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create mode 100644 textfiles.com/apple/acatreference.txt create mode 100644 textfiles.com/apple/acos.hst.mod create mode 100644 textfiles.com/apple/aecomman.app create mode 100644 textfiles.com/apple/aefront.txt create mode 100644 textfiles.com/apple/aht.01.v1.1 diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwcarmen.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwcarmen.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..033f2156 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwcarmen.txt @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ + +Review by Jeff Hurlburt + 7814 Santa Elena + Houston, Texas 77061 + 713-645-8680 + + +WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? + +Broderbund +17 Paul Drive +San Rafael, CA 94903 +(415) 479-1170 + +List Price: $39.95 +Requires: Apple II Plus, IIe, or IIc; 64K RAM; one disk drive + + A sound like a thousand click beetles tapdancing on your brainpan jars you from yet another dream of glory and promotion. It's the phone, your chief down at Acme, and your first assignment as a rookie detective. "A mighty slick caper," a gruff voice is saying, "looks like the Sandiego bunch. I'll fill in the details when you get here." It's also Monday, 5 a.m. and switching on the lights doesn't actually prove fatal. So much for the good news. + + Unfortunately, the "details" include little more than a description of the item snatched, the name of a city, and a set of dossiers describing members of the Carmen Sandiego gang. "Slippery and mean" is the chief's offhand observation as he hands over a plane ticket and your passport. "Just remember, get an Interpol arrest warrant as soon as possible; you've got 'til 5 p.m. Sunday. Crack this one, Kid, and it'll mean a fat commission for the agency and a juicy promotion for you!" + + Broderbund's "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" features advanced hires windowing, beautifully done city scenes, and more geography-oriented trivia than you can shake an atlas at. (So, naturally, a complete 1985 World Almanac is included.) Sound effects, music, a few animation sequences, and a comprehensive manual round out one of the slickest, smoothest running game packages ever. + + Each of an apparently endless supply of 'who done it' scenarios involves the theft of some priceless bauble by one of ten jetsetter thieves (Carmen and her gang). Your task is to track the culprit through four or more of some thirty cities spread across six continents and make an arrest before the deadline. Investigations at each locale yield clues pointing to the next city in the chase: "He said he was a copra buyer", with less frequent hints at your quarry's identity. + + Success leads to boosts in rank as well as increasingly challenging scenarios. Higher ranking sleuths must cover more cities, spend less time in each, and occassionally take calculated risks. Yet only an Ace Detective can send Carmen herself over for the big fall, thus winning retirement in the "Detective Hall of Fame". "Hall" and "Roster" displays -the latter showing name, rank, and cases cleared for each player- come up automatically at the end of a session. (The manual erroneously refers users to CTRL keys to call up these displays.) + + Though fine for lone players, " 'Carmen Sandiego's" full entertainment potential is most evident in family or gaming group settings. Everyone who sees the game wants to play; and practically anyone who reads can! A rare blend of highly educational trivia, deductive challenge, and humor, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" is a refreshingly orignal contribution to computer gaming, a sure winner. (And that's one you can take to the bank, Carmen-- wherever you are!) + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwiscarmens.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwiscarmens.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6f22b914 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/REVIEWS/wwiscarmens.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + +WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? (Knowledge Game) +Compatible: 64K Apple II+, IIe, IIc +Requirements: One disk drive, KB or joystick input + + + Somewhere in the world another priceless nic-nac has been snatched and everything points to one of Carmen Sandiego's gang of no goods. Armed with dossiers, a complete "World Almanac" (supplied with the game), and access to Interpol's Crime Computer, your assignment is to identify, track down, and arrest the culprit before the 5 p.m. Sunday deadline. + + Representing the new crop of super slick, 'different' entertainment software, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego challenges knowledge of geographical trivia and deductive skills. Though your elusive quarry hops jets the way most people use taxis, he can't avoid leaving some destination and ID clues (e.g. "he changed his money to dollars" or "he had black hair"). + + Insightful investigation is the key. The one-week deadline doesn't leave much time for sightseeing, especially at the higher levels where the chase may lead through six or seven cities. + + Nominally a single person game, "Carmen Sandiego" is best in small groups. (It's more fun to be smart if someone else is watching.) + + Each of an endless supply of scenarios takes only about twenty minutes; so, several players can compete, each to advance his or her sleuth's rank (saved on disk) and the chance to nab Carmen herself. (Hint: She's been seen wherever great games are sold.) + + +Available from Broderbund: 17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. (415) 479-1170. $44.95 + + +GRFX S.M. PLAY DIFF INTR GAME/ED +---------------------------------- + 09 09 09 06 08 09 /07 diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP.1 b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b034ebbf --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP.1 @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ + +T E X T F I L E S + +

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TLMP199801.TXT 64712
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1998) +
TLMP199802.TXT 87675
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 2 (February 1998) +
TLMP199803.TXT 104018
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 3 (March 1998) +
TLMP199804.TXT 94917
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 1998) +
TLMP199805.TXT 76931
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 5 (May 1998) +
TLMP199806.TXT 92236
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 6 (June 1998) +
TLMP199807.TXT 112051
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 7 (July 1998) +
TLMP199808.TXT 152157
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 8 (August 1998) +
TLMP199809.TXT 130936
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 9 (September 1998) +
TLMP199810.TXT 100747
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 10 (October 1998) +
TLMP199811.TXT 82461
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 11 (November 1998) +
TLMP199812.TXT 85575
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 12 (December 1998) +
TLMP199901.TXT 78763
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1 (January 1999) +
TLMP199902.TXT 100402
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 2 (February 1999) +
TLMP199903.TXT 87808
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 (March 1999) +
TLMP199904.TXT 114766
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 4 (April 1999) +
TLMP199905.TXT 117835
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 5 (May 1999) +
TLMP199906.TXT 120276
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 6 (June 1999) +
TLMP199907.TXT 91697
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 7 (July 1999) +
TLMP199908.TXT 87895
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 8 (August 1999) +
TLMP199909.TXT 93435
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 9 (September 1999) +
TLMP199910.TXT 71258
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 10 (October 1999) +
TLMP199911.TXT 74931
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 11 (November 1999) +
TLMP199912.TXT 58855
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 12 (December 1999) +
TLMP200001.TXT 47782
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2000) +
TLMP200002.TXT 47195
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2 (February 2000) +
TLMP200003.TXT 77831
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3 (March 2000) +
TLMP200004.TXT 63917
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 4 (April 2000) +
TLMP200005.TXT 64513
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 2000) +
TLMP200006.TXT 53338
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 2000) +
TLMP200007.TXT 52455
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 7 (July 2000) +
TLMP200008.TXT 80771
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 8 (August 2000) +
TLMP200009.TXT 60116
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 9 (September 2000) +
TLMP200010.TXT 64642
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 10 (October 2000) +
TLMP200011.TXT 55580
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 11 (November 2000) +
TLMP200012.TXT 55899
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 12 (December 2000) +
TLMP200101.TXT 59217
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2001) +
TLMP200102.TXT 73911
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 2 (February 2001) +
TLMP200103.TXT 88261
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 3 (March 2001) +
TLMP200104.TXT 71389
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 4 (April 2001) +
TLMP200105.TXT 85747
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 5 (May 2001) +
TLMP200106.TXT 64928
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 6 (June 2001) +
TLMP200107.TXT 95679
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 7 (July 2001) +
TLMP200108.TXT 71866
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 8 (August 2001) +
TLMP200109.TXT 48244
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 9 (September 2001) +
TLMP200110.TXT 70778
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 10 (October 2001) +
TLMP200111.TXT 49796
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 11 (November 2001) +
TLMP200112.TXT 75309
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 12 (December 2001) +
TLMP200201.TXT 52056
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 2002) +
TLMP200202.TXT 56337
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 2 (February 2002) +
TLMP200203.TXT 60644
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 2002) +
TLMP200204.TXT 78081
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 4 (April 2002) +
TLMP200205.TXT 60186
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 5 (May 2002) +
TLMP200206.TXT 54692
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 6 (June 2002) +
TLMP200207.TXT 64809
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 7 (July 2002) +
TLMP200208.TXT 48934
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 8 (August 2002) +
TLMP200209.TXT 62605
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 9 (September 2002) +
TLMP200210.TXT 36606
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 10 (October 2002) +
TLMP200211.TXT 33870
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 11 (November 2002) +
TLMP200212.TXT 40668
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 12 (December 2002) +
TLMP200301.TXT 35069
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 1 (January 2003) +
TLMP200302.TXT 67439
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 2 (February 2003) +
TLMP200303.TXT 55419
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 3 (March 2003) +
TLMP200304.TXT 83511
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 4 (April 2003) +
TLMP200305.TXT 105281
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 5 (May 2003) +
TLMP200306.TXT 64808
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 6 (June 2003) +
TLMP200307.TXT 54432
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 7 (July 2003) +
TLMP200308.TXT 59246
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 8 (August 2003) +
TLMP200309.TXT 53878
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 9 (September 2003) +
TLMP200310.TXT 59707
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 10 (October 2003) +
TLMP200311.TXT 64901
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 11 (November 2003) +
TLMP200312.TXT 68143
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 6, No. 12 (December 2003) +
TLMP200401.TXT 91563
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 2004) +
TLMP200402.TXT 75416
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 2 (February 2004) +
TLMP200403.TXT 83994
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 3 (March 2004) +
TLMP200404.TXT 60674
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 4 (April 2004) +
TLMP200405.TXT 32725
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 5 (May 2004) +
TLMP200406.TXT 36921
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 6 (June 2004) +
TLMP200407.TXT 33740
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 7 (July 2004) +
TLMP200408.TXT 32098
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 8 (August 2004) +
TLMP200409.TXT 71100
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 9 (September 2004) +
TLMP200410.TXT 61054
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 10 (October 2004) +
TLMP200411.TXT 33931
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 11 (November 2004) +
TLMP200412.TXT 43515
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 12 (December 2004) +
TLMP200501.TXT 22930
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2005) +
TLMP200502.TXT 39638
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 2 (February 2005) +
TLMP200503.TXT 29415
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 3 (March 2005) +
TLMP200504.TXT 33211
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 4 (April 2005) +
TLMP200505.TXT 28913
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 5 (May 2005) +
TLMP200506.TXT 43133
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 6 (June 2005) +
TLMP200507.TXT 61839
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 7 (July 2005) +
TLMP200508.TXT 72888
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 8 (August 2005) +
TLMP200509.TXT 47787
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 9 (September 2005) +
TLMP200510.TXT 23040
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 10 (October 2005) +
TLMP200511.TXT 46037
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 11 (November 2005) +
TLMP200512.TXT 49450
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 12 (December 2005) +
TLMP200601.TXT 18860
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2006) +
TLMP200602.TXT 32840
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 2 (February 2006) +
TLMP200603.TXT 28904
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 3 (March 2006) +
TLMP200604.TXT 22718
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 4 (April 2006) +
TLMP200605.TXT 19397
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 5 (May 2006) +
TLMP200606.TXT 28750
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 6 (June 2006) +
TLMP200607.TXT 34545
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 7 (July 2006) +
TLMP200608.TXT 22217
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 8 (August 2006) +
TLMP200609.TXT 26830
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 9 (September 2006) +
TLMP200610.TXT 42600
 The Lamp! Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 10 (October 2006) +
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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 1, 1998 OPENING PITCH Welcome Back My Friends ][ The Show That Never Ends ------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] SIZZLING SHAREWARE MSDOS Utilities Graphic !nterface v1.01 by Peter Watson -------- [SIZ] WEB SLINGING 101 Delphi Forums and the Apple II -------------------------------- [WEB] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text issue. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I have a firm grip on reality. Now I can strangle it. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE ::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new name, new online service, and new format may mean that this all looks like a new electronic publication for the Apple II series of computers. Looks can be deceiving, can't they? My name is Ryan Suenaga. I was the last editor of the greatest online publication for the Apple II of all time, _GenieLamp A2_. I took the helm from Doug Cuff, who edited three Apple II publications: _GenieLamp A2_, _II Alive_, and, of course, the dear, departed _A2-Central_. My roots as a writer lie back in _GS+ Magazine_; my roots with the Apple II trace back to the Apple ][+ in 1982; my roots in electronic communications to the local BBS's of the mid 1980's, and, of course, the GEnie (now Genie) online service, the virtual center of the Apple II universe for many, many years. In 1996, the wheels began to come off; GEnie became Genie, and new ownership made the small esoteric online service even smaller by hiking its prices to make it the most expensive service of its kind in the world. Even the most faithful Apple II user wondered if the nearly $20--or more--charge for 9 hours of non-prime time use each month was worth it. Many decided it wasn't, and began to leave. Many held on, hoping that ownership would see the light and grant relief to the longtime faithful, and with the exception of the aptly named and short-lived Genie Lite plan, that relief never came. Survivors that they are, the Apple II faithful looked elsewhere for a new place to call home. In late 1996, that home was found: Delphi. First thought of primarily as an alternative to Genie, it became clear when a move to price Genie more competitively never came that Delphi would not need to be a second home for virtual support for the Apple II. It would need to be _the_ home. Economically priced, with equal access to users via the standard text interface or the new fangled World Wide Web, Delphi has opened its doors to the Apple II faithful. It has surpassed Genie in both quantity and quality of message content, and it is now clear: the future of Apple II online support is on Delphi. _GenieLamp A2_, good ship that she is, had become drydocked; while it was entirely capable of playing its part in the Apple II community for years to come, the material that had been its backbone--postings by the Apple II users on the Genie A2 Bulletin Board--had thinned considerably. A new port was needed to get her floating again. It has been found. Apple ][ Forever. And forever on Delphi. [*] [*] [*] For those of you unfamiliar with the history of _GenieLamp A2_, you can check out the entire library of back issues--five years worth--on the World Wide Web, at: http://people.delphi.com/rsuenaga That's The Official Unofficial Home Page of _GenieLamp A2_ on the World Wide Web, hosted by, uh, me, its last editor. What you're reading, The Publication Formerly Known As _GenieLamp A2_, will have its own home on the World Wide Web as well. Unfortunately, it's not ready yet, but it at least has a home. It's at: http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga If I'm lucky, it'll be updated by the time you read this. [*] [*] [*] Oh, and about that name. . . Sometimes, you make things harder than they need to be. When I decided the time had come to move from Genie to Delphi, I decided we needed a new name for the publication; after all, "GenieLamp A2" just didn't make as much sense for an online service on Delphi as it did on Genie. I thought long and hard about what to call the "new" newsletter. _The Delphi Oracle_ seemed a natural, until I discovered that the name was already taken. Given that Apple II users tend to be some of the brightest people you'll meet, I decided to take the question to them. The _II Scribe_ Forum on Delphi sponsored a conference, asking for name suggestions and taking a poll. Together with the help of some Apple II celebrities: Tim Kellers, operator of the _II Scribe_ Forum; Cindy Adams, KansasFest organizer; and Max Jones, editor and publisher of _Juiced.GS_, we picked a name we thought was most appropriate. Henceforth, _The Publication Formerly Known As GenieLamp A2_, is now known simply as _The Lamp!_, as suggested by that same Tim Kellers who runs the _II Scribe_ Forum on Delphi. Now, isn't that simple for everyone? [*] [*] [*] A word (well, a few) on copyrights: As the Apple II has moved from state-of-the-art to orphan to classic, and support has moved from user groups to paper publications to the online world, incidents of copyright violation have spread wildly. While this publication is not in the same category as an Apple II program, it is also subject to copyright. In the credits of this publication, just as with _GenieLamp A2_, you will find the guidelines for distributing and reprinting material in the publication. However, if you read carefully, you will also find that the restrictions are more stringent than with _GenieLamp A2_. Basically, the restrictions are simple: _The Lamp!_ is to remain exclusive to the _IIScribe_ Forum on Delphi for the first thirty days after publication. After that, I will post it on the World Wide Web at its home page, at the URL listed above, and possibly elsewhere (the Genie A2 libraries, for instance, are a possibility). I have thought long and hard about this. I realize that Apple II user groups and newsletters are hurting for material, and some of the articles published in _GenieLamp A2_ made its way around the globe to users everywhere. But the fact remains that copyright is a big issue, one I discuss with others in the Apple II world daily, and protecting it is important. If anyone from a legitimate Apple II user group or business has interest in being granted a no cost license to reprint parts or all of this newsletter regularly or distribute this publication more freely, they may certainly contact me via email. I'm not out to stop the world from seeing _The Lamp!_ and the light; I'm out to make sure I don't get taken advantage of in the process. [*] [*] [*] Oh, and in case you missed my not saying it for the last month or two: KansasFest 1998 is alive and well and being planned for July 22-26, 1998 at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. I hope to see you all there again. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 and A2Pro on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Off-Line Readers ....... Son Of A Crock [*] All about Marinetti ....... P-P-Preparing For A New Connection [*] Productivity Software ....... Finally--SuperConvert 4 [*] Telecommunications ....... Apple II Webheads Unite! MISCELLANEA """"""""""" WHICH SUPERDRIVE IS WHICH? Next week I start on my Apple IIgs Tower, """""""""""""""""""""""""" except... I've gone through all of my old Genie / CoPilot Archives and I still cannot find the file on the High Density disk drives (1,440k)! I need to know which one(s), pulled from Macintoshes, will work with the Apple High Density Disk Controller card. Also, are there any 800k Mac pulls I should stay away from? ,___(?___ Mike Brouillette, aka "The Un-Dead Apple" / _ _\ \ )|(@)m(_, Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock'O Gold v1.4 `~7oooood' (MBROUI11ETTE, 7411, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Perhaps this tid-bit will help; """"" The only 1.44 floppies I've found in a Mac have three micro-switches across the front, and have the code numbers on the side in blue ink. If they are Sony they usually have a 2 meg sticker on the underside on the platter. Paul (PAULFXL, 7511, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I am sure those are the units that are also used in the external """"" FDHD drives. These are the ones that work with the Apple card that supports 1.44 drives... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 7519, GO COM A2 FOR) SHEPPY SOUPS UP SUPPORT I have created an Internet mailing list for """"""""""""""""""""""" announcements and discussion of my software. I did this for three reasons: (a) To provide even faster responses to questions and more rapid news and information about my work. (b) It was fun to set up. (c) Because it gives me a place to post the occasional off-beat story. To subscribe to the SheppyWare-Talk mailing list, email majordomo@sheppyware.ml.org with the phrase "SUBSCRIBE Sheppyware-Talk" in the BODY of the message. You'll receive confirmation within 10-20 minutes. There will be some amusing content posted from time-to-time, starting later tonight or tomorrow, so get yours today! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 7431, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< Well, KeyNotifier 1.4 is now available for download from my Web """"" site at http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/downloads.html. This new version fixes a few bugs and improves performance. I'll try to get it uploaded here soon. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 8630, GO COM A2 FOR) GEOFF SELLS SIS SHELLS ON THE C SHORE? SIS will not work reliably if you """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" telnet into a UNIX shell. You can rlogin in a UNIX shell and everything will work ok. The hardware handshaking option in Spectrum must be selected and you have to have a properly wired hardware handshaking modem cable. See the Spectrum manual for more details about hardware handshaking. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 7443, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Gosh, this is the first time I'd heard this. Maybe I should """"" read the manual again. Doug C. (D_CUFF, 7467, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Hmmmmmm. This got me thinking: Geoff, do you mean "telnet into a """"" UNIX shell via Marinetti" or "telnet into a UNIX shell from Delphi or Genie or another UNIX shell"? Or both? :) Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 7475, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< You brought up an interesting issue which I have not tried or even """"" thought about. I'm not sure how the Spectrum telnet is setup, but it might be possible to telnet to your UNIX account with TopCat and run SIS that way. I can't think of any reason why that won't work and I'm sure Ewen will correct me if there is something glaringly obvious why it won't work. What I was referring to was the latter situation--the code does not support such a situation and will break. Hopefully it will just cause long pauses of inactivity and report an error, but the worst case is the system will hang. I tried to make SIS handle as many error conditions as gracefully as possible. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 7498, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> As far as Spectrum and its scripts are concerned, a TCP/IP Telnet """"" session is just like any other session. Some things like 'Hangup' obviously will be ignored, but otherwise Spectrum sees the data like it normally does. The connection of course is reliable, so there are no errors or missing characters... This means that a script does not need to use Timeouts, except in special circumstances. You only really need Timeouts if you don't want to hang around all day waiting for a slow server... So using TopCat to Telnet into a site that then behaves as if it was a standard Unix shell, should work just fine with SIS I would guess. But just to make sure that we cause no confusion here, using TopCat and SIS in this way, is not the same as using SIS through a normal SLIP Internet connection. That will not work, as the commands within SIS are incorrect for such a connection. Let us know how you get on... Do it manually at first, that is connect manually with the TopCat menu option then run SIS. If that works, we can perhaps set up a SISConnect script for TopCat and a Unix shell. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 7515, GO COM A2 FOR) PATCHING UP SIS I just released a patch for SIS. It takes advantage of """"""""""""""" the bug fixes in Brutal Deluxe's patch of Tool034. The patch is available on the ground and caltech FTP sites. It should be in the Delphi database in a few days. If you don't have SIS, take advantage of the Seven Hills Christmas sale! Geoff (SISGEOFF, 7853, GO COM A2 FOR) WINGING IT WITH OLD TULIN STOCK There was a question here a while back """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" about the NEC CD-ROM driver for the GS that Tulin Technologies used to sell. It is now available from wing_cheung@compuserve.com He is a former employee of Tulin. I don't know the price yet. -Gareth (GARETH, 7508, GO COM A2 FOR) SSII FOR THE UNINITIATED I don't know if everyone here knows about """""""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II and about all the various Apple II products available from Shareware Solutions II, so I wanted to post just a little bit about SSII and its operations, and to let you know that tech support for any SSII products is available right here. o Shareware Solutions II is a 20 page general interest Apple II newsletter that has been published since mid-1993. 17 issues have been published to date; Issue 18 is currently being worked on. o Shareware Solutions II is the Publisher of Harmonie, a set of GS/OS printer drivers that allow the use of HP DeskJet and LaserJet printers on an Apple IIGS. o Shareware Solutions II is the exclusive worldwide distributor for the entire Apple II product line from WestCode Software, including Pointless, HardPressed, InWords, TypeSet and TypeWest. o Shareware Solutions II is the publisher of Addressed For Success, a IIGS desktop-based mailing list program. o Shareware Solutions II is the exclusive distributor of CheckWorks, a complete checking account system for use from within AppleWorks Classic. o Shareware Solutions II continues to distribute all the back issues of Resource-Central's (ICON's) HyperCard based Script-Central - available on 3.5" disks or on CD-ROM. o Shareware Solutions II is now the exclusive distributor of Resource- Central's (ICON's) HyperStudio based Studio City - available on 3.5" disks or on CD-ROM. o Shareware Solutions II distributes all the back issues of Resource Central's flagship publication: A2 Central on Disk. o Shareware Solutions II distributes the entire NAUG collection; that includes 400 or more disks of AppleWorks related materials, and all of the 60+ back issues of "NAUG On Disk." o Shareware Solutions II is currently distributing the last of the IIe/IIc games inventory from BRCC, and is now offering a special deal on Neuromancer and Dragon Wars. o Shareware Solutions II is now the exclusive distributor for two games for the Apple IIGS by Bright Software: The Gate and Space Fox. o Shareware Solutions II publishes Bill Heineman's Contacts GS name and address NDA database. o Shareware Solutions II is the worldwide distributor of Brutal Deluxe's Convert 3200 and "Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS." o Shareware Solutions II is the exclusive distributor of Cynthia Field's "A+ Home Organizer" set of AppleWorks GS templates and her HyperCard IIGS based "Better Safe Than Sorry" disk that teaches children about safety. o Lastly, Shareware Solutions II has a library of freeware/shareware disks just keeps growing and growing. Additional info on all of the above can be found at http://www.crl.com/~joko or by asking here. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 7527, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> You forgot one item: """"" o Shareware Solutions II is one of those Apple II *MUST HAVE* items. If you don't subscribe, you're missing out on a whole world of Apple II. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 7530, GO COM A2 FOR) SYSTEM SAVER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Back when I was on Genie, Harold """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" brought up that the MOV's inside the Kensington System Saver GS should be replaced from time to time. Now, I thought that a good idea at the time, but never got around to doing that as I didn't have a soldering iron, and hadn't really looked into buying one. Boy, was that a mistake. And dangerous. Several days back (almost two weeks ago), I was sitting and working at both my computers when all of a sudden there was a BAMPF from the area of the GS. I wasn't certain if anything had happened because everything was still running. I got up to look around and started checking closely around my GS when I started smelling smoke. At this point, the GS got shut down as fast as I could manage it. Then I started taking things apart, and finally got to the system saver...removed the screws so I could take it apart, and the inside was very black and had some melted plastic ans was quite hot, especially right above were the blown MOV was. At this point, the first thing that came to mind was all the times that I had left my GS running while I was gone. This could have been very devastating if this had happened while I was out. I don't know if it could have started a fire, but it sure seems like it could have. So, if you have a IIGS with a system saver, I have two things to say...either replace the MOV's regularly, or don't leave it running unattended. I'm sure someone will be along shortly with more information, after all, I never would have know what the MOV's were if it weren't for Harold Hislop. Yea, so I sound a bit doomsdayish...this scared me when it just kept on running and generating heat and who knows what else. Greg B. (GREGBUCHNER, 8141, GO COM A2 FOR) BEST ISPS, APPLE II STYLE Sorry about starting a new thread, but I """"""""""""""""""""""""" haven't seen an appropriate topic for this question. If there is a more appropriate topic, would TPTB's please move this. Since we can't (as far as I know) ignore anything on Delpi, I should see any responses. :) I am thinking of finally getting an ISP. This is primarily because I want to speed up my Internet access and I am limited to 14.4 at my Sprintnet node. I thought if I got a local ISP I would be able to upgrade to 56K. Actually, I looked into getting a cable modem, but my cable company says that it will be at least two years before my neighborhood is upgraded to be able to handle Internet access. (: So, my question. What questions should I be asking the ISP's about their service? Obviously I should ask what speed (and flavor) their modems are, and some other things I have gleaned from my lurking have come to mind, but I am not sure I have thought of everything. :) Do I need shell access, or can I get by with TCP/IP? Is this different from PPP? Should I ask how many modems and customers they have? Of course I need to ask about money. I don't plan on having a Web site, so how important is having Megs of space? Do I need to mention that I will be using an Apple IIGS, or should I just ignore it and assume that I will be able to figure out how to get to them? Any help will be much appreciated. David R. Pierce (DAVID_PIERCE, 8800, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> If you're going to get an ISP for your IIgs to use you should """"" really have a shell account. Having an account that supports SLIP *AND* PPP is also a plus. The IIgs can do SLIP now, and PPP is on the way. These connection protocols allow you to establish a TCP/IP connection; which actually networks you to the internet and gives you an IP address over a dial-up connection. Of course, modem speeds are an important issue, but any ISP that plans on staying in business will have at very minium, 28.8 connections. Personally, I tell them I'm using a IIgs when they ask, but that can sometimes be the wrong thing to do. For instance, if you go to CompUSA and ask for an ADB keyboard for your IIgs; they'll probably say they only have ADB keyboards for macs, because they don't know this is the same thing. Either way, just make sure they know that you need text shell access. --Dan "GSer" Krass 'On the Metal' (GSER, 8805, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Shell access is a must have for a GS right now, although some """"" access can use Slip with Marinetti. So you want one with both Shell and Slip. Later, Marinetti will support PPP. Slip and PPP are transmission protocols that TCP/IP uses to communicate. You will need some space for files that you download from other places with Lynx or FTP, as these will only come to your ISP workspace and you then download them from there with your comm software, using X-Y-or Zmodem. Most ISPs give you at least 5 meg, which should be adequite, with proper management. By all means, tell them you will be using an Apple IIgs, with terminal emulation or Slip. Then they can tell you what you need to know to use each. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.0 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 8809, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I agree with Carl. You may get someone in tech support who thinks """"" you're nuts trying to use an "obsolete" computer, but there is also a chance you might talk to someone who has some background with the Apple II. In that case, he or she could end up being a very valuable resource, and may take an active interest in what you're doing and offer special assistance when needed. You never know .... there are a lot of folks out there who cut their computer teeth on the Apple II, and many of them still feel some allegiance to this fine computer. Max Jones, Juiced.GS (http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs) Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.0 (JUICEDGS, 8813, GO COM A2 FOR) COG PRAISES. . . If you thought COG 1.x was fun to use, you're gonna """""""""""""""" =love= COG 2.0. I've been helping Ewen beta test COG2 for the past couple of weeks, and it has been quite an experience. :-) We on the beta team tried to ride COG2 pretty hard, but we had a tough time keeping up with the master programmer. Ewen can certainly squash bugs as fast you can find them. Anyway, I hope all you Spectrum users enjoy COG2 as much as I do. It is one more awesome add-on to an already awesome application. Max Jones, Juiced.GS (http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs) Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.0 (JUICEDGS, 8369, GO COM A2 FOR) . . . AND PROBLEMS I discovered to day that I can't download a file """""""""""""""""" manually from COG2 :( most of the files I download manual, because I'm usually on line when I read about a file or files Cog v1.4 would allow me access to the receive file protocols. Cog2 won't! :( Was this a oversight!! ;( Calvin Knaff ***** Spectrum v2.1 & Crock.O.Gold v2.0***** (CKNAFF, 8410, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I don't know what you mean my "manually from COG2". I thought the """"" point was to do it automatically. I always select files while reading offline, and it downloads on the next pass. That still works just fine. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.0 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 8422, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> If you make a manual connection using COG2, and thus remain within """"" the COG2 script set, then you will not have access to the Spectrum menus. This is deliberate. The manual mode was intended for the odd times that you might want to do something manually as COG2 is first and foremost an offline reader. If you want to make downloads, they will actually be quicker if you know the filenames, and tell COG2 to download them next time you are online, which can of course be a minute or so later. However if you want to make downloads while still online, all you need to do is to 'Return to Spectrum' and leave the COG2 script set. You will then have access to the Spectrum menus once more, but will need to logoff manually. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 8423, GO COM A2 FOR) RUMOR MILL """""""""" THIS MONTH'S BLATANT TEASER I have received a "teaser" e-mail about some """"""""""""""""""""""""""" new hardware that's to be released for the Apple IIgs. I got two pictures (which tell me very little), and a note that: * There will be a new add-on card for the Apple IIgs * More info earliest April-May 1998 * The card could be quite interesting to "certain" people * It won't be a SCSI or IDE adapter Weird. I'm waiting to hear more, anyway :). For a look at the pix, go to { my home page}. If you have any thoughts on what this card might do, please share. Yours Sönke (SBEHRENS, 8655, GO COM A2 FOR) DELPHI--TEXT OR WEB? I'm a Genie refugee, though I still maintain my """""""""""""""""""" account over there and check it regularly. I've had Delphi for several months, but only started using it this past month, when my favorite sections of CompuServe converted to the new, ASCII-less software. I started off with an Apple //e, prolly about as early as they came out. I traded it in for a IIgs in 1988, which served as an accelerated //e for a good many years. When I started plugging away at CompuServe (using Smartcom and an Apple Personal Modem, no less!), I learned my stock machine couldn't do many of the things I wanted it to - and so, with recommendations from the likes of Scott Everts and Loren Damewood, began a long series of upgrades. I bought a second IIgs in '93 and ran a BBS until late summer '97. In May of this year, I bought a PowerBook 1400cs and registered a copy of Bernie, and now use the Mac as my school computer (a freshman majoring in computer science) and my Apple II at home. I do have a question about Delphi, though. I'm glad to find that this service has a text-based access that is becoming increasingly rare nowadays. But I keep hearing that the level of text access is decreasing while web usage is increasing, and that the future of Delphi lies in the Web. Although Marinetti might change things, the Web as it exists today can be very unfriendly to an Apple II user, with its inlines and applets and whatnot. What I'm wondering is, how much longer will Delphi be a friendly place? How strong is their commitment to ASCII? -Ken ken.gagne@genie.com kgagne@ziplink.net kgagne@wpi.edu 75162.3001@compuserve.com "Kenji" in Delphi cons :) (KEN_GAGNE, 8181, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> First off, while Delphi does offer access to the Forums by the web, """"" it is 100% Lynx friendly access to the Forums (and by Forums I mean the bulletin board like Forum, not the Forum in the greater sense :) You can read every message on the A2 Forum's uh, Forum with Lynx 2.7.1. You can also read them all with an offline reader through a telnet or dial up account. Great pains have been undertaken to ensure this. While you can't access chat from the Web without a Java supporting browser, you can participate in the chats from a telnet or other text account. Delphi is currently, and appears that it will continue to be, 100% text friendly. It's also a rather impressive technological achievement that everything is friendly on both sides (as opposed to say, Compuserve, which is retreating from being text friendly, and AOL, which never was text friendly). Personally, for someone who has access to a graphical browser with Java on a relatively speedy machine, as well as telnet access, I vastly prefer the telnet access. > What I'm wondering is, how much longer will Delphi be a friendly place? > How strong is their commitment to ASCII? Pretty darn strong by their actions. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 8192, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> The future of every online service and quasi online service likes """"" in the Web. That means that good business sense requires that development efforts, new products, etc, be strongly web oriented. It does NOT require anyone to get rid of text. >>"What I'm wondering is, how much longer will Delphi be a friendly place? >> How strong is their commitment to ASCII?" Delphi did a darned smart thing last year. In making the plans to convert the purely text based Delphi service to a Web based service, they deliberately set things up so that the message bases on both the text and web sides are fed from the same data. That is, when you post a message on the text side, that message is mirrored on the Web side forum software, and when you post a message on the Web side, that message is mirrored on the text side forum software. This is because both the web and the text software use the same message base files. The effect of this is that, with the use of Telnet, Delphi can keep the text side software running as long as the hardware that supports it continues to function. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 8221, GO COM A2 FOR) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KFEST BLATANT PLUG, WINTER EDITION We're still here. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The memories of KFest '97 are still fresh in everyone's mind. Has it already been four months since we all left Avila? Hard as it is to believe, yes it has been. But fear not: KFest 10 approaches! We know that it's hard to think of the hottest Apple II event of the year when you're busy bundling up for a cold winter, but we here at the KFest committee wanted to just give you a reminder to put away some of that Christmas money and submit your vacation requests so that you can make the tenth edition of the legendary event in honor of the computer that started it all. Make sure you mark your calendars for July 22-26. KFest 10 will be sponsored by InTrec Software, makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple family of computers. KFest 10 questions, even at this early date, can be directed via email to cindyadams@delphi.com. Keep warm this winter by thinking about the hot Apple II event in the summer heat of Kansas City: think KFest 10! The Kfest Committee (JUICEDGS, 8470, GO COM A2 FOR) HYPERQUARTERLY COMES THROUGH AGAIN I mailed out the latest issue of Hyper """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Quarterly last week, and thought I'd let you all know that the web page describing the new issue is now online at: http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/hq/ This issue has several new stacks, all of which are described in my usual run-on detail on the web site. For those who don't know what Hyper Quarterly is, there is a FAQ on the site, but in a nutshell, Hyper Quarterly is the only Apple IIGS software subscription around. Four times annually subscribers get a two disk set of HyperCard IIGS stacks that continue to show off the versatility of the GS's most accessible programming environment. Each issue also includes news and articles to help folks in their own programming efforts. Hyper Quarterly is currently subscribed to by nearly 50 people in the U.S., Mexico, England, and Canada. For more information, feel free to email me. (APPLEBLOSSOM, 7687, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Steve forgot to mention, Hyper Quarterly ROCKS! """"" (HANGTIME, 7718, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> It sure does. Very nice job on the second issue, guys! Hangtime's """"" front end (main stack, whatever you call it) is fantastic. One suggestion: I would prefer regular scrollbars to those fancy up/down buttons on some screens. Also, you can keep hitting that down button way beyond where the text ends (you just get a bunch of blank screens.) Does HyperCard support the extended keyboard? I'm so used to the PageUp and PageDown keys for navigating text windows that I go nuts when they don't work. But those are just little nits to pick. Hyper Quarterly rocks! ---------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 1.4] (TONYW1, 7768, GO COM A2 FOR) ANOTHER NEW OLRIGHT! ================= ANNOUNCEMENT ================ """""""""""""""""""" OLRight! version 3.0 has been uploaded to the A2 Database. If all goes well, it should be in the Telecommunications topic as OLRight30.BXY shortly. This is a MAJOR rewrite, with changes too many to list here. Some of the more significant: o All scripts have been examined and tuned up to improve speed of loading and execution. o The user interface is more tightly integrated, with a single Forum chooser used for all Forum/Database/Conference activities. o A generic file reader has been added, giving menu-selected access to a variety of data files that are generated and/or used by OLRight! o A Help menu has been added. Portions of the documentation have been rewritten and reformatted for access within the main menu. o The login routines have undergone a major upgrade, in an attempt to improve reliability for users with slower systems. o Direct support has been added for accessing Delphi through the ANSITerm Dial menu or other user script files. o You may define separate Signatures for each Forum that you access. o Forum and mail messages are named and saved automatically (finally!). o All dialogs requiring a one-key response (e.g. - Y/n) have been converted from a 'get' dialog to a true one-key dialog. All such dialogs have error-checking for appropriate input. o The Address Book may now be menu-selected for editing, and is accessible from the mail reader as well as for addressing new messages. o There is a menu selection for checking the status of transmitted mail, and deleting old outgoing mail messages. o Major upgrade to the file upload routines. .. and much, much, much more!!! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 8451, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< ANYONE UPGRADING TO OLRight! v3.0... """"" There is a new Help menu. The files accessed by the Help menu are in new folder in the OLR directory structure. If you want to use Help, you must re-install the OLR folders using the Installer script. There should be no problem running the script to update your current OLR setup, with one exception: If you have a SIGLIST (your list of Forums) that you don't want to have to rebuild, rename it to something like SIGLIST.OLD, run the installer script, then delete the new SIGLIST and rename SIGLIST.OLD back to SIGLIST. If you don't do this, your old SIGLIST file will be replaced with one that contains only the setup information for the A2 Forum. This is assuming that you are running OLRight! version 2.3 - If you have not updated to that version, you should just plan on rebuilding your SIGLIST file using the Setup/Forums menu selection. BTW - You are not _required_ to update the installation to use the Help menu files. If you choose one of the options, you will get a 'File does not exist' message, and OLRight! will return you to the main menu. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 8538, GO COM A2 FOR) ANOTHER COG IN THE WHEEL In case you missed the note from Tony Diaz, """""""""""""""""""""""" Crock O' Gold 2.0 is now available from the Telecommunications Topic under the name COG2.BXY For v1.0 users, just highlight the filename, and click on the 'tick' button. Then select 'Telecommunications' as the topic, and make another run... Enjoy... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 8363, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< In message 'RE: GS-specific uploads (Re: Msg 15)' T_DIAZ said: """"" > ----------> Here it is!!!! > > Name: COG2.BXY Type: Hot Stuff! Date: 8-DEC-1997 06:22 By : EWANNOP > Size: 505088 First of all my thanks to the Dremel King for getting COG2 released in record time! For those who did not make it to Joe's RTC on Genie last night, here is the Feature list: Changed or new features in COG v2.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New System Menu bar replaces button menus Access to NDAs from within COG2 Access to Spectrum Editor from within COG2 Access to Scrollback window Access to Capture Buffer window Access to Clipboard window Setup a message search Setup an email search Setup a database search Redirect your mail Include message with 'attached' mail files Optional 'taglines' with your signatures Improved manual connect function Easy selection of connect method Onboard Marinetti TCP/IP support Optional stop during an auto run Auto-run at specified time Optionally captures every banner Online status window shows current function Embedded prompts no longer stop capture Editable address book uses Nicknames While viewing messages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Mail available while reading messages Optional saving into a specified archive Button functions also available from menu Better message navigation: True Backwards or Forwards moves Jump in message file with OA-keys Start Thread as well as End Thread Improved Search function Keeps current position in file Flags files with unread messages And a host of other neat features... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 8362, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< Crock O' Gold bug alert! """"" ------------------------ 'Habanero' has found a bug in the 'Set.Search' COG2.x script. If you press Cancel when selecting, it generates a script error. To fix that, open the 'Set.Search' script in the Editor, and go to the last line of that script. You will see a 'Pop' at the start of the line. Just change that to 'Pop All'... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 8762, GO COM A2 FOR) ANOTHER ORDER OF JUICED Announcing ... """"""""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 2, Issue 4 ===== The Fall 1997 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, will soon begin arriving in subscriber mail boxes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and other points around the world. This issue is being mailed to 299 paid subscribers in 44 states and 11 foreign countries. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: It takes more than products to keep the IIGS going strong. It takes people ... dedicated people. People who remain committed to making their machines do what they were not intended to do. One of those people is Ewen Wannop of the United Kingdom. In an in-depth interview with Juiced.GS, Wannop, author of Spectrum and other telecommunications gems, tells what keeps him going. Review: An closer look at the Focus Drive, the internal hard disk from Alltech Electronics. Hardware: Enhancing the System Saver IIGS ... Stephen Buggie is back to share his knowledge about improving air flow and lessening the fan noise in the Kensington System Saver IIGS. Telecommunications: Marinetti in Motion ... TCP/IP for the IIGS is up and running! Here's an update on development progress and some prognostications on what's ahead. COLUMNS My Home Page: The beat goes on ... Juiced.GS will publish in 1998! All aboard .... II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, ponders the possibilities of evangelizing the Apple II. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: FreeCell GS, freeware from Jeremy Hack, is the featured program in the spotlight this issue. Another edition of the Juiced.GS Collection is also unveiled. DumplinGS: SuperConvert 4.0 has been released; Seven Hills is holding a big software sale; Tulin products are still available from a former Tulin associate; and much, much more. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1998 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996 and 1997 issues are available for $14 each. If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each. An index and brief description of articles published in 1996 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 8400, GO COM A2 FOR) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 8763 25-DEC 06:03 General Chatter First Delphi X-Mas From: NICKH To: ALL First I would like to wish all the staff members that manage our forums and conferences a Merry X-Mas and hope all have a safe and proserous New Year. I would like to thank all at delphi, users and members alike, by conveying to you that the access that delphi provides has instilled new life into my use and enjoyment of the IIGS. The "Community" at delphi has been amuzing, educational and an entirely new experience that can only be experienced and not verbally expressed adequately. The adventure of the Apple II has been re-kindled. Merry Christmas. NickH Message delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.0, Marinetti TCP/IP from an Apple IIGS. [EOA] [SIZ]------------------------------ SIZZLING SHAREWARE | ----------------------------------- MUG! V1.01 by Peter Watson """""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] MSDOS Utilities Graphic !nterface ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Program Name: MSDOS Utilities Graphic !nterface File Name: MUG101.BXY Database: Apple Operating System File Size: 117248 Program Type: New Desk Accessory Author: Peter Watson Version Reviewed: 1.01 Distribution: Shareware, $15 U.S. dollars, see ReadMe for details Requirements: 125K of drive space (40K additional for text and preference files), System 6 or later, MFM capable drive With GS System Software 6.0.1 came a file called the MSDOS.FST. Translated from Computerese, this was the Microsoft Disk Operating System File System Translator, and it gave the IIgs the remarkable ability to read from disks formatted using the Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as MSDOS. It required special hardware (a SuperDrive or equivalent connected to a SuperDrive card, floppy drives driven by a PC Transporter or a BlueDisk card, or a Floptical drive), but it was an incredible accomplishment, of use particularly to those who needed to work with a MSDOS or Windows machine at work. Unfortunately, Apple finished writing System Software for the Apple II before they added the ability to write to disks formatted with MSDOS. This was almost tragic, as there was just as much need to write to MSDOS disks as there was to read from them. Of course, being the creative, never-say-die bunch they are, Apple II programmers took matters into their own hands, and Australian Peter Watson came up with MSDOS Utilities, a shell based set of utilities that would allow IIgs users with the proper hardware to not only read MSDOS disks, but to write to them and format them as well. A cult shareware hit, it found favor with users who were comfortable with the command line interface, including myself, although I admit to having a cheat sheet of MSDOS Utilities commands taped to the shelf to my left. Unfortunately for the more squeamish among us (meaning those who loved the grace of the IIgs Desktop and the graphical interface), MSDOS Utilities was intimidating and difficult to use. Faced with this dilemma, Watson went back to work, trying to integrate the power of the MSDOS Utilities with the friendly desktop interface of the IIgs. The result is MUG!, aka MSDOS Utilities Graphical !interface, a New Desk Accessory that attempts to bring the point and click mouse driven interface of the IIgs to MSDOS Utilities. How well did Peter do in his effort? Installing MUG! was a simple process. After using Balloon 2.0 NDA to unpack the archive, I copied MUG! and the other files in the archive to my */SYSTEM/DESK.ACCS folder, and restarted (note for you IR fans: I was unable to successfully start MUG! with IR). As expected, MUG! showed up under the familiar rainbow colored Apple menu after startup was complete. Reading the documentation, it is clear that MUG! is far more ambitious than it would first appear. Mr. Watson sought not only to bring to the Apple IIgs user the functionality of writing to MSDOS disks, he sought to outdo Apple itself by providing far more function reading MSDOS formatted disks than the MSDOS.FST provides. The MSDOS.FST can only handle floppy diskettes with the traditional eight-dot-three file name (a maximum file name length of eight characters, followed by a ".", known as a "dot", followed by a three character extension, identifying the type of file it is--in the case of a file named LAMP.TXT, for instance, a TXT or text file). However, MUG! not only reads these floppies with traditional filenames, it can handle the Windows 95 "long" file names, large removable media (such as Zip Disks or SyQuest cartridges), and even PC Transporter MSDOS partition files). As previously mentioned, Apple's software does not provide for writing to MSDOS disks at all. MUG!, on the other hand, will format disks, rename files, copy files, and rename volumes. With a very clean, simple look, MUG! provides three different types of functions: File Functions; Disk Tools and miscellaneous and help functions. The miscellaneous and help functions include the preferences, which allow you to tell MUG! where your PC Transporter MSDOS partition files are, and to add/strip linefeeds while copying text files. If you've ever been given a text file on a MSDOS disk with control characters at the end of every line, you'll appreciate this option; an "About" dialog; and the "Read Me" help file, which will tell you all about MUG! as well as how to register it. The Disk Tools will give you the power to get information about a MSDOS formatted diskette (more information than you might have known existed!), change a disk's label (the volume name, in Apple II terms), and, of most people's interest, do disk copies (one MSDOS formatted diskette to another, identical one, using one drive) and format MSDOS disks. Typically, Peter gives you more options than you can imagine with most of these--for example, the format dialog box lets you name the volume, choose the interleave, do a "quick format", skipping the low-level formatting, or use the standard GS/OS initialization dialog for those who want to simplify life. For most users, the heart of MUG! will be the File Functions--not only can you copy, delete, and rename files as well as create new folders, you can set a file's attributes (to make it hidden or read only, for instance) and view files (either as text or hexadecimal)--something I find myself using regularly. In keeping with a theme, "view file" doesn't do the function justice; you can also save the contents, copy to the clipboard, or print out the file you're viewing. I haven't found any drawbacks to MUG! at this point aside from the aforementioned inability to start it up with IR, and no bugs to speak of. Note, however, that until you pay the shareware fee and get a registered version, it will pop up a self-declared "annoying dialog box" to remind you you still need to register it. I find it an indispensable tool for anyone who must use an MSDOS machine in addition to a IIgs. Peter Watson's perseverance has paid off in giving us not only incredible power, but incredible ease of use. You've earned your shareware fee, Peter. [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- Delphi Forums And The Apple II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] Using Lynx To Check Out Delphi A2 and A2Pro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Apple II has always been, above all, flexible, and the Delphi Online Service is much like the Apple II in that regard. One of the hallmarks of the flexibility of both has been their ability to change with the times. The Apple II can read the oldest 5.25 inch disks running APPLEVISION, or a 2.88 meg 3.5 inch disk formatted under MSDOS. It can act as a teletype terminal at 300 baud or cruise the Internet at 57600. Delphi can act like the old online service that is strictly text based and dial-up accessible, or it can be accessed via the newest cable modems and Internet cruisers. Not only has Delphi found a way to be very affordable for most users--with telnet access as low as $35 a year--it has even found a way to give free access to users coming in through the World Wide Web! Users of advanced graphical browsers that are "cookie-aware" (more on this later) can check out the content in the Delphi Forums, as well as use a Java based chat application that allows users to chat with other Delphi members. Apple II users have not been totally left out in the cold. While there is no Java compiler for the Apple II series of computers--and therefore no web-based chat--there are several web browsers which are usable with the Apple II. Of these, the ubiquitous Lynx browser is able to access the Delphi Forums. While the single graphical World Wide Web browser available to the Apple II set, the _Spectrum Internet Suite_, is unable to handle "cookies"--small pieces of data set by your web browser at the request of the web site you are accessing--the latest versions of the UNIX based browser Lynx (2.7 and later, current is 2.7.1), on the other hand, handle cookies well. When you access Delphi via the World Wide Web, Delphi insists on setting cookies, and Lynx can handle them while Spectrum Internet Suite is not yet able to. You will have to allow Delphi to set cookies when you're accessing it with Lynx or any other web browser, or you will not be allowed access. If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) does not have a recent version of Lynx installed, you can do one of three things: 1) Ask them to install a more recent version; 2) Use your personal space on their server to install your own; or 3) Find a publicly accessible recent version of Lynx. All of these are beyond the scope of this article. Once you've started up your late model version of the Lynx browser, hit the 'g' key to go to a location, then type in: http://www.delphi.com/dir-login/index.asp That is known as the Uniform Resource Locator, or URL. This will take you to the area where you can sign in to Delphi. If you are new to Delphi, you can also sign up for a free account here. Simply fill in the blanks: Delphi needs to know your first name, last name, nickname, email address, membername (the name you will use on Delphi, which becomes your email address on Delphi--in my case, rsuenaga, hence the email rsuenaga@delphi.com), password, zip code (if you're in the United States of America), and birth date. If you already have a Delphi membership, you can log in here. Simply fill in your membername and password, then hit the "Log In" button. It is possible that after you ask Delphi to register your membership or let you login, you will get an error message asking you to P)roceed, use G)et, or C)ancel--if you get this message, hit the 'g' key to use G)et. You will then be logged onto Delphi! Remember, while you can access the Delphi Forums (the message boards) via Lynx, you can't hit the Databases (libraries) or Conference (chat areas) with it. For that, you would need a dialup or telnet account. To get to the A2 Web page on Delphi, direct your browser to the following URL: http://www.delphi.com/apple2 Here you will find some articles of Apple II interest, and information about Delphi and the A2 Forum. To get to the actual message board, you need to go to: http://forums.delphi.com/mb/mbmain.cfm?sigdir=apple2 From Lynx, you will see something like: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN SHOT]--------------------------------------------------- A2 (Apple II) Message Board (p1 of 6) [LINK] [LINK] Message Board Computing & the Net Chat Room Show Messages New Find Agenda Member Log Help [LINK] _________________________________________________________________ _____ ______ /_____|/______\ The Apple II Forum /__/|__| ___|__| ____________________ /__/_|__| /_____/ /________|/__/ a Delphi Community (DC) /__/ |__|__/______ /__/ |__|________/ Host : Chuck Stites (CHUNK_S) A2 - the Apple II Forum on Delphi - brought to you by Syndicomm _________________________________________________________________ -- press space for next page -- Arrow keys: Up and Down to move. Right to follow a link; Left to go back. H)elp O)ptions P)rint G)o M)ain screen Q)uit /=search [delete]=history list [END OF SCREEN SHOT]--------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations! You've successfully reached the message board! If you use the space key to continue down, you will see something like this: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN SHOT] -------------------------------------------------- A2 (Apple II) Message Board (p2 of 6) Recent conversations containing Unread messages. General Chatter [INLINE] Happy New Year! 1 msg from 12/31/97 11:12:00 AM [INLINE] Holiday Greetings! 2 msgs - Newest 12/31/97 7:18:00 AM [INLINE] Recycle Apple IIGS for its Silicon? 8 msgs - Newest 12/29/97 7:48:00 PM [INLINE] Lounge - General Chatter 8 new up to 12/26/97 6:06:00 AM (102 total) [INLINE] First Delphi X-Mas 1 msg from 12/25/97 6:03:00 AM [INLINE] Merry Christmas! 2 msgs - Newest 12/25/97 12:06:00 AM Productivity Software [INLINE] Classic AppleWorks - All version 4 new up to 1/1/98 5:46:00 PM (46 total) -- press space for next page -- Arrow keys: Up and Down to move. Right to follow a link; Left to go back. H)elp O)ptions P)rint G)o M)ain screen Q)uit /=search [delete]=history list [END OF SCREEN SHOT] -------------------------------------------------------- You can highlight the subjects next to the [INLINE] indicators to check out messages on the subject. Delphi uses what's known as a "threaded" message system, where new messages refer to old ones. If we highlight the "Happy New Year!" subject, then hit the return key, we will see a message posted by Jim Sassman, aka JSASSMAN, with some ASCII art to celebrate the coming of 1998. There will also be two other buttons--"REPLY" and "FORWARD". "FORWARD" will allow you to forward a copy of the message to an email address you specify; "REPLY" will let you answer the message posted. If you are interested in seeing the A2Pro areas as well as A2, you can try: http://www.delphi.com/a2pro/ for the Delphi A2Pro Forum Web Page, and: http://forums.delphi.com/mb/mbmain.cfm?sigdir=a2pro for the Delphi A2Pro message board. This short tutorial ought to be enough to get you going with surfing the Delphi Web. We will look at more of the World Wide Web with and for the Apple II in future articles. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Any smoothly functioning technology will have the : : appearance of true magic. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT ::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH It May Be a MacWorld, But It's An Apple II Heart --------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] HARDWORKING HARDWARE Apple II 3.5 Disk Controller Card ------------------------------ [HAR] WEB SLINGING 101 Telnetting To Delphi ------------------------------------------- [WEB] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Serenity is not freedom from the storm, : : but peace amid the storm. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE ::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] IT MAY BE A MACWORLD, BUT IT'S AN APPLE II HEART ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I needed a vacation. I wasn't burnt out at work, but I was set on high and ready to boil over, for sure. So, I used a combination of excuses: reasonable airfare prices, wanting to see my good friends the Sheppys (aka Sarah and Eric Shepherd), and MacWorld Expo in San Francisco to get myself on a plane from the islands to the bay area on a Monday night in early January and into the San Francisco International Airport so I could have some fun and get myself to cool down enough to be ready to go back to the islands called Paradise and my personal adventure called work. I'd been to computer trade shows before, at home, and KansasFest, of course, but never something as huge or as hyped as MacWorld Expo. Booth after booth after booth of software and hardware--and much of the hardware was Apple II savvy as well--the latest and greatest in technology. Fun it was, yes indeed. Even more fun was to see some of our old Apple II friends there. Besides myself and the Sheppys, Westcode Software--publisher of _Pointless_, among other Apple II titles--was there, with erstwhile Beagle Brother Rob Renstrom showing off their latest Mac software, and we ran into Burger Bill Heineman, the legendary Apple II programmer, as well. But the most fun I had in the bay area wasn't at MacWorld; it was on Friday night at Midwinter PizzaFest 1998. There I didn't see bunches of booths or the latest and greatest in computing technology; I didn't get free buttons or free bags or enter a contest to win a zillion dollars. What I did see were four friends of mine--Eric and Sarah Shepherd, Paul Parkhurst, and Joe Kohn--who knew me primarily through the Apple II, and some warm pizza for a cool night. We laughed and talked and reminisced and planned for the future, and after the pizza and soda was gone we kept talking on for hours and hours until it was past midnight. I guess it just goes to show that sometimes it's not the latest and greatest that makes a difference--it's the old reliable, what you've been doing for years and years and years. Times are different and things have changed from the world of 1986. As far as Apple Computer, Inc. is concerned, for instance, it's a MacWorld now. But for those of us who were raised on an Apple II, that doesn't matter. Indeed, it is we who Think Different. And Feel Different. Even in a MacWorld, I still have an Apple II Heart. [*] [*] [*] First month's response to _The Lamp!_ has been overwhelmingly positive, if underwhelmingly low in volume, which makes me wonder if perhaps I haven't made it clear how to get in touch with us. To reach _The Lamp!_ by Internet email, simply send email to: thelamp@delphi.com and it will automagically be forwarded to me. If you like to cruise the Internet, there's even a mail link off of our Home Page at: http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga If you are unable to send email or for some other reason want to communicate with us through regular postal channels, you can send regular mail to: Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. Editor, The Lamp! 45-021 O'opuhue Place Kane'ohe, HI 96744 However, don't expect a quick response going that route. I may love email, but I hate writing letters. [*] [*] [*] Next Verse, Same As The First, A Little Bit Louder And A Little Bit Worse Department: at one point in time, there was a _GenieLamp A2Pro_, and both before and after that, we had sections in _GenieLamp A2_ (and for that matter, _GEnieLamp A2_) covering the A2Pro RoundTable on Genie. In this second issue of _The Lamp!_, we can welcome (or, if you choose, welcome back) A2Pro_DUCTIVITY, where we'll feature the A2Pro Geek Gang as they prove to the world that the Apple II is alive and well. [*] [*] [*] I had hoped after my editorial last month I wouldn't have to cover this again, but it seems I do. This publication is only to be distributed via the _IIScribe_ Forum on Delphi (GO CUS 11) for the first thirty days after its publication. After that, it will be placed on its web page at the URL listed above. Any other distribution without authorization is an infringement of copyright law. This includes downloading it from Delphi and emailing it to a friend, or putting it on a user group bulletin board, or posting it to Usenet. Several Apple II supporters are authorized to distribute _The Lamp!_ including: Shareware Solutions II Apple Blossom Publishing Juiced.GS Apple II Update Alltech Electronics If you are part of a legitimate Apple II business or supporting organization such as a user group and are interested in distributing _The Lamp!_ at no cost, please contact me. Remember, every time someone illegally distributes this publication, or any other Apple II product, we come closer to the time when no more support exists for the Apple II series of computers. That would be a sad day indeed. [*] [*] [*] Oh, and a quick reminder: KansasFest 1998 registration is happening NOW! See the message in the _A FUNNY THING HAPPENED_ section to find out how to be part of Apple II history. Keep thinking KFest '98. And keep thinking Blatant Plug. I'll see you all in Kansas City in July. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Off-Line Readers ....... Even More Crock [*] Entertainment Software ....... Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... KansasFest Gets An Early Start [*] Telecommunications ....... SIS Wish List MISCELLANEA """"""""""" APPLE'S APPLE II SOFTWARE, PART I Does any body know if the software for """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" running the IIe Card in the Performas is still available and if it's public domain? I'm particularly needing the following. LC 475 Running system 7.01 Looking for version 2.2, 32 Bit addressing, of IIe start up software for the IIE Mac Card Nick Heywood _ --_|\ IIGS 'What in the world do you want to do today?' / \ Delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.1, | ___ | about Marinetti TCP/IP \_/ \_/ <-- here from an Apple IIGS. (NICKH, 9857, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Try ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/lc.iiecard/ """"" [Or other places with a license to copy that] Like other system software, it's copyright by Apple and not PD. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 9865, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> sorry for bringing bad news: There is *no* version of the IIe Setup """"" (the IIe card driving software) compatible with 32 bit mem addressing. So, when you want to use the A2e card you can only use 8 MB mem in your Mac :((. The latest version of the IIe Setup software is 2.2.1. The card should work in all Mac with a LC pds slot type (i.e. even in a Performa 630 - aside the Dos compatible type of them). When you're trying that card, I'd be highly interested in exchanging experiences especially on 2 points: the (virtual) SuperSerial card and the (virtual) Workstation card! Will you? Aside Nathan's suggestion where to find the card's software, you can also try any ftp.support.apple.com server (directory: pub/software/usa/appleII or something like that). To drive Prodos on the Mac properly you'd also need or the older (sys 7.1) ProDos FileSystem extension, or PCExchange (which comes with sys 7.5. and higher). Personally, I prefer the Prodos FileSystem extension (which works fine also with sys 7.6.1) because I'm using DOSMounter95 instead of PCEXchange. Please share your experiences :) Best regards, Ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.0 ] (UHAUSMANN, 9870, GO COM A2 FOR) APPLE'S APPLE II SOFTWARE, PART II Some (but not all) of Apple's disks """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" are online, including the SCSI utils at (sorry for real long URL, looks like Apple thinks nobody'd ever want to type such a thing manually :) ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple.Software.Updates/ US/Apple_II/Apple_II_Supplemental/Apple_II_SCSI_Utilities.bxy Nathan (NMATES, 9350, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Tony Ward, aka Conan The Librarian, has the final say on if this """"" can be in the library. Maybe on his next pass he can say if having it here is okay or not. > Is there still a problem with Apple Corp on availability of those hard > drive utility disks? Nope. > If they are available, does anyone know where I can ftp or download them > from? How about one of Apples own sites? Okay. ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Apple_II/ Apple_II_Supplemental/Apple_II_SCSI_Utilities.bxy All on one line :) Why anyone needs this, though, I don't know. Chinook SCSI Utils is freeware, and available off of Alltech's home page (http://www.allelec.com) and does more than Apple's 8 bit utils, including working with both the Apple Rev. C and AHS cards. If you have a GS, ADU does more, but that's readily available :) Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 9353, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I'll have to check our license, so give me a day or two to find it """"" (it's around here somewhere.) However, unless I'm mistaken it seems that the Chinook utilities would be a better choice anyway. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- (TONYW1, 9357, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> We are now licensed for everything that is available from the ftp """"" sites (and a few other things besides. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 9374, GO COM A2 FOR) IIGS TELECOMM SPEED FROM THE MASTERS It may not be what he meant, but """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" running your serial connection at 57600 is not a good idea unless you have a super slim and super fast IIGS, and even then I'd recommend against it. While the IIGS can handle it physically, in most cases IIGS software cannot handle data coming in that quickly. Many folks run a 57600 port speed, but either direct connect to another box and use a paced protocol like XMODEM, or have the modem run at 28.8. Running 57600 port *AND* modem<-->modem speeds is simply asking for trouble. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 8934, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> To add to what Richard has said... """"" The golden rule is to set your baud rate to the maximum speed that your modem can give. If that speed is not available, then use the next higher speed. Never go higher than that, as you will only give yourself trouble! The reason... Incoming data will stream in so fast that the interrupt system may have problems dealing with it. This will be true, even if you have actually made a connection at 2400 baud, as the data will arrive in bursts at the computer-modem speed not the modem-host speed. Now all this was OK when we only had 28.8K modems to consider. On an accelerated IIgs, a computer-modem speed of 38400 baud worked fine. Now that we have 56K modems, you may find that a computer-modem speed of 57600 baud is way over the edge. Whether it will work cleanly, without dropped characters, will depend on what you Inits have loaded on your IIgs, what speed your accelerator is running at, what comms program you are using, whether AppleTalk is active or not, etc. etc. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 8960, GO COM A2 FOR) APPLEWORKS, RAMFAST, AND PRODOS 8 Ramfast users Beware! :) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I had a problem using Appleworks 5.1 from finder in my system until I disabled Ram5 volume. Turns out, the actual culprit was far too many devices per slot than P8 could ever handle. De activating some non p8 useful partitions restored my Appleworks to it's previous glorious state. Tim (TIM_K, 8904, GO COM A2 FOR) APPLEWORKS AND. . . GOATS? I am working on (revamping) a data system for """""""""""""""""""""""""" my goat herd, which requires several AppleWorks database files to be loaded at once. I seem to recall that someone came up with a utility to batch load several AppleWorks files. Anyone know where I can get this, if it exists? Thanks! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 8980, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Uhm, yes. """"" start >> No. File Name Type Address YYMMDD Bytes Access Lib ----- ------------------------ - ------------ ------ ------- ------ --- 25306 BATCH14.BXY X R.FISCHER7 950713 43520 77 40 Desc: Batch Load for AW 4.0 to 5.1 Number: 25306 Name: BATCH14.BXY Address: R.FISCHER7 Date: 950713 Approximate # of bytes: 43520 Number of Accesses: 77 Library: 40 Description: This version of Batch Loader is like the last one except that it works with Appleworks 4.0 to 5.1 so you don't have to worry about the change in the dot commands that AW 5.1 brought in. Includes compiled versions for AW 4.x and 5.x. Includes Batch Editor of course. Also has a version that can be used as a task file (thus allowing you to "CALL" the macro from any special macro set you may have without returning to the default macros. Other than that, it works the same. Packed with ShrinkIt 3.4. Keywords: Batch Loader,Batch.Loader,Appleworks,Autoload,Macro,Timeout << end I'll see what I can do about ulding it here, if it isn't already. -- Mark Wade (MSWADE, 8984, GO COM A2 FOR) EVEN MORE APPLEWORKS I'm wondering if anyone here has had experience, """""""""""""""""""" preferably technically, with bar Code readers. The little I do know leads me to speculate that I can get Appleworks Classic to recognize and work with a Bar Code reader. The biggest problem I'm having is understanding how you generate the Bar Codes themselves. If someone puts their hand up for this, just be prepared for a series of further question, if that's ok. I am fairly clueless with this, but believe there is potential for this to work. Thanks. Nick. Oh P.S. I am aware of ADB Bar Code Scanners and that's what I intend to be dealing with. Nick Heywood Message delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.1, Marinetti TCP/IP from an Apple IIGS. (NICKH, 9628, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I purchased an Apple IIGS a few years ago that had been used with a """"" bar code reader. He used it to scan into DB MAster Professional. Printing Bar codes might be a little trickier. Maybe Superfonts could do it? Possibly use a utility to convert a font to Superfonts format would work. Brian Gillespie, Jaunt! Software (JAUNT, 9638, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< The next step I need to get my thinking through is how the Bar """"" Code's are issued to a particular item? For instance....... An item is presented without a Bar Code and is also the first of it's kind to be entered into a DataBase of items and so therefore there is no record of it's existence. How is the BarCode to be issued? I have heard of Bar Coding standards/kinds, but how are they followed? and what is their formula for issuing codes, assuming there is a formula and it's not random? The next thing I would like to know is a little about how scanner works, Technically. Does a scanner issue a carriage return once a code is read, believe it or not this is an important point. Regards Nick Heywood Sorry No SIG :) (NICKH, 9648, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< As I mentioned to Nathan, I imagine I'll need to use SuperFonts to """"" print them, coupled with some macro's. Pointless should be able to convert TT Font to a SuperFont format. I think, off memory, Superfonts handles Standard Fonts that might be used in say an 8 bit program like PublishIt etc. I think I had a fiddle with this sort of thing a few years ago. One thing that keeps recurring in my thoughts on this is the BubbleJet Quality factor. Can a BubbleJet, using Bit Mp Fonts, produce higher enough quality for a BarCode Reader? Nick Heywood Message delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.1, Marinetti TCP/IP from an Apple IIGS. (NICKH, 9651, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I've located a couple of files in the Genie Library that may be """"" assistance on the topic of bar codes. One is a bar code bitmap font, the other is an archive of AppleWorks files. I will upload these on my next pass through. Hope they're helpful. Genie's Library is awesome ... :-) Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.2 (JUICEDGS, 9681, GO COM A2 FOR) CONAN ON DELPHI DATABASE FILENAMES I did notice a problem with """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" TODOLIST98.1.BXY. Notice anything odd about that filename? It's got 16 characters, and that's one too many. I don't mean to pick on Max (he uploaded this file) but I wanted to take this opportunity to point out one of the rules of uploading files here: Make sure you use ProDOS-legal filenames and make sure the ShrinkIt filename matches the Binary II filename. Basically, this means keeping the filenames to 15 alphanumeric characters or less, beginning with a letter, and containing no more than one period (that last one is a Delphi limitation.) If you have ShrinkIt add the Binary II for you, the filenames will match. If you have your telecom program add it, just make sure you type in the exact same name you used when you created the archive with ShrinkIt, but use the .BXY suffix instead of .SHK. It may seem a bit nit picky, but by sticking to a standard format we reduce the chances of problems. - Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager (TONYW1, 8956, GO COM A2 FOR) SCREEN SHOTS, IIGS STYLE While we're on Screen Shots etc........ """""""""""""""""""""""" I had a Great little CDA that saved a SHR screen to a Dir you had to input at the time of the save and it was great. I used it to build the PMPfax Stack. I can't find the thing:(. I do have backups of my boot partition but not in the time I had that this CDA installed. I have no idea where I got this from either. I fiddle with sec hand hard drives and went through a stage of downloading everything I found, so it could've come from anywhere. Anybody familiar with this one or where you can get "Screenprint" as mentioned previously? Message delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.1, Marinetti TCP/IP from an Apple IIGS. (NICKH, 9064, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I use SHR Variable Timed Save all the time. In fact, the latest """"" version of it was updated by our own Tony Ward, A2 Database Poobah. As someone else mentioned, the trick is finding where the screen is saved. It should be in the last active folder. If you're shooting in Finder, it should be in the root directory or System folder. Do a system search using one of the Find File NDAs on "Screen.A". That should tell you where the booger has landed. Max Jones, Juiced.GS (http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs) Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1 (JUICEDGS, 9068, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> And for that matter, I have a CDA that I wrote many years ago. It """"" simply asks you for a filename (you can give a full pathname if you wish) and saves the current SHR screen to disk. I haven't really tested it, but it has always worked fine for me. If anybody is interested, I'm uploading it to the database. Look for SHRSAVER.BXY when it is released. Later, Aaron (APULVER, 9071, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> ScreenPrint also uses a standard file dialog to let you pick the """"" name and place for the file. I suspect I got it from Genie, but I didn't keep records. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.1 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 9074, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Unfortunately, that version (and the original) doesn't provide a """"" user selectable save path. It just uses the current Standard File directory, which is usually the last one you worked with. I have a completely new version just about finished. As soon as I get done with the new Border Tracker I'll polish off SHR Snapshot and upload it here. Among other things, it will let you select the save path and filename. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- Anyone could do it with manuals... (TONYW1, 9120, GO COM A2 FOR) SUGGESTIONS FOR SIS I mentioned this awhile ago, but just wanted to """"""""""""""""""" remind the good folks working on SIS of a rather simple feature I'd like to see in the next version... automatic subject fills on mailto links. Now, the reason I'd love to see this feature is simple. To anyone who's ever been to my web page with Netscape or IE knows I have a simple BBS running, which relies on e-mail instead of a fancy script/applet. If SIS supports auto-subjects in e-mail, I can bring the BBS to the SIS version of my site! And *that* would be cool. :) Any chance? Thanks! - Matt (MPORTUNE, 9055, GO COM A2) >>>>> if/when I get around to a SIS upgrade, I'm sure that will be one of """"" the first set of features added. I have known about this limitation of the mailto: URL shortly after SIS was released. The problem is that there is no official documentation how the syntax is implemented. It is a little hard adding the feature and making sure that something else won't get broken or something else won't get supported since this is a Netscape/Microsoft specific option. I am very open hearing about other features that SIS needs that wasn't implemented in version 1.0. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 9078, GO COM A2) <<<<< I have some more non-standard requests for you, Geoff. :) I was """"" just double-checking the HTML generated by my BBS program, and it turns out there's another issue that SIS doesn't seem to support... a funky "To:" header. Here's an example. When someone comes to the board and clicks on "Post a new message" it's actually a mailto tag with a funky "To:" header, like this... href="mailto:"[Blue%20Monday:General]"" When the user clicks it, a mail window opens up, with the TO: field filled in exactly like this: "[Blue Monday:General]" ("Blue Monday" is the name of the board, "General" is the name of the message base, and the rest is my address) Let's say the user fills in "Test" as the subject, then proceeds to write and send their message. After the message shows up on the board, and somebody chooses to reply to it, the HTML for the "reply" mailto tag looks like this: href="mailto:"[Blue%20Monday:General]"?Subject=Re: Test" And when the user clicks it, the mail window's TO: field (which is the same as before) looks like: "[Blue Monday:General]" and the subject is already filled in as: Re: Test When I tried it under SIS, the TO: field was completely blank - not even the standard address. Apparently it didn't like any of it. :) I know those are some crazy mailto parameters, and I have no idea if they're documented or not, but I *do* know that the BBS works great in Netscape 3 & 4, as well as IE 3 & 4, so they must be following some rules somewhere. (shocking, eh?) Is it possible to make SIS work with it as well? Feel free to look around the BBS for more code examples at my site, http://www.telerama.com/~mportune - under Blue Monday. Or if you prefer to use a non-frames browser, go straight to http://www.telerama.com/~mportune/bbs/bbs.htm - that's the main entrance page to the BBS. I hope this is enough info, Geoff. Thanks for the hard work! - Matt (MPORTUNE, 9213, GO COM A2) >>>>> They didn't invent View Document Source for no reason. Yes, it """"" turns out from your example that SIS does not handle all variants of the RFC822 email addresses and that is a real bug. > href="mailto:"[Blue%20Monday:General]"" Heck, I don't even think the SIS.Email script handles all variants of valid RFC822 email addresses either. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 9217, GO COM A2) GRABBING A2 FILES OFF THE 'NET 101 What is a good strategy for """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" downloading files on the Internet that are in the Apple II format? I have an IBM PC that is my Internet connection and an Apple IIGS that is not Net-connected. Fortunately, I have the coveted CrossWorks cable/software file-transfer package from SoftSpoken. :-) Can I download Apple II files with the above configuration? If I wanted to download files in Apple II DOS 3.3 could the file be usable? Quite a few games that were written for the Apple II were placed in DOS 3.3 format. In my experience DOS 3.3 programs, especially games, only work on 5.25" 143K floppy disk. Everytime I have tried to convert from 5.25" to 3.5" 800K I do not have success. Please send me some solutions to this challenge. Thank you in advance, Michael P. Owen owenmp@hotmail.com P.S. I have noticed something cool about my Apple IIGS and my IBM PC. Although my Apple IIGS runs at 2.8 MHz and my IBM PC runs at over 166 MHz, AppleWorks appears slightly faster than my Corel applications for my IBM. This is yet another demonstration that the Apple II is NOT obsolete. :-) (OWENMP, 9156, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yes, you can download just fine via a PC and null modem them to the """"" Apple II fine if you remember a few simple rules. First, for any .shk or .bxy file you must download in BINARY mode at every step. [You don't, you'll corrupt the files and have to redo the xfers] All of the legitimate Apple II software sites use .shk, .bxy or .bsq (and the illegal ones may not, though they won't tell you that), and so you can download for Shrinkit fine. Shrinkit can write DOS 3.3 5.25" disks fine, so you don't have to worry about that. [And expect no help for pirated cr*p] This subject is covered in extensive detail in section 5 of the comp.sys.apple2 FAQ at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html I've got a bunch of edits to make and after that, should have a delphi upload of all my FAQs shortly. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 9157, GO COM A2) <<<<< Thank you very much! Again Delphi has rescued me from another """"" silicon and magnetic media crisis! :-) Actually, I do have another question. IF I can ever finish my Web Page, I will be posting quite a few word processing and spreadsheet files on the site. Currently, these documents are in AppleWorks 3.0 format. What would be good formats to use when adding these files to the WWW for downloads? My IBM PC has Corel WordPerfect Suite programs that apparently allow me to save to a variety of formats. I want my Web Page to be accessible to IBM, Mac, and especially Apple users! :-) Thanks again, Michael P. Owen owenmp@hotmail.com owenmp@ior.com (OWENMP, 9181, GO COM A2) >>>>> Then the format to post to the WWW is either ascii text or html. """"" Going with the content first and ditching fluff like graphics is the best way to be accessible to all. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 9185, GO COM A2) DEALING WITH DELPHI BINARY EMAIL Yes, it's me again... Help!!! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ::watches as everyone quickly presses their spacebar:: :) I received several emails/files yesterday, and this is a small part of the first segment: This file is in BINARY format, created by YERRI at 15-JAN-1998 18:39:07. 4184 bytes. Checksum = 5C2B XCRC = B781 CRC16 = 323B. [*BINARY*128] }~X}~``^PJFIF`^A^A^A`x`x``}~[`C`^P^K^L^N^L^J^P^N^M^N^R^Q^P^S^X(^Z^X^V^V^X 1#%%^]( .. and then it goes on for pages. She is sending these using Win-D, so the usual encoding options (GSHK) aren't possible for her. Before, when I was using Rainbow (please don't throw ripe tomatoes, I needed an OLR {g}) it would somehow detect these files, dump them into my workspace, and then download them from there. Obviously, COG doesn't work that way, so instead of pictures, I get very large text files. :) First, can these be converted back into something I can view, or if not, is there something she can do on her end before resending them? I don't think she has the option of encoding before sending... Wid-D just asks for a filename and goes on from there. Second, if not that, is there a way to tell Delphi to dump these into my workspace so I can download them manually? If 'Bow can do it, I know there must be a way for us to do it. :) Thanks. Hugs, Goldfische Conference Manager, New Age Forum (go rel new) Web: { Newage} Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew ... The Earth Belongs To Our Children Sent by Spectrum 2.1 & COG 2.1 --- Why do we elect people and then become afraid of them? (GOLDFISCHE, 9391, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I don't recognize this being a "standard" header for 8-bit data. """"" > She is sending these using Win-D, so the usual encoding > options (GSHK) aren't possible for her. GSHK is not what I consider an encoding method--it is used for archiving of files. A relatively cross platform encoding standard is Binhex which is very common on the Mac, but many mainstream email applications support it. Spectrum can decode binhex once you save the message onto a disk on the IIgs. GSCII can handle messages that are UUencoded and that is also relatively cross platform (mainly UNIX though). Base64 is becoming the industry standard for email since that is closely tied with typical MIME attachments. There are several utilities which handle base64 for the IIgs now--check out the Delphi library! Geoff (SISGEOFF, 9398, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> What you have here is Delphi Binary Mail - a proprietary scheme """"" that Delphi uses to exchange files between users. There is no way that I know of to directly use them on the Apple IIGS. However - You can manually convert these files as follows: 1) Before going into mail, set /length=10 (or some similar low number) 2) Enter mail (would probably be best to enter thru workspace) 3) Type 'SEARCH [*BINARY' (without the quotes) and press . If you have a binary file waiting, you should get a message that contains the text 'PRESS RETURN'. Otherwise, you will get 'NO MESSAGES'. 4) If you have binary mail, type the command 'EXTRACT ' and press , where is the name that you want to have the file saved under in workspace. If you don't have binary mail, just process your mail in the normal way for you. 5) Enter workspace and download the file. The above is derived from the way that OLRight! checks for and processes Delphi Binary mail as part of each mail session. It takes a few more seconds of online time, but downloads the files in the original format. It shouldn't take much for an enterprising scripter to add this feature to COG (he says in all ignorance ;^) I adapted the above from a post by Tim Kellers, in which he described this process. THANKS, TIM!!!!!! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 9409, GO COM A2 FOR) RUMOR MILL """""""""" FINALLY. . . WOLFENSTEIN FOR THE IIGS Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" -- COMING VALENTINE'S DAY, 1998. What better way to celebrate the holiday of love and romance than by blowing away a thousand Nazis? The most anticipated game of recent Apple IIgs history will be available for download at http://www.sheppyware.ml.org beginning February 14, 1998. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 9750, GO COM A2) SSII'S SIRIUS ABOUT APPLE II SUPPORT Blatant Plug Department... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Come February 15th, some lucky current subscriber to Shareware Solutions II will become the proud owner of a brand new Sirius II RAM Card for the IIGS with 8 Megs. I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Tony Diaz and Alltech Electronics for their incredibly generous support of Shareware Solutions II. Note to Cindy Adams - I hereby officially rescind my nomination of Tony Diaz as the Roastee at Kfest '98 ;-) Joe (JOE_KOHN, 9801, GO COM A2 FOR) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" OFFICIAL KFEST '98 BLATANT PLUG #1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'98____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| KFest is back! With some of its most affordable prices ever! KFest '98 will again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place from July 22 - July 26, 1998. If you register before April 15, 1998, the cost is only $265, which -includes the use of a double room in the Avila College dorms -and- meals! There are also a limited number of single rooms available for $365. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or motels near the college then the cost is $215, but you would, of course, have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) But act now--prices go up on April 16, 1998. Check-in will be on Wedensday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Meals included in the registration price are Thursday breakfast through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ++ Please Note++ Dinner on Wednesday and Saturday are NOT included this year. Attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join the Kfest '98 group for their annual treks to KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's Steak House. *** KFest this year is being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc.. You can send your completed registration forms to: KFest '98 c/o Intrec Software 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 * Please make checks payable to: InTrec Software, Inc. *** Credit Card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard Time. If you prefer, you can FAX your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to: (602) 992-0232 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you prefer registering by Email, and are using a VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express for payment, you can send the completed registration form via InterNet Email to: proterm@intrec.com *** If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to kfest-help@trenco.gno.org, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html ****** (cut here)****** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - KFest '98 Registration Form Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone (h): (w): Email address: Roommate preference (if any): Do you prefer a smoker or non-smoker? Howbout a collectible, soft and thrilling KFest '98 T-Shirt? Yes I want One (Many)!!! [ ] T-shirts are $15.00 each and are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large. Please circle size(s) Small Medium Large X-Large Check here [] for additional X's on your X-Large T-shirt and indicate size needed: _________ Send this completed registration form and fee to: KFest '98 c/o Intrec Software 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 * Please make checks payable to: InTrec Software Credit Card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard Time. If you prefer, you can FAX your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to: (602) 992-0232 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you prefer registering by Email, and are using a VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express for payment, you can send the completed registration form via InterNet Email to: proterm@intrec.com For Credit Card registration please check: [] Visa [] MasterCard [] Discovery [] American Express Please charge my account number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiration: _ _ / _ _ (RSUENAGA, 9864, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Just in time to help get you excited about KFest 1998, another """"" Kfest '97 is ready for your viewing pleasure. (Information about 1998 registration will be ready soon.) According to the official Kfest Webmaster, David Kerwood, "The site is specifically tailored for _all_ browsers, e.g., it looks great in gui, and also looks great with lynx, and all the downloadables are in gif format so Apple II users can view the images. All the thumbnails are jpegs, but that won't matter for the lynx users, since they're invisible to them anyway." The official KFest webpage is: http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html The Big Cheese (aka Cindy, A2.MOM) Cindy Adams -- cindyadams@delphi.com Posted by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5 (CINDYADAMS, 9683, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Actually, lynx can grab the thumbs if you really want to see them """"" (try the "*" command to turn on inline graphics link creation), but there's really not much point. Either one would need to be downloaded and viewed anyway, so you might as well get the full size pics. I'm already counting the days 'til KFest 98! ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- Fax me no questions and I'll fax you no lies. (TONYW1, 9689, GO COM A2 FOR) HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SSII Well, I made two New Year's resolution, and the """""""""""""""""""""""" first and most important one is to get Shareware Solutions II back onto a timely release schedule. So, even though V3, #6 is very, very, very late, I'm aiming to get V4, #1 out the door in record time....meaning, in less than two months. That shouldn't be that hard, considering all the leftover articles I have from V3, #6. As a reminder, there will be a drawing for a brand new Sirius II 8 meg IIGS RAM card on (note new date) February 15, 1998, and anyone whose subscription is current as of that day will be eligible to win that RAM card. So, get those renewals in. And the other resolution... I love to ski, and I didn't spend a single day in 1997 on the ski slopes. So, I intend to go skiing in 1998! Joe (JOE_KOHN, 9061, GO COM A2) SSII HOSTS MONDAY NIGHT CHAT Thanks to Gina Saiken, Dan Krass and Ray """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Merlin... Shareware Solutions II is pleased to announce that the first of many weekly chats is scheduled to kickoff on Monday night, January 26, 1998. Although these chats are being held under the auspices of Syndicomm, they will be sponsored and hosted by Shareware Solutions II. Unfortunately, I do not yet have the computer equipment here that will allow me to "broadcast" the chat to Genie. It has been ordered, and once it arrives, it may take me a little while to figure out exactly how to set it up and use it. So, it seems to me that we may as well get started here on Delphi, and then once the computer hardware has arrived, we will have the dual system Delphi/Genie chats on each successive Monday night. Unless some earth shaking Apple II development happens in the next 10 days, that first chat should be very informal. So, polish up those Apple II related jokes ;-) I hope to chat with ALL of you on January 26, 1998. Joe Kohn Publisher, Shareware Solutions II (JOE_KOHN, 9458, GO COM A2) GREAT NEWS FOR ANSITERM OWNERS! Paul Parkhurst, the author of ANSITerm, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the Apple IIgs specific telecommnications program, has recently given me the authority to provide updates for all registered owners. That's right, even those of using ANSITerm 1.0 can be updated to the latest version of ANSITerm, 2.13. This will allow you to start using Don Zahniser's OLRight! off line reader for Delphi. In order to receive your update, please send a photocopy of the original disk along with $5 for shipping and handling in North America, $8 elsewhere, to: Ryan M. Suenaga 45-021 O'opuhue Place Kane'ohe, HI 96744 Inquiries via email can be sent to: thelamp@delphi.com Many thanks to Paul for providing this opportunity for the ANSITerm faithful. Apple II Forever! (This may be reproduced freely in user group newsletters, usenet, and other online servicesprovided that the text of the message including this statement is left unchanged) (RSUENAGA, 9431, GO COM A2 FOR) OLRIGHT! VERSION 3.0 FOR ANSITERM--A DELPHI OFFLINE READER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" OLRight! v3.0 - An Off-Line Reader using ANSITerm on the Apple IIGS Are you put into cold sweats when you work online in 'real time'? Having trouble remembering all those commands? Do you dread the bills for the time you spend on-line? Do you have ANSITerm v2.1x and an Apple IIGS? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions (especially the last), OLRight! may be for you! OLRight! is an off-line reader and user interface for Delphi, built with the powerful scripting capabilities of ANSITerm, the telecommunications program from Parkhurst Micro Products. The heart of OLRight! is a menu system created with the ANSI emulation capabilities that are the showpiece of ANSITerm. From the simple menu bar, single key presses produce drop-down menus with a host of options: o Access Delphi via SprintNet, Direct Dial, Telnet from an ISP, telnet from Genie, or via any path that can be put into a custom script or auto-learn macro. Included is an option to let you automatically log on and perform on-line activities at a specific time. o Define up to 32 Delphi Forums, 16 of which may be accessed in a single session. A Forum Chooser menu is used for selecting any Forum or Database-related setup or off-line reading activity. Full support for Custom Forums. o Completely automated on-line sessions: - Logon/Logoff banners captured for off-line viewing. - Upload files to workspace. - Send mail. - Retrieve mail. - Download Delphi Binary Mail. - Forum message searches. - Send Forum messages. - Retrieve Forum messages. - Search Databases. - Submit (upload) files to Databases. - Download Database files. - Automatic execution of optional user script. - Automated logoff. o On-Line (Manual) Activities: - Option to skip retrieving Mail - Between Forums - Skip next Forum, exit, or go to OLRight! menu. - Conference (Chat) - See Below. - Terminal Mode - Optional user script automatically executed. - Lynx. - Restart automated activities at any Forum. - Manual logoff. - Manual execution of user script(s). o Menu access to virtually all of ANSITerm's built-in features, including: - View File utility. - Editor. - Scrollback. - File Utilities. o Mail support: - Composing letters for sending, either as new mail or reply. - Sending Delphi Binary Mail (Send files to other Delphi users). - Address book with up to 32 names/addresses. - Mail reader menu with sender address and subject. - Navigate forward and backward through mail without returning to menu. - Print mail, either via editor or a fast text dump. - Archive letters to new file or append to existing archive files. - Reply to mail, either to original address or alternate address. - Automatic capture of subject for reply; subject can be edited. - Outgoing mail log - View status and Delete transmitted mail files. o Forum Message Support: - Retrieve Forum topic list and view through menu selection. - Add new messages (Start a new thread). - Reply to a specific message number without reading it. - Option to suppress sending or retrieving messages by Forum. - Optional Forum-specific 'signatures' for all outgoing messages. - Forum message menu - Messages to you are marked. - Navigate through messages without returning to Forum menu. - Forward, backward, proportional movement through messages. - Progress through messages indicated as percentage. - Individual messages have addressee highlighted. - Reply to message author or other Delphi user. - Print individual messages. - Archive message to new file or append to existing archive files. - Search by Author, Addressee, Message Number range, Dates, Subject. - Set High Pointers to a message number or NEW for last 50. - Ad Hoc, freeform search capability. - Search/Read a single message number. o Database Support: - Set up Searches - Narrow or Broaden search. - Set up Uploads - View pending upload queue and descriptions. - Set up Downloads. - Transfer via Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem-Batch, Zmodem, Kermit. - You can use different protocols for upload vs download. - View log of DB activities from OLRight! menu. o Conference Support: - Menu selection for visiting conferences - Scripted conference entry. - Visit conference for any previously set up Forum. - Optional Forum-specific 'nickname' for conferences. - View capture log of conference session(s) - by Forum. o Documentation: - Comprehensive documentation in a Teach file - On-line Help menu OLRight! may be found in the A2 Forum Database, Telecommunications topic, file name OLRight30.BXY. Once downloaded and unpacked with GSHK or Balloon, the Apple IIGS Installer is used to install scripts and data folders. For help or further information, please reply to Message 3077 in the A2 Forum. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... (DZAHNISER, 9192, GO COM A2) BERNIE WOOFS IT UP Hello Delphians! """""""""""""""""" I'd like to announce herewith, not without overboarding enthusiasm, a mailing list for Bernie ][ The Rescue, our pet project. This list features tips & tricks, news from the doghouse, and bandwidth for discussing Apple II emulation, Bernie, or both. The list is open and unmoderated - everyone can join in, whether you've registered your copy or not. We're all really looking forward to meeting you there and having some interesting communication. To learn more about the list, please turn to http://www.design.ncisc.org/~bernie/current/index.html This site is an archive of all past messages. The first message gives you an short introduction to how to subscribe, post, behave :-), and unsubscribe. BTW, this list is free (of course) and has been kindly donated by long-time Apple II and Bernie user Joe Nowak. See you there, henrik (GUDATH, 9388, GO COM A2 FOR) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 9381 15-JAN 20:20 General Chatter RE: Lounge - General Chatter (Re: Msg 4) From: D_CUFF To: ALL I like the A2 area on Delphi. (Why would I be paying for a Delphi account otherwise? :-) But would you grant me leave to talk about Genie for a moment? I'm not trying to persuade you to jump ships... honest! There seems to be an assumption--often unspoken--that A2 on Genie is dying. It just ain't true, folks. (Yes, I am going to post something similar on Genie. :-) I didn't go near A2 on either Genie or Delphi for the first two weeks of January. Then I logged on and collected all the messages that had accumulated in that period. On Delphi, there were 330K of messages. (That's 23.5K a day on average.) On Genie, there were 280K of messages. (20K a day.) Whether you use Genie or Delphi or both is none of my business. Argue all you want for the superiority of either; I won't be listening. :-) Neither am I here to promote Genie, particularly not over Delphi. I just thought I'd mention that things on Genie are still as healthy as they are here. Maybe that means things need to improve here; I wouldn't know. I just like to get these things straight. :-) Doug C. [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2_ProDUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] APPLE PROCESSING A2 FILE TYPE REQUESTS? BTW, did you know that Apple is """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" still including there own Apple II File Type Request form on the Apple developer CDs (as of November/97)? I was just browsing through the CDs at work and stumbled upon this file that still listed Apple as the source for type assignments. I just found it odd/amusing that that was still on there. I wonder what would happen if you actually sent a request into that address. :-) -- Michael (SAR, 1221, GO COM A2PRO FOR) NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T I have a problem with the cursor showing in """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" the ANSI display in Spectrum that has been reported to me a couple of times. Basically, the ANSI display turns the cursor off at its Init, but does not turn it off again when it is re-opened. This leaves the cursor showing droppings on the display. I want to know where I can check to see if a cursor is currently active or not. I can't find any suitable reference in the docs I have. If I can find that byte, then I can check if the cursor is active before I close a display, then if necessary make sure it is turned off when I re-open. Richard could patch the ANSI display, but a more elegant solution is for Spectrum to handle this... Anybody know the answer? Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1225, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> There is indeed a flag in bank $E1, but I have no memory of where """"" it is. You might like to check out the _ShowCursor code and see what its doing. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1226, GO COM A2PRO FOR) <<<<< I was just trying to do this the easy way by asking the 'experts' """"" here! The flag is in the Quickdraw zero page, and you can get it this way: pha pha pea 0 pea 4 _GetWAP pla plx phd tcd ldx #$100 lda $cc,x pld This returns $0000 if the cursor is showing and $FFFF if it is hidden... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1227, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Careful there! Don't count on absolute values. If the value is """"" negative, the cursor is hidden, and otherwise it is visible. In practice, the value should never go above 0, but it can definitely go below -1. But otherwise, you've got it right! -- Michael (SAR, 1241, GO COM A2PRO FOR) <<<<< Thanks for the clarification. In essence I am using a non-zero test """"" to see if it is hidden, so I think I have covered what I need... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1246, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> It might be worth checking that assumption. I would assume that """"" what you're reading is the flag used by HideCursor/ShowCursor. If so, negative values indicate a hidden cursor, and zero a visible one, with the implication that positive values are accepted and also indicate a visible cursor. I suspect you should be looking solely at the most significant bit. BTW, why won't HideCursor, ShowCursor and InitCursor do what you want? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1247, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Thanks for that Mike... That makes sense. """"" The problem I had actually got solved from another direction. What I wanted to know was if a display that Spectrum had no direct control over, had turned the cursor off or not. That way I could make sure I did not turn it on again when I restored control to it. (EWANNOP, 1248, GO COM A2PRO FOR) YET ANOTHER TEXTEDIT BUG? I was investigating a problem with the Spectrum """"""""""""""""""""""""" Find/Replace routine and I think I have found yet another problem with the TextEdit Tool. If you do a large amount of Find/Replaces in the Editor, it either missed out large chunks of the file on a $1700 boundary, or simply hung. The same routine within Spectrum is used whether you are working on a ScriptEditor Handle, or the displayed Editor window. Only when it is working on the displayed Editor, that is a visible TextEdit Record in a control, that the problem shows. If working on an invisible TextEdit Record that is not a control, there is no problem. The problem arises when either I use _TEReplace, or _TEClear with _TEInsert with the Record being a control and a selection has already been made. If I set the start and end of the selection to the same point, all is well. It is deleting the selection, and then getting the new start point wrong on exit! So we can chalk up another bug in TextEdit! BTW if anybody has a solution to this problem, I would love to know... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (WANNOP, 1276, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Hmm... That could explain why EGOed would crash sometimes on """"" Find/Replaces that made a lot of changes. I thought it was just a bug in EGOed, but since it seemed pretty solid otherwise, it wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to be a TextEdit bug instead. So how's that new super TextEdit replacement coming along? :-) Michael (SAR, 1278, GO COM A2PRO FOR) 8 BIT SNOOD GROUP SESSION? Who wants to be part of a project to port a """""""""""""""""""""""""" SNOOD look-alike to the IIe? This is one of the few games that I've really enjoyed and I think it would be neat to have it available to the Apple II world. I figure it could be written mostly in assembly using either the hi-res or double hi-res screens. I can do shape tables for hi-res, but I've never done any dhr stuff. Anybody interested? Charlie Hartley ... via ProTERM Mac and PTMM (CKHARTLEY, 1277, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Funny you should mention that, Charlie, I was just thinking to """"" myself that I'd love to do a GS-port of it once I get a little.... no quite a bit better, at toolbox programming. I figured the basics have to be included in Mike W.'s example brickout program. (Hmmm, but as I think of it, that wasn't a toolbox program, was it?) But I'm sure it could also be done in the 8-bit environment. Unfortunately, I wouldn't know how to get near assembly, but I sure hope you can find someone who can! _________ | homas Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 2.0! (TCOMPTER, 1282, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Snood is the ultimate in Brick-out type games. You are armed with a """"" swivel cannon in the centre of the screen that fires 'Snoods'. You have seven different types that appear more or less at random on your cannon. The screen itself starts with various layouts of these Snoods. When you fire a Snood, if it hits two or more of the same kind, they fall away. The object is to clear them all from the screen. You can bounce of the side walls to help your aim. However every time you fire, a thermometer rises a notch. If the level reaches the top, the whole screen shifts down one layer, and if any of the Snoods touch the bottom, you die. However if any unsupported Snoods fall away with others you have hit, the thermometer drops down a notch or two. The strategy is therefore to clear the screen without the thermometer getting to the top so you die. There are five levels of play from Easy to Evil, each with its own screen. There is also a Puzzle game that has 50 individual levels. It is the best Brick-out game I have ever seen. My current high score at Puzzle level is 190564, and Evil level is 22605. I usually run the Puzzle level from the first screen, and can get to around level 26 without dying. You can set it up to start anywhere, so I have been through all 50 levels, but you don't get as high a score that way as the score multiplies with the number of levels you can get through. It would be a relatively simple game to program, so would be very easy for someone to do on the //e or IIgs. After all, it is not much more advanced in what it does than the old Space Invader programs... So Cindy should manage to be able program it quite well... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1312, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Hmmm, port of a game... sounds like fun. I've done very little on """"" DHR programming, and honestly, I don't have the time to learn to code for DHR. The only routines I've completely successfully were for two DHR demos I wrote for Christmas, and the routines were SLOW. :) Hi-res is NO problem! Fill me in on the details, and I'm game! :-) Russ (RUSSELL, 1339, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Hmmm, and from what I've seen of Snood and GS programming, it seems """"" to me the 'logic' would be the easy part. Maybe I'm missing something important :) > not to mention getting a hold of the screen layouts for all the levels. Welllll, we don't have to be THAT perfect in our flattery, do we? Aren't the snood levels sort of random anyway? The levels I've played seem to be. _________ | homas Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 2.0! (TCOMPTER, 1349, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> The screens are random for the main five levels of the game, but """"" the 50 puzzle screens are the same every time. Once you have registered your copy of Snood, you can actually design your own screens as well. The main problems in building the game would be working out the sprite logic for animating the Snoods. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1352, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I played Snood on the Mac... fun game. As a programmer porting """"" this game over to the hi-res of the IIe or IIc, the major problems would be the graphics. Hi-Res is limited to 280x192 and 6 distinct colors of which half cannot reside next to the other half with having color distortion. It'll take some graphic talent.. :) Plus the sounds will be simple two-voice sounds, not digitized samples (too big to fit into 64k). I'll work on some sample screens to see if I can actually fit that many Snoods on the screen, etc... I'll let you know.. Russ (RUSSELL, 1380, GO COM A2PRO FOR) SURVEY SAYS. . . This was just passed along to me, and I don't think any """""""""""""""" else posted it here, sooooo: Subject: Apple II Survey Sent: 1/15/98 10:13 PM Received: 1/15/98 11:23 PM From: MacTreasures Announcement List, MacTreasures-Announce@mail.pacific- Reply-To: announce-MacTreasures@MacTreasures.com To: MacTreasures-Announce@MacTreasures.com We need your input regarding Apple II, IIe, gs software. If you DO NOT use this type of software, but know of someone who does, PLEASE forward this email on to them. MacTreasures has been approached by a MAJOR software developer regarding licensing titles they no longer produce for the Apple II, IIe, IIgs education market. We would produce these titles for distribution. We know, due to our queries, that there is a definite market for software for these older CPUs. As you know we already carry such titles on our site. We are now talking about titles that are NO LONGER being reproduced for the Apple II, etc. market, but are being produced for the newer computers. Please respond to unusual@mactreasures.com and place APPLE II SURVEY in the subject. Your responses will help us in our decision process. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND JUST TO GIVE US AN ANSWER. WE NEED RESPONSES FROM APPLE II, IIe, gs USERS AND POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF THESE TITLES! Thank you for your help! It is GREATLY appreciated. MacTreasures ****************** Our question: 1. List software titles and company (if known), you would like to again have available for Apple II's, etc. 2. Type of CPU (Apple II, IIe, gs) ********************************************** Phone: (408) 226-6762 FAX: (408) 226-7303 MacTreasures for hard-to-find Macintosh Software. http://www.mactreasures.com....Complete our survey and add your email to our Newsletter list. Think Different! Think Macintosh. Email: unusual@mactreasures.com Searching for Lost Ancestors? Check out Ancestor Trails at http://www.ancestor.com Large selection of genealogy books and materials, PLUS rare and hard-to-find books. Email: ancestor@ancestor.com You certainly can post your answers here for others to see, but make sure you get your answer to the company, they won't see them here. --HangTime B-)> (HANGTIME, 1314, GO COM A2PRO FOR) XCMD PERFORMANCE Documentation for writing XCMDs was deliberately not """""""""""""""" included with the release Spectrum. It is available on request, but we need to know from anyone interested the project they are considering, and what kind of projects they have already done. This is to allow SevenHills to control and constrain released XCMDs to ones that will work, will be useful, and are not already in a pipeline somewhere. In the early days of XCMDs, one or two XCMDs got through that caused havoc with Spectrum. We do not want that to happen again. If you could send me all the relevant details in email to 'ewannop@btinternet.com' or 'ewannop@delphi.com', I will see what we can do. The two doc files are in plain text format. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1370, GO COM A2PRO FOR) GSOFT CLOSES IN Is GSBasic getting close to release, or have I missed an """"""""""""""" important announcement? -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 1300, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> It does keep getting closer. Work on HyperLogo has slowed it down, """"" but I do spend time on it. It handles tools now, but only normal tools. I still have to finish coding user tools and GS/OS calls, then the software will be at a very early alpha stage. Once the manual is in draft form, I'll start advertising for beta testers. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1307, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> For the sake of clarity, it's actually GSoft BASIC, FWIW. """"" And no, I hadn't even considered an upgrade from ORCA/Integer BASIC. They are so completely unrelated that the idea never occurred to me. I'll consider it, but I doubt if it will happen. One thing I _have_ condsidered is licensing the source. Does anyone see the need for a 65816 based BASIC for uses other than the Apple IIGS? (Besides me, that is.) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1320, GO COM A2PRO FOR) [EOA] [HWH]------------------------------ HARDWORKING HARDWARE | ----------------------------------- THE SUPERDRIVE CARD """"""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] THE SUPERDRIVE CARD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Apple II 3.5 Drive Controller Card (aka The SuperDrive Card) Distribution: $59 plus shipping Shreve Systems 1200 Marshall St. Shreveport, LA 71101 phones: 318-424-7987 (technical support) 800-227-3971 (orders only) fax: 318-424-9771 Requirements: Apple //e or IIgs; any free slot other than slot three; Apple IIgs System Software 5.0.4 or later or Apple II System Disk 3.2 or later; Apple 3.5 Drive, UniDisk 3.5, or SuperDrive or equivalent (preferred). Apple Computer, Inc. has always been an innovator, and while some innovations were more successful than others, they continue striving to be different from the rest of the computing world. One of the most successful innovations they incorporated into their computers was the 3.5 inch floppy disk drive. While they did not invent it, they were the first to use it in a mainstream computer, the Macintosh. And of course, after its debut on the Mac, it was only a matter of time until it showed up on the Apple II. The Apple II's first 3.5 inch floppy disk drive incarnation, the UniDisk 3.5, was designed for use with the Apple //e and the Apple //c. It, like the Macintosh, offered storage of 800K on a single Double Sided Double Density (DSDD) floppy diskette. With the introduction of the Apple IIgs came the Apple 3.5 Drive, compatible with the media and formatting of the earlier UniDisk 3.5, but faster and compatible with both the IIgs and Macintosh. Of course, Apple's competitors in the Intel world didn't stand still, and they had 3.5 inch floppy disk drives of their own, using a different scheme for storing data on their diskettes. Instead of Apple's Group Code Recording (GCR) format, they used the Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM) format, and their drives stored either 720k on those same DSDD floppies, or twice as much (1.44 megabytes) on Double Sided High Density (DSHD) floppies. Realizing that easy exchange of data was critical to their continued success, Apple Computer, Inc. introduced what they called the "SuperDrive" or "FDHD" (say "fudd-hudd") floppy drive, which could handle the 800K GCR format as well as the 720K and 1.44 meg MFM format for their Macintosh line of computers. With appropriate software, these could handle reading and writing MSDOS formatted disks as well as the Macintosh's native Hierarchical File System (HFS) disks. Very late in the lifespan of the Apple II (at least as far as Apple Computer, Inc. was concerned), the Apple II faithful were presented with one of the last peripherals Apple Computer, Inc. would make for the Apple II--called "The Apple II 3.5 Drive Controller Card", just as its predecessor was, this card was actually the "SuperDrive Card." When paired with a SuperDrive floppy drive, it acted exactly like the old Apple 3.5 Drive--except it added the ability to use those 3.5 inch MFM formatted floppies! However, very few of these appeared to make it out of Apple's factories into the hands of the public, and the SuperDrive Card seemed destined to be one of those rare pieces of Apple II hardware that many had heard of, few had seen, and virtually no one owned. But as it has so many times before, fate smiled upon the Apple II. Somehow, somewhere, Shreve Systems has acquired a number of the SuperDrive Cards and is selling them for $59 apiece! When they were thought rare, they often fetched over $100 per card. Given this opportunity, I ordered two for my own use, and to share with you here. The SuperDrive Card comes in typical Apple late-model packaging--brown cardboard with black lettering. It came with a rather sparse manual, a disk of utilities, and the card itself. To install it in my Apple IIgs, I simply turned off power to the computer, found an appropriate free slot (any but slot three should work), inserted the card, attached the header to the IIgs's case, plugged in my SuperDrive equivalent drive (an Applied Engineering High Density Drive), switched the setting in the Control Panel for slot six to "Your Card", and booted up. In operation, it appeared nothing had changed, except that I could now use MFM formatted floppies in my 3.5 disk drive! With a fresh batch of DSHD disks and System 6.0.1 installed with the HFS and MSDOS File System Translators (FST's) and _MUG!_ (see Volume 1, Number 1's _MUG!_ review) active, I quickly experimented with a number of diskettes, easily reading, writing, and formatting Macintosh and IBM formatted diskettes, as well as 1.44 megabyte ProDOS diskettes. Everything I could throw at it worked like a champ! My Apple IIgs was able to read files from and copy files onto a MSDOS formatted disk that I formatted with the 486 I have next to it--the MSDOS "dir" command also showed the files fine and dandy. Same went for reading and writing a Macintosh diskette--not a problem. Formatting HFS and ProDOS diskettes was a breeze, and formatting or writing to MSDOS diskettes was almost as easy with the _MUG!_ package. In the best Apple II tradition, the SuperDrive Card worked its magic without fanfare--it simply worked. The biggest problem that users may face with the SuperDrive Card is finding a drive to use it with. I happened to have picked up an Applied Engineering floppy drive that was SuperDrive compatible a few months before at a user group swap meet--these are out of production, as are the Apple-branded SuperDrives. It's quite possible to take an Apple SuperDrive mechanism and put it into the typical IIgs's 3.5 Drive enclosure with relative ease, but this may be cost prohibitive. Power users who have long had all of their slots filled may have a difficult time finding a free slot to place the card into. There have also been reports of difficulty dealing with 720K diskettes with this combination--I had no problems with these, and I come across these diskettes so infrequently now this may not be much of a concern. And the combined price of a SuperDrive and SuperDrive Card may be prohibitive compared to the alternative methods to achieve compatibility with MFM diskettes--the BlueDisk Card and generic Intel-style 3.5 inch floppy drive from //SHH Systeme in Germany or the Floptical Drives formerly marketed by Tulin Technology. The SuperDrive Card will certainly drive conventional Apple 3.5 Drives that use 800K GCR formatted diskettes, but it is only at its best with a true SuperDrive. Still, the SuperDrive Card is a real find. In typical Apple II style, it does its job with function and little fanfare--it plain works, and works well. If you need to use 3.5 inch diskettes from MSDOS or Windows machines, and you have or can easily locate an appropriate 3.5 inch disk drive mechanism, the SuperDrive Card may well be the answer you have been waiting for. Thank you, Shreve Systems. [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- Variations On A Theme ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] Telnet And The Delphi Content Plan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the most useful things you can do with an Internet account is to telnet. Telnet allows you to communicate with a remote host just as if you were directly linked to them. Several online services, including Delphi, permit telnet access. In fact, Delphi's Content Plan allows unlimited access to Delphi via telnet for $35 a year. If you combine that with an account on an Internet Service Provider that allows unlimited access, you have a very economical way to get onto Delphi. Once you have your Content account set up with Delphi, you can attempt to telnet into Delphi many ways. If you have a standard shell account on an Internet Service Provider, you can easily use the telnet command to get onto Delphi. Here's an example. From the main prompt of an Internet Service Provider, which looks like: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ [rsuenaga@butch rsuenaga]$ [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ I then enter the telnet command by typing in: telnet delphi.com and press return. I then get the following: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Trying 199.93.4.67... Connected to delphi.com Escape character is ^]. Username: [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ Let's take a look at this. Notice that the first thing it says is: Trying 199.93.4.67... The numbers 199.93.4.67 are an Internet Protocol Address, commonly referred to as an IP Address. Every Internet site has this numeric IP Address. If you'd like, you can telnet using this address rather than the alphanumeric domain name (delphi.com). Those of you who use _Marinetti_ on the IIgs are surely familiar with this. Simply substitute one for the other. In this case, instead of typing: telnet delphi.com you can type: telnet 199.93.4.67 and get the same results. At this point, to log onto Delphi, simply enter your username, as in the following example: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Trying 199.93.4.67... Connected to delphi.com Escape character is ^]. Username: RSUENAGA [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ and press return. You will then get the Password: prompt. To compete the sign in, type in your password and press return. [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Trying 199.93.4.67... Connected to delphi.com Escape character is ^]. Username: RSUENAGA Password: samplepassword [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ and then you will get the initial Delphi logon screen: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Hello RSUENAGA Welcome to DELPHI Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998 Delphi Internet Services Logon at : 10-JAN-1998 17:56:02 Last Logon : 10-JAN-1998 16:37:55 There were no tortoises in the US Postal Service's annual race for "Most Popular Stamp," so the Hare won this year. Get detail, and find out why the methodology may be flawed, in Stamps, Coins & Postal: GO HOBby STAmps Special Holiday Recipes! In Southern States forum - read the thread starting at Message 13580. GO TRA SOU. OPERATIONS REPORT - 1/9/98 10:20am EST - Delphi will be down briefly one early morning next week to complete a software upgrade. Exact time and day to be announced ASAP. The outage will affect text-Delphi and POP mail access. MAIN Menu: Auditorium Mail Arts and Entertainment Member Directory Business and Finance News, Weather, and Sports Computing and Technology Reference/Health/Education Conference Relationships and Support Current Affairs Shopping Custom Forums Travel and Cultures Delphinian Using Delphi Games Workspace Hobbies and Crafts HELP Home and Family EXIT Internet Services MAIN>What do you want to do? [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ Several Apple II users who telnet in like this have problems transferring files from the Database via the XModem, YModem, or ZModem protocol. That is likely due to not all ISP's supporting Telnet equally. Many times, they only support 7-bit telnet, which is not capable of handling these types of protocols. If you are having downloading problems, here are some things to try. Instead of simply typing: telnet delphi.com you can try one of the following variations: telnet -8 -E delphi.com -or- telnet -8 -E -L delphi.com -or- telnet delphi.com,T If those don't work for you, try just entering: telnet then pressing return. You will likely get a prompt that looks like this: telnet> at this prompt, try entering toggle binary and pressing return. Hopefully it will say: Negotiating binary mode with remote host. and give you another telnet> prompt. There you can enter: open delphi.com and hit return again. Then you can log in as above. If none of these allow you to do file transfers, you may be stuck using the Kermit protocol to transfer files. Several Apple II telecomm programs support Kermit (the latest versions of _ANSITerm_, _Spectrum_, and _ProTERM_ all support Kermit). While it is a slow protocol in practice, it is very reliable, and will let you transfer files where you otherwise would not be able to. There are several other options for telnetting into Delphi. If you have _Marinetti_ up and running, you can telnet in with the simple _Telnet_ application Richard Bennett includes with Marinetti or with _Spectrum 2.1_ and the _TopCat_ XCMD. If you access under TCP/IP with another computer, you can use a telnet client--such as _ProTERM Mac_ on the Macintosh. Or you can try to use your World Wide Web browser to telnet. If you enter: telnet://delphi.com with, for instance, _Microsoft Internet Explorer_ or _Netscape Navigator_ it will try to pull up a "helper application" to telnet to Delphi. Unfortunately, the _Spectrum Internet Suite_ does not support this telnet:// tag, but _Lynx_ does. Not all ISP's installations of _Lynx_ will support it, of course, but many do. One of the more interesting uses of this for me is when I visit the local public libraries, which allow access to _Lynx_ via their online catalogs. If I feel like taking a break from reading, I simply go to the card catalog and check my email or chat with friends! This small primer will assist you in getting going with telnetting to Delphi on your Apple II or other computer. We will continue to look at different ways to use the Internet to get the most out of your Apple II computer. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I tried OS/2 once, but I didn't inhale. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. Suenaga do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 3 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Life On The 'Net, A2 Style ------------------------------------- [OPN] GOING POSTAL Letters To The Editor ------------------------------------------ [POS] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] FREEWARE FAVORITES Hermes --------------------------------------------------------- [FRE] WEB SLINGING 101 Apple II Web Sites --------------------------------------------- [WEB] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Death is just nature's way of saying : : you're fired. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT :::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] LIFE ON THE 'NET, A2 STYLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is this proof positive that not only was _Castle Wolfenstein 3D_ the most highly anticipated game in recent memory for the Apple IIgs, but the Apple II is alive and well on the Internet? Within the first two weeks of its release, its author, Eric Shepherd, registered in excess of _two thousand_ downloads from his World Wide Web page. This doesn't include any downloads from Genie, Delphi, or anywhere else, nor does it count copies that have been or will be distributed by user groups or other Apple II vendors. Not only is this an unbelievable number for an Apple II program in this day and age, it's an astounding number for any computer platform for such a short period of time. It was exciting for me to be part of Sheppy's beta team as Wolf approached completion, and absolutely thrilling to see the download count rise and rise and rise. At the same time, the Apple II community was showing less vigor elsewhere. Renewals to the few remaining Apple II publications have looked down so far this year, and one, _The Apple Blossom_ (to which I regularly contribute) has decided this volume will be its last. All around, it seems shareware fees to our loyal programmers are down, and the spirit of community seems to be lacking. The hard questions beg to be asked: if 2,000 Apple IIgs users on the 'Net can download the most highly anticipated game in recent memory, why don't we have more subscribers to _Shareware Solutions II_ or _Juiced.GS_? Why is _The Apple Blossom_ ending its run? Why are our shareware authors struggling to justify another Apple II project? Sadly, while the Apple II appears alive on the 'Net, its vital signs elsewhere appear weak. Still, two thousand downloads is an exciting number, and hopefully those two thousand files translate into two thousand excited Apple II users who will keep the faith well into the next century and do what they need to do to keep Apple II support alive. In the meantime, I'll continue to check for vital signs from time to time, and keep an eye out for other signs of Apple II Life on the 'Net. [*] [*] [*] While Wolf was unquestionably the Apple II story of the month in February, it was far from the only story. The prodigious Apple II Webmeister, David Kerwood, has initiated _The Apple II WebRing_, which you'll learn more about in this month's _A FUNNY THING HAPPENED_ column. What might be exciting for you is that _The Lamp!_ is now part of that WebRing. If you're on another site on the WebRing, it'll likely be easy for you to access back issues of _The Lamp!_ If you prefer to do that the old fashioned way, remember that our URL is: http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga I am doing what I can to keep this site updated, but remember that it is a lower priority project for me. Easiest way to access any of the issues of _The Lamp!_ is simply to go to the _IIScribe_ Forum on Delphi (GO CUS 11) and download issues from the Database there. [*] [*] [*] This month, I'll close with my usual Blatant Plug: KansasFest 1998 registration is going on as I write this. Join the dozens of Apple II faithful who'll gather at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri in July for KFest 10. Register before April 15 (Tax Day, for those in the United States) and save $100! If you want more information, you can read _The Lamp!_ and find out who to send email to, or better yet, how to join the KansasFest mailing list. On that note, I'll excuse myself. I need to use the World Wide Web to find myself a plane ticket to Kansas City in July. Who said there's no Apple II Life on the 'Net? Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [POS]------------------------------ GOING POSTAL | ----------------------------------- Letters To The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" Tonight at 7:19PM, Wednesday the 4th of March 1998, I logged on to Delphi using PPP (PAP was also negotiated for logon). Today U.S. time it goes into testing with my beta folks, and should be ready by the end of March. Last week I completely rewrote the not yet tested PPP module which I started late last year, as the old implementation wasn't flexible enough for added network protocols like PAP and CHAP for example. So, tonight was the first time an Apple IIGS has done PPP without requiring GNO (I believe Derek had PPP working, but I have no proof). Regards, Richard richard_b@delphi.com Yowza!--RMS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Telecommunications ....... Binary II For Forked Files? [*] Graphics and Sound ....... SuperConvert 4 Problems [*] Entertainment Software ....... At Last--Wolf 3D [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... All Roads Lead To Kansas City MISCELLANEA """"""""""" CHATTING AWAY WITH GENIE COURTESY OF SSII Last Spring, Seven Hills """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Software sponsored an online chat that was conducted simultaneously on both Genie and Delphi, and at the time, I was just in awe that it could be done at all. I had no idea how Syndicomm managed to pull that one off, so when I went to KansasFest '97, I had one burning question that I was determined to have answered: How? As evidenced by the last two Monday nights, it's obvious that I got the answer to my question. At 10 PM EST, Apple II users on both Genie and Delphi entered their respective chat rooms, and were able to type to each other, back and forth, holding aq conversation - in real time - despite the fact that they were logged on to entirely different online networks. My thanks go out to Dave Miller and Tony Diaz for making it possible, and of course to Syndicomm for allowing it to happen. As the official sponsor and host of these dual systems chats, I've really enjoyed myself so far. And, just as I imagined, the atmosphere has been quite freewheeling. Since these chats will be on-going, taking place every Monday night (with very few exceptions), I was just wanting to toss out for discussion whether we should perhaps structure the chats a little. What I'm thinking is that I have a lot of resources and contacts within the Apple II world, and I'd like to perhaps use some of those to enhance the chats and to, perhaps, arrange for guests that you usually won't find hanging out in the chat areas. I have nothing definite to suggest at this point, but, maybe you do. Is there anything in particular folks would like to see happen at the SSII chats, or do you prefer the 'anything goes' atmosphere? Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 10179, GO COM A2 FOR) THE MOTHER OF MAC/GS HARDWARE LISTS? Is there a "list to end all lists" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" of GS compatible Mac hardware? I'd like to know which Mac KB's can be installed on a GS safely and reliably. (SFAHEY, 10553, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Bradley P Von Haden made a quite nice list; if he wants to post it """"" here, that's fine, but it's also archived in section 4.9 of the csa2 FAQ, found in the Delphi file libraries here, or by going to http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html Nathan "Blatant Plug" Mates (NMATES, 10554, GO COM A2 FOR) PROBLEMS WITH LARGE FONTS? Anyone use independence printer drivers for a """""""""""""""""""""""""" HP deskjet? I have been getting two point fonts (at a guess) when printing 60 point fonts in complex documents (particularly in GWIII) I use Pointless and Palatino TT font Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com Todays quote: A cat will blink when struck with a hammer (GSWOMBAT, 9999, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> The problem here is one I've tracked for awhile, which I believe is """"" not related so much to Independence in particular as much as memory. When you try to print a font to a high resolution (300 x 300 dpi) printer via Pointless, what Pointless asks the Font Manager for is a font four times the screen font (in this case 240 points), which is close to the limit of what the Font Manager can do (255 points). I've always had problems with fonts over 50 point or so, and printing is one of the most memory exhaustive things that the GS can do. I can't say absolutely for sure, but I believe that you've run out of memory (this can happen even with an 8 meg GS). . . Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10001, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I don't have PalatinoTT handy, but I did try printing a document """"" with a single line: 'This is a test' in New York, 64 points and Bold. Instead of the 2-point text that I sometimes get with Harmonie, I got a little (OK - about 2-point) block for each letter (including the spaces). I used New York because it is a little on the big side, and bold to presumably aggravate any problems. Discussions about similar problems by Harmonie users indicate that different fonts trigger problems at different maximum point sizes. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 10010, GO COM A2 FOR) COMA-PROOF ZIP DRIVES I read that the Tulin SCSI drivers would solve the """"""""""""""""""""" sleep problem with the Zip disks. Is it possible to purchase these drivers and if so where or from who? I would really like to get these as I fear one day I am going to inadvertently select initialize rather than eject and then I will be a very sad camper. (PBAUER1, 10332, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> From the Fall '97 issue of Juiced.GS (Vol. 2, Issue 4) .... """"" Tulin SCSI drivers are available directly from former Tulin associate Wing Cheung. The software driver package is available for $20 plus shipping and handling. Contact Wing at wing_cheung@compuserve.com for more details, or to work our the cost of shipping and handling before sending him a check. His snail-mail address: Wing Cheung 4901 Corona Court Union City, CA 94587 Best of luck obtaining the drivers. You'll be glad you did... Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3 (beta) (JUICEDGS, 10338, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Yes, the Iomega Zip Drive problems we've been discussing involve """"" only the Apple HS SCSI Card using the Apple SCSI drivers, and occur primarily when a disk is not inserted in the drive. (With a disk inserted at all times, things work pretty well.) I did not encounter the "sleep" problem, but I'm sure I would have eventually. There are a number of problems that occur with the Apple SCSI card and drivers, including some strange behavior in the standard file dialog box and with disappearing menu items in programs and icons in Finder windows. With the Tulin drivers, these problems vanish, and that's well worth the $20 for the custom drivers. I don't think any of the serious problems we've described occur with the RamFAST. Max (JUICEDGS, 10496, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> None of the problems documented with the Zip Drive/Apple High Speed """"" SCSI card combo are in evidence with the Zip Drive/RamFAST SCSI card combination, based on my longtime use of the Zip with the RamFAST on two separate Apple IIgs's. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10500, GO COM A2 FOR) TONY AND TONY'S DATABASE LISTINGS Now that I think we have settled on a """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" format that will work well with COG, Tony Diaz and I will be using it from now on. The only change is that the topic name will now appear in parentheses next to the filename. From this: Name: GUPP107.BXY to this: Name: GUPP107.BXY (Apple Operating System) This will allow COG (and other OLRs if their authors are so inclined) to more fully automate the download process for A2 (and hopefully A2Pro) files. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3b] -- When in doubt, make it sound convincing! (TONYW1, 10535, GO COM A2 FOR) RUMOR MILL """""""""" BEST QUALITY ACCELERATOR CABLE COMEBACK? I spoke to Bill Shuff around """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" October or November about making ZipGS cables. He makes the high quality cables with the thicker pins that many people have used when upgrading their Zips (or troubleshooting crashes). He said he would be willing to continue making the cables but he would need a group order to justify purchasing the parts. If enough people are interested I could post the estimated price for such cables and the number of people he would like in order to justify his expenses. -- James Keim (JDKEIM, 9938, GO COM A2 FOR) GS EMULATION, INTEL VARIETY Clancy Paul Computers of Princeton, NJ, has """"""""""""""""""""""""""" announced "Et ][, PC?" --a software and documentation package which allows Apple II, //c, and //e software to run on 386 and 486 based PC computers. It will also allow 16 bit IIGS software to run on Pentium-based computers. The package includes software and documentation supporting the creation of 3.5" IBM-PC format disks of Apple II programs from original disks of both standard (ProDOS and DOS 3.3) and copy-protected (DOS 3.3) formats. The package is targeted at the Education market where, in New Jersey, schools can get 386 and 486 computers for free through local donations. In the PC world, the 386 and 486 computers are becoming obsolete and are unable to run new software without expensive upgrades and, if then, at all. Many schools already have a base of Apple II software and this package allows a school to set up many classrooms of productive and inexpensive PC's by running the Apple II software it already owns. Site licenses are now available and a single-user package is currently being developed. For further information, email QWIKQUOTE@aol.com or telephone 609-278-4500 ext. 100. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 10462, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Apple tried to woo Apple II, //c, and //e Education users to the """"" Mac, but did not do a very good job. They first produced the //e card for the LC series, but that has fallen by the wayside. Then a group of dedicated ex Apple II enthusiasts write GUS in their spare time. Apple have not seen fit to help them in that project, so it is not yet publicly available. Bernie came to the Rescue, but with no support from Apple... Now with an emulation package that runs on a 386 or 486, it is clear that schools will move to those inexpensive machines, than stay with the Apple family. A great shame, but one we have unfortunately come to expect from the management challenged company... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10471, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< Because of the assumed belief that an "older" computer is no longer """"" useful, schools can obtain them for very little cost, if any. This will be a good thing for the schools that are hurting financially, but still need to provide computers for the students. They can use this PC emulator to run the old //e software they still have sitting around not being used. And very sadly, I was told that our district will be going to ALL IBM-compatibles within the next few years. What a shameful waste of IIgs's and Mac's, but that's another story and thread. :( Cindy Cindy Adams -- cindyadams@delphi.com Automatic reply by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) 2.5 (CINDYADAMS, 10473, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Is it not possible/practical to keep tabs on the prevailing status """"" of schools and their computer status with the education contacts available here at delphi? Wouldn't the IIGS be good system to introduce to limited income and "computer un-enhanced" families/environments? Just thinking from the hip, again:) Nick Heywood _ --_|\ IIGS 'What in the world do you want to do today?' / \ Delivered By Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.1, | ___ | about Marinetti TCP/IP \_/ \_/ <-- here from an Apple IIGS. (NICKH, 10487, GO COM A2 FOR) HOW MUCH MAC DOES BERNIE NEED (DESKTOP EDITION)? Hi, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" can anybody elaborate how fast one can expect Bernie to run on a 160 or 180 MHz 603e? Is it tolerable? I'm thinking of buying a Performa/Power Mac 5400... Udo Ceterum censeo, Microsoft esse delendam (UDOHUTH, 10025, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I've played with Bernie on my 100 mhz Duo 2300c and my 117 mhz """"" Powerbook 1400cs and it's more than tolerable. Gus is still faster, but Bernie's made a lot of strides in the last year, and it's actively being worked on. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10033, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Bernie also works well enough on my grayscale 5300 (100 MHz PPC """"" PowerBook), especially if I shift-boot the 5300 first. Very close to my 11.5 MHz IIgs. (Imagine playing Tunnels of Armageddon while cruising at 35,000 feet like I just did - a great way to pass the time traversing flyover country :) Of course, on my 300 MHz 8600, it's freakin' awesome. :) { }David K. (DKERWOOD, 10054, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> On my 120Mhz 8200 (7200 UK look-alike) Bernie runs at the """"" equivalent of a 20Mhz IIgs, Quite tolerable in my opinion... > Gus is still faster, but Bernie's made a lot of strides in the last > year, and it's actively being worked on. With the recent speed improvements in Bernie, I would still put GUS at about 50% faster than Bernie. With both of them, the actual speed you see things happen depends on many factors. If you have hard disk caching active on your Mac, the second time you run, things will speed up dramatically. As an indication of speed, a shift-boot of GUS takes about three seconds to get to the desktop on my Mac. A G3 Mac running at 266Mhz would probably do that in just over 1 second. So Bernie might take 1.5 seconds to boot... I think that is a pretty tolerable speed to run your IIgs at... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10061, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> It really depends on """"" - the machine you are using - whether you're emulating sound - color depth (256 colors is fastest) - type of application Low-end Macs (66Mhz, 601, L2) deliver emulated speeds of somewhat above the original, usually between 3 to 6 Mhz. A 603e running at 200Mhz takes you to around 18 Mhz, and so on. A G3 reportedly runs at 50Mhz core CPU speed (i.e., just doing some fancy math without screen updates etc.) I hope you'll get the picture. You'll get the unique "Zip Chip" feeling on Macs starting at 100Mhz. But as I said, it's all very ballpark. Now a note that just came in from the damage control department: the difference between GUS and Bernie is definitely below 50%. They do differ in their behaviour when the CPU is getting faster. Bernie gains momentum as the machine is getting faster, so the performance gap, if there is such, will be marginalized towards the high-end. :-) - henrik (GUDATH, 10124, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> It's faster than a IIgs in some functions on a Performa 6320 with """"" 120 MHz, so it would certainly be tolerable at 160 and 180, unless by "intolerable" you mean "intolerably fast"! Jim Dwyer Bavarian Leprechaun Blarney delivered by IIgs, Spectrum 2.1 and Crock o' Gold 2.0 (PEACECHURCH, 10131, GO COM A2 FOR) HOW MUCH MAC DOES BERNIE NEED (PORTABLE EDITION)? All, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As I am not PowerBook literate, what would be the minimum PB one would need to reasonably run Bernie? I am not familiar with the various PB models. Background: My Better-Half would like a _minimum footprint_ system to have available in the kitchen to check email, look up recipes, etc. I'm afraid my GS doesn't quite meet the minimum footprint requirement. So that leads me to a PB. I would like to be able to run Bernie too, which means it needs to be a PPC PowerBook. Also I don't know how much difference color vs. greyscale screen makes. Is greyscale tolerable or do you lose a lot of detail/hard to read, etc. Are there any recommended places to purchase used PBs? Sun Remarketing seems to only have 030- and 040-based used PBs. I'm really not looking to spend a whole lot on a new IIGS peripheral. Those new PBs are quite pricey... Is Bernie able to do telecom yet, such as run Spectrum/COG? If not, what Mac telecom program would you recommend for doing email? Sorry for the bazillion questions but I know from experience the people in A2 have all the answers. :) Thanks. Mark Welte [Doc] (WELTEM, 10114, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> What you would need is a PowerPC based Powerbook, and they are few """"" in number: 200 series (Duo) with PowerPC upgrade 500 series Powerbook with PowerPC upgrade 5300 series 1400 series 2300 series (Duo) 2400 series 3400 series G3 > Background: My Better-Half would like a _minimum footprint_ system to > have available in the kitchen to check email, look up recipes, etc. I'm > afraid my GS doesn't quite meet the minimum footprint requirement. So > that leads me to a PB. I would like to be able to run Bernie too, which > means it needs to be a PPC PowerBook. The smallest of those would be one of the Duos, followed by the 2400. However, neither have a floppy drive. . . FWIW, I have both a 2300 and a 1400 and I like them both :) > Also I don't know how much difference color vs. greyscale screen makes. > Is greyscale tolerable or do you lose a lot of detail/hard to read, etc. I used to have a 520 with a grayscale screen and the screen was reasonable. Nowadays, you can't find Powerbooks with anything but color screens, however, except on the used market. . . Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10155, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> You must have a PowerPC version of the PowerBook to run Bernie. It """"" will not run on the 030-040 versions... > Is Bernie able to do telecom yet, such as run Spectrum/COG? If not, > what Mac telecom program would you recommend for doing email? Not as yet, though it is promised some time in the future. On the Mac there is no question, you should use ProTerm Mac for most comms use. But if you mean a program for Internet E-Mail, then Netscape, MIE and a host of other programs such as Eudora-Light will do it more easily, and most of them are free... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10160, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Doc, """"" The absolute minimum PowerBook needed to run Bernie ][ The Rescue (BTTR)would be the model I cited, the 5300 grayscale machine. Not that you'd ever find one - the grayscale machines were relatively rare birds. By the way, it's only grayscale on the built-in screen...attach an external monitor to it and the standard display is 640x480 with 256 colors. The grayscale display is actually more readable than the color screens of the rest of the 5300 series, primarily because it is a lot brighter than the color ones, even the active matrix displays. Another low-end powerbook that could run BTTR would be the 500 series, I believe, and then only if they had the PowerPC upgrade installed. These were solid machines, and still command a relatively high price in the used market. PowerBook 3400 prices have fallen quite a bit in the last two months - keep your eyes on these. The new thumping G3 PowerBooks command (and get) top dollar, while the "entry level" 3400's can now be had in the mid-2k range (new). But even the slowest 3400's will run rings around the 5300 series, and will of course run Bernie ][ the Rescue without breaking a virtual sweat. The only critical issue for these (or for any machine running Bernie) is RAM. 16 megs and RamDoubler is the lowest configuration you can have on any Mac and still have room for the Mac to do things like running Finder in the background. This will let you run Bernie as a full-suite IIgs with all your sounds, bells and whistles, print from AppleWorks GS (yes you can!), play mods, run HyperCard GS (Color HyperCard on a Mac!), yadda yadda yadda :) { }David K. (DKERWOOD, 10197, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> The only used PPC PB is likely to be the 5300 or another upgraded """"" model. The 5300's are being sold as Apple-refurbished machines through several outlets at the moment for about $1200. I bought mine (my daughter's) from MacResQ and was pleased with the service. Jim Dwyer Bavarian Leprechaun Blarney delivered by IIgs, Spectrum 2.1 and Crock o' Gold 2.0 (PEACECHURCH, 10256, GO COM A2 FOR) NEW FEATURES FOR COG? A suggestion for the future update of COG... """""""""""""""""""" When a person adds a new Forum, have a script check to see if a Topic list already exists. If it doesn't, then have COG automatically generate a Topic list and save it in the appropriate place. Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.1 First pull up - Then pull down. (LUMITECH, 9903, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Oh my... """"" I just discovered that COG doesn't include the CC's when you Reply to an email. This, IMHO, is a mistake. :/ As an Assistant Manager here on Delphi, I get a LOT of inter-Staff-related Email, and not being able to automatically reply to everyone in the loop is going to be a problem for me... maybe for many of us? I found this out quite by accident when my Forum Manager asked me why I didn't CC everyone on a recent reply to her inquiry. :) Is there a workaround for this, or is someone working on an option to allow COG to include everyone in the CC list? I'd fix it myself, but I don't know enough about the scripts yet. Thank you. Hugs, Goldfische Conference Manager, New Age Forum (go rel new) Web: { Newage} Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew ... The Earth Belongs To Our Children Sent by Spectrum 2.1 & COG 2.1 for the AppleIIGS --- Brain damage? No thanks, I already have some. (GOLDFISCHE, 9977, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> The simplest workround is to build an Address Book entry with all """"" the names you want to send a copy of your reply to. Then use the nickname when you reply! If you are dealing with a regular list of people, then I would have expected you to have done this already! To pick up all the names from a message header, then present a dialog asking which of them you want to reply to, is going a bit far I think. I use Eudora on the Mac for my main email, and even it will not reply to all the people on the CC list, you have to build an Address Book entry... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 9992, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Ewen: """"" While this would work for my Staff Reply problem (thanks for suggesting it!) it's impractical for those emails I get from friends where the names of all the participants changes from email to email. I guess I've been lucky in that every single OLR I've ever used, (Rainbow here) did this by default, so I'd just assumed that such was a given. Evidently I'm wrong. :) While I disagree that having COG do this would be going a bit far, I can see why you wouldn't want to take on the massive project of adding that feature. I'll just start using New instead of Reply. Thanks anyway. Hugs, Goldfische Conference Manager, New Age Forum (go rel new) Web: { Newage} Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew ... The Earth Belongs To Our Children Sent by Spectrum 2.1 & COG 2.1 for the AppleIIGS --- The careful application of terror is also a form of communication. (GOLDFISCHE, 9996, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Eudora can't respond to all recipients? That would seem to be a """"" pretty basic function. Pine can do it. In fact, if Pine sees a CC list when you reply it will ask if you want to reply to everyone or just the sender. Similarly, if it sees a "Reply to" header it will ask if you want to reply to the original sender or the "Reply to" or both. I asked Ewen about this during the beta test, but he didn't think it was necessary and that we could just use an address book. The problem is that there are often times when I get a single piece of email with a unique CC list that I would like to respond to. It's not practical to create an address book entry for just one reply. FWIW, CoPilot doesn't handle CC responses either. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- I'm in shape ... pear is a shape isn't it? (TONYW1, 10004, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Delphi mail does not list the CC addressees. That is, if I send a """"" letter to you, with a CC to CHunk and to Harold, EACH of you will get a letter with only your own address listed in the header. (Someone asked the other day about blind CCs, and I THINK that that is the default for the Delphi mail system.) Don't count on that information without getting a confirmation from someone in engineering, but I'm pretty sure of it anyway. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 10011, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Ah well, I was going to say this, but it seems there is no point: """"" Then we need a volunteer to write a piece of script for COG that takes selected text on screen, and parses it into a string of names separated by spaces, so you can paste it into the reply address field! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10027, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> In message 'RE: Crock O' Gold (Re: Msg 9977)' UTTER said: """"" > Delphi mail does not list the CC addressees. It does for me. There might be a user preference for this, but I couldn't find anything. > That is, if I send a letter to you, with a CC to CHunk and to Harold, > EACH of you will get a letter with only your own address listed in the > header. Again, I find this not to be the case. In fact, I just ran a test by sending email to a bunch of Delphi and internet addresses and each recipient was able to see the entire CC list. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- A lawyer is one who writes a 30-page document and calls it a brief! (TONYW1, 10048, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Dunno, it might depend on where you send it from, or they might """"" have fixed it. But at one point this was causing a considerable problem because mail from "the high command" was being sent to multiple recipients but they are not showing as being copied. (I would get a letter whose salutation was "Dean," and which was clearly meant for Dean, but which appeared to be addressed solely to me.) There was a lot of stuff being forwarded, a lot of mail going back and forth that was duplicated, etc. Perhaps they fixed it. (I TOLD you not to count on what I said without confirming it, remember?:) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 10099, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> When I checked back in my Archive files, I found that the 'CC:' """"" field is included in a mail message, as a string of names separated by commas. Just right for entering in the 'CC:' field when you reply. With COG2, if you select 'New', then the 'CC:' field is filled in with the correct string for you. With COG2.3 onwards, you will be asked if you want to include that string for a 'Reply' as well... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10116, GO COM A2 FOR) ANTICIPATION: WAITING FOR WOLF Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" System Requirements Apple IIgs 4 MB RAM required Hard disk required Accelerator card recommended (8 MHz or higher preferred) Wolfenstein 3D will not work with an AppleDesign keyboard installed in your IIgs. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10055, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< You can ignore the warning about the AppleDesign keyboard. """"" Apparently it works fine; further testing shows no problems at all; even Kirk's is working fine now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10152, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Thanks to the hard working minions at F.E.Systems Software """"" Emulation Technologies, a fresh version of Bernie ][ The Rescue has been released to those Apple IIgs fanatics who are chained to their Macs. This release allows you to play Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs on any Power Macintosh machine or its viable clones. Achtung baby! http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/ { }David K. (DKERWOOD, 10273, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> Well, time to impact is much less than that now, but I wanted to """"" say that Sheppy sent me a pre-release copy for review yesterday, and it is phenomenal. I thought the demo was pretty darn cool, but the full version will blow you away (literally :-) The new music/sound gives the game a distinct personality, and the art from Clue (NinjaForce) is brilliantly done. We owe Sheppy and his development team a debt of gratitude for their continued work and dedication to the IIGS and for finishing up Wolf 3D with such a flare. A big moment in Apple II history is about to arrive. The official release of Wolfenstein 3D for the IIGS. Wow! And they said it couldn't be done .... :-) Thanks to Sheppy and all involved. You guys are awesome! Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.2 (JUICEDGS, 10277, GO COM A2 FOR) IT'S HERE! Impact. """""""""" Get Wolf at http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/software/wolf3d_gs/ Are you psyched yet? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10279, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< By the way, the Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter, for converting """"" scenarios from the Mac to the IIgs, is now available as well at the same Web site: http://www.sheppyware.ml.org. The game and the Scenario Converter will be available for download on Delphi on Saturday afternoon (Pacific Standard Time). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10280, GO COM A2 FOR) >>>>> I d/l'ed this incredible masterpiece, and it is everything Sheppy """"" said it would be and more, it is fantastic, stupendous...;-) APPLE II FOREVER! cknaff --- Calvin ***** Spectrum v2.1 & Crock.O.Gold v2.1 ***** (CKNAFF, 10284, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< By the way, there is one known bug of significance in the game: """"" The knife weapon does not draw quite right. There's a little vertical line at the right edge of the weapon that shouldn't be there. This is known and cannot currently be fixed (I don't have the source code for the part of the game that draws the weapons). I'm hoping to fix it eventually, but I can't promise anything. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10318, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< Crashing when you quit Wolf 3D is caused by a GS/OS bug that was """"" discovered last week. There's a new version of Wolf 3D coming soon that works around this GS/OS bug to eliminate the problem. I'm not sure what could be causing your other problems. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10453, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< If you have a Wolf 3D scenario you've converted from the Mac to the """"" IIgs, you can submit it to be included on the official Wolf 3D IIgs Web site! Just make sure the scenario works, and be sure the scenario picture for the menu has been customized as described in the documentation for the Scenario Converter program, then email a copy of the scenario to wolfsubmit@sheppyware.ml.org. I'll review the file to be sure it works, then put it on the Web site for all to enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10458, GO COM A2 FOR) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KFEST INFO BY EMAIL """"""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'98____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ _________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| JOIN THE KFEST '98 MAILING LIST! Join the KFest mailing list for the most up-to-date information on the Apple II event of the year. KFest '98 will again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place from July 22 - July 26, 1998. If you register before April 15, 1998, the cost is only $265, which -includes the use of a double room in the Avila College dorms -and- meals! There are also a limited number of single rooms available for $365. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or motels near the college then the cost is $165, but you would, of course, have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) But act now--prices go up on April 15, 1998. Check-in will be on Wednesday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. A vendor fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, with software and hardware demos slated for Saturday afternoon. To subscribe to the KansasFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@trenco.gno.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be sent a welcome message, including instructions on how to send mail to the list. If you have other questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to kfest@intrec.com or kfest-help@trenco.gno.org, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html (JUICEDGS, 10428, GO COM A2 FOR) DIVEMASTER: LORD OF THE (WEB) RINGS Official Announcement.... """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Mother of All Apple II WebRings is now in service! The main mission of A2-Web is to serve as the primary resource for anyone looking for Apple II products, information, and support on the World Wide Web. To that end, I've inaugurated a new service of A2-Web which will further this mission in a big way. The Apple II WebRing is now in place, and the Ring has been officially recognized by www.webring.org as a legitimate web ring! Joining the ring is as easy as filling out a simple form and dropping in some code that I've made available on the WebRing page, at this url: http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/a2webring.html What is a WebRing, you ask? The Apple II WebRing provides a higher level of organization to the multitude of Apple II sites on the World Wide Web, a level above what is offered on A2-Web. The Apple II WebRing is a way to group together these sites with similar content by linking them together in a circle, or ring. How does it work? The idea is that once you are at one site in the Apple II WebRing, you can click on a "Next" or "Previous" link to go to adjacent sites in the ring and--if you do it long enough--end up where you started. Right now the Apple II WebRing is just getting started, so there aren't that many sites on the ring. Yet. That will change as time goes on and the word gets out. If you have a web page that you think belongs in the Apple II WebRing, then your task is relatively easy. All you have to do is insert an HTML code snippet on your page, and fill out a simple form. There is no other maintenance required on your part. When you join the Apple II WebRing, the HTML code on your homepage never changes. Links point to a special CGI script at WebRing.org that will send people to the next (or previous) site in the ring. Because the central ring database is located in one location, sites can be added and removed quickly and easily, and because the WebRing CGI allows you go continue past sites that are unreachable, you will always be able to continue around the loop. The Apple II WebRing will do quite a few tricks, actually. People can travel a ring in either direction, either jumping to (or skipping) the next site or previous site, list the next five sites in the ring or jump to a random site in the ring. One of the most powerful capabilities the Apple II WebRing gives the user is the ability to instantly get a list of all pages in the loop. In other words, giving the user a one-stop-shop to find every Apple II page that has joined the Apple II WebRing. Welcome to the Ring! { }David K. (DKERWOOD, 10264, GO COM A2 FOR) <<<<< The Mother of All Apple II WebRings now has ten sites in the ring! """"" Here they are: A2-Web A2-Web is the self-proclaimed Mother of all Apple II web sites, with links to Apple II support on the web worldwide! Marinetti Home Page TCP/IP for the Apple IIgs. Charles Hartley's Apple II Software Download Page This site contains downloadable Apple II software and related materials. The AppleWorks Gazette The AppleWorks Gazette is here to help the promise once made by Apple Computer Corp., but since forgotten by them: Apple ][ forever! The Apple II Programmers Forum on Delphi The A2 Pro Forum on Delphi is the center of the Apple II Programmers Universe. The Rhode Island Apple Group Home Page The Rhode Island Apple Group (RIAG) is the Ocean State's premier support organization for users of ALL Apple and Apple OS computers. The A2 Forum on Delphi The A2 Forum on Delphi is the center of the Apple II User Community Online Universe. Trenco Apple II FTP Archive This is an ftp server for Apple II programs, data, and information. The GNO Consortium Host site for GNO documentation, the GNO FAQ, and other GNO-related documentation. GNO is UNIX for the Apple IIgs. Applebyters of the Quad Cities The homepage for the Applebyters of the Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois). Includes club information, sample newsletters, and relevant links. { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 10532, GO COM A2 FOR) DELPHI'S A2 WEB PAGE: THE NEXT GENERATION The Delphi A2 web site has """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" entered its second generation, with fresh code, new articles, more files added to the Best of A2, an improved appearance in all browsers (including Lynx!), and much more. The lead article is on Don Zahniser's excellent Off-line Reader package for ANSITerm, OLRight!. Our own Pat Kern (PATZ_PIX) now has her own web page on Graphics and Sounds (what else? :), the KansasFest '97 Scrapbook is HUGE, and the site is now part of the Apple II Web Ring! http://www.delphi.com/apple2/ { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 10335, GO COM A2 FOR) SSII AND ALLTECH: TAKING WINNING SIRIUS-LY Shareware Solutions II, in """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" association with Alltech Electronics, is pleased to announce that one very lucky subscriber to the Shareware Solutions II newsletter has been chosen in a random drawing to receive a brand new Sirius II RAM card, fully populated with 8 Megabytes of RAM. And, the winner is ... Harriet Hoxie of Quincy, MA. Ms Hoxie has been a subscriber to Shareware Solutions II since 1995. Thank you Harriet for your ongoing support of Shareware Solutions II. Joe Kohn - Publisher, Shareware Solutions II http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 10448, GO COM A2 FOR) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 10390 18-FEB 14:42 User Groups & Publications RE: Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 442) From: JOE_KOHN To: JOE_KOHN After I posted that I'd announce the winner today of the Sirius II RAM card, I received the latest issue of The Apple Blossom. After reading that Steve Cavanaugh planned to produce only two more issues, I got more than a little depressed and decided to turn my computer off and get some fresh air instead. Fortunately for me, attending an astronomy lecture given by a NASA scientist always perks me up, so that's what I did instead of printing out the names of potential winners. That said...I just explained to Shiva that the entire Apple II world was waiting for the results of the random drawing, and she won't let you down. So, I _will_ post the name of the winner on Thursday. As far as TAB, I was caught completely off-guard by the announcement. I truly believed that the companies still involved with producing Apple II products were, by this point, "in for the long haul." In his announcement, Steve said that the future of HyperQuarterly was not yet decided, but that he would fulfill his obligations to mail out the two remaining issues of HQ's Volume 1 to all subscribers. So, I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage all of you with an interest in HyperCard to subscribe to HQ. If you are hesitant, Steve does have an offer to send you one issue (I don't remember the price offhand) as a Preview, of sorts. If you like it, then you can get the other issues. I'll be honest with you...I think HyperQuarterly is wonderful, and I've enjoyed the first two issues and I'd really like to see it published for years to come. In order for that to happen, it's apparent that Steve needs some encouragement. And, as 'they' say, "money talks." Please think about signing up for HyperQuarterly. If you like HyperCard, you won't be sorry, as HQ is a wonderfully creative publication that'll make you even happier that you use a IIGS. Support those who support the Apple II. Joe Kohn, Shareware Solutions II http://www.crl.com/~joko [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2_ProDUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] LICENSING BYTEWORKS LANGUAGES? On a related topic, have you ever """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" considered licensing ORCA/C to run on a non-IIGs '816? Or perhaps of more commercial interest, an 8-bit version of ORCA/C to run on 65c02s? I'm thinking about the embedded systems market. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1384, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> If you mean cross compilers, I've already done one. There is a """"" version of ORCA/C that runs under MPW. Creating one that would run under Windows is possible, but I don't see a big enough market to justify the time. (Correct me if I'm wrong. I would want to see $30,000-$50,000 in sales to make it worth the time. It could be done under contract for less, but who has that kind of money and needs this kind of product?) As far as a 65c02 version, it's not likely. Creating compiled code for the c02 is just a nightmare; it doesn't have enough RAM to run the typical compiled program. And the cost of development for a decent system would be astronomical compared to the cost of porting ORCA/C to the Windows platform, so the expected return would have to be higher, too. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1393, GO COM A2PRO FOR) WHAT A2PRO WANTS AT KFEST Reading and taking notes at a frantic pace! """"""""""""""""""""""""" However, a little late letting everyone know I'm taking this all in:( Somewhere "upstream" - msg 1337 to be specific, I've already nabbed Ewen and designated him as the "First Confirmed [KFest '98] Presenter"! Nathan, Geoff, and Mike are "on the list" and we'll try to work out some fantastic sessions for this year's 'Fest. What would help best is everyone's input on what they'd really like to see this year. Mike has already mentioned a HyperLogo session - if there is enough interest. Tom C. has the right approach! Last year and this year he was the FIRST to mention what he'd like to see. (Thanks Tom - that's the input we want!). While we can't guarantee any specific session right now there are still many talented, knowledgeable programmers that can take on any suggestion we can put forth! At the bare minimum, posting your interests here will help you inform the programmers that attend. Although I've probably missed something, there is one more thing for now. This is more of a KFest thing than a BASIC Programming thing. So... shouldn't we move this to the "Programmers' Lounge" under the "KansasFest 1997" area (rep 7)? (Or better, start a KFest '98 subject?). BTW, Thanks to all for helping us get KFest '98 started with such a "bang"! With your help, I'll try to make this year's schedule the best ever, Godzilla (STEVE_G, 1386, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> You can entitle that 'First steps in Spectrum Scripting' and """"" subtitle it 'Spectrum scripting for Dummies', or even 'how to get Cindy to write Son of SIS in five minutes!' :) I see a slight trend emerging here with what I propose to do and what Mike may be doing. Put that in conjunction with the significance of the tenth K'Fest, and perhaps we have a trend to 'Get back to Basics'. Pun intended... From the very start of Spectrum scripting, we tried to keep in mind that anyone could write their own scripts. Just as in my early days of using a ][, everyone wrote their own Basic programs. There has been a lack of general involvement in such things in recent years, yet the tools have got more powerful. GSBasic will be the ultimate on simple programming of the IIgs, and if we can get people to do it themselves, we should have a rash of new applications! In a similar way, we have seen SIS and COG written for Spectrum, but those were done by programmers whose time can also be spent at assemblers. We should see things like this from the fingers of ordinary users... So to sum up what I am saying is that I think K'Fest 98 is a chance to get people back to doing things for themselves. It may be the only way they can keep their IIgs and //es working in the new communications age we find ourselves! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1387, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Here is my 2 cents on the subject of K Fest 98 """"" 1. Class on scripting 2. class on scripting as relates to telecommunication programs 3. class on Hypercard. Due to the bridge to other platforms Would like to see intermediate and advanced but after one another so could go to both. 4. GSbasic if available for distribution. I'll try to come up with others. Allen Moore Going to KFest98 Not on my love ---AppleGS (AMOORE, 1397, GO COM A2PRO FOR) IIGS WEB BROWSER BROODING The two main stumbling blocks are screen """"""""""""""""""""""""" resolution and processor speed. The stock GS simply doesn't have the resolution necessary to display most web pages. I suppose you could convert all the images down to what the GS can display, but that brings up point two... If you have ever viewed GIFs on the GS you know how long it takes to display them. JPEGs are even worse. Combine this image conversion with the HTML processing and the GS, even accelerated, is simply out of its league. Point one can be solved by using the Second Sight card, but that would severely limit the market and it would still be slow. I would guess that the average web page with limited graphics would take at least 5 minutes to render on an accelerated GS. Add some bigger pictures, especially JPEGs, and you could go have dinner and see a movie while the GS is chugging away. And those graphic-intensive pages with dozens of large JPEGs might take overnight. That's simply not acceptable. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.1b19] -- Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill. (TONYW1, 1400, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I would also add color depth as a stumbling block for displaying """"" graphics "as it was meant to look" on a stock GS. a 16 color fixed 640 mode dithered super-hires graphics just can't produce graphics exactly as what the original look like. Take a look at Super Convert 4.0 and it takes forever for the graphic conversion to take place. As Tony mentioned, the second sight video card will be the only option to provide the fastest possible decompression of images with the best possible display. If I recall correctly, a 640x400 JPEG can be uncompressed as quickly as 40 seconds on an accelerated GS as viewed on a Second Sight card (with highly optimized decompression routines). This doesn't consider the page layout work needed to put the graphics in the appropriate location for the web page. Also, considering there are no X or Quickdraw tools for the Second Sight, you will have to write your own font, window, cursor, drawing, etc. routines. IMO, since SIS is available, it is not worth reinventing the wheel for features which would take several years to implement. If you are really interested in writing a graphics Browser, take a look at the source code for Mosaic 2.x which is freely available and see what it would take to port to the IIgs. I would also suggest looking at the source for Lynx to implement features which never made it to Mosaic such as Cookies, extended Netscape extensions to tags, and HTTP 1.1 compliancies. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 1401, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I admit that I've never written the code to convert GIF or JPEG """"" images on the GS, but I have written a fair amount of code--including code to convert TIFF on the GS. I tend to bite (byte?) off more than I should at times, too, but I personally think it is realistic to download and display _reasonable_ resolution on the Apple IIGS in real time. Let me define reasonable. I don't mean downloading huge, beautiful 24 bit images, converting them to dithered 256 (or even 16) color images, and displaying the full-size result. What would seem reasonable to me is downloading the original images, scaling them quickly to something that would fit on an Apple IIGS screen, and displaying them in grayscale. The actual full-resolution images could be saved to disk for later processing. Yes, it's limited. Yes, it would be slow for some sites--but so is my 200MHz 604e. As for background processing, I have to disagree flatly with a couple of comments I've seen here. I don't claim it's easy, nor always useful, but it could be useful in a significant number of cases. First, while any GS browser will spend tons more time processing information for display compared to download time than a fast Mac, with my ISP, I can promise it will have dead time. Maybe that isn't true in your area, but it sure is here. That dead time can be used to process display images. Should it be? That's a design decision for the person doing the programming. Second, I contribute a lot of dead time, too. When I'm flipping from page to page, no browser keeps up with me. But right at this moment almost any browser could keep up. Computers still process information faster than I type (or read). :) Like most of you, I know it's flat out impossible to display the typical wide, colorful, graphical web page on a stock Apple IIGS. It's unreasonable to display color at all, and the color wouldn't look good anyway. But I really don't see why a grayscale browser with scaled pictures isn't possible. Whether that would be a significant enough improvement compared to the work involved is, of course, another issue. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1416, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> There are plenty of things that can be done on the GS *other* than """"" cloning the latest hot program for other platform XYZ. [There's a lot of games 5-10 years old that are perfectly doable] While it's occasionally good to go attempt something that's never been done before, it's also much better to have a clue and a plan. And when the "plan" includes a fair amount of buzzwords and not enough facts, then you get real suspicious. It'd be much better for everyone if *specific* questions were asked (such as "how do I handle extended keyboard "How does the bank 01 screen work, and why bother?" "What's a handle and a refnum?"). Those can be answered with specific, concrete answers, and show that the person asking is actually implementing things, rather than just randomly daydreaming. Daydreams are nice, but you gotta turn those into code eventually if you're going to do more than produce vaporware. So daydream, but then turn it into real code (and questions) before saying what's doable. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 1421, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Nathan says it all. """"" In my opinion, there are only three people on the IIGS who were able to make a browser that handles GIF pictures. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems to me that now we have TCP/IP but no programs using it. It all sounds like when the second Sight card was introduced, which could be nice if we had 20 programming groups who supported it. Right now, the same goes for TCP/IP. Ok, there are some people who seem to be working on ports of newsreaders, chat programs and so on, but they just port. This means that the final programs will be slow and huge, like everything ported from Unix/Linux etc. The only thing that is actually THERE is SIS. I don't know the program, the only thing I could imagine that COULD be done would be to be able to create plugins for SIS that handle graphic data (don't know if that is possible). What do you think? Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc (JESSEBLUE, 1434, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> There are very few released programs that use it. Marinetti 1.0 has """"" a number of bugs which hinder development of large projects. > like when the second Sight card was introduced, The second sight is also pretty buggy, but unlike Marinetti, it has no support from its manufacturer. > Ok, there are some people who seem to be working on ports of > newsreaders, chat programs and so on, but they just port. All of my "ported" code is 100% assembly with no similarity to the C code which I used only as a reference. Marinetti doesn't have a socket interface which is found in UNIX so you have to write the TCP/IP code much differently. The problem with my FTP client is how to best optimize the code which is still in an experimental cycle--it works, but not optimized. Fortunately, I have about 5 months before I have to figure out the best optimizations since that may be part of a session at KFest this year. > This means that the final programs will be slow and huge, like everything > ported from Unix/Linux etc. This would be a potential problem with GNO based GS/TCP apps. > The only thing that is actually THERE is SIS. I don't know the program, > the only thing I could imagine that COULD be done would be to be able to > create plugins for SIS that handle graphic data (don't know if that is > possible). SIS would need heavy modifications to support "plugins", not mentioning that TCP/IP would be _required_ for downloading GIFS, WAVs, etc... As soon as Marinetti works well enough for a large scale project such as a Web Browser, I can take a look to see what it takes to implement a plug-in interface. Yes, I am interested in writing a plug-in interface, but will anybody write plug-ins for it? I see SIS needing a bunch of other improvements before a plug-in interface can be considered. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 1442, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> The others replied before I could get a chance to, but all the work """"" I'm aware of in regard to Marinetti (and there is quite a lot going on, believe it or not) is written from scratch, specifically for Marinetti. And with the new version just around the corner, addressing most of the problems with the first version, I'm happy to say we should have the very first big apps coming real soon now. As for bloated and slow, that's up to the programmer, but I have gone out of my way to make sure Marinetti conducive to simply porting UNIX source code. The various Marinetti apps WILL be Apple IIGS specific applications. I agree however that there has been less developed for Marinetti than I'd wished. I thinks more a case of too little too late, and I blame that specifically on one person... Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1444, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Within a week of Marinetti being released to the public, I posted """"" the TopCat XCMD, so that Spectrum has been supporting it ever since... But I know that TCP/IP is not going to be the same as the SecondSight card, as you do not need to install hardware and buy a new display to use it! Anyone can use it... There are numerous small utilities in the pipeline, and major ones being planned. Marinetti is the corner stone for the future survival of the IIgs in this information rich age... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1449, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I still think that the best option for showing graphics on a IIgs """"" web browser would be an NDA that viewed .GIF and .JPG after they were downloaded. SIS already shows icons where graphics are supposed to be. Ryan KFest '98 registration happening now! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 1460, GO COM A2PRO FOR) DEBUGGING GS/OS I'm getting back into debugging the GS/OS boottime code, """"""""""""""" and finding lotsa quirks. [And finding that NL and GSBug are woefully inadequate when you can't get to NL to do memory searching at boottime, even though I know it's loaded... grrr. Time for me to write something RIGHT, but I need a name for the thing. Any suggestions?] Basically, sometime after Segfaulter, one of my debugging tools is loaded, memory is trashed around $30/5564. A bit of tracing, and it looks like 00/D4xx mostly refers to it, with it creating the pointer to DP:88 at 00/D469. First, anyone have a map to GS/OS or a plan of what's supposed to be there? This is bankswitched ram, so I can't guarantee easily that I can insert a breakpt in that area. Suggestions, comments, etc? Also, if a thread wants to be spun off from here of features you think should be in a debugger, go for it. [And if someone knows where the ROM keeps the tables of opcode types, lengths, etc to help in building a disassembler without me typing in lotsa tables, speak up :] Nathan "I break everything" Mates (NMATES, 1432, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I typed in a table for use in my Debugger for the Ninjaforce """"" Assembler. I can look it up and send you the source, if you want. I believe that I've typed in the names, too, but I'm not sure. Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming IIGS game at: http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc (JESSEBLUE, 1435, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I'm not sure where in ROM the table resides, but here are some """"" firmware entry points that you can look at or use: $F88C INSDS1.2 Perform LDA (PCL,X); then fall into INSDS2 $F88E INSDS2 Calculate length of 6502 instruction $F890 GET816LEN Calculate length of 65C816 instruction $F8D0 INSTDSP Display disassembled instruction These are all 8 bit firmware entry points but you can also access them using the Miscellaneous Tools FWENTRY call. This info is from the Apple IIgs Firmware Reference Appendix C. The firmware entry points I described above start on page 229. They can also be found in Inside the Apple IIgs by Gary Bond starting on page 123 which is where I originally discovered them. Jeff Blakeney sent using Spectrum 2.1, Crock O' Gold 2.0 and Marinetti! (JBLAKENEY, 1440, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Here is the disassembler data tables. """"" dis_lens length of operand, for index in this table use command byte dis_comps offset into dis_coms table: (figure-1)*3 = offset for index in this table use command byte dis_opcs operand type specs for index in this table use command byte dis_opc_tb search op.type.spec in this table. the index can then be used to print operand prefix with dis_opc_htb operand suffix with dis_opc_etb btw.: dfb = define byte dw = define word asc = ascii data ; = comment msb on/off used for asc pseudo-op ------------------------------------------------------------ dis_lens dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 3,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 1,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,4,3,3,4 dfb 1,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,3,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,3,3,4 dfb 2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,1,3,1,1,3,3,3,4 ; Meaning: (space) implied ; # direct ; $ dp, abs, long ; r rel, longrel ; ( (dp) (abs) ; 1 (dp,x) (abs,x) ; 2 (dp),y ; [ [dp] ; ] [dp],y ; d (dp,s),y ; x dp,x abs,x long,x ; y dp,y abs,y ; s dp,s msb off dis_opc_tb asc " #$r(12[]dxys%" ;14 Z. dis_opc_htb dw do0,do3,do0,do0,do1,do1,do1,do2,do2,do1,do0,do0,do0,do3 dis_opc_etb dw do0,do0,do0,do0,do4,do5,do6,do7,do8,do9,doa,dob,doc,do0 msb on do1 dfb "("+128 do0 dfb 0 do2 dfb "["+128,0 do3 dfb "#"+128,0 do4 dfb ")"+128,0 do5 asc ",X)" dfb 0 do6 asc "),Y" dfb 0 do7 asc "]" dfb 0 do8 asc "],Y" dfb 0 do9 asc ",S),Y" dfb 0 doa asc ",X" dfb 0 dob asc ",Y" dfb 0 doc asc ",S" dfb 0 msb off dis_opcs asc "$1$s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(d$xx] y $xxx" asc "$1$s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(dxxx] y xxxx" asc " 1$s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(d$xx] y $xxx" asc " 1$s$$$[ # ($$$" asc "r2(dxxx] y 1xxx" asc "r1rs$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(dxxy] y $xxx" asc "%1%s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(dxxy] y xxyx" asc "%1$s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(d$xx] y (xxx" asc "%1$s$$$[ # $$$$" asc "r2(d$xx] y 1xxx" msb on dis_coms ASC "ADCANDASLBCCBCSBEQBITBMIBNEBPLBRABRLBRKBVC" ASC "BVSCLCCLDCLICLVCMPCOPCPXCPYDECDEXDEYEORINC" ASC "INXINYJMPJSLJSRLDALDXLDYLSRMVNMVPNOPORAPEA" ASC "PEIPERPHAPHBPHDPHKPHPPHXPHYPLAPLBPLDPLPPLX" ASC "PLYREPROLRORRTIRTLRTSSBCSECSEDSEISEPSTASTP" ASC "STXSTYSTZTAXTAYTCDTCSTDCTRBTSBTSCTSXTXATXS" ASC "TXYTYATYXWAIXBAXCEWDM" msb off dis_comps dfb 13,41,21,41,80,41,3,41,49,41,3,47,80,41,3,41 dfb 10,41,41,41,79,41,3,41,16,41,28,77,79,41,3,41 dfb 33,2,32,2,7,2,59,2,55,2,59,54,7,2,59,2 dfb 8,2,2,2,7,2,59,2,65,2,24,81,7,2,59,2 dfb 61,27,91,27,39,27,37,27,45,27,37,48,31,27,37,27 dfb 14,27,27,27,38,27,37,27,18,27,51,76,31,27,37,27 dfb 63,1,44,1,73,1,60,1,52,1,60,62,31,1,60,1 dfb 15,1,1,1,73,1,60,1,67,1,57,78,31,1,60,1 dfb 11,69,12,69,72,69,71,69,26,7,83,46,72,69,71,69 dfb 4,69,69,69,72,69,71,69,86,69,84,85,73,69,73,69 dfb 36,34,35,34,36,34,35,34,75,34,74,53,36,34,35,34 dfb 5,34,34,34,36,34,35,34,19,34,82,87,36,34,35,34 dfb 23,20,58,20,23,20,24,20,30,20,25,88,23,20,24,20 dfb 9,20,20,20,43,20,24,20,17,20,50,70,31,20,24,20 dfb 22,64,68,64,22,64,28,64,29,64,40,89,22,64,28,64 dfb 6,64,64,64,42,64,28,64,66,64,56,90,33,64,28,64 (JESSEBLUE, 1474, GO COM A2PRO FOR) ANIMATING THE IIGS FOR BEGINNERS Does anyone have any suggestions where """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to start learning to program animations on the IIGS SHR? Maybe a book or two or some magazine articles? My experience is with text displays, using ORCA C or TML Pascal on the IIGS or REXX in a TSO environment on IBM mainframes but I am currently teaching myself assembly and would like to add simple animations to the desktop program I am currently converting from text. I understand the concept of draw/erase/redraw etc. but having been in text environments for years I need some background material to peruse. Any suggestions are welcome, as I am starting practically from scratch. Source examples would be very helpful if there are any available, but I am firstly interested in the concepts, especially animating small figures on complex backgrounds. Thanks, HABANERO (HABANERO, 1437, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Having recently done a game title for the GS (Turkeyshoot, blatant """"" plug :), I think I can answer a few questions on this subject. [Keep questions to the forum when possible, please, I bet others would like to hear as much as possible] First, the basics on the SHR Screen. First off, it's primarily in bank E1 (more on that later), starting at $2000. You have 200 rows at 160 bytes per row, filling memory until $9D00. [Rows are in linear order, unlike the Hires screen] $9D00-$9DC8 are the 'SCBs', scanline control bytes. Those control what mode each line is in. Bit 7 ($80) controls mode: 1 is 640 mode, 0 320 mode. Bit 6 is interrupts (1=on), 5 is fillmode (1=on), 4=reserved (off), and 0-3 are the palette #. From $9E00 to $9FFF are 16 palettes of 16 words each. Palette 0 is at $9E00, palette 1 is at $9E20, etc. Offset +0 in the palette is color 0 for that, in $0rgb format. [65816 byte order will flip bits around in memory so it'll look backwards-- 9E00: 48 0E is red=14, g=4, b=8. However, if using words in assembler or C, go with the $0rgb format] I've got the above in slightly more detail at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/gff/shires.txt if you want to print it out. Once you've got an idea of how things act, you need to program things to act that way. First, unless you're doing some kind of a NDA or purely in a window code (can be a lotta headaches, and kinda not recommended for anything wanting fast action), your graphics code should probably be purely in assembly. Sorry, but C is just too slow for most of this kind of things. On the other hand, you can use C (or Pascal, I guess) to tweak your algorithm, and recode to asm once you're sure that you're going to use that. [Being bullheaded and/or damn sure of myself, I always start in asm :] One of the first things I'd recommend doing in any language is to generate a lookup table of where each row starts on screen. [Multiplying row # *160 is going to be too slow. Generate an array of word offsets in your code (such as $2000, $20A0, ...), probably during the startup code.] Use that table to get the starting location of a shape on screen, and when going up or down 1 row, add 160 ($A0) to the base location. Next, be prepared for a lot of headaches figuring out where everything is onscreen. Because the GS is 4 bits (1 nibble) per pixel, there's a 2:1 relationship between pixels and bytes. (And 4:1 on pixels:words). Unless you want to do a lot of slow shifting or doubled data, you're going to want to do all drawing at the byte level. If that's done, keep everything in byte offsets internally, or you'll run into a LOT of oddball bugs. [Been there, done that, pulled the hair out over] And after at least 40 lines of introductory stuff, how to actually draw stuff against backgrounds. There are 2 main approaches on this-- first is to have your draw code save off the background, and restore it on erasing, and the other is to have the background redrawable in sections to forcibly erase the shapes off. Both have some merits, and I'm going to leave it up to you which to do. If the shape is rectangular and opaque agains the background, a straight copycan be quickly coded. Here's a quick example (not the most efficient, but fairly straightforward) of a blitter in orca/m syntax: Blitter start * On entry, Y=address of shape in current bank, X=# bytes per row to copy * A=# rows high to copy, and 1,s is screen address to copy to. Stack * cleaned up before exit. sta OnRow stx NumBytes txa ;calculate offset from end of shape to start of next on screen eor #-1 inc a clc adc #160 ;We just calculated 160-A without having to use any temp varbs sta RowDelta+1 lda 1,s ; address on screen tax DrawRow anop lda NumBytes sta CurBytes shortm CopyIt lda |0,y ;get byte from shape sta >$e10000,x iny inx dec CurBytes bpl CopyIt longm txa ;Adjust screen location to be one row down from start clc RowDelta adc #0 ;selfmodded from amove tax dec OnRow bpl DrawRow pla ;clean up stack before exiting plx pha rts CurBytes ds 2 NumBytes ds 2 OnRow ds 2 end Although the above code should work (coded off the top of my head, GS not handy to check), it's not the most efficient. Copying words at a time would be more efficient, as well as partially unrolling the loop if the shape width is fixed in advance. Further, this code assumes the shape definition in memory is pointed to by the Y-reg and in the current bank (B-reg tricks would break the local varbs), and the shape def does not cross banks. If you've got a relatively small number of shapes, those limitations may be fine for you. The more serious limitations of the above code are (1) that it doesn't allow unerasing things (you could modify it to copy memory off to a backup of the screen first, then a restore function to copy back), and (2) it doesn't allow any 'transparent' areas of the shape. If your background was a solid color, that'd be easy to account for, but that's not what you state above. Transparency is handled fairly easily with the concept of a 'mask', or which bits are on. Say for example you want the screen word to end up like 'x67x' where x is the original nibbles (pixels). What you need to do is read the screen word, AND it with $F00F, and then OR it with $0670 before writing it to screen memory. That'll preserve the end nibbles, but stuff new values into the middle two. That doubles the amount of memory each shape takes up, but it'll work fine. [Tip: if you store the mask right after the shape and pass in the byte size of the shape, you could modify the CopyIt loop above to look something like this: CopyIt lda >$e10000,x and |$80,y ; self-modded in to be the constant offset to mask from shape ora |$00,y sta >$e10000 [Where the above example shows the shape definition of 128 bytes long] The above examples assume the SHR screen in bank E1. You're supposed to use a few Apple calls to figure out where the screen is, but that's pretty darn unlikely to change anytime soon. For slightly faster animation with less flicker, there's the concept of the SHR 'shadow' screen for fun stuff, but that's for another a2p posting. [Bad storm of packet lossage and don't wanna lose this post] This'll eventually go up on my web site, and might be the basis of a kfest talk if demanded. Feel free to ask more questions in followup postings. Nathan (NMATES, 1441, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> You're lucky in that a good many of people here also have """"" experience with 370 code and architectures. I think the main thing to try and grasp (I don't know if you've done any other microcomputer programming), is that the text and graphics areas aren't devices or buffers addressable via channel programs. They're simply reserved areas in memory which are directly addressable by your program. While there are also macros and toolbox calls you can use to manipulate their content, you can treat just like a memory array. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1445, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> Ok, here's an almost immediate followup to what I said earlier """"" (didn't want a telnet disconnect or problems to lose 7 screenfulls typed in off the top of my head). First, some more animation theory/ tips: (1) The way to get speed is to draw as little as possible. No matter what other optimizations you make to the code, that's probably the hands down best method. Basically, if it didn't move, don't touch it onscreen. (2) For whatever you do draw (whole screen, 16x16 chunks, etc), it can be much faster to handle redraws by redrawing everything from the background up than having your shape code first back up the background and redraw it later. (That's 1 write vs 2). Of course, that should be combined with #1 to redraw as little as possible most of the time. [Don't redraw the whole 32K background if you've got a simple 8x8 sprite in the middle animated :] And finally, for the advanced animation theory, look into compiled sprites. For the penalty of taking up a lot more ram and disk space, they can be faster. A program like Mr.Sprite can automate the compilation, or you write your own tools to turn pictures into code. [Turkeyshoot used 17-color (one for transparent) .BMPs saved from Photoshop on my pentium at home, and a program I wrote in C to convert those pictures into code] Move asm src to GS, compile and link. The best way to get animation and graphics sped up is to use the 01 'shadow' screen. First, a bit of theory as to why it's useful: The E1 bank of memory is *slow*. All accesses to it go at 1Mhz, vs the 2.5Mhz you can get to regular RAM. In the same memory region ($2000.A000), the GS can 'shadow' writes made to bank 01 to the same location in E1. That's at 1Mhz. But, if you read from bank 01, you get the 2.5Mhz speed. The 01 screen can also be used as a buffer to build up a frame (to avoid flickering/problems if multiple layers of sprites are being drawn), and then pushed to the E1 displayed screen. This is done by turning the shadowing off (read $00c035, or it with $30, write to 00c035), and then accessing the 01 screen. [Make sure that memory block is allocated and the system is set to use it in the first place--look in Toolbox Ref #3, Quickdraw chapter for one set of flags to use to do it correctly] When your frame has been built in the 01 buffer, turn shadowing back on (00c035 and with $E7, write back to c035), and then simply read and write each byte in the 01 screen to itself. MVN works ok for this kind of trick, but can definitely be improved on, with the most esoteric of animation tricks. [You certainly DON'T have to do these things unless you really are going for maximal performance. If you code your things right, you can upgrade certain parts of the graphics engine one part at a time nicely, and not break too much] For this final bit of graphics-type code, you have to do the previous stuff, *plus* note that thanks to a holdover from the //e, the stack and direct page in asm (ONLY asm works here. Don't even think of doing this with C) can be moved to bank 01. And that's where you get to do all your graphics drawing and pushing to bank E1. But, first, a small reminder that many forget: TURN OFF INTERRUPTS BEFORE MOVING THE STACK TO BANK 01! All interrupt code assumes that the stack/dp are in bank 00, and interrupts push lotsa stuff on the stack-- you don't want that on your screen displays. A simple 'php/sei' before such code, and a 'plp' afterwards. Background music players, etc do NOT like having interrupts off for too long, so you'll either want to do smaller operations with interrupts off (push no more than about 8 pages at a time), or reenable interrupts occasionally. You should be able to figure out how dp/stack can be used to draw items, but 'pei slamming' is the most effective use of it no matter what the drawing method is. [I use this method in my Toast Twilight II module, Turkeyshoot, and Sheppy incorporated some of the theory of this into WolfGS's screen updates] PEI is used to push a value off the direct page onto the stack-- and if you set things up right, you're pushing the values into the right place. An outline of it follows: PeiThru32K start * This pushes thru the whole (32K) screen from bank 01 to E1. * Make sure shadowing is on when this is called! tsc sta EntryStack tdc sta EntryDP ;these'll get munged, gotta store them safely sei ;shoulda used php/sei above the entrystack, oops shortm sta >$00c005 ; bank 01 stack & dp write sta >$00c003 ; bank 01 stack & dp read longm ldy #$2000 ;start on this page DoAPage tya tcd ;DP is here clc adc #$FF ;put stack to top of page, as it works from top to bottom tcs inc a tay ; save adding $100 later pei $FE ;push DP:FE, FF pei $FC pei $FA * You get the picture, I'm not typing in too much here. pei $06 pei $04 pei $02 pei $00 cpy #$A000 ;off bottom of screen? bge AllDone brl DoAPage AllDone shortm sta >$00c004 sta >$00c002 ;bank 00 DP & stack read & write longm lda EntryStack tcs lda EntryDP tcd cli ; Or plp if done right as above rts EntryStack ds 2 EntryDP ds 2 end According to the guys with bus analyzers at Apple, inserting a NOP after every 13th PEI speeds up things by allowing the 1Mhz and 2.5Mhz busses a little bit to get back into sync or somesuch. [Doing that and extending the pei's above is left as an exercise for the reader] Thus concludes today's lesson. The floor is now open to questions... [And all of the above is pretty much off the top of my head without an editor to go back and fix things, so hopefully I haven't made too many messups] Nathan (NMATES, 1446, GO COM A2PRO FOR) NEWLY DISCOVERED GS/OS BUG HITS WOLF. . . AND OTHERS? As some of you """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" who've been on the delphi chats and read the messages about Wolfy, I've been fixing the last few oddball bugs just before and even after release. [I break *everything* ... both a curse and a blessing] First, a bit of background on this bug-- sheppy decided to patch out _Refreshdesktop (part of windowmgr) for wolfy, and did so with the form in gs technote #101 (http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/tn/ if interested) a _SetTSPtr with a properly generated table. But, with the _Shutdowntools call later, the tool loader sees a new TSPtr from the 'default' and decides to dump the toolset from memory. Given that the default is now pointing at unallocated memory, you can see why crashes can quickly follow. Although technote #101 does not say anything about what apps should do before exiting, because the tool locator only dumps things if the current TSPtr is not the default, I made up a GUPP beta which patches wolfy 1.0 to grab the WindowMgr's tsptr before it was patched, and then restore it just before the ShutDownTools. Result: everything works. I don't like the tool locator blindly shutting down stuff in memory (and may patch that to be more sane soon), but this can be fixed easily at the app level by that same procedure I listed above. [GUPP can be shift-booted out, but app-level fixes can't] So, is there anyone else doing such a _SetTSPtr anywhere in their app's code (inits going thru SetDefaultTSPtr are immune), and seeing similar problems? I'd half like to write an addendum to Technote #101 detailing this fix; who's in charge of them to bug for permission. Any other questions/comments/criticisms? Nathan (NMATES, 1472, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I'll have to check, but Express may do this. Let me check and get """"" back to you. Remind me if I don't. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1473, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> the GNO kernal (2.0.4 at least) patches out TLShutDown to do """"" nothing, which would mean that the TSPtr isn't reset. Of course, this would only affect programs launched from GNO/ME.... (KWS, 1483, GO COM A2PRO FOR) >>>>> I remember that. GNO needs to be fixed to cope with correctly """"" resolving patch issues when apps quit. How that can be done reasonably, I dunno. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1503, GO COM A2PRO FOR) [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- HERMES """""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] HERMES ~~~~~~ Product Name: Hermes Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. F.E. Systems (Formerly Bright Software) Andre Horstmann Requirements: Apple IIgs; 64k disk space. Let's face it: sooner or later, we all need a good text editor. While there's always been a rich slew of word processors for the Apple II series of computers, sometimes all of the fancy bells and whistles that come with them--the grammar checkers, the spelling checkers, the control character entering options--get in the way of the real work--writing. Fortunately, there's also been a plentiful supply of Apple II text editors as well, from the freeware _FreeWriter_ and _FredWriter_ on to the powerful _EgoEd 2.0_ and _WordWorks Pro_. Somewhere in the middle of all of this lies _Hermes_, The Text Editor Formerly Known As _ShadowWrite_, from the gang now bringing you the acclaimed Apple IIgs emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ at F.E. Systems, the former Bright Software. A New Desk Accessory appearing under the Apple menu, _Hermes_ can be activated with a simple open apple-! keystroke (or, for that matter, just about any other key paired with the open apple key--_Hermes_ allows you to set which key in its preferences). Once active, _Hermes_ acts just like any other graphically based text editor--you can resize the window or move it on your screen; highlight text to add or remove styles; show or hide the "ruler" which shows you tabs, margins, text justification, and gives you shortcuts to set fonts, styles, sizes, and colors of text; find and replace; or just type away. _Hermes_ sets itself apart from other text editors with its powerful file handling features. For instance, not only can you open text, Teach, source, and Appleworks Word Processor files, you can set _Hermes_ to save files as text, Teach, or source, and even set _Hermes_ up so that it will automatically open these files when they are double clicked in the Finder. _Hermes_ can also be set to show you "invisible" files when you're looking through a hard drive directory, and not only open any file as text (invaluable when you're looking at the inside of a data file for certain key information--often referred to as "snooping"), but give you a choice of opening a forked file's resource or data fork. _Hermes_ can have eight separate documents open at one time (provided you have enough memory to do so) and cut and paste using the standard Apple IIgs system clipboard, so you can cut and paste between documents. In addition, it has two features that I wish were standard in _Appleworks_--the ability to append a newly opened file to a currently opened one is one. The other is the ability to handle word processing documents with an unlimited number of lines up to the limits of memory (Even on an 8 megabyte Apple IIgs, text files with many lines--defined as many carriage returns--often cannot be opened in Appleworks 5.1). This may not be an issue for many users, but it is for me--particularly when editing the large text file of Delphi A2 Forum messages I collect at the end of each month for use in _The Lamp!_. Of course, _Hermes_ is fast in terms of scrolling speed (and, you can set a preference in _Hermes_ to let it know just how fast you want it to scroll) and has excellent find/replace features. In fact, its find/replace window lets you replace all instances of a text string and copy from the system clipboard into the "Search for" and "Replace with" windows--perfect for getting rid of all of those linefeed characters in an MSDOS text file. If _Hermes_ has a shortcoming, it's that it spoils you--you begin to expect too much from it. Because it is based on the standard IIgs TextEdit tool, it is prey to the shortcomings of that tool, including its known (and unknown) bugs as well as its single set of margins and justification per document. However, you can, of course, easily save your text into a text or Teach file and import it into a word processing or page layout program and add your fancy formatting there. I've always believed that the most perfect tools for writing are the ones that get in your way the least, and _Hermes_ is one of those tools. Simple yet powerful, elegant yet distinguished, _Hermes_ can be the Apple IIgs writer's best friend. [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- Apple II Web Sites ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you've successfully started cruising the Internet with a World Wide Web broswer, from the unassuming _Lynx_ or the _Spectrum Internet Suite_ (SIS) to the sophisticated _Netscape Communicator_ or _Microsoft Internet Explorer_, or any in between, you may be wondering where the hot spots are for the Apple II family computers. We're here to tell you just where to find them. First, a caveat: the Web is in a constant state of flux, and addresses can change from day to day. An address you see here (remember the term "URL" from Volume 1, Issue 1 of _The Lamp!_) that's valid today may not be valid tomorrow. Web Page maintainers may move not just from Internet Service Provider to Internet Service provider, but also from state to state or country to country, and many ISP's are only available in certain areas. Still, we'll try to give you a start on some of the most fascinating sites accessible to the Apple II user. Some all purpose sites: http://www.apple.com Apple Computer, Inc., the parent of the Apple II family of computers, has long operated its own Web site. Of course, the vast majority of the content there is focussed on its other computers, but it still has valuable information and software for the Apple II enthusiast, including all of the most recent versions of the Apple II System Software, including Apple IIgs System Software 6.0.1 and HyperCard GS 1.1. Sadly, its Web site could be better set up for those of us using the Web browsers available on the Apple II. http://www.apple2.org Operated by Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics, one of the Apple II's chief hardware honchos, apple2.org is a relatively new site that features information and pictures that cannot be found elsewhere. Tony's slant on such things as the never-released Apple II Ethernet Card, complete with diagrams, is here, as well as pictures (many in .JPG format, which unfortunately is not particularly Apple II friendly) of rare pieces of hardware. If you want to learn what it takes to rebuild your Apple II in an alternative case such as a tower or an old portable, this is the site for you. http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web The Mother Of All Apple II Web Sites, A2-Web is maintained by the Divemaster, David Kerwood, who has assembled a plethora of Apple II oriented Web sites. A2-Web maintains one of the most extensive collections of links in the world, including links to Apple II newsletter publishers, user home pages, software repositories, online services, software houses. . . you name it, A2-Web has it. Moreover, David has made extensive efforts to assure that A2-Web is compatible with any and all World Wide Web browsers, including and especially Lynx and SIS. A2-Web is hosted on the Syndicomm server, which is the base of World Wide Web operations for the company that operates the A2 areas on Delphi and Genie. http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2 This site is maintained by Delphi regular Nathan Mates, and his listing of Apple II resources is one of the most complete in the Apple II world. You can also find the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for the Usenet newsgroup known as comp.sys.apple2 here. There is an immense amount of information located there, including answers to some of the most basic questions the new or inexperienced Apple II user will have. From the history of the Apple II to general information about what an Apple II can do to where to find Apple II software and pinouts of various Apple II hardware connectors, everything is here. Also on this site is recent Apple II news and more links to other Apple II sites. Some Apple II newsletter publishers: http://www.crl.com/~joko _Shareware Solutions II_ is the dean of Apple II newsletters, an absolute "Must-Have" item for the serious Apple II user. Joe Kohn hosts this page which contains a SSII mini-index and the closest thing to a complete catalog that the SSII product line has. This is a 100% Lynx friendly web site that must be checked out by anyone serious about their Apple II. http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs/home.html Here we find the World Wide Web page for the exciting Apple IIgs specific newsletter, _Juiced.GS_. Published by Max Jones with the website hosted by the prolific David Kerwood, this quarterly publication is known for its beautiful layout and high quality journalism. http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom This is the new location of Apple Blossom Publishing's web page. Formerly on aol.com, Steve Cavanaugh has moved the pages to Delphi. Even though Steve's decided to end the run of _The Apple Blossom_, _HyperQuarterly_ could go on for some time, and you'll be able to find some back issues of _TAB_ here, as well as some sample articles and a real bonus: a listing of Apple II vendors. http://people.delphi.com/rsuenaga -and- http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga are the homepages for _GenieLamp A2_ and _The Lamp!_ respectively. You will find as complete an archive of both publications as possible here. I host these sites, so I don't think I can be very objective in their review. I'd just suggest checking them out. In our next installment, we'll keep looking for new places to check on the World Wide Web for signs of Apple II life. See you next month. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Succumb to natural tendencies. Be hateful : : and boring. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Finding Your God At Bamboo Ridge ------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST The KFest GS Project ------------------------------------------- [KFE] FREEWARE FAVORITES File-A-Trix ---------------------------------------------------- [FRE] WEB SLINGING 101 Using Your Delphi Web Workspace -------------------------------- [WEB] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Brain damage? No thanks, I already have some. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE :::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] FINDING YOUR GOD AT BAMBOO RIDGE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Give someone a fish, feed them for a day; teach someone to fish, feed them for a lifetime. A simple enough philosophy that could substitute for at least four of the courses I took in graduate school, yet one not enough of us subscribe to. I got a call from an Apple IIgs user on the island who needed a new copy of a system disk. I don't have a license to distribute it--most people don't--so the short term answer would've been to refer him to our local user group (The Hawai'i Macintosh and Apple Users Society--although dropping the "and Apple" from their name would be more than appropriate nowadays). He could've gotten his disk, I could've gotten on to the other things I need to do. Instead, I told him what I believed best--that his Apple II needs would be served by getting online, and subscribing to the remaining Apple II publications, including this one. For the Apple II user, it's a more valuable gift to get them involved with the Apple II community than it is to replace their trashed system disk. I could have fed him for the night. I decided to teach him to fish instead. If the computing world at large is fast becoming an electronic community, Apple II users must be acutely aware that our village is small, and without the assistance of Apple Computer, Inc., or any other large multinational corporations, the only way the Apple II community will continue to survive in the 21st century is if the entire village learns to fish. Use your opportunities with other Apple II users to teach independence and self-sufficiency, and use the magic of the virtual and actual printed word to build the Apple II village to house us into the new century. Every time we feed the Apple II user rather than teach him how to fish, we lose an opportunity to have a long-lasting positive impact on our community, and we're not doing ourselves any favors that way. Teach the Apple II fanatic how to fish, and we all become stronger, more independent, and more self-sufficient. Not to mention better fed. Besides, if everyone in your village depends on you to feed them, what will they eat when you're in Kansas City in July? [*] [*] [*] Sorry, I blew it department: this issue of _The Lamp!_ must include an apology to Delphi users who eagerly await the release of _The Lamp!_ from the _IIScribe_ Forum's Database. Somehow, the original archives of the compressed text and Appleworks versions of _The Lamp!_ became read-disabled. My sincere apologies. [*] [*] [*] By the time you get this, it'll likely be just past the time that early registration prices for the Apple II event of the year, KansasFest 1998, expire. If by some miracle I do manage to get this issue out before April 15, use it as your reminder that you can save $100 by registering immediately. If not, keep in mind that even at regular prices, KansasFest is well worth the money. In preparation for the celebration that will be KFest '98, this month we usher in the first of a series of pre-KFest articles, entitled _Thinking KFest_. This month is the story of the construction of the KFest IIgs, an Apple IIgs that's easier to bring on the trip to Avila than the standard high performance model, yet doesn't require the Dremel-wielding skills of a Tony Diaz to put together. In coming months we'll look at other reasons to show up in the hot summer sun at the even hotter Apple II event of the year. Don't miss the opportunity to be among the dozens of Apple II faithful at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri in July. It'll be one heckuva fishing trip. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] User Groups & Publications ...... What Time Is Joe's Chat? [*] Telecommunications ....... New COG, New Features [*] Entertainment Software ....... Wolf Updates And Tidbits [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... We're Coming Home, Toto MISCELLANEA """"""""""" SIS AUTHOR ON THE VIRTUAL MOVE My old ISP has shut down so my old email """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" address and Web site are no longer valid. My new contact information is as follows: email: geoff@gwlink.net web: www.gwlink.net/gwlink/ (note: no tilde in the URL) To those who have links to me on their web page, thank you for linking to me--I'll be sending out a message to the maintainers of these pages notifying of the change since this message won't be seen by everyone. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 10938, GO COM A2) A2: NEWER DOESN'T MEAN BETTER Just the other day, I was talking with an """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" old Apple II friend of mine (who now owns a Mac and a PC), and we were discussing how Apple II users are very different than other computer users. After all, we're used to tinkering with our systems and know all about what's "under the hood." It seemed to both of us that people who got started with the Apple II are just more adventurous and less intimidated by computers. Contrast the differences...when a Windows 95 program is downloaded, a user just has to click on a file named Install, but when a similar Apple II or IIGS program is downloaded, we actually perform the installation ourselves. Most of us can look at our IIGS System folder and know about everything in it, mainly because if it's a system add-on, we put it there ourselves. Ask a Windows 95 user about all the files on his/her hard drive, and you'll draw blank stares. The adventurous and friendly nature of the Apple II community lends itself to being a valuable resource for non-Apple II related questions and problems. I can think of dozens of times when I've seen messages posted to an Apple II area online that starts out with, "Hi. I asked this Mac (or IBM) related question on the Mac (or IBM) forum but didn't get an answer, so I'm posting it here." And, invariably, an answer is supplied real quick. Apple II Forever!! Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 10735, GO COM A2) >>>>> A discussion I have had at various times with different Apple II """"" people, although invariably at KFest. . . Apple II people tend to also be the kind of people who like things like old cars (Tony Diaz), tube amplifiers (Steve Godzilla), old bicycles (me), and all kinds of other "dead technology". They also tend to be the kinds of people who pop the hood on their cars, change their own oil and spark plugs, build their own furniture, and fix their own plumbing. The generation of computer teachers approaching retirement now are also the ones that grew up on the Apple II. When they're gone, it'll be tough for the ones left behind to keep them going. . . but it'll also be tough for the ones left behind to keep any set of computers going. It's not so much the technical knowledge as the mindset. The lack of fear to open the hood and work on stuff. When one of my friends was having computer problems with his 486 and called me with what appeared to be a hardware problem, I told him to shut the thing off, take the cards out and put 'em back in, and take the cables off and put them back on, he thought I was nuts. He took it to a dealer. $50 bucks later, the thing was working. What was the problem? "Loose cable" Smack 'em all on the head with a dead //c. Apple II's not a computer, it's an attitude. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10753, GO COM A2) >>>>>> Exactly. """""" In contrast, I think that other computers are starting to become like appliances that don't require any special knowledge to use. I see proof of that here, with The Lovely Shiva. She doesn't really like computers, and refuses to read any documentation, but she's had a PC for almost a year, and although I know she's only tapping into .000001% of its capabilities, she can use it. Of course, when problems arise, I'm called to the rescue. And, the amazing thing considering that I know next-to-nothing about PCs, is that none of the problems have been in the least bit challenging to me. After two decades on the Apple II, I've been able to easily solve all her computer problems for her. Speaking of how Apple II users like old technology...my car just hit 192,000 miles ;-) Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 10755, GO COM A2) >>>>> And it's a special attitude that's hard to explain to others (but """"" we are fortunate enough to share among those that DO understand as we try to help others understand). It may be similar to trying to explain KFest to those who haven't been there:) >>other computers are starting to become like appliances... That has been Apple's goal for a while, I think, and I applaud the effort! That's as it should be, IMHO. However, we still need those that ask "how/ why does this work, and can we do it better?". I think we're loosing those special people and that's hard to take:( As a last word, "old" is not necessarily inferior. Good design/technology is "immortal". I'd challenge anyone with an electric can opener to open a can faster than I can with my $.89 "manual" can opener:) Steve (STEVE_G, 10761, GO COM A2) WOLF TIDBITS Wolf 3D requires an ADB keyboard because it directly links """""""""""" into the ADB firmware to read the controls. This improves performance of the keyboard code and makes it possible to interpret a lot of keys down at a time (at least on keyboards that support multiple keys down at once). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10586, GO COM A2) <<<<< Yes, you need a Macintosh to unstuff Macintosh scenario files """"" before you can run them through the Scenario Converter. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10812, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you check out Sheppy's web site (www.sheppyware.ml.org) you will """"" find a bunch of scenarios that have been converted from Stuffit to ShrinkIt format (thanks, Sheppy!) You still need to run them through WolfConvert (don't forget to send Sheppy the shareware fee) but at least you can unpack them on your GS. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3] -- A virtuoso is a musician with real high morals. (TONYW1, 10906, GO COM A2) <<<<< Thanks, Tony. And I'd appreciate it if anyone that does convert """"" scenarios email them to wolfsubmit@sheppyware.ml.org so I can put them on the web site for others to enjoy. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10911, GO COM A2) REFORMATTING 720K TO 800K? The only problem that one may encounter is """""""""""""""""""""""""" with a HD drive/card combo. Any hardware that will read both PC 720K and Apple 800K. When you go to format the 720K disk if not done by some ProDOS 8 program, or say, Photonix, Speedysmith, etc, is that GS/OS will complain that the disk is read only. Or you will not get the Erase Disk item highlighted at all due to it realizing it is 720K. This is not a problem with a HD MS-DOG formatted disk. The 720K disk will get kicked out, put it back in and do it again, it will format the second time around. Tony (T_DIAZ, 10608, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have an Insite Floptical connected to a RamFAST Rev. D card. Of """"" course, this hardware does not read 800K disks. The interesting thing is that when I insert a 720K MS-DOS floppy, Finder _does_ allow me to format it as a Prodos or HFS disk without problem or error, but only at 720K, which is not recognized in an 800K drive on the SmartPort. In either case, putting the 720K floppy in the SmartPort drive simply presents me with the FST-not-recognized-or-whatever dialog, with the choice of Eject or Initialize. Oh - I created this MS-DOS disk by taking an 800K disk over to my Win 3.1 laptop and formatting it. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 10619, GO COM A2) SSII MEETS SHEPPYWARE IN REAL TIME I'd like to express my thanks in """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" public to you Sheppy. Actually, I can't thank you enough. You ended 5 weeks of frustration for me. Seeing Sheppy's computer room was most interesting. There was a lot of (to me, at least) high end computer equipment there, including a BeBox and a couple of PowerPCs...but right in the middle of it all was Sheppy's pride and joy... his IIGS ;-) Interestingly enough, the GravenStein Apple User Group is becoming increasingly more Mac oriented, but when I presented my problem there last week, no one had a clue. I find it amusing that the best Mac help came from a fellow Apple II owner ;-) Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 10640, GO COM A2) SSII AND SHEPPYWARE: A WINNING COMBINATION A number of months ago, Sheppy """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" and I made an arrangement that I guess he'd hoped I'd tell you about, and that I'd hoped he'd tell you about ;-) Sheppy is a great programmer, and I am all set up to mail out disks. So, we agreed that Shareware Solutions II would be handling Shifty List 2. The current documentation for Shifty List was written long before Sheppy and I made our arrangements, so the address listed in the SL Demo docs is no longer accurate. From here on out, all shareware fees for ShiftyList v2.0 should be sent to: Joe Kohn c/o Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 Upon receipt of shareware fees, I will mail out the registered version of ShiftyList 2.0. This arrangement will, of course, allow Sheppy to spend more time programming the Apple IIGS...which is what he does best! So, everyone will benefit from this arrangement. Naturally, Sheppy will continue providing technical support for ShiftyList. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 11198, GO COM A2) >>>>> Talk about making my life easier. :) """"" I'm going to try to update Shifty List shortly and include revised payment instructions. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 11201, GO COM A2) <<<<< The fee to register ShiftyList 2.0 is $20. Upon receipt of that """"" fee, I'll mail out a disk containing the complete, registered version of ShiftyList. I'd like to encourage people to download the ShiftyList demo first, as they can then take ShiftyList out for a test drive. After all, if a picture is worth 1,000 words, a demo of a software program speaks volumes. For those unfamiliar with ShiftyList, in short, it's a GS/OS utility that allows you to choose which items you want loaded after doing a Shift-Boot. Without something like ShiftyList installed, when you shift-boot, no DAs or Inits get loaded. But sometimes, you might want to perform a shift-boot for increased system stability, but you also need something like Pointless or HardPressed or IR installed. With ShiftyList, you can do that. Soon after Sheppy released ShiftyList 2, Max Jones wrote a rave review of it in Juiced.GS. But again, with the ShiftyList demo available for download, no one has to take mine or Max's word for how useful ShiftyList can be; they can see for themselves. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 11211, GO COM A2) <<<<< As a follow-up to my post about ShiftyList, I wanted to post the """"" Delphi Library filename of the demo and on which ftp sites it can be found. But, first, let's inject some Sheppy humor into the discussion ;-) I found the following write-up within Dave Grenda's report on KansasFest 1995 and I'm re-posting that here, mainly for the last line, which really cracked me up: "ShiftyList 2.0 will be distributed on a Softdisk G-S issue. This version is a very powerful update. By holding down different key combinations during booting, you can load different groups of INITs, NDAs, CDAs, and CDEVs. The composition of each group is determined by the user beforehand. You can also create boot scripts. Scripts could run pictures or sounds during booting. For example, you could display a picture and play a sound, load some INITs, display a new picture, load some NDAs/CDAs, display another picture and play a sound, and load the rest of your system - total user control. Sheppy expects ShiftyList to be out at the end of the year. He lost three months of work when his hard drive crashed. As Sheppy remarked, "apparently back-ups aren't for weenies." More seriously, Sheppy himself describes ShiftyList 2 as follows: The latest version of one of the most popular utilities of recent Apple II history. It allows you to establish lists of extensions, desk accessories, and more which are loaded at startup when you shift-boot your system. You can include extras like sounds, graphics, and even control panel settings in your boot scripts. You need to see and experiment with Shifty List to fully understand the possibilities, so download the demo version to give it a try! You can download it via the net from: ftp://ftp.sheppyware.ml.org/pub/apple_iigs/SLDemo2.0.bxy Or from Delphi's A2 'Apple Operating System' Library: SLDEMO2.0.BXY PROG APR-97 SHEPPY (I hope that the above is in COG-friendly format...and if not..sorry.) Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 11212, GO COM A2) CHATTING AWAY WITH SSII AND THE KFEST GANG We had one rocking time here """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" tonight discussing KFest. I think we had as many as 20 people on the Delphi side, nearly all of whom are coming to KFest this year. Thanks to Joe for hosting. . . BTW, for those of you who want KFest info via the 'Net, try: http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html And by email, you can subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending mail to: majordomo@trenco.gno.org and putting the words: subscribe kfest in the body. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10845, GO COM A2) BEST ROAD TO APPLEWORKS? Let me ask a variation on the topic: Which would """""""""""""""""""""""" you prefer, running Appleworks 5.1 on an Apple IIgs, or on a G3 Mac under Bernie? Which is better, safer, etc? Thanks, -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 10654, GO COM A2) >>>>> If I had my druthers, I'd have both. """"" However, if I had to choose one, for about 90% of my work, I'd choose a real IIgs with Appleworks 5.1. For the other 10%, I'd use a G3 Mac with a IIgs emulator =if= it was a Powerbook, because I like to write _The Lamp!_ when I'm out drinking coffee. Ryan Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10662, GO COM A2) ZIP/TWGS TROUBLESHOOTING TIDBITS This used to be a well known problem """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" with both TWGS cards and ZipGS cards. The plug that goes into the CPU slot for both products has really tiny pins on it, by comparison with the normal pins on the CPU chip. Over a period of time, corrosion can form in the socket. It doesn't take much to cause a problem. The cure is to bend the pins on that plug SLIGHTLY so that when it is reinserted,it will exert more force against the socket, and make a better connection. Bending the pins is fairly delicate and has to be done carefully. In my experience, it has to be redone a couple of times a year. The REAL solution is to buy one of Bill Shuffs custom made cables with gold plated (and significantly larger) pins, but I'm not at all sure those are available any more.... Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 10672, GO COM A2) >>>>> It's pretty easy to snap a leg off an accelerator connector cable """"" (Yes, I speak from experience) and although I don't disagree with Gary about making a tighter connection, I really believe that removing an accelerator cable and bending the pins should only be done if needed. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Joe (JOE_KOHN, 10679, GO COM A2) <<<<< Yes, just so. I should have specified that. """"" However, the symptoms as he describes them sound like it's needed in this case. If not that, then my guess (only a guess, of course) is that the card itself is somewhat defective. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 10731, GO COM A2) >>>>> What I find to be more problematic is when you frequently remove """"" the cable from the CPU socket, the socket itself tends to go bad, and often needs replacing. It's not the easiest soldering job in the world, but not the hardest either. If you do replace your CPU socket, use a high quality machine pin one. Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10702, GO COM A2) MARINETTI SCRIPTING HELP ON DEMAND Hi, I have started trying to get """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Marinetti and COG to work via SLIP. When I go on manually, this is what I get. Can someone help me get the right connect script for Marinetti? I have certainly got part of it right, but I don't know where to find a log of what I have done (right or wrong). Thanks for the help. >M-NAS1 Destination-IP 194.95.248.253 >Login: xxxxxx >Password: yyyyyy 1. PPP Mode 7. Berlin (ASCII) 2. SLIP Mode 8. Berlin (BINARY) 3. Compressed SLIP 9. Muenchen (ASCII) 4. Modem Status 10. Muenchen (BINARY) 5. Stuttgart (ASCII) 11. Koeln (ASCII) 6. Stuttgart (BINARY) 12. Koeln (BINARY) >Enter number or q for quit:2 Entering SLIP Mode. IP address is 194.95.248.22 MTU is 1524. Jim Dwyer Bavarian Leprechaun Blarney delivered by IIgs, Spectrum 2.1 and Crock o' Gold 2.3 (PEACECHURCH, 10937, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't know about Chunk's suggestion (I'm not doubting him, I'd """"" just never heard anything about that subject before :) but I think I'd start with a script like this: send cr delay 120 send ATZ cr : (or whatever your init is) wait 600 OK delay 60 send ATDT5551212 cr : (or whatever the ISP phone number is) wait 2400 gin: send xxxxxx cr wait 600 word: send yyyyyy cr wait 600 uit: send 2 cr wait 2400 ' is ' getip 300 end Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 10943, GO COM A2) <<<<< Thanks, Ryan. I'll try it. """"" Less than 5 minutes later . . . Eureka! It worked! Only now I need a proper disconnect script. Are you still on the line?! :) Thanks. Jim (PEACECHURCH, 10945, GO COM A2) MAKING UTILITYLAUNCH WORK WITH WOLFIE I am a UtilityLaunch user, and was """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" dismayed to find an apparent incompatibility between UL and Wolfenstein3D. If I use UL's menus to launch Wolf3D, there are no sound effects (after the first launch). If I use the File/Launch... menu selection, there is no problem. Well, I really wanted to have a work-around for this because I want to try setting up Wolf3D on the kids' GS. Last night I tried a trick that seems to work just fine. I set up a 1-line AppleSoft program to launch Wolf3D and set up a button in UL to launch the AppleSoft program. I have had to use a similar ploy with the Golf.Solitare program, except that time I made a text file to EXEC with UL. For some reason, I couldn't get the EXEC approach to launch Wolf3D. So, Look out kids! Here it comes! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 10674, GO COM A2) MOVING II FILES TO BERNIE Hi, """"""""""""""""""""""""" can anybody tell me, how I get my IIGS HD recognized by the Mac, so that I can use it with Bernie II The Rescue? Or that I can make images from it with ShrinkWrap? I already tried PC exchange, but the HD appears in italics in PC Exchange and I can't select anything... I bought a PowerMac for Bernie and now I cannot access the IIGS HD... :-(( Any answers will be appreciated. Udo Ceterum censeo, Microsoft esse delendam (UDOHUTH, 10737, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't have THE answer for you, but I have _an_ answer for you. """"" You could AppleTalk the GS and Mac together, mount the Mac HD on your GS, and then transfer files from the GS to the Mac's HD (to be ShrinkWrapped, etc). Hope that helps --HangTime [Will Compute for Food] B-)> (HANGTIME, 10738, GO COM A2) >>>>> The answer ranges from pretty simple to pretty difficult. """"" If your HD has the standard formatting and a Apple driver partition, PC Exchange will recognize it. If your HD has been used with non-Apple HW such as RamFast, you need a brute force tool. FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit (HDT) is your best friend here - it can mount everything you throw at it. HDT up to version 1.81 has ProDOS support, but FWB nuked it starting at version 2.0. Reportedly ProDOS support is still present in the latest release even though it's not advertised. Another possibility is the Silverlining software. I believe it's available from the Quantum web site. For related discussions may I recommend you're taking a look at the Bernie mailing list archive. This is not really an unpaid commercial, but a few people have posted there very interesting information to an extent that goes beyond me. (http://www.design.ncisc.org/~bernie/current/) - henrik (GUDATH, 10739, GO COM A2) <<<<< I did it!! """"" Bernie works!! Hard Disk Toolkit PE 1.7.6 did the trick. I was able to shrink the last partition of the IIGS HD to make room for the Mac driver (I lost a .MOD file...). After installing the Mac driver I could copy the contents of the HD to a virtual HD created by Bernie. As this took some time, I used ShrinkWrap for the other three partitions to make images. The last partition -- the one I shrunk -- I had to copy folder by folder using the Bernie-IIGS. Losing a .MOD file for being able to access the HD isn't too high a price I think... ;-)) Is there a program which can tell me how fast this Bernie-IIGS is running?? Udo Ceterum censeo, Microsoft esse delendam (UDOHUTH, 10766, GO COM A2) >>>>> Congratulations! Glad you were successful. There's a Dhrystone """"" utility for GNO/ME and a QuickDraw speed test utility. The Quickdraw speed test is avilable from your favorite ftp archive (I believe I spotted it at grind/ground/liquefy.uiowa, whatever it is called these days) and carries the name "speed.test" or something in that direction. One note about the Dhrystone test: reportedly people are getting incredible results in the 50Mhz+ area on G3 Macs. Since the Dhrystone test is merely measuring CPU performance and does not benchmark other components such as video, it is not particularly meaningful. However, it gives an idea of how fast Bernie's CPU emulation is and how much time is effectively spent (wasted) with emulating the rest of the motherboard. The QuickDraw speed test gives you real-life performance. - henrik (GUDATH, 10796, GO COM A2) ALSO KNOWN AS. . . All my desktop program icons are aliases. For most of """""""""""""""""" my other programs, I have aliases in a folder called simply "Alias.Folder" on my boot volume. In fact, the ones on the desktop are actually put in that folder originally, and dragged to the desktop from there. I used an icon editor to copy the program's original icon, if any, to an icon file called "Alias.Icons", in the boot volume "Icons" folder and set the attributes to that of an Alias, and the name to whatever I called the Alias. My desktop redraws a bit faster since all the icons are in one place, on the boot volume. If you do a shift-boot, the alias icons will not be supported, and you will have no programs on the desktop. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.3 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 10969, GO COM A2) >>>>> I like to keep my aliases on an HFS disk, so they can have longer, """"" more descriptive names (this is especially helpful because I have multiple copies of some software installed, configured differently, and I can use this to differentiate them on my desktop). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 10971, GO COM A2) >>>>> I park all my aliases in a folder named 'Desktop', and keep that """"" out on the desktop ;^) I chose the name so I would be able to remember where it is (oh, yeah - dummy - look for the 'Desktop' folder on the desktop). I normally keep it closed, but when opened, I have it sorted by name. There are aliases to folders made with EasyMount (I have a custom icon that I made for Easymount documents that is a pink folder, as opposed to my usual yellow). I then create all my application/document aliases with Workset (from Six-Pack). Why this approach? Well: Workset is an extremely powerful aliasing FinderExtra. With it you can: o Create an alias to a folder o Create an alias to an application. Within the alias to the application, you can attach folders and documents. You can 'mark' documents and folders within the Workset for opening, and press the Option key while double-clicking the Workset document to customize them prior to launching. Extremely flexible. Some of the flexibility includes: - Create a Workset with a document marked, and if the program can open the document, it will when launched. Note that you can mark/open _multiple_ documents in some applications! - Have a folder within an Application Workset. If it is marked, it is automatically passed to the application as the default folder for opening documents. o Include Workset documents in Launchlist (Also from Six-Pack). This provides a window on the Finder desktop containing all your launchable items on all drives. You can negotiate it with keystrokes (e.g. - Type 'G' to get to the items starting with 'G'). I have created icons for the Workset document type/subtype, customized for the application or document name. However, over the time I have used it, I find that I prefer to use a simple Workset icon (based on the Symlink icon) that tells me that I am not launching the 'real thing'. Two examples: 1) I have a Workset for AWGS. As a default, it has my AWGS templates folder marked, and a document that is all set up with my usual WP preferences (font, margins, tabs). Double-click, and I am in the WP ready to type. 2) I have a Workset for ANSITerm (a P8 program that supports receiving a startup document pathname). I have multiple startup scripts in the Workset, but the default is the launch script for OLRight! I have named this script 'OLRight', but if I option-double-click, I can pick one of the others instead of the OLRight startup document. Whew! That's enough for this post... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 10981, GO COM A2) >>>>> The folks at GS+ published a program called 'LaunchAlias' that will """"" open EasyMount and DocAlias (also from GS+) documents after a shift-boot. Both appeared on V6, N6. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 10982, GO COM A2) >>>>> Richard Wifall wrote a Finder Extension called EasyOpen. I believe """"" the latest version is 1.5.6 It does a better job than the EasyMount INIT supplied by Apple with System 6.0.1. It uses the icon associated with the original file. Unlike EasyMount which uses that bland generic icon. It is shareware. I think about $5. But, tracking down Richard may be necessary. I doubt the address in the docs is accurate now. As for where to put aliases there is no right or wrong place to put them. I always place them in the same folder as the original with the addition of a '.' at the end of the name (this is my own little convention). But, my aliases are then dragged to the desktop for easy access. In the past I've also made a folder of aliases to programs (mostly games) which my kids use and then put the folder on the desktop where the kids could easily get at it. Worked great until my HD crashed. I didn't feel like going through making the aliases again. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3 (SCHULTP, 10986, GO COM A2) DEJA II WOOFS UP KEYBOARDS Are there some alternative, international """""""""""""""""""""""""" keyboard files (resources) for Deja ][? Generally, I'm having problems in 8 bit environment with the german keyboard. On my (expired) //c there was a button to change between programming layout (=standard ascii=Us keyboard) and german keyboard. Now, I'd like to know if there is a special P8 file doing this or whatelse(?). Question is related to the A2 card (for Mac LC pds slot) for example and also re the use of Deja ][. Generally, I'm confused on this keyboard problem :-\. As far as I remember, with AW 1.2 german and my //c I was able to type in umlauts ecc. This high asciis were mapped to low asciis like }{|][ ecc., but that worked. Now, I'd like to know if there is a way to realize the same with Deja ][ and/or the A2 card. Anticipated thanks for any ideas and help Ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.0 ] (UHAUSMANN, 11164, GO COM A2) >>>>> You can try the Bernie ][ The Rescue keyboard layouts with Deja ][. """"" Int'l keyboard layouts are supported incl. French, British and our German friends. They are available separately for downloading. http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/ It could be that you need to adjust the resource #. woof, - henrik (GUDATH, 11179, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" TWILIGHT II 2.0 TEASER Ok, I promised some stuff by Monday, and I've made """""""""""""""""""""" it by 1 hour, Pacific Time. Just released was a set of modules for Twilight II by me. They *require* a copy of Twilight II 1.1 installed in your system, and some of the modules are updates of what I did for v1.1, and some are all new. The really cool game modules I've done require extra features in Twilight II v1.99/2.0 I'm hard at work getting the last quirks and bugs out of Twilight II 2.0, but may not get everything ready and bugfree soon, so I might do a public semi-beta of Twilight II. If that's done, it'll be v1.99 to signify its almost-complete status; if the beta testers think I finally got all the bugs gone (HAH!), it might be 2.0 by release. Conditions of release are not yet determined; you can thank Jim Maricondo for his good work on the CDev so far and letting me muck with his code the past few months. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 11037, GO COM A2) MORE POINTLESS PROBLEMS? While I've been working off and on on some """""""""""""""""""""""" corrupted fonts in Pointless (one doesn't crash anymore, second one still flakes), there is a relatively simple way to check on a TT font. Go to Pointless ctl panel, select the font and view it-- all characters, not sizes. If the computer locks up, that font is bad and needs a reinstall/etc. [I think that all-chars display uses 10 or 12 point versions of the font, so temporarily move off all bitmaps from */system/fonts of that font family and reboot before trying that] The above shoulda gone into the GUPP 1.0.7 dox, but I pulled the work-in-progress pointless crash-on-corrupted-font code as it was incomplete in order to get the fix for the OS bug uncovered by Wolfy out. 1.0.8 may do a better job of not crashing (and simply drawing nothing instead, which'll tell you in a hurry there's a problem) on bad TT fonts. Release date uncertain. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 10625, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KFEST '98: AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR The Kfest '98 committee is pleased to """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" announce that the minimum number of registrants needed to guarantee that the festival will occur HAS BEEN MET!! That's right, KFEST '98 IS ON!!!!! In fact, the minimum number of registrations has been far surpassed, and our attention is now turning toward the planning phase, which in its preliminary form has the appearance of being he best Kfest ever! Kfest '98 will take place July 22-26 at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference sessions will begin on Thursday, July 23, and run through Saturday evening, July 25. Wednesday and Sunday are devoted to checkin and checkout. With registrations running well ahead of last year and all indications pointing to a large turnout, we urge all of you who are planning -- or even considering -- a trip to Kfest '98 to move quickly to guarantee yourself a room in the Avila dorms. More importantly, you have until April 15 to take advantage of the early-bird registration price. When registering before April 15, the price for a double room is only $265, with most meals and registration included in the price. (Single rooms are available for $365.) Spouses can join in for an extra $190. If you wish to stay at an area hotel and commute to Avila for the conference, the cost is $215, but no meals are included and you would, of course, have to find your own accommodations. Prices after April 15 are $350 for a double room ($400 single); conference only $200; spouses $250. Clearly, it's in your best interest financially to register by April 15. (And it also facilitates committee planning!) Kfest '98 is the 10th festival. It promises to grand celebration! For more information, contact the Kfest '98 Committee at cindyadams@delphi.com. (JUICEDGS, 11065, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yowza. """"" Even though the minimum has been met, we still need =you= at KFest '98. Remember: every KFest ought to be treated like it's the last. If you ever wanted to go to KFest, don't gamble on waiting 'till next year. Get to Avila this year. Ryan Think KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 11069, GO COM A2) FRESH PITCHER OF JUICED.GS +++ Juiced.GS '98!! +++ """""""""""""""""""""""""" Another year of publication for the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine is about to begin. The Winter '98 issue is in final phase of production and should be ready to go to the printer in about a week. That means if you have not yet renewed your subscription, it's time to do so. It also means that if you have not yet joined the legion of IIGS users who subscribe to this highly acclaimed publication, there will never be a better time. Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed magazine. Each issue has at least 20 pages, but subscribers know there are usually 24 pages. That will definitely be the case for the Winter '98 issue! And what are subscribers going to find in those 24 pages? We don't like to divulge our secrets too soon, but we can tell you that the cover story in the upcoming issue will help you and your IIGS delve further into the world of music with features on SoundSmith and MidiSynth. Sharing their expertise with IIGS users will be Juiced.GS contributors Bret Victor (Opening Line, Operation Lambda) and Dave Tribby (MidiSurgeon, WaveLab). A telecommunications column will be launched in this issue, with Tony Ward, longtime chief librarian in the Apple II areas of Genie and Delphi, kicking off the discussion with a presentation about Apple II modems. Also in this issue will be a review of SuperConvert 4.0, and all the quarterly features subscribers have become accustomed to in the first two years of Juiced.GS' existence. A 1998 subscription to Juiced.GS is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere in the world. Send checks or money orders in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Sorry, no credit cards accepted. Back-issue packages for 1996 and 1997 are also available for $14 each. It looks to be another great year for Juiced.GS. Please join us! Apple II Forever ... Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3 (beta) (JUICEDGS, 10593, GO COM A2) <<<<< Announcing ... """"" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 3, Issue 1 ===== The Winter 1998 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now arriving in subscriber mail boxes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and other points around the world. This issue is being mailed to 200 subscribers in 44 states and 10 foreign countries. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: The Musical GS ... Bret Victor takes us on an in-depth and fascinating tour of SoundSmith and gets us thinking about making music on our favorite personal computer. And Dave Tribby, the Midi Surgeon himself, presents a sidebar on Midi and Midi Synth. Review: Sizing up SuperConvert v4.0 ... A closer look at the latest, greatest graphics conversion upgrade from Seven Hills. Hardware: Focus Drive revisited ... Buzz Bester shares his experiences on putting the Focus to work. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Choosing a modem ... Tony Ward kicks off a new column by telling you what you need to know when making a modem purchase for your GS. My Home Page: Guiding the way ... Juiced.GS takes steps to do its part in helping more Apple II users get online. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, bids a fond farewell to The Apple Blossom. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Wolfenstein 3D, freeware from Eric Shepherd and Burger Bill Heineman, is the featured program this issue. Another edition of the Juiced.GS Collection is unveiled. DumplinGS: Setting sights on Kfest '98; GNO Gnews is good gnews; work begins on a Spectrum update; Marinetti update on the way; a new Apple II emulator for the PC is under development; and much, much more. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1998 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996 and 1997 issues are available for $14 each. If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each. An index and brief description of articles published in 1996 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 10941, GO COM A2) NEW WOLF! The Wolfenstein 3D 1.0.1 UPDATE for the Apple IIgs is now """"""""" available for download from the official Wolfenstein 3D IIgs web site at http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/software/wolf3d_gs. This works around that GS/OS bug, fixes a crashing bug that occurs if you get a low memory notice when the game starts up, and has some very minor optimizations. It also makes the title music keep playing when you get to the Select Scenario screen. You must already have Wolf 3D 1.0 installed to use the update. Please read the included readme file carefully before using the update. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (SHEPPY, 10912, GO COM A2) <<<<< By the way, there's a feature that didn't get mentioned in the """"" documentation file for Wolfenstein 3D, even though it's been there since version 1.0 first shipped. Pressing the "print screen" key on an extended keyboard, or the "=" key on any keyboard, will capture a screen shot of the current game screen and save it in the Wolfenstein 3D game directory. Up to 32,767 screen shots can be taken before you have to start deleting files off your hard drive. This feature only works while actually playing the game -- it doesn't work in the menu screens. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 11054, GO COM A2) A2 WEBRING GROWS The Mother of All Apple II WebRings welcomes three more """""""""""""""" sites into the Apple II WebRing! The Juiced.GS Home Page (Max Jones) Annies Craft,Inc.(Annies Craft,Inc.) (KFesters will remember Koji from KFest '96) Treasure Chest Project (Willie YEO) There are half a dozen other sites in the queue - they will be added when their sites complete the code additions necessary to link them to the ring (y'all know who you are :) { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 10807, GO COM A2) THE CROCK, VERSION 2.3 I have at last uploaded Crock O' Gold v2.3. Watch """""""""""""""""""""" for its release very soon... It is an updater package that requires any version of COG v2.x to be already installed. An easy install Updater script is provided, so it is very easy to update your existing files. Unless you have customised any of the original COG set of scripts, all existing settings will be preserved. User scripts are not touched, but the CIS and Genie.Connect scripts will be overwritten. As always, read the 'Read.Me.First' file all the way through even though you think you don't need to. Once installed, check out every !Help! screen too, even though they look familiar. That is where you will find out what has changed... Included in the package, and available seperately as well, is an update to the BinHQX XCMD. This now supports Base64 and UUencode, so you can probably now throw away your StolenBase, BinSCII and GSCii apps... The Base64 option supports full MIME format AppleDouble or AppleSingle Base64 encoding. The kind you see in Usenet and Internet messages. If you download the COG23.BXY update, you will not need to also download the BINHQX.BXY file. But if you plan to write any scripts using the BinHQX features, you will only find the docs with that separate upload. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.1 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 10671, GO COM A2) STOLEN BASE: A FREEWARE STEAL (This announcement is being posted to both """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" comp.sys.apple2 and Delphi's A2 Forum.) MARCH 9, 1998 - STOLENBASE IS NOW FREEWARE! The StolenBASE NDA v1.0 Base64 encoder/decoder has been re-classified as freeware. Ignore the DelphiWare notices and upload, download, use, and abuse, to your hearts content! Immediately following this posting, StolenBASE NDA v1.0 will be uploaded to the Apple II archive at www.gno.org, and posted to comp.binaries.apple2. NOTE: This announcement does NOT apply to any other DelphiWare titles, like BisQuit, FreeK, etc... StolenBASE NDA v1.0 _only_. Why is StolenBASE no longer DelphiWare? Three reasons: 1. The original version of StolenBASE was released on Delphi nearly a year ago. Any person who was going to try Delphi because of StolenBASE has done so already. 2. Spectrum 2.x users now have the ability to handle Base64 files within Spectrum itself. This applies to many of the Delphi users, so StolenBASE is not needed as much as it once was. 3. There is a replacement for StolenBASE in the works, and of course, it will be released as DelphiWare. :) And you thought StolenBASE was neat... The Fine Print: I still won't be providing any form of support to non-Delphi members, unless _I_ feel like it. For those of you who bothered to read the garbage spewed forth by Rubywand on comp.sys.apple2 after Wolfenstein 3D was released, I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR ANY BUGS (OS OR OTHERWISE) THAT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER. If StolenBASE formats your hard drive during the full moon, or toasts your monitor over an open fire, tough. Thanks for understanding. :) If you have any _questions_, my email address is: apulver@delphi.com --- Aaron Pulver / Vincere Software March 9, 1998 (APULVER, 10844, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 11084 20-MAR 02:40 User Groups & Publications RE: Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 11055) From: RICHARD_B To: JBLAKENEY (NR) You know, that's one of the reasons I love the Apple II so much, there's always an excess of folks ready to tell someone how to do something they didn't think possible. In fact, it's gotten to the stage where if you suggest anything which can't be done on an Apple II, someone will eventually come forward and tell you how it would be possible. OK, sometimes the answer may involve software of hardware yet to be written or designed, but there's always some sort of answer. Regards, Richard [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2_ProDUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] REGISTERING A2 FILETYPES IN THE LATE '90'S What do I have to do in order """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to register a couple of file types? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!! Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 1597, GO COM A2) >>>>> Just send email describing the types you need to a2pro@delphi.com. """"" If you have a copy of Apple's original file type request form (you should be able to find it among the file type notes on the Internet), use that. You should, at any rate, include: Your name, address, phone number, and email address. A list of the types and subtypes you need as well as a brief, one-line description of what each filetype/auxtype will be used for. The filetype administrator may reassign you to another type or subtype if they judge that your selection isn't the most appropriate (or if the combination you request is already taken). You should also include the name of the product you're working on, and when you think it might ship. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1599, GO COM A2) REVISION CONTROL GS Well, after complaining that I need a revision """"""""""""""""""" control system for my GS, I sat down and started writing one tonight, and I'm already far enough along that I can use GS-RCS to manage itself. :) GS-RCS is a suite of ORCA commands for version control. It's designed for the way I write code, so it may not appeal to everyone. :) The commands I have so far: rcsnew Makes a new GS-RCS project. This sets up the directory and database file needed for GS-RCS. rcsadd [-c] filename Adds a file to GS-RCS. If you specify the -c flag, you're asked for a comment for the checkin. rcsdir Lists all files in the project, with their version numbers and checkin/checkout status. ci [-c] filename Checks in a file. This copies the file into the database. If you specify -c, you're asked for a checkin comment. This makes the file write-protected. cout filename Checks out the file. This copies the file from the database into the current directory and makes it writable. chl Lists all checked out files, their current version number, and the date & time they were checked out. I'm working on a command to list the history information for a file, and then I'll add a command to revert to a previous version of a file. The big restriction is that the database for a project is kept in a subdirectory called "gsrcs" in the same directory as your sources, and it can only work with files in that directory. You can't have separate source and includes directories (etc) unless you use separate databases for each. That's fine with me since I always keep all my stuff in one directory, and I'm mostly writing this for me. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1519, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm curious... How much of GS-RCS is based on the gpl version, and """"" how much comes from your own work? This sounds like a fantastic tool for the GS! -Sean ----------------------------------------- SeanLynch@delphi.com We won't have finished 2000 years, until we have finished the year 2000. (SEANLYNCH, 1520, GO COM A2) <<<<< The entire thing is my own code. I looked at porting an existing """"" RCS system and they all are just hideously ugly code, and much more complex than any normal human being really needs. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1521, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, now I have commands for listing the history of a file and for """"" reverting to an older version of a file (actually, you can revert to any version -- it creates a new version based on the source base of the specified version number, without changing anything else in the history of the file). The revert command works but for some reason spits out an error code when it's done. Dunno why; trying to fix it. Once that's done, I need to rename all the files because they have cheesy names. :) BTW: if someone can get nulib working in ORCA, that would make me happy -- then the archived versions could be compressed. :) This thing is already pretty reliable. I'm happy with it, although it's pretty bare-bones. I think I'll probably unleash it on the public as a beta this week sometime. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1521, GO COM A2) >>>>> Cool project Shep. I wish you luck. """"" What are the chances that I can talk you into "cin" instead of "ci"? As I mentioned in conference, I'm hoping that we can avoid naming conflicts between your project and GNU RCS (which I already have partially ported). The names used by RCS and CVS right now are: rcs, co, ci, ident, rcsdiff, rcsintro, and cvs. It would be very difficult to do renaming for the GNU RCS package because there are a great number of scripts, makefiles, configuration files, etc, that assume that the above names are correct. > The big restriction is that the database for a project is kept in > a subdirectory called "gsrcs" in the same directory as your sources, > and it can only work with files in that directory. You can't have > separate source and includes directories (etc) unless you use separate > databases for each. That's not too large of a restriction. RCS is the same way (although CVS is not). > I looked at porting an existing RCS system and they all are just > hideously ugly code, and much more complex than any normal human being > really needs. :) Not really. :) Actually, the GNO builds right now are heavily dependant on GNU RCS and CVS, and will likely remain so. It has worked rather well for concurrent development. We definitely rely on automated version merging. I don't think this would be workable with a lesser version control package. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1524, GO COM A2) <<<<< I tried to port GNU rcs and it was totally unreasonable, so I gave """"" up. Besides, 98% of GS programmers have no need for anything nearly that complicated. The command names I listed are all temporary. They'll be different in the final version. In particular, checkin will be "chi" and checkout will be "cho" to match the commands the RCS software I use at work. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1526, GO COM A2) >>>>> Is that GNU RCS port publicly available? If you are using it for """"" GNO, I guess it must be reasonably stable. I would probably need to get another small hard drive to make space for the multiple copies of files but I would really like to start using some sort of RCS on my IIgs source code. Michael (SAR, 1545, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm afraid it's not; my initial port of RCS needed changes to the """"" v2.0.4 libraries ... which lead into my current rather large scale involvement on the GNO side. There isn't a working version yet, and I've not looked at in at least 18 months. I'll be returning to it, but not until after the next public release of GNO proper. While we're using RCS and CVS for the GNO sources, we're using them in a convoluted fashion. The central repository is on a UNIX machine. Those who are accessing the repository via CVS (rather than ftp) access it via other UNIX machines, which then export the file systems to the respective GS boxes (either through Appleshare or by using HFS filesystems on removable media like the Zip drive). Therefore builds are done on the GSes, but repository updates are done on the UNIX boxen. Sorry that's not quite the answer you were looking for, Micheal. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1549, GO COM A2) >>>>> That's okay. I was just curious. I will probably be setting """"" something up for my Mac development, so I can probably share it in a similar manner (over AppleTalk or with Zips). (SAR, 1573, GO COM A2) <<<<< My version control stuff is in beta-testing now. The commands have """"" all been renamed to: qchi - checkin qcho - checkout qnewproj - new project database qadd - add file to project qdir - list files in project qchl - list checked-out files qrevert - revert to a specific version qchcan - cancel checkout It's still very simple, but it's useful. Wolf 3D is now being kept in version control, which makes my life way easier. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1550, GO COM A2) OPEN-APPLE I I have a pending lack of information with ProDOS file names. """""""""""" When I enter a volume name, it will be saved in the directory block starting at offset +4. It's saved as all uppercase characters. Now, in GS/OS I can enter volume names in mixed case. Where the heck does GS/OS put that information? It is NOT stored in the volume name entry - the volume name still appears all uppercase. Hence the exact capitalization must be stored somewhere else. Anyone knows where? I'm slowly suspecting the Finder database taking care of that, but maybe i'm mistaken... Thanks a lot for your help! henrik (GUDATH, 1536, GO COM A2) >>>>> When I enter a volume name, it will be saved in the directory block """"" starting at offset +4. It's saved as all uppercase characters. Yeah, ProDOS is II+ compatible > Now, in GS/OS I can enter volume names in mixed case. Where the heck does > GS/OS put that information? It is NOT stored in the volume name entry - > the volume name still appears all uppercase. Hence the exact > capitalization must be stored somewhere else. Anyone knows where? Yes. See GS/OS technote #8 for detailed info. In short, the bits of +$1c and #$1d store the case info. (KWS, 1537, GO COM A2) GNO WAY OUT There is now an automated tracking system for GNO bug """"""""""" reports. This system will allow all GNO users to submit and view the status of problem reports. It should also reduce the amount of overhead necessary for developers to address problem reports. It is available as a link off of the GNO documentation page. The direct URL is currently: http://www.gno.org/gno/bugs.html Not all existing problem reports have yet been added to the system. If you know of a problem that is not yet in the system, please submit a report. Just please check first for a duplicate submission. They will eventually creep in, but it would be nice to minimize duplicates. If you're not sure if it's a duplicate, go ahead and submit it anyway. Submissions can occur either by web form (preferred, but currently difficult if you're using Lynx), or by email. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1558, GO COM A2) THINKING ABOUT LARGE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMING PROJECTS While on one of the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" GNO threads, this isn't strictly relevant just to GNO. If you ever work on large volunteer projects, the following URL may be of interest to you. It's also referenced from the GNO Documentation Page (related links): http://earthspace.net/~esr/writings/cathedral-paper.html The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond. This paper discusses differences between two software engineering strategies: The traditional development/testing/release cycle and the high turn-around cycle typified by Linux and one of the author's own projects, fetchmail. This paper is valuable as "food for thought" for anyone considering working on GNO or any other large projects for the Apple II. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1557, GO COM A2) DOTOOLITTLE WITH DOMODALWINDOW? I've been unable to get DoModalWindow to '"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" return the control ID of an enabled picture control when it is clicked on. Any other type of control works fine. I'm hoping somebody else has run into this before and can save me the time of figuring out why it doesn't work for me. :) Has anyone gotten DoModalWindow to return a picture control ID? Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 1548, GO COM A2) I don't think I have tried that combination, but my immediate thought would be to check you don't have an ID conflict and that you have the 'fctlCanBeTarget' bit set. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Message delivered by Crock O' Gold 2.3 and Marinetti TCP/IP! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1552, GO COM A2) >>>>> From GS Tech Note #81: """"" "The new picture extended control is not a 'full-fledged' control; it has been provided to simplify your programming tasks. The picture control does _not_ support normal mouse hit testing and highlighting. Think of it as a built-in extension to your content drawing routine, and not as a control." -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 1555, GO COM A2) >>>>> Aaron, would conversion to an icon button help? Icon buttons can """"" have hitability turned on and off. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1560, GO COM A2) >>>>> I thought about it, but the way icon buttons get highlighted during """"" a click is not suitable for what I'm doing. I think I found out a way to do what I want, though. I tried overlaying the picture control with an invisible rectangle control, and it works well enough... :) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 1561, GO COM A2) >>>>> FWIW, you can tweak icon buttons so they don't actually invert. """"" Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1567, GO COM A2) RANDOM ACTS OF NUMBERS This just came up in delphi conf, and I thought it """""""""""""""""""""" might be good to either spread the word and/or get some more opinions on this subject. The QuickDraw toolset has a _Random call which is supposed to return a random # based off some seed you provide it. The sequence is supposed to be the same off the same seed. That's the theory. Where this can severely break down in practice is that programs rarely run solo on the GS anymore. Inits, DAs, etc may all want random numbers, and if they take them, that messes up your nice sequence. There's no documented way for any init/etc to get a few random numbers and then go back to the same state in the sequence. While this may seem drastic, the only way you're going to get the same set of random #s out of _Random is to disable interrupts, grab 64K numbers, and then reenable interrupts. Anything less invites problems. Further, I've seen a whole bunch of cases when _Random will go degenerate and return only 0s until the cows come home. Anything not chacking that (and the tool call is _Random, not _Zero) and assuming it'll eventually find something in the right range is gonna hit an infinite loop. Even if your app doesn't check for that, you may get seriously skewed results from a non-random # generator. If you're wanting guaranteed results out of a random number generator, I'd really advise using your own private internal one where you have some level of control over how and when it's called. Even if you don't, checking for a degenerate random # stream out of _Random (anything more than about 100 0's in a row out of it is so improbable in ideal conditions that you should definitely reseed it by then) can save you a lot of headaches. I'd seriously like to patch the random # generator to reseed when it goes degenerate, but some currently may be (mistakenly) thinking they can depend on _Random. I hope this posting causes you to rethink basic assumptions about the toolbox, as your apps do not have full control over this call, sorry. This is a slightly bad design to begin with, and workarounds would be best for all. Nathan "I break everything" Mates (NMATES, 1583, GO COM A2) >>>>> I renew my objection to changing the behavior of Random. Regardless """"" of your opinions on people's programming style, anyone that assumes that the current behavior will persist will be most displeased by your patch. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1584, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have to agree with Sheppy, in that this is a case where it's """"" probably better to leave the current implementation alone. If the qdII random number generator fails for people, let them use a better one. There are a few implementations already available. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1585, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have to wonder why anyone uses the QuickDraw random number """"" generator at all. From day 1, it has been widely known that QDII uses a 2 byte number to store the random number bit sequence. This means that you can't get any more than 64K numbers before it starts to repeat, and in practice the number will be far smaller. It's not a good solution for computer programs that can easily generate hundreds of numbers. (Footnote: Generating 64K numbers will generally not, as one person seems to assume, cycle the random number generator back to it's starting point. To do that you have to copy and restore the seed.) At the same time, all of the ORCA languages have a built in random number generator. They have had this same random number generator since ORCA was released under DOS 3.3. It has withstood my own tests, as well as those of Merlin's author (a mathematics professor at Princeton who sorely wanted to see it break). It has an extremely long period, yet generates numbers quickly. In fact, the period is so long that I promise you you won't break even the simplest encryption method based on this random number generator by brute force--with QuickDraw II, it would take at most 64K tries, something you can to an Apple ][ in Applesoft. Source code is available, and always has been, so anyone can examine it or coax it to give different number formats. A few people who didn't know a random number generator from a quadratic equation accused it of generating bad numbers. Yes, as any book that covers random numbers will point out, if you give it a horrible seed (or no seed at all) it will behave poorly. Yet even with a seed of 0, something that stymies most random number generators, it bounces back to a good sequence after a few hundred numbers. So what's a good seed? That's documented in the ORCA manuals. A good seed has approximately the same number of 1's and 0's, in no particular sequence. Where do you see that documented for QDII? All I can figure is that people have an attitude that if it was invented at Apple, it's better than any alternative. In this case, at least, that's about as wrong as you can get. That's not a criticism of Apple--QDII does what Apple needed it to do. But as a random number generator, it probably doesn't do what YOU need it to do! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1587, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ah, but we don't always need great random numbers. :) """"" I use a good random number routine when I'm doing serious work, but Random can be handy for just quick hack projects or testing some code out before a serious implementation. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1588, GO COM A2) >>>>> While from the same seed, random can be predicted, I'd also like to """"" think that this is more a side effect than a feature and anyone wanting repetition should think of another way of doing it. However, the best way to combat Nathan's noted problem, is simply reset the seed whenever you call random. So, set the seed with a known value, call random and return the new seed. Do it under disabled interrupts if necessary or use the busy flag, whatever ... Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1590, GO COM A2) >>>>> There's no publically documented way to get the current seed. (I """"" think it's at +$100,104 into the QDII 3DP page block looking at a quick disasm on my ROM 01). Thus, just about every non-app that might want random #s sure doesn't *know* how to be nice to the host app, and therefore they won't. Non-apps can save and restore the QDII port, the resource file, or just about anything else, because there's a good API for doing that. My main point has been that non-apps can and probably will grab a random # when they want, which is going to be unfriendly to any host app that wants a guaranteed sequence. If you just want random #s, you don't really need to care. Nathan (NMATES, 1592, GO COM A2) ORCA MACROS AND DOCUMENTATION I couldn't find an answer in the ORCA/C """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" manual, so I'll ask here... Does ORCA/C handle multi-statement macros? Here's an example from the code I was trying to use: #define FF(a, b, c, d, x, s, ac) { \ (a) += F ((b), (c), (d)) + (x) + (UINT4)(ac); \ (a) = ROTATE_LEFT ((a), (s)); \ (a) += (b); \ } Should something like that work in ORCA/C? I'll admit I don't use C as much as Pascal and assembly, so maybe I'm just screwing something up. :) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 1553, GO COM A2) >>>>> That's because the ORCA/C manual doesn't mention a lot of """"" information that's more suited to a language text or the language spec. I'm not being snide, that's just the way it is. (In fact, Mike explains a lot more about the language itself -- as opposed to the ORCA implementation -- than I would normally expect of a compiler reference manual.) > Does ORCA/C handle multi-statement macros? Here's an example from > the code I was trying to use: > > #define FF(a, b, c, d, x, s, ac) { \ > (a) += F ((b), (c), (d)) + (x) + (UINT4)(ac); \ > (a) = ROTATE_LEFT ((a), (s)); \ > (a) += (b); \ > } Yes, ORCA/C will handle that just fine. The caveat, as will all C implementations, is that you not have any whitespace between the "#define F" and the '(', otherwise you change the semantics of the macro. BTW, I recommend that any serious C programmer get a copy of the ANSI or ISO/C specification and keep it handy. If you can't afford the official specification, the Schildt book is a suitable replacement, as long as you ignore Schildt's annotations. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1554, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, this information is in the ORCA/C manual, but like many """"" things you want to know in day to day programming, it involves two seemingly unrelated pieces of information. It's not explicitly spelled out in the manual. I made an effort to cover each and every feature of the language, but I don't regard it as reasonable or even desirable to cover all combinations of two features, let alone higher numbers. :) The first piece of information is a direct answer to the original question. ORCA/C does not support multi-line macros. Neither does any other C compiler I am aware of. The second piece of information, which explains the technical hair splitting of that last comment, is on page 235, under the caption "Continuation Lines." It explains that the \ character, used at the end of _any_ line, causes an _immediately_ subsequent end of line mark to be treated as a space. In other words, you can split _any_ line in two, as long as you do it where a space is allowed. This is true in most C compilers. I think it's part of the standard, but I'd have to check to make sure before stating flatly that it is, and I'm too lazy to walk over and pluck it off the shelf right now. So you can use the backslash character as it was used in the example to force a macro to appear on multiple lines, but technically, this isn't a multi-line macro feature--you're just taking advantage of another feature of the preprocessor that allows you to tell the preprocessor to ignore a physical line feed. Ick. Technical goop and double-talk. But it's these nitty details that have to be covered for a complete understanding (or documentation) of the language. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1563, GO COM A2) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- THE KFEST GS PROJECT ""'""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] ON THE ROAD AGAIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another year, another KansasFest. Unless you've been totally out of the loop for a few months, you know that the Apple II event of the year is set for July 22-26, 1998, on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Apple II fanatics from all over the world will converge on a tiny college in the middle of the United States to have all kinds of fun with all kinds of programs, hardware, and no sleep whatsoever. Despite the recent development of Apple II and IIgs emulators that will run on Intel based or Macintosh notebook computers--infinitely more portable than any Apple II ever built--the feeling of showing up at KFest without a real Apple II is akin to showing up at the senior prom in a tank top and Bermuda shorts--you're definitely underdressed. Unfortunately, the realities of cross-country travel make it difficult to bring anything but a laptop computer if you fly to K.C., as I do. An alternative is to ship your Apple II up to Kansas City via a courier such as United Parcel Service, and pick it up there, which I've done several times. However, just the act of packing up so many different components to ship over--the CPU, the external floppy drive, an external SCSI hard drive, a System Saver, a Floptical drive, a Zip Drive, a monitor. . . whew! The box alone weighed about 30 pounds. The IIgs might be a heavyweight contender, but my back and my pocketbook could appreciate less heavy metal. So, my task for this year was to come up with a IIgs that would be more user-friendly for transporting to Kansas City--something that, excepting the monitor, could be brought with me, rather than shipped. At the same time, I refused to sacrifice performance. Taking a basic IIgs CPU (ROM_01) that I had lying around, I quickly added a four megabyte CV Tech memory board and a ZipGSX 8 mhz accelerator, instantly skyrocketing performance. These products were added due to availability--I had them both unused here--and with the goal of minimizing heat and power usage. The IIgs is notorious for problems with heat and power, and it was imperative to try and minimize these with the parts on hand. The alternatives--adding a six megabyte Applied Engineering memory board and a Transwarp GS accelerator--were likely to use considerably more power and considerably more heat, and considering the goal of taking less equipment to Kansas City than in previous years, one of the main objectives towards that goal is being able to leave the System Saver GS at home for once. A small clip-on fan, similar to those sold by Alltech Electronics, was installed to help ward off the hot and humid July Avila weather. This little fan doesn't block any slots, mounts totally within the IIgs case, and draws power directly from the IIgs motherboard. It doesn't match the cooling power of a System Saver, but, importantly, it doesn't represent something more to pack. With speed and memory taken care of, my attention next turned to storage. Wanting to be able to exchange floppies with our Intel notebook-toting friends who inevitably show up at KFest, 3.5 inch disk drives that handle both 800K GCR and 1440K MFM floppies is a must. Not wanting to take both an Apple 3.5 Drive and either a Floptical or BlueDisk setup with me, I installed a SuperDrive Card and attached an Applied Engineering High Density Drive, a SuperDrive equivalent. All that's left is to add a hard drive and a modem to our KFest GS to be ready to go. While there are other internal hard drives for the Apple IIgs out there, there was really only one choice: Alltech Electronics' Focus Drive. This 2.5 inch IDE drive on a card comes in a variety of sizes, is fast, reliable, and mounts entirely within the case of a //e or IIgs. Sizes from a tiny (but useful) 20 megs up to a gargantuan 1 gigabyte plus are available. A tiny external modem (as compared to an internal, but slow, Applied Engineering 2400 baud modem) would complete the package. While I am usually not a fan of modems with built-in cables, the Supra Express modem is tiny, proven, and with cables connecting to the IIgs serial port (for data) and ADB port (for power), it didn't require anything additional to carry--no hardware handshake cable or wall wart. One disadvantage--because the power cord is built into the modem and there is no on/off switch, to do a hardware reset, you need to power down the computer. Compared to the IIgs setups I've taken to KansasFests past, this KFest GS is considerably lighter and less bulky, and I won't have any problem stuffing it into my duffel bag along with the trademark Bermuda shorts and tank tops (although the monitor will still be shipped). While the KFest GS may be lighter and sleeker than its predecessors, it packs as much punch as the next GS. Look out, Avila, here we come! [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- FILE-A-TRIX """"""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] FILE-A-TRIX ~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: File-A-Trix Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. Karl Bunker Requirements: Apple IIgs; 33k disk space. It's such an essential part of computing most of us doesn't give it a second thought, but we all need programs to let us copy, delete, and move files. Apple IIgs users commonly use the ubiquitous Finder to handle these basic file management duties; others use _Prosel_, _Wings_, the _Salvation_ series, or any of a number of other tools. All of these programs have their strengths, and any of them can handle these basic tasks. But sometimes we're in another program that doesn't have these file management tools, and we need to do something--copy a file, delete a file, rename it, or something else. For these times, a desk accessory can be a life-saver. Enter _File-A-Trix_. Originally shareware, later reclassified by the author to freeware, _File-A-Trix_ is one of Karl Bunker's "Bunkerware" collection, an oldie-but-goodie in the Apple II world. It's a Classic Desk Accessory, usable from either ProDOS 8 or GS/OS, that allows you to handle your basic file management tasks. Borrowing heavily from the interface of Glen Bredon's classic _Prosel_, _File-A-Trix_ gives you full management power over your files. You can copy, move, delete, lock, unlock, rename, and find files; initialize 3.5 disks; set file attributes (filetypes and auxtypes); create new folders; and view text files. Because _File-A-Trix_ uses the text interface, its fast; because it's a Classic Desk Accessory, it's usable from both ProDOS 8 and GS/OS. And because it's free, it's an incredible bargain. One concern with _File-A-Trix_ is its ability to access files under ProDOS 8. Like any other file management program used under ProDOS 8, one must be careful with forked GS/OS or imported Macintosh files. Other than that, I have no reservations about the program. _File-A-Trix_ plain works, with little flash but full function, in the best tradition of the Apple II, and the price is definitely right. Sometimes the best things in life are free--and _File-A-Trix_ is one of those things. I recommend it whole-heartedly for the most basic or advanced IIgs user. [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- Using Your Delphi Web Workspace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last month, I promised to use this month's column to keep you up to date on more Apple II hangouts on the World Wide Web. I'll amend that a bit--this month we'll put you through the basic steps of creating your own little hangout on the World Wide Web using your Delphi account's Web Workspace. Every Delphi account (other than the totally free Web accounts) is allotted ten megabytes of "workspace" on Delphi's servers. You can use this workspace a number of ways: you can store files on it, for instance, or use it with File Transfer Protocol (ftp) when you find files on the Internet you either want to download for your own use or submit to the Delphi Databases. One of the more popular uses of this workspace is to allot some of it for use as a "Web Workspace". When used this way, you can have your own page on the World Wide Web right on Delphi. The URL for your Web page on Delphi will be: http://people.delphi.com/username where "username" is your Delphi username. For instance, my Delphi page is accessed at http://people.delphi.com/rsuenaga, since my username on Delphi is rsuenaga. Before we even begin discussing how to use the Delphi Web Workspace, it's imperative to understand at least some of the HyperText Markup Language (also known as HTML). This is the "language" of the World Wide Web, the text files that are translated into the hypermedia experience you see when you view the World Wide Web with a graphical browser. While I'd stop short of calling HTML a full-fledged programming language, in a lot of ways it certainly is as complex and challenging as any computer language. At the same time, it can be very simple. A primer on HTML is beyond the scope of this article. There are many books on the subject, as well as sites on the World Wide Web starters, try the resources available at: http://www.delphi.com/pubweb/hres.html Of course, since this is an Apple II publication, I encourage you to do what you can to make your pages Apple II compatible. Nathan Mates, well-known programmer and keeper of the comp.sys.apple2 FAQ, has drawn up a set of guidelines to ensure your Apple II Web page is viewable on an Apple II. You can review these guidelines over at: http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/a2viewable.html Once you've prepared the files you want for your Delphi Web page, it's time to start uploading your pages. The first thing you need to do is get over to your Web workspace area. To do this, at a Delphi main prompt, enter: GO COM NAV WORK WEB This will take you to a prompt that looks like: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ WEB-WS> [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ From this prompt, you can upload your files to your Web workspace, create or remove directories, or delete files already there. Delphi's listing of commands that can be used from this prompt is: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ APPEND to File UPLOAD File CATALOG Files KERMIT-Server COPY File WEB Site COUNT Words INFO about Web Sites CREATE File CD (Change Web Dir) DELETE File LS (List Files) DOWNLOAD File MV (Move/Rename Files) EDIT File MKDIR (Make Web Dir) HOME Workspace RMDIR (Remove Web Dir) LIST File CLEAN (Clean up Web) PUBLISH File UNZIP to Web Site PURGE Old Versions FTP (File Transfer Protocol) RENAME File Other Commands SETTINGS HELP SUBMIT File EXIT UNPROTECT File [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ You're likely to mainly be concerned about uploading files. Delphi appears to be set up to automatically accept ZModem uploads, although I can't find any documentation about that anywhere. If you have had success uploading and downloading files (see this column in the February 1998 version of _The Lamp!_) using ZModem, just go ahead and try starting an upload from the WEB-WS> prompt. If not, you may need to fall back on the reliable but maddeningly slow Kermit protocol. Once your files are uploaded, you'll simply need to issue the PUBLISH command to give everyone access to your files. Delphi will ask you to confirm the date you want to use as the publishing date of the files, and off you go. To confirm that everything is as you want, you probably want to visit your home page with your favorite browser. Just go to your people.delphi.com URL, and see if things are as you want. If they aren't, you can download the files from your Delphi workspace, edit them, delete the files in your workspace, re-upload them, and re-publish. There you have your new Apple II friendly Web page. We'll keep looking at the WWW from the Apple II point of view in coming issues. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : As a writer, I always thought I made a pretty : : good programmer. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Dream Team ][ -------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST The KFest Mailing List ----------------------------------------- [KFE] SIZZLING SHAREWARE Unzip IIe ------------------------------------------------------ [SIZ] THE VIRTUAL ][ The BernieBook--Macintosh Portables Go To The Dogs ------------- [TVT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Windoze 98 has finally caught up. They're now : : where the IIgs was 10 years ago. : : : : At the blue screen. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GUDATH ::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] DREAM TEAM ][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the benefits of the online world is it makes friends in other parts of the real world closer than ever. In this way, Apple II enthusiasts from all over the globe gather to make our computer a better platform, and our computing world a better place. On any given day from my office or my home or even the public library a mile from my house, I have virtual conversations and mail with Apple II enthusiasts in Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, San Francisco, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Chicago, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and nearly everywhere in between. The common experience of the Apple II forges the ties between us and the fabric of the Internet--and, of course, the Delphi Online Service--serves to strengthen those bonds, and the variety of our different real-world experiences gives us more to share with those we meet. While there may be fewer Apple II users than ever, the minimizing of the physical limitations between the remaining enthusiasts around the world has created a virtual team where the greatest Apple II minds can work together to continue to do what couldn't be done. Two examples of the ongoing work that shows the continuing wonder of the Apple II were brought to us on May 1st--yes, normally we here at _The Lamp!_ don't cover stories that stretch into the month the issue is actually published, but like the Apple II itself, we try to be flexible--from two totally different areas of the world: Fremont, California, where Eric Shepherd, also known as Sheppy, released an updated version of _Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs_, and Switzerland, where F.E. Systems (_The Programmers Formerly Known As Bright Software_) released a new version of _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ (_The IIgs Emulator For The PowerMacintosh Formerly Known As Fast Eddie_)--yet, one didn't exist totally separately from the other. In fact, much of _Wolf_ was coded under _Bernie_ (and before he was eaten by some dog while skiing in the Swiss Alps, our old friend _Gus_). And when _Wolf_ was ready to start howling at the Apple IIgs community, _Bernie_ changed his woof a bit so that our Macintosh friends wouldn't be left out. To take our global team theme even farther, consider that _Wolf_ originally started its transition onto the Apple IIgs with Burger Bill Heineman, in Southern California, and made its way into the hands of Sheppy, in Northern California--assistance with beta testing, art, and just about everything else came from Apple II users in Europe, New England, Michigan, and Wisconsin, among other venues. _Bernie_ has lived all of his life in the Swiss Alps, but there are Bernie sightings in Australia, Rhode Island, California, Michigan, Arizona, and Europe, at least. Even those of us who live in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can appreciate such global teamwork. It really is a Dream Team--Dream Team ][. [*] [*] [*] Before I forget, here's your Blatant Plug for this issue: KansasFest 1998, the Apple II event of the year, is on for July 22-26 at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Join dozens of Apple II users from around the world as they celebrate 10 years of KFest. I will be on hand again, as will an entire flock of the Apple II's most diehard supporters--expected to attend are Joe Kohn of _Shareware Solutions II_, Max Jones of _Juiced.GS_, Mike Westerfield of _ByteWorks_, Tony Diaz of _Alltech Electronics_, noted programmers Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, Richard Bennett, Nathan Mates, Ewen Wannop, Geoff Weiss, and dozens more of the Apple II faithful. Do whatever you can to be there--KFest is indeed better than real life. I've been there. [*] [*] [*] Shift Happens Department: A slight shift in the location of the official World Wide Web home page for _The Lamp!_: The -new- URL is: http://lamp.sheppyware.net Thanks to Sheppy for making this change. [*] [*] [*] Hawai'ian Language 101 Department: in the language of the islands, "mahalo" means "thank you," not "trash," despite what it says on the flaps of the disposals at the local McDonald's. So, for this issue, mahalo to Devin Reade and Henrik Gudat for their technical expertise in assisting with two articles this issue. [*] [*] [*] This issue of _The Lamp!_ is dedicated to the memory of Nancy Crawford, an Apple II enthusiast and a member of the Applebyters of the Quad Cities. I never met Nancy in person, but I had countless discussions with her back when we were both on Genie. She edited her user group's newsletter and quoted me several times, never failing to send me a complimentary copy, produced painstakingly with her Apple //c, or later, her IIgs. Grassroots efforts like these made up the basis of our community when the Apple II was first born, and it continues to be our lifeblood today. You will be missed, Nancy. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Get Ready Kansas City [*] User Groups & Publications ...... What's New At SSII [*] Entertainment Software ....... Wolf Bugs Found And Killed [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Focus Drives, IIgs ROMs [*] General Chatter ....... II And 1040 Forms MISCELLANEA """"""""""" WOLF TIDBITS All Wolfenstein 3D users should know about a serious bug """""""""""" that's been discovered in Wolfenstein 3D; it was identified positively today. This problem exists in both 1.0 and 1.0.1 and can cause randomly strange behavior, ranging from no trouble at all to bad art to crashes. There's a memory-blasting bug in the game, located in a part of the program I don't have source code for. I'm attempting to rewrite that part of the code from scratch, and hope to have a new version of the game available in the next few weeks, which will include several other enhancements. I apologize for the inconvenience, and will keep you all posted as to the progress on getting this fixed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 11831, GO COM A2) >>>>> Wolfenstein 3D 1.1, which should be out in a few weeks (hopefully """"" sooner rather than later, but that depends on how testing goes), has several improvements aside from the bug fixes. The sound code has been completely rewritten. It's still not stereo, but the code is now ready to be upgraded to stereo. It also can now play more sound effects at once, which really improves the feel of the game. The preference dialog box has been replaced; two options that weren't used have been removed, and you can now completely configure the keyboard controls. There will probably be a 1.2 version eventually which should support stereo sound. I say "probably" because my interest in plugging more time into a project this cost-ineffective (ie, totally lacking in any financial motivation) is just about gone. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 11921, GO COM A2) IIGS TO DESKJET CABLES Does anyone have the pinouts for an Apple IIgs to """""""""""""""""""""" HP DeskJet 500 cable? I just picked up a DJ500 but need to know how to make the cable. DJ500 pinouts and any other info would also be helpful! Thanks! Paul. (SCHULTP, 11403, GO COM A2) >>>>> The simplest configuration is to make a cable for XON/XOFF """"" handshake: Pinouts GS DeskJet -- ------- 5 <---------> 2 3 <---------> 3 4 <---------> 7 Set the GS printer port for XON/XOFF handshake only, and set switch 8 (the right-most) on the right-hand bank of switches on the DeskJet 500 to the down position (DTR & XON/XOFF). If you want to do DTR handshake, you will also need to connect pin 2 of the GS serial port to Pin 20 of the DeskJet 500 serial connector. Set the GS printer port to DTR/DSR handshake. The DeskJet switch should probably be set to 'DTR Only' (up). - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 11415, GO COM A2) >>>>> This is the same as a Mac Plus to Imagewriter I (-=NOT=- II :) """"" cable, which ought to be easily available (and a heckuva lot more fun than soldering a mini-din 8 connector :) Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 11425, GO COM A2) >>>>> I took an old GS-to-Modem cable, chopped off the 25-pin connector, """"" and soldered a new one on for the DeskJet. That modem cable wasn't properly set up for hardware handshaking, and the only pin that wasn't connected on the GS Serial port end was Pin #7, which would have been required for the type of modem cable I wanted. Rewired, it has been faithfully doing duty ever since I got the DJ 500. Recycling and all that... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 11429, GO COM A2) >>>>> The other alternative would be either getting a null modem adapter """"" or one of those DB25 M to DB25 F jumper boxes that Radio Shack and other places sell, and wiring it that way :) Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 11440, GO COM A2) EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT 3.5 DRIVES AND THE IIE There's only 2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" real versions of the ROMs: those in the unenhanced //e, and those in the enhanced. Easiest way to check: poweron or reboot (control-openapple-reset all at once), and watch the top of the screen. [Doing so w/o a disk in the drives will leave this up longer in case you're not a speed reader.] At the top center, it should say "Apple ][" or "Apple //e". The first is the unenhanced, and the second is the enhanced. [Theoretically, you can partially enhance or unenhance a //e as there's 4 independent chips in that upgrade, but such mutations should be avoided whenever possible] Nathan Mates (NMATES, 11866, GO COM A2) >>>>> The GS has the controller built in, and takes any 3.5 external """"" drive built for the Apple II. It was specifically designed for the "Apple 3.5" drive which is a "dumb" drive. The //e needs a controller card. Apple made two cards for 3.5" drives. The first worked only with the 3.5" Unidrive, which was a smart drive. The second will work with the GS dumb drive, as well as the Apple "Superdrive" which will handle 1.44 meg HD floppys. Shreve has been selling the later controller. Both controller cards had the same name, which is very confusing. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.3 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 11876, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you want to be even more confused, Video Technology (the company """"" that sold the Laser 128 and related II clones) also sold the Universal Disk Controller (UDC) which would control both 5.25 inch and 3.5 inch drives. It couldn't do the SuperDrives as 1.44 megs, but it could do Mac drives as 800k II drives. Worked better in the //e than the IIgs. Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 11884, GO COM A2) THE DREMELMASTER FOCUSES IN The Focus just needs to be in a slot set to """"""""""""""""""""""""""" your card. No biggie. It can co-exist with a RAM card invading it's air space. They can hit each other, nothing will happen. If you have a ROM 3, use slot 4. You can also use Slot 2 if you use either ProTERM or Spectrum for your modem, as either of these go directly to the port regardless of slot settings. The RAMFast and Focus can co-exist just fine. If the RAMFast is just going to have the tape backup, put it in 6, when you are going to backup, declare the slot.. Tony (T_DIAZ, 11990, GO COM A2) <<<<< You can have as many Focus drives in your Apple II as you can """"" access via a declared slot. ..I usually have 2 or three in the same computer when setting them up. Tony (T_DIAZ, 12004, GO COM A2) <<<<< Some of the //e drives shipped are not compatible with the Focus """"" driver. There are very few out there like this, but a lot are 120 Meg. If the drive is not compatible with the driver then it will hang during boot with the Focus driver's in use indicator stuck on (graphic in upper right corner) That can be the only problem I can think of. Deactivate/move the Focus driver from the drivers folder so you can swap data around on those drives if that's what your trying to do. Tony (T_DIAZ, 12044, GO COM A2) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IIGS ROM VERSIONS Due to Apple's bad terminology, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" there is a *much* bigger difference between the ROM 00/01 to 3 than the 00 to 01. It's not simply a few ROM chips that are swapped, it's the whole motherboard. Apart from the obvious ROM version difference, there's more RAM on board-- 1.125MB vs 256K. There's also a few minor things like slightly better sound out of the 3, but GS/OS makes the ROM 3 virtually identical to the ROM 01 to all well written programs. [And the poorly written ones tend to be older demos that want the 00/01 only-- the ROM 01 is probably the most compatible machine out there] As the main difference between the ROM 01 and 3 is amount of RAM, you can add RAM to either to pull them both up to the max of 8.125MB. The 1MB on the ROM 3 won't cut it when running System 6-- 2MB total is almost a minimum. I feel that you're really going to want to add 2-4MB to any GS, and so if given the choice between an 01 and 3, unless the 3 was the same price or less (doubtful), I'd go with the 01. You get a much better bang for the buck by spending $ on RAM, HD, or an accelerator versus paying more for a ROM 3 cpu. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 11402, GO COM A2) >>>>> As Nathan points out, there are considerable hardware differences """"" between a ROM_01 and ROM_03. However, unless you're using older programs (typically FTA demos) that require a ROM_01, there's little logical difference between the two. Once one adds memory (four megs is really what you want for working with the IIgs, at a minimum), the practical differences come down to better sound out of the ROM_03, =possibly= maximum top accelerated speed, and less headaches using both a local hard drive and Appletalk, all of which are somewhat minor and/or can be gotten around. Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 11424, GO COM A2) NEW VERSION OF LYNX SUPPORTS SSL AND DELPHI CHATS Well, well, well... """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In the latest development in the "they said it couldn't be done on an Apple II" front... I just visited the A2 chat room and was able to take part in a chat! That might not sound like any big deal, except for one thing... I was using my Apple II, and was able to enter the chat room via webside access using lynx! The newest version of lynx - v2.8 - is here! The world wide web just opened up some more doors for Apple II users! Now that this hurdle has been cleared, Shareware Solutions II is aiming for the stars. I would like to have a Monday night chat that attracts at least 100 Apple II users ;-) Joe (JOE_KOHN, 11556, GO COM A2) <<<<< Whoops. """"" In my excitement, I seem to have "jumped the gun" when I proclaimed that lynx v2.8 now supports secure transactions (https). With lynx v2.8, I _was_ able to access many sites where I had previously been denied access with the message (paraphrased) "your browser does not support https." I was able to take part in Delphi's A2 chat, from the web using lynx v2.8, but... lynx 2.8 CAN support https, and the version I have used does support https, but in order for v2.8 to support https, a patch needs to be applied to the standard release version of 2.8. Apparently, secure transactions rely on encryption schemes whose use is regulated by the US government as part of some laws having to do with the export of munitions. In the meanwhile, it's possible that there's already a public access https-capable version of lynx v2.8 available for use. To find out, check out http://www.crl.com/~subir As a word of explanation...I use the same ISP as lynx-proponent Subir, so I just have an alias set up that let's me use Subir's lynx...and his version does already have that patch applied. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 11616, GO COM A2) LOST HISTORY OF SSII I was just poking around in the Shareware Solutions """""""""""""""""""" II cavernous warehouses, and found more than 20 shrink wrapped packages of "Art Gallery - American History." Additionally, I know there's a second collection around here somewhere... In essence, there are 350 Print Shop graphics with an American History theme. The graphics were, in actuality, produced by Unison World as an add-on collection for their Print Shop clone - Print Master. But, they can be used with the original Print Shop. Additionally, I just ran a number of them through the converter that comes with The New Print Shop, so they can be used with that program too. For some odd reason, no other programs seems to recognize the graphics. In any case, there are 350 graphics that are, in many ways, geared for use in the classroom. There's a manual that includes a paragraph or two description of the historical significance of each of the events or people portrayed in the graphics. I've never sold a single one of these, and just want to clear out some space, so no reasonable offers will be refused. Unfortunately, the package weighs more than 2 lbs, so postage to the US would be $4, and a special trip to the post office would be required. Postage to Australia would be more than $20, so I think that the only folks that could really use these are US based teachers, who use IIe/IIc systems and who have either Print Shop or New Print Shop. But, like I said, no reasonable offer will be refused... I also counted a dozen boxes of California Games for the IIe/IIc. Make me an offer on those as well... I'd like to at least re-coup my expenses... Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 12033, GO COM A2) TRANSPROG TRICKS I am not sure this is going to land in the most """""""""""""""" appropriate place (but I tried!): I have just set up Charles Hartley's Computer Keyboarding 5 for my son to learn typing. A few days ago, I configured Spectrum and COG to let my wife send email via my Delphi account more easily. Now I would like to incorporate both of these changes in the TransProg Thermal configuration. (I successfully added the Applesoft Basic "STARTUP" program for KB5 to the pull-down menu as a sub-file of BASIC, which I titled "Computer Keyboarding"; and it was equally easy to prepare the script for the email set-up as a sub-file of Spectrum in the pull-down.) I don't know how to allow the Thermal Configuration of TransProg to recognize either the Spectrum script the AppleSoft program. Any help? Jim (PEACECHURCH, 11642, GO COM A2) >>>>> To run the STARTUP program from TransProg Thermo, copy BASIC.SYSTEM """"" into the same folder with the STARTUP program, and set up TransProg Thermo to launch _that_ copy of BASIC.SYSTEM with the key combination. This will work for any Applesoft program if you rename the program STARTUP or if you create a 1-liner STARTUP program that reads something like: 10 PRINT CHR$(4);"-yourprogram" Where 'yourprogram' is the name of the Applesoft program that you wish to run. Note the smart launch '-' in front of the program name. Works great for me! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 11652, GO COM A2) STEP BY STEP: CHANGING IIGS BATTERIES Try this: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1- Check the yellow pages for "Batteries." Look for an ad selling batteries for mobile phones, security and institutional systems etc. Call and ask for a TL-5101 3.6 Volt battery "with" solder leads (ROM 3 machines use NON solder lead type). These batteries are common and sell for $6-$12. I've heard they're now available from Radio Shack stores or try their sister-stores Computer City; Shop for convenience and price. 2- Remove the IIgs power supply: Unplug the power cord and pull forward on the front clip. 3- Note the battery (usually purple and black) on the left edge just between center and the computer's backplane (with the backplane of the computer facing away from you). (The battery is cylinder-shaped, and about 5/8" wide X 3/4" long.) 4- If you do not feel comfortable soldering on a circuit board, clip the leads leaving them as long as possible sticking up from the motherboard -- Clip them right where they join the old battery. Make note of the battery's PLUS/MINUS directions (the black "+" end toward the backplane). 5- Take the battery with you to the store, purchase the same battery, and give them the old one to dispose of. (The battery contains lithium, is inorganic, not environmentally friendly and needs proper disposal care). 6- Obtain a sewing needle that is about the same width as the battery leads. Use the needle as a mandrel, and wind the battery leads around the needle (making them "spring" or "pigtail" shaped. NOTE: Take extreme care to NOT touch the battery's leads together. The leads are soft and easy to work just using your fingers. If there is a short bit of a lead that does not wind tight, clip the short end flush to the pigtail. 7- Being careful which lead is negative and positive relative to the new battery and the long-clipped old battery wires (leads) now sticking up from the motherboard, slip the pigtail leads onto the "motherboard" leads. (C) 1998 Jerry Cline InTrec Software, Inc. jerrycline@intrec.com AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - jerry@intrec.com ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application. Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ Download ProTERM & PTMM the full working versions: (INTREC, 11720, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" THE NEW TWILIGHT II Alright folks, keep your phone lines free, as """"""""""""""""""" something big is just about to come down the pike. I've received final goahead on T2, so it's only a little final touches to the dox and packing it up. Barring any unforseen last minute highly serious bug reports, Twilight II v1.99 will be uploaded to Delphi's file databases Sat, April 4th. It has that version number to signify "very close to completion", but will still initially be considered *BETA* software-- there may be some interactions with programs that nobody betaing so far runs. Further, Apple's installer program is not licensed for this, so you'll have to manually install it by copying files around. Some time after v1.99 goes out, I'll write up some form of installer, fix anything reported, and an official 2.0 release will be uploaded. I do not expect any serious bugs to exist in v1.99, but I am hedging my bets. For lists of features, etc in this update to Twilight II, see forum message #11275. This message (and others like 11275) may be reposted to GEnie and Compuserve, but due to a few arrogant pirates on csa2, NO official announcement will be made there, and do not report my words there. Distribution policies: copyrighted freeware, uploaded initially to Delphi and at a later time to my ftp/web site. Some distribution limits will be set; see dox in released version for full details. Please support GS authors who work long hours to bring such things to you. Support can take many forms, such as words of encouragment, cash (if it's shareware or commercial), and helping in the battle against the pirates who make it less and desirable to want to release anything near them. Do not let them feel welcome as long as they keep up their ways. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 11465, GO COM A2) >>>>> HEALTH HAZARD WARNING! """"" Twilight II found to be habit-forming! Affected persons can be easily recognized by the typical symptoms of addiction: 1. They can be observed to sit immobilized in front of their Apple IIGS computers for hours. 2. They gaze at their screens with a fixed stare and an ecstatic expression on their faces. 3. Once the effect of a module has worn off, they suffer acute withdrawal symptoms until the next module has been activated. Protect yourself and your family - don't leave your Apple IIGS within reach of children, enjoy Twilight II only in moderate amounts. This warning by courtesy of your A2 Health Watch. (GSCHNAUBELT, 11635, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KFEST YEARBOOKS FROM THE GRAPHICS GURU """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ----->>>>> ATTENTION KFESTERS <<<<<----- I have completed work on a project that I have been wanting to do for some time: ***** KFEST YEARBOOKS ***** I started putting pages for Kfest '97 into a desktop publishing layout and then my enthusiasm spilled over and I started on '96, and then '95. I now have master pages for all three Yearbooks. I call the collection "Keepsakes of Kfest". These are printed using a Canon BubbleJet printer and bright white paper. As you would expect, these are very graphic intense pages; but they also contain several long illustrated text articles, over 100 full color pictures each, activities, schedules, and quotes from attendees. The Kfest '97 Yearbook is 24 pages. The Kfest '96 Yearbook is 28 pages. The Kfest '95 Yearbook is 36 pages. Pat Kern . (PATZ_PIX, 11812, GO COM A2) ANOTHER NEW WOLF Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs, version 1.1, will be """""""""""""""" released on Friday, May 1, 1998, at 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. This new version has several bug fixes (eliminating all known crashing problems and odd behaviors), new sound code that can play up to eight sounds at once (for a more fulfilling game experience), and a new preference dialog box that lets you configure the keyboard controls. The game has also been optimized slightly for a subtle performance improvement. Visit the official Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs web site at for more information and to download the new version. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12083, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS ON THE VIRTUAL MOVE Hey gang! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just a note to let you all know that the Juiced.GS site on the World Wide Web now has a new address: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs My appreciation goes out to Webmaster David Kerwood, who continues to maintain the site on his commercial server and has done an excellent job with the mess of information I've given him. Meanwhile, work is under way on the spring issue of Juiced.GS, which will be mailed to subscribers in mid-June. Thank you all again for the wonderful support. I can't believe Juiced.GS is now well into its third year and going strong. It seems like only yesterday we all met and embarked on this adventure. It's been a blast! Let's keep it going! Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.4 (JUICEDGS, 11916, GO COM A2) SHEPPYWARE: RULER OF ITS OWN DOMAIN This announcement is to let you know """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that the SheppyWare email, FTP, and Web site addresses have changed once again (probably permanently this time. I've now got a 100% genuine registered Internet domain. Here's the scoop: email: sheppy@sheppyware.net Web: http://www.sheppyware.net FTP: ftp.sheppyware.net The SheppyWare talk mailing list is now at talk-list@sheppyware.net. The old addresses will continue to work for a while, but you should start using the new addresses instead. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 11994, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 11466 4-APR 10:09 Apple Operating System RE: Twilight II 2.0 *very* near! (Re: Msg 11465) From: DZAHNISER To: ALL I was absolutely amazed when I saw that the Twilight II update was to be released as Freeware! This is a _quality_ product, as I am sure anyone who has previous versions must be aware. I had never owned or tried Twilight II when Nathan put out his call for testers. In the couple of weeks that I have been pounding on it, Nathan has made some significant improvements to this already great product. I am extremely happy (but also feel somewhat guilty) that I won't have to shell out $$$ to keep this on my hard drive. We all owe a big THANKS to Nathan and the others involved in making this new release of Twilight II so great - with copyrighted freeware distribution. Please everyone - If you like this (or other releases for the Apple II) LET THE AUTHOR KNOW. If we simply grab new freeware and run, without showing our appreciation, we will teach the authors that we don't care, and they eventually won't care also. If we don't pay money for a product, we still need to barter something for it. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] OPTIMIZING GS ANIMATION According to the guys at Apple with bus """"""""""""""""""""""" analyzers, that helps speed things up. Bank 01 is accessed at 2.5Mhz, while the screen in bank E1 is 1Mhz. As noted in GS technote #70 (I've got a nice html version at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/tn/iigs/070.html ) there's synchronization issues between the two sides, and the NOP allows the fast side of the bus to get better resync'd with the slow side. I have not tested this personally, but I'd trust them on this. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 1611, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> If memory serves me correctly, the folks at Apple ran some fancy """"" tests and determined that including the NOP actually makes the transfers faster! It was some sort of timing condition. I don't remember the details. Paul Schultz. (SCHULTP, 1613, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Thanks for the information!!! """"" I read Technote #70 again, and I will try it out to see what happens. The only thing is that I never use a stack blaster. Instead, I just use the direct page. It appears much more sensible when handling sprites. Sprites are usually are not very broad, so you can use one direct page pointer to draw 2 lines of the sprite. Second, to quickly get the next direct page pointer, the stack pointer points onto the table that holds the screen offsets (in reverse order, of course). After the 2 lines have been drawn, I simply pld (should make up for a nop, right?) and go for the next lines. According to a table that came with ORCA/M, an lda #, sta dp is just as fast as a single pea. Comments, anyone? :) Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc (JESSEBLUE, 1614, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> PEA takes 5 cycles, regardless of the accumulator size. """"" LDA # takes 2 cycles short (8-bit), 3 cycles long (16-bit). STA dp takes 3 cycles short, 4 cycles long (add another cycle if the dp is not in bank 0, I think.) So with a short (8-bit) accumulator, the times are identical. Since PEA pushes 16 bits regardless, I think the comparison should be with a long accumulator, which takes 7 cycles compared to 5 for the PEA. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3] -- "An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications." (TONYW1, 1615, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Misconception: that table lists the best case speeds. It does not """"" list the standard penalties: +1 cycle in 16 bit mode +1 cycle if DP is not page aligned (DP=$xy00) +1 if branch taken [16-bit penalty not applicable to 1-byte opcodes like TAX] So LDA #$1234 is 3 cycles, 3 bytes. STA <$56 is 2 bytes and 4 or 5 cycles depending on DP alignment, for a total of 7 or 8 cycles. PEA $1234 is always 5 cycles (no 8-bit version of it), and does not care about DP or stack alignment. An extra stack setup code like 'ADC #$0016 TCS' (if done right after an adc #$00A0 to get to next line, can be assured carry clear) costs 3+2 cycles. For any line where you draw more than 3 words in a row, it is going to be faster to set up the stack also and start PEAing. PHA/PHX/PHY are all 4 cycles each, so if you can identify at least 4 repeated words in a stack area (or between if you use X,Y regs smartly), it's better to LDAXY the repeated words and then slam it that way, but if your data is highly varied, straight PEAs are better. The above doesn't really take transparency into account, but if you're generating the stackslamming code from another program (and I hope you would), you can keep set the DP to the left side of the shape, SP to the right, you can DP-read in words to modify and then pha them out. That's what TurkeyshootGS does, generating code from a 17-color .BMP file (17th color is transparency) to draw stuff onscreen. Very ugly piece of C code; it's unreleased so far. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 1616, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Well, PEA is 5 cycles, and LDA#/STA dp is 7 minimum, 8 if dp is not """"" page aligned, so unless Mike has a good reason, I'd say its a mistake. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1619, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> >Misconception: that table lists the best case speeds. It does not """"" >list the standard penalties: Misconception: It does. The reference card, which I assume is what the original message refers to, lists the lowest time in the table, but has footnote marks for each case that can add a cycle. These are explained at the end of the table. Even assembly listings generated with INSTIME ON show an asterisk next to times that can vary from the number of cycles shown. The manual points out that you should refer to a 65816 chip reference for the exceptions in that case. Of course, the assembler can't tell for sure whether some of the situations will exist. Page crossings can't be predicted, for example, because the code can be relocated. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1620, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Well, unfortunately, TRANSPARENCY is the most important thing with """"" sprites. With sprites, you have a background and a foreground. Parts of the Ninjaforce MEGADEMO were done like this: Background picture in bank $00, Foreground picture in bank $01. So when a sprite is moved, set the appropriate bits so that you READ from bank $00, and WRITE (with shadowing) to bank $01. This, however, only works when you have ONE sprite only. About using the dp/stack: Basically, I'm using the dp because it's easier to handle than the stack. The named caching could be done with x and y registers, plus you have the stz dp command as well, which is (believe me) quite handy. But, since you have much more flexible access, you don't need caching if the program that generates the sprite always sorts the code. This can even be optimized for sprites that are shifted one byte. Stack blasters would need to lda dp, and #, ora #, then pha, where direct page blaster just does a lda dp, sta dp+1. Like this: 00XXYYZZ00 Sprite data 1 2 3 4 Byte No. So, I wouldn't always say: Stack blasters is better than dp blaster... Comments? :) Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: { } (JESSEBLUE, 1622, GO COM A2PRO) HELP WANTED, APPLY WITHIN I apologize for taking so long to reply to """"""""""""""""""""""""" this, but I had to discuss it with my companions here and make sure I had a "real" answer for you first. :) A2 University (A2U for short) really hasn't gotten off the ground here yet. It's a program we did over on that other service before we came to Delphi, and it was a very successful program. The philosophy behind A2 University is, for the most part, the very core of A2Pro's existence. That is, to further the existence of new software for the computers we still love so much by helping the beginning and hobbyist programmers learn how to improve their programming skills, or pick up new skills. This is where we need help! Our most recent Dean of A2 University had a good dose of "real life" happen a while back, and had to resign from the position before we really got started over here. We've been Deanless since. (Well, as long as you don't count one of our bosses, who happens to be named "Dean" :) Thus, the following position is open: Position: Dean of A2 University (A2U) Time requirements: Some organization will be necessary at first (it's been a while since we've done this, and we haven't done it here on Delphi, yet, at all), so it will probably require 5 or so hours a week for the first couple weeks, getting things up-to-speed. Once it's going, it will probably only require an hour or two a week. Qualifications: - enthusiastic individual who can share his/her enthusiasm with others - good organizational skills Responsibilities: - Evaluating course ideas - Recruiting capable professors and encouraging participants - Maintaining contact with professors during the term of their courses - Reading the A2Pro Message Board on a daily basis Anyone interested in helping us out by filling this position should send a description of why you think you're the person for the job, along with any ideas you have towards how you would get things set up, to justdave@delphi.com Dave Miller Asst. Forum Manager, Apple II Programmers Forum (GO COM A2P/sigdir=a2pro) http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@syndicomm.com justdave@delphi.com (JUSTDAVE, 1643, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> As another sorta-followup to my earlier post asking for people to """"" speak up with questions/problems/etc, I suppose that I could volunteer to run a few classes on either asm, graphics, game stuff, or the like. [Basically, the kfest cabal gets first dibs on what I walk about there, but could probably go into more depth eventually here.] As it looks like asm is out from kfest, I could start up something here. The problem with asm is that there's 2 main assemblers used in the GS world: Orca/M and Merlin. I only really speak Orca (blatant plug: email mikew50@aol.com or byteworks@delphi.com to purchase it if you want :) so that might either alienate a few folks, or require some sort of tag-team effort by people who speak both to help everyone. At least with C/Pascal, there's really only one choice (do TML Pascal users exist anymore? :) -- same as with Applesoft. I'd almost prefer that some sort of intro to programming course (possibly with Basic, even though that language makes Computer Science profs blow a blood vessel :) get started *before* assembly-- it's much easier for people to start using, and serious bugs won't make your system crash or worse. :) While I haven't really done serious basic coding in years, I did make an Applesoft Basic command & reference (definitely not a tutorial), which has been uploaded to the a2 forum's database, also at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/asoft.html Permission is granted for any asoft prof to blatantly plug it as a good free reference to keep handy :) Nathan Mates (NMATES, 1648, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Nathan, just to muddy the waters... """"" While GSoft BASIC has been slow in coming, mostly because I have work that actually pays the bills, it is coming. I finished the A1 version and am working hard on the documentation, which is about 80% done. My current plan is to release versions of our introductory programming course and our toolbox programming course for GSoft BASIC, too. Yes, toolbox programming. :) GSoft supports records and pointers, so you can actually handle the toolbox correctly. It already has a full toolbox interface, and it works quite nicely. You might factor these things into any plans for courses in BASIC. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1651, GO COM A2PRO) LONG-LOST TOOLSET NUMBER Has anyone compiled a list of version numbers """""""""""""""""""""""" for every toolset for each System release (from 4.0 on)? Also, out of curiosity, does anyone tell me what Tool037 was? It is mentioned on page 231 of the System 6.0 Reference as being handled by StartUpTools even though it is not actually part of 6.0 (and was apparently never release). So now I just =have= to know. :-) Michael (SAR, 1679, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I *think* that Tool037 was the Animation Toolkit. It was very close """"" to done, as I recall, when Mensch moved to me Mac side of the Force, and nobody had time to finish it (and I don't think Apple cared, either. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1680, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Sheppy is of course correct, the never released Animation Tool Set """"" had support for sprites, backgrounds, compiled shapes and other handy stuff. Pity it was never released. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1681, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> What a neat sounding tool set! This is the first I have ever heard """"" of it. Sure would have been interesting if this had been released. Oh well, we should be thankful for what we actually have. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3 (SCHULTP, 1683, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- THE KFEST MAILING LIST ""'""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] YOU'VE GOT MAIL!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For ten summers now, the Apple II faithful have gathered in July at a small college in Kansas City, Missouri. The Apple II event of the year, KansasFest 1998, runs July 22-26, 1998, on the campus of Avila College. From the far corners of the earth as well as downtown Kansas City, Apple II fanatics gather to celebrate the computer that started it all. Planning such a trip can be as simple as getting in the car and driving a few blocks for someone like Allen Moore; something more challenging like getting in the car and driving a few hours--or more--for Max Jones or Ray Merlin; planning a cross-country flight, like Tony Diaz; or coming from across the ocean, like myself or Richard Bennett or Ewen Wannop. Indeed, there are at least as many stories that could be titled, "How I got to KFest" every year as KFest attendees. How, then, do between 50 and 100 Apple II fanatics from around the world tie together the loose ends of their arrivals and departures in the Land of Ahhs? In years prior to 1997, the center of the online Apple II Universe was the Genie (previously known as GEnie) online service, and the KFest faithful would read and post messages coordinating every detail; from the bare essentials--who was arriving at Kansas City International Airport when and by which airline, who was renting a car, and who needed a ride--to the merely important, such as a headcount for the pre- and post-KFest dinners at local restaurants and requests for KFest sessions--to the extracurricular, such as who was hoping to room with whom and who was bringing what equipment--to the absolutely esoteric, like what a turnpike is and how many beers it takes to get Conan in a Librarial mood. But as we all know, things have changed, and while we have moved many of the Apple II faithful from Genie to Delphi, some of our buddies haven't made the move yet, or have decided to hang their online hat elsewhere. What, then, is the lowest common denominator to coordinate the KFesters this year? The answer was simple: electronic mail. Anyone with electronic mail (email, for short, of course) access has the ability to get and give the latest information on KFest. Sponsored by Devin Reade's trenco.gno.org Internet server, the KFest Mailing List is an automated mailing list that serves anyone who cares to sign up for it. The advantage of this list is that it doesn't require the participants to have access to the same online service or even the World Wide Web--anyone with access to Internet email can be a part of it. It doesn't matter if you're on America Online, Genie, Delphi, Compuserve, Primenet, Juno, Concentric, Netcom, Kestrok, or anywhere else. In fact, I even receive KFest email at my office. For those of you who haven't been on a mailing list before, once you've signed up, you will send messages to and receive messages from just one email address--in this case, kfest@trenco.gno.org. However, any message sent to the list will magically be sent to everyone else on the list. You can subscribe (or unsubscribe) from the list at any time, and you don't have to be KFest bound to be part of it. To sign up for the KFest Mailing List, send email to: majordomo@trenco.gno.org and in the BODY of the message (not the subject), place the following text: subscribe kfest In a few minutes you will be sent a confirmation message via email. In order to complete the signup process, respond to this confirmation following the instructions given. You will then be sent a welcome message, including instructions on how to send mail to the list. Already in the KFest Mailing List we have discussed the traditional (and potential non-traditional) pre- and post-KFest eating spots, the Kansas City International Airport's site on the World Wide Web, KFest sessions, KFesters volunteering help to other KFesters on a variety of Apple II subjects, and much much more. If you have other informational needs regarding KFest, you may want to check out the KFest Web Page, at: http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html If you have a question that would be better sent to the KFest committee rather than the mailing list, you can address that to: kfest-info@trenco.gno.org Finally, thanks to Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics, if remembering trenco.gno.org is too tough, you can also send mail to the KFest Mailing List at: kfest@apple2.org KFest mail will brighten up even the most dreary Apple II electronic mail box. Sign up today. [EOA] [SIZ]------------------------------ SIZZLING SHAREWARE | ----------------------------------- UNZIP IIE """"""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] UNZIP IIE ~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Unzip IIe File Name: UNZIPIIE.BXY Database: Utility Software File Size: 18048 Program Type: ProDOS 8 Application Author: Russ Woodroofe Version Reviewed: 1.0 Distribution: Shareware, $10 U.S. dollars, see ReadMe for details Requirements: Apple IIe, IIc, or IIgs; 19k disk space. It's a reality we all need to face: not everyone is fortunate enough to have an Apple II. Sooner or later, you'll encounter a file that you just have to have, perfect for you in every way--except it has a ".ZIP" suffix on it. Boom! You've hit the MSDOS wall--the Zip format is their packing standard, just as the NuFX format (the one used by _Shrinkit_ and _GS Shrinkit_) is ours. What to do, what to do--especially if you have a //e or //c? While the well-known Apple IIgs solution to dealing with .zip files is the shareware _PMP Unzip_, there is also a less-well-known 8-bit II solution, at an even better price: the $10 shareware _Unzip IIe_. Borrowing heavily from the _Shrinkit_ interface, _Unzip IIe_ does primarily one thing, and does it well--it unzips .zip archives. Like most ProDOS 8 programs, it's fast and efficient, and its interface ought to be very familiar for 8 bit Apple II users. _Unzip IIe_ will handle a variety of .zip archives without a hitch--in fact, I didn't come across a single .zip archive it failed to handle. One omission is the self-extracting (.exe) archives--no known Apple II program will currently these in one step, although there is a two-step solution we may look at next month. _Unzip IIe_ also doesn't -create- .zip archives, but then again, it doesn't claim to. In summary, _Unzip IIe_ is a simple, fast, and needed product. A meager $10 is a more than fair price to pay for a program that can quickly become invaluable. For any 8-bit Apple II fanatic, _Unzip IIe_ is a must-have utility. [EOA] [TVT]------------------------------ THE VIRTUAL ][ | ----------------------------------- The BernieBook--Macintosh Portables Go To The Dogs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] POWERBOOKS AND BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about using the Apple IIgs emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ with an Apple Macintosh PowerBook. It is not designed to answer general questions about _Bernie_ or general questions about _PowerBooks_, although obviously there will be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to thelamp@delphi.com. The Housekeeping Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as the program _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, they often have a number of questions which others before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in using the Apple IIgs emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ with an Apple Macintosh PowerBook. Many Apple II enthusiasts also have Macintosh computers or are considering the purchase of a Macintosh, and many of those Macs are PowerBooks. This document may assist those people with their general questions. It is as complete as possible given the recent release of an updated version of _Bernie_ (May 1, 1998). Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the editor and publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited. Q: Who do we have to thank for this FAQ? A: Special thanks to Henrik Gudat, Andre Horstmann, Urs Hochstrasser, and the rest of the gang at F.E. Systems, formerly known as Bright Software, for bringing _Bernie_ to the masses. Additional thanks to some of the Bernie Boys on Delphi, including Eric Shepherd, Dave Miller, and Kirk Mitchell, for helping out with some questions I wasn't able to handle myself. The Program Q: What is _Bernie ][ The Rescue_? A: _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, _Bernie_ for short, is an Apple IIgs emulation program for the PowerMacintosh series of computers produced by F.E. Systems in Switzerland. Q: What is emulation? A: Emulation means something acting like something else. In regards to computing, it usually means a computer acting like another computer, through special hardware, software, or both. While emulation has become popular in recent times, there is a long history of emulation among personal computers. Many years ago, the _Trackstar_ board allowed Intel based MSDOS computers to emulate an 8-bit Apple II, for instance, and the Apple /// included Apple ][+ (and, later, through the addition of a peripheral card, Apple //e) emulation. The Macintosh has had hardware-based solutions for emulating Apple IIs (the Macintosh LC //e card) and Intel based computers (the "DOS Cards" offered first for the Centris 610, among many other Macintosh models) as well as software-only solutions (_RealPC_, _Virtual PC_, and _SoftWindows_) for years. In fact, one of the more popular emulators in the computing world is likely on your desktop: the Apple IIgs emulates the 8-bit Apple IIs. For more information on different emulators for the Macintosh, see http://www.emulation.net. For an excellent but somewhat dated article on one microprocessor chip emulating another, leading to the development of the Apple IIgs, see Tom Weishaar's excellent "A 65802/65816 pre-boot" in the August 1986 (not 1996) issue of _Open-Apple_. Q: How can I get a copy of _Bernie_? A: If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can get a copy of the current version of _Bernie_ (1.3 as of this writing) at the following URL: http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/bernieconsumer.html If you can successfully download from Delphi, _Bernie_ is available in the database there as well. If you do not have access to the Web, you can receive a copy of _Bernie_ on a floppy disk from Shareware Solutions II. Their contact information is: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 USA joko@crl.com http://www.crl.com/~joko You will also need to provide a copy of your real IIgs's ROM image. More on this later. _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ is a $25 (U.S. dollars) shareware program that requires registration to make full use of it. Details are included with the program archive. Q: What are the minimum requirements for running _Bernie_? A: The minimum requirements for _Bernie_ are any PowerPC based Macintosh and four megabytes of free RAM. Realistically, PowerPC based Macs need an absolute minimum of 16 megs of "real" (as opposed to "virtual") RAM anyway, although some came with less. _Bernie_ runs fastest when your Mac is set to display 256 colors, but it will run regardless of this setting. Q: You mean this doesn't run on an Apple II? A: It doesn't run on an Apple II; it makes an Apple II run on your PowerMac. Q: Where do I get the ROM? A: The only legal place to get a copy of the IIgs ROM image required for using _Bernie_ is from an Apple IIgs. There are instructions for creating a ROM image in the official _Bernie_ documentation. A ROM from either a ROM_01 or ROM_03 IIgs may be used. Q: Will it run on anything but a PowerBook? A: _Bernie_ will run on any Macintosh with a PowerPC processor, including desktop Macs and Mac OS clones. Additionally, there is another version of _Bernie_ that will run under the _BeOS_ operating system for the Macintosh and BeBox. At this time, it will not run under the _BeOS_ for Intel systems. Q: What's with the name? A: The original name for this program was _Fast Eddie_; however, a software company that had a different product with a similar name contacted the authors of _Eddie_, and _Eddie's_ handlers agreed to change his name. After thinking it over for awhile, they decided on the name _Bernie ][ The Rescue_. Q: Okay, who's Bernie? A: The only Bernies I know are the dead guy in the _Weekend at Bernie's_ movies and the slugger for the Yankees. I'm pretty sure they aren't the ones the program is named after. Q: Well, then, who was Eddie? A: I know lots of Eddies, from my cousin Eddie to Eddie Van Halen, my favorite being the famous surfer Eddie Aikau, a crew member of the canoe Hokuleia who gave his life trying to find help when it started taking on water during one of its early voyages from Hawai'i to Tahiti. If you ever come to Hawai'i, and see bunches of bumper stickers with the phrase "Eddie Would Go" on them, it's in reference to huge surf that scares off most waveriders, but into which Eddie Aikau would go. But I don't think the program was named after him either. Rumor has it that the Eddie _Fast Eddie_ was named after is Formula-1 driver Eddie Irvine. This Eddie did so much crashing during early stages of races in 1996 that the gang over in Switzerland felt a real brotherhood with him. Or at least that's the way the story goes. Q: Okay, if you won't tell me who Bernie is, then at least tell me what's with all the dog jokes? A: Since _Bernie_ is housed in Switzerland, the F.E. Systems gang wanted to show everyone their national pride. A large St. Bernard is one of the most recognizable symbols of that country, as they are famous for rescue missions while patrolling the Swiss Alps. _Bernie_ is named after those St. Bernards. Q: Why didn't you tell me _Bernie_ was named after that? A: You only asked who Bernie was, not who _Bernie_ was named after. The PowerBooks Q: What is a "PowerBook"? A: A PowerBook is Apple Computer, Inc.'s Macintosh version of a "notebook" or "laptop" computer, a portable computer that is designed to be taken just about anywhere and run off of rechargable batteries. There are many different models of PowerBooks, including those with 68000, 68030, 68LC040, and PowerPC 603e, 603ev, and 750/740 ("G3") processors. Q: Are there any non-Apple-branded Mac OS compatible notebook computers? A: There was a computer known as an "Outbound" that functioned as a 68000-series Macintosh, but they've been out of production for some time, at least in part due to copyright issues centering around the Macintosh ROMs. None of the recent Mac OS clone vendors was allowed to produce a notebook-style computer, so there are no Radius, SuperMac, PowerComputing, MacTell, UMAX, Motorola, or other clone vendor notebooks. Q: Which PowerBooks can run _Bernie_? A: There are only a few PowerBooks which meet _Bernie_'s requirements straight out of the box: PowerBook 5300 series; PowerBook 1400 series; PowerBook 2400 series; PowerBook 3400 series; PowerBook G3 series; and PowerBook Duo 2300 series. Additionally, there are a few PowerBooks which can be upgraded to a PowerPC processor, after which they'll be compatible with Bernie: PowerBook 190 series; PowerBook 500 series; and PowerBook Duo 200 series We say "series" because you may see several things appended to a particular PowerBook's model number--for instance, a PowerBook 1400 series computer may specifically be called a "PowerBook 1400cs/166" indicates a PowerBook 1400 with a color passive matrix screen and a 166 mhz processor. A "PowerBook 2400c/180" indicates a PowerBook 2400 with a color active matrix screen and a 166 mhz processor. In the case of the PowerBook 500 and Duo 200 series, you will also see some different numbers in the middle of the PowerBook's model number--you will see a "PowerBook 520" or a "PowerBook Duo 230", for instance. With the exception of a few 5300's and upgraded 190's, 500's, and Duo 200's, every _Bernie_ capable PowerBook has a color screen built-in. For what it's worth, there is no actual "PowerBook 500" or "PowerBook Duo 200". Q: What's the difference between a "PowerBook" and a "PowerBook Duo"? A: Many PowerBook enthusiasts like to divide the various PowerBook models along two lines: "All-in-ones" and "Duos". Unfortunately, there are actually three lines: "All-in-ones", "Almost-All-in-ones", and "Duos" All-in-one PowerBooks make up the vast majority of all PowerBooks ever made. These PowerBooks have 3.5 inch floppy drives built-in (or as a removable option), internal 2.5 inch hard disk drives, internal modem capability (including on some models PC Card, aka "PCMCIA", modems), and on the rear of the PowerBook, a series of "ports"--connectors similar to what you see on the back of an Apple IIgs--for such things as serial ports (including Localtalk connections), microphones, ADB devices, Ethernet, and SCSI. PowerBook Duos are Apple's version of the "sub-notebook". These computers do not include a built-in floppy drive, and the only recognizable connectors on the back of the Duos are for power, one serial port, and, if installed, a modem. There is, however, a large, thin, edgecard-style connector on the back of the Duo. This is an integral component in expanding the Duo. The Duo can be connected to a "dock" using this connector, which can have many of the ports that the all-in-one PowerBooks have (if not more), as well as the missing floppy drive. Several docks have been manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc., as well as others. While many potential Duo users are scared off by the lack of a floppy drive built into the Duo--and I was once one of them--I have found the need for a floppy to be much less than anticipated, and the lighter weight and small size are always blessings. Unfortunately, neither the Duo nor any of the docks are in production any longer. Almost all-in-one PowerBooks are fairly rare--there are only two, really: the PowerBook 100 and the PowerBook 2400 series. These PowerBooks are like the Duo in that they are smaller than the all-in-ones and have no internal floppy drive but instead of requiring a dock, all of the ports are already present on the rear of the PowerBook, like the all-in-ones--including the port for the floppy drive. Q: I have a PowerBook XXX. Can my PowerBook be upgraded to run Bernie? A: With the exceptions listed above--PowerBook 500 series, 190 series, and Duo 200 series--none of the PowerBooks can be upgraded to PowerPC processors, meaning no _Bernie_. Q: I have a PowerPC-upgradable PowerBook. Where can I find the upgrade? A: Depends on which upgrade you're looking for. There were several versions of the PowerPC upgrade for the PowerBook 500 series. Apple Computer, Inc. made one, and Newer Technology licensed the Apple technology and created higher performance ones. While the Apple one does not appear to be made any longer and cannot be easily found, the Newer Technology models are relatively easy to find, but they aren't inexpensive. The Duo 200 series is upgradable with a motherboard swap, manufactured by Apple but apparently no longer available, which makes whatever Duo model you have functionally identical to a Duo 2300c, excepting the built-in screen. The Duo 2300c motherboard has connectors for both IDE and SCSI drives built-in, so you can use your old SCSI 2.5 inch drive or a new IDE 2.5 inch drive, depending on your needs (the cable for the IDE drive does not come with the 2300c motherboard, and it may be difficult to find). Similarly, the PowerBook 190 is upgradable with a motherboard swap to PowerBook 5300 performance. I have never seen one of these upgrades available. Q: What "catches" are there when buying a PowerBook for use with Bernie? A: Unless the prices are incredibly attractive and you have a source of an upgrade lined up, it's probably more sensible to buy a PowerBook already suited for Bernie than an upgradable one. The cost and scarcity of the upgrades tend to make them less appealing. Additionally, the non-2300 model Duos and 500s have 2.5 inch SCSI drives installed. These are no longer made new (although you can find new "SCSI" 2.5 inch drives, they are usually quite expensive converted IDE drives) and fairly difficult to come by, especially in reasonable sizes for today's Macs. While the Duo motherboard swap gives an upgraded Duo the capability of using IDE drives, it lacks the necessary cable to attach such a drive. Q: Where else can I get PowerBook information? A: There's lots of PowerBook information available on the World Wide Web. For starters you can try: http://www.ogrady.com http://powerbook.apple.com http://www.powerbook1.com Expansion Q: How can I expand my PowerBook? A: The PowerBook is a closer relative in form factor to the //c than the IIgs--like both the //c and IIgs it has "ports"--connectors on the rear of the computer that allow you to connect to external devices. Common ports on the back of the PowerBook are a power port, serial port, SCSI port, ADB port, microphone port, and speaker port. Some PowerBooks also have internal modems, some of the PC Card style--roughly the size of a credit card but about 1/8th of an inch thick--and some uniquely designed for a PowerBook. There are also Ethernet ports, video ports, and removable storage (floppy drive, Zip Drive, Magneto Optical drive, hard drive, CD ROM). Unlike the IIgs, PowerBooks don't have "slots", with one exception--Duos, when docked in certain models of dock, have access to NuBus slots. However, some PowerBooks can use the PC Cards (formerly known as PCMCIA) that are prevalent with Intel-style notebook computers, to add such things as modems, memory, hard drive storage, and Ethernet capability. Aside from Duos in certain docks, none of the Bernie-capable PowerBooks have two serial ports. They all have one--the "Printer/Modem Port", meaning you cannot use two external modems with Bernie. However, under Bernie, you can choose your internal modem as an equivalent to the IIgs modem port. More on this later. You can add RAM and larger hard drives to PowerBooks as well. You must remember that when you do this, you usually will need to replace your existing memory card or hard drive with another, leaving you with the older components as spares. Using Modems and Printers Q: Is the serial support ever going to be finished? A: Yes. Q: When? A: When it's ready. Q: When do we get to see what's done so far? A: Whenever you register _Bernie 1.3_. This is the first version of Bernie to support serial ports through the CerealPuffs(tm) emulation and the InkDirect printing. Once you've registered _Bernie_, you can set the IIgs Printer Port and the IIgs Modem Port through the Edit Preferences menu. This also requires the Macintosh Appearance Manager be installed. You can choose any Macintosh serial port or device recognized as such (primarily the serial ports on the back of the Mac and/or an internal modem) for use with this emulation. While there is a way to go before calling this emulation "perfect", it is a remarkable accomplishment. It has appeared to work better so far with faster Macs and PC Card modems. More Assistance Q: How can I get help with something not covered here? A: For further assistance with _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, you can check out the Delphi A2 Forum, as well as the Delphi A2 Conference, where you may often run into GUDATH, aka Henrik Gudat, one of Bernie's handlers. You can join the _Bernie_ mailing list, where lots of information about the dog gets transmitted daily. To learn more about the list, you can take a look at: http://www.design.ncisc.org/~bernie/current/index.html _Bernie_'s main page, including the _Bernie_ FAQ, remains at: http://www.magnet.ch/emutech Q: Any last words? A: Woof! :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : When in doubt, make it sound convincing! : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Come Together, Right Now --------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST The Accidental Tourist At KansasFest by Doug Cuff -------------- [KFE] FREEWARE FAVORITES Init Restarter 2.0.2 ------------------------------------------- [FRE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : One-seventh of life is wasted on Mondays : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE :::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Five mornings a week, I get myself up to the fifth floor of the hospital I work at and see the new moms. There's quite a few of us who drop in on our patients in the maternity ward (both the mothers and babies)--obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, pediatricians, social workers (of course), more nurses, and the vital statistician. Who's the "Vital Statistician"? It's the person who takes care of "vital statistics", the numbers and records the state keeps on such things as deaths--and births. At our hospital, it's a wonderful woman named Diana, who usually greets me in the morning by saying, "Hi, Ryan," and without pause, the next word out of her mouth is invariably a number--today it was "nineteen." Nineteen wasn't the number of new babies we had come into the world overnight, nor it the number of times a first time mother changed her mind about her baby's first name. It was the days left until her vacation started. You see, every morning, like clockwork, Diana would go into her office, sit at her desk, and draw a diagonal line through another box on her calendar, crossing off yet another 24 hour period until she boarded a plane to take her far away from her daily duties. The morning of this writing, I started my own countdown as well--fifty. Fifty days until I started my vacation, first heading over to the Bay Area again for an impromptu PizzaFest, followed by my first ever routing through Denver to make it to KansasFest 1998. There's as many stories titled, "How I got to KFest" as there are KFest attendees every year, but they all have the same ending: I got there, I met people different from me, but just like me, and I had the most fun I can remember--which is what KansasFest is all about. Since the Apple II Community is indeed a community, like any other, we need a City Hall and an annual Town Meeting. That City Hall is located at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, and its Town Meeting starts this year on July 22nd. It's where the last survivors of the first generation of computer activists can come together to celebrate the first family of computing: the Apple II. And when I get back from my trip across the sea and get back to work on a Tuesday morning, I'll see Diana, and after greeting her, the first thing out of my mouth will be a number--probably around 350. [*] [*] [*] Oops, There It Is Department: I noticed an error with regards to the _BernieBook FAQ_. I stated in the FAQ that there were no clone PowerBooks that would run Bernie. I overlooked the extremely rare imediaEngine-series of PowerBook clones produced by Vertegri Research in 1997. For more information on these collectors items, you can check out http://www.powerbookcentral.com/V5review.html. [*] [*] [*] Hawai'ian Language 102 Department: following last month's vocabulary lesson, this month we follow up with the word "aloha". Aloha is possibly the most well-known word outside of the islands, possibly because it has multiple meanings, including "love", "hello", and "goodbye". In this case, it means "welcome home", to one of our own. The first article that we are publishing by a writer other than your editor since we've opened shop on Delphi will be by our old friend, Doug Cuff, the former editor of _GenieLamp A2_, _II Alive_, and _A2-Central_, and to keep with our "everything old is new" theme, the article we are printing is the third annual look at (surprise!) the Apple II event of the year--_The Accidental Tourist At KansasFest_. This guide for both the newbie and experienced KFester will make great reading whether or not you make it to Avila. Mahalo, Doug. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Free Trade Zone ....... SQC's Last Stand? [*] Telecommunications ....... A Modem Init Database [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Less Than Two Months! [*] General Chatter ....... Appleworks Or Clarisworks? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" MODEM INIT STRING DATABASE In a discussion the other day, it was """""""""""""""""""""""""" suggested that, as the subject of finding the right modem init string crops up at regular intervals, we could make a collection of successful init strings which to be added somewhere as a FAQ. I thought I could make a start by collecting the information. I would appreciate it, if those with 100% satisfactory modem performance could let me know the following by e-mail: 1. Type of modem 2. Telecom program/s used 3. Access method/s, ISP 4. INIT string/s 5. Anything else which might be relevant! Regards, Giselle GSCHNAUBELT@delphi.com Message delivered from the heart of Europe by Spectrum 2.1 and COG 2.3! (GSCHNAUBELT, 12168, GO COM A2) >>>>> You will need to also keep track what kind of modem cable they have """"" (properly wired hardware handshaking cable, improperly wired hardware handshaking cable, and a non-hardware-handshaking cable). One also doesn't need to track the ISP they connect to, but the type of modem they connect to. Many ISPs have different brands of modems in different modem banks. Also, it would help having a copy of NVRAM settings since they are programmable (if you write &C1&D0 into the NVRAM, it doesn't need to be added to the INIT string--when I used a LineLink 14.4, I had set the NVRAM so I didn't need an INIT string :). Geoff (SISGEOFF, 12208, GO COM A2) MORE ROM_3 VS. ROM_01 On a ROM 3 the ADB mouse calls go directly to the """"""""""""""""""""" hardware, on a ROM 01 they go through slot 4. System software will work on a ROM 3 with the slot set to Your Card, but not a ROM 01. When I get to play slot roulette with people on the phone the first thing I ask is "What ROM do you have?", If you have a ROM 3 you get one more slot that can be declared "Your Card". Cards that need no slot I/O space (Vision Plus Enhanced, Quickie, etc.) do not present a problem for most people. I frequently get calls of, "All my slots are full", and I can usually find one or two free ones for them with just one swap. Both Spectrum and ProTERM do not care what the slot setting for slot 2 reads. If your using Harmonie, it's drivers go directly to the card/port and do not care what the slot setting for 1 is. That's two "selectable" slots. Accelerator in Slot 3, takes care of that. If you need Slot three in a ROM 01 for the Second Sight or Video Overlay, put the Zip/TWGS in Slot 4 since you can't use Slot 4 for anything in a ROM 01. A lot of people tell me, "But.. I've got a 5.25" drive". Yes? ..and if you can tell me when the last time you used it was.." To which the reply usually is something along the lines of "Um, well, 3 months ago." Ok, so, put the PC Transporter, or that other SCSI card in slot 6, set it to Your Card, you will probably use that other hardware more. If you need to get access to a 5.25" disk, swap the slot setting, reboot, move the files, and set it back. If you need to use the 5.25" drive to run the program it's a pretty good chance that the hardware in slot 6 will not be usable from that software anyway so your loss is nothing. What are the differences between a ROM 01 and 3? 1 more Meg of RAM and "One More Slot". :) Dunno what the original post topic was, but I figured I'd mention this stuff in case someone out there didn't know it. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 12400, GO COM A2) HIGH ASCII ON THE IIGS? Quick keyboarding/ASCII question. When I press """"""""""""""""""""""" Shift-Option-K, it creates a high-ASCII character that looks like a right-pointing arrow. How can I find out the ASCII value (dec/hex) of this character? How would I make it on another platform? Thanks, -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 12748, GO COM A2) >>>>> There are published lists, and NDAs that do this too, but as you """"" have Spectrum, just use this little script: Set Var 1 "X" Make ASCII 1 Display "The ASCII value was '$1'^M^J" You simply paste between the quotes and replace "X" with the character you wish to find the value of... But finding the ASCII value on the IIgs, will only serve you across the IIgs and the Macintosh. There is no standard for high ASCII, so to find the value for another platform, you would need to cross reference against a list for that machine. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12754, GO COM A2) IIGS RAM: THOUGHTS AND THEORY What's the story on the ROM 3 GS and it's """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" RAMDISK when the GS is equipped with 8 megabytes of RAM? I've heard/read conflicting reports. I would like to hear from someone who knows before I plunk down some cash for a loaded card. Thanks in advance. (SFAHEY, 12380, GO COM A2) >>>>> Under System 6.0, you couldn't create a /RAM5 volume of any size. """"" This was fixed with System 6.0.1. I'm not sure about other versions of the System Software or a pure ProDOS 8 boot. Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 12398, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have used 4 and 5 Meg systems forever. We sell an incredible """"" amount of 8 Meg cards, this may sound funny, but I wonder why sometimes.. :) Seems a lot of people are just used to the RAM disk thing, people use it for scratch disk, downloading, etc. and when they are done, out it goes. PMPFax is a memory eater, I get that comment a lot during RAM card queries, AppleWorks GS monster files, people with lots and lots of fonts, particularly with Pointless installed. Sound Editing, digitizing. Having the large card means there is always a large contiguous chunk of memory available. I'm sure there's more.. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 12462, GO COM A2) >>>>> After the discussion here about BitBanger and testing of 8 megabyte """"" capable Apple IIgs memory cards, I contacted the author, Harold Hislop, to ask him for clarification (FWIW, Harold is currently on sabbatical from Delphi and hopes to be returning in a matter of weeks). Here is what he had to say: BitBanger will =NOT= produce reliable results on any 8Mb capable memory card. However, on a few 8Mb cards (Alltech's Sirius for one) it will detect real errors properly (But it CAN also spit out some invalid errors even with Alltech's board) Bottom line: BitBanger should be used on 8Mb capable cards ONLY at the users own sole risk. It has known bugs in it that prevent it from working properly in most cases when an 8Mb -capable- board is being tested. Tony Diaz does have my permission to bundle BitBanger with Alltech's 8Mb ram card for the IIgs, solely because it will usually only show legitimate errors with that particular card. Ryan KFest '98! (RSUENAGA, 12832, GO COM A2) MODEMS AND LIGHTNING: STRIKING OUT Well, the GS dodged the bullet today, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" even though my Fax modem didn't. We had a thunderstorm come thru today. Lady Technophobe followed protocol, shut down the system and turned off the external hard drive enclosure. However, she didn't notice that the modem was not plugged into the AE Conserver and was still on. We had a lightning strike nearby _just_ as the phone rang! I was in bed at the time, and when I got up to call the cable company about no service, I found that the phone didn't work either. I started going around checking the various devices, and finally thought to unplug the modem from the wall jack. Voila! Phone service restored! I took a closer look at the modem, (power switch on, no lights) and noticed that the grill openings over the speaker looked a little black. I opened it up, and the case was full of carbon. Among other things, the internal wires connecting the wall jack socket to the circuit board were blown apart - It appears that some of the metal spattered into the laminations of the transformer almost half and inch away. The case of a disc capacitor or MOV right next to the socket is partially melted. It looks as though several of the surface-mount components are either half- or completely blown off the board. I dug out an older modem, connected it up, but couldn't get a dial out. I pulled the cable to the wall and looked at it. It is semi-transparent. At various places along its 6-foot length, the wire(s) inside are blackened, and the end that was plugged into the wall jack has the insulation blown out on one side. At least the Sportster understood my priorities and sacrificed itself for the greater good... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 12949, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't know about USR products, but this problem is generally a """"" caused by a fuseable link, a small package. They only cost pennies or can be jumpered with a short length of very light wire (as used in wirewrapping). The problem is not the fixing part, its that they can be difficult to find in the circuit. AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - jerry@intrec.com ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application. Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ Download ProTERM & PTMM the full working versions: (INTREC, 12970, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well... """"" This particular modem is destined for the junk heap! There may well be a fusible link that was supposed to protect the modem (in fact I think found one next to where the wall wart connects in), but the zap came in thru the phone wire, not the power side. I just took another look, and found the following: o Right next to the socket for the phone jack connection, one of the surface-mount components is blown half-off the board. It is 'saluting' at 90 degrees from its normal position. It is still soldered to the pad - the pad got blown off the board. The component next to it is blown half away. o Following the circuit board trace from where the phone jack was supposed to connect (the wire from the socket to the board is blown away), is a pad where _something_ vaporized away. Since this is on the reverse side and right next to where the above component is blown off, I suspect that this was a plated-through hole. There is vapor-deposited metal on the case underneath this spot. o At the same spot, the bottom of the board has delaminated and bubbled. There's another spot about a half-inch away that is similarly degraded. Several of the solder pads on the bottom of the board with traces leading to these areas are also delaminated. Inside these bubbles are pockets of black gunk. o Next to the speaker, almost an inch and a half from the above sites, is where another component is completely missing (well, not entirely - some of the metal is vapor-deposited onto the case above where it departed). Since it is labelled as 'L13', I would guess it had been an inductor. o Nearby there is an IC (can't read the numbers, even after rubbing off the carbon deposits) that appears to have spat metal from where the leads come out of the body of the encapsulating material. Some of the metal is on the laminations of the transformer (opposite corner to what I mentioned in a previous note). Uhhh... Did I mention that this modem is destined for the junk heap? I was dozing in the next room when it went, and it sounded like someone set off a firecracker. Our Dalmatian, who doesn't like thunderstorms, jumped the gate, leaped onto my bed, and lay on top of me cowering and shivering. BTW - the same lightning strike blew apart the cable wire leading from the pole to the house, and also blew apart a splitter mounted to the house. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 12981, GO COM A2) >>>>> In many many modems (including the Sportster, if I am not mistaken) """"" there is a fusible link mounted on the circuit board where the phone line comes in that is supposed to protect against small surges coming through the phone line. In this case, it would not have helped. :) The normal symptom when the link is blown is that the modem appears to work jut fine but gets no dial tone (because the phone line connects through that fuse). IF someone who is having this problem can locate the fuse, then it is possible to replace it in various ways. (I've done maybe half a dozen of them in the past 3-4 years, and had another 2 or 3 that I could not find.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13000, GO COM A2) >>>>> WRT Fried Modems: """"" If something was indeed hit by lightning, the possibility of the 26LS32 chip on the motherboard getting zapped is quite good, yet the modem is perfectly ok. Try the modem on the printer port to see. Both ProTERM and Spectrum can use either port for the modem. I have even had it where the printer works fine on the modem port, since a lot of printers pay no attention to the CD line which is what appears to take the brunt of the electrical attack. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 13002, GO COM A2) COG FIXES I have now found out why COG does not collect some Topic files """"""""" for some of the Forums. This showed up especially with the 'COM GAM' Forum. It seems not every Forum displays Topics in the same way... If you open the 'Get.Topics' script, and look about 5 lines from the top, you will see a line like the one below. Just edit the %ion Menu:% to be %Menu:%. The '%' are of course bullets... Transmit %top^M%; WaitFor String %Menu:% %in this context% There may still be some other Forums that still do not conform, so let me know if you find any more... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.4! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12260, GO COM A2) <<<<< Calvin has come across something I had not planned for in COG! He """"" logged on and appeared to get stuck. What in fact Delphi had done, was posted a message asking him to update his credit card info. This caused COG to stick in its tracks. The following script change should get round this problem. If they do show the message, COG will stop with an Alert telling you so. You need to press the button to continue, and you will need to logon manually to enter the details they require. Open the 'Delphi.Log' script and look for the label 'Waiter', then enter these three new lines after the first one so it looks like this: # Waiter Set Var 3 $matched WaitFor String %Welcome to DELPHI% %EXIT or BYE% If Failed then GotoNext Abort If Equal $Matched 2 then Ask1 %Delphi is trying to tell you something.^MProbably your credit card info needs updating.^MLogin manually to see what it is...% %^^Continue% 4; Transmit %EXIT^M% Set Var 4 %Logon at :%; GosubNext FailCheck; Read Line LogTime The '%' are bullets, and note that the Line starting 'If Equal' should be three lines long. If you cut and paste from this message, you may have to remove some returns. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12974, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" MARINETTI PROGRESS I was hoping to have PPP done by March, but obviously """""""""""""""""" that didn't happen. Some recent events in my personal life have slowed things down a little, so much so that I'm now looking at around July or so for the update. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 12456, GO COM A2) >>>>> The next Spectrum update will be fully TCP/IP aware through the """"" Marinetti update Richard should have ready by July or soon after. The Spectrum update itself hopefully will be ready sometime very soon after that date. The SIS update will be aware of the new Marinetti, and also the next Spectrum. The release of the three applications is somewhat tied together, with SIS probably coming first, Marinetti second and Spectrum third. None of us wish to be tied to release dates at this point, as so many factors govern how long the finalization processes will take. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.4! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12465, GO COM A2) WOLF MEETS BERNIE As an interesting side note, if you run Wolfenstein 3D """"""""""""""""" 1.1 under Bernie 1.3, the music plays. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12123, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING """"""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'98____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ _________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| SPEAKERS AND CONTESTS ANNOUNCED FOR KANSASFEST 1998! KansasFest 1998 will be held once again on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place from July 22 - July 26, 1998. The cost of attending KFest '98 is only $365, which -includes- the use of a double room in the Avila College dorms -and- meals! There are also a limited number of single rooms available for $465. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or motels near the college then the cost is $265, but you would, of course, have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) Tentative speakers for this year include Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs), Nathan Mates (Twilight II 2.0), Tony Diaz (Alltech Electronics), Ewen Wannop (Spectrum), Geoff Weiss (Spectrum Internet Suite), and Joe Kohn (Shareware Solutions II). This year, we are running a number of contests, including the Roger Wagner tie contest, a Door Sign contest, and, for all of you programmers, we are also planning our first Hack Contest! Rules are still pending, but stay tuned for details. Check-in will be on Wednesday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. A vendor fair and software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday. To get KFest info by email, subscribe to the KansasFest Information Mailing List. Send email to majordomo@trenco.gno.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be sent a welcome message, including instructions on how to send mail to the list. If you have other questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to kfest@intrec.com or kfest-help@trenco.gno.org, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html Here's hoping to see all of you in Kansas City in July! (RSUENAGA, 12265, GO COM A2) SSII: THE NEW EDITION Sometime within the next week, I'll be sending off """"""""""""""""""""" the last of the Shareware Solutions II articles for V4, #1 to my proofreader. Once that issue is laid out, I will be getting some extra copies printed up, so those who haven't yet re-subscribed to Shareware Solutions II will be able to, and still get that issue soon after it is printed. If and when I run out of those extras, I will of course be getting more copies printed, if need be. But, I'll probably wait a bit before getting a second printing of V4, #1. I guess that what I'm trying to say is this...if you haven't yet renewed to Shareware Solutions II, but you intend to, now is _the_ time. After all, there's some really, really, really exciting IIGS news that will be in this upcoming issue that I just know nobody reading this message will want to miss ;-) [Note: My non-disclosure agreement is in effect until V4, #1 goes into the mail, so no fair asking now what that news might be.] Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 12396, GO COM A2) <<<<< The latest issue of Shareware Solutions II - Volume 4, Issue 1 - is """"" now speeding its way to subscribers' mailboxes. The mailing started on May 26th, and will be completed no later than May 28, 1998. So, if you're a subscriber, you should be getting your 20 page issue real soon now. And, if you're not a subscriber to the largest circulation Apple II newsletter in the galaxy, you can find out more about it at the following URL: http://www.crl.com/~joko As usual, there's a few surprises in the latest issue. [The above sentence is also an official alert to several IIGS programmers - and you know who you are - to prepare yourself for the deluge of messages and questions that are bound to be posted here once the latest SSII arrives in subscribers' mailboxes and people learn what you've _really_ been up to recently ;-) ] Joe Kohn Publisher, Shareware Solutions II (Note: If your subscription recently lapsed and you haven't yet renewed, I had extra copies printed up, just in case. So, it's not too late to renew.) (JOE_KOHN, 12906, GO COM A2) <<<<< I don't know how exactly, but I was able to get all of the issues """"" mailed by Wednesday evening. Maybe it had something to do with the late hours I kept on Tuesday...I hadn't been up that late since Kfest 97 ;-) In any case, V4, #1 is now in the hands of the US Postal Service. Now, I'm ready for a vacation. In my absence, Tony Diaz will be manning the Bot for the next few Monday night chats. And, since I'm going on vacation with Joe the Disk Librarian and Joe the Mail Clerk, the lights will be temporarily darkened at the Shareware Solutions II Worldwide Headquarters until our return. There's no room in any of our backpacks for a computer, so I probably won't be back online for a while. But, with Internet Cafes popping up everywhere, it's always possible that I'll be able to Telnet in. Upon our return, all the Joes are scheduled to work double shifts in order to process the disk orders that are sure to come in while we're gone. See you all in a couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy the latest issue of the newsletter. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 12931, GO COM A2) WOOF, WOOF, WOOF Very Serious Press Release For Intimate, er, Immediate """""""""""""""" Release 5/1/98 Bernie Woofing Through Cables, Bounces Diversi-Balls **** F.E.Systems, the company cloning virtual dogs, is happy to announce the immediate availability of Bernie ][ The Rescue version 1.3. Bernie 1.3 adds support for Diversi-Tune/GS, Wolfenstein 3D, ProTerm, ReadyLink, AppleWorks GS/telecomm and more. Registration required for communications support. After being threatened for extended periods, one user mumbled "great software". He was later released. Here's what's new: [codes: F Fast Mac strongly recommended (any model faster than Ryan's Mac :-) ) R available in registered version only P some features may be missing. For thrill-seekers. A Only available with Appearance Manager installed ] v1.2.5 AppleWorks/TimeOut compatibility ADB low-level support enhanced keyboard-based joystick control Appearance Manager support for dialogs & video window solid keyboard layout switching v1.3 InkDirect 8-bit printing R P A Serial communications support R P A Appearance Manager Support for Preferences window A Automatic ProDOS Disk Initialization w/ New Images DiskCopy 6 Support (R/W and Read-Only) Flashing Characters in 80 Cols Mode Support for 2 Joysticks A Mixed-Mode Double-Lores Graphics Improved Manual Joystick Calibration (Trim Sliders) A Shortcut For Mouse Support Switching Adjustable InkMeister Light Line Length A Many, Many Internal Changes Fixes Infinite Reset Loop Fixed Hidden Cursor Issues Fixed Capture/Copy Video Fixed Keyboard Buffering Fixed Break Instruction Fixed Preferences File Can Be Alias Mount Recent History Fixed Applications Now Compatible Diversi-Tune F ProTerm ReadyLink MouseTalk AppleWorks GS/telecomm Please turn to http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/ for more news, hype and ordering information. This release is distributed as is without warranties as to performance or fitness to a particular purpose, Apple II emulation in particular. Do not eat, burn or use as a garden tool. enjoy, roger and out, henrik - $1E - (GUDATH, 12109, GO COM A2) >>>>> With Appearance Manager, Bernie will show the new preferences """"" window that offers additional panels. The old preferences window will be thrown out in the next release, Appearance Manager is then required. You can either update to a AM-enabled MacOS or install the Appearance Manager extension for MacOs 7.x. It is available from Apple somewhere. - henrik (GUDATH, 12142, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you see this message, then the brandy cask came to the rescue! """""" Woof, woof... The tagline says it all! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.4! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12114, GO COM A2) NEW CROCK I have uploaded Crock O' Gold v2.5. It should be available in a """"""""" few days. This is the complete install package, and includes a few minor changes from v2.4. This version was only available from my web pages or JuicedGS or SSII. It has rather more changes from v2.3, and does not require an installed copy to update. It includes fixes for all known problems, but if you are already at v2.3 or v2.4, then consider carefully before downloading this large file. If you would like to have the very latest version of COG, then please go ahead... It can also be found on my web pages. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.4! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 12471, GO COM A2) NEW WOLF AND WOLF TIDBITS Wolfenstein 3D version 1.1 for the Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""" has now been released, and is available for immediate download at . It's available as a complete 1.6 MB ShrinkIt archive, as a 2.4 MB StuffIt archive containing a DiskCopy 6 image for the Macintosh, and as three smaller ShrinkIt images. Take your pick. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12122, GO COM A2) <<<<< I've just put version 1.0.1 of the Wolfenstein 3D Scenario """"" Converter up on my web site; it's got a bug fixed (scenarios would tend to be corrupted-- whoops), and includes a picture file that has the Wolf 3D menu font in it so you can do your scenario pictures more easily. Also, the Scenario Warehouse has two converted scenarios available: Treasure Hunt and BJ's Revenge. They're fairly complicated levels and you probably will want to have a faster GS to play them. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12159, GO COM A2) <<<<< Also, for people trying to convert scenarios, here's some extra """"" info that will help you: The PICT resource in the scenario files on the Mac is 94x62 pixels -- exactly the right size to fit inside the white border around the icon in the scenario picture. Just copy it, use a program like DeBabelizer (or a comparable IIgs utility like SuperConvert) to reduce the palette. Make sure color 0 is black and color 15 is white. Also, color 3 needs to be red with red 240, blue 0, and green 0 (80% red). Then you can copy that picture and paste it into the ScenTemplate file. Use the Letters.shr template to construct the scenario name and paste that into the scenario picture. Then you can use the Scenario Converter to build the IIgs scenario file. If you have questions, email me at sheppy@sheppyware.net. If you have a converted scenario you'd like to have up on the Scenario Warehouse site, email a copy of it to wolfsubmit@sheppyware.net. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12160, GO COM A2) <<<<< Wolfenstein 3D 1.1 and the Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter 1.0.1 """"" have been uploaded (at last) to the library here in A2. Wolf 3D is available in both the monolithic 1.6 MB archive, and as three smaller archives. If you already have Wolf 3D version 1.0 or 1.0.1, you can just download the part 1 archive (Wolf3Dpt1.bxy). This file, unpacked into your Wolfenstein3D directory, will update you to version 1.1. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 12481, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 12908 27-MAY 13:25 User Groups & Publications RE: Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 12906) From: JOE_KOHN To: JOE_KOHN I like to joke about some of the creative excuses my printer has given me over the years for taking longer than expected with newsletter turnaround, but something happened yesterday that makes me think I'll never be able to make jokes about him again. As I picked up the final box of newsletters yesterday, I pulled out my credit card to pay, and it was then that my printer floored me. He told me that I didn't have to pay right then and there. He made a comment about how he realized that those who depend on the Apple II for their income might be caught short on occasion, and because of that, I could pay him whenever I wanted. I was stunned. I was amazed. Of course I paid him then and there, but it was the sentiment that counted. Not only that, but they did open the shop on Memorial Day so that Shareware Solutions II would be ready first thing Tuesday morning. The name of the shop is Copy-Rite, and they have locations in San Rafael and Berkeley. So, if you live in the Bay Area and need any printing work done, go to Copy-Rite. It's owned by two brothers who have to be just about the nicest people on the planet. Support those who support the Apple II !! Joe Kohn [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] THE GOOD OLE DAYS OF APPLE II PROGRAMMING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > If your target is the 8 bit machine, you're probably going to choose > between Applesoft, Apple Pascal, or hand-coded assembly. Did you really mean to say "hand-coded assembly"? To me that means doing the conversions from mnemonics to hex yourself using a chart and entering the hex values of the program. If I were doing assembly for the 8 bits, I'd use an assembler. Your Orca/M 8 bit assembler would be a good choice, if you still sell it. There is also Merlin, the Ninja Force Assembler, the assembler from Nibble magazine and the monitor mini-assembler. Way back before the enhanced IIe, I even started to write my own assembler in Applesoft. It actually worked, I just never added the ability to do labels, equates and stuff. It worked pretty much like the mini-assembler. Jeff Blakeney getting nostalgic yet again (JBLAKENEY, 1707, GO COM A2) >>>>> I said what thought I meant to say, but I understand where the """"" confusion comes from. :) To me, what you describe is machine language programming. I always got a chuckle out of the back of games, proudly proclaiming that they were written in machine language--highly doubtful! I said hand-coded assembly as opposed to, say, machine generated assembly--a possibility with some of the Apple II compilers, including Aztec C and our Small C. I was thinking about them, which is why I made a distinction I would not normally have made. As a bit of history, part of the very first version of ORCA/M was written in machine code. The assembler I used couldn't assemble the first version of ORCA/M in one piece. It ended up being 3 pieces. Two were assembled by the assembler at different RAM locations (it couldn't do them both at once), and one small piece was literally machine language, entered by hand (the assembler couldn't assemble anything outside the RAM used by the two chunks already created). The pieces were put together into the final binary file; I forget what I used to do that. From that first version on, ORCA/M was written in ORCA/M. :) That first version ran under DOS 3.2. It was never released. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1708, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually Jeff, back in the dim dark days of the late 70s early 80s, """"" it was fairly common to write code by entering hex codes into the monitor. I know of folks out here who wrote games (hires animation etc.) that way. There was a time when I knew most of the codes off the top of my head, as I'm sure many of the folks in A2PRO used to as well. Most of the '816 ones follow the same patterns, so its fairly easy to remember a large chunk, probably 40-50 for me at the moment, which is way down... Oh well... Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1709, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yeah. This is what I did with the very first assembly program I """"" wrote. To figure the hex codes needed, I disassembled Applesoft looking for the instruction value. Soon after, I got an assembler and a book to properly learn assembly. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 1713, GO COM A2) >>>>>> ORCA/C and Integer Basic were written in ORCA/Pascal, but what was """""" ORCA/Pascal *originally* written in? ORCA/Pascal started life as the P4 compiler, a freeware compiler originally written by Niklaus Wirth, et. al. He's the guy who designed the language. I typed the P4 compiler in from a book on an IBM PC, compiling it with Microsoft Pascal. This is back in the days when the 8086 was the top of the line CPU for DOS, and Windows hadn't even been thought about. This compiler generated a binary file consisting of p-code; I wrote a p-code interpreter in 8086 assembly. Eventually I got things debugged well enough for the compiler to compile itself. I then moved the binary p-code file for the compiler and the source to an Apple //e and wrote a new p-code interpreter for the 6502. After a _lot_ of work, pretty much a complete rewrite, I converted this compiler from rather humble beginnings (4000 lines, nothing like ISO standard Pascal) to something that would handle ISO Pascal (10,000+ lines). By that time, the Apple IIGS was available and it was running under APW. As the last kinks were worked out in the ISO standard, I implemented the first native code generator. It took a lot of refining, and some parts of the file I/O system and scanner were rewritten in assembly, but this is what eventually became ORCA/Pascal 1.0. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1734, GO COM A2) APPLEWORKS FILE FORMATS? Does anyone know where I can find documentation '""""""""""""""""""""""" for the format of AppleWorks 4.0 and later word processor files? I've got the technote, but it stops at 3.0, and I'd like to know what new features I might want to handle from later versions. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1710, GO COM A2) >>>>> Although I'm looking for the AW5 file formats myself, I do know """"" that the WP file data changed to support the inclusion of inverse text and Mousetext. From memory, it's something like normal text is in the range $20 - $7F, Mousetext is in the range $80 - $9F, and inverse text is $A0 - $FF. As I said, that's from memory, but I do know it's to do with high-bit ASCII values. The meaning of some of the markers changed (or was defined?), but that's to do with the semantics of the existing file format rather than changes to the format itself. As for other changes, or changes to the header - I'd like to know too! -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) NOT! (PETERWATSON, 1725, GO COM A2) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST AT KANSASFEST 1998 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [doug@cuff.com] Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998 by Douglas Cuff. All rights reserved. KANSAS CITY, HERE WE COME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Accidental Tourist travel guides were described by Anne Tyler in her 1985 novel of the same name (later a movie starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis). The Accidental Tourist guides were designed for the business traveller whose reactions to travel were feelings of anxiety and defenseless. The guides were meant to soothe and comfort the non-adventurous traveller. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you should find that this guide will do the same for you. If you're an old hand at KansasFest, this guide will provide you with some helpful reminders. (If you've read this far with a growing sense of _deja vu_, that's because this article originally appeared in _GenieLamp A2_ Vol. 5, Issue 52 [July 1996]. It was updated for KansasFest 1997 and reprinted in _GenieLamp A2_ Vol. Vol. 6 Issue 65 [July 1997], and has again been updated for KansasFest 1998.) One word of warning: If there's a conflict between the advice you receive from the Accidental Tourist and the instructions you're given from the information packet when you arrive at KansasFest--pay attention to the official info packet. These folks know the score. KansasFest began in 1989 as the A2-Central Developer Conference, and didn't begin calling itself KansasFest until its third year, 1991. KansasFest takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. (Not Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas border is less than a mile away, if that comforts you any.) This will be the tenth annual KansasFest, and it's not just for programmers and developers any more. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you don't know what you're missing! It's a great chance to learn about your Apple II, mingle with other users, and see what software other people are working on. This is the Apple II event of the year. I can't say exactly how many people will there, but a safe estimate is 50-100 attendees (counting those who stay off-campus). What campus? KansasFest takes place entirely at Avila College, in the southmost part of Kansas City. Here's the address: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 U.S.A. phone (816) 942-8400 Avila College is small--approximately 1500 students--which means you can walk anywhere on campus in five minutes. Use of a car is therefore as optional as it's ever going to get, assuming you fly to Kansas. The one time you are going to be hollering for a vehicle is when you try to get to and from Kansas City International airport. More on that shortly. This year, KansasFest is scheduled for July 23-July 26, but dorm rooms are available for the nights of July 22-July 25. PM Wed July 22 arrival Thu July 23 scheduled sessions Fri July 24 scheduled sessions Sat July 25 demos (morning); vendors' fair (afternoon) AM Sun July 26 farewell Check-in time is 1-4 PM Wednesday. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. How much the conference costs depends on when you pay for it and what kind of accommodation you require. You can save a few bucks if you're willing to share a room--private rooms cost more. (The prices went up by $100 on April 16.) private room $465 shared room $365 conference only $315 Even if you can find a room in Kansas City for $12.50 a night ($37.50 a night private), staying on campus is still a better idea, since after-hours activities are a big part of KansasFest. Some notes on meals: free lunch at Avila's cafeteria used to be included for _all_ KFesters, even those not staying on campus. This year, like last year, those not staying on campus must provide their own lunches. Fortunately, being banished from the Avila cafeteria ought not make anyone weep. Also, those staying on campus should note that no evening meal is provided on Wednesday night nor on Saturday night. The lack of a Wednesday meal isn't significant--that's still before the kick-off, so to speak. But keep in mind that you're on your own your last night there. (You can get a breakfast on Sunday, though, if you're staying on campus.) Traditionally, large groups of KFesters gather at K.C. Masterpiece on Wednesday night and Jess & Jim's Steakhouse on Saturday night to satisfy their appetites. You will be staying in Ridgway dormitory, which was built in 1963. For those of you who have never experienced dorm life or have forgotten what it was like, expect spartan surroundings. Forget the idea of a private bathroom, but you'll be glad to know that the rooms are air-conditioned. BEFORE YOU GO As with any trip, you need to arrange for several things: """"""""""""" o conference attendance; o accommodation (included in package); o meals (included in package); o transport to/from conference. Those attending from outside the United States will also need: o passport/visa; o medical insurance; o US currency/traveller's checks. Conference Attendance There are 80 spaces for on-campus attendees, and ''''''''''''''''''''' the last day pre-registration is available is July 11. Even if you register late, there may be room for off-campus conference attendees, so you may be able to register at Avila on July 22/23. You can get more KansasFest information by checking out the KFest Home Page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html. For specific information, E-mail kfest-info@trenco.gno.org. There's also a KFest mailing list, which you can subscribe to by sending email to majordomo@trenco.gno.org, and including the words "subscribe kfest" in the body of the message. If you'd like to register, write: KFest '98 c/o InTrec Software 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 USA Please make checks payable to "InTrec Software". Credit card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. You can also fax your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to (602) 992-0232 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or E-mail your credit card account number and expiration date to proterm@intrec.com. In summary, to register by credit card: o write to the address above (cheques also okay here); o phone (602) 992-1345; o fax (602) 992-0232; or o e-mail proterm@intrec.com But remember, that's only when you know you want to register. If you have questions first, send e-mail to kfest-info@trenco.gno.org. Accommodation If you're staying at Avila College campus, chances are good ''''''''''''' that you're going to be sharing a room with one other person. Space is limited to 80 beds this year, so you're unlikely to end up in a room by yourself unless you specifically request a private room (which costs more). The rooms are _not_ co-ed (aside from the occasional married couple), but the dorms are. There aren't any hotels within walking distance of Avila College, so plan on having transportation if you're staying off-campus. Here are some hotels said to be near Avila College. Please be warned that I haven't stayed at any of them, so I can't make recommendations. Most have approximate room rates shown; some do not. In one case, I was not able to find updated figures for this year or for 1997--this one is marked *(1996 rate)*. Its rates are almost certainly $5-$30 higher this year. Fairfield Inn - Overland Park 4401 W. 107th, Overland Park, KS 66207 913-381-5700 $64 (closest hotel to KansasFest) DoubleTree Hotel Kansas City Corporate Woods 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-222-TREE / 913-451-6100 $139-$159 Overland Park Marriott 10800 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-228-9290 / 913-451-8000 $72-$159 AmeriSuites 6801 W. 112th, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-833-1516 / 913-451-2553 $94-$107 Red Roof Inn - Overland Park 6800 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211 913-341-0100 $43-50 *(1996 rate)* Residence Inn by Marriott - Overland Park 6300 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-331-3131 / 913-491-3333 $79-$119 Clubhouse Inn Overland Park 10610 Marty, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-CLUBINN / 913-648-5555 $75-$95 Courtyard by Marriott 11301 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-339-9900 $114-$124 Embassy Suites Overland Park 10601 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-362-2779 / 913-649-7060 $109-$159 (charges for local calls) Hampton Inn - Overland Park 10591 Metcalf Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-HAMPTON / 913-341-1551 $72-$82 Holiday Inn Express - Overland Park 7200 W. 107th St, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-HOLIDAY / 913-648-7858 $74-$82 Courtyard by Marriott South 500 E. 105th St., Kansas City, MO 64131 816-941-3333 $99 Meals If you're staying on Avila campus, breakfast and the evening meal ''''' are included in the package price. If you aren't staying at Avila, you're completely on your own. If you find the cafeteria food not to your liking--and many don't--you'll be relieved to know that there's a supermarket about 25 minutes' walk away. Here's how to get there: Start at Carondelet dorm. Stand with your back to the dorm entrance, so that you can see the Marian Center if you look left. Turn right from Carondelet and walk down to the parking lot. Turn left and walk out of the parking lot, down Sister Oliver Louise Drive. This private road takes you to 118th Street. Turn left and walk on 118th until you reach Wornall Road. Turn right on Wornall until you reach the intersection of Wornall and Minor. Turn right onto Minor Drive. Once on Minor, ten minutes' walk will bring you close to the end of Minor, to the point where you can see a large parking lot. Veer left and you'll be at a small shopping mall that boasts a bank, a supermarket, and a restaurant. (Note: This trip can be made a few minutes shorter, but these directions are simpler, and can be easily adapted for use by motorists as well as pedestrians.) If you're not staying on Avila campus, you're probably sufficiently adventurous to know how to find decent food in a strange city. Be aware that small groups tend to sneak off-campus to a restaurant (often either KC Masterpiece or Jess & Jim's) for at least one evening meal during the conference. Let them know you want to be part of the excursion! Transportation 101/A--Getting to Kansas Many of you intend to fly to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kansas City. The airport you will be arriving at is Kansas City International (MCI). The airport has three arc-shaped terminals. If you're meeting someone there, be sure that everyone intends to go to the same terminal, or that everyone is catching the (free) shuttle to the same car rental agency. You can pick up a city map at one of the airport magazine stands. The Gousha map has Avila College marked (grid location I-19). If you don't have a map, better pay close attention: If you drew a map of Kansas City on a 8x11 sheet of paper, the airport would be in the upper left corner, to the northwest. Avila College would be near the bottom of the piece of paper, near the center. Point taken? The distance between Avila College and the international airport is not small. It's perhaps 45 miles by the recommended route (below), so allow an hour's travel time at a bare minimum. What with collecting your luggage and arranging/co-ordinating transport, it's probably safer to assume it will take you two hours to get from the airport to Avila, starting from the time the plane's landing gear touches the tarmac and stopping when you sling your suitcase onto the dorm bed. If you need more information on the Kansas City International Airport, you can check out their World Wide Web page: http://www.kcairports.org. Transportation 101/B--Getting to Avila Since the distance from the '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport to Avila College is 28 miles as the crow flies, and about 45 miles by car, you don't even want to think about taking a taxi. You'd pay $33 minimum, possibly as much as $60. For a one-way trip. If you book ahead, you can get one of the airport transportation services to take you to Avila College at a more reasonable rate. In the past, I've recommended Quicksilver, but they seem to have either disappeared or changed their phone number since 1997. Some people within the United States have been able to get through to them, but not me. So this year I'm afraid your a bit more on your own than I'd like to leave you. Here are some 800 numbers for limousine services. I HAVEN'T TRIED ANY OF THEM. (You have no idea how much it hurts to have to say that.) I don't know how much any of them charge--they may even be more expensive than taxis. A Elegant Int'l Limo 1-800-940-6482 BLS Limousine Service 1-800-843-5752 Dav El Limousines 1-800-922-0343 Diamond 1-800-618-8630 If you want to try Quicksilver, despite my being unable to reach them at their old number, here it is: Quicksilver 1-816-262-0905 Usually, you _must_ book these limo services in advance; they generally need at least one's day's notice. IF YOU DON'T MAKE A RESERVATION, THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU. Don't think you can call them once you arrive at the airport--you can't. (If you want to research possible other numbers, try pointing your web browser to http://www.kcairports.org/kci/limos.htm but be warned that this page is probably out of date, since it lists the old number for Quicksilver. You could also try http://www.thetrip.com/ride/MCI/ but again be warned that I can't vouch for anything listed there. Sorry, folks.) If you don't want to rent a car, you could also take the Airport Express van to the Overland Park Marriott hotel and take a cab from there. (Those of you renting cars at the airport: we'll discuss the route shortly, in the ARRIVAL section.) PREPARING FOR THE TRIP Get plenty of sleep before you go, because you're """""""""""""""""""""" not likely to get much sleep at KansasFest. KansasFest days are 18 hours long, unless they're 20 or 24 hours long. There's too much going on to waste time in sleep! On the same note, make sure you don't schedule anything important (like operating heavy machinery) for the day after KansasFest--Monday, July 27. You'll have had so little sleep that you won't feel your best. Packing--Computer Stuff Lots of people brings computers. If you're doing ''''''''''''''''''''''' this, make a backup of your hard drive and leave the backup at home. If you won't feel safe unless you take a backup with you, make two backups. If you're bringing a hard drive and you're travelling by plane, you may want to consider packing the hard drive in your carry-on luggage. That way, you can extract the hard drive from the luggage before it gets X-rayed (!). Tell the attendant that what you are carrying in your hand is a hard drive for a computer, and that it might be damaged by the X-ray machine. Chances are they'll handle it differently. If they tell you that no damage could possibly be caused, don't believe them. (You may have to obey them, but don't believe them.) Try insisting--politely!--on special handling anyway. Incidentally, X-rays are not good for diskettes either. Bring plenty of extension cords, power bars, and surge suppressors, plus phone cord if you bring your modem. Bring plenty of blank disks. Bring anything you'd like to show off, either software or hardware. Packing--Other Stuff A word about clothing: KansasFest is "dress '''''''''''''''''''' casual", and Kansas City in July is hot and humid, so light clothing would be a good idea. If you're bringing anything that you want to hang in the closet, bring your own hangers. You should pack a bathrobe or something you don't mind walking the halls in when you rise in the morning. The dorms will be housing both sexes, and there are no private bathrooms. Towels are supplied, but you can pack an extra one if you feel so inclined. Be sure to bring all the usual toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and all the etceteras. There are modular phone jacks in all the dorm rooms, but phones are not provided, so pack a phone, if only for local calls (which are free). If you know who your roommate is, you can assure her or him that you're bringing the phone and save her or him the trouble. If you're serious about making the morning sessions, an alarm clock is a good idea. If you're _really_ serious about attending morning sessions, ear plugs--for the night before--couldn't hurt either. Unless you're a private soul, some sort of sign for your door is a good idea, so that people can find you. Many people take the trouble to make these before they leave. In fact, rumor has it that there could be a "door sign contest" this year! Don't forget your airline tickets and other travel documents, if any, but don't pack them in your checked luggage. Also don't forget a quarter for a phone call. ARRIVING """""""" Getting from the Airport to Avila If you've arranged with an ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport transportation service to pick you up at the airport, as you leave the "gate", look for someone holding up a sign with your name on it. (The sign will probably also have the name of the service written on it.) Of course, these "airport limos" have been known to get busy at KansasFest time. If no one is there looking for you, start by looking for them. Their people are usually easy to spot. If there's no one from the airport transportation service in the terminal, don't panic. Just call them--it'll be a local call from the airport. (You did remember a quarter for a phone call, didn't you?) Remember that you usually _cannot_ ride with an "airport limo" service unless you have made a reservation in advance. Driving from the Airport to Avila If you're renting a car, start looking ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' for the desk of the rental agency you're dealing with. (If you have to go to another terminal, Remember that there are shuttle buses among the three terminals.) Once you've got your car, exit through the airport's main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29 heading south. At highway 152, exit west. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and follow it around until it reaches Wornall Road from the west. Take the Wornall Road exit. Then turn in at Avila College (which is a left turn off Wornall if you approach it from I-435). Check our handy Avila map below for where to park. The best place is probably the lot near the dormitories. After Hours Arrival It's Wednesday night, and it's dark already. ''''''''''''''''''' Quicksilver has just dropped you off... or you've just parked the rental car. You're tired after the long drive from the airport. You've never been to Avila College before. Now what do you do? Well, if you know beforehand that you're going to arrive after hours, you should contact Cindy Adams so that she can let the Avila staff know about late arrivals. Suppose, however, that you've arrived late by accident--your flights was delayed, or your car had a flat? What do you do now? It's easy. The campus at Avila is small, and there are only three building that KFesters need to explore: I. Whitfield Conference Center: This is where most of the actual conference sessions take place. It's sufficiently small that you'd have to try really hard to get lost here. If you walk the path to Whitfield from one of the other buildings listed below, go down the stairs as soon as you get inside the door. If you enter Whitfield from the roadway, you're at the main conference entrance, so don't worry. II. Marian Center: This is where the cafeteria is. Unless you're booked into a nearby hotel, this is where you come to eat. This is also where the celebrity roast is traditionally held. Yes, you're allowed to attend the roast even if you're staying at a hotel. III. Ridgway Dormitory: This is where you sleep, at least in theory. Even hotel-dwellers need to know about the dorms, since you'll spend a lot of your evenings hanging out here. Look at the map of the campus below and get your bearings: AVILA COLLEGE CAMPUS * ___________ * * ########## | | * * ########## ... | * * ########## . |___________| * * . . ########*** * ______ . ......... ######## * * | | . ___.____ * * | | . | | * * |______| . | Marian | * * . | center | * * ______ . |________| * **** | | . . * * | | . .............. * * | | . . ____._____ ## * |______| ................................ | | ## * . _____ . |Carondelet| ## * ________.__ | | . | dorm | ## ___ * | | | | . |__________| ## | | * [| Whitfield | | | ____._____ ## | | #*#[| center | |_____| | | ################ | | #*# |___________| | Ridgway | ################ |___| #*# | dorm | ################ #*# |__________| * * ... = pathway *** = roadway ### = parking [ = main entrance (Whitfield) If it's late Wednesday night, forget about registering for the _conference_. Check-in ended at 4 PM. Concentrate on registering for your _room_, so at least you'll have a place to sleep tonight. If it's extremely late at night, the front doors of the dorms may be shut. Look for a buzzer that will rouse a member of the staff. The best thing to do is to read the instructions in your preliminary information packet, but if they don't produce satisfactory results, wander about one or both of the dorms until you find someone who'll take pity on your and let you collapse onto a bed. You'll get a room assignment and a room key. (You may even get a sheet of paper that tells you who you've been billeted with and how to register for the conference on the following morning.) However, don't collapse the minute you see your room key. The lowest number it will have on it is 401. That does _not_ mean you're on the fourth floor. (Particularly as Ridgway has only three floors.) If your room number begins with 4, it means you're on the first floor (or "ground floor" to most Europeans). Similar deal for the second and third floors. If your room number doesn't begin with 4, 5, or 6, it means you aren't staying at Ridgway. If wandering around the dorms doesn't produce any results, try Marian Center. If you still can't find anyone, wander down toward Whitfield. Arriving after hours means you get to check in to your room. You still must register for the conference in the morning. We'll cover that in the "Business Hours Arrival" section. For now, what about your room? Your Room Rooms at the Avila College dorms each have two beds. If your ''''''''' roommate is there, smile and introduce yourself. If your roommate isn't there, don't be alarmed. Your roommate may not have arrived yet, in which case you get to grab the best bed. (I'm joking. Neither bed will be any less loathsome than the other.) Probably your roommate has already arrived, grabbed the best bed, and is out visiting others. Near the beds is a long institutional-looking unit with two closets, two sets of drawers, and assorted storage space. The opposite side of this unit is a desk long enough for two people to work at. There's plenty of room for two computers on this desk, but there's just one outlet per computer. If you don't have a power bar or a Kensington System Saver or an AE Conserver, you're going to be limited to plugging in the computer and the monitor--no hard drive, no modem, nothing else. (Those of you with internal hard drives can stop being smug right now.) Near the desk are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. They _aren't_ phone jacks--they're Ethernet ports. The phone jack is on the other side of the room, by the beds. If you didn't bring plenty of phone extension cord, you'll have to set up your computer at the foot of your bed. (Don't laugh. It's happened.) Don't waste time looking for the phone; they aren't supplied, which is why you had to bring one in your suitcase. To find out the phone number of your room (so that people can call you), ask one of the Avila staff. If you didn't bring a phone, you can still use one of the pay phones in the hallways. When dialing out from your dorm room, either with a phone or a modem, you'll need to prefix the number with a 9 to get an outside line. If you're using a modem, you may be able to use its "wait for dialtone" feature before you dial the number. So the proper sequence would be: ATDT9w4741778 If your modem doesn't support "wait for dialtone", try using a few commas (,) to create a pause: ATDT9,,4725178 You may also need to set your software up so it waits about 45 seconds for a connect instead of the standard 30 seconds, because it takes a bit longer to get through to the number you're dialing. (There's information about dialing Delphi later in this article.) The only real luxury that the rooms boast is air-conditioning. No private baths here, but you'll find bathrooms just down the corridor a piece. The one I frequented had one bathtub, two showers, three toilets, four sinks (one with an attachment for washing hair), and assorted mirrors. Every floor also seems to have a TV lounge and a small kitchen. Business Hours Arrival If you arrive at Avila between 9 AM and 5 PM '''''''''''''''''''''' (preferably between 1 PM and 4 PM Wednesday!), you can register for the conference and your room (if applicable) at the same time. Check your pre-conference packet for information on where to register. It will be somewhere in one of the four buildings mentioned above, of course. One note of warning: if you've been told to register somewhere--say, the cafeteria at Marian center--and no one has shown up fifteen minutes after the listed start time, then by all means check the dorms and Whitfield center to see if registration has been moved there. It's unlikely you'll have to worry about something like this, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. ONCE YOU'RE THERE """"""""""""""""" Curricular Events Originally, KansasFest was a conference for Apple II ''''''''''''''''' developers--people who wanted to create software and hardware for others to use. Nowadays it's for users, too. Don't worry that you don't belong there--you do and you're welcome, whether you've come to party or come to learn. The sessions--no one dignifies them with the name "seminars"--are mostly held at the Whitfield conference center. The main conference room is right inside the main doors (the doors closest to Wornall Road). If you don't know how to get to the session you want to attend, come here. It will either be in this room or someone in this room will know where the right room is. There's a social aspect to this part of the occasion as well. You'll see plenty of schmoozing in Whitfield lobby, right outside the main conference room. Expect cameras, both still and video, and demented people operating them. Cameras are used to record the presentations, or people meeting, or the general craziness that's going on! "Formal" sessions have been known to take place in the dorms as well. _Informal_ sessions have definitely been known to take place in the dorms! On the Saturday of KansasFest, there's a demonstration of new and upcoming products and a vendors' fair. The fair is a chance to pick up hardware and software at special KFest prices, and to see and buy software never before released. Semi-curricular Events While not officially part of the proceedings, some '''''''''''''''''''''' products _may_ be released at KansasFest. (I sometimes think Apple II programmers would never ever ship if it weren't for KansasFest and Christmas.) This year, there still haven't been any announcements, so you'll have to attend to find out what's up-and-coming. Even if nothing gets released, you're practically guaranteed some product previews. Here are my wild guesses at what _might_ be shown this year: o Several people who do not want to be named are rumored to be working on Ethernet cards for the Apple II. Perhaps we'll be able to stop drooling over Tony Diaz's Apple-prototype Ethernet Cards and actually get a chance to buy some this year. o Richard Bennett hasn't yet delivered his updated version of Marinetti with PPP for the Apple IIgs--he might just unveil it at KansasFest. o Mike Westerfield has been working on a programming language for the Apple IIGS tentatively called GSoft BASIC. Mike Westerfield has also been working on a spelling-checker, though it's been a long time since anyone bugged him about it. o Geoff Weiss has been working on a File Transfer Protocol (ftp) client for Marinetti using IIgs users. Who knows what else? _I_ sure don't! Extra-curricular Events It is perfectly possible to attend KansasFest, ''''''''''''''''''''''' attend the sessions 9-5, and go back home. But why would you want to? One reason you might want to is that you're shy. You're shy at any gathering, but you can't imagine conversing with Tony Ward, Joe Kohn, Max Jones, Tony Diaz, Geoff Weiss, or Ewen Wannop! There's no reason to be shy. Do what Dean Esmay did at his first KansasFest: walk around introducing yourself. To everyone. You'll meet lots of people just as awestruck as you are, and you can swap tips, stories, recommendations, and lies. Don't be intimidated by meeting well-known Apple II figures. Heck, we're all "just folks". Don't let yourself leave KansasFest without having mingled. Wander around the dorms. If there's one person sitting at a computer, just say "hi". You're intelligent enough to know how to figure out if the person is hard at work or at home to callers. If there are a bunch of people--which is far more likely, particularly during the evening--you might be shy about joining the group. Don't be. Just announce your presence ("Hi, everybody! Room for one more?"). You'll be surprised how welcome the group will make you feel. Whatever the group is doing, it's probably in "kibitz mode", so join in! What will the group be doing? Hard to say. They might be: o trying out software that hasn't been released yet; o trying to get a piece of software to crash; o trying to get it to stop crashing (i.e. debugging it); o sending a group message to Delphi or Genie; o playing a game; o fixing hardware; o reminiscing about previous KansasFests; or o telling stories about the heyday of the Apple II. There's a chance that the group will be "multi-tasking"--that is, doing more than one of these things at the same time. There are other extra-curricular events that have almost become KFest traditions: Nerf(TM) warfare and a game called Bite the Bag, which involves a paper bag and a sense of balance. But what about the "real" traditions? Tradition I: Celebrity Roast If the term "celebrity roast" is new to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' you, rest assured that it's not dangerous, not even to the celebrity. Open flame is not involved, except metaphorically. A roast is simply an event where members of a panel give short speeches which "honor" the celebrity guest by dishing out good-natured insults and back-handed compliments: "A lot of people don't know that Tony Diaz has a poor sense of timing. He counts two months as the amount of time between issues of _Shareware Solutions II_." (Except that most of the jokes will be funnier than that.) Ideally, the person being "roasted" is the keynote speaker from the previous KFest, but this isn't always possible. This year, the celebrity being roasted is indeed Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics in Southern California, known for having a huge collection of exotic Apple II hardware and software and a love for flying and old cars. This event is catered and held in the Avila cafeteria in the Marian center. It's open to all KansasFest attendees, not just those staying on campus. Tradition II: Calling Delphi The link between KansasFest and Delphi is a ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' relatively new one, but as people always managed to find time to post early reports on Genie in years past, people also will find time to do th same on Delphi. CompuServe and comp.sys.apple2 often get the news early, too. But Delphi is the service with the hottest connection to KansasFest. Here are the SprintNet numbers, through which you can access both Genie and Delphi: 300/ 1200 816-221-9900 2400 816-472-1430 9600/14400 816-421-5783 To sign on to Delphi using SprintNet: 1. Dial the local SprintNet number. 2. Wait to be connected. o If your modem is 300 or 1200 baud, press Return, then press D, then Return again. o If your modem is 2400 baud or faster, type @D, then press Return. 3. When TERMINAL= appears, press Return. 4. Wait for @ to appear, then type C DELPHI and press Return. Don't worry about long-distance charges within the city. The greater metropolitan area of Kansas City is in two states with two area codes (816 for Missouri and 913 for Kansas). However, nearly all calls within the Kansas City metropolitan area are local. Remember that you need to prefix the number with a 9 (to get an outside line) and either a "wait for dialtone" command (w) or "pause" command (,) before you dial the number. ATDT9w472-5178 or ATDT9,,472-5178 Tradition III: Dining Out It's traditional at KFest to take at least one """""""""""""""""""""""""" meal at one of two restaurants (or both!)--KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's. If you hang out in the dorm rooms, you're bound to hear of groups heading off to "dine posh". Ask to be counted in... and tell me what happens, all the gory details. The thought of breaking bread with some of these people intrigues me. A TYPICAL DAY A KansasFest day doesn't begin when you might it expect it """"""""""""" to. It begins right after supper. The pressing question of something to eat over with, you take the aperitif of your choice--Jolt! cola, Dr Pepper, or Mountain Dew--and wander around the dorms to see who's doing what. Some people will be staying up until _very_ late. The reason for this is that program bugs stay hidden until at least 2 AM, and the really obscure ones wait until 5 AM. When morning comes, you may or may not have gotten any sleep. If you have, chances are that you didn't get much of it. The cafeteria staff stop serving breakfast at 8:30, but you may decide that sleep is more important than food. In fact, you may decide that sleep is more important than being at the first session. Or the first two sessions. Or world peace. Eventually you get out of bed and dither over which of the simultaneous sessions you want to attend. You can bring paper or a computer to take notes, if you wish--no one will laugh or point. No one will frown if you don't take notes, either. All sessions will run over their allotted time. This is an immutable rule. The domino theory rapidly comes into play here, which wreaks merry havoc with the schedule. After the morning sessions, there's an hour to get some lunch at the cafeteria at Marian center. No one takes attendance here, either. During lunch, the stragglers begin to arrive, and afternoon sessions may be more generously attended and received, since pretty much everyone is now awake and reasonably certain that life is worth living. The afternoon sessions will officially end at 5:00 or 5:30, but they may last a while longer, since no one else is waiting to use the room. It's possible to get so involved in the final session for the day that you miss the evening meal at the cafeteria. Or perhaps you've decided to give the cafeteria a miss. Someone might be headed to a restaurant for a meal--ask around. After you've eaten, well... the cycle begins all over. LEAVING Avila College hosts events other than KansasFest--in fact, """"""" Avila's summers are tightly booked. In previous years, both Ridgway and Carondelet dorms have been available to KFesters, but in recent yeas the organizing committee could only get one. That should give you some idea of how hectic things are. Because Avila is playing host to others after KansasFest is over, be sure to check out on time. This year, you have the option of staying over on Saturday night and checking out on Sunday, but don't push it. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. Avila wants you out of there by 1 PM on Sunday at the _latest_! Incidentally, if you're travelling with Quicksilver, don't forget that you must have booked your return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance. Since most people leave at much the same time, it may be possible to cadge a lift to the airport if you've made friends with someone heading that way. This is far from the end. In fact, it's not even the beginning. If you've been reading this, it's undoubtedly to prepare for KansasFest, which means it's all still to come! So have a great time at KansasFest--and if you spot the man who began it all, Tom Weishaar (a/k/a "Uncle DOS"), give him my warmest regards. [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- IR 2.0.2 """""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] IR 2.0.2 ~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Init Restarter 2.0.2 (IR) File Name: IR202.BXY Database: Apple Operating System Program Type: GS/OS Permanent Initialization File Author: Matt Deatherage, Copyright Apple Computer Version Reviewed: 2.0.2 Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. Author: Matt Deatherage, Apple Computer, Inc. Requirements: Apple IIgs; System Software 6.0 or later; 12k disk space. Some things you add into your life become so important, you wonder why they weren't built in in the first place. The shoulder strap on your carry-on bag, for instance. In the world of computers, it's that extra memory and hard drive in your Apple II. And in the world of the Apple IIgs System Software, it's Init Restarter, aka IR. IR (say "ear") is a Permanent Initialization File (a PIF) that goes into the System.Setup folder in the System Folder of your bootup drive. It adds a very simple capability, which is mostly used in Finder: the ability to start inactive Desk Accessories, Drivers, Inits, and Finder Extensions that aren't active at the time the system is booted. The capabilities of IR can be extended to other GS/OS desktop programs when used in combination with IRNDA. IR has a preference menu in the Extras pull down menu in Finder, which allows you tell it whether or not to install NDAs instantly and open them if possible; install FExts permanently; give other applications first shot at files that are double clicked; tell the user about problems it encounters trying to start up an extension; and how to handle starting a file that's already started. When trying to eliminate extension conflicts (likely a famillar activity for the telecomm addicts among you), IR is a Godsend. Using ShiftyList 2, I have a number of different sets of extensions I can choose to load at boot time. If I want to absolutely eliminate all possibilities of conflicts but give myself the ability to add things on as I go, I simply choose the one that only contains IR. There is one definite quirk with unshrinking the IR archive. The folders included in the archive have some non-ProDOS legal names (apparently, the original lived on an HFS formatted disk). When you unshrink this archive, if you unshrink it to a ProDOS disk, you'll need to edit the pathnames to something ProDOS-legal--a minor inconvenience. If you only have one extension in your IIgs System Folder, this is the one you need. And to top it off, it's free. Thanks, Matt and Apple. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Forget the Joneses... I can't keep up : : with the Simpsons : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. Suenaga do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Simple, Practical, Proven -------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST KansasFest On The Web ------------------------------------------ [KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I'm not a programmer (but I am one helluva good : : tennis player) : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PSEMEL :::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] SIMPLE, PRACTICAL, PROVEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since our last talk, to the alternating cheers and jeers of the mainstream computing crowd, Microsoft unleashed its _Windows 98_ operating system on an expecting world. "Windows 98 Party!" cried CompUSA and Computer City and other giant computing retailing chains, making anxious buyers late for work the next morning with their after-midnight madness. Not just on the island, but across the nation if not the world, the hype that would be king of mainstream computing finally went on sale with all the hoopla of a Broadway opening--in fact, even more hoopla than that. I don't subscribe to the belief that any operating system (regardless of origin) is evil. It's just an alternative, and a new version brings with it all the advances--real and less than--that we're used to with new technology in any field. The mythical state of obsolesence is the direction such an introduction is supposedly pushing us in. But is it? Alternatives to that which is old abound, regardless of what we're talking about. For daily transportation, I drive a truck that went out of production eight years ago. I heat up my lunch at work in a microwave oven out of the early '80's, I wear a pair of shoes that I bought almost a year ago and can't find at the store anymore. By modern definitions, all of these things are obsolete, yet the truck still runs, the oven still heats, and the shoes still pass dress code. That hasn't changed. If you look for a computing example, you need not look far, indeed. In fact, I have no need to even discuss my old Apple II's--just look at my Macintosh computers, both of which are no longer in production. Yet the keyboard still types, the hard drive still spins, and the screen still lights up. It still works. As does the Apple II. In my estimation, mainstream computer equipment is not unlike mainstream athletic equipment. I went for a bicycle ride with a friend of mine, new to cycling, who showed up with a 24 speed fully suspended mountain bike to ride with me as I took my tourer, a vintage 1989 converted Bridgestone mountain bike, on one of the first mid-length rides of the summer. He certainly had nice new equipment, including a shiny new helmet, jersey, and shorts, along with his bike. Unfortunately for him, he didn't pick up any new speed along with his stuff, being just as fast as he was the month before. Newer is nice, but is it better? As long as there is a place for the new, there'll also be a place for the not-so-new. And that's where I'll be, Apple II in tow. [*] [*] [*] And Charles Barkley Is Really 6'7" Department: I had announced this month's issue of _The Lamp!_ would be shorter than usual due to the fact that KansasFest 1998 is fast approaching and I have a lot to do to get ready for my annual trip to Avila. However, as this issue nears completion, I see that in terms of actual length, this file is longer than ever. Don't give me the credit: give the credit to the A2 and A2Pro gang on Delphi, who have given the opportunity for me to carry their vital discussions here in _The Lamp!_. I'll be leaving for KFest within days. Take care. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Apple Operating System ....... System Software Patches [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Modems + Lightning = New Modems [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Just Days Left 'Till KFest X [*] General Chatter ....... The Future of the Apple II [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Do Not Feed The Energy Creature MISCELLANEA """"""""""" SIS HTML COMPATIBILITY SIS knows how to deal with all of the HTML 3.2 """""""""""""""""""""" tags. There are several books you can find at your local book store which go in detail on the HTML 3.2 syntax. The official specifications on HTML 3.2 can be found at www.w3.org, but they don't provide useful examples which can be found in books. I would recommend that you purchase SIS so you can see how SIS actually parses the tags. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 13586, GO COM A2) THE SEARCH FOR SYSTEM 6.0.1 PATCHES This is what I found - descriptions """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" from memory - I can look them up and give you more (accurate) detail, if you like: #54 - Fix ROM Blaster - Fixes a problem where programs can be loaded across a 32K memory boundary, causing data from another program to be wiped. #57 - Desktop Memory Fixer - Fixes a problem with the Window Manager forgetting about memory it has allocated and re-allocating it when switching between graphics modes. #59 - DiskCount - CDev to make only the correct number of 5.25" drives show up in Finder. #64 - Fix Disk Mount Bug - Fixes a problem relating to disk swapping. #65 - QD Picture Patch - Patches a number of things to allow printing of large graphics - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 13014, GO COM A2) <<<<< BTW - The only patch that I recall from GS+ was 'Dr.Bazyar', which """"" patched the High Sierra FST to recognize space characters (and some other characters) in volume, folder, and file names. According to the article, the HS.FST was correctly written, but the patch is to allow the FST to work with volumes created with other operating systems/utilities that are not adhering to the standard. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 13015, GO COM A2) >>>>> As the author of both FixFontMgr601 and GUPP, GUPP certainly """"" obsoletes FFM601 and my FixKern204* patch program for GNO/ME 2.0.4 and some common programs for it. GUPP is faster than the previous programs, and has one of the best patches-per-disk-block ratios around. I do not have any other Softdisk patches handled by GUPP; I've never bothered asking them to use their code. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 13019, GO COM A2) <<<<< The Magic Routing bug fix (auxtype $00000002 to be accurate) was """"" published in the Letters column of GS+ V6.N2. The letter was from Michael Guitton of France... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 13059, GO COM A2) >>>>> Or, park the System folder out on your desktop in the Finder, which """"" is what all the Apple guys did, and why they thought it worked fine when they released it. With that method, no need to find a filetype changer (which can be too much of a tool to shoot oneself in the foot if you're not careful) or anything else. Nathan "Magic routing is fluff anyhow" Mates (NMATES, 13062, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ok, my ignorance is going to show... what is magic routing? """"" As it's supposed to work, within the Finder, if you drag a NDA/CDA/CDEV /etc to the System folder icon and release it, the Finder will deposit files in the appropriate subdirectory. As Jeff previously noted, support for FinderExtras is sometimes flakey-- those can go in either the FinderExtras folder or the System.Setup folder, and the Finder decides for you where they should go. [Anything in FinderExtras will be loaded at Finder [re]startup, and dumped when the Finder quits or launches things; in System.Setup, they're loaded once at boot and never dumped. The SS folder method uses more ram, but can be faster if you launch lots of programs. Not everything is programmed to be dumped from ram, so do NOT place things in FE unless the dox (and filetypes-- they're not just something to overwrite at will) say so] Nathan Mates (NMATES, 13110, GO COM A2) PATCHES VERSUS ENHANCEMENTS I thought that patches to the operating """"""""""""""""""""""""""" system was -all- that Diz & Co. did! ;) GS+Vol7No1 - Dr. Bayzar - ISO 9960 & High Sierra CD-ROM patch GS+Vol6No6 - Doc Alias - What "Easy Mount" left out GS+Vol6No4 - Finder Binder - Matches Documents with their Programs GS+Vol6No3 - Cool Cursor - Is My 'GS Hung or What! GS+Vol6No3 - Ellifont - Double-Click Any Font to view its style! GS+Vol6No2 - Geeker - Edits Finder's "Geek" preferences GS+Vol5No5 - More Sound - Adds more event sounds to the system. GS+Vol5No4 - What is This? - An _expanded_ Get Info Dialog GS+Vol4No6 - Extra Bits - Controls all of those Battery RAM switches that Apple forgot to include on the control panels GS+Vol4No4 - Rainbow - color control of icons and their windows GS+Vol4No3 - Rebuild DeskTop - There IS a reason why Mac owners are - supposed to rebuild their desktop once - a month. The 'GS has rBundles too! GS+Vol3No5 - Shuffle - Shuffle up (or down) those stacked windows... GS+Vol3No5 - Whoosh - Sound, NO Sound; Tunneled Rectangles or NOT... This list goes all the way back to the system 6 announcement issue. One may argue that some of these items are not patches, per say, but add-on features. If a programmer puts a function into an operating system that is not yet fully implemented or already in the domain of an application (existing or not), and it is not necessary for the OS to have these "improvments" to run the machine, I consider it to be a "field modification" or "patch". (Ya gettin' dis Miz Reno?) Mike Brouillette; the "Un-Dead Apple" ,___(?___ / _ _\ Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock 'O Gold v2.1 \ )|(@)m(_, `~7oooood' (Thanks Ewen, Dave, Robert, Ken, Kit, Gary, et.al.!) (MBROUI11ETTE, 13033, GO COM A2) SSII RETURNS FROM VACATION It sure was nice logging onto Delphi after a 3 """""""""""""""""""""""""" week absense and reading all the kind words that people had posted about the latest issue of Shareware Solutions II. I did get back in time for the Monday night multi-system chat, and that was a fun homecoming. As I'm sure you can imagine, when I got home, my (snail-mail) mailbox was filled to the brim, and it's going to take me a while to process all the orders and mail them out. I thank you, in advance, for your patience while waiting for your disks to arrive. And thanks to Tony Diaz for handling the Bot for the past 3 weeks. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 13555, GO COM A2) NEW BINSCII BUG DETECTED For the LBR ($E0) file type, what's the """""""""""""""""""""""" difference between the auxiliary types $8002 and $8102? I mostly see the first one, but sometimes the other type is used and I can't see any pattern. Just curious... Michael (SAR, 13416, GO COM A2) >>>>> $8102 is not listed in the Technical Notes that I have... """"" Perhaps the File Type Librarian can give us the answer. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 13426, GO COM A2) >>>>> I dimly recall that $8102 was the result of a bug in a BinSCII """"" encoder. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 13456, GO COM A2) >>>>> As far as I know, $8102 is not a valid auxtype for LBR ($E0) files """"" (it's not listed in the filetype notes.) I do remember seeing it somewhere, but I can't remember where or what program created it. If anyone has one of these files, let us know what it is. If it's just a regular Shrinkit archive then it simply has an incorrect auxtype (which program created it?) ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Pardon me, but your shoe is ringing... (TONYW1, 13504, GO COM A2) >>>>> I verified that its the GScii+ v2.3.1 encoder that has the bug that """"" produces the bogus $8102 auxtype. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 13535, GO COM A2) >>>>> You mean when it extracts a ShrinkIt archive it gives it $8102 """"" instead of $8002? Shame, shame. :) Anyway, it won't hurt anything if you change all the $8102 archives to $8002, as long as they really are ShrinkIt archives. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Today's subliminal message is . (TONYW1, 13539, GO COM A2) >>>>> No, I mean when it creates the BinSCII file, it puts the auxtype """"" $8102 into the BinSCII file instead of $8002. So any program that decodes that file will give it $8102. (With the exception of David Empson's descii, which is smart enough to correct this as a special case.) -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 13540, GO COM A2) >>>>> That is bad... GScii should not be changing the file or aux types """"" at all. Does it change the aux type of any other file, it could make a real mess of things if it did? If you are using Spectrum, then you should discard all the GScii and BinSCII apps, and use the BinHQX XCMD instead... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 13573, GO COM A2) >>>>> The bug appears to be a rounding error when extracting the high """"" byte of the auxtype. If so, then any auxtype greater than $8000 that doesn't end in 00 would be affected. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 13619, GO COM A2) >>>>> Thanks for your legwork in sorting this matter out. I'll go through """"" and try to fix as many of the mistyped archives that I can find. (Just what I need, more work!) And see about finding a solid replacement for GScii, finally. Michael (SAR, 13596, GO COM A2) >>>>> The latest BinHQX XCMD for Spectrum is available free from the """"" library here on Delphi, and supports BinSCII, BinHex 4.0, UUencode and full MIME Base 64. You do need Spectrum 2.1 to use it of course... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 13603, GO COM A2) RAMFAST AND REALLY LARGE HARD DRIVES I had a friend ask me what was the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" largest size hard drive that could be handled by a GS running GS/OS and a RamFAST. Since I use a //e, I didn't have a clue, but told them I'd find out. I _think_ I've heard of people with 1 gig drives hooked to their RamFAST card, but what about larger units, and to what limits? Thanks! Later..............Howard (HKATZ, 13687, GO COM A2) >>>>> The RamFAST SCSI allows you twelve partitions per drive, and twelve """"" active partitions on the SCSI chain, and up to eight SCSI devices on the chain. Now, to address your question directly, are we talking -theory- or actuality? In actuality, I have used a 1 gig drive on a RamFAST (11 32 meg ProDOS partitions and one 666 meg HFS partition named "Hades"). It's the biggest SCSI drive I've had come through here (although if I can scratch up enough for that nine gig drive I've had my eye on for months, we can test theory a little :) In theory, you can go far past one gig. You can have twelve partitions per drive. I think the maximum size that GS/OS allows per volume is 4 gigs and the max size that HFS allows is 2 gigs (Geeks jump in here--at 7 am I don't have references ready :). If that's the case, you could have 28 gigs on a hard drive per GS/OS but only 14 gigs because of the HFS limitations. You couldn't -boot- from such a drive as there's no ProDOS partition, and I can't imagine partitioning a drive this way as you have little chance of recovering a file on a HFS partition gone south, but we're talking theory, right? Would the RamFAST choke on such a drive? Certainly, it's possible, but I also don't have a 28 gig drive to check it out on. In actuality, be assured that I have personally used a 1 gig drive on a RamFAST. If/when I get larger ones that work its way through here, I'll check them out. Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 13712, GO COM A2) IIGS COMPRESSION UTILITIES REVISITED Time to kick the hornet's nest. :) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, so with the newly-uploaded compression utility, Hard Pressed, I find that I now have a choice between it and my old standby, AutoArk. AutoArk has worked nearly flawlessly for me since I purchased it some time ago, but I find myself wondering if perhaps I should give HP a fair chance to impress me enough to switch over to it instead... yes, that will take awhile to do, but if HP is a better program, I'm willing to do it. That said, I should mention that I don't compress active program files. So far I've only used it to compress text files and unused program files, to save HD space. So, for someone like me, is it worth switching over? :) If anyone has used both, and would like to share war stories or just personal experiences that led to choosing one over the other, I'd love to hear them. I'm not trying to hurt feelings or start a "mine is better than yours" kind of debate, please. Let's try to be kind. :) Thank You. Hugs, Goldfische Conference Manager, New Age Forum (go rel new) Web: { Newage} Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew ... The Earth Belongs To Our Children Sent by Spectrum 2.1 & COG 2.3 for the AppleIIGS --- Viva la Text! (GOLDFISCHE, 13433, GO COM A2) >>>>> I once tried a disk compression utility, and quickly decided it was """"" safer and faster if I did not use it. Most disk utilities will not help you when you get a problem... With the PC using more and more SCSI drives, the price of hard drives is dropping through the floor. The need for a compression utility is no longer what it was. Here in the UK it is now very difficult to get hold of drives as small as 2Gb. The commonest starter size is now 4Gb at around $200. This means that your friendly Mac dealer is going to be awash with left over 500Mb-2Gb drives from Mac owners who have upgraded... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 13440, GO COM A2) >>>>> Keep in mind, though, that a file-based compression utility (like """"" HardPressed or AutoArk) is much safer than a disk-based compression utility like you tend to see on the PC. Compressed disks can get into a state where the entire disk becomes useless. But compressed files are just... files. You should be able to unpack them one by one if you need to, if an emergency arises and you have to turn off the compression software. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 13443, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, I've used both of those and I liked HardPressed much better """"" HardPressed is lots faster than AutoArk and it works somewhat different; the biggest advantage of HardPressed is, you can tell it the names of folders and every item in that folder is automatically compressed or decompressed when you need it. HardPressed leaves the icons alone so even a compressed file has the "original" Icon HardPressed works transparently, so you don't even notice it doing its work. In the end I had all five partitions of my IIGS HD compressed (except the System folder, although there are items which can be compressed, too, in the System folder) and it worked flawlessly from day one. Even the images for Bernie are compressed by HardPressed, as I just made the real ProDOS HD into images as they were. BTW, if you read this Henrik, HDT 2.0.5 has no ProDOS support any more! I had to downgrade to 1.8.x for getting the ProDOS HD recognized. It was impossible with 2.0.5 to install a Mac driver on that HD. Udo Ceterum censeo, Microsoft esse delendam (UDOHUTH, 13488, GO COM A2) INTREC ON MODEMS AND CABLES """"""""""""""""""""""""""" > ...if you're looking for a highspeed modem, try this one. It's dirt > cheap... > Anybody figured out how to get it to download using ProTerm? Let's analyse that: A really cheapo modem, what's wrong with ProTERM ?? :| The easiest way for major modem (and any appliance device) manufacturers to develop sales in other markets, is to take the guts of their popular device, inhibit the feature-functions slightly, change the package, and sell at a low-ball price under a pseudonym and psuedomodel. All they've done is to make the device less attractive, less usable, and low-cost availability. This allows them to manufacture the entire line, even the quality model at a much lower cost, and to also sell the quality product at a much higher profit, and the inhibited model at a cheap price that will move large quantities. A similar strategy has always been common in the auto industry where there are many common parts for Cad, Pontiac, Chev such as glass, trim, roller, hinge, closure parts, et al. Parts is parts! :) Large appliance/goods stores, Sears, Wards, etc., put a twist on this strategy. They do not sell the cheap model, but privately refer to these (inhibited) models as "bolt-downs" because they're the ones advertised but never sold (they are in essence, bolted to the floor - thus the name). They are advertised cheap, the customer comes to buy one and the salesperson, under pressure of losing their job, makes sure the bolt-down, is =never= sold, but those with the bells and whistles (and profit margin) move out of the warehouse at a good clip. The lowly bolt-down, most probably the only one in stock, remains until it dies of obsolescence. However, large quantities of the "bolt-down" are moved through those schlocky horrid ads on radio, TV and newspaper from stores that hawk the cheap stuff. I bought a brand name TV cheap, at a schlock store. Later to find that if I would have shopped, I could have had the same brand, different model at a slightly higher price, that model had features I would have enjoyed using and would have paid the difference to get. I then came to realize what I already knew -- I had purchased a bolt-down -- some of us are slow learners :) Another lesson is later learned, what do I do if I have a problem or a question? The store I bought my TV from couldn't/wouldn't help, and later closed their doors. The credited stores (Sears, Wards etc) have excellent return, guarantee and repair facilities for their appliances but we are lucky to find anyone that will talk to us if we happen to buy the bolt-down from the price vendors. That being said: > Anybody figured out how to get it to download using ProTerm? Another Delphi user asked about this modem and ProTERM, and Greg Schaefer offered this: ...tack on an E0 to the end of [the init string] (ProTERM requires that modem echo be disabled). ...boot directly into ProDOS8 to make sure there is no GS/OS stuff running which might cause data loss [and try it again]. Booting directly into ProDOS 8 apparently resolved the problem for her. Anything stealing clock cyles can play havoc with download protocol timing. Regards, AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - jerry@intrec.com ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application. Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ Download ProTERM & PTMM the full working versions: (INTREC, 13179, GO COM A2) <<<<< A point of clarity here. """"" While it is true that all cables are not created equal, if the cable is designed for use on a Mac, is sold with a quality product of a recognized brand, and is a hand-shake design (if it sells with a modem faster than 9600, it better be), the chances of the cable being correctly wired are very high. On the other hand if the cable is sold with a cheap off brand, modem, who knows unless there is a pinout (schematic) of the available. Customers have sent cables to us in their modes of frustration, and some have been wired for who knows for what -- we have no clue?? In those cases, our modem cable easily resolved the problem. The common cable problem is when cable "looks" right, but is not checked. Until recently, there were many more printers than modems, and the chance of getting a printer cable was high. Printers are terminal devices (the signal stops there) and modems are not (they pass the signal through). Consequently, the send and receive pins are reversed on a printer cable because when the printer needs to communicate with the CPU, it sends a signal via the send pin to the receive pin on the CPU, and the CPU sends to its send pin which is received by the printer's receive pin. As it relates to Spectrum, I assume they still advocate the design from the ProTERM manual that Greg Schaefer designed. I say this because several years ago, Seven Hills verbally requested permission to also advocate that same design, and we gave that permission. I think the person who called was Dave? I'm sure they would agree with what I stated above. One of the great attributes of the cable design we use is, it is completely universal from 300 baud to whatever bps it is pressed it to meet. Regards, AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - jerry@intrec.com ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application. Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ Download ProTERM & PTMM the full working versions: (INTREC, 13180, GO COM A2) STAN, GARY, AND RYAN AND THE RAMFAST REVISION B ODYSSEY I posted this on """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Genie, also, but just to make sure I get a good sampling of sage advice, I'm putting it here, too. :) A friend of mine recently gave me RamFast rev. B SCSI card. I currently have it installed in a "spare" GS that I'm putting together. I hooked up a little NCS SCSI drive that I have so I could check the card out, but instead of booting up, it returns the "Unable to locate ProDOS" message. (The first partition on this drive =does= have a bootable system setup and boots just fine on my main GS, BTW.) I =believe= I had everything configured correctly in the RamFast Utilities when I booted it up the first time, but now I can't seem to get back into the utility screen to check the configuration. :/ My questions are: 1) How do I get back to the Utilities screen to check the configuration? I tried holding down the "8" key while booting (which works with my RamFast rev. D card on my GS at school), but that doesn't work. 2) Is there anything else that might cause that error message that I am perhaps overlooking? This friend says that the RamFast worked fine the last time he used it, but that was several years ago. Any ideas, suggestions, or random thoughts will be appreciated. :) Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.5 and COG KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13138, GO COM A2) >>>>> I've always used numeric-keypad-0, and that's worked on my Rev C """"" and Rev D (ROM versions 3.0something thru 3.01f). 8 is the key to ProDOS-8 boot in an unmodified System 6.x. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 13139, GO COM A2) <<<<< Uhm...heheh...I knew that! :} """"" Unfortunately, the 0 key doesn't seem to work, either Nathan, BUT... changing the RamFast to another slot screws up it's configuration and =forces= it to boot into the RamFast Utilities. Ryan and Tony were "helping" me with this last night in the A2 conference, and that's how I discovered that I could force the RamFast into the Utilities screen, but when I finally did get there, it seems that there is NO TransWarp option, and there IS a "Slot Allocation Priority" setting, both of which Ryan thinks indicate an old set of ROM chips begging for an upgrade. Just to clarify the problem, I presently have the RamFast card installed in Slot 7 of a "spare" ROM 3 GS with a 4-meg memory card. (I also tried it in a ROM 01 with the same memory card and got the same results.) I have an NCS HD that is my secondary drive on my main GS and which is connected to an Apple High Speed SCSI card. This drive has 2 partitions: NCS.1 (ProDOS, 32 Mb) and NCS.2 (HFS, 129.5 Mb). The first partition has a full system 6.0.1 installed and will boot up just fine on my main GS...the "fun" begins when I hook it up to the RamFast on the other computer. When the drive is connected to the RamFast on the other machine, it appears to operate normally but returns the "Unable to locate ProDOS" message...and yet, ProDOS IS there on the drive, and yes, the slot assignments are correctly set in the Control Panels (S7-Your Card). (Remember...I said it boots just fine on my main machine with the AHS card? :) Any attempts to bring up the RamFast Utilities from the ROMDisk (rebooting with the 0 key) to check the configuration is futile, but, again, I CAN force it by moving the card to another slot. Even doing so and re-configuring the card (and reassigning the startup to S6-Your Card) yields the same error message. So... I then tried putting my Focus card in with the RamFast and booting with it. The Focus boots up just fine, the CVTECH.ROM shows up on the screen, and the RamFast recognizes NCS.1 but NOT NCS.2! If I try to run the RamFast Utilities from either the ROMDisk or NCS.1, it asks me to "insert the disk NCS.2"! Pressing Return yields the same request, so I have to Escape to get out of the utilities. If I try to run the utilities from the Focus drive, the computer crashes, and I'm back to square one! :/ So, after "sleeping on it", the following conclusions occur to me: 1) The RamFast IS working, but maybe it doesn't recognize the ProDOS on the NCS.1 partition OR the #2 HFS partition (yet it DOES recognize a 27 Mb HFS partition on the Focus), which leads me to believe that... 2) The RamFast ROMs need to be replaced with Rev.C ROMs. Does that sound reasonable/plausible/possible? Any other ideas or suggestions? Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13159, GO COM A2) >>>>> When you get into the utilities screen you should see, in the upper """"" left quadrant of that screen, a few lines of text that give you, among other things, the ROM revision of the RF utilities. If you don't, you have a REALLY REALLY old Rev B card. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13181, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, I have a REALLY REALLY old Rev. B card, then. """"" Actually, Ryan pointed that out to me the other night...so, now the question is, "What does that mean?" Is the card usable as is or should I (can I, even?) upgrade the ROMs? As per Ryan's instructions, I called Sequential yesterday and told them that I had a Rev.C card (yes, that's what Ryan told me to tell them :) and needed the upgraded ROMs, U15 & U16, for it. They wanted me to send the card to them, insisting I could not perform the upgrade myself. They also wanted $45 to do the upgrade, but what they were talking about was upgrading a Rev.C to a Rev.D card. I finally had to tell them that I actually had a Rev.B card and just wanted to upgrade it to Rev.C. They said that they didn't even know if they could do that, but if I wanted to send it in that they would try it - no promises. I told them I would get back to them. :) So...what - if anything - can I do with this thing? Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13186, GO COM A2) >>>>> The card is not really usable as is. The ROM has some seriously """"" nasty bugs. However, I am currently running RamFast #0022, which is to say, I KNOW that your card can be brought up to current standards. You need the current revision of U15 and U16, and you need to make sure that your DRAM is up to snuff. If it is Samsung, replace it. Period. There were SOME Rev Bs that went out with a midly defective oscillator crystal, but not all of them. Probably a good idea to replace it just to be on the safe side. I'm not sure what the specs are for the replacement, but one of the tech types should be able to tell you. (It's a simple soldering job.) If it comes down to that, I have some fairly recent ROM chips here. I'm not sure HOW recent, but they are a lot better than what you have. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13188, GO COM A2) >>>>> Gary's info in message 13188 is very, very to the point and much """"" more direct than the following post, however, it might be helpful for trivia fans. . . >> If you don't, you have a REALLY REALLY old Rev B card. :) > Well, I have a REALLY REALLY old Rev. B card, then. > Actually, Ryan pointed that out to me the other night...so, now the > question is, "What does that mean?" Is the card usable as is or should > I (can I, even?) upgrade the ROMs? It means you need to do something about it ("something" detailed below) for it to be usable; no, it's not usable as is really; and yes you should and yes you can upgrade the ROMs. > As per Ryan's instructions, I called Sequential yesterday and told them > that I had a Rev.C card (yes, that's what Ryan told me to tell them :) Yes, that's exactly what I said to tell them, for reasons explained in detail below. . . > and needed the upgraded ROMs, U15 & U16, for it. They wanted me to send > the card to them, insisting I could not perform the upgrade myself. They're wrong :) > They also wanted $45 to do the upgrade, but what they were talking about > was upgrading a Rev.C to a Rev.D card. I finally had to tell them that I > actually had a Rev.B card and just wanted to upgrade it to Rev.C. They > said that they didn't even know if they could do that, but if I wanted > to send it in that they would try it - no promises. I told them I would > get back to them. :) Okay; here's a bit of history, and a bit of explanation. . . When we discuss "RamFAST Revisions" there are two different things we could be talking about: 1) The board revision and 2) The ROM revision There are three distinct RamFAST board revisions (aka card revisions) out there: the Rev. B, Rev. C, and Rev. D (intentionally ignoring the special //e compatible Rev. D card which I've never seen, and the Rev. A which never made public distribution). The Rev. B and Rev. C cards are practically identical, and, in fact, are almost indistinguishable unless the person trying to tell the difference really knows what to look for. In fact, they use =the same ROMs= (more later on the significance of this, besides what is blatantly obvious). They are usable with the //e and IIgs, are large cards with dip switches, and can't easily be upgraded beyond 256k of cache (they can be upgraded, just not easily by mere mortals). The Rev. D card is a distinctly different beastie which is IIgs compatible only, eliminated the DIP switches in favor of a single jumper and the RamFAST util program, and only uses a single replacable ROM chip instead of the 2 that the Rev. B/C cards use. Now, old timers know that Sequential is not the originator of the RamFAST; it was born via CVTech, which sold the rights to it and the 8 meg IIgs card that Sequential currently sells to Sequential. When Sequential took over support of the RamFAST, for some reason, it totally stopped supporting Rev. B cards, and really, they don't know anything whatsoever about it. However, as you see above, the Rev. C card, which it still supports, is functionally identical, so. . . simply order the Rev. C ROMs, and replace the ROMs currently in the Rev. B with them. The older (I would guess pre-3.00 but I'm not 100% sure) versions of the RamFAST ROMs couldn't do anything with partitions larger than 32 megs (okay, maybe CD ROMs were a special case, but I didn't have a CD Rom drive in those days :), which is why the HFS partition that Stan is unable to mount is not recognized (really, those were pre System 6, pre-HFS.FST days, so greater than 32 meg partitions were not an issue). So, what you need to do is upgrade the ROMs in the Rev. B RamFAST by using the current 3.01f versions of the Rev. C ROMs. Technically, this is not the same as going to a Rev. C from a Rev. B; it's merely upgrading the ROM, not the card, and Sequential will get confused (as you can see) when you say anything bout a Rev. B card. Just tell them you want the Rev. C ROMs. And, if you're wondering how I know all of this, it's because I have a Rev. B RamFAST right here in the GS that's posting this message, with Rev. 3.01f ROMs for the Rev. C RamFAST in them, and the thing works like an absolute champ. :) > So...what - if anything - can I do with this thing? Well, you can give it to me. . . :) Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 13189, GO COM A2) <<<<< In message 'RE: RamFast rev.B problem (Re: Msg 13186)' UTTER said: """"" > You need the current revision of U15 and U16, and you need to make sure > that your DRAM is up to snuff. If it is Samsung, replace it. Period. Yeah, Ryan said something about that the other night. Looking at the card, I don't =see= any chips with "Samsung" on them, but there are several with a stylized S or ST. Are either of those Samsung? > There were SOME Rev Bs that went out with a midly defective oscillator > crystal, but not all of them. Probably a good idea to replace it just to > be on the safe side. Where would I find the oscillator chip? > If it comes down to that, I have some fairly recent ROM chips here. I'm > not sure HOW recent, but they are a lot better than what you have. :) Thanks, Gary...I'll keep that in mind. :) Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13190, GO COM A2) >>>>> Electronically speaking, the Rev B and the Rev C are TOTALLY """"" identical. The first production run (for public sale) of the RamFast was the Rev B card. After the first 200 boards were made, a minor design error was discovered. This error was fixed by installing 1 or 2 jumper wires on the card (I forget how many). The Rev C card is simply a Rev B card with those jumper wires traced right into the card. The ONLY change in the Rev C is that the two jumpers were made into traces and the Rev level of the card was changed from B to C. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13196, GO COM A2) >>>>> "I don't =see= any chips with "Samsung" on them, but there are """"" several with a stylized S or ST. Are either of those Samsung?" Might be. There is a bank of 8 DRAM chips on there, just like on a memory card. Those are the ones that you need to be concerned about. You can replace them with stock GS DRAM chips. Given the current price of those chips, I'd probably replace them just for luck. (When that card was made, those chips were close to $100. :) >> "Where would I find the oscillator chip?" It's not a chip, it's a little metal "can". There is a crystal inside it, it looks like a crystal from an old scanner or CB radio, if you have ever seen one of those. Oh, and when I said "fairly recent", the chips I was referring to are at LEAST 4 years old, probably more. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13197, GO COM A2) <<<<< OK...if you're talking about the cache memory chips, those appear """"" to be the same as on the old AE GS-RAM card I got (from the same friend ). They have a stylized M inside a circle (just guessing, here - Motorola?) and some of the numbers on the chips are the same as on the ones on the GS-RAM card. >>>"Where would I find the oscillator chip?" > It's not a chip, it's a little metal "can". Yeah, I knew that. :) What I meant was, where could I =buy= the oscillator, if I need to? > Oh, and when I said "fairly recent", the chips I was referring to are at > LEAST 4 years old, probably more. :) Well, I'd bet that this particular card is probably much older than that. :) I was looking at csa2m today, and Steve Buggie had a post there in which he stated that he has the upgrade ROM chip for the Rev.B card for $3. He specifically used the word "chip" and not the plural "chips", and that got me to wondering which is correct - one chip or two? (Of course, he coulda meant to type "chips".) Anyway, I emailed him to ask about them. BTW, Gary, do you know of any other sources of those upgrade ROMs besides Sequential? Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13199, GO COM A2) >>>>> "What I meant was, where could I =buy= the oscillator, if I need """"" to?" Any reasonable electonics store (meaning "NOT Radio Shack") ought to have these; if not, you can try mail order to such places as JDR, Jameco, Mouser, or any of a whole bunch of different places. . . > I was looking at csa2m today, and Steve Buggie had a post there in which > he stated that he has the upgrade ROM chip for the Rev.B card for $3. He > specifically used the word "chip" and not the plural "chips", and that > got me to wondering which is correct - one chip or two? (Of course, he > coulda meant to type "chips".) Anyway, I emailed him to ask about them. I'll bet you a SSII subscription extension that what is being sold is a different beastie. Here's another Apple II history thing for ya. . . Apple Computer, Inc. sold two different SCSI cards for the Apple II: The Apple II SCSI and the Apple II High Speed SCSI. The Apple II SCSI went through three different ROM revisions: Rev. A, Rev. B, and Rev. C. Anything pre-Rev. C is just asking for problems (nasty bugs including stuff like formatting a volume when trying to eject a 3.5 inch disk) and in fact, GS/OS just plain won't run on a pre Rev. C card. The upgrade to that is a single chip. It is merely coincidence that there is a Rev. C Apple SCSI card (as well as a Rev. B) and a Rev. C RamFAST SCSI card (as well as a Rev. B and Rev. D). > BTW, Gary, do you know of any other sources of those upgrade ROMs > besides Sequential? Unless Alltech has them, the only place that I knew that carried them was LRO (aka Other World Computing), and I'd prefer to order from Sequential to them. . . Ryan KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 13210, GO COM A2) >>>>> "?They have a stylized M inside a circle (just guessing, here - """"" Motorola?)" I think so, yeah. Definitely not Samsung. >> "where could I =buy= the oscillator, if I need to?" Lotsa places, it's a pretty standard part, the problem is to learn just what you need for a replacement (and whether you need it at all). >> "He specifically used the word "chip" and not the plural "chips", and >> that got me to wondering which is correct - one chip or two? " YOU need both chips, U15 and U16. _One_ of them didn't need to be revised after something like v2.1, but whatever you have is a LOT older than that. (DO NOT attempt a 1 chip upgrade with that card, do not put in the 1 chip and just try it out. You WILL regret it. Trust me. :) >> "...do you know of any other sources of those upgrade ROMs besides >> Sequential?" Certainly not a legal source, and for that matter, I don't know of an illegal one either. By the way, with regard to Ryan's comment that you NEED to update those ROMs, he is absolutely right. Your current ROMs have some serious bugs that will, sooner or later, trash large quantities of your data. I was a beta tester on those things. I know. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13227, GO COM A2) <<<<< OK...I just got off the phone with Sequential (who says Florence is """"" the Wicked Witch of the West?? ;), and here's what they told me: The EPROM chip is (according to Florence) the one I need to upgrade my RAMFast to v3.01f. When I asked about the U15 and U16 chips, she said that those were soldered into the board and I would have to send it to them for replacement. When I told her that the chips on MY board were socketed chips, she had no idea what I was talking about unless I had, perhaps, one of the very first Rev. C boards. (I didn't tell her otherwise. :) BTW, I was looking in the computer that this card was in when I got it and there, lying in the bottom of the case, was a small label with "U16 v1.0" hand-printed on it. :) So, anyway...now what do I do? Should I call them back and see if they even have the old U15 & U16 chips? Should I order the EPROM chip, too? Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13241, GO COM A2) >>>>> Special for you Stan, I just pulled my Rev. B RamFAST. I don't """"" like to do that because the GS with the RamFAST Rev. B I have here is in an incredibly inconvenient place to deal with, but -special for you- I pulled it (i.e. you're buying the beer at KFest '98). The stickers on the two chips in question are as follows: U15: Sequential Systems copyright (c) 1995 rev. U15CRF301-F U16: Sequential Systems copyright (c) 1995 rev. U16-2.01 > OK...I just got off the phone with Sequential (who says Florence is the > Wicked Witch of the West?? ;), and here's what they told me: > The EPROM chip is (according to Florence) the one I need to upgrade my > RAMFast to v3.01f. When I asked about the U15 and U16 chips, she said > that those were soldered into the board and I would have to send it to > them for replacement. When I told her that the chips on MY board were > socketed chips, she had no idea what I was talking about unless I had, > perhaps, one of the very first Rev. C boards. (I didn't tell her > otherwise. :) Argh. . . . > BTW, I was looking in the computer that this card was in when I got it > and there, lying in the bottom of the case, was a small label with "U16 > v1.0" hand-printed on it. :) > So, anyway...now what do I do? Should I call them back and see if they > even have the old U15 & U16 chips? Should I order the EPROM chip, too? Okay; first, some clarification: both U15 and U16 are ROMs, PROMs, EPROMs (not EEPROMs, though, I don't think, although they certainly could be :) These acronyms, assuming everyone understands ROM is Read Only Memory, mean: PROM = Programmable ROM EPROM = Erasable Programmable ROM EEPROM = Electically Erasable Programmable ROM In any case, the U15 is a 27C256 EPROM, and the U16 is a 2764A-2 EPROM. From what Florence said to you above, it clearly sounds to me like she still thinks you have a Rev. D RamFAST. What you need to order, exactly, are the ROM upgrade chips (call them ROMs, PROMs, EPROMs, whatever :) for the Rev. C RamFAST, specifically the U15 and U16, which are the only ROM chips on the board. I find it appalling, but not surprising, that Sequential is having such a difficult time with this. If need be, I can see if I can find the receipt from the last time I ordered these things from them, but if they can't already tell exactly what you need from your description, I'll be stunned if the part number would help. . . Ryan Proud owner of RamFAST Rev. B # 0128 KFest '98! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 13248, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, it appears that the RAMFast rev.B ROM upgrade dilemma is """"" finally solved! I called Sequential this morning, talked to Joe M. (Florence wasn't there ;), explained the situation thoroughly, and it was, like: "Oh! THOSE ROM chips! OK...no big deal, we have those in stock and can ship them right out to you!" Geez... Thanks, Ryan and Gary! Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13267, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" SIMCITY FOR THE IIGS--FANTASY AND FACT It doesn't exist; the GS version """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" of SimCity was started by Bill Heineman, but Maxis wanted $100,000 for the rights to release the game, so work was stopped with the game only about 20% done (Burger will tell you it's 80% done, but that's the way he is :). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 13549, GO COM A2) TRACKING THE RARE JOKO ON VACATION BY THE WOOFSTER Important message to """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" all friends of Joe Kohn... The Meister is still alive! He has been sighted near Bejing in a yurt with a hot dog. (spell it: h o t d o g) :-) Henrik Woof Gudat delivered by Bernie 1.3 CerealPuffs/MuesliPump (GUDATH, 13300, GO COM A2) RANDOM REFLECTIONS ON REALITY AND THE APPLE II I'm tempted to say here """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" here to your six points, but I got in trouble last time I did that, so I'll just say that I agree. But the bottom line is that the Apple II is coming to (has gone past?) a turning point, where every user needs to look at their Apple II and seriously consider why they still have it. If it is because you have a soft spot in your heart for it, either because you grew up with, or you think it is a thing of beauty, then the last thing you'd want to do is change it or upgrade it. You want the Apple II as it is. If it is because you cannot afford something better, and let's not pick bones here, the Mac and W95 *ARE* better in many ways, most significantly speed. You can argue the importance of proportional scroll bars and the supposed elegance of GS/OS all you like, but these other machine do more, faster. If it because you can't afford anything better, then upgrading the Apple II is not going to help, because you still wouldn't be able to afford it. And trust me, the costs WOULD be more expensive than a new Mac or PC. So seriously, I cannot see any reason to upgrade it. And if there was a reason, there's always the emulator market. But then it gets down to whether an emulator is supposed to emulate the past as a way to preserve what once was, or whether it is a way forward. Again, it may be better to just buy a Mac or PC for the heavy duty work, and keep the II for fun. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 13431, GO COM A2) >>>>> I just wanted to comment on some of the ideas and comments in this """"" thread. We are working our bottoms off to offer a reliable emulation software and, once we got there, upgrade path. The future of Apple II emulation and Apple IIgs emulation in particular is to combine Apple II functionality with features offered by the hosting machine. This is IMO the only cost-effective way to push the Apple II platform ahead. It doesn't involve asking anyone for permission, it doesn't stop anyone from implementing fun features, it costs you a measly $25, and it won't stop Apple II computing to change for the better. And if it were Gus that saved the emulation world, that would free me from working on Bernie and I had a lot more spare time. Fine with me! :) As Richard suggested, the fun starts when adding features that go beyond a stock IIgs. woof, - henrik (GUDATH, 13494, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" JUST DAYS REMAINING!!! """""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'98____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ _________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| MORE NEWS ON KANSASFEST 1998! KansasFest 1998 will be held once again on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place from July 22 - July 26, 1998. The cost of attending KFest '98 is only $365, which -includes- the use of a double room in the Avila College dorms -and- meals! There are also a limited number of single rooms available for $465. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or motels near the college then the cost is $265, but you would, of course, have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) Confirmed speakers for this year include Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd (Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs), Nathan Mates (Twilight II 2.0), Tony Diaz (Alltech Electronics), Ewen Wannop (Spectrum), Geoff Weiss (Spectrum Internet Suite), Mike Westerfield (ByteWorks) and Joe Kohn (Shareware Solutions II). This year, we are running a number of contests, including the Roger Wagner tie contest, a Door Sign contest, and, for all of you programmers, we are also planning our first Hack Contest! Rules are still pending, but stay tuned for details. It's -highly- suggested anyone interested in these contests (and possible prizes) tune into the KFest Information Mailing List (see how to subscribe below). Check-in will be on Wednesday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. A vendor fair and software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday. To get KFest info by email, subscribe to the KansasFest Information Mailing List. Send email to majordomo@trenco.gno.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be sent a welcome message, including instructions on how to send mail to the list. If you have other questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to kfest@intrec.com or kfest-help@trenco.gno.org, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html Here's hoping to see all of you in Kansas City in July! (RSUENAGA, 13225, GO COM A2) WOLFENSTEIN 3D SHOOTOUT AT KFEST OK, Kfest-ers...it's time to "Get """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Psyched"!! Announcing the KFest Wolfenstein 3D Shootout! Do you spend much of your free time roaming the halls of Castle Wolfenstein, laying waste to Nazis and their Mutant Minions? Think you're pretty hot? Well, here's your chance to prove it! This year, I thought it would be an interesting "diversion" to have a contest featuring the latest and greatest game for the GS to come along in years...the long-awaited, much-anticipated Wolfenstein 3D! If you would like to find out just how good you are, here are the (tentative) rules: 1. One or more accelerated GS's (mine will be available) will be set up for players to use. (If someone would like to volunteer a Power Mac with Bernie and Wolf 3D on it, that might be nice, also. :) An "anonymous" scenario of not more than 10 levels will be chosen for the contest. 2. Players will proceed to play this scenario from scratch (basic weapons/ammo configuration) and with NO CHEAT CODES! The game will open with the default screen size (#4), but contestants may adjust the screen size to suit individual preferences. 3. Players may NOT save their games at each level! If you get "killed", you must start that level over from scratch. (However, if it becomes necessary for a player to interrupt the game, for some reason, it will be permissable to save the game to resume at a later time.) 4. When the game is completed (when the victory banner is displayed), players will record their final scores on the provided scoresheet. 5. The winner will be determined by the highest final score. In the event of a tie, contestants will play a tie-breaker round of one level chosen by a "referee". I think that this will give us a pretty level playing field for the contest. Anyone having other ideas or suggestions for the Wolf 3D Shootout is welcome to post them. :) Stan Marks stanmarks@delphi.com OR s.marks3@genie.com Delivered by Spectrum v2.1 and COG v2.5 KFest '98 Bound! (STANMARKS, 13577, GO COM A2) GSOFT CALLS ALL BETA TESTERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Beta Test Announcement ---------------------- The Byte Works, Inc. is looking for a small number of dedicated beta testers for a new Apple IIGS programming language. After carefully reading the specifics, if youre interested, please contact Mike Westerfield by e-mail at MikeW50@AOL.COM, sending the completed form at the end of this announcement. The Program ----------- The program is GSoft BASIC, an interpreted BASIC for the Apple IIGS. It supports many advanced features, a few not found in any other BASIC were aware of on any platform. Some of the major features are: * Multiple number formats, including BYTE, INTEGER, LONG, SINGLE and DOUBLE. * Program and variable size is limited only by available RAM. * Optional line numbers. * PRINT USING. * Modern structured statements, like IF-THEN-ELSE and WHILE-WEND. * Disk input and output commands. * Support for types, records and pointers. * True subroutines and functions, with passed parameters and local variables. * Toolbox access, including good support for user tools. * Full screen editor. * Supports ORCA compatible debuggers. Beta Tester Background ---------------------- Beta testers must have the following minimum background and equipment: 1. A familiarity with BASIC. 2. An Apple IIGS with at least 1.125M of RAM and a hard drive. 3. The ability to download binary attachments to e-mail sent over America Online. (You dont need to be on AOL, but beta updates will be sent via AOL.) 4. A mailing address in the US or Canada. Other things that would be a plus are: 1. Already familiar with ORCA languages. 2. Experience at toolbox programming on the Apple IIGS. 3. Experience with pointers and records in Pascal or C. 4. A printer. What You Will Need to Do ------------------------ As a beta tester, you will be asked to: 1. Read about 300 pages of documentation cover to cover in about 2 weeks, making corrections and comments. The annotated pages must be returned to the Byte Works. 2. Try the program on your computer, running our test suite. 3. Write at least one small program from scratch. We dont need the program, we need your comments on GSoft BASIC as you write it. 4. Send your comments and suggestions to us by e-mail. What You Will Get ----------------- We hope you will beta test for the opportunity to shape this new program. In addition, anyone who sends back annotated documentation pages by mail and bug reports by e-mail will receive a commercial copy of GSoft BASIC when it is released, as well as one additional Byte Works product of your choice with a GS-catalog number. We will also publicly acknowledge your contributions in the printed manual--assuming, of course, that we get your comments by the deadline! Time Table ---------- 8 June -- Beta testers will be selected on this date. An initial e-mail will be made on this date, and the documentation will be sent by mail. 22 June -- Annotated documentation must be mailed back to the Byte Works by this date. We will supply a prepaid mailer. 29 June -- Feature freeze. All comments and suggestions that require changes to documentation must be made by this date to stand any chance of appearing in the initial release. 22 July -- GSoft BASIC will be released at Kansas Fest 98. Nondisclosure ------------- Beta testing is a privilege. It is for the benefit of the Byte Works, and later, for the benefit of people who will use the program. All comments and opinions about the program must be kept private, shared only with the Byte Works and the other beta testers, until the planned release date. Anyone who comments on this program publicly in any way, even to the extent of announcing they are a beta tester, before 22 July 1998 will be immediately dropped from the beta test list. They will be asked to return all materials concerning GSoft BASIC to the Byte Works, and will not receive a free commercial copy of the program or an additional product. By applying as a beta tester, you are agreeing to abide by these terms. Beta Test Application --------------------- Personal Name: Street Address: City: State: Zip Code: E-mail: Day Phone: Apple IIGS Information ROM number: RAM: Hard disk? Color monitor? Printer? What kind? Experience Do you know BASIC? Do you know C or Pascal? Do you know assembly language? Do you own ORCA/M? Do you own ORCA/C, ORCA/Pascal or ORCA/Modula-2? Have you ever written a commercial program? Name one or two: Have you ever released a freeware or shareware program? Name one or two: Have you written toolbox programs on the Apple IIGS? Have you been a beta tester for a Byte Works product? Product name: Have you been a beta tester for other products? Name on or two: Is there anything else we should know about you to help us make our choice? (BYTEWORKS, 13029, GO COM A2) SQC'S LAST STAND Below is the inventory of Apple II stuff that Scantron """""""""""""""" Quality Computers still has left. We also have a few odds and ends of hardware (mostly cables) as well as Appleworks - versions 4.3 and 5.1 available. ITEM # DESCRIPTION QTY COST 35141 Ace Explorer Sequencing 2 37 43133 African Rainforest IIGS 1 29 54062 Afterwork Screen Saver 16 19.95 89608 Amazing Mouse 1 27.95 62142 Bake & Taste 2 34.95 43011 Beaglewrite Desk Access 56 6.95 98056 Best of the Internet 1 9 55021 Big Book Maker/Fairy Tales 1 49.95 31174 Billiards & Homonyms 2 29.95 34024 Body in Focus 3 38 48002 busines works 1 112 62168 Chem Aid 2 53 39048 Children's Newspaper Maker 1 39.95 41024 Clip Tunes IIGS 3 24 65292 Clock Apple 2 26.95 35678 Crosswords & Word Find 6 15 62061 Crozzzwords Crossword Puzzles 1 31.95 65298 Dr. Peet's Talk/Writer 1 49.95 40343 Easy as ABC 1 32.95 34170 Exam in a Can/Algebra 1 160 52049 EZ Drive 2 39.95 46526 Fantasy Land Red 1 34.95 46681 Finding Cause and Effect Grade 3 1 22 46536 Fraction-oids 1 1 28.95 53016 Genesys IIGS 1 80 36145 Geographic Jigsaw Puzzle 1 24.95 42634 Granny Applebee's Cookie Factory 1 34.95 40102 Graphics Disk Labeler 7 24 52001 Graphics Exchange 1 35 52044 GSOS System 6 disks only 6 19 52046 GSOS System Dis w/Bundle 19 39 52093 Hometown USA IIGS 1 29 46020 HS Stack - How Bill is law 1 10 98567 Hugo Hounds Vowels 6 29.95 46001 Hyperstudio 3.1 1 112.95 46020 "HyperStudio Stack, How Bill into Law" 1 10 64925 "Hyperstudio, Quick Court Template" 7 39 50101 Jack Nicholas Golf Game 279 19.95 40092 Jack Nicholas Golfe Course #3 287 10 50092 Jack Nicholas Golfe Course #4 99 10 46518 Kinder Critters 8 24.95 46643 "Kittens, Kids & Frogs" 1 47.95 43113 Lockout Apple IIGS 11 39.95 35120 Make a Flash 525 1 44.95 46652 Making Inferences - Grade 5 1 22 56671 Managing a Checking Acct. 1 44 56067 Math Gulper 1 24.95 89603 Math Gulper 1 24.95 96411 Math Shop Fractions 2 59.95 96403 Math Shop Jr. 4 59.95 96405 Math Shop Jr. 12 59.95 45624 Math Word Problems Travel 1 39.95 39003 McGee at the Fun Fair GS 1 29.95 39002 McGee GS 1 29.95 53010 Micol Advanced Basic 3 109 40097 MiniPix 1 7 14.95 40098 MiniPix 2 10 14.95 40099 MiniPix 3 3 14.95 89481 My Words 1 44.95 39343 Once Upon a Time #3 1 34.95 35721 Once Upon a Time II 1 36.95 35722 Once Upon a Time III 2 34.95 35730 Once Upon a Time Playhouse 2 36.95 39333 Once upon a time puppet 12 9 62827 "Once Upon a Time Triple Pk,." 8 32.95 96452 Operation Frog 10 29.95 39231 Orange Cherry Roman 1 32 54039 Outliner 16 42.95 41318 Plantinum Paint Activity Guide 2 24.95 61001 Point to Point 7 59.95 42646 Pondering Problems Grade 4 1 19.95 52322 Prime Suspect Reading 1 29.95 89605 Process Wrot4er 8 79.95 62070 Prodos Update Disk 26 9.95 52038 Program Writer 5 32.95 41315 QC Fong Pak #3 7 19.95 41313 QC Font Pack 11 19 41314 QC Font Pak #2 6 19.95 52051 QC Public Domain 4 12 40125 Quality Print Shop Graphics 1 8 63022 Quarter Mile - Decimals & Percents 1 39.95 63030 Quarter Mile - Value Set 1 144.95 63061 Quarter Mile 4.0 1 41.95 63018 Quarter Mile Fractions 1 39.95 63063 Quarter Mile Whole #'s 1 41.95 52048 RamUp 12 10 65297 Reading for Meaning 2 1 32.95 54043 Repairworks 13 19.95 42588 Rescue in the Outback 1 45 89599 Rudy Reader 1 19.95 52042 Second Chance 2 19 62655 Shop Right! 8 33 52040 Signature GS 1 29.95 39071 Space Shuttle Word Prob. 1 29 56020 Spell It Plus 17 1 39326 Storybook Weeaver 1 47.95 89595 Success with Writing 8 79.95 28411 SuperFonts Fonts Disk 27 0 96340 Superprint II 2 79.95 52073 Switch Hitter 9 29.95 60006 Symbols & Slogans 1 29 52360 System 6.0.1 w/addendum 68 19.95 39073 Talking Clock 2 39.95 39063 Talking Colors & Shapes 5 39.95 39081 Talking First Reader 5 39.95 39087 Talking First Words 1 29 39088 Talking First Words 2 42 39041 Talking Jungle Safari 1 42 39069 Talking Multiplication & Div 1 39.95 39052 Talking School Bus 1 39.95 56027 Talking Sensible Speller 3 109.95 39054 Talking USA Map 1 39.95 98569 Teacher's Puzzle Center 1 79.95 35360 The Bubblegum Machine 6 29.95 38380 The Coin Changer 8 29.95 31170 The Electric Coloring Book 3 39.95 36233 The Oregon Trail 14 39.95 52060 The Presenter 3 42 33301 The Ugly Duckling IIGS 34 10 56665 The Word Problem Game Show 1 44 54060 TO Grammar 2 49.95 54008 TO Power Pack 22 32.95 54009 TO QuickSpell 5 40.95 54018 TO SF Activity 8 32.95 54081 TO Shrinkit Plus 1 19.95 54012 TO Spreadtools 9 40.95 54013 TO Superfonts 4 42.95 54014 TO SuperForms 9 42.95 54017 TO Text Tools 9 32.95 54019 TO Thesaurus 1 32.95 54020 TO UltraMacros 3.1 4 40.95 38381 Tommy the Time Turtle 2 29.95 52039 Triple Dump 16 29.95 98566 Uncle Clyde Consonants 6 39.95 33230 Woolly Bounce 1 39.95 54255 Woolly's Garden 1 39.95 31173 Word Capture 2 29.95 83688 Word Zapper 14 29.95 It looks like it may have come out a little twisted. The first number after the title is the quantity, and the 2nd number is the cost. If it's has no .xx after it, it's an even dollar amount. Hope you can read this. If you can't, please say so! Gina Tech Support PS THERE WILL BE NO TECH SUPPORT on the above items. They are sold as-is (they are new product, however). Tech support on them can be gleaned from either here and/or your local user group or another Apple II expert in your area. Gina (GSAIKIN, 13312, GO COM A2) NINJAFORCE MOVES TO A NEW VIRTUAL HOME """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ================= IMPORTANT NOTICE: ================= NINJAFORCE, the makers of various Apple IIGS programs, including the Ninjaforce MEGADEMO and the upcoming KABOOM! have moved to a new web-page: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org While the old address will still be in effect, we highly recommend that you update your bookmarks to our new link. Many greetings, Jesse Blue & Clue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 13316, GO COM A2) A2 WEBRING UPDATE The Mother of All Apple II Web Rings welcomes Nick """"""""""""""""" Heywood to the fold - when you have a moment, check out Nick's neat concept on how to visually present a web page in a manner familiar to any Apple II user. Here is the complete list of all who have joined the Apple II Web Ring: * A2-Web -- http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ * The A2 Forum on Delphi -- http://www.delphi.com/apple2 * The Rhode Island Apple Group Home Page -- http://www.wbwip.com/riag/ * The Apple II Programmers Forum on Delphi -- http://www.delphi.com/a2pro * The AppleWorks Gazette -- http://www.wbwip.com/tag/ * Apple II Software -- http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html * Marinetti Home Page -- http://www.zip.com.au/~kashum/marinetti * Applebyters of the Quad Cities -- http://helios.augustana.edu/~sbeattie/applebyters/ * The GNO Consortium -- http://www.gno.org * Trenco Apple II FTP Archive -- http://www.gno.org/a2ftp.html * Treasure Chest Project -- http://www.tals.dis.qut.edu.au/staff/willie/treasurechest/ * Shareware Solutions II -- http://www.crl.com/~joko * The Apple II Information Resource -- http://www.apple2.org * Official Home Page of The Lamp! -- http://www.sheppyware.ml.org/~rsuenaga * Annies Craft,Inc. -- http://www.anniescraft.com/ * apple II World -- http://www.gingin.ne.jp/~sckop/apple2/index.html * The Juiced.GS Home Page! -- http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ * Aurora Area Apple Core -- http://people.delphi.com/hkatz/aaac.html * KFest Homepage -- http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html * Speccie's Home Pages -- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ * Bret's IIgs software -- http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~bret/iigs.html * Apple // Resources -- http://www.iversonsoftware.com/cgi-bin/apple2.cgi * Net Parlour -- http://locals.onslowonline.net/~cracked/index.html * Brutal Deluxe Software Home Page -- http://www.cyberstation.fr/~zardini * Jim Sassman's Homepage -- http://www.binary.net/jsassman/ * alphalink -- http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nickh { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 13692, GO COM A2) HARDPRESSED RE-RELEASED AS FREEWARE BY AUTHOR According to his post, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" HardPressed can be downloaded from the A2 Files section on his web site http://www.fadden.com Dave Miller Assistant Chief Sysop, A2Pro on Delphi & Genie http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@delphi.com just.dave@genie.com (JUSTDAVE, 13310, GO COM A2) >>>>> I just got email from Andy McFadden saying it's okay to upload """"" HardPressed here and on Genie. I'll upload HardPressed this weekend, and maybe some of the other goodies. If someone else beats me to it, all the better. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Well feed me bran and call me irregular! (TONYW1, 13330, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 13498 21-JUN 20:04 General Chatter RE: Save The Apple IIgs Page (Re: Msg 13494) From: T_DIAZ To: GUDATH Gus, Shmus! I'm sorry. But I've had it with it. Yes, it was worked on by Apple engineers who have the Apple ][ at heart. Fine. Yes, it was worked on in spare time, then some official time, then banished then worked on again, etc. it's had a hard life. But, to say many times, we're 24 hours from a new release, and then come up with some totally off the wall reason as to why it's not 'ready'. Talk about carrot-ware. Oh, yes, I know strange things can and do happen. I mean, look at Apple. They actually shipped a PowerBook that should have been labeled as a PowerBomb. Capable of bringing down a commercial jetliner in a panic. Someone please tell me, did they ever actually plug one in and charge the battery? I can't belive that got past testing. I Support Bernie 100%, and then some. Take your Apple ][ wherever you want to go, and as fast as you get there. "There's a little ][ in everything we do". Woof Woof! Tony [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] 3D RENDERING Well, depending on whether you want just a basic formula for """""""""""" plotting three dimensional points onto a two dimensional display (this I can give you but it only really works for line drawings, you need more code to fill polygons or do texturing), this subject would take an awful lot of space to discuss. However, if anyone would like to teach a course on 3D rendering/animation/whatever, please let me know. :) Jeff Blakeney Dean of A2U (JBLAKENEY, 1795, GO COM A2) >>>>> It would take quite a bit of space to cover 3D rendering properly. """"" There are several good books that do it, though. Depending on your needs, you might be able to use 3D Logo. It uses a 3D version of turtle graphics--you feed it 3D movement information, and it takes care of all of the scaling for you. It even features a red/blue dual drawing mode that, when viewed through 3D glasses (included), shows the image in true 3D! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1797, GO COM A2) >>>>> The best reference for this kind of stuff is _Computer Graphics: """"" Principles and Practice_ by Foley & van Dam. ISBN # on my copy is 0-201-12110-7. Also the _Graphics Gems_ series volumes 1-5 can be useful. Proper 3D rendering is a lot of math, preferably floating point, but can be cheezed on the GS with fixed point. Unless it's really needed, spend the processing time and power on other things. Nathan Mates (NMATES, 1798, GO COM A2) <<<<< I've read the Foley & van Dam book and it is quite good. """"" Unfortunately, now it is more of a primer to teach the basics. There are so many new and better algorithms in use today it is always a good idea to get a more recent book in addition to Foley & van Dam. For instance I have a book that also covers more advanced subjects like ray-tracing and radiosity but doesn't talk much about the basic principles covered in Foley & van Dam. Knowledge of the basics is assumed. > Proper 3D rendering is a lot of math, preferably floating > point, but can be cheezed on the GS with fixed point. > Unless it's really needed, spend the processing time and > power on other things. Very true. I've also thought that the fill mode of the VGC would help speed up drawing as well but I haven't really tried it yet. Too busy with other stuff. Jeff Blakeney (JBLAKENEY, 1800, GO COM A2) SCHEMATICS FOR OLDER II'S The original 'white' Apple II reference, and """"""""""""""""""""""""" the even more distant and rare 'red book', both have a fold out full schematic for the Apple II. There was also a 'SAMS' trouble-shooting reference guide published way back. The original II had 3 Integer Basic ROMS and one monitor ROM leaving one blank ROM socket. The later II+ had 4 Floating Point Basic ROMS and an autostart monitor ROM in the five holders. There were some variants on the boards over the years, but it was mainly only a matter of the memory addressing header blocks, the character generator chip, and one or two extra chips added later. The general schemetic works for all the boards. And you are right in saying that it is filled with 74 series chips... But if there is no video and sound, then it may not actually be starting up. With any venerable Apple II, the first thing you should do is remove all the chips one by one, and clean the pins with a glass fiber eraser or a typewriter hard eraser. That gets 99% of dead Apple II's going... If it still does not work, then you may have some dead chips. The usual cause of this is that someone tried to remove a card while the machine was switched on. That can kill any number of chips anywhere on the board. The worst I ever had was one of the FP Basic chips that got fried. At the time. the Apple II was still in production so I was able to get a replacement, at great cost! Good luck, and keep us all posted to how you get on... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 1855, GO COM A2) >>>>> As Ewen pointed out, there are a number of sources. Here's one that """"" has the advantage that I can tell you where to get a copy. :) Understanding the Apple II Jim Sather Quality Software We still have these for $14.95. We charge $5 shipping per order in the US and Canada. The books are new (or at least have never been sold!). They include schematics and quite a bit of other information for the hobiest, including maintenance tips with typical problems and solutions. I'll be traveling a lot this month, but if you're in no rush, e-mail me and I'll send you our price list or a printed catalog, whichever you prefer. If you're in a rush, you can call Patty at our office; she can ship one out to you, but may not be able to help with technical questions. Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (505) 898-8183 (BYTEWORKS, 1904, GO COM A2) GS/OS DIRECTORY STORAGE TYPE I was looking at some of my old directory """""""""""""""""""""""""""" traversal code, and I had made a note that occasionally the GS/OS Open call was returning a storage type of $0E for ProDOS subdirectories. According to the GS/OS Reference, its only supposed to return $0D or $0F for directories. Has anyone else seen this? I'm guessing this is using System 6.0 or 6.0.1. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 1860, GO COM A2) >>>>> The only storageType values I've seen are 0x01, 0x05, 0x0D, and """"" 0x0F. Page 175 of the GS/OS reference doesn't list 0x0F, so I annotated my book with that value. (0x0F is used for volume directories rather than subdirectories.) Perhaps 0x0E was a transcription of a sloppy 0x0F? ie, a typo? Devin (GLYNREADE, 1864, GO COM A2) >>>>> Steve, """"" Do you have any sample code? None of the documentation (TBRs, Sys refs, GS/OS ref) refer to such a storage type, but I seem to remember something about an $0E. Got any code we can look at? Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1866, GO COM A2) >>>>> Storage type $0E is used for subdirectory header entries. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1867, GO COM A2) >>>>> So I would guess that the code incorrectly starts at entry $0000 """"" instead of $0001. Interesting. I didn't realise GetDirEntry could return the header entry. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1868, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm not sure that GetDirEntry does return the subdirectory header """"" entry (in fact, I don't think it does). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1870, GO COM A2) >>>>> Interesting. The GS/OS ref indicates you should start at $0001, but """"" it doesn't mention what happens if you use $0000. I haven't time to test it right now, but perhaps it does. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1872, GO COM A2) >>>>> I seem to recall getting an error when I accidentally used $0000 """"" for the index. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1874, GO COM A2) <<<<< GetDirEntry doesn't return the storage type, only Open and """"" GetFileInfo do. $0E only gets returned rarely, so I wonder if it is a cache issue. Maybe the subdirectory header is in the cache, but the parent directory isn't, so the FST gets the information from the subdirectory header. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 1878, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't have my Beneath Apple ProDOS handy (it's packed in a box - """"" I'm in the middle of moving) but if I recall correctly from there, $0F is the header entry for a volume, $0E is the header entry for a subdirectory, and $0D is the file entry pointing to a subdirectory. Dave Miller Assistant Chief Sysop, A2Pro on Delphi & Genie http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@delphi.com just.dave@genie.com (JUSTDAVE, 1883, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yep. Description on page 4-10 in my copy of Beneath Apple ProDOS, """"" with examples on 4-13 and 4-29. - Aaron (APULVER, 1885, GO COM A2) TRENCO.GNO.ORG--MAJOR A2 FTP SITE IN THE MAKING As many people know, the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" GNO Consortium is now providing a general Apple II ftp archive. There are policies in place regarding piracy and similiar issues. The url is ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2 http://www.gno.org There is an /incoming directory, and (non-pirated) uploads are fine. If you have questions regarding the policies, there is a policy document available for download or web viewing. Devin (GLYNREADE, 1863, GO COM A2) SPREADSHEETS ON DEMAND I have a project in mind that I've been wanting to """""""""""""""""""""" do for quite some time (years!). I've started it many times, and actually made progress, but would hit a programming snag that would prevent me from making it "perfect" (or as close a perfect can be in the programming world! ;-) ). It would then slip to the back-burner, and then sooner or later I would take another crack at it, having the same results. I've now 'bragged' at work that I can do this, and they've saddled me with the project. I'm not on a real tight time frame to finish this project, but I would like to start making some real progress on it. I imagine that, since I'm no programmer, this will seem a simple task to most here, but would appreciate any help. I considered posting this in A2, but feel that it belongs here. If someone disagrees, I'll be happy to move it to A2. The issue, in its' simpleist description, is creating a spreadsheet that calculates time worked, money earned for that time, etc. The interface needs to be simple enough where any user, computer illiterate or not, can simply enter the start time and end time of a shift in decimal form (i.e. 8.2 starting time = 08:12 in real time). At work, I'm using MS Excel (since I don't have a choice), but for the purpose here, any A2gs spreadsheet program will be fine. I'd prefer using "Quick Clic Calc", but would settle on AWGS Spreadsheet module (although I don't really trust it!). Here are the issues. Since all of the items needed (with clear descriptions) will not fit on this screen, I'll list all of the columns needed that I have already created... Name, Status, Scheduled Shift Start, Scheduled Shift End, Actual Shift Start, Actual Shift End, Staight Time, Overtime, Doubletime, Total time, OT/DT Approved By:, Shift Premium, Lead, General Foreman, High Pay, Lunch time, Penalty time, Money due for Penalty, Comments. These all seem simple entries at first glance, but most of them imply various "background" calculations that can get quite complex. So, my question is, is this an appropriate place for this type of discussion? Shall I proceed with an explanation of problems that I've not been able to resolve? Thanks for listening, Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 (LUMITECH, 1873, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll list the 'Columns' needed again, define them, and then one can """"" refer back to them as needed... Name, Status, Scheduled Shift Start, Scheduled Shift End, Actual Shift Start, Actual Shift End, Staight Time, Overtime, Doubletime, Total time, OT/DT Approved By:, Shift Premium, Lead, General Foreman, High Pay, Lunch time, Penalty time, Money due for Penalty, Comments. Name = Employee Name To eventually be put into a lookup table, but for now can be ignored. Status = 02 (highest) to 08 (lowest) with a 'no entry' being a temporary employee. This could be part of the 'Name' lookup table, but I need it displayed in a separate column. This also determines the 'Base Rate of Pay', probably needed in a lookup table. Scheduled Shift Start = Scheduled Start Time for the named employee. Frequently, shifts change at the last moment, hence the requirement for 'Actual Shift Start'. The entry format needs to be in decimal form, i.e. "8.2" equals 08:12am, 23.0 = 11:00pm, etc. Scheduled Shift End = Same requirements as 'Scheduled Shift Start' above. Actual Shift Start = Same requirements as 'Scheduled Shift Start' above. Actual Shift End = Same requirements as 'Scheduled Shift Start' above. Straight Time (ST) = Total time between 'Shift Start' and 'Shift End' after subtracting 'Lunch Time' (below) from the total. If there are no entries in the 'Actual' fields, then the 'Scheduled' fields are assumed. Also, if the total exceeds '8.0' hours, the remainder needs to list in the 'OT' column. If the 'OT' column exceeds '4.0' hours, the remainder needs to list in the 'DT' column. Overtime (OT) = Any 'time' that exceeds 8.0 hours in the 'ST' column. Again, if the 'OT' column exceeds 4.0 hours, the remainder goes to the 'DT' column. Doubeltime (DT) = Any 'time' that exceeds 4.0 hours in the 'OT' column. Total Time (TT) = Totals of 'ST', 'OT', and 'DT', again, in decimal format. OT/DT Approved By: = Initials of a particular supervisor, provided by a 'lookup' table. Shift Premium = If equal to '1', no premium if between the hours of 5.0 to 15.9. If equal to '2', a premium of $.25 is used between the hours of 16.0 to 21.9. If equal to '3', a premium of $.40 is used between the hours of 22.0 to 5.0. Again, if 'Actual Start Time' is empty, then 'Scheduled Start Time' is assumed. These rates should probably go into a lookup table also, as these rates change with each new contract (about every 3 years). Lead = A $.75 premium/hour is paid for all hours listed in this column. (A lookup table again?) General Foreman = A $1.15 premium/hour is paid for all hours listed in in this column. (A lookup table again?) High Pay = Think of this as 'danger' pay. A $2.40 premium/hour is paid for all hours listed in this column. (A lookup table again?) Lunch Time = A column to notate how long the employee was on lunch, to be deducted from the 'ST' column before listing. Penalty Time = If this entry is empty, no penalty time was permitted. If this column has an entry, $20/hr added for each .5/hr listed. Money Due for Penalty = Total of calculation from the 'Penalty Time' column. (A lookup table again?) Comments = Simply a field to enter explanation if any of the above does not meet the criteria, i.e. if 'Scheduled Start Time' does not match the 'Actual Start Time' (if an employee is 'late', 'sick', went home early, etc.). This should easily get us started. ;-) Perhaps the way to approach this is 'one-by-one'. The name and status columns =probably= require a large 'lookup' table, so let's skip that for now. The area I've had the most problems with is letting the computer do the time calculations accurately. To explain, let me point out where I've stumbled in trying to make this work. One would initially think that a simple '=sum(End Time - Start Time)' would generate the proper entry in ST; in many cases it would, i.e. End Time = 23.5 and Start Time = 15.0, then ST = 8.0 after subtracting .5 for lunch. However, if the employee's Start Time = 23.0 and their End Time = 06.5, then a negative number is realized, leaving the =very= poor employee owing money to the employer! So, if agreed, can we work on this problem first? I've =toyed= with using 'ABS' in the spreadsheet to avoid the negative number, but I continue to get inconsistent totals. If I were using Basic, I'd write it like this... Let X = Start Time Let Y = End Time If X>Y then ST=X-Y : ST=Y-X ST=ST - Lunch Time If ST>8.0 then OT=ST-8.0 : ST=8.0 : If OT>4.0 then DT=OT-4.0 : OT=4.0 TT=ST+OT+DT Keep in mind that the above calculation is based on 'Scheduled Start/End Times' =unless= 'Actual Start/End Times' are entered. If there are entries in the 'Actual' columns, then the 'Scheduled' columns are ignored. Now, help me get that into a spreadsheet calculation and we'll move onto some more interesting 'logic' fiascos! Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 (LUMITECH, 1891, GO COM A2) >>>>> Since you are using 24 hr. time, shouldn't be too hard. """"" 1.) First we need to figure out the total time worked, using either scheduled time or actual time. Ideally the formula would be like this: (in pseudo-AWGS SpreadSheet format) =If( IsEmpty( actual time ),( =If( sched end > sched start, sched end - sched start - lunch , 24 - sched start + sched end - lunch)),( =If( actual end > actual start, actual end - actual start - lunch, 24 - sched start + sched end - Lunch))) But since AWGS can't handle the nested functions, it needs to be broken down into multiple cells. Total time cell function: note: replace actual start, temp sched & temp actual with relative cells =If(IsEmpty(actual start), temp sched, temp actual) temp sched cell function: note: replace sched end, sched start & lunch with relative cells =If(sched end > sched start, sched end - sched start - lunch, 24 - sched start + sched end) temp actual cell function: note: replace actual end, actual start & lunch with relative cells =If(actual end > actual start, actual end - actual start - lunch, 24 - actual start + actual end) note: when a shift crosses the 24 hr boundry, subtract start time from 24, then add the end time. example start 23.5; end 8.0 subtract 23.5 from 24 gives you .5, then add 8.0 gives you 8.5, then subtract .5 for lunch and you have 8.0 hrs worked. Once you have total time figured, it is easy to figure ST, OT and DT. =If(total time > 8.0, 8.0, total time) will give you ST. You can do OT and DT. See ya. HABANERO (HABANERO, 1893, GO COM A2) >>>>> I happen to have a spreedsheet in ***** (um, it's evil, so I won't """"" say which program :) that does time calculations on hours worked crossing midnight. Mine is mostly for scheduling, rather than payroll, but the concept is the same... In this example, C7 is the start time, and C8 is the end time... I let the spreadsheet software do the time conversions to and from decimal, as I have the format of those cells set so I type in real times with the colon in the middle. The place of business I use this to write schedules for requires a half hour lunch if an employee works more than 5 hours, so it will subtract a half hour from the total if there's more than 5 hours. If cell B9 contains "NL" it means that employee was authorized to not have to take lunches, so it doesn't subtract the half hour in that case. It does correct for having the shift cross midnight... =IF(OR(ISBLANK(C7), ISBLANK(C8)), "", IF(C8 >= C7, IF(OR((C8 - C7) <= TIMEVALUE("5:00"), $B9 = "NL"), C8 - C7, C8 - C7 - TIMEVALUE("0:30")), IF(OR((C8 + 1) - C7 <= TIMEVALUE("5:00"), $B9 = "NL"), (C8 + 1)-C7, (C8+1)-C7-TIMEVALUE("0:30")))) If I remove the half hour lunch thing, so all we're looking at is correcting for a shift crossing midnight, it leaves this: =IF(OR(ISBLANK(C7), ISBLANK(C8)), "", IF(C8 >= C7, C8 - C7, (C8 + 1)-C7)) C8 + 1 in this case is because the software in question records time as a fraction of a day, so adding 1 to the end time is the equivalent of adding 24 hours to the end time. Dave Miller Assistant Chief Sysop, A2Pro on Delphi & Genie http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@delphi.com just.dave@genie.com (JUSTDAVE, 1898, GO COM A2) >>>>> "But since AWGS can't handle the nested functions, it needs to be """"" broken down into multiple cells." I haven't had any problems getting AWGS to do nested functions. Just drop the = signs. The function isn't =IF(), it's IF(). The = is there so it knows that cell contains a formula and not a value. Dave Miller Assistant Chief Sysop, A2Pro on Delphi & Genie http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@delphi.com just.dave@genie.com (JUSTDAVE, 1903, GO COM A2) >>>>> Right you are. The ='s were left there as a mistake when I cut and """"" pasted into Crock o' Gold. , quick hacks at 04:00 can lead to many mistakes and your message made me go back and try my original formula again. It wasn't that AWGS couldn't handle the nested functions (as the error message lead me to believe) it was a typo on my part, mismatched ()'s on one of the nested If's, d'oh! The REAL formula goes into the Total Time cell like this: =If(IsEmpty(e3),If(d3>c3,d3-c3-p3,24-c3+d3-p3),If(f3>e3,f3-e3-p3,24-e3+f3-p 3)) where c3 = sched start, d3 = sched end, e3 = actual start, f3 = actual end and p3 = lunch. This would be typed into cell j3, which would be total time per Jeff's specs. Anybody reading my original post, ignore the part about having to split it into multiple cells, although that works too :o) HABANERO (HABANERO, 1905, GO COM A2) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- KANSASFEST ON THE WEB """"""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] A VIRTUAL KFEST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Gozdziewski, also known as Steve Godzilla, has spent his spare time the last three years helping to organize KansasFest. Painstakingly he has etched out schedule of events after schedule of events and dealt with last minute cancellations, mid-stream additions, and all manner of calamity. A thankless job indeed, as it is unlikely there has ever been a KFest schedule everyone has been happy with, yet, he says today the same thing he did after his first KFest: "I want every Apple II user to come to KansasFest, at least once." An ambitious goal for sure, and one I share in as well, but unquestionably there will likely always be the person who for some reason or another never makes it to Avila's hallowed halls. While the Apple II advocate in me screams out to tell you to do whatever you can to come, there will always be those who cannot make it. If you fall into this category, what's the next best thing? The answer: KansasFest on the web! There are several sites on the World Wide Web which promote or review or otherwise provide coverage of the Apple II event of the year. If you're stuck at home in mid-July rather than sweating it out in Kansas City, perhaps viewing these sites will satisfy your Apple II urge for this year. The Official KansasFest Web Page lives at: http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html You'll find all the basics of KFest information right here, from where to sign up (and an online sign up form) to dates, locations, names, mailing list info. . . you name it, it's right here. David Kerwood, the prodigious DiveMaster, is the webmaster for this site. While it's well-known that KFest attendees tend to only use the word "sleep" followed by the words "what's that", many people don't realize that in addition to having fun, real work is taking place. The aforementioned David Kerwood spent much of his time at the last two KFests giving updated reports to the world at large via the A2-Web page. The URL for viewing these is: http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/kfest.html One of the real Kansans who finally made his way to KFest this past year was Kirk Mitchell, a member of the A2 Geek Gang. Kirk had so much fun at KFest '97 he took a bunch of pictures with his digital camera and uploaded them to his Web page, then got blatantly plugged in the major Apple II publications, so he spruced things up a little. You can see his work at: http://moscow2.pld.com/kfest97/ Geoff Weiss was relatively anonymous back at KFest '96, before he became relatively famous as the co-author of _Spectrum Internet Suite_, the seed of which was planted at Avila College. Prior to _SIS_ making it out the door, Geoff wrote a review of KansasFest '96 and posted it on his Web page. Check it out at: http://www.gwlink.net/geoff/kf96.html There are other KFest Web pages around the world, for sure, as well as reviews in the Apple II publications (including _GenieLamp A2_). And there is always fun mail on the KFest Mailing List, which we've discussed in this column in the past. If you're looking for more KFest on the World Wide Web, I suggest you use the links from the pages above. If you choose to, you can use an Internet search engine like snap.com; searching on the term "kansasfest" will net you much better results than searching on "kfest". Finally, I'd like to remind you that the best virtual KFest is not virtual at all--it's actually being at Avila to see hardware that was never made, programs that could never be done, and celebrate the computer that started it all: the Apple II. Join us while you still can. Every KFest needs to be treated like it's the last--celebrate the Apple II like there's no tomorrow. Apple II Forever! :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : When in doubt, make it configurable. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE ::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Make A Wish ---------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST There's Nothing Finer Than Kansas City in July ----------------- [KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Life's a trip and then you run out of Travellers' : : Checks. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GOLDFISCHE :::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] MAKE A WISH ~~~~~~~~~~~ This editorial is being composed as I sit in the terminal of Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, waiting for a flight to take me from the Land of Ahhs to San Jose International Airport, where I'll spend a night before heading back to my home in the islands. After months of planning and hard work, KansasFest 10 is over, I'm exhausted, but I haven't had so much fun since, well, KansasFest 9. Last year's KansasFest was revolutionary; 1998's was evolutionary. The debut of _Marinetti_ in 1997 took the Apple II places it never went before--in 1998, instead of a breathtaking leap, we took lots of little hops, and maybe got even farther than we did the year before. _Marinetti 2.0_, _Spectrum 2.2_, and _Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1_ repave the road to the Internet their previous versions laid down. _GSoft BASIC_ gives old Applesoft programmers the tool they've waited their entire IIgs lives for. _WebWorks GS_ and _NiftySpell_ give the IIgs user the kind of products they've needed to turn to other platforms to use. And _Casper_, even unfinished, proves again we have yet to reach the limits of what the Apple II can do. There's not a lot left on my Apple II wish list (Tony, if you're reading this: "ETHERNET!"), thanks to KFest '98, although my personal wish list currently includes sleep, also thanks to KFest '98. [*] [*] [*] And Now A Word From Our Sponsor Department: I talk about KansasFest almost every month, but I promise that the Worldwide Headquarters of the KFest Blatant Plug Office will close down until December after this month's issue. However, before we close shop for 1998, we need to let you know: KansasFest 1999 is being planned for July 21-25, 1999, back at the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Start planning now. KansasFest also has a new home on the World Wide Web (http://www.kfest.org) and the KansasFest Mailing List previously mentioned in this publication will continue operating all year round. I promise, you won't hear any more about KansasFest until January--unless you ask for it. 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Modem Inits For The Rest Of Us [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... All Kinds Of New Stuff MISCELLANEA """"""""""" TALKING UP KFEST ON THE KFEST MAILING LIST Chatter no, it has been """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" serious discussion! It has almost rivalled Delphi some days with discussions on world beers, the best places to stay while travelling in the US, how often we access our email accounts and various music discussions with Joe! We have also talked about who is picking up whom from the airport, the best steak houses in KC, and even details about K'Fest itself. Then Joe has dropped heavy hints that he is going to shatter the IIgs world with a product announcement, and by the discussions on the heavyweight presentation equipment required by Richard, Geoff and myself, we might have something to reveal too! Even Sheppy has dropped hints about something... K'Fest '98 is a must! If you can't be there, then you need to monitor Delphi and the prime A2 web sites for snippets of information, and of course join us all for the debriefing on the Monday night RTC. And it will be great to have Gary there, even if Cindy has scolded him for only now being let free by his boss so he can be there... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 14125, GO COM A2) SSII HOSTS POST KANSASFEST CHAT Every Monday night, at 10 PM EDT, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II hosts a very special online chat for Apple II users. What makes the Monday night chat so special is that it takes place simultaneously on CompuServe, Delphi and Genie. The three system Apple II chat is probably the _only_ regularly scheduled multi-system chat on the planet. As host of that chat, I was just thinking that all interested Apple II users will probably want to attend the chat that'll take place on Monday, July 27th, as that chat will occur just one day after KansasFest ends. As it is, there are a number of new Apple II products that are expected to be demoed and/or released at KansasFest, but due to non-disclosure agreements, no one is yet talking about anything. By July 27th, those non-disclosure agreements will have lapsed, and so that Monday night chat should be filled with talk of all the new software that is expected to be demoed and/or released at Kfest '98. Although attending that chat won't quite be the same as attending Kfest '98, it'll be your chance to find out all about the latest and greatest! Mark your calendar now: Monday. July 27th, 10PM EDT! Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 14002, GO COM A2) <<<<< With just 5 days to go before leaving for Kfest, I don't think I'm """"" going to have much time to devote to online activities, so I just wanted to remind everyone that there's going to be an online post-KansasFest party on Monday night, July 27th at 10 PM EDT. That, of course, is when Shareware Solutions II hosts the first multi-system chat after Kfest, and it should be quite a festive party that night! I believe that a lot of new software is going to be demoed, introduced, and released at Kfest...and so that chat on 7/27/98 will be a Kfest round-up. It may be your first chance to learn about what went on at KansasFest 98. For those unable to attend that Monday night chat on 7/27/98, Max Jones has tentatively volunteered to capture the chat proceedings in scrollback and to do a little editing so that there will be a transcript of the chat available afterwards. I think that this upcoming Kfest is going to be the most exciting Apple II event ever held, and on 7/27/98 at 10 PM, you can be a part of it. Sort of ;-) Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 14341, GO COM A2) QUIET PLEASE: KFEST IN PROGRESS Is everyone too busy writing scripts, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" hacking all night, running around the dorm wrapped in blankies, etc to share all of the great things that have happened here at Kfest? The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 14474, GO COM A2) >>>>> Apparently so. :) """"" I meant to post some stuff last night, actually (including my previous post), but I faded away into sleep instead. ** Be excited, be VERY excited. ** Yesterday, Richard Bennett announced (and demonstrated, this is REAL folks) Marinetti 2.0, which provides full Internet connectivity for the IIgs. This is a complete TCP/IP implementation, not requiring an ISP with a shell account, or anything else unusual or hard to find. There are those who may not recognize what an accomplishment this really is. We all owe Richard a big vote of thanks for, first of all, doing the (almost) impossible, secondly for doing it as a labor of love in what bit of spare time he has available. Which is not to say that Ewen Wannop's contribution of Spectrum 2.2 is insignificant. Without it, the new Marinetti is of limited utility. But Spectrum 2.2 is fully Marinetti 2.0 aware. You can now open multiple sockets to multiple service locations at one time. You can do a whole lot more than that, of course, but this capability of dealing with sockets at all is the foundation on which everything else rests. (Frankly, I'm surprised that Ewen only assigned a fractional upgrade number. I would have said v2.3 as an absolute minimum, and this new capability is SO significant that I would have had to be persuaded not to call it v3.0. And, the icing on the cake is the latest version of Spectrum Internet Suite. Geoff Weiss demonstrated that (sorry Geoff, I don't recall the version #) pretty extensively, and it too is awesome. Now I confess that I do most of my Internet browsing on the Mac, but that stuff that I do on a daily basis is pretty much all text based. If I understood everything in these three demos correctly, but upgrading my GS with these latest enhancements, I am going to be able to save 30-60 minutes a day be reading my regular sites with the GS instead of the Mac. I'm REALLY looking forward to this. (All three of these products should be ready for release in, approximately, September.) There was also talk of several other Internet utilities, and demos of most of them. Unfortunately, it was dark, and I was sleepy, and I can't quite remember who to credit for what, so I'll let someone else speak up with the names and details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Speaking of being tired, I overslept this morning, and missed Joe Kohn's presentation, but Shareware Solutions has a MAJOR new utility for all us GS users, a "universal" spell check that works within any desktop application, if I heard it right. (I was stumbling out of the shower when Greg Nelson came 'round telling me about it. Needless to say, he thought it was very impressive.) Hey JOE, tell the rest of the world about your new goodie, eh?? :) Gary R. Utter ..............................................enjoying KFest :) (UTTER, 14479, GO COM A2) >>>>> The version will be 1.1 """"" > (All three of these products should be ready for release in, > approximately, September.) Actually, SIS is the only one of the three committed for a release at the end of September. > There was also talk of several other Internet utilities, and > demos of most of them. I had demoed an FTP client. It crashed a few times, but hey, I made it Marinetti 2.0 compatible just a few minutes before the presentation began so it was expected. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 14494, GO COM A2) >>>>> I slept through some of it. :) But having Michael Hackett in my """"" room using my computer half the night might have had something to do with it. For those of you using WordWorks Pro, who have been annoyed by the advertising window that you get every time you quit, Michael has created a fix. He has written a patch program that will delete that feature (or bug) from the program. It needs a little more work, but should be out soon. Michael also won the HackFest contest with the program. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.5 From KFest 10 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 14490, GO COM A2) KFEST--THE DAY AFTER GreetinGS, """""""""""""""""""" I would put this in the Kfest '98 topic, but I'm too tired to look it up at the moment. :-) I arrived home from Kfest '98 a few hours ago, and I think I must have floated along I-70 most of the way, such was the high I'm on from this past week. Kfest '98 was, in a word, fabulous! We had a great turnout (more than last year by 10 percent), and some of the Apple II world's most active and productive developers were on hand. What they showed us was nothing less than astounding. We now have several new programs, updates of old programs, and even more programs in the works. And they say this is a dead platform. :-) I'll post more of my impressions and observations when I get some rest and clear my head. But I wanted to let everyone know that, from my perspective, Kfest '98 was a fantastic show. Now, before I fall asleep at the keyboard, I'm going to check out the following items I obtained Kfest '98: WebWorks GS (NEW!) Disk Access II (UPGRADE) GSoft BASIC (NEW) The TABBS Library Archive (NEW CD-ROM compilation from Ewen Wannop and available to the world from Joe Kohn's SSII) ShoeBox (A program from Seven Hills I just around to purchasing) Of course, before long, I hope you'll all join me in upgrading your systems with: Marinetti 2.0 Spectrum 2.2 SIS 1.1 GraphicWriter III 2.1 And I haven't even mentioned Nifty Spell, the universal spell checker for the IIGS that was demoed at Kfest and will soon be available from SSII. That program is sure to generate a lot of interest. It's something we've needed for a long time. Man, this was an active Kfest for new stuff!!! Before I sign off for now, I want to thank Cindy Adams for managing another terrific event, and Steve Gozdziewski for putting together a great schedule. They do a wonderful job and are the glue that keeps the event what it is. More later .... Time to unwind from a busy week. :-) Apple II Forever Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 14517, GO COM A2) >>>>> And let's not forget our new web page: """"" http://www.kfest.org Ryan KFest '99! Start planning today!! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 14562, GO COM A2) >>>>> In another place and time Ryan Suenaga stood up in front of God and """"" Country at KansasFest 1998 and told the world that the KansasFest Konsortium has now aligned itself squarely with the new world web order. In other words, KansasFest now has its own domain on the web! KansasFest can now be found on the web at this url: http://kfest.org The old address (http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html) is still operational, but all it does now is show a picture of two auld pharts enjoying themselves at KFest 98, and then it will redirect you to the new home page (this will happen automatically if you are using a contemporary gui browser). { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 14529, GO COM A2) >>>>> Of course, SIS counts as a "contemporary GUI Browser." :) """"" Geoff (SISGEOFF, 14556, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'd have to agree with Cindy. It's always been the presenters and """"" attendees that have done the most to make KFest so very special. Everyone that attends contributes something toward making KFest such a fantastic event year after year! A very special "Thanks" to all, Steve KFest '99 - July 21-25, 1999 (STEVE_G, 14580, GO COM A2) >>>>> After driving all night, I finally got back to Chicago around noon """"" today. I don't know if I'll be able to keep my eyes open long enough to finish writing this message, but maybe I can type in my sleep... KFest '98 was a blast, as usual, but for some reason this year seemed like even more fun than the previous KFests I have attended. Maybe it was because I finally got to meet Ewen Wannop (I roomed with him, in fact), or maybe it was that little jaunt to the Italian restaurant with a few people who wanted to try something other than Jess and Jim's for dinner (I'll leave the details of the car chases and the search for ice cream for another time.) Perhaps it was playing Snood on Cindy's PowerBook. Or watching Paul climb the walls (I think it was Paul...it's all a blur.) Yeah, all of the above. Wednesday. Gina and I drove down from Chicago. Hot, hot, hot. No air conditioning in the car so we drove under cover of night. We arrived in KC way too early so we camped out at Hardee's until noon. At registration I received my annual hug from Cindy (the =real= highlight of KFest) and then went to the dorm to unpack. I got there before Ewen, my aforementioned roommate, so I grabbed the good bed and began unpacking my computer so I could hog the whole desk. As people began trickling in, I gave up on the computer and started roaming the halls. It's hard to put into words the feelings I get each year at KFest. I suppose it's similar to what you'd feel at a family reunion. After four KFests I've begun to get downright chummy with some of these people who I only meet once a year. Anyway, Wednesday afternoon was spent reacquainting myself with old friends and meeting new ones. Wednesday afternoon should have been spent sleeping but, yeah right. Wednesday night is the traditional trip to KC Masterpiece for dinner. I think the best way to enjoy this is to take pot luck on who you sit with. When a new table is announced (they don't take reservations so it takes quite a while to seat 40-50 people) just walk up there with whoever happens to be standing next to you (or sitting, if you're enjoying a cold drink at the bar.) This is embarassing, but I just realized I can't remember everyone at my table. Beat me over the head if I'm wrong, but I think it was Sheppy, Ephraim Wall and Stan Marks. It was late and I was tired. I think I'm still digesting all that beef, btw. Wednesday night is usually a great time to wander around and talk to everyone, but after the long drive I just collapsed at about 11:30. More later... ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them." -- Isaac Asimov (TONYW1, 14519, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, at least I'm not the only one who doesn't remember who he was """"" sitting next to at KC Masterpiece. :) Anyway, on to the report. Part 2. Thursday. I slept right through Mike Westerfield's keynote address (sorry, Mike!) I did make his GSoft BASIC session later in the day though, and I bought a copy right then and there. But I'm getting ahead of myself. There were three mid-morning sessions to choose from. Since I had overslept I decided to attend Geoff Weiss' UNIX Shell Programming, mainly because it was physically the closest to my room . I would have liked to attend Ewen Wannop's Spectrum Scripting session, but, well, ahem, maybe next year. Besides, I already mentioned that Ewen was my roommate so I saw enough of him anyway. :) Lunch was mostly digestable. The less said the better. Richard Bennett seemed to have liked it, as usual. I spent the afternoon at the double-length IIgs Communications session. This featured presentations by Richard Bennett (Marinetti), Ewen Wannop (Spectrum), and Geoff Weiss (SIS.) Updates of all three of these integrated programs will be available later in the year. After supper (again, the less said the better), it was on to Mike's GSoft BASIC session. GSoft is light years ahead of Applesoft BASIC. In fact, it's ahead of most other BASIC's available even for other platforms. One of the HackFest competitors later in the evening used it! Speaking of HackFest, it began shortly after supper. I think there were four brave entrants in this programming marathon. If I'm not mistaken, each of the four was using a different language: GSoft BASIC, C, Pascal and Assembly (or was that raw machine code, Geoff? .) On Saturday it was announced that Michael Hackett had won. More on that later. One thing missing this year was Bite the Bag, possibly because it usually occurs Thursday night at the same time as this year's HackFest. Oh well, maybe it will return next year. I spent the rest of Thursday night roaming the halls, going room to room seeing what everyone was up to. I think this was when I got my first taste of the game Snood on Cindy's Powerbook. This is certainly one of the most maddeningly addictive games I have ever played. I can only hope someone will take up the challenge of creating a GS (or even 8-bit) version. At some point during the evening, Ewen found me in the hall and started to apologize for reformatting my hard drive. You see, he didn't bring a computer so we shared mine. As he was booting my machine, he saw a message on the screen about the hard drive being formatted. What he didn't know was that I have Bret Victor's Opening Line installed, which brings up a random picture at every boot. This time happened to be the faux "hard drive format" picture. A good chuckle was had by all, and hopefully no damage was done to Ewen's heart. Sleep finally overtook me around 3:30 am. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Vice Versa: Mafia controlled poetry... (TONYW1, 14554, GO COM A2) CAN ANYONE TELL ME JUST WHAT A BABELFISH IS? Let's hope I remember this """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" right (I was fighting unconsciousness when it was discussed). BabelFish is a translator system that runs at the system level. When you try to open a document for which you do not have the native application on hand, BabelFish intervenes and asks you what application you want to use to open the file, and gives you choices. It also allows you to open (sayyyy) an Appleworks document with something else (with only a double-click), but I didn't understand that part. :) It sounded pretty good at the time, I wish I could remember it better. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 14621, GO COM A2) >>>>> No... Babelfish is an NDA that lets you convert files from one """"" format to another. In addition, it provides support so applications can link into it and use its translators to import and export files directly within the application. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14624, GO COM A2) >>>>> No, Bablefish is a System Extension which allows an application to """"" "import" and/or "export" data into other formats. There is a File Converter NDA which supports Bablefish which is what you are thinking of. The only other program which supports Bablefish that is currently released is SuperConvert 4.0 (on sale at Seven Hills through the rest of this month). There are several graphic translators included with Bablefish for use with SuperConvert's Bablefish access. Other translators include fonts, sounds, and texts. Watch for Bablefish text support in Spectrum 2.2. There are currently a handful of text translators for Bablefish: import/export of ascii text and Teach files and a HTML exporter. Hopefully, enterprising programmers will write additional translators for use with Bablefish. Formats like Microsoft Word and PDF would be ideal due to their popularity. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 14627, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ah... looking through my system folder, the only thing I found that """"" I positively identified as being related to Babelfish, other than the translator modules, was the NDA (and I'd read elsewhere from someone I thought knew what they were talking about that the NDA did everything :). I don't trust installers; I already wish I'd ignored the one that came on the Babelfish disk and installed the stuff by hand, because I have no idea what half this stuff does, and my system started crashing halfway through booting after installing that stuff. Had to yank one of the inits installed (I don't remember the name offhand, but I couldn't determine its purpose from the name) to eliminate the crashing. Babelfish still works, and that's all I really wanted installed anyway, so I'm happy. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14641, GO COM A2) >>>>> Can you check which INIT you disabled? A quick scan of the extras """"" disk shows the following inits: fielder, sane.fix, sfutility, bablefish, and sys.icons. If there is a specific init that causes problem, I would like to make sure the person maintaining that source code knows about it and check for problems. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 14648, GO COM A2) >>>>> I believe that would be the SFUtility Init. My machine wouldn't """"" boot correctly after installing Babelfish and when I disabled SFUtility it worked fine. After playing around for a while, I ended up changing the load order of some of my Inits and I can now boot properly with SFUtility enabled. I think, but I can't remember exactly, that I ended up putting SFUtility as the last Init in my System.Setup directory. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of A2U in A2Pro on Delphi sent via COG v2.5, Spectrum v2.1 and a Linux box to here. (JBLAKENEY, 14651, GO COM A2) TRENCO: UP AND COMING A2 FTP SITE FWIW, there is a small group of Apple """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" II enthusiasts who are attempting to create a strong alternative to ground; we have been working on a site at: ftp://trenco.gno.org We have lots of space and are working on uploading files as possible; uploaders wanted. The server is fast with lots of bandwidth and well organized. Ryan KFest '99! Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 14564, GO COM A2) >>>>> You can find a bit more about the Trenco Apple II Archive by going """"" to A2-Web, at this url: http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/a2netsoft.html Direct links to both the ftp and http sites can be found here. { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 14571, GO COM A2) ARE ALL THE GENIE A2 FILES ON DELPHI? Not quite right. We have archives """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" of every file that we uploaded to GEnie, and of virtually every file that anyone else ever uploaded to Genie (in the A2 and A2Pro libraries). Which is to say, if Genie shuts down tomorrow, those files are safe. Not all of them CAN be uploaded to Delphi due to copyright questions. (Questionable files include, but are not limited to, Genie bulletin board archives, RTC transcripts, and some files that the originator specified would ONLY be available on Genie.) That still leaves something more than 12 thousand files, if I am not mistaken. Uploading 12 thousand files is not a simple undertaking. Doing it manually is out of the question. It will have to be done with scripts, but PREPPING those files for upload is also a major problem (i.e. writing descriptions, keywords, etc). That, we are thinking, can be done with a custom set of Appleworks macros or something. We thought this would be a relatively trivial matter, but that turns out not to be the case. Once we get all the details resolved, we can START pumping files, but it will still take months to get them uploaded, even if everything goes perfectly. The key point in all this, however, is that we HAVE the files, they are safe, and nothing is going to get lost. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 13739, GO COM A2) MORE ON DELPHI DATABASE FILENAMES Here's a (much) more in-depth """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" explanation of the "period" problem. Files have three names: Group name, download name, and internal name. The group name is what you see when you look at a list of files. On Delphi, groups can contain multiple files so we need a separate download name for each file within a group. Here in the A2 Forum, the download name will always be the same as the group name because we don't allow more than one file per group. Either of these two file names can have as many periods as you want. The trouble comes with the internal name. This is the actual VMS filename that Delphi uses to store the file on disk. It's invisible to most people because it's not important unless you're a staff member. If you're curious, here's what one looks like: 03$SHAKE$SZILLA.1XBXY Look familiar? It's your recent upload. Delphi produces a unique filename by combining the topic number, uploader, and filename. As you can see, here is where we have that dreaded "X" instead of a period. There's nothing we can do to change it. It's similar to the way ProDOS won't allow certain characters in its filenames. Are you still with me? Good. :) Now, if you have your telecom program strip the Binary II when you download files, you won't have to worry about that "X" because inside the Binary II (no matter how the BXY filename has been mangled by Delphi) is the original ShrinkIt (SHK) archive which will still have all the proper periods. The trouble comes when you don't strip off the Binary II during the download, either because you can't (ie. using an older telecom program or a Mac or PC) or because you just don't want to. You'll end up with a file named SZILLA.1XBXY which will probably be treated as a binary (or text) file by your telecom program. It won't have the proper filetype and that "X" will cause ShrinkIt to ignore the file in it's file dialogs (you have to "show all files" to see it.) So the "download name" is something of a misnomer. The actual name that gets passed to your telecom program during a download is the internal name (just the filename part, not the topic or uploader.) Whew! That's a rather long-winded way to say: It's a VMS file naming problem that can affect some downloaders. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- (TONYW1, 14388, GO COM A2) DEALING WITH DELPHI'S POP MAIL Let me try to explain the Delphi/POP mail """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" thing a little better. I only keep two folders for my Delphi mail. By default new mail goes into NEWMAIL, and after I read it it goes into MAIL. When I do all my mail reading from Delphi's MAIL page, I get notified when I logon of any new mail (NEWMAIL folder) and each letter moves automatically to MAIL after I read it. So after reading my new mail, the NEWMAIL folder is empty and the MAIL folder contains mail that I have already read (it gets deleted automatically after a certain period of time.) Now, a different situation arises if I read my mail via POP3. New letters still go into the NEWMAIL folder, but they stay there after I have read them via pop.delphi.com. They do not get automatically moved to MAIL. But they also do not appear "new" to Delphi because I don't get the "You have X new letters" message at logon. It seems that reading mail via POP3 somehow resets the new flag, but doesn't move the letters from NEWMAIL to MAIL. Am I making sense here? If I actually delete a letter, either from the Delphi MAIL page or from POP3, the letter does vanish from both sides. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- You made my day, now you have to lie in it. (TONYW1, 13745, GO COM A2) >>>>> The POP3 protocol was intended for simple maildrops. It doesn't """"" support multiple folders. For that, you need a server that understands the IMAP protocol. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 13751, GO COM A2) <<<<< I think I'm beginning to understand. When I read any of my other """"" accounts' mail via POP3, the mail does indeed remain in the INBOX unless I delete it. I obviously can't move the mail from one folder to another because POP3 doesn't support that. I understand that. What I don't understand is how Delphi can somehow mark mail in the NEWMAIL folder as having been read via POP3 but it can't then move that mail to the already-read MAIL folder. This is apparently something that can only be done from the Delphi mail page. Let me phrase it another way. After I read mail via POP3 the mail is still sitting in the NEWMAIL folder on Delphi, yet Delphi somehow knows that I have already read it. Why then can't Delphi automatically move the mail from NEWMAIL to MAIL? When I read a letter in NEWMAIL from Delphi's mail page, the letter automatically gets moved to MAIL. Why isn't this done when reading via POP3? This isn't a big deal. I just find it odd that it works the way it does. It's a silly thing I have about wanting to understand the way things work. :) ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- (TONYW1, 13777, GO COM A2) >>>>> The VAX at work is primarily used as a POP3 mail server, so I """"" haven't had much need to play around with the VMS command-line mail program. (Which is what Delphi is using, btw.) However, maybe I can answer your question anyway. :) The NEWMAIL folder is where VMS puts the mail by default. The mail program itself is responsible for moving the mail to MAIL after you read it. Of course, the POP3 server doesn't do this, so your read messages stay where they are. Could the POP3 server have been written so that mail would get moved? I suppose, but with the X-Windows VMS mail program at least, you can change the folder that read messages get moved to. Would the POP3 server have to check the settings of each user to know where it should move the mail? I'd guess so. It may have been too much trouble. That, and MultiNet is a piece of junk. :) (MultiNet provides a TCP/IP stack and related services, like a POP3 server, for VMS, and I assume Delphi uses it.) It's late, I'm tired, and I may not have a clue as to how all this works, so don't bet your life on this information. :) Of course, to me, this is how it _appears_ to work. Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 13779, GO COM A2) >>>>> This is how I see the problem as well. """"" I think the big reason that POP3 doesn't have any support for folders is that it was designed for the client to handle all the mail. The POP3 server is basically just a holding tank for your e-mail until you retrieve it. If you look at most POP3 e-mail clients you will see that they have full support for multiple folders and such. I use Pegasus Mail on my Win95 machine and the e-mail client I am writing for the IIgs will also support multiple folders at some point. It all boils down to the fact that a POP3 server doesn't know anything about your folder for READ mail and as the other mail program you use wasn't the one to read the mail, it will not move it for you either. Jeff Blakeney (JBLAKENEY, 13780, GO COM A2) >>>>> A little theory on how POP3 servers work: When the POP3 server """"" reads your incoming mail box (username and password is accepted for authentication), it scans the headers to figure where each message starts and stops. This is how it figures out how many messages are in the incoming mailbox. The POP3 client reads header information of each message and looks for the "Status: " header to determine if a message is read or not. If this header field is marked with a "R", then the message has been read before and the POP3 client will not retrieve the message. Otherwise, the POP3 client retrieves the message and the POP3 server then automatically updates the Status: header with a "R" to mean it has now been read. The POP3 client then optionally sends a command to the server to delete the message to reduce disk space on the server. As soon as the POP3 connection is closed, the changes to the messages (deletes, read status, etc) are written back to the incoming mailbox file. The mailbox file is then ready to accept more new messages. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 13795, GO COM A2) <<<<< Ah yes, now I remember that status header (N = new, R = read, A = """"" answered, right?) So, other than manually editing the mail file, is there any way to get POP3 to =not= update the header when reading messages? ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Don't drink coffee in early A.M. It'll keep you awake until noon. (TONYW1, 13818, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you modify the POP3 source and run it on your own UNIX box, """"" then, sure, the Status line can be made not to be modified. But if you have your own UNIX box, why bother running POP3 when the machine can run sendmail and be a real mail server... There is no special command you can send to the existing POP3 server to prevent the Status line from getting modified. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 13820, GO COM A2) HOW TO REMOVE A SOCKETED CHIP By far, the best chip puller ever made is a """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" small straight-blade screwdriver with a long shank. It gives excellent control of the chip pulling process. You are far less likely to bend pins with a screwdriver than with just about any other (reasonably priced) tool you will find. Just work all four corners a little bit at a time, keeping the chip level as it levitates out of the socket. I repair industrial electronics for a living. FWIW, every one of the 100 or so techs in my shop uses a screwdriver. It's the best tool. TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 13791, GO COM A2) IOMEGA ZIP PROBLEMS PART 1 I don't know what the exact problem is (and """""""""""""""""""""""""" Iomega probably isn't spreading it around either), but their web page specifically states that the Zip Plus SCSI drive should be the only drive on your SCSI chain. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Whips And Chains? Sorry, That's A Hardware Problem (TONYW1, 14522, GO COM A2) >>>>> From what I've read, Iomega does not intend to fix the problem, and """"" are instead offering to replace Plus drives with SCSI drives or give refunds. Still, selling the thing as a SCSI drive with such a huge flaw, even with a disclaimer (which I believe is only mentioned in the manual, not on the box), is a bit irresponsible. I'm taking the refund and I got a SyJet instead (though I still have an internal SCSI Zip on my IIgs). Michael (SAR, 14352, GO COM A2) IOMEGA ZIP PROBLEMS PART 2 Today, I was given a ZipDrive that's gone thru """""""""""""""""""""""""" the "click of death." The lady who gave it to me said that the local apple shop refused to try to fix it. So--a couple of related questions: is it worth trying to get this puppy fixed, and if so, any ideas where I should send it to? Since I don't have the warranty papers for it, I'm not sure if iOmega would be the place to contact. Thanks! later............Howard (HKATZ, 14196, GO COM A2) >>>>> Calling Iomega is worth a try -- nothing ventured, nothing gained. """"" Some drives that are within a range of serial numbers are to be fixed, no questions asked. I don't have those serial numbers handy but Iomega should have that list available. Good luck. IMHO, if they won't fix it for free, it's not worth their prices to fix it. A factory refurb can be had for much less. (SFAHEY, 14197, GO COM A2) SEVEN HILLS BLATANT PLUG I don't know how anyone gets along without """""""""""""""""""""""" Kangaroo and TransProg III. They have been permanent additions to my system ever since I bought them (along with other vitals like Shifty List, II Scroll and Hermes.) The hierarchical CDev menu from Super Menu Pack is tres cool too. I don't work for Seven Hills. I just thought I'd comment on some of their great software. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- A Tagline is a terrible thing to waste. (TONYW1, 13832, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm with Tony on this one. In addition to my desktop publishing """"" activities (GraphicWriter III 2.0) and telecommunications (Spectrum, SIS), I do a lot of file/disk copying, traditional correspondence and beta testing. TransProg III and Kangaroo make navigating and managing my GS programs, files and archives a snap. I also find The Manager quite useful when I'm doing certain tasks, especially desktop publishing. When I'm in the production phase of Juiced.GS, it is common for me to fire up The Manager, then load Platinum Paint, GraphicWriter, and maybe even WordWorks Pro, and switch happily between the three as I need them. I don't use The Manager for general purposes, though, because I find it slows my system down too much to suit me, and it's never been as stable during telecommunications as I'd like. Still, I wouldn't want to be without it. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 13840, GO COM A2) >>>>> Kangaroo is a system extension that allows you to quickly navigate """"" through folders and files. It does this by placing a pulldown menu (designated by a cute little Kangaroo icon) in the standard file dialog box. Let's say you are in the Spectrum editor, and you want to open a specific file or folder on another hard drive partition that you were using a short time ago. When you choose Open Editor Document, a standard file dialog appears. From Kangy's system of hierarchic menus you will be able to select that file immediately, because it will be listed as among your 10 most recently accessed files or folders. Beyond the file/folder navigation features, which are quite handy themselves, Kangaroo has some other sophisticated and powerful features. It allows you to set up to 10 groups of files that can be attached to specific programs. For example, I have a telecom group configured, so when I'm in Spectrum, I see only certain types of files/folders in my Kangy menu. If I leave Spectrum and launch GraphicWriter, a different set of files/folders will appear because I also have a desktop publishing group set up. Same with a Juiced.GS business group, which will have lots of AppleWorks GS related database files attached to it. Kangaroo also gives users access to the inner workings of files, such as file types. I find that very useful when I need to quickly change a file type. I hope that gives you a better idea what Kangaroo is all about. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 13841, GO COM A2) <<<<< Max has already mentioned lots of features, but I'll add some more. """"" Kangaroo remembers the last file you opened and will put the cursor on that file automatically the next time you open a file dialog. Optionally, it can add a menu item in the File menu (just below the regular "Open" item) that will contain a hierarchical list of files you have recently opened. This makes it much easier to go back and repeatedly open files. You can assign a keypress to activate Kangaroo's "Find File" and "Utilities" functions. Thus you can get to these functions without having to first open a file dialog and pull down Kangaroo's menu. You can perform all the usual file manipulation functions such as rename, delete, new folder, format, etc. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- All words are pegs on which to hang ideas. (TONYW1, 13883, GO COM A2) MORE PCT AND 3.5 DRIVES Please don't dismiss the PCT as an _Apple_ 3.5 """"""""""""""""""""""" Drive Controller. It works fine under ProDOS 8 at 800K and GCR encoding. I believe there is confusion on this point for two reasons: 1. Under _MS-DOS_, the PCT (can you say 'pretty neat trick'?) uses any external Apple 3.5 drive connected to it as a 720K MFM drive, capable of reading and writing (but not formatting, at least not well) 720K MFM MS-DOS diskettes. Under ProDOS, the PCT does _not_ use this access mode. 2. If one of the Applied Engineering 3.5 PCT _Transdrives_ is used under ProDOS, it produces a MFM 720K ProDOS diskette, which is the 'oddball' that was mentioned above. You need NOT be concerned with this if you use the _external_ Apple 3.5 drive. Remember, however, that you will still have to boot ProDOS from another device, such as your hard drive, or perhaps a 5.25" drive or ROMDisk, since the PCT has no boot ROM. I still marvel at how cool the PCT was/is. I use mine quite often. FWIW, you'd be amazed at how much faster an Apple 3.5 drive is in a IIe if you connect it to the Apple Superdrive Card (and accelerate that slot with the Zip Chip) as compared to using a UDC or the PCT. Amazed. Really. FWIW2, if you do get the $59 SuperDrive Controller, you can activate its built-in self test from the monitor with: Cs0AG, where s=slot #. Its a pretty cool self-test, by the way. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, 14044, GO COM A2) GETTING A DESKJET AND IIGS UP AND RUNNING Well folks, I've been sitting """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" on this problem for a couple of months now.... I picked up an HP DeskJet 500 and hooked it up to my IIgs using Harmonie (most recent version from Joe) and a properly constructed cable (instructions provided here on Delphi A2). I am using the Printer.HAR port driver and the DeskJet.HAR printer driver in the DC Printer CDEV. Everything prints as expected from Appleworks 5.1. However, when printing from GS/OS based text processors, my first page prints normally but subsequent pages (2,3,....) print in _REALLY_TINY_ print! Since I didn't get a manual with this printer I'd like to know if anyone has encountered this problem and if it can be fixed by setting the DIP switches on the HP DJ500? (i.e., sharing your DIP settings would be greatly appreciated! :-) ). I should point out that I have Pointless installed and that I don't think this problem is related to the low memory situation described in the Harmonie manual. Interestingly, the one time I tried to print a test document from Appleworks GS (I normally use a text edit based text processor...EgoEd), all three pages printed normally!! I know that AWGS doesn't use TextEdit so I was wondering if this may be another quirk in TextEdit?) In summary, Appleworks 5.1 --- printing normal Appleworks GS --- printing normal (one attempt) EgoEd or Teach --- printing normal for page 1, abnormal beyond page 1. Any help would be appreciated! Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 14070, GO COM A2) >>>>> You obviously knew what was causing the "tiny font" problem on your """"" DJ500. Try these DIP Switch settings: U D U D D D D U D U D D U D D D A lot of people have recently picked up used DeskJets without documentation, and have run into problems, so I asked Ray Merlin (who I know has had a DJ500 for years and years) for his dip switch settings. In any case, just adjust the dip switches, and you shouldn't see the "tiny font" problem again. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 14071, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have a DeskJet 500, and when I flip the cover up, it has the DIP """"" switch settings on the inside of the cover. Just in case yours are missing, this is what they are: Left Bank (numbered left to right) 1-4 Language select. D D D D = PC-8 U D U D = ASCII Usually I use PC-8, but if you want to print with AppleSoft or another program that sets the high bits, you might want to use ASCII. 5-6 Paper/Envelope Size D D = US Letter D U = European A4 U D = US Legal U U = Envelope (US #10) 7 Carriage Return Definition U = CRLF D = CR Set this to complement your control panel or software settings. One or the other has to send the line feed. 8 Perforation Skip U = Disable D = Enable This puts a 1/2" (3 line) blank space at the top of the page. Note that the bottom of the page _always_ has 1/2" of 'white space'. Right Bank 1 Text Scale Mode U = 66 lines per page D = 63 lines per page This squashes the text vertically to fit more lines per page. There is still 1/2" of white space at the bottom of the page with this switch up. 2 Graphics Density U = 300 DPI D = 75 DPI This switch should be _UP_ for default of 300 DPI 3 Terminal Mode U = Enable D = Disable Always leave this disabled. 4-5 RS-232 Baud Rate D D = 9600 D U = 19200 U D = 2400 U U = 1200 6-7 Parity & Word Length D D = 8N D U = 7O U D = 7E U U = 8N 8 Handshaking U = DTR D = DTR + Xon/Xoff My recommended settings are: D D D D D D U U U D D U D D D That allows you to print the PC-8 characters. In my case, the 'extra' characters in ANSITerm correspond almost exactly to the PC-8 character set, so it is really nice. If you were to use a parallel card with Harmonie, the baud rate, parity, and handshaking settings would be irrelevant. If you had a serial printer switch and an ImageWriter, you could set the baud rate and CR/LF settings to the same for both. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 14074, GO COM A2) >>>>> That triggered my memory. :) It isn't a memory problem, it's the """"" fact that it sends each page separately. The faulty driver only sends certain printer commands on the first page of a document, and the corrected drivers send them for each page. The printer needs to be told the DPI setting for each page if it is different than the dip switch setting. Setting the dip switch, (B-2) to the setting you normally use prevents the problem most of the time, but using a newer driver is better. My DJ550C does not have a dip switch setting for DPI, so it's driver is set up to send that command correctly, for each page. It will also work with the DJ500 with the color box unchecked. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.5 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 14117, GO COM A2) <<<<< Thanks Carl, """"" Using the DJ500C driver did the trick. I always had my DIPs set to 300 DPI while I always used 150 DPI in the page setup dialog from the DeskJet.HAR driver. So, since I like the 'Save Ink' checkbox in the DeskJet.HAR driver I may go back and experiment to see if setting the DPI in the Page Setup dialog to match the DIP setting on my DJ500 will also solve my problem. Thanks again for the DJ500C driver work-around. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 14148, GO COM A2) >>>>> No, I used the new version. I also installed both the """"" DeskJet520.HAR driver and the DeskJet500C.HAR drivers. The 520 driver was added with the v2.11 update. So, I set up the 'Harmonie News and Updates' document supplied on the disk with a page setup of 'DeskJetxxx Best'. I then set the resolution to 150x150 in the 'Print' dialog. The results: DeskJet.HAR - 2nd page gives small fonts. DeskJet500C.HAR - 2nd page gives normal size fonts DeskJet520.HAR - 2nd page gives small fonts. Both the DeskJet and DeskJet520 drivers are B&W... BTW - To 'save ink' when using the color drivers, simply hit the 'other menu' button and adjust the Contrast and/or Brightness controls to suit. With both set to 'Light', I got a very passable grey printout. The v2.11 update to DeskJet.HAR makes a vast improvement over the original DeskJet.HAR driver in the ability to do speedy 'External Rendering'. Also, changing the Aspect Ratio control in 'External Rendering' adjusts the line spacing but doesn't mess up the print quality like it used to. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 14240, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" MARINETTI AND LOCALTALK? > Any chance of getting TCP/IP via localtalk in """""""""""""""""""""""" > the near future? Yep. The new link layer format will allow anyone to code their own link layer modules and plug them into Marinetti. I have looked at doing a LocalTalk layer, but haven't had time to think about putting code together. I have spoken to a few people here at KFest who might be interested in doing, so who knows. I can't see the module being any bigger than five or six K anyway, its just a matter of getting the AppleTalk logic right. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 14506, GO COM A2) THE STATUS OF A SHIFTY LIST UPGRADE Glad you like Shifty List 2.0. You've """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" joined the, hm, now 40 total people that have registered it (and are therefore using it legally). If that number ever gets up to the point I expected it to reach, I'll get to work on Shifty List 3.0; as it stands, it's clear there's not much interest in another version. :) As for my web site -- I'm currently planning an overhaul this weekend. Some of the pages are broken since my move to the new server, and most of them are pretty dull. Which reminds me: the SheppyWare server was down for a couple hours this morning due to a power failure. It's back up now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14676, GO COM A2) >>>>> Only 40!?! That's a shame. I have SL 2.0 and although I rarely use """"" it I consider it a good purchase. I realize the IIgs market is small and SL 2.0 may not be for everyone but only 40 registered owners is indeed low. If anyone out there is using SL 2.0 and hasn't registered, please do. I actually bought my copy as my way of 'thanking' Sheppy for his work on Wolf 3D...but, it turns out SL 2.0 was well worth the price on its own!! Perhaps those of you who have enjoyed Wolf 3D could show your appreciation for Sheppy's efforts by paying for one of his many fine shareware programs? We just recently lost a IIgs developer (Nathan). I'd hate to lose another. (We don't have that many left!) Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 14689, GO COM A2) >>>>> Joe sold 4 copies of Shifty List 2.0 at KFest; that brings the """"" total number of registered users (Joe takes down info for me for registration, so it doesn't need separate registration) to about 40. It's pretty disappointing. As for what features 2.0 has that 1.0 doesn't, well, that would include several serious bug fixes (Shifty List 1.0 has a couple of bugs that can cause serious problems on rare occasions). 2.0 also supports adding pictures, sounds, BRAM settings (to change your control panels settings), and applications to your scripts. In addition, you can call up a list of scripts when you boot, so you can choose the script you want to use at startup time -- that means you can use Shifty List as a more general extension utility. The user interface is much cleaner, and has some automatic sorting features to attempt to organize scripts into a safe order. If people like 1.0 and don't want or need 2.0 that's fine; but those people also have no interest in an upgrade, so there's no need to consider doing Shifty List 3.0. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14699, GO COM A2) NEW MAIL CLIENT COMING Right around that time is when I should be """""""""""""""""""""" releasing "The Mailbox", my POP3/SMTP e-mail client. It will come in three forms: 1) A stand alone GS/OS desktop application 2) A New Desk Accessory (NDA) for use in any application 3) A set of scripts for Spectrum for those who prefer to do all their telecommunications activities from within one program. All three forms will share a common resource fork to save disk space and will all use the same directories to store e-mail so that any messages you have received or sent will be available from any form. The Mailbox will be a shareware program but I haven't yet decided on exactly how much I will be charging. The Mailbox requires Marinetti. Version 1.0 will not have all the features that I want to include but they will be added in a future version. Jeff Blakeney (JBLAKENEY, 14492, GO COM A2) AND NOW, A WORD ON COPYRIGHT Please read the distribution and copyright """""""""""""""""""""""""""" notices in whatever you think of distributing carefully and abide by them. I'm not going to make any kind of judgment right now on whether the copyright notice Nathan wrote in is valid or not, although I tend to think it is. I'm just pointing out the copyright and distribution issue in this case because over the last two weeks, another Apple II user group violated _my_ distribution and copyright on work I did. Needless to say, I was rather upset, and I'm still rather upset. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 14661, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" SEVEN HILLS SUMMER SPECTACULAR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple IIGS Software Spectacular Summer Sale from 7/3/98 through 8/31/98! All IIGS products are only $15.00 each except GraphicWriter III & Spectrum which are only $50 each plus the full version of SuperConvert 4.0 which is only $20. Add $3.50 shipping/handling per order (not per item) in the U.S. (exact airmail shipping will be calculated for outside the U.S.) Florida residents add 7% tax. ORDER NOW BY EMAIL, REGULAR MAIL, OR PHONE. Going to KansasFest? See some of our products demonstrated by their authors! * Disk Access - New Desk Accessory * Drive Cleaner GS - 3.5" Disk Drive Utility * Express - Printer Spooler * Font Factory GS - Font Editor * Formulate - Math Formula Writer * GATE GS - Adventure Game * GraphicWriter III - Desktop Publisher * Independence - HP Printer Drivers * Kangaroo - File/Folder Navigator plus Utilities * ShoeBox - Home Information Manager * Space Fox - Arcade Game * Spectrum - Desktop Telecommunications * Spectrum Internet Suite ("SIS") - Web Browser * Super Menu Pack - Font and CDEV Utility * SuperConvert - Graphics Converter and Manipulator * The Manager - Program Juggler * TransProg III - Program Launcher and Utilities Orders: Web pages: (EWANNOP, 13815, GO COM A2) >>>>> I forgot to add this contact information when I copied the web """"" page: Contact Information Customer Service and Orders Email and Tech Support: Internet Fax: 850-575-9445, anytime Phone: 850-575-0566, 9am-5pm ET, Monday through Friday (press 7 to leave a voicemail message if a live operator doesn't answer) Mail: 1254 Ocala Road, Tallahassee, FL 32304-1548 Orders: Web pages: (EWANNOP, 13848, GO COM A2) SEVENHILLS KFEST ANNOUNCEMENTS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Seven Hills Press Release ------------------------- At K'Fest '98, Seven Hills Solutions Specialists announced several upgrades and released some new products: GraphicWriter III 2.1 upgrade ----------------------------- Among bug fixes and several other changes, includes an "Automatic text objects" option which turns off the autotext creation when clicking outside a text box. Available Now! Brand new: $65.00 (summer special: only $50.00 through 8/31/98) Upgrade from v1.x: $15.00 Upgrade from v2.0: $ 6.50 *** ADD $3.50 S&H; FL residents add 7% tax SIS 1.1 upgrade --------------- Major upgrade with many added features. Now supports Delphi, Vax, AIX UNIX and Debian Linux connections. Cookie support, proxy authentification, email enhancements, bookmark editor etc. Should be available at the end of September. Email sales@sevenhills.com and ask to be notified when the upgrade is available. Spectrum 2.2 upgrade -------------------- Major upgrade with many added features and enhanced script support. Full TCP/IP integration for Marinetti 2.0 with up to 32 active sockets. Babelfish support, extended menu files, multiple init strings and signature support. Should be available at the end of September. Email sales@sevenhills.com and ask to be notified when the upgrade is available. Disk Access II -------------- Major enhancement of disk utility program. Features powerful window displays with customizable options. Copy, move, duplicate, find and view files. Available Now! Brand new: $20.00 (summer special: only $15.00 through 8/31/98) Upgrade: $11.50 *** ADD $3.50 S&H; FL residents add 7% tax Babelfish --------- File import and export translation utility. Supported by SuperConvert 4.0, Spectrum 2.2, and the supplied Convert File NDA. FREEWARE Available Now! Download from Delphi, Genie, and other sources, or send $5.00 (outside FL) or $5.35 (inside FL) for a disk of freeware from Seven Hills, including Babelfish, !Help! NDA, and other goodies. For prices and further information contact: ------------------------------------------- Customer Service and Orders: Email: sales@sevenhills.com Web pages: http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/ Fax: 850-575-9445 anytime Mail: 1254 Ocala Road, Tallahassee, FL 32304-1548 Phone: 850-575-0566 anytime (press 7 to leave a voicemail message if a live operator doesn't answer) Technical Support: Email: support@sevenhills.com Ordering Information: When ordering any product we need: * Your name * Your shipping address * Your area code and phone number (optional) * Your preferred email address if you have one (optional) * A list of the items you are ordering * Payment information (credit card number and expiration date) Visa/MasterCard/Discover credit card orders can be placed by email, fax, or regular mail (see Contact Information above). Be sure to include your card number and expiration date. You may also call and leave a voice mail message with the details of your order if our phone is busy. Just press "7" when you hear the greeting to leave your message. However we receive your order, we will fill it promptly. We also accept personal checks and money orders by regular mail. For all orders add $3.50 shipping and handling per order (not per item). Foreign shipping is actual airmail cost, minimum of $3.50, charged to a credit card unless otherwise arranged. Florida residents add 7% tax. Sales Policy: All sales of software are final on opened packages. Sealed packages may be returned for a refund less the cost of shipping. (EWANNOP, 14715, GO COM A2) FIRST WORDS ON GSOFT BASIC Over half of the people who attended """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest went home with a copy of GSoft BASIC. Why? Think of what they must have seen! See the separate press release, "GSoft BASIC Released," right here on Delphi, then join the folks from KansasFest who are already using this great new programming language! Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (BYTEWORKS, 14601, GO COM A2) <<<<< The Byte Works, famous in the Apple II world for its line of """"" programming products and commitment to the Apple II community, is pleased to announce the release of GSoft BASIC, a new programming language for the Apple IIGS. It's a great choice for anyone who knows Applesoft but wants to go beyond its limits, as well as any programmer who wants a fast, easy to use language for creating text, graphics or desktop applications on the Apple IIGS. Here's a few early comments from some Apple II luminaries who have used GSoft BASIC: ------------ GSoft BASIC feels like home to anyone who knows Applesoft, but its also an escalator that carries you up past anything that BASIC could do on a GS before. Larger, more elegant programs, Super Hi-Res graphics, more accurate calculations, Toolbox programming, Desktop programs, and even the Internet. Wherever you want to go today, you can go with GSoft. -- Gareth Jones FOR X%=$00 to $FF PRINT "It's hard to believe that GSoft is an interpreter, especially when comparing it to some of the BASIC Compilers that were written for the GS. It's fast and very easy to use. GSoft seamlessly incorporates GS/OS and the Toolbox, giving it the power of a compiler when developing Desktop applications!" NEXT X% It's also the only basic that let's you use Hexadecimal in a FOR/NEXT loop! :) -- Richard Cain I've been waiting for an improved BASIC programming language for my IIGS for years and GSoft BASIC is it. Easy to learn and use, near Applesoft compatibility (but with none of the limitations), all the benefits of modern structured BASICs, full access to GS/OS and the IIGS Toolbox routines as well as the ability to add assembly language routines through user tools. GSoft BASIC has all of it and more. No more Applesoft for me! -- Jeff Blakeney ------------ GSoft BASIC is available for immediate shipment. If you act now, you save $10 off of the cover price! For all orders received before August 31st, 1998, you get GSoft BASIC for just $50, a $10 savings from the retail price of just $60. Include $5 for shipping in the U.S. and Canada; contact the publisher for shipping rates to other countries. Incidentally, our shipping rate of $5 is per order, not per product. Save even more by ordering from our list of over 80 Apple II programs! If you don't have a list, just e-mail a request. We can send a price list by e-mail, or a printed catalog by snail-mail. Here's a detailed description of this exciting new package, as well as contact information for the publisher: --- technical information --- GSoft BASIC A BASIC Interpreter for the Apple IIGS ======================================================== GS-25 GSoft BASIC 1.0 $60 Includes: 329 page spiral bound manual, index, table of contents; 2 800K ProDOS disks. System Requirements: Apple IIGS System 6.0 or better 1.125M RAM (2M recommended) 3.5 Floppy Disk Drive Additional 3.5 Floppy Disk Drive or a hard drive Companion Products: GS-12 Talking Tools GS-11 ORCA/Debugger Contact: Byte Works, Inc. 8000 Wagon Mound Dr. NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Phone 505-898-8183 Fax 505-898-4092 AOL MikeW50 GEnie ByteWorks Internet MikeW50@AOL.COM GSoft BASIC is the long-awaited answer to the Applesoft programmer who wants to move to GS/OS, or the programmer who needs a quick way to create a program without the hassle of a full compiler. You can choose between an extended Applesoft-like environment that will feel comfortable to any Applesoft programmer, but that includes extensions like RENUMBER and a full screen editor; or a version that runs from any ORCA compatible shell. (The ORCA shell is not included.) Either way, you can turn finished programs into applications that launch from the Finder using a simple utility that adds a run-time module to your BASIC program. GSoft BASIC has all of the extensions you'd expect from a modern BASIC, like optional line numbers, PRINT USING, LINE INPUT (no comma problems!), structured statements and true subroutines and functions. It can use all of your available memory, so you can write huge programs that use lots of variable space. Strings can be up to 32767 characters long, double precision floating-point is available, and GSoft uses integer math for speed, supporting both short and long integers. Unlike any other Apple IIGS BASIC, GSoft BASIC truly supports toolbox programming. Toolbox programming requires the use of pointers and records, something other BASICs don't have. GSoft BASIC has both. While GSoft BASIC is an interpreter, and doesn't link directly with compiled and assembled programs, it still supports many of the popular ORCA programming tools. The Applesoft-like shell that comes with GSoft BASIC can use any ORCA compatible editor; you get a version of GSoft BASIC that will work from any ORCA compatible shell; GSoft BASIC works with ORCA/Debugger and Splat!, as well as any other ORCA compatible debugger; and GSoft BASIC supports user tools for adding subroutines written in other languages. There are even samples of user tools written in assembly language. So whether you are an experienced programmer looking for an environment for quick prototyping or a BASIC programmer from way back who wants a familiar language with all of the features you need to take advantage of the Apple IIGS, GSoft BASIC is a program you'll want to have for your Apple IIGS. Here are just some of the major features you'll find in GSoft BASIC: Language Features * Full access to the Apple IIGS Tools. * Write desktop programs, text programs or graphics programs that use QuickDraw without using the entire toolbox. * Define and access your own libraries using User Tools. * No fixed limit on program or variable space. * Optional line numbers. * Modern control statements, including: IF-THEN-ELSE DO-LOOP WHILE-WEND SELECT CASE * PRINT USING * LINE INPUT (For reading text with imbedded commas.) * Named subroutines and functions with passed parameters and local variables. * Disk I/O commands. * Data types include SINGLE, INTEGER, LONG, DOUBLE, BYTE and STRING. Strings can be up to 32767 characters. * Create types with names for easier to read programs. * Supports records and pointers. * Dynamic memory commands, including ALLOCATE, DISPOSE and SIZEOF. * Loads Applesoft programs. Incompatible lines are flagged for manual change. * Full toolbox support, including support for GS/OS, the ORCA shell and Talking Tools. * Access to other languages via user tools. * Includes two User Tools Libraries, with source code: Game Paddle for accessing the game paddle ports. Time and Date for reading the system clock. (BYTEWORKS, 14600, GO COM A2) SUMMARY OF NEW SSII PRODUCTS DEBUTED AT KFEST NiftySpell: the first """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Universal Spell Check program for the Apple IIGS. If you can use a mouse, you can now spell correctly! WebWorks GS: Creating web sites has never been easier! The TABBS CD-ROM: A brand new historical Apple II software collection that comprises the complete Apple II software libraries - collected over the past 18 years - from the British Apple Systems User Group (Apple 2000), The British IIGS Club, and the (British-based) Apple Bulletin Board System (TABBS). Shareware Solutions II will soon be updating its web site to include information about these exciting new IIGS products that were demoed at Kfest '98. Point your favorite web browser to: http://www.crl.com/~joko In the meanwhile, you can share the excitement of KansasFest '98 on Monday, July 27, 1998 at 10 PM EDT. Each and every Monday night, Shareware Solutions II hosts a multi-system chat that focuses on the Apple II computer. The multi-system chat is conducted simultaneously, in real-time, in a friendly chat room on Delphi, CompuServe and Genie. Make sure to attend the KansasFest '98 online wrap-up to learn more about NiftySpell, WebWorks GS, The TABBS CD-ROM, as well as the other software introduced at Kfest 98, including Babelfish, FontPimp, Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1, Spectrum '98, Marinetti, and GSoft. Apple II Forever! Joe Kohn - Shareware Solutions II http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 14539, GO COM A2) NIFTYSPELL DISPLAYED AT KFEST Today at KansasFest, Joe Kohn demonstrated """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" a brand new and must have IIGS application. NiftySpell is a Universal Spell Checker program. NiftySpell works with any standard GS/OS program, and it can spell check words in such diverse programs as Spectrum Internet Suite v1.1, Crock O' Gold, Quick Click Calc, HyperStudio or it can even spell check for you while in the Finder or while playing Freecell. Now, I think you understand that I wasn't just kidding when I said I'd be demoing a 'killer app' at Kfest ;-) Written by Chris Vavruska, NiftySpell is an NDA and a Spectrum XCMD. It is commercial software, available exclusively from Shareware Solutions II for $20, which as always, includes postage to anywhere in the world. If you can use a mouse, you can now spell correctly!! An 'official' press release will be posted next Monday, following my return from KansasFest, and NiftySpell will start to ship a week or so after Kfest ends. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. Orders for NiftySpell will be fulfilled on a first come-first saved basis. So, get your orders in today. The Spectrum XCMD places a new menu item into Spectrum's Extras menu. That makes it real easy to spell check e-mail before you send it, and you can easily spell check your outgoing COG messages. Typos be gone. With NiftySpell. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 14483, GO COM A2) <<<<< NiftySpell will include a relatively small custom dictionary that I """"" created from my AppleWorks Classic user dictionary. It has about 200 Apple II related names and proper nouns. You can use that, or you can create your own user dictionary. Actually, NiftySpell allows you to create as many custom dictionaries as you want. So, if you wanted, you could have one dictionary that included only words related to your occupation, and another one for computer terms. You can swap which custom dictionary you wanted to use, on the fly. Then again, user dictionaries will most probably always be much smaller than the main dictionary, so even if you had just one custom dictionary with a few thousand words, it's only going to take a few seconds to load that dictionary to memory. So yes, of course, Nifty Spell has user/custom dictionaries. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 14511, GO COM A2) <<<<< If You Can Use A Mouse, You Can Spell Correctly! """"" Shareware Solutions II, in association with Chris Vavruska, is pleased to announce NiftySpell, the first and only Universal Spell Checker for the Apple IIGS computer. NiftySpell is a flexible and easy to use New Desk Accessory (NDA) that automatically loads whenever your system starts up. Once installed, NiftySpell adds a new menu item to the Apple Pull Down menu, and it can be accessed from any standard Apple IIGS program that supports New Desk Accessories. With NiftySpell installed, you can spell check documents right from your Finder Desktop or from within such diverse programs as Teach, Hermes, Freecell or HyperStudio. In addition to the NDA, there is also a special Spectrum XCMD included that seamlessly integrates NiftySpell into the Spectrum telecommunications program, making it very convenient to spell check your outgoing e-mail and forum messages while using Spectrum or Crock O' Gold! With NiftySpell, you'll never again be embarrassed by sending out important documents with spelling or typographical errors, and you'll always look your best in print when the words you use to convey your thoughts are spelled correctly. Before NiftySpell, only those who used expensive word processing or desktop publishing software packages like AppleWorks, AppleWorks GS or GraphicWriter III could spell check their work. Now anyone has the convenience of a spell checker within easy reach. If you can use a mouse, you can spell correctly! NiftySpell requires an Apple IIGS, System 6.0.1, and a hard disk drive. It requires at least 512k of available RAM and at least 1.5 megabytes of hard drive storage space. NiftySpell is published by Shareware Solutions II, and the cost is $20, which includes postage to anywhere in the world. To order NiftySpell, send checks or money orders to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 NiftySpell is expected to ship on or about August 5, 1998. (JOE_KOHN, 14549, GO COM A2) SSII AND SHEPPYWARE BRING YOU WEBWORKS GS In February, Sheppy told you to """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "Get Psyched." At today's Kfest session, Sheppy once again got the Apple IIGS community psyched up, when he introduced WebWorks GS, the first full blown IIGS HTML editor. Immediately after Sheppy's demo, Shareware Solutions II started to ship WebWorks, and judging by the reaction of the Kfest audience, it looks like Sheppy has another smash hit on his hands. SSII sold out all copies of WebWorks GS that I brought to Kfest! WebWorks GS is available now, from Shareware Solutions II, for $20. WebWorks can import AppleWorks Classic documents, and can convert AW's formatting commands into HTML formatting tags. If the AW word processing file contains, for example, a 'centering' command, then WebWorks GS will recreate the document using html's centering tag. It can import text and Teach as well. Once a document is loaded into WebWorks, all further manipulation and html generation can be accomplished using user friendly pull down menus and pop up menus.Add colored text with your mouse. Create ordered lists from pull down menus. Create tables and frames in your trusty and familiar GS/OS environment. Creating web pages has never been easier. WebWorks GS is available now from Shareware Solutions II. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 14512, GO COM A2) >>>>> I do have to point out that Joe was mistaken when he said that """"" WebWorks GS has options for creating frames; it doesn't, currently. It does, however, have options for creating tables, multiple forms of lists (definition, ordered, and unordered), inserting images, and doing most forms of HTML formatting and styling of text. I do have to also add, since Joe didn't make it clear in his message (although perhaps a follow up does point this out), WebWorks GS is an HTML source editor, so you're editing the HTML text document itself, with features that automatically construct tags, rather than visually laying out the web page. I'm not feeling well and need to finish reading messages, but there will be a WebWorks GS page (created in WWGS, of course) on my web site in the next few days. Details to follow later. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14526, GO COM A2) >>>>> The initial WebWorks GS page on my web site is now available at """"" http://www.sheppyware.net/software/webworks_gs/. It's not done yet, but it does have some basic introductory information. I'll be overhauling everything on my site over the next few weeks. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14642, GO COM A2) >>>>> If anyone using WebWorks GS has any bugs to report, please email """"" me. There has been one bug found (and fixed): the copyright character isn't automatically converted, and pressing Option-g will insert garbage into your document. I'm going to hold off releasing a 1.0.1 update for a few days in the hopes of not having to do a 1.0.2 if someone finds another bug. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14678, GO COM A2) MORE JUICED, ANYONE? Announcing ... """""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 3, Issue 2 ===== The June 1998 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now arriving in subscriber mail boxes. This issue is being mailed to 240 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: The Apple II in education ... San Diego public school teacher Louis Cornelio is bucking the high-tech trend to more modern computers by finding productive ways to continue using his school district's valuable stash of Apple IIs. Louis tells his story in an interview. (Cool photos included!) NOTE: On the cover page, readers will get an exclusive first look at a screen shot that reveals one of many new and fabulous features in the upcoming release of Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) v1.1. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Telecom software ... Tony Ward takes an exhaustive look at alternatives in the world of IIGS telecom software and shares his views on the various options. Desktop publishing: Key elements to design ... Dave Bennett explains how a publication's purpose and audience should play a key role in choosing a publication's overall appearance. My Home Page: A little delay ... Juiced.GS survives spring and manages to get another magazine out the door, even if it is a little late. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, takes a look at a day in the life of the world of the Apple IIGS DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Twilight II v2.0 Beta, a screen blanker by Jim Maricondo with upgrade assistance from Nathan Mates, is the featured program this issue. The Lamp, a Delphi-based digital monthly newsletter, is also reviewed. Another edition of the Juiced.GS Collection is unveiled. DumplinGS: New and exclusive information on the planned SIS upgrade; a first look at some of the sessions and presenters scheduled for Kfest '98; news about GSoft BASIC 1.0 entering its beta test period for expected launch at Kfest '98; and more. Letters from the Land of Rom (heavy-duty edition!) ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1998 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996 and 1997 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in 1996 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 14246, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS ANNOUNCES GSOFT COVERAGE BY SHEPPY I think Mike was taking a """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" side trip after Kfest, and won't be back at the Byte Works international headquarters for a few more days. But when he is back, he'll no doubt spend some time here answering GSoft BASIC questions and letting everyone know how they can get it, etc. The beta test, which I observed as a lurker, was incredible to watch, and contained some distinguished programmers, including Charlie Hartley, Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd, Jeff Blakeney, Richard Cain, Gareth Jones, and others. I am pleased to announce that Sheppy and I have reached an agreement whereby he will write a series of articles about GSoft BASIC to be published in upcoming issues of Juiced.GS. The series will start with an introductory piece in the next issue, due out in early September, and will continue for as long as we have GSoft related topics to explore and expound upon. Sheppy is already experienced in GSoft BASIC and will be an excellent resource for those who want to try their hand at programming in a simple yet powerful language, or those who have already dabbled some in programming and want to expand their skills. My appreciation goes out in advance to Sheppy for agreeing to join the growing team of Juiced.GS contributors. He is a welcome addition and will help the world's premier GS-specific magazine continue to fulfill its mission to the Apple II world in 1999 and beyond. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 14572, GO COM A2) OLRIGHT! 3.1 RELEASED """"""""""""""""""""" OLRight! OLRight v3.1 has been uploaded to the Telecommunications topic of the A2 Database. Although intended as primarily a bugfix version, significant improvements and changes have been made. I'd like to express my grateful appreciation to Ulrich Hausmann for the time he took to notify me in detail of each problem that he encountered with installation and use of v3.0 of OLRight! - and the feature requests that he made. Thanks, Ulrich! Bug fixes include: - Kermit and Ymodem Batch now work for uploads. - Quit routines are more robust. - Login/Quit (online session followed by quit to launcher) now works. - Forum messages are now read in thread order. - In Setup/Forum

refs, choosing 'C' no longer aborts the script. - Retrieving DB topic lists now works as intended. - A bug in the use of the arrow keys to move between menus was fixed. - Mail is retrieved one letter at a time, to solve problems in retrieving mail with EXTRACT /ALL TT - blocks of mail were disappearing into the void. I think this was a Delphi problem, but... - Added a work-around to nasty behavior by ANSITerm in the event of a failed download while stripping Binary II. New Features and Improvements: - A completely rewritten Activities function, which lists the Forums you have defined, and lets you choose which one to change or add to/remove from the active list. From the resulting dialog, you can see exactly what is scheduled to be done for that Forum the next time you log on, add new activities, delete existing activities, or edit certain items. For example, from this panel you can add a new Forum message, edit the Forum messages that you have created, or delete the outgoing Forum messages. For mail, you have the ability to postpone (and re-queue) sending letters you have created, as well as deleting specific letters. - Any menu selection which requires a topic name will list the topics for the Forum or DB, if you have retrieved the applicable list of topics. Topic lists for A2 are included in the setup. - OLRight! now comes with several Forums pre-configured. - The Setup/Forum

refs menu selection now displays which data files you have already existing in your setup, and whether you have chosen to retrieve them. - The documentation for OLRight! functionality has all been moved to the Help menu. The OLRight.Dox file deals with installing, setting up, and launching OLRight! and lists some requirements, potential problems and bugs relating to ANSITerm usage. - OLRight! now checks for messages as it starts up, and will process them automatically. This allows for cases where the user might drop out of OLRight! and log off manually after receiving messages. A companion addition is a selection from the Online menu to split messages regardless of your online status. - OLRight! now checks your online status when it starts up, and gives you the option (if you are online) of going to the main menu, terminal mode, logging off, or going to Conference. Companion changes in the quit routines check for online status, ask for verification, and save your configuration when you exit while online. These changes allow you to drop completely out of OLRight! and ANSITerm while online, and resume where you left off when you re-launch ANSITerm via the OLRight! startup script. - If OLRight! finds messages to split, it displays the contents of the log of the last online session. This log contains entries for each online activity that was performed, and (where practical) whether they were successful and/or what kind of errors occurred. In addition, it shows you how many mail messages were waiting, and how many were actually split after going offline. It also shows you how many messages were retrieved from each Forum. This function replaces the old log, which was continuously added-to until deleted by the user. It is now, like the banner log, replaced with each session. - Print routines for Mail and Forum messages have been replaced by a much faster routine, and this same routine has been added to the generic file reader, which means you can print help files, banner logs, session logs, conference logs, database logs, etc. - The Forum reader now has the capability to sent a mail message to the author of a Forum message. - The Mail reader now will start up at the message that you were reading when you finish and save a reply. - Mail and Forum messages now save address/header information in a separate temporary file, rather than at the beginning of the body of the note. This prevents the user from making accidental changes to information that must have specific formatting to work in the scripts. Note that changes can be made to this information through the Setup/ctivities menu (see above). - Added support under the Online menu for access to Delphi's FTP client. - Numerous cosmetic changes and script optimizations. Read Message 9192 for more information about OLRight! features, and reply to message 3077 if you want more information or would like to comment. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 13957, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 14518 26-JUL 23:09 The Apple II Legacy RE: KFest '98 (Re: Msg 3681) From: CINDYADAMS To: ALL Once again, only a short year later, I'm sitting in the terminal at KCI waiting for my flight back to real life, so it's time for me to type my report of KFest. Weather wise, this has been the most unusual KFest. It was 100 degrees when I arrived, and now it's only 67 and has been raining most of the past two days. Yes Kellers, I did go out in it! On Wednesday, the committee arrived at Avila to get ready to register the early arrivals, since we knew several people couldn't wait to get started! There was some mix-up on the T-shirt order, but everyone was flexible, and I hope we got things straightened out eventually. Our annual expedition to KC Masterpiece was also a logistical challenge, but everyone got seated without too much of a wait, and the food was wonderful! Thursday and Friday were loaded with lots of announcements of new software, and many exciting sessions. Ewen even thinks that I will someday be able to write a Spectrum script. :) Thursday night was the first annual Hackfest, and it was won by Michael Hackett. Plans are already in place for the next one. Friday night was the roast of Tony Diaz. This was MC'd by Joe Kohn with Eric Shepherd, Richard Bennett (assisted by Andrew Roughan) and Paul Zaleski were the lucky roasters. (Be sure to ask Tony or Paul about golf balls.) Since I'm too lazy to bring the "Cheese Head" hat that I received several years ago, Howard Katz sent some Cheese earrings, and these were presented to me before the roast by Ryan Suenaga. (Thanks Howard.) Saturday morning began with a downpour while we were at breakfast, but it ended quickly so that everyone could make it to the dorms in time to see the demo of Sheppy's WebWorks and Martin Landhage show off Convert 3200. Everyone showed up at the vendor fair looking for some place to "invest" money. I think all of the vendors had a successful afternoon. Dinner was at Jess and Jim's (as well as some other places), and we returned to the dorm to enjoy some impromptu musical performances in the hall. (Thank you Richard!!) It was decided that this was just the beginning of a new tradition at KFest that will be a Talent Show next year. Speaking of next year, mark your calendars now --- KFest 1999 -- July 21-25 I want to thank EVERYONE that helped to make Kfest a great event again! The committee, the presenters, and the attendees all contributed their time and talents, and I appreciate it very much. Cindy (aka The Big Cheese) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] HACKFEST '98 RESULTS Mike Hackett, the HackFest winner, choose GSoft """""""""""""""""""" BASIC as a prize, joining over half of the KansasFest attendees by taking a copy of GSoft BASIC home! See what all the excitement is about in "GSoft BASIC Released," here on Delphi. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 1942, GO COM A2) >>>>> Mike wrote a program called "WordWorks Unplugged," which removes """"" the Softdisk GS plug dialog box that appears when you quit WordWorks Pro. A simple, elegant, and useful hack. :) The second place winner, Pim Blokland (I hope I got that right :) wrote two programs: one that tried to find an easier-to-remember combination for the door at Ridgway Hall (each key on the keypad represented two digits), and another that let you change the color of the boot splash screen in System 6. Third place went to Ken Gagne, who -- after owning it for only a few hours -- attempted to write a Boggle search in GSoft BASIC; this would have been the AI for a computerized Boggle game, but he didn't quite get it finished. Fourth place went to Geoff Weiss, who was working on code that would let you run Applesoft programs under a 16-bit environment by copying the Applesoft ROM into another bank of memory under GS/OS and running Applesoft code under that, one line at a time, by directly calling parts of Applesoft's interpreter. It didn't work, but it was a nifty idea. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1948, GO COM A2) >>>>> During my GWIII/desktop publishing session on Thursday (which Mike """"" Hackett attended), we were lamenting that annoying sales plug that Softdisk G-S inserted in its last version of WordWorks Pro, the cool word processor. When quitting the program, the sales plug comes up on the screen and doesn't leave until you hit a key or click the mouse. Several folks commented they would like to see that silly thing nuked from the program. Well, Mike Hackett took those complaints to heart. So when it came time later that day for HackFest to begin, he found a copy of WordWorks Pro, disassembled it, found the offending code, and wrote a patcher to remove it. Way cool!!!!!! Mike called the patcher program WordWorks Pro Unplugged, and will release it to the world as soon as he cleans it up a bit and puts in some error checking when he gets home and settled in. I'm sure he will explain more about himself when he gets a chance. For his efforts, Mike won a $50 cash prize from Juiced.GS (not a bad prize, eh? :-) ), a free program (GSoft Basic, value $60) from Byte Works, and some other stuff I can't remember. Congrats to Mike for helping make HackFest a huge success! Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 1954, GO COM A2) >>>>> In addition to the results of the HackFest, I think we owe our """"" gratitude to the following people for making HackFest happen: The KFest coordinating committee; Sheppy, for coming up with the idea; Sheppy (again), Max Jones (Juiced.GS), and Mike Westerfield (ByteWorks) for judging; Max Jones (again), Joe Kohn (SSII), Mike Westerfield (again) and Dean Nichols for donating prizes; Steve (Godzilla) Gozdziewski for the beverages; everyone who lent computers to the participants; and the participants themselves. It was great! - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. A2/A2Pro/Power Forum staff on Delphi Delivered by Bernie and OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm (RSUENAGA, 1958, GO COM A2) <<<<< Don't forget: Mike Westerfield provided snacks. :) """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1960, GO COM A2) GSOFT SOURCE CODE--FIRST LOOK The annotated source code for Tic Tac Toe """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" 3D, written with GSoft BASIC, is now available here in the BASIC Programming database. Look for the file named TTT3DTXT.BXY. A runtime version of the program is available in A2 under the filename of TTT3D.BXY. If you cannot download from Delphi, go to my web site at .. http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/ttt3d.html and see it there. Charlie (CKHARTLEY, 1962, GO COM A2) <<<<< And here is the source code for the Letter Find game included in """"" the samples folder: DIM X%: REM use for loops DIM FLAG%(90): REM flag array to check for characters used DIM CHOICE$(4): REM use to hold computer's choices DIM MYCHOICE$(4): REM use to hold user's choices DIM HT%(4): REM use to hold four htab locations DIM VT%(16): REM use to hold 16 vtab locations GT$ = "LETTER FIND by Charlie Hartley" HOME INVERSE PRINT SPC (80);: REM print inverse spaces across screen VTAB 2: HTAB 1 CALL CENTERLINE(GT$): REM center text PRINT GT$ VTAB 3: HTAB 1 PRINT SPC (80); NORMAL ! HTABs for responses FOR X% = 1 TO 4 READ HT%(X%) NEXT DATA 29,31,33,35 ! Routine placed here to sneak it in while opening screen is drawn. VTAB 5: HTAB 3 PRINT "The object of this game is to determine which four alphabet letters that the" PRINT "computer has selected and put them in the same order as the computer has them." PRINT "You will have up to 16 chances to try and figure them out." VTAB 9: HTAB 3 PRINT "If you select a letter that the computer has chosen, but it is not in the" PRINT "correct position, then a # will be displayed. If it is correct and in the " PRINT "correct position, then a * will be displayed. For example, if the computer has" PRINT "selected the letters A B C D and you select E A F D then the display will look" PRINT "like this --> E A F D # *" ! VTABS for responses FOR X% = 1 TO 16 READ VT%(X%) NEXT DATA 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 DATA 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 VTAB 15: HTAB 3 PRINT "The # tells you that one letter is correct, but in the wrong position" PRINT "(the A), and the * tells you that one letter is both correct and in the" PRINT "correct position (the D)." VTAB 19: HTAB 3 PRINT "Only the letters A-Z may be used, and they may only appear once in a line." PRINT "If you attempt to enter a line like this: A B C A, the computer will sound an" PRINT "alarm and refuse to accept the second A." VTAB 23: HTAB 1 GT$ = "Press a key to continue ..." CALL CENTERLINE(GT$) PRINT GT$ CALL GETKEY(GT%) REPEAT% = 0: REM flag to determine if another game is requested. WHILE NOT REPEAT% HOME ! clear flags FOR X% = 65 TO 90 FLAG%(X%) = 0 NEXT ! get 4 random letters FOR X% = 1 TO 4 GT% = 0 WHILE NOT GT% R% = ( RND (1) * 90) + 1 IF R% > 64 AND FLAG%(R%) = 0 THEN FLAG%(R%) = 1 CHOICE$(X%) = CHR$ (R%) GT% = 1 END IF WEND NEXT COUNT% = 1: REM begin getting input INVERSE VTAB 20: HTAB 1 PRINT SPC (80); VTAB 21: HTAB 1 GT$ = "# means a correct letter. * means a correctly placed letter." CALL CENTERLINE(GT$) PRINT GT$ VTAB 22: HTAB 1 PRINT SPC (80); NORMAL DONE% = 0 WHILE NOT DONE% VTAB 18: HTAB 3 PRINT "Enter your four letters: . . . ." ! clear flags FOR X% = 65 TO 90 FLAG%(X%) = 0 NEXT FOR X% = 1 TO 4 OK% = 0 WHILE OK% = 0 CALL GETKEY(GT%) ! Check for ESCape key ! and exit if found IF GT% = 27 THEN HOME PRINT "Bye." END END IF ! Check for lowercase letters and ! replace with uppercase if needed. IF GT% > 90 THEN GT% = GT% - 32 END IF ! Check to see if keypress is between A-Z IF GT% < 65 OR GT% > 90 THEN OK% = 0 ELSE IF FLAG%(GT%) = 0 THEN FLAG%(GT%) = 1 OK% = 1 MYCHOICE$(X%) = CHR$ (GT%) END IF WEND VTAB 18: HTAB HT%(X%) PRINT MYCHOICE$(X%); NEXT ! Determine correct htab for this round IF COUNT% < 9 THEN HT% = 1 ELSE IF COUNT% = 9 THEN HT% = 25 ELSE IF COUNT% > 9 THEN HT% = 24 END IF ! Print user's choices VTAB VT%(COUNT%) HTAB HT% PRINT COUNT%;". "; FOR X% = 1 TO 4 PRINT MYCHOICE$(X%);" "; NEXT ! Check to see if user choices are correct. FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FLAG%(X%) = 0 IF MYCHOICE$(X%) = CHOICE$(X%) THEN FLAG%(X%) = 2: REM Correct and in correct place. ELSE FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 IF MYCHOICE$(X%) = CHOICE$(Y%) THEN FLAG%(X%) = 1: REM Correct, but in wrong place. END IF NEXT END IF NEXT YES% = 0 FOR X% = 1 TO 4 IF FLAG%(X%) = 1 THEN PRINT "# "; END IF NEXT FOR X% = 1 TO 4 IF FLAG%(X%) = 2 THEN PRINT "* "; YES% = YES% + 1: REM Add one to correct count. END IF NEXT COUNT% = COUNT% + 1: REM Add one to round count. IF YES% = 4 THEN VTAB 18: HTAB 1 PRINT CHR$ (29);: REM clear line PRINT "Congratuations! You did it! DONE% = 1 ELSE IF COUNT% = 17 THEN VTAB 18: HTAB 1 PRINT CHR$ (29);: REM clear line PRINT "Sorry, the correct letters are "; FOR X% = 1 TO 4 PRINT " ";CHOICE$(X%); NEXT PRINT "." DONE% = 1 END IF WEND FLAG% = 0 WHILE NOT FLAG% VTAB 20: HTAB 1 PRINT CHR$ (11);: REM clear to end of screen PRINT "Want to play again? (Y/N) "; PRINT CHR$ (6);: GET GT$ IF GT$ = "Y" OR GT$ = "y" THEN REPEAT% = 0:FLAG% = 1 ELSE IF GT$ = "N" OR GT$ = "n" THEN REPEAT% = 1:FLAG% = 1 ELSE PRINT CHR$ (7); FLAG% = 0 END IF WEND WEND HOME PRINT "Bye!" END SUB CENTERLINE(GT$) GT% = LEN (GT$) IF GT% > 80 THEN GT$ = "Line too long - contains " + STR$ (GT%) + " keystrokes. Limit is 80." ELSE IF GT% < 80 THEN HOLD% = GT% / 2 IF GT% <> (HOLD% * 2) THEN GT% = GT% + 1 END IF HOLD% = (80 - GT%) / 2 HOLD$ = " ": REM 40 spaces GT$ = LEFT$ (HOLD$, HOLD%) + GT$ + LEFT$ (HOLD$, HOLD%) END IF END SUB ! If gt% = 80 then GT$ is returned unchanged. SUB GETKEY(GT%) PRINT CHR$ (6); WAIT $00C000, $80 GT% = PEEK ($00C000) POKE $00C010, 0 END SUB Charlie Hartley ... via the ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5 (CKHARTLEY, 1965, GO COM A2) <<<<< Here's the source code for the ABC Puzzle game included in the """"" samples folder: DIM GT%: REM Use for keypress DIM X%, Y%: REM Use for loops DIM V%(4), H%(4): REM Use to hold character locations DIM A$(4, 4): REM Use to hold original characters DIM B$(4, 4): REM Use to hold working characters DIM FLAG%: REM Use for various flags DIM DONE%: REM Flag to indicate end of program HOME ! Draw screen and comments HTAB 10: PRINT " _______________" FOR X% = 1 TO 4 HTAB 10: PRINT "| | | | |" HTAB 10: PRINT "| | | | |" HTAB 10: PRINT "|___|___|___|___|" NEXT VTAB 2: HTAB 30: INVERSE : PRINT " " VTAB 3: HTAB 30: PRINT " ABC Puzzle by Charlie Hartley " VTAB 4: HTAB 30: PRINT " ": NORMAL VTAB 7: HTAB 32: PRINT "Use the arrow keys to move;" VTAB 9: HTAB 32: PRINT "press ESCape to quit." ! Stuff screen locations into variables FOR X% = 1 TO 4 READ V%(X%), H%(X%): NEXT DATA 3,12,6,16,9,20,12,24 ! Stuff original characters into variables FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 READ A$(X%, Y%) NEXT NEXT DATA A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,* ! Stuff working characters into variables FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 FLAG% = 0 WHILE NOT FLAG% V% = ( RND (1) * 4) + 1 H% = ( RND (1) * 4) + 1 IF B$(V%, H%) = "" THEN B$(V%, H%) = A$(X%, Y%) FLAG% = 1 END IF WEND NEXT NEXT CT% = - 1: REM moves counter DO UNTIL DONE% > 0 ! Print working characters to screen slots. FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 VTAB V%(X%): HTAB H%(Y%): PRINT B$(X%, Y%) IF B$(X%, Y%) = "*" THEN VT% = X%: REM vtab location of * HT% = Y%: REM htab location of * END IF NEXT NEXT CT% = CT% + 1 VTAB 18: HTAB 1: PRINT "Moves - ";CT% CALL GETKEY(GT%) DONE% = 0: REM initialize end of program flag SELECT CASE GT% CASE 8: REM left arrow key pressed IF HT% = 1 THEN PRINT CHR$ (7);: REM already at top of graph ELSE GT$ = B$(VT%, HT%): REM swap two characters B$(VT%, HT%) = B$(VT%, HT% - 1) B$(VT%, HT% - 1) = GT$ END IF CASE 21: REM right arrow key pressed IF HT% = 4 THEN PRINT CHR$ (7); ELSE GT$ = B$(VT%, HT%) B$(VT%, HT%) = B$(VT%, HT% + 1) B$(VT%, HT% + 1) = GT$ END IF CASE 11: REM up arrow key pressed IF VT% = 1 THEN PRINT CHR$ (7); ELSE GT$ = B$(VT%, HT%) B$(VT%, HT%) = B$(VT% - 1, HT%) B$(VT% - 1, HT%) = GT$ END IF CASE 10: REM down arrow key pressed IF VT% = 4 THEN PRINT CHR$ (7); ELSE GT$ = B$(VT%, HT%) B$(VT%, HT%) = B$(VT% + 1, HT%) B$(VT% + 1, HT%) = GT$ END IF CASE 27: REM ESCape key pressed GT$ = "You quit." DONE% = 1 END SELECT ! Print working characters to screen slots. FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 VTAB V%(X%): HTAB H%(Y%): PRINT B$(X%, Y%) IF B$(X%, Y%) = "*" THEN VT% = X% HT% = Y% END IF NEXT NEXT ! Check to see of characters are correctly placed. FLAG% = 0 FOR X% = 1 TO 4 FOR Y% = 1 TO 4 IF A$(X%, Y%) = B$(X%, Y%) THEN FLAG% = FLAG% + 1 END IF NEXT NEXT IF FLAG% = 16 THEN DONE% = 1: REM all are correct GT$ = "You won!" END IF LOOP ! Game over - print appropriate message VTAB 20: HTAB 1: PRINT GT$ END ! Get keypress; return result SUB GETKEY(GT%) PRINT CHR$ (6);: REM make sure cursor off WAIT $00C000, $80: REM wait for keystroke GT% = PEEK ($00C000): REM capture it POKE $00C010, 0: REM clear input buffer END SUB Charlie Hartley ... via the ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5 (CKHARTLEY, 1966, GO COM A2) <<<<< Here is a short example of GSoft BASIC code that makes toolbox """"" calls. It is taken from the samples provided with GSoft. 10 HGR 20 DIM R AS RECT 30 FOR I = 1 TO 1000 40 R.H1 = RND (1) * 320 50 R.H2 = RND (1) * 320 60 IF R.H2 < R.H1 THEN 70 T% = R.H1 80 R.H1 = R.H2 90 R.H2 = T% 100 END IF 110 R.V1 = RND (1) * 200 120 R.V2 = RND (1) * 200 130 IF R.V2 < R.V1 THEN 140 T% = R.V1 150 R.V1 = R.V2 160 R.V2 = T% 170 END IF 180 SET640COLOR ( RND (1) * 16) 190 PAINTOVAL (R) 200 NEXT 210 GET A$ Charlie ... on the metal (CKHARTLEY, 1971, GO COM A2) APPLE II UNIVERSITY ABOUT TO END SUMMER BREAK I'm working on getting """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" someone to teach a HyperCard course but it will be up to them to decide who they want to assist them. Besides, I still need to convince them that they want to do the course. :) I'm hoping to have an Apple II University web page created by sometime next week that I will be listing possible courses, possible instructors and begging... er... asking for volunteers to teach some courses. I need some help here people. If I can't get someone to start a course in September, you'll have to put up with my poor teaching skills on some inane topic. :) Anyone who would like to share their knowledge about a particular topic or has any ideas for A2U courses, please let me know at either JBLAKENEY@delphi.com or jefbla@bconnex.net. I'll be putting a mailto link on the web page as well if that makes it easier for people. :) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of A2U in A2Pro on Delphi sent via COG v2.5, Spectrum v2.1 and a Linux box to here. (JBLAKENEY, 1955, GO COM A2) USING THE IIGS ENSONIQ FROM APPLESOFT BASIC Right now it appears that all """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the 'GooRoos'(tm) are at Kfest and will probably answer your question later. In the meantime, I can give you my take on your question (all theory, no practice - I have been reading up on the ensoniq for later use myself): 1.) There are apparently 2 ways to access the ensoniq: through the hardware itself, or through toolbox calls. Apple strongly recommends using toolbox calls. 2.) If you want to access the hardware, be aware that the ensoniq and it's 64k of DOC RAM (DOC = Digital Oscillator Chip) are not accessed directly, but through the registers of the SOUND GLU (GLU = General Logic Unit), which serves as an interface between the cpu, the DOC and the DOC RAM. 3.) The Sound GLU has 4 registers: a.) Sound Control register (address $C03C) which controls whether the cpu is accessing the internal registers of the DOC or the DOC RAM. It also controls the Address Pointer registers AUTO INCREMENT. It is an 8 bit register: bit 7 = DOC busy flag (1 = DOC busy, loop until clear) bit 6 = DOC or DOC RAM access flag (1 = DOC RAM, 0 = DOC) bit 5 = Address auto increment (1 = auto incrementing enabled) bit 4 = reserved, do not use bits 3-0 = Volume control ($0 is low, $F is high volume) b.) Data register (address $C03D) which you use to load values into the DOC registers (yes, the DOC has it's own set of registers) and to place values into the DOC RAM, depending on bit 6 above. Also an 8 bit register. c.) Address Pointer registers (addresses $C03E for the low byte, $C03F for the high byte) two 8 bit registers that combine to make a 16 bit address to access the 64k of DOC RAM (when bit 6 above is 1) or one 8 bit register when accessing the DOC (when bit 6 above is 0), $C03F being ignored when accessing the DOC. Additionally, if auto incrementing is enabled (bit 5 above is 1) for DOC RAM access, the registers contain the address of the NEXT byte of DOC RAM. 4.) I'm not even going to get into the DOC, oscillators, generators, wave tables etc. etc. etc. because I've rambled enough about something I haven't actually used myself ;o) My point being: 1.) The easiest way to access the sound is through toolbox calls, so assembly language will be better than basic (although I've seen an announcement from BYTE WORKS about a GS specific basic that will allow access to the toolbox here on Delphi) 2.) You will NEED the toolbox reference books to use the toolbox calls effectively 3.) If you want to access the hardware and bypass the tool calls, you will NEED the IIGS hardware reference manual. 4.) Yes you can load more than one sound (create a wavetable) from disk and have your program play them. 5.) Left and right will require additional hardware i.e. a stereo card. good skill (luck is not for programmers ;o), when I read the books myself it doesn't look at all impossible, but I wouldn't even try it without the reference manuals. HABANERO (all theory, no practice. anyone feel free to correct the above, if necessary ;o) (HABANERO, 1935, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is possible to play sounds from within an Applesoft BASIC """"" program but it would be a lot of work to figure it all out and describe it to you. You need to load the sound into memory somewhere and under BASIC.System, you don't have a lot of memory to play with. However, you could always load it in smaller chunks and either move it into the DOC RAM or into memory above bank $01 but the latter requires Memory Manager calls as well to be sure you don't overwrite anything in case BASIC.System was launched from GS/OS. Once that is done then you can call FFStartSound to play the sound and return to the BASIC program. However, if you do this then you also need to set up an interrupt routine that will accept the interrupt that gets generated when the sound is finished. You might be able to disable all interrupt generation from the Ensoniq, I can't remember off the top of my head right now, and that would also solve that little problem. But without the interrupt, you can't keep track of how many sounds are currently playing which can become a problem if you try to play more than 15 sounds at the same time. Not likely from a BASIC program but possible. So my best advice to you would be to buy GSoft BASIC from the ByteWorks. This is a GS/OS based BASIC that is quite compatible with Applesoft so you can convert your existing program to GSoft easily and then start adding all the Toolbox calls that you want. It would be easier to write your program and it would run under GS/OS like all good IIgs specific programs should. :) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of A2U in A2Pro on Delphi sent via COG v2.5, Spectrum v2.1 and a Linux box to here. (JBLAKENEY, 1940, GO COM A2) >>>>> Here in the A2Pro library you should be able to find my AmperSound """"" package; this is a batch of very simple & commands for doing very simple sound on the IIgs, directly talking to the DOC. Only 256-byte waves are supported, but if there's enough interest, I'll get back to work on the 2.0 version of the code that supports larger waves. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 1949, GO COM A2) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- THERE'S NOTHING FINER THAN KANSAS CITY IN JULY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] KFEST X: THE GATHERING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I often use the term, "The Apple II Community," meaning the people who still use and believe in the grand old girl after all these years, but for a lot of us, it's more like a family. Just like family in different places across the globe, we keep in touch on a frequent basis with real and virtual cards and letters, the occasional phone call, and once a year, the annual family reunion, known by several other names: The Apple II Summer Conference, KansasFest, or, simply, KFest. KFest 1998 was both like and unlike any other. Just as we have in years past, we stayed up all night and had fun all day. We made new friends and caught up with old ones. We celebrated the past and planned the future. And we left knowing once again, we'd be back. If we didn't have enough to celebrate, KansasFest 1998 marked the 10th gathering of the Apple II faithful at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, and more than 20 years of Apple II computing. Those two facts alone would be cause for celebration, but our devoted developers gave us even more reasons to smile. KansasFest isn't the center of the Apple II calendar; it's more like Christmas. And just as the toy makers bring out their newest, hottest products just in time for the holiday season, the Apple II developers brought to KansasFest a whole stockingload of new stuff for the Apple II faithful to drool over. So, for those of you who weren't able for some reason to make it to Apple II heaven this summer, here's a diary of my KFest travels: DAY -4 Instead of heading over to the Land of Ahhs straight from the """""" islands on a Tuesday night and ending up exhausted in Kansas City on a Wednesday morning, I decided to add a day onto each end of my time away from the office and make a side trip over to the bay area of California before and after KFest, to hang out with the Sheppys, aka Eric Shepherd and his wife Sarah. Sheppy would be at KFest rooming with me, and I've stayed over with the two of them before, so it seemed like it would be a great way to rest up before KFest and have fun along the Yellow Brick Road to Avila. I got home late from the office on a Friday (not unusual) and fortunately had packed all of my things the night before with help from my mom (more on this later). It was such a busy day at work the only thing I could do as far as getting ready for KFest went was signing up for a new Internet account with Concentric. I did this for three reasons: one, they were a national provider with dialup access in Fremont (where Sheppy lived and I'd be staying for a few days) as well as Honolulu and Kansas City; two, my account at Kestrok, where I've based my Internet access for a few years, was destined to expire, and I'd decided to explore other directions; and three, they had a thirty day free trial. I took a quick shower, packed my things into my sister's car, and before you know it, I was over at Honolulu International Airport with two bags, a box, and all of my Apple II dreams of KFest, wandering over to the United Airlines counter to check in. I had to tell a little white lie before getting on the plane, when the United clerk asked if my bags had been with me since I packed them, but it was a little one, no harm done. I'm not sure when Day -4 ended and Day -3 began; whenever it did, I was over the ocean on a flight into San Francisco International Airport. My PowerBook 1400, which I usually play with on airplanes, had a flakey memory card which rendered it useless, so I spent the hours on the plane reading a copy of _Sports Illustrated_ and thinking how unhappy Sheppy would be when he picked me up, since both times I've stayed with them, I've come in at some ungodly early hour (pre-6 a.m. California time) which definitely didn't thrill him. DAY -3: My first real, solid memories of Day -3 were when the plane """"""" arrived at San Francisco International Airport and I lumbered down the ramp to see Sheppy ready to pick me up. We waited a few minutes for my luggage to catch up and we were on our way. Small talk in the car centered around the flight and KFest upcoming--specifically about two projects Sheppy and I were working on together, one known as "AWP", which would be released at KFest as the Shareware Solutions II/Sheppyware product known as _WebWorks GS_, which he programmed and I was on the beta team for; the other known as "Project KFO", which would also be unleashed on an unexpecting Apple II world at KansasFest. Project KFO turned out to be the debut of the KansasFest World Wide Website at http://www.kfest.org. I had discussed doing it with Sheppy and David Kerwood, who was the Webmeister of the existing KFest Website, and we had made arrangements to host it on Sheppy's server and have it ready for the world on the flip of a virtual switch. After arriving at the Sheppy's, a nap was in order. It was a hot, hot day, and we spent virtually all of it indoors, other than grabbing the occasional bite to eat. Sheppy spent a lot of time printing out the _WebWorks GS_ manual (not so much working on it as printing it; for some reason, the printing was incredibly slow), and I marvelled at his cable modem set up. I also spent some time setting up the IIgs I had brought with me and manipulating my 1400 memory card to make it at least through the trip. I also sent some email to three of our bay area Apple II friends, Greg Templeman (formerly of _SoftDisk GS_), Paul Parkhurst (_PMPFax_ and _ANSITerm_), and Joe Kohn (_Shareware Solutions II_) to remind them we had arranged to meet for a pre-KFest PizzaFest on Sunday night. I also checked my shopping list--I wanted to stop at Fry's Electronics while I was in Fremont, and a friend at work had asked me to get some shaving cream from Victoria's Secret for her (don't even ask). I added another thing to my list: I had left what I call "slippers" and the rest of the United States apparently calls "flip flops" at home somewhere, and the thought of having to wear shoes while I was on vacation was appalling--almost as bad as shaving while on vacation. I also reclaimed a deodorant stick I had inadverdantly left at the Sheppy's when I was there in January. Sheppy had the manual about finished. We spent a lot of time in Delphi A2 Conference that night (and the whole trip), speculating about the fun to be had in a matter of days. We were a little worried about the inaugural HackFest, the all night programming contest. Only one person had expressed firm interest in entering. Sheppy and Steve Gozdziewski had spent a lot of time working out the HackFest details, and we were hoping things would improve. We would not be disappointed. DAY -2: Day -2 was the day we went shopping. I found my slippers while """"""" Sheppy ran over to Kinko's to get things ready for his KFest session and get the proofs for the _WebWorks GS_ manual done. It wasn't as hot as the previous day, which was nice, but it was more than what I was used to, so the mall's air conditioning was a welcome relief. I got the shaving cream, and we made our way over to Fry's too, where I picked up an Ethernet hub and some cables for my computing network at home, and I spent some time hoping that somehow, someway, Apple II Ethernet for the rest of us would come to pass at KFest. It wasn't to be, sadly, but I still hope. Later that night, Sarah, Sheppy, and I went over to meet Paul, Joe, and Greg for some pizza, and to talk about old times. Greg and Paul weren't able to make KFest this year, but maybe again someday, maybe again. Joe brought his usual hype with him, and Sheppy gave him the original disk and manual for _WebWorks GS_. We all had stories of KFests past and other Apple II lore to share, and we talked until well past midnight. Joe brought over a couple of technical references to donate for HackFest prizes. We were ready. DAY -1: Monday was an uneventful day. People were excited, though, both """"""" in person and online. Most of those coming from overseas were already on the continent; for instance, Ewen Wannop had come over from England and was hanging out over at Geoff Weiss's place, and Richard Bennett had stayed a few days in San Diego with Tony Diaz but the two of them, along with Jack Kells, were already en route to K.C. The Big Cheese herself, Cindy Adams, was already in the K.C. area staying with friends. The people who were driving had already left, or at least started to pack, and those who were flying were packing as well. In addition to those who had already registered, we found out that Andrew Roughan of Australia, who usually shows up every other year, was coming this year even though he came last, and Jeff Carr and Gary and Sue Utter were last minute additions as well. KFest last year, as fun as it was, was the smallest ever, which was definitely a downer. KFest this year was already bigger than last, and we hoped it would get even bigger. We suspected there would be a whole bunch of new product announcements throughout as well. Things were looking up. I packed most of the things I had brought over to the Sheppy's for the voyage to Avila. Left some clothes behind so I could pack Joe's donated HackFest prizes. My bag must've weighed 50 pounds, and that didn't include the box holding my GS RGB monitor. I hoped I wouldn't be charged for excessive baggage weight. Day 0: Being part of the planning committee for the second year in a row, """""" I decided it'd be wise to go into Kansas City a day early, so I had Sheppy drop me off at San Jose International Airport early Tuesday morning (he usually only despises me for a day or so). I was second in line to someone working for a courier service to check in, and luckily, they didn't charge me for the weight of my bags. As I noted previously, my PowerBook memory card was acting strangely, and it picked the time I was in the airport to die again. If you haven't heard, it's standard procedure for airport security to stop anyone carrying a laptop computer onto a plane and ask them to start it up, just to make sure it's not a bomb or something, apparently. With the memory card in this shape, the PowerBook wouldn't start up! So I went through the airport hoping that no one would stop me when I tried to get to the boarding area, and incredibly, no one did. KFest Kharma was already with me. After a brief stop in Denver, I ended up over in a familiar place--Kansas City International Airport--with a familiar face--Steve Gozdziewski--ready to pick me up. He had arrived a few hours before I did, so he had picked up his rental car. We got out onto the road to get over to the Fairfield Inn we'd be spending the night at, and check out Avila to see if there was anything we could do to get ready. Along the way, we also went ahead and picked up beverages for the HackFest, for as long as those guys would be coding, they'd need to have something to drink. I didn't count how many cases there were, but there were at least ten, and we were on the third floor of the hotel, so we must've made four or five trips. After that, there was no way I was going to drag my fifty pound bag and GS RGB monitor upstairs for the night, so I just grabbed a change of clothes and my PowerBook from the car and left everything else in to bake in the K.C. sun. There would be repercussions later. We found out later Cindy was staying in the same hotel we were. Stan Marks, also on the committee, was supposed to be at FairField too, but ended up at Holiday Inn instead. We checked in online, read the day's mail, and chatted a bit with Carl Knoblock, who had become the defacto ride arranger. KFest eve was here. In about 8 hours, we'd be in Apple II heaven. DAY 1: The day started by running down to the lobby of Fairfield to join """""" up with The Big Cheese herself, Cindy Adams, to grab a few bites to eat before we headed over to Avila. We also had a few errands to run in the meantime, like going over to OfficeMax to make some copies and get a few more nametag holders if we had more unknowns show up than we thought we would. The Avila Campus was famillar as you'd think it would be after four trips. As happens every year, a few people showed up even before we did. They were so eager to begin KFesting they couldn't wait to check in! I spent some time unloading the car and unpacking my gear. After getting all of the HackFest stuff out, I got my things out, only to be met with. . . shaving cream? Every year before I leave on vacation, my mother helps me pack my stuff, and every year, for some unknown reason, she packs shaving cream in my bag. I've never shaved on vacation before in my life, so I really don't know what it's for. Only this year, the Kansas City heat that radiated in the trunk of the rental car that I left the bag in overnight was apparently enough to have the shaving cream can explode. It got into my clothes, my papers, and my IIgs keyboard. Sarah has nothing on me now--she had salsa, but I have shaving cream! As the day progressed, I met up with old friends and got acquainted with new ones. From first time KFesters like nineteen year old Ken Gagne to old buddies like Richard Bennett and Max Jones and the eternal Apple II teenager, 84 year old Ephraim Wall, I was happy to be there. I was home again. The day was spent greeting newcomers, helping people into the dorm, and thinking about the dinner to come at K.C. Masterpiece. Erick Wagner, a longtime KFest veteran, offered to drive me to lunch, and I was thrilled to accept. When I returned, my roommate Sheppy hadn't yet arrived, but a package I was waiting for had. Howard Katz, unable to make KFest this year, sent over a package for me to present to The Big Cheese herself. The suspense ends at the roast. In any case, my roomie still hadn't arrived. He was to be on his way with Joe Kohn via Carl. This was the first year we had an actual mailing list going for the general public covering issues of KFest, and it was there that all of the ride coordination was done. It was a monstrous job, but Carl took care of it with great efficiency, and got Sheppy and Joe over in lots of time to sign in. I tried to figure out which was "the good bed" (they were both equally dorm-quality) and proceeded to work on setting up my IIgs, getting the shaving cream out of my clothes, and getting my PowerBook hooked up to the dorm's Ethernet (a total walk in the park, really), all of which were done before dinnertime. In the meantime, I spent a lot of time talking up the HackFest, trying to get participants. We had some great prizes: The ByteWorks offered the product of the winner's choice and _Juiced.GS_ was giving $50 cash to the winner of the HackFest, and Joe Kohn donated some prizes as well as Dean Nichols. In fact, I spent so much time talking about HackFest and trying to get people to enter I thought it was about to be renamed HypeFest. But it was dinner time, so I caught a ride with Uncle Duck, aka Dave Johnson, with Ken Gagne in tow, and off we went to K.C. Masterpiece. Now, Honolulu's a tourist town, so I can pick out touristy places a mile away, and make no mistakes about it, K.C.M. is a touristy place. That doesn't mean it's not a pretty decent eating place too. Going to K.C.M. with such a large group guarantees you won't be sitting with everyone, so just sit with whomever. I had a very mixed bag this year: Margaret Anderson, Glen Gunselman, and Ewen Wannop. Ewen was good enough to inform us of the latest happennings with Mad Cow Disease on that side of the pond. Just what I want to hear with my prime rib. . . After dinner and a detour to CompUSA and Best Buy, where Dave stocked up on coffee supplies and removable hard drives, we returned to the dorms of Avila to make small talk and catch up with all of the gang we didn't sit at dinner with. Talking, wandering, and laughing, and just like always, the next thing you know, it's 3 a.m. It was time to catch the rare moments of sleep associated with Avila. DAY 2: Since my body was better adjusted to mainland time than it's ever """""" been, I decided I'd try to make Avila breakfasts for the first time ever. Avila isn't exactly revered for its food (sorry Richard), but cereal and milk is usually cereal and milk, although eggs and bacon aren't always eggs and bacon. I swear though: if Avila really needs one thing, it's a sushi bar. The first official activity of KFest was Mike Westerfield's keynote address, but before that, we had a series of announcements, including mine. I carefully unwrapped the banner I had prepared over at Sheppy's and unwrapped it to show everyone what I had to announce: http://www.kfest.org To the applause of the KansasFest faithful, the kfest.org domain was reality. Going back to Mike Westerfield: as one of the remaining Apple IIgs developers, Mike has been with the Apple II through good times and bad, and he gave us a tour through the history of both the Apple II and personal computing through his own experiences of programming, which was never what he set out to do in the first place, and the adventures of software publishing, which was also never what he set out to do in the first place. A variation on a story many of us had heard over and over again--Apple Computer, Inc., had spoken to Mike very concerned about a program he had done early in the lifespan of the IIgs: a program "switcher", what was known back then as a precursor to what MacHeads called "MultiFinder". Their concern? "You're not supposed to be able to do that on an Apple II." While there were both great times and not so great times, Mike and his company, The ByteWorks, have persevered all the way through. And after more than a year in development, Mike proudly released _GSoft BASIC_, the long awaited Apple IIgs-specific compiled BASIC programming language that would-be-programmers have waited their entire Apple IIgs lives for, to wild applause and a waiting line of customers. The rest of the day presented tough choices. Do you learn about UNIX with Geoff Weiss or do you figure out the first steps in scripting _Spectrum_ from Ewen Wannop? Do you see the hot new stuff coming from Seven Hills Software or do you see how Dave Carey creates those incredible _PrintShop GS_ signs? Tough choices all around. I managed to see Ewen's discussion of the extensive _Spectrum_ scripting language, then Seven Hills' Three Stooges of Software, aka Richard Bennett, Ewen Wannop, and Geoff Weiss gave a preview of what was new for the IIgs faithful. For starters, there's a new version of _Disk Access II_, 2.0. This little New Desk Accessory brings nearly all of the functionality of the Finder to any GS desktop program, so you can manipulate files and disks from virtually any IIgs program. Ewen did the last bit of cleaning up of the program and, best of all, it's available immediately. Richard showed off _Marinetti 2.0_, which was a whole lot more than most of us were expecting (1.1 was what we had in mind). In addition to the ability to use SLIP and PPP, the new version features a modular design which will allow "dropping in" modules to allow compatibility with other protocols (such as AppleTalk), and support for Domain Name Resolution (DNS) which will allow you to telnet to delphi.com, for instance, rather than 199.93.4.65. Talk about making life simpler! _Marinetti 2.0_'s not quite ready for prime time, but soon. . . just wait. Not to be outdone, Ewen showed off a new version of his incredible Apple IIgs-specific telecommunications program, _Spectrum_. Not yet sure if it would be _Spectrum 2.2_ or _Spectrum 3.0_ (or, as was joked, _Spectrum 98_), it includes full support for TCP/IP through the _Marinetti_ Control Panel. It will also include more scripting commands than the already loaded _Spectrum 2.0_. Finally, Geoff showed off _Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1_, his upgrade to the only Apple IIgs-specific World Wide Web browser. This upgrade gives _SIS_ the ability to use Delphi as a host in addition to most UNIX based Internet Service Providers and Genie. It also supports cookies and improves on its email and bookmark support, among other things. In the "Yet-to-be-finished" department, Geoff gave us a glimpse at his UNIX-like File Transfer Protocol (ftp) client program, and Richard gave us a quick look at "Casper", an in-progress Apple IIgs World Wide Web server. Yes, that's right. An Apple IIgs World Wide Web server. As we headed off to dinner in the Avila Cafeteria, we digested that once again, we had been shown the impossible: the Apple II could do what no one ever thought could be done. Following dinner, it was off to see a solo session: Mike Westerfield on _GSoft BASIC_, where he showed off the fantastic features of this exciting new language. However, the time I could spend there was short: we needed to get ready for HackFest. We were without the tables the Avila staff had promised us, so we improvised, adapted, and overcame: we needed tables, we got tables. The Marine Corps has nothing on a dedicated KFester. And after talking up HackFest, we got what we wanted: more contestants. Four brave Apple II souls decided to try their hand at programming in the all-night affair, and as they hacked away, the rest of us watched in awe, wandered the halls, and met up with old friends and new. Sleep came early, for KFest, anyway: 2 a.m. DAY 3: Why yes, Virginia, there is a KFest breakfast. For the second day """""" in a row, I made it over to the cafeteria. Of course, KFest breakfast isn't anything to write home about, other than to intrigue Ewen Wannop, who apparently hadn't seen blue breakfast food before. Fruit Loops can be the most amazing thing to the uninitiated. I split time between two early sessions, where I heard Apple Computer, Inc.'s Kurt Ackman discussing the coming iMac, and Joe Kohn discuss the coming Apple IIgs spellchecker, _NiftySpell_. Chris Vavruska, a budding IIgs programmer, has done a great job with this little wonder which will give Apple IIgs writers the kind of power they've not had before with such standby text editors as _EgoEd_, _Wordworks Pro_, or _Hermes_. A little later, Richard Bennett and Geoff Weiss were at it again, this time discussing programming for the upcoming _Marinetti 2.0_. Richard plans to have programming documentation ready to go when the new version is released. On the whole, it appears that _Marinetti_-friendly applications will be easy to write, and based on what was released for the original 1.0 version, tight, fast, and highly functional applications will be the norm. Unfortunately, applications which work with 1.0 will have to be modified to work with version 2.0, but the changes ought to be easily made. Following another less than memorable Avila meal, Tony Diaz gave a whiz bang session on disassembling and servicing Apple 3.5 Drives, the common floppy drive attached to the Apple IIgs. Complete with visual aids, Tony is making the information on servicing available at the home of the Apple II images, http://www.apple2.org. There is probably no greater authority on rebuilding Apple II disk drives than Tony Diaz, who can do one in his sleep by now. The last sessions I attended for the day were a quick look at Seven Hills Software's new _BabelFish_, _Disk Access II_, and _GraphicWriter III_ versions hosted by Ewen and Richard, followed by Sheppy showing off the _BeOS_. While not Apple II oriented (other than a quick showing of _Be_rnie, the _BeOS_ version of _Bernie ][ The Rescue_), the Be session was indeed a wower, showing off the many multimedia capabilities of the upstart operating system. Finally, it was time for the KFest Banquet. This year we ran several contests in collaboration with KFest, including the DoorSignFest and TieFest. Winners of these were KFest newcomer "Hot Pepper" Dave Carey, the master of _Print Shop GS_, and Kansas City's own Allen Moore. Following those announcements came the HackFest winners, which you can look up in other sections of this issue. After the downing of the Friday night dinner and before the roast actually began came a couple of mini-traditions, interrupted by a gift presentation: the first tradition being the annual presentation of the birthday card to the Big Cheese, Cindy Adams, by veteran KFester Erick Wagner, and the second tradition being the announcement that a KansasFest 1999 is being planned for Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri from July 21-25. The gift presentation was Howard Katz's gift of big cheese to the Big Cheese: a pair of cheesey earrings she could wear with her Cheesehead hat. The victim of honor for this year's roast was none other than Tony Diaz, Alltech Electronics' (and Termites'?) Disciple of Dremel. Roasters included Sheppy (who quoted Tony as saying, "I have to take out my vacuum and download these websites from my ceiling."), Richard Bennett (who risked life and limb by participating, as Tony was his lift home) assisted by fellow Aussie Andrew Roughan, Paul Zaleski (ask him about the "RISK Mac" and golf balls), and led by Joe Kohn (who never met an Apple II he didn't like). The group split up for the night, some heading over to a movie, some participating in an impromptu late night talent show, some trying to grab 3 am food at Denny's (and failing miserably), and some just cruising the halls. DAY 4: The second to last breakfast at KFest was followed promptly by """""" some great demos. Martin Landhange, a first time KFester from Europe, showed us how to take best advantage of SSII's and Brutal Deluxe's _Convert 3200_ graphics conversion program. Martin was followed by a quick showing by Tony Diaz, who showed off a new Second Sight friendly version of _Cogito_, this one in mind boggling color, followed by a new, 1.0 release of _Digital Session_, the announcement that only a few _SoundMeister_ cards remained at Alltech and once they were gone, there would be no more, and finally, the confirmed reclassification of a few old programs, including _Super TaxMan_, the _Pac Man_ clone from the early 1980's, to freeware status. Following Tony, Sheppy and Joe Kohn combined to show off the new _WebWorks GS_ HTML editor. (Wow, is there enough new stuff at this KFest?) Sheppy also presented the _Wolfenstein 3D Beta Tester Awards_, for those of us who had gone through the intense last few weeks of beta testing for the most eagerly anticipated Apple IIgs game in history. The history behind these awards is too long to go into here--use your imagination: Dan Krass: The Web Banner Plaque of Honor David Miller: The ProTERM Mac Can Do It Citation Ken Gagne: The "Hey, It Crashes Bernie" Certificate Kirk Mitchell: The "Boy, Is This Fast on My G3" Award Ryan Suenaga: The Floppy Disk Loaner Citation of Valor Tony Diaz: The Last-Minute Crisis Award of Merit Tony Ward: The Custom Scenario Proponent Citation After the demos, we had lunch, then the vendor fair, where Apple II vendors did brisk business and we all got to hang out for a few more precious hours. I spent a lot of time representing F.E. Systems and selling some _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ registrations in between talking with Max Jones as he welcomed one friend for life after another. That night we headed out to Jess and Jim's for a huge steak dinner. Then it was time to start saying goodbye as people started heading for home. KFest was ending too soon, but there were still a few hours. DAY 5: Checkout. Avila's no palace, but for a few days each summer, it's """""" the only place in the world I want to be. I handed my keys over reluctantly, not knowing when I'll return, but even without the keys, my mind holds the memories that can't be taken. After watching some, uh, unique games in the dorm, and saying our goodbyes, Steve, Loren, and I ran for lunch at ChiChi's and made a stop at Computer City. When Steve dropped me at my airline terminal, I checked in, looked for a quiet spot, since it was several hours before my flight would leave, then whipped out my PowerBook, praying the memory card wasn't done yet. It wasn't. I then started to type: "This editorial is being composed as I sit in the terminal of Kansas City International Airport. . . " :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Anyone could do it with manuals : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH I Can't Get No ------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] WEB SLINGING 101 Halfway There: Uploading to Delphi via FTP --------------------- [WEB] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Do files get embarrassed when they are unzipped? : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH ::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] I CAN'T GET NO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's been about two months since I was spending some idle time browsing the World Wide Web, and used an Internet search engine to search on my email address. I was distressed to discover that an Apple II user group had posted issues of _The Lamp!_ on their World Wide Web site without my permission. To make matters worse, parts of the publication were missing, apparently due to the issue being downloaded in a less than optimal way from _The Lamp!_ World Wide Web page, but ironically, what was not missing from the issues was the copyright notice. A couple of email messages later the issues were removed, but the damage was done. As far as I know, the phrase, "The only thing this job pays is satisfaction," was originated by my predecessor on _GenieLamp A2_, Doug Cuff, and the song is still the same. As much as I'd like otherwise, the Apple II is a hobby, and as much time as I put into it, it doesn't pay the bills (although counting everything I make from writing for other publications a year, it might pay one bill--my yearly $35 Delphi subscription). I counted the hours it took to create _GenieLamp A2_ every month last year, and it averaged out to 30 hours each month. That's 30 hours I could spend at a part time job to pay the rent or on the weight bench working on my bad right shoulder. Thirty hours is a worthwhile price to pay for a job well done, no question, and most months it's hours well spent. But not that one. So, in what we used to call "group punishment" back in the days when I worked at the youth shelter, I delayed updating the official home page of _The Lamp!_ for awhile. The user who started the fire by distributing _The Lamp!_ got it from there, so I took away the matches, and I announced in the _II Scribe_ Forum on Delphi that I'd delay placing issues there. Interestingly, the only mail I received about _The Lamp!_ in that time were people asking why the archive on the World Wide Web wasn't updated, and after my standard reply, I received only one backhanded positive comment about the work put into the publication. After cooling down a bit, I've placed the back issues of _The Lamp!_ back up on the Web page, and in fact I've licensed another site on the Web to handle back issues: the trenco.gno.org ftp site. This doesn't mean I've gotten paid yet, just that I've decided that it's been a fitting punishment for the crime. I can't think of another way to say this, so here it is: if people continue to abuse the distribution restriction placed on this publication, it'll become more strict, and that'll be that. Period. [*] [*] [*] And Now For Something We Hope You'll Really Like Department: Realizing that editorial was a bummer, I've decided I'll try to shine a little light on the dark A2 universe--even post KansasFest, the A2 and A2Pro Forums on Delphi keep pumping out new information, and our Apple II programmers keep putting out new programs. I can't recall a time in the last three years when we've seen so many new products as we have these past two months. And we are still anxiously awaiting the essential IIgs tool in the age of the 'Net, _Marinetti 2.0_. After all, it's tough to catch fish without a 'Net. See you in thirty. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] General Chatter ....... Emulation And Copyrights [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Bussing In KFest From Canada? [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Risk/Reward with ZipGSX Hop Ups [*] User Groups & Publications ....... NiftySpell Vs. Big Mac? [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Babelfish Bugs? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" APPLE COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF EMULATION True. However, Apple is no longer """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" making money off the Apple II line. Or are they? Some people are buying Macs instead of WinTel machines so they can run Bernie and keep using their Apple II software. So Apple is actually =making= money (if only a little bit) because Bernie is available. Legally, I'm sure Apple could go after people for creating ROM images for emulators. Realistically, why would they? Nobody is being hurt and nobody is losing money because of Bernie and other emulators. Well, except for those few lost WinTel sales... The only real sticking point is making those ROM images available publicly. There's still not going to be anybody hurt or losing money because of it, unless someone =sells= them. Try that and you'd have Apple lawyers on your back pretty fast I imagine. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- "Whatever it is, I'm against it!" -- Groucho Marx (TONYW1, 15322, GO COM A2) >>>>> and if anyone recalls my comments on Apple IIgs Basic, this is """"" along the same bullish tactics that Micro$oft used on Apple, or it would have yanked the AppleSoft license altogether. Apple had a version of BASIC developed for the Mac, M$ wanted to market Microsoft BASIC for the Mac, .. so they put an ultimatum on the table: Sell us Mac BASIC for $1, or you lose Applesoft. This being 1985, and would not be a good thing, being that the Apple II was still the cash cow. Apple, BASIC and Microsoft have been a touchy subject ever since. A comprehensive 3rd party book had been published and marketed for Macintosh BASIC, and was available in stores while all this was going on. .microsoft. {s hurl} Tony (T_DIAZ, 15393, GO COM A2) IIGS SERIAL SUPPORT VS. THE TURBO ASB In practical terms, the 57600 bps """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" serial port is speedy enough for most tasks. Think about the types of files you download. Most likely they are already compressed (SHK/BXY, ZIP, GIF, JPG, etc.) These types of files would not benefit much from the extra speed of the Turbo ASB. If, however, you download a lot of highly compressible files (text/html, sounds, etc.) that's where the Turbo ASB comes in handy. Remember that you can only exceed the speed of your port by using compression. In other words, a 57600 port will be able to keep up with a 56K modem but it won't be able to take advantage of compression. Since compression can theoretically be as good as 4:1, that's where the 230,400 bps port can come in handy, theoretically. In practice, 115,200 bps is almost always sufficient. Keep in mind that the high speeds achievable by the Turbo ASB, namely 115,200 bps (230,400 bps seems to be too fast even for my 8MHz Zip), practically require an accelerator and a shift boot. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Guns don't kill. Fast-moving projectiles do. (TONYW1, 15649, GO COM A2) BABELFISH BUGS? PART 1 I downloaded Babelfish from Ewen's Web page last """""""""""""""""""""" night. The few conversions I have tried with the NDA worked great! I converted a document on goat care to HTML. Have to take it to my Windows machine and open it with Netscape to see how it will look. I was really just playing, though. One problem I have had with Babelfish: In _some_ applications, I get an 'Error $5302' message when I try to access the Convert File NDA that suggests that Babelfish is not properly installed. I walked thru my hard drive trying programs, and came up with the following: Babelfish configuration error: JumpStart AWGS BeagleDraw MiniPaint Paintworks Gold TimeMaster Convert NDA Opens successfully: Finder SnowTerm GWIII PMPFaxApp HyperCard GSHK UniverseMaster UtilityWorks DigitalSession rSounder3 WriteAway2.1 ICE WWPro QuickClicCalc SuperConvert4 discQuest discQuest Encyclopedia CD.Roam Note that all of the ones that give the error are pretty old programs, although some of the ones that don't give the error are older ones too. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 14730, GO COM A2) >>>>> My first guess is that those older programs aren't starting up a """"" toolset that Convert File assumes is always available (possibly Resource Manager -- I don't think the Resource Manager existed yet when any of those applications were written, although AWGS was last updated just as System 5 shipped, I don't think it uses the RM). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14732, GO COM A2) >>>>> Why not just view it in SIS to see what you have got? """"" > One problem I have had with Babelfish: In _some_ applications, I get an > 'Error $5302' message when I try to access the Convert File NDA that > suggests that Babelfish is not properly installed. Thanks for the bug report, it has gone on the 'to do' pile. As it turns out that the 'SFUtility' Init is not needed, try removing that and see if it fixes the problem. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 14743, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, because I have neither SIS nor Spectrum (although they both """"" are on the wish list). > As it turns out that the 'SFUtility' Init is not needed, try removing > that and see if it fixes the problem. I inactivated SFUtility, and still have the same symptoms. BTW - What function does SFUtility serve? - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 14757, GO COM A2) >>>>> I checked this out too, and SFUtility is not the cause of the """"" problem. But it is only the Convert File NDA that is affected by the older applications. The Babelfish Init itself is called by the NDA and any application that knows about Babelfish directly. For the meantime, until I can make a fix, just make your conversions at the Finder level. When I get some time, I will try and determine what the problem is with these older programs. SFUtility was intended to handle some of the disk switching in the SFDialogs. The functionality was added to later versions of Babelfish. I only bug fixed Babelfish, and so missed the item buried deep in the version notes that said SFUtility was no longer needed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 14779, GO COM A2) BABELFISH BUGS? PART 2 There hasn't been much discussion of Babelfish """""""""""""""""""""" here. I've found what I think is a bug, but, before I get to that I want to thank Ewen, Richard Bennett, Ian Brumby, Dave Hecker, and the other 7 Hillsers for this amazing utility. The potential for it is almost unlimited, and I'm looking forward to the developers' kit being made available. That said, there's a problem with the HyperStudio Sound translator, both in importing and exporting sounds. Importing: it chokes on any of the sounds in HyperStudio's "HS.Sounds" folder with the message "File Translation Error: Bad file format or wrong translator used. ($8002)". Exporting: Sound Shop (from HyperStudio) complains that it doesn't recognize HS sounds created by Babelfish, although it will load and play them if you insist. Sound Wizard (from SoftDisk GS) loads and plays them without complaint. AudioZap 2.0 loaded one but all it would play is a click. (GARETH, 15053, GO COM A2) >>>>> The developer's kit consists of two '.pdf' files and is available """"" now on request from myself or SevenHills. You need to be able to receive BinHex 4.0 attachments to receive the two files, and have an Acrobat '.pdf' reader to view them. Bill Tudor was the author of the HS sound translator, and is no longer developing for the IIgs. The source files for this translator are in APW/C format. As I don't understand C, and I am unfamiliar with sound files, I can't help with fixing the bugs. There are two options open to us here. Either a new Translator is written from scratch, or if a developer capable of handling C and sound formats is willing to take on the project on behalf of Seven Hills, we could send them the existing source code to fix. The first option only needs the '.pdf' files, the second option will need a request to passed through to Seven Hills itself. In either case, get in touch with me in e-mail. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 15070, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ewen, send me those sources, and I'll attend to them. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15075, GO COM A2) SHIFTY LIST POWER USAGE Perhaps the most seriously useful feature of """"""""""""""""""""""" Shifty List 2.0 is being able to select a script at boot time either from a menu on screen or by pressing a key. Here are some of my scripts and the keys that load them: i - Boot to Finder with IR and a few debugging aids only. s - Boot directly to Spectrum with known "good" system extras. p - Boot to Finder with minimal setup for PMPFax. o - Identical to my default (no key) boot, but launches the ORCA shell instead of Wings (my preferred launcher.) n - (o sound). Same as my default boot but without sounds and without the sound control panel. I can choose any of these with a keypress at boot time, or I can press caps lock and choose from these and others via on screen menu. Other 2.0 goodies include playing sounds and displaying pictures during the boot, launching different applications (as I do above), loading different Battery RAM configurations, and lots more. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Gravity: it's not just a good idea, it's the law! (TONYW1, 14778, GO COM A2) KFEST THANK YOU FROM THE SENIOR APPLE II TEENAGER Thanks to All: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" But especially to Ewen, to my roommate, Russ Alman, to my host-on-the-road Ron Merlin and to all the others that helped me in one way or another--- Spectrum and C.O.G. are working perfectly, even in Oklahoma and with sprintnet! I received my "new" and I mean NEW SQ135 disk drive from SyQuest on the next day after I returned from KFest. This was a replacement and was covered by the warrantee. At first my RamFast SCSI did not seem to want to recognize it and when I "fiddled" with the SCSI menu and got it to work, it would work awhile, and then would fail to work. Now, it seems to be working OK, especially if I leave my GS on all the time, which is what I do most of the time anyway. I appreciate all the consideration I received at KFest98. Sometimes I felt like an honored guest. CEW cewall {Ephraim} Message delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 2.5! (CEWALL, 14760, GO COM A2) CHOOSY IIGS FANATICS CHOOSE GIF As far as the GS is concerned, a GIF file """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is an 8-bit, ascii text file. The ".gif" suffix on the name is all that your gif viewer needs to know it's a gif. If it's unreadable, maybe you only have a 7-bit connection. Have you been able to download any programs that work? -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech Via Crock O' Gold v2.5 cknoblo@novia.net (CKNOBLO, 14770, GO COM A2) >>>>> As Carl has pointed out, GIF files are plain text files, and so """"" there is no filetype on the IIgs to mark them. They usually do not have any binary wrapper applied to tell Spectrum what kind of files they should be saved as, so they will be saved as Text. When you try to view them in your '.GIF' viewing program, what happens? Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 14781, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, there was a GIF filetype assigned. But it was assigned """"" after there were already GIF viewers for the GS that accepted TXT and BIN files (the two defaults for most Apple II telecom programs) so it never caught on. Technically, GIFs are not text files. They can be saved as text files if that's how your telecom program is setup, or they can be saved as binary files which is how I have my telecom programs setup. If the GIF filetype had caught on in the Apple II world, we would be in the same boat as Macintosh users who wrap all their uploads, including GIFs, in MacBinary (although Mac users are getting better at this now .) IMHO, we're better off the way we are. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- "To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition." -- Woody Allen (TONYW1, 14813, GO COM A2) ZIP SWITCH CHEAT SHEET Here are what the DIP switches control (with """""""""""""""""""""" factory default settings in parentheses): SW1: ==== 1 Cxxx/Dxxx Cache Disable (OFF) 2 Joystick Delay (ON) 3 AppleTalk Delay (OFF) 4 Counter Delay (ON) -- Allows passing of IIgs self test. 5 CPS Follow (ON) 6 OFF/ON -- Disable/Enable Acceleration. 7 |ON |ON |OFF |OFF + 8KB | 16KB | 32KB | 64KB | 8 |ON |OFF |ON |OFF SW2: === 1->7 Control the Speed of the corresponding IIgs slot. 1 (FAST, ON) 2 (NORMAL, OFF) 3 (FAST, ON) 4 (FAST, ON) 5 (NORMAL, OFF) 6 (NORMAL, OFF) 7 (FAST, ON) 8 Speaker Delay. Hope this helps. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 14897, GO COM A2) THE FINAL WORD ON PROTERM VERSION NUMBERS There seems to be some question """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" about ProTERM versions here. The current ProTERM versions are: ProTERM A2 3.1 ProTERM Mac 1.2.5 AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application. Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ Download ProTERM 1.2.5 & PTMM 2.5 (full versions): (INTREC, 14927, GO COM A2) SWITCHING BETWEEN COLOR AND MONO ON THE FLY The Color/Mono setting in the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Display control panel on the IIGS is useful for Double Hi-Res software such as PublishIt! and SB Publisher (these programs seem to set it for you..but if you go in and set it to mono and then back to color you can see the icky Color DHR version of these desktop programs) Question...how does one set a mono display for Hi-Res ("Single" Hi-Res) software? The GS control panel setting does not have an effect on Hi-Res modes. A good example is MousePaint, which is a decent paint program for hi-res mode. Text and patterns often have the telltale green and purple characteristics. A simple P8 or Basic program to do this could be occasionally handy. Shawn (STBEATTIE, 14811, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm working from dim memory here, but I think I achieved this with """"" Computer Keyboarding by poking the double hi res softswitch which I THINK is 49246. With the GS, this only works if you also select monochrome from the control panel. Hopefully someone else's memory will be better than mine. Charlie Hartley ... via the ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5 (CKHARTLEY, 14816, GO COM A2) >>>>> Charlie's memory is certainly in good shape. """"" I usually add a: 10 POKE 49246,0 to the beginning of BASIC programs that use the single hi-res screen. This kills the color smearing that occurs on IIGS RGB monitors. I _think_ it can also occur on IIGS mono composite monitors, although it's not colors that smear, but rather the image that blurs. I have also POKED this location prior to running (or modified the programs, I can't remember) some machine language programs that use the single hi-res screen. It really makes a big difference. For a detailed explanation of all this, you may wish to read the IIGS Tech Note #29, and also the February, 1988 issue of Open-Apple. The brief explanation is that the Control Panel setting for monochrome only works for double-hires graphics. By poking 49246, you turn double-hires on, but assuming you set the control panel to mono and your program doesn't invoke 80 column mode, everything 'works out'. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, 14895, GO COM A2) MOCKINGBIRD TIDBITS Most software looks for the Mockingboard in slot 4. """"""""""""""""""" Few scan all slots for it. (The mouse card was not in existence way back..) The IIgs may need to be at 1MHz for some software to find the card, and for the card to work properly. Otherwise the computer may lock up or crash when the Mockingboard is accessed. Some images of various Apple II Sound Cards are available at: http://www.apple2.org/images/InterfaceCards/Sound.Music/ There were several variations of Mockingboard made, I have one or two on there now, in the next few weeks I plan on getting the cards out again and filling in where I left off on some of the categories. Tony (T_DIAZ, 14969, GO COM A2) KFEST PICS ON DISPLAY IN MOSCOW After annoying my school districts """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Technician for a week or so, I've finally got my web server back, and online! You will now be able to view the pictures I took at KFest '98. Odd... I'm not in any of them! B-{) The initial page has 52 thumbnailed GIFs and according to my timing, takes about 2-3 mins. to load. Clicking on a particular thumbnail will load the full sized GIF. It's not pretty in lynx, but Apple II users should still be able to grab and view everything. The URL is: http://moscow2.pld.com/kfest98/ Kirk (KMITCHEL, 14955, GO COM A2) USING MAC CD ROMS FROM WITHIN BERNIE What you need to do is mount the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" disk on the Mac desktop (which basically only involves inserting the CD-ROM :), then go back to Bernie and share the volume: - open File->Mount Disk... - in the standard Open File box, click the Desktop button to see all devices that are online - highlight (not double-click) the CD-ROM volume - push the button "Mount " It is only possible to mount the first session of a CD-ROM. woof, Henrik (GUDATH, 15013, GO COM A2) >>>>> This is true for Apples' CDROM drivers. """"" I had to install FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit in order to access the other partitions on the "Golden Orchard CD-ROM" that I got from Joe Kohn at KFest. Unfortunately, it won't mount the Prodos partition, but was able to access the HFS partitions. To simplify matters, I copied each partition into a big disk image (6 Gigs is fun!), so they don't take up valuable disk slots in Bernie. (KMITCHEL, 15027, GO COM A2) APPLE II REUNION MAKES MSNBC What a great read! """""""""""""""""""""""""""" John Romero's Apple II reunion party on MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com/news/187499.asp - Matt (MPORTUNE, 15074, GO COM A2) GETTING ROGER'S ATTENTION RWP is a rapidly growing company. Just like a """"""""""""""""""""""""" person in a growth spurt, they are occasionally a bit clumsy. I think they simply stumbled a bit with your e-mail. In fact, when I've asked them where I should tell people to send e-mail, I've never been told it should be sent to support@hyperstudio.com, which is where I assume you sent it. Try e-mailing Dallas, their customer support head, at dallas@hyperstudio.com. Explain what you want, and ask him how you can get the upgrade. Be sure and include your complete mailing address. The simplest response for him will be to drop a set of disks in the mail, so make it easy for him to help you. If that fails, let me know. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 15142, GO COM A2) IIGS TRIVIA If you examine an ASCII dump of a GS' ROM, you'll see it has """"""""""" a patent notice embedded in it. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 15315, GO COM A2) PROFILING THE PROFILE You can run a ProFile on a GS. You need a certain """"""""""""""""""""" ROM revision on the interface card, and a certain modification to the card, in order to use it with GSOS. (I can retrieve that info if you need it, but I don't have it at hand.) The typically available ProFile is a 5 megger. The drives are more common than the cards (because they were fairly common on the Apple III, and the cards from the III won't fit a II or a IIgs). Both are pretty hard to find, and a ProFile drive without an interface card is not much more than a doorstop or a curio. You can only do a low level format on a ProFile with a Lisa (predecessor to the Mac). ProFiles are very slow, and very noisy, and the power supplies, despite the fact that they are HUGE (by todays standards) are not terribly powerful. The ProFile manual specifically recommends that the drive not be turned off on a day to day basis. (Those are the tidbits I can remember off the top of my head.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 15216, GO COM A2) >>>>> The controller card you'll want to find is labeled: Apple II """"" Interface 820-5006-[]B. Another number on the card is 656-0203-D (or some other revision letter). Cards had BIOS support for 5 or 10 meg Profiles but I've been informed that it's one or the other, the BIOS on the card determines what size drive it will support and cannot be changed without swapping out the BIOS chip, i.e. a 10MB card won't work with a 5MB drive or vice versa. Bummer. (SFAHEY, 15223, GO COM A2) >>>>> Two things on Profile cards: """"" The ROM and GS/OS,ProDOS 16, et al. Apple says you need to change the ROM. I have never changed the ROM. I have never had a problem either, other than the thermometer does not work during boot. So what, it doesn't work on the CMS card either, or most other older hard disk controller cards. The ROM (BIOS? Blech. That's PC stuff.), dictates the size drive you can attach to it? I must say, that I have *NEVER*, *EVER* heard of that. Not ever in any of the service manuals I have ever read, tech notes, or even in using them. When did that start? Someone may be thinking the controller card on the drive itself, and I don't mean the board on top of the power supply, but the one on the drive itself. Actually, there is one type of 5MB mechanism, but there are two types of 10MB, one being the Seagate with Apple's controller on it, like the 5MB, the other is the Wigit drive. These are the 10MB drives used INTERNALLY on Lisa 2/10 systems. Tony (T_DIAZ, 15306, GO COM A2) SIZING UP SPEED I don't think I would be willing to pay so much for an """"""""""""""" accelerator. I would however probably be willing to pay $200 - if it cost more I would just have to do without. Well, $40,000 = 100 x $400 OR 200 x $200 ! If there were more of us, maybe it would cost the individual less - do you think one could find so many takers? You could put my name on the list at least. OTOH, maybe a Transwarp GS could not be produced and sold profitably for under $400. An original Applied Engineering 1991 catalog lists this as the price for a TWGS (32K cache). Do you know why a new production would cost so much? Is there some sort of special microchip that would have to go into production again? Giselle (GSCHNAUBELT, 15405, GO COM A2) >>>>> You know, at this point an incredible accelerator for you GS is a """"" Power Mac equipped with Bernie II the Rescue. Worth thinking about, anyway. :) --- Dean Esmay -- esmay@syndicomm.com (ESMAY, 15406, GO COM A2) >>>>> Looking at the TWGS, there aren't any real custom parts, but the """"" GALs would need to be programmed and they appear to be copy protected, and the ROM would need to be copied. There's also the copyright issue, although I think Joachim over at //SHH Systeme resolved that with the ROM issue. The ZipGSX has that custom part which can't be made without a substantial one time investment. So, if someone could get the code for the GALs and the ROM, the TWGS might be a better candidate to put back into production in terms of initial start up costs. Whether or not it could be done in a profitable manner in a small run is unknown. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Delivered via FFNSS alpha .5 (RSUENAGA, 15408, GO COM A2) <<<<< I suppose that the logical person to produce Transwarps would be """"" Joachim Lange - anyone else able and willing? He offers a re-designed version of the original TransWarp 32K cache piggyback board for upgrading 8K Transwarps and I know he has permission to do the necessary firmware upgrades of EPROM versions older than 1.7 or 1.8. I expect that other copyright issues would be involved however, to do a whole TW board and all the necessary firmware programming. I will try contacting him about this, as well as a realistic price estimate. Giselle (GSCHNAUBELT, 15441, GO COM A2) THE NO SLOT CLOCK--AVAILABLE IN THE LATE 90'S I believe the NSC can be """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" had for new by buying a Dallas Semiconductor chip (unfortunately, I don't have the info handy at the moment). There is software freely available which can set up this chip (I believe it is called something like Smartwatch.shk on some of the ftp sites). The chip can be purchased from either Jameco or JDR Microdevices (can't remember which catalog I saw it in). If I remember, I'll dig up the info when I get home and post here. I may even have the smartwatch software. If I do, I'll try to upload it here. Paul. (SCHULTP, 15587, GO COM A2) <<<<< Here is the info for the 'No Slot Clock' and the SmartWatch """"" software for setting the DS1216E. I'm going to try to upload the SmartWatch.bxy file tonight. Since I've never uploaded to delphi yet please bear with me. Hopefully, you'll see the software in a day or so :-) I believe that Alltech still sells the No Slot Clock but if I recall the provided software isn't as good as what is provided with the SmartWatch.bxy package. Paul. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an excerpt taken from the INSTRUCTIONS file from within the SmartWatch.bxy archive: - SWU.SYSTEM is a self-contained utility program that is used to start and set the date/time in an installed DS1216E. This program does not require any particular version of ProDOS8 and does not use the ProDOS MLI call 'GET_TIME'. This program makes direct call to the DS1216E using selected address in the $C300 page. This memory page was selected due to its constant availability in Apple //e's and Apple //c's. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 15612, GO COM A2) UDC CARDS AND 800K DRIVES I used to have a generic Mac 800k drive (Chinon """"""""""""""""""""""""" mech, I think) that had a manual eject button hooked up to a UDC card, and I was copying disks with Diversi-Copy. I was stunned to find that this most generic of Mac drives in combo with the UDC card supported software eject! So, any software that normally ejects 3.5 disks ought to work fine with the UDC card and external drives, but you're generally out of luck for software that doesn't do software ejects. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Delivered via FFNSS alpha .6 (RSUENAGA, 15669, GO COM A2) HABANERO'S GS MISADVENTURES As does the Apple IIGS. I was in the """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Himalayas, oh about 15 years ago, just walking around, minding my own business, picking wild flowers and feeding the yaks when I decided to hike up into the snow country. I had struggled my way up to about 8,000 meters and was really tired due to the thin air and the weight of my back pack. I couldn't take another step so I decided to sit on a ledge of ice that was protruding from a rock. After about 20 minutes, I had finally regained my breath and noticed a cold draft that was tingling my spine. I turned around and saw a little hole in the ice surrounding the rock. I pushed away some of the snow and chiseled away some of the ice and realized that there was a cave underneath the rock. I wanted to get a feel for how large the cave might be so I shouted 'hallooo' into the opening. There was a 6 second delay when the 'halloo' finally returned. Wow, I thought to myself, that cave must be at least 3 meters wide and 10 meters deep. I looked to the left, looked to the right, looked uphill and downhill and didn't see anyone for at least 20 kilometers in any direction, although if I squinted I could make out 20 Hare Krishna's bothering a tent salesman for donations way down the hill. Well, since no one was nearby, I would take a chance on exploring the cave myself. I pushed away all the snow and chiseled and hacked away enough of the ice so I could fit all 140 kilograms of myself into the cave. It was dark inside, but I could make out that I had vastly under estimated the size of the cave. I could see at LEAST 15 meters down the corridor!!!! As I walked forward and the light became too faint to see anymore I pulled the Zippo from my back pack (no kids, I don't smoke, I carry the Zippo because in certain small towns in the Himalayas it is considered rude to say 'I don't smoke, you cancer infested lackey of the tobacco industry' when someone asks you for a light) and fired it up. In the distance, I could make out a large room, through the dim yet not too unpleasant glow of the flame from the Zippo. When I called out 'Hey, dudes, what's happening!' to the group of faint figures against the farthest wall, they jumped up and raced towards me, in a velocity I can only describe as 'quick', yelling what appeared to be obscenities in a language that not only did I not understand, but found to be strangely unfriendly. As I had, by now, determined that an equally quick disembarkation from the cave may be the best course of action, I turned and dove out the hole I had made at the surface. Once outside again in the fresh air and sunshine, I thought that I should now go back down the mountain (at least out of the snow country) and eat some lunch. As I took my first carefree steps towards my mid-day repast, I suddenly heard some scowls and smelled the unpleasant odor of 'garlic, shrimp, truffles and tapioca' breath. The figures turned out to be yetis and apparently I must have offended them by calling them 'dudes' because they were still pursuing me even after my renaissance from the bowels of their humble, yet conservatively furnished in animal and human bones, abode. As I picked up my pace down the mountainside, they were gaining on me, and I had to do something quick. I finally realized that the pack on my back was slowing me down, (gee I left home in such a rush when I came to the Himalayas that I'm not even sure what I packed), so I stopped to see what was so heavy. D'oh! I had inadvertently packed my IIGS including the monitor when I meant to pack an extra pair of socks. Time was so short at this moment that I would never be able to repack the back pack in an orderly manner (tip from heloise: it is easier to find things when you unpack if you pack them in an orderly and logical manner) so a bit of improvisation was required. I placed the monitor onto the system saver, then put that unit onto the cpu box, plugged in the keyboard and mouse, put the back pack over my shoulder, and proceeded to sit on top and pushed off with both feet. As I began speeding down the snow covered mountainside attempting stem christies along the way, I was horrified to see that the yetis were still gaining on me. What could I do? What would MacGiver do? I recalled from an episode of Gilligan's Island that when the batteries on the radio had gone dead, that the professor had them all sit around the table and stir some cups of something with electrodes connected and this powered the radio. Hmm, dang this old age, my memory had gotten so bad that I could not for the life of me (and with the yetis gaining, this could be true!) remember what the professor had put into the cups. Scratch that idea anyway, if I needed a radio on a deserted island, then maybe that would be useful, but not here. Batteries! That's the ticket. In my best MacGiver imitation, I pulled a paper clip from my knapsack and the batteries from my flashlight (hmm, why did I use the Zippo in the cave when I had a flashlight?) and fashioned these items into a 120 volt 60 hz ac power supply, soldered it to the power cord on the IIGS, booted up (thank God for the internal Focus Hard Card, I don't think I would have had time to boot up from floppy disks!) held down the open-apple and control keys and pressed escape. No, it didn't help me escape, but it did bring up the control panel program and I was able to select the Zip GS control. You see, I had disabled the Zip GS when I was playing 'Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?'. At this point, just nanoseconds before they grabbed me, I kicked the Zip into the highest speed and WHOOSH! I was off down the mountain! The design of the IIGS allowed me to float down the deep and heavy snow, just like the best designed skis. To this day I thank my lucky stars that I spent the extra money for the ZipGSX 10/64 instead of settling for the cheaper 7/16. Burp! (HABANERO, 15026, GO COM A2) <<<<< All this talk about airplanes and sky diving reminds me of a trip I """"" took on a Northwest Airlines Flight a while back. It was about 3 years ago. I was on my way to San Francisco from Detroit and was running slightly late for the flight. As I rushed my 1977 Chrysler Cordoba (yes, the one with the Corinthian Leather) into the parking garage and parked it in a Frank Drebbin- (you know, the guy from 'Police Squad' and the 'Naked Gun' movies) -like manner on the third level, I glanced at my watch to see how much time I had before the plane disembarked. Mickey's hands pointed out that I had exactly 4 minutes to get from the garage, to the terminal, check in, go through the security check, walk the 2.5 miles from the security checkpoint to the gate, and board the plane. I didn't think I could make it, especially since the sky-blue double-knit Sans-a-belt slacks I was wearing (with the matching green and red plaid long sleeve shirt, smartly buttoned all the way to the top button, no neck-tie, of course, {although being a business trip, I was allowed to travel casually dressed, hence, no tie}) were a bit on the snug side. Even though they had been comfortable for the past 16 years, I had put on a few extra pounds the last couple of them. Putting my negative thoughts aside, I made a mad dash toward the terminal, my white socks a blur in the partly sunny Monet-like landscape of concrete, asphalt, yellow painted lines and oil spots left on the ground by aging Oldsmobiles and Dodge Mini-vans. Porting all I would need for this trip in one carry-on valese of pebble-grained vinyl, I could actually by-pass the check-in and head straight for the terminal, this would save me 3 minutes. My chances of making the plane on time were getting better (if you don't count that I was supposed to check in one hour before departure). I made it through the hernia-exam-like security frisk and hopped onto the moving sidewalk still running at full speed (well, as full a speed as a 36 year old, overweight, couch potato with a vinyl valese and brown winged-tipped Hush-Puppies could manage). At this point I recalled the old Hertz Rent-a-car commercials that used to play on tv during the seventies and eighties, the ones with O.J. Simpson. You remember........ O.J. would be in California saying you could rent a car for $29.99 and Arnold Palmer (the golfer, not the star of the Terminator movies) would be in Florida saying you could rent a similar car for $19.99. An odd choice to be thinking of while running through an airport. Anyway, I made it to the gate to find that the last (well second to last if you count me) passenger was just getting on board. I dragged myself, huffing and puffing, up to the gate and handed over my ticket to the attendant. He proceeded to inform me that my pre-booked seat by the window had been given to a standby passenger, but they did have a seat between two children travelling alone to see their granny in Colma. Rats. Oh well, "I'll take it", I told him, not wanting to miss my appointment in San Francisco. As I walked down the boarding ramp, I thought I heard him say to the janitor that they had to separate the two kids because they fought like cats and dogs if they were seated next to each other. My seat, as it turns out was backed up against the bulkhead, which meant I would not be able to recline. This was not a pleasant thought on a three hour tour ... er plane ride. Especially if the weather started getting rough. The tiny plane could get tossed, if not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Boeing 666 airliner could get lost. The Boeing could get lost. When I tossed my valese into the overhead compartment and sat down, (on some freshly chewed bubble gum) I tried to find the two parts of my safety belt. My favorite part of any commercial flight is to follow along with the stewardess... er, flight attendant, during the safety drill. Well, it seems that both parts of the belt had slipped down under the seat onto the floor of the cabin. As I contorted myself into a yoga position that I had seen on tv a number of years back in order to retrieve the belt halves, the two kids erupted into a nasty competition, apparently a resumption of a continuing battle as to who could come up with a tongue twister the other couldn't say. "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper....Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper....Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper" one of the darling infant forencists yelled into my ear. "She Sells Sea Shells By The Seashore....She sells Sea Shells By The Seashore...." the other retorted in an equally profound and ear-splitting manner. I finally exhumed the seat belts and settled into my seat, hearing about pecks of pickled peppers and the like, and after clasping the buckle closed decided to put a stop to this quibble. "Quick Click Calc....Quick Click Calc....Quick Click Calc" I interjected. The two stunned, yet suddenly pleasantly silent youngsters, were in awe. Quick Kick Clack....Kick quick clalc....Quack Quack Duck.....It was evident to everyone on the plane that neither enfant horrible could duplicate my feat. There wasn't another peep from anyone on the plane (although the radiant smiles of adult parents were felt, even to a contorted, rumpled, gum stuck yutz like me) for the next 10 minutes. Just before take off, the little brother of the pair whispered to me "What is a Quake Cake Clamp anyway? "A program from the company with the 'Fish-Wearing-Holstein-Cow-Clothes' logo" I responded, patting the little dear on the head. "IT'S NOT A FISH IT'S AN KILLER WHALE YOU . DON'T YOU KNOW AN ORCA WHEN YOU'VE SEEN ONE?" the little sister of the pair retorted. "AND THEIR LOGO IS GEARS, YOU ." Just then a light bulb went on over my head. (It was the reading lamp of the woman just in front of me, but a minor epiphany was experienced nonetheless) So now it all makes sense! It is not ORKUM and ORKAK, but rather ORKA-EM and ORKA-SEE. Duh! What country was I born in? Just then the plane took off. Now I was stuck. The scared little munchkins claws stuck into my legs (why did they have to be afraid of flying too, I lamented silently to myself). I thought that my best course of action would be to just ignore them and start getting ready for the work that lay ahead. I pulled out my credit-card-sized electronic Rolodex and began punching those tiny little buttons with my big, fat fingers. Yeah, right. I started to day dream a little, over the raucous noise the H.R. Puff'n'stuff dropouts were manufacturing, about some programs I had put together to download data from my Apple IIGS into my pocket Rolodex. You see, it isn't documented in any of the tech manuals but there is a small connector underneath the motherboard of the Rom 01 GS that is just perfect for loading serial data into palm-sized mini-micro-sized-computerized gadgets, provided you have the proper handshaking cable. While investigating the possibilities and putting together some code on the GS, a former Apple employee that was working at the local hand-toweled car wash let me in on the biggest secret surrounding the ROM on ROM 01 GS's. If you 'Peek' location $D8/BEEF and 'Poke' that into location $CC/FEEB while there is no memory expansion card in the slot, the firmware will spew forth 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' out the serial port, perfect for pirates and Microsoft disenchantee's alike. Well, the only catch was that it came out backwards, and big-endian to boot. It was only a minor patch to fix that and since I was experimenting with the hidden-serial-to-gizmo port anyway, I proceeded to download the game into my Rolodex. How convenient for me, as I could boot up this game and keep these quasimodo descendants occupied for the next three hours. I showed them how to do it and they were fascinated. I traded seats with the distaff child and they were merrily playing for the next hour and a half. Suddenly the plane lurched up and shot 4,000 feet higher than our travelling ceiling. Next it plunged 6,000 feet in less than 3 seconds. Those who weren't buckled in (like the flight attendant told them, the I-can-do-what-I-want-because-it's-a-free-country God-less democrats) were tossed up and banged their heads a-la one of those Indoesian Gamelans. You know what I mean, in a musically rhythmic fashion, sort of in the tune to 'shave and a haircut, two bits'. In fear that we were going to crash, I panicked and grabbed the Rolodex from the Addams-Family kids and threw it into my shirt pocket (not the one with the pocket protector, but the other one). Just as suddenly, the plane leveled out and we continued on our trip. You probably heard about the incident of the plane that mysteriously shot up and dove down in the papers back then, but nobody could understand what had happened, not the pilot, not the janitor, not the Federal Aviation Administration officials. At least until the past week. During the long and drawn out law suit that we passengers had filed against the airline for subjecting us to 'shave and a haircut, two bits' a new revelation came forth. You see, a Boeing factory worker who was installing the firmware into the electronic computerized passenger seat game/fax/phone ports in the plane's passenger cabin was moonlighting in Redmond as a Programmer for Microsoft. The day he was installing the firmware in the seat next to the one I occupied, he had been terminated by the software giant. It seems he had produced 2,000 consecutive lines of code without one bug, which is, of course, against company policy and grounds for immediate termination. When he came to work at the Boeing facility that day, he had brought along a bootleg copy of, you guessed it, Flight Simulator, and wired it into the cockpit controls. When the kids had inadvertently plugged the earphone adapter to my Rolodex into the headphone jack at their seat, they had accidently tripped the cockpit override and were actually steering the plane. Scary. I had to tell the FAA that I've never owned anything other than a IIGS and a Newton. My mom will probably wash out my mouth with soap for that fib. Don't tell anyone, ok? (HABANERO, 15548, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" SHEPPY'S SOFTDISK STUFF All of my Softdisk-published stuff has been """"""""""""""""""""""" updated and released as freeware or shareware since Softdisk G-S went away. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15308, GO COM A2) NEW SCRIPTS FOR COG? Well, all I've told Ewen so far is that I'm working """""""""""""""""""" on some scripts he might want to include in the next version of COG. What I'm working on at present is a replacement for the Msg.Reader script that will give COG users the ability to deal with messages, threads and topics a little easier. I'm creating a new message reader window which contains pop-up menus for Forum and Topic (both of which can be set to "All" if you don't want to limit which message threads get displayed in the Thread list box. This allows you go through the thread subjects and pick and choose which messages you want to read (unread messages will be marked). There is a second window that is for displaying the message that you select in the Thread listbox. I haven't decided yet whether I will be putting buttons in like the current Msg.Reader scripts does for Reply, Download, Archive, etc. I'm thinking more of using keyboard commands or a menu but I haven't decided yet. You will be able to set how many days you wish to keep messages on your system. After that many days, they will be deleted unless you have told the script that you want to keep the message. I'll probably add a COG Archive menu item to the Forum pop-up menu for this but I might just leave the kept message in their own Forums. Again, I haven't decided yet. This script is in its very early infancy but I did want to let people know that an improved threaded message reader is in the works. I'm not sure when it will be done as I'm also working on several other things at the same time but rest assured, it will be done if for no other reason than the fact that I want it. :) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of A2U in A2Pro on Delphi sent via COG v2.5, Spectrum v2.1 and a Linux box to here. (JBLAKENEY, 14896, GO COM A2) NEW LIFE FOR PLATINUM PAINT? I inquired through Gina a week or so ago """""""""""""""""""""""""""" into the status of Platinum Paint, and she indicated that SQC still has the rights to the program, but apparently has no intention of ever distributing it again. I have asked for a price on obtaining the rights to Platinum Paint so that I can distribute it through Juiced.GS, and if the price is not too steep I intend to do just that. I'm still waiting to hear a price, or even if the rights are for sale. Wish me luck .... The good news is that we still have Gina inside SQC to keep an eye on things for us. :-) Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 14898, GO COM A2) MARINETTI PROGRESS Well, yes I'm working on Marinetti 2.0 at the moment, """""""""""""""""" and as Carl says, probably the end of September (I'm busy job hunting at the moment). Marinetti 1.1 and 2.0 are basically the same thing. In fact if a certain person hadn't accidentally (yeah, it was an accident, I understand they happen every now and again :) posted about it, nobody would have been confused about the version number. That's why we do secret development, so that rumours and fiction don't get started. As with most Apple II software these does, it will be done when its done, and here on Delphi you'll hear about it first, the Marinetti home page second, and csa2 hopefully never. :-) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 14908, GO COM A2) WAITING FOR GODOT. . . UH, GUS I think it's safe to assume that since '""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Andy Nicholas is no longer at Apple, and Dave Lyons is a busy guy, we probably shouldn't hold our breaths waiting for Gus to be released to the general public. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15277, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" FROM SPECCIE WITH LOVE Until now, I haven't really said anything online """""""""""""""""""""" about the TABBS CD-ROM, mainly because I was waiting to get copies of the CD-ROM for distribution. A slew of copies arrived this morning, and I've just spent the past few hours going through the CD-ROM. It's going to take much, much longer - maybe even years - before I discover everything on the TABBS CD-ROM, as there is more than 600 megabytes of compressed files on the CD. As those of you who attend Kfest 98 know, the TABBS CD-ROM was put together by Sir Ewen Wannop, of Spectrum fame. For years, Ewen ran a BBS system for various Apple II British user groups, and the TABBS CD includes everything that was ever uploaded to that BBS, plus I presume, a whole lot more. It's a hybrid CD, with software on it for Apple II, Macintosh and IBM PC. It includes, among other things, the entire Apple2000 Apple II disk library, as well as the more recent British Apple IIgs Club library. In addition, the British Apple IIgs Club put out a monthly newsletter in HyperStudio format, and all of those are on the disk as well. Each one of those newsletter disks contains articles, news, and of course software. In looking at the CD for just a few hours, I feel overwhelmed with software. For that reason, I've asked Ewen if he can send me a complete catalog of everything on the disk (as it is, each folder on the CD has a catalog listing, but there are probably 100 different folders) so that I can make that info available so that folks can see what's on the disk. Like I said, it's going to take me a long time to go through the disk just to see what's there. In any case, the TABBS Library Archive CD-ROM is now available from Shareware Solutions II for $25. It comes on one large HFS volume. Send checks/money orders to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOE_KOHN, 15184, GO COM A2) NEW WEBWORKS FROM SHEPPY WebWorks GS has been updated to version 1.1! """""""""""""""""""""""" The new version fixes the copyright symbol bug (which could potentially crash the system, and would corrupt documents), and adds an exciting new feature! WebWorks GS now provides an HTML preview option, whereby you can, without quitting WebWorks GS, see how your page will look when viewed in Spectrum Internet Suite! Thanks to Ewen Wannop and Geoff Weiss, who kindly provided the SIS HTML engine used to display the page, ordinary mortals (ie, people without The Manager, Spectrum, SIS, *and* a lot of memory) can check out their pages while editing them. Current WebWorks GS owners can upgrade by downloading the updater application, UpdateWWGS.shk, either from Delphi's A2 library when it's released (I just uploaded it now), or from ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/UpdateWWGS.shk. The updater includes a readme file describing the usage of the updater application and the new feature, an updater application, and Dan Krass' WebWorks GS logo graphic, which you can use freely on WWGS-built pages if you like. You'll need around 100k of free disk space (about 50k on the boot disk and about 50k on the disk that WebWorks GS is on) to install the update. If you don't have WebWorks GS already, send Joe Kohn $20 and get your copy today! All disks sent out henceforth will be version 1.1! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14977, GO COM A2) SHEPPYWARE SNAIL MAIL IN LIMBO By the way, everyone, my snail mail """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" address will be going away soon. Given the decrease in shareware payments and software purchases over the last year, I can no longer justify keeping my mailbox, so I'm letting my contract lapse. It will go away effective the 20th or so of this month. I'll make some sort of arrangement for a replacement address to send payments to if anyone feels like paying for anything anymore. This is going to make collecting payments tougher, but since nobody sends me money anymore really anyway, I guess it's no big deal. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 14984, GO COM A2) NEW SHIFTY LIST Just a note: later this week, I'll be releasing the """"""""""""""" long-awaited Shifty List 2.0.1 update for registered Shifty List owners (people using the unregistered demo are out of luck-- they can just put up with the bugs :). This will be available as a downloadable update, similar to the WebWorks GS update, that will update a copy of your Shifty List 2.0 floppy to 2.0.1; you can then install the updated version from there. Fixed bugs include (this is only the half of the stuff I remember offhand): Hitting certain keys in the ScriptBuilder FExt doesn't crash anymore. ScriptBuilder doesn't always ask you to specify where to save a file if you close the FExt without saving first; if the file already exists on disk, and you tell it to save when it asks, it saves with that name. If you boot with a script that has an application in it, and there's no SetStart.Data file, the application will actually get launched; in 2.0, this didn't work right. The hopefully final version has been sent to testers, so with luck it'll be out in two or three days (Shifty List 2.0.1 has passed testing already; the updater program needs a couple days of testing still though). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15495, GO COM A2) <<<<< The Shifty List 2.0.1 updater application is now available from the """"" SheppyWare web site at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/UpdateSL201.shk. Please note that this update does *not* affect the demo version, which won't up updated to version 2.0.1. Visit the *new* Shifty List web site at http://www.sheppyware.net/software/shiftylist_gs/ for more information! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15610, GO COM A2) SHEPPYWARE ONLINE OVERHAUL The SheppyWare Online web site is undergoing """""""""""""""""""""""""" yet another renovation; this will be an ongoing process over the coming weeks. It's all being redone with an improved look & feel in WebWorks GS. :) Drop by at http://www.sheppyware.net from time to time to have a look! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15599, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 15000 11-AUG 19:34 The Apple II Legacy RE: KFest '98 (Re: Msg 3681) From: KEN_GAGNE To: ALL Hi All, This is an article I wrote for my local newspaper after returning from my first KansasFest a few weeks ago. They ran it on page B1 & B2 on Saturday, August 1st, along with a sidebar of addresses & phone numbers for various Apple II resources: Alltech, Quality Computers, Byteworks, Seven Hills, Juiced.GS, and SSII. Figured I'd share it with y'all, FWIW... ----- Ken Gagne KansasFest '98 and the Apple II Somewhere in a home office rests a new Pentium computer, purchased for a small fortune. Not far away is a G3 Macintosh, equipped with the latest in high-performance technology. Yet between the two sits the real workhorse: a 20-year-old Apple II, a computer that's beaten the odds and stayed alive, thanks to a community of dedicated users. In today's marketplace, computer equipment is often outdated within three to six months of purchase. To stay competitive and compatible, constant upgrading is necessary. The quests for an effective $1000 computer, or the fabled $500 "Internet box," remain elusive. But go to any flea market or garage sale and chances are there's an Apple II available for less than the cost of a mouse. When properly equipped, the wheelbarrow becomes an 18-wheeler, suitable to most tasks without any of the glitter of modern machines. The Apple II is the brainchild of Steve Wozniak, who designed the original machine and founded Apple in his garage in 1977. Various models have existed, from the IIe to the IIc to the II+. In 1986, the IIgs was introduced, a 16-bit machine that could run the software of its 8-bit brethren, but also its own league of new software. Despite competition from other early computers, such as the Atari, Amiga, and Commodore, the Apple II had a strong presence. "It got into the business place with a piece of software called VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program," recalls Ron Dagenais. Dagenais, who operates Computer Systems & Software in Searstown, has been an authorized Apple dealer since he opened the store in 1979. "And then there was payroll and inventory software. Also, schools standardized on the Apple II. The computer was, and still is, adequate for grades K-4." Even today, it is often used to establish a cheap network: rather than ask for a $2000 computer from administration, teachers can find Apple II's for as little as $20. In 1993, Apple Inc. stopped manufacturing the computers, favoring the Macintosh, an entirely different system not compatible with the II. Yet the lack of official support has not stopped people from using it. Whereas once the Apple II was heavily supported by user groups - people in a town banding together to share problems and solutions - most groups today have absorbed their Apple II support into the Macintosh, essentially eliminating the former. Yet those few user groups still knowledgeable about the supposedly-obsolete machine offer free technical support and huge libraries of free software. The disappearance of such groups has not killed the community of Apple users, but forced them to relocate; like many modern organizations, they have banded together online. Be it on the Internet or a commercial service such as Delphi, not a day goes by when a problem isn't solved, a glitch corrected, a new user introduced to the basics, or a new piece of software is released. Apple II users are reaching out on a global scale, strengthening the few of them left with whatever cooperation possible. Last week, Avila College in Kansas City became the site of a computer expo dedicated to the Apple II. KansasFest began in 1989 as A2-Central Developer Conference, but the programming focus has since lessened. This year, 50 people from as far away as Hawaii, Australia, and the Netherlands, ranging in age from nineteen to ninety, came to see product demonstrations, give sessions on obscure ways to use the Apple, and enjoy the company of a small but strong community. Several programs were unveiled at KansasFest, creating new uses and filling needs. Among them was Eric Shepherd's WebWorks GS, a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) editor, making the creation of web pages easy. The Byte Works presented GSoft Basic, a IIgs-specific form of the Basic programming language. Also released were updates to Marinetti, a tool for connecting to the Internet using the SLIP/PPP protocol; Spectrum, a potent telecommunications program; and GraphicWriter III, a desktop publishing program. This year's KansasFest included a HackFest, a competition to see who could write the "coolest" program, from scratch in 12 hours. I entered using the new GSoft Basic as my language. When I hit a snag, Mike Westerfield, author of the program, was on-hand to show me the ropes and correct bugs - both mine and his, in the language itself - as needed. The unlikely equivalent in the IBM world would be showing Bill Gates a Windows 98 bug, and having him fix it - on the spot. It's just another example that it's not so much the computer itself which is so significant, as it is the community. The people are programmers, writers, and users who do what they can to support each other because they enjoy doing so. Max Jones, publisher of the Juiced.GS newsletter, commented: "It's remarkable to see so many people from so many diverse lifestyles and so many parts of the world come together for a common purpose: to celebrate the Apple II and the wonderful community that has grown up around it." Other activities included the traditional opening barbeque feast at K.C. Masterpiece, a strange tie contest, and a roast, at which a major contributor to the Apple II community is honored by having his name dragged through the mud, with a few embarrassing stories along the way. This year's victim was Tony Diaz, without whom Alltech Electronics would probably not support the computer with a variety of essential hardware. Diaz also owns a private Apple II museum, which includes many prototypes and other things which officially never exist. Many attendees were not using Apple II's, but Macintoshes equipped with Bernie II the Rescue, a program which allows virtually all Apple II software to be run on a PowerMac. As dedicated as the cult-like following of the Mac, which holds only 4% of today's market, is, the Apple II following is even more so. From indoor frisbee to the sharing of steak and song, the Apple II is as much about the people as it is the computer. Two years ago at KansasFest, in the wee hours of the morning, three programmers, from Australia, England, and New Jersey, met and found themselves in an Avila dorm room talking about the Internet. A year and much collaboration later, they released Spectrum Internet Suite, the first and only graphical web browser for the IIgs. Although dead to the masses, the Apple II continues to be the computer of choice to many. As long as people have fun using it and interacting with others of similar interests, it will remain useful while still growing. --------- This article is copyright (c) 1998 by Ken Gagne. All rights reserved. Not to be distributed in a modified form. This and other Apple II material can be found on Ken Gagne's web page at http://www.ziplink.net/~kgagne Original Publication: Sentinel & Enterprise, 01-Aug-98 Genie: Ken.Gagne (Ken.Gagne@genie.com) CIS: 75162,3001 (75162.3001@compuserve.com) Delphi: Ken_Gagne (Ken_Gagne@delphi.com) Internet: kgagne@ziplink.net [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] NINJAFORCE ASSEMBLER VS. MERLIN I was just wondering, aside from the fact """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that you have to pay for Merlin and your assembler is free, why would someone like me want to change from Merlin which is a pretty damn powerful assembler, to yours? I'm not having a dig, I'm just interested why you went to so much trouble to basically emulate Merlin? Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1980, GO COM A2) >>>>> I released NF Asm basically to have a backup on the Internet :) and """"" thought that nobody needs assemblers anyway nowadays. I might be wrong about that, but I sure did not want to decrease ORCA/M sales, or Merlin 16+. You're right, NF Assembler can't (for example) handle file chunks like ORCA/M. I don't know what Merlin can do, but I guess it has similar capabilities (to Orca). NF Assembler is close to Merlin (as I found out years later), but the editor in Merlin is just a pain. Also, I don't know if it has some sort of debugger as NF Asm? Many greetings, Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 1986, GO COM A2) >>>>> OOPS! Sorry Richard, """"" I didn't seem to have read your post correctly. I wrote NF Asm a long time ago on an Apple IIe. I did not have an assembler at all, then. Later I moved it to the GS and upgraded it for 16bit. THEN I bought Orca/M and was totally confused (and scared off by its "speed" (sorry Mike W.)) so I was continuing work on NF Asm. Then I had a chance to see Merlin 16, and didn't like that, too. That's how it came. Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 1987, GO COM A2) <<<<< Interesting. Obviously it makes more sense to me that you wrote """"" without knowing about Merlin. :) Tell us about the debugger in NF Asm, and does the link spit out OMF files etc.? Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 1988, GO COM A2) >>>>> The NF Assembler can put out OMF files in one step - i.e. no object """"" files. They can only have one segment, though, so it is limiting. Also, being p8 based, testing OMF style output isn't so convenient. For real GS/OS based programming, Merlin or ORCA/M are much more suitable. (KWS, 1989, GO COM A2) DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR SWEET 16? Sweet 16 is an interpreted 16-bit code """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" environment for the 6502. The source code for Sweet 16 is floating around several FTP sites and I'm sure its distribution use is included with the source. My first assembler was the S-C assembler and I know the source for sweet 16 was included with that, but I don't recall what Apple's distribution policy was. In terms of speed, it is significant slower than hand tweaked 16-bit code, but you can write an incredible amount of 16-bit code in very little memory space. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 1992, GO COM A2) GS(DE)BUG I figure its about time we tried to sort out the latest version """"""""" of the various debugging tools available, with so few developers left, we pretty much could do with the best that are available. For starters, I think 1.6 of GSBug came with the System 6 CD. What are other people using? Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2001, GO COM A2) >>>>> Where can I download GSBug? I never used it. """"" Blatant plug: I use the debugger that belongs to the NF Assembler. It is a CDA that allows you to browse through your labels, view them, disassemble memory with the labels displayed etc. Not very good, but useful. Any other debuggers out there? CDAs? Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2002, GO COM A2) >>>>> Try: { """"" ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/tools/gsbug/gsbug-1-6-shk.bsc} (SISGEOFF, 2003, GO COM A2) >>>>> I think someone already pointed out the Apple FTP site. Of course, """"" once you download it you need to figure out what it does. For both disks _and_ documentation, give us a buzz. GSBug (with documentation) in included in these Byte Works products: GS-04 ORCA/M Assembler $75.00 APDA-15 Apple II GSBug and Debugging Tools Ref. $30.00 For a complete price list by e-mail, send me a note. For a printed catalog by snail-mail, include your snail-mail address. Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (BYTEWORKS, 2005, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yeah, 1.6 is the last version of GSBug (that I know of). Too bad """"" it's still got some problems, but it's still a pretty good tool. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2006, GO COM A2) >>>>> That is the one I am using, and that one version also comes with """"" ORCA, but then you would not know that of course... :) Mike would presumably be the arbiter of which is the latest version. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2008, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm using GSBug v1.6b21. """"" Jeff Blakeney - Dean of A2U in A2Pro on Delphi sent via COG v2.5, Spectrum v2.1 and a Linux box to here. (JBLAKENEY, 2010, GO COM A2) <<<<< You've never used GSBug? Oh my, will you be in for a shock. """"" GSBug allows you to step and trace your program in real (if somewhat slow) time. You can set break points, monitor locations, display and modify memory. You can even trace to disk and view it again later. There's heaps of stuff in there. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2007, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is indeed better than a CDA, but that control sequence does not """"" work with Bernie or GUS, as that is the sequence you use to quit both of them... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2009, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, the problem is that the keyboard combination """"" Command-Option-ESC forces any Mac application to quit, and that conflicts with the GSBug entry keys. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2011, GO COM A2) >>>>> There is a developer version of Bernie available that has a menu """"" item that will send the Command-Option-Control-Escape sequence to the emulated GS. It also has a couple memory monitor tools in it as well, made possible by the fact that the GS is emulated. The reason these tools are not included in the standard Bernie distribution is that it slows down Bernie. Dave Miller (JUSTDAVE, 2019, GO COM A2) >>>>> I take it Henrik and the Bernie Boys know about this one? If not, """"" I think we ought to woof up the right tree :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2013, GO COM A2) >>>>> A cool side effect of GSBug is it allows entry to the CDA menu when """"" a program has attempted to lock it out. It also interfaces nicely with Nifty List. - Tony (TONYW1, 2014, GO COM A2) <<<<< You know, funny thing about the "n" command in GSBug to enter Nifty """"" List. I was after a way to call Pixie from GSBug, because I use it instead of Nifty List. Well, next thing you know, GSBug has a command to call Nifty List, but to explain it away, Dave calls it a "N"eat hook or something. It was supposed to stand for Nifty List, but "N"eat hook sounded more like a generic thing for other debuggers. A command like "D" or "C" for CDA would make more sense, but then Nifty List doesn't start with "D" or "C". :) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2015, GO COM A2) >>>>> Henrik knows. It's on the Sheppy List of 25 -- my list of Bernie """"" requests that I mailed him a few days ago. :) I promised him that if he gets 17 of those 25 items fixed, I'll make him a custom version of Wolf 3D that replaces the dogs with St. Bernards that come up and schmooze you to death. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2022, GO COM A2) BABELFISHING VIA C? Babelfish translators require several code resources """"""""""""""""""" containing functions that handle various things. ORCA/C doesn't seem to be capable of doing this (or if it can, I haven't found the trick) without a special pragma (cdev, for example). Is there any way to make ORCA not care that main() doesn't exist? :) I tried telling ORCA that these files are CDEVs, but the resulting code just crashes. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2012, GO COM A2) >>>>> main() is called by the code in the ".root" file, so #pragma noroot """"" might work (or just delete the ".root" file before you link). You'd have to be careful to do all the setup that the ".root" file normally does. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 2017, GO COM A2) >>>>> There are several issues in trying to set up a custom entry """"" mechanism for ORCA/C. Entry is always at the first segment the linker sees. That's what .root is really all about. If you get rid of it, you must be very careful to make sure the first subroutine that is linked is really your entry point. There is nothing sacred about main()--if you get rid of the .root segment, which generated code to set up the ORCA environment and call main(), then nothing really expects main() to exist. It's the code in .root that is really looking for main(). Delete it or replace it and the issue vanishes. There is another problem, though--that entry code is needed! It sets up the environment ORCA/C programs expect when they are running. It does thing like initialize the ORCA/C memory manager; sets up the registers properly (all 16 bit, D points to the top of the stack area, B points to the segment containing global variables); initializes various variables for exit() returns, argc, and so forth; and initializes several global variables, like errno. If you get rid of this preamble code, you _must_ replace it with something else that does the job for you. That's what all the specialized pragmas are for: they create .root segments that are appropriate to the environment they are designed for. To be absolutely safe, you should get the runtime library source and disassemble the .root segment. Create your own preamble code, and why not, name the object code with a .root extension and drop it in with your object files. For this particular case, though, you may be very close to the requirements for an NBA or XCMD. Check those environments out. If you are, you can just use one of those. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2018, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sheppy, be sure and check out the "System Functions" section in the """"" reference manual, too. This outlines the various subroutines used by the startup code, telling what each does. It will give you a head start on writing a new startup routine, if that's what you need to do. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2023, GO COM A2) >>>>> I seem to remember doing something like this a while back. If I """"" remember correctly, I called SysEnvironmentInit (not sure on the spelling) to make sure everything was setup the way C likes it. - Tony (TONYW1, 2025, GO COM A2) <<<<< Yeah, that might do it. """"" Interestingly, the original code was for APW C, which worked fine. I'm half-tempted to dig up my copy and just build this thing using that. Oddly, the compiled program size is 28 blocks smaller with APW C (ORCA/C builds it out to 31 blocks, APW C builds to 3, apparently). Would there be a horrible conflict if I just installed APW C under ORCA? Would it cause a problem with ORCA/C? I've never used APW C, so I dunno. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2026, GO COM A2) >>>>> APW C should install under ORCA 2.0 just fine. """"" That difference in block size is due to the fact that you brought in all sorts of ORCA/C setup code that you don't need. :) For example, are you _really_ using exit() or argv? Do you really need floating point? Do you really need malloc() and the other memory management tools? Do you really need to initialize stdio? If not, the code size will dwindle rapidly. Also, APW C, like ORCA/C, makes assumptions about registers and direct page use. If you create a single subroutine in ORCA/C, compile it with noroot, and link the result, you'll get a very short chunk of code--probably 3 blocks. :) It stands about the same chance of working as the APW C code does. But what's it _really_ doing in there with the direct page space (how is D set), with static variables (how is B set), and with calls to the libraries (did you initialize all the things you need)? It may be a pain to set all of these things correctly in ORCA/C, but at least you have all of the tools you need to do it. If you don't set these things up, though, whether you use ORCA/C or APW C, be sure and let all of us know so we can avoid your program! But truly, your chances of working without initialization code are the same for ORCA/C and APW C. They both use the same memory model. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2028, GO COM A2) <<<<< Woah! This isn't *my* program. I'm just updating someone else's """"" code to fix a minor problem with translating to and from HyperStudio sound format. :) I think it's going to be too much work to try to do all the stuff everybody says needs to be done to make ORCA/C actually build a viable Babelfish translator, and I don't really want to write the code to do the floating-point calculations on frequency and the like in assembly (the only thing I hate more than doing string manipulation in assembly is doing floating-point math in assembly :). I'm thinking I maybe better hand this project off to someone with more time to figure out the tricks needed to make C happy. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2030, GO COM A2) >>>>> Nice try, but I'm not letting you off the hook that easily! """"" Just to keep the discussion clear for the lurkers, this is not an ORCA/C problem, it's an ORCA/C solution. You _must_ to certain initialization for _any_ compiler before it is safe to execute its code. The difference with ORCA/C is that I can tell you how to do it, and even if I didn't, the documentation and libraries you need to figure it out for yourself are available. That is not true for APW C or any other non-ORCA Apple IIGS compiler. I really haven't spent much time looking at Babelfish. What are the requirements for a Babelfish translator's interface? Specifically, how are the registers set on entry to the translator, and how are parameters passed? One of the existing pragmas might actually do the job. If not, and if the requirements are not too outrageous, I could add a new pragma so you can safely write translators. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2034, GO COM A2) <<<<< I understand all that... my entire point is that I don't have time """"" to figure it all out myself right now; I'd expected this to be a 30 minute fix-up job, and didn't realize it would involve writing custom C initialization code. :) Babelfish is accessed with all parameters on the stack (both inputs and outputs). There are multiple code resources, each with a different set of stack-passed parameters. I don't have the Babelfish docs handy at the moment so I can't tell you exactly what each code resource requires. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2036, GO COM A2) >>>>> Not so... All communication between applications and Babelfish and """"" a translator and Babelfish are done through IPC calls... So there should be no problem using any language you choose. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2039, GO COM A2) <<<<< Ewen, I'm referring to the interface between Babelfish and a """"" translator; I know that Babelfish itself is accessed via IPC, and that it does send IPC requests to the translator, but Babelfish still calls these code resources at times as well. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2043, GO COM A2) >>>>> So how does the application start? Does Babelfish load the """"" translator as if it is a standard application? Is there an initial call that starts the program running? If so, how does the program know when it is time to quit? If not, when is the program supposed to initialize itself? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2041, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, sort of. """"" Babelfish calls the translator at load time, at load point. It is there that the translator installs an IPC request handler and returns to caller. All translation functions are then handled through IPC. So what you need, is a way to call _AcceptRequests at the beginning of the file, and a way to build IPC request procedures. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2045, GO COM A2) <<<<< But the Standard File filter procedure is always called directly, """"" and that's the first thing that crashes as I'm building things right now. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2046, GO COM A2) >>>>> I did not write Babelfish, so am going from memory from the docs... """"" Babelfish is a PIF. When an application wants to Import or Export something, Babelfish is called by an appropriate IPC call, then (quoting from the docs): "Babelfish loads a translator from disk, assigns a user ID, and calls Resource Startup at BFImportThis or BFExportThis time (before TrInit and TrStartUp are called by Babelfish). This makes the translators independent resource applications, which they remain throughout the Read/Write life cycle. When the Read/Write process is complete (or terminated due to an error), Babelfish calls Resource Shutdown on the translator and completely purges the translator from memory." Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2048, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ewen kindly sent me the Babelfish documentation, and I looked it """"" over this morning. The short version: It's worse than I thought. The slightly longer version: There will be no ORCA/C pragma to create a Babelfish translator from C. In fact, it's not even _possible_ to create an ORCA/C pragma to allow you to create a Babelfish translator from C. The situation is pretty grim, actually. Babelfish translators are not a single program, they are a collection of programs and resources. The code portion of the translator is broken up into multiple individual programs, each of which resides in a separate executable chunk. Since there is no loader for loading a program split into multiple resources, each of these individual pieces is, and must remain, a completely separate program from each of the other pieces of the translator. They cannot share subroutines or data, at least not the way a program does, which is to simply make the subroutine or data global and allow all pieces of the program to make use of them. This means that writing a translator involves writing several individual programs, one for each of the Babelfish calls. These programs are then combined with separate resources using a program like Rez. Unless you do it on your own through IPC calls or some other mechanism, these chunks of program code cannot share data or subroutines. The actual calling mechanism is about the only glimmer of light. It's essentially the same one used by a subroutine, which means you can write the individual programs as a C function, and simply declare the needed parameters. Create your program using the noroot pragma, make sure the first subroutine in the source file is the one Babelfish is supposed to call, don't use partial compiles, and make sure the object file produced is the first one specified in the link command. If you do all of that, the call itself will work. (Sheppy: The same is _not_ true of APW C, which uses a different calling mechanism.) Make sure you use the databank pragma around this entry function. That tells C to set up the data bank, and allows you to use global variables. This step is also required by some libraries, even if you are not using global variables. (But remember: the variables are only global to this specific piece of the translator. There is no way to make a variable global in multiple pieces of the translator!) If your program links without bringing in libraries, that's all you need to do. If you need to use libraries, you may need to take additional steps to set them up. You will probably have to do some of this from assembly language, since you don't have a direct page area, and some of the routines (notably SANE) need one. As a minimum, examine the section "System Functions" in Chapter 19 of the ORCA/C manual. You should also keep a copy of the sublib source handy so you can look at the requirements of individual library routines you may see linked into your program. Remember: even if _you_ don't call a library through a .h header file, C may call one for something like converting a float to an integer. You must initialize the environment for all of the libraries you see linked into your program, not just for the ones you know you called! At this point, it's reasonable to ask why I can't create something that would initialize the things you need for you. The answer is that it would be possible, but I don't think it's reasonable. It would take a great deal of my time to create a separate pragma for each and every Babelfish call, and that is what would be required. Considering the number of calls, the amount of work that it is going to take anyone to write a translator, and the number of people who would do it even if I could make it easy (which I can't--just easier), I don't think it's a good use of my time. If you're _seriously_ interested in writing a translator in C, post that fact here. So far I'm only aware of two people. If I've drastically underestimated the number of people who would use this feature, I'll reconsider whether I should spend the time needed to create all those pragmas. Or maybe the Babelfish interface could simply be redesigned so it didn't, ahem, so closely resemble its namesake. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2092, GO COM A2) >>>>> Bill Tudor has sent me the message below. I have the source file """"" for 'Debug' and can send it to anyone who wants it if the information he gives is not enough. I would guess that we are stuck with Babelfish as it is now, but if translators can be written freely in Orca/C, then at least further development of new translators is not held up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewen, Yes, there are/were a number of translators written with Orca/C. The best one to look at is the Debug translator because it is essentially a "shell" of a translator (it does nothing). Maybe a quick glance of the technical documentation leaves you with the wrong impression. Below is a short discussion from memory. NOTE: My memory is not perfect, so I may get some of this wrong! There are no #pragma's or special techniques/mixed assembly or anything like that needed. Most of the communication between babelfish and the translator is through the System 6 IPC mechanism, not through any function calls. If you can write an INIT, Finder Extension, Code Resource, etc, you can write a translator. Here's what I remember: Basically, a babelfish translator is a resource file with 4 Code Resources in it. There are a number of other required and optional resources as well, but let's talk about the 4 code resources. The rez source would have lines like this: read rCodeResource(TrInit,locked,convert) "Init.out"; read rCodeResource(TrImportOptions,locked,convert) "Import.out"; read rCodeResource(TrExportOptions,locked,convert) "Export.out"; read rCodeResource(TrFilter,locked,convert) "Filter.out"; Basically, it is reading in the code resources from compiled C Code (or any language) which was linked to the files xxxx.out. Prototypes for the 4 functions that make up these resources look something like this: TrInit Code Resource: pascal void init(); TrImportOptions Code Resource: pascal word DebugFilter(DirEntryRecPtrGS entryPtr); TrExportOptions Code Resource: pascal void importOptions(xferRecPtr ptr); TrFilter Code Resource: pascal void exportOptions(xferRecPtr ptr); Of course, you can name the functions anything you like, just link things so that the object code contains this function as the entry point. Typically, these functions do not need global variables or do very much. The TrInit function must install a IIgs IPC Request Procedure, just like a system 6 Finder extension would do. Here is the TrInit code from the Debug Translator: * Function: init() * -------- * + Setup the accept requests routine. * * Parameters: * Returns: * * Created: 6/16/93 12:40:49 AM * --------------------------------------------- */ pascal unsigned int myRequestProc(); pascal void init() { unsigned int userID; userID = MMStartUp(); Int2Hex(userID,&reqName[27],4); AcceptRequests(reqName,userID, myRequestProc); } Note that all it does is setup the request procedure. That is where all the work gets done. Writing one of those in C is easy enough as well, except that you have to do the DBR save/restore things, etc. * Function: myRequestProc(request, dataIn, dataOut) * -------- * + My Accept Requests procedure. * * Parameters: request : (uint) request code * dataIn : (long) input data ptr * dataOut : (long) output data ptr * * Returns: (uint) : result (True is handled) * * Created: 6/16/93 12:42:28 AM * --------------------------------------------- */ pascal unsigned int myRequestProc(request, dataIn, dataOut) unsigned int request; xferRecHndl dataIn; TrOutBufferPtr dataOut; { unsigned int oldDBR; unsigned int result; result = 0; oldDBR = SaveDB(); switch(request) { case srqGoAway: ((srqGoAwayOutPtr)dataOut)->resultID = MMStartUp(); result = 1; break; case TrStartUp: if (AlertWindow(awResource+awButtonLayout,0L,(long) startupAlert)) { (*dataIn)->Status = bfContinue; dataOut->TRresult = bfNoErr; } else { (*dataIn)->Status = bfAbortErr; dataOut->TRresult = 0x0120; } result = 1; break; . etc etc RestoreDB(oldDBR); return(result ? 0x8000:0); See the rest of the enclosed Debug translator for all the details. Although I always used Orca/C, I did like using "linkiigs" tool from Apple. I am not sure why, however, there may be an issue here regarding what linker options are needed to compile the code resource fragment. I always did it like this: echo "Compiling DBG.Init.c..." compile DBG.Init.c keep=Init.o echo "Linking..." linkiigs Init.o.= -lib 13:clib -o Init.out echo "Done." Notice that the "init.out" is the actual file that is imported in by the rez source shown at the beginning of this message. The linkiigs tool was freely available - it may have even shipped with Orca/C, I cannot remember. The bottom line - yes, easy to write in C. I personally preferred writing them in C. Of the ones I wrote... The following Translators were done in C: AESound AsciiFilter Debug HSSound The following were in Assembly: BinSound IIGSFont QuickDrawII Picture rSound So it was pretty much split down the middle. The Debug Translator is enclosed. If you want a "real" example (i.e., a translator that actually does something), take a look at the AsciiFilter or AESound ones. Bill Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2102, GO COM A2) >>>>> To Ewen, Bill, and anyone else lurking: """"" What Bill said was true for the BabelFish side, but completely misses the point. When a compiler creates code for a computer, it makes certain assumptions about registers and the like. Libraries also need to be initialized. While _some_ subroutines written in ORCA/C may indeed run without problems when called by Babelfish, the only way to be _sure_ that happens is to make sure all of the assumptions made by the compiler, and all initialization needed by any called libraries, have been taken care of. You sometimes need to initialize libraries even if you don't deliberately call them. For example, Bill's code dereferences an array. Depending on how big the array elements are and how he has set the optimize pragma, that could cause a multiply subroutine to be linked into the code. That's just the most obvious example. As I tried to point out, there are several areas where some kind of initialization is required: 1. Registers. Long (16 bit) registers are required on entry. They are probably set that way. The data bank must point to the bank containing global data. Even if your program doesn't use global variables, some of the libraries do. (No, there is no way to avoid that--in C anyway. errno by itself forces global variables on us, and errno is pervasive in C.) That's what the databank pragma is for. While there are cases where you can get by without using the databank pragma, I would suggest that it's fair to say it should be required. 2. Library initialization. You've got to check the libraries and make sure that any that require initialization have been initialized. I pointed out the part of the ORCA/C manual that deals with this topic. If you don't read it before trying to write a code resource for Babelfish, and either a. carefully initialize the ORCA/C environment fully, or b. verify carefully that no libraries that require initialization are linked into your program then you are doing yourself and the people who use your program a grave disservice. Simply assuming that because something worked one time it will always work is foolish. As one example: Say you do something innocent like use malloc() or fopen(). Those will set an error code in errno. If you have not set the data bank properly, the actual bank where the errno value is set is, effectively, random. It may work--in fact, will probably work--many times, wiping out a word in memory that is not critical. But someday it's going to do damage. That damage could have been avoided by properly initializing the compiler's environment or verifying that the initialization was not needed. ORCA/C _can_ be used to safely write Babelfish translators. It's not trivial, but it is possible. What Bill has recommended, though, is absolutely, positively NOT safe. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2107, GO COM A2) NEW HO-REZ-ONS? I couldn't find any subject threads about the Rez """"""""""""""" resource compiler, so I figured I'd start one. Anyway, the "Types.rez" file I have is dated 1992 and doesn't include any of the System 6.0.1 stuff. Was a more recent one ever released? Would this now fall under the purview of A2Pro, along with the assignment of file types, etc.? -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 2024, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't think there _were_ any changes in types.rez. If Apple made """"" any, I missed them. System 6.0.1 did result in a lot of changes to interface and header files. You can get the latest when you upgrade your ORCA language to the most recent version. Disk upgrades are $7 per language (you need to own 2.x); upgrades from pre-2.x systems are more because you get a manual. You can also get one disk upgrade free with any product you order, so get GSoft BASIC and get the latest disk upgrade for a 2.x ORCA language for free. If you are not using an ORCA language, you have two options. First, you could buy one. :) Second, you could get Apple's interfaces: APDA-37 APW & MPW Interfaces for System 6.0.1 $20 This is the official Apple interface release that all others (even ours) are built from. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2029, GO COM A2) >>>>> Apple released an updated types.rez file when System 6.0.1 shipped; """"" you need to buy something that comes with a more recent types.rez file :) Mike'll probably have suggestions. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2027, GO COM A2) <<<<< I did! The Types.rez files that came with ORCA/C 2.1.0 and ORCA/M """"" 2.1.0 (both circa 1996) are bit-for-bit identical to the one in the System 6.0 With ORCA Interfaces package (circa 1992). Its no big deal to add the few new things for System 6.0.1, but it'd be nice if we were all on the same page with respect to flag names and such. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 2032, GO COM A2) >>>>> I ship the interfaces Apple supplied. Maybe I should fill in gaps """"" they leave, especially at this late date, but I generally only do that for the interfaces like ORCA/C and ORCA/Pascal, where I actually write them. Unless I made a mistake, types.rez is what Apple supplied. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2035, GO COM A2) <<<<< Here is the stuff that Apple left out of the "Types.rez" file. Let """"" me know if I missed anything. There is one modification that must be made to Types.rez. Add this line to the end of the editLineControl portion of the rControlTemplate definition (after line 803): _mybase_ integer; /* keyMask - 6.0.1 */ The rest of these are equates you can put in another file to keep Types.rez small and as close to the original as possible: /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Flag equates for StatText controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define fSquishText $0010 #define fTextCanDim $0008 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Flag equates for icon buttons /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define fSelectableIcon $0010 #define fNoIconBorder $0004 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Flag equates for scroll bar controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define horScroll $0010 #define rightFlag $0008 #define leftFlag $0004 #define downFlag $0002 #define upFlag $0001 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Flag equates for size box controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define fCallWindowMgr $0001 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Password characters for LineEdit controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define defaultPwChar $0000 #define notForPassword $FFFF /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Key mask bits for LineEdit controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define specialEditingKey $8000 #define digitKey $4000 #define hexDigitKey $2000 #define letterKey $1000 #define nonControlKey $0800 #define anyKey $0001 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* List types for list controls /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define fListScrollBar $0004 #define fListSelect $0002 #define fListString $0001 /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ /* Key modifier flags for keystroke equivalents /*-------------------------------------------------------*/ #define keyPad $2000 #define controlKey $1000 #define optionKey $0800 #define capsLock $0400 #define shiftKey $0200 #define appleKey $0100 #define btn0State $0080 #define btn1State $0040 -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 2047, GO COM A2) BYTEWORKS ON THE WEB We've opened the doors on our new Byte Works web """""""""""""""""""" site. While we're still adding new information and haven't finished all of the cosmetic niceties, it's still the most complete technical description of our product line ever published in one place. Check it out at www.hypermall.com/byteworks Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2053, GO COM A2) PAINTWORKS ANIMATION SPECS? Nathan Mates created his own filetype note """"""""""""""""""""""""""" for Paintworks animations, since there wasn't one available. It may be on my hard drive, but I can't find it at the moment. If someone else has it, then I'm sure it can be shared. (I don't remember any restrictive codicils on it). Otherwise, it has vanished in his grand suttee reformat. (GARETH, 2091, GO COM A2) >>>>> There is no x,y coordinates in a paintworks anim. """"" PW anims are built up like this (I have to look it up as well): $8000 bytes of screen data 2 bytes: animation speed rest of file consists of pairs of data: 2 bytes: pointer in graphic screen $E12000+ptr 2 bytes: data to be written at pointer location. An Anim routine would then work like this: lda [file_data],y tax iny iny lda [file_data],y tax sta $e12000,x Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2103, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yes, you can do that of course, but that would need rescaling the """"" animation from the screen to the window, which would cost a lot of speed. But I assume that you already HAVE an animation (an animation that uses only a small part of the screen), right? In that case, all you would have to do, if the animation fits into the window, is you take the offset (x,y) of the top left window pixel: address=y*160+x/2 and add that to your animation offset, like this: lda [file_data],y clc adc address ;here! tax iny iny lda [file_data],y sta $e12000,x Since I don't know very much about windows, etc. maybe somebody knows how the exact update routine would work like? Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2111, GO COM A2) >>>>> Btw. If you want to make animations, check out ANIME, an NDA that """"" does a good job on that. You can make animations very easily, view them while being in a paint program and save everything to a Paintworks animation file. For our homepage location, see below. Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2112, GO COM A2) ALTERING TRANSWARP GS SPEEDS You can write a program that controls the """""""""""""""""""""""""""" speed of a TWGS; however, TWGS cards can only be speed-adjusted to 1 MHz (slow), 2.6 MHz (fast), and whatever the fastest possible speed is that's supported by the card. ZipGS cards, on the other hand, can be set to any of 16 speeds, ranging from very slow (on the order of a few kHz) to full speed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2101, GO COM A2) NEW ORCA/C HEADERS? I've begun work on my own set of C headers for """"""""""""""""""" ORCA/C; I don't personally care for the choices of types for some of the prototypes of functions. Once I've done all that (probably will take a while :), I'll look and tidying up types.rez too. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2037, GO COM A2) >>>>> Frankly, neither do I. There is one point you should consider, """"" though. The ORCA/C interfaces use the type Apple documents in the toolbox reference manual (the only printed reference we have) unless the type Apple documented just flat won't work. If you change that, the result is a set of interfaces that can't be used unless you have a copy of each and every header file available as you program. It will also mean that source code is not compatible between programs written under the two sets of header files. At the very least, I'd implore you to make sure all of your file names are unique so all of the existing headers, as well as your new ones, can live in the same folder. That will make the job of compiling programs written under different headers a lot easier. Even better, don't do it. The confusion a second set of header files will cause is, in my opinion, far worse than any potential gain. And there are far better projects to spend time on--like a set of libraries that use 32 bit int, so UNIX ports are easier. (There is an undocumented ORCA/C directive that causes int to be treated as 32 bit, but you need 32 bit libraries to make effective use of the directive.) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2042, GO COM A2) <<<<< I'm not sure why it would be bad for me to have my own set of """"" headers that I can use without having to look stuff up in the headers constantly to figure out which bizarre type they're using. I mean, it gets a little tedious when half the TextEdit calls use CtlRecHndl for the handle to a TextEdit record, and the other half use TERecord **. The amount of type-casting I have to do is tiresome. I also don't see why I'd need to have two sets of headers; once I've updated all my code to use my own headers, they'll work fine from then on out and the old ones can be happily forgotten. As for the 32-bit integer thing: I'd love to have a library like that, and I hope someone does it... me, I have to many projects on my plate already, or I'd do it myself. :( I think I'm overextended (pardon the upcoming blathering, I'm thinking aloud :)... I'm simultaneously working on Shifty List 2.0.1 (hopefully done next week), WebWorks GS 1.2, a general-purpose GS Installer/Updater package with an Installer Builder application, a major BeOS project of epic proportions, a series of articles on GSoft BASIC programming, documentation for the BeOS R4 Media Kit, and these new headers I'm toying with. It's a busy life. ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2044, GO COM A2) >>>>> The problem comes if any of the following ever happens: """"" 1. You distribute your new header files. 2. You distribute the source to any of your programs. 3. You try to compile someone else's program on your system. All of those situations imply that two different sets of headers must exist on one machine, unless you somehow think that the entire world will instantly convert every program ever written in ORCA/C to use your headers. Personally, I think it's a bad idea to create the second set of headers at all, but I'm sure there will be some people who will like the idea. I'm also certain that there will be a lot of people who continue to use the old headers, and a huge amount of source that will never be converted to use the new headers. So, if you do it, I do have that one very concrete suggestion: use unique file names so the headers can all coexist peacefully. That way people really can keep both sets of headers on the same machine, and the compiler will use whichever set the source needs. There are two simple ways to do this. 1. Name all of your files with some unique, predictable prefix or suffix. For example, start each file name with an S for Sheppy, as in Stypes.h Sgsos.h If a name would be longer that 15 characters, truncate the last one. 2. Less C-like, but perfectly effective, is to replace .h with something else, like .s for sheppy or .i for interface: types.i gsos.s Like I said, I hope you don't do it at all. I do not believe the confusion when (not if!) you finally put those interfaces out into the publics grasp will not be worth any potential gain. But it's your decision, and I assume you'll go ahead with the project. Making that assumption, I really hope you use some sort of unique file names so both sets of headers can coexist. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2050, GO COM A2) >>>>> if I may butt in: How about using the ORCA/C command-line include """"" path statement to keep the headers separate? Like, say, you want to compile something that uses Sheppy's headers, you could do: occ -c -I /usr/local/sheppyinclude myfile.c OK, so I'm biased. :) compile myfile.c cc=(-I 13:sheppyinclude) keep=myfile would work just as well, of course (if I didn't forget some hyphens in there somewhere). Soenke (SBEHRENS, 2051, GO COM A2) <<<<< Mike, if I ever distribute my custom headers (which I've never said """"" I was going to do), I'll give them all unique names. That seems fairly obvious to me as a necessary step. But for me, I'm just going to replace my headers and fix my sources to use them. Should make all my code easier to read and probably will help isolate some bugs I never found before. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2052, GO COM A2) MORE HABANERO HUMOR """"""""""""""""""" Windows '98 source code. TOP SECRET Microsoft(c) Code Project: Chicago(tm) Projected release-date: MAY 1998 $History$ */ #include "win31.h" #include "win95.h" #include "evenmore.h" #include "oldstuff.h" #include "billrulz.h" #define INSTALL = HARD char make_prog_look_big[1600000]; void main() { while(!CRASHED) { display_copyright_message(); display_bill_rules_message(); do_nothing_loop(); if (first_time_installation) { make_50_megabyte_swapfile(); do_nothing_loop(); totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system(); search_and_destroy_the_rest_of_OS/2(); hang_system(); } write_something(anything); display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); do_some_stuff(); if (still_not_crashed) { display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); basically_run_windows_3.1(); do_nothing_loop(); do_nothing_loop(); } } if (detect_cache()) disable_cache(); if (fast_cpu()) { set_wait_states(lots); set_mouse(speed, very_slow); set_mouse(action, jumpy); set_mouse(reaction, sometimes); } /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */ printf("Welcome to Windows 98"); if (system_ok()) crash(to_dos_prompt); else system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp" O_CREATE); while(something) { sleep(5); get_user_input(); sleep(5); act_on_user_input(); sleep(5); } create_general_protection_fault(); } (HABANERO, 1977, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- HALFWAY THERE: UPLOADING TO DELPHI VIA FTP """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] AVOIDING THE BINARY BLUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the second installment of this series, I talked about variations on the telnet theme and how you could attempt to address problems with file transfers and telnet connections. If you've tried all of these things and are still having problems, there is another solution, at least for uploading--using Delphi's built-in Internet tools to move files into your Delphi workspace, then copy the files to the Database of A2 or another Forum. In this article, we'll go into some detail on the multi-step process of getting a file into a Delphi Database using these Internet tools. We will not cover such steps in the process as figuring out keywords to search on or file naming conventions. For more assistance, you may want to check the message thread "Uploading Suggestions" in the General Chatter area of the A2 Forum on Delphi. In order to use the Delphi's Internet tools to get files into the Forum Database, these are the steps to follow: 1) Place the file you wish to download in a space where you can use Delphi's Internet tools to access it; 2) Use Delphi's Internet tools (likely either File Transfer Protocol, aka FTP, or Delphi's version of Lynx, to place the file into your Delphi Workspace; 3) Go to the Database of the Forum you wish to place your file in; 4) Copy the file from your Delphi Workspace to the Database. To accomplish step one, you'll likely need some kind of publicly accessible ftp site where you can leave your files temporarily. Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) give users public FTP space to place files they want accessible, or a file could even be placed in a public HTML space and brought to the area you want using Lynx. If you don't have such a space provided by your ISP, you may need to place files on a public FTP server, which is far beyond the scope of this document. Once your files are in such a space, use Delphi's Internet tools to move them to your Delphi Workspace. To get to these tools, you need to go to Delphi's Computing and Technology Navigating The Net page. To do this, from any main Delphi prompt, simply type: GO COM NAV And press return. This will lead you to a screen that looks something like this: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ NAVIGATING THE NETS Welcome to Navigating the Nets! This Delphi Community is the place to get help in exploring the World Wide Web and the Internet and to share your experiences with others. When you need a break from surfing the nets, or just want good companionship, join us in the message forum or in chat. Whether you are joining us from textside or webside, drop in anytime. There is always something interesting going on. Walt Howe (walthowe@delphi.com) Navigating the Net Menu: Conference Lynx (VT-100 Web Browser) Databases (Files) Telnet Forum (Messages) Utility (finger,traceroute,ping,whois) Internet Navigator Usenet Groups via nn Mail (Electronic) FTP-File Transfer Protocol Set Preferences Help Who's Here Exit Workspace Auditorium IRC- Internet Relay Chat NAVIGATING>What do you want to do? [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ It's likely you will want to use the FTP option to move the files to your Delphi Workspace, although it is possible you may want to use Lynx if you've placed the files in an HTML area rather than a FTP area. If you want to use FTP, simply type: FTP and hit return. You will then see a prompt that looks like this: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Enter destination INTERNET address: [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ Here you put in the name of the FTP server you will be getting the files from. Let's say in this case the file you wish to get to Delphi is in a private area at ftp.sheppyware.net. Type in "ftp.sheppyware.net" without the quotes and press return. You will be prompted for a username: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ Enter username (default: anonymous): [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ As the file I want to get to a private area on this server, I need to enter my personal username and, when prompted, my personal password. If your file is on a publicly accessible FTP server, you may be able to access the file via "anonymous" FTP. If this is the case, you can use the usual anonymous FTP login procedure: use the username "anonymous" and your email address as a password. Once you have logged in, you can simply use the FTP command "GET" to transfer copies of the files on the FTP server to your Delphi workspace. Say the file we wish to transfer is named mfaq.bxy. We first issue the command "BIN" by typing "bin" and hitting return, to ensure a binary transfer (as opposed to a text one, as this is a binary and not a text file), then enter: get mfaq.bxy and hit return. You will see the following: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for mfaq.bxy (13184 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. FTP> [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ and, magically, the file will be in your Delphi Workspace. You can then exit FTP using the "bye" command. Once you are out of FTP, use the "workspace" command to enter your Delphi Workspace. At that point, you will see a listing of files in your Delphi Workspace, which will include the transferred file, as in this example: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------ MFAQ.BXY;1 26/36 20-SEP-1998 08:30:34.91 [END OF SCREEN EXAMPLE ]------------------------------------------ You may want to jot the filename down, ignoring the ";1". At this point you will want to enter the Database of the Delphi Forum where you want to submit the file. You will be prompted to choose a Topic, then begin the process by entering Submit. While it is possible to complete the process a number of ways, it is strongly suggested you enter Begin to begin the process of submitting the file, which will take you through a step-by-step process to get the various pieces of information on the file you are placing in the Database, including such things as keywords to search on and a description of the file. Finally, instead of choosing the Upload option to upload the file, choose the Copy option to copy the file from your database. You will be prompted for the filename (which you DID jot down), and other information. You have now mastered the art of getting a file into the Delphi database without having to use a protocol transfer via telnet, which is problematic for many users. 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Never Mind The iMac, Here's The iIgs --------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] FREEWARE FAVORITES Quit-TO -------------------------------------------------------- [FRE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : A little inaccuracy saves a lot of explanation. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] NEVER MIND THE iMAC, HERE'S THE iIGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our old friends at Apple Computer, Inc. made quite a stir when they brought out the _iMac_. Wildly popular and at least as controversial, the _iMac_ is, if nothing else, a very different kind of computer. More like the "appliance" that The Rest Of Them have been wanting since 1984, and designed from the bottom up for the Internet. The Apple II has never had the sex appeal or the controversy of the Macintosh, particularly its newest member, and it wasn't designed for the Internet, because the Internet as we know it didn't exist when the Apple II was designed. What the Apple II was designed for, from the bottom up, was versatility, and in 1998 it was that very versatility that brought the Apple II someplace that didn't even exist in 1977. In late September, _Marinetti 2.0_ arrived for the eagerly waiting Apple II community, proving once again, even though it couldn't be done, it was done. We may never create the splash that Apple Computer, Inc. does with our Apple II's, but once again, we're on common ground. Apple II Forever. And Forever on the Internet. [*] [*] [*] Hard To Say I'm Sorry Department: While I've never gotten a flood of mail on _The Lamp!_, I do get the occasional trickle. However, at some point, Delphi discontinued forwarding of its email from Web based accounts to other email accounts and one piece of email in particular from Jeff Blakeney, Dean of the Apple II University on Delphi, announcing a new course that deserved coverage here in _The Lamp!_ lay dormant in the abyss. I found the mail only after sending a POP3 mail client out after my lost thelamp@delphi.com email after chatting with Just Dave Miller on Delphi for a bit. My apologies to Jeff and to those of you who read _The Lamp!_ each month. The gist of the letter containing the announcement is in one of Jeff's forum posts printed this month. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Telecommunications ....... Finally--PPP [*] User Groups & Publications ....... Wanted: A Bug Free NiftySpell [*] Productivity Software ....... The New Appleworks [*] Hardware Hacker ....... IDE? SCSI? Apple II? [*] Productivity Software ....... !Help! I Need Somebody MISCELLANEA """"""""""" MAXIMUM SERIAL PORT SPEEDS ON THE //C+ The issue is not the serial port """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" chips themselves, it is simply that there aren't the proper pins on the serial port connector to do a proper hardware handshake, and XON/XOFF is not sufficient at speeds higher than 9600 in the vast majority of cases. That said, I have had the //c+ working at 19200, but not reliably and repeatedly. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16342, GO COM A2) SQUEEZING OUT FRESH JUICED The September issue of Juiced.GS (V3I3) went """""""""""""""""""""""""" to the printer on Wednesday morning, and they're hoping to have it back in my hands by Friday evening, Monday morning at the latest. If all goes well, I may get some of the issues out in Saturday's mail, the rest in Monday's mail. At any rate, it won't be long now! FYI, this is a 24-page issue with lots of goodies, including reviews of the newest IIGS software and a complete report (with photos!) from Kfest '98. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 16159, GO COM A2) <<<<< GreetinGS! """"" The September issue of Juiced.GS is printed and ready for final processing. It would be going out in Tuesday's mail, but I got very busy at work today and the print shop had just closed when I arrived to pick up the magazines. DARNIT!!! Never fear, I will pick them early tomorrow. Bar famine, plague, natural disaster, or another Ken Starr report, they will be in the mail early Wednesday morning. Sorry for the slight delay. Your issues should begin arriving late this week. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 16257, GO COM A2) <<<<< The September issue of Juiced.GS went out in Wednesday's mail. """"" My guess is that it will begin arriving in U.S. mail boxes on Friday, and in foreign locations by the middle of next week. Hope you all enjoy the issue! I will be along in a few days with a complete index of the issue, provided mainly so those who don't subscribe can see what they're missing. :-) Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (JUICEDGS, 16327, GO COM A2) KFEST '99 LOGO FROM ENGLAND Thanks to Ewen Wannop, the new logo is done!! """"""""""""""""""""""""""" You can see it at the official KFest webpage - http://www.kfest.org The Big Cheese Cindy Adams -- cindyadams@delphi.com http://www.kfest.org (CINDYADAMS, 15844, GO COM A2) IIGS SYSTEM SOFTWARE FROM APPLE FTP VIA THE MAC It is not 100% clear to """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" me, but I'm guessing you're asking if there's any way to download the Apple IIgs system software with your Macintosh and have it be converted into Apple IIgs usable disks. If this is indeed what you're asking, the answer is yes. There are several ways to go about doing this, but the simplest way would be to get disk copy images of the IIgs system software and use Disk Copy or ShrinkWrap or an equivalent on your Mac to convert them into usable Apple IIgs ProDOS 800k disks. If you access the files at: ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Apple_II /Apple_IIGS_System_6.0.1 (all on one line) the disks with the .sea.bin suffixes are the ones in DiskCopy format. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16477, GO COM A2) SMALL HARD DRIVES ARE BIG ENOUGH FOR THE IIGS There are no disk repair """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" utilities for HFS volumes that will work on the GS. So, while you can set up a huge HFS partition on the GS, and use it, when something goes wrong with the data on the disk (and something WILL, trust me on that), you have no way of repairing it. And, really, for most people, 20-50 megs is entirely adequate for an Apple II. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 15708, GO COM A2) >>>>> A combination of what Gary said (no HFS repair utilities, adequate """"" space with small hard drives) and the fact that the Focus is extraordinarily easy to deal with (just pop it in a slot, no cables, termination, IDs, just go). - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Delivered via FFNSS alpha .6 (RSUENAGA, 15725, GO COM A2) >>>>> Because for most people that's all they need. """"" GS/OS stopped growing, it's not a drive hog. :) With the ProDOS limit being 32MB per partition, and not everyone wanting to have their screen filled with partitions like the one IIgs I drag around with me, a 200MB drive is most anyone really needs for just your average computer usage. HFS is not the answer. When, not if, When it crashes, unless you have a Mac handy you can't fix it. ..and even if there is a Mac handy chances are the drive will not have the Mac driver installed so it wont be mountable for the average user to run Disk First Aid and fix it. If you have the drive on a RAMFast, forget it. The Mac driver will have been eaten already. If you set the drive up with Chinook SCSI, there is no driver and probably no space to add one. If you used Advanced Disk Util, it wasn't installed but space exists, but most other Mac SCSI utils will not install the driver due to 'lack of space'. So, for all but seasoned users, HFS is out of the question in my opinion, it will go corrupt, patch or no patch, Mac or IIgs formatted/initialized... Tony (T_DIAZ, 15784, GO COM A2) PROS AND CONS OF .PDF DOCUMENTATION PDF is cool, and it certainly has its """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" uses, but for standard text documents it's a complete waste of disk space and bandwidth. I see no point in taking a perfectly good 300K text manual and converting it into a multiple megabyte "portable" format just to preserve some pretty formatting. And how difficult would it be to make a plain text version available right next to the pdf version? The cost of printing may have gone up in recent years, but by switching to electronic documentation the software and hardware manufacturers certainly haven't reduced their prices. In fact, the cost has gone way up when you consider that you have to use your own paper (tons of it) if you really want a hardcopy of their manuals. I applaud USR (3Com) for including printed installation and basic usage manuals, but then that's one of the reasons you pay extra for their modems. However, I vote thumbs down on their discontinuation of plan text electronic manuals. I spent a good 20 minutes on their toll-free support number (a benefit of paying for the Courier, BTW) and finally arranged to have a text manual sent to me. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated but not be able to say it. (TONYW1, 15875, GO COM A2) 30 WAYS ULTRAMACROS 4 IS BETTER THAN ULTRAMACROS 3 According to the July, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1992 issue of The AppleWorks Forum, UltraMacros 4 added 30 new commands to UltraMacros. According to the article, UM 4.x requires (at least) an Enhanced IIe with 256k of RAM. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 15966, GO COM A2) WEBWORKS GS AND HIERARCHIC WebWorks GS may work with the 1.6.1 version of """""""""""""""""""""""""" Hierarchic; however, I've been advised by those in the know that I can't guarantee this, so you should be sure to upgrade to the CDev version. Sorry for this mixup -- I've corrected the WebWorks GS master disk I keep so this won't happen again. Joe will be sending replacement disks to everyone that got an incorrect WebWorks GS disk. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16306, GO COM A2) GSHISEN ANONYMOUS Well, sooner or later, I suppose, it just had to """"""""""""""""" happen... I'd like to call this meeting to order, and introduce to you the newest member of our online self-help group... "Hello. My name is Joe and I'm an addict." "One day, not that long ago, life looked like easy street, but there were dangers at my door. I was innocent and quite naive, yet I trembled as I pressed the download button. Little did I realize at the time, but clicking that button changed my life. Ever since, I've been unable to eat or sleep, and all I can think about is getting my next fix. I need help. I am an addict. I cannot control my desire to play GShisen." "Please help me to understand my addiction. You can do that by downloading Kelvin Sherlock's GShisen, and then you can share with me how you were able to avoid addiction. Please do that at once, as my addiction is getting worse by the minute. I need help. I am an addict. GShisen - it's my wife and it's my life." Welcome to GShisen Anonymous, Joe. You've taken a very positive step by admitting your addiction, and you are commended for being the first to admit your addiction to GShisen; you've paved the way for many others who suffer from GShisen addiction. With help Joe, you and others can break the horrible cycle of addiction to GShisen. If you, or someone you love, suffers from the same symptoms as poor Joe, you too can get help. Just pick up your phone and dial 1-800-GShisen; sympathetic operators are standing by. (JOE_KOHN, 16437, GO COM A2) >>>>> folks """"" there is an evil man among us Kelvin Sherlock has produced what he jokingly calls a game (GShisen) Be warned ... this is not a game ... this thing takes over your life Excuse me while I go and play another few dozen games Well done Kelvin!!!! Kevin Noonan (GSWOMBAT, 16484, GO COM A2) PRINTING TO A LASERWRITER VIA APPLEWORKS Easiest thing in the world! I'm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" assuming that you have a IIgs, since the WorkStation (AppleTalk) cards for a IIe are sort of rare. I'm also assuming that you're using a PostScript laser printer, for similar reasons. Now, in AppleWorks, set up a custom printer called "Laser" or whatever. It should be just like an ImageWriter printer, but should print to the slot that is turned on for AppleTalk. That's slot 7 in a ROM 01, probably slot 1 in a ROM 3. Now quit back to the Finder and get the Net Printer Control Panel (Select Apple menu, Control Panels, Net Printer...). Click on the button for uploading the ImageWriter Emulator to the printer. This convinces the LaserWriter, for as long as you don't turn it off, that it is actually an ImageWriter. Now you can print from AppleWorks as normal, just using the "Laser" custom printer. The proportional fonts "P1" and "P2" will print in the Times font. I hope that this answers your question. (GARETH, 15776, GO COM A2) >>>>> It's been a _long_ time, so I may be fuzzy on these details. """"" To print from AppleWorks to a LaserWriter Plus with a //c+, I'd suggest using either Diablo Emulation mode, or using Imagewriter Emulation mode. I _think_ Diablo Emulation mode can be selected by a DIP switch or front panel control on the printer. Otherwise, it is _probably_ selected by the following software command: statusdict begin x setsoftwareiomode where x = an integer between 1 and 5. I don't have the info handy. To use Imagewriter Emulation mode, the text file 'IWEM' (found on GS/OS system disks) must be sent to the printer. On a IIGS or //e with workstation card, this is usually handled as part of the Appletalk initialization process. Then, before every print job, the Appletalk firmware prepends the command '_WBJ_' to invoke the emulator. On a //c+, you would do this manually, by sending the IWEM file to the printer and prepending the _WBJ_ to the print job. Alternatively, it seems I once added the '_WBJ_' command to the end of the IWEM file and also set an infinite job timeout on the printer so that I never had to worry about sending the '_WBJ_' command again. In summary, I'd recommend option #1 as it is simpler. But, if Imagewriter emulation is important, I'll put on my thinking cap and give you exact instructions on how to send the IWEM file manually with the mods I mentioned. It may just take me a week or so to get to it. BTW, AppleWorks 5.1 works well for sending the PostScript text files and commands to the LaserWriter. You just need to set up a special custom printer that sends harmless CTRL-J's at the beginning of each line instead of the normal LPI and CPI control commands. Alternatively, a fine program called ProTerm 3.x does a great job of interfacing with a PostScript printer. You may have heard of it. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, 16377, GO COM A2) EXTENDED KEYBOARD LIGHT SUPPORT ON THE IIGS The lights on an extended """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" keyboard (any brand) won't work on the IIgs unless you install a system extra to activate them. The exception is the ROM 3 IIgs, which I think automatically supports the caps lock light. I use a tiny (and very interrupt friendly) init called Lights from an old issue of 8/16 Central which lets me assign various functions to the lights. A similar, and much more recent, option is Sheppy's KeyNotifier. To activate the extended keys, I use Bill Tudor's Keyboard Extender. ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager [Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5] -- Is virus a 'micro' organism? (TONYW1, 15880, GO COM A2) ANOTHER TRIP TO 6502 MEMORY LANE Not only did I use a tape drive for the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" first few months that I owned my Apple II, I also bought my first TV to serve as a monitor. The first assembler I ever used on an Apple II was tape based, too--and the editor was on a different tape from the assembler. A typical session was: 1. Load the editor. 2. Enter a program. 3. Load the assembler. 4. Assemble the program. 5. Run the program. (crash) 6. Go to step 1. I never had much sympathy when people complained about the speed of a development system after that. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 16039, GO COM A2) IDE VS. SCSI, APPLE II STYLE IDE = Integrated Drive Electronics. """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Virtually everything needed to connect this type of drive to an Intel-compatible type computer is included in the drive itself, and due to market forces, it is usually available cheap. However, don't think that means you can't use it on other computers. For instance, many recent Macs use IDE drives, and a lot of Apple II hard drive setups were IDE based, including the Vulcan, Innerdrive, Focus, Turbo IDE, and Microdrive setups. SCSI = Small Computer Systems Interface. This is what we've been using on Apple II's and Macs for years. You can get a pretty decent primer on IDE and its successors at: http://www.netmeg.net/faq/computers/hardware/pc/enhanced-ide If you want a pretty decent primer on SCSI, you can check: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/scsi-faq/top.html With the appropriate controller (such as //SHH Systeme's TurboIDE, Microdrive, or Microdrive Turbo), you certainly can use an IDE drive on an Apple II. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 15851, GO COM A2) CD ROM FORMATS AND THE APPLE II Most commonly with an Apple II, the CD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Roms you encounter will have partitions formatted as either High Sierra (ISO 9660 compatible, supposedly), HFS, or ProDOS. It's possible to have CD Roms formatted as other operating systems too, but that's less common. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16213, GO COM A2) AND WHO SAID APPLE II'S AREN'T MADE ANYMORE? Aw, come on, Ryan. The """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1400cs _is_ an Apple II. It just runs that "other" O/S, too. ;) In fact, I developed a lot of GSoft BASIC on my 1400cs. (The rest was developed on my other Apple II, my M*Power 200 MHz 604e tower computer.) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 16038, GO COM A2) >>>>> Okay, okay. . . I admit it. The Apple II I use the most nowadays """"" is my 1400cs as well. However, every week I use every single Apple II I have set up here, particularly my //c+, which I think might be the coolest //c+ in captivity (1 meg memory, 40 meg hard drive, LCD screen, //c ET monitor, //c Color Composite monitor, mouse, modem, clock :) except for those weeks I forget about my other portable Apple II, the Duo 2300c ;-) In fact, this message is going to be delivered by the very Apple II 1400cs I mentioned above and ProTERM 3 via the in development Fat Free Non Stick Spray scripts. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Delivered via FFNSS alpha .77 -- beta coming soon (RSUENAGA, 16061, GO COM A2) DO YOU REMEMBER. . . CV TECH? I was out scrounging in one of my favorite """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" part dumps today and came across a CV Tech GS RAM card. It appears to be equipped with 1MB DRAMs, only the top row is filled -- so it's a 2 meg board, expandable to 4...(right?) and there is also an extra slot next to the card. The CV Tech stuff came out long after I first left the Apple // scene, so I am ignorant of card's configuration and expansion capabilities. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance. 1.) Specifically which DRAMs are required to finish the board? 2.) What goes into the extra slot? 3.) Are there docs and util software available anywhere online (legally)? (SFAHEY, 16042, GO COM A2) >>>>> RE: CV Tech GS Memory Board """"" > 1.) Specifically which DRAMs are required to finish the board? The chips are 1Mb by 1 DRAM memory chips. You must use 120ns rated or faster chips. > 2.) What goes into the extra slot? Any other GS memory board up to 4Mb in capacity, that will fit between the CV Tech card and the GS case (this can be a tight fit). You'll have to make sure that there is some sort of insulated spacer between the piggy-back board and the GS case, and maybe between the two boards, if one is twisted enough that the wire leads from the CV Tech board hit the chip leads on the ICs of the add-on board. The docs indicate that any piggy-backed cards must be fully populated, although the CV Tech card does not have to be fully populated in this configuration. > 3.) Are there docs and util software available anywhere online > (legally)? There was no software provided with the card. The documentation I got was 4 printed pages; only two of which were meaningful for usage. The other two were the title page and warranty information. One thing you need to establish is whether this is a Rev A or Rev B board. I have a Rev B board. Someone else will have to give you information on the Rev A board. The Rev B board has jumpers that are used to configure the card for the amount of memory installed on the card, as follows: 1Mb 2Mb 3Mb 4Mb ----- ----- ----- ----- A B C A B C A B C A B C 2 O=O O O=O O O O=O O O=O 1 O=O O O O=O O=O O O O=O - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 16047, GO COM A2) >>>>> This was/is a known problem, and there is a fix. It requires a """"" specific ROM chip that CV Tech supplied. I had a fully populated Rev A card with a fully populated Apple 1meg card in the piggy back connector, for a total of 5 megs that was recognized on my ROM 01 GS. But, it required the special ROM chip. I doubt that Sequential carries that chip, but you could give them a try. I updated the card to a Rev B, so I no longer have the chip. Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 (LUMITECH, 16095, GO COM A2) <<<<< I've been looking for RAM for my CV Tech GS memory board and """"" compiled a (short) list of compatible DRAMs. I thought I'd share it with everyone -- and if anyone is doing a FAQ, feel free to use the list. I got lucky, the board is a revision "B". Thanks everyone! Toshiba TC511000P-85 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Toshiba TC511000P-10 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Samsung KM41C1000P-10 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Samsung KM41C1000P-80 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Mitsubishi M5M4100AP 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Motorola MCM511000P-10 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Motorola MCM511000P-85 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Siemens HYB511000-85 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Siemens HYB511000-70 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Intel P21010-08 1Mx1 page mode DRAM Intel P21010-10 1Mx1 page mode DRAM (SFAHEY, 16150, GO COM A2) SECOND SIGHT SOFTWARE Seriously, I'll let Michael expand further on """"""""""""""""""""" Facelift but for the most part these are the programs which are SS specific or aware: Graphic/Animation viewers: ========================== jpeGS SecondView (comes with card) SecondView Pro (commercial -- ?still available?) GView (shareware) Thirdview FlicGS (view FLI animation files) viewDL (view DL animations) A SS specific fractal generating program. Reference: ========== DiscQuest (CD-ROM reference 'engine' which is SS aware) DiscQuest Encyclopedia (A 1995 CD-ROM encyclopedia 'engine' which is SS aware. I think the encyclopedia CD-ROM is Compton's for the MAC or PC) Games: ====== Falfus Cogito Returns (a SS specific mod of the original) Omega-GS (Text screen based game employing SS text screen) Miscellaneous: ============== CDA which gives SS screen proper IIgs border color. Facelift (Universal IIgs video API. Currently handles IIgs and SS video). SSRomFix (System INIT which fixes a bug in SS ROM) This is off the top of my head. I'm sure there are other programs out there that I don't recall at the moment. > Does the toolbox patches you mention let existing software run > accelerated on the SSII card? Again, Michael can best answer this. But, the short answer is no. The patches are intended to allow greater resolution for IIgs Desktop based programs (if my memory serves me here...) Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 16382, GO COM A2) >>>>> > Does the toolbox patches you mention let existing software """"" > run accelerated on the SSII card? Not as such. There might be some speed improvement due to the memory layout of the VGA modes used (8-bit pixels instead of 2- or 4-bit in SHR modes), and some rectangular scrolling operations that are done completely on the card are quite fast. But I decided to patch in at a fairly low level, hoping to reduce the amount of work involved (it turned out to be the reverse, of course), so most of the higher-level drawing code is still the same. This choice also avoided the problem of having to come up with my own region manipulation code, as Apple has a patent on their's. > In 1988 I designed an accelerated graphics card for the GS > using a TI 34010 chip, only I did not finish the project since > I was focused on graduating from college. Oh, that's a shame that the card never got finished. I would have loved one. I originally came up with the design for Facelift well before the SS was even rumoured, and at that point I was looking at that very chip as a good candidate. This was several years after you, though (1992-3). I was quite disappointed when Sequential ended up choosing a lame SVGA chip for their card. > The difficulty as I remember it is that if even if you > shadow all screen writes to the new card any program directly > reading back the screen data would read the old screen memory > which would not be updated. Right, there's just no way around it. Full compatibility isn't possible if you also want to extend the system, and try to move work off to the card. My plan was to only support programs that went strictly through the toolbox, and shut off the patches for incompatible programs. By allowing programs direct access to the screen memory, even in a prescribed way, Apple made it very difficult to extend the system. In many ways, it seems that Apple intentionally crippled the system, perhaps to avoid competition with the Mac. -- Michael (SAR, 16489, GO COM A2) FACELIFT DEVELOPMENT KIT STATUS Yes, the latest released version of the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" development kit (v0.6b1) is available at: (Replace .bny with .bsq for a BinSCII version, if you prefer.) Note that this is for programmers only -- there are no demos or anything. The archive includes all the docs, the library itself, and headers for ORCA/M and C. It does not include the actual CDEV that you will need to run your programs, however. If, after reading the docs, and starting to play with the library, you need the CDEV to continue with your work, just drop me an email and I'll set you up with what you need. BTW, just to be clear, the QuickDraw/Toolbox patches are not available in any way, shape, or form at this time. -- Michael (SAR, 16492, GO COM A2) SECOND SIGHT SPECTRUM DISPLAY BUG? Ewen, or maybe I'd better say Richard """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" since I think he wrote the SS-aware ANSI display driver for Spectrum :-) I just ran across a bug with the SecondSight ANSI display with Spectrum 2.1. I actually encountered this about a year back and e-mailed SHS but since I became re-acquainted with this bug I thought I'd relay it here as well. The bug occurs while in the Spectrum ANSI display and you disconnect from your ISP (I use the ISP's signal for disconnect...CTRL-D from their main HOST: prompt). Anyway, you are left in the ANSI display. Now here's the bug: If you use OA-D to try to bring up the Connect Dialog box, you are left staring at the ANSI display. On investigation, (i.e. hooking up a IIgs monitor to the built-in video port) what is happening is Spectrum's Connect Dialog comes up on the SHR Desktop display on the built-in video but the ANSI display doesn't switch out of the VGA text mode. So, if you only have a SS/VGA monitor set-up, it appears as if your computer has locked up. In reality, hitting OA-. will cancel the Connect Dialog albeit 'behind the scenes'! Once the Connect dialog has 'relinquished keyboard I/O', you can use the OA-W sequence to return to the SHR desktop display. Admittedly, this is a small bug. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm the only person to encounter it since you need a specific set-up and a specific set of circumstances to trigger the bug. For me, I know what to avoid. But, I thought I'd report it anyway. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 16442, GO COM A2) >>>>> This didn't happen to me when I tried it, it closed the display and """"" showed the dialog just fine. Make sure that you have the IIgs monitor set to follow the ANSI display in the 'More settings' options for ANSI. If it is set to follow the desktop, then you must have a second monitor connected to the video output. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 30 Sep 1998 - 294 days till KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16468, GO COM A2) >>>>> I went to the 'More settings' and kept the SecondSight at: ANSI """"" while I changed the IIgs Monitor to: ANSI also. This allows me to use the OA-D from within the ANSI display and returns me to the Spectrum desktop and the Dial/Connect dialog. In fact, other combinations of these two settings OTHER THAN THE DEFAULT SETTINGS will allow the OA-D to return to the Spectrum desktop from the ANSI display. However, I still can't get it to return if I have the SS set to: ANSI and the IIgs Monitor set to: Spectrum desktop (the defaults). Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 16480, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" APPLE2.ORG EXPANDS Just a short announcement, with all this discussion on """""""""""""""""" who uses what type of card and where/when. I have added another piece to the collection at http://www.apple2.org. The Apple II Information Resource, look for it on the link list on the left column. What cards use what RAM, what drives work with what computer, all this and lots more information is available. Tony (T_DIAZ, 15929, GO COM A2) <<<<< Anyone that wants to contribute any images, although at this time """"" it will be a little hard to acknowledge contributions, I will keep a list. I am planning to redo most of those images in the next few months, as I put the hardware into categorized/numbered boxes. Most of it is boxed up now but just not listed which means if I want something I have to go through about 25 boxes, at least. JPEG is preferred over GIF, so if anyone is making anything new use JPEG if you can. I would be nice if there was a reasonable JPEG viewer for the Apple II, even if it applied the Second Sight theory and made you scroll. I was not too impressed with the JPEG functions in Superconvert 4. But then again, looking at some of what I was throwing at it... Tony (T_DIAZ, 15968, GO COM A2) AND BYTE WORKS DOES TOO There are some new technical descriptions and a """"""""""""""""""""""" special offer for the month of September on the Byte Works web site. Stop by and check them out at www.hypermall.com/byteworks. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 15957, GO COM A2) SHEPPY ON Y2K The so-called Year 2000 problem is about 20% fact, 30% '"""""""""""" legitimate concern, and 50% overactive imagination. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16020, GO COM A2) MARINETTI'S HERE NOW, WHEN'S SPECTRUM 2.2 COMING The wizard of Oz does it """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" again... Richard has done a magnificent job with it, and you will be able to Telnet all over the place using the supplied Telnet application... You should start to see from now on the release of a number of applications that will support Marinetti 2.0. But to put Spectrum users in the picture, the new Marinetti 2.0 does not work with the TopCat XCMD that was released last year for Marinetti 1.0. I have no plans to write an update to TopCat, as the new Spectrum 2.2 should be available some time soon. Spectrum 2.2 will allow you to choose whether you want a serial or TCP/IP environment, and with TCP/IP, you will be able to open multiple Telnet sessions at once. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 29 Sep 1998 7:53:19 am Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16430, GO COM A2) THE NEW CLARISWO. . . UH, APPLEWORKS? Finally, some respect from Apple! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" They've just put up a web page for AppleWorks 5: :-) Now, can anyone who has used the new version tell me what it says under import options now for original AppleWorks files? Who's bright idea (to rename CW to AW) was this anyway? In addition to the confusion caused, surely they're going to lose a lot of Windows customers who won't want to buy a product with an Apple logo on it, even if it is the same product as they used before. -- Michael (SAR, 16245, GO COM A2) >>>>> Apple always owned Claris, and as ClarisWorks has been dragged back """"" into the fold, and probably nobody at Apple now knows what an Apple II is, or that there is already a product already called AppleWorks, they decide to rename ClarisWorks. If they have not changed anything since the last ClarisWorks I looked at, it imports classic AppleWorks files just fine. Something they made sure of in all its incarnations, as they were always trying to woo Apple II education users over to the Macintosh! Someone out there with an iMac can let us know the definitive answer, if they can find the invisible floppy disk drive that comes with that machine. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16271, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm pretty sure they still know very well there was a former """"" AppleWorks, at least when they consulted there lawyers about the title copyright. It's only, they do not care anymore anything about the original AppleWorks and they're obviously sure the flood of iMacs (as projected and obviously realized number of sales) shipped with AppleWorks will drown the limited number of left original AW users. Sad, but true... Me too, I'm curious, how they resolved the naming problem and generally the import of AW (classic) files. May be using AppleWorks 3 as name? There's foreseeable, somewhere in a not so distant future, some skilled iMac user, wondering about the strange file format of the ancestor of his actual program . . .:)) Best regards, Ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.1 ] (UHAUSMANN, 16274, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" SHEPPY RECLASSIFIES SOME SHAREWARE PRODUCTS Due to falling demand and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" even more sharply falling willingness to pay for software on the part of the Apple II community, the following products are being reclassified as freeware effective Monday, August 7, 1998: KeyNotifier SmartRestart ProBOOT 8 (NOT ProBOOT for the Apple IIgs) Tsukue Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter The Apple IIgs version of ProBOOT is still shareware. If you'd like to register a copy, send a check for $15 -- made payable to Eric Shepherd -- to Joe Kohn at Shareware Solutions II; he's kindly offered to forward checks to me. DO NOT make the checks out to Joe; checks for ProBOOT made out to Joe will just get deposited into the nearest wormhole, and that's bad for your finances. Please note that this means that my three non-freeware products remaining: ProBOOT, Shifty List, and WebWorks GS are all available only from Shareware Solutions II. If you get it somewhere else, something's fishy. :) If you feel like making a special contribution to the SheppyWare general fund, send a check to Joe, payable to me. :) And I also ask anyone that uses any of the newly-freeware products to be sure to subscribe to, or renew their subscription to, Shareware Solutions II and Juiced.GS as a sign of support for the Apple II community. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 15792, GO COM A2) A TRIO OF UPDATED SHEPPYWARE PRODUCTS After a long delay, ProBOOT for the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple IIgs has been updated to version 5.3! The new version fixes a couple of minor bugs, corrects several documentation errors, and removes some unnecessary data that was bloating the code. You can download the new version at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs /ProBOOT53.shk. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16049, GO COM A2) <<<<< LotsaTools has been updated to version 1.1.1. The new version is a """"" little smaller, has an rVersion resource, and has updated documentation. You can download the new version at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs /Lotsa111.shk. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16052, GO COM A2) <<<<< Cleaner Clean Up 1.0.6 has been released. This update is a bit """"" smaller, and has updated documentation. You can download Cleaner Clean Up 1.0.6 at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/CleanUp106.shk. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16054, GO COM A2) SHEPPYWARE ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH KAGI My online registration page is """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" now available: you can now purchase SheppyWare shareware and commercial products on the Web by credit card. Visit and have at it. If your web browser supports it, you can use a secure form to submit your order; otherwise, you can submit the order insecurely. At the moment, only Shifty List can be registered online. I'll be adding WebWorks GS and ProBOOT tonight or tomorrow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16397, GO COM A2) <<<<< Wow, that was easy. My online ordering page now includes ProBOOT """"" and WebWorks GS. So if you've been holding back on registering or buying SheppyWare because you hate writing checks, now's the time! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16398, GO COM A2) <<<<< Which brings up a new point: Sarah and I have looked over our """"" financial situation, and we've decided that I need to start bringing in more shareware money to help accelerate our process of climbing out of our rather substantial debt. As such, I'm scaling down my Apple II development somewhat, and will be doing more Mac and BeOS development from here on out. There will be more Apple II software coming from me, but at a slower pace, as it doesn't make financial sense for me to keep spewing out software that only sells two or three dozen copies at best. At this point, you should expect one more Apple IIgs release from me this year. My next release for the IIgs after that won't be until early 1999. I will probably continue updating some of my older apps for contact info, as I've been doing the last few weeks, but that takes very little of my time. If you're a Mac user, keep your eyes out for my first Mac shareware product, which probably will be out in the next two weeks or so. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16190, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3 Announcing ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 3, Issue 3 ===== The September 1998 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now arriving in subscriber mail boxes. This issue is being mailed to 262 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: Kfest '98 ... Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, was home base for a flurry of announcements for new and upgraded IIGS software products. This is a firsthand report of those exciting days! In addition to official activities, read about goings-on behind the scenes -- and in the dorm rooms -- during our report on "Kfest After Hours". NOTE: Exclusive photographs from Kfest '98 are also included in this issue. REVIEWS Juiced.GS is the first publication to offer in-depth reviews of the latest IIGS software releases! GSoft BASIC: Eric Shepherd gives IIGS users an up-close-and-personal look at the latest IIGS-specific programming language from the Byte Works. NiftySpell: The first and only universal spell-checker is put through the paces. Find out about this cool new product, and see the first screen shots to be published. WebWorks GS: Find out what you need to know about the first IIGS-specific HTML editing software for Web page authors in this review, complete with a screen shot. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Searching for an ISP ... Tony Ward gives readers a primer on shopping for an Internet Service Provider. My Home Page: Quite a show on Kfest stage ... A few personal thoughts from our editor on the recent Kfest, and other newsy notes from Juiced.GS. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, shares his feelings on the most important Apple II event of the year. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Fontpimp, a new utility that converts Windows/PC TrueType fonts into IIGS font format for use with Pointless is in the Spotlight this issue, as is LILAN, a cool new Finder Extra. Another Juiced.GS shareware collection is also unveiled. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including an updated list of important Web sites that should be in every Apple II user's favorites list. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1998 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996 and 1997 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 16392, GO COM A2) IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE SPELLING If You Can Use A Mouse, You Can Spell """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Correctly! Shareware Solutions II, in association with Chris Vavruska, is pleased to announce the release of NiftySpell, the first and only Universal Spell Checker for the Apple IIGS computer. NiftySpell is a flexible and easy to use New Desk Accessory (NDA) that automatically loads whenever your system starts up. Once installed, NiftySpell adds a new menu item to the Apple Pull Down menu, and it can be accessed from any standard Apple IIGS program that supports New Desk Accessories. With NiftySpell installed, you can spell check documents right from your Finder Desktop or from within such diverse programs as Teach, Hermes, Freecell or HyperStudio. In addition to the NDA, there is also a special Spectrum XCMD included that seamlessly integrates NiftySpell into the Spectrum telecommunications program, making it very convenient to spell check your outgoing e-mail and forum messages while using Spectrum or Spectrum Internet Suite v1.1! With NiftySpell, you'll never again be embarrassed by sending out important documents with spelling or typographical errors, and you'll always look your best in print when the words you use to convey your thoughts are spelled correctly. Before NiftySpell, only those who used expensive word processing or desktop publishing software packages like AppleWorks, AppleWorks GS or GraphicWriter III could spell check their work. Now anyone has the convenience of a spell checker within easy reach. If you can use a mouse, you can spell correctly! NiftySpell requires an Apple IIGS, System 6.0.1, and a hard disk drive. It requires at least 512k of available RAM and at least 1.5 megabytes of hard drive storage space. NiftySpell is available from Shareware Solutions II for $20, which includes postage to anywhere in the world. To order NiftySpell, send checks or money orders to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOE_KOHN, 16234, GO COM A2) A FEW WORDS ON CHECKWORKS FROM THE PUBLISHER With all the recent interest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" shown in CheckWorks, I'd like to add a few words... CheckWorks is a set of sophisticated, integrated TimeOut modules that operate within AppleWorks Classic. It is a complete checking account management program that will let you do such things as write and print checks, maintain a checkbook register, show current balances, and reconcile checking account statements. Because so many people are using so many different versions of AppleWorks, those who purchase CheckWorks from Shareware Solutions II, will actually receive three versions of CheckWorks on three 3.5" disk...one for AW 3, one for AW 4.x and one for AW 5.x. For use with AppleWorks v4.x and 5.x, nothing additional is required to run CheckWorks. However, in order to use CheckWorks with AppleWorks v3, you must have UltraMacros 4. The complete CheckWorks package is available from Shareware Solutions II for only $20. Generally, SSII requests an additional $3 for CheckWorks' postage, but as a means of expressing thanks to all the friendly folks here on Delphi's A2 for their ongoing support, I will waive the $3 postage to those who include a Delphi name (handle, logon name) with their order. Send checks, money orders for CheckWorks to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 USA (JOE_KOHN, 15958, GO COM A2) A2U PRESENTS: HYPERCARD IIGS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2U ANNOUNCEMENT: HyperCard IIgs course starting soon! ------------------------------------------------------ The Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum on Delphi is proud to present its first course under the new management of Dean Jeff Blakeney. Starting Saturday, the 19th of September, 1998, lessons will be uploaded to the A2Pro's A2 University Database (go com a2p dat). Lessons will continue to be uploaded each Saturday. Keep in mind that the lesson files could take a day or two to be released for you to be able to download them. There will be an announcement in A2Pro when the lessons are ready to be downloaded. This should give you enough time to download and read the each week's lesson before the weekly Tuesday night HyperCard Bar & Grill conference (go com a2p con) between 9:00 and 11:00 pm Eastern time. This is HangTime's regular HyperCard IIgs conference and HangTime will be available to answer any questions that you have in real time. You may even end up helping out other students with advice or work arounds that you have discovered while working through the lessons yourself. If you have any questions but can't make it to the conferences, you can post them to the A2Pro Forum's A2 University Topic (go com a2p for) and your instructor, their assistants and your fellow students will be able to help you to make sure you understand everything that is being taught. The course will be taught by Gareth Jones who has been creating HyperCard IIgs stacks for the past five years. His early stacks are available from the Ground FTP site (ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu), while his later stacks appear in _Hyper Quarterly_ (a monthly disk subscription; information and screens shots are available at http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/hq). While not creating stacks, Gareth writes monthly articles on all things Apple II for the user group newsletter _Apples B.C. News_, some of which have been reprinted from Britain to California. The newsletter articles he has written about HCGS also appear on the Apple Blossom web site. All you need to participate is an Apple IIgs computer with the necessary hardware to run HyperCard IIgs and an interest in learning how to make use of this versatile program. HyperCard IIgs is available from many places for free or a very small fee and many of the official HyperCard IIgs books are available from The ByteWorks (http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks). To summarise: Course: HyperCard IIgs Instructor: Gareth Jones Assistant(s): HangTime Lesson schedule: o First lesson to be uploaded Saturday, 19th September, 1998 o Lessons to be uploaded weekly o Questions can be asked in the A2U topic of A2Pro o Weekly chats will be held on Tuesdays between during HangTime's HyperCard Bar & Grille between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm Eastern Course requirements: o An Apple IIgs with 2 MB of RAM o A 3.5" floppy drive o A hard drive o HyperCard IIgs v1.1 o Plus some others that will be mentioned in the first lesson. (JBLAKENEY, 15971, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 16408 28-SEP 05:51 Telecommunications RE: All about Marinetti (Re: Msg 4456) From: RICHARD_B To: ALL Well, today (well, yesterday) is (was) the day. Marinetti 2.0 is now released and available for download from the new Marinetti Home Page: http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/ All the details are included with the archive, so I'll let you all read that for the cool stuff. Enjoy. Regards, Richard [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] MORE ON BABELFISHING VIA C This has nothing to do with C, or ORCA for """""""""""""""""""""""""" that matter. It has to do with the fact that you're calling code created by a compiler. The same issue exists for APW C, TML BASIC, ORCA/Modula-2, and even assembly language. The issue is that code makes some assumptions about the environment it runs in. The only reason assembly language may have an advantage is that the assumptions are right up front--but if some bonehead does something like this in assembly: sta there ... there ds 2 without setting up the data bank register, you'll have the same problems in the assembly language subroutine that you would have in an ORCA/C subroutine that uses global variables without initializing the data bank register. The issue is, and always has been, that _any_ subroutine that makes assumptions about its environment must be initialized so those assumptions are true. Assembly is no different, but it is more obvious that you need to do the initialization because you see the things you are doing more directly than you do with a compiler. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2114, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hi People! Long time no type! I remember the good old days back on """"" GEnie all the time, writing everything in assembly, patching OS calls and tool calls, etc. etc. Sheppy!, remember me? I'm still alive... Babelfish Translators... My problem is that I don't remember this stuff - it has been too long. I would not run away from C when writing these things. What kind of interface could have been devised that would be all-language safe, anyway? BTW, I did not originally design Babelfish, but as I remember things, it was one of the most well-designed projects that I ever worked on! At least from a developers point of view. It was fully-specified before code was written - how many people can say that about their projects! Anyway, here's my possible solution/summary... How do you write a CDev in Orca/C? Just think about that question, get a full answer, and do the Translator the same way following the same principals. I would love to me more specific, but I just cannot remember all the details. Of course you cannot call malloc(), fopen(), strstr(), fabs(), etc from your code resource! (Did someone say they were going to do floating point math...) Maybe you can, I don't think I ever knew how to do that. However, as Mike pointed out and I was not aware - the code generation can add library calls when you do something as "innocent" as dereference an array! So, get out the old "Code Resource in C" section of the manual and check it out (CDev, CDEF, MDEF, Finder Extension, Request Procedures, etc, etc). Bill (WTUDOR, 2116, GO COM A2) >>>>> Bill, """"" Glad to see you here on Delphi. I hope you regularly drop in. I took a look at your Debug translator C source. (Thanks Ewen!) I noticed you did not use the #pragma noroot as suggested by Mike W. Do you recall if this was in fact the case? It seems you didn't bother with most of the points Mike expressed concerns about and still were able to write some very usable translators. So, there definitely is some hope for using C in writing these things (especially if I try to cover what Mike has pointed out). One question for Bill or anyone else 'in the know': I noticed Bill used saveDBR() and restoreDBR() in his code. Is this an APW equivalent to the ORCA/C #pragma databank directive? I assume saveDBR and restoreDBR means save/restore direct bank register? Thanks, Paul. (SCHULTP, 2121, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is possible that I was using the APW/C compiler for that """"" translator. It is also possible that I was using an earlier Orca/C compiler. I think the SaveDB/RestoreDB functions just did a phk/plb (saving the old DBR first) and restore the old DBR later. I don't remember where they came from. (WTUDOR, 2123, GO COM A2) <<<<< You don't have to use the noroot pragma--you can just delete .root """"" later. :) If you do complete initialization of the ORCA/C environment, you _can_ use malloc(), free(), stdio.h, floating-point, and so forth. One of the advantages to rolling your own .root segment with the initialization done by you, rather that using a prepackaged pragma written by me, is that you have some choice. If you don't need stdio.h and floating point (which I imagine would normally be the case) you don't have to initialize them. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2124, GO COM A2) >>>>> Just what is exactly meant by the "complete" initialization. I read """"" the manual and it says in a couple places that you should call these routines if your program is not called in the "usual" way. What is the "usual" way? Is only a S16/EXE considered the "usual" way? Thanks Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2128, GO COM A2) <<<<< A complete initialization would make all aspects of ORCA/C function """"" properly. It would be safe to use malloc(), stdio.h calls and floating point. > I read the manual and it says in a couple places that you should call these > routines if your program is not called in the "usual" way. What is the > "usual" way? Is only a S16/EXE considered the "usual" way? Basically, yes. Here's a more detailed answer: At the current time, ORCA/C supports several fully functional ways of creating a program. S16/EXE is one of them. There are also pragmas for safely creating PIFs, XCMDs, and so forth. (See the manual for details.) If you are creating a program that is not an S16 or EXE program, you need to do the initialization. The pragmas do that for you. If you are creating a program that is not an S16 or EXE program, and for which there is no prewritten pragma, then you need to roll your own. You can do that by writing a custom .root segment that you link into your program or, for most of the initializations, by calling the subroutines listed in the manual. The really tricky one is SANE, used for floating-point support. SANE needs a direct page area. The ORCA/C libraries get the direct page area by stealing 256 bytes from the stack, using a technique that generally doesn't work from environments like Babelfish. It's difficult to set that up properly from ORCA/C by calling the prewritten subroutines. You can, of course, just start SANE on your own. If you're going to do this, I'd suggest that you make sure you have a copy of the subroutine library source, and perhaps disassemble a few of the different .root segments created by the various pragmas. That will show you clear examples of what _I_ did to support similar environments. An NBA or an XCMD are pretty similar to Babelfish. The principal difference is that a Babelfish translator is not a single program, it's four. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2130, GO COM A2) A2PRO HASHES OUT JAVA AND OTHER LANGUAGES Well, I just can't sit idly by """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" while you disparage a language I happen to like quite a lot. :-) And nobody "convinced me" of this. It was my own conclusion. I admit it's not perfect, and I don't care much for its C++-like syntax, but I'd take it any day over C++. Apart from the OOP extensions to ORCA/Pascal (which, I admit, I have not look at), there is no full implementation of a standard object- oriented language for the IIgs, let alone one as portable as Java. There is a =heck= of a lot of Java applications (not applets) out there, most of which would probably run just fine on the IIgs if we had a Java VM (and preferably a JIT). Also, with Java, you get an extensive and well-designed class library. And since Sun's compiler is actually written in Java, it should run (albeit slowly) once you've got the VM running. A native compiler would be better, of course (speed-wise), but as you suggested, Mike, that would take some time. It would permit the compilation to native 65816 code, though, which would allow Java to be used as a native IIgs programming language, as an alternative to the C++ compiler that everyone keeps asking for. -- Michael (SAR, 2140, GO COM A2) >>>>> Heck, I've disparage'd better languages than Java. ;) You should """"" hear what I say about Pascal... and I _like_ Pascal! You're right about the Aplet issue, and I did mention that. But I doubt if many people are going to take up Java simply because it supports object oriented programming. If you're really interested in object oriented programming, Object Pascal is one thing that works very well. (You did mention it, but seemed to ignore it. Some people just don't like Pascal much. Whatever.) There's also a port of SmallTalk, although I doubt if it runs much faster than Java based on J-code would. And honestly, I'm surprised no one ever ported one of the C++ to C cross-compilers. Apple used one for a while under MPW. The same technique would work quite well under ORCA. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2151, GO COM A2) >>>>> I haven't been able to *find* any C++ to C cross compiler sources, """"" or I'd have tried it already. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2152, GO COM A2) >>>>> For somebody who doesn't know C++ or Java (ie. me), but does know """"" the principles of OOP etc., what are the benefits of Java over C++, ignoring the SUPPOSED portability. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2141, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, speaking as someone with only a couple semesters using c/c++, """"" and just one semester of JAVA, the reason _I_ like java is because it is _simpler_ in syntax than C/C++, without all the tricks and quirks that have grown with those two languages over the years. It's more straightforward to use, and gives you the benefits of OOP without even having to mess with pointers and all the confusion that THEY cause the neophyte programmer. My school is going to start using JAVA to teach their CS 1 course next year. I know that's a wimpy attitude, but hey, I'm a wimpy programmer. Hell, I even like Visual Basic! :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 2148, GO COM A2) <<<<< Automatic memory management (garbage collection), a simpler syntax, """"" and an excellent class library are probably the biggest advantages, off the top of my head. Memory management is the biggest source of errors in C and C++ programs, and it's tedious. There are no pointers in Java, just class references, which avoids a lot of value passing issues and prevents you from messing with objects directly. Java has "interfaces" that define a set of methods for classes to implement, and any class that implements the interface can be manipulated by something that uses that interface. In C++, you would have to use an abstract class to do the same sort of thing, which isn't as nice. I really liked Java's exception system, but C++ also now has exceptions, and I imagine they are probably very similar to Java's, but it seems like they aren't used much yet (in C++). In Java, the whole class library uses them. Exceptions allow you to separate your error handling code from the regular code, and functions don't have to waste their return value on an error code. Like with the IIgs toolbox, the error result is separated from the function result (although you can only have one or the other from a Java function). Another plus for Java is that you don't need separate header and implementation files in Java. Finally, Java also has language support for multithreading. There are certainly limitations in Java. For example, it only supports single inheritance, but I've found that the interface mechanism is quite adequate and avoids the pitfalls of multiple inheritance. The lack of enumerations is a bit of an inconvenience, and there's no "preprocessor" so that means no conditional compilation or macros, which means there's currently no nice way to have ASSERTs and debug code that is automatically left out of a release build. However, there are Java compilers with both of these latter features, but they're not in the standard. The fact that there is a standard, and a simple one, plus a reference compiler, is a plus for Java. C++ has only just finally been standardized and it will probably be some time yet before there are any compilers that support the entire, very complex standard exactly to the letter. I'm sure I missed several issues, but maybe others will jump in to add more. -- Michael (SAR, 2172, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, for one Java is even slower than C++ ... oh wait, that's not """"" really a benefit, is it? Devin (GLYNREADE, 2181, GO COM A2) >>>>> I disagree with this statement. Here's why: """"" With a few exceptions, like LISP and Cobol, one language is not significantly faster or slower than another when the languages are implemented by equally skilled programmers--yet the "speed" of a language has torpedoed more than one superior language. One example of a "slow" language is Pascal, which "everyone" knows is slower than FORTRAN or C. Hogwash. In point of fact, Pascal is generally slightly faster, due to the fact that it's clean design allowed some optimizations that are not possible on either FOTRAN or C. The difference is negligible, but if you want to be picky, it's a faster language. Compare ORCA/Pascal and ORCA/C, which use the same code generator, on standard benchmarks: When there is a difference at all, Pascal slightly edges C out on looping, although C does better on some benchmarks if you use unsigned numbers. (That's more an artifact of the 65816 than the language, though. On a 68K, PowerMac or Pentium the signed/unsigned advantage disappears--and you can actually get unsigned math in ORCA/Pascal using subranges.) So why is Pascal slow? Because people based their impression on the most common early implementation, the UCSD P-System. They didn't bother to notice that UCSD FORTRAN was just as slow. Another example is Ada, which got a terrible reputation for slow speed, but at a time when only demonstration compilers--few of them optimizing, and some of them p-code based--were available for comparison. Hardly a fair test, yet "everyone" knows Ada is slow. Java is no different. It is typically implemented as a p-code like system. Of course it's slow. Sometimes it's implemented as a just-in-time compiler. That's slower than an optimizing compiler, too. But a scratch-written optimizing compiler for Java, written to compile directly to native code, should not show significant speed differences from other common languages. And a C, Pascal, BASIC, or FORTRAN compiler written to compile to J-code for execution as an aplet will be just as slow as Java. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2183, GO COM A2) <<<<< Mike hit it on the nose. There are a number of Java compilers now """"" which compile to native code, and can be used to write the same kinds of programs that you could in C++. And they will run just as fast. In fact, there are those who claim that even the JITs can compile Java code to run as fast =or faster= than comparable C++ code. This is at least partly due to the difficulty of optimizing a language as complex as C++, as compared to Java. I've never done any side-by-side tests myself, I just prefer the Java language and figure that eventually the speed won't be an issue (as compilers and JITs improve). It's also quite easy to write a really =bad= C++ program which will often result in any speed gains being lost. Unfortunately, I see this more often than not. I just came off a project where the code we inherited was so awful that there really wasn't we could do to fix in the time we had. It was obvious that the people who wrote the code did not have even a decent understanding of the language. Anyway, thankfully that's over. -- Michael (SAR, 2186, GO COM A2) >>>>> You know, the cool thing about posts from Mike, is that he's """"" actually written all the stuff he talks about. You see this long detailed post about compilers and languages and all such wonders, and you feel like saying "yeah, well what would you know about compilers", just for the hell of it. When Mike posts, it usually ends the thread. Not good for Delphi, but certainly good for the Apple II world. There's so many different experts here, its great. Ain't the Apple II community a wonderful place. :-) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2184, GO COM A2) C PROGRAMMING HELP ON DEMAND The following is a short code segment and """""""""""""""""""""""""""" the resulting ORCA/C 2.1.0 compiler output. Anyone have an idea why this is giving me an error? Thanks, Paul. ==================================================================== #include typedef enum {actnSpec, actnByte, actnWord} ACTN; typedef enum {propChp, propPap, propSep, propDop} PROPTYPE; typedef struct char_prop { char fBold; char fUnderline; char fItalic; } CHP; // CHaracter Properties typedef struct propmod { ACTN actn; // size of value PROPTYPE prop; // structure containing value int offset; // offset of value from base of structure } PROP; PROP rgprop [1] = { actnByte, propChp, offsetof(CHP, fBold), // ipropBold }; ====================================================================== ORCA/C 2.1.0 Including :gno:ORCA.2.1:LIBRARIES:ORCACDefs:stddef.h 23 actnByte, propChp, offsetof(CHP, fBold), // ipropBold ^ illegal operand in a constant expression 1 error found. (SCHULTP, 2174, GO COM A2) >>>>> The compiler is telling you that offsetof(CHP, fBold) can't be """"" resolved as a constant at compile time, so it can't be used as an initializer for a static variable. How is offsetof() defined? You'll either have to change offsetof, use something else, or initialize the value at run-time. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2175, GO COM A2) <<<<< Mike, """"" From ORCA/C 2.1.0 and its : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- typedef unsigned long size_t; #define offsetof(type,member) ((size_t) (&(((type *)0L)->member))) So, this would make offsetof(CHP,fBold): unsigned long &((CHP*)->fBold) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It appears to me that offsetof() is trying to give me the address of the fBold member of the structure CHP. The code I am trying to compile is the rtfreader C source from Microsoft. In the source, a comment states that the member 'offset' in the structure PROP is the "offset of value from base of structure". The error I am getting is when they try to use offsetof() from stddef.h to calculate the value for the 'offset' member of PROP. [Note: from the original posting, my errors were occurring in an array of type PROP -- a structure containing the mentioned offset member]. It seems to me that the Microsoft code is expecting offsetof() to return something different than what the ORCA/C offsetof() is returning. The ORCA/C offsetof() from stddef.h (as shown above) looks like it is returning an address. Specifically, the Microsoft code expects offsetof() to return the offset from the beginning of the structure and not an absolute address. Am I right? Or, am I missing something? Does anyone have the offsetof() from Microsoft's stddef.h for comparison? Thanks, Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 2176, GO COM A2) >>>>> Paul, the offsetof() macro is returning a value of type size_t, """"" which is correct: size_t is defined in ANSI-C as an integer value large enough to hold the largest pointer when the pointer is converted to an integer--in other words, casting a pointer to type size_t and saving it, then converting the size_t value back to a pointer should not change the value. Whatever. The value returned is a long integer, not a pointer. (I forget if it's signed or unsigned; you can look in the headers if you care. It doesn't matter for this discussion.) The problem, though, has to do with the fact that ORCA/C wasn't able to resolve the macro to a constant at compile time. The solution is to use a constant or use the macro later in executable code. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2177, GO COM A2) WHEN THE AUTHOR NEEDS HELP WITH GSOFT BASIC, HE TURNS TO A2PRO I'm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" running into a weird problem with GSoft BASIC. I'm hoping someone can save me the trouble of disassembling Apple's Control Panel to find out what the problem is. Here's the situation: GSoft BASIC is doing some behind the scenes work to convince the O/S that it's OK for an interpreted program to have its own resource fork. In particular, it's assigning it's own user ID and intercepting the Loader's LGetPathName and LGetPathName2 calls, telling calling applications (specifically the StartUpTools call) the correct pathname for the interpreted file. It only intercepts these calls if the user ID passed by the call matches the user ID assigned to the interpreted file. GSoft BASIC also intercepts the GS/OS GetName call. That actually works fine. Desktop programs are working, and StartupTools works just peachy. The problem is that some desk accessories, like Apple's Control Panel, are also using LGetPathname2. That's OK, but they are also using the interpreted application's user ID (why?!?!?) and, after getting the interpreted program's path name, they report an error or crash in various ways. Apple's control panel does a System Death call with a resource error, saying it couldn't load resource type $800C (a P-string) with a resource ID from outer space ($36B6B6B6). One other NDA fails with a similar error, but with a resource ID of 1. Presumably the resource failure is connected to the LGetPathname2 call, although I have not disassembled the code to find out for sure. Does anyone know why these NDAs might fail in this way? Even simpler, does anyone know why an NDA would be asking the loader for my application's path name? I suspect there is another call I need to intercept and patch, but I don't know what it is. Any ideas? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2193, GO COM A2) >>>>> My first guess is that something's wrong somewhere else entirely: """"" maybe these NDAs are using some call or other (GetCurResourceApp, perhaps?) to get the user ID of whoever is currently in charge, resource-wise, and getting the wrong value at some point. Or maybe your changes cause these NDAs to be passed back the interpreted application's user ID as their own? That's actually the most likely case, I think. The other possibility is that they're calling LGetPathname2 to see if a certain app is running, so they can adjust their behavior in some manner... but it seems that the GS/OS GetName call would be better for that, so this seems unlikely to me. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2194, GO COM A2) >>>>> I had a similar problem with Marinetti and the Control Panels NDA. """"" The solution for me was to move all the relevant resources into data segments. I didn't feel like patching all over the place to support my own resources. I also figured because of the way Marinetti fits into GS/OS, it was probably better not to mess with resources any way. What I would like to know though, is why you're patching so many GS/OS calls. Although you're using interpreted code, surely you're just an application like anyone else? Just interested... Like Sheppy says, Control Panels does a lot of res ID manipulation and even messes with control parameter blocks if it thinks it owns them. My problem was several depths of module calls, each with their own resources, called from a CDev. Different problem, CDev. Different problem, but comes from the same Control Panels logic. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2200, GO COM A2) >>>>> The problem Mike's having is this: """"" You have an application, GSoft.Sys16, which is the interpreter. It loads a file that contains the program to run and the resources that program needs. The program is run, and it calls StartUpTools. The Resource Manager goes "Let's see, the currently-running application is GSoft.Sys16. Hey! It's already started the Resource Manager, what's this idiot programmer doing?" and returns an error. Additionally, if the program calls MMStartUp, it gets GSoft's user ID back (it's data owned by GSoft, after all). So MMStartUp has to be patched. The end result is probably about 5 or 6 toolbox calls that wind up needing various patches, so the GSoft program can look and act like a real application. This isn't a problem when you've used MakeRuntime to build a launchable app, but when testing during development from the ORCA or GSoft shell, it's a serious problem. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2201, GO COM A2) GNO MORE WAITING? WELL AT LEAST A LITTLE MORE Many people have been """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" wondering for a long time, "When will GNO v2.0.6 be released?". Some have questioned if it will ever be released. Here is the status; in short, it's a mixture of good news and slightly bad news. First, the bad news. I had wanted the release of GNO v2.0.6 to come as a fairly integrated package where the installation process was (almost) completely automated, everything was available as source that could be built using the current compilers, et al. While one of my goals is still to get the base GNO distribution to this state, it is not there yet. I had also commented to some people in email and on Delphi that I wanted to make a major GNO release by KFest '98. Well, a residential move, family medical problems, a corporate move, and other things got in the way. KFest '98 has come and gone, and GNO still isn't released. Now the good news. It's time to make a much overdue major GNO release. There are a few stages to such a release. Over the next few weeks you can expect the following to happen: - a binary release will be available via anonymous ftp. This, while still lacking in certain respects, is what most people will want to eventually download. The initial one may merely be the most recent binary release distributed to the the GNO Developers' group. - most sources will become available via anonymous cvs and anonymous ftp. Not all sources will be available (such as those for the modified Byteworks' libraries) because of their proprietary nature, however the majority of sources will be available. Initially sources by ftp will be available only as individual source files, but I will get it set up so that you can get NuFX (GShrinkit) archives of portions of the source directory tree. Sources will not be available as a single *.shk file because there are too many of them. - Documentation (web pages, reference manual, et cetera) will be updated. This is actually an ongoing process, so if you have any suggestions/corrections for the documentation, please let me know. Other things also have to get sorted out, like the list of what has still to be done, the necessary procedures for those who want to make contributions, and so forth. This will be done as we have time available. This won't happen overnight, though, as I am involved in yet another residential move. (Landlord problems prompted us to finally go and buy a house, and we're moving next weekend.) Don't get your hopes up too high though. There are still some major problems with GNO v2.0.6, mostly because there's "so much work, so little time". For example, there are some core components (like syslogd) that were rewritten but still require work. There are certain aspects of the GNO v2.0.6 kernel that are less stable than the 2.0.4 kernel; of course, there are also kernel aspects which are *more* stable in v2.0.6. However, in the spirit of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", I hope that things will go better after the sources are on general release. Please don't continually flood me with email about when each stage is coming. As each stage is ready, I'll post a notice on comp.sys.apple2.gno and the Delphi A2Pro forum. Speaking of which, I usually host a GNO programmers' real time conference on Delphi Mondays and Thursdays from 10pm to midnight, Eastern time. While I may not be around for the next couple of weeks, feel free to drop in anytime; I should be back in October. I would like to finish by thanking the GNO Development team, especially Dave Tribby who has been churning out utility updates and bug fixes like crazy. (The list of contributors is in the current GNO Overview and Installation Reference Manual at http://www.gno.org/~gno/refs.html.) So keep tuned to comp.sys.apple2.gno and Delphi A2Pro for updates. -- Devin PS: I realized that this was a bit out of date as I was uploading it; the residential move is done. (GLYNREADE, 2178, GO COM A2) JAVA FOR THE IIGS AND HOW IT COULD BE DONE It depends a lot on how you do """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" it. If you get a license from, say, Sun and implement an interpreter for Java's J-code, it's a pretty reasonable project. Say a few dozen hours for a competent assembly language programmer. (That's a guess; I would carefully study the specs for J-code before making a real estimate.) The result would work, but it would be pretty slow. There would also be restrictions on distribution, but I'm not sure what they would be. You might also have to develop the Java programs on another machine. I'm not sure if the Sun Java license includes the Java compiler, which converts programs to J-code. The next level up is a "just-in-time" style compiler. This takes J-code and compiles it to machine code. Depending on how good a job you do, this could take anywhere from a few weeks to a year or two. If you do a great job, the result should work as well as some of the current Apple IIGS compilers. You would still have some distribution restrictions. For the most part, the only sane reason to use Java is to develop web applets. Unless you're trying to tie this thing to a web browser of some sort, or run applets downloaded from the web, there's no reason I can think of to have Java on the Apple IIGS. But perhaps you've been convinced by someone that Java is actually a good computer language in its own right. Well, that person's grandfather probably sold snake oil to your grandmother, but you're entitled to your opinion. ;) In that case, you might consider developing a traditional compiler for Java. Assuming you don't develop the environment, too, and that you start from scratch so there are no distribution hassles, you're looking at a one to two year (full time) project for one to two people. So, like I said, the answer depends on your approach and goals. Mike Westerfield (Whose written enough compilers and interpreters to know what this would take!) (BYTEWORKS, 2136, GO COM A2) HOW SOUNDIT SOUNDS OFF Basically, SoundIt is installing a Request Handler """""""""""""""""""""" that watches for the finderSaysBeforeOpen IPC request, and when it sees one that contains a sound file, it loads the sounds, plays it, then returns from the request call with a message telling the Finder not to bother opening the file (which would normally cause it to launch an application to handle it). Dave (JUSTDAVE, 2119, GO COM A2) >>>>> When you click the icon, the Finder sends a 'FinderSaysBeforeOpen' """"" message which gets picked up the Sound CDev, and anything else that is listening. The first application to accept the message, in this case the Sound CDev, plays the sound. This is all explained in the System 6 Reference. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2120, GO COM A2) MORE GSBUG DEBATES Richard: Yes. I had a shock: How ugly it is designed. """""""""""""""""" It reminds me of Vi under Unix. The ability to step and trace is nice. Break points can be handled by NF Debugger as well as display and modify memory. Much better than GSBug, since it works together with NF Assembler, you can display your labels easily, choose different display formats, etc. For me, it is more sensible to work with NF Debugger. The only drawback is that is hasn't got step and trace functions, but that could maybe easily be built in with breaks. I already did an update (NOT yet available on our homepage), that displays tables and cleans things up a bit. Hm. Does ORCA or Merlin pass label information to GSBug? I didn't found that (but I didn't look for it, either). Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2122, GO COM A2) >>>>> Not really. GSBug doesn't support that directly. There is a """"" facility for naming breakpoints that is independent of the language used to create the program. I don't use it, so I can't tell you much about it. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2126, GO COM A2) >>>>> Oh boy, is this gonna be an interesting thread or what. :) """"" Ugly? No, the interface to the ProDev debugging card, now that's UGLY! You know, its hard to argue the point for GSBug when I haven't seen your debugger, and to be honest there's no way a quick stop in GSBug can possibly show you all the benefits. The screen layout can be changed very easily by typing "SET" and using various keys to adjust the screen to your liking. While in SET mode, "S" also toggles stack offsets. From any step and trace mode, "S" "H" "4" "8" and a half dozen other keys change the displays from graphics to text etc. OFF and ON on the command line turn off the GSBug display to display the active text screen. BP allows you to set up real time break points, triggered by count or first hit. MP allows you to set windows of memory protection and real time execution, bypassing tracing through code which you know works, such as toolbox calls (hold down option on a toolbox call, and GSBug will ignore the window and trace the call). You can debug to disk, and view the trace back later, with all the register and memory display showing up, and you can use the arrow keys to go back and forth in the trace. I find this hand with beta testers. They can step/trace a problem and send me the trace file. I can then load it into GSBug and watch what they were doing. MEM goes into the memory display. You can type in a long address, or hit "Z" to make it a direct page location. You can also hit "P" to show a 16 bit pointer, "L" to show long, "H" to show hex/ascii, and three levels of depth in dereferencing by typing ":" During stepping, (space bar after hitting "S" to start stepping) you can hit "X" to execute subroutine (within bank and long) at real time. Down arrow skips an instruction. Of course you can type an address followed by "S", "T" or "R" to exit GSBug. There's a calculator at the prompt, plus a hex/ascii display by typing an address, then a colon, then return. What else, um, you can set break points on tool calls and OS calls. For example, you want to know where Finder quits, issue a settbrk_quit. Want to trace your code from a particular tool call, sure settbrk_toolcall. And this is just scratching the surface, there are literally hundreds of features which aren't documented in GSBug itself, but are in the documentation. Oh yeah, I should just mention it does record templates, like Nifty List and Pixie, and this started with your mention of eyecatchers, which GSBug supports Apple's embedded eyecatchers. The only thing it doesn't do which you've mentioned is displaying labels, but then again, I doubt it would have supported Merlin labels, and anyway, the eyecatchers I find a lot handier, as you can code the label or a debug message. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2134, GO COM A2) >>>>> GSBug is IMHO just about the best-designed debugger out there for """"" any platform I've worked with. It has flaws, and it has bugs, but it's easier to use, in general, than any other machine-level debugger I've tried. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2139, GO COM A2) <<<<< That all sounds very nice, but seems to be aimed at toolbox/desktop """"" programmers, since quite a lot is based on toolbox interaction. What I want to do with a debugger is: stop a program during execution and have a look at all my variables (=labels), and be able to view my code in a disassembly, so I can see what happens. I rarely use the toolbox. But I think the whole debate is useless (although it's nice), since I won't use GSBUG, because then I would have to use GS/OS, and you won't use NF Debugger because then you would have to code under NF Assembler. Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 2142, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- QUIT-TO """"""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] QUIT-TO ~~~~~~~ Product Name: Quit-To Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. Karl Bunker Requirements: Apple IIgs; 33k disk space. Unlike the Mac OS or Windows, the standard Apple II operating systems (including GS/OS) don't allow you to run more than one program at once (arguments about Desk Accessories and true multitasking notwithstanding). While this is a minor inconvenience, it becomes a major one for the neophyte who starts up in _Finder_, then runs _HyperStudio_, then quits back to _Finder_ only to immediately start up _GShien_. Can't we just shortcut and bypass the _Finder_? Well, of course you can. There are several solutions to this problem, including using _Transprog III_ from Seven Hills. However, say you want to go directly from a ProDOS 8 program to another program--you won't have the advantage of having the GS/OS desktop with the _Transprog III_ selection in the menu bar. What to do? Simple. Use _Quit-To_, one of the wondrous freeware Classic Desk Accessories by Karl Bunker. _Quit-To_ does just one thing and it does it well: it lets you select which program you want to run after you quit your current program. You access _Quit-To_ like any other CDA--simply enter the Classic Control Panel with the command-control-escape sequence, scroll down to the "Quit-To" selection, and hit return. When you quit the program you're currently in, instead of returning to _Finder_ (or an alternative program launcher) you'll end up in the program you wanted to run next. To extend the abilities of this neat little program, you can also create a "Run List" that lets you keep a list all of your favorite programs and select them from it. This makes using _Quit-To_ even easier. _Quit-To_ uses the text interface, so it's fast and simple. Because it's a CDA, it's also accessible both by ProDOS 8 and GS/OS programs, and due to Karl Bunker's generosity, it's also free. _Quit-To_, in the tradition of the Apple II, is functional if not flashy. It's also free, thanks to the generosity of Karl Bunker. I recommend this program without reservation to any IIgs user. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Windows is a pane. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Too Little Maybe, Too Late Never ------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] HARDWORKING HARDWARE Focus Drive 520 by Alltech Electronics ------------------------- [HAR] FREEWARE FAVORITES Hierarchic 1.6.3 ----------------------------------------------- [FRE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Marriage is the main cause of divorce. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] TOO LITTLE MAYBE, TOO LATE NEVER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A week or so ago, a good friend of mine got married. This didn't strike me as unusual, although to a lot of other people it was--you see, he was forty, and this was the first time he married. I silently wondered if they'd have preferred him being divorced twice instead. In any case, myself and my lady friend missed the ceremony--we didn't know where the church was, and by the time we found it, it was 4:20 p.m. The wedding had started twenty minutes earlier, and ended, apparently, twenty seconds earlier. We looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders as one, and headed on over to get some coffee at one of my favorite taverns before we got to the reception and had a bunch of fun in honor of Jeff's and Jo's marriage. It was a good end to a day that was marred only by one tardiness that didn't stop us from celebrating our friends' new commitment, and may that commitment, and the love behind it, last forever. Forever, it seems, means that it's never too late--never too late to start again or continue on, never too late to try something new or come back to something forgotten. Forever means it's never too late to reach for new heights or sit back and think what a great ride it's been--and how great it'll be. Forever means that you'll always have one more chance. And that there's no reason to ever give up. And on a clear day, you can still see it. [*] [*] [*] Vacation All I Ever Wanted Department: This issue of _The Lamp!_ will probably be uploaded to Delphi from an unusual location--the California Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes, I'm on vacation again, my third mainland trip of the year (two too many for someone who only visited the mainland twice in something like 28 years), this time at Comdex by accident and at _another_ wedding of an old friend's by purpose. While up there I also plan to run over and hang out a bit with Alltech Electronics' own Tony Diaz, the Master of the Apple II Dremel. I leave for Vegas in less than 24 hours. Take care. Ryan thelamp@delphi.com ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Welcome To A2/Announcements ....... A2U Back In Session [*] Telecommunications ....... Cereal Ports? [*] Entertainment Software ....... GShisen Rules The Desktop [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Spectrum 2.2 Unleashed [*] Productivity Software ....... The Mysterious Tool 030 [*] General Chatter ....... Choosing An A2 ISP MISCELLANEA """"""""""" HOW DO YOU SEND DELPHI MAIL TO MORE THAN ONE ADDRESS? Just list them all """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" in the 'To:' line of your email, separated by commas... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 13 Oct 1998 - 281 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16845, GO COM A2) >>>>> In the "To:" row, separate each address with a "comma" (,) and no """"" space. Alternately, you could do the same in the "CC:" row. Jeff Carr Mon, 12 Oct 98 @ 20:32:18 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 (LUMITECH, 16850, GO COM A2) >>>>> From the mail command prompt, type: SEND /CC """"" Then just follow the prompts... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 16868, GO COM A2) <<<<< I am not sure how OlRight handles this, but COG under Spectrum """"" supports 'CC' of email messages. Mack was probably referring to that... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 14 Oct 1998 - 280 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16880, GO COM A2) >>>>> OLRight! prompts you for a CC address, and if you provide one (or """"" several separated by commas), uses the SEND /CC command. Otherwise, it uses just SEND. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 16883, GO COM A2) >>>>> There is also a SET command that will cause Delphi to always prompt """"" you for a CC list. I don't remember it right now, but HELP SET should find it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Oct 15, 1998 3:16:57 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5] -- Try to relax and enjoy the crisis. (TONYW1, 16921, GO COM A2) MOUNTING THE GOLDEN ORCHARD ON A MAC As I suggested in the chat """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" yesterday, it is basically impossible to pinpoint the problem without sitting in front of the corpus delicti. I think the best thing you can do is - try to mount the CD-ROM with a different startup disk. You said you have an optical drive or something like that. Boot your Mac from a optical disk with a fresh, FWB CD-ROM Toolkit enhanced system and give it a try. - check your hard disk for soft errors. Disk First Aid is your friend here. If you do not check for errors regularly, reinstall the system after 4 months or so. Today's software, notably internet software, is so lousy it sends your hard disk to Heaven sooner or later. By reinstalling your system sporadically, you're on the safe side. Microsoft and Netscape take care your hard disk will not last forever. System freezers like the one you described are often caused by corrupted files (or disk catalogs). - if the problems develop, be sure to disable all third-party extensions except for the HDT CD-ROM driver. Again, I wouldn't expect a simple answer like "delete file xy". There's a flaw somewhere buried in your system - reinstalling the system takes 2 hours maximum, trying to locate the problem may take an eternity. - henrik (GUDATH, 16690, GO COM A2) >>>>> You also of course have to tell CD-ROM Toolkit that you want to """"" mount ProDOS volumes. The default settings do not do mount them. Just go to the control panel, double click the drive entry, and configure the 'Mounting' option. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 8 Oct 1998 - 286 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16711, GO COM A2) BERNIE DOES INTEL, BUT NOT WINDOWS You need to define if you're looking """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" for a //e or IIgs emulator. There are some reasonable IIe emulators that will run on either machine. There is at least one totally unreasonable IIgs emulator that will run on either machine as well. If you're going to insist on running an Intel based machine and want to emulate a IIgs, set up _BeOS for Intel_ on it and run _Sweet 16_ (_the BeOS IIgs emulator formerly known as Open Bernie_). - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 17192, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hmmm. A very interesting piece of news. :-) """"" Could you advise us on how/where to obtain the PC version of BeOS for Intel, as well as Sweet 16. I assume BeOS for Intel is a commercial product, but I'm totally uncertain of that. I saw Sheppy demo BeOS on the Mac last summer at Kfest, and was quite impressed with it, as well as its running of Bernie. Max (JUICEDGS, 17201, GO COM A2) >>>>> You can buy BeOS for Intel online at http://www.bedepot.com, at an """"" introductory price of $69.95. Release 3.2 has been available for some time. BeOS Release 4 is due in December, and will probably be sold at the regular price of $99.95 (I'm not sure, but I believe the introductory price ends when R4 ships). People that have BeOS Release 3 can upgrade to R4 for $29.95 (that's a preliminary figure -- we haven't decided the final price yet, but that's probably what it'll be). So actually it would cost the same amount to buy R3, then upgrade to R4. Sweet16 (Bernie for BeOS) isn't out yet, but I expect it will be before the end of the year. I'm sure Henrik will say something eventually. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Technical Writer Be, Inc. (This message is a secret communication. I disavow all knowledge of its contents.) (SHEPPY, 17212, GO COM A2) >>>>> Thanks for that info, Sheppy. """"" I think it would pretty darn cool to be able to run my GS on my 233 MHz Pentium II, hence my interest in the BeOS. Is it safe to assume that I would be able to toggle seamlessly between the BeOS and Windows 95 once I had BeOs installed, similar to the way you were able to toggle back and forth between BeOS and MacOS on the Mac? I would not want to take Windows 95 off my PC and replace it with BeOS. I'd just like to have it as an option. > Sweet16 (Bernie for BeOS) isn't out yet, but I expect it will be before > the end of the year. I'm sure Henrik will say something eventually. :) It's just amazing what those boys can accomplish with the help of that cute canine creature. Woof! Max (JUICEDGS, 17213, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well... you can choose whether to boot into Windows or BeOS, but """"" there's no Windows environment that runs under BeOS (it's possible for someone to create one, but it doesn't exist at this time). There is such a product for the Power Mac version of BeOS, which lets you run Mac software under BeOS. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17216, GO COM A2) >>>>> BeOS is faster than Windows NT, has a development cycle far shorter """"" than the three-year cycle of Windows NT (BeOS R3 was released in April; R4 is shipping in December, and is up to 20% faster). There aren't a lot of apps yet (although there are some and more are coming), but the ones that do exist perform better than comparable apps on either Mac OS or Windows 98 or NT. If you're curious about BeOS, you can get a demo CD for just $3.99; visit http://www.be.com for information. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17217, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hmm, I think the real question is why you would want to run """"" Windows. Re: Sweet16/Intel (aka BetelBernie :) As for Sweet 16/Intel, I don't have much to say except that Ryan is once again ahead of its time. :-) Sweet16/Intel/Be does exist, but it is still in heavy debug state and is not being worked on cause Bernie 2.0 has top priority. I have really no idea when it will become available. Bernie 2.0 was quite an undertaking, and we're all ready for a longer vacation. woof, henrik (GUDATH, 17223, GO COM A2) EVERYONE LOVES GSHISEN I would just like to say that GShisen is the most """""""""""""""""""""" subversive and dastardly attack on the productivity of IIGS users that I have encountered to date. A tip: I have solved the "disgruntled partner" problem by getting my partner hooked as well - although I must admit that it is not a pretty sight when a grown man starts begging and grovelling for a GShisen "fix". Giselle (GSCHNAUBELT, 16754, GO COM A2) >>>>> GShisen rules. It's a much better game than Wolf 3D. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16509, GO COM A2) >>>>> All right, I confess. This global economic problem is actually due """"" to millions of otherwise productive people playing GShisen (anyone that's not using a GS couldn't be productive). Kelvin "GShisen" Sherlock (KWS, 16520, GO COM A2) >>>>> I must agree. I downloaded GShisen the other day and installed it """"" yesterday and it is an incredible game. I've logged too many hours to count playing Shanghai and Shanghai II on my IIgs and now I'm going to spend yet more time playing GShisen over and over again. Thanks Kelvin! (Note this can be said either enthusiastically or sarcastically depending on whether I have deadlines to make or not. :) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro (JBLAKENEY, 16589, GO COM A2) >>>>> Too late for me...I'm already hooked...and so is my daughter! """"" BTW, I'm curious. What does the name mean? Obviously, I know the GS part, but the "hisen" part has me baffled. Thanks for a super game! Jeff Carr Sun, 4 Oct 98 @ 16:41:25 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 My cat is radioactive. She has 18 half-lives. (LUMITECH, 16605, GO COM A2) >>>>> FYI, GS means the obvious. "Shisen" is a reference to : """"" "Shisen-Sho." I don't know what that means, but doing a net search will yield a few pages concerning Japanese Gardens... There is a game called Shisen-Sho upon which GShisen is based. I've heard of 2 versions for X-Windows, which is where the inspiration comes from. AFAIK, the only personal computer with this sort of game on it is the IIgs. (KWS, 16617, GO COM A2) >>>>> I made the mistake of trying GShisen tonight. I figured I had a few """"" hours to kill, so why not check out the new game? Big mistake. It's now 2:30 in the morning and I have to be up for work in a few hours. Darn this game. And I thought Snood was addictive! Very nice job, Kelvin! Would you mind if I upload it to Genie? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Oct 05, 1998 2:45:59 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5] -- Nothing is so smiple that it can't get screwed up. (TONYW1, 16607, GO COM A2) >>>>> GShisen may only be distributed via Delphi, Genie, and Shareware """"" Solutions II. If GShisen were to contain a bug, I believe that the users of the above services would report it properly. I don't need to see 5 threads in csa2 calling me a bad programmer because system 6.0.1 contains bugs in it. (KWS, 16691, GO COM A2) ALTERNATIVES TO THE DOG: OTHER APPLE II EMULATORS On the Mac, _IIe_ and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" _Catakig_ are pretty reasonable IIe emulators, and _Deja II_ works really well if you just want to run Appleworks 5.1. The best emulator on the Windows side of things is, I think, _AppleWin_ or _Applepc_. These are both IIe emulators. _XGS_, which works on multiple platforms, is a IIgs emulator, but is about, oh, four years behind Bernie in the development cycle. The only reasonable alternative for full IIgs emulation on an Intel or clone machine will be _Sweet 16_ for BeOS for Intel. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 17242, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM AND APPLEWORKS 5.1 FILE COMPATIBILITY Does this count as a bug """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" in Spectrum? It is an inconvenience, anyway. I recently upgraded my copy of AppleWorks to 5.1, and found that it let me do neat things like create highlighted text. If I open documents in the Spectrum Editor, though, the upper case highlighted letters appear as mousetext, and the lowercase ones as accented (high ASCII) characters. Having them show up as white text on a black background would be neat, but just having them show up readably would be an improvement :-) (GARETH, 16530, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is not a bug in Spectrum, it just AppleWorks 5.0 sneaking up """"" behind it unannounced... Spectrum only supports AppleWorks 3.0 text formatting, as AppleWorks 5.0 had not been released when Spectrum was written! But I could see if it is possible to do something about it for 2.2, but I would need to have the specs for the new features in AWKS 5.0 text files. I am not sure if they have been published anywhere. If anyone has a copy, please send it to me... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 2 Oct 1998 - 292 days till KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5! Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 and a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16532, GO COM A2) >>>>> The Inverse / MouseText support in AW 5 turns out to be almost an """"" anti-climax in terms of implementation. If my memory of some other comments I've heard in the past serves me, AW3 even has support for it - you just have to enter the data with a hex file editor! I don't have the exact details with me, but it is something trivial like high-bit ASCII (which should come as no surprise given the reported symptoms). I think the rest of the basic file layout is similar enough that your AW 3 code will work just fine for most things. Do you have AW5? The disk comes with some sample files containing MouseText and Inverse text. I used the data in those files to update an AWP-reader program of my own to handle inverse and mouse text characters. Not that hard, even without formal docs (other than the AW 3 (and 4?) docs that are readily available on the net). In the (highly unlikely! ;-) event that you need help with this, email me and I'll try to dig up some hard facts. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 16652, GO COM A2) >>>>> Peter, thanks for the offer, but... """"" You are right, it was an anti-climax. The hibit characters turn on with the standard key-press commands that are listed in the hardware manual. It did not take long to work out the mapping of Inverse and MouseText in an AW 5.0 file, so I can now filter the hibit characters to make more sense in the Spectrum 2.2 display. It will need a Babelfish translator written in due course (volunteers anybody?) to be able to fully support everything in an AW 5.0 file, but for the meantime, the Spectrum 2.2 editor will be able to handle the files without turning them into garbage! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 7 Oct 1998 - 287 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16687, GO COM A2) WHERE TO GO FOR INTERFACING APPLE II WITH THE REAL WORLD? I agree with """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" John--the place to start is Vernier. Check out www.vernier.com. The game paddle port can easily handle the requirements of a weather station. I'm not aware of any all-in-one kits for weather stations, but Vernier sells interface kits for humidity and temperature measurements. If you can find or make the mechanical parts, measuring wind direction and speed should be relatively easy. Rainfall should be fairly easy, too--Vernier has some kits that could do it by weight, or you could create an optical or electronic device fairly easily. While this would be a fairly hefty project, it shouldn't be too expensive--and when you consider that a decent weather station for the Mac or Windows platform runs about $2000, putting one together for your Apple II sounds pretty attractive. I've built a lot of Vernier kits and used their project books. I really can't recommend them highly enough. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 16619, GO COM A2) WILL AN AE //C MEMORY CARD WORK IN THE //C+? Depends. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The early //c's and the late //c's took different memory cards. If it's a late //c memory card (Slinky type, compatible with the one Apple produced), then yes, it will work. If it's an early Z-RAM type, nope. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16824, GO COM A2) FINE TUNING SPECTRUM I don't know whether this is a known issue or not, """""""""""""""""""" but I was just decoding a bunch of files with v1.5 of the BinHQX XCMD and I noticed that, while the file length for decoded files is set correctly (which most other decoders do not do), the modification date and time are that at which the decoded file is written, not the original file's settings. Other than that, your claim that it is the definitive decoder is right on! -- Michael (SAR, 16900, GO COM A2) >>>>> What method of encoding did the source files have? Not all methods """"" hold the dates so they can be extracted. Base 64 and UUencode do not hold the dates for instance. I will make a check on BinSCII and BinHex 4.0. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 15 Oct 1998 - 279 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16918, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have now fixed this. It was only the BinSCII extraction that was """"" affected, and even then only the modification date as it turned out. Binhex 4.0, UUencode and Base 64 do not hold the dates in the encoded text, so they will always show the extraction time and date for the create and modification dates of the final file. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 15 Oct 1998 - 279 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16940, GO COM A2) OPENING LARGE FILES The first thing to do is dump _Teach_ and use a """"""""""""""""""" better replacement, such as _WordWorks Pro_, _EgoEd 2.0_, or _Shadowwrite_/_Hermes_ (I prefer the latter, and wish Andre would port it to the Mac). While these won't allow you to view a text file of -any- length (I don't know of anything on any platform that will allow you to view a text file of any length because sooner or later, you run out of memory), they will allow you to view far larger text files than _Teach_ would ever allow you to. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16877, GO COM A2) >>>>> I second the motion! """"" While I can't think of an example right at the moment, there are (were?) programs around that *can* handle any size text file simply because they only provide a 'window' into the file, rather than reading the entire file into memory. Performance isn't as good, obviously, but the problem is circumvented. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 16881, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you don't mind losing the style information, Zoetrope will open """"" and view Text and Teach files of any length, as you view the file as 32K segments or 'pages'. It was also designed to run in a total of about 64K of memory. But it is a 'view' only application, not a word processor. It should be in the libraries somewhere, but if not, I can look it out and get it uploaded. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 15 Oct 1998 - 279 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16919, GO COM A2) >>>>> File-A-Trix will also handle any size text file (or any other file, """"" for that matter.) It's just a viewer though, not an editor. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Oct 15, 1998 3:42:05 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5] -- I wish you humans would leave me alone. (TONYW1, 16923, GO COM A2) >>>>> WordPerfect IIgs uses virtual memory (a file on disk) for the files """"" that it opens, so it can open a file as large as the free space on your disk. If you have a fairly large HFS volume to play with, you can open a file that is much larger than your computer's RAM. (GARETH, 16933, GO COM A2) GARY ON MODEL T'S AND APPLE II'S I believe that was me. I use that Model """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" T line a lot. :) You can make an Apple II run like a darned fine Model T, and the Model T can do an awful lot of things a "modern" automobile is simply not capable of. After the "end of the world" (pick your scenario, atomic bombs, comets, or just the Y2K bug) Apple IIs and Model T's are gonna be a LOT more useful than SUVs and Pentium IIs. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 17183, GO COM A2) TCP/IP IN A NUTSHELL BY WAY OF EUROPE This is how Marinetti talks to the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Internet... The Internet uses TCP/IP, which describes a method of sending packets of information around the Internet. Each packet has address labels for where it has to go, and sender labels of where it has come from. The receiver then checks that all the right packets have arrived, and requests those that are missing. Much like a windowed Kermit file transfer. Marinetti talks TCP/IP, as does a Macintosh or a PC with Internet access. So TCP/IP is used as the link between applications and the Internet. But you need a connection into the Internet before you can use TCP/IP. If you are on a LAN (Local Area Network), in a large business or education establishment, you may well have routers that link your LAN (probably Ethernet) directly into the Internet. In those cases, all you will need is TCP/IP (Marinetti) with a direct connection. But if you are not on a LAN, the only way for you to get onto the Internet is to let someone else make this link for you. They then become what is called an ISP, or Internet Service Provider. You must connect to the ISP using a modem. But the ISP uses a protocol all of its own to link the TCP/IP at your computer into the TCP/IP on the Internet. The most common one is PPP (Point to Point Protocol). A less common one, but a simpler one, is SLIP (Serial Link Internet Protocol). Because SLIP is simpler, Richard was able to get it working first for Marinetti 1.0. But because it is less common, he also now supports PPP in Marinetti 2.0. You will want to use PPP wherever possible. Most ISPs will expect you to sign in with a username and password so they can verify that you have an account with them. This is usually done before you invoke PPP or SLIP. You need to use a scripted method of connection with Marinetti to do this. SLIP is always handled this way, and you would use the scripted PPP option for a PPP connection. More commonly now, ISPs will also support PAP authentification protocol with PPP. This is much easier to set up, as all you need to enter in Marinetti is your user name and password. It is also quicker to verify your account. Some newer ISPs require a more secure method of authentification called CHAP. This is currently not supported in Marinetti 2.0, so you will not be able to use those ISPs with Marinetti 2.0. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 9 Oct 1998 - 285 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16738, GO COM A2) ZIP GSX AND THE SELF TEST The ZipGS will more often than not cause """"""""""""""""""""""""" various self test failures, even if it did not in the past, disabling it does not rule it out. There is a setting in the manual that sets it to pass the self test. It doesn't always work. The ZipGS will also effect the diagnostics program in much the same way. For best results, remove the Zip and test the computer without it. ..however, before I would do that, is the IIgs actually not working properly? Is it doing something *bad*, consistently crashy, etc? If you notice nothing wrong other than a self test failure in that range, it's probably the ZipGS doing it. Unless the computer is doing something wrong, leave it alone. Otherwise, to rule out the possibility, test it with out the ZipGS. Tony (T_DIAZ, 17116, GO COM A2) USING THE //E WITH 3.5 DRIVES The //e will need a card for 3.5 drives. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" The older card will work with the Apple Unidisk Drive, which had most of the smarts on the drive. The later card will work with either the Unidisk or the newer "dumb" Apple 3.5 drive. The newer card will also support Apple Superdrives at 1.44M. Last I knew, Shreve Systems still had the newer cards, but had a confusing description for them. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 16 Oct 98 9:40:05 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock O' Gold v2.5 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 278 days till KFest (CKNOBLO, 16999, GO COM A2) >>>>> I was just about to say, "Here is all the information you need.. " """"" but I notice that I did not specifically cover //e & ][+ completely, but: http://www.apple2.org/A2WebRef/A2Reference09.html .which is a page from the Apple ][ Online Reference @ www.apple2.org Tony (T_DIAZ, 17014, GO COM A2) NIFTYSPELL PRAISES Years ago, I bought a little Desk Accessory called """""""""""""""""" Balloon from GS+, then promptly forgot about it. Except when I needed it, of course, which was on a fairly regular basis. Or when I was in Spectrum, which has an XCMD supporting it. Or whenever I send a file to someone. Nifty Spell comes under the same category: it is something that fits into your system so well that you immediately take it for granted and act as though you have always had it. I hope that Chris and Joe take this as the ultimate compliment that it is meant to be. Excellent work! (GARETH, 16748, GO COM A2) >>>>> I find the convenience of NiftySpell just incredible. I'm typing a """"" message in pine or Lynx and suddenly realize that I don't know how to spell a word (I'm a horrible speller in the first place). All I have to do is close my display, open NiftySpell, perform the check word function, and type in how I think the word is spelled. I check it, see that it is spelled wrong, ask for suggestions, choose the right one, and copy the word. Close NiftySpell and open my display and press OA-V and the correctly spelled word is typed in for me. I have not seen this capability and ease be available on any other OS platform from within a wide variety of software including comm programs. It is really incredible to see what the Apple IIgs is doing these days. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 16752, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" SHEPPY HACKS AT GSBUG I've just released a new program (with the longest """"""""""""""""""""" title of anything I've done :): GSBug 1.6 Patch for Bernie-Happiness (version 1.0) is now available for download from my FTP site: ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/PatchGSBug.shk This program patches GSBug 1.6 (and only this version) to change the keystrokes to enter GSBug from Ctrl-Apple-Option-ESC to Ctrl-Apple-Shift-ESC. The standard key combination doesn't work in Bernie ][ the Rescue because Ctrl-Apple-ESC is the force-quit option in Mac OS. The changed key combination gets around this problem. This application is a hack. It's not pretty, but it works. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17060, GO COM A2) WHERE THE HECK IS TOOL030? From memory, tool 030 (Resource Manager) is """""""""""""""""""""""""" actually in the ROM of a ROM 03, and is loaded by TS1 on a ROM 01, so there's no specific Tool030 file. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 16771, GO COM A2) >>>>> The Analyst (Softdisk G-S #48) shows tool 30 loaded, but does not """"" show where it came from. Of course, I have a Rom 3. The person who got a message that it wasn't loaded must have had a Rom 2. But how his GS could run without it, I don't know. :) It must actually be a part of TS2, since it isn't in a file of it's own, but then why is TS3 larger than TS2? -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 10 Oct 98 9:51:50 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock O' Gold v2.5 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 284 days till KFest (CKNOBLO, 16772, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hopefully, someone will let me know if I'm wrong, but there is no """"" Tool30 in the 'Tools' folder. From what I gathered from the =original= post is that the so-called 'Tool30' is really the "Resource.Mgr" which resides in the 'Setup' folder. Jeff Carr Sat, 10 Oct 98 @ 11:08:32 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.1 and Crock O' Gold v2.5 Windows is a pane. (LUMITECH, 16774, GO COM A2) >>>>> Jeff: you're correct. Tool #30, the Resource Manager, is loaded """"" from the file Resource.Mgr in the System.Setup folder, not from a tool file. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 16779, GO COM A2) >>>>> OK folks, let's nail this tool 030 thread on the head. """"" 1. There is no such thing as a file called "Tool030" in your tools folder. 2. If you get a message asking for "Tool 30", then you are running System 6. 3. Marinetti requires System 6.0.1 (not 6.0), and SHOULD indicate this if you try to run it under 6.0. The bottom line is, as long as you are running System 6.0.1, don't worry about it! Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 16780, GO COM A2) >>>>> Just to put all of you out of your misery, and to save you """"" searching in vain for something that does not exist in the form you are looking for it, I shall quote from Toolbox Ref Vol 3: 'Unlike most other tool sets, the Resource manager need to be started up by your program. At startup time, the system automatically loads and initializes the Resource Manager from the RESOURCE.MGR file in the SYSTEM.SETUP directory of the boot disk. The Resource Manager then opens the system resources file, SYS.RESOURCES in the SYSTEM.SETUP directory, if it is present. To use the Resource Manager, your program must log in, using the ResourceStartUp tool call. This call informs the Resource Manager that your program is going to be using its services. As an alternative, your program may issue the Tool Locator StartUpTools call.' That is the essence of the how Tool030 is started, so you should all be looking for two files in the SYSTEM.SETUP directory, RESOURCE.MGR and SYS.RESOURCES. If those are both present, then you have Tool030, if not, then copy those from your Install disk set. Without them, System 6.0.1 would hardly even get going... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 11 Oct 1998 - 283 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16782, GO COM A2) HELPING YOUR DEVELOPERS HELP YOU Can I make a general point here. Anyone """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" who is not yet running System 6.0.1 should upgrade as soon as possible. Apart from being required by Marinetti 2.0, it will also be required by Spectrum 2.2 when it is released. I think the developer community could rest easier in their beds if they knew that everyone was using it! :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 11 Oct 1998 - 283 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 16784, GO COM A2) >>>>> I agree wholeheartedly. And those of you who don't have enough """"" memory to run 6.0.1, head over to Alltech Electronics and get a Sirius II RAM card. The 8 meg version costs less than I paid for a 4 meg RAM card a few years ago. And for you 8 bit Apple II freaks out there, please run the latest ProDOS as well. :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 16786, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN HyperCard IIgs Course """"""""""""""""""""""" Lesson 0 Preview Copyright (c) 1998 by Gareth Jones PURPOSE OF THE COURSE This course in HyperCard IIgs ("HCGS," for short) takes a student who knows the basics (what a stack is, what a button is, what a text field is) through designing and making a fairly advanced project. The project that I've settled on is an appointment calendar, a type of program sometimes called a "Personal Information Manager" or "PIM" in the Mac and Windows worlds. Each step in making this stack will be discussed in a written lesson. You will learn why the stack is being designed the way it is, and alternatives to each choice. The final stage of the course is to alter the stack to meet your own needs better. Your choices will be made on your own needs, but I'll help out with any programming difficulties that you run into in this stage. BEFORE YOU START There are three prerequisites to following this course. 1. You must have a system that can run HCGS. HCGS needs a IIgs system with: a. 2 MB or more of RAM b. A 3.5" disk drive c. A hard drive If you don't have these three requirements, then you may want to get them. Not only HCGS, but almost all major IIgs programs need them. Think of this course as a spur to do something that you should do for other reasons. 2. You must have HCGS If you can run HCGS, then you may need to obtain a copy. It is no longer sold by Apple, but all six 3.5" disks can be downloaded for free from Apple or from Delphi's file library. The web address to get it from Apple is: http://swupdates.info.apple.com/cgi.bin/lister.pl?Apple.Supp ort.Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Apple_II/HyperCard_IIGS_1 .1 [Dean's NOTE: The above URL did not work for me but the following one did: ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Soft ware_Updates/US/Apple_II/HyperCard_IIGS_1.1/ ] If this looks too complicated to type, there is a link to this site on Steve Cavanaugh's Apple Blossom web site at http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom [Dean's NOTE: The URL on this page may not work either.] Getting HCGS from the web has one disadvantage. The manuals are not included. You can buy the manuals, and even a set of disks, from The Byte Works. The relevant product numbers are: a. APDA-48 Getting Started with HyperCard IIGS (manual) $15.00 b. APDA-49 HyperCard IIGS Reference (manual) $25.00 c. APDA-50 HyperTalk (manual) $15.00 d. APDA-51 HyperCard IIGS disks $10.00 e. APDA-52 HyperCard IIGS (APDA-48 to APDA-51, disks and all manuals) usually $60, but course participants may get this for a discounted price of $50. According to the catalogues, US and Canadian customers should add $5.00 per order (not per item) for shipping and handling. Call or write from other countries to find the shipping and handling cost. The Byte Works can be contacted at MikeW50@AOL.com, at their web site at BYTEWORKS@GENIE.geis.com or by mailing to: Byte Works, Inc. 8000 Wagon Mound Drive NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 U.S.A. 3. You must be sufficiently familiar with HCGS to follow the instructions. This course, as mentioned, depends on the student knowing a little about HCGS: what a stack is and what a field or button or script is. That knowledge can be obtained from several sources, and doesn't take long to pick up. Try these sources: The HCGS Tour: the first thing to try after installing HCGS is to launch it, then click (once) on the button for Tour. This will familiarize you with the HCGS tools and terminology. The HCGS Help stacks: Click on the "Help" button after launching HCGS, or choose "Help" from the "Go" menu, to find an on-line equivalent to a reference book on HyperCard. If you don't have real reference books, rely on these stacks heavily. The Official Manuals: I recommend these highly. The first manual, Getting Started with HyperCard IIgs, covers the most basic aspects of creating and modifying stacks in a tutorial fashion. The HyperTalk Beginner's Guide is quite elementary (as the title indicates), but holds the hands of the nervous pretty well. Even if you decide not to get those manuals, I strongly recommend that every participant have a copy of the HyperCard IIgs Reference_. Its 389 pages cover every aspect of HCGS (except scripting). Gareth Jones' HyperCard articles: If you don't have the HCGS manuals, but want to get started, I've written a series of articles on HCGS. One provides an overview of the program. Two discuss creating a simple word processing stack that can load and save text files. Creating that stack is good preparation for this course, though not so good as the "Birds" stack in the manuals. Steve Cavanaugh has these articles up at: http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/hq/ [Dean's NOTE: Add "articles/hcgsarticles.html" to the end of the URL above to go directly to Gareth's HCGS articles.] They may also be available now in the Delphi file library. Last, but not least important, HangTime is available every Tuesday night to answer questions about HyperCard in A2Pro's "HyperBar & Grill Real Time Conference." To get there once you've telnetted in, type "go com a2pro conference". If you are visiting via the web and have a Java-enabled browser you can go to http://www.delphi.com/a2pro and follow the links to the "Chat Rooms". [Dean's NOTE: Or you can go to the following URL which will tell you what chat(s) are currently taking place in the A2Pro conference area: http://www.delphi.com//dir-app/chat/forumchat.asp?sigdir=a2pro ] THE PLAN This course is a series of written lessons plus support stacks showing the progress of the project from lesson to lesson. The lessons, as I currently conceive them, will be: 0. Lesson 0, this one, which gets the student ready for the course, discusses the stack in general terms, and tells everyone how to get set up for... 1. Lesson 1, sets up the backgrounds used in the stack. Homework, personalizing the artwork for the backgrounds. 2. Lesson 2, The script to automatically move from card 1 to card 2 after launching the stack. Visual effects, and how to choose them. Homework: experiment with visual effects and choose ones for this stack. 3. Lesson 3, card fields and buttons vs. background fields and buttons. Create card fields and buttons on the Menu card. Create some background fields and buttons on the Date background. Homework: add some made-up appointments for various days, enough to give a good workout for lesson 5. 4. Lesson 4, sorting a stack and creating a clickable menu. In this case, the Menu card will get a menu of dates, in their proper order, and clicking on a date in the field will take you to a card with appointments for that date. This will be your first field script. 5. Lesson 5, simplifying data entry. In this lesson, you set up a data entry system that involves a specialized card. 6. Lesson 6, XCMDs, XFCNs, and creating popup lists. You will create popup lists to ease the job of entering the Year, Month, and Day for each Date card. In the process, you will become familiar with the Scripters' Tools stack. 7. Showing and hiding information. Shared and unshared text. By using a background field which does NOT share text, you can enter and show more information than is shown on the screen. Fields used for information storage but not information display can be hidden. 8. Creating a calendar. An on-screen calendar is a perfect addition to an appointment manager, but involves a bit of programming. I think that we can manage to put this classy feature in. 9. Finishing up. I'm sure that many little tweaks and features will have been put off until the end, and here they are! The topic of sounds will probably go here. 10. Personal project. This can either be extra features in your appointment calendar or a completely new HCGS stack that you've thought of. I'll be available, as will my helpers, to discuss individual problems in programming and design. Submission of the personal project will result in the right to run my official "Certificate of Completion" stack. :-) I reserve the right to modify this outline as the course progresses. My ideas may clarify, or students' comments may require a change or two. SOME COMMENTS ABOUT DESIGNING STACKS Most books on programming recommend a strategy called "top-down programming." For example, in the entertaining book ELEMENTARY PASCAL (by Henry Ledgard and Andrew Singer), Sherlock Holmes opines: In my engagements as a criminal investigator I have always been careful to arrange all clues systematically and devise a complete hypothesis to a case before taking a single step out of my rooms in pursuit of a solution. The principle applies equally well to the use of the Analytical Engine [computer]. No matter how simple the task, it is necessary at the outset to formulate a clear and complete statement of the problem at hand, as well as a basic plan for solving it. The programmer should prepare sample input and output formats and design a general algorithm before writing any programme. In other words, as I understand it, the top-down approach designs the program before writing it. An excellent plan. HCGS differs from other languages, however, because you don't have to design with pencil and paper first -- you can work just as well using the pencil, field, and button tools on the computer screen. When the design is good enough, half the work is done. A second aspect of HCGS is that a small, working program can be part of an object, such as a button or field, and will move with it when it is cut and pasted. So, let's say that you've decided to add a "Home" button to your stack. You can Copy a button from another stack, paste it into your own, and (more than likely) it will work perfectly. This can make a simple stack more like assembling the parts of an Erector Set than sitting down to write a program. Finally, my experience has been that a small, working stack can gain features over time as they occur to you. I will use this fact in the lesson to introduce quick-and-dirty solutions to a problem in one lesson, but replace them with something more elaborate later. HOMEWORK The homework for this week is simple. Get and install a copy of HyperCard and familiarize yourself with its tools. In the next lesson, we will start building a stack. (JBLAKENEY, 16544, GO COM A2) <<<<< Sorry for taking so long to get this posted. I've been extremely """"" busy so the course got pushed back a little bit. The first lesson will be made available on Saturday (or Sunday depending on when the file gets released in the A2Pro database). Just to let you know. People who only have the free web based accounts can participate in the course because I will be making all the lessons available from download from a web page off of the A2 University web page which can be accessed by going to the A2Pro forum's page at: http://www.delphi.com/a2pro An HTML version of this preview will also be made available from the A2 University page so that all the URLs and e-mail addresses will be links so those people too lazy to type them can use them. :-) (JBLAKENEY, 16545, GO COM A2) BERNIE 2.0. . . WELL, ALMOST Dear Bernie users, """""""""""""""""""""""""""" We regret of having to inform you that the much anticipated Bernie ][ The Rescue 2.0 might not be ready by end of October. This delay has been caused by increased support activities which always have top priority and hectic business with our other jobs. Sweet16 for BeOS is also affected by this delay. A release date will be fixed at a later time. Version 2.0 has been on the workbench since June, and all major features are done. Still, we've been planning more than this, and we do not want to release anything but the real thing. We understand that many of you are waiting for version 2.0. For this reason, we will make available a prerelease of version 2.0 by end of October. We will ensure the prerelease is a worthy successor to your current Bernie. Final version 2.0 will be introduced shortly after that, the delay is rather insignificant. We will soon let you know what new features are on the horizon, and what else is waiting for you. Bernie 2.0 will set new standards in Apple II emulation, and we're looking forward to sharing our efforts with you. Thank you very much for your understanding. woof woof, Henrik F.E.Systems emutech@magnet.ch (GUDATH, 16889, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM 2.2 UNLEASHED """""""""""""""""""""" ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** Spectrum 2.2 released ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Hear all about it on the Monday night RTC at 10.00pm EST 26th Oct.] The long awaited upgrade to Spectrum 2.2 is now released. For pricing and shipping details, please contact Seven Hills directly by Email at , or call voice (850) 575-0566 and leave a message. Short summary of the new features: + Spectrum now requires System 6.0.1. + Improved script execution speed. + Optimise scripts by compiling them. + Spectrum 2.2 and the XCMDs are Y2K compliant. + Optional Serial or TCP/IP environment. + Fully Integrated support for Marinetti 2.0. + Integrated multi-socket Telnet function. + Up to 32 simultaneous open TCP/IP connections. + View HTML files directly from within Spectrum. + Enhanced !Help! NDA includes Find function. + Internal support for Babelfish Import and Export. + Spectrum supports the Hierarchic Control Panel. + Updated Spectrum Port driver. + 57600 baud connections using Bernie ][ the Rescue. + More than 50 new or updated script commands. + More than 30 new replacement items. + Many enhanced and updated XCMDs: + The BinHQX XCMD now includes: BinSCII encoding and decoding. BinHex 4.0 encoding and decoding. MIME Base 64 multipart encoding and decoding. UUencode encoding and decoding. + Enhanced WorkBench XCMD replaces the ResEdit XCMD: Access and edit resource forks. Make MessageCenter and IPC calls. Make Toolbox & GS/OS calls. Peek and Poke. [Hear all about it on the Monday night RTC at 10.00pm EST 26th Oct.] ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** FLASH ******** (EWANNOP, 17164, GO COM A2) WORDWORKS UNPLUGGED UNLEASHED At last, I have finally finished and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" released the WordWorksPro Unplugged patcher created at KFest '98 during HackFest, and previously mentioned elsewhere here on Delphi (though I can't find the messages now -- I wish Delphi had a search function! Or did I miss something?). For those who may have missed earlier postings, WWP Unplugged removes the Softdisk "plug" that appears when you try to quit WordWorks Pro v2.1.2 (from Softdisk GS #68). If you don't have this particular version of the WWP, you don't need this patcher. The file has been uploaded to Delphi but appears not to have been cleared yet. In the meantime, you can also get the file from the Trenco archive at . By Monday, I will also have BinaryII-wrapped and BinSCII versions available at for anyone who prefers those formats. -- Michael (SAR, 16583, GO COM A2) >>>>> Believe it or not, I've actually got an update to the WordWorks Pro """"" patcher. If you've already downloaded it, don't worry. You don't need to get the new one, unless you plan to redistribute it, now or at any time in the future. The new version just fixes an incompatibility with System 5.0.x. I know, some people will ask why I bothered. I happened to find the problem while working on the universal patcher (mentioned in other recent messages), so I transferred the fix back. The docs said that it should work with System 5, so I wanted to make that true. The old version was never released to the Delphi libraries, but hopefully the new one will be soon. In the meantime, once again, it is available by FTP at the following locations (depending on the format you prefer): My preferred format is #2, but Devin likes #1, and some people will need #3, so they're all there! Enjoy! -- Michael (SAR, 16876, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 17227 30-OCT 14:04 User Groups & Publications RE: Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 442) From: JOE_KOHN To: ALL My nephew just called to tell me that there's a front page article in today's Wall Street Journal (Oct 30th) that mentions the Apple II computer. He said that the article is primarily about how no-longer-made computers are rising in price, and that my collection of Apple II computers might be worth millions ;-) I just checked with www.wsj.com, and found that articles are not posted online. But, since I'm more than just a little curious, I'll make a quick visit to the library later on to read the article. In the meanwhile, do I hear any $10,000 bids for an Unenhanced IIe? ;-) Joe Kohn [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] MORE GSOFT TROUBLESHOOTING > What I would like to know though, is why """""""""""""""""""""""""" > you're patching so many GS/OS calls. > Although you're using interpreted code, surely you're just an > application like anyone else? Just interested... Actually, I'm not. The problem is that the BASIC program is never really loaded by the loader or started by GS/OS, since it's an interpreted file. Because of that, the StartupTools call looks for the interpreted program's resources in the last know program--GSoft BASIC itself. You _could_ actually make this work by attaching the resources for your interpreted program to the GSoft.Sys16 file, but the technical term for asking someone to do that is, "Ick!" So I have to fool GS/OS and the Loader into thinking that my interpreted program, which they did not see loaded or started in the normal way, is actually a full-fledged application. The tools don't give me a way of doing that, short of loading an application and starting it with GS/OS. That means I need to assign it its own user ID (no big deal). But it also means I need to patch the MMStartUp call to _report_ that user ID. That's the first patch. Then I have to convince GS/OS the current "application" is my interpreted program. Patching GetName is the GS/OS patch. Next, I have to convince the Loader of the same thing. That means patching LGetPathname and LGetPathname2. Just for grins, I also patched all startup and shutdown calls. Why? So GSoft BASIC knows when you start a tool, and can shut it down if your program aborts. The only safe alternative is to force you to reboot the computer, which would be OK, but cleanly shutting things down and letting you fix the error without rebooting seemed like a nice touch. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2210, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Sheppy was right, to a point. My MMStartup call was too """"" heavy-handed. I fixed that, and the Control Panel no longer crashes. It doesn't work, but at least it doesn't crash anymore. So _a_ problem still exists. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Otherwise, it looks like I'm about to violate the old Apple licensing agreement one more time by taking my disassembler to their code. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2211, GO COM A2PRO) HYPERCARD GS COURSE TIDBITS If you want to download the lessons from the """"""""""""""""""""""""""" text side of Delphi, then you go to the A2Pro Forum's A2 University Database. You do this by typing: go com a2p dat a2 Then do a "read" command to list all the files available in the A2 University Database. Once you get to the file you want (the first lesson of the HyperCard IIgs Course is called LESSON01.BXY) use the "down" command and then tell Delphi what transfer protocol you want to use. ZModem is usually the best but if it gives you lots of errors, try using Kermit instead if your communications program supports it. If you want to download the lessons through the web then point your web browser to: http://www.delphi.com/a2pro and click the "A2 University" link. On the A2 University page click the "A2 University Download" link and then you can select either LESSON01.BXY, if you don't have problems downloading ShrinkIt archives with your web browser, or select LESSON01.BSQ if you do. The .BSQ archive is just a ShrinkIt archive encoded as a BINscii text file. You can decode the BINscii file back into a ShrinkIt file by using the BinHQX XCMD in Spectrum, GScii+ NDA, BSC-It (a ProDOS 8 program) or BINSCII (also a ProDOS 8 program). In any case you end up with a ShrinkIt archive that you can unpack with GSHK (the IIgs version of ShrinkIt) or Balloon. Keep in mind that the ProDOS 8 version of ShrinkIt will most likely not work to unpack the lessons because some are bound to contain files with resource forks. Hopefully I've covered all the bases with this post but if not, just holler and we'll try to get you pointed in the right direction. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session in A2Pro ** (JBLAKENEY, 2270, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Please note that there is a small mistake in the lesson 2 archive """"" that I uploaded to the database. If you have already downloaded it, just load the lesson into your favourite editor and replace: choose brush tool with: choose tool brush and everything will be fine. Also note that the archive of lesson two that is available on the web page has had this mistake fixed already. Sorry for any inconvenience. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2288, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> FYI: """"" Those of you who entered an OpenCard handler like the example from Lesson.2 may find that every time you go back to the first card it immediately goes to the next card. This effectively locks you out from working on the first card. If you want to abort the OpenCard handler so that you can stay at the first card then get to your first card and quickly type the OA-. sequence to abort the handler. The handler runs quickly so you may have to try once or twice before your abort sequence is recognised. Then, go into the card's script and remove the handler. I'm sure in subsequent lessons this script would be incorporated into a button's script anyway. This problem will manifest itself if you have a handler similar to this one taken from lesson.2: on opencard visual scroll up slowly go to next card end opencard The OA-. sequence can be used to stop any script. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 2298, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I wasn't planning to put the openCard handler into a button, Paul. """"" Thank you for pointing out that a command-period stops the script, though. The way that I generally disable an automatic handler is to create a button on any card that has a script something like this: on mouseup get script of card 1 put "--" before it set script of card 1 to it end mouseup But we're getting a little ahead of things here. Buttons haven't been covered yet :-) (GARETH, 2299, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Without jumping ahead too much, the solution to getting to the """"" first card can be easier. From any card type "edit script of card 1" into the messagebox and hit return. From there you may disable the opencard script temporarily. there are more elegant solutions, but for now, this is simple, and works. (HANGTIME, 2302, GO COM A2PRO) EVEN MORE BABELFISH BABBLING I have a bablefish question.... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've written a translator to import text (from an AppleSoft Basic file). Importing works fine, but in the textInfoRec (sorry, I don't have the specs with me, so that's probably the wrong name), I set the pCount to 5 and fill in the ptr & handle. The ascii Text exporter will export it fine, but the Teach exporter sets both the foreground & background colors to black. The html exporter sets the text color to maroon or green. Should I be creating a larger TextRec or is the Teach exporter buggy? (KWS, 2251, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I would suspect that both might be buggy, and are not setting """"" defaults and then checking the actual pCount you have given. The test would be to increase your pCount to 10, using Shaston 8 as the default font at plain 8pt black on white. If the others then behave, the problem will be theirs, and not yours. As it is only another ten bytes to add to your record, it is probably the easiest solution for now. We may not be able to get existing translators fixed... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 13 Oct 1998 - 281 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum & Crock O' Gold 2.5 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2263, GO COM A2PRO) GNO SOURCE ON THE 'NET Source for the GNO base distribution is now """""""""""""""""""""" available in one of two ways: Anonymous FTP and anonymous CVS. You can obtain the GNO source via anonymous FTP from ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/base206/src. The files in that directory hierarchy are updated daily from the master repository. Files that have been recently added or modified will be listed in one or more of the NEW.today, NEW.this.week, or NEW.this.month files. Please download only what you need. Sites that attempt to download all or large portions of the sources on a regular and frequent basis without first requesting mirror status will be disabled. This is done to keep a reasonable load level on Trenco. For those sites which are able to make use of CVS (Concurrent Versions System), the GNO sources can also be obtained by anonymous CVS in pserver mode. As there is as yet no CVS port to the GS, this implies that you have another (probably UNIX) machine to which you are downloading the sources. Because of the size of the archive, you should also have a reasonable speed of interconnect between your machine and ftp.gno.org. The first time you obtain GNO sources via CVS, you must log in to the repository, then check it out: cvs -d :pserver:cvs@ftp.gno.org:/usr/local/repository login Password: cvs cd /your/source/tree cvs -d :pserver:cvs@ftp.gno.org:/usr/local/repository checkout gno After this is done, you can update your sources to match the most recent version by doing the following: cd /your/source/tree/gno cvs update -PAd Because doing updates by CVS does not use up as much bandwidth as does downloading the entire source tree, feel free to do cvs updates on a regular basis. It usually doesn't make sense to do them more than once per day, though Questions on this matter should be directed to Devin Reade at Devin (GLYNREADE, 2272, GO COM A2PRO) TIME ZONES FOR THE IIGS I've spent the last few months ironing out the """"""""""""""""""""""" details, but I have written a solution to give the IIgs the ability to handle time zones. I have written a system tool to give programmers a means to add time zones to any new code that gets developed. Watch the Delphi libraries for a new control panel for the non-programmers and a development kit for the programmers. As per this discussion, the time zone is stored as a file on disk (accessible by Prodos 8 applications). A tool box interface has been written for GS/OS software access. Accuracy is down to the second. POSIX compliance has been ignored since my goal was to provide compatibility with applicable RFCs. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2305, GO COM A2PRO) GSOFT BLATANT PLUG If you really want to program your IIgs in BASIC, I """""""""""""""""" wholeheartedly recommend GSoft BASIC from The Byte Works (http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks/). This language was released at Kansas Fest this summer and is far better than any other BASIC available for the IIgs. It supports all sorts of things including the ability to use IIgs Toolbox calls directly from BASIC. Not only that but this product, being that it was just released, is still being supported and improved. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2309, GO COM A2PRO) IS C IN THE FUTURE OF A2U? t would be relatively easy to organize an """""""""""""""""""""""""" online C course around "Learn to Program in C" or "Toolbox Programming in C", our self-paced courses. The first starts off at a rather basic level, but it gets rolling pretty fast, eventually getting into linked lists, file I/O, and so forth. It actually covers the AP Computer Science curriculum. "Toolbox Programming in C" is more advanced. It assumes you already know C well enough to handle programs with structures and pointers. It shows you how to write desktop programs for the Apple IIGS. If you want to organize the course, either book would be a great text. Here's what I'd suggest: 1. Publish and publicize a start date and schedule. About one lesson a week, with every fifth week as a catch-up, has worked well in past online courses. 2. Start a thread here in A2Pro. I monitor A2Pro anyway, as do several other excellent programmers. I will field any questions I see that have not been covered first by someone else. While this isn't a full blown course, it has everything but weekly chats. Would something like this be of any interest to you--or anyone else? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2235, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Just for everyone's information. I'd love to arrange more A2U """"" courses including a course in C. However, I'll need some help from people with suggestions as to who would make a good instructor or better yet, volunteers to teach. (I have one idea for a C course instructor right now but I also know he is quite busy with other things so I won't bother him :-) Right now, the only other A2U course I have on the back burners is a GSoft BASIC course which should be starting in the new year. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session in A2Pro! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2260, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [HWH]------------------------------ HARDWORKING HARDWARE | ----------------------------------- FOCUS DRIVE 520 """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] FOCUS DRIVE 520 BY ALLTECH ELECTRONICS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Focus Drive 520 Distribution: Approximately $259 plus shipping Alltech Electronics 2618 Temple Heights Drive Oceanside, CA 92056 phones: 760-724-2404 Requirements: Apple //e or IIgs; any free slot other than slot three; Apple IIgs System Software 5.0.4 or later or Apple II System Disk 3.2 or later preferred. Probably the biggest omission in the stock issue Apple II is the lack of a hard drive. There's likely no one with an Apple II who has tried it with a hard drive only to happily go back to life without one. The standard hard drive for the Apple II series, like the Macintosh, has traditionally been hard drives of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI, pronounced, "scuzzy") type. Unfortunately, adding SCSI drives to the Apple II has never been as simple as it could be. First, a SCSI card must be added, then a drive must be placed in an appropriate housing, and there are the issues of cabling, SCSI ID numbers, termination, terminator power, and others to deal with. Isn't there an easier way? Certainly. Alltech Electronics, the one stop Apple II hardware shop, has a clear winner in its hard drive on a card, the Focus Drive. I ordered a 520 megabyte drive for use in a ROM_3 Apple IIgs. This drive is based around a 2.5 inch IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drive, originally designed for use in notebook style computers, adapted for use with the Apple //e and IIgs. All you have to do is drop it in a slot (other than slot 3 and the dedicated memory expansion slots), set the Control Panel on a IIgs appropriately, and off you go. The Focus Drive includes software for testing, formatting, and partitioning the drive using the Apple IIgs's famillar interface. Unfortunately, it does not include the same software for use with a //e. While the Focus Drive does not use direct memory access (DMA) to transfer data to the memory of the Apple IIgs, it is still very fast--it appears to be as fast as a RamFAST and SCSI drive in normal use, which is very fast indeed. In fact, not using DMA can be an advantage if your system uses a non-DMA compatible accelerator or memory card. What more can be said? The Focus Drive is fast, simple to install, simple to use, and affordable. It also comes from one of the most ardent supporters of the Apple II out there. Alltech Electronics has a real winner in its Focus Drive. [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- QUIT-TO """"""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] HIERARCHIC 1.6.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Hierarchic 1.6.3 Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. Richard Bennett Seven Hills Software Solutions Requirements: Apple IIgs; 20k disk space. _Hierarchic_ is an extension for the Apple IIgs System Software that does one very important thing: it allows the Apple IIgs to use hierarchical menus. _Hierarchic_ 1.6.3 is an update of the _Hierarchic_ permanent initialization file (PIF) for the Apple IIgs. Hierarchical menus are a great aid in organizing the pull down menus used by most GS/OS based programs. Instead of listing separate menu items, a hierarchical menu allows you to list category items in the menu, and when you place your pointer on the category item, another menu appears to let you select the actual menu item. For instance, _Transprog III_ allows you to quit the current application and shut down, "cold" restart, or "warm" restart the IIgs. Instead of listing these three items separately in its pull down menu, only the "Quit Application" item is listed, and when the cursor is placed on this item while holding the mouse button down, the three options mentioned above emerge from a second pull down menu, offset to one side. This saves space on your IIgs desktop and better organizes menu items. Hierarchical menus are required by a number of current Apple IIgs programs, including _WebWorks GS_, _Super Menu Pack_, _Spectrum_, and _Transprog III_. There have been several changes in this version of _Hierarchic_. First, it's become a Control Panel, meaning it needs to be placed in the CDev folder in the System folder in your boot drive to be active (note: while it is possible to have _Hierarchic_ loaded "on the fly" by programs that need it such as _Spectrum_ very few programs offer this capability and it is not the preferred method to activate _Hierarchic_.) If you have an earlier version of the _Hierarchic_ init in your System.Setup folder, either delete or deactivate it. Secondly, as a Control Panel, the two settings for _Hierarchic_ ("Drag delay" and "Initial delay") are accessed through the New Desk Accessory Control Panel in the Apple menu that is in the upper left corner of most IIgs programs. As installed, _Hierarchic_ works rather transparently. It really does nothing until a program that needs it calls forth its magic. Using hierarchical menus adds a whole new dimension to your Apple II computing experience. Thanks to Richard Bennett and Seven Hills for making this wonderful Apple IIgs addition available. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Seduced by the chocolate side of the force. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@delphi.com. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Spoiled By Perfection ------------------------------------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THE VIRTUAL ][ Using Zip Disks To Improve Your Dog's Image -------------------- [TVT] SUDDENLY SOFTWARE Disk Access II v2.0 by Seven Hills Solutions Specialists Corp. - [SUS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I'm more humble than you are. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 :::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SPOILED BY PERFECTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Like many island residents, I'm a big fan of women's college volleyball. Between three of the teams in the islands (University of Hawai'i, Brigham Young University Hawai'i, and Hawai'i Pacific University), it's a virtual certainty at least one of them will win a national championship and all will be ranked in their respective national top tens. So it was no surprise this year when the women of HPU won the NCAA Division II championship, yet it seemed a disappointment when the Rainbow Wahine were eliminated in a NCAA Division I Regional Final--meaning they were only one of the top eight teams in the nation. It seems ironic--people are disappointed when you're only number eight. The Rainbow football team ended this season without a win and with an eighteen game losing streak. If somehow they became number eight in the nation next year, the whole town would be ecstatic, not disappointed. Perhaps it's another case of not realizing what you have, and being spoiled by having been the best--is it really true that nothing else comes close? Not eight years ago, the Rainbow Football team ended the season number 20 in the nation, and we were still disappointed then. We'd be more than happy now. Those of us who still compute with an Apple II at this late date can be disappointed over what we don't have--we don't have a head-to-head competitor with _Netscape Navigator_ or _Microsoft Internet Explorer_. We don't have a national magazine that is sold on newsstands or a huge multimillion member user base. Or we can appreciate what we do have. We have dedicated developers who give every second of time they can spare to squeeze even more out of a computer the general public has long abandoned. We have publications which cut the fat and give the leanest news the Apple II community has to offer. And of course, we have Delphi, which serves as the glue for the electronic scrapbooks we each have a page in. More than twenty years after the birth of the Apple II, we're no longer spoiled by perfection. But considering all we have, I'm more than happy. [*] [*] [*] Hey Mr. Postman Department: For some unknown reason, the account at Delphi which is dedicated to email for _The Lamp!_, thelamp@delphi.com, is not working. I am not sure if this is a temporary or permanent situation at this point. In any case, at least for now, please direct any correspondence regarding this publication to our new email address: thelamp@sheppyware.net. [*] [*] [*] So Many Projects, So Little Time Department: For a dead computer platform, the Apple II sure keeps me busy, so busy in fact that I seriously considered skipping a December issue to devote more time to another Apple II project of mine, the set of scripts I'm working on to use with _ProTERM 3.1_ to automate Delphi message passes, what experience online service users know as an "offline reader", or "OLR" for short. However, since I'm not always in the mood for scripting, I took a few days away from that project to work on this one--the December 1998 issue of _The Lamp!_. This marks the conclusion of the first volume of what has become of The Publication Formerly Known As _GenieLamp A2_, and I'm more than happy with what we've produced. I'm planning on continuing to edit this newsletter through 1999, although I'd certainly like to start grooming a successor so I can go to work on even more of my other Apple II projects. Yes, that's a hint--applications are welcome, via email to thelamp@sheppyware.net. Happy Holidays all. I'll see you again in the new year. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Entertainment Software ....... The GShisen Beat Goes On [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... New Spectrum, GSoft & WebWorks [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Floppy Drive Troubles [*] Telecommunications ....... More With Marinetti MISCELLANEA """"""""""" HACKING THE FOCUS CARD FROM BY DREMEL KING The Focus Driver and the 20MB """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Focus. There are some full size 20MB Focus drives in existence. These are not part of this issue. The incompatibilities are with the Focus 20 that has the Kittyhawk drive installed. There are two types of these, those bought a long time ago and those bought not as long ago. There was a period of only using the large (standard 2.5" drives) That separates the two types. If your drive has the Focus driver installed (blinking square in upper right corner during drive access) it is compatible. ALL of the early ones and a few of the later drives are not compatible. Mostly, when able, the incompatible drives were sold for the //e in the later set. The way to tell if you have a newer or older one is by way of the drive connection to the card. On the original series the drives are attached and you can see pins at a 45 degree angle, on the newer ones the drive is attached to a connector on the card that is at a 45 degree angle. You can upgrade the drive size on an older card by simply replacing the drive and adding the metal mounting rails. On the newer 20 Meg drive you can not (well, you could) just attach the drive to the card. (As the drive would then block all slots because it is at a right angle to the card). That is why the Focus Zero (Controller and mounting rails) is the same cost as a 20MB drive. The 20MB drive does not contain the rails and will not accept a standard drive without blocking all the slots. (Which will work for those with completely stock systems. No Zip, no TWGS, no nothing. :( If you want to try the driver with a drive type, although, chances are if you got the drive without it, it's not compatible. (Unless its in a //e, you don't know) install the driver (from the 3.5" floppy or web site) into the system folder and reboot. IF your drive starts clicking halfway through the boot stage. Get a System Disk 5 or 6 startup disk and from the Finder, remove the driver from the system folder. Tip for upgrading/changing drive types: The Focus controller as is supports up to 2GB, 40 Partitions. When partitioning the new drive at the point you are prompted to type the word FORMAT, hit Open-Apple RETURN instead. (Like formatting a floppy from Finder). It will skip the long and un-needed low level format. Unless the IDE drive your using was having bad block problems in it's prior use (and you shouldn't be using that thing anyway) you do not need to low level format the drive. Tony (T_DIAZ, 17949, GO COM A2) EPSON STYLUS VS. HP DESKJET FOR THE IIGS I've received a couple of """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" reports from folks who have successfully used an Epson Stylus with a IIGS. The two things they had in common were: They were using one of Harmonie's Epson LQ drivers. They connected the Stylus to a parallel interface card. The results were the same: They were NOT able to print in color from GS/OS. They were able to print in color from Print Shop GS. So, perhaps the best term to use when it comes to describing how the Stylus and IIGS interact is "limited compatibility." I don't know what the pricing is like these days outside the San Francisco Bay Area, but quite a few large chain stores near me (Good Guys, Office Depot) are blowing out the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 400 for, are you sitting down, $89. As wonderful as those Epson Stylus printers are when used on other platforms, it's the DeskJet IMHO that offers the most IIGS compatibility. And, 89 bucks is just unbelievably great pricing. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 17909, GO COM A2) THE DEAN'S OPINION ON APPLE2.ORG That is such a fun web page. I highly """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it! --- Dean Esmay -- esmay@syndicomm.com (ESMAY, 17253, GO COM A2) OPENING THE DOORS FOR COMPUSERVE REFUGEES I don't know if most people """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" here know, but on December 1, 1998, CompuServe's Apple II forum will no longer be accessible to those who have only an Apple II computer. After that date, if someone wants to access CompuServe's Apple II forum, they'll need a Mac or PC running CompuServe's front-end software. So, I'd like to devote some time during the next few Monday night multi-system chats to help Apple II users on CompuServe find some alternatives. Here's a copy of the message I just posted on CompuServe, offering assistance... The clock is ticking, and in just a few more weeks, those who have only an Apple II computer will no longer be able to access the Apple II Forum on CompuServe. For that reason, I'd like to devote some time at the next few Shareware Solutions II sponsored Monday night multi-system chats to assist those Apple II users remaining on CompuServe to find alternatives. And, by alternatives, I don't mean buying a Mac or PC. If an Apple II is the only computer you have, there are other systems where you can connect. You can "surf the web" on an Apple II. You can access other online networks with an Apple II. Heck, what can't you do with an Apple II? Well, after 12/1/98, you won't be able to connect to CompuServe's Appuse forum. So, you better make your plans now. Friendly and knowledgeable Apple II users will be standing by the next couple of Monday nights to help you make those plans. To attend the chat, just enter Appuse at 10 PM EST and join us in the chat room. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 17600, GO COM A2) <<<<< My not-so-hidden agenda for Apple II folks on CompuServe is to try """"" to steer them towards an ISP so that they can surf the web using lynx or SIS, and can telnet into Delphi. To my way of thinking, that's the best of all possible worlds, and it only costs approximately $20 a month. So, what I'd like to do before the next Monday night chat is to compile a short list of phone numbers for ISPs that offer shell and ppp access and who are recommended by fellow Apple II owners. Whenever I've asked for recommendations from fellow Apple II users, the two ISPs that keep coming up are Primenet and Concentric. Does anyone else have any other ISPs that they'd recommend? If so, could you post the name here, along with a phone number? Thanks! Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 17678, GO COM A2) >>>>> As we do not yet know what Compuserve will throw at us, or rather """"" remove from us, a Compuserve user should consider these points before looking for a new ISP: If an Apple II user has a Compuserve account, they already have an ISP that supports PPP using Marinetti. Unless they want to be online for an excessive amount of time, a Compuserve account may also prove cheaper per month than a standard ISP. In Compuserve they also have an ISP that can be connected to from anywhere in the world. They just need to find one of the thousands of local Compuserve access nodes in the local telephone directory. But, to use this method of access to the Net, they will need a IIgs, Marinetti 2.0, and for reasonable Telnet connections, a copy of Spectrum 2.2. To access more than Telnet, they will also need FTP clients, mail clients, etc.. These are still in the process of being developed, and are promised fairly soon. To access the Web, they will need SIS 1.1 under Spectrum 2.2, which Geoff estimates is at least two months away. For an Apple II user, or to access Lynx, they will need a new ISP that supports a Unix style shell interface. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 21 Nov 1998 - 242 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17699, GO COM A2) <<<<< Ewen - As I said over on CompuServe, I'm a guest there, so I can't """"" openly promote another system over there without running afoul of their rules, but... For those who own only an Apple II, CompuServe will not be, IMHO, a very good alternative as an ISP after the switch-over. After all, after establishing a PPP connect with Marinetti or with Spectrum/Marinetti, then what? All Apple IIGS users will be able to do is Telnet to somewhere else. That's why I think it's best to direct Apple II users on CompuServe to get an ISP that offers both a Unix Shell and PPP access. That way, they get to surf the web with lynx, send e-mail with pine, download files with ftp, etc and for $3/month extra, they can telnet here. For you, it's a different story, as you _can_ use CompuServe as a full fledged ISP; folks who have only an Apple II or IIGS can't. Then again, there certainly hasn't been very much panic expressed on Appuse about the upcoming changes and lock-out, so maybe my concerns are overblown? Joe (JOE_KOHN, 17706, GO COM A2) >>>>> I was only giving the options as they exist now and are coming. """"" After making a Marinetti PPP connection with a IIgs to Compuserve, you can then Telnet to a site that supports Lynx, Telnet to any site that supports Telnet. Then very soon, use SIS 1.1 to surf the Web, use Jeff's upcoming mail client to read/write your email, and someone else is doing an FTP client, and someone else a newsreader... What else could you want? :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 22 Nov 1998 - 241 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17728, GO COM A2) <<<<< Last night, many hours after turning off my computer for the day, """"" it finally dawned on me that I just hadn't been looking at the big picture, and so I just wasn't understanding the full implications of what you've been saying about using CompuServe as an ISP. What finally dawned on me is that Apple II users on CompuServe, whether making a PPP connect via Marinetti or through a direct dial-up, already have the ability to Telnet to Delphi, a system which does offer a full complement of text-based net applications like lynx, ftp, ping, traceroute, etc. Combine that with CompuServe's worldwide phone network, and I guess that does make CompuServe a semi-workable ISP for Apple II users. Or, at least, it's a way for folks to get to a full service system, such as we have here on Delphi. In any case, today's developments seem to indicate that Apple II users on CompuServe have been given at least a one month reprieve before the Appuse forum is no longer accessible. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 17816, GO COM A2) >>>>> The penny finally dropped! If they already have a Compuserve : """"" account, and they only connect for a few hours a month (using OLRs), it is also cheaper than getting a conventional ISP. :) > What finally dawned on me is that Apple II users on CompuServe, whether > making a PPP connect via Marinetti or through a direct dial-up, already > have the ability to Telnet to Delphi, a system which does offer a full > complement of text-based net applications like lynx, ftp, ping, > traceroute, etc. Yes, but there is a snag here. If they Telnet from Compuserve to Delphi using the direct dial-up link, Compuserve only allows 7-bit Telnet connections. That would be fine for Lynx, and some of the other things, but would not allow any X/Y/Zmodem transfers. If you however make a PPP connection using Marinetti, then there is no problem. This is in fact the route I am currently using to get to Delphi. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 24 Nov 1998 - 239 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17848, GO COM A2) MORE A2ERS CHIME IN WITH ISP RECOMMENDATIONS As I recall, Seven Hills has """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" recommended Netcom as a good ISP for Apple II users. I don't have a phone number, but I think the web site is: http://www.netcom.com/ Max (JUICEDGS, 17684, GO COM A2) >>>>> Concentric provides the best dial-up service I've ever used (and """"" I've used quite a few). I highly recommend them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17689, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll also chime in for Concentric. They have proven to be very """"" reliable, and if you're into Usenet I don't think you'll find a more complete set of newsgroups anywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun Nov 22, 1998 12:21:18 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6] -- I'm more humble than you are! (TONYW1, 17717, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll echo both Tony and Sheppy. If an Apple II user needs a """"" dialup, for 'Net access, they could do a lot worse in terms of price, performance, and coverage area than Concentric. I have an emergency backup dialup ISP (aka the Hawai'i State Library System :) and cable modem arrives here -this week-, the day before Thanksgiving. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 17725, GO COM A2) GSHISEN CAUSES WORLD ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, FILM AT ELEVEN After another """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" all-night GShisen marathon, I got curious about something: What is it "randomizing" at the beginning of each new game? The games are numbered so I assume each one will start with the same layout no matter how many times you play it, right? - Tony (TONYW1, 17255, GO COM A2) >>>>> For anyone who's interested.... """"" The game number is the "seed" for randomizing the game. The board is initially loaded in a sequential manner and then the pieces are "randomly" moved 1000 times or so. Any given number will _always_ create the same layout. This allows 2 people to accurately compare times for the same game or hold a contest at KFest where everyone starts off with the same layout. (KWS, 17258, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ok, I admit it. I downloaded GShisen and put it on one of the GS's """"" at the Univ. computerlab I work at. I probably won't play it every time I work there, but I WAS able to clear the board a few times (don't ask about times--I have no clue how some of you manage this in under 5 min.!) On a couple of the games I played, the Asst. Dean of the Univ. was sitting there playing along with me. :) Later.............Howard (HKATZ, 17264, GO COM A2) >>>>> GShisen gets my vote for game of the year. Of course, I can only """"" think of two new games this year offhand (except maybe the Cogito for Second Sight, but that's got a really limited market, and it's not actually new). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17299, GO COM A2) >>>>> Re: completion rates """"" When I was writing GShisen, before I added the "Suggest Move" feature, my completion rate was probably less than 5% since I couldn't fined any more move. After adding "Suggest Move", my completion rate skyrocketed (though it slowed my finish times down :) (KWS, 17442, GO COM A2) >>>>> You know, I tried a different mouse pad, moving my Dr. Pepper from """"" the right side of the keyboard to the left, dimming the lights, changing the music, hopping on one foot, and yet I couldn't do any better. I think you're right, it must be the mouse! ;o) And now for something completely different: Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! For those who want to make custom tiles, the docs are backwards! Make your icons 16 _Wide_ and 18 _high_ or face truncations and ghosts (and perhaps undefined behavior ;o) Back to the old drawing board ^H^H^H^H^H program ;o) HABANERO p.s. An interesting side note, if you forget to change the rPString resource attribute to $7FFF, all the tile files in the tile menu are called "alphabet" ;o) (HABANERO, 17457, GO COM A2) >>>>> I've heard a lot of complaints about mouse responsiveness lately, """"" and all I can say is that, well, it is slow. Version 1.1, is much more responsive (__much__ more responsive). It's been submitted and should be available soon. (KWS, 17595, GO COM A2) >>>>> You mean you've changed it to make it even more playable? """"" You FIEND! ;-) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 17614, GO COM A2) <<<<< One rather simple way of cheating would be to use a screen capture """"" program to get a snapshot of the game board. You could study it while the game is paused, then wham-bang make all your moves quickly. But what fun would that be? BTW, the update is fantastic! There is no more noticeable pause or "hiccup" when clicking on a tile. My times have improved accordingly. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun Nov 22, 1998 4:18:53 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6] -- Hips or lips: Let your conscience be your guide... (TONYW1, 17753, GO COM A2) >>>>> I find that with GShisen 1.1, I still have to be very careful to """"" hold my mouse still after clicking on a tile, or it won't be selected. I'm playing on Bernie on my G3/266. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17760, GO COM A2) >>>>> Although I do not believe that each game can be successfully """"" completed, I've found it to be a heckuva lot of fun to replay games. It's amazing to me how changing one move early on can have such a dramatic effect on the outcome of the game. I've played a few games where I've run out of moves with 100 or more tiles remaining on screen, yet have completed the game on the second try. OTOH, I just replayed a game that, a few weeks ago, took me less than 5 minutes to solve, with disastrous results this time around ;-) Sometimes it's just so clear what I have to do, and at other times, the solution is staring me right in the face, and I just don't see it. And, that's what makes GShisen such a challenge. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 17908, GO COM A2) GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SEVEN HILLS The Seven Hills web pages will be """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" updated in due course. In the meantime, please make sure that all correspondence is sent to , some of the older email addresses may not be monitored any more. Spectrum 2.2 is now shipping. Updates from any previous version of Spectrum are $25, and a new copy is $85. Please add shipping and local sales tax as appropriate. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 5 Nov 1998 - 258 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17285, GO COM A2) ARE APPLEWORKS 4 AND 5 Y2K COMPLIANT? Sort of :) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Some of the formulae are not ... most notably @today() ... but there are others as well that are not y2k compliant Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com Todays quote: And she finally tastes the sweet smell of success (GSWOMBAT, 17404, GO COM A2) SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES IN A NUTSHELL Here's a quick summary of """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the various forms of software distribution as I understand them, and as I describe them in any documentation I write: Public domain means that the author has surrendered all rights to the software. They have no control over distribution, alterations, or usage of any kind. Freeware is copyrighted software that's licensed free-of-charge. The author may stipulate distribution and usage terms, and alterations are forbidden by copyright law. Shareware is copyrighted software that's distributed free-of-charge in trial form (either as a fully-functional or partially-functional demo), with the legal stipulation that the product be paid for after a certain amount of time or in order to obtain additional features. The author retains all rights to control distribution and usage, and alterations are forbidden by law. Commercial software is copyrighted, and is protected by law from distribution without license to do so being granted by the author. Commercial software must be paid for up-front (like by buying it in a store, or by using an online purchasing system). Alterations and distribution without permission are forbidden by law. Some commercial software is licensed for free, which is to say that the purchase price is $0. The Apple IIgs System Software falls into the last category: it's commercial software that is licensed for no charge. It's interesting to note that when you "buy" software, you aren't buying the software so much as you're buying a bundle of materials and a license that grants you permission to use the software on the disks you've purchased. The license can (technically) be revoked by the author of the software if you violate the terms of the license agreement. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17459, GO COM A2) BASIC ZIP AND TWGS TROUBLESHOOTING A common problem with the TWGS card """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (and the ZIP GS as well) was that the pins that connect to the CPU socket on the motherboard would get corroded, or just warp from heat, so that they did not make good contact. The checkerboard screen is one of the things you will see if this happens. It does not necessarily mean that this is what HAS happened, but before doing anything else, your friend should slightly bend the pins on the connector that plugs into that socket so that the fit will be TIGHT (for a while) and try reinserting it. If it doesn't work the first time, it is worth trying 2 or 3 times just to be sure. You can bend the pins inward or outward, and if you have to do it multiple times, try both. NOTE!!!!! Those pins are cheap and fragile. Exercise EXTREME CARE (but don't hesitate to bend them, because if this doesn't work the card is basically a paperweight anyway :). Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 17501, GO COM A2) TONY ON APPLE BRANDED 3.5 DRIVE MECHANISMS There are two main types of """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple 3.5" Drive assemblies. There are actually 5 different variations, but two that matter which I refer to as 'Red' label and 'Black' label. The difference is in the logic board, in this image is the Red Label drive: http://www.apple2.org/images/DiskDrives&Related/PreLironCloseup.JPEG Looking at the area to the lower right side of the DRIVE, not the card under it, notice the solid area in the middle and connecting the pins in the middle of that 16 pin IC. O O O-O O O O O | \--------\ | SOLID AREA| Text Diagram | /--------/ O O O-O O O O O The Black Label drive does not have this area filled in, but rather there are two traces running through there. That is the easiest thing to spot when just looking at the drive. The next thing is on the side of the drive is a serial number label, see http://www.apple2.org/35Drv/35Drv8.html for an example. The color of the *NUMBERS* is the drive type. = Red Label Drive Black Numbers = Black Label Drive Blue Numbers = Blue Label Drive. Blue?!?! Ok, another type. Blue is a 1.44 (FDHD) Drive. You can also tell a HD drive by the front, switches are three mini white or blue shafts, two on one side, one on the other. (Write Protect, disk inserted and HD or DD) The Nitty Gritty of all this is that over all, only drives of a certain color work in certain places. With reference to the Apple II, the only concern is the UniDisk 3.5. It requires a Black Label drive. For completeness, I'll list it all here. Red Label Drive Black Label Drive --------------- ----------------- AppleDisk 3.5 (Platinum) UniDisk 3.5 Apple IIc Plus Mac 512Ke Mac SE / Mac II Mac Plus Mac Plus * * You may find a Red Label drive in a Mac Plus, if so, you will also find with it a ribbon cable with a YELLOW stripe instead of the RED for pin 1. A yellow cable is required to use a Red Label drive in a Mac Plus or 512Ke. (Or 128/512 using the 800K As MFS only) The biggest difference in these two drive types is the eject/disk inserted detection. If you assemble a drive and you have the eject motor constantly going then you have the wrong drive type installed. Now, for a twist, this is not always the case, some times you will find a Black Label drive working where it should not be, two reasons, the board could have been changed. Properly identify the drive by the bottom instead) or the board has been modified. (You will see several components sleeved in clear plastic, soldered to various points on the logic board.) The Daisy Chain board in a UniDisk is for a UniDisk only, likewise, the board in the AppleDisk 3.5 and SuperDrive (FDHD) is for those drives only. For the AppleDisk (800K) and SuperDrive (FDHD) the daisy chain board is the same. You can make a 1.44 from your 800K drive by swapping the drive assembly. The UniDisk daisy chain board is incapable of 1.44. (MFM). The FDHD Drive Assembly will also work where an 800K drive (Red Label) was without any changes, but only as 800K unless controller hardware is present to support it. (In a pinch, you can use it if your up the creek with no drive) Tony (T_DIAZ, 17948, GO COM A2) IOMEGA DEBUTS NEW ZIP DRIVE FWIW, Iomega announced a backwards compatible """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Zip 230 (I think it's 230) meg drive just recently. I have the info on it in my stuff from Comdex, but I haven't had a good look at it yet. I am safe and back home from Vegas, btw. :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 17692, GO COM A2) >>>>> The new Zip drive is 250 MB. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17723, GO COM A2) LESS THAN LEGIT ISPS AND MARINETTI There is a problem with some PPP """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" implementations which expect certain options to be negotiated. Marinetti does not support every PPP option. However, the standard PPP specification states that all implementations MUST be able to support the lowest common denominator in regard to option negotiation. In most cases, the problem is the host terminates the connection because it cannot have what it wants, however illegal that may be. Future updates to Marinetti may fix this. But again, it is most likely not Marinetti's fault. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 17632, GO COM A2) TECHNICAL INFO ON THE FDHD CONTROLLER FROM THE MUG! MASTER I'm not aware """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" of the "reference" manual that shipped with the card being online, but others may know more than me about this. As far as I know, a technical reference manual for the FDHD card was never released. Dave Lyons once told me that Apple had an ERS (ie. the internal pre-release manual) but it needed work before it could be let out the door (even as a text file). I know a reasonable amount about the card at the high-level programming level, but if you want to know about ROM contents, hardware soft-switches, etc. I'll have to defer to others (if any!). -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 17639, GO COM A2) <<<<< When I said "high-level programming" I guess I was trying to refer """"" to "technical" use as against "stick in a disk and hope it works" use. :-) Limitations? Software that writes directly to entry points in the slot firmware will break. (I suspect this is how most people found out about the self-test in the card. If you call C50A in a standard GS, you've called the standard SmartPort i/o entry point for the 3.5" disk firmware. On the FDHD card, this is the self-test address! Software that follows the rules for determining entry points will work, though.) Another limitation (feature, bug, whatever) is related to formatting disks that have been previously formatted with the "alternate" format, eg. low-level formatting an 800K GCR disk as 720K MFM, or vice-versa. The format works, but the drive/card gets very confused afterwards, and basically becomes unusable until you reboot. It's been a while, but the symptom is an error like "no disk in drive" or something equally silly every time you try to do anything with it. There isn't a problem with 1440K disks because they are always MFM format. Hmm, what else? Diversi-Cache no longer provides any benefit if slot 5 is a FDHD card. OTOH, it doesn't break either. BTW: Anyone *NOT* using Diversi-Cache on a GS with the standard 3.5" drives is crazy! GS/OS may have reduced the spectacular improvements to merely good, but it didn't eliminate them by a long-shot! Ask me questions for anything else you want to know, and I'll try to answer them. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 17662, GO COM A2) GETTING GSBUG GSBug, with printed documentation, is also available """"""""""""" from the ByteWorks at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks. GSBug is the feature product in Apple's APDA-15 Apple II GSBug and Debugging Tools Reference This includes a lot of tools besides just GSBug. GSBug also ships with every copy of ORCA/M. Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (BYTEWORKS, 17669, GO COM A2) CLEANING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IN THE DISHWASHER? I clean my keyboard in the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" dishwasher. I'm not sure I'd have the guts to put my motherboard in there though, even though I know that technically there's no difference. The warning about letting it air dry =completely= is critical. Don't let it run through the dishwasher's dry cycle. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Nov 30, 1998 2:25:10 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold ] -- My mistakes are purely erroneous. (TONYW1, 17961, GO COM A2) >>>>> I did it once, too. And, it sure cleaned out all the gunk. """"" I did it in the middle of the summer, and then brought the disassembled keyboard outside to dry off in the heat. Most of the time though, I just use compressed air to clean out the keyboard dust and TV Tuner to clean and lubricate the key stems. I probably blow air through the IIGS keyboard a few times a year, but only use Tuner cleaner when needed. And, when the keycaps themselves get dirty, an old toothbrush sure works wonders. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 17966, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sure, a lot of bench techs use compressed water to clean parts... """"" but practice caution when cleaning items that have surface soldered capacitors and voltage regulators -- tin solder connections sometimes aren't soldered very solidly. Canned air is generally ok, but an air compressor should be used with extreme caution -- not just because they are so powerful and can blow components off the board, but because the air can generate a static discharge. Also, make note of all jumpers and their configurations. It could save a lot of time later. If you want to use the dishwasher -- make sure the board is securely mounted and remove that battery! (SFAHEY, 17967, GO COM A2) MORE ON THE SECONDSIGHT I don't remember if it able to do what you want """"""""""""""""""""""" but you may want to try ThirdView from Brutal Deluxe. Its freeware and should be out on the net. I can't recall if it is in our database here. If not, I'll try to upload it when I have time. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5 (SCHULTP, 17946, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm not aware of any programs that use the 1024x768 mode on the """"" Second Sight. I'm not sure if it even works. As for picture viewers, GView is the best. Thirdview is okay, but it does not do horizontal scrolling, and it's slower than GView. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Nov 30, 1998 2:20:31 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold ] -- Do what comes naturally now. Seethe and fume and throw a tantrum. (TONYW1, 17960, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" A TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM There were 500 Apple Computer 1 kits produced; """"""""""""""""""""""" how many of them actually got built into working computers is an unknown. Working models can go for $15,000 and up. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17298, GO COM A2) BERNIE 2.0--ALMOST READY FOR PRIME TIME Hello everyone, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just need to ventilate some of the hype that's been accumulating inside me. If you like Bernie, you're gonna like Bernie 2.0 prerelease, and you're gonna like Bernie 2.0 Final. We're currently stuck at prerelease level, but that's already an improvement. :) So, warm up your FTP tool and say hello to http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie2 woof, Henrik (GUDATH, 17256, GO COM A2) MORE NEW SHEPPYWARE Just a note to let everyone know that my next """"""""""""""""""" freeware Apple IIgs program will hopefully be available in the next few weeks (I have it working, but there are some glitches and interface cleanup to be attended to). It's an NDA called ShepPing, which lets you use Marinetti to ping other computers on the Internet. It works asynchronously, in the background, so you can be pinging a site while doing other work. I hope to have it out this month, but it could be December if these glitches take longer to fix than I hope they will (or if this cold of mine gets any worse :). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17759, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" LATE REGISTRATION FOR A2U'S HYPERCARD IIGS COURSE Hop on over to the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Pro forum here on Delphi and download the lessons from the A2 University database. You can get info about each lesson and find out what the filename of each lesson is by reading the New Uploads in A2Pro thread (sorry, I can't remember the number of the first lesson's message). You can also just go to the A2 University database (go com a2p dat a2) and do a "read" command. The HyperCard IIgs Course lessons are the only files in that database at present. You can also read the HyperCard IIgs Course Q&A thread (starting with message number 2217) to find out what comments have already been made. If you have any questions or are having difficulty understanding any of the concepts in the lessons you can post your own message as a reply to message 2217 and Gareth Jones (the instructor), HangTime, myself or anyone else who feels like speaking up will answer or comment. Alternatively, if you only have the free web based account or prefer to use the web interface, go to the A2Pro Forum's web page (http://www.delphi.com/a2pro), and click the A2 University link on the left. There you will find the preview lesson that explains what the course will teach and you will find a link to a download page which has all the lessons available as both .BXY and .BSQ files for you to download. Lesson 4 should be coming any time now. Right Gareth? :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 17929, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM 2.2--NOW SHIPPING """""""""""""""""""""""""" + Spectrum is the most powerful and most comprehensive IIgs desktop telecommunications program. + Its scripting structure surpasses anything seen on either the Apple II or Macintosh platform. + Spectrum 2.2 is now TCP/IP ready using the Marinetti TCP/IP Tool. + Use Spectrum with the Crock O' Gold offline message system for full control of Delphi. - Spectrum 2.2 now requires System 6.0.1. - Improved script execution speed. - Optimise scripts by compiling them. - Spectrum 2.2 and the XCMDs are Y2K compliant. - Optional Serial or TCP/IP environment. - Fully Integrated support for Marinetti 2.0. - Integrated multi-socket Telnet function. - Up to 32 simultaneous open TCP/IP connections. - View HTML files directly from within Spectrum. - Enhanced !Help! NDA includes Find function. - Internal support for Babelfish Import and Export. - Spectrum 2.2 supports the Hierarchic Control Panel. - Updated Spectrum Port driver. - 57600 baud connections using Bernie ][ the Rescue. - More than 50 new or updated script commands. - More than 30 new replacement items. + Many enhanced and updated XCMDs: The BinHQX XCMD now includes: BinSCII encoding and decoding. BinHex 4.0 encoding and decoding. MIME Base 64 multipart encoding and decoding. UUencode encoding and decoding. Enhanced WorkBench XCMD replaces the ResEdit XCMD: Access and edit resource forks. Make MessageCenter and IPC calls. Make Toolbox and GS/OS calls. Peek and Poke. You can order now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card (give expiration date) via email or by phone (904-575-0566) or mail a check/money order to: Seven Hills Solutions Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304 v1.0-v2.2 upgrade $25 v2.0-v2.2 upgrade $25 v2.1-v2.2 upgrade $25 New/Full v2.2 $85 (Special offers may be available - Contact SevenHills) U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling. Outside U.S.: Add $3.50 s/h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version. Contacting SevenHills online: Mail: Web: (EWANNOP, 17313, GO COM A2) <<<<< Just a reminder.... """"" The Spectrum 2.2 update is now shipping, and is dropping on to front door mats all over the world. To keep yourself up-to-date, and be able to navigate the Internet properly, you will need to upgrade your copy of Spectrum so it can use the Marinetti TCP/IP stack. Full multi-session Telnet support is standard in Spectrum 2.2. For any help you may need with installing or using Spectrum 2.2, please post your questions to me in this Forum, or in email to . You can order your copy now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card (give expiration date) via email or by phone (850-575-0566) or mail a check/money order to: Seven Hills Solutions Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304 Upgrade from any version of Spectrum (1.0 - 2.1) is $25 New/Full copy is $85 (Special offers may be available - Contact SevenHills) U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling. Outside U.S.: Add $3.50 s/h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version. Contacting SevenHills online: Mail: Web: Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 14 Nov 1998 - 249 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17493, GO COM A2) WEBWORKS 1.2 SPINS ON THE 'NET WebWorks GS 1.2: Coming This Week! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Version 1.2 has a significant number of bug fixes and new features. The most exciting new features are the new Window menu, support for opening and printing files from the Finder, and the SIS Tags submenu, providing even greater support for special SIS features. WebWorks GS 1.2 will be available beginning Thursday, November 5, 1998. An updater will be available on my web site and on Delphi, and future disks shipped by Shareware Solutions II will contain version 1.2. If you don't already have WebWorks GS, be sure to visit for more information about this product, or visit to place your order today -- online orders are processed by Kagi, and a secure server is available! If you'd rather pay by check (or you want to use a credit card but trust the postal service more than you trust the Internet), let me know and I'll email you a Teach containing a form you can fill out and send to Kagi with your check. The complete revision notes for the new version of WebWorks GS follow. New Features 1. The link dialog boxes now support the HTML TARGET attribute. This lets you specify a target frame or window for the link. 2. Added a new menu option: Edit:Set Editor Font. This lets you choose what font you want to use in WebWorks GS editor windows. By default, this is Monaco 9, but you can now change it to anything you want. All windows use the same setting, and when you change it, all windows are automatically reformatted into the new font, style, and size. This preference is saved to disk. 3. WebWorks GS now accepts the Open and Print MessageCenter messages. This means you can double-click an HTML file in the Finder (assuming you installed the WebWrks.Icons file into the Icons directory), and WebWorks GS will launch and open the file. This only works for one file; you can't select a batch of files and have them all open. 4. Added the SIS Tags submenu. This submenu, located in the Layout menu, lets you insert special Spectrum Internet Suite tags. These are: Smiley Face: Displays a smiley face Sad Face: Displays a sad face SIS-Enhanced: Labels the document as SIS enhanced Insert Sound: Inserts a SIS sound tag Insert Speech: Inserts a SIS speech tag The Insert Sound option brings up a dialog box that lets you enter the name of the sound effect to play. This sound will only play if a sound by the same name is located in the users *:System:Sounds folder, and if the user is using SIS; otherwise, nothing will happen. Insert Speech lets you insert a tag that will speak some text. Choosing the option brings up a dialog box that lets you enter the text to speak. The text will only be spoken if the user is using SIS and has the Byte Works Talking Tools installed. 5. Added a Window menu. This lists all open windows, and lets you switch among them easily. Bug Fixes 1. The Find and Replace window now keeps the contents of the Find and Replace edit fields across uses, so you can repeat searches easily. 2. The cursor changes to an arrow while using Find and Replace, instead of remaining a watch cursor. 3. The AppleWorks Special Codes preferences are now saved properly; there were problems with this in the past. 5. The AppleWorks Special Codes dialog no longer automatically converts strings into HTML entities; this lets you use HTML in special codes. 6. You can use the RETURN key as an equivalent for the OK button in the Special Codes dialog box. 7. TextEdit fields, including the editor windows, are now much smarter about selecting text. Smart cut & paste is no longer used (this was inserting unwanted spaces into the HTML). In addition, the quote ("), comma (,), greater than (>), and less than (<) characters are now treated as word breaks, which really makes editing a lot easier. 8. Fixed a typo in a warning alert. 9. Fixed bugs in low-memory error handling code, and in the code that keeps track of what untitled window numbers have been used. 10. The AppleWorks Special Codes dialog no longer shows garbage for unassigned codes. 11. The Find Again button in the Find window actually works. -- Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd http://www.sheppyware.net Creating software for everyone! (SHEPPY, 17271, GO COM A2) <<<<< WebWorks GS 1.2 is now shipping! """"" Current WebWorks GS owners may download the update at . If you'd like to buy WebWorks GS, visit to order online via credit card, or send a $20 check to Joe Kohn of Shareware Solutions II at: Joe Kohn 166 Alpine St. San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 USA If you'd like to pay by credit card, but fear the Internet, you may download an order form you can print out and send by postal mail at . This is a Teach document you can print out, fill out, and mail out, and lets you order WebWorks GS, ProBOOT, and Shifty List (in any combination). If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 17293, GO COM A2) INTERIM COG UPDATE The COG 2.6 update is now on my home pages for """""""""""""""""" downloading by those who have difficulty with Delphi. The Spectrum 2.2 Installer removes the BatchXFer and ResEdit XCMDs. The functionality of the BatchXFer XCMD is now included within Spectrum 2.2, and the ResEdit XCMD is replaced by the WorkBench XCMD, which includes all the same functionality plus a whole lot more. Tool calls, GS/OS calls etc. This would not be a problem, but COG 2.5 requires the BatchXFer XCMD to run. In the 2.6 docs it mentions that you can continue to use 2.5 if you are not going to use TCP/IP. So if you wish to continue to use COG 2.5, you will need to keep back a copy of the BatchXFer XCMD, and place it in the Add.Ons:XCMDs folder after installation so that it will still work. The same goes for any script sets that require ResEdit. The only one I can think of offhand is SIS. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 18 Nov 1998 - 245 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 17620, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 17899 26-NOV 22:41 General Chatter System Configuration From: JBLAKENEY To: ALL Well, I just have to let everyone know about my new Apple IIgs configuration. I finally received the second half of a shipment of Apple II stuff and finally have a nice system. :-) NOTE: This was posted to comp.sys.apple2 a couple days ago but I've made a couple minor corrections since then. My old configuration first just so you know how big a leap I've taken: Apple IIgs ROM 01 5.25 MB of RAM (CVTech w/4 MB and Apple 1 MB) Stock speed (no accelerator) Slot 1: Printer Port connected to ImageWriter II : Grappler+ connected to a Panasonic KX-P2123 (when I'm not using it on my 486) Slot 2: Modem Port connected to either a 14.4kbps or a 33.6kbps modem (depending on whether I feel like swapping cables) : Empty Slot 3: Built-in Text Display : Video Overlay Card Slot 4: Mouse Port : Empty Slot 5: Smart Port with one Apple 3.5 Drive attached : Empty Slot 6: Disk Port : Apple Disk ][ controller with one Disk ][ drive attached Slot 7: Your Card : AMR SCSI controller with an AMR 60 MB hard drive attached Note that the AMR hard drive isn't a whole lot faster than a 3.5" floppy drive. Also, the reason I was using a Disk ][ controller card was so that I could turn 5.25" drives on and off using the Control Panel. When I set slot 6 to Disk Port I didn't have access to the 5.25" drive and when I set it to Your Card I did. I am now running: Apple IIgs ROM 01 8.25 MB of RAM (CVTech w/4 MB and a Sequential RAM=GS 4 MB) ZipGSX v1.02 running at 8 Mhz with 16 kb cache Slot 1: Printer Port connected to ImageWriter II : Grappler+ connected to a Panasonic KX-P2123 (when I'm not using it on my 486) Slot 2: Modem Port connected to a 33.6kbps modem (I put away the 14.4kbps modem and share the 33.6 kbps with my 486) : Empty Slot 3: Built-in Text Display : ZipGS accelerator (I plan to move this to slot 4 so I can put my Video Overlay Card in this slot but I need to make or buy a slightly longer cable first) Slot 4: Mouse Port : Empty Slot 5: Smart Port with two Apple 3.5 Drives attached : Empty Slot 6: Disk Port with an Apple 5.25 Drive and a second 5.25" of one kind or another (I have several) daisy chained to it : Empty Slot 7: Your Card : RamFAST rev D SCSI card (I don't know how much cache) with a Quantum ProDrive 1225S 1 GB hard drive and a TMS Pro T155 155 MB tape backup attached The 5.25" drive setup has now been reversed. When slot 6 is set to Disk Port I have access to the 5.25" drives but when it is set to Your Card, I don't. I've also been lent (with option to buy) an Epson Stylus Color 400 printer but it doesn't work with the Epson printer but I'm not going to bother you with that problem right now. :-) Now my machine is just SO MUCH FASTER! It now takes about 30 seconds from power on to being able to use the Finder even with all my add-ons (Finder 455k, System 552k, Desk accessories 306k and Setup files 358k according to the "About This Apple IIgs" window). I was never very fond of Heirarchical menus on my unaccelerated machine but now the menus get drawn so quickly and the heirarchical sub-menus open and close so quickly that I don't even notice that they are different from standard menus. Wolfenstein 3D runs much better and I finally got to see MegaDemo. GShisen is much nicer to play as it will automatically tell me when there are no more moves instead of me having to manually ask it to check for remaining moves. I was really impressed with how fast ShrinkItGS unpacks files now and makes me wonder just how fast it would be if I have a math coprocessor. Having 9 32 MB ProDOS and 1 880 MB HFS partition is wonderful. I finally have enough room to sort through the 200-300 archive disks that I have accumulated over the years. Anyways, as you can probably tell I'm ecstatic and am enjoying myself to no end. I'll have to look at upgrading the ZipGS to even faster speeds come the new year. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] DB 9 GAME SOCKET PINOUTS ON THE APPLE II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" _______________ ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) \ 6 7 8 9 / ------------ 1 PB0 Button 0 input 2 +5V 5 volt output 3 GND Ground 4 PDL2 Paddle 2 input 5 PDL0 Paddle 0 input 6 PB2 Button 2 input 7 PB1 Button 1 input 8 PDL1 Paddle 1 input 9 PDL3 Paddle 3 input This is from the Apple IIgs Technical Reference, so it doesn't explain how this connector is used on the //c and //c+ for the mouse. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 2 Nov 98 8:34:39 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock O' Gold v2.5 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 261 days till KFest (CKNOBLO, 2312, GO COM A2) NEWS FROM THE BYTE WORKS The November edition of our web page is up. Be """""""""""""""""""""""" sure and stop by http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks to see: * New tech sheets for ORCA/Modula-2, ORCA/Debugger and ORCA/Sublib Source. * Sale prices, good for the month of November, for our compilers (with or without a course), ORCA/Debugger and ORCA/Sublib Source. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2313, GO COM A2) <<<<< GSoft BASIC 1.1 Released """"" If you joined the GSoft BASIC crowd early, you got version 1.0. While we strive for perfection, reality tells all of us that a major new software package always has some early problems, both bugs and features that should have been included but were not. The Byte Works is pleased to announce the release of GSoft BASIC 1.1. Any new orders will be filled with this new version. In addition to fixing all reported bugs (and a few we found ourselves), GSoft BASIC adds some exciting new features: * You can use simple BASIC PRINT and PRINT USING commands to write to graphics screens and windows. * SHARED variables are supported. SHARED variables are BASIC's way of implementing global variables. * You can create constants. * You can turn off automatic creation of variables, making it easier to develop and debug large programs. * Apple IIGS tools can call GSoft BASIC subroutines. And we saved the best news for last: If you registered GSoft BASIC 1.0, all you have to do to get your upgrade to GSoft BASIC 1.1 is walk to your mailbox! We've already mailed a complete two-disk upgrade to all registered owners of GSoft BASIC 1.0. If you would like to know more about this exciting new product, visit our web site at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks or e-mail us and ask for a printed catalog and technical information sheet. Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (505) 898-8183 MikeW50@AOL.COM http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks (BYTEWORKS, 2347, GO COM A2) HOW TO TELL THE SHIFT KEY IS DOWN Location $C025 ( PEEK(49189) ) should """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" give you the information you need. The layout is as follows: bit 7 = Open-Apple key down bit 6 = Close-Apple (Option) key down bit 5 = Updated modifier latch without keypress bit 4 = Keypad key hit bit 3 = Key repeating bit 2 = Caps lock down bit 1 = Control key down bit 0 = Shift key down I'm not sure whether this is only updated when a key is pressed, such that it contains the setting with the last keypress, or whether it reflects the current status. I'm not sure how bit 5 works either. I just copied the above from Appendix E of the Firmware reference. I can't think of where I might have more information about the key latches. -- Michael (SAR, 2316, GO COM A2) >>>>> $C025 is always current. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2319, GO COM A2) TIMEZONE TOOLSET DOCUMENTATION I finally had a chance to finish up the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" documentation. Watch the A2Pro Libraries for the Developers Kit. For the non programmer, a version with a simple installer will show up in the A2 libraries. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2320, GO COM A2) NDAS AND FLOATING POINT MATH I'm working on an NDA in C, and I need to """""""""""""""""""""""""""" use floating-point numbers. So my Init code now calls SystemEnvironmentInit and SystemSANEInit, and my ShutDown code calls SystemSANEShutDown. This still crashes when it tries to call SANE. So I added calls to SystemMinStack and SystemUserID, but these don't appear to be in any of the libraries, and the NDA won't link. Any ideas what could be going on? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2325, GO COM A2) >>>>> Nifty Spell used some SANE routines in its early incarnations. It """"" was found that the SANE ToolSet caused so many problems with crashing, that Chris had to remove the calls, and approach the calculations by conventional IntMath calls. I don't remember if we ever pinned it down more tightly than that but I would guess that it was zero page memory problems with starting and closing the Tool. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 21 Nov 1998 - 242 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2326, GO COM A2) <<<<< Rrrr... I'm computing turnaround time for ICMP packets; I'm trying """"" to convert the time in ticks into a reasonable approximation of milliseconds (yes, I know there's a major deficiency of granularity here :). To do it, I need to multiply ticks by a number like 16.6666667; right now, I'm multiplying by 17, but the rounding error is going to be pretty large. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2327, GO COM A2) >>>>> There was a problem (fixed in System 6.0.1?) with SANE not zeroing """"" its direct page at startup, but that doesn't sound like your problem. - Tony (TONYW1, 2328, GO COM A2) <<<<< I doubt it; I'm running 6.0.1 on everything here. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2329, GO COM A2) >>>>> Surely you can get the result you want by just dividing the number """"" of ticks by 60000. _LongDivide will do that for you. But that will give you both a remainder and a quotient. Math is not my strong point, but depending on what actually you want to end up with, you might also be able to use _FixDiv and then _Fix2Frac to produce a fractional result. In general I have found that the IntMath tools provide all you need without having to mess with SANE. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 22 Nov 1998 - 241 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2330, GO COM A2) >>>>> No, that wouldn't work. You have an int in ticks. To convert it to """"" msecs without using SANE, it requires a multiplication and division operation. The equation is ticks*60/1000=msecs. With the toolbox, Use _Multiply and _longDivide with appropriate arguments. But since C is being used, why not use the integer math libraries with the two step equation? It just might be faster than using SANE. This doesn't help why SANE is failing, but it does give a more accurate work around than using the 17 value. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2331, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sheppy, I'm not sure why SANE isn't working in the NDA either. """"" Here's a couple of other thing to watch out for: 1. ORCA/C's SANE startup code looks to see if SANE is already started. If so, it is not started again. This may be causing problems in the specific environment you're working in. 2. ORCA/C's startup code for SANE assumes the direct page area has been set up by ORCA/C, including some variables it uses to determine the start and end of this area. These must be initialized properly or you will get a crash. 3. There's nothing sacred about the C startup code for SANE. As long as SANE is started by someone, you can use floating-point operations in C. In short, if there are reasons why you can't set up a direct page, you can always start SANE the old fashioned way. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2336, GO COM A2) <<<<< Hm, so I'd need to write assembly code to set up a direct page, """"" then? I thought NDAs came with a stack... maybe I've forgotten something though. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2338, GO COM A2) >>>>> Nope! """"" An NDA gets to use whatever stack is left over by the application - if any! I'm trying to remember the details from a couple of years ago when I was developing MUG! and kept crashing in strange and apparently random ways. I eventually worked out that I had the leftovers from the application's stack rather than the GS/OS default 4K (or my own stack segment which I also tried). Subsequently, I reduced my stack usage (and crashes!) dramatically. The only thing I find strange looking back now is how this would work with more than one NDA open at a time - or is my memory playing tricks and you can't do that? -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 2339, GO COM A2) >>>>> Despite rumors and attempts to the contrary, the Apple IIGS is not """"" a multitasking machine. An NDA is called, does all of it's work, and returns from that call without any other NDA (or the original application) getting a chance to do anything during that call. That's why it is safe for the NDA to use the application's stack. "But the window is open!" Yes, but the NDA doesn't have to be running for that to happen. It's update routine might get called, but if so, nothing else is happening while the call is made. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2340, GO COM A2) >>>>> > Hm, so I'd need to write assembly code to set up a direct page, """"" > then? That's one way to go. For the specific case of SANE, you might want to just start it using the tool locator. I really should look at the NDA startup code sometime. You're positive I'm not already starting SANE, right? I don't think I did, but it's been a _long_ time since I've really looked at that code. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2341, GO COM A2) <<<<< I honestly don't know, Mike. All I know is I saw that a SANE call """"" was crashing and I figured I must need to call the ORCA/C SANE initialization function. It sounds very likely that what I need to do is make sure I have my own stack/DP set up. Gotta see if I can figure out a way to do that from C in an NDA. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2342, GO COM A2) WHERE CAN YOU GET HYPERCARD IIGS? There is a link on the A2 University's """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" web page (linked off of the A2Pro page at http://www.delphi.com/a2pro) that says that HyperCard IIgs can be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Up dates/US/Apple_II/HyperCard_IIGS_1.1/ Type that all on one line. It is also available in A2Pro's HyperMedia Programming database (go com a2p dat hyp) as the following files: HCGS.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 470932 bytes INSTTOUR.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 450485 bytes HCGSHELP.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 448242 bytes HTALKHELP.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 272510 bytes STACKS1.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 410044 bytes STACKS2.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 451794 bytes You may also want to read the Apple license agreement which is in both the ftp directory and the A2Pro database. APPLELIC.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 6533 bytes or APPLELIC.TXT (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 10484 bytes Finally, if you don't feel like downloading it, Byte Works has it for sale with a special discount for people who are taking the HyperCard IIgs course here in A2Pro. Here are the products that Byte Works has available: APDA-48 Getting Started with HyperCard IIgs (manual) $15.00 APDA-49 HyperCard IIgs Reference (manual) $25.00 APDA-50 HyperTalk (manual) $15.00 APDA-51 HyperCard IIgs disks $10.00 * APDA-52 HyperCard IIgs (APDA-48 to APDA-51 disks and all manuals) $60.00 * This product can be ordered by HyperCard IIgs course participants at a cost of only $50.00. Just be sure to tell them you are participating in the Apple II University HyperCard IIgs course on Delphi. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2345, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TVT]------------------------------ THE VIRTUAL ][ | ----------------------------------- Using Zip Disks To Improve Your Dog's Image ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] USING REMOVABLE HARD DISKS TO SET UP BERNIE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As more and more Apple IIgs users also become PowerMacintosh users and discover the revolutionary Apple IIgs emulator known as _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, the need to be able to exchange data between the two platforms becomes more and more apparent. In this article, we examine how to use some popular hardware and software--the RamFAST, Iomega Zip Drive, and the Macintosh programs _Hard Disk Toolkit_, _Disk Copy_ and _SCSI Probe_--to move your IIgs hard drive partitions over to your Mac so Bernie can bark. This article assumes understanding of the concept of disk images, particularly _Disk Copy_ images. Please consult the documentation for _Disk Copy_ if you need a primer on disk images. The relevant hardware this method was tested on is as follows: On the Apple II side of things: ROM_3 Apple IIgs, 5 mb of RAM, 9/32 ZipGSX accelerator, Revision B RamFAST, 170 mb hard drive, and Iomega Zip Drive. On the Macintosh side of things: PowerBook 1400cs, 44 mb of RAM, 750 mb hard drive, and Iomega Zip Drive. NOTE: These methods have not been tried with other hardware or software, including the popular Apple brand SCSI cards. The first thing to do is find out how large your hard drive partitions on the IIgs are. You can get a rough idea by using the command-I keystroke in the IIgs Finder, but the best way is to enter the RamFAST UTIlities (aka _RAMFAST.SYSTEM_), hit command-U to enter the SCSI Utilities, and select which drive you are interested in (if you have more than one drive). Your SCSI drive's partitions will be listed for you with the volume size next to it. If you created partitions of the maximum size allowed by the RamFAST for a ProDOS partition, they will be listed as having a volume size of 32768k, if not the partitions will be of varied (smaller) sizes. You'll want to jot these numbers down. Next, using the Mac, fire up _Hard Disk Toolkit_ (or some other utility which allows you to format and partition a Zip Disk). You'll want to partition the Zip Disk to have partition sizes exactly the same as the RamFAST partitions, meaning if your RamFAST partitions are 32768k, you want the Zip Disk partitioned by the Mac to also have a partition size of 32768k. It is now time to move this Zip Disk over to your IIgs. Given that you are in the IIgs Finder, simply unmount (drag to the Trash) the Zip Disk from your Mac and insert the Zip Disk into the Zip Drive attached to your IIgs and RamFAST. It is likely you will see an alert box with an error message similar to the following: "Using the installed FIle System Translators, GS/OS does not recognize this disk (in device .CVTECH.S7.G). Do you want to intialize it?" giving you a choice of initializing or ejecting the disk. Don't panic. Simply hit return (you will probably need to do it twice) to eject the offending partitions. What is happening here is the RamFAST is detecting a partition that the Mac needs to mount the Zip Disk on its desktop. You do _not_ want to initialize the partition. You will end up with the partitions you sized (to 32768K or other size of your choice) being mounted on your IIgs desktop. If you have sized your Zip Disk partitions to be exactly the same size as your IIgs hard drive partitions, you can now simply do volume copies of your IIgs hard drive partitions to your Zip Disk partitions (if not, you will have to do the slower file copy). Following the completion of the copy, drag the Zip Disk partitions to the IIgs Finder's Trash, eject the disk, then insert it into the Mac's Zip Drive. You may need to use _SCSI Probe_ or an equivalent to mount the ProDOS partitions (Note: you _must_ have _PC Exchange_, _File Exchange_, or some other program installed on your Mac that will allow mounting ProDOS disks, and be aware that you must have File Sharing on your Mac turned off to mount ProDOS disks in Mac OS 8 and later). You can now use _Disk Copy_ to make disk image files out of your partitions, and mount them directly when using _Bernie_. You now have the knowledge necessary to transfer all of your RamFAST's hard drive partitions over to your Mac while running _Bernie_. With a little ingenuity, I'm sure you can figure out how to use the methods detailed in this article to also transfer your data back the other way. We will continue to look at how you can bridge the gap between your real and virtual Apple II in future issues. [EOA] [SUS]------------------------------ SUDDENLY SOFTWARE | ----------------------------------- Disk Access II v2.0 by Seven Hills Solution Specialists Corp. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] Disk Access II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Program Name: Disk Access II Author: Steve Stephenson and Ewen Wannop Publisher: Seven Hills Solution Specialists Corp. Version Reviewed: 2.0 Distribution: Commercial software, $20 U.S. dollars for new copy, $11.50 for upgrade from any previous version. Seven Hills Solution Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304-1548 Voice: (850) 575-0566 Fax: (850) 575-9445 sales@sevenhills.com With the post-KansasFest release of a tremendous amount of new and updated Apple IIgs software comes another utility program from Seven Hills, _Disk Access II 2.0_. In a nutshell, _Disk Access II_ is a New Desk Accessory that allows you to perform all manner of disk and file maintenance. In fact, it is so comprehensive it is nearly feature-for-feature identical with the IIgs Finder, and in some ways packs far more power than Finder ever could. When invoked (either by the pull down Apple menu or a user defined keystroke), _Disk Access II_ presents a famillar interface, complete with several pull down menus of its own. At the same time, it lists active disk devices on your IIgs system. From this point the user can either perform disk level maintenance (such as renaming, copying, or erasing entire volumes) or click on the any of the listed devices to open it and display a list of its contents, which will be presented similarly to a Finder window listing a disk's contents. Users can do basic file maintenance here by using _Disk Access II_ to rename, copy, delete, get information about, verify, move, or duplicate files, or create a new folder. In addition, you can change any filetype's info or use a powerful find file function that allows you to search not only on a file's name, but also its filetype, auxtype, created date, modification date, size, existence (or non-existence) of a resource fork, or its locked, hidden, or inactive status--or any combination of the above. If you work often with a few directories, you can add a shortcut under the Paths menu to access it instantly. You can use the Window menu to view the contents of files (a great utility for a quick and clean peek into a file's format) or you can create a new window to type yourself a quick note in and then save it as a text file. It's not as powerful as say _Hermes_ or _EgoEd_ but it certainly can be convenient. Several windows can be open at any one time and you can choose between them using the Window menu. Like many new programs, _Disk Access II_ comes with documentation on disk only, in this case in the form of the !Help! NDA, which is freeware from Seven Hills. You can print these out if you'd like, and I suggest reading them thoroughly as this is a program with a lot of sophistication. Familiarity with the documentation will be essential to get the most out of _Disk Access II_. In short, Seven Hills has a real winner in the form of _Disk Access II_. It packs plenty of power (including one of the most powerful find file functions available for the IIgs) in an attractive package at a low price, and those who have avoided one of my personal favorites, _File-A-Trix_, due to the text interface, will likely take instantly to the attractive desktop interface of _Disk Access II_. Thank you to our friend Ewen Wannop for finishing up the program and to Seven Hills for keeping the promise Apple Computer, Inc. didn't. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : If we all share our ignorance, : : soon we'll have none left. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net. * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 1998 OPENING PITCH Many Classic Moments ------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THE LAMP SALUTES Apple II Achievement, 1998 ------------------------------------- [TLS] FREEWARE FAVORITES Babelfish 1.0 -------------------------------------------------- [FRE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : C is ideally adapted to writing programs that no one : : can understand or debug. That's why it's so popular : : -- job security, and all that. ;) : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: BYTEWORKS ::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MANY CLASSIC MOMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apple Computer, Inc. did Apple II users a huge favor: it included in the ROM of every Apple II some form of the BASIC programming language. While BASIC has never been known for its power or structure, it is indeed easy to learn and easy to use to write short programs. Many of us got started on our Apple IIs just that way--booting up by 5.25 inch floppy, waiting for the ] prompt to show up, and typing away. Many, many hours were spent late into the night, scratching heads and reading manuals, wondering why this darned thing didn't work, or trying to figure out a new way of doing it. A few months ago, Mike Westerfield of Byte Works gave Applesoft programmers the language they've waited their entire Apple IIgs lives for: _GSoft BASIC_. Recently, he followed this up with _FREE.GSOFT_, a scaled down version of the language which could be freely distributed--an incredible gift to The Rest Of Us. In the late 1990's, Apple II users don't have a hundred new programs coming out each month--we have a stream of steady new software, but not a flood. As such, it's time to do what the generation of Apple II users in the late 1970's did: create our own future. Apple gave us the tools in Integer and Applesoft BASIC to do that 20 years ago. Mike Westerfield gave us the tools to do it again in 1998. In the spirit of teaching the Apple II user to fish, we need to have the right nets. _GSoft BASIC_ is the net The Rest Of Us have waited for since that day in 1986. Seize the day. [*] [*] [*] Recess Is Over Department: I said you wouldn't hear it again 'till January. Well, it's January. KansasFest 1999 will once again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, this year from July 21-25. Details are still being worked out, but you can get the latest information on the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org. Behave yourselves. I'll be back in 30. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Telecommunications ....... More Marinetti And PPP [*] User Groups & Publications ....... What Could Have Been: AWGS [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... NEC Monitor With IIgs? [*] General Chatter ....... Lamenting The TurboRez MISCELLANEA """"""""""" MARINETTI APPLICATIONS: OPINIONS FROM THE AUTHOR Just wanted to thank """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sheppy for bringing out the first original idea for a Marinetti application, and before the end of 1998 at that! OK, Telnet is a must (Spectrum) and Ping and Finger are neat nerd tools, but gsAIM is something that's innovative and useful. And to be honest, it was probably the most unlikely of projects I though would be brought to the GS. It fact I never even thought about it while writing Marinetti, and trust me when I say I've spent the last two years of my life thinking of applications that could use Marinetti. Regards, Richard Author of Marinetti (RICHARD_B, 18691, GO COM A2) <<<<< Oops, I should also add that its developers like Sheppy and the """"" people who support his Marinetti aware products, which will have the most affect on how much Marinetti is updated in the coming years. The more excited I get by seeing something like gsAIM, the more excited I get about working on Marinetti. Again, thanks Sheppy. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 18692, GO COM A2) FTP STEP-BY-STEP Giselle - I've pretty much stopped using ftp or ncftp, """""""""""""""" except when I have to, and much prefer to do all my downloading from the net using the lynx web browser. If that's the way you want to get the WWGS update, here's the URL: ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/WWGS12Upd.shk Let me see if I can even remember the process of doing it via ftp.... 1) Run the ftp client. 2) Type open ftp.sheppyware.net 3) When prompted for a name, enter the word anonymous. 4) When prompted for a password, enter your e-mail address. 5) Type CD /pub/apple_iigs 6) Type the word BIN 7) Type get WWGS12Upd.shk 8) Quit ftp 9) Download WWGS12Upd.shk from your home directory. Yikes. I never realized just how many steps lynx saves you when downloading from ftp archives. In any case, either method should work just fine. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 17988, GO COM A2) IS THERE A WAY TO DO COPILOT AND COG ON THE SAME SPECTRUM PASS? Indeed """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" there is. This is my normal way of running COG. I sign on to Genie via CoPilot, a custom script then starts up COG, which then connects me to Delphi. I read and reply to Delphi via COG, quit COG which automatically returns me to CoPilot, where I read and reply to Genie. In the COG2 archive that you downloaded (not sure if it was included in v2.6) is a folder called "Contributions". Inside that folder are a few other folders with contributions from various people. One of the contributions details how you can easily do what you're asking. Basically, you create a RT in CoPilot called 'Special'. Write a simple script that says "Chain $spectrumpathCOG2:Rapid.Start" and name it "Genie.S.Special". Place it in your GEFiles folder. Configure COG to use the 'Genie.Connect' method of connection and be sure to enter your Delphi screen name and password. Check your 'Online Activities' in CoPilot to make sure that the 'Special' RT is checked. Also, be sure that the 'Special' RT is the last in the list of RT's to visit (I've placed mine in #11 just above 'Mail'). Sign on to Genie via CoPilot in the normal way, and voila! After CoPilot does its' normal run, it will then connect to Delphi via Genie's Telnet, run COG, and it will do its' normal run. Jeff Carr Sun, 13 Dec 98 @ 12:47:47 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6 (LUMITECH, 18345, GO COM A2) TRANSPROG III TIDBITS For all of you using Transprog III... you can add """"""""""""""""""""" COG to your TP III menu and launch it directly without having to launch Spectrum and then OA-R to run your script. I use it all the time... it is more of a direct route to where I wanna go.. more useful things you can do with your GS ;) Make sure that before you add COG to your TP III menu that you launch Spectrum from the Finder so that Finder updates the Desktop file. Then quite back to the Finder and add COG to the TP III menu. If you don't do this, when you launch COG it will ask you to find Spectrum and Start.Cog each time you run COG from TP III. Leon (SARGENLE, 18221, GO COM A2) >>>>> I've had COG set up in my TransProg III menu for ages. One of the """"" really nice features of TransProg III is the ability to attach document files to the program menu. In my case, I added Spectrum to my TransProg III menu then added Start.COG and Start.SIS as documents of Spectrum. Now I can choose to launch directly to Spectrum, COG or SIS from TransProg III. By the way, I've never run into the problem you mentioned where you get asked to locate programs and such but I believe it is sound advice. I believe I've never run into it because I never added a program to my TransProg III menu that I haven't run because I always want to make sure the program actually works before spending the time and effort to update my TransProg III menu. :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 18240, GO COM A2) >>>>> Besides the obvious of setting up documents to use as templates, """"" one use that I make of this is to set up my UniverseMaster scripts as documents. I have a document in TransProg III for the script to back up each drive, plus a chain script that does the whole shebang. I click on that, walk away, and a few minutes later I am back to my program launcher application, with my backup updated. Nice, slick, and easy. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18279, GO COM A2) >>>>> Maybe I should rephrase. """"" With UniverseMaster, you perform backups using scripts, which are UniverseMaster-specific documents. You can specify whether or not to use compression, specify certain filetypes and/or folders, days since last backup for a file, etc. You can run scripts together as well by linking them in a chain document. You typically perform backups for the first time on a folder/drive from the UniverseMaster desktop, which creates the script, or subsequently from the menus. However... You can also use a program launcher such as Finder or TransProg III to launch UniverseMaster via a script or chain document. When UniverseMaster is launched with a start-up document (as in double-clicking from Finder or using the document feature of TransProg III), UniverseMaster scans the script and specified folders, prompts for the destination path (if not online), runs the script and then automatically quits back to the launcher. So, the ability to run these script documents from TransProg III means I can decide to do a back-up at any time I am in a desktop program (which reminds me - I have to set these up to 'stack' so that UM will quit back to wherever I was, not just my program launcher). - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18391, GO COM A2) A2U'S WINTER BREAK ENDS I should mention that I've just sent lesson 4 to """"""""""""""""""""""" Jeff. My apologies for taking so long, but I do have excuses which I will mail on fan-fold paper to anyone who is willing to pay the shipping costs :-) (GARETH, 18832, GO COM A2) HELPING RICHARD AND MACIP FOR MARINETTI I've done some thinking about the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" MacIP module for Marinetti, and I think I've come up with an interesting idea. :-) My IIGS is currently in pieces, because I have no way to get it onto my Ethernet network. What I need, is a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge box. This way the AppleTalk on the back of the IIGS could be connected to the bridge, and subsequently into the Ethernet hub. I do not know what boxes are available, and what power they do and do not need, nor their speed. But I guess I need something like this: Standalone bridge with LocalTalk (mini-din-8) and Ethernet (RJ45) connectors. Switching (or at least 240V) power supply, with universal power connector so I can use an Australian power cable. Status lights would be good, in case I have trouble getting it to work with the IIGS. I counted up the posts re the MacIP module, and figure there's enough support to put together a bridge to send to me. If I can get the bridge up and running, I'll release the MacIP driver. :-) I like this idea better than taking money off folks. It may as well go towards getting my machine back online so I can continue development. Oh, and the bridge would need to run without any drivers, it must be completely self contained. Failing that, if you can get specs on the interface, I may be able to work something out. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 18465, GO COM A2) IMPROVING ON 6.0.1 What I always thought would be a nice idea is to have """""""""""""""""" an 'on-line panel of reviewers' go over all the available 'quality' replacement icons and come up with a 'Delphi A2 approved' set of icons for enhancing System 6.0.1. In fact, this potentially could be expanded to other areas of System 6.0.1 (like an approved scrapbook NDA, text editor NDA, etc.) This way, if someone is having system problems they can say something like "I'm running System 6.0.1 and the Delphi endorsed enhancement package, version 1.0" and everyone else will have a good idea of what their system set-up is like. Plus, it would provide a stable core of system enhancements which have been 'field tested' to ensure there were no incompatibilities among them. Also, it would help developers when they beta test. They'd know that if their program is solid with the 'enhancement package' during beta testing that there would be less likelihood of a bothersome post-release bug jumping up. After all, a lot of users would be running the same core of system components! Just a thought. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 2.6 (SCHULTP, 18853, GO COM A2) >>>>> It's a good thought, Paul. An enhancement package to System 6.0.1 I """"" believe would be a wonderful thing. A fresh look and some standardization in system components would be a positive step forward IMHO. Barry (BARRY_REES, 18855, GO COM A2) >>>>> Where do I send my Icons? I think I like the SHR collection of """"" Icons the best. A whole SHR double screen if icons to use with the 'Instant Icon' NDA. But one point I would like to address: I think we need to agree upon a set of system 6.01 patches and fixes that are necessary for the optimal operation of the Apple IIgs. I would also like to see this collection fit upon one 800k disk. Along the same lines... I have a nine-disk set of System 6.01 Labels all laid out in AWGS for the DeskJet with a Grey-scale picture of the Gemini Astronaut (Irwin?) from the System 6.0 box. Some of the borders need tweaking and I've got my hacked up-side-down Times font (semiT) for the copyright disclaimers. They are basically ready for uploading here. ,___(?___ Mike Brouillette; the "Un-Dead Apple" / _ _\ mbroui11ette@delphi.com / mike_brouillette@haaug.org \ )|(@)m(_, `~7oooood Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock 'O Gold v2.5 (MBROUI11ETTE, 18885, GO COM A2) GETTING GOING WITH GSOFT I was going to ask for more information, but I """""""""""""""""""""""" think your second message may have had the piece I need. > ... it claims a line number is beyond allowable limits ... Applesoft BASIC requires line numbers, and in GSoft BASIC they are optional. I needed one number for use as "no number on this line," and I used 0 for that purpose. 0 is a legal Applesoft line number, though, and some Applesoft "compressors" apparently started the line numbers from 0. Try renumbering the program, or at least that first line. If that doesn't work, or if this just isn't the problem, try to give me specific information about the error you're seeing. In the end, though, GSoft BASIC is not a superset of Applesoft. It's flat impossible to make all Applesoft programs run safely under GS/OS because of differences in the way memory is handled. There are some Applesoft programs that won't run, at least not without modification. The conversion program tries to point those out, but in general, PEEK, POKE and CALL statements need to be translated to a modern equivalent, and & commands just aren't going to move at all. For some programs, it's worth the effort to move it to GSoft BASIC. GSoft BASIC is a little faster than Applesoft BASIC, offers long number formats, and can handle far more memory. But for other programs, it just might not be worth the effort. That's really a decision for the person who wants to use the Applesoft program. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 18659, GO COM A2) <<<<< On the subject of translations, I'd like to make a request: """"" If you translate any public domain or freeware program, and if you are donating the translation to the public domain or making the translation freeware, please send me a copy. Depending on time, number of submissions, and the phase of the moon, I may create a download area on my web site (once I figure out how!) with source samples for GSoft BASIC. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 18660, GO COM A2) >>>>> Heck, send 'em to me, too. I'll set up a GSoft BASIC software """"" repository on sheppyware. I'd like to do that. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18664, GO COM A2) VARIATIONS ON A THEME: //E MOTHERBOARDS There are several Apple //e """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Revision Motherboards, like the SCSI cards there are what would appear to be conflicting information on the boards. I don't remember all the exact part numbers but I do know the boards: 1982 820-0064-A - The First Issue, no DHR, Jumper has to be removed on the Ext. 80 Col card ot the computer locks on power up. Also *incompatible* with Enhanced ROM code, will also lock on boot with Enhanced ROMs (342-0303/0304) installed. This board was upgradeable via Apple Service Extension Program at no cost to the user UNLESS the board was stamped VAR in the upper left or right area. A VAR (Value Added Reseller) purchased Rev A //e boards from Apple and used them in a dedicated product that was not dependent on any of the new features afforded by the Rev B board. Apple ][+ and //e boards made their way into a lot of equipment that was built to do one/special things. Like the numbers for who's pizza order was ready at then, Showbiz Pizza Place. (It was a ][+ with a ROM card and program burned into ROM, just enter the order number on the keypad and hit enter. Enter it again to remove it. The order numbers would draw the double digits in one of 5 random ways onto the screen, two numbers full sized on the screen for 10 seconds each and every one around the que, put all the order numbers on the screen using HiRes Page 1) The VAR boards were already turned into Apple once for upgrade, and were sold for those purposes only, not in assembled computers for end user consumption. Quick ID: Rear left/middle (C)1982 Apple, Part # ends in -A PAL/HAL (Between RAM Slot & P/S) is Part # 342-0167 (This is where many of the changes were done, but you can't just swap this PAL and have a Rev. B. Changes have to be made on the motherboard. Cut and connect some traces, add a few resistors. I've done this before, but it's been a long time) *READ* (C)1982, the (C)1984 Board also has a -A. 1982 820-0064-B - The Second Issue. This board has the same ROMs as the -A board, the differences are the PAL change and board level changes mentioned above. The PAL Part# is 342-0170. The ROMs are 342-0134/0135. 1984 820-xxxx-A - Third Issue, Identical to the 820-0064-B except that part # 65C02, 342-0303/0304 and 342-0265 are silk screened on the board to reflect the new part numbers for the Enhanced ROM set. Also some parts of the production run had some of the ICs soldered to the board instead of socketed. Some boards have a part # of 820-0087-A, others 820-0187-A, some have both these numbers. 1986 820-0087-B, 820-0128-A, Fourth Issue, RAM and ROM reduction. Replaced the two 64K ROMs with a single 128K ROM. (2764 x 2 for 27182 x 1). Replaced 8 4164 DRAM with 2 4464 (64x1 x 8 for 64x4 x 2). More IC's soldered in place. This is the board that shipped in the Platinum Apple //e with numeric keypad. In all that there were 4 major changes that meant change the part number. There are probably 2 or 3 minor changes. Aside from the PAL (Europe, Australia) motherboard I have seen 8 different revision //e boards. With the exception of the first board, all can run either ROM set/CPU. For the last revision you would need to burn your own ROM as the non-enhanced ROM set was never produced in a single chip (27128) version. The PAL versions of the //e motherboard also use the SAME ROMs. Only the character generator and keyboard map (342-0132 in the US) were changed to reflect the local keyboard needs. Tony (T_DIAZ, 18808, GO COM A2) STRONG OPINIONS FROM A2 A Power Mac G3 and a copy of Bernie ][ the Rescue """"""""""""""""""""""" is a better IIgs than Apple ever built. (With a few caveats; Henrik has my list of demands :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18445, GO COM A2) >>>>> The reader in OLRight! 3 and later is far superior to any of the """"" readers for the various Apple II and Mac OLR's for Delphi (and Genie or Compuserve, for that matter) that I've tried. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 18377, GO COM A2) >>>>> Overall, I find TP III to be one of the most useful fixtures on my """"" system. Its interface is also quite sophisticated and attractive, which tends to be common for all of Brainstorm's software. For those of you who may not know, Tranprog is a Seven Hills product: http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/ Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold (JUICEDGS, 18235, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't often heap endless praise, but I think this issue of """"" _Juiced.GS_ might be the best issue of an Apple II publication I've seen in years. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 18348, GO COM A2) TRANSWARP GS HACKING FROM THE DREMEL KING I forgot to mention this """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" earlier, but in all this TWGS hoopla, I compile some rants and raves of mine on a page, took some pictures and here it is: at: http://www.apple2.org , you will find a link to the Transwarp GS Mods and some other misc IIgs accelerator info. The direct link to the page is http://www.apple2.org/TWGS/, but really dislike using URLs to pages within a site, if anyone links to link to www.apple2.org, please use the home page. Tony (T_DIAZ, 18126, GO COM A2) HACKING THE GSHISEN TILESET BTW - I used ICE to edit the stock tile set - """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I substituted periwinkle for green. Now I can play a bit better from my chromatically-challenged perspective. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18114, GO COM A2) CONTROL PANEL FOR THE FOCUS DRIVE The Focus Control Panel, (All it does """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is set the spin down time, after periods of inactivity) does not work with a lot of drives, some even fail to spin again after being turned off. Never physically, just that they require a hard reset to spin again. (CTRL-OA-Reset), for this reason I gave up distributing the CDev, if you really want it... It's not like the thing is in a laptop anyway, and battery conservation is an issue. Tony (T_DIAZ, 17976, GO COM A2) DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? Does any one know if one can put a C-vue (or """""""""""""""""""""" similar flat panel display) on a Laser 128 EX2? What are the video Pin-outs? ,___(?___ Mike Brouillette; the "Un-Dead Apple" / _ _\ mbroui11ette@delphi.com / mike_brouillette@haaug.org \ )|(@)m(_, `~7oooood Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock 'O Gold v2.5 (MBROUI11ETTE, 18711, GO COM A2) >>>>> The Laser had different video pinouts than the //c. It was RGB """"" ready just with a cable, not requiring the Video 7 box the //c and //c+ do. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 18736, GO COM A2) PRE-Y2K FIX FOR AW5'S I.CALENDAR Folks """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" last year Hugh Hood posted the information about how to patch the AppleWorks 5 Init ... I.Calendar to work for 1998 here is the patch for 1999 Use your favorite block editor (e.g. ProSel's Zap/Block Warden) and follow the file 'I.CALENDAR' (a 1-block file) to change the following bytes: BYTE TO COMMENT ----- -- ------- $0011 $39 1999 $0050 $39 1999 $0093 $1C 28 Days $009E $2E Jan - Friday $009F $1E Feb - Monday $00A0 $1E Mar - Monday $00A1 $2A Apr - Thursday $00A2 $32 May - Saturday $00A3 $22 Jun - Tuesday $00A4 $2A Jul - Thursday $00A5 $1A Aug - Sunday $00A6 $26 Sep - Wednesday $00A7 $2E Oct - Friday $00A8 $1E Nov - Monday $00A9 $26 Dec - Wednesday Then write the block back to the disk. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU DO THIS. Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com Todays quote: He's like a needle in a haystack, this man - he's everywhere! (GSWOMBAT, 18232, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" WHAT HAPPENED TO FINANCIAL GENIUS AND RICK ADAMS? Rick Adams left Genie """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" two years ago (maybe more), and when he did, he was offering to sell the source code to Financil GeniuS, which he was close to having upgraded to v3.0. He was entering medical school (or was it law school?), and he would no longer have time for programming. I heard a rumor somewhere that he had later made FG freeware and released it, but I could never get that confirmed, and I've never seen the full version posted anywhere for download. Max (JUICEDGS, 18796, GO COM A2) WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN I've seen (and used) Burger's AWGS 2.0 (way early """""""""""""""""""" version of course). He did get a version built and running, and fixed a few problems, but the problem was that the code was so bad that they would have practically had to rewrite chunks of it to do anything more. It wasn't worth their time or effort, and unfortunately, I can't say I blame them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18227, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM INTERNET SUITE WATCH, DECEMBER EDITION I'm hoping to have the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SIS 1.1 master disk ready by the end of January which means it will be available from Seven Hills by the middle of February. This assumes the beta testers find no problems to delay release. Hmm... only four months behind schedule--this is better than Microsoft, though :) Geoff (SISGEOFF, 18841, GO COM A2) HOW MANY AUSSIES IN DELPHI A2? We try to bring culture :) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Off hand ... Bill Robbins, Richard Bennet, Andrew Roughan, Dave Francis, Peter Watson, Kevin Noonan, and Nick Heywood until he left the Apple II world Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com Todays quote: If it happens, it must be possible (GSWOMBAT, 18842, GO COM A2) DESKWRITERS AND APPLEWORKS? I've seen a lot of talk about using """"""""""""""""""""""""""" AppleWorks to print to a DeskWriter lately, and most people seem to "agree" that it's not possible. Last night I tried it and I didn't have a problem :) Stay tuned for more info... (KWS, 18012, GO COM A2) WHEN WILL GENIE'S A2 FILES BE ON DELPHI'S A2? Eventually. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We had archived each and every file as it was uploaded, and we INTEND to upload them here, but there are problems.... 1. There are WAYYYY too many files for us to reasonably expect to upload them manually (a file at a time). 2. Delphi's librarys are a LOT more complicated than GEnie's, thus a lot more time consuming to upload to. 3. We don't have the staffing here that we did on GEnie in it's heyday. We used to have well over a dozen people on the library staff. Now we have two. (Two very GOOD people, but still only two.) 4. We have to sort the files we have. Some of them cannot be uploaded here for copyright reasons. I can describe the theoretical process that will make this happen, but that doesn't illustrate the massive ammount of work/manhours involved. (See item 3) There are some things we are looking into that may help, including putting those files up on an FTP site with nothing but LINKS in the library here. (This requires Delphi to have FTP, which may or may not happen in the reasonably near future.) Here's what I can say for sure..... 1. The A2 Library files that were/are on GEnie are safe. 2. At some point, they WILL be made available to the public, but we are not sure just what form that availability will take. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 18289, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually what we need is for me to sit down with the Genie file """"" listing and finish sorting through it to see what can and cannot be transferred to Delphi. Very soon after the New Year, I intend to do just that. Then it's a matter of mass uploading which pretty much requires a dedicated machine to do the work 24 hours a day via scripts. Including A2Pro, we're talking about roughly 15000 files totalling over 900 megs. To tell the truth, I've kinda been holding on to the hope that we might eventually get a real ftp database here, but I'm no longer going to hold my breath on that one so it's time to get to work... In the meantime if anyone has a request for a specific Genie file, I will be happy to upload it here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Tue Dec 29, 1998 4:39:25 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold ] -- People who live in stone houses shouldn't throw glasses. (TONYW1, 18844, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yes, me too. ..waiting for (hoping) Delphi to get a real ftp """"" solution, or even a half solution that files could be moved from someplace ftp'able into the workspace. I've been doing ProTERM scripts to make it automated but it has proven to be that I need to be there anyway. Not an easy task. I guess we just need to go for the metal and do it. ;-) Tony (T_DIAZ, 18854, GO COM A2) DEBUNKING URBAN LEGEND: THE DESKWRITER HAS A BUILT-IN FONT The font you """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" get when you dump straight text to a DeskWriter is your basic Courier-like monospace printer font. If the DeskJets have other built-in fonts (I don't know about that), the DeskWriters might have them as well. Someone else will have to clarify that. To use the printer via serial connection, you must drive the serial port at 57600 baud. The printer also works fine over AppleTalk, but there is currently no way (besides hand-patching Apple's Chooser or NetPrinter control panel software) to get this to work with an Apple II. It has always been my intention to figure this out one day, but sadly, I've just never found the time. -- Michael (SAR, 18399, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" SHEPPYWARE GETS A MAKEOVER Tonight, the SheppyWare Internet server """""""""""""""""""""""""" (sheppyware.net) has been upgraded. It now has twice as much virtual memory set up (for a grand total of about 120 MB of addressable memory) and an extra 500 MB of disk storage space. This should make service a bit more reliable, and provides me with more expansion room in the future. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18107, GO COM A2) SHEPPY'S SHEEP SHAVINGS Year-end announcements... """"""""""""""""""""""" ShepPing, my new Ping NDA for the Apple IIgs, has been delayed into the new year. I'm working with Richard to resolve my problems, but this is for obvious reasons a time of the year in which getting stuff done is really slow. :) I have four other Marinetti-compatible projects in the works; I'm not ready to make any announcements yet. But I expect that at least half of them will be out in the first three or four months of 1999. Happy holidays to everyone, and may 1999 be an even better year in the Apple II world than was 1998, replete with new software, and shy on nasty little spats. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18577, GO COM A2) <<<<< My Christmas gift to the Delphi A2 community is a PREVIEW release """"" of my first-to-be-released Marinetti project. I've uploaded it here on Delphi, today, as Delphiware -- please don't distribute it off Delphi. The final version, when completed, will be available as shareware from several locations online and otherwise. The software is called gsAIM, and is currently version 1.0a4. It's an NDA that lets your Apple IIgs, running System 6.0.1 and Marinetti, send and receive AOL Instant Messages. You can communicate with other IIgs users that have gsAIM, or with AOL or AIM users on Windows or Macintosh systems. The software is far from complete: you MUST read the included documentation before installing the NDA; if you don't, and you ask me a question that's answered in there, or report a bug that's listed in the known bugs list, I'll probably laugh at you. :) There is currently no significant error handling, no support for buddy lists, and several nice features are unimplemented. However, you can have up to 20 Instant Message sessions going at a time. I make NO guarantees. This software is almost entirely untested. I've had it working for a couple of days now, but nobody else has tried it yet. It may refuse to log on, it may crash, it's even theoretically possible (unlikely, but you never know) that it could wipe out a small country. If you install it, you take on the responsibility yourself. There are known bugs (another reason you must read the docs first), and it does occasionally appear to lock the system, and it occasionally gets tripped up by a glitch in Marinetti. I hope it entertains. Work is ongoing (I have the beginnings of support for buddy lists in a build on my GS now, although it's buggy). The final version will be $10 shareware; I'll add it to my online order form shortly, so people that want to register the software can do so. Happy holidays to everyone. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18669, GO COM A2) <<<<< I've been informed that gsAIM 1.0a4 has been released, but that the """"" official posting listing it won't be up until later. The file is called "gsaim10a4.bxy". Download and enjoy. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 18670, GO COM A2) IT'S NEVER TOO COLD FOR SOME FRESH OR FROZEN JUICED GreetinGS and Happy """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Holidays .... I've been promising to post this index for a few days now. I just received word that the Oz issues have arrived, so here now is the table of contents for all to see. Max +++ Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 3, Issue 4 ===== The December 1998 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now arriving in subscriber mail boxes. This issue is being mailed to 267 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: Learning the Language ... Part 1 of Eric Shepherd's series of articles/tutorials on GSoft BASIC, the new programming language from the Byte Works. This first installment, as will future installments, tutors IIGS users on two tracks, beginner and advanced, so that there is something for everyone in each article! SPECIAL HOLIDAY SURPRISE FROM THE BYTE WORKS!! Every issue will have a free version of GSoft BASIC attached to a page containing a Byte Works advertisement. Although the free version does not contain all the power and features of the full version, it will allow subscribers to follow along with Shepherd's article and begin learning how to use the program. REVIEWS Juiced.GS is the first publication to offer in-depth reviews of the latest IIGS software releases! Disk Access II: New Desk Accessory from Seven Hills gets a major update. Find out what's new and what's improved, and see screen shots of the enhanced user interface. GraphicWriter III v2.1: The premier IIGS desktop publishing program from Seven Hills has again been update by programmer Richard Bennett. Find out why it's better than ever. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Playing the "Shell" game ... Tony Ward introduces users to the treasures to be found on an Internet Service Providers' text-based shell. My Home Page: Extra ounce of GS satisfaction ... A few thoughts from the editor on the new issue and its exciting contents. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, gives thanks for what the Apple II community was given in 1998, and makes wishes for the future. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: GShisen, an new and highly addictive IIGS game from Kelvin Sherlock is in the spotlight, as is Desktop Alarm, a cool update to a desktop clock. Another Juiced.GS shareware collection is also unveiled. +++ The Shareware Spotlight also contains a ... SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! Animasia 3-D, the IIGS animation creator from Michael Lutynski has been reclassified as shareware and the disks are now available from the Juiced.GS Collection. +++ DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including details about Spectrum v2.2, Marinetti v2.0, and WebWorks GS 1.2. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1999 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. SPECIAL OFFER: Order a new 1999 subscription to Juiced.GS, and the get the final issue of 1998 FREE!! To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997 and 1998 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 18589, GO COM A2) <<<<< Hey gang, """"" I need to make a correction and clarification from the latest issue of Juiced.GS. 1 -- On Page 24 (Column 1), a slash mark was inadvertently omitted in the Web page address that points to the site where you can order WebWorks GS online. The correct address is: http://orders.kagi.com/?QGC Please make a correction note on your copy so that you will always have the right address for future reference. 2 -- In my personal column (My Home Page) on Page 2, I mentioned several Apple II programmers who now work for Logicware Inc. Greg Templeman, however, no longer works for the company, although he did at one time. My apologies for the screw-ups..... Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold (JUICEDGS, 18647, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS ANNOUNCES RECLASSIFICATION OF ANIMASIA As Juiced.GS subscribers """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" were told in the latest issue of Juiced.GS, a prominent piece of Apple IIGS software, Animasia 3D, has been reclassified from commercial to shareware status! That's right, the application that some have called the best piece of IIGS software ever written is now available for only a small shareware fee ($10), and that payment is only due after a user has had a chance to obtain the program and evaluate it. This is a major development for the IIGS community because, if you'll recall, the commercial version sold for as high as $99. But there is more to the story than was published in Juiced.GS, primarily because I got some new information on the topic after the issue had already gone to press. Animasia 3D, in addition to now being shareware, has been upgraded to Version 1.1b1. And author Michael Lutynski says that this new version is 33 percent faster that Version 1.0! The only drawback is that the excellent manuals that accompanied the commercial product are no longer available. At least not in printed form. The good news, however, is that all of the manual files =do= exist on my hard drive, and I will be working in coming weeks to get them into some shape for distribution. I will be posting more about that later. I will be uploading the Animasia 3D four-disk set to Delphi very soon. Meanwhile, if you would like the disks sent to you via U.S. mail, send $12 in the U.S. Canada or Mexico ($15 elsewhere in the world) to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Remember, this disk set does not contain manual files. I will be distributing the manual files at a later date. It's going to take some time combing through all this stuff, so please be patient. :-) My thanks go out to Michael Lutynski for making this terrific piece of software more accessible to the Apple II community. Juiced.GS is certainly pleased and proud to be a part of this major development. Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold (JUICEDGS, 18651, GO COM A2) WOOF, WOOF: BERNIE TURNS 14 IN DOG VERSIONS Ladies and Gentlemen, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yesterday evening our dog Bernie left the building. He was carrying a big "2.0" sign. If you can find our dog, please catch him and lock him on your hard disk. He likes to play, so you might want to go for a walk with Bernie. Bernie was last seen at http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/News/ but has disappeared since. If you find him, you will be rewarded $-35. Please notify us through http://order.kagi.com/?XF . Bernie can be easily recognized by a few distinguished marks. First, he can run faster than other dogs, he speaks Apple II lingo fluently. He knows how to operate the Woof Woof Web. He has been trained not to poop on hard disks and into RAM but behaves politely. He can eat not only 8 Megabones like other St. Bernards but needs 14 Megabones a day. If you should come across Bernie, please keep him in a colorful world as he is really pleased by 16-bit colors. Thanks for your support. Henrik (GUDATH, 18480, GO COM A2) >>>>> At least one of Bernie's puppies is happy and woofing away here in """"" the UK. Well done to the dog handling team yet again! If you are using Bernie 2.0, and also using Spectrum 2.2, then try adding this to your scripts: Set Var 0 49231 Ext WB 11 $0 0 Ext WB 10 $0 1 Ext WB 10 $0 2 If Equal $1 254 If Equal $2 32 then Play Sound "Dog Bark" Then you will know everytime you run the script that Bernie is wagging its tail! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 18 Dec 1998 - 215 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 18506, GO COM A2) PRETTY PLEASE As a new year approaches (and we have new participants in """"""""""""" our Forum here), I thought I'd repost this (Note for those who've answered in the past--unless you want something changed, there's no need to resend this to me): As you may or may not know, _GenieLamp A2_ is no more, and a new publication on Delphi has replaced it. The home base of operations for it is the II Scribe Forum here on Delphi (GO CUS 11). May I reproduce your messages in The Lamp!, which you post on the Delphi A2 and/or A2Pro Forum? Each month, I'll collect posts for _POSSIBLE_ inclusion in our new publication's message digest. To be clear, I'm asking for one-time permission to reproduce. I'm not asking for you to hand your copyright over to me. :-) [_] Please feel free to reprint any messages I post without asking specific permission. [_] Please reprint any messages I post, but ask me for permission first each time. [_] Please do not reprint any messages I post. Please email to me at thelamp@sheppyware.net Thanks much! - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 18576, GO COM A2) ANOTHER LATE BOMBER Important Notice: """"""""""""""""""" ================= KABOOM! DELAYED ONCE AGAIN Ninjaforce, the makers of the famous MEGADEMO and many other software titles, have delayed their upcoming Apple IIGS game, KABOOM!, once again. "The game is far from Vaporware. We could release it now, but we want it to be perfect." says Jesse Blue, the programmer of the team. This will mean that the IIGS community has to wait once again. The final release will then be around the second half of 1999. In the meantime, have a look at the Ninjaforce web page at: http://www.ninjaforce.home.ml.org (JESSEBLUE, 18627, GO COM A2) A NEW VERSION? OLRIGHT! Coming Soon: !!!!!!!!! OLRight! v4.0 !!!!!!!!! """""""""""""""""""""""" This is a MAJOR upgrade to the Delphi Off-Line Reader for ANSITerm. If you've been using a prior version, or have v2.12 or higher of ANSITerm and want to automate your Delphi experience, try OLRight! v4.0 New Features and Upgrades: o - New 'Settings' folder to hold data files used by OLRight! - to reduce the likelihood of accidentally messing up a configuration setting. o - New 'User' folder to hold user scripts. Drop a script into this folder, and it will automatically appear in the new 'Apple' menu in the OLRight! main menu. Pick the script by number from the menu. o - MAJOR enhancements to addressing of mail messages. - Automatic fill-in of To: address in replies (You can change it) - For To: and CC: addresses in replies, you can pick the To:, From:, or CC: addresses from the original note, hand type an address, or pick from your address book. - Change To:, CC: or Subject: fields in outgoing mail as often as you like until you are satisfied with the address. - Optional automatic quoting of original mail message in your reply. - Add Delphi Binary Mail while addressing your letters. New error-checking for presence of the file to be sent. - Internet addresses are automatically formatted for Delphi's custom addressing requirements (Type in 'aa@bb.com', get 'IN%"aa@bb.com"'). - Option when addressing To: or CC: fields to APPEND addresses (from original mail, address book, or hand-typed) to the existing address, up to 127 characters. o - Scrolling of text while online has been customized to be less confusing and more pleasing to the eye. o - Online scripts have been modified to be more tolerant of 'NULL' characters. o - New and upgraded settings allow you to customize your online activities: - Forum activities setup screen much faster. - New Mail activities setup screen - Easier selection of Forum from which to do Mail - Select whether to do only mail (not forums) or vice-versa. - Configure whether to upload or download to/from workspace (and edit file list). o - (Hopefully) easier configuration for telnet from an ISP. ...and much MORE! I am currently wrapping up a few loose ends, working on the documentation, and the installer scripts. If any users of OLRight! want other enhancements, now is the time to ask! - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18801, GO COM A2) GWFTP MAKES PUBLIC APPEARANCE Well Sheppy beat me by a few hours to get """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" another new Marinetti-savvy app out. Watch for GWFTP1.1b2.SHK to show up real soon now on Delphi. It uploads, downloads, and supports ftp URLs. Due to a bug in Marinetti 2.0, it will hang closing an FTP connection. I was debating releasing this code due to that bug, but figured the following: 1) It's Chanukah/Christmas/other random December holidays 2) It'll get Richard to fix the Marinetti problem so I'm not blamed for holding it up :) 3) There is no complaint of no FTP available for the GS Special bonus for nerds (saw that message Richard ;) are Orca/GNO versions of ping, finger, and whois. I wrote those because they taught me how to write TCP/IP code. Without those, I couldn't have written GWFTP. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 18730, GO COM A2) <<<<< I don't like most GUI interfaces for FTP programs and the GS """"" resolution isn't good enough for the way I would want to code one. When I started writing the code 15 or 16 months ago, my only competition was the unreleased FTP for Derek's TCP/IP. The goal was to mimic such features and add a few that were lacking. I'm willing to make all my source code available for others to use, but in return, any code developed from my code must have the source publicly available as well. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 18745, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 18897 31-DEC 17:03 User Groups & Publications RE: Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 442) From: JOE_KOHN To: ALL Looking back over the past year, it's almost hard to believe how great 1998 turned out for Apple II users. It really is ;-) As the year began, who could have imagined all the great software that would be released during the year? We got Wolf 3-D, Marinetti 2.0, GShisen, WebWorks GS, NiftySpell, Disk Access II, ShiftyList 2.x, Spectrum 2.2, updates to COG, a GWIII update, a new CD-ROM collection (TABBS), an almost completed Bernie, Babelfish, Return of Cogito, GSoft BASIC, FontPimp, and in just the past week or so, a Marinetti-aware chat program and ftp. In 1998, we even got to do what those who use Macs and PCs can't...we could attend the only regularly scheduled weekly multi-system chat. All in all, I'd say that 1998 has been a great year to be an Apple II user! On that note, I'd like to wish everyone a very healthy and happy New Year, and let's hope that 1999 is as exciting a year for the Apple II as 1998 was. I'd really like to take this opportunity to thank the following people for their friendship and, more importantly, for their contributions to the Apple II world in the past year: Eric Shepherd, Ewen Wannop, Richard Bennett, Kelvin Sherlock, Dave and Earl at Seven Hills Software, FE Systems (with extra special greetings and well wishes to Henrik and Cody), Chris Vavruska, Tony Diaz, Cindy Adams and the entire Kfest Coordinating Committee, Max Jones, Geoff Weiss, Ryan Suenaga, Mike Westerfield, Olivier and Antoine of Brutal Deluxe, Syndicomm, and last but not least, all the wonderful subscribers to Shareware Solutions II. You all really did a lot this past year to make our world a better place. Please, keep up the good work in 1999. Please be extra safe tonight, especially if you're out on the roads. And have a wonderful start to 1999. Happy New Year! And, Apple II Forever!! Joe Kohn [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] BYTEWORKS PUTS OUT PRINTED MARINETTI DOCUMENTATION You've seen Marinetti, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" but maybe not the documentation. After all, pdf files can only be read with applications that are not available on the Apple IIGS, and printing them out for yourself from a Macintosh or Windows machine is, at best, a pain. Now, by special arrangement with Richard Bennett, you can buy a printed version of the documentation. It also comes with a disk containing the software, as well as header files for ORCA/M, ORCA/C, ORCA/Pascal, GSoft BASIC and Merlin. Get the full details at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks. Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (BYTEWORKS, 2348, GO COM A2PRO) IS PASCAL DEAD? I'm not sure the language is totally dead, although it """"""""""""""" does seem to be off the "way cool" list of languages :) I sincerely wish that there was a viable 8-bit A2 PRODOS pascal compiler but as far as I know, (and I could be wrong) you have to use the pascal OS if you want to use Apple's pascal. That sort of limits the usefulness in my very humble opinion. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 2350, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Well, first, Pascal isn't a dead language, but like most, it's """"" swamped by the C++/Java craze. It's also true that the original supporters of Pascal, the educational community, has largely moved on either to Ada (more or less a successor to Pascal, and just as elegant) or C++ (they have to teach what people want, whether what they want is good for them or not). But Pascal is still used by a fair number of people, including yours truly. As for a viable 8 bit compiler, there isn't one, never has been one, and never will be one. IMHO, there has never been a viable compiler of any kind for any language for the 8 bit Apple II. The reason is simple: with 40K of usable RAM and 1 256 byte stack you just can't implement a modern compiler. Not that there haven't been some good attempts. Apple Pascal is amazing for what it did with the resources available. Kyan Pascal claims ISO compatibility--and I just saw someone in the internet Apple II programmers forum selling a copy. But if you want to write something longer than a few hundred lines, Kyan Pascal won't do, and Apple Pascal will choke soon enough. ORCA/Pascal is quite decent, although the environment is dated by today's standards. It works, but it's not as nice as some of the modern ones. (For it's day it was very advanced, but time marches on.) It runs on an Apple IIGS, and you can pick those up pretty cheep these days. There are several very nice Pascals on the Mac. I've used the Pascal that comes with Codewarrior, and generally like it. I've also used MPW Pascal. The environment isn't one I'm fond of, but the compiler performs well. I presume there are some nice ones on the Windows platforms, too, but I haven't used a Pascal on a Windows machine since the 8086 was a hot chip, so I can't speak from experience. For sheer poetry of the engineering kind, you might also look at the P4 compiler. It's even public domain. This compiler isn't full Pascal, not even full Jensen&Wirth Pascal, but it's really elegant for another reason. It's a complete Pascal compiler that compiles itself, and the source is exactly 4000 lines long. Pretty cool. :) The compiled output is P-code; it would be easy enough to write a P-code interpreter in assembly language, Pascal, or C. I've compiled this compiler myself, writing p-code interpreters for the 8086, 6502 and 65816. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2352, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Just wanted to chip in re Pascal. It is most likely my favourite """"" language (aside from assembly, which is just not up to the task of big app development with a realistic deadline). I've used a couple of Pascals on the IIGS and Mac. Personally, I love MPW's Apple IIGS cross compiler. I've been doing a lot of Codewarrior Pascal under Mac OS and W98, and its pretty nice, once you realise half the Windows interface files aren't there, and have to write your own. FWIW, Windows is a nice development environment. I thought I'd hate it, but IMHO its more productive that writing for Mac OS. (I've done both) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2370, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Of the languages available on the Apple IIGS, Pascal is my """"" favorite, too. I use a variety of languages, though, depending on the task. I've seen the interest in Pascal wane over the years, but I'd still recommend it over anything else for most general purpose programmers. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2371, GO COM A2PRO) DOG OWNER SEEKS GEOS INFO I'm looking for some rather "historical" """"""""""""""""""""""""" information on the GEOS software. Someone told me that GEOS requires a steady interrupt source and uses the Apple II mouse card for that, or a tiny card that shipped with GEOS for taking over that duty. I have never used GEOS, so here're my questions: - does GEOS work in a Apple IIgs without that tiny "interrupt card"? - I don't think the interrupt GEOS is expecting from the Apple II mouse card is present in the IIgs. Is that correct? - ok, now that I got your attention: what interrupt is it GEOS depends on? :) The reason I'm asking this is that GEOS is running arbitrarily slow on that woofer though it should run _pretty_ fast. Interrupts or the lack thereof are the only cause I can think of. Thanks, henrik (GUDATH, 2355, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> GEOS doesn't require the interrupt card in the IIgs; it's only """"" needed in machines that don't have an AppleMouse II or compatible card. GEOS uses the mouse interrupt provided by the AppleMouse II hardware, or by the mouse firmware on the IIgs. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2357, GO COM A2PRO) A2U TO BE TEACHING C? NOT YET. . . There currently are no plans for the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple II University to run a course in C programming. I'm hoping to find someone to teach such a course at some point in time but there is nothing scheduled as yet. I do remember seeing someone post to comp.sys.apple2 that they were going to do lessons in C programming here on Delphi but that was never affiliated with the Apple II University and I haven't seen anything happen with it. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful but keep checking back. I'm sure we'll get around to teaching C programming sometime. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2360, GO COM A2PRO) C FOR THE 8 BIT II? You won't find any on disk. The only C-like compiler """"""""""""""""""" ever created for 8-bit Apple II systems that I'm aware of is HyperC, and as far as I know it can only be gotten by downloading it. (I don't deny the possibility that other 8-bit C compilers have existed for the II, but I don't know of any for sure :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2362, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Actually, there was a compiler called Aztec C from Manx Software """"" years ago. I expect you'd have to find a used copy at this point. In general, though, the Apple IIc just doesn't have enough memory for a C compiler. As you start to use whatever you find, keep that basic fact in mind. If you're serious about C programming, you need a larger machine--like the Apple IIGS. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2363, GO COM A2PRO) IIGS ASSEMBLERS can't help with the monitor, alas, since I never used it '"""""""""""""" ... but as for assembly language programming environments: The Lichty/Eyes book is pretty much the bible. It's really good, IMHO. You're lucky to have one, they're out of print. The APW assembler they talk about is nowadays known as ORCA/M, available from { The Byteworks } There is also an assembler called Merlin, which some see as superior (I believe it has faster compilation speed). Personally, I prefer ORCA/M for two reasons: * It outputs standard OMF files, meaning you can link assembler routines with C, Pascal, Modula-2 routines at will. Very nice for using assembler as an optimization tool, not as your only language, if that's your style, of course. * It can be used with GNO/ME, the UNIX-ish shell, which I particularly fancy :) As for freeware assemblers: There are some cross-assemblers for UNIX and PC, but they don't output GS exes directly, as far as I know. They can compile 65816 code, though. Hope that helped Soenke (SBEHRENS, 2373, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Merlin can also spit out standard OMF files for input into the ORCA """"" and MPW linkers. I just felt that had to be said, not that I'm a Merlin junkie or anything. ;-) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2375, GO COM A2PRO) FREE.GSOFT NOW AVAILABLE As all of you who subscribe to Juiced.GS know by """""""""""""""""""""""" now, there is a second version of GSoft BASIC. GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! is tailored to new and occasional programmers, or those who want to try GSoft BASIC before buying the full version. Check out the details at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks, where you will find a downloadable version of GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2380, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES | ----------------------------------- APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1998 """""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1998 was a great year for the Apple II, and to celebrate it, the gang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the Apple II world and came up with a list of the best that the Apple II world had to offer in 1998. We highlight the best of Apple II achievement in 1998. Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to was made strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your editor and publisher. Any comments can be directed to thelamp@sheppyware.net. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: There were a few contenders, but the """""""""""""""""""""""" program that Applesoft programmers have waited 12 years for was the choice for 1998. _GSoft BASIC_ from Byte Works, giving the power of the Apple IIgs desktop to The Rest Of Us, was the winner in this category. Others mentioned were _WebWorks GS_ (Sheppyware/Shareware Solutions II), _NiftySpell_ (Shareware Solutions II), and the _GraphicWriter III_ and _Spectrum_ updates (Seven Hills). BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: To really unleash the power of your Apple """"""""""""""""""""""" IIgs, you need to add to it a variety of software extensions--and fortunately, we have an abundance of them. Unfortunately, add too many and your system can become unstable, or at the very least, have all kinds of problems using your modem at high speeds. To really manage your extensions, you need _Shifty List_, the former _Softdisk GS_ product now updated and re-released as shareware by Eric Shepherd. This extension for the Apple IIgs operating system allows you to choose just which extensions you want loaded with your Apple IIgs when you shift boot--and adds functions for playing sounds as you boot, or choosing one of many different sets of extensions on the fly. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: We have a tie, but the clear winner in all """""""""""""""""""""" of this are Apple IIgs game fiends. The long-awaited Apple IIgs port of Id Software's _Wolfenstein 3D_, with programming by Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd and Logicware's "Burger" Bill Heineman, is a winner just on its sheer size and complexity. It is a true work of art, and a power packed action game. The other winner is Kelvin Sherlock's _GShisen_, a devil of a game which seems like a simple, elegant Mah Jongg clone, until you play it and realize it is the most addictive Apple IIgs game ever. BEST WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: Several were mentioned, but Tony Diaz's """""""""""""""""""""""" http://www.apple2.org, the Apple II Information Resource, won out by a hair over David Kerwood's A2-Web at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web. A2-Web is the one-stop shop for your Apple II WebHead, but apple2.org offers technical information found nowhere else, and Tony's collection of rare Apple II hardware gives the Apple II user a taste of what was, and what could have been. BEST PUBLICATION: A few years ago, Max Jones decided to use his """"""""""""""""" skills as a newspaper editor in Indiana to create a newsletter about the Apple IIgs. Several years later, his _Juiced.GS_ is an international publication with a beautiful layout produced on an Apple IIgs. Max himself does much of the writing but has contracted with Apple II veterans like Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd and Tony Ward to write about the topics they are experts in. Also mentioned was the Dean of Apple II publications, Joe Kohn's _Shareware Solutions II_, and, interestingly, this publication, _The Lamp!_. OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: There were many nominees, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" but Richard Bennett's _Marinetti 2.0_, the link between the Apple IIgs and the rest of the virtual world was another instance of showing the world how to do what couldn't be done. Thanks to Richard for an incredible piece of work. Runners up were those dogs of programs, the _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, _Open Bernie_, and _Sweet-16_ Apple IIgs emulators from Henrik Gudat, Andre Horstmann, and Urs "Cody" Hochstrasser, for turning otherwise boring computer into the Apple IIs of the 21st century, and the continuing success of the Apple II gathering known as KansasFest. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: While everyone programming the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple II in the late 1990s deserves a round of applause, Ewen Wannop, the author of the Apple IIgs telecommunications program _Spectrum_ deserves a standing ovation. He not only continued work on the affectionately named _Speccie_ and its accompanying Delphi offline reader _Crock O' Gold_, he also helped bring out _BabelFish 1.0_, _Disk Access II_, the _TABBS CDROM_, and assisted with beta testing for _NiftySpell_, as well as many other products we may not even know about. . . yet. The retired college instructor shows that your work only begins when your job ends. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 1999 brings out the best in all of us again. [EOA] [FRE]------------------------------ FREEWARE FAVORITES | ----------------------------------- BABELFISH """"""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] BABELFISH 1.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Babelfish 1.0 Distribution: Freeware; available in the Delphi A2 Database, Genie A2 Library, and Apple II ftp sites. Original specifications by Dave Hecker and Steve Stephenson, modifications by Dave Hecker and Bill Tudor. Programming by Bill Tudor. Bug fixes by Ewen Wannop Seven Hills Software Solutions Requirements: Apple IIgs; System Software 6.0.1 _Babelfish_ is an extension for the Apple IIgs System Software that makes the Apple IIgs even more flexible than it already is. _Babelfish_ allows Apple IIgs applications to import and export data in formats that are not native to them. Imagine having the ability to change a standard Apple IIgs font into one you can use with _Print Shop GS_, or being able to convert an Apple Preferred Format picture into a _MacPaint_ graphic. You can with the _Babelfish_ package. _Babelfish_ comes with the _Convert File_ New Desk Accessory, which gives you a simple way to do your conversions. Don't think that the _Convert File_ NDA -is- _Babelfish_, though--it's not. _Babelfish_ can work with applications that include _Babelfish_ support directly, such as _SuperConvert 4_. For use in any desktop application, though, the _Convert File_ NDA is a practical way to access the power of _Babelfish_. _Babelfish_ translators are available for graphics, sounds, fonts, and text. While there are many different kinds of conversions you can do, the most useful I have found are the text based conversions. You can import _Teach_ or text files and export them as _Teach_, text, or HTML files. The significance of this can be made clear very quickly--if you have, for instance, a documentation file you created as a _Teach_ file, you can use _Babelfish_ to quickly save it as a HTML file for easy posting on the World Wide Web (perhaps to your Delphi workspace)--keeping much of the formatting intact. No more retyping! _Babelfish_ translator documentation is free for the asking. Already, one additional translator has been completed--by Kelvin Sherlock of _GShisen_ fame, it takes an Applesoft program and converts it into a text file, so you can edit it with your favorite word processor. There have been some difficulties with _Babelfish_. First, the _SFUtility_ file which comes with the package has given some users problems booting their system--after some investigation, Ewen Wannop, who helped with the debugging, has determined that the file is not needed and can safely be deleted. Additionally, some of the translators provided with the package (in particular, the sound translators) have some problems. These are being looked into, but no fix is available yet. The _Convert File_ NDA has been noted to be incompatible with some programs. Finally, there are some programming issues with translators that have been covered in previous issues of this publication. Still, _Babelfish_ has made a splashing debut in the Apple II software world. While there are problems with some of the parts in the package, it shows just how much potential the Apple II still has--and the generosity of Seven Hills in making it freeware. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Wench: What you use to turn the head of a dolt. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! 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Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH State Of The II, 1999 ------------------------------------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] SIZZLING SHAREWARE FontPimp 1.0 --------------------------------------------------- [SIZ] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : We just act as mentors toward each other until : : there's just one person standing. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: D_CUFF ::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] STATE OF THE II, 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last month I declared that it was time for the Apple II Community to seize the day like we did in the late 1970's, my point being that _GSoft BASIC_ gave us the tool we needed to do just that. This month, it's still time to seize the day--this time by voting with our wallets for the continued development of Apple II products. It's now been 22 years since the Apple II was first sprung on an unexpecting world--a virtual generation of computer users has been raised on this most humble of platforms. At every turn, you'll still find those who use the II (or used the II) in every aspect of life. Today, the teenagers of yesteryear who hacked 8-bits in the Monitor of the Apple //e are system administrators at Internet Service Providers, and authors of Apple II software from the early 1980's are putting out packages for the Macintosh or Windows. Those of us with an Apple II in our past find that the skills we learned back then have translated well in the information age of today. The future of the Apple II is now assured, thanks to the work of F.E. Systems. _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ and _Sweet 16_ will run on the two major hardware platforms available today, with abilities mostly equal to (and speed far in excess of) even the most hot rodded Apple IIgs around. So do we honor the Apple IIs of our past and ensure the Apple IIs of our future--but what of the present? We stand at a crossroads with the Apple II--again. 1998 could have been the year of the Apple II comeback--and in fact, we had enough new and exciting software (at least for the Apple IIgs) to make it so. But it wasn't. Almost a year ago in this publication, I wrote these words: "The hard questions beg to be asked: if 2,000 Apple IIgs users on the 'Net can download the most highly anticipated game in recent memory, why don't we have more subscribers to _Shareware Solutions II_ or _Juiced.GS_? Why is _The Apple Blossom_ ending its run? Why are our shareware authors struggling to justify another Apple II project? Sadly, while the Apple II appears alive on the 'Net, its vital signs elsewhere appear weak. "Still, two thousand downloads is an exciting number, and hopefully those two thousand files translate into two thousand excited Apple II users who will keep the faith well into the next century and do what they need to do to keep Apple II support alive. "In the meantime, I'll continue to check for vital signs from time to time, and keep an eye out for other signs of Apple II Life on the 'Net." Those other signs of Apple II life stayed weak. Since the time I wrote those words, we've had a large influx of new and exciting products (introductions were centered largely around KansasFest)--from freeware and shareware to commercial software to reclassifications of classic favorites. Yet almost a year later, the Apple II marketplace continues to struggle. Those Apple II developers and publishers who continue to produce software and hardware do so mostly as a labor of love, but without enough financial support to keep them in business, how long will that last? Will we learn from the lessons that the last year has taught us? There's still time to seize the day. Make 1999 the year that 1998 could have been--the year of the Apple II comeback. [*] [*] [*] Guess I'll Pack My Bags And Run Away Department: Kevin Noonan, aka GSWOMBAT@delphi.com produced a fabulous little printed newsletter called _Apple II Update_, based in Australia. I was lucky enough to get a few issues and was thoroughly entertained by it. Sadly, the January 1999 issue was the last. Although it was little-known outside of Australia, it will definitely be missed. Thanks, Kevin. For everything. [*] [*] [*] This Just In Department: Per Devin Reade, Head Geek and Tool Push, the long-awaited GNO 2.0.6 has just been released! Head over to http://www.gno.org/~gno to take a look. We'll try to have some GNO coverage next month. [*] [*] [*] Blatant Plugs 'R Us Department: Time for your monthly dose of KansasFest information. For the most fun you won't sleep through, follow the Yellow Brick Road to KansasFest 1999, being held from July 21-25 on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Registration information is coming soon, and you can get the news hot off the press at the KFest Home Page (http://www.kfest.org). It's time. Take the present of the Apple II in your hands. And I'll see you in a month. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] General Chatter ....... Apple Manuals Online? [*] Entertainment Software ....... SMB and SSII? [*] Telecommunications ....... Using Delphi As An ISP [*] General Chatter ....... Fine Tuning Harmonie MISCELLANEA """"""""""" ZIP ACCELERATOR UTILITIES MAKE IT INTO A2 Good news! I found out today """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that we =do= have permission to upload the Zip accelerator utilities disk to our Database. To make life easier on everyone, I'm going to apply Greg Templeman's freely available patches to the Zip CDev and CDA (which are buggy in their original form) and upload the files as a disk archive. This is necessary because the installer program requires a specific disk name, which can only be preserved by archiving the entire disk. Look for it in a few days. - Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager (TONYW1, 19754, GO COM A2) NOW THAT I CAN TELNET, WHERE DO I GO? You could try: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" lost-gonzo.com This is a BBS that you can telnet to and one of the "doors" on the BBS will connect you to a IIgs running Apple II BBS software. You need to sign up for an account but it only took a day for me to get mine. Heck, the sysop even called me (long distance I might add) when he saw me having problems logging on one night. Mind you, the problem wasn't with his BBS but was due to me beta testing Marinetti. :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 19009, GO COM A2) BERNIE BONES UP AGAIN We're not fixing this bug in Bernie. It's already """"""""""""""""""""" fixed. :) There will be a maintenance release (aka MS service pack :) this evening or tomorrow latest that will address the SpeedNanny bug as well as the earlier completed but unreleased Marinetti fix. If you are subscribed to the Bernie news mailing (a very low traffic mailing list), you will learn about the maintenance release as soon as it's out. (http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/List) Woof, henrik (GUDATH, 19884, GO COM A2) MUSCLING UP WITH MARINETTI Well, this might not help much but it never """""""""""""""""""""""""" hurts to try. Have you set the serial port speed in Marinetti to 57600 bps? This might be a little fast even for your accelerated IIgs so dropping to a slower speed like 38400 or even 19200 bps might help and make sure that your modem is set to not connect at a speed faster than the serial port speed. I don't think the serial port speed is really the problem but your mentioning that your modem uses a Rockwell chipset might mean your modem is an RPI modem. This type of modem expects the computer to handle data compression and, more importantly, error correction. If modems have difficulty talking to each other they try to do error correction to make sure the data gets through. If your modem is an RPI one, then your modem, connected to your IIgs, is incapable of doing the error correction and you will most definitely get line noise and such when running at higher speeds. Now, I'm sure others will come along and mention that Marinetti does error correction by virtue of the fact that TCP/IP is an error correcting transfer protocol. However, if Marinetti or the machine it is connected to keep getting errors, they have to request that the data get resent and the errors can occur in this data again and so on. The faster your modem is set to go, the more errors you will usually run into and the more time that will be wasted by Marinetti requesting packets be resent as well as resending packets. This could end up causing your Domain Name Server and connection requests to "time out". This would also explain why it works some times and doesn't others because the telephone line conditions can be better some times than others which would mean less errors some times than others. I hope this helps. Otherwise, I just spent a lot of time typing for nothing. :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 19994, GO COM A2) THIS MONTH'S BLATANT HARDWARE PLUG FWIW, Paul Lawson recently offered a """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" few 1/3 height IBM SCSI drives (model DSAS-3720) for sale at an excellent price. I ordered a couple and have been fooling with them for about three days now. These are very very very nice drives particularly for the price, speedy and spacious with built in active termination (if you want it). Specs on the drives are available at: http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/dsas/dsasjum.htm Although you can probably figure everything out using Lynx or SIS, a graphical browser would be best to see the accompanying diagrams. To make a long story short, the question was posed to me: "Do these drives work with an Apple II?" With the standard qualifications, the answer is yes. What qualifications am I talking about? 1) The drive does -not- supply terminator power, so you must have some other SCSI device supply it. If you have a RamFAST, set the jumper on the Rev. D card or the DIP switch on the Rev. B/C cards to supply power; if you have an Apple High Speed or Rev. C SCSI card, do the term power modification; or use a drive on the chain that does supply terminator power. 2) If you use this drive with a RamFAST, you are limited to 12 partitions on the drive. As you can see, that's at most 11 ProDOS partitions, with about 350 megs or so left over which can be made a single HFS partition if you'd like. Aside from that, this drive is a great deal for Apple II users, as well as for users of other platforms who can use a relatively small boot drive or a drive to master CDROMs with. I think Paul will be getting more soon although maybe not at quite a good a price as last time. Rest assured that even at double, maybe even triple the price of his previous offer, these are a total steal. (Unsolicited Blatant Plug, copyright 1999). - Ryan -- rsuenaga@apple2.org -- http://lamp.sheppyware.net Posted by ProTERM Mac and PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 18910, GO COM A2) ASCENDING ACCENTIT This is a Temporary Initialization File that always """""""""""""""""" checks the GS keyboard translation preference to make sure it is set to "Standard" at boot time and when changing applications. This has been a valuable system extension for me, because Spectrum does adjust keyboard translation when online, and under certain rare circumstances (like a system hang or crash) might leave your translation preferences changed, thereby forcing you to manually go into the General Control Panel and change it back from "None" to "Standard." Max Jones, Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0b5 beta (JUICEDGS, 18984, GO COM A2) IRONTOOTH'S SPEAKERPHONE SCRIPT Well, I was going to post this to the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" database, but if you would like to try it, and let me know if you have any problems... The following is an ANSITerm script for Rockwell-based modems with speakerphone capability (look for a microphone and speaker jack on the modem). I have to adjust the settings a bit to reduce feedback on my system using the microphone that came with my Phoebe V1456VQE modem (from JAMECO) and its internal speaker. If you copy this script, make sure that labels (e.g. #intro) that are alone in a line don't have any spaces preceding them. ************************** *| SPEAKERPHONE |* *| |* *| By Don V. Zahniser |* ************************** * * ANSITerm script for controlling a Rockwell-chipset modem with * speakerphone capabilities * * - Adjust defaults for your modem/microphone performance * * Mute Parameter * (0 = Microphone off, 1 = Microphone on, 2 = Room monitor) as n0 1 * * Speaker Attenuation * (0 to 15 in 2dB steps - 0 to 30dB attenuation, 16 is Speaker Mute) as n1 5 * * Microphone Gain * (0 to 3 - 0, 6dB, 9.5 dB, 12dB gain) as n2 1 #intro if off #intro2 no "Can't use the phone while online!" go #exit #intro2 fo wh ba bl de me "^L" re "at#cls=8^M" wa "OK" #menu de me "^L" ba db wi 10 7 60 12 lo 12 8 me "1 - Dial" lo 12 9 me "2 - Pick up/Answer" lo 12 11 me "0 - Exit" key n0 str s0 n0 up s0 if s0 == "1" #dial if s0 == "2" #answer if s0 == "0" #exit #dial de me "^L" re "at#vrn=0^M" wa "OK" re "at#vls=6^M" wa "OK" ge "Phone number to dial:" s9 re "atdt" s9 "^M" wa "VCON" go #menu2 #answer de me "^L" re "at#cls=8^M" wa "OK" re "at#vls=6^M" wa "OK" re "ATA^M" wa "VCON" go #menu2 #menu2 re "at#spk=" n0 "," n1 "," n2 "^M" wa "OK" de me "^L" ba db wi 10 7 60 12 lo 12 8 me "Change Speaker Level (+/-)" lo 12 9 me "Change Microphone Gain ( )" lo 12 10 me "Microphone Mute Toggle (M)" lo 12 11 me "0 - Hang up & Exit" key n9 str s0 n9 up s0 if s0 == "+" #volup if s0 == "-" #voldn if n9 == 11 #micup if n9 == 10 #micdn if s0 == "M" #micmute if s0 == "0" #exit #volup if n1 == 0 #fullvol sub n1 1 go #menu2 #voldn if n1 == 16 #voloff add n1 1 go #menu2 #fullvol no "Speaker at maximum Volume" go #menu2 #voloff no "Speaker is muted" go #menu2 #micmute if n0 == 0 #micon as n0 0 no "Microphone Muted..." go #menu2 #micon as n0 1 go #menu2 #micup if n2 == 0 #gainup add n2 1 go #menu2 #micdn if n2 == 3 #gaindn sub n2 1 go #menu2 #gainup no "Microphone at full gain..." go #menu2 #gaindn no "Microphone at lowest gain..." go #menu2 #exit de me "^L" re "ath^M" wa "OK" re "atz^M" wa "OK" exit * ch at+"/olright" - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18932, GO COM A2) OLRIGHT! 4.0 ODDS AND ENDS I don't think I mentioned that OLRight! v4.0 """""""""""""""""""""""""" directly supports most of ANSITerm's Command-keys, so can be used as a default script for start-up of ANSITerm for general use. As an example, the ANSITerm dial menu is now accessible from OLRight!'s menus and by using Command-D. I just added preferences for _not_ archiving mail online each time and for _not_ checking for Delphi Binary Mail each time. Saves a few seconds on each online session... - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 18933, GO COM A2) DOES BABELFISH NEED SFUTILITY? It was indeed written to be used with """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Babelfish, but it is not necessary for the current version. It is reported by some people to cause problems, but others see none. We have never been able to track down why it should on some machines but not on others. It is safe to remove it. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 4 Jan 1999 - 198 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19030, GO COM A2) A POTPOURRI OF TELECOMM THOUGHTS II Not Disturb will help if you are """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" launching ProTerm after starting GS/OS, but to get the optimum speed out of ProTerm, with the minimum dropped characters, you should not be launching it from GS/OS in the first place. All P8 telecomm programs will run screamingly fast if you boot directly into P8 then run the application. There will be no interrupts generated that might interfere with the data, and even a stock unaccelerated IIgs should connect cleanly at 57600 baud. Under GS/OS there can be a whole chain of things in the interrupt loop that either grab system time, or just take too long to execute. It is for these reasons that desktop telecoms programs like Spectrum, need as clean an environment as possible to get high baud rates with no dropped characters. The faster your IIgs is, the less this is will be a problem. So an accelerator helps things enormously. Running Spectrum under Bernie ][ the Rescue on a G3 PowerMac, emulating a 40Mhz IIgs, means you can have whatever extras you like on the system, and can even forget II Not Disturb, and still get 57600 baud cleanly! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 9 Jan 1999 - 193 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19198, GO COM A2) TEXT VERSUS WEB ON DELPHI A2--BUILDING BRIDGES For those of us who do """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (most of) our access via the web-side, ASCII art tends to end up as a compressed, unreadable jumble because the nicely formatted monospace text displays in a proportional font. So I really have no idea what you posted! I'm not sure if it works when posting from the telnet side, but I've had some success when I need to retain the format of a posting, by enclosing part (or was it "all") of the text in 

...
(which is HTML for PREformatted data). This tends to work pretty well, since most browsers display this in a monospace font. I'd love to be able to get the joke! While I'm up on my soapbox... As other web-side users may have noticed, if you "Preview" your post before posting, what little formatting you get by default (for example, paragraphs usually stay as separate paragraphs) goes completely out the window! If you must preview the post, go back to the standard "Compose" screen and post from there directly. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 19048, GO COM A2) >>>>> From the text side (dial-up or telnet), you can do the same thing """"" with dot-commands (a period preceding the command alone on the line). The command for 
 is '.pre' and the command for
is '.end pre' I use these for the Topic/Subject lists (Yes, I know one is overdue...). The preceding paragraph was formatted using these commands. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 19049, GO COM A2) WHAT'S UP WITH PRODOS 8 Y2K COMPLIANCE ON THE IIGS? This is what I """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" believe to be the case, although I haven't yet fully checked it out: The officially supported ProDOS clock, and we're talking ProDOS, pre-ProDOS 8, pre-ProDOS 16, pre-GS/OS is the Thunderclock, which does not support years. In order to figure out years, ProDOS uses the date and day of week along with an internal year table, so every seven years it needs to be patched and updated. The IIgs clock -does- support years, and the only person to report the 1993 issue is a //e user, so I do not believe it's needed for IIgs users at this point. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19162, GO COM A2) DESKJET AND IIGS COMPATIBILITY UPDATE I have good DeskJet news and I have """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" bad DeskJet news. First, the good news. HP has recently released the DeskJet 420, a IIGS compatible color capable ink jet printer which costs $119 Retail. Now, for the bad news... The following DeskJet 700 series are not compatible with the IIGS: 710, 712, 720 or 722. During the past few years, HP has offered several models of DeskJet that could not be used with the IIGS. Those printers (such as the short-lived DJ 820CSe) had a silkscreen designation on the front of them that said: "For Windows." The 700 series of IIGS incompatible printers no longer have the silkscreen "For Windows" designation. And, to make things even more confusing, the 722c comes in two different boxes; the older box clearly states that the printer is for use with Windows only, but the newer box doesn't. There _is_ information listed on the side of the boxes and in HP's literature which indicates which DeskJets will work on the IIGS, but only if you know exactly what you are looking for. ALL DeskJet printers which work on the IIGS have two things in common: they support HP's PCL Level 3 printer language, and they are compatible with MS-DOS. Since PCL is backwards compatible, PCL Level 4 and 5 printers can also be used on a IIGS. It appears as if all other current models of DeskJet (aside from the 710, 712, 720, 722) do support PCL3 and are MS-DOS compatible, and so they are IIGS compatible. So, if you are looking for a new DeskJet, you are going to have to look at the box and/or at HP's literature. If the box says MS-DOS (or DOS 3.3 and later) and PCL, then it'll work on the IIGS, with Harmonie. If it says only Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT, it will not work with a IIGS. Joe Kohn Publisher of Harmonie (The GS/OS printer drivers which work with HP printers.) http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 19149, GO COM A2) <<<<< Considering that the vast majority of DeskJets work great on the """"" IIGS, it would be much more efficient to simply list the models that do not work, as I already did with the 710, 712, 720 and 722. IOW, every DeskJet currently sold by HP, except for these four models, work great on a IIGS. To save Barry and any one else some time and effort, I already have the answers I was looking for, and have posted the information. And, if all works out, I should soon have a list of ALL DeskJets which are incompatible with the Apple IIGS. There are only a couple, though. And, all the others say on the front of the printer: "For Windows." But, in short, if it's designated as a For-Windows, Windows-Only, or as a WinPrinter, then it's just not going to work on a IIGS. Or a II, II+, IIe, IIc or IIc+. Or, on any of Tony Diaz's prototypes. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 19177, GO COM A2) <<<<< In my quest to get answers, I visited three local stores yesterday """"" that sell HP printers, and fortunately, managed to avoid talking to any salespeople. Since I knew exactly what I was looking for, I looked at all the printers, grabbed all the HP sales brochures I could find, and looked at the actual boxes that the DJs come in. To that end, I can assure everyone that the current DeskJets that work with the IIGS are noted on both the literature and the boxes as being MS-DOS compatible. Or, you could just say the heck with the reading of fine-print, and just buy the DeskJet 420 for $119. When used on a IIGS, even the newest, top of the line DeskJet is only going to operate as a PCL Level 3 printer, which is what the 420 is. Aside from print speed, there is nothing to be gained by buying a more expensive DJ if all you have is a IIGS. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 19179, GO COM A2) <<<<< Two other IIGS incompatible DeskJets are the 820C and 1000C series """"" printers. Neither of these models are currently available; they have both been discontinued. In the case of the DJ 820Cse, I know for a fact that this one has the "For Windows" designation silkscreened on the front. I have not seen the DJ 1000c printer to know whether it carries that silkscreen designation. So to re-cap, the following won't work on the Apple II: DeskJets 710c, 712c, 720c, 722c, 820c and 1000c. There may be just one or two others, but I need to do a little more research before I can say for sure. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 19180, GO COM A2) THE FUTURE OF THE IIGS ONLINE These days, I generally continue to use """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" ProTerm 3.1 for manual logins, and Spectrum for its script-driven add-ons like SIS and COG. But yesterday, for the first time ever, I actually imagined that at some point in the future, I might be retiring ProTerm. I spent some time yesterday getting Spectrum v2.2 all set up, and finally got around to installing and trying Sheppy's gsAIM (I'm JoeKohn99) and Geoff's ftp-client. And, then it struck me... Unless I make the switch to Spectrum as my exclusive telecomm program, I'm not going to be able to take full advantage of all these really neat Marinetti-aware apps. After all, in order to get gsAIM Instant Messages, you need to be online with GS/OS. I'm typing this message off-line using COG. But, by having flat-rate unlimited access to the net, I could just as easily be typing this message in COG, while still connected to the net with TCP/IP...and be chatting with a gsAIM "Buddy" at the same time! Multi-tasking (of sorts) has arrived, and the full impact of that just didn't hit me until yesterday! Thanks for opening my eyes to that Richard, Sheppy, Geoff and Sir Ewen! ;-) At some point, when we have a full suite of Marinetti-aware apps, I imagine that ProTerm will lose some of its allure for me. Old habits are hard to break, and I do really like ProTerm, but... I'm now 100% convinced: Marinetti and Spectrum are the future of the IIGS online. Then again, bringing it back to the subject of NiftySpell and Spectrum, I'm sure glad that NiftySpell picked up that typo a few paragraphs upstream ;-) Joe (JOE_KOHN, 19430, GO COM A2) NIFTYSPELL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE One NiftySpell...coming right up. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In a response to my e-mail request, Chris Vavruska says that he'll put together some technical info so that other programmers can call up NiftySpell's spell check functions directly, without having to first open up the NiftySpell NDA. I do not know how long that will take. As it is now, all it takes to spell check an outgoing gsAIM message is to access the NiftySpell NDA and click on the Check Window function. By providing direct support for NiftySpell in gsAIM, you'll save users from having to access the NDA directly. But, aside from "the cool factor" of having a Spell Check button in gsAIM, the two already work together quite well. Speaking of "the cool factor," let me ask a question...does AOL's Instant Messenger have the ability to spell check messages, or is that something only the IIGS can perform? Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 19456, GO COM A2) THE FUTURE OF THE II IS IN EMULATION Speaking as a developer, it is """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" important for us to have a level playing field before we start to do any coding. This is one of the reasons why you have seen very little written for the Second Sight display, as it is not stable, and very few are in use. If everyone was using an emulated IIgs under Bernie, then we could indeed improve the resolution or screen size of the IIgs. But then we might as well just write the programs for the Mac, as it already has those attributes without expanding Bernie any further. The level playing field for me is a IIgs, preferably accelerated, with at least 4Mb of Memory, a hard disk drive, and running System 6.0.1. Anything less than that will not necessarily work with any of my software. I think the same will be true of most other developers. I did make the plea some time ago that everybody should have that minimum specification. Certainly it is necessary for most of the new software issued within the last year. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 12 Jan 1999 - 190 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19292, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, the reason I want to see extra features added to Bernie """"" above a real IIgs is this: I like programming the GS more than anything else. The more power I can get out of GS apps running on Bernie, the less Mac programming I have to do to write the apps I want to write. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19295, GO COM A2) >>>>> I thought I'd throw in a few cents. """"" It is rather simple to add a few extra features. However, Bernie is an emulator in first place, and it will be measured against a physical Apple IIgs. As long as Bernie is not considered a "stand-alone" platform (the little Bill Gates inside me is already cheering :-), it doesn't make much sense offering software that is limited to Bernie-specific features. (With the notable exception of Woofenstein 3D.) Of course, there will be sporadic lapses on our part, and if a developer depends on non-standard features there's a chance it will be implemented. As long as there are Apple IIgs features missing, such as SmartPort bus support, we better get our job done in that department. - henrik woof woof (GUDATH, 19296, GO COM A2) >>>>> As far as I'm concerned, Bernie is a real IIgs. I do most of my """"" work and testing on Bernie (with the notable exception that I test my 'netti apps on a real GS, because it has a modem and my Mac doesn't). To be honest, I figure that if Bernie adds some special features that I want, I'm likely to stick around as a IIgs programmer longer, because I have new challenges. The real IIgs is too limiting for some of the projects I want to do. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19306, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm pretty much in agreement with this. """"" There are occasional compatibility glitches between Bernie and a IIgs, but consider: as much compatibility as we have with the Apple II series, we don't have perfect backward compatibility. Even the ROM_3 IIgs doesn't perfectly emulate a ROM_01 (or ROM_00 for that matter), an enhanced //e isn't 100% compatible with unenhanced //e's, the ][+ isn't 100% compatible with the original ][, and so on. The difference the other way is larger. Let's do a hypothetical: say Apple released a computer with a G3 processor that looked just like the new PowerMac G3 mini towers, had MacOS 8.5.1, _Bernie_, the IIgs ROM image, and System 6.0.1 bundled and set up, and sold it under the name "Apple IIg3". Would we call this an Apple II? Well, Apple itself would call it a II, and it would run Apple II software under Bernie, as well as Macintosh software. Are there things it's not compatible with on the Apple II side? Sure. 5.25 inch floppies would be the first thing we could point out. But if it's just like the G3 that Apple started selling, it would be missing serial ports and 3.5 inch floppy disks too, among other things. People still call those G3's Macs. I call those G3's Apple II's :) The newest Macs aren't 100% compatible with older Macs, and similarly, the newest Apple IIs aren't going to be 100% compatible with older Apple II's. It's the price to pay of progress. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19310, GO COM A2) >>>>> You know, it's a long time since anyone has been able to make me """"" say (about the Apple II), "Gee, I've never thought of it that way before!". He's right - it *would* be an Apple II! I've always looked at upgrades using a variation of the 80/20 rule (hopefully closer to 95/5!) which says that if I can get all the shiny new features (80% benefit) in exchange for losing some backwards compatibility (20% cost) then the change is worth it. So each time I upgraded, ][+ to //e to IIgs, some of the old software or hardware no longer ran. For that matter, even installing my SuperDrive card cost me the ability to run some software. But it was always worth it, and it was always still an Apple II. As I think Ryan was saying, I believe a G3 based "Apple IIg3" would be as much an Apple II as the original PowerPC were Macs. It was all done with smokescreens and mirrors anyway! All we need now is for someone to put together some stick-on labels, create an appropriate appearance manager "theme" (what is the Mac terminology for this?) and take a "made-over" G3 system to a trade show. I think the reactions (from horror to joy) would be beyond price! B-) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 19323, GO COM A2) DEALING WITH COLOR GRAPHICS IN GRAPHICWRITER III So, do you have """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" something against psychedelic? :-) I don't do much color work in GW III, but I don't believe there is a way to do what you want. Maybe others will know more on this topic. Max (JUICEDGS, 19308, GO COM A2) >>>>> Richard may certainly correct me, but I've tried many things in """"" GWIII with color, and it seems to me that the palette is fixed. There are two things you might want to try. Both involve a lot of work, and I've had marginal success. The first thing is to make a "palette document" in GWIII, using every color on the GWIII palette and print it out, giving you a color reference chart for printing on whatever your printer is. The other (tougher) part, is to copy your objects into Platinum paint, and save it as a paint file. Now you have a "reference document" in Platinum paint... (Gee, it's been a while since I did this, please forgive any lapses I might have) You can use this reference document as a template to create new pictures that should carry their colors over to GWIII. Bring your picture with the custom palette into Platinum Paint. (here's where my memory is real fuzzy) I don't remember if there is a load palette option, or if I went through and wrote down the rgb values for each color in my GWIII palette. Anyway, in your new picture, edit the palette, and change the colors to the values in the reference picture, then remap the picture to the (now-edited) palette. This explanation is most certainly be incomplete, but it might Give you enough to go on and experiment with. __________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 19330, GO COM A2) >>>>> In a word. No. If the colors in the graphic are not a match or """"" close match, GWIII substitutes the closest color which may render undesirable results. The closest color from GWIII's own color palette. I would love to see palette switching in GWIII, but for now I use AppleWorks GS to accomplish graphic imports if I can't get a good match with GraphicWriter III. Barry Delivered with the help of Marinetti v2.0. (BARRY_REES, 19339, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yep, unfortunately the palette is fixed. Also a lot of the internal """"" conversions routines between formats, especially cut/paste system clipboard have reverse mapping palette tables, making it harder to patch. If you have a specific requirement, then perhaps we could look at a possible solution. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 19391, GO COM A2) HARMONIE AND INDEPENDENCE--COMPARING TWO GREAT PACKAGES Harmonie and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Independence are both simply Printers Drivers. They both work with programs that support the GS/OS Print Manager. Personally, I find that Harmonie yields acceptable results with standard 320 or 640 mode graphics if I use Harmonie's External Rendering option. That said, sometimes it takes a bit of fiddling within a paint program to get the graphic 'just right.' For those who read Shareware Solutions II, the NiftySpell / GShisen graphic that appeared on the back cover of the latest issue took more than 25 attempts before I deemed it "a keeper." Printing 3200 color graphics is, in a sense, a very special case because 3200 color graphics aren't exactly standard. There is a freeware program available, written by my former associate John Wrenholt, that is called Print3200. But, because Print3200 does not work with GS/OS's Print Manager, it only prints to an ImageWriter II. But, surprisingly, it does do a real good job. DreamGraphix does work with the Print Manager, so you can print 3200 color graphics on a DJ if you own that program. But, the results you get will vary, and to be truthful, most of them will not look very good when printed out. OTOH, most 3200 color graphics really only contain 256 distinct colors. So, it's always possible to convert a 3200 mode graphic to 256 colors, and then that can be loaded into a IIGS paint program such as Platinum Paint, and the results will be much more visually pleasing. I should add, in my humble opinion. Since I'm the publisher of Harmonie, I'll answer your questions about pricing and ordering, but because I'm obviously biased, I should perhaps let users of the two sets of Printer Drivers answer your question about which is best or better. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 19347, GO COM A2) >>>>> Both are acceptable, but Harmonie is superior. If you're going to """"" have just one, Harmonie is definitely the way to go. That said, I use Independence when I need real nice detail on a black and white graphic. I find it easier to get what I need without a lot of fiddling around. Still, if I had to choose, Harmonie would win out without question. Max Jones http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0b7 From a Virtual GS running Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 -- Woof Woof (JUICEDGS, 19356, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm not sure I could say one is "better". I own both. Harmonie """"" does color, and supports more printers. Independence hasn't been updated as recently. Both are from quality publishers. I'd get both. Actually, I did that already :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19361, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have both Harmonie and Independence, which I use with a DeskJet """"" 500. I would deal with the issue of which is 'better' this way: Advantage: Harmony o External rendering - Gives you the ability to print text-based files using the fonts that are built into the printer - MUCH faster than any printing that Independence can do. You can also use software print buffers (several are available) to dump the external rendered text to a print buffer of up to 64K through the GS Serial Port. o Speed - No matter which way you print, Harmonie is faster. o Color - If you have a color printer o Flexibility - Lots of settings and controls to get printing to come out exactly the way you like. Advantage: Independence o Accuracy - Working with the Page Layout module of AWGS or with GWIII, the objects and margins are printed with Independence exactly where the software indicates. On my system, Harmonie offsets the printing by almost 1/8" along the long axis of the paper from where indicated. This is not really that noticeable in portrait layout, but I do a lot of 2-column 'booklet' landscape printing for a church bulletin, and it is _really_ noticeable then. Also, with _some_ print sizes and aspect ratio selections, Harmonie can't seem to calculate the character/line widths correctly. Margins and justified text can be far from where indicated in the software that I am printing from. This does not happen with Independence. o Simplicity - Fewer controls and easier to use, (but see flexibility, above) I use Harmonie as my general-purpose printer driver, and Independence for the really critical work. If I _had_ to do without one, it would be a difficult choice. - Don (IronTooth) Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 19403, GO COM A2) SWEET-16 BEOS INTEL RELEASED As the marketing schmuck I'm only interested """""""""""""""""""""""""""" in shareware fees, potential Y2K law suits, Ryan's commission, the cost of my internet connection and taking Sheppy's RC5 crack team to place 1 for some extra PR. It is true that Sweet-16/BeoS/Intel ("BetelBernie") has been released. I must pass full credit to Andre who has done it completely on his own. Granted, I bet he warezed a few things from Bernie :), but Sweet-16 is Andre's work and not mine, and maybe this 50% manpower also explains why Bernie is somewhat ahead. Due to my pitiful arsenal of Macs I couldn't even help him with testing. I'm still glad you like it and hope you'll spend a great time with it! If you would like to e-mail comments on Sweet16, I'm sure Andre would appreciate a copy. You can contact both of us by using the woof@kagi.com address. - henrik (GUDATH, 19227, GO COM A2) >>>>> After a few days of playing with the Be/Intel version of Sweet 16 """"" on my (shudder) Cyrix 233, I can say that while it has a ways to go, it's very impressive and most promising. The BeOS, otoh, is extremely impressive. Aside from various versions of UNIX, I've never seen an OS for the consumer that is so network-ready and Internet-ready from the get-go, and the GUI is definitely something that any Mac or Apple IIgs fan can get accustomed to quickly. Yes, I did buy the BeOS primarily to test _Be_rnie, but it does shine in its own right. Anyone who has the equipment to try it out ought to (and while Be has a somewhat small list of compatible systems on its web page, if it works with this incredibly generic clone I built with cost as the primary object, it ought to work with most anything, graphic cards notwithstanding :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19957, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sweet16 should improve greatly over the coming months. As soon as """"" gsAIM 1.0 is out the door, my attention will focus fully on Sweet16. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19998, GO COM A2) CDRW ON AN APPLE IIGS? I have a Yamaha CDRW drive here, but I've never """""""""""""""""""""" attached it to a IIgs. Even if I did, at most it would only work as a read-only drive. CDR and CDRW drives don't function (from a user's point of view) like hard drives. You need to prep a hard drive or removable drive cartridge with the data you want and then use specialized software (such as Toast) to burn the CDR or CDRW. The IIgs does not have this type of software. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19512, GO COM A2) PATCHING PRODOS 8 FOR Y2K. . . MINUS ONE A post on comp.sys.apple2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" reminded me that the year look-up table in ProDOS 8 expires periodically. Specifically, the look-up table in version 2.0.3 (the last version released by Apple) was only good through 1998. 1999 is here, of course...I don't know if this subject has been brought up on Delphi, but if you're using a clock card in a IIe, your computer now thinks it's 1993 again! Here's some of the text from a message I posted to comp.sys.apple2 on this subject: ProDOS will need to be updated once every five or six years. Apple released a version of ProDOS specifically to deal with this problem happening once before, in 1992. I found a directory on my hard drive that I'd forgotten about; it had a version "1.9A" of ProDOS that I had hacked on New Year's '92 to get the clock to work right again (I was running a BBS on my IIe at the time, so having the right date was important). ProDOS 8 v2.0.1, which fixed the problem, was released on 4 Mar 92 (I don't recall if there was a v2.0 that was released earlier). Since ProDOS was designed with the Thunderclock (a clock card that didn't keep track of the year at all) in mind, it used a look-up table to determine the year. I haven't looked at the actual code, but I imagine it uses the current Julian date mod 7 and the day of the week to index into the table. I found the table in the then-current version of ProDOS and changed it to cover a different range of years. Here's something I came up with on my own to figure the current year from the current month, date, and day of the week. First, convert the month and date to a single number. Add the date to the appropriate number from this table: Jan=0 Jul=181 Feb=31 Aug=212 Mar=59 Sep=243 Apr=90 Oct=273 May=120 Nov=304 Jun=151 Dec=334 Divide this number by 7. Subtract from the remainder the day-of-week number; the day-of-week number is a simple progression where Sunday is 0, Monday is 1, and so on up to 6 for Saturday. If the difference is positive, it's your offset into the look-up table. If it's negative, add 7 and use that as your offset into the look-up table. I'm guessing that the Thunderclock driver inside ProDOS does something similar; I crunched the numbers, and they agree with the tables I've found in different ProDOS versions. I diff'd my "v1.9A" and the actual v1.9, which I had backed up on floppy. The year table was at offset 0x3276-0x327C in both files. v1.9 had a table to cover 1986 to 1991 (the decimal value of the last two digits of a year is in each byte...the sequence from v1.8 is 0x5A (90), 0x59 (89), 0x58 (88), 0x58 (88), 0x57 (87), 0x56 (86), 0x5B (91). The revised table I put together covered 1992 to 1996: 0x60 0x5F 0x5E 0x5D 0x5C 0x5C 0x60. In v2.0.3 (the last version of ProDOS 8), the table lives at offset 0xF76-0xF7C and covers 1993 to 1998. Leap years appear twice in each table, which is why they're only good for five or six years each instead of seven. From this information, you can figure up revised tables for any range of five or six years. For instance, here's a sequence that ought to be good until 28 Feb 2004 (from 29 Feb 2004 to the end of that year, the year would mistakenly be reported as 1999): 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x63 0x04 0x03 0x02. In case someone hasn't already done this, here are some "cookbook" instructions to patch ProDOS 8 v2.0.3 for years beginning with 1999. Go to a BASIC.SYSTEM prompt and enter the following commands one at a time (snip this out and put it in a script to EXEC if you want): BLOAD PRODOS,TSYS,A$2000 POKE 12150,1 POKE 12151,0 POKE 12152,0 POKE 12153,99 POKE 12154,4 POKE 12155,3 POKE 12156,2 BSAVE PRODOS,TSYS,A$2000 You might want to make a backup copy of your ProDOS file before you do this, of course. When 2004 rolls around, you'll want to make up a new table from the "formula" given earlier in this message; I'll leave that table as an exercise for the reader. :-) I figured someone might find this useful...wish I'd kept the patch program I whipped up in '92 to fix v1.9 as it would've taken less time to figure it out this time around. :-) -=IIGS=- Scott Alfter ( { salfter@delphi.com}) { http://people.delphi.com/salfter} (SALFTER, 19250, GO COM A2) CONTACTING SEVEN HILLS The correct email address for Seven Hills is """""""""""""""""""""" . If you do not hear from them within a few days, try again. There is also a voice number (850-575-0566) you can try if you still don't get a reply. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 14 Jan 1999 - 188 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19366, GO COM A2) TONY ON IIGS DMA In my seemingly life-long dealing with hardware, I have """""""""""""""" *NEVER* seen, ANYWHERE I've been, any of these DMA 'horror stories'. Other than a problem that can be traced to a hardware problem. The original above 4MB problem stems from ROM 0. Put simply the Apple IIgs will DMA into the first 4MB of EXPANDED RAM. Meaning the first 4MB of RAM in the slot. If all these horror stories were true to what the were being told as, then every ROM 3 with a 4MB card would be crashing or whatever it is they do. If the RAM area being accessed is higher than the 4MB DMA range the computer simply does not DMA there. The original AE RAM cards hated DMA, remember, AE did not necessarily do things the simple way. They would go out of the way to make sure their supplied software would not work with any other hardware. (Not such a bad idea..) but when it gets to your hardware only working with your other hardware it's time to stop that practice. :) I have never had to disable DMA simply because I have more than 4MB plugged into the memory slot. The original Sirius RAM (4+4 R8) has a problem with DMA and Transwarps that did not exist with the prototype cards. In trying to eliminate jumpers completely and allow for any number of SIMMs, 1 to 8, not just the traditional steps of 1,2,4-8, I used a whole 'complicated' mess of boolean logic. Never again. :) It became evident that in some systems that card was Plug 'n Pray (that the boolean) logic would work. The CV Tech method of DMA is what I call Force Feed DMA. It's called Hey!, here it comes and you better not miss! :) Now take a look at a Focus drive with 16 bit driver installed, damn near gives that RAMFast & DMA a run for it's money. In some cases Focus statistics beat the RAMFast. This all depends on the drive attached to the Focus card, but even so, no controller cache, and it's pretty speedy. The down side, it's IDE, 1 drive, no chain, not easy to swap, but you simply take the whole drive with you and pop it in a system where your going. Tony (T_DIAZ, 19952, GO COM A2) WHAT'S OLD IS NEW--HOW TO GET A NEW GENIE ACCOUNT I have indeed been """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" investigating your questions and have trying to come up with an all-inclusive, accurate answer for you. From what I can find so far, it would cost you $23.95 per month, and that gives you nine hours before the $2.75 per-hour rate kicks in. What I have not been able to find, however, is if the first month is free, as is the case with many on-line and Internet services. That's what's delayed me posting a reply to you. I would suggest you visit the Genie Internet web site at: http://www.genie.com It might not tell you a lot, but it will tell you a little. Meanwhile, let us know exactly where you would be calling from, and I'll check and see what local access numbers are available to you. Once we find out if you'd be dialing in to sign up from a SprintNet line or a Genie line, I can then give more specific instructions on the signup process. IMHO, if the first month is free (up to nine hours, that is), I would suggest you go ahead and try it. You would be absolutely awestruck by the size and depth of the library. It's incredible. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 19619, GO COM A2) <<<<< This just in ..... :-) """"" To sign up for Genie, set your telecom software to 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and half-duplex. Then dial toll-free to 1-800-331-8544. When you connect, type HHH. When you see the U#= prompt, just type SIGNUP. Everything is prompted automatically from there. You can go through the process to see what it's like, then cancel your signup at the last moment. You can also obtain info about Genie and their pricing plan as you go through the process. I suggest you turn your capture buffer on if you decide to experiment with the signup process, then save the capture for offline reference. I haven't tested the process, and I probably should, just to make sure it still works. But I suspect it will. We currently know of no special signup offers, such as first month free, etc. That means unless you find out otherwise during the signup process, you would have to pay your first month's fee right out of the chute. Max (JUICEDGS, 19665, GO COM A2) CONTEMPLATING THE GENIE LIBRARY A listing of the entire contents of the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Genie A2 Library (two lines per file) results in a text file of about 1.5 megs. A listing that includes full file descriptions would be at least 5 times larger. If anyone is really interested in such a beast, I'll see about uploading it here. It's certainly =way= too large to post as a message in the Forum. A much shorter list would be the one that contains Apple II files that are not available on Genie. Remember the Genie Library contains over 15,000 files totalling about 900 megs (compressed.) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Jan 21, 1999 11:03:08 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold] -- "Why be a man when you can be a success?" -- Bertold Brecht (TONYW1, 19679, GO COM A2) CONTEMPLATING A GENIE A2 CDROM Well, there is no downloading required. We """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" kept copies of everything. Syndicomm has it's own A2 library, and A2Pro library as well. All of those files are safe on Syndicomm hard drive space. There are a couple of problems, though. We always kept our backups in the same format as the GEnie library, so the file descriptions, etc, are identical. Before we could put it on a CD we could distribute, OR do mass uploading to Delphi, those file descriptions have to be modified. Additionally, there are some files on there that we don't (currently) have the right to make available through any other source than the GEnie library (Bulletin Board archives, RTC transcripts, etc). AND, there are a number of files that have distribution restrictions that would keep them from being put on the CD (such as Applewriter, for one example). Sorting through those files and eliminating (from distribution, not our archive) the ones we can't upload, then modifying the descriptions, etc on the others to avoid copyright questions, is a task of formidable proportions. That's why it is not done yet. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 19808, GO COM A2) COPY PROTECTION AND HARD DRIVE RESOURCE For those of you who have """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" software that you can not install on a hard drive or unable to make a backup of due to copy protection... like my situation with having to stick the Printshop GS disk in everytime I run it from the hard drive.. I have found a place with the answers... Point your browser to: http://wuarchive.wustle.edu/systems/apple2/umich.edu/Mics.game.stuff There are a few text documents there you can capture and use to help you get things working correctly on your hard drive.. The only problem I have had is trying to capture the text in a readable format for printing... anyone have a suggestion on how to capture this file so that it is formated the same when I open it from my Hard drive as it did while I was reading it on the screen during capture... seems the file does not keep the formating and it all gets jumbled together... Leon (SARGENLE, 19027, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" WILL SIS 1.1 INCLUDE TCP/IP SUPPORT? To the best of my knowledge, there's """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" not a firm commitment to adding TCP/IP support for the next upgrade of SIS (1.1). Geoff, of course, is the final say on this. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 19814, GO COM A2) >>>>> Geoff will scold me if I'm wrong on this, but I think this is the """"" right answer. :-) SIS 1.1 may or may not include =direct= Marinetti support. I don't know the answer to that, although Geoff might. However, you don't need it to use SIS 1.1, as long as you can Telnet into Delphi. So, Barry, with SIS 1.1, you will be able to use Spectrum 2.2/Marinetti 2.0 to make a PPP connection with your ISP; then Telnet to Delphi, where you will be able to launch SIS and surf the Web. Version 1.1 WILL offer Delphi as a new Web connect method. :-) At least that's my understanding. Max (JUICEDGS, 19846, GO COM A2) >>>>> Geoff has been having some problems with the direct TCP/IP links """"" with SIS 1.1. As a result, he is not promising that direct TCP/IP support will be in SIS 1.1, as he does not want to hold up its release much longer. But SIS 1.1 has many more connection options than SIS 1.0, and I can confirm what Max has just said. If you can make a TCP/IP Telnet connection to Delphi, then you can use the Delphi library option in SIS to surf the web under an error-free TCP/IP connection. So although this is an indirect way of using Marinetti, it does work. I would guess that as soon as Geoff can resolve the problems with direct connections, he will make the TCP/IP library available as a freely available update. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 26 Jan 1999 - 176 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19853, GO COM A2) NO GSICQ FROM SHEPPY I have no plans to do an ICQ for the IIgs. I have a """""""""""""""""""" strong dislike of ICQ; it's not very reliable, even on machines that are officially supported. I can't imagine that a hack on my part would be very good. AIM, on the other hand, is stable and reliable and, frankly, has more features (at least on the Mac it does, as compared to ICQ for Mac, which is just awful). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19305, GO COM A2) COG 3.0 APPROACHES COG has no way of deleting a single message within the """""""""""""""""" archive. It would just take far too long to achieve this using scripting. If you stop reading, then when you come back, you should pick it up from that point. You can archive individual messages separately, and so build a file of your favourite messages. COG3 will more powerful message reading facilities, so you can choose to read threads, and then pick an individual message from that thread to read. COG3 also has a 'Housekeeping' function which 'cleans' your archives into more manageable sized files. There is a very powerful search function to look through those files for up to two target strings. As a result, as long as you have enough hard disk space, you will not ever need to delete anything, as it will be very much easier to find an individual message from the archives. COG3 is getting nearer day by day... If you have not already updated to Spectrum 2.2, now would be a good time to do it. Without Spectrum 2.2 you will not be able to utilise COG3... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 31 Jan 1999 - 171 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 19983, GO COM A2) SSII AND SMB? Let me put it this way... """"""""""""" A few friends of mine have Nintendo machines, and there's only been one Nintendo game that I've played that really grabbed me. That was Super Mario Brothers. I really enjoy playing that game, and for the past few years, have actually been silently wishing for a IIGS version of the game. So, yes, I would love to become involved in a Super Mario Bros project on the IIGS. And, as an added (yet personal) benefit, it might just help me break my addiction to GShisen in much the same way that GShisen finally cured me of my addiction to Freecell, and how before that, Freecell broke me of my Mah Jongg addiction ;-) Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 19336, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KFEST 1999 BLATANT PLUG--#1 IN A SERIES, COLLECT THEM ALL For the past 10 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" years, Apple II enthusiasts from around the globe have made an annual pilgrimage to Kansas City, Missouri, to learn more about their computers, share their knowledge with others, and rekindle the spirit that has made their virtual community unique and powerful. Kfest has become a rich tradition. We are pleased to announce that in 1999, the tradition continues ... From July 21 through July 25, Kfest '99 will be in session on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City. Sessions on a wide variety of Apple II topics will be conducted July 22-23. A vendor fair and product demos will occur on July 24. As always, the Kfest committee is working to make this year's event the best ever. Kfest '99 will provide the perfect opportunity for attendees to make new friends, renew acquaintances, see the faces of on-line neighbors they've chatted with through the years, meet some of the programmers, developers, writers and publishers who help keep their computer platform viable in today's world, and hear lectures on computer issues and witness demonstrations of new and old hardware and software. Most of all, they'll have fun! So, you may ask, does this mean Kfest has everything an Apple II user would want? Well, no. There are some things Kfest '99 won't provide. We can almost guarantee you won't get much sleep. We can also guarantee that you won't mind a bit. In fact, you won't want to sleep much for fear you'll miss something! Last year's Kfest was one of the best ever, and was highlighted by a steady stream of new product releases, announcements and demonstrations. Among the software titles released were GSoft BASIC, WebWorks GS, Disk Access II and the TABBS CD-ROM. Among new titles announced were NiftySpell, Marinetti 2.0, Spectrum 2.2 and Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1 It's too early to know what Kfest '99 will produce. Be assured it will once again be a special event. Now is the time to make plans for Kfest '99. As always, staying in the Avila dorms is the recommended method of attendance. Much of the special magic occurs after hours, and being on hand for informal, spontaneous events will make your Kfest experience even more enjoyable. Avila College will be providing up to 80 rooms for Kfest '99 attendees. So there should be plenty of room for everybody on campus. If you would prefer to stay off-campus, there are a number of hotels and motels close by. Off-campus registrations are also available. Ready to sign up? We hope so! You won't regret it. Stay tuned for registration information. It will be posted as it becomes available. And that will be very soon!! Meanwhile ... JOIN THE KFEST '99 MAILING LIST!! To subscribe to the Kfest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. If you have other questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to kfest@intrec.com or kfest-help@kfest.org, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.kfest.org. The Kfest '99 Committee Cindy Adams (Kfest Big Cheese) (JUICEDGS, 18998, GO COM A2) PROBOOT AND Y2K A ProBOOT-related announcement. """"""""""""""" Some or all of you may need to use Apple's date patcher to get ProDOS 8 to work with dates from 1999 onward. If so, and you have ProBOOT installed, you need to REMOVE ProBOOT using the ProBOOT Installer program BEFORE running Apple's date patcher utility (otherwise, the utility will tell you you're not using a compatible version of ProDOS). Once the update has been completed, you can reinstall ProBOOT. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19063, GO COM A2) THE SAGA OF GSAIM a gsAIM progress note... """"""""""""""""" Initial Buddy List support is in place. I'm going to add the buddy list editor window today. Status dialogs now display while connecting to the Internet and connecting to AIM, and errors are handled better. Icons are now drawn in the buddy list indicating if the buddy is online via AOL or AIM, and if they're currently idle. Warning level information is displayed in the buddy list, so you know if your buddy has been "warned" by other users for inappropriate behavior. In general, it's coming along really well. I have high hopes of releasing the first beta version to the public this month, at which point I'll start accepting shareware payments. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19204, GO COM A2) <<<<< I'm pleased to announce that the BETA preview release of gsAIM, """"" version 1.0b4, is now available for download from the official gsAIM web site at . gsAIM is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) compatible internet messaging NDA that lets you hold up to 20 two-way conversations at once with other people using AIM compatible software (including AOL's own Windows and Mac software). gsAIM is SHAREWARE. Every time you open it, you'll be reminded of this, until you pay the $10 shareware fee, which can be paid at . In addition, the preferences and buddy list information will not be saved until you register the software. Note that gsAIM 1.0b4 is still in beta testing, and there may be bugs (possibly serious bugs) in the software. However, the software now has all the features that the 1.0 version will have when it's completed. gsAIM 1.0b4 features: Buddy Lists - Add your friends to your buddy list, and whenever they're online they show up in an onscreen window. You can then send them a message by double-clicking their name. And if they're away from their computer for a few minutes, an icon will indicate that they're away. Talk While You Work - gsAIM is implemented as an NDA, so you can use it from any Apple IIgs desktop application, while you work. Talk a Lot - You can have up to 20 conversations going on at a time! Talk to lots of your friends! Every conversation appears in its own window, with the username of the person you're talking to in the title bar. I hope everyone enjoys gsAIM. Please email sheppy@sheppyware.net if you have questions, or if you encounter a bug. Bug reports posted online somewhere may not be seen, and we all want this software to be as good as possible! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19478, GO COM A2) <<<<< gsAIM 1.0b4 has been uploaded here on Delphi as well. Watch for an """"" announcement from the staff when it's released. Until then, you can get it from my Web site, or at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/gsAIM10b4.bxy. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19479, GO COM A2) <<<<< In a bizarre quirk of poor timing, the day I chose to release """"" gsAIM, AOL changed the format of its instant message network data packets. :) I just replaced gsAIM on my web site (http://www.sheppyware.net/software/gsAIM) with version 1.0b5, which is compatible with both the old and new formats, and will probably work if they change the format again later. Sorry for the inconvenience. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 19486, GO COM A2) LOOKING GOOD IN PRINT AND OTHERWISE WITH SSII Based on an e-mail question """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" just sent to me, it's apparent that not everyone reading Delphi's A2 knows about Harmonie, so.... Harmonie _________________________________________________________________ Use An HP LaserJet Or DeskJet On An Apple IIGS An agreement has recently been reached between Shareware Solutions II, Vitesse, and Harmonie author Bill Heineman that results in Shareware Solutions II becoming the new publisher of the Harmonie set of GS/OS printer drivers. Harmonie is a collection of GS/OS printer drivers that permits IIGS owners to output data onto the printed page using three different types of high performance, high quality printers: 1) Laser printers that emulate the widely used Hewlett-Packard LaserJet standard, including the LaserJet IIp, III, IV, 5L, 6L and 1100. 2) Inkjet printers that emulate Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printers, including the DeskJet (or DeskWriter) 340, 400, 500, 520, 560c, 600, 660c, 670, 672c, 680c, 682c, 690c and 800 series printers which are not designated as Windows only printers (or DeskWriters that are not designated as PowerPC Only). Please note that the DeskJet 710, 712, 720, 722 820 and 1000 series are Windows-only printers and will not work on the IIGS. 3) 24-pin dot-matrix printers and inkjets that emulate Epson LQ printers, including models manufactured by Epson, NEC, Panasonic, and many others. Additionally, Harmonie also includes greatly improved GS/OS drivers for the ImageWriter II and ImageWriter LQ dot-matrix printers, and for Apple's original StyleWriter I printer. Harmonie also provides driver support for several Parallel Interface Cards including the Grappler Plus, ProGrappler, AE Parallel Pro, Epson APL, FingerPrint G, II Print and the Marcey Parallel card. Harmonie also includes a special serial Port Driver that enables printers that have a serial interface to be used with Harmonie (Note: Most HP printers manufactured in the last few years include only a Parallel interface; some older DeskJets included only a serial interface.). Harmonie works with all standard IIGS programs that use the IIGS Print Manager, such as AppleWorks GS, Platinum Paint, HyperCard IIGS, and Quick Click Calc; the most notable exception of programs that do not work with the Harmonie drivers is The Print Shop GS. Aside from The Print Shop GS, Harmonie should work just fine with all of your GS/OS based software. Harmonie allows you to take full advantage of high quality printers, up to a certain point. On HP laser printers, Harmonie will output data to the printed page at a maximum of 300 dots per inch resolution, even on laser printers that are capable of printing at higher resolutions. On DeskJet printers, Harmonie is limited to printing in color at 300 dots per inch, and at 600 x 300 dots per inch resolution in black and white. Despite those limitations, tens of thousands of Apple IIGS owners who purchased Vitesse's Harmonie are thrilled with the high quality output that they can achieve at 300 dots per inch or at 600 x 300 dots per inch. Harmonie is, in essence, an extension to the GS/OS Operating System. Once the Harmonie drivers are installed and you've gotten used to having a high quality ink jet or laser printer connected to your IIGS, you'll soon come to think of Harmonie as such an integral component of GS/OS that you'll be printing to those high quality printers with nary a second thought and with all of the ease of use you now associate with the ImageWriter. In other words, thanks to Harmonie, printing on laser and ink jet printers is simply a matter of "plug and print." Vitesse has been selling the Harmonie package of printer drivers for $29.95, and Shareware Solutions II is very pleased to be able to lower the price to $20, which includes postage to anywhere in the world. Because Vitesse's activities in the Apple II world have been decreasing for the past year or two, the v2.11 update was never really promoted, and many current owners of Vitesse's Harmonie have absolutely no idea that Harmonie had ever been updated to support 600 x 300 dpi printing. For that reason, Shareware Solutions II would like to extend a low cost update offer to those of you who have older versions of Vitesse's Harmonie. The cost of the update is $7, but in order to qualify for that lower cost update, you must return your original Harmonie disk for verification (it will be returned to you) or submit a copy of your Vitesse receipt. To order Harmonie, send checks or money orders to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOE_KOHN, 19186, GO COM A2) <<<<< Q: What are some of the benefits of being a subscriber to Shareware """"" Solutions II? A: The exclusive software available from Shareware Solutions II. In just the latest 24 page issue of the newsletter, subscribers were informed how they and they alone could purchase the following for $5 each: - The Gate - Space Fox - Martin's Travel Photos - A 2 disk collection of IIGS 3200 color Super Hi Res graphics that have been converted from Seattle FilmWorks' digitized 35 mm photographs. - Beyond Kfest '98: A 2 disk collection including GShisen, an Applesoft to ASCII plug-in for Babelfish, the LILAN program launcher, 5 updates to Sheppy's IIGS software, press releases issued at Kfest 98, a transcript of a Kfest 98 chat, FontPimp, Word Works Pro Unplugged, and six recent issues of Delphi's A2 Lamp newsletter. - AWGS Desktop Publishing Disk - A 2 disk collection that includes all the winning entries in a Desktop Publishing contest for AppleWorks GS that was conducted by Shareware Solutions II. - Telecomm 98: A collection of IIGS freeware that includes Marinetti v2.0, Crock O' Gold v2.7, Time Zone Cdev, and DeskTop Alarm NDA. In addition to the above _exclusive_ software titles, Shareware Solutions II subscribers learned how they could get non-exclusive software such as Bernie ][ The Rescue, HardPressed and Return of Cogito delivered right to their door for $5. And, they learned all about the $25 TABBS CD-ROM collection. Subscribers were even told how they could get GSoft BASIC - The FREE Version delivered to their door for free. And, how to get Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS for free. All that, and much, much more appeared in the latest 24 page issue of the Shareware Solutions II newsletter. A 6 issue subscription to Shareware Solutions II is $25 for delivery to US or Canada; $40 for delivery anywhere else. Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 19335, GO COM A2) LOW COST GS'S FROM FARGO Hey gang, """""""""""""""""""""""" I received the following e-mail from an Apple user who apparently found the Juiced.GS home page on the Web. I wanted to pass it along in case anyone is interested on contacting the fellow about his offerings .... Max +++ My name is Todd Kaste and I am from Fargo, North Dakota. I am emailing you to give you news on a number (around 40) of nice IIgs systems I've bought from a local organization. These systems are in great shape, come with keyboards, monitor, 3.5 and 5.25 drives. I didn't get much in terms of software for these units though, so they just come as is. I'm not a business or do not represent one...I'm just a serious mac nut. I'm looking to get $20 per system plus shipping. They are fully guaranteed. Thank you for your time. Todd Kaste 1345 2nd Avenue South Fargo, ND 58103 701-271-0370 tkaste@forumcomm.com +++ (JUICEDGS, 19434, GO COM A2) UPDATED DOWNLOADING OF FREE.GSOFT GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! is """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" available for download at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks. The download was giving some people problems, though. I've made some changes to the download for GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! It seems to work with at least one of the combinations of browser and machine that it failed with before. If you had trouble with the download before, or just never got around to trying to download the free version of GSoft BASIC, please stop by and give the new file a try. Let me know if you can't download this version; if you couldn't download the last one, but can download this file, let me know that, too. Thanks, Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 19670, GO COM A2) A THREE RING CIRCUS Several recent additions to the Mother of All Apple """"""""""""""""""" II Web Rings (http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/a2webring.html) are highlighted. Of particular note is George Wilde's homepage at http://www.wilde.org/grwsystems/; Mr. Wilde has made his popular IIgs shareware apps UtilityWorks and UtilityLaunch free - the only caveat is that you have to register them on his web page. * http://www.haaug.org/a2webring.html HAAUG HAAUG's meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each month. The Main Presentation is held at 11:15AM. Hour-long sessions on topics as diverse as Quicken, spreadsheets, ClarisWorks, Powerbooks and Mac fundamentals begin at 9:00AM and continue through 4:00PM. Visitors are encouraged to come and go according to interest. * http://www.wilde.org/grwsystems/ grw Systems Home page for two highly acclaimed Apple IIGS utilities - UtilityWorks and UtilityLaunch. UtilityWorks is a do-almost-everything utility that can read and display most Apple II file formats and perform numerous Apple II file and disk operations, including disk backup. UtilityLaunch is a general purpose Apple IIGS launcher that provides launch buttons which can be easily customized by the user. * http://nj5.injersey.com/~russell The Official Russell Nielson Software Website Exclusive 8-bit software and Zip disks full of Apple II software. * http://www.cgocable.net/~apple2 Terence J. Boldt's Apple II Page This site has the latest updates on a hardware project (ProDOS compatible ROM-Drive). It also has some personal Apple II pictures and miscellaneous Apple II info. * http://ww2.dixie-net.com/jnaron3/Apple2/index.html Apple II Gaming Resource This site is devoted to gaming on the Apple II platform, whether through emulation or on the actual machines. Contains information on various genres of games, as well as information on emulation and emulators. Welcome aboard! { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 19731, GO COM A2) REVISED A2-WEB CLASSIFIEDS I've had to make one substantial change to """""""""""""""""""""""""" A2-Web (http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/) which hopefully will make visitors happier, and my life easier... The Mother of All Apple II Classified Ads web page was just getting too darned popular, and I wasn't able to spend the time on a daily basis editing ads and putting them in place manually. To fix that, I've automated the process completely. The same instructions still apply: * Ads are restricted for personal and non-profit use only, * Each ad is limited to no more than 250 unformatted characters, * You can have one email or web link per ad, * Your ad can run for one calendar month from the time it is posted. http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/a2wantad.html { Join the Apple II Web Ring!} David K. (DKERWOOD, 19733, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 19307 12-JAN 22:11 Productivity Software RE: GraphicWriter III V2.0 (Re: Msg 19291) From: JUICEDGS To: BARRY_REES What a fascinating discussion your posts about Bernie have triggered! :-) Here I sit, staring into the screen of a 10-year-old computer on a 13-year-old platform, reading posts from talented and accomplished programmers and dedicated, expert users discussing the FUTURE of the Apple IIgs, NOT the past. It does my heart good. :-) I've only explored Bernie's emulation with a few programs so far, telecom-related mostly. Those who have not seen the IIgs in operation on a Power Mac will be amazed at what this emulator accomplishes. It's almost as if the Bernie Boys =have= created an entire new platform because of the way it brings our old programs to life. I have been using SIS in Bernie a lot in recent days, and the enhanced performance of the web browser is incredible. The display is crisp and easy to read, and those scripts really rip at the higher processing speed. Likewise, COG's performance is greatly enhanced, if you can imagine that. COG already runs pretty fast on a power GS. I am seriously considering creating the next issue of Juiced.GS via Bernie and GW III 2.1, just to see how it goes. (I would have to transfer the files from the PowerBook to the GS for printing, but that's not big deal.) We'll see. I'll bet GW III rips and snorts under Bernie, just like the other apps I've tried do. OK, enough out of me about Bernie. I have only one thing left to say: Woof Max [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SHEPPY RELEASES IDLETIME EXTENSION I released my IdleTime extension """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" today. This extension lets applications and the like find out how long it's been since the last user activity, and what the last event to be posted was. gsAIM uses this to implement the "idle user" feature. I've made it, and the developer docs, available so that other developers can use it, and avoid having to implement toolbox patches of their own for the same thing. It's freeware, and I will grant just about anyone that asks permission to distribute it with their software, but I do ask that you check with me first. Hopefully it'll be released here in A2Pro soon, but for now you can get it from my FTP site: ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/IdleTime10.bxy. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2415, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> So, what you're saying here is that an application or extension """"" (ie. an NDA) could use your IdleTime extension to wait until the user hasn't done anything with the system for a predetermined time and can then do something? That still doesn't sound very clear but basically what I'm getting at is that it lets programs that want to do stuff in the background do so without slowing down the application the user is using while the user is actually trying to do something with it? That's a little better but I think I'll let you try to understand those before trying to do a better job. :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** (JBLAKENEY, 2429, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Well, there are a few things you can do. """"" For example, gsAIM uses it to check to see if the user has been idle for 10 minutes. If they have, gsAIM sends a message to the AIM server that says "my user is idle, tell their friends that they're idle." This causes the icon next to that user's name to change to a little clock on all the online AIM users that have you in their buddy lists. Another use would be this: you're an FTP program, running as an NDA. To be nice to the user, your RunAction is scheduled to occur only 5 times per second. But this limits your file transfer rate somewhat. You could watch IdleTime to see if the user has been idle for five minutes. Once they become idle, you change your RunAction time so it gets called 30 times per second, so you can do your networking stuff more often. Or you could have a telnet NDA that automatically logs the user off if they've been idle for more than 30 minutes. These are just a few Internet-related examples. You could use it for non-Internet type stuff. For instance, you write a file backup INIT or DA, and use IdleTime to watch for the user being idle for an hour, then automatically start a backup at that point. There are lots of uses for it. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2431, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Think of it as providing the functionality of the Spectrum script """"" command 'Set IdleTimer' at a system level, to any application that requires it ... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 24 Jan 1999 - 178 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2434, GO COM A2PRO) DOMODALWINDOW MAYHEM I have code that started crashing under very """""""""""""""""""" specific circumstances yesterday. I traced the problem to four bytes of garbage being blasted into the code of the fopen() function. I eventually traced down where the blasting occurs -- the DoModalWindow call is blasting four bytes of memory. Can anyone think of a reason why? Here's my call: id = DoModalWindow(&eventRec, NULL, NULL, NULL, mwUpdateAll|mwIBeam); id is a local "long", eventRec is a global EventRecord. The window is a standard alert-frame dialog box. It happens the very first time DoModalWindow() is called in this code (but, oddly, not any of the other times it gets called just like this). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2424, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Turns out this was a reentrancy problem. DoModalWindow was calling """"" SystemTask, which was causing my NDA's Action handler to get called again, which would loop and cause major disaster. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2425, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< I added a mutex (mutual exclusion) flag in my action proc handler: """"" void doaction(word code, long parm) { ... if (mutexFlag) { return; } mutexFlag = 1; ... do stuff mutexFlag = 0; } This isn't a true semaphore because I'm ignoring recursive calls entirely instead of blocking and letting them run. However, in my case, the only recursive call that will occur should be runAction, so this should be fine. And doing a true blocking semaphore would probably chew up the stack fast, especially with doaction() being called six times a second or more to handle a runAction code. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2447, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [SIZ]------------------------------ SIZZLING SHAREWARE | ----------------------------------- FontPimp 1.0 by Lysergic Software """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] FONTPIMP ~~~~~~~~ Program Name: FontPimp File Name: FONTPIMP.BXY Database: Utility Software File Size: 21632 Program Type: GS/OS Application Author: Lysergic Software Version Reviewed: 1.0 Distribution: Charityware, recommended donation of 10 cents per converted font to a charity; see documentation for details Requirements: 20.5K of drive space, _Pointless_ Given recent events, it may seem hard to believe, but Apple Computer, Inc. and Microsoft teamed up to develop the TrueType font format. This was an outline font (as opposed to bitmapped font) format which allowed smooth scaling of fonts no matter what size was requested. While Apple itself did not build this technology into the IIgs System Software, our friends at Westcode Software created the wondrous Control Panel _Pointless_ which brought TrueType fonts to the Apple IIgs. Simply use _Pointless_ on TrueType fonts developed for the Macintosh and you suddenly have beautiful, smoothly rendered fonts on your IIgs. Over time, however, more and more TrueType fonts have become available on the Windows platform than have been on the Mac, and there was no straight forward way of using these fonts on the IIgs. While both the Windows and Mac fonts are TrueType, there are differences in how the data that make up the fonts are stored, and _Pointless_ only knows how to deal with the Macintosh version TrueType. While there are several Macintosh products that can do the font conversion, for the Mac-less among us, what to do, what to do? Lysergic Software comes to the rescue with _FontPimp_, their IIgs TrueType font utility. _FontPimp_ has several features, but it does one thing very well--it converts fonts. It will take a TrueType font ready for the Windows platform and make it usable with a IIgs running _Pointless_. It opens the door for literally thousands of fonts that were previously unavailable on the IIgs to liven up those _AppleWorks GS_ and _GraphicWriter III_ documents. To test _FontPimp_, I simply spent some time downloading some Windows TrueType fonts from Delphi's IBM PC & Compatibles Forum Database. Windows files usually come packed as .zip archives, analogous to the Binary II and NuFX (.bxy) archives that Apple II software is seen in online. To unzip the files, I used the shareware _PMPUnZip_. I then started up _FontPimp_ and let it do its thing. Of the six fonts I downloaded, _FontPimp_ was able to convert three of them. While a 50% success rate is not impressive, this is far from a scientific study, and it's not uncommon to have problems using even Macintosh TrueTypes on the IIgs. While the TrueType standard is well known, many of the public domain or freeware fonts don't follow it as closely as it could, resulting in some incompatibilities which show up when you try to convert fonts to different platforms. Others have had more success than I did using _FontPimp_ to convert the fonts, and what fonts did convert correctly were absolutely stunning. _FontPimp_ has a somewhat hidden feature as well--it allows you to convert your IIgs fonts back into the Windows format. You can do this using the Edit command in _FontPimp_'s File pulldown menu, then hitting the "Save TTF" button. That way you can match up your fonts between your IIgs and, say, the Windows box at work. There are several other features of _FontPimp_ for use with fonts, many related to such obscure things as a font's ID# and internal name. There is documentation included with _FontPimp_ that explains these options at some length. You may well learn more than you ever wanted to do about fonts on the IIgs just by reading the documentation! So, for those of you who've been looking at the fonts on your office's Windows machine in envy, wait no longer--you finally have the tool you need in _FontPimp_. And for those who haven't been suffering this way, you now have a whole new world of fonts to choose from. Have fun with it. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : WYTYSYDG: What you thought you saw, you didn't get. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 3 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Oh My Lord, We're Going To The Dance! -------------------------- [OPN] GOING POSTAL Letters To The Editor ------------------------------------------ [POS] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THE VIRTUAL ][ Sheppy's ImageMaker Boosts Bernie's Bones ---------------------- [TVT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I had my head examined. They didn't find *anything*! : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] OH MY LORD, WE'RE GOING TO THE DANCE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few years ago, when the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team earned its way into the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament--known alternatively as "March Madness" and "The Big Dance"--with an improbable run through an impossible field of Western Athletic Conference opponents, legend has it one of the homegrown players on the Hawai'i roster screamed at the top of his lungs, "Oh my Lord, we're going to the dance!" Who wouldn't be excited? March Madness is a gathering of the best of college athletics in this country, and while some may leave disappointed, no one regrets going, although many regret squandering the chance to go. The Apple II Community has its own Big Dance--it's called KansasFest. It is indeed a gathering of the best the Apple II world has to offer, but unlike college basketball's Big Dance, no one leaves disappointed, unless it's because they couldn't do everything they wanted to, and like college basketball's Big Dance, many regret squandering their chance to go. Unlike March Madness, the field isn't limited to those who are invited only--or rather, everyone's invited. Don't live with regrets--go to the dance. [*] [*] [*] Late Breaking News Department: here is an official announcment from Glen Bredon and Charlie's AppleSeeds, the author and publisher of the ultimate Apple II and IIgs utilities, _ProSEL 8_ and _ProSEL 16_: Official Announcement March 6, 1999 September will end 10 years that Charlie's AppleSeeds has published and sold ProSel and ProSel-16 for Glen Bredon. Demand for things Apple II is almost nonexistent and for that reason, I asked for and was granted, by E-mail, permission to announce that ProSel and ProSel-16 will be moved to the Public Domain. (See Glen Bredon's message below) Upgrades by disk and new copies by disk will be $10, regardless whether it is ProSel 8 or ProSel-16. This will cover my costs for materials, time and effort and postage. A copy of the manual will be $14. Book and ProSel-16 disk, $24. Postage is included in all prices. I will split whatever net I get from this, with Glen, as usual. Charlie's AppleSeeds will not upload these programs to any online service. ANY uploads of ProSel or ProSel-16, to be properly uploaded as Public Domain, should be the latest versions of the programs. This announcement does not include earlier versions as part of the Public Domain. To do otherwise would be a disservice not only to any new user, but to the programmer, Professor Glen E. Bredon. The OFFICIAL versions that are recognized as Public Domain are: ProSel-16, v 8.84 ProSel 8, v 4.0 ANY upload of these programs MUST include this text file, unchanged in any way, in its entirety. Chuck Charlie's AppleSeeds 9081 Hadley Place San Diego CA 92126-1523 619-566-0387 Subj: phone call Date: 02/21/1999 3:32:00 PM Pacific Standard Time From: bredon@sierratel.com (Glen Bredon) To: chucknewby@aol.com (Chuck Newby) Chuck: To confirm our phone conversation: I give my permission to place ProSel 8 and ProSel 16 in public domain. In case anyone asks, however, I will not supply source code. It is just a simple matter that access to the old files is problematic - the GS was getting very touchy before I retired it from my desk. Also, it would just be too much of a bother to get things together. I am now doing mostly photography on my pretty new PowerMac G3. I even have a web site containing a bunch of my photos (see below). Glen Bredon Visit my Photographic Web Site: http://www.sierratel.com/bredon Contents Copyright (c) Charlie's AppleSeeds & Glen E. Bredon, 1999. Chuck Newby Thanks, Chuck and Glen. That is great news. The Delphi A2 Database staff is working on getting the official versions now considered public domain ready for upload to Delphi. If you happen to find _ProSel_ on an Internet ftp site or BBS, please check to see if it's the current version, if the text file is included, and, if it's a bootable diskette, if the site has a license to distribute the Apple System Software as well. _ProSel_, in both versions, is an exceptionally useful set of utilities, but it can also be exceptionally dangerous, and it was upgraded as much as it was for good reasons. Be careful. In the meantime, we'll add _ProSel_ to the list of things we hope to cover in _The Lamp!_. [*] [*] [*] Let's Dance Department: KansasFest 1999 registration is on _now_! Your chance to hang out with the best the Apple II world has to offer is right before your eyes. Early registration discount prices will be going on for another month. Don't miss this opportunity to make the pilgrimage to Avila College part of your summer. You can find out more information on the KFest Home page at http://www.kfest.org. Remember: there's nothing finer than Kansas City in July. Be good. We'll be back in thirty. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [POS]------------------------------ GOING POSTAL | ----------------------------------- Letters To The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" Hello Ryan, I just want to drop a quick note thanking you for publishing The Lamp! I really do appreciate it and I glean much needed info from it as an Apple II user, enthusiast, and die hard fan. It's an excellent publication, and ranks right up there with my Juiced.GS and Shareware Solutions II publications which I receive. I hope you have a great weekend Ryan! regards, perry dueck pmd@escape.ca http://www.escape.ca/~pmd Thanks, Perry. I'm amazed sometimes by how little mail we get here at _The Lamp!_, yet this month we had two nice letters. It's nice to know I'm not just doing this stuff for my health (tongue planted firmly in cheek).--RMS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] General Chatter ....... More On Apple Manuals Online [*] Apple Operating System ....... Using HFS+ Via Appleshare [*] Hardware Hacker ....... RamFASTs And More Than 4 Megs [*] Apple Operating System ....... How To Reset AppleTalk? [*] Graphics and Sound ....... Bill Lynn Surfaces On Delphi MISCELLANEA """"""""""" SPECCIE ON MODEMS, CONTINUED It might be thought that even if you make a """""""""""""""""""""""""""" 300 baud connection, but have a modem capable of 57600 baud, then it is OK to connect to the modem at that high speed. You think that the data will only be arriving at 300 baud... But that is not the case! If you have a computer to modem speed of 57600 baud, then the data will arrive at the computer at that speed, regardless of how fast it actually arrived at the modem. The result could be loss of data if the interrupt system on your computer cannot keep up with that high baud rate. The golden rule is to set the computer to modem speed the same as the highest you will be connecting at, or the next highest speed if that one does not exist in your comms program. This rule was fine until modems got up to 57600 baud. Now we must temper that rule by also defining how efficient the interrupt chain is in your particular computer. At high baud rates, it is also vital that you have the correctly wired Hardware Handshake cable from your computer to the modem. If you have a //e, then I would guess that 38400 baud may be the fastest you can manage, though you might be able to go faster. If you have a IIgs, and shift-boot into P8 to run ProTerm, then you should have no problem with even a stock unaccelerated machine at 57600 baud. Running a desktop comms program like Spectrum, gives you a longer interrupt chain, and so things will work slower. Even with a shift-boot, I would expect an unnaccelerated machine to have problems with 38400 baud. Accelerate it, and 38400 baud will work well. Run a IIgs emulator such as Bernie ][ the Rescue on a Macintosh of at least 100Mhz, and you will be able to go to the full 57600 baud. The collection of Inits and DAs you have can also have a bearing on all this, and must be taken into consideration if you get any data loss or errors. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 1 Feb 2000 - 195 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 20001, GO COM A2) NUFX AND BINARY II RULES FOR DELPHI UPLOADS AS PER CONAN Actually, the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" rules go something like this: 1) All files must be packed with ShrinkIt and wrapped in Binary II, except for platform-independent files such as GIF and JPEG, and the rare Macintosh files which are Stuffed and MacBinaried. 2) The ShrinkIt archive name must match the Binary II name. In other words, NEATGAME.BXY had better have NEATGAME.SHK inside, and the filetype on NEATGAME.SHK had better be correct ($E0/$8002.) 3) No disk archives or self-extracting archives unless absolutely necessary. The former is usually reserved for non-ProDOS disks and disks that use Apple's Installer. The latter is not used at all except for the ShrinkIt program itself (it's easier for newbies to unpack it that way...usually.) That's pretty much it. Some people pack multiple file archives in their own folders, but that's certainly not a requirement. In fact, it takes a tiny bit of unnecessary space that way. ShrinkIt has an option to create a new folder to unpack files into, so that's not a problem anyway. If you open an archive that's got 51 files not enclosed in a folder, make one yourself. It is customary, but not required, that the archive name in some way resemble what's inside. For example, it's nice to put a game called "Neat Game" in an archive called NEATGAME.BXY instead of MISC.STUFF.BXY. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Tue Feb 09, 1999 4:33:58 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold] -- I am not a dictator. It's just I have a grumpy face. (TONYW1, 20263, GO COM A2) <<<<< Here's one reason for not putting multiple files inside a folder """"" when you make the ShrinkIt archive. Let's say I download an upgrade of a program I already own. I want to have ShrinkIt overwrite the old files as they are unpacked. If the files were archived inside a folder, then I have to make sure the folder name on my disk match the one the author used when he made the archive. If they don't match, I have to unpack into a separate folder, quit ShrinkIt, and copy the files to where they belong. Okay, that's probably an extreme example but I think it makes my point. As for shell unpacking, doesn't yankit have an option to list the contents of an archive? I know it's an extra step, but it would solve the problem. - Tony (TONYW1, 20281, GO COM A2) CREATING USABLE GWIII IMAGES WITH A QUICKIE If you have GWIII v2.0 or """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" above, try this: 1) Install the Quickie NDA - and reboot your system. At least on my system, if I install NDAs via IR and then go into GWIII v2.0, I get the 'about' dialog when I choose the newly added NDA. 2) Launch GWIII and create/open the document of interest. 3) Open the Quickie NDA and scan/open the graphic that you want in the GWIII document. 4) Using the 'marquee' tool in the Quickie NDA, outline the area of the picture that you want in the document and do a Command-C (or choose Copy from the Quickie NDA's Edit menu) 5) Click on the GWIII document window and do Edit/Paste. 6) If necessary, resize the picture with the 'object properties' dialog. Don't try to resize it by dragging the frame. See if that helps... (DZAHNISER, 20042, GO COM A2) COMPUSERVE CLOSES APPUSER FORUM We've known for months of the upcoming """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" changes on CompuServe, and how at some point, the Apple II forum (Appuse) would become inaccessible to those who own only an Apple II computer. We just never knew exactly when the changes would take place. But just the other day, we were informed that the end was near. I was hoping that we'd be able to get in one final Monday night multi-system chat before the Appuse forum was no longer accessible to those with an Apple II, and to that end, I urged 100 Apple II users on CompuServe to show up tonight in order to "send a message" to the 'powers that be' at CompuServe. As it turns out, that last little bit of Apple II rabble rousing may have been fun, but when I tried logging onto Appuse this morning, I found out that we won't be able to show the CompuServe big-wigs that we take our "Apple II Forever" slogan seriously. They went ahead and shut the Appuse forum. There is, however, a little justice in the world. The Apple II area on CompuServe now resides within the Mac Hardware forum, and as an early-riser, I was able to snag the first Apple II message on that new area. Using my Apple II "PowerBot" peripheral, I made sure that the welcoming message stated the obvious..."Apple II Forever!" Oh well. It was fun while it lasted, but it looks like our multi-system chat is now down to just Delphi and Genie. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 20016, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hi all, """"" I wasn't sure where to put this; I hope it isn't too evil of me to start a new thread. This news is a few days old but I didn't see it mentioned in the message base here, so... As of Monday, the Apple II User Forum on CompuServe - GO APPUSER - is no longer accessible via ASCII. In fact, the forum itself no longer exists. All that remains is message Section 14/Apple II and file Library 16/Apple II in the Macintosh Hardware Forum, GO MACHW. A few years ago CompuServe started switching from the 36-bit computers used to run ASCII forums as APPUSER, to new 32-bit systems running NISA (New Information System Architecture, I think). Both systems could be accessed by a program that employed HMI (Human Micro Interface?), CompuServe's proprietary data protocol; but in order to trim costs and also to make room for new WebView forums, the new machines no longer have ASCII support. Forums for which ASCII support was integral to their subject material, such as APPUSER, have been maintained, but it is now reported that these forums are not Y2K-compliant; and rather than upgrade them, all remaining ASCII forums are now either being switched to NISA, or are being absorbed by NISA forums (as was the case with APPUSER). The chance of an HMI-capable program ever existing for the Apple II is zilch. CompuServe refuses to release the programming specs. Macintosh users can use MacCIM or MacNav - these are two of a handful of Mac HMI programs. Apple II users can still logon to CompuServe's ASCII side and access whatever is still available through that format: email, Executive News Service, Grolier's Encyclopedia, etc. CIS can also be used as an ISP with Marinetti. The updates to ShiftyList, WebWorks, and Bernie should be available in MACHW later this week. (KEN_GAGNE, 20081, GO COM A2) >>>>> An interesting sidenote: When I got the "your software isn't """"" compatible with the forum" message on CIS Monday morning, I called CIS to cancel my account. I was informed by the nice lady I talked to that since I had been a CIS subscriber since 1986, they could offer me a special status: I no longer will have to pay a minimum monthly charge for having a CIS account. I can let this account sit dormant for years into the future with no problems, and should I decide to log on, I'll only be charged $1.95/hr. and I can upgrade my account status at any time. She then asked why I was going to cancel (I did take the new acct. status, BTW), and I told her that CIS was of little use to me with the Apple II area turned off. Not ony was she unaware that there HAD been an Apple II section on the system she was a cust.ser rep for, it turns out that she owns an Apple //e, and is interested in getting it back up and running and on the net. I pointed her to the A2 Motherboard, and Delphi, and I think she may join here. Score one for the Apple //. :) later............Howard (HKATZ, 20085, GO COM A2) >>>>> The passing (well, for the most part, passing) of the Apple II """"" areas on CSi is indeed sad news, but to be honest, for the most part they were already a part of Apple II history. Just as Genie made an effort years ago to take in the refugees from AOL when they dropped Apple II support, I'd like to invite anyone who is a CSi refugee (well, actually, I guess they're AOL refugees too :) to come on over to Delphi. The future of the Apple II is in our hands. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20105, GO COM A2) WHICH 8-BIT II? Shame on you! An enhanced IIe with additional cards will """"""""""""""" knock the spots of any IIC and you can easily add a hard drive; try that with a IIC. Admittedly a IIC looks cute, but the keyboard is only good for small fingers, memory is very limited; even with a 1 meg card; and the regular monitor is very small. 3.5" drives are easy to attach to a IIe, but only certain ones work with a IIC. Hope I have made my point. TTFN, Tee Cashmore PS: I have lots of software that will run on either. (TEEC, 20190, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, I generally agree with you that a //e is far more expandable, """"" more easily, than a //c or //c+, but let's not sell those short. :) I have a //c+ here which is the most used 8-bit II I have. Granted, it's a rather hot-rodded //c+, but hey, what else would you expect from me :) I have five //e's on the shelf, and one in the closet (that is working, and will, someday, be a BBS computer). - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20208, GO COM A2) SHELL GAMES WITH ISPS Well, there are actually two kinds of shell """"""""""""""""""""" accounts: 1) The dial up shell; and 2) The telnet only shell. If you have the former type, it's something in your dialing. For instance, several of the ISP's I have dealt with have you put a P before your username when logging into them via dial up to indicate a PPP connect; without the P, it would be a dial up shell. Telnet only shells mean that once you have a PPP connect, you open up a telnet session to their shell. You'll have to check with your provider to see which you have. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20212, GO COM A2) >>>>> Each ISP is a little bit different, but it's almost always done by """"" varying your username at the "login:" prompt. The better ISPs help you out by displaying instructions at login time, but many do not. My ISP does it by adding a character to the start of your username: username : PPP Pusername : Force dynamic IP PPP login Susername : SLIP Cusername : CSLIP Rusername : Rlogin Adam Nusername : Rlogin Nathan Adam and Nathan are the names of two shell machines. Since usernames are always lowercase, those uppercase characters come in handy for this sort of thing. You will have to contact your ISP to see how they have it setup. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Feb 08, 1999 2:21:53 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold] -- Never drink whisky on an empty ulcer! (TONYW1, 20243, GO COM A2) CARL ON APPLIED ENGINEERING HIGH DENSITY FLOPPIES I have one of the AE HD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" drives. It came with a driver to do 1.6M using the GS floppy port, but I bought it with an Apple 3.5" drive controller, alias the Apple Superdrive controller. When used with the Superdrive controller, it uses the 3.5 driver supplied with System 6.0.1, which supports the 1.44M format. You can have 1.6M or 1.44M, but not both at the same time. I chose the more standard, and interchangeable, 1.44M format. Also, the AE driver, used on the floppy port, will not read MSDOS disks from your Wintel machine, or write MSDOS disks that can be read on your Wintel machine. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 13 Feb 99 8:30:30 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v2.6 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 158 days till KFest Posted with delays off. (CKNOBLO, 20413, GO COM A2) THE FORMER FAST EDDIE NARROWS THE GAP ON GUS Many of you know that I've """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" been a Gus fan for years. Some of you know why: Gus is faster. Well, I've just finished some benchmarks on Gus and Bernie 2.0, and thought you might like to see the results. Running on a 300MHz PowerMac G3, a full compile of GSoft BASIC takes: Gus 66 seconds Bernie 2.0 72 seconds In the past, Gus was about twice as fast as Bernie. Getting within 8% of Gus pretty much makes them equivalent. When you consider how many more features Bernie has, and how much better the support is, I'd say Bernie is starting to stack up pretty darn well. If I were paying money, and had to pick one, I think I'd pick Bernie. And since you can't buy Gus at any price... Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 20276, GO COM A2) <<<<< With a 9MHz (geeze that sounds slow these days) Zip accelerator, """"" the time for a full compile is... (I'm waiting for the compile...) (I'm still waiting...) (...still waiting...) (...tap, tap, tap, tap... still waiting...) OK, it's 12:33, or 753 seconds. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 20522, GO COM A2) >>>>> I've been following this discussion, and I'm glad Mike found Bernie """"" a worthwhile substitute for GUS. I've noticed that a number of people have started comparing performance of Gus & Bernie, and while personally I believe that it's pointless comparing two emulators that are representatives of the same MHz class, my programmer's ego wants me to comment on the various figures given earlier. SpeedTest, a GUI benchmarking program, is considered a real-world performance test. I will let the figures speak for themselves. 256 colors thousands GUS d3 240 282 Bernie 210 209 256 colors test done at forced 60Hz. Thousands of colors test done at 15Hz which GUS seems to use by default. Host machine G3/300/1MbL2@150Mhz. (GUDATH, 20327, GO COM A2) <<<<< That's an interesting benchmark, too. It also points out that when """"" speed is a concern you have to test a computer doing tasks that are typical of what you generally do on the computer. While this is an important benchmark for many people, it doesn't mean a lot to me--but the speed of development tools processing my programs obviously means a great deal to me. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 20343, GO COM A2) >>>>> I consider the benchmark important, but by no means a good """"" comparison (the only thing it proved was that Bernie handled small section of graphics redraw better than GUS at 16-bit color mode). Full screen redraw tests can use Task Force and Rastan. Other comparisons are needed like compiling a program as Mike said (this is one of the most popular methods of comparing systems). Also, performing several common tasks with AppleWorks GS such as sorting a database, finding text in a document, spell checking, etc. File I/O such as booting and loading several common programs would be needed as well. 8-bit application comparison would be interesting, but IMO not important. But since GUS isn't publicly available, I'm not sure if it is worth going through all that. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 20344, GO COM A2) >>>>> For me, the best benchmark was the WolfyMark test. """"" On my 9 MHz IIgs, it takes 1 hour, 45 minutes to do a full compile of Wolf 3D in ORCA/C. On a Power Mac 8100, in Bernie, it took 45 minutes to do a full build of Wolf 3D in ORCA/C. On a Power Mac G3/266, in Bernie, it takes 1 minute, 45 seconds. On a Power Mac G3/266, in Gus, it takes 1 minute, 32 seconds. On a Power Mac 8500 with two 180 MHz PowerPC 604e processors, in Sweet16 on BeOS, it takes 1 minute, 22 seconds. On the same Power Mac 8500, two processors, running Bernie in the SheepShaver Mac OS environment for BeOS, it takes 1 minute, 12 seconds. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20355, GO COM A2) TRACKING CRASHES TO EDITMENUICONS? Within the past week or two, there was """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" some discussion about the init 'EditMenuIcons'. I said that I had deleted it from my system because I had problems with it, but couldn't remember what they were. Well, I decided to re-install it because I do really like the icons in the Edit menu. However... For those with EditMenuIcons installed, here's an experiment you can try, if you like. I would be interested to hear if others get the same response as I do. 1) Launch WWPro, SnowTerm, or QuickClickCalc. This experiment doesn't produce the same result with GraphicWriter III v2.1. 2) Open IRNDA 2.0, and load an NDA. Try ASCIIHelper, GSCII+, ShowMe!, or MightyUnits. It didn't work when I loaded MemoryMonitor. 3) Close the NDA you opened and the IRNDA 2.0 window. 4) Move your mouse cursor to the File menu, click and hold, and drag over to the Edit menu, and see what happens. **** My system immediately crashes **** I have SysFail Plus 2.3 installed, and it displays the same error message, resource ID and call information no matter which of the above programs I am in or which DA I am trying to load. My system also crashes with the same error if I try to load one of the above NDAs with Accessory Chooser, FontDA 2.0, and one other DA loader NDA that I tried. If I deactivate EditMenuIcons, the errors go away. One variant that I have seen is that within LaunchBox, which normally has a dimmed Edit menu, the dimmed icons and Command-keystrokes are displayed, but the words Cut, Paste, and Copy are missing. Otherwise, no problem, except I launched a program and was able to crash my system by just selecting File and dragging over to the Edit menu in the launched program. (DZAHNISER, 20296, GO COM A2) >>>>> Very interesting, Don. Following your steps I crashed just like you """"" did, and removing EditMenuIcons cured the problem. Normally I blame this sort of Resource error on an application (or NDA) not keeping track of the resource path, but the one program which normally exhibits this sort of error for me, Wings, doesn't crash at all. WWPro and QuickClickCalc are the only two programs I've found so far that cause this crash, and I don't use either one very often. I also don't often perform the exact sequence of steps that causes the crash so it's no wonder I've never noticed it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Feb 11, 1999 12:12:41 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold] -- 1991 - The Year of the Palindrome (TONYW1, 20310, GO COM A2) <<<<< AWGS is another program that, following the steps I indicated, """"" keeps the icons and Command-Key equivalents, but loses the names of the common Edit menu functions - At least it did in the WP module when I tried it. (DZAHNISER, 20321, GO COM A2) >>>>> This and QuickClickCalc are what I was using when I noticed """"" problems with EditMenuIcons. That's when I removed it from my system. Jeff Carr Thu, 11 Feb 99 @ 8:26:47 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6 This is as useful as underarm deodorant for snakes. (LUMITECH, 20357, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't have an NDA loader installed, but I have had some """"" "interesting" crashes, and other strange effects recently. I may just inactivate EditMenuIcons for a while, to see if these things go away. Before EditMenuIcons was installed, I had a very stable system. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 13 Feb 99 9:14:55 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v2.6 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 158 days till KFest Posted with delays off. (CKNOBLO, 20415, GO COM A2) TONY AND HAROLD SERVE UP OLD SIDER The Siders (that boot into DOS 3.3, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" which sounds like what you have) are setup to boot in whatever slot they were formatted/installed in. There is a slot change program on the drive. Normally people used them in slot 7, in some cases, slot 5. Could possibly be slot 6 in your case. There is a 4 byte patch in the DOS 3.3 RWTS that hooks into the Sider I/O firmware. Thus, INITializing a disk with the slot set to a particular slot will also allow access to a Sider from a certain slot. Old stuff.. While I do remember some other locations in DOS 3.3 RWTS, the Sider I/O, I do not. The default format was a little of each partition type, DOS 3.3, ProDOS, Pascal and CP/M. You could mix the sizes but you had to have some of each unless you did the drive by hand, that is, running 'BRUN INSTALL.PT4' and right after hitting return hit either E or R, so that it's the next key waiting in the buffer. If it's the right key you will get a menu that allows you to bypass all the glitzy gory graphics and questions of the Sider/Xebec Trustor software and get right to the partitioning. It's not for the faint at heart. You need to figure the drive geometry and break it down into sectors/tracks. Tony (T_DIAZ, 20406, GO COM A2) >>>>> SASI was the precursor of SCSI. At the hardware level it is almost """"" identical to SCSI, but at the command level there are some differences. (SASI = Shugart Associates System Interface, SCSI = Small Computer System Interface) -Harold HdwrNut on EFNet and AIM Posted by ProTERM Mac Messenger The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way." (HAROLD_H, 20423, GO COM A2) THE APPLESOFTAHOLIC ON NEW PRINT SHOP Several months ago I posted on csa2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" an answer to a question about copying New Print Shop from 5.25" discs onto 3.5" discs. I am also posting the message here, in case anybody missed it on csa2. Last summer a question was posted about transferring the New Print Shop program from 5.25" discs onto a 3.5" disc. I have been experimenting with this problem, and have successfully done such a transfer. Here is how I did it. First, format the 3.5" disc and name it NPS. Then, create 2 subdirectories on the disc, whose names should be PS and PSL.DATA3. The PS subdirectory will be for the program files, and the PSL.DATA3 subdirectory will be for the graphics, fonts and borders. Now, set the prefix to PSL.DATA3, and create 4 new subdirectories under PSL.DATA3. These 4 new subdirectories will be named GRAPHICS, FONTS, BORDERS and USER. Now you need to copy the program files from the 5.25" discs onto the 3.5" disc. The program files are on the disc labelled PROGRAM DISC, and are on both sides of the disc. Copy the files PRODOS and PS.SYSTEM onto the 3.5" disc under the root directory. Copy all the files from both sides of the disc, with the exception of PRODOS, onto the 3.5" disc under the subdirectory PS. There will be some duplicates of files on side A and side B. Now you need to fix a few bytes in the PS.SYSTEM program. Since this program was copied into 2 different places on the 3.5" disc, be sure to fix it in both places. It is easiest to do the fix using a block editor, such as ZAP in ProSel. However, you could also BLOAD the program, POKE in the correct values, then BSAVE it back onto disc. Here are the bytes to be fixed: $06 & 07 - change to $01 $20 through 27 - change to $07 2F 4E 50 53 2F 50 The first change tells New Print Shop that it does not have to ask you to flip the disc over for side A or side B to load program modules. The second change tells New Print Shop that program modules are in the subdirectory /NPS/PS. Now you have to put all the New Print Shop graphics, fonts and borders onto the 3.5" disc. These will all go under the subdirectory DATA DISC 2. Copy all the files found in the GRAPHICS subdirectories of both sides of both discs into the /NPS/PSL.DATA3/GRAPHICS subdirectory on the 3.5" disc. Copy all the files from the FONTS directory on both sides of DATA DISC 1 into the /NPS/PSL.DATA3/FONTS subdirectory. Copy all the files from the BORDERS subdirectory on both sides of DATA DISC 1 into the /NPS/PSL.DATA3/BORDERS subdirectory. The New Print Shop program has now been transferred from the 5.25" disc to the 3.5" disc. Gerry Wright (the Applesoft-aholic) gerrywright@delphi.com (GERRYWRIGHT, 20338, GO COM A2) BALLOON BUG LOCATED IN NEW ENGLAND I just found a serious bug in Balloon. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" When extracting a file that already exists in the destination, it will pop up the usual "Rename/Skip/Overwrite" box. I clicked Skip, and the file was not extracted - but the existing file with that name was deleted. I had a directory and an archive of that directory. I thought the archive had a few extra files so I extracted everything, clicking Skip on those files that already existed. In the end I had an empty directory. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 20365, GO COM A2) >>>>> I found that one years ago. Diz was aware of it while he was still """"" on Genie. If it wasn't fixed then, and it wasn't, it is very unlikely to be fixed now. :( (CKNOBLO, 20416, GO COM A2) RYAN ON APPLE BRAND SCSI CARDS There are basically only two Apple branded """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SCSI cards for the II: 1) The Apple High Speed SCSI Card, and 2) The Apple II SCSI Card, which is more commonly referred to as the Rev. C. Now, while there can be a Rev. A or Rev. B Apple II SCSI Card, the only difference is in the ROM chip, which could be updated for free by Apple some time ago. The last few times I've inquired, though, they insist they can't do it anymore. Whatever. Both will work fine and dandy with an enhanced //e or IIgs (provided it's not a Rev. A or Rev. B) and work well with SCSI hard drives. I haven't tried CDROMs with them, but with appropriate drivers, there's no reason they shouldn't work. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20482, GO COM A2) MUG! AUTHOR ON AHS SCSI ISSUES I too have a Zip and AHS SCSI card. I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" haven't yet upgraded to the Tulin drivers, although some day I must get around to it. There are a few comments worth making here. 1. It is not so much the card that is the problem, but the GS/OS drivers for it. (Not too surprising when it can be fixed with new drivers!) 2. In ProDOS 8, as far as I can tell there isn't a problem at all because the card is using the ROM drivers on the card itself. This is a very good thing when I'm downloading files in ProTerm! 3. Again as far as I can tell, the problem with the GS/OS driver is very simple. The SCSI time-out value set by the driver (1/4 second?) is too low. (In fact, I've had cause to regret the low value on other occasions in the past.) When the drive "wakes up", the first SCSI call has to wait while the drive spins up, and the time-out value is exceeded. I had a brief look one time but I never did find the location in the driver where the time-out is set. The really frustrating part is that a timeout error doesn't seem to be handled all that well by GS/OS. The system "sort-of" knows it got an error, but somehow "isn't sure", so that all sorts of weirdness can happen. For example, GS/OS may decide that the root directory has been damaged, when in fact a reboot shows that nothing is wrong. OTOH, I *have* lost a root directory on some occasions. :-( One rule of thumb I have is to eject and reinsert the disk if I have come back from ProDOS 8, or if I think the disk has gone to sleep under GS/OS. The workarounds have pretty much become automatic for me, but I really must get the Tulin drivers one day... -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 20788, GO COM A2) THE VALUE OF SHAREWARE This evening I had a really fun time with my """""""""""""""""""""" 9-year-old. Ian's class is starting an introduction to astronomy (stars, planets, the moon, etc.). It just happened that the current issue of Discover magazine, in the regular column about stargazing, has a very good description of viewing the planets in the early evening sky at this time of year. I was driving home this evening with Lady Technophobe, and saw the planets lined up as described in the article. I took Ian out and showed him how Jupiter was aligned with Venus on the horizon, and then... We went inside and I fired up Tonight's Sky. I showed him how the program could display what we'd seen in the western sky, and how the planets would move with time. We then opened the article, and changed the dates in Tonight's Sky to match those in the text. I was able to display and print western sky views that corresponded with the descriptions in the text. Two years ago, there was a conjunction of the planets. I used Tonight's Sky to show the kids how they were coming 'closer' every night. Last year, one of my boys had a Physics lab to do, in which he had to go outside every two hours and plot where the stars were. Problem was, it was total overcast for about a week! I fired up Tonight's Sky, changed the times and printed the results. There was enough detail in the printouts to pick out 'clusters' of stars, and to plot their movement. He was the only kid in the class with anything to show for that lab. (OTOH - he failed Physics miserably last year. Did well this year, tho') It's amazing what the author has packed into this program, and how accurate it is. It's one of those programs that I feel is worth every cent of the Shareware fee I paid... (DZAHNISER, 20702, GO COM A2) WORKING ON THE IMAGEWRITER II To run self-test: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1) Hold down the FormFeed button, then, while holding it, turn it on. 2) After it has finished its little resetting, release the FormFeed. 3) It will automatically run the self-test (continuously) To adjust print darkness: 1) Before printing anything, and with the printer ON. 2) Press the SELECT button. The green light will go out. 3) The PRINT QUALITY light is actually two lights. It defaults to fast. 4) Pressing PRINT QUALITY once will be for a slower and more dense printing. 5) Pressing it again will not only slow further, but make a double pass. 6) After setting the PRINT QUALITY, press SELECT to put the printer back online. You can also increase the density of the printing by using Bold Face, if it is available, in your program. CHunk_S Your A2 Forum Host (go com a2) Visit us at: Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 20848, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" IMPROVING ON THE PAST: ANOTHER APPLE II CD ROM? In brief, what I was """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" referring to was unnecessary duplication of files. If you're telling me that you think that the Apple II community has to choose between getting it finished, and getting it done right, I won't argue. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. I recommend you read my reply to Udo, answering the question, "What was wrong with the AUGE CD anyway?" The answer is: "Not much"... but it had been my hope that a Genie-based CD would avoid the pitfalls of earlier CDs, rather than charging ahead and making them all over again. A collection, to my mind, is more than just a dump of everything one has on hand. One has to keep in mind the cumulative effect--how will it look to the new arrival who has never seen the collection before, and doesn't realize it was accumulated over time? - Some may say that Genie is already mostly pre-vetted anyway. I agree, but would like to see it quickly re-vetted if possible. - Some may say that they want all released versions--that they don't want just v1.0 and v3.1, they want all the versions in between as well. I agree; I just don't want two copies of v2.2. - Some may argue that they want it "warts and all". I understand that point of view too, but feel it could be balanced with "tidying" as opposed to "editing". My point was, and is, a good CD would be more than just a dump of all the files in the Genie library. Anthologies need editors. Editors need assistants. I was pleading to be one of the assistants--but I'll withdraw that plea if it's going to sink the project. Doug ("They don't want it good; they want it Thursday.") C. (D_CUFF, 20670, GO COM A2) <<<<< I thought the AUGE CD was a fine amateur effort, and recommend its """"" purchase--if anyone can find one for sale second-hand. But the nature of that CD was bound to create some problems. (For those reading that don't know the CD, the AUGE CD was a collection of "disk of the month"s.) My biggest problem with the AUGE CD is that the disk GS.Utilities.03 (Disk 062) simply does not appear on the CD. The files that appear in that directory are a duplicate copy of one of the Pictures disks--GS.Pics.05 (Disk 067). Quality control would have prevented such an error. An inevitable problem with the CD is duplication: CDA.ADB on GS.CDAs.01 and GS.CDAs.02; PACMAN on GS.NDAs.03 and GS.NDAs.04; SPELLBINDER 1.00 on GS.Games.02 and GS.Games.16. These are just the duplications I've noticed when using the disk; I haven't checked it systematically. There's also quite a lot of duplication in the collections of sound files, and some duplication in the collections of picture files, but I can't quote you chapter and verse here. Of course, some of this is inevitable since the disks were compiled over a long time. And the CD has to be this way if it is to accurately represent the AUGE collection. I understand that. But it does point up the fact that the AUGE CD was an amateur effort. I don't want to do without amateur efforts--I'm very very pleased that AUGE made copies of their collection for their members to buy, and then let the rest of us buy too. All I'm saying is that the AUGE CD can be frustrating to use sometimes, because it could have been an appreciably better CD if it had been possible to eliminate the duplication. That wasn't possible in the case of the AUGE CD for historical reasons. Fair enough. But let's learn from the mistakes of previous CDs, please, before another one is released? Doug C. (D_CUFF, 20671, GO COM A2) WHEN IS ANIMASIA 3D SHOWING UP ON DELPHI? A3D will be uploaded to Delphi, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" eventually. It will also be available on Tony Diaz's apple2.org Web site in the near future. Two things are delaying this: 1) I have trouble uploading/downloading to Delphi. My 8-bit connection through Genie is very slow, and the A3D files are very big (four of them at no less than 460K each). 2) I was intending to wait until the manual/documentation files are also ready to go through the process. A3D isn't particularly useful, at least not for any projects, without the docs. That said, I promise to get the A3D archives uploaded here very soon. They are already available on Genie, and have been for several weeks. My connection there is faster and more reliable. I believe the manual archives will be reconstructed soon. An Apple II colleague of mine, Gareth Jones, has been working on alternative methods for presenting the manuals. (How does a collection of !Help! files sound?) But this is a big job, and takes some time. You will definitely have fun playing with this program. I hope to get some time to learn more about it (and write an in-depth review) in a few months. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 20430, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" KANSASFEST 1999--YOUR MOMENT OF TRUTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'99____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Experience The Magic!! When: July 21-25, 1999 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ KFest is back ... and it's never been more affordable! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 21, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 25. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's Kfesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (in case you want to bring that special person along): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (in case you want to bring that special person along): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool Kfest T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ For the very first time, Kfest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be on from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Kfest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Kfest Keynote Address. We've got some great plans for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of Kfesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org .. or visit the Kfest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Kfest '99, please join the Kfest internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the Kfest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- KFest '99 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Register for Kfest '99 By phone, fax or email: Credit card number <> Complete this form and select one option: Send this form via email to: Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 Fax this form: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check or money order. Print, fill out, and mail this form with payment. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your Kfest registration confirmation via email? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Kfest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Kfest '99 T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ............. ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .068% tax: . ........... ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Kfest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, considering mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (JUICEDGS, 20589, GO COM A2) >>>>> Thanks for posting the KFest registration information. I hope that """"" everyone shares this with their local users group or anyone else that might be interested in attending KFest '99. A few notes: We are able to check into the dorm on Tuesday, but there will be no official KFest activities until Wednesday evening. The "spouse rate" is for people that will be staying in the dorm and eating the wonderful Avila cafeteria food, but not attending any sessions. (This is good for parents of minors too.) There is also a reduced rate for locals, or people that prefer staying in a motel, but will be attending sessions. The only meal on this plan is the Friday night roast. The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 20659, GO COM A2) NEW UPDATES FROM SHEPPY Two new software updates in the SheppyWare Apple """"""""""""""""""""""" IIgs collection! Shifty List 2.0.2 ----------------- This update provides a revised installer that (finally) works correctly even if there's a badly-installed Shifty List already in place, or if Shifty List was partially blown away by a system software reinstall. You can download the update, or get more information, by visiting . WebWorks GS 1.2.1 ----------------- This update fixes a memory leak that would cause you to lose a large block of memory every time you quit WebWorks GS after using the HTML preview feature. You can get more information about WebWorks GS, and download the update, by visiting . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 20079, GO COM A2) GSAIM 1.0 RELEASED Get Connected On Your Apple IIgs! """""""""""""""""" gsAIM 1.0 Now Available gsAIM, the Apple IIgs AOL Instant Messenger-compatible NDA, has been released! This $10 shareware desk accessory lets you carry on up to 20 one-on-one conversations with friends or colleagues, right on your Apple IIgs desktop. All you need is an AOL account, a free AIM account, System 6.0.1, and Marinetti 2.0 (with a working connection to an ISP, of course). You can try a limited version of gsAIM -- without support for saving buddy lists or your preferences -- by visiting . After you've tried it, just fill out the included registration form and mail it in, or visit my online ordering page at to pay the fee by credit card online. Note to users that have already registered the software: your current registration code SHOULD still work; if it doesn't, email your old code to me, along with your gsAIM serial number (as displayed in the gsAIM 1.0 "Please Register" window, and I'll email your new code to you). Please read the documentation; your current preference files need to be moved to a new location, or you'll lose your settings and your buddy list. If you have questions about gsAIM, don't hesitate to email me: sheppy@sheppyware.net. (I'll be uploading gsAIM 1.0 to Delphi shortly) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20783, GO COM A2) <<<<< I need to correct that release slightly: """"" It implies that you need both a real AOL account and an AOL Instant Messenger account. That's not the case. You need one OR the other. You can get an AIM account (that you can use with gsAIM) for free at www.aim.aol.com. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20797, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS EXPLODES INTO 1999 GreetinGS! """""""""""""""""""""""""""" In about one month, Juiced.GS, the galaxy's premier IIgs-specific printed publication, will begin its fourth year of service to the Apple II world. Do not doubt that 1999 will be another great year for the IIgs community, and for Juiced.GS. As so many of our subscribers tell us, Juiced.GS just keeps getting better and better. How so, you ask? Judge for yourself. Here are some highlights of the past year: -- Juiced.GS ... enlisted the able assistance of Apple II experts Bret Victor and Dave Tribby to teach users more about making music on their IIgses. -- ... introduced the Apple II community to the work of Louis Cornelio, a San Diego educator who keeps the IIgs spirit alive in his high school classroom, and maintains an impressive presence on the World Wide Web. -- ... attended Kfest '98 and was the fist printed publication to offer a complete, firsthand report of news and dramatic product unveilings that occurred there. -- ... was the first to publish in-depth reviews of new products such as SuperConvert 4.0, NiftySpell, WebWorks GS, GraphicWriter III 2.1, Disk Access II, and GSoft BASIC. -- ... launched a quarterly telecommunications column by Tony Ward to help users of all levels get more productivity and enjoyment from their online time and effort. -- ... introduced an ongoing series of articles/tutorials by Eric Shepherd about GSoft BASIC that serves the needs of both novice and advanced users. That series will continue well into 1999. -- ... in conjunction with Mike Westerfield and the Byte Works, placed a copy of "GSoft BASIC: The Free Version" into the hands of each and every subscriber (275 of them), so they could follow along with Shepherd's GSoft articles and learn more about this cool new programming language. -- ... played a key role in working with Michael Lutynski to reclassify the dynamic program Animasia 3-D as shareware and make it available to the IIgs community. -- ... continued to offer inexpensive disk compilations for special order from readers so that everyone can have access to such fabulous new software as Babelfish, Wolfenstein 3D, GShisen, Animasia 3-D, Fontpimp, Desktop Alarm, Marinetti and Twilight II 2.0. Indeed, Juiced.GS had a great year. (See samples of last year's product on our Web site. The URL is listed below.) And in case you missed it, The Lamp (the cool digital newsletter centered on Delphi) named our magazine the best Apple II publication of the year! We certainly appreciate such recognition, but don't expect us to rest on our laurels. We're hard at work to make sure 1999 will be just as good, or even better! In 1999, you will read more from Eric Shepherd about GSoft BASIC; be wowed by a stunning hardware discovery from Geoff Weiss; and learn more about the rich and colorful of history of AppleWorks Classic from Gareth Jones. What's more, Juiced.GS will strive in 1999 to become the ultimate authority and news source on the rapidly expanding area of IIgs emulation. Look for an introductory article from Ryan Suenaga on the meteoric rise of the "Virtual GS" in the upcoming issue -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- due out in mid March. Juiced.GS will, of course, be in Kansas City for Kfest '99. And as new products and upgrades are released throughout the year, you can count on us being right there to report the news and present reviews. Renewals have been coming in since the final issue of 1998 was published, and we're getting a number of new subscribers as well. But if you haven't yet renewed, or have been putting off subscribing, now is the time to move ahead and become part of the Juiced.GS gang. A 1999 subscription is $14 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; $20 elsewhere in the world. As a special promotion, new 1999 subscribers will get the final issue of 1998 FREE. (That issue contains the first GSoft BASIC tutorial/article and a copy of GSoft BASIC: The FREE Version.) To subscribe or renew, send $14 ($20 overseas) in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 We're working hard to keep the Apple II community alive and well. Please join us. And when you do, we believe you'll find that with us ... "Apple II Forever!" .. is more than just a slogan. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 20390, GO COM A2) MARINETTI AUTHOR ON THE MOVE Over the next month or so, I'll be moving """""""""""""""""""""""""""" house, so apart from spending even less time online than I have been the past few months, that means my address will also be changing. If you have an address for me, then please email me the address you have. I'll email you the new one. If you have my P.O. box address, then that's OK, because it won't be changing. Thanks, Richard (RICHARD_B, 20649, GO COM A2) SIS 1.1 FEATURES ON THE WEB The SevenHills Web Site has been updated to """"""""""""""""""""""""""" provide the new features and improvements in SIS 1.1. The URL for this information is: http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/iigs/sis/sisv11.htm (SISGEOFF, 20738, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 20477 16-FEB 00:44 Telecommunications RE: Modem cable (Re: Msg 20476) From: JBLAKENEY To: UDOHUTH I continue to use communications programs on my IIgs because I much prefer to use my IIgs to using my Windows machine. It is much more pleasurable and less stress inducing. Secondly, and probably more importantly, it is more convenient for me to do so. It is much nicer to download/upload files directly to/from my IIgs. It saves me having to null-modem stuff to my Pentium II before/after the transfer. It also makes more sense to me to deal with Apple II related messages using my Apple II. Keep in mind that most of my online activities revolve around the Apple II. My Pentium II is used for work and for those 3D shoot-em-up games. My IIgs is also used for some work and games as well as pretty much everything else I do. Why do I use my IIgs for so much when I have a much faster machine sitting beside it? Because I already own and know how to use the programs that I have on my IIgs and they get the job done for me. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! ** [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MORE ON FOUNDATION SOURCE As I recall, Marc released source to Genie, """"""""""""""""""""""""" though I don't think anything ever came of it. Do you know whether the source may be uploaded to Delphi? And do you know someone who has a copy? Yours Soenke (SBEHRENS, 2454, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have the source. It's incomplete and mostly useless as it stands """"" because key low-level portions of the code were never released. I tried for two years to get the rest of the code but never could. It's very unfortunate. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2455, GO COM A2) <<<<< too bad. Foundation could have been a really nice thing ... oh """"" well. Was a reason given for not releasing the entire code? Yours Soenke (SBEHRENS, 2456, GO COM A2) >>>>> Marc Wolfgram released the code he had. Jim Murphy had the rest of """"" it, and he never got around to uploading it anywhere. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2459, GO COM A2) BERNIE AUTHOR PATCHES TOOLBOX, FILM AT 11 I'm having big trouble with a """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" toolbox patch. I have installed a toolbox patch (successfully...and yes, the address is one less :), but what I see on the stack does not correspond to what I'm expecting. here's the situation: the toolbox call (input parms) has the form: return parameter (long) input parameter (word, =0) When I do a tsc stal brk right at the very beginning of my function to see where the stack pointer is, I take that value and check the memory which returns: 03 2D 01 FE 9E 9B 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 I can't explain that the first four bytes are. I would expect that the stack pointer was pointing at the 9E 9B 0B instead which is the rtl address. The six zeroes afterwards match the input and return values. I have looked at the stack diagram in Appendix A Toolbox Ref 2, and it clearly states that the stack pointer is pointing at the rtl address when my toolbox function is called. Looking at the stack, I can't confirm this. What am I missing? Thanks a lot!! - henrik (GUDATH, 2461, GO COM A2) >>>>> Keep in mind that there are TWO return addresses on the stack when """"" your toolbox function is called, not one. That's because the Toolbox provides that auxiliary entry point that provides for a call to a dispatch subroutine. Very few people use DISPATCH2 ($E1/0004), but it's there. Because of that, DISPATCH ($E1/0000) adds a second return address to the stack, so the stack is consistent regardless of which dispatch vector was used. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2464, GO COM A2) LOCALTALK TO ETHERNET SOLUTIONS? My latest MacWarehouse (UK) catalogue """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" shows a new product from Asante. It is called AsanteTalk (Part #99-00505-03), and connects Ethernet to up to 8 AppleTalk machines or printers. It also says it includes all necessary cables, which presumably means that it is acting as a form of hub for the 8 AppleTalk devices. They are primarily promoting it that it can connect an iMac to other Macs etc., but presumably we could use it to the IIgs AppleTalk port. Whether this is any answer to our IIgs Ethernet problem, I don't know... The cost in the UK is GBP85, so I would expect it to be around $100 in the States. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 9 Feb 1999 - 162 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2472, GO COM A2) >>>>> I found it more cost effective to get a $30 SE/30 from Goodwill and """"" an Ethernet Card I had lying around, then using Apple's LocalTalk Bridge to get it working. . . problem is that the software isn't easy to find, and neither is a good deal on a compact Mac with Ethernet card. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2473, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll point out that MacIP does not work across LocalTalk Bridge, so """"" if you want to do Internet across LocalTalk to an Ethernet, you have to use a hardware solution. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2476, GO COM A2) >>>>> Last I checked, Vicom didn't provide a LocalTalk to Ethernet """"" bridge (I could be wrong). But it's a $300 or more piece of software too. You can get an EtherWave adapter for way less than that (even at retail pricing, you can get it for $150 or less), and it doesn't drain resources from a server that's bridging the networks. LocalTalk Bridge works great for AppleShare and printing, just not for MacIP. If you don't need MacIP support, it's a really good way to go (especially since it's free :). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2479, GO COM A2) >>>>> Farallon has (or had, last I looked) LocalTalk Bridge available for """"" download free on their web site. Apple no longer supports it, and in fact it's slightly broken on Mac OS 8.5 (if you switch from Printer Port to Ethernet in AppleTalk control panel with LTB active, the system will crash). But it still works otherwise. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2485, GO COM A2) GNO PROGRAMMING ALLOWED The first general release of the GNO Base """"""""""""""""""""""" Distribution since GNO 2.0.4 is now available. See http://www.gno.org/~gno for details. While there are still many things left to be done for the GNO Base Distribution, this is the first publicly available version of GNO 2.0.6 that is fully runnable. Note that the 15 February 1999 release does not include networking support. You assistance in making GNO better would be appreciated. Even if you are not a programmer, your feedback is valuable. Problems and recommendations should be made via the GNO Bugs database at http://www.gno.org/~gno/bugs.html. Discussion should, as usual, take place on either the USENET newsgroup comp.sys.apple2.gno or the Delphi Programmers' Forum at http://forums.delphi.com/m/main.asp?sigdir=a2pro Now that the mechanisms are in place for automated builds, you can expect GNO updates on a more regular basis. My thanks goes out to the GNO-Devel team and everyone else who have provided assistance and feedback. Devin Reade 15 February 1999 (GLYNREADE, 2489, GO COM A2) MIKE WESTERFIELD TO TEACH GSOFT COURSE ON DELPHI Take control of your """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple IIGS with GSoft BASIC! You've heard the old-timers talking about how they got started on Applesoft BASIC, grabbing control of their machine and teaching it to work their way. Now you can learn how to take control of your Apple IIGS using a modern, supported version of BASIC that has all the features the early Apple II programmers only dreamed about! Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC starts right here on Delphi on March 1st in the A2Pro chat area. You'll learn GSoft BASIC from the author of the most widely used programming tools on the Apple IIGS, then and now, Mike Westerfield. He's also the author of the text for the course, a new self-paced tutorial book called Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC. The course is divided into fourteen lessons, which cover the entire Advanced Placement Computer Science curriculum. You'll learn the BASIC programming language and the essential programming skills you need to write real programs--skills like sorting, searching, managing stacks, and manipulating trees. Each week we'll meet in the Delphi chat room to discuss any problems you're having, expand on the materials in the book, and cover any questions you have that the book doesn't deal with. We'll cover one lesson a week, but you're free to work ahead, and you can keep coming if you fall a bit behind, too. Prerequisites: None. Workload: Expect to spend 2 to 6 hours per week on the course, depending on your background. Check on www.delphi.com, A2Pro chat area, on February 22nd for the first week's assignment. Cost: None. (But there is a required text. See Text, below.) Hardware and software requirements: 1. Apple IIGS with 1.125M of RAM and a 3.5" floppy disk drive. A hard drive and 4M of RAM are nice, but not actually necessary. 2. A printer is nice, but not required. 3. A color display is nice, but not required. 4. System 6.0.1. 5. GSoft BASIC. You can buy the commercial version or download the free one; either will work for this course. Visit http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks for either version. You can also purchase the commercial version directly from the Byte Works, Inc. Contact information appears at the end of this letter. Text: Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC, available from the Byte Works, Inc. Cost: $50; $40 to those signed up for the Delphi course. Shipping is $5 in the US and Canada. Contact the publisher for shipping charges to other locations. Contents: 240 page self-paced tutorial with problems, solution disk. Chapters: Getting Started Variables and Loops Input, Loops and Conditions Subroutines Arrays Types and Constants Files Pointers and Lists Miscellaneous Useful Stuff Scanning Text Recursion Sorts Searches and Trees You can purchase Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC from the Byte Works, Inc. The expected ship date is February 15th, 1999. If you have questions about the Delphi course, GSoft BASIC, or Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC, contact the Byte Works, Inc. Byte Works, Inc. 8000 Wagon Mound Dr. NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Voice: (505) 898-8183 FAX: (505) 898-4092 E-mail: MikeW50@aol.com Web Site: http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks (JBLAKENEY, 2491, GO COM A2) >>>>> Due to a problem with printing the course text, I'm bumping the """"" starting date to March 8th rather than March 1st. The course text should be back from the printer sometime this week. If you'd like to order your copy now, feel free--we're taking orders, and will mail them as soon as we get the books back. When you order, be sure to let us know if you're using the free version or the commercial version. If you're registered, we'll figure out that you own the commercial version, but if you're not registered, we need to get that straightened out. We'll be sending free updates out with each order for the course. If you've never bought the course and don't have GSoft BASIC, the FREE Version!, we'll send you a copy of the free version automatically. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2498, GO COM A2) >>>>> Check out http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks for lots of details """"" about the course, GSoft BASIC, and support materials. You'll find information about: 1. The course text, Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC. 2. GSoft BASIC, both the commercial and free versions. 3. ORCA/Debugger, which you might find useful while working through the course. 4. Details on how to order products like the course text from us. Drop me a note or post here if you have questions. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2499, GO COM A2) GSOFT 1.2 RELEASED Version 1.2 of GSoft BASIC, the newest Apple IIGS """""""""""""""""" language from the Byte Works, is now available. Version 1.2 fixes several bugs and adds a few new features to GSoft BASIC 1.1. The new features include a HEX$ command for converting numbers to hexadecimal format; two new pragmas for blocking CTRL-C interrupts while a program runs, and blocking tool errors when a program completes; support for named labels instead of just line numbers; the ability to jump out of a structured statement; support for type characters in tool interface files; and optional parameters for the RENUMBER command. Registered owners of GSoft BASIC can get the upgrade free when they order any other product from the Byte Works, Inc. If you are not ordering another product, you can still get the upgrade worldwide for a $5 shipping and handling charge. GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! has also been updated. You can download GSoft BASIC, The FREE Version! Version 1.2 from the Byte Works web site. Check out all the details, including the upcoming GSoft BASIC course on Delphi, on our web site at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks. (BYTEWORKS, 2502, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TVT]------------------------------ THE VIRTUAL ][ | ----------------------------------- Sheppy's ImageMaker Boosts Bernie's Bones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] IMAGEMAKER MAKES SETTING UP BERNIE A BREEZE FOR CURRENT IIGS USERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the December issue of _The Lamp!_, we took a look at how to move your IIgs hard drives over to your Power Macintosh running a copy of _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ using Zip Drives or other removable large storage media. Since then, one of the most prolific Apple II programmers of recent times, Eric Shepherd, aka Sheppy, has released a new program that makes this older method obsolete and requires nothing in the way of additional hardware. His new program, _ImageMaker_, can take RAMdisks, floppy disks, or hard disks attached to your IIgs and turn them into usable images for Bernie to bone up with. _ImageMaker_ is a $5 IIgs shareware product. With it, you can create two types of images: DiskCopy 4.2, which is a standard disk image intended for floppy diskettes on the Macintosh (these images are limited by the DiskCopy format to 800k and 1440k disks), and Universal Disk Image, which is a disk image format that has become popular with Apple II emulators, including _Bernie_. Neither of these formats are compressed, so you can figure an image of an 800k diskette actually taking up a slight bit more space than 800k, for instance. The advantage of using DiskCopy images is that they can actually be read by your Macintosh as disks and written back to real disks. The major disadvantage would be that only 800k and 1440k sizes are officially supported. While the Universal Disk Image format cannot be read by your Mac (or other computer) as if it were a real disk nor written back to a real disk, it can be used with several different emulators and can handle any size of disk, making it ideal for hard drives. To use it most efficiently, you need to set up an AppleTalk network between your IIgs and Power Mac. There have been many other articles written about this subject so we will not cover it here. Once your network has been set up and you have logged on with your IIgs to your Mac (making sure you have sufficient hard disk space for disk images of your IIgs volumes), simply start _ImageMaker_. The interface is extremely simple to follow: just choose which disk you wish to make an image of, which of the two formats you want the image to be in, then save it to your mounted Mac Appleshare volume. Once _ImageMaker_ is done doing its thing, you will have a disk image (regardless of whether you choose DiskCopy or Universal Disk Image format) that _Bernie_ will be able to mount through its "Mount Disk" option. _Much_ simpler than the Zip Drive method discussed in December! So, for you die-hard Apple II fans who are putting _Bernie_ on your new Power Macs, the $5 shareware fee is well worth it. This is the simplest method yet to get your Virtual II up and running. Get _ImageMaker_ as soon as you possibly can! :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : If this were an actual wisecrack, it would be funny. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Living On The Edge --------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] IT'S BEEN EDUCATIONAL Assisted Devices by Tee Cashmore ------------------------------- [IBE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : You have a real feel for the history of the : : past, don't you? : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT :::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] LIVING ON THE EDGE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Something's right in the world today, and I know what it is. A few weeks ago, the mainstream computing world was turned upside down by Melissa. Not a sexy supermodel, but an honest-to-God computer virus that came via infected email and spread like wildfire through the mainstream computing world. Windows machines were left temporarily useless, and some Macs were affected as well. Those of us with an Apple II were left unharmed. Life on the trailing edge of technology has all kinds of advantages--you get to know things well. There's a certain comfort to still using an Apple II over 20 years later--like putting on a shoe that you've used for years, or wearing a glove that fits you just right. Sometimes, there's just something right with the way we live: on the edge. [*] [*] [*] Pleased To Meet You Department: Although I would like otherwise, _The Lamp!_ has not had a lot of guest writers. I realize part of the problem is that as a free publication it's just not possible to budget in any sort of payment for writers. Back in the _GEnieLamp A2_ days, "payment" for writers was in terms of "free hours" for GEnie subscribers. But with free and flat rate accounts the norm, even that is not much of an incentive. Fortunately, the lack of payment hasn't stopped one of our loyal Delphi faithful. Tee Cashmore, a longtime Apple II devotee who is one of the regulars in the A2 Forum on Delphi, has volunteered to educate us on the use of assisted devices with the disabled population. It's important we remember that one of the strengths of the personal computer is that it has leveled the playing ground for many people, including those with disabilities. Thanks, Tee, for reminding us. [*] [*] [*] Dance The Night Away Department: If I actually manage to get this issue out on time, it'll be just hours before the KansasFest 1999 early bird registration discount offer ends. Join the fun of staying up all night and having fun all day. As always, check out the KFest Home page at http://www.kfest.org for more information. If I don't manage to get this issue out on time, well, I'm not sure how long it'll take to actually get it out. I'm on Maui for the weekend for a needed vacation of a few days. I will have PowerBook in hand and 'Net access (well, in a roundabout kinda way), though, so all is not lost. We'll see. I'll be stepping toward the edge, not away from it. And I'll be back. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] General Chatter ....... So How Old Is Your Apple II? [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... More On ProSel Public Domain [*] User Groups & Publications ....... Virtual Printer Troubleshoot [*] Free Trade Zone ....... Collectible Apple ][? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" THERE'S A REASON WE STICK WITH THE IIGS Thought I'd post a nice """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" message... Spent a good bit of time this afternoon trying to get the Mac to receive a fax. Finally gave up and switched on my long-forgotten copy of PMPFax. Received fine, second try (the first try, the GS crashed, but I think that's because AppleTalk had been screwed up by something I had done to it). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21179, GO COM A2) JUST HOW MUCH DOES SPECTRUM COST ANYWAY? Prices do vary from time to """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" time, as they often have special or bundle offers. The Web site is not as up to date as emailing Seven Hills direct at . Spectrum upgrade info follows: You can order now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card (give expiration date) via email or by phone (850-575-0566) or mail a check/money order to: Seven Hills Solutions Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304 v1.0-v2.2 upgrade $25 v2.0-v2.2 upgrade $25 v2.1-v2.2 upgrade $25 New/Full v2.2 $85 (Special offers may be available - Contact SevenHills) U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling. Outside U.S.: Add $3.50 s/h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version. Contacting SevenHills online: Mail: Web: Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 1 Mar 1999 - 142 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 20867, GO COM A2) MORE HOT HUMOR FROM HABANERO Well, it was... oh about 1974. We were """""""""""""""""""""""""""" working at HP's Palo Alto research lab on a way to interface HP's newest programmable hand-held calculators to their mainframe attached line printers, you know, the big beasties with the print trains and the 16 inch wide ribbons with the rollers on either end. We had completed the hardware part of the interface, i.e. the "black box" that contained the circuit boards and the IC's and semiconductors et al. and the power convertor and cables with the maxi-to-micro connectors, but we were having difficulties with the "firmware". You see, the hand-held calculators functioned in "reverse-Polish-notation" and the printers used a proprietary version of "binary-coded-decimal-interchange-code". I know, I know, you're thinking "why not just implement Kluge's theorem with the extensions worked out by Richter and Thrush?" but don't forget this was 1974 (and it seems so easy now!) By chance, when my colleague was in the head reading "Particle Physics and Microwave Oven Technology Today", he stumbled upon a paper written by a little known computer science professor at Harvard University named Randall Gormly. It seems Professor Gormly had worked out about 69% of what we needed already. For those of you who are old enough to remember, Randall Gormly had devised, between 1966 and 1971, the "Gormly Method" of implementing algorithms into computer programs. Programs developed using the "Gormly Method" shared three characteristics, namely: 1.) they were extraordinarily minuscule in memory, which was important back then because the largest mainframe computers only had 256k. 2.) They were exceedingly efficient. 3.) They were 100% bug free. In fact, in 13 years of teaching at Harvard, only one pair of students completed his course with a buggy program. C & D grade-level students were writing 100% bug free programs with his method, which was the greatest testimony he could earn. Anyway, to make a long story short, we convinced our project manager to finagle a couple of plane tickets to Massachusetts so we could work with Professor Gormly and hopefully overcome the challenges we faced, software-wise, and get this printer project off our to-do list before Christmas. When we arrived at Harvard University, we, of course, went directly to Professor Gormly's office, since it was his office hour between classes. When we maneuvered our way into the building and finally found his office, the door was slightly ajar and a mildly heated discussion was progressing between Professor Gormly and two of his students. We decided to wait outside in the hall until the students left. Unfortunately, we could hear what was transpiring inside the office anyway. "Look, Mr. Allen, you failed this project for two reasons. Number one, you were supposed to do your work by yourself, not collaborate with another student..." "But professor, project management is an essential skill in the real world work place.." "But, Mr. Allen, this is not the real world, this is college. However, this brings us to point two as to why you're being flunked, your program has "bugs" in it." "Sure it has some minor glitches, but the program is ESSENTIALLY CORRECT! It only crashes sometimes. MOST OF THE TIME it completes successfully, and when it does complete, the results are as EXPECTED!" "Please lower your voice, Mr. Gates. "Essentially Correct" and "Most of the Time" are not good enough, it shows a real lack of forethought and planning and a poor implementation, neither of which will ever fly, in college nor in the 'real world'" "Ha! That just shows you what you know, Gormly. If we had used your method it would have taken us five times as long to write the program, and ours gets the same results as yours, except when it crashes." "Mr. Gates, what will the user do when your program crashes? What results will he use then?" "Big f__king deal. If the computer crashes you just reboot it and then when you run the program again you'll get the results because, like I said before, the program is ESSENTIALLY correct." "Mr Gates, I cannot believe what you are saying. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE in business, industry, science, or academia would EVER use a program that crashes, even if it is only one out of seven times it is used. If you tried to market a program like that, you would not be in business for long. In fact, I will make a prediction. IF You Write Programs That Crash For Any Reason You Will Fail. I PREDICT THAT 25 YEARS FROM NOW, IN 1999, THAT PROGRAMS USING THE GORMLY METHOD WILL BE IN USE WORLD WIDE AND THE GORMLY'S WILL BE THE FIRST FAMILY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. BILL GATES AND PAUL ALLEN WILL BE PENNILESS PAUPERS SELLING PENCILS DOOR-TO-DOOR, OR HOMELESS DERELICTS BEGGING ON THE STREET. Mark my words, you two, you are destined to become complete failures if you don't program correctly, starting today. Now get out of my office and don't come back until you have redone your assignment, by yourselves, and without bugs." At this point the two students stormed out of the office, the little pimply faced kid muttering something about "I was going to quit computer studies tomorrow and switch to something more profitable, like ceramic engineering, but I'm going to show this b*st*rd!!!!" and the bigger one tagging along behind saying something like "Calm down Bill, and I'll help you. I saw an ad for some kind of home-computer gizmo, maybe we can write a basic interpreter for it, or something like that." Of course, when we went into Randall Gormly's office he was still upset and wasn't in a frame of mind to see us just now. He asked us to come back later, perhaps tomorrow. Besides, he had an appointment with his publisher to print the definitive study on computer science, a series of books on the Gormly Method. Unfortunately, later that night, Professor Gormly was busted in a motel room with two nude under-aged female students and a kilo of marijuana, apparently partial payment by his publisher for his manuscripts. The publisher apparently swiped the papers and burned them so as not to be implicated, and Professor Gormly had his pencil neck broken by two thugs sharing his cell. Apparently computer geeks were looked down upon by the under classes back in 1974. Consequently, we were not able to finish our printer project and the "Gormly Method" was never published. They had to take a previously rejected manuscript by some dork named Donald Knuth. And people say the sixties was a strange time. (HABANERO, 21516, GO COM A2) FIRST LOOK AT A NEW 'NET SEARCH ENGINE At the latest Monday night chat, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" one of the many off-topic side discussions led me indirectly this morning to a new search engine that looks really promising. The name is "Ask Jeeves" and the URL is www.ask.com It allows you to enter questions in English sentences, and I'm guessing that it must use some type of Artificial Intelligence to determine what information it is you're actually trying to find. It works fine with lynx, too. I used the word "promising" above, because I didn't quite get the answer to the question I was asking, but then again, Ask Jeeves got me a whole lot closer than Alta Vista did. So, next time you're conducting a web search, try Ask Jeeves. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 21811, GO COM A2) WHAT MAKES INTREC CABLES SO GOOD? Technical Ability. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Most of quality control at your average cable manufacturer stops at counting connector pins. Anything more would cut into profits. Intrec, on the other hand, is so steeped in telecommunications; I recommend the purchase of the ProTERM package just for the manual! I will again say I would gladly edit a Intrec "Telecomm for Dummies Who Wannabe Geeks" manuscript for FREE! __,2__ Mike Brouillette; the "Un-Dead Apple" / _ _\ \(o)m(_, Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock 'O Gold v2.5 `boood Wed 10 Feb 99 1:27:01 pm (MBROUI11ETTE, 20936, GO COM A2) TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE IMAGEWRITER II Well you may find this """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" interesting then. I've been adding to, and editing this file whenever I run across some information regarding the IW2 printer. --- snip --- Markings and identification for the Platinum ImageWriter II: Top down view of the printer. ______________________ _| ____________________ |___ (_ (____________________( _)_) || || 1. Color Apple symbol followed ||____________________|| by "ImageWriter II" | | 2. Five buttons (power, select, |(1) (2)| print quality, line feed, |______________________| form feed) The White ImageWriter II only has the color Apple logo, it does not have any other markings or identification at location (1). The black lever adjuster on the inside of the printer near the right side is for when you are printing on multi part forms, address labels, 3X5 cards... and so on, items that would be thicker than a normal sheet of paper. Basically one click down away from the platen for each additional paper thickness. Usually for single sheet thickness printing you would have it raised up, as close to the platen as it will go. You can also adjust the height of the print head slightly with respect to the platen by turning the red adjusting ring on the small vertical cylinder just to the right of the ribbon. Push down gently turn and release. This is to compensate for the four color ribbons that have the color bands shifted up or down slightly. Which causes the top or bottom of the line being printed to have a different color than the rest of the line. The ImageWriter II has several test modes. And they are easy to check. Unplug the printer's serial cable while doing this testing. Plug it back in when your done. Naturally for safety's sake, you don't make or break any connection to your computer system while it or the printer is turned on. You can run the printer's built in self test if you hold down the FormFeed button while you turn the printer on. (Press and hold FormFeed, power on the printer, wait for it to finish moving the carriage then release the FormFeed button.) This will also read out the ROM revision number, the DIP switch settings, which option card is installed, and how much memory it has. Turn off the printer to stop the test. Holding down the LineFeed button while you turn the printer on will cause the carriage assembly to move back and forth without printing and without any line feeds. Test can be stopped by pressing the LineFeed button. And can be restarted by pressing the Select button. Turn off the printer to stop the test. You can run the printer's built in Loopback test (designed to test the I/O circuits) if you hold down the PrintQuality button while you turn the printer on. This will also read out the ROM revision number, the DIP switch settings, which option card is installed, and how much memory it has. Then it will start printing the test pattern. If a problem is found then the message LOOPBACK TEST FAILS will be printed. For this test to work you need an adapter plug that fits into the serial port socket that has pins 1&2 and pins 3&5 connected together. Turn off the printer to stop the test. You can put the printer in hex dump mode by holding down the Select button while turning it on. Then print a test document on continuous feed paper. You should be able to decipher the codes sent to the printer to see what's going on. Control codes and character codes will all be out put as hex numbers. Go get an ASCII chart that has the hex numbers listed to interpret the codes. This is a great diagnostic aid to see what your program is sending to the printer. --- snip --- Bartism: I will not drive the principal's car. _ _ /:\:\ /`./`/ \_\_\:/./__ (")})})})})}-- ^ <<<<~~~~ Honeybee (APISMELIFERA, 20882, GO COM A2) >>>>> There is a small lever on the right hand (looking from the front) """"" end of the printer slide bar which is meant to adjust for multi-part forms. I'm assuming you know that and have already tried adjusting it. You might not have noticed that loosening a couple of screws that hold the lever assembly in place gives you a much larger range of adjustment. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 20939, GO COM A2) >>>>> There are 2 screws just in front of the head that can be carefully """"" loosened and this adjusts the distance the print head is from the platen. I usually put in 20lb bond, then carefully push the head so that it just touches the paper. Another suggestion is to clean the heads overnight, are you sure they are not gummed up a little? Good Luck. TTFN, TeeC (TEEC, 20940, GO COM A2) >>>>> They could still be dried out. Try carefully popping the top off """"" one of the ribbon carts (solid color only, NOT a multi-color ribbon!) and lightly spraying the ribbon itself with some WD-40 (and I DO mean lightly!) Put the top back on, and put the ribbon cart into a Ziplock bag for a few days. (Rotate the ribbon advance knob a few turns each day) If this ribbon works =noticeably= better, then you're running into dried out ink. -Harold HdwrNut on EFNet and AIM Posted by ProTERM Mac Messenger The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way." (HAROLD_H, 20988, GO COM A2) <<<<< I agree with Harold in trying the WD-40 in the ribbon to make sure """"" you have a live one. and if that doesn't work for you, then read on... OK look at the platen adjust lever again. Looking closely at this lever you can see that it really consists of two parts that move together. There is a second part attached to it on the right hand side. That's also the side where the head of the screw is located. :-( Loosening this screw lets you change the print head adjustment range. Push the lever all the way down, loosen the screw, move the lever a little more to the lower end of it's travel and tighten. Now as you raise the lever back up the print head should be a little closer to the platen than it was before. You'll need a 5.5mm open end wrench to turn that darn screw. >Is there any control over the power to the hammer drivers? Not that I know of. >SW2-5 and 6 had no visible effect. :-( They adjust vertical print height. It's most noticeable when you're printing in high quality mode (both parts of the print quality light are on). You'll notice that the vertical overlap drifts off as you go across the page. The letters appear to be taller on one side of the page in comparison to the other. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am". _ _ /:\:\ /`./`/ \_\_\:/./__ (")})})})})}-- ^ <<<<~~~~ Honeybee (APISMELIFERA, 21181, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually switches 5,6 on an IWII make tiny adjustments in the pin """"" firing timing for bidirectional printing, so that text printed left to right lines up right with text printed right to left. They have absolutely NO effect on the vertical positioning, or on the size of the print in any print mode (such adjustment is purely mechanical, and remains the same for all print modes) You can prove this easily. Note the current positions of the switches, then print several pages with only the | (vertical line) character. Print some in mono-directional mode, and some in bidirectional mode, playing with the switches between each page. You will quickly see the horizontal shifting done by these switches. Be sure to set them to the best alignment when done (which MAY or may NOT be where they had been set originally) These switches are needed due to slight variations in gimmler drive belt and pulleys that move the print head, as well as the solenoid/hammer spacing in individual print heads, as well as variations in spring tension, power supply voltage and current capacity, etc. SOME models of the IWII have one (two?) tiny trim pots that adjust the current thru the print head, to adjust how hard the pins are struck. These should NEVER be twiddled without proper knowledge and test equipment, else damage can result to the print head, driver transistors (or monolithic driver chip in some models, etc.) Even I shy away from tweaking these, and I DO know what I'm doing and have the right kind of test equip. FWIW your previous notes here about IWII stuff impressed me, and I'm not easily impressed. Great job! :-) -Harold HdwrNut on EFNet and AIM Posted by ProTERM Mac Messenger The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way." (HAROLD_H, 21201, GO COM A2) BEST AND WORST WAYS TO BACK UP A FOCUS DRIVE Okay, here goes. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" DUMP ARCHIVER. The thing is buggier than a roach convention in a cheap motel. If you're backing up to floppies (shudder), use Prosel-16, which is or should shortly be available just about everywhere as (apparently, this is still not clear to me) public domain. Archiver will break your heart. I guarantee it. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20885, GO COM A2) >>>>> Archiver was a wonderful idea, and it's a nice-looking, reasonably """"" well-designed product. But it's not finished, and not ready for real use. It's a terrible shame that Apple wasn't able to do another version or two of it to work the bugs out; if they had, it'd be the backup software of choice for a lot of Apple II people. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20888, GO COM A2) <<<<< Agreed on all counts. """"" At this point, there's no reasonable use for Archiver, aside from looking nice. There's no way anyone can trust it to reliably do backups. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20889, GO COM A2) >>>>> Coming into this conversation late... """"" One alternative to Archiver that I used successfully for several years is UtilityWorks GS. Among its myriad of features are backup and restore utilities. I had a critical need of my backups once, and everything worked flawlessly. UtilityWorks only backs up to 800K floppies, so that may not be for everyone, but it does work. UtilityWorks is here in the Delphi library, and also available at several ftp sites. It is shareware, and worth every penny of the asking fee - especially since you can download it and register for free now at the author's web site. Unfortunately, I don't have the URL handy, as I have been a registered user for many years, and didn't take note when I saw the announcement. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 20949, GO COM A2) <<<<< Try: """"" http://www.wilde.org/grwsystems/ - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20953, GO COM A2) >>>>> The UtilityWorks program is too large to be used on a bootable """"" diskette. It fits on a floppy just fine, which means that you can run it from a floppy-booted system if you need to. However, the author provided a smaller program that _will_ fit on a boot disk, expressly for restoring a backed-up system. Many versions of UtilityWorksGS that are out on ftp sites don't have the restore program included. The archive in the Delphi A2 database consists of two shrunk disk archives. One contains the programs (including the restore program) and the other contains the documentation. Try searching for 'UWGS' in the database. That should find it. I really recommend UWGS for many reasons. The backup/restore capability is just one. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (DZAHNISER, 21157, GO COM A2) TEXT ENCODING OF APPLE II FILES "bsc" is a Binscii-encoded file that is """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" *not* compressed with ShrinkIt. Binscii is an old (rarely used these days) format for sending 8-bit binary data files over 7-bit data connections by encoding them as text (very much like uuencode, Binhex, or Base-64, which most email programs use for attachments). Dig up a binscii decoder to handle those files; ShrinkIt won't do it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20892, GO COM A2) >>>>> Is Binscii really rarely used now? Whenever possible I use Binscii """"" over any of the other methods because I seem to recall something about it being better than the others. :-) I absolutely love the ability to split up a file into multiple segments (for those people with small storage media and little memory) and being able to decode the file no matter what sequence the segments are decoded in. This is especially handy if you have received part two of a file and are waiting for part one to arrive. You can decode part two, delete the Binscii file (which is larger than the decoded section), and when part one arrives, decode it in the same directory and your decoded file is complete. Anyways, I was just curious if anyone is still using Binscii much. I might be able to tell by the replies that I get to this message. :-) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 20918, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, Binscii is totally unnecessary nowadays, so I assume it's """"" rarely used. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20921, GO COM A2) >>>>> I much prefer Binhex myself. . . """"" - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 20922, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you have a copy of Spectrum installed, you can decode BinSCII """"" files using the BinHQX XCMD. There are various other NDAs and applications that can handle this file type as well. But I suspect that if these are disk images of System 6.0.1, then you may have no applications at all installed. :( In which case you are going to need to get someone to send you the four disks... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 3 Mar 1999 - 140 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 20927, GO COM A2) >>>>> I still usually generate a BinSCII copy of anything I upload, as """"" well as a plain ShrinkIt archive in a Binary II wrapper. I think it's still the best way to send something by email to an Apple II user. Few of us bother with the comp.binaries.apple2 newsgroup anymore, but if you wanted to upload something there, you would probably use BinSCII. It may be unnecessary in most cases, but it's still useful. -- Michael (SAR, 21100, GO COM A2) WHICH IIGS RAM CARD IS YOUR FAVORITE? This has been a very educational """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" thread. It got me asking a question though... Which RAM board is *the* best, most compatible, most reliable one out there? I've got two GS machines that I use pretty often. One is a ROM 3 equipped with a stock TWGS with a 32K cache module, PCT and a 2nd rev Sirius card. I was advised by another guru that I needed to go ahead an install the 8th SIMM (feedback on this is welcome). I'm planning to add a RAMFast to it too. My second ROM 3 GS is going to have a 12MHz 64K cache ZipGS, a RAMFast and the most reliable RAM card I can find for it. If anyone would care to share their advice on what I'm getting ready to do, please jump in. Thanks in advance! Sean (SFAHEY, 21243, GO COM A2) >>>>> The CVTech Revision B card with the piggyback slot has always been """"" my personal favorite. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 21246, GO COM A2) >>>>> Like Ryan, my preference over the years was the CV Tech card, but """"" the one my client had kept corrupting DB files when loaded with more than 5.5 megs, ie: 4 megs CV Tech + 4 meg Ram GS. It may be that the CV Tech card has developed a problem, but I have since installed 3 Sirius 8 meg cards and, tough wood, no corruption or problems of any kind in 5 weeks of 9 hour per day use, 5 DB AW5.0. files = 6.8 megs. Of course I now have 3 - 4 meg cards to dispose of, which no one seems to want; see Free Trade Zone. TTFN, TeeC (TEEC, 21252, GO COM A2) <<<<< I have a couple of Sirius cards... one seems stable most of the """"" time but on occasion GS/OS will crash to the monitor -- I can't tell if it's the OS, the card or sunspots as it seems pretty random. What I really wish for is a serious memory checker for the Sirius card (pun?). I've been told (or did I read it somewhere?) that Bitbanger is buggy. Thanks for the advice! (SFAHEY, 21256, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have two CV-Tech cards and I've run into problems with the first """"" one I bought. (I haven't had the second one long enough to know it has problems. :) The first one I bought I got had 1 MB installed on it and I piggy-backed my Apple 1 MB card to it to give my ROM 01 machine 2.25 MB of RAM. However, the CV-Tech card had a slight curve to it when looking down on it while it was installed in my IIgs. I was running into some weird problems and I finally ended up putting a plastic spacer between the CV-Tech card and the Apple card to help straighten out the board and to avoid any electrical contact between the cards. This seemed to fix my problem and I ran happily like this for years. Later I ended up getting an old 386 motherboard for free and it had 4 MB of 1 meg x 1 RAM chips on it. I took 3 MB from there and fully populated my CV-Tech card to give me a total of 5.25 MB of RAM. This continued to work great up until late last year. When I received a large shipment of Apple II stuff last year, I ended up getting two complete IIgs systems. One had a CV-Tech card with 1 MB installed and a 4 MB GS-RAM and the other just had a 4 MB GS-RAM. I took one of the GS-RAM cards and put it in place of my Apple 1 MB card of my CV-Tech card to give me 8.25 MB of RAM but I didn't put my plastic spacer back in. I also grabbed one of the RamFAST SCSI cards and threw it into my machine at the same time because I was using some weird SCSI card possibly made or distributed by AMR. However, shortly after doing this I noticed that file copies of large amounts of data would hang my machine and I had other flakey behaviour as well. I took out the GS-RAM and dropped down to 4.25 MB of RAM and everything went back to normal. Now I'm going to make sure my RamFAST's Transwarp and DMA settings are correct as has been recently discussed and also put my plastic spacer back in there and hopefully I'll be back to using 8.25 MB of RAM again because it sure was nice when it worked. :-) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent using | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 21278, GO COM A2) >>>>> The card that Bob Consorti made is probably IT. I don't remember """"" the name of it off hand, but I know someone who has one who would probably sell. Bob's mistake was in overbuilding the card. It's beautiful to look at (for the trained eye), everything is JUST right. It's a three layer card with an excellent job of finishing. (Hmmm, I think the name is On Board. Bob's company was On Three, so that sounds right.) I never EVER heard of anyone having a problem with this card, and I swear half the Apple II people on CIS a decade ago were using one. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 21287, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, after extensive testing tonight, I've discovered that it was """"" my fault and not the CV-Tech card's that was causing my problem. After playing around with different RamFAST settings, RAM disk sizes and constantly rebooting after hangs, crashes and weird error messages from the RamFAST, I started swapping memory cards around to see what worked and what didn't. Here is what I ended up getting things down to: o RAM-GS by itself worked fine o RAM-GS in 4 MB CV-Tech didn't work o RAM-GS in 1 MB CV-Tech worked fine o 4 MB CV-Tech card by itself didn't work It was this last point that really got me. At this point, I figured I must have some bad RAM on the 4 MB CV-Tech. However, for some reason I did yet another visual inspection of my CV-Tech cards as I was thinking of starting to swap 1 MB at a time between my two cards when I noticed that the jumper settings were the same on both cards even though one had 1 MB installed and the other had 4 MB installed. As I couldn't find my CV-Tech documentation quickly I figured I would just be logical about it and changed my jumper settings on the 4 MB card from: A B C A B C 2 === to 2 === 1 === 1 === I then set up my machine with the RAM-GS in the 4 MB CV-Tech card and everything worked fine. This was with DMA = Yes and Transwarp = No in my RamFAST settings, in case anyone was wondering. I'm a happy 8.25 MB camper again. :-) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 21371, GO COM A2) WEBWORKS GS FEATURES WANTED Sheppy, """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm really enjoying WebWorksGS! Nice program. Here's one suggestion though (you may have considered this already): I think it would be nice if there was an option which allowed input of the html codes ,

,etc... in a different text color. This would offset them from the user's text in the source window. I think I recall BBEdit did something similar to this (I haven't used BBEdit in a _long_ time though...it may have been another editor :). I realize that this would probably be easier to implement for the html codes/commands input from the pull-down menus. It would be much harder to implement for codes typed in directly by the user. Still, I think it might be a nice touch. What do you think? Just a suggestion. Now, I need to get over to an html web site to learn more about what I can do with WebWorksGS! Thanks! Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 2.6 (SCHULTP, 21114, GO COM A2) >>>>> That would be nice, wouldn't it. :) """"" I'll put that on the list of things to consider doing. Thanks for the idea. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21122, GO COM A2) NOT SHIFTYLIST, SHIFTY LIST I'd like to take a moment to correct an error """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I see a lot. People tend to incorrectly write the title of my Apple IIgs utility Shifty List as "ShiftyList." There is a space in the name of the product (and this is important to me, as I've actually registered the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office under that name). I'd appreciate it if people (especially those making recommendations or printing articles) spell it correctly. Thanks! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21473, GO COM A2) DOS 3.3 REFRESHER COURSE Unlike ProDOS, DOS 3.3 did not put the operating """""""""""""""""""""""" system in files that show in the directory. Rather, the first three tracks of each disk contained the operating system, and the catalog track was also fixed. From Basic, you would do an "INIT HELLO[,S6][,D1]" to initialize a disk in the default drive or the drive specified by the optional S(lot) and D(rive) parameters. This would format the disk and put a copy of the operating system then in memory on the disk and set up an empty directory. It would also set "HELLO" as the name of the first program to run. (It didn't have to be "HELLO" but that was the example given, and most people just went along.) There were utilities to initialize "data" disks, which contained no DOS, and freed up two of the three DOS tracks. These utilities usually put a small program on the first track to put a message on the screen if you tried to boot from a data disk. Converting a data disk to a boot disk required you do a complete reformat. With ProDOS, you need a utility program to initialize a disk, and by default, it is a data disk. You can turn it into a boot disk by putting a copy of the "PRODOS" file on the disk. ProDOS will automatically look for a System file to run, and this will usually be "BASIC.SYSTEM" which provides the BASIC disk commands and interface to BASIC. On a GSOS boot disk, the PRODOS file is a program to start the GSOS boot process, and the Real PRODOS is hidden in the System folder and named P8. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 5 Mar 99 10:18:14 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v2.6 Using Marinetti 2.0 - Transmit timing off. KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 138 days till KFest (CKNOBLO, 21056, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'd like to add one small clarification to that. The "boot" program """"" (HELLO in your example) that is saved to disk is whatever Applesoft program is resident in RAM at the time the INIT command is issued. For example, if one wants to make a bootable disk with a specific menu program, one first loads the menu program into RAM, then performs the INIT process. Alternatively, once the INIT is done, the HELLO program can be replaced with any new Applesoft program by saving it to the disk under the HELLO filename. I know that you know this already. I just wanted to make that a bit clearer. FWIW, I still use DOS 3.3 quite a bit in my Eamon gaming activities. Many of the Eamon club members don't use their Apple II's for anything but Eamon any more, and many of them never bothered to upgrade to the ProDOS versions of the Eamon games (partly because less than half of the Eamon list was converted.) TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 21105, GO COM A2) HOW TO CONVERT FROM APPLEWORKS TO WORD I'd say, try to read that files in """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to ClarisWorks (better the Mac version). There should be saved/kept the original formats. Then, save the new ClarisWorks files as WP files. That should work. Good luck, Ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.3 ] (UHAUSMANN, 21460, GO COM A2) >>>>> Guessing you're talking about an Appleworks 5 word processing """"" document, I'd use AWP to RTF by Kitchen Sink Software, a Macintosh program, to make the file into an RTF file, then import it into the appropriate word processor. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 21476, GO COM A2) >>>>> Or if you have a IIgs, you could use WebWorks GS to convert the """"" AppleWorks 5 file into HTML, then load that up in Word; I think Word can handle HTML. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21495, GO COM A2) COG 3.0 WOWS This is my first message posted from COG3, and I just have """""""""""" to say, "Wow!" I don't where to start ranting and raving ;-) The Hierarchic Menus are way cool. The spell checker works great! Actually, the first thing I noticed is just how much faster it seems. In COG2, it seemed to take a few seconds for the next message to appear on screen, but in COG3, it seems to take only a few microseconds for the next message to appear. There's a lot to explore here Ewen, and I look forward to checking it all out ;-) Thank you for COG3! And, a note to those of you who own NiftySpell: Now that the NiftySpell XCMD for Spectrum is actually being used, something that Chris wrote in the NiftySpell manual makes a whole lot more sense to me, now that I've finally seen it with my own eyes. When a spell check is performed from within COG3 by choosing "Spell Check" from the Edit menu, the NiftySpell XCMD is invoked from scripts, and that works a little differently than if you'd chosen NiftySpell from the Apple Pull Down Menu. Although both access methods perform the same "Check Window" spell check, when choosing to "Spell Check" from the Edit menu...if everything is spelled correctly, you will not actually see the NiftySpell spell check interface. In other words, you will only see the NiftySpell spell check interface window if you spelled something wrong. If everything is spelled correctly, you'll see the watch cursor for a second or three, which shows you that a spell check is being performed, and then you'll be returned to the Insert cursor. This method works much, much faster than if NiftySpell is called up via the NDA. On the other hand, if you would prefer to see visual feedback and want to see NiftySpell go through the process of spell checking, continue using the NDA interface for spell checks. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 21248, GO COM A2) AND WOBBLES Please accept my apologies that you have had a problem """"""""""" installing COG3. However all is not lost (see below), as it was only the Installer script that was at fault here! I have now fixed all the problems, and posted a fresh update of the whole archive to my home pages. This is now dated as 9th March. Hopefully I have caught the Delphi librarian in time, so only the updated version will get posted here! These bugs did not show up during Beta testing, as in the main we were drag copying the files. The resource error was actually due to the updated XCMDs not being copied over. So for those few who downloaded the 8th March version of COG3, you need to check these actions: 1. If you choose to update from COG2, drag a copy of the Taglines file in the 'Contributed:Jeff.Carr' folder to the 'COG2:Configs' folder of your existing COG before you install. 2. If you choose to use your existing phone number, it must have no spaces in it. Just edit any spaces to hyphens. 3. After you have installed COG3, but before you run it, copy the XCMDs you will find in the 'Add.Ons:XCMDs' folder of the archive into the 'Add.Ons:XCMDs' folder of your working Spectrum 2.2. All should be well after you have done that... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 9 Mar 1999 - 134 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 21204, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't know what I did wrong, but something bit me big time with """"" the update to 3.0. It started when I couldn't download the file from Compuserve. Actually, I could download it using the Mac, but I couldn't figure out how to get the GS to convert it to a .bxy file so that I could expand it. I then successfully transferred the file to Delphi, but couldn't download it from my workspace (the transfers were all aborted by Delphi) using either Zmodem or Xmodem and Spectrum. I eventually retrieved the file from the library using Kermit (over one and a half hours, yechh!). This was of course recognized as a bxy file and unshrunk readily. I then could not get the installer to run (application not recognized was the error message I think), so I ran the script from within Spectrum. Everything appeared to go fine, so I attempted to run COG and got a "resource could not be load/unloaded" error message. Rebooting and trying again got the same message. Running Start.cog from within Spectrum gave the same error. I am using Spectrum 2.2, but from within Bernie, so I may not have all the files that I need to successfully run this update, especially as I noted that the scripts appear to be compiled. Does anyone have any suggestions about what I might be missing, or might have done wrong? David R. Pierce (DAVID_PIERCE, 21369, GO COM A2) <<<<< The files on my home pages are all BinSCII files, so they can be """"" downloaded over 7 bit links. The file uploaded to Delphi is a standard .BXY file. To decode BinSCII (and BinHex 4.0, UUencode or Base64), you need to open Spectrum and decode the file from the Decode item on the Extras menu. Once unpacked, you should have a folder called Crock.O.Gold. The Installer is a Spectrum script which will start Spectrum when you double click it. However if you have never started Spectrum by double-clicking in the Finder, the Finder will now know which program to start! You only need to do this once, and it to work for you every time after that. But running the Installer from Spectrum is just fine. But you then got a resource error. This sounds to me like the bug that hit the first version of COG3 that I put on my web pages. That version should not have made it to Delphi. The correct version of COG3 is dated 10th March. The bug caused the Installer to not copy the updated XCMDs over to your working Spectrum 2.2 'Add.Ons:XCMDs' folder. Manually copying the files should solve that problem. Running COG3 from within Bernie causes no problems. In fact all the online tests for COG3 were developed using Bernie... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 13 Mar 1999 - 130 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 21379, GO COM A2) >>>>> So that is what I should have done :) I'll have to try and """"" remember that for the next time something like this comes up. Delphi is not the easiest place to get files from (: As to the resource error: I copied over the Add-Ons to Spectrum and I am now writing this in COG3! Whoo-we, boy is this thing fast! The messages just jump up, and replying is much improved (and I didn't think there wasn't anything wrong with version 2.6). I love the English "Queue". It fully captures just what that button should do. :) Oh, yes, my version of COG3 would appear to be dated March 10. Does that sound right? Unless something else shows up, this is one happy camper. David R. Pierce (DAVID_PIERCE, 21383, GO COM A2) TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT THE TRANSWARP GS The v1.8S ROM was, to my """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" knowledge, the last ROM ever released by AE, and is the one I have on all my own TWGSs. TC4 and TC5 must be =cut= IF 32k of cache memory is installed. If 8k of cache is installed then they must NOT be cut. You say you have the 8/32 cache card, but don't note the part number of the SRAMS installed on that card, so I can't say if you have 8k or 32k of cache. (Note: All three SRAM chips should be the same part number, make, and speed (and preferably same lot number, though this is NOT as critical as type, make, and speed). If they aren't then problems are very likely to occur) FWIW, if you have 32k and TC4 and 5 are jumpered, the TWGS will crash. If you have 8k and TC4 and 5 are cut, the TWGS will crash. This =might= be your problem. -Harold HdwrNut on EFNet and AIM Posted by ProTERM Mac Messenger The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way." (HAROLD_H, 21365, GO COM A2) AND NOW A FEW WORDS ON LOCALTALK The quick & dirty way to set up a """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" network with a Mac and GS: 1. The Hardware. You need two localtalk network connectors and a cable to connect them. The connectors have a short wire hanging out that plugs into any serial port on your GS or Mac; you need one for each. They come in two flavors called LocalTalk and PhoneNet. These work the same. The difference is that LocalTalk connectors use a shielded coaxial cable, so they may work a little better in an electrically noisy environment. PhoneNet uses standard phone connectors, so it's cheap. You can get either one from just about any Macintosh supplier. 2. The Mac. Turn on file sharing. Under System 8.5 you use the File Sharing Control Panel to do this. Enable sharing for the drives of folders that you want to be able to access from the Apple IIGS. From System 8.5, you do this from the Sharing... submenu of the GetInfo menu item in the Finder's File menu. In System 7.5, I think there is a menu item right in the file menu, but I don't remember the exact name. 3. The GS. Turn on AppleTalk using the AppleTalk control panel. You'll see your Mac listed by name; once you select it, you will see the hard drives that are shared listed. You can sign on to any or all of them. There are several steps involved in setting up the software, but the menus I mentioned bring up dialogs that step you through it fairly well. Once everything is set up, the Mac drives appear on your GS desktop as if they were local disks, except the icon is a bit different. You can read files, write files, delete files... anything you want to do that you gave yourself permission to do when you set up sharing on the Macintosh. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 21347, GO COM A2) SO WHICH //E IS WHICH? How to tell an original //e from a later //e: """""""""""""""""""""" Original //e On boot it displays Apple ][e Chip set includes: CPU 6502 Video ROM 342-0133 EF ROM 342-0134 CD ROM 342-0135 Enhanced //e On boot it displays Apple //e Chip set includes: CPU 65c02 Video ROM 342-0265 EF ROM 342-0303 CD ROM 342-0304 The Platinum //e are all enhanced and have an extended keyboard with a numeric keypad on the right side. The CD and EF ROMs are combined into a single chip. The 342-0265 Video chip is still used for the video display. Instead of a 65c02 CPU chip you may find one labeled 6503. The eight RAM chips were replaced with two chips. You may also find these motherboards in some of the last beige //e. Owen (OWENA, 21810, GO COM A2) GARY ON CHANGING A IIGS KEYBOARD KEYSWITCH The keyswitch is soldered to """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the circuit board. They are interchangeable. If this is the only key that has failed, you might want to consider swapping it with another you don't use, perhaps something from the keypad. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 21755, GO COM A2) SCSI ID JUMPER BASICS The jumpers for SCSI drives ID selection are """"""""""""""""""""" virtually always a set of three jumpers which in combination can yield any ID number 0 thru 7. So, the first jumper represents the 'value' = 1, the second the 'value' = 2, and the third the 'value' = 4. Get some jumper blocks and experiment with your row of jumpers. Then, go into your RamFast utilities (if you have a RamFast :) and see what ID number the drive has. The easiest method is to use a single jumper block and try one of the positions on the end of your row of jumpers. If you get a valid SCSI ID value you know which end of the row handles the SCSI IDs. The adjacent two positions will handle the other 'values'. If you get an ID of zero (or your drive behaves oddly), you have jumpered the positions not responsible for SCSI ID selection, so go to the other end of the row of jumpers and you should be set! Remember, having no jumpers across the SCSI ID positions will give you an ID of zero. If you don't have any other devices with this ID you could just go ahead and format your drive and use it 'as is'. However, if you want to have other devices on your SCSI chain it is probably worthwhile to do the detective work and determine the SCSI ID positions. Finally, your drive manufacturer may have the tech specs for your drive on their web site. Check this first, it may save you the trouble altogether! Good luck, Paul. schultp@delphi.com (SCHULTP, 21808, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FROM WDC NEWS FLASH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just talked to Western Design about ordering the 65816-14's. There is GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS. Good News first ... The price has dropped to only $6.18 each. The Bad News ... They will only accept $100.00 minimum orders. ... and the shipping to only one address will be about $5.00. CHunk CHunk_S Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 21301, GO COM A2) THINKING ABOUT SSII ON CD ROM The following message is of the 'thinking """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" out loud' variety... For months, I've been toying with the idea of creating a brand new Shareware Solutions II CD-ROM that, in a sense, picks up where Golden Orchard and TABBS left off. Since those two CDs have been released, a lot of new software has appeared, and then again, I have a lot of really classic and wonderful software that wasn't included on either of those CD-ROM collections. I'm also thinking that the time has come for there to be a CD-ROM collection that would include "ready to run" software that isn't compressed with ShrinkIt. As it is, I've been distributing freeware, shareware and public domain Apple II software for 12 years now, through the Source, and Big Red Computer Club, and through Shareware Solutions II, and as you can imagine, I've acquired quite a collection of Apple II disks over the years. I don't yet know that I have a grand total of 650 megs of unique software, but it's quite possible that I do have nearly that much that has not been made available before on CD-ROM. I have a little problem though, so I thought I'd mention it here... I do not currently own the hardware that I would need in order to organize the software, nor do I have a CD-R. So, I would need to purchase two pieces of hardware for this project: - I would need to have a SCSI hard drive with a capacity of 700 megs (give or take), and since the actual burning of the CD-R would take place on a 33 Mhz 68030 Mac, that drive would need to be AV rated. It would need to be fully assembled, in a case with a power supply. As envisioned, the hard drive would be formatted on the Mac, but all the organization and file copying would take place on the IIGS...so the drive would have to work with (and have drivers available for) the Mac and it would have to work with an Apple High Speed SCSI Card. - I would also need a SCSI CD-R that burns CDs at 2X, and that would work on, and have software for, the 33 Mhz 68030. If you or anyone you know has, or will have in the future, such equipment for sale, at a reasonable and affordable price, please get in touch with me. Thanks! Again, this is just an idea I am toying with. Since I'm currently distributing the other CD-ROM collections, I think I have a general idea about potential sales, and because of those projections, the cost of the hardware will really be the prime determinant as to whether this CD-ROM fantasy becomes a reality. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 20978, GO COM A2) BASIC INSTINCTS What you want is something like Windows' MS-DOS prompt """"""""""""""" that can be either windowed or full-screen, right? I've wanted this for a long time myself. I discussed this possibility on comp.sys.apple2 a year or two ago, mostly with Nathan Mates, about how to go about it and how well it would work. Nathan was of the opinion that is would be too slow to be worthwhile. I still think it is possible but I never got very far in my work on it. Besides, I wasn't thinking of it being a replacement for dropping into ProDOS but rather as a convenience feature so that you could run a ProDOS 8 program while remaining in GS/OS so that you can continue to use NDAs, CDEVs and such. I still have all the messages and probably a few other notes and stuff I made lying around here somewhere and would like to go back to it again one of these days but I have other projects to finish first. As I am now a full-time, work from home, contract programmer, I should finally start getting some of these projects off of my rather large to do list. :-) If anyone wants to discuss the technical details of doing something like this, I would like to suggest we talk about it in the A2Pro forum. (I need more stuff to add to the A2Pro web page come the end of the month. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 21016, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm in 100% agreement with Nathan. Since GS/OS and the toolbox """"" require full use of Bank 0, there is no way to run ProDOS 8 applications at the same time. To achieve running ProDOS 8 apps, you would have write an Apple //e emulator for the IIgs. There is no way an accelerated IIgs can emulate a //e as fast as a real //e to make this even worthwhile (not to mention lack of screen resolution to put a 80x24 text screen in a window and other stuff). Geoff (SISGEOFF, 21065, GO COM A2) >>>>> While this is true, it misses the point. Applesoft is not a ProDOS """"" 8 application; only BASIC.SYSTEM is. Applesoft BASIC is actually a rather polite set of code. It depends on hooks for I/O, and really only uses pages 0 and 1 of bank zero. You would have to locate the Applesoft program and variables somewhere in bank 0, but Applesoft isn't fussy about _where_ you put them. In short, you could hack Applesoft to work in an NDA, although as I pointed out earlier, you can't expect 8 bit based PEEK, POKE, CALL, & packages or disk I/O to work, which reduces the usefulness of Applesoft by a lot. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 21127, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, currently there are 2 options: """"" 1) There is an Applesoft Basic CDA (written by Dave Lyons) which gives you Applesoft in the CDA menu, with a few limitations (no loading/saving, no graphics). 2) Use GSoft. Conceivably, you could run GSoft from GNO/ME via the tmterm NDA which would give you GNO in a window ala xterm or a dos box. (KWS, 21031, GO COM A2) >>>>> Applesoft itself is actually pretty easy to hack to the point it """"" will run under GS/OS, or any other environment. The problem is that Applesoft PEEK, POKE, CALL and & commands are likely to crash GS/OS, assuming you can even load the & package, and BASIC.SYSTEM is not available, meaning that you have no disk I/O at all. So yes, it can be done, but it wouldn't be very useful. If there was any reason, GSoft BASIC could be stuck into a window pretty easily. It would run most of the Applesoft programs that didn't suffer from the problems I already cited. On the other hand, it's already available, runs from the Finder, and is free. Why put it into a window and suffer decreased speed and decreased resolution? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 21055, GO COM A2) >>>>> I could see a lot of potential for an NDA version of GSoft BASIC, """"" where you could do GSoft stuff in a window while using other applications. A *lot* of potential. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21059, GO COM A2) >>>>> I can't see developing BASIC NDAs. This would essentially be """"" something that looked a lot like GSoft.SYS16, but running in a window as an NDA, right? Of course, it would be limited. You couldn't run a desktop program this way. To be safe, you might want to disable starting and stopping tools, or at least have a preference that the user would have to disable to allow tool startup and shutdown. What would you use this for that wouldn't work just as well (and a lot safer!) from GSoft.Sys16? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 21129, GO COM A2) >>>>> I wouldn't expect to run desktop applications. But it would be """"" fantastic as a nice, easy scripting language for use in the Finder and other Apple IIgs desktop applications. A BASIC program could be set up easily to do IPC to interact with applications, delete, copy, and move files, and so forth. Kind of a poor-man's AppleScript for the IIgs. Have the NDA support running GSoft programs upon receipt of an IPC message (tellGSoftDARunThis or something), and you have an instant plugin manager for other software, that would let users add simple addons to other software by simply writing code in GSoft BASIC. GSoft programs wouldn't be able to set up their own menu bars, but they could do straight text I/O, create their own windows and dialogs, do disk and file I/O, printing, Standard File, and so forth. It could also be a great debugging and testing tool. Write a little GSoft program that sends IPC messages or posts events following a particular, preprogrammed plan, to test out code in an application you're writing. The possibilities are endless. These are all things people have been wanting to be able to do -- there's a lot of advantage in having them doable using a language we already have, instead of requiring some other scripting language. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21136, GO COM A2) <<<<< Wasn't there an NDA that, when you ran your desktop program from """"" GNO/ME, would let you access the GNO command line? If so, you could always run under GNO/ME all the time and when in a desktop app, use that NDA to access the GNO shell and use GSoft from there. Just a thought. I have no idea if this would actually work. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 21095, GO COM A2) TIDBITS ON THE IIC+ A complete (that's subjective) and cosmetically """"""""""""""""""" preserved working //c+ will fetch $50 - $75, maybe more depending on peripherals. (SFAHEY, 20903, GO COM A2) >>>>> You're kidding. Somebody really paid $300 for a IIc+? That is """"" amazing. I hope they knew what they were getting. IMHO (you get what you pay for, and that includes my opinions) a IIc+ plus color monitor is worth about $30-50. And at that I would feel bound to make sure that the prospective buyer understood what he was getting. TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 21106, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well Tom, I am soon to be in the market for a //c+. AFTER my """"" purchase of a friend's PB1400c. Why? With the PB1400c, Bernie to the Rescue, the //c+, C-Vue screen, and a 5-1/4" drive; I figure I could have ALL the bases covered as the Apple Librarian for my local User Group. -and- Avoid a Hernia... - Fat Mike (MBROUI11ETTE, 21160, GO COM A2) >>>>> At my local "Goodwill" store in Santa Ana, California, I recently """"" bought TWO Apple ][c+'s for $5.00 each. Most of the people that come into this computer store do not know what they are. I like the Apple ][c+. I have over the last two or three years found homes for the Apple ][c+'s with senior citizens that would like to get into using a computer. With monitor and ImageWriter ][ and free tutoring, I sell this setup for $80.00. Apple used equipment is still useful to many people. Mack Duncan (MACKDUNCAN, 21215, GO COM A2) >>>>> The IIc+ might be more "common" than one might think. About two """"" years ago I was frequenting garage sales and managed to pick up 5 of these little gems. I paid in a range of $10-$40 depending on the extras. I spoke with the people selling these computers and each of five sellers said that they had gotten the computer "free" for opening an account at a local bank (I imagine it was a year or two after the IIc+ came out). So, I still haven't found anyone that "bought" one new. Due to pressures of a new job and a wife that does not understand the pleasure of collecting computers, I've had to taper off my purchases. (JDKEIM, 21772, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" NOW WHAT WAS THAT TABBS CD ROM AGAIN? TABBS is an acronym for The Apple """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Bulletin Board System, the British based BBS system that was operated for many years by none other than Sir Ewen Wannop. That BBS, which is no longer in operation, was run to benefit the members of several different Apple User Groups in the UK. When the BBS was shut down, Ewen collected together every file that had ever been uploaded to the BBS and/or made available for download. He then added every user group library disk that had been distributed by those British groups, and before he was finished, he also added all of the monthly HyperStudio-based newsletters and Disk of the Months from the British Apple IIGS User Group. And, that's the TABBS CD-ROM. With little fanfare, Ewen released the TABBS CD-ROM at Kfest '98, and it's been available ever since from Shareware Solutions II, for $25, which includes postage to anywhere. Ewen himself refers to the TABBS CD-ROM as a historical collection. And indeed it is, as it contains software and information collected over an 18 year period. And, because it consists of files that had been uploaded to a BBS, most of the files are ShrinkIt archives. TABBS consists of a single HFS partition, and in addition to the Apple II and IIGS software, there's also some historical Mac and PC software that had also been uploaded to the BBS. Orders for the TABBS CD-ROM can be sent to: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 21066, GO COM A2) SSII IN REVIEW I was a little surprised to hear at the Monday night chat """""""""""""" that several folks had never heard of the LemminGS game. For that reason, I've put together a listing of all the commercial software available from Shareware Solutions II. You can find many more details, including costs and ordering info, from the Shareware Solutions II site at http://www.crl.com/~joko (or feel free to ask about anything here). - Shareware Solutions II is a 20 page Apple II newsletter that has been published since mid-1993. - NiftySpell is an amazing and useful New Desk Accessory for the Apple IIGS that adds a spell checker to all standard GS/OS programs!!! - The TABBS CD-ROM is a massive collection of Apple II software that was collected by the British-based Apple II BBS over a span of 18 years! The TABBS CD-ROM was compiled by Ewen Wannop, author of Spectrum. - WebWorks GS is an HTML editor for the Apple IIGS written by Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd. - The Golden Orchard CD-ROM for the Apple II computer is considered by many to be _the_ Apple II CD-ROM to have. - Shifty List 2.0.2 is Eric Shepherd's wonderful GS/OS utility that gives you complete control over what Inits, DAs, Extensions, graphics and sounds will be loaded by GS/OS during a Shift-Boot. - Harmonie is a set of GS/OS printer drivers that allow the use of HP DeskJet and LaserJet printers on an Apple IIGS. - Pointless allows you to use TrueType fonts in GS/OS. - Addressed For Success is a IIGS desktop-based mailing list and labeling program. - CheckWorks provides a complete checking account system for use within AppleWorks Classic v3 - v5.1 - Script-Central was Resource-Central's HyperCard based newsletter on disk. All back issues available on 3.5" disk or CD-ROM. - Studio City was Resource-Central's HyperStudio based newsletter on disk. All back issues available on 3.5" disk or CD-ROM. - Contacts GS is a name and address database contained within a New Desk Accessory. - Brutal Deluxe's Convert 3200 is the fastest IIGS graphics conversion program ever written for the IIGS. The source code is available. Included as a FREE bonus is "Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS," a truly wonderful game. - Better Safe Than Sorry is a HyperCard IIGS based stack that teaches children about safety. (JOE_KOHN, 21657, GO COM A2) CROCK O' GOLD 3.0 HITS THE STREETS As announced in the RTC last night: """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Crock O' Gold version 3.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Major upgrade to the Delphi OLR for Spectrum Now fully compatible with Marinetti 2.0 Improved message parsing speeds up message reading Improved handling of 'Next thread' function Improved 'Search' function Auto-extract for encoded mail files Compiled scripts for extra speed Many cosmetic changes to give a cleaner interface Option items are now in Hierarchic menus Many more custom options to tailor COG to your needs Powerful new 'Threads' feature to read individual messages Main and Alternate Forum option lists for flexible sessions Auto session abort if 'synchronising' fails Faster posting of mail and messages Improved manual abort of a running session Improved dialogs assist message creation Improved interface for 'attached' files Improved handling of 'Nicknames' Improved Address Book functions New 'Housekeeping' feature to handle archived files Powerful 'Search' feature of 'cleaned' files Support for 'Tagfiles' of any length New 'Log' file keeps a record of your sessions Auto monthly archiving of Billing and Log files Internal support for NiftySpell Installer optionally updates from an existing COG 2.x Many other improvements, which are all explained in the... Totally rewritten !Help! documentation COG3 requires Spectrum 2.2 COG3 represents a quantum leap in your favourite OLR Download COG3 from Delphi or my Home pages: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watch out for its release later this week. If you have yet updated to Spectrum 2.2, get your order to immediately... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 2 Mar 1999 - 141 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 20887, GO COM A2) GSAIM UPDATE gsAIM Updated to Version 1.1 """""""""""" gsAIM, the Apple IIgs AOL Instant Messenger-compatible NDA, has been updated to version 1.1! This $10 shareware desk accessory lets you carry on up to 20 one-on-one conversations with friends or colleagues, right on your Apple IIgs desktop. All you need is an AOL account or a free AIM account, System 6.0.1, and Marinetti 2.0 (with a working connection to an ISP, of course). This new version of gsAIM fixes a couple of bugs (so more people should be able to get connected) and supports "warnings." If someone sends you an inappropriate message, you can now "warn" them. If they get warned too many times, their account is closed. This innovative feature of AOL Instant Messenger is one of the nicest things about it; it helps keep the wilder element of the Web off your desktop by giving you the power to respond when someone is out of line. Of course, you can be warned, too, and gsAIM 1.1 will tell you if it happens. (This is of course a standard AIM feature; gsAIM just did not previously provide access to it). You can try a limited version of gsAIM -- without support for saving buddy lists or your preferences -- by visiting . After you've tried it, just fill out the included registration form and mail it in, or visit my online ordering page at to pay the fee by credit card online. Note to users that have already registered the software: your current registration code is still valid, just replace the gsAIM NDA with the one from this package. If you have questions about gsAIM, don't hesitate to email me: sheppy@sheppyware.net. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20937, GO COM A2) IMAGEMAKER DEBUTS Create Disk Image Files on the Apple IIgs! """"""""""""""""" The latest SheppyWare creation, ImageMaker 1.0, lets you create DiskCopy 4.2 and Universal Disk Image (also known as 2IMG or 2MG) files right on your Apple IIgs. Simply select a disk to create an image of, and ImageMaker will create the image file in the format of your choice. For the first time, you can create standard disk images from your Apple IIgs disks without using a Macintosh! DiskCopy 4.2 supports floppy disk formats (800k and 1440k) only. Universal Disk Image format can be used for any size disk, from floppies to hard disks, in any GS/OS mountable format (including ProDOS and HFS both). Both of these disk image formats can be mounted in emulators such as Bernie ][ the Rescue in Mac OS and Sweet16 in BeOS. ImageMaker is shareware, and costs $5.00 in US currency. You can register your copy by visiting . If you find this software useful, please pay the shareware fee, to support my continuing efforts at creating fine Apple II software. Visit for more information and to download your copy. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 20958, GO COM A2) SPRINGTIME MAKES A MAN'S THOUGHTS TURN TO JUICED.GS GreetinGS! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Let's see now. It's March, and the middle of the month is here. That means a new issue of Juiced.GS should be arriving in subscriber mail boxes RSN. Could that, in fact, be true? YES! YES! YES! The March '99 issue (Volume 4, Issue 1) was delivered to the printer on Friday morning. The printer (bless their hearts) reported the job would be finished on Monday. If, indeed, I am able to pick up the magazines Monday, they will be prepared for mailing and dropped at the post office beginning on Tuesday morning. Goodness, Juiced.GS is darn near as reliable as the IIGS it supports. :-) I'll report back on the status of the mailing process Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, I think everyone is going to enjoy this issue. Our usual contributors (and a few new ones) worked very hard preparing outstanding material for this issue, and I'm real anxious to get their work into subscribers' hands. I hope you all will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 21412, GO COM A2) <<<<< Announcing ... """"" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 4, Issue 1 ===== The March 1999 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now in subscriber mail boxes. This issue was mailed to 210 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: The Virtual GS ... Ryan Suenaga introduces you to the best and most complete Apple IIGS emulator for the Power Macintosh, Bernie ][ The Rescue. This article traces the history of Bernie development gives users a primer on using disk images to get the emulator up and running. Programming: Delving deeper into GSoft BASIC ... Part 2 in our in-depth tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC implementation for the GS. The author again offers advice and direction to both beginners and advanced programmers who want to learn more about what GSoft BASIC has to offer and how it performs its coding magic. Hardware: An Ethernet solution ... Geoff Weiss, better known co-author of Spectrum Internet Suite, shares his experiences in getting his IIGS connected to his home Ethernet network using Marinetti 2.0 (TCP/IP for the IIGS) and an Internet router from Cisco Systems. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Playing the "Shell" game, Part 2 ... Tony Ward explains the fine points of reading Usenet newsgroups from the IIGS using Unix newsreaders available from your Internet Service Provider's shell. My Home Page: Emulation expands our horizons ... A few thoughts from the editor on the new issue of Juiced.GS and its interesting and informative contents. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, goes retro with his '70s computer. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: gsAIM, the Instant Messenger program for the IIGS and Marinetti 2.0, is in the spotlight with a review from none other than Tony Diaz, everybody's favorite Apple II technician for Alltech Electronics. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including details about Kfest '99, the public domain release of ProSel 16 and ProSel 8, and the upgrade of GSoft BASIC to Version 1.2. Letters from the Land of Rom: Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, wax eloquently about the human condition and otherwise tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1999 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. SPECIAL OFFER: Order a new 1999 subscription to Juiced.GS, and the get the final issue of 1998 FREE!! This free issue ships with a disk containing the free version of GSoft BASIC! To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997 and 1998 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 21736, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 21206 9-MAR 07:22 General Chatter RE: Humor? (Re: Msg 8492) From: MBROUI11ETTE To: ALL Windows 98, Texas Edition It has come to Microsoft's attention that a few copies of the Texas edition of Windows 98 may have accidentally been shipped outside of Texas. If you have one of the Texas editions you may need some help understanding the commands. The Texas edition may be recognized by looking at the opening screen. It reads WINDERS 98 with a background picture of the Alamo super-imposed on the Texas flag. It is shipped with a Leann Rimes screen saver. Also note the Recycle Bin is labeled Outhouse. My Computer is called This Infernal Contraption. Dialup Networking is called Good Ol' Boys. Control Panel is known as the Dern Dashboard. Hard Drive is referred to as Wheel Drive. Floppies are them little ole plastic disc thangs. Other features: Instead of a error message you get a winder covered with a garbage bag and duct tape. OK = ats awright. Reset = aw shoot. Yes = shore. No = naw. Find = hunt fer it. Go to = over yonder. Back = back yonder. Help = hep me out here. Stop = ternit off. Start = crank it up. Settings = settins. Programs = stuff 'at does stuff. Documents = stuff I done done. Also note that Winders 98 does not recognize capital letters or punctuation marks. We regret any inconvenience it may have caused if you received a copy of the Texas Edition. You may return it to Microsoft for a replacement version. [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SHEPPY WRITES NEW APPLE II TECHNICAL NOTES--FILETYPES TO FOLLOW? I've """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" begun writing some new technical notes for the Apple II. The first two are available at http://www.sheppyware.net/ToolboxGS/ (follow the links to get to each one). They are: #200: New Request Codes - documents new IPC codes created since Apple last updated their documentation. Currently only one new code is documented; others will be added as information becomes available. #201: Identifying Emulators - covers identifying whether or not your application is running on an emulator, and, if so, which one. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2504, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Cool. Mind if I mirror those on my site, or would you prefer if I """"" just include a link? BTW, another much needed update would be a new list of file types to replace the one in the current File Type Notes. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2505, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Go ahead and copy those to your site if you want, Mike, no problem. """"" I'm working on getting the latest file type information so I can do a filetype note update; that will take a while to do some research. If there are any issues that anyone knows need clarifying (either documentation errata, new topics, recent discoveries, bugs, etc), let me know and I can add more technical notes on these issues. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2507, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Sheppy... Do you want to just stick to Apple's codes here, or do """"" you want to add codes that other applications may send that could be useful to other applications? I am thinking of a bunch of useful ones that Spectrum puts out, and also the one Twilight II responds to. There will be others... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 2 Mar 1999 - 141 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2508, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> When we asked for filetypes for Spectrum, we had to get them from """"" the official 'keeper of the types'. That person did seem to move around a lot, but they should be within the Delphi home somewhere... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 2 Mar 1999 - 141 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2509, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< 1. IPC codes """"" The first type documented is actually one we created for Marinetti apps to use: $3680 - askAnyoneOpenURL. This IPC code can be sent out to find someone to process a string containing an URL. gsAIM will use it eventually, for instance, when people double click links in received messages, so that FTP NDAs or apps can work, SIS could follow links if gsAIM is in use while running SIS, Spectrum could follow telnet:// links, and so forth. The intent is to document any and all public IPC codes. However, this particular note is intended for codes for general usage (ie, stuff that would be both sent and received by any number of applications). If you'd like to publicly document the Spectrum codes, send me the information, and I'd be happy to write up a technical note covering them for you. 2. File type database I'm talking with Tim Tobin, the official holder of the database. A small group has been set up to oversee allocation of things like filetypes, resource types, and so forth. We're trying to get the databases for these things out of the hands of one person and into a group environment which can be more responsive (especially since Tim's so busy :). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2510, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> There are quite a few of them, so I will need to go through and """"" extract only those that would be of direct interest to other applications. For instance I used two of them to control the Desk Alarm NDA while Spectrum is running. > 2. File type database > A small group has been set up to oversee allocation of things like > filetypes The Spectrum ones should be on file with them already, as we got official types allocated some time ago. If not, then when the list has been sorted out, I can give you the details. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 3 Mar 1999 - 140 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2513, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< I haven't seen the database yet, so I don't know, but I'm sure it's """"" fine. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2514, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Sheppy, """"" You may like to rip out the Express tech note which is included in the Express Utility Pack, and I don't think there'd be a problem including the GraphicWriter III technical reference either, although I'd have to double check if you were interested in it. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2519, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I think he means the Express Utility disk that is available for """"" download from various places. I have it here if it isn't available elsewhere. The only catch, which shouldn't be a problem for you, is that you have to unshrink it onto an HFS partition. Otherwise you have to rename most, if not all, the files as you unpack them. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 2524, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Two or 3 years ago I had exchanged a couple of E-mails with Tim """"" Tobin (I think it was him) about putting information about New Print Shop file formats into the File Type Notes. I had obtained permission from Broderbund to have the New Print Shop formats released in this fashion. I sent him the format of several of those files, but I don't know what he ever did with it. Maybe we can put that information into the File Type Notes. Gerry (the Applesoft-aholic) gerrywright@delphi.com (GERRYWRIGHT, 2530, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< If you get me the information, I'll see to it. """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2532, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Okay. I will gather the information I have. I think (I hope!) I """"" have it all in one place, so it should be fairly easy for me to put together a package for you. I have formats for several, but not all the data files for New Print Shop and Print Shop GS. I will shortly be figuring out some of the ones I don't have, so I will send them to you as I get them. If you wish, I can also send you information on the person I talked to at Broderbund about releasing the file formats. Since Broderbund considers the file formats to be proprietary, there are some restrictions we must reserve. I only got permission from them to release data formats for the Apple II version of New Print Shop and Print Shop GS, so we cannot release data files for any other version of Print Shop under this agreement. Also, the agreement only covers the data files, not any source code or disassembly of the programs themselves. They can be released as part of a collection of File Type Notes (say, in the Genie or Delphi library), but I do not believe that I or anybody else has permission to post them separately as messages on the Genie or Delphi forums, or on csa2. I also believe that neither I nor anyone else has permission to publish them separately in a magazine or newsletter. If you are becoming an official distributor of File Type Notes, then you will be able to put them on your web page as part of the File Type Notes. Others are not allowed to post them separately on their web pages. I was given permission to privately distribute the information to individuals via something like E-mail, but I believe that others who wish to have that permission must talk to Broderbund themselves. It may be wise to put a disclaimer explaining these restrictions where the formats distributed. That way, if someone redistributes the information in a way that annoys Broderbund, we can claim that we warned them of the restrictions and they misbehaved on their own. I don't expect Broderbund to really care about this, but you never know. Best to make sure things are done by the book on this end. (GERRYWRIGHT, 2541, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Well, I'm creating a technote and file type note repository on """"" Syndicomm's behalf; they may eventually set up an official site for them. Remind me of the distribution restrictions when you provide the information, so I don't forget. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2543, GO COM A2PRO) SHEPPY REORGANIZES SHEPPYWARE TECH DOC REPOSITORY I'm reorganizing my """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple II technical documentation site today; files will be moved around. Don't panic; most of the URLs will change, but the stuff is still there. At some point today, the root level of my technical repository will move to . I'm working on getting the uppercase letters out of these URLs; they're annoying. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2511, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< The switch is made. My technical references page is now at """"" . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2512, GO COM A2PRO) TIDBITS ON THE GSOFT BASIC COURSE For all of you in the Learn to Program """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" in GSoft BASIC course, here's the assignment I'd like you to complete before next Monday, which is our first online meeting: Read Lesson 1 of "Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC." Work the problems at the end of the lesson. In the first class, we'll cover how things will work and answer any questions that come up when you're completing Lesson 1. BTW, if you ordered the course by Friday, it's already in the mail and should arrive before the weekend. If it doesn't arrive by this coming Friday, let me know, and I'll send you a copy of Lesson 1 by e-mail. See you on Monday the 8th! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2506, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Well, the first Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC chat took place on """"" Monday and I haven't seen anything posted since so I guess no one is having any problems that weren't solved during the chat. :-) I have uploaded the first transcript but have a few questions to ask you about how you would like to see future transcripts. In the first transcript, I did very little editing. Because I was late getting to the chat, I used a capture of the chat that Sheppy was kind enough to provide to me. The only editing I did was to remove some private messages that had been sent to Sheppy (don't worry Shep, there was nothing incriminating :-) as well as the responses from a few commands that Sheppy, as the moderator of the chat, saw. Also, I moved a few lines around so that people's "thoughts" didn't get broken up by other people's messages. This happened quite a bit to Mike Westerfield as he was trying to get lots of information across. I simply took these separate lines and made sure that they were contiguous in the transcript so that it is easier to follow what someone is saying. Now to the future. In the current transcript, each line can be up to 80 characters long and ends in a carriage return so if someone typed something that took two or three lines to display, it takes two or three lines in the transcript as well. Unfortunately, using a IIgs text viewer using certain fonts, some of those single lines get word wrapped and this ends up making the file look awful. Kind of like this: .Mike> Hi guys. Sorry I'm so late, but my access seems slow. I actually started 10 minutes ago. :) This can be fixed if I make what each person says into a paragraph. Would this be something that people would fine useful? Also along these lines, sometimes people type more than 255 characters which ends up causing the last part of what they typed to appear as if it was a second this that the person typed. Kind of like this: .Jeff> All through my schooling I was constantly correcting my computer programming teachers. From high school through college. I learned to program by reading a text on Waterloo Structured BASIC before there was even a high sc .Jeff> hool course I could take. :) This can be fixed by just deleting the second instance of the name and appending the extra text to the previous text. This would work well in conjunction with the paragraph fix above and would have the added benefit of grouping the large sections of Mike's messages (at one point there is ten messages in a row from him) into nice easy to read paragraphs with Mike's name at the beginning once and not appearing multiple times. :-) Let me know what you think and also let me know of anything else that could be done to improve the transcripts. By the way, I'll do my best to make sure these transcripts are available by Thursday of each week from now on. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2545, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Just a reminder and to make sure that everyone has the correct """"" information about the GSoft BASIC course as some of you may have come across some conflicting information. I would have had this posted yesterday but something was wrong with my net account. COURSE: Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 1) A Delphi account of any type, including the free web based accounts. 2) A copy of GSoft BASIC, either the free version or the commercial version. 3) A copy of the Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC text. The text and programming language are available from the Byte Works. Information, the free version of GSoft BASIC and ordering info for the commercial version of GSoft BASIC is available from the Byte Works web page at: http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks WHERE: The conference (chat) area of the Apple II Programmer's Forum on Delphi. For information about how to access the conference area of A2Pro, read message 2495 in the A2Pro forum. For those with web access, you can read this message by using the following URL: http://forums.delphi.com/m/main.asp?sigdir=a2pro&page=1&mid=2495 WHEN: The conferences will take place starting at 9 pm Eastern. That is 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain and 6 pm Pacific. The conferences will last approximately two hours. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 2517, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Of course, I would have to go and forget to put the date but at """"" least it was in my signature. :-) For those who didn't read my signature, the course starts on Monday, March 8th and will continue weekly after that. Check out the Apple II University web page if you want all the details: http://www.delphi.com/a2pro/ then click the A2 University link. Oh, and if you are going to be taking the course, why not post a reply to message 2491 to let everyone know. See you Monday. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | | now in session | starts March 8th | (JBLAKENEY, 2523, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> It is in the A2 University database and on the A2 University """"" download page. To use the A2Pro database you need a paid account and you need to connect using telnet, sprintnet or direct dial. Once you are connected you can type "GO COM A2PROp dat a2" without the quotes to get to the A2 University database in the A2Pro forum. Then type "read" and you should get the first transcript listed. At the next prompt you can type "down" to download it by following the next few prompts or you can press return to get the description of the next file and have the same options again. Just experiment. If you go past a file you wanted just type "exit" and then (if memory serves me) type "dat a2" to get back to the first file in the list. There are other commands too and you can get help by typing "help". If you don't want to bother with all that, just point your web browser to: http://www.delphi.com/a2pro On the left side of this page is the navigation bar. Click the A2 University link and on the A2 University page, find the A2 University Download Page link and click it. (I still need to put this link in a better place to make it easier to find.) Once on the Download Page, scroll down to the Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC Transcripts section and click on the transcript(s) you are interested in. The transcripts are being made available as a standard Apple II text file (lines ending in carriage return) that has been compressed with ShrinkIt and put in a Binary II wrapper (*.BXY) and as a standard PC text file (*.TXT) (lines ending in carriage return/line feed) so web browsers can view it directly while online or you can save it to disk and strip the line feeds later if needed. I hope this helps. Look for the second transcript to be made available on Thursday. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2548, GO COM A2PRO) HOW TO LOAD A FILE INTO A DEREFERENCED HANDLE Just skip the dialog box """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" step and go straight to the opening, reading, and closing of the file. You don't have to use Standard File to get a filename, just hard-code it in your program. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2556, GO COM A2PRO) IF ANYONE CAN MOUNT DISK IMAGES UNDER GS/OS. . . Actually, Harold, I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" think I've figured a way to do disk images on the Apple IIgs. ie. Be able to mount them under GS/OS. I know we discussed this many years ago, but I think I may have found a solution. When my IIgs gets back online, I might give it a go. Would anybody be interested in such a utility? Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2518, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Heck yeah. :) """"" Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2521, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> You bet. """"" - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2522, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> yes please! """"" Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com (GSWOMBAT, 2528, GO COM A2PRO) Yes, this would be fantastic! Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 2.6 (SCHULTP, 2531, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [IBE]------------------------------ IT'S BEEN EDUCATIONAL | ----------------------------------- Assisted Devices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Tee Cashmore (TeeC in Delphi A2) [teec@execulink.com] ASSISTED DEVICES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What are "Assisted Devices"? Everyone here with a computer uses one, probably a mouse or track ball. If you're lucky and rich enough, maybe you have a newer laptop, in which case you probably use the built in figure pad. Accountants like separate numeric keypads. This may not seem like a topic for everyone, but wait until you get older and your fine motor skills start to wane, or perhaps, God forbid, you get into an accident and find that you can no longer control your right hand; same in reverse for lefties. My clients tend to have somewhat severe deficiencies, such as Cerebral Palsy, head injuries of various types and degrees, Muscular Dystrophy, Post Polio Syndrome and Parkinson's, to name the more common ones. Cerebral Palsy users mostly have to have a special keyboard, such as a "Bliss" board. The keyboard is about 3-4 times as large, the keys are quite large and can be programmed to input words and commands, rather than letters. Severe cases may have to have headbands that control input onto a special screen by means of a tough probe, if they are lucky enough to still have control of their head movements. In head injury cases we tend to try to use regular keyboards, but the software is specially designed to reteach the brain to learn commands, so the software becomes the assisted device. Some have to use the devices I have already mentioned. Muscular Dystrophy patients generally use similar devices to the Cerebral Palsy ones, but the degree of the disease affects everyone differently, so it all depends on what skills they have left, or skills that can be relearned. Some Post Polio cases have recently found an increasing problem. Many people who had Polio years ago, often as children, are suddenly finding that the disease has returned after years of having no symptoms. One of my clients in his late seventies has great difficulty controlling his finger movements. Every time I see him there are many empty folders on the desktop, simply because a finger hit the wrong key by mistake. He has found that his PowerBook's pad is a godsend, as he can control his finger if he puts pressure on it, but he can't control the pressure on a mouse and therefore the pad became an assisted device! Many people with Parkinson's may find that the pad is their salvation too. Personally, I use a "Little Mouse" and have found it a useful device for many of my clients, especially those with limited arm movement, or Arthritis, as the pad is much smaller and the pointer is controlled by a laser beam. The mouse rides very smoothly on a metallic pad and I can reach from one side of the screen to the other in about 7-10 cm (3-4 inches). I don't have a disability that I know of, but I really like my "Little" mouse. Talking computers and computers that answer to spoken commands are also examples of assisted devices and have been around since the early 80's. You may be interested in the history of all of these devices, including the numeric keypad. Back in the days of Apple II's, the advantage was that the 7 slots allowed for numerous cards to control devices and many different aids were produced, mostly by 3rd party manufacturers, to work on an Apple //e, and later a IIgs's. There are thousands, if not millions of Apple II's still in use in American schools and hospitals, nobody seems to know how many in Canada, but it is certainly in the thousands. An Assisted Device Card to control special keyboards still retails for $750, the Bliss board for another $750. Applied Engineering of Texas made an excellent speech card, which is still in use in many therapy areas and I installed one 3 years ago in a IIgs at a hospital speech therapy clinic in Sarnia. This is just a quick overview of computer assisted devices, but if you use an Apple II, 10-1 you are using one. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Double your drive space! Delete Windows! : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Sultans Of Swing ----------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THINKING KFEST The KFest FAQ -------------------------------------------------- [KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : "Who NEEDS four digits to a year!" : : : : "Not comparable. : : : : "You might ask who needs more than : : 640K of memory, though." : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::MBROUI11ETTE and UTTER ::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SULTANS OF SWING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't forget where you came from. An important lesson for all of us to learn, whether we're proud or ashamed of our origins. It can inspire us and uplift us, whether we accomplish what we can out of not wanting to go back or making the old folk back home proud. I started online on Genie. It was nearly two years ago that I gave up the fight myself. GEnie had become Genie, the most expensive service of its kind in the world, and Delphi had become a viable alternative for Apple II support. Genie was no longer unchallenged as the home of the best online Apple II support in the universe. More and more Genie users left--many for Delphi, some for the unknown. It was time for a change. _GenieLamp A2_ was no more, and shortly thereafter, _The Lamp!_ rose from its ashes, with its new home on Delphi. Not all of our friends followed, however. Our Apple II brothers and sisters on Genie were a hardy bunch, and many steadfastly dug in, refusing to leave Genie. They may not have counted on Genie leaving them. I write this on May 10, 1999. It's been about three weeks since the A2 RoundTable on Genie became inaccessible to both the staff and members of Genie. Not only was Genie's A2 one of the most popular places for Apple II support anywhere, it was also among the busiest of Genie's RoundTables. You would think that fixing a problem with your fattest cash cow would be number one on their list of priorities. If it is, they're sure not acting like it. I'm not declaring Genie dead--in fact, it's survived a lot longer than I ever expected it to. But if Genie's A2 has been inaccessible this long without it being repaired, it may be the final blow. At the very least, they're certainly in dire straits. So I make the plea again, to our old friends on Genie: come home to Delphi. It may not be where you're from, but it'll be where you're at. [*] [*] [*] Excuse Me Department: What you'll read about as a major Delphi "burp" in this issue was a strange occurrence that resulted in several hundred duplicate messages in the A2 Forum (among others). Things could've been worse, I guess--we didn't see mass deletion of messages, for instance, which would've been a disaster. What fell somewhere between a disaster and an annoyance was editing the messages in the A2 Forum for use in this issue of _The Lamp!_. My apologies for the tardiness of this issue. [*] [*] [*] There's A New Club In Town Department: KansasFest 1999 is on for July 1999, on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It's time once again to gear up for staying up all night and partying all day. You can get the latest word on KFest 1999 at the KFest Home page at http://www.kfest.org. After many twists and turns, it finally seems that I will be there again, to shake your hand and talk II until the cows come home. . . and go out again. Keep the fire. We'll be by in thirty. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Welcome to A2 ....... What's Happened To Genie A2? [*] General Chatter ....... apple2.org--Find FAQs There [*] Apple Operating Systems ....... ProSel TidBits [*] Welcome to A2 ....... Reclassification Bonanza [*] General Chatter ....... How Many Hard Drive Partitions? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" THAT SEVENTIES COMPUTER As a follow up to my most recent Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""" column. . . http://members.home.net/dfgrant/index.htm - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 21819, GO COM A2) RAMFAST LIMITATIONS IN THE LATE 1990'S The RAMFast SCSI Card is limited """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" in two ways: 1) No Device larger than 1 GB (Contiguous blocks) (Greater than 1024 Cylinders) This is per device, not the sum of all devices. But it might as well be: 2) Only 12 Partitions per device. 12*32MB = 384MB in ProDOS Partitions. One could use HFS, but when, not if, it crashes you'll wish you hadn't. :) You can create up to 12 partitions per drive, and using the utilities, select and deselect them at boot time for a total of 12 active. You can not use more than 1 RAMFast per computer. The drivers do not support looking for an additional card, when they find one, that is the card. This is both a driver and internal firmware limitation of the RAMFast. IE: You boot a RAMFast in slot 2, hold down the keypad zero to enter the utilities and it will find the card in slot 7. (Or the other way around, I forget which direction it scans) These limitations are a result of shortcuts during development: "No one will have two of these... (probably thinking, they, and the hard disks are too expensive.. )" "I don't want to write code to scroll the partition list in the utilities." (Which may have meant only supporting 14 devices at the time because the RAMFast physically mapped it's partitions to a slot prior to ProDOS 8 1.9 and support for more than just 2 or 4 hard disk partitions. Later version of ProDOS 8 phantom slotted starting at slot 1 and working up until either every slot/drive that was available was mapped or it ran out of partitions. In effect, Extended SmartPort operation like GS/OS supported was brought to the ProDOS 8 environment. Physical slot assignments by the RAMFast was no longer needed and if you are still using it you should actually turn it all off. Unmap the partitions, leaving just Slot 7 D1 and D2 mapped. Or whatever slot your RAMFast resides in. D2 is not even needed but it's not hurting anything. Tony (T_DIAZ, 21895, GO COM A2) >>>>> It's easy to criticize now, but when a 1 gig drive cost over $2K, """"" it was a hell of a lot more reasonable. There really WAS no point in writing code to handle drives bigger than 1 gig. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 21906, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, I've heard rumours that the RamFAST might have problems with """"" larger drives but I'm currently using a Quantum 1.2 GB hard drive on my IIgs. 9 ProDOS partitions (32 MB each) and 1 HFS partition (approximately 780 MB). I haven't had any problems that I can attribute to using this large drive on a RamFAST (v3.01f ROM). Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 21965, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS ERRATA AND USING SSL WITH LYNX Hey gang, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I need to clarify a bit of information that was in the latest issue of Juiced.GS (March '99, Volume 4, Issue 1). In the Shareware Spotlight article on gsAIM, the author stated he was unable to access the AOL Instant Messenger sign-up page using Lynx, so users would need access to a graphical Web browser (Netscape Navigator, Explorer) to get an AIM account for use with their IIGS and gsAIM. It has been brought to my attention that the AIM sign-up page can indeed be accessed from any version of Lynx with support for secure sockets. If you're unsure that your ISP's version of Lynx is up-to-date enough to support secure sockets, don't hesitate to give it a try on the AIM page listed in the Juiced.GS article. My apologies for any confusion -- or any reluctance by users to try gsAIM -- that this may have caused. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 21825, GO COM A2) >>>>> Note that even in the latest version of Lynx, secure sockets """"" support is an optional install; sysadmins have to download a separate source package, merge it with the Lynx sources, then do the compile and install. Because of that, it's fairly uncommon to find an SSL-enabled version of Lynx. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 21828, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yeah, it's a shame that due to ridiculous US encryption law """"" (munition law, actually) it has to be such a runaround. It's really easy to do the SSL installation, especially if the ISP already has the ssleay package (many do.) You basically just replace a few files and change two lines in the makefile, which you have to modify anyway to get Lynx setup the way you like it. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Fri Apr 02, 1999 11:10:07 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.0] -- "He was a man, all and all. I shall not look upon his like again." (TONYW1, 21842, GO COM A2) HARD DRIVE POWER SUPPLY BASICS FROM HAROLD AND TONY There are so many of """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" these, in differing physical configurations, capacities, etc. that it is almost impossible to track down an exact replacement for a failed one. That's the bad news. The good news: As long as you can find one that: 1) Will physically fit the available space (may need mounting changes) 2) Accepts the available input voltage 3) Provides the needed output voltages and current It shouldn't be all that hard to manage to get it mounted and working. Note: One big problem I've run into many times with switching power supplies and hard drives (tape, CD, etc) is RF being radiated by the supply itself and messing up the operation of the device. When this is suspected it can often be dealt with by enclosing the supply in a piece of drafting mylar that has had aluminum foil glued to it's outer surface. Make this into a "tunnel" that wraps around the supply, but be CERTAIN that your modification still allows for proper airflow for cooling or the new supply WILL FAIL QUICKLY -Harold HdwrNut on EFNet and AIM Posted by ProTERM Mac Messenger The most damaging phrase in the language is: "It's always been done that way." (HAROLD_H, 22130, GO COM A2) >>>>> Not necessarily 'cheap', but definitely under loaded. Think of it """"" as those times when you go up (or down) stairs blindly, perhaps your carrying something and you can't see down or whatever, and you get to the top and your still going up but the steps are done. Your foot goes up, and then wham, onto the floor and you nearly fall over if you did it 'right'. The power supply is designed for a PC, and in fact there are some that will NOT work unless attached to a motherboard. Others will, but since all the voltages are not being used, they are 'climbing stairs' that are not there. Pushing a lawn mower as if it were going up a hill when in fact there is down hill and no grass. Two hard disks are nothing, the P/S is expecting a motherboard filled with cards using 4 different voltages. The hard disk uses two of them. So unless you have a lot of hard disks, that power supply is under loaded and could, not will, could die at a moments notice. Apple used two vendors for power supplies for the IIgs, Astec and Dynacomp. the Dynacomp, (Richardson, TX) supplies at first were failing due to under loading. A typical IIgs system had the 1MB RAM card and the floppy drive. So the power supply was not loaded enough. They had a rash of failures and figured out it was underloading and had to replace them all. Same thing as the 'cheap' mini tower power supply. (T_DIAZ, 22799, GO COM A2) COPY II+ 9.1--CHAOS OR COOL FOR FORKED FILES? 9.1 is okay, but some older """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" versions of C2+ do not understand forked files and will behave exactly as Joe has described it. I'm not sure which version of C2+ was the first to be able to deal appropriately with forked files, but it's best not to use any version other than the latest/last. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 21915, GO COM A2) >>>>> Copy II+ 9.1 is the first and only version to deal correctly with """"" forked files. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 21922, GO COM A2) WHAT'S THE SPINDOWN ISSUE WITH THE ZIP DRIVE AND AHS? The same as the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "sleep problem" that others have mentioned. Zip drives go into sleep mode when the disk has not been accessed for a certain amount of time (I think the default is 15 minutes), causing the Zip disk to stop rotating. With an Apple SCSI card, this causes the volumes on a sleeping Zip to sometimes not be recognized when you go to access the disk again, as the standard driver does not wait long enough for the disk to spin back up. I'm not sure if the same thing happens with a RamFast. I also find that when I don't have a disk in the Zip drive, Finder windows sometimes don't draw initially (though they update fine when I scroll) and volume listings in Standard File dialogs rapidly refresh themselves, making it difficult to select things. Not a big deal once you get used to it, but it scared me at first -- I thought something was really wrong with my machine when all my Finder windows kept opening up blank! Others have mentioned that the Tulin floptical driver solves both these problems, and I've been meaning to get it for ages, but I haven't been using my real GS much lately, so it hasn't been a priority. Like I said, I just got used to the little quirks and tried to be careful about not letting the drive go to sleep. I haven't had any significant problems, though. -- Michael (SAR, 22670, GO COM A2) THIS PART DELPHI PLANNED *** NOTICE *** """""""""""""""""""""""" Delphi will be down Easter Sunday beginning 08:00 EDT for about an hour while the Delphi clock is reset for Daylight Saving time. Don't forget to reset your own clocks if you live in a time zone that switches to Daylight Saving Time. :) Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 21859, GO COM A2) >>>>> **************** NOTICE ************** """"" The Delphi engineering folks have installed some changes to the Forum message software so that the Text and Web sides can work better together. These changes should be mostly 'invisible', with the exception of one: When you post a message from the Text side, instead of it immediately being assigned a number, you will see the following message: > Response Message 1999999999 Stored. > (There is a short delay while the message is stored and a number is > assigned.) The message number is assigned within a couple of minutes. Until then, it is not available for reading. Apparently, the changes are being installed on a forum-by-forum basis, so you may not see the effect in all forums that you visit until all of them have been updated. They _are_ in effect here in A2 as of the date and time that this message is posted. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 21863, GO COM A2) THIS PART THEY DIDN'T Well, as many of you have probably already found """"""""""""""""""""" out. Delphi's new software has been "burping" this weekend. We here in A2 got it today. My recent pass got 394 messages. Some of them were even triplicates. But, at least at this time, we aren't having the problems some other Forums have had. IE, Personal Law got hit twice. First time had 250+ messages (Saturday), and today (Sunday) 567 messages. What is happening, is that OLD messages are being picked up and reposted as NEW messages. The only thing we can do is to try to wade through them ... and PRAY that it doesn't happen again. :) But there is a bit of silver lining ... There has been a problem with the interface between Web and Text not "Following Thread". These latest passes have had all messages following the thread. Whee! Hang in there ... It will get better. (Why does this kind of thing always happen on the weekends?) Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 22831, GO COM A2) >>>>> For anyone who got 'burped' by Delphi: """"" One command that you can issue that can be extremely useful when entering a Forum for the first time, or if you haven't visited one for a long time, is the 'HIGH NEW' command. This resets your message pointers to the last 50 messages in the Forum. When I got 'burped', I simply deleted the 452 messages that I received, then on the next pass issued a 'HIGH NEW', and I had far fewer messages to wade thru... This command is one that you SHOULD use prior to reading messages in any forum that you have not visited previously. It can save a lot of aggravation. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 22853, GO COM A2) >>>>> As you may all have gathered, the new 'feature' on Delphi is to """"" delay you seeing your messages for some hours after posting. The changes do not affect COG directly, but if you have been used to seeing your message replies in the captured message stream directly after posting them, you are going to be disappointed... If only we can get rid of all these people who read these Forums through the Web, we can get back to some decent response times! :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 5 Apr 1999 - 107 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 21907, GO COM A2) >>>>> That turns out not to be the case. """"" What you are seeing is a side effect. It's particularly annoying right now, because the delays in the appearance of newly posted messages have been substantial, but the installation process is in progress. Once they get things fully installed and tuned, the delay should be down to a few minutes. That will probably still be long enough so that an off line reader doesn't pick up your freshly posted messages, but I can't find any way to see that as a problem.:) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 21916, GO COM A2) >>>>> I sent a note to one of the Delphi engineering folks this morning. """"" He opined that it may have been related to rebooting the VAXes from the change to DST, and that he expects that it won't recur. We'll just have to see how things go... Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 21919, GO COM A2) >>>>> I checked back after posting this while still online. The time """"" stamp was about 3 minutes after I logged on. If it was time-stamped when the message number was assigned, that would make it about 2 minutes from the time I sent it. Worst case would be about 12 minutes, which is what was on the online clock when I came back in to check. Not bad in either case... Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 21926, GO COM A2) TROUBLESHOOTING TOUGH IIGS HARDWARE PROBLEMS On those IIgs's that just """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" seem to be awful crashy and there is no reason that is particularly evident, what I usually do is remove the whole thing from the case, sit the P/S next to the board, on the table, one at time add non essential cards, (if any, Quickie, Grappler, Sound, etc.) back into the system and if you can not duplicate a crash then you fixed your problem. Actually, the better thing is to first run it loaded, on the table. I find that a lot of times the case is to blame. The FCC shield in the bottom rises just enough to interfere with the motherboard. If you have a Zip/TWGS and a large RAM card then you other problem may also be the power supply connector. If you notice subtle changes in the intensity of the background/border colors (this is really evident on a default color set) that means your grounding connector is becoming corroded. Removing the P/S connector and scraping it, and retensioning the pins will fix it. Hrmmmm.. Perhaps that's a mini KFest thing. .. Power Supply / Monitor adjustment. (The monitor thing scares me though, it's too touchy a subject for those not in the know) We'll see. In cases of P/S connector trouble I also bend the pins on the motherboard at very slight angles to the left and right so when the connector is replaced different tension points form. Also, a Papermate pen shoved at an angle so that the other end rests under the wire harness coming out of the P/S and the non-writing end wedged between the P/S and the connector pushing on it. That will need a picture description I'm sure. Tony (T_DIAZ, 21896, GO COM A2) CAN YOU SET TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS IN THE AWGS WORD PROCESSOR? If memory """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" serves, the way to alter top and bottom margins in the word processor is to view the header and footer of the page and add in an appropriate number of carriage returns. Left and right margins are set in the ruler. -Gareth (GARETH, 22044, GO COM A2) >>>>> Try inserting a header and footer with the desired number of blank """"" lines. Other than this, there is no specific provision in AWGS to set these margins. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 22206, GO COM A2) A TEMPLATE DTP TIP FROM THE JUICEDMEISTER Here's a nifty way to use """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" template files and not risk overwriting them at some point in time .... -- Create your template in whatever DTP program you choose (AWGS PL, GraphicWriter III 2.x, Publish It! 4). -- Go back to the Finder, locate the template file, highlight it, and press Apple-I on the keyboard. When the file info window opens, lock the file by checking the appropriate box. The next time you open the template, a "Save As" won't be required in order to preserve the template in its original form. Just do a normal "Save". Because your template file is locked, the "Save As" dialog window will appear. Pretty cool! That's the way I handle all of my Juiced.GS templates. It saves me from losing original template files, or having to recreate them, when I have brain cramps during magazine production. :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 22769, GO COM A2) CABLE MODEM COBBLING Our local cable provider is in the process of adding """""""""""""""""""" Cable Modem access. I wonder if the AsanteTalk would enable a IIGS to connect to the cable modem? (a cable modem requires an ethernet card to talk to a computer). I was considering getting cable modem access (for my wife's PC) but without ethernet capability to talk to the cable modem with the IIGS, I would still need to retain my current ISP for conventional modem capability for my IIGS. Any thoughts? Mark Welte [Doc] (WELTEM, 22117, GO COM A2) >>>>> It can give you file services and printer services with the """"" appropriate software, but at this point it won't give you TCP/IP services (meaning Marinetti). What you would need for that is (1) some way of serving TCP/IP over MacIP (aka MacIPNetRouter) and (2) the mythical MacIP Marinetti module. What you -could- do, among other things, is use a Linux server for your cable modem and serve SLIP or PPP out the serial port via a null modem connect (I will have this set up sooner or later--actually, the Linux box is set up, it's just a matter of getting the software and the null cable set up right now). - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 22118, GO COM A2) >>>>> There was a great article in the last Juiced.GS on how to get the """"" GS on a TCP/IP ethernet network (highly recommended to subscribe to get interesting articles such as that). One solution not in the article is to build a box based on the instructions on { www.linuxrouter.org} (combined with info from the Juiced.GS article). It's not trivial to set up, but looks very doable. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 22140, GO COM A2) MORE ON ETHERNET TO LOCALTALK HARDWARE BRIDGING You are correct, the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" power up of *all* Ethernet to LocalTalk devices is very critical, every device that is reliant on the bridge, on both sides needs to be there and ready so when the device powers up it receives all net ID's from each and registers them for each side of the network to see. I am really amazed at how *little* phone calls I receive as a result of the Ethernet to LocalTalk bridges we sell, while mainly Dayna, some Asante, they all work the same. Since these devices are really intended for LaserWriters, the 4 step process for power up that I stick on top of each one shipped is: In case of network problems, turn off the LaserWriter, unplug the Etherprint, (and any other LocalTalk devices), Turn on the LaserWriter, wait for it to become ready, plug in the Etherprint and wait 30 seconds. Go to the Chooser and select the printer. Then leave it alone. :) The Gatorbox CS is by far the best, (slim plastic tower, with a 'hole' under it between it and the base) this one is completely self sufficient and is compatible with every method and use of AppleTalk that I have ever thrown at it. Works every time. There are other devices available such as AsanteTalk, Dayna Etherprint, Webster CC LT/Bridge and a few other less known such as Farallon Etherbridge. The IIgs can print with any of these devices, but will lock up ruthlessly when Appleshare is accessed. It will even lock the Mac up if you are doing just the right thing. :) IIgs compatible choices, hardware wise are Farallon's EtherWave and the Gatorbox CS, there are a few others but I can't think of the names right at the moment. the Farallon EtherWave may exhibit a problem in that you will have to cycle the power to the unit after a reboot. The EtherWave is for a single computer solution, and each computer would require it's own EtherWave. the Gatorbox and other likewise devices are for the entire network. However an additional note on these devices, such as the Dayna Etherprint, they will only route up to 2 or three, depending on firmware, LocalTalk devices to an Ethernet network. You need to have the 'Plus' model to get up to 8 devices on the LocalTalk side seeable by the Ethernet side. The Etherprint will seek out and zero in on a printer first if it is installed on the network with several other devices but the typical installation is the Etherprint plugged into the hub and the printer plugged into it with nothing else on the LocalTalk side. This is the least problematic use. You can have up to 2 (or 3) IIgs, Mac Plus, SE, etc computers w/o Ethernet on the LocalTalk side of these devices to access a printer on the Ethernet side of the network, but the AppleShare services still are a problem. I have been working with these on and off, but the latter part of the beginning of the year was dedicated to a whole mess of things I just had to get done, and have not had much time to do anything else. I have about 10 different hardware bridges, FastPath 4 and 5, Dayna, Asante, Webster CC, Farallon, and a few others, everything does printers, one or two of them work with genuine AppleShare servers but not with System 7 filesharing. The whole thing is Networking Voodoo at it's best. Closely related to 'SCSI Voodoo', but even worse. :) I hope to, by KFest, have a whole mess of this worked out and possibly do a session on this, but that wont be my main session, what that is, I don't know yet, last years was really well received and it was planned on a whim, a very last minute thing. When Richard was here, "Oh, I'll print this web page and do this.. " Only to find out the HP Printer was going to EAT my transparencies. That's ok.. Richard had a similar occurrence, so he must have brought the curse with him. :) .. That night was a truly unique one. Between train stations, getting people, confusing Kinko's with a very simple request at 1:30AM (laminate these three pages, back to back, in this order) so we don't crash our airplane for lack of checking the 'seat blets' in the correct order on the check list. Oh what fun. We left at 5:30 AM that morning from an airport 25 miles inland from the coast, where I stashed the airplane the day before to get out from under the fog. Tony (T_DIAZ, 22810, GO COM A2) YOU DON'T NEED TO READ THIS _The Lamp!_ is copyright Ryan M. Suenaga and """"""""""""""""""""""""""" is published independently of Syndicomm; it does, however, draw the majority of its content (only with permission from the original authors) from the A2 and A2Pro Forums on Delphi. Current (as well as past) issues of _The Lamp!_ are available in the IIScribe database on Delphi at GO CUS 11. You can also obtain issues of _The Lamp!_ on disk from _Juiced.GS_ and _Shareware Solutions II_. I have also granted Alltech Electronics a license to distribute (and some other places I can't recall off the top of my head). Past issues are available at the ftp site trenco.gno.org as well as http://lamp.sheppyware.net. These are at least one month old, if not older. btw, this is probably a good time to mention (to all, not to Mack, as he doesn't fit into this category): the best way to make sure I don't update the webpage for _The Lamp!_ is to ask me about it, especially if in the same communication there's something that also says "I don't get any other Apple II publications." There is one thing that _The Lamp!_ is clearly -not- intended to do, and that is to replace _Juiced.GS_, _SSII_, or any other kind of Apple II publication, and there is nothing that will get me to cease publication quicker than to hear that. Off my soapbox, I will try to get the April issues into the IIScribe database tonight before I sleep. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 22155, GO COM A2) APPLE II SYSTEM SOFTWARE CHANGES ON APPLE'S FTP SITES Today Apple posted """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" a new Tech Info Library article. Article #30959, "Macintosh Floppy Drives: Creating Apple IIGS Start Up Floppy Disks Issue". This article discusses problems using DiskCopy on the Mac to create floppies of the System 6.0.1 disk images. In particular, manual-insert Mac floppy drives are known to often produce unusable floppies. These drives are the kind that don't grab the disk and suck it in when the disk is half-inserted. You can usually tell you have one of these drives: if there's an indentation into which your fingers can go to push the disk all the way into the drive, it's probably manual insert. Likewise, manual-insert drives often have a flap to keep dust out of the drive. Apple recommends using an older Mac to create the disks (contact a local Apple service provider for help finding one to use). If one isn't available, they suggest transferring the files to a IIgs over a network and using ShrinkIt 1.1 to make the disks. ShrinkIt 1.1 can be found at { http://asu.info.apple.com.} The Apple IIgs disk images can be found at { http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n10078.} Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 22159, GO COM A2) >>>>> It should be noted that 1.4 meg high density disks work fine """"" between these manual insert drives and a IIgs with a high density drive. I believe the problem is flaky 800k support with the drives and not an issue with disk copy. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 22161, GO COM A2) <<<<< Yes, although Apple's article doesn't say that, that's the issue -- """"" Mac 1.4 MB floppy drives have had a long history of being unable to reliably produce 800k disks that the IIgs will read. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 22163, GO COM A2) >>>>> That's nice of them but did you also notice that they have removed """"" all the BXY archives from their site? You can only get the .sea.bin files which are DiskCopy files I believe. This makes it impossible for me as a IIgs and IBM compatible user to download the System Software for the IIgs. :/ Good thing I already have it and can get it from several other places either on disk or as .BXY archives. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 22170, GO COM A2) >>>>> The DiskCopy files are still there. The ShrinkIt files appear to be """"" gone though. I'll be releasing ImageMaker 1.1 hopefully sometime before this month is over, then, sometime this summer or early in the fall, ImageMaker Deluxe, which will support creating disks from disk images. The upgrade from ImageMaker to ImageMaker Deluxe will be discounted for people that buy ImageMaker before ImageMaker Deluxe ships. ImageMaker Deluxe will be very useful for people that need to regurgitate the System 6 images from Apple, I hope. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 22175, GO COM A2) >>>>> WRT the Tech Info Library article. Article #30959, "Macintosh """"" Floppy Drives: Creating Apple IIGS Start Up Floppy Disks Issue". What's particularly amusing is that a lot of us have known about this for quite some time, and I never myself, inquired to Apple about it, figuring they would just blow it off to user error. They addressed the issue, but it's not just an Apple II image problem, it's 800K disk images in general. Up until the point of manual insert drives, Sony was the drive supplier for Apple 3.5" drives. Budget stalemates and competition forced Apple to look in other directions for drive sources. Since the dominant force is the PC market, all the drives in the marketplace are designed for MFM, (720K/1.44MB, 1/2MB 'unformatted'). These drives had to be modified to support Apple's own proprietary GCR format. 143K/400K/800K are all GCR. The Sony drives were designed with GCR in mind, the heads, mainly. If some of you may recall the "HFS Interchange Format" that was introduced around System 7 Pro, System 7.1.2, just about the time the first PowerMac's shipped. This was also about the same time as Apple was making a change to use other vendors drives. After no very long, HFS Interchange Format (a 720K HFS volume) disappeared nearly as fast as it appeared. A system release later, it was gone. To much, too fast, much more complicated than they envisioned to phase out the 800K, and GCR format all together. The drives just do not write GCR exactly the way the others do. Maybe it's all by the book, done per spec, but you know that, that doesn't necessarily mean it will work. Case in point, the BASIS 108, German Apple II+ clone was cloned by the book, it was 101% compatible. So much in that things did not work. The Franklin Ace 1000, the same way. The neat thing about the Apple ][ design was that a lot of it was un-intentional, characteristics of using circuits in ways never thought of when they were designed. Double Hires is the best example, and most common. GCR is another. Since only one vendor made the hardware it always worked. This problem (disks created by one not read by another) also existed in a smaller degree with the AppleDisk 3.5" and the UniDisk 3.5". That was more of an interleave issue, and a ProDOS 'patience' thing. ProDOS would give up to easy, if the data it was 'waiting' for did not come in time. If you have a disk that does not read on the IIgs, format it first on the IIgs, write the disk image to the disk after the disk has been formatted once. Or if you are moving files to a IIgs from a Mac, make your transit disk an HFS disk, again, format the disk on the IIgs if you have to. You should not write to ProDOS disks with a Mac, as *any* file will now have a resource fork, EVEN IF IT DID NOT WHILE IT WAS ON THE MAC VOLUME. Yes, you download a Shrinkit file on the Mac, unshrink it with Shrink II, then write the files to a ProDOS disk, they now have a resource fork. If these were ProDOS 8 files, they are no longer usable. If they were GS/OS files, it's not as big of an issue, except that if the file did not have a resource fork to begin with, now it does and you just lessened the mobility of that file because now it can not be copied with a ProDOS 8 utility. Not that, that should be a big problem, those with more experience can and do use the P8 environment to move things around too, as they know what does and does not have a resource fork. MacOS will NOT add resource forks to ProDOS files (non-resource forked files) just at random, but only when it writes them to ProDOS disks. On MS DOS disks, the Mac writes the file and the resource goes in a folder called "RESOURCE.FRK" ..which means that the files do not get modified. Tony (T_DIAZ, 22676, GO COM A2) DELPHI DOT COMMANDS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS Uh - the so-called """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 'dot-commands' have been around for a long, long time. If you start a line with a period, Delphi will try to interpret the first couple of characters as a dot-command. I think from your note that you started a line with .BXY, which would tell Delphi that you wanted the line to be blank (.B = blank line). There are a few dot-commands listed in the Delphi manual (dated 1994) that I have. I suppose there is a list online somewhere, but I haven't run across it. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 22698, GO COM A2) >>>>> I guess this would be a new feature I could ask Ewen to put into """"" COG. Check to see if any line starts with a period and add a space or something if it does. I guess this is just the first time it has hit me and it is definitely the first time I've seen a message here get messed up like that. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 22772, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have noted the problem and will see what I can do... """"" But what if a dot command was deliberately and correctly added to a message. You would not want that to be removed. I guess the best solution would be just a warning as you queued the message, so you could go back and correct it if needed... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 22 Apr 1999 - 90 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 22774, GO COM A2) <<<<< I would suggest instead that an alert be put up, because there are """"" situations in which you might _want_ to use dot-commands. For example: > Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | > --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ > sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | > COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | Web browsers will probably show the above in a proportional font, instead of the monospace font (Spectrum 8, most likely) that you used when composing your 'signature'. It won't have the desired visual effect. To preserve the formatting, a textsider would use two dot-commands: Just before the text, you would use the '.pre' command, and after the text, if you want to reset the note back to the default, you would use '.end pre'. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Try my off-line reader scripts for ANSITerm... They're OLRight! (Version 4.0 Coming Soon...) (DZAHNISER, 22773, GO COM A2) >>>>> How many dot commands are there? If there aren't too many, maybe """"" you could check for those commands and allow them, otherwise add the space... --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22775, GO COM A2) >>>>> From my archives, here are the listed dot commands: """"" ----------ONLINE .DOT COMMANDS All commands MUST be typed on a line by themselves in the first space of a line unless otherwise indicated. --| commands |------------| descriptions |------------------------------- .blank # Insert # blank lines. .b # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .break Break text of next line to left margin set. .br # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .center "text" Center "text." Must be on same line as text. .c "text" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .end literal Ends literal text formatting. (cancels .lt) and .el enables auto line wrap features. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .indent # Indent text of next line # spaces. .i # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .left margin # Set left margin # spaces to right. .lm # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .lm # /annotate="text" Set left margin # spaces to right & insert .lm # /a="text" "text" in left margin on each line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .literal Everything typed on lines following this command .lt will be exactly how you type it in. Disables forum auto line wrap features. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .line wrap # Set line wrap at # spaces from left margin. .lw # (does not seem to work properly at this time) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .paragraph Inserts single blank line for new paragraph. .p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .page Pauses text display with a "more?" prompt. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .page "text" Pauses text display with "text" replacing the "more?" prompt. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .pre Maintain formatting with monospaced font .end pre End monospaced formatting ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .right margin # Set right margin # spaces from left. .rm # (does not seem to work properly at this time) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .wrap margin # This sets all lines after the first line to be .wm # indented by the value indicated on all follow- ing lines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- .! "text" Comment line, the "text" does not show during text display in forum. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- I found these in my archives from when we first set up A2. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of them, at this time, because of the many changes that are going on. But, I offer them to this discussion. :) Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 22776, GO COM A2) DEALING WITH PRODOS DISKS ON THE MAC AND WITH THE DOG If you partitioned """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the Zip Disk on the Mac, you ought to be able to mount the partitions using SCSI probe. If you partitioned it on a II using a RamFAST, I think you have very little chance of mounting them on the Mac. I haven't used an Apple branded SCSI card for an Apple II in years, so you'll have to research that on your own. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 22266, GO COM A2) >>>>> To mount a ProDOS formatted disk, you need a good tool or your name """"" is Copperfield. Since only few can claim the latter one, you need a good tool. Basically, you need a tool such as FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit. This software is a commercial package, but worth every cent. We have prepared a tutorial that shows how disks can be mounted and shared in Bernie. Please have a look at the online tutorial at: { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/SupportCenter/} (requires a frames-enabled browser) Also, if you have problems with having AppleWorks recognize a disk image that _did_ mount properly in Bernie, make sure the option "Low-Level Disk Support" Setup menu) is disabled, i.e. does not have a checkmark. regards, henrik (GUDATH, 22325, GO COM A2) >>>>> Once a Zip appeared on the Mac desktop, Bernie will eat it happily. """"" From that point of view - whatever is required for mounting a ProDOS zip on the Mac does also apply for Bernie and vice versa. Just as a reminder, our "Dr. Magic" Ryan described in The Lamp (Dec 98 issue) how to mount Zips on RAMfastened IIs and Macs (and dogs). The basic trick is to teach Macs to mount them (by letting them initialize the media) and have the II deal with it as the latter seems more flexible in terms of partitioning. For a yet unknown reason Ryan gave permission to repost that article on the Woof Woof Web, so in case the December issue of the Lamp is sitting on a Zip you are unable to access, you'll find a copy in the dog's support section. Henrik Woof Gudat (GUDATH, 22270, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, I was able to make a Zip with multiple ProDOS partitions """"" that all mounted on the Mac. It was pretty much just trial and error (some hints from Ryan's article), but eventually I found that initializing a Zip with the Zip Tools, then partitioning it with Hard Disk Toolkit (PE), then moving the disk to the GS and doing volume copies of a number of ProDOS partitions to the Zip partitions, resulted in all partitions mounting when the disk was brought back to the Mac. This was with an Apple HS SCSI card; I don't know if it would work the same with a RamFast. The trick, I found, was =not= to erase or format the partitions on the GS. Doing that first always resulted in a disk that was unreadable by the Mac. But for some reason, the volume copies worked. (You can safely trash all the files after copying if you wanted a blank volume.) I think it had to do with the type of the partition not being changed from HFS to ProDOS in the partition map. I don't know if the disks are safe to use in this form, but it worked for transferring volumes over to make disk images for Bernie. (Of course, a few days later, Sheppy released his ImageMaker program and made all my work obsolete! :-) -- Michael (SAR, 22313, GO COM A2) <<<<< As well as my article. I now recommend ImageMaker as -the- way to """"" move IIgs disks over to Bernie. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 22319, GO COM A2) SO, HOW DO I REACH SHREVE SYSTEMS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shreve Systems 1200 Marshall Street Shreveport LA 71101 1-800-227-3971 to order (318) 424-9777 International (318) 424-9771 Fax Keep in mind: they have no concept of time zones. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 22882, GO COM A2) DO YOU REMEMBER A2-CENTRAL? Hmmm...I guess I never promoted on my web """"""""""""""""""""""""""" site the availability of the A2-Central-On-Disk collection, in part, because if anyone ordered it, it'd mean that I'd have to copy a massive amount of disks, but... Subscribers to SSII who might be interested in that collection, the details can be found in the "Such A Deal" column in Volume 3, Issue 5. Because of royalties paid to Tom Weishaar on each sale, my price can never approach what Charlie is offering his complete set for...so, this is really just a reminder that the complete A2/Resource Central collection is still available from Shareware Solutions II. Along with many of the other Resource Central materials; the other collections _are_ detailed at http://www.concentric.net/~joko Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22929, GO COM A2) DIFFERENT FONTS WITH APPLEWORKS Actually, you can use almost any font """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" size you want with AppleWorks, if your printer can handle them. Years ago, I wrote an article for NAUG about downloading softfonts to a laser printer and then choosing those fonts from AW. It does take some getting used to, and the ratio you think you're getting isn't exact (actually, they print, if memory serves, about 4x smaller than you'd expect, so you need larger fonts), AND you have to play around with margins and spacing, but it can turn out good quality printing. There was, and I thought I put it up in the library here, a font downloader program that would take any GS font and load it to a HP-compatible laser printer. The program came both in an 8-bit format (for which you also need to use the Beagle.Bros Triple Dump) or as a GS/OS NDA. The program is/was shareware; I haven't been in contact with the author for a while to see if he's even in the same location (John Majka). If it's not in the library, I'll get it there soon. :) Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 22951, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" SSII REVEALS HEWLETT PACKARD ALTERNATIVE If anyone here is thinking about """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" buying a DeskJet in the next couple of days, DON'T! Please wait until after the next issue of Shareware Solutions II arrives, as I have uncovered an amazing bit of (money saving) information that Hewlett-Packard really doesn't want you (or anyone else) to know about. My "scoop" is so monumental that not even the big mainstream computer magazines know what Shareware Solutions II readers will soon know. I knew that I stumbled onto a story that would save Apple II owners some money, and I certainly wasn't going to let HP's denials stop me from uncovering the entire story. That story will be arriving in subscriber's mailboxes very soon. Actually, the article you'll read contains just factual information, and says not a word about Joe the Investigative Reporter ;-) After every one has had a chance to read it, I'd love to tell you the entire story. I'd have to use a lot of journalistic cliches, I imagine, such as "HP's PR department refused to return phone calls" and "HP's corporate operator denied that such a department existed" and of course, I'd have to mention "the HP representative who spoke only after his anonymity was assured." In any case, Shareware Solutions II will be going into the mail before the week is over. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22197, GO COM A2) <<<<< I thought that I had a 'scoop,' but now I know it... """"" I just received an e-mail from an SSII subscriber who also happens to be a distributor for that printer, and until he read SSII, he had absolutely no idea ;-) That warmed my heart. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22964, GO COM A2) SSII CHAT GOES FROM MULTI-SYSTEM TO MONO-SYSTEM Apple IIGS owners will """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" soon have one more reason to celebrate. Find out all about it at the next Monday (4/26/99) multi-system chat, where some special guests will tell you all about it. Anyone and everyone who has the ability to read this message will be interested in the software that our guests plan to announce on Monday night. Joe Kohn http://www.concentric.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 22339, GO COM A2) >>>>> Don't count on it being multi-system. I found today that I couldn't """"" get past the main menu of the A2 area on Genie. No Roundtable, no library, no conference. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 23 Apr 99 7:55:58 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.0 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 89 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 22341, GO COM A2) <<<<< I've also been unable to get past Genie's A2 menu. But, I """"" understand that the problem has been reported to Genie, and hopefully, they'll fix it soon. In any case, I think I can safely say that it's the IIGS folks here on Delphi who will be the most excited about the news that the special guests will broadcast on Monday night. Coincidentally, I'll be picking up the completed SSII newsletter, V4, #3, sometime on Monday. As pleased as I am with this latest issue, SSII is not the cause for celebration on Monday ;-) There's some new software coming real soon now, but I'll let the guests tell you all about it. On Monday night. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22349, GO COM A2) <<<<< The Monday night multi-system chat wasn't really a multi-system """"" chat as Genie's A2 is currently missing-in-action, but it was great nonetheless. At one point, we had 20 people in attendance. The special guests were Ewen Wannop and Geoff Weiss, and they were pleased to announce that Spectrum Internet Suite v1.1 is completed, and on the brink of shipping. For those who already own SIS v1.0, the update price is only $15. The new feature list is quite extensive, so I'll just mention one new option that I know you'll like...SIS v1.1 now works from Delphi. To help commemorate this momentous news, Cindy Adams also announced that Sir Ewen Wannop will be the guest of (dis)honor at the Kfest 99 Roast ;-) Joe Kohn http://www.concentric.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 22860, GO COM A2) A2'S THOUGHTS ON NEW FSTS At this point, if a new FST were ever to see """"""""""""""""""""""""" the light of day it would probably be reasonable to base it on a disassembled ProDOS FST. But, change the pertinent parameters you have mentioned. Same basic structure but bigger in a sense. Obviously, it would not be backwards compatible. I believe that Brutal Deluxe currently has the ProDOS FST disassembled. They posted to this effect in the past year on csa2. Perhaps this could be a good launching point. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 22204, GO COM A2) <<<<< The drawback with HFS is that it is so darn complex compared to the """"" ProDOS file system and the MS-DOS file system. Disassembling this FST and making sense of it would be VERY time consuming compared to using a ProDOS FST disassembly as a base. There are still IIgs programmers around who are VERY well acquainted with the design and underpinnings of ProDOS. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 22205, GO COM A2) >>>>> Probably the best way to do this would be to increase the maximum """"" number of blocks in a filesystem. It's currently 65536, but adding another byte to the block number would bump this up to 16777216. This would allow for filesystems of up to 8GB while keeping the block size at 512 bytes. (Yes, I know that bigger drives than that are already on the market, but what are the odds that you'll ever hook one of those to a II?) -=IIGS=- Scott Alfter ( { salfter@delphi.com}) { http://people.delphi.com/salfter} (SALFTER, 22669, GO COM A2) >>>>> It wouldn't have to be backwards compatible if it were written as a """"" separate FST. However, if we can make it close enough to ProDOS we might be able to get away with booting from this new file system as well. Even if we can't boot from it, I can live with one or more ProDOS partitions for my boot partition and 8 bit programs. :-) Now that you mention it, I may have captured a post to usenet a while back that was the disassembly of an FST. I'll have to look through my message archives again. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 22685, GO COM A2) >>>>> Also, keep in mind that the total number of blocks is per partition """"" and not per drive. Being able to access 8 GB volumes with a RamFAST, means you could have up to 12 partitions that are each 8 GB which works out to 96 GB of accessible drive space. Even more with the Apple SCSI cards. No need to worry about the big drives that are out there right now. :-) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 22686, GO COM A2) >>>>> Doing what you suggest would be nice, and is doable in theory, but """"" since we don't have any information on how to write an FST, it's not very practical in reality. Patching the ProDOS FST to do it would be very hard (if not impossible), because structures on the disk would have to be resized, which changes a lot inside the code. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 22688, GO COM A2) >>>>> If I may add my 2 cents to this talk of FSTs... """"" Although GS/OS is better designed (IMO) than MacOS or WindowsXX, FSTs are, shall we say, a little too intimate with a specific version of GS/OS. Hacking the ProDOS FST would be stupid in the same way that windows 95's hack of FAT to support long file names is stupid. Quite frankly, we're lucky that ProDOS could be hacked to support lower case letters. Using a newly designed unix-ish filesystem would be much better (because of the simplicity and they're known to work). Adding a boot block is rather trivial. The real problem is understanding the intricate details of how an FST works. Having a disassembly of GS/OS and the ProDOS FST would help, but without insider knowledge from (ex)Apple employees, a new FST is probably a pipe dream. (KWS, 22705, GO COM A2) >>>>> This discussion is probably best moved to A2Pro, however....I'm """"" never one to ignore a good topic. :-) Obviously there are some reasons for updating the ProDOS filing structure to support larger hard drives, but the project would have to be done for the love of it, because I think most people would be using HFS, which is good enough for most uses on an Apple IIgs. As for the actual implementation, reverse engineering the FST is not the way to go about it. The first step is sitting down in front of a hard copy of the ProDOS file structure, and designing on paper the new architecture. Once this is complete, you would move on to working out how to implement the changes, whether that me by modifying the FST or whatever. Any project which starts by disassembling the FST is fooling itself into thinking it is redesigning ProDOS when in reality it is a project to reverse engineer the FSTs. And from a standpoint of writing new FSTs, I think you'll find that for the most part this is not a straightforward thing to do. FSTs are NOT as standard in calling interface as you would imagine them to be. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 22906, GO COM A2) SHEPPY ON THE APPLE (NOT PENTIUM) /// The /// was a great machine that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" was shipped about three months before it was really ready for prime time. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 21964, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" NEWLY FOUND LOST CLASSICS The files have already started to hit the A2 """"""""""""""""""""""""" Database, so... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT DATABASE ANNOUNCEMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In recent months, Howard Katz of the A2 staff has been working tirelessly to contact software publishers and authors for permission to reclassify Apple II software from commercial to freeware or public domain status. His efforts have begun to pay off! Howard recently received confirmation from Scantron Quality Computers that the entire line of software formerly published by SQC under the Q Labs label is now reclassified as "Freeware". The Q Labs titles represent some of the finest software published for the Apple II market. These titles have already started appearing in the A2 database here on Delphi, with more on the way! For websiders, we'll try to get them uploaded to public ftp archives - take a look, for example, at ftp://trenco.gno.org/pub/apple2/companies/qlabs. And - if that were not enough, look for more -significant- Apple II software to be announced as reclassified in the very near future. Stay tuned to Delphi A2 as this project bears more fruit... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don V. Zahniser A2 Forum Archivist (DZAHNISER, 22918, GO COM A2) >>>>> Howard really does deserve our community's heart-felt thanks for """"" his efforts. Otherwise, many of us, especially newcomers to our community, would only know about these "little gems" through old ads in magazines and other's comments. Howard has continued in the spirit of the "Lost Classics" project that was started on our other home/site. Thanks to him they will now, not disappear, but continue to be used. Again, congratulations, Howard ... and ::MEGA-HUGS:: "Apple II Forever!" Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 22924, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, I'm doing this for selfish reasons - the more software I """"" can get available to Apple II users thru legitimate channels, the longer I can keep my Apple //e a fun and productive computer. :) (BTW--all you ProSel users out there - if you're using it to launch your programs from your hard drive, check out EasyDrive's interface. :) ) Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 22952, GO COM A2) >>>>> There's more on the way, but the titles we've gotten ready and """"" released for public consumption are: SixPack SignatureGS (HD and 3.5" versions) plus the sigma patch for it EasyDrive (suite of software) Repairworks QDrive QRam A few others are forthcoming - just either haven't been uploaded or released yet. Later............Howard (HKATZ, 22963, GO COM A2) NEW ONLINE HOME FOR GERMAN HARDWARE The ///SHH Systeme web site is now at """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" a new address: { http://www.wbwip.com/shh/} The old address will now automatically zap you to the new one. ///SHH Systeme products, sales & support information can be found on this web site, supporting Apple II peripheral interface hardware: * FaST506 hard disk controller (out of production, but supported) * Turbo IDE Card hard disk controller * MicroDrive Card hard disk controller * MicroDrive/Turbo Card hard disk controller * BlueDisk Card floppy disk controller * Transwarp GS 32K cache ("second source") { The POWER Forum } David K. (DKERWOOD, 22024, GO COM A2) CHUNK STOCKS UP ON HIGH SPEED 65C816'S I'm posting this here, since this """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is where discussion has been about getting the faster Western Design W65816S8PL-14's for accelerators. I have 15 of these beauties for sale. I am pricing them at $15-US or $20CDN. This includes postage, packaging, and insurance. Money orders are preferred, please. Please send me email here on Delphi. I will then email you with my address. Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host Delivered by OLRight! (v4.0) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs (CHUNK_S, 22100, GO COM A2) KFEST BLATANT PLUG FOR THE MASSES Hey gang, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Less than two weeks remain before the Kfest '99 Early Bird registration deadline. If you have not yet registered, now is the time to do so in order to take advantage of the savings this special offer will bring you. Things are looking VERY good for Kfest '99. Registrations are strong, and planning is under way to make this the best Kfest ever. We've got some great plans for this event, and we'd like for all of you to join us in Kansas City to celebrate the Apple II community and learn more about these computers we love. We are reposting, for your convenience, the Kfest '99 Announcement, Rates and Registration Form below. +++++ ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'99____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Experience The Magic!! When: July 21-25, 1999 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ KFest is back ... and it's never been more affordable! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 21, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 25. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's Kfesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (in case you want to bring that special person along): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (in case you want to bring that special person along): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool Kfest T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ For the very first time, Kfest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be on from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Kfest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Kfest Keynote Address. We've got some great plans for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of Kfesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org .. or visit the Kfest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Kfest '99, please join the Kfest internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the Kfest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- KFest '99 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Register for Kfest '99 By phone, fax or email: Credit card number <> Complete this form and select one option: Send this form via email to: Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 Fax this form: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check or money order. Print, fill out, and mail this form with payment. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your Kfest registration confirmation via email? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. 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Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Kfest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, considering mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (JUICEDGS, 21882, GO COM A2) SHEPPY UPDATES IMAGEMAKER TO 1.1 ImageMaker 1.1 has just been released. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" You can get it at { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/imagemaker_gs/.} The new version supports creating DiskCopy 6 and "raw" disk images, supports creating images from disks that GS/OS won't mount (like custom OS disks, such as those demos), and fixes a couple of minor bugs. In addition, there's an option to prevent the addition of Mac filetype and creator information (adding these puts a resource fork on the created files, and sometimes you don't want one). Current ImageMaker owners can use the new version without any upgrade fee. If you don't already own this valuable utility, you can register it for just US $5 at { http://order.kagi.com/?QGC.} --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22834, GO COM A2) SPECIAL OFFER FROM SHEPPY: FREE SHEPPYWARE FOR LIFE? I'm making an """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" unusual special offer: RSA, the company that provides the standard security encryption protocol used most frequently on the Internet, is sponsoring a contest, known as the RC5 cracking contest, to test its protocol. This contest is participated in by downloading a piece of software that attempts to break the code. Participants download the software, install it, and run it. It receives assignments from a central computer, and works on crunching that data. When it's done, it sends its results back to the central computer and obtains another block to work on. To make things more interesting, teams have been established to add to the fun and competitiveness. The team that cracks the code wins a cash prize, and the individual that cracks the code gets a $1000 cash prize. You can read specific information about this at { http://www.distributed.net.} Teams are ranked against each other, and every night you can see the latest rankings. I have my own team (Team SheppyWare), which has a few members participating. You can see my team's current score at { http://rc5stats.distributed.net/tmsummary.idc?TM=4034.} We've done pretty well so far, advancing to about 785th place (out of some 6,000 teams), but we've finally hit a brick wall. We don't have enough participants to gain in the rankings. So that brings me to the special offer: Join my RC5 team, and you could win free SheppyWare for life ("SheppyWare" is defined as freeware or shareware products released by Eric Shepherd for any platform, and any commercial software released for the Apple II or IIgs computer by Eric Shepherd; this does not imply that you'll receive refunds for products already purchased (you won't), and I reserve the right to cancel the free software if I go bankrupt or something unpleasant like that). The three participants in Team SheppyWare (not including members of my test team, who aren't eligible) that have the highest number of contributed blocks when the contest ends (in other words, when it's announced by RSA that the code has been broken) will receive the free SheppyWare for life. The steps involved in joining my team are: 1. Go to { http://rc5.distributed.net} and download the client software for your computer. You'll need a PC, Mac, or the like (there's no Apple II software). 2. Install and configure the software. Be sure to set your email address. 3. Run the software. 4. Once you've submitted your first batch of blocks, you can join my team. Go to the Team SheppyWare status link listed above (http://rc5stats.distributed.net/tmsummary.idc?TM=4034) and then use the "Participant Search" at the top of the page to find yourself; enter your email address and click Search. Then click the "Email me my password" button to get your password. Then you can go to the following link to join the team; enter your email address as the username and your password: { http://stats.distributed.net/pjointeam.php3?team=4034.} All your blocks (including those you've already submitted) will then be assigned to the team, starting with the next nightly stats update. You can get more information from rc5.distributed.net, and these links are duplicated on my main web site at { http://www.sheppyware.net.} You can use as many computers as you want (and have access to). You don't need a full-time Internet connection (PPP is fine). If you need help getting joined up, feel free to ask. Also, feel free to ask if you have questions about my prize offer. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22940, GO COM A2) <<<<< You can get more information on joining RC5 teams (a step-by-step """"" guide, in fact) at { http://rc5.distributed.net/FAQ/team.html.} --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22941, GO COM A2) <<<<< I should point out that the RC5 software only uses processor time """"" you're not using; as a general rule you rarely notice any significant performance impact while it's running. It just sits there chugging away in the background when your computer would otherwise be idle. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22957, GO COM A2) SSII MOVES TO A NEW ONLINE HOME Although it'll probably take me a while """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to get fully moved in, I have a new ISP. The new e-mail address is joko@concentric.net and the URL for the Shareware Solutions II web site is www.concentric.net/~joko I'll maintain the address at crl.com long enough for everyone to memorize the new e-mail address and URL. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22166, GO COM A2) SSII VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3--IN YOUR MAILBOX Volume 4, Issue 3 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The latest issue of the Shareware Solutions II newsletter is currently being mailed to subscribers world-wide. In this 20 page issue, subscribers will read about: DeskJet Alert - A discussion about why some DeskJets won't work on the Apple II, and a description of how you can easily find out if any particular DeskJet is Apple II compatible. The article also answers the enigma: "The least expensive HP DeskJet available isn't a DeskJet and it's not from HP, or is it?" Bernie ][ The Printer - Or, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Printing With Bernie. Woof, woof. Y2K and the Apple II - A description of the few Y2K problems that will exist for Apple II users, with information about the wonderfully effective Y2K solutions available from Bev Cadieux of TEXAS II. ProSel - A historical over-view of ProSel, along with a description of its most powerful and useful features. In addition, subscribers will learn about some amusing Easter Eggs in Spectrum and GraphicWriter III, and they'll learn how to become invincible while playing Space Fox. They'll also learn about more than a dozen newly reclassified-as-freeware Apple II programs. There are other news items about KansasFest 99, Inits that can cause havoc on your IIGS, and readers are offered at least 6 new freeware/shareware disks. Shareware Solutions II is available by subscription only. Please visit http://www.concentric.net/~joko or http://www.crl.com/~joko for additional information. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 22857, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM INTERNET SUITE 1.1 RELEASED To purchase SIS 1.1 or any other """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Seven Hills product, please use any of the following methods: Fax: 904-575-2015, anytime Phone: 904-575-0566, 9am-5pm ET, Monday through Friday Mail: 1254 Ocala Road, Tallahassee, FL 32304-1548 Ordering Information When ordering any product we need: Your name Your shipping address Your area code and phone number (optional) Your preferred email address if you have one (optional) A list of the items you are ordering Payment information Visa/Mastercard/Discover credit card orders can be placed by email, fax, or regular mail (see Contact Information above). Be sure to include your card number and expiration date. You may also call and leave a voice mail message with the details of your order if our phone is busy. Just press "7" when you hear the greeting to leave your message. However we receive your order, we will fill it promptly. We also accept personal checks and money orders by regular mail. For all orders add $3.50 shipping and handling per order, not per item (foreign shipping is charged at actual airmail cost, minimum of $3.50, charged to a credit card unless otherwise arranged). Florida residents add 7% tax. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 22869, GO COM A2) CHANGES AT SEVEN HILLS Seven Hills have changed their name, and are in """""""""""""""""""""" the process of changing their web site. Please point your browsers at for the main page, or to get directly to the Seven Hills Software section. Send email to , sales enquiries to and for support contact Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 30 Apr 1999 - 82 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 22949, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 22871 27-APR 22:56 Hardware Hacker IIGS error (Re: Msg 22065) From: MBROUI11ETTE To: DZAHNISER ..To the tune of 'My Favorite Things" from the "Sound of Music" Micro-cracks in the solder of connections, Broken wires inside molded connectors, Heat-damaged insulation, leakin' voltage. These are the things that make young techies age! When the 'dead' wire 'bites', after the probe says safe, with no voltage, signal, or poll. I remember the mystical 'repair' of some things, that I never touched, at all! __,2__ Mike Brouillette / _ _\ "Alas, poor Apple II of yore. I knew it well, & hoarded." \(o)m(_, Delivered via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock 'O Gold v2.5 `boood Tue 27 Apr 99 1:13:10 pm [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] ON IIGS GRAPHICS The Apple IIGS only has one screen buffer, at least """""""""""""""" there is only one for the SHR screen. The hardware support isn't there for double-buffering. As a result, you basically have to use other techniques for animating. These center around reducing the amount of information you actually change, changing it as fast as possible, and timing the changes with the vertical blanking interrupt to reduce or eliminate tearing. There are some pretty good FAQs floating around. If you're interested, some of the graphics folks can doubtless point you to them. My specialty wasn't graphics, though. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2566, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, the IIgs does have a double buffer of sorts. If you use the """"" shadow register correctly you will be able to modify screen memory while displaying something else. Regular screen memory is at $E1/2000 but the shadow screen memory is at $01/2000. However, my memory is kind of rusty on this point but I do believe there might be some problems trying to use the shadow register while running in a GS/OS program. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will jump in eventually. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2567, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< I had forgotten about the shadow register. It's not a true """"" double-buffer in the traditional sense, but I can see how you might use it almost the same way. Of course, it means you'll have to draw the changes twice per frame; with a true double-buffer like you have for the text and high-res screens you don't have to do that. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2569, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Wolf 3D uses the shadow register. It works like this... """"" Each pass through the game loop, shadowing is disabled. Then the various rendering functions are called: 1. Render the walls. 2. Render the floor. 3. Render the ceiling. 4. Render the sprites. Then shadowing is turned on, and a PEI-slamming function (different ones depending on the screen size setting) is used to copy the screen memory onto itself. This makes the updated screen visible. Then the score panel is updated. Finally, shadowing is disabled again. This gets pretty good speed. The lowest levels of the rendering are all done in assembly, but the preparatory work is in C. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2578, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Actually, using the shadow register acts pretty much the same as """"" using text screens or high-res screens pages 1 and 2. You write you screen data to $01/2000+ then turn on shadowing, the hardware then takes care of copying that data to $E1/2000+, you then turn shadowing off and change $01/2000+ again while that first image continues to be displayed then turn shadowing back on again to replace the first image with the second and so on. Instead of changing the memory locations that are being used as screen memory ($2000-$3FFF for HR page 1 and $4000-$5FFF for HR page 2) the hardware takes care of copying the data from your buffer to screen memory. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2579, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Jeff, just turning on the shadow register isn't enough. It won't """"" automatically update the slow RAM from the fast RAM; you have to copy the data from fast RAM onto the same locations in fast RAM in order to force the update. The only value of the shadow register is that it lets you preconstruct the screen image in the fast RAM before doing the copy to slow RAM. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd { sheppy@sheppyware.net} { http://www.sheppyware.net} (SHEPPY, 2582, GO COM A2PRO) JUST WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH DRAWSTRING? DrawString (as its name implies) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" draws a NULL (0) terminated string. You can convert integers into strings with the Integer Math toolset. Int2Dec/Int2Hex will convert an integer to a string. You'll need to NULL terminate it (either before or after) ph2 theNumber ; the number to convert ph4 #theString ; where to store it ph2 #5 ; length of the buffer ( 6 if signed) ph2 #0 ; or 1 if it is a signed integer _Int2Dec ph4 #theString _DrawString ... theString dc c'xxxxx' ; 6 xs if signed dc i1'0' ; NULL terminated (KWS, 2573, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I believe you are thinking about DrawCString. DrawString uses """"" Pascal strings which have a length byte followed by the text of the string. Your example program would work if you change the DrawString macro to a DrawCString. If DrawString is going to be used, the string must be preceded by a length byte so your program would look like this: ph2 theNumber ; the number to convert ph4 #theString ; where to store it ph2 #5 ; length of the buffer ( 6 if signed) ph2 #0 ; or 1 if it is a signed integer _Int2Dec ph4 #theString _DrawString ... theString dc i1'4' ; use a 6 if signed dc c'xxxxx' ; 6 xs if signed Of course, you could always leave in this line: dc i1'0' ; NULL terminated and then you would have you choice of using DrawString or DrawCString without having to modify the theString. :) Oh and the program above could be simplified if using a later version of Orca/M if you use the newer macro style: ~Int2Dec theNumber,#theString,#5,#0 ; use #6,#0 if signed ~DrawString #theString ... theString dc i1'4' ; use 6 if signed dc c'xxxx' ; use 6 x's if signed Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2580, GO COM A2PRO) THE IIGS COMPILES SUPER NINTENDO? I didn't see the original post, but if """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" you are talking about using an Apple IIGS compiler to create SNES programs, yes, it works, as long as you have the source for the run-time libraries so you can make the appropriate environment adjustments. At least 3 teams have used ORCA/C for SNES development. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2576, GO COM A2PRO) CAN YOU MULTITASK IN APPLESOFT? The Apple II's not a multitasking machine """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (although the IIgs sometimes fakes it pretty well). There's no known way to multi task in Applesoft. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2587, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Sure. Get more than one Apple II and set them up side by side. Run """"" your program on both machines. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2590, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> While it can't be done in Applesoft Basic (ok, with some....a lot """"" of assembly it could be done) I'm sure it would be able to be done in GSoft Basic available from The Byteworks. Mike will be along any moment to give you all the detail you need to add this piece of software to your GS, or you could check out { http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks} Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2588, GO COM A2PRO) CONTEMPLATING A NEW FST As we discussed in conference, I strongly believe """"""""""""""""""""""" that an attempt to reverse-engineer the FST mechanism and produce new FSTs will fail. I've been involved in several attempts to do this in the past, with no success. The Apple II world has too few top-grade programmers left (I think there are five, maybe seven serious expert-level programmers left) to pull this off. I believe our efforts would best be spent organizing a letter-writing campaign to ask Apple to either release the sources to Syndicomm, or make the System 6.0.1 sources open source. I would participate in such an effort, and would gladly work on updating the system using those sources. I will not participate in an attempt to reverse-engineer the FST mechanism as I have enough frustration in my life already. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2600, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> The reason why there is a limitation of 32 Mb is that only two """"" bytes are allocated for most entries in the directory lists. To change this, would mean a restructuring of the entries for all directory and file lists. This would make the drive structure dependent on a new FST. The drive would not be readable from an Apple //e or a Mac for instance. We already have an HFS FST that handles larger drives, though it is not as efficient as it might be. I think that if any new FST is to be written, it would make more sense to concentrate on building an HFS+ FST instead. That way you would still have a standard volume that could be interchanged with a Macintosh, but have all the advantages of a modern disk structure with small block sizes. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 30 Apr 1999 - 82 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2601, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Personally, I think the ProDOS naming standard is more of a """"" limitation than the 32MB partition size. I would much rather see support for long filenames built into ProDOS. Of course HFS already provides that, but there are no volume repair utilities that works with HFS, not to mention the fact that HFS is noticeably slower than ProDOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Fri Apr 30, 1999 8:26:26 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.0] -- "A hospital is no place to be sick." -- Samuel Goldwyn (TONYW1, 2602, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- The KFest FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] The KFest FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to thelamp@delphi.com. Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the editor and publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 11th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 1999 is July 21-25, 1999. For the first time, KFesters are being offered an extra night, July 20, at the Avila dorms if they want to come into town a day early. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. If it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila College. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila College. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. The scheduling is done by Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski. There are several other folks on the committee as well: Jerry Cline, Max Jones, and Stan Marks all pitch in. In addition to those good folk on the committee, David Kerwood handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech (this year given by Max Jones of _Juiced.GS_), sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast (_Spectrum_ author Ewen Wannop being the victim of honor this year), product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, and huge groups of folks going to steak dinners at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: Two people have attended every KFest so far: Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics and Mike Westerfield of Byte Works. Q: I hear that the Avila College dorm is wired for ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. You can get the information in the following article: While Apple Computer, Inc. never produced an Apple II that was truly portable nor an ethernet solution for the masses (emulated IIs and prototypes notwithstanding), ethernet has become a popular networking solution for the computing world at large--so popular, in fact, that ethernet has even invaded that Apple II mecca known as Avila College. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! While those bringing their true blue Apple IIs will be needing to go the tried and true modem route, those KFesters who bring ethernet-capable computers can make full use of these high speed connections. Let's look at what hardware and software is needed to get this high speed resource working with your non-Apple II. THE HARDWARE All Avila provides is the RJ-45 jack. This looks like an """""""""""" overgrown RJ-11 jack (the kind your telephone plugs into), and in fact, it's a close relative. What you need to bring is a computer with an appropriate 10 Base-T ethernet interface and a cable that ends in a male RJ-45 jack. There are many, many of these cables on the market. If you are going to purchase one, be sure it's a straight-through class 5 cable, not a crossover cable. Additionally, due to the way the RJ-45 jack is mounted, you will need a cable ending with a RJ-45 male jack that is not molded with a surrounding sheath, as the cable will not fit properly. You want a cable end that looks like this: ASCII ART BEGINS ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | | | |___________| | | | | <------ Cable | | as opposed to this: ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | _|___________|_ | | | | | | | | <-- Large, molded sheath | | | | |_______________| | | | | <------ Cable | | ASCII ART ENDS I had problems with this at KFest 1998. If you need to get different cables (or need other hardware in general) you can ask your fellow attendees if they have extras, or you can run over to the CompUSA in the area to get what you need. Once you have this equipment, simply plug in your RJ-45 cable into the provided jack. You do not need an ethernet hub unless you'll be running more than two devices in your room. THE SOFTWARE The Avila ethernet server uses a protocol called Dynamic """""""""""" Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. I am much more famillar with the setup of DHCP for Macintosh computers than for Windows machines, and am taking the instructions from a reference. MAC To set up a Macintosh running Open Transport networking for DHCP, all ''' that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to DHCP Server. So: (1) Get into your TCP/IP Control Panel; (2) Select "Ethernet" (or "Built-in Ethernet" or "Alternate Ethernet" as appropriate) in the "Connect via:" field; (3) Select "DHCP Server" in the "Configure" field; (4) Quit and save the changes. WINDOWS 95 To set up a Windows 95 machine for DHCP, there are several '''''''''' additional steps: (1) Get into your Network Control panel; (2) Add or select the appropriate ethernet interface; (3) Set the "Obtain an IP address automatically" control in the "IP Address" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (4) Remove any existing setting for a Gateway address in the "Gateway" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (5) Disable DNS in the "DNS Configuration" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (6) Save the settings and reboot the computer. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: THE SMTP SERVER As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become """"""""""""""" accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. We encountered this problem briefly last year and solved it by using the smtp.delphi.com smtp server--however, in the last year, Delphi also closed its server to access. It is hoped that there is a smtp.avila.edu or similar server that can be used while at Avila, but this has not been researched yet. See me while you're at KFest for the latest developments. So, for those of you bringing ethernet-capable computers to KansasFest, you now have some idea on how to hook them up for high-speed Internet access. On to the yellow brick road. On to KansasFest. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest '99! :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : For real sponge cake, borrow all ingredients : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Summer Of '99 -------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THE WAY WE WERE The Best of Both Worlds ---------------------------------------- [WWW] THINKING KFEST The Accidental Tourist's Guide to KFest ------------------------ [KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Why read the docs. . . I'm already confused : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SUMMER OF '99 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, it's another hot summer here in the islands I call home, but it'll be a memorable summer for the same reason it's always been. Once again, we're closing in on the time to pack up the computer we love (in real or virtual form) and head on over to the Mecca of the Apple II--Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. KansasFest 1999 is fast approaching. And this summer, like every other since 1995, I'll be there. It didn't look like I'd make it to celebrate the Apple II's Endless Summer of Love this year. There was a plan for me to be over in Southern California this year a few weeks after KFest and there was really no way for me to be at both. I didn't have the vacation time and no way could I afford it either. Fortunately (and unfortunately, as well), things worked out (or didn't). I won't be in Southern Cal this year, but I will be in Kansas City. I don't know many people who would prefer going to Kansas City in the heat of July to Los Angeles. But one thing's for sure. It would have to be an Apple II kind of guy. Here we come, Kansas City. [*] [*] [*] Would You Care To Buy This Flower Department: One of the things I would like that I haven't had since we moved the show on over to Delphi has been a steady stream of contributions from other writers. I've talked about this before in this column. That must've done some good. This month we have contributions from two writers. The first is from Tee Cashmore, who joins us from Canada, where he shares with us a piece that was originally printed in a user group publication a few years ago--while some of the information is dated (for instance, Applied Engineering was still in business then), it's still valuable for many of you out there. In fact, these older articles are so valuable that I'm starting a new semi-regular column, called "The Way We Were", just to give them a special place. The second is a writer well known around these parts. Doug Cuff, formerly the editor of _GenieLamp A2_ as well as _A2-Central_ and _II Alive_, joins us once again for his yearly update to his article taking you through preparations for the Apple II event of the year, KansasFest. Speaking of, have you registered yet? Not to take any focus off of what Tee and Doug have done this month. Thank you both. For everything. [*] [*] [*] Waited For Someone Faithful And True Department: Here's your monthly Blatant Plug. KansasFest 1999 will be held next month, July 1999, once again at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Have fun, learn stuff, don't sleep. As usual, check out http://www.kfest.org for the latest information. It's one heckuva way to remember the summer of 1999. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Welcome to A2 ....... Thanks, But No, Notification [*] Telecommunications ....... A PMP Revival? [*] Utility Software ....... Does Anyone Own Public Domain? [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Alternative IIgs Monitors [*] User Groups & Publications ....... So, Where Are You All? [*] Hardware Hacker ....... Another Ethernet Card Rumor MISCELLANEA """"""""""" MORE DELPHI TEXT VS. WEB In fact, this latest round of problems comes """""""""""""""""""""""" because Delphi wants to keep the text side compatible with the Web side. This is just the sort of thing that starts rumours. Delphi has said, MANY MANY TIMES, that they will keep the text side up and running as long as they can possibly do so. There are a lot of good reasons (public relations and other wise) to keep text available when everyone else is dumping it. I would not be at all surprised to see textside Delphi available as long as DELPHI is available. Note that there is no guarantee that Delphi itself will be here in two years, or that AOL will be, for that matter. The online services market is EXTREMELY volatile. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 23068, GO COM A2) SOME EGO SYSTEMS PRODUCTS SURFACE AT SSII Interestingly enough, Steve """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Disbrow is going to be sending me a package containing his unsold inventory of IIGS software whose copyrights have remained with Diz. So, at some point in the next few weeks, the following will all become available from Shareware Solutions II... - Balloon - Cool Cursors Volume 1 - IPC Spy Modules Volume 1 - The AppleWorks GS WP translator for Graphic Writer III - The RTF Translator for GraphicWriter III At this point, I have no idea how many packages of each title he'll be sending me, but I think it's somewhat limited. There are, for example, only 20 packages of Balloon (an NDA that packs/unpacks ShrinkIt archives). More manuals could be printed up, if need be... So, since I have no idea how many copies of each I'll have, nor how much postage will be, let's be real informal for the moment... If anyone is interested in any of the above software, make me an offer by e-mail. Joe Kohn joko@concentric.net (JOE_KOHN, 23036, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you use Graphic Writer III, I heartily recommend getting these """"" two translators! The RTF translator is essential for cross-platform work, and the AWGS WP translator does a better job moving AWGS Word Processing formatting into GWIII than AppleWorks GS does moving WP files into its own Page Layout module, IMO. The only problem with either of these, is that you are still restricted by GWIII's 32K size per text frame - but that is not the fault of the translators! Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23047, GO COM A2) ADD A NIFTY FEATURE TO YOUR IIGS PROGRAM If there are any IIGS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" programmers out there who want to add spell checking capabilities to their software, I now have available the IPC call list for NiftySpell. As you probably know, NiftySpell is a Universal GS/OS based spell checker NDA, but what you might not know is that 3rd party programmers have the ability to interface their software with NiftySpell. So far, only two Spectrum-based applications have incorporated a spell check button that performs a NiftySpell spell check: Crock O' Gold v3 and Spectrum Internet Suite v1.1. We'd like to see other GS/OS programs have a spell check button. As it is, NiftySpell itself will perform all spell checking duties. So, all you really need to know in order to support spell checking directly in your software is, hopefully, included in the IPC call list info for NiftySpell. Of course, that info will make no sense at all to a non-programmer. So, if you're working on any GS/OS software, drop me an e-mail and I'll send you the IPC call list. Joe Kohn (After typing this message in COG3, I hit the Queue button and a spell check was automagically performed. Wouldn't you like your software to have that same capability? You can!) (JOE_KOHN, 23066, GO COM A2) SO JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO SEVEN HILLS? Earl Childers (email@myesource.com) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is the owner of Seven Hills Software and he is now well aware of the problems that can happen when a company (too) quickly changes ISPs and gets new URLs. The new URL for Seven Hills is http://www.myesource.com I've been in touch with Earl regarding the new web site and Spectrum Internet Suite v1.1, and he had this to say: "The transition to our new site was supposed to be a lot smoother. My plans to have people automatically redirected from our old url to the new one collapsed miserably. We appreciate you, Ewen, Geoff, and everyone who is spreading the word for us. At this point, Dave and I are just trying to put some finishing touches on the sevenhills part of the site and hoping to offer SIS 1.1 for sale online." I've also invited Earl to attend this coming Monday night chat. As it is, Geoff Weiss and Ewen Wannop completed Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1 and submitted it to Seven Hills for distribution. Geoff and Ewen had a Product Intro Chat the other week, but SIS v1.1 is now out of their hands, and in the hands of Seven Hills. Earl can tell us the non-technical details about SIS 1.1, such as when it will start going into the mail and/or how they'll offer it for sale online. That is, if he can successfully figure out how to get a web-side Delphi account by Monday night at 10PM EDT ;-) Joe (Friend of Seven Hills) Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 23101, GO COM A2) <<<<< Ahhh...I get it now; Seven Hills Software has changed the name of """"" their company. "My eSource" is the new name for the company. Contact info: e-mail address: email@myesource.com My eSource 1254 Ocala Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32304 850-575-0566 for phone 850-575-9445 for fax (can only receive, not send, faxes) Web Site URL: http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/ (JOE_KOHN, 23170, GO COM A2) WHICH APPLIED ENGINEERING 3.5 DRIVE IS WHICH? You may have the "AE 3.5 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Drive for Macintosh Computers". I have one of these drives. If you still have the sticker on the bottom it will have the above quoted name on it. This drive is a 'clone' of the Apple FDHD external drive. It will not work as a 1.6MB drive and will only work as a 1.44MB drive if used on a Mac or on a IIgs/IIe with a SuperDrive Controller card. If in fact you have this drive and are hooking it up to the built-in IIgs drive connector then you indeed would only get 800K (and 400K!?, I can't recall seeing this option!) formatting options within the Finder. So, if your AE drive has lost its label, you could try hooking it up to a Mac which has an external floppy connector and see if you can read/write 1.44MB disks. This would help confirm that it is the 1.44MB drive and not the 1.6MB drive. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 23072, GO COM A2) >>>>> My AE drive says 'AE 3.5" Disk Drive High Density' on the bottom """"" label. It came with the 1.6MB driver on a floppy disk, but I also bought a SuperDrive Controller card at the same time, so I never used the 1.6MB driver. It works just fine with 1.44MB disks, as well as 800KB disks. I can only speak for my drive, but it will work with either 1.44MB or 1.6MB, depending on where it's connected and which driver is being used. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 7 May 99 5:40:26 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.0 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 75 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 23087, GO COM A2) >>>>> You may be right, Carl. I just checked the bottom of mine and it """"" says "AEHD 3.5" Disk Drive for Apple Computers". It also has that HD icon used on high density floppies to the right of the AE symbol on the front of the drive. However, I've never been able to get it to format 1.6 MB disks. Maybe I have the Mac only model. I need to do some more testing with it, though. I haven't owned it for very long and have had it hooked up for even less than that. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 23090, GO COM A2) TONY WORKS ON PROSEL Y2K COMPLIANCE ProSEL 16 updates will be available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" for download later this evening in both full disk form and a single archive containing all the needed files for both ProSEL 8 and 16. ProSEL 16 documentation in AppleWorks format will be included. Since ProSEL is public domain, there are no restrictions on these Year 2000 corrected versions. The only Y2K issue left is sorting by date, files from 2000 and up will come before files from 19XX. It does not look impossible to revise ProSEL's utilities and find file to overcome this limitation, but there are some other issues that need to be addresses first, to make those viably distributable and maintain the features from the latest release, ProSEL 16 8.84 Although I just thought of something, there is nothing really wrong with just providing external EXE files and running them from the shell, with a menu option. .. by george, I thing I got something. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 23064, GO COM A2) LOOKING AT THE II THROUGH ALTERNATIVE EYES The Maganvox model was also """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" sold as the Commodore 1084 and 1084s (for stereo) monitor. I have one that I use with my //e and a RamWorks III/Colorworks RGB option. It also doubles as my TV for the room. :) later.............Howard (HKATZ, 23131, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm not sure about the Magnavox models but I will mention that the """"" Commodore 1084 works well with the IIgs. I have used both a 1084 and a 1084S (has stereo audio input and is what my main IIgs is using right now) and I like the larger screen size of these monitors. Larger meaning having a 13" viewable screen as opposed to the 11" viewable screen of the standard IIgs RGB monitor. Also, although I've never tried them, there are some other monitors that should work. There is a version of the Commodore 1902 that supports analog RGB, Tandy has an analog RGB monitor that I believe is model number CM-8. Atari also has at least one model of analog RGB monitor but I'm not sure what model it is. There are probably other analog RGB monitors out there that work (the NEC Multisync II comes to mind) but this at least gives you an idea of what to look for. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 23142, GO COM A2) >>>>> I also have the Magnavox monitor. Now that I have a SecondSight and """"" VGA monitor, I use my Magnavox with an old VCR as a TV tuner. In fact, I'm watching the evening news right now! :-) The Magnavox model is 8CM515 and is the equivalent of the Commodore 1084. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 23157, GO COM A2) WHERE TO GET BULK INK FOR INKJET CARTRIDGE REFILLS Parker (or was it """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Schaefer??) made a fountain pen ink called "Quink" that was perfect for the job (I say made because they don't carry fountain pen ink at my local office supply stores anymore so I don't know if it is still being sold). It was much 'blacker' and far more 'permanent' than ink jet ink (way cheaper too, in case you care ;o). HTH, Habanero (HABANERO, 23196, GO COM A2) >>>>> It's Parker. And I bought some about 6 months ago at Staples. """"" Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 23218, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is still being made by Parker, and is easily obtainable """"" everywhere in the UK. It is excellent for use in refilling ink-jet cartridges, though be careful not to include any of the sediment from the bottom of the bottle. The biggest problem I usually have is getting black, as all they seem to have in stock when I look is blue! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 13 May 1999 - 69 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23207, GO COM A2) >>>>> Computer Friends, www.cfriends.com, sells bulk ink. Water-resistant """"" black ink costs $10.50 for 2 ounces (60 cc), $49.45 for 16 ounces (480 cc). An HP 51626A cartridge holds 40 cc. Waterproof ink costs a little more, $12.50 for 2 oz., $52.95 for 16 oz. I tried some Computer friends bulk in a few years ago; it worked fine. I've been thinking of buying more. Other contact information: Info: 503-626-2291 Orders: 888-741-3119 Fax: 503-643-5379 Email: cfi@cfriends.com Bill Dooley (WMD01, 23224, GO COM A2) CAN I GET SOME !HELP! IN HERE? Seven Hills was the inspiration, but """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" !Help! is not available from them other than when included on various of the product disks. To get !Help! directly, download it from my web site. See below... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 17 May 1999 - 65 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23279, GO COM A2) A DELAY IN SIS SHIPMENT SIS 1.1 was announced as ready for release, but """"""""""""""""""""""" unknown to Geoff or anyone else at that point, Seven Hills changed the addresses of their web sites. The new addresses are being re-coded into the scripts, and I understand it should be actually shipped very soon now. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 28 May 1999 - 54 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23447, GO COM A2) IF YOU REALLY MUST. . . You can use AOHell to connect to Delphi, not a """"""""""""""""""""""" problem... Provided the user is using AOLNet, (Check the setup, next to/near the phone number dialed it should say "AOLNet", if not then they need to use an AOLNet dialup, simply changing the selection from say, "Sprintnet" to "AOLNet" will not work, the phone number has to be an AOLNet one. With that, they can use the AOL Browser (yuck), run Netscape (better) or use a telnet client (best). Telnet will get you text side access to Delphi, and costs a measly $35/year plus the telecom software. ProTERM Mac is the most recommended, you can get a fully functional 30 day demo from http://www.intrec.com Understand that the AOL Application must be open the entire time they are connected to Delphi as this is the TCP/IP connection. So it's like having a really large memory hogging version of FreePPP loaded. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 23408, GO COM A2) MOUSE FIRST AID You have a weakened spring in the microswitch of your """"""""""""""" mouse. The cure is a new swtich or a new mouse. My favorite mouse has been through at least three of these switches in the past dozen years. Last time I bought some, I bought a half dozen, just to have them on hand. Assuming you can solder, and that they are still in business, you can get the switches from.... Soft Solutions 907 River Rd #89 Eugene OR, 94704 541-302-4355 I think they have changed their name, but last I knew they were still at that number. They also carry replacement mouse cables and other desirable parts. Prices are reasonable, but they have a minimum order. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 23458, GO COM A2) >>>>> I replaced the microswitch in my original GS mouse with one I had """"" 'left over' from my Air Force days. My Dremel came in very Handy for fitting it, since it was not an exact match. I have replaced the left switch in my TurboMouse a couple of times, getting replacements from the right button of PC mice whose left button had died. Since we don't have any useful electronics parts stores, cheap PC mice are a fairly reasonable alternate source. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 30 May 99 10:00:55 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.0 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 52 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 23480, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hey, now there's a good tip to keep in mind for those times you see """"" Intel style mousestuff in thrift stores or even for $4.99 with $5 rebate at CompUSA. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23482, GO COM A2) >>>>> Also, another 'kwik' fix sometimes is loosen the screws on the """"" front of the mouse by a turn or two. That way the case separates a little. Sometimes the button just rides too low after a while, particularly if you keep a finger on it constantly. If this is the case, you can also slip two thin washers in the case and tighten it again. Tony (T_DIAZ, 23489, GO COM A2) >>>>> Also, I forgot the mention, a source for the mouse switches is also """"" any dead (or working, I suppose..) 800K drive. There are two in the front of the drive. If you remove the metal lever it is the same switch as used on the mouse. If you look at the mouse switch, it even has the mount for the metal lever. Some mice have a little larger switch, but this one will work just the same. Tony (T_DIAZ, 23490, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" JUICED TO COVER NETWORKING? A dandy idea, indeed. In fact, we're """"""""""""""""""""""""""" beginning work on a feature about just that subject. Lots of new stuff is happening on this front, and Juiced.GS will certainly attempt to stay on the leading edge of the info, just as we did by having Geoff Weiss tell readers about his own personal Ethernet solution in the latest issue. It won't make the next issue, as that one is about to go into the production phase. But I hope we can get something together later this year. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 23202, GO COM A2) IS THIS THE END FOR GENIE? I appreciate your efforts by starting an A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""" topic in Genie's Mac RT, but there is something seriously amiss here. If memory serves, it's been at least 3 weeks since I've managed to access A2. Before that, I have only been able to access Genie intermittently for some months now. I do not believe that this is such an insurmountable problem; there are sinister motives afoot. I'll give them one more week, and then I guess I'll have to cancel my membership also. I am starting to wonder if this is what Genie wants? Pat, if you have any info about the lockout, please let us know here! I am not interested in setting up a Genie database for myself in the Mac RT for the sake of a "temporary" topic. And I am loathe to cancel my Genie membership, but I will not let them soak me if they have no intention of re-opening A2 any time soon. TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 23128, GO COM A2) >>>>> No need to suspect sinister motives when complete incompetence is """"" both a good explanation and fits the known facts. The Y2K bug will take Genie down the tubes on 1/1/00 anyway. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 23137, GO COM A2) >>>>> One of the Genie online games went down the same day. There may """"" have been other RTs at the same time that no one noticed because they were already effectively dead. I believe A2 is now history on Genie. We knew it would happen sooner or later. I don't believe there are sinister motives per se--it's possible, but, the truth is that Genie has not managed to fix so much as one bug that's cropped up in the last couple of years. This is because they have -no- programmers or engineers on staff anymore who know anything about the GEIS network. When stuff breaks, it stays broken. This has been true for some time. You haven't even been able to sign up for a new Genie account for a couple of years. Why? Because a Y2K bug won't allow the system to accept credit card expiration dates past 99. They've known that for a couple of years and never, ever fixed it, even though it should be trivial to fix. I am 99% certain at this point that Genie is being used as a tax writeoff, and that's the only reason it still exists at all. We pledged to everyone that we would go out of there with our heads high and do our best to maintain the best possible support until the lights went out. We knew they'd go out sooner or later. It's been almost two weeks and they still haven't got anyone who can fix it. I think it's toast. --- Dean Esmay - http://www.syndicomm.com/thoughts.html (ESMAY, 23148, GO COM A2) IF YOU BUILD ETHERNET, THEY WILL COME You get it made, and I will be up """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" front amongst the first hundred or so people clamouring on your door for one. If you can get a working card made, and get the software drivers written as well, you are on to a winner! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 17 May 1999 - 65 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23278, GO COM A2) >>>>> You build one, and I'll write a driver for Marinetti for you. """"" Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 23282, GO COM A2) >>>>> Put me among the interested in any case. I also know from another """"" candidate for building up a IIGS ethernet card, who apparently and unfortunately gave up because of software and timing problems . . . Best regards, Ulrich (UHAUSMANN, 23283, GO COM A2) >>>>> Yes, I would buy one....maybe two or three. """"" Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 23291, GO COM A2) >>>>> If it's not outrageously expensive, I'd get several. Provided, of """"" course, we get the proper software support in place. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23293, GO COM A2) >>>>> Another raised hand here! """"" -- Michael (SAR, 23326, GO COM A2) BUT BEFORE YOU BUILD IT, EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS In practical terms, a card """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that allows a computer to attach to an ethernet network, not unlike how the IIgs's LocalTalk port allows it to attach a LocalTalk network. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23368, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ethernet and the Internet are not the same thing. In fact they """"" really have nothing to do with each other at all. Ethernet is simply a local are networking protocol (LAN), just as AppleTalk is one for Apple IIs, Apple IIgs and Macintosh. Where you have an Ethernet network, such as the one we shall see at Avila during KFest, you can link this to the Internet using bridges and routers. Over an Ethernet network, you can pass many different kinds of data. For instance, I use one between two Macintoshes to pass AppleTalk data. At Avila. it would be used to pass TCP/IP data through the college router to the Internet... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 22 May 1999 - 60 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23386, GO COM A2) AND WHY YOU WANT IT For starters, it would allow transfer of data over a """"""""""""""""""" network much faster than the existing LocalTalk port. Additionally, it would provide compatibility with much more networking hardware than is currently available. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23380, GO COM A2) >>>>> So I can link my real IIgs into my Macintoshes, and talk to them at """"" a decent speed. Ethernet is faster than the slower AppleTalk. Of course the actual speed of the IIgs bus may not be up to such lightning transfer rates, but it would be fun trying! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 22 May 1999 - 60 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23387, GO COM A2) PAUL PARKHURST SURFACES ON DELPHI First off... hello Delphites! I haven't """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" actually posted here since I used to get on using my IIGS through SprintNet back in... oh, geez, 1995 or 1996 was probably the last time :-) Now, I'm back on a PC using the web interface. Anyway, here's a message I just posted to csa2. Let me know what you think :-) -- Paul Parkhurst Email: { paulmp@usa.net} ======= Hi everyone :-) It's been awhile (other than one little post I made a couple of weeks ago) since I frequented csa2. In case anyone is wondering what happened to me, I went over to "the Dark Side". I'm now a senior software engineer working on the Windows platform. However, you'll be happy to know I still have my IIGS set up and on my desk. I'll never get rid of it! Anyway... I was just wondering what sort of interest people might have in me releasing ANSITerm and PMPFax for the GS again? Any thoughts? Yay? Nay? Is there still a market for fax and terminal software? I haven't done anything with them for a long time, and I doubt I'd be able to update or enhance them, but if they're still of use to anyone, I wouldn't mind releasing them again. Also, one thing I never got around to doing is releasing the Translator specs for PMPFax that allows you to create your own fax translators and add-ins. They're basically a set of IPC calls (about 70 or so, if I remember correctly) that you can use to communicate directly with PMPFax. I could also release the actual source for the APF translator that I included with the program just to get programmers started. I have C header files with macro definitions for all of them that allow you to use these calls just like C functions. Anyway, I'm just kicking the idea around. Let me know what you think! A][ Infinitum :-) (PPARKHURST, 23236, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ship that puppy! :) """"" And my offer to lend a hand fixing any known problems stands. :) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 23264, GO COM A2) >>>>> I entered the Apple IIGS community as a magazine publisher """"" (Juiced.GS) in 1995-96, right about the time you were easing out, but I've always heard good things about you from folks such as Ryan, Cindy, Kellers and other assorted Apple II characters. :-) It would be great to have you and your products back in circulation, even in a limited way. I do believe your fax and terminal products would be of interest to the remaining Apple II users. There aren't as many of us as there was, obviously, but we do continue to greet new folks who have obtained IIGSes second hand and are interested in powering up their units and getting all they can out of their computer. I would encourage you to re-release both PMPFax and AnsiTERM. The interest the products generate would probably be directly linked to the price you set on them. What sort of prices did you have in mind? I know we at Juiced.GS would be thrilled to see any and all PMP products back on the IIGS market, and would be more than willing to write about them and help users get the most they can from them. I would also be happy to assist in distribution, if you decide you'd like to have help on that front. It was great to see your post here. Welcome back .... :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 23242, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hi Paul! Good to see you made it here, even if you're using that """"" dastardly other computer. :) People ask all the time about what telecom software is available for the Apple II. I always like to push ANSITerm in addition to ProTERM and Spectrum, but ANSITerm hasn't been available for a while so it's hard to recommend it unless someone is selling a used copy. I think it would be great if you put it back on the market. Same goes for PMPFax. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun May 16, 1999 4:15:22 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.1b21] -- (TONYW1, 23265, GO COM A2) >>>>> Welcome back to Delphi! """"" I think it would be marvelous if you were to find a way to offer both ANSITerm and PMPFax for sale again. I for one continue to find great enjoyment with ANSITerm, and take great pleasure working with the scripting language. I also have PMPFax - better success sending than receiving, although I have only the very occasional need to use Fax capabilities. Perhaps now that I have a more capable 'GS', I will find the time to put into really learning how it works. Thanks for two great products! Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23274, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS Sweet16, the premier Apple IIgs emulator for """""""""""""""""""""""""" BeOS, is about to be updated to version 0.9.3, the next step toward the elusive goal of version 1.0! :) This will be the first Sweet16 release to be delivered by Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd after he took over development of the product under license from F.E. Systems. You can get some preliminary information about the upcoming release at { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/sweet16_be/.} --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22974, GO COM A2) MORE ON JOINING TEAM SHEPPYWARE More on the RC5 contest offer: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The URL to see Team SheppyWare's stats (and to join the team) is actually { http://rc5stats.distributed.net/rc5-64/tmsummary.php3?team=4034.} It changed recently. Sorry for the misdirection. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 22985, GO COM A2) ANOTHER RE-RELEASED PIECE OF QUALITY SOFTWARE First Aid with Reddy is """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" also now Freeware, released by Scantron Quality Computers. Later.............Howard (HKATZ, 23134, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS FOR THE UNINITIATED Juiced.GS is indeed a current product that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" concentrates specifically on the IIGS. As Sheppy already noted, it is a quarterly, printed publication in magazine format that offers a variety of information from a diverse group of knowledgeable writers. I think you would find it both interesting and entertaining. Each issue offers at least 20 pages (most have 24), and contains a cover story on a hot topic. We cover software, hardware, programming, telecommunications, desktop publishing, emulation, shareware, and general Apple II news. If something important is going on in the Apple II community, you'll read about it here. Juiced.GS is in its fourth year of publication, and all back issues are still available. The first issue of the year was published in March. The second issue is in production now and will be mailed in mid-June. You can read more about our magazine at the Juiced.GS Web site: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs You will even find some sample articles and columns at the Web site, in addition to a complete back-issue index and subscription information. An 1999 subscription is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere in the world. Back issue packages for 1998, 1997 and 1996 are available for $14 each. I can accept checks or money orders in U.S. funds. (I do not have credit card capabilities. Sorry ...) I would like to send you a sample issue from last year if you're interested. As it happens, the sample issue is Fall '98 (Volume 3, Issue 4) and comes with a floppy disk (courtesy of Byteworks and Juiced.GS) containing the free version of GSoft BASIC, the newest Apple IIGS programming language. Send me your postal address via e-mail to juicedgs@delphi.com, and I'll get your sample issue in the mail pronto. :-) This offer applies to anyone else who visits the Delphi A2 Forums and sends me an e-mail request. Good luck with your new IIGS! You're going to have a great time with this fabulous computer. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 23241, GO COM A2) COG 3.1 KILLS BUGS DEAD I have now released Crock O' Gold 3.1. You can """"""""""""""""""""""" download it from my home pages, or as the archive is 376K, you can get it on disk from JuicedGS or ShareWare Solutions II. Home pages: It will be available from the Delphi library in a few days time, when Tony Ward has got it uploaded and released. The archive includes both an Installer for those migrating from COG 2.x, and an Updater for those updating from COG 3.0. There are various bug fixes and new features: - An optional Auto-Spell check option has been added since v3.0. This is only active if you have NiftySpell installed. - An obscure bug in posting mail and messages has been fixed. - Uploading of mail messages larger than 5120 characters is now made through the User workspace. This speeds up transfers and reduces errors with attached files. - Uploading of files to the Forum databases is also handled through the User workspace. - Any 'Dot' commands introduced while composing messages will be notified. - Selecting 'OA-G' while already online will now check your Mailbox. - Uploading messages which included bullets, could cause the script set to crash. This has been fixed. - The position flag was not always being set correctly if you let your message files grow in the InBox. - Improved handling when starting Crock O' Gold when already connected to Delphi. - An obscure problem of missing fields when replying to mail messages has been fixed. - Various Installer bugs have also been fixed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 22 May 1999 - 60 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23388, GO COM A2) CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON MECI is currently selling IBM PS/2 mod 25 """"""""""""""""""""""" carrying cases for $19.95 US. These fit an Apple IIGS w/ RGB monitor perfectly. I have had one of these for years and it works great! The part# is 220-6422 MECI 340 E. First St. Dayton, OH 45402 USA http://www.meci.com meci@meci.com 1-800-344-4465 for orders (North America only, I think) 1-800-344-6324 24hr fax order line K-Fester's, an easy way to take your IIGS with you (HABANERO, 23337, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 23375 21-MAY 16:20 User Groups & Publications Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 442) From: JOE_KOHN To: ALL Pardon me as I reminisce, but it was exactly 12 years ago today that I got the telephone call that changed my life. A few months before, I'd been hired by The Source online network to set up and administer their Apple II forums, and for most of that Spring of 1987, I'd been working behind the scenes, setting up the message base and uploading files to the library. On May 21, 1987, my contact person at The Source called to tell me that they'd just flipped the switch, and my revamped Applesig was opened to the public for the first time. So, today is a very significant day for me, as it marks 12 years since I started working full-time with my Apple II. After that brief stroll down memory lane, now returning you to 1999 ;-) Joe Kohn http://www.concentric.net/~joko [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MORE ON THE FST PROJECT PROPOSAL Another easier and more reasonable thing """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to do than try to write an FST would be to write an HFS repair utility for the IIgs; the HFS format is documented, you just need to write the code. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2604, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> The HFS FST may be a tad slow, but it is workable, and as long as """"" the patch has been applied, seems not to cause too many problems on either side of the divide. I think Sheppy has a good point here, a repair utility for HFS would answer many of the criticisms of those who do not have access to a Mac to do the job for them... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 1 May 1999 - 81 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2605, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> And source code for an HFS repair utility is freely available. """"" Check out Apple's public release of Darwin for a HFS fsck utility. It will take a bit of work to port that code to the IIgs since it assumes 32 bit ints and freely uses 64 bit ints. But, it also repairs HFS+ file systems. IMO, the first logical step for the entire FST project is to patch the existing HFS FST to make it more stable. I'm sure there is just a B+ tree logic problem. I've seen HFS floppy disks get corrupted so there is some order of adding and removing data to the B+ trees that is buggy. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2607, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< I agree. Finding and fixing the problem in the HFS FST should be """"" relatively easy (especially compared to writing a new FST). In addition, it'd probably be easier to patch the existing HFS FST to be faster than it would be to write a new FST, as well. And again, there's public source for an HFS repair utility, so that should be a priority -- port it to the IIgs. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2608, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I agree with Sheppy, in that people are underestimating the """"" difficulty involved with writing an FST. I'm not saying it cannot be done, just that it is not going to be a simple as you think. It is not officially documented, for a reason. However, this project needs to get its raison detre straight. It is to: UPGRADE THE PRODOS FILING SYSTEM BEYOND THE INHERENT 16 BIT RESTRICTIONS ON BLOCK SIZES. To do this, the first step MUST be somebody publishing a paper on how to physically contain (assuming) 32 bit block numbers within the ProDOS filing system. Anything else (such as disassembling an FST) and you're kidding yourself. IF (and I say IF) a way to update the ProDOS filing system is found, you then need to decide whether the restrictions of the changes are worth the effort. For example, it may be that the two versions are completely incompatible. Is this really worth it when other filing systems already support 32 bit? Once a decision to proceed is made, and you have the changes required, only THEN can you decide how to implement it, whether it be through a new FST, patches to the current FST or support in ProDOS 8. Until these initial steps are taken, the project cannot be taken seriously. (IMNSHO) ;-) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2606, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> "UPGRADE THE PRODOS FILING SYSTEM BEYOND THE INHERENT 16 BIT """"" RESTRICTIONS ON BLOCK SIZES." You can ask for this all you want, but I don't think it will never happen. In fact, I hope it never happens. The same is true for extending the length of file names or allowing other characters in file names. You really have to recognize the inherent limits in the OS itself. The ProDOS file system only allows room for two bytes for block numbers. That limits you to 65536 blocks per file. Any attempt to increase the number of blocks would break every application ever written that manipulates the file system. That does NOT just mean disk optimizers, it also includes every 8 bit application and most 16 bit applications that can list the files on the disk, including, but not limited to, Apple's ProDOS utilities, Mac OS, BASIC.System and ORCA/M. The same is true for extending the length of a file name. Many programs would work if you changed the characters allowed in a file name, especially programs written for Apple IIGS System 4 or later, but many would break. Frankly, since there is an HFS FST, I'd recommend not allowing any file names with characters other than those allowed now. In my opinion, the benefit would be swamped by the confusion and the number of programs that would not handle the new characters. It is possible to extend the maximum length of files using ProDOS without changing the number of blocks that can appear in a file. ProDOS and GS/OS both flatly state that you can change the size of each block to something other than 512 bytes per block. Any correctly written program should allow for this possibility and function correctly if you increase the block size to, say, 1K to support a 64M drive. This is the same method that HFS used to support larger volumes. I also know that Apple experimented with changes to the block size and directory header at one point, making changes that any correctly written program should support (i.e. one that followed all of the published rules). They never released the changes because so few programs--even their own--worked when the changes were installed. In fact, one of their engineers commented that ORCA/M was one of the very few programs that could still catalog a disk. :) Finally, keep in mind that very, very few programs can be changed at this point, even if you have an unlimited supply of competent programmer time, which you don't. A lot of the source code simply will not be available. For all of these reasons, I strongly believe that any attempt to mess with the maximum size of a file, length of a file name, or the characters allowed in a file name under ProDOS is a really, really bad idea. In my opinion, if, by some miracle, you get the source code to System 6.0.1 released, a far better idea would be to concentrate solely on fixing bugs, especially in the ProDOS and HFS FSTs. Beyond that, making the PC DOS FST read/write would be very useful. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2614, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Absolutely! This is one case where I'd love to be put out of """"" business! [Side bar: For years I have seen references to the MSDOS Utilities as "a port of the MTools package". I had no idea what that meant, except that I knew my code was written entirely by me (except for some help with the Win 95 filename checksums). I just discovered a few days ago that MTools is a package of Unix commands which bear an uncanny resemblance to my MSDOS Utilities in both syntax and architecture! Talk about parallel evolution! (Hmmm, I wonder if the port was the other way...) ;-) ] Anyway, here is an interesting thinking point about all this FST disassembly discussion. It's actually not (too!) hard to disassemble an FST. The problem is _understanding_ it, particularly given all the undocumented internal calls to the $01/FCxx entry points. Even with the pre-release documentation (which has many more calls than the final manuals), there are still many calls whose function is unknown. And the purpose of many of the "pre-release" calls is not clear either, even if they do at least have a name. So it starts to look like it might be necessary to disassemble GS/OS proper to find out what the calls do. And that's a task not to be undertaken lightly! Getting the source to GS/OS? Six months ago it would have been a laughable suggestion. Today though, maybe there's a chink that we can exploit. I suspect that at least part of the problem will be that nobody will want to release the code while it's still in use by non-"hobbyists" (schools, etc). Especially since if the code is like any I've seen in many places, it will probably consist mostly of well engineered bits, but with some absolute "hacks" that they hope will never see the light of day. Still, it has to be worth a try! -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 2619, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> FWIW, the original premise in this thread was to use the """"" disassembled ProDOS FST as a framework for developing an FST which overcomes the limitations of the ProDOS FST. This new FST would NOT be a replacement for ProDOS but a new FST which is incompatible with ProDOS. Paul. Paul Schultz schultp@delphi.com sent your way via Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (SCHULTP, 2622, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I did miss that distinction. But isn't that essentially what HFS """"" does? Why reinvent the wheel? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2625, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< People are dissatisfied with the HFS FST for three key reasons: """"" 1. It's slow. 2. It has bugs and tends to corrupt data, even with the HFS patch installed. 3. There are no IIgs utilities to repair HFS disks. These are all valid points. #2 can probably be fixed through research and carefully-applied patches. The slowness is a fairly serious problem, though. #3 is relatively easy to fix. HFS is documented, and public source utilities to read and verify HFS disks do exist. I would point out one other problem with HFS -- you can't boot it. A custom FST, with a carefully rewritten ProDOS loader file and Start.GSOS file, could be made bootable. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2626, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Because just using the HFS FST doesn't get us any closer to fixing """"" the bugs in the HFS FST or speeding it up. Nor does it get us any closer to making the MS-DOS FST read/write or allow it to access long filenames or FAT32 partitions. Nor does it get us any closer to creating new FSTs to support NTFS, unix or other machine's file systems. I'm sure there are other benefits as well but I think this is enough for now. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.0 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2628, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> So what? And the same comment goes for Sheppy's remarks. You're all """"" still missing the point. Yes, the HFS FST has some problems. Big deal. A "new" ProDOS FST has even bigger problems, namely that it doesn't exist at all. That ignores the fact that a number of applications probably will break under it, and you won't be able to move files back and forth to the Mac. Fixing the HFS FST seems easier and makes a lot more sense to me than inventing a new one. I have not seen any convincing argument that a new ProDOS FST that has HFS capabilities would be better than HFS in any possible way. Every disadvantage cited for HFS would apply to the new ProDOS FST, too. Top that off with the many problems with a new ProDOS FST in terms of support from existing applications that a fixed HFS FST does not have, and I still have to ask why anyone would consider creating a new FST at this point rather than fixing the one we have. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2631, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> That last post sounded a lot more negative than I intended. I do """"" truly wonder why anyone would create a new ProDOS-like FST rather than fixing the HFS FST. At the same time, I'm asking the questions I do to understand where others are coming from, not to slam any effort that eventually gets under way. Ultimately, if there are people who want to write the new FST, that's really all the reason that's needed. I sure hope the HFS FST gets fixed first, though. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2632, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Hmm... I replied a few days ago to this thread, but the post never """"" appeared. I just wanted to clarify my comments from last week. I said that this project would not progress properly until its aims were clearly defined (which they have still yet to be). I also said that anything involving updating the ProDOS filing system would require analysis of ProDOS before any disassembly work can even be considered. I still think this is the case. To address a few of Jeff's more recent points: "what we are proposing at present is just a fix for the ProDOS FST." A fix? Updating ProDOS to support larger volumes is not a fix, it is a major update. Like VERY major. "Ultimately, if there are people who want to write the new FST, that's really all the reason that's needed." "Yup and no ill-wishers are going to stop us. :)" Then why not make the aim of the project to disassemble FSTs as a fun project, instead of disguising it as something useful such as updating a filing system. If a team was put together to update ProDOS, then 90% of the time would be spent arguing over who would do the disassembly of the FST. So why not just do that instead? On a final note, I want to say that I have no interest in updating ProDOS, and think the project will fail, and perhaps never even get off the ground. I was posting possible solutions to at least help out. That doesn't mean I necessarily agreed with it though. However, I would have an interest in reading an HFS FST disassembly, just our of interest. :-) Hmmm... I don't know why I'm so negative this week. Sorry. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 2635, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> From considerable experience in using HFS drives on both a real """"" IIgs and sharing them with a Mac under GUS/Bernie, I think the problems of the standard patched HFS FST are minor. It might be possible to speed up the HFS FST by some careful recoding, but I suspect that it is just the overhead of more things it has to do that is slowing it down. A new ProDOS FST would have more things to do, so it too would probably turn out slower. Using an accelerated IIgs, I never saw any real speed hit using HFS, expect perhaps when writing floppies. To a hard drive, it is only a little slower. The real problem with the HFS FST is that it does tend to build a collection of 'Missing file records' on an HFS volume. This does not seem to cause problems on the IIgs side, or the Mac side, and can easily be fixed by running 'Disk First Aid' on the Mac. What we really need is a patch to the FST to resolve that, or a utility that can fix the threads from the IIgs side. A utility to do some basic 'Disk First Aid' work from the IIgs side would probably be the easiest thing to write. I agree with Richard, if you change the ProDOS FST, it is no longer ProDOS, and almost every P8 program I have written, would probably no longer work. All those utilities such as ProSel would cease to be of use as well, so you would be looking not only at writing a new FST, but a host of utilities to go with it! Let's be realistic here. Who would write any updated FST? I can't see any of those capable of doing it thinking it is a good idea, and so offering to write one. So let's just be sensible about this, and resolve the one known problem of the existing HFS FST that shows up in daily use. Either that, or write a utility to do what 'Disk First Aid' does on the Mac... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 11 May 1999 - 71 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2636, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> IMO, it should only take a week to fix the existing HFS problems """"" (say 4-5 hours average per day for seven days). One doesn't have to know how the FST works in whole to make it work. I'm sure there is just something wrong with the B+ tree logic with writing. steps ----- 3 days (12-15 hours) to find a set of repeatable steps which corrupt files and directories on a floppy 3 days (12-15 hours) to use NiftyList, GSBug, etc. to walk through the HFS FST code to see what is getting scrambled when the file/directories get corrupted 1 day (4-5 hours) to write a patch Pre-reqs -------- * knowledgeable about B+ trees * knowledgeable about HFS file and directory structures * knowledgeable to use IIgs debugging tools - There is plenty of freely information on the Internet for the first two areas--shouldn't take more than a week to learn what is needed - The latter is sort of assumed if someone takes on this project I see this much easier and much faster than to disassemble and fully comment existing FST structures. I know Brutal Deluxe has done a lot of work on this already. Engineering a new file system will definitely take more than two weeks. This is why I think fixing HFS would be an easier project and provide a higher level of satisfaction. I don't want to discourage anybody from wanting to create a new file system or from disassembling code for the fun of it. I just question the priority and pressing needs. Using a IIgs emulator, it is very convenient having 32 meg ProDOS hard disk images. Backups take 20 seconds to copy the image to another partition. These images take almost no space on 4 gig or higher drives. If the future of the IIgs is by use through an emulator, I see no need for a new FST. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2637, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Wow. And I thought _I_ was optimistic about programming project """"" times! :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2644, GO COM A2PRO) HOW DO I DO RANDOM NUMBERS IN 8-BIT ASSEMBLY? If you're using ORCA/M, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" just use the built-in macro library. The random number generator uses a very long sequence, but does not use slow math routines to generate the numbers. It's been thoroughly tested over the years, too, including by a competitor who was a math professor at Princeton at the time. :) I'm not aware of anything on the Apple II that comes close to generating the same quality of random numbers, and certainly not with as long a bit pattern. The ORCA/M random number generator is available on both the 8 and 16 bit sides. Source code is available on both sides, too. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2630, GO COM A2PRO) C PROBLEMS WITH STRNCPY I'm having a problem using strncpy...well, I'm """"""""""""""""""""""" not sure if it's me or splat that is wrong. here is what I am doing: typedef struct abc { char *data word moredata; } abc; main () { abc new; char mystuff[20]; new = (abc *) malloc(sizeof(abc)); new->data = (char *) malloc (21*sizeof(char)); /* do something to populate mystuff */ new->data[0] = 20; /* size of the string */ strncpy(&new->data[1], mystuff, 20); } Provided that my memory is correct (I'm not in front of the GS at the moment), am I address receiving field correctly? It looks as though through splat that it is changing the address of that new->data points to. I plan on pulling out ORCA debugger tonight to see if it shows something different. Any help would be appreciated. Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2656, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Believe it or not, I've found that parentheses can help here. Try """"" this: strncpy(&(new->data[1]), mystuff, 20); I had this problem in gsAIM, and adding the parens around (new->data[1]) eliminated the problem in my case. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2657, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I saw Sheppy answered already, but you might want to adjust the """"" optimization flags and see if that helps. I don't know enough about Orca/C to say which flags are better/worse for optimizations. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2660, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> If I'm not mistaken (happened before ;), according to rules of """"" precedence and associativity, -> binds tighter than & so therefore: &new->data[1] should be exactly the same as &(new->data[1]) if it isn't, perhaps a bug report should be filed? -> has precedence 17, is postfix and associates left & has precedence 15, is unary and associates right therefore, -> binds tighter than &. habanero (HABANERO, 2665, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I have some questions and some comments about your code snippet: """"" > typedef struct abc { > char *data > word moredata; > } abc; > > main () Although it doesn't apply to ORCA/C (unless Byte Works updates it) when the new ANSI standard (C9X) is published later this year (or early next year) implicit return of int from functions will not be allowed. i.e. declaring main () will break your code in new ANSI compilers. If you are planning on using any new compilers starting soon, declaring int main(void) will be a good habit to develop right now (for main without args). Implicit return of int is a throwback to K&R C of which ANSI is disposing. > { > abc new; > char mystuff[20]; > > new = (abc *) malloc(sizeof(abc)); Has 'new' been declared as a pointer? Perhaps you meant to declare abc *new; ?? Btw, if you #include the cast is unnecessary in ANSI compilers. malloc is prototyped as void *malloc(size_t size) since a generic (i.e. void *) pointer is declared it will assume the correct type during the assignment. i.e. abc *new; new = malloc(sizeof(abc)); is all that is necessary. In fact, I have heard that the cast can actually mask certain kinds of errors, warnings for not #include'ing stdlib.h is one that comes to mind. I know all the books show to cast the call to malloc but this all stems from the book "The C programming Language" by K&R of which both versions were published prior to the ANSI standard. K&R C does not know of void * which is why the cast is necessary, otherwise the implicit int will be returned. > new->data = (char *) malloc (21*sizeof(char)); Once again, the cast isn't necessary, additionally sizeof(char) is guaranteed to be 1 on every C compiler on every platform (this is a feature of the C language). Multiplying by sizeof(char) is simply multiplying by 1. new->data = malloc(21); will do exactly the same thing (on any ANSI compliant compiler), give you 21 bytes of storage. One other quick note, the call to malloc should be checked to ensure you actually received some memory, it will return NULL if there was an error. > /* do something to populate mystuff */ > > new->data[0] = 20; /* size of the string */ > strncpy(&new->data[1], mystuff, 20); strncpy is declared in string.h as char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n); Is 'new' a pointer to 'struct abc' or is it declared as 'struct abc'?? Is it possible the call to malloc or the & is giving you address problems?? Just random musings, feel free to disregard ;o) habanero (HABANERO, 2666, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> if stdlib.h isn't #included, ORCA/C will assume that malloc takes """"" an integer (it takes a long), which would cause crashing. There's no reason NOT to take advantage of ORCA/C's ANSI features (ie #pragma lint -1). A few extra minutes compiling beats a few extra hours debugging :) string.h should also be #included. (KWS, 2667, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> "if stdlib.h isn't #included, ORCA/C will assume that malloc takes """"" an integer (it takes a long), which would cause crashing." Right, ANSI compliant compilers (for now) return int implicitly to functions without a prototype. I believe that the small overhead of #including stdlib.h anytime malloc is used in a program is well worth the extra readability and portability one gets (and don't forget you automatically get the rest of the functions in stdlib.h for free :o) Casting, imo, should ONLY be used when it is NECESSARY. I have heard arguments in favor of the non-standard malloc.h that some implementations have also, but it is my belief that if malloc.h is there, then there probably is an implementation specific call to a memory manager that will work much better than any call to malloc. If you are going to purposely render your code non-portable, you might as well take full advantage of the implementation :o). If casting is required (gosh, I hope not :o) in ORCA/C with stdlib.h #included, then the compiler is broken, or not ANSI. If it isn't required, then there is little reason not to #include (imo, ymmv ;o) "There's no reason NOT to take advantage of ORCA/C's ANSI features (ie #pragma lint -1). A few extra minutes compiling beats a few extra hours debugging :)" 100% agreement here :o) "string.h should also be #included." Yes, Chris' code snippet didn't show it, but I assume he has it in his actual code. If not, his troubles have just begun :o) Regards, habanero (HABANERO, 2668, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< This wasn't the actual code, so there may have been a typo or two. """"" I did have the new declared as a *new (this was one of those typos). anyway, something funky is happening in orca C that is screwing up the pointers. I need to figure out what the heck is happening here. I think I am going to have to rewrite the code that is having the problem and bring it down to the basics and work from there. Logically it looks right. Thanks, Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2669, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Well, before you rewrite the code let me make sure another of your """"" constructs wasn't a typo. (I am simplifying what I think your code says, correct me if I make an error). #include #include int main(void); { abc *new; /* declare new a pointer to abc type */ char mystuff[20]; /* and mystuff a 20 member character array */ new = malloc(sizeof(abc); /* let new point to something */ new->data = malloc(21); /* let data, a char buffer, point somewhere */ new->data[0] = 20; /* assign int value 20 to first byte of char buffer */ /* and let the assignment do the conversion */ strncpy(&new->data[1], mystuff, 20); So if the above is correct, without a typo, then I think you are confused. try strncpy((new->data) + 1, mystuff, 20) without the 'address of' operator. you don't want the address of new->data so you don't need the & what you want (I think, and I am no expert) is some pointer arithmetic to start copying into your offset from new->data If it is a typo, then perhaps you could post some of your actual code and explain what is doing, as opposed to what you want it to do. Regards, habanero ps I don't guarantee any of the above to be correct, but hey, I'm trying :o) (HABANERO, 2670, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Oops, after I posted I noticed two of my own typos """"" forget the semi-colon after int main(void) and add a ) to new = malloc(sizeof(abc) habanero (HABANERO, 2671, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [WWW]------------------------------ THE WAY WE WERE | ----------------------------------- User Group Reprints ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Tee Cashmore [teec@execulink.com] The Best Of Both Worlds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of the unsung heroes of the Apple II world has to be Applied Engineering's "PC Transporter". Simply put, it is an "IBM" XT Turbo on a card that fits in an Apple ][+, //e, or IIgs slot and acts like an IBM with 640K. If you want to read genuine IBM disks (360K 5.25" or 720K 3.5", not high density) you will also need a "TransDrive", which has the space to add a 3.5" drive above the 5.25", or an Apple 3.5" drive, which can read both IBM and Prodos formats. You also get 768K of memory to use with _Appleworks_ and other ProDOS programs that use Apple's Memory Expansion Protocol. As with many peripherals, a hard drive helps a lot and it doesn't matter if you can't partition the drive, as the system works under a ProDOS file anyway. It also requires MS DOS 3.1 or higher-- MS DOS 5.0 seems to work like a charm. With a ][+ it requires an IBM style extended keyboard, also recommended for a //e, but a IIgs keyboard is fine. One very interesting and useful piece of included software enables you to transfer files from MS DOS to ProDOS and vice versa, enabling one to work on _WordPerfect_ files on _Appleworks_ and then save them in a manner that can be read on an IBM at the office. This system is somewhat easier than _CrossWorks_, as you don't have to connect 2 machines to modems or cables to transpose data. I recently had the frustrating experience of attempting to import a database file with 1300 records from one IBM program to another. After spending 22 hours trying unsuccessfully to accomplish my goal, I enlisted the efforts of Sam Latella to change the data to ProDOS and Terry Steeper to help me set up an _Appleworks GS_ database file. Bingo! The transfer was done and I have enhanced, sorted and manipulated the file in many ways, which my cohorts still have trouble doing on their IBM programs and they think I did it with a Mac, the only Apple most people know exists. It is a pity that Applied Engineering has not seen fit to upgrade the system to work with high density drives and be memory expandable, in fact it appears that the PC Transporter is destined to be discontinued. Pity! Applied Engineering is currently selling the PC Transporter, kit, software and choice of drives for 33% less than normal retail prices! There are also a few used Transporters available for even less cost. About 9 London Apple Club members either still have, or did have PC Transporters, most so that they could work on IBM programs at home and take the results back to the office. Two members went through University with the help of a PC Transporter, one in Engineering, one in Computer Science and while some IBM programs are not compatible, most work fine. If you have to work with IBM files, but don't want to lose the user friendliness of your Apple and haven't got the desktop space for 2 machines, why not consider a PC Transporter? It may just fit your needs for a lot less cost than a new computer. [Tee's 1999 note: I have read about a number of Delphi members that still use their PC Transporters in 1999 and I wrote the above article in 1993.] [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- KansasFest 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Douglas Cuff [doug@cuff.com] The Accidental Tourist at KansasFest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 by Douglas Cuff. All rights reserved. The Accidental Tourist travel guides were described by Anne Tyler in her 1985 novel of the same name (later a movie starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis). The Accidental Tourist guides were designed for the business traveller whose reactions to travel were feelings of anxiety and defenseless. The guides were meant to soothe and comfort the non-adventurous traveller. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you should find that this guide will do the same for you. If you're an old hand at KansasFest, this guide will provide you with some helpful reminders. (If you've read this far with a growing sense of _deja vu_, that's because this article originally appeared in _GenieLamp A2_ Vol. 5, Issue 52 [July 1996], and was reprinted in _GenieLamp A2_ in 1997. This is its second revision in _The Lamp!_) One word of warning: If there's a conflict between the advice you receive from the Accidental Tourist and the instructions you're given from the information packet when you arrive at KansasFest--pay attention to the official info packet. These folks know the score. KansasFest began in 1989 as the A2-Central Developer Conference, and didn't begin calling itself KansasFest until its third year, 1991. KansasFest takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. (Not Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas border is less than a mile away, if that comforts you any.) This will be the eleventh annual KansasFest, and it's not just for programmers and developers any more. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you don't know what you're missing! It's a great chance to learn about your Apple II, mingle with other users, and see what software other people are working on. This is the Apple II event of the year. I can't say exactly how many people will there, but a safe estimate is 50-100 attendees (counting those who stay off-campus). What campus? KansasFest takes place entirely at Avila College, in the southmost part of Kansas City. Here's the address: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 U.S.A. phone (816) 942-8400 Avila College is small--approximately 1500 students--which means you can walk anywhere on campus in five minutes. Use of a car is therefore as optional as it's ever going to get, assuming you fly to Kansas. The one time you are going to be hollering for a vehicle is when you try to get to and from Kansas City International airport. More on that shortly. This year, KansasFest is scheduled for July 21-July 25, but dorm rooms are available for the nights of July 20-July 25. PM Tue July 20 early arrival Wed July 21 registration and keynote address (evening) Thu July 22 scheduled sessions Fri July 23 scheduled sessions Sat July 24 demos (morning); vendors' fair (afternoon) AM Sun July 25 farewell Check-in time is 1-4 PM Wednesday. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. How much the conference costs depends on when you pay for it and what kind of accommodation you require. You can save a few bucks if you're willing to share a room--private rooms cost more. (The prices went up by $50 on April 16.) Arriving early costs a little more, naturally. arrival: Wed. Tue. private room $325 $358 shared room $275 $300 spouse rate $225 $250 conference only $225 It is possible to stay at a hotel for about the same price, but staying on campus is still a better idea, since after-hours activities are a big part of KansasFest. If you've ever attended a conference held in one hotel but stayed in another hotel, you'll remember how much you'd wished you'd stayed "on site". Also, the campus room rates include meals from Wednesday evening dinner on July 21 through Sunday morning breakfast on July 25, with the exception of the Saturday evening meal. One note on meals for all attendees: For the first eight years of KansasFest, free lunch at Avila's cafeteria used to be included for _all_ KFesters, even those not staying on campus. These days, those not staying on campus must provide their own lunches. Fortunately, being banished from the Avila cafeteria ought not make anyone weep. Those staying on campus should also note that no meals are provided on Tuesday or Wednesday (because both dates are before the official start) night nor on Saturday night (because that's the unofficially official night on the town). Keep in mind that you're on your own your last night there. You can get a breakfast on Sunday, though, if you're staying on campus. You will be staying in Ridgway dormitory, which was built in 1963. For those of you who have never experienced dorm life or have forgotten what it was like, expect spartan surroundings. Forget the idea of a private bathroom, but you'll be glad to know that the rooms are air-conditioned. BEFORE YOU GO As with any trip, you need to arrange for several things: """"""""""""" o conference attendance; o accommodation (included in package); o meals (included in package); o transport to/from conference. Those attending from outside the United States will also need: o passport/visa; o medical insurance; o US currency/traveller's checks. Conference Attendance There are 80 spaces for on-campus attendees, ''''''''''''''''''''' and even if you register late, there may be room for off-campus conference attendees. You may be able to register at Avila on July 20/21. Check first. You can get more KansasFest information by checking out the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org. For specific information, E-mail kfest-help@kfest.org. There's also a KFest mailing list, which you can subscribe to by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org, and including the words "subscribe kfest" in the body of the message (the body, not the subject). If you'd like to register, contact: KFest '99 c/o InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 USA Web page: http://www.intrec.com/a2.html/kfest.txt Please make checks and money order payable to InTrec Software--in US dollars, and drawn on a US bank. Credit card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your Visa, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. You can also fax your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to (602) 992-0232 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or E-mail your credit card account number and expiration date to kfest@intrec.com. In summary, to register by credit card: o write to the address above (checks also okay here); o phone (602) 992-1345; o fax (602) 992-0232; or o e-mail kfest@intrec.com But remember, that's only when you know you want to register. If you have questions first, send e-mail to kfest-help@kfest.org. Accommodation If you're staying at Avila College campus, chances are good ''''''''''''' that you're going to be sharing a room with one other person. Space is limited, so you're unlikely to end up in a room by yourself unless you specifically request a private room (which costs more). The rooms are _not_ co-ed (aside from the occasional married couple), but the dorms are. There aren't any hotels within walking distance of Avila College, so plan on having transportation if you're staying off-campus. Here are some hotels said to be near Avila College. Please be warned that I haven't stayed at any of them, so I can't make recommendations. Approximate room rates are shown. Fairfield Inn--Overland Park 4401 W. 107th, Overland Park, KS 66207 913-381-5700 $55-$75 (closest hotel to KansasFest in Kansas) Courtyard by Marriott South 500 E. 105th St., Kansas City, MO 64131 816-941-3333 $99 (closest hotel to KansasFest in Missouri) Candlewood Suites 11001 Oakmont, Overland Park, KS 66210 913-469-5557 $89-119 DoubleTree Hotel Kansas City Corporate Woods 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-222-TREE / 913-451-6100 $109-$159 Drury Inn--Overland Park 10951 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 913-345-1500 $72-91 Overland Park Marriott Hotel 10800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-228-9290 / 913-451-8000 $129-$155 AmeriSuites 6801 W. 112th, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-833-1516 / 913-451-2553 $107-$127 Red Roof Inn--Overland Park 6800 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211 913-341-0100 $46-$76 Residence Inn by Marriott--Overland Park 6300 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-331-3131 / 913-491-3333 $109-$159 Sumner Suites 5001 W 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 913-491-9002 $99 Wyndham Gardnen Hotel--Overland Park 7000 W 108th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211-1163 913-383-2550 $74-$109 Clubhouse Inn & Suites--Overland Park 10610 Marty Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-CLUBINN / 913-648-5555 $75-$95 Courtyard by Marriott 11301 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-339-9900 $124-$134 Embassy Suites Hotel--Overland Park 10601 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-362-2779 / 913-649-7060 $129-$159 (charges for local calls) Hampton Inn--Overland Park 10591 Metcalf Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-HAMPTON / 913-341-1551 $84-$94 Homewood Suites 10556 Marty Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-341-5576 $119-$149 Meals If you're staying on Avila campus, meals are included in the ''''' package price (except Saturday evening). If you aren't staying at Avila, you're completely on your own. If you find the cafeteria food not to your liking--and many don't--you'll be relieved to know that there's a supermarket about 25 minutes' walk away. Here's how to get there: Start at Carondelet dorm. Stand with your back to the dorm entrance, so that you can see the Marian Center if you look left. Turn right from Carondelet and walk down to the parking lot. Turn left and walk out of the parking lot, down Sister Oliver Louise Drive. This private road takes you to 118th Street. Turn left and walk on 118th until you reach Wornall Road. Turn right on Wornall until you reach the intersection of Wornall and Minor. Turn right onto Minor Drive. Once on Minor, ten minutes' walk will bring you close to the end of Minor, to the point where you can see a large parking lot. Veer left and you'll be at a small shopping mall that boasts a bank, a supermarket, and a restaurant. (Note: This trip can be made a few minutes shorter, but these directions are simpler, and can be easily adapted for use by motorists as well as pedestrians.) If you're not staying on Avila campus, you're probably sufficiently adventurous to know how to find decent food in a strange city. Be aware that Saturday evening is when the group has a night out at a restaurant (often either KC Masterpiece or Jess & Jim's). Let them know you want to be part of the crowd that night! And there may be other excursions on other nights... you'll hear about them if you keep your ears open. Transportation 101/A--Getting to Kansas Many of you intend to fly to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kansas City. The airport you will be arriving at is Kansas City International (MCI). The airport has three arc-shaped terminals. If you're meeting someone there, be sure that everyone intends to go to the same terminal, or that everyone is catching the (free) shuttle to the same car rental agency. You can pick up a city map at one of the airport magazine stands. The Gousha map has Avila College marked (grid location I-19). If you have the (1998) AAA map, you'll find Avila College at grid location AX-24. If you don't have a map, better pay close attention: If you drew a map of Kansas City on a 8x11 sheet of paper, the airport would be in the upper left corner, to the northwest. Avila College would be near the bottom of the piece of paper, near the center. Point taken? The distance between Avila College and the international airport is not small. It's perhaps 45 miles by the recommended route (below), so allow an hour's travel time at a bare minimum. What with collecting your luggage and arranging/co-ordinating ground transportation, it's probably safer to assume it will take you two hours to get from the airport to Avila, starting from the time the plane's landing gear touches the tarmac and stopping when you sling your suitcase onto the dorm bed. If you need more information on the Kansas City International Airport, you can check out their World Wide Web page: http://www.kcairports.org. Transportation 101/B--Getting to Avila Since the distance from the '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport to Avila College is 28 miles as the crow flies, and about 45 miles by car, you don't even want to think about taking a taxi. You'd pay $35 minimum, possibly as much as $60. For a one-way trip. If you book ahead, you can get one of the airport transportation services to take you to Avila College at a more reasonable rate. In the past, I've recommended Quicksilver, but they seem to have disappeared two years back, in 1997. (Last year, some people within the United States were able to get through to them, but not me.) So this year I'm afraid your a bit more on your own than I'd like to leave you. Here are some numbers for limousine services. I HAVEN'T TRIED ANY OF THEM. (You have no idea how much it hurts to have to say that.) I don't know how much any of them charge--they may even be more expensive than taxis. Airport Transportation Cab Service 816-421-7000 Arya Airport Transportation 816-531-1001 KCI Shuttle 816-243-5000 La Plant Airport Transporation 816-421-7611 Usually, you _must_ book these limo services in advance; they generally need at least one's day's notice. IF YOU DON'T MAKE A RESERVATION, THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU. Don't think you can call them once you arrive at the airport--you can't. (If you want to research possible other numbers, try pointing your web browser to http://www.kcairports.org/kci/limos.htm but be warned that this page is out of date, since it still lists Quicksilver. You could also try http://www.thetrip.com/ride/MCI/ but again be warned that I can't vouch for anything listed there. Sorry, folks.) If you don't want to rent a car, you could also take the Airport Express van to the Overland Park Marriott hotel and take a cab from there. (Those of you renting cars at the airport: we'll discuss the route shortly, in the ARRIVAL section.) PREPARING FOR THE TRIP Get plenty of sleep before you go, because you're """""""""""""""""""""" not likely to get much sleep at KansasFest. KansasFest days are 18 hours long, unless they're 20 or 24 hours long. There's too much going on to waste time in sleep! On the same note, make sure you don't schedule anything important (like operating heavy machinery) for the day after KansasFest--Monday, July 26. You'll have had so little sleep that you won't feel your best. Packing--Computer Stuff Lots of people bring computers. If you're doing ''''''''''''''''''''''' this, make a backup of your hard drive and leave the backup at home. If you won't feel safe unless you take a backup with you, make two backups. If you're bringing a hard drive and you're travelling by plane, you may want to consider packing the hard drive in your carry-on luggage. That way, you can extract the hard drive from the luggage before it gets X-rayed (!). Tell the attendant that what you are carrying in your hand is a hard drive for a computer, and that it might be damaged by the X-ray machine. Chances are they'll handle it differently. If they tell you that no damage could possibly be caused, don't believe them. (You may have to obey them, but don't believe them.) Try insisting--politely!--on special handling anyway. Incidentally, X-rays are not good for diskettes either. Bring plenty of extension cords, power bars, and surge suppressors, plus a phone cord if you bring your modem, or a properly configured Ethernet cable if you'll be using a Macintosh or WinTel box. (For Ethernet cable details, see Ryan Suenaga's KFest FAQ, available at http://www.kfest.org/kfestfaq.html.) Bring plenty of blank disks. Bring anything you'd like to show off, either software or hardware. Packing--Other Stuff A word about clothing: KansasFest is "dress '''''''''''''''''''' casual", and Kansas City in July is hot and humid, so light clothing would be a good idea. If you're bringing anything that you want to hang in the closet, bring your own hangers. You should pack a bathrobe or something you don't mind walking the halls in when you rise in the morning. The dorms will be housing both sexes, and there are no private bathrooms. Towels are supplied, but you can pack an extra one if you feel so inclined. Be sure to bring all the usual toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and all the etceteras. There are modular phone jacks in all the dorm rooms, but phones are not provided, so pack a phone, if only for local calls (which are free). If you know who your roommate is, you can assure her or him that you're bringing the phone and save her or him the trouble. If you're serious about making the morning sessions, an alarm clock is a good idea. If you're _really_ serious about attending morning sessions, ear plugs--for the night before--couldn't hurt either. Unless you're a private soul, some sort of sign for your door is a good idea, so that people can find you. Many people take the trouble to make these before they leave. Don't forget your airline tickets and other travel documents, if any, but don't pack them in your checked luggage. Also don't forget a quarter (and possibly a dime too) for a phone call. ARRIVING """""""" Getting from the Airport to Avila If you've arranged with an ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport transportation service to pick you up at the airport, as you leave the "gate", look for someone holding up a sign with your name on it. (The sign will probably also have the name of the service written on it.) Of course, these "airport limos" have been known to get busy at KansasFest time. If no one is there looking for you, start by looking for them. Their people are usually easy to spot. If there's no one from the airport transportation service in the terminal, don't panic. Just call them--it'll be a local call from the airport. (You did remember the money for a phone call, didn't you?) Remember that you usally _cannot_ ride with an "airport limo" service unless you have made a reservation in advance. Driving from the Airport to Avila If you're renting a car, start looking ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' for the desk of the rental agency you're dealing with. (If you have to go to another terminal, remember that there are shuttle buses among the three terminals.) Once you've got your car, exit through the airport's main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29 heading south. At highway 152, exit west. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and follow it around until it reaches Wornall Road from the west. Take the Wornall Road exit. Then turn in at Avila College (which is a left turn off Wornall if you approach it from I-435). Check our handy Avila map below for where to park. The best place is probably the lot near the dormitories. After Hours Arrival It's Wednesday night, and it's dark already. ''''''''''''''''''' The airport limo has just dropped you off... or you've just parked the rental car. You're tired after the long drive from the airport. You've never been to Avila College before. Now what do you do? Well, if you know beforehand that you're going to arrive after hours, you should contact Cindy Adams so that she can let the Avila staff know about late arrivals. Suppose, however, that you've arrived late by accident--your flights was delayed, or your car had a flat? What do you do now? It's easy. The campus at Avila is small, and there are only three building that KFesters need to explore: I. Whitfield Conference Center: This is where most of the actual conference sessions take place. It's sufficiently small that you'd have to try really hard to get lost here. If you walk the path to Whitfield from one of the other buildings listed below, go down the stairs as soon as you get inside the door. If you enter Whitfield from the roadway, you're at the main conference entrance, so don't worry. II. Marian Center: This is where the cafeteria is. Unless you're booked into a nearby hotel, this is where you come to eat. This is also where the celebrity roast is traditionally held. Yes, you're allowed to attend the roast even if you're staying at a hotel. III. Ridgway Dormitory: This is where you sleep, at least in theory. Even hotel-dwellers need to know about the dorms, since you'll spend a lot of your evenings hanging out here. Look at the map of the campus below and get your bearings: AVILA COLLEGE CAMPUS * ___________ * * ########## | | * * ########## ... | * * ########## . |___________| * * . . ########*** * ______ . ......... ######## * * | | . ___.____ * * | | . | | * * |______| . | Marian | * * . | center | * * ______ . |________| * **** | | . . * * | | . .............. * * | | . . ____._____ ## * |______| ................................ | | ## * . _____ . |Carondelet| ## * ________.__ | | . | dorm | ## ___ * | | | | . |__________| ## | | * [| Whitfield | | | ____._____ ## | | #*#[| center | |_____| | | ################ | | #*# |___________| | Ridgway | ################ |___| #*# | dorm | ################ #*# |__________| * * ... = pathway *** = roadway ### = parking [ = main entrance (Whitfield) A good place to start may be Marian Center, since dinner and the keynote address are taking place there on Wednesday night. If it's late Wednesday night, forget about registering for the _conference_. Check-in ended at 4 PM. Concentrate on registering for your _room_, so at least you'll have a place to sleep tonight. If it's extremely late at night, the front doors of the dorms may be shut. Look for a buzzer that will rouse a member of the staff. The best thing to do is to read the instructions in your preliminary information packet, but if they don't produce satisfactory results, wander about one or both of the dorms until you find someone who'll take pity on your and let you collapse onto a bed. You'll get a room assignment and a room key. (You may even get a sheet of paper that tells you who you've been billeted with and how to register for the conference on the following morning.) However, don't collapse the minute you see your room key. The lowest number it will have on it is 401. That does _not_ mean you're on the fourth floor. (Particularly as Ridgway has only three floors.) If your room number begins with 4, it means you're on the first floor (or "ground floor" to most Europeans). Similar deal for the second and third floors. If your room number doesn't begin with 4, 5, or 6, it means you aren't staying at Ridgway--you're probably staying at Carondelet. If wandering around the dorms doesn't produce any results, try Marian Center. If you still can't find anyone, wander down toward Whitfield. Arriving after hours means you get to check in to your room. You still must register for the conference in the morning. We'll cover that in the "Business Hours Arrival" section. For now, what about your room? Your Room Rooms at the Avila College dorms each have two beds. If your ''''''''' roommate is there, smile and introduce yourself. If your roommate isn't there, don't be alarmed. Your roommate may not have arrived yet, in which case you get to grab the best bed. (I'm joking. Neither bed will be any less loathsome than the other.) Probably your roommate has already arrived, grabbed the best bed, and is out visiting others. Near the beds is a long institutional-looking unit with two closets, two sets of drawers, and assorted storage space. The opposite side of this unit is a desk long enough for two people to work at. There's plenty of room for two computers on this desk, but there's just one outlet per computer. If you don't have a power bar or a Kensington System Saver or an AE Conserver, you're going to be limited to plugging in the computer and the monitor--no hard drive, no modem, nothing else. (Those of you with internal hard drives can stop being smug right now.) Near the desk are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. They _aren't_ phone jacks--they're Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors to a 10 Base-T connection, for the technically-oriented). The phone jack is on the other side of the room, by the beds. If you didn't bring plenty of phone extension cord, you'll have to set up your computer at the foot of your bed. (Don't laugh. It's happened.) Don't waste time looking for the phone; they aren't supplied, which is why you had to bring one in your suitcase. To find out the phone number of your room (so that people can call you), ask one of the Avila staff. If you didn't bring a phone, you can still use one of the pay phones in the hallways. When dialing out from your dorm room, either with a phone or a modem, you'll need to prefix the number with a 9 to get an outside line. If you're using a modem, you may be able to use its "wait for dialtone" feature before you dial the number. So the proper sequence would be: ATDT9w4741778 If your modem doesn't support "wait for dialtone", try using a few commas (,) to create a pause: ATDT9,,4725178 You may also need to set your software up so it waits about 45 seconds for a connect instead of the standard 30 seconds, because it takes a bit longer to get through to the number you're dialing. (There's information about dialing Delphi later in this article.) Of course, if you've brought a Macintosh or WinTel box, you may be able to use the Ethernet connection instead of the phone line. There are several gotchas here. Check out Ryan Suenaga's KFest FAQ (in last month's issue) for more information. The only real luxury that the rooms boast is air-conditioning. No private baths here, but you'll find bathrooms just down the corridor a piece. The one I frequented had one bathtub, two showers, three toilets, four sinks (one with an attachment for washing hair), and assorted mirrors. Every floor also seems to have a TV lounge and a small kitchen. Business Hours Arrival If you arrive at Avila between 9 AM and 5 PM '''''''''''''''''''''' (preferably between 1 PM and 4 PM Wednesday!), you can register for the conference and your room (if applicable) at the same time. Check your pre-conference packet for information on where to register. It will be somewhere in one of the four buildings mentioned above, of course. One note of warning: if you've been told to register somewhere--say, the cafeteria at Marian center--and no one has shown up fifteen minutes after the listed start time, then by all means check the dorms and Whitfield center to see if registration has been moved there. It's unlikely you'll have to worry about something like this, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. ONCE YOU'RE THERE """"""""""""""""" Curricular Events Originally, KansasFest was a conference for Apple II ''''''''''''''''' developers--people who wanted to create software and hardware for others to use. Nowadays it's for users, too. Don't worry that you don't belong there--you do and you're welcome, whether you've come to party or come to learn. The sessions--no one dignifies them with the name "seminars"--are mostly held at the Whitfield conference center. The main conference room is right inside the main doors (the doors closest to Wornall Road). If you don't know how to get to the session you want to attend, come here. It will either be in this room or someone in this room will know where the right room is. There's a social aspect to this part of the occasion as well. You'll see plenty of schmoozing in Whitfield lobby, right outside the main conference room. Expect cameras, both still and video, and demented people operating them. Cameras are used to record the presentations, or people meeting, or the general craziness that's going on! "Formal" sessions have been known to take place in the dorms as well. _Informal_ sessions have definitely been known to take place in the dorms! On the Saturday of KansasFest, there's a demonstration of new and upcoming products and a vendors' fair. The fair is a chance to pick up hardware and software at special KFest prices, and to see and buy software never before released. Semi-curricular Events While not officially part of the proceedings, some '''''''''''''''''''''' products _may_ be released at KansasFest. (I sometimes think Apple II programmers would never ever ship if it weren't for KansasFest and Christmas.) This year, I haven't heard any announcements, so you'll have to attend to find out what's up-and-coming. Even if nothing gets released, you're practically guaranteed some product previews. At this point, in previous years, I've made a few wild guesses at what you might see. Sadly, this year I've been so busy (working full-time at last) that I haven't been in a position to hear any rumors. Extra-curricular Events It is perfectly possible to attend KansasFest, ''''''''''''''''''''''' attend the sessions 9-5, and go back home. But why would you want to? One reason you might want to is that you're shy. You're shy at any gathering, but you can't imagine conversing with Tony Ward, Mike Westerfield, Joe Kohn, Max Jones, Tony Diaz, Geoff Weiss, or Ewen Wannop! There's no reason to be shy. Do what Dean Esmay did at his first KansasFest: walk around introducing yourself. To everyone. You'll meet lots of people just as awestruck as you are, and you can swap tips, stories, recommendations, and lies. Don't be intimidated by meeting well-known Apple II figures. Heck, we're all "just folks". Don't let yourself leave KansasFest without having mingled. Wander around the dorms. If there's one person sitting at a computer, just say "hi". You're intelligent enough to know how to figure out if the person is hard at work or at home to callers. If there are a bunch of people--which is far more likely, particularly during the evening--you might be shy about joining the group. Don't be. Just announce your presence ("Hi, everybody! Room for one more?"). You'll be surprised how welcome the group will make you feel. Whatever the group is doing, it's probably in "kibitz mode", so join in! What will the group be doing? Hard to say. They might be: o trying out software that hasn't been released yet; o trying to get a piece of software to crash; o trying to get it to stop crashing (i.e. debugging it); o sending a group message to Delphi or Genie; o playing a game; o fixing hardware; o reminiscing about previous KansasFests; or o telling stories about the heyday of the Apple II. There's a chance that the group will be "multi-tasking"--that is, doing more than one of these things at the same time. There are other extra-curricular events that have almost become KFest traditions: Nerf(TM) warfare and a game called Bite the Bag, which involves a paper bag and a sense of balance. But what about the "real" traditions? Tradition I: Celebrity Roast If the term "celebrity roast" is new to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' you, rest assured that it's not dangerous, not even to the celebrity. Open flame is not involved, except metaphorically. A roast is simply an event where members of a panel give short speeches which "honor" the celebrity guest by dishing out good-natured insults and back-handed compliments: "Ewen Wannop is a talented guy, but his opinion of himself can make it hard to reason with him. For instance, last night it took me six solid hours to persuade him to stop walking on the water." (Except that most of the jokes will be funnier than that.) Ideally, the person being "roasted" is the keynote speaker from the previous KFest, but this isn't always possible. This year, the celebrity being roasted is Ewen Wannop, author of Spectrum telecommunications software for the Apple IIgs. This event is catered and held in the Avila cafeteria in the Marian center. It's open to all KansasFest attendees, not just those staying on campus. Tradition II: Calling Delphi The link between KansasFest and Delphi is a ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' relatively new one, but as people always managed to find time to post early reports on Genie in years past, people also will find time to do the same on Delphi--it's the service with the hottest connection to KansasFest. Here are the SprintNet numbers, through which you can access both Genie and Delphi: 300/ 1200 816-221-9900 2400 816-472-1430 9600/14400 816-421-5783 To sign on to Delphi using SprintNet: 1. Dial the local SprintNet number. 2. Wait to be connected. o If your modem is 300 or 1200 baud, press Return, then press D, then Return again. o If your modem is 2400 baud or faster, type @D, then press Return. 3. When TERMINAL= appears, press Return. 4. Wait for @ to appear, then type C DELPHI and press Return. Don't worry about long-distance charges within the city. The greater metropolitan area of Kansas City is in two states with two area codes (816 for Missouri and 913 for Kansas). However, nearly all calls within the Kansas City metropolitan area are local. Remember that you need to prefix the number with a 9 (to get an outside line) and either a "wait for dialtone" command (w) or "pause" command (,) before you dial the number. ATDT9w472-5178 or ATDT9,,472-5178 Tradition III: Dining Out It's traditional at KFest to take at least one """""""""""""""""""""""""" meal at one of two restaurants (or both!)--KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's. This is guaranteed to happen on Saturday night--it's scheduled; it's in the programme. But it may happen on other nights too. If you hang out in the dorm rooms, you're bound to hear of groups heading off to "dine posh". Ask to be counted in... and tell me what happens, all the gory details. The thought of breaking bread with some of these people intrigues me. A TYPICAL DAY A KansasFest day doesn't begin when you might it expect it """"""""""""" to. It begins right after supper. The pressing question of something to eat over with, you take the aperitif of your choice--Jolt! cola, Dr Pepper, or Mountain Dew--and wander around the dorms to see who's doing what. Some people will be staying up until _very_ late. The reason for this is that program bugs stay hidden until at least 2 AM, and the really obscure ones wait until 5 AM. When morning comes, you may or may not have gotten any sleep. If you have, chances are that you didn't get much of it. The cafeteria staff stop serving breakfast at 8:30, but you may decide that sleep is more important than food. In fact, you may decide that sleep is more important than being at the first session. Or the first two sessions. Or world peace. Eventually you get out of bed and dither over which of the simultaneous sessions you want to attend. You can bring paper or a computer to take notes, if you wish--no one will laugh or point. No one will frown if you don't take notes, either. All sessions will run over their allotted time. This is an immutable rule. The domino theory rapidly comes into play here, which wreaks merry havoc with the schedule. After the morning sessions, there's an hour to get some lunch at the cafeteria at Marian center. No one takes attendance here, either. During lunch, the stragglers begin to arrive, and afternoon sessions may be more generously attended and received, since pretty much everyone is now awake and reasonably certain that life is worth living. The afternoon sessions will officially end at 5:00 or 5:30, but they may last a while longer, since no one else is waiting to use the room. It's possible to get so involved in the final session for the day that you miss the evening meal at the cafeteria. Or perhaps you've decided to give the cafeteria a miss. Someone might be headed to a restaurant for a meal--ask around. After you've eaten, well... the cycle begins all over. LEAVING Avila College hosts events other than KansasFest--in fact, """"""" Avila's summers are tightly booked. In previous years, both Ridgway and Carondelet dorms have been available to KFesters, but in recent yeas the organizing committee could only get one. That should give you some idea of how hectic things are. Because Avila is playing host to others after KansasFest is over, be sure to check out on time. This year, you have the option of staying over on Saturday night and checking out on Sunday, but don't push it. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. Avila wants you out of there by 1 PM on Sunday at the _latest_! Incidentally, if you're travelling with Quicksilver or another similar outfit, don't forget that you must have booked your return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance. Since most people leave at much the same time, it may be possible to cadge a lift to the airport if you've made friends with someone heading that way. This is far from the end. In fact, it's not even the beginning. If you've been reading this, it's undoubtedly to prepare for KansasFest, which means it's all still to come! So have a great time at KansasFest--and if you spot the man who began it all, Tom Weishaar (a/k/a "Uncle DOS"), give him my warmest regards. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I have a rock garden. Last week, three of them died. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Home And I'm Staying This Time --------------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] THE WAY WE WERE Some Thoughts on Accounting for Apple IIe/IIgs-Circa '93 ------- [WWW] SCRIPTING AND MACROS Getting Started With Marinetti --------------------------------- [S&M] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I know they're not metal, but teeth were : : NOT made for stripping live wires! : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] HOME AND I'M STAYING THIS TIME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the KansasFest that almost never was. Not for the rest of you, but for me. Since 1995, the year there really almost never was a KansasFest, I've made it a point to get myself over to Avila in the heat of the Kansas City summer. If the Apple II was going to die, I was going to be there when it happened. Thankfully, it hasn't died since I've been going to KFest, which reinforced my paranoia--or self-fulfilling prophecy. If I kept going to Avila, the Apple II would never die. So far, I've been correct. But 1999 was supposed to be the year I couldn't make it. Despite all my planning and scheming and saving and working, there was just no way I could be there. I had a commitment to be elsewhere in August, and funds and vacation time are limited resources. I couldn't be everywhere I wanted to be or needed to be, and myself and my lady friend were booked to be in California just weeks after KansasFest was scheduled to happen. The way things turned out--times change, people change, events change. No U.S.C. visit for me this year. Or ever, I think. In the end, though, some things stay the same. There's me and my Apple II. And KansasFest in the heat of the July summer. For those of you who won't be joining me at Avila's hallowed halls this year, remember--love the people in your life like there's no tomorrow, because when you come right down to it, there really isn't. [*] [*] [*] Time Is On My Side Department: Last pre-KFest '99 Blatant Plug. KansasFest 1999 is on for July 21-25, 1999 (with special early arrival events on the 20th), in Kansas City, Missouri at Avila College. Stay up all night, laugh all day, hang out all night. Latest info can be found at http://www.kfest.org. Because some things never change. When we said Apple II Forever, we really meant it. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Sheppy On The Move [*] Telecommunications ....... A2 Specific ISPs? [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... KFest: What's Sleep? [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Forked Up In ProDOS 8 MISCELLANEA """"""""""" SCOTT ALFTER'S COMPUTER COLLECTION There are two machines through which I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" access Delphi most of the time. They're both clones; the "front-end" machine is a homebrew K6-2-300 running Win98 and IE5 and the "back-end" machine (more like a server, really) is a homebrew Cx5x86-120 running Linux. The server dials out to my ISP through a USR Sportster Voice 56K external modem and shares that connection between these two machines and two others: a homebrew K6-200 parked under the TV (for DVD, CD, and MP3 playback, mainly) and a "stealth IIGS" (ROM 01 motherboard in a IIe case). The three clones are on a Fast Ethernet LAN; the GS hooks into a serial port on the server, and it can connect either with ProTERM or Marinetti (though ProTERM is the more useful of the two until more software shows up that uses Marinetti). The complete rundown on the GS's config: 4.25 megs RAM, two 40-meg hard drives connected to a rev. C RamFAST (used to have a tape drive, too, but that went south; will probably replace it with a Zip drive eventually), 3.5" and two 5.25" (DuoDisk) floppy drives, NEC MultiSync 3D monitor (Second Sight not needed, just the "Mac adapter" provided with the monitor), SoundMeister sound card, Imagewriter printer. I also rescued a StyleWriter from the trash recently. It self-tested OK after I gave it a thorough cleaning, a power supply, and a new ink cartridge. Off the network, I have a couple more Apples...a IIe that works and a II+ that doesn't. I've also snagged a few other machines for the "antique computer collection"...a Commodore VIC-20 (with tape drive), a Tandy Color Computer 2 (with cartridge switch box and floppy controller, but no floppy drive), and an IBM PC/XT (with 640K RAM and 20-meg hard drive...thing's as slow as my IIe, maybe even slower in some respects...probably because of the original-equipment IBM CGA card still installed). -=IIGS=- Scott Alfter ( { salfter@delphi.com}) { http://people.delphi.com/salfter} (SALFTER, 23496, GO COM A2) CAN YOU BOOT OFF OF APPLETALK WITH THE MAC'S BUILT-IN SHARING? No. To """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" boot a IIgs over an Appleshare network, you need to buy a full blown version of Appleshare (not the current version; I think 3.0 and earlier is what you need). You can file share with the personal Appleshare built into the Mac OS (nee Mac System Software) since System 7, but not boot. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23564, GO COM A2) HOW DO I CONVERT AWGS WP TO OTHER PLATFORMS? Two paths that I have used: """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1) Open the AppleWorks GS file with EGOed 2.0 and save as RTF, then move to the PC (exercise left to student) and open with Word. The only problem that I know of with this method is that you only get one 'ruler', which is the first ruler that EGOed encounters in the AWGS file. 2) Use the AWGS and RTF translators for GraphicWriter III. You can import the AWGS file into GWIII and then export it using the RTF translator, then move to the PC and open with Word. The main problem with this approach is the 32k frame size in GWIII. I suppose you could break a large AWGS file into segments, import it into multiple frames in GWIII, and then export multiple RTF files from the individual frames, but that could get a bit tedious. Worth it though, for 'valuable' documents. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23515, GO COM A2) REVISITING CONTACTS GS I guess it's time to remind Joe The HypeMeister to """""""""""""""""""""" get back to work. In his absence, let me try to explain... Contacts GS is a New Desk Accessory that was written by Burger Bill Heineman as a name and address database. It includes a total of 10 fields for such things as First Name, Last Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code, Area Codes, and Phone Number. When Bill created Contacts, he was well aware that the AppleWorks Classic database was wonderful and popular, and so he programmed Contacts to save the data files with "Tabs between fields, and carriage returns between records"...which of course is how AW Classic saves its data files. So, all it takes is a few keystrokes to "convert" an AppleWorks database into a Contacts database, or vice versa. As easy and fast as it is to move data back and forth, when I took over as publisher, I decided to take an extra step and commissioned Will Nelken to create a TimeOut application (TO.ContactsMover) that would make it even easier to move data back and forth. There are three versions of that supplied on the Contacts disk...for AW3, AW4, and AW5 As I implied before, you don't have to keep name/address information in Contacts. The program doesn't care, and neither do I ;-) But, you will be limited to only 10 fields, because that's all Contacts was programmed to accommodate. And, if I remember correctly, each field can be up to 79 characters. In my case, when I first started to use Contacts, I already had an AppleWorks Classic SSII subscriber/customer database, and using the TO module, it couldn't have taken me more than a few minutes to convert that to Contacts GS. Afterwards, I had the contents of my AW DB available from the Finder or any other GS program. Of course, it's not my actual AW DB that I'm looking at from the Finder; it's a Contacts GS database that was created from my AW DB. Contacts GS costs $20, and is available from: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe (This message was spell checked by NiftySpell GS before it was posted.) (JOE_KOHN, 23511, GO COM A2) DEALING WITH HTML ON AN APPLE II Both SIS and Spectrum 2.2 will read an """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" HTML file, strip the tags, and display it as the page is intended to look. You can then print the resulting page, or save as a Teach file. Any other word processor will open an HTML file, but the tags will show. The version of Hermes that I have shows the tags. If there is a later version that strips the tags, I have not seen it... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 16 Jun 1999 - 35 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23664, GO COM A2) >>>>> You might like what you find at this site: """"" http://www.mich.com/~thomas/ftp/ "t2tgrnest" is an awk program that takes HTML and converts it into plain text, with graphical or text (+-|) row/column separators. It does a great job with tables, and there are lots of options for customizing the way it displays them. I use this all the time for displaying box scores from espn.com, among other things. "lxtab" is a proxy and awk script that works fairly well with lynx. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sat Jun 19, 1999 2:03:25 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.1] -- I know they're not metal, but teeth were NOT made for stripping live wires! (TONYW1, 23767, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you have shell access on your ISP (and it sounds like you do), """"" why not just use Lynx as an HTML-to-text converter? Use something like this: lynx -dump http://www.randomwebpage.com >page.txt Is it an HTML-formatted file that you want to convert? Lynx does those, too...give it a filename instead of a URL and it'll read that. Lynx is also good at grabbing nearly anything off a web server...HTML source, pictures, whatever. Use the -source option instead of -dump. I use this on my Linux box to grab and archive each day's Dilbert off of the Dilbert website, among other things (have a cron job that calls a shell script for that). -=IIGS=- Scott Alfter ( { salfter@delphi.com}) { http://people.delphi.com/salfter} (SALFTER, 23782, GO COM A2) CAN I READ PRODOS MFM DISKETTES ON A WINDOWS THING? Yep! From memory the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" name is ProCopy and I think the author is Hugh McKay (another Canadian!). Of course, I personally find it easier to read and write MS-DOS disks directly on the GS! ;-) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 23519, GO COM A2) MSDOS FST TRIVIA FROM THE MUG!STER The problem is that MS-DOS stores the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" volume name in a fake file entry in the root directory. The entry is marked with a special file attribute. When Windows 95 came along and wanted to create long filenames, they needed some way of marking directory entries as "special", but there were no spare attribute bits. The solution was to use an "impossible" combination of attribute bits, one of which was the "volume label" bit. This is fine as long as programs which check for the volume name check that the other bits aren't on. The MSDOS FST (and for a long time, PC Exchange on the Mac!) don't check properly. So why does this cause problems? Well, if a disk hasn't been given a volume label (fairly common since they are totally optional in the MS-DOS world), and the root directory has a Win 95 long filename in it, then the MSDOS FST tries to use the (hidden) long filename entry as a volume label. They are NOT similar! Usually it just ignores the disk. If you're unlucky, it's reboot time. :-( While I'm all in favor of people using MUG!, :-) using it to give the disk a name won't help if there are already long filenames in the root directory. The volume label entry doesn't have to be at the start of the directory, so the MS-DOS FST will still trip over the long filename entry first. The best (and simplest) advice is that whenever you format an MS-DOS disk, always give it a volume label. The MSDOS FST still won't see the long filenames, but it should see and work with the short filename for each file. (Of course, MUG! lets you see the long filenames too... ;-) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 23683, GO COM A2) HARDWARE HACKING WITH SHOEHORNS A while back, I bought in on one of the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 14-MHz 65816 bulk purchases, thinking it and a faster crystal would get my computer cruising in high style. I also had some SRAM sitting idle on a 486 motherboard that I figured I'd use to also bring the cache up to 64K (it was originally 16K, and the original speed was 8 MHz). At first, it wasn't so simple. The computer would start up, but either it'd bomb out of Finder, not boot up all the way, or do other strange weirdness. This was with it running at 8 MHz, which should've been OK. With a chat session open to Harold Hislop (the resident hardware guru) on the Win98 box, we narrowed it down to bad cache. (The chips came off an Amptron motherboard, which figures. :-| ) I put an order in to Jameco for SRAM and some oscillators in various speeds. The parts got here (cost was less than $20) and I put them in. Now it ran fine at 8 MHz, but it still glitched at 10 MHz. I added some bypass and filter capacitors to the ZipGS as had been suggested...still no joy. From what I had been told, the only likely cause left was that the power supply wasn't strong enough. Mine is a "stealth GS," a ROM 01 motherboard in a IIe case, and I was still using the stock IIe power supply. In addition to the ZipGS, there's also a rev. C RamFAST, a SoundMeister, and a 4-meg RAM-GS sucking down power. I decided to get creative. I could've bought a heavy-duty power supply for $70 or so...kinda spendy. I could've bought a Bugg-Power...but I have enough boxes cluttering my desk already. I decided to do something similar to the Bugg-Power, but with the power supply shoehorned inside the case. (Actually, a IIe case has considerably more room inside than a IIGS case, which was useful.) I took the "guts" out of a 230W PS/2-type AT power supply (had one kicking around doing nothing, but a new one would've only cost $25 or so), changed the motherboard power connector from the usual pair of 6-pin connectors to something the GS motherboard would take (two .156" Molex KK connectors, one 2-pin and one 4-pin), and mounted it as far back in the case as it'd go with 3/8" threaded aluminum standoffs and 1/4" 6-32 screws. The supply had a voltage-select switch on it like all clone supplies do, but I don't anticipate leaving the country anytime soon, so I just jumpered the appropriate connection to fix it at 120V. The power outlet and switch were mounted on a piece of metal cut from the power supply enclosure and attached to the back of the computer case with 1/2" 2-56 screws, which were cut as short as possible with a Dremel after installation. I had installed a 3" cooling fan several years ago, so I hooked it to the connector provided on the power supply for that purpose (it had previously tapped the +12 supply wire). I put it all back together, and the thing's so far been rock-solid at 12.5 MHz! (I thought I had the 8- or 10-MHz oscillator (yes, I know they're marked 4x faster), but it had gotten the oscillator for 12.5-MHz operation.) The system booted into Finder without a hitch. I let it run BitBanger for a little bit, then switched to a Mandelbrot program which has also run flawlessly. There's even enough space left for a 3.5" hard drive to be installed, and I left a couple of disk-drive power cables attached to the supply for that purpose. I've made the appropriate modifications to my RamFAST (added a 50-pin connector and put the onboard terminator packs in sockets so they could be removed), but I seem to have misplaced the terminator packs for my hard drives. (No, the ones used by the RamFAST won't work...the RamFAST uses two 8-line packs, while the hard drives use three 6-line packs.) An order is in to DigiKey for those, and then I'll have a IIGS with an internal hard drive that's not in an x86 clone case! (It still won't have an internal floppy drive, but the iMac doesn't have one either, and at least the GS has a place to plug in a normal floppy drive. :-) ) On an unrelated note, I found a StyleWriter in the trash can in the laundry room a month or so ago. It looked kinda nasty and was missing the power supply, but it cleaned up nicely enough and is only missing the wire paper-support thingy at the back. With a new ink cartridge (Canon BC-02, which is the closest I found) and a heavy-duty 9V wall-wart, it printed its self-test properly. I've now had a chance to plug it into the GS, and it printed a document just fine, with only a couple of misfeeds. The bottom line? Well under $100 in parts, with a few hours to get it all sorted out, and my GS is now running better than it ever did. Not bad. (Hell, it's probably faster now than the 12-MHz 286 I used to have...it even has more memory, but it has had 4.25 megs for the longest time.) -=IIGS=- Scott Alfter ( { salfter@delphi.com}) { http://people.delphi.com/salfter} (SALFTER, 23781, GO COM A2) NIFTYSPELL AUTHOR KEPT BUSY FOR NEXT TWO DECADES Just wanted all my A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" friends to know that I am the proud poppa of a bouncing baby boy. Name: Nicholas Patrick DOB: June 07, 1999 TOB: 1632 Weight: 8 lbs 6.7 oz Length: 20.5" Mother and baby are all doing fine. Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 23590, GO COM A2) HARDWARE VS. SOFTWARE: THE IIGS AND Y2K The IIgs clock is just fine for """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Y2K. However, if the particular piece of software you have was written to use two digit rather than four digit years, then you'll still have a Y2K problem. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23624, GO COM A2) CONCENTRIC CUT LEAVES A2 USERS SCRAMBLING FOR ISPS Oh great. I'm never at """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" a loss for words, but after receiving the following message from my brand new ISP... "The Internet Gateway systems experienced a major systems failure on Wednesday, June 16. These systems were soon to begin the phase-out process, due to both Y2K issues of the underlying Operating System (which is no longer supported by the vendor) and incompatibilities with Concentric's upcoming dial network enhancements. Because of this, we have made the decision to decommission the Internet Gateway shell at this point." Effective immediately, Shareware Solutions II is back home (temporarily?) at good old crl.com The web site is: http://www.crl.com/~joko The e-mail address is: joko@crl.com Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 23704, GO COM A2) <<<<< You can read Usenet news with lynx. Just press the G key and enter """"" the following URL: news:comp.sys.apple2 (or, substitute any newsgroup after 'news:') That said, from what I can tell, Delphi actually has a very good news feed. However, for some reason here on Delphi, posting to Usenet newsgroups from lynx is disabled. There is an actual newsreader here on Delphi; just type INT after you log on, and that'll take you to Delphi's Internet gateway. DejaNews, which just became deja.com, also provides web based access to newsgroups. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 23730, GO COM A2) <<<<< Out of curiosity, have you ever compared the Primenet news feed to """"" Delphi's or to DejaNews? I know that crl only gets 5% or 10% of all news articles, because I've compared the number of incoming news articles received in a 24 hour period to both Delphi and DejaNews. Before signing up for any new ISP, I'd like to know exactly how good the news feed is. Aside from that, does Primenet offer you both unix shell access AND PPP access? Joe (JOE_KOHN, 23732, GO COM A2) >>>>> I don't do much with newsgroups. (Except when I need a laugh, and """"" then you know which one I read.) I do know that when I use tin, there are MANY new groups that have been added. "does Primenet offer you both unix shell access AND PPP access?" YES!! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 23734, GO COM A2) >>>>> This is the info for Primenet in Phoenix. """"" Voice: (602)416-6100 Fax: (602)416-9100 Data: (602)594-8000 Email: info@primenet.com Email: support@primenet.com Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 23778, GO COM A2) >>>>> I suspect that while Concentric has the balls to stand up and """"" 'blame' Y2K for a technical screw up, Genie on the other hand will just sit there and continue to collect money from people until the people notice there is no service and figure out a way to cancel the accts. The Genie software may not be Y2K compliant, but it's not Y2K that's going to kill it. It's those IDioTs at Yo-wreck-em Ripemoff Corporation that will kill it. Actually, they both have the same common problem. There is no one left that knows how to do things. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 23750, GO COM A2) <<<<<< Jeff - Of course we can continue to access Concentric by using """"" Marinetti to establish a PPP connection, but the small number of Marinetti-aware software clients would limit what we could do once connected: With Spectrum or the Telnet app, we could telnet to Delphi. With gw-ftp, we can download the files from our personal directories. With ShepPing or gw-ping, we could send concentric some ping bombs ;-) With gw-finger, we can (excuse my language) give people the finger. With gsAIM, we can still chat with friends. Without a Marinetti-aware e-mail client, we can't use an Apple II to read e-mail. Without a Marinetti-ware newsreader, we can't read news (hmmm... maybe that's a blessing in disguise). I did find a lynx-friendly web site that'll retrieve e-mail that's sitting in your concentric (or any other) e-mail box: www.mailstart.com Since we can continue to access our concentric directory with ftp, I intend to replace my index.html file and re-direct web surfers back to crl.com, and I'm going to add a ".forward" file so that my e-mail gets forwarded to crl (hopefully). When I moved to concentric, I took a cautious approach. Fortunately, the SSII web site on crl was never taken down and I hadn't yet canceled my crl acct. But, using crl today, I was reminded why I wanted to leave them. After going with two national ISPs, part of me feels like finding a local Mom 'n Pop operation that offers unix shell access. Failing that, in my poll of ISPs, Primenet did come in second as a recommended ISP for shell access. I dunno. I'm still in shock. I need some more time to decide what to do. The best news in all this is that I asked Geoff Weiss if the Y2K excuse had any validity, as I got scared that there might not be any unix shell accounts available next year. He assured me that there are versions of unix which are y2k-compliant, but sadly, he also said that from what he could tell, the version of unix run by concentric _was_ fully y2k compliant. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 23731, GO COM A2) MARINETTI/SPECTRUM/COG/PPP--BY THE NUMBERS Jeff - What follows may sound """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" complicated, but it's not. Essentially, getting COG set up to dial Concentric (or any ISP), make a PPP connection, and then to access Delphi is a three step process, where you have to configure Marinetti, Spectrum 2.2 and COG 3.x settings. I'll leave the detailed explanations up to Sir Ewen... What you need to do is first set up Marinetti. For Link Layer, use PPP. Enter the following IP addresses for Concentric: 206.173.119.72 and 207.155.183.72 (for other folks using other ISPs, just substitute your ISPs' IP addresses). Also, on that first screen, enter your login name and password. Click Options, and on that screen, enter the phone number. You can probably also enter the same Init String as you do with Spectrum. One Marinetti is set up, it's probably best to test that it works. Click on "Show Messages" so that you get visual feedback, then click Connect To Network. Assuming that works and you get connected... Run Spectrum 2.2. Under the Phone menu you'll see an item for Switch to TCP/IP. Then click on Services, and enter Delphi, make sure the Telnet box is checked off, and enter the address of delphi.com Then run COG3. Under the Settings menu, you'll see Connect Method. Change that to TCP/IP, and you should be all set up, unless I left out a step ;-) Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 23773, GO COM A2) >>>>> I think Joe has already given a good rough outline but I'll give """"" you one as well just in case one of us misses something. By the way, my ISP is PPP only so I must use Marinetti v2.0 with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O'Gold v3.1 to do my Delphi sessions everyday. The first thing you need to do is get the software installed and configured and make sure it works. Installing is easy and straight forward so I'll just assume that you have already installed all three of the programs above. Marinetti ========= To configure, open the Control Panel NDA and open the TCPIP CDEV. Click the "Setup connection..." button. In the dialog that appears, enter the username and password for your ISP account and enter the DNS IP addresses that your ISP gave you in the appropriate boxes. You can set the checkboxes as you desire. Select the Link Layer to use from the pop-up menu (you'll most likely want to use PPP). Then click the "Configure..." button. On this second dialog, select the port and port speed you want to use with the pop-up menus, enter a modem initialization string (the same thing you use in Spectrum will probably be fine here) and enter the phone number of your ISP (if you have call waiting or need other special handling of dialing, be sure to enter the extra "digits" ie. *70, turns off call waiting in my area). Click the "Save" button then click the "OK" button to save your settings. Now that it is set up, you can try to connect to your ISP by clicking the "Connect to network" button. If you don't get any errors and your modem stays online, possibly with the occasional flash of the RD and TD lights, you should be set. Spectrum ======== Spectrum already comes with everything you should need to actually use a TCP/IP connection. If you want to test the connection you made above, start Spectrum and, depending on whether you've changed any settings or not, do one of the following: 1) If there is a menu in the menu bar titled "Phone" then use the mouse to select that menu, drag down to the "Switch to TCP/IP" menu item and release the mouse. 2) Select the "Services" menu item from the TCP/IP menu. 3) You can change the checkboxes at the bottom of this dialog if you wish but they don't really need to be changed. I usually leave the Telnet check box checked and uncheck the Connect Messages and Switch Messages check boxes. (The Telnet checkbox state is the one area I noticed where Joe's and my description differ.) 4) Double click the Delphi entry in the list box. If you aren't connected to your ISP at this point (you didn't hang up after the Marinetti set up did you? :) Spectrum will connect you to your ISP and open a connection to Delphi. 5) If you get a "Username:" prompt and you can log in without any problems, then everything is fine for working with COG v3.1. Crock O'Gold ============ Select the "Access Settings..." menu item from the Options/Settings menu and fill in the phone number (not used with a TCP/IP connection but it still needs to be entered), Delphi username and Delphi password and the Billing charge (per minute; 0 is a valid entry) then click the "OK" button. Next select the "Connect Method..." menu item from the Options/Settings menu and select the "TCP/IP using Marinetti" radio button then click the "OK" button. NOTE: This is just what needs to be done to get COG to work with a Marinetti connection! You will still need to configure your Main and Alternate forums, session actions, transfer protocol and more. Summary ======= This is probably a little more than a "rough outline" as you requested but once I got started I couldn't stop myself. Besides, this will most likely be useful to others not to mention that it almost guarantees inclusion in The Lamp! :) As an added note, a telnet session to Delphi using Spectrum makes a nice way to participate in conferences (real time chats). Unfortunately, file transfer speeds suffer on a telnet session due to a number of factors. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 23793, GO COM A2) BOTMAN FOREVER The Bot is Back! """""""""""""" Apparently, there had been some type of temporary "glitch" on Genie that prevented the SimulBot from operating properly, but whatever problem there was, appears now to be fixed. Rather than waiting until Monday night to find out, I just conducted a test run of the Bot with Pat Kern and Cindy Adams, and that brief test run proved to be a success. I'm certainly relieved, and want to extend some thanks: - Thanks, Pat and Cindy, for taking part in the test run. - Thanks, Dave Miller, for the Bot and the behind-the-scenes help. - Thanks, Sheppy, for once again taming the SimulBot Computer. - Thanks, Tony Diaz, for pumping up the RAM in the SimulBot computer. - Thanks, Jerry Cline of InTrec, for contributing a copy of ProTerm. Hopefully, all will still be routine next Monday night at 10 PM EDT. For those who aren't familiar with the multi-system chat... Each Monday night, the chat room here on Delphi's A2 is magically linked together with the Apple II chat room on Genie. So, Apple II users on both systems can chat in real time. If you've never attended one of these multi-system chats, please do. They take place every Monday at 10 PM EDT. Just look for the crowded chat room, and that's where we'll be. Hopefully ;-) Joe (JOE_KOHN, 23903, GO COM A2) SIS 1.1 IMPRESSES Whoa!! Wow! WOW!! """"""""""""""""" Something truly wonderful has just happened, and I don't know that I've ever been so impressed with any IIGS software as I am now. I'm not only impressed; I'm ecstatic. Actually, I'm completely blown away! What Sir Bennett, Sir Wannop and Sir Weiss have accomplished is simply unbelievable!! The Marinetti-aware application that everyone has been waiting for has just started to arrive in people's mailboxes this past week, and the IIGS world will never be quite the same again. You too can be impressed! You too can experience the joy and ecstasy! How? It's simple! It's easy! Just set up Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1 to make a TCP/IP connection under Spectrum 2.2, and then run SIS v1.1 from Delphi! The difference between running SIS under a dial up shell account vs running it after establishing a TCP/IP connection under Marinetti is like night and day! But, that's not all; you can be doubly impressed!! After you're done with that first SIS v1.1 session, set up COG 3.1 to connect to Delphi via TCP/IP! You just won't believe it! If you've been putting off getting an ISP that offers PPP access in addition to offering a Unix Shell account, don't wait any longer! There's never been a more compelling reason to make the switch to TCP/IP! Well, after using Spectrum for years and years, I have some re-configuring to do today. I'm off to re-read that section of the SIS v1.1 documentation that describes how to completely automate the process, so that one mouse click is all it takes to be "surfing the web" from the comfort of an error correcting TCP/IP protocol on Delphi. This can't be. I must still be dreaming ;-) For more info on Spectrum/SIS, visit: http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills For more info on Marinetti, visit: http://www.apple2.org/marinetti Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 23937, GO COM A2) . . . AND SIS 1.1 ISSUES Be aware that some web pages can be very large """""""""""""""""""""""" and complex, and can consume large amounts of IIgs memory as they are displayed! Although the Browser XDisplay used by SIS tries to handle out of memory problems as best it can, the TextEdit Tool has inherent memory bugs. So if memory is tight when you run SIS, the TextEdit Tool can easily lock up your IIgs, as it tries to display these complex pages. If you intend to do a great deal of surfing with SIS, I would suggest shift-booting Spectrum, or if you are using a Marinetti connection, ShiftyList booting (with Sheppy's excellent utility). This way you will have the minimum memory consumed by the system. Finally cut the size of your Capture and Scrollback buffers in Spectrum as low as you can. These steps should give you as much free memory as possible for SIS and TextEdit to work under. Alternatively, if you have access to one of those PowerMac IIgs peripherals, you can run Bernie with 14Mb of IIgs RAM. SIS works just fine with 14Mb to play with! :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 27 Jun 1999 - 24 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23960, GO COM A2) >>>>> Are you sure you are actually connecting to Delphi? The reason I """"" ask is that during the beta testing of Spectrum 2.2, I consistently was unable to connect to Delphi. The problem was apparently caused by something about the ISP I was using at the time, and as I recall, the message you cite is the one that appears if you try to telnet to a service and it can't connect. There were a couple of things that I tried that helped: 1) Use the Marinetti CDev to establish a connection, then launch Spectrum, and then try to connect to Delphi using the pre-configured Delphi telnet option. This helped sometimes. 2) Set up a 'service' for Delphi that uses the IP address rather than the domain name. You can try 199.93.4.65, but when I called Delphi customer service about a related problem, the tech I talked to suggested using 199.93.4.2 or 199.93.4.4 instead, since these are the IP addresses of specific machines rather than the .65 number, which is a router. I have tried this (the different IP addresses), with mixed success, but using an IP address rather than 'delphi.com' was definitely more reliable. YMMV 3) Try a different ISP. That worked for me. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23967, GO COM A2) FROM THE FOUNDING FATHER Over the years, I've received a lot of really """""""""""""""""""""""" nice comments and compliments about my work with the Apple II, but I think the following forwarded e-mail contains the ultimate endorsement ;-) (I snipped out the actual questions, but included the quoted back part that shows where the person heard about me.) "On 6/28/99 1:48 PM, Steve Wozniak (steve@woz.org) wrote: > Now, here's the question. Where's a good place to go for support of > these old, yet wonderful, machines? I do buy quite a few items off > eBay, but I'm certain there still must be users groups and such out > there. Ethan, There are many Apple II support areas (and users!) on the web and worldwide. In fact, there's an Apple II conference called KansasFest being held this July, with new products and sessions on how to use the Apple II. The best person to talk to for a support group listing would be Joe Kohn. He can be reached at joko@crl.com. You can also find many Apple II resources on the web at http://www.apple2.org. (JOE_KOHN, 24037, GO COM A2) MARINETTI MUSINGS Since I'm not a programmer, I have no idea how much """"""""""""""""" more difficult it would be to implement, so this is wishful thinking, but.. I wish that all future Marinetti-aware apps were NDAs. Wouldn't it be amazing to attend a multi-system chat, have a gsAIM conversation going on at the same time (which is now do-able since gsAIM is an NDA) and during a lull in the conversation, to read or write e-mail? Heck...since I'm sharing my wishes, what I'd really love to see are some Marinetti-aware multi-player NDA games. Poker anyone? Joe (JOE_KOHN, 24051, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have several Marinetti-aware apps either in development or in the """"" planning stages, and most of them will be NDAs (those that aren't NDAs only provide networking as a secondary feature). I'd pay real money for a good NDA email program, f'rinstance. But that's not on my list; there are others doing email programs already and I won't step on any toes. I would love to do some Marinetti games. Marinetti has opened up a lot of possibilities for exciting new software, it's just a matter of finding the time to do them (and waiting for a few Marinetti quirks to be polished away :). --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24051, GO COM A2) <<<<< As I'm sure you know Sheppy, but maybe the rest don't, Marinetti """"" 2.0.1 was released the other day and can be found at http://www.apple2.org/marinetti In any case, I'm thrilled that gsAIM can be used while playing GShisen, errr, I mean while doing useful online research with Spectrum, and I look forward to any other Marinetti apps you plan to develop. I agree; it'd be great to have an NDA e-mail program that worked with Marinetti. Then again, a multi-player poker game in a Marinetti-aware NDA would be absolutely stupendous! ;-) Joe (JOE_KOHN, 24061, GO COM A2) >>>>> I find that Kermit is the most reliable method for file transfers """"" using TCP/IP under Spectrum, but as Delphi does not support full Kermit streaming, the transfer rate is only about 300 cps. This is Delphi's limitation, not that of the Spectrum Kermit, as I have proved to myself while writing the Kermit module, that a full streaming Kermit transfer can be as fast if not faster than Zmodem. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 21 Jun 1999 - 30 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 23801, GO COM A2) PARALLEL VERSUS SERIAL: A REFRESHER In the vast majority of cases, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" parallel cards were used to interface with printers. Before the Macintosh, nearly every printer in the personal computing world used a parallel interface. Apart from Apple products, that remains true today. My Apple IIgs' serial printer port goes unused. The GS has a parallel interface card installed that connects to a Panasonic printer, which cost a quarter of the price of an equivalent Apple printer and has better print quality to boot. TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 23933, GO COM A2) A2 REVIEWS PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY I haven't yet seen that movie, but I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" heard it was well done. I'll have to check it out. It always bemuses me to see the news media portray Jobs as a technical genius. He always was a technical zero. But Apple Corp. would not exist today if Jobs hadn't been there to prod Woz along. Jobs genius has always been his ability to motivate people to pursue his vision. I believe that people at Apple call it his "reality distortion field". But it works, and he is =very= good at it. Apple's only chance for survival lies with Jobs skills, and I say that as someone who has always disliked the guy. If you liked "Pirates of Silicon valley", there is another show that you should watch for. It was a PBS presentation called "Triumph of the Nerds" that did a simply masterful presentation of the early days of personal computing, Microsoft, and Apple. TomZ (TOMZUSKI, 23932, GO COM A2) >>>>> The interesting thing for me is that WOZ said it was accurate. """"" There are details that are wrong (especially, according to Woz, the sequence about "stealing" the Mac OS from Xerox PARC), but the personalities of the players are accurately captured, and the events pictured happened pretty much the way they are portrayed. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 23956, GO COM A2) JUICED DELIVERS, THEN RETREATS GreetinGS! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The June '99 issue of Juiced.GS (Volume 4, Issue 2) should begin arriving in subscriber mail boxes this weekend. All U.S. copies and a few foreign copies were delivered to the post office on Wednesday morning, and the remaining overseas mailings were completed on Thursday. I will follow up with an index in the next few days, then the Juiced.GS Intergalactic Headquarters will be shut down between June 30 and July 7 for vacation. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 23882, GO COM A2) <<<<< Now that Sheppy's copy of Juiced.GS has arrived, I can breathe """"" easier and finish preparations for my vacation. :-) This is my last pass through A2 before leaving for the west coast. I doubt I'll be online again until July 8, but there's always a chance I might be able to stop by a time or two. Depends on if there is a computer available where I'm going. We'll see .... See you in a week! Apple II Forever!! Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 24042, GO COM A2) HARDWARE HANDSHAKING MODEM CABLES FOR GS AND MAC: THE SAME? I'm pretty """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" much sure, the IIGS and the Mac use differently wired hw handshake cables. Once I tried PTA2 and ANSITerm with a Supra 33.6 and a Zoom and had ugly problems with both until I got from my Apple dealer a different hardware handshake cable, he IIRC called Hayes cable (to distinguish it from the other cables shipped with the Mac modem packages by default). Best regards, Ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.3 ] (UHAUSMANN, 23991, GO COM A2) >>>>> Not quite right. """"" What most vendors sell as a "hardware handshaking" cable for the Mac is NOT a proper hardware handshaking cable. The Mac is primarily interested in the signal on one pin (I don't remember which one and don't feel like looking it up) and if that pin is properly wired, the Mac treats it as a hardware handshaking cable MOST of the time. Certain settings (and again I don't feel like looking it up :) will cause a failure with these cables. A PROPER hardware handshaking cable, as described in the Spectrum and ProTerm manuals, will work very nicely with a Mac as well as with a IIgs. I can't understand why vendors bother to "cheat" on this stuff, as it seems no more expensive to wire such a cable properly. (sigh) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 24003, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have never had any problems over many, many years, using the same """"" modem cable on both my Mac and the IIgs. I have two cables to choose from, and both work just fine for handshaking. This is not to say of course that there are not different cables out there. Spectrum and Proterm usually manage fine with the same cable, but ANSITerm requires a slightly different wiring. This is why we printed a pin connection for a suitable cable in the Spectrum manual, so users could check their own cables conformed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 29 Jun 1999 - 22 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 24022, GO COM A2) >>>>> For most IIgs comm programs, the Mac and IIgs use the same init """"" strings and the same hardware handshaking cable. Proterm and Spectrum work with modem just like every Mac communication program I am aware of (which includes SLIP and PPP for the Mac). Only ANSITerm on the IIgs was written to be different which means it has a unique set of init strings--these can not be used by any other IIgs/Mac comm program. ANSITerm can best be summed up as being non-standard. But, there are two different ways to wire a hardware handshaking cable for the IIgs and Mac. Spectrum provides drivers for both type of cables. The default Spectrum port driver uses the _standard_ Mac/IIgs hardware handshaking cable. I'm not aware if any other IIgs or Mac comm program being this flexible. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 23996, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" SECURE SIS? SIS doesn't support TCP/IP connections so it can't do SSL. """"""""""" The IIgs is also too slow to realistically use SSL (my Sparc 5 which is several hundred times faster than a IIgs and several thousand times faster with floating point math really slows down to a crawl dealing with the transfer of secure documents). So if someone else writes a working set of TCP/IP routines for SIS and also writes a SSL v3 toolset for the IIgs, I'll incorporate that technology to SIS. There is no way in heck that I would do all of that alone. So no, this isn't difficult to me since I don't have to do any of the hard work :) I also wouldn't actually use it on a IIgs since it would be painfully slow so I would need beta testers to use tools like GSBug to figure out where there might be problems. Out of these issues, only the first one might actually get solved. There aren't enough IIgs developers left to even attempt to get SSL working on a IIgs. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 23818, GO COM A2) TALK IS CHEAP: FREEWARE, OR NOT? _Talk is Cheap_, aka _TIC_, is a very """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" nice piece of software, but going by my recollection, it was not released as freeware. The -source- was released as restricted, copyrighted but publicly available, looking something like open source, but the program itself wasn't. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 23930, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" OLRIGHT! A NEW VERSION """"""""""""""""""""""" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANSITerm Lovers - Announcement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OLRight! version 4.0 has been uploaded to the A2 database. OLRight! is an off-line reader (OLR) executed entirely within ANSITerm, using ANSITerm's scripting language to automate on-line activities and to give you an off-line environment for reading messages and mail, and setting up what is to happen when you are online. Look for a summary of features in a follow-up message. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23497, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" **************************** OLRight! V4.0 ****************************9 OLRight! is an Off-Line Reader (OLR) for Delphi, executed within ANSITerm, the Apple IIGS terminal software from Parkhurst Micro Products. OLRight! automates many of the functions that you would normally perform manually on the 'text side' of Delphi, and provides you with an environment to set up automated activities on Delphi and to read or otherwise manage the results. *** Delphi Access *** OLRight! supports connection to Delphi via SprintNet, direct dial to Delphi's Boston number, telnet from an ISP, or by any means through which you can create your own custom script. Setup of telnet access is done through a script-builder that supports multiple logins, multiple prompts, and several different ways of issuing the telnet commands. You can have two different access methods defined, and switch between them as the dial script begins. OLRight! will automatically redial up to 10 times (or use a number you set) to accommodate busy signals or other dial-up failures. *** User Interface *** OLRight! uses a menu bar with drop-down menus; each menu and menu command is activated by a single keystroke. Most of ANSITerm's features and utilities are accessible through the menus, or directly by using their ANSITerm Command-keystrokes. Besides the regular menus, there is a special 'apple' menu that lists any of your custom scripts, selectable by number, that you have put in a designated user directory. There are three reader utilities available within OLRight! - The mail reader, the forum message reader, and a generic text file reader that is used for reading log files, and various other data files produced during the on-line activities. You also have access to ANSITerm's editor and file viewer through the menus. A Help menu, working through the text reader, gives you access to detailed documentation for OLRight! *** Mail *** OLRight! supports sending mail messages and text (or text-encoded) files to any mail address, or Binary files to Delphi addresses only. The mail routines provide 'smart' addressing, automatically adding Delphi's custom address formatting to Internet addresses. Multiple To: and CC: addresses are supported (up to 127 characters each). You also have a user-configurable 'address book' that can hold up to 32 names and email addresses. Your mail is received and split into an index and individual mail files. Internet address headers are stripped for reading convenience. You can browse through your mail using the index, picking notes at random, or you can read messages sequentially without using the index. When you reply to or forward a mail message, the address(es) and subject of the message are extracted, plus you have all the features of the regular mail addressing routines. You can include the text of the original message in your note, using the characters you define in ANSITerm's editor preferences for quoting the text. As you read your mail, you can print, archive and/or delete individual messages. You can specify the file name for each archived note, or collect messages by appending to an archive file. When you have deleted messages, you can refresh the index file whenever you like, or when you stop reading mail. OLRight! marks each newly received file as 'new'. When you start up the mail reader, you can skip past the mail you have read, and go directly to the new mail. The new mail flag is removed when you refresh your mail list. *** Forums *** OLRight! retrieves messages from each Delphi forum that you specify, and once offline, splits the messages into an index file and individual messages. You can browse through your messages randomly using the index, or read messages sequentially without using the index. Messages addressed directly to you are highlighted in both the index and the header of the message itself. When you reply to a message, you can address it to the originator of that message, a different individual, or 'all'. You have the option of including the text of the message in your reply, using the quoting characters you define in ANSITerm's editor preferences. You can print or archive individual forum messages, and address mail to the author of the message you are reading. Forum messages are managed by deleting all messages currently in the reader. You can, however, keep large blocks of messages in the reader. OLRight! uses a random-access file reading routine to access the messages, and your current message is marked when you reply, print, mail, or quit from the reader. The next time you start the reader, you are automatically prompted whether to start at the marked note. OLRight! has powerful on-line search functions that let you find and read forum messages by date range, subject, author, addressee and message number range. You can also set your high message markers, read specific message numbers, or create a search using your own commands. You can retrieve a list of the topics for a forum. You can also set and clear (activate and deactivate) topics within a forum, or filter out messages with specific subject text. *** Conferences *** As you enter each Forum, OLRight! displays a list of users currently online and in conference. There is a brief pause before Forum activities resume, during which you can hit a key to immediately go to the conference area. You can visit conferences currently in session or start your own. You can set up a default nickname (by Forum) to be used while in conference, or set a nickname each time you join. Your conference sessions are saved to a log file for later reading. *** Databases *** You can retrieve database topics, perform database searches to find files that you want to download, and download files from databases using any binary file transfer protocol supported by ANSITerm. Binary II wrappers are stripped from files if you specify a compatible protocol. You can upload files to databases, using a different file transfer protocol than that used for downloads, if you choose. OLRight! helps you to prepare the upload, prompting you for all essential information, and providing a line editor to prepare the description of the file. Database searches and sessions are received into a log for later reading. *** Online Functions *** You can interrupt your online session between Forums, go to the main menu, and restart Forum or mail activities thereafter. From the main menu, you have access to an 'Online' menu, which gives you quick access to terminal mode for manual activities, and Delphi's Lynx, FTP, and Navigator applications. *** Customization and Flexibility *** OLRight! has the capability to alter what activities are to be performed. You can choose to transmit only, receive only, skip mail, select which forums to visit (or not visit forums at all), and add/delete/edit pending activities from special setup menus. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 23498, GO COM A2) MORE ON SWEET 16 Sweet16, the premier Apple IIgs emulator for BeOS """""""""""""""" systems, has been released! Run your favorite Apple IIgs software on a BeOS system (BeOS Release 4 or later and a compatible PowerPC or Intel system required), way faster than you ever have before! This version fixes a huge number of bugs, and adds a few nice new features. Please visit { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/sweet16_be/} for specific information and to download the software. Sweet16 is $15 shareware and can be registered at { http://order.kagi.com/?QGC.} Please note that Sweet16 is copyright 1998-1999, F.E. Systems and is developed and distributed under license. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24048, GO COM A2) PAT PICKS KFEST PIX """"""""""""""""""" ===================== KFEST GRAPHICS ALERT! ===================== Who would be interested in the following awesome collection of Kfest graphics if they were available on a Kfest Stuff #1 --->>> CD Rom <<<--- at a nominal cost to cover the expenses of production? There's about 135 megs total. C O N T E N T S KfestStuff#1 CD Kfest 94 JPGs 106 files 4.15 MG > All edited, cropped, resized, Kfest 95 JPGs 199 files 6.12 MB > retouched, cleaned up Kfest 96 JPGs 307 files 9.82 MB > and/or Kfest 97 JPGs 410 files 19.90 MB > "embellished" Kfest 98 JPGs 340 files 10.90 MB > by Patz Pix Yearbook 95 Keepsakes of Kfest 36 files 1009x1320 JPGs 20.9 MG Prints out to 36 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. Yearbook 96 Keepsakes of Kfest 28 files 1009x1320 JPGs 18.7 MG Prints out to 28 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. Yearbook 97 Keepsakes of Kfest 24 files 1009x1320 JPGs 16.2 MG Prints out to 24 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. KeepCvr.jpg Cover Keepsakes of Kfest 1009x1320 JPG To print out or view. 95 Logo JPGs 35 files 1.33 MG 96 Logo JPGs 27 files 1.14 MG 97 Logo JPGs 29 files 1.42 MG 98 Logo JPGs 36 files 1.41 MG 99 Logo JPGs 60 files 2.31 MG These are the ones on the Kfest Web page. More Kfest Stuff JPGs 26 files 985 KB Mostly JPGs, a few GIFs. A2 User Pics 11 jpgs. 248 KB Animated GIFs 34 files 15.1 MG Kansas City MIDI Music file 53.8 KB Masterpiece MIDI Music file 7.9 KB Genie Ad WAV Sound file 1.23 MG Tape1.exe 914 KB Video only runs on PCs, I think. Pat Kern . (PATZ_PIX, 24006, GO COM A2) LAST CALL: KFEST 99 There is still time to register for KFest '99. Here """"""""""""""""""" is the registration information and form. ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'99____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Experience The Magic!! When: July 21-25, 1999 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ KFest is back ... and it's never been more affordable! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 21, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 25. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's Kfesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (in case you want to bring that special person along): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool Kfest T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ For the very first time, Kfest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be on from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Kfest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Kfest Keynote Address. We've got some great plans for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of Kfesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org . or visit the Kfest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Kfest '99, please join the Kfest internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the Kfest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. (CINDYADAMS, 23504, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- KFest '99 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Register for Kfest '99 By phone, fax or email: Credit card number <> Complete this form and select one option: Send this form via email to: Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 Fax this form: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check or money order. Print, fill out, and mail this form with payment. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your Kfest registration confirmation via email? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Kfest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Kfest '99 T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ............. ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .068% tax: . ........... ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Kfest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, considering mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 23505, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 24063 30-JUN 22:23 User Groups & Publications Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 24061) From: SHEPPY To: JOE_KOHN (NR) By the way, my thanks to Richard, again, for creating Marinetti in the first place, and for his continued work at improving it. He gets my vote for programmer of the decade. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] OPEN SOURCE VERSION OF TIME TOOLSET AVAILABLE The Open Source version of """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the Time toolset is now available in the Operating Systems section of Delphi. All of the source code, programming docs and the cdev and toolbox binaries are included in one package. Version 1.0.3 has been on Delphi for over a month, but I had left a copyright message in the resource fork of the control panel. The version that was just uploaded has the resource fork corrected. I didn't bother changing the version number of the CDEV. If you got the older version and plan on distributing any of it based on the agreement terms provided or plan to make any changes to the code based on the agreement terms, please use the newly uploaded version. Also, If I had sent anybody version 1.0 via email and want the latest copy, send me email and I'll get this copy out to you. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2675, GO COM A2PRO) HOW ABOUT THE GENIE A2PRO LIBRARY? The entire Genie A2/A2Pro library has """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" been preserved, and we are working to make it available again in some form. Exactly what form that will take we are not yet 100% sure. While most of the files can be uploaded here without any issues of copyright or distribution, not all can. This will be an obstacle for us to overcome in making them available. Reading the documentation accompanying AAL, it appears that there is a formality or two to overcome in getting them uploaded here, but it's likely we can. However, we run into the constant issue of time and energy being limited resources and all of us having our own projects. In the meantime, I recently uploaded every issue of _GEnieLamp A2Pro_ to the library here for your reading pleasure. Hopefully that'll be released soon. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2679, GO COM A2PRO) DID YOU LEARN TO PROGRAM IN GSOFT BASIC? Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is now officially over. I'd like to thank all of the people who participated, especially those who provided feedback, and David Pierce, who actually made it to the end of the course. Whether you were in the course or not, you can always post questions here in A2Pro about the course text, GSoft BASIC, or any of our other products or courses. I'll be happy to help in any way I can, and I monitor this area frequently. While the weekly seminars have ended, I'd be happy to get together in a chat room on an as-needed basis for this course or any other product if it seems like a discussion is in order, and it needs to be more real-time than posting can handle. Once again, thanks to everyone who participated! Mike W (BYTEWORKS, 2681, GO COM A2PRO) HARDWARE HACKING IN THE UK In the UK, in the dim distant past, we were """""""""""""""""""""""""" able to get hold of Apple's own prototype board, and one made by a company called VERO. VERO used to make a whole range of prototype boards as well as the Apple one. But as it is more than ten years since I used a soldering iron, I doubt very much if it is still in their catalogue, or even if VERO still exist. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 29 Jun 1999 - 22 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2685, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [WWW]------------------------------ THE WAY WE WERE | ----------------------------------- User Group Reprints ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Tee Cashmore [teec@execulink.com] Some Thoughts on Accounting for Apple IIe/IIgs-Circa '93 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In reading the March Issue of Apple Bytes (Vol.5, #7), I was struck by the cover photo. I'll wager that few members know that my main business is home inspections and building consulting. After the initial shock, I was further amazed by the ingenuity and detail of Carol Phillips' article on using the _Appleworks_ database for her farm's accounting, which if nothing else, gives credence to Terry Steeper's comment in the same issue, "If your computer does everything that you need it to do, keep it." There is a similar programme called _Alpha Check Plus_ by Actasoft, which is a "Personal and Small Business Accounting" software that also uses the database of _Appleworks_ version 3.0, 2.1, or 2.0. The programme is designed to take advantage of _Ultramacros 3.1_ or above, but can be used without it--it is simply more convenient with _Ultramacros_. You also have the choice of single or double entry bookkeeping. Cost of the programme was US $39.95 last year. There is an almost identical programme called _Simplified Accounting_, (There ain't no such aminal!!) {sic}, from the National Appleworks Users Group, which is even cheaper! Not that I am decrying Carol's work. I simply wanted members to know that there are accounting programmes for the IIe or IIgs that will allow you to separate PST & GST, which most of the newer US programmes will not do, such as _BusinessWorks_. If PST & GST records are not required, there are quite a few programmes available and many copies of older ones that preceded AccPac & other popular IBM stuff by many years. _BPI_, _Accounting Plus_ and _Peachtree Back to Basics_ are but three that readily spring to mind and are used by a number of my clients, even in 1993. Most are in DOS 3.3 and painfully slow by today's standards, but were the state of the art in the early 1980s and used by all the BIG accounting firms. I even have a few unopened copies of _BPI_, CP/M _BPI_, one of _Peachtree_ and one version for the Apple III! _DB Master_ also works and can be set up to handle PST & GST, but the programme is painfully slow in sorting and printing. Most of my small business clients only require a simple double entry ledger system, for which the _Appleworks_ spreadsheet can be used, in conjunction with "@IF" statements. I have designed a template, readily available to anyone, that can be easily modified, but you need lots of memory if you have many monthly entries (500-700K for a year). An accelerator is almost mandatory and a hard drive makes for a much easier life too! If you have a IIgs, the quality of choice gets a little better. _Quicken_, _ShoeBox_, _Your Money Matters_, and _Managing Your Money_ are designed for the IIgs, all are competent in their own way, but have other idiocyncrises. When will someone design a SIMPLE software accounting system? It should let me tell it to "pay Joe Blow $20 for software", then ask me "what account to pay from, and list the choices, ie: bank account, credit card, cash, etc., then give the option to post to "Capital Cost Allowance" and give me a balance. The problem is they are all designed by accountants to perpetuate a system that accountants designed to confuse their clients, thereby insuring that the accountants have future work!! That's my theory anyway. I have some of the above items in stock, some are readily available, some I have to search for, but all are around somewhere. Apple IIs Live On Forever!!! Tee Cashmore [Tee's 1999 note: Most of the above comments still apply today in 1999, the only essential difference is that most of the software programmes are only available as used software.] [EOA] [S&M]------------------------------ SCRIPTING AND MACROS | ----------------------------------- Getting Started With Marinetti ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] Getting Started With Marinetti ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scripting. Macros. Many users shudder at the thought. Oh my, I have to learn this? This is like programming. Calm down. Relax. It's good for you, really, and it won't hurt hardly at all. I promise. Some of the most successful computer programs on any platform (in fact, some computer operating systems themselves) include some method of automating repetitive tasks by allowing you to create "macroinstructions", or macros for short. A macroinstruction is, well, a large instruction. It's large because it's made up of several instructions linked together. A "script" is similar to a macro, but it's usually more involved; however, for the purposes of this series, when you see "macro", you can think "script", or if you see "script", you can think "macro", if it helps you. In many cases, a macro or script can be invoked with a single keystroke. If you take a look at some of the tasks you do regularly, you may see some real opportunities to save a little time and a few keystrokes with scripts (or macros). For instance, every month when I work on editing an issue of _The Lamp!_, I face dozens of times I must convert a piece of text that looks like this: 24106 3-JUL 04:52 Vendors & Tech Support Spectrum Support (Re: Msg 2252) From: RSUENAGA To: EWANNOP to something like this: (RSUENAGA, 24106, GO COM A2) Now, I could do this all manually every time I come across it, but it's a lot easier to write a simple macro for Appleworks that does it for me by: (1) Placing the cursor to the far left of the first line of the snippet (the line beginning with the number); (2) Moving the cursor down three spaces; (3) Inserting an "Unjustified" print option; (4) Moving the cursor up one line and to the far left; (5) Deleting the characters from the start of the current line through the eleventh character; (6) Inserting a "("; (7) Moving the cursor to the next space in the line; (8) Deleting everything to the far right of the line; (9) Moving the cursor up two lines and to the far left of the line; (10) Copying the message number to the line we were just working on at the far right end; (11) Adding a comma, a space, and the text "GO COM A2)" to the end of the line; (12) Centering the line; (13) Deleting the two lines above it. Whew! That's a ton of steps for formatting a line of text; still, it's a lot--and I mean _a lot_--more efficient to create a macro to do this if you'll be doing this over and over and over again. In fact, I did just this to make editing this newsletter easier and more time efficient. A specific example we'll take a look at with regards to the Apple IIgs is the _TCP/IP CDev_, the interface the user actually works with to help connect the Apple IIgs to the Internet. If you have an Internet Service Provider which provides SLIP access, you will need to come up with a script for _Marinetti_ to follow. The first thing to do when writing a _Marinetti_ SLIP script is to manually use your telecommunications program to do what you need to do to sign on and sign off of your ISP using SLIP and take note of the scrollback. For instance, when I log into my local Linux connection and start slirp, a SLIP emulator, the scrollback looks like this: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Linux 2.0.29 linda login: rsuenaga Password: password Last login: Wed Jul 14 20:09:42 on cua1. No mail. Help stamp out and abolish redundancy. linda:~$ slirp Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Danny Gasparovski and others. All rights reserved. This program is copyrighted, free software. Please read the file COPYRIGHT that came with the Slirp package for the terms and conditions of the copyright. IP address of SLirp host: 127.0.0.1 IP address of your DNS(s): 204.210.96.1, 204.210.96.2 Your address is 10.0.2.15 (or anything else you want) Type five zeroes (0) to exit. [autodetect SLIP/CSLIP, MTU 1500, MRU 1500, 115200 baud] SLiRP Ready ... [END OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------------- That is the entire sign on until the SLIP connection kicks in. To disconnect, we merely need to send five 0's at moderate speed to the connection, bringing us back to the linda:~$ prompt. We can then logout and return to the initial sign in. Knowing this, the next step is to set up _Marinetti_'s connection (via the well-named "Setup connection..." button) in the _TCP/IP CDev_. Hitting this button then gives you a dialog box where you can insert at least four basic pieces of information we already have above: username, password, and primary and secondary Domain Name Server IP addresses. Username: rsuenaga Password: password (represented by diamonds in the CDev for privacy) Primary DNS: 204.210.96.1 Secondary DNS: 204.210.96.2 I also know I need a SLIP connection, so I select the SLIP Link layer, then hit the configure button to set up my scripts. Following this, let's break down what happens into what the IIgs needs to do and what the Linux box does. The first thing to take care of in setting up my script is the speed of the serial connection. This is taken care of with a very simple command: speed 38400 All this command does is dictate what speed to run the serial port at. Since my connection is a hardwired serial cable from the Linux box to the IIgs running at 38400, this was something simple to setup. If you are using the more common modem connection, base your serial port rate on the speed of your modem: for a 14,400 maximum speed modem, use a command of "speed 19200"; for a 33,600 maximum speed modem, use a command of "speed 38400". My next command is simply: send cr This command sends a carriage return to the serial port. I do this because if the text that's already sent through the serial port on my screen is "login:", hitting a carriage return will result in another "login:" prompt. This is the prompt I use to trigger the rest of the script. My next step gets into the actual logon. If you are using a modem to dial an Internet Service Provider, you probably want to next initialize your modem, dial your ISP, and make sure it connects. To do this you may want to send commands like: send ATZ cr wait 500 OK sent ATDT 5551212 cr wait 500 CARRIER The send commands simply send what immediately follows to the serial port (and connected modem). The wait commands instruct the IIgs to wait for a given string to be sent to it through the serial ports. You can place time limits on how long the IIgs will wait before generating an error. Given the command "wait 500 OK", the IIgs will wait 500 60th's of a second--roughly 8 seconds--for the serial port to receive the string "OK". If the 8 seconds pass without an "OK", an error is generated. In my case, since I have a hardwired serial connection, I'm simply waiting for the "login:" prompt. So my next command is: wait 500 login: Once I receive the "login:" prompt, it's time to send my username. Here I can either simply type: send rsuenaga cr or, if I want to take advantage of some of the variables the CDev supports, I can use: send USERNAME$ cr which will do the same thing, but it will use the Username I typed in the earlier CDev dialog. To complete the sign on process, I use: wait 500 word: send PASSWORD$ cr which waits for the "word:" part of the "Password:" prompt, and sends the value in the Password box. I am next waiting for the string "linda:~$", after which I'll send my slirp command. So as you may have guessed, the next strings are: wait 500 ~$ send slirp cr At this point, all that's required is to parse the IIgs's IP address out of the information slirp sends and to end the script. The line the IIgs is sent indicating its assigned IP address is: Your address is 10.0.2.15 so to get the IP parsed and usable by _Marinetti_, we then use the following lines: wait 500 'Your address is ' getip 300 followed by: end So in all, the script looks like this: speed 38400 send cr wait 500 login: send USERNAME$ cr wait 500 word: send PASSWORD$ cr wait 500 ~$ send slirp cr wait 500 'Your address is ' getip 300 end Save, then exit. Next we need to construct a disconnect script. This is even easier than the connect script. Remembering that the slirp script terminates with five zeroes, leaving the connection at the "linda:~$" prompt, I constructed the following script to leave me back where I started: delay 50 send 0 delay 10 send 0 delay 10 send 0 delay 10 send 0 delay 10 send 0 wait 500~$ send logout cr end The only new command here is "delay", and it simply lets you specify an amount of time (in 60ths of a second, again) to delay before issuing the next command. That's all there is to it! Now, my IIgs connects to and disconnects from the Internet as fast as can be, all thanks to a couple of scripts. We will continue to look at scripting various Apple II programs in coming months. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : I'm not really lost, just locationally challenged. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Show Me Some Secrets For Making The Time Stand Still ----------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] HARDWORKING HARDWARE Castlewood Systems Orb Drive ----------------------------------- [HWH] THINKING KFEST There's Nothing Finer ------------------------------------------ [KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Avoid Computer virus--practice safe hex : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] SHOW ME SOME SECRETS FOR MAKING THE TIME STAND STILL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a week every July, the clock is turned back to 1986, and time is suspended on the campus of a small college in Kansas City, Missouri. And the Apple II faithful couldn't be happier. For the eleventh straight year, the steadfast supporters of the computer that started it all gathered to celebrate at Avila College in the heat of the Kansas City summer. KansasFest 1999 is over and I'm as tired as I've been since, well, KansasFest 1998. At the same time, I'm refreshed, excited, and ecstatic. KansasFest 1997 was revolutionary, with the introduction of _Marinetti_ taking the Apple II places it had never been before; KansasFest 1998 was evolutionary, with more new and updated products than you could shake a stick at. KansasFest 1999, on the other hand, could best be described as contemplative. Yes, there were new products announced, but not like the blockbuster year of 1998. Yes, there were new discoveries, but not like the phenomenon that is known as _Marinetti_. KansasFest 1999 was a place to make new friendships and renew old ones; a time to celebrate and meditate. Another chance to stay up all night and recharge for another year. And a chance to go back to a time when everything was new. [*] [*] [*] We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again Department: Last month we saw the final pre-KFest '99 Blatant Plug. This month we see the first KFest 2000 Blatant Plug. KansasFest 2000 is scheduled for July 26-30, 2000, again with special early arrival events on the 25th. It'll once again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Turn back the clock again. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] User Groups & Publications ....... Marinetti Future [*] General Chatter ....... How Dead Is Dead? [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Be Takes On The Mainstream [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... KFest! KFest! KFest! MISCELLANEA """"""""""" ASCII ACCESS ENDS ON CSI The last three ASCII forums on CompuServe were """""""""""""""""""""""" closed at approximately 4:00 am EDT on July 1st, 1999. And such perfect timing: I just got an email that Ziplink, my ISP, will no longer be offering shell service. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24064, GO COM A2) CHEAP HIGH QUALITY PRINTING VIA DOLLS? When I conducted my research on """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the Apollo printer, it really struck me that something was odd. Not with the printer, but with the companies involved. It just didn't make any sense to me why Hewlett-Packard was going so out of its way to distance itself from one of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Or, why it was so hard to pry, from an Apollo rep, the connection between Apollo and HP. But, thanks to Lyle Syverson's eagle eye, it now all makes perfect sense. Well, sort of. In a very strange and bizarre sort of way ;-) Lyle sent me two newspaper clipping. One was a news item: Color Printer Joins Barbie Line "Mattel and Apollo are targeting young girls with a Barbie ink jet printer. The printer, which has glitter-pink accents and can be decorated with decals, uses Hewlett-Packard inkjet cartridges and includes the Barbie Magic Hair Styler CD-ROM. Expected to sell for $79, the printer initially will be sold at Best Buy." The second clipping was a color ad from Best Buy. After a rebate, the DeskJet 420c, whoops, I mean the Apollo 1200, whoops, I mean the shocking-pink Barbie Doll printer costs $59. Without a doubt, it's the ugliest looking printer I've ever seen. It's pink, and it has decals of a Barbie Doll all over it. It's so hideously ugly that the tears of laughter were rolling down my face just by looking at the ad. It's so absurd, I think I want to purchase one to use on my IIGS ;-) That said, I just don't think I can bring myself to add the Barbie printer to the list of printers supported by Harmonie. That would be just a little too embarrassing ;-) Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 24190, GO COM A2) SSII GETS OUT THE DOOR BEFORE JOE HEADS OVER TO KANSAS CITY In about an """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" hour or two, I'll be paying a visit to my printer. At that time, I'll either be picking up the completed Shareware Solutions II, Volume 4, Issue 4, or listening to a darn good excuse ;-) In any case, I have a weekend mailing party planned, and I have a feeling that by the time I arrive at Kfest on Tuesday, I'll be well practiced in the fine art of sleep deprivation ;-) After all, no matter when I pick up the completed newsletters, the mail party will be completed by Monday. It has to be, as I do plan to catch my early morning flight on Tuesday. Kfest '99, here I come! Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 24310, GO COM A2) HELP UNCLE SAM--BUY A IIGS If you think that is interesting, go take a """""""""""""""""""""""""" look at this pallet load of used GSs being sold by the government... http://www.drms.dla.mil/htbin/show_pictxt.pl?ric=SQMA&dtid=HE446190673016 (I'm pretty sure that is an overseas phone #.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 24185, GO COM A2) DOES THE BINHQX XCMD IN SPECTRUM HANDLE FORKED FILES PROPERLY? What do """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" you mean by properly? If you mean, does it produce a file according to the BinHex 4.0 specs, with both forks encoded, so a Mac can unpackage the file, and the forks are preserved, and the filetype/auxtype are preserved as the correct filetype/creator, then yes it does... The only formats in the BinHQX XCMD that do not handle forks are BinSCII and UUencode. Both BinHex and Base 64 fully support forks, and Base 64 even supports filetype/creator for those unpacking utilities that support X-creator... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 4 Jul 1999 - 17 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 24119, GO COM A2) NOT ALL PROCESSORS ARE CREATED EQUAL There were a number of variations on """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the 6502, which is the chip used in the Apple ][,early Apple //e and Apple /// computers. One was, if memory serves, the Rockwell version that added several commands that ended up in the 65c02, and a couple that did not. The 65c02 itself was a variant on the 6502. And, without stretching the point at all, the 65802 (the version of the 65816 that is pin compatible with the 6502) is also a variant on the 6502. I think there were a few other variations, but these are the ones that were distributed widely enough that I ran across them. Of these, the Rockwell chip and the 65802 are the only ones that were never used in an Apple II (by Apple, anyway). The 65c02 was used in the Apple //c and later Apple //e computers, and the 65816 was used in the Apple IIGS. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 24101, GO COM A2) MORE ABOUT APPLE II SERIAL CABLES THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW Here's one """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" for you cabling Geeks. . . . Over the last few days I've been doing some experimenting with null modem cables going from the IIgs (mini din 8 male) to a x86 Linux machine (DB 25 female) as some of my other posts have shown (still seeking help with that Linux login too, btw). In any case, dealing with the diagrams I've found in various manuals (with the original hardware handshaking modem cable coming from the original ProTERM 3.1 manual), I've come up with the two different hardware handshaking null modem cables: DTR 1 <--------------------> 5 CTS L__________> 6 DSR DSR 2 <--------------------> 4 RTS TXD 3 <--------------------> 3 RXD SG -> 4 <--------------------> 7 SG RXD - | 5 <--------------------> 2 TXD DCD | 7 <--------------------> 8 DCD RXD + -> 8 or, this configuration DTR 1 <---------------------------| DSR 2 <---------------------------| TXD 3 <--------------------> 3 | RXD SG -> 4 <--------------------> 7 | SG RXD - | 5 <--------------------> 2 | TXD DCD | 7 <--------------------> 8 <-| DCD RXD + -> 8 6 <-| DSR 20 <-| DTR I have made both and the simpler cable (the first one) appears to work at higher speeds more reliably than the first. Can anyone give some insight into what's going on here? RS 232 cabling is not my strongest suit. Thanks. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24143, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sorry this took so long. Greg Schaefer has been on a project and """"" just got to this. I hope it is still of some interest and help. From the diagram, I have a little trouble understanding the connections on cable number 2 (are //gs DTR, DSR and linux DCD, DSR, DTR all tied together?). In any case, though the poster categorizes number 1 as simpler, it is indeed the correct one. With respect to high speed communications, the issue is the /gs DTR/CTS pin. The //gs provides only a single non-data output pin. It can be used either as CTS or as DTR, but not as both. In high-speed communications, CTS is a much more important function than DTR. It allows the software to temporarily stop the flow of incoming data from the external device. DTR on the other hand is just used to terminate connections. In the first cable, //gs DTR/CTS is connected to the CTS pin on the linux box. This gives ProTERM the ability to temporarily throttle incoming data when it needs to. In the second cable, the //gs DTR/CTS is connected to the linux DTR pin and ProTERM has no ability to slow down the linux box when it sends data too quickly. That is why there is more data loss with the second cable than the first. If you use the first cable as a reasonable bps rate (19200-38400) you should encounter little if any data loss. At 57600, the data comes in so quickly, ProTERM is sometimes unable to change CTS fast enough to ovoid overflow. Greg Schaefer @ InTrec Software, Inc. [Delivered by ProTERM Mac Messenger] via Jerry Cline (INTREC, 24330, GO COM A2) >>>>> This may be splitting hairs, but in my understanding, ANSITerm was """"" designed to emulate a PC/ANSI telecom program. It is therefore logical to me that ANSITerm uses settings that are more PC standard than Mac standard. In other words - If your modem has stored settings for PC and for Mac, the PC settings are more likely to match ANSITerm's needs. FWIW - the major difference between the settings required by ANSITerm and those required by Spectrum and some other programs is that ANSITerm issues its hangup command by dropping DTR, whereas Spectrum forces the modem in command mode, and hangs up via the 'ATH' command. Both are standard, and both are correct - but they require different settings for how DTR is handled. "But, there are two different ways to wire a hardware handshaking cable for the IIgs and Mac." Well, more than two - The typical hardware handshake cable works through the DSR line on the GS Port, and will either have the carrier detect line from the modem connected to the GPI/DCD pin on the GS modem port, or not. Lady Technophobe's GS is currently using a cable that handshakes through the GPI/DCD pin and uses the DSR pin for carrier detect. The nice thing about this cable is that it works not only with the ANSITerm driver provided for it, but it also works quite nicely with programs that use the modem port firmware - e.g. Snowterm. It also works quite nicely with Marinetti. I'm still trying to figure out the best compromise for running Bernie via the PC Card modem in my PowerBook. It doesn't appear to support Carrier Detect at all - not even in the couple of Mac programs that I have tried that support CD... Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 24109, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm pretty sure that the standard hardware handshaking cable used """"" by ANSITerm is the same that Proterm and Spectrum use. At least I've used the same cable for both ANSITerm and Spectrum on high speed connections with no problems. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 24110, GO COM A2) >>>>> The main layout for a hardware handshaking cable in the ANSITerm """"" manual is different than the layout in the Spectrum manual. However, the layout for a hardware handshaking cable in the Spectrum manual will work just fine with ANSITerm. (BTW... the layout for a hardware handshaking cable in the TIC v4 manual is identical to that in the Spectrum manual.) Lyle Syverson (LYLE837, 24122, GO COM A2) WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE GS CLOCK ROLLS OVER? You will need to patch GS/OS, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" just as ProDOS has to be patched. But as by then, we shall probably all be running Bernie ][ The Rescue version 65.8.16 on our 100Ghz PowerMacs, Henrik will have emulated a clock that avoids the problem... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 4 Jul 1999 - 17 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 24120, GO COM A2) >>>>> Sometime in February 2039, the GS' time will drastically change to """"" January 1, 1900. The GS' clock is based on a 32-bit integer counting seconds from January 1, 1900. The 32-bit integer will overflow in 2039. It won't be too hard to patch the toolbox time calls to support time after the cut-off date, but any programs accessing the clock directly will still get an incorrect time. Seriously, who will be using a GS in 40 years for this to be a real concern? (SISGEOFF, 24129, GO COM A2) >>>>> The rollover actually will occur February 6, 2040, after 6:28 a.m. """"" At which time it will revert to January 1, 1904. (REEVESST, 24132, GO COM A2) <<<<< Won't that meteor that is due to hit the earth not have flattened """"" all the remaining IIgs by then? But I would guess it will be those running Macintosh 68K emulators that might have to worry... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 5 Jul 1999 - 16 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 24135, GO COM A2) >>>>> Hmm, we have 40 years left for rewriting AppleWorks Classic. That """"" should be sufficient if everyone is taking the finger out of the nose. :) Henrik Woof Gudat (GUDATH, 24137, GO COM A2) INFO ON BE AND ERNIE VERSUS BERNIE You can get information on the BeOS at """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" { http://www.be.com.} Sweet16's only significant advantage over Bernie is that you can run it on PCs. The only other advantage is that if your computer has multiple processors, Sweet16 will use them -- Bernie doesn't. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24162, GO COM A2) SWEET16 1.0 APPROACHES The release of Sweet16 version 1.0 is imminent! To """""""""""""""""""""" commemorate this occasion, I've finally established the Sweet16 mailing list for talking about, getting help with, and giving high praise ;) to Sweet16. To subscribe, send email to { majordomo@sheppyware.net} with the text "subscribe sweet16-list" in the body of the message. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24346, GO COM A2) <<<<< The C emulator core in the Intel version of Sweet16 does have a few """"" bugs in it, but by and large it works quite well (especially in the upcoming 1.0 release). There are one or two known problems that I'm actively engaged in tracking down and hope to have fixed this week. It's true that the Intel version of Sweet16 is comparatively slow. My Pentium II 333 MHz system emulates about a 6.5 MHz IIgs, which isn't awful but is nothing like the 50 or 60 MHz you'd get on a comparable-speed Macintosh running the PPC version of Sweet16. I'm actively looking for a good Intel assembly language programmer to write the x86 assembly core for Sweet16. If you know someone who might be able to do this, please let me know! --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24248, GO COM A2) <<<<< A few things: """"" 1. Sweet16 for BeOS Intel will become faster over time. There are optimizations ongoing, and eventually we will find someone to do the assembly code for it. 2. Sweet16 for BeOS Intel is still much faster than XGS is, by a substantial factor. 3. As for the whole Windows thing -- developing a Windows version wouldn't be sinful; it's just that BeOS is a better place for emulation. The PowerPC processor is designed with emulation in mind, which gives it an inherent advantage -- there will never be an x86 Apple II emulator that can compete with a comparably well-written emulator on an equivalent PowerPC chip; the architecture of x86 processors isn't up to the challenge. The Windows operating system adds another layer of slowness to things; it's not a well-designed system internally and isn't very efficient. BeOS, on the other hand, performs quite spectacularly (with very low latencies on audio and video presentation, a fraction that of either Mac OS or Windows), and is easily and inexpensively scaled onto multiprocessor systems. You can buy a dual-processor Pentium II system for under $2000 and substantially improve Sweet16's performance. You can't do that under Windows. The point is that BeOS just makes more sense as an OS for emulation than Windows does. The goal of Sweet16 is to create emulation that's compatible and fast, and to do that on Intel processors, in my opinion, Windows isn't a reasonable way to go. BeOS isn't expensive, it installs easily and cleanly, and can sit next to Windows on the same hard disk. A 200 MHz Pentium II can run Sweet16 at around 3 or 4 MHz, roughly. That's faster than the 1.5 to 2 MHz or so I get running XGS on my 200 MHz Pentium II at work. Also note that XGS development has apparently stalled, and hasn't as far as I can tell been updated in over a year. Sweet16 development is accelerating; my goal is to meet or exceed Bernie's features within a year. Much to Henrik's chagrin. :) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24267, GO COM A2) <<<<< By the way, Sweet16 1.0 is now available for download -- you can """"" read the manual online (and download the PPC and Intel versions) at { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/sweet16_be/} Enjoy! Sheppy --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24522, GO COM A2) MY ESOURCE REWARDS TARDINESS I forgot to mention: Seven Hills is having a """""""""""""""""""""""""""" sale on IIGS software through the end of July. Here's your chance to get Spectrum 2.2 for $50, $35 off! Other titles, such as The Manager, are half off. Free shipping if you buy two titles. I love it when procrastination pays off. :) http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/index.htm Bill Dooley (WMD01, 24290, GO COM A2) NEED SOME DSDD 3.5 INCH FLOPPIES? At yesterday's computershow here in the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Chicago area where my UG staffs an info table, I talked to a dealer who specializes in recordable media. She will be selling to me her remaining stock of DS/DD 3.5" disks. These disks are used - they were set up for training for corporations, and come 150/box. I've used several of these boxes in the past, and have had maybe 3 failures out of the entire lot. The boxes cost $12.50 each. I'm offering them to everyone here at cost plus shipping. There's 36 boxes total. Let me know via email if you're interested, and let me know your mailing address, so I can get shipping charges figured out (probably UPS unless you prefer snail-mail). (BTW--the "3 failures" mentioned above were individual disks, not entire boxes. :) ) Later............Howard (HKATZ, 24536, GO COM A2) COOLING A GS WITHOUT A GS FAN I have not been able to come up with a """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" GS-specific fan so I solved the problem by taking a //e-style fan, which normally latches onto the side of a //e, and making it work with my GS by: 1. cutting an approx 7 cm x 5 cm hole in my GS' lid on the left side. 2. taking off the part of the //e fan that clips into the //e case, which allows it to fit snugly up against the GS case where the cut hole is. 3. Using generous amounts of hot glue to hold the sucker to the side of the GS lid. The advantage to this method is that //e fans are plentiful and it works well. The disadvantage is you have to cut your GS case and the //e fan. But GSes also seem to be plentiful, esp after what I saw in Sean Fahey's garage :) so cutting the case is no biggie for me. Just don't cut a Woz case. :) Shawn Beattie (STBEATTIE, 24661, GO COM A2) KFEST BEFORE This is the KFest Taxi list so far. If you need a ride from """""""""""" and/or to the airport at Kansas City, now is the time to ask. Arrivals Name Airline Flight Arrive Terminal Driver Ryan Suenaga United 1406 7/20 12:29 pm C CarlK Pat Kern American 507 7/20 1:01 pm A CarlK Joe Kohn America West 2592 7/20 4:23 pm A CarlK? Giselle Schnaubelt Northwest 1855 7/20 8:05 pm C CarlK? Ken Gagne US Airways 1576 7/21 12:11 am A Geoff Margaret Anderson ????? 215K 7/21 12:39 pm Geoff Jerry Cline America West 2590 7/21 1:25 pm A Geoff Geoff Weiss (Renting) SouthWest 215 7/21 1:35 pm B Geoff Dean Nichols (Fivecents) Southwest 566 7/21 3:50 pm B Sheppy Eric & Sarah Shepherd Southwest 524 7/21 4:40 pm B Sheppy Departures Jerry Cline America West 2831 7/25 6:00 am A Ewen Wannop America West HP2806 7/25 8:50 am A Joe Kohn America West HP2806 7/25 8:50 am A Ken Gagne US Airways 1575 7/25 11:05 am A CarlK? Eric & Sarah Shepherd Southwest 1533 7/25 12:15 pm B Sheppy Dean Nichols (Fivecents) Southwest 1533 7/25 12:15 pm B Sheppy Geoff Weiss SouthWest 7/25 1:00 pm B Geoff Pat Kern American 1094 7/25 1:57 pm A Geoff Giselle Schnaubelt Northwest 212 7/25 2:10 pm C Geoff Ryan Suenaga United 1663 7/25 6:25 pm C Cindy As you can see, there is still room for more drivers, as well as riders. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 15 Jul 99 9:37:33 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Running on a PowerBook G3 With Bernie at 266MHZ KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 6 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 24303, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm getting a pre-KFest taxi ride from Sheppy tomorrow morning. See """"" ya next from Tracy, CA. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24351, GO COM A2) >>>>> I shall be on vacation for the next month, and shall not be reading """"" my email or Delphi Forums till I get back. If in the meantime you need any help with COG or Spectrum, get yourself to Kansas City next week, and I shall deal with it in person... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 15 Jul 1999 - 6 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 24285, GO COM A2) >>>>> Don't forget your crazy tie for the "Roger Wagner Crazy Tie" """"" contest at the roast. It seems like an appropriate way to "honor" Sir Ewen. :) Momma Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24314, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll be transient all day; Sheppy's dropping me off at San """"" Francisco International in a few hours, and I'll be KFest bound from there. Have fun. I will. Sleep well. I won't. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24378, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'll be watching for your arrival at Avila. """"" Even the locals are saying it's humid, so this just be a fun week. Sleep? No way! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 24379, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm packing as we speak. Our door sign is made, Sarah's GS is """"" packed, clothes are in the washer, and I've got most of my other stuff gathered and ready to pack up. We're heading for a motel tonight nearer the airport, so we don't have to contend with traffic early tomorrow. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24386, GO COM A2) KFEST DURING KFest 1999 has begun!! """""""""""" There are already about 10 people here. Computers are plugged in and working. Ethernet is being used to access each other's hard drives. A load has gone to Hardee's for lunch. I had the first door sign up - Cheese! Loren has a different haircut. Jeff Blakeney is the first 1999 "newbie" to arrive. That's all I can think of after being here 1 hour. Momma Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24383, GO COM A2) <<<<< It's now 3:00 KST (KFest Standard Time) """"" The Binary Bus with the Ciotti's and Ewen has arrived. Dave Miller has been printing KFest since using the Avila ethernet network. (He used my computer and his printer.) It's still HUMID. Hot Pepper Dave still hasn't put up any signs yet. Momma Cheese PS Carl, Ryan, and Pat just walked in!! (CINDYADAMS, 24384, GO COM A2) <<<<< It's almost 6:00 KST """"" The dorm is filling up. People are meeting the newbies. Dave Carey finally has a door sign, done with Print Shop GS, of course. It's still HUMID. We'll be leaving for KC Masterpiece shortly. Can you smell the BBQ? Momma Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24385, GO COM A2) <<<<< We are now about to begin our second day of KFest. The sun is up """"" and shining brightly. We can probably expect another humid day here in KC,MO. KFest officially started last night with an inspiring, and somewhat embarrassing, keynote address by the "World Famous Apple IIgs Newsletter Editor" Max Jones. After this session, JuicedGS hosted a reception. So far, I think I can report that everyone is having a great time! Now I'm off to breakfast in the Avila cafeteria, and then will learn more about Spectrum scripting than I thought possible. The Big Cheese PS This is being posted from the web because Delphi's text side seems to gone on vacation during KFest. (CINDYADAMS, 24418, GO COM A2) <<<<< We just had a great session on PrintShop GS Companion taught by Hot """"" Pepper Dave! He can really push that program to it's limit! The Big Cheese PS It would be great if everyone else here would start posting. :) (CINDYADAMS, 24421, GO COM A2) <<<<< Friday Morning -- """"" Craig Foos from Apple thought he was coming to talk to some mild-mannered people about the latest Quicktime stuff. But then he met us! Stan Marks taught us new things about the "old" AWGS database. He really does some cool stuff with it. Unfortunately, he didn't end his session soon enough, and made the mistake of showing a birthday card he had created. Lunch, and this afternoon we will have to choose between the following: Joe Kohn, Storyteller Toolbox Programming in GSoft Basic with Sheppy Tonight is the banquet and Roast of Ewen Wannop. Momma Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24445, GO COM A2) KFEST AFTER I didn't get my usual post-KFest report typed while I waited """"""""""" for my plane this year, because Ryan was there to keep me company. It was really nice to have someone to talk to that understood the emotional high and fuzzy brain that I was experiencing. As far as I am concerned, I think this was the best KFest ever! (At least until Y][Kfest.) Lots of old friends, some new ones, great sessions, pretty good food, an inspiring Keynote address, an enjoyable roast, as well as many other things were just a few of the things that I enjoyed. Since I've kinda been posting here during my "spare" minutes, I'm going to let everyone else make their reports, and I'm just going to take this time to thank some people. I'll probably miss some really important ones, just like I missed some great door signs, but forgive me as I'm still on my KFest High!! (That is even more true since I'm cruising at about 30,000 feet altitude towards Arizona.) The committee is my main support for all of this. Jerry (who takes care of registration), Steve (who does all of the handouts and scheduling), Max (who does publicity and lots of other stuff), Stan, and Allen (who are both there to offer a hand to help whenever it's needed). Thanks to "Sir" Ewen Wannop for designing the KFest '99 logo. He also has already started on the one for Y][Kfest, so be watching the webpage for that. I also want to thank him for graciously agreeing to be roasted and his gentle encouragement for me to pursue my scripting career. Thanks to Devin for hosting the KFest mailing list. This is a great help and communication tool for getting important information out to everyone. Another thanks to David Kerwood for maintaining the KFest website. Shawn Beattie helped to make all of the sessions more "viewable" for everyone thanks to his projector. Thanks Shawn! Thanks to Erick Wagner (and everyone else) for the wonderful birthday card. It's such a pleasure for me to read all of the nice things that everyone wrote to "A2 Mum". (Stan, you aren't off the hook yet!) Carl Knoblock, the official KFest Taxi Dispatcher, and his helper Allen Moore, did a wonderful job of getting people to and from the airport, even at some really nasty hours. Thanks guys! I'm sure there are many other people that need to be thanked, and I could easily sit here and go down the list of everyone that was at KFest and realize that I need to thank you for something you did, but for now, I'll just make it a big KFest '99 thanks, and say I'll see you ALL next year! July 26 - 30, 2000 The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24523, GO COM A2) <<<<< Thanks to Wal-Mart's one hour developing, a scanner, and my son """"" that knows what he is doing, we have pictures ready for public viewing. www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest99 The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, 24553, GO COM A2) MORE KFEST--THE HACKFEST REPORT I was the first entrant, and only after """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Max Jones gave me an idea for a program. (my imagination tapped, I had not planned on entering.) It's actually a semi-useful tool that I may upload once I get it full-featured - and working! I'm telling folks here what I'm writing, but only because they're going to see it. If I say something online, then I'll have to finish it. Jeff Blakeney is writing something in assembly, Richard Bennett has entered, and a mysterious fourth participant is to TBA. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24470, GO COM A2) <<<<< Fifth place went to Cindy Adams, who wrote a Spectrum script... """"" because she could. :) Fourth was Jeff Blakeney's GSoft Basic program to strip the Binary II headers off a directory of ShrinkIt archives, and update their auxtypes accordingly. Third was Richard Bennett, who wrote an app that makes a IIgs mouse emulate an iMac mouse. Must be seen. :) Shawn Beattie was second, who wrote a Y2KFest countdown program with scrolling text and a moving icon. Cool! My half-finished but functional Spectrum database program came in first. It allows you to maintain records of 1-8 fields each from within Spectrum. You can also import any Appleworks Database file (after saving it as a text file). This was a much cooler HackFest than last year, with more participants, more prizes, and more working code. (all participants this year finished their programs to one extent or another, whereas last year I think most programs were still in their planning stages). -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24486, GO COM A2) >>>>> BTW, I already have a couple of ideas for next year's HackFest. ;-) """"" The reason I thought of the idea of Spectrum script-based database is because I often get questions asked via e-mail by subscribers about the status of their subscriptions. To get the info, I have to quit Spectrum and launch AppleWorks GS, then go back to Spectrum with my answer. By converting my AWGS database and importing into a Spectrum database script, I could have access to the info from right there within Speccie. I would like that a lot. It would also be nice to have other databases available as well, or to create them within Spectrum. Ken did a nice job with the scripting program and I certainly hope he completes it. :-) I also hope everyone gets access to Shawn Beattie's GSoft BASIC "Countdown to Y][Kest" program. That was cool, too! Eric Shepherd was the HackFest director and did a great job. I think he has succeeded in producing an event that is in the process of becoming yet another grand Kfest tradition. Did we mention that there were several hundred dollars worth of prizes? Nice incentive for the contest, eh? Max (JUICEDGS, 24541, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" MICROSOFT AND AOL CLASH; GSAIM ENDANGERED? Microsoft released on Thursday """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "MSN Messenger," an AIM clone of their own that promotes their services (HotMail, etc). AOL responded by adding code to the AIM servers to lock out MSN Messenger. I believe this has rendered gsAIM useless, but I haven't had time to check it yet. Ordinarily I'd alter gsAIM to get around AOL's changes, but Microsoft is doing the same thing, and AOL is countering by changing their code further each time. Clearly that puts me in a situation where if it's true that gsAIM is broken by AOL's changes, there's little sense in my trying to fix the problem until AOL and Microsoft get over their little tiff. This pretty much sucks for all of us. If I confirm that gsAIM has been broken by this, I don't know for sure right now what I'll do. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24577, GO COM A2) >>>>> FYI, this isn't just a gsAIM problem. All the "unsanctioned" AIM """"" clones on all the other platforms are affected as well. -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 24594, GO COM A2) >>>>> Just to let you know, I tried gsAIM tonight and got the following """"" results. After checking e-mail and doing some COG stuff, I quit to the Finder and tried gsAIM. It connected but my system crashed when the buddies online window appeared. I rebooted and tried gsAIM again. The first four or five attempts resulted in parsing or login errors. However, the last attempt worked and I was able to send and receive messages. Unfortunately, a short while later moving my mouse cursor started erasing section of my screen and the system stopped responding so I had to reboot again. The point here being that it might still be working, you just need to be persistent. I know that when I first installed gsAIM I could rarely get it to work but then I disabled some add-ons (inits, DAs, etc.) and it started working much more reliably for me. It may be touchy but is pretty handy when it works. :) Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 24629, GO COM A2) <<<<< If it worked once, then it's not a network problem (except that """"" Marinetti is crashing possibly :). Which means that AOL's anti-Microsoft patches aren't affecting gsAIM after all and people are just having a run of bad luck trying to connect. Whew. :) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24630, GO COM A2) WILL MY ESOURCE PROVIDE COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE VIA EMAIL? They won't do """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that, but I think they will provide it through online ordering and download from their web site some time in the future. Send them email that you want to do that. SIS is already for purchase in this way--which is cool since I don't use floppy disks any more (another great innovation by Apple for being the first to offer a major consumer machine with no floppy). I downloaded the .shk file, ran to_pro to put the file on a disk image, started up my emulator, and went from there to unshrink the .shk file from the emulator. I didn't bother installing it since I already had a copy of SIS on my emulator :) It is great to see Seven Hills be the first Apple II company to provide software completely by the Internet. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 24327, GO COM A2) WHAT WAS THE LAST COPY II PLUS? The last official version of Copy II+ """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" from Central Point Software was 9.1. There are a few pirated versions out there that have version numbers higher, but I don't know what they're supposed to do. The difference between 9.0 and 9.1 was a fix of the directory sort function; in 9.0 if you used that function, you would end up with a trashed directory, though all of the other functions worked well. If memory serves, you could use C2plus to work with 3.5" disks (at least as far as the utilities goes, not sure about software duplication that came on 3.5" disks) from at least version 7 on. Since it was a ProDOS program, it would recognize any 3.5" drive hooked to your computer. Later............Howard (HKATZ, 24617, GO COM A2) >>>>> The problem with C2+ is that they released a version 9.1 with a bug """"" that would eat block 1 of a hard drive, making it vanish. They fixed this bug quickly, and replaced the buggy v9.1 with, (drumroll), v9.1. So there are versions of 9.1 out there that will trash your hard drive in certain, not really well defined, circumstances. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 24631, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" FROM THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLES--EMULATE.GS Superior Apple IIgs Emulation """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Finds a Home The best Apple IIgs emulation on the planet has a new home on the Internet. The new emulate.gs Web site is the central hub for the Bernie ][ The Rescue and Sweet16 Apple IIgs emulators. Bernie ][ The Rescue is the ultimate Apple IIgs emulator for Power Macintosh computers running Mac OS(R). Bernie is the most-compatible, most fully-featured Apple IIgs emulator ever created, and its performance is unequaled among single-processor computers. Sweet16 is the rising star in the Apple II emulation world, bringing high-performance Apple IIgs emulation to computers running the Be operating system, BeOS. With support for the advanced features of the BeOS, including multiprocessing support, Sweet16 rivals Bernie ][ The Rescue in performance on single-processor systems; add a second (or fourth, or eighth!) processor and watch the IIgs fly like you could never have believed! And now you can get information on them from a new central hub. Direct your web browser to { http://www.emulate.gs} -- the new home for superior Apple II emulation. SheppyWare & F.E.Systems (GUDATH, 24152, GO COM A2) MORE KFEST PIX FROM PAT """"""""""""""""""""""" ===================== KFEST GRAPHICS ALERT! ===================== ===>>> NEW FILES ADDED <<<=== Who would be interested in the following awesome collection of Kfest graphics THAT WILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE KFEST '99 VENDOR FAIR Reserve your copy in advance to be certain to have one ready for you at Kfest '99 Kfest Stuff #1 --->>> CD Rom <<<--- at a nominal cost to cover the expenses of production? C O N T E N T S KfestStuff#1 CD There's about ===>>> 140 <<<=== megs total. Kfest 94 JPGs 106 files 4.15 MG > All edited, cropped, resized, Kfest 95 JPGs 199 files 6.12 MB > retouched, cleaned up Kfest 96 JPGs 307 files 9.82 MB > and/or Kfest 97 JPGs 410 files 19.90 MB > "embellished" Kfest 98 JPGs 340 files 10.90 MB > by Patz Pix Yearbook 95 Keepsakes of Kfest 36 files 1009x1320 JPGs 20.9 MG Prints out to 36 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. Yearbook 96 Keepsakes of Kfest 28 files 1009x1320 JPGs 18.7 MG Prints out to 28 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. Yearbook 97 Keepsakes of Kfest 24 files 1009x1320 JPGs 16.2 MG Prints out to 24 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. ===>>> NEW & JUST ADDED Yearbook 98 Keepsakes of Kfest 28 files 1009x1320 JPGs 6.45 MB Prints out to 28 pages of photos and text or can be viewed on the monitor. KeepCvr.jpg Cover Keepsakes of Kfest 1009x1320 JPG To print out or view. 95 Logo JPGs 35 files 1.33 MG 96 Logo JPGs 27 files 1.14 MG 97 Logo JPGs 29 files 1.42 MG 98 Logo JPGs 36 files 1.41 MG 99 Logo JPGs 60 files 2.31 MG These are the ones on the Kfest Web page. More Kfest Stuff JPGs 26 files 985 KB Mostly JPGs, a few GIFs. A2 User Pics 11 jpgs. 248 KB Animated GIFs 34 files 15.1 MG Kansas City MIDI Music file 53.8 KB Masterpiece MIDI Music file 7.9 KB Genie Ad WAV Sound file 1.23 MG Bite WAV Sound file 171 KB Tape1.exe 914 KB Video only runs on PCs, I think. Pat Kern . (PATZ_PIX, 24286, GO COM A2) SILVERN CASTLE DEBUTS AT KFEST 1999 Hi all, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Last week at KFest, Max Jones of Juiced.GS demonstrated Silvern Castle, a new game for the 8-bit Apple II, written entirely in Applesoft BASIC. I've been playing it a bit and it seems like a great game - definitely commercial quality (I've paid for games just like it) - and so am starting this thread. First message here I'd like to post some excerpts from the docs: ----- SILVERN CASTLE: The Lost Crystal Orb Program Author - Jeff Fink Version 1.0 - July, 1999 Shareware fees: $15 Jeff Fink 432 Eureka St., Apt. 210 Ripon, WI 54971 What is it? ''''''''''' Silvern Castle is a fantasy role-playing game. You will be able to create up to 20 characters and take 6 of them on an adventure into the unknown depths of a multi-level 3-D maze. It won't be easy. Traps of all kinds abound, as well as hundreds of monsters. Will you be able to fulfill your quest and retrieve the lost Crystal Orb from the evil Wizard Drachma? Version 1.0 ''''''''''' Silvern Castle was developed after the authors of Wizardry bragged that it was "...a game that simply could not have been written in BASIC."^1 Silvern Castle was purchased by Softdisk in 1988, but was never published. After the demise of Softdisk, I requested and obtained written acknowledgement that the rights to Silvern Castle shall revert back to me. Although I have greatly modified and improved upon the original Silvern Castle, it has until now never been seen, hence the version 1 moniker (although since 1988, it's probably up to version 20!). So, here for the greater Apple II community for the very first time is version 1.0 of Silvern Castle, a complete fantasy role-playing game written in Applesoft BASIC! ^1 Wizardry: Proving Grounds Manual, pg 1. Introduction to Silvern Castle '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Welcome to a new computer role-playing experience. At first glance, Silvern Castle may appear to be a Wizardry clone. However, other than its outward appearance, it outperforms Wizardry in scope and complexity. For instance, you get 250+ monsters (including wandering monsters, NPC parties, dragon lairs, snake pits, and humanoid dens, to name a few), 400+ items (mundane, magical, enchanted and cursed), special goodies, a multi-level 27x27 maze, rich spellbook system for magic-users, traps, magic fountains, computer-generated mazes and monster species, 100+ spells (of which many can be cast reversed), sub-plots and quests, and much more... (KEN_GAGNE, 24558, GO COM A2) <<<<< When my half-hour layover in DC yesterday extended to five hours, I """"" had a great opportunity to wear out the battery on my PowerBook playing Silvern Castle. I'd like to offer some pointers to people just starting: - Think about what races to use in your party. Demihumans get much higher stats than humans, but require twice the experience to advance each of the first four levels. It just gets worse after that. Try a mixed party. I'm using one with a demihuman fighter and mage, and a human fighter, mage, cleric, and thief. Don't take my word for it, though. I've tried human parties, demihuman parties, and mixed parties, and had them all slaughtered. (if you see priestesses or pixies - RUN! or fall back to your last save) - Like I said, this game is tough. :) The only way I can see surviving: cheat. Create five dummy characters (fastest way is human male fighters of strength 14; I named them A-E) and create a party of those five and one of your real characters. Send the keeper to Quillion's Trading Post to Buy, and Pool your gold. Then delete the five fake characters, and repeat. After a few minutes of this, you should have enough gold to outfit all your characters with decent weaponry & armour. - Mages and clerics are useless without spells. Buy scrolls at Quillion's then Add them to your spellbooks. Don't count on finding scrolls as random treasure in the dungeon (castle?). -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24559, GO COM A2) <<<<< Silvern Castle is $15 shareware. Payment earns you the unlocking """"" code necessary to enter the final room on the final level to beat the game. Also, a random maze generator is unlocked, for infinite play. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24560, GO COM A2) <<<<< Apple IIgs users with a Second Sight card may experience technical """"" difficulties when playing Silvern Castle. My recommendation: don't enter the control panel. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24580, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 24242 12-JUL 14:28 General Chatter It's Alive!! From: WMD01 To: ALL For the last several years (!), my Woz IIGS has been getting less and less stable, and this week it became unusable. I was afraid it was on its last legs, but finally worked up the energy and the nerve to pull the whole thing apart. I reseated every connector and socketed chip on the MB and every card, including the chips on the back of the TWGS daughterboard. Doing the VGC on the MB and the 65816 on the TWGS were a bit intimidating. I wouldn't touch the VGC again without a more suitable tool than a bent paperclip; I had to straighten out a few skewed pins. However, I got it all put back together and the system has been running for 2 1/2 days without a hiccup. It's like new. I hadn't realized how much my nervousness at the machine's instability took away from my enjoyment of it even when it was behaving itself. To celebrate, I've ordered a copy of Spectrum. :) Bill Dooley [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] GSOFT SESSION HITS KFEST We had a very nice session at KFest on GSoft """""""""""""""""""""""" Toolbox programming. I think it went fairly well considering I covered a lot of material in just an hour and a half or so. I'm curious what the attendees thought of it, and if there was any actual retention. ;) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2736, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Right now I can't remember to sleep :) """"" Aside from that, it was way cool. And you've already sold at least one copy of the Toolbox Programming in GSoft BASIC book when it's ready. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2737, GO COM A2PRO) WHERE'S BRUTAL DELUXE'S PATCHED TEXTEDIT TOOL? What ever happened to this """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" patch? I went to the web site and I got an error. Is there a new pointer? Regards, Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2705, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I personally don't trust this patch, I've heard of people having """"" problems with it. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2709, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> It looks like Brutal Deluxe's FTP space has been removed (looks """"" like all clients on that FTP server no longer has FTP space). I'm sure you can find a copy on ground or caltech. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2712, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with it and I've also """"" had it installed on my machine since they released it and can't attribute any problems to it. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2713, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Although it does fix the problem they tackled, TextEdit still has """"" the inherent bugs that it always had. The only cure for those is to have lots of memory available for TextEdit to work in. This really applies to programs like SIS, which uses TextEdit to its limits. If you have limited memory, keep the system as clean as possible of anything that hogs memory. With SIS, keep the Spectrum capture buffers small to free as much memory as possible. I used to get those random hangs on my real IIgs, but under the 14Mb emulated IIgs, Textedit almost never hangs... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 8 Jul 1999 - 13 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2714, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> I have had the same chance of TextEdit hanging my emulated GS if I """"" have 4 megs or 8 megs. This means that it isn't the amount of RAM, but what is in it when bad pointers are being passed around. But I have had no problems directly relating to the patched Tool34. SIS 1.1 does take advantage of the bug fixes in it by proving better caching. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2715, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> It fixes one of the bugs in the TextEdit toolset that causes your """"" computer to hang (or crash, I can't remember now) if you try to have a TextEdit control display more than 1023 style changes. A style change is when you change the font, font style (plain, bold, italic, etc.), font size, tabs, margin, indent or justification (I think that covers them all :) This isn't a big problem for what TextEdit is usually used for by most people but it can bite you sometimes. Especially when using SIS. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 2720, GO COM A2PRO) WHAT CENTURY DOES YOUR IIGS THINK IT IS? Anyone know where the century is """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" stored on the GS? All references to time are the year only. Is it something I am going to have to fake? (>85=19 <86=20)? GSOS does it so I would like to do it the right way. Regards, Chris (CVAVRUSKA, 2706, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Use _ReadTimeHex. If CurYear is < 100, it is the 20th century, """"" otherwise it is the 21st century. Due to the GS clock limit, this call will never return a year higher than 140 (or year 2040--thanks for the correction as seen in another thread). P.S. You can now subscribe with your new address to the Marinetti development mailing list. The problem was corrected before another subscriber joined. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2711, GO COM A2PRO) HOW DO I GET STARTED WITH IIGS PROGRAMMING? If you really want to do IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" programming you should get the Toolbox Reference Volumes 1, 2, and 3, and the Programmer's Reference for System 6, and possibly the GS/OS Reference. You can get started with the Toolbox Programming in C course, but that only gets you so far. The books are critical to really get into it. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2741, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> While I basically agree with Eric, I'd also point out that you """"" don't need more than ORCA/C and Toolbox Programming in ORCA/C to get _started_. You'll want to add all those books in the long run, but Toolbox Programming in ORCA/C comes with an abridged version of these books that covers everything you need for the course itself, and the course does a pretty good job of covering the most commonly used toolbox features. In the long run, you will probably want some sort of design tool like DesignMaster, and possibly the ORCA/M assembler. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2742, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [HWH]------------------------------ HARDWORKING HARDWARE | ----------------------------------- CASTLEWOOD SYSTEMS ORB DRIVE """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] CASTLEWOOD SYSTEMS ORB DRIVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Product Name: Castlewood Systems Orb 2.2 GB Mac Ultra SCSI Portable Drive (aka The Orb Drive) Distribution: $199.99 Castlewood Systems, Inc. 7133 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 200 Pleasanton, CA 94566 email: help@castlewood.com World Wide Web: http://www.castlewood.com phones: 925-461-5500 (voice) 925-461-5501 (fax) +31 20 581 93 02 (Europe) Tested on: Apple IIgs with RamFAST SCSI and Apple Revision C SCSI Card, ROM_3, ZipGSX 8/16, 5 megabytes RAM. A few years ago, Iomega's Zip Drive exploded onto the computing scene as an inexpensive (then $199) removable hard drive that attached to a SCSI chain and provided 100 megs of reasonably fast, relatively inexpensive storage with the convenience of a floppy disk. Today, after waiting more than a year since its announcement, Castlewood Systems tries to one up--or rather, 22 up--the original Zip Drive with its Orb Drive. There are several incarnations of the Orb; the one we're looking at is a $199 removable hard drive that attaches to a SCSI chain and provides 2.2 _gigabytes_ of very fast, very inexpensive storage with the convenience of a floppy disk. The Orb Drive comes with Macintosh software on a CD ROM, an owner's guide, one 2.2 gig cartridge (cartridges are available for $30 each), a power supply ("wall wart" style), and a DB 25 to HDB 50 SCSI cable. The drive itself is black in color, compact (listed in the specifications as being 6.5 x 1.5 x 5.25 inches) and light (1.19 pounds)--it looks like a portable CD player. The Orb Drive has many features we've come to expect in SCSI removable hard drives. It has an eject button, two scsi ports, built-in termination, an LED to indicate power and disk activity, and a SCSI ID selection switch. In many ways, it is similar to the Zip Drive, although it improves on it in several areas. Like the Zip Drive, the Orb Drive has an eject button and two SCSI ports but does not have an on/off switch. Unlike the Zip, the SCSI ports are the HDB 50 type, not widely used in the Apple II world. Also, unlike the Zip Drive, there is a disk eject hole through which you can stick a paper clip in an emergency, and you can choose from more than two SCSI IDs (although the IDs are still limited to numbers 0, 4, 5, and 6). Like the Zip, the Orb has built-in termination; unlike the Zip, the termination is automatic and active, meaning if the drive senses it is the last thing in the chain, it will turn termination on, and if it senses it is not the last thing in the chain, it will turn termination off. Also, like the Zip, when you insert a disk cartridge, the disk partitions appear on your desktop within seconds, and when you drag the disk partitions to the trash under Finder, the cartridge ejects itself from the drive. Like the Zip, there is one LED which indicates power and disk activity. And also like the Zip, if the drive is not used for a time, it goes into a power conserving "sleep" mode. When attached to an Apple Rev. C SCSI Card in a IIgs, the Orb Drive works like a huge hard drive. The Orb I have even provides term power to the SCSI chain. Using the drive required one condition be met: the drive must have its power applied and the LED must be a solid green (instead of the blinking red) before the power switch on the IIgs is turned on. _Chinook SCSI Utilities_ did not recognize the drive, but Apple's _Advanced Disk Utilities_ did, and partitioned the cartridge readily. After that, the Orb acted just like, well, a 2.2 gig hard drive. It's more space than you will probably ever need with an Apple II. Unfortunately, I could not get the RamFAST SCSI Card to recognize the Orb, which is disappointing. I do not have an Apple High Speed SCSI card available to test the drive with, however, I would guess it would act similarly to with the Rev. C SCSI Card, just a bit faster if DMA is on. I would suspect (but have not experienced yet) that the Orb Drive's "sleep" mode may have similar problems to what Zip Drive owners have experienced with the Apple SCSI Cards. These were addressed by using the Tulin SCSI drivers in combination with the Apple SCSI Cards. If you are an Apple Rev. C SCSI Card user (or an Apple High Speed SCSI Card user who likes to experiment), I would highly recommend the Orb Drive if you're in the market for a new hard drive. It's exceedingly fast, economical, and portable. It appears set to be the next "big thing" in removable storage. Move over, Iomega! [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- THERE'S NOTHING FINER THAN KANSAS CITY IN JULY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@delphi.com] KFEST XI: THE REUNION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once a year, the Apple II faithful return from all corners of the globe to their Mecca. A small college in Kansas City, Missouri, less than a mile from the Kansas border. They return to see old friends and make new ones; to honor the past and plan the future; and to stay up all night and have fun all day. They came, once again, for KansasFest. KFest 1999 was like every other KFest, yet unlike every other KFest. Like KFests past, we saw new products and made new discoveries. Unlike KFests past, we finally saw the transition of the Apple II--from the venerable Apple IIgs to the world of emulation. So for those of you who weren't able to make it in person, here is our look at the virtual KFest 1999: DAY -4 Like I did in 1998, I decided to fly into California instead of """""" straight to Kansas City so I could visit with some friends and get some shopping done before KFest. I'd again be staying with the Sheppys, aka Eric and Sarah Shepherd. I got home, finished packing, and waited impatiently for my sister to get home so she could drop me off at the airport. I travelled a little lighter this year than usual. For the first time since my first KFest, no Apple II--at least not a physical one. My virtual Apple II, in the form of the renown emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, was packed away on my PowerBook. I checked into the airport with two bags, a backpack, and a small box; all of my Apple II hopes and dreams packed away in my heart. I was leaving home, but going home. Here we come, Avila. DAY -3 I'm not sure when Day -4 ended and Day -3 began, but it was """""" somewhere over the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a change in time zones on a five and a half hour flight. I tried to get as much sleep as I could on the plane, knowing that I probably wouldn't get much sleep at the Sheppys and I'd get almost none at KFest. When I got off the plane, Sheppy was waiting for me. It was before 6 a.m.--again. Somehow, I never end up at the airport at a reasonable hour in San Francisco. We talked a bit about KFests past and KFest future--there were no blockbuster announcements coming this year, at least none we knew about. Announcements, yes; blockbusters, no. Still, we looked forward to seeing old friends and making new ones in the heat of the Kansas City summer. We stopped for breakfast at an IHOP (International House Of Pancakes, for the uninitiated--although I've never been sure what's so international about pancakes, especially the ones they serve there) on the way to the new House Of Sheppy in Tracy, CA. Eric and Sarah had moved here recently and the home turned out to be an absolutely lovely place. I spent a lot of the day trying to relax. I was exhausted from the travel and the weeks leading up to it. Working two jobs and putting out my Apple II writing had begun to take a toll--as much as I don't like to admit it, I needed a vacation, badly. I was only too happy to be away from responsibility. It was also a great day to go to Fry's Electronics. Fry's is a large regional electronics shop that has some great prices (and probably just as many that aren't as great). I walked around for awhile, picking up a few cables and odds and ends that I couldn't get nearly as cheaply at home, then stumbled on something I've been looking for for over a year: a Castlewood Systems Orb Drive external SCSI version (see the review elsewhere in this issue). I approached the register where I'd end up spending about $300 and was greeted by the cashier asking, "Are you Hawaiian?" Maybe the shorts gave me away. DAY -2: Day -2 was almost my ideal vacation day. I did nothing other """"""" than sleep, fool around online, and burn a few CD ROMs. I considered doing a little packing (as my stuff was overflowing in the Sheppys' guest room) but that seemed too close to work to seriously consider. Sheppy was busy working on _Sweet16_, the IIgs emulator for the _BeOS_, and showing off the Weird Al Yankovic DVD he had picked up at Fry's. We also considered the post-KFest PizzaFest that the Sheppys were hosting at their house--SheppyFest, where some KFesters and some missing friends would be hanging out in about a week. Sent some email to my friends at work. "Miss you, wish you were here, glad you are not." Ha ha. This vacation stuff is great! DAY -1 Day -1 was the real pre-KFest training. Unlike the Sheppys, I'd """""" be leaving for KFest to arrive on Day 0. In fact, I'd be leaving so early that we decided to just stay up all night and drop me off at the airport about 4 am. Well, I wasn't planning much sleep anyway, right? No sleep is better when you're KFest bound. DAY 0 It's hard to figure out just when Day 0 began. If tomorrow doesn't """"" come until you fall asleep, I guess it came when I was in the plane from San Francisco to Denver, but before the plane from Denver to K.C. I was tired enough to sleep, although not well, on both flights. When I got off the plane and into the terminal of MCI, famillar after five years, I was fortunate to quickly get my luggage. I headed for the restroom, and who should appear but my ride to Avila, the KFest Taxi Dispatcher, Carl Knoblock. It was great to see a familiar face. I was home again. Carl had his wife's car--his van had picked an unfortunate time to break down. Fortunately, I travelled light, and so did he--instead of bringing his IIgs, as he had every year in the past, his computing equipment consisted of his new PowerBook G3, in a theme that would repeat itself over and over this KFest. We had another person to pick up--Pat Kern, who was flying in this year, instead of coming by land as she had in the past. Between Pat, Carl, and I, we ended up having just enough luggage to pack Carl's wife's car, no more, no less. At least we did once we could find his car again. We ran to Wal-Mart before getting to Avila to pick up a few essentials (including a Diet Coke at McDonald's), and after about an hour of driving, we reached Avila. Home again. We checked in and got our keys, committed the numerical code for Ridgway access to memory (or something), and started to settle in. We weren't the first arrivals--those seemed to be the land travelling trio of Gina Saikin, Dave Miller, and Jeff Blakeney, who showed up at around 6 in the morning in a van with a sign indicating they were KFest bound in a rear window. Some people just can't wait to get KFesting. I arrived earlier than my roommate, Kirk Mitchell, a Kansan who had to drive across the state to get to KFest, so I grabbed "the good bed." After five KFests, I still don't know what "the good bed" means. I was in the midst of setting up when my roommate showed up. We spent the day exchanging insults (my initial opening being, "Do you need help moving your stuff in? If you do, you better find someone who cares.") and setting up Power Macs--his beige G3 minitower, and my Duo 2300c. Friends were already there and arriving by the bucketful--Russ Alman and Mike Wallace of Apple II license plate fame, senior KFester Ephraim Wall and Joyce Sullivan from Oklahoma, Ray Merlin and Erick Wagner from Texas, the Binary Bus with Da Bears (Dave and Ahren Ciotti) and Honorary Bear Ewen Wannop, newsletter publishers Max Jones and Joe Kohn, newbies Luke Weerts and Richard Hansen, and of course, The Big Cheese herself, Cindy Adams. KFest was happening. It was like Christmas. Aside from the usual cruising of the halls to see who was there and make fun of Max Jones' recycled door sign, the rest of the night was spent hanging out and having dinner over at K.C. Masterpiece restaurant. If nothing else, the food was definitely an upgrade from the Avila cafeteria. DAY 1: Since this year's KFest had early arrivals on Tuesday, Wednesday """""" was a less hectic day than in KFests past. More KFesters arrived on Wednesday as well, including _Spectrum Internet Suite_ author Geoff Weiss and InTrec Software's Jerry Cline. It was so much less hectic, in fact, I even got up early enough to do a little shopping. One of the nice things about KFest is that things are near enough that if you forget something (in our case, a long telephone cord), it's easy enough to run out and get. There's Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, CompUSA, and Best Buy all close enough to get stuff, and if you're not into Avila cuisine, there's restaurants close enough to get prepared food as well. I usually just go for a few boxes of cookies and a few 12 packs of soda. The first official KFest event was dinner, which was predictably Avila-like. Following that we were addressed by KFest organizer Cindy Adams, aka The Big Cheese, then we were onto the big show, the keynote address given by my Friend For Life Max Jones, publisher of _Juiced.GS_. Max honored several KFest attendees who came from long distances away and announced that _Juiced.GS_ will continue to be published in 2000. He also announced the first new product of KFest 1999, unfortunately one that was not yet ready for release--the _Juiced.GS_ CD, appropriately titled "Friends For Life". Following the address, _Juiced.GS_ sponsored a reception in the Avila dorm (contrary to rumors, you did not need to have a _Juiced.GS_ tattoo in order to get the first drink free). After a long, long night, sleep finally showed up at 3 a.m. or so. DAY 2 Day 2 began with a trip to the cafeteria for KFest breakfast. """"" I don't think I ever made a KFest breakfast in the first three years I attended, but over the last two, I've made quite a few. Exactly why I've attended those, I'm not sure, but I have and I'll continue to. I mean, cereal, milk, and Diet Pepsi are pretty much the same no matter where you are, and the company at KFest's better than the company at Pete's Pancakes. Although that was how Day 2 began for me, Day 2 for KFest really began with the opening of HackFest at 7 a.m. Organized by Sheppy, HackFest, in its second year, is a KFest programming contest. Come up with something new Apple II, work on it during HackFest, and maybe win a prize. There were cash prizes, software, and books available for the participants. Anyone could enter, and anyone could win. Day 2, like the other days coming, presented a KFest tradition and a KFest rarity. The tradition as expected was dealing with tough choices--for instance, do you see Sheppy's "ToolBox Programming in _GSoft BASIC_" or Joe Kohn's storytelling? The rarity was that since there were fewer sessions than usual, there were fewer times when we needed to choose. I started my KFest sessions by seeing Ewen Wannop explain the anatomy of _Crock O' Gold_, the sophisticated set of _Spectrum_ scripts that make up the powerful Delphi offline reader. Ewen showed how nearly anything could be done with scripts--evidence that _Spectrum_ could do everything. Evidence that would be important later. Following Ewen, Sheppy presented some perspective and history on things he's programmed as well as his style. Sheppy discussed some of his history of programming with the Apple IIgs and went over the development of the brilliant _Shifty List_ program, and how he thought it was, at best, a neat hack. _Shifty List_ has gone onto be an award-winning utility. Sheppy's use of _Shifty List_ as an example allowed him to discuss some of the relationship between beta testers and programmers and how testers can have influence on what the final product looks like. After a mostly forgettable lunch, "Hot Pepper" Dave Carey showed us all how to use the venerable _Print Shop GS_ and _Print Shop Companion_ to do things that most of us couldn't even imagine doing. Dave's KFest door was filled with posters created with these well-used programs, and Dave is well known for his unmatched prowess in creating beautiful art work. Dave showed how even the rank novice can create something beautiful. After this came a true Geek's session. Australian Richard Bennett, possibly best known as author of _Marinetti_, showed off how to use the long time yet mysterious programmer's debugging tool _GSBug_. Very few people, including the programmers attending, knew how to use _GSBug_ the way Richard does. Richard gave a rundown of functions and commands as well as real-world examples of how to use _GSBug_ to best effect. Here, Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics showed off his new product--a CDROM collection called _A2-ROMulan_, including some rare things not seen in years. The CD would be available for sale for the first time at the vendor fair on Saturday. Later that night was dinner and a ride out to Sean Fahey's place. Sean is an avid Apple II user and collector who often gets calls from people who are ready to dispose of some Apple iI equipment. Sean opened up his garage to let us in and we saw what must have been more than a hundred Apple II's of every vintage, as well as associated equipment. Sean was mostly wanting to simply clear space out in the garage so he could fit his new car in, and was not asking for money, but would take donations to give to the women's shelter his wife volunteers at. Sean's act of kindness and goodwill is exactly what KFest is about. Late night KFest activities included the usual--movies, hanging out, checking out other people's computers. For the first time, it appeared that virtual Apple II's have eclipsed physical ones at KFest--I counted more Power Macs running _Bernie_ than I did Apple IIgs boxes. DAY 3: I was still able to wake up early enough for KFest breakfast. """""" That wouldn't last, of course, but the fact that I could still do it on a Friday was nothing short of amazing. For my efforts I won a bet with Max Jones--his roommate was now enslaved to me. I think Ewen was less than amused with the news. Apple Computer's Craig Foos came to show us some new software, including QuickTime 4 and some video editing software, followed by Stan Marks discussing the _AppleWorks GS_ database and Gina Saikin giving technical tips. Stan impressed the Avila crowd with his mastery of the database module, which led The Big Cheese herself to challenge the KFest crowd to come up with their own topic to present at KFest 2000. It seems Stan only decided to do his session after a lot of badgering by Mrs. Adams, as he didn't think he had a lot to offer to the KFest crowd. It turns out, of course, he did. Following lunch we saw a difficult choice: Joe Kohn's storytelling or Sheppy's ToolBox programming in _GSoft BASIC_. I split time between the two, hearing some of Joe's early years with BIg Red Computer Club and The Source, and seeing how easy it was to create an authentic SYS16 program with _GSoft BASIC_. That session has sold me on the power that Mike Westerfield put into the hands of the people last year. This was followed by a session on user groups and Sheppy presenting the _BeOS_. As a _Be_ user, I stayed and watched jaws drop as they oohed and aahed over the multimedia operating system. Sheppy also showed off two _BeOS_ programs by Kelvin Sherlock which were ported over from the IIgs--_BeShisen_ and _Be FlameStation_. Way to go Kelvin! The KFest banquet was held next, with the presentation of awards--winners this year included Giselle Schnaubelt, Dave and Ahren Ciotti, Ken Gagne, and others. Congratulations to all our KFest contest winners. Before the big reason we were at the banquet came to pass, The Big Cheese announced that yes, there would be a KFest 2000! Ewen Wannop will be working on the new logo design once he returns to England and recovers from the main event, which came next. As the victim of honor, Ewen Wannop endured slings from Joe Kohn, Max Jones, Geoff Weiss, Richard Bennett, and myself. From sheep jokes to page three girls to jabs about England's police system ("Stop! Stop! Or I'll yell 'Stop!' again!") to knightings, Ewen was thoroughly roasted. He even had a song about _Spectrum_ sung to him and faced the dual questions of what parts of _Spectrum_ he actually wrote and what can anyone else write when _Spectrum_ already does everything. Ewen took it all in fun and dished it out in return, and got a standing ovation for his part. The rest of Friday night was spent talking shop and hanging out. Sleep was mostly unknown, but the extra day at KFest was having an effect. The length of KFest would be about perfect--one more day and people would be falling asleep during meals, not just during sessions. DAY 4 Saturday morning saw new product demonstrations and the """"" announcement of HackFest winners. Starting with fifth place, the HackFest winners were: Cindy Adams (using a _Spectrum_ script) to prove she could; Jeff Blakeney (using _GSoft BASIC) creating a Binary II wrapper stripper; Richard Bennett (using, of course, assembly) making an iMac mouse emulator for the IIgs; Shawn Beattie (using _GSoft BASIC_) with his Y][KFest countdown; and Ken Gagne (using a _Spectrum_ script) for a database inspired by Max Jones. It didn't hurt that Max was one of the judges, I guess. The products shown off included the shareware products _Silvern Castle_, an 8-bit game written in Applesoft BASIC by Jeff Fink and _SpeedReadPlus_, an upgrade of a IIgs program by Terry Morris, both shown by Max Jones; _Sweet16 1.0_, the IIgs emulator for the _BeOS_ originally by F.E. Systems and now maintained by Eric Shepherd; the official _Bernie ][ the Rescue Starter Kit_ by Ewen Wannop (distributed by Shareware Solutions II) and the _Marinetti MacIP Link Layer Module_ from Richard Bennett. This was followed by the vendor fair, where the hardcore Apple II fanatics could get hardware and software at bargain prices. That night was the informal jaunt out. I went to Jess & Jim's with a bunch of KFesters and had more meat than I've had since last KFest. KFest was ending again, sadly, but there was one more KFest miracle this year. As we left Jess & Jim's, we spotted a personalized license plate from Missouri. The word on it? BERNIE DAY 5: Time to go. Again. For a few days in the heat of the July """""" summer, my heart is nowhere else. I gathered up my things and caught a ride with The Big Cheese herself; we got some lunch and some shopping done, then got to the airport. I ran into Steve Gozdziewski by surprise there; his flight had been delayed home. I could stay up all night and day thinking of folks to thank, but I guess the ultimate thanks is to everyone. Let's do it again next year. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 9 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH I Just Can't Get Any Relief ------------------------------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] SCRIPTING & MACROS Basic Spectrum Scripting --------------------------------------- [S&M] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Nothing's impossible to those who don't have to do it.: : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] I JUST CAN'T GET ANY RELIEF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time isn't on my side, at least these days. In between my full-time job, my part-time job, my volunteer work and my duties as son and brother, I find about 30 hours a month to work on my Apple II newsletter. It's fun and it's challenging, but it's also not easy. The problem is "not easy" is quickly becoming "not possible". We recently found out at the hospital at which I work that we were going from a Monday to Friday schedule to a rotational seven day a week coverage schedule. Theoretically, that means that once every thirteen or so weeks I need to work on weekends. In reality, I've just finished my second weekend of duty in the last three weeks, and I have another coming up in about four weeks. In my personal life, this mostly means I miss my Saturday basketball game and the occasional weekend movie. In my virtual online life, it means not as much time for Spectrum scripting, Delphi chat, and this month, not enough time to finish up _The Lamp!_. I'm not Doug Cuff or Max Jones, but I'm not happy about being late with an issue, but this one is late--way late--and this will happen more and more as long as I keep this job. Add to that the other things I want to do--both in computing and out of computing--and it becomes clearer to me that this publication has outgrown me. The December 1999 issue of _The Lamp!_ will be the last under my editorship. I say this with regret, because I have fun doing it, but I also know that this will let my baby grow in ways I've never imagined. And it will let me do things that I've never been able to do before. Time for me to fly. For both of our sakes. [*] [*] [*] I've Got To Set Myself Free Department: Last month featured the first KFest 2000 Blatant Plug. This is the last one until January 2000. The Y][KFest, KansasFest 2000 is on the calendar for July 26-30, 2000, with special early arrival events on the 25th. Once again the last survivors of the first generation of computer Geeks will gather in Kansas City, Missouri on the campus of Avila College. And if you haven't been to Avila before, or it's been years since the last time you went. . . It's time. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Hardware Hacker ....... More DeskWriters And ProDOS 8 [*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Reclassification City [*] Entertainment Software ....... Silvern Lining [*] Hardware Hacker ....... What SCSI Floppy? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" WHERE DO I FIND A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF IIGS SYSTEM DISKS? The """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Golden Orchard CD-ROM contains the following versions of the IIGS System Disk: 1.1, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0.4, 6.0 and 6.0.1 The CD-ROM also contains about 600 megabytes of other Apple II and IIGS software, and it's available exclusively from Shareware Solutions II for $25. Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 25050, GO COM A2) >>>>> I probably have most of them, if not all. Post a list of the ones """"" you have. I'll dig through my archives and see if there are any others, and e-mail the ones I have that you don't. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 25084, GO COM A2) HOW DO YOU RELABEL 3.5 INCH DISKS? Put a couple of drops of lighter fluid """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (Zippo or Ronsonol) on the label, rub it around with your finger so the label is covered evenly, and let it soak for a while. This will loosen the adhesive and let you peel the label right off. Slick/glossy labels don't soak up well and tend to peel in layers, leaving a whole bunch of stickum behind. Labels that use water based adhesives do not respond to lighter fluid but will loosen up nicely with glass cleaner. Some labels peel quite nicely without any "assistance" except a fingernail. I've "delabeled" many many hundreds of used disks. It's a real pain in the butt. After a while you learn to tell by feel (and a little "picking") which labels will peel well and which will not. The best thing to do with the ones that won't peel well is to simply cover the old label with a blank new one. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 25142, GO COM A2) SPECTRUM, SIS, MARINETTI, AND GSAIM Spectrum and SIS have nothing at all """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to do with gsAIM, and are not required to be installed for its use. gsAIM is an independent desk accessory that only requires Marinetti to operate. Marinetti is an independent TCP/IP stack, and has nothing directly to do with Spectrum or SIS, or any other application. Think of Marinetti as an extra layer to the GS/OS operating system. Just as on a stock IIgs, telecom applications, and other applications, can use the serial ports to communicate. If you have Marinetti installed, Marinetti aware applications can use it to make TCP/IP connections through the serial ports. As gsAIM uses TCP/IP, it requires Marinetti to be installed. Spectrum 2.2 can also optionally use TCP/IP instead of the serial ports, so it also requires Marinetti to be installed if you wish to use the optional TCP/IP connections. SIS only requires Spectrum. So you can think of it as not directly being TCP/IP aware, so it does not specifically require Marinetti to operate. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 26 Aug 1999 - 335 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25318, GO COM A2) NON-MAC EMULATION COMES ON THE SCENE I don't really see a PC/Mac problem """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" here. After all we're interested in Apple IIs. That is all that counts and nothing else. It doesn't depend what other systems you are using. It is correct that PCs and maybe Macs have been flamed here before, however I don't think by regulars so this should be dealt with in a professional manner as background noise. IMHO it is the most unimportant thing in a public discussion what platform you're using at home and to try to persuade others of its benefits. I do choose my computers out of personal preference, and others do so as well and might end up with something different. So what! I'm not getting paid by for doing platform promo. (Sheppy's mileage may vary *grin*) As long as you don't take my away, I'm happy. I'm convinced Delphi A2 regulars have the potential of getting along without platform wars. And, nobody should feel offended when a discussion focuses on a different CPU. There are other threads that are more on topic and I care even less about. And my last point in a drivel that got too long is: when you're missing a discussion about, let's say, emulation on a PC, then it's simply because nobody started such a thread. Be part of the solution. Henrik Woof Gudat (GUDATH, 24701, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm very open that I use my PC as my main machine at home. I do all """"" my IIgs development on an emulator on it. I've even written an article about it in Juiced.GS. I think it is the greatest thing to have to extend the life of the IIgs. Buy a faster PC and get faster IIgs. These Dual 450's are quickly dropping in price... And with >20 gig drives starting to cost less than $500, you can have a whole heck of a lot of IIgs hard drive images (and be able to back up an entire hard drive image in just seconds!!). I don't have the hardware to do a presentation for Kfest, but I can certainly answer any questions about KEGS--it basically runs like any other IIgs emulator. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 24842, GO COM A2) MORE MARINETTI I have 2 ISPs. """""""""""""" On one, when I connect with Marinetti, there are problems with the name server. I never have come up with a satisfactory fix for that, although it helps to log in with Marinetti and then launch Spectrum, rather than trying to launch Spectrum and then use the Spectrum menu commands. It must be a timing issue, because this is the same ISP that gives me similar problems with my Mac. It works better for me, regardless of what the cause is, to log in with FreePPP on the Mac with my setup requiring me to enter the password each time. My second ISP, which I use for my OLRight! activities, has never given me a successful PPP login with Marinetti. SLIP works beautifully, however. Again, try to get some Trumpet Winsock scripts from your ISP, and translate them to a Marinetti script. It just may work. My login problems with ISP #1 may be nothing more than a bad phone line. I am too far out in the country, and my phone wiring may be partially fried. I have had lightning destroy two modems in the past year (components blown off the boards, conductors melted, metal vaporized and replated onto the inside of the case). One of my Round Tuits is to replace the interior phone wire in the house. Bottom line - you are not alone, but keep plugging! Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 24674, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is not true that Marinetti only works with some ISPs. I don't """"" know where that came from. The PPP module which comes with Marinetti does not support CHAP, which is an automated logon protocol. Most ISPs should provide the PAP protocol however, which Marinetti's PPP module does support. Also, some ISPs use a form of PPP which requires compression. The Marinetti PPP module does not support compression. However, it is the ISPs who are to blame, because the PPP standard says that all implementations MUST provide compression as optional, not mandatory. A solution to both of these problems is to get an ISP who uses stable protocols, or use scripted SLIP. Marinetti itself will work with any ISP which a link layer module can connect to. As for your DNS problem, it looks like you've had various DNS numbers given to you over the years. You should go back to the Mac and provide the same DNS number for every dialog which asks for it. In Marinetti, you use this same number for the primary DNS. You may leave the secondary field blank if you like, Marinetti just uses this if the primary fails for some reason. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 24706, GO COM A2) >>>>> I was able to do some testing at KFest with DNS and Spectrum, and """"" my conclusion is that there may be a bug in Spectrum in regards to DNS. In all the tests which I ran, a failed DNS in Spectrum worked fine in the Telnet application I supply with Marinetti This problem should probably be referred to Ewen. :-) Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 24707, GO COM A2) >>>>> Another way of testing DNS is by running GWFTP. Let GWFTP dial your """"" ISP (it automagically will make a connection if one is not found) and then connect to a FTP site with a name, not by IP address). I'll be interested to hear if there is any DNS failures with it. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 24708, GO COM A2) >>>>> DNR fails an awful lot in programs other than Spectrum though. """"" Telnet sometimes, gsAIM sometimes, etc. etc. There might be a Spectrum bug with DNS but DNR still fails more often than it should. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24709, GO COM A2) >>>>> I've confirmed that my ISP supports PAP, and PPP which requires """"" compression is not mandatory. I've also received the correct DNS numbers and am using them in FreePPP, having also set up Marinetti correctly. However, I'm having trouble getting online. Setting the connection type to PPP results in the modem talking for a few seconds while "negotiating PPP options" and then disconnecting. I figure PPP Scripted is the way to go but I don't know how to use IP and SETIP... I've never seen an IP number displayed in the input buffer when manually connecting. Also, I noticed that after Marinetti's attempt to get online, the Spectrum input buffer is never displayed. I've correctly initialized my modem but wherever I dial, nothing is displayed in the online display. Not modem commands, connect messages, input... I think this may be related to my trouble getting Marinetti to WAIT for incoming data. Finally, where can I find the Marinetti FAQ? Thanks, -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24964, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you have Spectrum 2.2 set to TCP/IP mode, Spectrum will only """"" display data that is correctly received and passed through Marinetti. It will not display internal data that Marinetti uses to make the connection. So if the connection fails to be made in the first place, no data will pass through for Spectrum to see. Marinetti makes TCP/IP error-free connections, so only genuine data is passed through, and the results are garbage free, despite any noisy state of your telephone line. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 17 Aug 1999 - 344 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25007, GO COM A2) >>>>> Ken, """"" I don't know what to suggest from here on. I could make snide remarks about how ISPs will of course say they're systems are compatible, but I wouldn't really know for sure. If I could get a buffer from you, I'd be able to tell you why it is failing to connect, but that would mean poking around in the monitor looking for it. So, bottom line is, I don't know where to go from now. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 25062, GO COM A2) WHOIS GEOFF WEISS? For those who use the Marinetti version of whois, I """""""""""""""""" want to make it aware that it is compatible in searching for names now that there are multiple domain name registrars. The syntax to use is: whois -h whois.crsnic.net Basic info for a domain name is given from this source and it will tell you what whois server to search through to provide detailed info about the domain name. Many web sites that provide this whois searching is not compatible with the new registrars, but it is nice to know that this works fine on a GS! (SISGEOFF, 25324, GO COM A2) START ME UP I think we need to differentiate: """"""""""" There's a Bernie Starter _Disk_ that's available for download; there's also a Bernie Starter _Kit_ that's a CDROM from SSII. I think that might just cover it. Of course, I'm sure someone will find a way for it not to be covered :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25241, GO COM A2) >>>>> There is a starter disk image that the dogs owners make available """"" from its home pages, of useful utilities and games. There is also an officially approved 'Bernie ][ the Rescue - Starter Kit' CD, available exclusively from ShareWare Solutions II. This CD has everything you need to get going with Bernie. It includes the application, the entire set of HTML info pages, and prepared hard disk images with System 6.0.1 pre-installed 'ready to go' out of the box. You can be running Bernie five minutes after the mailman delivers the CD to you. Without the CD, you have to make a hard disk image, find 6.0.1, make it into disk images, start Bernie, install 6.0.1, patch the HFS driver, and install InkMeister. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 24 Aug 1999 - 337 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25246, GO COM A2) SWEET16 TIDBITS On my PII/333 system, Sweet16 runs around 8 to 10 MHz, so """"""""""""""" I guess you'd probably be around 15 to 20 MHz, depending on what else your machine is doing. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25420, GO COM A2) <<<<< Well, 15-20 MHz isn't all that impressive considering that Sweet16 """"" will do around 50 MHz on a 333 MHz Power Mac G3. The x86 version doesn't have an optimized assembly-language emulation core (yet). --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25434, GO COM A2) <<<<< BeOS on both PPC and x86 can read (using the default file systems """"" included with the OS): BFS (native format; you can't read x86-formatted BFS disks on PPC and vice versa) FAT (MS-DOS/Windows) ISO 9660 HFS CIFS (Windows file-sharing) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25447, GO COM A2) <<<<< Sweet16 can use any disk image that Bernie can use. So yes, you can """"" use the images on the Bernie Starter Disk CD on Sweet16. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25457, GO COM A2) >>>>> To add to that, you may have to rename the image. :) """"" - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25472, GO COM A2) <<<<< True: if the disk image isn't in Universal Disk Image format (2mg), """"" you have to add an extension to the end of the name to tell Sweet16 what type of file it is. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25473, GO COM A2) DID GUPP INCLUDE FIXFONT601? Yes, FixFontManager (actually, FixFont601 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" was what Nathan called it) was an SDGS thing. I realize re-reading my message I wasn't clear. What I meant to say is that the patches that were developed by someone other than Nathan (say Greg Templeman) and released by SDGS were not included in GUPP (I think that's clearer). In any case, the documentation for GUPP 1.07 states that it includes the FixFont601 stuff, and as that is in the Delphi libs, I really see no need to upload a separate FixFont601. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24775, GO COM A2) WHAT DOES OLRIGHT! DO BETTER THAN OTHER OLRS? OLRight! does extensive """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" post processing of each message and gives you an index--in ANSI color--of each message, including particular info for each message, so you can choose to skip over it or read it or skip over whole threads or jump to different messages. . . it is -far- superior to any OLR I have ever seen in regards to reading. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24776, GO COM A2) >>>>> OLRight! captures each pass into a separate message file for each """"" Forum (up to 32), then after you go offline, each message file is split into individual message files and an index file. The index file is essentially a single-category database of the individual message file names. OLRight! has two ways to read messages: 1) Browse through the messages listed by subject (only the first two lines of the message header are shown), and choose the messages that you want to read randomly, or 2) Read the messages in thread order sequentially. While reading a message, you can: o Quit out of a message to the subject listing screen o Print the message

o Reply to the message, with optional quoting o Fill out a download specification o Archive the message to a named file (new or append to old) o Send mail to the From: name in the message o Move to the next or previous message o Move proportionally through the messages <1 to 9> o Move to the top of the current message o Scroll down one screen of the current message o back to the main menu or eit back to the forum chooser Any time that you leave a message that you are reading, its position in the index database is marked, and you can restart your reading at that message if you so choose. BTW - Any messages addressed directly to you are highlighted in the message listing and in the header of the message as you are reading it. And, if you are a past user of Genie Copilot, the navigation keys for that application are supported, too. I used to have a 'skip thread' function, but decided that it was faster to just blip through the messages than to wait for the function to work, and it was not reliable (due to Delphi glitches). The mail function works similarly, except there is a 'new mail' indicator that you can use as a starting point in the reader, and you can delete individual messages. The forum reader will delete all messages. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 24780, GO COM A2) WHAT TO DO WITH A REALLY BIG HARD DRIVE AND A RAMFAST If you really want """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the 360 or so meg drive, just make 12 32 meg partitions on your 1.2 gig drive. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24754, GO COM A2) >>>>> Since I don't have a problem with used/discontinued/refurbished """"" hardware, I've had no problems coming up with drives in usable sizes. I keep good backups and spare drives on hand. If I had to use a 1.2 gig drive on a GS, I simply wouldn't use the HFS partition. (That's just my way of doing things, of course. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 24761, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm using a 1.2 GB drive on my IIgs at present but the 880 MB HFS """"" partition I have now is not used for any critical data. I've used it to create images of some of my ProDOS partitions to transfer to my PC for use with emulators but mostly, that partition is currently being used as a dumping place for all my archives that I've downloaded over the years so that I can sort through them, find out which disks have gone bad and which files need to be replace and then I will transfer the lot to another drive. I have a spare 540 MB drive that I could use. Now that I have a Mac with some version of Norton Utilities, I may need to repartition the 1.2 GB on my IIgs so that the Mac can see them and repair my HFS partition if needed. Another option is for me to put the 540 MB drive on my IIgs, put the 1.2 GB in the Mac and access the 1.2 GB through AppleTalk. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 24768, GO COM A2) DOG LOSES BARK FOR IRONTOOTH'S SAKE Hi Bernie fellows, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Don recently told me that Bernie was not well behaving with Delphi messages. The reason is that some strong supporters have certain messages in their signatures that are triggering an Easter Egg and Bernie starts barking. While it was intended as a fun feature, it can impact reliability of a serial connection on slower Macs. I have uploaded a special, debarked version for the Delphi audience to: { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/dogdebarked.sit.hqx} The archive only includes the application - it does not come with any auxiliary files. The Easter Egg will return in the next release with some modifications. :-) Happy surfing, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 25146, GO COM A2) >>>>> The symptom that I saw running ANSITerm is that Bernie would bark """"" while text was being received through the serial port. It seemed as though every time Bernie barked, I lost a block of text. I can now run a 9600 baud modem-to-remote connection, as long as the Serial port-to-modem connection is run as fast as possible (57600 baud). The 9600 baud rate is higher than Henrik expected I should be able to achieve with my system :^) I would like to publicly thank Henrik for the great customer support! Some issues running ANSITerm under Bernie, that to me are probably not Bernie's fault: 1) On my system, ANSITerm does _NOT_ like running with Virtual Memory active. I get frequent crashes of ANSITerm (not Bernie) when trying to save a file from the editor, especially during a script. The visual symptom is that the screen is trashed just before ANSITerm would have displayed a dialog (the 'save' dialog that displays the file name, I think). The situation is vastly improved (although not entirely solved) by using RamDoubler 8 instead of Virtual Memory (or running without any memory extending program active). 2) ANSITerm _seems_ to run better for me using a ROM 01 image rather than one for a ROM 3. YMMV 3) ANSITerm _seems_ to run better for me by booting directly into Prodos-8 rather than launching ANSITerm from GSOS. YMMV 4) This is a Mac issue, not a Bernie issue: I have been unable to get Carrier Detect to work either from the internal modem on my PowerBook or an external modem/cable that I use with my 'real' GS. This creates a potential problem with modem initialization if you (like me) have ANSITerm set to NOT initialize the modem on startup if Carrier is detected. I sometimes like to drop out of ANSITerm to do something else while online, and then restart ANSITerm and continue my online session. 5) It appears from the Bernie docs that DTR must be set to 'ignore' for hardware handshaking to work. This will disable ANSITerm's 'hangup' command, either from Command-H or in scripts. The alternative is to issue the '+++' command followed by 'ATH'. I haven't tested this; I have simply adjusted by behaviors and scripts to accommodate 'DTR Ignore'. All that said, it appears to me that ANSITerm is somehow affected by what else is going on in the system other than Bernie, and this specifically can affect the file save function. While there may be something that could be done within Bernie to help, the problems I have been experiencing can be minimized by adjusting my system configuration. It may, of course, also be a bug within ANSITerm... I am still learning how to use my Mac (a PowerBook 1400) so there may be something I am missing in all this. Suggestions welcome. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25148, GO COM A2) >>>>> I have the exact same problem with Bernie and ANSITerm's carrier """"" detect. This is one instance where I wish Paul had gone with the standard that Spectrum and ProTERM (and everyone else) uses with regards to carrier detect. I have tried all combinations of modem and port drivers, but nothing works. Spectrum and ProTERM handle it fine. FWIW, the barking causes no problems on my G3 (and I have no trouble getting top download speeds @ 57600 port speed.) I was looking out the window for a real dog the first few times I heard it though. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sat Aug 21, 1999 9:44:57 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- One good turn gets all the blankets! (TONYW1, 25161, GO COM A2) >>>>> "I have the exact same problem with Bernie and ANSITerm's carrier """"" detect. This is one instance where I wish Paul had gone with the standard that Spectrum and ProTERM (and everyone else) uses with regards to carrier detect. I have tried all combinations of modem and port drivers, but nothing works. Spectrum and ProTERM handle it fine." Since ANSITerm is the only commercial communications program for the GS that I have ever purchased, that's the only documentation I have to study. Could you please explain how they detect carrier? What Paul chose seems logical enough to me, but then again, what do I know? "FWIW, the barking causes no problems on my G3 (and I have no trouble getting top download speeds @ 57600 port speed.) I was looking out the window for a real dog the first few times I heard it though. :)" Apparently the PowerBook 1400 that I have is right on the hairy edge for trying to run communications with Bernie. I could run 2400 baud, but any attempt to reduce the connection speed with my modem (I didn't have a manual, just the few commands listed in the 'help' screen) to a speed between 2400 and 9600 required me to also reduce the serial port-to-modem speed. I'm still a bit dim-witted about exactly what is happening between the communications port, Bernie, and the modem. However, the key on a slow machine like mine seems to me to be to 'pull' data from Bernie faster than the modem is feeding data to Bernie. When I simply reduced the serial port speed to get a lower modem-to-remote speed, it didn't really accomplish much. Running a marginal setup, the barking seemed to divert Bernie from the task at hand just enough to cause data loss. Also, I wonder if the 'debarked' Bernie is just a tad more efficient because it has one less process running (detecting the 'woof'). At about the same time that Henrik so kindly provided a 'debarked' Bernie, I also figured out that my modem has a Rockwell chipset. I was therefore able to use the reasonably good manual from another modem (RIP - Hit by lightning) to initialize the modem to make a connection only between 300 baud and 9600 baud, while running the port speed at 57600. This in combination with the 'debarking' gives me no data loss at 9600 baud. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25171, GO COM A2) <<<<< To answer your question about the debarked version: the code is """"" _exactly_ the same, only the barks have gone. :-) Later, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 25179, GO COM A2) >>>>> I guess the poor dog will have to carry a large flag to wave. How """"" is he going to catch the attention of the rescuers if he can't bark? Or perhaps he has gone all hi-tech and has a radio beacon instead. But I am lucky that my G3 is fast enough, that I don't lose characters when he barks, so the dog wags his tail and barks loudly for me... This raises a question for Henrik. Are the signature bytes different for this version of Bernie? When COG starts up under the regular dog, he barks for us. But for the strangulated dog, I would need to wave the Swiss flag instead... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 23 Aug 1999 - 338 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25193, GO COM A2) >>>>> For the life of me I can't remember exactly what the problem was. I """"" think I discussed this with Ewen during Spectrum testing, maybe he'll remember better. It had something to do with ANSITerm wanting normal DTR (&D2 on my USR Courier), but Spectrum and ProTERM (and the Mac, actually) wanting ignored DTR (&D0.) If you dialup with normal DTR using ANSITerm, then switch over to Spectrum while still connected, you will get dumped offline when DTR drops in Spectrum (right at startup.) ANSITerm doesn't hang up on a DTR drop. Now I'm using ignored DTR (&D0) in ANSITerm and things seem to be working okay. Like I said, I don't remember what the &D2 benefit was, but I know it involved carrier detect. Maybe it involved an older modem that I'm no longer using. Sorry I can't be of more help. What I do know is that ANSITerm doesn't properly handle carrier detect on Bernie, nor will it recognize or initialize my modem, while Spectrum does. I can dial manually (via ATD commands) but I can't use the dial list. I'm using the High Speed DSR port driver, and the Supra v.32 modem driver. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun Aug 22, 1999 9:36:13 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- Fear is the darkroom where negatives develop. (TONYW1, 25187, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is now a long time ago, but if I remember correctly, the two """"" programs normally use a differently wired cable, and so the handshake is going to come on a different connection. Bernie cannot be altered, so what works for one, will not work for the other. If Paul still has his source code, and can either re-assemble, or work out where to patch, you should be able to easily change ANSITerm, so it conforms to the Spectrum/ProTERM way of doing things. Carrier Detect works fine for both of those under Bernie. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 23 Aug 1999 - 338 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25194, GO COM A2) >>>>> "For the life of me I can't remember exactly what the problem was. """"" think I discussed this with Ewen during Spectrum testing, maybe he'll remember better. It had something to do with ANSITerm wanting normal DTR (&D2 on my USR Courier), but Spectrum and ProTERM (and the Mac, actually) wanting ignored DTR (&D0.) If you dialup with normal DTR using ANSITerm, then switch over to Spectrum while still connected, you will get dumped offline when DTR drops in Spectrum (right at startup.) ANSITerm doesn't hang up on a DTR drop." Do Spectrum and ProTERM use the DTR line for carrier detect? That would certainly explain the difference. "Now I'm using ignored DTR (&D0) in ANSITerm and things seem to be working okay. Like I said, I don't remember what the &D2 benefit was, but I know it involved carrier detect. Maybe it involved an older modem that I'm no longer using. Sorry I can't be of more help." ANSITerm tells the modem to hang up by dropping DTR. The &D2 setting tells the modem to drop the connection when the terminal drops the DTR line. It doesn't directly have anything to do with carrier detect. I haven't experimented with it, but I would guess that this approach might not be suitable for use with Bernie, which is why the &D0 setting seems to work better. "What I do know is that ANSITerm doesn't properly handle carrier detect on Bernie, nor will it recognize or initialize my modem, while Spectrum does. I can dial manually (via ATD commands) but I can't use the dial list. I'm using the High Speed DSR port driver, and the Supra v.32 modem driver." Try going into the main settings panel (Command-T) and change the 'Carrier during Init' setting to 'prompt first'. What is probably happening is that you have it set to 'Don't Initialize', which means that when you have carrier all the time in Bernie, the modem never gets initialized. 'Prompt first' allows you to start up with carrier and decide whether to initialize the modem, and also to use the dial menu with carrier detected. It even works when starting up with a script. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25196, GO COM A2) <<<<< Hi there, """"" Just for clarification: DTR has been used for different purposes in the past. It is basically just a general purpose signal. On the Mac DTR is not really used and if so it turns a modem on/offline. On older systems DTR was used for carrier detect, but these days carrier detect is done entirely in software by watching the strings coming from the modem (CONNECT blabla). On the topic of dogs barking on a G3...the G3 and faster beige models have more than enough punch to keep a serial connection alive _and_ start woofing at you. It is just that slower Macs (again, by today's standards) have a problem when the sound manager pops in, yawns, and eventually decides to do something. On a G3 playing a sound is done between two CPU cycles. :-) There's no separate creator code for the mute Bernie, but I guess you can simply change the creator type in ResEdit... later, Henrik Woof Gudat woof4 woof (GUDATH, 25197, GO COM A2) >>>>> Spectrum uses Pin 7, the GPI line, for carrier detect. Richard """"" programmed the serial port driver, and if I remember correctly it uses Pin 1, HSK out, to control the flow by handshake, and then to hang up, you must issue '+++' then 'ATH'. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 24 Aug 1999 - 337 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.0 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25243, GO COM A2) WHEN WAS THE IIE DISCONTINUED? As per the Apple II history by Steve """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Weyhrich 1993 November: Apple IIe discontinued. The only Apple II still being manufactured is the IIe card for the Macintosh LC series. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25467, GO COM A2) KEN'S INTERNET TIDBITS Ethan Nobles, University Reporter for The Morning """""""""""""""""""""" News of Northwest Arkansas, has a series of retrocomputing articles on his web page at http://www2.arkansas.net/~ecnobles. The Apple II gets only a passing mention in most places, but they're good articles nonetheless. :) There are also BeOS and Linux articles. Also included are links to Delphi, A2Web, etc. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 24834, GO COM A2) <<<<< www.videogames.com reported today that Mindscape Entertainment will """"" release Wings of Fury, an Apple II classic, for Nintendo's Game Boy Color handheld game system this Fall.. In the game, players control a Hellcat fighter in World War II while escorting damaged aircraft carriers back to base and battling enemy fighters and ships. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 25366, GO COM A2) WHAT IS LOW LEVEL MOUSE SUPPORT IN BERNIE? It's a way of emulating the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" mouse at a lower level than what Bernie normally does. Henrik (who is on vacation) would be the final authority, but I would guess that Bernie normally emulates it at the firmware level; it will emulate Bernie at the hardware level with low level support turned on. It's needed whenever a program uses the mouse directly rather than through conventional methods. Try it when the mouse doesn't work. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 24832, GO COM A2) WHERE CAN I GET A IIGS SCHEMATIC? The only one I'm aware of is in the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" hardware reference manual. It's available as a reprint (and yes, I actually spend the money for an oversize reprint of the circuit layout!) from { http://www.byteworks.org.} Look for APDA-58. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 24758, GO COM A2) REVISITING AN OLD FRIEND Intramaze is a neat lo-res graphics game that """""""""""""""""""""""" challenges you to find your way through the maze without seeing the overall maze. It shows you the walls of the maze as if you are down inside it. You use the arrow keys to navigate the maze, selecting your turns as you go. If you need help, the program offers you the opportunity to leave footprints, have a compass, and even have the maze map available if you need it. However, the challenge is to make your way without all these helps. The game offers you up to 10 levels of difficulty. It is available here in the database under the name maze.bxy or on my web site at http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html#18. Try it, you might be surprised at how addicting it can become. Charlie Hartley (CKHARTLEY, 24756, GO COM A2) HOW DO I GET A LASERWRITER TO PRINT THE TEST PAGE (OR NOT) I believe this """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is the postscript code that will turn the test page *on* -- cut here -- % After this file is sent, the start page will be printed every time % the printer is turned on or reset. % % Wrap function with startjob to make the change persistent. systemdict/languagelevel known{languagelevel 2 eq{true (0) startjob dup not {/exitserver errordict/invalidaccess get exec}if}{false}ifelse}{false}ifelse not {quit} if mark { 2 dict begin /Password (0) def /DoStartPage true def currentdict end setsystemparams } stopped cleartomark false (0) startjob pop -- cut here -- Send using LaserBeam on the GS, or copy it to the serial port from a PC. The easy way is to use the Apple Laserwriter Utility on a Macintosh, which has a menu item that will enable/disable the start page. To turn the startup page *off* again, change the /DoStartPage to false. Shawn (STBEATTIE, 24806, GO COM A2) HOW DO I GET SILVERN CASTLE USING GWFTP? As it is on trenco, as long as """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" you have a IIgs with Marinetti installed and an ISP that it works with, all you need to do is use Geoff Weiss' gwftp program to download the archive directly to your IIgs. Run gwftp then type the following commands when prompted (except for my notes in brackets): open ftp.gno.org lcd /localpath [whatever drive and/or directory you want to save the archive to] cd /pub/apple2/prodos/games/role.playing binary [this step isn't strictly necessary but it helps to avoid problems] get silvcastle.shk close gwftp will hang after this last command, just as advertised. :-) Reboot your IIgs and start ShrinkIt or GSHK and unpack the file you just downloaded. You are now ready to play the game but I'd suggest you read the documentation first. There is a lot to know to play Silvern Castle. Jeff Blakeney | Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro | --------------+----------------------------------------------------+ sent via | HyperCard IIgs Course | GSoft BASIC Course | COG v3.1 | now in session | now in session | (JBLAKENEY, 24851, GO COM A2) SILVERN CASTLE SHINES Silvern Castle was written by Jeff Fink of Ripon, """"""""""""""""""""" Wisconsin. He is a longtime subscriber to Juiced.GS, and early this summer he wrote me a letter asking if I'd be interested in distributing/uploading some of his never-before-seen software. I was, of course, and he sent me his first program, Silvern Castle, so that I could show it at Kfest. (It was the only program he was prepared to release because he had not finished all the docs on the others.) Unfortunately, Jeff is not online, so I need to write him a letter REAL soon telling him his game has been well-received and is causing quite a buzz in the Apple II community. I am also going to encourage him to get online and join us on Delphi so he can hear this all firsthand and participate in the discussions. Silvern Castle was released for download from the Delphi A2 database early this morning, so I'll be looking forward to hearing user reactions. Also, Ken Gagne has agreed to write about Silvern Castle in Juiced.GS. Look for his comments on this new game in the Shareware Spotlight section of the next issue, due out in mid-September. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 24685, GO COM A2) >>>>> I recommend using 4+ dwarf fighters. By jacking up their strength """"" points, they can have up to 24 hit points -- a lot better than the 3-4 hit points human mages get :-) With 5 dwarf fighters, enemies start running and NPCs offer to surrender their possessions :-) (KWS, 24728, GO COM A2) >>>>> Fun with Silvern Castle. """"" First of all I should note that I abhor cheating in this type of game, so I take the characters as they come and I earn all my money in the maze. No throw-away characters just for their gold. I started with 6 dwarf fighters. Went into the maze, fought a few battles, lost a few dwarves, got some loot. Whoops, time to create a cleric to identify all the loot. Mapped out most of level 1 the first night. Second night I realized I'd need a thief to open the chests, so now I'm working with 4 dwarf fighters, 1 elf cleric, and 1 hobbit thief. For the next two nights I mapped out levels 1-3 with this group. Now I've got level 5-6 characters and I can survive levels 1-3 with no trouble, unless I get ambushed by a large group containing spell casters who can put me to sleep. Ouch, that can get ugly. I think it's time to create a mage now so I can optimize my group. I prefer 3 fighters, 1 thief, 1 mage, 1 cleric. At least until I get them up high enough in levels to switch to the "upper class" professions. This is a fun game. My shareware payment goes out today. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Fri Aug 13, 1999 5:17:10 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.1] -- Avoid Computer virus - practice safe HEX! (TONYW1, 24904, GO COM A2) >>>>> I now have a group of level 7 characters and they still have """"" occasional trouble on level 4. This level seems to be a bigger jump in difficulty from the previous 3 levels, so be careful down there! The problem is that I get ambushed a lot, with spell casters paralyzing or sleeping my group. When they knock out my Cleric, I'm toast. As far as I've been able to tell, there are no non-combat protection items or spells to alleviate the effects of an ambush. Time to rethink the party makeup, maybe add that mage a bit sooner than I had planned. Perhaps now would be a good time to introduce some humans into the fighter mix because they supposedly advance quicker than the dwarves. Gosh, I feel like I'm experiencing the fun of Wizardry all over again. This very simple (BASIC!) game is getting more play time than Unreal on my Mac. - Tony (TONYW1, 24936, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'm not using a light, but I have my cleric cast a light spell most """"" of the time, especially while mapping so I can see the hidden doors. Maybe a real light (torch or lantern) is needed to keep the ambushes to a minimum? Be careful! I ran into a White Dragon on level 3 tonight. My level 7-8 characters had no chance. It was a massacre. He killed my cleric and mage on the first fire breath, then polished off my fighters (even with -7 AC) in two more rounds. I got off a lot of good shots, but the Dragon was too strong. I might have had a chance with 6 fighters. I have begun retiring my dwarf fighters in favor of humans. I found that I pretty much hit a wall at level 7 because it takes 100,000+ experience to advance to level 8. Ouch. Humans advance much faster, but they are weaker at first so you have to take baby steps with them. I'll retire my cleric and thief as soon as the fighters get strong enough to protect new ones (the new mage, Gandalf, is human.) I'll miss my halfling thief (Bilbo, naturally) the most. He's level 8 and getting really good at picking locks. :) - Tony (TONYW1, 24995, GO COM A2) >>>>> I just started mapping in platinum paint, with 8x8 pixel squares, """"" color coded doors & other features. I had Sweet-16 running twice, once running Silvern Castle and once running Platinum Paint. Can't do that on a real IIgs :) I've got most of the first level mapped out, and now I can finally find the stairs to the 2nd level :) Kelvin (KWS, 25135, GO COM A2) >>>>> I ran into another dragon down on level 6 today. This time his """"" breath was strong enough to kill my entire party in one shot (my strongest fighter has 92 hit points.) I guess I shouldn't be wandering around down there quite yet. :) I received my registration password today and unlocked my copy of the game. Now we're cooking! I found either a bug or a mistake in the manual pages. The manual states that the teleport spell is only for druids and wizards, but I found a scroll in the maze and my cleric is able to cast it. Yes! That sure makes getting around a bit easier. I found another scroll today that I can't identify, and I don't have 370,000 gold (!!!) to pay to have it identified. That must be some spell. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Tue Aug 24, 1999 2:44:10 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- I'm easy to please as long as I get my way. (TONYW1, 25251, GO COM A2) HOW DO I DEAL WITH MESSED UP ICONS? Bill Tudor's DesktopDoctor """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FinderExtra is a wonderful utility for handling this sort of cleanup. It offers the ability to delete desktop files, rebuild the desktop without having to launch each application having rIcons, and it also checks the old-style icon pathnames. Is Bill still collecting shareware payments? As I recall, this one was $10.00. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25022, GO COM A2) WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE DELPHI DATABASE? All """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple II uploads must be ShrinkIt file archives wrapped in Binary II. No disk archives unless it's absolutely necessary (ie. non-ProDOS disks, disks that use Apple's Installer and require a specific disk name, etc.) The free Web accounts don't have access to the Database, so you'll need a paid account or a friend to do the uploading for you. Other than that, the only content-related requirement is that we don't accept copyrighted commercial software without the written (or email) consent of the copyright holder. We would be happy to work with you on any of your projects. You're not stepping on any toes by uploading Treasure Chest releases here. I know you're as diligent as we are about obtaining permissions. If all you have is a free Web account, we can work with you to get the files uploaded. In fact, I see you have already received a few requests. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Wed Aug 18, 1999 10:42:49 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.1] -- My last original thought died of loneliness. (TONYW1, 25048, GO COM A2) <<<<< If the author doesn't specify otherwise, our policy has always been """"" to release titles as they were originally distributed. Sometimes a title was shipped with an extra disk that contained just the system software. In that case I don't think it would be necessary to include the boot disk. But if the software title was shipped on the same disk as the system software, then the whole package can be distributed together. In other words, if the title was originally distributed with system software, then it's still okay (but not always necessary) to distribute it that way today. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to distribute system 6.0.1 with any software title today. 6.0.1 is readily available and should already be in use on any reasonably equipped IIgs. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Aug 19, 1999 8:12:13 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- Nobody notices when things go right. (TONYW1, 25093, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" JUST WHERE IS THE NINJAFORCE HOME PAGE? Oops! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We didn't notice that ml.org was down. However, our old address is still valid: { http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc/} Sorry for the inconvenience! Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce (JESSEBLUE, 24690, GO COM A2) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PHOTONIX AND PHOTONIX? There's a big """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" difference between the initial release of Photonix and the version that was sold by Big Red Computer Club. Photonix v1.4 was a $20 shareware program, and it's that version which was available from Genie's download library and elsewhere. The major limitation of this version is that it isn't hard drive installable. Photonix v2.x was a $20 commercial program that was licensed from the FTA by Big Red Computer Club, and sold by BRCC for a year or two. v2.x is hard drive installable. In order for the Lost Classic Project to get v2.x reclassified, they'd have to track down Olivier Goguel, formerly of the FTA. It's been years and years since I've had any contact with him and have lost track of his whereabouts, but I imagine that he wouldn't be that hard to find via one of the Internet Search Engines. The last I heard, which might be 5 or more years ago, was that he was working at Atreid Concepts in Bordeaux, France. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 25301, GO COM A2) MORE ON THE AIM WAR There has been quite a bit of outside pressure on AOL """"""""""""""""""" to call off the war, and agree to common standards. Perhaps they have reverted to the original. Only time will tell whether AOL will agree that AIM should be open to all. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 31 Jul 99 10:51:52 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 24663, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" _BE_TA TESTERS WANTED, APPLY WITHIN I need one or two people running BeOS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" on PowerPC systems to help test Sweet16. I currently only have one person doing any significant testing of the PowerPC version of Sweet16. If you're interested, please *email* me a description of your system. You must be running BeOS Release 4.5 or later. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25405, GO COM A2) BEOS IS JUST ][ SWEET Announcing the release of Sweet16 for BeOS, version """"""""""""""""""""" 1.1! Version 1.1 adds over a dozen new features, and fixes several bugs. Here's a complete list: o Added CPU Core panel to preferences. This contains the Memory settings, now as a slider control that lets you choose any size from 1 to 8 MB, on 1 MB boundaries -- take control of your memory! o The sound amplitude scaling (volume decreasing as more oscillators are in use) is less severe now, so that music doesn't play back at volumes too low to hear. o Added a Sound panel to the preferences. This contains an option to play all sounds as mono (through both speakers instead of assuming apps are playing sound in stereo), and to turn off the amplitude scaling completely. o Added some additional error handling to physical disk management code. o When you pause the emulator, the video display is dimmed. o The Joystick preference panel has been cleaned up to look better. o Improved and tightened up code for future development work. o Added speed control. You can now specify, from 1 to 14 MHz, the speed of "Fast" speed. You can also disable speed control to let the emulator run all-out (this is the default). o Sweet16 now emulates the ZipGS accelerator, so you can have finer control over the speed when speed control is on. This is optional; you can disable the Zip support. o Added caching of physical floppy disks (1.4 MB and smaller). Reads are always cached; writes are cached if you enable the write cache in the Disk preference panel. Write caching causes disk writes to be queued up and handled in a background thread. I love multithreaded operating systems! o Sweet16 now correctly senses the write-protect state of physical disks. o The IIgs mouse is more responsive now. o You can now format physical disks in Sweet16, using IIgs software. o Fixed the hires graphics mode on x86 systems. You can find the complete Sweet16 manual online at { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/sweet16_be/manual/} and you can download the software at { http://www.sheppyware.net/software/sweet16_be/.} Current Sweet16 users don't need to pay to upgrade to version 1.1. Enjoy! --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25074, GO COM A2) >>>>> FWIW, _Ernie_ under BeOS is faster than _Bernie_ under MacOS on the """"" same Mac. Woohoo! - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25108, GO COM A2) KFEST AFTERMATH The Kfest '99 Keynote Address is now available for your """"""""""""""" perusal at the Juiced.GS home page on the World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs There are a few typos and dropped words in the text, but I think you can get the general idea. :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS (JUICEDGS, 25398, GO COM A2) >>>>> KFest '99 product roundup: """"" It's been now over one month since KFest '99 is over, and aside from my review in _The Lamp!_, there really hasn't been much of a new product summary (and even that isn't one). So, I thought I would give you all a quick roundup right now: New Apple II and related products: Silvern Castle MacIP Marinetti Link Layer module (not yet released) A2 ROMulan CD Keepsakes of KFest CD The Compleat Lamp CD Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD Sweet16 for BeOS 1.0 Friends For Life Juiced.GS CD (not yet released) Updated Apple II products: SpeedReadPlus Apple II ports to BeOS: Flamestation Be BeShisen There ya go. Anything I'm missing? - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25422, GO COM A2) GETTING JUICED WITH MAX AND COMPANY Hey gang, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I know I'm a little behind getting this posted. Better late than never. :-) I just want to make sure all the non-subscribers here in A2 know what they're missing! Max ++++ Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 4, Issue 2 ===== The June 1999 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 228 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story/Review: SIS comes of age ... Spectrum Internet Suite, the IIGS-specific Web browser, was recently upgraded to Version 1.1. We take a thorough test drive and find that this major update provides a significant power boost and a ton of new features. Programming: The nitty gritty of GSoft BASIC ... Part 3 in our in-depth tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC implementation for the GS. The author again offers advice and direction to both beginners and advanced programmers who want to learn more about what GSoft BASIC has to offer and how it performs its coding magic. Emulation: Improving your image ... Ryan Suenaga, the Apple II world's top dog when it comes to Mac emulation and Bernie ][ The Rescue, introduces users to the fine points of ImageMaker, a nifty piece of software that creates disk images on the IIGS for use in emulation. COLUMNS Telecommunications: E-mail -- the essential tool ... Tony Ward explains the fine points of reading and sending e-mail from the IIGS using Unix mail programs available from your Internet Service Provider's shell. Desktop Publishing: If you have to squint ... Design guru Dave Bennett offers suggestions of picking the right type for your desktop publishing creations. My Home Page: A tribute to those who persevere ... A few thoughts from the editor about those who work hard behind the scenes to get commercial software titles reclassified and back into distribution. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, lifts a final toast to the old Apple II home place -- Genie. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Tony Diaz explains how strategic code fixes make ProSel (the great Apple II hard disk management tool) Y2K compatible; Geoff Weiss takes a first look at the KEGS IIGS emulator for Unix and likes what he sees. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including details about Kfest '99; the reclassification of QLabs software titles as freeware; the imminent demise of Genie's once robust and popular Apple II Roundtable; and some Web sites Apple users don't want to miss. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, wax eloquently about the human condition and otherwise tell us what's on their minds. ADVERTISEMENTS Coming Soon From SheppyWare: Read all about Sweet16, DiskMaker, ImageMaker Deluxe and The Shadowlands! Or scratch out your order for some of Sheppy's current creations! ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1999 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. SPECIAL OFFER: Order a new 1999 subscription to Juiced.GS, and the get the final issue of 1998 FREE!! This free issue ships with a disk containing the free version of GSoft BASIC! To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997 and 1998 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 24773, GO COM A2) SSII SLASHES PRICES The "Support Those Who Support The Apple II" Sale! """"""""""""""""""" As announced at KansasFest '99, a new pricing policy for the Shareware Solutions II newsletter has been instituted. Effective immediately... 1) Volume 1-3 (The first 18 issues): $30 for US; $40 elsewhere. 2) Volume 4 (6 issues total): $15 for US; $25 elsewhere. Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 (JOE_KOHN, 24789, GO COM A2) <<<<< The "Support Those Who Support The Apple II" Sale, Part 2... """"" Shareware Solutions II, in association with SheppyWare, would like to extend a very special offer _only_ to subscribers of the Shareware Solutions II newsletter... Effective immediately, and for a limited time only, the cost of WebWorks GS (for subscribers to the SSII newsletter) has been reduced to $10. Please add $3 for overseas delivery. The cost of WebWorks GS for non-subscribers remains $20. Such A Deal!! Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 (JOE_KOHN, 24814, GO COM A2) >>>>> I need to add that in order to get the $10 special price for """"" WebWorks GS, you have to buy direct from Shareware Solutions II. The price from SheppyWare on my online order site is still $20. This is a special Shareware Solutions II sale. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 24952, GO COM A2) SSII THANKS KFESTERS Now that the post-Kfest vacation is over, I'd like """""""""""""""""""" to take a moment to thank everyone for making the Kfest Vendor's Fair such a rousing success for Shareware Solutions II. As I said during my Storyteller session, your support over the years has been stellar. So, thanks once again! Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 24903, GO COM A2) SSII WALKS THE DOG Woof, woof! """""""""""""""""" Bernie ][ The Rescue can be downloaded from http://www.magnet.ch/emutech, but it can also be acquired on CD-ROM as part of The Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM. The CD includes 150 megs (or so) worth of Apple IIGS software, already set up as disk images for those who are having problems getting started with Bernie. The Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM is available from Shareware Solutions II for $25, which includes postage to the US; add $3 for overseas postage. Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 24907, GO COM A2) <<<<< We made the news! The Bernie news. Woof, woof! """"" From: http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/News/index.html Shareware Solutions II presents: the flattest dog in the world! _________________________________________________________________ The Bernie Starter Kit CD-ROM includes all the stuff you need to get started with Bernie - quickly and painlessly. Have your dog up and running in minutes thanks to a large archive of software and other material including: * GS/OS(TM) system disks plus a preinstalled GS/OS image with all Bernie tools set up for you * the Bernie Essentials starter kit with compression utilities, applications, tools, games, and more! * the complete, latest Bernie ][ The Rescue distribution * the complete Bernie HTML documentation for offline reading * preregistered version includes your personal registration code * approx. 150 Mb of dog equipment! The Bernie Starter Kit CD-ROM is a third-party offering but has been tested by F.E.Systems thoroughly. Apple IIgs ROM dump not included because we honor copyrights. The CD-ROM is now available for only US$25 (unregistered) or US$60 (preregistered). [Add $3 for overseas delivery.] Order your copy today from: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 For additional information, please contact Shareware Solutions directly. The Bernie Starter Kit CD-ROM has been compiled by Ewen Wannop. (JOE_KOHN, 25018, GO COM A2) <<<<< The Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM has been created to """"" assist newcomers to Apple IIGS emulation. It's a Starter Kit; nothing more, nothing less. The Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM includes files that a Bernie newcomer needs to quickly get Bernie up and running, and it is anticipated that new Bernie users can be playing the IIGS version of Wolfenstein 3D, on their PowerMac, mere minutes after receiving the CD-ROM. Bernie requires that all Apple II software be converted into disk images before those programs can be run on the PowerMac. So, included is a hard drive disk image that's filled with IIGS software, all set up to run under Bernie. Additionally, the CD's Boot partition already has System 6.0.1 pre-installed. Supplied on the Starter Kit as disk images are System 6.0.1, HyperCard IIGS, Diversi-Tune, Wolfenstein 3D, GS.ShrinkIt, GScii Plus, HyperMover, Hermes, Help.NDA, Crock.O.Gold 3.1, Babelfish, gsAIM, Error.Strings, ShiftyList Demo, Patch.HFS, GUPP 1.0.6, One.Arm.Battle, Turkey.Shoot, FlameStation, Wolfenstein 3D, Milestones 2000, Yahtzee GS, and ImageMaker. For those interested in a more complete Apple II software archive on CD-ROM, consider The Golden Orchard and/or TABBS CD-ROMs. Information on all the various CD-ROMs available from Shareware Solutions II can be found at: http://www.crl.com/~joko The "Bernie ][ The Rescue - Starter Kit" CD-ROM is available exclusively from Shareware Solutions II for $25, which includes postage to the US and Canada. For mailing to other countries, please add $3. Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 25459, GO COM A2) SINCE WHEN IS THERE A NEW CROCK? Yesterday... :) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So I guess this makes the official announcement of its release. Version 3.2 has only got to my home pages so far. It should appear here in the libraries in a couple of days, as it is in the process of being uploaded. There are some minor bug fixes in 3.2 that have been reported since 3.1. There are no major changes or new features other than COG is now smart enough to know if Spectrum has its capture buffer turned off! Thanks Joe! The file is a complete installer/updater, so there is no need to download it unless you want to keep absolutely up to date, or have had any problems with 3.1. All versions of COG from 3.0 onwards require Spectrum 2.2. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 24 Aug 1999 - 337 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25245, GO COM A2) SSII ANNOUNCES PHOTO CD The Photo CD-ROM """"""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II is pleased to announce that Martin Landhage's Photo CD-ROM for the Apple IIGS (and Macintosh) has just been released; it is available from Shareware Solutions II for only $10, which includes postage to the US/Canada (For delivery elsewhere, please add $3 for postage.) !! At KansasFest '98, Martin Landhage conducted a hands-on session that impressed everyone! He demonstrated the procedure he has used to convert 35 mm photographs into 3200 color pictures on the Apple IIGS. Hundred and hundreds of those stunning photographs are included on the Photo CD-ROM. Included on the Photo CD-ROM are Martin's photographs in two different formats: GIF and 3200 color Apple Preferred Format. The 3200 color format graphics and the GIFs can be viewed on the IIGS; the GIF format graphics can be viewed on a Mac. Also included are Text and Teach files that explain the entire process and procedures that Martin used to convert the graphics. Also included are many graphic viewer programs for the Apple IIGS. All that's needed to view the graphics is a CD-ROM player connected to either a IIGS or Mac. To order the Photo CD-ROM, send checks or money orders to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 To find out about the other IIGS software collections available from Shareware Solutions II on CD-ROM, please visit: http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 25308, GO COM A2) >>>>> After it is approved, PHOTOCD.BXY will be available for download """"" from the Graphics library. It includes 19 samples from The Apple IIGS Photo CD-ROM. And, they'll knock your socks off! Joe (JOE_KOHN, 25310, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 25421 30-AUG 02:05 Productivity Software Classic AppleWorks - All version (Re: Msg 20726) From: RSUENAGA To: ALL I did some informal speed testing with Spectrum 2.2 and my Power Mac 8500 today, to see how Bernie and Ernie have come along recently. There is an included script called "Speed.Test" Here's what the results looked like: On my standard IIgs with 11.2 MHz 32k ZipGSX accelerator: 50 seconds (IIgs speed factor: 2.2) On Gus on my 364.5 MHz/1 meg cache G3 upgraded Power Mac 8500 running Mac OS 8.6: 7 seconds (IIgs speed factor: 14.3) On Bernie on the same Mac: 8 seconds (IIgs speed factor: 12.512) On Sweet16 under BeOS PPC 4.5 on the same Mac: 5 seconds (IIgs speed factor: 20.20) Considering that's about 9-10 times faster than on my real 11.2 MHz GS, looks like Sweet16 PPC might be the first 100 MHz IIgs :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] RESOLVING AN UNRESOLVED REFERENCE LABEL I'm doing something stupid, but """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm not sure what I'm missing. I'm writing an assembly program, but needs to call C functions. I found the section in the Orca/C manual how to call the C function so I'm set with that. The problem is during the linking. I'm getting Unresolved reference Label errors for each C function that the assembly code is referencing. I am guessing that I have no idea how to tell the assembly code the labels are to be found in the C code. I have the assembly routines in one file, lets call it prog.asm. I have the C functions in another file, lets call it funcs.cc. What I did was this: assemble prog.asm compile funcs.cc link prog funcs keep=prog I was hoping the linking would magically figure out the labels, but that didn't work. I'm not finding anything in the manuals that is helping me. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2746, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Keep in mind that this is a great way to crash the computer if you """"" forget to initialize the C environment. The C libraries, and in some cases even the code generated by the compiler, depend on an orderly initialization of certain registers, global variables, and tools. If you don't do that and use a function or instruction that depends on initialization, you're asking for trouble. The easiest way to set things up is to start the program from C, then call your main assembly language routine from main(). You can find specific startup information for roll-your-own startups in the C release notes. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2749, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Just a wild guess here, since I'm at work and can't look it up, but """"" do you have the case directive on in ORCA/M? (I assume that's what you're using for your assembler.) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 2747, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> That's almost certainly it. Add "CASE ON" to your assembly source """"" at the top of the file; ORCA/M normally assembles with all labels converted to upper-case, but ORCA/C is case-sensitive, so you need to turn on case-sensitive assembling so the labels match. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2748, GO COM A2PRO) WHAT HAPPENS WITH DESIGNMASTER? The problem I see most often when I """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" generate Rez source from DesignMaster is that the resource IDs get screwed up. I can't remember for sure, but I believe the high word of the ID (or one bit of the high word? I forget) contains some random value. The ID might be correct in the control list, for example, but then the actual resource has a bogus ID. That particular problem isn't too hard to fix by hand if you know what you're looking for, but I recall having run into a couple of other bugs as well. :) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 2753, GO COM A2PRO) THANKS FROM THE DEAN Now that the last lesson in the Hypercard IIgs """""""""""""""""""" course has been released, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gareth Jones for the excellent job he did in creating this course. I know that I have learned a lot about HyperCard IIgs from reading these lessons and have earned a new respect for a development system that I always considered to be not much more than a novelty. Thank you Gareth, for the time and effort you put into this course. Also, I would like to thank HangTime for running his Tuesday night HyperCard IIgs chats and volunteering to help any of the course participants during those chats. Finally, I wish to thank those that participated and gave feedback. I'm sure Gareth would love to get more feedback as I believe he intends to refine the course over time. Don't forget that the A2Pro Forum and Conference area are still here to help answer any questions you may have about creating or modifying HyperCard IIgs stacks so feel free to ask. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University sent via COG v3.1, Spectrum v2.2 and Marinetti v2.0 (JBLAKENEY, 2762, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Thanks for the kind words about the HCGS course. I also learned a """"" lot during it, even though (or especially though) I wrote it! As Jeff mentioned, I'd like to improve the course over time. I've put up html versions of the lessons at my web site (http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/gslj) for this purpose. Any comments or suggestions or even criticisms are welcome. -Gareth (GARETH, 2766, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Since I have just finished typing a thank you to the instructor of """"" the HyperCard IIgs course, I feel compelled to do the same for the author of both the language and the course for GSoft BASIC. Thanks to Mike Westerfield the Apple IIgs has yet another incredibly powerful programming language that is easy to learn. This learning process is even easier due to the "Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC" text that Mike has written and sells through his company, the Byteworks. Mike graciously gave of his time, even after the work entailed to give us these new resources, to host a two hour chat on Monday nights to help budding GSoft BASIC programmers who were working their way through his course. Thanks also to the participants of this course, especially to those that captured transcripts of the chats for me when I was late or couldn't attend. You know who you are and I'm believe I have credited you in the descriptions of the uploaded files. As with the HyperCard IIgs course, I would like to invite anyone with a GSoft BASIC problem to feel free to ask questions here in the A2Pro Forum or in Conference. Mike Westerfield and many other knowledgeable people will be quite happy to help you. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University sent via COG v3.1, Spectrum v2.2 and Marinetti v2.0 (JBLAKENEY, 2763, GO COM A2PRO) SPECTRUM SCRIPTING HELP FROM THE MASTERS I need some assistance with the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" AlertWindow XCMD. I am trying to display a window when a certain value is zero, but nothing is ever displayed. I then just gave the External AlertWindow command with its appropriate parameters in a script by itself as follows: External AlertWindow 1 8 4 32*There's nothing here.~^^OK And got nothing. This is in the SHR screen. I have the feeling I'm not setting some parameters, but what am I missing? Thanks. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2767, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Try this: """"" External AlertWindow 1 8 4 32 "There's nothing here.~^^OK" ButNum You need a result variable to return the button number which is always 1 so you can ignore its content. Of course, change the quotes to your quote character. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2768, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> You must delimit all values with a space. If you add a space after """"" '32' the example will now work. You must also add a trailing 'quote' after 'OK', or you will not get the correct value into the button. You must 'balance' quotes or odd things will happen. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 30 Aug 1999 - 331 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2769, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [S&M]------------------------------ SCRIPTING AND MACROS | ----------------------------------- Basic Spectrum Scripting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] Basic Spectrum Scripting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome back to Scripting & Macros. Our lesson for today will deal with one of the most plain-English scripting languages there is--the scripting language included in the wonderful _Spectrum_ telecommunications program. _Spectrum_'s scripting language is exceptionally powerful--for instance, both _Crock O' Gold_ and _Spectrum Internet Suite 1.0_ are completely written in the _Spectrum_ scripting language. At the same time, the language is so easy to use that anyone can write a _Spectrum_ script. Reviewing our previous _S&M_ article, let's take a look at writing a script to do a simple job: log you onto Delphi. Whether you telnet into Delphi or connect via Sprintnet or Tymenet, you can use at least part of this scripting exercise for your own script--and you can always use the knowledge you gain for all kinds of other things. You can use any text editor (including the built-in one in _Spectrum_) to write your script. I prefer to use _Hermes_ by Bright Software, now known as F.E. Systems, who have a Macintosh program we've noted here before. Let's take a look at what Delphi looks like when we first connect to it: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------- Username: [END OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------------- So, the first thing we need to do is wait for the characters making up "Username:" (or, more efficiently, something shorter, like "name:") show up on the screen. We do this in Spectrum with one of its most basic commands: "WaitFor String". _Spectrum_ author Ewen Wannop is proud of the fact that the _Spectrum_ scripting language very closely resembles English. Looking at the "WaitFor String" command, the "WaitFor" part is self-explanatory. "String" represents a "string" of text characters. So, we're waiting for a "string" of text--in this case, the string are the characters "name:" So the first command we want to give in our script is: WaitFor String "name:" After our script detects the characters name:, we need for it to send our username to Delphi. For this we use the "Transmit" command. In this case, we simply transmit our username, followed by a return. A return in the _Spectrum_ scripting language, like many others, is a control-M character, designated by "^M". So our script now looks like this: WaitFor String "name:" Transmit "username^M" If we were to run this script on connecting to Delphi, this is what we would get: [BEGINNING OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------- Username: username Password: [END OF SCREEN SHOT]------------------------------------------------------- So we next need to add a line to our script to wait for the string "Password:" or, for short, "word:". Our script now looks like this: WaitFor String "name:" Transmit "username^M" WaitFor String "word:" After we get the "word:" string, we then want to send our password. So, using the "Transmit" command again, we add in a line to transmit our password. Our script now looks like this: WaitFor String "name:" Transmit "username^M" WaitFor String "word:" Transmit "password^M" If we want to end our script here, we can add a command to stop the script (this command is not necessary, although it is good form). Our finalized script looks like this: WaitFor String "name:" Transmit "username^M" WaitFor String "word:" Transmit "password^M" Stop Script Save this script. If you run this script once you are connected to Delphi (and unless you use _Spectrum_'s ability to you may have to be really fast since the "Username:" prompt comes up quickly), you will be automatically logged in. No more typing in usernames and passwords! This just barely scratches the surface of what is possible with _Spectrum_, but it ought to be more than enough to get you going. We will look more in depth at the possibilities of scripting languages when we publish our next installment. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Acid test? You're soaking in it. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH We Are Where Our Hearts Will Take Us --------------------------- [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] A2Pro_DUCTIVITY Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P] HARDWORKING HARDWARE Hewlett Packard Deskjets And The Apple II by Lyle Syverson ----- [HWH] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Don't play "stupid with me... I'm better at it! : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] WE ARE WHERE OUR HEARTS WILL TAKE US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, I belong to the Hawai'i Macintosh and Apple Users' Society, but no, I don't go to many of their functions. Okay, I go to maybe four a year, but this was one I had to see. Long-time Apple fanatic Bryan Villados brought out what he calls his "Apple Museum" for a day, for a trip down memory lane for most but a ride down main street for the Apple II faithful. From photos of an Apple I to a real live Apple ][+, //e, //c, IIgs, a Lisa and a bunch of Macs, from the original to the 20th Anniversary, Bryan pulled out all the stops on a forty foot display. I'll get a chance to compare Bryan's museum to the Apple II Museum when I run up to San Diego and hang out with Tony Diaz pre-KFest in July, but for a few hours on a hot Sunday in October, I was where I had rarely been anywhere but online in many years. I was home. Thanks to Bryan for putting this on, and for standing by what the rest of us believed. When we said Apple II Forever, we really meant it. [*] [*] [*] I Went Home Department: I announced last month that the December issue of _The Lamp!_ would be the last under my editorship. Coincidently, in this issue we have the first published Apple II article by Lyle Syverson. Or maybe it's not much of a coincidence. You see, Lyle is The Chosen One, the person who will succeed me as editor of _The Lamp!_. I plan to continue my publishing duties and do a (hopefully) monthly column. And I plan to do one more thing as well--usher in the next generation of Apple II writers. Welcome. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Entertainment Software ....... Silvern Castle Keeps Going [*] Apple Operating System ....... Clones And ProDOS 8 [*] Hardware Hacker ....... More SCSI And More SCSI [*] Vendors & Tech Support ....... Slow Printing From AW5? [*] Telecommunications ....... Oops! Modem MGR Manual Fixed! MISCELLANEA """"""""""" HOW TO DECODE MIME FILES There's a program for the Apple ][GS called """""""""""""""""""""""" 'StolenBase' that can translate MIME-encoded files. Actually, you have a choice of an NDA or a standalone application. Both are here in the A2 database. As I recall, the most recent version of Spectrum will also handle MIME. With StolenBase (which I generally use, since ANSITerm is my preferred Apple II communications program), it is generally sufficient to save the letter containing the text under its own file name. StolenBase can usually detect the MIME headers and decode the file. Sometimes, with multiple MIME enclosures in a file, it may be necessary to edit the mail message to eliminate extraneous stuff before StolenBase can work. Not really difficult to do. MIME files are encoded so that 8-bit data can be sent across systems that only support 7-bit data structures. The contents of the encoded file may or may not be usable on an Apple ][GS. Although there are more options, these are what I generally use when presented with the contents of a MIME file: Graphics - SuperConvert - can handle GIF or JPEG graphics. For a quick-and dirty look at GIF files, ShowMe! can show some GIF files as well. Text - Generally, MIME-encoded text files are from word processing programs, sent that way to preserve style information. Unless you get a word processing file that has the text in blocks that you can read (offset away from style information), you are pretty much out of luck. The only exception would be Rich Text Format (RTF) files. EgoEd 2.0 NDA can do a pretty respectable conversion of RTF files, within the limitations of the Teach file format. If the file is not larger than 32K, the RTF translator for GraphicWriter III does a bit better job. Early Word 6.0 files were actually RTF format, so you may get lucky if your correspondent is not using the most recent version of Word. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25892, GO COM A2) >>>>> MIME files are generally encoded with Base 64 format. """"" You will need a mail or other program to receive them, just as you would for any other form of email. But once you have the data on your IIgs, then Spectrum 2.1 and onwards, will extract the encoded data using the built-in decode function from the black apple menu. It is actually the BinHEX XCMD that is doing the work here, and it can also handle BinSCII, BinHex 4.0 and UUencode data as well. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 17 Sep 1999 - 313 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25894, GO COM A2) >>>>> What I do, since I have a shell account, is let my email program """"" (pine) decode the mime-formatted file, and then I save it to my home directory. From there it's a snap to get the file to my //e using zmodem. :) Later........Howard (HKATZ, 25898, GO COM A2) >>>>> Attached files are actually embedded within the message when it is """"" sent, so it is all one hunk of text. Although a Mac or PC mail program may show and save an encoded file as a separate file, on the IIgs you will receive it as part of the mail message itself. The BinHQX XCMD will search any given file or text for the unique markers that start the various encoding methods. It therefore ignores any text or message that precedes those markers... If you are using COG 3.x, and reading mail, then you simply click on the 'tick' button to automagically decode an attached file. If you are elsewhere in COG, or using Spectrum manually, then just 'copy' and 'paste' the encoded text to a file on disk and point the BinHQX decoder at it... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 21 Sep 1999 - 309 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 26011, GO COM A2) Y2K FOR THE APPLEWORKS CALENDAR Folks """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" recent mention of the oa-q oa-m INIT in AppleWorks reminds me I have the 2000 patch ... so here it is ... APPLEWORKS DESKTOP CALENDAR YEAR '00 COMMAND PATCH for The AppleWorks Gazettes' Calendar Init ------------------------------------------------------- The year is changed to 2000. The month of February is changed to contain 29 days (a leap year) and the starting weekday of each month is changed to the appropriate weekday for 2000. Use your favorite block editor (e.g. ProSel's Zap/Block Warden) and follow the file 'I.CALENDAR' (a 1-block file) to change the following bytes: BYTE TO COMMENT ----- -- ------- $0010 $30 00 } $0011 $30 00 } FILE NAME $004D $32 2 } $004E $30 0 } $004F $30 0 } $0020 $30 0 } 2000 $0093 $1D 29 Days $009E $32 Jan - Sat $009F $22 Feb - Tue $00A0 $26 Mar - Wed $00A1 $32 Apr - Sat $00A2 $1E May - Mon $00A3 $2A Jun - Thu $00A4 $32 Jul - Sat $00A5 $22 Aug - Tue $00A6 $2E Sep - Fri $00A7 $1A Oct - Sun $00A8 $26 Nov - Wed $00A9 $2E Dec - Fri Then write the block back to the disk. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP BEFORE YOU DO THIS. That should do the trick for 2000. Kevin Noonan gswombat@delphi.com (GSWOMBAT, 26122, GO COM A2) THE ORIGINAL SWEET16 For the sake of completeness, I should mention that """""""""""""""""""" sweet-16 was *originally* a 16-bit virtual CPU invented by Steve "Woz" Wozniak, with an interpreter written in 6502 assembly for 8-bit Apple IIs. Sort of like a Java bytecode interpreter years before Java was thought up. (KWS, 26221, GO COM A2) HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE CIS LIBRARIES Interesting side issue with the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Compuserve libraries (and there are a few former/present Compuserve regulars around who can correct me if I misspeak, considering I was only there for a few months): My understanding was that the Compuserve libraries weren't permanent repositories, but rather were LUFO based, meaning that if files weren't very popular they were eventually expunged. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 26198, GO COM A2) >>>>> I think you're right about files that weren't popular on CIS fading """"" away, but I also seem to remember that there was a way to "protect" files also. For example, most if not all of the NAUG PD disks were uploaded to Compuserve, and didn't disappear, even tho most of them probably weren't downloaded on a regular basis. None of the files I uploaded ever disappeared either - I guess they were accessed just enough..... Later..........Howard (HKATZ, 26208, GO COM A2) >>>>> In theory, any file that was not downloaded for a year was """"" automatically deleted. The "automatic" part of that didn't work all that reliably, but some management types would survey the libraries and give the sysops grief if "proper maintainence" wasn't done. (So, there was a "bot" that was supposed to expunge old files, and sysops were supposed to check their libraries and make sure that that was properly done.) I was a sysop there for a while, but I never worked in the MAUG areas, so I'm not sure how serious the guy who was above Neil was about that. My point is that it WAS CIS policy to delete files in the libraries, and it was a policy that they took seriously. As I recall, some of the MAUG librarians made a point of downloading older files on a regular basis, just to keep the "fresh" for management and bots. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26215, GO COM A2) PLANNING THE FUTURE I think that people get carried away with what might """"""""""""""""""" be possible here. Both Bernie and Ernie have taken great pains to 'emulate' a real IIgs. That means that 'new features' will not be, and should never be added to the IIgs side, so it changes what appears as a 'real' IIgs to software. It would be OK to add slot emulation, so 'plug'-in' software could emulate plug in cards, such as the Second Sight card, but it would certainly not be appropriate to build in such emulation directly. The IIgs never had such an screen emulation, so why should an emulator? As a programmer, I expect a standard IIgs environment when my programs run, not some other computer that might crash my software... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 1 Sep 1999 - 329 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25499, GO COM A2) NON-UNITED STATES APPLE II USERS Well.... during my IIGS time I've also """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" bought almost any piece of software which was developed and sold. Some of those programs I couldn't use, either because I didn't really have a need for it, or because it was just unusable outside of the US... All this fine IIGS software which is/was developed now/recently is several years late. Now the base for selling such software has eroded and isn't there any more. But the programmers contributed to the demise of the installed IIGS base, too. Was there any program which was available in a language other than English? Yes, there was one... Quick Click Calc, the ONLY exception. Was there a program which didn't do all things the American way? Worst example to name: Addressed for Success... Had the Apple IIGS programmers realized there are countries in existence outside of the US, and had made international programs, there would be many more active IIGS users left nowadays. This is just my not so humble opinion... your opinion may differ... Udo Ceterum censeo Microsoft esse delendam (UDOHUTH, 26082, GO COM A2) >>>>> We knew there were Apple users outside the US, but we never had any """"" real idea of how many, or how to reach them. Part of the blame for that probably lies with Apple, but most of it has to do with communications. In the days when the GS was in production, was as thriving a platform as it ever got to be, the number of European users who were in contact with the US community was vanishingly small. I knew of TWO who actually were able/willing to communicate with us. I'm not trying to lay blame here, I'm trying to say that it was not mere chauvinism that kept the communities separate, nor even the language barriers, but the fact that there was so little communication with overseas users that most people didn't even realize there was a MARKET there. The Apple II community existed then as it does now, almost entirely on line, and only CompuServe connected to overseas users at ALL. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26086, GO COM A2) >>>>> Another point of view... """"" The release of NiftySpell was held up for several months so that the programmer could add foreign language support. When I demoed NiftySpell at Kfest, I was floored by the question: "How well will NiftySpell work when spell checking words in Swedish?" How the heck would I or the programmer know how well NiftySpell worked with Swedish words? ;-) I picked myself up off the floor, and when I got home, suggested to the programmer that if there was a way to make NiftySpell work a little better with foreign languages, we should go out of our way to do it. We did. And now, Martin Landhage can now use NiftySpell when he is using his IIGS to write in his native language. I think that with NiftySpell, we more than "went the extra kilometer" to help our non-native English speaking IIGS friends. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 26096, GO COM A2) >>>>> generally, i think udo is right. while, in the beginning, it might """"" have been understandable computers essentially were english related, after it wasn't that way. and for sure (read mitch's msg, he's right on this IMHO) it's an apple responsibility, there was so few foreign language marketing around the apple. one of the reasons, of M$ success is, they offered, early, localized versions of their software, while OTOH a german user still had to stay with Lissner' AppleWorks 1.2 german (i think there are no later german versions, but not sure. Udo?) in the 80s, for many reasons, it was difficult to communicate with american user groups from here: we had to learn the language, we had to struggle with enormous phone costs (because of telecomm monopolies) etc. etc. but there was a user base. btw, just a simple question: who of you american apple II folks here knows a second, third etc. language. and then, apple europe forced the mac, offering localized new software, while apple II remained essentially an english centric product. you cannot go to german schools, offering computers and software, unable to speak and write not even the localized alphabeta. i still remember, i spent hours and hours to figure out, how to print out from an apple ][ german umlauts *AND* the standard ascii set :)). not to speak of the italian and french accents i needed for my work (as translator). multiscribe on an apple //c was a - painfully slow - way around, but without footnotes, index etc., while wordstar cpm was expensive and largely outdated. anyway, it is at it is, due to apple company policy. but, nevertheless, curiously, just a european developer created the most modern or better the only *NEW* apple II over the last few years :)) best regards, ulrich [ Delivered by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) v2.5.3 ] (UHAUSMANN, 26110, GO COM A2) >>>>> The sheer cost of connecting online to the rest of the world was """"" the main deterrent for us in the UK. About the only thing we could get the majority of Apple users here to do, was to connect to our local BBS systems. But even then, many users saw that as far too expensive, and relied on the User Group or on magazines for contacts. It was only in more recent times, when Compuserve moved round the world and gave us access at local rates, did we see more people get online. When the A2 RoundTables on GEnie started up, it was impossible for us to connect to Genie locally, and in fact GEnie made it impossible for us to actually join! Only later, did GEnie let people outside the US and Canada join their system, but we still needed expensive routes through GEIS to get to it. It is for that very reason, that I have just pulled the plug on Genie myself, as the cost of the PSS account I need to connect to GEIS, is no longer cost effective for the two or three people left on Genie... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 27 Sep 1999 - 303 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 26141, GO COM A2) >>>>> Little known fact, you weren't supposed to be able to join at all. """"" Someone made a mistake that left a loophole open for you guys to get in, and a bunch of the sysops managed to persuade GE not to close the loophole. (We TRIED to get reasonable connect rates for overseas users, since it literally cost GE no more to provide access to their own network in Europe than it did here. But they just gave us an odd look....) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26155, GO COM A2) >>>>> In fact the only reason I could afford to access GEnie from the UK, """"" was that I was given a local NUA for GEIS that worked in Britain. This meant that I could access GEnie through a local PSS NUA instead of the prohibitively expensive IPSS NUA that I was supposed to use. I never did see that local NUA advertised anywhere, and it is still active several years later. Access through a local PSS NUA is charged per minute, access through an IPSS NUA is charged by the packet! But that is all now a memory to me, as I have closed the account down as of the end of this month. The Internet rather changed things when it came along, and these ancient methods of connecting are now no longer needed! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 28 Sep 1999 - 302 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 26159, GO COM A2) >>>>> Actually, there was an online service called Mnematics that had """"" overseas connections long before CIS did. They had links to all the large European networks in France, the UK and Germany, and later expanded to other parts of the world. For a while they had an active Apple II section, tho I was always partial to the Politics SIG (Well, just because I ran it.... :) ) They stopped being a videotex service when they and Sprintnet had a falling out, tho they still survive in the NY area as an ISP. Later.............Howard (HKATZ, 26162, GO COM A2) I HEAR CONAN HAS NICE FILES That's correct. If you know what you want, """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I'll see if it's in the Genie archives and upload it here. I am considering uploading a listing of all the files to facilitate filling requests, but I'm not quite sure how to do it yet (it needs some editing and it's a =huge= list.) To tell the truth, I think we (the A2 staff) were hoping that Delphi would eventually make its databases available via ftp, but that hasn't happened and it probably won't now that the Web side is the primary focus (only the "old" text side forums even have databases, and they're only accessible on the text side.) We are exploring alternative ways to make the Genie files available somehow. Stay tuned. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Thu Sep 30, 1999 2:36:12 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- Is Darth Vader YOUR father, too? (TONYW1, 26216, GO COM A2) WHAT RUNS BERNIE AND ALTERNATIVE SERIAL PORTS Bernie runs on any Power """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Macintosh, imac, iBook, four-digit Performa or PowerBook, four-digit Duo, any other Mac with PowerPC upgrade card, or Mac clone. If you would like to reuse 800kB disks, please keep in mind that current Macintosh models (excluding current PowerBooks with built-in 3.5" drives I believe), do not support 800kB disks with external 3.5" USB drives. If you would like to use Bernie's serial communication, be advised that current Macintosh computers, except PowerBooks, do not come with a serial port. You can, however, use the Power Macintosh G3 internal modem with Bernie. You can also add serial port connectivity by means of a third-party serial card (MegaWolf, for example) or USB-to-serial converter boxes. Third-party additions are usually untested on our part. If you do not really need the latest killer system and would like to save a few bucks, the best "Bernie" systems are beige Power Mac G3s. They support 800kB disks and serial port communication. I hope that helps. regards, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 25541, GO COM A2) >>>>> I dunno, I kinda like my PowerMac 8500 with 364.5 MHz G3 upgrade """"" card. . . it'll do what the beige does, albeit sometimes a little slower, and it'll run BeOS and Ernie too :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25542, GO COM A2) >>>>> I can tell you that the Belkin USB serial adapter works perfectly """"" as an external modem connection for Bernie. That's how I've got my USR Courier hooked up to the G3. Wow, now I have to be careful about what I type. USB...USR... :) - Tony (TONYW1, 25565, GO COM A2) >>>>> How do you get Bernie to recognize the internal modem in a """"" PowerBook G3? I can't see a preference to set. (BINARY_BEAR, 25567, GO COM A2) <<<<< Bernie will show the internal modem as part of the "port" menus. """"" (The port selection pop-up menus are in Bernie's preferences window -> Communications panel.) I don't quite remember what the it was called - I think it will show up as "internal modem" or so. Bernie will list there all the serial connections it can find, be in by means of a third-party serial card, built-in ports, internal modems or whatever. Internal modem support is given when the modem is implemented in form of a serial port. Most modems are, even though recent Macs don't have a general-purpose serial port. The internal communications port is often nothing but a differently wired serial port. There are modems implementing the Rockwell Protocol. These modems are not compatible with Bernie as some processing is done in the CPU (similar to the GeoPort.) Do not confuse them with "Rockwell Chip Set" - modems with a Rockwell chip set work fine, those with a Rockwell protocol do not. regards, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 25568, GO COM A2) DOES SOFTDISK PUBLISHING STILL HAVE THE APPLE II ISSUES? The last time I """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" wanted to order a back issue, I ran into the same thing you did. The web site doesn't acknowledge that the Apple II SoftDisk products ever existed. However, when I called them they were very helpful. Does their web site have their toll-free number? If so, you can call them and ask what might still be available. I would have to dig for the number at this point. BTW - If you do get to the point of ordering, make sure you say _several_ times that you want the _APPLE_IIGS_ SoftDisk issues. The first time I ordered over the phone after they discontinued the line, they sent me the corresponding issue numbers of their IBM PC product. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25606, GO COM A2) DOES MARINETTI HELP A POOR PHONE LINE CONNECTION? Nope, if you can't """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" maintain a good connection using a standard serial connection, a TCP/IP connection tends to be overall worse since a lot more data is sent and received. Assuming your hardware is good, the problem is probably a bad modem init string. This is most typical problem for poor connections (TCP/IP or otherwise). I've found that only the "sharp" support staff can track these down. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 25858, GO COM A2) CAN I TRANSFER MULTIPLE FILES OVER A NULL MODEM CONNECTION? I don't use """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Windows except at the office, so I can't help there, but any of the modern IIgs telecomm programs that support ZModem (such as Spectrum and ProTERM) can do multi file transfers with ZModem. You could also script them to do multiple file transfers with other protocols. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25722, GO COM A2) >>>>> Any communications programs that support Y-modem batch or Z-modem """"" should work. Your best bet would be to get a program on your IIgs that supports automatic Z-modem receives. Spectrum and ProTERM both support this and I'm sure there are others. This way, all you have to do is run your communications program on your IIgs, go to the PC and tell HyperTerminal what files you want transferred and the IIgs will automatically start downloading them. No need to even leave the PC so you can transfer files one at a time or in batches. Another option would be to set up GNO/ME on your IIgs and log into it using HyperTerminal on your PC. You can then initiate X, Y or Z-modem sends using GNO/ME's rz command. Again, no need to leave the PC so you can transfer files to your heart's content. :-) Yet another option would be to set up one of your machines in "host" mode or run BBS software. The only problem here is that most of these "host" modes or BBS packages require a RING signal from the modem followed by a CONNECT signal. This can sometimes by simulated by typing these words in if you are using a null modem setup. At any rate, if you can get the program to pick up, you will be using a BBS type of interface and you can choose to upload or download files to/from the host machine. Which one you use depends on which machine is doing the hosting. PC hosting, use the IIgs to download files; IIgs hosting, use the PC to upload files. I hope this helps. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro (JBLAKENEY, 25726, GO COM A2) >>>>> The Modem MGR package now found in the telcommunications database """"" handles zmodem as well as x and ymodem transfers. With Zmodem you can do batch file receives, and batch sends (tho you have to set up a batch list 1st - not hard, but not as easy. Later..........Howard (HKATZ, 25727, GO COM A2) WHAT THE HECK DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS? Well, with thanks to David Empson """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" for explaining this on comp.sys.apple2, here is a quick breakdown of the connectors. - 1st letter is the shape of the connector - 2nd letter is the physical size of the connector - the number after these letters is the number of pins in the connector Here are some examples of connectors: DA-15 is the standard IIgs RGB connector. DB-25 is the standard connector on external modems and PC parallel connectors. DC-37 are PC external floppy connectors. DD-50 are old SCSI connectors like the ones on the Sider hard drives. DE-9 is now the standard for PC serial connectors. DE-15 is the standard VGA/SVGA connectors. Notice that the PC has two connectors that are the same shape and same size but have different number of pins in them. The DE-15 just has more pins in the same amount of space as a DE-9. I hope this helps clear things up. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro (JBLAKENEY, 25963, GO COM A2) MORE ON TELNET "telnet -8 -E delphi.com" """""""""""""" -8 specifies an 8-bit data path on both incoming and outgoing data. This should be good enough for most telnet clients, but apparently some (older) clients only setup an 8-bit path on incoming data with this option. -L specifies an 8-bit data path for outgoing data. This is needed by some (older) telnets that don't support -8 for both incoming and outgoing data. This ensures an 8-bit connection in both directions. -E suppresses the escape character. This is usually necessary to get Zmodem transfers to work properly. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sat Sep 18, 1999 4:25:47 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- Have you got all the stuffing up one end? (TONYW1, 25917, GO COM A2) >>>>> About telnet commands - """"" The ISP that I use for my Apple II telnet needs uses the following syntax: telnet delphi.com binary I do have a bit of a problem with Zmodem uploads (lots of errors) but the download side is impressively trouble-free. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 25948, GO COM A2) >>>>> Being a little further away from the Delphi servers than most of """"" you, and thus my Internet connection has to navigate the slew of satellites in the stratosphere, I find Zmodem is very unreliable through a Telnet connection to my ISP. Although it is very slow due to Delphi's poor implementation of Kermit, I find Kermit works just fine for me. You just need to experiment with the various protocols and see which one works best for your particular setup. You will also find that the time of day, or Internet traffic jam conditions, also are a factor in this. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 20 Sep 1999 - 310 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 25965, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you see "Telenet", then it's Sprintnet (which used to be called """"" "Telenet"). Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II (the early ones) have the best info available on using shell accounts. I wrote a rather extensive article on telnetting to Delphi in the February 1998 issue of _The Lamp!_ (no, I don't do this for my health) as well, and looking at that article tonight, it seems the information is only slightly dated. As Joe said, shell accounts are becoming rarer and more difficult to find, with Primenet's announcement and Concentric's discontinuing shell access. At this point, the best way to get a shell account may be to make your own: combine a high speed method of access (such as a cable modem or *DSL link) with a Linux or NetBSD or FreeBSD or (fill in your preferred UNIX or clone here) and put a null modem cable between it and your Apple II. After that, you'll have higher speed comm access than you would through a modem, no busy signals, no need for a second phone line, and only yourself to blame for old shells :-) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25934, GO COM A2) >>>>> Keep in mind the differences. As Ryan said, Telenet is what's not """"" called Sprintnet--part of the public data network. This consists of dialup nodes located in (usually) metropolitan areas, that will connect your computer to another system across their own network. Telnet is an internet term that involves issuing the command and then connecting to the remote system as if you were logged directly in to it, especially useful for shell system users. So--one is a commercial service, and the other is an internet protocol. Clear as mud, I hope. :) later..........Howard (HKATZ, 25973, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" THE SKINNY ON SEQUENTIAL Today I called Seq Net and asked for the """""""""""""""""""""""" manager. I got a Joseph M. Yandrofski and chatted with him. Here is the scoop on Apple II hardware: He is going to have ONE more run of RamFasts when he gets 200 orders. He wouldn't tell me how close he is to 200 but he said to order now if I wanted one, implying it will be soon. He is willing to have ONE more run of Second Sights made if he gets 200 pre-orders (actually 199 because I put my name on the list :) The Second Sights will cost $159 US + Shipping + insurance. He was short handed on manning the phones today so he couldn't check actual inventory for other items, or if they had any. That is it, though. He said when the RamFasts are gone (and Second Sights if he gets an order for 200) they are out of the hardware business. He also emphasized PLACE YOUR ORDERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IF YOU WANT ONE. He also said to post that he has one Iomega Zip Drive left that he'll let go for a "reasonable" price, but call if you want that. Eric habanero (HABANERO, 25772, GO COM A2) >>>>> There are two things in this situation that is substantially better """"" than when the Zip GSX's disappeared: 1) People have notice. If you want one, order now. Don't be surprised when they're gone. 2) At least for the RamFAST, the Focus makes a reasonable alternative. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 25785, GO COM A2) NOT DEAD YET The AppleWorks Gazette isn't dead, but it isn't around """""""""""" either. My partner Chris Serreau disappeared (literally) 2 years ago, and I've not been able to find out what happened to him. Around the same time I got downsized, and currently I work 3 part-time jobs trying to keep afloat. Chris was the technical expert between the two of us, and supplied half of the material that went into TAG. I came up with the rest. I simply don't have the resources to do an 800k disk by myself, and requests to subscribers for material for publication came up with a grand total of one article. I still have hopes that I can start it up again, but it HAS been a couple of years, and that hope fades daily. I feel I've let people who subscribed down, and it's not something I want to have happened. Maybe if I can get back to full-time employment status I might be able to do something about it, but the energy and resources just aren't there right now. Later................Howard (HKATZ, 25918, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" SHEPPYWARE APPLE II DEVELOPMENT ON INDEFINITE SABBATICAL Important """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SheppyWare Announcement For various reasons, I have decided to suspend development on all my Apple II projects indefinitely. I'm tired and it's just not worth the effort anymore. I still intend to release WebWorks GS as a downloadable package next month, and this announcement doesn't affect the prices of any of my products already available. I will complete the final two articles in the GSoft BASIC series for Juiced.GS (bringing the total number up to six; the fourth is coming in the next issue, and is already finished). And unless Byte Works cancels it, I will complete the work I'm doing for them. The "Shadowlands", "DiskMaker", and "ImageMaker Deluxe" projects are postponed indefinitely. I'm not saying I'm leaving the Apple II world forever, I'm just taking a break to see if my life gets any easier without the hassles from the select few. The percentage of Apple II users that treat Apple II programmers like dirt has risen to the point where I can't bring myself to tolerate it anymore. I'm just not having enough fun writing the code to put up with the amount of cruel and unwarranted remarks I get from just a handful of people. Consider: there are about 50 people that buy my products and are appreciative (and I love them all for it!). Then there are around 5 people that are really unpleasant and occasionally abusive. That ratio (1 in 10!) is way too high for this to be worth it anymore. If I find that I just can't live without writing Apple II code, I'll pick it back up, and maybe that'll happen, but as it stands, I just don't feel like it's worth my trouble. I do plan to continue to hang around A2, supporting my existing software and participating in the friendly chats that go on here. My congratulations to Dr. Tom and his friends for their victory. Enjoy. My heartfelt thanks to all of you that have been supportive for all these years. I consider you all to be my friends. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26223, GO COM A2) WE'RE SQUEEZING YOUR JUICED AS FAST AS WE CAN GreetinGS, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There will be a bit of a delay in getting the September '99 issue of Juiced.GS into the mail. The issue is very near completion, but unforeseen real-life circumstances have slowed the process somewhat, and I will be in Denver, Colorado, the rest of this week (15th thru 19th) for a National Conference of Editorial Writers Convention. I had hoped to have the issue ready for the mail before this trip, but things didn't quite work out. Work will resume next Monday on the upcoming issue, and it should only take a few days to complete once I can get back at it. My apologies for the delay .... Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 25841, GO COM A2) LAST CALL FOR WEBWORKS GS MANUALS An important WebWorks GS announcement: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II is now offering WebWorks GS at $10 per copy. This includes the disk and printed manual. Once Joe is out of stock, WebWorks GS printed manuals will no longer be available (unless Joe decides to sell them on his own), because I'm going to begin distributing it entirely online. If you want a printed WWGS manual, buy now, or forever hold your peace. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25796, GO COM A2) FOR TRADE: SHEPPYWARE FOR PPC PCI MAC If anyone has a Power Mac 7300, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 7500, 7600, 8500, 8600, 9500, or 9600, or UMAX J700 or S900 that you don't need and are considering getting rid of, please let me know. I can't afford to pay what it's worth, but I'd be willing to give free software as a portion of the payment for the machine. I don't need drives, I don't need the processor card... Just the case, power supply, memory, and internal cables and parts. The rest I can swap in myself (I have a dual-processor card I want to use in it). Machines with no RAM would be considered as well. I need the machine to run the PowerPC version of BeOS on, to further Sweet16 development -- and for some other projects that I can't do easily right now. If you have a machine like these and are looking to sell, please drop me an email: { sheppy@sheppyware.net.} Thanks! --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25834, GO COM A2) SSII BRINGS SOFTWARE TO YOU--ON SALE Shareware Solutions II's "Support """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Those Who Support The Apple II" Sale, Part 3: One of the best Apple IIGS games ever released - Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS - is now available from Shareware Solutions II for $10. This low cost offer is _for a limited time only_ and to take advantage of this reduced price, your order must be postmarked no later than September 30, 1999. Let's listen to what some notable Apple IIGS users have had to say about Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS: Jawaid Bazyar said: "It's awesome, and those who know me know I don't say this lightly. This is fantastic!" Tony Diaz said: "LemminGS is great! A rare one in my book, it really brings out the GS in IIgs. I've not seen such smooth animation since The Immortal." Geoff Weiss said: "The first thing I have to say is this is cool!" If you are not already familiar with this incredible game, a fully playable demo which includes the first 10 levels of the game, can be downloaded from the ground ftp archive at: http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/Games/LemminGSdemo.shk Additionally, you can read an independent review of Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS at: http://www.reflexive.net/james/articles/lemmings/index.html To order Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS for only $10, send checks/money orders - postmarked no later than September 30th - to: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS is supplied on three 3.5" disks, and requires a IIGS with at least 2 megabytes of RAM. A hard drive is recommended but not required. Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 25596, GO COM A2) <<<<< A week or two ago, it was announced that, if purchased from """"" Shareware Solutions II, the price of Eric Shepherd's WebWorks GS - an html editor for the Apple IIGS - had been lowered to $10. When the new lower price was announced, it was also stated that only subscribers to Shareware Solutions II could purchase it at that special price. That restriction is now lifted. Anyone can now purchase WebWorks GS from Shareware Solutions II for $10. To order, send checks or money orders in US funds to: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 25811, GO COM A2) <<<<< Just a reminder that Shareware Solutions II is now offering a """"" couple of $10 specials.... WebWorks GS, if ordered from SSII, is only $10. Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS is now available for $10. The cost of The Apple IIGS Photo CD-ROM is $10. Send checks or money orders, in US funds only, to: Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Info on the above software can be found at http://www.crl.com/~joko Joe (JOE_KOHN, 25851, GO COM A2) NEW SWEET Version 1.2 of Sweet16 is now available! My original plan had """"""""" been to ship a more comprehensive 1.2 in October, but this version fixes a bug that's very annoying and I felt it was worth putting out an update sooner to get it into users' hands as quickly as possible. Here's what's new: Bugs fixed: 1. Fixed a bug in the speed control code that would cause emulation to randomly pause from time to time. 2. Fixed a bug in the ADB code that caused the keyboard to get stuck repeating. 3. Fixed a bug in the ADB code that caused garbage characters to be returned. Improvements: 1. Minor optimizations to the ADB subsystem. 2. Added a "Mount as read-only" checkbox to the Mount Disk Image file panel. 3. The Create disk image menu now provides an option to create 100 MB images. 4. You can now select multiple disks to unmount in the Mount Disk Image file panel. New Features: 1. Floppy disks are now pre-cached gradually in the background after you mount them. This uses a background thread to slowly read in the disk into the cache so that future reads will be faster; this happens without any noticeable loss of IIgs CPU performance. 2. You can now record movies of Sweet16's video window. Audio isn't supported yet, and only the large video mode can be recorded. This requires a lot of processing power and disk speed though, or the entire system slows down. (16-bit, 640x400 video is very computationally-intensive to record). You can create movies using any BeOS supported file format and codec (including QuickTime and AVI, Indeo, Photo-JPEG, etc). 3. Holding down the command (Alt) key when launching Sweet16 starts the emulator paused. This gives you time to swap out disk images before the IIgs boots. 4. Added the new Disks window. This window shows you the disks you have mounted, whether or not they're currently running, and how big they are. You can also eject and mount disks using this window. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 25512, GO COM A2) BERNIE BUMPED TO 2.5 FREE YOUR DATA - BERNIE TOTAL INTEGRATION MAKES ITS """""""""""""""""""" DEBUT Basel/Switzerland -- 9/21/99 -- F.E.Systems introduced today a major update to Bernie ][ The Rescue, the emulator that pioneered Apple IIgs emulation. Version 2.5 brings tight integration with MacOS by offering file drag&drop and copy&paste across platforms, among other new features and internal changes. With "Bernie Total Integration" users can now drag & drop files between MacOS and GS/OS with simple mouse clicks. Bernie 2.5 also enhances the standard copy & paste commands so text clipboards can be shared easily with the Mac environment. True integration at your fingertip! The update also greatly improves sound emulation by adding non-linear, adaptive volume control with automatic channel balancing. F.E.Systems maintains an extensive web site with up-to-date online tutorials, software specials for registered users, and online support. Bernie's home page can be reached at { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie/.} F.E.Systems has specialized in emulation technologies and develops and distributes the most advanced Apple II emulator. We believe in the concept of "reusing technology" and are offering emulation tools that enhance a platform's functionality as a way to protect your investments. Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 26016, GO COM A2) AND 2.5.1 Dear Bernie users, """"""""" Despite all testing and garlic on our monitors, we have learned around five hours ago that Bernie would not launch ProDOS 8 applications from the IIgs Finder. The bug - a memory $201 error - hit the system during the change of environments so at no time your data was unsafe. We have removed the software immediately and investigated the issue. The required parts have been revised and Bernie 2.5.1 is now back on the servers. For your convenience we have also prepared a small upgrade that includes just the Bernie application and the Total Integration extension. The two files replace your Bernie 2.5 application and the system extension "Bernie.Enabler" in your GS/OS system folder (Startup Disk:System:System.Setup:). The direct link to the download page is { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/bernieconsumer.html} . We apologize for the incident and wish you a pleasant time with a bug-free Bernie 2.5.1. Regards, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 26064, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 26126 26-SEP 13:57 General Chatter Sequential Systems dead? (Re: Msg 26109) From: T_DIAZ To: SPECTOR1 (NR) If you only knew how many vendors were committed to the new Apple II. If you think of the amount of software titles that were never finished in the later 80's and early 90s (Well, 89-91 actually), I call that the second wave of ditching. There was a royally F**KED time at Apple they actually, less than 2 years after introduction of the Apple IIgs just like that, dropped a bomb on the marketing of the entire platform and refused to spend any more money on it. They told vendors "No. Do not do that, program it for the Mac ...", etc. Well, guess what. The amount of negative feedback and revolt that the users who had paid on average of $2,000 for these systems was not something they could ignore. .. So while vendors decided to 'go where the money was', after a second revival of sorts they ditched again after a dismal showing. Liken that to the Perot presidential campaign. I'm in, I'm out, I'm in, I'm out Well, 19% was a strong showing, but not enough of those that were alienated by the indecision of the past. Yes, the IIgs was 'overhyped', but so is nearly every single product at introduction. There are a few differences here though: The Amiga has most of it's OS features released with it, the Apple IIgs was 2 years behind the OS. I still do believe that we would have never seen system 6 if Apple had gotten away with it's master plan of ditching after two years. Two years after the Amiga, Commodore was going gung ho still with it, and while the C=64 users may have felt they were getting the shaft like the A2 users did to the Mac, Commodore was not crapping on them at the same time, like Apple was doing. Some of you may say, "Fine.. look where that got Commodore", yeah, look where it got Apple too. They were both headed down the same road. Fortunately for us Apple took the other fork in the road and did something about it. As for the Amiga, I know several hardcore Amiga users that used it in business. They all switched to Mac because Lightwave was ported to the Mac. If the Apple IIgs was released with GS/OS instead of that hacked shell added to a ProDOS 8 core we may be in a different position now. But anyway.. We are the lone holdouts, the Apple II has given me many things, half are monetary, the rest are the relationships and community. While one has dwindled the other can last forever. So here we are, and I'll see you next summer in Kansas City! ..and KFest is not about making a killing in the bank. One can dream though. :) Tony [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] RESOLVING AN UNRESOLVED REFERENCE LABEL I'm doing something stupid, but """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm not sure what I'm missing. I'm writing an assembly program, but needs to call C functions. I found the section in the Orca/C manual how to call the C function so I'm set with that. The problem is during the linking. I'm getting Unresolved reference Label errors for each C function that the assembly code is referencing. I am guessing that I have no idea how to tell the assembly code the labels are to be found in the C code. I have the assembly routines in one file, lets call it prog.asm. I have the C functions in another file, lets call it funcs.cc. What I did was this: assemble prog.asm compile funcs.cc link prog funcs keep=prog I was hoping the linking would magically figure out the labels, but that didn't work. I'm not finding anything in the manuals that is helping me. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2746, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Keep in mind that this is a great way to crash the computer if you """"" forget to initialize the C environment. The C libraries, and in some cases even the code generated by the compiler, depend on an orderly initialization of certain registers, global variables, and tools. If you don't do that and use a function or instruction that depends on initialization, you're asking for trouble. The easiest way to set things up is to start the program from C, then call your main assembly language routine from main(). You can find specific startup information for roll-your-own startups in the C release notes. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2749, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Just a wild guess here, since I'm at work and can't look it up, but """"" do you have the case directive on in ORCA/M? (I assume that's what you're using for your assembler.) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 2747, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> That's almost certainly it. Add "CASE ON" to your assembly source """"" at the top of the file; ORCA/M normally assembles with all labels converted to upper-case, but ORCA/C is case-sensitive, so you need to turn on case-sensitive assembling so the labels match. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2748, GO COM A2PRO) WHAT HAPPENS WITH DESIGNMASTER? The problem I see most often when I """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" generate Rez source from DesignMaster is that the resource IDs get screwed up. I can't remember for sure, but I believe the high word of the ID (or one bit of the high word? I forget) contains some random value. The ID might be correct in the control list, for example, but then the actual resource has a bogus ID. That particular problem isn't too hard to fix by hand if you know what you're looking for, but I recall having run into a couple of other bugs as well. :) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 2753, GO COM A2PRO) THANKS FROM THE DEAN Now that the last lesson in the Hypercard IIgs """""""""""""""""""" course has been released, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gareth Jones for the excellent job he did in creating this course. I know that I have learned a lot about HyperCard IIgs from reading these lessons and have earned a new respect for a development system that I always considered to be not much more than a novelty. Thank you Gareth, for the time and effort you put into this course. Also, I would like to thank HangTime for running his Tuesday night HyperCard IIgs chats and volunteering to help any of the course participants during those chats. Finally, I wish to thank those that participated and gave feedback. I'm sure Gareth would love to get more feedback as I believe he intends to refine the course over time. Don't forget that the A2Pro Forum and Conference area are still here to help answer any questions you may have about creating or modifying HyperCard IIgs stacks so feel free to ask. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University sent via COG v3.1, Spectrum v2.2 and Marinetti v2.0 (JBLAKENEY, 2762, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Thanks for the kind words about the HCGS course. I also learned a """"" lot during it, even though (or especially though) I wrote it! As Jeff mentioned, I'd like to improve the course over time. I've put up html versions of the lessons at my web site (http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/gslj) for this purpose. Any comments or suggestions or even criticisms are welcome. -Gareth (GARETH, 2766, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< Since I have just finished typing a thank you to the instructor of """"" the HyperCard IIgs course, I feel compelled to do the same for the author of both the language and the course for GSoft BASIC. Thanks to Mike Westerfield the Apple IIgs has yet another incredibly powerful programming language that is easy to learn. This learning process is even easier due to the "Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC" text that Mike has written and sells through his company, the Byteworks. Mike graciously gave of his time, even after the work entailed to give us these new resources, to host a two hour chat on Monday nights to help budding GSoft BASIC programmers who were working their way through his course. Thanks also to the participants of this course, especially to those that captured transcripts of the chats for me when I was late or couldn't attend. You know who you are and I'm believe I have credited you in the descriptions of the uploaded files. As with the HyperCard IIgs course, I would like to invite anyone with a GSoft BASIC problem to feel free to ask questions here in the A2Pro Forum or in Conference. Mike Westerfield and many other knowledgeable people will be quite happy to help you. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University sent via COG v3.1, Spectrum v2.2 and Marinetti v2.0 (JBLAKENEY, 2763, GO COM A2PRO) SPECTRUM SCRIPTING HELP FROM THE MASTERS I need some assistance with the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" AlertWindow XCMD. I am trying to display a window when a certain value is zero, but nothing is ever displayed. I then just gave the External AlertWindow command with its appropriate parameters in a script by itself as follows: External AlertWindow 1 8 4 32*There's nothing here.~^^OK And got nothing. This is in the SHR screen. I have the feeling I'm not setting some parameters, but what am I missing? Thanks. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2767, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Try this: """"" External AlertWindow 1 8 4 32 "There's nothing here.~^^OK" ButNum You need a result variable to return the button number which is always 1 so you can ignore its content. Of course, change the quotes to your quote character. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2768, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> You must delimit all values with a space. If you add a space after """"" '32' the example will now work. You must also add a trailing 'quote' after 'OK', or you will not get the correct value into the button. You must 'balance' quotes or odd things will happen. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 30 Aug 1999 - 331 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2769, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [HWH]------------------------------ HARDWORKING HARDWARE | ----------------------------------- APPLE II PRINTERS """"""""""""""""" Written by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] Hewlett Packard Deskjets And The Apple II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" It was one of those lazy Sunday afternoons... window shopping the advertising fliers. !THUD! Read that again... Hewlett Packard DeskJet 400 for $88. I had promised myself that if the price of the HP DeskJets went below $100 I would get one for my Apple IIgs. It was time to make good on that promise. FINDING A BARGAIN ON A NEW DESKJET PRINTER Watch the ads for your local '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Wal-Mart, computer stores, and office supply stores. If an ad sounds good check it out promptly. I waited ten days to get to Wal-Mart and ended up buying a HP Deskjet 420C for $98 rather than the 400 for $89. Also stop in regularly at these stores and check out their printer displays. Recently the local OfficeMax was offering the same HP 420C with a $20 mail in coupon for a net price of $79 after rebate. They had not advertised this bargain. Which Deskjet should you get? In general if the specs say it will work with _MS DOS_ it will work with the Apple II. Avoid printers that are for use with _Windows_ only. Some of the local stores are currently offering a $30 mail in rebate coupon for the HP Deskjet 612C for $129... a net price of $99. The 612C has both color and black ink cartridges in place at the same time. The Deskjet 420C has a track record with the Apple II. It is inexpensive, small, light weight, quiet, and works well with Appleworks and the 16 bit programs on the IIgs. Keep in mind that the 420C can only have one ink cartridge installed at a time. If you are switching from black and white to color or back you will have to change ink cartridges. THE MYSTIQUE OF THE APOLLO PRINTER The Apollo 1200 printer, and the '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' "Barbie Printer" (as in Barbie Dolls) are reported to be the same printer as the HP Deskjet 420C. The shape of the exterior case of the Apollo and the 420C are definitely not the same. The Apollo uses exactly the same HP ink cartridges as the 420C. Hewlett Packard denies any connection with Apollo printers. Following the news link on the Apollo web site (http://www.myapollo.com/) indicates that Apollo is a subsidiary of HP! If you visit the Apollo web site you can print out coupons for mail in rebates of $30 on the Apollo 1200 and the Barbie printer, so you should check prices on these printers. Locating a place to buy either one of these printers might be another matter. I stopped at my local Best Buy to ask about these printers. I was told that these printers were carried only for a short time as a special promotion... Best Buy is no longer selling them. The people at Office Depot (the only other local store to advertise the Apollo printer) indicated that they were instructed to return all 25 of the Apollos to the manufacturer because of software problems. WHAT ELSE WILL YOU NEED FOR YOUR NEW DESKJET? You will need a parallel ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' card. This is usually installed in slot 1 but could be installed in one of the other slots. Alltech Electronics (http://www.allelec.com/) lists the Grappler Plus card for $29. This card includes a cable that connects directly to the Deskjet printers. I was able to purchase a new Grappler Plus from an individual for $10 including shipping. Also watch the used market. If you will be using the Deskjet with the 16 bit programs on the IIgs you will need special software drivers. I use _Harmonie_. _Harmonie_ is available from Shareware Solutions II (http://www.crl.com/~joko/) for $20 including shipping. _Independence_ is available from MyEsource (http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/) for $20 plus shipping. (Editor's Note: see the February 1999 issue of _The Lamp!_ for a discussion of the merits of these two fine products) With the IIgs you would also you would be well advised to use _Pointless_ so that you can use TrueType fonts. _Pointless_ is available from Shareware Solutions II (http://www.crl.com/~joko/) for $20 including shipping. The _Harmonie_ DeskJet560C driver works great with the 420C and the black ink cartridge. To use the color cartridge you will need to use the DeskJet500C driver. _Appleworks_ 4.3 and 5.1 include two drivers for the HP Deskjet 500. With the Grappler Plus and the Deskjet 420C "add" these printers then: 1. Install black ink cartridge in Deskjet. 2. Change "Needs line feed after each Return" to yes. 3. Change Interface Cards to "Control-I 0N" (that is zero N). Then there are _The New Print Shop_, _Print Shop GS_, and _Print Shop Companion GS_. No drivers for the HP 420C... And only a very slim hope that there ever will be. So I also left the Imagewriter II hooked up to the IIgs. CONCLUSION I would highly recommend the HP Deskjet 420C printer for use '''''''''' with the Apple II. Considering the volatile prices of the Deskjets you should also consider other printers such as the HP 612C and the Apollo / Barbie printers when making your purchase. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : The world is coming to an end. Please log-off. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH How Big Did You Want That Bridge? ------------------------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] WEB SLINGING 101 Tymenet and Sprintnet Alternatives ----------------------------- [WEB] PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE Where Are You? by Tee Cashmore --------------------------------- [POP] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Give me chastity and continence, but not just now. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] HOW BIG DID YOU WANT THAT BRIDGE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't normally start my editorials with jokes--at least not intentionally--but there's a point to this, trust me: A guy was walking down the beach in Hawai'i and he found a bottle. He opened it and a genie popped out, saying, "Thanks for freeing me--I now grant you a wish." The guy said, "Well, I've always wanted to go to California, but I'm terrified of flying. Could you build me a bridge?" "Sorry, that's just too hard to do," the genie replied. "Could you choose something else?" "Okay. . . I always wanted to understand women." "How big did you want that bridge?" It seems to me that when you're asked to do the impossible--something that Apple II users ask of their machines, their community, and themselves every day--something just slightly less impossible seems routine. Unfortunately, the impossible this month was getting this issue out on time. What was just slightly less impossible was getting it out at all. A pretty serious case of the flu and some pretty serious turbulence in my family and personal life have combined to make this issue a lot later than I'd like. I'd blame it on work if I could, but this time I can't. In any case, in my penultimate issue as editor, I'd like to say that I'm leaving you to a better schedule than I could provide. My recent tardiness doesn't speak to how much I've enjoyed doing this, and how fun it's all been. Or how hard it's been to get it done. Of course, I haven't had time to reflect enough on that. I've been busy building a bridge. [*] [*] [*] Toll Booth Department: there's no A2Pro section in this issue, as, interestingly, there wasn't a single post in Delphi's A2Pro Forum this past month. Additionally, we have two articles in this issue--one from one of our regulars, Tee Cashmore, the other a combination of work by Howard Katz, Lyle Syverson, and myself. This last article ought to be of particular interest to those Delphi users using Sprintnet or Tymenet as their method of access. The big news this month is that the Delphi Online Service is discontinuing direct dialup access--that is, you will no longer be able to access Delphi by Sprintnet or Tymenet. Before anyone starts off on an AOL rant, the reality is that Delphi -will- continue to be accessible by Apple II users--it'll just only be accessible via telnet. For those of you still using Sprintnet or Tymenet access, please read the article in this issue co-authored by Howard Katz, Lyle Syverson, and myself. It's specifically designed to assist those of you who will need to transition to some other type of access. This is known as building another bridge. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Graphics And Sound ....... Old Apple TV Ads Offline [*] Telecommunications ....... Cable Or DSL And A ][ [*] Entertainment Software ....... Return Of Rescue Rover [*] Telecommunications ....... Textside Troubles? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" TOO MUCH POWER? Yup, I know of at least two motherboards that got fried """"""""""""""" by flaky output from a high powered supply. (It was an AE heavy duty supply that, for no particular reason, liked to spike the voltage every once in a while.) If you have been using that power supply consistently through a few different motherboards, I'd give a stock supply a try to see how long things run/last with that. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26312, GO COM A2) >>>>> I know you said your stuff was toast, but I'm throwing this out """"" anyway. A fellow in my Apple club bought a Buggie power supply. It came and his RamFAST would not work. He took the Buggie out and had Steve send another. It also would not allow him to boot. He asked me for help so I brought my Buggie power supply over and his IIgs booted fine. I took both supplies home and tried them on my system. Neither would work. I then measured the 12 and 5 volt supplies (and if memory serves) one or both of the 5V supplies was too hot. These measurements were taken while the power supply was connected to the IIgs. In conversation with Steve it turned out that (at that time at least) he didn't have a RamFAST so he could not test his supplies to see if it would work. It appears that the RamFAST is very critical of any deviations from 5V. In addition, he didn't measure the voltage while the unit was plugged into a working //e or IIgs, which I think is crucial. (Where is Harold when you need him?) So, my bottom line in this is to ask if you have measured the four voltages that the unit produces? FWIW, there was a guy a couple of years ago on csa2 that got pretty hot towards Steve in an interminable thread about having such a high powered device connected to a unit that was designed for considerably less current. His point was that Steve should put four in-line fast blow fuses to protect the Apple and any boards connected to it. (Harold would probably also like to see some sort of in-line inducters to keep a sudden "burp" within bounds.) Kind Regards, Joe Walters/BirdLives Email - yardbird@primenet.com (BIRDLIVES, 26320, GO COM A2) CARL KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ][ AND ][+ For someone with an """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" original Apple ][ who would rather have a ][+, this is a great item. I upgraded my ][ with a Rom swap many years ago. I don't know if the resulting Integer Rom card is still in my closet with the ][(+) or not. :) -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 13 Oct 99 9:27:24 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 287 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26572, GO COM A2) <<<<< The switch selected which Rom you got at power-up. DOS would switch """"" between them as needed, so the position was moot with a bootable disk on line. One socket empty? This may be an Integer card, not an AppleSoft card. The only difference was the Roms. Check the Roms for MicroSoft copyrights. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 15 Oct 99 9:12:01 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 285 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26637, GO COM A2) <<<<< It goes in slot zero, replacing the 16K ram card, if you have one. """"" If you put it in a II+ and try to run an integer program and it runs, it's an Integer Card. If it's an AppleSoft card, you should get a "Language Not Available." This assumes you do have a disk drive attached. You could swap the Roms with the motherboard, and they would work just fine, but Most people I knew, including myself, swapped the other way. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 16 Oct 99 10:44:06 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 284 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26683, GO COM A2) <<<<< What I and most others did was change a ][ into a ][+. This made it """"" possible to run ProDOS, which required AppleSoft on the motherboard. The discussion was about putting a rom card into a ][+, to see if it was AppleSoft or Integer. From the description, it is probably an Integer card. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 17 Oct 99 7:11:47 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 283 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26713, GO COM A2) I JUST WANT PLAIN TEXT Just about any word processor can save (export) """""""""""""""""""""" files as plain text. My choices would be AppleWorks and Hermes (nee ShadowWrite.) Hermes is available here in the A2 Database. CoolWriter should be able to do this as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Tue Oct 05, 1999 1:32:37 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- (TONYW1, 26326, GO COM A2) >>>>> Also, depending on your needs, several comm programs have fairly """"" decent if not totally feature-filled text editors (read: word processors). There's one in ProTerm and Modem MGR; not sure about Spectrum since I can't run it. :) Leon, if you're going to be using the files on the internet, you do need to add a LF character to each line since the Unix shell you have will otherwise read the Apple file (CR only) as one long line. I've got a couple of very small utilities from Joe (Yardbird) Walters that will "convert" the file either way. Contact me via email and we'll get these over to you. Tony--I can name one WP that didn't output to text files: GeoWorks. I bought it, found out it didn't, and since I needed it for that purpose, I took it back to the store I got it at. Later............Howard (HKATZ, 26331, GO COM A2) CR? LF? CR/LF? I do know from personal experience that if you take a """""""""""""""" text file written on an Apple and try to read it with a unix shell editor such as pico, it comes thru as one long line, and also that as you noted, IBM clones (a PC is a "personal computer" - our Apples are that! :) ) can have problems too. That's why whenever I do a file transfer, I always run it thru the apple-to-unix program before sending it. Later..........Howard (HKATZ, 26354, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well, just so you and anyone else who is interested knows, here are """"" the end of line (EOL) characters as used by some platforms: Platform End Of Line character(s) Abbreviation ASCII ----------------- ------------------------ ------------- --------------- Apple II & Mac Carriage Return CR or ^M 13 or $0D Unix Line Feed LF or ^J 10 or $10 IBM & compatibles Carriage Return followed CR/LF or ^M^J 13/10 or $0D/$10 by a Line Feed I usually just use Spectrum's editor to do a find and replace on all the end of line characters in a document if I want to clean it up for use on my IIgs or for sending to a different platform. For example, if I transfer a text file from my Pentium II, I'll replace all occurrences of ^M^J with ^M. There are other utilities that will do this as well and probably faster but I have Spectrum installed and often I'm using it when I'm sending or receiving files that need the EOL character changed so I just use it. By the way, this is why ASCII mode should be avoided when transferring binary files via FTP. ASCII mode will automatically change the EOL character during transfer so unless you are getting the file from a Mac FTP server you will end up changing or losing some of the data that gets transferred. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro (JBLAKENEY, 26357, GO COM A2) THE IMAGEWRITER II LIVES Two things that the Imagewriter (I or II) can do """""""""""""""""""""""" better than any newer technology printer: 1. print out really long source code listings really cheap and on one continuous piece of paper. 2. print effectively to multipart carbons. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 26475, GO COM A2) HP INKJET HACKING There are a couple of things that need to be looked at """"""""""""""""" on the DeskJet/Writer. There are 3 or 6 little O rings under the paper pickup. I do not remember if they can be seen from the top of you need to disassemble the printer. The entire printer has no screws, is all snapped together. The top comes off, the print assembly comes off the bottom for three major parts. The mini O rings are definetely accessible if it's apart. One or two of them tend to 'derail', (when you see them you will know what I mean). As for the 'rubberizing' bit, my terminology, using steel wool or light sand paper you need to 'deep clean' those three LARGE rollers that suck up the paper. Then take deglosser or lacquer thinner and clean them off, do that a couple times. They have loads of paper dust all imbedded in them and they skid on the paper and "peel out" pushing a whole mess of paper in or not picking up any. Do not ask me for more specific details on disassembling the printer, I have not done one in a while so I can not graphically describe it. I will tell you that it is not hard, there are some "latches" hold the top DOWN to the bottom, so if you go around the perimeter on the bottom you will see it. You need to stick a flat head screwdriver in some slots and push the latches to one side. I can have one apart in 30 seconds if it's on front of me so it's not that hard to do. Tony (T_DIAZ, 26497, GO COM A2) >>>>> In most auto parts stores, there is a product called "RubberLube". """"" This will work. Also, in electronics stores, i.e. Radio Shack, there is a similar product (don't remember the name) that is made to apply to a cassette tape deck's capstan drive wheel. There are probably sever other "home" products that will serve this purpose as well, but I have no idea what they might be. Jeff Carr Sun, 10 Oct 99 @ 19:23:06 Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2 Serial Interface - A spoon. (LUMITECH, 26498, GO COM A2) >>>>> There was a certain period during which Hewlett Packard produced """"" some DeskWriters and DeskJets with defective rubber in the rollers. They made a kit which consisted of a plate which held abrasive material against the rollers while included software (Mac and Windows only, sorry) made the rollers run continuously for 15 minutes. This did a nice job of fixing those rollers, and will do a nice job with your rollers, if you can get your hands on one. :) (Call HP about it, you MIGHT get lucky.) If you can't get your hands on a kit, you should be able to build the gizmo with a small piece of wood and a ScotchBrite (TM) scrub pads. (This is what HP is using, a pretty aggressive grade of ScotchBrite.) You can make the rollers turn simply by switching the printer on (and off, and on, and off and on). I have performed this operation on half a dozen HPs, and never needed to "re rubberize" the rollers afterwards. (I DID have a lot of rubber dust to clean out, though.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26515, GO COM A2) QUICK RAMFAST FIXES It may be as silly as taking the RAM out and putting """"""""""""""""""" them back. I usually swap them around in the positions. Sometimes pushing tight on them fixes it, otherwise scavenge some RAM off something else. If you have a well stocked or been around in business for a while PC store in the area you can usually get 2 44256s out of them on a slow day. Or a GSRAM Ultra, RAMPak 4 GS, newer PC Transporter will have RAM that can be borrowed. If you have a RAMFast Rev C it's even simpler to find 41256 chips. Check http://www.apple2.org/ <--- The hardware reference link, RAM Cards for info on what cards use what RAM. I find that RAMFasts kill a lot of 44256 chips. Tony (T_DIAZ, 26484, GO COM A2) THE EVOLUTION OF APPLE II FRIENDLY ISPS? Recently, my ISP started a new """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "service" that intrigued me so I called them and asked for more information. It seems that they now are offering "nationwide" dialup service. Having been friends with the owner of my ISP for a couple of years now I was interested in knowing how they could do that. Seems that a lot of the independent ISPs are starting to do a number pooling - call in, give your full email address, and the local provider will connect you thru to your home ISP. And from what I gathered, no additional charge is involved. Since my ISP is going to continue to offer shell accounts, this might be a way for someone outside the chicagoland area to sign up for a shell account. (and if you use a PPP/SLIP connection, that's supposed to work too.) The one drawback to consider is if the local ISP you're connecting thru decided to pull out of the cooperative setup, you'd lose your access to the account. (BTW--I just called them--no extra charge for connection thru the local number setup.) If anyone's interested, check out the homepage for Foxvalley Internet at www.foxvalley.net and choose the link about nationwide service (some Canadian towns are listed too.) Their phone # is 847-742-4623. Not all areas or states are covered, but there's a growing list. If you've lost shell access in your area, and one of these phone numbers is local to you, you could get an account with them for $14.95/mo or less (if you pre-pay your service. (and if anyone asks--no, I don't get anything for signups if you join--I just thought it's an interesting alternative for shell accounts.) The website is accessible from here via Delphi's lynx option. Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 26525, GO COM A2) SOME LYNX ADVICE All Lynx users should bookmark this site: """""""""""""""" http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx.html Among other things, this site points you to places where you can access Lynx via telnet. Delphi may not have the latest version of Lynx, but it does have telnet. For example, you can telnet to lynx.bob.bofh.org and you'll be able to use Lynx 2.8.2 right from your Delphi account. Here's the URL to the list of Lynx public telnet sites: http://www.crl.com/~subir/lynx/public_lynx.html Be sure to note the logon instructions for the site you choose. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Wed Oct 13, 1999 8:35:18 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2] -- I'll get to it on the 2nd Tuesday of next week. (TONYW1, 26563, GO COM A2) DELPHI DROPPING DIAL IN ACCESS This is the first I heard of it, but I'm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" not terribly surprised. That access is probably the most expensive (to Delphi and it's users) so, if the number of users was dropping, it made sense to drop it. With my IIgs, and Marinetti, I've been using TCP/IP to reach Delphi from my ISP for some time. Before that, I used my ISPs shell. For those who used the dialup due to not finding an ISP with a shell, and having older IIs that can't use Marinetti, this is a real hardship, unless they can afford to upgrade their hardware. IIgs computers aren't all that expensive anymore, unless you want an accelerator. Macs that can run Bernie at reasonable speed are getting more affordable, and those who went down the Intel path can get Sweet 16, if they have hardware that can reasonably run BEOS. Unix shells are going to get harder to find, and direct text access is doomed to cost considerations ending them. I know many would rather not move on, but it has to happen sometime. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 15 Oct 99 10:33:14 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 285 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26642, GO COM A2) >>>>> We don't know the reason that Delphi is dropping dialups. I wonder """"" if the Sprint/MCI merger may be the root cause here, are you in a position to speculate? Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 26645, GO COM A2) <<<<< Speculate? Sure. I can do that as well as anyone. I have no inside """"" info, however, since I don't work for either of them. (Yet) (And hopefully never will.) -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 16 Oct 99 11:03:49 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.1 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 284 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 26685, GO COM A2) >>>>> With at least one (and probably more) ISPs doing number pooling, """"" there's bound to be a lot of our A2 dialup folk who can still stay online if they wish. My previous message about the ISP I use is a good case in point. Factor in the cost of the per-hour usage of Delphi, vs the monthly cost of the ISP, and it should be fairly close. Foxvalley Internet, the one I mentioned will NOT be getting rid of its shell accounts. Since it's run on Linux as it's base operating system, the shells will be there. And the owner tells me that he prefers Linux to any of the other ISP software packages, so I'm not worried about losing shell access. :) If one of the numbers they have listed is local to you (www.foxvalley.net for the list, then getting an ISP to log onto Delphi is pretty painless. :) later...........Howard (HKATZ, 26664, GO COM A2) >>>>> Such is why I've made the decision to go to the Mac and Bernie. """"" I've ordered my Mac. Yesterday it was in the midst of a controversy as to what will be shipped versus what was ordered. Today I know what I ordered will be shipped, but not when :-( While Primenet has shell accounts, I don't think anyone can sign up for a new one since they have announced that dial-up shell will go away "sometime in the (near) future." Shell accounts will continue to shrink. In Primenet's case it seems, from reading many internal posts, that the folks that maintain the shell side of the business don't really understand shell i.e., shell accounts are not evil, just maintained by folks that don't understand them (IBM PC heads). I also hear that "shell folks consume too many resources." In e-mail with David Kerwood, where I described how I log on to Delphi (via telnet), and use ProTerm macros to read all the topics I'm interested in to a text file on my HD and then log off and use AppleWorks to read and compose replies (such as this one) - David said that I'm the low cost spread. It seems that most shell folks dial-up to their and read the topic, newsgroup, etc., messages message-by-message which ties up resources for a long time. Kind Regards, Joe Walters/BirdLives Email - yardbird@primenet.com (BIRDLIVES, 26753, GO COM A2) >>>>> Staying on-line for a long time reading messages via telnet is not """"" a big strain on your ISP's resources. In fact, it's negligible. Think about what you're doing. Very little data is sent back and forth. Most of the time you're either reading what has already been sent, or composing a reply. The biggest hogs are chat bots and news readers. In fact, chat bots are so resource intensive (not to mention ripe for misuse) that many ISPs forbid them. You can check the top resource hogs on your shell via the 'ps' and 'top' commands. But be careful with 'top' since it can be a hog itself. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Tue Oct 19, 1999 7:34:59 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2a] -- Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours..... (TONYW1, 26801, GO COM A2) >>>>> But for those of us who live outside the US, it is a great strain """"" on our wallet! I now have free phone calls at weekends, but to an ISP that requires CHAP to log on. Until Marinetti can support CHAP, it costs me 1.5 cents a minute to stay online... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 20 Oct 1999 - 280 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 26808, GO COM A2) SETTING UP SCSI ID'S BLIND Follow the wires to the ID selector, see if """""""""""""""""""""""""" it's labeled in some numerical order, either 1, 2, 4, or 0,1,2 ... if it's 0,1,2, well, there you go. If not it's A0 to 1, A1, to 2, A2 to 4. the ground or common wire needs only to connect to one of the three pins. The trick is you need to examine the drive and see which side of the three is ground and which is the signal. On Quantums you can see traces running toward the connector, you will see three traces individually going towards the pins on the board. Connect the common wire to a pin on the other side. o o----- trace o o----- trace o o----- trace GND A0 ... Like that. Set the ID to three, if the computer says the ID is three you got it right, if it's 4 the A0-A2 wires are 180 degree backwards, if it's something else you got it really screwed up. :) Tony (T_DIAZ, 26661, GO COM A2) DELPHI MAIL COMMANDS As you are using COG, all you need to do is read up """""""""""""""""""" the !Help! section on 'Messages & File Search'. This explains how to use the 'E-Mail Search' feature. That will do all that you want. As long as Delphi has not rolled off the messages and deleted them! As long as you have actually received the messages, then you should be archiving your message files after you read them with COG. Then you can do a search on those archives later. Read the !Help! files for a fuller explanation. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 18 Oct 1999 - 282 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 26726, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you go to the MAIL page and type DIR you'll get a list of all """"" your mail. Actually, you'll get a list of the currently open mail folder which will either be NEWMAIL if you have any unread mail, or MAIL which contains stuff you have already read (it's kept for a few weeks.) The name of the open folder is displayed at the top of the screen if I recall correctly. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Oct 18, 1999 2:16:27 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2a] -- Lackland's Laws: Never be first; Never be last; Never volunteer for anything (TONYW1, 26729, GO COM A2) >>>>> When I first started using telnet in OLRight!, I had problems with """"" 'hunks' of data from Delphi mail just disappearing. With the two listserves that Lady Technophobe subscribes to bring in upward of 100 messages a day, I was retrieving a lot of data at once. It was not unusual to lose whole blocks of data from the mail stream. I would sit there watching it, and there was no visible 'gap' on this end. I finally decided that there must be some kind of glitch in how Delphi's mail works via telnet, because I had no such trouble with Sprintnet. There was one other who was helping me test OLRight! at the time, and he had the same problem. At the time, I was using the command that basically spools all the mail to the terminal window. I eventually gave up on it because of this problem. I now retrieve each letter individually. It sounds as though you are having a similar problem. When Delphi's mail system sends out the mail (either using the EXTRACT command or in single letters), it marks the message as 'read' when it starts to send it. There is no way that I know of to tell Delphi (in its textside mail) that you did not get the whole letter, or that the mail that you receive was missing something (as evidenced by unrelated mail being concatenated in the same 'letter'). I used a two-fold solution to this problem in my ANSITerm scripts. First, I retrieve the mail one letter at a time, just pressing ENTER between letters. I also close and re-open the download buffer between letters, because that writes the buffer to disk, and that way I have all previous letters if there is a 'stall' or other problem (I have a really bad phone line). Second, when new mail is read, it goes from a NEW folder to the MAIL folder. Before reading the mail, I copy everything that is in the MAIL folder into a folder called ARCHIVE (deleted and re-created at each session). This way, when I log on, I have the new mail available, plus the previous session's mail, plus the mail from the session before that. I delete everything else each session. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 26913, GO COM A2) SUPER MINI NULL MODEM HOW-TO Software needed: """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Telecommunications software on both ends. Modem MGR, TIC, or ProTERM 3.1 would be great choices on the //c. I'll leave the software for the other computer to someone who actually uses one regularly :) Hardware needed: Null modem cable. Modem MGR is a freeware (formerly commercial) program that can be had here in the Delphi A2 database or at better Apple II ftp sites (such as trenco.gno.org). TIC is currently not available except in source form. ProTERM is available from Intrec Software (http://www.intrec.com). Null modem cables. . . well, give me a few weeks :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Boycott Alamo! Please don't quote without permission. Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 26870, GO COM A2) >>>>> In addition to the ones that Ryan mentioned, there is also Kermit """"" for the Apple ][. A lot of folks seem to ignore it, because there are lots better communications programs available, but it does work! If you have ever used a command-line version of Kermit on any platform, you could probably get up and running in a few minutes. Kermit v3.86 or better (maybe earlier, but I never used them) supports Xmodem also. As for the PC side, I was doing the transfers to a Windows 3.1 machine using the Terminal program supplied with Windows. I imagine HyperTerminal would work just fine. You could look on almost any Apple ][ ftp site for kermit. Don V. Zahniser (IronTooth) Woofed to you by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm via Bernie ][ the Rescue! (DZAHNISER, 26914, GO COM A2) MORE ON THE CSA2 FAQ It is my *guess* that a FAQ becomes "official" when: """""""""""""""""""" 1. Initially someone (A) decides to write one. 2. Feedback to (A) causes the FAQ to get updated. Loop between 1 and 2 for some period of time. 3. (A) becomes tired of updating the FAQ and somewhat abandons it. This continues for some number of months until (B) contacts (A), or if (A) has left the group, takes over the FAQ. 4. (B) does great work in updating the FAQ over a period of time. In fact, after a period of time (B) thinks that he "owns" the FAQ even though the original was the result of many folks' contributions. 5. (B) decided that because the majority do not support his views to the level that he wishes, that he will "Take his marbles and throw them into a volcano," and then forbid anyone from *touching* existing pictures of his marbles. 6. Nobody challenges (B's) assertions so we all sit and watch the once really good FAQ become less relevant with each passing day. My read of the birth and death of the csa2 FAQ. Kind Regards, Joe Walters/BirdLives Email - yardbird@primenet.com (BIRDLIVES, 27099, GO COM A2) HOW TO MOVE YOUR APPLE II DISK IMAGES TO AN EMULATOR Do what I did. Null """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" modem it directly from the GS to the PC. It only took 20 hours for two 32mg partitions and a 100mg HFS partition, which is almost my whole GS setup. I just started it when I went to bed and closed it down when I got home from work. It's amazing. My whole GS in a folder on the old 233. Dave.... (UNCLE_DUCK, 26270, GO COM A2) DEFENDER OF THE CROWN RETURNS Emulation site Emu Camp has reported that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Game Boy Color programmer Charles Doty is porting the Cinemaware Commodore 64/Amiga/Apple IIGS strategy action title Defender of the Crown to the Gameboy Color. This is currently a pet project and no mention was made regarding possible publishers of the game. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 26267, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" WHAT HAPPENED TO APPLEWORKS GS? AWGS has been discontinued for quite some """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" time, far longer than Appleworks 5 has not been available. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 26351, GO COM A2) SHEPPY ON SWEET16 STATUS Sweet16 isn't a IIgs project, it's a BeOS """""""""""""""""""""""" project, and will be getting a *lot* of my development time for the forseeable future. I'll be doing a lot more BeOS programming from now on. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26237, GO COM A2) WHAT DOES WOZ THINK IS TRUE? This Is True is a weekly email of true, """""""""""""""""""""""""""" ridiculous news stories - good for many laughs! I've been a subscriber for years, and as it turns out, someone else we all know very well is also enjoying his subscription. Read his letter to the editor: http://www.thisistrue.com/woz.html -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 26310, GO COM A2) CAN I STILL BUY 5.25 DSDD FLOPPIES? It's not unusual to find them at """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Office Depot here. . . you can always pick up a Computer Shopper and check the mail order route. . . - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 26421, GO COM A2) >>>>> Most of the Wal-Marts I've visited still have some DS/DD 5.25" """"" disks, made bye 3M/Imation. They're not cheap (around $3.00/box) compared to the 3.5" disks. Unfortunately, Wal-Mart won't special order, but if you ask the dept. manager to check, they might be on their order list, and if you promise to buy several boxes..... And for folk who for political reasons are boycotting WalMart, you might try K-Mart. :) Later.........Howard (HKATZ, 26432, GO COM A2) >>>>> My 1997 MEI catalog lists DS/DD for $0.19. Minimum order 100 disks, """"" shipping $1.20 per 100 disks. 800/634-3478. If these disks are for Apple then you do NOT want DS/HD disks which MEI also sells Kind Regards, Joe Walters/BirdLives Email - yardbird@primenet.com (BIRDLIVES, 26467, GO COM A2) >>>>> As of a month or so ago, you could buy 5.25" DSDD floppies from """"" Imation's online store at { www.imation.com.} Their online store is currently offline, though, being upgraded. But if I recall correctly, the price was decent. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26567, GO COM A2) APPLE II SALES CASE IN POINT: SILVERN CASTLE Got a letter from Jeff Fink """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" last week, and it is my understanding that he had indeed registered about 10 copies of Silvern Castle since its release last summer. I don't think he's particularly disappointed, although I had hoped he'd receive more payments than this. He may be amazed that he was actually able to make $150 off an Apple II shareware product at this late date in our history. Good news .... In addition to sending me an updated version of Silvern Castle (v2.x), he also sent along several other games for upload. I'll get those packed up properly and deposited in the database in coming days. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 27005, GO COM A2) >>>>> I think we've had to realize for some time now that there are not """"" that many people who will pay for Apple II products. For instance, I'm not a gamer on -any- platform, so I haven't bought Silvern Castle. That doesn't mean I haven't paid MyEsource money recently for updates. . . . Still, it is a shame to see such few sales for such a work. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Boycott Alamo! Please don't quote without permission. Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 27009, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" A FLURRY OF SHEPPYWARE STUFF Beginning on October 28, WebWorks GS will """""""""""""""""""""""""""" become shareware. You'll be able to download the complete product from my web site and try it out. If you like it, pay $15.00 (US) for it (a price decrease of $5!). If not, delete it! It's win-win for everybody! The documentation is in the process of being converted into lovely HTML for viewing in a web browser, and will be included with the software (and will also be available on my web site for your viewing pleasure). --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26860, GO COM A2) <<<<< On October 28, I'll be releasing the complete Shifty List, """"" uncrippled, for everyone to download. It will remain shareware, but you'll no longer have to try it out with a crippled copy of the software. The price will remain unchanged at $20. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26861, GO COM A2) <<<<< My web site is being totally redesigned. There will be some : """"" sections temporarily unavailable during the redesign, but once it's done, it's gonna be pretty nice. The new design will go into effect tomorrow. It will already be set up for the newly shareware WebWorks GS, even though that doesn't actually happen until the 28th, so don't freak out. :) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 26888, GO COM A2) NEW BERNIE STARTER KIT I just wanted to let folks know that an updated """""""""""""""""""""" Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM went into the mail today; it includes v2.5.1 of Bernie. The instant that v2.5.1 was released, Shareware Solutions II stopped mailing Bernie CDs with the older v2.0.2. It took a little while to re-do the CD and the packaging, but if you've been waiting for your Bernie on CD-ROM, you won't be waiting much longer. woof, woof Joe Kohn http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 26404, GO COM A2) A QUICKEN Y2K REPLACEMENT The "Ohmigosh, It's Almost 2000" Sale... """"""""""""""""""""""""" Speaking of clocks ticking, and time running out... In a little more than 2 months, the Apple II version of Quicken will become obsolete, as not too many banks will be willing to cash checks that were written in the year 1900. CheckWorks is a Y2K-problem-free alternative solution. CheckWorks works from within AppleWorks, versions 3 thru 5. In order to use Checkworks with AW3, you will need Ultra 4.1. To run CheckWorks with AW 4 and 5, nothing extra is required except, of course, AppleWorks Classic. Having concerns about Y2K, I sent an evaluation copy of CheckWorks to Ms Y2K (Bev Cadieux), and she confirmed that all will be well with CheckWorks come next January. CheckWorks costs $20; I'll dispense with the usual $3 s/h charge. If you want to use your Apple II for checkbook reconciliation in the year 2000, CheckWorks will let you. AppleWorks Classic is required! To order CheckWorks, send $20 to... Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 http://www.crl.com/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 26792, GO COM A2) BERNIE AUTHOR BARKS FOR HELP Hello everyone, """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm currently involved in a project dealing with legacy software, industry standards and obsolescence in the computing industry. The basic idea is that technology advances at mind-blowing speed which renders your past investments useless. Changing standards and marketing strategies lead to forced obsolescence. The concept of a compatibility market will be developed that is currently heavily underrated. In a second part emphasis will be put on benefits of software emulation, technical implementation (notably JITs), and so on. If... - you are using Apple II computers or other out-of-production platforms in your business - would be willing to share some figures with me and/or your thoughts on this subject - you are using a well thought out software such as proprietary applications or heavily customized standard software (such as AppleWorks Classic), and that system does a non-trivial task - would like to prove a few people wrong that phased-out equipment is obsolete then I would greatly appreciate if you could back to me. I assure you 100% confidentiality and any data you provide will be published in aggregated form only. The project is a joint effort of the faculties of technical informatics and economics at the University of Basel. Please e-mail me at { emutech@magnet.ch} . Thanks! Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 26543, GO COM A2) JUICED.GS--BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Hey gang, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I know I've been scarce around here lately, but I wanted to drop by to let you all know that the new issue of Juiced..GS (V4,I3) is in the mail. U.S. subscribers should be receiving their copies within days, if not sooner. :-) Thank you all for your patience. We ran about three weeks late on this issue, but I plan to be back on schedule next time around. I'll post an index of this issue in a few days. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 26603, GO COM A2) JUICED VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 HITS THE MAILBOX Announcing ... """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 4, Issue 3 ===== The October 1999 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 229 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: Kfest '99 -- Another summer of celebration ... The annual Apple II conference in Kansas City shined bright lights on some of the "old reliable" software users have grown to know and love. Juiced.GS was there to record all the festivities, and presents the most complete report you'll find anywhere of what went on during official sessions as well as behind the scenes. We even have photos!! Programming: Introduction to GSoft BASIC ... Part 4 in our in-depth tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC implementation for the GS. The author again offers advice and direction to both beginners and advanced programmers who want to learn more about what GSoft BASIC has to offer and how it performs its coding magic. Emulation: Bernie, meet Ernie ... Ryan Suenaga, the Apple II world's top dog when it comes to Mac emulation and Bernie ][ The Rescue, introduces users to Sweet16 (known lovingly as Ernie), the IIGS emulator for BeOS running on Macs or Intel PCs. COLUMNS Telecommunications: Back on the GS side of things ... Tony Ward turns his telecom attentions to the greatest tools available to users who want to make their online lives easier and more productive. My Home Page: Digging out from a busy summer ... A few thoughts from the editor about the hectic pace and unpredictable events that delayed production of this issue. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, gets nostalgic about another Kfest gone by, and looks ahead to yet another one in 2000. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Ken Gagne reviews Silvern Castle, the new 8-bit role-playing game, and Howard Katz brings readers up to date on software status reclassification efforts. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including exciting news about IIGS/Marinetti compatibility with Earthlink, a nationwide ISP, and specials galore from Shareware Solutions II. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1999 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997 and 1998 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 26912, GO COM A2) SILVERN CASTLE REACHES VERSION 2.1 GreetinGS! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have just uploaded the v2.1 update of Silvern Castle to the Entertainment topic of the Apple II Forum Database. It will be available for download after our library wizards do their thing. Version 2.1 requires a fully installed version of Silvern Castle v1.0. The update archive does not produce a functional game by itself. The installation procedure is explained by author Jeff Fink in the READ.ME.FIRST file in the SCupdate21.BXY archive. Enjoy! I will also be uploading some new titles from Jeff Fink in coming days. Ain't new software fun!! Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 27072, GO COM A2) NEW STOP ON THE WEB FOR THE TREASURE CHEST PROJECT WE HAVE MOVED !!!!!!! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |87) { http://www.treasurechestproject.org} Finally, after the long hassles of trying to locate a good website. Treasure Chest Project now is sitting in a server that is accessible almost all of the time by me |87) Took a while to get InterNIC stuff all organised, moving the registered domain names and stuff, as well as applying to InterNIC for my DNS server to be 'seen'. FTP access will be soon up |87) It certainly helps when you are the SysAdmin of the box ! (WILLIEYEO, 26391, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 26727 18-OCT 03:15 Welcome to A2/Announements Delphi is dropping local dial-up! (Re: Msg 26642) From: RSUENAGA To: ALL Here is the issue with dial up access as I see it: Those of you who are using Web only or Telnet accounts are unaffected. The people who we are concerned about and who we have some fear of losing contact with are those who are using Sprintnet or Tymenet to connect. If you're one of those people, we can see what we can do to help you get a different kind of account and find an access route that you can use so you can stay in contact with us. There's already a lot of published information out there on getting to Delphi via other means and there are ways for us to find some kind of access local to you, but if we don't know who you are and how many of you there are, there's nothing we can do for you. We don't want that, at least I certainly don't. The Apple II community is already small enough. Let's keep it from getting any smaller. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_ My words are not to be posted to usenet without my permission ever. Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Boycott Alamo! Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution [EOA] [WEB]------------------------------ WEB SLINGING 101 | ----------------------------------- Delphi Forums And The Apple II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written by Howard Katz, Lyle Syverson, and Ryan M. Suenaga [hkatz@delphi.com],[lyle837@delphi.com],[thelamp@sheppyware.net] Tymenet and Sprintnet Alternatives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's official--the Delphi Online Service will stop supporting dialup access very soon. This news was not welcomed by the Apple II community. Although more and more of the focus of telecommunications is being moved from traditional online services and electronic bulletin board systems (aka BBSs) to the Internet, many of the Apple II faithful continue to use and champion the traditional dialup online service. Unfortunately, that traditional online service is dying a relatively quick death as the Internet assimilates old style telecommunications in a fashion that even the Borg would envy. The old per hour charge model of the traditional online service has given way to the flat rate model used by modern Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the standard ASCII access has been largely replaced by a TCP/IP connect. Just where does that leave those of us who still champion the Apple II? It leaves us with some very viable options. Let's take a look at some ways you can continue accessing Delphi--and the rest of the Internet--with your Apple II. We'll take a look at options for both 8 bit and 16 bit Apple IIs, including some at very low cost, and some that many people may not have thought of. EIGHT BIT OPTIONS In order to access Delphi without Sprintnet or Tymenet """"""""""""""""" services with an 8 bit Apple II, you will most likely need some kind of text based dialup service. Since there is no way to make a TCP/IP connection to the Internet using the 8 bit Apple II computers you will need to find some type of service--either an ISP or one of the options below--that has dialup access and provides telnet software on that system. You will also need communications program on your Apple II that provides VT100 emulation or higher. _ProTERM_ can be purchased from http://www.intrec.com/. _Modem MGR_ and _Kermit_ can be downloaded from the A2 Database on Delphi. _Talk is Cheap V4_ might be available on the used market. (Versions of _TIC_ earlier than V4 do not provide VT100 emulation.) Low Cost Alternatives include freenets, BBS's, libraries, colleges, """"""""""""""""""""" universities, and employers. To find these alternatives check the yellow pages, the local library, any local computer user groups, and local colleges/universities. Ask friends and coworkers what they use for an ISP. Ask your employer if they provide any ISP privileges. Freenets and Community Networks The term freenet implies an ISP that can ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' be used free of charge. Often these organizations offer certain services free but charge a modest fee for other services such as telnet. Not all freenets offer telnet. In addition to the suggestions above search the World Wide Web for freenets. Some freenets can be located at this URL... http://www.lights.com/freenet/. Search for "freenet" using HotBot. (http://www.hotbot.com) BBS's Some of the local BBS's offer telnet. Costs to connect to BBS's ''''' vary widely. Libraries vary widely as to any internet services they offer. If you are ''''''''' lucky you might find one that allows you to dial in and provides telnet service on its system. Colleges and Universities sometimes provide dial in internet service. ''''''''''''''''''''''''' Sometimes you will be able to use their system but will have to do so on campus. You might have to be a student or on the staff in order to use the system. Employers sometimes will allow you to dial into their system from home. ''''''''' If telnet software is included on that system you can probably use it with your Apple II. The Conventional ISP Finding an Internet Service Provider is easy these """""""""""""""""""" days, especially if you live in a metropolitan area. The phone book yellow pages usually has a comprehensive listing of them. Even in more rural areas, there should be some that are listed. However, not all ISPs are created equal, and many of them will not be able to interface with an Apple II computer. For those with a GS, the _Marinetti_ option, described later in this article, is available. For 8 bit Apple II users, or those GS owners using an 8 bit communications program such as _ProTERM_ or _Modem MGR_, you need to find an ISP that offers a shell account. This section will deal with ISPs where Marinetti is not being used. ISPs tend to fall into 3 broad categories, based upon the operating systems they use. Windows and Windows NT Servers Many ISPs are based on these Microsoft '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' products. While the price per month for use of these systems tends to be low, they're normally inaccessible to 8 bit Apple II users, since they need access protocols (TCP/IP,PPP or SLIP) not available to the communications programs. Unix-based Servers These come in a variety of "flavors" since there's '''''''''''''''''' several variations of Unix available. If an ISP is running one of these, connecting usually isn't a problem, since the shell account you need to connect is built in. (Caveat: some ISPs may have the shell system disabled, and you would need to get then to turn it on for you. It's also possible that you might have to dial a separate number to access the shell. Mixed Systems Some ISPs will use different operating systems for ''''''''''''' different functions. For example, you might find your ISP uses NT for internet access, but Unix for mail usage. Mixed systems may or may not offer shell accounts. They may offer them at an additional charge, or if the Unix machine is dedicated to a specific function, they may decline to allow you access to it for security reasons. If an ISP offers what they call a "Telnet-only shell", it's best to avoid them. These are designed for Windows or Macs that would connect via one of the above named protocols and then run a program to "telnet" back to the shell system. Since 8 bit Apple II programs don't incorporate this telnet package, this option doesn't help out. What's needed is a true dialup shell. In most cases, you get the shell when you dial the ISP's telephone number, and connect to their system. You're greeted with the operating system information (usually) and a prompt for your username and then your password (always). This is similar to Delphi's asking dialup users to log on to the system. From there, you issue commands to use the system to navigate around the ISP--say to get your mail, or to access the internet via lynx. Delphi users would also issue commands to telnet to Delphi's computers. Shell accounts usually can be accessed in other ways too. You may be able to telnet back to your shell account from another computer (say, at a cybercafe if you're on the road) and work with it as if you had dialed directly in. You may find a variant in the shell system. Instead of a prompt where you issue the commands, some shell accounts are set up with a pre-defined menu, limiting your command options. This may be done for security reasons, or an attempt to help users with the more commonly used functions of the server. Obviously, a command line prompt gives you greater flexibility, but if your ISP only offers a menu-driven shell, and it has the commands you most likely would use, then it would be a workable alternative. Many school or university based systems have decided to use menus for the reasons noted above. Finding out if the ISP you want to use has a shell account isn't always easy, especially if they're not using a Unix-based system. If customer service doesn't seem to know what a shell account is, ask for someone in the technical department. Always make sure that the shell, if it exists, can be accessed via direct dialup, and not via telnet only. When choosing an ISP, look at your needs. If you're going to travel a lot, you might be interested in one of the "national" ISPs that offer dialup numbers throughout The U.S. and Canada. If you tend to stick close to home, numerous regional or local ISPs might work for you. Many of these smaller ISPs can be accessed away from home too, either by the telnet method mentioned above, or via shared or pooled dial-in numbers: many smaller ISPs are allowing users from other ISPs to use their numbers to connect you back to your "home" ISP. This gives you greater flexibility in your connection methods, as well as greater accessibility for the ISP. Charges for usage will also vary from ISP to ISP. Some may offer a flat per-month usage rate. This rate may vary depending on the access speed used, or may also be discounted if you pre-pay for service. You might find some that are timed: x number of hours a month "free" for your monthly subscription, and then additional charges for any time used in excess of the "free" hours. There's also mail-only accounts for people who want to just get email. These are cheaper still, but obviously won't get you onto the Internet for other things. If your look in the yellow pages has been fruitless, let your browser do the walking at http://www.thelist.com/, a website dedicated to helping folks find ISPs in their area. If you absolutely cannot find a shell account in your area, please check out Howard Katz's Delphi A2 Forum message 26525, included in this issue. Shell accounts are not as easy to find as they once were, since the majority of internet users are connecting via graphics-based browsers. But shell systems do still exist, and once you find one and get comfortable with using it, you'll probably find yourself online longer and more often than you thought possible. Esoteric Connections Many Apple II users today also have computers that """""""""""""""""""" run other operating systems, such as Mac OS, Windows, or Unix variants such as Linux. It is also now feasible to have high speed Internet access available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for such computers. Cable modems and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) have made these things possible. If you happen to use a Unix or Unix-like system (such as Linux or NetBSD) in addition to your Apple II, you may be in luck. Provided that you are able to set up (1) a TCP/IP connection between your Unix box an the Internet and (2) a null modem connection between your II and your Unix box that allows you to use your Apple II as a smart terminal, you can use this to connect to the Internet. This is exactly the same as having a Unix shell account you dial into, except your connection is via a null modem cable rather than a phone line. Linux is gaining tremendous popularity as a low cost powerhouse of an operating system that runs on multiple hardware platforms. From a brand new Athlon or Power Mac G4 to an old 386, you can get Linux running for close to nothing. Simply connect your Apple II and your Linux box with a null modem cable and you're on your way to easy Internet access. If you happen to have a Linux (or some other Unix variant) running computer connected to the Internet--preferably with a permanent connection, but dial up would be fine too--you too could create your own shell account that your Apple II can access using a null modem connection. This is not for the faint of heart, but the details can be found in Devin Reade's excellent linux.gs.login file in the Delphi A2Pro Database. This is a setup one of the authors has available at home, and it makes accessing the 'Net with an Apple II as fast as currently possible. SIXTEEN BIT OPTIONS If you're using an Apple IIgs, you can use all of the """"""""""""""""""" options available to the 8 bit Apple II crowd as well as true TCP/IP connectivity using the Marinetti package developed by Australian programmer Richard Bennett. Marinetti will allow you to connect directly to the Internet to any host providing dial-in or null modem access using the Point-to-Point Protocol PPP) or the Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP)--it does not, however, support the CHAP sign on used by some Internet Service Providers offering PPP accounts. SLIP accounts are becoming as difficult to find as shell accounts. PPP accounts are more common; however, some users report problems getting Marinetti to work with certain ISPs. With the assistance of the Delphi A2 Forum members, we have compiled the list below of known Marinetti compatible ISPs: ISP Name ISP Webpage A.C. Link Layer Verified by ------------------- -------------------- ------- ---------- --------------- Compuserve www.compuserve.com (UK) PPP (S) Ewen Wannop Pacific Bell www.pacbell.net 209 PPP Eric Shepherd Netcarrier www.netcarrier.com 215/610 PPP Barry Rees Mindspring www.mindspring.com 336 PPP Jim Llewellyn Internet Nebraska www.inebraska.com 402 PPP Dain Neater Novia www.novia.net 402 PPP Carl Knoblock Navix Internet www.navix.net 402 PPP Dain Neater Compuserve www.compuserve.com 415 PPP (S) Joe Kohn Slip Net www.slip.net 510 PPP Janet Loftis Videotron www.videotron.ca 514 PPP Mark Percival Sirius Systems www.sirinet.net 580 PPP Thomas Compter MHTC Net www.mhtc.net 608 PPP Aaron Pulver Concentric www.concentric.net 661 PPP Jeff Carr Barrie Connex www.bconnex.net 705 PPP Jeff Blakeney Xcalibur www.iinc.com 716 SLIP Don Zahniser ACI Net www.aci.net 775 PPP Bill Dooley Concentric www.concentric.net 808 PPP Ryan Suenaga Pacific Onramp www.poi.net 808 PPP Ryan Suenaga Triton Technologies www.triton.net 810 PPP Daniel Kruszyna Earthlink www.earthlink.net 810 PPP Eric Heim Solve Net www.solve.net 816/913 PPP Allen Moore Nationwide www.nationwide.net 817 PPP David Pierce Enteract www.enteract.com 847 PPP Tony Ward IAG Net www.iag.net 904 PPP Chuck Stites Fayetteville Net www.faynet.com 910 PPP R. Schnorenberg A.C. = Area Code, PPP (S) = Scripted PPP Please note that while it appears safe to assume that a national or international ISP that works with Marinetti in one area would also work with it in another area, we can make no guarantees about that. For instance, I can say with certainty that the last time I used a concentric.net account with Marinetti in the 808 area code, it worked great. I can't make the same statement for every concentric.net node out there. If you have a shell account (but no SLIP or PPP), you can also try using the SLIRP PPP/SLIP emulator to get Marinetti working. SLIRP is a UNIX shell program that emulates a PPP or SLIP connection. See http://www.webcom.com/~llarrow/tiarefg.html for more details on SLIRP. Finally, when the MacIP Link Layer module for Marinetti is released you can use a Macintosh connected to the IIgs as a TCP/IP server with proper software. In conclusion, even when Delphi drops its Sprintnet and Tymenet access options, Apple II users will have many, many options to connect to Delphi. Apple II Forever! [EOF] [POP]------------------------------ PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE | ----------------------------------- TEE'S POINT OF VIEW """"""""""""""""""" Written by Tee Cashmore [teec@execulink.com] Where Are You? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We, the Apple II supporters, are everywhere! Of course you knew that didn't you? I started using an Apple ][+ in December 1983 and have run the gambit of IIe, IIc, Laser 128 EX, IIgs, Mac Plus, Mac SE/30, IIsi, IIci, to my present Quadra 700 with Power PC card. On the way I became a dealer for Applied Engineering & Abracadata software and still service some schools, hospitals and small businesses, having accumulated a lot of hardware and software for Apple IIs and older Macs on the way. I was curious to know exactly where current Apple II users lived and how they connect to the Web. I know that many users didn't respond to my posting and some I cheated on by noting there whereabouts from Delphi message postings, but in a short time I did get 49 responses, some very detailed, some with very little information. Out of the 49, the fact that 30 are from the USA is not surprising; actually I expected more; then 5 from Australia, 5 from Canada, 3 from Germany, 1 from Austria and 1 from UK (no prizes for guessing who that is) and 5 didn't say for some strange reason. Connections run from using Apple IIc, IIe, IIgs, Macs of varying vintage and a few "Windoze", although most of those were at work and use a IIgs at home. I found the software used very interesting, as it ran the whole gambit from PPP through _Crock O' Gold_. I have to admit to a lack of knowledge of most connective software for the Apple II world and I pity any user who wants to know what to use, especially the novice user, as I find little information as to what does what best, how to obtain it and how to use it. As much of this information is only available on Delphi and related sites, how does anyone find out about what is available? Might I suggest that one way would be to produce a two sided printout sheet of basic software detail, contact all the Apple II User Groups using the old fashioned snail mail system, asking them to distribute same sheet to their membership lists. Almost all the respondents to my survey had accounts of the Telnet variety, but many had regular ISP accounts. I also have to mention that many users are actually running _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ on their Macs, thereby emulating a IIgs. This ingenious system is also a very unsung hero and I'd be willing to bet that very few Mac users are aware of this possibility of getting the best of both worlds. Perhaps contacting Mac groups as detailed above may be one way to let the word be known. My conclusion is that there is still an untapped market for connection software, even more so now that Delphi is changing access possibilities, but the major problem is advertising, specifically how to reach the Apple II community. Thanks to all the respondents to my Delphi survey. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : Acid test? You're soaking in it. : : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. Suenaga do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 2, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 1999 OPENING PITCH Must've Travelled Down That Road Before ------------------------ [OPN] A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR] The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET] Miscellanea [MSC] Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR] Public Postings [PUB] Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB] PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE Y][K ----------------------------------------------------------- [POP] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : If it ain't broke, give it a day or two : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::::::: [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MUST'VE TRAVELLED DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A word of explanation, and, I guess, subtle apology. This issue's editorial isn't about the Apple II. It's about me, and why it's time for me to move on from being your editor every month. It's been a long time since I've had a chance to rest. Typically the only rest I really get during a year is my annual trip to KansasFest--yes, you can rest by not sleeping for a week--and the occasional extended weekend trip to another island I take maybe three times every two years. Social workers are not known for making it to retirement age without some significant case of burnout, so every five months I make sure I do what I need to do to take care of myself. Everything in life was pretty settled for awhile too. I had my full-time job, my part-time job, my newsletter, my hobbies--I wasn't short on time, but I wasn't filled with excess either. I had a balance. Just enough of each. But balance doesn't last forever. You add one more thing on one side, and you're bound to tip over. And that's what's happened to me. I have many other things in my multiple lives that I want to do before I'm done, and in order to get to the things that could make me great, I have to give up some of the things that just make me good. And in this case, that's this newsletter. But this isn't just a case of what's best for me. If it was, I'd have been able to give it up a long time ago. This is also what's best for you. The past two months I haven't been able to live up to my own loose standards about what a "timely" publication should be, and that's just not acceptable. You deserve better. So with a tear and a sigh, I turn over my virtual reigns to Lyle. Here's to a better tomorrow for all of us. [*] [*] [*] Mahalo Means Thank You Department: it's no small task to say how much I appreciate what everyone has done for me, and it's not easy to thank those of you who mean so much to me, but I'll try anyway. Doug Cuff, Joe Kohn, Eric and Sarah Shepherd, Cindy Adams, Max Jones, Gary and Sue Utter, Steve Gozdziewski, Loren Damewood, Henrik Gudat, Tony Ward, Tony Diaz, Harold Hislop, Kirk Mitchell (my KFest roommate for the rest of the duration, I think), and anyone else I may have missed in my Apple II world--you have meant so much to me, I don't know what else to say but thanks. For everything. To my family who's put up with my obsession for 17 years now and who started me down this road with the Apple ][+, words can't express how much you mean to me. Without you, I would be far from the man I am today. And to all of you for reading: let's take the II into Y2K with style. [*] [*] [*] Aloha Means Goodbye Department: In this life I've enjoyed as your editor, I've seen things and gone places that I never imagined I'd be able to before. I've met the faithful at Avila and seen that which never was. I've had more fun than I can imagine and seen things I never thought I'd see, made friends from all over the world, and done what I'd only dreamed was possible. This is not to say I won't be here. I plan to still do the publishing side of things, and write the occasional column, both for _The Lamp!_ and for _Juiced.GS_. I also have a few other projects which you all might be interested in (and unfortunately, I can't really talk about right now). And I'll still be hanging out in Delphi A2 Conference during my free time. A lot. In the meantime, remember to love the people in your life like there's no tomorrow. Because when you come right down to it. . . There's not. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] * The Heat Is On * Miscellanea * Rumor Mill * Public Postings * Best Of The Best THE HEAT IS ON """""""""""""" [*] Apple Operating System ....... IN# vs. PR# [*] User Groups & Publications ....... EBay And Apple IIs [*] General Chatter ....... What Would You Ask Woz? [*] Telecommunications ....... Why Aren't You Using An OLR? MISCELLANEA """"""""""" REACHING THE GARAGE SALE APPLE II USER Hi Joe, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What's the best way for a Garage II user to get in touch with you these days? You know the type--they just got an Apple II at a garage sale, don't have internet access, but want to spend their hard-earned $50 on $5,000 worth of software. ;) Do you have a catalog you send to people by mail? Should I just forward the address to you? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 27115, GO COM A2) >>>>> The only catalog that's 100% complete is spread across 22 issues of """"" the Shareware Solutions II newsletter. Then there's the web site (http://www.crl.com/~joko) which is not quite up to date. For those who don't have a modem, I do have a 3.5" Shareware Solutions II Catalog disk, and would be more than happy to mail that if you sent me the address of the "Garage II" user. That disk is not up to date either. Joe (JOE_KOHN, 27116, GO COM A2) <<<<< I'll drop the address to you by e-mail, but I don't know what good """"" a disk will do her--or a web address. I'm sure she doesn't have AppleWorks. She doesn't have web access. She just wants to get some old games and maybe an education program or two. I think that's your next untapped market, but you'll have to figure out some way to economically tell those people what you have, without using the web or a newsletter. A paper catalog may be the best bet. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 27129, GO COM A2) >>>>> I'd think that having an up-to-date catalog, printed, and ready to """"" ship out to people looking for info might make a lot of sense. That's an untapped market. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27134, GO COM A2) MORE TIPS ON ACCELERATING THE IIGS The stability is more related to the """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" cache chips, but A LOT more on the rest of the computer. ROM 01 motherboards make much more challenging environments I haven't had much luck at all with ROM 01's at all with over than 10MHz or so. Try some other SRAMs if you can get at them easily. Old 486 and early Pentium motherboards are a good source for SRAM (62256, 8x32). Tony (T_DIAZ, 27345, GO COM A2) AND THE IIGS CHECKERBOARD PATTERN MEANS WHAT? The main processor has a """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" problem. It could be bad, or it could just be dirt or corrosion in the socket, or it could be (if the previous owner had an accelerator card) that the processor chip has been inserted backwards. As you look at the motherboard from the front, the processor is a pretty large chip, near the midline of the board horizontally, and halfway between the midline and the bottom vertically. It should be labeled "65816". Note that this chip (like most of the others on the board) has a little notch on one end. That notch should be oriented towards the front of the case. If it's not, you've found your problem right there. If it is, and you feel competent to do this, you can pry that chip up a bit and push it down tight again. Be VERY careful with it, and don't take it out all the way, just loosen it and retighten it. If there is corrosion in the socket, that will usually take care of it. Do NOT have the machine turned on when you do this. :) It is good, however, to have it plugged in, and to touch the case of the power supply before you start, just to get rid of static.... If the chip is properly oriented, and tightening it doesn't help, then you'll likely need to replace it. (Hmmmm, you would get the same symptom if there was an accelerator card installed in the machine and it had a bad connection. If you DO have an accelerator, the procedure becomes more complicated, come back and let us know if that is the case.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 27363, GO COM A2) >>>>> It is not the socket soldered to the board, it's the pins in the """"" socket. Those CPU sockets are of the cheapest variety obtainable. The leads internally start like this: (Crude drawing time, this is a side view of a pin inserted in the socket) CPU LEAD | | ^ |/ | / | | PCB When the CPU lead is inserted it asserts pressure on the socket contact which pushes that diagonal part toward the bottom so they are in parallel with the socket lead pushing up against the inserted CPU lead. After it's been in there a while and removed, that socket lead does not spring back, but as long as only a DIP package CPU with *FLAT* leads is placed in there it will line up and work. When you place a ribbon cable DIP header in there with thicker leads, be they flat or semi rounded, they are much longer, much, MUCH stronger and they push down further in the CPU socket, and they make contact but when the CPU is placed back in the socket this is what happens: CPU LEAD | | ^ | | | | | | PCB Because the heftier Zip/TWGS connector forced it's way into that thing and pushed it further toward the outer edge of the CPU socket (inside). When a CPU is not put back, it's leads end up hitting further down on what is left of the angled part that is now almost straight down and will bend it just that much further. It may work still. However, the next time it's removed and replaced (the CPU chip) it pushes those cheap pins just that little bit more where several are not making good contact anymore and your IIgs motherboard does nothing more than play a stale game of chess when it is turned on. I have had this happen to brand new motherboards right out of the box in as few as three swaps. I've had others last for two years or more getting swapped out often. It's russian roulette. If your computer does the same thing with or without the CPU chip in the socket and you have been playing with Zip/TWGS cards then this is your problem. Even if your Zip GS seems to be working but is a bit flaky at times. The socket is many many times the thing that is causing it. I change the sockets with machine pin sockets and the problem goes away. Tony (T_DIAZ, 27474, GO COM A2) BUT IF YOUR MODEM DOESN'T INITIALIZE, HOW DO YOU GET THERE? I ran across """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" a site with a nice collection of modem init strings since this is something that frequently comes up. The site is { http://www.modemhelp.com/} The only thing is be careful since most of the init strings are for PC users. Any time an &D2 is used in the init string, it should be changed to &D0 (ampersand dee zero). This is specifically for Spectrum, Proterm, and Macintosh users. ANSITerm does some wacky stuff so I'm not sure what changes are needed for init strings to make them work. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 27400, GO COM A2) HOW DO I UPDATE ANIMASIA TO 1.1B1? The v1.1b1 update is the application """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" file, and simply replaces the original v1.0 application file. Nothing more needs to happen. You can remove the original v1.0 application file from your hard drive. If you ever need it again, you can get it from your original disk or in the original on-line archive. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 27528, GO COM A2) WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DO A IIGS WEB BROWSER? Because we are not only """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" talking about GIF images, but JPEGs as well, not to mention Java applets, and the limited width and resolution of the IIgs screen, and the memory and speed limitations of the average IIgs. Most web pages these days would not look anything like they were intended on the IIgs screen even if you were prepared to sit and wait for twenty minutes while they drew themselves. As it stands, SIS displays web pages much as you get using Netscape or MIE if you turn off the graphics... We discussed this all at length a year or so back on Genie, but I guess it is time to air it all once more! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 29 Nov 1999 - 240 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 27515, GO COM A2) >>>>> Besides the references to a past discussion, I would just like to """"" add that you would have to find a programmer doing all the work for next to nothing. was a reasonable opportunity, maybe there were a few candidates for that job, but I doubt the current situation allows for such an undertaking. Too bad for the few remaining programmers (who might enjoy the job) and those few people who are buying regularly A2 stuff. (So yes Delphi is not really the right place to complain. :) Acid test: how much would you pay for it? regards, Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 27523, GO COM A2) >>>>> Besides all the technical difficulties, which have been discussed """"" at length in the past, most programmers have quite enough to do, trying to make a living and occasionally working on projects that have a chance of being completed satisfactorily. This project is clearly for a hobbyist with lots of time on his hands, and who is willing to give away the results. If you try to sell it for what it's worth, assuming that you can do it at all, you will get less than ten buyers. And you'll only get that many if you sell it for $20 or less. So figure on grossing less than $200. Still willing to try it? Go to it, tiger! We are all waiting. Oh, yeah, if you are not done by next July, we will all complain that you are too slow, and buy Macs or PCs, and then you will have no market at all. Any takers? -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 29 Nov 99 7:52:12 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 240 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 27535, GO COM A2) >>>>> If you're having a good time knocking together a web browser -- DO """"" IT! :) If you find programming boring and tedious, or you want to turn a profit, run and hide. :) The best and only real reason to write a program for the Apple II is for your own enjoyment. If you like it, go for it! If nothing else, you can learn just what you're capable of. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27552, GO COM A2) >>>>> I whole heartedly agree. In fact, unless it is a lot of money I """"" don't see much motivation in doing something one dislikes. I enjoy programming at my job, otherwise I wouldn't do it. Now I just need to raise some money to buy some books and a decent IIgs compiler I need to start small, I think a browser is a bit beyond my reach. :) Dain Neater dneater@inebraska.com (STILLHAVEIT, 27554, GO COM A2) >>>>> In really round numbers, and for tasks like parsing the HTML and """"" drawing on the screen that don't require floating-point, figure the Apple IIGS is about 10%-15% as fast as your Mac. For floating-point it falls further behind, even when you are looking at a processor that doesn't have built-in floating-point, because it only has 16 bit registers and no barrel rolls to emulate floating-point using software. It also does floating-point calculations in-SANE, which slows things down even farther. Frankly, though, I don't think this is an issue. I disagree with the people that think a web browser would be too slow on an Apple IIGS. On a fast computer, most of the time is spent waiting on the modem. The Apple IIGS could spend that time doing something useful, so it would seem much faster than the processor speed would lead you to expect. I think a graphical web browser that supported 16 gray scales and horizontal screen scrolling (or perhaps a zoom feature) would be quite possible on the Apple IIGS. I just don't think it would be worth the investment of time to actually do it. But if this is a hobby project for you, go for it. Even if you don't finish, you'll have a good time and learn a lot. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 27562, GO COM A2) IS IT TRUE A IIC TO IW I CABLE WORKS FOR NULL MODEM TRANSFER? It's true """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" -if- the cable is wired for full two way communication and handshaking, and you have the correct gender DB25 on the IWI end attached to your other box, i.e. try it, it might work, if not, you've not lost anything. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Boycott Alamo! Please don't quote without permission. Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 27113, GO COM A2) RUMOR MILL """""""""" WHERE THE II WILL BE IN Y3K I was flipping the channels Sunday night and """"""""""""""""""""""""""" caught some of the futuristic (year 3000) cartoon, "Futurama". They were testing a new x-ray scope, and aimed it at Bender, an intelligent robot. They scanned his chest, stomach, head... and there in his brain was a chip marked 6502. Neat. :) -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 27296, GO COM A2) FASTER DELPHI DOWNLOADS? MAYBE NOT "Beginning this evening, the maximum """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" speed download limitation has been effectively eliminated by setting it to 53Kbps." I'm not sure what that means, but it almost certainly won't bring telnet transfers up to the speed of ftp. All else being equal, a protocol transfer (ie. Zmodem) via telnet will always be slower, usually much slower, than either an ftp transfer or a protocol transfer via serial (dialup) connection. If some sort of speed bottleneck on Delphi's end has been fixed, then there might be an overall improvement in download speeds that would affect telnet more than dialups. Since all dialups to Delphi are 28.8Kbps or slower (I think), increasing the top speed on Delphi's end to 53Kbps won't help at all (assuming the original speed setting was not lower than 28.8Kbps.) But if you connect to your ISP at anything higher than whatever Delphi's speed was set to before (again I'm guessing 28.8Kbps) and telnet to Delphi, then the added speed will help a bit. But you'll still probably get a faster download on a 28.8Kbps serial connection than on a 53Kbps telnet connection. And ftp would beat them both. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Fri Nov 05, 1999 2:27:25 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v3.2a] -- Give me chastity and continence, but not just now. (TONYW1, 27164, GO COM A2) THE II TAKES ITS PLACE And the Apple II is number 5 on The Dismal """""""""""""""""""""" Scientist's Top 25 Economic Events of the 20th Century list: { http://www.dismal.com/top25/t25_apple2.stm} -- Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 27199, GO COM A2) WAS THERE A GSHISEN COMPETITION AT KFEST 99? No, it never happened. Stan """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Marks and I had a friendly competition in his room one evening, and it was lots of fun. (Well, it was for me, anyway. Don't know if Stan was that amused since I kicked his butt a couple of times. :-)!!!!! ) It's clear to me that a GShisen tournament would be easy to pull off at KFest, and I plan to do that next summer. I'll even arrange some neat prizes for the winners. Here's how I think it would work ...... -- Choose a few GShisen game numbers that are fairly easy to solve in quick fashion. (I've been collecting some game numbers that I think would be good candidates for a competition.) Everyone would play the same game number on the same computer. (Of course, the players would not know what game number they are playing until =after= they play. The contest managers would control the environment.) -- Have several rounds of competition, perhaps three. Everyone competes in the preliminary round, and the players with the top ten times advance to the semi-final round. The players with the top five times then advance to the championship round. -- In the championship round, the players with the top three times are the winners, with the most valuable prizes going to best times. The winner would be crowned GShisen king, and forevermore be smothered with adulation and held in awe wherever he or she goes. How does that sound? Any suggestions for setting things up better? I think this sounds like fun. Let's make it happen at Y][2KFest in July, 2000!! Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 27502, GO COM A2) PUBLIC POSTINGS """"""""""""""" SHIFTY SURPRISE FROM SHEPPY Surprise! """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Shifty List, the popular Apple IIgs utility, has been updated to version 2.0.3 and is now available for the new low price of $15. Unlike past versions, the downloadable version is no longer crippled. The only changes in 2.0.3 beyond 2.0.2 are improvements to the installation process and corrections in the documentation. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27175, GO COM A2) SORRY, SOLD OUT Shareware Solutions II no longer has any WebWorks GS """"""""""""""" manuals available. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 27197, GO COM A2) YOU'VE GOT SNAIL After a good year or so without a mailing address, I """""""""""""""" have a mailing address for SheppyWare-related purposes. Please note that stuff sent to this address will typically only be responded to if it's (a) really good, or (b) a SASE is included. Eric Shepherd PMB 439 1852 West 11th Street Tracy, CA 95376 United States of America Software payments should continue to go to Kagi as before. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27172, GO COM A2) WEBWORKS GS NOW SHAREWARE WebWorks GS, the HTML editing solution for """"""""""""""""""""""""" Apple IIgs computers, has now been released as shareware. This new version, with a handful of bug fixes, can be downloaded in its complete and uncrippled form at . The price has been lowered from $20 to US $15. Registration can be done either by snail mail using the included registration form or online at . --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27173, GO COM A2) LOST CLASSIC HITS A HOMER ONCE. . . I'm pleased to announce that the Lost """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Classics Project has recently received a change of classification status for Apple II software previously published by Kitchen Sink Software. Among the titles to be released are Kickstart, a volume copying and program launcher (now awaiting release in the databases), AccuDraw, Robot Assembly Lab, Amazing Window Gradebook, System II Developer's Kit, Easy II, and CADDRAW. Eric Bush, the owner of Kitchen Sink is in the process of readying these titles for distribution. As soon as they're available they'll be uploaded to the databases here and on the Trenco ftp site. Watch for release notices here, soon! :) Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 27263, GO COM A2) . . . AND TWICE I'm pleased to announce that the Lost Classics Project """"""""""""""" has now secured the reclassification of Deja II. Deja II allows a Macintosh user running at least OS7 to run their personal copy of AppleWorks 5 on their Mac, using most of the Mac's features, including the hard drive. Most of the user's favorite TimeOut applications and UltraMacros will also work from within the DejaII shell. Please remember this is a Macintosh program, and it does NOT supply AppleWorks 5 - the user must supply that in order for this program to work. DejaII has been reclassified with the permission of the authors, Randy Brandt and Mark Munz, and will be available for downloading here as soon as it's been reviewed and released by the librarian. This program will also be available for download from the trenco ftp site. Later..............Howard (HKATZ, 27352, GO COM A2) IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY """""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ............. ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) NINJAFORCE MASTERS THEIR OWN DOMAIN Ninjaforce, the makers of the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ninjaforce Megademo and the upcoming KABOOM! are proud to announce that their new website is online. It can be found at: { http://www.ninjaforce.com} Watch out for more exciting facts and features about KABOOM! Find background information about our past projects. Take a look behind the scenes of the Ninjaforce developer summit. -- Ninjaforce (JESSEBLUE, 27497, GO COM A2) BEST OF THE BEST """""""""""""""" 27198 8-NOV 23:39 General Chatter PC World's Top 10 Computers of All Time From: SHEPPY To: ALL The Apple II made #2 on PC World's top 10 computers of all time list: { http://www.applelinks.com/articles/1999/11/19991108115145.shtml} --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] CONTEMPLATING ANOTHER IIGS WEB BROWSER If I were going to write a web """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" browser for the IIgs (which I'm not, man, I hate text parsing!), I'd design it with an internal "threading" system, whereby my event loop would dispatch to subfunctions that would perform a few iterations per pass of various functions, like: EventLoop() { if (loading_new_page) { load_page_from_internet parse_page_into_internal_format rendering_page = true loading_new_page = false render_the_text } if (rendering_page) { for (i=0 to num_of_pictures) { convert_scanline_to_gs(i) draw_scanline(i) } } } This would display the page's text, then progressively render the graphics from the page in the background, so the user could be looking at, scrolling, even navigating the page, while the jpegs and gifs slowly decode, convert into a GS-friendly format, and draw them on the page. This way the user could either wait for the entire page to render, or just mouse through it. Obviously it's not a simple task, and you'd have some pages (especially those that don't include WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes on images) that would be a little trickier, but it could work. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2831, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> This is definitely the "right" way to do this. One sticky point is """"" would you want to download all graphics before this point or download graphics slowly during this time. I don't believe Marinetti has any kind of auto tuning. What happens is Marinetti will download and buffer graphics as fast as it can (making mouse movement and scrolling very sluggish since all the interrupt time is being used by Marinetti). The application then reads the TCP/IP data when it gets a chance into the application's work space. Then the application does it's stuff like decoding the picture data and store the uncompressed picture into a picture buffer and draw it on screen if that portion is visible. IMO, until Marinetti supports auto-tuning (retrieving network data only as fast the application can read it), one would be very disappointed with the results of this. You might get decent performance if using an emulated GS running at 50 mHz. Since I don't have access to one, I don't know how it would compare. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2832, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< But if you went ahead and prefetched all the graphics, it could be """"" more or less acceptable. Or fetch them one at a time, like: fetch main page render it fetch first graphic render it fetch next graphic render it etc. This would probably be reasonably acceptable. For that matter, you could easily enough have it a user preference how it was done. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2833, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> If you aren't too concerned about making the page look just like """"" Netscape or Internet Explorer, you could always download all the images and convert them in the background and make the image icons or alt tags in the web page you are viewing into links to the decoded images. This way you can have a graphic viewer take over the whole screen to be free to use 320 mode, 640 mode, grayscale or 4, 16, 256 or 3200 colours for displaying the image. You could even do a graphic viewer for viewing images with a Second Sight card. Another idea would be to make it so that clicking the icon or alt tag of the image will start the download and decode process rather than having them downloading in the background which might bog down slower machines. You could even put in a menu item to rerender the web page after you've downloaded and decoded the images so that it looks more Netscape or Internet Explorer like. Just a few more thoughts to throw into the pot. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro (JBLAKENEY, 2835, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> This is basically how SIS 1.1 does it (once TCP/IP works). A third """"" party viewer such as a NDA could then be used to view downloaded graphics. It would be relatively trivial to patch SIS so the current directory gets updated to the NDA via an IPC call. This provides a higher user satisfaction to find where the graphic was stored on the hard drive to view the graphic without hunting all over for it. This is not as nice as a built in viewer, though. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2837, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< What I'd do is have code that converted the graphics into a format """"" that would be able to fit into the page itself, with a special click (like Option-click) to bring up a full-screen dedicated view to give a better look at the picture, using more colors or whatever. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2836, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< In theory, using Babelfish, it'd be relatively trivial to build-in """"" a graphic viewer. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2839, GO COM A2PRO) MAIL MUSINGS I am working on some email routines and have a pair of """""""""""" questions. I know that once I'm logged in to the pop server, STAT will give me a count of all of the messages. Question 1: How do I know if a message has been previously read or not? Question 2: How can I get the length of any individual message on the server? There'll be more to come. . . :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 2784, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> "Question 1: How do I know if a message has been previously read or """"" not?" There isn't supposed to be an easy way. A POP3 client is supposed to RETR the messages and then DELE them. All messages on a POP3 server would then be new messages. In Delphi's case, after you close your connection, the server will delete any messages you've RETR'd, even if you don't DELE them. You could use the RSET command after you've finished retrieving messages to make sure they stay on the server, but Delphi probably deletes mail after a certain number of days (30? 60?) anyway. So, considering all this, there are two ways to leave messages on the server and be able to tell what has been read. Method 1. Use the LAST command. LAST tells you the highest message number that was read. From RFC 1460: The POP3 server issues a positive response with a line containing the highest message number which accessed. Zero is returned in case no message in the maildrop has been accessed during previous transactions. A client may thereafter infer that messages, if any, numbered greater than the response to the LAST command are messages not yet accessed by the client. That was easy. What's the catch? There's two. One, Delphi will delete any retrieved messages, so the LAST command will always return 0. If you use RSET to keep the mail, you reset the message read counter, and LAST will again return 0. Other POP3 servers may not automatically delete read messages (my ISP's server doesn't), so you may have better luck. Which brings us to the second catch. The POP3 RFCs have been revised a few times, and the LAST command no longer exists. So, some servers have it implemented, while others don't. If it's there, great, if not, it isn't supposed to be. My ISP's POP3 server implements it, while yours may not. If it does work, it makes it easy for the client, since the read status is maintained by the server. Method 2. The "proper" way: the UIDL command. UIDL returns a unique id for the message number specified, or for all messages if no number was specified. Keep track of these UIDLs in a file, and compare them every time you check for new messages. If a UIDL in your file matches a UIDL for a message on the server, you've already read it. A bit more work for you, but it can be done. Okay, so there's a catch here, too. The UIDL command is an optional command as specified in the RFC, so once again, your POP3 server may or may not implement it. On the bright side, most servers have it, so it's your best bet. My recommendation: If possible, don't keep messages on the POP3 server, and you won't have to worry about it. "Question 2: How can I get the length of any individual message on the server?" Try the LIST command. Without a message number, it will give this type of result: LIST +OK 2 messages 1 1840 2 1950 If you specify a message number, it will give you the message size: LIST 1 +OK 1 1840 Hope this helps. Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 2785, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Delphi doesn't delete messages if you don't use the DELE command. """"" However, Delphi does move them out of the NEWMAIL folder, so they're no longer retrievable via POP3. If you do use the DELE command, the message gets nuked. If you don't use it, then it's taking up space in your workspace on Delphi. I would not survive if my mail servers didn't support UIDL (all of mine do - I have my Delphi mail forwarded elsewhere for that reason). The main reason I use it is that I check my mail from a variety of places (from work, from a laptop while on the road, etc), but I want a complete database of my mail on my desktop machine at home. So the desktop machine deletes everything when it downloads the mail, all of the others are set up to leave it on the server. Dave Miller (JUSTDAVE, 2791, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< So I guess that given these issues, I guess here are the """"" possibilities: (1) have the email program delete the mail immediately after it picks it up; (2) have the email program use UIDL to determine what's been read and what hasn't, knowing that it may not work in some cases; (3) have the email program always RSET after it's done. (3) is totally impractical. I'm more apt to do (1) because it's easier and less to configure, however I'd be more apt to do (2) if it were standard, but since it's not. . . . any comments? Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Boycott Alamo! Please don't quote without permission. Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 2792, GO COM A2PRO) HOW CLOSE TO ANSI C IS ORCA/C? ORCA/C is mostly ANSI C compliant (like """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 99.5%). I've never heard of that other C you mentioned, so can't say anything there. There's never been a C++ for the Apple II. I personally would like to have one just because I use C++ at work and am getting used to that programming style. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2790, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Barring a bug here and there, and there are no real show-stoppers I """"" know of, the ORCA/C compiler is fully ANSI C compliant. The libraries are not; there are a couple of odd-balls that are missing. (Multibyte character support comes to mind, but then, there is no multibyte character support anywhere on the Apple IIGS.) There are some concessions to modern practice. ORCA/C does allow // comments, for example, even though no ANSI C compliant compiler is allowed to do so. In all cases like this one, ORCA/C provides pragmas that allow you to enable and disable the options. With all of them turned off, the compiler is fully compliant. As a point of fact, ORCA/C is actually _more_ picky about the ANSI C standard than most of the supposedly compliant compilers from the big companies. One of the members of the ANSI C standards committee used to beat on me when I strayed, and he also used ORCA/C to find faulty almost-compliant programs because ORCA/C would not allow many of the non-ANSI C "features", like // comments, that other compilers did allow, even though they were not supposed to. :) Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2798, GO COM A2PRO) <<<<< In defense of "//" comments (and thank you again for adding support """"" for those, BTW :), most compilers that I use these days have an option for whether or not to allow them. I'd gotten so used to them, using CodeWarrior and other compilers on various platforms, that not having them in ORCA/C had become a huge pain in the neck -- especially after writing code for hours and hours then realizing all my comments were incompatible. :) --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2801, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> In further defense of "//" comments, BCPL and B (precursors to C) """"" used "//" comments (or so I've been told). The chances for a IIgs C++ compiler are pretty slim, but Orca/Pascal supports Object Pascal, which has classes (objects) and inheritance. Kelvin (KWS, 2802, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> "Barring a bug here and there, and there are no real show-stoppers """"" I know of, the ORCA/C compiler is fully ANSI C compliant. The libraries are not; there are a couple of odd-balls that are missing." The one that I've always missed is strftime(). I've often thought that in some ways it seemed a strange omission. As you mentioned, omitting wide character support I can understand. But there didn't seem to be any obvious problem with strftime, and it does make the programmer's life easier! "ORCA/C does allow // comments, for example, even though no ANSI C compliant compiler is allowed to do so." As others have said - thank you again for bending your principles and adding them! As the saying goes, "There's an exception to every rule", and sometimes that's a _good_ thing! -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 2803, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> strftime() really requires that the system supports time zones. The """"" IIgs didn't have any kind of time zone support until I wrote a toolbox to handle this. The toolset is far from complete to support everything strftime() does, but it would be cool if that capability gets added. The source code comes with the toolset for any budding programmers to add to its capability. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2804, GO COM A2PRO) RESEARCHING THE IIGS I'm working on my Term Paper (Subject: """""""""""""""""""" Implementation of Multiple Disk Filing Systems in a Single Operating System using GS/OS FSTs as an example), and have the following question, for anyone who might be able to answer it: When discussing file structure, there are two considerations as I understand it: The internal file structure itself, and how the data is actually encoded on the disk media. My question is: Do the FSTs have anything to do with the encoding scheme, or are they strictly related to the internal file structure? I have most of the IIGS references, so a pointer to the appropriate page would be very helpful, if that's the easiest way to answer. Thanks ever so much. __________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 2819, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> All the FSTs concern themselves with is the arrangement of """"" directory and file data on the disk. The physical encoding of the bytes on the disk is handled by the device driver for the drive in question. --- Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2820, GO COM A2PRO) [EOA] [POP]------------------------------ PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE | ----------------------------------- RYAN'S POINT OF VIEW """""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [rsuenaga@sheppyware.net] Y][K ~~~~ As the year 2000 approaches, our Apple IIs have served us longer than any could've imagined. Even the venerable IIgs, born in 1986, qualifies as a computer relic. Still, here we are--using TrueType fonts, printing on laser and inkjet printers, doing optical character recognition, surfing the Internet, exploring the wonders of TCP/IP, or just keeping out Christmas card lists and checking account statements up to date. While there are fewer Apple II supporters than ever, we're certainly nowhere near being out of ideas on how to use them, or ways to have fun with them. There are things that the Apple II can't do, that sentence has to be ended optimistically, as always, with the word "yet." And the Apple II lives on--even with virtually no new hardware and software produced for it, it continues on. I use mine daily as do countless others. And I use mine virtually, through emulation--the Apple ][ of tomorrow--using both _Bernie_ and _Ernie_. With one eye toward the past, and the other toward the future, we have to say that disaster or not, the Apple ][, just as it's been in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, will still be here in the 00's, however you pronounce it. :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : : No one watches until you make a mistake. : : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LUMITECH :::::: [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2000 OPENING PITCH Changes -------------------------------------------------------- [OPN] THE INNINGS Prosel 8 Solution------------------------------------------------[RST] Handyman's Chip Puller-------------------------------------------[HCP] Christmas Present------------------------------------------------[PST] SGA For Spectrum?------------------------------------------------[SGA] The Lone Ranger?-------------------------------------------------[TLR] Sweet16 1.3------------------------------------------------------[SWT] Bird Lays Egg!---------------------------------------------------[BLE] Juiced.GS January 2000 Edition-----------------------------------[JCD] Imagemaker 1.2---------------------------------------------------[IMG] Bernie 2.6 Available---------------------------------------------[BER] Bernie... Now a Choice of Downloads------------------------------[CHC] OUT OF TOWN GAME Great Vacation Opportunity---------------------------------------[GVO] THE FRONT OFFICE Programing Utilities Y2K OK?-------------------------------------[PUT] THE LAMP SALUTES APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1999-------------------------------------- [TLS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------ OPENING PITCH | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] Changes ~~~~~~~ One of the sure things in life is that changes will occur. The time has come for a new editor of _The Lamp!_. Ryan has done a great job as editor... It will be a challenge to follow in his footsteps. One of the changes in my life this past year was retirement as of July 1. This freed up some time for new activities. Serving as editor of this publication is one of those new ventures. I went online with GEnie just before Talk is Cheap v4 was published. Much of what I know about the Apple II's was learned there. I left when the price went through the roof and it became Genie. I then joined Compuserve and stayed until the forums no longer had text access. I joined Delphi soon after the new A2 area was formed. I have a IIgs with a Focus 80 HD, ZipGS 9/64, 3 floppy drives, a 33.6 modem, a DeskJet 420 printer, and an Imagewritter II printer. I also have another working IIgs in the closet to serve as spare parts. [*] [*] [*] Changes... 'Its Never Too Late to Learn'. Let me share true stories about two of my neighbors. Their names have been changed to protect their identity. Tom bought himself a present for his 85th birthday... his first computer! Paid $900 for it. He soon offered to sell it for $600. When asked why he wanted to sell he said he could not figure out how to use it. What fun it was spending an evening with him showing him the basics. He is now wandering all over the WWW and exchanging email with his children. Then there is Lucy. She is 79 and indicated that she is interested in having a computer. But she has very little extra money. Perhaps we might be able to find an Apple II for her. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [OPN]------------------------------ A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2 on Delphi """"""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] [RST] RESTORING FROM PROSEL 8 TO A DIFFERENT SIZE DRIVE Hello all! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I really need help. Someone reading this forum has the answer to my problem. I know I'm not the only person ever to have a hard drive fail, so please help me. I have an Apple //gs system with 120Meg HD and I have been using ProSel-8 BACKUP to back up the HD to 800k floppies. A while ago, I had to send the HD in for repair. The shop replaced the mechanism with a new one. Now, the ProSel-8 RESTORE program refuses to restore my HD from backup. It gives an error something like "Wrong Volume Size". I had the original HD divided into 4 partitions, with 3 being equal sized and one odd sized part to make up the fractional remainder of the physical HD size. I conclude that the new HD mechanism is actually a couple MBytes (or fraction thereof) larger than the original mechanism. The solution should be to make four partitions on the new HD exactly the same size as the partitions from which the backup was made. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing the actual size (in K) of the partitions of my original HD. It seems that BACKUP must store VOLUME SIZE of the original volume somewhere on the first disk of the backup set, for purposes of making the comparison. I could use a block editor to read the original VOLUME SIZE from this disk, if only I knew where it was stored. I desperately need to get my Apple //gs back up and running. I think I'll die if I loose all that data! I'll be checking back to this message area for responses periodically, but you can reach me faster by email (address in signature) *** PLEASE HELP! *** +---------------------------------------------------+ ! Professor Dredd ! ! Conquering the universe 8 bits at a time ! +---------------------------------------------------+ (PROFDREDD, 27616, GO COM A2) >>>>> I put this in an E-Mail but thought it might be appropriate here """"" too: You are right that you need to backup to exactly the correct size partition. I suggest you call Glen Bredon, the programmer, and plead your case. Remember that he is a retired Math Professor and now lives in the Central California Mountains and may be a little hard to reach. His phone number is 209-877-2993 After you get back up and running, I suggest you upgrade to the IIgs version of ProSel, ProSel-16, which has a better BACKUP and RESTORE program. Its in the Public Domain, but we both provide disks and manuals for a small fee. Since you will be on his time, if you think this is a good suggestion, ask Glen for copies. We both provide the manual for $10 and postage; a disk with the ProSel-16 on it is $10 from me, but I don't know what he will ask. Its cheap at half the price because ProSel-16 was a $90 utility set in its heyday. Good Luck; I know Glen can help. Now, to go read the other responses. Chuck Newby Charlie's AppleSeeds (APPLESEEDS, 27672, GO COM A2) >>>>> I already answered this by email about a week ago. The volume size """"" of the existing volume is on block 2 at byte $29,2a. The volume size when backed up is on the first backup disk on block 1 byte $40,41. You must take the latter and change the present size (block 2 byte $29,2a) to the old size (but if the sizes are very different you may have to repartition to get them close or there could be problems). At this point the restore should be accepted, after which you should change the volume size back to its former value (the value found after the HD was fixed). Then you should run Mr. Fixit on the volume to clean up a couple of details. If this is too hard or confusing, you can call me and I will step you through it (559) 877-2993 (please no other calls). Incidently the backup in ProSel-16 does not have this problem, it cares not what the volume size is, only the old ProSel-8 backup is finicky this way because it is an image backup. (27674, BREDON, GO COM A2) [EOA] [HCP] HANDYMAN'S CHIP PULLER Since Duct tape doesn't work here, I use the """""""""""""""""""""" Other handyman's friend, a paper clip. Straighten a sturdy one and bend it in the middle in a curve that leaves the ends parallel and even, and a bit farther apart than the diagonal width of the chip. Then bend the ends (just a millimeter because more won't fit) towards each other. Make sure the bends are at least 90 degrees, (a bit more is desirable) and insert in the corners of the socket that have room for them. Press the sides of your puller together just enough to put your hooks under the chip, and pull. Have someone watch where the chip goes, so you can recover it. Or design something to catch it before it gets away, possibly using duct tape. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 19 Dec 99 8:37:41 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 220 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 27885, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PST] CHRISTMAS PRESENT Just uploaded 4 virtual disk images to the Bernie ][ """"""""""""""""" the Rescue Web site (will take some time to appear). They are: 1. ProSel-16 disk with 3 minor bug fixes! 2. Full docs for above. 3. DosMaster (DOS 3.3 on ProDOS, hence now on a Mac, even giving you Integer Basic there). 4. ProCMD (a ProDOS BASIC added command package circa 1985). Regard it as my Christmas card to everyone. Incidently, both Charlie and I still have lots of printed ProSel-16 manuals that we'd like to get rid of for a small S&H fee of $14. (Everything else is public domain and free - disregard any copyright notices and requests for $.) (BREDON, 27985, GO COM A2) >>>>> Glen, Well folks, now that's a Christmas gift! """"" I'm currently not at home and thus unable to upload them before tonight, but will do so asap. Glen, thanks a lot for this! - henrik Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 27987, GO COM A2) >>>>> The files are now on air: """"" { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/glenbredon.html} I only had time to put up a bare minimum of information. My special thanks go to Glen Bredon for sharing his essential software titles with everyone! Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 28003, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SGA] SGA IN THE FUTURE FOR SPECTRUM TELNET? Using Spectrum 2.2 to telnet to """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 'rworld.com' brings this message: =-=-= SGA not supported! Your Telnet client at 206.230.95.132 is not compatible with this service because the client does not support the SGA feature (supress go-ahead). =-=-= Will Spectrum support the SGA feature at some time in the future? Lyle Syverson (LYLE837, 28396, GO COM A2) >>>>> 'Supress Go Ahead' could be a minefield to impliment, and also """"" could be simply one of the many minefields that await some of the fancy Telnet implementations on custom hosts. I have no plans at this stage to support it in Spectrum. This is a clip from the relevant Telnet RFC: 'Other shortcomings are that the Telnet specification is not rich enough to handle all of the special characters that some of the current operating systems support. For example, the ECHO/SGA implementation supports two ways of interrupting a process, by borrowing the BRK option for the second interrupt. Some implementations have taken the EOR option to send an End-Of-File. Obviously, this is using things for which they were not intended, and the correct solution would be to define new options.' Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 6 Jan 2000 - 202 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 28412, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TLR] THE LONE RANGER? Ryan, """""""""""""""" I will check out the msg 26872. You should be called "Lone Ranger" because you come to the rescue all the time for me. Mack. (MACKDUNCAN, 27652, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BSK] THE BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE STARTER KIT CD ROM can now be ordered online via """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the Internet and paid for by credit card. http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 28198, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SWT] SWEET16 1.3 NOW AVAILABLE Sweet16 1.3 is now available for download! """"""""""""""""""""""""" Grab it and enjoy! If you're already a registered Sweet16 user, this is a free update. Before we get to the list of new features and bug fixes, here are the download links: PowerPC version: Intel version: These require BeOS Release 4.5.2. OK, here are the interesting new features: o Added support for emulating the modem and printer ports using any BeOS-supported serial hardware. In addition, you can configure Sweet16 to emulate serial connections using a TCP/IP network connection. This lets you telnet to remote sites. Please read the documentation carefully, this is an experimental feature and is a little tricky. No, this doesn't mean you can do Marinetti over Ethernet. o Added a new option to the Disks preference panel: "Really Eject Physical Disks". If this is enabled, ejecting a physical disk will cause the disk to actually eject, if it's a removable disk. This works for floppies on Power Mac systems, and for CD-ROMs on most systems. o Completely replaced the Mount Physical Disk window to be more friendly and informational. Disks are listed by device name, file system, and volume name. Sweet16 identifies ProDOS drives or partitions and lists them as such. You can also mount multiple disks at once, instead of just one at a time. o Added the ability to mount any partition from a multi-partition or multi-session disk (including hard disks, Zip disks, and CD-ROMs). The only restrictions are that partitions must be 4 GB or less, and that the disk was formatted in either standard Intel format or in standard Apple format. Drives partitioned using a RamFAST card will not work; however, drives partitioned using an Apple High-Speed SCSI card will. o Added the Video preference panel; currently, the only option is to sync to the monitor's real VBL signal in full-screen mode. This can make some games run better; however, currently Sweet16 assumes that your monitor defaults to 60 Hz in full-screen mode (which is almost always true under BeOS). o Rewrote the video recording code to be more efficient. It's still very slow, but it's getting better. It can use a lot of memory now though. o Added the Enhanced Stereo option; this provides better sound quality when using headphones. o Added options to the Joystick panel to let you reverse the X and/or Y axes of the stick, in case you have a funny joystick. o The disk activity light now flashes red for writing, green for reading, in the Mounted Disks window. o Revamped user interface for creating new disk images. o BeOS MIME types are now added to disk images, and images are primarily identified by type; you no longer need to add extensions to filenames to let Sweet16 know the file's type. o Added a 1.44 MB floppy disk image size to the Create Disk Image size list. o Added a Recent Disks submenu to the File menu, listing the 10 most-recently used disk images. Selecting one will attempt to mount it. o Added the "Save Disk Batchfile" option to the Mounted Disks window's contextual menu. This lets you save the currently- mounted disks into a batch file; you can then mount the same group of disks later by simply opening the batch file. You can, optionally, attach your current preferences to the batch file -- if you do, your preferences will be changed to match when you open the batch file. o Added the Switch ROM submenu; you can now switch between ROM 01 and ROM 3 (if you have them both installed). Separate BRAM files are kept for each ROM version. o Added the ability to recognize disk image files on HFS disks using the Mac OS file type information. o Added the new Eject All Disks option. o Added the Automatically Pause When Minimized option to me CPU preference panel. Due to a BeOS bug, however, the emulator doesn't automatically resume when no longer minimized. o All-new About box, including buttons to visit the Sweet16 web site, register Sweet16, and email for technical support. o Added the View Documentation option to the Help menu; this pulls up the documentation from your local Sweet16 directory. o Added the new "Show Speed" option to the Setup menu. This toggles on and off the IIgs system speed display in the menu bar. o Minor optimizations to memory allocation and mapping. o New icon, featuring our beloved mascot, Ernie the parrot. And the fixed bugs: o Fixed a bug that caused the text screen border area not to erase when switching from SHR to text mode while in full-screen mode. o Fixed a bug that let you mount one too many SmartPort devices, thereby corrupting the device list. o Fixed a bug in the Mounted Disks window that caused items to get chopped off at the bottom as you mounted more and more disks. o Cleaned up some thread synchronization issues to improve stability. o Fixed a bug that was making the preferences window behave oddly. o Fixed a bug that caused the CPU to hang if, on Intel systems, the CPU cycle counter wound up at exactly $FFFFFFFF cycles afterprocessing an instruction. o Fixed a bug in computing the size of hard drive, raw, and DiskCopy 6 image files. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 27832, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BLE] BIRD LAYS ANOTHER EGG! SWEET16 1.3.1 That's right, guys and dolls, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen (you know who you are)! The bird's laid another egg, and it's all about squashing nasty little bugs. Sweet16 1.3.1 is now available for your Apple IIgs emulating pleasure! Before the list of exciting improvements in this version, let's see where you can download your very own copy: Now on to the list of bugs that fought valiantly against the Raid yet eventually succumbed: 1. The mouse now works correctly in full-screen mode; no more getting lost at the edges of the screen. In addition, the mouse position is remembered when you switch from full-screen to windowed mode and back. 2. The disk status lights work more reliably. 3. The control key is now used for mounting disks read-only, instead of the other way around. 4. SCSI disks are no longer ejectable while in use by Sweet16. 5. Fixed a bug that caused certain IIgs software (such as Arkanoid) to mercilessly crash Sweet16 under certain circumstances. 6. Pausing Sweet16 actually now pauses the sound subsystem too. 7. Fixed a bug that caused Sweet16 to crash if the 1-bit sound softswitch was accessed twice in one CPU cycle. 8. Minor improvements to performance in full-screen mode. 9. The mouse is much more respononsive. 10. Speed control now functions on PowerPC systems. 11. Fixed a bug in low-resolution graphics mode. 12. Rearranged the File menu; it was a mess. 13. Mounting 140KB floppy disk images in DiskCopy 6 or raw format now actually tells you that they're 140KB floppies instead of 800KB 3.5" disks. There is exactly one new feature in this version: if you want to mount lots of 800 KB disk images, you can force them to mount on the SmartPort instead of as IWM disks by holding down the option key while mounting them. Happy emulating! Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 28681, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JCD] JUICED.GS JANUARY 2000 EDITION Announcing ... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 4, Issue 4 ===== The January 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 232 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: AppleWorks, then and now -- A nostaligic review of the life of a 'killer app' ... Gareth Jones traces the history and influence of one of the most important computer applications of all time. Programming: Introduction to GSoft BASIC ... Part 5 in our in-depth tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC implementation for the GS. The author again offers advice and direction to programmers who want to learn more about what GSoft BASIC has to offer and how it performs its coding magic. Special topic this issue -- Programming GSoft BASIC using the Toolbox. Programming sidebar: Tooling around in the Toolbox ... Geoff Weiss provides readers with a list and description of System 6.0.1 tools and third-party toolsets. Emulation: Canine Capers ... Ryan Suenaga, the Apple II world's top dog when it comes to Power Mac/IIGS emulation, tells readers about the new and amazing file-exchange tricks available in the latest, greatest version of Bernie ][ The Rescue. COLUMNS Telecommunications: A Marinetti primer ... Tony Ward talks TCP/IP and escorts users on a wondrous tour of Marinetti, the IIGS TCP/IP stack. My Home Page: The guys of your dreams (or nightmares) ... The editor waxes eloquently about the enormous value of his hired help, but apologizes profusely about using their photos on the cover of the previous issue and promises to never do that again. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga peeks, pokes and prods Apple II fanatics with nothing but the holiday spirit in mind. Desktop Publishing: Keeping content corralled ... Design guru Dave Bennett passes along valuable advice on making your documents look their best. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Howard Katz brings readers up to date on software status reclassification efforts. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including exciting info about new shareware status for WebWorks GS and Shifty List. Also, registration rates are announced for KFest 2000, also known as Y ][ KFest! Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. Featured this issue is a letter from Silvern Castle author Jeff Fink, who responds to last issue's shareware review and offers some handy tips about his game. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2000 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 28430, GO COM A2) [EOA] [IMG] SHEPPY RELEASES ImageMaker 1.2 Today I've released ImageMaker 1.2. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This new version of the popular Apple IIgs utility fixes a bug that prevented making disk images of 5.25" floppy disks, and adds a button that lets you rescan mounted disks if you switch disks and GS/OS doesn't notice (like if you switch 5.25" floppies). ImageMaker is a utility for creating disk image files from any-size disks on Apple IIgs computers, in a variety of commonly-used formats, primarily for use on emulators such as Sweet16 or Bernie ][ The Rescue. It has been praised in the online newsletter The Lamp as well as in print in Juiced.GS. You can obtain a copy of this US $5.00 shareware utility at . If you've already paid the registration fee, this is a free upgrade. If you haven't registered the product, but would like to, you can do so online at . Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 28287, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BER] BERNIE 2.6 NOW AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""" contact: F.E.Systems Emulation Technologies { mailto:emutech@magnet.ch} { http://www.magnet.ch/emutech} Apple IIGS Emulator Update Refines Integration Basel/Zug -- 1/13/00 -- F.E.Systems, maker of the leading Apple II emulator, announced today the immediate availability of version 2.6 of its powerful emulator Bernie ][ The Rescue. Bernie 2.6 adds CataDog(tm), a Finder-like disk cataloging feature for browsing ProDOS disks effortlessly and independently of the emulated software. Plus, browse disks by file type with CataDog's straightforward filtering option - catalogs have finally become a matter of just a few mouse clicks. The Bernie update also improves on the previous version's Total Integration feature. Now firmly integrated into the Bernie user interface, the update introduces cross-platform aliases for creating Apple IIgs aliases in the Macintosh environment. Double-click an alias that takes you from zero to your favorite GS/OS application within seconds! Version 2.6 also sports numerous changes in core routines for even better compatibility. Bernie ][ The Rescue is shareware. Licenses are priced at US$35 and can be obtained through Kagi Shareware (https://order.kagi.com/?XF). The update is free to registered users of Bernie 2.0 or later. Low-priced upgrades for owners of earlier versions and educational licenses are available. Bernie ][ The Rescue is F.E.Systems' industrial-strength emulation software. Introduced in late 1996, Bernie has quickly become the Apple IIgs emulator of choice and is put to use in business and at home alike. Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 28698, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CHC] BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE... NOW A CHOICE OF DOWNLOADS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Dear Bernie user, We have just uploaded a "new" version of Bernie, version 2.5.9. We have gotten a couple of messages from our valued users that Bernie 2.6 would not run with older system software. Version 2.6 is only compatible with MacOS 8.5 or later and does not work with any earlier release. We have therefore worked intensively on an alternate release, Bernie 2.5.9, that is offering backward compatibility down to System 7.6.1. Both versions have identical functionality. The only differences are very minor cosmetic changes in CataDog and the lack of proportional scrollbars. Depending on your MacOS, please pick one of the below: MacOS 8.5 and later: use Bernie 2.6 MacOS 8.1: download 2.5.9 MacOS 8.0: download 2.5.9 and install Appearance Manager System 7.6.1: download 2.5.9 and install Appearance Manager The download page has a link to the Appearance Manager package. We came to the conclusion that it would be best to drop compatibility with older system software because this causes a lot of redundant code and difficult testing. We would like to keep Bernie's code base as lean as possible and are constantly rewriting core routines to optimize processes or integrate new MacOS technologies. It is our intention to offer you a modern product with an excellent user experience. We therefore felt a necessity to adapt Bernie to the new Appearance graphical user interface. Unfortunately, Apple got stuck with its Appearance support for older system versions at some point which forced us to make a cut between MacOS 8.1 and 8.5. While Bernie 2.5.9 will address the compatibility issues, it is very likely that this will be the last version supporting pre-MacOS 8.5 systems. We would also like to remind you that we are unable to support issues with systems not supported by the official Bernie 2.6. We would like to thank Don Zahniser, Benoit Martin and Michael Hackett for their feedback and testing Bernie 2.5.9! Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 28778, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] GREAT VACATION OPPORTUNITY... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- Checking out A2PRO on Delphi """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] [PUT] PROGRAMING UTILS Y2K OK? """""""""""""""""""""""" Ok, even though I'm sick of the subject, has anyone run across any "Y2K bugs" (serious or merely cosmetic) in any of the many Apple II programming utilities or languages so far? I haven't really looked for any bugs, but I did notice that the ORCA/Shell 2.0.4 displays the year 2000 as "0", as opposed to "00". I can live with it, though. I also checked the "newer" utility, but it works fine. If you've noticed something weird in some programming tool you use, post the details here. I'm mainly just curious, but I'd also like to know if something should be avoided (or fixed). - Aaron (APULVER, 2864, GO COM A2P) >>>>>>> """"""" Actually, I checked the CATALOG command, too. I figured not putting in the leading zero was OK. It sure makes the new dates stand out. :) Besides, who wants to pay for an update for something like that? I'm glad you checked the Newer command. I forgot to check that one. In any case, if anyone finds something serious in the ORCA products I'll fix it. I did look things over, and didn't see anything that bothered me. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2865, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES | ----------------------------------- APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1999 """""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The year 1999 was both great and turbulent for the Apple II, as we saw more great things for the Apple II along with some signs that the end may be approaching. But to celebrate all that was right about the II in 1999, the gang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the Apple II world and came up with our second annual list of the best of the best--we highlight the best Apple II achievements of 1999. Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to was made strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your publisher. Any comments can be directed to thelamp@sheppyware.net. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: We have a repeat winner. Still champion """""""""""""""""""""""" of the high-level language programming world, _GSoft BASIC 1.2_ from Byte Works gives the power of the Apple IIgs desktop to the masses. The other product given serious consideration was _Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1_, from noted Apple IIgs programmer Geoff Weiss and MyEsource. BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: We look toward the future and toward the """"""""""""""""""""""" past with this award. We have a tie. Jeff Fink's _Silvern Castle_ showed the world what Applesoft on the 8-bit Apple II can still do in this _Wizardry_-like adventure game. On the other side of the rainbow, noted Apple IIgs programmer Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd's _ImageMaker_ is a simple utility to make disk images out of Apple II disks. It's made transferring your existing hard drives over to emulators so easy that there's really no excuse now. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: While the pickings were slim for new """""""""""""""""""""" freeware this year, there was certainly a huge amount of oldies made goodies again by reclassifying them as freeware. A slew of titles from _Kitchen Sink Software_ and _QLabs_ top the list. While there are many possibilities, _Modem MGR_, a ProDOS 8 based telecommunications program is the winner here, because finally there is a viable free alternative in Apple II communications software. BEST WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: Again, we have a tie. Tony Diaz's """"""""""""""""""""""""" http://www.apple2.org, the Apple II Information Resource, repeats this year, albeit tied with last year's runner up, David Kerwood's A2-Web at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web. A2-Web has all the Apple II links you can hope for; apple2.org offers the Geek more technical information than you can shake a stick at, and photos of rare or non-existent Apple II products. BEST PUBLICATION: The adventure continues. Indiana's Jones, also """"""""""""""""" known as Max to his friends, entered a desktop publishing contest sponsored by _Shareware Solutions II_ with a prototype newsletter developed using _Appleworks GS_ called "Juiced.GS". Half a decade later, _Juiced.GS_ is world famous for its beautiful layout, timely production, and varied content. Honorable mention to the Dean of Apple II publications, Joe Kohn's _Shareware Solutions II_. OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: Last year's runner up is """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" this year's winner. The efforts of Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd and the gang at F.E. Systems are paving the way for the future of the Apple II. _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ continues to set the pace of Apple II emulation, and _Sweet16_ for BeOS gives even Pentium users an opportunity to emulate the best. Emulated Apple IIs are keeping development alive with their speedy compile times. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: Not everyone has the time or """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" inclination to program the Apple II. Those of us who don't need to make our contributions in other ways. Howard Katz wrote articles back in the days of the National Appleworks User Group's _Appleworks Forum_, and followed that up by co-publishing _The Appleworks Gazette_. Currently, he spends his Apple II time contributing on Delphi's A2 Forum and tracking down software authors in the hopes of getting them to reclassify their no longer available software titles. This year alone a stash of _QLabs_ and _Kitchen Sink_ titles along with _Modem MGR_ and _Deja ][_. Howard's work has been tireless and invaluable, not to mention remarkable. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 2000--and Y][KFEst--brings out the best in all of us again. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Contemplations-------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A2 DISTILLATIONS Repair of Mice---------------------------------------------------[ROM] Alternative Monitors for the IIgs--------------------------------[MON] Message Numbers, Text Side vs Web Side---------------------------[TVW] Utility to Check Disk Interleave---------------------------------[ILV] Sweet16 now Available--------------------------------------------[SWT] Apple II Video Overlay Card--------------------------------------[VOC] Ryan Suegana Plans World Tour!-----------------------------------[RST] Un-Shk for PC----------------------------------------------------[USP] JEPEG Viewers for IIgs-------------------------------------------[JPV] COG 3.3 Available in A2 Database---------------------------------[COG] Talk is Cheap Source Code----------------------------------------[TIC] 3.5 Drive on a //e-----------------------------------------------[TFD] Internet World 99 Disk Available from SS II----------------------[IWD] DON'T FORGET! Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000)------------------------------------------[GVO] A2P DISTILLATIONS Spectrum Scripting Question--------------------------------------[SSQ] THE LAMP REVIEWS APPLEDESIGN: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group-------[TLR] DREAM WARE The Apple IIgsX2-------------------------------------------------[DRM] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------ HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] Contemplations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fourteenth floor patio, High Above the Rock River, provides a great place for contemplation. The water downstream reminds you of where your life has gone before... the water upstream reminds you that life has a lot to offer in the future. The view of the city reminds you that the world includes a diversity of people. It also reminds you that learning more about these people will help you understand them better, and in turn help people get along. [*] [*] [*] It boggles the mind to contemplate where an old geezer like me has been. I was born and raised on a farm in the northern United States. The first eight years we were without electricity. Contact with the outside world consisted of a daily newspaper from the big city delivered the day after publication. And a telephone on a party line with 27 parties. Contrast that with sending email to a bunch of people all over the world for permission to include their post in _The Lamp!_ and getting replies before you have finished sending all the mail. [*] [*] [*] [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] [ROM] REPAIR OF MICE """""""""""""" (Starting with set aside pc mice...) Since the right mouse button (for most users) gets very little use, compared to the left, I use dead PC mice for parts. Specifically the button switch, which is the same as the one in my Kensington Trackball. Using desoldering braid, it's pretty easy to replace this switch. You can fix your Apple mice with the same switch, if it's the switch that has died. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 29 Jan 00 10:07:35 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 179 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 29181, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MON] ALTERNATIVE MONITORS FOR THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In message 'GS monitor on last legs' DAVID_PIERCE said: > My question is what are my alternatives? Well, you should keep an eye out for any analog RGB monitor that can horizontally sync down to 15.75 kHz. This includes: AppleColor RGB Monitor (the IIgs monitor) Commodore 1084 (and variants such as the 1084S) Commodore 1902 (although most of these only do digital RGB) Tandy CM-8 (not sure about model but it was used with the Coco3 ) Atari monitors used with the ST series (sorry, don't know models) Some TVs (one made by a company who's name starts with an M) I'm sure there are other options. For example, there are devices called scan doublers available for the Amiga that change the 15.75 kHz horizontal refresh to 31.5 kHz so that the Amiga can be hooked up to a VGA or SVGA monitor. There has been some talk about these on comp.sys.apple2 but I don't think anyone has actually tried one of these on a IIgs yet. You could also keep an eye out for a used Second Sight card so that you can use VGA or SVGA monitors. Another alternative is hope that someone creates a new SVGA card for the IIgs that works better than the Second Sight did. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (28785, JBLAKENEY, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The Commodore monitors (at least) were made by Magnavox, and Magnavox equivalents exist. 8CM515 is one model number and there is at least one more. Gary R. Utter (28790, UTTER, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Thanks for this information. Would I need an adaptor for those other monitors? I think I need to start looking at the homes for old computers. And I don't think I will hold my breath waiting for a new SVGA card :) David R. Pierce (28820, DAVID_PIERCE, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" You would need to make a cable to connect one of the other types of monitor to your IIgs unless you are talking about VGA/SVGA monitors in which case you need to try a scan doubler like I mentioned. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (28828, JBLAKENEY, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Add the following to your list. The adapters required to connect these to the IIgs are listed. Note: you can use a 9-pin to HD-15 pin adapter then the MacVGA adapter on the Multisync I & II if you can't find the correct adapter. These monitor should be quite easy to find (except the TIMM) at a local used computer center or on eBay. You also get the bonus of being able to use these monitors on Macs and PCs and on the SecondSight if you happen to find one. NEC Multisync (Original) using Mac 15pin to 9 pin adapter (no switches) NEC Multisync II (not 2A!) using Mac 15pin to 9 pin adapter (no switches) NEC Multisync 3D using Mac-VGA Belkin adapter (switches don't matter. This monitor supports a composite sync source) Toshiba TIMM using Mac-VGA Belkin adapter set to composite sync source. Note: These monitors should also work with an Amiga or any other machine that outputs a 15.75khz RGB signal with the correct adapter. (28879, LT307, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The TIMM (Toshiba Integrated Multimedia Monitor) was a 20" combo TV/VGA Monitor that Toshiba released in 1995. They advertised it quite abit when it first came out. I remember the slogan being "You can do anything with TIMM". It was a great idea but the monitor had several problems. 1. Its list price was $999 (about $850 street) 2. the monitor had a .58 dot pitch which was only good for 640x480 and maybe 800x600 (and great for the IIgs) 3. from what I have seen they marketed it in big chain stores as a fancy TV not a computer monitor. Toshiba promised better models but discontinued the monitor in late 96 early 97 due to poor sales. After that QVC got a whole bunch of them and sold them for $300 a piece. One can find them on eBay for $200-250 or you may be able to find them in Amiga newsgroups for sale too, they seem to like them alot. Otherwise they can be quite hard to find as not many were built. (28945, LT307, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TVW] MESSAGE NUMBERS... TEXT SIDE <---> WEBSIDE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Msg 28631)' RSUENAGA said: > Okay, seeing as you're talking about textside message 28543, it's still > there. > > If you're looking at it from webside, I have no idea how to get that > message number. Well, going to text side and doing a: dir 28543 idseq while in the forum reveals that the web side number is 2583.4 so anyone wanting to read it would have to go to this URL: http://www.delphi.com/apple2/messages/?msg=2583.4&ctx=1 Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (28758, JBLAKENEY, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Are those numbers just coincidence? David R. Pierce (28784, DAVID_PIERCE, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Yes they are. I noticed it when I checked it but figured I better not say anything so that I wouldn't confuse anyone. :-) The text side message numbers just go sequentially from 1 up but the web side message numbers actually number the threads sequentially from 1 up and put the number of each message in each thread sequentially from 1 up after the period. So text side message 28534 is the 28,534th message posted to the A2 forum and web side message 2853.4 is 4th message of the 2,853rd thread in the A2 forum. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (28829, JBLAKENEY, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Thanks for clearing that up. It looked an awful lot like it must be a coincidence, but it is good to hear that it really is. I liked your explaining how the numbers are generated too. David R. Pierce (28847, DAVID_PIERCE, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ILV] UTILITY TO CHECK DISK INTERLEAVE FORMAT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know of a utility that'll check which interleave a disk is formatted at? (28798, WAYNEJ, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Chinook SCSI Utilities. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (28803, RSUENAGA, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" That would work if I was looking at hard drives, however I'm looking at floppy disks. (28807, WAYNEJ, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Wayne, I think Photonix (and maybe ZZCopy) shows the interleave factor. - henrik Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (28812, GUDATH, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Thanks Henrik, I'd forgotten about Photonix since it doesn't work with the SuperDrive controller card. However it'll tell me most of what I wanted to know. (28831, WAYNEJ, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SWT] SWEET16 NOW AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""" I'm pleased to announce that Sweet16 1.3.2 is now available. This version fixes a number of bugs. You can download Sweet16 by visiting: Here's what's fixed: 1. HGR graphics now work right on Intel systems. 2. Low-level mouse emulation is in place, which means most 8-bit applications with mouse support now work right. There are a handful of exceptions. 3. Switching to full-screen mode now hides the mouse. 4. Fixed a minor glitch where the speed display might show a negative number for a moment when you first start up. 5. Fixed a couple of rare crashes. So rare that nobody ever reported them, except for a couple of really crafty testers. 6. The Mount Physical Disks window's list items are taller, so the icons aren't squished flat anymore. There are just a couple of minor new features: 1. Added 20 MHz and 40 MHz speed options to the speed control slider in the preferences. Obviously if your computer isn't fast enough to emulate these speeds, it's not going to help you much. 2. Added 0.25 and 0.5 MHz speed options too. Why you'd want them, I don't know. Unless you want to play a game you're not very good at, or just like slow motion. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 28915, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If you've already paid for Sweet16 once, you don't have to do it again. If you haven't paid the shareware fee before, you do need to. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (29317, SHEPPY, GO COM A2) [EOA] [VOC] WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE APPLE II VIDEO OVERLAY CARD? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Interesting enough for some of you to answer this for me.... What can one do with an Apple II Video Overlay Card ? I gotten my hands on one, and got excited. But I don't know what to do with it, and what I can do with it ! (28946, WILLIEYEO, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Well you can use your AppleColorRGB as a TV. ( I use it to play my SNES :)) I think you can also use it to title videos. Someone did make software for it but I don't remember who made it. Using HyperCard GS produced good results for me personally. (28947, LT307, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Just wondering, but does it use the whole screen as a TV or do you still have the border? Dain Neater.... - Sat 22 Jan 2000 12:04:43 pm Message delivered by Spectrum 2.2 via Marinetti 2.0.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.2! Bernie II the Rescue 2.5 (28951, STILLHAVEIT, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The most obvious application of the card, as the name implies, is mixing and/or superimposing Apple II graphics modes over live a video signal. In otherwords you can use your IIgs to create homemade subtitles on a foreign film, add letter titles and animated graphics, make "stainglass" or transparent logos (such as most TV stations now use in the corner) or just have fun doddling on the faces of characters on TV. :) I believe you'd require two VCRs to make a recording any of your video mixing however. The other use is to bring an NTSC video signal onto your AppleColor RGB monitor, either by itself or underlapping a IIgs application (i.e. watch TV while using ProTERM 3.1 on the same screen, or just turn your RGB screen into a dedicated game console display). The input video image *cannot* be put in a sizeable window, it's just full screen or nothing. Yet another use of the card is to output _true_ and clean NTSC video from your IIgs. That is Super-Hi-Res graphics output to a TV set or VCR will not have fringing and a rainbow affect. Everything will look crisp and clear with correct colors, unlike the built-in composite-out port in back of the IIgs. The card is worthwhile for this feature alone IMO. Still another use is viewing interlaced graphics. SuperConvert, and I believe at least one slide show demo out there, will let you look at 320x400 and 640x400 images on the AppleColor RGB (interlaced mode does indeed pull off these higher resolutions, but at a cost of flickering quite a bit). Incidentally, there's a IIgs Video Graphics Controller chip (VGC) on every Video Overlay Card, which means you could in theory write software that lets you view 4,096 color Super-Hi-Res graphics on an Apple IIe. Unfortunately very little software, if any at all, was ever written to take advantage of the VOC, much like the Second Sight. I still have one slot free in my ROM 3 system, and it's reserved for a VOC if I can ever find one. :) Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (28953, SPECTOR1, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" 28963 23-JAN 03:16 General Chatter Video Overlay Card (Re: Msg 28946) From: JBLAKENEY To: WILLIEYEO (NR) In message 'Video Overlay Card' WILLIEYEO said: > What can one do with an Apple II Video Overlay Card ? You can use the Card to Overlay computer images onto Video. :-) I've used mine to do titling of home videos and have always wanted to use it to add some cheesy animated effects to some of my home made movies. You can also use it to watch TV or videos on your IIgs' RGB monitor which gives you a really nice picture. You can even overlay your desktop on that video and continue to use your IIgs while the video plays behind your work. Also, using SuperConvert, you can view images in 640x400 interlaced mode which is kind of nice at times. There is an archive floating around of a demo called VOC.400 that has an Applesoft program with an assembly routine that displays a slide show of 640x400 images using the VOC. I have the archive here if anyone would like me to upload it to Delphi and it isn't already here. I also came up with a method that would allow you to view 640x200 with 16 colours or 320x200 with 256 colours but it would require tweaking the card to adjust the "focus" of the resulting image as well as software that I haven't written yet. If FaceLift were to ever be released, I'd be tempted to write a driver to allow you to run your desktop in 640x400 mode because, interlace flicker aside, being able to do that from time to time can definitely be an asset. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum [EOA] [RST] RYAN SUENAGA PLANS WORLD TOUR! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi, I normally don't post from webside, but I'm kinda stuck :) In any case, I will be doing a rather long trip pre and post KFest this year (with MacWorld and KFest stuck in the middle of it), and if any Apple II user groups are meeting and would welcome me as a guest (I would be willing to speak if that's a requirement :) I'd like to know about it. I'll be in southern California from July 13 to 18, in New York from July 18-21, Chicago from July 21-24, and northern California from July 30-August 3. Thanks. . . Ryan (28962, RSUENAGA, GO COM A2) [EOA] [USP] UN-SHK FOR PC """"""""""""" folks excuse me if this looks messy ... first post from webside :) is there a un-shk available for the (shhh ... gasp shock horror) PC? i have been learning how to use a pentium my wife bought and since she is the boss ... it is now our internet connection and of course ... i want to un-shk things :) (now to convince her that we need BeOS and Sweet 16 and Ernie on this pentium :) Kevin Noonan (28966, GSWOMBAT, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Two ways I can think of off the top of my head. 1) Nulib. This is a freeware utility that runs in a MS DOS session. It's available at most ftp sites. 2) Transfer your file to an emulator and have the emulator do the un-shrinking. Mark Percival Montreal, Quebec, Canada An Apple II fanatic since 1979 (28967, PERCIM, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Thanks for the nulib suggestion ... are there any windows based shk things? ... i guess not or you would have mentioned them :) Kevin Noonan (28974, GSWOMBAT, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" All I'm aware of is Nulib, which is a command line based DOS application. I have it set in my path so I can un-SHK files from any location (I also have a tiny program that automatically brings up a DOS prompt in your current directory to make things easier in regards to that). Ian Schmidt did compile Win32 native version of Nulib that can only unshrink, although unlike the DOS version it can deal with _long filenames_ and keep them intact. It wasn't publically released however, nor was it completed to the point of having a graphical interface. It was basically whipped up to help move Soundsmith files over to his PC for his MTP WinAmp plug-in. :) Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (28983, SPECTOR1, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JPV] JEPEG VIEWERS FOR IIgs """""""""""""""""""""" Although JepGS 1.1 does a fair job at viewing JPEG--including the ability to display images in color on a stock or Second Sight equipped IIgs--I'd recommend "JPEGView" as a better alternative. Why? Simply because JPEGView takes only a few moments to view the image, while JepGS can take several minutes or as much as an hour or more (even with a 15 MHz accelerator). I personally find viewing JPEG on a IIgs unbareable and unacceptable. The conversion/waiting process is *much* too slow and your left viewing the image in a 320x200 resolution with 4-bit color or greyscale. People are giving away old 386/486's with 14" SVGA monitors these days, which are far more suitable for handling the JPEG format. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (29023, SPECTOR1, GO COM A2) [EOA] [COG] COG 3.3 AVAILABLE IN A2 DATABASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: COG33.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 27-JAN-2000 02:13 By: EWANNOP Size: 391968 Crock O' Gold 3.3. Includes full installer from COG 2.x, and updater from COG 3.x. Many bug fixes and some new features. COG is an Offline reader for Delphi using Spectrum 2.2, and optionally Marinetti 2.x. Uploaded by the Author. (TONYW1, 29071, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Leon has found a few minor bugs in this update. Only one needs to be mentioned here, as it affect those updating to COG 3.3 from COG 3.2. Those installing COG for the first time, can ignore what follows... After you have unpacked the COG33.BXY archive, copy the 'Genie.Connect' file from your existing COG3 folder, to the COG3 folder in the new archive. As Genie is no longer accessible from a dialup connection, the 'Genie.Connect' function has been removed from the updated COG 3.3 scripts. However I forgot to update the 'Updater' script to reflect that! If you do not copy that file, the 'Updater' script will fail half way through the update process. All bugs will be fixed in future updates of COG. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 28 Jan 2000 - 180 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (29144, EWANNOP, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TIC] TALK IS CHEAP SOURCE CODE """"""""""""""""""""""""" I know that a lot of people here don't read CSA2, and with very valid reasons. :) However, once in a while a gem does appear there, and in this case it's from none other than Don Elton, concerning an FTP site he's set up for his Talk Is Cheap telcomm program. For those interested, here's the post: <::::::> comp.sys.apple2 #57227 From: delton@pro-carolina.cbbs.cts.com (Don Elton) ftpmail server Lines: 14 Date: Thu Jan 27 19:36:44 CST 2000 I've made an ftpmail server available on my Linux machine for Apple 2 users. This is a robot that will let you ftp via email commands. Email ftpmail@cbbs.cts.com with HELP in the message body for info on how to use the server. There's a small Apple 2 section now that includes source and object code for my telecom program Talk is Cheap (TIC). If you have other files you'd like to contribute email them to me at delton@cbbs.cts.com. Don Elton delton@cts.com Columbia, SC http://www.midcarolina.org <::::::> (29152, HKATZ, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The source code for TIC is also in the A2P data base. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ lyle@sinnfree.sinnfree.org lyle837@delphi.com (29157, LYLE837, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TFD] 3.5 DRIVE ON A //e """""""""""""""""" I've been using 3.5" drives on my //e for years. I started with an AMD 3.5" hooked to a Laser UDC controller, and have just added an Apple SuperDrive; both the AMD and the SuperDrive run off the 3.5" controller card (or whatever Shreve now calls it according to Barry. : )) BTW--the SuperDrive WILL run off the UDC card, but only as a 800k drive. (From experience, if you run across one, stay away from the Laser brand 3.5 drives. They're a piece of ....oh right, this is a family channel. : )) Later.............Howard (29320, HKATZ, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" 3.5" Drive information and compatibility info can be found here: Selecting the Contents link and then the 3.5 Drives heading. Following that is 3 to 4 pages of various things, drive brands, what work with what Apple II using what card or interface. If anyone has anything to add to that, email it to tdiaz@apple2.org In looking over that stuff it is not the best example of organization but it is fairly complete. :) Tony (29321, T_DIAZ, GO COM A2) [EOA] [IWD] "INTERNET WORLD 99" DISK AVAILABLE From Shareware Solutions II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II has available a two 3.5" disk set that is filled with the latest versions of all Marinetti related freeware and shareware applications released to date. Entitled "Internet World 99," the disks include Marinetti v2.0.1, the TCP/IP Drivers for SIS v1.1, Crock O' Gold v3.1, gsAIM v1.1, gw-ftp, and the Open Source version of Geoff Weiss's TimeZone Tool056. "Internet World '99" is available from Shareware Solutions II for $5. Joe Kohn c/o Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 (29482, JOE_KOHN, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] GREAT VACATION OPPORTUNITY... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ............. ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ ____________________________________ First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) ______________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address ______________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [______________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] [SSQ] SPECTRUM SCRIPTING QUESTION """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I currently am working on a script that opens a tcp socket, closes it by signing off, then closes it with a close tcpsocket. Yet, for a few seconds after I do that, the connection still shows up active in my TCPIP pull down menu. Is this normal? My code looks something like this: tcpconnect open TCPsocket "$1:110" 1 pop3 (other actions) send tcpdata "quit$9" waitfor string "+OK" waitfor string "^M" close tcpsocket 1 Thanks. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (2866, RSUENAGA, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Yes, this is normal. The connection is kept open for a short while to ensure any packets sent by you or the machine you are connected to have a chance to get through. In the scripts I whipped together ages ago as a way to test my POP3 logic, I used a Set TCPClosedResponse command and watched for that text while doing my POP3 stuff and if I received it, then I do my Close TCPSocket command. This results in a delay between receiving my last e-mail and the script actually ending but it has a couple of benefits. It means that when the script ends, the socket will be closed and it also gives you a way to be able to detect and clean up stuff if the socket is closed by the server prematurely. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (2868, JBLAKENEY, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Be aware that if you close a socket before all the data has arrived, you might run into problems. Spectrum allocates a 4K buffer for data that it requests in a TCPIPReadTCP command. If a socket closes before all the data has arrived, Marinetti will incorrectly send everything it has back, and not just the amount requested. If the amount of data waiting is greater than 4K, this will overwrite the end of the allocated buffer and cause Spectrum to crash. This is a bug in Marinetti, as Spectrum is following the rules correctly. Richard knows about this bug, and should be issuing an update to Marinetti at some time in the future. Whether this is a real problem or not depends on what you are doing when you close the socket. Probably most things you do will be OK. However I can repeat the bug at will by accessing a web page that is greater than 4K. When reading web pages, the socket is not closed by you, but by the host sending the page. The close notification is 'pushed', and so Marinetti returns more than it was asked for on the next read, and crashes Spectrum... As to the TCPOnline variable. I have not checked it out, but I gather you may have found a solution. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 11 Jan 2000 - 197 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (2871, EWANNOP, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" Yo Ewen, Jeff Blakeney and I were discussing this in conference the other night. The particular situation is when signing off of the pop mail server. Code looks like: # itsover close capturefile set buffer off send tcpdata %quit^M^J% waitfor string %+OK% waitfor string %^M% set tcpactivesocket 1 close tcpsocket 1 After speaking to Jeff, I'm aware that in terms of proper form, I ought to be checking to see if the socket responds to the sign off "quit" by closing the socket before I try to close the socket manually, but my question now is, in practice, does it really matter? If so, I'll put in the code. If not, I'd like to keep this as short as possible :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (2872, RSUENAGA, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" You have no checks here for timeouts at the 'WaitFor' commands. You should set the timeout and idletime values, then do an 'If Failed' check after each command. It is OK to try and close a socket that is already closed, as all you will do is set the Failed flag. Equally, when you try to set tcpactivesocket, if the socket is already closed, you should also get the Failed flag set. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 12 Jan 2000 - 196 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (2873, EWANNOP, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [TLR]------------------------------ THE LAMP! REVIEWS | ----------------------------------- THE LAMP REVIEWS """""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] APPLEDESIGN: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Paul Kunkel Photos by Rick English 287 pages Published by Graphis Inc., New York, New York Whether you're a fan of Apple Computer, Inc. now, then, or just a fan of the Apple II, you'll enjoy at least parts of this book, which could possibly be titled _The History of Apple Computers In Pictures_. That wouldn't be 100% accurate, as the history here is more in the work of one particular group at Apple rather than the entire company--the group responsible for the designs of their computers and peripherals. Also note I said "Apple Computers" and not "Apple Computer, Inc." The beauty of this book is not so much in the descriptions of what happened in the company (although the timeline is well-done, humorous, and insightful) as much as it is in the beautiful photographs that fill a large section of the book. In it you will see photos of computers that were and never were. There are concept designs which never saw the light of day as well as prototype designs that came to be some of the most influential machines of our time. Of particular interest to Apple II fans will be a number of different mock-ups of the Apple //c (how different our lives could have been if they had indeed produced it with an integrated LCD screen!), the Apple IIgs keyboard (known in this book as the "Universe"), and a multitude of designs leading to the original release of the Apple IIgs in 1986. Most intriguing for the Apple II fan is a feature on a project referred to as "Contessa", which is touted as a follow up to the Apple IIgs. While it appears much the same as the Mark Twain Apple IIgs machines that have been sighted in recent years, the dates for Contessa and Twain don't match up. Additionally, the front of the case is emblazoned "Apple IIsi". While _AppleDesign_ does not fall into the category of Apple II "must-reads", it certainly provides a fascinating viewpoint into what was, what became, and what could have been for the Apple II. If you are a Macintosh fan, there are many other reasons to buy the book. One way or another, it's definitely worth at least a more-than-passing glance in the bookstore. [EOA] [DRM]------------------------------ DREAMWARE | ----------------------------------- The Apple IIgsX2 """""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] First, let's define Dreamware: Dreamware is a combination of computer software and hardware that one dreams would be nice to have and might even be possible to produce. The specifications might change many times before it becomes a reality. Extra IIgs CPUs can be acquired for a very reasonable price. So come on this imaginary tour with me. Notice that there are two cases, one on top of the other. One each of monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The power supply sits on the bottom shelf and supplies power to both units. The disk drives are tucked into the cases. Both units have an accelerator. The hard drive in unit 1 is regularly backed up to the hard drive in unit 2 and vice versa. Multitasking with the IIgs! In the lower left corner of the monitor screen are two virtual lights and a radio button. A mouse click on the radio button switches the monitor display and the keyboard/mouse to the other unit. Brousing the WWW... convert a graphic on one unit while reading text on the other. Music while word processing. Print a large project while moving on to the next project. Chat online while downloading files. A printer "translator". Send a print job from Print Shop GS from one unit to the other. The second unit receives instructions to print to an Imagewriter II, translates it to instructions for a HP DeskJet, and sends it to the printer. Well, you get the idea. The next project after the IIgsX2 ? How about the IIgsX4 ? [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200003.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200003.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..319360b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200003.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path On Delphi | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THINKING KFEST ARACHNID AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 3 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Roads----------------------------------------------------------- [OPN] A2 DISTILLATIONS Word Perfect Mini-FAQ--------------------------------------------[WPF] Word Perfect Installation----------------------------------------[WPF] Transferring Files from IBM to IIgs------------------------------[TFT] Ramfast Revisited------------------------------------------------[RRV] Floptical Drives-------------------------------------------------[FDR] Magneto-Optical Drives-------------------------------------------[MOD] Freeware Releases / Lost Classic Project-------------------------[LCP] Using 800, 888, or 877 Numbers Outside the USA-------------------[TFN] Shareware Solutions II Purchases Via the Web---------------------[SSP] 3.5" Drives on the Laser 128-------------------------------------[DOL] SCSI Utilities---------------------------------------------------[SUS] Emulators / BEOS / ERNIE-----------------------------------------[EBE] Emulators at Kfest?----------------------------------------------[EKF] Replacement Cable for ZipGSX-------------------------------------[RCZ] Finder Can Display Directory Order of Files----------------------[OOF] PC Transporter Questions-----------------------------------------[PCT] EARLY DISCOUNT DEADLINE NEAR! Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000)------------------------------------------[GVO] A2P DISTILLATIONS Sort Routines----------------------------------------------------[SRT] Reading Multiple Keys Down---------------------------------------[RMK] THINKING KFEST The KFest FAQ--Y][KFest Compliant--------------------------------[KFE] ARACHNID IIgs Web Browser Under Development-------------------------------[ARD] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------ HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [lyle837@delphi.com] Roads ~~~~~ Looking down from High Above The Rock River I can see the road which leads to the road that will take me to Y ][ KFest. Out in the distance the jetliner reminds me that people will be coming to KFest 2000 from around the world. Quite impressive... people traveling great distances to exchange information about an "obsolete" computer. This will be my first Kfest. Looking forward to it with great anticipation. [*] [*] [*] One space or two spaces (between sentences in writing)? This paragraph is dedicated to those who prefer one space between their sentences. These people will know who they are. I have received feedback on this subject from a number of people. So far it runs about 60% in favor of two spaces. It is only fair that we devote a paragraph to the minority. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [WPF] WORD PERFECT MINI-FAQ """"""""""""""""""""" I've put together an unambitious little FAQ about WordPerfect IIe and IIgs. If anyone would like to visit, it is at { http://www.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/wp.faq.html} Suggestions for questions and corrections for answers are gratefully accepted. -Gareth (GARETH, 29497 ,GO COM A2) [EOA] [WPF] WORD PERFECT INSTALLATION """"""""""""""""""""""""" To install: create folders for WordPerfect and wherever you want your documents to go. Copy the files from the /Utilities and /WordPerfect and /Word.Lists disks into the wordperfect folder. Launch WP.SYS16 from your hard drive. Set the checkbox in File/Defaults to not execute the STARTMAC macro on launch. Now, as for prefixes: To save the default prefix for saving files: Choose File/File Management then Click "Prefix" then move the cursor to the default prefix (0/) then click on "Change Prefix" then type the new prefix name and click "OK." Click on "Exit" when you're done, then press ESC. That's all the info from the Installation section of the Manual, so I hope it helps. -Gareth (GARETH, 30032, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TFT] TRANSFERRING FILES FROM IBM TO IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How do I go about transferring downloaded IIgs files from my IBM pc to my IIgs? What software/hardware do I need? (SPOPE81, 29510, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You have a number of ways to go: 1) Sneakernet--get the files onto media that can be used on either the II or the x86 (assumed) machine. Those would be either MFM floppies with appropriate hardware (such as a floptical drive of Bluedisk) or removable media such as a Zip Drive. 2) Null modem--connect the computers via null modem cable and use telecomm programs to transfer from one to the other. 3) Email--mail the files from one computer to the other. 4) Network--using LocalTalk hardware on the x86 machine (or an appropriate bridge) and supporting software, mount the drive on the IIgs and copy the file over. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29523, GO COM A2) [EOA] [RRV] RAMFAST REVISITED """"""""""""""""" Hi Guys. Back in early January, I had questions about a RamFast card. thanks to Ryan, Mitch, Joe W. and all, I learned a lot about RamFasts. One thing I learned is, that these ver 2.0 roms are pretty old and really should be updated to (at least) ver 3.01EZ. I've also learned that (the former) Sequential Systems no longer has hardware of any sort and no parts are available. (bummer!) I've gone to CSA2 and marketplace for help with no comments. Probably because I didn't say anything that could be construed as controversial. So, here I am again pleading for suggestions as to where I might get a pair of ver 3.01xx roms for my rev C RamFast scsi card. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Dick Pirong. (PIRONG, 29514, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > So, here I am again pleading for suggestions as to where I might get a > pair of ver 3.01xx roms for my rev C RamFast scsi card. I'm still trying to get in contact with the person who had those RamFAST chip upgrades. The e-mail I recently sent bounced (not a surprised since it was over 4 years old) but I may still be able to find him. Keep in mind though this could all be futile if he tossed everything things out. I also did some digging through some old papers and found out just what was available and how much of it. - (10) RamFAST 3.0 ROM upgrades for the revision D board. - (10) RamFAST 3.0 ROM upgrades for the revision C board. - (10) RamFAST U16 chips required for upgrading Rev C < v2.1 I'd assume they're 3.01ez EPROMs, but there's the possibility of them only being 3.00 chips. The U16 chip I believe is a third chip replacement for really old Rev C boards, in addition to the two EPROMs that get replaced. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 29515, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > The U16 chip I believe is a third chip replacement for really old Rev C > boards, in addition to the two EPROMs that get replaced. No, the U16 -is- one of the EPROMs that get replaced. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29524, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" >No, the U16 -is- one of the EPROMs that get replaced. Thanks for correcting that. The two EPROMs that get replaced are U15 and U16 (I vaguely remember something about U16 not being a necessary replacement above a certain revision. Probably with ROM v2.1 and higher only a single chip replacement, U15, was required, though I could be wrong). Speaking of RamFAST ROM upgrades, I have some good news! I finally managed to contact the person/company who has a remaining stock of those Sequential Systems ROM chips and making arrangements to purchase them (as well some other Apple II and Macintosh items). If everything works out as planned, I should be able to supply a limited number of RamFAST C & D owners with chip upgrades once again. I'll keep everyone posted. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 29659, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FDR] FLOPTICAL DRIVES """""""""""""""" The floptical is a storage medium that didn't last very long. It kind of filled this brief gap between the high-density floppy disk (1.4 MB) and the Zip disk and its brethren. The floptical disk holds 20 MB of data. A floptical drive can read and write floptical disks, 1.4 MB floppy disks, and 720 KB floppy disks. This is its big advantage on the IIgs -- a SCSI device that lets you use high-density floppies on your IIgs. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 29547, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Wasn't the floptical the one that used a laser to write the info onto the media? Sort of an early precursor to today's CD-R, except it could use, as Sheppy noted, the "standard" 3.5" disks. later...........Howard (HKATZ, 29553, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Actually no. The floptical used a light beam to position the disk heads, by shining the beam onto the ring at the center of the disk. The ring was designed to reflect the beam in such a way as to tell the drive where on the disk the drive's read/write head is positioned. This way, the drive can read and write with such accuracy in positioning of the bits that more data could be packed onto the disk. Standard drives work by basically guessing where to start reading, and reading until they find the desired data, and they write by reading until they see data indicating the start of the track or sector they want to write to, then blasting away, hoping they don't miss. Classic drives waste a lot of disk space in "slop" space -- areas filled with patterns of data used to identify the position of the read/write head on the disk, and to allow some flexibility. If the drive writes a little late, it simply causes that sector of data to wander a little on the disk. This doesn't happen with flopticals, so there doesn't need to be much (or any) slop space; the entire disk is used for actual data. And because the head can be moved with more precision, more tracks and sectors can be crammed onto each disk. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 29563, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MOD] MAGNETO-OPTICAL DRIVES """""""""""""""""""""" I have a couple Magneto-optical drives that use a 600ish meg cartridge. I believe they use a laser to cause a phase change within the media before the data is magnetically written. I could be wrong on this. They are SCSI, and the do work on a Mac. Paul (PAULFXL, 29575, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" They come in different sizes both physically and how much data you can store on them. There is a 3.5" version that holds 128 MB per cartridge and 5.25" drives that can hold 650 MB or 1.3 GB depending on the drive. There are probably other sizes as well. The disk material of a magneto-optical drive is indeed magnetic but the polarity of the magnetic field cannot be change unless the disk material is heated to around 200 degrees fahrenheit. This is where the laser, thus the optical part of the name, comes in. The laser heats the disk surface and a magnet held near the surface of the disk causes the magnetic polarity of that spot on the disk to reverse. Because these drives work this way, they cannot be erased by putting a magnet on them. The data can't be changed without heating the disk up. I've been wanting a magneto-optical drive since I first read about them around ten years ago. Do you happen to have any cartridges for those drives? I'd be happy to take one (or possibly even both) if I can afford to pay for them. Need to save my pennies to try to make the KFest early registration this year. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 29597, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCP] FREEWARE RELEASES - LOST CLASSIC PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" On behalf of the Lost Classics Project, I'm happy to announce that Will Nelken of Marin MacroWorks has agreed to release his Apple II products into freeware status. This will include all of the disks as well as the instructional manuals that were published, and which will be transcribed as time allows. To this end, the 1st disk, UltraMax 5, a series of TimeOut utilities for AppleWorks 5.x has been uploaded to the databases, and is awaiting review by our esteemed Library managers. (On a related note, for those of you who have asked, yes, there will be more titles coming from Kitchen Sink Software. The copyright holder has been contacted and has assured me that he'll be getting the rest of the material to me soon) Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 29559, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'm pleased to announce that the Lost Classics Project has secured the change to Freeware status from Rob Renstrom for his TimeOut Graph program. The program has been uploaded to the database here on Delphi, as well as the Trenco ftp site, and is awaiting release on both places. Other titles from Mr. Renstrom have also been released, and will be uploaded ASAP. Later.........Howard (HKATZ, 29744, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" General Interest Uploads: ******************************* Name: TIC402.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 18-FEB-2000 20:42 By: HKATZ Size: 106112 Talk is Cheap (TIC) is a communications software package for the Apple //e (enhanced 128K), Apple //c, Apple //c+, Apple IIgs and the Laser 128. This program requires a serial card or built-in modem port. It features an extensive scripting language as well as a built-in editor. It supports Xmodem uploads, Xmodem and Ymodem downloads as well as sending and receiving text files. It also supports VT100 emulation. The program contains a capture buffer with an auto save feature. TIC will add Binary II during uploads if so desired, and will strip Binary II headers during downloads. Utilities are available while using the program. TIC and it's related source code files have been placed into freeware status by it's author, Don Elton. Please see the TIC.RELEASE file for additional information. ******************************* Name: TICSRC.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 18-FEB-2000 20:45 By: HKATZ Size: 168064 Talk is Cheap (TIC) is a communications software package for the Apple //e (enhanced 128K), Apple //c, Apple //c+, Apple IIgs and the Laser 128. This program requires a serial card or built-in modem port. It features an extensive scripting language as well as a built-in editor. It supports Xmodem uploads, Xmodem and Ymodem downloads as well as sending and receiving text files. It also supports VT100 emulation. The program contains a capture buffer with an auto save feature. TIC will add Binary II during uploads if so desired, and will strip Binary II headers during downloads. Utilities are available while using the program. TIC and it's related source code files have been placed into freeware status by it's author, Don Elton. Please see the TIC.RELEASE file for additional information. This archive contains the source code for this program. (TONYW1, 29540, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" More General Interest Uploads: ******************************* Name: ULTRAMAX5.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 2-MAR-2000 22:45 By: HKATZ Size: 112896 Ultramax 5 is a suite of TimeOut utilities for AppleWorks 5.x Included on the disk are utilities such as a booklet maker, a current year calendar, a world time clock, an auto-hyphenator, case changer, beep tester and 11 other modules, as well as documentation files for each utility. Now released as freeware by Will Nelken and Marin MacroWorks via The Lost Classics Project; please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE file included on the disk. ******************************* Name: TOGRAPH.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 2-MAR-2000 22:45 By: HKATZ Size: 220928 TimeOut Graph gives AppleWorks users the ability to render their spreadsheet files into different types of graphs for a more pleasing and understandable rendition of their data. Now released as Freeware by the Copyright holder, Rob Renstrom, via The Lost Classics Project. TimeOut Graph will work with AppleWorks versions 2.x - 3.x as is. AW4.x and 5.x users must use the TimeOut Updater to use this program with those versions. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the upload. (TONYW1, 29852, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TFN] USING 800, 888, or 877 NUMBERS OUTSIDE THE USA """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm coming in on this discussion a little bit late, but you CAN access 800#'s from outside the United States. Any number with 800, 888, or 877 can have the area code portion of the number replaced with 880, 881, or 882 respectively to access it from outside the US. The call goes to the same phone number, but the caller pays for the call instead of it being toll free. Dave Miller (JUSTDAVE, 30147, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSP] Shareware Solutions II PURCHASES VIA THE WEB """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The following Apple IIGS related products from Shareware Solutions II can now be purchased by credit card over the Internet, using your favorite web browser: - Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM - The TABBS CD-ROM - Addressed For Success - Contacts GS - NiftySpell Information about the software products can be found at the Shareware Solutions II web site located at: http://www.crl.com/~joko Orders can be placed at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 29745, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DOL] 3.5" DRIVES ON THE LASER 128 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Can anyone tell me if the Laser 128 supports the Unidisk 3.5" drive (white) or the Apple 3.5" (platinum) or both? The person I'm trying to help doesn't have the EX or EX/2 versions, if that makes a difference. Thanks in advance for any and all help, -Gareth (GARETH, 29756, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Without an interface card, it won't support either. Only the 128 EX and EX/2 support 3.5 inch drives. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29776, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" At one time I owned a Laser 128... the plain one, not the EX or EX/2. I used one of the platinum 3.5 drives that are common on the IIgs. Simply plug it into the connecter on the back of the Laser. It shows up on slot 7. If there is a disk in the 3.5 when the computer is turned on it will boot from it. If there is no disk in the 3.5 it will boot from slot 6 (the 5.25 drive). Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi (LYLE837, 29809, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Interesting. Just to prove that I don't collect this stuff only to collect this stuff, I got out my Laser 128 booklet from my archives. It says that for the 128, EX, and EX/2, One Expansion Port Supports 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" drive. So, Lyle is right, except if you have a real early Laser, like mine was, it predated the UDC 3.5 inch drive :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29831, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Interesting, Lyle and Ryan! We may be able to set this lady up with a 3.5" platinum drive after all. So two new questions arise: 1. How can you tell if you have a "real old" 128 that can't handle a 3.5" drive? 2. If you plugged a 3.5" drive into a "real old" 128, is it likely to blow up either the computer or the drive? -Gareth (GARETH, 29849, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Does she have an instruction manual? Watch for the ROM version during booting. Mine was 6.x something. Can not give you a cut off ROM version for 3.5 support. In general I would guess that it would have a suitable connector if it would support the 3.5. > If you plugged a 3.5" drive into a "real old" 128, is it likely to blow > up either the computer or the drive? I don't know. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi (LYLE837, 29850, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" > 1. How can you tell if you have a "real old" 128 that can't handle a > 3.5" drive? I knew because I bought mine new. Aside from that, no idea. > 2. If you plugged a 3.5" drive into a "real old" 128, is it likely to > blow up either the computer or the drive? Dunno. Try it and tell us :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29857, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" I don't own a UniDisk 3.5 drive so I can't test it but I have one working Laser 128 and one Laser 128EX and when I tried to use an Apple 3.5 Drive (a IIgs drive) on the working 128 it didn't work (tried to access it as a 5.25" drive in slot 6 drive 2) but it did work fine on the 128EX (showed up in slot 7 drive 1). I've heard that there are some versions of the 128 that can handle 3.5" drives and the ROM version might indicate that. When I power up my machines, the one that doesn't work has ROM version 3 and the one that works has ROM version 6. Gareth, if the Laser 128 that the lady owns has a ROM version higher than 3 then it might support 3.5" drives. If not, you can always track down a 3.5" controller card and plug it into the expansion slot on the side of the machine or into the expansion box if she happens to have one. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 29869, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SUS] SCSI UTILITIES """""""""""""" picked up an Apple II High-Speed SCSI card and owners guide from the local op-shop. No idea if it works yet. After reading the manual I discovered the complete package also has a 3.5" & 5.25" Utilities disk, but it didn't come with either. Can anyone point me in the right direction to download or purchase it ? mark (LUKE65816, 29764, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" It is or was at Apple's ftp site, but why anyone needs it I have no idea. Chinook SCSI Utilities is free and works on a //e and does more than the AHS utils. On a IIgs, ADU is free and does more. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29777, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Ah!, didn't realize that I could use anything else. ADU is Advanced Disk Utilities yes/no ?, that would probably do me for now until I need something better. Initially I just need to see if the card works. I have a 40mb internal scsi drive on a mac LC which i can probably use to test it. As for the free Chinook utils, if they are on delphi, i don't have access unless i am a member ? yes/no. thanks again. Mark. (LUKE65816, 29802, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" You do need to be a premium subscriber (at the whopping cost of $35/year) to access the databases here on Delphi. On the other hand, the Chinook utilities can be found on several of the Apple II ftp sites, too. Check out the Trenco site at ftp.gno.org for example. Later...........Howard (HKATZ, 29804, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Yes, ADU is Advanced Disk Utilities, and it's -better- than Apple's SCSI Utils, which is kind of a worthless piece of software at this point. Chinook can do some things ADU can't, but ADU can partition a drive more ways than Chinook can. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi The Geek shall inherit the earth Delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and Crock O' Gold 3.0! (RSUENAGA, 29812, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" While i was looking for the ADU on my focus drive i stumbled into a chinook folder that i didn't realize must have come with my sirius ram utils disk or the focus utils disk. also found a couple of other files related to scsi. so it appears i already have what i needed right under my nose. i'll check out trenco too. thanks, Mark (LUKE65816, 29833, GO COM A2) [EOA] [EBE] EMULATORS / BEOS / ERNIE """""""""""""""""""""""" Will I mess up my win98 configuration if I load BEOS? I don't feel competent to do a lot of special arranging. Bruce (BRB, 29775, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" It's pretty easy to install. More importantly, BeOS 5, due sometime in the next month or so, will be available in a version that can sit in a big disk image file on your Windows hard disk, so you don't even have to reconfigure your disk partitions -- simply double-click the file and Windows shuts down and BeOS starts up. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 29783, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" *NOW* you've got my attention! Let me get this clear. For the cost of a download plus some hard disk space (with no new partitioning!), I will be able to run BeOS. And if I can run BeOS, then I can run Ernie for the cost of your shareware fee. And if I can run Ernie then I can run GS programs on the PC in a somewhat more usable fashion than XGS. Have I got this straight? If so, what's the minimum realistic requirements to do this? (I have a P133 equivalent, 48MB and heaps of disk.) Lastly, what *can't* I run? (At the moment anyway!) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 29799, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Yes, you have it exactly right. The disk image file that will be installed by the BeOS 5 Free Version (the one that runs in a file on a Windows partition, anyway) will require 500 MB of disk space on your C: drive. The hardware requirements for BeOS are listed at . Since we're a relatively new operating system, and are targeting higher-end systems and custom hardware, our hardware support leans toward the "the more recent your PC, the more likely it'll work." BeOS does run quite well, even on slower systems; the trick is that you do have to meet the hardware requirements in terms of what motherboard and chipset your PC uses. That having been said, if your PC doesn't match the specs on that site, or you have no idea what chipset or motherboard model you have, you might as well try anyway, since a number of other motherboards and chipsets will work anyway but have not been officially tested. The PC I run at work has a number of components not on the list, and it works fine. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 29806, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" A Pentium machine running at 133 MHz won't give you a very fast emulated IIgs at present. I've been running Sweet16 on a Pentium II at 233 MHz and I've only been getting around a 6 or 7 MHz IIgs. This will change when the new Intel core is finished but I have no idea when that will be. Another concern is the video card. I recently upgraded my video card from an ATI 3D Expression+ to an ATI All-In-Wonder-128 and there are no video drivers for this new card so BeOS is now stuck in 640x480 mode greyscale and this generic driver eats up about 50% of the processors time so I'm lucky to get faster than stock speed at present. I'm hoping that the new version might have a driver for my new card. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 29871, GO COM A2) [EOA] [EKF] EMULATORS AT KFEST ? """""""""""""""""""" Would you be willing to show your A2 emulation on a pc at kfest? I'm pc-A2 only kind of guy. I couldn't afford to keep three platforms and pc are much cheaper than macs, plus pc's are what I use at work. But I am very timid aBOUT this BeOS and Ernie thing. Emulations have never worked well for me going back to trying to emulate TRS-80 Coco machines over ten years ago. But I'd like to try to get emulation on ms-dos machines. This would serve a good purpose of domestic tranquility. We have two pc's and three apples currently setup in my house, a couple less would be nice. Bruce (BRB, 29779, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'd be more than happy to help anyone who is interested in Apple II emulation on the PC. I'm not sure you'll want to wait that long to get answers to your questions and I'm not sure it needs a session but I can certainly bring along a PC show off the various emulators. To address your concerns from another post, when I first went to install BeOS so I could use Sweet16, I was also installing a brand new second hard drive so when the BeOS install program ran, it allowed me to partition the new drive as two drives with one being for BeOS. The BeOS installer also installed a boot manager that when I start up my PC it gives me a menu of what drive I'd like to boot from so I can currently boot into Windows 98 or BeOS. If you just want to use your existing Windows 98 drive to install the current version of BeOS on, you'd have to repartition that drive to make room for BeOS. Doing this either requires a special program or backing up and wiping out your current Windows 98 partition. However, as Sheppy said, the new free version of BeOS will be installable as a really big file under Windows so you won't have to bother with the partitioning stuff. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 29870, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If someone brings a 200mHz or faster Pentium with Linux, Solaris, or any of the *BSD* UNIXes, I can demo KEGS. I don't have access to any laptops fast enough to emulate a IIgs (nor any laptops other than Windows installed on them). Geoff (SISGEOFF, 29915, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" If I bring a PC it will be a Pentium II 233 in a mid-tower at the least. It all depends on whether I get a faster machine before KFest or not. :-) It already has Win98 and BeOS installed on it and I could have Linux installed on it before KFest too. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 29935, GO COM A2) [EOA] [RCZ] REPLACEMENT CABLE FOR ZipGSX """""""""""""""""""""""""""" If the connector at the end of the cable is broken, and I have taken it apart, all other parts of the cable, to the Zipgs is fine, why would I not be able to just purchase a new Dip Plug, thread it correctly through the exsisting pin holes in the ribbon and call it a day? Leon (SARGENLE, 29875, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Not that simple. The new connector may not match the holes, you pulling the cable out of the holes you stretched it and otherwise torqued it all up. Those headers are usually meant to go on once. (IDC = Insulation Displacement Connector) You need to make a whole new one for absolute piece of mind. Other wise you will be blaming possible crashing on something else and it's really a bad cable. Likewise the shorter that cable is the better off you are. I'll say it now, DO NOT MESS WITH THE SOCKET ON THE MOTHERBOARD UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. That means that you plug that ZipGS cable back in when you are 100% sure it is going to work - You may wreck the socket and or weaken it to where this also causes system reliability problems. There are A LOT of factors in messing with accelerators. Be aware. Do it once, do it right or do not mess with it at all. But removing and installing that DIP header in that socket is NOT a good thing to do. I make it sound like it will die after a couple insertions - It might or it might last but the longer but I'll say this much, the socket was designed for a DIP IC, not those headers, which push straight down and after a long time only the header will end up only what will work, an not the IC anymore and you will think that the motherboard got killed and throw up your hands. This is the death of many systems and it's only the socket. Enough of that, I'm not trying to scare anyone off, just stress the fact of the matter at hand, that the cable is a very important link. Obviously. ;-) To make a new cable you need a 40 pin IDC DIP header and for simple matters, get an IDE cable for a PC. Then you have two ends. Use the end that has the cable going in the same direction and orientation as the Zip cable. Trim it at 2 inches and then slide the new header over the end and proceed to crimp it down. This is done best with a vise and small piece of wood or metal in the area between the pins. If you do not know how to crimp ribbon cables (read: have little to no experience with it using the pliers method) then you will most likely ruin the cable and header if you do not use the vise method. As far as overall system/accelerator reliability goes, here are some areas that make a BIG impression on the situation: The Power Supply Connector - A 'buggie' P/S is not needed, the problem is not that you do not have enough power, the problem is the connector is going bad. (If you notice slight intensity changes in your backgrounds when drives are accessed this is your problem. Remove the connector and clean the pins so they are more silver than gray again, bend them slightly toward the power supply and put the connector back, take a papermate pen cap or pen and shove it between the connector and power supply to stress the connector against the pins. The pen works because you can put the other end of the pen between the wires and power supply where they come out on top, this will lock it in there and keep it from moving, and it's just the right length. The CPU socket - If you've ruined it or it's very easy to take the CPU out (You can lift it out with just a little finger pressure) then you need to replace it, (note, get someone good at soldering), the ideal replacement is a gold plated machine pin socket, or at least a machine pin socket. You will NEVER have a CPU socket problem again. The Accelerator Cable - Long may be convenient, but not better. If your going to play with oscillators than you want the cable to be shorter for better results. With a ROM 01, slot 4 is a good choice but requires a longer cable. Slot 3 is a great choice otherwise if you have a tight system. 99% of the times I put them in slot 3, even with every slot filled. You plan your 'attack' with things like this in mind: The Quickie card works in any slot regardless of control panel setting. The VOC works in any slot in a ROM 3, only slot 3 on ROM 1. Get the wire mod if needed to use the VOC in another slot on a ROM 1. ProTERM and Spectrum both use the modem port regardless of control panel setting so that means slot 2 is automatically a 'free' slot. Harmonie Printer Drivers use the card in a slot regardless of control panel settings. If you do not print from ProDOS 8 you can put the printer card in slot 4 or 5, something that is otherwise 'lost' due to a port in the back. Or in slot 2 if you use Spectrum or ProTERM to dial out since they will go directly to the hardware. The Vision Plus card with Allison ROM works in any slot regardless of Control Panel setting. Get the idea? I don't see a need for a longer cable that is a contributing factor in system instability when you can plan the card strategy a little further and eliminate the need for the accelerator being further away. It's got to be plugged in somewhere .. .. or does it? :) That is a topic for the advanced, you can run the ZipGS not in a slot at all but in that case it's best to at least hook the +5 and GND lines to something but not necessary if you are not playing the clock game with it. Now I have a system running at 16.5MHz, it runs very well, gives no problems at all .. this is not the norm for everyone. This is the Mark Twain system with a very well prepared Transwarp GS in it. Those details are covered on my web page in somewhat detail - I won't go over it here. This is already long enough. :) What I am getting at is I recommend 10MHz as a good place to go. 12MHz for a ROM 3 in good working order, 10MHz for a ROM 01 system. These are the points where your extended long term reliability is utmost guaranteed with the other factors I mentioned taken into consideration. I also recommend only 32K cache on a ZipGS over 11 MHz as well, I recommend using the original 8K cache board modified to 32K cache instead of the newer cache card with 32K on it. The mod is a bit interesting but the yield is much better in my opinion. See the web pages at http://www.apple2.gs for more details. Perhaps I could do an accelerator session at KFest -- It would need to be a little longer than the typical session. Tony http://www.apple2.gs <-- What? It's not there? We'll have to fix that. ;-) (T_DIAZ, 29959, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" >The VOC works in any slot in a ROM 3 Correction, any slot _except_ slot-7. The MBO signal is present in slots 1 through 6 on the ROM 3 (whereas it's only present in slot-3 on the ROM 00/01 board). The same rule applies to the Second Sight for slot placement. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 29961, GO COM A2) [EOA] [OOF] FINDER CAN DISPLAY DIRECTORY ORDER OF FILES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Actually, the Finder can display the actual directory order of files. If you hold down the Control key and open a folder, the Finder ignores the Finder.Data file in that folder and just opens a default sized window using the view of the parent window (the window that the folder is in). As long as the parent window is in Large Icon view mode, the files will be listed in the new window in the order that they are stored in the directory. Just in case anyone doesn't understand, it comes out looking like this in the Finder window: ____ ____ ____ | \ | \ | \ | | | | | | |_____| |_____| |_____| File.1 File.2 File.3 ____ ____ ____ | \ | \ | \ | | | | | | |_____| |_____| |_____| File.4 File.5 File.6 Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 30052, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PCT] PC TRANSPORTER QUESTIONS """""""""""""""""""""""" I have a PC Transporter 1988 REV E. It came with a Colour Switch, Dual 1/2 Height MS-DOS 5.25" 360K drives and some 3.5" system disks, but you guessed it... NO Manuals. So far I have managed to get it to run MSDOS 4.0 and even got Flight Simulator 3 running on it in CGA. Was I surprised ! Does anyone know what all the connectors on the card are for (some I know) I have connected the dual 5.25" drive to the card. I read in an advertisement that I can connect an Apple 3.5 drive to the back of it. If so will it be a 720K MSDOS drive, a 800K ProDOS drive or both ? And what drive letter will it be ? (C: ?) Will a drive connected to the GS's smart port still be a ProDOS only drive? Any other information about the connectivity of drives appreciated. I'm sure to have more questions, but this'll do for a start. Mark. (LUKE65816, 30128, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You can run up to MS-DOS 6.22 on it (and for purely trivial sake, up to Windows 3.0 but it won't be in a useable form). >Does anyone know what all the connectors on the card are for? Yes, but just not off hand although I'll try. Most of the ones you listed are useful, if not absolutely necessary, for installing the card inside an Apple II Plus or IIe. On a IIgs you really only need the color-switch adapter. > J6 - 10 pin connector is for the colour switch. > J4 - 20 pin connector is for the 5.25" MSDOS disk drives. > J5 - 5 pin connector for is ??? > J2 - 2 pin connector is for ??? > J3 - 10pin connector (next to J2) is for ??? > J1 - 2 pin connector is for (looks like it's for a LED) ??? > J7 - 2 pin connector (next to J1, also looks like it's for a LED) is for ??? The 10-pin connector supports digital RGB video-out for a direct hook up of a CGA monitor (IBM mode only). The 5-pin connector supports a standard IBM keyboard with the right cable (again IBM mode only). You'd have a DIN5 and DE-9 connector running out the back of the computer, just as you would on an IBM PC/XT. One or both of the 2 pin connectors is for sound (pass-thru, output?), another is for composite video-out. Yep, you can hook an Apple 3.5 (800K) into the back of the PCT. I think it has to come *after* the TransDrive 5.25 in a daisy-chain. The drive will function as a 720K MSDOS drive with somewhat flakey results, especially if you try and format diskettes with it (best you do that on a real PC). It will also function as an 800K ProDOS drive in Apple mode, but it'll run unbearably slow. There was a TransDrive 3.5 available at one time, using real PC 720K floppy drives for more reliable results. These days I use neither an Apple 3.5 or the TransDrive 5.25, as my SuperDrive (still connected to the Apple FDHD controller) works in MSDOS mode on the PCT and even reads and writes to 1.44MB disks. You can map drives in the PCT control panel. To access it, while holding down the shift key, press the Cap-Locks key twice. There is also a graphical mapping of how IBM keys are mapped to Apple keys. > Will a drive connected to the GS's smart port still be a ProDOS only > drive? That's correct, unless your talking about a SuperDrive. You can also map ProDOS hardrive partitions to use with the PCT, or rather create disk-images that the PCT can use as virtual hardrive partitions. I have (well had, since that part of my HD crashed) the PCT boot directly from the GS's hardrive into MS-DOS once I start it up. I even created a colorful MS-DOS icon, like the one in Windows 95/98, on the desktop to start it up automatically and boot into DOS 6.22 :-) Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30134, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] GREAT VACATION OPPORTUNITY... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ _____________________________________ First Name Last Name _____________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) _____________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address _____________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [____________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date _____________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) _____________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [SRT] SORT ROUTINES """"""""""""" I played with sort routines once, a long time ago. (I was using my original Apple ][ at the time.) As I recall, Bubble sort was the slowest of the sorts I played with. It's fine for up to 100 items or so, but after that, it's speed drops off fairly quickly. I was trying to speed up the old "File Cabinet" program distributed by Apple. As I got away from programming not long after that, I no longer remember any details. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 16 Feb 00 9:01:17 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 161 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 2902, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Bubble sort can be slow, but is the easiest to set up. If you put an extra check to jump out of the loop when no more changes are detected, you do not have to complete the entire laborious iteration. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 18 Feb 2000 - 159 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 2910, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [RMK] READING MULTIPLE KEYS DOWN """""""""""""""""""""""""" But it's not very easy to figure out. It's also not for the feint-of-heart. Here's a quick overview of what you need to do. You'll have to write assembly code; there's no way to read multiple keys at once from anything but assembly code. 1. I suggest setting up an array of boolean variables. Each one will indicate whether or not the corresponding key is currently pressed. This array will be using the ADB keycode, not the ASCII code, for the character. There should be 128 entries. 2. To begin monitoring the keyboard, perform these steps: a. Disable keyboard autopolling. This is done by calling SendInfo. The ADB command is command 1 (setModes), and there's one data byte which should be 1 (disable autopoll). This gives you the ability to interfere in the keyboard polling process, instead of just being an idle observer. Yum. b. Set up an SRQ polling routine. Call SRQPoll, passing in a pointer to your completion routine (we'll talk about this in a minute). The keyboard is always device number 2. c. Because you're taking over the job of handling the keyboard (you lucky guy), you have additional responsibilities. Because the control panel will re-enable autopolling, you need to be able to turn it back off again. So call GetVector on toBRamSetupVector to get a pointer to the BRAM update vector. Save this pointer, you'll need it. d. Call SetVector on toBRamSetupVector. Your replacement vector needs to be a function that reenables autopolling, just like you did in step a. e. If the main program is in C, you might put in code to call the C atexit() function, passing in a pointer to your function that disables your keyboard capture code. This will cause your hooks to be removed safely if your program exits unexpectedly. 3. The function to shut down your keyboard polling should restore the original toBRamSetupVector, call SendInfo to reenable autopolling (command clearModes, data byte 1) and call SRQRemove to remove your polling procedure. Be sure to call this function before your application quits or the system will crash. 4. Your SRQ completion routine will be called whenever a key is pressed or released. a. There is a long pointer on the stack that points to the data received from the keyboard. b. The first byte in the returned data is the number of bytes received. If it's zero, don't do anything, just return. c. AND the received data with $7F7F. If the result is $7F7F, this is a special command (such as the reset key) and will require special processing. See below for details on how to handle this. d. Otherwise, the data bytes are ADB keycodes. The high bit of each byte indicates whether the key was pressed or released. Update your key status array. e. You also need to interpret each key and pass it along if necessary. If the keycode is $E0 or greater, it's a prefix code and should be ignored. If it's between $36 and $3B, inclusive, it should be sent. Likewise, if it's a keyboard modifier key that's not already held down, the keycode should be sent (you'll need to check the keyboard modifiers register to see if the key is already down). f. If the key needs to be passed along, call SendInfo. The command is keyCode, the data should be the keycode (including the high bit press/release flag). 5. If the reset key was pressed (see above for how to detect this), you need to dispatch the reset command correctly. a. You should only dispatch when the reset key is released, so if the high bit of the reset keycode is set, don't reset. b. If the high bit is clear, you need to look at the keyboard modifiers register to see what type of reset to issue. If the control key isn't down, the reset key should be ignored. c. If the control key is down, you need to actually perform a reset. This is done by calling SendInfo with the command resetSys. There are no data bytes. That should do the trick. The code isn't actually all that hard to write. The ADB Tool Set chapter of TBR1 has some errors, so be sure to look at the appropriate technical notes and the Hardware Reference chapter on the Apple Desktop Bus. Wherever my dissertation above deviates from the documentation, my dissertation is probably more accurate, since this is based on actual code (code I can't share, but code nonetheless). Hope this helps. Good luck. There's a reason why only one IIgs program released to date actually recognizes multiple keys at once -- it's not easy to do. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2905, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" To clear up an apparent contradiction... I say the code isn't hard to write, but I also say reading multiple keys isn't easy to do. That's not actually contradictory. The code itself isn't that complicated -- however, the technique isn't easy to figure out without help, especially with the errors in the ADB Tool Set chapter of TBR1. And I should give credit where credit is due: I didn't figure out how to do this. Bill Heineman actually wrote the code for this in Wolf 3D. I don't know if he figured it out himself or had help. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2906, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" If you're going to mess with ADB, you need to get the Hardware Reference. No question about it. I can't tell you everything you need to know. Find a copy of the book. :) setModes/clearModes: you're right, they're $4 and $5; I misread the source code. toBRamSetup is a vector in low $E1 space; it's listed in the Firmware Reference, in an appendix full of vectors. Yes, step 2d needs to disable, not enable, autopolling. What my text was intended to say was that the code is almost identical. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2931, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------ THINKING KFEST | ----------------------------------- The KFest FAQ--Y][KFest Compliant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] The KFest FAQ Version 2.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to thelamp@sheppyware.net Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 12th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2000 runs from Wednesday through Sunday, July 26-30, 2000. For the second year, KFesters are being offered an extra night, Tuesday, July 25, at the Avila dorms if they want to come into town a day early--and it seems most everyone does. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. If it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila College. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila College. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. The scheduling is done by Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski. There are several other folks on the committee as well: Jerry Cline, Allen Moore, Max Jones, and Stan Marks all pitch in. In addition to those good folk on the committee, David Kerwood handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal; if you register early -and- you're a repeat KFester (meaning you've been to KFest within the last couple of years), you'll get an even better deal (but at the time of this writing, that deadline has passed). Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech (this year given by Ryan Suenaga, publisher of _The Lamp!_--hey, that's me!), sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast (Apple IIgs programming prodigy Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd being the victim of honor this year), product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics. Mike Westerfield missed his first KFest in 1999; let's hope he gets back on the beam in 2000. Q: I hear that the Avila College dorm is wired for ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! While those bringing their true blue Apple IIs will be needing to go the tried and true modem route, those KFesters who bring ethernet-capable computers can make full use of these high speed connections. Let's look at what hardware and software is needed to get this high speed resource working with your non-Apple II. THE HARDWARE All Avila provides is the RJ-45 jack. This looks like an """""""""""" overgrown RJ-11 jack (the kind your telephone plugs into), and in fact, it's a close relative. What you need to bring is a computer with an appropriate 10 Base-T ethernet interface and a cable that ends in a male RJ-45 jack. There are many, many of these cables on the market. If you are going to purchase one, be sure it's a straight-through class 5 cable, not a crossover cable. Additionally, due to the way the RJ-45 jack is mounted, you will need a cable ending with a RJ-45 male jack that is not molded with a surrounding sheath, as the cable will not fit properly. You want a cable end that looks like this: ASCII ART BEGINS ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | | | |___________| | | | | <------ Cable | | as opposed to this: ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | _|___________|_ | | | | | | | | <-- Large, molded sheath | | | | |_______________| | | | | <------ Cable | | ASCII ART ENDS I had problems with this at KFest 1998. If you need to get different cables (or need other hardware in general) you can ask your fellow attendees if they have extras, or you can run over to the CompUSA in the area to get what you need. If someone brings an Ethernet hub, perhaps you can plug into that instead of into the jack provided by Avila. Once you have this equipment, simply plug in your RJ-45 cable into the provided jack. You do not need an ethernet hub unless you'll be running more than two devices in your room. THE SOFTWARE The Avila ethernet server uses a protocol called Dynamic """""""""""" Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. I am much more familiar with the setup of DHCP for Macintosh computers than for Windows machines, and am taking the Windows instructions from a reference. MAC To set up a Macintosh running Open Transport networking for DHCP, ''' all that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to DHCP Server. So: (1) Get into your TCP/IP Control Panel; (2) Select "Ethernet" (or "Built-in Ethernet" or "Alternate Ethernet" as appropriate) in the "Connect via:" field; (3) Select "DHCP Server" in the "Configure" field; (4) Quit and save the changes. WINDOWS 95 To set up a Windows 95 machine for DHCP, there are several '''''''''' additional steps: (1) Get into your Network Control panel; (2) Add or select the appropriate ethernet interface; (3) Set the "Obtain an IP address automatically" control in the "IP Address" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (4) Remove any existing setting for a Gateway address in the "Gateway" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (5) Disable DNS in the "DNS Configuration" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (6) Save the settings and reboot the computer. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: THE SMTP SERVER As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become """"""""""""""" accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. We encountered this problem briefly last year and solved it by using the smtp.delphi.com smtp server--however, in the last year, Delphi also closed its server to access. It is believed that there is a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila, but I have not fully researched this yet. See me while you're at KFest for the latest developments. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2000, the Y][KFest! [EOA] [ARD] Arachnid """""""" A Web Browser for the Apple IIgs. By Kim Howe I started playing with the idea of a GS web browser after having a look at Webworks GS. I had just finished working my way through Mike Westerfield's excellent "Toolbox Programming in C" course and I was playing with a few ideas about something to write. It seemed to me that if you could create web sites on the GS, you should be able to view them as well, so I started playing with a bit of code. I downloaded the HTML specs from the net and picked out a handful of tags and wrote a basic parser, which surprised me by not working too bad. I could open and view some very basic pages. Then I thought that since Marinetti was available why not try to have it download some pages? So with the help and advice of the people on the Marinetti list I put together a basic http transport and successfully got some pages to load up and display from the net. About this time there was some discussion on Delphi about Graphical Web Browsers for the GS. Since I'd really enjoyed what I had already done, I decided it would be interesting to develop it into a full package, and ultimately even have as much graphics support as possible. Sheppy said the reason to develop a program for the GS is because you're enjoying it, and I am. Currently I have a web page up with a screenshot of the current version. I'm working on the user interface at the moment, and once I get it so it's usable I plan to release a preview version, hopefully in the next few weeks. It wont be very useful at that stage... it has a long way to go yet, but people should be able to get an idea of the user interface and see their GS download a couple of simple pages. After the user interface is done, the next stage is to redo the http transport. At present once you enter a URL the program takes over and won't let you do anything until the page is downloaded and rendered. You can't even cancel it. I really want to be able to download one page while viewing another, and have it responsive to the user, so this will need almost a complete rewrite. Once that is done I'll get down to the serious business of supporting as much as possible of the HTML standards, then onto the graphics. The Arachnid web page is at [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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NOT FOR EVERYONE AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Habits-----------------------------------------------------------[OPN] KFest 2000 (Y][K Fest) Kfest Early Bird Registration Discount Deadline Extended---------[DDE] Need a Ride to Kfest?--------------------------------------------[RKF] KFest 2000 Registration Information------------------------------[GVO] A2 DISTILLATIONS Super Serial Cards and Turbo ASP Baud Rate Generator-------------[SSC] Silvern Castle, Role Playing Game--------------------------------[SCG] Ultima I Re-Release----------------------------------------------[URR] Spectrum Automated Mailer----------------------------------------[SAM] Juiced.GS Delayed to Include Late Breaking News------------------[JGS] Kfest Early Bird Registration Discount Deadline Extended---------[DDE] Need a Ride to Kfest?--------------------------------------------[RKF] Update Spectrum to 2.3-------------------------------------------[SUD] Spectrum 2.3 Updater Available on Delphi A2----------------------[UOD] Moving ROM from one Apple IIc to Another-------------------------[MRC] More Software Via the Lost Classics Project----------------------[LCP] A2P DISTILLATIONS Upgrade Your Delphi Account to Premium Service-------------------[UTP] Get_Mark and Set_Mark From Basic---------------------------------[MFB] Saving Pathnames in Basic----------------------------------------[SPB] Apple II USER GROUPS TELECONFERENCE AAAC Meets AppleByters-------------------------------------------[TEL] OFF LINE READERS Not For Everyone-------------------------------------------------[NFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------ HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Habits ~~~~~~ Looking down from High Above The Rock River from day to day I notice that some people walk along a fixed route each day. Just one example of how people fall into a comfortable rut. Trying something new or going somewhere you have not traveled to can be inspiring. So if you have not been to Kfest why not give it a try this year? [*] [*] [*] Six years of using Pine for Email is one of my comfortable habits. Will have to place an order for SAM and give it a try. SAM? Spectrum Automated Mailer. Works with Spectrum 2.3. See A2 Distillations for more information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [SSC] SUPER SERIAL CARDS AND Turbo ASB baud rate generator """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > 1. Do they have one or more purposes? What are they? A serial card gives your Apple II a serial port, which is usually used for connecting a modem or printer. This isn't really needed on a IIgs since it has two built-in serial ports, but it comes in really handy on the other Apple II models. > 2. Are there more than one kind of Super Serial Card? Apple's Super Serial Card was the most popular. Going by memory, I think Applied Engineering had the Serial Pro. There were probably more, but I can't think of them now. > 3. Is the Turbo ASB baud rate generator for the Super Serial Card part > of the Super Serial Card or some kind of additional plug on card? It's a piggyback "daughterboard" that connects to the Super Serial Card. It takes the place of the 6551 chip, which is socketed on the Apple Super Serial Card so it's very easy to install. The down side is that it sticks out a bit and blocks the adjacent slot. > 4. What exactly does the Turbo ASB baud rate generator do? It increases the serial card's baud rate to a theoretical maximum of 230,400 bps. In practice, you'll find that 115,200 bps is about as fast as you can go, and even that will require an accelerated (at least 8MHz) IIgs. Honestly, I'd say it's more of a "geek toy" that most people don't need. Most of the time I'm perfectly happy with the built-in 57600 bps IIgs serial port. Only when I'm downloading some insanely large amount of highly compressible data (ie. text) do I use it at full speed. But I must say it's fun to see download speeds in excess of 8000 cps on my IIgs. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Fri Mar 17, 2000 12:21:01 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.3 and Crock O' Gold v3.3] (TONYW1, 30173, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCG] SILVERN CASTLE, role-playing game """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone attempted the new "Expanded Scenario" included with SCv3.0? It's based on user feedback that ties a number of items that before weren't required to win. I encourage all SC champions to try it out as it contains the secret codes needed to access the upcoming SCv4.0 which includes an additional multi-level scenario: "Shades of the Past". I'm posting this by masquerading under a friend's account, as I have not yet managed to get online myself. E-mails to this account will get to me, so feel free to do so. Comments and replies welcomed. Jeff Fink, Silvern Castle author. Apple II forever. (ROFFERSD, 30273, TO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Ok, so I'm dumb. I've never heard of Silvern Castle. Which model(s) of the Apple ][ does it run on. I'm assuming from the title that it is an adventure game. Graphical? And how does one get it? Exegete AKA Roy Miller Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church Apple ][ forever! (EXEGETE, 30274, TO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Silvern Castle is a role-playing game much like the Wizardry and the Bard's Tale. It's uses the hi-res screen to display text and a 3-D view of the maze. It will run on ANY model Apple II that can boot ProDOS (that is, 64K), and can run on 5.25" disks, although to access the new scenarios you need at least a 3.5" drive or hard drive. For user comments see the Silvern Castle sections in this forum dating back to Aug '99 or get yourself a copy of the Oct '99 issue of Juiced.GS which contains a review. Silvern Castle is a $15 shareware product available from the Delphi Apple II library, Trenco, and from Juiced.GS. As I'm net impaired, I'm sure someone here can help you download a copy if you need more help. Jeff Fink Silvern Castle author. (ROFFERSD, 30276, TO COM A2) >>>>> """"" This version contains an additional scenario: "Shades of the Past", which includes a completely new multi-level maze! It can only be accessed by registered users who have defeated the evil wizard Drachma. SC champions who have finished before SCv3.0 was released should attempt to re-win as the first scenario has been expanded since the SCv3.0 release OR find the portal located somewhere on the first level (read the briefing materials in the Tome of Knowledge for hints to the password). The new maze contains new twists, hidden elevators, additional monsters and items, puzzles, and a secret plot, as well as many more special goodies! Unlike the first scenario, this maze was totally created from scratch. Comments, opinions, replies welcomed. Jeff Fink, Silvern Castle author. (ROFFERSD, 30275, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hey Jeff!! Welcome to Delphi! I received your package containing the disk with Silvern Castle v4.0 this weekend, and will work to get it uploaded in the next few days. Unfortunately, I lost my reliable upload/download route to Delphi's A2 library when Genie died, so I'll need to e-mail the archives to a fellow Delphinian for uploads to Delphi (and Trenco). It's great to see you here on Delphi, Jeff. Hope you can stay around a while and enjoy the fun. BTW, the new version of Silvern Castle will also be on the Juiced.GS Collection Shareware 2000/Winter two-disk set, which will be available as soon as the next issue of Juiced.GS hits the streets in a couple weeks. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 30309, GO COM A2) [EOA] [URR] ULTIMA I RE-RELEASE """"""""""""""""""" Although some of the details still need to be worked out, I just wanted to let folks who weren't at last night's chat know that Burger Bill Heineman and Shareware Solutions II have agreed to re-release the IIGS version of Ultima I, a fantasy role-playing adventure game which has been out of print since Vitesse closed their doors a year or two ago. It'll be a few weeks at least before it's available, as a manual needs to be printed. If Bill can get Vitesse's manual in electronic format, then the process should go fairly quickly. And if not, well...I'll have lots of typing to do, or if I'm lucky, it'll be "InWords ][ The Rescue." ;-) In any case, I just wanted to let folks know that at some point in the near future, Ultima I for the Apple IIGS will be available exclusively from Shareware Solutions II. Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 30307, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SAM] SUSPENSE ALWAYS MOTIVATES ? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Every once in a while, a new program is released which changes the way people use their computers. A brand new and soon-to-be-released program for the Apple IIGS will shortly be changing the way that many people use their IIGS. To celebrate the impending release of this (for now) un-named program, a special Product Introduction get together will take place on April 10, 2000 during the regularly scheduled Monday Night Chat. No questions will be answered before then, so please mark your calendar now for 10 PM EDT on 4/10/2000. At that time, all will be revealed. Sometimes wishes do come true! The Apple IIGS world is about to change, and you can learn how and why in just 8 more days! Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 30364, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The Apple IIGS world already has a few virtual friends, including that lovable dog Bernie and his parrot sidekick Ernie. At tonight's chat, you'll get to meet the latest virtual friend of the Apple IIGS....Sam. Sam? Did you say Sam? Who or what is Sam? Come to the chat tonight and find out ;-) Joe - Friend of Sam (JOE_KOHN, 30482, (GO COM A2) >>>>> Ah... Suspense Always Motivates = SAM :) """"" """"""*""""""""*""""""*""""""""""""""""" The following list was posted by the special surprise guest at last night's chat - Ewen Wannop - and it should hopefully answer the most basic question: What is SAM? SAM - The Spectrum Automated Mailer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAM is a script set for Spectrum v2.3 Simple one-step installation Sends E-Mail to your SMTP mail server Receives E-Mail from multiple POP3 servers Authentication on both send and receive mail Optional 'send' on 'check' Forwarding and Redirecting of mail Multiple file attachments Simple extraction of attachments Powerful message reader Auto 'quoting' of replies Auto-Signature feature View HTML encoded messages Address book with 'nickname' feature Filing of 'read' mail in custom mailboxes Housekeeping feature archives old mail Search engine for archived mail Customisable 'Quit' to other applications Available exclusively from Shareware Solutions II Comes on a single floppy, $15 includes shipping Note from Joe: As soon as my Kagi online order site is updated, you'll be able to purchase SAM via credit card, over the net. The URL is: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Many more details about SAM will be forthcoming in the next day or two, so please stay tuned... Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 30492, GO COM A2) >>>>> OH... SAM = Spectrum Automated Mailer! """"" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Spectrum Automated Mailer Putting Internet e-mail onto the IIGS Desktop Shareware Solutions II, in association with Ewen Wannop, is thrilled to announce that Spectrum Automated Mailer for the Apple IIGS has been released. Spectrum Automated Mailer, known affectionately as SAM, is a sophisticated and comprehensive suite of scripts for Spectrum v2.3 that provides an elegant but easy way for Internet-connected IIGS users to send outgoing e-mail to an SMTP mail server and to receive incoming e-mail from multiple POP3 servers. SAM works in conjunction with Marinetti, and it is an offline mailer that allows you to manage, prepare and send e-mail through your Internet Service Provider's SMTP mail server. SAM will then read any waiting mail from multiple POP3 mail servers for all of your online e-mail accounts. Once offline, SAM lets you read and reply to your new e-mail, and if NiftySpell installed, SAM will even spell check your e-mail messages. SAM has the ability to decode attached mail files, and it will even display HTML code that is sent through e-mail. Additionally, SAM lets you file mail you want to keep in multiple personal mailboxes, and to optionally attach multiple files to any outgoing messages. Housekeeping features let you manage your archives, and a powerful search engine lets you search through these saved files. SAM requires Spectrum 2.3 or later, Marinetti 2.0 or later, and to use SAM to send and receive Internet e-mail, you must have an account with an Internet Service Provider with which Marinetti can connect (SLIP or PPP). (Note: An updater program is included with SAM which will update Spectrum 2.2 to 2.3) SAM was written by Ewen Wannop, the author of Spectrum and Crock O'Gold, and it is available exclusively through Shareware Solutions II for $15. To purchase SAM by credit card over the Internet, visit Shareware Solutions II's online store at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 To purchase SAM by mail, send a check or money order in US Funds for $15 to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 For information about purchasing Spectrum or updating to Spectrum v2.2, visit: http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sp.htm (JOE_KOHN, 30523, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JGS] JUICED.GS DELAYED TO INCLUDE SCOOP! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey gang, A funny thing happened last week on the way to the printer with a new issue of Juiced.GS. Joe Kohn dashed in front of my speeding car and announced to the world he would be unveiling a new piece of cool software at his Monday, April 10, Delphi chat. Well .... no self-respecting journalist (or Apple II newsletter editor) could go the press knowing a big story was about to break. I came to a screeching halt and decided to wait out the product release so I can include the news in this issue. I was so impressed with the announcement of SAM that I re-worked this issue so that it will be the cover story. :-) I am writing the article tonight, and hopefully will be able to place it on the final two pages of this issue tonight or Thursday night. So, Juiced.GS, April 2000, Volume 5, Issue 1, is temporarily delayed, and for what I believe is a darned good reason. :-) Depending on how the printing goes, subscribers should begin receiving their copies next week. Thanks for your patience. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 30527, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DDE] Kfest EARLY BIRD Registration Discount Deadline Extended """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Max not only delayed the current copy of Juiced.GS, he also suggested that we delay the "early bird" date for KFest registration. He didn't want his loyal "friends for life" readers to suffer because of the late breaking news. So, if you are a new KFester and want to take advantage of the early registration, you now have until May 1, 2000. The Big Cheese (aka Cindy) (CINDYADAMS, 30528, GO COM A2) [EOA] [RKF] NEED A RIDE TO KFEST? """"""""""""""""""""" Ack! That post got a little messed up. I have no idea what went wrong but I will try to get the full message through this time. Most of the message made it through but I'll try to reconstruct the first few lines and repost in its entirety: Early registration for KFest is only a week away (the 15th of April) so I thought I'd remind people of this fact so they can take advantage of the savings. I'd also like to take this opportunity to see if there is anyone interested in sharing the drive this year. Last year I shared the ride there with Dave Miller and Gina Saiken and the ride home with just Dave. I'll probably follow a similar route to last year. Entering the United States through Detroit and continuing on from there. Just get a map and draw a straight line from Detroit to Kansas City. If you aren't too far off that line and want to catch a ride, please let me know. I won't know my exact route until I've found out who is coming and where they live. I have signed up for the extra night on Tuesday again this year as it makes it much easier to get settled in and prepared for the fun. This means I should be leaving the Toronto, Ontario area probably early on Monday morning (the 24th of July) and should be back in the Toronto area late in the evening of the following Monday (the 31st of July). Depending on how many drivers and what everyone's thoughts are on the matter, we can either stop for a night somewhere along the way or we can drive straight through. So far this year I only have one tentative traveller. Michael Hackett has expressed an interest in sharing the ride from Toronto but this has yet to be confirmed. Dave and Gina haven't told me whether they are going or want to share a ride again this year or not. I look forward to hearing from interested parties and look forward even more too seeing everyone at KFest again this year. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 30439, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SUD] UPDATE SPECTRUM TO 2.3 """""""""""""""""""""" ATTENTION SPECTRUM 2.2 USERS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Spectrum 2.3 updater is now available from my home pages. It will also appear in the Delphi library in due course. The 480K file consists of a script that will update a copy of your installed Spectrum 2.2 to 2.3, and some updated XCMDs. Full instructions are enclosed. There are a number of minor bug fixes, but the main fix is for a problem with Zmodem file transfers. Anyone having problems with transfers should download the update, and anyone contemplating using Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) with Marinetti TCP/IP should also download the update. The update is not available from My eSource (Formerly Seven Hills). My home pages are: Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 7 Apr 2000 - 110 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 30431, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > anyone contemplating using Spectrum > Internet Suite (SIS) with Marinetti > TCP/IP should also download the update SIS 1.1, using a TCP/IP connection, works a whole lot better with this version. (2.3) Connections to servers which do not follow the RFC standard do have problem and will result in hangs. I'm aware of this and will look into it when I can get some time. I've been very busy recently, but expect to get this resolved some time real soon now. Meanwhile, the alpha (or is it a beta?--can't remember) version of the Spectrum 2.2 TCP/IP library that is found in the Delphi library will give a taste of the power of what is to come. Even though it mentions Spectrum 2.2 in its name, it will work with Spectrum 2.3. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 30433, GO COM A2) [EOA] [UOD] SPECTRUM 2.3 UPDATER AVAILABLE ON DELPHI A2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SP23UPDATER.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 16-APR-2000 20:19 By: EWANNOP Size: 357504 The Spectrum 2.3 Updater will convert Spectrum v2.2 into v2.3. It fixes a number of minor bugs that have arisen since the release of Spectrum v2.2. You must have an installed copy of Spectrum 2.2 for the Updater to work. Uploaded by the Author. (TONYW1, 30564, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" For those who purchase SAM from ShareWare Solutions II, they will get a copy of this updater on the SAM disk. Spectrum 2.3 is required by SAM. For everybody else using Spectrum, you should download and install this updater as soon as you can. It fixes the Zmodem problem that Leon, Lyle and others reported, and works round a bug in Marinetti that caused problems with using the TCP/IP library for SIS. You will still find that some pages will not load with SIS, but this is due to an unrelated problem. Geoff hopes to release an updated TCP/IP library, or an updated SIS at some time in the near future. (EWANNOP, 30572, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MRC] MOVING ROM FROM ONE Apple IIc TO ANOTHER IIc """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > Question... is it possible to remove the ROM from an Apple IIc that > supports a 3.5" Unidisk Drive and install it in another IIc that is in > better condition so the second computer will support the Unidisk Drive? Absolutely. However in addition to changing the ROM chip, you'll also have to make two minor modifications to the mainboard. The modification involves cutting the trace labeled 'W1' with a fine blade (board location C-16/17--to the left of ROM firmware) and closing the trace labeled 'W2' with a drop of solder (board location E-15--in between MMU and IOU chips). >If yes, which chip is the IIc ROM chip. I popped the top of and old dud >IIc and looked at the MB, but it didn't specifically indicate which is the >ROM chip. The MB looked like ( in text) It's the chip at location D-19 on the board. Just to the extreme left of the 65C02 CPU and above the IIc speaker. Don't mix it up with the ROM chip just above it, which is the keyboard ROM. All these locations I've listed are at the front end of the board incidentally, underneath the IIc's keyboard (use the alphanumeric markings on the edges of the board to find locations like you would a map grid). > Another question... is it possible to determine what ROM version an > Apple IIc has by reading the label on the chip? Yep, but I don't know those part numbers off the top of my head. One clue should be the copyright date printed on the chip. The original ROM would most likely be (c)83-84, while the UniDisk 3.5 ROM would be (c)84-85. With the machine turned on, an easy to identify the ROM is by typing the following (minus the quotations) from an Applesoft prompt: "PRINT PEEK(64447)" The number returned will be one of the following... "255" = Original IIc "0" = UniDisk 3.5 support "3" = Memory Expandable IIc "4" = Memory Expandable IIc w/ bug fix (serial firmware) "5" = Apple IIc Plus Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30540, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCP] MORE SOFTWARE VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here are some more great freeware releases, courtesy of Howard Katz and the Lost Classics Project! Name: OUTLINER.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:26 By: HKATZ Size: 93056 Outliner for AppleWorks allows AW3 users to organize their thoughts in the word processor by setting up an organization outline, using titles, headers, subheaders, etc. The Outline can be either used to expand your material as you write, or can be collapsed in hidden form to be used later. Now released as Freeware by Randy Brandt via the Lost Classics Project. ******************************* Name: TOPOWERPACK.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:26 By: HKATZ Size: 87552 TimeOut PowerPack gives AppleWorks users 10 different utilities for use in AW3 - 5.x (Note however, that some of these do not work with 4.x and 5.x, or, like triple.clip and triple.desk, are built into the newer versions.) The utilities include: TO.ASCII TO.AWP.TO.TXT TO.DB.SEARCH TO.DESK.SORTER TO.HELPSCREENS TO.LIBRARIAN TO.LINE.SORTER TO.SELECTOR TO.TRIPLE.CLIP TO.TRIPLE.DESK Now released as Freeware by Randy Brandt via the Lost Classics Project. ******************************* Name: TODESKTOOLS.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:26 By: HKATZ Size: 104320 TimeOut DeskTools gives AppleWorks users 11 different utilities for use in AW3 - 5.x (Note however, that some of these may not work with 4.x and 5.x.) The utilities include: TO.CALENDAR TO.CASE.CONVERT TO.ENCRYPTER TO.CLOCK TO.CLIPBOARD TO.DIALER TO.ENVELOPE.ADDRESSER TO.NOTEPAD TO.PAGE.PREVIEW TO.PUZZLE TO.WORD.COUNT Now released as Freeware by Alan Bird via the Lost Classics Project. ******************************* Name: TOFILEMASTR.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:25 By: HKATZ Size: 71936 TimeOut FileMaster gives AppleWorks 3.x users the ability to manipulate file and disk operations from within AW. Options include copy, delete, compare, rename (files and disks), change a file type or clear a file backup bit, and erase or format a disk. Note that this utility is not needed in AppleWorks 4.x and 5.x since these functions were built-in to these versions. Now released as Freeware by Randy Brandt via the Lost Classics Project. (TONYW1, 30167, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: TOGRAPHDOCS.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 112384 This archive includes the manual for use with TimeOut Graph. Most of the graphics have been reproduced as DHR graphics can be read by either TO.Paint or the AppleWorks 5 database. Thanks to Gareth Jones for preparing this manual for upload. The Manual is now part of the Freeware classification of the TimeOut Graph release. Please see the Freeware notice included as part of this package. Released via The Lost Classics Project. ******************************* Name: TOSIDESPRED.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 87936 TimeOut SideSpread changes the printout orientation for a spreadsheet from portrait to landscape; if you've ever had a spreadsheet wrap columns to the next line, you will appreciate this TimeOut utility. Originally released for AppleWorks 3.0. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. (TONYW1, 30168, TO COM A2) >>>>> """"" And now for some SuperFonts! ******************************* Name: TOSUPRFONTS.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 292352 TimeOut SuperFonts ver 3.1 allows AppleWorks users to use a variety of Macintosh fonts for printout from within an AppleWorks 3.0 or higher word processing document. TimeOut PickFonts is included. Also includes TimeOut Paint. Graphics created with TO.Paint may be used with TimeOut SuperFonts and To.Graph. The manual for To.Paint is included in this archive. 47 fonts are included on this disk; for more fonts, please see the FontPak 1 and FontPak 2 disks. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen and Beagle.Bros via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. ******************************* Name: FONTPAK1.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 105984 FontPak 1 contains 40 additional fonts for use with TimeOut SuperFonts. TimeOut SuperFonts allows AppleWorks users to use a variety of Macintosh fonts for printout from within an AppleWorks 3.0 or higher word processing document. For more fonts, please see the FontPak 2 and the TimeOut SuperFont disks. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen and Beagle.Bros via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. ******************************* Name: FONTPAK2.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 117632 FontPak 2 contains 54 additional fonts for use with TimeOut SuperFonts. TimeOut SuperFonts allows AppleWorks users to use a variety of Macintosh fonts for printout from within an AppleWorks 3.0 or higher word processing document. For more fonts, please see the FontPak 1 and the TimeOut SuperFont disks. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen and Beagle.Bros via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. (TONYW1, 30169, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Still more Beagle freeware! ******************************* Name: BEAGLEWRITE.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 340992 BeagleWrite is a ProDOS-based graphic word processor for the Apple // family. It allows the user to access a variety of pull-down menus, the ability to use different fonts, as well as mouse ability within the program. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. Additionally, the BeagleWrite Picture Manager and Desk Accessories disk are now available, as freeware, to give the user full functionality of this program. ******************************* Name: BWPICMGR.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 83072 BeagleWrite Picture Manager allows the importation of PrintShop (8-bit) and NewsRoom images or NewsRoom banners into BeagleWrite. BeagleWrite is a ProDOS based graphic word processor for the Apple // family. It allows the user to access a variety of pull-down menus, the ability to use different fonts, as well as mouse ability within the program. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. Additionally, the BeagleWrite Desk Accessories and Beaglewrite itself are now available, as freeware. ******************************* Name: BWDESKACC.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 16-MAR-2000 22:56 By: HKATZ Size: 36352 BeagleWrite Desk Accessories adds a clock, calendar, and a calculator to BeagleWrite. All functions may be used from within the program. BeagleWrite is a ProDOS-based graphic word processor for the Apple // family. It allows the user to access a variety of pull-down menus, the ability to use different fonts, as well as mouse ability within the program. This software has been released as freeware by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the attached FREEWARE.NOTICE in the archive. Additionally, the BeagleWrite Picture Manager and BeagleWrite itself are now available, as freeware. (TONYW1, 30170, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: TRIDMPDS33A.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:37 By: HKATZ Size: 72448 Triple Dump is a "print anything" program for dot matrix printers. It includes dot-for-dot reproductions of your hi-res pictures as well as cropping, rotating, and other effects; converts lo-res colors into shades of grey for printer usage; do text screen dumps; print anything that's viewable on your Apple II screen. Includes a bonus banner maker, which lets you print signs and banners with 8" high characters. In both ProDOS and DOS 3.3 disk archives, Triple Dump is now released as freeware by Rob Renstrom and Mark Simonsen via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. This is side A of the DOS 3.3 disk. You will also need tridmpds33b.bxy. ******************************* Name: TRIDMPDS33B.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:37 By: HKATZ Size: 64896 Triple Dump is a "print anything" program for dot matrix printers. It includes dot-for-dot reproductions of your hi-res pictures as well as cropping, rotating, and other effects; converts lo-res colors into shades of grey for printer usage; do text screen dumps; print anything that's viewable on your Apple II screen. Includes a bonus banner maker, which lets you print signs and banners with 8" high characters. In both ProDOS and DOS 3.3 disk archives, Triple Dump is now released as freeware by Rob Renstrom and Mark Simonsen via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. This is side B of the DOS 3.3 disk. You will also need tridmpds33a.bxy. ******************************* Name: TRIDUMPPRO1.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:37 By: HKATZ Size: 74496 Triple Dump is a "print anything" program for dot matrix printers. It includes dot-for-dot reproductions of your hi-res pictures as well as cropping, rotating, and other effects; converts lo-res colors into shades of grey for printer usage; do text screen dumps; print anything that's viewable on your Apple II screen. Includes a bonus banner maker, which lets you print signs and banners with 8" high characters. In both ProDOS and DOS 3.3 disk archives, Triple Dump is now released as freeware by Rob Renstrom and Mark Simonsen via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. This is side 1 of the ProDOS disk. You will also need tridumppro2.bxy. ******************************* Name: TRIDUMPPRO2.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:37 By: HKATZ Size: 59904 Triple Dump is a "print anything" program for dot matrix printers. It includes dot-for-dot reproductions of your hi-res pictures as well as cropping, rotating, and other effects; converts lo-res colors into shades of grey for printer usage; do text screen dumps; print anything that's viewable on your Apple II screen. Includes a bonus banner maker, which lets you print signs and banners with 8" high characters. In both ProDOS and DOS 3.3 disk archives, Triple Dump is now released as freeware by Rob Renstrom and Mark Simonsen via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. This is side 2 of the ProDOS disk. You will also need tridumppro1.bxy. (TONYW1, 30544, TO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: TOTELECOMM.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:56 By: HKATZ Size: 94208 TimeOut Telecomm ver. 1.2 gives AppleWorks users the ability to go online from within the AW environment. It features the ability to send text directly from the desktop, a review buffer, VT-52 emulation (among others), the ability to print the current screen being shown, and a splitscreen option. Protocol transfers are limited to 128 xmodem, 128 xmodem/CRC, 1k xmodem, and 4k xmodem. Compatible with AW3 and up, this program has now been released as Freeware by the author, Mark de Jong, and is being released via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. (TONYW1, 30545, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: HPDOWN2EV11.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 14-APR-2000 23:59 By: HKATZ Size: 20992 DOWN.I and CONFIG.DOWN are Apple II ProDOS 8 machine language programs which allows the user to take Apple IIGS fonts, and convert them into the format for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP and downloads them. This program can be used on any Apple II except an Apple IIGS. For the Apple IIGS you must use an NDA, from Raptor, Inc. called HP Downloader, which has also been released as freeware. This program and the NDA are virtually identical. They both convert the fonts and down load them and create exactly the same type of binary files. The differences are due only to the type of Apple II computer used. This program _may_ also be capable of downloading Apple IIgs fonts to a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III, other HP printers and laser printers which emulate the HP LaserJet IIP. However this program WAS NOT TESTED ON ANY OTHER PRINTER and, therefore, use with any other printer other than the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet IIP is done so at the user's risk. WHAT ELSE YOU'LL NEED In addition to the files DOWN.I and CONFIG.DOWN you will also need two files from a Beagle Bros program called TRIPLE DUMP: "Interface.List" and "I.Drivers". TRIPLE DUMP is a graphics printing program for the Apple II+, IIe and IIc. The two files are needed from it because they provide the codes and procedures for just about every interface card that can be used on an Apple II. Triple Dump has been released as freeware by Beagle.Bros and may be available from the same source where you got this program. If not, the major Apple II ftp sites such as Delphi and Ground should have this program available in their files. Documentation for use with this program are included in the archive. Now released as freeware by John Majka of Raptor, Inc via The Lost Classics project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. (TONYW1, 30546, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] Y][K Fest Registration Info... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ _____________________________________ First Name Last Name _____________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) _____________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address _____________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [____________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date _____________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) _____________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [UTP] UPGRADE YOUR DELPHI ACCOUNT TO PREMIUM SERVICE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To upgrade your Delphi access to the Premium service that includes telnet access, visit . Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2965, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [MFB] GET_MARK and SET_MARK FROM BASIC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There's a long-standing programming project of mine that I set aside because I couldn't figure out how to do something correctly. I want to read and write to a DIF file from BASIC, and it would help to know how many bytes I have read into the file. From what little I know about the MLI, that's done by calling GET_MARK. SET_MARK would also be useful.Does anyone know of a BASIC external command for performing these two tricks? Or could you suggest something else, like how to POKE the necessary machine language into page 3 of memory? -Gareth (GARETH, 2942, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" If you're using binary functions to write data into the file, you can simply do: print chr$(4);"bsave datafile,aBBBB,bPPPP,lLLLL" This will save the data at address BBBB into the file, starting at the byte PPPP in the file, and will write LLLL bytes. If it's a text file, the POSITION command should do the trick. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2948, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" OK, Sheppy. I hadn't thought of the POSITION command, but I see here that it moves the pointer forward (only forward) a certain number of fields. So I could, for example, close the DIF file, use POSITION to zip to whatever field I wanted to change, and do ordinary WRITE and PRINT commands, maybe with a semicolon after the print to avoid introducing an extra return? Hmm, I'll have to experiment, but that sounds very good, indeed. You may have solved the problem. Thanks! :-) -Gareth (GARETH, 2955, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [SPB] SAVING PATHNAMES IN BASIC """"""""""""""""""""""""" For a long time I've been wondering how to go about saving somewhere in memory the pathname of my programs, so that I can come back and access the programs as needed, while still retaining the same prefix which points to the specific data files. For example, if my programs are saved on the hard drive in "/H2/PROGRAMS/" and my data is in "/H2/DATA/FILE1/" for example, I'll have the prefix set to "/H2/DATA/FILE1/". How do I store the pathname "/H2/PROGRAMS/" so that I can return to where I have my programs. Yes, I can write the program pathname into the actual lines of BASIC, but then if I change my program location to something else, like "/H2/NEW.PROGRAMS/" I'd have to go into all of the programs and change the lines of programming. That isn't efficient. Should I write a text file on the disc which would contain the pathname ?? But where would it be written -- in what pathname ? Or, is there a way to POKE the pathname into some memory location, and then change the HI or LO MEM locations so that the pathname is protected from being overwritten or erased by other programs being written but still able to be retrieved by PEEK commands ?? If this is the way to go how would I do this ?? Thanks Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 2951, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" This is off the top of my head, but couldn't you write a text file that says something like: print chr$(4);"prefix /hard1/subdir1/" and have your other program EXEC that text file? Alternatively, if you have a number of variables that you want saved, why not use a STORE command to save them all, then a RESTORE command to, um, restore them? -Gareth (GARETH, 2956, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" You could just use the PREFIX command in your BASIC code directly. Been ages since I did it, but it does work. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2957, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Yes, the PREFIX command will work -- up to a point. That's what I'm doing now. But the problem is: -- pathname is set to Path 1 -- I use the PREFIX command to set the prefix to Path 2 -- But once the prefix has been set to Path 2, how do I recall what Path 1 is ?? All variables are cleared with the RUN of a new program. Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 2960, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" You can use the PREFIX command to find out what the current prefix is. That's what the example program I gave does. So: 10 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX" 20 INPUT OLDPFX$ 30 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX newpath" ... 90 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX ";OLDPFX$ This will get the current prefix and save it in OLDPFX$, then switch the prefix to newpath. You can then do whatever you need to do, and line 90 will restore the original prefix. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2966, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" The example I gave is in another thread so you might have missed it; the new one I just gave above is a better one. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2967, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" > You can use the PREFIX command to find out what the current prefix is. > That's what the example program I gave does. > So: > 10 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX" > 20 INPUT OLDPFX$ > 30 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX newpath" ... > 90 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX ";OLDPFX$ > This will get the current prefix and save it in OLDPFX$, then switch the > prefix to newpath. You can then do whatever you need to do, and line 90 > will restore the original prefix. Yes, but if there is a line: 40 PRINT CHR$(4);"RUN";OLDPFX$;"PROGRAM.1" this RUN command wipes out all old values, and line 90 will crash since OLDPFX$ has not been defined. This is exactly my problem. The NEWPATH prefix will determine the path where all future disk commands will go. But I want to be able to come back to the OLDPFX in order to run Program.2, for example. Thanks Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 2968, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" OK, I didn't realize you were trying to save these across running other programs. There are a few ways you can handle this. First, you could reserve an area of memory among your programs in which you stuff the old prefix, like: 10 REM Save prefix 20 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX" 30 INPUT PFX$ 40 L = LEN(PFX$) 50 POKE 768,L 60 FOR I=1 TO L 70 POKE 768+I,ASC(MID$(PFX$,I,1)) 80 NEXT I Then you can restore the prefix from the subprogram using: 10 REM Restore prefix 20 PFX$="" 30 L = PEEK(768) 40 FOR I=1 TO L 50 PFX$=PFX$+CHR$(PEEK(768+I)) 60 NEXT I 70 PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX ";PFX$ As long as the subprogram doesn't use the memory in page $300, this will work fine. The other option is to create a temporary file containing the prefix string. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 2970, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" > All variables are cleared with the RUN of a new program. If you use CHAIN instead, variables won't clear and the values are used between programs. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 2972, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" In message 'How save pathnames ??' SSZTABA said: > For a long time I've been wondering how to go about saving somewhere in > memory the pathname of my programs, so that I can come back and access > the programs as needed, while still retaining the same prefix which > points to the specific data files. Here is my take on the situation. You seem to have a number of programs that call each other in a certain directory and they access data in another directory and you want to be able to access the data and still be able to jump around between programs. It seems to me the easiest way to do this is to not change the prefix at all. If all your programs that will call each other will always be in the same directory and you don't change the prefix, then you can just do a PRINT CHR$(4);"RUN PROGRAM2" which will run PROGRAM2 from the current prefix setting. To access your data, don't change the prefix. Instead use a command like PRINT CHR$(4);"OPEN";DP$;"DATA1" where DP$ is the prefix of your data directory (ie. /HD/DATA/). If you are using variables for the data file's name you could just add the prefix of the data directory to the beginning of that variable. Instead of DF$="DATA1" you could do a DF$=DP$+"DATA1" and use the command PRINT CHR$(4);"OPEN";DF$ to open it. If you need to remember the data directory between programs you could just write it to a text file and read it in at the beginning of each program. PRINT CHR$(4);"OPEN DATADIR":PRINT CHR$(4);"WRITE DATADIR":PRINT DP$:PRINT CHR$(4);"CLOSE DATADIR" to create the file and PRINT CHR$(4);"OPEN DATADIR":PRINT CHR$(4);"READ DATADIR":INPUT DP$:PRINT CHR$(4);"CLOSE DATADIR" to get the directory data. However, there are better ways to have multiple programs interact with each other. First, as has been mentioned, there is the STORE and RESTORE commands. Instead of just doing a PRINT CHR$(4);"RUN PROGRAM2" do a PRINT CHR$(4);"STORE VARS" command first and then do a PRINT CHR$(4);"RESTORE VARS" at the beginning of PROGRAM2 to get those variables back. This way you can transfer the value of DP$ as well as any other variables that you might need. Another way to do this sort of thing is with the CHAIN command. Instead of using RUN to start the next program, use PRINT CHR$(4);"CHAIN PROGRAM2". This will run PROGRAM2 but leaves all the variables that were set in the first program in memory so PROGRAM2 can access them. However, there have been a number of bugs with the CHAIN command in the past and I'm not entirely sure they've all been fixed. Someone else would have to comment on that. By the way, if you do want to know the directory that the current program was started from, you can use the method already posted. PRINT CHR$(4);"PREFIX":INPUT PF$ If you need to pass this directory on to the second program (because it is in another directory or something) you have the three choices I gave you above to pass the information. However, having program segments in multiple directories isn't considered good programming practice. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 2973, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [TEL]------------------------------- Apple II USER GROUPS TELECONFERENCE| ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Two Apple II user groups held a joint meeting on Thursday, April 13, 2000. This happened even though the two groups were more than a hundred miles apart during the meeting. The Aurora Area Apple Core of Aurora, Illinois, USA moved their meeting to Kinkos in the neighboring town of Naperville to take advantage of the Kinkos Video Conferencing facility. At the same time the AppleByters of the Quad Cities in Illinois/Iowa, USA met at the Video Conferencing facility at Augustana College in Rock Island. (One of the Quad Cities.) Conversation included talk of Kfest, software used, user group libraries, and suggestions for a joint meeting sometime in the future with both groups at the same location about half way between the home bases. [EOA] [NFE]------------------------------- OFF LINE READERS... NOT FOR EVERYONE| ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson The Laser 128 with 384K of RAM and one 5.25 disk drive was my first online computer. People were using OLRs (Off Line Readers) on GEnie. There was no extra disk space or RAM for me to use an OLR. So I developed some bare-bones scripts and learned my way around GEnie. TIC (Talk is Cheap) would stop and save the buffer to disk when the buffer was full. There was room on that 140K disk for a 40K buffer save in addition to the software necessary to run TIC! Then while the buffer was filling for the second time I would take out that disk and substitute an empty disk named TIC... room enough on that one for three buffer saves! Then offline to read all that, write replies, etc. So I got in the habit of wondering around GEnie that way and liked it. I have used the same approach to getting around Delphi. I think of using an OLR as being like a bus trip. You get there and get the job done using someone elses guidance. Using bare-bones scripts lets you change your mind as to where you are going and when. More like an automobile trip with you in the driver's seat. I was able to get an accelerator for my IIgs because I was using those scripts. I had set in motion the script to visit seven Delphi forums, collecting new messages at each stop. When the display stopped for a moment in the A2 forum I noticed that someone had posted a message offering a ZipGS for sale. I aborted the script and wrote up an email response to that message and mailed it while I was still online. I finally was the first in line to accept an offer of an accelerator for sale! So there you have it... Some people thrive on the use of an OLR. Others, like myself, like to get around by ourself. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Busy People------------------------------------------------------[OPN] KFest 2000 (Y][K Fest) Ffest Registration Info------------------------------------------[GVO] Why You Should Go to Kfest---------------------------------------[YKF] KCMasterpiece BBQ Time's a-wastin'...don't miss out! Hackfest Welcoming Reception GShisen World Championships A2 DISTILLATIONS Why You Should Go to Kfest---------------------------------------[YKF] Build a Super IIgs? Opinions Vary--------------------------------[SGS] April 2000 Juiced.GS out the Door--------------------------------[OTD] Contents of April 2000 Juiced.GS---------------------------------[JGS] ViaVoice Causes Screwball Errors in Sheppy's Article :)----------[SES] Shareware Solutions Web Site Moved-------------------------------[SSW] Screen Shots of Spectrum Automated Mailer (SAM)------------------[SSM] Using Appletalk--------------------------------------------------[ATK] Arachnid Browser for IIgs----------------------------------------[ABS] SAM Support Hotline----------------------------------------------[SSH] Spectrum Create a PDF (SCAP)-------------------------------------[PDF] SCAP Released----------------------------------------------------[SRL] Lost Classics Project Keeps Rolling Along------------------------[LCP] Diversados Becomes Freeware--------------------------------------[DDS] Prontodos Becomes Freeware---------------------------------------[PDS] Fonts and the IIgs-----------------------------------------------[FGS] Sweet16 1.5 Released---------------------------------------------[SSR] CD-ROM for Ramfast-----------------------------------------------[CDR] Apple III Info---------------------------------------------------[ATI] Silvern Castle v4.0----------------------------------------------[SCA] And Silvern Castle v4.1------------------------------------------[SCB] A2P DISTILLATIONS Beagle Compiler Uploaded to Database-----------------------------[BCU] Program Writer Uploaded to Database------------------------------[PWU] Program Writer Manual Uploaded to Databases----------------------[PWM] DELPHI PREMIUM PLAN UPGRADES------------------------------------------[PUG] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Busy People ~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking down from High Above The Rock River you notice that many people are busy. Racing to and fro, trying to fit everything they want to do or think they need to do into their allotted twenty four hours each day. So you have to set priorities in order to accomplish those things that are really important to you. I would really like to see _you_ at Kfest this year! [*] [*] [*] Speaking of busy people... Ryan (Publisher of _The Lamp!_) really likes writing for_The Lamp!_ However, with his preparations for his "World Wide Trip" and Kfest, he simply has not had time to write anything for this issue. But he still has plans to write for future issues. He will be back! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [YKF] Why You Should Go to Kfest """""""""""""""""""""""""" The Big Cheese said it, folks: > KCMasterpiece BBQ -- 3 months from now! Time's a-wastin'...don't miss out! In case you haven't heard, this year's KFest keynote address will be delivered by none other than Ryan Suenaga, who no doubt will also give us a good sampling of Hawaiian fashion. ;) This year's roastee is one of our favorite programmers, Eric Shepherd. (AKA Sheppy, in case you're wondering. ;) Should be lots of fun! Don't forget all the other features of KFest, either...things like the sessions on hardware and software, meeting friends old and new, sleep deprivation...you know, all the things that make it a great experience! See you there! Stan Marks (STANMARKS, 30768, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'm really sort of getting attached to the Hackfest, since some neat stuff has been produced in a very short time. I mean, if it hadn't been for HackFest, we never would have gotten rid of that annoying Softdisk plug in WordWorks Pro! Way to go, Michael Hackett! You lived up to the billing of your last name! :-) Also, there will be a GShisen contest this year, with nice prizes!! More on that later .... or in the current issue of Juiced.GS. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 30788, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" >>See you there!... I'll see you, Stan. And Cindy and a lot of others that routinely make KFest the special event it is! Still, I've always been the most excited when I get to see new faces sharing the experience. There's just NO WAY to fully explain KFest to anyone that hasn't attended:) Besides, EVERYONE that attends adds something to making it such a great event! Won't go into the LONG list of contributions by first-time attendees but would rather say that unrecognized talents are often exhibited by those who dare to attend:) Cancel that planned trip to DisneyWorld - KFest is a much greater joy:) Steve (STEVE_G, 30845, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" GreetinGS! Last year, I started what I hope will be a tradition for as long as KFest exists. Following the wildly anticipated Keynote Address by Ryan Suenaga on the first =official= night of Y][KFest (that's Wednesday, July 26, for those of you keeping score at home), Juiced.GS will host a welcoming reception for KFest attendees in one of the Avila College Ridgway Dormitory lounges. In addition to socializing, meeting new Apple II users and getting reacquainted with old friends, I will use the reception to post the signup sheet for the first annual GShisen World Championships. Final rules of engagement will also be detailed at that time. (I will post a game play schedule sometime the next day and competition will begin Thursday in the P.M. hours.) I can sense that a lot of people are really getting excited about Y][KFest! Registrations have exceeded expectations so far, and if all goes well from here on out, we may be looking at our largest turnout in years. Now, for all you folks out there teetering on whether or not to attend, I can advise you with all confidence that this KFest will be the one NOT to miss. (Of course, that's true about all of them, but this one will be truly special!) You still have plenty of time to register, but Y][KFest will be here before you know it. We'd love to have you, and the decision to attend would be one you would never, ever regret. Won't you join us? A magical week awaits you. And who knows, you just might win the GShisen World Championship and be adored and admired the world over. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31287, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" OK. I'm definitely going to KFest this year. What I need help understanding is why YOU haven't registered yet:) I've yet to find a better "investment" than being at KFest. Well over a 100% return:) Besides, I'd enjoy being able to meet you there! We've got lots of great sessions this year and a lot of great people to help you with any computer problems/questions you may have. You can continue to search for Apple II info, or you could pay big bucks for Mac/PC info, OR you could come to KFest this year. From past experience you'll get all the info you need at a fraction of the cost just by attending! Can't express the value of KFest to anyone who hasn't been there, and I've tried the best I could. You'd also have to be there to understand the special "attitude" of the Apple II community. We've all been "bit" by the personal computer that changed the world and made this all possible. But it's not so much which computer you have as it is a very special commitment to get the most out of whatever computer you do have! (If you're of the AOL "mindset" you probably wouldn't enjoy KFest). (Personal opinion - I find the need to use AOL myself). Anyhow, get the time off from work and make plans to attend. You'll find the experience absolutely thrilling and will probably save a few $$ by getting the help you need! Hope to see you there this year, Steve (STEVE_G, 31257, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SGS] BUILD A SUPER IIgs? Opinions Vary """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Note from the editor: Several people (including the person who started this thread) could not be reached for permission to use their posts. For this reason not all opinions concerning this subject could be included. >>>>>> <<<<<< """"""""""""" And what kind of a computer are you hoping to design? Is this a hobby project or are you seriously thinking of something to market? What would be the cost of such a computer? If it is a IIgs, and you are proposing to add new hardware features, who is going to program for it? Personally, I am very happy with my 60Mhz IIgs, with 14Mb of RAM, and optional HiRes display of 1024x768 in millions of colours, built-in modem, FireWire and USB. I am very unlikely to pay any money for a new IIgs that does not conform to Apple's standards... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 16 Apr 2000 - 101 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.3 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 30556, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" It's been discussed off and on at csa2 for as many years as I've had access to it. I expect if csa2 is still there in 20 years it will still be going on. (WAYNEJ, 30559, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" How far have the efforts got? I remember reading something a few weeks back on a guy that has designs, has obtained corporate funding and is in the process of building a prototype as we speak. (I can dig up the posting if ya like). That looks like progress to me! :) ---Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 30562, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Like I just posted to csa2, the first thing that needs to be done is a definite goal must be defined. However, doing that will be difficult enough. Even the designs I have in mind are not definite yet. I would still need a fair amount of time to make something definite and I'm kind of busy with software projects at present. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 30563, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'd spend a couple of hundred just for a MOTHERBOARD that I could install in a stock PC case (i.e. "IBM compatible"), using stock PC floppy and IDE drives and driving stock VGA monitors. I would then spend a few hundred more on a used 486 or 386 in good physical condition and rip out the motherboard and replace it with the "GS" motherboard. A FAST GS, with easily (and cheaply) replaceable peripherals, able to drive a decent sized VGA monitor would be worth $6-$800 to me just for the coolness factor. Add Ethernet capability, fast video and the ability to use PC parallel port devices like tape drives and printers and I'd be REALLY happy. Bernie is nice, but it just doesn't have the "Oh WOW!" factor..... Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 30574, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The problem I have with the "SuperGS" is that it is about the most cumbersome approach to cloning a IIgs you can get. Once you pick anything but a 65x you're getting into emulation. Once you made that decision it's meaningless whether the hardware around the CPU is original A2 stuff or a mainstream chip set. As if that weren't already introducing enough problems, the SuperGS is made up of low-volume (i.e. costly) hardware. All that doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I should be more precise: it doesn't make sense if the intention is to provide a smooth migration path within a reasonable time. It may make sense if someone likes to build hardware and money and time is not an issue. It does make sense if the involved minds simply like to talk about their dream machines. That's a legitimate point of view. It is wishful thinking nonetheless and those interested in productive approaches should stick with software emulation that already gave proof it works. (This is not hidden advertisement but the reason why a particular doggie emulator was started in first place.) Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 30575, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I believe that posting about corporate funds and so forth coincided with April first and I took it in that vein. I've skipped a lot of the postings but I'm under the impression it's been mostly, with a few exceptions a lot of discussion about individual wish lists with a majority of the participants having no technical background at all. If it was limited to an accelerator then it might stand a small chance of actually getting done. To do a whole motherboard in a small run of 200 boards would likely cost a lot more than you could ever hope to sell them for. Especially since it would very likely be incompatible with a lot of existing software. (WAYNEJ, 30582, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" It seems to me that if continued development isn't a pipe dream, then there are only two ways it would happen: Software: Apple gives a release, and //GS users band together and pay someone(s) to do further development on GS/OS that would work on ROM 01, 03, and the "Super". Apple /// users did something like that years ago. There were contributions to a development fund, and when there was enough in the kitty, they got an upgrade to SOS. Will Apple allow it to happen to GS/OS? Maybe, but I wouldn't try to hold my breath. Personally, I think Jobs likes the fact that Woz's machine is "dead." Hardware: There would have be a release by Apple for their patents and firmware. Then, there would have to be a market, and it would have to be bigger than Delphi, CSA2, and eBay combined. The only way I could see that happening if there was a upgrade mother board to retro fit //e and //gs machines that are in cash strapped schools that wish to offer the internet to their students. But how do you contact thousands of school systems looking for a few hundred that could afford to buy a couple of dozen motherboards? More importantly, how do you make enough of a profit to keep the doors open? Can it be done? What about in Europe, NZ and Aus? Would that expand the market enough? And who has the business know how and interest to do it? I sure don't. Exegete AKA Roy Miller Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church Apple ][ forever! (EXEGETE, 30588, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I agree with Ewen. I also agree with Henrik. Emulation not only gets you all the functionality of a real IIgs (or can, given good software), but can also add features above and beyond the original hardware. And all this for a fraction of the cost of a physical computer. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 30601, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Although hardware support may be the "out" thing to support, there's no greater feeling than being the one of the last, lonely few supporting the dissident position of a small empire. To me, software emulation is surrender. It's basically saying, "Well guys, we can't build another castle. Let's just emulate one in this hut that everyone else is using." Whenever you emulate something, you lose some of the essence of what you emulate -- all arguments about speed, or better performance aside, you have lost what makes playing around with apples fun in the first place. The hacker spirit is pretty much slain by emulation. Yes, there's advantages to emulation, of that I have no doubt -- but you can write your grandma an email, or you can write her a hand-written letter. Which is more real? Which is more authentic? Do you see what I'm getting at here? Abandoning the architecture is the white flag. If we emulate the IIGs on a PC, that loses the distinction of buying an apple in the first place; if we emulate it on a Mac, that says to Apple that the passage of years somehow rights the wrong of leaving the II users to die on the battlefield. The distinction of unique hardware sets the II apart in this world of clone architecture... Architecture, not emulation. ~Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 30631, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In message 'Super GS (Re: Msg 30607)' TARAGE said: > Although hardware support may be the "out" thing to support, there's no > greater feeling than being the one of the last, lonely few supporting > the dissident position of a small empire. If we follow your argument closely, we should not change the existing architecture of the IIgs at all, as the existing IIgs is the 'one and only' 'real thing'. But what I see from the proposals aired here, is not people wanting to simply 'clone' the existing IIgs, but proposals to build some entirely new hardware altogether. That would not be the 'real thing' any longer, and so would not be a IIgs. I own three 'real' IIgs, but they are put away in the cupboard and only brought out if and when I need them. 99% of the work and enjoyment I get from a IIgs is by means of an emulator. An emulator that looks and feels as close to a IIgs as the Swiss dog handlers can make it, but has a superfast accelerator built in which helps dramatically speed up the work I do on it. All the proposals to enhance Bernie, revolve round trying to make it nearer and nearer to the 'real thing', and more closely integrate it with its host environment, just as 'add on' cards do to a real IIgs. It is clear to me that there are two camps here, both considering the future of the IIgs: Firstly, the camp that only wants to 'play' with hardware. For them rebuilding the real thing, albeit as a new and different machine, is important. That direction could never be more than a pipe dream in my opinion, as costs in the end will force it to be unrealistic. Look how long it took, and how much it cost, for Apple to develop new IIgs motherboards. Second, is the camp of people who actually do things on their IIgs, rather than only play with hardware. For them an emulator is acceptable, as long as it is as close to the real thing as possible. Their pipe dream already exists on several platforms, and is being improved all the time. The cost of an emulator is entirely realistic. I am firmly in the second camp, and if I am to invest in new hardware, would rather take the much cheaper option of upgrading to a G4 or G5, rather than purchasing the proposed more expensive and untried 'son of IIgs' motherboard. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 21 Apr 2000 - 96 days till Y2KFest Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.3 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 30642, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hello Tarage, Your mission is noble. Yet you're missing some facts about the feasibility of your undertaking. You can dream about the most fantastic machine, but that doesn't bring the Apple II platform any further. If I had the choice between an intellectually stimulating and a real, usable contribution, I'd pick the second one any minute. Emulation is about the most efficient way of keeping a platform alive. There are hundreds of people becoming involved with their favorite Apple II software _today_ thanks to emulation. Here's a statement I received last Monday: "I love playing all my old games again!" You call this surrender? Prove me wrong and make a SuperGS. We've gone the software route, and there was an army of specialists involved: Richard, Ewen, Eric, Tony, Joe, Ryan, David Empson, Neil Parker, Andy Stadler, Greg Schaefer, some guys from Apple, among many, many others. Only with their help and a lot, lot, lot of free time on their and our hand the emulator has become something that doesn't suck way too much. I'm leaving it up to you to estimate the scope of your SuperGS project. Prove me wrong. I honestly wish you good luck. Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 30646, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" As a //e "holdover" I don't even use a GS on a regular basis, but I've already decided that if I should ever be able to afford it, I want to get a Mac G4 Powerbook--not to use as a mac so much, but to run Bernie, and finally have a true portable AppleWorks. :) Making ne hardware is a good idea, but if most if not all of what I'd want a "new" GS to do is built into the Mac and used by Bernie, that makes Bernie a "true" GS as far as my use of it goes. Later............Howard (HKATZ, 30658, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I can certainly understand the point about emulators losing something, that kind of magic the real hardware possesses. I can think of a recent example from just last week in fact. Although it took some time and tinkering, I finally managed to get a CD-ROM drive "talking" with the IIgs and RamFAST. I'm sure it would be much simpler and less hassle if I installed a copy of Bernie on a PowerMac and used the CD-ROM drive already built-in on that system, but seeing the software emulated IIGS-Finder mount CD's, using _modern_ Macintosh hardware, is all rather dull and ho-hum. I use CD's on my PC as casually as I would a floppy drive on an Apple II and don't think twice about it, but there is just this sense of excitement seeing and *knowing* my 14 year computer is reading compact discs and playing audio CD's all by itself. Another bit of fun I wouldn't have had with an emulator: I also just took apart my external SCSI drive, squeezed the mechanism inside a Pegasus case (again more tinkering since it didn't quite fit). Then I wanted to see when the drive accessed, so spliced some wires, found a LED and figured out a way to position it (took several tries) so it causes the GS's green power LED to flicker orange whenever the drive accesses. When I finally put everything together, it was neat seeing an Apple IIGS box boot into the Finder with no boxes or cables attached to it. Not to mention seeing the power light flash whenever the HD was accessed. All simple things, but fun, cool and something to admire. Again, Bernie would have an internal hardrive and CD-ROM, but you just take these things for granted on a modern computer. The challenge is missing. It's kind of like riding on a modern train, traveling on the same tracks and route as a train that used to operate there 125 years ago. It would do the same job, be much more comfortable and efficient, but would completely lose the feel people got riding on the 125 year old steam engine with antique cars. The experience just cannot be emulated with modern technology -- the physical or emotional feeling. By the same token, you'd just take for granted the modern train is going to do its job without fail, but the old steam train is something to sort of marvel at for what it's accomplishing. The Apple II is just like riding that the old train. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30712, GO COM A2) [EOA] [OTD] APRIL 2000 JUICED.GS OUT THE DOOR """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey gang! The new issue of Juiced.GS (April 2000, V5I1) was mailed on Thursday morning. Subscribers should begin receiving their copies as early as Saturday/Monday. I'll be along with a complete index in a few days. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 30664, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JGS] CONTENTS OF APRIL 2000 JUICED.GS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 5, Issue 1 ===== The April 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 190 subscribers in 44 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: A IIGS e-mailer for the Internet -- Spectrum-based program fills major online void ... Max Jones introduces readers to the newest IIGS telecommunications program, Spectrum Automated Mailer. Programming: Introduction to GSoft BASIC ... The final part in our in-depth tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC implementation for the GS. The Virtual GS: Bernie gets better ... Ryan Suenaga, our emulation master, tells readers about the new split versions of Bernie ][ The Rescue and discusses cool new features in Bernie's BeOS counterpart, Sweet16. COLUMNS My Home Page: Stop the presses for SAM ... The editor explains how production of this issue came to a screeching halt in its final moments to wait for Spectrum Automated Mailer to be released. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga muses that the Apple II would surely have been the Peanuts gang's favorite computer. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Howard Katz brings readers up to date on the latest software status reclassification efforts. DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including new Y ][ KFest information! Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have three pages worth of letters from readers in this issue. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2000 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 30790, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SES] ViaVoice CAUSES SCREWBALL ERRORS IN SHEPPY'S ARTICLE :) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For the record, the handful of screwball errors in the text of my article in this issue were caused by the fact that I wrote it early in my testing of IBM's ViaVoice software on my Mac, and it misinterpreted a few things I said. I thought I'd proofread it thoroughly (in fact, I had someone else proof it too, which I usually don't), but apparently we missed a few things. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 30930, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSW] SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS WEB SITE MOVED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Shareware Solutions II web site move is now completed. As a reminder, the new URL is http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 30585, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSM] SCREEN SHOTS OF SPECTRUM AUTOMATED MAILER (SAM) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It'll probably take me a day or two to get them uploaded here, but I've taken some screen shots from Spectrum Automated Mailer, and made them available as a download link at http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko/sam.html As an explanation of what those six SHR graphics are... Email.Extract: This is the screen that's displayed when you receive an attached file and you choose to extract the attachment, as opposed to saving it to disk for extraction later on. Inbox.Digest: After you do a SAM run, a listing of e-mails sitting in your Inbox is displayed. That's the Inbox Digest shown here. NiftySpell.SAM: If you own NiftySpell, this is what it'll look like when you spell check an out-going e-mail message. (NiftySpell is a $20 universal GS/OS spell checker available from Shareware Solutions II; it is not included with SAM.) Options.Menu: This shows what's included in the Options Pull Down Menu. SAM.Settings: SAM puts you in charge of how it behaves. This screen shows what options are available to you. Server.Config: This is the screen where you enter your e-mail name, and the name of your mail server. And, thanks Sheppy, for letting me make downloads available from sheppyware.net! Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 30610, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ATK] USING APPLETALK """"""""""""""" How do I Appletalk a Mac and a GS? I was informed that it could be done using a printer cable connected to the modem ports on each machine. My GS (sys 6.0.1) is a ROM-1 so I have set SLOT-2 to Your-Card and SLOT-7 to AppleTalk, and I have installed the Appleshare Driver. On the Mac Classic II (sys 7.5.3) I have enabled Appletalk on the Modem Port. Not sure what else to do, but it's not working yet. Mark. (LUKE65816, 30595, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Turn on file sharing on the Macintosh. Once you've done so, the Mac should show up in the IIgs AppleShare control panel. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 30602, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ABS] ARACHNID BROWSER FOR IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""" G'day all, The first preview release of the Arachnid Web Browser for the GS is now available for download at { http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/arachnid/Arachnid.SHK.} I tried to upload it here, but without any success, I will try again tomorrow. Hopefully it will soon be on Trenco also. It isn't really a useful program as yet, but may be interesting for a few people to look at. Kim Howe { khowe@omninet.net.au} See the Arachnid web pages at { http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/arachnid/index.html} (KHOWE1, 30608, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Congratulations! I took a look at your new screenshots and got a kick that you have a "Go" button. Another surprise is to see that you support proxy servers too. If Arachnid can support pages from { www.apple.com,} then it already is beating SIS and I have to do some catchup :) Did you time this release with M15 of Mozilla? :) Geoff (SISGEOFF, 30613, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Thanks Geoff, but I have along way to catch up with SIS. You probably won't have to worry for a year or so... Kim (KHOWE1, 30617, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Kim, Good Job so far. I just checked out your browser. I used it to view the Spectrum Internet Suite documents, I haven't actually viewed any online documents yet. Nice to see how it's developing. Dain Neater (STILLHAVEIT, 30618, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Excellent work on Arachnid! I'm going to be keeping up on any new versions you release. (GARETH, 30645, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSH] SAM SUPPORT HOTLINE """"""""""""""""""" In message 'SAM Support Hotline (Re: Msg 30694)' EWANNOP said: > SAM has an initial timeout of 8 seconds on both send and receive. If the > server does not respond in that time, then it will record an error. Ewen fixed the problem. He sent me an updated SAM that allowed for a longer timeout and now I can send mail. The response time frame from my smtp server is in the 15-30 second range. Thank you Ewen for your support! Mark Percival - Fri 28 Apr 2000 7:39:52 pm Message delivered by Spectrum 2.3 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.3! (PERCIM, 30810, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Ewen increased the default timeout from 8 to 10 seconds, and also added an optional, user selectable option for a "relaxed" 60 second timeout. I'm glad to hear that longer timeout helped. Although I don't imagine that most SAM users will need to relax the timeout to 60 seconds, I will make that v1.1 update available to those who received SAM v1.0. Naturally, with SAM's ability to send large attachments to multiple recipients, I'll send that update out via e-mail, using SAM. So, if you initially received SAM 1.0 and didn't already get the update from Sir Ewen, could you drop me an e-mail to tell me where to direct the SAM 1.1 update. Thanks, and enjoy using SAM! Joe Kohn http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 (JOE_KOHN, 30823, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PDF] SPECTRUM CREATE A PDF (SCAP)... Create PDF file on the IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Happy Easter! I have released a program to create PDF files on the IIgs. Spectrum Create A PDF or "SCAP" is a Spectrum script which converts Appleworks Classic, Teach, Text, or Source files into PDF format. The resulting PDF file can be viewed on a PC, Mac, or UNIX box as there is no PDF viewer for the IIgs. SCAP requires Spectrum 2.1 or later. Watch the Delphi library soon for its upcoming approval. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 30674, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SRL] SCAP RELEASED """"""""""""" Name: SCAP.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 26-APR-2000 04:01 By: SISGEOFF Size: 14592 SCAP, Spectrum Create A PDF is a Spectrum script which converts Appleworks Classic, Teach, Text, and Source files to PDF. Spectrum 2.1 or later is required. (TONYW1, 30754, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCP] LOST CLASSICS PROJECT KEEPS ROLLING ALONG """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: BEAGLEDRAW.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 26-APR-2000 04:34 By: HKATZ Size: 110464 BeagleDraw, formerly TopDraw, is an object-oriented paint program for the Apple IIGS. Written by Robert Hearn and Jeff Erickson; copyrighted by Beagle Bros in 1989. Requires at least 1 meg of RAM to run. This program is formerly commercial software. It is now FREEWARE. See reclassification notice inside archive. Uploaded courtesy the Lost Classics Project. (TONYW1, 30753, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DDS] DIVERSADOS BECOMES FREEWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: DIVERSIDOS.BXY (Apple Operating System) Date: 24-APR-2000 00:41 By: HKATZ Size: 96640 DiversiDOS is a DOS 3.3 replacement operating system designed to speed up DOS 3.3 operations. Now released as Freeware by the author, Bill Basham. Note that this archive unshrinks to a full 5.25" disk. The standard freeware notice is not included in this archive, but is available upon request. Thanks to Gareth Jones for obtaining the freeware release for this archive. (TONYW1, 30699, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PDS] PRONTODOS BECOMES FREEWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: PRONTODOS.BXY (Apple Operating System) Date: 24-APR-2000 00:41 By: HKATZ Size: 58624 ProntoDOS is a set of assembly language modifications to Apple's DOS 3.3. These modifications allow much faster handling of Basic and Binary files. Text files re not affected, although some bugs in Apple DOS pertaining to text files have been removed. To use ProntoDOS, you need an Apple II, II-plus or IIe with at least 48K and the Apple 3.3 (16-sector) Disk Operating System. ProntoDOS works exactly like Apple DOS. All commands are the same. All error messages are the same. No conversion of files, "muffining", or re-initialization of disks is necessary. Files created with ProntoDOS are exact duplicates of files created with Apple DOS. ProntoDOS is a "Beagle Oldie" and is now listed as freeware. ******************************* Name: PRONTODSMAN.BXY (Apple Operating System) Date: 24-APR-2000 00:41 By: HKATZ Size: 25728 This is the Manual for ProntoDOS (TONYW1, 30700, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FGS] FONTS AND THE IIgs """""""""""""""""" I was recently given a Mac SE that came with a copy of Microsoft Word 4.0. I noticed that it had a few fonts on the Mac that I would like to have on my GS. Is it a matter of just copying them over or is there some program I have to run them through first. Thanks, Dain Neater (STILLHAVEIT, 30822, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If they are TrueType fonts and you have Pointless installed on your IIgs then you just copy the files over to your IIgs and tell Pointless where they are. If they are bitmap fonts you'll need to convert the fonts to IIgs format. One program that I know you can use to do this is Font Factory GS from My eSource. Check out this URL for more information: http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/ffgs.htm There are probably other programs available that will let you convert Mac bitmap fonts to IIgs format as well. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 30842, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSR] SWEET16 1.5 RELEASED """""""""""""""""""" Sweet16 1.5 has been released. You can download it at . This version adds a number of new features and fixes several bugs, including several that result in vastly improved IIgs compatibility. Sweet16 1.5 requires BeOS 5 (either Personal Edition or Pro Edition). New features in Sweet16 1.5: 1. You can enable up to 14 MB of memory -- 6 MB more than the maximum possible on a real Apple IIgs. 2. The extended keyboard keys now work (function keys, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, etc). 3. Supports all keyboard layouts (except Danish, French-Canadian, and Dvorak -- these aren't well-documented in the IIgs reference manuals). 4. The character set ROM is now complete for all languages. 5. The Apple IIgs system volume control now works. 6. Double-clicking disk images will now launch Sweet16 and mount the image. 7. If you launch Sweet16 from a Terminal window, information about your system will be dumped. This information can be helpful to me in figuring out any problems you might have. 8. Ejecting 5.25" floppy images now plays a unique sound effect. 9. Preferences are now kept in a Sweet16 subdirectory in the BeOS settings directory, to keep things tidy. 10. You can use the Option-F1 through Option-F12 keys to temporarily change your system speed. 11. You can now have up to 12 SmartPort devices mounted at once. 12. Merged the Video and Sound panels in the preferences window. Bugs fixed in Sweet16 1.5: . Fixed the SmartPort disk formatter to do high-level formats on hard disk partitions. This prevents you from accidentally toasting the entire drive instead of just the partition you want to format. . Fixed a number of sound performance problems, including problems with the speed being off slightly. . Fixed a bug in the MVN and MVP instructions that would do nothing if a program tried to use them to copy exactly 64 KB of memory. . Fixed two related bugs that caused Sweet16 to crash in a very rare circumstance in the sta [d],y and lda [d],y instructions. In particular, clicking Photonix's about button would crash Sweet16. . The clock now takes into account your time zone, thereby reporting the correct time. . Modifier keys are no longer polled while the Sweet16 video window isn't in the foreground. . Fixed a bug in the sta al,x instruction that was crashing Sweet16 (in particular, the Apple IIgs Dealer Demo would crash). . Fixed a general bug in the emulation core that made a number of instructions malfunction. . Fixed a bug in direct indexed addressing modes that was crashing HyperCard IIgs, among possible others. . The keyboard is more reliable. . The Recent Disks list is now in most-recent-first order. . The Mount Physical Disks window has been revamped to be easier to use. . The low-level mouse works correctly now. . The speed indicator now refreshes properly when you resize the video window. . You can no longer mount physical floppy disks more than once. . Fixed a memory leak when mounting image batch files. . Small performance improvement when refreshing the screen. . Fixed a thread synchronization problem that had a slight chance of crashing Sweet16 when ejecting floppies. . Fixed some speed control problems. . Text screen capture works much better. . The ZipGS Emulation checkbox in the CPU preference panel is now only enabled if speed control is on. . The Sweet16 application's file type is now correct on x86 systems; it used to be wrong (thank goodness BeOS is forgiving!). . Fixed some labels in the preferences window that were getting truncated on some systems. Also changed the way the tabs are arranged to save space for more tabs later. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 30862, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CDR] CD-ROM FOR RAMFAST """""""""""""""""" Well, as luck would have it my Chinon CD-ROM drive (the one I managed to get working on my IIgs) died. Rather odd, first the loading/ejection system failed, then a couple of minutes later it wasn't even being detected on the SCSI chain by my RamFAST. Oh well, I should at least be able to salvage the external enclosure with a couple of modifications and build a new CD-ROM drive. All I need to do is find a new 1X-4X SCSI mechanism. So then...can anyone recommend a good CD-ROM SCSI mechanism that works with the RamFAST? (Sony, NEC, Goldstar?) Better yet, one that is also able to play audio CD's with the RamFAST drivers *and* can read lots of different burned CD's (the Chinon drive couldn't read a fair number of colors). I think I'll search for a 2X or better this time around, the 1X was pretty slow even for the IIgs. Any suggestions for brands/models? I'd really like to get a replacement drive soon. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30893, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" At present time I'm using a 2x NEC with a RamFast. It plays music CDs, reads every disk I've ever put in it and will boot off ProDOS formatted CDs I've burned. (WAYNEJ, 30897, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I had an old NEC that worked well with the RamFAST, but I still do not believe it will play music unless your RamFAST has the 3.01f ROM. Jawaid insisted on this, although I was wondering if he was blowing smoke at the time, but Drew also said that the RamFAST would "never" play audio, so I'm not as sure. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 30898, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" I just happen to have a NEC 2X SCSI drive, but I've given it up for dead (my brother pulled it out of his old PC system years ago after it stopped working and it's been sitting on a shelf ever since). I did experiment with it on the GS, the RamFAST detects it on the chain and if you insert a CD the access LED lights up as it attempts to read it, and then.....nothing. Even without a CD the access LED keeps blinking, sort of like a warning light on the wing of a plane. Any idea if this sounds fixable? If not, I guess I'll just looking for another NEC... As for the 3.01f ROM, my understanding was the only change to that ROM was a fix for the tape backup restore function (and that only a *single* byte of data had changed). Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30910, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ATI] Apple III INFO """""""""""""" The WAP group in Washington offers Apple III software. I myself have about a dozen disks for my Apple III, one of the most interesting ones puts the III into emulation mode so it can run Apple II software. The ProFile cannot be booted directly from the III, you'll need to launch software using an SOS 5.25 boot disk. There was a program called Catalyst I believe, which made running software from a ProFile HD easier to do. I've also heard of using Apple II SCSI cards in the III, but you'd need specially written software drivers to do this. >Is a fan desirable inside the Apple III to prevent overheating? Unnecessary for the most part, unless you have one of the earliest Apple III's (those manufactured between May 1980 and November 1981). The newer revision boards had a separate 256K memory daughterboard raised over the mainboard which fixed the overheating problem. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 30918, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" One thing about the Profile, if you've never used one before, is that you have to wait until the red light on the front has finished blinking and is glowing steadily, then turn on your A3 with the Catalyst in the drive. See if that helps. { www.wap.org/a3} is where to go for info. The club will mail disks to you - after you join and pay of course. ///EZPieces, if I remember correctly was a flippy disk, boot from side one, flip over, and proceed (of course, my memory might be out to lunch on that one.) Exegete AKA Roy Miller Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church Apple ][ forever! (EXEGETE, 30929, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCA] SILVERN CASTLE v4.0 """"""""""""""""""" > This version contains an additional scenario: "Shades of the Past", which > includes a completely new multi-level maze! It can only be accessed by > registered users who have defeated the evil wizard Drachma. SC champions > who have finished before SCv3.0 was released should attempt to re-win as > the first scenario has been expanded since the SCv3.0 release OR find the > portal located somewhere on the first level (read the briefing materials > in the Tome of Knowledge for hints to the password). Silvern Castle V4.0 I don't think I was very clear here. For those who don't want to re-win using the expanded first scenario "Lost Crystal Orb" (V3.0 and later) can jump right into the new second scenario "Shades of the Past" (V4.0 and later) by finding a portal located on level one of the first scenario "Lost Crystal Orb". However, you will miss some background material, but that's your choice. The portal on level one needs an access code to use-you would get this normally by finishing the expanded first scenario, but if you don't want to go this route the access code can be found by reading the Tome of Knowledge briefing materials. Also, only registered users can access the new scenarios. BTW, V4.0 also includes a number of minor changes including some game "balancing" (i.e. much less difficult). These changes should reduce the time needed building up your characters for the higher levels. Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 30949, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCB] And SILVERN CASTLE v4.1 """"""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle V4.1 This version fixes 2 very minor bugs in the equip and camp divvy commands. However, it includes the ability for parties to now carry 16 items/person! A number of other minor changes were made, including some monster fine-tuning. All details are enclosed in the update package. Silvern Castle is a $15 shareware 8-bit fantasy role-playing game. It can be downloaded from the Delphi Apple II library. I hope no one has been overwhelmed by all the recent updates! It has also come to my attention that some of you have experienced problems updating. Anyone who has experienced problems on these lines should post a message so I can determine what may be going on here. I will also try to update any registered users copy to the latest version if anyone wants to go that route (see "new version of silvern castle" message 2873.2 for details). One more thing, a bug exists in the retire character option. It's not serious, but you will lose the immortal list (a.k.a. hall of fame). The upcoming V5.0 update will fix this AND include an additional third scenario-TimeMaster! Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 30967, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] Y][K Fest Registration Info... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ _____________________________________ First Name Last Name _____________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) _____________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address _____________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [____________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date _____________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) _____________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [BCU] BEAGLE COMPILER """"""""""""""" Name: BCOMPILER.BXY (BASIC Programming) Type: PROGRAM Date: 11-MAR-2000 11:07 By : HKATZ Size: 97280 Beagle Compiler is an Applesoft BASIC compiler that creates executable binary programs that do the same thing as the original BASIC programs, but faster than the originals. It will speed up your Applesoft programs as much as 200% by turning them into machine language. It doesn't work for every program, however, due to memory constraints and other technical factors. Please note that ProDOS has been removed from this archive due to space limitations: This archive will unshrink as individual files to a 5.25" disk if the user wishes to use one. Now released as Freeware by the Copyright Holder, Alan Bird, via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. This is version 3.2 of the program; Thanks to Stan Sztaba for supplying the updated disk. (APULVER, 2981, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [PWU] PROGRAM WRITER """""""""""""" Name: PROGRMWRITR.BXY (BASIC Programming) Type: PROGRAM Date: 13-MAR-2000 18:31 By : HKATZ Size: 64512 Program Writer is a utility program that allows you to quickly and effortlessly make changes or add new lines to a BASIC program. Changes are made to the program much like editing a text file with a word processor. Program Writer allows you to quickly scroll to the location in your program you want to edit. You can also use a mouse for faster cursor control. With Program Writer you can insert, delete, find and replace, renumber, copy and paste, delete lines, add new lines with automatic line numbering, insert control characters, split a line in two, list all the variables in the program, convert to upper/lower case or copy between programs. The editor is a memory-resident program, hidden from your own BASIC programs. It is always available for use once it has been installed. Because the other program relocates itself, it should be compatible with most other machine language utilities you may be using already. Now released as Freeware by the author, Alan Bird via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included in the archive. (APULVER, 2987, GO A2P) [EOA] [PWM] MANUAL FOR PROGRAM WRITER """"""""""""""""""""""""" Name: PROGWRTRDOC.BXY (BASIC Programming) Type: DOCUMENT Date: 20-MAR-2000 18:44 By : HKATZ Size: 23808 This archive is the manual for Program Writer, in text format. (APULVER, 3004, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [PUG]------------------------- DELPHI PREMIUM PLAN UPGRADES| ------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson If you recently visited "http://www.delphi.com/dir-html/benefits/upgrade.html" hoping to upgrade your free Delphi account to the premium plan you get this message: "We're sorry, but the Premium Plan on Delphi is currently unavailable. There are no immediate plans to make it available again, but if you were looking for increased web site space, please visit our partner Xoom.com for free, unlimited space." As Ryan said in A2 message 30647... Hmmmmm. Not good. We hope that this is a temporary situation. [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER The Bend in the River--------------------------------------------[OPN] KFest 2000 (Y][K Fest) Another Reason to go to KFest------------------------------------[ARG] KFest Programs Puzzle--------------------------------------------[KFP] Y][K Fest Registration Info--------------------------------------[GVO] A2 DISTILLATIONS Another Reason to go to KFest------------------------------------[ARG] KFest Programs Puzzle--------------------------------------------[KFP] Ultima I for the Apple IIGS--------------------------------------[UGS] Battery Failure in the IIGS?-------------------------------------[BFG] Ninjaforce Website Update----------------------------------------[NFW] Defender of the World in 2mg-------------------------------------[DTW] Where Can I Get Copies of _The Lamp!_----------------------------[CTL] New Apple II Web Site--------------------------------------------[NAW] Catalog of Apple Reference Numbers?------------------------------[CRN] Silvern Castle Update to 4.1-------------------------------------[SCU] The Lost Classics Project Scores Again---------------------------[LCA] The Lost Classics Project Scores Again... and Again--------------[LCB] ADSL and Marinetti-----------------------------------------------[AAM] A2P DISTILLATIONS Programing Ideas Needed------------------------------------------[PIN] Programming the Serial Port--------------------------------------[PSP] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Bend in the River ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking north from High Above The Rock River you will notice a bend in the river. A bend in a river or a curve in a road is exciting... you never know for certain what lies ahead. Kind of like your first KFest... or your next trip to KFest if you have been there before. I am looking forward to KFest. Hope to see _you_ there! [*] [*] [*] The bend in the river also reminds you of a "trip" to Delphi A2 and A2P. You never know just what you will find in the next visit. The pool of knowledge among those who frequent there reminds one of an encyclopedia of Apple II computers. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [ARG] ANOTHER REASON TO GO TO KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I want to see us have at least 60 people at KFest this year, so I'll make a deal: For every one person above 60 people that attend this KFest (as registered attendees, not including people that drop by for the vendor fair), I will give a discount of one dollar on any one product of mine bought from me at KFest. So, for example, if we have 65 registered attendees, anyone that buys something from me at KFest can take $5 off the price, and so forth. If we have 60 or fewer people, this discount doesn't apply. Additionally, I won't give refunds if the discount is higher than the price of the item purchased. The offer is only good for items purchased directly from me during KFest, and will not apply to Kagi sales during that time period. To be fair, I have to say that I reserve the right to make changes to or cancel this offer, although I don't plan to do it. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31372, GO COM A2) [EOA] [KFP] KFest PROGRAMS PUZZLE """"""""""""""""""""" Here's the overdue match-up of the KFest sessions I posted a while ago, with the normal additions: AWGS - Stan Marks DTP - Max Jones Accelerator - Tony Diaz Unnamed - Geoff Weiss MusicWriter - Stan Marks Linux, The Apple II Cable Modem Adapter - Ryan Suenaga & Kirk Mitchell ProTERM Mac - Tips & Tricks - Jerry Cline & Dave Miller Lost Classics Update - Howard Katz Proterm Scripting, Programming, etc. - Jerry Cline & Dave Miller Unnamed - Eric Shepherd Keynote Address - Ryan Suenaga Roast - Eric Shepherd Yes, there are a few more things "in the works" that I can't tell you about, but we wanted to let you know a little about what you'll be missing if we don't get to see you there this year! There's still time to register, and increase the enrollment enough to qualify for Sheppy's special, generous offer - SO, just DO IT - NOW! Besides, we'd really miss you if you're not there, Steve (STEVE_G, 31620, GO COM A2) [EOA] [UGS] ULTIMA I FOR THE APPLE IIGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Ultima I for the Apple IIGS The First Age of Darkness _________________________________________________________________ In the early 1980s, Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) released "Ultima - The First Age of Darkness," an adventure game for the Apple II that took game players from the darkest dungeons to deepest space. The original Ultima was such a popular game that it spawned an unprecedented ten sequels; unfortunately, only Ultima I was ever, released for the Apple IIGS. In 1994, master IIGS programmer Bill Heineman assembled the same team that ported "Out of this World" to the IIGS in order to create an updated GS/OS version of Ultima I for the IIGS. With Super Hi Res graphics and a synthLAB-based musical soundtrack, Ultima I for the IIGS was brought to market by Vitesse, and it received critical acclaim from Apple IIGS game players. Sadly, Ultima I was available for sale for only a short time, as Vitesse is no longer in business. But, in order to assure that even new IIGS owners could partake in the same joys as previous generations of Apple II users, Bill Heineman and Joe Kohn have teamed up once again, and the IIGS version of Ultima I is once again available. From Shareware Solutions II. The cost of Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS is $20. To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by credit card over the Internet, visit Shareware Solutions II's Online Store at http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by check/money order, in US funds, send to: Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOE_KOHN, 31349, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" 31352 25-MAY 21:29 User Groups & Publications Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 31349) From: SHEPPY To: JOE_KOHN [Editor's note... Joe Kohn's message above has been edited to indicate] [that Ultima I is the only Ultima ever published for the Apple IIGS. ] [ "" ] [Therefore, this message from Sheppy has been edited by removing the ] [first sentence, "That's not true". ] Ultima 1, II, III, IV, and V were all available for the Apple II. Ultima II was the first game I ever played on an Apple II, and I've played all five of those. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31352, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" That's true. I have all five. Apparently in 1990, when Origin was developing Ultima VI, the IIGS was their initial platform of choice. Work didn't get very far before Richard Garriot was convinced that the IIGS had no future and thus the platform change to the PC. Official word was that the Apple II series lacked the power to run Ultima VI (however we all know better). It's too bad, it would have been an interesting game for the IIGS. Mark Percival - Fri 26 May 2000 9:34:49 pm Delivered by Marinetti 2.0.1, Spectrum 2.3 and Crock O' Gold 3.3. Thank You Richard and Ewen! (PERCIM, 31368, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BFG] BATTERY FAILURE IN IIGS? """""""""""""""""""""""" Two days in a row, my GS has done the following: 1) reset the screen monitors back to default (blue). If I reset back to gray (my choice), then reboot, it goes back to default blue. 2) randomly sets the date and clock -- yesterday it was March 15, 1952; today it's March 11, 1995. (I had corrected the date in between these two to today, well - yesterday - but it reset the date again.) Both of these are control panel functions, so I'm wondering if they're indicative of what? battery failure perhaps? Janet L.... - Fri 11 Aug 1995 9:26:14 am Message delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.0! (TITANBASE, 31419, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The Control Panel settings _should_ be retained after making changes, performing a warm boot (Control-Apple-Reset) and throughout your entire session of using the computer. They should only be lost after powering down the computer and starting it back up again. The battery is only put into operation when main power is switched off--in fact this is why a IIgs that's used regularly will have a longer battery life span than one that frequently sits dormant or put in storage. One of the IIgs's I recently bought came with a dead battery. The Control Panel always returns to its default factory settings after I switch it off (that is all options are checked). The clock defaults to the year "04" if I remember right (1904 or 2004, probably the former). If your clock is displaying random years it could just be the battery failing and not yet drained completely, or the other possibility is some program is corrupting your Control Panel settings. I've seen it happen before. Then there are programs that like to change your Control Panel settings behind your back, Accolade's Test Drive II comes to mind. To be sure it's your battery at fault, do the following: 1) Turn on your IIgs; do not load any software from floppy or hardisk 2) Enter the Control Panel 3) Change the screen colors and adjust the clock correctly. 4) Exit Control Panel (so settings are saved) 5) Switch off main-power 6) Let IIgs remain *off* for an hour or so Switch it back on after letting it rest. Are your custom screen colors displayed? Is the clock showing the right time and date? If not, your battery needs to be replaced. Otherwise you may to want try switching it off and letting it rest overnight and see what happens. Battery replacement requires a 3.6v (1/2 sized AA) lithium battery. The ROM 3 motherboard is a simple swap, while the ROM 00/01 board will require clipping out the old battery and adding a new one with wire leads that wrap around the remaining "posts". Night Owl used to sell a kit replacement battery, though not sure if they still do or even if they're still in business. Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 31425, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I realize many factors, as Mitch suggests up-topic, affect battery life. But I was wondering, what is the average lifespan of a IIGS battery? Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31430, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I would think the "average" IIgs battery would last 6-8 years. Apple said the IIgs battery has a life expectancy of 10 years. There were a number of reports of people saying they need to get a new battery within two years. My 1988 ROM 01 is still on the original battery (well beyond 10 years). The clock runs a little fast, but it is keeping time. I expect to one day turn my IIgs on and see that the battery died. I have been using Lithium for the last eight years or so for BRAM recovery in case of a battery failure. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 31431, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" My ROM1 battery is still going strong after 12 years, I've had it for about 9 years and I doubt it was changed in the first 3. At one stage I hadn't used the machine for about 4 years, while I ventured off track into the world of PC's, the GS's battery was still OK after all that time. On the other hand I bought another ROM1 recently and it's battery was as dead as a doornail. From memory I was getting dates of 1952 on that machine every time I switched it off then on. And a dead ROM3 I picked up recently had a good battery, although a little harder to tell if it was ever changed because they are just socketed, like the Mac's. I would say 10 years give or take a couple would be average. One more point, I have yet to see a GS's battery eat it's mother, unlike many 386 & 486 Pee Cee's. Mark. (LUKE65816, 31434, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NFW] NINJAFORCE WEBSITE UPDATE """"""""""""""""""""""""" May 29, 2000 Software Updates! Hot and fresh: Asimov, our famous disk image creation program, has undergone a major overhaul and is now capable of handling all Apple II and IIGS image file formats. Also, there have been some bugfixes on the NF Assembler, which now has its own info page. Check it out at: { http://www.ninjaforce.com} -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: { jesseblue@ninjaforce.com} ICQ: 8895643 (JESSEBLUE, 31446, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DTW] DEFENDER OF THE WORLD in 2mg """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, It is my pleasure to announce that Defender Of The World (DOTW) is now available in 2mg format for GS emulators at { http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ongtw/iigs_software.html} DOTW has been tested to run fine on Sweet 16 running on BeOS (Intel). It should work on Bernie as well. -- personal musings It is an unspeakable joy to re-discover the world of the Apple IIGS through emulation after 4 years! No words can describe how I felt when I saw DOTW running for the very first time on Sweet 16 with the stereo title music blasting at my ears. (and before this, I had to go thru a series of creating new disk images, mounting and unmounting them on BeOS, etc... :P) The IIGS emulator Sweet16 (and I believe Bernie as well :) is truly state of the art! Now I have an emulated IIGS with 3 32MB HDs zipping along at 9 mhz. The next thing to do is to figure out a way to get all my ORCA compilers installed from my old (hopefully still alive) 3.5" disks. Then I can resume my IIGS programming. :) Thanks to Eric Shepherd for such a wonderful IIGS emulator. - dotw - (DOTW, 31453, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" BTW, I'm in the process of moving my home page. The new URLs are: My Personal Home Page { http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw} My Apple II Page { http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/appleii.html} My Apple IIGS Software Page { http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/iigs_software.html} The old URL will be defunked by the end of this month. Please update your links accordingly. - dotw - (DOTW, 31502, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CTL] WHERE CAN I GET COPIES OF _The Lamp!_ """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > BTW, where/how can I get copies of the Lamp? Either from the database of the IIScribe Forum for those with premium accounts (GO CUS 11) or back issues (page updated when I have time, which is pretty much never) at: http://lamp.sheppyware.net Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 31492, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NAW] NEW Apple II WEB SITE """"""""""""""""""""" A new Apple II web site is now open. It's a little lean on content right now, but I expect it to grow fast over the coming weeks and months, and I welcome contributions of articles, reviews, press releases, and suggestions and tidbits that can help other Apple II users. The site is called A2Central.com (an homage, if you will, to A2-Central the newsletter, but not an intentional one -- there's a story about this on the site), and you can visit it at { http://www.a2central.com.} Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31524, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Great job on the site so far. I was just going to request a review of Ultima I for the GS, I have played III on the NES(I know), IV and V on the ][, but was wondering just how the GS specific version of Ultima I was. I love getting things before I actually ask for them:) I have a IIGS gaming review I'd like to write:) Interested??? Thanks for your continuing Apple II support. Dain Neater (STILLHAVEIT, 31532, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Email { contribute@a2central.com} and tell me what you'd like to write! :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31534, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I've added a link for A2Central to my UG webpage, Sheppy. Hopefully, it'll help generate, in a some small way, extra traffic there. (One comment tho-- wny not put the A2web on it's own section rather than lump it in with publications?) Later............Howard (HKATZ, 31542, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Because it's a publication or other online news site. :) BTW: I plan to set up a section to provide information about and contact information for user groups, so if there are any user group reps out there, please email { news@a2central.com} with information about your user group, including meeting schedules and locations, addresses and phone numbers, email and web sites, etc. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31546, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Excellent looking site Sheppy! I've set a bookmark. Mark Percival Montreal, Quebec, Canada An Apple II fanatic since 1979 (PERCIM, 31548, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" I've added a new User Group Locator section. Right now there's only one group listed; I hope other user groups will send information about themselves to { news@a2central.com} so I can include them in the list. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31549, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CRN] CATALOG OF APPLE REFERENCE NUMBERS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there available on line anywhere a list of all Apple Reference Numbers for their products (Hardware, Software and Books) Mainly for Apple II Series. for example: 699-0402 is an Apple Colour RGB Monitor 680-5017-C is an Apple II System Disk Version 3.2 etc. Mark. (LUKE65816, 31528, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" About the closest thing I can think of is the Apple Tech Info Library ("TIL" for short) that can be accessed through Apple Computer's web site at this URL: { http://til.info.apple.com:/techinfo.nsf/} Be sure to click on 'TIL Archive' when searching for most Apple II related products. Usually if you enter an Apple part number as your search query it'll help find the product in question and some description/tech info about it. I found an unusual looking cable in my boxes of parts recently, one end is mini-DIN8 and the other DE-9. I simply typed in the part number on the adapter and up came what I was looking for on TIL (it turns out to be a Mac Plus serial adapter, changing the connector type to match ports used by the Mac 128/512/512e). There's still more odd cables in my boxes, but unfortunately they're not made by Apple so I'll have to post about them here later on in hope of a definite answer. ;-) Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 31541, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I had a look there, but it's not exactly what I was looking for. Plenty of useful info though. Mark. (LUKE65816, 31556, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCU] SILVERN CASTLE UPDATE TO 4.1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD41.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:41 By: HKATZ Size: 202496 Inside this archive is Silvern Castle Update v4.1. This update only includes replacement files that should be copied into an existing Silvern Castle setup. This update includes an additional multi-level scenario: "Shades of the Past." Complete details can be found in the Tome of Knowledge on-disk documentation. Installation instructions are in the Read.Me.First file. Enjoy! Upload courtesy of Max Jones and Juiced.GS! (TONYW1, 31599, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCA] THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT SCORES AGAIN """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: BASICHELP.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:42 By: HKATZ Size: 66944 BASIC.Help gives AppleSoft program developers online information about BASIC operations. Some of the information includes AppleSoft errors, ProDOS errors, information on calling machine language, using graphics, logical operations, and more. Now released as Freeware by Gary E. Karcz and InSite Software via The Lost Classics Project. Our Thanks to Gareth Jones for his help with this archive. Please read the Freeware.Notice contained within this archive. ******************************* Name: BASHLPDOCS.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:42 By: HKATZ Size: 32640 This is the documentation file for Basic.Help. BASIC.Help gives AppleSoft program developers online information about BASIC operations. Some of the information includes AppleSoft errors, ProDOS errors, information on calling machine language, using graphics, logical operations, and more. Now released as Freeware by Gary E. Karcz and InSite Software via The Lost Classics Project. Our Thanks to Gareth Jones for his help with this archive. Please read the Freeware.Notice contained within this archive. (TONYW1, 31600, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCB] THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT SCORES AGAIN... AND AGAIN """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: BGLGRHDS33.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:58 By: HKATZ Size: 84352 Beagle Graphics is a graphics utility that lets you use the special feature built into the Apple //e & //c computers to display Double-Hi-Res images. It adds 33 commands for use with graphics manipulation when working with Double Hi-Res images, as well as accessing the 16 color palette. Both the DOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of this program are covered in this release. This program has now been reclassified as Freeware, and is being released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the freeware notice included in the program archive. This is the DOS 3.3 version of Beagle Graphics. You must unpack to a blank 5.25" disk. ******************************* Name: BGLGRPHPRDS.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:58 By: HKATZ Size: 64256 Beagle Graphics is a graphics utility that lets you use the special feature built into the Apple //e & //c computers to display Double Hi-Res images. It adds 33 commands for use with graphics manipulation when working with Double Hi-Res images, as well as accessing the 16 color palette. Both the DOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of this program are covered in this release. This program has now been reclassified as Freeware, and is being released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the freeware notice included in the program archive. This is the ProDOS version of Beagle Graphics. (TONYW1, 31601, GO COM A2) [EOA] [AAM] ADSL AND MARINETTI """""""""""""""""" As long as we're talking about SAM ... I'm due to get ADSL hooked up on Thursday. Is there anything tricky about getting Marinetti to use that instead of a dialup connection. I ask because, of course, I'd like to continue using SAM. -Gareth (GARETH, 31628, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" There's no straight forward way to use xDSL or cable modem with an Apple II. You would need some kind of router (see Geoff Weiss's excellent article in Juiced.GS awhile ago on one solution). I happen to be co-facilitating a session on doing something like this at KFest 2000. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 31630, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The cheapest solution would be to get an old 486, give it 4-8 megs of RAM, 1-2 gig hard drive, install Linux on it and use it for routing IP. Total price shouldn't be too much higher than $50. See { www.linuxrouter.org} for more details on this. My article was based on a $2500 router which is probably not worth using for your set up. If nothing else, it was a working proof of concept. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 31632, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" This is my fault: I forgot to mention that the GS that I want to use with ADSL is running on an iMac with an assist from Bernie. That said, is it possible to get Marinetti to use the ADSL connection? -Gareth (GARETH, 31637, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > This is my fault: I forgot to mention that the GS that I want to use with > ADSL is running on an iMac with an assist from Bernie. That said, is it > possible to get Marinetti to use the ADSL connection? Yes, exactly the same way you could get a real IIgs to do it. . . you'd need a serial port adapter and a router of some kind. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 31638, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > As long as we're talking about SAM ... I'm due to get ADSL hooked up on > Thursday. Is there anything tricky about getting Marinetti to use that > instead of a dialup connection. I ask because, of course, I'd like to > continue using SAM. Nothing tricky at all. Just connect your GS to the serial port of your Linux box... Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 14 Jun 00 5:33:55 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.3 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 42 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 31643, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] Y][K Fest Registration Info... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG Today's Date: ________/_________/_________ 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________ 5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________ Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. _______________________________ _____________________________________ First Name Last Name _____________________________________________________________________ Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest) _____________________________________________________________________ Shipping Address _____________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ _____________________ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________ Day Phone Eve Phone [____________________________________________________________________ Internet Mail Address [ ] [ / ] Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date _____________________________________________________________________ Name on Card (please print clearly) _____________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [PIN] PROGRAMING IDEAS NEEDED """"""""""""""""""""""" Hi, all. I would like to begin to write a program for the IIGS, but need some ideas on how to start (hence the chosen topic). I want to write a wargame, similar to "Panzer General" in a desktop environment. I'm at a bit of a loss as to where to start graphically, though. I'm imagining a scrolling map, which of course would move under the current window, but should I be drawing each individual hex as the window scrolls, (using drawing commands) or would I be better off loading a picture file, and re-drawing it, and then drawing my units on top of it? Any advice would be appreciated. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 3044, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Just to clarify the last message, the "model" for my game would be something like "ForestFire," a game released on SoftDISK GS oh-so-many years ago. It seems to me, (who has only written a few game utilities, etc in the desktop, or toolbox environment) the hardest part is the map -- scrolling it around, selecting units, moving units, etc. The game mechanics seem pretty straightforward. So can any of the experienced programmers out there give me a hint on how they would approach the map problem? Is there a certain section of the manuals (I have most of them) or any of Mike Westerfield's courses (I have most of them) that I could look in for ideas? Thanks again for any tips. __________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 3045, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" How fast do you want the scrolling to be? You can't do real-time x-y scrolling using the toolbox on a stock GS. I'm sure Nathan Mates has written a few messages on Delphi that mentions some of the theory to best do scrolling (and computer gaming in general). I would look over those. I would think you just have square tiles for each object. Since you are working on a hex grid, you would need two tile types for each graphic. One type would be where the hexagon is flat on top and the other is where the hexagon is pointy on top. This way, you can smoothly scroll sections of the window and only draw what needs to be drawn after a scroll. Without knowing anything else (size of spaces, the frequency of a graphic in a space, etc.), this is probably the best option. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3046, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" > the hardest part is the map -- scrolling it around, selecting units... First thing I would try is to just draw everything and let QuickDraw clip it, then see if that is fast enough. Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 3047, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" Although, if you force scrolling to stay on a one-tile-size limit (ie, no scrolling parts of tiles into view), you can compute which tiles will be visible in a given view quite easily, and only draw those each frame of scrolling. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 3048, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [PSP] PROGRAMMING THE SERIAL PORT """"""""""""""""""""""""""" What is the easiest way to input and output via the serial port from ORCA/M, ORCA/C or ORCA Basic? I have numerous external devices that I'd like to write programs for on my IIgs. These include PIC programmers, a weather station, a VLF WWVB clock and a NMEA compatible GPS receiver. All these devices come with PC software, but I want to write some IIgs compatible software under one of the ORCA languages. It seems that not many people use the serial port on the IIgs for anything other than a printer and modem (I hope I'm wrong!) What is the best way to get input and output via one of the serial ports? Do any drivers exist along the lines of the '.PRINTER' driver that comes with ORCA? Are there any programming examples available? Under GSOS can I use the GS serial port firmware? Is the buffering interrupts supported under GSOS? Really, all I need is a way to configure the port (baud, parity, etc.) and send and receive characters (including binary). The maximum baud rate I'm looking at here is probably 9600. What's the best way for me to proceed without "reinventing the wheel"? Tnx, Bob (BOBAF6C, 3022, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" > What is the easiest way to input and output via the serial port... I think the easiest language to use is Spectrum scripting. It has a very large set of commands to take advantage of the data coming from the serial port and to get data to the serial port. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3024, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" If you have any sort of Unix background, GNO handles the GS serial ports in standard Unix fashion. Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 3025, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" Thanks for these inputs. I own, and have used Spectrum and am somewhat familiar with GNO, though I've not used it. Unfortunately, neither of these solutions will help me write a stand alone GS/OS based program that communicates with the serial port for standard RS-232 (RS-422) interfaced devices. I'm looking for a driver similar to the "PRINTER" driver that comes with ORCA, but allows input and output thru the serial port. I figured other people must be adding external goodies to their IIgs computers via the serial port, and that a serial port driver must already exist that would run under ORCA (or even Merlin Pro). I guess I'm wrong. The Apple IIe, and even more-so the Apple IIgs, is a good platform for things like PIC programmers, GPS measurements, realtime WWVB clocks, etc. It has all the speed needed for these applications. There are numerous programs available for our PeeCee buddies that handle the serial port and run these devices. I guess I could get an old PeeCee, but I'd rather use the Apple II. Bob (BOBAF6C, 3034, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" > I figured other people must be adding external goodies to their IIgs > computers via the serial port, and that a serial port driver must > already exist that would run under ORCA (or even Merlin Pro). There might be a few pieces of source code out there that you could use but I can't think of any "be all and end all" source file that would get regularly recommended. I believe most people just end up writing their own using information available in the hardware and firmware references, tech notes and other programming books and magazines. I remember when I first got a modem and didn't have any communications software, I tried to write a communications program from scratch and got a lot of good information from A2-Central (aka Open-Apple). However, I was using some firmware routines that were really slow and I never finished my program as I got better programs shortly after that. I just remembered that there is a program called NibbleTerm in Nibble magazine that was a communications program. The source from that might help you too if you happen to have that magazine. Sorry I couldn't give more direct help but if you do start working on your own routines or try to convert someone else's source and run into problems, don't hesitate to ask for help. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 3036, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" Jeff, Thanks for your input. I have a pretty extensive collection of Open-Apple. I'll look through there some more. Somewhere I also have a stack of Nibble Magazines. I haven't tried them yet; most of those programs were written in BASIC with assembly routines when needed. I'll look for "NibbleTerm". Was this a IIgs native program or for the earlier eight-bit machines Some years back I wrote a bare-bones serial card driver for the //e. It was interrupt driven with a 256 byte buffer. It worked just fine at 4800 baud. I never tried it any faster. However, it was ProDOS based. I guess a good start would be for me to modify that program to work with the 8530 SCC chip and expand from there. I also found Apple IIgs Tech note # 18 that gives some good information. I guess the question is whether the firmware can handle 9600 bps communications, or should a program that goes directly to the serial chip be written. I assume that's how the "big-boys" do it. Tnx, Bob (BOBAF6C, 3037, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" > I haven't tried them yet; most of those programs were written in BASIC > with assembly routines when needed. I'll look for "NibbleTerm". Was this > a IIgs native program or for the earlier eight-bit machines NibbleTerm was an 8 bit program that used both Applesoft and assembly code. I'm pretty sure it had support for the IIgs serial ports as well as the Super Serial Card. > Some years back I wrote a bare-bones serial card driver for the //e. It > was interrupt driven with a 256 byte buffer. It worked just fine at 4800 > baud. I never tried it any faster. However, it was ProDOS based. I guess > a good start would be for me to modify that program to work with the > 8530 SCC chip and expand from there. That sounds like a plan. Especially as it is you own code. You'll be a little more familiar with the programming style so it won't take as long to figure out what the program is doing. :-) > I guess the question is whether the firmware can handle 9600 bps > communications, or should a program that goes directly to the serial > chip be written. I assume that's how the "big-boys" do it. I'm pretty sure the firmware routines can handle data at 19,200 bps but probably not at a sustained rate. If you are just sending or receiving small bursts or a steady stream of data with an overall rate less than 19,200 bps you would probably be okay. However, I do believe most serious communications software goes directly to the hardware. If you aren't worried about distributing this program to others then you might not have to worry about supporting other interfaces besides the IIgs serial ports. Anyways, it sounds like you have some information and a direction so I'll leave you to it. Have fun. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 3039, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" Re: Programming the Serial Port under GSOS and ORCA (I just typed in a long reply, but when I went to post it the net was acting up and all was lost. This time I'm typing it off-line and trying cut and paste!) Over the weekend I got some time to do some reading and playing with ORCA and the serial port. There was some success but one problem remains. Perhaps someone could shed some light on the cause. Under GSOS the system creates generic drivers when regular drivers don't exist. The generic drivers created for the two serial ports are .DEV2 and .DEV3 for the modem and printer ports respectively. In the past I've never been able to do anything with these drivers. However, the other day I tried TYPIng a test file and using redirection to .DEV3 to see what happens under the ORCA shell: TYPE filename > .DEV3 ...resulted in the printer (an old Imagewriter II) producing output. It was all on one line, but after adding the proper serial port firmware command (Cntl-I LE, I believe) the printer responded correctly. With that success, I tried sending and receiving to a serial device using the modem port. The serial device I was using is a Motorola Oncore 12 GPS evaluation board. In NMEA mode it runs at 4800 bps and receives and sends text strings terminated with a CR and LF. Once sent the proper command the board will send out a line of about 63 - 67 text characters once per second. I wrote a short program in ORCA/C that opens .DEV2 for writing, resets the serial port by sending Cntl-A R, and sends the proper command out the serial port. The second part of the program reopens .DEV2 for reading and reads and numbers 20 lines of data from the GPS, printing each line to the screen. I ran the first part of the program and could see I was sending data to the GPS receiver, though it was not responding. Evidently ORCA/C converts the newline character from a LF to a CR so two CRs were being sent. The GPS won't respond until it receives the CRLF combination. After checking the ORCA/C documentation I found that the port must be opened for "wb" write binary, to preserve the newline (LF) character. When this was done I was able to send commands to the GPS and it would respond properly! Next, I tried the second part of the program. On the first attempt it seemed to freeze the computer (I'm very impatient!) After checking my program and finding all in order I tried it again and waited. The GPS was currently to output once every 5 seconds. After about a minute and 20 seconds the first fifteen lines showed up on the screen, all at once! After another similar period of time the remaining 5 lines showed up and the program terminated normally. The data received was intact and looked good. I was getting input, but for some reason it was being buffered and not available to the program until approximately 1K of data was received. My program reads the data using the fgets() function. I also tried the fgetc() function, collecting the characters into a string with the same results. I turned off buffering in the control panel, and the only change was that I started to lose characters between the two blocks of input. Does anyone have any idea what is buffering the stream of data? Is it a function of ORCA/C or the .DEV2 driver. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If I can get this figured out, the serial port should be usable for things like PIC programmers, GPS, etc. without having to write a serial driver. (more to come, I hope) Cheers, Bob (BOBAF6C, 3050, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" ORCA/C's stdio library routines use a 1024-byte buffer by default. Call setvbuf() to change this. Steve Reeves (REEVESST, 3051, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" I guess I missed this. Thanks, I'll give this a try. Bob (BOBAF6C, 3052, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Fireworks--------------------------------------------------------[OPN] KFest 2000 (Y][K Fest) KFest Pep Rally!-------------------------------------------------[KPR] Y][K Fest Registration Info--------------------------------------[GVO] A2 DISTILLATIONS KFest Pep Rally!-------------------------------------------------[KPR] Ancestorworks Updated to v2 and Released as Freeware-------------[ANW] Silvern Castle v5.0 About to be Released-------------------------[SCA] Help with Silvern Castle-----------------------------------------[SCH] Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD_ROM Now Shipping-----------------[FFL] The Complete Guide to SheppyWare Updated-------------------------[CGS] Help With HTML---------------------------------------------------[HWH] Availability and Cost of Internet Services-----------------------[ACI] A2P DISTILLATIONS Editor's Note----------------------------------------------------[ENT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Fireworks ~~~~~~~~~ That patio High Above The Rock River was the ideal place to watch the local fireworks recently. While watching, I couldn't help but think of the similarity of the occasion to KFest... The celebration of a tried and true entity, and surprises to come. See you at KFest! [*] [*] [*] In the January issue I told you about Tom, who bought his first computer for his 85th birthday... and how he almost gave up using it. He was telling joke after joke at the last Coffee Hour held here High Above The Rock River. Someone asked him where he got all his jokes. Tony said, "I get them from the Internet!" I think he will be keeping his computer. :) [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [KPR] KFest PEP RALLY! """""""""""""""" Y][Kfest is just about 1 month away! There are still a few spaces in the dorm if you still want to register. You can register anytime, even at the door, but we have a limited number of spaces available in the dorm. And for everyone that has ever attended a KFest, you already know that the "after hours" sessions in the dorm is one of the best parts of KFest. See you there, The Big Cheese (aka Cindy) (CINDYADAMS, 31666, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Cindy, Well, I faxed in a registration form. I guess that means I am committed to go. Unless I oversleep of course. I will try to remember to set my alarm. Dain Neater (STILLHAVEIT, 31686, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Well, I faxed in a registration form. Yeah!! That's another newbie for this year! I'm still hoping that some other newbies from nearby might decide to show up at the last minute! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 31687, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Come on, folks - the more the merrier! ;) I can tell you this: getting to meet many of the friends that I'd made on Genie and Delphi was one of the best experiences of my life! I only wish that I'd gotten a chance to start going to KFest years before I finally did so. Stan Marks (STANMARKS, 31699, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'm gearing up for KFest - I've hit a number of parts depots and managed to liberate another dozen GS machines - at least half of which are ROM3. CPUs are still pretty easy to find, but monitors, 3.5 drives, keyboards and some cables are getting harder to find. As they are smaller, I imagine they're going into the dumpster. =( This may be the last time I can offer to open the garage up - I may end up moving to Minneapolis sometime this year, and of course, the GS gear would be too much to move. I hate the idea of any of it going to waste - so if at all possible, poll your friends, fellow user group members, etc... take as much as you think you can use. There will also be a number of manuals and misc. 8 bit gear available too. C'mon down... Sean (SFAHEY, 31844, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If you ever needed a reason to attend KFest, the field trip to Sean's ought to be the one! The Big Cheese (aka Cindy) (CINDYADAMS, 31847, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ANW] ANCESTORWORKS UPDATED TO v2 AND RELEASED AS FREEWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" AncestorWorks ver 2 was completed a couple of months ago and is being released as Freeware. AncestorWorks is a complete genealogy program that works from within AppleWorks 5.1. It is capable of handling more than 1000 relatives, generates customizable family and individual reports as well as graphical trees, and imports and exports files in the GEDCOM standard. It can be downloaded from my web page at { http://www.geocities.com/budmannet/.} I request that it not be uploaded to any other web site. However, links to this web page are encouraged. Dr. Bud Simrin (BUDMAN10, 31868, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCA] SILVERN CASTLE V5.0 ABOUT TO BE RELEASED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle V5.0! I'm happy to announce the release of yet another new scenario: "Time Master": This third scenario installment concludes the SC trilogy. Starting where the 2nd scenario left off with the identity and defeat of the ancient enemy, your hardy band must now undertake the perilous journey to close the pentagram gateways to prevent further incursions from the realm of the enemy... As with the second scenario "Shades of the Past", only registered users can attempt this expert-level scenario! (ROFFERSD, 31688, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Silvern Castle V5.0 In addition to the new third additional scenario "Time Master" SCv5.0 includes the following new features: New extra menu option: Preferences! Allows you to toggle the encumbrance feature on/off and to restrict silver and copper coins in r of only gold pieces. Also: clerics can now I)d items like druids; the back-row characters have lower chance to be hit by melee attacks; NPC's may exchange info if they surrender; spellbooks/holy symbols can be dropped; and some further monster fine-tuning. (ROFFERSD, 31689, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCH] HELP WITH SILVERN CASTLE """""""""""""""""""""""" >I have not really tried it since version 2.0. Since so few A2 users have paid for this game, continuing user comments -good or bad- from dedicated players like you is all the incentive I have left to continue further development on Silvern Castle... BTW, it's not necessary to update to each release, i.e. you can update forward to any later release. Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 31690, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hi Jeff! Is there a disk image version of this game available? If there is, I'll happily give you $15 right now. :o) Alas, my GS died, so other versions won't work for me. A pity, too, because it sounds like just the kind of game I'd love to waste months on... like I did with Dragon Wars. :o) Thanks! Goldfische (GOLDFISCHE, 31691, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In message 'Silvern Castle V4.1 (Re: Msg 31690)' GOLDFISCHE said: > Is there a disk image version of this game available? If there is, I'll > happily give you $15 right now. :o) I don't think there any disk images available on line, but Silvern Castle v4.1 (and all previous versions) will be available on the Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM, and there is a disk image on the CD that contains the entire Juiced.GS Collection, including Silvern Castle. :-) The disk image is usable with Bernie or Sweet16. The 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is available from Juiced.GS for $30, which includes shipping anywhere in the world. Watch this forum closely for important news concerning this product. An announcement is forthcoming in the next few hours. :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31693, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" >Is there a disk version of this game available? Hi Goldfische! Yes, if you need a disk image I can certainly help you! Silvern Castle can be ordered directly at the following address: Jeff Fink 432 Eureka St, Apt 210 Ripon, WI 54971 I can only accommodate 3.5" disk requests. Enclose $15 + $3 shipping if you want to register at the same time; otherwise a demo disk is available for $5. Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 31924, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Well, I got past the first two doors in the moat with the new key, now I am faced with a password. I've never seen a password or any hints. Does anyone know where the hints are about this password? Please help. Send email to bbaker@hal-pc.org if you like. Bruce (BRB, 31923, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hi Bruce! I'm glad you're still enjoying Silvern Castle! Riddles and codewords are indeed a new feature. When I released V3.0 I changed the original scenario slightly to include the moat level as necessary to win because I didn't think I would be able to add additional scenarios. Fortunately, I was wrong and new scenarios are included with V4.0 and V5.0! Because I thought V3.0 would be my last update (I'm working on V5.1!) I made the expanded scenario extra difficult. To find the password you are looking for, read carefully the info that the head guru of the Infinitum says when he gives you the new key. Remember you are in a moat-did you notice that torches and lanterns don't work underwater (at least since V3.0)? And, perhaps now water interferes with other effects (hint: especially with light spells). Hope this helps! Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 31926, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FFL] Juiced.GS 'FRIENDS FOR LIFE' CD_ROM NOW SHIPPING """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ANNOUNCING ... The Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is now shipping!! --------------------------------------------------------- The first batch of CDs went into the mail Monday morning. The remaining orders will be packaged and mailed on Tuesday morning. Thanks to all for your patience during the product development period. It took longer to complete this project than I had hoped, but it's done and will soon be in the hands of faithful Juiced.GS customers who continue to believe in what we do and support us in our endeavor to keep the Apple II spirit alive. A special thanks to Ryan Suenaga, who mastered and burned the CDs from the half-dozen Zip disks I mailed him. His hard work and dedication to the project made the finished product better than it otherwise would have been. Ryan adds quality to every product he touches. See the next message for details about the CD and ordering information. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31701, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Juiced.GS presents ... The 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM ----------------------------- A compilation of the best freeware, shareware and public domain programs and files for the Apple IIGS released to the public since 1995 ... The CD-ROM is NOW SHIPPING!! ---------------------------- Since 1995, Juiced.GS has been collecting Apple IIGS programs and files and releasing them as part of the Juiced.GS Collection. Each quarter since the newsletter began publishing in early 1996, Juiced.GS has compiled and made available for sale two-disk sets of Apple IIGS materials gleaned on line and from other sources. We've even compiled some special disk offerings, including two-disk sets of animation and music files. In addition to our compilations, we have made available some specialty titles of Apple IIGS software, some of which were formerly commercial products reclassified by their authors and made available for public access. Now, the entire Juiced.GS Collection is available on one CD-ROM. On top of this fabulous compilation of IIGS material, 1996-1999 back issues of Juiced.GS have been placed on the CD in graphic format for high-quality viewing and printing from Macs or PCs. That's right, the entire stock of back issues of the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific newsletter is archived on this CD just as it appeared in the printed magazine! Among the great specialty titles you'll find are Animasia 3-D, ProSel, Twilight II 2.0, Wolfenstein 3D IIGS, BeagleWrite and BeagleWrite GS, BeagleDraw, Marinetti 2.0.1, and many more. Those who use IIGS emulators for the Mac or PC, or those who would like to explore the world of emulation, will find the 'Friends for Life' CD especially friendly. The CD is equipped with the most recent versions of Bernie ][ The Rescue and Sweet16. Several already-prepared disk images of many of the CDs main features are included as well, which will make getting going with emulation easier than ever. The 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is formatted for HFS and usable from any Macintosh or PC running BeOS. A PC running the Windows operating system must be equipped with the proper software for reading HFS disks in order to handle the CD. The CD-ROM is decorated with a custom label and ships with a jewel case. Ordering Information -------------------- The Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is $30, which includes shipping to anywhere in the world. To order, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Coming Soon -- credit card purchasing! -------------------------------------- Juiced.GS is in the process of setting up an Internet site through Kagi.com that will allow orders to be placed conveniently and securely by credit card. That site should be ready to accept orders in a few days. Stay tuned for updated information on this exciting development! Apple II Forever!! Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31702, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Announcing ..... The Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is now available for credit-card purchases from our new Kagi on line order processing site. Also available on the new site are subscriptions for 2000 and the back-issue package covering all issues from 1996 through 1999. To reach the Juiced.GS on line ordering site, go to: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM The Juiced.GS Web site will also be updated soon to provide a link to this Kagi site, but it may be a few days before remodeling is complete. Don't let that discourage you from making a trip to the ordering site directly through the above URL. If you have any questions about Juiced.GS products or the on line ordering process, send e-mail to me at juicedgs@delphi.com or juicedgs@kagi.com. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31754, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" My 'Friends for Life' CD arrived this afternoon in my mailbox. I have looked through the CD and WOW! Lots of great stuff. Thanks Max. Thanks Ryan. What a great buy! Barry Rees (BARRY_REES, 31763, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hi Max, Got my issue of "Friends for Life" CD and I think it is GREAT. Mack (MACKDUNCAN, 31764, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I think that, to date, Juiced.GS FFL is the most exciting Apple II project I've worked on. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 31765, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You know, as I collected and compiled all this stuff over the past five years, I sometimes lose sight of the fact that there is so much significant stuff on this CD-ROM, and that it is so darned complete. When I actually sit back and look it over now, I'm pretty amazed with it as well. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs P.S. The 'Friends for Life' CD is available for credit card purchases on line at the new Juiced.GS order processing Web site. Check us out at: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM (JUICEDGS, 31775, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Max, the CD will be available at Kfest, I hope. :) Later............Howard (HKATZ, 31783, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Oh yeah! Should be plenty of CDs... one for everyone who wants one. :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 31788, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CGS] THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHEPPYWARE UPDATED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The year 2000 KansasFest event, held this summer July 25 through July 30, is sounding like it will be a fantastic event. A number of Apple II developers are threatening to release new products. To commemorate the large, round-numbered year of doom (2000), I'll be selling a new, updated edition of The Complete Guide to SheppyWare, my complete reference book to every piece of software I've released to the general public. Out of print since 1996, this update is a must-have, including several products released since that time, including gsAIM, Shifty List 2.0, Wolfenstein 3D, WebWorks GS, ImageMaker, and more. Bundled with the book is the new Totally SheppyWare CD, a complete collection of SheppyWare, ready to be used on an Apple II with a CD-ROM drive, or a Mac OS or BeOS system using emulation. The package will sell for $50 and will not be available until July 28; however, you can preorder a copy online at . Registration fees for all software included on the CD-ROM are included in the $50 price. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 31971, GO COM A2) [EOA] [HWH] HELP WITH HTML """""""""""""" Hi, I have an HTML style question. I haven't done much HTML, but I want to revamp my web site this summer, and that means converting 150 text files to HTML. All of those files are reviews of different video games, and each start with a header similar to this one: Title : PERFECT DARK Platform : Nintendo 64 Publisher : Nintendo ESRB Rating: Mature Rating : 9.8 Review by : Ken Gagne Now, how can I make that look best in HTML? I considered having the colons continue to line up, and a friend told me there's one of two ways to do that: use 

 tags, which we both agree are ugly; or use tables, which I
want to avoid, since they don't translate well to text-based browsers.

Now, regardless of whether or not the colons line up, I mean, what looks
good?  Just header  tags? ? ? What do you think?

Thanks,

-Ken

(KEN_GAGNE, 31782, GO COM A2)

>>>>>
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Tables work fine in text based browsers as long as you do it like this:

row 1 column 1 row 1 column 2
row 2 column 1 row 2 column 2
This kind of table structure works for Lynx and SIS and comes out very nicely for Netscape users as well (well, it will slow down Netscape's page generation since it has to calculate the table size after the whole page comes in, but enough people have fast enough PCs/Macs where this isn't a issue). You'll probably also want to limit the size of the table to a few hundred pixels so those of us who use Netscape in 1280x1024 mode won't have really stretched out tables with a lot of empty space in them. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 31796, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Geoff, Thanks for the suggestion. The table looked fine in SIS and iCab, but in Lynx was not as neat: Title : Alundra Platform : Sony PlayStation Publisher : Working Designs Rating : 7.7 Review by : Ken Gagne Sorry, but I'm not very good with tables. Is there an attribute that can be applied to fix this? -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 31801, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > The table looked fine in SIS and iCab, but in Lynx was not as neat: Tell Lynx users to upgrade to SIS :) You will have to use style changes to accent the different lines. The simplest change would be to bold face the text in front of the colon. This is a very common method to distinguish a header. Color can also be made to work, but is harder to make look right. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 31808, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ACI] AVAILABILITY AND COST OF INTERNET SERVICE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Editor's note: Sometimes a message thread drifts off topic into an interesting discussion... >>>>> <<<<< """"""""""" Marinetti shmarinetti... My sympathies to Sheppy, debugging TCP/IP code on the Apple IIgs is not a pleasant experience, especially when both time critical and interrupting code is involved (Marinetti has both). Firstly, I appreciate that Marinetti still has a few bugs to iron out, however I do not believe that they are as "full on" as Sheppy states. :-) No offense, but like I said, I can understand his reaction, I really can. Marinetti has been out for, how long now, four years I think, and in all that time I've had two bugs reported, and certainly none to do with memory trashing that I can remember. I am aware of one current problem in the TCP code, which affects incoming data not all being received, but this is not memory related. As for the current status of Marinetti, as I've stated on the public record previous, I no longer have a stable IIgs to use. Everything IIgs, I do with Bernie. Now, in Australia, we pay for every phone call we make, and cable is still outside the budgets of home users (users outside the U.S. pay and subsidize ALL Internet connections going into and out of the U.S., and service providers lump that cost onto the cost of our connections. You're basically getting a free ride, paid for by the rest of us. :-) So, I'm not willing to test and debug Marinetti using PPP or SLIP, because of the costs, and the time it takes to make a connection. I will use MacIP, which works fine on the IIgs, but not on Bernie, because it doesn't support AppleTalk.\ When an emulator becomes available that supports AppleTalk, or provides a facility for Marinetti to be permanently connected to a network, then I will upgrade Marinetti. If you call this "not planning to work on it anymore", then that's your analysis of the situation. I still intend to work on the code if I'm able to find a satisfactory networking solution. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 31652, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > "(users outside the U.S. pay and subsidize ALL Internet connections going > into and out of the U.S., and service providers lump that cost onto the > cost of our connections. You're basically getting a free ride, paid for > by the rest of us. :-)" That doesn't make any sense to me. It's probably the way you phrased it, can you explain it a bit more clearly? Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 31657, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > That doesn't make any sense to me. Richard was complaining that for Australia to access the Internet, companies there have to pay lots and lots of money for use of the underwater cables. The US doesn't have to pay these costs since they are mainly selling the "service" to Australia. So for America to access a server in Australia, we don't pay for the connection. Australia is footing the entire bill for them to access to the Internet and for others to access them. This is what Richard refers to the "free ride." As an employee of the Internet business for most of the last five years. this is a standard business model. I have a 24x7 server at my home. I pay for a dedicated line to this box. This gives me access to the outside world, but I also pay for the outside world to access my system (for the publicly available services--i.e. web site). Is this fair? As far as the business model goes, it has worked so far. The way I see it, if an Australia company comes along and lays underwater cables to Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, then they can charge for this access and make the money that they are spending. Does an Australian company have the capital to do this? Can they be priced competitively? Can they offer the same kind of services by the current companies in the market? There is a lot of "public money" that the US spends to further Internet development. This public money comes from not just the government, but quite a bit from stocks and bonds as well. Can Australia spend what the US spends (stocks, company research and development, government, bank loans, etc.) to be an Internet economic power? I don't know enough about Australia to answer any of these kinds of questions I brought up. If somebody creates the next "Netscape," the entire business model can radically change. There hasn't been any show stoppers since 1994-1995 when Netscape changed the way we use computers. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 31662, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > "Richard was complaining that for Australia to access the Internet, > companies there have to pay lots and lots of money for use of the > underwater cables. The US doesn't have to pay these costs since they are > mainly selling the "service" to Australia." Well, that makes perfectly good sense to me (and it would make perfectly good sense if it was Australia that had laid the cables and the US that was paying.) Complaining about sounds like complaining about gravity. (I.e. you can complain all you want but it will still suck. :) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 31664, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Oh, but gravity is a constant, monopolies are not. :-) But your right, we just grin and bear it. As an indication of costs, we have around a 50% Internet usage in the Australian population, plus we're very technologically advanced, with a deregulated Telco market. However, we cannot get DSL or ADSL yet, because the Telcos are using delay tactics. A ca cable modem costs around AUD$100 (US$163) plus traffic/bandwidth usage costs of around 10c per meg over 100 meg per month, plus limited upload capacity. Call that competitive? The Telcos that could quite easily provide this cheaply, are again stalling. People like myself get frustrated when we see how easy and cheap it is to go cable or (A)DSL in the U.S., yet can't do anything about it, unless I sell my house. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 31717, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > "(users outside the U.S. pay and subsidize ALL Internet connections going > into and out of the U.S., and service providers lump that cost onto the > cost of our connections. You're basically getting a free ride, paid for > by the rest of us. :-)" Gary, I was pleased to see the smiley at the end of this comment! Back after a long absence, I can tell you that in Germany now both local and international long distance have become incredibly cheap since deregulation and de-monopolization have occurred. Sometimes it is hard to explain the disparity of prices in the two directions for a particular connection. Jim (PEACECHURCH, 31675, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" >>"Gary, I was pleased to see the smiley at the end of this comment!" But Jim, that wasn't from ME, that was the quote... It's not up to me to justify the business model used by people who pretty much have a monopoly on their product. However, if I were going to be SERIOUS about it, I would point out that, while it may seem that US residents get a "free ride", it is none of our doing. The cable owners set up their fee structure to achieve the maximum profit consistent with maintaining their business. That is, they do NOT charge all the market will bear, they charge as much as they can without making it economically feasible for someone to compete with them. If they raise their rates TOO high, someone else will lay a cable and sell access more cheaply. I am confident that THEY believe that a significant increase in costs to US customers will result in unwelcome competition. I don't really think it's a case of preferential treatment, it's purely a case of marketing the product for maximum profit. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 31684, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > "People like myself get frustrated when we see how easy and cheap it is > to go cable or (A)DSL in the U.S...." Don't be deceived. It might SEEM easy to get cable or DSL service in the US, but it really isn't. In those (relatively few) markets where cable modems are being tested, it's cake. Outside those markets, it's simply impossible. You have to be wired for cable, and it has to be the RIGHT cable company. My father in law can have cable anytime he wants it. The cost to install it will be $7800, because the nearest pole with cable on it is nearly 10 miles away. But if he DOES get cable, he can't get a cable modem, because his cable system doesn't have it. He can't get DSL either, because he is on a party line (if you are not familiar with the term, he shares his phone line with several neighbors). He CAN get private phone service for only about a $1200 installation charge, but his phone company doesn't offer DSL either.... He lives less than 10 miles from a city of 30-40K people, with two universities, several major highways and an Interstate. Now I'm not saying that your phone companies aren't screwing you, because they are. But cable and DSL aren't as easy to get, or as widely available, as they seem. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 31721, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You don't have to be out in the country either. Here in Chicago, I've had friends try for DSL and have been told that their neighborhood phone switch isn't DSL compatible. If they had lived one block over, however... I've got cable. AT&T now owns the system that serves this market (no choice here, and putting a DISH sat. dish on an apartment balcony isn't all that easy), and guess who's not offering cable modems yet? Choices come down to what's available, which isn't always a lot. later.........Howard (HKATZ, 31730, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" My house cant get dsl on one system (the cheap one) but now supposably can on COVAD, which is $40 per month plus $200 setup. I'm still deciding if I want to do that or not. I got the answer that they will give me 5 static ips. We have 3 pcs at home so that should be ok. Maybe I'll finally try to get my gs an ip, but no I'm probably going to find other things more important to do. ;-) At work the SWBEll dsl has pretty much stopped working, no one can exactly tell us why. But they stopped allowing us to have multiple ip's on line. We have put up a router that is supposed to fix that but still have not gotten our dsl up. This is after we dropped three phone lines so few people can be on line at the same time anymore. Bruce (BRB, 31732, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" EXACTLY! I live in Melbourne, FL, and in town we have Grumman, Rockwell, and Harris, but do we have DSL? Nope. Do we have cable? Only if you count Time-Warner (and no thanks, I'd rather not be AOL-ized today). Bellsouth has had DSL in the state for 3 years, and they can't seem to get it in a city where technical talent oozes out of the sidewalk. :) ---Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 31737, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If you want to check the latest and greatest DSL service in your area checkout DSLREPORTS a great web site that lists all the DSL providers. I discovered DSL availability in my area from two different companies and I signed up with the cheapest. That was a month ago, today the new phone line is being installed in my house, and hopefully I will be DSled next week. The day after I signed up for DSL my local cable company offered Cable Modem service. I called them up and they offered a 60 day, money back, free, no obligation, guaranteed,(did I mention free) tryout period. The third time I accepted their offer, a cable modem arrived at my door and it has been working fine now for two weeks. I plan on terminating the cable modem within the 60 days if the DSL service is close to the speed of the cable modem. When both systems are up and running I will post some numbers. Stay Tuned! David Ciotti BinaryBear@Mac.Com Automatic reply by ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) 2.5 - The integrated information solution - (BINARY_BEAR, 31750, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > A cable modem costs around AUD$100 (US$163) plus traffic/bandwidth usage > costs of around 10c per meg over 100 meg per month, plus limited upload > capacity. Call that competitive? Actually, Richard, it has got better! Telstra's BigPond cable 'Freedom' plan gives unlimited usage (no Mb limits) for Aus$65.95 per month (around US$40 per month). Installation (until June 30 anyway) is A$99. The only catch is that the speed is capped to 400K bits/sec download rate, and you're not supposed to connect a LAN. The cost is not so bad when you factor in a second phone line, cost of calls, cost of an ISP, etc., all with 24 hour connection and still plenty faster than a modem. Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 31751, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > People like myself get frustrated when we see how easy and cheap it is to > go cable or (A)DSL in the U.S., yet can't do anything about it, unless I > sell my house. And that would be pointless because you would have to use the cable in a refrigerator carton in the alley. Heh.. Frustrating? You bet. It's even as bad here in some ways. What Gary said would seem to be overall the case but in some places it's not. You have bonehead TelCo execs in their cushy board rooms 'wondering' why ISDN was not selling. They just don't get it. It was like they never wanted to sell it in the first place. Japan has ISDN on pay phones (a different standard) and they nickel and byte you to death on it here. Cable (when the infrastructure is working correctly and properly administered) as with the case of any providers network is far more advanced than the TelCo's xDSL on in some cases 50+ year old copper infrastructure. the TelCo has to resort to misleading and outright lies in advertising and claiming things that I have never had happen in the 2+ years of using cable service. I got on this system the 1st day it was offered in the area. Since then I have probably had a collective 2 hours of down time. Sure, there were a few quarks but never bandwidth crunch. It would go against them luring all the customers to sign up and watch the service degrade. I can't say the same about xDSL, Bell be Damned, they managed to screw up a perfectly working line at least twice a month in three locations I have service at. Where as the cable service, I've seen it *noticeably* improve. From backbone based servers, downloads tend to flow at least 40K/sec, a high peak that I get daily would be 225K/sec and as much as 450K/sec is not uncommon. When the system first started here I could barely max anything above 100K/sec or so. Prices for cable service in the US are between $35 and $49/mo n average including equipment. That same service for a business is $250 to $600/mo depending on how many IP#'s ('seats') you get. xDSL is worse. In areas where cable service is available your insane if you get DSL. It's an average of $10 higher a month at least. This is all new to the US too from a lot of viewpoints. The infrastructure costs were paid for by us in much the same ways as overseas users are paying for it except that a lot of that already happened years and years ago. The RFC for FTP is dated 1967 I believe. The 'internet' is not 'new'. :-) It's making the world a different place. Tony (T_DIAZ, 31778, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > I have to agree with Gary here. I live in a small city of 25,000 people. > We have cable but cable modems aren't available. But Moscow, Kansas has cable modem and DSL. Lop off three zero's and your closer to the population there. But Kirk also says that the public utilities are also publicly owned and they get what they want because of that it seems. :) I'm still in shock. San Diego county is around #2 on the index of most wired places and it took this long for services to be available, yet we too still have people on party lines and they quoted me a cost of $27,000 (yes, thousand) to get cable service at our business location that is just a stones throw from the street that the cable lines run overhead on the way to where there are houses that have service. IOW: They did not want to do the job, so I have to settle for crappy DSL. Tony (T_DIAZ, 31779, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Telstra's BigPond cable 'Freedom' plan gives unlimited usage (no Mb > limits) for Aus$65.95 per month (around US$40 per month).Installation > (until June 30 anyway) is A$99.The only catch is that the speed is capped > to 400K bits/sec and you're not supposed to connect a LAN. Hide the hubs, hide the routers, call the Cable Company! Put the iMac on the kitchen table and say " We don't know what were doing, we just got this". That is the kinda of users they like best. 400K cap? Better than dialup 56K. Not supposed to hook to a LAN .. Baaaah. Tony Heh.. ;-) (T_DIAZ, 31780, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" DSL is still pretty new and scarce in the U.S. They are pushing it pretty hard, but it still has serious distance limitations. USWEST (soon to be Qwest) is starting to deploy VDSL (Very high bandwidth) in it's territory, but it will take years to make a dent. It will solve the distance problem, however, since it will require remote units all over the place to achieve reasonable coverage. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 25 Jun 00 9:13:41 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.3 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 31 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 31789, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In Lincoln, Nebraska however we are still waiting for cable modems. We do have DSL service, but only if you live in the "zone" If you do then you also get to pay $37.95/month for the line, $19.95/month for the ISP, $330 for the Router, $100 for the install. In other words. It is pricey. Dain Neater.... - Thu 22 Jun 2000 1:11:39 pm Message delivered by Spectrum 2.3 via Marinetti 2.0.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.2! Bernie II the Rescue 2.6 (STILLHAVEIT, 31793, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I also pay CAD$40/month for cable modem service in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and got in on a free installation/free month deal as well. Out here, that's a steal, as a second phone line runs close to $30/month, and then one would still have to pay for an ISP. I believe it was $50 or even $60/month when first available, but as the main telephone company started offering ADSL for $45-65/month ($45 if you also used them for long-distance), the cable company had to drop their rates. Rates are still pretty variable and availability spotty in Canada, but the smaller provinces out in the Maritimes have a jump on much of the rest of the country because it didn't take very long to rewire everything. -- Michael (SAR, 31832, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GVO] Y][K Fest Registration Info... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2000____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175 +++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225 Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form below.) +++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++ Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue! The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33 For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess & Jim's Steak House or other local favorites. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at: http://www.kfest.org If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Y ][ KFest Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum. Registering for Y ][ KFest <> By phone: - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515 - Be prepared to give the information requested in the KFest Registration Form below. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form. Email: (NOTE: email is not secure.) Fax: 602/992-0232 <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Mail the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E Topaz Cir Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early Bird rates (before April 15) Double $225 [ ] Single $275 [ ] Spouse only $175 [ ] Off campus $175 [ ] Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door) Double room $275 [ ] Single room $325 [ ] Spouse only $225 [ ] Conference only $225 [ ] Early Arrival rates Double $25 [ ] Single $33 [ ] T-Shirts $15 ea May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________ Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. 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If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2) [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [ENT] Editor's Note: This month I was not able to obtain the necessary permissions to include any of the message threads from A2P in a coherent manner. Sorry. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor..............................lyle837@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Come, Sit Awhile / Family Reunion--------------------------------[OPN] DISTRIBUTION OF _The Lamp!_ _The Lamp!_ HOME PAGE UPDATED------------------------------------[LHP] THE PUBLISHER STRIKES BACK It's Deja Vu All Over Again--------------------------------------[PSB] A2 DISTILLATIONS Netbooting a IIgs------------------------------------------------[NBG] Silvern Castle Help----------------------------------------------[SCH] Silvern Castle Clues---------------------------------------------[SCC] Silvern Castle v5.0 Available in Data Base-----------------------[SCU] Hard Drive for Apple II+ ----------------------------------------[AHD] Juiced.GS, Vol 5, Issue 2----------------------------------------[JGS] Which Brands of CD-ROM Drives for IIgs?--------------------------[WBC] To Ensure A2 Software is Not Lost...-----------------------------[TES] Glen Bredon Dies-------------------------------------------------[GBD] Arachnid Preview 2 Available-------------------------------------[APA] The Case of the Forgotten Passwords------------------------------[CFP] Lost Classics Moves Right Along----------------------------------[LCM] New Software for the IIgs - Announced at KFest - Ready-----------[NSA] KFest Live Cam Broadcast Praised---------------------------------[LCP] The French Connection CD-ROMS------------------------------------[TFC] The Ultimate Eamon Collection on CD-ROM--------------------------[TUE] No Slot Clock----------------------------------------------------[NSC] Delphi Will Drop Support for Text Based Access-------------------[DDS] A2Central.com and Syndicomm to Build New Apple II Home Online----[BNH] A2P DISTILLATIONS Marinetti Open Source Project------------------------------------[MOS] Merlin-16+ 4.12 Z.08---------------------------------------------[MLN] ZBASIC Becomes Freeware - Uploaded to A2P------------------------[ZBC] KFEST 2000 First-Timer's Notes----------------------------------------------[FTN] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Come, Sit Awhile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come, sit awhile with me on the patio High Above The Rock River. It is dusk... a gentle breeze is blowing... the city lights are coming on... a lone boat moves quietly upstream. What a nice time and place to savor your KFest experience. [*] [*] [*] Family Reunion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everywhere at KFest there is this feeling of kinship... greeting old friends, introductions to new friends, looking at the equipment people brought, sharing information, helping others. Reminds you of a family reunion. It was a real pleasure to meet Ryan, Publisher of The Lamp, in person. That man has boundless energy. He is a great guy to work for. [*] [*] [*] Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [LHP]------------------------------ DISTRIBUTION OF _The Lamp!_ | _The Lamp!_ HOME PAGE UPDATED | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ , As of August 13, 2000, _The Lamp!_ Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net has been updated and now includes all issues of _The Lamp!_ that have been published to that date. Plans are to add each issue to the home page as it is published. All issues of _The Lamp!_ are also available for download from the Delphi Custom 11 Database... From the text side "go gr cus 11 for" Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi [EOA] [PSB]------------------------------ THE PUBLISHER STRIKES BACK | ----------------------------------- From The Publisher """""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After months out of action from working on _The Lamp!_, my project is complete and I'm back. My "project" was the _Time in a Bottle_ two disc CD collection of Apple II software, based on the Syndicomm libraries based on Genie, released at the end of my keynote speech at KansasFest 2000. Blatant Plug: this product will be available exclusively through _Juiced.GS_, as will new versions of _The Compleat Lamp!_. In any case, as I recover from weeks travelling the North American continent, meeting old friends and making new ones, and, oh yeah, from KansasFest 2000, it's back to what's important: the Apple II and _The Lamp!_. One of the highlights of my trip to Avila this summer was the chance to meet Lyle in person. That reaffirmed what I already knew: I left you all in good hands. We talked business, talked computers, but mostly just had fun. Which is what the Apple II is all about these days. Just like it was back in 1977. In addition to those new products, I'm also going to start putting out a short monthly newsletter called _A2 News and Notes_. Expect it around the beginning of each month. Unlike _The Lamp!_, reproduction permission is quite liberal (well, maybe more like _The Lamp!_--I'll give Lyle the opportunity to fill you in) so you newsletter editors can stop looking for a few less news items each month. Finally, concluding with our "What's old is new and what's new is old" theme, I'd like to let you all in on a secret: A2Central.com, one of the newest World Wide Web sites for the Apple II, is going to be one of the hottest spots on the Internet in the coming months. I plan to devote more and more of our energies here at _The Lamp!_ toward making it a prime mover and shaker in the Apple II online community. Remember: have fun. Ryan thelamp@sheppyware.net [EOF] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [NBG] NETBOOTING A IIgs """"""""""""""""" I have recently pulled my old Apple IIgs out of the closet and tried setting it up. It has no hard drive, and I don't wish to go out and purchase one right now, so I thought that I would set up the computer to boot off a network, as I recall reading in the IIgs manual that this could be done. However, as far as I can tell, doing this requires AppleShare 3.0, which is neither free nor for sale. My question is this: is there an alternative to AppleShare 3.0 which will allow me to boot a ROM 03 IIgs over a AppleTalk, or, if there is not, is there any way to acquire a copy of AppleShare 3.0? (NCHAIMOV, 31837, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > is there an alternative to AppleShare 3.0 which will allow me to boot > a ROM 03 IIgs over a AppleTalk, Nope. > or, if there is not, is there any way to acquire a copy of AppleShare > 3.0? On the used market. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 31875, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Now, I've been in a similar state when my GS hard drive died. I thought of a way to use a Mac hard disk. Details are currently vague, but it involved using the System 6.0.1 installer to create a boot 3.5" floppy that had AppleTalk support. I booted the floppy and connected to the Mac through the localtalk network. I could then run programs on the Mac hard drive. I had to do very careful pruning, though to fit everything on, so I wanted to go one extra step: deleting the Finder from the boot disk and running a program launcher that was on the Mac. Problems: the Finder won't work outside of its usual location in the System Folder. Wings works, but only with ProDOS volumes. (not ideal). JumpStart, which I believe is now freeware, worked like a charm. I set that as my startup program and I had the poor man's AppleShare. As I say, this was some time ago and the details of what settings I used on the Mac and GS are vague. I hope that they give enough clues to let you figure out the steps. Take notes, and let me know how it works out :-) -Gareth (GARETH, 31902, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCH] SILVERN CASTLE HELP """"""""""""""""""" > ...where all can you get Silvern Castle? To the best of my knowledge, SC can be downloaded from Delphi and Trenco (www.gno.org). It's also available from Juiced.GS as part of Max Jones' "Friends for Life" CD as well as some back disk issues of his magazine "Juiced.GS". Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 32130, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > The last Silvern Castle version I used was v3.0. What are the upgrade > procedures to get up to v5.0? All you have to do is get yourself a copy, the install procedures are included in the READ.ME.FIRST file in the upgrade package. Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 32131, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE CLUES """""""""""""""""""" I've got mine upgraded. It gives you options to undo some of the "complications"like using gold, silver, and copper coins (or just gold coins), or using the encumbrance feature or not. I turned off coins but left encumbrances. That's nice, I thing it doesn't detract from the game. But I still need to find a password for the moat area. I have gotten through the bubbles. I see no clues really, obvious or otherwise. This part of games I am a dunce at. I never even bothered to try Myst, though my family bought it. The game also seems speeded up. Is that true? I seems to run smoother and faster. Otherwise I see no obvious differences. Is anyone else playing and has anyone gotten beyond the coded door? BTW: I used the upgrade found on the Juiced-GS disks. Bruce (BRB, 32473, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" >But I still need to find a password for the moat area. Sorry this took so long, I was away this past week... Hi Bruce! I would have e-mailed this to you, but perhaps others would also like this help getting past the new extended scenario stuff added in v3.0 and later. NOTE: This gives away vital clues!!! If you want to solve Silvern Castle on your own STOP NOW!!! To solve the extended scenario so you can play the second scenario you must get into the moat (note: you must teleport to any illegal location and you'll be dropped in the moat-try 11 levels down). When you get past the bubbles you come up to a metal gate, if you have registered your copy you'll be able to get through into an underwater cavern. Note: If you have registered make sure your serial number shows up at the title page-if not reenter your registration password and serial number. Once in the underwater cavern it leads to a door with needs the new apple key to open. Note: To get the key, on level 10 behind the locked door needing the silver key (there's only one-it's the door that used to lead to the back way to Drachma's Lab) you'll get the skeleton key from the MAC high-priest. Use the skeleton key to open any of the doors on level 1-10 that couldn't be opened before (hint: there's one just a little north of the MAC priest). Behind any skeleton key door will get you a li-power crystal. Take the crystal to the head guru on level 1 and you'll get the apple key plus some hints about the moat. Back to the moat. Using the apple key you enter an airlock. To the north of the airlock is a door with an access device requiring a password. Note: There is a secret door-that does not show up using the light spell. Behind the secret door(s) is part of the password. This should be enough clues to get past the access device. The stuff past the access device should be easier. Ultimately it leads to Drachma's Lab-be sure to do this to get hints on the second scenario. Also, remember secret doors don't show up in the moat and watch-out for teleporters (must should be visible as a white square in v5.0 and later-before this they don't). What about that blue archway? Hint: Defeat Drachma. Hope this helps, Jeff Fink (ROFFERSD, 32531, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCU] SILVERN CASTLE v5.0 AVAILABLE IN DATA BASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD50.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:45 By: HKATZ Size: 209536 Silvern Castle, the popular role-playing game for 8-bit Apple II computers released only a year ago at KFest '99, has been updated to version 5.0! New in this version is the ability to turn off encumbrance and to restrict coinage to just gold pieces. Also, clerics can now identify items like druids, back-row characters have a lower chance of being hit during melee combat, NPCs may exchange information if they surrender, spellbooks and holy symbols can be dropped, and there's been some fine-tuning to the monsters. A new expert scenario, "Time Master", is included, but can only be played by registered owners. (TONYW1, 32422, GO COM A2) [EOA] [AHD] HARD DRIVE FOR APPLE II+ """""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, Is it possible to connect a Hard Disk to an Apple II+ ? I probably need a SCSI or IDE card for the Apple Slot, does anyone have an electric scheme for building this on your own? Reading through this Forum I discovered a few people apparently using HDs on Apple IIe with Prodos. I never thought about it. Do I have to enhance the II+ in order to get Prodos working or would a little programming enhancement in DOS 3.3 help seeing the Hard Disk ? Any help would be appreciated, Claudio (CRISTINZ, 31870, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'm running a hard drive on a II+. I'm using an Apple Rev C SCSI card connected to a 40mb hard drive. I use a program called Sneeze as a program launcher. Pretty well all the programs on the hard drive are ProDOS 8 programs. The only enhancement you need for ProDOS is to have 64k of memory. With 64k and a 6502 you can use any version of ProDOS up to and including 1.9. If you replace the 6502 with a 65C02 or are using an accelerator such as a ZipChip or TransWarp which include a 65C02 the you can use the last version of ProDOS 2.0.3. DOS 3.3 is basically incompatible with drives over 400k. Some DOS 3.3 stuff can be transferred over to ProDOS and some can't. I generally leave the DOS 3.3 stuff on floppies and boot them if I want to run DOS 3.3 stuff. However a hard drive is so much faster and more convenient that it isn't long before you only want to run stuff off the hard drive Wayne (WAYNEJ, 31883, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Is it possible to connect a Hard Disk to an Apple II+ ? Yep. You should just know that in terms of a SCSI setup, your options are limited to the original Apple ("Revision C") SCSI card, or similar, such as the older CMS SCSI card. If your going to use ProDOS (which isn't a bad idea considering DOS 3.3 is limited to 400K per partition and no subdirectories/folders) you'll need at least 64K RAM installed--that is all the RAM sockets populated on the II Plus board (48K total) in addition to a 16K Language card or better plugged into slot-0. There may be other hard drive setups available for the II Plus, though I'm uncertain if things like the Focus HD or Vulcan are compatible (most people adding hard drives do so to an Enhanced IIe or better). Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 31890, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I once had a 40MB Applied Engineering IIe/II+ Vulcan hard drive that would work with any IIe or a II+. I used mine on a IIe. If I remember correctly, the only change (according to the manual) that had to be made for II+ operation was a DIP switch change on the controller card. The II+ memory requirement of 64k that you mentioned, of course, would still apply. Barry Rees (BARRY_REES, 31903, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS, VOL 5, ISSUE 2 """"""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 5, Issue 2 ===== The July 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 205 subscribers in 45 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this 24-page issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: Turn your PC into a IIGS -- An in-depth tutorial on putting BeOS and Sweet16 to work ... Eric Shepherd makes the task of installing BeOS and the Sweet16 emulator on your PC far less daunting. The Virtual GS: An emulator wish list ... Ryan Suenaga, our emulation master, dreams big dreams -- and reveals his wishes -- for future features in our favorite IIGS emulators. COLUMNS My Home Page: Saved by SAM (and EarthLink) ... The editor explains how the dreaded loss of shell access on his ISP was made less traumatic by the presence of the new IIGS Internet e-mailer and discovery of a new Marinetti-savvy ISP. II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, looks ahead in great anticipation to another grand Apple II festival -- KFest 2000. Desktop Publishing: Dave Bennett explains how good photos, used well in your DTP projects, have a great impact on attracting and holding readers. Telecommunications: Tony Ward takes on the tough and always controversial subject of copyrights in the digital age. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Geoff releases a new program that allows Spectrum users to create PDF files; Beagle Bros releases an old program that makes computer drawing fun again; and Howard Katz brings readers up to date on the latest software reclassification efforts. DumplinGS: A2Central.com emerges as a compelling new online resource for Apple II enthusiasts; Ultima I is back on the market; the Juiced.GS 'Friends for Life' CD-ROM is now shipping; and Y ][ KFest is but a few days away. And believe it or not, that's not all! Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have almost three pages worth of letters from readers in this issue. ADVERTISEMENTS KFest registration; Juiced.GS CD-ROM; a cool card-ID contest from Tony Diaz at apple2.org; and a Sheppyware surprise! ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2000 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. To subscribe by credit card, visit the Juiced.GS online order processing site on the World Wide Web. The URL is: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 32160, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WBC] WHICH BRANDS OF CD-ROM DRIVES FOR IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know which CD-ROM brands (other than Apple) will work with the Apple ][GS? I see several at the GoodWill store and I am reluctant to get just anyone's brand other that Apple. Also the Apple High Speed SCSI will work with CD-ROM's but is the "HIGH SPEED" SCSI card the only one to use? Mack (MACKDUNCAN, 32112, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Most should work (although I'm sure there are a couple of examples where that's not the case) so long as you have a SCSI controller installed and set things up properly. From my experience there are two major "what if"'s involved, their being: 1) Will the brand/model in question read all types of CD-R's (there are many burnable CD's with a color coating the laser has trouble seeing on some drives) and 2) Will you be able to play back audio CD's through the IIgs? Finding out #1 is mostly trial and error, although if your only going to be reading factory pressed (silver colored) CD's this isn't an issue. As for #2 if you have an Apple SCSI card you _will_ need an Apple brand CD-ROM drive (i.e. CDSC, CDSC+, CD-150) for audio. The RamFAST has drivers for playing audio CDs on Apple and non-Apple drives, but they can be rather flaky. I was able to get a Chinon 1X to play audio with the RamFAST, but it froze up control of the computer until I ejected the disc. > Also the Apple High Speed SCSI will work with CD-ROM's but is the > "HIGH SPEED" SCSI card the only one to use? I believe the Apple revision 'C' card will work, but you'd have to reboot whenever changing discs (the card isn't very friendly with removable devices if I recall correctly). The RamFAST will certainly work, but when it comes to playing audio CDs things can get iffy. I've heard many reports about the NEC 2x working beautifully with audio discs though. I'm not sure if cards such as the CMS, Ohio Kache SCSI or Cirtech work well (if at all) with CD-ROMs and other removable devices. My guess is if they do, it would be similar in function to the Apple Rev.C (I generally don't recommend anything but the Apple or RamFAST when it comes to SCSI boards, although some people have gotten good use out of the others). Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 32119, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I'm using a Ramfast on both my IIgs & IIe with NEC CD-ROMs. I tried a couple of other brands (wish I could remember the names) and while both of them seemed to work fine as far as reading files and playing music the one thing they wouldn't do was boot off any of the ProDOS CDs I'd burned. Not a big deal but something I wanted. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 32121, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" My own experiences with Rev.C and Sony CDU 541 is that for the system to boot from HD residing on the same SCSI bus, CDROM reader must have a readable media in it. (My guess is that Rev.C doesn't make an exception for removable media device when checking reply for Test Unit Ready command, which will always return Check Condition if media is not present.) Otherwise, it appears to work just fine, most of the time. (DCHIU, 32122, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Well, I have a Toshiba 40x (yes, 40) CDROM drive hooked up to my tower GS with a RamFAST. It's fast, trust me. :) Yeah, it's overkill, but it's way better than the NEC 2x I had in there previously. Other than the initial spin-up time, I don't notice a difference between a CD or the hard drive. There's no way I could say that about the NEC. I also have a Toshiba 1x drive in the same GS for CD audio (the NEC worked great for audio, too), and I don't think I'll ever put another data CD in it. :) Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 32168, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Hey Aaron, Can you use the Music CD in one drive as you use the data in another drive? Do I understand you correctly? Mack (MACKDUNCAN, 32169, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Mack, Yes. Or two data CDs, or two music CDs... Or three. I used to have two Toshiba 1x drives and one NEC 2x drive hooked up and I could use them all at the same time. That's with a RamFAST, though. I never tried it with an Apple SCSI card. Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 32193, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" From the land of "make do": I have 2 GS(s) with SCSI: 1 is an Apple Rev "C" card. the other is a last revision (d?) of the CMS. I have several SCSI CDROM drives thanks to Goodwill. The Rev C works with: All Apple ones I have tried, loves the 300, Toshiba, Sony, a couple that I have not popped out of their case so I have not clue one what they are. Gotchas: You MUST have a CD in the drive to boot otherwise the SCSI chain stops right there. Changing disks without rebooting is possible but like a Mac, trash the current one before ejecting. The drive I have on there is a caddy type on a manual load/eject (yeah I know...weird). Music does NOT work on any drive tested. The CMS works with: Not One Blessed CD Drive! but it really crawls fast on the 3 hard drives it supports! -Bart (PILGRIMER, 32239, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TES] TO ENSURE A2 SOFTWARE IS NOT LOST... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I don't want to get involved in this debate, seeing how both sides rarely change their stance on the issue, but some of the points brought up highlight a growing problem here. Software titles written for the Apple II numbered in the tens of thousands, at one point long ago Apple claimed it was the largest collection of software of any computer platform in the world. Software is the *MOST* important of factors when considering a computer's strength, it is the life blood of that machine. Features and processing power don't mean a thing if there's no software to make that collection of chips do anything (many great computers fell wayside because they lacked software, the IIGS suffered for this reason). One of the reasons the Apple II was, and always has been, popular, is because of it's vast amount of software available. So where are we today? Are there ANY companies still printing copies of those tens of thousands of software packages? _No._ So we're left with copies that haven't been sold yet. Are there any stores or vendors selling those out-of-print titles, the few that remain? _No._ Sure, there admittedly are a few seeded businesses here and there, but these sources are far and few between and depleting what stock they have left. Quite often these sources don't have what your looking for, which means you'll have to find the titles used at garage sales, thrift shops or online auctions and sales. Quite often you'll turn up empty handed looking for a particular title. Take AppleWorks, hands down one of the most popular Apple II software packages, yet it's not available any longer--anywhere. The problem I see is someone comes along and purchases a used Apple II, looks for particular software, can't find it in stores, through vendors nor used through online sales either. That person is then forced to give up on the Apple II and move on to another platform because they can't find software. It's like we're saying "There's no more room for new users--the software you want isn't available anymore and it's just too bad you'll need it to operate the machine." Sometimes people ask me where they can get games for their Apple IIe or IIgs. I direct them to Shareware Solutions II, which sells 3 or 4 commercial games, but beyond that I have to them they'll have to look for used copies online. That's basically one step away from saying "Tough, you should have bought games a decade ago, and if you can't find them now, that's not my problem. Now excuse me while I go play Zany Golf, Immortal and Task Force." I obviously do not endorse piracy, nor do I think copyrights are something that become meaningless once a title goes out of print. I just think many of us are looking at this as too black and white an issue. We're upholding copyright laws by saying you can't copy such and such a title that's no longer printed-- which is fine, but at the same time we're shrugging our shoulders and saying 10,000+ software titles are only available to those of us who bought them and now the door is closed to anyone else. I sometimes question if we're doing the right thing. I mean without software, the Apple II is not much more than an interesting piece of history. An artifact, a nicknack to store in the closet. I think it's still a useful computer and use mine, I just wish others could too and enjoy the same software I had to chance to use. I'm glad there are people going to great pains to get much of the more populate software legally reclassified, though much of the software will remain in limbo, probably forever. Should we just say the hell with it and tell people copy whatever they want then? I don't think so, but I'm not sure this is doing much towards the continued use and popularity of the Apple II. We're sort of damned we you do, and damned we don't. To get to the bottom line here, I'm worried that those titles will physically disappear one day soon (disk media doesn't last forever, nor does software people throw away) and one day we could find the Apple II with little or no software available to _anyone_. I like the fact Asimov was making an effort to archive and preserve 8-bit Apple II programs (mostly games though) but I don't like the fact the archive is available to ANY anonymous person in the world. I'd like to see clean preserved copies of Apple II software stored safely somewhere on long-lasting media, just so it's there in the future and not gone forever because of disk rot. It should just be in the hands of someone official and trusted, not made accessible to every person in the world--that oversteps the lines of preservation to blatant piracy. Just thought I'd share my thoughts on this, I hope no one views this the wrong way... Mitchell Spector { cw308@torfree.net} (SPECTOR1, 32258, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Excellent post Mitch! I think you've really "hit the nail on the head" with regards to the problems faced by our favorite computer. Since the Apple II is one of the first home systems with this large a software base, it is one of the first to be faced with this dilemma. Mark Percival Montreal, Quebec, Canada An Apple II fanatic since 1979 (PERCIM, 32261, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > "...it's never going to be possible to track down the copyright holder of > EVERY piece of Apple II software ever written..." True, nor is it likely that we could ever come close to tracking down every piece of SOFTWARE, much less the authors. But it's a worthwhile effort. ARCHIVING software is all well and good. If someone were collecting all available software, verifying that the disk images were good, and putting it on some permanent media to preserve it for the future, that would be fine. The problem (I'm agreeing with Mitch, here) is when the files in that archive are made publicly available. Perhaps what the Apple II community needs is an archive site that accepts (and verifies) uploads, but ONLY permits downloads of stuff that has a release from the copyright holder, and has that release included with the archive. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32267, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" That's a good idea, Gary. Preserve copies of everything so that if/when permission is granted, we know we have them still. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32268, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Perhaps it's time to start another Project. Or should this be part of Lost Classics? (I'm inclined to think the latter, or part of Willies Treasure Chest, perhaps.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32277, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Well, I don't think it's a matter of telling new users to get lost. :) I'm pretty sure I never suggested that. It's a straw man put up by the pirates to defend their actions. There are plenty of people who are working HARD, most of them on a volunteer basis, to keep Apple II software available to new users. The Treasure Chest Project and the Lost Classics Project have the specific goal of obtaining copyright releases on commercial software, and they WORK at it. There are other people who work on the same goal as individuals, contributing when and where they can. Joe Kohn and a few others have gathered up lots of old stock and can legitimately sell it (for next to nothing) without any copyright hassles. > "I think we should do everything we can to bring people into the fold." For many years there were people in Syndicomm who were charged with building and distributing (to those who requested them) disks of basic Apple II software, including freeware communications programs, word processors, and, of course, operating system disks. It wasn't our goal to supply them with all their software needs, just to give them enough to get started, and information on where to find more. ("teach a man to fish") > "I think too many people just give up without ever trying to contact the > copyright holders." I think too many people never try in the first place and simply go ahead and pirate stuff, and then spend all their time telling the world how wonderful they are for making it available. > "If we had a list, an organization, a Project, that would go a long way > both in actually getting software back into distribution legally..." As I have said a couple of times, we have at least TWO Projects aimed at getting permissions (in writing, publishable) and making software available. The people involved in them could probably use more help. What _I_ am talking about is NOT a project to make software available. Rather, it is a project to PRESERVE software on (more or less) permanent media wo that when someone DOES get a permission, the software is not already lost to bit rot. It would also serve to disarm the pirates who use "preservation" as an excuse to steal. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32286, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GBD] GLEN BREDON DIES """""""""""""""" I received a message from Anne Bredon a few days ago, stating, simply: Glen died suddenly on May 8. At this time, that is all I know. I have informed Sheppy of this and he posted a message to that affect on A2Central. I also informed another Apple II News Group of this sad event and have received several messages back about how Glen changed this or that person's life in some way due to their mutual love affair with the Apple II computer. If you would like to send a positive message about Glen and yourself or others that you know who were affected by Glen in positive ways, I will start a collection and forward the final package to Mrs. Bredon. Send message to: { ChuckNewby@aol.com} I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT POST THIS ANYWHERE ELSE, ESPECIALLY IN THE A2 NEWSGROUPS where flaming is the order of the day. However, you have my permission to pass this message along as you feel appropriate. Chuck Newby (APPLESEEDS, 32299, GO COM A2) [EOA] [APA] ARACHNID PREVIEW 2 AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""" G'day Since I don't want to suck (see Juiced GS page 15) I thought I should release Arachnid preview 2 before the end of KFest. For any unaware, Arachnid is a Marinetti based web browser for the GS. It's available now from { http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/arachnid/index.html.} I'll be organizing to upload here and to Trenco shortly. Have fun with it! Kim Howe { khowe@omninet.net.au} (KHOWE1, 32386, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CFP] THE CASE OF THE FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS :) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've recently been told that the Delphi webside and the text/email side are now totally separate...this was in response to my question regarding no longer being able to log in on the _webside_ with my current and longstanding (coming up on six years now) ID/password combination. I'm then directed to login as if I've forgotten my password (on the webside) then go to an area known as "My Account" to revise my password...only trouble is there isn't any such area (webside) when I do this, so I'm confined to the text/telnet/email areas. Is there a simple fix or solution and maybe a modicum of explanation? "service" ain't what it used to be. Regards, Tom (TDON, 32395, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Tell me about it. (No, don't, I've heard too much already.) At the very bottom of the login window (before you ever start entering anything) in very small print (VERY small print) there is a line that says "Forgotten your forum password?" That's a link. CLick it, and it takes you to a screen that asks you for your Delphi account name and an email address to send the new password to. Your new password will arrive in a few minutes (at least mine did). It won't match your old (text side) password. Once you get your new password for the web side, you can change it back to match your old password. Go to any Delphi web page (probably including the one you are looking at when you log in). In the upper right corner click on 'my forums", then scroll all the way to the bottom of the left hand window to a box named "my info". In that box is a link called "account information" and if you click on that, you'll find the place where you can change your password. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32411, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Gary, Thanks for the detailed directions. I don't get to visit often or for long, so I haven't gone over the pages with the magnifying glass. however, I followed the directions from Tamara at Service and didn't find what you describe, and I tried following the link that the page offers, but it took me to nowhere where I could find the "My Account" hotlink... ..but I'll try again, ever hopeful. regards, Tom (TDON, 32434, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > ..but I'll try again, ever hopeful. At the time I posted that message, I had the relevant pages open in my browser, to make sure that the directions were precise, so you should have no trouble.:) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32441, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Gary, One clarification...if I use the "forget your password" link, I gain entry, _but_ I don't get the access to the page with the "My account" link. In order to get to that link and to be able to change the password myself, I have to use the new password that is sent to me and log in and _then_ go to My Account. I'm now logged in with my original password again which is the same as for the text/telnet access... though I still haven't a clue why it would have changed since it has been the same for nearly six years now. First, annoyed; then, irritated; then aggravated; now, calm once again... but the memory lingers. Regards, Tom (TDON, 32447, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" >"if I use the "forget your password" link, I gain entry, _but_ I don't > get the access to the page with the "My account" link. In order to get to > that link and to be able to change the password myself, I have to use the > new password that is sent to me and log in and _then_ go to My Account." Ah, yes. I guess I didn't make it clear that you had to wait for the new password. Last time I forgot my password (actually I didn't forget it, Delphi did :), it took them only a couple of minutes to send me the new one, it seemed as if it were automated. > "I still haven't a clue why it would have changed " It's a Delphi bug, errr, feature. (Yeah, that's the story.) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32449, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCM] LOST CLASSICS MOVES RIGHT ALONG """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: AAWAS1.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:41 By: HKATZ Size: 97024 The World is at war at sea, and you command in this hi-res game of The Ancient Art of War At Sea. Originally released by Broderbund, this program has been released as Freeware by the authors and copyright holders, Dave and Barry Murry, via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the Freeware notice included on the disk. This program unshrinks to two 5.25" disks. This is disk one of the archive. ******************************* Name: AAWAS2.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:41 By: HKATZ Size: 96640 The World is at war at sea, and you command in this hi-res game of The Ancient Art of War At Sea. Originally released by Broderbund, this program has been released as Freeware by the authors and copyright holders, Dave and Barry Murry, via the Lost Classics Project. Please see the Freeware notice included on the disk. This program unshrinks to two 5.25" disks. This is disk two of the archive. (TONYW1, 32421, GO CO A2) >>>>> """"" Name: FORBGR.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:47 By: HKATZ Size: 8576 FORBGR.BXY includes additional patterns to use with Beagle Graphics. Beagle Graphics is a graphics utility that lets you use the special feature built into the Apple //e & //c computers to display Double-Hi-Res images. It adds 33 commands for use with graphics manipulation when working with Double Hi-Res images, as well as accessing the 16 color palette. Both the DOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of this program are covered in this release. This program has now been reclassified as Freeware, and is being released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the freeware notice included in the program archive. (TONYW1, 32423, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: DIVACCT1.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:52 By: HKATZ Size: 81664 The Diversified Accountant Job Cost System will calculate the actual cost for specific jobs, compare them to previously estimated costs and will allow you to track individual employee hours. Now released as Freeware by Bill Basham and Diversified Software, Inc. via The Lost Classics Project. This program is written in Pascal and unshrinks to two 5.25" disks. Please see the Freeware notice found on disk 2 of this upload. This is disk 1 of the upload. ******************************* Name: DIVACCT2.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 2-AUG-2000 23:52 By: HKATZ Size: 46720 The Diversified Accountant Job Cost System will calculate the actual cost for specific jobs, compare them to previously estimated costs and will allow you to track individual employee hours. Now released as Freeware by Bill Basham and Diversified Software, Inc. via The Lost Classics Project. This program is written in Pascal and unshrinks to two 5.25" disks. Please see the Freeware notice found on disk 2 of this upload. This is disk 2 of the upload. (TONYW1, 32424, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NSA] NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE IIgs - ANNOUNCED AT KFest - AND READY FOR DOWNLOAD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCAP11.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 3-AUG-2000 00:08 By: SISGEOFF Size: 19584 Spectrum Create-A-PDF 1.1 allows the creation of a PDF file from Appleworks Classic, Teach, Text, or Source files. This version allows the creation of PDF files up to four megabytes in size (assuming there is enough RAM) and optionally adding the Mac file type so the appropriate icon will show up in Mac OS. Spectrum 2.2 or higher is required. (TONYW1, 32426, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: SEDISTIC.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 3-AUG-2000 00:22 By: KEN_GAGNE Size: 6144 Sedistic is a Spectrum script to apply a find/replace to an entire directory (or directory tree) of files (text, Teach, and Appleworks). Freeware by Ken Gagne. (TONYW1, 32427, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCP] KFest LIVE CAM BROADCAST PRAISED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The delayed streamed QuickTime page on A2Central.com is now broadcasting the keynote address on a repeating loop, and will continue to do so until around 8:30 or 9:00 AM CDT. Enjoy. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32363, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" FWIW, thanks to Sheppy, Dave (The Man) Miler, and the contributions of many, many other KFesters, we are having a lot of live coverage of KFest 2000 on the Internet. Check http://www.a2central.com/ for details. Don't ask "When was the last time I turned the Apple II on?" Ask "When was the last time the Apple II turned me on?" Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32364, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy & everyone else involved, Thank you so much for providing the live Webcast from KFest. The other night I felt like I was there, even though it was a bit strange chatting in the conference and then seeing (and hearing) your reactions live on camera. I even managed to catch most of the keynote address yesterday and part of what looked like Tony Diaz's session today. I hope the camera is running tonight so I can show my visiting family what I'm missing (they're the reason I'm not with you this year.) Tony Ward Apple II fan? Visit the { A2} Forum! (TONYW1, 32371, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I whole-heartedly agree! It's been fun popping in @ KFest for a moment here and there (even from work!) to see what's going on! Jeff Carr Fri, 28 Jul 00 @ 4:21:04 (LUMITECH, 32375, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The live cam is the best thing since the Apple II lowercase mod kit. Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 32377, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TFC] THE FRENCH CONNECTION CD-ROMS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" >Parlez vous Francais? >"Oui" - Brutal Deluxe Hmmm....that's lame, so maybe a better lead in would be... Coming soon...The French Connection CD-ROMs! Chocked filled with lots of Apple II software you didn't even know existed. Along with special surprises...such as the French version of Convert 3200. Stay tuned for details! Joe (JOE_KOHN, 32474, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TUE] THE ULTIMATE EAMON COLLECTION ON CD-ROM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The ultimate Eamon collection is now available on CD! The compiler of the Eamon CD is Tom Zuchowski, the editor and publisher of the "Eamon Adventurer's Guild," a quarterly Eamon publication that is still being published today. Tom has been running the Eamon club for 13 years. The EAG was for years "Eamon Central," the place that first debugged and then released Eamon adventures to the public domain. Most of the old mail-order Apple II software vendors got their Eamons from the EAG, as did online sources such as Genie, ftp.gmd.de and ground. This Eamon CD includes 242 public-domain Eamons, the three Softdisk Eamons (with permission), plus 16 years of newsletter back issues that include many useful items such as Eamon reviews, lists and walk-throughs for difficult Eamons. There are various utilities, maps, pictures, and lots of other miscellaneous stuff. It includes native Apple II Eamons, Apple II emulator DSK files, emulators for PC and Mac, and about 30 native MS-DOS Eamons. Almost 1500 files all told. The CD is being produced on a CD-R drive on a Windows PC, but it uses the universal ISO9660 format and was checked by three Mac users for compatibility with Macs. Effort has been taken to make this a turn-key CD. For example, the native Apple II files are compressed, and therefore that section also includes ShrinkIt. There are README-type info files for each section. The emulator section includes ApplePC and AppleWin emulators for PC's, and Catakig for Macs. This CD is a gift to those who are still interested in Eamon after all these years, and so the price for the U.S. and Canada is a break-even $3.00, and that includes shipping. The international price is $7.00. International users should email { tzuchow@attglobal.net} for payment options. The standard version of the CD will not include Eamons #32 and #196 because of their extremely low quality and tasteless adult content. Anyone who wants a full CD that includes those two Eamons must specifically request them and also state that they are at least 18 years old. Send your check to: Tom Zuchowski 7625 Hawkhaven Dr. Clemmons, NC 27012-9408 Tony Ward Apple II fan? Visit the { A2} Forum! (TONYW1, 32521, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NSC] NO SLOT CLOCK """"""""""""" I have heard of a device called a NO SLOT clock. Can anyone explain how these work. My //e's are getting a bit full of cards so I was curious if i could use one to get around the problem of no spare slots. Mark. (LUKE65816, 32528, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" These look a lot like a socket, except they have an embedded clock. Pry out a ROM chip in the IIe (I want to say CD but I'm not sure exactly which offhand), put in the NSC, put the ROM chip into the NSC, install the software. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32530, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" thanks Ryan, So you need software to make it work huh ? Won't ProDOS use it like a normal clock, as if it were a GS. or does the software modify ProDOS to work with the NSC. Mark (LUKE65816, 32546, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > So you need software to make it work huh ? yes. > Won't ProDOS use it like a normal clock, as if it were a GS. ProDOS knows of two "normal clocks". 1) The clock in the IIgs. 2) The Thunderclock (the original ProDOS clock). If a clock works like a Thunderclock (like the TimeMaster II H.O. supposedly did), then ProDOS will automatically recognize it. Conversely, some software (such as ProTERM) will recognize a No Slot Clock if you select it and install it in ProTERM even if ProDOS drivers aren't installed. > or does the software modify ProDOS to work with the NSC. Yes. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32549, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In message 'no slot clock (Re: Msg 32546)' RSUENAGA in response to LUKE65816 said: >> or does the software modify ProDOS to work with the NSC. > > Yes. I took Luke's question as asking if the software patched ProDOS and I know that earlier versions of the No Slot Clock software did just that. However, I'm pretty sure that the most recent version of the software is a *.SYSTEM program that you put on your ProDOS boot disk and made it the first *.SYSTEM program so that it would be loaded, put a clock driver for the No Slot Clock into memory and then start the second *.SYSTEM file. Not owning a No Slot Clock or having ever used the software for it, I'm just relying on my memory, though. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 32551, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" > However, I'm pretty sure that the most recent version of the software is > a *.SYSTEM program that you put on your ProDOS boot disk and made it the > first *.SYSTEM program so that it would be loaded, put a clock driver for > the No Slot Clock into memory and then start the second *.SYSTEM file. > Not owning a No Slot Clock or having ever used the software for it, I'm > just relying on my memory, though. There is a file SMARTWATCH.BXY in the current A2 Database here. It contains an archive of utilities for use with the NSC. My recollection was the same as yours until I looked in the archive. It appears that either (a) you have a choice now of patching or not, or (b) you still have to patch. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32552, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DDS] DELPHI WILL DROP SUPPORT FOR TEXT BASED ACCESS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >>>>> First the Letter <<<<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""" To: All paying Delphi members From: Rusty Williams, President of Delphi.com, Incorporated As of November 1, 2000, you will no longer be billed for Delphi's services. The "legacy services" including premium homepage services, text-based online service, and Delphi e-mail will be provided on an unsupported basis. If you're being billed monthly, your last bill will be for October. If you paid an annual fee you will receive a pro-rated credit. We're making these changes in order to focus our development and marketing efforts on Delphi's free web-based forum services. With over 2.5 million members, Delphi.com is now one of the top 150 sites on the web and growing rapidly. The legacy services may remain accessible, however, there will be no technical support. You should make arrangements as soon as possible get an alternative provider -- some options are described at the end of this message. Q & A - (Q) Why is Delphi making these changes? (A) For the past three years, Delphi has focused on building the best forum services for people with a standard web browser and internet connection. The site has grown to more than 2.5 million members and 80,000 active forums. In order to maintain our leadership in this market, we must focus our efforts on our strengths. The text-based services, e-mail services and premium homepage services are all based on a technical platform that cannot be maintained on a cost-effective basis. (Q) What exactly are "Text Online Services", "Premium Homepages" and "Delphi E-mail"? (A) Depending on what type of account you opened and when, you may not even be familiar with all of these terms. The Text Online Service was offered as Delphi's primary service through the late 80s and early 90s. Prior to now we've chosen to maintain this service and construct a "bridge" between the old text interface and the newer web-based forums. This has become impractical and too costly to support. The Premium Homepages were initially offered in 1997 and 1998 and included special authoring tools and additional storage for building homepages for a fee. Delphi E-mail is any account that uses xyz@delphi.com as an e-mail address (e-mail was originally provided in conjunction with Homepages and text online services). (Q) What does "unsupported" mean? (A) We hope that it means that these services will continue to be accessible for many months without any fees. If there aren't technical problems, then you will be able to use them for free. You won't be able to get technical support either by e-mail or phone so everything will be entirely on an "as available" basis. If something breaks, we may commit the resources to fix it or we may not. It will depend on the time, cost, and level of use. (Q) I use the text-based games such as TQ and Scramble on the web. Will these be discontinued? (A) Since these games are based on the old platform they are prone to technical problems. Our hope is to continue providing the games, but it will depend on the technical support costs. Recommendation for alternative services: E-Mail services: If you use Delphi.com for e-mail (your address is something@delphi.com), you should immediately set up an e-mail account with any Internet Service Provider or one of the free web-based providers such as Hotmail (http://www.hotmail.com), Yahoo mail (http://mail.yahoo.com). There is a list of over 5000 Internet Service Providers at http://www.isps.com. Once you have a new account set up, notify all of your existing contacts of your new address. You can arrange for your Delphi.com e-mail to be forwarded to your new account by sending a request to service@delphi.com. Homepage services: you can set up free personal homepages at hundreds of sites on the web. Some of the most popular include http://www.tripod.com, http://www.homestead.com, http://www.geocities.com, http://www.fortunecity.com, and http://www.xoom.com. We appreciate your support of Delphi over the years and look forward to your continued participation in Delphi's free forum services at http://www.delphi.com. Best regards, Rusty Williams President Delphi.com Incorporated >>>>> then some comments <<<<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Jeff (and everyone) >>"However, if we don't find a new home before the text side stops >> working..." Y'all will remember that Syndicomm was ready when GEnie was dying. We built a new home here. We saw THIS coming too. We're not ready to make any public announcement, but we will be, and it'll be a good one. :) Roger, >>"Where does all the wealth of uploaded files move to from here. :-(" We saved all the GEnie files, and we're not losing any from here either. That's all I can say at the moment, but this isn't the first time we've had to deal with a situation like this, and we've already been getting ready, so it ain't no big deal. :) Ryan, >>"Stay tuned for announcements :)" Well, we're maybe not quite ready for announcements, but PRE announcements are in order... PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT: We'll have something to announce before too long, and it will be GOOD. "Apple II Forever" (damn right!) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32582, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If and when the textside -- which will be unsupported starting November 1 stops functioning, your telnet access will go away. Delphi has not announced that the textside is being closed, but that they plan to stop making any effort to keep it working after that date, which means it could break and stay that way at any time after November 1. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32601, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" As soon as the working details of any alternative home are made available, Crock 'O Gold will be reworked or revisited to handle it... Don't worry, we won't leave you having to use any clumsy and slow web interface from these alternative machines some people keep mentioning... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.3 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 32605, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Does this service change mean that COG won't work anymore? COG will continue to work until the text side breaks. Remember, Delphi says they will continue to provide text side access, they just won't be dedicating as many resources (money) to it. If something expensive breaks, it might not get fixed. > Will I still be able to use this e-mail address? I'm a little confused about this myself. The letter from Delphi specifically states that anyone using an @delphi.com email address should immediately setup an account elsewhere (yahoo, hotmail, etc.) They also say that anyone using the Premium Homepage feature should find another freebie Web home (geocities, xoom, tripod, etc.) My guess is that these services will continue until something expensive breaks (just like the text side access), in which case you'd be left without an email address and/or a homepage. Tony Ward Apple II fan? Visit the { A2} Forum! (TONYW1, 32607, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BNH] A2CENTRAL.COM AND SYNDICOMM TO BUILD NEW APPLE II HOME ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2CENTRAL.COM AND SYNDICOMM TO BUILD NEW APPLE II HOME ONLINE August 19, 2000--At KansasFest 2000 three weeks ago, Eric Shepherd, editor of the popular A2Central.com web site and Syndicomm, manager of Apple II forums for over five years, began discussing a plan to create a new Apple II home on the Internet. With Delphi's recent announcement that its text-based services would no longer be supported effective November 1, 2000, A2Central.com and Syndicomm have decided to pre-announce their services to help alleviate any concerns among Apple II users over losing a valuable and moderated meeting place. A2Central.com, over the coming months, will be intensively upgraded, with a telnet-accessible message board, chat area, and file library, and with World Wide Web access to the message board and file library. These services will be provided at a small monthly fee (fee to be determined). Other services will likely be added in the future; however, the immediate goal is to prepare A2Central.com to take over Delphi's place in the Apple II community if and when it becomes inaccessible to text-based Apple II users. At this time, we have no more specific information available. Please watch A2Central.com (http://www.a2central.com) for future news on this matter. Eric Shepherd Editor A2Central.com Where "Apple II Forever!" isn't just a catchy slogan. (SHEPPY, 32603, GO COM A2) [EOA] [EOA] [A2P]------------------------------ A2Pro_DUCTIVITY | ----------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [MOS] MARINETTI OPEN SOURCE PROJECT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" ------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 17TH AUGUST 2000 FROM: RICHARD BENNETT I am announcing that I intend to release Marinetti, my proprietary TCP/IP stack for the Apple IIGS, as open source. My time for Marinetti development at the moment is limited, yet there are a number of projects in the Apple II community which need some changes to the code. Additionally, my test set up here is not currently adequate enough for testing a Marinetti production environment. The intention is to release parts of the source for developers to work on, and to feed that back into the next/current Marinetti product. If this process works well, then more source will be released, until the entire code is freely available. I also see this as an interesting test of open sourcing an Apple II product, which, if works, could be adapted to other currently idle Apple II products. There are a number of developers already involved in this project, and they are currently helping me to develop a plan for release and maintenance of the code. Want to help? The Marinetti Open Source Project has a home page (with very little on it at this stage) at: http://www.apple2.org/mosp This announcement was originally posted in Delphi's A2Pro forum. You may publish this announcement, as long as the entire post is kept intact, from the "FOR IMMEDIATE..." down to the copyright message below, inclusive. COPYRIGHT (C) 2000, RICHARD BENNETT ------------------------------------------------------------------ (RICHARD_B, 3157, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [MLN] MERLIN-16+ 4.12 Z.08 """""""""""""""""""" Since january 1995, I've been using my own version of Merlin-16+ with added functionality. Maybe others do as well. Considering Merlin is now public domain (perhaps), it's probably time that I released my version. My extended Merlin is available from my web site www.zip.com.au/~kashum, just follow the link to "Old Apple II code". I haven't touched it since about 1997, but it is code compatible with Merlin 4.12, so much so that I have complete source to it. Regards, Richard (RICHARD_B, 3170, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [ZBC] ZBASIC BECOMES FREEWARE VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT AND UPLOADED TO A2P """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: ZBASIC128K.BXY (BASIC Programming) Type: PROGRAM Date: 18-AUG-2000 11:25 By : HKATZ Size: 154880 ZBASIC is a BASIC compiler for 8-bit Apple II computers. These are the ProDOS versions, of which there are two. One is for 64K models, and one is for 128K models. Programs build using the 64K version run on any ProDOS-compatible Apple II; programs build using the 128K version require a 128K system. The language has a number of extensions for graphics and structured programming, a full-screen editor, a command-line interface, and the compiler itself. You can run programs directly in the ZBASIC environment or as stand alone ProDOS applications. ZBASIC supports regular or Double Hi-Res graphics, allows you to integrate text and graphics, and to customize your graphics sets. It also supports DO/UNTIL and WHILE/WEND commands, RAM disks up to 8 megabytes, and has full mouse support. This software has been reclassified as freeware by the Copyright holder, ArtToday.com, inc (formally ZEDCOR, Inc.) and is released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included on each archive. This is the 128k version of Zbasic, saved as an 800k disk, and contains sample files. Keywords: COMPILER, BASIC, PRODOS, PROGRAMMING, EDITOR, GRAPHICS, DISK, FREEWARE, ZEDCOR, LOST, CLASSICS, PROJECT, ZBASIC128K.BXY ******************** Name: ZBASIC64K.BXY (BASIC Programming) Type: PROGRAM Date: 18-AUG-2000 11:29 By : HKATZ Size: 155648 ZBASIC is a BASIC compiler for 8-bit Apple II computers. These are the ProDOS versions, of which there are two. One is for 64K models, and one is for 128K models. Programs build using the 64K version run on any ProDOS-compatible Apple II; programs build using the 128K version require a 128K system. The language has a number of extensions for graphics and structured programming, a full-screen editor, a command-line interface, and the compiler itself. You can run programs directly in the ZBASIC environment or as stand alone ProDOS applications. ZBASIC supports regular or Double Hi-Res graphics, allows you to integrate text and graphics, and to customize your graphics sets. It also supports DO/UNTIL and WHILE/WEND commands, RAM disks up to 8 megabytes, and has full mouse support. This software has been reclassified as freeware by the Copyright holder, ArtToday.com, inc (formally ZEDCOR, Inc.) and is released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included on each archive. This is the 64k version of Zbasic, saved as an 800k disk, and contains sample files. Keywords: COMPILER, BASIC, PRODOS, PROGRAMMING, EDITOR, GRAPHICS, DISK, FREEWARE, ZEDCOR, LOST, CLASSICS, PROJECT, ZBASIC64K.BXY (APULVER, 3163, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Name: ZBASICD1S1.BXY Type: PROGRAM Date: 18-AUG-2000 11:33 By: HKATZ Size: 91264 ZBASIC is a BASIC compiler for 8-bit Apple II computers. These are the ProDOS versions, of which there are two. One is for 64K models, and one is for 128K models. Programs build using the 64K version run on any ProDOS-compatible Apple II; programs build using the 128K version require a 128K system. The language has a number of extensions for graphics and structured programming, a full-screen editor, a command-line interface, and the compiler itself. You can run programs directly in the ZBASIC environment or as stand alone ProDOS applications. ZBASIC supports regular or Double Hi-Res graphics, allows you to integrate text and graphics, and to customize your graphics sets. It also supports DO/UNTIL and WHILE/WEND commands, RAM disks up to 8 megabytes, and has full mouse support. This software has been reclassified as freeware by the Copyright holder, ArtToday.com, inc (formally ZEDCOR, Inc.) and is released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included on each archive. This is the 128k version of Zbasic, saved as an 5.25" disk, side 1. Side 2 contains the 64k version. Keywords: COMPILER, BASIC, PRODOS, PROGRAMMING, EDITOR, GRAPHICS, DISK, FREEWARE, ZEDCOR, ZBASICD1S, 1.BXY, LOST, CLASSICS, PROJECT ******************** Name: ZBASICD1S2.BXY Type: PROGRAM Date: 18-AUG-2000 11:35 By: HKATZ Size: 92544 ZBASIC is a BASIC compiler for 8-bit Apple II computers. These are the ProDOS versions, of which there are two. One is for 64K models, and one is for 128K models. Programs build using the 64K version run on any ProDOS-compatible Apple II; programs build using the 128K version require a 128K system. The language has a number of extensions for graphics and structured programming, a full-screen editor, a command-line interface, and the compiler itself. You can run programs directly in the ZBASIC environment or as stand alone ProDOS applications. ZBASIC supports regular or Double Hi-Res graphics, allows you to integrate text and graphics, and to customize your graphics sets. It also supports DO/UNTIL and WHILE/WEND commands, RAM disks up to 8 megabytes, and has full mouse support. This software has been reclassified as freeware by the Copyright holder, ArtToday.com, inc (formally ZEDCOR, Inc.) and is released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included on each archive. This is the 64k version of Zbasic, saved as an 5.25" disk, side 2. Side 1 contains the 128k version. Keywords: COMPILER, BASIC, PRODOS, PROGRAMMING, EDITOR, GRAPHICS, DISK, FREEWARE, ZEDCOR, ZBASICD1S2.BXY, LOST, CLASSICS, PROJECT (APULVER, 3164, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Name: ZBASICD2.BXY Type: PROGRAM Date: 18-AUG-2000 11:38 By: HKATZ Size: 73728 ZBASIC is a BASIC compiler for 8-bit Apple II computers. These are the ProDOS versions, of which there are two. One is for 64K models, and one is for 128K models. Programs build using the 64K version run on any ProDOS-compatible Apple II; programs build using the 128K version require a 128K system. The language has a number of extensions for graphics and structured programming, a full-screen editor, a command-line interface, and the compiler itself. You can run programs directly in the ZBASIC environment or as stand alone ProDOS applications. ZBASIC supports regular or Double Hi-Res graphics, allows you to integrate text and graphics, and to customize your graphics sets. It also supports DO/UNTIL and WHILE/WEND commands, RAM disks up to 8 megabytes, and has full mouse support. This software has been reclassified as freeware by the Copyright holder, ArtToday.com, inc (formally ZEDCOR, Inc.) and is released via The Lost Classics Project. Please see the FREEWARE.NOTICE included on each archive. This disk contains samples for use with ZBASIC, saved on a 5.25" disk. Keywords: COMPILER, BASIC, PRODOS, PROGRAMMING, EDITOR, GRAPHICS, DISK, FREEWARE, ZEDCOR, ZBASICD2.BXY, SAMPLES, LOST, CLASSICS, PROJECT (APULVER, 3165, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [FTN]------------------------------ KFest 2000, FIRST-TIMER'S NOTES | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The friendly atmosphere, in the conversations and helpfulness permeated the hallways, the meals, the field trips, the questions, the answers, etc. TUESDAY ''''''' Arrived just in time to join the trek to Gates BBQ. Arriving on Tuesday was a good decision. This provided time Tuesday evening and part of Wednesday to meet people in person, get organized, and learn my way around. While communicating with other A2 users online (many of them for years) you form a mental image of what they look like. In many cases my images of people were shattered looking at pictures of previous KFests. For those I had not seen pictures of, I was in for a real surprise as to what they looked like. WEDNESDAY ''''''''' My natural alarm clock woke me up at 6AM. The sidewalks on campus served as a varied path for my daily morning walk. I discovered that our dorm was the only building on campus that did not have wheelchair access. Supper was our first meal on campus. It was OK. The Keynote Address ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan was an enthusiastic presentation admonishing us to enjoy our Apple II's. We also found out what Ryan's "special project" in preparation for KFest was. A two CD set of most of the software from the GEnie (Genie) A2 library of software! Called "Time in a Bottle", we learned that it would be available for purchase at the vender fair on Saturday. The Reception ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sponsored by Juiced.GS was held in the dorm lounge area. Lots of fellowship with crunchy and liquid refreshments. THURSDAY ''''''''' Lost Classics by Howard Katz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The basic steps for reclassifying software are: 1) Identify software that is worthy of the effort. 2) Determine the holder of the copyright. 3) Contact this person or company to negotiate permission. 4) Get the release in writing. (Either letter or Email.) 5) Prepare the files for upload, including a freeware notice. 6) Decide where to upload. Avoid sites with a questionable reputation. 7) Publicize the upload. Individuals can help with any of the steps. Efforts need to be coordinated. If you are interested contact Howard. Proterm Mac Scripting by Dave Miller and Jerry Cline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proterm Mac has many features including outstanding scripting capabilities. I have so much fun exploring things online that I never get around to getting very deep into scripting. Linux: The Apple II Cable modem Adapter by Ryan Suenaga and Kirk Mitchell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Very interesting concept: Cable Modem >-> Mac or IBM running Linux >-> Null Modem Cable >->Apple II Provides shell access for the Apple II. You will need some help to set this up. Accelerators and Other Cards for the Apple IIs by Tony Diaz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Planning to "upgrade your accelerator"? Do your research carefully. If you don't know what your doing... "leave it alone". Visit to Sean Fahey's A2 garage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Computers, modems, cards, cooling fans, etc., etc. "If you can use it, take it". Wow. Can't beat that price. FRIDAY '''''' Desktop Publishing by Max Jones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Max shared with us ideas from his many years of experience of desktop publishing. New Stuff by Eric Shepherd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Network Printer Setup will help you in getting your printer network operating. Diskmaker can be used to convert a disk image back into a physical disk. Lemonade Stand GS, based on a really old program for Apple II computers, lets you go into business selling lemonade Bernie and Ernie by Eric Shepherd and Ryan Suenaga ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A showing of the Apple IIgs emulators. This session included a guest appearance by Henrik Gudat from Europe via the Delphi chat room. Included was an announcement a program by Sarah Shepherd called GS ROM Grabber used for capturing the ROM from your IIgs for use with an emulator. Version 3.0 of Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 was also announced during this session. KFest Roast of Eric Shepherd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The committee worked overtime to come up with many items from Sheppy's past to turn up the heat and entertain the KFest crowd. Sheppy and Sarah were good sports about it. SATURDAY """""""" BeOS, BeIA, and Clipper by Eric Shepherd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most of the crowd was familiar with BeOS, an operating system for the IBM computers. We learned about BeIA, for internet appliances. We were introduced to Clipper, a prototype of a device that has the potential to be programed for any one of a multitude of very specific tasks. Spectrum Scripts 2000 by Geoff Weiss """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Included were an update of SIS (Spectrum Internet Suite) and SCAP. SFTP (under developement) is a Spectrum script that will transfer files via FTP. The Mystery Hardware Demo by Eric Shepherd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ was delayed as long as possible waiting for a package to be received. The package arrived after KFest so the demo was turned into a description. LANceGS turned out to be a network card for the Apple II computer. Very exciting. Dinner at the KC Masterpiece ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Food was delicious. Fellowship was Delightful. Passes the "Parking Lot Test" with flying colors. :) SUNDAY '''''' Breakfast, then head for home. Think about next years KFest all the way home. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION '''''''''''''''''''''' Explore http://www.a2central.com/ for information about KFest 2000. KFest 2001 will be at Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri, July 25-29. Keep tabs on http://www.kfest.org/ to keep up with additional information. [EOF] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 9 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor..............................lyle837@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Old Things Become New--------------------------------------------[OPN] THE LEAST YOU NEED TO KNOW First in a Series------------------------------------------------[LYN] "TIME IN A BOTTLE" VISITED An Awesome Software Collection-----------------------------------[FTE] A2 DISTILLATIONS Silvern Castle v5.1 Coming---------------------------------------[SCC] Silvern Castle Freeware Announcement-----------------------------[SCF] Forwarding Delphi Mail-------------------------------------------[FDM] Time in a Bottle CD Collection - A2 Software on Your Shelf-------[TIB] The Compleat Lamp! CD-ROM----------------------------------------[TCL] Speccie's Home Page Switched-------------------------------------[SHP] Sweet16 1.5.1 Released-------------------------------------------[SSR] ImageMaker 2.0 Released------------------------------------------[IMR] GShisen 1.2.1 in Database----------------------------------------[GID] Watch for the CD-ROM "DeluxeWare"--------------------------------[WFL] Impressive List of Programs for use With Marinetti---------------[ILP] A Source for Cables----------------------------------------------[SFC] First eBay Auction for Support of A2Central----------------------[FAS] Byte Works CD... Would You Buy it?-------------------------------[BWC] A Faster CD-ROM Drive for the Apple II---------------------------[FCD] Hard Drive Problems----------------------------------------------[HDP] A2Central.com Under Construction... Relax...---------------------[UCR] Does This Make Me a Pirate?--------------------------------------[MMP] Mystery Solved - The LANceGS Ethernet Card-----------------------[LEC] What is an Ethernet Card Good For?-------------------------------[ECF] Reading PC Generated ISO9660 CD on the Apple IIgs----------------[RIC] Delphi Via Web Side With The Apple II----------------------------[DVW] A2P DISTILLATIONS Apple's Pascal 1.3 Manual Still Available------------------------[APM] Apple II History - GEOS------------------------------------------[AHG] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Old Things Become New ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking down from High Above The Rock River you notice that some of the bright shiny cars are really older cars that have been restored to their original condition... or even enhanced so they look even more glitzy, or do more than when they were new. The proud owners have "Made The Old New." So it is with the various CD collections of software for the Apple II computers. The old, proven software has been collected and made available in a compact, convenient form for our use. [*] [*] [*] [EOA] [LYN]------------------------------ THE LEAST YOU NEED TO KNOW | ----------------------------------- FIRST IN A SERIES """"""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [rsuenaga@sheppyware.net] APPLE IIC MODEM CABLES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Perhaps the best way to stay up to date with your Apple II computer is to get online, meaning onto the Internet and onto Delphi and many of the Apple II areas on the World Wide Web. Excepting the esoteric and eccentric (including myself) who find ::ahem:: creative ways to use the Apple II for communications, the way to get online is to hook up a modem. While a few internal modems for the Apple II exist (none sold new), it's generally accepted that an external modem is the way to go for Apple II use. Many different brands and models of external modems exist--we won't get into comparing or recommending these (although if you must ask, my favorite is the 3Com/USR Courier V.Everything). What we will do, instead, is look at some of the other issues around connecting a modem to an Apple II (in this article, the Apple IIc), primarily addressing cables. First off, let's remember something simple: the maximum speed of the serial port on the Apple IIc is 19200 baud. There is, then, no need for a modem faster than 14400 baud--perhaps even slower, which we will address shortly--for use with these computers. Of course, if someone gives you a 28800, 33600, or 57600 modem, don't look a gift horse in the mouth--just realize that at most, your serial port will top out at 19200, so there is very little extra speed to squeeze out of a faster modem. THE PINOUTS The Apple IIc uses a DIN 5 connector on its serial ports. """"""""""" Therefore, any cable you attach to it must have a male DIN 5 connector. Each of the five pins on the Apple IIc serial port has a different electrical signal associated with it. As per Apple Computer, Inc.'s Tech Info Library, the signals are as follows: 1-----Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 2-----Transmit Data (TXD) 3-----Signal Ground (GND) 4-----Receive Data (RXD) 5-----Data Set Ready (DSR) Looking at the female plug on the rear of the IIc, the pins are as follows; (ASCII art follows, for the visually impaired) ----v---- / \ / \ | 5 1 | | o 4 2 o | \ o 3 o / \ o / -------- (End ASCII art) In a nutshell, pins two and four actually do the moving of data; pin three provides ground, and pins one and five do "handshaking"--making sure that the computers are talking to each other properly and not missing any (or many) characters. Handshaking is a way of saying, "Hey, you're going a little too quickly for me--can you stop for a minute?" Once the computer that requested the slow down is ready again, it sends another signal saying, "Okay, I'm ready now, go ahead." There are many different ways to do handshaking, both in hardware and software. At speeds exceeding 9600 baud, hardware handshaking--which is faster--is the preferred method; however, due to the few signals available at its port for handshaking (there are several other handshaking signals available on both the Apple IIgs and Super Serial Card commonly used for telecommunications on the Apple IIe), the Apple IIc does not appear to be able to reliably communicate at 19200. It does work fine at 9600 baud. Virtually every external modem on the market that does not have a built-in cable (and I'm not very fond of such modems, because I want to have the option of testing and replacing the cable if I'm having difficulty) has a female DB 25 connector to attach a serial cable to. Therefore, the other end of your Apple IIc modem cable needs to have a male DB 25 connector. Like the IIc's DIN 5 port, the pins on the DB 25 have signals associated with them. Since there are more pins on a DB 25 connector than a DIN 5 connector, there are, as you would expect, more signals. While we are not going to detail every signal on the port, we will highlight some of the more important ones. 2-----Transmit Data (TXD) 3-----Receive Data (RXD) 4-----Ready To Send (RTS) 5-----Clear To Send (CTS) 6-----Data Set Ready (DTS) 7-----Signal Ground (GND) 8-----Data Carrier Detect (DCD) 20-----Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Looking at the female connector on the modem, the pins are as follows: (ASCII art follows, for the visually impaired) 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 _______________________________________ \ o o o o o o o o o o o o o / \ o o o o o o o o o o o o / ---------------------------------- 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 (End ASCII art) THE CONNECTIONS So, to connect these two devices, computer serial port to """"""""""""""" modem, a fairly simple cable is needed. The three basic signals--GND, TXD, and RXD--are where we start. Since we are communicating with a modem device, we know all we have to do is match up the appropriate signals on the serial port--GND to GND, TXD to TXD, and RXD to RXD. So, using a male DIN 5 plug and a male DB25 connector, our cable starts very simply: Male DIN 5 Male DB25 Signal 1 DTR 2<-----------------------------> 2 TXD 3<-----------------------------> 7 GND 4<-----------------------------> 3 RXD 5 DSR That was simple. Now that that's done, let's connect the other pins for handshaking. While we could get into a largely technical discussion about what all of these pins mean and the importance of connecting them, since this is really "The Least You Need To Know", let's just hook up what we need to hook up, like so: Male DIN 5 Male DB25 Signal +--------------> 4 RTS 1<-----------------------------> 20 DTR 2<-----------------------------> 2 TXD 3<-----------------------------> 7 GND 4<-----------------------------> 3 RXD 5<-----------------------------> 6 DSR In this example, pins four and twenty on the DB25 male are shorted together and connected to pin one on our DIN 5 connector. THE PARTS You can obtain every single part (as well as tool) you need for """"""""" this cable at Radio Shack or, usually more cheaply, at a local electronics store. The parts you need: DB 25 male solder cup connector DB 25 hood DIN 5 male connector (usually comes with hood) wire (I usually use Category 5 Ethernet cable, but that's just because I have lots of that lying around my computer dungeon) The tools you need: Soldering iron Solder Screwdrivers THE END? Hopefully not. As we continue our look at "The Least You Need """""""" To Know" we will continue to discuss different types of projects you can do to keep your Apple II alive. [EOA] [FTE]------------------------------ "Time in a Bottle" Visited | ----------------------------------- From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ , Time in a Bottle is an awesome collection of software for the Apple II computers. Most of the GEnie A2 Library on two CD's. Sitting on a shelf near your Apple II. The CD's are in HFS format so you will need to use a IIgs, a Mac, or a PC with special utilities to open or copy the files. To you use this collection with your IIgs you will need a CD-ROM drive. One source would be: Alltech Electronics - 760-724-2404 - fax 760-724-8808 2618 Temple Heights, Oceanside, CA 92056 I bought and installed this SCSI drive: External 4x SCSI CD-ROM (Matsushita/Apple CD 600) There are multiple ways to find the file you need. The one I especially liked was the AllFiles.SHK found on each of the two CD's. When this file is unshrunk you have a huge Appleworks Database which includes all the files available. Use the search function to locate a file or group of files to meet your needs. Once you have your computer equipped with a CD-ROM drive you will want to check on other CD's that are available for your Apple II. Ken Gagne has written a great summery of what is available. You can access it at this URL: http://www.a2central.com/features/2000-08/26-cdrom/ [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE v5.1 COMING """""""""""""""""""""""""" Version v5.1 is now finished and should be showing up for download anytime soon! Bugs fixed: -Using the wrong key on a locked door when you are carrying more than 8 keys now works correctly. -Reverting party slaughter on levels 1-2 now works properly. Since reverting on these levels was without penalty it used the same flag value as deleting the saved game-now there is a 1 year penalty to avoid this. -Level 1 chests can now never be empty or always unlocked. -Scenario descriptions updated to clear-up confusion about the different scenarios. Changed: -Guild create character respects coinage preference when assigning initial money. -The missing message "-next" is now shown at the store. Also, now this command is only accepted when you actually have a second group of items (it beeps otherwise). New: -You can scroll through the store faster with the open-apple-jump command. Pressing OA and a number key jumps in large increments. Thanks to Bruce Baker for suggesting this! -Activating teleporter traps now are more noticeable-they display "ZOOM" on the screen. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 33027, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Just as v5.1 was going out the door, I found a last minute bug: Entering the Guild when no characters exist loops forever. This has been around since v4.0. You can work around it by creating a dummy character in any pre-v4.0 release, then updating to v5.0 until the v5.1 release, which fixes this, hits the A2 sites. (FINKSTERJ, 33079, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCF] SILVERN CASTLE FREEWARE ANNOUNCEMENT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Important Freeware Announcement: As of v5.1, I'm changing the status of Silvern Castle to a freeware product. Since the first release in July 1999, I have only received 9 paid registrations, and none since Y2K. Therefore, Silvern Castle will no longer have a shareware status. However, to get a unique registration serial number and password to unlock all features of Silvern Castle, and to access the additional scenarios, I must insist you request one by email. In this way, I can notify those who register with future update releases, and provide some limited support and help. By the way, I'll certainly accept the original $15 fee, or any donation, from anyone who wishes to support my programming efforts. By requesting a >free< registration number, you will be sent instructions on how to get the talisman from Ragon's Lab (you cannot complete the first scenario without it), and you will be able to access future scenarios (including the additional second and third ones that have already been released). Also, by registering, the shareware patrols on the deeper levels, as well as most of the annoying ambushes will no longer menace your party. I hope no one who paid the shareware fee is upset by this announcement. If it wasn't for your support I wouldn't have released the 7 updates and 2 additional scenarios. What I wish to accomplish by changing Silvern Castle to freeware status is to increase the user base. If I don't get an additional viable support base who appreciates my work, I will be left without any incentive to continue further releases. At this point, Silvern Castle rests in the hands of the A2 community. Please support those who continue to support the A2. II Infinitum, Jeff Fink { finkjsc@yahoo.com} (FINKSTERJ, 33028, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FDM] FORWARDING DELPHI MAIL """""""""""""""""""""" > You can also forward your (Delphi) mail from here elsewhere... For those of us with short memory retention, would you explain how to set it up to forward? (again) Thanks. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, 32673, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" From the mail page, simply enter: SET FORWARD IN%"""myemail@whereiwantmailsentto.com""" Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32676, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TIB] TIME IN A BOTTLE CD COLLECTION - THE GEnie A2 SOFTWARE ON YOUR SHELF """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ++++ ANNOUNCING ++++ Juiced.GS proudly presents ... The Time in a Bottle CD Collection, a two-disc compilation based on the Syndicomm Genie Apple II Roundtable and Apple II Programmers Roundtable libraries. Genie, the center of the Apple II universe for many years, finally shut down in early 1999. But the thousands of library files -- almost 15,000 in all -- were preserved by Syndicomm and are now available on CD-ROM to the Apple II community exclusively through Juiced.GS. The files were sorted, organized and prepared for distribution by Ryan Suenaga, a longtime staffer in Syndicomm forums and a leader in the Apple II community. He unveiled the CD project at KFest 2000 and made it available to attendees during the KFest Vendor Fair. Now, the set of two labeled CDs are available for purchase (in a jewel case!) for the rest of the Apple II world. Packed onto the CDs are more than 1.1 gigabytes of public domain, freeware, shareware and reclassified/freely distributable commercial software. The CDs are in HFS format, and all library file descriptions remain intact. In addition to software files are the many forum archives preserved through the years. Time in a Bottle can be purchased from Juiced.GS for $50, which includes shipping to anywhere in the world. To order, send check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones JuicedGS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Credit card orders are also accepted at the Juiced.GS Online Order Processing Site at: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM Apple II Forever!! -- Max Jones -- Juiced.GS -- http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 32731, GO COM A2) [EOA] [TCL] THE COMPLEAT LAMP! CD-ROM """"""""""""""""""""""""" ++++ ANNOUNCING ++++ Juiced.GS proudly presents ... The Compleat Lamp! -- a current, up-to-date CD-ROM collection of every issue of GenieLamp A2, GenieLamp A2Pro and The Lamp! in every format it's ever been done in. Comes in a jewel case, labeled and in HFS format. The Compleat Lamp can be purchased from Juiced.GS for $15, which includes shipping to anywhere in the world. To order, send check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones JuicedGS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Credit card orders are also accepted at the Juiced.GS Online Order Processing Site at: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM Apple II Forever!! -- Max Jones -- Juiced.GS -- http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 32732, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SHP] SPECCIE'S HOME PAGE SWITCHED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Spectrum, COG and SAM support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please note that I have switched my home pages to: This site has always been active, but is now my main and only home pages. The A2 WebRing now points to that address and there is no mirroring to the Compuserve US site. In due course I shall be shutting down my Compuserve account as I no longer have any need of it. There is just no A2 traffic left on CIS to worry about anymore, so I can save the monthly standing charge to keep the account... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.3 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 32913, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SSR] Sweet16 1.5.1 RELEASED """""""""""""""""""""" I have just released Sweet16 1.5.1. Changes in this version: 1. The "magic" and "creator" fields of Universal Disk Image files are now understood in both big and little endian formats, since some software writes them backward. 2. The "data length" field of Universal Disk Image files is now filled out correctly; current software generally ignores this field, but at least now it's correct. 3. Control-Apple-F12 will reset the Apple IIgs. 4. The ROM file's name can be any of "Apple2GS.ROM", "APPLE2GS.ROM", "Apple2GS.ROM2", or "APPLE2GS.ROM2". 5. You can now specify a port number when connecting with serial-via-network by adding a comma and the port number to the dial string. For example: "ATDT { www.apple.com,80"} to connect to port 80 at { www.apple.com.} 6. Fixed the last known bug in the Mount Physical Disks code; that window should no longer crash under any circumstances. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32985, GO COM A2) [EOA] [IMR] ImageMaker 2.0 RELEASED """"""""""""""""""""""" I've released ImageMaker 2.0. ImageMaker, briefly, is a utility for creating disk image files for use in emulation software, or for making archives of your disks. It supports Universal Disk Image (2img), DiskCopy 4.2, DiskCopy 6, and raw formats. Changes in the new version: 1. Added support for batch mode, in which you can make lots of images quickly from the same drive. After each image is made, the disk is ejected and you're asked for another disk. 2. Now uses the DiskCopy creator code for DiskCopy 4.2 and DiskCopy 6 images. 3. Now supports 400 KB and 720 KB sizes for DiskCopy 4.2 images. 4. Plays the Bad Disk sound if an I/O error occurs, and Task Completed when imaging finishes (except in batch mode). 5. Added the option to ignore bad blocks, and to add Universal Disk Image files a list of the bad blocks. 6. Also, AppleShare volumes are no longer listed in the disk picker, since you can't make images of them anyway. ImageMaker is shareware and costs $5. You can get more information and download the software at . Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33107, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GID] GShisen 1.2.1 IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""" Name: GSHISEN2K.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 9-SEP-2000 04:13 By: KWS Size: 34688 GShisen 1.2.1 (aka 2000). A popular strategy/puzzle game semi-similar to mah jong. This version fixes a bug in the "New Game By ID" menu item, and a bug where selecting a new tile set doesn't redraw the tiles properly. Please contact the author before redistributing. (TONYW1, 32996, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WFL] WATCH FOR THE CD-ROM "DeluxeWare" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Now it can be told... A few weeks back, I made mention of a CD-ROM from France that will soon be available from Shareware Solutions II. The name of the CD is DeluxeWare, named by and after its creators. So, their web site might be gone, but Brutal Deluxe's legacy will live on...on CD-ROM! Once available, a 2nd bonus CD - entitled "Le CD-ROM" - will be included free-of-charge. Created by Brutal Deluxe for the French Apple IIGS User Group, Le CD-ROM almost defies description. For the most part, it's really intended to be viewed on a Mac or PC, as it contains QuickTime movies that are Apple II related. What's prevented me from making those 2 CDs available is that I feel it's absolutely necessary for me to catalog DeluxeWare. And, with 600 or more megabytes of Apple II/IIGS software on it, that's time consuming. Once released, the cost will be $25 for the 2 CD package, and you'll be able to order it via credit card from the SSII Kagi site. I'll let you all know when. And no, that's not the incredible earth-shaking announcement that Shareware Solutions II has planned for the near future ;-) Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33054, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ILP] IMPRESSIVE LIST OF PROGRAMS FOR USE WITH MARINETTI """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What programs are there for TCP/IP and the IIGs? TCP/IP Stack: ------------ Title: Marinetti Version: v2.0.1 Author: Richard Bennett Available from: Marinetti Web Page http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/ Web browsers: ------------ Title: Arachnid preview release 2 by Kim Howe Version: Preview release 2 Author: Kim Howe Available from: Kim Howe's Web Site http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/arachnid/index.html Title: Spectrum Internet Suite (aka SIS) Version: v1.1 (v1.1.1 is in the works) Author: Geoff Weiss Available from: My eSource Web Site http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/sis/sis.htm E-mail: ------ Title: Spectrum Automated Mailer (aka SAM) Version: v1.2 Author: Ewen Wannop Available from: Shareware Solutions II http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko/sam.html FTP: --- Title: gwftp Version: v1.1b2 Author: Geoff Weiss Available from: Delphi's A2 Forum File Library Shareware Solutions II http://www.foxvalley.net/~joko/ Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ Telnet: ------ Title: Telnet Version: v1.0 Author: Richard Bennett Available from: Marinetti Home Page http://www.apple2.org/marinetti/ (included in the Marinetti archive) Title: Spectrum Version: v2.3 (v2.2 was the first Marinetti aware version) Author: Ewen Wannop Available from: My eSource Web Site http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sp.htm Instant Chat: ------------ Title: gsAIM (AOL Instant Messenger client) Version: v1.1 Author: Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Available from: Sheppyware Web Site http://www.sheppyware.net/products/a2/gsaim/ Utilities: --------- Title: finger, ping and whois Version: I don't think they have versions Author: Geoff Weiss Available from: Included with gwftp and are shell based utilities Delphi's A2 Forum Library Shareware Solutions II http://www.foxvalley.net/~joko/ Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ Title: TimeZone CDEV and Tool Version: v1.0.3 Author: Geoff Weiss Available from: Delphi's A2 Forum Library Shareware Solutions II http://www.foxvalley.net/~joko/ Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ Title: Hash Tool Version: v1.0 Author: Geoff Weiss Available from: Delphi's A2 Forum Library Shareware Solutions II http://www.foxvalley.net/~joko/ Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ Did I miss anything? :-) There is also still more internet software in the works that haven't been released yet. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 33126, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Title: TimeZone CDEV and Tool > Title: Hash Tool These tools do not require Marinetti at all. They were developed to be used for Marinetti-based applications, but they can be used by applications which do not use Marinetti at all. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 33134, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SFC] A SOURCE FOR CABLES """"""""""""""""""" I came across an interesting catalog at the college I work at that apparently is a source of cables and supplies, including cables for, as they list on a page heading, the IIGS, and the Apple IIC/IIE. The company is called A-1 Net, Inc. and their prices are very reasonable--in fact they seem fairly inexpensive (yes, I know--you get what you pay for. :) ) I thought I'd offer their name, webpage and phone number as a source for reference: Telephone: 909-595-0450 and webpage is at: http://www.a1netusa.com You can find their entire catalog online, and if you have a graphics web browser, you can find the Apple II stuff on page 11. They claim no minimum order size and no handling fee. Some of the cables noted are DB25 serial to IWII, //c to modem, //c to DB25 printer, and even an IBM PC to IW. later.......Howard (HKATZ, 33100, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FAS] FIRST eBay AUCTION FOR SUPPORT OF A2Central """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central.com's first eBay auction to attempt to raise funds for future development has begun! We're auctioning off a never-used, still-in-shrinkwrap RamWorks III card for the Apple //e. Add 1 MB of RAM to your //e! Visit { http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=441642199} to bid. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33146, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BWC] BYTE WORKS CD... WOULD YOU BUY IT? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, I was recently asked about the possibility of putting all of the Byte Works' products onto a collection CD. I have my doubts about whether such a thing would sell enough to make it worth doing, but I promised to check. What we're talking about would be a CD with all of the Byte Works programs, but not the APDA programs. A few Byte Works programs would not be included because of contractual arrangements. This includes ORCA/Disassembler, Talking Tools, Ugly Duckling and Design Master. All of the other Byte Works products could be on the CD, both the Apple II and Apple IIGS versions. This includes the ORCA programming languages, the Quick Click productivity software and GSoft BASIC. For a complete list, see { http://www.byteworks.org.} Most of our documentation was done in Microsoft Word, and could be supplied in Word format on the CD. Some of the Apple II software was done with some really old word processors, and I probably can't recover the text in machine readable format without more work that I am likely to put into this project. There is one notable exception: Microsoft Word refuses to read the ORCA/C 2.0 documentation. All I have is ASCII. It's possible, but a bit of work, to create PDF files. Considering the number of programs involved, the work is not unsubstantial, so I would have to expect a lot of response to justify that effort. I could make printed documentation available as well, but that would cost a bit. It's also barely possibly I might collect all of the source and make that available on a separate release. That would require a license, signed in advance, limiting the orders to those sent by mail. With all of this in mind, if you are interested, please answer these questions: 1. Is Mac OS HFS OK for the format, or would you need a dual-platform (Mac/Windows) format? 2. What is the best format for the documentation? The reasonably viable choices are Word, PDF and ASCII. 3. Would you want the CD to contain Apple II disk images or simply folders? If the CD contains disk images, what program should be used? Think about your answer to #1! 4. Would it bother you that the CD was a CD-R and not a mass-produced CD? (It would be in a nice jewel case with appropriate printed covers.) 5. How much would you pay for this product? 6. Would you me interested in source code? If so, how much additional would you pay? Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 33157, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FCD] A FASTER CD_ROM DRIVE FOR THE Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm feeling a need for a faster CD player but I'm not sure which drives are compatible so I'm hoping that if someone's using a drive faster than a 4x with a Ramfast SCSI card they would be kind enough to tell me which drive they're using. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 32700, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Wayne, I'm using a Toshiba 40x CDROM drive with my RamFAST. Works great. The Toshiba model number is XM6401B, I believe. Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 32729, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Thanks Aaron, A 40x would do nicely. Hope they're still available new, which would save a lot of searching. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 32733, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Well, www.dirtcheapdrives.com has the XM6401B listed under CD-ROM Drives / SCSI Internal CD ROM Drives, so you should be able to get one (from them or elsewhere) without too much trouble. Put it in a case and you're ready to go. Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 32734, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Yeahbut...at what point does the speed become irrelevant, since you're constricted by the SCSI-1 interface and the processing power of the machine? Would that be at 16X? I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm just curious...because the bare drive was still $77 and I was thinking if there was an older model at say 30X, it might be just as fast since perhaps the other 10x were wasted... ~Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 32906, GO COM A2) >>>>> Well the RamFAST and Apple HS SCSI can transfer a maximum of 1MB/sec on an Apple IIGS, which means anything faster than a 6X-8X is pointless. Of course that is talking about its peak rate, which is rarely ever attained, with the average transfer rate being somewhere between 200-400K/sec (maybe not that exactly, but _well_ below the peak rate). I would say a 4X or 6X drive would be optimal, with a 2 or 3X still being quite respectable for the GS's needs. My main concern when looking for a SCSI CD-ROM is whether it can read most CDR's (some drives have trouble with certain colors) and if it can play audio CD's. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 32910, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Yeahbut...at what point does the speed become irrelevant, since you're > constricted by the SCSI-1 interface and the processing power of the > machine? Would that be at 16X? More like a 6x or 8x drive. On the other hand, the access time for a faster drive is usually (but not always) less than for a slower drive. For me, the access time is more important than the transfer rate. If you just want something faster than a 2x drive, however, 40x is overkill (as I said). In my case, I have other machines I could use the drive in if it didn't work with the RamFAST, so why buy a slower drive? Later, - Aaron (APULVER, 32926, GO COM A2) [EOA] [HDP] HARD DRIVE PROBLEMS """"""""""""""""""" One of my club members (OACC) has a Western Digital Hard Drive. External, model WD40AP. He had not used it for some time and now he can NOT get it to boot up. He has data that he would like to retrieve. Does anyone have suggestions to get the drive to work again. When trying to boot as the primary drive, SCSI error msg's appear. We tried to boot with 3.5 inch drive disks and that worked. The desktop listed everything but the Western Digital HD. The light would come on for a bit, but no action on the Desk Top. Any suggestions? We are using an Apple ][GS ROM1 and Apple High Speed SCSI card. Mack (MACKDUNCAN, 32765, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Turn it upside down, give it a violent shake. It may start up, y'never know. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32770, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If the trouble was only with bad blocks, the desktop would ask if you want to eject or format it. This would point to the drive being stuck. Shaking might loosen it. Also make sure the 3.5 boot disk has scsi drivers. An error message usually happens if the drivers are missing and the scsi card is detected. I would run the scsi utilities just to see what they say when they look at the drive. Make sure a write isn't done... - James (JAMES3000, 32773, GO COM A2) [EOA] [UCR] A2Central.com UNDER CONSTRUCTION... RELAX... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So we're all in "hurry up and wait" mode, fretting over something we all care about, wishing we had more input into a project that is still in development (and that someone else "owns"). Opinions (indirectly sanctioned, yet officially unsolicited) were voiced, tempers were tested and people got miffed. It's a little early for folks to be getting uptight (if any reason exists at all) - nothing tangible has really happened yet that warrants this kind of anxiety or hostility. Let us not forget who is involved here - a group of well-meaning, devoted Apple II users - a community of friends. Sorry for the sermon, but I think this thread has just been a tremendous waste of everybody's emotional energy. Let's cool off. (SFAHEY, 32938, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MMP] DOES THIS MAKE ME A PIRATE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi everyone, I've been using Apple II computers since I was 6 years old. (18 years). I've seen the flamewars regarding piracy and copying, and the Asimov archive, and I just have to ask a question... Does it make me a pirate... ...to archive all of my disintegrating 5.25 disks onto my GS's hard drive, to my PC, to a CD-ROM, in order to make sure that I don't lose anything more out of my collection? ...to buy a copy of a $100.00 (back in the 80s) software package for fifty cents, and then to archive it so I'll have it? ...to not throw away copied software that was -given- to me by friends chucking their Apple II equipment, or not throw away copied disks bought with an Apple II at a yardsale, and archiving these too? ...to enjoy the games that I was given, or bought secondhand (at aforementioned yard sales), nearly twenty years after some of it was written? Or... should I just throw everything I've got away, and my Apple II equipment with it? While I could conceivably write my own games and software, or buy the few new titles that come out, should I adhere to a strict morality and throw out all that which makes my Apple II a viable platform (for me) just for the sake of overthrowing software piracy? I honestly don't know. I support software authors in the view that copying software is a bad thing. But when the authors, software companies, and copies of some software (NOTE: *some* software) is long gone, is it truly a crime to keep it, even though the copy that was received is exactly that, an illegal copy? I am, and probably always will be, an average Apple II user. I use my copy of AppleWorks 2.0 on a 128k IIe and my IIgs for my personal journal, and to write poetry and such. I play games like Master of the Lamps because they're the only games I really enjoy. I use my bound copy of an archive of OpenApple and A2Central magazines when I'm stuck with a problem. And I know enough Applesoft Basic to write whatever simple utility that I think I need. But, do I have to give all of this up? Do I have to throw away all of the VCR tapes I've made of movies and TV shows because they're copies and not bought from NBC or CBS or whoever? Do I throw away the audio tapes given to me by friends because I never bought the albums? Do I burn my A2Central archive book because I didn't even know about them when they existed? Do I throw away my Apple II equipment because I never bought anything from Apple itself in my life? Maybe I'm going to extremes, but as I said, I'm an average user who would like to know what he can do to have his software, and eat it too (so to speak). (I don't, just for reference, give out my software collection. It is mine, for my use, and for those in my household to use when they are on one of my Apple IIs.) Josef (JOSEFCUB, 32306, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In message 'Does it make me a pirate?' JOSEFCUB said: > Maybe I'm going to extremes, .... Josef, I think that's the operative phrase in your post. I believe that you ARE going to extremes. Those who publicly and steadfastly oppose Apple II piracy, and are not afraid to speak out about it, are primarily targeting their outrage at a few online archive creators and maintainers whose standards for providing access to software titles are lax, if non-existent. They post titles on a whim without regard to the copyright holder's wishes, then claim it's up to the copyright holder to object rather than their moral responsibility to ask permission first. Twisted reasoning, to be sure. The pirates try to shift the argument away from their actions by alleging that anti-piracy folks are attacking normal Apple II users. That's absurd, but in some cases the claim manages to divert attention from the real issue at hand. You can do your part to uphold reasonable standards of responsibility by acknowledging that online archive creators/maintainers must gain permission to upload out-of-print commercial software titles before doing so. Is that too much to ask? Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 32311, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Max, You are absolutely right... and I appreciate that you explained things in a way I could understand. The way the archive maintainers are treating the software /is/ wrong, and claiming the authors/opponents of piracy attack normal users is wrong. My part is to not support such sites, by visiting their site or downloading the software contained there. [Semi-off-topic: Funny thing is, I never actually managed to get into Asimov, or make sense of it... I guess it's just as well, learning (now that I've read a few (hundred) posts here.) about the site containing pirated software. Nor, as a matter of a fact, have I gotten any PC-to-GS utilities to work when I've downloaded GS or 8-bit software... I download with a Mac, to a ProDOS disk, and pray that GS-ShrinkIt! will deal with the file...] Thank you, Max, for your explanations and for helping me understand the issue more. Take Care! Josef ...who would probably jump off of the nearest bridge if he had to burn his A2Central archive book anyhow. It's also a great historical reference to the computer politics of the years it covered.:) (JOSEFCUB, 32316, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Does it make me a pirate... > ...to archive all of my disintegrating 5.25 disks onto my GS's hard > drive, to my PC, to a CD-ROM, in order to make sure that I don't lose > anything more out of my collection? Heavens no. The copyright law specifically allows for that sort of copying. ("Shrinkwrap" software licenses are nonsense, and despite what the publishers would have you think, not legally binding at ALL.) > ...to buy a copy of a $100.00 (back in the 80s) software package for > fifty cents, and then to archive it so I'll have it? Perfectly legal, price when new has nothing to do with it. > ...to not throw away copied software that was -given- to me by friends > chucking their Apple II equipment, or not throw away copied disks bought > an Apple II at a yardsale, and archiving these too? Nothing wrong with ARCHIVING, whether you own it legally or not. > ...to enjoy the games that I was given, or bought secondhand (at > aforementioned yard sales), nearly twenty years after some of it was > written? Why on earth would you think THAT would make you a pirate, that's what the stuff is for. > Or... should I just throw everything I've got away, and my Apple II > equipment with it? While I could conceivably write my own games and > software, or buy the few new titles that come out, should I adhere to a > strict morality and throw out all that which makes my Apple II a viable > platform (for me) just for the sake of overthrowing software piracy? Using (and archiving) old software isn't piracy, no one ever said it was. The views of the anti pirate faction are often misrepresented by the pirates. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 32317, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LEC] MYSTERY SOLVED - THE LANceGS ETHERNET CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Many of you have probably forgotten by now, but a few years ago Shawn Behrens posted some pictures and speculation about a "mystery card" that was being worked on for the Apple II. Well, looks like it is no longer is a mystery. :) (and it certainly turned out _not_ to be the hoax many of us, myself included, suspected it might be). Look at this photos in Behrens' page, especially not the final picture at the bottom of the page: { http://people.delphi.com/sbehrens/mystery.htm} Then jump over to Sheppy's A2Central page, at this URL, comparing the first picture image shown and draw your own conclusions: { http://www.a2central.com/site/lancegs/install/index.html} Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 32492, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Yes. ///SHH Systeme apparently tried two or three times to build an ethernet card, each time refining the design somewhat, eventually culminating in the LANceGS card that's just starting to trickle into the hands of lustful Apple II users. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32493, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > 20KBytes/sec or more. I seriously doubt the IIgs can ever get to 10 megabits per second. The biggest factor is the 1 MHz bus. There is only so much data that you can pass over that. Also, gwftp can probably be optimized for the ethernet card to give it better performance. It is optimized for a PPP dial-up connection right now. I remember Fetch being optimized at one point for higher speed networks so I'm sure I can so the same for gwftp. Unlike some people, I still have to wait for mine ;) Geoff (SISGEOFF, 32573, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Based on some tests I did opposing the ones Sheppy did, it appears that on substantially large files the LANceGS is currently about 4-5x as fast as a best case null modem 56k connect. When the cards actually get to me, I'll do some more formal testing. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32635, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" And we should point out that gwftp is tuned for dialup, not for ethernet. Once Geoff has his LANceGS card, I expect we'll see a gwftp update to improve performance. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32647, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > gwftp is tuned for dialup, not for ethernet. Not only should gwftp be tuned for ethernet, but it is possible that Marinetti needs to be tuned as well. At the very worst speed, gwftp should operate similarly to file transfer via Appleshare. And since we are taking about ethernet tuning, I wonder what the Zip setting should be for the slot with LANceGS--slow or fast? Geoff (SISGEOFF, 32651, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" According to Joachim, the ZipGS speed setting shouldn't make any difference, due to the method by which the card's data is fetched by the software through I/O space. On the other hand, he suspects that a TWGS might help slightly. However, again, the main bottleneck right now is the software. He fully believes that with proper software, the card should be capable of speeds well in excess of the 100KByte/sec range. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32672, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Thanks Sheppy, I understand a teensy bit better. But I'm still trying to understand how a //gs will be recognized on a pc network. But a //gs would be able to use a dsl or cable modem. Would proterm work if I just put it into online mode? I guess I'd need a shell account to log onto. Bruce (BRB, 32693, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Unless ProTERM is updated to support the LANceGS card, you would have to use Spectrum to access your DSL or cable modem (I've done this myself). Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32701, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ECF] WHAT IS AN ETHERNET CARD GOOD FOR? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Excuse my ignorance but what is an ethernet card for? Would I have any use for one, owning two GSs and a IIe with no other computers nor any plans to get any other ones? MT Steve (S_BERNBAUM, 32658, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" There are two things an ethernet card is good for: 1. Connecting to other computers in your home. 2. Connecting to the Internet using a cable modem or DSL modem (or other broadband Internet connection). Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32666, GO COM A2) [EOA] [RIC] READING PC GENERATED ISO9660 CD ON THE Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I didn't realize that I could read a PC generated ISO9660 CD on the GS. Won't there be problems with partition size, or is it like a HFS volume as far as the GS is concerned ? And I assume multi-session is out of the question ! thanks, Mark. (LUKE65816, 32892, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Partition sizes don't particularly matter. To be honest, I'm not sure about multisession discs; I do know that you can read CDs with multiple partitions though. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 32893, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The IIgs has been able to read ISO9660 CDs even longer than it has been able to read HFS partitions. > Won't there be problems with partition size, or is it like a HFS volume > as far as the GS is concerned ? It's like an ISO9660 volume as far as the IIgs is concerned :) Again, however, all the naming conventions must be followed or the IIgs will choke on it. I know in this day and age folks are used to really long file and volume names with all kinds of characters in them, but if they expect the IIgs to read the CD, they have to go back and look at the standard. > And I assume multi-session is out of the question ! I don't know anything 'bout using multi session CDs, sorry. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32896, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I tried multisession CDs a while back with no luck on my Apple IIs or any friends that tried reading them. My original thought was to use multisessions as a way of partitioning a CD. I thought it would be a great to have each of the 6.0.1 installation disks on a separate partition. Instead, since I could only read one session, I produced a few 800k CDs before I realized I could make single session partitioned CDs. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 32908, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DVW] Delphi VIA WEB SIDE WITH Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Question from the editor... Is there a way to access the Delphi web side using an Apple II computer? >>>>> """"" Yes. Use Lynx 2.7.1 or later. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32962, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Yes. Use Lynx 2.7.1 or later. Well... I tried it. After 30 minutes I could not even find a place to log on... So I gave up! Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi (LYLE837, 32965, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I found it in like twenty seconds :) http://login.prospero.com/dir-login/index.asp?getDPref=0&webtag=APPLE2&lgnD ST=http%3A%2F%2Fforums%2Edelphi%2Ecom%2Fapple2%2Fstart%2F Just go to the "enter message board" link and hit it. you get prompted to sign in. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 32966, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Well... I tried it. After 30 minutes I could not even find a place to log > on... So I gave up! Here's how I do it. First I enter the URL { www.delphi.com\apple2\messages.} Lynx will show a page to select which frame I want. You should see selections for brandframe, navframe, and lower. Select navframe. The contents of navframe will be displayed by Lynx. Select Login. You'll be brought to another page. Select the already a user option. There's yet another page. Enter your user name, password, and then hit login. You should see the original page. Select the lower frame. Select the left frame and you're there. Easy as pie eh? And now you know why most Lynx users consider frames a work of the devil. Liam Busey (BUSEY, 32980, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I will be trying to make Arachnid able to access Delphi, but it will take a lot of work. My guess is text side access will break well before I finish. :( Kim Howe khowe@omninet.net.au (KHOWE1, 32967, GO COM A2) [EOA] DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson [APM] APPLE'S PASCAL 1.3 MANUAL STILL AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple's Pascal 1.3 manual was essentially copied, too, and it is definitely huge. As it turns out, like all of the Apple II APDA products, it is also still available. See { http://www.byteworks.org} for details. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 3192, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [AHG] APPLE II HISTORY - GEOS """"""""""""""""""""""" Dr. Dobb's programming magazine mentioned the Apple 2GS this month. It was an historical/political article. If my memory serves me right, they got the context of the 2GS wrong. They were talking about graphical user interfaces on top of operating systems and said that the GEOS system came out for the 2GS. My recollection is that GEOS was for the Apple IIe. Was there ever a 2GS specific version? - James (JAMES3000, 3182, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" No, there was never a IIgs specific version of GEOS that I ever heard of. However, not only did that article use the wrong model name for their example (and even spelled that wrong, apparently) they also didn't get a very good example of a GUI on top of an operating system. I've been lead to believe that GEOS uses its own disk operating system that happens to have a very similar structure (almost exact but adding the ability to use spaces in file names) to ProDOS. So, from what I understand, GEOS is a complete operating system on its own. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum (JBLAKENEY, 3185, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" The PC version of GEOS (although I think it went by a different name) was a GUI shell that sat on top of MS-DOS. GEOS on the Apple II sat on top of a heavily-hacked version of ProDOS. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 3187, GO COM A2P) [EOA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: """"""""""""""""""""" [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor..............................lyle837@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Working in Harmony-----------------------------------------------[OPN] A2 DISTILLATIONS A2Central Licensed to Distribute A2 System Software--------------[ACL] Donations for A2Central.com Auctions-----------------------------[DFA] Silvern Castle v5.1 Available in Database------------------------[SCF] Jeff Fink Releases His Software as Freeware----------------------[JFR] Silvern Castle v5.2 Coming---------------------------------------[SCC] Byte Works Collection CD Will be Produced------------------------[BWC] Shipwrecked! - A IIgs Game - Available---------------------------[SWA] Genie Out of Bottle! ?------------------------------------------[OOB] Spectrum Via Shareware Solutions II Delayed but Coming-----------[SVS] October 2000 Juiced.GS is on the Way-----------------------------[JGS] Power on the IIgs------------------------------------------------[PGS] Lost Classics Project Forges Ahead-------------------------------[LCP] LANceGS Support Area---------------------------------------------[LSA] LANceGS Price Lowered--------------------------------------------[LPL] LANceGS - Sorting it Out 1---------------------------------------[SOA] LANceGS - Sorting it Out 2---------------------------------------[SOB] New Driver For the LANceGS CARD----------------------------------[NDL] Brutal Deluxe Online With New Web Site---------------------------[BDO] Problems With Super Drive----------------------------------------[PSD] Which Printer for Printing Labels With the Apple II?-------------[WPL] A2P DISTILLATIONS Bugs in Basic System v1.5 ?--------------------------------------[BBS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Slot Clock operation / installation---------------------------[NSC] C For The 8 Bit Apple II-----------------------------------------[CAT] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Working in Harmony ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently, when looking down From High Above The Rock River, you could watch the Regatta sponsored by the local Rowing Club. Teams came from several states to compete. It is fascinating to watch a team of eight rowers coordinated by their leader striving for perfection of technique so as win the race they participating in. So it is with the various people working to produce hardware and software for our Apple II computers. People working together can accomplish so much more than a bunch of people working at odds with each other. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ACL] A2Central LICENSED TO DISTRIBUTE A2 SYSTEM SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central.com is pleased to announce that it has been licensed by Apple Computer to distribute Apple II system software and select other software. Additionally, we have been authorized to rearchive the files in formats actually useful to Apple II users. So, effective immediately, A2Central.com members can now download Apple II system software, utilities, and HyperCard IIgs in ShrinkIt disk archive format at . Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33457, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" How does one become a member of A2Central.com ? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi (LYLE837, 33464, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Just visit the site and make good use of its contents. Participate in the polls, give feedback and make suggestions. People that have knowledge about stuff are urged to submit articles for us to host for the Apple II community's benefit. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33465, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DFA] DONATIONS FOR A2Central.com AUCTIONS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There will eventually be a classifieds section on A2Central.com, but right now we're focusing on other stuff. I do accept donations for stuff for A2Central.com to sell on eBay; if people want to offer stuff up, send me email. I prefer that people think of it as a guilt-free way to get rid of something instead of throwing it away, since we're not a nonprofit organization or charity. The purpose to our auctions is twofold: 1. Some people have stuff they want to get rid of, but don't want to throw it away and don't have time to deal with selling it. 2. A2Central.com needs money and exposure. Right now, eBay is a pretty painless way for A2Central.com to handle this stuff; so far it's working quite well. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33230, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCF] SILVERN CASTLE v5.1 AVAILABLE IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD51.BXY Date: 25-SEP-2000 15:20 By: HKATZ Size: 212352 Silvern Castle, the popular role-playing game for 8-bit Apple II computers, has been updated to version 5.1 and has been reclassified as freeware by the Author, Jeff Fink. New stuff in v5.1: - You can now scroll through the store item list much faster with the new Open-Apple-Jump command. Pressing OA and a number key (1-9) now goes through the list in large increments (OA-1 jumps to the beginning, OA-5 jumps to the middle, etc). Depending on how many items the store has in stock, this should get you close enough to the item you're looking for so that only a few additional F)wd or B)kwd keypresses will be necessary. Thanks to Bruce Baker for suggesting this idea. - Activating a teleporter square is now more user friendly. It now clears the maze viewport, beeps, and displays "ZOOM!" immediately before teleporting the party. For more information regarding changes in the program, see the READ.ME.FIRST file found in the archive. (TONYW1, 33373, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JFR] JEFF FINK RELEASES HIS SOFTWARE AS FREEWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Due to low shareware payments I have decided to release all my software as freeware. The announcement about Silvern Castle's freeware status can be found elsewhere in this forum. My other title, Harvest Collection #1 consisting of 4 Applesoft games-Apple Poker, Demon Ball, Rice Farmer, and Asteroid Miner-is also now reclassified as freeware. Alas, I only got 1 shareware payment. By reclassifying everything as freeware, I still retain the copyright, and the remaining A2er's up there can enjoy my software free and legal. And I don't have to worry about the low numbers anymore. The price of belonging to the A2 community... :) II Infinitum, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 33428, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE v5.2 COMING """""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcement: In the next few weeks I will release Silvern Castle v5.2. This will consist mostly of a new extra's menu item: Tome of Arcana, which will include help, hints, and reviews that appeared in the Delphi A2 Entertainment Forum. I'm still waiting for permission from a few of you! If you are on this list, or you can help locate the following people, please email me at: { finkjsc@yahoo.com} Jeff Blakeney Kevin Sherlock John Shaver Richard Pirong Thanks, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 33466, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BWC] BYTE WORKS COLLECTION CD WILL BE PRODUCED """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'd like to thank all of your for your feedback on a possible Byte Works collection CD. The short version is that, based on the feedback, I've decided to do one. It's underway now. Please take a look at the following and see if there is anything obvious I can do better. There will actually be two CDs, priced at $95 each. The first will have software and manuals. The second will have source code for everything on the first CD that didn't already include source code. Both CDs will be CD-R with printed surfaces, shipped in jewel cases with an insert that points out how to get started. The source code CD will include a license limiting use to private changes unless written permission is obtained to distribute the changes. My intent is to try to allow people to modify and change for the GS, but retain the right to be compensated for any use off of the Apple IIGS. The CDs will be in Mac HFS format. I'm toying with the idea of a hybrid CD, but I don't know how well that would work. The source CD will contain both HFS files that are directly accessible and a disk image created with Disk Copy 6 that contains the same source code on one or more 32M ProDOS format volumes suitable for mounting with Gus or Bernie. The software CD will contain all of the software in three formats: 1. Disk Copy 6 images of the original distribution disks. 2. An HFS partition with all of the software preinstalled. In theory, this should work from an Apple IIGS. 3. One or more 32M ProDOS format Disk Copy 6 images with the same software preinstalled. These will be suitable for copying and mounting with Gus or Bernie. The documentation will be included in three formats: Word, PDF and RTF. I do not have, nor do I expect to write, any software that would allow the documentation to be read directly on an Apple IIGS, but if anyone has access to such software and would grant me permission to include it, I would be happy to do so. I also intend to include several "bonus" selections. These are either unfinished programs or programs I never sold. All would come with source. Possibilities include: 1. Small C, the only program that is out of print. 2. A planet finder program that duplicates the Sky & Telescope centerfold. 3. A draw program that was complete except for disk I/O, printing and libraries. 4. A Pilot interpreter. Finally, I'll include all of the beta updates that I've done that have not been released. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 33478, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I don't think the Byte Works CD will be full. :) If anyone would like to piggyback on the CD to get distribution, please get in touch. I retain right to edit and select, but I'm open to public domain, freeware, shareware, or commercial demo software, as long as you can speak for the copyright holder. I'm _specifically_ interested in: Bernie That other UNIX-like shell; what was it's name? Any programming languages, especially LISP, Forth, and anything that runs from the ORCA shell. Anything with ORCA source code. If you represent any of these products or can put me in touch with the people who do, please let me know if something can be worked out. Remember, shareware and commercial demos are fine; I'd love to point business back to you! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 33479, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > That other UNIX-like shell; what was it's name? GNO/Me. BTW, Mike, thanks for doing this CD project. I'll be one of the first in line. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 33486, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SWA] SHIPWRECKED! - A IIgs GAME - AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, just wanted to let you know that my first GS game is available for download at { http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/shipwrecked.html} I have uploaded to Trenco also, so that should become available soon. It is a HypercardGS adventure game. Have fun, and let me know what you think. Kim Howe { khowe@omninet.net.au} (KHOWE1, 33505, GO COM A2) [EOA] [OOB] GENIE OUT OF BOTTLE! ? """"""""""""""""""""""" The best laid plans, and all that... I'd intended to hire costumed phallanxes of trumpeteers to assist me in making an announcement. I'd thought of bringing dancing girls to a Monday night chat, and passing out virtual glasses of champagne. I've been in touch with the Russian Space Agency to inquire about Mir displaying a flashing billboard from outer space. Heck; I even contacted the Gore/Bush campaign offices to see if I could get one of them to make the announcement during an upcoming Presidential debate. But, alas, the wind has been taken out of my sails. My bubble has been burst. The high drama planned for an 'earth shaking announcement' has been subverted. Gosh! Can't anyone keep a secret any more? Well, once the genie is out of the bottle, it's impossible to stuff him back in there. And, believe me, I tried. So, with zero fanfare, no dancing girls, no virtual champagne, no rockets, no presidential pronouncements... http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sp.htm However...don't believe everything you read on the net. What you read there will come true in a week or two, but it isn't true today. In other words, I was caught completely off-guard by the slightly premature announcement and a few more details need to be worked out. So, as "they" say on TV...stay tuned for details. Keep in mind, however, that just like fine wine, no software will ship before its time. Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33357, GO COM A2) [EOA} [SVS] SPECTRUM VIA SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II DELAYED BUT COMING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, if the truth be told, the delay in getting Spectrum ready is that I do not yet have the program manuals that My eSource has supposedly already sent. Obviously, not having manuals only concerns those who are purchasing Spectrum for the first time. So, I think Ewen and I will have to put our heads together, and come up with costs for updates, and for the various bundles that will eventually become available. As it is, we have plans to make Spectrum available on 3.5" and CD-ROM, and we also intend to have a bundle that includes Spectrum and Spectrum Automated Mailer. Since room on CD-ROM is almost unlimited, I presume we'll even include disk images for the emulator users. Oh, and before I forget, I have yet another surprise. Shareware Solutions II will also be distributing Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS)! So, we'll probably have a CD with Spectrum, SAM and SIS! Hmmm...and maybe even a bundle that includes NiftySpell, as that works with Spectrum just like it was built-in. I just can't predict on what date all this will become available, but it shouldn't be too much longer. One last thing: WOW! Sorry; I just had to say that ;-) Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33467, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SMC] SUGGESTIONS... USING THE SPECTRUM - MARINETTI COMBO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This was posted on the KFest list by Howard: > Looks like I'm going to have to get Spectrum once Joe's finally set up > with it. The Marinetti Telnet program either freezes on me also, or > connects briefly and then drops me back to the mini-menu. I can connect > out to other sites, but for no more than maybe 15 minutes tops. The KFest list was not really the place for us to discuss these things, as a more suitable home is over here on Delphi. So I have taken Ryan's advice and moved my answer over here... Once you have a TCP/IP connection made with Marinetti, you should not be getting freezes or drop outs, unless the host you are connecting to is flaky, the net is very busy and so timeouts are happening, or you have been hit by a rare Marinetti bug. In my experience, the remaining small bugs in Marinetti seem to hit memory use more than anything else. If memory is tight, things can get worse. Both Spectrum and Marinetti like lots of memory. I would not recommend using the combination in anything less than 4Mb. If you only have 4Mb of RAM, then do not set up a RAM disk. It just eats up too much memory. As many of the newer programs for the IIgs can use a lot of memory, it also pays to reduce your Inits and CDevs to the basic minimum that you need. It may look nice having several rows of icons showing up at boot time, but each icon is grabbing a slice of memory, and keeps it even if it is not being used. If any memory trashing then happens while Marinetti is running, this only makes things worse. So look carefully at all those Inits and CDevs. Ask yourself if you really use them. If not, disable them and give the applications a chance to work properly. Sheppy's Shifty List does a great job at taming those you don't use regularly. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33644, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JGS] OCTOBER 2000 Juiced.GS IS ON THE WAY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" GreetinGS, The October 2000 issue of Juiced.GS (V5I3) went into the mail on Thursday and Friday. Subscribers should begin receiving their copies in a matter days. (Some may have actually received copies on Saturday!) I'll be along in a couple of days with a detailed index. Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 33589, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JFT] CONTENTS OF Juiced.GS, Vol. 5, Issue 3 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 5, Issue 3 ===== The October 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 214 subscribers in 45 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this 20-page issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: KFest 2000 -- In-depth coverage of the biggest Apple II event of the year ... We give you day-by-day accounts of all the KFest activities, and focus in on the major news developments such as the announcement of the LANceGS Ethernet card, the coalition of users uniting to bring Apple II users a new home on the Web, and new twists in technology that allowed enthusiasts from around the world to watch live Webcasts from Kansas City. We also post the results of the GShisen World Championship competition, and let you know the status of the products unveiled during the conference. We even share tidbits about after-hours activities. The Vitual GS: Blockbuster Bernie ... Ryan Suenaga, our man on the emulation front, expands on the KFest 2000 news about the impending release of Bernie ][ The Rescue v3.0. COLUMNS My Home Page: Focused on the future ... The intrepid editor shares his delight that KFest developments have Apple II users looking to the future rather the past. He also announces that Juiced.GS is gearing up to publish once again in 2001. II Be Named Later: Our exhausted columnist, world-traveler Ryan Suenaga, ponders how he can be so dead tired when the Apple II is bursting with new life and boundless energy. Maybe he just needs more sleep. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Lemonade Stand GS promises a bottomless pitcher of wholesome computer fun. DumplinGS: The LANceGS Ethernet card for the Apple II is now shipping; the Marinetti Open Source Project invites more participation in TCP/IP program development; and several new CDs, including the must-have compilation of the complete Genie Apple II libraries, Time in a Bottle. Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have the coolest readers in the world. Read our mail and see why. ADVERTISEMENTS New SheppyWare products; A2Central.com; the Totally SheppyWare CD; Juiced.GS Friends for Life CD-ROM; and three new CDs, including Time in a Bottle, from Juiced.GS ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2000 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. To subscribe by credit card, visit the Juiced.GS online order processing site on the World Wide Web. The URL is: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues are available for $14 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- Internet: juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 33639, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PGS] POWER ON THE IIgs """"""""""""""""" Ah, but on a IIgs, many people forget the importance of the connector that takes the power from the power supply to the motherboard. A thousand ills and crashes can be put down to dirty contacts on that little plug. I found it needed cleaning around every six months or sooner. The clue is if you see flickering on the screen during floppy access... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.3 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33573, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LCP] LOST CLASSICS PROJECT FORGES AHEAD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A bunch of new releases today, courtesy of Lost Classics! ******************************* Name: DIVTUNE11.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 15-OCT-2000 14:33 By: HKATZ Size: 395520 DiversiTune ver 1.1 is a very powerful MIDI and music sequencer for the Apple IIGS, which adds some unique features to your composition. It allows you to add lyrics to your compositions with an animated bouncing ball as well as a "player piano" display. DiversiTune is a recording studio for MIDI keyboards. You can record multiple tracks with different voices (instruments), re-record when you make flubs, and so on. For users not interested in composing their own songs, there are song disks that are also available. Some sample songs are included in the archive. Released as Freeware via the Lost Classics Project; please see the enclosed FREEWARE notice for additional information. (Our thanks to Mitchell Spector for his help in securing this release.) ******************************* Name: PHOTONIX2.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 15-OCT-2000 14:40 By: HKATZ Size: 163072 Photonix II is a copying program for the Apple IIgs: it brings together esthetics and technical performance with an attractive look, efficiency, and speed and effectiveness of its copying options. The program will do full disk copying, either single disks or mass-copying, and will also do some virus checking. Photonix II, unlike it's predecessor, is hard-drive installable. Minimum requirements for the use of Photonix II - An Apple IIgs, ROM 00, 01, or 03 - A minimum of one Apple 3.5" disk drive, two is useful - At least 1.128 Megabytes of memory. Documentation files for this program have been written by Joe Walters and may be found in the archive in both text and AppleWorks format (see photonix.txt or photonix.awp.) Now release as Freeware by Olivier Goguel and FTA. Released via the Lost Classics Project. ******************************* Name: DUELTRISR.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 15-OCT-2000 14:39 By: HKATZ Size: 307072 Dueltris is a Tetris-like Apple IIGS game where the object is to make lines out of falling geometric shapes. Now released by DreamWorld Software as freeware via the Lost Classics Project. Thanks to Mitchell Spector for help in obtaining this release. ******************************* Name: DREAMGRAFIX.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 15-OCT-2000 14:41 By: HKATZ Size: 553088 DreamGrafix is an Apple IIGS paint program capable of working on 256-color and even 3200-color images. It runs under GS/OS, and includes sample art. Now released as freeware by DreamWorld Software via the Lost Classics Project. Thanks to Mitchell Spector for his help in obtaining this release. (TONYW1, 33596, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LSA] LANceGS SUPPORT AREA """""""""""""""""""" Since the support for the LANceGS card on A2Central.com is not yet working, here is a temporary support area. If you don't know the LANceGS card, please read all about it on { http://lancegs.a2central.com} Best regards, Joachim Lange (JLANGE6, 33232, GO COM A2) [EOA] [LPL] LANceGS PRICE LOWERED """"""""""""""""""""" The strong Dollar allows us to lower the price for the LANceGS card significantly. See the LANceGS support area at { http://lancegs.a2central.com/} for an updated pricing. Joachim Lange (JLANGE6, 33362, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SOA] LANceGS - SORTING IT OUT 1 """""""""""""""""""""""""" From the LanceGS FAQ at http://lancegs.a2central.com/faq/index.html: > Note, however, that due to limitations in the current version of > Marinetti, you can't connect to systems through router devices; this > means you can only currently connect to computers on your local network. Could someone tell me what that means, or how to do it? I have DSL (not working, but anyway...) and all the computers are online simultaneously by running through a router which connects to the DSL modem. How would I put my IIgs online - that is, how can I connect my IIgs to my PowerBook G3, which has only one Ethernet port? Thanks, -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 33383, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Could someone tell me what that means, or how to do it? It means that if the computer you want to connect to using LANceGS isn't in your immediate vicinity and you can touch it, you can't do it. > I have DSL (not working, but anyway...) and all the computers are online > simultaneously by running through a router which connects to the DSL > modem. How would I put my IIgs online - that is, how can I connect my > IIgs to my PowerBook G3, which has only one Ethernet port? You'll need a hub and a second IP address. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 33389, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Ryan, I have enough unique IP addresses to satisfy the requirements of all those on the LAN, including a potential Apple IIgs. How much does a hub cost, and how does it differ from a router? Sorry for the amateur questions, but I've never done any real networking (beyond dialing into the Internet) and all this stuff really is new to me. (Leave it to the Apple II to give me a reason to learn :) -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 33409, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > I have enough unique IP addresses to satisfy the requirements of all > those on the LAN, including a potential Apple IIgs. How much does a hub > cost, and how does it differ from a router? Hubs will vary in cost by how many ports they have and what speed they run at. It's now pretty easy to find 8 port 10 base T hubs for $40 or less, at least on the used/refurb/surplus market. A router is something that will actually send TCP/IP packets to the proper computers on the hub, kind of like a policeman routing traffic. A hub just gets everything on the same road. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 33416, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SOB] LANceGS - SORTING IT OUT 2 """""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone have a IIGS (or IIe) hooked up to their Ethernet LAN AND can make the telnet that comes with Marinetti work? I'm wondering if I'm missing something blindingly obvious, or maybe I'm trying to do the impossible. For that matter, the other comps can't ping my IIGs, though the hub says it's there, and on the TCPIP LanceGS tools, the IIGs sends out packets and receives them just fine... Any ideas? THANKS!! ~Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 33223, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Does anyone have a IIGS (or IIe) hooked up to their Ethernet LAN AND can > make the telnet that comes with Marinetti work? I haven't unpacked my GS since I moved two weeks ago, but before that, I couldn't get any TCP/IP traffic to work. UDP and ICMP work fine. > I'm wondering if I'm missing something blindingly obvious, or maybe I'm > trying to do the impossible. I still have a little debugging to do with my set up to determine which bit of code is buggy. Its possible that the solution, as suggested in the LANceGS manual, is that you will have to adjust the load order of your system extensions to get it to work. > For that matter, the other comps can't ping my IIGs If you are lucky, your GS will crash right away when it gets pinged. If you are unlucky, only your memory will get trashed. (SISGEOFF, 33238, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Does anyone have a IIGS (or IIe) hooked up to their Ethernet LAN AND can > make the telnet that comes with Marinetti work? So far, I've been totally unsuccessful at trying to make this work. This weekend, I intend to try SIS through the LANceGS to my hub, and then to my cable modem. Haven't tried that yet. > Its possible that the solution, as suggested in the LANceGS manual, is > that you will have to adjust the load order of your system extensions to > get it to work. Well, how about a simple "Full System v6.01 =AND= Marinetti" only? Should that meet those requirements, or are you talking about load order of "extras"? Also, I haven't yet been able to even "see" my other computers hooked up to the LAN, and the other computers haven't been able to "see" the IIgs. Can someone explain the total process (on both sides --- IIgs =and= Mac) to get at least this part to work? I don't need AppleTalk turned on, do I? Simply turning on "File Sharing" should do it...I think? BTW, the LANceGS passes all tests, so I know the hardware's working, and I know the Mac's hardware is working, and I know the LAN wiring is working, so it must be configuration that I can't figure out. Any help at all would be great, but if someone could put together a "step-by-step" process for file sharing with the IIgs/LANceGS combo and a Mac, I'm sure it would benefit many...and I'd be your slave for life! ;-) Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.3 and Crock O' Gold v3.3 (LUMITECH, 33249, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The LANceGS card and software don't do AppleTalk, so file sharing is entirely irrelevant. The only software that will work, at this time, would be Marinetti-compatible networking programs. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33251, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Also, I haven't yet been able to even "see" my other computers hooked up > to the LAN, and the other computers haven't been able to "see" the IIgs. > Can someone explain the total process (on both sides --- IIgs =and= Mac) > to get at least this part to work? I don't need AppleTalk turned on, do > I? Simply turning on "File Sharing" should do it...I think? Jeff, The key to see whether two computers can talk to each other over a LAN is to check out if a Ping request will be successfully replied to. Since the Ping from outside towards the Apple won't work (at this time), you need to check the opposite direction. If you get back a Ping reply on your Apple (after having sent out a Ping request), the computers can talk to each other. This confirmation means that these two computers most likely will be able to exchange data using the TCP/IP protocol. Other protocols (there are plenty of others) are not supported by Marinetti. You have two choices for a Ping test. Either use Geoff Weiss' GWPing with Marinetti installed, or use the IPTools program supplied on the LANceGS disk (Marinetti not required for this one). > BTW, the LANceGS passes all tests, so I know the hardware's working, and > I know the Mac's hardware is working, and I know the LAN wiring is > working, so it must be configuration that I can't figure out. Any help at > all would be great, but if someone could put together a "step-by-step" > process for file sharing with the IIgs/LANceGS combo and a Mac, I'm sure > it would benefit many...and I'd be your slave for life! ;-) Regarding the LANceGS card, I have never used the words "AppleTalk" and "File Sharing" in any of my statements or specifications, so I'm somewhat astonished how these expectations come up. From the first day the LANceGS has been made public, I thought it was clear that the card works with Marinetti, and it should be clear enough what Marinetti does. Marinetti is the TCP/IP protocol handler, and it's up to the user application set on top of the TCP/IP stack what can be achieved. Joachim (JLANGE6, 33252, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Either use Geoff Weiss' GWPing with Marinetti installed, or use the > IPTools program supplied on the LANceGS disk. I never got the Ping in IPTools to work. The ping program I wrote works fine. I didn't spend any time to figure out why the one in IPTools didn't work since mine worked. Geoff Weiss (SISGEOFF, 33254, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In message 'LanceGS :) Problems :( (Re: Msg 33249)' JLANGE6 said: > The key to see whether two computers can talk to each other over a LAN > is to check out if a Ping request will be successfully replied to. Since > the Ping from outside towards the Apple won't work (at this time), you > need to check the opposite direction. If you get back a Ping reply on > your Apple (after having sent out a Ping request), the computers can talk > to each other. This confirmation means that these two computers most > likely will be able to exchange data using the TCP/IP protocol. Other > protocols (there are plenty of others) are not supported by Marinetti. I understand this part, and am using Marinetti TCP/IP. However, I've been unable to exchange data. Ping requests from the IIgs are answered by the Mac. > You have two choices for a Ping test. Either use Geoff Weiss' GWPing with > Marinetti installed, or use the IPTools program supplied on the LANceGS > disk (Marinetti not required for this one). I've been using the IPTools program supplied on the LANceGS disk, with success...for Pings only. > Regarding the LANceGS card, I have never used the words "AppleTalk" and > "File Sharing" in any of my statements or specifications, so I'm somewhat > astonished how these expectations come up. From the first day the LANceGS > has been made public, I thought it was clear that the card works with > Marinetti, and it should be clear enough what Marinetti does. Marinetti > is the TCP/IP protocol handler, and it's up to the user application set > on top of the TCP/IP stack what can be achieved. OK, from this point is where it becomes unclear to me. The two computers (IIgs and iMac) are connected via TCP/IP to a hub, and the IIgs successfully sends pings to the Mac via the IPTools program supplied. My experience, from a "user" standpoint, is that once I've made a successful TCP/IP connection via EtherNet (regardless of platform), the two computers are "sharing", or "talking" as you call it above. The only reason I even mentioned "AppleTalk" is because I can't seem to share with the Mac via this configuration, so I thought perhaps "AppleTalk" needed to be turned on. I'm not intending to imply that there was any mis-representation, so please don't interpret my queries as that. My understanding, as a "user", must be flawed. I know that Marinetti is required on the IIgs side, and it is active and being used successfully for testing. So, what "user applications" can I use, both on the IIgs side =and= the Mac side, to further enhance the communication level above simple "pinging"? That, basically, is my question. Sorry if I introduced or implied anything else. I'm happy that I bought the card and know that it will serve the purpose that I want it to, it's simply that I obviously don't understand what's needed from a "user" level to further implement the connection. Jeff Carr Cruising the 'rainbow' path provided by: Spectrum v2.3 and Crock O' Gold v3.3 (LUMITECH, 33256, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NDL] NEW DRIVER FOR THE LANceGS CARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To all, mostly.. Got the newest driver for the LANceGS and have escaped my local network... Joy! I'm using IPNetRouter on a Mac to share my cable modem and now my GS is free to roam the Internet like the Big Boys. B-{) I love seeing hub LED's flash from my GS's port! Thanks, Joachim! (KMITCHEL, 33586, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Editor's note: If you own tHE LANCEGS card you should consider asking for the recently updated driver. Send email to ///SHH Systeme and ask for a copy. [EOA] [BDO] BRUTAL DELUXE ONLINE WITH NEW WEB SITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Brutal Deluxe Software ...is proud to announce that our new web site is online. Please visit us at { www.brutal-deluxe.net} ;-) Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Brutal Deluxe Software (TOINET, 33608, GO COM A2) [EOA] [PSD] PROBLEMS WITH SUPER DRIVE """"""""""""""""""""""""" I happened to get hold of a Super Drive and its controller the other day, so I thought all the PC <--> IIgs transfer hassles would be eliminated for good. I plugged the controller in slot 5, connected the Super Drive and another 800K 3.5" drive, entered control panel and set slot 5 to "your card". I booted system 6.0.1 but the drive icons did not appear on the desktop. That didn't matter as they did show up when I inserted 800K disks in them. However, the most bizarre phenomenon has just begun. I formatted several 1.4MB HD disks on my pc with Windows 98 SE. When I put a blank disk in the Super Drive, the system could recognize it and showed "MS-DOS xxx" as the name of the icon. I tried to copy a 2MG file from pc and put it in the Super Drive again, and it was able to read the file as well as copy it to a folder on IIgs' hard drive. But when I put a SHK or SDK file in the disk, the icon would not appear nor any utility I tried was able to recognize the disk and file. In short, as long as there were SHK or SDK files in the disk, my IIgs simply refused to recognize it, but that did not happen when the disk was empty or contained 2MG files. I also tried to install all possible FST and what not from system 6.0.1 install disk, but nothing helped at all. I hope anyone experienced in such matter could help. Any kind of opinion is also appreciated. (SAVANT32, 33175, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > I happened to get hold of a Super Drive and its controller the other day, > so I thought all the PC <--> IIgs transfer hassles would be eliminated > for good. Trust me, it will. I now have a SuperDrive setup on each of my currently active IIgs's and it has become an indispensable tool for file exchange. I believe I know the cause of your problem and how to solve it, see below. > I plugged the controller in slot 5, connected the Super Drive and another > 800K 3.5" drive, entered control panel and set slot 5 to "your card". A small tip: I suggest installing the card in slot-6 and setting that to 'Your Card'. This disables any 5.25" drives that may be connected, but rarely will you need one operating along side your SuperDrive at the same time (and when it is needed, just toggle the Control Panel setting and reboot). Next, attach your Apple 3.5 (800K) to the GS's built-in floppy port which will now be free. Many older games, demos and applications are hardcoded to work using the Smartport and will _fail_ to boot through a drive attached to an Apple II 3.5 Disk Controller Card. If you want compatibility with older floppy based software, this is a must. > I booted system 6.0.1 but the drive icons did not appear on the desktop. > That didn't matter as they did show up when I inserted 800K disks in > them. However, the most bizarre phenomenon has just begun. I formatted > several 1.4MB HD disks on my pc with Windows 98 SE. The problem is this, Windows 95 and later introduced long file names that shattered the 8.3 limit of MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 (which was just a shell interface atop DOS). Apple released the MSDOS.FST back in 1993, well before Windows 95 and up, and thus doesn't understand how to deal very well with long file names among other things. One "bug" is if you format a floppy disk *without* giving it a volume label, the MSDOS.FST won't attempt to mount the disk. Even if you attempt to correct this by later giving the disk a volume label once there files are copied to it, it still won't mount. The solution is simple: Format (or quick format/erase) a floppy disk and give it a volume label **BEFORE** you copy any files to it. Once you've done this, the disk will read fine on the Apple IIgs side. Peter Watson's "MUG!" NDA is unaffected by this incidentally, although I still like being able to read MSDOS diskettes from the Finder desktop and any GS/OS applications (i.e. ShrinkIt-GS). It is still worthwhile getting a hold of MUG! since it allows you to write (albeit slowly) to MSDOS volumes, whereas Apple's FST is read-only. If you have a SuperDrive setup, MUG! (or Peter's shell based MS-DOS Utilities if you prefer a command line) is a must-have. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 33190, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Giving a volume label after formatting a MS-DOS disk DID work! Now the IIgs can see the disk and the files on it when it is inserted in the drive. This is indeed tricky which I never regarded as necessary or important when twiddling with pc. I think I am granted the access to the SHK library I have collected but haven't been able to use. A million thanks to Mitchell! You did help me a lot. By the way, putting the controller in slot 6 is also a nice tip. Thanks to Ryan and Joat too. I paid attention to make the file names conform to MS-DOS restrictions (8+3). The situation was that the disk was invisible (not mounted) on desktop if I put SHK files in it, so I had no way to see the contents. Even GSHK was unable to read the files on the disk. But they are all resolved now. Thanks for your opinions. (SAVANT32, 33221, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" > Giving a volume label after formatting a MS-DOS disk DID work! Now the > IIgs can see the disk and the files on it. Glad that did the trick, I suspected that was the source of your problem. Now that your able to transfer software to your IIgs, I suggest one of the first things you download is Peter Watson's MUG! NDA for writing to MSDOS, allowing you to transfer files in the opposite direction. Follow the URL below: { ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/mug101.bxy} Incidentally, if you download from a web browser on the PC side, make sure to right-click on files and select "Save Link As". Clicking on it directly will cause it to be displayed as ASCII and subsequently not saved in binary mode afterwards (which WILL corrupt a ShrinkIt archive). You can also configure Netscape to recognize *.SHK, *.BXY, etc, as binary files to avoid trouble altogether. >Thanks to Ryan and Joat too. I paid attention to make the file >names conform to MS-DOS restrictions (8+3). That's not entirely necessary. If you copy a file to disk which file name exceeds DOS's 8.3 limit, GS/OS displays it much the way MS-DOS would. For example, "Wolfenstein3D.SHK" will be shortened and displayed as "Wolfen~1.SHK" and will _still_ be accessible from ShrinkIt-GS. If you want to see the entire long file name displayed, view the disk using MUG! NDA. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 33243, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WPL] WHICH PRINTER FOR PRINTING LABELS WITH THE Apple II? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A dot-matrix printer still works better with AppleWorks for mailing labels than a laser printer does--I've never quite gotten the printout to line up properly with the sheet-feed method that laser printer uses. :) Later..........Howard (HKATZ, 33365, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" That's what I originally thought when I first got my LaserJet, but really, I don't think it's true after having fed thousands and thousands of address labels through the LaserJet. The only real problem is lining up the top label, but I have a perfectly acceptable work-around for that. I do waste some labels, but at $10 or so for 5000 labels, who cares? It'd be much easier to show you how I do it, but I'll try to explain it... I use standard continuous feed labels, 11 to a sheet, remove the top most label, and then fold over the top approximately 1/2 inch. Then, whether I have one label to print, or 1000, just feed those folded-over strips of labels through the LaserJet. OTOH, I do use AppleWorks GS for printing my return address label, and with GS/OS and Harmonie, no folding is necessary ;-) It's been a long time since I set up those AW custom report formats, but if you want me to look at the settings I use, give a holler. As it is, I kept the IW II set up just for labels, but not for long ;-) Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33371, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" I would like to know your method for doing it on AW classic, Joe. do you also know offhand the "avery label" type you're using? Later..........Howard (HKATZ, 33376, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" To begin with, Howard, I'm using the LaserJet driver that was on the NAUG Printer Disk. As I remember, all I had to do to get that going was to change the Init String so that it worked with my parallel card. As far as the labels, I'm currently using Avery brand 4013. Those come 12 to a sheet. I waste the top one, as I pull it off, and then fold over the top of that sheet 1/2 inch. Since my method only prints 10 labels per sheet, I have an extra one at the bottom of each sheet, so I re-use those later when I have just one label to print. In the AppleWorks Database, I have a report format set up for mailing labels, and here's the settings which I think are the most important ones... Platen Width = 8.0" Left Margin = .3" Right Margin = 0.0 Paper Length = 1.0" Top/Bottom Margins = 0.0 Printing Length = 1.0" Lines Per Inch = 6 I set up that report format soon after getting the LaserJet, and have never had to fiddle with it at all. For my purposes, it works fast and efficiently, whether I have one mailing label to print or 1,000. If I left anything out, just holler. Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33396, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" The NAUG printer driver disk can be found both here, and on the Trenco FTP database too. (ftp.gno.org). There's versions set up for AW3, 4 and 5, as well as a nifty utility by Doug Gum that will take a custom printer setup from one version of AW, and then read it into the SEG.ER file of another. So, if you have a custom printer setup in AW3, you can have the program read it into AW5 and you don't have to worry about mistyping when putting all those esc. codes in by hand. :) Come to think of it, th NAUG driver disks are also available from SSII, if memory serves. :) Later............Howard (HKATZ, 33430, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Well, that, and about 600 other National AppleWorks User Group disks. For folks who would rather not (or can't) download it, the NAUG Printer Disk is available for $5, and that includes versions for AW 3 to AW 5. Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33431, GO COM A2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [BBS] BUGS IN BASIC SYSTEM v1.5 ? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently was looking over the "Time in a Bottle" CD which consists of posts and programs from the old GEnie A2 forums, and it had some vague messages pertaining to possible bugs in Basic.System v1.5. Does anyone know of any bugs in Basic.System v1.5? The posts were written in the fashion "I seem to recall a problem..." and kept asking for a Tim Keller to verify. Is Tim Keller still around? The problems were: 1) Problems with large text files, & 2) Mysterious hangs Well, this info is vague, but I have seen hangs during the CLOSE command (which also sometimes trashes the file & directory to such a point that you have to use ProSel-16's hidden sort-delete command to fix it). My exact problem: I have poked locations on page 3 that don't change during a reboot and I narrowed down my mysterious hangs to the CLOSE command. It does not consistently happen, but running the program under GS/OS system 6 (ProDOS v2.0.3 & BI v1.5) it happens quite a bit. Booting directly into ProDOS helps a little. Also when the program hangs the GS control panel is locked out, reset won't reset, and only a open-apple-control-reset will recover. Rarely, the hang causes file damage (see above). I've rewrote this section of code 3 times now without luck, but the program used to run flawlessly. So I went back to my archives and ran it for a few weeks AND had no problem! Why? Well, the archive 3.5" disk which I was booting into had ProDOS v1.8 and Basic.System v1.5. So I started booting directly into a ProDOS partition with ProDOS v1.8 and have had NO problems! At this point there is only one possibility that I can think of that might cause these problems: there is only 2K of free memory in my program when the text file is opened (leaving less than 1K remaining). Any thoughts? Jeff Fink email: { finkjsc@yahoo.com} (FINKSTERJ, 3205, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I think I first brought this up to both Tim Kellers and Howard Katz over on GEnie shortly after I discovered BASIC SYSTEM 1.5. At the time I was involved with a company called Temporal Acuity Products (TAP), and had developed a hard drive version of their 50+ music reading/training programs. I had been using BASIC 1.4.1 with ProDOS 1.9. I switched to ProDOS 2.x and BASIC 1.5. I was experiencing occasional lockups in the programs, but never really reproducible on a regular basis. However, I did notice that some programs that had INVERSE characters would display MOUSETEXT instead of the older duplicate set of inverse characters. Tim, particularly, agreed that there must be some bug in 1.5 ... because if I used the same version of ProDOS, but changed to BASIC 1.4.1 there never was a problem. We never did figure out was/is wrong with 1.5's code. This is why I still use BASIC 1.4.1 ... even on my gs. Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host (go com a2) Delivered by OLRight! (v4.1) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs and posted on the TEXT side. (CHUNK_S, 3207, GO COM A2P) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NSC] NO SLOT CLOCK OPERATION / INSTALLATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yesterday I saw that you had a reference in one of the latest issues of The Lamp (August 2000) about the No Slot Clock (NSC). First, some history about my equipment: I have a //e with a NSC as well as a Franklin 1200, both of which also have a Z80 computer. They both have 2 disk drive boards and the Apple has an 8 Mhz ZIP chip and an 128K expansion board while the Franklin has a Super Serial Card (SSC) with a 300 baud modem. Just 2 weeks ago I was given a 32 Meg PC (ugh) with 56k modem but I still do and always will use my 6502s for 99% of my work. I have Turbo Pascal 3.0, Apple Pascal 1.2, Fortran, Mix C, GraForth, many Basics and many other languages that run on these 'old dilapidated' machines. I got my //e 10 years ago because my Franklin 1000 was killed by trying to get the ZIP Chip to work in it. Shortly after getting my //e, I saw a NSC at a local electronics store and bought it. I still have the original box it came in as well as the instructions and software that came with it. After I got the NSC, I wrote several utilities to display and change its DATA. One of the latest things that I have done is get the ProDOS version of ZBasic (vice the CPM version that already had) and I have translated these programs to work under that language. A No Slot Clock (NSC) can easily get around the problem of no spare slots and it provides an excellent clock source that gives more information than a time card does (this was the original question). In the old //e's it goes under the CD chip & the documentation has it as the CE (don't they mean CF?) ROM in the newer (it's the only PROM). NOTE: You will NOT damage your computer if the NSC is in the wrong socket just as long as you always get the pin orientation of the NSC and IC correct (and of course never break off any the pins). Under DOS 3.3, you must first BLOAD CLOCKREAD and do a CALL in order to read data from the NSC or BLOAD CLOCKWRITE and do a CALL in order to write data to the NSC. (I use a hello program that I call HELLO.TIME that clears the screen and prints out the current time/date and Day Of Week and then waits for a keypress before running what was my regular HELLO program). If you are in ProDOS and you just want the time (HH:MM) and date (MM/DD/YY), then you do NOT have to do anything special after you have loaded (booted with) the altered ProDOS (eg. if you just want your CATalog to be date/time stamped when you do disk operations, like saves, etc. OR if you used a specialized BASIC like ZBASIC that has TIME and DATE functions built into them ). If you want to get the seconds, hundredths of seconds and the Day Of Week or have these DATA or the time while using DOS 3.3, then you must BLOAD the CLOCKREAD program first and use a CALL statement whenever you wanted the latest values. From the SetUp disk that comes with the clock, you must do the following: 1) First run the INSTALL.BAS program. 2) Highlight the SETCLOCK utility and run it to set the time, month, date, hours and minutes. Select Install Patch to ProDOS System where you will be asked to install a disk to update the ProDOS.. (If it does not recognize the version of ProDOS, it will not update it and print out a message saying so.) 3) Then you must reboot your system with this disk in order to use the clock. Always run the SETCLOCK utility from the utility at least ONCE after installing the clock. This patches the ProDOS to read date and time from the NSC. As far as I can recall, this has always been then ONLY way to access the NSC. I have never seen or heard of a version for the NSC that was a *.SYSTEM program. However, I have entered and used a *.SYSTEM program that would load and run first and would allow you to set the time and date and would then run a second *.SYSTEM file. (This was actually a BASIC program that ran 1st after loading BASIC.SYSTEM and gave you the option of setting any time or date option and set a default value for changes that were not changed. This allowed you to have your files date/time stamped even though you did NOT have a timecard. (from Nibble magazine, COMPUTE!, etc.) (does it already do so on a GS ?). Anyway, I could supply them the code to SET, read and write to the NSC (a copy of the 5.25 floppy that came with the NSC). I was never able to figure out how to switch between 12 / 24 hour format (it seems that 12 hour format is a setting of the HI bit (MSB) to 1 in the 5th register). A setting of the 5th bit (2 bits to the right of the MSB) of that register being the bit that indicates AM / PM hours with a 1 indicating PM ( stating that bit 5 is the second 10 hour bit (20-23 hours). Dan Wallace Dan_Wallace@Juno.com or wallacde@onizuka.af.mil [EOA] [CAT] C FOR THE 8 BIT Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""" First quotes from the January, 1999 issue of The Lamp. --- start of quotes --- C FOR THE 8 BIT II? You won't find any on disk. The only C-like compiler """"""""""""""""""" ever created for 8-bit Apple II systems that I'm aware of is HyperC, and as far as I know it can only be gotten by downloading it. (I don't deny the possibility that other 8-bit C compilers have existed for the II, but I don't know of any for sure :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum (SHEPPY, 2362, GO COM A2PRO) >>>>> Actually, there was a compiler called Aztec C from Manx Software """"" years ago. I expect you'd have to find a used copy at this point. In general, though, the Apple IIc just doesn't have enough memory for a C compiler. As you start to use whatever you find, keep that basic fact in mind. If you're serious about C programming, you need a larger machine--like the Apple IIGS. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 2363, GO COM A2PRO) --- end of quotes --- Now my comments: First, I have and use Apple Pascal 1.2 as well as what I originally had, Turbo Pascal 3.0. There was also the mention of 'Aztec C' for the Apple back in the 80's. However, I have a powerful C that was not mentioned. It is called 'Mix C' and sold for only $30. There was also a 'Small C' in the Public Domain that I have yet to figure out. The only trouble with Turbo Pascal and Mix C is the fact that you need a CPM board (with a Z80 chip) to order to run them on the Apple. I had purchased an AE Z-80 board for my original Franklin Ace 1000 very early on in order to run Turbo Pascal. I now have a Franklin Ace 1200 as well as an Apple //e (with an 8 Mhz Zip chip), both of which have a Z80 board. This board makes the computer actually '2' computers in one. It greatly increases the available software and greatly enhances the ability of the Apple //. Using the CPM board, I have the 'C', Pascal and Fortran as well as several Basics (C, G, M, Z etc.) to use as languages in which to write programs in on a 'BASIC only' Apple //. What many people do not realize is that CPM, developed by DEC, is what MSDOS/basic was developed from (on a PDP 1170, like the one I used almost 20 years ago) in just a couple of days. If you know CPM, then you know how to use MSDOS, something that most people cannot do today. The 'Windows' operating system is just MSDOS with a GUI (graphical interface), one of the oldest of systems. Dan Wallace Dan Wallace [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor..............................lyle837@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER Building A2Central.com-------------------------------------------[OPN] TIME IN A BOTTLE - AN UNSOLICITED REVIEW------------------------------[RTB] By Mike Thomas, aka Phoenyx A2 DISTILLATIONS Starter Disks Available From A2Central.com-----------------------[SDA] A2Central.com Online Store-- ----------------------------------[OLS] New Source for Spectrum------------------------------------------[NSS] What Has Changed in Spectrum v2.4?-------------------------------[WHC] Upgrades to SIS Will be Awhile-----------------------------------[UTS] Silvern Castle v5.2 Available in A2 Database---------------------[SCF] Silvern Castle v6.0----------------------------------------------[SCS] Silvern Castle Help----------------------------------------------[SCH] System.II Via the Lost Classics Project--------------------------[SII] Xenocide Via the Lost Classics Project---------------------------[XLC] Maxster for the Apple IIgs is in A2 Database---------------------[MID] Chameleon Available From Ewen's Web Site-------------------------[CAE] Where Does the no Slot Clock go?---------------------------------[WCG] Using a Laserwriter II With the Apple IIgs-----------------------[ULW] Where to Get a 5.25" Drive Cleaning Kit--------------------------[DCK] Which Modems for the Apple IIgs?---------------------------------[WMF] Which Sound Card to use------------------------------------------[WSC] LANceGS Enables Day of Wonder!-----------------------------------[DOW] Finding an ISP in Alaska... or Anywhere Else---------------------[FAI] Connecting to the Internet With the IIgs-------------------------[CTI] A2P DISTILLATIONS Using List Control-----------------------------------------------[ULC] Projects... Inform Compiler... FTP Server... ?-------------------[PIF] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Building A2Central.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking down from High Above the Rock River this past summer you would have noticed a building being built along the river... a new Boat House for the local Rowing Club. The old Boat House was in need of repair and was becoming crowded. Lots of the labor was by volunteers. Reminds me of the construction of A2Central.com that is going on right now. I drop in twice a day via Lynx to see what is going on... the URL for this site is at the top of my list of bookmarks. Not only is there a lot going on there... this site is designed to look spiffy with the graphics based browsers _and_ be friendly to Lynx for those who are content to come for information with a simpler browser. [EOA] [RTB] TIME IN A BOTTLE - AN UNSOLICITED REVIEW """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" By Mike Thomas, aka Phoenyx From quazar@dcnet2000.com Thu Nov 16 13:31:06 2000 Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2000 20:42:33 -0500 From: Phoenyx Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Review: Time in a bottle CD collection. First, this is an unsolicited review. It and I am in no way related to the distributors. Any opinions herein are entirely my own and shall not reflect upon any other person or association. This text is (C) copyright 03-SEP-2000 Mike Thomas aka Phoenyx. You are free to redistribute by any means necessary as long as this copyright is retained and credit given for it's contents. --=={ Time in a Bottle. An Apple II CD collection }==-- When I first saw the message concerning the soon to be released CD set, I was very excited. Having missed out on most of the online activity in the Apple II world, I knew I had lost the chance at a plethora of interesting and useful information. I immediately went to the online order site and purchased a set, in spite of the fact that I could put the $50 to better use. I waited in anticipation as the weekend dragged by, looking forward to this treasure trove of unknown information. Finally, it arrived in the mail on Tuesday morning. After all the wait and eager anticipation, was I disappointed? Actually, I was, just a bit at first. When I inserted the first CD and browsed the first few directories I noticed that many of the files were message groups. Having missed out on these early unions of Apple II users, I had no idea what to expect in this area. Many of them were simple 'Hi, how are you' sort of messages with very little useful content. I was also disappointed a bit later on when I discovered some of the files were damaged and could not be opened. On top of that, some of the files were also duplicated elsewhere in the collection. Considering the cost and how much $50 dollars means to my family, you should be able to understand my disappointment. Considering the size of this collection and the time frame it covered, some duplication should be expected I guess. However, I also expected the editors to put some effort in eliminating or at least reducing this duplication and corrupted files. At least in a few of the more obvious cases. Not one to be daunted, I continued to peruse the files and even stopping a while to read some of the more interesting messages. My disappointment began to disappear when I started coming across messages which fit my own interests, primarily programming, hardware info and utilities. I decided to stop reading for a while and check out some more of the CD's contents before I got too engrossed in the messages. I hadn't even realized how much time had elapsed just in reading them, but it turns out I had spent a couple of hours and still had many more to go. The wealth of information in this set is beginning to become apparent. I began to feel more at ease and decided to finish my initial, superficial investigation before passing judgment. Well, let me just say this. My initial reaction to the set was definitely way off base. Even now, I am finding programs and info which are worth more than the cost of the CD's. The combined worth is rather difficult to calculate since each user must decide which of these files are useful to them. For myself, I have already found things that I would have loved to use way back when. I have always been a bit disappointed at being unable to participate in the early A2 online groups. I now have some idea of the things I missed out on. Sure, I managed to get by back then, since I had no knowledge of what was going on. Living in the boonies helped to shield me from being disappointed by not seeing what I was missing. I guess that sometimes ignorance really is bliss. The set is nicely arranged in the order I assume the Genie system used. It is fairly easy to find your way around, even for folks like me who have never seen the original storage system. I would like to mention, I am set up with Balloon which is a big asset when browsing through archive sets like this. It would certainly be much more difficult if I had to open every file with GS Shrinkit. I managed to get lucky and found the Balloon archiver on a diskazine in a collection of disks I picked up somewhere. I don't know where it is available on the net, or even if it is legally available at all. Also, my Focus drive has been very helpful. I had already partitioned it to just a few P8 partitions and one large HFS one which I am using to unpack files for inspection. If you don't have these capabilities, don't be too disappointed just use whatever means you can to access those babies. Of course, it could be in the CD set and I haven't run across it yet. At this point I am still perusing the file libraries on the second disk and enjoying every moment. I have not had a chance to return to the message areas yet. In fact, I haven't gone back and checked many of the other directories of the first CD. Yes, I'm sure there will be more of those simplistic messages. Having been a sysop of my own BBS, I know this is normal for almost any group of people with little in common except the topic of whatever message base they happen to be in. At this point I will not be disappointed no matter what I find. The software on the second CD has more than made up for the cost, even for a poor old country bumpkin' like myself. So guys and gals, do yourself a favor and point your browser the URL in the original message and get your own. Even those with out a CD on their Apple II can still benefit as long as they have some method of reading a CD in HFS format. AFAIK, this is no problem for Linux or Beos users and I have heard of a utility for Windows users also. Of course all you Mac owners are probably smiling about now since you know you will have no trouble at all reading the CD's. That's ok, I'm doing just fine on my GS and I can still use my Linux box if necessary. Plus, I figure it might be one more reason for those Windows users to jump on the Linux or Beos band wagon. Who knows, all some of them need is just a little push. For those who missed the original message, here's the order URL again. http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM BTW, thanks guys. This has been one of the most useful things I have purchased for my II's in a long time. Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful or at least interesting. Phoenyx, Apple2 user since March 1984 Links to Phoenyx's pages: preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2 alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2 [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SDA] STARTER DISKS AVAILABLE FROM A2Central.com """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central.com now shipping Apple II system and starter kit disks. A2Central.com is pleased to announce that effective immediately, we're able to ship Apple II system software disks for US $2.00 per disk. This includes Apple II GS System 6.0.1 and Apple II System Disk 3.2 (for all Apple II computers with 64K of memory. Also available are HyperCard IIgs, the Apple II SCSI Utilities, the Apple II Video Overlay Card Utilities, and more. We have also created Apple II Telecom Starter Kit disks. These disks, with several versions available depending on which Apple II model you have, come preconfigured for a standard setup of the Apple II model you use. Each bootable ProDOS disk includes Modem Mgr telecommunications software and an assortment of key utilities needed when downloading Apple II software from online services, including ShrinkIt. These disks, too, are available for $2 each. A2Central.com is providing these disks at cost to help newcomers to the Apple II community get their new computers up and running. Please visit { http://www.a2central.com/shop} for details and an order form. A2Central.com is an authorized Apple II user group. All Apple software is distributed under license from Apple Computer Inc. This announcement may be distributed or reprinted freely, as long as it is unaltered. (CINDYADAMS, 33792, GO COM A2) [EOA] [OLS] A2Central.com ONLINE STORE """""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central.com has obtained a substantial number of items that were previously occupying valuable space in Roger Wagner's garage. Now that they're occupying valuable space in my garage, we've decided it's time to clear them out. Therefore, we've now opened the A2Central.com Online Store at { http://order.kagi.com/?2QP} . We have a large number of new, still-in-shrinkwrapped-boxes ComputerEyes GS cards. The ComputerEyes GS is a video capture card that lets you capture a still image from a video source in about six seconds. We're selling these for $20, including shipping in the United States, or $30 internationally. We also have a few copies of the HyperStudio Quick Course, a workbook and disk for people learning HyperStudio. (It doesn't include HyperStudio, sorry). Additionally, we have the A2-Central Font Collection, a set of eight font disks published by the original A2-Central. These disks are packed with ShrinkIt-compressed fonts, all cataloged in an AppleWorks database. And to top it all off, we have around 30 copies of the ComputerEyes GS manual, in case you have a card but no manual (the packages mentioned above include the manual and software; these are extras). So support A2Central.com and your Apple II habit by visiting the A2Central.com online store today! { http://order.kagi.com/?2QP} Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 33736, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NSS] NEW SOURCE FOR SPECTRUM """"""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II and Spectrum =================================== Shareware Solutions II, in association with Ewen Wannop and My eSource, is pleased to announce that effective immediately it is the Publisher and exclusive worldwide distributor of Spectrum. Written by British author Ewen Wannop, Spectrum is an easy-to-use yet powerful and comprehensive IIGS desktop telecommunications program that permits users to dial up a local BBS, to log onto an employer's remote computer, or to access the far reaches of cyberspace via a local Internet Service Provider. Spectrum is an expandable program that has grown far beyond basic telecommunications. Through the use of Spectrum's External Commands and powerful Scripting language, Spectrum add-on programs have been created that allow users to automate online sessions to Delphi with COG (Crock O' Gold), surf the world wide web with SIS (Spectrum Internet Suite), or send and receive e-mail via SMTP and POP3 mail servers with SAM (Spectrum Automated Mailer). Spectrum is the only program for the Apple IIGS that has been updated to provide support for Internet access via TCP/IP, thereby freeing Spectrum users from having to use an increasingly more difficult-to-find unix shell account! The latest version of Spectrum - v2.4 - requires System 6.0.1. Highly recommended are a hard disk drive and 4 megabytes of RAM. Some of Spectrum 2.4's advanced features include: * Improved script execution speed. * Optimize scripts by compiling them. * Spectrum 2.4 and the XCMDs are Y2K compliant. * Optional Serial or TCP/IP environment. * Fully Integrated support for Marinetti 2.0. * Integrated multi-socket Telnet function. * Up to 32 simultaneous open TCP/IP connections. * View HTML files directly from within Spectrum. * Enhanced !Help! NDA includes Find function. * Internal support for Babelfish Import and Export. * Spectrum 2.4 supports the Hierarchic Control Panel. * Updated Spectrum Port driver. * 57600 baud connections using Bernie ][ the Rescue. * More than 50 new or updated script commands. * More than 30 new replacement items. * Many enhanced and updated XCMDs: + The BinHQX XCMD now includes: + BinSCII encoding and decoding. + BinHex 4.0 encoding and decoding. + MIME Base 64 multipart encoding and decoding. + UUencode encoding and decoding. * Enhanced WorkBench XCMD replaces the ResEdit XCMD: + Access and edit resource forks. + Make MessageCenter and IPC calls. + Make Toolbox & GS/OS calls. + Peek and Poke. * The Spectrum manuals are now supplied in Teach format. * New CD version has the manuals in Acrobat PDF format. The cost of Spectrum v2.4 is $35, and first time buyers can purchase the complete Spectrum package by credit card, on either 3.5" disk or CD-ROM, at Shareware Solutions II's online store, located at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Low cost updates for those who purchased Spectrum from My eSource are available only through the mail, as proof-of-purchase must be supplied. Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901 Questions about Spectrum v2.4? Contact Joe Kohn at joko@foxvalley.net Shareware Solutions II's web site is located at: http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 33674, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WHC] WHAT HAS CHANGED IN SPECTRUM v2.4? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there a list anywhere of what's changed between Spectrum 2.3 and 2.4? The list Joe's been publishing of new features includes 2.3's new features too. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd sheppy@sheppyware.net http://www.sheppyware.net (SHEPPY, 33817, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The only things that have really changed are technical things 'under the hood' which affect grabbing TCP data from sockets that are closing on you. This was necessary for the work Geoff is doing on SIS and also for his FTP client. On the surface, nothing much has changed but for the splash screen saying Shareware Solutions is now the publisher. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33840, GO COM A2) [EOA] [UTS] UPGRADES TO SIS WILL BE AWHILE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > A new SIS, which will fully use a TCP/IP connection, has been announced > and should be available soon. Subsequent testing of this product in development shows it is not much more reliable than the current alpha TCP/IP library for SIS. This basically means that the announcement for a new version of SIS was premature. I was using a small sample of web sites (like three) which worked fine, but ran into problems with a larger set (like most of the sites not in the set of three). Since I don't use SIS, I wasn't aware of all the problems. The enhancements that I made offer no new functionality so there will not be a new released version of SIS soon. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 33823, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCF] SILVERN CASTLE v5.2 AVAILABLE IN A2 DATABASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle v5.2 is now done and should be showing up for download soon! Stuff Changed: - The tome file readers now returns to the search screen after exiting dogpaw instead of going back to the extra's menu-press to now exit the search screen. - Since only 2 users have requested the >free< registration instructions since Silvern Castle was reclassified as freeware, it is no longer necessary to ask for one. It was my intent to gauge how many A2er's are playing Silvern, as this remains the only incentive I have left to develop A2 software . Unless you request a unique serial number, the program will now display the generic SN 9999 by default, and as a result this will completely disable all the old shareware checks. New stuff: - New extra's menu option: Tome of Arcana! This is a help/hint/review guide compiled from the Delphi A2 Entertainment Forum and JuicedGS. Enjoy! - BASIC.SYSTEM v1.4.1 is now supported in case anyone has programs with BI v1.5 (like I do). - Optional STARTUP file added to start Silvern faster (especially on non-hard drive systems). (FINKSTERJ, 33649, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Name: SCUPD52.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 5-NOV-2000 19:38 By : HKATZ Size: 253440 This is the Silvern Castle 5.2 update. The tome viewer now returns to the search screen after exiting Dogpaw instead of going back to the extras menu. Also, the requirement to ask for registration instructions is gone (Jeff is getting frustrated by the lack of feedback on the game;if you play it, please let him know what you think!). Adds the Tome of Arcana, hints, tips, and reviews from Delphi's A2 forum and Juiced.GS. In addition, BASIC.SYSTEM 1.4.1 is supported (some people have problems with 1.5), and startup has been sped up. Silvern Castle has been released as Freeware by the Author. (T_DIAZ, 33904, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCS] SILVERN CASTLE v6.0 """"""""""""""""""" SCv6.0 is done and due to be released in the next few weeks! Here's the vitals: Bugs fixed: - Using dispel or haste devices at camp now correctly displays "No effect!" instead of nothing. - Using missile weapons and dispel devices in combat now correctly strike the correct group. - Enchanted one-charge non-potion devices are now correctly interpreted (i.e. not treated as doses). Stuff changed: - You must run the file MICRODOT.SYSTEM to now start Silvern Castle. - The Extra's menu no longer contains Dogpaw, because it doesn't run under MicroDot. Run the SC.READER program under Basic.System (i.e. exit Silvern) to view them. In addition, you can view all doc files. - The saved game format is no longer compatible with earlier versions, because of this you must disband your party before installing SCv6.0. - The unique monster generator has been removed. - For those of you with the Second Sight card, pressing CTRL-Z after exiting the GS control panel will now quickly restore the graphics screen because Second Sight incorrectly restores the wrong hi-res page switch. - Speed-up maze plotting slightly. - Text Mode maze support is back. - Depending on level, monsters now have a higher chance to hit 2x per attack. - Updated a few monsters to add some missing special abilities. - Using non-scroll LIGHT devices (i.e. torch or lanterns) in combat now are interpreted as thrown flaming missile weapons, doing up to 12hp of damage to one monster. New stuff: - SC now runs under MicroDot, the command shell interface replacement for Basic.System. MicroDot frees up over 7.5k of memory, so be prepared for some cool features in future updates to take advantage of this. - Added 13 new items! - Added one new device affect! - Some monsters now have normal weapon immunity, requiring magic weapons, spells, or devices to hit. You'll get the "No affect" message if your weapon isn't high enough in enchantment. Enjoy, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 33888, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Re: Silvern Castle v6.0 Changes: I'm afraid I went a little overboard and modified some additional stuff! This will set the release date back to the end of November 2000 for some more testing, although everything listed here is now in place and working nicely. Here's the additional vitals to the list published in the first message of this "Silvern Castle v6.x" topic: Bugs Fixed: o Enchanted non-potion devices now takes advantage of the extra power. o Fixed bug in NPC info surrender which displayed wrong special sometimes. o Fixed centuries-old bug in the monster CALL other groups ability. o When you are at a maze special (stairs, etc), the white square is now correctly plotted as a half-square to match the side walls. By design, the 3-D maze display shows your party occupying the middle of the spot you are at. o Fixed an incorrect order of events that "broke" monster magical devices before the monster actually decided to use it. o Fixed bug in combat equip that displayed equipped unknown weapons incorrectly after equipping the same unknown weapon in an earlier combat round. Stuff Changed: o The message "No affect!" is no longer displayed on the FIRST dispel attempt when ALL the monsters have already been killed or fled. o Druids can now only I)nfo items that are of a level one-half their maximum I)d level (i.e. like clerics). This prevents discovering new item attributes too easily! o Resize Roster/Update Datafiles now shows processing status. o The selection of weapons available to the monsters has been increased to ALL possible types (except special weapons like dragon slayers) because now I have enough free memory. Also, now there is a "preference" for certain weapons by monster class (i.e. no more mighty fighters with enchanted clubs!). o After using the combat weapon equip option, your original weapon is now automatically equipped when combat is over (unless the new weapon is cursed!). New Stuff: o Added 36 total new items! Some can be found in limited stock at the store. o Added 3 total new device affects! o New Camp Inspect option: Equip W)eapon only. This quickly equips just a weapon (or none if you choose), skipping the armour equip part. II Infinitum, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 33954, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Re: Silvern Castle v6.0 Update Alert *** UPDATE ALERT WARNING: The saved game format of Silvern Castle v6.0 is no longer compatible with versions earlier than version 6.0. If you are updating from an earlier version of Silvern Castle you MUST disband your saved game (if one exists, that is) in the market BEFORE installing the files in this update. If you don't disband your pre-v6.0 saved game before you install this update's replacement files, you will NOT be able to run the updated Silvern Castle program until you do so. To recover in this instance, restore your BACKUP of Silvern Castle, run it and disband your saved game, then reinstall this update's replacement files. *** CATCH-22: If you fail to heed this update alert warning and overwrite your current version of Silvern Castle with this update's replacement files without a BACKUP available, you will be left in a situation where you CANNOT EASILY disband your saved game. In this case, the simplest solution would be to delete the GAME saved game file. If deleting your saved game is not appealing, you will have to go through the painstaking process of copying the datafiles STATUS, ROSTER, GAME, STORE, and ROP to a safe place, reinstalling your current version of Silvern Castle on TOP of Silvern Castle v1.0, copying the datafiles back, running your current version of Silvern Castle and disbanding your saved game, then reinstalling this update's replacement files. Remember: BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP. (FINKSTERJ, 33955, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCH] SILVERN CASTLE HELP """"""""""""""""""" I downloaded one of your earlier versions of Silvern Castle, I don't recall which one but it was already an update. When I tried it out, all I ever saw were empty corridors in the upper left corner of the screen. I keep reading here about people seeing various things. Is this just a manner of speaking or am I missing something? At any rate, after wandering empty corridors for a while, I got bored and have not tried it again. I have never seen Wizardry, so the comparisons are all lost on me. MT Steve (S_BERNBAUM, 33781, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You say you downloaded one of the updates, did you install it on top of Silvern Castle v1.0? The updates do not comprise a stand alone program, they only "enhance" the original v1.0 program. But, you must have done this or how else could you have gotten to the maze? Anyway, as you wander the corridors of the maze, you really don't see anything in the way of pictures or graphics. What you do get are monster encounters and messages at some spots. In this regard, Silvern is much like Eamon, but since the maze is displayed in 3D there is no need to say things like "You are in a north south corridor, with doors to the east and west" because you can "see" corridors and doors. The combat sequences are similar to Eamon, but much more detailed and highly developed, especially in regard to magic. In the maze, at some locations you will find text messages, and other specials (but again, all in text, never as a picture). You should have had some monster encounters after wandering only a few squares of the corridor. Keep wandering! :) Silvern Castle is very similar to almost all RPG (role-playing games) I've ever seen, such as: Wizardry, Bard's Tale, the Ultima dungeon scenes, Dragon Wars, to name a few off the top of my head. Hope this helps, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 33818, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SII] SYSTEM.II VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SYSII.BXY (Utility Software) Date: 5-NOV-2000 19:38 By : HKATZ Size: 403456 SYSTEM.II is an 8-bit desktop-style system manager for the //c, /e or the GS in 8-bit mode. Files and drives are represented by icons, and can be chosen with just a keypress. Some utilities are included with the program, including: copy file - copy disk - rename - unlock - delete - format - restart - shutdown The program includes a built-in screen saver. The user can set parameters such as full or abbreviated menus, setting the system clock speed for accelerated machines, and have the choice of the keyboard, joystick or mouse as the input device. Other options include the choice of what slot to boot from, security settings, access to the GS Control Panel, as well as setting what files to automatically run at startup as well as shutdown. This is the Developer's version of SYSTEM.II and contains the tools necessary to create other utilities that run this program and it's Kernel, Microdot. This archive can be copied to either multiple 5.25" disks, a single 800k disk, or any ProDOS compatible hard drive. Originally published by Kitchen Sink Software, System II has been released as Freeware by the Copyright holder, Eric Bush, via The Lost Classics Project. (Please see the FREEWARE.TXT file in the archive.) (T_DIAZ, 33904, GO COM A2) [EOA] [XLC] XENOCIDE VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: XENOCIDE.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 16-OCT-2000 18:37 By : HKATZ Size: 542336 Xenocide is a "kill the aliens" style of arcade game for the Apple IIGS. Written by Brian Greenstone and Pangea Software, this game takes full advantage of the GS's graphics and sound abilities. This version of the program is "uncrippled" and will run on any GS. A joystick is required. Now released as Freeware via the Lost Classics Project. (T_DIAZ, 33905, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MID] MAXSTER FOR THE Apple IIgs IS IN A2 DATABASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: MAXSTER.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 5-NOV-2000 19:38 By : KEN_GAGNE Size: 270336 This is Maxster v0.79, the Napster client for the Apple IIgs that was first demoed at KansasFest 2000 as part of HackFest. This program will search for, download, and play the first few seconds of MP3 audio files. As an open beta, its functionality is extremely limited, and has been known to work with only a small range of songs. As a Spectrum script, it requires Spectrum v2.0 or later. Freeware by Ken Gagne. (T_DIAZ, 33905, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CAE] CHAMELEON AVAILABLE FROM EWEN'S WEB SITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Many, many years ago I wrote a utility called Chameleon. This transferred files between the four disk formats at the time, DOS 3.3, ProDOS, Pascal and CP/M. I had forgotten about it over the years, until someone needed a copy this last week, and wondered how he could get his Shareware payment to me. Originally Chameleon was released as commercial software in the UK, but as Shareware in the US. The address for payment was given as C/O Dark Star in New York. However that address has not been valid for many years. As a consequence, I have updated the documentation to show my home address, and put Chameleon onto my home pages. This is now the definitive version of the program, and should replace all others in the various disk libraries. If anyone needs a copy, they can get it from my home pages. If any of you have used it in the past, but been unable to pay your Shareware payment to me, now is you chance to make amends! Download a fresh copy, and you will read where to send that payment! I do not charge interest on over due payments... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33875, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WCG] WHERE DOES THE NO SLOT CLOCK GO? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The NSC goes *anywhere* under a 28 pin ROM. That means any I/O card with a 28 pin socket in a ][+ even. In a //c or //c+, does not matter. The software will seek it out. Tony (T_DIAZ, 33724, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ULW] USING A LASERWRITER II WITH THE Apple IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there knows how to get a Laserwriter IIntx or g (I have both) to work with a Apple IIgs. My gs has a Vulcan card in slot 7. I would like to leave the Vulcan in 7 if possible. The manual says I have to use Appletalk which takes slot 7 away from the Vulcan. Any thoughts? Ken (KENSLEG, 33874, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" ROM 01: Set Printer Port to AppleTalk, Move Vulcan card to Slot 1. Set Startup to Slot 1. Use the provided plastic separator or an index card like object to keep the card from touching the P/S case. Install the "LaserWriter" driver from the System 6.0.1 disk set. If you want to print from ProDOS 8 programs that have been launched *after* GS/OS has been loaded there will be an option button on the control panel called "Imagewriter Emulator", click that once per printer session (As long as the printer stays on) and AppleWorks 3, etc will print in courier, MouseTest and other IW-II commands will work. ROM 3: You can use Slot 1 or 2 for the AppleTalk connection and not have to touch slot 7. It works with everything the same. For either, you will need two Localtalk connectors and the cable between them to use the LaserWriter IIntx or IIg. The IIg is significantly faster in processing, I don't think the IIgs will 'realize' the difference like a Mac would though. Tony http://www.apple2.gs (T_DIAZ, 33895, GO COM 2) [EOA] [DCK] WHERE TO GET A 5.25" DRIVE CLEANING KIT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Where can you find a 5.25" drive cleaning kit? (Editor) >>>>> """"" I've seen them recently at Radio Shack, but it's not like I've gone looking real hard for them. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 33825, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I bought a cleaning kit recently from Tandy (Radio Shack) and it included the 5.25" & 3.5" disk as well, reasonably priced. I also bought a 3.5" only kit about 2 days earlier from another store for about the same price :( DOH! Another thing to help improve your drive reads would be to check/adjust the drive speed using a disk utility like Copy ][ Plus (most versions). I recommend 200.7ms (=299RPM) as per Apples spec. Make sure you use a newish blank disk for the drive speed adjust as it writes to the drive erasing the inner track (track $22 from memory) Mark (LUKE65816, 33834, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WMF] WHICH MODEMS FOR THE Apple IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Will these old 14.4 modems work on an Apple II computer? (Editor) >>>>> """"" Yes it will, and any other external modem will too. Modems are not machine specific, and virtually all follow the Hayes standard modem commands. Usually you will find that the plain Init string of 'AT&F1' will suffice to set it up for the IIgs. If in doubt, follow the instructions in the manual for using it with a Mac. Setting up the IIgs itself, the comms program you are using, and the computer to modem cable, are a whole different ball game... We would need some information from you as to how fast your IIgs was and what software you will be using, to answer those questions. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33859, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" That's not entirely true. There _are_ software modems that specifically require Windows or Mac based software drivers to handle all the data compression and error correction. I recommend avoiding these even if you have a Mac/PC, hardware based modems are more reliable and work on any machine. I've also seen a couple of Mac-specific modems that power or communicate through the ADB port, but at least the former should be compatible with the IIgs. Using a 14.4K modem or higher on the Apple IIgs also requires a properly wired serial cable, one that handles hardware handshaking, and not all Mac HWHS cables are wired properly for use on a GS. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 33862, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WSC] WHICH SOUND CARD TO USE """"""""""""""""""""""" I have an AE SonicBlaster card, as well as MDIdeas, Inc SuperSonic card, and a Roger Wagner sound input card. Here is my question, which card would the Roger Wagner work better with (I do note that there is an input on the AE card) and which card/combo would give me the best support for various sound programs, esp HyperStudio (which I also have.) Thanks for the help Exegete AKA Roy Miller Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church Apple ][ forever! (EXEGETE, 33958, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" In terms of quality, the MDIdeas SuperSonic card (when jumpered properly) provides the cleanest stereo output of the two and stands up quite well compared with other existing stereo cards. It does however require the SuperSonic Digitizer piggyback daughterboard in order to record sound, and then only in monaural with below average results. It can be used in combination with the HyperStudio Slotless Digitizer as it has pass-thru connector mind you. It too will only record in monaural however, but irrelevant if your recording external sounds sources (i.e. your own voice, home-made sound effects). The AE SonicBlaster has a couple of advantages here: It can output stereo and record sound as an all-in-one card solution, it can record true left/right stereo, and it has a back port connector which makes plugging in speakers, headphones and microphones a snap. Still I very much dislike this card as it has poor sound-out (it distorts sound above certain volume levels), has poor sound recording (due to a complete lack of shielding) and requires you to open the GS up and manually turn pots/dials to adjust the output level. I suppose it comes down to what features are most important to you. Output quality? Recording quality? Convenience? Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 33959, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I set my output levels once, as low as I could, and feed an external amp, or powered speakers with a volume control. Never have to open the GS again for volume adjustments. That also should fix the problem of distortion for the most part. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 10 Nov 00 11:27:47 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.3 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 257 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 33962, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DOW] LANceGS ENABLES DAY OF WONDER! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The day of wonder has at long last arrived...GWFTP (in addition to other goodies) arrived in my mailbox, courtesy of Mr. Kohn. After a few hours of monkeying around with my Linux server, the trusty old K-5 133 16 Mb of RAM that it is, and fooling with GWFTP, I achieved success! I can retrieve files from the Linux box straight onto my IIGs! WHOO HOO!! I have waited so long for this...it's simply amazing to be able to do this. If you ask me, they ought to bundle GWFTP + Marinetti with every LANceGS sold. It's THAT AWESOME (and that critical for full use of the hardware, at least at this stage in the game). Now I'm downloading stuff from the net, sending it over to the Linux box, and fetching it with the GS. Only odd thing is that the files I've snagged so far are all SDK format, which makes me go dump the disk images to a physical disk and then copy the files back on to the hard drive. Especially with the new version of the LanceGs driver, I think we'll see a change in how files are made available to Apple users. (No need to SDK them when people with a 56k modem can dial out through Spectrum, or through their LAN and fetch the files in a normal GShrink file. Why not bundle all those disks into one Shrink it file? Unless they won't work that way?) Anyway, world looks good from over here. GWFTP is definitively a KILLER APP. Great work, Geoff. You rule. ~Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 33964, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FAI] FINDING AN ISP IN ALASKA... OR ANYWHERE ELSE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi All, A friend, who recently retired from teaching school, would like to use his ][GS from his NEW home in Ketchikan, Alaska. Does anyone know of an ISP that he could use. I emailed FoxValley and they do not have a local phone number for Ketchikan. Are there any others that anyone knows about? Mack (MACKDUNCAN, 33960, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Ketchikan isn't very big. The list of ISPs is likely to be short. The local phone company is likely to be one, and it may be the only. Especially if it also runs the cable TV. I found Ketchikan Internet Service, www.ktn.net, but don't know if it will serve a IIgs or not. I wasn't able to find anything else. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 11 Nov 00 1:15:01 am cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.3 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 257 days till KFest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. (CKNOBLO, 33965, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If cost and availability are a concern, it's worth mentioning there are a large number of Freenet ISPs out there with local dial-up lines in most major cities across North America. There are no monthly fees or long distance calling costs, it's completely free all year round. The catch is they often subject you to annoying ad banners and they may collect data on sites you visit in order to generate revenue (not to mention the annoyances of downtime or other hassles involved with a free service, though it does work). Making use of them on an Apple II requires two things however. 1. That you use Marinetti since they work only through TCP/IP. 2. You find one that doesn't require special Windows/Mac software to connect -- or in other words one that doesn't have ad banners. I used Freewwweb and 1Nation Online to connect my Apple IIgs for awhile, that is before the services went bankrupt. I couldn't do much due to a lack of Marinetti-aware software at the time, though that's slowly starting to change. Old style Freenets (shell based) typically only have dial-up lines for one city and so are locally based. These new type are nationally accessible. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 33966, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" As usual, the place to start looking for an ISP is http://www.thelist.com/ Howard Katz, Lyle Syverson, and I wrote an article in _The Lamp!_ some time ago on other ways you could find an ISP as well. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 33963, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Editor's notes: The article mentioned by Ryan can be found in the November 1999 issue of _The Lamp!_ Also at: http://www.a2central.com/features/index.html and scroll down to 'The Internet and Your Apple II' [EOA] [CTI] CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET WITH THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How do you get started using Spectrum with Marinetti when you are having trouble connecting to your ISP? >>>>> """"" To cut a long story short, please check with the system manager at your ISP whether they require CHAP authentication for your PPP dialup connection. Marinetti does not support CHAP at this point in time. That or some other special authentication at your ISP will cause Marinetti to crash at a BRK point that Richard has deliberately left in the code. If they do require CHAP, you will need to get another ISP that does not. Are you able to connect to your ISP with the TCP/IP Control Panel from the Finder without starting Spectrum? If not, then there is no point trying to use Spectrum with Marinetti. You must set up Marinetti first, and be able successfully to connect to your ISP before you use any other application that uses Marinetti. You only need to do that once when you first configure Marinetti. Spectrum will automatically connect for you as long as Marinetti has been configured correctly and is working. The baud rate and other serial settings within Spectrum are not used for a Marinetti connection, as Marinetti takes over control of the serial port when Spectrum is in TCP/IP mode. The baud rate will be set to the one you defined within Marinetti itself. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 33901, GO COM A2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ULC] USING LIST CONTROL """""""""""""""""" Well, I've started diving into the second module of Far Street Bottles, which is going to require the use of a list control. The thing is, the list control needs to display 3 columns of data (I'm trying to display an array of records in Pascal). Is there any special trick to doing this, or do I have to manually space each line out as I go? Or am I on the wrong track entirely? Is the list control the way to do this, or is there a better solution? Thanks for any tips. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 3217, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" The list control can effectively only have one column wide, so you would need to use a mono-spaced font and build the lines with the data for your three columns onto the single line. I am assuming that you want to be able to select a line with the mouse and read which line it was. You would get the three entries of course selected at one time. You would need to check the mouse position to find which one was the one you wanted. If you only want to display data, and not select it, then a TextEdit control with a scroll bar might be easier for you. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.4 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 3220, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" This kind of control in not available with GS/OS. You have the following options: 1) Use three separate list controls and overlap the arrows so you see only the one at the end. You will then need to watch the mouse movements over the last control and appropriately scroll all three lists at the same time. You would have to write that routine your self. 2) Write a custom control. This would be more work, but you can add functionality found in Windows 9x where you can adjust the size of each column, and specify sort order by clicking the header of each column. 3) Think of another interface if you aren't up to the programming challenge. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3221, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Couple things: 1. I'm pretty sure you can create lists without scroll bars. I'm not sure how easy it is, but it can be done (been a long time since I did it though). 2. Ewen said something about using a monospace font. That's not actually necessary. You can put any kind of data you want to in your list, since you write the code to draw the items. Just create a list member record so that each row contains an array of strings (or numbers, or whatever) to contain the data for each column of the row, then write your drawing routine to loop over the array, adjusting the pen position into the next column and drawing each column one after another. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd Editor, A2Central.com sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 3222, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the tips, guys. I do need to be able to select a line and know which line it is, but From what you all have said, I think the list will work for me. Thanks again. _________ | homas P.S. I'm definitely NOT up to writing my own controls yet -- I'm barely up to USING the ones Mike W supplied :) (TCOMPTER, 3223, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [PIF] PROJECTS... INFORM COMPILER... FTP SERVER... ? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just curious what projects people were thinking of...(I don't want to step on anyone's toes). I was thinking of getting the Inform compiler for text-adventure games ported to the IIGs. Also thinking of working on an FTP server and working on Marinetti. Still a ways off as I don't have any of the ORCA/C tools or books yet...just waiting to see what the package deal on that stuff ends up being. I'm just throwing out some ideas seeing if they're already spoken for... ~Tarage Email: { tarage@bellsouth.net} (TARAGE, 3218 , GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" An Inform compiler would be cool. :) Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd Editor, A2Central.com sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 3219, GO COM A2P) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200012.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200012.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6054c52 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200012.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path On Delphi | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE LEAST YOU NEED TO KNOW Second in a Series by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. Opus ][ Ships! by Mike Westerfield OPUS II OVERVIEW by Mike Westerfield ABOUT OPUS II by Mike Westerfield AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.............................. lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2000 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Opus II, an Outstanding Collection of Software THE LEAST YOU NEED TO KNOW--------------------------------------------[LYN] by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. OPUS II OVERVIEW------------------------------------------------------[OTO] by Mike Westerfield ABOUT OPUS II---------------------------------------------------------[AOT] by Mike Westerfield A2 DISTILLATIONS New Owner for Syndicomm------------------------------------------[NOS] A2Central.com Public Beta----------------------------------------[ACB] A2Central.com Launch Party---------------------------------------[CLP] A2Central.com Public Beta is Live--------------------------------[ACL] Silvern Castle Comments------------------------------------------[SCC] Silvern Castle v7.0----------------------------------------------[SCS] THE BlueDisk Controller Pro and Con------------------------------[BDC] X-10 Software----------------------------------------------------[XTS] X-10 Hardware----------------------------------------------------[XTH] Connecting a IIGS to a Lan Network With PCs----------------------[CTP] Ninjaforce Website Updates---------------------------------------[NWU] Shareware Solutions II - Cryptic Mode - ?------------------------[SCM] A2P DISTILLATIONS Opus ][ Ships!---------------------------------------------------[OII] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Opus II, an Outstanding Collection of Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 21 was an a very special day. At 6:30 AM, High Above the Rock River, there was a simple scene of outstanding beauty. The trees on the eastern horizon were silhouetted against deep red... fading into white, then deep blue as your eyes searched higher and higher in the sky. The surface of the river, partly frozen, partly open, lit by reflection from the sky, revealed a very pretty design. Reading email, Delphi A2/A2P, and A2 usenet later that morning it was evident that Mike Westerfield had been busy. He announced that Opus II was shipping. A very impressive collection of software for the Apple II on a CD... and even the source code on a second CD. See Distillations from Delphi A2P and articles by Mike for details of this collection of software. [EOA] [LYN]------------------------------ THE LEAST YOU NEED TO KNOW | ----------------------------------- SECOND IN A SERIES """""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [rsuenaga@sheppyware.net] APPLE IIE MODEM CABLE AND SUPER SERIAL CARD SETUP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last time we took a look at making up a modem cable to get the humble Apple IIc online. Now let's take a look at how to get the venerable Apple IIe online. VIVA LA DIFFERENCE! What distinguishes the IIe from the IIc and the IIgs """"""""""""""""""" is the fact that it lacks ports. It does have slots, like the IIgs, but it lacks the built in serial ports that the other Apple IIs of the post-][+ generation have. So the first thing you need to get is a serial interface--a Super Serial Card or equivalent. WHAT'S A SSC? The Super Serial Card (or SSC for short) was one of the """"""""""""" pieces of equipment that Apple allowed third parties to clone (I found it interesting--they were adamantly against cloning the actual computers until very late in the life span of the 8-bit Apple II, yet certain pieces of equipment--"Slinky" memory cards, IIe 64k/80 column auxiliary slot cards, 5.25 inch floppy disk drives and disk controllers, and Super Serial Cards--were cloned by dozens of companies). There are, consequently, lots of different makes of serial cards, almost all of which will work fine with your IIe. It just has to be placed in a slot and the two banks of DIP switches and the jumper set properly. JUMPING THROUGH DIPS What's this about DIP switches and jumpers? Well, """""""""""""""""""" the Super Serial Card comes with two banks of DIP switches and a jumper that must be set. Let's start with the DIP switches. There are two sets of seven switches each. As per the ProTERM 3.1 manual (as well as my personal experience), let's set these switches up like this: (ASCII art follows, for the visually impaired) ________________ ________________ | x x x x x x | | x x x x x x | | x | | x | |_______________| |_______________| (End ASCII art) Simply place all of the switches in the up position, except the very first and very last ones. In addition, there is also a jumper on the Super Serial Card that must be set properly for telecommunications use. It is rather different in appearance than most jumpers you see on printed circuit boards. It looks like this: (ASCII art follows, for the visually impaired) M O D E M _______________ | o\ | ^ | | / \ | | --- | |_______________| T E R M I N A L (End ASCII art) For telecommunications use, you'll want the arrow pointing at "MODEM". If you need to change it, you can easily remove it with a screwdriver. Be careful prying it up and work on both sides--there are 16 pins on that jumper! THE EASY PART Once you have your Super Serial Card set up, you'll need to """"""""""""" get a cable. The Super Serial Card has a DB 25 pin female connector attached to it; the vast majority of external modems also have DB 25 pin female connectors. The cable is the easiest of all--a straight through DB 25 to DB 25 male to male cable will work fine and dandy (although some telecommunications programs, such as Talk is Cheap, recommend a different cable). These can easily be had at large computer stores like CompUSA or even small mom and pop operations. THE END? Again, this isn't the end--just a small stop along the way. """""""" We'll keep doing whatever we can do to keep the Apple II alive in the 21st century! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NOS] NEW OWNER FOR SYNDICOMM """"""""""""""""""""""" ERIC "SHEPPY" SHEPHERD ACQUIRES SYNDICOMM November 14, 2000--After several weeks of discussion and planning, Eric Shepherd and Syndicomm have agreed that Eric Shepherd will take over the operation of Syndicomm, the company that managed the Apple II RoundTables on GEnie and the A2 and A2Pro forums on Delphi. There are no plans to alter the staffing for any current Syndicomm forum, and Dean Esmay and Gary Utter, the previous Syndicomm management, will continue to be involved in operations for the forseeable future. Effective immediately, the new Syndicomm, with Mr. Shepherd at the helm, takes over the day-to-day operations of A2Central.com. In addition, the upcoming online services being constructed at A2Central.com will be the first in what will hopefully be a number of online communities provided by Syndicomm. Dean Esmay, former president of Syndicomm, said, "I am terribly excited about our agreement with Eric Shepherd. Syndicomm has been languishing the last couple of years since we had to go back to work full-time, and we badly need a talented and committed individual to carry forward with the name. I know Sheppy's going to do a kick-butt job in taking Syndicomm into the 21st century." Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm, added, "With the Syndicomm name and its fantastic, highly-experienced staff of volunteers, I expect A2Central.com to develop into the best place for Apple II users to meet online. I look forward to working with Syndicomm's existing staff--and with new staff being brought on board for our new services. It's an exciting time for Apple II users." (CINDYADAMS, 34025, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ACB] A2Central.com PUBLIC BETA """"""""""""""""""""""""" A2CENTRAL.COM ONLINE SERVICE PUBLIC BETA TO START DECEMBER 8, 2000 November 30, 2000--As the second millennium draws to a close, a new era is dawning for Apple II users online. A2Central.com, the popular web site and Apple II user group, will launch an open beta test of its new online service on Friday, December 8, 2000. The open beta test will consist of telnet access to our Real Time Conference area and our Bulletin Board system, with email service available at or shortly after launch. Access to A2Central.com's services will be free of charge during the month of December, 2000. File libraries will be added in the near future, as will web-based access to the service and other services. PRICING A Standard Account on A2Central.com, including access via both telnet and the web to the Real Time Conference area, the Bulletin Board, and email, will cost US $10 per month beginning January 1, 2001. An Enhanced Account, which includes all the features of the Standard Account plus a 10 MB personal web site and FTP access to upload files to your personal web site, will cost US $15 per month once available. The availability date for Enhanced Accounts has not been set at this time, but free upgrades from Standard Accounts to Enhanced Accounts will be available. To sign up for an A2Central.com account, please visit . A2Central.com will also offer business accounts for Apple II programmers and vendors. These will be available starting early in 2001. If you have questions about our planned services, please email { service@a2central.com} for additional information. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd Editor, A2Central.com sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 34252, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CLP] A2Central.com LAUNCH PARTY """""""""""""""""""""""""" A2CENTRAL.COM LAUNCH PARTY THURSDAY AT 9:00 PM PACIFIC TIME December 5, 2000 -- A2Central.com will open the virtual doors to its online service at 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, December 7 (midnight Eastern Standard Time). Syndicomm will have staff in the Real Time Conference rooms on A2Central.com to answer questions and chat, and will have at least one staff member in the A2 Forum chat room on Delphi to help with any connection problems that may arise. December is a no-charge public beta test period for the new A2Central.com online service, but you still have to sign up to get online! Visit { http://www.a2central.com/join} to sign up. People that sign up will receive email on Thursday, December 7, with helpful information about how to use the service and how to log on. (CINDYADAMS, 34301, GO COM A2) >>>> """" FREE A2CENTRAL.COM LAUNCH PARTY DOOR PRIZES December 6, 2000--As part of the A2Central.com launch party that will begin at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, December 7, A2Central.com will give an A2Central.com mousepad to the first member to visit its Real Time Conference room 1, an A2Central.com T-shirt to the second member to visit the room, and a ComputerEyes GS card to the third member to visit the room. To attend the launch party, you must have an A2Central.com account. Access is free for the remainder of the month of December. Visit { http://www.a2central.com/join} and sign up today! Syndicomm and A2Central.com staff and their families are not eligible. (CINDYADAMS, 34303, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ACL] A2Central.com PUBLIC BETA IS LIVE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central.com chat and message areas are online and doing quite well. (Editor's Comment) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE COMMENTS """"""""""""""""""""""" WEll, I am still using version 5.1. Progress report: Im moving smothly along having gotten stuck but then accidentaly discovered about going back up the stairs to otherwise closed off areas. So I have found passwords, solved two of three riddles. I havent had to pass the third riddle yet. I got by the beast. I think I have covered most everything (got all of it mapped) on the first seven levels, maybe more. I am proceeding on level 10. It is getting too tough for my relatively new characters. I may have to switch to the level 22 guys. I have found a place where you can really rake in the dough. Saving just renews the stash. Wow. Still going strong but I need to finish level 10. And parts of level 9 are not done. Bruce (BRB, 34053, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" You'll want SC version 6.0 for the 3 dozen new items. I'm sending it to Howard Katz for release next week. I spent 3 intensive weeks testing, including creating 8 new parties from scratch to make sure everything works and that the playability factor is still intact. I think I've tuned Silvern to perfection (I'm a little biased). :) Yes, you are really doing good. Did you think finding the elevator key was too hard; I mean with all the riddles? Have you discovered the identify of the "ancient enemy" yet? I have found that (with SCv6.0) that one can take a party "as-is" all the way to level 8 without having to use the change class feature, although high-level NPC's can be tough with their high-powered devices. My test mages only have 30-40hp, and with good fighting technique these levels are not too bad, but one must not become careless. But you are right, level 10 is much tougher (how else are you going to challenge your high-level characters?). If you want a tougher challenge, don't worry, the third scenario is for expert-parties only! Was this on level 10? Well, that lair was supposed to be tough and worth the loot! Caution, some areas thoughout this scenario are just "teasers". You really can't get into them (some you can!). Maybe I should include a "master key" in a future scenario to open those doors? Perhaps new scenario gateways? Let me know what you think of the finish, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 34061, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" For help on Silvern, email may be directed at: { finkjsc@yahoo.com} Take care, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 34097, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCS] SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 """""""""""""""""" Re: Silvern Castle v7.0 This update is due to be released in mid-December 2000. Here's the vitals: Bugs fixed: o Thanks to Bruce Baker for pointing out that a second scenario guardian was missing! o Using I)nfo now matches all the definitions set forth in the Tome of Knowledge "Equipment Notes" section. o Fixed possible error #107-5116 when using I)nfo. New Stuff: o AUTOMAP feature added! Press in the maze to see overhead view of the current level. Option included to save a standard Apple II hi-res picture for later printing with a paint program. o The Extra's menu also has an option to view and save pictures of any scenario level automap display without having to be in the maze. o 11 new items! o 4 new spells: L3 (M) coldray: cold version of fireball L6 (C) curmore: improved version of curmuch L6 (M) acidfog: does up to 64hp of acid damage to all groups L7 (W) deathray: improved STUN that affects one entire group o Improved monster spell immunity. Some monsters are now fire, cold, acid, electric, or energy-based, and are immune to similar attacks, although a fire-based monster will take double the damage from cold attacks, and vice-versa. Other improved immunities some monsters may have include sleep, fear, and reversed cure-condition spells. o Your characaters now have partial immunity to monster fear spell attacks (like sleep). o Chests may now hold more spells and potions. Also, most monster lairs now always have chests instead of special goodies. Stuff Changed: o Incapacitated characaters cured in combat no longer can do parry "special" actions in the same round. o Text mode maze support removed. o Cold-based devices now cast coldray incantations instead. o The Heat-Shield spell is now renamed as Breathe-Shield, and protects against all breathe attacks, regardless of type. o Initial identification of the opposing monsters is now more consistent based on your party's experience. o Called monsters now appear in the next round, not the same one (chance none will respond). At the start of the next round, a message will indicate how many monsters have joined the fight. o Monsters no longer will use cure-condition potions unless one of them has the affliction the potion cures. Enjoy, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 34305, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Once again I have added more stuff to Silvern Caslte after releasing the final change list. The next update will be v7.0 (not v6.1), and it will be delayed until the end of December, 2000. Extra New Stuff in v7.0: o Also added spell RESISTANCE in addition to spell IMMUNITY (see previous change list). Resistance imparts partial immunity (i.e. half damage or lessoned affect). o Because chests now contain more stuff (see previous change list), except for dragon lairs, you will now usually find (90%) chests instead of lair special goodies on the deeper levels. Also, less animal-type lairs. o Changed the availability of enchanted equipment from commonplace to uncommon AND limited the maximum enchantment range. Rationale: Originally I made enchanted items commonplace (with a large range) as a catchall for monster's to be able to be equipped with armour and weapons to match their defined AC and damage ability, because I had no easy way to check that valid combinations were available. Now that I wrote a utility to validate each monster, I changed some monster definitions so that valid non-enchanted combinations of weapons and armour are now availalble. In consolation, chests now have a greater chance to contain lesser enchanted items. This strikes a better game balance, especially money from selling high-enchantment items. o New Extra's menu option: [4] Clear Enchanted Store Stock. This option removes all enchanted items from the store. This does not affect any enchanted items your characters possess. Extra Stuff Changed in v7.0: o Depending on level, greater chance for pups in dragon lairs. o When plants call, usually non-plants will now respond. o Double-checked all monsters, made the following changes: o All spirits are now incorporeal entities. o Generic monster-subtype creatures moved over to beast-subtype. o Added fiend-subtype for corporeal demons. o Moved some monster to correct subtype (i.e. manticore to beast). o Only NPCs and humanoid monsters are now equipped with weapons and armour. Rationale: Undead equipment is mostly in rough shape, and giant stuff is too large and crude to be usable. o Less chance to be drained more than one level at a time. o Instead of having each group outfitted with the same equipment and devices, each individual monster now is equipped with its own stuff. Item spoils are now listed with the exact monster it was found on. II Infinitum, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 34416, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BDC] THE BlueDisk CONTROLLER PRO AND CON """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Since it's yet to have been mentioned here, you should know there are both advantages and disadvantages concerning the BlueDisk controller: The obvious disadvantage is any floppy drive connected will require its own powersource (and likely external enclosure). This is ideal for IIgs motherboards re-installed in a generic PC towercase but gets a bit tricky for GS's still in their original cases. In that situtation you'll need to find a suitable external enclosure for the PC drive(s) and a 36-pin floppy cable long enough to reach between the two. Another disadvantage is the BlueDisk is only capable of accessing MFM formatted media--under no circumstance will you be able to read or write Apple 400K, 800K or 140K diskettes (GCR formatted). This problem is easily overcome by leaving your Apple 3.5 and 5.25 still attached to the IIgs backport for compatibility, though admittely I've done this with even the SuperDrive for despite its dual MFM/GCR compatibility, it doesn't always boot old software. Where the BlueDisk comes ahead is its ability to use most _any_ PC floppy drives which are dirt cheap and widely available (including the cabling to connect them to the BlueDisk card). You can connect PC 3.5 drives (720K, 1.44M, 2.88M) and PC 5.25 drives (360K, 1.2M). ProDOS and Macintosh diskettes formatted as 1.44MB are MFM, so they do not suffer any sort of incompatibility with the BlueDisk which is certainly a plus. You'd be able to share data with IIgs-SuperDrive, Mac and IBM PC users without any problems whatsoever. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 34149, GO COM A2) [EOA] [XTS] X-10 SOFTWARE """"""""""""" It's been a while since I posted this request, but I am still interested in playing with the stuff. I may have contacted you earlier in the year, not sure. However, if you have come across the stuff you said you might have I am still interested in it. Drop me a note at { snoopy@accessus.net.} And if you have information on how to get ahold of the guy named Art perhaps I could get in touch with him. Thanks again. Steve (SJACOBER, 34254, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Steve, You're in luck, I'm the guy named Art :) AND I was getting ready to reclassify my X-10 software from shareware to freeware in January. Contact me at artcough@concentric.net and I'll see about getting a copy of the X10NDA stuff to you. The entire X-10 Survival kit will be available free once I get my web page up (February, if I get my lazy butt in gear), as well as the rest of my IIgs software, a couple of Mac Applescripts and screen shots from my home control program. I need to make some changes to the docs to reflect freeware status and changed email address, as well as fixing some minor cosmetic bugs. (This message has also been sent to snoopy@accessus.net as requested). Art (ART_COUGHLIN, 34267, GO COM A2) [EOA] [XTH] X-10 HARDWARE """"""""""""" As pointed out in the earlier postings a good source for education on the X10 hardware systems is smarthome.com. I am intending to play with a wireless interface called the "Firecracker". Apparently the normal interface into the house wiring (which is what carries the control signal throughout the house) is with an interface unit that attaches to a serial port on the computer and then into a wall outlet to provide a physical connection to the house wiring. The Firecracker does not physically plug into the wall. It connects to the serial port and then, by way of a wireless RF signal, sends the control signals to a module that plugs into the wall which in turn puts the control signal into the house wiring. According to what I have read it seems possible that software that works with the physical interface should work with the Firecracker. I am figuring on giving it a try. The Firecracker unit is apparently not available at smarthome, but is available at x10.com. The converter cable is not available at x10, but is available at smarthome. The Firecracker is a DB9 set up and the GS is a MiniDin 8. The cable is about $10.00 and converts from DB9 to MiniDin 8. The unit is supposed to have pass-through capability, as it has two DB9 connections. Plan to try to get this thing up and going shortly and use it to control some of the outside Christmas lights. It would sure beat bundling up and running outside in the snow/rain/sleet/cold to unplug the cords at night. Obviously a considerable amount of weatherproofing the outside units will have to be done. I'll let you all know how it goes. Steve (SJACOBER, 34304, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CTP] CONNECTING A IIGS TO A LAN NETWORK WITH PCs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > Is it possible to connect an apple IIgs to a lan network of two pcs? Yes, it is much easier now then it was a few months ago. The LANceGS ethernet card (see { http://lancegs.a2central.com/} for more information except that the address isn't working at this moment, but I'm sure that will be fixed soon) is the easiest way to get the Apple to communicate with the PC. Software on the Apple IIgs side is very limited--at best, all you can do is use ftp which means you need to set up a FTP server on the PC so the two machines can transfer files. { http://www.tucows.com/} should help you find a FTP server. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 34352, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NWU] NINJAFORCE WEBSITE UPDATES """""""""""""""""""""""""" December 11, 2000 IIGS Demo Scene reviewed What is the major difference of the Apple IIGS to its predecessors? Graphics and Sound, of course! It is Christmas time, a time when we become contemplative and think of the past. Join us at { http://www.ninjaforce.com} while we take a special look at the Apple IIGS demoscene. And don't forget to vote for your favourite demos! -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: { jesseblue@ninjaforce.com} ICQ: 8895643 WWW: { http://www.ninjaforce.com} (JESSEBLUE, 34376, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" December 14, 2000 NFC DemoDrive available for download For emulator users, there is now a special NFC demo hard drive image available. It combines the Revenge of the Bobs Demo, the Megademo, and the Megademo "Mekka/Symposium '97 special edition" on one easy to use bootable image file. Just go to: { http://www.ninjaforce.com} -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: { jesseblue@ninjaforce.com} ICQ: 8895643 WWW: { http://www.ninjaforce.com} (JESSEBLUE, 34419, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCM] SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II - CRYPTIC MODE - ? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" You just never know, until you check out the Shareware Solutions II online store, just what type of new or discounted products might be offered to folks on a whim. In other words, if you like surprises or even, for that matter, low cost Apple IIGS products, it might behoove you to access the following URL: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 34420, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" >> cryptic mode Hmmm. Let's try that again... On a whim, I made each of the two Resource-Central hypermedia CDs available yesterday on my Kagi site for $25. It's not often that someone knocks $75 off the price of a product, but on a whim, that's exactly what I did. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow or the next day and say to myself, "my gosh, what have you done?" I dunno. IOW, I'm not quite sure if this is a holiday sale, or a present, or a permanent price drop, or temporary insanity, or what? ;-) So, to quote the late-great Janis Joplin, "Get it while you can." Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 34430, GO COM A2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [OII] Opus ][ Ships! """""""""""""" ** OPUS ][ ** * $1,680.00 worth of software * 35 commercial applications * 16 unreleased applications * Over a million lines of source * 2 commercial applications no longer in print * 9 unreleased upgrades, including ORCA/C and ORCA/Pascal * Over 50 user contributed programs, most with source The Byte Works, Inc. announced a collection of every Apple II program ever released on the Byte Works label, along with source code for all of the programs that were developed at the Byte Works! This must-have collection includes all of the famous ORCA languages, including the ORCA/M macro assembler, and compilers for C, Pascal, Integer BASIC and Modula-2. All of the support programs and courses are there to round out your development collection. You get the Quick Click spreadsheet, morph program, and movie player, too! Every program is included in three formats: Disk images you can move to 800K floppy disks, a ProDOS disk image for use with emulators, and an HFS folder that's directly accessible from any computer that reads HFS disks, including the Apple IIGS with System 6.0.1 and the HFS driver, as well as the Macintosh. The documentation is there, too. Much of it has been reformatted specifically for this release! Each of the 35 book length manuals is included in four different formats: Microsoft Word 98, PDF, RTF and ASCII. You can load, search, print or even annotate all 35 manuals! For complete information, see our web site at { http://www.byteworks.org}. If you have any questions at all, drop us a line at MikeW50@AOL.COM or phone (505) 898-8183. (BYTEWORKS, 3229, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [OTO] ----------------------------------- OPUS II OVERVIEW | ----------------------------------- by Mike Westerfield MikeW50@AOL.COM The Opus ][ collection appears on two CDs that can be purchased individually or as a collection. The CDs are in Macintosh HFS format, which also works on properly equipped Apple IIGS computers running System 6.0.1 and the HFS FST. You can access the files from Windows machines if you have software that allows access to Macintosh format disks. The software CD contains the most recent release of every commercial application published for the Apple ][ and Apple IIGS platforms by the Byte Works, Inc. Both the programs and the documentation are included. The programs exist in three forms. 1. Disk Images This folder contains ShrinkWrap disk images, which are compatible with Apple IIGS emulators like Bernie, as well as with ShrinkWrap and DiskCopy. These programs can create 800K disk images that you can carry to an Apple IIGS or Apple II that have an 800K floppy disk drive. There is one important caveat about creating floppy disk images. Apple changed the type of drive used in Macintosh computers, and eventually dropped the floppy drive altogether. The external add-on drives I've tested for USB equipped Macintosh computers will not create 800K floppy images at all. The recent Macintosh drives will not format a disk properly for an 800K Apple IIGS drive. If the disk images you create don't work on an Apple IIGS, you'll need to find an older Macintosh, put a CD drive on the Apple IIGS, or format the floppy disk on the Apple IIGS, then copy the files on a file-by-file basis from the disk image to the floppy disk using the Macintosh Finder, which can mount both the disk images and the Apple IIGS floppy. Strange as it seems, the recent Macintosh computers that still have floppy disk drives are perfectly capable of copying files to an Apple IIGS disk, they just can't create a full disk image. 2. ByteWorks This folder has all of the software. It is preinstalled, ready to run on an Apple IIGS that has a CD-ROM drive. You'll get better performance, though, if you copy the contents of the folder to the root directory of a ProDOS format hard drive. You can also access all of the files from a Macintosh or properly equipped Windows machine. 3. For Emulators This folder has a 32M disk image designed for use with Macintosh Apple IIGS emulators like Bernie. It may work with other emulators as well, but I haven't tried it. The files are identical to those in the ByteWorks folder, but dragging this 32M image to your emulator folder is considerably easier than dealing with the ByteWorks folder. The Documentation folder contains all of the documentation for the commercial products. It's available in four different formats. 1. Word All of our recent documentation was created in Microsoft Word. All of the documentation has been moved to Microsoft Word 98 for the Macintosh, checked, and when necessary, reformatted. You will find some differences between the documentation in this folder and our printed documentation, especially for older programs. That's because changes in fonts, Microsoft Word itself, and printers occasionally forced me to reformat the documentation. For the really old stuff, Microsoft Word would not read the original files, so I had to recover the ASCII and completely redo the formatting. For the truly ancient stuff, including most of the 8 bit software, I didn't have any files at all, or the ones I had could not be read on any equipment I still own. Small-C is a good example. For these programs, we used OCR software to convert the documents to ASCII, then redid the formatting. Watch for typographical errors in those older documents, especially in source code. 2. PDF All of the documents were converted to PDF format using Acrobat Distiller. Use this format if you want to print a physical copy of the documentation. Most copy shops can print PDF files on 3 hole notebook paper. 3. RTF All of the documentation was saved from Microsoft Word in RTF format. This is a text interchange format that most text editors can load. It preserves most of the formatting. Use this format if you are trying to read the documentation online, you don't have Microsoft Word, and you do have an editor that recognizes RTF. 4. ASCII If all else fails, there are the raw ASCII files. You loose all formatting and all figures, but at least the words are still there. ASCII documentation can be read with practically anything, even the ORCA programming language editors. The source CD has the source code for all of the programs on the software CD that were developed at the Byte Works, Inc. It also has the unpublished programs, including some that were never completed. The uncompleted programs do not appear on the software CD. Some of the software, like QCCalc, appears in individual folders. All of the ORCA related software is collected in the ORCA folder. The ORCA languages shared many common components, like the shell, linker and editor, so it didn't make sense to break these up by product. Bonus contains the source code for all of the unpublished programs, while Beta has the source code for commercial programs like the C compiler that were updated after the last commercial release. These beta versions are the ones I actually use, although they have not been run through the complete test cycle I used for commercial releases. The test suites for ORCA/C and ORCA/M are included with the languages. The tests for ORCA/Pascal were based on a commercially available ISO Pascal test suite, so I could not put them on the CD. [AOT] ----------------------------------- ABOUT OPUS II | ----------------------------------- by Mike Westerfield MikeW50@AOL.COM I've known and loved the Apple ][ for over two decades. I sold my only car, a fun little two seat convertible, to buy my first Apple ][ computer. So it's both with sadness and nostalgia that I type the introduction to what will surely be my last significant contribution to the Apple ][. It's been a good ride, though, and the fact that I won't be able to do more projects doesn't mean that any of us will stop enjoying this wonderful platform! This opus is both a useful software collection and a history tour. It starts with Crypto, the first program ever published by the Byte Works. I did this product more to learn how to publish a program than out of any hope for commercial success, and I got what I expected. ORCA/M started as a summer project in 1979. I couldn't find an assembler that was worth 2 cents, and a friend and mentor talked me into writing one of my own. Stupidly, I didn't see why the full-blown IBM 360 macro assembler would not work on an Apple ][, so I wrote one very much like it. That original version was published for DOS 3.3 by Hayden Software. It's ProDOS successor appears on this collection as II-03, and was the assembler Apple chose to become the standard development environment for the Apple IIGS. The Apple IIGS version is also on this CD as GS-04. In various versions it was published by us under the ORCA label and by Apple as APW (Apple Programmer's Workshop). My educational background is in Physics, not computer science. For the youngsters in the crown, you need to keep in mind that, while it's not normal, it's also not uncommon for programmers in their 40's to have started in another field. Incredible as it seems, the Air Force Academy didn't even have a separate department for CS when I attended it was lumped in with the Astronautics Department. Maybe it still is. In any case, my official training in CS amounts to a 3 semester hour course in introductory programming using Algol. Writing the assembler whetted my appetite, though, and I hit the books. My first attempt at a compiler was an implementation of Pascal on the 8 bit Apple ][. It was a failure; it just wouldn't fit. I tried again on the Apple IIGS, creating ORCA/Pascal and then ORCA/C. While you will find some warts in both if you dig through the source, I'm still pretty proud of them. Considering the budget and number of people involved, I'm still rather amazed at what we accomplished. To this day, I have never used an implementation of Pascal I like better. Some of the environments are better now, and the generated code is often quite good, but the implementation of the language itself is as good in ORCA/Pascal as it is anywhere. I'd stack it up against the offering from Metrowerks or Microsoft in a microsecond. In all of my languages, I tried to observe existing standards or establish new ones, and I succeeded in ORCA/C to an extent that actually annoyed people! ORCA/C is so ANSI compatible that one member of the standards committee used it to vet programs that used common extensions that ORCA/C would flag as errors or choke on. Even I relented, though. By the release on this CD, you can use // comments and a few other common extensions, although you can also turn the extensions off if you want. ORCA/M, ORCA/Pascal and ORCA/C formed the core for our development tools, but there were many additional products. ORCA/Modula-2 joined the list of full-blown languages. It is also the only language written by an outside author, Peter Easdown of Australia. Our biggest problem in bringing this product to market was not communication or logistics, but transferring royalties from US dollars to Australian dollars! This collection of languages has one feature that is probably not unique, but I can't name another system that duplicates it. All of these languages share a common set of run-time libraries, not just a common environment. That doesn't just mean that they can coexist, although that in itself is pretty unusual. You can write a program that has parts written in each of the languages, and the program will work just fine. Parameters will be passed, arrays can be accessed across languages, records and structs are compatible, and so forth. The (possibly) unique part is that the libraries are really the same at the lowest level. You can begin printing some text in one language and finish printing in another and it all works smoothly. And that's just one of the many examples of the libraries working together. Other languages include Integer BASIC, a toy compiler I wrote to demonstrate how to install languages in ORCA; GSoft BASIC, a pretty cool BASIC interpreter that runs under either the ORCA environment or from the Finder; and two versions of Logo, one stand-alone and one that is a scripting language for HyperStudio. There is also one incomplete language on the source CD. Pilot is another toy language that I started to show people how to install interpreters under the ORCA environment. It's not complete, but it is far enough along to execute many Pilot programs. ORCA/C was also translated to run on MPW for use with the MPW IIGS cross development tools; that's the only Macintosh program you'll find on the CD. We added several support products for the 8 bit version of ORCA/M, including Small-C, which is available for the first time in years on this CD; floating point libraries; a simple debugger; and the source code for the subroutine libraries. While open source is a fad today, making the source code for even the run-time libraries of a commercial product available for general sale was a pretty unusual move when we first did it, but we've done it with every product we ever released. In those days it was more common for a company to try to charge royalties for using the libraries in commercial programs! Four of our programming add-ons for the Apple IIGS were created by outside authors. Design Master was, in it's day, a very cool precursor to today's RAD environments. ORCA/Disassembler was one of the few products that ever surprised me by selling far more copies than I expected. We did three or four print runs on that one. Talking Tools relies on a speech engine written by an outside company, and the support materials were written by Barbara Allred after she left the Byte Works. One of our most recent additions is Marinetti, an implementation of TCP/IP for the Apple IIGS, which we released as a Byte Works product so people would have a reliable place to come for the printed documentation. It's also available free online, of course. ORCA/Debugger is a source-level debugger for high-level languages. There is another debugger in the desktop development environment, but it is limited to 640 mode graphics and desktop applications, NBAs, and text programs that are simple enough to use the shell window. I wanted a debugger that could debug anything. I'd been trying to get outside authors to write one for quite some time, and finally gave up and wrote my own. Within a few weeks, one of the aborted outside projects got going again, resulting in a competing debugger. Geeze, if they had let me know, I would have left the field clear for them! Anyway, the result was two debuggers, each basically strong products with their own strong and weak points. Merlin was the clear favorite for assembly language programmers on the 8 bit Apple. We were fighting that market hold, eventually winning on the Apple IIGS. Merlin to ORCA was a source code translator that we used to help convert Merlin fans to the ORCA fold. Roger Wagner, publisher of Merlin and a future business partner, called me after it's release to point out what he considered a pun in a review: The title was "Merlin In, ORCA Out." I don't get it. Merlin to ORCA was based on another source translator that we gave away free, so it never appeared in any literature. Edasm to ORCA translates from Apple's stock 8 bit assembler to ORCA/M. I wrote it in hopes of convincing Apple to switch to ORCA/M. I never dreamed how well it would work. At my first meeting with Apple to explore ideas that eventually led to APW, one of their project leaders brought up the point that they had a lot of source in Edasm that would be tough to convert. I think he was leading up to asking me to change the syntax of ORCA/M. Before he finished, I popped my briefcase open, pulled out the Edasm to ORCA disk, and slid it across the table to him. I told him it was a gift; the source code was there and they could do whatever they wanted with it. He grinned, and dropped the whole line of argument. Edasm to ORCA appears on the CD as well. By the time Merlin to ORCA came out, though, I'd realized one of the dirty little secrets of marketing: Most people won't attach any more value to a product than you do. If you give it away, they think it's worthless. We charged for Merlin to ORCA in part so people would take it seriously. As a result, it actually got the review Roger called me about. Utility Pac #1 is a collection of shell utilities. It never sold well, so there was never a Utility Pac #2, although you'll find several cool utilities on the CD that would have been in that package had it ever been released. The lack of a market didn't stop us from developing several utilities for our own use! You'll find all but one that later became a built-in command on the software CD, and the source for all of them on the source CD at /Source/Bonus/Utilities. Apple continued to create great additions to the System software as the Apple IIGS waned. I urged them to collect the material and create a fourth volume to the toolbox reference series. They declined, partly because Addison-Wesley was no longer interested and partly because some of the engineers didn't think the changes were extensive enough to justify a new volume. I convinced them to let me create the volume from tech notes, with Apple Engineers editing the final draft. The 468 page result convinced even the skeptics that there was enough material, so they let me do a 50 page addition for System 6.0.1. The result is Programmer's Reference for System 6.0 and 6.0.1, the volume that would have been Apple IIGS Toolbox Reference, Volume 4 if Addison Wesley had been interested. One of our most significant contributions to Apple IIGS programming was not actually a development tool. Our series of programming courses gave Apple IIGS fans entry level books that were tailored to the Apple IIGS. As far as I know, the books in the Learn to Program series are the only entry level books created specifically for the Apple IIGS market. I'm not aware of any others that used a high-level language, and the assembly language books were really all transition books targeted at skilled 6502 programmers. The companion Toolbox Programming series is still the best way to learn the toolbox. Both are available for ORCA/Pascal and ORCA/C, and the learn to program course is also available for GSoft BASIC. All are on the CD. Even if you don't need the courses, the 11 disks of source code are a valuable reference. Many of my later programs started by copying the files from one of the toolbox examples into a folder and munging the source to fit the new design. We were always known for our programming tools, but we made several forays into other markets, too. There is Byte Paint on the 8 bit Apple ][ side, which is partly a mouse driven paint program and partly an amper package for Applesoft programmers; and Voyager, a product that is like opera music: more satisfying for the author or performer than the audience. We tried the education market briefly on the Apple IIGS with the Ugly Duckling Talking Storybook, but McMillan showed up at the same AppleFest where we announced with a series of two similar programs. Who knows what would have happened if we'd been six months earlier. Our last serious effort was the Quick Click programming series. Calc is a pretty cool graphing spreadsheet. Morph was an attempt to cash in on a trend in graphics software that was sweeping the computer world; it's actually a lot of fun to play with, but it is painfully slow on an Apple IIGS. There was a third program in the series called Draw, which was intended as a simple CAD program like the one in AppleWorks GS. Had the market held up, the intent was to fill out the product line with paint, word processing and database programs, then tie them together with a multi-Finder-like switcher. Draw supports some pretty cool features, like the ability to rotate all of its objects to arbitrary angles. I was working on the printing commands, with just text, layers and libraries left when I started to talk about it online to make sure I wasn't missing any little tweaks that folks would really want. The basic message I got was, if it wasn't AutoCAD on the GS, forget it. I ended up canning the project a few weeks before completion. I still wonder from time to time if I should have finished the project. You'll find a few other noncommercial creations on the source CD. There is a copy of the executables for the first version of APW, along with a GS version of Small-C and LINKED, the scripting linker we wrote for Apple. Apple insisted we write it in Small-C; the linker I later wrote for ORCA was in assembly language. There is also an electronic version of the Sky and Telescope planet finder, an SHR screen dump utility and a quick little debug break utility. Finally, you'll find one complete application. It's a program switcher written for System Disk 3.2, the very first one ever written. I was trying to find another publisher to release it because I knew by then that my expertise was in writing, not marketing. I thought I had a deal with two different companies, but both deals foundered. Incidentally, there were strong forces within Apple that disapproved of this program: They actually didn't want people to see this sort of application on the Apple IIGS! So it's all here, pretty much everything I ever wrote or published on the Apple ][ that was worth saving and wasn't published by another company. It's been a lot of things for me, including a livelihood for a number of years, an education, and an avocation. I hope you get some enjoyment out of this collection. I certainly got a lot of enjoyment from creating it! Mike Westerfield Albuquerque, New Mexico November 2000 ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc., Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200101.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200101.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7adb421 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200101.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path On Delphi | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE LAMP SALUTES, 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.............................. lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Lamp! Threatened THE LAMP SALUTES, 2000------------------------------------------------[TLS] by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER-----------------------------------------------[POP] by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. A2 DISTILLATIONS A2Central.com adds Email Service---------------------------------[AES] Silvern Castle 6.0 Update in Database----------------------------[SCU] Jeff Fink Entertainment Freeware---------------------------------[JFF] Silvern Castle v7.0 Progress-------------------------------------[SCP] Silvern Castle v7.0 in Database----------------------------------[SCD] Applesoft Compare Utility in Database----------------------------[ACU] Software for the IIgs Added to Database--------------------------[STG] Video Overlay Card Pinouts---------------------------------------[VOC] Arachnid Will do FTP From Trenco---------------------------------[ATP] Marinetti Bug Found----------------------------------------------[MBF] Removing TaifunBoot----------------------------------------------[RTB] Juiced.GS, Vol 5, Issue 4----------------------------------------[JGS] Bernie 3.0 Preview Released--------------------------------------[BPR] Speeding up MUG!'s Writing to Floppy Disks-----------------------[SUM] CD-ROMs for IIgs at Shareware Solutions II-----------------------[CDS] ADB Problem------------------------------------------------------[ADB] Apple SCSI Card Switches-----------------------------------------[SCS] Message from Delphi President------------------------------------[MDP] A2P DISTILLATIONS Spectrum XCMDS---------------------------------------------------[SXC] Programing Project-----------------------------------------------[PRP] Foundation Question----------------------------------------------[FNQ] Genesys----------------------------------------------------------[GNS] SPECTRUM OLR FOR A2Central.com ANNOUNCED SOAR Offline Reader----------------------------------------------[SOR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson High Above The Rock River yesterday the scene was that of a quiet, foggy, snow covered landscape. Then suddenly, the silence was broken by the siren of a speeding ambulance... lights flashing, rushing to the nearest hospital. Someone had the need to use the services of the team of emergency workers already in place... emergency dispatcher, paramedics, doctors, nurses, lab techs, etc. On December 23 the text side of the Delphi A2 forum slipped into a coma. We had been warned that after November 1 there would be no more repairs to the text side of Delphi... no emergency workers in place. The translator that moves messages from the web side to the text side was broken. (Messages posted on the text side must be moved to the web side and then back to the text side before they are seen on the text side.) After more than a week the text side came to life again. Then several bursts of working - not working. As of this writing the text side is not working. The Lamp! Threatened ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lamp!, as we know it, is threatened by the failure of the text side of Delphi. The model used to produce The Lamp! is based on getting the messages from Delphi A2 and A2P on to the hard drive of the editor's Apple II for selection and editing. A simple script for a com program quickly and efficiently captures those messages to a file when accessed from the text side. Capturing those same messages from the web side is a slow, tedious process. There is an alternative. The Bulletin Board on A2Central.com is up and running and doing quite well. The messages can be quickly captured to a file. It looks like the time has come to switch to this source of Apple II discussions as the basis for producing The Lamp! :) [EOA] [TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES | ----------------------------------- APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 2000 """""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2000 was another great year for the Apple II, and to celebrate it, the gang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the Apple II world and came up with a list of the best that the Apple II world had to offer this past year. We highlight the best of Apple II achievement in 2000. Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to was made strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your publisher. Any comments can be directed to thelamp@sheppyware.net. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: A bunch of contenders, but there's only """""""""""""""""""""""" one champion. Mike Westerfield of Byte Works got out his CDR burner and heated up the best commercial product of the Apple II year (and it wasn't even released at KansasFest). _Opus ][_, his two CD collection of programs and source, including every single Byte Works product ever produced, is a must have for programmers and would-be programmers alike. For the rest of the field, the _Totally Sheppyware_ book/CD set, the _Time in a Bottle_ CD set, the Juiced.GS _Friends For Life_ CD, the _A2ROMulan_ CD, and the _LANceGS_ ethernet card were the other major contenders. BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: An old favorite renewed takes away this """"""""""""""""""""""" year's shareware award. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd's _Lemonade Stand GS_, an updated for the Apple IIgs version of the classic educational game that was originally available on cassette tape takes its place alongside its classic brother. Using the sound and graphic capabilities of the Apple IIgs, _Lemonade Stand GS_ will bring a smile to the face of any long time Apple II user. Runner up this year came from the Shepherd household as well--Sarah Shepherd's initial SarahSoft program, _GS ROM Grabber_, a program to help emulator users easily obtain a copy of their Apple IIgs ROM image, made its debut at KFest 2000. Seems the Sheppys are trying to corner the Apple II shareware market. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: One of last year's shareware winners is this """""""""""""""""""""" year's freeware winner, but the clear winners are players of this remarkable 8-bit game. Jeff Fink's _Silvern Castle_, reclassified this year as freeware, continues to dazzle Apple II game players the world over--and Jeff himself continues to dazzle the Apple II world by adding feature after feature. Every time you think he's gone as far as he can, he proves you wrong. Thanks, Jeff. On the other side of the world, Kim Howe's _Arachnid_ World Wide Web browser, still in preview release form, is showing great promise for Apple II users the world over. BEST PUBLICATION: That Jones boy. For the third straight year, Max """"""""""""""""" Jones' _Juiced.GS_ continues to wow _The Lamp!'s_ publication staff (Max himself suggested _A2 News and Notes_ as the publication of the year, leading some to question his sanity). No matter how crazy he is, as long as he's crazy about the Apple IIgs, the rest of us will continue to go crazy over his excellent magazine. Articles contributed by well known Apple II fanatics such as Tony Diaz and Geoff Weiss add spice to the cider. We'll keep taking a serving of _Juiced.GS_ here. OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: They said it couldn't be """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" done, but it's been done. ///SHH Systeme's Joachim Lange has delivered what Apple promised and didn't deliver--an Apple II ethernet card. The _LANceGS_ has made its way by the dozen into the United States from Germany, and it's already changed the way Apple II users think about networking. Thanks for keeping the promise that Apple didn't, Joachim. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: He programs, he Webmasters, he """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" runs a business, he gets others to do what no one thought could be done. Master Apple II programmer Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd is once again at the forefront of the Apple II community. In between his real job, programming, writing articles for _Juiced.GS_, and overseeing several World Wide Web sites, he found time to spearhead the effort to start up an online service run by Apple II users for Apple II users--A2Central.com. And he's only just begun. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 2001 brings out the best in all of us again. [EOA] [POP]------------------------------ PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE | ----------------------------------- AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER """"""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [rsuenaga@sheppyware.net] AN ONLINE SERVICE CREATED BY APPLE II PEOPLE FOR APPLE II PEOPLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A BRIEF HISTORY Before Delphi was Genie, and before Genie was GEnie and """"""""""""""" before GEnie was Compuserve. Those were the days when the Apple II community was large and the future was bright and unlimited. Those were also the days when online services charged by the hour and it wasn't unheard of for users to spend hundreds of dollars a month on online services. But times change and so does the nature of telecommunications. Direct dialup has been surpassed by TCP/IP implementations and the per hour charges have given way to flat rate. Neither Genie nor Compuserve offer text access anymore, and Delphi, while continuing to provide text access to those who already have it, makes no promises about repairing it when it breaks--and it has broken frequently in recent months. And while the nature of telecommunications has changed, the Apple II hasn't changed in step. TCP/IP exists for the IIgs at least, but there is no doubt--the Apple II handles text much better than it does the current flood of graphically based content available on the Internet. While Delphi attempts to keep up with the Joneses by putting its resources towards its World Wide Web-based services, Apple II users on Delphi reliant on the text interface face two cold, hard facts: first, that no Apple II online discussion area that has become generally accessible to the Apple II user has survived for long--or at all--and second, that while the textside on Delphi still exists, no one knows how much longer it will continue. A tenuous future, indeed. FOR US, BY US Eric Shepherd, the well-known Apple II programmer known as """"""""""""" Sheppy, read the handwriting on the wall some months ago. He registered the domain name "A2Central.com" and started up an Apple II news site on the World Wide Web. The Apple II community raved at the new site's content, and in the back of the minds of many was what the potential of such a site could be. Delphi made its announcement not much later--that its text interface would no longer be supported. A death watch was started, and many wondered where the Apple II faithful would go when it finally met its maker. Instead of wondering, Sheppy took action, recruiting the help of myself, Syndicomm principle Gary Utter, A2Pro veteran Dave Miller, UNIX fanatic Devin Reade, and a bunch of others to begin work on a new online service under the A2Central.com banner. The alliance was announced at KansasFest 2000, with work already underway as A2Central.com sponsored a World Wide Webcast of the Apple II event of the year. The implication of A2Central.com is simple, but also wondrous--it's an online service designed by Apple II users, created for Apple II users, maintained by Apple II users, and with the interest of the Apple II user at heart. No longer would we be the victim of corporations chasing the masses we no longer have at our disposal--finally, the Apple II community would have its own home. The doors opened in early December. A2Central.com would take the Apple II community by storm. WHERE WE ARE At this point, A2Central.com's online service has a Real """""""""""" Time Conference area and a Bulletin Board. In the immediate future is electronic mail, followed shortly thereafter by a file library. Access is currently via telnet--text only, a boon for those of us using the Apple II to surf the 'Net. All the services will be available by the text interface--and there will also be POP email access, ftp access, and a webside message board. These are all coming in the near future. The virtual community has always been an important part of the Apple II world, and in this wired day and age, it's more important than ever. You may not have another user down the block you can turn to, but it's as easy as ever to find one to help down the road. Join us! To join A2Central.com, point your World Wide Web browser at http://www.a2central.com/join/index.html. I'll see you there. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [AES] A2Central.com ADDS EMAIL SERVICE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" JANUARY 6, 2001--A2Central.com is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its first phase of email support to A2Central.com members. Members may now send mail using the mail menu provided on our telnet-based service, and may use any POP3-compatible email program, such as Spectrum Automated Mailer, to receive email. Members' email addresses are and the POP3 server they should be using is mail.a2people.com. A2Central.com will be continuing to enhance our email service over the coming weeks, with the planned addition of support for reading email using the telnet environment and more. (CINDYADAMS, 34814, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCU] SILVERN CASTLE 6.0 UPDATE IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD60.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 16-DEC-2000 01:52 By: HKATZ Size: 281088 Silvern Castle 6.0 update. Silvern Castle is freeware, written by Jeff Fink. Bugs fixed * Using dispel or haste devices at camp now correctly displays "No effect!" instead of nothing. * Using missile weapons and dispel devices in combat now correctly strike the correct group. * Enchanted one-charge non-potion devices are now correctly interpreted (i.e. not treated as doses). Stuff changed * You must run the file MICRODOT.SYSTEM to now start Silvern Castle. * The Extra's menu no longer contains Dogpaw, because it doesn't run under MicroDot. Run the SC.READER program under Basic.System (i.e. exit Silvern) to view them. In addition, you can view all doc files. * The saved game format is no longer compatible with earlier versions, because of this you must disband your party before installing SCv6.0. * The unique monster generator has been removed. * For those of you with the Second Sight card, pressing CTRL-Z after exiting the GS control panel will now quickly restore the graphics screen because Second Sight incorrectly restores the wrong hi-res page switch. * Speed-up maze plotting slightly. * Text Mode maze support is back. * Depending on level, monsters now have a higher chance to hit 2x per attack. * Updated a few monsters to add some missing special abilities. * Using non-scroll LIGHT devices (i.e. torch or lanterns) in combat now are interpreted as thrown flaming missile weapons, doing up to 12hp of damage to one monster. New stuff * SC now runs under MicroDot, the command shell interface replacement for Basic.System. MicroDot frees up over 7.5k of memory, so be prepared for some cool features in future updates to take advantage of this. * Added 13 new items! * Added one new device effect! * Some monsters now have normal weapon immunity, requiring magic weapons, spells, or devices to hit. You'll get the "No effect" message if your weapon isn't high enough in enchantment. (TONYW1, 34448, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JFF] JEFF FINK ENTERTAINMENT FREEWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: JFFREEWRE.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 16-DEC-2000 01:55 By: HKATZ Size: 344320 This archive contains 10 freeware programs written by Jeff Fink, the author of Silvern Castle. They are: Compare v.1.1 - An AppleSoft file compare utility Nuclear - An Apple Nuclear power plant game Wheel - A Wheel-of-Fortune-type game Monster - A Monster & Mazes fantasy Role Playing Game (RPG) Sword - A sword fantasy RPG Miner v 1.1 - A space mining game Space.com - A space combat game Mass.Combat - D&D utility to resolve Mass Combat Q.Football - A "simple, quick" football game Airlift - Berlin Airlift Crisis game All files are ProDos 8 compatible. (TONYW1, 34448, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCP] SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 PROGRESS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Silvern v7.0 I know I said it before, but I believe that with this version I have balanced everything perfectly. It's too bad I didn't have banks of beta-testers before I released v1.0. But, you everyone who gave-up on Silvern Castle because it was too hard, I encourage you to take another look when this update is released. I've learned that playability is important, and having your entire party wiped-out time and time again does not a good game make. Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 34588, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCD] SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD70.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:55 By: HKATZ Size: 307072 Silvern Castle 7.0 Here are the major new features and changes: Bugs fixed * Thanks to Bruce Baker for pointing out that a second scenario guardian was missing! * Using I)nfo now matches all the definitions set forth in the Tome of Knowledge "Equipment Notes" section. * Fixed possible error #107-5116 when using I)nfo. New Stuff * AUTOMAP feature added! Press in the maze to see overhead view of the current level. Option included to save a standard Apple II hi- res picture for later printing with a paint program. * 11 new items! * 4 new spells: + L3 (M) coldray: cold version of fireball + L6 (C) curmore: improved version of curmuch + L6 (M) acidfog: does up to 64hp of acid damage to all groups + L7 (W) deathray: improved STUN that affects one entire group * Your characters now have partial immunity to monster fear spell attacks (like sleep). * Chests may now hold more spells and potions. Also, most monster lairs now always have chests instead of special goodies. Stuff Changed * The Heat-Shield spell is now renamed as Breathe-Shield, and protects against all breathe attacks, regardless of type. * Initial identification of the opposing monsters is now more consistent based on your party's experience. * Called monsters now appear in the next round, not the same one (chance none will respond). At the start of the next round, a message will indicate how many monsters have joined the fight. * Availability of enchanted equipment reduced for balance. Chests may contain more lesser enchanted stuff. * Only NPCs and humanoid monsters now equipped with weapons and armour. But now each individual NPC/humanoid can have its own stuff instead of the same equipment per group. ( TONYW1, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ACU] APPLESOFT COMPARE UTILITY IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: COMPARE2.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:58 By: HKATZ Size: 8448 This archive contains Compare v.2 - An AppleSoft file compare utility written by Jeff Fink, the author of Silvern Castle. This is an update of his earlier v1.1 of this program. Please note that this program has been released as freeware by the author. The original 1.1 version of this program may be found in the JFFREEWAE.BXY file in the Entertainment database. ( TONYW1, GO COM A2) [EOA] [STG] SOFTWARE FOR THE IIgs ADDED TO DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: MAXSTER.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 14-JAN-2001 03:02 By: KEN_GAGNE Size: 344832 This is Maxster v0.79.5, the Napster client for the Apple IIgs that was first demoed at KansasFest 2000 as part of HackFest. This program will search for, download, and play the first few seconds of MP3 audio files. As an open beta, its functionality is extremely limited, and has been known to work with only a small range of songs. As a Spectrum script, it requires Spectrum v2.0 or later. Freeware by Ken Gagne. >>>>> """"" Name: SCAP111.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:53 By: SISGEOFF Size: 18944 SCAP 1.1.1 is a Spectrum script which converts Text, Teach, Source, or AppleWorks Classic Word Processor documents into a PDF file. SCAP requires Spectrum 2.3 or higher. This version now handles carats properly in the text. All previous versions of SCAP do not handle carats correctly and the script may abort during the process of the conversion to a PDF file. ( TONYW1, GO COM A2) [EOA] [VOC] VIDEO OVERLAY CARD PINOUTS """""""""""""""""""""""""" Can someone tell me what the pinouts are for the Video Overlay Card? Or specifically, the 3 pins where the composite video-in/out cable connects. I know the 3 pins carry: - Composite/NTSC video IN - Composite/NTSC video OUT - Ground However, which pin carries what? If I were to attempt building my own cable (the card I have is missing the cable :/) where would ground tie in, to both the in and out on the other side, just one, or just any part of the metal connector that clips to the back of the GS? Is using non-sheilded wiring going to pick up alot of RFI? (chances are I'd just splice the cables together and wrap electrical tape around that, which isn't the most ideal solution really). ps - If anyone has a spare one of these cables, please contact me. It would make things much easier. :) Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 34422, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The top pin goes to the center pin of video in. The middle pin goes to the center pin of video out. The bottom pin goes to the outside of both video in & out. I don't suspect it would matter but the outside of the video jacks are connected together with an aluminium bracket which would ground to the outside of the case. There doesn't apear to be any RFI shielding at all. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 34426, GO COM A2) <<<<< """"" Thanks, that gives me a fairly good idea on how to go about building a replacement connector cable should I need one. So: In/Out/Ground. Just to verify though, that is facing the card chip side up with gold fingers at the bottom right corner looking down at it, right? Hmm, I don't suppose anyone out there could make a quick snapshot photo of the cable+port connector. I'd like to see the type of wiring and a get a clear picture of what the bracket looks like. Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net} (SPECTOR1, 34433, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" If it were in the computer plugged into the slot then from the top it's in/out/ground. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 34441, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ATP] ARACHNID WILL DO FTP FROM TRENCO """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The current version of Arachnid under development can browse the Trenco archives and download files via ftp. The release is coming soon. :) Kim Howe (KHOWE1, 34676, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MBF] MARINETTI BUG FOUND """"""""""""""""""" We have found what appears to be a bug in the Marinetti TCP/IP CDev. If you open and close the Configuration dialog of the Scripted PPP option within the CDev, it appears as though it is removing some resources that are in memory, or leaving the resource level incorrectly set. We found a repeatable crash while composing a message in Crock O' Gold. Simply opening and closing that dialog caused a pString resource used by Spectrum to no longer be available in memory, and the subsequent screen update of the related control caused the system to crash. My advice would be not to open the TCP/IP CDev Scripted PPP Configuration option while Spectrum is running until we can find out more precisely what is going on. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 34603, GO COM A2) [EOA] [RTB] REMOVING TaifunBoot """"""""""""""""""" Argh! I did a search for this, and it yielded zilch! Anyhow, does anyone know how to remove this software? I remember reading something a while back that talked about modifying BASIC.SYSTEM, if that helps jog any memories... Thanks, ~tarage~ Email: tarage@bellsouth.net (TARAGE, 34663, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Hi! To uninstall TaifunBoot, boot into your first system, delete the file "PRODOS" (which is TaifunBoot) and rename the file "PRODOS." to "PRODOS" and that's it. Many greetings, -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: jesseblue@ninjaforce.com ICQ: 8895643 WWW: http://www.ninjaforce.com (JESSEBLUE, 34664, GO COM A2) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS, Vol 5, Issue 4 """"""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 5, Issue 4 ===== The December 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 217 subscribers in 45 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this 24-page issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: A IIGS networking solution -- An in-depth review of the new LANceGS Ethernet card for the IIGS ... Geoff Weiss, a IIGS software developer and Juiced.GS' Man on the LAN, gets connected with the cool Apple II networking card from ///SHH Systeme of Germany, and takes it for a spin around the Internet, just to show us that it CAN be done! Hardware: Cleaning up your power source ... Tony Diaz, the foremost expert on Apple II hardware, helps users sort through the facts and fallacies of IIGS power supply issues and guides users through the steps of cleaning up those crusty power supply connectors. Tony tells the story in words AND pictures. That's right, this feature is fully illustrated with four -- count 'em, FOUR -- photographs! Programming: Get pumped with the GS/OS Exerciser ... Eric Shepherd shares his knowledge and insights on programming, and tries his best to whip fellow programmers, or aspiring programmers, into ship-shape by drilling them on the fine points of an interesting IIGS debugging tool, Exerciser. The Virtual GS: Small Dog to the rescue! ... Ryan Suenaga quenches your thirst for emulation news, and he promises NOT! to spill cola on your keyboard while he does it. COLUMNS My Home Page: Looking forward ... The editor finds his way to the Apple II's new online service, A2Central.com, and finds the climate warm and friendly. It's a new place that feels a lot like home. II Be Named Later: Our inspired columnist looks forward to a New Year with new resolutions he might actually be able to keep. Well, most of them anyway. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Software reclassifications keep on coming, and Lost Classics Project Director Howard Katz speads them all out on the table. DumplinGS: A2Central.com opens its doors with a free month; Bernie 3.0 preview release hits the Internet; Byte Works compiles and releases all its programs and source code on CDs; and a new distributor for Spectrum; Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have the coolest readers in the world. Read our mail and see why. ADVERTISEMENTS A2Central.com; F.E. Systems new Bernie release; the Opus ][ CD from Byte Works; Juiced.GS Friends for Life CD-ROM; and three new CDs, including Time in a Bottle, from Juiced.GS. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2001 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 issues are available for $16 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $5 each ($7 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99/'00 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- Internet: juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, 34678, GO COM A2) [EOA] [BPR] BERNIE 3.0 PREVIEW RELEASED """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 Preview F.E.Systems, maker of the popular Apple IIgs emulator "Bernie ][ The Rescue", introduced today the most powerful and versatile Apple II and Apple IIgs emulator ever. Version 3.0 - distributed as a preview release - adds countless new and improved features to the emulator. With Bernie 3.0, emphasis has been put on the requirements of entertainment software. A completely new sound engine based on F.E.Systems latest development, the VECTORSOUND(tm) audio engine, brings unmatched accuracy plus additional features such as direct-to-disk recording, real-time sound filters and spectrum analysis. The all-new full screen mode now offers menu access and direct manipulation of essential settings. Sporting a new high-tech look, Bernie 3.0 is the most user friendly Apple II emulator. Human-readable error messages, drag & drop support and the new user interface make this the preferred emulator of novice users and pros, gamers and power users alike. While Bernie remains a shareware product, users will appreciate that Bernie can now be operated with no limitations whatsoever whether it's been registered or not. While the shareware fee is due after 30 days of usage, there's no protection scheme that kicks in. Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 is shareware. Priced at only US$15 (upgrades: US$7), the software that pioneered Apple IIgs emulation redefines the future of the Apple II platform by offering a cost-effective and viable migration path. What's New? - VectorSound high-fidelity sound engine featuring - ultraprecise sound synthesizer (+200% accuracy gain) - real-time bit-enhancement for FM sounds - direct-to-disk recording - anti-scratching feature - real-time spectrum analysis - high-precision timing - smooth mode switching - all-new full-screen mode featuring - optional resolution switching - menu access via hotkey - interactive multi-display for disks, sound and joystick - accelerated for 8-bit and 16-bit video - redesigned user interface - new, space-saving high-tech look - new interactive sound window showing master level, spectrum analyzer, frequencies - new disks window - new communications window - new joystick window with calibration - new errors window with scrollback and plain-text messages - flicker-free implementation - zero performance loss with auxiliary windows closed - substantial internal code maintenance - dozens of small improvements - drag&drop of multiple images - built-in drive deselectable - shutdown warning - locate ROM files automatically - new About window - all known bugs fixed - ...and much more. - new low price - more than 50% off! - save state feature in final release - requires MacOS 8.5 or later. Henrik Woof Gudat woof woof (GUDATH, 34653, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SUM] SPEEDING UP MUG!'s WRITING TO FLOPPY DISKS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Speaking of writing to MS-DOS, would it be possible to speed up MUG!'s writing to floppy disk routines? Mitchell Spector mailto: (SPECTOR1, 34755, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" The easiest and greatest speed improvement comes from reformatting MS-DOS disks on the GS to use a 2:1 interleave (by default they are formatted 1:1 for the faster PC systems). Most people seem to use the same "sneaker-net" disk or two, so it's not like you have to reformat every disk or anything. I'm sure someone could come up with a routine to speed up writing to floppies, but I think it would be a fair bit of work with no guarantee of much improvement. For example, rewriting the FATs and root directory is a noticeably lengthy process, yet that is a simple request to GS/OS to write a consecutive series of disk blocks. I'm not quite sure what could be done to speed this up without trying to keep track of disk architecture and block layout on the disk (which is not guaranteed to be in a given order and I can't detect it!). :-( I know that writing to a Zip disk doesn't seem all that slow, and writing to 2:1 formatted disks is typically no great drama either (although I'd be the first to admit you could never call it _fast_!). Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (PETERWATSON, 34776, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CDS] CD-ROMs FOR IIgs AT Shareware Solutions II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" All of the various CD-ROMs available from Shareware Solutions II are compatible with a IIGS and a RAMFast. Then again, they ought to be since they are CDs intended for use on a IIGS ;-) Take a look at http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko But, ignore the pricing listed there for the Resource-Central CDs. At my Kagi online store, they are available for $25 each. As are most of the others. Joe Kohn (JOE_KOHN, 34690, GO COM A2) [EOA] [ADB] ADB PROBLEM """"""""""" Hello everyone, long time no see. I recently moved and now have room to set up my GS and remind myself why it is still my favorite. :) Everything was going great until I swapped out the ADB cable for one that was in better shape, while the machine was on. Now, I've done this a zillion times in the past and it never did anything. But now all of the sudden I have no keyboard or mouse, even after restoring the original cable. (This is the standard GS keyboard and mouse btw) I tried hooking up another keyboard mouse (apple extended) which I know is working, and had the same problem. Still dead. So now I'm scared something happened to the controller on the motherboard. Also, if it helps troubleshoot, the 3 lights on the extended keyboard blink normally when the machine is powered up. But after that I can't trigger anything (caps lock, etc.) One time after I let it sit for about 3 minutes at the finder, the caps lock light suddenly came on by itself. (almost like it buffered the keypress) Oh yeah - the machine isn't frozen either. Screensavers still kick on and I can mount floppies, etc. Has anybody seen anything like this before? Thanks for any advice. I'm going to continue to look for replacement parts to test with. - Matt Portune (MPORTUNE, 34507, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" I have, and it was a blown ADB chip. (I know you don't want to hear that...) Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 34508, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Nice to see an old familiar face around here! :) (I went through the same thing with a move myself recently, and now have the space for my GS to sit next to my PC once again. It was only a year it was absent from my desk, but I certainly missed it nonetheless). It's quite possible the ADB micro-controller got fried, though before giving up I'd suggest pulling every card and connector from the machine, removing the motherboard from the case and rest it on an anti-static bag (in case something is being shorted) and it power it up with nothing connected _except_: A known working keyboard and ADB cable, powersupply and a video device. Also, try clearing the BRAM memory by removing the battery for a couple of minutes and reinserting it (you had a ROM 3 board, right?). I've seen all sorts odd things happen from corrupted BRAM memory, once my ZipGS was stuck in disabled mode until I cleared it. If after all that it's still not responding to the keyboard, I guess you'll have to replace the mainboard. Fear not though, ROM 3 motherboards are quite cheap on the used market, sometimes even free. I'm actually planning to swap ROM 3 boards on my main IIgs system to try and solve some stability problems with my 15/64 ZipGS. Good luck! Mitchell Spector mailto: (SPECTOR1, 34520, GO COM A2) [EOA] [SCS] APPLE SCSI CARD SWITCHES """""""""""""""""""""""" This Apple SCSI card (820-0153-A 1990) has four dip switches. What is the purpose of these switches? >>>>> """"" That would be the Apple High-Speed SCSI card. The four DIP switches are used for setting DMA and changing the SCSI-ID address for the card itself (not external devices on the chain). Here are the actual settings: SW1 = open=DMA _off_, closed=DMA _on_ SW2 = SCSI adrs bit 2, open=0, closed=2^2 (4) MSB SW3 = SCSI adrs bit 1, open=0, closed=2^1 (2) SW4 = SCSI adrs bit 0, open=0, closed=2^0 (1) LSB The default is all four switches in the closed position (either all up, or all down. Unfortunately I can't recall exactly which since I don't have my HS SCSI card in front of me to tell you whether 'closed' is up or down. It is marked on the card however). That is: DMA enabled and SCSI-ID #7. That should be fine in most cases, except when a non-DMA card is present in the system (DMA is automatically disabled if more than 4MB is present in the expansion slot, unlike the RamFAST SCSI which can DMA with up to 8MB present). Mitchell Spector mailto: (SPECTOR1, 34784, GO COM A2) [EOA] [MDP] MESSAGE FROM DELPHI PRESIDENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" The following was posted by Delphi President Rusty Williams elsewhere on Delphi. ===snip=== From: Rusty Williams (RUSTY) 11:56 am To: ALL 1 of 1 550.1 As all of you know, the market for web-based advertising and investor sentiment towards consumer web services have both taken a significant downturn in recent months. Delphi.com has been in a better position than other services because we've benefited from the collective support and contributions that our members make to the service. In effect, Delphi is a cooperative -- a true community of people who are inclined to help each other. Even with this advantage, we' ve reached a point where more cost cutting is required. This week we had to take the additional step of eliminating some of the support positions within our staff. We've have a close-knit team dedicated to making Delphi a valuable service for everyone. To eliminate some positions was especially painful because everyone on our staff is enthusiastic about Delphi's value and potential for growth. So on a very human level these changes have been quite difficult. There have been rumors in recent weeks about Delphi shutting down. While this was discussed as all options were on the table, it was never seriously considered. It's extremely expensive to provide all of the systems and infrastructure required to support a site the size of Delphi. However, we all have confidence that the pendulum that swung so fast from "irrational exuberance" to "irrational pessimism" will eventually swing back to a more rational valuation of services such as Delphi. We decided that we should do our best to preserve the value of the friendships and communities on Delphi.com while minimizing our costs. Where will you notice these changes? We'll be experimenting with various ways to automate or outsource functions such as service support, promotions approvals and forum indexing. As a general rule, we're hoping to automate services and functions that can run reasonably well in a self-regulating environment. We simply can't afford to provide a lot of support or special consideration to forums or end-users who have high maintenance requirements. If it costs us a lot to support from a staffing perspective, we need to find new ways to reduce the costs. For example, a specific change that we're making is the way we handle the public index. Instead of reviewing and approving index submissions on a daily basis, we'll review submissions for the most active forums once a month. This isn't great for news for new and less active forums - many of which will never make it to the public index - but it will be much more efficient for our support staff. I hope it's clear that we're committed to making Delphi a success. By "hunkering down" during this time period we expect that Delphi will continue to be the best place on the web to build an interactive forum. And because Delphi is hosted by Prospero along with hundreds of other corporate clients, Delphi will benefit from upgrades and new features as they are requested by this broader group of users. We'll need your patience, assistance, and willingness to try new approaches. In return, we'll do our best to maintain Delphi.com as a free service with as many features as possible. Thanks for your understanding and support. Best regards, Rusty Williams Delphi.com ===snip=== CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host -- (chunk.s@foxvalley.net) (CHUNK_S, 34894, GO COM A2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SXC] SPECTRUM XCMDS """""""""""""" Is there any way to get the Lister XCMD in Spectrum to deal with a list that has spaces in each line? It doesn't seem to work; I have to substitute some other character for the space. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Chief Sysop, A2Central.com -- your total Apple II computing source Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 3244, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I am not sure what you mean. The string you supply can have anything you like in it except for CRs and the current Quote character. Take a look at the list views in COG etc., and you will see that spaces have been included... If you mean that the font is not a mono-spaced font, then that is a different matter. Create a custom resource and window using the WindowMgr XCMD instead if you want a custom font used in a List. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 3245, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I too am not sure what you mean. Do you mean you want to add a line that is completely spaces? I can't remember if I have done this or not, but I can't think of any reason why it should fail. SIS uses Lister for the Bookmark Editor and it handles lines with the space character (i.e "My Home Page" can be a title of a bookmark and works without any problems). Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3246, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" In message 'Spectrum xcmds (Re: Msg 3244)' EWANNOP said: > I am not sure what you mean. The string you supply can have anything you > like in it except for CRs and the current Quote character. Take a look > at the list views in COG etc., and you will see that spaces have been > included... Okay, here's an example. I'm working on an address book script. The data in my addressbook text file looks like this right now: Shepherd_________Eric______sheppy@sheppyware.net Kohn_____________Joe_______joko@crl.com Diaz_____________Tony______tdiaz@hypermall.com Weiss____________Geoff_____geoff@gwlink.net Suenaga Ryan a2.ryan@a2central.com When I display it using Lister, I get this: Shepherd_________Eric______sheppy@sheppyware.net Kohn_____________Joe_______joko@crl.com Diaz_____________Tony______tdiaz@hypermall.com Weiss____________Geoff_____geoff@gwlink.net Suenaga The rest of my name and address don't show up. Am I missing something obvious? Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - Chief Sysop, A2Central.com Posted by Spectrum 2.3, Crock O' Gold 3.3, and the LANceGS (RSUENAGA, 3247, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" You may well be... How wide have you declared the list to be? You can have an element size up to 244 wide, but the default is for 50. Anything in the string over the declared width will be truncated. You can work with wide lists in memory, but will not be able to display more than about 70+ wide with the display commands. There is also a limit to the number of elements related to the max width. The list record in memory has a maximum size of 64K. If I need to hold more data than the screen width, I usually create two lists, and work them in tandem. Often you do not need to see all the data at once. Check the !Help! Spectrum Extras/XCMDs/Lister Function 1 entry for full details of the size and width limits. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 3248, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I believe Ewen is pointing you to the right direction to solve the problem. I tested SIS by putting a lot of spaces between words for the URL title in the Bookmark Editor and it took it with no problems. But then, I had already set the width field and stuff for the best display possible under SIS. An alternative to using the underscore character is to use the non-breaking space character. It looks like a space, but is treated as a regular character. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3249, GO COM A2P) <<<<< """"" > ...non-breaking space character. How do I generate this one? Thanks. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Chief Sysop, A2Central.com -- your total Apple II computing source Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution (RSUENAGA, 3250, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" You know how you press the _ key (well, shift-minus) to get the underscore character, press option-space to get the non-breaking space. Spectrum doesn't mind having any of the high-bit characters as part of quoted text. Geoff (SISGEOFF, 3252, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [PRP] PROGRAMING PROJECT """""""""""""""""" Ok, well, here's the latest status from me. I needed a design project for my master's project (amazing, a ditz like me in the master's program, eh?)...so I've decided to do file-sharing for the IIGS over TCP/IP, with my fallback project the FTP server. I've got all the docs and progs that came with Opus, and I'm looking for a TCP/IP book, and something on Mac networking. Any ideas, advice, etc? Thanks! ~Tarage~ Email: tarage@bellsouth.net (TARAGE, 3266, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Opus ][ includes the marinetii programmer's guide, which covers TCP/IP with Marinetti, and should give you a general understanding of TCP clients & servers. If you're using MacOS X, you could probably just use standard BSD/Posix tcp stuff. I believe Apple has made all the Mac programming books available on their website; try poking around their. You may also find the GS/OS reference and toolbox books (for IIgs) helpful, depending on how you set up the IIgs client/server (NDA? GS/OS device driver? etc). Kelvin Sherlock (KWS, 3267, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [FNQ] FOUNDATION QUESTION """"""""""""""""""" If I remember rightly, Foundation displays any resource for which it does not have a specific editor in a generic hex display. Does anyone have a handy list of the specific editors that Foundation has? (GARETH, 3257, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" IIRC, Foundation has a menu that lists all the resources it can edit natively (for creating new resources). The extensive built-in help information (under the apple menu) might also list them. Basicall, it does all the simple ones pString, 2rects, menu items, etc., but nothing complex. The Golden Orchard CD might have a couple additional editors, though (like the icon editor). (KWS, 3259, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [GNS] GENESYS """"""" It's really unfortunate that nobody ever wrote any significant extra editor modules for Foundation. I tried to once but couldn't get it to work; the plugin architecture IMHO was a little complicated. Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd Editor, A2Central.com sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 3260, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I agree, it is a pity there are no more modules for this. I still find Genesys works fairly well, as long as it too knows about a resource type. I tend these days to build the original framework in Genesys, and then save it out in Rez source format. I can then tweak it as I need to within the source files. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/ (EWANNOP, 3261, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" I don't suppose Genesys is available anywhere these days, is it? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, 3262, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Unfortunately, Gensesys is not easy to find these days. (It would make a good opportunity for Lost Classics to rescue it :). Design Master is available from ByteWorks. It's not as powerful as Genesys, but you can paint a window and then export it as rez. ResLin (from Richard B.) is also available, but has even fewer editors. Of course, ResLin has a much saner add-on architecture, so it should be easier to write a new res type editor. (He said, never having written one...). Kelvin (KWS, 3263, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" That's about how I use Genesys, when I bother to use a resource editor at all. Do basic layout, then save to Rez format and tweak by hand from then on. I don't mind working in Rez. much; I rather enjoy it. Still, it would be really nice to have a resource editor that supported all the controls. Genesys is so close on that point, only lacking thermometer and rectangle. Its interface is a tad clunky though, requiring a lot of bouncing from window to window to fully edit a control (including the resource ID and name). Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd Editor, A2Central.com sheppy@a2central.com http://www.a2central.com (SHEPPY, 3264, GO COM A2P) [EOA] ------------------------------------ SOAR OFFLINE READER | ------------------------------------ [SOR] SPECTRUM OLR FOR A2Central.com ANNOUNCED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" After a false start just over a week ago, finally I can announce the release of a working OLR, and working Spectrum update for A2Central. *** Announcing the release of the SOAR Offline Reader for A2Central. *** You can now all enjoy easy access to A2Central from an offline reader. To use SOAR, you will need to have a copy of Spectrum 2.4 installed, Marinetti 2.0 or 2.1 configured and working, and an ISP that gives you full TCP/IP access. If you have all those installed, then go and visit my home pages on: http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ Click on the link to take you to the download pages, and download two files, 'sp251updater,txt' and 'soar.txt'. These files are BinSCII encoded, and will need to be decoded from the Black Apple menu item in Spectrum. You should end up with 'SP251Update.SEA' and 'SOAR.SEA' on your hard disk. From the Finder, double-click to extract these two files to make two folders. In each folder there is a 'Read.Me.First' file. Those files will give you full instructions on how to update Spectrum 2.4 to 2.5.1, and how to install the SOAR reader. Spectrum 2.5.1 is required by SOAR. This release of an updater is a public Beta test of Spectrum 2.5.1 for owners of Spectrum 2.4 only. If there are no reported problems, then Spectrum 2.5.1 or later will be available in the normal way from Shareware Solutions in due course. Please immediately report anything you find in 2.5.1 that does not work as expected to or . May I stress that this is the first release of SOAR, and although it has been extensively tested, it is still at beta level v1.0b1. SOAR is a living entity, and it will be upgraded on a regular basis as new features are activated by me and new options in A2Central become live. I will especially be interested in comments, bug reports and wish lists from you for SOAR, and I will issue updates of the core scripts as and when these are needed. So don't delay, SOAR away... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 17 Jan 2001 - 189 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:12/A2Central.com) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Ruts A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS Connect IIgs With LANceGS to TCP/IP Connected Mac?---------------[CGM] ProTERM 3.1 Script Reads New Messages on A2Central.com-----------[PTS] Spectrum Script Reads New Messages on A2Central.com--------------[SSR] Marinetti Tip----------------------------------------------------[MQT] Screen Captures on the IIgs--------------------------------------[SCG] A2Central Begins Testing Phase of Enhanced Account Services------[EAS] A2Central Offers Enhanced Account Services-----------------------[OES] Special User Group Accounts on A2Central.com---------------------[SUA] Reading Messages Beyond a Certain Date?--------------------------[RMB] Who Command Added------------------------------------------------[WCA] Suggestions Invited----------------------------------------------[SGI] Windows Telnet Program-------------------------------------------[WTP] Print Bumper Stickers With InkJet Printer?-----------------------[PBS] IIgs Monitor Display Corrupted?----------------------------------[MDC] Arachnid Preview 3 is Out----------------------------------------[APT] SCAP 1.1.1 Now Available-----------------------------------------[SNA] Complete Directory of a CD---------------------------------------[CDC] Lemonade Stand Updated-------------------------------------------[LSU] Connect a Mac and a IIgs Via LocalTalk---------------------------[CVL] How Do You Like Your LANceGS Card?-------------------------------[LYL] A2Central.com PROGRAMMING DISTILLATIONS The Best IIgs Programming Languages?-----------------------------[BPL] The CoPilot / GEM Challenge--------------------------------------[CGC] Static Text Control...-------------------------------------------[STC] Using the ORCA Desktop Shell-------------------------------------[ODS] GTE (Generic Tile Engine)----------------------------------------[GTE] Apple II Technical Notes-----------------------------------------[ATN] Apple II File Types----------------------------------------------[AFT] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Silvern Castle 7.0 in Database-----------------------------------[SCD] Where to Get Silvern Castle v7.0---------------------------------[WTG] Compare v2.0 File Utility in Database----------------------------[CFU] New Uploads for the IIgs-----------------------------------------[NUG] Clarification of Golden Orchard CD-ROM Release Notes-------------[GOR] IIgs Free Programs-----------------------------------------------[GFP] Dvorak Keyboard on the IIe---------------------------------------[DKE] Interleaving Hard Drives-----------------------------------------[IHD] DELPHI A2P DISTILLATIONS The Toolbox Reference Manuals------------------------------------[TRM] UI Guidelines for GS/OS?-----------------------------------------[UIG] ORCA/Shell News--------------------------------------------------[OSN] Generic Tile Engine for the IIgs---------------------------------[TEG] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson RUTS ~~~~ The stately oak trees on the grounds of the nearby natural history museum are clearly visible from High Above The Rock River. As the winter of 1999 settled in, thousands of Crows established their roosting area in those oaks. At dusk each evening flocks upon flocks of those big black birds would arrive... circling overhead... squawking loudly... then landing on the branches of the trees. At dawn each morning they would take flight, circle overhead, squawk loudly, and scatter in every direction to participate in their daily feeding. Those Crows had settled into a rut. Then at midnight on December 31, suddenly an intense display of fireworks was set off (to celebrate the arrival on the "new millennium"). The sky was brightly lit... the silence of the night shattered by exploding shells. The Crows were in the air! Circling! Confused! Shouting at each other! Eventually they settled down for the night on the surface of the frozen river and never returned to those trees. The Crows had been frightened out of their rut. Life is like that. We get settled into a rut. Then for one reason or another we have to start doing things in a different way. The volume of posts in the A2 and A2P forums on Delphi has fallen off since the text side has alternated between working and not working. Sooner or later the text side will cease to work at all. This issue of The Lamp! contains material from the Bulletin Board on A2Central.com in addition to posts from Delphi A2 and A2P. When the text side of Delphi no longer works, The Lamp! will continue to inform and entertain the Apple II enthusiast. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM A2Central.com | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [CGM] CONNECT IIgs WITH LANceGS TO TCP/IP CONNECTED MAC? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If my Ethernet-capable Mac has made a TCP/IP connection to the Internet via dial-up modem (serial port), can my LANceGS-equipped IIgs piggyback that connection? What software or hardware would be necessary? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Yes, you can do that. You need an ethernet crossover cable to connect the IIgs and Mac together. Then you need to go to http://www.sustworks.com and download IPNetRouter, which is an IP masquerading package for the Macintosh. Install that on the Mac and configure it, and you should be good to go. It's not insanely easy to configure, but there is an example setup on their web site for your situation that will do the trick. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yep. Alternatively you could use a hub (or probably a switch, I haven't tried that since I don't have one here) in place of the crossover cable, which is more expensive but probably a better way to do things in the long term. IPNR is probably the best one to use, indeed. Since you're a student, Ken, you'd be eligible for a 50% discount. I don't think you have any 68K Macs around, but if you did and wanted to use IPNR on them for a dedicated router, it would only cost you the price of the Mac (free in some cases, I just got a LC 475 with ethernet card for like $10 the other week) and $25 for 68k IPNR at the educational rate. I got it set up mostly by luck :) Personally, I found it easier to set up a dual ethernet Linux box without X for routing, but I think that's more a reflection on my being less of a Linux fraud than I make myself out to be. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Ryan & Sheppy, Thanks for the pointer to sustworks.com. I've heard of IPNetRouter & Monitor, but had no idea they were so versatile - and useful! It's like that Calvin & Hobbes comic: "I just saw a commercial for products I had no idea existed, but which I desperately need!" :) And with software bundles and a student discount available, there's no reason not to invest in these applications. Thanks! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 4) [EOA] [PTS] ProTERM 3.1 SCRIPT READS NEW MESSAGES ON A2Central.com """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For all you diehard ProTERM 3.1 fans: Use this script from your UNIX shell account's prompt. It'll get you here, signed on, read all messages into a file named "TEMP", and sign you back out. Knock yourself out :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 57, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Oops. I had to repost this due to a typo: Decided (after 20 minutes :) to do a 1.1 :) This version strips the control characters it receives and clears the editor before receiving. Sorry 'bout that :) CUT HERE * qdolr--the quick and dirty ProTERM 3.1 A2Central.com offline reader * * saves a file named "temp" in your current directory with your * * A2Central.com messages. Run using Misc: Macro File command * * Have run -- Ryan * do "online:par","emulate:[ok]" * set emulation to VT100 * print "telnet a2central.com^m" wt "login:" pr "username^m" * substitute your A2Central.com username * wt "word:" pr "password^m" * substitute your password * wt "and: " pr "1^m" wt "1 ?" do "misc:edit" do "edit:select" do "edit:clear" do "file:quit" do "rec:asc","[save as] supp:1 [ok][append]" pr "bro nor nos^m" wt "^m1 ?" do "rec:asc","[close]" pr "exit^m" wt "and: " pr "0^m" exit Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 57, Msg 9) [EOA] [SSR] SPECTRUM SCRIPT READS NEW MESSAGES ON A2Central.com """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" And of course, the accompanying Spectrum TCP/IP version. Have fun. Ryan # qdolr--the quick and dirty A2Central.com offline reader * # this version for Spectrum TCP/IP # saves a file named "temp" in your current directory with your # A2Central.com messages. Run using Script:Run a Script. . . command # Have fun -- Ryan Set onlineDisplay "VT100" switch tcp/ip tcpconnect open tcpsocket "a2central.com" 2 socket waitfor string "gin: " transmit "username^M" # substitute your A2Central.com username waitfor string "word:" transmit "password^M" # substitute your A2Central.com password waitfor string "and: " transmit "1^M" waitfor string "1 ?" append capturefile "temp" transmit "bro nor nos^M" waitfor string "1 ?" close capturefile transmit "exit^M" waitfor string "and: " transmit "0^M" (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 57, Msg 10) [EOA] [MQT] MARINETTI TIP """"""""""""" Quick Marinetti tip: Install II Not Disturb by Greg Templeman. It helps me -a lot-. Without it, I can't even get gwftp connecting. With it, it flies :) I haven't seen Greg in awhile, but I beta tested II Not Disturb. It's still relevant today :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Where can you get II Not Disturb? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly (LYLE, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Why, on the Time in a Bottle CD set, where else? :) Seriously, when we get our library in gear here, it'll be in it. Of course, the issue of "Whatever Happened to Greg Templeman" now comes up, but that's for another topic, I think (lets' look at 20/15 for that :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" At Ryan's recommendation I tried out II Not Disturb. The results are, well pretty amazing! When testing Arachnid I had to reduce the port speed on my GS with 8/32 zip to 9600 to get it to work reliably with Marinetti. After installing IIND I set the port speed back up to 57600 and it's working great. Awesome! If you haven't got IIND get it! http://apple2.tffenterprises.com/apple2/comm/iinotdis10.shk (KIMHOWE, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 21) [EOA] [SCG] SCREEN CAPTURES ON THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm looking for a utility to do screen captures of the IIGS desktop. I have been told that there is a CDA that does this. Does anybody know what this CDA is called and where I can find it? Thanks. (MARK, Cat 12, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" There is at least one on the TABBS CD-ROM from Shareware Solutions... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 20 Jan 2001 - 186 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 12, Top 2, Msg 4) [EOA] [EAS] A2Central BEGINS TESTING PHASE OF ENHANCED ACCOUNT SERVICES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We're beginning a brief testing phase on our enhanced account services and need two or so members to do some testing. Anyone that's been planning to upgrade to an enhanced account (meaning a personal web site, FTP access for uploading it, and a 10 MB storage limit on our server), please email sheppy@syndicomm.com. We'll pick a couple of people and set them up. The people we select will get February for free. They will be asked to let us know of any problems they have setting up or using their personal web site, or any other issues that arise. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 10) [EOA] [OES] A2Central OFFERS ENHANCED ACCOUNT SERVICES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FEBRUARY 13, 2001--A2Central.com, the online service for Apple II computer users, is expanding its service. Effective March 1, members can opt for an Enhanced account, which for US $15 per month or $35 per three-month quarter provides support for a personal web site of up to 10 MB. Additional capacity is available for a small additional charge. Members' web sites will have the URL http://www.a2people.com/~username, and can be uploaded and managed using any standard FTP client, or FTP-capable web site editor. New A2Central.com members may simply select the Enhanced account option when signing up for A2Central.com service at http://www.a2central.com/join. If you're a current A2Central.com member and would like to upgrade your account to an Enhanced Account, the following upgrade pricing applies: If your account is a quarterly account paid in January, you can upgrade to an Enhanced account for the month of March for $5. You will be billed for the $5 during our March billing cycle. If your account is a quarterly account paid in February, you can upgrade to an Enhanced account for the months of March and April for $10. You will be billed for the $10 during our March billing cycle. If you pay monthly, your March bill will be $5 more than your February bill, for a total of $15. If you would like to upgrade your account to Enhanced service, or have questions about our pricing, please email billing@a2central.com. You don't have to wait until March 1 to request an upgrade (in fact, it will simplify the process if you do it before the March billing cycle, which should be the last week of February). Syndicomm looks forward to continuing to serve A2Central.com members. (Syndicomm and A2Central.com are trademarks of Eric Shepherd. This announcement may be reproduced for news-reporting purposes.) (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 12) [EOA] [SUA] SPECIAL USER GROUP ACCOUNTS ON A2Central.com """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Would there be any interest in a special User Group account on A2Central.com that the group management could use to set up a group web site, attend conferences, post announcements, whatever? Perhaps extra web space, and an URL with the group's name in it? Probably would charge in the $15-$20 per month range, and it would require that the group be registered with Apple. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 20, Msg 1) [EOA] [RMB] READING MESSAGES BEYOND A CERTAIN DATE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I did a BRO NOR NOS, but before I could read the results from scrollback, my computer crashed. Is there a way to read all messages posted on or since a certain date? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" Not yet. There will be, but there isn't yet. For now you'll have to specify a range of message numbers in select topics; see "HELP READ" for information. Sorry! Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 37) [EOA] [WCA] WHO COMMAND ADDED """"""""""""""""" Thought I'd mention a little new feature we have. If you type "who" or "w" at the main A2Central.com menu, you can get a list of everyone currently logged into the system: Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 41) [EOA] [SGI] SUGGESTIONS INVITED """"""""""""""""""" A general note-- the special thing about A2Central.com is that it's an online service for Apple II users created, maintained, and run by Apple II users. If you, as an Apple II user, have a feature you think will make life easier or better for you or other Apple II users, we will take it to heart. That's what the Apple II is all about, ain't it? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 30, Msg 14) [EOA] [WTP] WINDOWS TELNET PROGRAM """""""""""""""""""""" CRT is an excellent Windows telnet program. The shareware fee is $34.95. Still, I've been using Token2, a somewhat eccentric but functional freeware program available from Tucows. It's supposed to do Zmodem uploads and downloads, but I can't figure out how, and the help is minimal. However, for the BB and RTC, it's fine. It also has a hex capture mode, which could be very useful at times. Bill Dooley (A2.BILL, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 57) [EOA] [PBS] PRINT BUMPER STICKERS WITH InkJet PRINTER? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This may fall under the "common sense" category, but I have to ask, so please bear with me if this really is a stupid question. Besides, it's probably a good idea to have some basic information as the first messages in a topic. :) I have an HP DeskJet 340 printer. I found some neat color bumper stickers online that I would like to print on adhesive paper and place on my car. Would the ink simply wash off the next time my car goes through a puddle? My printer is an inkjet. How does that differ from a laser printer - how do those work? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Well... inkjet printers work by spraying ink onto paper, so it would probably run or fade. Laser printer toner is actually plastic powder, so it won't run when it gets wet. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" > Would the ink simply wash off the next time my car goes through a puddle? Yes... But you could either laminate them, or spray with fixative to protect the ink... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 4 Jan 2001 - 202 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.5 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 3) [EOA] [MDC] IIgs MONITOR DISPLAY CORRUPTED? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My 1986 vintage Woz GS is showing its age. If I leave it on for a day or two, the display gets corrupted. Some characters on the SHR screen look red, and there are fine red lines running down the screen. They're most visible against a black background. What should I look at in trying to clear up this problem? A few months ago, I reseated every single chip and connector I could find, but this problem was not cleared up. Hmm, come to think of it, I'm not certain I reseated the graphics chip that was part of the ROM01 update. Why did I not recall that until this moment? Well, at the risk of some embarrassment, I'll post this anyway. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Bill Dooley (A2.BILL, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Similar things happen to me every now-and-then. I've found that it's usually related to an 'Icon' file or two. What I usually do is turn on "View Hidden Files" and then delete the 'Desktop' icon file on each partition. Since my classic icon files rarely get added to anymore, the problem is usually related to the 'Desktop' icons. Once deleted, reboot. See if that solves your problem. It does for me. LumiTech Sat, 3 Feb 01 @ 19:27:40 Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.1 and SOAR! v1.0b1 (LUMITECH, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 6) [EOA] [APT] ARACHNID PREVIEW 3 IS OUT """"""""""""""""""""""""" Just a short note to let everyone know that Arachnid Preview 3 is out, complete with support for http with or without proxy servers, basic ftp and lots of improvements over the previous release. Check out http://www.omninet.net.au/~khowe/arachnid/index.html or download from A2Central.com at ftp://ftp.a2central.com/pub/gsos/telecom/arachnidr3.shk Have fun! (KIMHOWE, Cat 20, Top 10, Msg 1) [EOA] [SNA] SCAP 1.1.1 NOW AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""" I have now finished SCAP 1.1.1. It will be immediately available from Delphi, Juiced.GS, and Shareware Solutions II. It will also be available here in the a2central.com file library. SCAP 1.1.1 now handles carats correctly in the body of a document that is being converted. Thanks to Dain for providing examples of files which exhibit the problem. Special thanks go to Ewen who had to explain to me how Spectrum worked so I could fix the problem :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I should probably add that SCAP 1.1.1 requires Spectrum 2.3 or later. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 17) [EOA] [CDC] COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF A CD """""""""""""""""""""""""" Beg pardon, but I'm rather rusty on the details of GS software. How can I do a complete directory of a CD, such as, for example, Friends for Life, and save it to a text file on disk? Drilling down through directories and subdirectories gets to be somewhat confusing to this tired old brain. Bill (A2.BILL, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" If you have Prosel, select the Info Desk. After telling it which device you want, select which display option you want (printer, disk, or screen). Disk is the one to use to get an ASCII file saved on disk. Next select which type of info you want. There are several of them. Number 5, Directory Tree, will give you a tree display of the subdirectories. Number 1, Catalog, will list all files, using indentations for each level of subdirectory. It will save the file in the Prosel utilities directory, no option there. Then move it where you like! AppleWorks also has a TimeOut utility, File Librarian, that will create a data base of the disk. However, I don't know if it will work on an HFS volume. I have only used it on ProDos volumes. There are probably other ways but these are the two I use. Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 46) [EOA] [LSU] LEMONADE STAND UPDATED """""""""""""""""""""" I've just released a little update to Lemonade Stand. Version 1.0.2 fixes a crashing bug reported by Mark Percival. I highly recommend upgrading to this version. You can download it at ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/Lemonade102.bxy Enjoy! Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 12, Msg 1) [EOA] [CVL] CONNECT A MAC AND A IIgs VIA LocalTalk """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Joe, It was reported in the Bernie topic that Diz wrote an SSII article detailing how to connect a Mac and IIgs via LocalTalk so that the Mac's hard drive could be mounted on the IIgs and files copied over. I have very little experience with networking, none of it involving Apple II's. But I did take advantage of your sale at KFest '99 to buy all the back issues of SSII. Could you possibly point me to the appropriate issue for this article? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 26, Top 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Ken - Diz wrote an article - Networking You Apple IIGS - in Volume 4, Issue #4. At the time, I thought of it as an "Everything you ever wanted to know about networking" type of article. I'm sure it'll help. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b1 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 3, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" > Diz wrote an article - Networking You Apple IIGS - in Volume 4, Issue #4. Hmmm. NiftySpell many pick up spelling errors, but I guess I need NiftyTypo as well ;-) It's Volume 3, Issue 4. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b1 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 3, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Thanks Joe! Found the article (along with everything else I brought home from KFest '99! :) and it sounds simpler than I thought, though I don't know what sort of slot setup I'll have when all is said and done. Slot 1 is already set to Your Card so I can access a parallel printer connected to a printer card, not the serial port, so I'm not sure if that will affect a PhoneNet connection. And I'll have to move my SCSI card from Slot 7 to 6, which is also already on Your Card, but I have RamFAST mapping partitions to that slot, not sure if I'll lose them? And I still need to put my LANceGS in slot 2, disabling my modem, which shouldn't matter since I have IPNetRouter on the Mac to share its dial-up modem connection... Phew! :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 26, Top 3, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Depending on whether you have a ROM 01 or ROM 03, you need to set either Slot 1 or 7 to AppleTalk. Then you simply need some LocalTalk cables to connect the two machines (PhoneNet should also work), install the Sharing option of System 6.0.1, turn File Sharing on in the Mac, and mount the Mac on the IIgs from the Sharing Control Panel on the IIgs. (I can't remember the exact names of DAs etc, as I don't have sharing installed in that way on my Bernie IIgs). Now drag the files over either to or from the Mac. The Mac cannot mount the IIgs drives, but you will see all the Mac drives on the IIgs... I found that it was usually unwise to drag large amounts of files at one go, as the IIgs always seemed to eventually balk at it. Just take them over a few folders at a time... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 14 Jan 2001 - 192 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 3, Msg 5) [EOA] [LYL] HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR LANceGS CARD? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So... how's life with the LANceGS card after the first six months or so? I've found mine to be very reliable (more so than my GS, which currently doesn't boot :). The software is sort of another matter, what with Marinetti being a little quirky. :) Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" At this point, I find life to be -way- better with LANceGS than without. It is considerably faster than the 56k null modem slip connect I was using before it, and it makes wiring the network way easier. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" LANceGS has been a Godsend for me. I had given up using Marinetti / PPP because it would crash my GS in about 5 minutes. Marinetti / LANceGS isn't perfect but I can get a reasonable stable connection for an extended period. I have resumed using COG and SAM on a daily basis which was impossible before. I can't wait for MOSP to get on track and crush the remaining Marinetti issues. Mark. (MARK, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Until I got the LANceGS, I had stopped using the GS for telecommunications. Marinetti and my ISP just didn't get along. Now, I'm back to using my GS for chats, telnetting to assorted accounts, and having a blast! I'm sharing my cable modem's connection with a small home network that includes at least 3 Macs, and still, my GS has the place of honor on my desktop. It's so cool. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" My LANceGS was much easier to get running than I expected, and I have much fewer connection problems now. The speed increase is unbelievable. It's a pleasure to run SAM and COG now. Carl (CARLK, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 5) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM A2Central.com | PROGRAMING | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [BPL] THE BEST IIgs PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What is the best, or most commonly-used, Apple IIgs programming languages? All I've ever used is Applesoft BASIC and Spectrum scripting. I'd love to be able to write a real Apple II program someday (not that Maxster isn't real, but...). I strongly dislike C/C++/Java; they made for a miserable two years majoring in computer science. Haven't seen them since I switched to tech writing. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I say it depends on the kind of code you want to write. I generally use C, assembly, and GSoft BASIC in that order. ORCA/Pascal is a pretty solid Pascal implementation but I don't use it much myself. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The best one to use really depends on your programming skills. If like me, you find that C looks like Double-Dutch, and you can't fathom a single instruction, then Assembler is the thing to use. If you understand C, then that is the one to go for as you can port useful routines. The exception to that rule of course is if you need to write code that runs as fast as possible, in which case Assembler wins hands down. Within Assembler you have two main choices, ORCA/APW and Merlin 16. Merlin wins in the compiling speed stakes, but I find it clumsy to use compared with ORCA. You cannot compile and link as easily in Merlin as in ORCA. Spectrum scripting may be slow to execute, but I do find it very quick and direct to work with. This is mainly the reason I have used it for all my OLRs. GSoft Basic would come a close second to Spectrum in the feature stakes! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 4 Jan 2001 - 202 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.5 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Spectrum's scripting language might be the best of the high-end languages in my opinion, at least in terms of figuring out how to do something quickly. And if you compile the scripts, they run reasonably quickly even on a physical (non-Bernie, non-Ernie) GS. If you were producing items for distribution, it would limit you to Spectrum users, but I don't think that's a huge deal (couple of commercial products--SIS and SAM--already do this, as does COG and shortly, SOAR). GSoft BASIC is pretty amazing in what it can do as well. I think Mike Westerfield is a pretty big Pascal proponent, and ORCA/Pascal is supposed to be a very nice version. There's also HyperTalk within HyperCard GS, which I've never gotten the hang of. With the coming of Opus ][, you can get the ORCA stuff for very reasonable prices now, Spectrum is very affordable, and HyperCard GS is available free, so pricing isn't a huge issue :) OTOH, you'll need the references, which actually you ought to be able to find, but having them shipped to you can be kinda costly. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Buying Opus ][ would be the way to go. For High level languages use either C of Pascal. Opus ][ contains the excellent courses in each of the languages. Depending on the size of project you want to do, you may want to work in Assembler, which is also on the CD. Pretty easy decision really. Kim Howe (KIMHOWE, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 5) [EOA] [CGC] THE CoPilot / GEM CHALLENGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's a challenge: Syndicomm will pay $25 toward KFest 2001 registration to the first person to complete each of the following CoPilot ports from GEnie: CoPilot for ProTERM 3 CoPilot for Spectrum CoPilot for Talk Is Cheap CoPilot 8 CoPilot for ANSITerm Additionally, we will pay $25 toward KFest registration for the first person to complete a port of GEM (the AppleWorks-based OLR for GEnie) to A2Central.com. There are of course rules and restrictions: 1. It has to really work. No "well, if you tweak this and mess with that, it eventually gets you in sometimes." It needs to work at least as well as it did in the GEnie days. 2. You need to contact me and let me know in advance you're taking a whack at it. This is mostly because we can provide some support on our end for people developing OLRs, and because there are software changes on our end in the works that will affect OLR development, and we don't want to break anybody midstream. 3. You have to actually release it to the public, and it has to be available before KFest 2001. If you've already paid your KFest registration, we'll give you the $25 as a "refund." 4. Only the first person to complete each port gets the reward. 5. If you don't have CoPilot or GEM yet, we will have it available for download soon. If you don't want to wait, let me know which you want to work on and I will email it to you. 6. One person *can* claim multiple prizes, if they actually do all of the ports. 7. Syndicomm (and by extension myself, since I am Syndicomm ;) reserves the right to change these rules or cancel this offer at any time and without advance notice (blah blah CYA blah blah ;). If you have questions, you can ask here in the board (topic cops, let me know where you think this should be if this isn't the right place), or you can email me if you prefer. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I will bite.... What is CoPilot? Is it an OLR similar to SOAR? Is the Source available to the public? This actually sounds kind of fun. Dain Neater - Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b1 (A2.DAIN, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" CoPilot was the most popular OLR for GEnie. Used a GS/OS application that called scripts for various telecom programs to do the online pass. Those scripts, in theory, should be all that really need to be changed. The application itself, I don't know if there's source around anywhere anymore or not. It was originally written for CompuServe, then ported to GEnie. Time for it to make it here. :) Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 11) [EOA] [STC] STATIC TEXT CONTROL... """""""""""""""""""""" I am wondering if there is a way to get a Static Text control to update its substitution strings. My preferences dialog box now has two Choose font buttons, to select the default font and size for proportional and monospaced fonts. There are two Static Text Controls next to the Choose font buttons, one to display the font, and the other the size. These are loaded with substitution strings when the dialog is brought up. What I want to do is change them when the user changes the font in the Choose Font dialog. Any suggestions? Kim Howe (KIMHOWE, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Well, that's two issues that are totally unrelated: 1. Redrawing a static text control. You should be able to do this by just invalidating its rectangle if you're willing to wait for the next update event to be handled, or you can hurry it along by just calling DrawControl(ctlHandle). This should work. 2. Making the static text control redraw when the user makes changes in the Choose Font dialog. Do you want this to happen in real time as they make the changes, or after the box is closed? If the former, that will be quite tricky and probably will require a Toolbox patch. The latter, just do (1) above after ChooseFont returns. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'm wanting the Static Text controls to update after the Choose Font dialog has closed. They redraw just fine, but they don't use the changed substitution strings :( It seems like the substitution strings are loaded when the control is created, not when it's drawn. (KIMHOWE, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Here's code that will let you change the title of a static text control: void SetCtlTitleByID(WindowPtr theWind, long ctlID, char *s) { CtlRecHndl ctlHand; int i; Rect r; GrafPortPtr oldPort; ctlHand = GetCtlHandleFromID(theWindow, ctlID); SetCtlMoreFlags(0x1000, ctlHand); i = strlen(s); HLock((Handle) ctlHand); r = (*ctlHand)->ctlRect; HUnlock((Handle) ctlHand); oldPort = GetPort(); SetPort(theWindow); EraseRect(&r); SetCtlValue(i, ctlHand); SetCtlTitle((Pointer) s, (Handle) ctlHand); SetPort(oldPort); } This code fixes the MoreFlags to indicate that the text is referenced by pointer, sets the length, and the title as well, and ensures that the old text is properly erased before the next update. It also works even if the window your control is in isn't the current port. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 5) [EOA] [ODS] USING THE ORCA DESKTOP SHELL """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Do any serious Apple II programmers use the ORCA desktop shell? I played with it a little when I first got it, but it seemed that the screen was just too small for it to be really useful. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Prizm is nice with the semi-integrated debugger, split-pane editing window, and shell window (for limited multitasking), but I quickly gave it up in favor of the text environment (and gno/me, which is much easier for me) and splat!. I've often thought of building a GUI IDE over gno/me, but never did anything about it. Screen real estate and resolution are a limiting factor, though. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've kinda got used to it now. I'm not really a text programming kind of guy, so I really like have a GUI editor available. Sure you don't get lots on the screen, but it is nice and clear. I have a relaxed attitude to programming on the GS. I don't mind taking a little breather while it compiles and links, makes me feel like I'm doing it for fun and not as work, if you know what I mean. There are a couple of things that frustrate me though. 1. Whenever Prizm opens it opens up a file. For ages now this has been Caleb's project, so every time I open the thing, I have to close the window select open, change to my folder and open my file. Gets a bit old after the 30th time in a day. 2. The linker comes up with spurious errors. Some times you have to link two or three times before it works. 3. It tends to crash if you compile a rez file in the shell window. 4. It often crashes when returning from Arachnid. I guess if I can ever afford the Opus ][ with source, I might be able to alter a few of these things... Unless you guys already know some solutions? (KIMHOWE, Cat 58, Top 1, MSG 4) >>>>> """"" > 2. The linker comes up with spurious errors. Some times you have to link > two or three times before it works. I've seen this problem in the text environment as well. Purging memory helps (gno and Opus ][ have a purge command, but I don't think stock orca has one. Fortunately, it's only like 5 lines of code to write :) > 3. It tends to crash if you compile a rez file in the shell window. If the resource definition doesn't change a lot, you could compile it once and then just copy it (instead of recompiling every time). A good utility for this is copyfork (available on Richard B's website). It works with gno, orca, or merlin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" > if the resource definition doesn't change a lot, you could compile it > once and then just copy it (instead of recompiling every time). The COPY command that comes with ORCA can do this: copy -r sourcefile destfile This will just copy the resource fork, replacing whatever resource fork is currently on destfile. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" > if the resource definition doesn't change a lot It works ok from Make, or if you quit prizm and compile it in the text environment, so its not a huge big deal, particularly since I got Make to behave. KIMHOWE, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" > Do any serious Apple II programmers use the ORCA desktop shell? I can't claim to be a serious Apple II programmer, since I've yet to complete a single Desktop GS program, but I would have to agree with Sheppy about the screen in Prizm having way too little real estate. What I would _really_ like to be able to do is copy and paste back AND forth from Bernie to the Mac, so that I could use the Codewarrior IDE with its nice color-coded editor to actually write the code, and then paste it back into the Prizm Editor. Unfortunately, I've not been able to do this. There seems to be a character limitation in Bernie going from the Mac side to the GS side. I'd naturally welcome any workarounds to this little problem. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I'd have to agree on the screen resolution/real estate issue being the main detractor from doing "serious" development in PRIZM. That said, I do miss the split-screen text editor. Most of my "real" programming is done on Sun's w/Emacs. Hmmmm....I forgot I have a copy of uEmacs sitting on my hard drive. Maybe I should pull that out...... Anyway, the real disadvantage of PRIZM for me is that because of the resolution, one cannot fit any more information on-screen than on the text screen, and the text interface is so much faster. -Lucas S. (LSCHAREN, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" If you are copying and pasting into a TextEdit Editor, I have found no problems pasting back and forth with the latest Bernie. Just remember that to paste into Bernie, you need to hold down the Option Key while you select Paste from the current application you are using on the IIgs side. Don't use the Paste option on the Bernie Edit menu, that has not been updated for a long time, and does indeed have severe limitations! But I would love to be able to copy and paste into the 80 column display used by the basic ORCA interface. Unfortunately that is not likely to ever happen... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 26 Jan 2001 - 180 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" > But I would love to be able to copy and paste into the 80 column display > used by the basic ORCA interface. Unfortunately that is not likely to > ever happen... I wrote a shell utility a few years ago called "scrappy" which would print the clipboard buffer to stdout or read stdin into the clipboard so you could do something like scrappy -p > file.asm # to paste into a file scrappy -p > 7:systmp # or whatever to paste into the ORCA/editor copy/paste buffer The utility (and asm source) should be available on ftp.gno.org. I don't recall if it's gno specific (if it was, it would only be because I used GS/OS file descriptors for stdin and stdout, so any reasonably competent programmer could modify or write his/her own version). (KWS, Cat 58, Top 1, Msg 12) [EOA] [GTE] GTE (Generic Tile Engine) """"""""""""""""""""""""" ANNOUNCE: After 2 years of development, GTE (the Generic Tile Engine) is getting poised for release. A beta-release of the library and source will be available by January 31, 2001 at http://www.d.umn.edu/~lscharen/GTE/ In addition, an in-progress programming reference for GTE is available at http://www.d.umn.edu/~lscharen/GTE/GTE_Ref.html. This reference should be of interest to parties wishing to utilize GTE in their own projects. Implemented Feature Set ----------------------- * Compiled Sprites + with clipping! + with translucency! + unique DrawForth mode + optimized, integrated sprite compiler + number of sprites limited only by memory + horizontal and vertical flipping + stretch sprites to any height at run-time * Compiled tiles + optimized, integrated tile compiler + use 4x4, 8x8, or 16x16 tiles * Flicker-free operation * Full Palette control + bind any palette to any line + palettes scroll with the screen + cross-fade between any 2 palettes * Rastan-level performance * Dirty-rectangle drawing mode for ultra-fast sprite animation * Support for loading PIC and APF graphic file * Integrates perfectly with Ian Schmidt's MTLib * Global screen mask for per-pixel masking * Full-screen (320x200) scrolling * Parallax (2-layer) support! TODO Feature Set ---------------- * Fringe Tiles * Dynamic Tiles * Scrolling Mask support * Per-scanline offsets --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted to any and all parties to reproduce this posting in full, or in part, as they see fit. (LSCHAREN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" OK, at 11:59pm on 1/31/01 GTE beta1 is realeased. Go to http://www.d.umn.edu/~lscharen/ For more information, the source code, sample application and online programmer reference. Enjoy! -Lucas S. P.S... Yes, there are bugs in the system, but it's to the state of "general useability" as defined by me. Others may find it impossible to deal with. Sorry. (LSCHAREN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 4) [EOA] [ATN] Apple II TECHNICAL NOTES """""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm has been in charge of the Apple II Technical notes for a couple of years now but has never really done anything with them to speak of. Now that we're ramping up new services, it's time to do something about that. I'm looking for one or more volunteers to help create clean, attractive versions of the Apple II Technical Notes (and FIle Type Notes) in the following formats: HTML ASCII Text (which we already have) PDF (which means creating attractive Microsoft Word documents) Once these new versions of the Technical Notes are completed, we would make them available for download or viewing to anyone via the A2Central.com web site. If you would be interested in becoming involved in this effort, please email me at sheppy@a2central.com. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The Golden Orchard CD has the FTNs in Microsoft Word (Mac) format. I didn't notice, but they probably have the tech notes in Word format as well. Of course, I haven't tried opening any of them... Kelvin (KWS, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" The Word copies of the Technical Notes on the Golden Orchard CD are proving to be quite helpful. I should be able to generate PDF versions of them quite easily, and then I can tackle HTML. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 16) [EOA] [AFT] Apple II FILE TYPES """"""""""""""""""" I need to do something about files types for Arachnid, and am looking for suggestions on how to proceed. At the moment, there is the application itself, preference file, bookmarks file, and the cache, which contains html files. Since it now has an ftp capability, it can also download files, but as yet does no processing to determine the type of the file. At some point I'm going to need filetypes for gif, jpeg and png too. How should I go about this? Kim Howe (KIMHOWE, Cat 60, Topic 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" We have online submission for filetype requests (still on Delphi, on A2Central.com at some point, but not yet): http://www0.delphi.com/a2pro/filetypes.html Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" If you go through the file type list (if you can't find it on Delphi, there's a copy at http://www.sheppyware.net/tech/ftn/) and find that there aren't suitable types available, apply for types using the form on Delphi. We will be moving the filetype stuff to A2Central.com once we find the time to do so, hopefully early in the new year. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 5) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SCD] SILVERN CASTLE 7.0 IN DATABASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD70.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:55 By: HKATZ Size: 307072 Silvern Castle 7.0 Here are the major new features and changes: Bugs fixed * Thanks to Bruce Baker for pointing out that a second scenario guardian was missing! * Using I)nfo now matches all the definitions set forth in the Tome of Knowledge "Equipment Notes" section. * Fixed possible error #107-5116 when using I)nfo. New Stuff * AUTOMAP feature added! Press in the maze to see overhead view of the current level. Option included to save a standard Apple II hi- res picture for later printing with a paint program. * 11 new items! * 4 new spells: + L3 (M) coldray: cold version of fireball + L6 (C) curmore: improved version of curmuch + L6 (M) acidfog: does up to 64hp of acid damage to all groups + L7 (W) deathray: improved STUN that affects one entire group o Improved monster spell immunity/resistance. Resistance imparts partial immunity. See "spell list" in the docs for details. * Your characters now have partial immunity to monster fear spell attacks (like sleep). * Chests may now hold more spells and potions. Also, most monster lairs now always have chests instead of special goodies. Stuff Changed * The Heat-Shield spell is now renamed as Breathe-Shield, and protects against all breathe attacks, regardless of type. * Initial identification of the opposing monsters is now more consistent based on your party's experience. * Called monsters now appear in the next round, not the same one (chance none will respond). At the start of the next round, a message will indicate how many monsters have joined the fight. * Availability of enchanted equipment reduced for balance. Chests may contain more lesser enchanted stuff. * Only NPCs and humanoid monsters now equipped with weapons and armour. But now each individual NPC/humanoid can have its own stuff instead of the same equipment per group. (TONYW1, 34922, GO COM A2) [EOA] [WTG] WHERE TO GET SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To all Silvern Castle fans, the latest update-v7.0-is now available for download! If you're new to Silvern Castle, be sure to download v1.0 also. See the READ.ME.FIRST file for details. Check out delphi, trenco, ground, and a2central (when library's up). Also on disk form in the next Juiced.GS! Trenco: ftp://www.gno.org/pub/apple2 Ground: ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2 Enjoy, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 34970, GO COM A2) [EOA] [CFU] COMPARE v2.0 FILE UTILITY IN DATABASE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: COMPARE2.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:58 By: HKATZ Size: 8448 This archive contains Compare v.2 - An AppleSoft file compare utility written by Jeff Fink, the author of Silvern Castle. This is an update of his earlier v1.1 of this program. Please note that this program has been released as freeware by the author. The original 1.1 version of this program may be found in the JFFREEWAE.BXY file in the Entertainment database. (TONYW1, 34923, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Just so no one is confused, Compare v2.0 is a stand-alone-update. II Infinitum, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, 34924, GO COM A2) [EOA] [NUG] NEW UPLOADS FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""" Name: MAXSTER.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 14-JAN-2001 03:02 By: KEN_GAGNE Size: 344832 This is Maxster v0.79.5, the Napster client for the Apple IIgs that was first demoed at KansasFest 2000 as part of HackFest. This program will search for, download, and play the first few seconds of MP3 audio files. As an open beta, its functionality is extremely limited, and has been known to work with only a small range of songs. As a Spectrum script, it requires Spectrum v2.0 or later. Freeware by Ken Gagne. >>>>> """"" Name: SCAP111.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:53 By: SISGEOFF Size: 18944 SCAP 1.1.1 is a Spectrum script which converts Text, Teach, Source, or AppleWorks Classic Word Processor documents into a PDF file. SCAP requires Spectrum 2.3 or higher. This version now handles carats properly in the text. All previous versions of SCAP do not handle carats correctly and the script may abort during the process of the conversion to a PDF file. (TONYW1, 34925, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GOR] CLARIFICATION OF GOLDEN ORCHARD CD-ROM RELEASE NOTES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A few years ago, Shareware Solutions II took over as the distributor of the Golden Orchard CD-ROM, and the following is the insert that accompanies the CD-ROM these days... Golden Orchard Release Notes Partitions The Golden Orchard CD contains five HFS partitions and one ProDOS partition. This was done for a few reasons: - We found the GS/OS HFS FST to be very buggy in dealing with large (several hundred megabyte) volumes. Either it would corrupt them, or simply refuse to open certain files, returning garbage if you tried to read them on a GS. - In using several HFS partitions we also worked around the extreme overhead HFS imposes on large volumes. We actually freed up 50-100 megabytes of space by using five HFS partitions instead of one! - We wanted to be able to take advantage of the more lenient filename conventions imposed by HFS so we could add version numbers and other information to the names of directories, making the CD easier to navigate. - By using HFS volumes for most of the CD, Golden Orchard is readable on Macs. This means if you have access to a Mac with a CD-ROM drive, you can copy Apple II files off the CD onto floppies and use them with your GS. This also means Golden Orchard can be shared over an AppleShare network using the Personal File Sharing feature of MacOS 7.x- 8.x. Other Notes System 6.0.1 is installed on the ProDOS partition, making it bootable. This is just for convenience and emergencies. We don't recommend you boot from it under normal circumstances since it is a lot faster to boot off a hard disk. We tried to place most files useful to Apple IIe owners on the ProDOS partition of the CD, the only partition which can be read on an Apple IIe. Using Golden Orchard on a Mac All six partitions of Golden Orchard should easily be usable on an Apple IIGS. On a Macintosh however, there are a few hitches. Apple's standard Macintosh CD-ROM drivers only support one HFS volume per CD-ROM. As such you will need third party drivers that support more than one HFS volume. We recommend FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit (http://www.fwb.com/ for more information). CD-ROM Toolkit also has the benefit of being able to mount the ProDOS partition on the Mac as well, so long as you have the Mac ProDOS File System Extension in your Extensions folder. (This extension is part of the Mac Apple IIe card software which can be found in the Apple Software folder on Golden Orchard.) Mounting Speed Besides needing FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit to access all of the partitions on a Mac, there is one other disadvantage to Golden Orchard's six partitions: mounting speed. This appears to be a disadvantage on the Mac as well as the GS. The problem is that it can sometimes take up to 10 seconds to mount all the partitions of the CD-ROM when it is first recognized by the computer. In this time it might appear like your computer has hung, but it hasn't; just be patient. RamFast Notes Lastly, if you are a RamFast owner, and you insert a multi-partition CD-ROM into your drive after booting, only the first 2 partitions will be accessible. This is not a bug in Golden Orchard, it is due to the design of the RamFast. Luckily, a fix is simple: run a ProDOS 8 program (such as the RamFast setup program, or BASIC, or AppleWorks, etc.) and then quit back to the Finder. This will cause the RamFast's driver to be re-initialized (during the switch from ProDOS 8 back to GS/OS), and it will then mount all the partitions of Golden Orchard (until the next reboot.) Alternatively, if you boot with Golden Orchard in your CD-ROM drive, the RamFast will also recognize all partitions right from the start (but you might have to go into the RamFast configure screen to tell it to boot off your hard drive, not the CD-ROM, and to make sure all the CD's partitions are active.) If the RamFast doesn't appear to be recognizing Golden Orchard, or crashes when you try to boot with Golden Orchard in your CD drive, try going into the RamFast setup program (hold down zero before the RApple IIgsS ROM screen) and making sure that all the Golden Orchard partitions are active, and that a partition has been selected to boot from. Joe Kohn.... - Sat 20 Jan 2001 10:05:57 am Message delivered by Spectrum 2.5.1 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.3! http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOE_KOHN, 35007, GO COM A2) [EOA] [GFP] IIgs FREE PROGRAMS """""""""""""""""" Well, here's my first mention of my "IIgs Free Programs" web page at http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/iigsfreeware.html You may also be able to help by reporting any errors or omissions to me. I want this page to be the first place to send a GS newbie or returnee. The games section is pretty good, I think. -Gareth (GARETH, 35015, GO COM A2) [EOA] [DKE] DVORAK KEYBOARD ON THE IIe """""""""""""""""""""""""" I was idly browsing some ftp sites the other night and ran across this message that I had posted on AOL many years ago. I had lost it one of the times that I had HD crashes ... back before IOMEGA made backups so easy. :) I thought someone might like to see it. I don't think I ever posted it on GEnie. ===snip=== To: AFL Don From: Chuck Stites (ChuckS 1073) Easy IIe Dvorak Keyboard Modification BACKGROUND About three years ago a new student came to my school. He had a severe birth defect. He was born without any fingers on his left hand. Surgery was performed and single joints were transplanted from his left foot to create "finger-stubs". He now has a semi-usable left hand. For his birthday, prior to enrolling in my school, his parents had purchased a IIgs for him. At that point he was using the Christopher Columbus method of typing ("Discover and Land on it"). I had begun using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for my 5th and 6th graders -- as an alternative to my favorite program (Typing Made Easy). The Apple II version teaches, not only standard QWERTY, but Dvorak board. For those not familiar with Dvorak, it is an arrangement of the keyboard whereby all of the vowels are on the home-row (AOEUI), keyed with the left hand, while the right hand keys the most commonly used consonants (DHTNS). From just the home-row, one can type almost 70% of the English language. Up reaches are less prone to mistakes, therefore the top row consists of the next most common characters and letters, while the bottom row has the least used characters and letters. I had done some experimenting with the Dvorak layout and found it to be intriguing. But when I discovered that this student was not only handicapped (in the above mentioned way), and really showed an aptitude for using the computer, I decided to try the Dvorak system on him. After all, all of the vowels are executed with the left hand, and the balance of characters/letters for that hand are used less frequently than is the right. He took to it like a fish to water. (By the way, the IIgs keyboard can easily be changed through the control panel -- Dvorak = American Simplified Keyboard.) At last speed check, he was typing (with 0% errors) around 70 words per minute. I own a couple of IIc's and a IIe. I spend most of my time on the "e". I really wanted to have Dvorak available for my "e". In the back of the "Mavis" booklet there are a number of manufacturers listed who sell hardware to convert the IIe. I called all of them. They were either no longer in business, or no longer making the hardware. I had read in "Apple Thesaurus" by Aaron Filler (Datamost, 1984) that the Dvorak keyboard was available -- built in, like the IIc (and IIc+) -- but that was all that was mentioned. After spending considerable time reviewing reduced schematics of both the "e" and "c" in "Apple Thesaurus", I discovered that the keyboard switch on the "c" merely broke a connection from the keyboard ROM chip -- part 342-0132-D. THE MODIFICATION I removed the chip and gently bent one of the legs out and slightly up (away from the motherboard). Then I inserted a piece of insulated wire, that I had stripped approx 3/16" of the insulation from, into the base for the chip. The location is the sixth hole up from the bottom -- as you look at the motherboard from the keyboard side: --- ASCII ART BEGINS --- ___ |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| ----|o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o| |o|_^_|o| --- ASCII ART ENDS --- The other end of this wire is attached to one side of a 3-pole micro toggle switch (from Radio Shack -- approx $2.00). The other outside tap has a wire from it to the lower left hand corner of the mother board where there are three small rectangular silvered contact points. (There is also a fourth point, but it is roughly square.) The wire from the toggle is soldered to the middle of the three rectangular contact points. Now you can attach a third wire to the center tap of the toggle switch. This wire is attached, either by carefully soldering -- use a heat shield of some sort so as not to damage the ROM chip -- or buy a small slide on connecter and solder the wire to the connecter. If the latter, then slide the connector carefully onto the leg of the chip you previously gently bent outward. Presto! By flipping the toggle switch one way you have standard (QWERTY) and the other way you have Dvorak. And you can switch back and forth in "mid-stream". If you have never done any soldering, may I suggest you go the latter route. It is very easy to damage an IC chip with heat. Good luck, and ENJOY. Get a copy of Mavis, leave your switch in the standard position. Configure Mavis for Dvorak and learn how to use this old/new keyboard. When you feel ready, use Appleworks (or your other wordprocessor) and flip the switch for Dvorak. In no time at all, you should easily increase your touch-typing skills (especially if you already now real touch-typing) by at least 100% or greater. If you are a user of a BBS the length of time online costs $$$. The faster you can type, the less time online -- or at least less time responding in a Real-Time Conference. Feel free to e-mail any comments to me. Chuck Stites ChuckS 1073 (AOL) C.Stites (GEnie) ===snip=== Chuck CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host -- (chunk.s@foxvalley.net) Delivered by OLRight! (v4.1) scripts for ANSITerm for the Apple IIgs and posted on the TEXT side. (CHUNK_S, 35150, GO COM A2) [EOA] [IHD] INTERLEAVING HARD DRIVES """""""""""""""""""""""" How can I work out the best (fastest) interleaving to use on my 1MHz IIe's HDD ? I noticed that Chinook Utilities gives you an almost unlimited choice of interleaving options starting from 1:1 up. I thought it'd be wise to make that decision now, rather than wait until it's full. Is there some kind of test/benchmark that can be done ? Mark (LUKE65816, 35187, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" There is no formal test that I have ever seen. What I used to do in the old days was to partition the drive and put a fairly large file on one partition. I would then copy the file from one partition to the other while timing the operation. I timed the amount of time it took to read the file and the amount of time it took to write it back to the other partition. For MY purposes, the best interleave was the one that gave the shortest overall time to complete the entire operation while reading and writing took approximately the same time. You need a single large file to do this properly, but it only needs to be large enough so that you are able to time it with reasonable accuracy. Gary R. Utter (UTTER, 35191, GO COM A2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TRM] THE TOOLBOX REFERENCE MANUALS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" The toolbox reference manuals are en encyclopedia of the various calls you can make to the libraries Apple provides with the operating system. The tools themselves cover graphics, sound, menus, windows and so forth. The complete basic set is actually five volumes, shown here with their Byte Works catalog numbers: APDA-53 to APDA-55 Apple IIGS Toolbox Reference, Volumes 1-3 GS-16 Programmer's Reference for System 6.0 & 6.0.1 APDA-56 Apple IIGS GS/OS Reference Manual You can get an overview of the toolbox from Apple's Programmer's Introduction to the Apple IIGS. AW-05 Programmer's Introduction to the Apple IIGS For a more in-depth exploration of toolbox programming, get either of the Toolbox Programming courses. These have an abridged toolbox reference manual as an appendix, so you do not need to buy the full set of books to get a good understanding of the toolbox. GS-18 Toolbox Programming in Pascal GS-20 Toolbox Programming in C You can find all of these for sale at { http://www.byteworks.org.} Mike Westerfield Byte Works, Inc. (BYTEWORKS, 3270, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [UIG] UI GUIDELINES FOR GS/OS? """""""""""""""""""""""" Is there such a document? Anything close? ~Tarage Email: tarage@bellsouth.net (TARAGE, 3274, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Strictly speaking, GS/OS doesn't have a UI. It's just a file system. The Apple IIGS Toolbox is really where the UI comes into play. When the Apple IIGS and Macintosh were both being sold, Apple published a single-volume human interface guideline that was supposed to cover both machines, and basically did. It's called "Human Interface Guidelines: The Apple Desktop Interface," with a subtitle of "For any Macintosh or Apple II computer." It's an Addison-Wesley book, ISBN 0-201-17753-6. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 3275, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [OSN] ORCA/Shell NEWS """"""""""""""" ORCA/Shell News: A cosmetic Y2K+1 bug has been found. The CATALOG command in the ORCA shell reports the year as 0 for all files dated 1 January 2000 or later. While the actual date stamp is correct, you sure can't tell that from the CATALOG command! Updates to the ORCA shell are available by e-mail free of charge to any registered owner of one of these products: * ORCA/C 2.x * ORCA/Pascal 2.x * ORCA/M 2.x * ORCA/Modula-2 * GSoft BASIC Opus ][ The Software Opus ][ The Works Updates to the source files involved in this error are also available by e-mail free of charge to anyone who has purchased Opus ][ The Source or Opus ][ The Works. To get the update, e-mail me at MikeW50@aol.com Be sure to identify who you are so I can check registration; it's not always obvious from just an e-mail address! Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, 3277, GO COM A2P) [EOA] [TEG] GENERIC TILE ENGINE FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" GTE (Generic Tile Engine) for the IIgs has been released today (1/31/01). This is a first beta release. Please see http://www.d.umn.edu/~lscharen/GTE/GTE.html for details. -Lucas S. (LSCHAREN, 3292, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Lucas--I'm a non-programmer and haven't heard of a "tile engine". Could you enlighten a neophyte as to what it does and is for? :) Later.......Howard (HKATZ, 3295, GO COM A2P) >>>>> """"" Gladly -- A "Tile Engine" basically means that it is a collection of subroutines that allows for (relatively) easy production of "tile-based" games. A good reference on what tile-based games are from a programmer's perspective can be found at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/6774/TileBased.html My own example of a tile-based game is pretty much _any_ Nintendo, Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, or 80's arcade game. The game elements are made up of a finite amount of "tiles", usually 8x8 or 16x16 pixel bitmaps that are repeated across the screen to create background and sprites. Hope this helps a bit. -Lucas S. (LSCHAREN, 3297, GO COM A2P) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2001 """""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at Avila College. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will be glad you did. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Raising Geese A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS Rewards for Writing Articles for A2Central.com Web Site----------[RFW] Enhanced Accounts Available on A2Central.com---------------------[EAA] Handling A2Central.com Mail With Spectrum - SAM - SOAR-----------[HMS] Upgrading the IIgs-----------------------------------------------[UGS] Best Place to Download BeOS Software-----------------------------[BPD] What Makes a Good Programmer?------------------------------------[MGP] PayPal, Kagi and the Like----------------------------------------[PKL] DNS Servers Don't Always Cooperate With Marinetti----------------[DDC] New SOAR Released------------------------------------------------[NSR] FTP Sites for A2 Software----------------------------------------[FAS] Installation of Silvern Castle Upgrades--------------------------[SCU] Silvern Castle Comments------------------------------------------[SCC] Silvern Castle v7.1 Announcement---------------------------------[SCA] Silvern Castle Feedback Needed-----------------------------------[SCF] Silvern Castle Suggestions---------------------------------------[SCS] Silvern Castle Review--------------------------------------------[SCR] Silvern Castle v7.1 Available------------------------------------[SCA] Silvern Castle v7.2 Coming---------------------------------------[SCC] Upgrading a IIe to a IIgs----------------------------------------[UGS] Floating Point Engine--------------------------------------------[FPE] Yahtzee NDA------------------------------------------------------[YDA] Which Programming language?--------------------------------------[WPL] Time in a Bottle CD----------------------------------------------[TIB] Anyone Tried KEGS for UNIX or Linux?-----------------------------[ATK] A2Central.com PROGRAMMING DISTILLATIONS FORTRAN----------------------------------------------------------[FTN] Porting Programs Between Platforms-------------------------------[PBT] ON GOTO/GOSUB Commands-------------------------------------------[GGC] The LISP Language------------------------------------------------[TLL] Using Sounds-----------------------------------------------------[SND] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Cables for the TWGS and ZIP GS-----------------------------------[CGS] Time in a Bottle CD - an Amazing Collection----------------------[AAC] Printing Silvern Castle Automaps---------------------------------[SCM] X-10 Web Page----------------------------------------------------[XWP] Farewell... Delphi Text Side Chats...----------------------------[FTC] THE FUTURE OF DELPHI A2-----------------------------------------------[FOD] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 KFest 2001 Registration Info-------------------------------------[KFI] A2Central.com Items For Sale at KFest 2001-----------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Raising Geese ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just the other day, From High Above The Rock River, I noticed the Canada Geese along the banks of the river were getting restless. Instinct was telling them it was time to get ready for the nesting season. This reminded me of an experience many years ago Back On The Farm. During the summer, at age 5, my pet gosling, Herman, had grown to be an adult goose under my care. I told my father that I wanted to raise geese. He said, "Hmm... we are going to have to get a _male_ goose". Herman was going to be a mother! The next Spring we bought a gander from one of the neighbors. I was told that in order to raise more geese I should take the eggs from the geese until we had enough to fit under one of the "setting" chicken hens. Herman would then keep producing eggs until she had enough for her to incubate. I would have twice as many geese. Each morning I was to feed the geese, then remove the egg from their nest while they were eating. Each day one of the geese would notice and grab my seat with its bill, slapping me with its wings. I would run as fast as I could, being careful not to break the egg. At some point, when the goose decided I was far enough away from the nest, it would let go. So raising geese was not exactly what I expected. Many things we do in life are that way. Serving as editor of _The Lamp!_ has been a lot of fun. But it has not always been like I expected. So go ahead and try something new. There may be surprises along the way. You just might find something that you really enjoy. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM A2Central.com | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [RFW] REWARDS FOR WRITING ARTICLES FOR A2Central.com WEB SITE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In an effort to encourage more Apple II users to contribute articles to our web site, A2Central.com will now begin offering free months of service in exchange for articles we deem to be of good quality that exceed 1,500 words. We will also give free months to frequent contributors of smaller pieces. If you'd like more information, or have an article or idea for an article you'd like to contribute, please email contribute@a2central.com for more information. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 2) [EOA] [EAA] ENHANCED ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE ON A2Central.com """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" MARCH 1, 2001--Effective today, A2Central.com members can opt for the new Enhanced account, which provides, in addition to our standard A2Central.com services, 10 MB of space for a personal web site at http://www.a2people.com/~username. Enhanced accounts cost $15 per month or $35 per quarter (standard service is $10 per month and $25 per quarter). Current members can upgrade their account to an Enhanced account by emailing billing@a2central.com. You will be billed for the difference in cost between your current account and the Enhanced service. If you're not yet an A2Central.com member and would like to sign up, visit http://www.a2central.com/join and start your account today! In the near future, Enhanced account holders will also get access to further added features, including Lynx for web browsing. Other additional features for Enhanced account holders are planned as well. These will not carry an additional charge on top of the price of the Enhanced account. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 3) [EOA] [HMS] HANDLING A2Central.com MAIL WITH SPECTRUM - SAM - SOAR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" You can use the SAM mailer now to receive mail from your A2Central box, and SOAR will send mail for you now too... SOAR you get from my web site below, and SAM from Shareware Solutions II. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 17 Feb 2001 - 158 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 6) [EOA] [UGS] UPGRADING THE IIgs """""""""""""""""" If someone has found a nice IIgs, what would you suggest for a hard drive, an accelerator, and a ram card? Editor >>>>> """"" > How about memory... The maximum you can put in is a total of 8 MB, but more than 4 MB is generally overkill. As for specific recommendations, I'll leave that to someone else. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" > and a hard drive... The Focus drive is a good solution for a HD. SCSI only becomes an issue if you need CD Rom as well. I think I heard that Focus drives were out of stock, you might want to ask TonyD about it if you see him in RTC. > accelerators... This is hard. Here, Delphi, comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Some people have had luck hunting through places with lots of old secondhand gear, but it takes both persistence and luck. > about memory... I'm very happy with the Sirius I got from Alltech. I bought it in minimum configuration and added 8 1Meg 30 Pin simms to max out at 8 megs. There are only one or two pieces of software that would ever need more than 4, but what the hey, 1 Meg 30 Pin simms are about free these days. see http://www.allelec.com/hardwapp.htm for the Sirius, http://www.allelec.com/harddiap.htm for the Focus drives. Hope this is some help. Kim Howe RTC host A2Central.com (KIMHOWE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I was going to say the exact same thing that Kim said. Tony's persistence in keeping new hard drive and memory cards available to the Apple II community makes him one of our most valuable assets. Tony is also a wealth of knowledge in almost any piece of hardware you can imagine as he has seen it all. In addition Tony hosts the Friday night RTC. Mark Wednesday Night RTC Host (MARK [M.Percival], Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 5) [EOA] [BPD] BEST PLACE TO DOWNLOAD BeOS SOFTWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A couple of handy tips for people that try out BeOS to use Sweet16. Best place to download BeOS software is BeBits, at http://www.bebits.com. You can find BeOS news and stuff at http://www.benews.com. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 27, Msg 2) [EOA] [MGP] WHAT MAKES A GOOD PROGRAMMER? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've often wondered what makes a good programmer, one who is both skilled and happy in the work. What interests lead a person in that direction? What qualities make for success? What about elective courses taken in high school, college, and beyond? Do grades and standardized test scores mean much? At what age does the obsession with computers tend to take hold? Is this something you're born to, or can it be taken up as a late major in college? "Well, what shall it be, animal husbandry or programming?" Of course, the physical requirements are demanding. I mean, how many people can sit still and concentrate for those legendary marathon sessions, fueled only by caffeine and pizza? So, if you think you might like to become a programmer, ask away. If you are a programmer and feel like musing on how you got there and what it's like day to day, post a few lines and we'll see where it goes. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" > What interests lead a person in that direction? What qualities make for > success? That's a tough one. I don't really know. I think you just have to enjoy it. :) > What about elective courses taken in high school, college, and beyond? > Do grades and standardized test scores mean much? The best programming skills are the ones you learn on your own. I got very little out of computer programming or computer science courses in school. Grades are generally not all that telling, IMHO, because they tend to grade you on a lot of useless theory. Computer Science is a barely-masked form of mathematics, and is mostly dull and typically involves surprisingly little programming work. If you want to be a programmer, a degree can help you get your first job, but after that, IMHO, it's all about experience. > At what age does the obsession with computers tend to take hold? Is this > something you're born to, or can it be taken up as a late major in > college? "Well, what shall it be, animal husbandry or programming?" I think it's something you need to enjoy from a fairly young age. Just up and deciding, "I'll be a programmer, so I'll take Computer Science in college" doesn't do the trick, mostly because the best stuff you need to know is not taught in school. > Of course, the physical requirements are demanding. I mean, how many > people can sit still and concentrate for those legendary marathon > sessions, fueled only by caffeine and pizza? I don't think that's particularly difficult. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Here's some of my own experience in computer programming. Grade school computer classes consisted of a nun telling us to "Type GR and draw the Nativity scene." High school had keyboarding as one class, applications (word processing, spreadsheet, and database) as another. I was bored in applications and took the final after two weeks. Got a 97%, but since I hadn't actually taken the course, I received no credit. None of these classes were inspiring. I've had an Apple II as long as I can remember. BASIC was very easy to learn, and a necessity when I decided to run a BBS using Warp Six, which was in BASIC. I learned from looking at the code, talking to other sysops (Scott Johnson), and reading books. Oh, and making mistakes. :) I had a blast for years. That and video games (I was [am!] a Nintendo nut) are what prompted me to apply to WPI and major in computer science. But when modern computers and languages didn't offer the same fun factor my IIgs did, I switched majors. Of course, that's just me. There are obviously many more people who found in the computer science dept. what I found on my Apple II. I recently tried to convince the head of the CS dept. of this in an attempt to get school credit for "Learn to Program Your IIgs in GSoft BASIC". No dice. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I'll agree with Sheppy. A CS program at a college is about computer SCIENCE. Theory, logic, Push-down automata, regular expressions, context-free grammars and all that good stuff. Analyze the best, average, and worst (Theta, Big-O, Omega) cases for algorithms I-IV. Etc, etc. etc. Proficiency in PROGRAMMING comes from practice. I personally like the SCIENCE part. The theory. And _that_ is where college/graduate school come in for me. There are stories abounding about programmers who, say, learned the pitfalls and quirks of the WIN32 API. They've said themselves that while their coding methodology when south, their careers were enormously successful. So computer SCIENCE skills were laid aside in favor of PROGRAMMING skill. (from a Dr. Dobbs article) There are no real great people in the computer industry which do not posses both PROGRAMMING and SCIENCE skills. A quick example: Michael Abrash & John Carmak. These guys are great PROGRAMMERS and they've got the SCIENCE side figured out pretty well, too. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" > I've often wondered what makes a good programmer, one who is both skilled > and happy in the work. I don't know that I can lay claim to being a good, or skilled programmer, but I do like doing it... > At what age does the obsession with computers tend to take hold? For me it was as soon as I was exposed to them. I think it would have been 1974 in my first year of high school, lining up to buy Miniwaft cards. (Miniwaft ran under Fortran, and used cards that you punched out with an unbent paper clip. The cards were taken away once a week to a University and the printouts brought back.) Everyone had to buy the cards, but others would buy 1 pack at a time, and I'd buy 20... A year later our school (a very progressive one at the time) got a dumb terminal, connected via modem to a Dec PDP 10 at the university. At the time this machine could support a total of 50 users, supplying the needs of the entire university and any external modem users throughout the whole state. Don't think I ever saw more than 35 users online at once though :) A teacher introduced us to the computer and to BASIC. Wow, you didn't have to wait a week and look at the printouts, stuff happened on a screen! I was hooked, but surprisingly there were really only three of us out of the 1500 students at the High School who were constantly in that little room down the end of the upper veranda. Creativity is a good thing to have as a programmer. You have to be able to get the idea of what you want to create, if you are going to make anything special. I'm glad to hear others state that doing study wasn't what it was all about, since I missed out on that. :) I do think I miss out sometimes by not having studied some of the classic algorithms. I have thought about doing a CS degree (if my health ever improves enough), but looking at the languages they study now tends to make me think again. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" > At what age does the obsession with computers tend to take hold? For me it was in high school, when my best friend showed up with an HP-55 calculator, which _remembered_keystrokes_! What a cool thing that was! > Is this something you're born to, or can it be taken up as a late major > in college? For me, it was a VERY late major :) Twenty years after getting my first degree (in business) I got my second (bachelor's) degree in Computer Science. > If you are a programmer and feel like musing on how you got there... It's funny, I was just talking to my wife about this the other day. When asked by my parents what I'd like for my HS graduation present, instead of the typewriter they wanted to buy me, I convinced them to buy me an HP-25 programmable calculator, which, incidently, got me through many a calculus test. But most of all it hooked me on the creative process of programming. By the time I had been in the workplace for a year or two, I had bought my first EurApple ][+, and worked/played/programmed with it feverishly every night that I could. While I had planned a career in the Army, I always thought how neat it would be if I could make a living programming computers. Well, things didn't work out with the Army, and after 12 years, I got out and got a job where I was close enough to the local college to take lunchtime classes, leading to the aforementioned CS degree. Now I'm employed as a software engineer in a big company. In a sense, I can owe my current career to the decision I made to ask for an HP-25 instead of a typewriter for a high school graduation present. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 33, Msg 6) [EOA] [PKL] PayPal, Kagi AND THE LIKE """"""""""""""""""""""""" I've found that PayPal really smooths out my transactions, especially international ones (now that PayPal works internationally). We're using it for credit card payments for A2Central.com service, and for auctions, and it's been pretty good. We did upgrade to a business account to eliminate the limits on how much you can transfer per six-month period. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" So, Sheppy, you were the one who finally talked me into accepting credit cards via Kagi, but I see you're now advocating PayPal. In a nutshell, which do you prefer? And, which one has the lowest fee? Thanks! Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b1 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I use both. PayPal until recently did not accept international orders, but now does (just in the last two months it started to do so). However, they do not accept checks for you, and do not take American Express, which Kagi does. PayPal also only supports online orders; Kagi will accept orders by snail mail. For people that I know are online (A2Central.com membership fees, auction payments) I use PayPal. For product sales, I use Kagi. > In a nutshell, which do you prefer? And, which one has the lowest fee? Both have their advantages, as I said above. PayPal does not collect fees from you at all, unless you have a business account (which is required if you process more than a certain number of dollars in payments per month). Syndicomm has a business account, which costs us 25 cents plus 1.9% per transaction, or something like that. Much cheaper than Kagi, but as I said before, there are some limitations as well, which is why we still use both. IMHO, Joe, Kagi is probably best for you just because you do take orders from people that aren't online (although they have no way to do so that I know of, since you don't have any printed ads distributed anywhere). Since I have ads in most Juiced.GS issues, I get some snail mail orders from people sent to Kagi, so that works real well for me. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" For the casual buy/sell person, the personal version of PayPal absolutely makes sense. This is particularly true of someone who sells stuff at auction on eBay or similar sites. In addition to the issues Sheppy mentioned, PayPal doesn't offer to set up a "shop" for you like you would have using Kagi, at least the personal version of PayPal doesn't. FWIW, I use PayPal very regularly. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I just sold 6 items on eBay and 6 out of 6 were paid via PayPal. It gives a person a chance to pay me immediately and not have to worry about going to the bank, getting a money order, putting it in the mail and waiting for a week before I receive the money order so I can send the item. As soon as I received notification from PayPal I send the item. Cuts the wait time for the customer up to in half. For Joe, you have some small ticket items that aren't worth putting up on Kagi. PayPal is ideal for these situations. Say I notice that SSII sells Dragon Wars and Neuromancer for $15 (such a deal!). For me (in Canada) to remember to go to the bank and get a US money order is a pain. With PayPal, on an impulse, I can send you my $15 from my credit card and you can ship it immediately. If you have a regular PayPal account, this is done at no cost to you. A business account has the fee's mentioned by Sheppy. PayPal is just one of those great ideas waiting to happen. There are already clones such as BidPay, etc., that have a similar service. Mark. (MARK, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" > PayPal doesn't offer to set up a "shop" for you like you would have using > Kagi, at least the personal version of PayPal doesn't. If you have a business account, they actually provide tools so you can create links on any web page you want that will take you to PayPal with a pre-filled form for paying for an item. They're also working on developing a shopping cart package for business account members, but it's not available yet. Sheppy SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 9) [EOA] [DDC] DNS SERVERS DON'T ALWAYS COOPERATE WIH MARINETTI """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > You guys are supposed to use the name "a2central.com" to access the > system. I agree that we should do that. But Marinetti does not allow me to! DNR did work for me a while back, but for nearly a year now, all the DNS servers in the UK I have tried, including known ones that work in the States, simply return a 'timeout' error. So it is not an option I can use with Marinetti, and so I have to use dotted addresses for everything. I simply coded that into SOAR... Hopefully DNR will be high on the priority list when Marinetti gets updated. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 17 Feb 2001 - 158 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 101) [EOA] [NSR] NEW SOAR RELEASED """"""""""""""""" *** New SOAR Released *** I have released v1.0b2 of SOAR. You can download it from my web site. It fixes a number of reported bugs, has several new features and Houskeeping has been activated. It comes with an Installer for newbies, and an Updater for those already using SOAR. This version is designed for the existing menus on A2Central. I shall release a further update, designed for the new menus when they are switched over to the new format. As always, please give me your feedback, comments, bug reports and suggestions. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 21 Feb 2001 - 154 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 128) >>>>> """"" I tried the latest beta of SOAR and I received the following when I launch: "You must install these XCMDs before you can use SOAR OLR!" "Lister bad version" Any help? (MARK, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 129) >>>>> """"" Sorry about that. I updated the XCMD recently as I finally fixed a long running bug in it, then I forgot to include it with the SOAR update! Version 2.5 is now posted on my web site... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 26 Feb 2001 - 149 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 133) >>>>> """"" I have put Lister v2.5 on my web site to fix this, but I should have said that SOAR will actually run quite happily under the older Lister v2.4. To allow this, you will need to open Init.SOAR in the Spectrum Editor, and do a Find on '275 1 Lister;'. This should get you to a line looking like this '&275 1 Lister;&275 2 %v2.5%;&107 CheckEm'. Now change the 'v2.5' to 'v2.4', Save it back to disk, and all should be well... I am not sure how the '&' compiled token symbols will come out in this message, so the line may not look precisely as I have entered it above. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 27 Feb 2001 - 148 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 124) [EOA] [FAS] FTP SITES FOR A2 SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""" What FTP sites host collections of Apple II software? I know there are two or three archives, but it's been years since I browsed them regularly and I can't remember their changed addresses (I lost track of grind/ground and caltech). Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" ground.ecn.uiowa.edu - used to be the "king" of a2 ftp sites. Now it just looks like a poorly organized mess. apple2.caltech.edu (/pub/apple2) - Nothing new has been added since 1997, but there's still some stuff that can't be found elsewhere. ftp.gno.org - better organization, maintainers with a clue. As the name suggests, the focus is on gno/me (the 2.0.6 source code is there), so there's a lot of stuff that can't be found there (yet) wuarchive.wustl.edu (/usenet/comp.binaries.apple2/Articles/) - See the Index file for a list of what the files are. It's an archive of messages posted to cba2 (including spam and offtopic stuff). wuarchive.wustl.edu (/systems/apple2/umich.edu/) - mirror of the umich.edu archive. http://www.umich.edu/~archive/apple2/ - has some stuff that can't be found elsewhere, but is pretty dead. Off the top of my head, those are the legitimate sites. The old csa2 faqs at apple2.org/apple2.gs should list some others with minor stuff, though they may be out of date (columbia.edu for 8-bit kermit, etc). Also, there are a few CDRoms that have some good stuff not easily found elsewhere, and better organized :) Kelvin Sherlock (KWS, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The Trenco ftp site (ftp.gno.org) does have a lot more than just the GNO/ME fiels, tho those are a big chunk of it. It's the one I put the Lost Classics stuff on, besides Delphi, since Trenco has a very strict copyright-adherence policy, and there's never a question regarding the legitimacy of the software titles there. Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" The Caltech site moved a couple of years ago. I can't find the updated address right now but when I do I'll post it. Mark. (MARK, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" > The Caltech site moved... Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" http://apple2.caltech.edu/ and http://apple2.tffenterprises.com appear to be the same thing. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The last time I looked at caltech quite a few of the files had become corrupt and were nothing but a filename with a zero file length. The tffenterprises site has the caltech files but since few people are aware of this site it hasn't seen much in the way of updates. Mark. (MARK, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 11) [EOA] [SCU] INSTALLATION OF SILVERN CASTLE UPGRADES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Silvern Castle I'm glad everyone is enjoying the automap feature! I got the basic code needed to do this from a small maze-generation program on the Time in a Bottle CD-heavily modified of course. To install a Silvern update to an existing Silvern folder, just copy all the files in the update on top of your old files. You may need to run a conversion utility, but the operation is automatic once invoked. To install Silvern to a new setup, unpack v1.0 then -like above- unpack the update on top of this. Simple(?). The install procedure is fully outlined in the READ.ME.FIRST file in the update you want to install. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 20) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE COMMENTS """"""""""""""""""""""" A few comments: o Updating the summary during combat is a good idea, I'll add it to the upcoming v7.1, which also includes more symbols (thanks Kelvin for the suggestion!) on the automap display: stairs: up/down arrows chute: box specials: + (i.e. fixed only, not random stuff like wishing wells) o To quit Silvern when in the market, L)eave then D)isband (you'll have to reassemble the party at the tavern when you restart). Why would you want to quit anywhere else? In the middle of combat? Remember Wizardry only allowed the disband option to quit. o As for "Rouges", yes someone already mentioned this to me. How come no one else noticed this since v1.0? (Aug 1999). Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 27) [EOA] [SCA] SILVERN CASTLE v7.1 ANNOUNCEMENT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle v7.1 announcement: I'm do to release this update in the next two weeks! Major features/changes: o More automap symbols for stairs, chutes, and fixed specials o Camp item cache increased to 45 slots o Character summary updated in real-time during combat o Can exit to Basic.System's command line to cat, run programs, etc & return to Silvern with the BYE command Also, I've honed my assembly-language skills and coded most of the mundane subroutines in machine-language (only minimal speed improvement). Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 30) [EOA] [SCF] SILVERN CASTLE FEEDBACK NEEDED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I need feedback about a "feature" added in v7.0 that I'm finding a real pain now: Since MicroDot give my so much extra memory (about 6K-that's a goldmine to Applesoft programmers), I've given each monster its own set of equipment and items, where previously each group carried the same weapons/armour and shared 5 magical items. The problem is where before with 4 groups of 8 monsters/group, you could find up to 20 magical items, now the potential is 160! (Although the maximum average is 40-50, it's still too much!). So I decided to limit the number of magical items you find, my reasoning being they are either hidden, broke, ruined, etc. This new algorytem gives me an average max of 25, which is better otherwise the housekeeping to identify/store dozens of items becomes a chore. I made some exceptions, if a monster uses or the party sees the item, there's a 95% chance you'll find it because you know it's there (and wouldn't you search extra hard for the item that killed your favorite character?). And stolen items are always found (unless the monster flees with it). And enchanted items are easier to spot because of the aura that surround them. What do you think? Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 31) [EOA] [SCS] SILVERN CASTLE SUGGESTIONS """""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: High-level party excess wealth Any ideas what I can do when you start finding millions of gold pieces? To start, I'm going to add an Enchant option to the Trading Post so you can take normal or already enchanted stuff and add another power level to it (sorry, only weapons, armour, and scrolls). Any other ideas? Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I haven't played far through the game yet, so maybe there's something like this somewhere that I can't see, but... how about an option to pay one price to heal your entire party, repair all broken or damaged items they have, etc, all in one shot. The cost could be based on their levels or something. Mostly a convenience, since once you get to high levels, you have lots of money and may or may not care whether you spend it. Or how about (this might affect gameplay a lot, so I dunno) if you have a character with high charisma, and lots of gold, the option to bribe monsters to leave you alone, if their intelligence is above a certain point and they're just wandering monster types. Might help a party that's desperately trying to get out of the maze to recuperate do so if they can spend money to avoid some fights. Just make Bribe a combat option for such a character if they have the charisma to pull it off. They can then make an offer, and if the monsters accept it, combat ends and no XP is granted. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, interesting ideas. A bribe option has possiblities... Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Topi 7, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" How about an "auto notes" feature? One thing I don't like is writing down messages when I come upon them and then noting where I found them. I would imagine this being a bit like "auto map" but recording the text to messages. Perhaps an indication on your map where the messages was found? Mark (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" Mark, You're supposed to use graph paper to map! :) An auto-notes function is do-able, but I really intended the automap to be a supplament, not a substitute for mapping with paper & pencil. But I could simply create a text file with location and text of messages as you come upon them so you could review offline from the game. What do you think? Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" I love RPGs but never liked creating paper maps. The auto map is so good that it could eliminate the need for such maps. :-) > But I could simply create a text file with location and text of messages > as you come upon them so you could review offline from the game. This would be good. It would give me the ability to print off the messages. However if viewing the notes were incorporated into the game then I wouldn't need to even print them. I love Silvern Castle but need someone to invent the 25th hour in the day to give me more time to play. Thanks Jeff. Mark. (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Hey Mark, I was mulling over the auto-notes suggestion you made and I think I can do exactly what you want. Tentatively(?) I am planning to add a press -Autonotes option in the automap display to show all the special location for the level displayed on the text page so you could toggle back and forth from the automap display, and save the info to disk with the save automap option as well. This is going to be a somewhat involved project. I have no idea when and if I'll ever finish it, so don't hold your breath, but.... Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" Well in a marathon session, I have now completed the auto-notes feature. It looks pretty cool, thanks Mark for suggesting it! I know I said this would take me awhile, but it was fun implementing this feature. You just have to press in the automap display to get a listing of the specials and messages with/text. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 53) [EOA] [SCR] SILVERN CASTLE REVIEW """"""""""""""""""""" I just found this, Bruce Baker a longtime Silvern fan (he finished all 3 scenarios!) did this review of Silvern way back in Jan 2000 for the Apple Barrel Houston Apple Computer Club: http://www.haaug.org/Files/AppleBarrels/2000/Apple%20Barrel%201-2000.pdf It's a PDF file, so you probably need a MAC or windows machine to view. The review itself is on page 4 and 8. Enjoy, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 54) [EOA] [SCA] SILVERN CASTLE v7.1 AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" FYI, 7.1 is available for download from the webside at A2central.com, and hopefully will be released on Trenco sometime today. (Mon Feb 26, 2001) Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 63) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE v7.2 COMING """""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Silvern Castle v7.2 Full Archive: This version now comprises a complete stand-alone update, including everything neccessary to upgrade an existing Silvern Castle or to create a new install. This will apply to all future updates as well. New Features: * Auto-Notes! Major Changes: * AutoMap plotting is now twice as fast * Maze plotting is now 25% faster This update should be available for download within one week. Enjoy! Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 66) [EOA] [UGS] UPGRADING A IIe TO A IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""" What does it take to upgrade a IIe to a IIgs? Editor >>>>> """"" You need a whole new base plate for the IIe. The GS motherboard has whole row of ports and connectors where the IIe doesn't even have holes. :) It seems to me that the IIe power supply is not strong enough to drive a loaded GS, but high power IIe supplies were easily obtained in those days. A number of GS memory cards were not appropriately shaped for the IIe case, and had to be notched slightly to avoid contact with the case. (I don't remember which ones anymore, but I had a list at one time of which cards would fit properly.) A good man with a Dremel could modify a standard IIe case to fit. Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 2) [EOA] [FPE] FLOATING POINT ENGINE """"""""""""""""""""" After reading though some old articles in inCider I noticed an ad for a device for something called the (FPE) or Floating Point Engine. It listed that on the GS that the SANE toolset was patched to use this engine. So were there any real world applications that would benefit from this? Or would this care essentially waste a slot in my GS? Thanks, Dain Neater A2Central.com BB Manager (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 14, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" There were some, but they were not common, nor was there great demand for the Floating Point Engine. Additionally, the thing was pretty unreliable. (More a question of quality control than anything else, as I remember.) I think there is nothing you would be likely to use today that would make one worth having, in terms of actualy day to day work. (Always some use for these things from the hobbyist/collector perspective, of course.) Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 17, Top 14, Msg 2) [EOA] [YDA] YAHTZEE NDA """"""""""" For those of you who haven't seen the A2Central.com web site, I have released a Yahtzee NDA which is available for download from ftp://ftp.a2central.com/pub/gsos/games/dice/yahtzeenda.bxy Enjoy! Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 20, Top 10, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Murphy has struck. I found a bug in Yahtzee, which is now fixed. Can everyone please make sure they get version 1.0.1 as soon as it's available. I have emailed the new version to Sheppy for putting onto the a2central.com ftp site. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 20, Top 10, Msg 14) [EOA] [WPL] WHICH PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I plan on picking up the Opus ][ collection soon, and I was wondering, what anyone thought of the "Learn to Program in C" course. Or would I be better off with another programming language such as Pascal? Thanks, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 22, Top 18, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'm still in the Learn to Program in GSoft BASIC course. Pascal is my next step. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 18, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" In the old days (5 years ago), pascal was THE learn-to-program language. In fact, it was written primarily as a learn-to-program language - structured programming, limited chance of shooting yourself in the foot, suggested good programming practices,etc. A lot of colleges are now using C or Java for intro programming these days since ANSI C (and C++) make it harder to do really stupid things, and C is a useful language in the real world, whereas pascal is not. Of course, in the IIgs World, Orca/Pascal is just as useful as Orca/C, and 99.44% as powerful. I would suggest pascal as a learn-to-program language, though, since it hides a lot of the details that C forces you to confront head-on. Once you learn pascal, though, learn C and don't look back :) (KWS, Cat 22, Top 18, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Well, back in my college days we had to learn Pascal(an early version of Turbo Pascal) but for the life of me, I am not sure I would recognize it if I saw it. Later in college, I tackled C, (or maybe it tackled me) but I did know enough to get my assignments done. We learned C on a UNIX machine, SGI if I recall. However it has been a good Six years since I did anything more than a few lines of code. I guess actually getting Opus ][ would be a good first step to learning to program the ][gs:) Thanks, Dain Neater - Dain Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b1 (A2.DAIN, Cat 22, Top 18, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Back in my high school days, I learned COBOL. On an Apple II. :) Then in college I expanded my COBOL and assembly knowledge on an AS400 mainframe. We didn't have to resort to punchcards like my mom did, but all the monitors were green on black. Ahhh, the good old days. I think I'm having flashbacks of dot matrix and daisy wheel printers spitting out reams of wide green-and-white paper... Today I'd probably recommend C or Java for beginners. - Tony Ward, A2Central.com Chief Librarian (Coming Soon) (A2.TONY, Cat 22, Top 18, Msg 6) [EOA] [TIB] TIME IN A BOTTLE CD """"""""""""""""""" I purchased the GEnie compilation "Time in a Bottle" CD, even though at $50 it seemed a bit steep. However, I've found it well worth it. Among the many gems is a program that will allow you to install "Dungeon Master GS" to your hard drive. That alone is worth the price of admission! But I've found the bulletin board archives a great source of Apple II technical info. Plus it was great to hear that I wasn't alone with the problems that I was having with my GS, and solutions were presented that in many instances fixed them. However, about 1 in 30 archive seems to be damaged. :( Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 23, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Truth to tell, there are some damaged archives on TIAB, but no one has ever gone and made me a definitive list as a bug report, so I've not been concerned about them. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 5, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Perhaps listing the bad files would also be helpful for us -- we'll be making some of those files available here in our file library eventually, and it would be good to know which ones are bad. :) Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Jeff, Could you please give me a list, either here or in email, of some of the bad archives you have found on Time In A Bottle? I will cross check them with my copy of the CDs and the original files. If the originals are okay, I'll make sure they get uploaded to our library here instead of the bad ones. We can even post a list so people who bought TIAB can get bad files replaced. I'm glad you like the Genie BB archives. Personally, I think they're one of the strongest parts of the collection. Those go back many years, and contain comments from many Apple II luminaries. - Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 23, Top 5, Msg 8) [EOA] [ATK] ANYONE TRIED KEGS FOR UNIX OR Linux? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone tried KEGS for UNIX or Linux? (A2.BILL, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Not yet, just the Win32 version (which is much better than that other IIgs emulator for Windows). Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I used Kegs under linux a year or 2 ago. It's a fine emulator, but you have to edit a text file to choose which disks to mount. When I first used it, it required that you be in 8-bit color mode, which sucked. Later versions allow it to run in other colormodes, and even autodetect. I don't know if the linux version has sound support, yet (of course, when I used linux, linux didn't have sound support on my computer...) (KWS, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 3) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM A2Central.com | PROGRAMING | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [FTN] FORTRAN """"""" I start a new computer science class tomorrow, CS 1001: "Introduction to Computers." I understand most of the programming will occur in the language of FORTRAN. What does this language look like? Does it resemble anything else? Can I program in FORTRAN on my Apple II? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Fortran!? Good lord... it's education from the '70s! :) Nobody uses Fortran anymore. :) Fortran is a pretty different beast from anything I ever did; I couldn't figure it out and gave up fast when I tried to learn it. There are, or have been, Fortran compilers for the II, but I don't know if there are any you can realistically get your hands on nowadays. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I believe someone was writing/porting a fortran-to-c translator, so ORCA/C would be able to compile fortran code. This was like 10 years ago, and as you might expect, the source code was lost in a hard drive accident. I heard that a version might have been posted on GEnie. I don't know if that's true, or if it's on the TIAB CD. (I was always hearing rumors of great stuff on GEnie, like the IIgs port of gcc, QuickAsm, et cetera, et cetera) (KWS, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Does anyone have a snippet of Fortran code they could post here, so I can see what it looks like? FWIW, here's the course description from http://www.WPI.EDU/Pubs/Catalogs/Ugrad/Current/cscourses.html: This course introduces computer systems to students who may need to write or use computer programs in their undergraduate engineering, science, or management courses. Topics include problem-solving and algorithm development, the program development cycle, structured programming design, coding, debugging and documentation. Students will be expected to implement a variety of programs using the FORTRAN programming language. (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" > Sheppy said: Fortran!? Good lord... it's education from the '70s! :) > Nobody uses Fortran anymore. :) Well, I wouldn't say NOBODY, but darn few :) I haven't looked at Fortran since it was the language for MY first CS1001 course 24 years ago, but what I've read indicated that it is principally used by scientists and engineers when they have to do heavy-duty number crunching. In fact, I believe ForTran stands for Formula Translation. It is not well suited to fancy i/o or user interfaces. YMMV _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Check this site for a quick definition of Fortran (and a small piece of sample code): http://cgibin.erols.com/ziring/cgi-bin/cep/cep.pl?_key=FORTRAN Someone in the RTC mentioned a site that had source code for "99 bottles of beer" in a few hundred different programming languages (including a few varieties of fortran), but all I can find is 404s for it... (KWS, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 17) [EOA] [PBT] PORTING PROGRAMS BETWEEN PLATFORMS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What is involved in porting programs between two platforms that share a common processor? For example, the Super Nintendo and the Apple IIgs. What differences exist between the two systems that need to be compensated for when doing a port? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The most obvious differences are the hardware ones. The IIgs and SNES store their video in different places. Indeed, the SNES has (I think) special graphics hardware for dealing with sprites that you obviously don't have on the IIgs. Sound playback works differently as well, with either direct Ensoniq 5503 DOC or Sound Manager access on the IIgs versus whatever sound chip the SNES uses. Likewise, on the IIgs joysticks are accessed by reading I/O locations; I don't expect these are the same at all on the SNES. If a game is properly constructed, with the platform specific stuff as much as possible kept in one source file, the port can be as easy as swapping out a few functions ("easy" is a relative term ;). Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, So if the graphics, sound, and interface are different... what code can be retained when porting? Is it easier to port from the Super Nintendo to the IIgs, or vice versa? I realize the IIgs got games such as Out of This World and Wolf3D, and that the latter was programmed on a IIgs. How was that done? A SNES development kit/compiler for the IIgs? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Well, all the game logic. The rendering code (which is different from the code that actually draws the video onto the screen). Those two sections of code make up 90% or more of the game. > Is it easier to port from the Super Nintendo to the IIgs, or vice versa? I doubt it makes much difference. > I realize the IIgs got games such as Out of This World and Wolf3D, and > that the latter was programmed on a IIgs. How was that done? A SNES > development kit/compiler for the IIgs? There is/was a SNES development package for the IIgs based on ORCA/C. MPW IIgs ORCA/C was also created primarily to develop SNES software. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> ... what code can be retained when porting? > > Well, all the game logic. The rendering code... Those two sections of > code make up 90% or more of the game. Neat. The graphics, sound, and interface seem to be most focused-on aspects of any new game or gaming console, and yet it's only a small portion of the actual code. > There is/was a SNES development package for the IIgs based on ORCA/C. > MPW IIgs ORCA/C was also created primarily to develop SNES software. Also neat! I suppose the development package was made available exclusively to SNES developers and is no longer available to play with. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 5 >>>>> """"" > The graphics, sound, and interface seem to be most focused-on aspects of > any new game or gaming console, and yet it's only a small portion of the > actual code. Yeah. Most people don't realize just how much work there is involved in writing a game. Just the code to do hit-detection can be quite involved. > Also neat! I suppose the development package was made available > exclusively to SNES developers and is no longer available to play with. Yes. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 9, Msg 6) [EOA] [GGC] ON GOTO/GOSUB COMMANDS """""""""""""""""""""" Probably one of the most powerful and least used commands is the ON GOTO/GOSUB commands. Most have used this command in the way it was usually intended: ON X GOTO 100,200,300: rem where if X=1 GOTO 100; if x=2 GOTO 200; etc You must be careful that X isn't negative or exceed 255 or an illegal quantity error results; a zero value or X > 3 would simply execute the NEXT statement (not the next LINE number). This last bit of info makes this command very powerful when used with boolean expressions. For example, you can simulate a simple IF/THEN/ELSE statement: ON X=10 GOTO 100: home: print a$ This reads like this: IF X=10 then GOTO 100 ELSE HOME PRINT A$ Any boolean expression will work; even string expressions: ON A$="H" GOTO 100 I most use ON GOTO/GOSUB to pack line numbers to save space and time. Each line number takes 5 bytes of overheard (actually saves only 4 bytes if you could the ":" needed to separate the numbers), and each line saved executes GOTO's faster. Example: 10 if x=2 then 100 20 if x=10 then 200 30 home Would look like this: (saves 8 bytes) 10 ON X=2 GOTO 10: ON X=10 GOTO 200: HOME Many would consider the above line harder to read, but in a large problem where every bytes counts, you can often saved hundreds of bytes with this technique; Silvern Castle uses this trick extensively. One more example: 10 if flag then gosub 100: rem assume flag is either 0 or 1 20 home Rewritten: 10 ON FLAG GOSUB 100: HOME Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 15, Msg 14) [EOA] [TLL] THE LISP LANGUAGE """"""""""""""""" LISP is an excellent object-oriented language. Once you get used to the parentheses, it's very readable, and everything feels quite natural. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I took a programming course in Scheme. That's a variation of LISP, isn't it? Worst course I ever took! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yeah, as I understand it. I think it's a sick, perverted version. :) > Worst course I ever took! In what way? Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I was already hating my computer science classes, so I was probably predisposed against LISP/Scheme. But it stands out in my mind as a particularly bad language. First, the number of parentheses is mind-boggling. No one in their right mind should have to use that many parentheses in one programming statement. Second, everything was backwards. I think instead of "5 + 3" the statement was "+ 5 3" (with a zillion parentheses, of course). I realize programming languages often require the command then the arguments (such as Spectrum's script command Add) but it seemed pointless to me back then. Third, I had no experience in assembly language, and three-letter long commands, such as CAR and CDR, were nonsensical. It was all Greek to me, and commands like "lambda" didn't help. I pulled some of my old homework files out of my CS archives. Yep, they still make no sense. The next computer programming course I took was in Prolog. It took me forever to understand this language, but once it "clicked," I loved it. Most fun language I've ever used in college. Of course, Prolog makes less sense to me today than Scheme does. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" > First, the number of parentheses is mind-boggling. No one in their right > mind should have to use that many parentheses in one programming > statement. There are a lot of them, but made sense given the way the language works. > Third, I had no experience in assembly language, and three-letter long > commands, such as CAR and CDR, were nonsensical. It was all Greek to me, > and commands like "lambda" didn't help. This sounds like a Schemeism to me; LISP was more readable than that. :) > The next computer programming course I took was in Prolog. I taught myself a little Prolog in high school. A nice language for the type of code it's designed for, but if you're not doing AI projects it's not all that useful, IMHO. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, >> First, the number of parentheses is mind-boggling. No one in their >> right mind should have to use that many parentheses in one programming >> statement. > > There are a lot of them, but made sense given the way the language works. I suppose if you're willing to make an initial, absurd assumption about how a language works, then other associated things will make sense. Absurd to me, of course. More experienced programmers probably have a different mind set about these things. :) > I taught myself a little Prolog in high school. A nice language for the > type of code it's designed for, but if you're not doing AI projects it's > not all that useful, IMHO. I would not count most of the programming assignments I did as "useful." Still had fun, though. Prolog wasn't programming to me as much as it was just defining variables and conditionals. :) When I took an operating systems course and started dealing with threads, semaphores, etc., I installed GNO/ME on my IIgs. Unfortunately, something about it prevented ORCA/C from working, which disrupted my progress through "Learn to Program the IIgs in C". (I figured learning to program a fun computer might help me in classes that used "real" computers). -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" > I suppose if you're willing to make an initial, absurd assumption about > how a language works, then other associated things will make sense. Well, the idea is that you think about each command as a list of items rather than an actual command. Every list is then surrounded by parentheses to demarcate where it begins and ends. You can nest lists inside each other as well. That's why it's called LISP (LISt Processing). Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Well, I never had as much animosity toward Scheme as Ken seem to have. :) My first CS course was in Scheme. We did recursion, Red-Black Tree, An Object-Oriented database application and a scheme interpreter in scheme. All in all pretty worthwhile stuff from an educational perspective. But anyway, here's a quote for Ken from "Real Programmer's Don't Eat Quiche": (http://www.tlr.de/tlr/faq/realprg.htm) "Real programmers don't use LISP. Only effeminate programmers use more parentheses than actual code" :) -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Lucas, Excellent web page. Thank you for the URL. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I had the good fortune of taking a scheme-based class in my college days - "Fundamentals of Programming Languages" or something like that. The book we used was from MIT and the prof. claimed they used it as an intro to CS book. I learned some interesting stuff from that class, but it was quite difficult, and focused on recursion, and proving your function mathematically. We wrote a simple programming language in scheme (actually, we just typed it in from the back of the book :). Of course, nobody was able to get the language to actually *work* in it's advanced stages :( Jawaid Bazyar ported a scheme implementation to run under ORCA/gno, but it seemed buggy to me, and limited too. (KWS, Cat 52, Top 51, Msg 10) [EOA] [SND] USING SOUNDS """""""""""" I wanted to add some sound effects to my Yahtzee NDA. I know you can put rSounds into the resource file, but how do you proceed to play them? Is this the best way to go about it? Is the rSound format documented anywhere? Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Have a look in the Programmer's Reference for System 6. There's information in there on how to interpret rSounds. The easiest way to play them is to tell the Sound control panel to do it for you. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" looks like I need to use srqPlayrSoundSample. Don't suppose you could point me to where using request codes is documented so I could work out how to do that? :) Seems like the more I find out the less I know :( Page 412 of the Programmers Reference for System 6 says rSoundSample format is actually described in the HyperCard IIGS Technical Notes. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The rSoundSample resource format is also documented in a technical note. Miscellaneous Resource Formats or something like that. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" > looks like I need to use srqPlayrSoundSample. Yes, that is the one to use. If you only have the resource name, you will have to turn that into a Resource ID by using srqGetrSoundSample. That should also if I remember correctly load the sound into memory as well. Remember to dispose of the Handle if you load it yourself. It is also wise to turn off interrupts if you can while the sound plays, or you can get a staccato effect, and if you want to play a second sound, make sure the first has finished or it will be truncated. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 1 Mar 2001 - 146 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" > It is also wise to turn off interrupts if you can while the sound plays I've never had to turn off interrupts while playing sound. If interrupts are enough to make your sound stutter, you've got something running that's violating Apple's rules about how long an interrupt handler can take to run. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" > I've never had to turn off interrupts while playing sound. Maybe you haven't played a sound while streaming Zmodem in through the ports... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 2 Mar 2001 - 145 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" > Maybe you haven't played a sound while streaming Zmodem in through the > ports... :) True. Only while rendering 3D graphics and reading the keyboard by directly twiddling the ADB bus. We have to turn off interrupts while rendering video, periodically, because of the way the display is refreshed. Still manage to do it without exceeding interrupt length limits though. :) Admittedly I don't know your situation, but I'm curious. You shouldn't have to disable interrupts that long while downloading data. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" > Admittedly I don't know your situation, but I'm curious. You shouldn't > have to disable interrupts that long while downloading data. Actually sounds are not played while downloading under Spectrum, but sounds can be played while data is arriving. This might be just a bell/beep character in the middle of a menu prompt or whatever, while navigating a system. Unless interrupts are turned off, the beep sounds awful... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 3 Mar 2001 - 144 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" > Unless interrupts are turned off, the beep sounds awful... That tells me that the serial interrupt is taking longer than it should. You might also look into (I don't know how you play the sounds, toolbox wise, but...) making the buffer size in the DOC RAM larger for the sounds. Sounds like the buffer is so small that it can run out during the period of your serial interrupt. If your DOC buffers are large enough that the playback time of the sound buffer is longer than the maximum length of your serial interrupt, you shouldn't have sound glitching anymore. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" > That tells me that the serial interrupt is taking longer than it should. > You might also look into (I don't know how you play the sounds I am using the Sounds CDev... So even a _SysBeep will rasp... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 4 Mar 2001 - 143 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" > I am using the Sounds CDev... So even a _SysBeep will rasp... Hm, yeah, it uses a pretty small buffer in the DOC RAM, I think. It'd be interesting to see what kind of luck you have loading the sound up and playing it using the Sound Tool Set, with a nice big DOC buffer. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 12) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [CGS] CABLES FOR THE TWGS AND ZIP GS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We do offer the cables for the TWGS and the ZIP GS. Each cable is US $15, s/h depends on quantity. The cables can be ordered in three different versions: 1) short cable for slot 3 2) long cable for slot 4 3) looped cable (slightly longer) for universal usage in slot 3 _and_ slot 4 For inquiries please see www.wbwip.com/shh Joachim Lange (JLANGE, 63388.14, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [AAC] TIME IN A BOTTLE CD - AN AMAZING COLLECTION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I discovered over the weekend that the Time In A Bottle CD containing the GEnie file / message archive also contains csa2 archives dating back to 1992. TIAB is an amazing collection currently available from the Juiced.GS home page. http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs/ This is a must have CD for any Apple II user. Mark Percival A2Central.com RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday night! 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PERCIM, 3406.3, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [SCM] PRINTING SILVERN CASTLE AUTOMAPS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi Jeff I'm enjoying your SC7. Especially the automapping. I would like to print out those .PIC files on my ImmyII but have no graphic software at all. Can you recommend anything for me? I am using system 6.0.1 and Proterm8 v3.1 plus the usual utilities. Dick Pirong (PIRONG, 35211, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" With a GS, SuperConvert will allow you to transfer the hires file into superhires so you can print it via any paint program, or you can use the 8bit freeware program Triple Dump by the Beagle Bros (its in delphi's library somewhere I think). Jeff (FINKSTERJ, 35221, GO COM A2) >>>>> """"" Triple Dump is also available on the Trenco ftp site too, if someone doesn't have access to the Delphi databases. :) Later.........Howard (HKATZ, 35230, GO COM A2) [EOA] [XWP] X-10 WEB PAGE """"""""""""" I've just finished my web page (sort of). It contains screen shots from myHouse (my home control program) as well as descriptions of the hardware used to run it. Various IIgs programs I've written over the years are available for download, including my X-10 software (X10House and X10Doctor). All programs are freeware. I will be adding some Mac AppleScripts soon (when I get the dox written). Check it out at: http://www.concentric.net/~artcough/ Art (ART_COUGHLIN, 35214, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FTC] FAREWELL... DELPHI TEXT SIDE CHATS... """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there anybody out there? If so, you probably received the same e-mail I did, which said in part: > Delphi will be discontinuing all text-based services, email accounts and > legacy chat services... Although I intend to be here until the bitter end, I have a feeling that many others may not be. After all, the message system seems to be "breaking" on a semi-regular basis, and even when it is working, we're down to just a few messages a day. As I said a few weeks ago, hosting a chat with one or two participants (down from 20 or 25 regulars just a few months ago) is a little frustrating, a little depressing, and a little lonely. So, I'm going to 'pull the plug' on my Monday Night Chats (recently held on Thursday nights.) It's been a lot of fun, but the writing is clearly on the wall. So, as before, I'd just like to remind folks that Syndicomm saw the writing on the wall before I did, and that A2Central.com is the (for lack of a better expression) New Delphi, or the New Genie. IOW, it's our new online home. So, I hope to see everyone there at some point. Although I do intend to attend chats on A2Central.com, I want to reclaim that one night a week for other activities, so I'll just simply show up there, like everyone else, when I feel like it ;-) It has been fun hosting the chat for the past few years, and I want to thank everyone for the good times, the laughs, the technical chatter, the jokes, the camaraderie, and for the Apple II info. Joe Kohn.... - Tue 13 Mar 2001 8:31:40 am Message delivered by Spectrum 2.5.2 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.3! (JOE_KOHN, 35399, GO COM A2) [EOA] [FOD] THE FUTURE OF DELPHI A2... """""""""""""""""""""""""" On February 22, 2001, this message began to appear on logon to the text side of Delphi: --- begin quote --- Effective noon Friday, February 23, forums accessible from both the Web and the legacy text service will no longer be connected. This means that going forward, messages posted on the text side will only be accessible by other text users, and messages posted on the Web side will only be seen by other Web users. This is in keeping with the free, unsupported status of the legacy text service. --- end quote --- >>>>> """"" Then on March 12, 2001 the following email was received by all subscribers to the text side of Delphi: --- begin quote --- Subject: Delphi Text-based services are ending on May 1 ------------------------------------------------------- *** Important information about Delphi services *** As of May 1, 2001, Delphi will be discontinuing all text-based services, email accounts and legacy chat services (including live games). As we notified you last year, these services have been unsupported since November 1, and billing for premium services was discontinued. As of May 1, Delphi email will be inaccessible, and email forwarding will no longer function. Also, those Web forums that have opted to revert to the legacy chat service will need to use the newer version of Delphi.com chat. The new chat system does not support live games, and some of the functionality of the legacy chat system has not yet been developed for the newer version of chat. We hope that this notice and the one we sent you last fall will give you enough time to make alternate arrangements. Q & A - (Q) Why is Delphi making these changes? (A) The text-based services, legacy chat and email services are all based on a technical platform that cannot be maintained on a cost-effective basis. (Q) How do I know if my email account is affected? (A) If your email address ends in "@delphi.com" you will need to make alternate arrangements. Most Internet service providers supply email accounts. There are also several free web-based email providers such as Hotmail (http://www.hotmail.com), Yahoo (http://mail.yahoo.com). You should notify anyone who sends you email of your new address as soon as possible. (Q) I've already set up forwarding for my Delphi email account. Isn't that sufficient? (A) No. The systems that are being retired include the forwarding functionality, so mail sent to your "@delphi.com" address will bounce back to the sender after May 1. (Q) I use the text-based games such as TQ and Scramble on the Web, will these be discontinued? (A) Since these live games are based on the old platform, they will be discontinued. (Q) I run a forum on the Delphi.com Web site and I still use the old chat system. What do I have to do? (A) You can change your chat selection to the new chat system from your forum control center at any time. If you do not do so by May 1, we will take care of it for you. (Q) I participate in role playing games that rely on certain functions of the legacy chat system like the "/act" and "/roll" commands. Will these be available in the new chat system? (A) We may be adding those features to the new chat system, but it is not likely that those functions will be available in new chat before the old chat system is retired on May 1. We have established a mutual assistance Forum on Delphi Text Side. Just type GO COMP LIFE to get there. This Forum may be able to help you select a new e-mail provider or answer questions about Web access or choice of browsers. This Forum is only accessible via telnet. We regret that no Delphi staff members are available to assist in this Forum, but we hope you will find assistance from other Delphi members there. We appreciate your support of Delphi over the years and look forward to your continued participation in Delphi.com on the Web. --- end quote --- >>>>> """"" The number of messages posted on both the text and web sides of Delphi A2 has slowed to a trickle. The days are numbered for the text side. Time will tell if enough people will frequent the A2 web side for it to survive. Editor [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [KFI] KFest 2001 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Help usher in the new millennium with the Apple II!! When: July 25-29, 2001 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri +++ The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2001, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 25, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 29. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) +++ Repeater Special (If you've attended any KFest in the last 3 years. Register BEFORE March 31). 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If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]--- (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 46) [EOA] [KFS] A2Central.com ITEMS FOR SALE AT KFest 2001 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Will A2Central.com paraphanelia be available at the KFest 2001 Vendor Faire? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 3, Top 3, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" We plan to have special KFest edition goodies for sale. :) Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 3, Msg 6) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Bridges A New Fairy Tale A New Land A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm.com (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS The A2 Forum - Syndicomm.com's A2 Community----------------------[ABB] First Full Time Employee at Syndicomm----------------------------[FFT] SSL-Capable Version of Lynx Added for Enhanced Accounts----------[LNX] Change in Addresses for Mail and Web Sites-----------------------[CMW] Syndicomm Web Site Revamped--------------------------------------[SWR] New Way to Pay Your Syndicomm Bill-------------------------------[NPB] What is SSL Support?---------------------------------------------[SSL] Free Unix Shell Accounts-----------------------------------------[FSA] Your Own Unix Shell----------------------------------------------[YOS] Can PrintShop GS be run From a Hard Drive?-----------------------[PSG] System 6.01 Via "Net Install"------------------------------------[SNI] Diversi-Cache With 3.5 Drives on IIgs----------------------------[DCG] Font Editor for the IIgs-----------------------------------------[FEG] What is Your Favorite Apple II Word Processor?-------------------[FWP] Printing Appleworks GS Spreadsheets------------------------------[PAS] Faster Modem for the IIgs?---------------------------------------[FMF] Anyone Tried the "Links" Text Browser?---------------------------[TLB] What is Your Favorite Search Site?-------------------------------[FSS] Viewing JPG on the IIgs------------------------------------------[JPG] The No Slot Clock------------------------------------------------[NSC] Favorite Ram Cards for the Apple II------------------------------[FRC] Your First Monitor for the Apple II------------------------------[YFM] File Name Restrictions for ISO 9660------------------------------[FNR] Telnet NDA by Kim Howe-------------------------------------------[TNK] New Web Site for Apple Blossom-----------------------------------[NWS] New Disk Images Tool for Windows Available-----------------------[DIT] DiskChanger for Use with KEGS32 Available------------------------[DCK] DiskChanger... What Else Have You Written?-----------------------[WEW] Comments on KEGS IIgs Emulator-----------------------------------[COK] Delete and Backspace Preferences for ProTERM Mac-----------------[DBP] Programing with PERL---------------------------------------------[PWP] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Likes New Features of Silvern Castle v7.2------------------------[LNF] Recording Email Address------------------------------------------[REA] Using HD Disks as DD Disks---------------------------------------[UHD] Preserving Remains of Delphi A2 Forum----------------------------[PRD] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 K-Fest Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended to May 1--------[KFE] K-Fest Registration Information----------------------------------[KFR] More Reasons to Attend K-Fest------------------------------------[RAK] Friends For Life CD Will be Updated for K-Fest-------------------[FFL] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Bridges ~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River you will see several bridges... one a toll bridge. Some people will go out of their way to avoid paying the small fee for using the toll bridge. A New Fairy Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once upon a time there was a land called Information. This land was on an island. Access was by way of a toll bridge. After paying the modest toll you could talk to the other visitors. You could post questions and comments in the forum. You could bring home with you chunks of wisdom others had left. And people were happy with their visits to this land called Information. Then one day the people who lived in Information announced that they were building another bridge... using this bridge would be free! Those coming by way of the toll bridge would have a few more privileges... but using this new bridge would be _free_. There were many curves and intersections on this new bridge. There were signs and billboards on the left, on the right, and overhead. Some of the signs had flashing lights. There were even great signs that hung over the road like a curtain... you had to locate and push a button on those curtain signs to get them out of your way! There were people who still preferred to come by way of the toll bridge. Traffic moved quickly. They could take care of their business and go home. Then one day the people who ran this land called Information announced that no new customers would be allowed on the toll bridge. Then tolls would no longer be collected... but no more money would be spent maintaining that bridge. Then... you can no longer talk to the people while on Information if they came by way of the free bridge. Then a date was announced when the old bridge would be closed completely. A New Land ~~~~~~~~~~ Syndicomm.com provides "a new land" where people can talk and exchange information. The Apple II area is thriving. Other areas are in the planning stage. Check the DISTILLATIONS section of this issue for announcements from Syndicomm.com (A2Central.com) to get a feel for the growth of the organization. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ABB] THE A2 FORUM - Syndicomm.com's A2 COMMUNITY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Effective immediately, you can access our service by telnetting to syndicomm.com. You should use this domain name preferentially over a2central.com henceforth, since the latter will stop working sometime in the future as we continue to build toward opening more forums on our service. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 14) [EOA] [FFT] FIRST FULL TIME EMPLOYEE AT SNDICOMM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've hired our first full-time employee. Dave Miller, who's been doing most of the programming for our services, will start with us full-time effective April 2. He'll be able to put all his time and effort into building our system up. Once Dave's on full time, expect to start seeing some fairly significant changes to things, starting with our menus, which will be totally reworked to make it easier to add more forums, which we hope to start doing this spring. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 14) [EOA] [LNX] SSL-CAPABLE VERSION OF LYNX ADDED FOR ENHANCED ACCOUNTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those of you that haven't noticed, we now offer access to an SSL-capable version of Lynx to our Enhanced account members, by pressing "L" at the main menu. If you would like to upgrade to an Enhanced account (which costs $15 per month or $35 per quarter), simply go to the Preferences menu by pressing "9", then choose option 3 on the following menu. We expect the coming weeks to show a huge improvement in the services we offer, and we're very excited about the future! Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 14) [EOA] [CMW] CHANGE IN ADDRESSES FOR MAIL AND WEB SITES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Effective now, all A2Central.com members can use username@syndicomm.com as their email address, and, if they have a web site, http://www.syndicomm.com/~username for that. Your old a2people.com address still works (it's a second name for the old account). Future accounts will be syndicomm.com addresses only. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 15) [EOA] [SWR] SYNDICOMM WEB SITE REVAMPED """""""""""""""""""""""""" The Syndicomm web site has been revamped. Joining Syndicomm Online now requires a swing by http://www.syndicomm.com/join.html -- people will be taken there when they try to join A2Central.com. We call this "Adding Value." Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 16) [EOA] [NPB] NEW WAY TO PAY YOUR SYNDICOMM BILL """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We can now accept credit cards directly, billing your card automatically each time a payment is due. This is a huge time savings for you, and makes our life easier as well. :) We accept VISA and Mastercard. If you would like to do this, print out the form at http://www.syndicomm.com/cardauth.html and fill it out, printing neatly. Be sure to sign it. Then put it in an envelope and mail it to the address on the form. Once we have your card number on file, we will bill it automatically each time you owe payment for service. You will continue to receive an invoice by email as usual, for your records. If you have questions about any billing matters, including our new credit card support, please email billing@syndicomm.com. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" If you're interested in having your credit card automatically billed each time a payment is due, you can get the form from http://www.syndicomm.com/cardauth.html. That's not news. What's news is that if you prefer, you can fax it to (520) 244-6350. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 19) [EOA] [SSL] WHAT IS SSL SUPPORT """"""""""""""""""" Sheppy, I read your announcement about Lynx with SSL support. What is SSL support? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 11, Top 13, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Support for going to secure web pages (pages that use https://etc instead of http://etc). This means you can do stuff like online banking or whatever if you want to. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 13, Msg 2) [EOA] [FSA] FREE UNIX SHELL ACCOUNTS """""""""""""""""""""""" If people really want telnettable (and also dialup) unix shells. nyx.net offers free ones. The are based in CO and don't have local dialups, but you can telnet in from anywhere. Just my .02 (WAYNER, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 76) [EOA] [YOS] YOUR OWN UNIX SHELL """"""""""""""""""" I've been of the opinion for some time that if people really want UNIX shells, they can just get an old 486 box for next to nothing and run Linux or a competitor on it. It's what I do. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [PSG] CAN PrintShop GS BE RUN FROM A HARD DRIVE? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Can PrintShop GS be installed on a hard drive and run under System 6.0.1? Is there any copy protection that requires the original disk to be inserted or somesuch? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 3, Top 36, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Print shop is copy protected. It uses p8 for an OS, though, and boots fairly fast on a 1-floppy stock gs, though, and uses its own custom fonts, so the only advantage of having it on a hard drive is convenience. (KWS, Cat 3, Top 36, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Copy the 3.5 disk to the partition you want it installed on. (finder sets up a folder with the same name as the disk). Delete ProDos from that folder. Double click on the .SYSTEM file and away you go. At first they sold a version that you required you to insert the original 3.5 disk at startup... it immediately spit the disk out of the drive and let you run. Many people deprotected it so they didn't have to insert the original. Later they sold a version that did not require inserting the original. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly (LYLE, Cat 3, Top 36, Msg 7) [EOA] [SNI] SYSTEM 6.01 VIA "NET INSTALL" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've for years been considering trying to put together a "Net Install" type of System 6 package where you just download one large NuFX archive rather than 6 or 7 disks. Anyone think this is an idea worth spending time on? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I think it's an excellent idea; and in fact we already have Apple's permission to distribute such a beast. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'll move it up my project list. Maybe I can make that a KFest project. I don't want to suck. :) Ryan Head Geek, Chief Sysop, KFest bound again (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Excellent idea. You would only need to rework the Install scripts to do this, and then combine everything into the one file. Those using Bernie or Ernie can of course get 6.0.1 pre-installed on the Starter Kit CD-ROM, but for the others, it would be so much easier than having to mount all those disks. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 5 Apr 2001 - 111 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 4) [EOA] [DCG] DIVERSI-CACHE WITH 3.5 DRIVES ON IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone still using Apple IIgs computers only with 3.5" drives and GS/OS? Well I participated in the Mar 17 Wisconsin Apple Rescue operation, and picked up half dozen GS systems with only 3.5" drives. After testing to make sure they all worked, I messed around using them without hard drives. What a nightmare! Swapping disks up to a dozen times is no fun. The person with all the computers said we could come back the next day, so I did, just to get 2 disk drives per computer to end the maddening disk swapping. Since my personal computer is a souped-up 7mhz ROM1 with multi-hard drives, I have found that the pokey 2.8mhz speed of a basic GS is not the bottleneck-it's the 3.5" drive. Anyway, I installed Diversi-Cache on a 3.5" disk with Silvern Castle and found it to be almost as fast as my hard drive! Unfortunately, GS/OS does not like Diversi-Cache. Anyone know of a work around? Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I haven't used Diversi-Cache, so I can't help you there, but it might be faster to get an old Mac set up for LocalTalk Appleshare for the data rather than using floppies. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The only way I've done that successfully is using Flashboot, from Quality Computers. If you have 8 meg of ram, and make a 5 meg ramdisk, it actually works fairly well. The trick is to make several Flashboot sets, one for each major application you want to use. Of course, Jeff the computers you got there probably didn't have 8 meg of ram, eh? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" For good 'ol ProDOS 8 stuff, Diversi-Cache makes 3.5" disks extremely fast. Long before hard drives, cheap RAM, and functional GS operating systems (remember P16?), Diversi-Cache made 8bit 3.5" disk access fly. So for anyone with stock GS systems running as fast Apple IIe's, Diversi-Cache makes the GS seem faster than it really is. Compared to its 2.8mhz speed, the normal 3.5" floppy drive speed is SLOW. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 4) [EOA] [FEG] FONT EDITOR FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know of a good Font Editor for the GS? (Preferably one I can locate somewhere.) I'm thinking of creating a custom font as part of the interface for a FTP NDA. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 8, Top 18, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Try FontAsm. It's freeware or shareware, should be on TIAB or download sites. I'm sure we'll have it in our library here soon enough. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 18, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The only font editor for the IIgs I've used is Font Factory GS by Seven Hills Software. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 18, Msg 3) [EOA] [FWP] WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE Apple II WORD PROCESSOR? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What's your favorite Apple II word processor? I was raised on DOS 3.3 AppleWriter but eventually moved on to Appleworks and still use Appleworks 5.1 for heavy duty writing. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" We started out with AppleWriter on the Apple II+. When I got the IIgs, I began using the GUI products as they became available -- EgoEd and Hermes were my favorite. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" My favorite Apple II word processor is probably AppleWorks GS. A tad flaky but I prefer the GUI world, and Hermes and EGOEd aren't really word processors, just glorified text editors. :) Eric Shepherd Owner, Syndicomm sheppy@syndicomm.com (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I like Appleworks 5.1 because the spellchecker and grammar checker are so easy to customize. As far as I've seen, Appleworks Mac doesn't come with a grammar checker, and Microsoft Word's is horrendous. For quick jobs, I use Spectrum or Shadowrite (never upgraded to Hermes). I picked up Appleworks GS at KFest last year, but haven't played around with it. I think I prefer a GUI-less environment, or at least it's what I'm more accustomed to by now. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I started with Applewriter 1.1 on my Apple II plus with an old Epson 9 pin dot matrix printer. I knew when I saw this program that wordprocessing on the personal computer would revolutionize the business office environment. Today it is not very often that i do wordprocessing on my Apple II's but when I do my usual choice is Appleworks 3.0. The best bang for the byte wordprocessing program ever written. Mark. RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday Night! 7:00 - 9:00 PST (MARK, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I started with "Magic Window" which did horizontal scrolling to give more than 40 columns on a 40 column screen. I moved on to Letter Perfect, from LJK and finally, to AppleWorks 3.0. After that, I kept up with the changes, and now use AppleWorks 5.1, but also use EGOed, WordWorks, and GraphicWriter. Each has it's strengths, and has a use. My Main reason for continuing to use AppleWorks is it's integration with the spreadsheet and database. I have nothing on the Mac that does that, yet. I'm in no hurry to replace it. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 25 Mar 01 9:26:31 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 122 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Back awhile (like in the early 80's), people commonly were "married" to a word processor, because the commands and interface from program to program were so different, once you got used to one it was really difficult to change. I'm not sure I prefer Appleworks 5.1 because it's GUI less as much as because I want to keep my hands on the keyboards as much as possible for writing. Anytime I have to use a mouse, it breaks the rhythm. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I really quite enjoy using AppleworksGS. I sometimes wish it had a few more features, but the things it doesn't do can be done in the page layout module anyway. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I like to use classic AppleWorks to enter text since its fast (unlike GUI editors) and has never crashed while simply typing (unlike AppleWorks GS), than use AppleWorks GS for formatting and Pointless truetype fonts for printing. If it wasn't for Graphic Writer III's limitation of 32K per story and difficulty setting up multi-page 2 column frames, it would make the premium word processor (for quick & dirty 2 column printouts, I use AppleWorks GS, but it crashes every few minutes or corrupts the text). Note: I wish we had a feature like MircoSoft Word has, namely an option to enter how many columns you want and automatically apply it to an entire document. Wordworks Pro from Softdisk is great, it also has top/bottom margins and headers/footers. But it has the same problem most all word processors and GS text editors have: no page break indication (except for GWIII and AWKS GS). Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I started with a program called Word Handler and resisted moving from it for some time. Then a friend got me to try AppleWorks Classic. I've been a fan since version 2.0, and the bells, whistles and macros that are available with 5.1 make it extremely easy to use. As far as output goes, I can print to a variety of fonts on my laserprinter, so that's not a problem. (Yes, there's an article I did on this for NAUG, and I'll be getting it to Sheppy soon--I just found where I had stored it after all these years. :) ) Of course these days, posting to A2Central.com, I find myself using the PICO editor a lot...... :) Later............Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" My first Apple II wordprocessor was SuperText, for the Apple II Plus. It had a 40 column, all uppercase display, with caps shown in inverse. I soon found that intolerable and got a replacement character chip with lowercase capability. To enable it, there was a one-wire shift key mod. That was pretty good. If I recall correctly, I was still using that when I got a Videx card and entered the broad vista of 80 column display. Eventually I got AppleWorks and some of the Beagle addons. Never felt the need to upgrade past version 3.x. My kids really liked its ease of use. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I used to love a word processor but I really don't' remember it's name now. It was a P8 based apple the ran off a 2 sided disk. Or maybe two disks, but I copied them both onto one. It was a WYSIWYG program with a bunch of fonts, (bunch for the apple at that time). One of the things that I love about it was when you printed you could do a quality where the Imagewriter went over the same spot 4 or 5 times. The type came out looking as good as an inkjet. If anyone remembers the name of this WP from my detail, that would be great. Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 8, Top 29, Msg 12) [EOA] [PAS] PRINTING APPLEWORKS GS SPREADSHEETS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi Gang I quite like using the Appleworks GS Spreadsheet for simple work, because it has a nice uncluttered interface. The only problem I have is printing from it. It would seem you have no choice other than Shaston for the font, which prints very poorly from my HP DeskJet 670C (I have Harmony and Pointless installed.) I can get a better text representation by using the external rendering option in Harmony, but it only prints the selection, and columns don't line up. Anyone know any good tricks to get good printed results out of it? Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Ca 9, Top 31, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Kim, You certainly can change the font used in the database to one which is much better for printing, such as Times or Courier. You can do so by pulling down the Template menu and selecting "Choose Font I do this a lot when I print out database info, since Shaston is not a very attractive font for printing. Also, for general use, I tend to use either Courier or Copilot font in my databases, since they are mono-spaced fonts. Monaco is also pretty good. If you'd been present at my AWGS Database session during KFest '99, you would already know how to do all this. ;) Stan Marks (SWMARKS, Cat 9, Top 31, Msg 3) [EOA] [FMF] FASTER MODEM FOR THE IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""" To get a speed above 2400 bps, the only choice is an external modem. Mine, an AT&T Paradyne DataPort 14.4/FAX, works fine. Would a faster modem make any noticeable difference for me using the modem port on a modestly accelerated IIGS? I have one of the early TransWarps that putters along at something less than 7 MHz. Bill (A2.BILL, Cat 10, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I went from a 14.4 to a Cardinal 33.6 V.34/V.FC with a IIgs with a 9 MHz ZipGS. Using Spectrum... Downloads, capturing messages, Lynx pages, etc. move much faster. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly (LYLE, Cat 10, Top 2, Msg 3) [EOA] [TLB] ANYONE TRIED THE "LINKS" TEXT BROWSER? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" BTW- Has anyone else been using the "links" text browser. It doesn't support SSL like lynx currently does, but it dows render tables and frames correctly. It even can render wider than the physical screen (use '[',']' to scroll). I've been running it for about 2 weeks and I don't think I'll ever go back to lynx. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 11, Top 16, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've never heard of this one. What platform does it run on, and where can I find more information? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 16, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" For info on links, check out these sites: http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/ http://links.sourceforge.net/ It's a pretty darned cool browser. It compiled on our FreeBSD 4 system with a simple ./configure make, and it's supposed to do the same on Linux and several other operating systems. It does look like you can compile in SSL if you want, though I haven't tried it yet. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 16, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Okay, Links compiled on the 486, and runs acceptably. The big advantage I see over Lynx is that it displays pages much more closely to how Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator would. I'll continue to play with it. If it looks good, maybe we could look at setting up a telnet accessbile site with it or something. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 16, Msg 6) [EOA] [FSS] WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEARCH SITE? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My favorite search site is www.google.com. What's yours? Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I usually use altavista.com, especially for graphics. But for fun before I replied, I tried google. I found some hits on something I've been looking for. Thanks for the googles. :) Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. Mark RTC Host (MARK, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I use Altavista as my main search engine. Instead of going to altavista.com, I find I can set the language option to default to English by using this URL: http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?kl=en Google does have its merits, though. Imagine my surprise when a Windows friend of mine told me how he found and read A2Central.com's report on my demonstration of Maxster. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Nowadays, it's also google. I used askjeeves for a long time, but google really seems to be the best at this point. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I also like google, but I prefer the power control of www.alltheweb.com - it allows exact phrase, all word, or any word searches. I do lots of searches for 2-3 word phrases, and being able to match the exact phrase is invaluable. (KWS, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" The exact phrase capability of www.alltheweb.com looks good. It will be interesting to do the same search there and on Google and compare the results. Both sites have very clean home pages that load very quickly. Here's another question: how does one go about searching for special purpose search sites? From time to time I have questions about chemistry or toxicology, and the general search sites retrieve nothing or thousands of irrelevant hits. I'd like to find a specialized site that can retrieve readable but accurate information (free, of course). We certainly can't rely on the evening news to present anything but sensationalist hype on such subjects. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" > www.alltheweb.com I just tried that site, and I like it too. I think I have 2 new search sites now. :) Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Exact phrases can usually be searched for by putting the phrase in quotes. I do this all the time on AltaVista. I use Sherlock a lot, but it cannot do the specialized or advanced searches that many search engines provide. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" hotbot.com can also do the "exact match" type searching, but I dislike its way too gaudy even for me interface. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >> My favorite search site is www.google.com. << I second that. For me, I found Silvern Castle references on the web that I didn't even know about. None of the other dozen I've tried have come close to reporting as many real hits. Actually, google found more A2Central Silvern references than did the A2Central search engine! Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" We're using a third-party search service that's free of charge but only for a limited number of pages. It's possible we've exceeded the page limit, which would mean some pages don't get indexed. Sometime in the future we'll have our own in-house search feature, but right now the online service portion of our business is taking priority. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 28, Msg 13) [EOA] [JPG] VIEWING JPG ON THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""" Aside from SuperConvert 4, any suggestions for JPG viewers for the IIgs? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 4, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Rather than trying to view JPEGs on my IIgs, I almost always convert them to GIFs first. The loss in quality is acceptable, especially considering the limited screen resolution on a standard (ie. non-Second Sight) IIgs, and the load time for a GIF is an order of magnitude faster than a JPEG, which can take forever to decompress even on an accelerated IIgs. The only real downside is that the converted GIF files are much larger than the JPEGs. For the conversion I use the Unix djpeg utility, which is part of the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) JPEG package. On a reasonably fast Unix box the conversion takes just a few seconds. You can even adjust the size of the picture, reducing it if necessary to fit on the IIgs monitor. Djpeg has also been compiled to run on a IIgs (via GNO/ME), but it's slow as molasses. If you don't have access to a Unix box on which to install your own utilities, you're stuck doing the conversion on the IIgs, either with djpeg or SuperConvert. It works, but it's certainly not speedy. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 12, Top 4, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" >> For the conversion I use the Unix djpeg utility, which is part of the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) JPEG package. << Where do I get the source or binary? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 4, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The official website is http://www.ijg.org You will find JPEG.6.SRC.BXY on TIAB, and shortly here in our own library. That's the official IJG source code that should compile on most any Unix system. There's also JPEG.V6.BXY, which is a binary that works on the IIgs with GNO/ME and ORCA. Other (older) versions exist for the IIgs but v6 works best. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 12, Top 4, Msg 4) [EOA] [NSC] THE NO SLOT CLOCK """"""""""""""""" For those who don't know, the No Slot Clock is known as the Dallas Semiconductor Smartwatch. I can't recall which number it is, but it's still available for those of you with 8-bit IIs to use. FWIW, I have a IIc clock on my IIc Plus, the external that AE made, and it works great, aside from the software having a Y2K problem. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 1) [EOA] [FRC] FAVORITE RAM CARDS FOR THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone have any particular favorite RAM cards for the Apple II series? My personal favorite is the CV Tech with the sidecar for the Apple IIgs. I still have two of those. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'm personally quite happy with the GS-RAM Plus from Applied Engineering I have in my ROM 01, but the Sequential RAM-GS at 4 MB is good too, I have two of those. My ROM 01 has 6 MB, I packed that sucker. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'm also very happy with my AE GS-RAM Plus with 6 megs. I've never had a problem with it. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I have several RAM cards and the one I like the best was the "SIMM" board from Scantron "Quality Computers". This board had FOUR one meg boards and was the smallest memory board for the Apple ][GS that I have seen. Mack (MACKDUNCAN, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Is the Sirius the last IIgs RAM card available new? I suspect so, but wonder. So, any votes for favorite IIe RAM card? Mine has a Q RAM IIe from Quality Computers; not necessarily my favorite, but it was free. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Slinky or aux slot? :) I have a RamFactor here I'm planning to put in my IIe along with the RamWorks II with RGB option I have. Mmm... 2 MB //e. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" RamWorks III for my //e. I've got the 2 meg expander and the colorlink option cards piggybacked to it, so I can have both 3 meg of memory as well as use an RGB monitor on my computer. I use the extra memory a lot when using AppleWorks, including auto-setup of a small ramdisk to hold the dictionaries for spellchecking (really flies this way), as well as a large ramdisk for file transfers to and from my shell account. Really speeds things up all the way around. I'd feel cramped if I had to go back to 1 meg! :) Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 8) [EOA] [YFM] YOUR FIRST MONITOR FOR THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My first Apple monitor was an Apple /// white on black. I was once told that it was unusual, that most /// monitors were green on black. I liked the white on black because it didn't smear when I scrolled like the green monitors. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 18, Top 16, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I also have never heard of a Monitor /// with white. I had one that was green. . . still do, somewhere. Love that long persistence phosphor ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 18, Top 16, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" My first was a Sony TV, using a Sup'r'Mod modulator with my Apple II. My first real monitor was a green Monitor /// that I got when they were being cleared out, after the Apple /// died. It had that long-persistence phosphor that caused that smearing you mentioned. When I bought my //e, I bought a Monitor // with it. It got sold with the //e. I got a GS monitor with the GS, and when it went bad, I got a Sony KV-1311CR that had an RGB connector. When that started acting up, I got a Second Sight card and a Sony 15" SVGA monitor. That died just over a year later, so I bought a used 17" monitor that is still going strong today. I've picked up a couple of Monitor //s since I sold the first one, and I got a //c monitor with the //c I was given. I have my wife's old 15" monitor as a spare, since she got a 17". Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 29 Mar 01 9:54:46 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 118 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 18, Top 16, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I have a few Apple brand monitors going strong, particularly my 9 inch IIc ET style monitor and IIc LCD that are on the IIc Plus. I have been wanting but not getting a 19 inch Viewsonic PF790 for use between several of my boxes for about two years. Still waiting. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 18, Top 16, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" My GS is on its second Apple brand monitor. The first developed a shrinking image problem that couldn't be cured with an adjustment. Rather than fuss with soldering, I gave it to a friend and picked up a used replacement. The usable image on the screen is so small compared even with the 14" Sony monitor on the PC. Even allowing for the border, Sweet16 on the PC gives me a much more pleasant screen to look at than the real IIGS. Still, it's fun to run the old Woz and see how much it can still do. :) Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 18, Top 16, Msg 9) [EOA] [FNR] FILE NAME RESTRICTIONS FOR ISO 9660 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anybody know what are the file name restrictions for ISO 9660? I burned a CD today and have found the filenames don't come out right and some of the folders return "The filename "xxxxx" is unacceptable to the destination file system." when I attempt to open them. Mark RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday Night! (MARK, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Mark: Two characters I know ISO 9660 doesn't like are the question mark (?) and the slash (/). There are probably others, these are just the ones across which I've run. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure this is 100% accurate (hey, this is the Internet :) but try: http://www.isomedia.net/cd-rom_iso9660.htm Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> http://www.isomedia.net/cd-rom_iso9660.htm << Those are correct guidelines for ISO 9660 Level 1. But as you can see, it's incredibly restrictive. I recommend formatting for Joliet, a variation of ISO 9660. I've been able to read Joliet CD's on Mac, PC, and Apple II without a problem. There is also an improved Joliet driver for Mac: http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=8017 -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Wow. Very restrictive. Basically you are limited to pre Win-95 DOS limitations. Volume names : 11 alphanumeric characters (including underscore). Directory names : Maximum of 8 characters (no extension). You can nest directories 8 deep (including root directory). File names : Maximum of eight characters, a dot and a three character extension. Ick. ;) We need a Joliet FST for GSOS. Of course since there is no documentation on how to create a FST we are SOL. :( Mark RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday Night! (MARK, Cat 19, Top 22, MSG 5) >>>>> """"" Well, as usual, I just suggest using HFS for CDs. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Mark, >> We need a Joliet FST for GSOS. << The GS/OS High Sierra FST (HS.FST) reads Joliet volumes. The Finder window will list it as ISO 9660, and an Info window will list it as High Sierra 3.5 inch disk. The Mac Finder identifies it as ISO 9660 Lvl 3 + Joliet. Unfortunately, the filenames are truncated to ISO 9660 Lvl 1 format, meaning for examples, "Chronomantique" becomes "CHRONOMA.NTI" and "03. Night in Alexandira" becomes "03.NIG". -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> There is also an improved Joliet driver for Mac: http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=8017 << I tried this out on my Macintosh LC 475 with MacOS 7.5.5 and it works great! Thanks. This is exactly what we need for GSOS. Mark RTC Host "Midweek Madness" Every Wednesday Night! (MARK, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 9) [EOA] [TNK] TELNET NDA BY KIM HOWE """""""""""""""""""""" For those of you who haven't already found out, I have release a new Telnet NDA. (New Desk Accessory) It's primarily designed to be a nice way to use the chat rooms on a2central.com, but it can read the bulletin board too. (Currently it doesn't support VT100 so you can't post with it, or use Lynx under it.) You can download it from ftp://ftp.a2central.com/pub/gsos/telecom/telnetnda.bxy Also I have just finished updating my Apple II Web site at: http://www.a2central.com/~kimhowe This has links to all of my Apple II programs. I hope you all enjoy them. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 20, Top 10, Msg 21) [EOA] [NWS] NEW WEB SITE FOR APPLE BLOSSOM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Apple Blossom, the newsletter put out by Steve Cavanaugh, has a new web site: http://www.appleblossom.net There are some software reviews, as well as a comprehensive Apple II vendor index, last updated 1-Sep-00, though there's still some outdated information (there are plenty of GEnie email links - including intrec@genie.com - as well as some outdated WWW links). -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 8) [EOA] [DIT] NEW DISK IMAGES TOOL FOR WINDOWS AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A new disk images tool for Windows people is now available. FishWings - by Charlie Danemark Freeware available for download from: http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm Mark RTC Host (MARK, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 9) [EOA] [DCK] DiskChanger FOR USE WITH KEGS32 AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those that may be using KEGS32; an Announcement: DiskChanger A KEGS32 Disk mounting utility by Thomas A. Compter (Copyright 2001) KEGS is an Apple IIGS emulator for X-windows by Kent Dickey (kentd@cup.hp.com). KEGS32 is a Win32 port of KEGS by A. Kilgard(akilgard@yahoo.com). That worthy program normally requires that the user manually edit the "Kegs_conf" file to swap disks, etc. Because the Kegs_conf file has no file extension (.txt, etc), one must manually choose the application to open it every time one wants to edit the file. That's a pain. I've written a simple little utility designed to serve as a GUI based disk mounter for KEGS32. I've uploaded it to Trenco, but don't know if it's available yet. If you don't have ftp access, you can email me at tcompter@gdarm.com and I'll be glad to email you a copy of it. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 19) [EOA] [WEW] DiskChanger... WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU WRITTEN? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Thomas, I see that your utility is now available at A2Central.com. Do you have a web page with various information about software you've written? I don't see you listed on A2-Web! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" You know, I really ought to do that. I'm sort of experimenting with ISPs right now, and don't have a really permanent website at the moment. I hope to have that resolved within a few months. Meanwhile, here's a breakdown of what I've written, in no particular order: For the Mac: ============= Foot/Inch Calc; a simple RPN calculator that does math in feet and inches; IOW, you would add 2' 3" to 4' 11" as 2.3 4.11 <+> and it will correctly report 7' 2" This was my first Realbasic Project. Far Street Bottles; a RealBasic port of the Visual Basic program described below. For Windows: ============ Far Street Bottles; There is a super cool board game called Star Fleet Battles which simulates Space Combat as seen on Star Trek (The Original Series) It is, unfortunately, VERY paperwork-intensive, and this utility just helps keep track of movement and combat, easing that burden a little. SIDE NOTE: They finally got permission from Paramount to port this way cool game to the computer. It is available as Star Fleet Command, and Star Fleet Command, Version 2. If you are a Trekker (as opposed to a Trekkie) you need to get this game. Unfortunately, it is only available for the PC. DiskChanger; A disk-mounter utility for KEGS 32, featured this week on A2Central.com (gee thanks, Sheppy, I didn't expect to get front-page coverage :) FootInch Calc; As described above, compiled for Windows from RealBasic at no additional charge ;) For the Apple ][+ ================= StrikeForce: an Applesoft basic wargame centered on the Fulda Gap scenario in West Germany which I was living and breathing at the time I wrote this. This was my first major programming project, and could be used as a text-book example of horrendous spaghetti-code. The User interface is too ugly to contemplate. I used 3 of the Beagle Bros utilities in its creation (ProntoDOS, Shape Mechanic, Flex-Text). For the IIGS: ============= Sadly, nothing. But I'm working on a port of Far Street Bottles and a GS-specific version of Hammurabi. Ultimately, I'd like to create a more elegant version of Strikeforce, which I think I would call Panzer GeneralS :) For the Web: ============ Hammurabi; written with Macromedia's Authorware, this version of the venerable game is playable over the web. Currently unavailable. When I get my web page set back up, I'll have this one back up. ShellShock; A java version of the old artillery duel game, done as a senior team project in my Software Engineering Class. Of course, the version we built, for some reason would not display correctly on Apple's MRJ, so I'm working on re-vamping it as I find time (which ain't often). _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 21) [EOA] [COK] COMMENTS ON KEGS IIgs EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KEGS works extremely well when you compare to the only other IIgs emulator for UNIX, XGS. KEGS is several hundred percent faster and much more capable. Changes I had suggested to the documentation and to the code had made it into the distribution. One bug had crept in dealing with daylight savings running on Solaris. Sound is supposed to work with Linux--I had shared memory problems trying to compile the code on Solaris. One day, when I get some time, I'll look into it. KEGS works better if you have a faster system. You get around 30MHz or so IIgs with a 700mH PC. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" In my limited Windows tests on an Intel Pentium III 733 MHz system, I got around 33 MHz, so it looks like as far as raw speed (or at least its report of such :) the performance is similar. What's not quite up to what I like is. . . oh, you'll have to wait for a certain Apple IIgs magazine to show up on your doorstep ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 6) [EOA] [DBP] DELETE AND BACKSPACE PREFERENCES FOR ProTERM MAC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In ProTERM Mac's online settings for A2Central.com, what should the "Delete Key" and "Backspace" preferences be set to? Send DEL, Send BS, or Default? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 59) >>>>> """"" "Emulate" for both is what I'm using, works fine. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 60) [EOA] [PWP] PROGRAMING WITH PERL """""""""""""""""""" Anyone know where to get a good, really easy to read tutorial or guide on building regexps for manipulating and grabbing fields out of strings in Perl? Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I would go straight to the O'Reilly books. They have tons of Perl books, but here are some examples: Learning Perl Programming Perl Advanced Perl Programming Mastering Regular Expressions The last one is getting a bit outdated (published in 1997) but regexps haven't changed that much over the years. It's not a beginner's guide though, so make sure you know your Perl (or buy one of the other books.) I have also heard good things about the Sams "Teach Yourself" series, but I have never read them. From what I've heard these are definitely more geared toward beginners. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" >> Programming Perl << I have this. It's a very large book written as if it's for someone that already knows Perl. I powerfully dislike it. It reads just like it was written by the typical open source nut. The biggest problem is that it's horribly badly organized, with an index that's just shy of useless out of its sheer noninclusion of almost everything I want to look up. Its discussions of regexps are the reason I'm asking here for someone to steer me toward some material; I can't read them at all. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Funny you should say that about Programming Perl. It was coauthored by Larry Wall, the guy who created Perl . I have Learning Perl and it's much easier to get through. It has a chapter on regexps, but it's really only an introduction. Larry Wall only wrote the forward, but the other two authors are the same guys who coauthored Programming Perl so maybe this one's not for you either. :) Mastering Regular Expressions was written by someone else entirely, but maybe the Sams book would be a better beginner's guide. My guess is that they're closer to Dummy or Idiot's guides than the more technical O'Reilly books. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 4) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [LNF] LIKES NEW FEATURES OF SILVERN CASTLE v7.2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I found silvern castle 7.2 over on A2Central website when messing at work. I downloaded it and used MSdosCopy to get it to my //gs where I opened it. I like some new features. I can now buy enhancements for my armor and weapons. What a new feature? I've never seem that on other games. It must exit somewhere I've just never seen it. So I can buy glove, helmet, shield enhancements fairly cheaply (hey my guys have been around and have a lot of gold pieces) and get then more easily to the LO armor rating. Very nice. There was at least one other option at the store to make getting around easier. I haven't' played the game since it moved up. Are there any more scenarios yet? I guess I'm about the only one to finish the last scenario, I think I have done them all and been just about everywhere on the map. Just wondering. (I know read the documents.) Bruce (BRB, 35419, GO COM A2) [EOA] [REA] RECORDING EMAIL ADDRESS """"""""""""""""""""""" I think the best way for your email address to be recorded is to add it to the A2-Web! See the listing at http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/a2hmpgs.html, and email David Kerwood to be included. Whenever I need to email an Apple II user whose name isn't in my address book, that's where I turn. -Ken (KEN_GAGNE, 35424, GO COM A2) [EOA] [UHD] USING HD DISKS AS DD DISKS """""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm curious, what are people's opinion here on using 1.44MB (high density) floppy disks in an Apple 3.5 drive, covering the extra hole and formatting them as 800K? (double density) I've always been of the belief that while they *appear* to format successfully and store data just fine initially, that data *will* degrade quickly over time leaving them unsafe for permanent storage. Recently, I find myself beginning to question that. Last night I dug up a couple of HD disks I formatted as 800K years ago and they not only contain all the data and read fine still, doing a surface and file by file verification report they're 100% intact. And I created these disks over _7 years_ ago! Is the magnetic coating on the surface of HD disks truly any different from DD disks? As it stands I have several hundred 1.44MB floppies on hand, but only a dozen or os blank 800/720K disks. I'm tempted to use them at this point, but wondering what other people's experiences have been... Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3414.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I think your luck with using HD floppies as 800k will depend a lot on your particular floppy drive and the brand or batch of floppies. Years ago I used them on my own system and had pretty good luck. Then I became our User Groups IIgs PD software librarian. (that is Public Domain, not Pirated Disk:-) When people wanted a copy of something they would bring their own disk, often a HD one and we would make a copy on whichever IIgs was handy. I noticed that almost all the disks that became unreadable later were HD and disks copied on some machines seemed to have a much higher failure rate than others. Also some batches of HD disks were much worse than others. Overall the failure rate wasn't all that high but would be a cause for concern if the data was particularly valuable. We did have one spectacular and amusing failure though. One fellow stated that HD and DD disks were the same except for the hole and copied a dozen disks from our library. Next day he phoned me and said they all died within 24 hours and he only managed to copy half or them before they became unreadable. Of course that isn't a typical situation. I generally suggest formatting only DD disks as 800k if at all possible. However if you are stuck you use what you have available. In which case if the data is important make a couple or more copies. Wayne (WAYNEJ, 3414.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I'm converted. Prior to purchasing some DD floppies from Howard, I had asked the same question here, but not before trying some brand-new HD disks first. I tried them on various Apple 3.5 drives that I had, but the outcome was that reliability was poor. Some disks failed straight away, others lasted 1 night, some have lasted months, and some have not failed yet (and may not). The HD disks I used were all the same cheap un-branded type, possibly not that good anyway, but they do work on the Mac as HD quite OK. Bottom line is, if you have a backup on CD or other medium then it doesn't matter what your using, HD or DD. But I would use DD for data I've created and HD for application disks (if I didn't have any DD's left). Mark (LUKE65816, 3414.5, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [PRD] PRESERVING REMAINS OF DELPHI A2 FORUM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" With the text-side all but gone (just a little over a month remains before it ceases to exist) and activity on the webside having dropped to near-zero activity as of late, it's become apparent Delphi's A2 Forum is now on its death bed. That has me wondering, has, or is anyone planning to, archive and preserve the A2 message forums here on Delphi? I don't know how far they go back, but according to the Apple II History files Delphi's had an Apple II presence since 1985 (the web side seems to only go back as far as 1997 or so for old messages, though perhaps its a different story on the text side?). It'd be neat to have something along the lines of "Time in a Bottle" CD which preserved much of GEnie. It might be wise to move fast on this as Delphi's future existence as a whole (not just the A2 Forum) seems questionable. Last I heard at least the file library here is being preserved and moved over to A2Central at least... Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3415.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" In addition to saving the A2 Forum library files, we have also preserved the bulletin board messages. They'll probably show up in some sort of archived format on A2Central.com. This forum has only been on Delphi since 1997 (or 1996, I forget.) Any previous Apple II presence here was not run by Syndicomm and we don't have an archive of their contents. Tony Ward, A2Central.com Chief Librarian (TONYW1, 3415.6, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [KFE] K FEST EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (April 2, 2001) KFEST REGISTRATION UPDATE: +++ Deadline Extension: To allow everyone the opportunity to attend this exciting event, the (early bird registration) deadline has been extended to MAY 1st! +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail) when you register. (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [KFR] K FEST REGISTRATION INFORMATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2001 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Help usher in the new millennium with the Apple II!! When: July 25-29, 2001 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2001, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 25, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 29. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) KFest 2001 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2001: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 [ ] Early Arrival Double room ............................ 25.00 2 [ ] Early Arrival Single room ............................ 33.00 +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 1) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/1 ............................... 225.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/1 ............................... 275.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/1 ........................... 175.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/1 ...... 175.00 +++ Regular Attendee rates (Register AFTER May 1) +++ Rates (after May 1 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room after 5/1 ................................ 275.00 12 [ ] Single Room after 5/1 ................................ 325.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child after 5/1 ............................ 225.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/1 ....... 225.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear X-Large ............................. 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XX-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XXX-Large ........................... 15.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 7.5% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2001 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2001 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [RAK] MORE REASONS TO ATTEND K-FEST """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you haven't yet registered for KFest 2001 here are two more compelling reasons you should do so immediately: 1. Our KEYNOTE SPEAKER this year will be ERIC (Sheppy) SHEPHERD! A cornerstone of the Apple II community, Sheppy continuously strives to make contributions that support and strengthen our computing experiences. 2. The dubious honor of ROASTEE belongs to MAX JONES, editor and publisher of Juiced.GS. Being the thoughtful, considerate person he is, Max has already provided us with 5 years worth of published material and attendance at KFest to fuel the fires during the Roast:) Thanks to both for helping to make this year's KFest the best ever! Your "Grand Gouda", Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 67) [EOA] [FFL] FRIENDS FOR LIFE CD WILL BE UPDATED FOR K-FEST """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS has released Shareware Spotlight disks since Friends for Life was originally released at Y][KFest. Will the FFL CD be updated with that material for KansasFest 2001? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 4, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Ken, There you go, reading my mind again. :-) If all goes well, I plan to have a new CD --Sort of an FFL Volume 2 -- available for KFest 2001. But there's a lot of work to be done on it, so at this point it's merely in the planning stage. Plus, I probably need to buy a CD burner for my iMac so I can burn them myself. I think I've just about worn out my original CD supplier (he goes by the name of Ryan Suenaga), mainly because the original FFL was so incredibly successful. As they say, "Business is Good!" Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 23, Top 4, Msg 2) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.sheppyware.net. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. 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Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm.com AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] From Down on the Farm - The Threshing Ring K-Fest is Like That A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Accessing the Members-Only FTP Site Using a Web Browser----------[UWB] DSL vs Cable Modem-----------------------------------------------[DCM] Syndicomm to Distribute GS+ Magazines and Software---------------[GSP] Sending a Private Message in RTC---------------------------------[SPM] Help Wanted to Staff the Palm OS Community-----------------------[SPC] Why Bother With the Apple II Anymore?----------------------------[WBA] Diversi-Cache on a IIgs With 3.5 Drives--------------------------[DCD] Printing from Appleworks to the HP DeskJet-----------------------[PAD] New Version of SOAR Available------------------------------------[NVS] Ninjaforce Releases Samurai--------------------------------------[NRS] Favorite Games From the Past-------------------------------------[FGP] Source for Dragon Wars-------------------------------------------[SDW] Using Commodore 1084s Monitors with the IIgs---------------------[CMG] Keeping Your Apple II Cool---------------------------------------[KAC] Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 1-------------------------------------[JGS] Which One Bug in a Sheppyware Program do You Want Fixed?---------[WBF] Totally SheppyWare CD-ROM----------------------------------------[SCD] Diskmaker--------------------------------------------------------[DMR] KeyNotifier------------------------------------------------------[KNF] ProBOOT----------------------------------------------------------[PBT] Shifty List------------------------------------------------------[SLS] SmartRestart-----------------------------------------------------[SRS] Pointless--------------------------------------------------------[PLS] Spectrum v2.5.2 vs v2.5.1----------------------------------------[STF] Spectrum... Binary Mode with a Telnet Connection-----------------[SBT] Spectrum Scripts-------------------------------------------------[SPS] FishWings--------------------------------------------------------[FWS] Success with KEGS------------------------------------------------[SWK] Beta Testers Needed----------------------------------------------[BTN] Best Applesoft Editor?-------------------------------------------[BAE] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Google (Formerly DejaNews) Restores Archives---------------------[SCR] Samurai (IRC Client for IIgs) Released---------------------------[SCR] DELPHI A2P DISTILLATIONS PMPUnzip Reminder------------------------------------------------[PUR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] THINKING KFEST The KFest FAQ--Ready for an Oddessey in 2001---------------------[KFE] by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. KFEST 2001 K-Fest Registration Information----------------------------------[KFR] K-Fest Rooms Going Fast------------------------------------------[RGF] K-Fest Memories--------------------------------------------------[KFM] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson From High Above the Rock River today you can see many miles into the distance. Thoughts turn to times past From Down on the Farm... From Down on the Farm - The Threshing Ring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The huge cylinders of the kerosene engine of the tractor bark loudly... transferring its mighty power to the threshing machine... two men are pitching bundles of grain precisely on to the conveyor... the knives cutting the twine on each bundle as it enters the machine... the cylinder threshing the kernels of grain from the heads of the grain bundles... the shaking racks separating the kernels from the straw... the kernels of grain moving to a wagon... the straw blower creating a giant stack of straw. A dozen or so farmers have banded together to form a "threshing ring". All of them cooperate to harvest their wheat, oats, barley and flax. There is plenty of work for all. Men are loading bundles on horse drawn hay racks to take the place of the men pitching bundles into the threshing machine when their wagons are empty. A young boy levels the grain in the wagon receiving the kernels of grain. The machine must be adjusted. The straw blower adjusted. The tractor refueled. The kernels of grain hauled to the granary... the grain transferred to the storage bins. Then at 12 noon this all comes to a stop as everyone heads to the farm house for dinner. The women and girls have been busy preparing huge quantities of food to feed those hungry, hard working men. Roast beef, roast pork, or fried chicken. Piles of mashed potatoes. Hugh bowls of gravy. Fresh baked bread with home made butter. Peas, corn, pickles. Large pieces of pie. The threshing ring was more than a means of harvesting grain... it was a social function for all the farm families involved. To fully understand what it was like you had to _Be There_. K-Fest is Like That ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To fully understand what K-Fest is like you have to _Be There_. Every Apple II user should go to K-Fest at least once in his/her life. Check the K-Fest section of this issue of _The Lamp!_ for some of the memories of K-Fests Past to get a hint of some of the things that can happen besides the "how to" sessions. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [UWB] ACCESSING THE MEMBERS-ONLY FTP SITE USING A WEB BROWSER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to access the members-only FTP site from a web browser? I tried navigating to it from ftp://ftp.syndicomm.com using iCab, and also tried accessing ftp://kgagne@ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only directly, but was never asked for a password and always got the following message: FTP error #550 550 members-only: Permission denied. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 82) >>>>> """"" >> ... possible to access the members-only FTP site from a web browser? << Yes, but it requires a strange URL and I don't know it offhand. People with enhanced accounts can use our Lynx feature to download files using Zmodem, by the way. Just open Lynx, go to ftp://ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/a2, find and select the file you want, hit "D" to download, and when asked, choose Zmodem as the download method. We have Kermit as well. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 83) >>>>> """"" >> ... possible to access the members-only FTP site from a web browser? << Yes, and I need to update the docs within a week or so. In the meantime, try this URL: ftp://username:password@syndicomm.com//pub/members-only Works with Lynx and Links as well as your more conventional browsers :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 84) >>>>> """"" Thanks Ryan - the URL format you gave does work. I find I'm hit with the same "#550 Permission Denied" error message if I try to use the Back button on my browser, though - I have to re-enter the URL with my name and password. This happens with iCab, but not with Netscape - nor, of course, FTP clients such as Transmit and Fetch. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" You can try entering the URL like this: ftp://username@syndicomm.com Without the password, your browser should prompt you for it, and remember it if the browser supports this feature. I know IE5 does. I'm not sure about Netscape and iCab. When using the ftp:// URL format, you can tack on a directory name after the site name. The double slash shown in Ryan's example is used to force the directory path to start at the topmost ftp level instead of from your home directory. ftp://username@syndicomm.com/pub/members-only The above URL would look for a directory called pub/members-only inside your home directory. That's probably not what you want. ftp://username@syndicomm.com//pub/members-only That one will get you to the library. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 88) >>>>> """"" I have been using Syndicomm's Lynx browser to access the file library. This allows me to use zmodem to transfer files to my IIe's hard drive. It's great! Mark Percival - RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT <- Be there or be square. ;) (MARK, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 90) [EOA] [DCM] DSL VS CABLE MODEM """""""""""""""""" Does anyone have any experience with DSL? I've heard horror stories about it. Cable modem connections, on the other hand, seem to be quite reliable. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" There's some good DSL discussion in Cat 10, Top 4: ISDN, DSL, and Cable Modem. I'll probably be moving this summer and going through the DSL installation process again (assuming it's available in the hamlet of Sterling, Mass.). Hope it's not like last time. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 12, MSG 2) >>>>> """"" I'm a cable rather than DSL user, although, quite frankly, I think the technology of DSL is superior. OTOH, I find the cable company much better to deal with than the phone company. FWIW, the Northpoint disaster has dealt DSL a serious blow, although, to be honest, it could just as easily have dealt cable an equally if not more serious blow. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I tried to get DSL service. Tried being the verb in that sentence. The phone co. wanted to give me a windows-specific internal dsl modem, but I was able to get an external one with a little wrangling. Then I got it and found out they were using PPPoE, which sucks. And then I couldn't actually use it (I must have been too far from their main line, or maybe the phone line in my apartment was subgrade, or maybe they never switched my DSL on), and their phone tech support was absolutely worthless. I guess it depends a lot on where you are and who your provider is. Quite a few DSL providers have disappeared recently, finding out that losing money isn't a good way to stay in business. (KWS, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> I'm a cable rather than DSL user, although, quite frankly, I think the technology of DSL is superior. OTOH, I find the cable company much better to deal with than the phone company. << Each has it's strong points, and each is as good as the operating company behind it. In the recent MacAddict article, DSL beat cable hands down, but that was a particularly bad cable company. I think as DSL matures, it's advantages will grow, but for now, it's showing growing pains. It seems the only reliable providers are the old local phone companies, and they don't always offer it. Distance limitations are a serious drawback, until ways are found to extend the loop. Cable is more available, and if managed well, is an excellent alternative. It's generally, but not always, cheaper than DSL and if loops are lightly loaded, faster than the slowest DSL, and almost as fast as the next DSL level, which is fast becoming the basic DSL. If poorly managed, all the horror stories of slow cable modems can come true. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 13 Apr 01 10:39:25 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 103 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" >>that's the reason why here, now, cable blows away DSL dollar for dollar<< This is true in my situation also. Cable, by far, is significantly better than DSL. LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.1 and SOAR! v1.0b2 (LUMITECH, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Right now, Cable is quite a bit more mature, and more widely available. In a few years, when DSL has developed more, and reaches more people, things may change. Since it's delivered over Telephone Company copper pairs, much of the development must be by the Telephone Company, even for other DSL providers to reach you. The Telephone Company has never been noted for moving quickly. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 16 Apr 01 9:59:46 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 100 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 10) [EOA] [GSP] SYNDICOMM TO DISTRIBUTE GS+ MAGAZINES AND SOFTWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Syndicomm Signs Exclusive License to Distribute GS+ Magazines and software: May 1, 2001 - It is with great joy and optimism that Ross Falconer, owner of the complete works of GS+ Magazine, announces an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with Eric Shepherd of Syndicomm. Because the philosophy of the original publisher was to be true to the Apple IIGS platform, GS+ magazine deserves and will benefit from the high quality and professionalism on which Syndicomm has built their Apple IIGS reputation. It is worthy of note that the entire GS+ collection (magazine + disk combo) was created entirely using Apple IIGS desktop-publishing and programming tools. GS+ Magazine chronicles an important period in Apple II history and is a valuable asset to the Apple IIGS community. Now being re-introduced in the context of full-featured Apple IIGS emulators and high-performance Power Macintosh portables, GS+ Magazine will reacquaint former IIGS enthusiasts/developers with the wonder and power of programming in their own computing environment. More importantly, new Apple IIGS users will be introduced to a suite of useful and fun applications and utilities, as well as a very capable and friendly computing platform. The re-release of the entire GS+ collection will include a limited number of authentic original hard-copy back issues as well as a new and innovative distribution model. Through special arrangement with EGO Systems (the original publisher), the new distributions will be complete, in the original layout, with the original software. Syndicomm, a leader in the Apple II community, has devoted the time and talent necessary to provide developers and enthusiasts alike with a unique forum to share knowledge and resources. It is a place where legendary IIGS programmers may influence and interact with ongoing IIGS development efforts. "I am extremely pleased that Syndicomm has received exclusive rights to distribute GS+ magazine and that this publication will continue to be associated with such dedicated members of the IIGS community," said Mr. Falconer. "I am confident in the high quality and professionalism which Syndicomm lends to its efforts, and that new developers and enthusiasts alike will find the entire GS+ compilation to be entertaining, informative, and collectible." Mr. Shepherd added, "Syndicomm is thrilled to be bringing these most sought-after products back to the Apple II community after several years' absence. We're enthusiastic about working with Ross for some time to come." Visit Syndicomm's Apple II site and the whole Apple IIGS community at http://www.a2central.com/. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 27) [EOA] [SPM] SENDING A PRIVATE MESSAGE IN RTC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I would love to do a /r "Your Text Here" or /reply "" in the RTC and have it send the message to the last person that you did a /send to (or it could be to the person you just did a /send to you BIG Difference there) Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 2, Top 30, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Wayne, You might find it useful to set a keysub for the /sen command. Example: /keysub $.$/sen $ From then on I can just type a period, the person's handle, and my message, .Dain Try the new Nintendo game this month? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 30, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" You could also do: /keysub $.r$/s ryan $ Then to send Ryan a message, just do: .rHi Ryan. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 30, Msg 29) [EOA] [SPC] HELP WANTED TO STAFF THE PALM OS COMMUNITY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" HELP WANTED Looking for a few good staff for the new Palm OS Community here on Syndicomm.com. Applicants ought to be familiar with basic use of Palm OS devices and the running of online forums. Looking for Real Time Conference hosts and manager, Bulletin Board manager, and a Chief Sysop. Chosen applicants receive special account consideration. For more information or to apply please email a2.ryan@syndicomm.com. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 1) [EOA] [WBA] WHY BOTHER WITH THE Apple II ANYMORE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Why bother with the Apple II any more? Is it wise to switch now from a PC to a Mac? Discuss. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The Apple II is fun. And for many purposes, it's all you need. You don't need a gigahertz of processing power and ultra-high-resolution monitors to write a letter to mom. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Or a newspaper column or a school paper or... I'm always proud to see newsletters such as Juiced.GS published completely on an Apple II. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I wrote my master's thesis on an Apple II (an emulated Apple II, but in those days, the emulator was usually no faster than the real thing). As well as every paper I turned in during college, both undergrad and graduate school. I've written at least part of every single professional and non-professional published article I've submitted on an Apple II, real or emulated. And I still am. As far as I'm concerned, as long as I can write, Apple II Forever! Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I really enjoy doing stuff on the apple II. I keep my cash flow on the Appleworks GS Spreadsheet, and often write letters on the GS too. I do all my programming on the GS too. Bernie on the iMac would be a little faster, but I prefer doing it on the real thing. For me, the fact that the GS is a mature platform that doesn't change (No new OS is going to force a complete rewrite of anything) is a tremendous plus. Even if health problems stopped me from being able to finish a project for some time, the GS will still be the same when I finish it. Kim RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 5) [EOA] [DCD] Diversi-Cache ON A IIgs WITH 3.5 DRIVES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone still using Apple IIgs computers only with 3.5" drives and GS/OS? Well I participated in the Mar 17 wisconsin Apple Rescue operation, and picked up half dozen GS systems with only 3.5" drives. After testing to make sure they all worked, I messed around using them without hard drives. What a nightmare! Swapping disks up to a dozen times is no fun. The person with all the computers said we could come back the next day, so I did, just to get 2 disk drives per computer to end the maddening disk swapping. Since my personal computer is a souped-up 7mhz ROM1 with multi-hard drives, I found found that the poky 2.8mhz speed of a basic GS is not the bottleneck-it's the 3.5" drive. Anyway, I installed Diversi-Cache on a 3.5" disk with Silvern Castle and found it to be almost as fast as my hard drive! Unfortunately, GS/OS does not like Diversi-Cache. Anyone know of a work around? Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> Anyone still using Apple IIgs computers only with 3.5" drives and GS/OS?...After testing to make sure they all > worked, I messed around using them without hard drives. What a nightmare! Swapping disks up to a dozen times is no fun. << The only way I've done that successfully is using Flashboot, from Quality Computers. If you have 8 meg of ram, and make a 5 meg ram disk, it actually works fairly well. The trick is to make several Flashboot sets, one for each major application you want to use. Of course, Jeff the computers you got there probably didn't have 8 meg of ram, eh? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" For good 'ol ProDOS 8 stuff, Diversi-Cache makes 3.5" disks extremely fast. Long before hard drives, cheap RAM, and functional GS operating systems (remember P16?), Diversi-Cache made 8bit 3.5" disk access fly. So for anyone with stock GS systems running as fast Apple IIe's, Diversi-Cache makes the GS seem faster than it really is. Compared to its 2.8mhz speed, the normal 3.5" floppy drive speed is SLOW. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 4) [EOA] [PAD] PRINTING FROM APPLEWORKS TO THE HP DESKJET """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Printing to my DeskJet... Is PCL supported in AW3 or do I need to do use AWGS with those printer drivers? W (WAYNER, Cat 9, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I know that AW5 came with drivers for DeskJets, and I think there are some available for AW3 as well. You are limited to text, and it does require a PCL printer. (A few Windows-only DeskJets lack PCL.) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 20 Apr 01 11:50:49 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 96 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 9, Top 6, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Actually, John Link released SUPERPATCH the day NAUG sent out the last issue. There's a driver there for the DeskJet for up to ver.3 I believe, and AW 4 and 5 contained DJ drivers that could be installed. Additionally, the printer disks I did for NAUG and which should be available from the DB here soon if not now, contain DJ driver for AW2 and up. Also, if you had custom drivers you wanted to use that you had set up for one version or another, Doug Gum wrote a utility for us that ported the codes from one SEG.ER version to another. We included the utility on all version of the disks. (Besides the DeskJet, we had over 100 other printers, mostly dot matrix, in there, as well as laser printer codes) Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 9, Top 6, Msg 5) [EOA] [NVS] NEW VERSION OF SOAR AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" A new version of SOAR is now on my web site for downloading. This version is required for the new menu system on A2Central. It now uses 'Page' commands instead of 'Go' commands, and can support the multiple Forums now appearing on A2Central. If you have had access to 'special' Forums, you will need to add these manually to the Forum lists. Please give me feedback and bug reports to either or . Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 30 Apr 2001 - 86 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (ONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 150) [EOA] [NRS] Ninjaforce RELEASES Samurai """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Ninjaforce has released Samurai, an IRC client for the Apple IIgs. It is in CDA format and has a similar appearance to ProTERM. Here's an excerpt from the docs. ________________________________________________________________ Introduction Samurai is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Client for the Apple IIGS. IRC is a common free worldwide chat service which has been around for a long time. If you are not familiar with IRC, have a look at these web pages: http://www.newircusers.com http://www.irchelp.com Using Samurai Samurai is a CDA (Classic Desk Accessory). In that way, Samurai can be activated whenever you need it, regardless of the Application that is currently running. Enter the CDA menu (OA-Control-Esc) and select "Samurai by Ninjaforce". (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 28) [EOA] [FGP] FAVORITE GAMES FROM THE PAST """""""""""""""""""""""""""" One of my favorite games -- not because I was good at it, but because it was just a great game -- was Karateka. That and Choplifter defined my early computer gaming days. :) Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Kareteka was probably one of the 3 games that I've played all the way through. Maybe it was four, but who is counting. (WAYNER, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of Karateka some months ago. I have played it through several times. Definitely a great game, that really shows off what can be done on 1MHz. Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" My favorite Apple II game (or at least the one I played the most, and I'm not a gamer at all) was Sensei. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Ah...Karateka, I still hear that opening theme music in my head..... Great game. One of my favorites. One of the few games I actually finished on the 8 bit side of Apple II world. Ultima IV being another, Bard's Tale I and III being the others. Another favorite of the 8 bit era for me was Short Circuit. It was a game where you had to go and battle on inside the microchip to save the planet from destruction. One problem with the game (If I remember correctly) was that it wouldn't work on a IIc. Not sure if it was just a 65C02 issue or just the IIc itself. Still a great game though. Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Forum Syndicomm.com (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" My all time favorite game has got to be Pirates! GS. Wow, I wasted so much time with that game (and it was educational, too :). Imagine my shock when I learned how to deprotect it and that it was written in AppleSoft :) My younger brother (who prefers windows 98 & online games, and more recently dream-casting) still boots up a IIgs to play Pirates (as well as Dragon Wars). (KWS, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 12) [EOA] [SDW] SOURCE FOR DRAGON WARS """""""""""""""""""""" I don't think I can say anymore that I have hundreds of shrink wrapped copies of the 8-bit version of Dragon Wars, but nearly so. I'll let them go for $5 each, plus postage. The Dragon Wars box weighs 10 oz, so that's $2.23 for domestic postage. Make it $7 even. For those in the US. Checks, money orders to: Joe Kohn 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOKO, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 15) [EOA] [CMG] USING COMMODORE 1084s MONITORS WITH THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently acquired two Commodore 1084s monitors. I believe these may be used on the GS, and would like to give them a try. Does anyone have the specs for the cable required, and information on what settings to use on the monitor to make it work? Thanks Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Redmond Cable (are they still around?) used to sell a IIgs cable for the Magnavox 8CM515, which is what the Commodore 1084 is. Drop them a note. If they don't make it anymore, they'd probably provide you with the pinouts. To make it work, you simply plug the cable into the GS and into the monitor. Behind the flip down door on the front is a switch that allows you to choose between RGB and NTSC input (I don't remember how it's labeled). Choose RGB. Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" After some research on the web, as well as on good ole TIAB :) I'd start with this: IIgs 1084S 15 9 1<---->1<-- 2<---->3 | 3<---->7 | -->6<---->2<-- | 5<---->4 | 9<---->5 ->13 You also need to flip a switch behind a flip down door as well. Not sure this will work, but I think it's worth a shot. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 3) [EOA] [KAC] KEEPING YOUR APPLE II COOL """""""""""""""""""""""""" What methods are folks using to keep their Apple IIs cool? I have System Savers on a IIgs and IIe, a Conserver on another IIgs, and a home made fan with Radio Shack on another GS. Still not sure which I like best, although the home made fan is probably the easiest to get nowadays :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I've got System Savers on my GS's and ][+ or IIe (whenever I happen to have them set up). Whether they're effective as Surge Protectors is debatable, since I know at least one of them has "gone off" at least once, (complete with smoke) so I'm sure that the little mov's or whatever Harold used to call them are fried by now. That brings up another question though. The system savers suck air up through the top vent of the GS, which in turn sucks air in through the bottom vents of the GS. It seems to me that also sucks in all the dustbunnies that collect on the desk. Wouldn't it make sense to PUSH air through the top vent, thus pushing the dust OUT of the bottom vents? This, of course, is assuming that you aren't pulling air right out of a hot monitor. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I use a System Saver, and that's really about it. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I use a System Saver with a more powerful replacement fan from Radio Shack. I use it more for the convenience of separately switched electrical outlets than anything else. As for pushing in or pulling out the air, I honestly don't think it makes much difference as far as dust is concerned. You can put a filter on either end to keep out most of the dust, but it is easier to filter an intake fan since there's only one point of entry. Most fans seem to be exhaust fans these days, the thinking probably being that it's better to pull hot air away from the CPU than to push outside air over it. - Tony Ward Chief Librarian (ftp open now!) (A2.TONY, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I use a System Saver IIgs, modified with a 4" Radio Shack fan replacement. I've also reversed the original air flow direction to do as you suggest above; push air through the top vent. I filter the air being pushed in using standard air conditioning filtering material. I change it about once a month. You should see the dirt I filter! The innards of the IIgs remain quite "dust free". I've used this setup for at least 8 years, and has worked great for me. I've had to replace the fan a couple of times, but it's a standard 4" Radio Shack fan. I can get the catalog number if you need it. LumiTech Wed, 11 Apr 01 @ 15:12:18 Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.1 and SOAR! v1.0b2 (LUMITECH, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I have an Apple internal fan clipped to the power supply of my GS, and an AE Conservor on top, with the monitor on top of that. The noise is noticeable, but not excessive. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I have a System Saver with a replacement Radio Shack fan. Works great, and is quieter than my hard drive. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 11 Apr 01 8:10:27 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 105 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> Wouldn't it make sense to PUSH air through the top vent, thus pushing the dust OUT of the bottom vents? << I'm not sure the air just above your computer is any cleaner than the air below it. The main advantage in a system blowing air into your computer is that you have a better place to add a filter. But does anyone actually use a filter? I don't. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 11 Apr 01 8:14:45 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b2 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 105 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Have used the System Saver, Conserver, MDIdeas, and a home built thingie. All except the MDIdeas have been adopted by other loving Apple II users:) I like the 3.5 drive and floppy disk bays as well as the power switch choices. Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 11) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 1 ===== The April 2001 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 175 subscribers in 40 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this 24-page issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: The IIGS Launching Pad ... by Gareth Jones -- An in-depth review of the history behind program launchers that made the IIGS famous. Hardware: Keeping your 3.5-inch disk drives in top shape ... Tony Diaz, the foremost expert on Apple II hardware, delivers an in-depth tech-torial on the process of maintaining and sustaining the all-important disk drive on the IIGS. Once again this issue, Tony tells the story in words AND pictures. That's right, this feature is fully illustrated with five -- count 'em, FIVE -- photographs! The Virtual GS: Alternatives in emulation ... Ryan Suenaga goes in search of alien emulator beings and finds that his friend Bernie and Ernie aren't the only cool critters in town. COLUMNS My Home Page: Still lots of 'Wow' in Apple II world ... The editor takes his new iMac in for repairs and discovers an Apple tech with deep Apple II roots. They're everywhere!! II Be Named Later: Columnist Ryan Suenaga tips his hat to a most impressive final bow from the Byte Works. Desktop Publishing: Our DTP guru, Dave Bennett, explores the expanding world of digital photography and how it affects the work you do on modern computers. Telecommunications: Telecom columnist Tony Ward introduces us to a brand spankin' new Apple II library close to home. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Yahtzee, the famous board game, makes its way to the IIGS as a New Desk Accessory. DumplinGS: KFest 2001 registration begins; new developments at A2Central.com; An old online friend, Delphi, bids farewell to its text-based service and goes 100 percent to the Web; Kim Howe releases a new preview version of his IIGS Web browser and a Telnet NDA; and a new version of Spectrum, v2.5.2, is released. Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have the coolest readers in the world. Read our mail and see why. ADVERTISEMENTS A2Central.com; KFest 2001; Juiced.GS Friends for Life CD-ROM; and three new CDs, including Time in a Bottle, from Juiced.GS. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2001 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 issues are available for $16 each ($22 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $5 each ($7 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99/'00 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- Internet: juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 121) [EOA] [WBF] WHICH ONE BUG IN A SHEPPYWARE PROGRAM DO YOU WANT FIXED? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you had one feature or bug fix you wanted to see in any SheppyWare program, what would it be? Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Okay, you asked for it. :) The one thing I have always wanted is something other than a Finder Extra to edit my Shifty List scripts. As you probably remember, I use Wings instead of Finder most of the time, and it doesn't support Finder Extras. An editor in the form of a NDA or a separate application would sure be nice. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 18) [EOA] [SCD] Totally SheppyWare CD-ROM """"""""""""""""""""""""" Totally SheppyWare is a CD-ROM containing all the software I've written (and released to the public). Included with it is "The Complete Guide to SheppyWare", a nearly 300-page book containing documentation for all the software on the CD. This package costs $50, which covers more than $100 worth of shareware fees. A bargain! Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 2, Msg 1) [EOA] [DMR] DISKMAKER """"""""" DiskMaker lets you turn your disk images (in Universal Disk Image, DiskCopy 4.2, and DiskCopy 6 formats) into real disks, using a simple and convenient user interface. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 8, Msg 1) [EOA] [KNF] KeyNotifier """"""""""" KeyNotifier is a control panel for the IIgs that adds the ability to display an icon in the menu bar indicating the state of the caps lock key. In addition, you can assign various meanings to the lights on an extended keyboard, such as "caps lock", "system beep", "system crash", and "disk access". Very snazzy. Bonus Trivia Round: The original name of KeyNotifier was "CapsNotifier", which is why the icon for it is a speech bubble with the word "caps" in it. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 11, Msg 1) [EOA] [PBT] ProBOOT """"""" ProBOOT is a utility for the Apple IIgs that lets you configure the default system speed to use when booting each slot; a menu is available at boot time to let you select a slot to boot. You can boot from any port or slot in your computer -- without messing with control panel settings -- at any speed. You can even boot from a drive connected to a PC Transporter. A Finder extension is provided for configuring the ProBOOT menu. ProBOOT is shareware, and is included on the Totally SheppyWare CD-ROM. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 13, Msg 1) [EOA] [SLS] SHIFTY LIST """"""""""" The quintessential Apple IIgs boot manager, Shifty List has been an incredibly popular product. Create alternate sets of extensions, desk accessories, sounds, graphics, and more to be loaded during the boot process when shift-booting the computer. There's even the ability to assign sets to keys on the keyboard that you can hit when shift-booting to automatically engage that set. Or you can pop up a menu at boot time and select the set you want to use. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 14, Msg 1) [EOA] [SRS] SmartRestart """""""""""" SmartRestart lets you split the Shut Down option in the Finder (which normally calls up a dialog box letting you specify whether to shut down, restart, or quit the Finder) into separate menu items. Add a Restart option to the Special menu, and/or a Quit option to the File menu. Change their keyboard equivalents (or remove them entirely) if you wish. Ah, the control... the power... Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 15, Msg 1) [EOA] [PLS] POINTLESS """"""""" Okay, the other day in chat. The topic of "Pointless" came up. I know it lets you use True Type fonts on your GS. I was just wondering if people feel that it is a worthy addition to your GS library and what limitations maybe be involved in this software package. Thanks, Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Syndicomm is my life....:) Brought to you via Terminal (A2.DAIN, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" Once you try Pointless you will never want to be without it. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly (LYLE, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 63) >>>>> """"" Replying to 'Dain' in Category 26 Topic 2: Limitations? I've been too busy noticing how it expands the utility of all my printing to notice any limitations. :) I can make preview sheets on the Mac easier and faster than on the GS, so I do that there. Then I pick what I like, and if I don't already have it on the GS, I copy it over. Thus any font available for the Mac is available for the GS. With Fontpimp, I can even get fonts from any Windows machine. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 6 May 01 10:13:11 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b3 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 80 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 64) >>>>> """"" Pointless was one of the best things to happen for the IIgs. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 65) >>>>> """"" If apple had released a system 7.0 for the IIgs, I would like to think they would have bought the rights to Pointless and integrated it in. If you do any kind of printing from gs/os, it will make your printouts so much better, and can save disk space since you only need 1 Times font vs Times.08, Times.10, Times.12, ... Times.72 (KWS, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 66) >>>>> """"" As the author of the Pointless program manual and as the distributor of the software, you might think I was just a little biased if I said that I couldn't live without it, so I'm glad others have "taken the words right out of my mouth" :-) So, I'll get right to the Pointless point... Pointless is available from Shareware Solutions II for $20. Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b3 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 69) [EOA] [STF] SPECTRUM v2.5.2 VS v2.5.1 """"""""""""""""""""""""" I have noticed that Spectrum has been updated to v2.5.2. What is the difference between v2.5.1? Mark Percival - RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday Night. (MARK, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" After releasing the public 2.5.1 update, I made a very minor change to try and fix the TextEdit problem that strikes every so often due to the bugs in TextEdit. This version then became 2.5.2, and is the currently release version issued by Shareware Solutions II. The public 2.5.1 updater will only update version 2.4 onwards. The 2.5.2 updater from SSII will update from version 2.2 onwards. Those using 2.5.1, and having no problems with TextEdit, do not need to upgrade to 2.5.2. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 21 Apr 2001 - 95 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 49) [EOA] [SBT] SPECTRUM... BINARY MODE WITH A TELNET CONNECTION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Some of you may have noticed some messages recently about Binary mode using Spectrum Telnet. Others may be having difficulty making Zmodem transfers with a Telnet connection. I have placed a 'Patcher.3' XCMD on my web site that addresses these issues. It forces a willing host into Binary mode so Zmodem and other 8-bit transfers will work. Just drop it into the Add.Ons:XCMDs folder of you working Spectrum 2.5.1 or 2.5.2, and then when you start up Spectrum and make a Telnet connection, the connection will be in Binary mode from then on. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 28 Apr 2001 - 88 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 50) [EOA] [SPS] SPECTRUM SCRIPTS """""""""""""""" FWIW, I have a Spectrum script that is helping me build whole categories in the new Syndicomm.com communities. Nice to work up a text file of topic names and descriptions on any text editor, run a Spectrum script, and in a minute, have more than 60 topics available :) Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Ryan, In your script, is there a limit on the length of topic descriptions? Since I'm creating multiple categories, I've written several text files that need to be processed. I think I am going to add a Get File command to the script, rather than rename each text file to a hardcoded default. Very useful script! It came along just in time for me. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" >> In your script, is there a limit on the length of topic descriptions? << 255 characters, I think, or whatever length Spectrum limits a single string variable to. >> Very useful script! It came along just in time for me. << Thanks. Came along just in time for me too ;-) Ryan Head Geek Visit the Palm OS Forum at page 590! (A2.RYAN, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >>> In your script, is there a limit on the length of topic descriptions? >> 255 characters, I think, or whatever length Spectrum limits a single >> string variable to. I am glad to see that someone other than me is writing Spectrum scripts! :) The limit for a variable is 255 characters. If you want to work with data larger than that, then use EditorHandles instead. There is no limit to the size of the data if you do that. There is however a limit of ten EditorHandles at a time, so you might need to park them on disk while you work. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 12 May 2001 - 74 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 12) [EOA] [FWS] FishWings """"""""" ***UPDATE*** FishWings by Charlie Danemark has been updated to version 0.78e. Now includes limited DOS 3.3 support. Freeware available for download from: http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm Mark RTC Host (MARK, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Here are more details from the FishWings website: Fishwings is a Windows utility for viewing files (and their properties) on Apple ][ ProDOS disk images. You can also import and export files between the disk image and Windows. Within the image, files can be copied, deleted or renamed (including file type and access). New folders can also be created and new disk images can be created. There are also functions for viewing the disk image on a lower level. (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 11) [EOA] [SWK] SUCCESS WITH KEGS """"""""""""""""" I have managed to get KEGS to compile on OSX under the XFREE86 port for Darwin. The project page will be http://www.apple2gs.com/kegsosx sometime tomorrow. Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Check out http://www.apple2gs.com for information on the project and a screen shot! I know have it running in Rootless X mode. Wayner (WAYNER, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Looks good. :) How's the speed? I'm not sure how fast of a Mac you're running it under, so it's hard for me to get a guess as to how quick Bernie would run under the same Mac. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" The speed is good, but the mouse is awful. I need to talk to the kegs32 guy and see what he is doing to get better mouse control. I'm running on a Powerbook Prismo 2000 G3-400 (wish I had spent the extra$ on the 500 now) Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 9) [EOA] [BTN] BETA TESTERS NEEDED """"""""""""""""""" Ok, I'm looking for a few good err... people to beta-test my Hammurabi game. Remember that one? It was (in my memory) a text-based applesoft game where you took the role of King Hammurabi, and had to allocate resources for your city. Sort of a pre-cursor to Sim City. Anyway, I've written a GS version of that (inspired in part by Sheppy's release of Lemonade Stand GS at KFest last year), and I need some people to beat on it. If you're interested, please respond here, or email me at tcompter@gdarm.com Thanks for your time. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 3, Msg 1) [EOA] [BAE] BEST APPLESOFT EDITOR? """""""""""""""""""""" What's the best Applesoft editor? I'm kind of looking for one. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I used Beagle Bros.' Program Writer back when I ran a BBS using Warp Six, which is written in Applesoft BASIC. The difference between the built-in Applesoft editor, and Program Writer, was night and day. I've never used any other editors so I have no basis for comparison, but Program Writer was recently reclassified as freeware thanks to the Lost Classics program. I haven't used GSoft BASIC nearly as much as I'd like to; can it save/export classic Applesoft programs? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I use Beagle Bros' Program Writer for my AppleSoft editor. I rather like it. It allows the use of macros and OA commands for shortcuts. You can switch back and forth between the editor and AppleSoft command line to test your program as you go along. Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> I haven't used GSoft BASIC nearly as much as I'd like to; can it save/export classic Applesoft programs? << Yes, it can import most AppleSoft programs just fine-and export them too, but you have to be careful to only use features common too both or you'll have a lot of editing to do. GSoft BASIC is a great program, but except for the most trivial programs you are looking at a complete rewrite if you import standard AppleSoft programs. If only someone would write a 100% AppleSoft BASIC language and take advantage of the features of the GS (even simply using all memory and using the super-res screen instead of the hi-res one). Hmm, is this in the right topic? :) Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> What's the best Applesoft editor? I'm kind of looking for one. << What, the built-in editing features not good enough? :) This probably doesn't help, but I've used a simple line editor from Nibble that loads completely into page 3 space for the longest time, plus a tiny ampersand BASIC find utility (also from Nibble). Wrote virtually every program in BASIC with that combo-including Silvern Castle (can't help plugging my stuff). :) When I need to do extensive changes (such as adding another field to hundreds of DATA statements) I import/export from AppleWorks. But you have to be careful here because long lines get split causing problems. I've got Program Writer (I think there's a MicroDot version that came with MircoDot), but I've never tried it much. Many AppleSoft utilities don't like big programs, and unfortunately much of Beagle Bros stuff doesn't like my stuff because of that. Does anybody know the largest sized program editable by Program Writer? Oh yeah, another valuable utility is my own AppleSoft compare utility. This will display all differences between two programs, a must-have if you screw-up a lot (sadly, I can hardly program without it). :) Some things simply is really the best, soon you may say "Poke 33,33: LIST" in your sleep... :) Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I used PLE (Program Line Editor) from Neil Konzen. This was a great DOS 3.3 Applesoft line editor. You could program escape key sequences (esc 1 could do CATALOG,D1 for example) as well as editing specific lines in either Applesoft or Integer BASIC. I have no idea what the status is of this but perhaps this would be a good candidate for Lost Classics? Mark Percival - RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" Wednesdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 51, Top 19, Msg 11) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [GRA] Google (Formerly DejaNews) RESTORES ARCHIVES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It might be of interest to those out there reading this that Google (formerly DejaNews) has finally revived the Usenet message archive dating back to 1995! An absolute *tremendous* amount of *invaluable* Apple II information can be found in this archive, with answers to most any question you might have. Just follow this URL: http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search Enter "comp.sys.apple2" in the Newsgroup field and type in keywords related to the information your searching for. You'll be surprised how useful it is (in fact it's quite useful for researching just about any known topic, not just the Apple II). I thought this may come in handy to those finding a lack of resources with Delphi A2 Forum in a near-death state. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3441.1, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [SCR] SAMURAI (IRC CLIENT FOR IIgs) RELEASED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" May 9, 2001 Samurai released Samurai is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for the Apple IIGS. Using TCP/IP (Marinetti), it is now possible to connect to IRC chat servers and take part in discussions. Get it here: http://www.ninjaforce.com -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: jesseblue@ninjaforce.com ICQ: 8895643 WWW: http://www.ninjaforce.com (JESSEBLUE, 3446.1, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [PUR] PMPUnzip REMINDER """"""""""""""""" PMPUnzip works with .zip archives up to v2.04g. It stops working if the archive contains files with MS-DOS long file names that was introduced with Windows 95. Mark Percival Syndicomm.com RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday night! 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PERCIM, 407.5, Delphi A2P web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------- THINKING KFEST | ------------------------------------ The KFest FAQ--Ready for an Oddessey in 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] The KFest FAQ Version 3.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to thelamp@sheppyware.net Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the lucky 13th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2001 runs from Wednesday through Sunday, July 25-29, 2001. For the second year, KFesters are being offered an extra night, Tuesday, July 24, at the Avila dorms if they want to come into town a day early--and it seems most everyone does. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. If it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila College. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila College. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda, Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. Cindy remains on the committee. The scheduling is done by Stan Marks. There are several other folks on the committee as well: Jerry Cline, Allen Moore, and Max Jones all pitch in. In addition to those good folk on the committee, David Kerwood handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal; if you register early -and- you're a repeat KFester (meaning you've been to KFest within the last couple of years), you'll get an even better deal (but at the time of this writing, that deadline has passed). Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila? A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas City International, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will get you to Indonesia). There's a couple of small commuter airports which are closer, but unless you're Tony Diaz, you're not likely to use these. Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of an hour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cab fare would be substantial. Your best bet would be to try and catch a ride with another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same time you'll be arriving. Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and from the airport. The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join the KFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in this document). Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech (this year given by Syndicomm owner and prolific Apple II programmer Eric Shepherd), sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast (_Juiced.GS_ publisher Max Jones is the victim of honor this year), product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics. Q: I hear that the Avila College dorm is wired for Ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're Ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T Ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! Those bringing their true blue Apple IIs will be needing to go the tried and true modem route aside from LANceGS owners--and even they will need assistance in the form of a router, as the LANceGS does not currently support the required DHCP standard used on Avila's campus--but those KFesters who bring Ethernet-capable computers of other platforms can make full use of these high speed connections. Let's look at what hardware and software is needed to get this high speed resource working with your non-Apple II. THE HARDWARE All Avila provides is the RJ-45 jack. This looks like an """""""""""" overgrown RJ-11 jack (the kind your telephone plugs into), and in fact, it's a close relative. What you need to bring is a computer with an appropriate 10 Base-T Ethernet interface and a cable that ends in a male RJ-45 jack. There are many, many of these cables on the market. If you are going to purchase one, be sure it's a straight-through class 5 cable, not a crossover cable. Additionally, due to the way the RJ-45 jack is mounted, you will need a cable ending with a RJ-45 male jack that is not molded with a surrounding sheath, as the cable will not fit properly. You want a cable end that looks like this: ASCII ART BEGINS ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | | | |___________| | | | | <------ Cable | | as opposed to this: ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | _|___________|_ | | | | | | | | <-- Large, molded sheath | | | | |_______________| | | | | <------ Cable | | ASCII ART ENDS I had problems with this at KFest 1998. If you need to get different cables (or need other hardware in general) you can ask your fellow attendees if they have extras, or you can run over to the CompUSA in the area to get what you need. If someone brings an Ethernet hub, perhaps you can plug into that instead of into the jack provided by Avila. Once you have this equipment, simply plug in your RJ-45 cable into the provided jack. You do not need an Ethernet hub unless you'll be running more than two devices in your room. THE SOFTWARE The Avila Ethernet server uses a protocol called Dynamic """""""""""" Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. I am much more familiar with the setup of DHCP for Macintosh computers than for Windows machines, and am taking the Windows instructions from a reference. MAC To set up a Macintosh running Open Transport networking for DHCP, ''' all that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to DHCP Server. So: (1) Get into your TCP/IP Control Panel; (2) Select "Ethernet" (or "Built-in Ethernet" or "Alternate Ethernet" as appropriate) in the "Connect via:" field; (3) Select "DHCP Server" in the "Configure" field; (4) Quit and save the changes. WINDOWS 95 To set up a Windows 95 machine for DHCP, there are several '''''''''' additional steps: (1) Get into your Network Control panel; (2) Add or select the appropriate Ethernet interface; (3) Set the "Obtain an IP address automatically" control in the "IP Address" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (4) Remove any existing setting for a Gateway address in the "Gateway" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (5) Disable DNS in the "DNS Configuration" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (6) Save the settings and reboot the computer. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: THE SMTP SERVER As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become """"""""""""""" accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. There is, however, a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila. That ought to keep your email flowing freely. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2001--a KFest oddessey! [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [KFE] K FEST EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (April 2, 2001) KFEST REGISTRATION UPDATE: +++ Deadline Extension: To allow everyone the opportunity to attend this exciting event, the (early bird registration) deadline has been extended to MAY 1st! +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail) when you register. (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [KFR] K FEST REGISTRATION INFORMATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2001 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Help usher in the new millennium with the Apple II!! When: July 25-29, 2001 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2001, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 25, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 29. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) KFest 2001 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2001: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 [ ] Early Arrival Double room ............................ 25.00 2 [ ] Early Arrival Single room ............................ 33.00 +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 1) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/1 ............................... 225.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/1 ............................... 275.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/1 ........................... 175.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/1 ...... 175.00 +++ Regular Attendee rates (Register AFTER May 1) +++ Rates (after May 1 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room after 5/1 ................................ 275.00 12 [ ] Single Room after 5/1 ................................ 325.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child after 5/1 ............................ 225.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/1 ....... 225.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear X-Large ............................. 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XX-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XXX-Large ........................... 15.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 7.5% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2001 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2001 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [RGF] K-Fest ROOMS GOING FAST """"""""""""""""""""""" The early registration deadline is just a few days away. Ok, everyone might know that already BUT there is another thing you should also consider if you haven't yet registered. Avila College has only guaranteed us a fixed number of rooms and most have been taken already. In the past Avila has been able to give us a few more rooms but that might not be the case this year. It's their call and if they have other groups on campus at the same time we may not be able to get additional rooms:( After all you've already planned don't miss out on KFest 2001 because you registered too late! (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 84) [EOA] [KFM] K-Fest MEMORIES """"""""""""""" I've had chiggers every year I've been to KFest. I know to stay off the grass, but I can't stay away from that swing. :) Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" One of my favorite KFest memories is the last KFest Burger Bill attended, with Weird Al music blaring and a few of us singing along at the tops of our lungs. '96, I think it was. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Funny moment from KFest 2000: waking up at 6 am to use the bathroom, opening the door, and having about 200 5.25 inch floppy disks come cascading down at my feet. Well, after I made it to the bathroom, slept another hour, ate what passed for breakfast, and got some caffeine, it was funny :-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I enjoyed making s'mores on the gas grills. It was a little unconventional, but I couldn't figure out where else we could have a campfire. It all started in the RTC on GEnie when we were trying to explain to Richard Bennett about s'mores. He figured out marshmallows and Hershey bars, but graham crackers were something we couldn't quite explain. The differences between cookies, crackers, biscuits, and digestives got lost in the "English translation". Richard was the KFest roastee that year. So after he was done being roasted, we all went out onto the patio and roasted marshmallows and had s'mores. I hope everyone else enjoyed this "campfire" treat as much as I did. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" One of my favorite KFest moments was in 1996, my first KFest, when Greg Templeman tried to explain the algorithm theory he was applying to a new piece of movie software he was attempting to write. ... at 3 o'clock in the morning. Heck, I wouldn't have been able to understand what he was saying even if I had been wide awake. :-) Max P.S. There have been so many great KFest moments for me, I could compile a list that would last for days. I'll spare you all those details, except to mention that one of them includes an episode when Howard Katz and I unwisely let Ryan Suenaga drive to the airport. :-0!!!! (JUICEDGS, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Max, if you remember, Ryan ended up NOT driving to the airport. I think that's the proper way of phrasing that little incident. (It's one of the ...uh....highlights of my 1st Kfest, too. :) ) Later..........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Ah yes, I remember it well. .... Getting lost in downtown KC, searching frantically for the outer interstate loop, then, just when it seemed we would actually find our destination, Ryan, while cruising in heavy traffic at 70 mph, saying, matter-of-factly, "hmmmmm, my eyes are watering, I can't see!!" Seems as though Ryan was having an allergic reaction to mainland air pollutants. He managed to pull off to the side of the interstate and swap vehicle positions with Howard. It was an interesting ride. :-) Max P.S. We found the airport, picked up Greg Templeman, and got back to KC Masterpiece, where I then met a series of Apple folks I had been reading about for years: Sheppy, Burger Bill, Michael Lutynski, James Smith, Tim Kellers, etc. I was star-struck!! (JUICEDGS, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Another thing I enjoyed about my KFest experience: one evening a bunch of us were taking the night air (and adult beverages) out in front of the dorm when some rambunctious students broke a window right in front of us. The large and intimidating Donnie Grimes instantly flipped into Corrections Officer mode and put the fear of the Lord into them. Every school needs a Donnie. Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 19) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in """"""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online service (GO CUS 11). This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Great Day Speaking of Bargains A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS New Home on the WEB for _The Lamp!_------------------------------[NHL] An OLR for the Palm OS?------------------------------------------[OFP] Gamebits Forum is Looking for Reviewers--------------------------[GFR] Singles Forum is Hiring------------------------------------------[SFH] Higher Prices for CDR Blanks Down the Road?----------------------[PCB] A Source for Used Computers and Parts----------------------------[SUC] Earthlink Experiences?-------------------------------------------[ELE] Updated SOAR Available-------------------------------------------[USA] FreeWare FTP Client for IIgs-------------------------------------[FFC] HTML in Email----------------------------------------------------[HEM] Possible to Include One HTML File in Another?--------------------[HFA] Are Style Sheets Lynx-Friendly?----------------------------------[SLF] System Saver IIgs------------------------------------------------[SRI] A Subwoofer With the IIgs?---------------------------------------[SWG] Canon S400 Printer With the IIgs?--------------------------------[CPG] ProTERM A2 Information-------------------------------------------[PAI] Quick Click Morph------------------------------------------------[QCM] Kangaroo---------------------------------------------------------[KGR] SuperConvert 4---------------------------------------------------[SCF] Which Printers Work With Harmomie?-------------------------------[WPH] New WEB Site for Spectrum Internet Suite-------------------------[NWS] Making Disk Images-----------------------------------------------[MDI] Problem Running Bernie 3.0---------------------------------------[PRB] What Would You Want in a New Version of Sweet16?-----------------[NVS] Control Manager--------------------------------------------------[CMR] Bargains on CD-R Media?------------------------------------------[BCM] Extra Space on a CD Wasteful?------------------------------------[ESW] Burning CD-ROMs for Use With Apple II----------------------------[BCA] The CoPilot Challenge - Time Running Out-------------------------[TCC] Accelerator Talk-------------------------------------------------[ATK] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Impressed With Keggs32-------------------------------------------[IWK] Feelings on the Apple IIgs---------------------------------------[FAG] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 K-Fest Registration Information----------------------------------[KFR] Getting Ready for K-Fest-----------------------------------------[GRK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Great Day ~~~~~~~~~~~ From the patio High Above The Rock River, indications were that it was going to be a great day... deep blue sky... temperature just right... gentle breeze blowing. Then there was the email from Ryan... The Lamp! was getting a new online home. The stroll downtown went especially well... no waiting at three stoplights in a row... the flowers in the little corner park were looking really beautiful... I got a real bargain on bananas at the 320 Store. Speaking of Bargains ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Syndicomm Online continues to grow into a better and better bargain. The Apple II people have a place to chat, a great bulletin board to exchange information and a huge software library. Other online communities have been established. These include the Refunders' Refuge, Palm OS handheld computer users, video gaming in Gamebits, and a SINGLES hang out. Electronic mail can be read through an outside POP account and sent out via text or an outside SMTP account. The HELPDESK is available to all who need help using the various features of Syndicomm Online. All this for only $10 per month or $25 per quarter. An upgrade to a premium account (an extra $5 per month) provides space for maintaining a personal web site, email via Pine and web browsing via Lynx. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NHL] NEW HOME ON THE WEB FOR _The Lamp!_ """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Finally. _The Lamp!_, _A2 News and Notes_, and the old _GenieLamp A2_ and _GenieLamp A2Pro_ archives have a permanent home on the Web: http://lamp.a2central.com/ Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 34) [EOA] [OFP] AN OLR FOR THE Palm OS? """"""""""""""""""""""" How feasible would a Palm OS OLR for the A2 Forum be? I find that using an OLR such as SOAR (thanks Ewen) makes the experience of the Bulletin Boards much more enjoyable. Having messages that you could take with you would be great. Dain Neater - Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b3 (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 29, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" There are a few telnet clients for the Palm, and it would be ideally suited for an OLR, getting/sending messages during a Hotsync. Of course, now we have a Palm OS Forum where we can discuss such things. . . Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 29, Msg 57) [EOA] [GFR] GAMEBITS FORUM IS LOOKING FOR REVIEWERS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Gamebits is looking for reviewers! If you love video games and want to share your gaming opinions in writing, please drop an email to gamebits@syndicomm.com with some information on your writing background and a list of modern systems you own. Compensation would be in the form of free video games that you keep after reviewing. The Gamebits Community on Syndicomm is page 850, keyword GAMEBITS. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 5) [EOA] [SFH] SINGLES FORUM IS HIRING """"""""""""""""""""""" Singles is also hiring, looking in particular for a chief sysop, bb manager, and RTC hosts and manager. Please contact a2.ryan@syndicomm.com if interested. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 6) [EOA] [PCB] HIGHER PRICES FOR CDR BLANKS DOWN THE ROAD? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I saw a report the other day, unsubstantiated, that the current low price of CDR blanks is due to overproduction. Evidently the industry overestimated world consumption! It suggested that when the current supplies were exhausted, prices might rise by up to 350%. I have no means of knowing whether that will be the case or not, but you all might like to lay in stocks just in case! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 25 May 2001 - 61 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 61) [EOA] [SUC] A SOURCE FOR USED COMPUTERS AND PARTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's a link to site that salvages computers. Among other things, they sell IIgs CPUs for $20. (They don't list any other Apple II parts at this time.) They do seem to have a very interesting supply of used Mac parts, and some used Macs at pretty nice prices. It's called Junkyard Jeffs. http://www.users.qwest.net/~jgarbacz/ Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 64) [EOA] [ELE] EARTHLINK EXPERIENCES? """""""""""""""""""""" Earthlink is currently offering a special on DSL for Delphi members, according to an ad on the front page of www.delphi.com. Free installation, free hardware, and free activation. I checked to see if Earthlink DSL is available where I live, and it is: 1.5MB download speed for $50/month. Last time I had DSL installed, I got free installation (a $225 rebate from Covad) and $200 hardware (discounted from $359). So this sounds like a good deal. Does anyone have any success or horror stories with Earthlink, especially their DSL service? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 10, Top 4, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" I have earthlink as an ISP (they bought out the company that bought out my isp). Prepare yourself for a deluge of SPAM. Dialup PPP, sometimes the logic/authentication times out, so your effectively denied service, and once in a while, DNS doesn't work. (KWS, Cat 10, Top 4, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Last year instead of the Concentric account I usually take out during my summer trip, I took out an Earthlink account instead. I was less than thrilled. his year, it's back to Concentric. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 4, Msg 17) [EOA] [USA] UPDATED SOAR AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""" (May 19, 2001) Jeff reported a bug in trying to enter new Forums. I have fixed that, and an updated SOAR can be downloaded from my web site. I have also included an updated ScriptEditor XCMD. This should improve the auto-formatting of messages... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 19 May 2001 - 67 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 174) [EOA] [FFC] FreeWare FTP CLIENT FOR IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Spectrum Automated File Exchange v1.0 ===================================== Shareware Solutions II, is pleased to announce a FreeWare FTP client for the IIgs. Written by British author Ewen Wannop, SAFE is an easy-to-use yet powerful and comprehensive FTP client that permits users to transfer files bi-directionally to and from FTP hosts. SAFE is written as a script set for Spectrum. SAFE supports: + multiple file transfers in either direction + resuming of partial downloads + renaming, deleting, and folder management + favorites list for ease of use SAFE requires Spectrum 2.5.2 or later, using Marinetti 2.0 or later. SAFE is FreeWare, and can only be obtained from designated sources. Download SAFE now from: http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ Questions about SAFE? Contact Ewen Wannop at speccie@mac.com If you need to upgrade your copy of Spectrum, contact Joe Kohn at Shareware Solutions. The cost of Spectrum v2.5.2 is $35, and first time buyers can purchase the complete Spectrum package by credit card, on either 3.5" disk or CD-ROM, at Shareware Solutions II's online store, located at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Low cost updates for those who purchased Spectrum from My eSource are available only through the mail, as proof-of-purchase must be supplied. Costs for updates are as follows: * v1.0-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $25 * v2.0-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $20 * v2.1-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $20 * v2.2-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 * v2.3-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 * v2.4-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 * v2.5.1-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 * v2.2 or later -=>v2.5.2 Deluxe CD upgrade $10 * all other updates-=> Deluxe CD $25 * First time buyer-=> Floppy or Deluxe CD $35 Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901 Questions about Spectrum v2.5.2? Contact Joe Kohn at joko@foxvalley.net Shareware Solutions II's web site is located at: http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 9) [EOA] [HEM] HTML IN EMAIL """"""""""""" Lately, all email I receive from Hotmail has been formatted in HTML, with
tags everywhere. It seems to be a recent development. The formatting is invisible in PINE, but shows up clear as day in Claris Emailer, unfortunately. (haven't tried SAM) A friend of mine writes that "Hotmail has an option to send as rich text or not, that's about it." Is this a recent development? Any way to get my "friends" to stop coding their messages to me in HTML, other than not using Hotmail? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" SAM will format and display HTML in mail messages, but rich text would be displayed unformatted. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 11 Jun 2001 - 44 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 10) [EOA] [HFA] POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE ONE HTML FILE IN ANOTHER? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to include one HTML file in another? I have several directories on my website, each with an index.html that uses the same code for the navbar. If I want to change the navbar, it's likely I'll have to update a dozen different index.html files. If they all referenced just one other file, though, that would be much easier. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Not using raw HTML. However, if your web server supports server-side includes, you can do it. Check out the Apache web site for information on how to do it (www.apache.org). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" php ( a popular hypertext preprocessor) can include other raw html files and do other tricks. I'm sure perl can also do the same. Or you could whip up some scripts of your own to generate the final html files from a header file and a file of page content. (KWS, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Ken, It sounds like all you have to do is make sure your html file has the proper extension (.shtml instead of .html, etc.) in order for SSIs to work. That's pretty common, actually. These are the commands you need: The path is relative to the directory of the current file. If you need to include a file relative to the server's base directory, try this: - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 10) [EOA] [SLF] ARE STYLE SHEETS LYNX-FRIENDLY? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are style sheets Lynx-friendly? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Style sheets definitely aren't Lynx-friendly, unless you design the page carefully. But style sheets themselves are ignored by Lynx. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 8) [EOA] [SRI] SYSTEM SAVER IIgs """"""""""""""""" I have a System Saver IIgs. Now I have read that it isn't a very good cooling fan system(not sure if that is true or not). I have also read that one could do some modifications to it to make the saver more effective. My questions are. 1. What are these modifications? 2. Can they be done by anyone? 3. Will it "possibly" enable someone to push a transwarp GS a little faster? Thanks, Dain Neater - Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b3 (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I just bought a better fan from Radio Shack, and replaced the original. You might want to replace the MOVs while you have it open. Finding the case screws under the foam is probably the hardest part. (Hint: there are three on each side, and maybe one each front and back, I don't remember for sure.) As for the transwarp, I dunno. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 18 May 01 5:35:51 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b3 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 68 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Carl, Would you please post the Radio Shack part/product number? Thank you, Barry Rees (BREES, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" The Radio Shack part number may have changed since I bought mine many years ago, but here's the info on the box: 3" (80mm) Cooling Fan 32CFM, 120VAC, 60Hz Catalog Number: 273-242 It's a perfect replacement fit for the Kensington System Saver fan, and it moves a whole lot more air. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 17, Top 12, Msg 18) [EOA] [SWG] A SUBWOOFER WITH THE IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone ever plug a subwoofer into their GS? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 18, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" As a matter of fact, yes, and it is currently still connected! I bought the Altec Lansing 133 set (I think that's the model #) on sale at Best Buy for $29.95, that includes two stereo speakers and a subwoofer that sits on the floor. Sounds great! LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 17, Top 18, Msg 2) [EOA] [CPG] CANON S400 PRINTER WITH THE IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just bought a new Canon S400 printer to replace my DeskJet 670C. It works great from the Macs (even shares nicely across the network). I can print to it from the Newton 2100 using the generic Canon BJ driver, but I've had no success at getting the GS to talk to it at the moment. The 670C was connected via a Grappler+ and used Harmony. I'd really like to retire the DeskJet, the cartridges are just too expensive. Anyone have any suggestions on getting the Canon to run on the GS? Kim Howe RTC Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Looking at the Canon web site, I see that the S400 provides for "Standard Emulation Canon Extended Mode." Standard? What standard? Too bad that term is not defined on the Canon web site. However, seeing that the only OS supported on the PC side is Windows, I guess the only way of knowing if it'll work on the IIGS is to try the Canon driver that is provided with Harmonie. After all, several other printer standards - including Epsons and HP's PCL - are backwards compatible, so it's possible that Canon's is as well. If that doesn't do anything, I did see on Canon's site that at least one of the models that offers the "Standard Emulation Canon Extended Mode" also supports Epson LQ emulation, so you could try the Epson and EpsonLQ drivers also. Please let us know if those drivers do a thing with the Canon S400. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b3 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 27) [EOA] [PAI] ProTERM A2 INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""" Does Proterm A2 come on 5 1/4" floppies or 3.5" ones? Also, Since Proterm is a Prodos program I guess that means that you are limited to a serial connection then? Is this the program that Ryan uses to connect his IIc+ to a linux Box with? Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 21, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Dain Neater wrote: >> Is this the program that Ryan uses to connect his IIc+ to a linux Box with? << I'm not sure what Ryan uses but it is what I use from my IIe through my Linux box to get here. My 1 MB RAM card gives me the most unbelievable scrollback buffer that you would ever like to see! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 21, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> Does Proterm A2 come on 5 1/4" floppies or 3.5" ones? << When I got my ProTERM 3.1 package many moons ago, it came on both. >> Also, Since Proterm is a Prodos program I guess that means that you are limited to a serial connection then? Is this the program that Ryan uses to connect his IIc+ to a linux Box with? << If by "limited to a serial connection" you mean "no TCP/IP", then yes, that's accurate (unless, of course, you use Sweet16 :) And yes, that program is what I use on the IIc Plus for the Linux box. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 21, Top 2, Msg 4) [EOA] [QCM] QUICK CLICK MORPH """"""""""""""""" Has anyone here used Quick Click Morph? I'm curious how well it works. Sarah and I were talking about it the other night and neither of us can remember having ever seen it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 40, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Yes, and it works quite well. The rendering speed is the only drawback to this fine program, and that's not the fault of the program, but the hardware speed limitation. I have a 9/64 Zip installed on my IIgs. When using this program for complex "morphing", you need to start it when you go to bed. It might be done when you wake up. However, that is for severely complex morphing. Most morphing should be complete in a few hours. I love the program, and it was worth the cost to me at the time. I haven't tried it under Bernie, but I'm sure the added speed would be very noticeable. Now that it's part of the Opus II collection, I wouldn't hesitate in purchasing Opus II just for this program alone. LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 22, Top 40, Msg 4) [EOA] [KGR] KANGAROO """""""" I've not been without Kangaroo since it came out. I use some part of it daily. Heartily recommended. LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 25, Top 3, Msg 2) [EOA] [SCF] SuperConvert 4 """""""""""""" This topic is for discussion of SuperConvert 4 a graphics conversion program from My eSource. Dain Neater A2 Bulletin Board Manager Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 25, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" This program was formerly SHR Convert, written by Jason Harper, who is still a sysop in the Macintosh forums on CompuServe. He wrote some other neat programs, like FillMaze. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 25, Top 6, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Ken, Does he by chance know what the status of his program is, what with the demise of My eSource? Just curious. I for one hate to see a high quality program go out that way.... Dain Neater A2 Bulletin Board Manager Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 25, Top 6, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Ian Brumby did the 4.0 update. and portions are (c) 7-hills software 1992-1997. LZW compression used under license. (KWS, Cat 25, Top 6, Msg 6) [EOA] [WPH] WHICH PRINTERS WORK WITH HARMONIE? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Question for Joe: Do you by chance have a compilation of all the printers that work with Harmonie? I think it would be an invaluable resource to have, especially since there are like a million different EPSONs and HPs anymore. I am just asking because someone was in chat asking if the 842C worked, and of course I have no idea. Might be nice to have something similar to what xlr8yourmac.com does with hard drives and upgrade cards. Basically, people give a report if they work or not, and if there are any "issues". Thanks, Just curious. Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 72) >>>>> """"" When HP released a new model DeskJet once a year, it was real easy to stay on top of what was compatible with the IIGS, and what wasn't. It's not that easy anymore, as HP seems to release a new printer model every few weeks. That said, it's pretty easy to find out from HP's web site. Unfortunately, for me, it seems as if the needed info is no longer available in just plain old ASCII, and dealing with PDF files on my IIGS isn't so easy. That said, I was able to find some info on the 842c, just not all the info needed. I saw the keywords that they 842c worked with "MS-DOS Applications." So, that's one key that it works with the IIGS. The other key...the connection...I wasn't able to determine. I did see that the 842c has a USB port. In the technical specifications PDF file, it should say whether there's also a parallel port. If there is, the 842c should work great with Harmonie. But, again, I don't know if it does or doesn't have a parallel port. In short, the file to look at HP's site is always labeled as "technical specifications." If that file says that a DeskJet printer will work from MS-DOS and it sports a Parallel port, then it's a IIGS printer. To this day, my guesstimate is that 90% of all DeskJets meet that criteria. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b3 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 73) [EOA] [NWS] NEW WEB SITE FOR SPECTRUM INTERNET SUITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am very happy to announce that a new Web site is now dedicated for Spectrum Internet Suite. Use your favorite Browser and visit http://sis.gwlink.net The site has gone through an overhaul with an easier interface and will load much faster (Thanks, Tony, for the graphic compression). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 26, Top 7, Msg 1) [EOA] [MDI] MAKING DISK IMAGES """""""""""""""""" For posterity and for use with Bernie, I'd like to make disk images of all my Softdisk GS floppies. What is the best program (Apple II or Mac) to do this, and what is the best image format to use? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" On the Mac, provided you have a willing floppy drive, the best program is DiskCopy. On the IIgs, I'd use Imagemaker. Either way, I'd use DiskCopy 6 uncompressed. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 13) [EOA] [PRB] PROBLEM RUNNING Bernie 3.0 """""""""""""""""""""""""" I just thought I'd post this, in case someone else notices it. Bernie 3.0 runs like a champ under all circumstances on my Powercenter Pro. So do all earlier versions of Bernie. On my iMac, however, I noticed as soon as I installed 3.0 that it was slower than dog-dirt (pardon the pun). I reinstalled 2.6, and had the same problem. I reinstalled 2.5.9 and it worked fine. Until I put a CD in the drive or put a cartridge in my USB->SCSI EZ-135 drive, at which point 2.5.9 also slowed to a crawl. The only way to get the speed back up was to power off the usb devices and re-boot the iMac. My next step is to try 3.0 again, without USB and/or CD in the drive and see how it behaves. BTW, I do have Virtual Memory turned off on this 160MB RAM system, and I did try turning off all the speed-gobbling options in Bernie, like VectorSound. Has anyone else had a problem like this? Not using the USB devices I can live with, but to not use the CD-ROM is going to be a pain. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 61) >>>>> """"" Thomas, I had a funky problem with Bernie a while back. All of the sudden it seemed to be really slow. When running Bernie seemed to lurch like it had pauses in it or something. It turned out to be that it happened only when the Control Strip was being displayed. Further checking revealed, IIRC that it was a UMAX scanner extension in the control strip that was causing this. I yanked it from the control strip and things seem to be working and have been for a while. Is it possible that you have a UMAX USB scanner on there? Does it speed back up if you hide the control strip or shut the control strip down? Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" Bernie is susceptible to anything that polls the USB ports at regular intervals. I found the mouse was almost unusable till I removed the Control Strip Module for my scanner. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 30 May 2001 - 56 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 63) >>>>> """"" Thank you all for mentioning this. If you'll recall, I complained recently about mouse freezes, etc., and asked a couple of question regarding 'System Heap' reports that Conflict Catcher was reporting. After reading here by several reporting the UMAX Scanner CSM and/or Control Strip itself being the possible culprit, I just verified that this seems to be the root my occasional problem. Thanks! Now I'll run Bernie also, as it was a slow, old dog, on my iMac! My 8mHz IIgs was faster until I disabled the Control Strip! LumiTech Wed, 30 May 01 @ 0:28:33 Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 64) [EOA] [NVS] WHAT WOULD YOU WANT IN A NEW VERSION OF Sweet16? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Someday I swear I'll have time to work on Sweet16 some more. Been a tad busy. If you could pick a single thing you'd want done to a new version, what would it be? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I really like Sweet 16, one thing that I would truly like is to be able to share the BeOS machines' internet connection..(Pipe dream I know) I guess other than that, I would really love to see this done in Cocoa on Mac OS X :) (Not that is most likely a foolish Pipe dream) I could go on, but you wanted a "single thing" and I am already on two. Thanks for the hard work. Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I know this suggestion won't be popular with some but I'd like to see it ported to Win32. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I asked Henrik about doing a Win32 port and was told he doesn't want Sweet16 ported to Windows. >> I really like Sweet 16, one thing that I would truly like is to be able to share the BeOS machines' internet connection..(Pipe dream I know) << Not a pipe dream really, it's certainly doable, just a big project and I haven't had time for it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Sheppy wrote: >> I asked Henrik about doing a Win32 port and was told he doesn't want Sweet16 ported to Windows. << That is really unfortunate. I am a registered Sweet16 user but BeOS doesn't like my last PC hardware upgrade. Right now I use Kegs32 both at home and work for that quick IIGS session to try something out. While short on Sweet16's features it does work very well. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" There's a lot of little things I'd like. o "Mount CDRom" menu item (similar to the mount 3.5" menu item) [I know there's a /dev/floppy device under beos, but no /dev/cdrom] o BeOS/IIgs clipboard sharing ala Bernie o More accurate mouse tracking for programs that read the mouse directly [I know the problem is intel-platform related] o Easier, more direct sharing of files back & forth (like a magic folder or drag & drop files) o Integrated debugger (like gsbug on steroids). Or maybe support Orca cop debugging for high-level languages... Hmm... I guess those aren't little :) (KWS, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 12) [EOA] [CMR] CONTROL MANAGER """"""""""""""" Sheppy, I'm using this function in my Hammurabi project, (thanks, btw) in the following manner: I have a function for each of the stat texts, which fills a string with sprintf and then calls your function. I would call these functions any time any of the underlying data would change. But I was having problems with redraws: Any time something covered up one of the static texts, be it an NDA, or one of my own alert boxes, and then went away, the area of the static text that had been covered turned to mush (inverse ???s and other garbage text). I finally realized that the alert windows were invalidating their own rects, and the area under them was being re-drawn, but there was no way to tell what should go into the text boxes, and thus the garbage text. What I did that _seems_ to solve the problem is to add a call to each of my functions to the end of the DrawContents routine. Was that the right thing to do? Related questions: MikeW, in his toolbox courses, refers a lot to "your update routine." Is that in fact the "DrawContents" routine found in all his program listings? If not, where is it/ where does it go? Assuming that putting my calls to your function in the DrawContents routine was the correct way to go, should I remove the other calls because they are redundant? Perhaps replacing them with a InvalOneCtlByID call? Thanks for your help. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> What I did that _seems_ to solve the problem is to add a call to each of my functions to the end of the DrawContents routine. << Calling my function permanently sets the string for the control -- you appear to be using a string buffer that's getting erased after you make the change. You need to actually keep that string around; the control manager doesn't copy the string, it uses the one you pass in. If that memory gets reused, the string is gone and garbage will appear from then on. >> MikeW, in his toolbox courses, refers a lot to "your update routine." Is that in fact the "DrawContents" routine found in all his program listings? << Yes. >> Assuming that putting my calls to your function in the DrawContents routine was the correct way to go, should I remove the other calls because they are redundant? Perhaps replacing them with a InvalOneCtlByID call? << Actually, you should only call my function ONCE, each time you need to change the text that should appear in the static text control. But you have to keep the string around in memory so the Control Manager can redraw it when necessary. Then you don't need to do anything in your DrawContents routine other than call DrawControls; this will redraw everything just right. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 7) [EOA] [BCM] BARGAINS ON CD-R MEDIA? """"""""""""""""""""""" What's a cheap source for CD-R media? I'm not in desperate need of more, but have some possibility of needing a lot of discs this summer, so I want to prepare. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Apparently, this week, Staples is offering CD-Rs manufactured by Taiyo Yudon for $14.95 for a spindle of 50, and that comes with a $5 rebate. The actual brand name is Fuji, and these are the 80 minute variety. I'm stocking up. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b3 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I've been posting some good CD-R deals in Cat 2. Also, yesterday Dealmac.com had on their web page that Circuit City was selling some generic CD-R spindles for $15, with a $15 mail-in rebate. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 3) [EOA] [ESW] EXTRA SPACE ON A CD WASTEFUL? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" OK -- here's a trickier question. Not entirely Apple II related, but kinda. You have a small Macintosh product that would easily fit on even a single-sided 3.5" double-density floppy disk. But nowadays, Macs aren't built with floppy drives. How do I convince myself that I'm not a wasteful jerk when I have to burn this little thing onto CD for distribution? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" If it's a Macintosh product, just provide it via download. If you truly want to 'record' it to media, justify the left over "space" by realizing that CD-ROMs are really inexpensive right now. Or, you could just include other shareware/freeware on the CD too, and/or trial versions of your other software. LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Include some multimedia freebies on the CD-ROM. I have an extensive collection of free .MOVs (movie trailers, spoofs, TROOPS, etc.) and .MP3s that I regularly archive to CD-ROM format. Finding such filler would be perfect for your project. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Include the whole manual in .pdf, .rtf, .html, .doc, and plain text formats on the CD :) Seriously, I'm not sure where the idea of waste would be, except in unused CD space. CDRs now are cheaper per piece (and infinitely cheaper per meg) than floppies, so. . . Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 9, Msg 10) [EOA] [BCA] BURNING CD-ROMs FOR USE WITH Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Wow... a topic just for this. :) I'm going to be burning some Apple II software to CD-ROM for sale and distribution. This will be done on a G3 Macintosh running OS 8.1 with Toast v4.1.3, which creates HFS (not HFS+) volumes. Is there anything I need to be aware of when making CD-ROMs to be used on an Apple II? Anything I need to watch for to preserve Apple II filetypes, ensure Mac resource forks don't get put on there, etc.? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 59, Top 10, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Nope. Burn and go :) Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 10, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Be careful that all the filenames conform to ProDOS standards. It is easy to slip in an HFS compatible name, and think because the IIgs will see it happily from the Finder, that all is well. Then when they try to drag the folder or file off, the user has to rename them all... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 26 May 2001 - 60 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 59, Top 10, Msg 3) [EOA] [TCC] THE CoPilot CHALLENGE - TIME RUNNING OUT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I should mention that anyone working on the CoPilot challenge has only a few weeks left to get their rebate on KFest from Syndicomm. :) I should also mention that serious OLR authors should contact me about getting access to our private OLR testing and discussion forum. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 21) [EOA] [ATK] ACCELERATOR TALK """""""""""""""" I'll open up the topic and the category with a question. Now here me out here before anyone goes crazy. With the speed that we can currently emulate the 65816 on a x386 or PowerPC isn't is conceivable that we could make an interface device for the gs cpu port which could use a x386, ppc, or even another processor to emulate the 65816. Realistically I don't know how difficult this is as I failed out of college long before I got into any of my electronics classes. Some questions that need to be answered: 1) Did/does the Transwarp or Zip use anything other than power from the slot it sits in? 2) How best to interface to a PC. PCI or ISA card with a cable running out the back would probably run into some noise issues. 3) Is this even an acceptable course of action or should we work on duplicating the ZipGSX or Transwarp GS instead. (Maybe getting the plans from one of the two companies, assuming that they still exist.) 4) Am I the only one even remotely interested in creating a new accelerator for the gs (perhaps because I keep getting overbid on ebay) If I'm totally off base, let me know, but remember I have a fragile ego :) Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 61, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> With the speed that we can currently emulate the 65816 on a x386 or PowerPC isn't is conceivable that we could make an interface device for the gs cpu port which could use a x386, ppc, or even another processor to emulate the 65816. << Yes, it could probably be done, but I bet the engineering involved would be a huge pain in the neck. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 61, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" You're not the first person to think of creating a coprocessor card that would emulate an '816. But so far, no one has done it (or announced it has been done). I'd pay a reasonable amount of money for one. I think a few years ago, the company formerly known as Zip said it would require around $10,000 in fixed startup costs to manufacture a new batch of them. (KWS, Cat 61, Top 5, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> Am I the only one even remotely interested in creating a new accelerator for the gs (perhaps because I keep getting overbid on ebay) << I am quite happy with my 60Mhz accelerated IIgs. I think running an emulator is a more useful and flexible way of accelerating a IIgs than using a hardware card in the IIgs itself. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 12 Jun 2001 - 43 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 61, Top 5, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> Am I the only one even remotely interested in creating a new accelerator for the gs (perhaps because I keep getting overbid on ebay) << Definitely not. I too would love to see a new accelerator. I think it would be interesting to design a new card. My dream card would probably still have a 65816 on it, clocked at 20MHz. Of course it would also have 8 Megs of ram on the card, all clocked at full speed. To complete the dream card VGA Video and SCSI. OK, so I'm dreaming, but wouldn't it be cool! (Oh, yeah, a simm slots for Hard drive Cache ram, so your system usually runs at ramdisk speeds, because the whole 32Meg partition(s) are Cached into ram.) (And while we're still in these flights of fancy, the VGA card should have a 3D accelerator on it too, so we can write 3D games like on all the new computers :) Coming back down to earth, if you wanted to use a different processor, the StrongARM chip would probably be a good candidate, with it's ultra low power consumption/heat etc. So who could design and build such a card? Joachim, how about it? :) Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 61, Top 5, Msg 5) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [IWK] IMPRESSED WITH KEGGS32 """""""""""""""""""""" All I can say is: _WOW!!_ If your a PC user, and found yourself envious of emulators like Bernie ][ The Rescue for the Mac, you definitely should have a look at the newest release of KEGS32 for Windows! http://www.geocities.com/akilgard/kegs32/ It now offers the beginnings of a GUI interface, and as such, mounting disks is simple and quick. Even better is it now offers joystick support and a full-screen mode, not too mention improved sound (no skipping as before) and functioning mouse support. Though what makes it really shine is just how *well* it works--sound, music, animation, software compatibility--it's all nearly PERFECT! I've been a using a real Apple IIgs's for over 14 years now, and I can tell you, this comes extremely close to the real thing! I tried out several games, including: Xenocide, Rastan, The Immortal, Zany Golf, Alien Mind...they all look, play and sound SO much like the originals it's almost erie! The feeling is almost indescribable playing Rastan, Xenocide or Alien Mind on my television set (through TV-output) using my PC gamepad. And it even runs European demos: Things from the FTA, ACS and Ninjaforce run virtually flawless! I wonder if Bernie and Sweet 16 come this close... :) Again, I'm just blown away! Finally, respectable Apple IIGS emulation has come to the PC! Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3453.1, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [FAG] FEELINGS ON THE APPLE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""" Hmm.. My personal feelings on the IIGS or any other Apple vintage computer... I feel they are slowly dying as the days go by. I just started collecting and using an Apple IIGS, which I bought a 8 months ago, although it is almost fully loaded it is still missing a few items I'd like to have for it.. Example, Accelerator card. It is very discouraging to have most everything for it, then be stuck with needing items that are HARD to find. Example: SuperDrive card. Not being able to find items for the IIGS will discourage many a new comer. You can not rely on "auction" sites either any more. eBay's listing of Apple IIGS items have dropped drastically, having only about 45 items listed now, with most being the system itself. I have not seen an accelerator card in over 4 months and no SCSI card in over 3 weeks. Then you take your chances when you do bid on items. Games for the Apple IIGS can go as up to at least $36.00 which is about $10.00 short on buying a "NEW" computer game for an IBM or iMac. So the demand for some of the games are "STRONG" and can get highly priced. Thrift shops are another possibility, but the one we have here, does not have much and what they had last week is gone. So I'm sure it varies for each location. Finding help for the Apple II line is semi easy. When I first was thinking of getting a IIGS, I did a search on infoseek.com (now go.com) and found Delphi. I joined and went into the chat room and met many Apple users, (Sheppy, Kim, Loren, TonyD) Remember all those stupid first timer questions I had? But I was talked into getting one. But now with the CHAT gone, and sometimes unanswered questions here at Delphi, I have to wonder if many of the "old" users are still using theirs. There are a few other places to get the online help, but I prefer "LIVE" chats to where you can mostly get question answered right away and I have had several within the last week, (Thanks Mitch!). Finding NEW hardware or software, well.. you can most likely forget that and it's really sad, especially when some schools are just now retiring their IIGS. We can thank KIM for his latest additions, which I thought YAHTZEE was great! On the hardware side, I have found nothing new. Oh how it would be great to make a SCSI and accelerator card think of the "HIGH" demand they are in now and what you could charge (although I hope it would be reasonable). Items like that "WERE" selling on eBay as high as $250.00. The last SCSI (Apple high speed) only went for $112.00, so it makes me wonder if the demand now is ending for the IIGS and it's items? I hate to see the vintage Apple's go, especially the IIGS. I still enjoy the gaming on it but I have totaled everything that I bought and I could have walked out with a new iMac at least if not a PowerMac. Enough of my long windedness. LONG LIVE THE APPLE IIGS! Steve (APPLEIIGSFAN, 982.147, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> But now with the CHAT gone, and sometimes unanswered questions here at Delphi, I have to wonder if many of the "old" users are still using theirs. There are a few other places to get the online help, but I prefer "LIVE" chats to where you can mostly get question answered right away and I have had several within the last week, (Thanks Mitch!). << There's still activity in the Apple II community, though most people have moved to A2Central for live-chats and message posting. Others can be found lurking around comp.sys.apple2 on Usenet. IRC chat is a very real possibility, especially since Ninjaforce released an IRC-client that works on a _real_ IIgs using Marinetti. The only catch is no one seems to ever be around the #appleIIgs channel on EFnet. >> On the hardware side, I have found nothing new. << If you want to talk new hardware, there's the LANceGS Ethernet card. Only problem is it's lacking software support and priced quite high, at least in my opinion. ///SHH Systemes also continues to make and sell IDE (hardisk) and MFM (floppy) controller cards in addition to their Ethernet board. Over in the US, Alltech Electronics continues to sell a hard drive and memory expansion option for the Apple IIgs, new. >> Finding NEW hardware or software, well... << New software IS a rarity these days, though there is a lot of interesting old software to explore, especially if you only started using the IIgs 8 months ago as you say. Wait and watch for KFest each year (late July), often if there's any new software to be announced, this is when it happens. :) Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 982.153, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] K FEST REGISTRATION INFORMATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2001 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Help usher in the new millennium with the Apple II!! When: July 25-29, 2001 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2001, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 25, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 29. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) KFest 2001 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2001: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 [ ] Early Arrival Double room ............................ 25.00 2 [ ] Early Arrival Single room ............................ 33.00 +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 1) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/1 ............................... 225.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/1 ............................... 275.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/1 ........................... 175.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/1 ...... 175.00 +++ Regular Attendee rates (Register AFTER May 1) +++ Rates (after May 1 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room after 5/1 ................................ 275.00 12 [ ] Single Room after 5/1 ................................ 325.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child after 5/1 ............................ 225.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/1 ....... 225.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear X-Large ............................. 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XX-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XXX-Large ........................... 15.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 7.5% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2001 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2001 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [GRK] GETTING READY FOR K-Fest """""""""""""""""""""""" Just a tad over a month to go. Everyone ready? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 88) >>>>> """"" Yes... My signature line shows I have been counting for a long time now! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 12 Jun 2001 - 43 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b3 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" > Everyone ready? < Not even close :) Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 90) >>>>> """"" > Not even close < Me neither -- I have a bunch of things I need to finish getting ready. I did receive my honest-to-goodness real copy of Sorenson Broadcaster yesterday, so soon I'll be starting to do my preparation work for the webcasts, including some trial runs from home. I'd like to find someone here that has a high-end network connection that we could set up the QuickTIme Streaming Server reflector on, so that we don't nuke the hell out of Avila's network this year. T1 or the equivalent DSL or cable connection would be preferable. There are versions of the QTSS software for Mac OS X, OS X Server, Linux, and I think Solaris. It'd be even cooler if we could find two or three servers to run it on; we could get a better image and support more connections without the dropouts we had last year, but I'm not holding my breath. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 91) >>>>> """"" > Everyone ready? < I'm nowhere close to ready, but I'm sure looking forward to it. I really need to get out of these here parts real soon. Terre Haute, Indiana, has been a bit crazy the past few weeks. :-) KFest 2001 can't come soon enough! Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 92) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Decisions Make Your Decision A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS When the IIgs Came Out...----------------------------------------[GCO] Source for SCSI Adaptors-----------------------------------------[SSA] How do You Go About Writing?-------------------------------------[GAW] Syndicomm Has Printed Fliers Available---------------------------[SFA] Best Telecom Program for Apple ][ Plus?--------------------------[BTP] Soar 1.0b5 Available---------------------------------------------[SRA] How do You Use System 6 Sounds?----------------------------------[YUS] Lost Classics Project to Release Additional Titles---------------[LCP] Battery Replacement on the ROM 1 IIgs----------------------------[BRG] Beta Testers Needed for CoPilot ProTERM 3.1----------------------[BTN] IIgs ROM Grabber-------------------------------------------------[GRG] Change of Address for MUG! and MSDOS Utilities-------------------[COA] Init String for ProTERM------------------------------------------[ISP] LANceGS Support for ProTERM--------------------------------------[LSP] IIgs CD-ROMs from Juiced.GS--------------------------------------[CRJ] A2-Central-On-Disk from SS II------------------------------------[ACD] Fishwings Updated to v0.79---------------------------------------[FWU] Convert 3200 on Bernie-------------------------------------------[CTB] Progress on Bernie to the Rescue 3.0-----------------------------[PBR] Programing Help Needed-------------------------------------------[PHN] How Did You Get Your A2 Programing Skills?-----------------------[GPS] HUMOR FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com (A2Central.com) Preparation for Blacksmithing------------------------------------[PFB] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Editor's Note----------------------------------------------------[ERN] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 The Accidental Tourist at KansasFest--by Douglas Cuff------------[TAT] K-Fest Registration Information----------------------------------[KFR] Of Interest to IIgs Users----------------------------------------[ITU] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Decisions ~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River you can see several ball fields. The pitcher has to decide what kind of ball to throw for the next pitch... The batter has to decide whether to hit the ball coming toward him... The umpire has to decide between a ball or strike... and so on. Make Your Decision ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So you have been thinking about coming to K-Fest? Perhaps for several years now? Be sure to read "The Accidental Tourist at KansasFest" by Douglas Cuff in the K-Fest section of this issue. Then make your decision to come to K-Fest. You will be glad you did. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [GCO] WHEN THE IIgs CAME OUT... """"""""""""""""""""""""" I was wondering about something the other day. When I had my first IIe back in 80's I remember thinking how cool this was and how much I could do with it. Then my friend's parents picked up an Apple IIgs and I had a serious case of the "monitor /// green with envy" syndrome. Were the Apple II users back then skeptical of the IIgs when it first came out, or was it considered an exciting development? I remember reading a review or two on the machine, referring to it as "too little, too late", and "underpowered". Was this how it was viewed in the II user community at first? My friend and I were the only die hard II users that we knew at the time. Just curious.:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Not for me. I had graduated from a II+, to a IIe, to a IIe 'enhanced', and I couldn't wait to buy the IIgs! It was a remarkable step up, yet maintained backward compatibility. LumiTech Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I went from a ][+ to a //e to a IIgs. I was fortunate enough to be at the Australian announcement of the IIgs. The lead-in was the rotating graphic of the IIgs that many people have from the early days. I remember seeing it up on the screen at the front of the room and wondering what sort of workstation produced it. I nearly fell off my chair when I realized that it was running live on an Apple II! They also displayed a graphic image of a bowl of fruit and vegetables which also blew me away. So, did I think it was a worthwhile upgrade? I was doing everything short of baying at the moon! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I was looking to purchase my first home computer in 1989, which was well after the IIGS was released. I had worked on the new Macintosh at work, but I really hated the small screen and black-and-white restriction. I would have preferred a PC or the IIe in my home at the time. But that's when I discovered the IIGS. A teacher at the local school knew what I was looking for, and recommended that I check out the IIGS in her classroom. From my perspective, the IIGS gave me the best of all worlds. I liked the GUI interface over that of the PC-DOS machines or the IIe, and I loved the color and larger screen display over that of the Mac. I gave up a little power and flexibility (in the Mac) in order to have what appeared to me to be the coolest machines I'd ever seen. Heh ... I still think I made the right decision. :-) Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I think some were skeptical, but to me, it was an exciting development. I attended the rollout at the local dealer and was quite impressed with the demo. I couldn't afford it right away, so I missed out on the Rom 0 and the Woz case. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 4 Jul 01 2:29:30 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b4 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 21 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" 15 years later, there is -no- computer that I've ever wanted more than an Apple IIgs. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Delivered by: CoPilot v2.55 alpha, Bernie 3.0P, and a PowerBook Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I remember reading in inCider or A+ (before they merged) back in '88 or '89, some letters from users who were upset at the IIgs and coverage of the IIgs since it wasn't a "real" Apple II. Of course, when they switched to dual A2/mac coverage, there wasn't much of a peep (because they censored it, or maybe because there weren't any a2 readers left :(. A lot of 8-bit software was still released and updated since the IIgs was released, though, so in hindsight, the IIgs didn't threaten the 8-bit a2 so much as Apple Co. and progress in general did. (KWS, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I was using a Franklin 1500 at the time the GS was announced. Most of my computer news was from Byte, Call APPLE, Creative Computing and such, and any stories having to do with the GS just had me drooling harder. B-{) If I remember right, it was announced in Sept. but one didn't make it to my dealer until Dec. It was a ROM 0 Woz edition, and was everything I'd hoped for. In the 14+ years I've had it, my GS still holds the place of honor on my computer desk. My G3 is sitting off to the side. B-{) Kirk A2Central Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I went from a ][+ straight to the IIGS. The alternative at the time was still a compact, black and white mac. I wanted the color, so I got the GS instead of the mac. Ironically, the other factor in the decision was that I wanted a computer that I could still program, and I knew that programming the Mac at the time would take resources (financial and mental) that I didn't have at the time. I went off and bought every book about programming the IIGS I could find. I cracked them open, began to read about pointers and stacks and JMPs and JSRs and event loops and starting up tools and hexadecimal notation and fast /slow memory and zero pages and... ...and my eyes glazed over, and those books looked just GRAND on my bookshelf for many a year. Sadly, it's only now, 13 years later, that I've had the nerve to open those books, and discover that after a degree and a few years' experience in the field, those books aren't quite as arcane as they once seemed. It's still a difficult (for me), but not insurmountable task to write a IIGS program. Even more ironically, with the advent of RealBasic, it's now easier to program the Mac than it is to program the IIGS. But now the IIGS is a challenge, and I won't give up on it, even if there's no one but me to run the programs I write. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 11) [EOA] [SSA] SOURCE FOR SCSI ADAPTORS """""""""""""""""""""""" I recently bought an internal SCSI drive for my desktop G3. The drive has a 68-pin connector; my internal SCSI drive has a 50-pin cable. Circuit City doesn't carry Mac adaptors, and CompUSA has only fat external cables. Any idea where I can get a small, plug-like adaptor that will allow me to connect this drive to my Macintosh? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 24, MSG 111) >>>>> """"" http://www.scsistuff.com/adapters.htm (STEVER, Cat 2, Top 24, Msg 115) [EOA] [GAW] HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT WRITING? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been posting some specific questions about writing. Does anyone have any general topics to discuss? Here's one: what is your editing process? How do you start writing an article, story, or report? What changes are you likely to make, and how do you know when it's "done"? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I'm a pretty unstructured writer. I generally start at the beginning and write until I'm out of things to say. I might then go back and do a little edit to remove anything that's repetitive or sort things into a more logical order, but usually it comes out pretty close to what I want. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I usually start with what later turns out to be the middle paragraphs, or the "meat" of the piece. I add the intro and summary paragraphs later, once I have a better idea of what I'm writing. It's done when I feel I have gotten my point across and I have checked my facts. Then I put it away for a while, a couple days is usually enough, and read it again to see if it needs polishing. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" I try to write my articles from beginning to end, but sometimes I'll start in the middle when I have trouble thinking of a sufficiently-snappy intro. When I'm done my first draft, I'll print it out and go through it with a red pen. After I make some changes, I'll have another printout read aloud by a school writing tutor, and we'll go over it together. I find that a fresh pair of eyes helps tremendously, and that reciting the paper sometimes makes apparent quirks that you don't notice in writing. I'll sometimes then let the article sit for a few days before I re-read it and make some more changes, but this is rare. Since I use Appleworks Classic, I am constantly running spellcheck and TimeOut.Grammar between in and between every step of the editing process. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I tend to start by "brainstorming" with myself, typing little notes and snippets about the subject as fast as I can, with no regard for order or placement. When I feel I've gotten most of the ideas down in some form, I try to arrange them in a logical order, and while doing this, I might start outlining as well. Then I flesh out the notes into full sentences, and finally add the intro and conclusion. Like Tony, I also try to put it away for a few days, and come back to it for polishing. That's assuming I'm not under a deadline. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I find printing a draft and editing on paper to be much more productive and satisfying than trying to edit in a word processor. Maybe it's the ink, maybe it's because I can see the big picture better (instead of half a page of text), but I find it so much easier. (KWS, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure. I just get into the mood, and I try to go until it's done. Exception: subjects that require lots of research. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 27) [EOA] [SFA] SYNDICOMM HAS PRINTED FLIERS AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm has printed fliers available describing our service and providing information on some of our forums. If you'd like copies for your user group meeting, or for anything else, please drop me an email with your address and how many you want, and I'll get some out to you. Please, this is for people planning to distribute them to others, not just because you want to see what it looks like. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 20, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" You can have a look at the flier at http://www.syndicomm.com/syndiflier1.pdf -- we can still email you very attractively printed, high-resolution, color versions for distribution though, free of charge. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 20, Msg 10) [EOA] [BTP] BEST TELECOM PROGRAM FOR APPLE ][ PLUS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What would be the best telecom program to use on an Apple ][ plus equipped with an 80 column card? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Modem MGR. If you like pain, ASCII Express Pro :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 7) [EOA] [SRA] SOAR 1.0b5 AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""" I have posted SOAR 1.0b5 on my web site: This is a maintenance release, to fix the bugs that have been reported here, and a few I found myself. The Message Retrieval feature now works properly, and can handle the complete set of messages in a Topic, or the last 5 only. Please continue to report any bugs you find, and any ideas you have for new features. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 23 Jun 2001 - 32 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 186) [EOA] [YUS] HOW DO YOU USE SYSTEM 6 SOUNDS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm curious how people use System 6 sounds... do you set up none of them, preferring quiet, or load your machine up with a wide assortment of effects? Or do you go for a unified theme? :) Me, I tend to pick at random, although I'd like to have a themed GS, I don't have a good set of sounds to fill up all those events with. Anyone know of any collections of themed sounds for System 6? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Years ago I installed a bunch of Bill & Ted sounds from Genie. They're still in one of my IIgs's. TIAB (and the Syndicomm.com FTP library, of course :) have a great range of sounds. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I use the "simplebeep" for my beep (I find it to be much less harsh and obnoxious than the regular beep) and leave everything else unassigned. Years ago, I created some simpson rSounds (converted from files found on the gopher) that I used for a few events "Mmmmm Forbidden Donut", "Don't think about beer" and "D'oh!". I also replaced the full trash icon with a picture of Homer Simpson's head :) I should probably go rooting through TIAB and replace it with oscar the grouch peeking out of the can someday. (KWS, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I use a Star Trek theme on my IIgs, with a few exceptions. A few years ago I was using a Ren & Stimpy theme, but that got old, fast. :) I can never decide what sound emptying the trash should make: Worf screaming when hit by pain sticks, or Data commenting, "You are capable of great sadism and cruelty." -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I have sounds for nearly everything, with no theme. I have an explosion for putting something in the trash, and "Wipeout" for emptying it. The empty trash can is the New York skyline, and the full trash can is a mushroom cloud. I used to play with the sounds a lot, but haven't made any changes now for many months. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 22 Jun 01 10:58:43 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b4 2001: A KFest Odyssey, July 25-29, 2001 - 33 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I use George Carlin's "7 words you can't say on TV" as my system beep, toilet plop and flush for filling and emptying the trash, Cindy's "Oh Tony" for a disk inserted, a robotic Cylon saying "Attention" and various R-rated movie sound bites for Alerts (ie. Bruce Willis' "Yippie-ki-yay #$%@" from Die Hard or a Note alert, and Arnold saying something unprintable from Terminator for a bad disk.) And of course, the opening notes of The Rolling Stones "Start Me Up" is my startup sound. The one thing I can't stand is having sounds assigned for opening and closing windows (Whoosh). That just drives me nuts. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 13) [EOA] [LCP] LOST CLASSICS PROJECT RECEIVES PERMISSION TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL TITLES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've just received permission to release the following through The Lost Classics Project. Does anyone have the following: Beneath Apple Manor (both original and special edition of the game, Apple and PC versions) Babble (random language generator) Linker (Linkage Editor for use with Assembly Language) Beneath Apple DOS (all editions) Bag of Tricks (book and software - all editions) Beneath Apple ProDOS (all editions) Any help in scanning the books (into text (txt) format) would be appreciated too. Note that any copies of these programs currently out on the net would be pirated copies and their quality suspect. I need to get clean copies to which I can add the freeware notice the authors agreed to. Thanks! Later..........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 4) [EOA] [BRG] BATTERY REPLACEMENT ON THE ROM 1 IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I replaced my ROM 1 battery last night, so here's some notes. I used a replacement battery that came from MC Price Breakers- http://www.mcpb.com/html/ap2mm2.html which costs $8.95 and includes an instruction sheet. Any 3v 1/2 AA battery should do, but it comes with the metal connectors wrapped to easily connect to the original battery. The battery is under the power supply, and looks like this: __________ - ___| Battery |___ + | |__________| | front ---------------------- rear You need to use wire cutters or a dremel to cut out the battery and leave the posts: | | --------------- I suggest cutting close to the battery and straightening the 'posts' out so you have more room to work with: __ | < straightened out | | --------------- The replacement battery slides onto the posts, then use needlenose pliers to crimp it on. Or you could soldier it, or twist the posts. + end of battery goes near the rear of the mobo, - to the front. There's also a letter 'F' near the - post, and F is a minus grade .... My (original) battery was purple and underneath it, the motherboard was labeled 'Battery'. If you remove your battery and it doesn't say so underneath it, it probably wasn't the battery :) Also, there's the letters C D E F near it. It's not really all that hard if you've had some experience building or taking apart stuff, and having a working battery is most useful :) (KWS, Cat 17, Top 23, Msg 11) [EOA] [BTN] BETA TESTERS NEEDED FOR CoPilot ProTERM 3.1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Beta testers needed for CoPilot ProTERM 3.1 for the Syndicomm Online Service. Requirements: Apple IIgs running System 6.0.1, ProTERM 3.1, and some way of telnetting via non Marinetti methods to Syndicomm.com, such as a shell account or null modem connection to a Linux box. Interested parties please email a2.ryan@syndicomm.com Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 1, Msg 1) [EOA] [GRG] IIgs ROM GRABBER """""""""""""""" You can get info about GS ROM Grabber on Sarah's web site at http://sarah.sheppyware.net. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 9, Msg 1) [EOA] [COA] CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR MUG! AND MSDOS UTILITIES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I guess this is the place for a post like this... Due to declining (read "non-existent") shareware mail, the address published for MUG! and the MSDOS Utilities (PO Box 493, Doncaster, Australia) has "ceased to be". :-( I can't quite bring myself to publish my home address on the Net (or even on syndicomm.com), so I guess my public address will have to be my work address: Peter Watson C/o Fujitsu Australia Ltd 1230 Nepean Hwy Cheltenham, VIC 3192 Australia If all else fails, many people here know my real address anyway: Sheppy, Joe Kohn, Ryan (I think), Mike Westerfield, etc, so I should be able to be found! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 9) [EOA] [ISP] INIT STRING FOR ProTERM """"""""""""""""""""""" I've installed a Zoom 56K Dual Mode modem on my IIgs. ProTERM has trouble detecting connections, though. The modem will dial, a connection will be made, but the timer will count down until I'm informed "a connection could not be made." But if I close the dial window and change ProTERM to online mode (option-T), I can login just fine. I do have some trouble with uploads though. My init string: ATE0V1Q0S7=45S11=65&K3&D0&Q9L1M1 Any suggestions how to edit the string to correct these problems? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've solved my modem init issues by adding "W0" to the init string, which I believe disables negotiation messages. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 3) [EOA] [LSP] LANceGS SUPPORT FOR ProTERM """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Am I the only person that would love to see LANceGS support in ProTERM? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 21, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'd love it. From what I've been told there just isn't enough memory in the IIe to add it without dropping some other feature. Also there would be the problem of not having published specs for the LANceGS card. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 21, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" There's always a way to add features. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 21, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Shoot, I'd be willing to keep two versions of ProTERM on my computer. One feature-laden, and one... well, come to think of it, I'm not sure which feature I _would_ be willing to part with :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 21, Top 7, Msg 3) [EOA] [CRJ] IIgs CD-ROMs FROM Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" What Juiced.GS CD-ROM compilations are available, other than TIAB and FFL? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 6, Msg 1) Juiced.gs also handles orders for the A2Romulan CD (which has some stuff that you probably would never find elsewhere) (KWS, Cat 23, Top 6, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Ken, Juiced.GS also handles the famed "The Compleat Lamp" CD-ROM. I hope to add another title to the list later this summer. Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 23, Top 6, Msg 3) [EOA] [ACD] A2-Central-On-Disk FROM SS II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been so busy getting ready for KansasFest that I almost forgot to look up the info for the A2-Central collection. Here's what I found... A2-Central-On-Disk In the last issue of Shareware Solutions II, I wrote: "Before the A2-Central-On-Disk collection can be made available, a lot of effort needs to be devoted to cataloging and indexing those disks." As it turned out, the cataloging and indexing of the disks turned out to be the easiest part of the process. The hardest part was deciding the best and most efficient way to make the contents of all those disks available. After all, there is a total of 66 disks in the A2-Central-On-Disk collection, and all of them are filled with software. If the contents were described within the Shareware Solutions II newsletter, it would take two or three entire issues to do so. Instead of writing about it here, it's been decided that the very best approach would be to have the actual editor of A2-Central-On-Disk tell you himself about each issue and each disk. On every issue of A2-Central-On-Disk, there was an introductory text file that describes the contents of that issue. So, all 66 of these text files have been compiled onto two 3.5" disks, and these disks will have to serve as our catalog. These two catalog disks are available now from Shareware Solutions II for $3. Each individual A2-Central-On-Disk is available for $5. The cost for any 3 issues is $10. And the cost of the entire collection of 66 disks is $120. All costs include postage to anywhere in the world. (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 76) >>>>> """"" You should do an A2-Central CD-ROM. I'd buy that. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 77) >>>>> """"" Can I hold you to that, Sheppy? ;-) A CD-ROM is entirely do-able, and price-wise, it could be offered for much less than the 3.5" collection on 66 disks. But time-wise, I doubt that it can be done in time for Kfest. As it is, I expect that my CD burner will be getting very little rest in the next few weeks... Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 81) [EOA] [FWU] FISHWINGS UPDATED TO v0.79 """""""""""""""""""""""""" Fishwings from Charles Danemark, the Windows disk image utility has just received an update to v0.79. This version contains some bug fixes along with a Windows TrueType Apple II text font. This is very cool since now I can change my font on CRT to look exactly like my Apple IIe! Fishwings is available from the author's home page at http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 18) [EOA] [CTB] CONVERT 3200 ON BERNIE """""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone tried Brutal Deluxe's Convert3200 program on Bernie? I lose all GS mouse control when I get to the program's main menu. I'm running Bernie 2.5.9 on OS 8.1, FWIW. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 75) >>>>> """"" Try it with low level mouse support on (apple shift m, at least in the 3.0 preview). Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Delivered by: CoPilot v2.55 alpha, Bernie 3.0P, and a PowerBook Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 77) [EOA] [PBR] PROGRESS ON Bernie to the Rescue 3.0 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just wondering if anyone has any information on any progress of Bernie to the Rescue 3.0. The last thing I heard from the Bernie Boys was when they released the Pre-release version of 3.0. Anyone? Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 83) >>>>> """"" Well, it's time for a Blatant Plug (tm) ... The upcoming issue of Juiced.GS will contain an interesting interview between our chief dog trainer Ryan Suenaga and Bernie's Top Dog Henrik Gudat. Henrik addresses Bernie's future and where it stands related to Mac OS X in this interview. I hope to get this issue to the printer on Monday. Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 84) [EOA] [PHN] PROGRAMING HELP NEEDED """""""""""""""""""""" Ok, I've encountered a problem. I'm creating a IIGS programmer's utility (written in REALBasic) to help build all those darn hexadecimal flags, moreflags, textflags, etc. It's a quickie little utility for when you don't want to haul out DesignMaster, Genesys or foundation, and don't want to strain your brain with Hexidecimal math. I'm making good progress, and my problem isn't technical, it's aesthetic. My program was originally intended to be composed of a simple tab panel, with one tab for each control or message/whatever that I was supporting. It might look like this: __________ _______ ______ __________ ________ ____ /wFrameBits\ /wInVerb\ /Button\ /IconButton\ /StatText\ /Grow\ / \/_________\/________\/____________\/__________\/______| | _ _ _ _ | ||_| fTitle |_| fBScroll |_| fMove |_| fCtlTie | | _ _ _ _ | ||_| fClose |_| fGrow |_| fQCont |_| fAllocated | | _ _ _ _ wFrameBits | ||_| fAlert |_| fFlex |_| fVis |_| fZoomed _________ | | _ _ _ _ |$FFFF | | ||_| fRScroll |_| fZoom |_| fInfo |_| fHilited |_________| | | | |___________________________________________________________________| I was expecting that, like Visual Basic, REALBasic would support multiple rows of tabs. Sadly, this is not the case, so I'm limited to only one row. The problem is, I've got a lot more tabs planned than will fit on one line. So now what do I do? Create another separate window? Put a second tab panel in the same window? Use a menu to select between panels? (As I think about it, I like the idea of a Window menu, where you can select which window (panel) you want to look at.) On a related note, I currently plan to implement panels for each of the following. If there is an obvious one I'm missing, or if there is a favorite you have that's not listed, please let me know and I'll add it to the list. wFrameBits wInVerb Button (4 types) Radio Button Checkbox Icon Button StatText Grow Box ScrollBar TextEdit Control List Box Rectangle Popup Menu TaskMask EventMask EventModifiers Finally, since it is almost certain that I'll have to break these into two groups, how should they be divided? Thanks for any help _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Thomas... how about using a list control with a list of the things you can generate values for? Or a separate floating window with a list? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I think the IIgs solution (where there is no provided tab view) would be a menu, pop-up menu button, or a scrolling list of icons, like with the Control Panels NDA. (KWS, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 7) [EOA] [GPS] HOW DID YOU GET YOUR A2 PROGRAMMING SKILLS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I first learned real programming (as opposed to typing in BASIC listings and not entirely knowing why they did what they did) from a "teach yourself pascal" course I found on a local bbs. I read it and said "okay, I guess you can't do anything worthwhile in pascal" :). I think it did help when I actually did learn pascal in college. I got Orca/Pascal, took a class in C, and got orca/C. By then, I had disassembled enough orca c/pascal object files (and seen enough asm source code) to have a fairly good understanding of 65816 assembly. Which helped somewhat when I took a college class on 8086 assembly. I don't recall if I got Orca/M before or after that. I also read a couple 65816 books, and a couple 650x books from the college library. How did other people get their A2 programming skills? (KWS, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" I learned a little BASIC in grade school, then taught myself more. Met Greg Templeman in high school; he helped me learn assembly. I got Pascal in high school as well, in class. C I taught myself. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" heh, it could be argued that I don't _have_ any A2 programming skills (yet), but as for programming skills in general, I started with an HP-25 calculator in college, where I also took a course in Fortran (CS101). When I got my EurApple ][+ in 1981, I started in with AppleSoft. I loved the Beagle utilities, and used them extensively in all my little projects. I think it wasn't until I got my IIGS that I tried out Pascal, and I've never done anything with Assembly (too scary still). In fact, I bought Merlin 8/16 many years ago, and just sold it last month without EVER having written one line of code with it :( When I started in on my Computer Science degree, I got Orca C, so that I could stay out of the computer lab at school as much as possible. That only partially worked, since we actually used C++ in school most of the time. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I got my first taste of programming while in HS. Our school got a keypunch to punch holes in computer cards, and the local Jr. College computer center had timeshare on a CDC 6400 in Boulder, Colo. We'd have a lesson in Fortran, punch our cards, and on Thursday nights, head into town to the college to run our programs. Of course, most of the time, we'd get a core dump, and have to debug our programs on the spot and punch some more cards to correct our boo-boo's. As I recall, it was a lot of fun. B-{) Later, when I went to college, I was programming HP desktop programmable calculators which used paper tape instead of cards, and used BASIC. I purchased a TI-59 programmable calculator then, and programmed a lot with it. It stored it's programs and date on small magnetic cards. It was cool. It was stolen my first year of teaching. I still miss it. B-{( I went through reams of paper at the University Library Computer Center teletypes playing Adventure and Wumpus. I did very little programming then, but had some courses on Boolean Algebra which caused some minor brain damage. I did wire up some nice gates that actually did what they were supposed to. B-{) It was during my student teaching days when I saw my first Personal Computer... a TRS-80... and it even had a disk drive! I programmed a nifty semi-graphical artillery game on it in BASIC during my "planning" hours. I impressed the students nearly as much as I impressed myself. B-{) At my first teaching job, I was given free rein to purchase whatever computer equipment I wanted, so I got two Apple II+'s with _TWO_ drives each, _AND_ the "Language System Card" with UCSD Pascal and Fortran. I was in heaven, but my first year was a bit tough with so few computers for my class sizes. I taught BASIC to start, learned Pascal from books, and after we got our first GS's , even taught some C and Assembly (always trying to stay a step or two ahead of the students.). Alas, the time came when the Administration came to the conclusion that we should get a bunch of Macs (Classics at that...gag!), stop teaching programming, and teach applications instead. It was probably the right decision, but it pretty much closed the door on most of my programming. Of course, the world is probably a safer place because of this. B-{) Hmm... That's probably more than anyone wanted to know. B-{) Kirk A2Central Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 26) [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- HUMOR FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [PFB] PREPARATION FOR BLACKSMITHING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" My grand-daddy worked in a blacksmith shop when he was a young fella, and he used to tell me, when I was a little nipper, how he had toughened himself up so he could stand the hard work of blacksmithing. One story was how he had developed his arm and shoulder muscles. As he told it, he would stand outside behind the wood shed, with a 5 pound potato sack in each hand, extend his arms straight out from his sides and hold them there as long as he could. After awhile he tried 10 pound potato sacks, then 50 pound potato sacks and finally he got to where he could lift a 100 pound potato sack in each hand and hold his arms straight out for more than two full minutes. . . . Then he started putting potatoes in the sacks. (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 25) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ERN] EDITOR'S NOTE """"""""""""" The editor was not able to obtain the necessary permissions to publish any of the threads from Delphi A2 this month. ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [TAT] KansasFest 2001 """"""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [doug@cuff.com] The Accidental Tourist at KansasFest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1996-1999, 2001 by Douglas Cuff. All rights reserved. KansasFest is the Apple II event of the year. Every summer, Apple II users, aficionados, and programmers gather in Kansas City, Missouri to celebrate the Apple II computer. This year's event will be the thirteenth annual KansasFest. The Accidental Tourist travel guides were described by Anne Tyler in her 1985 novel of the same name (later a movie starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis). The Accidental Tourist guides were designed for the business traveler for whom the mere thought of travel produces feelings of anxiety and defenseless. The guides were meant to soothe and comfort the non-adventurous traveler. If you've never be en to KansasFest before, this guide will do the same for you. If you're an old hand at KansasFest, this guide will provide you with some helpful reminders. One word of warning: If there's a conflict between the advice you receive from the Accidental Tourist and the instructions you're given from the information packet when you arrive at KansasFest--pay attention to the official info packet. These folks know the score. (If you've read this far with a growing sense of _deja vu, that's because this article originally appeared in _GenieLamp A2_ Vol. 5, Issue 52 [July 1996], and has been reprinted in _GenieLamp A2_ or _The Lamp!_ every year since, the year 2000 excepted.) KansasFest began in 1989 as the A2-Central Developer Conference, and didn't begin calling itself KansasFest until its third year, 1991. KFest is not just for programmers and developers any more. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you don't know what you're missing! It's a great chance to learn about your Apple II, mingle with other users, and see what software other people are working on. I can't say exactly how many people will there, but a safe estimate is 50-80 attendees (counting those who stay off-campus). What campus? KansasFest takes place entirely at Avila College, in the southernmost part of Kansas City. Avila College is small--approximately 1500 students--which means you can walk anywhere on campus in five minutes. Use of a car is therefore as optional as it's ever going to get, assuming you fly to Kansas. (The one time you are going to be hollering for a vehicle is when you try to get to and from Kansas City International airport. More on that shortly.) Here's the college address: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 U.S.A. phone (816) 942-8400 Notice that KansasFest takes place in Kansas City, Missouri and not Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas state border is less than a mile away, if that comforts you any. This year, KansasFest is scheduled for July 25-July 29, but dorm rooms are available for the nights of July 24-July 28. PM Tue July 24 early arrival Wed July 25 registration and keynote address (evening) Thu July 26 scheduled sessions Fri July 27 scheduled sessions Sat July 28 demos (morning); vendors' fair (afternoon) AM Sun July 29 farewell Check-in time is 1-4 PM Wednesday. Checkout time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. How much the conference costs depends on when you pay for it and what kind of accommodation you require. You can save a few bucks if you're willing to share a room--private rooms cost more. (The prices went up by $50 on May 1, 2001.) Arriving a day early costs a little more, naturally. arrival: Wed. Tue. private room $325 $358 shared room $275 $300 spouse rate $225 $250 conference only $225 It is possible to stay at a hotel for about the same price, but staying on campus is still a better idea, since after-hours activities are a big part of KansasFest. If you've ever attended a conference held in one hotel but stayed in another hotel, you'll remember how much you'd wished you'd stayed "on site". Also, the campus room rates include meals from Wednesday evening dinner on July 25 through Sunday morning breakfast on July 29, with the exception of the Saturday evening meal. One note on meals for all attendees: For the first eight years of KansasFest, free lunch at Avila's cafeteria used to be included for _all_ KFesters, even those not staying on campus. These days, those not staying on campus must provide their own lunches. Fortunately, being banished from the Avila cafeteria ought not make anyone weep. Those staying on campus should also note that no meals are provided on Tuesday or Wednesday (because both dates are before the official start) nor on Saturday night (because that's the unofficially official night on the town). Keep in mind that you're on your own your last night there. You can get a breakfast on Sunday, though, if you're staying on campus. You will be staying in either Ridgway or Carondelet dormitory, both of which were built in 1963. For those of you who have never experienced dorm life or have forgotten what it was like, expect spartan surroundings. Forget the idea of a private bathroom, but you'll be glad to know that the rooms are air-conditioned. BEFORE YOU GO As with any conference trip, you need to arrange for """"""""""""" several things: o conference attendance; o accommodation (included in package); o meals (included in package); o transport to/from conference. Those attending from outside the United States will also need: o passport/visa; o medical insurance; o US currency/traveler's checks. Conference Attendance There are 50 or so spaces for on-campus attendees, ''''''''''''''''''''' and even if you register late, there may be room for off-campus conference attendees. You may be able to register at Avila on July 25. Check first. You can get more KansasFest information by checking out the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org. For specific information, e-mail kfest-help@kfest.org. There's also a KFest mailing list, which you can subscribe to by sending e-mail to majordomo@kfest.org, and including the words "subscribe kfest" in the body of the message (the body, not the subject). The mailing list has up-to-the-minute chatter. If you'd like to register, contact: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 USA Please make checks and money order payable to InTrec Software--in US dollars, and drawn on a US bank. Credit card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your Visa, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. You can also fax your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to (602) 992-0232 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or e-mail your credit card account number and expiration date to kfest@intrec.com. In summary, to register by credit card: o write to the address above (checks also okay here); o phone (602) 992-1345; o fax (602) 992-0232; or o e-mail kfest@intrec.com But remember, that's only when you know you want to register. If you have questions first, send e-mail to kfest-help@kfest.org. Accommodation If you're staying at Avila College campus, chances are good ''''''''''''' that you're going to be sharing a room with one other person. Space is limited, so you're unlikely to end up in a room by yourself unless you specifically request a private room (which costs more). The rooms are _not_ co-ed (aside from the occasional married couple), but the dorms are. Here are some hotels relatively near Avila College. Please be warned that I haven't stayed at any of them, so I can't make recommendations. Approximate room rates are shown. NOTE: There aren't any hotels within walking distance of Avila College, so plan on having transportation if you're staying off-campus. First, the two closest hotels: Fairfield Inn--Overland Park 4401 W. 107th, Shawnee, KS, 66207-4002 1-800-228-2800 / 913-381-5700 $64+ (closest hotel to KansasFest in Kansas) Courtyard by Marriott--Kansas City (South) 500 E. 105th Street, Kansas City, MO 64131-4308 1-800-321-2211 / 816-941-3333 $72-$109 (closest hotel to KansasFest in Missouri) Now, some nearby hotels in alphabetical order: AmeriSuites Overland Park 5001 West 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 1-800-833-1516 / 913-491-9002 $89-$115 AmeriSuites--Overland Park 6801 West 112th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211-1577 1-800-833-1516 / 913-451-2553 $99-$115 Chase Suite Hotel Overland Park 6300 West 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211-1527 913-491-3333 $89 Courtyard Overland Park--Metcalf 11301 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 1-800-321-2211 / 913-339-9900 $119+ Courtyard Overland Park Convention Center 11001 Woodson Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 1-800-321-2211 / 913-317-8500 $119+ Courtyard Kansas City South 500 East 105th Street, Kansas City, MO 64131 1-800-321-2211 / 816-941-3333 (room rate unknown) Days Inn Kansas City South 11801 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64134-3720 816-765-1888 $43-$50 Doubletree Hotels Overland Park--Corporate Woods 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66210-1416 913-451-6100 $109-$129 Drury Inn & Suites--Overland Park 10951 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 913-345-1500 $80-$110 Embassy Suites Hotels 10601 Metcalf Road (at I-435), Overland Park, KS 66212 1-800-362-2779 / 913-649-7060 $129-$169 (may charge for local calls) Hampton Inn 10591 Metcalf Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66212 1-800-426-7866 / 913-341-1551 $74-$82 Holiday Inn Kansas City South 5701 Longview Road, Kansas City, MO 64137-2728 816-765-4100 $80-$95 Holiday Inn 10920 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66211 913-312-0900 (room rate unknown) Holiday Inn Express 7200 West 107th Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-648-7858 (room rate unknown) Homewood Suites by Hilton 10556 Marty Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66212 1-800-225-5466 / 913-341-5576 $116-$129 Overland Park Marriott 10800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 1-800-228-9230 / 913-451-8000 $139+ Red Roof Inn--Kansas City Overland Park 6800 West 108th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 913-341-0100 $63-$91 Residence Inn Overland Park 12010 Blue Valley Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66213 1-800-331-3131 / 913-491-4444 $159 SpringHill Suites Kansas--Overland Park 12000 Blue Valley Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66213 1-888-287-9400 / 913-491-0010 $104 Meals If you're staying on Avila campus, meals are included in the ''''' package price (except Saturday evening). If you aren't staying at Avila, you're completely on your own. If you find the cafeteria food not to your liking--and many don't--you'll be relieved to know that there's a supermarket about 25 minutes' walk away. Here's how to get there: Start at Carondelet dorm. Stand with your back to the dorm entrance, so that you can see the Marian Center if you look left. Turn right from Carondelet and walk down to the parking lot. Turn left and walk out of the parking lot, down Sister Oliver Louise Drive. This private road takes you to 118th Street. Turn left and walk on 118th until you reach Wornall Road. Turn right on Wornall until you reach the intersection of Wornall and Minor. Turn right onto Minor Drive. Once on Minor, ten minutes' walk will bring you to an intersection from which you can see a large parking lot. Veer left and you'll be at a small shopping mall that boasts a bank, a supermarket, and a restaurant. (NOTE: This trip can be made a few minutes shorter, but these directions are simpler, and can be easily adapted for use by motorists as well as pedestrians.) If you're not staying on Avila campus, you're probably sufficiently adventurous to know how to find decent food in a strange city. Be aware that Saturday evening is when the group has a night out at a restaurant (often either KC Masterpiece or Jess & Jim's). Let them know you want to be part of the crowd that night! And there may be other excursions on other nights... you'll hear about them if you keep your ears open. Transportation 101/A--Getting to Kansas Many of you intend to fly to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kansas City. The airport you will be arriving at is Kansas City International (MCI). The airport has three arc-shaped terminals. If you're meeting someone there, be sure that everyone intends to go to the same terminal, or that everyone is catching the (free) shuttle to the same car rental agency. You can pick up a city map at one of the airport magazine stands. The Gousha map has Avila College marked (grid location I-19). If you have the (1998) AAA map, you'll find Avila College at grid location AX-24. If you don't have a map, better pay close attention: If you drew a map of Kansas City on a sheet of paper (8.5x11 or A4 size), the airport would be in the upper left corner, to the northwest. Avila College would be near the bottom of the piece of paper, near the center. Point taken? (There is also a map at http://www.kcairports.com/citymap.htm. It shows Wornall Road, the road that Avila College is on. Look just below the red square labeled "The Plaza". However, that's just part of Wornall, and is _not_ where Avila College is; that's nearer the bottom of the map, beneath the southernmost part of I-435.) The distance between Avila College and the international airport is not small. It's perhaps 45 miles by the recommended route (below), so allow an hour's travel time at a bare minimum. What with collecting your luggage and arranging/co-ordinating ground transportation, it's probably safer to assume it will take you two hours to get from the airport to Avila, starting from the time the plane's landing gear touches the tarmac and stopping when you sling your suitcase onto the dorm bed. Be aware that the airport is undergoing construction this year. If you're an old hand, you should know that the airline may not land at the same terminal you're used to. If you need more information on the Kansas City International Airport, you can check out their World Wide Web page, http://www.kcairports.org. Transportation 101/B--Getting to Avila Since the distance from the '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport to Avila College is 28 miles as the crow flies, and about 45 miles by car, you don't even want to think about taking a taxi. For a one-way trip, you'd pay $35 minimum, possibly as much as $70. If you book ahead, you can get Quicksilver to take you to Avila College at a more reasonable rate: $29 for 1 person $37 for 2 people ($18.50 per person) $45 for 3 people ($15.00 per person) $53 for 4 people ($13.25 per person) These rates are one-way. For convenience's sake, you can also book a return trip at the same time you arrange for Quicksilver to pick you up at the airport. You _must_ book Quicksilver in advance. They generally need at least one's day's notice, so call them at 1-800-888-8294 or 913-262-0905. IF YOU DON'T MAKE A RESERVATION, THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU. Don't think you can call them once you arrive at the airport--you can't. If you want to research other similar shuttle services, try pointing your web browser to http://www.kcairports.com/kci/shuttle.htm. If you don't want to rent a car, you could also take the Airport Express van to the Overland Park Marriott hotel and take a cab from there. (Those of you renting cars at the airport: we'll discuss the route shortly, in the ARRIVAL section.) PREPARING FOR THE TRIP Get plenty of sleep before you go, because you're """""""""""""""""""""" not likely to get much sleep at KansasFest. KansasFest days are 18 hours long, unless they're 20 or 24 hours long. There's too much going on to waste time in sleep! On the same note, make sure you don't schedule anything important (like operating heavy machinery) for the day after KansasFest--Monday, July 30. You'll have had so little sleep that you won't feel your best. Packing--Computer Stuff Lots of people bring computers. If you're doing ''''''''''''''''''''''' this, make a backup of your hard drive and leave the backup at home. If you won't feel safe unless you take a backup with you, make two backups. If you're bringing a hard drive and you're travelling by plane, you may want to consider packing the hard drive in your carry-on luggage. That way, you can extract the hard drive from the luggage before it gets X-rayed (!). Tell the attendant that what you are carrying in your hand is a hard drive for a computer, and the X-ray machine might damage it. Chances are they'll handle it differently. If they tell you that no damage could possibly be caused, don't believe them. (You may have to obey them, but don't believe them.) Try insisting--politely!--on special handling anyway. Incidentally, X-rays are not good for diskettes either. Bring extension cords, power bars, and surge suppressors, plus a phone cord if you bring your modem, or a properly configured Ethernet cable if you'll be using a Macintosh or WinTel box, or have a LANceGS card and a separate router. (For Ethernet cable details, see Ryan Suenaga's KFest FAQ, available at http://www.kfest.org/kfestfaq.html.) Bring plenty of blank disks. Bring anything you'd like to show off, either software or hardware. Packing--Other Stuff A word about clothing: KansasFest is "dress '''''''''''''''''''' casual", and Kansas City in July is hot and humid, so light clothing would be a good idea. If you're bringing anything that you want to hang in the closet, bring your own hangers. You should pack a bathrobe or something you don't mind walking the halls in when you rise in the morning. The dorms will be housing both sexes, and there are no private bathrooms. Towels are supplied, but you can pack an extra one if you feel so inclined. Be sure to bring all the usual toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and all the etceteras. There are modular phone jacks in all the dorm rooms, but phones are not provided, so pack a phone, if only for local calls (which are free). If you know who your roommate is, you can assure her or him that you're bringing the phone and save her or him the trouble. If you're serious about making the morning sessions, an alarm clock is a good idea. If you're _really_ serious about attending morning sessions, ear plugs--for the night before--couldn't hurt either. Unless you're a private soul, some sort of sign for your door is a good idea, so that people can find you. Many people take the trouble to make their signs before they leave home. Don't forget your airline tickets and other travel documents, if any, but don't pack them in your checked luggage. Also don't forget a quarter and a dime for a phone call. ARRIVING As long as you arrive during normal check-in hours, 1-4 PM """""""" Wednesday, you shouldn't experience any problems. But what if you know you won't arrive then? What if you've never been to Kansas City before? What if you've never left your home town before? Read on, and we'll deal with several what-ifs. Getting from the Airport to Avila If you've arranged with an airport ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' transportation service (like Quicksilver) to pick you up at the airport, as you leave the "gate", look for someone holding up a sign with your name on it. (The sign will probably also have the name of the service written on it.) Of course, these airport shuttles have been known to get busy at KansasFest time. If no one is there looking for you, start looking for them. Their people are usually easy to spot. If there's no one from the airport transportation service in the terminal, don't panic. Just call them--it'll be a local call from the airport. (You did remember the coins for a phone call, didn't you?) Remember that you usually _cannot_ ride with an airport shuttle service unless you have made a reservation in advance. Driving from the Airport to Avila If you're renting a car, look for the ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' desk of the rental agency you're dealing with. (If you have to go to another terminal, remember that there are free shuttle buses among the three terminals.) Once you've got your car, exit through the airport's main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29 heading south. At highway 152, exit west. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and follow it around until it reaches Wornall Road from the west. Take the Wornall Road exit. Then turn in at Avila College (which is a left turn off Wornall if you approach it from I-435). Check our handy Avila map below for where to park. The best place is probably the lot near the dormitories. After Hours Arrival It's Wednesday night, and it's dark already. The ''''''''''''''''''' airport limo has just dropped you off... or you've just parked the rental car. You're tired after the long drive from the airport. You've never been to Avila College before. Now what do you do? Well, if you know beforehand that you're going to arrive after hours, you should contact KFest organizer Steve Gozdziewski so that he can let the Avila staff know about late arrivals. Suppose, however, that you've arrived late by accident--your flight was delayed, or your car had a flat? What do you do now? It's easy. The campus at Avila is small, and there are only a few buildings that KFesters need to explore: I and II. either Ridgway or Carondelet dormitory: This is where you sleep, at least in theory. Even hotel-dwellers need to know about the dorms, since sessions are held in the lounges in the dorms. And anyway, most people spend a lot of evenings hanging out here. III. Marian Center: This is where the cafeteria is. Unless you're booked into a nearby hotel, this is where you come to eat. This is also where the keynote address is traditionally held. Yes, you're allowed to attend the keynote address even if you're staying at a hotel. IV. Whitfield Conference Center: This building won't be used for KansasFest this year, just in case the vendor fair or some other event is relocated here at the last minute. (Whitfield has been used in past years for various events.) The building is sufficiently small that you'd have to try really hard to get lost here. If you walk the path to Whitfield from one of the other buildings listed below, go down the stairs as soon as you get inside the door. If you enter Whitfield from the roadway, you're at the main conference entrance, so don't worry. Look at the map of the campus below and get your bearings: AVILA COLLEGE CAMPUS * ___________ * * ########## | | * * ########## ... | * * ########## . |___________| * * . . ########*** * ______ . ......... ######## * * | | . ___.____ * * | | . | | * * |______| . | Marian | * * . | Center | * * ______ . |________| * **** | | . . * * | | . .............. * * | | . . ____._____ ## * |______| ................................ | | ## * . _____ . |Carondelet| ## * ________.__ | | . | dorm | ## ___ * | | | | . |__________| ## | | * [| Whitfield | | | ____._____ ## | | #*#[| Center | |_____| | | ################ | | #*# |___________| | Ridgway | ################ |___| #*# | dorm | ################ #*# |__________| * * ... = pathway *** = roadway ### = parking [ = main entrance (Whitfield) (There is also a good map at http://www.avila.edu/campus/maps.htm.) A good place to start may be Marian Center, since the keynote address is taking place there on Wednesday night. If it's late Wednesday night, forget about registering for the _conference_. Check-in ended at 4 PM. Concentrate on registering for your _room_, so at least you'll have a place to sleep tonight. If it's extremely late at night, the front doors of the dorms may be shut. Look for a buzzer that will rouse a member of the staff. The best thing to do is to read the instructions in your preliminary information packet. If those instructions don't produce satisfactory results, wander about one or both of the dorms until you find someone who'll take pity on you. You'll get a room assignment and a room key. (You may even get a sheet of paper that tells you who you've been billeted with and how to register for the conference on the following morning.) Do not panic when you see your room key. If you're staying in Ridgway, the lowest number it will have on it is 401. That does _not_ mean you're on the fourth floor. (Particularly as Ridgway has only three floors.) If your room number begins with 4, it means you're on the first floor (or "ground floor" to most Europeans). Similar deal for the second and third floors. If your room number doesn't begin with 4, 5, or 6, it means you aren't staying at Ridgway--you're probably staying at Carondelet. If wandering around the dorms doesn't produce any results, try Marian Center. If you still can't find anyone, wander down toward Whitfield. Arriving after hours means you get to check in to your room. You still must register for the conference in the morning. We'll cover that in the "Business Hours Arrival" section. For now, what about your room? Your Room Rooms at the Avila College dorms each have two beds. If your ''''''''' roommate is there, smile and introduce yourself. If your roommate isn't there, don't be alarmed. Your roommate may not have arrived yet, in which case you get to grab the best bed. (I'm joking. Neither bed will be any less loathsome than the other.) Probably your roommate has already arrived, grabbed the best bed, and is out visiting others. Near the beds is a long institutional-looking unit with two closets, two sets of drawers, and assorted storage space. The opposite side of this unit is a desk long enough for two people to work at. There's plenty of room for two computers on this desk, but there's just one outlet per computer. If you don't have a power bar or a Kensington System Saver or an AE Conserver, you're going to be limited to plugging in the computer and the monitor--no hard drive, no modem, nothing else. (Those of you with internal hard drives can stop being smug right now.) Near the desk are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. They _aren't_ phone jacks--they're Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors to a 10 Base-T connection, for the technically-oriented). The phone jack is on the other side of the room, by the beds. If you didn't bring plenty of phone extension cord, you'll have to set up your computer at the foot of your bed. (Don't laugh. It's happened.) Don't waste time looking for the phone; they aren't supplied, which is why you had to bring one in your suitcase. To find out the phone number of your room (so that people can call you), ask one of the Avila staff. If you didn't bring a phone, you can still use one of the pay phones in the hallways. When dialing out from your dorm room, either with a phone or a modem, you'll need to prefix the number with a 9 to get an outside line. If you're using a modem, you may be able to use its "wait for dialtone" feature before you dial the number. So the proper sequence would be: ATDT9w5550012 If your modem doesn't support "wait for dialtone", try using a few commas (,) to create a pause: ATDT9,,5550012 You may also need to set your software up so it waits about 45 seconds for a connect instead of the standard 30 seconds, because it takes a bit longer to get through to the number you're dialing. Of course, if you've brought a Macintosh or WinTel box, or you have a LANceGS card and have brought a separate router, you may be able to use the Ethernet connection instead of the phone line. There are several gotchas here. Check out Ryan Suenaga's KFest FAQ for more information. The only real luxury in these rooms is air-conditioning. No private baths here, but you'll find bathrooms just down the corridor a piece. The one I frequented had one bathtub, two showers, three toilets, four sinks (one with an attachment for washing hair), and assorted mirrors. Every floor also seems to have a TV lounge and a small kitchen. Business Hours Arrival If you arrive at Avila between 9 AM and 5 PM '''''''''''''''''''''' (preferably between 1 PM and 4 PM Wednesday!), you can register for the conference and your room (if applicable) at the same time. Check your pre-conference packet for information on where to register. It will be somewhere in one of the four buildings mentioned above, of course--probably one of the dorms. One note of warning: if you've been told to register somewhere--say, Ridgway dorm--and no one has shown up fifteen minutes after the listed start time, then by all means check Carondelet dorm, Marian Center, and Whitfield Center to see if registration has been moved there. It's unlikely you'll have to worry about something like this, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. ONCE YOU'RE THERE KansasFest is not difficult to figure out. Still, here """"""""""""""""" are a few tips to help you get the most out of the experience. Curricular Events Originally, KansasFest was a conference for Apple II ''''''''''''''''' developers--people who wanted to create software and hardware for others to use. Nowadays it's for users, too. Don't worry that you don't belong there--you do and you're welcome, whether you've come to party or come to learn. The sessions--no one dignifies them with the name "seminars"--are mostly in the lounge areas of the dormitories. Wandering around is a good skill to develop. On Saturday, there's a demonstration of new and upcoming products and a vendors' fair. The fair is a chance to pick up products at special KFest prices, and to see and buy software never before released. Semi-curricular Events While not officially part of the proceedings, some '''''''''''''''''''''' products _may_ be released at KansasFest. (I sometimes think Apple II programmers would never ever ship if it weren't for KansasFest and Christmas.) This year, I haven't heard any announcements, so you'll have to attend to find out what's up-and-coming. Even if nothing gets released, you're practically guaranteed some product previews. At this point, in previous years, I've made a few wild guesses at what you might see. Sadly, this year I've been so busy that I haven't been in a position to hear any rumors. A great programming event again this year is HackFest, which begins 7 AM Wednesday and closes to entries 7 AM Saturday. Syndicomm sponsors this event to produce software for the Apple II community. Extra-curricular Events It is perfectly possible to attend KansasFest, ''''''''''''''''''''''' attend the sessions 9-5, and go back home. But why would you want to? One reason you might want to is that you're shy. You're shy at any gathering, but you can't imagine conversing with Eric Shepherd, Geoff Weiss, Joe Kohn, Max Jones, or Ryan Suenaga! There's no reason to be shy. Do what Dean Esmay did at his first KansasFest: walk around introducing yourself. To everyone. You'll meet lots of people just as awestruck as you are, and you can swap tips, stories, recommendations, and lies. Don't be intimidated by meeting well-known Apple II figures. Heck, we're all "just folks". Don't let yourself leave KansasFest without having mingled. Wander around the dorms. If there's one person sitting at a computer, just say "hi". You're intelligent enough to know how to figure out if the person is hard at work or at home to callers. If there are several people--which is far more likely, particularly during the evening--you might be shy about joining the group. Don't be. Just announce your presence ("Hi, everybody! Room for one more?"). You'll be surprised how welcome the group will make you feel. Whatever the group is doing, it's probably in "kibitz mode", so join in! What will the group be doing? Hard to say. They might be: o trying out software that hasn't been released yet; o trying to get a piece of software to crash; o trying to get it to stop crashing (i.e. debugging it); o sending a group message to A2Central.com; o playing a game; o fixing hardware; o reminiscing about previous KansasFests; or o telling stories about the heyday of the Apple II. There's a chance that the group will be "multi-tasking"--that is, doing more than one of these things at the same time. There are other extra-curricular events that have almost become KFest traditions: Nerf(TM) warfare and a game called Bite the Bag, which involves a paper bag and a sense of balance. But what about the "real" traditions? Tradition I: Celebrity Roast If the term "celebrity roast" is new to you, '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' rest assured that it's not dangerous, not even to the celebrity. Open flame is not involved, except metaphorically. A roast is simply an event where members of a panel give short speeches which "honor" the celebrity guest by dishing out good-natured insults and back-handed compliments: "Max Jones refuses to admit that the Apple II is dead. That's an admirable quality, but it's possible to take it too far. Max also refuses to admit that his ancestors are dead, and he props them up at the dinner table every night. The conversation is deadly enough, but the smell is unbearable." (Except that most of the jokes will be funnier than that.) Ideally, the person being "roasted" is the keynote speaker from the previous KFest, but this isn't always possible. This year, the celebrity being roasted is Max Jones, editor of _Juiced.GS_. The celebrity roast is open to all KansasFest attendees, not just those staying on campus. There's a new tradition tied to this tradition: the celebrity gets to pick the restaurant for the Saturday night dinner. See Tradition III. Tradition II: Online Reports The link between KansasFest and one online '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' message board or another goes back a long way. The tradition may have begun with CompuServe, but it quickly became a fixture on Genie for many years. When the Genie A2 area folded, the reports moved to Delphi. Now that Delphi's Apple II area is a ghost town, A2Central.com is place to read early reports. Tradition III: Dining Out It's traditional at KFest to take at least one ''''''''''''''''''''''''' meal at one of two restaurants (or both!)--KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's. This is guaranteed to happen on Saturday night--it's scheduled; it's in the program. But it may happen on other nights too. If you hang out in the dorm rooms, you're bound to hear of groups heading off to dine. Ask to be counted in... and tell me what happens, all the gory details. The thought of breaking bread with some of these people intrigues me. A TYPICAL DAY A KansasFest day doesn't begin when you might it expect it """"""""""""" to. It begins right after supper. The pressing question of something to eat dealt with, you take the aperitif of your choice--Jolt! cola, Dr Pepper, or Mountain Dew--and wander around the dorms to see who's doing what. Some people will be staying up until _very_ late. The reason for this is that program bugs stay hidden until at least 2 AM, and the really obscure ones wait until 5 AM. HackFest participants will attest to the truth of this. When morning comes, you may or may not have gotten any sleep. If you have, chances are that you didn't get much of it. The cafeteria staff stop serving breakfast at 8:30, but you may decide that sleep is more important than food. In fact, you may decide that sleep is more important than being at the first session. Or the first two sessions. Or world peace. Eventually you get out of bed and dither over which of the simultaneous sessions you want to attend. You can bring paper or a computer to take notes, if you wish--no one will laugh or point. No one will frown if you don't take notes, either. All sessions will run over their allotted time. This is an immutable rule. The domino theory rapidly comes into play here, which wreaks merry havoc with the schedule. After the morning sessions, there's an hour to get some lunch at the cafeteria at Marian Center. No one takes attendance here, either. During lunch, the stragglers begin to arrive, and afternoon sessions may be more generously attended and received, since pretty much everyone is now awake and reasonably certain that life is worth living. The afternoon sessions will officially end at 5:00 or 5:30, but they may last a while longer, since no one else is waiting to use the room. It's possible to get so involved in the final session for the day that you miss the evening meal at the cafeteria. Or perhaps you've decided to give the cafeteria a miss. Someone might be headed to a restaurant for a meal--ask around. After you've eaten, well... the cycle begins all over. LEAVING Avila College hosts events other than KansasFest--in fact, """"""" Avila's summers are tightly booked. In previous years, both Ridgway and Carondelet dorms have been available to KFesters, but in recent yeas the organizing committee could only get one. That should give you some idea of how hectic things are. Because Avila is playing host to others after KansasFest is over, be sure to check out on time. This year, you have the option of staying over on Saturday night and checking out on Sunday, but don't push it. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. Avila wants you out of there by 1 PM on Sunday at the _latest_! Incidentally, if you're travelling with a limousine service, don't forget that you must have booked your return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance. Since most people leave at much the same time, it may be possible to cadge a lift to the airport if you've made friends with someone heading that way. This is far from the end. In fact, it's not even the beginning. If you've been reading this, it's undoubtedly to prepare for KansasFest, which means it's all still to come! So have a great time at KansasFest. And if you spot Uncle DOS there, give him my warmest regards. WEB SITES Here are a few web sites that you may find useful: """"""""" o KansasFest, http://www.kfest.org o InTrec, http://www.intrec.com o A2Central.com: http://www.a2central.com o Avila College: http://www.avila.edu o Kansas City Airports System: http://www.kcairports.com [EOA] [KFR] K FEST REGISTRATION INFORMATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2001 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Help usher in the new millennium with the Apple II!! When: July 25-29, 2001 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2001, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year! Check these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 25, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 29. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) KFest 2001 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2001: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check Applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 [ ] Early Arrival Double room ............................ 25.00 2 [ ] Early Arrival Single room ............................ 33.00 +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 1) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/1 ............................... 225.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/1 ............................... 275.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/1 ........................... 175.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/1 ...... 175.00 +++ Regular Attendee rates (Register AFTER May 1) +++ Rates (after May 1 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room after 5/1 ................................ 275.00 12 [ ] Single Room after 5/1 ................................ 325.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child after 5/1 ............................ 225.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/1 ....... 225.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear X-Large ............................. 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XX-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear XXX-Large ........................... 15.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 7.5% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2001 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2001 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 77) [EOA] [ITU] OF INTEREST TO IIgs USERS """"""""""""""""""""""""" I'll be arriving at Kfest with quite a few items of interest to IIGS users, and I certainly hope to leave empty handed. I'm driving to Kfest this year, but having a small car that'll also be crammed with my camping gear, I'm not going to be able to bring every single product that SSII has to offer. Thinking about it, it seems like the majority of what I'll be bringing is the various CD-ROMs that SSII carries. I'm thinking of bringing 10 each, with perhaps 20 of the IIGS Photo CD-ROM, and perhaps 25 sets of _____. I also plan to bring 3.5" versions of Spectrum, Spectrum Internet Suite, Spectrum Automated Mailer, NiftySpell, Ultima I, Harmonie, Pointless and Contacts. If there anything outside of that list that a Kfester might be interested in getting from me at Kfest, please let me know. The sooner the better, I might add, because I'll be leaving here a good 10 to 14 days before the start of Kfest. Joe Kohn Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 93) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] We Didn't Know We Couldn't Syndicomm Online Another Successful K-Fest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS The Mystique of the Apple II Computer...-------------------------[MOA] One Space After Periods, or Two?---------------------------------[OOT] Writing Distributable Documentation for Apple II Computers-------[WDD] Will Tidy up Soar------------------------------------------------[TUS] Posting Longer Messages With Soar...-----------------------------[PLM] What is Your Favorite Apple II RPG Game?-------------------------[FAG] Software for New Owners of Apple II's----------------------------[SNO] Tulin SCSI Drivers Revisited-------------------------------------[TSD] Announcing Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 2--------------------------[JGS] Juiced.GS FAQ Being Created--------------------------------------[JFQ] "Friends II" CD-ROM Available------------------------------------[FCD] The Status of "GUS"----------------------------------------------[SOG] Contact INFO - MSDOS Utilities and MUG!--------------------------[CIM] What GS Assemblers are out There?--------------------------------[WGA] FREDA AND Pixie--------------------------------------------------[FAP] FileTypes... Apple II <--> Mac-----------------------------------[FAM] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Syndicomm's Online Store-----------------------------------------[SOS] Syndicomm to Publish GS+ Software--------------------------------[GSP] Syndicomm Signs Agreement With EGO Systems-----------------------[EGO] Syndicomm to Distribute Parkhurst Micro Products Line------------[PMP] Syndicomm Becomes Distributor of Byte Works Products-------------[BWP] Syndicomm to Publish Juiced.GS in 2002---------------------------[JGS] Syndicomm Online Enhances Features For All Members---------------[SEF] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Replacement Hard Drive for Apple II------------------------------[RHD] Picture in Background on IIgs------------------------------------[POB] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2001 K-Fest 2001 Report-----------------------------------------------[KFR] Another Great K-Fest The K-Fest Sessions The Roast HackFest Winners 2-Disk K-Fest 2001 Multimedia CD-ROM Pack------------------------[KFC] Gshisen Competition----------------------------------------------[GCN] Bite the Bag Competition-----------------------------------------[BTB] K-Fest Afterglow-------------------------------------------------[KFA] Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Darkness is setting in on the patio, High Above The Rock River. Up and down the river the lights are reflected in the calm water. The lights clinging to the five arches of the Jefferson Street bridge caste a magic spell. Cool air is slowly replacing the heat of the day. Nice you could drop by. Here, let me pour you a tall glass of iced tea to go with those chips. We Didn't Know We Couldn't ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A visit to a small town in Iowa reveals a Danish windmill as a tourist attraction. The tour of the windmill includes a video explaining how one man's dream became the dream of the whole town of some six hundred people. How they raised $30,000 to buy an old windmill in Denmark, pay for it be disassembled and shipped to their town. How they reassembled it using volunteers. One statement in that video hit me hard... "We didn't know we couldn't do it, so we did it!" Syndicomm ~~~~~~~~~ See the section of this issue reporting on announcements from Syndicomm. This organization is really blossoming. "We didn't know we couldn't do it, so we did it!" must be one of the factors in the growth of the services provided by Syndicomm. Another Successful K-Fest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hard work of "The Great Gouda" and the rest of the K-Fest committee paid off in providing a really great K-Fest 2001. See the section of this issue devoted to K-Fest for details. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MOA] THE MYSTIQUE OF THE Apple II COMPUTER... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I had an Apple ][ then managed to get a //e and //c through finagling deals. It was March of 1987 that I finally got two Apple IIgs's, the last of the Woz editions the dealer had. I didn't even realize sending in the registration meant you would get a certificate, a novelty really, but it kinda sucks that I never got them. In 1989 I started on a road that eventually lead to the contents of apple2.org. It's hard to say what the first prototype machine I got was, I think it's a tie between Cortland and Sara. Of course I had pack ratted lots and lots of stuff from then, people thought I was nuts. ;-) Now look.. Sometimes I think it's nuts too. But .. The Apple ][ is still the computer that started it all as far as I am concerned. It may not have been the first. But neither was the Model-T. Thank goodness the Apple ][ was at least available in another color besides black. .. though black also was soon to come. >> 15 years later, there is -no- computer that I've ever wanted more than an Apple IIgs. << I'll add to that. 15 years later, there is -no- computer that I've ever seen spark creativity like the Apple ][. .. and that I've ever wanted more. There was lots of skepticism on the Apple IIgs locally, the Amiga and Atari people made fun of it. Too little, too late. Why, etc. In some ways I thought of it as an Apple //e with the best graphics and sound card integrated. The most amazing thing about the Apple IIgs was that even though Apple went out of their way after that 3rd quarter of 1988 by telling developers *not* to develop titles for both, stick to the Mac and in extreme cases using DTS as leverage to persuade developers dump Apple II projects. That all this fooling around and it was still 5 more years before lack of demand killed the assembly line. The last two high profile projects were the Mark Twain (aka ROM 4) and the Apple II Ethernet card. The Apple II Ethernet card actually held up the release of System Disk 6.0.1 by several months and when the ethernet card had gone golden the project was killed and System Disk 6.0.1 was stripped on the surface of any mention. The installer scripts were purged and the Network Control Panel was reverted to the System Disk 6.0 version that only shows the boot OS selection and not the network method. All of the internal support is still in System Disk 6.0.1 A tidbit: The error message - "The Selected AppleTalk Connection can not be found.." The key word is "Selected" - Wouldn't you think "The AppleTalk connection .." would be sufficient? Well, this was because it was either EtherTalk or LocalTalk as per a bit in BRAM. If you have ever had that message and you can NOT get rid of it .. It's because a bit in BRAM is set and you do not have the PROPER Network Control Panel (CDEV) to deselect it, since that was removed from System Disk 6.0.1. Tony http://www.apple2.org (A2.TONYD, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 12) [EOA] [OOT] ONE SPACE AFTER PERIODS, OR TWO? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" One space after periods, or two? (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" My own personal rule about spaces after periods: Fonts such as Courier or other monospaced: 2 periods Fonts such as Times or other proportional: 1 period This personal rule is not blessed by any authority I know about, and I sometimes ignore it, especially when in a hurry or have a "Senior Moment." Ray (RMERLIN, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Two spaces after a period that ends a sentence. IMHO. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_, published monthly (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Two spaces after periods. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Two spaces after periods ending a sentence, one space otherwise. (I'm pretty rabid about this, too :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" from "The Mac is Not a Typewriter" by Robin Williams page 13 "Use only one space after periods, colons, exclamation points, question marks, quotation marks - any punctuation that separates two sentences." She goes on to explain the difference between monospaced and proportional fonts. This is an excellent reference book for anyone using a computer, IMHO. There is also a "Beyond The Mac is Not a Typewriter". Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" When typing personal or business letters, I often use 2 spaces. but at our newspaper, we don't. It's totally unnecessary in terms of readability, since we use proportional fonts. When using monospace fonts online, I like the way they look and do serve to make text more readable. I must say, when people write items for the newspaper, I have to edit the text very closely and eliminate the extraneous spaces. It's a PITA, but that's life. I actually put together a script that searched for double spaces and replaced them with a single space. That was a cool time-saver. :-) Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" In jr. high typing, the teacher would swat your hand if she was standing there and did not see two taps after a period. When those type writers changed to Apple //e's it seems like it was never brought up afterwards. Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don't. I do when writing documentation or other items that will be printed for distribution. I also tend to not do it with certain proportional fonts as the space usually gets "proportioned" and you can't even see a real difference anyway. As a side note, in the days of 40 column AppleWriter, that second space was very rare. It looked awful IMHO. Tony (A2.TONYD, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 42) [EOA] [WDD] WRITING DISTRIBUTABLE DOCUMENTATION FOR Apple II COMPUTERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" OK, here's a new topic for the Apple II Documentation Project, where we'll be starting to work on writing distributable documentation for Apple II computers and operating systems. I'd like to get a show of hands from people that would like to help with this project. We need, for starters, some getting-started guides for the various Apple II models (which can probably be derived from each other) and for the system software. Our mission: to create documentation that can be given to people that pick up used Apple IIs sans manuals, so they know how to use their computers. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Again, I'd like to assist with the editing of this. I don't anticipate I will have sufficient time to do much more than that. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'll definitely get involved with the writing, but there's lots of documentation to write, and some people will be better suited for various parts of it than others -- plus having some people a little less experienced than I involved will help ensure the docs we produce are really suitable for new users. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I'll help however I can. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Actually, on one of these hard drives, I have about 13 chapters of an Apple IIgs book I've written off and on for the last five or so years. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Well, you should either get back to it or contribute it to the project. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I was planning on getting back to it, but then this Juiced.GS thing came along. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 36, Msg 7) [EOA] [TUS] WILL TIDY UP SOAR """"""""""""""""" Ewen, WOW! I can't believe I didn't run across this one until now! I'm using SOAR v1.0b5. "OA-M" is designated to 'Read Messages', but so is 'Send Clipboard to Modem'. The latter seems to take precedence. FYI... Jeff Carr Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 187) >>>>> """"" Whoops... I will be home sometime next week and will deal with it when I get back! Meanwhile, if you have Genesys or another resource editor, change it to whatever you like in the Configs file. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 12 Aug 2001 - 18 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 190) [EOA] [PLM] POSTING LONGER MESSAGES WITH SOAR... """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I ran into a problem today using SOAR. I created a message to be posted in the gamebits forum. It was longer than my usual posts, but when I went to post it I got a recording error. I can read messages. I disabled gamebits and was able to post a message to a test topic, but for some reason this specific message won't post. Basically I get a "Message sending timed out" error on the SOAR Log file. Any ideas out there? Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards Syndicomm A2, where the Apple ][ is a way of life:) (A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 188) >>>>> """"" Well, the post in question was about three or four screens of text. I decided to break the post up into two separate posts, and they both posted fine. Is there a limit to the size of message that can be posted with SOAR? I would think there was, but that it would be much larger than the message that I posted. Dain Neater Keeper of the Board Syndicomm A2 - Where the Apple ][ is a way of life.... (A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 189) >>>>> """"" There is not a limit to the length of message, but if your modem or computer is slow, it is possible that you hit some timeouts in sending. If it happens again, I would need to see your Scrollback.1 file to see what went on. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 12 Aug 2001 - 18 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 191) >>>>> """"" This happened to me in v1.0b4. I sent the message that was hanging to Ewen, along with a 'Capture' log, and he fixed it for v1.0b5. However, I did have this happen to me again while using v1.0b5, so you're not alone. Unfortunately, I didn't notice right away that the message had not been sent, and during my monthly 'spring cleaning', I dumped the file and the capture log. Therefore, I was unable to send Ewen the needed files. I would tend to think, though, that this could be recreated by writing a long missive and then attempting to send it via SOAR. Haven't tried it yet myself. Jeff Carr Sun, 12 Aug 01 @ 15:04:29 Cruising the 'railway' provided by: Spectrum v2.5.2 and SOAR! v1.0b5 (LUMITECH, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 192) >>>>> """"" I had a problem with a long message a while back. I'm using a LanceGS on a cable modem. Speed shouldn't be a problem. I'll wait until you are home before testing again. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 12 Aug 01 9:25:09 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 345 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 193) [EOA] [FAG] WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE Apple II RPG GAME? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Speaking of TSR/SSI games, what's your favorite Apple II RPG of all time? Silvern Castle? Wizardry? Bard's Tale? Ultima? There are plenty to choose from. I haven't played it since I first bought it maybe ten years ago, but I've never encountered another game like The Magic Candle. Fantastic game. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Wizardry consumed a great deal of my time when I first got my Franklin... Before that there was Temple of Aphshia (sp?), but it got put in a drawer once I got Wizardry. Now that I think about it, that's the only RPG I actually completed too.. B-{) Kirk A2Central Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" It's hard to pick a favorite:) I would have to say Bard's Tale III, was because it was one of the few that I actually finished. I did finish Bard's Tale I, but it was with someone else's characters. I never got very far in Bard's Tale II because I had to return it to a friend. Other games I played were... Pool of Radiance and Ultima IV and V. I really enjoyed Pool, except for the mindless disk swapping you had to do at the beginning and throughout the game. One thing I could never figure out is if I finished the game. I remember clearing all the quests..being told to head to Stojanow(sp?) castle to take on Tyrantharaxus and find the pool, but I could never find anything in the castle. I found the traitorous council member...he said something then he was gone..... I was then at a point where I had no clue what to do. I searched and searched the castle and found nothing....to this day I have no clue if I finished that game or not. Ultima IV and V were also fun. Ultima V had this huge game world, Underworld too, but there was little or no info given to the players in either the manual or the game itself. I just felt like I was wandering around and had no clue how to raise levels or what. I eventually learned, but I kind of got the feeling that you had to play all the other ultimas to figure things out. I played V before I played IV. Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I have Ultima IV on my NES, and would love to get a copy for the Apple II. Computer games are always so much better on the computer. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" I *love* the SoftDisk GS Dark Designs Series. DD I had mediocre graphics, but DD II and III redeemed themselves. I think they were planning on doing a 4th one, or something similar, but that was never to be... (KWS, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" My favorite was the first Bard's Tale. I don't think I ever finished any computer RPGs other than Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I spent countless hours in the high school computer lab playing Wizardry when I should have been working. I might have spent more time on Ultima later on, but I have the fondest memories of Wizardry. That's probably why I like Silvern Castle so much (it's very similar.) But my all time best memory of a computer game is playing Hunt the Wumpus at my mom's office (on a mainframe) while waiting for her to run off her punch cards. :) - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" How about Bill Heineman's Apple IIgs version of Ultima I? Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Delivered by: CoPilot v2.55 alpha, Bernie 3.0P, and a PowerBook Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 29) [EOA] [SNO] SOFTWARE FOR NEW OWNERS OF Apple II's """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" One of the committees formed at KFest 2001 discussed the means and methods of helping folks just getting their Apple II's. I'd like to use this topic to work out the details. As a brief overview of our discussions, we wish to produce diskettes for newbies with such topics as Telecommunications, Games, Utilities, Productivity, Graphics, Sound/Music and others. Syndicomm would distribute these at cost, and we'd like to provide them as disk images as well for others to use on emulators, or to copy for the new Apple II users in their areas. If you have insights and favorite programs you'd like to see on these diskettes, feel free to jump in and help! Kirk Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Kirk, Do any such disks already exist? I thought Sheppy, Jerry, or Charlie (or even Steve Cavanaugh) had some beginner disks. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yes, Syndicomm already has the Telecom disk. We're thinking of coming up with a suite of diskettes, both 5 1/4" and 3 1/2". By making them available as image files too, other Apple II users can have a resource to give new Apple II folks.. B-{) Kirk Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" We'd like to also have sets for stuff like games, education, etc, so newcomers can quickly get a few "essentials." Also, working up user guides for new users to pick up and learn about their new used computers, which they almost always get without manuals. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Kirk: Could I make a suggestion based on personal experience? Here goes ... I occasionally get e-mail from new GS owners ("Hi, I just picked up this Apple IIGS at a yard sale/auction/thrift shop/etc., and I need some advice on getting started...") I think it would be a good idea if Syndicomm could set up an e-mail account where people like me could direct those new users. The e-mail sent there could go to the chairman or other members of your committee, and appropriate answers could be crafted. Perhaps those questions and answers could then be compiled and posted on a "Welcome New Users" Web page on A2Central.com. Maybe the e-mail account could be something like "apple2@syndicomm.com" ... that would certainly be unforgettable. :-) That's my suggestions, anyway. Do what you want with it. :-) Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" But of course! B-{) These are exactly the kinds of folks we think we can help. I agree about the email account... it would be a handy way of getting an info packet back to those interested. It could also tie in nicely with the FAQ committee's efforts. If we can just keep these newfound Apple II's in circulation, and the folks using them happy, it can only strengthen our A2 Community! Great! Thanks for your suggestion. I know for a fact that pointing folks to an e-mail resource hadn't been brought up in our meeting. Kirk Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" There's already a2.help@syndicomm.com -- it's been open for months. Just isn't well promoted yet. Guess that should be worked on. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 18, Top 22, Msg 7) [EOA] [TSD] TULIN SCSI DRIVERS REVISITED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" In researching where to get drivers for GS CdROM drives, I found an email address of where to get Tulin drivers in an old Lamp (of some incarnation, sorry...). I contacted Win Cheung and he still has them available. Here is the details if you are interested. Wayne -----Original Message----- From: Wing Cheung [mailto:wing_cheung@compuserve.com] Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 11:32 PM To: Wayne Arthurton Subject: Do you still have the tulin drivers for the nec on the Apple IIgs ? Wayne, I have the Tulin SCSI driver for IIGS for $20 + shipping. Thanks. Wing -----End Original Message----- (WAYNER, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" What exactly do the Tulin drivers do for you? Kim Howe Newton forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Ryan is correct in his recollection. The Tulin SCSI drivers make the Apple HS SCSI card work well with the ZIP drive. The Apple drivers create all sorts of havoc when using the ZIP, and most of the chaos is centered around the Standard File Dialog boxes and Finder windows. I had all sorts of problems until someone online (it may have been Art Coughlin) suggested I try the Tulin SCSI drivers. I contacted Wing Cheung, got the drivers, and found them to work well. My problems were solved. Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 6) [EOA] [JGS] ANNOUNCING Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing ... ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 6, Issue 2 ===== The July 2001 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, was mailed to 180 subscribers in 42 states and numerous points around the globe. Here's what you'll find in this 20-page issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: Tweaking your TransWarp GS -- Tony Diaz, the foremost expert on Apple II hardware (and Juiced.GS' in-house technical tutor), steps TWGS owners through process of enhancing the accelerator's cache to 32K for better performance and faster speeds. The Virtual GS: Ten Questions with Henrik Gudat ... Ryan Suenaga asks the important questions and gets the straight answers about Bernie ][ The Rescue's future from one of the chief Bernie Boys. COLUMNS My Home Page: Kansas City, here we come! ... July is an important month for the Apple II, because that's when KFest arrives. As has been the case the past five years, Juiced.GS will be on hand when KFest 2001 opens July 25th. II Be Named Later: Help!! ... Columnist Ryan Suenaga uses the 4-letter word that is essential to keeping the Apple II community strong. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: A closer look at a new telecommunications New Desk Accessory (Telnet NDA), and Ewen Wannop's latest creation for Spectrum, an automated FTP client. DumplinGS: A2Central.com obtains rights to distribute GS+ magazine back issues; KFest 2001 ready to roll; Bret Victor releases commercial products as freeware; new Web sites of interest to Apple II enthusiasts. Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have the coolest readers in the world. Read our mail and see why. ADVERTISEMENTS A2Central.com; Juiced.GS Friends for Life CD-ROM; and three CDs, including Time in a Bottle, from Juiced.GS. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 2001 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 issues are available for $16 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $5 each ($7 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in '96/'97'98/'99/'00 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- Internet: juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 137) [EOA] [JFQ] Juiced.GS FAQ BEING CREATED """"""""""""""""""""""""""" We are currently working on a FAQ to help to answer people's questions about what will change in January once Juiced.GS becomes a Syndicomm publication. Hopefully, very little will change, particularly including the high quality of the magazine. There will be new editorial and business addresses, as well as a possible reshuffling of columns, but we're hoping things otherwise stay at their usual high level. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 138) [EOA] [FCD] "Friends II" CD-ROM AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" +++ ANNOUNCING +++ Juiced.GS proudly presents ... ======================== The "Friends II" CD-ROM! ======================== The Juiced.GS Collection "Friends II" CD-ROM, a compilation of shareware, freeware and public domain software and files made available to the Apple II community in 2000 and 2001, was unveiled during KFest 2001 at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The new CD-ROM serves as the second volume of the wildly popular "Friends for Life" CD released during the spring of 2000. "Friends II" takes up where FFL left off, offering all the disk compilations produced the past 16 months and graphic images of back issues of Juiced.GS. In addition to our compilations, we have made available some specialty titles of Apple IIGS software, some of which were formerly commercial products reclassified and released by their authors. Among the great specialty titles you'll find are Bret Victor's flashy game Operation Lambda and cool startup utility Opening Line. Kim Howe's impressive HyperCard-based role-playing game Shipwrecked is also on the CD, as is a huge collection of IIGS animation files. Those who use IIGS emulators for the Mac or PC, or those who would like to explore the world of emulation, will find the "Friends II' CD especially friendly. The CD is equipped with the most recent version of Bernie ][ The Rescue -- Version 3.0! Several already-prepared disk images of many of the CDs main features are included as well, which will make getting going with emulation easier than ever. "Friends II" is formatted for HFS and usable from any Macintosh, or any PC running BeOS. A PC running the Windows operating system must be equipped with the proper software for reading HFS disks in order to handle the CD. A IIGS, of course, requires System 6.0.1 with the patched HFS FST installed. The CD-ROM is decorated with a custom label and ships with a jewel case. And best of all, the "Friends II" CD-ROM is NOW SHIPPING!!!! Ordering Information: The Juiced.GS "Friends II" CD-ROM is $15, which includes shipping to anywhere in the world. To order, send check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Credit card purchasing is also available at the Juiced.GS Online Order Processing Site on Kagi. The URL is: http://order.kagi.com/?2ZM Apple II Forever!! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs (JUICEDGS, Cat 23, Top 4, Msg 4) [EOA] [SOG] THE STATUS OF "GUS" """"""""""""""""""" What is the status of GUS? I remember a few people at KFest '98 were using it, but I've never seen it. Is it freely available and/or still being developed? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 22. Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Aside from one relatively minor update that was sent out to beta testers, it's been pretty much unchanged since KFest '96 or so, when it was publicly shown. At this point, Bernie's about as fast, has far better keyboard emulation, and way more features. Woof woof. :) I wouldn't expect Gus to go anywhere from here. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 22, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" David Kerwood and I were given permission as beta testers to show Gus at KFest. I haven't heard anything since that time. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 22, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Gus is dead dead dead. Bernie also outweighs it in terms of features, although in most respects Gus is still ever so slightly faster. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 22, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Who were the masterminds behind GUS? It's been so long since it was new, I forget. Is the program available only to beta-testers? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 22, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> Who were the masterminds behind GUS? << Andy Nicholas (Shrinkit), Dave Lyons, and Jim Murphy. >> Is the program available only to beta-testers? << At one point it was supposed to be distributed to schools, but I don't believe that ever happened. Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 22, Msg 7) [EOA] [CIM] CONTACT INFO - MSDOS Utilities and MUG! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Peter Watson 13 Ilios Close Forest Hill, VIC 3131 Australia paw@acslink.net.au Programmer of the MSDOS Utilities and MUG! (MSDOS Utilities Graphic !interface). Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 50, Top 1, Msg 2) [EOA] [WGA] WHAT GS ASSEMBLERS ARE OUT THERE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I prefer Orca/M, but I've also tried Lisa/Anix (the shareware version, running under P16, a long time ago), and The NinjaForce Assembler (which runs under P8 and is blazingly fast). The Apple II History pages give a good run down of 8-bit assemblers, but what other gs assemblers are out there? (KWS, Cat 52, Top 8, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Merlin 16 Plus is a good GS assembler. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 8, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Merlin is lightning fast, but I prefer the ORCA environment. - Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 52, Top 8, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I like the ORCA environment better, but the syntax of the Merlin assembler is nicer than ORCA/M, IMHO. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 8, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I actually have the DOS 3.3 version of ORCA/M by Hayden Software here.. When I first started assembly, that's what I used. That and Apple's Assembler.. I never did try any other assembler since what I had worked so well, and I was poor. B-{) Those were the days. They helped me a great deal when I took a class in VAX assembly language to get some more grad credits to apply to my teaching certification. Kirk A2Central Chief Sysop, RTC Manager and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 52, Top 8, Msg 6) [EOA] [FAP] FREDA AND Pixie """"""""""""""" Okay... what are FREDA and Pixie? I've never quite been clear on this. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" all I can remember about them is that they are COP-based debuggers - ie - stick a cop xx in your assembly file and it will break and let you do some rooting around in memory, that sort of stuff. Somebody could probably score some points by reading the documentation and summarizing :) (KWS, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" From memory, Pixie was a lot like the earlier versions of NiftyList (before it got add-on modules, etc). I didn't think it needed a debugger (any more than NiftyList), although I think both could exploit the use of a debugger. I never actually used Pixie, despite it being written by a fellow Aussie, because I was an early rider on the NiftyList bandwagon. (I think Dave Lyons said I was the first Australian registration.) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 3) [EOA] [FAM] FILETYPES... Apple II <--> Mac """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If an Apple II file is copied to an HFS volume and mounted on a Mac, does editing its Macintosh filetype and creator codes in anyway alter how an Apple II would perceive that file's filetype? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 60, Top 1, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yes. The Apple II type and auxtype are stored in the Macintosh type field. Apple II files have the creator 'pdos'. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 1, Msg 3) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SOS] SYNDICOMM'S ONLINE STORE """""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm's new online store is in the process of being built; you can order some of our products there already, including our 2 CD set of KFest movies and stuff, OPUS ][, PMPFax, PMPUnzip, and ANSITerm, as well as Shrink II. More stuff is gradually being added as the web pages for the products are put together. The store is at http://www.syndicomm.com/products/ Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 26) [EOA] [GSP] SYNDICOMM TO PUBLISH GS+ SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" July 26, 2001--As previously announced, Syndicomm has become the exclusive distributor of the GS+ products Ross Falconer purchased from EGO Systems several years ago. Today, Syndicomm is pleased to announce that AutoArk and Shrink II are now available for purchase again. In addition, Syndicomm is introducing a new version 1.1 of Shrink II. "We're thrilled to return these products to the market after all these years," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. "This is only the beginning of Syndicomm's role as a software publisher of Apple II products." AutoArk is an automatic file compression utility for the Apple IIgs computer. When installed, files will be automatically compressed and decompressed as needed. In addition, AutoArk provides Smart Names, whereby you can compress a file or directory by simply adding a ".ark" extension to its name. Remove the extension, and the file decompresses. A complete printed manual is included. AutoArk is available immediately, for $30. Shrink II is a ShrinkIt file utility for Mac OS. Version 1.1 has complete support for Navigation Services and uses the Appearance Manager to enhance its look and feel. Shrink II is distributed on CD-ROM complete with manual in PDF format. Included on the CD is the older version 1.0.1 which will work on nearly any Macintosh; version 1.1 requires a Power Macintosh. Shrink II is now available for only $30. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Currently available only by telnet, a World Wide Web accessible interface will be available soon. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 30) [EOA] [EGO] SYNDICOMM SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH EGO SYSTEMS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" TO DISTRIBUTE TWO APPLE II PRODUCTS July 26, 2001--Effective immediately, Syndicomm will take over distribution of Balloon, the ShrinkIt archive utility developed by EGO Systems. In addition, Syndicomm will take over publication of the AppleWorks GS and Rich Text Format (RTF) translators for GraphicWriter III previously published by EGO Systems. Balloon is an easy-to-use desk accessory for creating ShrinkIt archives, with the ability to select files in the Finder and archive them. With both Balloon and AutoArk installed, simply renaming files to add a ".shk" extension will cause them to be automatically archived, and removing the ".shk" extension will unpack them. A printed manual is included. Balloon is available immediately for only $25. The two GraphicWriter III translators allow the importing of AppleWorks GS and RTF documents into GraphicWriter III text frames. These two products have been bundled together onto a single disk and are sold for only $15. (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 31) [EOA] [PMP] SYNDICOMM TO DISTRIBUTE PARKHURST MICRO PRODUCTS LINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SYNDICOMM OBTAINS EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO DISTRIBUTE PARKHURST MICRO PRODUCTS LINE July 26, 2001--Syndicomm today announced that it has inked an exclusive licensing deal with Parkhurst Micro Products (PMP) for the distribution of its entire product line. With this deal, ANSITerm, PMPFax, and PMPUnzip are now published and distributed by Syndicomm, with immediate availability. Paul Parkhurst of PMP said, "I'm very excited to once again make PMPFax and ANSITerm available to the Apple II community. It's great to know that there's still an interest in the Apple II eight years after the first version of ANSITerm was originally released." He continued, "I'd like to thank everyone who's kept the memory of these two products alive, and I'd especially like to thank Eric Shepherd of Syndicomm for helping me resurrect them. I hope everyone enjoys using ANSITerm and PMPFax as much as I enjoyed writing them all those years ago." ANSITerm is a ProDOS 8-based telecommunications package for the Apple IIgs computer with a powerful scripting language and extremely powerful emulations that perfectly replicate the VT-100 and ANSI displays on the Apple IIgs screen using a custom super-high-resolution based text display. The complete package includes a large printed manual, quick reference cards, and a floppy disk. ANSITerm is available immediately for the new low retail price of $40. PMPFax is a complete Apple IIgs fax solution for both sending and receiving faxes. With both a fax application and desk accessory, and the ability to print documents to fax, PMPFax is a fantastic product for anyone that uses their Apple II for business -- or would like to avoid using their business computer for faxing. The package includes a printed manual and two disks. PMPFax is available now for only $35. PMPUnzip is a utility for unpacking standard Zip format archive files. This shareware utility has remained available for download for years, but is now distributed on disk as well. The shareware fee remains only $15. "I'm pleased to be able to bring these products back to market after a long hiatus," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. "ANSITerm is one of the best telecommunications products ever released for the Apple II, and its return to availability will be welcomed by many. Additionally, the return of PMPFax will allow people that have been looking for a fax solution to finally fill that need." (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 32) [EOA] [BWP] SYNDICOMM BECOMES DISTRIBUTOR OF BYTE WORKS PRODUCTS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SYNDICOMM BECOMES EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF BYTE WORKS AND APDA PRODUCTS July 26, 2001--Today Syndicomm announced that it has signed an agreement with the Byte Works to become the exclusive distributor of the entire Byte Works Apple II-related product line, as well as the APDA products Byte Works distributes under license from Apple. Mike Westerfield of the Byte Works will continue to monitor Apple II sites and provide informal technical support. He will also continue to answer technical questions by e-mail, time permitting. In addition, he asks that bug reports and feature requests continue to be sent to him. Although there are no plans for updates in the future, he would like to stay aware of bugs in case an update becomes appropriate at some point in the future. "I'm delighted that all of our Apple II products will be available for years to come," said Mike Westerfield. "Our business has been changing from publishing to development for years, making it increasingly difficult for us to provide topnotch support for retail sales. That's something Syndicomm can continue to do." Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm, added, "Syndicomm is excited to add the Byte Works' products to our rapidly growing lineup. And the APDA products will round out our already substantial license to distribute Apple software. Our goal is to become a one-stop shop for Apple II users." Many of these products will be sold with new pricing, to be announced at the beginning of August. ABOUT THE BYTE WORKS The Byte Works started as a software development company, creating languages for sale through software publishing companies. It morphed into a publishing company in the heyday of the Apple II and Apple IIGS, publishing the most widely used software development tools for the Apple IIGS. The Byte Works continues to develop software, especially computer languages. It has now completed a transition to its roots, developing software for sale by established software publishing companies. With Pascal and C compilers, BASIC and Logo interpreters, an assembler, linker, several editors, and a spelling checker available for porting and licensing, the Byte Works continues to be a significant force in the software development world. (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 33) [EOA] [JGS] SYNDICOMM TO PUBLISH JUICED.GS IN 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" June 26, 2001--Today Syndicomm and Max Jones of Juiced.GS announced that Syndicomm will become the publisher of Juiced.GS magazine beginning January 1, 2002. Ryan Suenaga will become the editor-in-chief (obtaining and managing content, printing, and mailing), while Jones will remain as associate editor, performing the page layout duties. Syndicomm's role will be to manage subscriptions and sell the Juiced.GS software products. This new arrangement will allow Juiced.GS to continue publication despite Jones' increasingly busy schedule following his promotion to editor of the Terre Haute, Indiana Tribune-Star newspaper. (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 34) [EOA] [SEF] SYNDICOMM ONLINE ENHANCES FEATURES FOR ALL MEMBERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" TRACY, Calif., Aug. 17 -- Syndicomm today announced that all members of its Syndicomm Online service have been granted access to features formerly available only to "Enhanced" customers that were paying an additional fee. These features include the ability to set up a personal web site and access to the Lynx text-based web browser, through which both the World Wide Web and Usenet newsgroups are available. These additional features are now available at no extra charge; Enhanced customers' rates have been reduced to the Standard rate of $10 per month or $25 per quarter. "We're pleased to offer these additional features to all our members," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. He added, "We hope all our members enjoy these services as much as our Enhanced members have." With the enhanced features, members have space for up to 10 megabytes of combined email and web site storage. Members can create their web sites using any FTP program or FTP-enabled web site builder package. The Syndicomm Online Lynx web browser is SSL-enabled and provides access to web sites as well as Usenet newsgroups. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Currently available only by telnet, a World Wide Web accessible interface will be available soon. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California, and its web site is at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com Cindy Adams Syndicomm PR Manager http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities bit by bit. (Cindy Adams, Email, Aug 17, 2001) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [RHD] REPLACEMENT HARD DRIVE FOR Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, My SCSI hard drive is showing signs that the end is near, so I'm trying to figure out if I should get a new one, or just get a focus drive instead. Right now I'm using a RamFAST Rev. D with 1 meg of cache, and it's pretty darn fast. Has anybody used both a RamFAST and a focus HD? Can you comment on the speed difference? Also, with the HD being internal with a Focuscard, how hot do they get? I have my ZIP card pretty stable right now and I'm concerned about introducing more heat. Thanks! Matt (MPORTUNE, 3492.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> My SCSI hard drive is showing signs that the end is near, so I'm trying to figure out if I should get a new one, or just get a focus drive instead. Right now I'm using a RamFAST Rev. D with 1 meg of cache, and it's pretty darn fast. << I'd definitely go with a replacement SCSI drive. To say they're inexpensive these days (those 1 GB and below) is putting it lightly, people often simply give them away now. That's especially true of the drive sizes that are best suited for the IIgs--generally 200-500 MB. If you do pay, it won't be more than $5-$10. You'll find nothing faster than a RamFAST and a decent speed SCSI hardisk. >> Has anybody used both a RamFAST and a focus HD? Can you comment on the speed difference? << I don't own a Focus to compare, though I've heard under certain circumstances they're comparable to the RamFAST (of course I heard the same of the Apple High-Speed SCSI before I actually acquired one heh). One thing you should keep in mind is the Focus does *not* support DMA. It's also going to draw extra power and take up an extra slot, unless you remove your RamFAST but then you'd also lose your CD-ROM drive. You'd also be giving up several features of the RamFAST, such as it's ability to boot from any partition, disabling partitions, ProDOS remapping to any slot you wish (unless the Focus offers some of these features, does it?). >> Also, with the HD being internal with a Focuscard, how hot do they get? I have my ZIP card pretty stable right now and I'm concerned about introducing more heat. << Since they're designed to run inside notebook cases (a small, tight space with no air circulation) I can't imagine it getting more than warm. Just some thoughts though, I'll let someone who owns both a Focus and RamFAST comment on it. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3492.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> One thing you should keep in mind is the Focus does *not* support DMA << That did it for me right there. I'll hang onto the RamFAST. Since it's getting really hard to find low-capacity drives anymore (and I just don't like used drives) how does the RamFAST react to larger drives? I know about the ProDOS & GS/OS limitations, but what about the card itself? - Matt (MPORTUNE, 3492.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> Since it's getting really hard to find low-capacity drives anymore and I just don't like used drives) how does the RamFAST react to larger drives? I know about the ProDOS & GS/OS limitations, but what about the card itself? << I've always heard 1GB and larger drives are problematic on the RamFAST. Tony Diaz told me drives over a certain number of total cylinders aren't RamFAST-friendly either--I can't remember the exact number he gave but I do know my old Quantum 730 Lightning far exceeded what he quoted me so I'm not sure what to think. I've successfully used an IBM 1.2GB hardrive on the RamFAST (again, a large number of cylinders) and the only catch is when attempting to verify the ~800MB HFS partition with the Finder, it always causes a hang part way through (not with the ProDOS partitions though). Quantum Fireball series drive outright will *not* work, at all. The RamFAST lacks SCSI arbitration phase support (which these drives require) because as a host device, it doesn't supply itself with a SCSI ID. That trick allows the RamFAST to support 8 SCSI devices on the chain (instead of 7) but at a cost of compatibility. I suppose at the time, back in 1989-90, it wasn't much of an issue to consider. When looking for a new drive, I'd recommend 240MB and up, 4500 RPMs and 12-14ms minimum. Watch out for older Seagate drives btw, they're really noisy while the platter is spinning (my Quantum 240MB is super-quiet though, at least this particular one). I have a box of Seagate SCSI drives which I'm not using because of their noise level--too bad because there's a 420MB one in there that's perfect for the GS. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3492.4, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Ah ha. Searching Goggle/Dejanews I found this quote from Jawaid Bazyar back in 1995 concerning the RamFAST... "The RamFAST works with darn near anything, I've found. However, attempting to use space above the 1GB mark on a single drive will cause a RamFAST to crash. I.E., as long as none of your partitions are past the 1GB mark on a particular single device, you're fine." That might explain why my system always hangs while verifying that 800MB HFS partition (part of it must extend over the 1 GB mark, while the ProDOS partitions are well under). The question is, is it safe to use that smaller half of the drive? I can tell you I did some extensive copying and sorting of a 32MB ProDOS partition on that drive and had no problems. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3492.5, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [POB] PICTURE IN BACKGROUND ON IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" OK, there is a way to put a gif picture in the background of a //gs. But I've forgotten how. Do you simply change the name and place it in system folder? Or do you need some kind of cdev or something? I've seen it done but I guess I've never done it myself. (BRB, 3487.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" System 6.0.1 has no built-in support for adding a desktop image, in fact there's not even an option to simply change the background color or pattern. Yes, you'd need a Control Panel or such to do it (I vaguely recall Quality Computers selling something which let you change the desktop, at least at least colors and patterns). What your probably remembering is a feature of SuperConvert 3.0x. You could convert a GIF image into 640/Super-Hi-Res and then save it as a special INIT. By dropping this INIT into your /System/System.Setup folder it would load that converted GIF as your desktop. That's what I'm using now in fact. You don't need SuperConvert to use these INITs, just to create them. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3487.2, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2001 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] K-Fest 2001 Report By Lyle Syverson """""""""""""""""" Another Great K-Fest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday was occupied with greeting friends to be and friends not seen since last year... unpacking clothes... setting up computers. Entering the restaurant that evening was an adventure in itself... through the wine cellar, making several turns. The long table and the decor provided the right atmosphere for fellowship. The food and service were both excellent. Wednesday morning provided the opportunity to begin the annual ritual of visiting other people's rooms to see the equipment the brought with them and exchange ideas about how to use it. A visit to the Surplus Exchange in downtown KC was a destination for some of the people. Lots of donated computers and equipment in a somewhat disorganized fashion. Explore and find some of those little gems you have been looking for. Sheppy's Keynote Address that evening was a call to action. We brain stormed for ideas of things that needed to be done to keep the Apple II a viable platform as we move into the future. Helping the "new A2 owner via the garage sale" get his computer going, for example. Then forming committees to implement each of the ideas. The reception this evening was sponsored by Juiced.GS. The K-Fest Sessions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Going into detail about the "how to" sessions would require writing a book. Look at the list! Lost Classics Continued - Howard Katz Sir LANce-a-lot - Geoff Weiss Four Ways to Route the Net to Your Apple IIgs - Ryan Suenaga Transwarp'in Across the Universe - Tony Diaz 2001: A Spectrum Odyssey - Geoff Weiss Deep inside Enemy Lines, Silvern Castle Exposed - Bruce Baker A Tour of Apple2.org. 20,000 Prototypes Under the Bridge - Tony Diaz You can't do that With an Apple II? Wanna Bet? - Greg Nelson Bow Wow Wow, the Dog Clinic - Ryan Suenaga Medium Well-Done - Ken Gagne Shareware Solutions II - Joe Kohn Spectrum Already Does That - Ewen Wannop Product Announcements from Syndicomm - Eric Shepherd Demo of Web Interface for Syndicomm Online - Eric Shepherd The Roast ~~~~~~~~~ Ken Gagne and his committee did a great job of roasting Max Jones. Seems that it was close to impossible to dig up any dirt on this Max fellow? So the committee embellished a few details! HackFest Winners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Place Margaret Anderson 2nd Place Ken Gagne 3rd Place Geoff Weiss 4th Place Jamie Hodges [EOA] [KFC] 2-DISK K-Fest 2001 MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM PACK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The 2-disc KansasFest 2001 Multimedia CD-ROM Pack is now available at http://www.syndicomm.com/products/. Includes videos of all the sessions, plus the roast, as well as the HackFest programs and the roast materials, including PowerPoint presentations. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" You can hear Sheppy as you've never heard him before in this CD ROM set :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Oh yes, I give voice in song. Sadly. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" To the contrary, I think it's one of the highlights of the roast. Along with the Max Jones ][ The Max celebrity CD. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I would agree. I think everyone there was astonished to find out that Sheppy not only sings, but did a great job of it! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Thank goodness you guys are all as tone-deaf as I am. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 6) [EOA] [GCN] Gshisen COMPETITION """"""""""""""""""" Which reminds me, I never did post final results. Here they are: GShisen Contest Final Round: 1 -- Joe Kohn ... 5:17 2 -- Ken Gagne ... 5:37 3 -- Geoff Weiss ... 7:07 Game Number: 4857 Congratulations Joe!! The first-place prize for Joe was a RamFast SCSI card The second-place prize for Ken was a discount on Opus ][ from Syndicomm The third-place prize for Geoff was a copy of the new "Friends II" CD-ROM from Juiced.GS Thanks to all those who competed, and thanks especially to Cindy Adams, who directed the first two rounds in a highly efficient fashion. And thanks to Kelvin Sherlock for giving GShisen to the Apple II community. Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 157) [EOA] [BTB] BITE THE BAG COMPETITION """""""""""""""""""""""" Congratulations to this year's Bite the Bag participants, listed below with the round number they passed: 1st: Geoff Weiss (Round 13) 2nd: Ken Gagne (Round 12) 3rd: James Hodges (Round 9) 4th: Dave Miller (Round 3) 5th: Mark Percival Max Jones (Round 2) 6th: Howard Katz Eric Shepherd Bruce Baker (Round 0) (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 3, MSG 136) [EOA] [KFA] K-Fest AFTERGLOW """""""""""""""" Sarah and I are home, with Ryan in tow. This KFest was a blast. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 141) >>>>> """"" >> This KFest was a blast. :) << I kinda thought you might think that. It seems that in the past each KFest had a theme. This was the year of Syndicomm, and possibly the year of the AirPort. I have confidence that the future of the Apple II world is now in good hands (thanks to Sheppy and Steve the Grand Gouda), so I'm sure that KFest and the rest of the important things will continue for many more years. I know that I had more fun at KFest than I've had since my first year. Everyone there helped to make it enjoyable, but being able to sit back and say, "It's not my job!" really helped. Also, thanks to Max for putting up with all of the teasing. Cindy Syndicomm PR person (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 142) >>>>> """"" I'm one of those that do things the old fashioned way. I just picked up my KFest pictures and will be scanning them shortly. As soon as I have them on the web, I'll post the URL here. I hope that everyone else will make their pictures available for our viewing enjoyment. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 143) >>>>> """"" >> This KFest was a blast. :) << I believe the Tuesday night dinner was the best ever, and so was the Saturday night dinner. As for the Friday night diner, that was the same as usual. :) The technology gets better every year, enhancing the presentations, and making more available to those who couldn't come. My wife loved the people and has already announced her intention of coming again next year. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 30 Jul 01 5:00:58 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 145) >>>>> """"" This is the seventh KFest I've attended and it had the best roast ever, the best web broadcast, the best Geek row (me, Kirk, Max, Shep, Sarah, Tony, and Geoff all next to each other), and apparently, the worst movie :) Ryan Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 149) >>>>> """"" I just want to thank everyone who helped make KFest 2001 possible, both the movers and shakers, and the moved and shaken. ;-) It's early morning on the 31st, and I've finally made it home. Nice drive, lots of fun, but it is great to be off the road for a while! Loren (LORENZO, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 151) >>>>> """"" This roast relied very heavily on powerpoint and the ilk. It allowed presenters to have more visual gags and less story telling. I for one was very glad to have this format available since more punches could be pulled. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 155) >>>>> """"" I felt like I was still in the 90's since I only had printed notes. You guys did a fantastic job!! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 156) >>>>> """"" I head for the airport and then off to Honolulu at 8 am California time. Had a great KFest (again). Really liked meeting Mark, seeing all of my A2.Staffers and _The Lamp!_ staff, and being inspired to carry on for another year. KFest is the highlight of my year. Worth every penny and more. Thanks for another great one, gang. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 163) [EOA] [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Suenaga :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 9 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Legend of a Monster Another Legend THE PUBLISHER STRIKES BACK--------------------------------------------[PSB] Busy Signals From The Editor A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Apple II History Site Moved--------------------------------------[AHM] Quoting a Character From a Novel---------------------------------[QCN] Name the New Writing Community-----------------------------------[NWC] Singles Forum is Having a Contest--------------------------------[SFC] Going Price of Used Apple II High Speed SCSI Cards---------------[PSC] Source for Apple II SuperDrive Interface Cards-------------------[SSC] Replacement Internal 3.5" Drive for //c+ ------------------------[RDC] Technical Information About the LanceGS Card---------------------[TIL] Patch for the HFS FST--------------------------------------------[PHF] ProTERM 3.1 Available for $19------------------------------------[PTN] Spectrum Now Available For $35-----------------------------------[STF] PMPFax Available-------------------------------------------------[PFA] TCP/IP Connection Speed With SOAR--------------------------------[TCS] Using SOAR to Access Syndicomm A2 Bulletin Board-----------------[USB] Syndicomm Will be Upgrading Bulletin Board Software--------------[SUS] Using Lynx to Download Files From Syndicomm Personal Directory---[LDL] Deleting Files in Your Syndicomm Personal Directory--------------[DFP] Favorite Apple II GIF Viewer?------------------------------------[FGV] Creating System Sounds for the Apple IIgs------------------------[CSS] Lost Classics Announcements--------------------------------------[LCA] Lost Classics - Beneath Apple ProDOS-----------------------------[BAP] File-A-Trix Recommended------------------------------------------[FTR] Booting From a SuperDrive----------------------------------------[BSD] What is Your Favorite Hard Drive Setup?--------------------------[HDS] Latest Version of SCAT on KFest 2001 CD-ROM----------------------[SKC] Changing Font for GSoft Printing---------------------------------[CFG] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM The Syndicomm Buddy Program--------------------------------------[SBP] Byte Works Products Available on Syndicomm's Online Store--------[BWP] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS How to Defrag a IIgs---------------------------------------------[DFG] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Legend of a Monster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come with me on the trail that is visible from High Above The Rock River... let us search for a mysterious inhabitant of the Rock River... the Rock Ness Monster. (Notice the similarity to the name of a world famous monster.) There is an early morning chill in the air as we precede north along the east bank of the river. The gusty wind causes us to shift our balance from time to time. No boats on the choppy water this morning. Here and there are leaves beginning to turn from green to the seasonal reds and yellows of Fall. Notice the Rock Men to our left... sturdy "Guardians of the Rock River"... built of rocks and standing about fifteen feet high... keeping watch 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Gives us a feeling of security as we search out this monster. About a mile further north there is this section of the trail with lots of trees blocking the view of the river. Come, let us move to the river bank where the line of trees is broken. There it is! Rocky the Rock Ness Monster! Long green neck arching out the water... that eye starring at us... those green scallops sticking out of the water along its back! But look close... the body of this creature looks very much like a log. Someone with a sense of humor has created this monster and anchored it in this location. There still remains a mystery. No one seems to know who built this animal and placed it there! Another Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ K-Fest has become a legend. People who have been there tend to return. A celebration of the mystique of the Apple II computer. If you have never gone to K-Fest you owe it to yourself to give it a try in 2002. KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! [EOA] [PSB]------------------------------ THE PUBLISHER STRIKES BACK | ----------------------------------- From The Publisher """""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [a2.ryan@a2central.com] BUSY SIGNALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~ As usual, change is taking place in the Apple II world. Among the bombshells dropped at KansasFest 2001 was that Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premiere printed publication, would be published by Syndicomm, the company that brings you Syndicomm.com, A2Central.com, and a bunch of Apple II products, beginning in 2002. The winds of change are also sweeping across the Juiced.GS lineup as founder, editor, and publisher Max Jones takes a well deserved break and slides into the role of associate editor in charge of page layout. While Max takes a break, I get to add one more title onto my resume: editor of Juiced.GS. Why is this important to readers of The Lamp? Simple. One of the other lines on my resume says I'm the publisher of this fine periodical. Let's just say that things in The Lamp!'s virtual cubicle of Apple II publications will stay the same, as long as Lyle Syverson is willing to have things stay the same. After all, his tenure as editor here is third and counting behind the Ironman of Apple II editing, Doug Cuff, and yours truly. I certainly hope he's willing to surpass me, at least, if not Doug as well. Acting as publisher gets me out of the month to month tasks, aside from updating the archives and being Lyle's main cheerleader ("Give me an L. . . "), so I expect lots of nothing to change here. What could change (emphasis on the second word in the sentence) is the other Apple II electronic newsletter I edit and publish, Apple II News and Notes, affectionately known as A2NandN (Note to the uninvolved: one guy editing and/or publishing three Apple II publications isn't a good idea). It's possible A2NandN will be basically wrapped into what is currently called "DumplinGS" in Juiced.GS. It's also possible it'll pretty much completely go away. On the other hand, one well-known writer in the Apple II community has expressed an interest in editing A2NandN. This sounds great, but I think I might want him to do more writing for Juiced.GS instead. I haven't yet decided. If anyone out there in virtual Apple II land who doesn't already have their hands full with a few other projects has any interest in editing A2NandN, please email me at rsuenaga@apple2.org. Until then, I'll keep my nose buried in my virtual magazines, and keep adding lines to my resume. Ryan a2.ryan@a2central.com [EOA] [FTE] From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson lyle@FoxValley.net Well, Ryan, things are going well with The Lamp! It is a lot of fun to produce this periodical. I don't anticipate any changes in the foreseeable future. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [AHM] Apple II HISTORY SITE MOVED """"""""""""""""""""""""""" It's old news by now, but Steve Weyhrich has moved his Apple II History to http://www.apple2history.org/ Great site. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 13) [EOA] [QCN] QUOTING A CHARACTER FROM A NOVEL """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" When quoting a character from a novel, is attribution given to the character, or the author? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" I'd think it would depend somewhat on the situation, but typically I think I'd say "In John Smith's novel 'John Smith's Novel', Bob Jones said, 'This is what Bob said.'" Or something similar. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" I believe proper attribution would include character, title of the work, and author. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 23 Aug 01 9:00:06 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 334 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" It depends greatly on the context. If you are introducing the quote out of the blue, I'd go with something like: As Arthur Upfield's character "Bony" often said, "I have never failed." If you were writing on the subject of Arthur Upfield's novels it would certainly be fine to just say: As Bony often said, "I have never failed." Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" I keep a collection of quotes on my web site which, like Reader's Digest, has no context: just the quote and the attribute. "Four score and seven years ago..." - Abe Lincoln I was just wondering what to do with a character quote, if I had one. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" >> I was just wondering what to do with a character quote, if I had one. << Interesting question. In that context, I would probably do something like: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." - Rhett Butler ("Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell) -- Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 50) [EOA] [NWC] NAME THE NEW WRITING COMMUNITY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm is considering opening a writing community - a place for people to talk about writing papers, essays, columns, stories, poems, and more. It'd be a place to share different writing and editing techniques and styles, suggest references, and to get help with your writing. But such a community needs a name! Show off your writing skills by thinking of a proper title for the "Writing Forum", and send your suggestions to gamebits@syndicomm.com. The best suggestion received by September 15th will receive a $10 usage credit for the Syndicomm online service. -Ken Gagne (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 9) [EOA] [SFC] SINGLES FORUM IS HAVING A CONTEST """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Singles Forum is having a contest to determine what contest to hold! Send in your idea for a Singles contest (could be a "best post", "best blind date story", or whatever) to a2.ryan@syndicomm.com. The best suggestion received by September 30, 2001, midnight HI time, will get a $10 Syndicomm.com usage credit! (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 10) [EOA] [PSC] GOING PRICE OF USED Apple II HIGH SPEED SCSI CARDS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know what the going rate on an Apple II High Speed SCSI card is? I have been contemplating selling mine. I just don't ever use it. That in itself isn't a good enough reason to part with it though. I thought maybe these were still fetching a pretty good price in the various channels. Thanks, Dain Neater Keeper of the A2 Board Syndicomm.com a2.dain@syndicomm.com (A2.DAIN, Cat 3, Top 20, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" On eBay I've never gotten less than $100, and usually a good bit more, for an HS-SCSI card. Even untested Rev. C cards rarely go for less than $75 or $80. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 20, Msg 4) [EOA] [SSC] SOURCE FOR Apple II SuperDrive INTERFACE CARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I received a Shreve Systems catalog in the mail last week. They are offering a "refurbished Apple II Multi-Controller card" for $59. The blurb says it will control the 1.44 MB high density Apple 3.5" drive, among others. That sounds like it is probably the SuperDrive controller. It is labeled as a "Special", so I don't think that they have many. If you are interested, their phone number is 800-227-3971, M-F 9am - 6pm Central Time. Their web address is: www.shrevesystems.com I bought two of the unused, still in the original packaging SuperDrive controllers from them a couple of years ago. They had them listed as Apple 3.5" drive controller cards then but the description identified them functionally, similar to what I am seeing in the catalog now. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 15) [EOA] [RDC] REPLACEMENT INTERNAL 3.5" DRIVE FOR //c+ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to get a replacement internal 3.5" drive for a //c+? (That's 3.5, and that's IIc Plus.) AllTech doesn't mention that it has any on its website, but then again, it mightn't mention such an item. :-) Doug C. (DCUFF, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" It should be the same drive mechanism as the GS 3.5 drive, should be a straight swap.... Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" The IIc Plus uses the same "red label" drives as what is in the Mac SE/II, some Mac Plus's (the ribbon cable will have a yellow stripe on pin#1 instead of a red stripe). You can also use a Sony auto insert 1.44MB drive in there as well, (blue label) though obviously it would be an 800K drive only. The 800K drive with the "black" label is the standard drive found in a UniDisk 3.5, some other Mac Plus's and Mac 512e upgrades that shipped before the introduction of the SE. An interesting piece of trivia that peeved Mac people at the time.. The Apple ][ got the double sided 3.5" storage nearly 6 months before it was available to the Mac platform. Tony (A2.TONYD, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 20) [EOA] [TIL] TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LanceGS CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Where can one find technical information about the LanceGS card? Specifically, information about the system requirements, and any network requirements and limitations. Joat (JOAT, Cat 3, Top 37, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> Where can one find technical information about the LanceGS card? << You should be able to find all the info you need at http://lancegs.a2central.com -- if there's something missing, let me know and I'll get it added. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 37, Msg 4) [EOA] [PHF] PATCH FOR THE HFS FST """"""""""""""""""""" A few years ago, a patch was released that increased the stability of the HFS FST, which does not sport the 32 MB partition limitation that ProDOS has. I've heard some people say recently that they still don't trust HFS, despite the patch. Why is that? Are there other inherent dangers with the FST that the patch did not address? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 7, Top 8, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yeah, there are still problems, despite the patch. Now, personally, I've had only minimal problems with it, and when they arise, I simply use ImageMaker to make a disk image, copy it to the Mac, run Norton Disk Doctor on it, then copy it back to the GS and use DiskMaker to dump it back to my hard drive. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 8, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" To clarify: The HFS patch is helpful, and does make HFS more reliable, but I don't believe it resolves all problems. While HFS is very nice on the IIgs for two reasons--long file names and large volumes--there is no way to boot from it, no support for running ProDOS 8 applications on HFS partitions, and no IIgs native repair utilities. While Shep's tip on creating an image and repairing it on the Mac -is- useful and clever (I've used it before myself), I still have difficulty giving a blanket HFS endorsement on the IIgs. It has its uses, but I certainly wouldn't trust irreplaceable data to it. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 8, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I'd have to agree with you. I played with it for a while, but kept ending up with corruptions. I could unplug the drive from the GS and plug it into a mac to run utilities, but the end result was always a loss of data eventually. I may use a HFS partition when I put a bigger drive in the GS soon, but I won't be keeping anything important on it. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 7, Top 8, Msg 5) [EOA] [PTN] ProTERM 3.1 AVAILABLE FOR $19 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" One of the announcements at KFest 2001 was that ProTERM 3.1 is now available for $19 from InTrec. There will be an on disk manual (no more printed manuals, unfortunately), but still one of the best telecommunications programs ever written. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 8) [EOA] [STF] SPECTRUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR $35 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those who use a IIGS, Spectrum also had a drop in price, and is now only $35. Probably even more important than the price is the fact that Spectrum is the only telecomm program that works over TCP/IP... Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 10) [EOA] [PFA] PMPFax AVAILABLE """""""""""""""" After a long absence, PMPFax is back on the market, at a vastly reduced price. See http://www.syndicomm.com/products/index.html Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 48, Msg 1) [EOA] [TCS] TCP/IP CONNECTION SPEED WITH SOAR """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, I have a question concerning TCP/IP connection speed when making a SOAR pass. I connect via LanceGS to a cable modem through a hub. Internet connection speeds are very fast (1-1.5 mbps) on my Win98 machine which is also connected to the hub. However my SOAR passes seem to be quite slow. I see no difference from when I was using my previous dial-up ISP and a USR 14.4 modem using Marinetti (scripted PPP). And, by the way, scripted PPP was slower than when I used to connect via dial-up shell account. I was looking forward to the improved speed the cable modem would make on my IIGS connection, but there is no apparent speed improvement (over my 14.4 modem). How can the connection on my Win98 machine be so fast and the connection on my IIGS (through the same cable modem) be so slow? I can connect to A2Central on my Win98 machine (using HyperTerminal Private Edition v6.3) and the speed is significantly faster than my IIGS connection. I double-checked my IIGS connection speed by manually connecting to A2Central using both Spectrum and also the Telnet app that comes with Marinetti. Do others also get slow TCP/IP connections on their IIGS? Is this a Marinetti problem? A LanceGS problem? It is certainly _not_ a Spectrum problem because the slow speeds are still apparent using the Marinetti Telnet app. And it definitely can't be blamed on just "the internet". The big question: Is there a fix? Any enlightenment anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. Spectrum 2.5.1 Marinetti 2.01 SOAR 1.0b5 Kind Regards, -Doc Mark Welte (MWELTE, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 194) >>>>> """"" There are various factors at work here. How fast is your IIgs? SOAR is an interpreted Spectrum script set, and so will work more slowly than a stand alone program would do. Marinetti also plays a part in the processing speed. Thus if a large amount of data arrives, then the processing time will depend very much on how fast your IIgs is, and not so much the connection speed. And as Carl has said, there is quite a lot of waiting time for Syndicomm to respond on your SOAR pass, so it might not appear as fast as you expected with a LanceGS connection. For instance, using Bernie to the Rescue, which gives a very fast (55Mhz or so) IIgs, and a dialup modem connection, my SOAR pass to the A2 Forum yesterday took around 27 seconds, from login in to the modem hangup. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 5 Sep 2001 - 42 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 196) [EOA] [USB] USING SOAR TO ACCESS SYNDICOMM A2 BULLETIN BOARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My last pass (when I picked up this message) took 1 minute, 29 seconds. On a pass where I only get one or two messages will take about a minute. This is with a cable modem on a 10MHz GS with a LanceGS card. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 5 Sep 01 8:58:12 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 321 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 200) >>>>> """"" Hmmmm. This is implying to me that the bulk of the time is spent processing the info, rather than data transfer. I don't know if that's accurate or not, though. Ewen? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 201) >>>>> """"" That is correct. The info has first to be processed by Marinetti and placed into its holding buffer, then Spectrum has to retrieve it from that buffer. While retrieving messages SOAR has to look for the prompts to tell it that the end of messages has been seen. Thus it has to read in the data as a stream from Marinetti, look for those prompts, store only the relevant data in the Spectrum capture buffer, and finally write the data out to disk. There are no short cuts to this, so the data has to be handled quite extensively. This is going to be true of any script set that functions as an OLR, such as SOAR or CoPilot. Only a stand-alone application could speed this process up, and that solution would not be flexible enough to handle any changing menus that might come along... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 7 Sep 2001 - 44 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 205) [EOA] [SUS] SYNDICOMM WILL BE UPGRADING BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sometime in the next couple of weeks, we'll be upgrading our bulletin board software with a new version Dave's been working on that will result in *much* faster message board scans. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 198) [EOA] [LDL] USING LYNX TO DOWNLOAD FILES FROM SYNDICOMM PERSONAL DIRECTORY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Recently, someone mentioned that Syndicomm's Lynx could be used to download files. I received a large file in email that PINE could not display. So, I had to save it. The only place that I could get PINE to save it was to my directory on Syndicomm. I have two questions. How do I find that file, using Lynx? Having found it, how do I download it to my GS, using Lynx? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 11, Top 13, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" >> How do I find that file, using Lynx? << Go to: ftp://username:password@syndicomm.com//users/username substituting the appropriate username and password. The file should be listed in the directory there. >> Having found it, how do I download it to my GS, using Lynx? << Move the highlight onto it, press d. . . Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 11, Top 13, Msg 15) [EOA] [DFP] DELETING FILES IN YOUR SYNDICOMM PERSONAL DIRECTORY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I received a file in my mail at my Syndicomm address which was too large to display. The only way that I could figure out to save it was to my Syndicomm personal directory area. Following the directions that Ryan posted in answer to my query, I used Lynx to download the file. Now I can't figure out how to delete the file from my Syndicomm personal directory. Neither Lynx nor Pine has an obvious command for this. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 114) >>>>> """"" They don't. You'll need to use an FTP client program to delete the file. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 115) >>>>> """"" I don't think Lynx can do it at all; Pine can delete the original message, but not the file saved in your directory. I guess, stretching it, you could use pine to do ftp by email and delete the file, but that sounds way too painful to even consider :) You'll need a real FTP client. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 116) >>>>> """"" >> You'll need a real FTP client. << Such as SAFE for Spectrum. Get it free from my home pages... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 8 Sep 2001 - 45 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Ryan, and Ewen, Thanks for the info on how to delete a file from my Syndicomm personal directory. I just received SAFE and Spectrum 2.5.2 from Joe on Friday. I installed them last night and successfully used SAFE to delete the file. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 119) [EOA] [FGV] FAVORITE Apple II GIF VIEWER? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" What's your favorite Apple II GIF viewer? I use SuperConvert 4 regularly, but I'd like to know what other folks use. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I use ShowMe! It's an NDA, and I load it on the fly (using IR and IRNDA) when I need it. Works great, and you don't need to launch a separate desktop app to view graphics. Max Jones Juiced.GS (JUICEDGS, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I use GView and SecondView Pro, but they use the Second Sight card in a high res mode not available to the basic GS. They are also slow. I rarely use them anymore, since I got the Mac. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 3 Sep 01 8:05:59 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 323 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I use Convert.3200. It is fast... and is easy to use. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: LYLE, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 4) [EOA] [CSS] CREATING SYSTEM SOUNDS FOR THE Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there a way to easily create system sounds for the Apple IIgs System 6.0.1? Thanks, Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" From scratch, you'd need some type of sound digitizer. Converting from existing sounds isn't all that hard. There was a GS+ article on doing that by Bill Moore. . . Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" The system 6 sounds are resource sounds - the sound is stored in the resource fork of the file. There are a few freeware utilities for converting normal (data fork) sounds into resource sounds. I used to have Homer Simpson (mmmm Forbidden Donut) sounds that I converted myself. Look on TIAB, or on ground for sound utilities. (KWS, Cat 12, Top 15, Msg 22) [EOA] [LCA] LOST CLASSICS ANNOUNCEMENTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Hmmmm....Just doing some catchup reading, and my post from around the time of Kfest apparently got munged somewhere, so I'm reposting: We had a couple of major announcements for Lost Classics in or right after Kfest: During Kfest, Joe Kohn managed to get released all of the Vitesse titles EXCEPT Harmonie and Faxination released via the LCP. We also got permission to release Platinum Paint. All these titles are awaiting copies so we can get them ready for uploading. Tony Diaz also got permission to release all of the Applied Engineering software, with the possible exception of ReadyLink--clarification is still being gotten on that one. We also formed a core group of people interested in helping getting software titles released, and everyone took a title to work on. Hopefully we'll have more news soon. (If you want to help--let us know!) On a more current note, Shawn Beattie offered and scanned in the Bag of Tricks manual, and put it in PDF format. Apparently the setup of the manual doesn't lend itself to scanning for ascii easily. I can and will make the PDF format available, but I'm enough of a purist to want to have Apple II material available in ASCII format. I very much appreciate Shawn's help and don't want to put him out more than he's already done....What's everyone's thoughts on this? If necessary, I'll do what I've done before and hand transcribe the manual (and ask for help in that, too! :) ) or see if anyone wants to tackle scanning and saving pits and piece of the manual. This won't be the first or last one that will have this situation. Later...........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 8) [EOA] [BAP] LOST CLASSICS - BENEATH Apple ProDOS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If anyone would like to take a crack at cleaning up the ASCII version of Beneath Apple ProDOS, I can send that to you. I passed out PDF versions on CD at KFest so you can use that to compare to the ASCII. I am not sure if it is worth trying to edit the munged ASCII as opposed to retyping. BTW, I used Acrobat Capture 2.01 to scan in the PDF version. If anyone has A2 books that have been released...I am happy to scan (at least to PDF, I'll try ASCII but don't get your hopes up) them in to be released to the community. Shawn (SBEATTIE, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I don't think I remembered to thank you for your hard work on that, Shawn. It was a remarkable piece of work. As well as for loaning the projector (again). I think all of us who were at K.C. were in your debt (again). Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" And we'll have the PDF of Beneath Apple ProDOS here in Syndicomm Online's A2 library shortly. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 11) [EOA] [FTR] File-A-Trix RECOMMENDED """"""""""""""""""""""" Just a small plug here for File-A-Trix, which I probably use every day. In fact, that and Quit-To are the two things from Karl Bunker that I use very regularly. Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 16, Top 20, Msg 6) [EOA] [BSD] BOOTING FROM A SuperDrive """"""""""""""""""""""""" If a SuperDrive is my drive 1, can I boot off it? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Sure. :) I do it irregularly. Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Both 800K and 1440K disks are bootable? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Yep. . . Ryan Chief Sysop Pro Tem, Palm OS, Page 590 (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Snazzy. Although I guess I'm happy with my current setup, using an 800K drive as drive 1, and the 1440K drive as drive 2. Saves one of my 1440K drives for future use. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I have both as drive 1, the 800 in slot 5, and the 1440 in slot 6. WHEN I need a 5.25 drive, I attach it to the 800 and change slot 6 to "Disk port". So far, I have never found a need to have a 5.25 and 1440 drive at the same time. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 27 Aug 01 9:07:59 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 330 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 19, Top 5, Msg 7) [EOA] [HDS] WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HARD DRIVE SETUP? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What's your favorite Apple II hard drive setup? I've always been partial to the RamFAST SCSI, but the simplicity of the Focus Drive (and its competitive speed) have made things much nicer. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 13, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I have a ramfast and focus in my IIgs. And I've used a CMS. I think Focus is the best solution (and I'd say that even if a scsi card were easily available :) I think the factors depend on individual situations. If you want 6 external hard drives, focus won't do you any good. But if I could find a reasonably priced, RAmfast-compatible external scsi drive, I wouldn't need a focus. I find the focus to be faster due to a newer/faster hard drive. Plus, it's not as noisy and doesn't take forever to spin up, unlike my scsi hard drive. Also, the focus is available, which is probably the most important factor :) (KWS, Cat 19, Top 13, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I like the Focus drive very much. It's fast, convenient, relatively quiet, and saves desk space. For SCSI, I prefer the Apple High-speed SCSI. Not as quirky and troublesome as the RamFAST, and I never noticed a huge speed difference between the two (some, but not enough to get excited about). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 13, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" To be honest, since the focus arrived here from Alltech I have had no reason to even think about setting up any other hard drive. It is quieter for me, it is faster (No Prodos 8 here), It's easier, It's larger. Sure I can't mount it on a Mac, but even if I could I wouldn't:) Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards A2 Community Syndicomm.com (A2.DAIN, Cat 19, Top 13, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I've been rather partial to the RamFAST, myself. My first hard drive, which I got second hand, came with an Apple II power supply with the pigtail connector changed, no enclosure, and a controller card. I don't even know what kind of drive it was, but it was only 20 meg. I thought it was huge at first, but it filled up really fast. It did get me using GSOS, though. Then I got the RamFAST with a 105meg drive. I was in heaven for a while. I got a 500meg next, and a CD drive, and a Zip drive. All worked flawlessly with the RamFAST, with the standard driver. As long as I can get drives that work at reasonable prices, I'm fine, but if not, I would happily switch to a Focus Drive. I actually have two RamFASTs because I bought a second one when I got the Second Sight card. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 4 Sep 01 8:33:23 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b4 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 322 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 19, Top 13, Msg 7) [EOA] [SKC] LATEST VERSION OF SCAT ON KFest 2001 CD-ROM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The latest version of SCAT is available on the KFest 2001 CD-ROM that is available by Syndicomm. I am very receptive to any bug reports. Meanwhile, I have to follow up what happened to the disk image I used to write SCAT and SCAF and make sure they are available on my home machines. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" >> The latest version of SCAT is available on the KFest 2001 CDROM... << Which you can order for just $20 at http://www.syndicomm.com/products :) Where's my Blatant Plug sign? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 38) [EOA] [CFG] CHANGING FONT FOR GSoft PRINTING """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone have any idea how to change the default font family and point size that GSoft uses to print "hires" text? I'm about as handy with the Toolbox as I am with a micro-laser. In fact, I was as happy as could be to figure out how to change the text color and text background. The default is white background and black text, and it only took a little poring over Toolbox Ref Vol II to figure out how to change it to blue background and white text. However, changing either the font (to Helvetica, say) or the point size is more than I can figure. Anyone? Doug C. (DCUFF, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" You'll need to use both the Font Manager and QuickDraw to do this. Look up InstallFont to ensure that the font you want is loaded into memory. Then you call SetFont and SetFontID, I think, to change fonts; those are in QuickDraw II. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 6) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SBP] THE SYNDICOMM BUDDY PROGRAM """"""""""""""""""""""""""" We've instituted a new Buddy Program! Recommend Syndicomm Online to a friend, and make sure they give us your username when they sign up at http://www.syndicomm.com/join.html, and if they're still a member after 90 days, you get a $10 credit to your account! That's like a whole month free (more if you're on a quarterly billing plan). For more information, visit . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 28, Msg 35) [EOA] [BWP] Byte Works PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON SYNDICOMM'S ONLINE STORE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Byte Works' Apple IIgs products are all now listed on Syndicomm's online store at http://www.syndicomm.com/products, with all-new, reduced pricing! We'll have the Apple II products and books up soon. We're still working on finalizing arrangements to officially take over the APDA stuff. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 2, Msg 4) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [DFG] HOW TO DEFRAG A IIgs """""""""""""""""""" Can anyone tell me how to defrag a IIgs? Can it be done with AppleWorks 3, or is there separate software? Thanks! (DLRA, 3517.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" There were several programs that could do this, but the best and easiest to find these days is ProSel-16. Joe Kohn or Max Jones has it available for a small fee. I can't remember which one has it. No GS owner should be without this utility in my opinion. It not only defrags, but it recovers files, repairs damaged partitions, lets you create a menu to replace finder if you want to, and much more. Try Joe's website at http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko/ or Max's at http://www.wbip.com/juiced.gs/ Dave . . . (UNCLE_DUCK, 3517.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" To defrag under ProSel-16 use the utility called 'Optimize". This will only work on ProDOS volumes. There is no easy way to optimize an HFS volume. Especially if you don't have a mac. Dave . . . (UNCLE_DUCK, 3517.3, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Changes in the Valley Changes at Syndicomm Online A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Announcing Uploads to Library------------------------------------[AUL] FYI - Morgan Davis-----------------------------------------------[IMD] Updated Version of Python Script for A2 Forum--------------------[PSF] SOAR and Four Digit Page Numbers---------------------------------[SFN] SOAR v1b6 Available----------------------------------------------[SRA] Old Internet Tools Revisited-------------------------------------[OIT] Games You Have Programmed----------------------------------------[GYP] Hammurabi by Thomas A. Compter-----------------------------------[HTC] Silvern Castle v7.3 Coming---------------------------------------[SCC] File Submissions-------------------------------------------------[FSS] Lost Classic Project Info----------------------------------------[LCP] Apple Release Source Code for Some Items?------------------------[ARS] RAM for the IIgs-------------------------------------------------[RGS] Using PING-------------------------------------------------------[UPG] Learn to Program in Pascal Course--------------------------------[LPC] Prizm------------------------------------------------------------[PZM] SAFE Updated to v1.1---------------------------------------------[SFU] Pointer on the use of SAFE v1.1----------------------------------[UOS] Icons For Focus Drive--------------------------------------------[IFD] Focus Utilities Disk Online?-------------------------------------[FUO] The Future of Sweet16--------------------------------------------[FSS] Pointers - Programming in C--------------------------------------[PPC] Getting Started With REZ-----------------------------------------[GSR] PNG Files--------------------------------------------------------[PGF] Cell Phone for 911 Emergency Service Only------------------------[CPE] Copy/Backup Files From Unix Account------------------------------[CBU] Etiquette Question-----------------------------------------------[EQN] Multi-Player DIABLO on the Mac or PC-----------------------------[MPD] The SirCam Virus-------------------------------------------------[TSV] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM The Life With Diabetes forum-------------------------------------[LWD] World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks--------------------------[TPA] The New Star Trek Series, Enterprise-----------------------------[STE] New Bulletin Board Software, Page 1600---------------------------[NSA] New Bulletin Board Software, Mac Bulletin Board------------------[NSB] New Bulletin Board Software Improvement--------------------------[NSC] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS FTP Files to the IIe Via a Mac-----------------------------------[FTE] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Changes in the Valley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes are occurring in the valley seen from High Above The Rock River. The brisk nighttime air has sent a signal to the trees that the time has come shut down the function of the leaves and move their nutrients into the trunk and branches. This has produced a magnificant collage of color... all shades of reds, oranges, yellows, maroons, browns... even greens. Autumn at its best. Changes at Syndicomm Online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes continue to occur at Syndicomm Online. More "interest forums" are being added. Web access to the bulletin boards is being implemented. See the Syndicomm announcements section of this issue for more details. All this in addition to the A2 forum with its busy bulletin board, chat area, and outstanding library of Apple II software. To subscribe to Syndicomm Online go to and select the link 'join'. To learn more about Syndicomm Online go directly to [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [AUL] ANNOUNCING UPLOADS TO LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" The library staff will use this topic to announce new uploads to our library. As we did previously on Genie and Delphi, we will try to use a standard message format for the benefit of OLR designers. This topic will be closed, so if you upload a file to the library please remember to either upload a separate file description or send it to us via email (a2.library@syndicomm.com) so we can post it here for you. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 1) [EOA] [IMD] FYI - MORGAN DAVIS """""""""""""""""" FYI From: Morgan Davis [mailto:mdavis@cts.com] Wayne, No, it is no longer a service we offer. A serving site would simply need the source code (and probably a programmer or two to finish development work to make it operate under modern Unix-based OS's). --Morgan ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Arthurton [mailto:Wayne.Arthurton@us.didata.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:30 PM To: 'mdavis@cts.com' Subject: Are UMDSS acnts still available now that you are hosting.com? If not what would it take to make a umdss serving site? Thanks, Wayne Arthurton ----- end original message ----- (WAYNER, Cat 10, Top 31, Msg 1) [EOA] [PSF] UPDATED VERSION OF PYTHON SCRIPT FOR A2 FORUM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here is an updated version of the python script to work for the a2 forum. # Simple Python A2Central.com Message Retriever import sys, os, time, telnetlib # Change these to suit username = '' # A2Central.com username password = '' # A2Central.com password savedir = '.' # Directory to store the message file in # hostname = 'a2central.com' port = 23 loginprompt = 'ogin:' passwordprompt = 'sword:' mainprompt = 'Page 1' bboption = 'm645;1' bbprompt = '1 ?' readcmd = 'bro nor nos' byecmd = 'bye' crlf = '\r\n' timestamp = time.strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S', time.localtime(time.time())) filename = os.path.join(savedir, 'a2central-' + timestamp) if os.path.exists(filename): sys.stderr.write('File already exists\n') sys.exit(1) tn = telnetlib.Telnet() try: tn.open(hostname, port) except: sys.stderr.write('Cannot telnet to A2Central.com\n') sys.exit(2) sys.stderr.write('Waiting for Login\n') tn.read_until(loginprompt) tn.write(username + crlf) sys.stderr.write('Waiting for Pass\n') tn.read_until(passwordprompt) tn.write(password + crlf) tn.read_until('Return') tn.write(crlf) sys.stderr.write('Waiting for Main\n') tn.read_until(mainprompt) tn.write(bboption + crlf) tn.read_until(bbprompt) tn.write(readcmd + crlf) msgs = tn.read_until(bbprompt) if msgs: try: file = open(filename, 'w') file.write(msgs) file.close() except: sys.stderr.write('Cannot write file\n') tn.write(byecmd + crlf) tn.close() print 'Done' (WAYNER, Cat 10, Top 57, Msg 48) [EOA] [SFN] SOAR AND FOUR DIGIT PAGE NUMBERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Will SOAR be updated to handle the four digit page numbers? (Editor) >>>>> """"" The WTC forum is accessible using a web browser, too, at http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/wtc/messages it's preliminary and isn't perfect, but it does work. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 208) >>>>> """"" I have been caught out here. SOAR was written to handle up to the three digit page numbers that Genie used. If Syndicomm is going to break this, and have many more four figure numbers in the future, I will release an update to SOAR. The SOAR logic needs to be updated in a number of places, and your Setup files will also need updating, so it is not a simple process to adjust them. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 14 Sep 2001 - 51 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 209) >>>>> """"" GEnie had a number of forums with 4-page numbers, including White House at 1600, Multimedia at 2000, and others. Our software supports forums with page numbers up to 32000, for the record, although I don't expect to ever use any beyond 9999. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 210) >>>>> """"" The Tax forum on GEnie was 1040. The forum I used to run, PowerPC Programming, was 1440. PPC was also four digits. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 211) >>>>> """"" As I only ever used the A2, A2Pro and Mac Forums on Genie, and my User Manual was for GEnie not Genie, I had thought that page numbers only ran to three digits. I will fix SOAR to handle the larger numbers in due course, but am advised that the Forum Sheppy has set up uses the new Forum format, so in any case, it might not work with SOAR as is. SOAR users please be patient while I sort this out. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 15 Sep 2001 - 52 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 212) [EOA] [SRA] SOAR v1b6 AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""" I have posted SOAR 1b6 on my home pages today. The main change is that it now accepts 5 digit page numbers, so you can add 'WTC Aftermath' Page 1600, to your list of favorite pages. As far as I can tell, all the various functions and displays have survived the changes. You will find that your Forum.Setup and Forum.List files will be automatically updated, and renamed, to reflect the changes. If you have any problems, or see any cosmetic problems as a result of the changes, please let me know as soon as possible. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 24 Sep 2001 - 302 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 220) >>>>> """"" (Reports were posted as to problems with installation of the update.) (Editor) >>>>> """"" This problem has already been detected, and a fresh upload to my web site was made yesterday. Only the Updater script was affected, so I have not changed the SOAR version number, but the upload date is now 27/9/01. --- cut --- Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 27 Sep 2001 - 299 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 223) [EOA] [OIT] OLD INTERNET TOOLS REVISITED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" When I first started using the Internet, I remember hearing about tools such as "archie" and "veronica" (but no jughead). I assume these utilities have gone the way of gopher, but what were they used for in their time? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Archie was an FTP search utility that would search FTP sites for files matching a particular name query. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I think there are still a few archie sites left (although there are better search engines for ftp stuff these days). I vaguely remember using archie years back, but don't think I ever found anything I was looking for :) (KWS, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" In addition to those, there was also gopher. I haven't run across a gopher site in some time. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Try gopher://nic.merit.edu:7055/11/apple/ , an Apple II gopher site. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 35) [EOA] [GYP] GAMES YOU HAVE PROGRAMMED """"""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone have any games that they have actually programmed that were fun? I remember putting together some text based adventures back in the day and even a simple snake game. I wasn't much of a die hard programmer, but I did have fun taking basic games and altering them to see what strange and wonderful things I could do with them. fun times. Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" Dain, Mostly I tried altering existing 8-bit games to make them more fun. Never worked though. Anyone ever played the D&D game "The Missing Ring"? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" I started writing a tetris-game in applesoft once. I got to the point of having a falling block that could move, but that was about it. My favorite 8-bit game is probably a freeware DHR applesoft blackjack game, though. I don't know who programmed it, it came with a bunch of others on a collection of PD applesoft games. (KWS, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Like a lot of kids, I programmed my calculator in high school. I wrote Blackjack and Red Dog, as well as a maze game (static mazes, not randomly generated). I tried to adapt the idea behind the maze game to a two-player "light cycle" game but couldn't get the link code working correctly. On the Apple II, I wrote an Applesoft version of "Space Ship of Death", a BBS door game for the IBM PC and Atari ST. My version ran under Warp Six BBS software. SSOD was a text-based adventure-style game ("go north", "get item", etc.) where players wander a maze, collecting weapons and defenses with which to hunt and kill other players. It was a lot of fun back then. :) With v1.1 I introduced interchangeable modules, so that instead of a space ship, the sysop could also use a hotel or summer camp as the scenario. I never finished the D&D castle scenario. For Spectrum, I've written Hangman and Mad Libs games to play with other people in the text-based conference rooms of CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, or Syndicomm. Funny... all these programs actually worked, yet I'm probably best known for Maxster. :p -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" Well, I can't say that it was fun, but I did program a simple war game in Applesoft that I sure had fun programming :) When I get my stuff together, I'll try to have it available from my website. I called it STRIKEFORCE, and it was based on the fulda gap scenario of the early eighties. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" Well, in addition to YahtzeeNDA and Shipwrecked! I wrote a couple of games in Hyper C, a Star Trek one and a rendition of the board game Payday. The family has had fun playing them from time to time. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 41) [EOA] [HTC] Hammurabi by Thomas A. Compter """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, I'd almost forgotten about this. I've been meaning to upload this here for a while, but there's been a problem with my account that has thankfully been resolved, and Hammurabi for the Apple IIGS should soon be available here. Anyone who wishes to is welcome to upload this to any of the reputable Apple II archives, as long as you don't change or delete any of the files, etc. Below is the readme file included in the archive. ************************************************************ Program Name: Hammurabi Author: Thomas A. Compter Version: 1.0.1 ************************************************************ This project came about from the combination of two goals that I had. First, I wanted to learn how to write a desktop application program for the Apple IIGS, and wanted a very simple project to start with. Secondly, I wanted to experiment with portability of modular programming. This is a rendition of an old text based Apple ][ Integer Basic game of the same name, wherein you take the role of the King of a city-state and allocate resources within the city in order to increase the wealth and well-being of the city. I sort of think of it as the original Sim-City. Please don't expect anything nearly as cool as that, though. Remember, this is my first attempt at a GS/OS desktop program, and I purposely wanted to tackle a SMALL project for my first one. You should keep that in mind as you judge the quality. ****** For Programmers ****** The core of the program has been written in what I hope is completely portable, pure ANSI C. In other words, this code should compile and run correctly on any ANSI C compliant compiler. Furthermore, although C is not in itself object-oriented, I have attempted here to write the code in an object-oriented fashion. The files ham.h and ham.c try to mimic the sense of a "class," in that all the code that affects the hamtype structure is performed in ham.c. The goal was to minimize the effort needed to port the program to a GUI system by creating a pair of files (ham.h and ham.c) which could be included with any main program and still work perfectly. Since this is C, and not C++, there is nothing to force the programmer to respect the "wall", but if (s)he does, then the ham.x files should behave as a class. Source code is included in the archive. ***** For Everyone Else ***** There are two versions of the program, both are S16 executables. Hammurabi is the Desktop version, while HamText is the text-based version (the one that should compile under any C compiler). Installation is accomplished by copying the files to a folder of your choosing. Or you can run it off a floppy or floppy disk image, if you're running an emulator. If you like using aliases, by all means make yourself one! :-) ************************************************************ Instructions for the Desktop Version ************************************************************ I really hope that game play for the desktop version is self-explanatory. but just in case, here goes: You are in charge of allocating resources for your City-State. You can buy and sell land, and choose to feed your people more or less. Heed the warnings you are given when the game begins! The goal of the game is to maximize the amount of land that your city owns and utilizes, while keeping the populous fed. Remember that it takes people to farm the land! To accomplish any of the allocating, simply click on the appropriate buttons. When you are done allocating for the year, click on the "Go To Next Year" button. ************************************************************ Instructions for the Text Version ************************************************************ The goals are the same as for the desktop version, but you make your moves by typing the letter that appears in (p)arentheses at the bottom of the screen. ************************************************************ Legal Stuff ************************************************************ This game is distributed as Shareware. The price of a legally licensed copy is exactly 1 email message to me per version that you download telling me what you think of the game, how it can be improved in either aesthetics or gameplay, etc. You can reach me at TomCompter@aol.com. The Source code is also Shareware, under the same stipulations as above. If you decide to use my code in a project of your own, I'd appreciate some on-screen credit and a copy of your project. Thanks for trying my game. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 32) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE v7.3 COMING """""""""""""""""""""""""" Just wanted to announce the imminent upcoming release of Silvern Castle v7.3. This release will mainly fix a few errors I discovered, including a nasty bug in the automap routine that crashes when activated inside the moat (although the Extra's Menu automap feature works). By the way, who at syndicomm is now in charge of disk admissions? Jeff Fink Silvern author (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 78) [EOA] [FSS] FILE SUBMISSIONS """""""""""""""" >> By the way, who at syndicomm is now in charge of disk admissions? << Well, I think it would probably be most appropriate to call them "file submissions", and that would be Tony Ward, better known as A2.TONY or Conan the Librarian. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 79) >>>>> """"" You can always email A2's current librarian by emailing a2.library@syndicomm.com -- in fact, this routes your message to everyone with the ability to release library files. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 80) [EOA] [LCP] LOST CLASSIC PROJECT INFO """"""""""""""""""""""""" We're still looking for copies of the Vitesse software for inclusion in the libraries and FTP sites. I do have Salvation awaiting upload--does anyone have the other titles? (Remember that Harmonie and Faxination weren't included.) Thanks! Later.............Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I've got several titles I'm uploading tonight or Wed. depending on work schedule, and I don't have the list at hand. I don't think I've got all the titles from Vitesse you mentioned, but I'll check to find out. :) We're in the process of getting a bunch of manuals scanned for ascii format thanks to Greg Nelson and Erick Wagner, so more on that front soon too. Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 18) EOA] [ARS] Apple RELEASE SOURCE CODE FOR SOME ITEMS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Now that Apple has released Darwin and Quicktime streaming server as public source (even though Darwin is BSD and Mach, 2 open source projects), do you think they could be convinced to release source code for some of their A2 stuff? Maybe they wouldn't want to release the Finder or WindowMgr code, but original prodos, gs/os, hypercard, etc. would be nifty. (KWS, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" It might be worth making the attempt. I don't see it as likely, since the only reason Darwin is open source is because it was open source code when Apple cribbed it from FreeBSD. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 22) [EOA] [RGS] RAM FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""" Does anybody have any idea where I can purchase memory chips for a GS Ram Plus? I can no longer get Spectrum to run, although simple programs will work for while. When I run BitBanger, it consistently finds bad memory in memory bank $08 (of $02-$61). Since the only way I can currently successfully boot is not have any inits or DAs loaded, is the entire card bad? Should I really be looking for a whole new memory card? Where would I find one of those for sale? David R. Pierce (DAVIDP, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" If I were you I would look into picking up a 4MB or 8MB Sirius RAM card from Alltech Electronics http://www.allelec.com or calling.. Toll Free Sales Only 888/404-8848 You can check out some of their Apple II wares at http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html The 4MB Sirius Card is 79.00 and the 8MB Card is $99.00. I have heard nothing but good things about them. I think the 4MB card is also upgradable to 8MB provided you can find the Ram chips (It uses an older memory type that used to be used quite a bit in PCs). If any of this info is incorrect I apologize in advance. Good Luck, Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager at A2 Syndicomm Rocks!!!!! (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" While I'm not sure where you'd get chips at this point, I need to point out that Harold was pretty clear that BitBanger wouldn't get reliable results with AE memory cards. If you do want to get a new card, in addition to the places Dain mentioned, eBay is worth checking out. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Thanks Dain, I'll give Alltech a call. And Ryan, BitBanger worked fine for me a few (okay, many) years ago, so my gut feeling is that something happened to my memory (take that either way and it is still right). David R. Pierce (DAVIDP, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Yaa! I'm back! Just got the Sirius 4Meg board (they were out of the 8Meggers and I didn't want to wait). Stuck it in, ran BitBanger just enough to feel comfortable, opened up SOAR and couldn't connect (: But it was just a minor setback due to the fact that the connection had not been shut down the last time I used it (many months ago it seems). Anyway, now I am off to see if I can get the latest updates to SOAR and SAFE. Boy is it nice to be able to use the GS programs again. David R. Pierce (DAVIDP, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 16) [EOA] [UPG] USING PING """""""""" Background: My ISP's Tech Support has asked me to ping their mail server to help figure out why it has suddenly stopped responding to my GS accessing it via SAM. No one else is having this problem. I can access Syndicomm's mail server fine, using SAM. Their mail server's log shows no response from my GS after connecting. My SAMlog and the SAM debug log both show no response from the ISP mail server after connecting. The problem started the day after they changed the IP on their server. (I have already tried using a different DNS and using the new dotted IP address of their server with no success.) I have Geoff's Ping EXE program. My questions: I dropped Ping into ProSel's exe commands folder. I then connected with my ISP using the Marinetti CDEV, dropped into the Prosel shell and gave the command "ping mail.montana.net". (mail.montana.net is the server in question.) Ping displayed its initial message and then the GS immediately crashed into the monitor. 1. Will Ping run properly from the Prosel shell? 2. If so, how do I use it, since what I tried did not work? 3. If not, which shells will it work from? (I have the full Orca suite of programs, shell, Prizm etc, and a many years old version of GNO/ME. However, I have not gotten around to installing or using either shell. If one of these will work, can someone give me a quick and dirty how to do it, so I can report back to the Tech Support quickly? If I need to get the current GNO/ME, where can I get it? I do not have any computer except for various Apple IIs.) Thanks, MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I've used ping successfully under GNO/ME 2.0.6. I'm fairly certain I've seen it crash, as well (as all Marinetti apps do at times...). the latest version of gno/me can be found at the ftp.gno.org ftp site. See www.gno.org for the exact location. Installing gno.me is probably overkill for just pinging a mail server, though :) Installing ORCA/Shell is much easier and requires less disk space. If you run prizm, I believe there is an option to start a shell window. You could try running ping from there. I'd also suggest trying to ping again from ProSel. Try it without starting Marinetti in the Cdev. Try running the telnet app first. You could also try telnetting to port 25 and 110 (the smtp and pop3 ports, respectively) of mail.montana.net from spectrum to see if they can connect. If you have shell access, you could try pinging the server from their to find the ip address, and then try connecting with that instead of the mail.montana.net (Marinetti DNS is flaky, sometimes). (KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, >> If you have shell access... << Unfortunately, there is currently no ISP offering shell access in Montana. >> ... the latest version of gno/me can be found at the ftp.gno.org ftp site. << Can this be downloaded using Syndicomm's Lynx? SAFE does not work for me. >> Installing ORCA/Shell is much easier and requires less disk space. If you run prizm, I believe there is an option to start a shell window. << Thanks for that advice. I have a partition on my hard drive set aside for Orca. So far, all that is on it is GSoft Basic. I have been planning on installing the Orca shell, Prizm, Orca C, Orca M, and Orca Pascal but have not gotten around to it. It looks like I now have found a round tuit ;), at least for the shell and/or Prizm. >> I'd also suggest trying to ping again from ProSel. Try it without starting Marinetti in the Cdev. Try running the telnet app first. << That sounds like the thing I should try first. >> You could also try telnetting to port 25 and 110 (the smtp and pop3 ports, respectively) of mail.montana.net from spectrum << I do not know how to telnet to a port. I assume that I just fill in a dotted address in the telnet dialog box in Spectrum's Services window. I got the dotted address for from tech support (Ewen also found it for me). It is <216.146.116.1>. Do I add another dot and the 25 or 110 to that or what? Thanks for your help. :) MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, I left the connection open when I finished with Spectrum, went to Prosel and ran Ping from the shell to . It worked fine. Thanks for the advice! Is there any way to extract any more information from the ping connection than just that it sent and received an ICMP (whatever that means) echo four times? My ISP tech support gave me the impression that I would be receiving detailed information regarding packets received, order of the packets, etc. That was what he wanted me to report to him. Thanks again, Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" ping is pretty simple. Fancy ping clients can tell you how long it took the data to be sent, and if the data fragmented or not, but what's most meaningful is knowing if you can locate the host and they're responding (and it sounds like they are). I've never tried, but you should be able to append ":25" or ":110" to the address to specify which port you want to connect to. I think the topic cops should probably start moving this conversation elsewhere :) (KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 44) [EOA] [LPC] THE LEARN TO PROGRAM IN PASCAL COURSE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm currently enjoying the Learn to Program in Pascal course. I'm only on chapter three; hope to get through five a week until I'm done, then tackle Toolbox Programming in Pascal. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Enjoy that! It's a great course, and I personally like pascal better than C. You still have to deal with pointers, but it seems to me that they're handled a little better in pascal than in C. FWIW, (which may be very little :) I've included the source to hammurabi in the archive that should be up here soon. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Pascal is definitely an easier language to pick up than C, but I find C to be easier for doing Toolboxish programming. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 5) [EOA] [PZM] PRIZM """"" After fooling with it for a few weeks, I really like Prizm. I just wish the GS had a bigger desktop to use it with :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The screen is just too small for a GUI environment. That's why I prefer to do my GS programming using MPW on the Mac these days. And of course, now that MPW is free, and MPW IIgs ORCA/C can be had for a vastly reduced price... ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I know I've been in this discussion before (Deja vu?) but wasn't there some limitation, like MPW only working with an older, buggy version of Orca C, or something? And MPW IIGS Orca/C is on Opus I, is it not? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" MPW IIgs ORCA/C is basically ORCA/C 2.0.3 instead of 2.1, which is a down side -- although the source is now available through the Opus ][ package, so perhaps an update might happen? The MPW IIgs ORCA/C compiler is indeed on the Opus ][ CD. Which reminds me -- if you share changes you make to sources on Opus ][ The Source with me, I do have authorization to redistribute them to other Opus ][ owners, so please do! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I was going to say that I thought MPW IIgs Orca/C was equivalent to 2.1, but looking at the product blurb: -- MPW IIGS ORCA/C is a port of ORCA/C 2.0.3 ... MPW IIGS ORCA/C is almost a straight port of ORCA/C 2.0.3 to the MPW environment. The exceptions are some oft-requested extensions to C, like // comments and multibyte character constants. -- But since the source for both is available ... :) BTW - great news about the opus ][ source code change redistribution, Sheppy. Any plans to set up a registered owner site? (yeah, I know you're busy :) (KWS, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" No decision yet on how to handle redistribution. I have permission to do it but there are some conditions I need to go over before doing anything about it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 6) [EOA] [SFU] SAFE UPDATED TO v1.1 """""""""""""""""""" I have posted an update to the SAFE script set on my web site today. SAFE 1.1 fixes the problem some of you had double-clicking the List boxes to navigate folders. No other fixes have been made. We still wait an upgrade to Marinetti to fix the 'empty directory' syndrome, and hosts that require more secure authentication. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 18 Sep 2001 - 55 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 21) [EOA] [UOS] POINTER ON THE USE OF SAFE v1.1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A note about the latest version of SAFE 1.1 on my web site. As Marinetti does not yet seem able to open local listening ports, despite its docs saying they should work, please make sure that you check the 'Use passive (PASV)' box in the settings dialog. You will sit forever waiting for directories to be opened otherwise! The list box double clicking has been fixed with this release, but you still me have problems opening directories on some hosts due to the other bugs in Marinetti. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 5 Oct 2001 - 291 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 17, Top 24, Msg 17) [EOA] [IFD] ICONS FOR FOCUS DRIVE """"""""""""""""""""" At KFest this year, a few of us noticed that when Max Jones powered up his IIGS that his desktop had a different icon for his Focus drive than the usual. Where most have the standard hard drive icon, Max has one that is of the Focus card itself. When I asked him about it, he believes that his drive came that way. I asked Tony Diaz about it and he had never seen that icon before. Tony looked around Max's hard drive and found a FOCUS.ICN file in his Icon directory. Max had no idea where he got it though. Tonight I was thinking about it and figured that if it were anywhere, it would be on the Time In A Bottle CD. So I checked it out and sure enough. Number: 26122 Name: FOCUS.ICN.BXY Address: CHUNK.S Date: 951206 Approximate # of bytes: 1240 Number of Accesses: 42 Library: 10 Description: If you have one of AEC's new FOCUS HardDrive cards, you'll love this ICON. It is a picture of the card. Your card's name must begin with 'F' for it to work. If you have an Icon Editor you may change this attribute yourself. Enjoy! Packed with ShrinkIt GS 1.1. Keywords: icons,Focus HardDrive,hard drives,gs On the CD itself it can be found at: /Time.In.A.Bottle.Volume.1/Lib10.Icon/Icons/E-F/focus.icn.bxy The "Your card's name must begin with 'F' for it to work." has me puzzled a bit. I tried to change one of the partition names to begin with a 'F' but that didn't help. Perhaps the boot partition has to begin with a 'F'? I'll have to try that next. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 28, Top 3, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" If you take a look at the icon with an icon editor (ICE would be my first choice), you'll notice there's only a large icon and it's set to match the filename (or volume name, whatever :) F*. Why it's not working for you when you change a partition to beginning with an F I have no idea. However, with an icon editor, you ought to be able to get it to match whatever you want. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 28, Top 3, Msg 19) [EOA] [FUO] Focus UTILITIES DISK ONLINE? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi. I seem to have misplaced my Focus Utilities disk. Is there an online source for this disk? A disk image perhaps? Thanks, Dain Neater Keeper of the Board Syndicomm A2 (A2.DAIN, Cat 28, Top 3, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" You can get the Focus software (as well as some other relatively hard to find Apple II driver software) at the Alltech web site: http://www.allelec.com/apple2sw.htm Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 28, Top 3, Msg 22) [EOA] [FSS] THE FUTURE OF Sweet16 """"""""""""""""""""" One of these days I'll find time to work on Sweet16 some more... Syndicomm has been keeping me extremely busy. And of course the uncertainty surrounding BeOS lately has been dampening my enthusiasm just a little bit. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Sweet16 really needs to be ported to a different OS. I know that a Windows port isn't going to happen too soon but perhaps a Linux port? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" A Linux port has been authorized but the person that was going to do it has been too busy and hasn't touched it. I'd frankly prefer a Mac OS X version, but I doubt that would be tolerated by the Bernie boys. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 15) [EOA] [PPC] POINTERS - PROGRAMMING IN C """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Pointers in C are pretty inconsistent at times, especially when strings and characters are involved. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? A pointer is very much like an arrow that points at a memory location. It's a number that specifically indicates the address in memory of a particular piece of data -- very much like an address, like 500 North Main Street, refers to a particular piece of land. Where a pointer in a computer indicates the address of, say, a variable containing the number 50, a home address indicates the address of, say, Bob Smith. Why are pointers important? For several reasons. Here are a few examples: 1. At the lowest level, some important information in your computer's memory is kept at a fixed memory location, which you must address using a pointer. For example, the low-level keyboard input register is at the address $E0C000. So if you need to read the keyboard at the low level from C, you might do something similar to: char *keyboard = 0xE0C000; char thekey = *keyboard; We'll get into the oddities of this syntax later on in this and/or other posts. 2. If you're going to pass a structure from one function to another in C, it's far more efficient and practical, in most cases, to pass a pointer to it instead of the entire structure itself. This way, instead of dumping a copy of the entire structure through from one function to another, only the four-byte pointer to the structure has to be passed around. 3. The Toolbox uses pointers. A lot. Now that we have some idea what pointers are and why they're important, let's take a look at how they work in C. A pointer, in C, is a particular type of variable, which is defined by indicating the type of variable that will be pointed to, and using the asterisk "*" before the name of the variable, as follows: char *letterPointer; int *intPointer; WindowPtr *myWindowPtr; The first is a pointer to a character. Through a quirk of how C works, a pointer to a character is the same thing as a string. They're interchangeable, with some caveats; we'll look at strings in C in a minute. The second is a pointer to an integer. Integers on the IIgs are 2 bytes. The third is a pointer to a window record structure. You might pass this into Toolbox functions such as ShowWindow or HideWindow, or even SetPort. Creating a pointer variable, such as intPointer above, does *not* create a memory location to actually store the value pointed to by the pointer. It creates a variable into which the address of a value can be stored. So never, ever, do this: int *intPointer; /* create an integer pointer */ *intPointer = 0; /* store 0 at the address pointed to */ The value of intPointer -- the address of the integer variable -- is never set here. You're trashing memory when you stuff 0 into a random memory location. Instead, be sure to do something more like this: int myInteger; /* create an integer variable */ int *intPointer; /* create an integer pointer */ intPounter = &myInteger; /* make intPointer point to myInteger */ *intPointer = 0; /* store 0 at the address pointed to */ This is safe. Clearly this is a simple example that doesn't make much sense, but in a context of really making use of the pointer, it can be very handy. Let's look closer at the syntax. The ampersand "&" translates into English as "the address of". So "&myInteger" is "the address of myInteger". The asterisk "*" unfortunately has two meanings (and therein begins the confusion). When declaring a variable, like this: int *intPointer; It means "this variable is actually a pointer". In this case, a pointer to an integer. When accessing a variable, like this: int j = *intPointer; It means "the value pointed to by". In this case, it means "the value pointed to by the intPointer pointer". OK, what's with strings? A string in C is defined using a character pointer, like this: char *mystring = "This is a string"; This creates a pointer to a character, called mystring, which points to the string "This is a string". This is the first of C's annoying special cases. Let's compare: int *intPointer = 0; char *mystring = "This is a string"; The first of these creates a pointer to an integer, intPointer, and sets it up to point to the address $000000. The second creates a pointer to a string, mystring, but also tells the C compiler to insert the string "This is a string" into your program code and set up mystring to point to it. This isn't very consistent at all. Strings in C are basically an array of characters with the last character in the array being the byte value 0 (also called the null character). We'll look at the relationship between arrays and pointers in a future post, perhaps. We'll continue this look at pointers in C soon. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 1) [EOA] [GSR] GETTING STARTED WITH REZ """""""""""""""""""""""" What's the best way to get started with Rez? I'm always confused by it. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 1) I learned rez from a tutorial on ground called rtutor. This was way back when ground was grind, and not just a pile of mud :) I'd bet TIAB has it, or possibly other rez info. rTutor included C and rez code, as well as tutorial information. To learn rez, I think you need to just stick your hands in it, by looking at rez files, disassembling resource forks, and looking at resources in your favorite programs with something like Genesys or Foundation. Or skip rez entirely and use one of the above :) (KWS, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Best way to learn Rez is to just copy existing Rez code and alter it. It's actually a pretty simple "language". Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 3) [EOA] [PGF] PNG FILES """"""""" What is it about PNG files that people think is so great, other than it not being Unisys-impaired? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Two of the biggest reasons PNG is better than GIF: 1) Alpha transparency support. GIF supports transparent pixels, but it's an all-or none proposition, which can cause hard edges and transparent pictures can look like crap on the wrong color background. PNG has transparent pixels, but a pixel can be a colored and 50% transparent. 2) Unlimited colors. GIF is limited to 256 colors (255 with transparency), which doesn't work well for photos or smooth color blending. PNG supports pretty much unlimited colors. But, there's 2 advantages GIF has over PNG: 1) Not all browsers deal with png natively (I think all modern ones do, though). 2) GIF animations. And just to be thorough, 2 advantages of PNG over jpeg: 1) Transparency. 2) non-lossy compression (PNG compression is generally as good or better than GIF). (KWS, Cat 60, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Significant disadvantage to GIF vs. PNG is Unisys's patent insanity. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 60, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The claim that modern browsers support PNG seems to be a load of hooey though. We spent a couple hours trying to get them to consistently work the other day, hoping to use them on our webside board, and no matter what we did, some browser or another wouldn't recognize the files. We finally gave up and went with GIF instead. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I think Unisys' lzw patent expires soon. And I think most European countries don't accept the validity of software patents. Some browsers do behave erratically with png pics, though. IE 4 (pc), in my experience sometimes shows them, sometimes doesn't. and sometimes shows them with quicktime (and takes forever to display). It may be that some pictures are stored slightly differently, or invalid, or something. (KWS, Cat 60, Top 7, Msg 5) [EOA] [CPE] CELL PHONE FOR 911 EMERGENCY SERVICE ONLY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Awhile back we were talking about cell phones, and Gary noted that even those not subscribed to a service can dial 911. I stopped by the local Cingular store today and they confirmed this, but presented me with the dilemma of acquiring a phone. A cell phone costs $219 by itself, but only $19.95 or so with a minimum one-year service plan, which comes with a $150 early termination fee, so no matter, what it's an expensive piece of hardware. Does anyone know of cell phone providers who specialize in emergency usage plans? Or does anyone have a cell phone they're no longer using? :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 226) >>>>> """"" There are many cellulars at local Goodwills and such for just about nothing. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 228) >>>>> """"" I've seen ads for cheap cell phones ($20 or so) that don't come with a plan, but instead come with xx minutes of usage (sort of like a phone card), and you can buy additional time as well. I think I've seen these advertised at office supply stores (like Staples) as well as general department stores (like Ames). (KWS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 229) >>>>> """"" My son has an ATT Wireless phone like that. The unused time expires after 90 days, but adding more time with a new card extends it to 90 days from the date you activate the new card. You can buy in sizes you actually use, so for small volume use, it's cheaper than any monthly fee plan. For regular users, the monthly plans are cheaper, but do require a commitment, and good credit. If all you want is to be able to dial 911, a used phone is the way to go. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 4 Oct 01 9:59:25 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b6 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 292 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 230) [EOA] [CBU] COPY/BACKUP FILES FROM UNIX ACCOUNT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Dunno if this is the right topic. Now that I've graduated, my college account is about to expire. I need to copy/backup all the files from my Unix account before they disappear on Friday. Any suggestions as to the best/quickest way to do this from my PowerBook? Some ideas: - telnet and sz the files, or ftp the files, one-by-one. - telnet, zip, and sz/ftp the collected files. - Mount the account via AppleTalk and copy the files in the Finder. - Mount the account via AppleTalk and Drop stuff the files onto a local volume. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 221) >>>>> """"" >> - telnet, zip, and sz/ftp the collected files. << This is what I'd do. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 222) >>>>> """"" It's also what I would do, but I wouldn't sz, just ftp. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 223) >>>>> """"" Thanks guys. Which is quicker: FTP over TCP/IP, or sz over direct dial-up? (I have a 56K modem.) Also, many files in my account have filenames beginning with a period. If I use the command "zip backup .* *", as recommended in the man pages, the zip command tries to archive everything in the parent directory, as well as directories located in the parent - ie, just about the entire server - when it tries to zip ".". Any idea how to get around this? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 224) >>>>> """"" Ah! I solved what ailed me. I'd forgotten I'd long ago aliased "zip" to "zip -gr", and the "r" flag causes the zip command to recurse through all available directories. I unaliased it and backed up all my files into backup.zip using these two commands: zip backup .* zip -gr backup * Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 225) [EOA] [EQN] ETIQUETTE QUESTION """""""""""""""""" I have an etiquette question. I write a weekly newspaper column which I would like to submit for syndication. There are at least three syndicates I am interested in pending proposals to, but I think I once read or was told that it is not kosher to solicit the same material to multiple vendors simultaneously. OTOH, each syndicate can take as long as ten weeks to return a response, and I'd rather not take 30 (7.5 months!) weeks to get all my responses in! Any suggestions on if it is acceptable to mail my material to three syndicates at nearly the same time? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" I would say that, yes, it's kosher. Be aggressive. They are when they try to sell the stuff. Go get 'em, Ken. Oh, by the way, did I ever return your call when you approached me about purchasing your column? :-) Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" I would do it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 55) [EOA] [MPD] MULTI-PLAYER DIABLO ON THE MAC OR PC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm trying to get a few Apple II folks together this evening to play a network game on their Mac or PC together, as kind of a group effort to get our minds off the news. So far, most of the people I've talked to have either Diablo I or Civilization II Gold, so I'd suggest we play one of those games. Anyone interested in a game starting at, say, 5:00 PM Pacific time? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 212) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I'd be interested in making this a weekly event. I'm not around next week but please keep us updated. I have both the games you mentioned, but have never played Diablo and suck as Civ II. Plus I'm on dial-up, FWIW. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 213) >>>>> """"" Well, I'm hanging around for a while tonight hoping someone will play with me, but I like the idea of a weekly event. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 214) >>>>> """"" Dain and I played Diablo together tonight. We had fun but got ourselves into a sticky situation we weren't ready for and got nailed hard. We're going to play every Sunday. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 215) >>>>> """"" Arrgh! I didn't read the forum yesterday, so I missed some multiplayer diablo!! I hope I don't miss it next week :) (KWS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 216) >>>>> """"" Not sure what time we'll start next week; I hope earlier in the day than this time. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 217) [EOA] [TSV] THE SirCam VIRUS """""""""""""""" A tec support email I received states that "the SirCam virus has its own SMTP engine." That can't possibly mean what I think it means, so could someone tell me what it means, and how that's possible? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" I assume it means that instead of relying on the existence of an email program like Outlook to send copies of itself to others, it has its own SMTP client built in. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Egads. If we're talking about the same virus, and I think we are, I spent hours over the weekend trying to help a friend who caught that virus on her PC. Whatever you do, if your virus checker IDs the virus but says it can't fix it, do not let your virus checker delete the 2 infected files, or the PC won't be able to run any programs. What it does after infecting your system, is that it sends it out to others in your address book. But, it may be even more insidious that just that, as my friend got it in e-mail from someone she didn't know. The very latest McAfee DAT file has the cure for it. It also requires the very latest McAfee engine. That is, if you can go online to download those. In any case, enter the virus name into Google, and look for the entry from the University of Maryland. They have a link to a stand-alone program you can download from Norton that will nuke the virus. They also have step-by-step instructions on exactly what to do to get the PC up and running again. In my friends case, I had to come home to download the Norton file, which fits on a 3.5" disk, and then could only run it on her machine from DOS, after booting the computer from a Win98 Startup disk. That whole experience really made me appreciate my IIGS even more. It's a dangerous world out there for PC users. Joe (JOKO, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 34) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [LWD] The Life With Diabetes forum """""""""""""""""""""""""""" has now opened at page 955, keyword DIABETES. Share your experiences with diabetes, and talk to others with this disease. (Opening Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [TPA] World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm has opened a new community for discussing the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Share your feelings, share your sorrow, share your thoughts. Keyword WTC, page 1600. (Opening Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [STE] THE NEW STAR TREK SERIES, ENTERPRISE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Talk about the new Star Trek series, Enterprise, in the HelpDesk forum's category 50, topic 1, at page 150, keyword HELPDESK. (Opening Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [NSA] NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE, PAGE 1600 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The World Trade Center/Pentagon discussion forum at page 1600 is running our new bulletin board software. The software isn't finished yet, but is making rapid progress. You may visit it on the web at http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/wtc/messages. So far this week, we've done some major revamping to the look and feel, and URLs are now clickable in messages. We have lots more to do, but it's moving along, and we thought we'd share our progress with you. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk Bulletin Board, SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 6, Msg 1) [EOA] [NSB] NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE, MAC BULLETIN BOARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This forum has now been upgraded to our new bulletin board software. Some textside commands don't work yet in this version of the software, but you can now access this board using your web browser: http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/mac/messages Enjoy! Sheppy (Mac Bulletin Board, SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 2) [EOA] [NSC] NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE IMPROVEMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The new version of the bulletin board software (currently in use on pages 605 and 1600, MAC and WTC) now has scroll prompt support on textside. It does not yet automatically determine your screen height from the window size reported by your terminal program yet like the old version does, but that's coming in the next day or two. For now it just assumes 24 lines. Dave Miller justdave@syndicomm.com + justdave@justdave.net Lead Software Engineer/System Administrator, Syndicomm Online http://www.syndicomm.com/ http://www.justdave.net/ (HelpDesk Bulletin Board, JUSTDAVE, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 36) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [FTE] FTP FILES TO THE IIe VIA A MAC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've found some files that are available as FTP files for the Apple II -- programs and discs from Nibble Magazine. What I don't know how to do is how to get those files through my G3 Mac in a manner that will allow me to use them on my IIe. The download says that the files can be unpacked with Shrinkit. I have Shrinkit on my IIe I capture the files on the Mac and they appear on the desktop, but when I try to copy them to a Prodos formatted disc I get error messages. Do I need to do something special to get usable Apple II files when downloading them via the Mac ?? Thanks Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 3516.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" ProDOS file names are picky so make sure you are using a valid prodos name for the file. I had a similar problem when I transferred files via MS-DOS disk. For instance, ProDOS can't accept spaces. Try using periods. C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Email: wrstrutts1@home.com (WILLIAM7622, 3516.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Dear William, Thank you. That was exactly the problem. The file name I was trying to copy had 16 characters, and Prodos only allows 15. HOWEVER, that doesn't completely solve my problem. Now that I have the file on a Prodos disc, Shrinkit doesn't recognize the file. Copy II Plus shows the file with a FileType of $00 Trying to VIEW the file as with Copy II Plus gives an I/O error in Block $FBAA Any suggestions ?? Thanks Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 3516.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Did you download the file using Netscape? There is a known bug in Netscape which is referred to as "cooking" the file. There is a program called "uncook" which fixes it or you could try downloading it using Internet Explorer. C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Email: wrstrutts1@home.com (WILLIAM7622, 3516.4, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I did in fact use Netscape. I don't see any message in my Netscape book about 'cooking' or 'uncooking.' Any idea where I'll find the 'uncook' program ? I'll also try the Inet Explorer route. Thanks Stan Sztaba (SSZTABA, 3516.5, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Fork in the Road A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS New Bulletin Board Software in Use in A2 Forum-------------------[NBS] Web Access to the A2 Bulletin Board------------------------------[WAB] Snack Arrangements for K-Fest 2002-------------------------------[SKF] New Version of SOAR Will be Required-----------------------------[NSR] Gopher and Other Internet Tools----------------------------------[GIT] The Future of Apple II GIF Viewing Programs----------------------[FGV] MIDI Keyboard Interface to the IIgs------------------------------[MKI] Space Invaders for the Apple II----------------------------------[SIA] How do You Pronounce Eamon?--------------------------------------[PNE] Silvern Castle v7.3 Delayed--------------------------------------[SCD] Uninterruptible Power Supplies With the IIgs---------------------[UPS] Bret Victor's Web Sites------------------------------------------[VWS] Ping for the IIgs------------------------------------------------[PGS] APDA Products Being Added to Syndicomm Online Store--------------[APA] Latest on Bernie II the Rescue-----------------------------------[LBR] Apple II Forever Projects----------------------------------------[AFP] Apple II Documentation Project-----------------------------------[ADP] IPC Spy CDA------------------------------------------------------[ISC] FREDA CDA Debugger-----------------------------------------------[FCD] Pixie Debugging Tool for the Apple IIgs--------------------------[PDT] GS/OS Serial Drivers Adequate for APP?---------------------------[GSD] Apple II FileType for PDF Files----------------------------------[AFP] What do You Think of the iPod?-----------------------------------[TIP] It, The Invention------------------------------------------------[ITI] The Myth Series by Asprin----------------------------------------[MSA] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Webside Bulletin Boards Open in Several Forums-------------------[WBB] Prolifif Quill Forum Now Open------------------------------------[PQF] Like to Play Dungeons & Dragons?---------------------------------[DAD] Sign up for Syndicomm Online-------------------------------------[SSO] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS What do You Use Your Apple II For?-------------------------------[UYA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Apple II Documentation Project-----------------------------------[ATP] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Fork in the Road ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River the calm water and clear blue sky beckon us to go for a walk along the river. The dry, crisp leaves crunch beneath our feet. The blue sky, and its reflection in the water, provide an awe inspiring background for the white bark of the birch trees. On the other side of a group of leafless trees in the distance we see a road that was hidden from view during the summer. A fork in this road leads to another road that disappears behind a rise in the land. The path one's life takes is based on which forks in the road were taken. All of us have a common interest in our journey... the Apple II computers. There is a new group of people who are interested the Apple II. They have acquired an A2 at a garage sale... or had one given to them... etc. These people are eager to learn what these computers can do and where to get software. To learn how you can help, see "Letters to the Editor" [ATP], Apple II FOREVER PROJECTS [AFP], and Apple II DOCUMENTATION PROJECT [ADP] in this issue. A fork in the road has led many Apple II users to yet another experience... K-Fest. You have never been to K-Fest? You really ought to try it. Can't find the fork in the road leading to K-Fest? See the section on K-Fest in this issue. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NBS] NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE IN USE IN A2 FORUM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A2 is now running the new bulletin board software; things should be much, much faster here now, and we have a webside board as well. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 13) [EOA] [WAB] WEB ACCESS TO THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you have Web access (yes, Lynx and Links both count, haven't checked SIS yet), accessing the A2 Bulletin Board just got lots easier. Point your browser to http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/a2/messages and you can access our board via the Web. You will need your password and username, of course. You will also have to enable Cookies in your browser. Give it a try and see how you like it. Ryan A2 Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 1) [EOA} [SKF] SNACK ARRANGEMENTS FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (Posted via the web, partially as a test): As long as I'm at KFest 2002 (I plan to be, just a little less sure than usual), I'll be buying the same 6 dozen or so Krispy Kreme donuts I did this year. Someone else will have to get the milk ;-) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 193) >>>>> """"" I'll take care of the Milk. I figure I might as well contribute something. Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 3, Msg 194) [EOA] [NSR] NEW VERSION OF SOAR WILL BE REQUIRED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The recent changes in the Forum software will require an update to SOAR. You may find in the meantime that SOAR sticks or ceases to work for some functions. I am away from home for the rest of this week, and will not get a chance to work on the scripts till I get home. I shall post an updated SOAR on my web site as soon as I can get the scripts worked out. Please be patient till then... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 30 Oct 2001 - 266 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 226) [EOA] [GIT] GOPHER AND OTHER INTERNET TOOLS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The latest set of Web Browsers, Netscape 6 and Explorer 6, have dropped their support for Gopher. That spells doom for the remaining gopher sites that are still up. A quick check on gopher in the last year resulted in alot of dead links and nothing interesting to see. Gopher has served its purpose and was not as easily expandable as what the Web has grown into. It was nice in its time when there was no Web to look for information. The concept of its use was simple. Everything was indexed-based. Your home index had links to sub-indexes and/or files and through some path of links, a link to a master index by country, state, site. Each item in an index pointed to another index or to a file, ftp file or directory, telnet server, or web page. Files linked from an index followed a certain set of types as specified in the RFCs. This was pretty much limited to text, "binary", sound, graphic, animation, and "unknown" files. By the way, there was also a Jughead. Jughead was a serch tool for a set of servers (instead of all of them). Jughead only worked if there was a jughead server set up on the gopher sites. It is my understanding that it was difficult to set up a jughead server and not well maintained. Also, for more information about Code Red and Nimda, take a look at these links: http://www.incidents.org/react/nimda.pdf http://www.incidents.org/react/code_redII.php Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 38) [EOA] [FGV] THE FUTURE OF Apple II GIF VIEWING PROGRAMS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does the Unisys patent spell the end for Apple II GIF viewing programs? Will anyone write a new or updated GIF viewer? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" The gif/lzw patent is #4,558,302 if anyone wants to check it out at the US patent office homepage: uspto.gov. It was filed december 10, 1985, which means it expires December 10, 2005 (20 years). They also have separate patents for UK and Japan - they may expire at some other time. I think a more serious obstacle than unisys in the development of new gif tools is the dirth of programmers and programmers with time, though :( (KWS, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Yeah, this is a bigger problem. But the Unisys thing still sucks. Four more years. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 8) [EOA] [MKI] MIDI KEYBOARD INTERFACE TO THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all. I recently bought a midi keyboard, and I'm now keen to try connecting it to my GS. I have downloaded a couple of designs for midi interfaces from Harmony Central. These are for serial port Macs, so I presume they would work with the GS too. I'm planning to construct one of these and try connecting my keyboard (a Casio CT-670). Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? What software can I use? Any of it freely available? What can the GS do when interfaced to a midi keyboard? Always fun to explore a new area of our old friend :) Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" IIRC, there were 2 ways of getting MIDI data into the IIgs... AE had a midi card Apple (and maybe others) had the external midi->serial port converter, which worked the same for the macintosh & IIgs, so presumably the device you build would work with IIgs midi port driver. If it works, I'd like to see a tutorial on building one :) (KWS, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I bought Pyware's Music writer just before I got married. I have Apple's midi interface. It worked; you could play on the keyboard, and the notes would appear on the screen, but of course if your rhythm was off even a little, the notes wouldn't come out the way you expected. Naturally, priorities changed significantly with the addition of the gold ring, so that was the last I ever really played with it. Someday, though.... :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 7) [EOA] [SIA] SPACE INVADERS FOR THE APPLE II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm finding a lot of great classic games that were on the 8 bit Apple II now on the Palm platform. The primary one I'm thinking of is Space Invaders. Is there a publicly available Space Invaders for the Apple II or IIgs? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" Here's a Space Invaders game for the GS, Ryan: ftp://ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/a2/games/arcade/16-bit/spaceinv.gs .bxy There are also be a few such games under different names; I think Solarian might be one. It's in the same directory as above. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" I remember the original "Super Invader" which was distributed by Creative Computing back in 1978. I received this from the computer store that sold me my first Disk ][ back then. In those days computer stores were not interested in selling software, only hardware. Thus I was able to copy it for free. It was probably legal to do that back then since software wasn't subject to Canadian copyright laws at the time. (They fixed that!) The only IIGS specific version I am aware of is the version done by David Ong Tat-Wee. GS Invaders is available from a lot of places including David's home page at http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/iigs_software.html . Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 48) [EOA] [PNE] HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE EAMON? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Last night I met a young man by the name of Eamon, which leads me to two questions: 1) How is the name of the classic Apple II adventure game pronounced? Is the 'E' silent, as this gentleman's name was? 2) Was the computer game named after someone? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" I would assume it is pronounced the same way as the common Irish first name Eamon. 'E' as the 'ay' of 'hay', 'a' as 'Ah', and 'mon' as 'Montreal'. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 12 Nov 2001 - 253 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 51) [EOA] [SCD] SILVERN CASTLE v7.3 DELAYED """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Sorry, the Silvern Castle v7.3 release has been delayed due to a recent change of address. Can you believe that I now reside at Sylvan Way? Anyway, the new release will be available shortly. Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 83) [EOA] [UPS] UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES WITH THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there any software for the IIgs to let it receive notifications from UPSes? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 16, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Not that I'm aware of. I've looked in to this ever since I got an APC Backups Pro 420 four years ago. The documentation for APC's "Powerchute" program shows that the UPS communicates via a RC-232c interface. A script for Spectrum could communicate with and control it. (Spectrum already does that?) :-) The problem is deciphering the control codes. I've never had the time to sit down and do that. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b6 (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 17, Top 16, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" You can probably determine the control sequences by looking at the code for the UPS daemon for Linux; the source is of course freely available. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 16, Msg 3) [EOA] [VWS] BRET VICTOR'S WEB SITES """"""""""""""""""""""" Bret's main web site can be found here: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~bret/ His extensive collection of Apple IIgs tables is listed and available at this page: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~bret/create_software_iigs.html (KGAGNE, Cat 20, Top 12, Msg 1) [EOA] [PGS] PING FOR THE IIgs """"""""""""""""" I didn't even know there were new messages here until I looked at the latest "The Lamp". Ping for the Apple IIgs does not do anything more than make sure that the ICMP echo is successful to a remote machine. Unlike ping for many other operating systems, it will not display sequence numbers, packet times, data content, or anything else beyond what is seen when it runs. It was modeled after an early Microsoft version of ping and Cisco's IOS ping. Packet times are mostly useless since the IIgs can't track time less than 1/60th of a second (and even that time scale is not guaranteed). Tracking sequence numbers would have meant I had to develop a queuing system which goes beyond a simple ping tool. Anything else is gravy for a ping utility. I didn't know ping would work under Prosel since I don't have that. It is nice to see that more people can use ping if they have Prosel. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 45) [EOA] [APA] APDA PRODUCTS BEING ADDED TO SYNDICOMM ONLINE STORE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've started gradually adding APDA products to our online store! We finally finished the paperwork involved in transferring these products to Syndicomm, so over the next couple of weeks you'll see our online store grow to cover the entire APDA product line, from the AppleTalk Programmers Guide to X-Ref. :) Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 32) [EOA] [LBR] LATEST ON Bernie II the Rescue """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just curious, but has anyone heard anything from the Bernie Boys in a while? I used to catch Henrik in chat every now and then, but I am not sure I have heard much from him since Kfest 2000. Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards Self-Title Worst Diablo player ever (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" I haven't heard much from him either. Answers to emails I send him are pretty much limited to a word or two. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 90) >>>>> """"" Not in awhile, I know he's busy, and so am I. However, I would not be surprised to find a new beta in my mailbox in a minute. I would be equally unsurprised to find it in my mailbox in three years. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 91) [EOA] [AFP] Apple II FOREVER PROJECTS """"""""""""""""""""""""" The "Apple II Forever Projects" are a group of projects initiated at KansasFest 2001 to bring new life to the Apple II family of computers. This category is devoted to these projects and the work involved in operating them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 1, Msg 1) [EOA] [ADP] Apple II DOCUMENTATION PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Apple II Documentation Project is our new effort to write and distribute free documentation for Apple II computers, operating systems, and software, in order to aid newcomers to the community as well as people that buy software without manuals. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Let's talk about what sort of documentation we think the community most needs, and start sorting out who can work on what. I think the first priority would be a "setting up your Apple II" type of manual, one for the IIgs, one for the IIc and IIc+ and one for the others. Something like that, anyway. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I think it's a great idea, but I don't have any time to donate to it (trust me, I've tried :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I know. My goal here is to get people that aren't already heavily engaged in Apple II projects to get involved in the A2DP. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 3) [EOA] [ISC] IPC Spy CDA """"""""""" IPC Spy is a CDA for monitoring Apple IIgs IPC messages as they wizz around the system. The first version, written by Richard Bennett include formatting of known messages, making it easy to view messages structure with their data types and field descriptions. The second version was written by Joe Wankerl for GS+ magazine, and included plugins so you can stick your own message definitions into it. Not sure whether Joe's version was based on the version one code (fading memory), but GS+ certainly asked for permission and worked together on features to include. Version 1 was freeware. Version 2 came on GS+, so I'm not sure what the licensing was. Regards, Richard (RICHARDB, Cat 54, Top 6, Msg 1) [EOA] [FCD] FREDA CDA DEBUGGER """""""""""""""""" FREDA is CDA debugger used for situations where GSBug use was not available, such as in interrupting code sequences, 8 bit code, and where IIgs memory integrity wasn't guaranteed such as in the middle of GS/OS drivers, interrupt routines and P8 code which messed with IIgs memory (which happened more so in the early days of the Apple IIgs). FREDA worked by putting in a COP instruction into your code, and following it with a string, exactly the same way GSBug handles embedded strings. However in FREDA's case, this triggers a break point which puts a dialog on the screen displaying all registers and a number of other variables. Key commands display various display screens, and optionally enter Pixie if necessary, maintaining absolute system state due to interrupts being disabled. As more and more system functions required interrupt support, the situations where you could use FREDA became less and less, and GSBug obtained a lot more features as Dave took over the project inside Apple. Anyway, FREDA still has it's specific uses, particularly on projects I tend to work on which seem to be more often system level functionality where interrupts are involved. The display is neat, because from memory it uses multiple text colours using scan lines, which is fine because interrupts are disabled. Regards, Richard (RICHARDB, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 4) [EOA] [PDT] Pixie DEBUGGING TOOL FOR THE Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Pixie is a debugging tool for the Apple IIgs, which never really took off in the U.S. Pixie took the tried and true route of looking like a disk zap utility (like Bag of Trix Zap or similar), which at the time was the preferred way of looking at memory on most computing platforms. Unfortunately for Pixie, Dave Lyons' Nifty List gains a firm footing in the U.S. around the same time, mostly due I suspect to his contacts with the developer community (this was before he joined Apple from memory). I don't like shell based debuggers, never have, never will, and I was amazed that many Apple IIgs developers did. Pixie displayed $100 bytes of memory at a time, in hex and ASCII, with many functions for navigation, searching and displaying memory. It could dump all the toolbox and system memory structures which Nifty List eventually supported, but also included descriptions of each field, and the ability to follow links between data structures, follow handles with a single key press, following memory links, display memory handles, show loaded files their names and locations, jump up and down between memory allocations and a heap of other stuff I can't even remember. It supported editable data structure templates, so you could add your own on top of all the toolbox and system ones, it supported it's own COP ala FREDA for interrupt sensitive environments, drop to monitor (while disabled if you wished), print a complete map of memory with legend for every handle and who owns it and their pathname. You can display all handles owned by an app or some other userid, the list goes on... For me Nifty List involved too much typing. With Pixie, simple key presses allowed you to bounce in display what you need and bounce back out. The COP support also allowed you to preempt the memory address to display, couple this with appropriate assembly macros and the options are quite extensive. Then again, if you'd never used a disk editor or a memory zap utility on another platform, you'd probably find Pixie difficult to use. For my liking however, it was a better metaphor for debugging memory than Nifty List. GSBug did stepping and tracing just fine, so it's the missing features that programmers should have been looking at, and that's why it looked and behaved the way it did. Does that make sense? :-) Regards, Richard (RICHARDB, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Pixie sounds pretty cool. I might have to give that a try. I never liked the shell-like interface of Nifty List. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 43, Msg 6) [EOA] [GSD] GS/OS SERIAL DRIVERS ADEQUATE FOR APP? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are the GS/OS serial drivers adequate for writing an app that does serial communication? Doesn't need to be lightning fast, just reasonably reliable and easier to use than talking directly to the firmware. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 12, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I think TML Pascal (Complete pascal) included a sample modem program that used the GS/OS serial drivers. And InCider had a review of it that seriously bashed the sample app. I'm not sure if it was because TML Pascal sucked or because the serial drivers sucked. That was a while back. The drivers might have improved since then. Jawaid Bazyar wrote a modem user tool (used by Telecom GS), and I've seen documentation for it. I never had any problems with TelecomGS dropping characters, etc. GNO/ME also includes serial drivers, and I can't recall too many problems using them, even with multiple processes running. (KWS, Cat 57, Top 12, Msg 7) [EOA] [AFP] Apple II FileType FOR PDF FILES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are PDF files assigned an Apple II filetype? I'm wondering if we ought to do so at this point. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" They aren't, but perhaps they should be. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Since there is an Apple II program that can create them, I'd say so. :) That brings up an interesting question, though. It's obvious (it IS obvious, isn't it?) that the file type "short form" for this file type should be pdf. I know that there is a list in one or more of my programming references (although I can't remember which one) of selected file types with their long and short names. It's not as extensive as the one here on A2Central, but it does have the short names. (AWP,ASP,ADB, etc) But what is the relationship between the short name and the hex name of the file type? Or is the short form connected to the aux type? Are they hard-wired into the ROM somehow? (In which case we couldn't add a new one?) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" The relationship is one of a lookup table, basically. The File Type Descriptor (FTD) files in your Icons folders contain lookup tables that map filetype/auxtype pairs to the appropriate type name and three-character abbreviation. Adding more is simply a matter of adding more FTD files. The Finder opens these files and reads in the lists of type/auxtype->description mappings when it starts up. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" So what's the process of applying for a filetype, since we need one here? Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The filetype form hasn't been set up yet on the A2Central.com site... hm. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 11) [EOA] [TIP] WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE iPod? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Any opinions on the iPod? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I think it's a great looking device. I'd love to be able to afford one. If I could I'd rig up some sort of holder and connection in the car and use it as a car stereo too. They aren't available in Australia yet, but I hear they're going to be $A850. Hmm wonder if they'll be cheaper education... Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" I think the iPod looks great. I'd love to have one. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" I want one! The cassette player in my car has ceased to play properly, but it will still handle one of those dummy cassettes that you can plug into the earphone socket of any Walkman, Diskman etc. The iPod makes a perfect companion to that device, and would bring back music of my choice to car journeys. The iPodt is also much more practical than lugging a Diskman and a folder of CDs around when you go travelling. But the price is high over here in the UK, we are being asked to pay $520 for one! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 12 Nov 2001 - 253 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I agree with Ewen on the price. If it was 1/2 the price, I'd have ordered one the day it came out. Of course, with that unusual size of hard drive, I'm not surprised it's expensive. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" The unusual hard drive form factor is part of the reason the iPod is so tiny. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 32) [EOA] [ITI] IT, THE INVENTION """"""""""""""""" Hello, My aunt has asked me what "it" is about. She says there is some known inventor who promises to unveil something in 2002 that will "revolutionize society more than computers." This invention is simply being called "it" in the meantime. She's the only person from whom I've heard about this. Any idea what or who she's talking about? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 233) >>>>> """"" Speculation is it's some kind of scooter. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 234) >>>>> """"" Dean Kamen is a new hampshire inventor, who reportedly invented a "revolutionary" invention. So revolutionary, he got a contract to write a book about it without the publisher knowing what it is. This was "news" a year or so ago. As the story goes, Steve Jobs and Jeff "Amazon.com" Bezos have seen it and are providing some venture capital. I think Jobs was quoted as saying something like "Cities will be built around it". I think if I invented something revolutionary, showing it to Jeff Bezos wouldn't be on my list of things to do, but I digress. The inventor (under his company's name DeKa) has invented a wheel-chairy device that can climb stairs, and has filed patents for a gyroscopic-one-wheeled device, so it/ginger might be a one-wheeled, self balancing, electric/gas powered scooter. Sort of like a pogo stick with a wheel, that doesn't tip over. (KWS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 236) [EOA] [MSA] THE MYTH SERIES BY ASPRIN """"""""""""""""""""""""" For those of your who are familiar with the Myth series by Robert Asprin, he's released a new story. In the forward he says that this one fits between the 3rd and 4th of the series, and was written to get him back used to writing about Skeeve and Aahz. Trade size, it retails for $14.00. Later...........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 61) >>>>> """"" I usually wait until it comes out in mass-market paperback, but my son may buy it sooner. :) Been waiting a long time for this. In the mean time, I have enjoyed his "Phule" series and his "Time Scout" series with Linda Evans. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 22 Oct 01 7:24:59 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b6 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 274 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 62) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [WBB] WEBSIDE BULLETIN BOARDS OPEN IN SEVERAL FORUMS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The following forums now have webside bulletin boards open: Page Keyword Name ---- ---------- ------------------------------------------- 150 HELPDESK Syndicomm Online HelpDesk 590 PALM Palm OS Forum 605 MAC Macintosh Forum 645 A2 Apple II Community 850 GAMEBITS Gamebits Forum 990 WRITING The Prolific Quill 1600 WTC The WTC/Pentagon Support & Discussion Forum The rest of our forums will move over in the next couple of weeks, we expect. Also, the web board software will continue to receive upgrades over the coming weeks and months as we strive to improve our services for you. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk Forum, Cat 4, Top 6, Msg 2) [EOA] [PQF] PROLIFIC QUILL FORUM NOW OPEN """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you know how to read and write, then you have something to discuss in the Prolific Quill Forum at page 990, keyword WRITING. The Prolific Quill is a forum for writers, both professional and casual, to exchange ideas and techniques, as well as to share samples of their work. We also provide a place for avid readers to discuss their current and favorite books. Whether you're reading or writing fiction or non-fiction, in print or online, Prolific Quill has a place for you! Prolific Quill is also available from your web browser at this URL: -Ken Gagne PQ Chief Sysop (KGAGNE, HelpDesk Forum, Cat 3, Top 11, Msg 9) [EOA] [DAD] LIKE TO PLAY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Like to play Dungeons & Dragons but can't find a campaign near you? Join us in the Live Games Forum at Page 810, keyword LIVEGAMES, category 8, topic 1, where a hardy band of adventurers is gearing up for a foray into the Caves of Shadow! (Login Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [SSO] SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Since Syndicomm message boards are available via both web and telnet, can one sign up for Syndicomm membership either way? I don't know if there are people with access to telnet but not the web; they're the only ones I could think of who would benefit from having both choices. -Ken KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Someday there will be a telnet-based signup capability, but I don't know when. However, our new user signup forms should work fine in text-only browsers, such as Lynx. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" That's great! Is Lynx still available via telnet? I remember people doing so years ago, on CompuServe and GEnie, though I forget which server they were telnetting to - somewhere in California, I think. -Ken (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" > ... Is Lynx still available via telnet? ... From: http://www.trill-home.com/lynx/public_lynx.html Public Lynx access There are a number of sites that will permit public Lynx access via telnet and a guest account. Web masters can also use web based services to see how their pages will appear in Lynx. * Public Lynx at lynx.bob.bofh.org (supply your e-mail address at the prompt) ver 2.8.1rel2 * Public Lynx at sailor.lib.md.us (login as 'guest') ver. 2.7.1 * Public Lynx at public.sunsite.unc.edu (login as 'lynx') ver. 2.6 * Public Lynx at lynx.cc.ukans.edu (login as 'lynx') ver. 2.5 * Lynx View mirror in Japan (support for Japanese charsets) Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, HelpDesk, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" There are versions of Lynx for many operating systems, including Mac OS. You can also run Lynx on your own UNIX (or similar) boxes, which is what I do. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Chief Sysop and Head Geek, A2 Brought to you by alpha CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, HelpDesk, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 10) (EOA) ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [UYA] WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR Apple II FOR? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey everyone, I come here almost every weekday and see so few posts. I understand a lot of folks have migrated to A2 Central's boards, but I also notice quite a few visits throughout the day from lurkers (like myself). I use my Apple about every other day on average for games and fiddling in Applesoft and ML. I have a IIc in sweet condition and quite a few boxed games that I've amassed from eBay and local sources. Lately, I've been tinkering with sound and graphics in ML, but am still rather novice at it. I wrote tiny ML routines "back in the day," but nothing serious. I started programming in Applesoft in '80, so I'm comfortable with programming principles, I'm picking up assembly for the Apple to sort of fill in the blanks on my knowledge of this amazing machine... it's incredibly nostalgic. I've been doing a lot of assembly coding directly in monitor, but I do have Merlin... I'm just not very used to it and it's easier for me to boot up into Applesoft and tinker. But since I'm starting to dabble in graphics, I have a feeling I'll be re-acquainting myself with Merlin real soon. :) I'd like to know what others are doing with their Apples. I have mine connected to my PC via serial cable and use ADT to transfer disk images, but I haven't done any other networking with it (yet). I'm curious if others are using their Apples for e-mail or even browsing. I'll be receiving a modem soon and I own ProTerm 3.0, so I may see if there are local BBS's to mess with (not necessarily Apple-related, but dialing up to a BBS in general would also be terribly nostalgic). Anyway, please share your experiences with this classic machine! I'd love to read them! -Lee (THELBANE1, 3530.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I still come here often. I'm not much of a poster though. B-{) Most of my time is on A2Central's RTC. We have a nice bunch of folks who love to chat there. Programming is a blast. I haven't done any for quite a while lately, but in the early days, I really enjoyed doing it. It stretches those old brain cells. B-{) I use my GS daily. It has a LANceGS ethernet card in it, and I share my cable modem connection with it and 5 other computers here at home. I really love this LANce! I have a Linux account at school I telnet into to use my GS to browse using lynx and links. And Spectrum works great for that. I use TelnetNDA for my chatting on A2Central. Kim did great work on this! Well, since I've been involved with Apples since 1981, I'd go into withdrawal symptoms if I didn't have one in front of me. That's why I have 8 spare GS's, 6 //e's, and one ][+. B-{) Kirk (KMITCHEL, 3530.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I use my IIgs every day. I have a dialup shell account which gives me email, telnet, FTP, and Lynx. Many places on the web are Lynx friendly including A2Central.com. I also access Delphi via Lynx. I access Syndicomm Online via telnet. And, of course, _The Lamp!_ is produced using my IIgs. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE837, 3530.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I used to come here at least once a day back when there was text access. When text access was dropped, it was at least 4 months before I came back for another look. I now try to stop by for a look every weekend but sometimes forget and go two weeks without stopping by. I try to keep up on what's going on in the Apple II area of syndicomm.com but I'm going to have to start from scratch once I get myself set up to deal with messages there easier. I'm also back to reading the apple2 usenet newsgroups after not having read a single message there in three months or so. I would love to use my IIgs, which is set up beside my PC, every day but unfortunately I don't always get the chance. I still use my IIgs for programming, gaming and communications. I also use my IIgs for those rare times when I actually have to print something as I own better word processing and desktop publishing software for it than I have for my PC. :) I'm getting a rather large collection of stuff now and I really need to organize all this stuff one of these days. That is something that I'm looking forward to as I'm sure I'll come across some great stuff that I've forgotten about. Jeff Blakeney (JBLAKENEY, 3530.7, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [ATP] Apple II DOCUMENTATION PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:10:58 -0800 From: Eric Shepherd To: lyle@syndicomm.com Subject: Letter to the editor Hi, Lyle. You've been doing a great job with The Lamp! and I thought I'd drop you a line and say so, as well as point out that I'm trying to organize an effort to create real documentation for Apple II computers and software that can be distributed freely to people that get their Apple IIs at garage sales and the like. If anyone would like to pitch in, we have a few topics set up for the Apple II Documentation Project in the A2 bulletin board on Syndicomm Online. Eric Shepherd Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! For additional information visit the K-Fest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2001 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Milestones The Little Seed That Could A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Gotta Haves for the IIgs-----------------------------------------[GHG] Temperamental IIgs-----------------------------------------------[TGS] Cleaning the Contacts on a IIgs----------------------------------[CTC] Unannounced, Secret Contest--------------------------------------[USC] Another Winner---------------------------------------------------[AWR] Manual for Original Apple II SCSI Card---------------------------[MSC] SOAR 1.0b7 Available, v1.0b8 Available Soon----------------------[SUA] Most Comprehensive Set of Apple II Files-------------------------[CAF] Registering a Domain Name----------------------------------------[RDN] What is DNS Serving?---------------------------------------------[WDS] The MOSP---------------------------------------------------------[TMP] Dealing With Spam in Email---------------------------------------[DWS] A2PIX Updated to v3.0b9------------------------------------------[APU] Apple II Software for GIF Files----------------------------------[ASG] Numbers of ROM 01 vs ROM 3 GSs Produced--------------------------[NGP] AppleDesign ADB keyboard work on an Apple IIGS?------------------[ADK] Super Serial Card vs Super Serial Card II------------------------[SSC] Hard Drive Preferences-------------------------------------------[HDP] Interested in a MPW IIgs Bundle CD-ROM?--------------------------[MBC] LANceGS Glitch Found---------------------------------------------[LGF] Apple II Documentation for Newbies-------------------------------[ADN] What Documentation is Needed?------------------------------------[WDN] The Welcome Wagon Project----------------------------------------[WWP] Were IN/OUT Vectors Fixed in GS/OS?------------------------------[IOV] Network Time Protocol--------------------------------------------[NTP] Recommended Book?------------------------------------------------[RBK] PDF File Type - More Discussion----------------------------------[PDF] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Free Game for Joining Syndicomm Online---------------------------[FGJ] Been a Good Year For Syndicomm Online----------------------------[BGY] Adding Forums at a Good Clip-------------------------------------[AFC] The Prolific Quill community invites you to participate----------[TPQ] Syndicomm Online opened its doors one year ago,------------------[SOO] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Strange Memory Card----------------------------------------------[SMC] DELPHI A2PRO DISTILLATIONS Marinetti Open Source Project------------------------------------[MOS] The Apple IIgs Debugger------------------------------------------[AGD] CHANGES AT DELPHI Delphi Merging With eHow and Idea Exchange-----------------------[DMG] Delphi, the Latest Score-----------------------------------------[DLS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Milestones ~~~~~~~~~~ The view from High Above The Rock River this day in mid December is unusual, but beautiful. Unseasonably warm weather, with abundant rain rather than snow, has resulted in the ground being carpeted in a rich green color. We have a clear view of the "mile markers" along the sides of the highway in the distance... a reminder of the milestones of many years ago. Syndicomm Online reached a milestone this month. The service went online December 8, 2000 with an open beta test period. The growth of service and the evolution of the software to provide this service has been very impressive. Other milestones were reached this month. This is the forty eighth issue of The Lamp!... a full four years of publication. I have served as editor for twenty four months... which means I have tied Ryan in length of service as editor of The Lamp! The Little Seed That Could ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early this past Spring, there appeared in a crack in the sidewalk near a flower bed nearby, the sprout of a viola. A seed from the previous year had fallen into the crack and sprouted. This plant, small in stature, was soon displaying brilliant yellow blooms... radiating a beautiful greeting to all who passed. The gardener has removed all the plants from the flower bed so as to clean it up for the following season... but overlooked the little viola. The unusually warm, moist season has favored this tiny plant... it continues to bloom to this day. So if you think you have it tough and have no time to help others who have an interest in Apple II computers, consider the tiny viola growing in that crack in the sidewalk. You might consider helping with the Apple II Documentation Project or the Welcome Wagon Project. (For more information see Distillations from Syndicomm Online in this issue.) You might consider a presentation at K-Fest 2002. (See the K-Fest section in this issue for dates.) [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [GHG] GOTTA HAVES FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""" I am currently reinstalling my GS and was wondering (so I don't miss something) what are must haves on any GS system? From patches, to sound tools, to games, telecom, text editors....whatever you can think of. CDAs, NDAs..whatever:) Thanks for your help, Dain Keeper of the A2 Boards. A2 on Syndicomm.com. (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" hehe, I'll be doing that before too long too, since my HD was trashed while in storage. It seems that the answer to that would make a great chapter in the A2 Documentation project. The things I wouldn't/couldn't do without? PROSel, GShrinkit, ShowMe NDA, Hermes/Shadowrite, ProTERM A2 and/or Spectrum Things I really like? HFS patch, Sheppy's boot thing I forgot the name of, Appleworks Classic, Appleworks GS, Microsoft Word IIGS -(... only kidding)-, Platinum Paint, Beagle Draw, Quick Clic Calc, Kangaroo, Wolfenstein 3D I don't know much about patches, but what would be really neat would be a disk with a set of the essential patches that are known to be compatible with each other. Of course, there would be copyright problems with distributing such a disk, but just a list of said patches would be invaluable. One could assemble their own disk then. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Looking through the list on mine the following stand out: PIFs: GUPP, Quick Launch, II Not Disturb, Initmaster, Desktop Doctor, More Info NDAs: Balloon, Hermes, Show Me, Megabox, Sound It, Sonobox, Desktop Alarm, FreeK, Telnet NDA, Yahtzee NDA CDAs: Screen Saver, Zippy CDVs: Hierarhic, Pointless Of course, I'm far from the most experienced here, buy my GS runs pretty well these days :) Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I seem to recall there being a GUPP patch. I need to look around for that. I know it patched up a few things for you. Dain Neater BB Manager (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 17) [EOA] [TGS] TEMPERAMENTAL IIgs """""""""""""""""" This tale is a little strange . It started when my GS would just out of the blue freeze. By that I mean that nothing would work, not the mouse, not the keyboard (except usually for the three finger reset). This never seemed to happen when the computer was in use, but when it was just sitting, usually with the monitor off. This last time I had to turn the computer off, and when I turned it back on I got a message about my Ram Disk was too big. I do not have a ram disk. Turning it off and back on usually got me the same error message, as did the warm boot, but occasionally I would get a 308 error (or maybe -308?) I took out the ram card (just purchased about a month ago) but there was no difference. I then removed the ethernet card, the RamFast card, and finally the ZipGS card (putting back the original cpu chip). At this point, with all of these cards out but with the ram card in, it almost booted from a floppy. Almost, but not quite. I put everything back in and was getting it ready to take to my local Apple store tomorrow. I turned it on and I am writing this message on it. :) Now, I'm sure that somebody will say that the contacts on one of the cards was corroded or that one of the cards was not completely in the slot, but I had taken each card out separately and re-seated it previously in my trials. So, I would appreciate any guesses as to how long I will be able to keep this machine running, and any guesses as to which of the four cards was the most likely villain. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b7 (DAVIDP, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" No clue here. I am one of those people who have had surprisingly good luck with my IIgs. About the only thing that I have had gone bad, is my Hard Disk that was on a focus drive. I just swapped in a new one and it works good as new. I also have never had many problems other than freezes when trying to push a TranswarpGS. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Although you have taken out all the cards and cleaned their contacts, have you also taken out the power supply connector and cleaned its contacts? I find that needs to be done about every six months, or the voltages drop to a point where things start to fail. If you see the screen flicker at all during floppy access, then it is a sure sign that the power connector needs to be cleaned. You could also check that all the removable chips, and SCSI connectors, have clean contacts as well... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 8 Dec 2001 - 227 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 21) [EOA] [CTC] CLEANING THE CONTACTS ON A IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have never cleaned the contacts on this ROM 3 that I have, although I really haven't had it that long. It hasn't been that unreliable for me either. I am sure that it is different for everybody though. Can cleaning these be dangerous in any way? Thanks, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Yes, if you leave the power on you can do serious damage to the GS. :) Seriously, the best way to clean contacts is to pull and reseat the cards or chips a couple of times. Same goes with the power connector. For more serious dirt on card edge connectors, wipe with a lint free cloth with alcohol. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 8 Dec 01 4:00:38 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b7 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 227 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I had a GS that would do exactly the same thing (as best I can recall from about 8 years ago :). I tried what you tried, and it worked, but I couldn't figure out why. So the next time it did it, I started pulling out cards again. Eventually, I determined that if I stripped EVERY CARD out of the computer, and hooking up NOTHING but the monitor and keyboard, and entered the control panel by holding down the Open Apple key at power up and then chose "set standards and 50 hz" (not 60), exited the control panel and shut down, that I could then hook everything up, go back into the control panel and "set standards and 60hz" and it would work fine. Now that is nothing but voodo. There is no reason why that should work. None. But I've seen it work on a grand total of 2.5 machines. (2 for sure, and one more I think, so I'll count that as .5 :) If you wind up taking it apart again, give that a try, just for grins. Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 25) [EOA] [USC] UNANNOUNCED, SECRET CONTEST """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Unannounced to the general public, A2 on Syndicomm.com was running a secret contest during the month of October. We looked at all the posts to A2 and chose one winner, who would receive a $10 credit toward their Syndicomm.com account bill. The winner this month is none other than our own KWS, Kelvin Sherlock! Keep watching A2 as we hold more secret contests every month. (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 14) [EOA] [AWR] ANOTHER WINNER """""""""""""" Salutations! As RTC Manager, I was forced by Ryan to give away a $10 credit to some deserving chatmeister. It was tough narrowing down the selection though. After reviewing megabytes of logs, studying the AFK ratios, measuring verbosity and wit, and finally general charm, I made my decision. Then Ryan said I couldn't accept it myself. *sigh* So instead, it will go to the second most qualified Real Time Chatter, your friend and mine... Carl Knoblock Congratulations! Oh.. And Carl... If @Home bites the dust tonight... Never mind. B-{) Kirk RTC Manager (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 19) [EOA] [MSC] MANUAL FOR ORIGINAL Apple II SCSI CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Wanted: Printed manual that shipped with the original Apple II SCSI card. Thank you, Barry Rees brees@syndicomm.com (BREES, Cat 3, Top 32, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" If you just need technical info as opposed to the actual manual, you may want to check Articles 2075, 2097, 1938, and 6781 in particular have all the info you'd want on the SCSI card. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Turkey (A2.RYAN, Cat 3, Top 32, Msg 5) [EOA] [SUA] SOAR 1.0b7 AVAILABLE, v1.0b8 AVAILABLE SOON """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have posted a SOAR 1.0b7 update on my web site . If you have problems with that URL, try instead. This release fixes recent problems with reading some message files where new Topics are being announced. You will also find that your message runs are very much faster, as Syndicomm now supports faster access for OLRs at Forum menus. Note that Syndicomm will also now abort login if you are using a version of SOAR earlier than 1.0b5. From version 1.0b7 onwards, SOAR will warn you at login if a newer version of SOAR is available than the one you are using. Please also note that a temporary bug on Syndicomm causes spaces in Topic and Category data to be replaced with tabs. This corrupts the data files that SOAR collects when it rebuilds the Topic files, and makes them unusable by the SOAR script set. SOAR ships with correct data for the A2 and Mac Forums, and if you have already got working database files for other Forums, continue to use those files. For the moment it is unwise to reset the database files till this bug has been fixed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 16 Nov 2001 - 249 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 229) >>>>> """"" Fri Dec 14, 2001: A small change to the Forum prompts will be made in the next 24 hours. This change is related to the harmonisation of the Text and the Web side of Syndicomm. As a result, an update to SOAR will be necessary to handle the changed prompts. As soon as the change has been made, and my tests prove all is well, a new version of SOAR (1.0b8) will be available from my web site. After the change, SOAR 1.0b7 will either announce at logon that an update is available, or that it is no longer usable and you should update. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 14 Dec 2001 - 221 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 234) [EOA] [CAF] MOST COMPREHENSIVE SET OF Apple II FILES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" BTW, if you didn't know it, you all have access to the most comprehensive set of Apple II files on the Internet: ftp://ftp.syndicomm.com Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 2, Msg 12) [EOA] [RDN] REGISTERING A DOMAIN NAME """"""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, I'm thinking of registering a domain name. Last time I did so, I went through networksolutions.com and paid $35/year. Does anyone recommend another provider of domain names to use, maybe at a cheaper rate? When registering, what features or services should I look for that are separate from those offered by the hosting company? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I haven't registered anything with anyone aside from kfest.org with Network Solutions. However, as usual, to find all computer related things cheap, check dealmac.com. It lists godaddy.com offering .net, .org, and .com registrations for $8.95 a year. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" You'd be hard pressed to find a more expensive registrar, or one with worse customer service than network solutions. You should probably look for a registrar that lets you update your DNS server, contact info, etc instantly via a nice web page. Also, if they provide free DNS serving, that might be useful. (KWS, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" A domain I registered with Network Solutions two years ago is up for renewal. Can I renew it with another company, or am I "locked" into NS? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Register.com is a good deal and while not $9.95/year, you get what you pay for. ;-) Register.com will let you do your own DNS or do it for you, included in their price. Register.com will transfer your domain from NS automagically by just renewing with them instead. We 'renewed' pacificcoastflyers.org with NS and a month after it was due it still showed as not being paid but the check was negotiated with the invoice number written on it even being circled by one of their gnomes and the domain was not credited. I called them on it and they said "did you put the right invoice in the envelope" (yes, it was the right one and the same number written on the check that one of your people circled). "because perhaps you put the wrong invoice in the envelope and it got credited to another domain." ... WORTHLESS idiots. I am not alone with this, as each domain has come due that I have had with NS I have renewed at register.com instead and it takes care of it for you. You can transfer any domain simply by paying a year registration right then. All on the site. Simple. Tony (A2.TONYD, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" I like register.com. They cost the same as NSI (so not the cheapest in the world), but they're reliable, easy to deal with, and they have nice online domain management tools. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" I use NetworkSolutions for my domain name. I have never experienced any problems and prefer them over others. * They are very conscientious of name harvesting and people stealing names and have taken actions to limit that kind of abuse * Lots of payment options: snail mail check, snail mail credit card, online credit card, phone credit card to person, phone credit card in an automated system (which I prefer) * $35/year is still cheap * Been in business since 1995 * Doesn't track requests through the "whois" server * I feel safe having my name with them. * They won't go out of business any time soon so there is no concern having to pay an additional annual charge within a year * They are an U.S. company (do you want your personal info going to a foreign company?) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" For many of us, the USA *is* a foreign country! ;-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 50) [EOA] [WDS] WHAT IS DNS SERVING? """""""""""""""""""" What exactly is DNS serving? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" DNS servers are used to translate the human readable name that you register to an actual IP address (as well as other stuff like mail exchanging) If you're a big site, you probably have your own DNS server. If you're using virtual hosting, the virtual hosting company will tell you to use their DNS server. If you're hosting your site from your own computer (and don't want to deal with DNS serving yourself), you might want to use your registrar's DNS. (KWS, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 48) [EOA] [TMP] THE MOSP """""""" Just curious about Marinetti and the M.arinetti O.pen S.ource P.roject(MOSP). Has there been any word on it? Dain Neater A2 Bulletin Board Manager Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 29) [EOA] [DWS] DEALING WITH SPAM IN EMAIL """""""""""""""""""""""""" There's an email address I have had for abt seven years but no longer use. It gets about 100 spam messages a month. My new address (a year or two old) is starting to get at least one or two a day now. What a pain. So, I just signed up for spamcop.net. I've been cutting and pasting my email into their report form for awhile, but now I have all my mail routed and filtered through them. It's too soon to determine its effectiveness, but the control and configuration options of spamcop.net look *much* more powerful than I expected. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Keep us posted on how effective spamcop.net is. I'm curious. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I have SpamCop set to either forward my mail to a "clean" account, or "hold" in my spamcop mailbox what it suspects might be spam. I think SpamCop is currently experiencing an error where it "holds" everything not on my pre-approved white list (a list of specific email addresses or domains from which to accept email); I'm not sure why that is, but I saw someone else report the same behavior. It also appears that SpamCop is due to switch to a new filtering system soon that many people are complaining about, saying that it drops the catch rate from 100% to 10%. Some vocal individuals are cancelling their membership over this change. The new system will also come with a different price structure. Currently, SpamCop charges $.50/meg; they'll be changing it to $3/month. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Well, so far I have plenty of problems with SpamCop.net: 1) All inbound email, spam or not, is being held unless I previously whitelisted the sender. It's almost like having to check two email boxes now, one for received mail and one for held mail. 2) Some emails that make it through the filter have their contents duplicated in HTML, when it was not sent that way. 3) I subscribed Monday afternoon with 50 megs of email bandwidth; I'm now down to 49.3. SpamCop has *not* received or held 700K of email on my behalf in the last 48 hours. I don't know what kind of "new math" this is, but considering I pay by the meg, I don't like it. 4) A mailing list for newbies exists, but none of my questions have been satisfactorily answered. The man responsible for SpamCop (it's a one-man show) obviously doesn't have time to read and respond to posts to that list, either. 5) SpamCop is sending spam reports to the ISP that receives and forwards my email to spamcop.net, despite that ISP not being the origin of the spam. Until some of these problems get resolved (or at least explained), I've removed spamcop.net from my email forwarding system. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I am trying spamcop as well and my biggest problem has been significant lag sometime in the 2 - 3 hour range. I am not getting many held messages, but have only been trying for a day. Is there any other services out there? W (WAYNER, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I just prefer lots of filters for dealing with Spam. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> I just prefer lots of filters for dealing with Spam. << Me too. I have a procmail filter running on my ISP shell which blocks about 75% of the spam, thus preventing it from ever being downloaded to my computer (saves a lot of time on a dialup account when you get dozens of spams every day.) Almost all the rest of it gets weeded out by my Outlook filters (rules). If you're interested, you can find the procmail filter at http://www.spambouncer.com Tony (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I've used OE a lot in the past, and I like it. However, there's no OS X version. I was using Apple's Mail program, but the filtering was not up to what I wanted. I'm currently using Eudora 5 for OS X. The filtering there is more than adequate. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" SpamCop.net seems to be working better. It's captured five spam today, but has let real mail that I hadn't anticipatory whitelisted still pass through to me. It wasn't doing this before, which was one of my major complaints. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Every now and then, I receive an email from hahaha@sexyfun.net with an attached file, midgets.scr. I've always deleted it, figuring it was either spam or a virus. Today I received that email again, for the first time since I routed my mail through spamcop.net. This time, instead of midgets.scr, there was a .txt file attached: ****** Message from InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT ****** ** WARNING! Attached file midgets.scr contains: WORM_HYBRIS.M virus Attempted to clean the file but it is not cleanable. It has been deleted. ***************** End of message *************** Very cool. Kudos to SpamCop. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" That's pretty cool. Sounds like Spamcop is starting to work out for you. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 16) [EOA] [APU] A2PIX UPDATED TO v3.0b9 """"""""""""""""""""""" Lazarus Long, who released the Apple ][ Font for the Macintosh, has updated his Apple II image viewing program for the Mac, a2pix, to v3.0b9 http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11141&db=mac http://www.lazilong.com/apple_II/a2pix/ (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 1, Msg 10) [EOA] [ASG] Apple II SOFTWARE FOR GIF FILES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Um, #4,558,302 was filed on June 20, 1983 (per the info found at www.uspto.gov). It will expire in a little over 18 months. If LZW follows the like of RSA, then perhaps something LZW based will appear at KFest 2003. That would be exciting. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Yes, that would be exciting. It'll be nice to have the whole Unisys-as-bad-guy thing done and over with, at least. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Is the algorithm publicly available? W (WAYNER, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" It's patented (until June 20, 2003 :), so until then using it requires filling out forms and paying licensing fees. There are plenty of reference implementations of lzw (unix compress, nulib, gif viewers/creators, etc) with the source code freely available. (KWS, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Software patents which require license fees doesn't mean that the algorythm isn't publicly available. There are a ton of references that explain how it works. KWS already mentioned that the implementation in source code can be found in many places. This doesn't exclude the IIgs--you should be able to find several different source codes with LZW on ftp.gno.org. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 13) [EOA] [NGP] NUMBERS OF ROM 01 vs ROM 3 GSs PRODUCED """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone have a guesstimate on number of ROM_01's vs. ROM_3's produced by Apple? ROM_4's need not apply :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Not yet, but I sent off an email to a Nathalie Welch of Apple Computer. I got her email address from the following URL: http://www.apple.com/pr/prcontacts.html I asked her for a breakdown of each significant machine type (II, II+, IIe, IIc, IIc+, IIgs (ROM 00), IIgs (ROM 01), IIgs (ROM 03). Let's see if they care to respond. Erick (WAGNERE, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" From postings from Apple employees back in 1992, a little less than a million Apple IIgs were produced. Of those, 2/3 were ROM 00/01 and 1/3 was ROM 03. Based on a report from inCider back in 1986, there was 10,000 ROM 00 produced. I don't think there has ever been any confirmation if that meant release in just the U.S. or internationally. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 3) [EOA] [ADK] AppleDesign ADB KEYBOARD WORK ON AN Apple IIGS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I can't remember the discussion on this, so I need to ask. Does the AppleDesign ADB keyboard work on an Apple IIGS? Thank you, Barry Rees (BREES, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" The AppleDesign keyboard doesn't work reliably on the IIgs, in my experience. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 5) [EOA] [SSC] SUPER SERIAL CARD vs SUPER SERIAL CARD II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are the "Super Serial Card" and "Super Serial Card II" the same card? I've never been real clear on this. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 18, Top 15, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" The finished one, the one we all know as the Super Serial Card is really the "II", I have one that is different in that it has a 26 IDC header connector on it and a slightly different layout where as the one released has only a 10 pin IDC header on it. A penny a pin, for 16 extra pins not needed saved a bundle of money in those days. 16 less holes to drill in the PCB. This coming from designers driven by Steve Wozniac's obsession to make it cost as little as possible while still building a superior product. The Disk ][ analog card layout was completely thrown out and started again to save just one more hole in the PCB. On the PCB a hole where a trace goes from the front to the back side of the board is known as a VIA, the best design with reference to using through-hole components (DIP chips, resistors, caps like what the ][+ and //e are made of as opposed to the surface-mount stuff like the IIgs) is to work the layout to make the most use of the component holes as VIAs instead of having to drill more holes in the board. Back then each hole was another 10 cents in manufacturing costs. Considering the first 200 Apple II's were made and paid for before they were sold, every penny counted and that philosophy stayed with Apple for many years after. The RAMFast Rev C and Rev D are good examples of through-hole compared to surface mount. The RAMFast Rev D also has a bit of this same "Woz" approach to limiting VIAs and board area. The address lines on the EPROM have been re-ordered as so no traces have to cross each other to get to the ROM where as the Rev C is not. The Rev C card is huge and has lots of room to run stuff all over where as the Rev D was a challenge to cram as much as possible. The smaller the PCB the more you can make on a standard piece of stock - the less you waste. If you design your PCB to use every inch of the panel you pay less in that you are paying for the full panel anyway so you might as well use it. That combined with the fewer holes you have drilled in it mean fewer incidents of possibly non-plated VIAs and through-holes meaning a failed board. This is an example of what I mean. ___________________A1 ___________________A6 / __________________A2 / __________________A1 |/ _________________A3 |/ _________________A7 ||/ ________________A4 ||/ ________________A5 |||/ _______________A5 |||/ _______________A4 ||||/ ______________A6 ||||/ ______________A8 |||||/ _____________A7 |||||/ _____________A3 ||||||/ ____________A8 ||||||/ ____________A2 |||||||/ |||||||/ |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| Rev C |||||||| Rev D o||||||| Standard o||||||| Non-standard o|||||| Layout o|||||| Layout o||||| o||||| o|||| o|||| o||| o||| o|| o|| o| o| o o That is why you can not switch the ROMs between RAMFast versions. One was optimized for PCB layout and the other is not. The SIMMs on the Sirius RAM card are the same way. In the two banks each 4 are not wired 1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc either. Storage is storage, as long as the data is where it was placed it will work. As long as that ROM image for the Rev D card is organized in the order so that when the ROM is read it gets loaded in the proper order everything is fine. That meant an extra step when writing the ROM code for the RAMFast. Run the assembler, save the BIN image and then run a program on it that acts much the opposite of a drive optimizer program. Take every 8th byte and swap with every 5th byte, then take every 2nd byte and swap with every 7th byte. In more graphical terms, taking the columns of the Supreme Court and removing them and putting them back in a different order. A specified order. From the outside it looks no different but inside (the computer) the data is now the way it needs to be. Tony -- Hmmm.. perhaps I should have saved that for a Juiced.GS article. (A2.TONYD, Cat 18, Top 15, Msg 9) [EOA] [HDP] HARD DRIVE PREFERENCES """""""""""""""""""""" For modern drives, Seagate makes the best drives out there (alternatives that I don't mind using are IBM SCSI and Maxtor IDE). I avoid everything else. Of course, you should always make backups since drives can fail at any time--even within a year of purchase. I have never met a Micropolis drive I liked--I believe all the ones I had to use are dead. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 14) [EOA] [MBC] INTERESTED IN A MPW IIgs BUNDLE CD-ROM? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If Syndicomm put together an MPW IIgs bundle CD-ROM, would there be interest in such a product? It would include the MPW IIgs Assembler, C, and Pascal compilers, along with the tools, interfaces, and libraries for them. I'd also include the MPW IIgs ORCA/C compiler, and some form of documentation for the various products. I don't know the pricing at this point, I'm just in the contemplating stage. All of these products are currently only available on floppy disk, which is why I'm asking. I'd investigate getting permission from Apple to include MPW itself on the CD, but Apple may or may not grant it. :) Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Yes, but it would, as usual, depend on the pricing. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" I'd be interested in it, depending on the versions. How far behind the native IIGS versions are the MPW versions? If there was not a significant difference, and there was documentation available (on the CD or pointed to from the CD) where I could learn what the differences were, I'm sure I would be interested Am I missing something, or did you mention the C compiler twice? Are there 2 different compilers? .....ahh, I think I see, the first list you mentioned were apple-branded products, right? That would make the documentation issues I mentioned above even more important. I'd probably be willing to pay at _least_ $50, but almost definitely not more than $99. Actually, isn't the MPW C compiler on the OPUS ][ CD? Or was it just the documentation for it? Or is it the MPW ORCA C compiler that is on the OPUS? >> I'd investigate getting permission from Apple to include MPW itself on the CD, but Apple may or may not grant it. :) << That would definitely be a bonus. Even though it is free (?) it would be worth an extra $10 just to avoid the frustration of trying to find the latest version of it on their site, and unpacking it and all. To further expound on my version concern: I would love to be able to use the mac to edit my IIGS programs, but I would also like to know that the source code I developed on my Mac would also compile natively on the IIGS. If there were functions missing in the APDA versions that were present in the ORCA versions, or some other difference in compilation, that would have to be documented. Also, something else I just thought of. Is there a hardware or OS limitation on MPW? IOW, will it run on a G3 running OS 9? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" Been moving 5.25s to 3.5s and 3.5s to CDs, etc., in an effort to gain more storage space, so my ears and eyes are always open when I hear someone wants to do the work for me :) (i.e. organize everything and put it on a CD). Over the past few years we've had some delightful compilations I've been happy to purchase. This would be another one if you can pull it off. Thanks for considering the task! Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I've only used MPW once, and have never used the MPW IIgs tools, but that won't stop me from repeating what I've heard :) MPW IIgs asm is more powerful than Orca/M or APW. The macros have nicer local variables, for example. Orca/MPW C is slightly behind the most recent Orca/C. Mike W. has suggested the MPW IIgs linker assumes 16 (or maybe 24-bit) memory, so using it with newer versions of MacOS doesn't always work. You also have the advantage of faster compiles and more powerful editors. Plus, you can work while your work-in-progress needs a reboot :) KWS, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" The MPW IIgs languages from Apple are: MPW IIgs Assembler MPW IIgs C MPW IIgs Pascal Of these, the assembler and Pascal compiler are excellent; MPW C is kind of awful. There is also a Rez compiler, a linker, and assorted other tools. The MPW IIgs linker doesn't tend to like newer versions of Mac OS but does run on just about any hardware. I generally keep a Mac OS 8.1 or so system around just for running MPW IIgs on. Another option that works quite well is to run the MPW IIgs tools on a Mac emulator like Basilisk (even on the Mac itself). The assembler is particularly excellent, with support for records and a fairly easy to learn macro system. The Pascal compiler was developed specifically to create HyperCard IIgs and received a *lot* of engineering support for that purpose, so it's also quite good. MPW IIgs ORCA/C is the Byte Works C compiler for MPW IIgs. It's based on ORCA/C 2.0.3 but does have a few enhancements, such as support for 4-byte char/ints and for C++ style comments, among others. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" Also, one of my plans is to adjust the pricing of some of the APDA products, especially the more expensive stuff like the MPW IIgs tools. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" >> You also have the advantage of faster compiles and more powerful editors. Plus, you can work while your work-in-progress needs a reboot :) << To put this all in perspective, if you have a recent Macintosh that runs at least at 200Mhz or so, you can use Bernie ][ the Rescue with the IIgs ORCA environment. For instance this gives me a full reboot in around 10 seconds, and assembly times are more than 10 times faster than a real IIgs. I don't need to copy files to and from the IIgs, and I also have the full power of Mac applications on hand in the other windows. I find that BBEdit's powerful Find function is invaluable when trying to cross reference the variables I have used... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 16 Nov 2001 - 249 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" I've found that compilation speed isn't really an issue, since I use Bernie or Kegs for development too. When using Bernie, I can use the Codewarrior editor to do my editing, and then copy the text to the GS for compiling. (Although I still haven't perfected that text copying technique, I might point out) So the real question I'm asking myself is: which will be a simpler process, using the Codewarrior/Bernie process mentioned above, or using MPW/Bernie? Which makes a simpler code-compile-test sequence? I'm sure that there is some copy-to-the-GS step involved in using MPW, right? OTOH, if I compile in MPW, and get an error, I can immediately go back to looking at my code, right? That might save some time. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" >> OTOH, if I compile in MPW, and get an error, I can immediately go back to looking at my code, right? That might save some time. << Yes. What's nice with the MPW/Bernie combination is that you can have both your code and the app (or debugger!) up at the same time. And you can drag the app from the Mac into Bernie after compiling, and that works fine. It's my preferred way to develop IIgs apps these days.. And the compile time is faster in MPW than it is in Bernie, by a long shot. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" I used MPW Pascal IIgs for Jasmine/Albatross, the Apple IIg GEnie front end. It's a lovely compiler. Has a couple of bugs which you need to be aware of, but they can be worked around. I also use the linker for producing OMFs for all my major projects. I have a Merlin command which copies all the Merlin links files to the Mac (across AppleShare), MPW then links and builds the OMF, then the Merlin command copies the resultant OMF back once it has been created. I then use another Merlin command (my rcopy) to copy the resource files to the OMF, and it's done. The MPW IIGS linker produces exceptionally small output files, certainly more so than Merlin does. I can't remember why to be honest, and I doubt it is super records, because I'm pretty sure later versions of Merlin did supers. Anyway. The entire process above is automated. A single build command in Merlin assembles, copies the link files across, waits for the OMF, copies that back, attaches the resources and optionally launches the app. Sweet. For Jasmine, there was assembly and Pascal code, the Pascal in MPW, and the assembly in Merlin. I also used Merlin to create a bunch of MPW equiv libraries for the Pascal to call. All works quite nicely in fact, considering how different Merlin is from everything else. Regards, Richard (RICHARDB, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 43) [EOA] [LGF] LANceGS GLITCH FOUND """""""""""""""""""" When my first LANceGS arrived, I tried to use the built-in ping function from the IP Tools application. It never worked for me, and I think I remember others having the same problem. I had a couple of hours to waste tonight, so I did some testing and found out that the checksum for the IP header is being calculated incorrectly. Some hosts may ignore that (incorrectly), but most do not. After patching it, ping works great. FWIW, the section of code responsible clears the processor carry bit when it shouldn't (twice). My copy is v0.13, so maybe there's a newer version out there already. In any case, it was fun. - Aaron (APULVER, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 52) >>>>> """"" I haven't looked at version numbers in quite a while. :) Cool that you found and fixed that glitch. I'll drop Joachim a note, see what he knows. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 53) [EOA] [ADN] Apple II DOCUMENTATION FOR NEWBIES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" OK, folks, we need volunteers to put together docs for newbies! Volunteers? :) Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" What can I do to help? Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b6 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" There are two ways people can help with the A2DP -- the first is to help figure out what needs to be written. The second is to actually write something. :) Once we figure out what we need to write, we can start getting people set up to write parts of it. I'd like to see several people involved, each writing a chunk of documentation that we can then put into a cohesive document and run through some editing to improve flow and strengthen the content. Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 6) [EOA] [WDN] WHAT DOCUMENTATION IS NEEDED? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Let's start planning the sorts of documentation we need. Maybe an outline to start with? Then we can split it up among people willing to write. I'll start: I. Apple II Basics A. Introduction to the Apple II B. Comparison of the various models C. Common features D. Operating system list II. Apple II Hardware A. Components you need B. Recommended peripherals C. Options D. Setting up your Apple II 1. Installing cards 2. Connecting floppy drives 3. SCSI and SCSI voodoo 4. Connecting a printer a. Using a serial card b. Using a parallel card c. On the Apple IIc d. On the Apple IIgs and IIc+ 5. Connecting a modem a. Using a serial card b. On the Apple IIc c. On the Apple IIgs and IIc+ 6. Memory expansion a. Apple II, II+, //e (Slinky) b. Apple //e aux slot c. Apple IIc and IIc+ d. Apple IIgs 7. Finding hardware Anyone care to pick it up? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'm already doing the whole section on vendors. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Great, Ryan, that's super! Sheppy (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 5, Msg 3) [EOA] [WWP] THE WELCOME WAGON PROJECT """"""""""""""""""""""""" The Welcome Wagon Project's goal is to create an assortment of starter kit disks for new Apple II users, that can be available for download or cheap purchase. The goal is to have, say, utility disks, productivity disks, game disks, etc. Stuff that's considered must-have for the various Apple II systems. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 14, Msg 1) [EOA] [IOV] WERE IN/OUT VECTORS FIXED IN GS/OS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Did the character in/out vectors ever actually get fixed in GS/OS? IIRC there was a bug with these, supposedly fixed, but I don't recall if it actually was. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 22, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The bug listed in the Orca/M manual was fixed by the time 6.0.1 was released. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 53, Top 22, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Excellent. I have some thoughts for things I can do with this. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 22, Msg 3) [EOA] [NTP] NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL """"""""""""""""""""" Based on the NTP RFC, it looks pretty simple to implement. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 41, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Are you volunteering? ;D Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 41, Msg 3) [EOA] [RBK] RECOMMENDED BOOK? """"""""""""""""" I was just curious if the book "Mastering the Apple IIgs Toolbox" (It's a book from Compute circa 1987) would be helpful, or is it too old to be of much use to a programmer trying to learn how to program the IIGS. Any help is appreciated... Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 59, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" This is a great book; I highly recommend it. It's the book I got my start with, and it's still relevant. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. >>>> """"" I've read a couple IIgs 65816 asm books (which give cursory coverage to the toolbox), and my complaint with them was that the were rushed out the door in 1986 to cash in while the cashing in was hot. Consequently, they spend half their time talking about 16-bit code executed from applesoft, and half their time talking about 1986-era toolbox programming and prodos 16. Resources and the TaskMaster made life easier (if they had been available in 1986, we'd be using IIg4s now :). If Sheppy recommends the book, it's probably good, but be sure to read the Programmers guide to System 6 afterwards :) (KWS, Cat 59, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" "Mastering the Apple IIgs Toolbox" wasn't rushed out the door like some of the others; it didn't come out until '87 or '88. It includes coverage of toolsets that Apple didn't even document until '90 or so, like the Note Synthesizer and Note Sequencer. However, its examples are all in assembly language, so if you're learning C, it may or may not be all that useful. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 7, Msg 4) [EOA] [PDF] PDF FILE TYPE - MORE DISCUSSION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Having a PDF file type is debatable since it falls under the same category if a filetype is needed for HTML files. When SIS was developed, I suggested that a filetype should be assigned for this file. I was thinking along the lines of a GSDOC (i.e. the same main type as AWGS) with a unique aux type. HTML is really nothing more than a text file with special tags which display formatting in a Browser. And to support greater compatibility with existing text editors for 8-bit Apple IIs and the GS, it was decided that HTML files are just TXT files. SIS tries to be smart and determine if something is HTML by looking at the filename (i.e. .HTML extension) and by checking the file content for HTML code. Since only a handful of checks are made (for speed reasons), it can mis-identify HTML files. A unique file type is the only safeguard, if one changes all their TXT files into another file type and text editors get updated to store as that format (there are those who write HTML files without using a HTML editor). PDF is also just a TXT file with special information to display a formatted page in PDF viewers. PDF files should be transferred as text to and from a GS. Communication programs such as Spectrum do not handle "special" text files as text--anything that isn't TXT is assume to be some sort of binary file. Even GWFTP will download a pdf file and save it as a TXT file. It would be nice to have unique filetype for these special text files, but how much support will software get to take advantage of them? Will developers update old programs (Proterm, text editors, etc.)? Does the Apple II user base really care (has anybody opened a non-HTML file into SIS and had it displayed as HTML due to the poor checking...also PDF has a unique identifier in the first couple of characters in the file so a TXT file type is perfectly acceptable so a PDF viewer doesn't need a special file type to distinguish between PDF and regular TXT). Going forward, I don't see the continual use of TXT file type as a problem -- beyond the feature to open a file from the Finder. I'm sure Apple IIgs users will not mind running a program to open a PDF file (if such a program ever is written). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Well... I'm a big believer in the convenience of being able to just double-click a file to get the right app to open. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" If a PDF file type becomes available, I'll definitely make sure that SCAP supports it. Heck, if a HTML file type becomes available, I'll make sure that SIS supports it too. I'm not going to go through the procedure to create one due to the decisions made back in 1997, but do not mind supporting them for the future. But then what about file types for files such as WAV, JPG, BMP, PNG, etc? There is software which supports these formats so should there be a unique file type on the IIgs since they are popular media formats. Is there a line that is drawn somewhere? (GEOFF, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I'd argue that while PostScript could (arguably) be called source code, PDF is more of an end-user product, so if it had a type, it would need to be somewhere else. Possibly along with the graphics file formats. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Perhaps a hypermedia format since it supports bitmap graphics, vector graphics, text, and URLs. I haven't looked at the specs recently to see what else it supports. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 17) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [FGJ] FREE GAME FOR JOINING SYNDICOMM ONLINE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The holidays are nearly upon us, and Gamebits, Syndicomm's video gaming community, is in the spirit of giving! While supplies last, all new Syndicomm subscribers who use signup code "GAME" and remain members for 90 days will receive a free video or computer game for the system of their choice! There are no contests, no gimmicks, and no tricks. Just sign up for service and get a free game - guaranteed. Subscribe with a credit card and also get a free month. That's three months of Syndicomm service, plus a free video game (average retail price $40+), for as little as $16.67! Tell your friends to combine this promotion with the Syndicomm Buddy Program, and you as the referrer also get a $10 account credit. Just ask them to enter your username during the signup process when asked for "Your sponsoring buddy's username." To subscribe to Syndicomm, visit http://www.syndicomm.com/join.html Full details of this offer can be found at http://www.gamebits.net/syndicomm/promo.shtml Gamebits is accessible at page 850, or with your web browser at http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/gamebits/messages (A2 BB,KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 16) [EOA] [BGY] BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm, the company, officially went into business on November 1, 2000 (not counting the predecessor company by the same name, that was around for most of the 1990s). The online service opened its doors in a public beta test on December 8, 2000. Been a good year. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 4, Msg 23) [EOA] [AFC] ADDING FORUMS AT A GOOD CLIP """""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've been adding forums at a pretty good clip. We're at fifteen, if you count the three that are under construction now. Not bad, considering we first opened our doors a year ago Saturday. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM Cat 4, Top 4, Msg 23) [EOA] [TPQ] The Prolific Quill community invites you to participate """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" in the "Operation Douglas" writing contest! Douglas' story will be told bit-by-bit by each contestant who writes a short chapter in this story, building on the previous parts. The author of the best chapter wins a $20 bookstore gift certificate! Visit Prolific Quill at page 990 and read Category 2, Topic 8 for details. (Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [SOO] Syndicomm Online opened its doors one year ago, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" on December 8, 2000, in an open beta test period. Thanks to all of you that have come aboard since then! (Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SMC] STRANGE MEMORY CARD """"""""""""""""""" Ran across a memory card for the IIGS the card says "GS Sauce" from Harris Laboratories Inc.. It has 4 slots which accepts 30 pin sims..It also has 4 dip switch settings on the board. Anyone have any info on these..?? This is the only one like it i have ever came across.... (SKEZER, 3535.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Sounds similar to my Apple Q-RAM card. The simm slots probably only accept 8-chip 1 meg simms. The dip switches probably determine if the simm slot is filled. You would switch the ones on that are in use and off on the ones that aren't. My Q-RAM card had two dip switches. One for each bank of two simms. I switch the dip on to say that the memory in that bank is filled and off if it isn't. I don't know if that is the same with your card. Try it and see. My card only accepts 256k and 1 meg simms. It won't recognize the two or three chip simms either that was popular on some Macs. C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Email: wrstrutts1@home.com (WILLIAM7622, 3535.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Thanks.. I will give that a try.. Were there many of these types of cards put out for the IIGS...? Thanks... (SKEZER, 3535.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I think most of the later boards came that way. The older boards made in the 80's were of the ram chip type but most of the ones from the 90's that I have heard about took simms. C'est moi! http://www.facelink.com/wrstrutts Email: wrstrutts1@home.com (WILLIAM7622, 3535.4, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2PRO | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [MOS] MARINETTI OPEN SOURCE PROJECT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, Were you interested in helping out with the Marinetti Open Source Project but did not know how to get started? I've just posted a number of guiding emails onto the Help discussion forum on the Sourceforge site. The emails deal with how to become a contributor to the project, how to get the latest development object code, where to find the information you need to set up your development environment, how to get the latest source code, directions on where to find information about building the source, and further reading material. You can find this information here: Go to the Marinetti Open Source Project home page on SourceForge http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinetti/ then click on the "Public Forums" link then click on the "Help" Forum link The information I refer to above can be found in the "How do I get started?" thread. Cheers, Andrew Roughan (ROUGHANA, 378.2, Delphi A2PRO web side) >>>>> """"" Cool. Thanks for doing that, Andrew. I'll have to stop by there and read that this weekend. Unfortunately, I'm not sure when I actually have time to try and help out but I'm hoping it won't be too long. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the Apple II area of Syndicomm (JBLAKENEY, 378.3, Delphi A2PRO web side) >>>>> """"" Hi Jeff, I was searching through comp.sys.apple2 for references to Marinetti when I found this quote of yours from 2000/04/02: >> E-mail clients are still in the works and I'm going to finish mine if for no other reason than to prove to myself that I can actually finish a project. :-) << I thought I'd drop you a line and see how you're going with it. Do you need any encouragement? :) I'm trying to get the MOSP site going again. Are you interested in helping out in any way? One thing that would really help would be some additional weight on momentum to get things going. Registering as a developer on Soureforge and sending the MOSP administrator an email with a request to be included as a developer in the MOSP area would help out a lot. http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinetti Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 378.4, Delphi A2PRO web side) >>>>> """"" I haven't worked on it for a while now as I'm a Windows programmer by day working under contract to my brother's company and a data entry person by night working at Fedex. I'm currently working on a project with my brother that is taking up a lot of my time as we have deadlines and such to meet. However, I still stand by that statement. It will be finished and I'm planning on having it ready before KFest 2002. A little encouragement is always a good thing because most of the folks in chat in the Apple II area on Syndicomm.com now know how much of a procrastinator I can be and keep ribbing me about it. :-) >> I'm trying to get the MOSP site going again. Are you interested in helping out in any way? One thing that would really help would be some additional weight on momentum to get things going. << I'd love to help out but like I said in my earlier message, I probably won't have time to think about helping until January. My Windows programming has had me working with TCP/IP programming a fair bit lately so having to read a few more RFCs wouldn't kill me. :-) >> Registering as a developer on Soureforge and sending the MOSP administrator an email with a request to be included as a developer in the MOSP area would help out a lot. << I'll get myself registered soon and as soon as I'm ready to help I'll let everyone know. I downloaded the current version of Marinetti but haven't had a chance to transfer it to my IIgs to try it out yet. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum (JBLAKENEY, 378.6, Delphi A2PRO web side) [EOA] [AGD] THE Apple IIgs DEBUGGER """"""""""""""""""""""" While reading through the Programmers Introduction to the Apple IIgs I came across references in Chapter 7 to the "Apple IIgs Debugger" and the "Apple IIgs Debugger Reference". Does anyone know if these things were actually released to the public? Does anyone have them? I think I have the latest documentation available - "Apple II GSbug and Debugging Tools Reference" draft 3/16/89 - "GSbug and Debugging Tools Release Note" Version 4.0b1 from 13-Apr-89. - some loose pages with header "GSBug 1.5 ERS 2/3/92" that has a cover page titled "GSBug Version 1.6 ERS October 10, 1991" which documents changes up to version 1.6b21 However I would interested to read the "Apple IIgs Debugger Reference". If in fact it exists. Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 412.1, Delphi A2PRO web side) >>>>> """"" Sounds like you have more than I've ever seen. The only documentation I've ever had for GSBug was in the Orca/M manual. I learned a lot more at Richard Bennett's GSBug session at KFest '98. I'm going to have to make a transcript of that session from my video tape some day just to make sure I don't forget any of the things he showed that I didn't know you could do. :-) Sorry I can't help on the Debugger Reference. Hopefully we can get permission to share all these documents in the future. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the Apple II area of Syndicomm. (JBLAKENEY, 412.2, Delphi A2PRO web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ CHANGES AT DELPHI | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [DMG] DELPHI MERGING WITH eHow and Idea Exchange """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" An Important Announcement to Our Members Dear Delphi Members, We are pleased to announce that Delphi is merging with eHow and Idea Exchange. This change will enable Delphi to continue as a strong and growing business. Delphi Forums will grow through cross promotion to an audience of millions of eHow and IdeaExchange members. Delphi members will also have access to the ideas and expertise that are the hallmark of eHow and IdeaExchange. You will find the Delphi services expanding and improving because Delphi will receive new engineering and customer service attention and resources. All three sites will have integrated technology, content, and services. 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Bottom line for those wanting access to the Delphi Forums... change your bookmarks... new old OR FOR SUREFIRE ACCESS, logon with... http://forums.delphiforums.com/my-forums (Editor) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. 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Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] New Destinations in the City New Destinations Online THE LAMP SALUTES------------------------------------------------------[TLS] Apple II Achievement, 2001 A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Translating Email in Another Language----------------------------[TAL] The Delphi A2 File Libraries Available Here on Syndicomm---------[DFL] Treasure Hunting the Thrift Stores-------------------------------[THT] Problems Setting up ROM3 IIgs------------------------------------[PSU] Magic Routing - Installing System Software on the IIgs-----------[MRT] 3270 Emulation for the Apple II?---------------------------------[TEA] Apple II Files For Download From a WEB Site----------------------[AFD] Style Sheets on WEB Sites----------------------------------------[SSW] Keyboards For the IIgs - More Discussion-------------------------[KMD] The Sound of an Apple II 5.25" Drive in Windows?-----------------[ADW] Controlling the SCSI ID of Hard Drive----------------------------[CSI] Alternative to the Small Jumpers Needed to Set HD SCSI ID--------[ASJ] Firmware Sometimes Used to Control SCSI ID of HD-----------------[FSU] Anti-Spam Technique----------------------------------------------[AST] Current Version of Sweet16 for BeOS Likely the Final Version-----[CVF] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM All Syndicomm Online Forums on the New Bulletin Board Software---[NBS] Syndicommotion, the New Syndicomm Online Newsletter--------------[SON] New Prices for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[NPS] New Enhancements for Syndicomm Online----------------------------[NES] Chat Via The WEB Comes to Syndicomm Online-----------------------[CVW] Role Playing Games Forum and MUD on Syndicomm Online-------------[RPG] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Connecting a IIgs to a PC Using Marinetti------------------------[GPM] Accessing Delphi With Your Apple II------------------------------[ADA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] Happy New Year and THINK K-FEST----------------------------------[THF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson New Destinations in the City ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River a brilliant scarlet color illuminates a small cluster of clouds at dawn. The streets are outlined with trails of headlights... and taillights. People are rushing to factories, stores, service stations, banks, etc. Some of these people be going to a new destination... a place that they didn't know existed until recently. New Destinations Online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new online publication, Syndicommotion, has been started. This newsletter will keep people informed about the new areas and services that are being added to the constantly growing Syndicomm Online. See the Announcements from Syndicomm section of this issue of _The Lamp!_ for details. [EOA] [TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES | ----------------------------------- APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 2001 """""""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [rsuenaga@a2central.com] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2001 was a great year for the Apple II, and to celebrate it, the gang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the Apple II world and came up with a list of the best that the Apple II world had to offer in 2001. We again highlight the best of Apple II achievement. Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to was made strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your editor and publisher. Any comments can be directed to rsuenaga@a2central.com. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: There were just a few contenders, but the """""""""""""""""""""""" winners this year are a couple of great Apple II CD ROM compilations. _Juiced.GS_ followed up its stunning _Friends for Life_ CD ROM with _Friends II_, making its debut at KansasFest 2001. A few seats down from Max Jones of _Juiced.GS_ was Ken Gagne of _Gamebits_ with the multimedia file collection called _Espirit de Apple Corps_, a collection of sound and graphic files as well as the an Apple IIgs port of a classic game program we'll talk about in a bit. BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: The Man Down Under, Australia's Kim Howe, """"""""""""""""""""""" has been one of the most prolific Apple II programmers of recent years. His _Telnet NDA_ New Desk Accessory makes opening telnet connections a breeze, and has become one of the best ways to chat on Syndicomm.com. Kim got my shareware fee, as well as some others. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: We have a tie, but the clear winner in all """""""""""""""""""""" of this are Apple IIgs users. _Spectrum_ author Ewen Wannop added one more script based program to his long list with _Spectrum Automated File Exchange_, aka _SAFE_. _SAFE_ brings a graphical user interface to Apple IIgs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for the first time ever. Our second winner is an Apple IIgs version of the classic game _Hammurabi_, the first publicly released Apple IIgs program of aspiring programmer Thomas Compter, offering hours of fun for everyone. BEST WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: A2Central.com. 'Nuff said. """""""""""""""""""""""" BEST PUBLICATION: Juiced.GS. 'Nuff said again. """"""""""""""""" OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: While some may feel that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" it's the Apple II version of the Borg, Syndicomm rescued several Apple II products from extinction or at least copyright limbo. Eric Shepherd spent the early part of the summer burning up the email circuit and when KansasFest 2001 was said and done, products from EGO Systems, Parkhurst Micro Products, Ross Falconer, Byte Works, APDA, and _Juiced.GS_ were all under (or soon to be) the Syndicomm logo. Hope that logo's printed broadly, because the Apple II world is now largely on Syndicomm's shoulders. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: Once again, we have a tie. The """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Man behind the development of Syndicomm.com, David Miller, has put in countless hours to get the fledgling online service running like a champ, providing the Apple II community a permanent online home. And in Indiana, Max Jones not only put out the best Apple II publication of recent vintage, when he decided he couldn't do it anymore, he made sure that it found a home rather than rode off into the sunset. Thanks, Dave and Max. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 1999 brings out the best in all of us again. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [TAL] TRANSLATING EMAIL IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently received an email in French. A friend has translated it for me, but I need someone to help me compose a reply. Could someone here take a brief message in English and translate it for me? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 259) >>>>> """"" In a pinch, you can use Babelfish (babelfish.altavista.com) -- the translations are crude but get the point across. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 260) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I didn't know about that site. What an amazingly handy tool! You're right, it's not fluent (computers aren't at the point of understanding context, etc.) but with some playing around, it's easy enough to get a working translation. I found that if I let Altavista translate my message from English to French and back to English, if it still made sense, then I was good. Thanks! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 261) [EOA] [DFL] THE DELPHI A2 FILE LIBRARIES AVAILABLE HERE ON SYNDICOMM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, I had uploaded to Delphi two programs I wrote: Sedistic and Maxster. I've discovered my own copies of these files are corrupted, and I'm not sure I have others. Are the Delphi libraries available anywhere, or does anyone have these files? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" The Delphi file libraries for A2 were duplicated here; look in the delphi_archive folder (or whatever it's called) in the A2 library. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Wow! I didn't know that. I found the files I was looking for easily enough. Thanks! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 28) [EOA] [THT] TREASURE HUNTING THE THRIFT STORES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Treasure hunting the "thrift" stores... The local Salvation Army recently set up a new thrift store and turned the old thrift store into an "as is" store. The "as is" store has a lot of old computer items. Some of my buys to date include: Apple 3.5 flop. drive-$5, System Saver IIgs-$5, 2 external SCSI CD-ROM drives-$10 each, Mac computer-$5 (for the hard drive and CD-ROM drive) Tried to start a conversation with the guy buying 6 IBM clones as to what he was using them for... he didn't want to talk. :) Lots of turnover of that computer stuff... Have to check back often. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 98) >>>>> """"" The Salvation Army in my area doesn't have a thrift store that is open to the public. Don't know why. They just don't. It would be a money maker for them. Go figure. There are other thrift stores, however. Have never seen any Apple II equipment in them. Sometimes a Mac or two appear. That's it. I have, however, made out rather well at the local recycling center over the past year or so. They have what they call the 'electronics trailer' that one can browse through. It's great. I have picked up a number of A2 items over the past two years, including about half of the system that I am using right now. It's amazing how one person's junk becomes another's treasure. Barry Rees brees@syndicomm.com (BREES, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 99) >>>>> """"" There are several different thrift stores here, some parts of chains (Savers, Salvation Army, Goodwill), some parts of churches or missions. They have always been pretty good for Apple II stuff and sometimes other things. I have gotten quite a few GS's, some Macs, and some other things there. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 100) >>>>> """"" You guys are lucky. All the thrift stores I've ever been in seem to specialize in old clothes :) Actually, there is a computer/electronic/etc recycle store that I should check out some day. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 101) [EOA] [PSU] PROBLEMS SETTING UP ROM3 IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm trying to set up my "new" ROM3. It boots up with a text screen that lists the components as they are added. I want the graphic boot so I can use Opening Line and see all the icons. What's going on? There should be enough memory. TIA - There will be more questions later. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" This screen appears if you press a key early in the boot process. Sounds like the computer thinks a key is being hit. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Thanks. I tried cleaning out the keyboard and it boots fine now. Is there anything I need to know about moving stuff like RamFast and Zip card to a ROM3 computer? I do know some software (FTA demos etc) won't work. Thanks again Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" >> Is there anything I need to know about moving stuff like RamFast and Zip card to a ROM3 computer? << Shouldn't be any real problems. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 8) [EOA] [MRT] MAGIC ROUTING - INSTALLING SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Speaking of Magic Routing, I recall that it works on the first attempt, but not on any others, unless the auxtype of the System folder is changed. Does anyone know or remember what the proper auxtype should be? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Ken, auxtype - $0002 MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" It also works if you keep the System folder on your desktop, regardless of the auxtype. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" The auxtype change is only needed if you leave the system folder in the drive window. If you drag it to the desktop, it work fine as is. That's the only way the programmers used it, so they didn't catch the bug. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 29 Dec 01 9:38:28 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 206 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 21) [EOA] [TEA] 3270 EMULATION FOR THE Apple II? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just curious, but are there any software solutions for the Apple II that allow one to connect and use 3270 Emulation? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Many (many!) moons ago there was at least one board that allowed 3270 access. I suppose part of the question (or maybe even the real question) is how you want to connect to your 3270 host. A normal SDLC link will need special hardware (AFAIK) because the 'S' in SDLC stands for 'synchronous', which means there are no start/stop bits as such, just continuous pulses. (This is really stretching the memory, so would anyone still working with this stuff please correct me *nicely*!) OTOH, without a special board, I've used 3270 apps on my IIgs using ProTerm as a VT100 emulator, but that required network hardware at the host end to act as a 3270 to VT100 converter. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I want to say that the program that did 3270 emulation was SoftTerm, but I can't remember that far back. It did include some extra hardware, mostly for the keyboard, I think. I never encountered a 3270 system until 1995, when I started working at my current job. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 13) [EOA] [AFD] Apple II FILES FOR DOWNLOAD FROM A WEB SITE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What is the proper way to make Apple II files available for download from a web site? What programs does one use to prepare/encode files for download? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Just make ShrinkIt or Binary II files and put them up. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Do I need to BINSCII the files? (I just remembered Shrink II has this capability - handy!) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" It's not necessary; IMHO BinSCII is mostly obsolete now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I tried to BINSCII some files (using both BINSCII, Spectrum, and Shrink II), but the output was always multiple files. Is there a way to encode output to a single text file? (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I'm surprised to hear that BINSCII is obsolete. Anywhere I find a .SIT file for download on the 'net, there's a .HQX format right next to it. I thought .BXY and .BSC were the Apple II equivalents? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> I tried to BINSCII some files (using both BINSCII, Spectrum, and Shrink II), but the output was always multiple files. << You can turn off the option to output multiple files when encoding with Spectrum. Go to the 'Options' submenu from the 'Settings Menu' and select 'Encoding Options'. Here you can set the defaults for the various options as well as whether files are split or segmented. I still feel that there is a place for BinSCII in web downloads, and do not consider it obsolete just yet. If someone is reading the pages using a simple browser like SIS, BinSCII allows 8-bit data to be downloaded using the simple 7-bit text or HTML interface. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 31 Dec 2001 - 204 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 7) [EOA] [SSW] STYLE SHEETS ON WEB SITES """"""""""""""""""""""""" Any opinions on the use of style sheets? (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" I don't know a huge amount about CSS, but I do know that since it doesn't work with Lynx or SIS, it's not something you'd want to use if targeting Apple II users. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" At present no Apple II browser supports them. It's not high on the priority list for Arachnid either. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'm told web browsers that don't understand CSS simply ignore them. Since they seem to be used primarily for formatting, not functionality (as Java/JavaScript is), I wouldn't think style sheets would confuse Apple II's too much. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" The problem I see is that if you use CSS to do your formatting instead of traditional HTML elements, you lose the ability to get any formatting at all for Lynx or comparable browsers. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" IMO, CSS is nice since you can set up a page style in the CSS file. If you want to change the format of all your pages, you just have to modify the one main CSS file which will change the style for everything else. It is not hard to design a page with CSS and still be compatible with lynx and SIS. Considering that SIS and Lynx don't handle fonts, text colors, backgrounds, etc. like Netscape and Explorer, I don't see that being a problem. There are some CSS bugs in Netscape and Explorer--don't believe that they are 100% CSS compatible. For the basic CSS functionality, you will get good results in Explorer and Netscape--review the CSS standards for proper use. You will find that creating web pages with the smae look and feel will be easier with CSS. I don't see any reason to not take advantage of them. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 30) [EOA] [KMD] KEYBOARDS FOR THE IIgs - MORE DISCUSSION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Of all the Apple IIgs keyboards I have used, I think I enjoy using the Apple Extended Keyboard II the most. The absolute worst keyboard has to be the Apple Keyboard II. Aside from having to put too much pressure on the keys to type, and horrible key placement, the thing feels like a cheap piece of plastic, something that should have been hooked to a Packard Bell, and not an Apple. I still really like the IIgs keyboard, there are a few keys that I wish were elsewhere, but it has a nice feel to it. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The AppleDesign works, although it at least occasionally has weird problems, in particular, becoming stuck in caps lock mode. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> becoming stuck in caps lock mode. << Boy, do I remember that! It always seemed to happen when I was in a GEnie RTC, and there was no way to leave without lower case symbols. Really strange problem, but I liked the keyboard the rest of the time. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Barry: I picked up a refurb AppleDesign ADB Keyboard from MacResQ about 4 months ago and I must say my experience has been different from that the others mentioned here. It has worked really well and has given me no problems. I use it with a ROM 3 and always boot into ProDOS 8, which might explain the difference, but that's just speculation. When I began using the Mac, I just about went crazy trying to adjust to the difference in the placement of the arrow keys and control key when switching back and forth between the Mac and the IIGS. So, I standardized on the AppleDesign Keyboard and am now key proficient on both machines. BTW, does anyone here know the Mac equivalent of the AppleWorks/AppleII 'clear to end of line' text editing command? I realize with the Mac you can highlight the text with the mouse and then , but I sure miss the simpler (in my opinion) . Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I love the Apple Extended Keyboard II. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" >> The absolute worst keyboard has to be the Apple Keyboard II... << It worked but it was the cheapest piece of plastic that ever came from Apple. The Extendeds are nice but desk real estate is at a minimum here. Ergo, I'm still in love with the GS keyboard, flakey ADB connector and all:) Maybe it was a good KBD or maybe I just got used to it. Either way I'm extremely comfortable with it. Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I don't like the stunted IIgs keyboard. The arrow keys seem so cramped together, and are layed out in a brain dead fashion. For some reason, whenever I play FTA's columns,when I look at the IIgs keyboard afterwards, the keys all look incredibly different :) (KWS, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" The original IIgs keyboard is quite good, and as a bonus, every so often, you get to retry your soldering skills on it :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 16) [EOA] [ADW] THE SOUND OF AN Apple II 5.25" DRIVE IN WINDOWS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There's a Windows program (Mac version in development) which will cause disk drive access to simulate the sound an Apple II 5.25" drive makes. http://www.lazilong.com/apple_II/sound_sim/ You can also download an MP3 recording of that memorable sound byte. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 3, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Someone has WAY too much time on his hands, but it was really funny. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 19, Top 3, Msg 16) [EOA] [CSI] CONTROLLING THE SCSI ID OF HARD DRIVE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Controlling the SCSI id of hard drive... The setup: IIgs rom 3, Apple high speed SCSI card. SCSI hard drive salvaged from $5 Mac "Apple Computer, Inc./Internal 3.5 inch HDD/250MB/ Firmware copyright 1993/ Quantum ProDrive LPS" mounted in old Syquest 88 drive case. (Power supply connection and SCSI ribbon cable connection are obvious) From SCSI id switch on back of Syquest case... 3 wires lead to one connector 2 wires lead to another connector No obvious place on the Quantum HD to plug either of these connectors. J2 on the Quantum has a place for a small connector, 2 pins. J5 on the Quantum has a place for a small connector, 5 pins. I have the Quantum partitioned and software installed. It boots the IIgs and works great with only the HD on the SCSI chain. When adding a CD ROM Drive to the SCSI chain the IIgs is confused. I suspect a SCSI id conflict. 1. How can I modify this setup to control the SCSI id of the HD? 2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Mac with both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" >> 1. How can I modify this setup to control the SCSI id of the HD? << Open the case, set the jumpers manually. According to maxtor.com's site (Maxtor bought Quantum awhile back), there should be a row of jumpers on the bottom of the drive, opposite side from the power connector. Three of the jumpers should be A0, A2, A2. To set the SCSI ID: SCSI ID A0 A1 A2 0 Off Off Off 1 On Off Off 2 Off On Off 3 On On Off 4 Off Off On 5 On Off On 6 Off On On 7 On On On >> 2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Mac with both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive? << With jumpers. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" >> Open the case, set the jumpers manually. Three of the jumpers should be A0, A2, A2. To set the SCSI ID: << Yes, I found these. No jumpers in place. (SCSI id = 0) Where can I find some of those _tiny_ jumpers needed to fit in such a small space? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Usually I just steal jumpers off other drives of similar vintage. If you'd like, I can delve through what I have here, but the last time I looked, I didn't have much that wasn't in use. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" I did locate a jumper on another drive. My IIgs, 250MB SCSI HD, and my CD ROM SCSI drive are now getting along just fine. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" The drive probably also has terminating resistors fitted, so unlike a normal external drive it will already be terminated. Depending on what you want to do, it may be appropriate to remove them. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 (KIMHOWE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 17) [EOA] [ASJ] ALTERNATIVE TO THE SMALL JUMPERS NEEDED TO SET HD SCSI ID """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> Where can I find some of those _tiny_ jumpers needed to fit in such a small space? << You can always resort to wire straps. Use 30 gauge wire and wrapper. I got mine from Radio Shack. Never know when you might have other uses for it. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 25 Dec 01 9:06:03 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 210 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Is wrapper a material or a procedure? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Wrapper is a tool. It is used to wrap wire around a pin. The one I use at work has a handle with gears on it that turns the wrapping bit quickly, so I can connect a wire in about half a second, once I get the wire into the bit and on the pin. The one I have for 30 gauge wire is manual. It has to be turned like a jewelers screwdriver. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 26 Dec 01 10:03:03 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 209 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 26) [EOA] [FSU] FIRMWARE SOMETIMES USED TO CONTROL SCSI ID OF HD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> "2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Mac with both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive?" << Some Quantums of that vintage could set SCSI ID and termination in firmware (but it was still settable via hardware as well). Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Does this mean that you can override firmware settings with hardware settings? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" To the best of my knowledge, hardware settings override "firmware" settings. i.e. in order to set SCSI ID via software, the jumpers need to be at "0", termination needs to be "none", etc. But I could be 100% wrong about that. I never used the stuff. Harold Hislop explained it to me once when I was having an odd problem with a drive, but the problem turned out to be a shorted ID switch. Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 22) [EOA] [AST] ANTI-SPAM TECHNIQUE """"""""""""""""""" David Kerwood recently pointed me at a useful anti-spam technique: http://www.wbwip.com/wbw/emailencoder.html This page will encode your email address so as to make it safe to put on a web page. For example, instead of posting "kgagne@gamebits.net", I can post this: kgagne@gameb 05;ts.net Web browsers will decode it as "kgagne@gamebits.net" but spiders that crawl the Web looking for email addresses to spam supposedly can't decipher it. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" At least for the week it will take the spider programmers to fix their code to see through this very simple technique. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" A more complex alternative requires Java/JavaScript, which isn't friendly to the Apple II, or to those who use their web browsers with those features disabled. Is there any way to safely and effectively post an email address on a web site? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Sure. Put your web site behind a firewall so only you can access it. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" John Farr of Applelinks.com wrote an article last summer about the decimal encoding technique I mentioned a few messages back. Yet I noticed Applelinks now formats their addresses as "kgagne-at-gamebits.net", with instructions to manually edit the address before using. I asked Mr. Farr why the change, and if decimal encoding is effective: "There are questions about this. Some spam-bots *can* apparently read the decimal equivalents or will shortly be able to, and some page-authoring programs won't let you save HTML pages without reconverting the decimals back to standard format. Go figure. "There is, in short, no across the board, easily implemented solution. The rules are constantly changing. Manually reformatting will work, however. It just isn't 'easy.'" (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'd point out that if it were 'easy' it wouldn't do any good. That's kind of analogous to buying a combination lock for a locker, then setting the combination to 1-1-1. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" The bots to harvest email addresses can be written to circumvent any alternatives to how to display an address on a web page. Instead of displaying your email address, provide a web form which is used to send email. A web user will have to fill out a form which is handled by a cgi-script which formats an email message and sends that message to you. This is currently the most effective to provide an email contact, but not get your address harvested. This assumes your web server has no security holes to harvest cgi-scripts and you have your web server set up to only execute cgi-scripts and not be downloadable. I have never been spammed from the one web form email that is set up to send me email. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 30) [EOA] [CVF] CURRENT VERSION OF Sweet16 FOR BeOS LIKELY THE FINAL VERSION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The current version of Sweet16 for BeOS is going to be the final version, unless something surprising happens with the future development of BeOS (like... there being some). It's disappointing, but there it is. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 16) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NBS] ALL SYNDICOMM ONLINE FORUMS ON THE NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As of last night, Dec 15, all Syndicomm Online forums have been relocated to the new bulletin board software. That means that not only is performance improved for every forum, but all forums now have web access to their bulletin boards available. Work does continue on adding features to both the text and web bulletin boards, but they're now in the realm of entirely usable, so we decided to move all the forums over. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 12, Msg 20) [EOA] [SON] SYNDICOMMOTION, THE NEW SYNDICOMM ONLINE NEWSLETTER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Introducing Syndicommotion, the new Syndicomm Online newsletter! You'll receive a copy by email in the next day or two (this is a one-time only mailing; if you want to receive future issues, just sign up for it). Syndicommotion will keep you up-to-date on the latest goings-on in all our forums, as well as the latest Syndicomm news. Our premiere issue talks about upcoming new forums as well as our new pricing. Let me repeat: NEW PRICING. If you'd like to get a sneak peek at Syndicommotion, you can read the premiere issue at http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v1n1.html -- we hope you like it! Our thanks to Ken Gagne (operator of the Singles, Gamebits, and Prolific Quill forums) for taking on the task of putting Syndicommotion together, and to Steve Reeves for naming our newsletter! Steve gets a $10 credit to his account as a token of our appreciation. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 4) [EOA] [NPS] NEW PRICES FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Effective January 1, 2002, our pricing will be as follows: Monthly $10/month Quarterly $22/quarter Quarterly (credit card auto-pay) $20/quarter Annual $75/year Our credit card authorization free month promotion will end on January 1 as well. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 40) [EOA] [NES] NEW ENHANCEMENTS FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Jan 1st: We have some new enhancements to our system for your enjoyment! The webside bulletin boards have been beefed up a bit; at the top of every screen is some basic information about the forum (such as how many people are in chat), along with a button bar providing quick access to the forum's web page, chat room, and the Syndicomm forum index. There's also a popup menu so you can quickly navigate to other forums' bulletin boards. In addition, there's now a "back to category list" button at the bottom of message-reading pages, so you can quickly skip from category to category. We also have an experimental, first-whack at webside chat! Click the "chat" button on any bulletin board page to get into the web chat area. It's rough around the edges at this point, and may have quirks with certain browsers, but we're still working on it, and it will improve over time. In addition, new users entering a bulletin board for the first time will no longer be pummeled by every message ever posted; instead, they'll see only the last five messages in each topic as "new." The rest will of course still be available, but they won't show up as new messages anymore. This should help newcomers ease into things. We hope you enjoy the new features, and welcome to the year 2002! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 41) [EOA] [CVW] CHAT VIA THE WEB COMES TO SYNDICOMM ONLINE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We now have preliminary web chat support! Visit your favorite forums on the web and click the "chat" button! (Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online, Jan 7) [EOA] [RPG] ROLE PLAYING GAMES FORUM AND MUD ON SYNDICOMM ONLINE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Role Playing Games forum (keyword RPG, page 833) is under construction, but the Cargotha MUD is now open and ready to play! Drop on in and enter the land of adventure! (Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online, Jan 7) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [GPM] CONNECTING A IIgs TO A PC USING MARINETTI """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have added a new feature request to the Marinetti Open Source Project for support of PPP for a direct connection to a PC. Has anyone had any success connecting a GS to a PC using Marinetti? Can you please document your setup? Thanks, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3122.22, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> I have added a new feature request to the Marinetti Open Source Project for support of PPP for a direct connection to a PC. << Sounds like a neat idea but I'm not sure if it will help. What you need on the PC is a program that allows users to use your PC as a "dial up" internet account. This software comes with the various types of unix out there but I have yet to find a proper one for Windows. There is the Dial-Up Server that was included with Windows 98 but see below as to its problems. >> Has anyone had any success connecting a GS to a PC using Marinetti? Can you please document your setup? << I've tried to use the PPP (scripted) link layer in Marinetti to fool Windows 98's Dial-Up Server into thinking there is an incoming call, which I've been successful doing, but I haven't been able to get the IIgs and PC to negotiate the PPP options. To do this I set up a modem under Windows (I used a Zoom as I have a couple of those and sometimes use them on the PC) as Dial-Up Server has to be set up with a modem (I've also tried to find a null-modem modem driver but without any luck). I wrote a Marinetti script that will send a RING to the PC over a null-modem cable, wait for an AT command back from the PC and then send an OK (this needs to be done several times as the PC sends modem init strings and such before answering a call) and when the scripts gets an ATA from the PC it sends back a CONNECT message and the script ends. At this point, the IIgs is expecting to start negotiating PPP options but the PC pretty much immediately starts trying to hang up the "modem". I'm not 100% sure that the Dial-Up Server is doing full dial up support for PPP. I think it is using its own proprietary system so only other Windows users can actually dial into your machine. If I could get this working, Windows 98 also comes with an Internet Sharing utility that I could use to let my null-modem connected IIgs surf the net through my DSL connection. Mind you, I could stop worrying about all of this if I got myself a router and set up an old machine as a unix machine to null-modem connect my IIgs to or better yet, just bought myself a LANceGS card and plugged my IIgs directly into the router. :-) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum (JBLAKENEY, 3122.23, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Hi Jeff, Thanks for documenting what you have tried to get working. A null modem connection through dial up server seems a little round-a-bout, however good thinking! I've been thinking about the Direct Cable Connection service which does support null modem cables. I don't know what protocol it is using and haven't been able to find out yet. Does anyone know about this? While there are other hardware options, I'd like to get a direct connection to a PC working so network connections can be shared with a IIgs without having to purchase a LanceGS or other network infrastructure. Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3122.24, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [ADA] ACCESSING DELPHI WITH YOUR Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If your Apple II has access to telnet, but not Lynx, you can telnet to: sailor.lib.md.us (login as 'guest') and use Lynx on that site to access Delphi. To access Delphi go to: http://forums.delphiforums.com/my-forums You can set up a Delphi account from that page. If you already have an account use the link: "Already a Member? Click here." to log on to Delphi. NOTE: Lynx at 'sailor.lib.md.us' is configured to accept cookies. However, when you leave Delphi, sailor will delete your cookies. Therefor when you try to log on next time Delphi will display this message: > Important notice: In order to use Forums, your browser must accept > "Cookies" from our servers. It appears that your browser is currently > ignoring them. Our use of cookies is governed by our privacy policy. > For help, please see the FAQ. Simply continue to logon. Delphi will notice that Lynx is configured to accept cookies and allow logon to proceed. Lyle Syverson editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLESYVERSON, 3530.25, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! For additional information visit the K-Fest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [TKF] Happy New Year and THINK K-FEST """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Happy New Year to all! We're all ending a year in our lives and beginning another. No better way to begin the new year than to start making your plans to attend KFest 2002! Everyone attending adds something to this very special event so we hope YOU will be there this year. Arranging that can be very difficult sometimes so the sooner you start, the better chance we have of seeing you this year. As 2002 begins THINK KFEST! Steve (Email from Steve, the K-Fest "Great Gouda") [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] In Anticipation of Spring In Anticipation of K-Fest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Silvern Castle v7.3 Available for Download-----------------------[SCV] Platinum Paint via The Lost Classics Project---------------------[LCA] Beagle Bros Software via The Lost Classics Project---------------[LCB] AppleWorks 5.1 Crashing on Second Launch From GS/OS Finder-------[AWC] Classic AppleTalk Support on a Mac Running OS X------------------[CAX] Alternate TCPIP Stack for Apple II?------------------------------[ATS] The Original Apple II Version of Castle Wolfenstein--------------[OCW] Disposal of and Reuse of Printer Ink Cartridges------------------[PIC] Compact Flash Reader for the Apple II----------------------------[CFR] Differences Among the Various Apple IIe's------------------------[DAE] Troubleshooting an Apple IIe - Linux Box Setup-------------------[ATL] Marinetti Available on Disk--------------------------------------[MOD] SAM Dislikes More Than Fourteen Archive Folders------------------[SDM] Precision Limitations of BASIC-----------------------------------[PLB] Babelfish--------------------------------------------------------[BFH] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] The Story of Douglas---------------------------------------------[TSD] The Role Playing Games Forum-------------------------------------[RPG] The Family Fun and Games Forum-----------------------------------[FFG] New Features/Bugfixes Applied to Bulletin Board System-----------[NFB] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Connecting a IIgs to a PC Using Marinetti (cont.)----------------[GSP] New Version of KEGS32--------------------------------------------[NVK] Apple IIgs Motherboard Problem-----------------------------------[GMP] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter to the Editor---------------------------------------------[LTE] Reply to Letter--------------------------------------------------[RTL] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] Anticipation... K-FEST 2002--------------------------------------[AKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson In Anticipation of Spring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, the late Winter wind is pushing the gray clouds rapidly across the sky... a hint of blue here and there. The water in the river below is churned up into large waves... whitecaps jumping against the current. Just a mile to the north sits the Sinnissippi Park greenhouse, next to the river. Come... let us go for a sample of Spring... lets us visit the greenhouse. The wind bites our noses as we walk the bridge over the river. Along the trail a lone jogger leans his body into the wind... his face red from the cold wind rushing past him. A strong gust of wind forces a burst of old, dry leaves across the trail. The Mallard ducks sitting along the bank have their beaks tucked under their wings. The tennis courts are silent, except for the sign slapping against the fence. The benches positioned next to the river are deserted. At last... inside the greenhouse we smell the moisture of the warm air. No wind. We are visiting another climate. The many beautiful blooms are truly inspiring... the reds, yellows, blues, purples. In the back section are flats of barren soil. A tag proclaims what has been planted in each of these flats. It has been anticipated that there will be places along that windy trail we have walked today for flowers... flowers that will thrive in the new season. In Anticipation of K-Fest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A visit to the section of this issue devoted to K-Fest indicates that people are getting anxious for another visit to Kansas City to honor the Apple II. Will you be among those who will make this pilgrimage? We hope so! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [SCV] SILVERN CASTLE v7.3 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am reposting this announcement to make a correction. I apologize to those of you who had to read it twice. We have a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory. File: scupd73.bxy Size: 328320 Date: Jan 31 Silvern Castle is a freeware role-playing game written by Jeff Fink. This update, 7.3 adds the following: Major Bugs fixed: - Automapping while inside the moat - AC Problems with some cursed armour types Major Changes: - Faster combat multi-monster spell displays - Faster HP healing display at Red Dragon Inn Note that this is a complete package. There is no need to download V7 or any previous versions. It includes everything to update old versions or create new stand alone setup. (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 3) [EOA] [LCA] PLATINUM PAINT VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A new upload to the multimedia/graphics/applications/16-bit directory: File: platpaint20.bxy Size: 472704 Date: Jan 31 Platinum Paint is a full-featured GS/OS painting program for the Apple IIGS which allows the user to create and modify images for use on an Apple II, as well as store them in a variety of formats. Originally published by Beagle.Bros and copyrighted by Matt Reimer, this program has been released as freeware via The Lost Classics Project by the copyright holder. (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 4) [EOA] [LCB] BEAGLE BROS SOFTWARE VIA THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Two new uploads to the beagle_bros directory: File: gsfonteditr.bxy Size: 226560 Date: Jan 31 GSFont Editor allows you to create and modify fonts for use with an Apple II, as well as save them in different formats. It runs under ProDOS and is usable on 8-bit Apple IIs. Published and copyrighted by Beagle.Bros, this program has been released as freeware via The Lost Classics Project by the copyright holder, Mark Simonsen. File: bot2.bxy Size: 75264 Date: Jan 31 Bag of Tricks 2 is the ProDOS version of this versatile repair program. Allows you to save and repair both files and disks. Originally published by Quality Software, this program has been released as freeware via The Lost Classics Project by the copyright holders, Don Worth and Pieter Lechner. (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 5) [EOA] [AWC] APPLEWORKS 5.1 CRASHING ON SECOND LAUNCH FROM GS/OS FINDER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I apologize for not distributing 'my' (apologies to Bredon) fix for this annoying problem. I wanted to get it 'presentable' before I released it on the world (and perhaps make damn sure that it fixed the problem for good for others). Right now it requires hardcoding your _complete_ pathname for your APLWORKS.SYSTEM file using a block editor, and most folks don't find this convenient. In a nutshell, I took (stole, borrowed) the code that ProSel 16 uses prior to launching a ProDOS 8 program (e.g. AppleWorks 5.1), hardcoded my AppleWorks 5.1 full pathname into it, renamed it as StartAW.System, and saved it as a ProDOS 8 SYS file. Now, I launch this file from the Finder and it in turn, launches AppleWorks. Now, I _never_ crash upon the second (or third, or ... ) launch of AppleWorks from the Finder, either on a 'real' GS or in Bernie. The late Professor Bredon had a few tricks up his sleeve, and from what I can deduce, his routine plays with memory and interrupts. His tricks work, too. If you (or anyone else) would like to test this (and are experiencing the 'crash' problem on a fairly consistent basis), please send me your _complete_ pathname for APLWORKS.SYSTEM, I'll hard code it into the file, and e-mail it back to you for you to test. Just send your info to me at: hughhood@earthlink.net Unfortunately, I don't have any source code for the Bredon routines, and I haven't had the time to disassemble them well enough to write any. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 9, Top 26, Msg 7) [EOA] [CAX] CLASSIC AppleTalk SUPPORT ON A MAC RUNNING OS X """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone tried switching on classic AppleTalk support in OS X and seeing if their IIgs can connect to their Mac via a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge? I switched on classic AppleTalk on my PowerBook, but since it's on AirPort, the IIgs can't see it, and I haven't gotten around to doing a hard-wire on the Mac yet. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" I wasn't aware that OS X supported classic Appletalk. Is this something new? How do you turn it on? I'll run a cable and give it a try. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" If you turn on AppleTalk in Classic, some of the functionality (I hesitate to say all) exists in both 9 and X. However, I'm also on Airport (well, a compatible equivalent :) and I'm too cluttered right now to run a cable. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" There's a hidden preference, buried in a plist file somewhere, that lets you turn on classic AppleTalk. I wish I still had the bookmark for the web site that talks about it; I found a link to it on one of the Mac sites I read regularly but of course I don't remember which. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Hey, I found that link to information on how to turn on classic AppleTalk. It's on a page talking about how to make System 6 Macs keep running in a Mac OS X world: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/osx.html Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I followed the instructions on that site and turned on the Classic Appletalk support. I have confirmed that I can connect via localtalk bridge to the Cube running OS X. Pretty cool. (So far I've done it with an SE/30, I don't have a long enough cable to reach the GS at present, but there's no reason why it wouldn't work.) I'll be getting a longer cable and Networking the GS in soon. This is really cool. The lack of Classic Appletalk support was the thing I missed most in going to OS X! Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Hm. It doesn't work over my unofficial wireless setup either. Once I get the 8500 running OS X (another unofficial setup), I'll check it out myself again. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Yeah, classic AppleTalk has never in my experience worked across an 802.11b connection. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" It actually has for me, in OS 9, in my official unofficial wireless setup, as opposed to in OS X, which is my unofficial unofficial wireless setup :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head Geek Alpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1 Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 23) [EOA] [ATS] ALTERNATE TCPIP STACK FOR Apple II? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I wonder if Marinetti development has stalled completely, we could do something with the tcp/ip stack given here. http://dunkels.com/adam/uip/ It seems to find the approximate size requirements. I haven't researched it any more though. Wayne (WAYNER, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I don't know what the current status of Marinetti is. However I can't see an alternate TCPIP stack being a bad thing. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" To make any sense, an alternate TCP/IP stack would have to follow exactly the same interface TCP/IP Tool calls that Marinetti has, as I can't see all the existing TCP/IP aware applications being updated to handle two entirely different stacks... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 31 Jan 2002 - 173 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" I agree. I can't see any sense in trying to develop another stack. Also from what I've seen on the MOSP site and recent postings there's quite a bit of work happening to Marinetti. I'm hoping to have a closer look at what's going in the in the coming weeks. If we can get a couple of problems cleaned up (and it looks like we can) the future for TCPIP on the GS is looking good. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" I think, if possible, investing time in fixing Marinetti issues (and writing Marinetti-aware applications) would pay off more than porting a new TCP implementation. The GS/TCP gnome stack was ported and look how long it remained "in development" :) The Marinetti stack exists today and works. And the number of people that have the time or desire to understand what goes on behind the scenes is limited. Of course, if Marinetti has gone as far as it can go, the small number of marinetti-aware apps wouldn't prevent the adoption of a different TCP implementation. (KWS, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Just wanted to get a little conversation going. Glad to see the MOSP is still in development. W (WAYNER, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 36) [EOA] [OCW] THE ORIGINAL Apple II VERSION OF CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I received a recent message from a Juiced.GS reader asking about the original Castle Wolfenstein game program for the Apple II. I've looked around on the Web, but can find no reference to the Apple II version of the game anywhere, including on Activision's Web site. Can anyone enlighten me about the history and current status of the original Apple II version of the Wolfenstein game? Does anyone know if it's freely available, and, if so, where I might find it? Thanks ... Max Jones Juiced.GS (JUICEDGS, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Max, Castle Wolfenstein is unavailable. A recovery attempt was made by the Lost Classics program some time ago, but I believe the end story was that the programmer had lent his hard drive to a friend, who fried it. The source code ended up in the city dump. You wouldn't find anything at Activision.com as their acquisition of the series is fairly recent; I think they've published only the most recent (2001) sequel, Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The original game was created by id and published by Apogee, and has since been associated with such companies as Imagineer, Interplay, and Vitesse. There are some downloadable ROMs on the Internet, but since the game is still copyrighted, these files fall under the same legal gray/black area as many other emulation issues. The game's controls are listed at http://www.gamewinners.com/faq.php?game=c/CastleWolfenstein-Moose.txt The game itself is listed as one of the major software releases of 1981 at http://apple2history.org/a/appy/aha81.html The CSA2 gaming FAQ has an email from John Romero; here's an excerpt: "That summer of 1992, just after Wolf3D was released, John Carmack and i drove to Kansas City for one of the last A2-Central conferences. We brought a laptop and a copy of Wolf3d with us because, lo and behold, Tom Weishaar got ahold of Silas Warner (creator of the original Castle Wolfenstein) and had Silas give a seminar. What a night. Carmack and i sat out in the hallway for hours talking to Silas and Bill Heineman about all kinds of old A2 stuff. We have an original Wolf3D manual with Silas' signature." I can dig up my GEnie messages on this topic if you like. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I attended that K-Fest (the one and only - sigh!) and I can remember being blown away by this laptop showing a *rapidly* changing, colored and textured, 3-D maze, with lots of action and sound effects. (I can also remember, as a spectator, getting a little bored watching because the demonstrator obviously knew what to do (and when to do it) and so had little trouble. I guess it's like that when developers demo their own apps! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" Ken: Thanks a bunch. That's great info ... I'm assuming then that the only way for one to obtain the program is by purchasing a used copy. Too bad ... such an historic piece of software lost for the ages, at least in any practical sense for new or reborn Apple II users. -- Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Max, I suppose Lost Classics could always try again to contact Silas Warner. His copies may be fried, but they do exist. All it'd take is his permission to create the legal opportunity to upload and distribute the game. If your reader is looking to find a used copy, there don't seem to be any on eBay at the moment. Also, regarding the Wolfenstein series, I posted: >> The original game was created by id and published by Apogee << I was thinking of the PC game "Wolfenstein 3D". I don't know who published the Apple II game. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" The original Castle Wolfenstein was published by Muse Software. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 47) [EOA] [PIC] DISPOSAL OF AND REUSE OF PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was at the post office today and saw a dispenser of free, postage-paid, plastic envelopes in which to dispose of inkjet cartridges. Just put the cartridge back in the original packaging (which you have on hand when installing a new one), put it in the envelope, seal it, and drop it in the mail. The Post Office will recycle or otherwise properly dispose of it. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Office Depot, for one, sells refilled used ink cartridges which I think they call "refurbished". Ink is the biggest racket in the legal world. If you think gas is expensive, you ain't seen nothing compared to ink. It is cheaper to run a laser than an inkjet, probably by an order of magnitude if not two. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 30) [EOA] [CFR] COMPACT FLASH READER FOR THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Found this little tidbit on slashdot. http://dreher.net/CFforAppleII/ Wayne hint: It's a compact flash reader for the apple // (WAYNER, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" It still amazes me after all these years that people still take the time and hack together a new device. It's too bad there aren't more people still tinkering around. Dain Neater A2 Syndicomm BB Manager (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" OK... What is a compact flash reader? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" CompactFlash is a persistent, compact, storage medium commonly used by digital cameras. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" It would also make a pretty cool highly crash proof storage medium. (WAYNER, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The CompactFlash project is interesting to me more for the interchange of data than anything else. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" So this has potential for moving data back and forth between the Apple IIs and MACs or PCs? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> So this has potential for moving data back and forth between the Apple IIs and MACs or PCs? << No more or less really than existing large storage removable medium, with the exception of digital cameras. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 9) [EOA] [DAE] DIFFERENCES AMONG THE VARIOUS Apple IIe's """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Other than the numeric keyboard and color, what are the differences between the apple //e and the platinum apple //e? Actually, if someone can tell me how many different versions of the //e there were and what the differences were I would appreciate it. (WAYNER, Cat 18, Top 3, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Just to get the ball rolling because I don't know all that much about the Apple IIe, I known that there were at least three versions (please correct me if I am wrong). There was the original one (the one I owned I believe). This one had 64k RAM on board and a 6502 Processor. This is where things start to get fuzzy for me. I think the next version was the "Enhanced" IIe. There was a Powerlight on the keyboard that read enhanced. (I also believe that the keyboards between these two machines were different, one was really clicky and the other a bit "mushy") This machine had some more stuff in the ROM (mousetext maybe?). It also might have used the 65C02 but that I am not sure of. The third version that I know of is the Platinum IIe with a numeric keypad built on to the keyboard. This one I am almost positive had a 65C02 like the //c. Does anyone know the whole story? I have nothing but fond memories for my old Unenhanced IIe. Dain Neater A2 BB Manager (A2.DAIN, Cat 18, Top 3, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" There were two major versions of the Apple IIe. 1) The original beige Apple IIe that had its production run from January 1983 until December 1986 and 2) the Platinum IIe, which ran from January 1987 until November 1993. A possible third version (depending upon your point of view) would be the IIe LC Card for the Macintosh LC that was produced from 1991 until 1995. The original mandate was a reengineered Apple II plus motherboard with reduced chip count (thus reduced manufacturing cost) while building in some new features. The chip count was reduced from 120 to 31 while building in 16K Language Card and upper/lower case support. In addition the new Auxiliary Slot, replacing the Apple II/II plus slot 0, adding the ability of 80 column text with the new 80 Column Text Card. Also available was a 64K Extended 80-Column Text Card giving you a full 64K of bank switchable RAM. This version booted up with "Apple II" top center and usually had a keyboard with white key caps. One of the first (of many) motherboard changes allowed for a new graphics mode, Double Hi-Res and Double Lo-Res. The next big change was introduced in March 1985 with the introduction of the Enhanced Apple IIe that was basically a 4-chip change. This change included a new processor (65C02 vs. 6502A), new CD and EF ROMs (bug fixes mostly) and a new character generator ROM that now included mousetext. This change pretty much brought the Apple IIe up to the same potential capabilities of the Apple IIc (introduced in April 1984). This version booted up with "Apple //e" top center and at some point they changed the keyboard to one with black key caps. The second major version was the Platinum IIe that started shipping in January 1987. This featured a new "platinum" case and a keyboard with a built in keypad. They also re engineered the motherboard again further reducing the chip count from 31 down to 24. This new motherboard actually started to be used in the late run beige IIe's starting around October 1986. Among the motherboard changes included the combining of the two CD and EF ROMs into a single CF ROM and the use of two 256Kb RAM chips replacing the eight 64 Kb chips previously used. This machine also came standard with a newly re engineered 64K Extended 80 Column Card that was much smaller than the previous card. The third major version, the IIe LC Card, was Apple's attempt to provide a transitional path for schools from their Apple IIe's to Macintosh without needing to scrap their entire software base. Pretty impressive engineering in its day considering they managed to reduce the entire Apple IIe to 5" x 3" card. This card was discontinued in July 1995. An excellent source for additional info would be Steven Weyhrich's Apple II History site at http://www.apple2history.org/. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 18, Top 3, Msg 4) [EOA] [ATL] TROUBLESHOOTING AN Apple IIe - Linux BOX SETUP """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have been having an annoying problem since we came over to a2central.com/syndicomm.com a year ago. My setup is an Apple IIe/Super Serial Card/null-modem connection/Linux box. Sometimes when I should get a BB or menu prompt, ProTERM appears to hang. To recover I have to send the break command. When I do this half the time I get the proper BB/menu prompt and the other half of the time I get returned to my Linux boxes prompt and I have to reconnect. This has been a PITA but I've been living with it. Last night I was reading an old A2-Central article on the basics of serial communications. When it spoke about software vs. hardware flow control I started to wonder if this was my problem. According to the article normal XON/XOFF works with a control character (ctrl-s, ctrl-q) to stop and start flow. According to the ProTERM manual, default flow control is determined by your modem settings. - What is the default setting in a null-modem situation where no modem is involved? - There is the ability to override the default settings. What would be the proper setting to properly override? "R0" = Drop RTS "R1" = Raise RTS "D0" = Drop DTR "D1" = Raise DTR Any help would be appreciated. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I guess I should explain why I think flow control might be a problem. I have noticed that the BB/menu prompts here have a embedded control characters in it. If I slow down the baud rate enough I can actually see the prompt printing things like "(i-search) `'", backspacing over it before printing the actual prompt. My assumption is that one of the control characters being sent to my IIe is being interpreted as flow-off by ProTERM. Bottom line is that if software flow is being used by default, it shouldn't and I'd like to make sure that hardware flow is. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" A follow up to my previous post. I have made a couple of changes and it seems to have helped. My modem driver was set to Null-Modem and was running at 19200 in my IIe with a Super Serial Card. When I changed the driver to Null-Modem (RTS/DTS) the problem went away however I did start experiencing dropping characters. Reducing my bps rate to 9600 seemed to cure that. Conclusion: It appears that the straight Null-Modem driver uses XON/XOFF for flow control. From what I understand this is normally the ctrl-s, ctrl-q to stop and start data. It seems that this plays havoc with the BB software as it seems to interpret these characters as something else. The change to Null-Modem (RTS/DTS) cured that but the character loss indicated to me that I didn't have a properly wired cable for hardware handshaking. Setting it to 9600 is a suitable fix until I can get a proper cable. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" 9600 is really the upper limit of what can be handled with software (XON/XOFF) type handshaking. Anything above that (19200-57600 on a IIgs, 19200 on a IIe with SSC, and ridiculously faster with a Turbo ASB) needs to be hardware handshaking. At least the SSC and IIgs have the proper signals to go to 19200. The IIc and IIc Plus don't, and I've never been able to get anything above 9600 to work reliably on them. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 21, Top 4, Msg 7) [EOA] [MOD] MARINETTI AVAILABLE ON DISK """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Marinetti has been added to the list of software we offer on disk for $2 including shipping. The order form can be found on the A2Central.com web site. We'll be adding a version of Marinetti with printed developer documentation to our online store in the near future. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 47) [EOA] [SDM] SAM DISLIKES MORE THAN FOURTEEN ARCHIVE FOLDERS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am posting this here since I am unable to find a specific topic for SAM. I am running SAM v1.5 and have found that it no longer archives messages. When you hit the 'ARC' button in the reader it goes through the motions of folder selection, etc. But it does not actually save the message to the folder. This started happening when I created the 15th folder in the list. Up until then messages were being saved correctly. The documentation does not indicate any limit to the number of folders allowed by the program. Has anyone else see this problem? Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" After making some tests, there is indeed a problem if there are 15 or more folders set up for archiving messages. I will update SAM when I have fixed the problem. Unfortunately I am away from home for the next week, so am not sure when this will be. Please be patient, and I will announce the update as soon as it is ready. Meanwhile, if possible, please limit your folders to 15, and all hopefully should be well. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 27 Jan 2002 - 177 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Folder number 15 broke SAM. I will reduce the number to 14 and see if it will start working again. :-) Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" Roger, I have now fixed the problem. In due course the fix will be released in SAM 1.6, but I could send you the updated script that fixes the problem now. For the last week I have been trying to e-mail you asking for an e-mail address that I can send the file to, but all e-mail to "Roger A. Schnorenberg" is being returned as undeliverable. If you have another e-mail address that I can use, e-mail me on speccie@mac.com and let me know... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 7 Feb 2002 - 166 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 29) [EOA] [PLB] PRECISION LIMITATIONS OF BASIC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Curious quirk. I did a: ]? 9^9 387420490 On the calculator 387420489 On the MC-10 387420489 Does Basic round to 8 digits? If so is there anyway around this? (WAYNER, Cat 51, Top 15, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" BASIC doesn't round to a set number of digits, but it does have precision limitations. I don't have the exact real number format memorized, but you probably hit its accuracy limitation with a number that large, and the lower bits of precision are getting hacked off. Eric 'Sheppy' Shepherd Owner Syndicomm Building communities bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 15, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" There are two solutions to work around Applesoft's precision problem: 1) Use 8-bit SANE. I do not know where this is available now, but it does not have precision problems like Applesoft. 2) Figure out the formula which the Applesoft ROM uses to perform the function 9^9. See if there is another formula out there which leads to the same result. Write Applesoft code based on another formula and see if the precision problem goes away. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 15, Msg 18) [EOA] [BFH] BABELFISH """"""""" Has anyone done anything with Babelfish they'd like to share? I think it'd be awful nice to have more support for it. It's a shame it didn't come out sooner than it did though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 18, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Babelfish was an interesting thing. It was kept so super secret for so long, with so much done to it, and across so many people that everyone that seemed interested at the time had "gotten it" and there was no more push for it to be released. Too bad. From day one, way back when I never had the impression that SHS was a real company - too bad some GREAT products and talent got shelved, stiffed and messed up in it. I never saw a vendor be so weird with their own products. Two great IIgs games, they made them practically impossible to get. It's as if they were embarrassed to be selling Apple II stuff. But what do you expect from a company that charged people $5 for a link to download a PDF tax form from a government agency. Tony (A2.TONYD, Cat 60, Top 18, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Babelfish was a great piece of software that was obliterated by pointless and stupid delays in getting it released. Design by committee will do that. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 18, Msg 3) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TSD] THE STORY OF DOUGLAS """""""""""""""""""" Win a $20 bookstore gift certificate by contributing to the continuing story of Douglas! Prolific Quill, page 990, keyword QUILL. (Logon Banner) [EOA] [RPG] THE ROLE PLAYING GAMES FORUM """""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Role Playing Games forum (keyword RPG, page 833) is under construction, but the Cargotha MUD is now open and ready to play! Drop on in and enter the land of adventure! (Logon Banner) [EOA] [FFG] THE FAMILY FUN AND GAMES FORUM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Visit the new Family Fun & Games forum (keyword FUN, page 820) and share a joke, recipe, or just your charm and wit! It's a great place to relax and be yourself! Or be someone else, we don't care, as long as you have a good time! (Logon Banner) [EOA] [NFB] NEW FEATURES/BUGFIXES APPLIED TO BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The following new features/bugfixes were applied to the bulletin board system today: (Jan 28, 2002) - "0" at the bulletin board prompt now exits to the forum main menu like it does everywhere else on Syndicomm instead of showing you the bulletin board help (you can still get help by typing "help" at the prompt). - "NEW" command implemented: NEW - lists topics with new messages in the current category NEW cat - lists topics with new messages in the given category NEW #-# - lists categories with new messages within the given category range NEW ALL - lists categories with new messages anywhere in the board - Nicknames are now shown next to usernames on message headers again (these disappeared when we switched to the new software due to a typo in the code). Dave Miller justdave@syndicomm.com + justdave@justdave.net Lead Software Engineer/System Administrator, Syndicomm Online http://www.syndicomm.com/ http://www.justdave.net/ (HelpDesk BB, JUSTDAVE, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 43) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [GSP] CONNECTING A IIgs TO A PC USING MARINETTI (CONT.) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I chose to pursue your Dial Up Server line of thinking a little more. I installed Dial Up Server from Win95 Plus. I searched on the net and found a Null modem driver for Win9x. I have been trying to get the IIgs and the Win95 box to talk to each other but, like you, have found that PPP option negotiation seems to be the stopping point. However, unlike your Hanging up experience, both machines will sit there sending packets at each other for a while. I don't believe that the IIgs recognizes the Win95 packets as the PPP tracefile does not show any incoming packets. I have used a serial port scanner to look at what is being transmitted between the machines. I have captured a HEX dump of the traffic and I am now trying to decipher it. I should probably setup another Win9x box and scan the transmission between them to see what is being negotiated. Hmmm... good idea! Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3122.26, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" As you would expect, the GS is using standard PPP with HDLC framing GS:7EFF7D23C0237D217D3D7D207D267D207D20F1EA7E I can decipher what this is by looking at RFCs. However, I'm stuck on the Win95 output. I could use some help deciphering the protocol that Win95 is using. Does anyone recognize this byte sequence? W95:DBC01BC0D89898EC890E98FD0E1D0B6C87FB4A9DD87ED898D8 I haven't yet found any doco that can tell me what it is. I am assuming that there will NOT be a problem with bit ordering. I base that assumption on the fact that I am using Rs232 ports and modem drivers that need to talk to RS232 modems wouldn't work if there was a bit ordering problem.... However, maybe there is some other hardware issue? I have set the Win95 Null Modem driver to use 8N1 and the same speed as the GS ports. Any input appreciated! Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3122.28, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Hi Andrew, I was doing some web searching myself earlier this week and found some interesting web sites about using Direct Cable Connection (DCC) that mention using TCP/IP over them. I also download a Word document from one site with details about doing this but I didn't bookmark it and haven't been able to find it again. Here are the couple I did bookmark, though: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/5704/dcc1.html http://www.tecno.demon.co.uk/dcc/dcc.html The Word document I got had me do a few changes to the Windows registry but I'm pretty sure they are just there to support modem connections. I've found this handy as it gives me a way to trigger events and see when DCC gives up trying to negotiate a connection. It took a few changes to various things to get my serial port on the PC and DCC working at 57,600 bps like I wanted but I finally changed the right thing. To test things, I started Spectrum on my IIgs and then DCC on the PC and told it to be a host and listen for a connection. It sent the modem init string I had set up in the registry and waited for a connection. When I typed the word "CONNECT" into Spectrum (which is what I set the registry to trigger a connection on), DCC changed its window to saying it was verifying user name and password and sent the word "CLIENTSERVER" to my IIgs followed by a packet of data that looked like this: 0000: 7e ff 7d 23 c0 21 7d 21 7d 21 7d 20 30 7d 22 7d 0010: 26 7d 20 7d 2a 7d 20 7d 20 7d 23 7d 25 c2 23 80 0020: 7d 25 7d 26 7d 20 7d 21 bb ea 7d 27 7d 22 7d 28 0030: 7d 22 7d 31 7d 24 7d 25 dc 7d 33 7d 33 7d 21 e0 0040: 7d 2a 5f c1 ea bb 7d 21 7d 20 c0 ab 5f c1 9d 7d 0050: 2f 7d 20 7d 20 9c 2d 7e 7e ff 7d 23 c0 21 7d 25 0060: 7d 22 7d 20 7d 24 59 28 7e (NOTE: There may be typos in this as I typed it in here on my PC while viewing the data on my IIgs.) I poked through RFC 1334 (PPP Authentication Protocols) and found that there should be a $C023 in there somewhere for PAP authentication and $C223 for CHAP authentication. There is a $C223 in that packet I received from the PC so it looks like it is trying to use CHAP which Marinetti doesn't support yet. I also noticed while searching that there is an RFC 2759 called Microsoft PPP (CHAP) Extensions, Version 2 so it is possible that it is trying to do a non-standard CHAP authentication as well. :-/ Mind you, I don't know much low level TCP/IP stuff so I may be totally misinterpreting this stuff. Anyways, that's as far as I got with my couple attempts this week. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum (JBLAKENEY, 3122.29, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Wow Jeff, you've managed to get Windows to spit out a PPP LCP packet over DCC! That's a step forward. I went looking for a TCP/IP direct cable connection word document and found this link: http://www.tecno.demon.co.uk/dcc/download/dccsrvr.doc Is this the one you were referring to? It looks promising. If not, did you keep a copy of the doc file? Can you send it to me please? Thanks, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3122.30, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Andrew Roughan said: >> Wow Jeff, you've managed to get Windows to spit out a PPP LCP packet over DCC! That's a step forward. << Yeah, now if we can just figure out how to make it do something. :) >> I went looking for a TCP/IP direct cable connection word document and found this link: http://www.tecno.demon.co.uk/dcc/download/dccsrvr.doc Is this the one you were referring to? It looks promising. << Yes, that's the one. I'll bookmark it now just in case I need to get back there or point others to it. Thanks for tracking it down. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum (JBLAKENEY, 3122.31, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [NVK] NEW VERSION OF KEGS32 """"""""""""""""""""" A new version of KEGS32 was released a few weeks back, I only just discovered it recently... Version 0.60-R3 now offers the following: support for long filenames, drag and drop for loading disk images, easily accessible buttons for toggling between speeds (1 MHz, 2.8 MHz and fast-as-possible), scanline support and many fixes. The scanline support still needs some work (bug fixing?) but it gives you a good idea what the emulator _will_ be like by the next release. Graphics look much more like that of a real IIgs on a standard VGA monitor, it's really cool looking. Visit KEGS32's home page for details and to download it: http://www.geocities.com/akilgard/kegs32/ Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3564.1, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [GMP] Apple IIgs MOTHERBOARD PROBLEM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have a IIgs Rom 01 motherboard here that doesn't startup properly. When I turn it on, the screen comes up with a grey border, alternate vertical columns of black and green/purple/white lores blocks and the speaker clicks. Pressing Ctrl-OA[or CA]-Reset seems to be registered but the cycle continues. There is nothing plugged into the motherboard besides the monitor, keyboard and power supply. I have checked that these three components work fine with other motherboards. Any ideas what the possible problem is and whether this is worth fixing? Thanks, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3563.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I've seen that happen before, at least in a similar fashion. At best guess I would point to the CPU at fault. Power down the machine and locate the socketed 65C816 processor (the 40-pin DIP next to the ROM, at the center of the board) and try pressing down firmly on it. If that doesn't work, carefully pry it out completely and reseat it back in its socket. You could also try cleaning the CPU pins with some rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip. Just take extreme care not to bend or break any of them. There is also the possibility the 65C816 itself is defective, or the contacts inside the DIP socket aren't making proper contact with the pins (apparently that is common from continually reinserting and removing an accelerator card such as a Zip or TransWarp GS). Also check the socketed ROM to see that it's properly inserted (it's unlikely that's at fault, but try it if all else fails). Try the above and see what that does. A new motherboard can probably be found on eBay for under $5, but I'd see if you can't save this one first. ps - Another possibility is what your seeing is the built-in self test diagnostic running, *but* I'd discount that because you mentioned the speaker clicking (there is no sound until the end of the test). Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3563.2, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [LTE] LETTER TO THE EDITOR """""""""""""""""""" Dear Editor: Thanks for keeping us updated as to the various Apple II issues being discussed on online services such as Delphi and Syndicomm Online. I'm always interested to see which messages make the cut each month. How do you decide? -Ken Gagne [EOA] [RTL] REPLY TO LETTER """"""""""""""" Any one of several characteristics make a message or a thread of messages worthy of being included in _The Lamp!_ . 1. Announcements of new or improved products and services. 2. A question and answers to that question which inform or help solve problems. 3. Discussions of ideas about new products and/or services that would be desirable to create in the future. 4. Discussions about what things were like with the Apple II "way back when". 5. Comments that tell "how to do" or "where to get" or "where to go". Some worthy messages or threads are left out because permission to use one of the messages could not be obtained from the author of original comment. Only one person has said no. Hundreds of emails have gone unanswered, either because of neglect, or because the easiest way to say no is to not reply. Editor [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! For additional information visit the K-Fest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [AKF] ANTICIPATION... K-FEST 2002 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Now that 2002 is finally here, I'm ready to start planning for KFest!! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Heck, I was planning for KFest 2002 years ago - it's just that good! Everyone needs to plan to get there and it's never too early to start. Among the plans should be an effort to bring along someone that hasn't been there yet. We still haven't reached a lot of folks that need to experience the glory of KFest! Looking forward to another great KFest, Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" With tax season upon us, I was wondering when registration is going to open up for Kfest 2002. I want to be an early bird this year and get on the list. Dain Neater BB Manager A2 (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Me too -- I want to get registered! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Re: KFest registration. I think at earliest registration usually starts around now. The Gouda will have to weigh in with his two cents, of course. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Dain and everyone, Working on the registration prices and deadlines, among other things, but don't want to post anything that isn't 100% confirmed. I'm hoping Avila hasn't increased the prices but won't hear from them for awhile. We will keep the deadline for the early bird special at May 1st though, so everyone should have plenty of time to make their arrangements. We're still working on a shoestring budget. Things are tight enough to consider imposing a "go/no go" deadline for KFest once again like we had initially. For now I rather not have to do that. Even if we have to increase the registration fees it shouldn't be a significant amount. What WOULD help is early registration this year, once we post the registration info. (I'll get that posted ASAP). Hope this helps with your plans, Steve (Gouda) (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Jeez, I'd better get cracking on my programming project, eh? I don't want to suck, come July. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 22) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Signs in the Distance The Restless IIgs The K-Fest Connection A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS History of Online Games and MUDs---------------------------------[OGM] Which Telecomm Programs Have You Used?---------------------------[WTP] Warp Six BBS Still Lives-----------------------------------------[WSB] Classic Apple II Games Resurfacing on PDA Platforms--------------[CGR] Bypassing the Prompt in ChessMaster 2100-------------------------[BTP] Upcoming v7.4 Update to Silvern Castle---------------------------[SCU] Silvern Castle Tip-----------------------------------------------[SCT] Speeding up the Automap Feature of Silvern Castle----------------[SCA] At What Speed Are You Running Silvern Castle?--------------------[SCS] Diversi-Cache----------------------------------------------------[DIC] New Web Site for Juiced.GS---------------------------------------[NWS] The Golden Orchard CD-ROM Available Via the Net From SSII--------[GOC] Updates for Spectrum---------------------------------------------[UFS] Padded Room Solution - PDF from Word Document :)-----------------[PRS] Additions to Apple II Developer Database-------------------------[ATD] What do You do in the "Real World"-------------------------------[TRW] How Did Other People Get Their A2 Programming Skills?------------[GPS] Are There Any Apple II Programs Waiting to be Written?-----------[WTW] Port Open-Source Palm Sync Utilities to the IIgs?----------------[POS] About File Transfers---------------------------------------------[AFT] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Dated Announcement - Don't Miss This-----------------------------[DLC] Subject: [A2Central.com] Special Dave Lyons Chat To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS 5.25 Drive Not Showing up in GS/OS-------------------------------[DNS] Andromeda TV Series and IIgs?------------------------------------[ATS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] KFest 2002 Registration Information Soon-------------------------[KFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Signs in the Distance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's bright sunshine and the cool, clear air provide the opportunity to study details on the distant horizon from High Above The Rock River. Toys-R-Us? Hmm. That sign reminds me of my favorite childhood toy. Tinkertoys. One day you could create an airport, complete with airplanes, terminal building, etc. The next day you could build a crane and move paper clips from the floor to the top of the dinning room table. What a toy to stimulate the imagination. The Restless IIgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Apple II computers allow so much flexibility to attach specialty cards, drives, printers, etc. Add to that the opportunity to buy various components, often at bargain prices, on the net, at garage sales, and at recycling centers. The IIgs _The Lamp!_ is produced on is made up of components coming from several states. Seldom does a month go by that something has not been changed. The hard drive was taken from an old Mac. The DeskJet printer "served time" on a Pentium. Hmm. How about twin hard drives partitioned and formated alike? Should make backup a breeze. Got to get to work on that! The K-Fest Connection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speaking of unusual computer setups. Visit people in their rooms at K-Fest and check out what they brought in the way of computers. Including a IIgs with an impressive stack of drives attached to it. Visiting with all these Apple II people is a lot of fun in itself. We would really like to visit with *you*. See you at K-Fest! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [OGM] HISTORY OF ONLINE GAMES AND MUDs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A three-part history of online games and MUDs can be found at these URLs: http://www.happypuppy.com/features/bth/bth-vol8-36.html http://www.happypuppy.com/features/bth/bth-vol8-37.html http://www.happypuppy.com/features/bth/bth-vol8-38.html The article is written by a former Apple II RoundTable file librarian, and focuses primarily on text-based games available in the early days of CompuServe and GEnie. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 45) [EOA] [WTP] WHICH TELECOMM PROGRAMS HAVE YOU USED? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The first telecom program I used was Smartcom, though I barely remember it now. I recall having difficulty downloading files, though whether it was due to Smartcom's archaic formula or a complete inability to do so, I can't recall. Either way, some other member of CompuServe's APPUSER forum, Loren, recommended I call this company called "Quality Computers" and order a copy of ProTERM. I'd never heard of either the company or the software, but I decided to take a gamble on this fellah's suggestion. Haven't seen Smartcom since. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The first telecomm program I used was VisiTerm. It was kind of neat in that it used the HGR screen to come as close to getting 80 columns on the ][+ screen as possible. The downloads sucked, however :) ASCII Express Pro (DOS 3.3) was next on my list. That was not so good either. However, the current crop of ProTERM, Spectrum, and ANSITerm are just great. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I ordered ProTERM 3.0 when I bought my first modem for my IIgs. Used AOL more for the first couple of years though. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" On the 8-bit 65c02 128 KB Enhanced IIe/IIc, ProTerm is pretty much the ultimate Telecom program. I use it daily. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Terminus was the first telecomm program I owned. It came in a package with a modem and modem cable. I never could get it to do anything. When I asked for help from the vender, they admitted they had no idea how to make it work and offered to send me another telecomm program called Full-Duplex. I never was able to get that to work either. Nor was the vender of any help. I then sent off for a copy of Talk Is Cheap. I was up and running soon after I received it. I was so impressed that I sent in the shareware fee within 24 hours. I then joined GEnie and found out that TIC was no longer shareware, was up to version 3.xx, and being sold by Quality computers. The day after that it was announced on GEnie A2 that Quality Computers would no longer be selling TIC and version 4 would be available by direct order from the author. The shareware fee I had sent in for version 1.xx was applied to my purchase of v4. So TIC was my 3RD telecomm program... but the FIRST one that worked! When I bought my first IIgs (used) one of my projects was to download the six disks of System 6.01 from GEnie using TIC at 2400 baud. Took over an hour for each disk. :) If only TIC would have had Zmodem. I also own ANSITerm, Spectrum, and Proterm. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" My first Apple II telecom program was Point to Point. It was wonderful, and I never had any problems with it until my changes in modems exceeded it's limits. I flirted with TIC, but finally got ProTERM. And there I stayed until Marinetti appeared, and Spectrum began to handle it. Now, most of the telnet I do online is done by my GS with Spectrum (although I have ProTERM Mac) just because I can. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> The first telecomm program I used was VisiTerm. << I remember that well. It was the most professional of the first crop of comms programs to appear. I decided I could not afford to buy it, so I started to write my own comms program. Eventually my efforts turned into Data Highway, which at the time, was the highest selling comms program for the Apple II in the UK. I think we shipped over 2000 units, mainly with the help of Apple User, then the only Apple magazine published in the UK. I never looked back... :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 8 Mar 2002 - 137 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" My first modem was a 2400 that cost around $100, and came with a free copy of AE's ReadyLink (formerly EasyLink). I also used AOL, although they eventually dropped a2 support... I can't begin to describe how horrible ReadyLink is. I wound up using various freeware programs (like Agate and telecomGS), most of which were less problematic, and eventually Spectrum. Now that AnsiTerm is available again, it's on my list of things to buy when I remember to :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I started with ProTerm and dialed into a local bulletin board where I could get email. Later I got ANSITerm, which looked much better with some of the places I connected to. I tried all the bulletin boards I could get to with a local call - there were about a dozen at that time. One that sticks in my mind was an openly religious board with a bunch of x-rated games. (I never tried the games, maybe they put subliminal messages in them or something) Once there was a local ISP provider the bulletin boards died off. I started using a Mac for online stuff - as I still do. However, I do have the hardware and software to do it on the GS and Maybe I should get back to it, just to prove I can do it. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" AnsiTerm is also on my "to get" list. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Well, as I came very late to the Apple II telecom party...my first telecom program that I used was the AppleWorksGS telecom module to transfer files from a Windows PC to the IIgs via a null modem cable. I was doing all of that without a hard disk back in 1998 or so. Soon I learned how bad that telecom module was. Eventually I picked up a copy of Spectrum from the now defunct Seven Hills/MyEsource. It's what I still use to this day on my Apple IIgs to connect via Marinetti. Originally through dial up and now with the LANceGS Ethernet card. I need to pick up a copy of ProTerm A2 for the IIc+ Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" This one probably no one has heard of. :) My 1st telcomm program was written for, and sold by a company called DAK which sold interesting electronic devices. It came with a 1200 baud modem (Prometheus, but sold under the ADC label) and a dumbed-down serial card made by Practical Peripherals--made just for DAK. It would let you dial a number and connect, but I don't think it had any file transfer ability (maybe xmodem if anything). I then moved to ModemMGR and also to Proterm. I still use the latter two on my //e all the time. Later.........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" I got ProTERM at the same time I got my first Modem. I upgraded it regularly, so I've always been current with it. My last upgrade was to ProTERM Mac, which I use for Telnet, now. Spectrum gets used regularly with SOAR for reading these messages. Poor PT2 got left behind when I got the LANceGS card and connected to cable. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 9 Mar 02 5:15:23 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 136 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 16, Msg 16) [EOA] [WSB] WARP SIX BBS STILL LIVES """""""""""""""""""""""" Warp Six BBS lives, as a newsgroup on a system at the following name: warpsixbbs.homeip.net The instructions webpage is still at http://www.warpsixbbs.webhop.net/ (KGAGNE, Cat 10, Top 29, Msg 1) [EOA] [CGR] CLASSIC Apple II GAMES RESURFACING ON PDA PLATFORMS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A lot of classic games for the Apple II (and machines of that era) are resurfacing on PDA platforms, such as the Palm and PocketPC. There are some very nice renditions of games like Galaxian and Space Invaders on the Palm. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 53) [EOA] [BTP] BYPASSING THE PROMPT IN ChessMaster 2100 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am looking for a hack for ChessMaster 2100 to bypass the prompt. rreedy@attbi.com (RREEDYJAX, Cat 14, Top 4, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I wrote one a long time ago; you can download it on my Web site at http://www.sheppyware.net. It doesn't work with every copy of ChessMaster 2100; it appears there are a couple versions out there. So be sure to only apply the patch to a backup copy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 4, Msg 7) [EOA] [SCU] UPCOMING v7.4 UPDATE TO SILVERN CASTLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Upcoming V7.4 update: I've been messing with adding preferences for many Silvern Castle "features" that many of you may wish could be turned off. For now I have the following new preferences: 1. Fixed store prices (regardless of stock available; many people emailed me they thought the changing prices must be a bug) 2. Fixed monster equip (happens when twisties are displayed at the start of combat; makes initializing monster items really fast) 3. Show name of spell cast by monsters (for those of you who want to know what that spell was that killed your favorite character) 4. Easier XP advancement (no more 4X XP for demi-humans & lesser XP needed for everyone over level 8) No maze command: Quick P)lot - Limits the maze view to 2 squares forward regardless of how much light is cast; makes moving through familiar areas much faster) No more minimum raise dead price (for low-level parties; now level 1-3 mages can be raised for as little as 30gp, or less) Anyone have any other "Features" they would like to become a preference? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 85) >>>>> """"" New features sound great. How about a switch to display remaining hit point for a monster after a hit. This would help beginners figure out just how tough monsters are and let them know if fleeing would be a good idea. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" >>...How about a switch to display remaining hit point for a monster after a hit. << Done. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 92) >>>>> """"" For everyone that paid the original Silvern Castle shareware fee (SC's now freeware, BTW) and helped it SC online to the A2 community, I have also included a nice cool-looking scroller routine listing all your first names at the title page. Look for it in the upcoming v7.4 update! -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 88) [EOA] [SCT] SILVERN CASTLE TIP """""""""""""""""" Silvern tip- For those using the GS RBG monitor, you can get a crisper display without any color fringe on the text characters by going to the control panel and selecting monochrome from the display menu item. This will give you a higher resolution, but only black and white colors (you only lose purple anyway). The reason this technique works with SC and not some other programs is that Silvern hits the soft switch in the GS that turns this feature on so it obeys the control panel color/monochrome display setting. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 91) [EOA] [SCA] SPEEDING UP THE AUTOMAP FEATURE OF SILVERN CASTLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" On another topic, did you find anyone to write your automap display in assembler? I've been tinkering around with assembler and may want to try to write this routine. Where exactly is the existing routine located? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" Hey, your my first taker! I'll try to send you more detailed info later, but for now the routines can be found in the SC.MOD1 file somewhere. I'm not at my GS so I don't know the line number, but the routine starts right around where it loads the pre-plotted GRID file (since I'm using MicroDot, look for the &.BL,"GRID" command). If my memory serves, this routine is entirely BASIC except for when it calls existing ML code that has nothing to do with the actual automapping routine. You'll know when I'm calling my ML code as it is in the format &x[,y]. Usually this code is yanking out binary maze data such as exit info and passing it back to BASIC. Take a look and let me know what you think. The biggest problem is passing all the AppleSoft variables back & forth between the ML code I think. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 87) >>>>> """"" Jeff, You will have to keep in mind that I'm an amateur assembler hacker at this point so it may take me some time to come up with something. However I do have some good info on how Applesoft stores it's variables so that will help. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" Actually that's where I'm at too, I just don't have the time for assembly conversions. I can do anything in BASIC 10X faster in development time, although it's probably 10X slower! But I wonder how many other amateur hackers out there have tried to change Silvern on their own. After all, SC is mostly BASIC, so you can list and change variables easily, and even without REMmarks you probably can decipher enough info to write your own character editor. In fact, Silvern's automap and saved game routines were taken from ideas gleaned from listing other programs. Somewhere on the Time in a Bottle CD there's a program called Rat's Maze that gave me the core for an automap routine. Since I'm using MicroDot, I can't use Basic.System's STORE/RESTORE to saved games anymore, so I got a binary technique used in DOS 3.3 days, in this case, from listing a few Eamon's that have a saved game feature. I'd be happy to answer questions about BASIC routines used by SC if anyone is interested. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 90) >>>>> """"" Sorry Mark, but I just converted the automap routine to machine language! It now runs almost 3 times faster; on my 8Mhz GS it now takes only 5 seconds to plot a complete level, where it took 14 seconds previously. I used MacroSoft to do this. This is a bunch of BASIC command-like macros that when used with Nibble's MindCraft assembler, produces machine language code. Its much easier than doing by hand, since the macros look almost like AppleSoft anyway. Example of code: BEGIN $3000 ;ORG VAR L,S ;define INT vars FVAR SF ;define FP vars GETVAR L,A% ;get A% from AppleSoft and transfer to L GETVAR SF,LM ;get LM from AppleSoft and transfer to SF TOINT S,SF ;convert SF (FP) to S (INT) IF L=0, LET S=1 ;if L=0 then set S=1 PUTVAR S,A% ;transfer S back to AppleSoft A% END ;RTS to AppleSoft From AppleSoft 100 S=4: LM=0: CALL 12288: PRINT S: REM prints 1 There is still some BASIC parts in the automap routine because, get this, I don't know how to call my own machine language programs from assembly! I use AppleSoft routines mostly to find variable pointers and values (i.e. CALL 768,A% or & 15,A%(0),T). I think what I need to do is search the variable table directly to find simple variables and arrays (I know how to do this in theory, but actual practice make take much trail & error). One limitation MacroSoft has is not being able to handle more than single dimensioned arrays. If it could I think coding the rest of the automap display would be done already, I think I could get the speed down to 2 seconds or less eventually. BTW, this stuff from Nibble is pretty old (copyright 1982, but converted to ProDOS in 1991). I got it right before Nibble went under and never did anything with it until last week. Now I wish I had used it earlier. Anyone else familiar with MacroSoft? The biggest problem with it is the archaic line editor that MindCraft's Assembler uses, plus the need to put or not spaces exactly as needed, and virtually no error checking (except for assembly errors). I almost throw this package out the window a few times because it will assemble merrily without indication anything is wrong, so much trail & error is needed. For example HPLOT only plots two coord pairs, so HPLOT 0,0,50,100,0,0 will not work, but the manual doesn't mention this little pitfall. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 97) >>>>> """"" Well, I now have converted the remaining core automap routines into ML with MacroSoft. So now the automap display runs almost 5 times as fast! My time to plot a complete level is now 3 seconds flat. There still is a bit of optimizing I can still do, so I might be able to save an additional second or two. I figured out a way to call my own ML routines from assembly. This is somewhat difficult because my ML routines are meant to be called by AppleSoft; such as: & 15,A%(0),T: REM is square "T" in automap? Returns PEEK(249)=1 if true My routine in ML does this: Jumps to routine #15, gets address of beginning of A%(0) automap array (each square is 1 bit position) using AppleSoft routines, finds square "T" in array then returns result in memory location 249. To get this to work with MacroSoft without rewriting or duplicating the existing routine, I would do this: 5339 CALL 12288: GOTO 5440: & 15,A%(0),T Which calls the automap plot routine assembled with MacroSoft, when done it skips the rest of line. In MacroSoft, I use AppleSoft's parse routine to find the ampersand following the GOTO, then simply jump to my ML routines. Since AppleSoft's TXTPTR will be pointing to the "1" following the ampersand, my existing ML routines work from assembly. I then reset the TXTPTR back to were it was. Pretty neat trick. Probably slower than direct assembly but saves me the trouble of using the existing routine without creating a new routine. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" After optimizing further, the time is now 2.72 seconds. Which is as fast as the automap routine is going to get. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 101) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the update Jeff. I feel like I'm inspiring you. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 104) >>>>> """"" More like good timing. I have been looking for an easy way to speed up the automap plotting, and just happened to stumble upon the MacroSoft package while looking for something else. I still can't believe it took me over 10 years to re-discover it. That's what happens after you recently move-you can't find what you looking for and find things you didn't know you had. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 107) [EOA] [SCS] AT WHAT SPEED ARE YOU RUNNING SILVERN CASTLE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is anyone running SC on a stock 8-bit Apple II or GS? Or does everyone have 8Mhz or faster accelerators or emulators? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" I have run it on my 1 MHz IIe's and have found the performance very sluggish. However on either my stock IIGS or my IIc plus it performs much better. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 94) >>>>> """"" I know. I've been using a stock GS and the speed is o.k. I've been making some changes to routines to make Silvern play better on this configuration. Silvern needs to run on a stock GS, or IIc+ (but the disk speed of the IIc+ is too slow, unless you have a large enough RAM disk). Version 1.0 played o.k. on my 1Mhz Apple IIe. Since then you really need a GS or an emulator. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 102) >>>>> """"" I'm running it on a GS with a 10 MHz Zip GSX, 8 Megs of memory and a 750 Meg hard drive. It seems to run just fine for me. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 95) [EOA] [DIC] DIVERSI-CACHE """"""""""""" On a Woz-Edition GS with 1Meg I have found the 2.8Mhz speed is good enough (to run Silvern Castle), but the 3.5" disk speed is not. I know one could use the RAM5 disk, but that involves copying files to and from floppy disk. The next best thing is getting Diversi-Cache (now freeware I believe). This caches the 3.5" disk making it seem as fast as a hard drive. To take advantage of it, you should have at least 1Meg of memory (which the ROM3 GS comes with), but it can be configured to cache less for 256K ROM1 systems. The difference is amazing. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" I always thought that Diversi-Cache was one of the under-appreciated wonders of the IIgs world. Even with full caching turned off, disk I/O was improved by reading a track at a time. (From memory, later versions of GS/OS did much the same thing.) And with full caching, any disk became a RAM disk! (Well, provided you didn't write too much.) The only "down" side was that it didn't know how to handle the SuperDrive controller, so it would simply bypass itself. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 96) >>>>> """"" Also with Copy 2+ you can't use the sector edit, or any advanced utility feature with the SuperDrive controller. I found some copy-protected programs that also hiccup with it. Seems you can use the SuperDrive disk drive with the GS's built-in smartport and Diversi-Cache (I'm using that config right now). (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 103) >>>>> """"" >> Also with Copy 2+ you can't use the sector edit, or any advanced utility feature with the SuperDrive controller. << That's why I have my 800K drive on the Smartport, and the SuperDrive on the SuperDrive controller in slot 6. >> I found some copy-protected programs that also hiccup with it. << Another reason. >> Seems you can use the SuperDrive disk drive with the GS's built-in smartport and Diversi-Cache (I'm using that config right now). << In that config, the SuperDrive looks and works just like a standard GS drive. Currently, I don't have a 5.25" drive connected at all, but I could plug one into the standard drive, and change slot 6 to built in port to use it. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 6 Mar 02 8:32:59 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 139 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 105) >>>>> """"" Posted by CARLK at 19:48 PST on Wed Mar 06, 2002 >> That's why I have my 800K drive on the Smartport, and the SuperDrive on the SuperDrive controller in slot 6. << Excellent suggestion. Now why didn't I think of that? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 106) [EOA] [NWS] NEW WEB SITE FOR Juiced.GS """""""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS has a new web site under construction, which includes information about renewing and/or subscribing for 2002. Visit http://www.juiced.gs for information. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 195) [EOA] [GOC] THE GOLDEN ORCHARD CD-ROM AVAILABLE VIA THE NET FROM SSII """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi. I just wanted to let folks know that The Golden Orchard CD-ROM can now be ordered via the net, and paid for by credit card. Shareware Solutions II's online order form can be found at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Joe Kohn http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 2, Msg 100) [EOA] [UFS] UPDATES FOR SPECTRUM """""""""""""""""""" Joe or Ewen, Is there anyway to get a full install CD for Spectrum 2.5.2? I have a slew of Disks that makes it difficult to install. Install 2.2 Install 2.3 Install 2.4 Install 2.5 etc.... Or is the only avenue for that buying the full version? Thanks for you help and your programs. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" As far as updates to Spectrum go, cost-wise, I'm cutting/pasting the info here from my web site: The cost of Spectrum v2.5.2 is $35, and first time buyers can purchase the complete Spectrum package by credit card, on either 3.5" disk or CD-ROM, at Shareware Solutions II's online store at: http://order.kagi.com/?zs3 Low cost updates for those who purchased Spectrum from My eSource are available only through the mail, as proof-of-purchase must be supplied. Costs for updates are as follows: v1.0-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $25 v2.0-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $20 v2.1-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $20 v2.2-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 v2.3-=>v2.5.2 upgrade $5 v2.2-=>v2.5.2 CD upgrade $10 v2.3-=>v2.5.2 CD upgrade $10 Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOKO, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 77) [EOA] [PRS] PADDED ROOM SOLUTION - PDF FROM WORD DOCUMENT :) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ahhh...the Padded Room is probably the best place to ask my question. I've been asked by a computer-phobic PC user how to create a PDF file from a Word word processing document. And, in this case, "darned if I know" is not the correct answer ;-) I looked at the Adobe site, and the only free download I saw was for the Adobe Reader software. But, I figured that if there was software for the IIGS that lets you create PDF files, surely, you don't need the full $500 (or so) Adobe Acrobat package to create them on a PC. So, does anyone know of a free method to create PDF files on a PC from a Word document? Thanks. Joe Kohn (JOKO, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" I don't know of any way to do it on the PC, but on the Mac, there's PrintToPDF, which is shareware, and Mac OS X has support for creating PDFs built into pretty much any application. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" Does anyone know of anything similar on a PeeCee? Surely, they're gotta be 8 million ways; I just need one ;-) Joe (JOKO, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" I don't know of anything on the PC but if I were in need of one I would start with www.download.com. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" Like Sheppy, I don't know how to do so on a Windows box, but my experience with the Mac says that a lot depends on how exact a replica you want. The free products are good, but if you need something that's production quality, there's nothing that substitutes for the full version of Acrobat (which, for those of us who qualify for an educational discount, can be had at a really good price :). Perhaps someone could do the conversion for you. I would volunteer but I don't anticipate any free time until April at least. . . Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" I don't have time to check right now, but my (somewhat flaky) memory tells me that there is at least one web page where you can convert a Word(?) document to PDF. It might even be on the Adobe site. I'd suggest checking Google or the like. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 59) >>>>> """"" Thanks, all. The 2 most important tips were "PDF Writer" and "download.com" I passed the information along to the PC user that asked me how to create PDF files, and I imagine in a couple of days, I'll get a question about how to deal with a .zip file ;-) Thanks! Joe (JOKO, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 60) [EOA] [ATD] ADDITIONS TO Apple II DEVELOPER DATABASE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Lucas Scharenbroich 100 Hurlbut St. #19 Pasadena, CA 91105 Programmer of Super Mario Bros. GS and scads of unreleased stuff. (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 1, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Thomas A. Compter P.O. Box 808 Milton, Vermont 05468 tcompter@syndicomm.com tcompter@adelphia.net TomCompter@aol.com tcompter@gdarm.com Programmer of Hammurabi GS (and hopefully more to come) __________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 1, Msg 4) [EOA] [TRW] WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE "REAL WORLD" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, since I've been out of the A@Central loop _because_ of moving to a real job, I suppose I can post here first! I'm a Research Programmer in the Machine Learning Systems group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. See our group at http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/public/mls/mls_people.html -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Cool -- and sounds like fun work :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Congrats, Lucas. We all need to eat :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" It really is a blast. Unfortunately, the trusty IIgs is not as useful for doing 'real work' these days. :) Although, since I have 2, a GS Beowulf might help.... -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" My job title is Principal Software Engineer, but in real life I've been doing everything from training to debugging to a smattering of project management. I wish I was doing more real software development, but hey; it's a living. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" These days I'm a technical writer at PalmSource, Inc. (the company that writes the operating system used in PDAs built by companies like Handspring, Sony, Palm, etc). I've been doing developer docs for creating conduits for Mac OS X, mostly. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 6) [EOA] [GPS] HOW DID OTHER PEOPLE GET THEIR A2 PROGRAMMING SKILLS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I got started by sneaking home all of the old Nibble magazines our computer lab had back in High School. Typing in the BASIC listings, PEEK, POKES, etc. After a while I started porting QBASIC programs to AppleSoft. Then the usual (for A2 people, anyway) transition to assembler. I actually never bough a 'real' assembler and coded for about 2 years using the mini-assemble and raw hex. Finally picked up a copy of ORCA/C and the Learning to Program/Toolbox Programming books and moved 100% to ORCA/C, ORCA/M. So, in summary, learning by doing. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I have just started going through the learn to program C course off of OPUS ][ again. I knew some C at one time so I am trying to refamiliarize myself. About the only thing I remember anymore is printf and that I hated pointers;) My goal is to one day program something "useful" on the Apple IIgs. Right now I like my IIgs programming setup with One monitor on the Mac filled with Bernie running Orca C and the other monitor filled with Documentation. Dain Neater Watching the Boards A2 Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 50, Top 6, Msg 31) [EOA] [WTW] ARE THERE ANY Apple II PROGRAMS WAITING TO BE WRITTEN? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are there any Apple II programs that are waiting to be written? There are at least a few people who don't want to suck when it comes time for KFest 2002. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Stuff I'd like to see: 1. A Palm backup program, that would let you archive your Palm's data to your IIgs and sync it back over. Installing apps would be awesome. The open source ColdSync software might be a starting point. Heck, just installing Palm packages would be cool. 2. I could use a quick disk formatting tool. Something that would cycle through all my 3.5" drives formatting the disks in them until I tell it to stop. No interface of any kind, other than asking if I want to continue if there aren't any disks in the drives. Would be handy to be able to preformat my disks before making all the disks I sell. Supporting 5.25" drives too would be nice. 3. Two words: PDF reader. :) 4. How about a program to create Palm eBooks from AppleWorks and AppleWorks GS files? 5. AppleShare IP support for the LANceGS. Bonus points galore for this one. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" I'd like just regular Appleshare support for LANceGS too. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I've been thinking of a couple NDAs ... A dictionary one to extract dictionary definitions from one of the various online dictionaries. A stock ticker one to do the same thing, but with stock prices. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Those would both be handy. I admit that these days I use my GS only for a few specific tasks. I make disks with it, and a few other things, but otherwise it just sits there. What would be really great would be some software that would let my GS take over one or more tasks that I normally run some little app or another on my Mac, like watching my stocks, or syncing my Palm, or whatever. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I've always wanted a better word processor that was IIgs native. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" 8 bit TCPIP stack for LANceGS. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" >> 1. A Palm backup program, that would let you archive your Palm's data to your IIgs and sync it back over. Installing apps would be awesome. The open source ColdSync software might be a starting point. Heck, just installing Palm packages would be cool. << Presumably, though, this would require a serial cradle/cable, right? I guess you can still get them in the aftermarket, huh? >> 2. I could use a quick disk formatting tool. Something that would cycle through all my 3.5" drives formatting the disks in them until I tell it to stop. No interface of any kind, other than asking if I want to continue if there aren't any disks in the drives. Would be handy to be able to preformat my disks before making all the disks I sell. Supporting 5.25" drives too would be nice. << Doesn't PROSel do all of that except the 5.25 drive part, or am I reading that wrong? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" >> Presumably, though, this would require a serial cradle/cable, right? I guess you can still get them in the aftermarket, huh? << Yes, it would. And you can get cradles new still. >> Doesn't PROSel do all of that except the 5.25 drive part, or am I reading that wrong? << I'm not aware of ProSEL having a quick disk batch formatter, and even if it does, it's overkill -- I want just a little app that only does that. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I have a (mostly) Applesoft "mass format" program that I wrote many moons ago. It only handles one or two 3.5" drives, but once started all you have to do is keep the drives fed with disks. Let me know if you want a copy. (Hmmm, it was released as part of the first shareware disk I ever did. I don't think it ever made the usual archives, but it *may* be on Mike's Opus ][. I sent Mike some stuff for the user contributions section, but I can't remember if I included those programs or just the MS-DOS stuff. If it's there (maybe in a .SHK file), it will be called Mass.Format.) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" >> Are there any Apple II programs that are waiting to be written? << Lots. The Apple II has still got a lot of untapped potential. >> There are at least a few people who don't want to suck when it comes time for KFest 2002. << Well, I for one don't intend to suck! Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" >> I've always wanted a better word processor that was IIgs native. << What feature set would you look for in a IIgs native word processor? Obviously there are already a few, from NDAs like Hermes through to feature laden ones like Medley. What do you want that you can't get? Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" >> What feature set would you look for in a IIgs native word processor. << Well, margin and page length controls. Actual pagination. Something that no TextEdit word processor supports. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" >> What feature set would you look for in a IIgs native word processor. << Multiple rulers, headers and footers, page numbering, easy file exchange with other data formats, page breaks, macros (although you can get this in GS/OS with Instant Replay anyway), spell check (NiftySpell?). . . Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 42) [EOA] [POS] PORT OPEN-SOURCE PALM SYNC UTILITIES TO THE IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone looked into porting one of the open-source Palm sync utilities, like ColdSync, to the IIgs? I think it'd be a great, handy use for my IIgs, to use it as a backup station for my Palm. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Dain writes.....or tries to.... That would be a great idea. A Newton Backup utility would be nice too. How difficult is it to write programs such as this? Dain Neater A2 Bulletin Board Manager. (A2.DAIN, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Hm. Thinking about it, I don't see any reason why you couldn't do a Palm sync utility over serial in, say, a Spectrum script. Newton, I'm not sure. Years ago, there was a Newton package called YAPI, Yet Another Package Installer, which let you install packages through a null modem connection with any computer that did YModem or XModem, iirc. That was pretty neat :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 3) [EOA] [AFT] ABOUT FILE TRANSFERS """""""""""""""""""" I was just curious about file transfers. My only real experience with file transfers came from using Zmodem on a Unix Machine at college and some Zmodem and Xmodem stuff transferring files from Hyper Terminal on a PC to my IIgs. I have seen Y-Modem but have no clue what this is? What makes one better than the other anyway? Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" X-Modem was the first of the error-free protocol file transfer methods. It, and all the others, use a packet of data with a check-sum. if the check-sum does not match, then the receiving end ask for the packet again. This way, you get an error-free transfer regardless of the integrity of the connection. X-Modem does not carry the filename, and in general uses small packets, although there is a 4K X-modem option that some hosts support. As each packet has to be acknowledged, the turn round for a packet can be slow if the distance between the host and the receiving computer is great. Y-modem carries the filename, and can have larger packets and an improved check-sum. Also Y-modem can 'batch' a number of files per session. It is therefore more robust. Z-modem also carries the filename, has an improved check-sum, and variable length packets. However the main speed boost with Zmodem is that it uses a send-ahead method, whereby the next packet is sent out regardless of whether the previous one has been acknowledged. This speeds things up dramatically on long distance connections. Also Z-modem can resume a transfer in the middle, if you had to abort a download for any reason. Finally there is Kermit. Kermit was designed to work on almost any link you might come across. It can handle both 7 and 8 bit connections, and can have optionally very large packets and a windowed mode. When you start a transfer, it negotiates with the other end to see what features are supported. The best method is chosen to suit both ends. It supports large packets, has improved check-sums, send-ahead, and a windowed mode where bad packets can be re-requested from the middle of a window. Zmodem always goes back to the last good packet to resume a download. Kermit IMHO is very much underrated, as if both ends support all the features, it is actually faster than Zmodem. However it is rare to find a host that supports all the features, so usually you end up with a slow small packet transfer often with only a 7 bit transfer rate. Spectrum supports most Kermit features, so against a full featured host, it can outrun Z-modem! As TCP/IP is an error-free connection in itself, you do not need to have packets and check-sums, as data can flow freely. FTP file transfer simply dumps the data as fast as it can across the link, but is only available if you use an Internet connection through Marinetti. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 3 Mar 2002 - 142 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Dain, In addition to Ewen's excellent descriptions, check out the printed manual for ProTERM A2, if you have it. The book includes historical and technical information on the various protocols. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 3) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [DLC] DATED ANNOUNCEMENT - DON'T MISS THIS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Subject: [A2Central.com] Special Dave Lyons Chat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A2Central.com's RTC (Real Time Conference) is happy to announce a Special Event coming March 18th. We'll be bringing a well know Apple II Illuminati to our Monday Chat session. Very few Apple II users will be ignorant of the contributions of Dave Lyons. Dave is a former Apple IIGS system software engineer, currently working as a Mac OS X system software engineer. He is noted for his programs DIcED, Davex, and worked on Shrinkit GS with Andy Nicholas. And according to our sources, he's not finished with the Apple II even yet. So, mark your calendar and join us Monday, March 18th, at 7:00 PM PST. If you aren't currently a member of A2Central.com, feel free to follow the links at: http://www.a2central.com/join/index.html You don't know what you're missing! Cindy Adams Syndicomm PR Manager http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities bit by bit. (email) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [DNS] 5.25 DRIVE NOT SHOWING UP IN GS/OS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's an interesting one. I recently acquired 2 apple platinum 5.25 drives and put them on my GS. For some reason only 5.25A shows up in GS/OS. 5.25B is nowhere to be found. However, in P8, they both work great. All my P8 disk utilities, and even older 2-disk games on my ][plus work fine in both drives. I thought maybe I had too many devices listed in the finder, so I disabled most of my HD partitions with the RamFAST utility, but still no luck. My floppy drive chain is plugged in like this: GS -> 3.5 d1 -> 3.5 d2 -> 5.25 d1 -> 5.25 d2 I also have a Zip accelerator, RamFAST RevD, and LanceGS, 5 meg RAM (4 meg card on Rom 3) and running System 6.0.1 with all the patches that I know of. Thanks, Matt (MPORTUNE, 3571.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" It took a bit of remembering, but I know the reason and a solution... Before System 6, the OS would attempt to detect how many 5.25 drives were attached to the diskport (or card based controller) and display an icon for each appropriate drive found. The problem was some third party drives, including Apple-made drives, weren't always being detected properly. So, when System 6.0 was introduced, GS/OS would just automatically place _two_ 5.25 drive icons on the desktop (for each controller found) regardless of how many drives were connected. Lots of people with only a single 5.25 drive found this annoying and patched the device driver so it would only show *1* drive icon on the desktop. I'm pretty sure this is what you must have done 10 years ago and forgot (in fact I had to think about this a bit before my memory kicked in since my system is set up this way). :) The solution is to revert the 'Appledisk5.25' driver found in /System/Drivers back to how it came. Simply change the auxiliary filetype back to "$010E"--it's probably set to $0101 or $0103 if you're seeing only one drive icon now. Or you could just copy over the driver with one from a clean copy of the System 6.0.1 disks, that would obviously work too. Reboot and you should see two 5.25 drives on your desktop. ps - ProTERM 3.1 is handy for quickly changing filetype/auxiliary types, just go to the 'Set File Info' option in the File menu. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3571.5, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Mitch, as usual you're a genius! You were dead on - it was set to 0103. Resetting it to 010E fixed it. Thanks a million! - Matt (MPORTUNE, 3571.6, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [ATS] ANDROMEDA TV SERIES AND THE IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A few weeks ago while watching TV, I caught a sci-fi series called Andromeda (it's been on 2 years now actually, it's another one of those Gene Roddenberry story concept show). While the show is pretty mediocre and not something I'd watch, there was something about it the one or two times I've watched it that kind of made me curious if the writers weren't former IIgs fan... Within the show they apparently have a group called the "FTA" and some race called the "MaGog". FTA even uses the same acronym, only the word "Trade" replaces "Tools". Could this be some obscure fan refer to the FTA and Olivier Goguel? (who went by the name Gog). Of course it could just be a coincidence. :) Mitch (SPECTOR1, 3572.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" heh. I've been watching Andromeda since it started and I never made the connection but now that you mention it... :) Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro Forum (JBLAKENEY, 3572.2, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PAK] PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead. Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002! For additional information visit the K-Fest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [KFR] K-Fest 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION SOON """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have finally received the info we needed from Avila to establish the prices for this year's KFest. It will take us a few more days to figure out how to keep the prices as low as possible but we hope to post the relevant info RSN. Stay tuned and continue to make your plans to attend this very special event! Steve (KFest Grand Gouda) (email) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Classic Theater Classic A2 K-Fest, Another Classic A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS The Dave Lyons Chat Mar 19, 2002---------------------------------[DLC] Avoiding Added Resource Fork - Mac Copy to ProDOS Vol------------[ARF] Reminiscing - Beagle Bros. Software------------------------------[RBB] MUG! NDA Scores Again--------------------------------------------[MSA] AppleWorks DataBase Question-------------------------------------[ADQ] Suggestions on Fighting Spam-------------------------------------[SFS] Experience With Spam---------------------------------------------[EWS] Yahoo Changes Marketing Preferences------------------------------[YCP] Silvern Castle on Stock IIe--------------------------------------[SCS] Silvern Castle v7.4 Update---------------------------------------[SCU] No Slot Clock Source---------------------------------------------[NSC] Switchbox With ADB-----------------------------------------------[SWA] Cleaning a Keyboard After a Spill--------------------------------[CKS] The Ideal Printer for the Apple IIgs-----------------------------[PFG] Switch Printers?-------------------------------------------------[SPR] ORCA/M Glitch on Hard Drive--------------------------------------[OGH] Next Issue of Juiced.GS Will Ship in April-----------------------[JGA] Special Offer for New Subscribers to Juiced.GS-------------------[SNS] The First Apple ][ Emulator?-------------------------------------[FAE] Writing GS Code--------------------------------------------------[WGC] Nifty List Now Freeware------------------------------------------[NLF] The Apple II Desktop Toolkit for ProDOS--------------------------[DTK] Sync Program - IIgs <--> Palm, etc.------------------------------[SGP] LCD Monitors on a Second Sight Card------------------------------[LMS] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Syndicomm Changes Anti-Spam Techniques for Email-----------------[AST] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS New Owner, Apple IIgs - Hard Drives------------------------------[AGH] New Owner, Apple IIgs - Links to Information---------------------[LTI] DELPHI A2 PRO DISTILLATIONS Assembly Langauge - Entry Point, Beginning of Segment------------[EPB] Assembly Langauge - Toolbox Reference Error----------------------[TRE] Marinetti Open Source Project - Update---------------------------[MOS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 K-Fest 2002 Registration Information-----------------------------[KFR] Ready for Another K-Fest-----------------------------------------[RKF] Where do You go for Airline Tickets?-----------------------------[WAT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Classic Theater ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, off in the distance we can see the classic Coronado Theater. It was built in 1927 as an "atmospheric" movie theater. An elaborate organ console finished in a beautiful ivory color comes up out of the floor near the stage when the organ is needed. The walls are decorated with detailed painting of molded plaster designs. Surrounding the balcony are the shapes and lights of a nighttime view of a Persian village. The ceiling is made of dark blue velvet with a multitude of small blinking lights (twinkling stars). Projection of slowly moving clouds across the ceiling completes the illusion of being outdoors on a delightful evening. This theater was owned by a series of theater companies over the years. It was donated to the city several years ago. Slowly it was falling into a state of disrepair. There were those who advocated tearing it down. But there was this couple who had the vision and leadership ability to muster a campaign to raise the money needed to refurbish this beautiful theater. Two years ago it reopened with great fanfare. It now serves as a place to present symphonies, rock concerts, broadway plays... even old silent movies accompanied by that great organ. Classic A2 ~~~~~~~~~~ Over the years the message boards and file collections at GEnie A2 and A2 Pro, followed by Delphi A2 and A2 Pro, grew to great proportions through the contributions of many people. Then there were those that kept those collections organized and archived. Add the foresight of those who downloaded these files and message archives in preparation for the day that they would no longer be available from GEnie or Delphi. Hats off to Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd for his vision and leadership in acquiring and rebuilding Syndicomm Online. A great place to chat, exchange messages, and have access to those A2 files and message archives. K-Fest, Another Classic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28. The committee has been working hard to provide another great K-Fest. We would really like to see you there. See the K-Fest section of this issue for registration information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [DLC] THE DAVE LYONS CHAT Mar 19, 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Last night's Dave Lyons chat was great. Thanks to the guys here for setting that up. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" It was fantastic. There were upwards of 20-25 people most of the time. Dave was great and answered lots of questions. Hopefully we'll see him more often. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" I am sorry I missed it, but 3:00 am was a little too early/late for me. Has anyone made a transcript of the RTC? I would like to see it if they have... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 20 Mar 2002 - 125 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" Yep, I'm working on the transcript and it should be all ready to go by the weekend, if all goes well. B-{) Kirk A2 RTC Manager (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" This transcript can be found at: ftp:syndicomm.com//pub/members-only/a2/a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcri pts/DaveLyonsChatTranscript.txt "DaveLyonsChatTranscript.txt" is a very descriptive file name... but it sure gets clobbered downloading to a ProDOS Vol. via an Apple II. :) Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 52) [EOA] [ARF] AVOIDING ADDED RESOURCE FORK - MAC COPY TO ProDOS VOL """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" All: In case I can't make it to the conference with Dave Lyons, would someone please ask him if he knows of a Mac OS Finder hack that would solve the irritating habit of adding a Resource Fork to previously non-forked files when they are copied to a ProDOS formatted disk? I know Dave is working on OS X now and has bigger things to worry about, but after all, this is the A2 Forum. Thanks. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 296) >>>>> """"" Change the file-type to TEXT in the Mac Finder and all will be well, as Text files will not have a resource fork added as they are copied over. If you want to be more precise, change the Creator to 'pdos', and the Type to the hex equivalent of the ProDOS filetype and auxtype. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 18 Mar 2002 - 127 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 297) >>>>> """"" Ewen: Thanks for indulging me in this discussion. I suppose it should be moved to another topic, but here goes. My testing shows that even if _both_ creator is changed to 'pdos' and file type changed to 'TEXT' (or even $04 for ProDOS TXT type, please don't make me figure the auxtype ), a copy of a non-forked text file from the Mac OS Finder to a ProDOS formatted diskette (or ProDOS formatted disk image for floppy-less newer Macs such as your Blue&White) results in the copied file now containing both a Data and Resource fork, with the Resource fork size being '0'. Please humor me and create a one line text file in ProTerm Mac. It will be a non-forked file. First save (from within ProTerm Mac) the file (TEST1) to the Mac Desktop. Then save (from within ProTerm Mac) the same file (TEST2) to a ProDOS formatted floppy or floppy image. Now, quit ProTerm Mac and copy the file (using the Finder) on the Mac Desktop (TEST1) to either your ProDOS formatted floppy or floppy image. Feel free to change the creator and file types before copying, but I've found it makes no difference. Now, launch Bernie and mount the floppy or floppy image. Then use your choice of programs, (mine is AppleWorks5.1) to load and/or examine the files. I think you'll notice that TEST1 (copied to ProDOS from the Finder) is forked, while TEST2 (copied to ProDOS from ProTerm) is not. If your copy of AppleWorks has the Timeout Accessory 'Datafile', it will list the sizes of the data and resource forks on forked files. Also, AppleWorks (as well as other 8-bit programs) will not load TEST1, but work just fine with TEST2. I'm using Mac OS 8.6, but I don't believe things have changed for 9.x. Again, thanks for your indulgence. This problem is irritating and I'm still scratching my head as to why it would exit at all. If after you've duplicated the above listed procedure you've found a method that overcomes the problem, please let me know. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 298) >>>>> """"" Here are the results of my tests using a one line file saved and dragged in different combinations: Saving to the Mac desktop (zero resource fork by default) and dragging to a ProDOS floppy, shows a resource fork on the IIgs. Dragging the same file to an HFS disk does not. Saving directly from ProTerm Mac to either a ProDOS floppy or an HFS disk, does not show a resource on the IIgs. I usually use HFS disks to save to as for my uses they are more flexible than ProDOS, and Bernie is quite happy with either type. In fact I usually keep a Mac RAM disk running for the easy transfer of files to and from the two environments. The answer therefore is to use an HFS floppy rather than a ProDOS floppy. There is another factor to consider. Files dragged over from the Mac desktop can sometimes end up with a filetype of $00 on the IIgs. I found this out quite early on, so in general, Spectrum will open a file of type $00 as if it were a text file, but other programs may refuse to see it. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 25 Mar 2002 - 120 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 299) >>>>> """"" I agree the whole forked file thing is a pita for 8-bit users. I have done a few different things to deal with the situation: 1) Use ForkSplit, which is in the file library here, to split the data and resource into separate files. 2) For text files, used Hermes or Shadowwrite to open the file, then save over it. All of that said, it would be nice if the thing would just not add on a resource fork :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 300) >>>>> """"" Another way to deal with forked files would be to save on a Macintosh disk and use the 8-bit a2fx program, which reads data from hfs disks (and saves both forks to a ProDos disk). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 301) [EOA] [RBB] REMINISCING - BEAGLE BROS. SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" An Apple II user recently pointed me to this column reminiscing about the Beagle Bros. software company: http://www.panic.com/goodies/ (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 34, Msg 64) [EOA] [MSA] MUG! NDA SCORES AGAIN """"""""""""""""""""" Just thought I'd post a message here for Peter Watson, who I know hangs out here from time to time :) I recently got my hands on a digital camera that attaches to host computers via USB. I hooked it up to my USB equipped Mac and it showed up as a MSDOS volume. Thinking about it for a minute, I started Bernie on that same Mac, then dragged the MSDOS volume (the camera) to the Bernie disks window. I started up the MUG! NDA and was able to copy files successfully from the camera to my virtual GS and use them with SuperConvert. That's pretty darned impressive, Mr. Watson. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Cool! I put a lot of effort into the code to be able to read just about anything that followed the rules (that I knew about, anyway). It's always nice to see some benefit for the work! :-) For the record, about the only thing that I know MUG! definitely *can't* handle is a FAT32 disk, but I don't expect to see many MS-DOS disks > 2GB connected to a GS! At times I've thought about trying to support FAT32 (32-bit FAT entries), but there were always going to be issues going to 32-bit values in my 16-bit oriented code. More to the point, as I've learned more about the FAT32 format, there are other design issues to resolve. For example, the root directory is no longer at a fixed position with a fixed size. To cut a long story short, there's way too much effort for the time I have available (especially since I don't have a hyperspeed GS emulator!). Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 9) [EOA] [ADQ] APPLEWORKS DATABASE QUESTION """""""""""""""""""""""""""" In a typical database record, where each field is on its own line, the name of the field and its contents can occupy a total of about 80 characters. Is there a method for entering data beyond that limit (ie, I want to put a long list of data into a single field)? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" If by list, you mean a vertical list, I don't think there is a way. However, there is a Timeout module (the name of which escapes me at the moment) that would allow you to link a word processing document to a database, with each paragraph of the wp document linked to a record in the database. It was essentially a hack to simulate the "memo" field found in other database programs like Access. I don't think you could search or sort on that field though. As I think about it, what I'm discussing was probably in one of the Timeout Desktools sets, but I wouldn't swear to it. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" >> As I think about it, what I'm discussing was probably in one of the Timeout Desktools sets, but I wouldn't swear to it. << Nope! I was trying to think of the name yesterday and I couldn't, so I didn't reply. But I do have the add-on (strictly speaking, I think it was an "init" rather than a TimeOut module). Let's see now. It was by Randy Brandt, and (checking Google), ah yes, it was called Total Control. I believe that a) it is part of AW4 and later, and b) it has been released as freeware for previous versions (although that may need to be confirmed). Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 8) [EOA] [SFS] SUGGESTIONS ON FIGHTING SPAM """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've mostly avoided spam by using dain@mac.com for any address entered where I know I don't need a response from a company. I then usually just dump it every once and a while. While, I still get it, it stays out of my main mail box. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" See if you can get your ISP to install Spam Assassin, a Perl program that rates incoming mail and labels it as probable spam or not. Afterwards, a simple procmail filter or easy filter on your email client can check for the label and dump the garbage. This has made one of my favorite shell accounts usable for email again. I've gone from 30-40 spams to one or two a day. I appreciate that. I've had no problems enlarging body parts in any case. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 54) [EOA] [EWS] EXPERIENCE WITH SPAM """""""""""""""""""" My experience with spam... I have an old college account that is listed on a semi-popular web site. Virtually the only spam I received while in college was for toner, or services I had a relationship with (which would make it non-spam). Since graduating, it's started getting more and more. My delphi account (listed on a couple of web sites) - I only received 5-10 spam total in 2-3 years. I posted to usenet with that account as well. A2central (syndicomm) - not listed anywhere, never received any spam from it. Unlisted address from a company that was bought out by earthlink.net - The first time I checked it, even though that address was never used, it had spam (that was while they were still independent). The address was eventually listed on a couple web sites. It sucked in spam like a hoover sucks in dirt. Currently, I have a virtual hosted web site and my own domain with unlimited mail aliases. The address is listed on the same sites the earthlink address was formerly listed at. Two weeks ago, I could have told you that I never received any spam, but in the past week I've received 3 spams. They came via a kaig.com redirect, though, so I'll set up a procmail filter for them this weekend. I guess the moral is: use syndicomm as your primary account :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 56) [EOA] [YCP] YAHOO CHANGES MARKETING PREFERENCES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has everyone already heard that Yahoo! changed all their customers' marketing preferences to indicate "Yes", they wish to receive solicitation on all matter of subjects? http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/24683.html I checked my own account today, and sure enough, I had to click everything to "No". -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" At least they sent email warning about it. I got over there and changed mine to "no" real quickly, too. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 9 Apr 02 9:35:45 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 105 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" I think they only sent a warning if you checked the "receive 15 minute warning before we change you preferences" box. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 52) >>>>> """"" I have added yahoo (along with hotmail and juno) to domains that automatically get filtered into my "spam" mailbox. Gary R. Utter (HINDMOST, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 53) [EOA] [SCS] SILVERN CASTLE ON STOCK IIe """"""""""""""""""""""""""" For anyone running Silvern Castle on a stock IIe, one thing you can try to make it run faster is to turn on text mode (press CTRL-T while in the maze, or at the main menu of camp or market). Turning on text mode will bypass the hi-res character generator and display everything on the text screen (except for the automap of course), making messages display more snappier. The maze viewport will even change to a cool 2-D overhead view. To go back to graphic mode, press CTRL-T again. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 111) [EOA] [SCU] SILVERN CASTLE v7.4 UPDATE """""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle v7.4 update: This update is due for release any day now! Major Changes: -Automap plotting 5x faster -More preferences: (1) Fluctuating store prices (2) Show spells cast by monsters (3) Easier XP advancement (4) Fast combat monster equip (5) Show monster HP remaining -New command: Quick P)lot Inhibits plotting expended maze views with light spells in effect -Minor bugs fixed -Other features Enjoy, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 112) [EOA] [NSC] NO SLOT CLOCK SOURCE """""""""""""""""""" Has anyone found a cheaper source for the NSC? http://www.unicornelectronics.com/DALLAS.html Part number DS1216C -Shawn (SBEATTIE, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" No, that's a really good price. If you're going to make an order, I'd like to be in on it. I need one for my IIe here :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" The version in the price list I posted is the RAM version....is that going to be OK on either a //e, //c, or //c+? Tony's post seemed to indicate it would. If so, I'll order for anyone who wants one. Shawn (SBEATTIE, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" The No Slot Clock is the Dallas SmartWatch DS1216E. I haven't gone looking for it in awhile. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" But the "C" version should work just as well? (Under a RAM chip)? (SBEATTIE, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" BTHOOM. I have no data on the C at all. I would imagine that it would not work with the same software, though. Probably would have to alter the software to look elsewhere for the chip. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" That web page for those who haven't looked. (From http://www.unicornelectronics.com/DALLAS.html) Dallas Semiconductor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stock Pins Description 1-24 25-99 100+ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ DS1202 8 Serial Timekeeping Chip ( 24 x 8 RAM) 4.99 4.74 4.27 DS1210 8 Nonvolatile Controller Chip 3.49 3.32 2.99 DS1213C 28 SmartSocket 64K/256K bit 12.99 12.34 11.11 DS1216C 28 Smartwatch/RAM 64K/256K 20.99 19.94 17.95 DS1220Y 24 16K Nonvolatile SRAM 10% Power, 150ns 8.99 8.54 7.69 DS1225 28 64K Nonvolatile SRAM 5% Power, 150ns 10.99 10.44 9.40 DS1230 28 256K Nonvolatile SRAM 10% Power, 150ns 15.99 15.19 13.67 DS1232 8 Micromonitor Chip 2.79 2.65 2.39 DS1286 28 Watchdog Timekeeper (50 byte RAM) 14.99 14.24 12.82 * Discontinued by manufacturer - stock conditions may vary Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 14) [EOA] [SWA] SWITCHBOX WITH ADB """""""""""""""""" How hard is it to find a switchbox that has ADB on it? I am not having all that much luck. Do they work well with a Mac and a IIgs? Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 11, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Dr. Bott (www.drbott.com) sells switchboxes that have ADB and Mac video ports. Works fine with the GS (although obviously the video doesn't work on the GS :). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 11, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Apple always warns you NEVER to plug and unplug an ADB device while the computer is switched on. The computer will usually freeze or crash if you do. How Dr. Bott is doing it I don't know... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 27 Mar 2002 - 118 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 17, Top 11, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" It's a matter of designing a switch that fools the computers into thinking nothing's happening. As I understand it, the Dr. Bott switchbox tricks the computer into thinking it's still connected to the ADB devices, so that there's no discontinuity of signal. It also avoids any kind of ESD or surge that might fry anything. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 11, Msg 22) [EOA] [CKS] CLEANING A KEYBOARD AFTER A SPILL """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My father spilled some orange juice on the Apple IIgs keyboard last week. He cleaned it as best he could without opening the board, but didn't tell me until I tried to use the computer yesterday. Many of the keys stick down or to each other. Is there anything further I can do to clean the device? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Open the keyboard case by removing the three phillips screws from the their recesses on the bottom. Remove the top cover which consists of just the little stripe with the Apple logo at the back of the keyboard. Now lift the electronic subassembly out by tilting it up from the back. The main support structure of the subassembly is a heavy gauge sheet metal tray into which are press-fitted the bodies of the switches (keys). This metal tray should have prevented the liquid from reaching the component side of the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) underneath it. Clean the assembly with Rubbing Alcohol and a cotton swap (Q-Tip). The only type of rubbing alcohol to use on electronics is ISOPROPYL (remember that METHYL goes in gasoline and ETHYL goes in people). Isopropyl alcohol is the only one that will not damage the solder mask on the PCB. You may have to remove some of the keycaps to access all areas of the tray. Do so by lifting the cap straight up from the post. Do not apply sideways pressure to the posts by prying at the edges of the caps. Remember that the posts were only plastic when the switches were manufactured more than a decade ago and may have become brittle. The keycaps pop straight on and off the tops of the posts. Remove only the regular size keycaps, leave the oversized caps in place (Space Bar, Return, Shift, Control, etc). The over-sized keycaps have support guides which make their removal more difficult. Allow the assembly to dry overnight or use canned compressed air to speed drying time. Do not use air from a shop air compressor, it may contain tiny droplets of lubricating oil that will harm the assembly. R E M E M B E R that alcohol (and it's vapor) are flammable! Do not work near an open flame or smoke while working. Do not speed drying time by using an oven or hot air from a hair dryer. Reassemble the keyboard in reverse order. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 20) [EOA] [PFG] THE IDEAL PRINTER FOR THE Apple IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was wondering what you guys and gals thought about the ideal Printer for an Apple IIgs? The only thing I have used is the Imagewriter II and a HP 500 Deskjet that I never got to work properly. I personally don't mind the Imagewriter as long as I don't have to print out something more than a few pages long;) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" I personally like older LaserWriters that support LocalTalk. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" I have had very good results with the HP DeskJet 420. Ref: _The Lamp!_ October 1999 "Hewlett Packard Deskjets And The Apple II" by Lyle Syverson Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Older issues of GenieLamp! also include Ryan's counsel to me to buy an HP DeskJet 340. I've been pleased with its use on both my IIgs and Macs. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" I Love my HP Deskjet 550C. Good resolution, good color. It was also possible to set up codes for Classic Appleworks to Print German. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" I'm using a Desk 670C with Harmony (and Pointless). Prints quite nice in up to 600x300dpi Black and White, or 300dpi color. Cartridges are expensive for it, so I don't use the 670C on the Mac any more. I'd love to do an update on Harmony one day to make it support more printers, like my Canon S400 which costs a fraction of the HP to run... Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" I hear you Kim. The harmonie drivers work pretty well with my EPSON 740, but there is a small problem that renders it basically worthless. A page of printing always spills into the next page. For every 10 pages you print...you get 20. I guess this could be a problem with the EPSON ESC/2(I think that is correct) emulation. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" I've used a DJ500, and a DJ550C, and both worked quite well. In fact, I'm still using the 550C. What's ideal depends on what and how much you print. For someone who does a lot of printing, and doesn't really need color, a LaserJet might be better. Most HP printers with HPL and a parallel connector will work with a parallel printer card. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 27 Mar 02 10:55:32 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 118 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 39) [EOA] [SPR] SWITCH PRINTERS? """""""""""""""" Hello, I currently have an HP DeskJet 340 connected to my Apple IIgs. A friend is offering me her HP DeskJet 550. Would I be able to replace my current printer with hers without any trouble, or would there be various driver/configuration issues to address? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" You could straight out trade the 550 for the 340 and you'd likely be fine, but you may -want- to change things for a few reasons: (1) The 550 has a serial port, so you may want to drive it via serial rather than parallel (save a slot) (2) The 550 has two ink cartridges (black and color) vs. the single color ink cart of the 340 FWIW, if you want a Deskjet for the IIgs, both of these are good, but the 550 might be the best. Provided it still works, it's been out of production awhile. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Does it (the 550) also have a parallel port? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" >> Does it also have a parallel port? << Yes, indeed. In fact, one of the neat things about it is that you can have 2 computers plugged into it at the same time, like a GS with a parallel card and a mac with the serial port, and it will take input from both without any problem. (at least my 550C did. I'd assume the 550 would as well.) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" Thomas, That sounds like a very handy feature. I've had no luck connecting my HP DJ 340 to two computers via a switchbox, leaving me to power down the IIgs and connect and disconnect the printer on a regular basis. I guess I'll take the 550 my friend is offering. :) Thanks! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" I actually had my Epson 740 set up on the 7500 via Serial, the Powerbook via Wallstreet and the GS via Parallel. It worked, except for one thing. The Page breaks didn't work properly on the IIgs. I love being able to hook up multiple machines to one printer without the switch box. It sounds like the 550 would be a nice printer on the IIgs. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 25, Msg 45) [EOA] [OGH] ORCA/M GLITCH ON HARD DRIVE """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I installed ORCA/M on to a 32 MB ProDOS partition. When I do the following: #CATALOG /ORCA4.1/= Name Type Blocks Modified Created Access Subtype PRODOS SYS 32 16 JAN 87 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR ORCA.SYSTEM SYS 6 16 JAN 87 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR ORCA.HOST BIN 13 16 JAN 87 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR A=$0800 SYSTEM DIR 1 8 APR 96 14:25 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR LANGUAGES DIR 1 8 APR 96 14:25 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR LIBRARIES DIR 1 8 APR 96 14:25 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR UTILITIES DIR 1 8 APR 96 14:26 8 APR 96 14:25 DNBWR MACROS DIR 1 8 APR 96 14:26 8 APR 96 14:26 DNBWR TEST.ROOT OBJ 1 8 APR 96 15:13 8 APR 96 15:13 DNBWR MYPROG SRC 1 8 APR 96 15:12 8 APR 96 15:08 DNBWR ASM6502 TEST BIN 1 8 APR 96 15:13 8 APR 96 15:13 DNBWR A=$2000 Blocks Free: -939 Blocks Used: 938 Total Blocks: -1 # Notice I have a total block count of "-1" and thus the negative free block count. Why is this? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 22, Top 12, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Looks like it's not handling the 32768 block count right. Not a huge surprise; ORCA/M for 8-bit machines predates any significant use of hard drives by quite a bit. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 12, Msg 2) [EOA] [JGA] NEXT ISSUE OF Juiced.GS WILL SHIP IN APRIL """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just thought I'd let folks know that we're going to ship the next issue of Juiced.GS in April 2002. That being the case, it's probably a smart idea to renew now :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 228) [EOA] [SNS] SPECIAL OFFER FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO Juiced.GS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm is pleased to make this special offer: All new Juiced.GS subscribers (meaning people that were not subscribers in 2001) can choose to receive a free ComputerEyes GS card, paying only a shipping and handling charge of $3.50 in the US and $9 elsewhere. Visit http://www.juiced.gs/subscribe/ for details and to sign up! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 7, Msg 1) [EOA] [FAE] THE FIRST Apple ][ EMULATOR? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know by chance, what the first Apple ][ emulator was? The first one I ever used was AppleWin, but I know that one wasn't the first. I also used ApplePC a few times, until I got a Mac and started using Bernie. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The earliest purely software emulators I could find was the "][ in a (Mac/PC)" emulator. ][ in a Mac originally came out in 1986 and was written by Randy Ubillos. This was a commercial product from COMPUTER:applications, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina. I don't know much about the capabilities of this emulator but it was designed to run the B&W Macintosh Plus era machines. This even predates the IIe Card for the Mac LC which is kind of neat. From what I've heard this emulator is slow with a number of bugs. As far as I can tell, ][ in a Mac and the IIe card were the only games in town on the Mac side until 1994. Kevin Lund and Jim Nitchals released "Stop The Madness" as a public beta in February with the intent of creating a commercial product. STM was an Apple ][ plus emulator that ran on 68K Macintoshes. They opened cassandra.ucr.edu ftp site requesting software uploads to further beta testing. As you can probably guess, this quickly got out of hand as cassandra.ucr.edu quickly became one of the first warez sites for Apple II software. In the end they closed the site and never completed the project. Rumors abound that Kevin was working on a PPC native version of STM but that project never came to light. There were a few II+/IIe emulators that followed but were overshadowed by the December 1996 open beta for "Fast Eddie", a full Apple IIGS emulator. As most of you know, this evolved into "Bernie ][ The Rescue" and emulation on the Macintosh has never been quite the same since. Written by Andre Horstmann and Henrik Gudat, Bernie got so good, so quick that it put a planned IIGS emulator, Gus, from Dave Lyons and Andy Nicholas (of Apple Computer) on the back burner. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 7) [EOA] [WGC] WRITING GS CODE """"""""""""""" Man, I wish I had time to code. I really want to write some GS code. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I know what you mean! It's just not the same when real life interferes with "fun"! (I always liked the quote: Life is what happens while you make other plans!) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Yeah, really. I do want to update one of my existing programs, just because I have a particular need for some new features. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 11) I still love programming the GS. I'm going to write some code today. Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 12) [EOA] [NLF] Nifty List NOW FREEWARE """"""""""""""""""""""" Dave Lyons announced at our chat the other day that Nifty List is now freeware! If you write Apple II code and don't already have Nifty List installed, you're out of your mind! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 4, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I thought Dave made it freeware many years ago, about the time he realized that his work at Apple was starting to conflict with his private programming. (It might even have been as long ago as KFest 92.) I think it was about the same time as he dropped the 'PO Box' address he used for shareware. That said, I agree, it is one of the more useful tools around, especially at the price. (Even if I did have to pay for it, grumble, grumble.) There are a number of useful "plug-in" utilities around as well (both by Dave and by third parties), which add extra commands to Nifty List. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 54, Top 4, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I remember looking at it and thinking how great it would be, but because I couldn't afford the fee at the time I haven't been using it. Time to find out what CD I've got it on and install :) Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 54, Top 4, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" So is it (Nifty List) available here? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 54, Top 4, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" NiftyList seems to be located in /pub/members-only/a2/programming/debugging_tools/niftylist/nifty.list.bxy v3.4 There are two other files in the Niftylist Directory nexus.1.1.bxy and nexus.bxy-1, but I am not sure what either of those are. Dain Neater syndicomm rocks! (A2.DAIN, Cat 54, Top 4, Msg 7) [EOA] [DTK] THE Apple II Desktop Toolkit for ProDOS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been flipping through the docs for the Apple II Desktop Toolkit for ProDOS. It looks quite interesting. Has anyone played with it any? (Syndicomm sells it, so I'm curious how useful it is :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 50, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Is that the package that allows an Applesoft program to play with Windows, menus and mice? I remember playing with something like that many years ago. It all seemed a bit too much trouble for an Applesoft program, although I seem to remember that the net effect was pretty good considering it was running in text mode using Mousetext. I think there was a Pascal interface as well, which I never looked at. I've sometimes wondered whether it was used by the On Balance home accounting package which I used for many years. On Balance was pCode-based (but maybe not Pascal?). It ran in black & white double hi-res, and was simply the best WIMP interface for an 8-bit Apple II that I know of. Period. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 54, Top 50, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" From what I can see, this package has both a text version and a DHR version. It's accessible from both Applesoft and machine language, as well as from Pascal. It looks pretty thorough, although I'm unsure how much memory you have left by the time this thing is loaded. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 50, Msg 3) [EOA] [SGP] SYNC PROGRAM - IIgs <--> Palm, etc. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone looked into porting one of the open-source Palm sync utilities, like ColdSync, to the IIgs? I think it'd be a great, handy use for my IIgs, to use it as a backup station for my Palm. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Spectrum would definitely be the fastest way to develop a sync program between the GS and a Palm (or Newton or any other equivalent device). I remember seeing at one time an open source program to sync to a Newton. If I recall correctly, it wouldn't be too hard to port as a Spectrum script. I'd love for cell phones to come standard with a serial port so the phone book list can be sync'd. When I got a new cell phone last October, it was a pain to enter all my numbers from my old phone to my new phone. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> I'd love for cell phones to come standard with a serial port << A lot of them now come with IR ports for doing this. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 13, Msg 5) [EOA] [LMS] LCD MONITORS ON A SECOND SIGHT CARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was looking at LCD monitors at Costco yesterday. They have finally gotten to where you can get a real nice one for a reasonable price. Does anyone know if they can be run from a Second Sight in a real GS? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I don't see any reason why not. Of course, with KFest on the horizon, it's not in my budget to get one anytime this year. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I do not see any reason why the Second Sight video card would not work with any "VESA" compatible SVGA monitor. VESA is the PC standard which maps certain video frequencies and resolutions for a displayable image. You can be pretty certain that any modern day monitor with the standard 15-pin SVGA video connector is VESA compatible. Once 19" TFT LCD monitors fall below $500, I'll get one for home. I'll know for certain if my assumption stated above is correct :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" One thing of note though, is that those LCDs have a native resolution that looks much better than the others which are interpolated (I think that is the term). Most of the ones out there are in the 1024x768 or higher. Scaling down to what the second sight does will give you a slightly blurry picture, but it would still be cool:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Thanks Ryan, Dain, and Geoff, The LCD monitors were labeled as VESA but I did not know if that was compatible with the Second Sight. The ones that I saw were a 15" for around $350 and a 17" for a bit over $500. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Don't forget that the pixel shape is different for a IIgs than a PC, so you are likely to need an interpolated screen to view it. Interpolation tends to give a fuzzy result in my experience. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 25 Mar 2002 - 120 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 61, Top 19, Msg 6) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [AST] SYNDICOMM CHANGES ANTI-SPAM TECHNIQUES FOR EMAIL """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Our anti-spam techniques on our mail server have been changed again today. The RBL/DUL from mail-abuse.org that we have been using have been very ineffective (it turns out that they actually charge to use the service, but their documentation on their website fails to mention that). We have decided rather than us blocking the mail, it would be better to insert headers into the messages stating that various DNSBL sites have blacklisted the sender's mail server. This allows you to filter your own mail if you want to, but doesn't force our decisions about what messages are spam on each of you. We are now doing lookups against the following DNSBL lists: DNSBL service: Inserted header name: inputs.orbz.org X-Spam-ORBZInputs: relays.visi.com X-Spam-RSL: dialups.relays.osirusoft.com X-Spam-OsiruDUL: inputs.relays.osirusoft.com X-Spam-OsiruInputs: bl.spamcop.net X-Spam-SpamCop: The header actually inserted into your email will look something like this: X-Spam-ORBZInputs: Blacklisted by inputs.orbz.org, see http://orbz.org/b.php?www.xxx.yyy.zzz where www.xxx.yyy.zzz will normally be the IP address of the server that's listed, so you can look and see what info they have listed about it. If your email program supports filtering mail by the presence of headers in the messages, you can then filter on the ones you wish to filter on. Before deciding whether or not to filter on a specific blackhole list, you should probably investigate what types of things are blocked on each list. The best way to do this is by checking each of their websites: http://www.orbz.org/ http://relays.osirusoft.com/ http://www.spamcop.net/ http://relays.visi.com/ We may at some point be able to offer a way to filter it server-side based on individual user preferences, but that's likely a ways off as it'll require a little programming on our part. :-) Since all we're doing at this point is adding headers to the email, and not actually rejecting anything, I have no problems with adding any other block lists anyone knows of that they'd like us to add to it. If there's one you'd like to have added, just reply here and ask. Dave Miller justdave@syndicomm.com + justdave@justdave.net Lead Software Engineer/System Administrator, Syndicomm Online http://www.syndicomm.com/ http://www.justdave.net/ (JUSTDAVE, HelpDesk, Cat 3, Top 6, Msg 11) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [AGH] NEW OWNER, Apple IIgs - HARD DRIVES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was in here before a while ago but since all the changes with moving and stuff I lost everything on the powerful PC here. My neighbor gave me an Apple //GS last July before they moved. It came with the standard RGB monitor, 2 3.5 floppy drives and a 5.25 drive. LOTS of software. One of the 3.5's died., and I ended up moving in August. The computer was just taken out of the box yesterday and set back up. I wanted to know first of all, A. if someone or somewhere still sells a hard drive for the GS and 2. if not then how hard is it to build one? I have plenty of old 20,40,and 80 meg IDE drives sitting around here not doing anything. I was even thinking of using the old 4.9 gig and partitioning it into 80 meg partitions. I do tech support for a few (thousand it seems) ISPs around the US and Canada. I know PC's have a Mac Quadra 950 emulator on the PC..and know a few lines of basic programming on the Apple. If someone can help me it would greatly be appreciated. Thanks. John Baker Salt Lake City Utah (VW87SCIROCCO, 3586.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> My neighbor gave me an Apple //GS last July before they moved. It came with the standard RGB monitor, 2 3.5 floppy drives and a 5.25 drive. LOTS of software. One of the 3.5's died., << It may just be clogged with dust. If it's something more serious, it's possible to replace the internal floppy mechanism (or the entire drive unit altogether for a few dollars). >> I wanted to know first of all, if someone or somewhere still sells a hard drive for the GS and ... << It's not so much the hard drive, but the Apple II-specific controller card that operates one. Alltech and //SHH Systemes both make IDE controllers, including a plug'n play card that has a notebook sized IDE hard disk mounted right on the card (pre formatted with software and a bootable OS too). I personally prefer SCSI on the IIgs, but such cards are no longer made, hard to find used, and thus very costly. >> ... if not then how hard is it to build one? I have plenty of old 20,40,and 80 meg IDE drives sitting around here not doing anything. I was even thinking of using the old 4.9 gig and partitioning it into 80 meg partitions. << Probably not worth the bother for those older drives, and the 4.9 GB is rather overkill. I think your best bet is to order a Focus HD with a 2.5" IDE drive (unless you already have a spare). http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html The information on that page is probably outdated, the minimum size drive you can probably purchase these days is several hundred megabytes. >> I do tech support for a few (thousand it seems) ISPs around the US and Canada. I know PC's have a Mac Quadra 950 emulator on the PC..and know a few lines of basic programming on the Apple. << There's also a VERY nice Apple IIgs emulator for the PC now called "KEGS32". http://www.geocities.com/akilgard/kegs32/ >> I was thinking about memory upgrades. Mine isn't the top-of-the-line GS.. it's the other one. I think 128k? << The original motherboards came with 256K RAM built-in, anything beyond was on a card that plugged into the memory expansion slot. That's the slot at the lower right corner of the board, separate from the other seven. Alltech sells a SIMM card called the Sirius, which can hold as much as 8 MB. If your looking for something inexpensive though (i.e. free), the standard Apple 1MB memory card will give you enough RAM to run 99.9% of IIgs software out there. I'd recommend 2-4MB RAM however if your going to install GS/OS on a hard drive. To check your total amount of RAM (beside lifting the lid and peeking inside) access the Control Panel by pressing and holding Apple + Control + Esc. Select Control Panel, then select RAM Disk and look at the amount indicated next to 'Largest Selectable'. Add 256K to this sum and that's your amount. Mitch (SPECTOR1, 3586.5, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> ... I do have a compaq hard drive out of a notebook that is a 1 gig... I know.. WAY overkill for the space but I could partition it I guess. << I'm using a 1 gig on my GS, because my 500meg just got too tight on space. A 1 gig is just fine, make lots of prodos partitions, and the rest as a hfs. >> But seriously.. the 2-4 meg memory upgrades would be nice. I don't mind spending below $200 for stuff, but I also don't want a so outdated-computer that when stuff breaks nobody has any parts left. << There's still a strong community of Apple II users out there. This used to be our home until Delphi canned text access. These days we hang out on the Apple II Forum on Syndicomm (which is run by one of our own). I would highly recommend you do the following: 1. Join Syndicomm and come and meet us all in chat. (Go to http://www.a2central.com/join/index.html to join.) Ask questions there or in the bulletin board. Some of the people you are chatting with will most likely be connected with real Apple IIs. 2. Get yourself a focus drive, either with the 1 gig you've got, or with a pre-installed drive. 3. Get yourself a Sirius Ram card with 4-8megs on board. 4. Check out Juiced GS, the only remaining Apple II print publication. http://www.juiced.gs 5. If you really want to get in on the fun, think about coming to KansasFest to meet up with the biggest collection of Apple II freaks and geeks in real life! http://www.kfest.org The GS is a fun machine. I use mine every day, and I'm still actively producing software for it. Kim Howe See my GS programs at http://www.syndicomm.com/~kimhowe kimhowe@sydicomm.com (KHOWE1, 3586.8, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [LTI] NEW OWNER, Apple IIgs - LINKS TO INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Any other links, information or bits of knowledge anyone has about the //gs would be appreciated. Thanks all! John Baker (VW87SCIROCCO, 3586.6, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> Any other links, information or bits of knowledge anyone has about the //gs would be appreciated. << I still pop in Delphi from time to time if you have any IIgs questions to ask (technical, trivia or just tips/advice). As for links, here's a list of my personal favorites... -Syndicomm's A2Central http://www.a2central.com/ -Apple IIGS Gaming Memory Fairway http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/ -Ninjaforce http://www.ninjaforce.com -Tony Diaz's site http://www.apple2.org/ -A2Web http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/ -Apple II History (by Steven Weyhrich) http://www.apple2history.org Finally, while it's not an Apple II website, it is by far the largest repository of Apple II information and knowledge on the planet: http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search Just enter "comp.sys.apple2" in the newsgroup field and type in keywords for information your searching on. It covers over 20 years of archived discussions. Mitch (SPECTOR1, 3586.7, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 PRO | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [EPB] ASSEMBLY LANGAUGE - ENTRY POINT, BEGINNING OF SEGMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone ever coded an application that makes use of multiple code segments, and you've had a jump table entry point at the first location in a segment? This case is apparently working for some people and not working for other people. I'm trying to track down why. Marinetti has multiple code segments. A jump table that Marinetti uses has entries in it from multiple segments. One such jump table entry begins at the first byte of a segment. What would you expect to see in the Jump Table for this entry? Orca Disassembler can be used to inspected the code segment that contains the Jump Table. T other entries in the jump table are like this: ea 03 00 00 ac 03 00 00 27 02 00 00 ... However, the entry for the start of segment contains FF FF FF 00 When the Marinetti Init is loaded and the jump table entries are relocated, the start of segment entry is pointing at 05/965B. However the actual code for this entry is at 04/965B. That is, the jump table entry is out by one bank. Perhaps this is a segment loader/relocation issue? I have spent a day trying to understand the OMF format and wondering how I can trace the relocation dictionary as it does its stuff. The Relocation dictionary entry for this jump table entry is: F6 ;Compressed INTERSEG record 03 ;# bytes to update 00 ;# bits to shift address D7 06 ;offset of update location in TCPIP segment ($6D7) 03 ;segment to point to (DNR) FF FF ;offset into DNR segment I've given up chasing this down. I worked around it by linking in some dummy code so that the entry point was no longer at the beginning of the segment. I'm not sure why it works on some systems and not on others. Anybody have any ideas? Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 415.1, Delphi A2 Pro web side) >>>>> """"" While continuing development in completely unrelated areas, I stumbled across Apple IIgs Technote #73 which has this to say: === Note: Because of the way the tool dispatcher transfers control to toolbox functions, a function's entry point must not be at the first byte of a bank ($xx0000). This is normally not an issue, since it's common to put the actual code right after the function pointer table, all in one load segment. Just make sure no function begins at the first byte of a load segment, and you're safe. === So Apple new about this issue in 1991, but they didn't explain why it was a problem or if the problem could be fixed. I'll stick with the workaround. Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 415.2, Delphi A2 Pro web side) [EOA] [TRE] ASSEMBLY LANGAUGE - TOOLBOX REFERENCE ERROR """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" While trying to use some of Apple's code from Toolbox Reference II, Appendix A, I think I've discovered a bug. On page A-8 at the top, there is some code for moving bytes up the stack to remove unwanted space. The code is: LDA RTL2+1,S STA ZPToUse,S LDA RTL1+2,S STA ZPToUse-2 LDA RTL1 STA RTL1+2 PLA I think this should be: LDA RTL2+1,S STA ZPToUse,S LDA RTL1+2,S STA ZPToUse-2,S LDA RTL1,S STA RTL1+2,S PLA Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 416.1, Delphi A2 Pro web side) [EOA] [MOS] MARINETTI OPEN SOURCE PROJECT - UPDATE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just an update on what is happening with the Marinetti Open Source Project. Recently the sources that Richard has released have been loaded into the version control system on Sourceforge. Therefore, you can peruse a selection of Marinetti source files online with a browser and even look at differences between versions. Work is progressing on the implementation of CHAP. Initial tests are looking good for the CHAP connection, however other issues are surfacing and need to be tracked down. MS-CHAP is next on my horizon, so that I can connect my IIgs to a Windows PC by cable and share an internet connection. MS-CHAP requires an implementation of the Data Encryption Standard. Thankfully this was first implemented in 6502 assembler in 1979 and published in BYTE magazine in April that year. I have a copy of this and I am working on implementing it in Tool fashion for use on the IIgs. MS-CHAP also requires MD4 hashing, so there's an opening there for someone to extend Geoff Weiss' Hashtool 128 to cater for the MD4 algorithm. There's plenty of room for other developers to get involved in other areas, so come along and check it out! http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinetti Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 378.7, Delphi A2 Pro web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] K-FEST 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFEST 2002 REGISTRATION: +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail or fax) when you register. KFest 2002 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" When: July 23-28, 2002 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2002, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Check these rates, which include your room from Tuesday and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 24, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 28. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) PLEASE NOTE: There is no "extra day" fee this year. Because of the popularity, we've arranged to make Tuesday an official part of KFest! KFest 2002 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2002: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover/Novus, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ Begin Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discover/Novus-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed and mailed, or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check each Applicable Line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 15) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/15 .............................. 265.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/15 .............................. 330.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/15 .......................... 200.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/15 ...... 200.00 +++ Rates after the Early Bird Special (Register AFTER May 15) +++ Rates (after May 15 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room ......................................... 335.00 12 [ ] Single Room ......................................... 385.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child ..................................... 285.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/15....... 285.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 1X-Large ............................ 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 2X-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 3X-Large ............................ 16.00 21 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 4X-Large ............................ 17.00 22 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 5X-Large ............................ 18.00 23 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 6X-Large ............................ 19.00 24 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 7X-Large ............................ 20.00 25 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 8X-Large ............................ 21.00 26 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 9X-Large ............................ 22.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 8.1% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ ---[ End Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Check-in will be from 1-4 pm on Tuesday. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2002 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2002 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE [Gouda], Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 24) [EOA] [RKF] READY FOR ANOTHER K-FEST """""""""""""""""""""""" Good news....another Kfest:) I've been to 1.5 of these things(long story;) and they've been great. It's a great time and I highly suggest you pull all the strings that you can to get to Kfest. You will not regret it. Dain Neater Kfest bound 2002 (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I spent an hour at 1 AM last night getting FAXstf X to work so I could fax off my registration. Got it taken care of, and unless something wacky happened on the phone lines, I'm signed up to go. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" KFest 2002. I'm there. Year number 8. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" KFest 2002. The 10th anniversary of my one and only KFest. I'll be thinking of you all! Hmmm. Hey Tony, you don't want to fly past Australia on your way(!) to KFest, do you? :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" >> Hmmm. Hey Tony, you don't want to fly past Australia on your way(!) to KFest,do you? :-) << I keep trying to talk him into that too! Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" I'll be there for year number 3. It should be a great time. I look forward to seeing old friends and hopefully some new ones as well. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" KFest 2002 I shall be unable to attend this year, but I shall think of you all, and hopefully will be able to tune into the webcasts... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 9 Apr 2002 - 105 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Sharon and I will be there again. This time, Sharon will have her own iBook, so she won't be hogging my machine. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 9 Apr 02 9:31:17 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 105 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 37) [EOA] [WAT] WHERE DO YOU GO FOR AIRLINE TICKETS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How do y'all recommend booking flights to KFest? Do you use online engines, such as travelocity.com or expedia.com? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" I've used both of those. I also check www.southwest.com. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" And (in the past) previewtravel.com and cheaptickets.com and my sister the Aloha reservationist, and Southwest.com. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" In the past, I've used www.flyawa.com. Just make sure you have the right dates! (she says from experience) America West used to give a percentage discount based on the number of strikeouts that Randy Johnson gets during a Diamondbacks game. I haven't heard about this year yet. This year I'll be flying standby, thanks to my son! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" Orbitz.com is the only site I've used for online airline tickets. But, it pays to check all the places (or rather, you'll pay less). I'm wondering if Arthur Andersen wasn't involved in developing the pricing structure :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 40) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Fences On the Fence? Types of Fences Signature From the Net: A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS The Ten Most Influential People in Computing History-------------[ICH] Silvern Castle Available in Library------------------------------[SCA] SOAR and Collection of Topics on Syndicomm Online----------------[COT] Net Time Control Panel (CDev) v1.0.1-----------------------------[NTC] About Juiced.GS--------------------------------------------------[AJG] Juiced.GS Vol 7 No 1 on the Way----------------------------------[JGW] Accolades for Juiced.GS------------------------------------------[AJG] Advanced HTML Course---------------------------------------------[AHC] What I Really do for a Living------------------------------------[RDL] The MPW IIgs Assembler-------------------------------------------[MSR] TCPIPConnect() Tool Call-----------------------------------------[TTC] ORCA/C Compiler for the Apple IIgs-Function Header Bug-----------[OCB] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM May Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------------[MSA] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS The StyleWriter Printer and the IIgs----------------------------[[SPG] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 K-Fest 2002 Registration Information-----------------------------[KFR] K-Fest - Event of the Year---------------------------------------[EOY] Undecided? On the Fence About Attending K-Fest?------------------[UKF] Memories of K-Fests Past-----------------------------------------[MKF] Should You Come to K-Fest?---------------------------------------[SYK] From the K-Fest Committee----------------------------------------[KFC] THINKING KFEST The KFest FAQ--Ready for this Year of the Palindrome-------------[KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Fences ~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River many kinds of fences can be seen. Ornate fences painted in exquisite detail. Tall fences to provide privacy. Fences falling down from a state of disrepair. Fences of metal... wood... stone. On the Fence? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are -You- On the Fence? Can't make up your mind about coming to K-Fest? Hey! It is uncomfortable sitting on top of a fence... register for K-Fest today. See the KFEST 2002 section of this issue for registration information. Types of Fences ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After coming in from playing outside one day, my oldest son observed, "There are two types of fences... those that stop you... and those that slow you down." :) Don't let any fence stop you from coming to K-Fest... register for K-Fest today. See the KFEST 2002 section of this issue for registration information. Signature From the Net: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Name Deleted), Apple IIe user, Since 4th grade, 1990/91 school year [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ICH] THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN COMPUTING HISTORY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ComputerEdge magazine recently named the Ten Most Influential People in Computing History, as listed at this URL: http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/25.computeredge.php Woz did not make the list. (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" >> Woz did not make the list. << Curious. There are a couple people there I would think he outranks. Bill Atkinson certainly, and Jobs as well. I don't see why the founder of IBM belongs on the list; IBM was a typewriter and office equipment company at the time, not a computer company. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" I don't see how they can put Jobs on that list and not Woz. Maybe the head of Microsoft's marketing department should be there instead of Gates. :) They're casting a pretty wide net anyway. I mean, they have to go all the way back to the discovery of binary arithmetic and forward to the proliferation of the Internet (particularly the Web.) (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 56) [EOA] [SCA] SILVERN CASTLE AVAILABLE IN LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory. File: scupdv74.bxy Size: 334720 Date: Apr 15 Silvern Castle v7.4 update: Major Changes: -Automap plotting 5x faster -More preferences: (1) Fluctuating store prices (2) Show spells cast by monsters (3) Easier XP advancement (4) Fast combat monster equip (5) Show monster HP remaining -New command: Quick P)lotB Inhibits plotting expended maze views with light spells in effect -Minor bugs fixed -Other features (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 6) [EOA] [COT] SOAR AND COLLECTION OF TOPICS ON SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, I have procrastinated long enough. I was hoping that someone else would have this problem and report it so that I wouldn't have to, but ... I am using SOAR on a real GS. It has worked fine for several months. During that time it collected topics the first time I logged in in a month just as it is supposed to do. This month though was different. I didn't notice it at first as I wasn't looking at the screen, but just thought that the Mac and Syndicomm forums didn't have any posters. Then one night I was watching and something strange appeared. It was collecting the topics and it wasn't the first time in April that I had been on. Then it quit. I tried it again and kept close watch and discovered that it was trying to collect topics, and failing (the error posted was "Capture failed") and then quitting without going on to the next forum. I deactivated A2, went online and had the same problem with Syndicomm. I deactivated that forum and went online and got the Mac forum and again it quit after trying and failing to get the topics. Since no one has posted about this problem, I can only assume that my machine is at fault. What should I look at first? Incidentally, when I first went to write this message, I couldn't get a listing of topics (or categories). I could get a listing of forums. :) I seem to have plenty of space on my HD and the messages do come through fine. So, is there any way I can disable the topic collection if I can't figure out why my computer is not saving them? David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 235) >>>>> """"" There is indeed a problem... Back last November, the way that the Categories and Topics were reported changed with extra CRs being introduced. I reported the problem, and it was down on the list of things to fix at the Syndicomm end. However till it got fixed, I turned off the auto collection of Topics on my working version of SOAR. Red faced, I can now report that I forgot to check that it had been fixed, and forgot to turn the collection on again on my machine... I think a tweak may be needed to the collection routines as SOAR failed to see the prompt it was expecting when I checked it out just now. I will look at this and see what needs doing to the script set. It will probably mean an update will need to be posted on my web site. In the meantime, delete any 'reset' files from the 'SOAR:Configs:Topics' folder, and put back a copy of the 'cats' and 'dat' files for all the Forums you use. I will report back when I have it fixed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 17 Apr 2002 - 97 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 236) >>>>> """"" Okay, I'll see what I can do. And thanks for all the work you put in on this great program. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 237) >>>>> """"" When I looked for a second time at this, even after fixing some things in SOAR, I find that the CR problem I originally saw last November is not yet fixed. The data line for the Topics is broken when it exceeds a certain length. As SOAR relies on single line entries for the Topic data, this is a real problem. I shall report it to Dave and see if we can get a fix. I found a second problem when I tried to retrieve all the Topic lists for the A2 Forum. After about twenty or so Topic lists, Syndicomm output stopped, and SOAR timed out. Whether this is a Syndicomm issue, or a Marinetti issue, I don't know. Meanwhile, copy the lists from SOAR archive into the Topics folder and use those. These will at least get you by in the Forums that I have prepared with SOAR. For other Forums, put in dummy files, and make sure you have unchecked the box that automatically builds the files. If you follow the format of the files SOAR provides, you can manually build your own for any other Forums you visit. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 18 Apr 2002 - 96 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 238) >>>>> """"" David, I have not forgotten your report about the Topic/Category building in SOAR. The original problem is that Syndicomm is adding spurious CRs when a Topic line exceeds 80 characters. This has been reported to Dave, and I await a response from him. However, I am being plagued with problems that are stopping me creating an alternate solution to building the lists. SOAR currently retrieves the Topic lists separately for each category, this takes time, but has been foolproof. I have tried using the alternate 'IND' command, but I cannot get a complete list returned, as the data flow stops part way through. This is probably a Marinetti issue, as it seems fine using a Telnet application on the Mac. For some reason we cannot fathom, Syndicomm will not let me Telnet in to it, or accept sent mail, if I use my main BTInternet ISP in the UK. As BTInternet is probably the largest ISP in the UK, this is a real problem for me and others. I can use an alternate ISP, but instead of free calls, this means a cost of 10 cents a call. This obviously limits my testing somewhat... As soon as I can get a solution and make fixes to SOAR, I will report back. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 24 Apr 2002 - 90 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 239) [EOA] [NTC] NET TIME CONTROL PANEL (CDev) v1.0.1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Wow, I didn't know I had my own topic... If anyone is interested, I've made the latest version (v1.0.1) of my freeware Net Time control panel (CDev) available from my web page. http://www.weygants.net/~apulver/apple2.html The Net Time control panel allows you to synchronize your IIgs clock with an RFC-868 compliant time server, and requires Richard Bennett's Marinetti 2.0.1 and Geoff Weiss' Time Tool Set. I finally had time to get v1.0.1 archived and put on my web page last night. At least nobody had yet noticed (or complained, anyway) that v1.0 gave time that was off by an hour since Daylight Savings Time started. (I was masking out the wrong bits in the BRAM value. Easy fix, but I was busy...) - Aaron (A2PROGEEK, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Spiffy, Aaron. I actually installed Marinetti again just so I could get Net Time installed... but now my GS won't boot anymore. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Actually I noticed that my clock was off by an hour but I hadn't had a chance to figure out why. My assumption was that I hadn't set my time zone correctly or some other minor error on my part. Thanks Aaron! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 3) [EOA] [AJG] ABOUT Juiced.GS """"""""""""""" Juiced.GS is a print magazine dedicated to the Apple II, with a special focus on the Apple IIgs computer. Published quarterly by Syndicomm, Juiced.GS is written by a crack staff of Apple II experts and edited by Ryan Suenaga. The Juiced.GS web site can be visited at http://www.juiced.gs. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 1, Msg 2) [EOA] [JGW] Juiced.GS Vol 7 No 1 ON THE WAY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 7 Issue 1 of Juiced.GS began mailing last night; all US subscribers that had renewed or signed up by April 19 should be receiving their copies this week. International subscribers' copies will go into the mail in two or three days, just as soon as I receive them. A second batch of magazines will be run in a week or so, to pick up any stragglers on getting renewals in. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 236) >>>>> """"" Volume 7 Issue 1 has now been scheduled for mailing to US subscribers whose payments arrived between April 20 and May 4, inclusive. These subscribers should receive their copies in the next week to week and a half; they should be mailed on Monday, May 6. I expect to do another international mailing by the middle of this coming week. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 266) [EOA] [AJG] ACCOLADES FOR Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""" My copy has just arrived safely in the UK. In the old days this would mean Sheppy's copy must be almost about to be delivered in Tracy! :) After the excellent years of stewardship by Max, I was eager to see how our beloved magazine had survived the transition of editor and publisher. I am pleased to say that Ryan has done an excellent job, and the old friend looks just as friendly as before. There is an excellent range of articles to suit all tastes. I devoured Tony Diaz's words with relish... Max deserves an enormous round of applause for having conceived Juiced GS in the first place, and for publishing it steadfastly for the last six years. I can see from this first issue that Syndicomm deserves an equal round of applause for taking on the challenge of publishing Juiced GS. Long live the king of Apple II magazines! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 3 May 2002 - 81 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 263) [EOA] [AHC] ADVANCED HTML COURSE """""""""""""""""""" I'd like to see an Advanced HTML course. The HTML course I took on GEnie in 1996 was very useful to introduce me to the language, but my pages, while being very accessible and readable by Lynx, lack flair in other browsers. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 62, Top 4, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I think an advanced HTML course would be great. I'd hang out at that. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 62, Top 4, Msg 12) [EOA] [RDL] WHAT I REALLY DO FOR A LIVING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Currently I work customizing Microsoft Great Plains. It is an accounting, service management, project accounting, etc. package recently purchased by Microsoft. I think my title is implementation engineer. Basically that mean I do SQL administration for clients, VBA programming, report writing and VB/Perl/C based integrations to other software packages. Wayne Arthurton (WAYNER, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 7) [EOA] [MSR] THE MPW IIgs ASSEMBLER """""""""""""""""""""" How many of the Apple IIgs programmers out there use the MPW IIgs assembler for their assembly code? If you do, how do you like it? If you don't, why not? I like it a lot. It's fast, and has some neat features you don't find in any of the GS-based assemblers I've tried. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> How many of the Apple IIgs programmers out there use the MPW IIgs assembler for their assembly code? << I haven't done any assembly programming. There's also an MPW C isn't there? How does that compare with Orca C? >> If you don't, why not? << I currently do all my coding on a real GS. I know it could be done faster on Bernie on the G4, but I'm not really in that big a hurry. >> I like it a lot. It's fast, and has some neat features you don't find in any of the GS-based assemblers I've tried. << What sort of features? Kim Howe Newton Forum Host (KIMHOWE, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" >> I haven't done any assembly programming. There's also an MPW C isn't there? How does that compare with Orca C? << MPW C is terrible. It's a sick form of K&R (not ANSI) C that compiles into something resembling pseudocode that then gets interpreted. MPW IIgs ORCA/C is pretty good though. Basically equivalent to ORCA/C 2.0.3. >> What sort of features? << Well, it has some neat abilities to define records and access them in a C-like manner. myRecord RECORD dc.l nextPtr dc.l prevPtr ...etc... END ... lda myRecord.nextPtr That kind of thing. Quite handy. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> MPW C is terrible. << Mind you, it's not so terrible that you shouldn't buy a copy. It's just $60, after all. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I'm just starting to learn the basics of 6502 assembler. I have Assembly Lines: The Book and ORCA/M for ProDOS. Once I progress to 65816 assembly and start doing some serious stuff, MPW IIgs will be on my list of things to get. :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 5) [EOA] [TTC] TCPIPConnect() TOOL CALL """""""""""""""""""""""" The TCPIPConnect() tool call is defined in the Marinetti 2.0 programmer's guide and the Orca header files (as found on Opus ][) as : extern pascal displayPtr TCPIPConnect (void); I believe this should actually be defined as : extern pascal void TCPIPConnect(displayPtr); I have no idea of the MOSP structure, so could someone more knowledgeable notify the documentation manager? thanks, Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 1) [EOA] [OCB] ORCA/C COMPILER FOR THE Apple IIgs-FUNCTION HEADER BUG """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The standard LineEdit.h header file has a bad function declaration. LEClassifyKey(EventRecord) (at the end of the file) should be LEClassifyKey(EventRecordPtr) (I found out the hard way. Twice, because I forgot the first time :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I've run into that one before myself. There are actually a couple of other bad declarations in the toolbox headers, although I don't remember them offhand. However, I'll see about actually getting them fixed. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" So what effect does that have, (IOW, what is LEClassifyKey for and when would you use it?) Is there a workaround, short of re-compiling the compiler? __________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" LEClassifyKey is an extremely special-use function; it's only useful if you're doing some interesting hacks. No recompile needed; just correct the prototype in the LineEdit.h header file. I will fix it for future distributions of ORCA/C. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Will you be making updates available, or posting the changes here as well? This way those of us who already own ORCA/C won't have to keep finding them on our own. I am currently going through the 'Learn to Program in C' course, and the thought that programming errors may be bugs in the compiler instead of in my programs is a little bit daunting. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" the LEClassifyKey declaration isn't a compiler bug, it's a function header bug (the function header is reparsed every time you #include it). The Orca/Pascal header files are precompiled (but the source is included, so they can be recompiled). I'm not sure about Orca/Modula2 or GSoft offhand. LEClassifyKey is useful if you want to only allow certain characters in a Line Edit field. The one time I used it was for preprocessing user input to only allow numbers to be entered into a Line Edit field. The user presses a key, I call LEClassifyKey and check if it's a number, and if so, send it to the control. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I intend to make updates available over time. And I repeat that if anyone has fixes for Byte Works product bugs to please share them with me. I'm authorized to distribute updated versions of Byte Works products. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 7) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [MSA] MAY ISSUE OF SYNDICOMMOTION AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The May issue of Syndicommotion, Syndicomm Online's free newsletter, is now available! You can read it at http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion or by choosing option 3 on the customer service menu at page 2, keyword SERVICE. (Logon Banner, Syndicomm.com) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [[SPG] THE StyleWriter PRINTER AND THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Looks as though I wasn't quite done upgrading my IIgs, as last night I added a StyleWriter printer (it comes about 10 years late, but hopefully I can now finally retire my ImageWriter II). I've had the base of the printer for months, but only yesterday I tracked down the sheet-feeder (just missing the top metal bar/support) and the DC power adapter. When I had it together I found it wouldn't power up but opening it up and changing the fuse fixed that thankfully. Then to my dismay it would only print blank pages though instead of buying a new ink cartridge, I discovered blowing forcefully into the air-hole unclogged the existing one. It's a nice little printer and prints well enough with the right kind of paper (i.e. not the inexpensive fan-fold sheets left over from my dotmatrix... the ink bleeds on that) though I remember there were issues with the System 6.0.1 Stylewriter driver. By the looks of things, graphic images seem to be the weak point of that driver. I remember Harmonie contained a enhanced StyleWriter driver but couldn't find anything on my versions 2.1 or 2.11 disks from Vitesse. I vaguely remember a "2.11b" release from SSII, could that have contained it? Incidentally, has anyone here tried the StyleWriter on a Windows-based PC? It's supposed to be a repackaged Canon BJ-10 bubblejet but using that driver with a null-modem hook up didn't get a response from the printer. At the moment, I don't have a printer on my PC and thought it'd be nice to share it between my IIgs and PC. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3588.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Hi Mitch, >> It's supposed to be a repackaged Canon BJ-10 bubblejet << Yes it is & all the same parts work. The Stylewriter II is a small improvement. Both should work on a PC, but the right cable may be hard to find, although "Star Tech" probably makes one. Try Terry Steeper at sales@terrytech.on.ca, he will know, he's my Apple //,Mac/PC Guru in Parkhill, ON. TTFN, TeeC (TeeC, 3588.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> Yes it is & all the same parts work. The Stylewriter II is a small improvement. Both should work on a PC, but the right cable may be hard to find, although "Star Tech" probably makes one. << I just tried it quickly using a null-modem hookup (standard Mac/GS serial cable, PC serial cable and null-modem adapter between the two) which should technically work, it's the same connection I've been using to get my ImageWriter II working on my PC. I probably just need a different driver or need to change a few settings. >> Try Terry Steeper at sales@terrytech.on.ca, he will know, he's my Apple //, Mac/PC Guru in Parkhill, ON. << I remember Terry, I haven't spoken to him in years, neat to know he's still dealing with the Apple II. The last time I spoke to him was back during the days I'd pick up the CRS Apple II echo through a local BBS. Shouldn't be too difficult to get working though on the PC, it's finding alternate drivers for the GS that would be a bit more difficult... (I just don't remember if Harmonie ever added a StyleWriter driver, if it did, if Joe is still carrying it). Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3588.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> (I just don't remember if Harmonie ever added a StyleWriter driver, if it did, if Joe is still carrying it). << Harmonie v2.11b has a StyleWriter driver. Joe Kohn still sells Harmonie. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLESYVERSON, 3588.4, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] K-FEST 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFEST 2002 REGISTRATION: +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail or fax) when you register. KFest 2002 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """"""""""""""""""""""""""" When: July 23-28, 2002 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2002, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Check these rates, which include your room from Tuesday and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 24, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 28. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) PLEASE NOTE: There is no "extra day" fee this year. 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We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2002 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE [Gouda], Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 24) [EOA] [EOY] (K-FEST) EVENT OF THE YEAR """""""""""""""""""""""""" As of May, 10 2002 09:47:47 AM, the folks pre-planning their sleep depravation, fun4all, cosmic experience are listed below. Call 602 992 1345! Buy Now! Don't miss this cosmopolitan, attending the worldwide, universal, global, planetary KFest 2002 Apple II Conference. Call 602 992 1345! Buy now, you can pay later (on your credit card). Be the first on your block to find out the about the Syndicomm underbelly! Only those attending will have first-hand knowledge -- don't let your neighbor find out first and then tell you! NO! Be there and get it straight from those in the know. But wait! ...Buy now! ...and save $75 (enough to buy a round at KCM!) Be there when KFest 2003 is planned (a little known secret is that RMS (that stands for "Raucous Megacentric Shorts) (Heh.. you thought it stood for Ryan M. Suenaga) will host thee KFest planning session of the future! Call 602 992 1345! Don't miss it! Don't miss the phun! Make your friends envious, byte the bag, drink some brew, hang out, see the demos, wander the halls aimlessly and spend hours talking to good folks, learn computerese from the masters, shower with the masses, have some of that swell cafeteria food (make's my mouth water just thinking about it), and create memories that will last a lifetime! Size the day! Call 602 992 1345! NOW! The official list of honorable KFest 2002 wise folks (UcanBhere2!) Cindy Adams, Bruce R Baker, Jeff Blakeney, Loren S Damewood, Tony Diaz, Sean Fahey, Ken Gagne, Steven C Gozdziewski, Howard Katz, Carl G Knoblock, Sharon Knoblock, Rory McMahon, Ray Merlin, Kirk Mitchell, Allen Moore, Dain Neater, John Schenk, Eric Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Ryan M Suenaga, Lyle S Syverson, Erick W Wagner, Ephraim Wall, Geoff Weiss Call 602 992 1345! Call 602 992 1345! Call 602 992 1345! CALL NIOW! Ciao (Jerry Cline, K-Fest Mailing List) [EOA] [UKF] UNDECIDED? ON THE FENCE ABOUT ATTENDING K-FEST? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It seems this year there are a lot of folks who are still undecided on whether or not to come to KFest. Lots. The numbers are in the double digits, for sure. They are the folks who will largely decide how this KansasFest turns out. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Chief Sysop, A2 on Syndicomm.com Publisher, _The Lamp!_ -- Publisher, _A2 News and Notes_ Speak softly and wear loud shorts. (Ryan M. Suenaga, K-Fest Mailing List) >>>>> """"" What!? How can anybody possibly be on the fence about this? Kfest is more fun than dragging your kids to the Grand Canyon (it's just a big hole in the ground, after all), more educational than watching reruns of "must-see TV" (if it were really that good, you'd already have seen it), and more sleep-depriving than a case of Jolt (bring your own). C'mon folks, this is the party of the year, and you're all invited. Let's make this a great year of Kfest fun! Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com (Eric Shepherd, K-Fest Mailing List) [EOA] [MKF] MEMORIES OF K-FESTS PAST """""""""""""""""""""""" As I think about all of the KFests I've attended, I have many fantastic memories!! My first KFest was wonderful enough to convince me to take over the job of organizing it. Some of my best memories: Discovering Jess & Jim's Watching thunderstorms Meeting people for the first time Getting lost in the tunnel Massive telnet sessions Nerf wars Floppy disk wars Staying awake at night Watching Bite the Bag Come on folks -- if you haven't registered yet, do it now!! Cindy (Cindy Adams, K-Fest Mailing List) {EOA] [SYK] SHOULD YOU COME TO K-FEST? """""""""""""""""""""""""" As I am officially signed up for Kfest now, I look forward to seeing all of you there that can make it. If there is anyway you think you could make it do so. It's something that I won't ever forget. Dain Neater A2 Syndicomm Keeper of the Boards (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 50) [EOA] [KFC] FROM THE K-Fest COMMITTEE: """""""""""""""""""""""""" Official statement from the KFest committee: Registration information got out late this year, and understandably, registration numbers are down. Many folks who attend KFest (myself included) don't send in their registration payment and form until the last day, if not the last minute. However, this KFest is different than the ones in previous years--we need your commitment, and we need it now. If KansasFest 2002 is going to happen, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. If you register with payment now, we promise not to cash your checks or charge your cards until at least May 15th. But if we don't know if you're coming, there may not be a KFest to come to. Register now, without delay. If not, there may not be a KansasFest 2002. (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 46) [EOA] [KFE]------------------------------- THINKING KFEST | ------------------------------------ The KFest FAQ--Ready for this Year of the Palindrome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [editor@juiced.gs] The KFest FAQ Version 3.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to thelamp@sheppyware.net Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 14th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2002 runs from Tuesday through Sunday, July 23-28, 2002. The very popular early arrival day is now officially rolled into KansasFest proper. Meals, however, will not be served at Avila until Wednesday dinner. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. If it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila College. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila College. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda, Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. Cindy remains on the committee. The scheduling is done by Tony Diaz, of Alltech Electronics fame. There are several other folks on the committee as well: Jerry Cline, Allen Moore, and Max Jones all pitch in. In addition to those good folk on the committee, David Kerwood handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal. Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila? A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas City International, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will get you to Indonesia). There's a couple of small commuter airports which are closer, but unless you're Tony Diaz, you're not likely to use these. Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of an hour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cab fare would be substantial. Your best bet would be to try and catch a ride with another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same time you'll be arriving. Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and from the airport. The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join the KFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in this document). Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech (this year given by Tony Diaz of Computer Circulation Center), sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast (Apple II writer, editor, publisher, sysop, Ryan Suenaga, is the victim of honor this year), product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, runs out to Krispy Kreme, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics. Q: I hear that the Avila College dorm is wired for Ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're Ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T Ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! Those bringing their true blue Apple IIs will be needing to go the tried and true modem route aside from LANceGS owners--and even they will need assistance in the form of a router, as the LANceGS does not currently support the required DHCP standard used on Avila's campus--but those KFesters who bring Ethernet-capable computers of other platforms can make full use of these high speed connections. Let's look at what hardware and software is needed to get this high speed resource working with your non-Apple II. THE HARDWARE All Avila provides is the RJ-45 jack. This looks like an """""""""""" overgrown RJ-11 jack (the kind your telephone plugs into), and in fact, it's a close relative. What you need to bring is a computer with an appropriate 10 Base-T Ethernet interface and a cable that ends in a male RJ-45 jack. There are many, many of these cables on the market. If you are going to purchase one, be sure it's a straight-through class 5 cable, not a crossover cable. Additionally, due to the way the RJ-45 jack is mounted, you will need a cable ending with a RJ-45 male jack that is not molded with a surrounding sheath, as the cable will not fit properly. You want a cable end that looks like this: ASCII ART BEGINS ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | | | |___________| | | | | <------ Cable | | as opposed to this: ___________ | | | | | | | | <--- Male RJ-45 | | | | | |___| <-|------ Locking tab | | | | _|___________|_ | | | | | | | | <-- Large, molded sheath | | | | |_______________| | | | | <------ Cable | | ASCII ART ENDS I had problems with this at KFest 1998. If you need to get different cables (or need other hardware in general) you can ask your fellow attendees if they have extras, or you can run over to the CompUSA in the area to get what you need. If someone brings an Ethernet hub, perhaps you can plug into that instead of into the jack provided by Avila. Once you have this equipment, simply plug in your RJ-45 cable into the provided jack. You do not need an Ethernet hub unless you'll be running more than two devices in your room. THE SOFTWARE The Avila Ethernet server uses a protocol called """""""""""" Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. I am much more familiar with the setup of DHCP for Macintosh computers than for Windows machines, and am taking the Windows instructions from a reference. MAC OS 9 To set up a Macintosh running Open Transport '''''''' networking for DHCP, all that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to DHCP Server. So: (1) Get into your TCP/IP Control Panel; (2) Select "Ethernet" (or "Built-in Ethernet" or "Alternate Ethernet" as appropriate) in the "Connect via:" field; (3) Select "DHCP Server" in the "Configure" field; (4) Quit and save the changes. MAC OS X To set up a Macintosh running Mac OS X for DHCP, all '''''''' that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to Using DHCP. So: (1) Get into your Network Preferences in System Preferences; (2) Use the "Show" option to select the appropriate Ethernet port; (3) Use the "Configure" option" to select "Using DHCP"; (4) Hit the "Apply Now" button. WINDOWS 95 To set up a Windows 95 machine for DHCP, there are '''''''''' several additional steps: (1) Get into your Network Control panel; (2) Add or select the appropriate Ethernet interface; (3) Set the "Obtain an IP address automatically" control in the "IP Address" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (4) Remove any existing setting for a Gateway address in the "Gateway" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (5) Disable DNS in the "DNS Configuration" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window; (6) Save the settings and reboot the computer. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: THE SMTP SERVER As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become """"""""""""""" accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. There is, however, a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila. That ought to keep your email flowing freely. Q: I hear that there's wireless Internet access in the Avila dorm. How do I get hooked up? A: Ah, the infamous wireless. Several KFesters have set up Apple Airport Base Stations and other equivalents. Please see one of them (Sean Fahey, Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga are likely candidates) if you'd like to get on the wireless 'Net. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2002--a KFest palindrome! [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Symbols KFest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Apple II Historian Back to the Future----------------------------[AHB] The True Story of the Mark Twain IIgs----------------------------[TSM] Teck Ref Manual--------------------------------------------------[TRM] Source for A2 Hardware-------------------------------------------[SAH] GSCII+ NDA-------------------------------------------------------[GDA] How do You Use Your Apple II?------------------------------------[SUA] Really Cool A2 History Site--------------------------------------[RCH] Softdisk/Softdisk GS CD?-----------------------------------------[SCD] Switchbox for ADB------------------------------------------------[SFA] Doctor Design Sound Card-----------------------------------------[DSC] Another Header Problem-------------------------------------------[AHP] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Syndicomm's New Online Store-------------------------------------[NOS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Imagewriter II on a PC-------------------------------------------[IPC] DELPHI A2Pro DISTILLATIONS Encryption Tool--------------------------------------------------[ENT] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Pre-KFest Chat---------------------------------------------------[PKC] Come One, Come all to KFest--------------------------------------[COC] (KFest) HackFest 2002 Rules--------------------------------------[HFR] KFest 2002 Registration Information------------------------------[KFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Symbols ~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, against the deep blue sky, the clouds appear to be to be made of huge piles of white cotton. The park along the east bank of the river is glowing from the lush green trees and neatly trimmed grass. Flowers and shrubs are in glorious bloom. Within this park there is a sculpture that stands in sharp contrast. Standing some thirty feet high, it is constructed of steel tubing of various dimensions welded together at various angles. This creation is painted "Primecoat Red". It is titled simply, "Symbol". Many people indicated that they didn't understand what this symbol represented... some nicknamed it "The Tubes". The artist explained that it symbolized the many factories of this heavily industrialized city. KFest ~~~~~ The term KFest, short for Kansas Fest, has become a symbol for the annual gathering of Apple II enthusiasts. A place to exchange ideas... learn 'how to'... announce new hardware... announce new software... visit... compete... If you have never been to KFest you really do not fully understand what this symbol stands for. We would be delighted to show you in person. See the section of this issue devoted to KFest for registration information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [AHB] Apple II HISTORIAN BACK TO THE FUTURE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm "back to the future" again! It just might be fun around here! Steven Weyhrich http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 136) >>>>> """"" Hello Steve. Great to have you around. I always have fun here:) Always nice to have someone around. Dain Neater p.s. I learned quite a bit from your Apple II history pages. (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 137) >>>>> """"" Hi Steve, great to see you here! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 138) >>>>> """"" Welcome Steve! Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 139) >>>>> """"" Wow. Welcome to Syndicomm A2 Steven! You were one of the guys on my wish list for people that I would like to see participate here. I'm going to have to change my A2 nickname. It was your a long time before it was mine. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 140) >>>>> """"" Yeah, it's good to see you, Steve! I like your work. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 142) [EOA] [TSM] THE TRUE STORY OF THE Mark Twain IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, I'm trying to make the Apple II History more accurate, in terms of events that have occurred since I originally completed it around 1992-1993. One thing that I'd like to clarify is the TRUE story of the Mark Twain IIgs (ROM "04"). I've read an article by a Jim Pittman that was in the AppleQuerque user group newsletter in Feb 1996. In that version, Mr. Pittman discovers someone who used to work for Apple in early 1993, who had this old prototype that turns out to be the Mark Twain IIGS. In another version, C.T. claims to have seen it as a service question from someone who purchased it for $50 at a flea market. He then loses track of it until the discovery by the AppleQuerque people. And somewhere in the mix is Joe Kohn, who documented what was found in an issue of Shareware Solutions II. I'm looking for the best correct accurate story that i can come across to explain where it was found, by whom, and who has it now. Also, are there any color photographs of it anywhere? Preferable a couple that could be included in an update to the History in the IIgs chapter. Can anyone help here? Thanks in advance! Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Hi Steve, Jim Pittman indeed tells a true story. The Albuquerque Mark Twain did exist, and I wrote all about it in the premier issue of Juiced.GS, Vol. 1, Issue 1. My article was based on in-depth e-mail interviews with two prominent Apple II personalities who saw it and spent some time assessing its make-up and capabilities. My two sources were Mike Westerfield (Byte Works) and Joe T. Walters (former A2 forum sysop on Compuserve). Joe even sent me a batch of color photos of the Twain, and some were used with the article. It is my recollection that the Albuquerque machine was quite fragile and did not perform well. Eventually, I believe it went back to its original owner, who Mike and Joe would not identify. The Joe Kohn Twain is a totally different machine, obtained independently of the Albuquerque Twain. Last I heard, Joe was still using it as his main IIGS. Tony Diaz undoubtedly has a wealth of info about the Twain that he could share with you. He's probably the single best source for such info, but I'll let him take it from there. Good luck on your research. If there is anything I can do to help your cause -- such as send you a complimentary copy of the Juiced.GS issue with the Twain story in it -- I'd be happy to do so. -- Max Jones -- Editor Emeritus and founder :-) -- Juiced.GS (JUICEDGS, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Not mentioned here yet is that Tony Diaz has a complete, functioning ROM 4 prototype. He brings it with him to KFest each year and I had a chance to see it myself last year. I believe he obtained it at the same time and from the same person that Joe Kohn received his. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 19) [EOA] [TRM] TECK REF MANUAL """"""""""""""" Speaking of the IIc Tech Ref Manual: Was that book a hard cover edition? If so, I seem to have lost mine, and was wanting correct information for a citation in the History. Does that edition have pages in the lower-case Roman numeral section that is about the Apple IIc family? My reference looks like this: "Preface: The Apple IIc Family", Apple IIc Technical Reference Manual. Reading, Massachusetts, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1984, 1986: xxiii-xxv. Since I can't find my copy, and each copy I have does not have anything about any stinking IIc family in the xxii pages, I presume I've lost my copy. Can you tell me what is the copyright date, is the publisher information correct? (I _knew_ this A2Central subscription would be good for SOMETHING :-) ) Steve (SWEYHRICH, Cat 2, Top 17, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" The original IIc Tech Ref was hardcover; the second edition (which adds IIc+ coverage) was softcover, much like the Toolbox Reference Volume 3. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 17, Msg 7) [EOA] [SAH] SOURCE FOR A2 HARDWARE """""""""""""""""""""" In a recent burst of nostalgia and wanting to get some systems running again, I was wondering if you still had any hardware that you were looking to unload. Right now I'm looking for any of the following: Second Sight VGA Card IIGS Sound Cards (SoundMeister, Audio Animator, SuperSonic, etc) ZipGS or Transwarp Superdrive card RamFAST or Apple High Speed SCSI thanks! -Jim Maricondo (DIGISOFT, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Hi Jim, Wow, talk about a blast from the past. Welcome to Syndicomm Online! :) Second Sight Card: Tough item to come by. Every now and again one pops up ================= on eBay but very far and few in between. IIGS Sound Cards : Semi-common item on eBay. Tony Diaz *may* be able to ================ get you one. You can find him in RTC here almost daily. ZipGS or TWGS : These tend to go on waves on eBay. You won't see any ============= for any for awhile and then suddenly there are 2 or 3 selling at a time. Depending on the card they tend to sell in the $150 - $200 range. Superdrive Card : Last I heard Shreve Systems still had stock on them and =============== were selling them for $59 each. RamFAST or AHSS : Again fairly common on eBay. Often if you just ask =============== around someone will have a spare they are willing to sell. That is how I got my AHSS card. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 40) [EOA] [GDA] GSCII+ NDA """""""""" I've heard some people say that Derek Taubert's NDA, GSCII+, is not perfect. Could someone detail what's wrong with it? Does it corrupt files, or produce corrupted output, or simply not work? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The last time this question popped up, I think the answer was that the length of the unbinscii'd file would be a little too long, so self- extracting files wouldn't execute, among other things. I also found a bug, where if you went to save the file, entered a file name, but then changed your mind and cancelled, it would still extract to the file. Since there were other tools available at the time, I didn't look into it further. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I believe there is a length problem (as described above) mainly affecting SEA files. But in practical terms, it is the main utility that I've used, and I simply haven't hit many (any?) problems in practice. I like it and use it (although not exclusively - I use command line utilities when I'm using the ORCA shell). Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" I too haven't had any experience with problems with GSScii+. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" re: GSCII+ problems. . . Two documented problems from Tony Diaz's Apple2 FAQs, by Nathan Mates: 8.2 What are the problems with GSCII? A: GSCII is a great program, but has two subtle problems: First, it won't work correctly if you extract to a HFS disk (so extract to a ProDOS disk). Also, it won't set the size correctly on S16 files. This should only be a problem when downloading Shrinkit GS. In that case, use BINSCII. The rest of the time you will be extracting .SHK files, which don't care about extra bytes at the end. Another issue, documented by Steve Reeves in the July 1998 version of _The Lamp!_: When it creates the BinSCII file, it puts the auxtype $8102 into the BinSCII file instead of $8002. So any program that decodes that file will give it $8102. (With the exception of David Empson's descii, which is smart enough to correct this as a special case.) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 5, Msg 16) [EOA] [SUA] HOW DO YOU USE YOUR Apple II? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am in the process of writing a new chapter for the Apple II History, a "Ten Years After" chapter that catches up on the Apple II world in general since I originally completed it. Since I have been out of the loop for a while, I am in the process of getting myself updated by starting to read all of the Lamp issues that have come out since 1994, as well as all of the messages that are already posted here on the A2 Forum. What I am interested in particularly here is this: How are people using their Apple II's today? Is it something that you use regularly, or is it more of a nostalgia piece for playing old games (for example)? Or is your Apple II an emulated machine on some other platform? Be assured that anything you say will be used in the chapter that I write ONLY after I have your permission. And if you prefer from the start to not be identified at all, please let me know. Thank you in advance! Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I use my IIgs for a few specific tasks these days: I use it to create disks that Syndicomm sells to others. I use it for select computational tasks, like I'll have a calculator open on it, or something like that. I actually use it to manipulate disk images for Linux, BeOS, and Mac systems, because my own tools for it are better than the ones you can get for those platforms. :) I play some of my favorite games. I also use it for some networking tasks, the occasional telnet session, or for serial-line based remote debugging. These days I mostly use my real GS, but only because Bernie isn't Mac OS X native. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Steve, A little bit about me. I started my Apple II experience back in 1979 when my best friend picked up a new, 32K, Apple ][ plus with the earning from his summer job. I spent a lot of time over at his place exploring the capabilities of his machine and was hooked. I wasn't able to get my own Apple II until November 1981. When I did I used that machine religiously until around 1985. At that time I started a full time programming job and part of what I supported was IBM PCs. In 1994 I started the road back to the Apple II. While searching a local BBS for flight simulator software I fell upon an Apple IIe emulator, SimSystem IIe. It rekindled my interest in the old machine and in July 1995 I bought a brand new Platinum IIe from Sun Remarketing. Also around this time I found a text copy of your Apple II History which brought me up to date and further fuelled my interest. Since then I have picked up an additional 3 Apple IIe's, 2 Apple IIc's, an Apple IIc plus, 2 Apple IIgs's, a Golden II (II+ clone), an Apple IIe card for the LC series Macintosh along with my original Apple ][ which I still have.. My online experience started with comp.emulators.apple2, to comp.sys.apple2, to Delphi and to here when Sheppy opened the doors in December 2000. I have the regular my Wednesday night RTC slot and attended my first KFest last year. Right now I have 4 of my Apple II's setup in my home, the others are in storage. For me it is mostly a nostalgia thing. The program I use most often is ProTerm A2 in conjunction with my Linux box/cable modem from where I can use Lynx, Links, Pine, Tin, FTP, SSH and Telnet. I make a point of conducting my weekly RTC from a real Apple II. Over the last couple of months I've also started realizing a 20 year ambition to become an Apple II assembler programmer. My apprenticeship has started with a copy of Roger Wagner's "Assembly Lines: The Book" and ORCA/M Macro Assembler. I have started my first programming project which I naively expected to have completed by KFest but now expect to have ready for Christmas. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. ;) If any of this manages to be useful to you please feel free to use it however you see fit. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Steve, I purchased my Apple IIgs computer at the Frankfurt Post Exchange in 1987 while stationed in West Germany with the U.S. Army. I later took the CPU back to the exchange for the ROM 01 upgrade. To this day it remains my only computer. I use it on a daily basis read the boards here on Syndicomm and check my email. I use Spectrum with the SOAR OLR and SAM to do this. I surf (okay maybe just wade through) the internet using SIS. I use it to do word processing and other tasks as I need to, and play games when I can. This includes the MUD here on Syndicomm. I joined GEnie when I got stationed state-side in 1992. When I was stationed in Turkey in 1997, I got a Delphi account since GEnie had no access from that country. Marinetti v1.0 had just been released so I was able to establish an account via TCP/IP with a local ISP. Try learning a new means of communication and working with the ISP's tech control in a foreign language at the same time. I joined Syndicomm (A2Central.com) shortly after the doors opened here. The computer started as a CPU with 8 empty slots. It now has, among other things, a stereo sound card, a 10 MHz accelerator, a SCSI card, 750 Meg IDE hard drive, and 8 Megs of RAM. Once I move into the new place next month, I will install the ethernet card and connect via DSL or cable ( which ever is available). For me the Apple IIgs has been a story of continual growth for over 15 years. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Steve, I have a IIe, a ROM 1 GS, and a ROM 3 GS, as well as a couple of spares. The main three are all maxed out on memory, accelerated, and all slots full. I have no other computers and have been using Apple IIs since 1981. I use my Apple IIs for word processing, book keeping (both personal and business), taxes, finances, budgets, inventories (personal), organization and communications for the local Boy Scout District, telecomm (email and Syndicomm - I don't bother with the web), games, programming, and probably a few other things that don't come immediately to mind. AppleWorks 3.0 and 5.1 and Prosel 8 and 16 are my heaviest used programs. Spectrum is my telecomm program. I am also the "computer consultant" for my Dad, who uses his IIgs for word processing, games, and email, and an older friend, who uses his IIe (which I recently souped up for him) for word processing. They both use Appleworks for their word processors. My Dad uses ProTerm for his telecomm program. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I have four tricked out IIgs's, a IIe, and a IIc Plus in semi-regular use. I use Bernie on my PowerBook a lot, particularly for putting together Juiced.GS. Every Apple II publication currently in print (with the exception of Call-A.P.P.L.E., I guess) goes through one of those computers :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" My family currently has five computers (not including all the game machines for the boys) and we use them all (including this one [the GS] on a regular basis). The GS is used to play two games and to access Syndicomm. I am lucky enough to be able to use Spectrum and SOAR through an ethernet board over my cable connection so that the GS remains fast enough (relatively speaking) to allow me the luxury of using the best way to read and reply to a bulletin board. I can't stand using a web browser to read and reply to text (no offense Sheppy :) but even your web side is foreign to me.) I like to take the time to think about what I am reading, formulate my reply and then type it out (slowly I will admit). The games we play are Milestones (which goes too fast on the Mac) and MacZombies (which for some reason doesn't play well on the Mac.) I wonder why? :) I do have Bernie on one of my machines, but these three programs are all I would currently use for the GS, and all work better on this real GS. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 (DAVIDP, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 12) I'm sad to say that the IIgs doesn't get used much these days. It is still my machine of choice to maintain several large (but simple) Appleworks databases. And I too like to run Milestones 2000. Interestingly, if I need to write a quick program to tweak the contents of a file (for example, to convert one format to another), the IIgs is where I'm likely to do it. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Two IIgs's set up... both used daily... one for my wife and one for me. Used for email (Pine), surfing the internet (Lynx), word processor (Appleworks), spreadsheet (Appleworks). And, of course, production of and uploading _The Lamp!_ Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" My GS still has the place of honor at my computer desk, while my Beige G3 sits to the side. I use the GS primarily for telneting here and other accounts using my LANceGS ethernet card, and playing "Reach for the Stars", one of those global conquest games that came out a long time ago. B-{) Before the ethernet card, the GS was just used for games, since my ISP dropped its shell accounts, and Marinetti had troubles with the CHAP logins. Now it's back to being a working machine. I have two other GS's with SCSI drives as backups, and perhaps 8 others sitting around waiting until I can get them set up with keyboards and monitors. I also have 8 //e's, but as I get them, I give them away to my summer school students with a bunch of games and educational software. Basically, I use my Apples as therapy. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 17) [EOA] [RCH] REALLY COOL A2 HISTORY SITE """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, there's this really cool history site I found once... :-) Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 11, Top 3, Msg 2) [EOA] [SCD] SOFTDISK/SOFTDISK GS CD? """""""""""""""""""""""" Regarding Softdisk/Softdisk GS: I recently was in e-mail communication with the person at Softdisk.com (now more of a web-hosting service, with some "store" sales of their PC-magazine games) and asked the question about whether or not Softdisk, Inc., would ever consider releasing the SD/SDGS series as "freeware" or whatever you want to call it. He said that the master disks still exist, but would obviously require some conversion into disk image format. He didn't feel that there was much demand for something like that, considering the time and effort that would be necessary to create that type of archive. (He also mentioned that any of their IIgs's still in existence are boxed up and in questionable operating condition). I also asked whether some of the best games could even be made available for sale on their Softdisk store, and the issue still is the time and effort and what they perceive as little value. And of course, they will NOT plan on sending the master disks offsite to have someone else do the work, even if they are volunteering. Now, if someone lives in Shreveport, LA, has a IIgs with a 5.25 drive, 3.5 drive, and appropriately sized hard drive, and the time to convert multiple issues of SD and/or SDGS into uploadable disk images, and wants to go to their offices to do the conversion, maybe he would be interested. :-) Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Strangely enough, last week I copied all 82 issues of SDGS to my hard drive as a form of backup. I did this because I was concerned that the disks might be degrading. Some of them were, but with a little effort I got good copies. I can tell you that they just fit on two 30 Meg partitions (Uncompressed). Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Softdisk/Softdisk GS is personally something I would love to see be made available once again. I would personally volunteer to do the work to convert all of their back issues to both Shrinkit archives and disk images for distribution on either a low-cost CD or public archive. Unfortunately Montreal, QC is no where near Shreveport, LA. :( Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I've got all but 4 or 5 issues of sdgs, but have wanted to see a sdgs CD for quite some time now (CDs don't develop bad blocks, are easier for emulators, and take up less room than a 80 floppies). I'd also be interested in an 8-bit softdisk collection. The last time the subject was brought up, I think there was concern the copyrights on some programs might have reverted back to the authors. The most excellent Silvern Castle (which they never got around to publishing) would be in that category. I think a softdisk cd would sell just as well as the GEnie Time In A Bottle CD. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" To clarify the matter, Silvern Castle was purchased by Softdisk in 1988 and they retained all copyrights at that time. However, in 1997-98 I wrote requesting that all rights be transferred back to me. This they agreed to since they never published it. In addition, although I requested it, they denied transferring the rights of other programs I wrote that they purchased and did publish. -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 15, Top 4, Msg 28) [EOA] [SFA] SWITCHBOX FOR ADB """"""""""""""""" Designing a switchbox for ADB isn't really that hard (I couldn't do it, but it is very reasonable to expect it to work correctly). You essentially keep power on the ADB ports. The switchbox isn't just a simple disconnect pins from one port and move them to another. There are additional electronics and you expect the price to start at a couple hundred dollars. Sun workstations are especially picky if you disconnect the keyboard. They behave as if it received a reset signal. But KVM switches exists for these systems and the reset behavior isn't present (as long as you get an expensive enough switch) when switching the keyboard to different workstations. There are some systems (i.e. a Mac II) that can result in hardware failure if you pull a keyboard while it is powered on. The IIgs doesn't have this problem (as most Macs also don't have this problem). I have disconnected ADB devices frequently on my IIgs with no ill effect. This isn't to say that a potentially flaky motherboard won't have problems. And a potentially flaky motherboard may not be apparent until its too late. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 11, Msg 24) [EOA] [DSC] DOCTOR DESIGN SOUND CARD """""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone ever heard of a Doctor Design sound card? I have been browsing a bunch of IIGS systems for sale and come across a couple of systems with Doctor Design cards in their machines. They have a headset jack and an on/off switch, and it appears that they plug into the internal modular sound connector. Ever heard of this before? -Jim (DIGISOFT, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I know a guy that works for Doctor Design, it's a for contract hardware design facility - By the amount (or lack there of) I have surmised that this card is some type of amp or signal stabilizer. To provide line level perhaps. I've got a couple here. Seems they were popular in schools and schools had headphones a lot. I've never hooked it up. He couldn't tell me what it was because they made it under contract. (No secrets, just no knowledge) http://apple2.gs/images/InterfaceCards/images/Sound.Music/image-html/Doctor DesignSound.html OR http://apple2.gs/images/InterfaceCards/images/Sound.Music/index.html Tony (A2.TONYD, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 14) [EOA] [AHP] ANOTHER HEADER PROBLEM """""""""""""""""""""" Another header problem... The marinetti programmers guide & the orca/c header files (and probably the other languages as well) list this call: DNSRecPtr TCPIPGetDNS(void) it should actually be: void TCPIPGetDNS(DNSRecPtr) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 2) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NOS] SYNDICOMM'S NEW ONLINE STORE """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm's new online store is now open at http://store.syndicomm.com. With more products, online secure ordering, and more accurate shipping computation, as well as support for customer reviews of products, it's a much better solution than our old store. I would appreciate it if folks that own products we sell would add some reviews to products. Be honest, don't suck up or anything. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 48, Syndicomm A2) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [IPC] IMAGEWRITER II ON A PC """""""""""""""""""""" Tell me how to get my imagewriter II to work with my pc. Problem is my serial port is using my mouse. But I'll try most anything. God bless you. Bruce /www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/ (BRB, 3588.5, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" If your PC is standard, it should have TWO serial ports. Modern ATX boards have dual DE9 connectors (9-pin male) while older AT boards often used DE9 and DB25. You can use either serial port, it's just a simple matter of telling Windows that the ImageWriter is using either 'COMM1' or 'COMM2' (COMM1 is usually used by a serial mouse). If you're using an analog modem (dial-up) then your second serial port would be in use, though you can safely swap serial cables with the power on. Windows has a built-in driver for the ImageWriter. When you click on 'Add printer' pick 'C-Itoh' and choose the 8510 model. It should set everything up for you automatically, just tell it which serial port you're using. If you want to do color, you'll need to download a newer version of the driver from C-Itoh's page. As far as the physical connection is concerned, all you need is: -A plain Apple IIgs/Mac modem cable (mini-DIN8 to DB25m) -A plain PC modem cable (DB9f to DB25m; or DB25f to DB25m) -A Null-Modem adapter (an adapter with DB25f on both ends) If you want to free a serial port, you could switch to a PS/2 mouse. I prefer it anyway as you can set the polling rate higher to have smoother mouse movements, like the IIgs and Mac have always had. Btw, it turns out the StyleWriter I is a QuickDraw based printer, so it won't work on the PC with standard software drivers like the ImageWriter (or an 8-bit Apple II for that matter). Unless someone has written a QuickDraw printer driver for Windows, it'll have to stay on my IIgs. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3588.6, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Yes but where do I get a proper cable? I only have one serial port, this is a laptop. DB9 to MinDin8 God bless you. Bruce /www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/ (BRB, 3588.7, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Any computer store will carry what you'll need (it is possible to build, possibly even find, a single cable to do the job, but this is what I've done and easiest to find). Walk into a store that sells cables, or if you're really stuck and price isn't a concern, a Radio Shack will do. Just ask for a serial cable to hook up a modem to your PC (DB25m to DE9f). Then a serial cable to hook up a modem to an old-style Macintosh (Mini-DIN8 to DB25m) and finally a null-modem adapter. The PC modem cable is a snap to find, the last you may or may not find, depending on the store. I don't know how common null-modem adapters are these days, it's just a little adapter plug with DB25f connectors on each end. Radio Shack would have them at least. Here's an image of what one looks like: http://www.ep-net.com/images/industrial/adapter_nullmodem.jpg If you've ever used an external modem on your IIgs or Mac, you already have one of the cables required. Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3588.8, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2Pro | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ENT] ENCRYPTION TOOL """"""""""""""" As a spin off from the development work that I have been doing on the Marinetti Open Source Project to implement MS-CHAP, I have created a DES encryption toolkit. The structure is based on Geoff Weiss' Hashing Toolkit. The only algorithm that is currently supported is DES 56 bit. The toolset could be easily extended for other encryption algorithms as required. I've typed in the source code, made some changes for Apple II memory mappings and implemented a prototype system toolset. It en/decrypts 8 byte chunks at a time. It has not been optimized - the toolset is basically a wrapper around 6502 code. It may not be pretty, but it works. I'm not interested in refining it unless it proves to be a major bottleneck. If anyone would like to take a look at it, let me know. I anticipate that it will be made part of the MOSP project in the near future. Regards, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 418.1, Delphi A2Pro web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [PKC] PRE-KFest CHAT """""""""""""" _ _ ___ _ __ __ __ __ ( ) ( )( _`\ ( )_ /'__`\ /' _`\ /' _`\ /'__`\ | |/'/'| (_(_)__ ___ | ,_) (_) ) )| ( ) || ( ) |(_) ) ) | , < | _)/'__`\/',__)| | /' / | | | || | | | /' / | |\`\ | | ( ___/\__, \| |_ /' /( )| (_) || (_) | /' /( ) (_) (_)(_) `\____)(____/`\__) (_____/'`\___/'`\___/'(_____/' ___ _ _ ( _`\ ( ) ( )_ | ( (_)| |__ _ _ | ,_) | | _ | _ `\ /'_` )| | | (_( )| | | |( (_| || |_ (____/'(_) (_)`\__,_)`\__) Join us Monday, June 17, at 7:00 PM PDT for our pre-KFest chat session! Bring questions, suggestions for sessions, ideas for the Roast, but most all, bring yourselves! (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 64, Syndicomm A2) [EOA] [COC] COME ONE, COME ALL TO KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Come one, come all to Kfest this year. Jul 22 thru 28, almost a whole week. The campus is nice, everything is close together, the food's not too bad. Meet other A2 enthusiasts, share advice. Learn some programming or some good programs to use. See hardware demonstrated, maybe get some new hardware. Hey you can scrounge some 5.25" diskettes before Cindy and Tony and Kirk start throwing them around the halls. (You can watch me dodge them trying to go to the bathroom.) Some of you guys who are expert game players should come and volunteer to do a session. I know I'd like the break from all the super serious stuff and I think my Silvern Castle session was pretty well received. But I don't have another Apple II game I can review this year. This a varied group of people, all ages, sexes, temperaments. Not everyone stays up all night. Some people do come down for breakfast every morning. We'd love to see some new blood, and some new session holders. God bless you. Bruce /www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/ (BRB, 3501.17, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [HFR] (KFest) HackFest 2002 Rules """"""""""""""""""""""""""" It's that time again! The annual Posting of the HackFest Rules! We're also soliciting prizes for this year's event; if you would like to donate an appropriate prize, please let me know. KansasFest 2002 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 24, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 27 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com (KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KFR] K-FEST 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFEST 2002 REGISTRATION: +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail or fax) when you register. KFest 2002 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" When: July 23-28, 2002 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2002, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Check these rates, which include your room from Tuesday and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 24, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 28. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) PLEASE NOTE: There is no "extra day" fee this year. Because of the popularity, we've arranged to make Tuesday an official part of KFest! KFest 2002 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2002: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover/Novus, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ Begin Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discover/Novus-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed and mailed, or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check each Applicable Line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 15) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/15 .............................. 265.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/15 .............................. 330.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/15 .......................... 200.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/15 ...... 200.00 +++ Rates after the Early Bird Special (Register AFTER May 15) +++ Rates (after May 15 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room ......................................... 335.00 12 [ ] Single Room ......................................... 385.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child ..................................... 285.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/15....... 285.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 1X-Large ............................ 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 2X-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 3X-Large ............................ 16.00 21 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 4X-Large ............................ 17.00 22 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 5X-Large ............................ 18.00 23 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 6X-Large ............................ 19.00 24 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 7X-Large ............................ 20.00 25 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 8X-Large ............................ 21.00 26 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 9X-Large ............................ 22.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 8.1% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ ---[ End Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Check-in will be from 1-4 pm on Tuesday. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2002 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2002 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail chat: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: . Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 (KFESTSTEVE [Gouda], Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 24, Syndicomm A2) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Desire to Communicate The Tinkerer's Corner A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Log In Problem---------------------------------------------------[LIP] Pre-KFest Chat 2002 in Library-----------------------------------[PKC] GEnie Lamp Index Sample Uploaded---------------------------------[GLI] Your Reason for Choosing to Use an Apple II Computer?------------[YRC] How do Nodes Work?-----------------------------------------------[HNW] The Internet Using Marinetti and Bernie ][ The Rescue------------[IMB] Casper, Web Hosting for the IIgs?--------------------------------[CWH] IF/Text-Adventure Fans-------------------------------------------[ITA] Inform Compiler to Compile Z-Code Games--------------------------[ICZ] Juiced.GS V7I2---------------------------------------------------[JGS] Apple Technical Reference, 2nd Edition Now Complete--------------[TRC] Email Address to Request a New Tool Set--------------------------[RTS] GSOS Support for Upper/Lower Case Letters in ProDOS File Names---[LFN] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM July Issue of Syndicommotion Now Available-----------------------[JIS] Blocking Email---------------------------------------------------[BEM] Syndicomm Online Store Updated-----------------------------------[OSU] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Creating Image of Hard Drive for Emulator------------------------[CID] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Persistence Pays Off LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 You Are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI] Good Food Promotes Fellowship------------------------------------[FPF] People Are Signing up for Next Year Already!---------------------[SNY] KFest 2002 Registration Information------------------------------[KFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Desire to Communicate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, the clearing in the far western sky allows the golden sunshine to creep under the cloudy sky to brightly illuminate shinny objects to the east. The many cell phone towers call for attention. This reminds us that people have an impatient urge to communicate... to talk to others that are important to them. The many family reunions that take place in the summer remind us that talking and visiting with people in person is the ultimate form of communication. KFest is the annual family reunion of Apple II users... if you have ever used an Apple II you are a member of the family. We would like you to be present at our family reunion -this- year. See the KFest section of this issue of _The Lamp!_ for registration information. The Tinkerer's Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Starting with this issue of _The Lamp!_ we have a new feature, The Tinkerer's Corner. Some of the projects will be very practical. Others will be fun ways of doing things that really don't need to be done. In this issue we share the story of an interesting find at one of the local thrift stores. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [LIP] LOG IN PROBLEM """""""""""""" Since July 1, whenever I log onto Syndicomm.com using my telnet text connection, I am asked for my Password _before_ I am asked for my login name. Of course, no matter what I enter, I get the response invalid, _then_ it asks for my login, followed by my Password and all is well. Why is it skipping the login name request at first connection? Is anyone else having this problem? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 1, Top 47, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" "whoami" or possibly "who am i" is the command to tell you what your unix name is. Your isp probably updated their telnet so it now sends your name when you do a login. With ssh, you override it with the -l flag, eg: ssh a2central.com -l a2central_login_name "man telnet" to see if there's a flag for that. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 1, Top 47, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" As Kelvin mentioned, you could try the -l flag (lowercase L): telnet -l a2central_login_name syndicomm.com Your ISP's version of telnet may also support using the -K flag (uppercase K) to disable automatic login: telnet -K syndicomm.com Later, - Aaron (A2PROGEEK, Cat 1, Top 47, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I just checked out my shell telnet using the "man" command. Turns out they did change it to make automatic login the default. It also accepts the "-K" command. So, I added that to the argument stream in my Spectrum script and it now works just like it used to work. Thanks again ! :) MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 1, Top 47, Msg 21) [EOA] [PKC] PRE-KFest CHAT 2002 IN LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory. File: PreKFestChat2002.txt Size: 44053 Date: Jun 25 This is a plain text transcript of the pre-KFest chat on Just 17, 2002. (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 7) [EOA] [GLI] GEnie Lamp INDEX SAMPLE UPLOADED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new file in the publications/genielamp.a2 directory: File: LampIndex.txt Size: 36241 Date: Jul 01 Here is a description from the uploader, copied from his post in Category 20, Topic 20 "The Lamp": I've uploaded a text file to the library (uploads section, so I don't know where it will go) that is an attempt at creating an Index to GEnie Lamp. The upload is for 1992 and the start of 1993. I looking for feedback primarily in terms of whether the format is appropriate for an index. I've tried to list any item that has multiple ways of searching for the info in more than one entry. For instance, a bug in HyperStudio would be listed under Hyperstudio, and Roger Wagner Publishing, and possibly some other entry. If this is simply too wordy, nobody would ever use it, etc., let me know and I'll just use it myself. :-) Steven Weyhrich --< (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 8) [EOA] [YRC] YOUR REASON FOR CHOOSING TO USE AN Apple II COMPUTER? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those who stated that they are still using their Apple II or IIgs regularly, are you choosing to use this computer because it's what you have and can afford, out of fierce loyalty, or out a lack of interest in learning something different (i.e., Windows or Mac or Linux) - as in "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? What is that special something about the Apple II/IIGS that makes it your computer-of-choice? Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" For myself I have a number of other machines outside of my Apple II collection including a PIII-667 MHz IBM PC which my family uses for Internet/games/etc. The reason why I continue to use Apple II's is because even after 23 years since I started with them, they still are fun. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I continue to use my Apple IIs because they do everything that I need in a computer. I have used many kinds of computers, from main frames to build your own. I can use Windows or a Mac and have done so on many occasions, on jobs or helping out friends with problems. However, I don't have a need for anything that they do that my Apple II doesn't. The Apple II does what I need much faster than the Windows or Mac machines, due to lower overhead, which more than makes up for the slower processor and bus. In most of my uses, the speed limitation is due to the fingers, not the computer. ;) I use the Windows machines at the library to access the web. I find the web uninteresting and, in the main, useless to me. So, for the occasional need, the library works fine and saves me the big bucks that another computer would cost. And finally, when I want the computer to do something that it doesn't, rather than hunting for the software that will do the job and then buying that as I would most likely have to do on one of the current machines, I just do a little programming and the problem is solved. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" I use the Apple II not because I don't have other computers available, but simply because it's the right tool for the job. There's no way we could produce Juiced.GS on anything else at the rate we're doing and the cost we're doing, for instance. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" This IIgs is a fun machine. It has been put together by myself using hardware from many sources. Sean Fahey's garage (KFest), thrift stores, garage sales, individuals on the web, etc. There is a considerable degree of satisfaction listening to the soft cackling of the hard drive salvaged from an old Mac while visiting Syndicomm Online and Delphi, reading usenet, doing email, and surfing the net. And it is only fitting that _The Lamp!_, a publication devoted to the Apple II computers, should be produced and managed using a real A2. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Sad to say, although my GS is still set here on my computer desk, it doesn't get fired up much anymore. It still runs well, and the HD has been humming over there nonstop for many years, I just don't seem to find much use for it any more. I got my //c in 1984 for christmas, and used it for many years before purchasing a used GS from a friend. Spent a lot of time and money on it. Well spent I might add. There are about a dozen GSs in the garage, along with the original //c and some //es. My wife would love it if I found a good home for them. :-) I've been thinking about replacing it with the Linux/BE box that I have just set up. I still have Sweet 16 running on the BE partition, so I wouldn't be losing any functionality, just old faithful herself. Anyway, I'll wait until after K Fest before I do anything drastic. If this is of any use to you, as always, you have my permission to use any of it. Dave 'Uncle Duck' Johnson (DAVEJ, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I still use a IIgs Rom 3 on a daily basis, for most of my finances. I also use it for reading messages here on Syndicomm. There are several games that also fill it's time. I used it for mail for a while, but finally moved to Eudora on my Mac. I tried Web browsing with the GS, but decided I preferred more speed and full graphics on the Mac. My GS is running at 10MHz, has 8 MB of ram, uses a 17" SVHS monitor and reads messages here via a LANceGS and a cable modem. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 19 Jun 02 1:18:38 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 34 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" >> What is that special something about the Apple II/IIGS that makes it your computer-of-choice? << For me, it's "Spectrum", "AppleWorks", and "Your Money Matters". I use the first to communicate with Syndicomm, and the last 2 for personal finances.I have yet to find anything for the Mac that does what these do for the GS. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 19 Jun 02 2:03:23 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 34 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" You know I still have one at work and one at home. I still like to play some BBS games from time to time and Proterm has the best emulation around. I play chess with a guy on his board. I use appleworks. I like the feel of not having to take a monster word processor to do a kids job. I have never figured out excel or any other PC spreadsheet or database. (Well I do use dbase4 and dbaseV at work, awful program.) So if I am creating a database or spreadsheet, admittedly pretty rare I do it on my //gs. Now that my internet provider has shut off my telnet access (at least to send). I now have to read email on a pc. It means I do it less. It is very annoying to have to move that mouse around for everything. I much prefer using a keyboard to read my mail. I have one //gs set up at work and one set up at home. It mostly gets used for BBSing and telnetting and reading a few usergroups. I have not figured out how to read usergroups from my pc. You are right I hate to bother to learn new programs when the ones I have work fine. Right now I am not playing games on the apple. I used to do the old softdisk crosswords and solitaire games a lot. But now 98% of the time I use appleworks 5.1 and proterm 3.1, both installed on hard drives. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" Thanks to all who have been kind enough so far to post their thoughts and answers to my question(s)! I really appreciate it. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 8, Top 1, Msg 27) [EOA] [HNW] HOW DO NODES WORK? """""""""""""""""" I've always wondered: how exactly do nodes work? CompuServe and AOL have dial-up points throughout the world. What is at the other end of those numbers? Is it a deal with the phone company where local phone numbers are rerouted to AOL HQ? Or are there physical locations in each city where banks of AOL modems are located? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 60) >>>>> """"" As I understand it, there are actually banks of modems in those cities that correspond to those numbers, tucked into nondescript rooms in nondescript buildings somewhere in the city. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 61) >>>>> """"" Banks of modems, which can be anywhere they can find space, power and enough phone lines. From there, it is piped to the service via T1, T3, or higher data circuits as needed. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 12 Jul 02 8:51:40 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 11 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" These non-descript rooms can exist in many different places. Some are: * Closet of a local library. In exchange for the space, the library gets free access * Telephone switch center. Companies, such as Sprint, purchase rack space in a local Bell central office or switch center. Not only is voice equipment installed, but modem banks can be added as well. A more expensive option, but one that is still used, phone numbers are purchased in one area and have the calls automatically forwarded to a central modem bank somewhere else. The local phone company handles the switching involved. More information can be found in archives of the inet-access mailing list. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 63) [EOA] [IMB] THE INTERNET USING MARINETTI AND Bernie ][ The Rescue """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to connect to the Internet (web or otherwise) with Marinetti and Bernie ][ The Rescue? I just installed it, and it is looking for a connection via the printer or modem port. This is with Bernie 2.6 and 3.0. Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" Yes. Hook a modem to your Mac's serial port and dial right out. You can't share your Mac's broadband or other internet connection. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Yes indeed. You must set the Bernie Communications prefs to Internal Modem or Modem/Serial Port depending on your Mac, then set the speed to 57,600 and DTR Emulation to Emulated. Now set Marinetti to use the IIgs Modem Port and enter the correct information for your ISP. You can then use any Marinetti aware application such as the provided Telnet app, TelnetDA, or Spectrum. Apart from Telnet access, Spectrum will let you run the various script sets such as SAM (e-mail), SAFE (FTP), SIS (web) and SOAR (offline reader for Syndicomm). SAM & SOAR are commercial script sets and can be obtained from Shareware Solutions, the other two you can get from my web site. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 12 Jun 2002 - 41 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" That's the problem. Not only do I have one of those new-fangled iMacs with no floppy disk drive, but I have no serial port and am using Ethernet to connect to the Net via my broadband connection, with the Airport hub moderating connections with three other Macs. So I take it that Bernie can't do anything with the net via AppleTalk or an emulated Ethernet card (doesn't anyone have LANceGS done in software yet???). Too bad. :-( Steven Weyhrich Apple II Historian http://apple2history.org (SWEYHRICH, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" >> (doesn't anyone have LANceGS done in software yet???). << We've begged for it, but nothing so far. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" I am afraid that is the case. However your iMac has a modem built in, so you could always connect that to your phone line and make Bernie happy... Bernie is also happy to use an ISDN connection. As long as your connection method appears in the 'Port' popup, Bernie will use it... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 13 Jun 2002 - 40 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 42) [EOA] [CWH] CASPER, WEB HOSTING FOR THE IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Back at KFest '98, didn't I see a brief demo of a program called Ghost or Casper - a web-hosting program for the IIgs? Who produced it, and whatever became of it? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" Casper was an HTTP server written by Richard Bennett. It was never released. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" It's available (in source code form only) on the mosp source forge page.... http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinetti http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/marinetti/ MOSP/Applications/Casper/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 35) [EOA] [ITA] IF/TEXT-ADVENTURE FANS """""""""""""""""""""" Any IF/text-adventure peoples out there? I'm currently having fun playing "Wedding" on ye olde IIGS. Only problem is that the (I'm going to foobar the name for sure) Big Red Computer interpreter seems to run kinda slow, even for a (stock) Transwarped-GS. Anyone know of other compilers or speed tricks or anything? ~Tarage (TARAGE, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" Sure, I love IF. :) The Big Red interpreter is the only one that was ever finished, to my knowledge. There may be a couple of text-based ones though, but I'm not sure. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" >> Only problem is that the (I'm going to foobar the name for sure) Big Red Computer interpreter seems to run kinda slow, even for a (stock) Transwarped-GS. Anyone know of other compilers or speed tricks...<< There are a couple other interpreters (and even a story compiler) available, but they must run under a shell (gno, orca, maybe prosel). ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/games/ has inform (the compiler) and infozip (the interpreter) The location would suggest they're gno specific, but I don't recall offhand. I'm fairly sure there's another interpreter that was ported, but infozip should be faster and have fewer bugs than the BRCC-one. And, you play from a text-shell in 80-column mode, so it's more authentic :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 60) Message 60 Thu Jun 20, 2002 [Kelvin] at 06:38 PDT [EOA] [ICZ] INFORM COMPILER TO COMPILE Z-CODE GAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone ever used the INFORM compiler under the Orca shell to successfully compile Z-code games? (INFORM is the language used to write such classics as Zork and Planetfall, for the unawares). I'm just asking because it keeps dumping out into machine language when it hits a switch() statement in a header file. Wondering if anyone has had success... Thanks, ~Tarage (TARAGE, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I didn't know anyone had built INFORM for the ORCA/Shell. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I think I compiled the sample program with it under gno/me, but I don't recall for sure. Check the release notes to see if it does require gnome. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Oh yeah! It was done in 1995 but I've forgotten the guy's name off the top of my head (I'm at work and don't have access to my A2 files here). Support was abandoned at that point, because it only generates .Z5 files, and INFORM is now up to version 6. (TARAGE, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 13) Message 13 Fri Jun 21, 2002 [tarage] at 13:21 PDT >>>>> """"" Thanks! I will compare these versions to the INFORM compiler for the IIGS made available at the IF FTP site ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/inform5.5/executables/ (which is the one I'm attempting to use now -- it has no requirements for running under GNO/ME AFAIR)... (TARAGE, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 14) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS V7I2 """""""""""""" Juiced.GS V7I2 has been ordered from our printer and copies for US subscribers should be mailed tomorrow. Once I receive them, International subscribers' copies will go out; hopefully in about a week. Enjoy the inaugural swimsuit issue! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 291) >>>>> """"" The June 2002 issue should be a well-received issue, I would think. Of course, what I've learned from the first issue of volume 7 is that a well-received Juiced.GS issue is mostly utter silence. :) There have been a few nice comments in RTC or here in the forum, but I got exactly one (1) letter in email or snail mail since that issue, and it pointed out two typos :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 292) >>>>> """"" We're not in this for the money, guys. Bring on the feedback! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 293) >>>>> """"" Hey! We could have a "Spot Ryan's Boo-boo's Contest". Whoever spots the most, gets a free ComputerEyes! Seriously Ryan, you're doing a great job. I place content over presentation every time, and you haven't disappointed me in either account. B-{) I tremble in fear at a Juiced.GS "swimming suit" edition though... B-{D Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 295) >>>>> """"" Ryan, You have done a fabulous job. Keep up the good work. As long as you keep producing them, I will keep buying them. Here's to Juiced.Gs and the Apple ][, alive and kicking in ][00][. Dain Neater Keeper of the Boards. A2 Community Syndicomm.com (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 296) >>>>> """"" We have had at least one copy of V7I2 show up with some pages upside down. We have no idea yet what the extent of this problem is, but we will take steps to correct the situation as soon as we know if there's more than one bad copy out there. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 297) >>>>> """"" Mine arrived today. An interesting read in regard to content and formatting. Well, I like a challenge once in a while. Yes, I think you need to complain to your printer. I managed to read the whole issue without much trouble. But the second side of the 11x17 page was put in the printer ass end to. I'm surprised the operator didn't catch this. But as to content, it was as good an issue as I've seen. Thanks for all the hard work you guys put into this enterprise. Dave Uncle Duck (DAVEJ, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 310) >>>>> """"" Mine arrived today, and was just fine, all in order. Mine comes from Carol Stream, IL. Another very fine issue it is, too. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 19 Jun 02 3:18:43 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 34 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 308) >>>>> """"" Juiced.GS arrived in Illinois today. Another great issue. And the pages are all right side up and in order. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 310) >>>>> """"" The printer will refund the entire cost of mailing the bad issues, so I fully intend to send out new ones to people that have copies with pages upside down. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 312) >>>>> """"" My copy arrived today, everything looks fine. Like Carl's copy, it is from Carol Stream, IL. I haven't read it all yet but everything I have read is interesting. Thanks Ryan, Sheppy, Ken, Howard, Tony, Max, and anyone else involved. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 313) >>>>> """"" The "swimsuit" issue was much better than the hype, fortunately. :) Another well-written Juiced.GS. Still, when I first saw the cover, I wondered if you guys had hired Diz to do the cover design. It has the GS+ style. :) - Aaron (A2PROGEEK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 314) >>>>> """"" That's probably as goofy a cover as we'll ever do. We've been using more photos than Max used to, and I'm wondering if we're doing -too- much of that. In any case, thanks, Aaron. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 316) >>>>> """"" Got my copy yesterday... Carol Springs, IL. It's in fine shape, and a wonderful issue too. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 317) >>>>> """"" We are trying to determine just how broad the scope of the printing problem is. So far, subscribers in CA, HI, OR, CO, and AZ have identified problems. Please let us know if you have a bad issue, so we can get new ones out to everyone (including me!) Ryan Chief Sysop, A2 Editor in Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 318) >>>>> """"" I got my replacement issue yesterday and it is fine. Thanks for all the hard work Ryan. One of the best issues yet. Dave (DAVEJ, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 332) [EOA] [TRC] Apple Technical Reference, 2nd Edition NOW COMPLETE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just a note to let folks know that we now have the pages that were missing from the master of the Apple IIc Technical Reference, 2nd Edition. So if you've been holding off placing your order, go for it! ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 62) [EOA] [RTS] EMAIL ADDRESS TO REQUEST A NEW TOOL SET """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What is the current email address to request a new tool set? Andrew Roughan is writing a new tool set and I didn't see any Web pages with this information. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 54, Top 53, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Try a2pro@syndicomm.com. I think that's the one. If it doesn't work, I'll do some investigating. The list has been so slow that I've forgotten the address. :) (The address goes to a number of people that cooperatively make the decisions). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 53, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I actually should have checked by old emails. I found an email dated back in August 1999 which was sent to a2pro@syndicomm.com which was used to get the Hash Toolset accepted. If nothing else, thank you for confirming that the address is still valid. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 54, Top 53, Msg 3) [EOA] [LFN] GSOS SUPPORT FOR UPPER/LOWER CASE LETTERS IN ProDOS FILE NAMES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How does GSOS provide support for upper and lower case letters in it's ProDOS file names? It seems to store the filename itself in all upper case but has devised some mechanism to determine which ones should be displayed in upper or lower case. Any help? -- Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" There's a 16-bit field in which the bits are on to indicate upper case and off to indicate lower (or vice versa, I don't remember). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Do you have any idea where this is documented? I can't find it in either my ProDOS Technical Reference Manual or Beyond Apple ProDOS. Any idea why they did it this way rather than just using lowercase ASCII directly in the filename? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" >> Do you have any idea where this is documented? I can't find it in either my ProDOS Technical Reference Manual or Beyond Apple ProDOS. << There's a technical note about it. >> Any idea why they did it this way rather than just using lowercase ASCII directly in the filename? << Because adding lowercase support directly into the file names would have broken compatibility with any older applications that didn't know about it, and would have broken disk compatibility with older versions of ProDOS and BASIC.SYSTEM too. By using the bitfield, the disk just looks like all upper-case to the older software. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" I don't have my A2 tech stuff with me, but the ProDOS case bytes are stored in the directory entry. Ahh, enough excuses - excuse me while I go Google.... OK, I'm back. Here is a quote from GS/OS Tech Note #8 "Filenames With More Than CAPS and Numerals": ================================= Two previously unused bytes in each file's directory entry are now used to indicate the case of a filename. The bytes are at relative locations +$1C and +$1D in each directory entry, and were previously labeled version and min_version. Since ProDOS 8 never actually used these bytes for version checking (except in one case, discussed below), they are now used to store lowercase information. (In the Volume header, bytes +$1A and +$1B are used instead.) If version is read as a word value, bit 7 of min_version would be the highest bit (bit 15) of the word. If that bit is set, the remaining 15 bits of the word are interpreted as flags that indicate whether the corresponding character in the filename is uppercase or lowercase, with set indicating lowercase. For example, the filename Desk.Accs has a value in this word of $B9C0, or binary 1011 1001 1100 0000. The following illustration shows the relationship between the bits and the filename: Bits in WORD: 1011100111000000 Filename: Desk.Accs Uppercase or Lowercase: ULLLUULLL Note that the period (.) is considered an uppercase character. ================================= Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I often find that there is so much information spread over so many different places that it is very difficult for a newbie to locate what he is looking for. I knew that lowercase letters were possible in filenames since I've seen it 100's of times and it threw me when it wasn't where I expected it to be. Thank you very much to everybody for their effort. I appreciate your help! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Investigating this issue a little further I have discovered that there is an exception to the Tech Note. It seems that Appleworks Classic files don't use the "version" and "min_version" bytes but use the file's auxtype instead in a similar fashion. My assumption is that this is due to the fact that Appleworks predates the IIgs by two years. Interesting however... :) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" And as a result, AppleWorks can't see lower case letters in the name of a file created by the ProDOS FST, and the ProDOS FST can't see lower case letters in the name of a file created by AppleWorks. :) I remember reading about all this many years ago, but I don't know where. Probably on GEnie or in A2-Central. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 27 Jun 02 11:05:48 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 26 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 59, Top 42, Msg 24) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [JIS] JULY ISSUE OF Syndicommotion NOW AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The July issue of Syndicommotion (Volume 1, Issue 7) is now available, and can be accessed one of three ways: - Selecting menu option #3 from Page 2 (type "m3;2" without the quotes at any Syndicomm Online menu prompt); - Point your web browser at - Receive it via email. If you're not already subscribed to receive Syndicommotion by email, sign up at < -Ken Gagne writing@syndicomm.com (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 6) [EOA] [BEM] BLOCKING EMAIL """""""""""""" We recently discovered that our upstream provider had been blocking email from users at btinternet.com due to a substantial spam problem. This was causing our members inconvenience, so we asked our provider to change this, and they have done so. So, for now, email from btinternet.com works. Our provider does say that if the spam problem persists, they'll block it again. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 9) [EOA] [OSU] SYNDICOMM ONLINE STORE UPDATED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Our online store has been updated! We now properly support airmail overseas, and the store allows you to pay by check or money order. We'll be adding more products to it over the next few days and weeks, such as our remaining inventory of GS+ and a few other items that still aren't listed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, A2, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 59) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [CID] CREATING IMAGE OF HARD DRIVE FOR EMULATOR """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am trying to make an image of my hard drive from my IIGS for running on an emulator (XGS or KeGS32) on my pc. I have GSHK on the gs & I can put files (.shk, .bxy) on a Syquest ez135 that I can read on the pc (MacOpener) But I can't seem to get Nulib2 or Alladin Expander/Dropstuff to 'make a .2mg image. Help!!!! Thanks, Greg (GCHICHESTER, 3539.42, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Stick with KEGS32. It's not merely a personal preference of mine, simply one program does near-flawless emulation of a IIgs (and may very well be the best IIgs emulator to date, even exceeding Bernie) and the other is the exact opposite in every respect. The latest version can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/akilgard/kegs32/ >> I have GSHK on the gs & I can put files (.shk, .bxy) on a Syquest ez135 that I can read on the pc (MacOpener) But I can't seem to get Nulib2 or Alladin Expander/Dropstuff to 'make a .2mg image. << Simple solution: Use Ninjaforce's Asimov 2.0 on the IIgs side. Select the partition and have it create a 32MB *.2MG image from it (you'll need an HFS volume to store it, as ProDOS can't handle files larger than 16MB; it sounds like you already have an HFS partition on the SyQuest cart). It's very straight forward. That's what I used and now have a copy of my IIgs hardrive for KEGS32 to use. I believe you can only mount two partitions at a time at the moment, though hopefully this should change in time. Asimov URL: http://www.ninjaforce.com/downloads/Asimov.shk Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3539.43, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Thanks, that is a good start. I guess this is my typical 'straight forward'..... :) I d/l'd Ninjaforce's Asimov 2.0 (S16), moved & opened on the GS. I boot into 6.01 using ProSel16. Running Asimov 2.0 got an error($0010) 'device is busy'... OK maybe doesn't like Bredon... duh lets try FINDER... OK now I get to selecting source,destination & name it... ERROR ($0043) 'invalid ref' this could be fun, but it isn't. I can't make an image. Now to my question.. Does someone know the error code meanings or how to resolve/dissolve my stone wall? I have (empty) (2)42,000 block Prodos partitions, a 135mb & a 42,000 block HFS partition, 800k floppies. I tried to image a 800k floppy,a 12,000 block HD. Both give the same errors... I am naming the file test.2mg, test.2img, test (w/o a suffix)..same error.. Please help, I'm getting tired... I'm missing something very basic. Greg (GCHICHESTER, 3539.45, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> OK now I get to selecting source,destination & name it....ERROR ($0043) 'invalid ref' this could be fun, but it isn't. I can't make an image. << That's a GS/OS error code for "Bad file reference number". When I wrote up a review on Asimov, one thing I discovered is the program is very sensitive to bad media or corrupted/damaged volumes. I'm not quite sure what that error is referring to exactly though, I'd have to look it up to refresh my memory. You can't even run a disk validity scan with ProSel-16 (or any other GS/OS tool) because it's HFS you're dealing with. Try reformatting the SyQuest cart and see if that helps. Assuming that was the problem. If that doesn't work, try using Sheppy's ImageMaker program as an alternative. It should handle the same type of job, converting a 32MB ProDOS hardisk volume into a *.2MG disk image file: http://www.sheppyware.net/products/a2/imagemaker/ Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3539.46, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" You seem to be stressing 32mb.. Is there a specification to that exact size? Do I have to make an empty partition to an exact size first? Can it be the size of my original GS partition? Is it REQUIRED to do this image to a Prodos partition? Thanks, Greg (GCHICHESTER, 3539.48, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> You seem to be stressing 32mb... << Sorry if I confused anyone there. I always make my ProDOS partition the largest possible maximum on my IIgs: 32768K. So that's all I've personally dealt with mostly. >> Is there a specification to that exact size? << Not at all. KEGS (and I would assume XGS) allow pretty much arbitrary sized hardisk images. You can have a 1MB, 10MB, 13MB, etc *.2MG image--though NOT larger than 32MB obviously or it won't be usable as a ProDOS device. >> Do I have to make an empty partition to an exact size first? << Nope, if your boot partition is only 15MB, then Asimov will see it and properly convert it to a *.2MG image file (it should actually be just that size, a 15MB data file). >> Can it be the size of my original GS partition? << Yep, see above. >> Is it REQUIRED to do this image to a Prodos partition? << I'm not sure I understand the question... Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3539.50, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" as opposed to hfs format.. academic now. As you suggested I used Sheppyware's program. EXACTLY as Asimovs on my GS & it made my HD a .2mg file on my hfs Syquest w/o blinking..... I now can view my GS booting into prosel8 & can launch prosel16 ON MY pc !!!!!! Any ideas why I got (GS) errors w/ Asimov? Thanks, Greg (GCHICHESTER, 3539.52, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> As you suggested I used Sheppyware's program. EXACTLY as Asimovs on my GS & it made my HD a .2mg file on my hfs Syquest w/o blinking..... I now can view my GS booting into prosel8 & can launch prosel16 ON MY pc ! << Glad it worked! >> Any ideas why I got (GS) errors w/ Asimov? << I'm not sure if I would call it buggy, but it definitely IS over sensitive to software volume errors and corruption. I'm betting there is some kind of error on that HFS volume. I had similar problems reading or writing to a certain volume with Asimov while ImageMaker, as you say, worked without blinking. I later ran a disk-scan on that particular volume with ProSel-16 and discovered errors on the drive. After letting ProSel repair the drive Asimov then worked fine. You can take that as either a good thing or a bad thing. :) I think it's actually a good thing, though a future version of Asimov _should_ really bring up a message reporting the error and asking if you want to abort or ignore and continue. There's reviews of both Asimov and DiskMaker (ImageMaker's companion program) over at A2Central. http://www.a2central.com/reviews/asimov/index.html http://www.a2central.com/reviews/diskmaker/index.html Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3539.54, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> That's a GS/OS error code for "Bad file reference number". When I wrote up a review on Asimov, one thing I discovered is the program is very sensitive to bad media or corrupted/damaged volumes. I'm not quite sure what that error is referring to exactly though, I'd have to look it up to refresh my memory. << To nitpick it sounds like a ProDOS error code. A program like Asimov would have three parts. 1) Read a volume block by block. 2) Process that data in this case format it to .2mg format. 3) Write the data. Part 1 would likely be ProDOS READ_BLOCK call which doesn't use file reference numbers. Part 2 probably just straight memory manipulation and no ProDOS call involved. Part 3 would need to use calls like OPEN (which assigns the reference number), READ, WRITE, CLOSE which all require that reference number to function. Here is where the error is likely coming from. So it looks like that under certain circumstances that a call to a READ, WRITE or CLOSE is happening either before the OPEN is executed or the reference number assigned by the OPEN is being corrupted. This could be due to either a bug in Asimov or another process (bad CDA, NDA?) chewing up Asimov's memory space. Mark Percival Syndicomm.com Apple II Forum RTC Host "Midweek Madness" every Wednesday night! 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PERCIM, 3539.55, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson Persistence Pays Off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was my weekly visit to the local Salvation Army "As Is" store... all sales are final here... no returns of merchandise that doesn't work. It was a sorry looking sight. On the bench in the back corner of the store, in the computer section, lay a IIgs. Covered with fly specks and dust. Hmm... a IIgs monitor, an 85MB SCSI drive, a ImageWriter II... all with matching fly specks and dust... this must be a complete system! IIgs owner's manual, Appleworks GS manual, "Care and Feeding the Q Drive"... this was getting interesting. Taking the cover off the IIgs revealed an Apple HS SCSI card and a short RAM card with 4 memory chips and sockets for 4 more. CPU, monitor and SCSI drive at $5 each... less 10% senior discount... $12.50 total. I opted not to buy the printer. After a good cleanup with the vac and a damp rag the equipment was looking good. Then the moment of truth... ROM 1... clock reads right date, is one hour slow... the ram card has 4MB plus 4 empty sockets. Passes self test... RAM passes BitBanger test. Boots up to System 6... then the *loud* sound reminding one of the trumpet of an angry elephant... then the black screen with a graphic, reading "Is Anyone There" moving up and down endlessly... the former owner was a joker. :) Moved the system software to a temp folder and installed System 6.01. Exploration of the Hard Drive revealed Appleworks GS and lots of games. Not bad for a spare IIgs system. :) [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [YAI] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" OH MY LORD, WE'RE GOING TO THE DANCE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By: Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. A few years ago, when the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team earned its way into the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament--known alternatively as "March Madness" and "The Big Dance"--with an improbable run through an impossible field of Western Athletic Conference opponents, legend has it one of the homegrown players on the Hawai'i roster screamed at the top of his lungs, "Oh my Lord, we're going to the dance!" Who wouldn't be excited? March Madness is a gathering of the best of college athletics in this country, and while some may leave disappointed, no one regrets going, although many regret squandering the chance to go. The Apple II Community has its own Big Dance--it's called KansasFest. It is indeed a gathering of the best the Apple II world has to offer, but unlike college basketball's Big Dance, no one leaves disappointed, unless it's because they couldn't do everything they wanted to, and like college basketball's Big Dance, many regret squandering their chance to go. Unlike March Madness, the field isn't limited to those who are invited only--or rather, everyone's invited. Don't live with regrets--go to the dance. -- Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Chief Sysop, Palm OS on Syndicomm.com Publisher, The Lamp! -- Editor, A2 News and Notes -- Staff, Juiced.GS Apple II Forever! -- Speak softly and wear loud shorts [EOA] [FPF] GOOD FOOD PROMOTES FELLOWSHIP """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Subject: (kfest) Tuesday dinner Once again, I would like to suggest a trip to Stephenson's Apple Orchard for dinner on Tuesday. I thought they did an excellent job of dealing with the large group and individual checks. And besides, it's still my favorite KC restaurant. Cindy (Cindy Adams, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [SNY] PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP FOR NEXT YEAR ALREADY! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Subject: (kfest) KFest 2003 From the KFest marketing department ---- Now is the time for you to consider KFest 2003. Some folks are so excited, they've already signed up for next year's wondrous event. Yep! Their registration is paid and they are ready and waiting in line. We promised anonymity, so we're not at liberty to divulge the names of those who are already first in line for next year, but it proves that it's never too early to sign up for KFest! If you hurry, you can be next. If you hurry real fast, you could even be second, third or fourth in line! :) Before you ask, we don't know the dates yet. Cindy (Cindy Adams, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KFR] K-FEST 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFEST 2002 REGISTRATION: +++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal mail or fax) when you register. KFest 2002 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends... """""""""""""""""""""""""""" When: July 23-28, 2002 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2002, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Check these rates, which include your room from Tuesday and meals from Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 24, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 28. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) PLEASE NOTE: There is no "extra day" fee this year. Because of the popularity, we've arranged to make Tuesday an official part of KFest! KFest 2002 Registration Form View and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (the default of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum). Registering for KFest 2002: NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below must be sent even though the information is called in. - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send a separate registration form for each person. <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number: - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form; (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE). <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order: - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form. - Send the form with the payment to: InTrec Software, Inc. Attn: KFest Registration Voc: 602/992-1345 3035 E Topaz Cir Fax: 602/992-0232 Phoenix, Az 85028-4423 Discover/Novus, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a US bank. ---[ Begin Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- =>___ =>___ First Name Last Name =>___ Organization (if applicable to KFest) =>___ Shipping Address =>___ City =>___ State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code =>___ =>___ Day Phone Eve Phone =>___ Internet Mail Address =>___ =>___ Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discover/Novus-AmEx) Expiration Date =>___ Name on Card (please print clearly) =>___ Authorized Signature (If printed and mailed, or faxed.) If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure, consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card number. Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds. Registration Cost Check each Applicable Line ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 15) +++ 7 [ ] Double Room before 5/15 .............................. 265.00 8 [ ] Single Room before 5/15 .............................. 330.00 9 [ ] Spouse or child before 5/15 .......................... 200.00 10 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/15 ...... 200.00 +++ Rates after the Early Bird Special (Register AFTER May 15) +++ Rates (after May 15 and at the door): 11 [ ] Double Room ......................................... 335.00 12 [ ] Single Room ......................................... 385.00 13 [ ] Spouse or child ..................................... 285.00 14 [ ] Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/15....... 285.00 T-Shirts must be ordered in advance 15 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Small ............................... 15.00 16 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Medium .............................. 15.00 17 [ ] T-Shirt softwear Large ............................... 15.00 18 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 1X-Large ............................ 15.00 19 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 2X-Large ............................ 15.00 20 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 3X-Large ............................ 16.00 21 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 4X-Large ............................ 17.00 22 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 5X-Large ............................ 18.00 23 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 6X-Large ............................ 19.00 24 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 7X-Large ............................ 20.00 25 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 8X-Large ............................ 21.00 26 [ ] T-Shirt softwear 9X-Large ............................ 22.00 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No [ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file (preferred) [ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed address Roommate preference: =>___ Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke Today's Date: _=>___ / / 1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__ 2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__ 3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__ 4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__ 5- Arizona residents only add 8.1% tax: .............. =>__ 6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__ ---[ End Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]--- Check-in will be from 1-4 pm on Tuesday. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2002 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2002 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. 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The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Old Becomes New The Apple II's, The Tinkerer's Computers A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS New File - tool128 v1.01-----------------------------------------[NFT] IIgs on a Wireless Network?--------------------------------------[TWN] The LZW Patent and New Programs for GIF Files--------------------[LZW] Juiced.GS Announces 2003 Subscription Pricing--------------------[JGP] Next Issue of Juiced.GS in Mid-September-------------------------[NIS] Syndicomm Announces SoftDisk Distribution Agreement--------------[SDA] New Email Address for Support of Ewen Wannop's Software----------[AWS] Where Can You Get Bernie 3.0?------------------------------------[CGB] Bernie 3.0 Troubles----------------------------------------------[BNT] Florence, Java Based IIgs Emulator-------------------------------[JBE] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM August Issue of Syndicommotion Available-------------------------[AIS] New Command Added to Menu System---------------------------------[NCM] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Email Client for the IIgs----------------------------------------[ECG] Color Composite Monitor for ][ Plus------------------------------[CCM] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Upgrading to a Larger SCSI Hard Drive LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter to the Editor---------------------------------------------[LET] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 Highlights of KFest 2002-----------------------------------------[HKF] Newbies Delighted With KFest-------------------------------------[NDK] KFest Afterglow--------------------------------------------------[KFA] KFest and eBay---------------------------------------------------[KEB] GShisen Contest Winners------------------------------------------[GCW] KFest Talk on Delphi---------------------------------------------[KFD] KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Old Becomes New ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River we see the Forest City Queen making her way slowly upstream. Today we will get a view From Down On The Rock River while we take a luncheon cruise on the "Queen". Here comes the van from 'Erv's Quick Buy Pie Shell' delivering the box lunches. Time to board the boat. Ah... roast beef sandwich, potato salad, chips, brownie, and a choice of soda. It is a delightful day... sunny with a gentle breeze. The tour guide points out the landmarks and history of this section of the river. A factory building remodeled into a beautiful office building. A marina in a building that once housed a small brewery. Steps leading from the shoreline to a picnic area... originally led to a resort. A housing development built in an area that once was home to an amusement park. And classic homes that have withstood the test of time. Notice a recurring theme here... buildings that have been renovated for a new use... and land that has been redeveloped for a new use. The Apple II's, The Tinkerer's Computers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you buy a new computer today it might become 'obsolete' before you can get it home. Yet there are those who just won't give up their Apple II's. And some who find an Apple II of some sort at a garage sale or thrift store and say to them self, "This is neat... I wonder what I can do with this." This month in The Tinkerer's Corner we deal with upgrading your SCSI hard drive to one with a greater capacity. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NFT] NEW FILE - tool128 v1.01 """""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new file in the system_software/misc_16-bit/tools directory: File: tool128v101.bxy Size: 46848 Date: Aug 3 Here is a description from the author, Geoff Weiss, taken from his message in Category 20, Topic 13: As announced at KFest, An updated version of the Hash Tool Set is now available. I have uploaded a SHK archive of the tool file and source code to the A2central FTP site. A source-only version is available as a disk image at http://hashtool.gwlink.net The new feature is support for MD4. The MD4 will be used with the PPP that handles Microsoft's CHAP that Andrew Roughan is working on. Many thanks to Andrew for porting MD4 to the IIgs so it could be available for this tool set. (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 9) [EOA] [TWN] IIgs ON A WIRELESS NETWORK? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a brief article on http://www.macnn.com/ this morning re: an 802.11b device that allows "any existing Whiteboard or Serial based device to be fitted for wireless connectivity." If it works how that sounds, and there's no special drivers required, that may be a way to get a IIgs on a wireless network. Ryan Chief Sysop, A2 (RSUENAGA, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" That would be an interesting thing. I would love to get rid of more wires. The IIgs is a machine that just deserves to "go anywhere". After two weeks of wireless...not sure if I ever want to go back. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 5, Msg 6) [EOA] [LZW] THE LZW PATENT AND NEW PROGRAMS FOR GIF FILES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anybody heard what Unisys will do once the LZW patent will expire later this year? The way I understand things, once the patent expires, there is no legal reason to purchase a license from Unisys to write a program that handles GIF files. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Once the patent expires, LZW is a free target. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 16) [EOA] [JGP] JUICED.GS ANNOUNCES 2003 SUBSCRIPTION PRICING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" July 25, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) today announced that Juiced.GS, the last remaining Apple II publication in print, will be published for the forseeable future. "We're thrilled to be able to say definitively that Juiced.GS will be published not only in 2003, but in the years to come," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. "As long as there are Apple II users to read it, we'll keep printing it." In a related announcement, Syndicomm announced today that Doug Cuff and Richard Bennett-Forrest will join the Juiced.GS writing staff beginning with the September, 2002 issue. Doug Cuff is a past editor of the GEnieLamp A2 newsletter. Richard Bennett-Forrest is a well-known Apple II programmer, whose credits include GraphicWriter III and the Marinetti TCP/IP stack. Syndicomm also announced new pricing to take effect at the beginning of the 2003 subscription year. Subscriptions for US subscribers are now $18 per year. International subscribers will pay $26 in 2003. The increases are designed to offset the past three years' worth of postage price increases. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet software. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 339) [EOA] [NIS] NEXT ISSUE OF JUICED.GS IN MID-SEPTEMBER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The next issue of Juiced.GS ought to ship in mid-September, barring unforseen difficulties. Actually, approximately 80% of the issue is shippable as is. Ryan Editor in Chief, Head Geek, Chief Sysop, endorser of the Suenagahyde chair (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 341) [EOA] [SDA] SYNDICOMM ANNOUNCES SOFTDISK DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" July 27, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) announced today that it has obtained a three-year license from Softdisk, LLC granting it permission to distribute Softdisk, Softdisk G-S, and Uptime for the Apple II. "We're enormously thrilled to be launching our first Softdisk product after obtaining this license," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. He continued by announcing the first product to be released under the new license agreement, "Simply Softdisk G-S", a CD-ROM compilation of the entire 82-issue run of Softdisk G-S, Softdisk's disk-based magazine for the Apple IIgs. Simply Softdisk G-S contains all 82 issues of Softdisk G-S in DiskCopy 6, ShrinkIt disk archive, and "files and folders" unpacked formats. In addition, a complete index of all the issues is included in both ASCII text and PDF format on the CD-ROM, and the package includes a printed catalog of the contents of the disks. The Simply Software G-S package costs only $50 and is available immediately through the Syndicomm Online store at http://store.syndicomm.com. Shepherd added, "We have plans to release CD-ROM compilations of Softdisk and Uptime as well, later this year." These products have yet to be named, and pricing has not yet been determined. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet software. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (CINDYADAMS, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 16) [EOA] [AWS] NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SUPPORT OF EWEN (SPECCIE) WANNOP'S SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To all users of my software... Due to Apple's body blow to the @mac.com mailboxes, support for my software will now be given through . Please update your address books accordingly. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 19 Jul 2002 - 4 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 92) [EOA] [CGB] WHERE CAN YOU GET Bernie 3.0? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just paid my registration at Kagi for Bernie 3.0. When I go to the FE Systems web page to download it, I get the URL not found message. Where can I get Bernie 3.0, now that I've paid for it? Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 105) >>>>> """"" http://www.bernie.gs/Download/Packages/bernie3pr.cpt.hqx Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 106) [EOA] [BNT] Bernie 3.0 TROUBLES """"""""""""""""""" Bernie 3.0 has been nothing but trouble for me. It crashes on launch every other time I try to use it. I finally backed down to 2.6, which is not only more stable, but looks better too. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 108) >>>>> """"" I have found it to be more stable than earlier versions, and the rare crashes I get are usually attributable to Marinetti. I have Bernie set to use 16947K of memory... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 1 Aug 2002 - 9 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 110) >>>>> """"" I had to find and remove a few add-ons that caused problems, and now 3.0 boots fine for me every time. I still have 3 rows of boot icons. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 1 Aug 02 8:38:10 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 355 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 111) >>>>> """"" Well, the problem for me is that Bernie 3.0 tends to crash before the GS video window even comes up. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 112) >>>>> """"" I've only used Bernie 3.0 a couple of times, but I haven't had any trouble. It even handles my sounds with no problems. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 113) >>>>> """"" It has seemed to me that while Bernie 3.0P runs fine in OS 9.X, in Classic under X it has more problems. I'm using 2.6 under Classic in X now and am happy with that. At home on my OS 9 machine, I use 3.0P and am equally happy with that :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 114) >>>>> """"" I use OS 9, since I don't have OS X, so that would explain it. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 115) >>>>> """"" >> Well, the problem for me is that Bernie 3.0 tends to crash before the GS video window even comes up. :) << You can't even shift boot? How about a different boot image? Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 2 Aug 02 8:39:28 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 354 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 116) >>>>> """"" I have been running Bernie on two different machines. The 7500 running OS 9.1 and the Powerbook G3 running OS 10.1.5. In 9 it runs fine, but in 10.1.5 it does something odd. Classic Boots the screen comes up black and just sits there. If I close the window it crashes classic, but if I quit Bernie apple-shift-q then launch it again, everything works fine. I much prefer running it on the 7500 right now though. I use 3.0, but I must agree that I like the looks of 2.6 better than 3.0. There are too many flashing green lights. I have enough of those with the router and cable modem around.....Still a product I highly recommend. Dain Neater Someone taught Bernie to beg, and he is begging to be ported to OS X.:) (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 117) >>>>> """"" >> Well, the problem for me is that Bernie 3.0 tends to crash before the GS video window even comes up. << That is very strange. Bernie has never done that to me on any of my machines. Have you tried throwing away the old Bernie prefs and seeing if that fixes the problem? Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 3 Aug 2002 - 353 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b8 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" >> runs fine in OS 9.X, in Classic under X it has more problems << The main problem in Classic is that the serial ports are not supported. This means I cannot run it under Classic for day to day use. I ether have to boot up into 9.X or run it on a second machine dedicated to OS 9.X. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 3 Aug 2002 - 353 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b8 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 119) >>>>> """"" >> Someone taught Bernie to beg, and he is begging to be ported to OS X.:) << Henrik's recent post on the http://bernie.gs site indicates he's thinking Cocoa. Of course, I haven't heard much from him recently personally, so I dunno where he is with that. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 120) >>>>> """"" >> I either have to boot up into 9.X or run it on a second machine dedicated to OS 9.X. << Currently, I have one machine that's OS 9 dedicated at home that runs Bernie (as well as some other 9 stuff that has no X equivalent yet). I don't have much of a choice on the iBook, however. I would really like a X native version of Bernie. Really. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 121) [EOA] [JBE] FLORENCE, JAVA BASED IIgs EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Richard Bennnet-Forrest unveiled Florence, his Java-based Apple IIgs emulator at KansasFest 2002 in a videotaped presentation. Florence is still in its infancy, but the web page can be found off of http://www.emulate.gs/ This idea has lots of potential, including the ability to run an Apple IIgs on almost any device, including cell phones and refrigerators. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 1) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [AIS] AUGUST ISSUE OF SYNDICOMMOTION AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The August issue (Volume 1, Issue 8) of Syndicommotion, the monthly newsletter for Syndicomm Online, is now available, and can be accessed one of three ways: - Selecting menu option #3 from Page 2 (type "m2;3" without the quotes at any syndicomm Online menu prompt); - Point your web browser at ; - Receive it via email. If you're not already subscribed to receive Syndicommotion by email, sign up at -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion writing@syndicomm.com (KGAGNE, Syndicomm HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 7) [EOA] [NCM] NEW COMMAND ADDED TO MENU SYSTEM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've added a new command to the menu system. At any menu prompt, you can now find out the last time a friend was online by typing LOGin username If they've been online anytime in the past month or two, you'll be told when it was that they logged in. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Syndicomm HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The LOGin command has been enhanced so that it will work all the way back in time, and also will report on user activity both textside and webside. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Syndicomm HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 11) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ECG] EMAIL CLIENT FOR THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""" (At KFest) I announced that ... my IN: The Mailbox e-mail client for the IIgs should be done by Christmas this year. (JBLAKENEY, part of 3604.6, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Hey Jeff, That's very interesting news :) Are you aware of Aaron Pulver's efforts at an email client? (currently Vapourware, but moving forward slowly) I just wondered what may be possible if you guys pooled resources. http://www.weygants.net/~apulver/apple2.html Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 3604.8, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Yes, I'm aware of his project and if you look closely at the screenshots you will see my name pop up. :-) For the past year or two I've had very little free time to work on my program but I should be settled into a new place next month and after that, I'll only be working for my brother Bernie (no more working two jobs) which should give me free time to get back at it. From the looks of his screenshots, he's done a few things differently than I have so it should make things interesting if we both finish our programs. :-) I'm quite interested in his Address Book NDA as that is something I'm not including in my e-mail client. My client will keep track of recently used e-mail addresses but I'm not planning on doing any sort of contact management within my program. I'm leaving that to other programs and Aaron's Address Book NDA looks like it might be just the thing. However, my first priority is to finish my Windows off-line reader for Syndicomm so that I can finally start taking part over there instead of just lurking. :-) Jeff Blakeney (JBLAKENEY, 3604.9, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [CCM] COLOR COMPOSITE MONITOR FOR ][ PLUS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm trying to find an apple-brand color composite monitor that cosmetically matches the ][ plus. Does anybody know what it's actually called? Currently I'm using a green phosphor monitor ///. I'm itching to get my hands on a matching color screen. (I think they made them for the //e years later with a vertical swivel built-in, but I'm not sure.) - Matt (mportune, 3605.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Apple never produced a matching monitor specifically for the II and II Plus (color or otherwise), they only started doing that with the IIe and up. After the Apple III was introduced with its own display (and apparently Apple had many spares on hand because of poor III sales) they started offering the Monitor /// to Apple II, II Plus and early IIe owners, along with a special base-stand to help it fit over the smaller Apple II case. >> (I think they made them for the //e years later with a vertical swivel built-in, but I'm not sure.) << Sounds like the Apple Monitor 100. Another Apple III left-over, a digital RGB display with motorized swivel (similar to the 'Monitor II' which had a manual swivel/tilt screen). That might match with a base stand, though you'd need an RGB video card to use it. The AppleColor Monitor IIe (beige model) would be easier to find and probably be a close match. Plus it uses composite input. Here's what one looks like: http://www.shrevesystems.com/gfx/colorcomposite.GIF Mitch (SPECTOR1, 3605.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Yup, that's the one I want. :) Too bad they're so expensive at Shreve Systems. I'll keep an eye out on eBay. Thanks Mitch! - Matt (mportune, 3605.3, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ULD] Upgrading to a Larger SCSI Hard Drive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson Just like your kitchen cabinets... your hard drive has a tendency to fill to overflowing. You can solve this problem by installing a drive with more capacity. This can be done quite economically due to the fact that there are SCSI drives out there that have too little capacity for the newer computers but are very adequate for the Apple II's. This project is made easier by the fact that there really is a lot of standardization of the necessary connections among the various SCSI drives and the enclosures. The power connectors and the SCSI cable connectors are designed so the can only be connected one way. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. An enclosure (case). The ideal one has a built in power supply and cooling fan. Many of the older cases were built to hold a 5 1/4" drive. These will also serve just fine for a 3 1/2" drive. 2. The SCSI hard drive. Look for an Apple brand (manufactured by several companies). This way your "new" drive will have an Apple rom on board. This will make it much easier to set up the drive for the Apple II. A 250 to 500 MB drive should serve quite well. Even an 80 MB might be a real upgrade from what you have. 3. SCSI cables. One to connect the SCSI card in your computer to the connector on the enclosure. Another one to connect the first case to the second case if you plan to have more than one drive connected at the same time. 4. A terminator might be necessary if there is no provision for termination on the drive itself. 5. A SCSI card. If you are upgrading to a higher capacity drive you already have one. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. Mac-Res-Q or call 1-888-447-3728 Installing the Drive in the Enclosure '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Open the case. 2. Disconnect and remove the old drive. Make notes of connections for the SCSI id control and the activity light. 3. Mount the new drive securely within the case. (Drill new holes if necessary). 4. Connect the power cable and the SCSI cable. The connectors are built so they only be connected one way. 5. Connect the SCSI id system if it will fit. Otherwise set the SCSI id of the drive using jumpers. (See the section on SCSI id). 6. Connect the activity light. (The drive will work just fine even if you can not make this connection). 7. Close the case. Using the 'New' Hard Drive '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Connect the drive to the SCSI card using the appropriate cable. 2. Partition the hard drive and format each partition. a. ProDOS partitions have a maximum size of 32mb. b. HFS partitions can be larger. c. The 8 bit Apple II's must use ProDOS partitions. d. The GSOS can use both ProDOS and HFS partitions. 3. Install the operating system on the first partition. a. ProDOS 8 for the 8 bit Apple II's. b. System 6.01 for the IIgs. 4. Copy your files to the 'new' drive/install additional software. Rules For the SCSI Chain '''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. The chain must have term power. a. The RamFast SCSI card can provide term power by setting a switch. b. The Apple HS and Rev.C SCSI cards do not supply term power but can be modified to do so. To modify the Apple SCSI cards to provide term power see: http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Docs/hispeed.gif http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Docs/revc.gif c. Some drives supply term power to the SCSI chain. 2. Termination... The device (hard drive, CD ROM drive, etc.) at each end of the chain must be terminated. a. The RamFast and Apple HS SCSI cards are terminated. b. The Apple Rev.C card is not terminated. It can be terminated by placing a 'pass through' terminator between the card and the first SCSI device. c. Some drives are terminated internally. Some drives control internal termination with a jumper. Some drives have a switch outside the case to turn termination on or off. A drive that is not terminated internally can be terminated externally by installing a terminator on one of the SCSI connectors on the outside of the case. 3. NOTE... term power and termination are two different things. Each must be dealt with separately according to the appropriate rule. 4. Each device in the chain must have a unique SCSI id. SCSI id's range from 0 through 7. a. When using the Apple HS and Rev.C SCSI cards id 7 is reserved for the use of the card. b. The RamFast SCSI card operates without a SCSI id. 5. Setting the SCSI id of a hard drive or CD ROM drive. a. Most enclosures (cases) have a device outside the case to set the SCSI id of the drive. If you are installing a drive in a new or used case you might or might not be able to properly connect the drive to the external id switch. b. If you can not properly connect the drive to this switch you can control the SCSI id of the drive using jumpers. You can often find out how to do this for a given drive by visiting the web site of the manufacturer of that drive. See: "Controlling the SCSI ID of Hard Drive" in TLMP0201 At: http://lamp.a2central.com/ Example SCSI Chain '''''''''''''''''' Apple HS SCSI card SCSI id=7 Terminated SCSI cable CD ROM drive SCSI id=0 Not terminated SCSI cable Hard drive SCSI id=6 External terminator Terminates the hard drive [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [LET] LETTER TO THE EDITOR """""""""""""""""""" Dear Lamp Editor, Thank you for continuing to produce such a fine newsletter for the Apple II community. I've begun to "read it again for the first time", starting from the beginning in April 1992 and gradually going on up through the present, and am continually impressed with the vast amount of information, useful and otherwise, that has been presented in the GEnieLamp / Lamp over the years. Now, if there were only an INDEX one could use to FIND all of this wealth of knowledge... :-) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History (http://apple2history.org) (Steven Weyhrich, email) >>>>> """"" Thank you. It is truly a pleasure to organize many of the questions, answers, and comments of the Apple II users into the pages of _The Lamp!_ (Lyle Syverson, Editor) [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [HKF] Highlights of KFest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson, Editor Tuesday ~~~~~~~ Arrival on tuesday afternoon began the ritual of greeting old friends and meeting new friends... interspersed with moving into our dorm rooms. Once again the evening dinner was held at Stephenson's Apple Orchard. Great food and an atmosphere for visiting with the other KFesters. Wednesday ~~~~~~~~~ Some of us visited the Surplus Exchange in the morning. Officially they no longer keep Apple II things on hand... but some of us found items to buy that were useful for the A2. About 'noonish' we had the Great Apple ][ Cookout. This is likely to be established as an annual tradition. We found that Kirk is quite a cook using a charcoal fire. At supper in the cafeteria we discovered that the food was much better than last year. The manager of the cafeteria stopped by to talk with us about our needs and expectations for food service while on campus. Wednesday evening brought the Keynote Address, given this year by Tony Diaz. Included were clips of KFests past... fourteen years. The Juiced.GS Reception, hosted by Syndicomm, was held later in the evening. Pizza and beverage... and more opportunity for visiting. Thursday ~~~~~~~~ Sessions included: "User Groups" by Howard Katz and Sandra Warnken "Project Barney Unveiled" by Sheppy Shepherd "A Home for Marinetti" via video by Richard Bennett-Forrest "Four Score and Seven Issues Ago" by Ryan Suenaga "Apple II Jeopardy" by Tony Diaz Friday ~~~~~~ Sessions included: "Game Time" (games published by SoftDisk) by Bruce Baker "The Dark Underbelly of Syndicomm" and Syndicomm Q&A, by Sheppy Shepherd "Flight Simulator ][00][" by A2 Airlines (Tony Diaz) "Creating an Apple II Renaissance" by Sheppy Shepherd Evening brought the KansasFest Banquet and Roast. The Roasting Committee left no stone unturned in digging up dirt on this year's roastee, Ryan Suenaga. The committee also showed a great talent for fabricating dirt when they couldn't find enough in the real world. :) Saturday ~~~~~~~~ Sessions included: "Cold Fusion: CFFA" by Sheppy Shepherd and Howard Katz "The Future of KFest" by Ryan Suenaga Once again Saturday dinner was held at the KC Masterpiece. Good food and fellowship. Sunday ~~~~~~ came all too soon... breakfast... checkout... head for home. [EOA] [NDK] NEWBIES DELIGHTED WITH KFEST """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Subject: (kfest) home at last Thanks to all for all the wonderful memories. I learned a lot, and my questions were answered without so much as a gulp or a lurch. And no looking downcast at such a newbie. I especially thank Al Moore for the hours and hours spent using up his IIgs at kfest fixing the disks for me, after picking me up at the distant airport. It was a great time with great folks, can't wait for next year. (Jack Hays, KFest Mailing List) >>>>> """"" Subject: (kfest) home too I've been out of communication cause I had to box my 'puter up and send by 2 pm Saturday. Of course I locked my self out of my room and had to get Steve up to get in. Then I had to get a box and get my Aunt Mary directions to pick me up. I walked to locate the street names around Avila. On the walk I went dumpster diving and found bubble wrap. I happened on a moving truck unloading and asked for and was given a perfect sized box. I didn't get enough bubble wrap so used my laundry. I sent back an extra 33 pounds in that box. I stayed with my aunt who has no computer. Today I got to take the shuttle for a 15 minute ride. I learned quite a bit about the area and tourist sites. Also learned the month long dry spell was ended by rain. The shuttle driver arrived early. He said there were some low lying areas that were flooded. He was hoping to get me to the airport while the roads were still passable. Just got home about 30 minutes ago. Hubby met Sheppy and Sarah at the airport. Howard's message to hubby was still on the answering machine. Hubby thought Howard was a little over the top. I must tell you that I have never felt so accepted anywhere in my life. Thanks for a wonderful time. & Ryan fixed the bludisk and couldn't understand why I was so excited about it. Thanks to all.... Sandy (Sandra Warnken, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KFA] KFEST AFTERGLOW """"""""""""""" I finally made it back to Phoenix late last night, after an extended tour of the US. For my KFest trip, I went to Kansas City via Chicago, and returned through San Francisco. My son calls that "creative travel". KFest 2002 was great! I really missed not getting online Sunday night to help get over the KFest withdrawal syndrome. A huge thanks to Steve for pulling everything together so we all could experience KFest! I need to add a few more thanks to the list: Thanks to Tony for burning the CD of my important stuff so that Ephraim could take home my PowerBook. (Hope you're enjoying it, Ephraim!) Thanks to Dain for getting Bernie working so I can once again hear "Good Morning Vietnam" when I boot up. And thanks for not getting me addicted to anything new this year. Thanks to Geoff for allowing me to live to see another day after the adventure of his "driving". Thanks to Ryan the roastee and all of the roasters for a great time. And to Ryan for our annual trip back to KCI. And thanks to everyone else that I can't think of right now because it's way too early to be doing this. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Syndicomm A2, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 77) >>>>> """"" Unfortunately, my camera decided to stop working when I got to KFest. On the good side, this KFest was just as much fun as any other. The Wednesday lunch cookout was just perfect as far as weather is concerned, and aside from the air conditioning, things were so much better at Avila as a whole. Made lots of new friends, saw lots of old friends, stayed up late, and hassled my roommate. What else is there? Let's get an early start on KFest 2003. Make it happen. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Syndicomm A2, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 78) [EOA] [KEB] KFest and eBay """""""""""""" Sandy (a KFest newbie) had a wonderful idea that should really help out with future KFests. The basic idea is that people will donate items (and the cost of shipping) to KFest for auction on eBay. The money earned with go into the KFest nestegg to help cover costs of insurance and Avila's deposit for the next year. Tony Diaz volunteered to handle the eBay end of it. This has a two-fold purpose. As mentioned above, it will help offset some of the early costs of KFest so that we won't have to have the "magic number". The second, and maybe more important, purpose will be advertising to a different Apple II community. More details will follow, but in the meantime be thinking about what YOU would like to contribute towards this. Cindy Cindy Adams Syndicomm PR Syndicomm Syndicated Communities http://www.syndicomm.com (Cindy Adams, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [GCW] GShisen CONTEST WINNERS """"""""""""""""""""""" 1st place Geoff Weiss 3:46 minutes 2nd place Margaret Anderson 4:32 minutes 3rd place Russ Alman 9:11 minutes 4th place Howard Katz 12:56 minutes [EOA] [KFD] KFEST TALK ON DELPHI """""""""""""""""""" Well another year of KFest has ended, though there's been very little reported about events and news. I'm guessing either people are feeling somber after the relatively low turn-out and future of KFest in question, or perhaps all the talk/chatter/news is going on at a2central's message boards? (Or better still, maybe people are trying to catch up on sleep? It did only end a day ago) :) Just curious what new things were announced for the Apple II. All I can see so far is the SoftDisk G-S CD-ROM. Any new programs written, updates or hints of new things to come? Was there an update session on the Lost Classics project? Did Max or Joe hold sessions? Any interesting stories? Mitch (SPECTOR1, 3604.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I didn't get home until about 8 pm on Monday (eastern time) and still haven't really caught up on my sleep yet. I've been busy this week trying to get back into the work groove and some of my free time has been spent trying to sort out my videos of KFest. I'm hoping to have that done this weekend and maybe write up my experiences as well. There is Simply SoftDisk GS as you mentioned as well as the still to come Simply SoftDisk and Ultimate Uptime CDs (although those names are tentative). Talking to a few people at KFest this year the consensus is that Sheppy running Syndicomm is a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because he's running a great service and making lots of stuff available again and it is a curse because this keeps him so busy he doesn't have time to write Apple II code. :-) Geoff Weiss showed the new home for his Hash Toolset at http://hashtool.gwlink.net/ and gave us a little info about the work that Andrew Roughan has been doing to get MS-CHAP working so we can do direct cable connections to Windows and share the PCs internet connection. Richard Bennett-Forest sent a video taped session where he talked about some of the work being done with the Marinetti Open Source Project and then went on to describe the technical aspects of writing an Apple IIgs emulator. Why did he do the latter, you ask? Because he has written an Apple IIgs emulator in Java that has the debugging capabilities that he wants so that it will be easier for him to test Marinetti and any other code he wants to work on. He's set up a site for it at: http://www.emulate.gs/florence I announced that I should have my Windows offline reader for Syndicomm done by September 1st and my IN: The Mailbox e-mail client for the IIgs should be done by Christmas this year. I'm sure you already know about the Compact Flash card (CFFA) that Rich Dreher designed but there was a demo of that card at KFest as well. Very cool. Check out his page at: http://dreher.net/CFforAppleII/ I can't think of anything else right now. Sheppy did do a session to follow up with the groups that were created to work on various projects during his keynote address last year and there wasn't much to report on. I believe he intends to nag people more this year to make sure something gets done. I'd have to watch my video again because I can't remember right now what Howard Katz's update for the Lost Classics Project was. Neither Max or Joe were there this year so they didn't do any sessions. As for interesting stories, I'll have to think that over some more but that will most likely have to go into my write up. (JBLAKENEY, 3604.6, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) >>>>> """"" Let's all plan for KansasFest 2003, in the heat of the summer in Kansas City, Missouri. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I can't think of any place I'd rather be. I had fun even when the AC wasn't working. Going to the movie and standing out on the balcony were a couple of enjoyable places to cool off. If you didn't go this year, make sure you put it on your schedule for 2003. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" KFest needs to be permanently engraved in everyone's schedule. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Another great year at KFest, AND a reminder to begin planning for KFest 2003! It was a wonderful KFest this year - you already know that IF you were there. If not, start planning for '03 - we'll try to make it even better than this year! Steve (Grand Gouda) (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" When does registration for KFest 2003 open? I'm ready. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" My credit card expires next month. I'll be ready (to register) after I get the new one. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 2 Aug 02 8:36:41 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 354 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Well, I have Kfest engraved into my calendar. I would love to see all of the people on this board make it. It's really difficult to describe why it is so much fun, but it is. I remember thinking on the way to my first one....what am I getting myself into;) ...and now I am in the three timers club:) Dain Neater Kfest staying up late....eating too many doughnuts......good friends all around....just like being a kid again:) (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 7) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Nature's Art Work Greenwich Art Fair A Time for Gratitude Access to Apple II Software The Tinkerer's Corner A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Problem With Files Downloaded From Library?----------------------[PWL] Phone Systems Alike From Country to Country?---------------------[PSA] Memory Lane - the Old 8 Bit Games--------------------------------[MLG] Joysticks for the Apple II---------------------------------------[JSA] Any 8 Bit Games That Used a Mouse for Controls?------------------[MFC] 3.5" Disk Drives on the IIe--------------------------------------[TDD] Installation of Larger Drive on Focus Card - Problem Solved------[ILD] More Than Adequate Storage for the IIgs--------------------------[MAS] Moving Files From A2 Floppy Disks to iMac or PowerBook-----------[MFT] Speculating on Potential Uses of the Emulator, Florence----------[PUF] Florence Java Requirements---------------------------------------[FJR] File Type Assignment - Adobe Acrobat Document--------------------[FTA] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS New to the Apple II - Have Questions-----------------------------[NAT] DELPHI A2Pro DISTILLATIONS Announcing - Crypto Tool Set-------------------------------------[CTS] THE TINKERER'S CORNER You are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI] Putting Together a Working CD ROM Drive--------------------------[CDD] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2002 KFest Reminder---------------------------------------------------[KFR] Pictures From KFest 2002-----------------------------------------[PFK] KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Nature's Art Work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The annual parade of colors has begun. The view from High Above The Rock River is always inspiring. But especially so from mid September through the first part of November, watching from day to day the steady change of color in the tree leaves. Greenwich Art Fair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This art fair is held just a block away in mid September. The exhibiters have earned the right to participate by submitting photographs of their work to a panel of judges. Portraits with such detail that to study them carefully is be begin to know the individual portrayed. Scenes that look three dimensional even though painted on a flat surface. Beautiful sculptures. A delightful feast for the eyes. A chance to talk to the artists. A chance to buy some of the art work. A Time for Gratitude ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An experience such as this reminds us that we should take time out now and then to be grateful for the efforts of many individuals... those who created the Apple II's... those who created the many hardware add-ons... those who created the thousands of software titles. Access to Apple II Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sources for Apple II software include the CD compilations such as the recent release of the SoftDisk GS titles. CD ROMs featuring Apple II software: Kohn, Joe http://users.FoxValley.net/~joko/ Syndicomm Online Store http://store.syndicomm.com Eamon Adventures Tom Zuchowski The Tinkerer's Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month we feature putting together a CD ROM drive for your IIgs so you can begin using the many CD's of software that are available. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [PWL] PROBLEM WITH FILES DOWNLOADED FROM LIBRARY? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm not sure where to put a message asking about problems with the Library, but here goes... I was downloading some of the GEnie RTC transcripts to read, and some are ShrinkIt packed (.BXY). No problem, I'll use Shrink II to open them. Doesn't work. Go to Bernie and try with ShrinkIt -- get a $81 file corrupted error. Could someone else try one of these BXY files and tell me if _I'm_ the one who is messing up, or if the files are actually corrupted. Specifically, I was trying the file "gus.8.paug.bxy", and "rtc,orca2.bxy". Also, I remember the BQY suffix, but can't remember what program is needed to unpack it. ShrinkIt doesn't seem to recognize it (at least as a Shrunk file). Thanks, Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Using my Mac, I just verified that both of those files are fine. I downloaded them via ftp with Transmit, moved them over to Bernie, and unpacked them with GSHK. I was also able to unpack them with Shrink II. Usually when people ask about corrupted files it turns out to be that they were not getting an 8-bit ftp transfer. But if you're using an ftp client on a Mac, as opposed to a Unix command-line client, that shouldn't be a problem. BQY files are older "Squeezed" archives created by BLU. GSHK can handle them, as long as the files are not corrupted of course. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Thanks for all who checked those RTC BXY files. It appears that the problem I was having had to do with my FTP program (Transmit) being set to "ASCII" mode, not Binary mode, when I did the download. I don't know enough about why there is a difference (a file should be just a file, as far as I'm concerned), but when I unchecked the ASCII setting, and downloaded the file again, it was able to be unpacked. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" >> a file should be just a file, as far as I'm concerned << The problem is that files often *aren't* files when it comes to cross platform differences. The benefit of ASCII mode transfers is that ftp fixes the line endings for text files: Apple=, Unix=, Windows=. I believe many modern ftp clients are moving towards making BINARY mode the default, which is probably more useful for most people. (And *really* smart programs try to decide on the file type themselves! ASCII text is pretty easy to detect.) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 37) [EOA] [PSA] PHONE SYSTEMS ALIKE FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was curious about phone systems. Are phone systems in Japan(or anywhere else) for instance, pretty much the same as in the U.S. In other words, could you use the same modem in another country that you could use in your own? Just curious. Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Technically, probably. Legally, maybe not. Some countries have regulations that our modems do not meet. For instance, repeat dialing is forbidden in some countries, and modems there don't support the feature. Of course, most of us do that with software, but that would still be illegal in some countries. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 7 Sep 02 12:48:00 am cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 319 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Carl has described it exactly. A 56k modem will work in any country, and you can take your PowerBook with you when you go. In the early days of 300 baud, for those that remember, there were differences in the tones used, but now they have been harmonized. Repeat dialing has to be controlled in the UK. You can dial the same number again at once, but thereafter, an increasing interval between dialing must be applied. As 240 volts power is used in most other countries, modems have to conform to strict safety regulations so they cannot send 240 volts down the phone line. This means that in theory, all modems in the UK must be approved before they are used. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 7 Sep 2002 - 318 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b8 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 12, Msg 14) [EOA] [MLG] MEMORY LANE - THE OLD 8 BIT GAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just a stroll down memory lane. The other day I pulled out some of my 5 1/4" floppies and started playing some old games I used to play on the ][e. I had fun, but I realized that I am not nearly as good at Short Circuit and Hard Hat Mack as I used to be. For some reason though, I am just as good today at Spy's Demise as I was back then:) With all the whizbang flashy graphics of today's 128bit graphics chips and Gigaflop computing power...it amazes one to think how far we've come, and to realize that these old games are just as fun today as they were then. Those programmers that pulled off what they did with that 8-bit chip were simply amazing. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" >> Those programmers that pulled off what they did with that 8-bit chip were simply amazing. << Not to mention the 32K or so of RAM, and the 140K of storage space, and the 1 MHz CPU speed. . . really just absolutely amazing. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" One of my favorite games was Miner 2049er, both part 1 and 2. I played those on my ][ Plus until the original disks were dead :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" Ultima, Lode Runner, Apple Panic, SSI Baseball, Choplifter, Castle Wolfenstein, ..... (the list goes on and on) Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 59) >>>>> """"" Miner 2049er was a great game. Kind of in the same genre as Lode Runner and the early Mario games. Run around and jump from level to level doing stuff. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 61) >>>>> """"" It also sounds a lot like Hard Hat Mack:) I had lots of fun with these 8 bitters:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 63) >>>>> """"" Seriously though, a lot of those games were very similar, but they were a lot of fun, too. Lode Runner was great, although I had more fun with the level designer than playing the game itself. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 65) >>>>> """"" Yeah, the Lode Runner Level editor was one of the coolest features ever. I would think it was one of the first games that shipped with a level editor. Cool stuff. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 66) [EOA] [JSA] JOYSTICKS FOR THE Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently was given an Apple II joystick that I really like. It is a CH Products (same brand as my Thrustmaster Pro that I use for X-Plane) stick with a two buttons in the upper left hand corner and one actually on the stick. I really like this stick. Were there any others that were better? Of course you are talking to the guy who at one point played Joystick games with paddles, because that was all he had:). I also had a stick that could be used on both the PC and II. It's in a box somewhere and I have no clue what it actually is...I think maybe a Kraft. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Dain, I have three of that model CH Products joystick, one on each of my Apples (IIe, GS ROM 1, GS ROM 3), as well as one that I installed on my Dad's machine. I tried one or two other brands long ago but, I like this one the best! MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I have a Mach IV, which can serve as either a mouse (attached to a IIc/IIc Plus mouse port or a IIe mouse card) or a joystick (attached to the same place on a IIc/IIc Plus or a IIe or IIgs nine pin joystick port). I like a real mouse better, but it's amazing how huge and clunky the original Mouse II (the same, basically, as the Mac through Plus and Lisa mouse) feels nowadays. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Kraft also made a "mousestick" that may have actually been called the MouseStick. I vaguely remember this one. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Yes, that's what it was called. I remember it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 12) [EOA] [MFC] ANY 8 BIT GAMES THAT USED A MOUSE FOR CONTROLS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I know mice were used in games on the Apple IIgs, but were there every any instances of the 8 bit machines using a mouse for controls in a game? I can't think of any, and the number of people with mice on those older machines was prohibitive to the developers. Not to mention the fact that to you had to push that IIe mouse button down about 5 inches for a click. (okay, maybe that was an exaggeration:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'm not much of a gamer, but I can't remember any games where mice were substitutes for joysticks. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Marble Madness -- mouse control was a lot better than joystick. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I believe some of those softdisk 8 bit games would support a mouse. Didn't we show than the solitaire would use a mouse (in my case a trackball)? I wasn't using a joystick though that might have worked too. I think some the other arcade type games could use a mouse but I'm not sure. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 4) [EOA] [TDD] 3.5" DISK DRIVES ON THE IIe """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: 3.5" disk drives for Apple IIe Someone asked me whether they could read & write 3.5" floppies with an Apple IIe. A friend told me that one could use the same 3.5" floppy drives for the IIe as I user for my Apple IIgs, but that I had to use it with a controller like the UDC. The model no. on the bottom of my Apple 3.5" disk drive is A9M0106. I am unacquainted with any such controller. Does one just get a UDC controller and plug it in between the disk drive and the Apple IIe? How does this work and where could one acquire a controller and any necessary cables? Does anyone have a different solution? Jim O'Reilly (JOREILLY, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Jim, An Apple disk drive model A9M0106 is an Apple 3.5 Disk Drive. In order for this drive to be usable on an Apple IIe you would need a Superdrive Controller. Last I heard Superdrive cards were available from Shreve Systems for $59. They can be contacted at 1-800-227-3971. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 13) [EOA] [ILD] INSTALLATION OF LARGER DRIVE ON FOCUS CARD - PROBLEM SOLVED """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Installed larger drive on Focus Card (used). Focus utilities indicated that "You must format (low level format) this drive before doing anything else." ---- Apple Computer Inc. Internal HDD Firmware (C)1995 750MB 2.5 inch AT 17mm IBM OEM LES E33252 S Model : DPRA-20810 P/N : 85G3645 FRU : 39H2206 MLC : E15644 ---- After starting the low level format this message comes up: An error has occurred during the format of you FocusDrive. (Error: #8080, Track 0, Head 0) (Continue) (Cancel) If you choose (Continue) this message comes up: Currently formatting; Head #0, Cylinder #0 Final Cylinder #0 It then sits there for hours without making any progress. Any way around this? Or is this drive simply not going to work with the Focus card? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" A Google search for the drive in question revealed that the drive was set up as a "slave". Adding a jumper between two pins converts it to a "master". The 750mb drive is now set up with six 32mb ProDOS partitions and one large HFS partition. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" A long time ago at KFest, someone had a problem with a hard drive on a Focus card that related to the jumper being set to slave. So I guess that the moral of the story is that when using a Focus, set the drive to master :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 10) [EOA] [MAS] MORE THAN ADEQUATE STORAGE FOR THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently took the 6 GB drive that came built into my PowerBook G3 and installed it in my Focus Drive because the drive that came preinstalled in the card started doing weird stuff. Works like a charm. Don't recall the brand though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" So, you've unseated Dain as having the largest known Focus Drive in captivity? :) Maybe we should run a contest. . . Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I've been told that having 4GB hooked up to a IIgs is ludicrous. Of course, that would just mean that Sheppy is 2GBs more ludicrous than I. Dain Slowly handing over the Ludicrous Crown to King Sheppy. (A2.DAIN, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I'm extremely ludicrous. Having multiple 2 GB HFS partitions on your GS is stupid. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Six gigs of storage on a GS is pretty excessive. I don't think there is much of a way to do it without some large HFS partitions. While I'm not much of a fan of HFS on the IIgs, the alternative is (doing some math). . . 187 ProDOS partitions? :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 14) [EOA] [MFT] MOVING FILES FROM A2 FLOPPY DISKS TO iMac or PowerBook """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ... actually I wanted to ask questions about LanceGS, as I _really_ need a way to get files off of Apple II floppy disks into my iMac or PowerBook. I _think_ the LanceGS card may be helpful, but I've read the FAQ and it says that I cannot use it with AppleTalk, that an FTP program is needed to move files. Someone in a Chat a while ago suggested that it would be less expensive to get an old Mac, LocalTalk the IIGS to the Mac, and then Ethernet the Mac to my home network. My PRIMARY need is to get files off of Apple II disks and onto the Mac, and also to be able to move files from the Mac (Bernie) onto the IIGS. I really don't have a need to access the Net from the IIGS. I want the least expensive option I can get. If, for example, there is some option that would work with a mass storage device, that would also be acceptable. I've tried to put the SCSI drive I use on the IIGS on a SCSI<-->USB converter, and the Mac does not see it. I believe I had problems before with the Mac recognizing RamFAST partitioning. Any help would be gratefully accepted. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" My recommendation would be to get a cheap older Mac that has both a serial port and an Ethernet port, so that you can do LocalTalk between the GS and the Mac, and then again to other machines. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" I agree with Sheppy. The LANceGS card is great for TCP/IP applications, but if you want to move files, a Mac with both LocalTalk and ethernet ports (you could likely get one at a local thrift store or off someone's garage shelf for free or close to it) running LocalTalk Bridge software (free) would be the cheapest way to go. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" I was thinking that the Mac/LocalTalk/Ethernet option might be the least expensive. Now, I still have an Ethernet card that worked in the Performa 5215 we got rid of a year or more ago (yeah, a stupid idea now in retrospect). Anyone know what other Macs have the same port for a card as the 5215 had? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" I found an old Mac LC 475 at the kid's school that was not being used, and they were more than happy to give it to me. I put my Ethernet card (Asante) in it, but have not yet been able to get it to work. I think I'll need to borrow a CD-ROM drive from them also, so I can re-install the Mac OS 7.6.1 that is on it. IIGS file-sharing connectivity is getting closer... Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" Steve, Let's move the LocalTalk discussion to cat 10, topic 6. :) (RSUENAGA, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 63) >>>>> """"" Make sure to download LocalTalk Bridge from Apple's FTP site too :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" I found the LocalTalk bridge software. I read the "ReadMe" file included. This allows me to have a connection with BOTH a LocalTalk AND an Ethernet network? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Right. It lets your Mac running LTB serve as a bridge between a LocalTalk network and an EtherTalk network, so the machines on each side can see each other. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Okay. I've got the Mac LC 475 with LocalTalk bridge working, and the IIGS can send files to that computer, and from there I can send them to my OS X iMac. The goofy thing is that I cannot "see" the iMac from the LC 475. To connect (I've got OS 8.1 loaded there) I have to type the IP address of the OX X iMac. The IIGS cannot "see" anything except the LC 475. The LocalTalk bridge is activated on the LC 475. It doesn't specify WHICH serial port is being used for LocalTalk, but it wouldn't work unless I had it plugged into the Printer port on the LC 475. I'm using the Printer port on the IIGS, and so have slot 1 set to "AppleTalk" (since my RamFAST is in slot 7). This works, but did you say it should be possible to "see" the iMac from the IIGS? Or does OS X make that more difficult? Getting there... :-) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" Hi Steven, If you want the GS to see everything on the ethernet side of the 475, you'll need to go to the 475 and make sure the AppleTalk network there is set to the ethernet network. Then both your 475 and the GS should see the iMac. Hope that helps! Kirk A2 RTC Manager (A2.KIRK, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" The Saga Continues... I've turned on AppleTalk via the NetInfo Manager in OS X (although the SharePoints program that the link Sheppy mentioned in a previous message (http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/osx.html) would have done it more easily), and now the IIGS can "see" the OS X Mac. However, it does not allow me to login as anything other than a guest. I was able to see the folders that I shared using SharePoint, and although I was able to copy a file from the OS X Mac to the IIGS, an attempt to copy files from the IIGS to the Mac resulted in an error message, probably because it is logged on only as a guest. We're getting there; any suggestions for better IIGS --> Mac file copying? I can always copy files in two steps, from the IIGS --> Mac LC --> iMac if the IIGS simply cannot logon in any fashion other than as a guest. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Give "guest" privileges to write to the iMac drive. (This is a Bad Thing unless you are sitting behind a firewall, but okay to do just while you are working on it.) Gary (HINDMOST, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 39) [EOA] [PUF] SPECULATING ON POTENTIAL USES OF THE EMULATOR, FLORENCE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Richard Bennnet-Forrest unveiled Florence, his Java-based Apple IIgs emulator at KansasFest 2002 in a videotaped presentation. Florence is still in its infancy, but the web page can be found off of http://www.emulate.gs/ This idea has lots of potential, including the ability to run an Apple IIgs on almost any device, including cell phones and refrigerators. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I especially see value for this when Palm OS devices with ARM processors and Java become available. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I really like this idea. Regardless of what the speed of Java is. Things can only improve:) I think the TCP/IP functionality is the part that I long to see the most. Woohoo:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I had totally forgotten about Palm OS Java devices (and as the former chief sysop of the Palm Forum, I hang my head in shame). I would think that Pocket PC devices would hold similar usefulness, although I tend to think the whole Pocket PC platform is ahead of its time. I'm not sure what other Java using devices besides these, cellular phones, and desktop and laptop computers there are out there right now, but I'd like to know :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> I would think that Pocket PC devices would hold similar usefulness, although I tend to think the whole Pocket PC platform is ahead of its time. Ahead? It's running Windows, not Futuristic Super OS. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" By "ahead of its time", I mean that the hardware that can sufficiently run such an albatross in a small package is not yet here. Maybe in five years. . . Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" The PocketPC platform runs a ~200mhz strong arm, just like the Newtons, only I think that the Newton OS, was quite a bit smaller. It would be cool to have a Pocket IIGS regardless of what it is running on:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I am in the market for a better cellular phone that has Java capability specifically for Florence. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" It is my understanding that cell phones will only use the J2EE specs for Java which is essentially a trimmed-down version of Java. You will also to make sure the cell phone has lots of RAM to run Java code, especially something as intensive as a GS emulator. I think it may be a few years before there is a portable device to be run Florence. But, I'll be pleasant surprised if there is hardware available today and is moderately priced. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" How much memory, I wonder, would be needed? I'm thinking a Palm OS 5 device with Java (when it's available, I have no idea when that will be, I read the same press releases as everyone else :) and 16 MB of memory might be able to do it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I would think a 16 meg Java device would have enough memory for a nice IIgs emulation, but disk space would be tight. Of course, I'm also someone who would love to see a IIe emulator on the Palm. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 11) [EOA] [FJR] FLORENCE JAVA REQUIREMENTS """""""""""""""""""""""""" Richard, Could you expound a little more on the Florence Java requirements? I'm semi-seriously looking into cellular phones. I could wait for a long time to buy, though, if they're not yet up to snuff. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Well, I'm quite embarrassed to say that I'm not really sure what devices and configurations would run Florence. I wrote it for JRE 1.3 if that helps, so anything from JSE 1.3 up is fine (Java Standard Edition 1.3, Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.3, Java Standard Edition 1.4 etc.) A bit of background perhaps, because Sun has way too many conflicting acronyms to remember, unless you work with this stuff on a daily basis. JRE stands for Java Runtime Environment. This includes the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) which runs the core language syntax (for/next loops, variable management etc.), plus a whole heap of Java code (libraries). Most new Java versions don't change the JVM, which means the core language pretty much stays the same. What each version does add, is more and more Java code that makes complex programming easier. This is a good thing, because it means the 10 lines of code you had to write for the previous version, comes down to only a few lines of code in the new version. Florence doesn't use anything complex within Java, just the basic language syntax and a few graphics routines. Again, because I haven't tuned it for performance, it's very compatible across platforms and JRE versions, because it doesn't really use much outside the basic JVM. Therefore, if a device did come out that didn't support the full 1.3.1, then it would more than likely still work, and if not, shouldn't be too much of a change to get Florence to get it to work (i.e. I'd just have to write those 10 lines instead of 1 :-). The only real concern I would have for small device is speed. As my upcoming Juiced.GS article explains (blatant plug!), it is slow on the fastest Macs, let alone on a handheld. But you can read up on that when the magazine comes out. :-) What I am really waiting for is the Java Games Platform, or whatever the latest acronym is. This is supposed to be super fast, and tuned for graphics performance. The reason Florence is so slow, is mainly because of Java's graphics libraries. They're built to support multiple platforms, so they're not entirely high performance technology! Regards, Richard (RICHARDB, Cat 29, Top 33, Msg 21) [EOA] [FTA] FILE TYPE ASSIGNMENT - Adobe Acrobat DOCUMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For future reference: Major Category ============== Filetype Category -------- -------- $54 Desktop Publishing Specific Assignment =================== Filetype Auxiliary Type Finder Name -------- -------------- ----------- $54 $0080 Adobe Acrobat document Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 28) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NAT] NEW TO THE Apple II - HAVE QUESTIONS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi, I am new to the Apple community. I am a classic computer and video game collector. Back in the early 80's I always wanted an Apple IIe. That was the first system I was taught on in Junior Highschool. I eventually got a Commodore 64 and never entered the world of the Apple II's. :( Today I just won an Apple IIgs ROM03 system and I'm very anxious to start using it once it arrives. I have some questions and hope some of you might be able to answer them. 1. I have many Apple II images on my PC network. I want to be able to transfer those images back to Apple IIgs floppies. I'm currently looking for the best way to accomplish this. I've read about the PC Transporter and the Bluedisk card, but recently I stumbled upon an item called a Super Disk. Can anyone out there tell me: 1a. What do I need to run this Super Disk on a IIgs ROM 03 1 MEG RAM? Do I need some sort of add-on card and then a Super Disk? Is there any special type I need? 1b. I was a bit confused with the PC Transporter. I read briefly in one location that it put a full Apple IIe in your PC, but on another site it seems that the Transporter is for the IIs to run MFM Floppies. Either way can anyone tell me the most efficient way to transfer the apple images from a PC back to a IIgs readable floppy? Also, I know about the null modem cable concept, but that won't work as I don't have a PC in the same room as my classic systems. 2. SCSI Hard Drives. Is there any specific type of SCSI hard drives I need to get to install on my IIgs? Also, do I need special brackets to mount it inside the unit or do external SCSI Hard Drives only work with a IIgs? 2a. Is there a hard card that plugs into any of the IIgs slots? I had an old hard card for my first PC and was curious to know if there may be a SCSI hard card for the IIgs? 3. Is there a nice laser printer that anyone can recommend that will work with the IIgs? 4. Is there any preferable joystick to get to use with IIgs games? Well, I guess that is all for now. I hope someone here can answer some of my questions. :) My email address is discmaster1@soznet.net Thanks (DISCMASTER1, 3612.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" >> I am new to the Apple community. << Welcome! Incidentally you should know there's not much Apple II activity remaining here on Delphi. You can find most of us either on Usenet's comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup (free) or Syndicomm's A2Central forum (pay service). In the meantime, you can still find some help here, though you may find it sparse. >> I am a classic computer and video game collector. << I've mostly collected vintage Apple systems, though in the last few years I started collecting other computers and game consoles too (heh, as a matter of fact, just this afternoon I picked up a ColecoVision and Intellivision by chance). >> Back in the early 80's I always wanted an Apple IIe. That was the first system I was taught on in Junior Highschool. I eventually got a Commodore 64 and never entered the world of the Apple II's. :( << Funny, I had mostly the same start but with the opposite outcome. I ended up with an Apple II Plus just before junior high school and missed out on the Commodore 64 (I don't _at all_ regret the path I took starting out with the Apple II, but I recently sought out a working C64 and meaning to explore what I missed out on). >> Today I just won an Apple IIgs ROM03 system and I'm very anxious to start using it once it arrives. I have some questions and hope some of you might be able to answer them. << You should know while the IIgs is backwards compatible with the 8-bit Apple II in emulation-mode (which works quite transparently as you'll soon see) it has a native side that makes it very similar to the Amiga. That reminds me of another machine I'd like to go back and explore, I have some A500's and 2000's in various states sitting around here but missing a piece or two to get them running. Anyhow, I'm seem to be digressing from your questions, so.... >> A) What do I need to run this Super Disk on a IIgs ROM 03 1 MEG RAM? Do I need some sort of add-on card and then a Super Disk? Is there any special type I need? << You must mean the "SuperDrive" option. It's merely an external 1.44MB floppy drive setup that can handle both GCR (Apple) and MFM (DOS/Windows) formatted 3.5 diskettes. You can use an official Apple SuperDrive or some of the third party compatibles out there (i.e. Applied Engineering, AMR). A popular option is to take the standard Apple 3.5 drive and swap the 800K mechanism with a 1.44MB one pulled from an old Macintosh--it's a pretty trivial upgrade requiring only a screwdriver really. I have two "SuperDrives" which are merely standard Apple 3.5 drives I self-upgraded. The catch is, yes, you'll need an add-on card so the IIgs can recognize it as a high-density drive and read/write IBM floppies. The card is called the "Apple II 3.5 Disk Controller Card". They're not very common but Sherves Systems was selling them not too long ago. >> B) I was a bit confused with the PC Transporter. I read briefly in one location that it put a full Apple IIe in your PC, but on another site it seems that the Transporter is for the IIs to run MFM Floppies. It's neither exactly. It's a 50-pin slot card that plugs into the Apple II (II Plus, IIe and IIgs) and hardware emulates an IBM XT class PC. Specifically a fast 8086-compatible (NEC V30) with 640K, CGA and support for PC-MFM drives--or even allow a standard Apple 800K drive to read/write 720K MFM floppies in IBM mode if attached to the PC-Transporter. It'll also work with the SuperDrive if you have that special controller card, but at that point you're better off using GS/OS's built-in MSDOS FST (File System Translator; an FST lets the IIgs's OS see foreign formatted devices as if they were Apple formatted). >> Either way can anyone tell me the most efficient way to transfer the apple images from a PC back to a IIgs readable floppy? Also, I know about the null modem cable concept, but that won't work as I don't have a PC in the same room as my classic systems. << I personally prefer the SuperDrive option. I just use my PIII to download disk-images or files onto floppy, then pop the disk into my GS and it reads it just like that. It's a god-send considering I no longer have my IIgs connected to the Internet. I had only used a null-modem hook up for transferring files larger than 1.4M (it works nicely actually since the GS can handle 57.6K through the serial port) though these days I use an IOmega Zip disk (I have an external Zip on the GS, and an internal on a P133 in another room). Ethernet is another option as of recently, but the card is rather expensive. Oh, if you have a Macintosh in your collection, you can use that as a bridge between a IIgs and PC for floppy transfers (MSDOS->HFS->ProDOS). Older Macintosh machines can read 1.44MB MSDOS and write to 800K ProDOS disks. They can also do AppleTalk networking with the IIgs (i.e. PC/Ethernet->Mac/Ethernet-Mac/AppleTalk->GS/AppleTalk) >> 2. SCSI Hard Drives. Is there any specific type of SCSI hard drives I need to get to install on my IIgs? << No, most SCSI drives should work fine (I'd just recommend at least a 4500 RPM drive). What you do need to seek out specifically is an Apple II SCSI-based slot card. Apple made two (one DMA, one non-DMA) and even more popular is the "RamFAST SCSI" controller. Unfortunately these cards are in high demand among users so it may be pricey to get a hold of one. >> Also, do I need special brackets to mount it inside the unit or do external SCSI Hard Drives only work with a IIgs? << External SCSI drives have always been more common for the IIgs and what you'd be likely to use. There WERE internal drive setups though, in fact the IIgs sitting beside me has a 240MB drive mounted internally using a product called the Pegasus (another rarity). I've been meaning to replace the mechanism with a 1.2GB since the older 240 drive seems to be failing and a bit small for my own needs. >> 2a. Is there a hard card that plugs into any of the IIgs slots? I had an old hard card for my first PC and was curious to know if << Yep. There are two IDE-based HardCards, one sold in the US (Alltech) and the other sold in Europe (SHH Systemes). I believe the Alltech Focus HardCard is more affordable, have a look at: www.allelec.com >> there may be a SCSI hard card for the IIgs? << No, but there was the RoadRunner card. It let you mount a 3.5 SCSI drive on a slot card that then connected to a standard SCSI controller (Apple or RamFAST) in an adjacent slot. It was the same concept as using an external SCSI drive, except the drive drew its power from the GS's powersupply and lived inside the case. A sort of pseudo HardCard I suppose. >> 3. Is there a nice laser printer that anyone can recommend that will work with the IIgs? << Several work will work (a parallel card may be required if it doesn't support serial) though you'd definitely want a software driver package called "Harmonie". A couple of years back I successfully had the GS printing off my brother's Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5L printer. The IIgs also supports TrueType font technology with a package called "Pointless". I believe Shareware Solutions II carries both pieces of software. >> 4. Is there any preferable joystick to get to use with IIgs games? << It's a matter of choice. My favorite is the CH Products Mach III joystick. I have several others (e.g. Epyx, Gravis, Apple) and I can't say I ever liked those much. The official Apple-brand joystick is quite awful in many respects btw, avoid it if possible. Speaking of games, you may want to visit the Apple IIGS Gaming Memory Fairway (http://www.inwards.com/~fairway). As usual, I should state my disclaimer that I feel the site is valuable as an Apple IIgs museum (memorabilia, screen shots, reviews, articles) rather than a software archive site. I've spent a good number of hours just reading reviews and getting nostalgic looking at scanned GS advertisements. :) If you're new to the IIgs and wondering what the machine was all about, I can't think of anything more perfect to read than Alex Lee's commentary on the IIgs: http://www.inwards.com/~fairway/intro.html Another two must-visit sites as far as the IIgs is concerned btw: www.a2central.com www.ninjaforce.com >> Well, I guess that is all for now. I hope someone here can answer some of my questions. :) << Let me know if you have any more... :) Mitchell Spector a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (SPECTOR1, 3612.3, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2Pro | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [CTS] ANNOUNCING - CRYPTO TOOL SET """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing - Crypto tool set version 1.0 System Tool 129. Now available from my website: http://home.ozonline.com.au/klajr/apple/crypto.html The Vision: A tool set that provides a library of encryption and decryption functions using a variety of algorithms. Version 1.0 desCipher - DES encryption and decryption The DES cipher routines were implemented by Robert V. Medshaw. desAddParity - adds parity bits to a 56-bit key The source code for the tool set has been released under the GNU Lesser General Public License so that others can contribute to the development of the tool set. The source code for the tool set has been made available in CVS as part of the Marinetti Open Source Project. The DES cipher routines have not been placed in CVS for two reasons: 1) as they are Copyright 1979 BYTE Magazine 2) US Government Export restrictions may apply Downloads available: * Apple IIgs Crypto tool set & programmer documentation * Apple IIgs Crypto tool set with complete source code including DES cipher routines (Merlin assembler) * Apple II/e/c version of DES cipher routines (Merlin assembler) (ROUGHANA, 418.2, Delphi A2Pro web side) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [YAI] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [CDD] Putting Together a Working CD ROM Drive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson A lot of software for the Apple II is now available on CD ROM. One way to get this software to your computer is to equip your IIgs with a CD ROM drive. This project is made easier by the fact that there really is a lot of standardization of the necessary connections among the various SCSI drives and the enclosures. The power connectors and the SCSI cable connectors are designed so the can only be connected one way. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. An enclosure (case). The ideal one has a built in power supply and cooling fan. The front of the CD ROM mechanism will need to be accessible to the outside of the case. Depending on the enclosure available, this might require some ingenuity. The old SyQuest 44 and 88 removable media drives are an excellent source of an enclosure for this project. After the SyQuest mechanism has been removed the CD ROM mechanism can be neatly mounted flush with the front of the case. 2. The CD ROM drive mechanism. These can be found in some of the older, unwanted Mac computers. 3. SCSI cables. One to connect the SCSI card in your computer to the connector on the enclosure. Another one to connect the first case to the second case if you plan to have more than one drive connected at the same time. 4. A terminator might be necessary if there is no provision for termination on the drive itself. 5. A SCSI card. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. Mac-Res-Q or call 1-888-447-3728 Installing the Drive in the Enclosure '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Open the case. 2. Disconnect and remove the old drive. Make notes of connections for the SCSI id control and the activity light. 3. Mount the new drive securely within the case. 4. Connect the power cable and the SCSI cable. The connectors are built so can they only be connected one way. 5. Connect the SCSI id system if it will fit. Otherwise set the SCSI id of the drive using jumpers. (See the section on SCSI id). 6. Connect the activity light. (The drive will work just fine even if you can not make this connection). 7. Close the case. Using the 'New' CD ROM Drive '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Using your System 6.01 installation disks... a. Install the CD ROM Driver. b. Install the HFS FST. c. Patch the HFS FST. (Downloaded link:) http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/System/FSTs/PATCHHFS.SHK 2. Connect the drive to the SCSI card using the appropriate cable. 3. Boot your IIgs... your CD ROM drive is ready to use. Rules For the SCSI Chain '''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. The chain must have term power. a. The RamFast SCSI card can provide term power by setting a switch. b. The Apple HS and Rev.C SCSI cards do not supply term power but can be modified to do so. To modify the Apple SCSI cards to provide term power see: http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Docs/hispeed.gif http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Docs/revc.gif c. Some drives supply term power to the SCSI chain. 2. Termination... The device (hard drive, CD ROM drive, etc.) at each end of the chain must be terminated. a. The RamFast and Apple HS SCSI cards are terminated. b. The Apple Rev.C card is not terminated. It can be terminated by placing a 'pass through' terminator between the card and the first SCSI device. c. Some drives are terminated internally. Some drives control internal termination with a jumper. Some drives have a switch outside the case to turn termination on or off. A drive that is not terminated internally can be terminated externally by installing a terminator on one of the SCSI connectors on the outside of the case. 3. NOTE... term power and termination are two different things. Each must be dealt with separately according to the appropriate rule. 4. Each device in the chain must have a unique SCSI id. SCSI id's range from 0 through 7. a. When using the Apple HS and Rev.C SCSI cards id 7 is reserved for the use of the card. b. The RamFast SCSI card operates without a SCSI id. 5. Setting the SCSI id of a hard drive or CD ROM drive. a. Most enclosures (cases) have a device outside the case to set the SCSI id of the drive. If you are installing a drive in a new or used case you might or might not be able to properly connect the drive to the external id switch. b. If you can not properly connect the drive to this switch you can control the SCSI id of the drive using jumpers. You can often find out how to do this for a given drive by visiting the web site of the manufacturer of that drive. See: "Controlling the SCSI ID of Hard Drive" in TLMP0201 At: http://lamp.a2central.com/ Example SCSI Chain '''''''''''''''''' Apple HS SCSI card SCSI id=7 Terminated SCSI cable CD ROM drive SCSI id=0 Not terminated SCSI cable Hard drive SCSI id=6 External terminator Terminates the hard drive [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2002 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] KFest REMINDER """""""""""""" There is a lot of kid in going to Kfest, no doubt. I always bring projects most of which I don't get done. I wish it had rained earlier in the week, so temperature would go down. But not on Wednesday. This was a warm year, not truly hot. There was one year when leaving the window open was great! Not this year. I have not written my review of Kfest yet, the muse has not struck. Can someone help me get started by reminding me of important facts? I think that might help me get of the dime. Last year it just burning inside and I could hardly keep it in. This year the pictures were where most of my energy went. I still need to completely finish the spread, sadly. I need to get a new ftp program I guess. <> Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Bruce, Will start you off by reminding you how wonderful it is that we can all get together and see each other every year at KFest:) Everyone just assumes KFest will happen every year. That is not so. KFest happens because there's enough interest to make it happen and permit us to get together. In other words, KFest happens because of those who attend/support KFest. It's still the attendees that are responsible for KFest every year, although there are incredible contributions by many that can't attend but want to add what they can and be a part of the yearly gathering. Like always, there were significant highlights (at least for me) besides seeing everyone able to attend. Among them: 1. Hmm. Number 1 again is the camaraderie and help from all who were able to attend. We always have one very special group at KFest! 2. Syndicomm support and the Softdisk announcement. Sheppy just seems to have more energy than I'll ever be able to muster in support of KFest. 3. A major highlight every year is the newbies and I wasn't disappointed to see the "new members" who attended this year! I know better than to feel they are newbies. They may be new to KFest but they've always been experienced users who have added to everyone's enjoyment, and hopefully will return in coming years to continue the sharing of information that is such a big part of KFest. 4. I'd like to mention Shawn Beattie once again. He's provided the projector for years now and has only been to ONE KFest:( Maybe you could mention something in your review that would get him to attend next year:) 5. Ditto for Jerry Cline. Jerry couldn't make it this year and we missed him. Although he couldn't attend, he's done outstanding work for KFest again this year and was a tremendous help to all of us. 6. Not sure how you can fit this in, but Sean is a new Dad and we learned about that special event at KFest. Maybe you could handle that as I did and note how happy we all were to welcome a new addition to our "KFest Family":) Somehow I think you understand what I mean and why that was an important event for us. 7. The BBQ! A thought that blossomed. Thanks to Ryan and Kirk, especially, for making this happen, and happen so well! It's probably going become a tradition at KFest after the wonderful experience we had this year. Will be difficult to relate to anyone who hasn't attended KFest, but a lot of the "allure" of KFest is hard to explain to anyone who hasn't been there and experienced it in person;) Hope that gets you started:) It's all "off the top of my head" and I haven't mentioned all the wonderful contributions made by each and every attendee this year. Great KFest again; looking forward to next year, Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 11) [EOA] [PFK] PICTURES FROM KFest 2002 """""""""""""""""""""""" OK, the almost final online edition of my photos of kfest is ready. This is the final beta. (Does that sound right?) www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/kfest2002.html captions, where there are some, are embedded in the alt tag so if you hold the mouse over the picture the caption should appear. This must be close to 100 pictures, I did not count. Feel free to use them with attribution. Thanks. Breaking most cameramen's rule, my picture actually does appear a few times. Of course I got to pose for my pictures, most of the rest of you didn't get that advantage. hehehe But most of you look natural and that is nice, really. Enjoy Bruce Baker (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 16) [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Look Back in Time History of the Apple II Computers The Tinkerer's Corner A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Making the Index Listings Scroll---------------------------------[ILS] Testing... Greetings---------------------------------------------[TGS] Select Switch on a Printer---------------------------------------[SSP] Running a User Group---------------------------------------------[RUG] An Adventure in Babelfish----------------------------------------[AIB] AppleWorks 5.1 - Find Text---------------------------------------[AFT] Replacement Keyboards for the Apple IIgs-------------------------[RKG] Juiced.GS V7I3 Arrives-------------------------------------------[JGA] Juiced.GS V7I3 in the Works--------------------------------------[JGW] KEGS Port to OS X------------------------------------------------[KPX] The Apple II Documentation Project-------------------------------[ADP] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Syndicomm to Relocate, Enhance Services--------------------------[SRE] 3.5" A2Central.com $2 Disks for the IIe--------------------------[ACE] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Editor's Note----------------------------------------------------[ESN] THE TINKERER'S CORNER You are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI] Installing a Higher Capacity Drive on Your Focus Card------------[HCF] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Software on CDROM for the Apple II-------------------------------[SCD] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Look Back in Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking south from High Above The Rock River, along the west bank is a space with only trees... no buildings. Just two blocks long and one block wide, this area was deeded to the city many years ago by the Beattie sisters to be used as a park. Lets walk over and look around. This is a very special time of the year. The warm sunshine has teamed up with the chilled, dry breeze to dry the fallen leaves until they are crisp. The leaves crunch as you walk on them, sending a feeling through your body as if you were chewing a crisp lettuce salad. Stately oak trees provide shade and a home for many squirrels in Beattie Park. Over in one corner, near the river, a modest gazebo provides a vantage point for a fabulous view of the river. The feature of this park are the four Indian Mounds built sometime between 500 BC and 1500 AD. One of the mounds is in the shape of a turtle. Two others are conical in shape and one is linear in shape. Here we have permanent evidence of the use of this land many years ago. But the exact reason(s) for the building these mounds is lost in time. History of the Apple II Computers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is easy to think back in time to the various things you enjoyed doing with the Apple II... and to overlook the desirability of creating a record of how the hardware and software evolved over the years. Fortunately someone has been working to record the history of the Apple II's. Stop by Steven Weyhrich's Apple II History web site at: http://apple2history.org You will want to bookmark this one so you can drop by often. The Tinkerer's Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month we will be installing a higher capacity drive on your Focus Card. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ILS] MAKING THE INDEX LISTINGS SCROLL """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there any way to get index listings to scroll like they used to? Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" What do you mean? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Well, it asks me "Scroll?" every so often, and no use of "y" or "nos" will make it just scroll the whole index that I can tell. I'd prefer the thing just go and I save it to a file. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Use the "nos" command before using "ind": 1 nos Scroll prompts are now off. 1 ind -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 21) [EOA] [TGS] TESTING... GREETINGS """""""""""""""""""" testing Sandy Warnken (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Welcome to Syndicomm Online Sandy! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Thanks Mark. I cheated and used the pc on the http side to find the lay of the land. Ewen directed me to soar which I haven't been able to download. I tried some tweaking this time and got closer to getting to where I was aiming. On to 2, 38 See ya around Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 13) [EOA] [SSP] SELECT SWITCH ON PRINTER? """"""""""""""""""""""""" My HP deskjet 630c has been working for several months. I fiddled with something in the cpu and now when I try to print I get "select switch not on". How do I get the printer to work again? AppleworksGS/Pointless. (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I think this ought to be in Category 17, topic 25, but let's deal with it here for now and let the topic cop sweep it up ;-) You get "select switch not on" where? Like a dialogue on the GS while printing? Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'm online with the GS and lynx. I scrolled through as I couldn't make your instructions work for me. I needed to post and this is where I landed though it's not where I intended to go. The problem is this: Under GSOS 6, I use AppleWorks GS with Pointless, Grappler + and Harmonie drivers to print documents to hp deskjet 640c. I've used this particular computer, a ROM 3 for at least 6 years. It's had 3 RAM cards of 1, 8 and 4 meg RAM. I've had 3 different hard drives. The current is a Focus that refuses to work in slot 7 but does fine in slot 6 (this card showed the same characteristics in 2 other computers). This cpu didn't have a Transwarp for three years and now it does. TW's been upgraded to a 12.5 mhz. I've used 2 different HP deskjet printers. Printing has been fairly trouble free with a few glitches. Now when I attempt to print a word processing document it tells me that the select switch is off. Nothing else happens. I can hit open apple (.) and it goes back to the document and the program works okay. It's not freezing, just wont print. I also tested with Hermes and get the same message: "The Select Switch is off" I transferred the hp to another computer and it prints the document from AWGS ok so it seems the select switch is not on the hp. Transferred back to first computer and the select switch is off sign comes up again. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> I transferred the hp to another computer and it prints the document from AWGS ok so it seems the select switch is not on the hp. << Then my question is if the dip switches on the Grappler are set the same between both machines. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" No. The dip switches were not the same. I changed them to be identical and that didn't make a difference. One doesn't work and one does with the same switch settings. I never touched the dip switches and I can't remember what I did under the hood that made the difference. I had this problem once before. (I guess I still do on another ROM3 with a ZIPGSX.) I had intended this to be the backup for the first system. It has the same SCSI and grappler. When I tested it for printing I got the message - select switch not on. I put in all the guts from the working computer, the one I'm having problems with now - the grappler with cable, the hard drive and same printer got the same message- select switch off. I assumed at that time the select switch had to do with the ZiPGSX v 1.2. I got the thing without the software so I didn't have a way to go further into checking slots setting. Where the heck is the select switch? Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I'm wondering if the "select switch" isn't talking about what we used to call "online" in printers. You are selecting the proper drivers in the DC CDev to print, right? I would guess they would be Grappler and HP Deskjet. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Yeah, I think you are right. On the Imagewriter II, the select switch was the same thing as an offline online button. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The control panel is set to grappler+ and Deskjet 530C. (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I went a little farther in checking the system out. I checked Boot Master and all the appropriate things are checked as active. On the control panel the DC printer is set to grappler and HP deskjet. The slots are your card on slot 1. printer port is standard settings. I also booted the system from an iomega zip which was created independently from this problematical system. It didn't print from it either. I also learned that when the grappler isn't hooked up to the printer trying to print the reading is "printer is out of paper". Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I'm wondering, Sandy, if the problem with your printer isn't hardware. The parallel cable is what's coming to mind, but of course, I'm not there to check it. It doesn't appear to be software. The select switch warning is making the IIgs think that the printer is offline. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The cable was on tight so I just transferred the grappler and cable to the working computer. Message was select switch not on. I transferred the working grappler to the non-working machine and it works!!!!! Yeah. I tried to pull the cable and bent a few pins pretty bad. One is broken. I'm not going to try and figure whether it was card or cable. The problem is fixed. Thanks for all the help. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 11) [EOA] [RUG] RUNNING A USER GROUP """""""""""""""""""" Is running a user group anything like herding cats? Bill Dooley BB Assistant (A2.BILL, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Herding cats? I rather like our UG. Of course the GS SIG is mostly in cyberspace and no one takes the initiative to communicate so those of us who meet are the GS SIG We stopped meeting in Petaluma because the active folks don't live there anymore. We periodically have to get assertive with the editor (Mac user) to keep from getting deleted from the newsletter. I guess that could qualify as herding activity. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I enjoy the time with some of the people in our UG. Ours is quite informal though. Most people come from an Apple II background, but we discuss lots of technology as well. We met for lunch today and I got to mess around with both a 12.1" iBook and an iPod (which I never used before). We still talk about Apple IIs, we just include lots more to keep the topics fresh. Dain Neater. (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I haven't been to more than one user group function a year for about half a decade now, not because I'm not interested, but because of time constraints. My real user group is right here at syndicomm.com, with an annual meeting in Kansas City. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Me too. Although if I had a UG in my hometown, I'd probably go. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I went to a meeting of my school's Mac user group once. It was the first meeting of the year, and included introductions of all the members. I was disappointed when the introductions consisted of nothing more than each person saying his or her name, and what model Macintosh they had. That really told me nothing about anyone. The group was also very anti-PC, which I didn't see as being very helpful. Being anti-one thing doesn't make you more pro-the other. I don't appreciate how anti-Mac many PC users are, and don't feel the opposite is any better. The next meeting I went to was when they said they'd be demoing OS X (this was a few years ago), but it was instead a demonstration of OS X developer tools, which interested me not at all. I was frustrated by the misadvertising of the session's purpose. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I agree that keeping up on changes in current computer technology keeps the computer fresh. The GSAUG GS SIG is a GS-PC SIG on account of that's the other late model computer we all own. I was given a Mac SE but traded it in for a Mac Color Classic to unpack .sit documents. As the disk librarian I was getting true type fonts on Mac disks. I had difficulty finding someone locally who could convert the files to an 800k disk. The classic has a pleasing look. Kind of reminds me of a pet. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I guess I'm lucky--our UG is still all-Apple II, and while the numbers that show up aren't great, we still get together once a month. We met just this past Thurs--only had 6 people show up (work schedules kept several others away), but we discussed some hardware/software problems, talked about souping up and Apple II, and all in all had a good meeting. Being the only all-A2 group in the Metro Chicago area, we actually draw members from as far away as 70+ miles. Meetings only take a hiatus for 2 months during the summer. And we have gotten a few new members over the last year--people who picked up an Apple II at garage sales and found us on the web. :) Later..........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 10) [EOA] [AIB] AN ADVENTURE IN BABELFISH """"""""""""""""""""""""" An adventure in Babelfish. Some text deleted because of funky fonts: I love my Apple II. I've been using one Apple II or another since 1983, and I've always loved it. I currently use an Apple IIgs as one of my many computers. I still play games on it, run utilities on it, and even write some software for it. It's a great deal of fun -- more so than any other computer I've ever used. Apple II forever! Spanish: Amo mi Apple II. He estado utilizando un Apple II u otro desde 1983, y tengo lo amC) siempre. Utilizo actualmente un Apple IIgs como una de mis muchas computadoras. TodavC-a juego juegos en C)l, funciono utilidades en C)l, e incluso escribo un cierto software para C)l. Es diversiC3n mucha -- mC!s asC- que que cualquier otra computadora que haya utilizado siempre. B!Apple II por siempre! Back to English: Master my Apple II I have been using an Apple II or another one from 1983, and have I always loved it. I use an Apple IIgs like one of my many computers at the moment. Still game games in him, I work utilities in him, and I even write a certain software for him. Much is diversion more -- so than any other computer that has always used. Apple II by always! Now to German: Erarbeiten Sie meinen Apple II, das ich Apple II oder ein anderes das von 1983 verwendet habe, und haben Sie mich liebte es immer. Ich benutze einen Apple IIgs wie einer meiner vielen Computer im Augenblick. Noch Spielspiele in ihm, bearbeite ich Dienstprogramme in ihm, und ich schreibe sogar eine bestimmte Software fC And finally back to English again: Or if other things it solved, 1983 years you used, me of my Apple II there is a Apple II where I always like him in you. I presently use the Apple IIgs like my 1 of the computers greatly. The **time-out** still play him of the play and service him of my working software, the private document, with because of a certain software, him. As for many conversion more in this way, each possibility of the other computer which is always you used. Apple II the other side always! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 22, Msg 10) [EOA] [AFT] AppleWorks 5.1 - FIND TEXT """""""""""""""""""""""""" When word processing in AppleWorks 5.1, the "Find Text" command (OA-F) always searches for my query from the cursor's position, not from the beginning of the document. Is there a preference or other means to change this behavior? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Writing a macro would be the best way to do it, I would think. Probably something like: F:t! In fact, that's in my default macro file. Not sure if that's a standard. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 16) [EOA] [RKG] REPLACEMENT KEYBOARDS FOR THE Apple IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've decided to replace my father's Apple II keyboard (and hope he doesn't spill anymore juice). What kind of keyboard would work - any ADB model? - and where can I find them these days? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Most ADB keyboards will work. The AppleDesign split keyboard won't. I got 2 old Mac keyboards at Goodwill recently. Other thrift stores may also have some. You may have to check several. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 25 Sep 02 9:23:48 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 300 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Not any, just most. The Apple Extended and Extended II are good choices. I'm not fond of the AppleDesign, but it mostly works, although it has a reputation of getting stuck in caps lock at inopportune times. The Apple ergonomic will definitely -not- work. I can commonly find very good condition keyboards such as these at the local GoodWill. eBay is another source. You could also peruse some of the common Mac vendors and find equivalents. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 28) [EOA] [JGA] Juiced.GS V7I3 ARRIVES """""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS arrived here today! Of course, I had already seen the issue a few times. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 354) >>>>> """"" Juiced.GS arrived here today. You aren't going to believe this, but it's all messed up AGAIN! Upside down and backwards. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 355) >>>>> """"" For the record, anyone with the problem with their issue needs to email publisher@juiced.gs with their name, the sequence and job numbers from the cover sheet. Just posting here won't guarantee you a replacement issue. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 374) [EOA] [JGW] Juiced.GS V7I3 IN THE WORKS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" While the issues around the issues of V7I3 are far from resolved, I'd like to let people know that we're planning on shipping V7I4 in mid-December. That's when I get 'round to it. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 376) [EOA] [KPX] KEGS PORT TO OS X """"""""""""""""" I just tried Kegs for OS X and I must say that it works fairly decently on my old Powerbook G3 Series 1 Wallstreet. It runs in three different speeds 1mhz, 2.5(or so mhz) and full out. Full out it runs at about 30mhz or so. It tends to run much better in full screen mode. The best part about this version, is that you can run it in OS X, without any X Windows installed. It seems to only support 2MG files right now, so for me it is far from prime time. It does run an FTA demo (if you are into that sort of thing, I am not), and I got it to run Dungeon Master without much problem. In Dungeon Master, it wouldn't allow me to reorder my party, though. That is done with mouse click and drag, but none of the mouse options I tried seemed to let that work. I haven't managed to boot to anything System 6, because all of my images for that are in Disk Copy format. It's always nice to see some progress on these emulators. I hope whoever is messing with this, will get a better image loading interface and some support for different disk image formats. I found the link at http://www.emulation.net Which I believe is ran by some guy who now works for Blizzard (of Warcraft, Star Craft fame). Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" KEGS for OS X also has an interesting alternative type control panel (like the one invoked by pressing control apple escape) that I think you activate with control shift escape. I dunno, it's documented one way or another :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" There is an control option tab that gets you into a control panel like interface. At least that was how it worked for me. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Where do you find KEGS? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Steve, I found it on http://www.emulation.net, but that is just a link to http://homepage.mac.com/bluespot/. Have fun, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 26) [EOA] [ADP] THE Apple II DOCUMENTATION PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been doing some thinking about it, and I *think* that after my move is complete, I'll have just a little more time to do things, and at that point, I'm going to try to put some time into the Apple II Documentation Project, probably starting with a basic getting started guide for IIgs users. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 7) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SRE] SYNDICOMM TO RELOCATE, ENHANCE SERVICES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" September 21, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) announced today that the company will be relocating to Maryville, Tennessee over the next four months. In tandem with the move, Syndicomm will be upgrading to higher-performance servers and a higher-bandwidth Internet connection to improve the customer experience. "The move to Tennessee will reduce our costs, allowing us to increase bandwidth without increasing membership fees," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. "We think this added value will be appreciated by all our members." Syndicomm is taking steps to keep service impact to a minimum by installing redundant systems; outages should be minimal as the relocation takes place. In order to show our appreciation to our customers for their patience during the move, all members will receive a free month of service during the move. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet software. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (Cindy Adams, via email) [EOA] [ACE] 3.5" A2Central.com $2 Disks for the IIe """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If anyone has bought 3.5" A2Central.com $2 disks for use in a IIe, there's a strong possibility your disks won't actually work. I've been inadvertently formatting the disks with the Apple IIgs-standard 2:1 interleaving instead of the 4:1 required by a UniDisk drive. If you've been having trouble with these disks, let me know so I can get replacements to you. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, A2, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 6) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ESN] EDITOR'S NOTE """"""""""""" The Editor was unable to obtain the necessary permissions to publish any of the messages on Delphi A2 this month. [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [YAI] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [HCF] Installing a Higher Capacity Drive on Your Focus Card ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson The Focus Drive is an excellent solution to providing a hard drive for an Apple II computer. They can still be purchased from Alltech Electronics You can also buy the Focus card without a hard drive installed. Or you might want to install a higher capacity drive on one of the cards you already own. Many people are upgrading their laptop computers by replacing the hard drive with one of higher capacity. These "smaller" drives are on the used market and are available for use on the Apple II's. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. A Focus card. 2. A 2.5 inch IDE hard drive mechanism. 3. The Focus Utilities. Most likely furnished with your Focus card. Can be downloaded from: Alltech Electronics Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Alltech Electronics 2. LEM-Swap list 3. PC Liquidator 4. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 5. A2 on Syndicomm 6. Thrift stores. 7. Garage sales. Installing the Drive on the Focus Card '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Remove the card from the computer. 2. Remove the four screws holding the hard drive in place. 3. Carefully remove the drive from the card. 4. Insert the new drive into the card, being careful not to bend any of the connecting pins. It will be obvious which way to turn the drive. 5. Replace the four screws securing the drive to the card. 6. Install the Focus card in the computer. 7. Run the utilities. a. Quite likely the utilities will insist that the new drive be low level formated. b. The utilities will suggest as many equal sized partitions, 32mb or smaller, as will fit on the drive. You might want to override the suggestion. Example... when I installed a 750mb drive recently, the utilities suggested 24 partitions. A rather unwieldy number of icons on the IIgs desktop. Instead I created six 32mb ProDOS partitions and one large HFS partition. By having the same size partitions on all my drives, such as 32mb, I can do a volume to volume copy on the IIgs when backing up the data from one drive to another. Using the 'New' Drive ''''''''''''''''''''' Install your software on the "new" drive and enjoy. [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [SCD] SOFTWARE ON CDROM FOR THE Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Lyle, Great job detailing how to connect a SCSI CD-ROM to an Apple II. You're right: there's a ton of software now available in that medium for our favorite computer. I've tried to compile information on all the discs still being sold, along with ordering information, at . Thanks again, -Ken (Ken Gagne ) >>>>> """"" Ken, Thank you. And Thanks for the reminder of where to obtain more software on CDROM. (Lyle Syverson, Editor) [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Mutually Beneficial The Tinkerer's Corner A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Transcript of Rich Dreher Chat Added to A2 Library---------------[RDC] IIgs Emulators on the Mac iBook----------------------------------[GSE] Printing Graphics With AWGS--------------------------------------[PGG] SOAR 1.0b10 Offline Reader Available-----------------------------[SOR] All of the Nibble Disks to be Released by Lost Classics----------[NLC] Apple StyleWriter Printers---------------------------------------[ASP] A Drive Tower for the IIgs---------------------------------------[ADT] Readers Like Contents of Juiced.GS-------------------------------[RLC] Back Issues of GS+ Magazine Available----------------------------[BIA] Availability of the LANceGS Ethernet Card------------------------[LGS] AppMaker/GS Resource and Code Generator--------------------------[RCG] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM Syndicomm's move has begun---------------------------------------[SMB] Syndicomm to Relocate, Enhance Services--------------------------[SRE] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2Pro DISTILLATIONS Andrew Roughan Announces His New Website-------------------------[NWS] Virtual Data Recommended-----------------------------------------[VDR] THE TINKERER'S CORNER You are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI] Networking an Apple IIgs and a Mac via AppleTalk-----------------[ANM] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE] KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Mutually Beneficial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the patio High Above The Rock River, the unseasonably warm breeze, the radiant sunshine, and the colorful Fall scenery conspire to invite one to a stroll on the trail along the east bank of the river. One last bright red bloom adorns one of the bushes in a small rose garden. Piles of leaves in reds, yellows, and browns... windrowed by the rushing winds of recent days. In one pile, the yellow-green, compound leaves of the Black Locust. These trees, being in the Legume Family, support the establishment of colonies of nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules attached to their roots. These bacteria chemically convert nitrogen from the air to compounds that can be used by plants as a source of nitrogen. So here, we are reminded of symbiosis... the mutually beneficial association of two species of living things. And so it is with computers... a network of two or more computers can be beneficial to the owner(s) of each of the computers. The Tinkerer's Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month in The Tinkerer's Corner we delve into the realm of the computer network by networking two computers together. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] --------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [RDC] TRANSCRIPT OF RICH DREHER CHAT ADDED TO A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: richdreher.06012002.txt Size: 25065 Date: Aug 17 Rich Dreher discusses the latest Apple II hardware product, his innovative Compact Flash/IDE interface card with our illustrious A2Central crew. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 10) [EOA] [GSE] IIgs EMULATORS ON THE Mac iBook """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Do the latest model ibooks use IIgs emulators. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" In OS 9.2, which the latest iBooks run (at least for now), you can run Bernie II the Rescue. In OS X, Bernie runs in classic mode, and isn't quite as nice as some of the features don't work quite as well or at all. (serial port emulation for instance). Kegs has been ported to OS X, but really needs some tweaking to the User Interface (there isn't one:)) That being said, I would hope that Ryan could chime in here with some experience on the matter as I think he uses Bernie sometimes on his iBook, or maybe you could post a question in one of the emulation topics. I am still trying to decide what to get Powerbook G4 or iBook..the G4 will strain my budget the iBook will not;) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the information. I'll check out the emulator section later. I never paid much attention to the emulators since I used the real thing chopped. It would make me feel better to put some bucks out for an ibook 'cause I can't get too excited about also buying software for these things. I would be happy to continue using my old software. Since I belong to a Mac users group I wrote an old timer for suggestions about purchasing. He sees the best deals on ebay. I'll give ebay a pass. He also said we have a Mac UG discount program. I see some refurbished ibooks there. I'll do some more research. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Bernie runs fine under Classic on the iBook. Would probably run faster on a straight OS 9 boot, but the only Classic apps I run anymore are Bernie, Distiller, and. . . gee, I can't think of any other Classic apps I run anymore :) dealmac.com, powerbookcentral.com, store.apple.com's refurb section, expercom.com, smalldog.com, and powermax.com are always places to look for Macs at good prices. And expect new Mac portables this week, so you can expect closeout pricing (already starting to happen, check amazon.com) on some of the "older" models. Your fast IIgs portable is just days away :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Bernie ][ The Rescue will run under 9 or X as Dain has said. Only under 9 will it be able to access the ports, and I mean running under 9, not in Classic. You will then be able to use the built-in modem port, or an ISDN connection through the USB port from the IIgs environment. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 5 Nov 2002 - 259 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 22) [EOA] [PGG] PRINTING GRAPHICS WITH AWGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I have a couple of jpgs that I converted with Superconvert 4 to .shr. I imported to AWGS paint program. Printed it with the parallel connection using Harmonie's laserjet III driver to the HP laserjet 6. It says it's printing 300x300. Looks good to me. My first printing I used the condensed setting. Of course the picture was very wide and short compared to the screen image. By changing the horizontal, vertical dpi by a factor 2 to 1, on page setup I could alter the skew of the image. If circles don't appear round, this adjustment would fix it. It looked like using the normal rather than condensed setting also did the same thing. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" The GS displays text in a double height mode normally. It's much more readable on screen that way. If you send styled text in normal mode, it looks too tall, but condensed will make it look good. Graphics don't look good that way, since they are designed to look good on screen. A document with mixed graphics and text is a problem. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 3 Nov 02 8:58:19 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 261 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Hi Carl, I forgot about that particular quirk. I haven't used the combination of graphics and text yet. The Harmonie page setup and print menus are huge. You can adjust the 3 color intensities with a slide just like on Photo Shop and elect dithering. The results on adjusting color were disappointing. Trying to make a Cardinal more red caused all kinds of anomalous behavior. Mostly it made the whole page red.The problem was consistent between the HP and the IWLQ. Sometimes the hp printer doesn't print wysiwyg where the IW does. I suppose you have to print the page twice. Once for the graphic and again for the print. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" The only way to deal with this that I know of is to stretch the graphics to double height, then print in condensed mode. That way everything comes out right. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 6) [EOA] [SOR] SOAR 1.0b10 Offline Reader AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have just posted SOAR 1.0b9 on my web site. There have only been minor cosmetic changes in this version, but you might like to download and update your working copy of SOAR. For those who are using a Marinetti equipped IIgs, whether real or emulated, are not yet using SOAR, and are finding navigating Syndicomm either through the web, or manually by Telnet, a tedious and cumbersome task, might like to take a look at SOAR. SOAR is an Offline Reader for Syndicomm in the form of a free script set for use with Spectrum 2.5.2 or later. SOAR makes your Syndicomm sessions a joy, as it will make one automatic pass to collect any new messages, and then let you browse these messages at your leisure from easy to use menus, lists and editors. Any replies you may make are then posted to Syndicomm in a second automated pass. If you do not have the means to retrieve and unpack the SOAR BinSCII file from my web site, you can purchase a copy of SOAR on floppy disk from Joe Kohn at Shareware Solutions. Contact Joe by snail mail, or at . The floppy disk costs $5 inclusive of postage within the US and Canada. For International mailing, contact Joe for his current pricing. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 13 Oct 2002 - 282 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 244) >>>>> """"" Before you all race and download SOAR 1.0b9, perhaps you might like to wait a short while... The minor problem with the way Categories and Topics were listed by Syndicomm, which caused the automatic collection of Categories and Topics by SOAR to fail, has been fixed. However, it has now shown up a problem with SOAR itself. I shall get that fixed as soon as I can, and release a further update 1.0b10. Please wait till I notify you of the new update before you update your current copy of SOAR. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 14 Oct 2002 - 281 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 245) >>>>> """"" All is now fixed, and in about 30 minutes from now, or when I have finished my cup of coffee, I should have 1.0b10 uploaded. So you can rush away and get the newer update! Please make sure you read the Read.Me file, as if you are updating, you will probably need to manually copy the Category and Topic files over from the new archive. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 15 Oct 2002 - 280 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 247) [EOA] [NLC] ALL OF THE NIBBLE DISKS TO BE RELEASED BY LOST CLASSICS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Good News: Thanks to Steve Weyrich, we were finally able to get in contact with Mike Harvey and ALL OF THE NIBBLE DISKS ARE NOW FREEWARE! The Bad News: We're having trouble locating the program disks that comprised the Nibble catalog. Tony Diaz has a good chunk of the Disk-of-the-Month disks that Nibble made available with each issue so people wouldn't have to type in everything, and we'll be making those available. But we're looking for the disks that Nibble sold by category (ProDOS, Finance, Fun and Games, etc.) If you have any of these disks please get in touch with me - before the disks can be uploaded they have to have the freeware notice that Mr. Harvey approved inserted in the archive. (IOW: please do not start uploading Nibble disks elsewhere--the LCP has to release them 1st and then they can be disseminated around the Web.) Thanks for your help! Later...........Howard Lost Classics Project (A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Wow! That's great news! I remember the hours I'd spend typing those programs that interested me in... It was a learning experience! Thanks to Steven and Mr. Harvey! Kirk RTC Manager and A2Central Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Howard, that's wonderful news. I have the books Your Apple Games Gallery and Your Apple Games Gallery 2, along with the disks, if I can find them and they still work. Would you be interested? I also remember typing in programs, and changing them to work the way I wanted. The hex dumps were especially challenging. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Woohoo! A CD collection of Nibble disks is on my dream list (along with sd, sdgs, and gs+). I hope an enterprising entrepreneur makes a CD available once they're all collected. Great work Steve & Lost Projects! Kelvin (KWS, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Cool:) It's always great to have stuff rescued from oblivion. I never had much exposure to Nibble, it would be nice to see what was offered. Way to go all involved:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Thank you so very much - another excellent job from some great Apple II people! Never did the "Disk-of-the-Month" thing but did sporadically purchase a few disks. Will look through my disks and see what I have. Again, thanks to all involved, Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 25) [EOA] [ASP] APPLE STYLEWRITER PRINTERS """""""""""""""""""""""""" Just recently acquired an Apple //c+, and was wondering about a printer for it. I see a lot of Stylewriter II printers being offered on Ebay - Will this printer work on the //c+? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 18, Top 11, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" No! You need a printer that basically needs no driver for text printing. The Apple ImageWriters will do, as well as many other dot matrix printers. If you want inkjet or laser, many HP printers will work with AppleWorks or other word processors. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 20 Oct 02 10:05:11 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 275 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 18, Top 11, Msg 2) [EOA] [ADT] A DRIVE TOWER FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""" I am working on my drive tower. The one I brought to KFest. I bought a taller tower because I find more drives fit in it, like the 1 gig SCSI I bought at kfest. I want to add the super controller's floppy drive. The mechanism has 4 little metal loops like this )) that stick out from the body of the drive. They don't appear to do anything and they don't fit in the tower slot. It doesn't look like cutting them off would hurt anything. That would be easier than cutting holes in the tower to fit the loops. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Those are to fit the mechanism properly in the 3.5 drive case. >> ... would be easier than cutting holes in the tower to fit the loops. << Well, it might be easier, but it's not as undoable. Putting the 3.5 floppy drives into tower cases has always been difficult because of Apple's auto inject/powered eject type system, as opposed to the manual inject/eject system of x86 style floppy drives. It's hard to find a bezel that works properly in this kind of setup. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" If it's hard to find a bezel that fits properly it sounds like there is one. I was thinking about putting it in the slot and carving the face of the plastic piece that covers the slot. We cut out a piece of the frame to allow the ejector lever to move. I'm not looking for perfection but functionality. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 19) [EOA] [RLC] READERS LIKE CONTENTS OF JUICED.GS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I know that the printing problems are getting you guys down, but the content has been really good. You should be proud of the work you've done. It's good to find it my mail box every quarter. Thanks for keeping it up. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 381) >>>>> """"" Received my copy of V7I3 this afternoon. I spent my evening reading it from cover to cover. Another great issue. Thanks Ryan and Ken! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 390) [EOA] [BIA] BACK ISSUES OF GS+ MAGAZINE AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've started adding back issues of GS+ Magazine to our online store. Check it out at http://store.syndicomm.com and pick them up before they're gone! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 63) [EOA] [LGS] AVAILABILITY OF THE LANceGS ETHERNET CARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm interested in getting one of these LANceGS cards - however, I tried to send an email to Joachim Lange of SHH Systeme (jlange@tasha.muc.de) to confirm pricing and availability, only to have my email bounce-back. Is this card still being offered? and how do I contact SHH Systeme by email? I was a bit wary when I noted that the revision date for the LANceGS listing on A2Central was September 2000. ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 65) >>>>> """"" I need to update the email address on the LANceGS page on the A2Central.com site. You can reach ///SHH Systeme at lange@tasha.homeip.net now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 66) [EOA] [RCG] AppMaker/GS RESOURCE AND CODE GENERATOR FROM BOWERS DEVELOPMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I played with a copy of this back in my days at Apple. It was very neat to be able to lay out a GS app on the Macintosh. Too bad it was never updated for System 6. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Any idea who Bowers Development was, and why they would produce a cross-platform tool like that? I remember seeing a blurb about it in an APDA catalog long ago. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The original AppMaker was for building Mac apps. Not sure why they did a version to make GS programs, but it probably wasn't incredibly hard to do. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 3) [EOA] ------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SMB] Syndicomm's move has begun """""""""""""""""""""""""" The Cargotha RPG will be offline until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. (Logon message) [EOA] [SRE] SYNDICOMM TO RELOCATE, ENHANCE SERVICES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" September 21, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) announced today that the company will be relocating to Maryville, Tennessee over the next four months. In tandem with the move, Syndicomm will be upgrading to higher-performance servers and a higher-bandwidth Internet connection to improve the customer experience. "The move to Tennessee will reduce our costs, allowing us to increase bandwidth without increasing membership fees," said Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm. "We think this added value will be appreciated by all our members." Syndicomm is taking steps to keep service impact to a minimum by installing redundant systems; outages should be minimal as the relocation takes place. In order to show our appreciation to our customers for their patience during the move, all members will receive a free month of service during the move. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet software. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users. Syndicomm is located in Tracy, California. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (Cindy Adams, via email) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] ------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2Pro | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NWS] ANDREW ROUGHAN ANNOUNCES HIS NEW WEBSITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have created a website that lists my work - both finished and unfinished. There are links to my released utilities Drilldown, Skip'Em and Virtual Data, as well as links to the material from John MacLean. This includes: Lisp Interpreter - with source code, finished Prolog Interpreter - with source code, unfinished C Pre-Processor - with source code, Disk Doubler - with source code, unfinished Dos 3.3 Launcher - finished Personal Finance - with source code, finished The url is: http://home.ozonline.com.au/klajr/apple Other material will be added as I get the time. Cheers, Andrew (ROUGHANA, 420.1, Delphi A2Pro web side) [EOA] [VDR] VIRTUAL DATA RECOMMENDED """""""""""""""""""""""" I recommend Virtual Data to those who use a CDROM on their GS or emulator. Not having to burrow through all the folders again after trying a program is really nice. B-{) Kirk (KMITCHEL, 420.2, Delphi A2Pro web side) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [YAI] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [ANM] Networking an Apple IIgs and a Mac via AppleTalk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson The Mac can be a server to an Apple II but an Apple II can not be a server to a Mac or another Apple II. This project sets up a simple network between a IIgs and a Mac. The IIgs can be booted from the Mac hard drive... we will save that for a future issue, restricting the discussion in this issue to the transfer of files. Why you might want to network these two computers: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Networking these two computers allows the transfer of files back and forth between the computers. This can be especially helpful if you have not been able to locate a SCSI card for your IIgs... your IIgs can access SCSI devices installed in or attached to your Mac. (Hard drive, CD-ROM drive, removable media drive, etc). With networking you could: 1. Back up your IIgs hard drive to a hard drive on the Mac. 2. Store files on the Mac. 3. Access Apple II CD-ROMs. 4. If you can not locate a shell account or find an ISP that will connect via Marinetti, you can access the net with the Mac and transfer files to the GS. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. A IIgs running System 6.01. 2. A serial printer cable. 3. A Mac running System 7, 8, or 9. You might be able to use System 10. Note... if you do not own a Mac, an older Mac suitable for this use can be acquired for a very modest investment. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. Mac-Res-Q or call 1-888-447-3728 Getting the IIgs Ready '''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Using your System 6.01 disks install 'Network:AppleShare' 2. Set the slots: a. ROM 1 - Set slot 7 to AppleTalk and slot 1 or 2 to Your Card b. ROM 3 - Set slot 1 or 2 to AppleTalk Getting the Mac Ready ''''''''''''''''''''' Note... this is based on a LC III running System 7.5.5. 1. Under the Users & Groups control panel a. Set up a user id for yourself 2. Under the Sharing Setup control panel a. Enter Owner Name, password to be used, and Name of Macintosh. b. Turn on file sharing. 3. Setup which users have access to what. 3. Under AppleTalk control panel a. Indicate Printer Port or Modem Port. b. Make AppleTalk active. Connect the two Computers ''''''''''''''''''''''''' Using a serial printer cable, connect the printer port or modem port of the IIgs with the printer or modem port of the Mac. (Using the ports selected when setting up your IIgs and Mac.) Using AppleTalk ''''''''''''''' 1. Boot both the IIgs and the Mac. 2. Open the AppleTalk control panel on the IIgs. 3. Select a listed file server and click OK. 4. Enter name and password, then click OK. 5. Select the Mac volumes you want to use and click OK. 6. Close the AppleShare control panel. There on the IIgs desktop is an icon for each Mac volume you selected. You can now copy files to/from the Mac, load files from the Mac into IIgs applications, save files from IIgs applications to the Mac, delete files on the Mac from the IIgs, etc. [EOA] ------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NLE] NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] [LTE] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2002 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Peacefulness of a Winter Storm The Tinkerer's Corner This Month A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Marker Posts-----------------------------------------------------[MRP] Proper Names of Apple Products-----------------------------------[PNP] Help for the New Owner of an Apple II With No Software-----------[NOS] The Pioneer Laser Disc Player With the IIgs?---------------------[LDP] The WebQuest Website---------------------------------------------[WQW] Ultima IV and the MockingBoard-----------------------------------[UFM] ALPS Glidepoint ADB-Compatible Trackpad--------------------------[ALP] CD-ROM Drive on the IIgs With Apple Rev. C SCSI Card-------------[CDR] Juiced.GS Vol 7 Issue 4 on Track---------------------------------[JOT] What I Really do for a Living------------------------------------[RDL] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] Syndicomm now has a new mailing address!-------------------------[NMA] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] One Disk Approach to the Installation of System 6.0.1 on the IIgs You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Letter to the Editor An Invitation KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Peacefulness of a Winter Storm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, the stiff Winter wind forces the heavy snow sideways... almost a horizontal movement... almost completely obscuring vision. This jolts the mind to a different time and place... growing up on a farm in Minnesota... and the blizzards which occurred from time to time. Start with a moist southwest wind of moderate temperature. The wind slowly moves to the northwest... turning colder and colder... blowing harder and harder. First a "wet" snow that sticks to everything. Then a "dry" snow that stays airborne for a long time, blocking visibility. Huge drifts of snow form where the wind is slowed by trees or buildings. The storm might last for two or three days. The rules of survival in a blizzard were very simple... keep plenty of food and fuel on hand and stay home. On the farm you also had to make certain that the livestock were sheltered and had plenty of feed and water. There was no concern that the power would be lost... there was no electricity. The fuel reserve was a huge pile of firewood on the porch. Much of the food reserve was found in the "cellar"... bins of home grown potatoes, squash, and carrots... shelves filled with home grown, home canned fruits, vegetables, and chicken. Add the flour, sugar, salt, spices, and home rendered lard found in the kitchen and you could be certain of plenty to eat. There was always a sense of relaxation during the storm... you had to suspend many of your usual activities, including school. Things were quiet except for the erie howl of the fierce northwest wind. One of the activities I enjoyed during these times was listening to my home made crystal radio. No batteries to run down. The sound quality left a lot to be desired. It only brought in one station. But there was the satisfaction of using something I had built myself... the tinkerer's instinct was at work at an early age. The Tinkerer's Corner This Month ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month in the Tinkerer's Corner we create a "one disk" approach to installing the IIgs system software on a hard drive. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MRP] MARKER POSTS """""""""""" Marker post... (LUMITECH, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 149) >>>>> """"" Just curious, but what are these "Marker Posts" that I have seen on the boards every now and then? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 150) >>>>> """"" When a message is posted and then moved/deleted, a browse of the message boards will reveal a topic with "1 new message" or so, but no actual new messages will be displayed. That seems to be when a marker post shows up... though that answers only the when, not the why. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 152) >>>>> """"" You are correct on the "when." The "why" is because when browsing the message board via the Web, the topic still says "x new message(s)", even after entering that topic and finding no messages. The "marker post" adds a new message, and then when read, clears the flag that says "x new message(s)" so that the next time I'm cruising the board via the Web, I won't try and read a new message that doesn't exist. We conversed about this awhile back. BTW, there are a few topics in a couple of message boards that I can't clear the flag using this method because it is a closed topic and doesn't allow posting. Jeff (LUMITECH, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 153) [EOA] [PNP] PROPER NAMES OF Apple PRODUCTS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In my continuing work on the GEnieLamp / Lamp index, I've got a few products whose proper names I need clarification on: Is it "ZipGS" or "Zip GS"? And where does ZipGSX (or ZipGSx) fit in here? Is it "Copy II Plus" or "Copy II+"? Apple IIc Plus or Apple IIc+? Apple II Plus or Apple II+? "Resource-Central" or "Resource Central" (although they may not have known themselves; some of my old A2-Central newsletters have it one way in one issue, and the other way in another) "ProTerm" or "ProTERM"? "RamFAST" or "RAMFast"? Also, i'd like to correspond (via e-mail or here in the forum) with anyone who spent significant time in the past on AppleLink - Personal Edition, America Online (when you could do it with an Apple II), CompuServe (when MAUG was still around), The Source, and Delphi prior to Syndicomm. Heck, even GEnie in the original days of the American Apple Roundtable. Any new or interesting information about the origins of these services would be helpful; what would be even better would be if anyone has scrollback that they've saved from that time that demonstrates what entry to the Apple II area on that service looked like, or what the messages looked like. GEnie is easy; it looked just like this lovely Syndicomm Online service (thanks Sheppy!) Also info about what you did or did not like about that service. And if there is a better place to post responses than here, Topic Cop please feel free to redirect me. Thanks in advance! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 342) >>>>> """"" >> ZipGS or Zip GS and ZipGSX << I believe it's officially ZipGSX. Zip Technologies originally planned a ZipGS that would be a chip-like thing, comparable to the original Zip Chip, and the ZipGSX, which was a card. Only the ZipGSX ever shipped, and most people just refer to it as the ZipGS. >> "Copy II Plus" or "Copy II+" << Copy II Plus >> Apple IIc Plus or Apple IIc+ << Apple IIc Plus >> Apple II Plus or Apple II+ << Apple ][+ >> "Resource-Central" or "Resource Central" << Resource Central >> "ProTerm" or "ProTERM" << ProTERM >> "RamFAST" or "RAMFast" << RamFAST Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 345) >>>>> """"" >> "ZipGS" or "Zip GS"? ZipGSX or ZipGSx? << If you look on the card, I think it's "ZipGSX", but for some reason, it's totally stuck in my head as "ZipGSx", and because of that, that's what I use and it's the official Juiced.GS way of writing it :) I agree with Sheppy on all the other names. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 346) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the help with the names. However, I do have a question about the Apple ][+. Now I know that "][+" or "II+" is the shorthand way that is almost always used to refer to that computer. But on the name plate for the II+, it uses the same stylized "Apple ][" as on the original (non Plus version), but has the word "plus" in a funky italics below and to the right. For that reason, I _thought_ it would be "Apple II Plus", especially if I am not choosing to write it with their "special" characters (i.e., Apple ][ vs Apple II, Apple //e vs Apple IIe, the small caps Apple IIGS vs Apple IIgs, etc). I like the "IIc Plus" better than "IIc+", so I'm glad I can use that with confidence. :-) I suspect it is more of an editorial opinion, but would "Apple II Plus" be way out of line, and cause derision and ridicule for myself and my descendants for years to come? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 347) >>>>> """"" Steve, If you go back to the 1994 version of the Apple Style Guide, they actually do say that the proper way is to use "II Plus". However, they also say it's okay to use "Apple II" to refer to both the entire Apple II family and the original Apple II. I disagree with that and feel like "Apple ][" is the proper way to refer to the original Apple II. I could be persuaded on "II Plus" vs. "][ Plus" vs. "][+" vs. "II+", but if push came to shove, I'd probably go with "][ Plus" if it were running in Juiced.GS. The 2000 version of the style guide pretty much totally ignores the Apple II. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 348) >>>>> """"" What is the Apple Style Guide? Is that something for those who write about Apple's products to know how to properly refer to them in print? Not surprising that they don't mention the Apple II. I would venture to guess that there is a high percentage of people at the company who honestly don't know that Apple sold something besides the Macintosh. Of course, that could be my old Apple vs. the Apple II cynicism rearing its ugly head again.... :-) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 349) >>>>> """"" >> What is the Apple Style Guide? Is that something for those who write about Apple's products to know how to properly refer to them in print? << Yes. There are a couple of versions available. The one that's probably most relevant is the 1994 one that's at: ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Technical_Documentation/Publication_Guides/Ap ple_Style_Guide_2_94.sit.hqx We don't follow it religiously at Juiced (or any of the other publications I'm involved with), but I do keep it on hand. BTW, it's in Word format :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 350) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the links to that style document. I see that in Apple's opinion (in 1994) it was proper to use "Apple IIe" but not proper to use "Apple //e". They also preferred use of "Apple II Plus" over "Apple ][+". However, it DOES say "][" and "//e" directly on the products, so what do they expect if people write it that way... :-) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 353) [EOA] [NOS] HELP FOR THE NEW OWNER OF AN Apple II WITH NO SOFTWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, the reason for this topic is to get some practical information to offer to people who e-mail me (as the Apple II Historian Who Has A Convenient Address To Use) with their "help me" questions. Most recently, I got a message from someone who says, >> Is it possible to connect an apple 5.25 drive to a modern pc running windows xp? I bought an apple iie and 2 iics with no software and i am trying to get dos onto a disk. I cant send it to them no matter how hard i try so i want to connect my disk drive to my computer and make disks off of there. << Now, I sent him a message that says, no, you can't do that, the drives are incompatible, and gave him some web sites to go for help. I'd LOVE to tell him to get online here to ask his question, but being a paid service, many people aren't interested in spending money to get their questions answered (can you imagine?) Aside from convincing the person who writes to subscribe here (for at least a short time), is there any FAQ I can point these people to that will explain how to get files to a disk drive that has no files to begin with, when 99% of people who get their info and files these days get them from the Internet onto a PC or Mac? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 39, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I got another e-mail from this person, and he is actually smart enough to try the null-modem approach to try and fix his problem. I suggested he try Syndicomm's $2 disks, and also encouraged him to just bite the bullet and get on Syndicomm's A2 forum for a month. Still, the questions in the previous message still apply, as I will likely get messages like this in the future. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 39, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I remember when I got back into the Apple ][ World, I had a huge learning curve ahead of me. I had downloaded a few emulators, but that wasn't real enough and eventually I paid way too much for a complete in box stock Apple IIgs setup that fortunately had a ton of both 5 1/4" disks and 3.5" 800K floppies. I remember that although I had some disks, I didn't have anything that was produced after 1990 or so. I ended up buying a modem cable, a null modem adapter and attempting to transfer from Hyper Terminal on the PC to Apple Works GS (the only communications module I had, fortunately I had that piece too:) It took forever, but I finally managed to get it to work. It took a lot of patience, but at the same time, I managed to learn quite a bit about the ins and outs of file transfers and the like. I know that people really don't like to pay for things, that over the last 5 years have been free, but it seems like almost every place that I used to haunt has in some way had to go to a pay site, because the ad model just doesn't work. I for one would pay the fee for lack of pop up ads alone:) Regardless, If it has to be through e-mail I would be glad to help anyone get involved back in Apple IIs. Need any help? Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 39, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Dain, I appreciate the offer. I'll give you his e-mail address and let you talk to him. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 39, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" My usergroup gets those kinds of questions a lot. We have a picture of the null modem pieces on our website....syndicomm.com/~gsaug Often have to explain to folks used to newer model computers that the GS doesn't need a hard drive. The OS is on the boot disk of the application. Sandy (PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 39, Msg 5) [EOA] [LDP] THE Pioneer Laser Disc Player WITH THE IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For anyone who might be interested - After a decade's search, I've recently acquired a Pioneer Laser Disc Player, model LD-V2200, which works like a champ with an Apple ][gs. (GREGN, Cat 6, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Editor's Note: Read "the rest of the story" in Juiced.GS sometime next year! [EOA] [WQW] THE WebQuest WEBSITE """""""""""""""""""" For those who might be interested - Please send the teachers you know to my WebQuest website, where they can learn all about WebQuest lessons and how effective they can be with students of all ages and abilities. These were a major portion of my Master's Final Project. I'd appreciate some feedback, especially from educators. If teachers would have their students use any or all of these six WebQuest lessons (see the top of the document for choices) and send me their feedback on how effective the WQ lessons were for students, suggestions on how to make the WQ lessons more effective, etc. Some links are provided for analysis of WQ lessons (rubric). Please note that as the internet is a constantly changing environment, some links may no longer be active. Please advise where this is the case and I'll update links whenever possible. The WQ lessons are designed with middle school, high school and young adults (community college for example) abilities in mind, with topics ranging from geography, history, political science, mathematics, education and others. These web documents and much of the associated research was completed on an Apple ][gs. Software included : AppleWorksGS, Spectrum, SAM, SIS, PMPFax, EgoEd, WebWorksGS, Allison, Super Convert and others. Enjoy ! Greg Nelson, M.Ed. Teacher Consultant Lincoln NE USA gnelson@inetnebr.com http://incolor.inetnebr.com/gnelson/WQwater.html I am available for consultation, especially regarding curriculum design and implementation, distance education, instructional technology, geography, U.S. history, computer literacy. (GREGN, Cat 6, Top 14, Msg 1) [EOA] [UFM] ULTIMA IV AND THE MOCKINGBOARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've had a lot of fun the last few weeks or so playing Ultima IV. I've got a Mockingboard set up (after Mark P. let me know that it worked with the Ultimas). That board puts out some nice tunes that go well with the game. It really showed how the IIe was pushed over the years. Cool Stuff. Does anyone know of any other games that supported the Mockingboard? Thanks, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" Replying to 'Dain' in Category 14 Topic 1: > Does anyone know of any other games that supported the Mockingboard? Skyfox, Music Construction Set, Berzap, ..... Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 75) [EOA] [ALP] ALPS GLIDEPOINT ADB-COMPATIBLE TRACKPAD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've come across a supply of ALPS Glidepoint ADB-compatible trackpads. These have been tested to be direct replacements for ADB mice on both IIGS and Mac computers, and have 3 buttons that all act as the standard mouse button. If you're interested in these, email me (a2.howard @syndicomm.com) - $10.00 + $2.00 s/h. (They work well--and I prefer just moving my finger around than having to keep all that desk space open for a mouse. :) ) Later.........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Howard, What is a trackpad? Since you mention that they need less space than a mouse and pad, how big are they? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The whole unit is something like 5"x4". A trackpad uses fingertip pressure on a square surface and change in pressure position to move the cursor. This is pretty standard stuff on a lot of laptop computers in place of that tiny trackball they used to build in. Like I said, these units are pretty much "plug-and-play" with ADB mice on the 2 GS's and a couple of Macs that I've tried them with. (well, on the Macs, I DID end up changing the mouse tracking speed a bit. :) ) Later.........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >> What is a trackpad? << It's a touch sensitive pad that has largely become the defacto built-in pointing device on laptop computers, replacing trackballs and those icky eraser type looking things stuck in your keyboard. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I didn't care for the trackpads on my Powerbook, or on Sharon's iBook. Neither did she. I got her a Pro Mouse. I've been using a Kensington TurboMouse trackball on the GS for years. It has the stationary footprint of a trackpad, and the smooth, predictable movement of a mouse. I don't know if any GS compatible ADB trackballs are still available, though. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 16 Nov 02 12:19:38 am cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 249 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" I don't mind Trackpads so much. To me they are the best solution out there right now for laptops. Now for a GS, I am not so sure. The only real problem I've ever had with them was that you could in effect, highlight text and type over it if you aren't careful. Of course, they have since come up with software on modern machines to disable the trackpad when Typing, but I do remember a case where I was typing and I highlighted a paragraph kept typing away and poof the paragraph was gone. My IIgs still has the now 16 year old ADB mouse and it still works:) I don't expect the new ones I buy to last more than a few years they are made so cheaply. Still it is always nice to have more options for the IIGS. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I like trackpads for laptops. Otherwise I generally prefer a mouse. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I dunno, I find the trackpads on portables to be the best overall solution. While having a good mouse on a smooth surface is my first choice, when I'm on the road, I don't usually have a smooth surface. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I use a separate trackball with my PowerBook, and I take it with me when I travel to hotel/dorm rooms. Lately, though, I find myself using my trackpad more often, even in those situations; with it being so close to the keyboard, it's more convenient to not move my hands off the computer and onto the trackball. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 21, Msg 21) [EOA] [CDR] CD-ROM DRIVE ON THE IIgs WITH Apple REV. C SCSI CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just installed an Apple SCSI card in my ROM 3 GS, in slot 1, and plugged an Apple CD300 into it. Two questions. It takes a lot longer to load GSOS (6.0.1) when the drive is connected and turned on. Why? Second, if the CD drive is turned off, or not even connected to the SCSI card, the computer crashes while GSOS is booting. Why? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Have you anything else on the SCSI chain? Perhaps you have a termination problem here. If you could tell us your exact setup, the order you have the devices on the chain, their SCSI IDs, and how they are terminated, it might help give us some clues. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 22 Nov 2002 - 242 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" What Ewen said. I'd also point out that you're technically not supposed to have any powered-off devices on your SCSI bus when the computer is on. I don't know why, but I've heard this from several reliable sources. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The CD drive is the only SCSI device connected to the SCSI card right now... it's ID is set to 3. The drive came with a thing that could be a terminator... I don't know. I got it used with no docs. It's a block that plugs into one of the connectors on the drive, but has an opposite gender plug on the other end of the block. I plugged in it when I set it up. ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" That is indeed a terminator, and assuming the drive is not already terminated internally, should be plugged in to the drive, with the cable connected to the SCSI card. Without having the instructions for the drive, and the settings of its jumpers, it may be impossible to find out if it is already terminated or not. Double termination can cause as many problems as no termination. You could try without the terminator connected and see what happens. As Sheppy says, the drive in theory should be turned on if connected, though often it is safe not to do so. SCSI cables can be 'bad' and also cause problems. Have you got another one that you can substitute with? I have no other clues as to what might be going wrong for you. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 23 Nov 2002 - 241 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Well, the Apple SCSI card I am using is a Rev C. From what Sheppy sez, I just need to have the drive on when booting. Not a problem. Though I don't understand why it would crash with the scsi card in place and enabled with nothing connected to it at all.. Since don't use the CD drive all the time, I've addressed this issue by simply setting the slot the card is in to something else other than "Your Card", when I'm not going to be using it. What no one has addressed yet, is my first question as to why it takes longer to boot with the drive connected and on. Or if you have, I missed the association. Let me detail it a bit more: With the CD drive on, booting will progress with the sliding bar going all the way to the end, then stops. At first, it looks like it is locked up. Which is what I thought, until I decided to wait longer - like 2.5 min. Then it continues and brings up the desktop and finishes the bootup. I don't have an accelerator yet - I would expect this wait time to improve a lot after I get one. I did try it without the terminator connected. It never would finish booting, so I guess I need it connected. :) One other detail - I have a Focus hard drive card. Normally, during the 'sliding bar' display, there will be a black blinking drive activity indicator in the upper right corner. When the CD is on, this isn't there until after we get past the sliding bar thing. ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" >> What no one has addressed yet, is my first question as to why it takes longer to boot with the drive connected and on. << I haven't used a Rev. C SCSI card in years and years, so I'm not sure how well it supports CD ROM drives. It would need a driver for the CD-ROM drive, and I'm assuming (since I haven't used one with a CD-ROM drive ever) the drivers including with 6.0.1 are the proper ones. Is there a CD in the drive or not? What I -think- is happening here is that the SCSI bus is being polled and either (1) because the drive is empty (2) because the drivers are confused (3) because the SCSI bus has termination or terminator power issues or (4) because the card expects there to be a writable device on it (I don't know if this happens with Apple branded SCSI cards, but it happens with the RAMFast) it takes a long time to finish the polling. >> One other detail - I have a Focus hard drive card. Normally, during the 'sliding bar' display, there will be a black blinking drive activity indicator in the upper right corner. When the CD is on, this isn't there until after we get past the sliding bar thing. << I would guess the Focus Driver is not loaded until after the SCSI bus polling (which I'm assuming is the delay) is done. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Well, that was interesting. I just tried it with a CD in the drive, and the system booted normally, and very quickly. Looks like the thing to do would be to just keep the drive loaded. :) Thanx everyone! ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" >> Well, that was interesting. I just tried it with a CD in the drive, and the system booted normally, and very quickly. << This is probably an artifact of the so-so CD-ROM support in Rev. C SCSI cards. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Having run this setup too, it seems that the Rev C card doesn't really understand removable media well. I always kept a CD in the drive with the Rev C. Now that I have a HS SCSI I don't have the problem. Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 19, Top 19, Msg 19) [EOA] [JOT] Juiced.GS VOL 7 ISSUE 4 ON TRACK """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS Volume 7 Issue 4 is looking on track for December shipment. Hopefully, a right side up December shipment. Ryan Editor-in-Chief, A2 Chief Sysop, Head Geek, etc. (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 395) [EOA] [RDL] WHAT I REALLY DO FOR A LIVING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am a Family Practice physician in Omaha, Nebraska. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I'm a lab assistant at Athena Diagnostics. Read more about it in the next issue of Juiced.GS. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" FWIW, I'm an educator, with training & expertise in geography, U.S. history, instructional technology and curriculum development. Please call me collect if you need a certified Teacher Consultant. BTW, if anyone is keeping score, most of my recent Master's work was done on my Apple ][gs. Greg http://incolor.inetnebr.com/gnelson/WQwater.html (GREGN, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 10) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NMA] Syndicomm now has a new mailing address! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Future mailings to Syndicomm should be directed to: Syndicomm PMB 179 576 Foothills Plaza Dr Maryville TN 37801 Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk Bulletin Board, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 45) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson One Disk Approach to the Installation of System 6.0.1 on the IIgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson If you have ever installed System 6.0.1 on a hard drive for the IIgs you remember the juggling game you played with the installation disks as the installer requested this disk and that disk. Wouldn't it be nice if you could boot up a single disk and have all the necessary software available to the installer? What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. A IIgs with a hard drive. 2. A removable media drive such as the Zip 100 or Syquest 44/88. (Could also be done using a second hard drive). 3. A set of installation disks for System 6.0.1. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. A2Central.com (System disks, if needed) Procedure ''''''''' 1. If necessary, refer to The Tinkerer's Corner in the July issue of _The Lamp!_ (TLMP0207.) for information on setting up SCSI devices on the Apple II computers. 2. Insert a disk in the "removable media drive" and partition it with five 1MB partitions with a temporary name for each. Partition the remainder of the space with any preferred size of partitions. 3. Copy all the files from the Install disk to the first partition. Change the name of this partition to Install. 4. Copy all files from the disks named SystemTools1, SystemTools2, Fonts, and synthLAB to the second, third, fourth and fifth partitions. Rename each partition the name of the disk the files came from. Using the "One Disk Installer" '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Set the SCSI id number to a value higher than any other SCSI device on the SCSI chain. Insert the disk in the "removable media drive" and boot the IIgs. Install or customize the system on the hard drive to be used regularly on the IIgs. Shut down the IIgs. Set the SCSI id number on your "removable media drive" to a number lower than your regular hard drive. Boot the IIgs from your regular hard drive and you are in business. Store back-ups and files for installing patches, etc. on the other partitions of your "one disk installer". [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ Letter to the Editor """""""""""""""""""" Lyle, I've noticed that The Lamp! calls itself "An Onipa'a Software Production". I didn't see this in Ryan's "Hawai'ian Language 101 Department" articles back in 1998. What does "Onipa'a" mean? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (Steven Weyhrich, Nov 18, 2002) >>>>> """"" Reply to Letter to the Editor """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" "Onipa'a" means "Steadfast". It was the motto of Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii. So The Lamp! is... An Onipa'a Software Production... A Steadfast Software Production. Lyle Syverson [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 6, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] In Celebration of a New Year A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Apple II Forever Song--------------------------------------------[ATF] Check Out This Apple II History----------------------------------[CTO] Shreve Systems Discontinues Used Computers and Parts-------------[SSD] Custom Ball For Kensington Turbomouse----------------------------[CBT] FTP to MAC With OS X---------------------------------------------[FTM] Web Site - Steve Weyhrich----------------------------------------[WSW] Web Site - Bruce Baker-------------------------------------------[WBB] Setting the Switches on the Apple High Speed SCSI Card-----------[SHS] CFFA Card Compatible With Accelerators?--------------------------[CCC] Mystery Project for the IIgs-------------------------------------[MPG] Juiced.GS Scores Again-------------------------------------------[JGS] Scripts for SAM Updated------------------------------------------[SFS] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] New Server on Line in Tennessee----------------------------------[NST] Spam Filter in Place on Server-----------------------------------[SFP] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS-----------------------------------------------[DLP] Backing up Hard Drive in '2MG' Format----------------------------[BHD] Source for Spectrum----------------------------------------------[SFS] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Automatic Spin Up of Hard Drive Before Booting You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003 KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson In Celebration of a New Year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At dusk, High Above The Rock River, bursts of color stream across the darkening sky, punctuated the bark of the launching charges... fireworks signaling the start of a seven hour celebration seeing out the old year and ringing in the new. The chilled air bites at our faces as we make our way to the Coronado Theater. Right on time, the Grande Barton Theater Organ begins playing as the console begins rising to its place at the right, front corner of the stage. The organist, dressed in a bright red coat and a master at his trade, commands the great instrument with enthusiasm... his hands dancing in quick succession across the keys, adjusting the stops on the go... his feet moving from pedal to pedal to sound the low notes. Consider what this old organ has in common with the Apple II... both are well built classics that still do their job. Both are enthusiastically operated by people who enjoy them for what they can do and how they do it. All too soon, to the strains of Auld Lang Syne, the console of the organ slowly sinks into its cubical below the stage. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ATF] Apple II Forever SONG """"""""""""""""""""" Check out this link: http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2127406,00.html You can read the words, and if you download the MP3, listen to the "Apple II Forever" song! Now, what I wonder is, was this from the Apple IIc intro, and who performed this song? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 361) >>>>> """"" It is indeed from the IIc introduction, but I have no idea who performed the song. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 362) [EOA] [CTO] CHECK OUT THIS Apple II HISTORY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'll bet you've never read the Apple II History like THIS before... http://firefly.sparse.org/~mrt/cgi-bin/t.cgi?field=http%3A%2F%2Fapple2history.org Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 365) >>>>> """"" ******************************************* (This address takes a web page, in this case the Apple II History front page, and hacks Mr. T pictures and quotes throughout the page. You should try it with CNN's front page! The T'Inator strikes again!) ******************************************* [EOA] [SSD] SHREVE SYSTEMS DISCONTINUES USED COMPUTERS AND PARTS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" According to the e-mail I have received, Shreve Systems in Louisiana has discontinued its used computer and parts segment of its business, and just yesterday (12/13/02) auctioned off all of its old inventory. They are continuing business as Shreve Audio (I guess that means stereo systems). However, I have determined that Sun Remarketing, the same company from whom I purchased my very own Apple IIGS lo these many years ago, is still in business, and they still make mention of their Apple II stuff on the front page of their web site. You can see what they currently have at: http://www.sunrem.com/ and click on the Apple II links. Their prices for a "system" is not very attractive for 2002 (would have been great in 1992), but they also still stock parts for the various Apple II models. Hmmm (browsing): I can buy an Apple II Plus name plate for $1.38, or a IIe nameplate for the same price... Too bad the IIc and IIGS didn't have "name plates"; I could collect them all :-) Tony Diaz may well have better prices, but it's nice to know that stuff is still available out there. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 3, Top 23, Msg 21) [EOA] [CBT] CUSTOM BALL FOR KENSINGTON TURBOMOUSE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Years ago, I picked up a custom ball for my Kensington Turbomouse. I no longer have that turbomouse or that ball now - but I just acquired another Kensington Turbomouse and would love to have a custom ball for it again. Are these balls still available from somewhere? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 3, Top 33, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I assume so. Any ball the size of a billiard ball will work. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 33, Msg 6) [EOA] [FTM] FTP TO MAC WITH OS X """""""""""""""""""" I just found out that OS X 10.2.2 (my currently running operating system on the Cube) contains an ftp server. So I fired up SAFE and tried to connect to it. All I got were errors (: So I tried GWftp and actually got the Cube to welcome me. Unfortunately, that was all it would do as my GS hung. (: So, my question is. Am I out of luck? On the GWftp I was using the ftp://username:password@IP formulation. Does SAFE use this same style -- pieced together from the name and password fields? What should I put in the directory field? I hope someone can help me. If only to say don't waste my time. :) David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" >> Does SAFE use this same style -- pieced together from the name and password fields? What should I put in the directory field? << I don't believe SAFE uses the URL standard for entering usernames and passwords. Try just entering your username, password, and of course the FTP server and see where you get. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" >> ftp://username:password@IP formulation. Does SAFE use this same style << SAFE uses the base URL you supply, without the 'ftp://' prefix, to find the host and open Port 21 on it. It then uses Port 20 for the returned control data, and requests Passive ports as and when it needs them for any requested file data. To access the Mac, I would guess you would need to use the dotted address of the Mac for the URL within SAFE, your username and password in the next two fields, and then a suitable path to a folder for which that user had access rights, though this may just be '/' for the top level folder. I don't have an Ethernet card on my IIgs, so I can't test this out for you. I have though successfully used SAFE to access an FTP server on a Mac running OS 9.0 with a standard PPP modem dial up connection. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 17 Dec 2002 - 217 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Well, I am all right for the dotted address, username and password :), but I guess I just don't know what kind of path OS X is looking for. I do know that just the '/' does not work. I'll keep trying and see if I can come up with something. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" >> but I guess I just don't know what kind of path OS X is looking for. I do know that just the '/' does not work. I'll keep trying and see if I can come up with something. << Did you try leaving it blank? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" >> Did you try leaving it blank? << Yes, but that may have been before I found out that it wasn't enough to just allow FTP access, but that I also had to turn on file sharing, so I will try it again. Of course, I can access the stupid thing from my other Macintosh, as well as a Windows machine, but on the GS... well let me just say that GWftp seems to connect, but it locks up tight. And in shutting down I lost the ability to boot the GS (it eventually came back after sitting all night), and Universe Master spent a long time finding errors on the boot partition before it decided it had found and corrected enough. And of course the ethernet card wasn't shut down correctly and I didn't think I was ever going to get back to here (the loss of my ISP was not connected to this debacle -- I don't think :) I'll keep trying, but I think I will stay away from GWftp this time. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" >> So, my question is. Am I out of luck? << I did a little more testing today; I was unable to connect with SAFE, but gwftp worked fine for me. On the same machine. I'm not sure what this means, will try to do a bit more later on. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" I can't speak with any authority about 10.2.2, but I have connected to my Cube running 10.1.5 with both gwftp and SAFE. I don't currently have SAFE running, as I've just had to rebuild my GS after a mouse decided the ADB chip on my rom 3 was a toilet. I'll try to install it again and see if I can offer any further insights. Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" I just tried a program called Transmit on the Macintosh. It looks much like SAFE, that is, it has fields for server, name, password and directory, instead of using an ftp address. It connected fine with nothing in the directory field. Using the same values on the GS gets me "the socket could not be opened. Check your address." While if my name or password is wrong, I get "you do not have access" (not in those exact words). I can write the error messages down if you think it is important. :) I am going through a LANceGS ethernet card with a beta version of the driver and of course I am using Marinetti. What other possible variables should I be looking at? David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" >> I just tried a program called Transmit on the Macintosh. It looks much like SAFE << Well, I was quite impressed with the way that Transmit was laid out, and it made a good starting point for me to lay out SAFE from... :) >> Using the same values on the GS gets me "the socket could not be opened. << That message would arise as a result of Marinetti not being able to open the socket. SAFE, or rather Spectrum, does not open the socket by itself, it simply instructs Marinetti to do it... >> What other possible variables should I be looking at? << It would seem that Marinetti is not seeing the host and opening the socket. Quite why I am not sure. Others who use the Ethernet card may be able to help more than I can on this. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 23 Dec 2002 - 211 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 40) [EOA] [WSW] WEB SITE - Steve Weyhrich """"""""""""""""""""""""" The Apple II History http://apple2history.org Steven Weyhrich --< (A2HISTORY, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 22) [EOA] [WBB] WEB SITE - Bruce Baker """""""""""""""""""""" www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/ should work. Need to do some updating. Always too much fun stuff to do before I get to it. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 33) [EOA] [SHS] SETTING THE SWITCHES ON THE Apple High Speed SCSI CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just acquired an Apple High Speed SCSI card - My question is: what does the dip switch do and how does it need to be set? I haven't installed it yet and wanted to be sure of things first. ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 18, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" There are four DIP switches on the AHS. Going from memory, the first three set SCSI ID (set to 7 is usually best), and the fourth turns DMA on or off. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 18, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" From the High Speed SCSI Card Manual that I just acquired (kudos to Syndicomm:). The Computers SCSI ID number is determined by the positions of switches 2,3,4. Switch 1 turns off/on DMA. To set the Card to ID 7, you would have all three switches turned on...In the down position on the card. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 18, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Ok.. all switches are currently closed - I suppose that is default. Under what circumstances would I need to turn off DMA? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 18, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" You would need to turn DMA off... If you have a non-DMA compatible RAM card, often times those that expand past four megs on board. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 18, Top 7, Msg 6) [EOA] [CCC] CFFA CARD COMPATIBLE WITH ACCELERATORS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There was a report by someone on the CFFA discussion board of having problems with a GS that had a Transwarp in it. I bought a 2nd CFFA for the GS I have at the college, and put in a new 128mg Sandisk unit. The GS has the ZipGS installed. I've had nothing but problems with getting the card to work with this CF--I don't know if it's because it was an older CF design, or the ZipGS, but I've reformatted several times, and while I finally got all the files copied over using finder, I get read errors on about half the files. On the other hand, the CFFA and 128mg Sandisk unit I have on my //e at home works like a champ with absolutely no problems! Later..........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" My GS at home has a ZipGS card and works fine with the CFFA card. Perhaps the ZipGS's slot acceleration setting needs to be turned off for the slot with the CFFA in it? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 28) [EOA] [MPG] MYSTERY PROJECT FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have started work on a new project for the Apple IIgs. I will be taking a neat feature found in Mac OS X and be bringing it the IIgs. I'm not creating a GS OS X, but extending the ability of the Apple IIgs. I know that I am being vague, so let the wild speculation begin :) The code name is Project Delta Phi. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" You tease :) I can't wait to see it. Hmmm... I can't think of what it could be... Neat features of OS X I'd kinda like to see on the GS... Dock. Menu bar extras Hmm... animated desktops? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 55) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS SCORES AGAIN """""""""""""""""""""" I received V7I4 in the mail last week and I just finished reading it. Another excellent issue particularly Doug Cuff's review of Simply SoftDisk GS. I look forward to another year of publication. Good work! Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 415) [EOA] [SFS] SCRIPTS FOR SAM UPDATED """"""""""""""""""""""" Since I can't find a topic for SAM, I'm posting here. SAM (Spectrum Automated Mailer) has been unable to access my email account on Syndicomm for a little more than a week - since Sunday 29 DEC 02. The log file shows 'Server did not respond'. The program continues to access two other accounts with no problems (the local ISP and a .mil account). Could this be related to Syndicomm's service change which occurred that weekend? Is anyone else having difficulty with SAM? Is anyone else using SAM? Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b11 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 103) >>>>> """"" Syndicomm seems to be a little slow to send its welcome string after the socket has been made. As a result, SAM was aborting too soon. After some tests, I have made a fix to the two scripts that make the welcome string check. I have uploaded the updated scripts to my web site under the filename 'sam17aupdate.txt'. Make sure that you check the 'Relaxed' box in the Servers dialog for this fix to work, and make sure you are using as the POP3 server. Please note that these updated scripts require a fully installed copy of SAM 1.7. Unpredictable results will occur if they are used with any earlier versions of SAM. If you have not yet updated to SAM 1.7, then contact Joe at ShareWare Solutions for an update disk. He will make a small charge for media and shipping costs. If you do not yet own SAM, then go to the web at to order a copy. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 8 Jan 2003 - 195 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 104) [EOA] [DLP]------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ----------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [BHD] BACKING UP HARD DRIVE IN '2MG' FORMAT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey everybody who is left in Apple II land. I have a big fat SCSI drive which I fear is on its last legs. This drive just happens to contain my childhood on it (in 6 ProDOS partitions and 1 HFS partition for the rest of it). I would very much like to convert each partition to a .2MG file and transfer it over to another machine -- be it PC or Mac for emulation purposes (there is only a PC at my house and I don't own a PowerBook, so PC would be better for the transfer). How can I convert the ProDOS partitions into 2MGs, and how do I get them off relatively quickly? Also, is it possible to build a .2MG out of the HFS partition? Has anyone else done this? And finally, I would LOVE to make .2MGs of my floppies (games in particular). How would I do this -- and can I make 2MGs from copy-protected games? Thank you so much in advance. I'm so happy to see that people still are using their IIs. Colin (TOKYOCOLIN, 3618.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" I've done exactly what you're looking to do and have a perfect backup (in '2MG' format) on my PC's hardrive. I use it with KEGS32 to have a virtual copy of my Apple IIgs on my Pentium III. What you'll need is the following: 1) A large HFS partition (with +32MB free) 2) A copy of Asimov v2.0 3) A copy of Spectrum 4) Mac serial cable 5) PC serial cable 6) Null-modem adapter 7) HyperTerminal (or similar) on the PC side First you want to use Asimov to make '2MG' images out of each of your 32MB ProDOS partitions. The actual image files will be 32768K (32 megabytes) which are too large for ProDOS to store, so this is where the HFS partition comes in handy. Write them to the HFS partition, one at a time if your HFS partition is small (hopefully you have at least 32MB or more free; if not, clean up some space). Next you need to move the files off the GS and onto your PC. Link up a null-modem connection between the two serial ports on each machine--you can set up each side to 57600 bps, or try 19200 if your GS isn't accelerated. You need Spectrum (a GS/OS terminal program) to read and send the files off the HFS partition. On the PC side you can use HyperTerminal which is included with Windows to receive. Even at 57600 bps this will be EXTREMELY SLOW, so you'll probably want to do the transfer(s) over night. If you have a Zip drive and SCSI on each machine, you could skip the serial port transfer, I'm sure there's a PC utility for reading HFS (I could use that myself). Asimov you can download from www.ninjaforce.com Spectrum I _think_ Joe Kohn is or was carrying. I'm not even sure at this point, there is probably less than 0.01% Apple II software still on the commercial market at this point. If you have GSTape and access to a SCSI tape drive, you can backup your hardisk partitions too. I've done this myself since I was given a free 2GB, 4GB and 250MB tape drives. It was a LOT more difficult tracking down GSTape though. It's great, between the 2MG images (which I plan to burn to CD soon so my IIgs has offline copies it can access directly) and the tape backup, I don't even worry about my hardisk anymore. And yes...it actually was failing at one point. :) Mitchell Spector (SPECTOR1, 3618.4, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Mitchell, Thanks a lot! Is it possible to do obscure 5 1/4 disks with weird copy protection with Asimov too? Colin (TOKYOCOLIN, 3618.5, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Colin, >> ... possible to do obscure 5 1/4 disks with weird copy protection with Asimov too? << Highly unlikely. For something like that, you'd probably have to figure out how to crack the copy protection first, and make a usable backup that could then be converted. As time goes on there will be increasing difficulty in preserving such disks, which I think is a great pity. Loren http://www.golden-knots.com/ (DAMEWOOD, 3618.7, Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [SFS] SOURCE FOR SPECTRUM """"""""""""""""""" Spectrum I _think_ Joe Kohn is or was carrying. Mitchell Spector (SPECTOR1, 3618.4, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Yes, he is still selling Spectrum... go to: Shareware Solutions II for details. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLESYVERSON, 3618.6, Delphi A2 web side) [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [NST] NEW SERVER ON LINE IN TENNESSEE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We are now running on our new server in Tennessee. Our Internet connection is now twice as fast as it was yesterday, and the server itself is twice as fast as well. You may experience some minor technical issues as we're still putting finishing touches on the move. Please let us know if you have any problems by sending email to support@syndicomm.com. Thanks! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk Bulletin Board, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 48) [EOA] [SFP] SPAM FILTER IN PLACE ON SERVER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have now installed a spam filter on our server. Most spam will now be bounced before it ever gets to your mailbox. Anything that looks like spam but might not be is tagged "{spam?}" in the subject. As with all spam filters, there's no guarantee that you won't still see some spam, but this should sharply reduce the amount of spam you see. In addition, this new filter does some simple checking for possible viruses. It's not a replacement for a good virus protection utility, but it may be a good first line of defense. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk Bulletin Board, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 49) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson Automatic Spin Up of Hard Drive Before Booting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson This is one of those projects that really doesn't need to be done... but is kind of neat to do. Your SCSI hard drive might need a little time to spin up before you turn on the power to your Apple II. This requirement is easy to fulfill... simply turn on the power to your HD and wait a few seconds or so before turning on the power to the computer. But it would be nice if you could throw the switch on the power bar to the on position and go get the newspaper while your Apple II boots up by itself. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. Apple II with hard drive. 2. 5.25" floppy drive. (Could be done with a 3.5" floppy drive.) Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. A2Central.com (System disks, if needed) Procedure ''''''''' 1. Prepare the startup disk. a. Format a floppy disk. (ProDOS) b. Copy ProDOS to the disk. (If copying from System 6.0.1 on the IIgs copy the file P8 and rename the file ProDOS.) c. Copy BASIC.System to the floppy. d. Boot the disk (runs BASIC) and write this BASIC program: 1) At 1st BASIC prompt type NEW 2) At 2nd BASIC prompt type 10: PR#X (where X is the number of the slot where you HD is located) 3) At 3rd BASIC prompt type SAVE STARTUP 4) Quit BASIC 2. Keep the prepared floppy in the appropriate drive and set up your computer to boot from that drive. 3. Leave power switches of your Apple II and hard drive in the on position and plug them into a power bar. When you turn on the power bar the floppy will boot and automatically run a program called STARTUP which will in turn boot your hard drive. Your HD will have spun up by the time it is called on to boot. This setup does have a disadvantage you might consider... if you need to warm boot your computer there will be a short delay... the floppy will boot and in turn the HD will boot. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200302.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200302.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6999e626 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200302.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 6, No. 2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Thrill of Enlightenment... to Explore... to Discover A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] ADVALIVE Available in A2 Library---------------------------------[AAL] Using the SoundMeister Card--------------------------------------[USC] Using Synth Music Files------------------------------------------[USF] 8-Bit Softdisk---------------------------------------------------[ESD] CDs for Storage of Data------------------------------------------[CDS] Nibble Magazines on CD-ROM---------------------------------------[NCD] About the Nibble Releases----------------------------------------[ANR] Use of PC Power Supply With IIgs---------------------------------[PSY] RamFast and Focus Drive in a IIgs at the Same Time?--------------[RAF] Renewing Your Subscription to Juiced.GS--------------------------[RYS] What Has Happened to Internet Radio?-----------------------------[HIR] Learning About Hobby Internet Radio Stations---------------------[HRS] Computer Pals Across the World-----------------------------------[CPW] ZIP Drives and the 'Click of Death'------------------------------[COD] Determining Your IP Number While Online--------------------------[DIN] Testing Flash Media----------------------------------------------[TFM] Exchange Data Between Platforms - Flash Media on Apple II?-------[EDB] DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS-----------------------------------------------[DLP] Archiving 3.5" ProDOS Diskettes----------------------------------[APD] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] A2Central.com Launches Redesigned Web Site-----------------------[RWS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Backing Up Your Data - Dual Hard Drives on the IIgs You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] The Kfest Spirit - What Will You Bring?--------------------------[KFS] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules----------------------------------------[KHR] For More Information Visit The KFest Home Page-------------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Thrill of Enlightenment... to Explore... to Discover ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River the contrast of a vapor trail against the deep blue sky draws our attention to a jet liner. In turn our thoughts turn to the recent disaster in the loss of the Columbia space shuttle. Mankind has an urge to explore, to discover new places and how to do new things. There are those among us who are willing to take risks so this will happen. Then there are those who are content to rediscover how something is done. The retired airline pilot who is building a copy of the Wright brothers airplane which he hopes to fly on the hundredth anniversary of their first flight, for example. Some have an interest in learning to do more with their Apple IIs. For you we have The Tinkerer's Corner. We have a treat for those who would like to discover or rediscover the roots and workings of GEnie Lamp and _The Lamp!_ Starting with this issue Steven Weyhrich will be presenting a series entitled ILLUMINATING THE LAMP. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [AAL] ADVALIVE AVAILABLE IN A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have a new upload in the games/arcade/16-bit directory: File: advalive.BXY Size: 280832 Date: Jan 17 It's a Mario Bros-meets-Lode Runner type of game by Greg Hedger. A new freeware release. Pretty neat for a new game. Clearly not entirely done yet but it's playable and comes with a map editor. Uploaded here on behalf of the author. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 11) [EOA] [USC] USING THE SoundMeister CARD """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I managed to get a hold of a stereo card for my GS - its the SoundMeister. Can anyone give me some information on hooking it up? It has a plug that I suppose goes to the connector to the right of the sound chip, but the plug seems to have two rows of 7 connections, while the connector on the MB has only one row of 7 pins. Also, there is another cable with a set of 3 jacks on it. I would assume that two of the jacks are for up to 4 speakers, but I cant be sure.. what would the 3rd jack be for? Also, I guess this card will go in any slot? and is there any software or drivers for it I should try to find? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Riff, re: Soundmeister >> Also, I guess this card will go in any slot? << According to the manual, you can put it in any slot except slot 3. You do not need to change the slot to 'Your Card' to use it as a stereo card. If you want to use the recording capability, you must set the slot to 'Your Card' while recording. >> It has a plug that I suppose goes to the connector to the right of the sound chip, but the plug seems to have two rows of 7 connections, while the connector on the MB has only one row of 7 pins. << You connect one of the double row of seven to the single row of seven on the MB. It should be possible to do this only with one of the rows and not the other, due to the connector configuration. The extra row of seven should end up hanging out on the power supply side of the MB connector. >> Also, there is another cable with a set of 3 jacks on it. I would assume that two of the jacks are for up to 4 speakers, but I cant be sure.. what would the 3rd jack be for? << Good guess, but not quite correct. The three jacks should be two close together and one farther apart from them. The one by itself is for a microphone or line level input. The one of the pair that is farthest from the input jack is the high level output jack, for connecting directly to speakers. The middle jack is the line level output jack for connecting to other external equipment, such as powered speakers or a stereo system. >> is there any software or drivers for it I should try to find? << There are an Init and a CDEV, which allow you to control the volume and select between microphone and line level input. There is also an application, "Digital Session", which you use to record. Any other sound software should also work fine with the card. I believe that the software is still commercial and is available from Alltech, (or whatever their new name is). They are also the manufacturer of the board. They might even still be able to sell you a manual for the board and software. If you wait a bit Tony Diaz may give you better info, since the card and software are his babies. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Ok, I got it installed - sounds great! The double row connector I have though, will go in either way - I tried what seemed obvious first, but didn't get any output - turning it around worked though. I have no plans (yet) to mess with recording.. but I might decide to piddle with it if I can get the software. (Tony?) One other question. Music I listen to comes out GS's built in speaker as well.. I can put a dummy plug in the related output jack or turn down the system volume, but this is a pain to do each time I wanna listen to music. Is there an alternative solution to system speaker control? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Riff, Those are the only two methods that I know of. I tried the dummy plug for a while, then switched to the volume control method. I keep the system volume control set low where I can still hear it, if the powered speakers are off, but it is lost in the sound from the speakers all the rest of the time. I have powered speakers and control their volume using their manual dial, which I rarely change. I have used this method for several years now. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" That sounds like a good idea - I'll do that. Thanx Steve :) ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" >> There is also an application, "Digital Session", which you use to record. Any other sound software should also work fine with the card. I believe that the software is still commercial and is available from Alltech, (or whatever their new name is). << I believe Digital Session is on the A2 Romulan CD, which contains a LOT of software and stuff I've never seen before, or even heard of. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 12, Top 12, Msg 19) [EOA] [USF] USING SYNTH MUSIC FILES """"""""""""""""""""""" I have a good number of Synth music files. I usually play them with Synth Init. To keep the files manageable, I have them grouped into separate folders. However, I have to duplicate the .wav and .bnk files in each folder. Is there any way to keep the instrument files in a separate folder? SynthInit certainly doesn't permit this - are all synth players this way? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 12, Top 13, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" They're all that way. That's mostly just how they're designed; the MIDISynth tool set certainly doesn't care. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 13, Msg 9) [EOA] [ESD] 8-BIT SOFTDISK """""""""""""" Years ago, I used to have a subscription to Softdisk. I really enjoyed it. Today, I accident ran across an old disk issue (#55 on 2 disks) in a collection of other stuff I got from my brother. Perusing this issue sure was a blast to the past - one of my favorite features as a series called 'Alfredo's Lost Cause'. Other than haunting Ebay offers, which I do anyway, is there a Softdisk archive hidden somewhere I can download or get copies of? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 16, Top 8, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Syndicomm sells the complete collection of Softdisk G-S on CD, and is working on a collection of Softdisk 8-bit on CD. There's no announced release date for the latter yet, but we have a license from Softdisk to publish such a product. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 16, Top 8, Msg 2) [EOA] [CDS] CDs FOR STORAGE OF DATA """"""""""""""""""""""" I think CDs are a good medium for large quantities of apple2 data. 1) No bitrot, bad sectors, or accidental rewriting 2) Don't need to deal with hundreds of disks (SDGS was 80+ issues, each a full 3.5 disk) or breaking large archives across disks. 3) Can be read on any modern computer with a cdrom drive My IIgs doesn't have CDROM drive, but i can ftp or serial over files from the CD as needed. Of course, if you don't have a CDROM drive or another computer, it wouldn't be so useful. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 16, Top 8, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> I think CDs are a good medium for large quantities of apple2 data. 1) No bitrot, bad sectors, or accidental rewriting << They don't suffer from bit rot in the way that floppies do, but they can suffer from aluminum rot, which has the same effect. Unless you use high quality, or gold flashed, CDs they might have an even shorter life than the good old floppy disk. This is a painful lesson that many of us have already experienced. A cheap or poor quality CD may only last a few weeks before it fails to read. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 4 Feb 2003 - 168 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 16, Top 8, Msg 6) [EOA] [NCD] NIBBLE MAGAZINES ON CD-ROM """""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's some late-breaking news, hot off the press: --- begin quote ------------------------ A.P.P.L.E. to reproduce Nibble Magazine on CD-Rom Seattle 16 January 2003 -- A.P.P.L.E. completed negotiations today with Mike Harvey that will allow the group to reproduce Nibble magazine and Nibble Books published by Mike Harvey in the 1980s and 1990. These reproductions will be offered in PDF format on CD-ROM in the coming months as reproduction is completed. Nibble magazine was one of the most successful programming magazines for the Apple II. Its clear concise program listings that were carried in each issue taught many programmers of the era new and better ways to accomplish programming tasks through its innovative programs and programming tips. The magazines will be offered in a complete set of CDs containing all 12 years of the magazine and the books will also be offered on individual CDs for each book that is reproduced. A.P.P.L.E. is producing this collection in conjunction with Mike Harvey in order to further its goal of preserving materials from the Apple computing world of the 1970s through 1990s. Mike Harvey was the founder and publisher of Nibble Magazine from 1980 through 1992. In 1980, he wrote the first 4 issues of the magazine himself in order to get it started. At its peak, Nibble had a monthly circulation of nearly 100,000. The CDs will be made available to the general public later this spring exclusively through the A.P.P.L.E. online product catalog at http://www.callapple.org/cat. About A.P.P.L.E. A.P.P.L.E. is an all-volunteer users group that supports members in the Apple II, Macintosh and iMac communities. The members run the organization as well as support all aspects of the user group. A.P.P.L.E. was established in 1978 and closed in 1990. An informal A.P.P.L.E. group also existed between 1990 and 2001. A.P.P.L.E. was once again established as an online users group in 2002. Further information about the group can be found at its web site at www.callapple.org. Article submissions and comments can be sent to editor@calllapple.org To Advertise in Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine, send email to ads@callapple.org Press information requests can be sent to press@callapple.org. A.P.P.L.E, Digital Civilization,. and Call a.P.P.L.E. are copyrights of Apple PugetSound Program Library Exchange and Digital Civilization Multimedia Productions. Apple II, Macintosh, OS X, and Xserve are copyrights of Apple Computer Inc. Nibble is copyright by FL Mike Harvey. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. --- end quote ------------------------ Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 16, Top 10, Msg 1) [EOA] [ANR] ABOUT THE NIBBLE RELEASES """"""""""""""""""""""""" I had an interesting and long conversation with Bill from call-A.P.P.L.E. a few days ago about the Nibble releases. He's also going to be including, where we can find them for him, the monthly disks for the issues that had them, in .DSK format. He seems to feel that the vast majority of Apple II users are using emulation these days and that there's no real reason to do anything but disk imaging. I told him that there's still a lot of people using real Apple II's where a .DSK file won't be of much use - at this point, I'm not sure if he's going to add a .sdk or not. He's also running into the same problem with the monthly disks that I'm running into with the other NIBBLE disks--no one seems to have them available except for one or two disks! Later............Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 16, Top 10, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" >> I told him that there's still a lot of people using real Apple II's where a .DSK file won't be of much use - at this point, I'm not sure if he's going to add a .sdk or not. << Aside from the fact that you would need to download and install another free program to convert .dsk or other disk images into 5.25 inch floppies, I'm not sure how having images in that format vs. Shrinkit disk images is not useful. In some ways, it's more useful (emulator users). While I do appreciate .sdk images for use with Apple IIs, and if I was involved in the project, I'd include those, I don't see that not including them is a big deal. The .dsk images can be made into 5.25 inch physical floppies using a IIe with DSK2FILE, which is freely available, so I don't really see a problem. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 16, Top 10, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I would at least recommend to Bill that he include DSK2FILE on the CD. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 16, Top 10, Msg 15) [EOA] [PSY] USE OF PC POWER SUPPLY WITH IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm in the process of installing a GS in a tower case. My question today is about the power supply. Will any pc type power supply work, provided the voltage requirements are met, or do I need to worry about too much output (amps/watts) that might overload my system? ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 17, Top 9, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" You can use a PC power supply on your GS. I ran my main GS that way after going through 2 regular GS power supplies in as many years. The PC supply was a 180 watt silver brick that rested outside of my GS's case (of course!). You'll have to rewire the connectors as the PC supply won't work on the GS's connectors. Sorry, I don't remember the pins or voltages. My PC supply lasted a good 8 years before it too bit the dust. Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 17, Top 9, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" V.1 I.4 of Juiced.GS has an excellent article on adapting a PC power supply for the GS. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b11 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 17, Top 9, Msg 7) [EOA] [RAF] RamFast AND Focus Drive IN A IIgs AT THE SAME TIME? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone aware of any issues with using both a Ramfast and a Focus drive in a GS? I'm running a ROM3 GS with a Focus drive in slot 7. I tried to install a Ramfast ver c in slot 1 and 2 (no, not at the same time. :) and my computer crashes on first boot, but boots fine after that - but the Ramfast wont work. The control panel crashes when I try to bring it up also. The Ramfast seems to work ok without the Focus installed though. I'm wanting to use the RamFast with a CD Drive, but I am considering going with an external SCSI Harddrive as well, instead of the Focus, unless someone has a solution for me. ...Riff (RIFF, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" >> Anyone aware of any issues with using both a Ramfast and a Focus drive in a GS? << I've had such a setup working in the past. It is important to make sure that the drivers for both devices are on the boot volume, and (hopefully) your RamFAST ROM is a recent version. >> I'm wanting to use the RamFast with a CD Drive, but I am considering going with an external SCSI Harddrive as well << The RamFAST is pretty unhappy without a writable device on the chain, meaning that using it with just the CD is probably not going to work too well. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 12, Msg 35) [EOA] [RYS] RENEWING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FWIW, we will be shipping Volume 8, Issue 1 of Juiced.GS in February (probably late February). For those who haven't renewed yet, you still have time, but not as much as you probably thought you did :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 416) >>>>> """"" Does everyone have to renew in January? If so, where can I do it online? (Well, SOMEONE has to ask the dumb questions!!) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 417) >>>>> """"" All subscriptions start in January; if you sign up in October, you still get that whole year's issues -- we mail you the ones you've missed. So everyone renews in January. You can renew online at Syndicomm's online store: For United States residents: For everyone else: Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 418) >>>>> """"" And for those of us too brain-numb to REMEMBER IF we've already renewed, is there any way we can check? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 419) >>>>> """"" Yeah. Email subscriptions@juiced.gs and ask. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 421) [EOA] [HIR] WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO INTERNET RADIO? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all This message is probably posted in the wrong place, but that's just too bad. Several years ago at KFest, internet appliances made their debut for many of us. Living here in the corn and soybean fields, we don't see too many internet devices. In fact, I've seen none since that fine KFest presentation. I know I asked this question at KFest 02, but would appreciate an update. What has happened to internet devices? In particular, I'm interested in the internet radio thing which was pretty cool as stations from all over the world could be heard with an internet connection. A few years ago, while working in Omaha, I enjoyed listening to radio stations in Australia using a silly WinDoze box. One of the DJs in Melbourne rang me one morning; I was interviewed for about ten minutes. I'm sure you all caught that highlight of internet radio history... What has happened to internet radio? Is it still going strong or has the fad waned? At the University I had software installed on a Mac which would select all streaming radio stations and display them by category, nation, etc. That was way cool. What internet devices are still available for sale, or will I need to look on eBay for such an item? Will these still work with the current state of the internet? Are there more or fewer streaming radio broadcasts now due to intellectual property restrictions? How, exactly, does one protect one's intellectual property once it's on the internet? FWIW, our own Nebraska Public Radio Network, is streaming on the web. Look for/listen to this outstanding site at http://net.unl.edu Finally, as I can view full screen video output running Allison software or listen to "streaming audio" using OverSampler software on an Apple ][gs, how difficult would it be to create an Apple ][gs internet radio device? I hope it will be a part of Spectrum soon... Thanks in advance for your comments regarding internet devices. Greg (GREGN, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" It is still going strong, and can be heard on any computer capable of running QuickTime Player, Windows Media Player or Real Audio player. That encompasses all recent Macs and PCs. Although a IIgs is capable of playing audio in real time, it does not have the necessary MPEG4, or other decoder tools, to allow for internet radio to be viable. It is also certainly not fast enough to allow internet radio through interpreted scripts in Spectrum. Of course I would love for someone to prove me wrong and release a player for the IIgs. Perhaps this is what Geoff is up to? In the meantime, I will stick to listening to streaming radio on my Macintosh... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 10 Jan 2003 - 193 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" I don't pay a lot of attention to internet radio, so some of the following may be incorrect... Until recently, internet radio didn't involve any royalty fees, but the Copyright Royalty Arbitration Panel (CARP) [should be CRAP?!?] proposed retroactive royalty rates back in July that would put almost all of hobby internet radio stations that play copyrighted music out of business.. More info here http://www.copyright.gov/carp/webcasting_rates_final.html Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 36) [EOA] [HRS] LEARNING ABOUT HOBBY INTERNET RADIO STATIONS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Where would be a good place on the internet to learn about hobby internet radio stations? Thanks from Greg (GREGN, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" As always, start with Google... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 11 Jan 2003 - 192 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 38) [EOA] [CPW] COMPUTER PALS ACROSS THE WORLD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Dear friends, Next year, in 2003, the Computer Pals Across the World will celebrate twenty years of achievements. CPAW links students, teachers, senior citizens, and others while promoting global peace through understanding. I am proud to be a member of CPAW. Please invite your educator friends to check out the website and become involved. http://reach.ucf.edu/~cpaw CPAW ... provides opportunities for people in educational and community institutions to share their experiences, ideas and knowledge in a variety of collaborative learning environments to enhance global understanding... As an Apple ][ user, I was asked to become involved with CPAW back in 1988. My wife and I coordinated the Video Letters Project, in which our junior high school aged students wrote and produced videos for their counterparts in Australia and New Zealand. We spent three months touring there, visiting 29 schools in 59 days, on sabbatical from our local school district. My wife and I presented the Video Letters Project at the 1989 CPAW Conference in Portland. During the following year, I assembled the Video Letters Project Lesson Plans, handouts, introductory letters and dozens of screen shots from the videotapes, sent them off to Ed Floden in Illinois who organized all of the files and folders onto a ProDOS CD-ROM called Generous Efforts of Many. This was in early 1990. In July of 1990, the GEM CD-ROM caused quite a stir among those who saw my presentation at the CPAW conference in Cairns, Qld, Australia. Thanks to the local Apple dealer, I was able to use an Apple ][gs with a CD-ROM drive to demonstrate parts of GEM (including Video Letters Project) to the assembled crowd. After that, more than a few people became excited about getting their Apple computers into educational projects for students. While there were 41 individual contributors to GEM; few of us remain active in the Apple ][ community. Today, only a handful of CPAW executives use Apple computers: that would be me. You, too, can still achieve great things in education with your Apple ][ computer. It takes just a little longer sometimes, but the results are still remarkable. I'm keeping my 'dead' Apple ][gs, but you already knew that. Greg Nelson, M.Ed (made on an Apple ][gs) NGS Teacher Consultant Lincoln NE Greg Nelson - GregN Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (GREGN, Cat 6, Top 14, Msg 2) [EOA] [COD] ZIP DRIVES AND THE 'CLICK OF DEATH' """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all Have any of you encountered the dreaded iomega "click of death"? My Mom's 100 Mb SCSI iomega Zip drive started making the dreaded click click click on a regular basis. So I took the drive and power supply home with me and tried them here. Imagine my surprise to hear the same click click click here when attached to my ][gs. Interestingly, the click click click goes away when using a different iomega power supply. Have any of you experienced similar results? If it's only the power supply the problem is easy to correct as power supplies are easy to find. Or, do I need to worry about anything beyond the 5VDC 1A stamped on the power supply? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks in advance. Greg Greg Nelson - GregN Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 (GREGN, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" While I've never heard that changing the wall wart makes a difference, the Click of Death is contagious. Once you have a drive that does it, it ruins the carts that are used by it, and then it's passed on to the next drive that the cartridge gets used in. IOW, once you hear it, stop fooling with those drives. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I have real trouble thinking of a way that a broken drive could damage a Zip disk in such a way that it would damage another drive. I could see that the disk might need to be low-level formatted, but able to damage a working drive? How? To the best of my knowledge I've never had the "official" Click-of-Death on any of my 5 Zip drives. At one point one drive was clicking trying to read a disk and I got worried, but reformatting the disk seemed to cure the problem. I've always assumed the "click" was the drive recalibrating when trying to read a disk. Obviously a damaged drive will not succeed (and hence click repeatedly), and it may even damage the disk, but I have trouble thinking of a way it could damage a disk to the point the disk itself could damage another drive. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> How? << http://members.aol.com/zipcod1/NewInfo.html Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Yes, I'd heard of this contagion. How do I reliably test for the click of death while eliminating a bad wall wart as the problem? Greg (GREGN, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" If your data means much to you, I wouldn't even consider such a test. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" If you hear the click of death, dispose of your Zip drive and buy a new one. Don't try to solve or test the problem. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" It's not the wall-wart. I've had click-of-death happen to me, and I did buy a new drive. Since I had a lighter-weight wall-wart, I continued to use that and it works well with my new unit. At one time iOmega was replacing units that developed COD free of charge, but I doubt if they're still doing that. Later........Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 19, Top 34, Msg 12) [EOA] [DIN] DETERMINING YOUR IP NUMBER WHILE ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The ISP wants to know what my IP number is when attempting to log onto their server. This can be accomplished on the Mac (I have been advised) by looking at whatsmyipnumber.com, or something like that. However, I'm uncertain how to determine the IP number while connected to my ISP with the Apple ][gs running Marinetti. Ideas? Greg (GREGN, Cat 11, Top 22, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" How about using Spectrum? It can do anything :) Start up Spectrum and open up the editor. Type in the following: display "$ipaddress" Select the Script menu and choose "Run Editor as Script" Your IP address will show up. (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 22, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Ewen replied with a similar suggestion some time ago. I have to actually be connected to my ISP using Marinetti for the IP number to display using this script. FWIW, SpeedReadPlus 3.22 found three references to "IPaddress" among several Mb of files in /System. Knowing what to look for in !Help! is, well, helpful. Thanks from Greg (GREGN, Cat 11, Top 22, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" The IPAddress is dynamically assigned by your ISP, and so may be different every time you connect. You have to be actually connected with Marinetti to display the current one! Check the numbers in your Log files, and you should see they are different every time. It is of course possible to be assigned the same address the next time you connect, so don't be surprised if sometimes it is the same! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 16 Jan 2003 - 187 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 22, Msg 13) [EOA] [TFM] TESTING FLASH MEDIA """"""""""""""""""" Hi all This may sound like a really stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway. How's the best way to test SanDisk 32 Mb and SanDisk 64 Mb FlashCard media? I want to use them in the IDE/FlashCard Apple ][ card. Thanks in advance from Greg (GREGN, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Using your CFFA Reference Manual as a guide, install one of them in your CFFA and your CFFA in your Apple II. Then proceed with the rest of the setup procedure. If it works the SanDisk card is good. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 16) [EOA] [EDB] EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN PLATFORMS - FLASH MEDIA ON Apple II? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all Right now I don't own a portable USB FlashCard reader/writer but I'm interested in buying one to connect to G4 boxes at the university, so I can share files between the Apple ][gs (HFS format) and G4 Macs, mostly running OS 10.2.x What portable USB FlashCard reader/writer devices would you recommend for this use? Thanks in advance from Greg (GREGN, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" The CFFA (CompactFlash Interface for Apple II) has its own unique partitioning system (as outlined on page 9 of the manual). I doubt very much that you will be able to remove the SanDisk from your CFFA in your Apple II and install it in another device and move data to another computer (with the exception of another Apple II equipped with a CFFA). Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" IIRC, there was discussion about saving the info off of the CF onto a Mac, after having been partitioned by the jumpers on the CFFA and then having data written to it. I believe that only the info on the 1st partition was seen by the reader and the mac, and the rest of the material wasn't accessible. This would be ok if you were only using a 32meg CF, but obviously causes problems if you're using anything larger. (The discussion was on the cffa website's bulletin board section) I do monthly backups of my CF partitions onto syquest 44 meg carts. Amazing the physical size difference between the two storage media types. :) Later.........Howard A2.HOWARD, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" I've got 32 Mb and 64 Mb SanDisk FlashCard CFFA media. Perhaps the 32 Mb will be my best bet then for exchanging data between the Mac and Apple ][gs. What issues would prevent data being stored on one 64 Mb HFS (Mac) partition on both the Mac and ][gs? I don't have the CFFA docs here - it's with the card in an Apple ][gs at the university. Thanks for the tip. Greg (GREGN, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" >> I've got 32 Mb and 64 Mb SanDisk FlashCard CFFA media. Perhaps the 32 Mb will be my best bet then for exchanging data between the Mac and Apple ][gs. What issues would prevent data being stored on one 64 Mb HFS (Mac) partition on both the Mac and ][gs? << The CFFA will partition the 64MB into two partitions... 32MB and whatever is left after the space required to record the partition info. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 38, Msg 21) [EOA] [DLP]------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 | ----------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [APD] ARCHIVING 3.5" ProDOS DISKETTES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have about 100 3.5" ProDos diskettes that I need to shrink down to a more compact media. I have a Zip drive and was hoping to put almost all the diskettes on it. What is the best program to accomplish this task? ShrinkIt only does a file shrink method and archiver isn't much better. What i really need is the ability to shrink an entire 3.5 disk into a file on the zip 100. Can anyone help? Thanks! SHartz40@yahoo.com (stevehartz, 3622.1, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" shrinkit will shrink a whole disk. (.sdk extension) God bless you. Bruce /www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/ (BRB, 3622.2, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" Will ShrinkIt GS do a complete Disk shrink (fast) or merely a file by file shrink? (slow) (stevehartz, 3622.3, Delphi A2 web side) >>>>> """"" GSHK (aka ShrinkIt GS) can create disk images. However, it can only do that for ProDOS or HFS disks. It won't create disk images of DOS 3.3 or other operating systems. ShrinkIt, the 8 bit version, can create disk images of DOS 3.3, ProDOS and probably other 8 bit operating systems. Those programs create compressed versions of the disk images. There are other programs that can be used to create uncompressed disk images and then you can optionally compress them after you've created them. These programs include ImageMaker and Asimov. There are probably others as well. Just look for programs for creating disk images for use with Apple II emulators. (JBLAKENEY, 3622.4 Delphi A2 web side) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- By Steven Weyhrich An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YESTERDAY ONCE MORE I am in what could be called the final "alpha" stages of the creation of a master index to the entire run of the GEnieLamp and The Lamp! newsletters, from its inception in April 1992 to the present. "Why", many of you may be thinking, shaking your collective heads, "would anyone in his right mind spend the time necessary to create an index that virtually NO ONE will ever want to use???" Darn good question, that. To give an answer, let me take you back to those golden days, the days when the Apple II was still going strong, both GEnie and America Online were king in the world of online Apple II activity, and an Atari fan named John Peters decided to start a publishing innovation. But just before that, let me give you some background that explains my decision to create a Lamp index, which itself ultimately led to this writing). IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Some of you may know that it has been quite a while since I have had anything to write for submission to this publication, and that only in its previous incarnation, as GEnieLamp. From 1992 through 1994, my Apple II History (minus the Appendices) was serialized in GEnieLamp, as it was in many user group newsletters at the time ran. After Doug Cuff began as editor, I also contributed for approximately one year a series of articles for the Beginner's Corner column, called "Polishing Green Apples". When the final edition of that column and of the Apple II History reprint ran, I was getting burnt out on writing about the Apple II, and decided to take a break from it. Not only had I been writing those articles for GEnieLamp, but also I had been contributing news from a summarization of online posts from GEnie. This collection was similar to the old "Hey Mister Postman" and "A Funny Thing Happened" columns from the Lamp publications, and the work that Lyle does today in producing The Lamp! I had done this news work for several years, first for my local user group newsletter, and later as a contribution to the final issues of A2-Central (on disk). Also at this time I was in the process of getting up to speed in the brand new world of the Personal Digital Assistant or PDA (a phrase coined by Apple Computer CEO John Sculley), specifically with my Newton MessagePad 110. The one problem with that device, as with many advances in the world of computers in the early 1990's onward, was a LACK of Apple II connectivity for anything beyond simple text file transfer. My regular use of this Newton, then, required use of our family Macintosh LC III. That, plus a nearly catastrophic loss of a great deal of my Apple II files with the crash of my 240 meg IIGS hard drive (and a backup that only partly was intact) took the wind out of my Apple II enthusiasm for several years. As a result, I faded away from the Apple II world for quite a while, leaving it to whatever fate had in store for it. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU The presence of the Apple II History on the new World Wide Web, from 1994 onward, kept me peripherally involved in it. I would occasionally get the e-mail question from someone, or have an error pointed out that needed to be corrected. And with time I gradually regained the interest in making the History accurate again; some of it had become outdated with the passage of time, and that just became a bother that I could no longer accept. I rejoined the band again in June of last year with my participation in the A2Central.com (Syndicomm) forums, themselves an accurate re-creation of GEnie in its heyday. I realized that I needed to learn details about what happened in the Apple II world between 1994 and 2002 in order to 1) look less stupid, and 2) find out about the final fates of GEnie, II Alive magazine, Softdisk G-S, and others in the time I had been away. What could I read to learn about these events in sufficient detail to allow me to update the Apple II History correctly? Why, those archives of GEnieLamp A2, GenieLamp A2, and The Lamp!, so carefully preserved over the years. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING SO LONG And so, I began to read those newsletters closely enough so that I would not only learn exactly what happened, but also be able to communicate it to those who may have forgotten, or (like me) never experienced the details of the past eight years. Doing this review by creating an index along the way would allow me to pay close attention and to not skip over important parts. It would also help me to find specific bits of information regarding dates and people and programs and companies, details that was just crying out for organization. And now that brings me back to the purpose of what I am writing here, and to let you know just what a treasure these newsletters truly are. In the November 1996 issue of GEnieLamp, editor Doug Cuff wrote "GEnieLamp History: Where We've Been". I don't intend to simply copy his work here, but to expand on it, and bring the story forward to the present, as well as comment on the Lamp series as a whole. ONLY THE BEGINNING In 1990, John Peters, an Atari ST user living in Denver, Colorado, started an online magazine called TeleTalk Online. It was targeted towards BBS Sysops and the members of their boards. He uploaded that first issue to a couple of BBS's that were local to him, and from there it went nationwide, migrating from BBS to BBS. After three issues, Peters found that he was receiving e-mail about TeleTalk Online from all over the country. He signed up with PC Pursuit (a GTE service started in 1985 that offered unlimited non-primetime connections to online databases, bulletin boards, regional networks, and personal computers in the several large metropolitan areas) which then made it possible for him to access BBS's located in many different parts of the United States. With this ability of personally "delivering" his digital magazine, its rapid growth continued. With the experience gained from this foray into digital publishing, Peters wrote the Chief Sysop for the GEnie's Atari Roundtables, asking if there was any interest in a TeleTalk-type of magazine. CompuServe already had a magazine called "ST Report", and GEnie was interested in something to compete with it. As a result, GEnieLamp ST, the first GEnieLamp publication, started in June 1990. It became a popular download amongst the members of that Roundtable, and as time passed, it caught the eye of Kent Fillmore, who was a program manager for GEnie. Fillmore asked Peters if he would be interested in expanding the GEnieLamp concept to some other platforms. Peters accepted the challenge, sought and found assistants from selected Roundtables to act as co-editors, and on April 1, 1992 three additional GEnieLamp magazines appeared, for the Macintosh, IBM, and Apple II platforms. COME AND GET IT Over the next several years, additional editions of the GEnieLamp magazines appeared, and then gradually faded away. Interestingly, the Apple II edition did NOT fade away, and even gained in strength. In Doug Cuff's 1996 article about the history of GEnieLamp A2, he summarized the start and end dates for the various GEnieLamp publications. Here is a slightly modified recreation of his timeline: FIRST ISSUE LAST ISSUE ''''''''''' '''''''''' GEnieLamp A2 Apr 1992 Oct 1997 GEnieLamp IBM Apr 1992 Jun 1996 GEnieLamp Mac Apr 1992 Jun 1996 GEnieLamp ST Jun 1990 Mar 1996 GEnieLamp TX2 Dec 1990 Mar 1996 GEnieLamp A2Pro Feb 1993 Jan 1996 GEnieLamp IBM MM Jun 1994 Dec 1995 GEnieLamp PPC Nov 1994 Dec 1995 GEnieLamp Windows Mar 1994 Sep 1995 GEnieLamp {PR} ? Aug 1994 GEnieLamp MacPRO Dec 1992 Feb 1993 The only corrections that I needed to make were for the start dates for the A2, IBM, and Mac editions, and the end date for the A2 version (which had not yet happened at the time Doug's article appeared). Doug's original list identified the start dates for the flagship GEnieLamp publications as Feb 1992; unless this referred to some test or beta editions of the GEnieLamp magazine that appeared two months before the official start, I believe those dates should be Apr 1992, since the April 1992 issue of GEnieLamp A2 identifies itself as Volume 1, Issue 1. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME Well, it probably won't be THAT long, but beginning with the next installment of this article, I plan to give a year by year BRIEF (I hope) summarization of the stories covered by the Lamp publications during their combined run of over ten years. To conclude this introductory article, let me comment on the GEnieLamp A2 / The Lamp! phenomenon. I'm not sure exactly what it is about Apple II users, hanging on to this classic platform as long as they have, but it is to their credit that they have also worked so hard to preserve these classic publications. I've done an online search of the Web using Google, and aside from a site that has many different types of newsletters, and which has the first issue of GEnieLamp IBM, it would appear the that only surviving GEnieLamp publications that can be found intact on the Web are the A2 and A2Pro editions! A preliminary search of GoogleGroups (which has newsgroup archives dating back many years) also finds many hits for GEnieLamp A2, and the MENTION of the IBM, Atari ST, and PowerPC editions, but no currently active links for downloading any of them. Apparently no one else has thus far felt that the other GEnieLamps were worth the effort to preserve for posterity (although undoubtedly they do exist somewhere). For this we have to thank Ryan Suenaga for making sure there was a central, consistently available web site to post them. More importantly than that, we have editors Doug Cuff and Ryan and now Lyle Syverson to thank for their tireless efforts in continuing to produce the Lamp publications long after there was any kind of monetary compensation offered to do so. They chose to do it out of loyalty to the readers, and love for the Apple II computer itself. For this, I for one tip my hat and offer my sincere thanks to these long-suffering editors, as well as the many contributors over the years that have made the Lamp publications a treasury of both useful information and interesting trivia. FEELING STRONGER EVERY DAY I know that there are other periodicals that appeared and (most) disappeared during the years that the Lamps have been in production, and they also contain unique and useful information (GS+ Magazine, Juiced.GS, and a number of smaller, less widely distributed newsletters). But the Lamp shines above them in ease of use and accessibility (after all, can you read Nibble, inCider, or Shareware Solutions II on your computer, or on your PDA??), much like the Apple II can exceed any GUI computer in speed (if not features) when it comes to raw text processing. It spans the end of the era in which Apple Computer made some efforts (however reluctantly) to continue supporting and enhancing the platform, up through the present where we have to support ourselves entirely. The persistence of the Lamps parallels the persistence of the Apple II itself. In spite of Apple Computer's decision to move on to bigger and better things, we the users are stubbornly going to MAKE "Apple II Forever" happen, come what may. NEXT TIME: A review of GEnieLamp's birth and infancy. Maybe even its toddler years, who knows? Steven Weyhrich http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [RWS] A2CENTRAL.COM LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEB SITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" January 16, 2002--A2Central.com(tm), the premier Apple II news and information web site, has launched a redesigned web site. While very similar in terms of look-and-feel to the old design, the new site adds easy access to the Apple II forum on Syndicomm Online, and is designed to be easier to navigate, as well as easier for A2Central.com staff to update and maintain. "The old site was, frankly, a pain in the neck to keep up-to-date," said Eric Shepherd, editor of A2Central.com. "It got to the point where it was so much work just to add a single new story that we dreaded new Apple II news." Shepherd added with a smile, "And that's just not right." There remains work to be done on the new site. All previous content is still available although some graphics are missing. The entire site will be transitioned to the new design over the coming weeks. A2Central.com is the web site for the Apple II forum on the Syndicomm Online service, with free news, reviews, and feature articles. A2Central.com also provides access to the Apple II developer technical support services provided by Syndicomm on Apple's behalf. A2Central.com is operated by Syndicomm. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us. Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet software. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers and publishes Juiced.GS, the only remaining print magazine for Apple II computer users and enthusiasts. Syndicomm is located in Maryville, Tennessee. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (Cindy Adams, Syndicomm PR Manager, Email) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson Backing Up Your Data - Dual Hard Drives on the IIgs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Lyle Syverson Two hard drives with an identical set of partitions allows volume to volume copying of each of the partitions on your main hard drive to the backup hard drive. Why You Might Want Dual Hard Drives On Your Apple IIgs '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Backing up your data is more convenient. You are more likely to keep up with your backups if it is more convenient to do so. 2. Accidently delete a file you intended to keep? You have another copy on your backup hard drive. 3. Your primary hard drive suddenly quit working? Boot from your backup hard drive and you are still in business. (Be sure to replace your broken down drive promptly so you will still have a backup.) What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. Your Apple II with the original hard drive. 2. An extra hard drive. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. Alltech Electronics 6. Other World Computer 7. A2Central.com (System disks, if needed) 8. LEM-Swap list Note: You can read past postings to the swap list from the URL above. For the best buys, subscribe, using a link from the URL, to have current messages delivered to you via email. Procedure ''''''''' 1. Prepare the 'new' hard drive, partitioning to the same size partitions as the old drive. Refer to The Tinkerer's Corner in previous issues of _The Lamp!_ for information on setting up hard drives. (Aug 2000 for SCSI drives / Oct 2002 for Focus drives). If setting up two hard drives at the same time, consider standardizing ProDOS partitions at 32MB. 2. Connect the 'new' drive to the computer. a. Two drives from one SCSI card. The drive with the higher SCSI id is the one that will be booted. Change the id of one or both of the drives to boot from the other drive. b. Two Focus drives. Use the control panel to control which of the two drives will boot. c. SCSI drive with an Apple SCSI card and a Focus drive works well. Use the control panel to control which of the two drives will boot. d. SCSI drive with a RamFast SCSI card and Focus drive might work. Some people have had problems with this setup. 3. Boot up your IIgs and drag the icon of the first partition on your primary drive over the first icon of the backup drive. Give the Finder permission to complete the operation. Repeat for each partition on your primary drive. 4. Back up your data often to keep your backup current. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KFS] THE Kfest SPIRIT - WHAT WILL YOU BRING? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Any interest? Yeah a LOT! Most important interest would be having you there:) It's been my personal concern to have everyone who has ever owned an Apple II attend KFest AT LEAST ONCE - and for good reasons. 1. There's NO WAY to really explain the special event that we have in KFest to anyone who hasn't been there at least once. (We DO try, every year, but it's something you have to experience to fully appreciate). 2. EVERY first-time attendee has always added something to KFest by attending! It's impossible for any one person to know everything about and do everything that can be done Apple IIs. We all enjoy seeing what others have done with their computers. 3. Most first-time attendees continue to attend KFest when circumstances allow and continue sharing, learning, and making KFest the special gathering it is! It really IS the people who attend that make KFest. (Again, YOU have to be there in person to experience this). What you are planning to bring and do at KFest is very exciting and interesting to many of us. Can't promise you'll walk away with all you requested but there's a good chance you'll walk away with most of it - and I think a whole LOT more;) TIP: Make it to KFest this year; get PLENTY of sleep beforehand; don't be shy - that would waste valuable time:) Look forward to seeing you this year! Steve (Steve, Kfest Mailing List) [EOA] [KHR] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules """"""""""""""""""""""""" It's that time again! KansasFest 2003 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 23, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 26 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. This is the 'kfest' mailing list. To unsubscribe or customize your settings, visit . (Eric Shepherd , Kfest Mailing List) [EOA} [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] That Reminds Me of a Song A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Animasia 3-D-----------------------------------------------------[ATD] Deja ][ on OS X?-------------------------------------------------[DJT] SAFE v1.2 Now Available------------------------------------------[SNA] Changes in Lynx--------------------------------------------------[CIL] Silvern Castle Update in the Works-------------------------------[SCU] AE SonicBlaster Card---------------------------------------------[SBC] Project Delta Phi------------------------------------------------[PDP] Juiced.GS Scoop - KFest Registration Info------------------------[JGS] Juiced.GS Too Geeky?---------------------------------------------[JTG] Help Needed for UNIX Forum---------------------------------------[UGO] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! The Lamp Bursts Forth! ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] Syndicommotion Sent to Subscribers-------------------------------[SSS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] The IIe Card for the Mac LC Series You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] KFest 2003 Registration Opens------------------------------------[KRO] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules----------------------------------------[KHR] For More Information Visit The KFest Home Page-------------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson That Reminds Me of a Song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River, the warm, sunny morning extends an invitation to walk along the bank of the river. The crocuses breaking through the soil... The smell of the soil waking up... the reflection of the blue sky in the water... bring to mind a song from the musical, Oklahoma! "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin" This in turn reminds us of another song from the same musical: "Kansas City" Join us in Kansas City for KFest... July 22-27, 2003... * I got to Kansas City on a Frid'y * By Sattidy I larned a thing or two Get to Kansas Fest on a Tuesday... by Saturday you will have learned a thing or two. * Ev'rythin's like a dream in Kansas City, * It's better than a magic lantern show! KFest is better than a magic lantern show. * Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City * They've gone about as fur as they c'n go! For years people have been saying they have gone about as far as they can go with the Apple II computers... each year at KFest other people prove them wrong. * They got a big theayter they call a burlesque. * Fer fifty cents you c'n see a dandy show. Well, we don't have a theater, but we do have fun at KFest. * From the lyrics to "Kansas City", copyright by owners See the KFest section in this issue of _The Lamp!_ for registration information. We would really like to see you there! That is July 22-27, 2003... mark your calender... send in you registration. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ATD] ANIMASIA 3-D """""""""""" Hi All, There are still heaps of things I haven't tried on the Apple ][gs. Until I've been through my list, I'm not interested in buying another computer. One piece of software, purchased some years ago at KFest from the author, is Animasia 3-D. Here are my questions regarding this application: 1. Who of you have had experience using Animasia 3-D? If so, or if you actually own this Apple ][gs software, please hold up your hand. Or drop me a note. 2. If you answered Yes to question 1, can you please send me a DXF file which can be opened in Animasia 3-D or help me find a DXF file to test? 3. If you have valid contact data for Michael Lutynski, author of Animasia 3-D, please share that with me, too. Thanks from Greg (GREGN, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I once took a 3D Studio Max file with my company's logo (way back when I was at Logicware) and through a series of conversions got it into Animasia 3D to play with. That's about all I did with it, but I do own it. It's a great program. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" That would be a cool file to see running in Animasia. What's 3D Studio Max? (GREGN, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" >> What's 3D Studio Max? << It's a very popular 3D animation package used by a lot of game companies. Runs on the PC. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Greg, I have the program and have played around with it in the past, although not recently. I never did anything practical with it but someday might. I did go through all the tutorials and then did some simple animations of my own. What is a DXF file? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Hi Steve As you've got Animasia, let me direct you to the file "About.this.disk" on the floppy disk Animasia.3D. CorelDraw and AutoCAD apparently make DXF files, which are 3-D graphics files which can be opened in Animasia 3-D, too. There are quite a few references to DXF sites on the WWW. Finding the files themselves and applications which make them is proving more difficult. Thanks for asking. Greg (GREGN, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Greg, Re: DXF files Thanks for the explanation. As I read it over, I remembered reading it before. However, since the file type was meaningless to me, I did not pay it much attention. Now that you have identified it for me as a file type that Coreldraw and AutoCAD can produce, I know what it is. However, since I use only Apple II computers, I am afraid that I can't help you with finding some DXF files. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 8, Top 8, Msg 14) [EOA] [DJT] Deja ][ ON OS X? """""""""""""""" Does anyone know if Deja ][ runs on OS X? (KGAGNE, Cat 9,Top 40, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Runs fine on Mac OS X 10.2.4, using Classic, of course. Would be cool to recompile it to be Carbonized, and be a true OS X application. Anyone know how to do that with the released source code? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 3) [EOA] [SNA] SAFE v1.2 NOW AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""" Following on from the login problems that Greg Nelson saw with SAFE, I have made some changes to the script set. SAFE 1.2 is now available from my web site. Users who had problems connecting to some sites, may find these problems have now gone way. Also, those who had problems with resuming file transfers, may also find the problems have been fixed. I would suggest that everybody who uses SAFE, should update their working copy as soon as possible. If you have any problems at all with using SAFE, please make sure that you have read the !Help! files all the way through, especially the 'Troubleshooting' section. If this does not explain, or show you a fix for your problems, please contact me on with a full and detailed description of what is going wrong. I will then offer a suggestion of a fix, or tell you how to send me a detailed Debug file so I can try and track down the problem in detail. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 9 Mar 2003 - 135 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 48) [EOA] [CIL] CHANGES IN LYNX """"""""""""""" A quick check on what has changed with Lynx over the last 5 years at http://lynx.isc.org/release/lynx2-8-4/CHANGES shows that really nothing much has changed (at least if used from an Apple II). I personally haven't upgraded beyond a June 1999 version of lynx since there is no reason to. I think the reason I even upgraded to the June 1999 version in the first place was that it handled certain news group message subjects a little better then previous versions. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 13, Msg 24) [EOA] [SCU] Silvern Castle UPDATE IN THE WORKS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I sense another Silvern Castle update in the works... Does anyone have suggestions, or something you'd like to me to add? -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 115) >>>>> """"" Cooool. I have no suggestions. It's already about as good as I can imagine it getting. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 116) [EOA] [SBC] AE SonicBlaster CARD """""""""""""""""""" Hello all, This is perhaps in the wrong category/topic, but nevertheless here are my questions: Now that I've got my AE SonicBlaster card installed, there's a fair amount of hum at medium volume. Other than turning down the gain on the sound card and in the Control Panel, how's the best way to reduce the sound of hum? In other words, how's the best way to shield the card from electronic noise inside my Apple ][gs? Aluminum foil? block of lead? tachion particle field? There's no metal shield on the inside of the lid; would that influence extraneous sounds coming from the speakers? FWIW, the sound card (slot 3) is separated from other cards by an empty slot. That's the greatest distance it can hope to achieve from other cards. I've got the Radio Shack amplified speakers, cat. number 40-1407 in case it matters. Thanks in advance from Greg (GREGN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" My first Rom 1 board had so much noise, I finally paid for a new board to fix it. Rom 3 boards generally have less problem with noise. I have no space next door to my SonicBlaster, and no shield in the lid, and no noise problem. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 10 Mar 03 8:23:33 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 134 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Carl brings forth a valid, often forgotten (at least by me) point. ROM_01 motherboards tend to be more noisy than ROM_3 motherboards. There is also one other possibility, and that is that the cables that run to the speakers themselves are not well grounded. Ryan A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 27) [EOA] [PDP] Project Delta Phi """"""""""""""""" Project Delta Phi is now ready for some beta testers. I want to keep Project Delta Phi confidential at this time so I can not specifically describe the requirements for beta testers. I will list general questions that will need answering if you wish to be a beta tester. No beta testing experience is necessary--just free time on your hands. Project Delta Phi will be Open Source software--this means that I will be collecting any money by users of this software. This, in turn, means that beta testing is a volunteer effort--any expenses that are incurred can not be reimbursed (i.e. Internet time, disks, etc.). As with any beta software, you may experience crashes, hangs, etc. under normal everyday use. You must be prepared to deal with such occurrences. Any individual involved with Project Delta Phi can not discuss to anyone that they are involved with Project Delta Phi until the software is officially announced. Beta testing qualification is based on the answers given to the following question. To make life easier, most answers can be given with one or two words--offering more will not make any difference (besides more work for you). If there is something more that I will need from any beta testing request, I will ask it in email. Do not post any beta testing requests. All requests must be sent by email to geoff@apple2.gs . To ensure that I see the email in a timely manner, please make sure the subject includes "Project Delta Phi Beta Test Request". If you do not get a reply from me in one week, please do not hesitate to contact me at the same email address (geoff@apple2.gs) to query the status of the request. I will do my best if you meet the qualifications for beta testing Project Delta Phi. Beta Testers must have (or be able to do) the following: * A real working IIgs (an emulated GS is optional). * A modern computer running MacOS X or Windows 98 or higher. * A method to transfer files among the IIgs and the modern computer that is known to work. * Ability to receive files via email and install such files on the real IIgs. (and to optional emulated GS) * Ability to get files from the IIgs (real or emulated) so they can be sent via email. * Large quantity of commercial (at least originally) of IIgs software. ------ Please provide the following information to be considered for a beta tester for Project Delta Phi: Real IIgs Hardware ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Rom 01 or 03? * Version number of System Software (i.e. 6.0.1) * Accelerator speed? * Estimated free space of hard disk(s)--doesn't need to be exact (i.e. 10 megs, 50+ megs)? * Brand/Model of printer? * Modem or Ethernet for Internet access? * Second Sight card? Modern Computer (primary if multiple) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * OS and OS version? * Estimated free space of hard disk(s)--doesn't need to be exact (i.e. 10 megs, 50+ megs)? * Brand/model of printer? * Modem or Ethernet for Internet access? Emulated IIgs (optional) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Emulator name? * Can you print? * Can you access the Internet? * Can you get files to/from the IIgs? * Can you get files to/from the modern computer? Can you spend up to 2-10 hours in a given week testing unusual usage of software (guidance will be provided for methods to test)? In a short paragraph, why are you interested in being a beta tester for Project Delta Phi? Thank you for your interest. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 1, Msg 15) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS SCOOP - KFest REGISTRATION INFO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 8, Issue 1 also appears to include the first release of KFest 2003 registration info. I didn't know we were getting a scoop, but I'll take it :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 432) >>>>> """"" I cheated and printed out the form out of our PDF and faxed it in over the weekend. Sarah and I are registered to go. This looks like a great issue, and I want to thank the guys for their hard work. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 433) [EOA] [JTG] Juiced.GS TOO GEEKY? """""""""""""""""""" I am hopeful we will ship the next issue in early May. I realize that some folks domestically and probably everyone internationally haven't yet received their issues, but I haven't heard much about if anyone actually likes this issue yet. :) Seriously, I'm starting to wonder if Juiced.GS is getting -too- Geeky for its own good. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 443) >>>>> """"" The Apple IIgs is a hobby computer now-a-days. The typical IIgs user falls in a "geek" category. A quick scan of articles in this last issue seem appropriate to that audience. Is there any reason to think that the majority of Juiced.GS users are not IIgs hobbyists? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 444) >>>>> """"" I have received my Juiced.GS issue, and found it enjoyable to read. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 445) >>>>> """"" I'll have to admit, Geoff's article was way over my head, so I kind of skipped over it. Richard's article was probably just as geeky, but I found it very fun to read anyway. Howard's Hunt was also very interesting. As for Ken's little page 19 article, I'm not sure what to say. :) I attend Mac, Apple ][ and Heath user groups, and enjoy them all. I have even been welcomed at a PC group, where Sharon did a demo with her iBook. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 10 Mar 03 8:39:41 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 134 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 446) >>>>> """"" I ask if Juiced.GS is getting too Geeky only because we so rarely get mail nowadays, I don't know if people like or don't like what we do; so thanks Carl and Geoff for your candor. Not that I know what to do with it yet :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 447) [EOA] [UGO] HELP NEEDED FOR UNIX FORUM """""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello all... Its been a long time coming and a lot of missed promises, but I finally find myself in a place where I can devote enough time to getting the Unix Form officially on-line. So I have a couple of requests from the Syndicomm community to aid in getting the forum open RSN: 1) Anyone have any ideas for a name? (I suppose the Unix Forum would work, but maybe we can think of something a little snappier. 2) I need some help. Mainly I need some of the gurus out there to help propose topics, reply to users in need and help define what we should focus the forum on. My vision for this forum is that it will be a place that Syndicomm users of all Unix skills levels can ask questions, bounce ideas and help others in a friendly environment. All to often the Unix community can be very hostile to new users and users who don't spend time reading hundreds of web pages searching for answers. I hope that in our forum the phrases RTM or RTFM are never typed. Kindly contact me at wayner@syndicomm.com if you interested in helping out. wayner (Wayne A Arthurton) (WAYNER, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 39) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich The Lamp Bursts Forth! In the first article of this series, I outlined the background of the GEnieLamp as the creation of John Peters, and related some of the events that led to its appearance in February 1992. In this article I would like to look at the first year of publication of GEnieLamp A2, and at the same time review the significant events in the Apple II world as they were related in the magazine. I also need to make a correction to one piece of information in that first article. I had mentioned the unique position that GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! have as the only platform in the GEnieLamp series that is archived in its entirety and is available for download on the Internet. I credited Ryan Suenaga for keeping the entire run available on a web site when the online services (GEnie and Delphi) faded away. David Kerwood sent me an e-mail to reminded me that it was HIS A2-Web site that was originally the Internet host for the various editions of GEnieLamp (text, AppleWorks, HyperStudio, and HyperCard). David's site opened in April 1997 as a section on the original Syndicomm.com web site, and continued to be a repository for the Lamp publications until August 2001, when they were transferred over to their current home at http://lamp.a2central.com/, where Ryan has currently archived the collection. So, in addition to the others that I thanked for the preservation of GEnieLamp A2 and A2Pro and The Lamp!, let me thank David Kerwood for the megabytes of storage that he allocated for them in the past. (By the way, you can find A2-Web, "The Mother of All Apple II Web Sites!" at its current home, http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/index.html). Now, let's light the Lamp and take a look at where we've been... YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE In the last article I discussed John Peters' efforts to create the first GEnieLamp publication for the Atari ST Roundtable on GEnie, and how he was asked to expand his efforts to involve additional platforms. The appearance of GEnieLamp A2, GEnieLamp Mac, and GEnieLamp IBM on April 1, 1992 was the start of this novel publishing effort. The "cover page" for that first issue of GEnieLamp A2 (identified as "GEnie Lamp Apple ][") is reproduced below: ________________________________________________________________________ | | | |||||| |||||| || || |||||| |||||| | | || || ||| || || || | | || ||| |||| |||||| || |||| Your | | || || || || ||| || || | | |||||| |||||| || || |||||| |||||| GEnie Lamp Apple ][ | | | | || |||||| || || |||||| RoundTable | | || || || ||| ||| || || | | || |||||| |||||||| |||||| RESOURCE! | | || || || || || || || | | ||||| || || || || || | | | | ~ APPLE RELEASES NEW SYSTEM SOFTWARE! ~ | | ~ YOUR APPLE NEEDS A QUICKIE! ~ | | ~ IIGS MULTITASKING? YES! ~ | | ~ HOT FILES/HOT MESSAGES ~ | | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnie Lamp Apple ][ ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol. 1, Issue 1 | | Publisher/Editor.......................................John Peters | | Co-Editor............................................Tom Schmitz | | GEnie Lamp ST ~ GEnie Lamp MAC ~ GEnie Lamp IBM ~ GEnie Lamp Apple ][ | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| | | | >>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMPUTER ROUNDTABLES ON GEnie? <<< | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | ~ April 1, 1992 ~ | | | | FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY] | | Notes From The Editors. Is That A Letter For Me? | | | | HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM] FOCUS ON... ............. [FOC] | | Taxing Fun! Shareware, Freeware or ???? | | | | ONLINE FUNNIES .......... [FUN] HARDWARE VIEWPOINT ...... [HAR] | | CowTOONS! Your Apple ][ Needs a Quickie! | | | | HARDWARE VIEWPOINT ...... [HII] TELETALK ONLINE ......... [TEL] | | Don't Touch That Keyboard! Telecomm Power! | | | | HIDDEN TREASURES ........ [HID] SOFTVIEW ][ ............. [SOF] | | Computer Keyboarding. Making A Point. | | | | F.Y.I. .................. [FYI] PRINT ME! ............... [PRT] | | Alliance On GEnie. GEnie Lamp Template. | | | | LOG OFF ................. [LOG] | | GEnie Lamp Information. | |________________________________________________________________________| Peters placed himself publisher and editor for each of the GEnieLamp editions, and a member of each of the targeted Roundtables was recruited to be Co-Editor. In the case of the Apple II edition, A2 Roundtable member Tom Schmitz was the selected connection. Schmitz, a resident of Hawaii, continued in that position for the first six issues, until the demands of his job made it necessary to relinquish that position to Darrel Raines. Raines had made several contributions to the newsletter, beginning with the August 1992 issue. As of the second issue, the masthead changed slightly to make Kent Fillmore the publisher (recall that he was the computing roundtables manager who had asked Peters to expand GEnieLamp beyond the Atari ST edition), and John Peters as Senior Editor. The name was also clarified to "GEnie Lamp A2", to be more consistent with the name of the A2 Roundtable: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnie Lamp A2 ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol. 1, Issue 2 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Publisher............................................Kent Fillmore | | Senior Editor........................................John Peters | | Co-Editor (A2).....................................Tom Schmitz | | GEnie Lamp ST ~ GEnie Lamp MAC ~ GEnie Lamp IBM ~ GEnie Lamp Apple ][ | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |________________________________________________________________________| By the third issue, Tom Schmitz' title was elevated to that of Editor for the A2 edition, and Phil Shapiro, who had contributed articles from the very beginning, was listed as a Co-Editor. Also listed was an additional GEnieLamp publication, "GEnie Lamp Elsewhere", which was designed to represent news and activities on some of the less populated GEnie computing roundtables, "elsewhere" than Apple II, IBM, Macintosh, and Atari ST. With issue number 4 in July 1992, contributions from the A2Pro (Apple II Programmers) Roundtable were added, making the official title "GEnieLamp A2/A2Pro". This combined A2 and A2Pro Roundtable coverage continued until February 1993, when the combined size of contributions from the two Roundtables made it prudent to split off GEnieLamp A2Pro as a separate publication. The "publisher" of GEnieLamp changed, as Kent Fillmore's name disappeared from the masthead, replaced by "GEnie Information Services". With the October 1992 issue, the space between "GEnie" and "Lamp" had been removed, and by the end of the year the GEnieLamp Elsewhere edition had disappeared, and GEnieLamp [PR] (which reproduced press releases from GEnie) and GEnieLamp MacPro had appeared on the masthead: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnie Lamp A2/A2Pro ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol.1, Issue 9 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Publisher.................................GEnie Information Services | | Editor-In-Chief........................................John Peters | | Editor.............................................Darrel Raines | | | | ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp [PR] ~ GEnieLamp TX2 ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp MacPRO ~ GEnieLamp A2/A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |________________________________________________________________________| SHOW AND TELL: GENERAL CONTENT IN 1992 John Peters designed the GEnieLamp series to have a pool of general articles that could be interesting for any of the represented platforms, and then have other platform-specific columns that would fill out the remainder of that newsletter. Also, an important part of each issue was the distillation of postings from the Roundtable, which provided information, humor, or news. The template that he followed for most issues during the first year was to start with his editorial, include a note from Tom Schmitz, then move on to top Apple II news, gleanings from postings on the A2 Roundtable, and finally various types of articles. Most of these articles were specific to the Apple II, but some were general enough to appeal to any computer user. In the first issue in April 1992, John started with his editorial, FROM MY DESKTOP, in which he described the expansion of the GEnieLamp concept beyond its beginnings in the Atari ST Roundtable, and welcomed the new platforms, specifically Apple II, Macintosh, and IBM. He then moved on to report on some Apple II-specific news, dealing with the latest release of ShrinkIT and GS-ShrinkIt, an announcement of the Apple II Achievement Awards, and a list of new uploads to the A2 library. His editorial concluded by giving information about things going on elsewhere on GEnie, including upcoming events in the Desktop Publishing and the Laptops Roundtables. The second part of FROM MY DESKTOP was a short introduction from Apple II editor Tom Schmitz, and it concluded with a message gleaned from the A2 RT bulletin board, in which Chief Sysop Chet Day announcing his retirement from the Apple II Roundtables. Later issues of GEnieLamp A2 began with content that appeared to be general enough to apply to all GEnieLamp editions. He introduced an additional publication, GEnieLamp Elsewhere, to give news about Roundtables other than the Atari ST, Apple II, Mac, and IBM). He also founded the GEnieLamp Roundtable, an area on GEnie designed specifically for the GEnieLamp newsletters, and their writers and editors. To promote the new publications, Peters even devised a "Computer Wars" contest to allow readers to send in reasons why they thought THEIR computer was the best. Although the largest number of responses came from the Apple II readers, the winning computer was not an Apple II. In the September 1992 issue, the first place award went to a user whose essay described "the modem" as the best computer (because it made any computer extensible to a larger network). Second place was awarded to the HP-15C Advanced Programmable Scientific Calculator, and third place was the NeXT computer. During this first year of publication, Peters also introduced the DiskTop Publishing Association (later called the Desktop Publishing Association), to promote digital publications. He highlighted this further during November 1992, which he and other DPA members designated as "Electronic Publishing Month". To round out the newsletter and include some items that were fun, ASCII art made its debut in the September 1992 issue, with Mike White (and other artists) and CowTOONS, ASCII drawings of cows. Also introduced during that first year were word find puzzles in the form of the "Search-Me!" column, which ran from July 1992 until late 1993. The HUMOR ONLINE column started with the first issue, and continued through most of the run of GEnieLamp A2. Titles of these stories included: Chocolate Layer Cake 1040; Shareware registration incentives that don't work; Political Viruses; Fifty Ways To Hose Your Code (song parody); The Oyster; IBM's "Timeless" processor chip; Monty Python humor in the Amiga ST Roundtable; the B*st*rd Operator From Hell; Apple vs IBM (pounding nails with your head); and The Art of Flaming. APPLE II CONTENT IN 1992 ROUNDTABLE NEWS With the general success and acceptance of the GEnieLamp A2 newsletter during its first few months, the July 1992 issue added news from the A2Pro Roundtable. To promote participation in A2Pro, its Sysops used this opportunity to announce a contest for creation of Finder Extensions for the new System 6 software for the Apple IIGS. Later in the year they also introduced A2 University, a way to teach programming online. In the A2 RT, the departure of Chet Day (mentioned above) was followed by the appointment of Dean Esmay as the new Chief Sysop. His new status resulted in the privilege of being interviewed TWICE by GEnieLamp A2 during 1992. One of the new efforts that was initiated by the A2 RT was the introduction of the Lost Classics Project (which continues to this very day, under different management). Headed by Tim Tobin, Lost Classics had the goal of preserving classic Apple II software, finished products and (if possible) source code. Its first major success was the release of Apple Writer 2.1 and GraFORTH from Paul Lutus. During the year, the 1991 GEnie Apple II User's Choice Awards and Apple II Achievement Awards were announced. SOFTWARE NEWS One of the important news stories reported during 1992 in GEnieLamp A2 revolved around Apple's release of Apple IIGS System 6 and HyperCard IIGS v1.1, and prolific discussion of how to make use of its new features. Apple also gained points in the Apple II community with the announcement that they had agreed to license the Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA) catalog to Resource Central. In the midst of this good news from Apple was continued bad news in the form of rumors of Apple's impending discontinuation of the Apple II lines of computers. Quality Computers gained status with its agreement to take over Beagle Bros' Apple II products, allowing that company to concentrate in its efforts to create Macintosh software. Joe Kohn began his long involvement with the A2 RT by announcing a contest to help finish the Free Tools Association (FTA) game "Bouncin' Ferno", and also create levels for it. This contest would be held through inCider magazine, in which his Shareware Solutions column ran each month. During this year there appeared some of the first efforts at creating an Apple IIGS emulator (with a product under developed for 386/486 computers). Other new products introduced in GEnieLamp included the first release of GNO/ME; Your Money Matters (financial software); CoPilot v2.0 (an offline reader for GEnie); AppleNET 2.0 (BBS) and its associated ModemWorks 3.0 package; and FantasyWorks (fantasy football league software). There was also a disappointing turn of events that occurred during the year. Seven Hills Software dropped plans to publish a commercial version of SoundSmith, a music design and playback program. This happened after a tester broke his non-disclosure agreement and distributed a beta version to a friend, who then shared it with IIGS pirate community. As a result of this action the author, Huibert Aalbers, dropped completely out of the Apple IIGS programming community. HARDWARE NEWS On the hardware front, Western Design Center announced a new, faster 65816 processor that would be capable of running at 14 MHz. Programmer "Burger" Bill Heineman's discussed his plans for Project Avatar, an effort to create an Apple IIGS compatible computer with off-the-shelf parts. This generated a lot of interest, but not much in terms of results. Several authors presented stories about hardware maintenance (Apple DMP and ImageWriter I & II printer tuneup, and Disk II tuneup) and modifications (changing an HST-only modem to dual standard). KANSASFEST KansasFest (known also as the A2 Central Summer Conference) was, of course, a major focus of the late summer of 1992. Apple Computer announced the coming of the MS-DOS FST and the System 6.0.1 update (described as "a maintenance release made necessary by the Apple II Ethernet Card"). Bill Heineman's Avatar project was presented, and also released was Foundation, a complex resource editor for the Apple IIGS. REVIEWS Product Reviews that appeared included the Quickie scanner and SupraFax Modem; Computer Keyboarding; Pointless; GSTape/HDTape; HyperStudio vs HyperCard IIGS; NoiseTracker, SoniqTracker, and MODzap; BBS software; the games LetterSlide, Bouncin' Ferno, Eamon adventures, MineFields GS, and GEnie Online Chess; financial programs Your Money Matters and Financial GeniuS; Big Text Machine; and review of the books "Modem USA" and "Shared Minds". INTERVIEWS Apple II personalities who were interviewed during 1992 included Dean Esmay (twice), Karl Bunker, Matt Deatherage, Alan Bird, Gary Utter, Morgan Davis, and Randy Brandt. WRITERS Many different authors contributed to GEnieLamp in its first year. These included Larry Faust, Kent Fillmore, Udo Huth (of Germany), John Majka, Richard Vega, Roger Wagner, Steven Weyhrich (me), and Lorraine Wilson. Ken Franklin (of Milestone 2000 fame) had a one-time column called THE PROGRAM CLINIC in June 1992, to answer questions from readers (The concept was later continued by members of the Apple II RT staff). Mike Westerfield wrote about The Byte Works and what it had to offer the Apple II and IIGS programmer. Gary Utter commented about handling heat in your computer. And Phil Shapiro started his long-running series discussing thoughts about various aspects of telecommunications. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES A common feature of GEnieLamp was to list and sometimes review files that were uploaded to the GEnie A2 library. The first detailed listing of this type was THE ONLINE LIBRARY, written by Richard Vega for the June 1992 issue. Gleanings from posts on the Roundtable included fascinating stories about old mainframe computers; an attempt to organize Apple II users in the Alliance International, Inc (AII); the use of external power supplies for the Apple IIGS; and Kent Fillmore's story and reminiscence about discontinuing his long-running Apple II BBS. Oh, and beginning with the June 1992 issue, GEnieLamp A2 reprinted the first chapter of my Apple II History (which ran continuously until July 1994). PARTING WORDS The Apple II world was still running strong and healthy during 1992. The GEnie A2 and A2Pro Roundtables helped continue their promotion and support of the platform, but the signs of strain were beginning to deepen. Despite Apple's still solid support of existing customers with the release of new system software and promises of other updates and hardware to come, the signs of decline were still becoming apparent. The most painful announcement of all was to come in the last month of the year; however, it did not get reported in GEnieLamp until the beginning of 1993, and so I will leave that for next time. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [SSS] Syndicommotion Sent to Subscribers """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicommotion Volume 2, Issue 3 (March 2003) has been sent to subscribers, and will be posted shortly to the web site. Not a subscriber? Visit to sign up! -Ken (KGAGNE, HelpDesk BB, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 8) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson The IIe Card for the Mac LC Series ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Lyle Syverson It is an intriguing idea... a Apple IIe with a hard drive, super drive, an assortment of cards that can be moved into and out of slots without shutting down, provision for adding 5.25 and 3.5 floppy drives. Why You Might Want a "IIe in an Older Mac" '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. You sold off your Apple II but... a. You still have data on 5.25 floppies that you want to transfer to another system. b. You have some games on 5.25 floppies that you would like to play again. 2. You want an inexpensive way to access software for the IIe on those CD ROM compilations. 3. You would like to say that you have "been there, done that". What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. A IIe card. 2. The special cable to allow connecting floppy drives and a joy stick. 3. 3.5 and/or 5.25 floppy drives. 4. A joystick. 5. * A compatible Mac. 6. * The software to run the card. 7. * The manual for the IIe card. (Note... 2, 3 and 4 are optional but desirable.) * Refer to the FAQ under Prime Source of Information below for information on which Macs are compatible and where to obtain the software and manual. Prime Source of Information ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Phil Beesley's 'Apple IIe Card for the Macintosh LC FAQ' found at http://www.mandrake.demon.co.uk/Apple/lc_card/iie_card_faq.txt. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. Alltech Electronics 6. Other World Computer 7. A2Central.com (System disks, if needed) 8. LEM-Swap list Note: You can read past postings to the swap list from the URL above. For the best buys, subscribe, using a link from the URL, to have current messages delivered to you via email. Procedure ''''''''' 1. Install the IIe card in the Mac. 2. If you desire to have one or more ProDOS partitions on the Mac hard drive: a. Back up the data from the hard drive. b. Prepare the hard drive using AppleHD SC Setup. (There is a copy of this software on the IIe Installer Disk). 1) Initialize the hard drive. 2) Partition the hard drive as desired. c. Copy the Mac software and data back to the main HFS partition. 3. Alternate plan... use an external hard drive with one or more ProDOS partitions for your IIe software and data. 4. Another Alternate plan... replace the hard drive on your Mac with a drive having more capacity. a. Install the 'new' hard drive in an external case, connect it to the Mac, then prepare the drive as in 2. above. b. Copy your Mac software and data to the 'new' drive. c. Replace the internal drive on your Mac with the 'new' drive. 5. Install the IIe software on the Mac HFS partition using the installer on the IIe Installer Disk. 6. Install the IIe software and data that you want to use on the ProDOS partition(s). Using the 'IIe in a Mac' '''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Open the Memory Control Panel on the Mac and turn 32-Bit Addressing off. 2. Restart the Mac. 3. Double click on the IIe Startup icon in the root directory of your Mac startup drive. 4. Press Control/Command/Escape to enter the IIe control panel. 5. Configure the slots and smartport as desired. 6. Click on continue and start using your IIe. Note: ''''' With 32-Bit Addressing turned off your Mac will only be able to use 8mb of RAM. This will be more than adequate while using the IIe. To make the best use of the other software on your Mac you will have to turn 32-Bit Addressing back on and restart the computer when you are through using the IIe. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KRO] KFest 2003 REGISTRATION OPENS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm not sure what the reasons are for it being done so quietly, but KFest 2003 registration has opened. The rear cover of the Feb. 2003 Juiced.GS includes the registration form. You can also download it in PDF format at: http://www.a2central.com/stuff/files/KFest2003Reg.pdf When/if there will be a text only format available is up to the committee. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 18) [EOA] [KHR] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules """"""""""""""""""""""""" It's that time again! KansasFest 2003 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 23, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 26 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. This is the 'kfest' mailing list. To unsubscribe or customize your settings, visit . (Eric Shepherd , Kfest Mailing List) [EOA} [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Anticipation... the Excitement is Building A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Buy an Apple 1?--------------------------------------------------[BA1] Yellow Folders - White Folders-----------------------------------[YWF] The Versatile SpreadSheet----------------------------------------[TVS] SAFE v1.3 Now Available------------------------------------------[SNA] Apple II User Rolodex on the Web---------------------------------[AUR] Spammer Spammed--------------------------------------------------[SPM] Apple II Image Viewing Program for the Mac-----------------------[AVP] Silvern Castle v7.5 Changes--------------------------------------[SCC] The Emulator KEGS For Windows------------------------------------[KFW] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Endings and Beginnings ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] The April Issue of Syndicommotion Now Available------------------[ASA] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Build Your Own Computer Cart You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] KFest Registration Form------------------------------------------[KRF] It's Here! KansasFest 2003!-------------------------------------[KFH] No 2-Bag Limit This Year :)--------------------------------------[TBL] KFest Road Trip--------------------------------------------------[KRT] KFest Roastee Announced------------------------------------------[KRA] Transportation, Airport to KFest---------------------------------[AKF] Money Saving Offer for KFest Attendees Announced-----------------[MSO] New Unofficial 802.11B Antenna Contest Announced-----------------[ACA] New Unofficial 802.11B Antenna Contest Rules---------------------[ACR] Getting Excited About Another KFest------------------------------[GEA] Two Great Prizes Added to KFest 2003's Stash---------------------[TGP] Online Conference Scheduled to Discuss KFest 2003----------------[OCS] The KFest FAQ Version 4.0----------------------------------------[KFQ] For More Information Visit The KFest Home Page-------------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Anticipation... the Excitement is Building ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River, in the 14th floor Community Room, the grapevine was reporting that Elvis had been seen in the hallway... Ya, Sure... Uh, Huh... The rumor persisted... reinforced by multiple sightings by several people. Then rumors were replaced by facts. The Elvis look-alike was simply visiting one of the residents of the building... his mother. And he purposely made an effort to look like Elvis... called himself an "Elvis Celebrator". Furthermore (for a fee) he would come to a location of your choosing and present a "Program by Elvis". Then it was announced... Elvis was coming to the Community Room High Above The Rock River next month. Anticipation was in the air. The excitement grew day by day. The evening was a huge success. For two hours we were taken back in time by an Elvis fan who lived his passion for remembering Elvis. Anticipation is in the air for KFest 2003. The excitement is building. Is this the year you are finally coming to KFest? Is this the year you are finally coming to KFest again? See the KFest section in this issue to sample the growing excitement over KFest and for registration information. That is July 22-27, 2003... mark your calender... send in your registration. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [BA1] BUY AN Apple 1? """"""""""""""" A gentleman is intending to build and sell replica Apple 1 machines: http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,56426.html (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 29) [EOA] [YWF] YELLOW FOLDERS - WHITE FOLDERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I use System 6.0.1 most of the time but every now and again I need to boot into System 5.0.4. This is no problem except if I view files from Finder, System 5.0.4 turns the color of my folders white. How do I easily reset all my folders back to their original yellow without going to each folder individually and manually change the color? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 7, Top 13, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" You could try, in Finder 5.0.4, under settings, turning off "save folder information". The option is called something like that, but that's not it exactly. It's responsible for creating lots of little finder.data files in all your folders. I think that's where the color information is stored as well. Also, Richard Bennett-Forrest wrote a finder extra called 'scarabadie' (sp) which deletes all the finder.data files from your disks for you. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 7, Top 13, Msg 2) [EOA] [TVS] THE VERSATILE SPREADSHEET """"""""""""""""""""""""" If you used the Spreadsheet module for everything--writing documents, storing lists of data, etc. then you can use the Spreadsheet functions to perform "macro-like" functions. You may laugh at that thought, but when I interned at the local power company while I was in college, the staff in some departments was encouraged to the use Lotus 1.2.3. (DOS version) to write documents. The reasoning consisted of: less confusing for the staff to know multiple applications, all of the text/data files are loadable from one common program, and enforcing a standard. I had to write a number of reports with Lotus 1.2.3 and got pretty good with it as a word processor. On the other hand, If you wanted dynamic results based on a user input, the Spreadsheet module would be the appropriate tool for the job. I don't remember how feature-rich the AppleWorks GS commands/functions are since I have only used Excel and StarOffice/OpenOffice in the last 3+ years. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 9, Top 37, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" In the early 1980s my mother used The Spreadsheet (DOS 3.3) for making worksheets. It was much easier to do multicolumn layouts. I occasionally use AppleWorks classic spreadsheet the same way for the same reason. Of course, it is really handy for setting up surveys, where you can design the form and then tally the results (and do whatever else you want) on the computer without doing the form over again. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 9, Top 37, Msg 8) [EOA] [SNA] SAFE v1.3 NOW AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""" I have now fixed all the bugs that I know of with SAFE. Many have been found through my experiences trying to get Greg Nelson running with SAFE. Unfortunately Greg has severe problems with his setup somewhere along the line, such that a 30K file will take over 55 minutes to download. I have pointed him in many directions to look for solutions to this, but so far he has not found the problem, and we have just been going round in circles for weeks. He may have to wait till he gets to KFest for someone to take him through his system and sort it all out. Meanwhile, SAFE 1.3 has been uploaded to my web site. The bugs fixed were minor, and were partially related to the different settings made from within Spectrum and SAFE itself. Hopefully you will find no problems with it, but as before, please let me know of anything as soon as you can. My email address can be found in the docs. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 18 Mar 2003 - 126 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 56) [EOA] [AUR] Apple II USER ROLODEX ON THE WEB """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There's a rather extensive Apple II user home page rolodex on the A2-Web at http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/a2hmpgs.html If you have a home page, why not check that site to see if you're listed and updated? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 24) [EOA] [SPM] SPAMMER SPAMMED """"""""""""""" A judge ruled in favor of an antispammer who got a spammer spammed: http://news.com.com/2100-1029-996002.html?part=dtx&tag=ntop (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 71) [EOA] [AVP] Apple II IMAGE VIEWING PROGRAM FOR THE MAC """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Lazarus Long has updated his Apple II image viewing program for the Mac, a2pix, to v3.0b12: http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11141&db=mac http://www.lazilong.com/apple_II/a2pix/ (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 1, Msg 14) [EOA] [SCC] SILVERN CASTLE v7.5 CHANGES """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, Jeff you know me. I'd like more scenarios. That would give me a reason to fire it back up. Sure a great playing interface. Wow I loved it. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 117) >>>>> """"" More scenarios may be in the future, only if I could find the time... However, I have been tweaking the playing interface so some things are much faster than before. I'll have a list shortly. One thing I'm toying with is allowing one to keep ALL spells when changing class. So a mage changing to a cleric could also cast all the cleric spells known at that point (with current level restrictions), but could only add mage spells while a mage. Changing to a fighter, or other non-natural caster with previous spells would also retain spells. You would just be unable to cast or add any spells until your reached the level needed, as before. For fighters that would be level 30, so multiclass fighter/mage would probably not be a good goal, although you would retain your spells so if change back to a mage or any other class. What do you think about this? -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" Well, as someone who learned the hard way big time about losing spells, I think it is better the old way. To me it's understandable. But hey at first I thought it would work the way you are planning to change it to. So obviously at first I thought your new way seemed more "natural". You get that I don't know what I'm talking about? Thought so. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 119) >>>>> """"" Now you have a choice. By default now you keep the spells. If you don't want to lug around the spellbook after changing class, you can discard it while in camp. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 120) >>>>> """"" Upcoming Silvern Castle v7.5: Major Changes: o Changing class keeps ALL spells; multi-class spell-casting possible o Text mode 2D maze plotting coded in machine-language, twice as fast as before, and now text mode outline boxes shown o Inn healing routine tweaked, much faster than before o Post combat loot item routine tweaked, now much faster o Combat order sorting much faster o Fighters can now cast mage spells at level 25 (adjusted for intelligence) o Read spells command displays level @ which you can begin casting o Fixed bug in v7.4 that caused some high level spells to be cast be monsters on lower levels. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 121) >>>>> """"" >> o Text mode 2D maze plotting coded in machine-language, twice as fast as before, and now text mode outline boxes shown << Ooooh :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 122) >>>>> """"" If a fighter reaches level 25 without being 18 intelligence, well I just don't know how. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 123) >>>>> """"" Mmm. Should I re-think starting spell casting levels? Does anyone have any suggestions about this? Currently (if I remember correctly): Thief level 14 Monk level 8 Assassin level 12 Ranger level 18 BTW, a 21 intelligence starts spell casting @ level 19 for fighters. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 124) >>>>> """"" More SCv7.5 changes: o When entering combat choices you can now redo the previous character option with the new Go B)ack command (instead of which will redo all characters) o New camp command: M)inimum weapon damage allows you to determine how much damage you can inflict depending on the weapon selected, strength, and class. Mostly for FYI purposes o If you try to cast a spell or add a scroll that is too powerful, you are now informed at the level you can use it (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 125) >>>>> """"" That last change about when you can use scrolls is very cool. I was just muttering about fighters. It's obvious you would have to include that requirement but also as obvious that fighters will have that one done since 2 or three (or more) attributes get enhanced with each level increase. I only keep my guys fighters as such until hitpoints get high but esp. until they qualify for a more advanced role. I figure mage, priest, fighter, and thief are just beginner roles. When their attributes get high enough they move on to ranger, monk, wizard, etc. Of course mystics are very cool and SUPER to have if a guy/gal gets a chance. I never missed a chance to change one to mystic if I could. My advanced groups have none of the lessor classes. I'm drawing a blank on two remaining classes or is it three. Usually two guys have lockpicks. Assassins, that's right, they get lockpicks. They guys who take the place of priests, they case healing spells unless I have a mystic or two. I have what three advanced groups and maybe two intermediate groups. They have excellent equipment too. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 126) [EOA] [KFW] THE EMULATOR KEGS FOR WINDOWS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" With there being various versions of KEGS for Windows. Is there one that stands out from the pack? I've tried a few versions a while back, but they all required that you hand edit a file to change disk images. This isn't something I like doing. Anything version with a UI that handles disk images? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" There are two versions of KEGS for Windows that has "KEGS" in its names. ActiveGS, the Windows ActiveX component IIgs emulator is based on KEGS--and for all practicality, can also be included in this topic. ActiveGS does not allow you to switch disk images at all--the disk image is pre-defined on the Web page as links. Essentially, you just click on a link and you boot up another disk. This operation is similar to a floppy-based system. KEGS32 is the only version of KEGS that is designed like a Windows application. It has a GUI interface to perform operations such as add/change/remove disk images and set emulator speed. KEGS32 is based on the 0.60 KEGS codebase. KEGS32's GUI allows up to 2 disk images for slots 5,6 and 7. 5.25" DOS-ordered disk images are used in slot 6. 800k ProDOS-ordered disk images are used in slot 5. Virtually any size ProDOS-ordered disk image (up to 4 gigs) can be used in slot 7. KEGS internally can handle up to 32 disk images for slot 7, but KEGS32 does not provide that functionality from the GUI. To use more than 2 disk images in slot 7, you have to edit the kegs_conf like any other version of KEGS. But using the KEGS32 GUI will remove any slot 7 disk images beyond the first two. If I use KEGS32, I always edit the kegs_conf file by hand since I have many hard disk images in use. KEGSwin is the most recent entry as a Windows port. This is the version that is maintained by Kent Dickey himself. It uses the newest KEGS codebase (0.71), but lacks some functionality found in the equivalent UNIX versions (and KEGS32). It has no GUI interface to speak of (just like the UNIX versions), but fortunately, it works like the UNIX version so if one has been using KEGS for years, there is no learning curve. One has to edit the kegs_conf file to change disk images. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" KEGS is the most sophisticated and most compatible IIgs emulator under the Windows environment, There are several different versions of KEGS--each with their own development paths and features. Links to each version follows: KEGSwin http://kegs.sourceforge.net/ This is arguably the official version of KEGS since it is maintained by Kent Dickey himself. As of April 4, 2003, the released version is 0.71. KEGS32 http://www.geocities.com/akilgard/kegs32/ This is the first port to Windows and the most user friendly. As of April 4, 2003. the released version is 0.60R3 and based on the KEGS 0.60 code. ActiveGS http://www.freetoolsassociation.com/ This is not advertised as a KEGS port, but is based on KEGS. As of April 4, 2003, the released version incorporates code from KEGS 0.64. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> KEGSwin is the most recent entry as a Windows port... lacks some functionality... One has to edit the kegs_conf file to change disk images.<< Or use my DiskChanger utility, which you can find in the emulation section of the A2Central site or on my page here at http://www.syndicomm.com/~tcompter :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" The GUI interface for DiskChanger has the same limitation as Kegs32 where only the first two devices in slot 7 are accessible. But it is one step up since DiskChanger also has a text interface to access the rest of the devices for slot 7. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 6) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS Welcome back to this review of the greatest digital publication series of all time, GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! In the previous segment, you were introduced to the origins of the GEnieLamp concept and the early days of digital publishing, on through the first year of existence of the Apple II version. Apple IIGS users were reveling in the glow of the release of System 6, and the platform was doing its best to thrive; but Apple's involvement with its original platform continued to be minimal, and some worried about the suspicious absence of the long-promised Apple II Ethernet Card. In January 1993, Bill Clinton was soon to be inaugurated as president, having defeated George Bush in the 1992 election. Reggie Jackson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. David Letterman announced his decision to move from NBC to CBS. In the computer industry, Intel was working feverishly on its successor to the 486, the first version of the Pentium. IBM was having its difficulties with the decade-long struggle against clones, demonstrated by their announcement of the largest year-end loss of any U.S. company in history, $4.6 billion. The latest and greatest of these clones was powered by an Intel 486, it ran at a blazing speed of 25 MHz, used 4 meg of RAM, and stored its data on a 200 meg hard drive. At Apple, their attention was focused on its impending announcement of no less than SIX models of the Macintosh, the Color Classic, LC III, Centris 610 and 650, Quadra 800, and the PowerBook 165c. And in December 1992, they had just dropped a not-unexpected bombshell on the Apple II community. For a review of a year full of endings and beginnings, let's move into 1993, as seen through the eyes of GEnieLamp A2. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? As 1993 began, the GEnieLamp format remained much the same as before, with John Peters as Editor-in-Chief, and Darrel Raines as Editor for the Apple II edition. John's editorials continued to give people a taste of what was happening on GEnie in general. He encouraged people to upload GEnieLamp anywhere they wanted, discussed changes in staff at GEnieLamp IBM. In April, Peters started the DigiPub Roundtable for digital publishing topics, and left the GEnieLamp RT specifically for downloading of the various GEnieLamp publications, available at the lower "GEnie*Basic" rates. Peters publicized his concept of "Disktop Publishing", referring to non-printed, digital publications such as GEnieLamp. To further promote digital publishing, Peters announced in July that the Digital Publishing Association was holding the second annual Digital Quill Awards competition, specifically for publications that were created only in a machine-readable format. In the May issue Peters announced that GEnieLamp was changing to a twice-a-month publication schedule, and there were indeed two issues released that month (9305a and 9305b). However, he and his various editors found it to be simply too difficult to keep up with a biweekly schedule; so they returned to the previous monthly schedule, and the next issue of the GEnieLamp magazines did not appear until July 1993. Peters also announced that T/TalkNET, his company, had been commissioned to do final formatting for an online version of GEnie's LiveWire magazine (the print version was mailed out periodically to GEnie subscribers to promote its various services). One change that Peters brought about early in the year was the creation of GEnieLamp A2Pro. The A2Pro coverage had increased the size of GEnieLamp A2 to over 200K, and he felt splitting them apart would be helpful to keep it to a more manageable size, and still provide the content. This edition began in February. The GEnieLamp ASCII art section continued with the appointment of Mike White as the official CowTOONs artist. APPLE II CONTENT IN 1993 The credits on the masthead of the January 1993 issue of GEnieLamp A2 looked like this: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnieLamp A2 ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol.2, Issue 11 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Publisher.................................GEnie Information Services | | Editor-In-Chief........................................John Peters | | Editor.............................................Darrel Raines | | | | ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp [PR]/TX2 ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ GEnieLamp A2 ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp MacPRO ~ GEnieLamp A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ | | ~ Member Of The Disktop Publishing Association ~ | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |________________________________________________________________________| There was little change until July 1993, when Darrel Raines completed his last issue as editor of the A2 edition. Consequently, John Peters and Dean Esmay, Chief Sysop of A2/A2Pro, began looking for a suitable person to take over as editor. Doug Cuff, who had been absent from GEnie for a time, had returned specifically because he had enjoyed reading the GEnieLamp A2 newsletter downloaded from a local BBS where it had been posted. He heard of the available position as editor, applied for it, and as Peters felt that he was the best-qualified applicant, he was given the position. Doug's first appearance was in August 1993, and he continued for forty-one issues before he finally retired from the position in December 1996. The GEnieLamp A2 masthead now changed to look like this: _________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol.2, Issue 17 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Publisher...............................................John F. Peters | | Editor..................................................Douglas Cuff | | Copy-Editor...........................................Bruce Maples | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////// | | ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ GEnieLamp [PR] ~ GEnieLamp TX2 ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ LiveWire Online ~ | | ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ | | GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: GENIELAMP@GENIE.GEIS.COM | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |_________________________________________________________________________| Differences from the previous issues included the name being displayed as "GEnieLamp Apple II", instead of "GEnieLamp A2", as it had since the A2Pro content had been spun off into its own newsletter. This name remained at the top of the masthead to the very end of the run of the newsletter on GEnie. Also remaining standardized to the very end was the title at the top of the first page. Where it had previously read "Your GEnieLamp Apple II RoundTable RESOURCE!" it was now a more generic "Your GEnieLamp Computing RoundTable RESOURCE!" This was also the first time that Bruce Maples' name appeared in the masthead, as Copy-Editor. He continued in this position from August 1993 until July 1994, and the next time his name appeared in any GEnieLamp publication, it was as editor of the GEnieLamp Windows edition, starting in April 1995. By the September issue, Doug Cuff had taken over the "From My Desktop" column that John Peters had previously used as his soapbox, and John's notes were much more brief (mentioning only that there was now a Macintosh edition of GEnieLamp that had graphics). John had a few short notes in the October issue, and from that point onward never had any further written input into GEnieLamp A2. Prior to this, Peters had put together each issue of GEnieLamp for each platform. With the October issue, Peters now put the full responsibility for creation of GEnieLamp into the hands of the respective editors. Consequently, Cuff had his work cut out for him. ROUNDTABLE NEWS The A2 Roundtable celebrated the new year and 20,000 uploads to the library by awarding the uploader of the first file of the new year with prizes from several major Apple II hardware and software companies. Other prizes were given to other participants of the A2 RT during January and February. A2Pro was run under the leadership of Matt Deatherage (who worked at Apple but spoke for himself when online). He reorganized the roundtable to better allow for support from companies (such as The Byte Works) that chose to host categories. Also involved in maintaining technical support categories were Procyon, Inc., Morgan Davis Group, JEM Software, and Lunar Productions. A2U (Apple II University) was hosting a class on "Ultra 4 To The Max", taught by Will Nelken, and "Hacking Data Compression" by Andy McFadden. Jim Murphy, another of the A2Pro Sysops, accepted a position at Apple in the Apple II Continuing Engineering Group, beginning in January 1993. GEnie itself was often the subject of discussion in the Roundtables. In the July issue, they debated the new rate plan that GEnie had just introduced, which included a reduced rate for access at 9600 baud (previously accessible only with a surcharge). Furthermore, Genie was now also available for a $2 per hour surcharge via SprintNet, a new name for the TeleNet network. GEIS, the network on which was run, began to make it possible to contact the outside world via the Internet. Information was posted on how to send e-mail so it could get to a different network outside of GEIS. In order for this to work, it was necessary to append some additional info to the end of an address: "a2history@syndicomm.com@INET#". This flagged GEnie's software to direct the message outside of the GEIS network, to the Internet. Receiving messages required use of the GEnie username, with GEnie's domain name: "a2history@genie.geis.com". To send and receive e-mail to/from the Internet at that time had a price also, costing $0.30 per 5000 bytes! Lost Classics Project coordinator Tim Tobin was given an additional task during 1993. He was asked to handle the Font Clearinghouse, with the purpose of helping organize the many TrueType fonts that had been uploaded to the GEnie A2 libraries. With the decreasing support given by Apple Computer for its Apple II line of computers, users groups were becoming more important. The GEnie A2 Roundtable became host of an official user group, with the creation of the Worldwide Apple II User Group (WWUG) by Lunatic E'Sex. Designed during a brainstorming session at KansasFest 1993, it functioned through online meetings in the A2 Real Time Conference (chat) area, doing much of what a traditional user group would do, with the exception of the attendees being widely scattered across the country (or the world!) HARDWARE NEWS The year started with postings from December regarding the removal of the Apple IIGS from Apple's price lists, effective 12/14/92. The January issue also included an interesting summary of a meeting between John Santaro of Apple and members of the Bay Area Apple User Group about the IIGS. Of particular interest was the comment that part of the reason for the development of IIGS System 6.0 and HyperCard GS was to give Apple II users a taste of the Macintosh, hopefully to encourage them to switch platforms. The posting also made mention of the never-released "ROM 04" IIGS and the features it was to have had. Having the official announcement from Apple didn't change things very much for many people, as Apple had done little active promotion of the IIGS for several years. However, it likely contributed to the decline of some companies that produced products for the platform. CV Technologies, creator of the RamFAST SCSI card, decided to get out of the hardware business, and sold all of the rights to that card as well as their memory cards to Sequential Systems. Their RAM card product for the IIGS was renamed from "CV-Ram" to "GS-RAM Plus". Soon afterwards, Sequential expanded the usefulness of the RamFAST card by their introduction of discQuest and discQuest GS, which allowed access to many informational and educational CD-ROMs that were becoming available for the MS-DOS and Mac platforms. ECON Technologies had its own problems. They had promised that the SoundMeister Pro sound card WOULD ship, and would be available by September, 1993. This card, a successor to their existing SoundMeister product, was to have advanced capabilities and was highly anticipated. However, news leaked out that the SoundMeister Pro was NOT going to be released, and by December ECON confirmed this. The reasoning was that the number of orders for the Pro card had not been sufficient to warrant putting it into production. (In reality, it was later learned that the prototype ECON had was never sufficiently finished to allow ANYONE to produce it.) New products introduced included the Parson's Engineering Focus Hard Card, which made its first appearance in the latter half of 1993. This IDE drive on a card originally was sold as the Focus 40 (meg) for $349, a Focus 80 for $599, and a bare card without a drive for $129. (And if you think THOSE prices are high, you should read ads that show the costs of a 5, 10 or 20 meg hard drive back in the early 1980's!) ///SSH Systeme in Germany released their Turbo IDE card, bringing to IDE/ATA drives some of the same speed of hard drive access that the RamFAST had achieved for SCSI drives. The product was also compatible with older Vulcan hard drives, improving their access speed as well. Various users posted their successes in getting their desktop publishing software to work with laser printers. In addition, a certain R.SUENAGA1 made his first appearance in GEnieLamp, with comments on how Postscript printers work. (He apparently didn't have much else to say that GEnieLamp deemed newsworthy for another eighteen months, until April 1995.) SOFTWARE NEWS The biggest news of the year was the release, finally, of Apple IIGS System Software 6.0.1, which included many bug fixes and a few new features. We now know that the release had been delayed by Apple management's decision to cancel the Apple II Ethernet card; this required removal from the 6.0.1 update the installation options for it, and any other mention of the card or of software that would have supported it. Many comments were published in GEnieLamp about how to make use of the new features of 6.0.1. Randy Brandt of JEM Software was shipping Ultra 4.1 (which included Ultra Extras, originally an add-on product), the next evolution of UltraMacros 3.x for AppleWorks 3.0. But more excitement was yet to come, as JEM Software and Quality Computers made an announcement in the middle of the year of a major project. Code-named "Quadriga", this product was originally going to be called The WORKS 4.0, and was to have been a major patch program to update AppleWorks 3.0. Since Claris had not seen fit to do any update on its own, Brandt had decided to do it himself. Having worked on AppleWorks 3.0 originally for Claris, he was uniquely qualified to make changes to improve the program. When Claris saw that Brandt and Quality were making a serious effort to enhance AppleWorks, with or without their permission, they decided to license AppleWorks to Quality. This allowed the update to be officially called AppleWorks 4.0, and instead of a patch, it would be a full application. The final product shipped on November 1, 1993, and was soon followed by an update (bug fix) to 4.01. John Link, who had written many versions of SuperPatch, a utility to alter AppleWorks 3.0 to add simple features, released "lastPatch" to do the same with AppleWorks 4.01. The name also showed that he had no plans to do any further patching programs for AppleWorks. Quality Computers also generated a lot of excitement with the news that they had also licensed AppleWorks GS from Claris. Their plans were to produce an update in this long ignored application; however, from the beginning they made announcements that it would not be a trivial undertaking. They also continued work on a fax program, Q-Fax GS (it never did get finished), and did release Bill Tudor's Six Pack, a set of Finder extras. Moreover, as if they didn't have enough projects, Quality mentioned that they were looking to see if it might be possible to emulate an Apple II or IIGS using a PowerPC Macintosh. Many of the software product announcements during the year were specifically for the Apple IIGS. Roger Wagner promoted the new HyperStudio for the Macintosh, as well as promising continued support and development for the IIGS version. Softdisk announced that it was looking for programmers to help produce products and articles for Softdisk G-S. Foundation 1.0.2, a IIGS resource editor, was available from Lunar Productions. County Line Technology released GSTape v2.0, a utility to back up a hard drive to a tape drive. Procyon introduced Switch-It (a program switcher). Soon after, Seven Hills Software and BrainStorm Software released The Manager, which was promoted as being more like the Macintosh MultiFinder (that had eventually become part of that computer's system software). Seven Hills also updated their print buffer utility Express to version 2.1. Other products that appeared during 1993 were ANSITerm 2.1 and PMPUnzip 2.0 (Parkhurst Micro Products), HyperLogos GS (The Byte Works), Pedigree 2.0 (Bright Software), Financial GeniuS 2.0 (Rick Adams), Symbolix 1.8 (Bright Software), Quickie 3.1 software (Vitesse),and Addressed For Success (ECON Technologies). Roger Wagner Publishing continued support and promotion of HyperStudio with their First Annual Hyperstudio Festival in July. IIGS games released included Ant Wars from Karl Bunker (however, soon afterwards, he decided that the Apple II shareware market just was not paying any bills for him, so he decided to release all of his programs as freeware and get out of Apple II programming). Bouncin'Ferno contest entries began to arrive in Joe Kohn's mailbox. Ken Franklin was working on a new game called "Monster Lab" (unfortunately he never had time to complete it). Lawrence Productions released the Lost Tribe, an educational program. The Apple IIe and IIc were not left out in the cold, however. DOS 3.3 Launcher made it possible to run DOS 3.3 programs from ProDOS 8 on a IIe or IIc (or from the Finder on the IIGS). Tom Hoover's GEM (GEnie Master), an offline message reader that used Talk Is Cheap and AppleWorks, was released to freeware status (actually, the A2 RT took over production and maintenance of the package). An update was done to handle changes in the GEnie software about mid-year; after this release, however, there was little else about GEM that was newsworthy enough to warrant further inclusion in GEnieLamp. CoPilot, another offline reader, was also updated to handle the new GEnie changes. AppleWorks and UltraMacros were in heavy use in other applications. Magical Software announced the Magic News Group Reader, a set of AppleWorks macros to facilitate reading and responding to messages from Internet newsgroups. ProTERM 3.0 publisher InSync Software, Inc. had to have its name changed to InTrec Software, Inc. They also released ProTERM 3.1 in May. Don Elton's terminal program Talk Is Cheap was updated to version 4.0. Kitchen Sink Software released II System, a double-hires GUI environment for ProDOS 8 on the 128K Apple IIe or IIc. And at least one 8-bit game was updated: Star Trek: First Contact v2.0. Beyond product announcements, other software news appeared in GEnieLamp during 1993. Publish-It 4.0, a desktop publishing program for any Apple II, was mentioned in regards to a desire to have it updated, but unfortunately that was not possible (according to comments from another software publisher) due to the small return they were likely to get on the investment. In these pre-PayPal days, some shareware authors overseas were having problems with shareware payments from U.S. customers. Peter Watson (author of MS-DOS Utilities for the IIGS) was having problems with this, and Joe Kohn was helping him by cashing U.S. checks for him, and they sending a compatible payment. PUBLICATIONS Bad news came also this year, as not only did inCider/A+ discontinue publication, but A2-Central, a newsletter with much more than just news, changed from a paper publication to a disk-only publication. MacComputing, the Macintosh-centered magazine that inCider/A+ was supposed to turn into, disappeared after only one issue was printed. Good news came in the form of Joe Kohn's announcement of his newsletter, Shareware Solutions II, the successor to the column he had written for inCider/A+. Phil Shapiro, who also contributed a monthly article to GEnieLamp, began publication of Helium Balloons, a disk-based publication for educators. Another newsletter that was announced was The Passport House Letter, but after a single mention, GEnieLamp never had any further news about it. GS+ Magazine stated its plans to continue in production. Quality Computers continued its expansion beyond simply being a catalog and distribution center, with the announcement of II Alive magazine, which began production in March 1993. After the demise of inCider/A+, it was the only remaining glossy publication dealing with both the 8-bit and 16-bit Apple II line. The release of AppleWorks 4.0 delayed the November/December issue, due to multiple responsibilities held by editor Jerry Kindall. Resource-Central's disk publication Studio City had a change in editor, from Dean Esmay (who was leaving to work with Softdisk Publishing) to Bill Lynn. Jay Jennings left Softdisk to work at Ariel Publishing. KANSASFEST Resource Central again held the A2-Central Summer Conference (KansasFest). This 5th annual event was also the "sweet sixteen" birthday of the Apple II. Mike Westerfield, Roger Wagner, Jay Jennings, Brian Pietzak, Guy Forsythe, Jim Maricondo, Andy McFadden, Joe Kohn, Jerry Kindall, Nate Trost, Steve Gunn, Bill Heineman, and Richard Bennett were among the featured speakers. Besides the scheduled speakers, the annual roast focused on Tom Weishaar. In 1992, Bill Heineman had introduced his Avatar project to build a IIGS-compatible computer out of available off-the-shelf PC components. He presented an update on the project, which was to use ROM code to emulate a IIGS, and therefore avoid legal complications from Apple. REVIEWS Hardware products reviewed included Tulin's Floptical disk drive for the IIGS, which sold for $489 (not including the SCSI card); the SyQuest 88 removable cartridge drive; and the inexpensive LineLink 14.4K modem. Several games were reviewed: Solarian GS (arcade game), Blackjack Tutor 3.0 (card game), Shove It GS (puzzle game), Bounce It GS, Ken Franklin's Reliefware games Plunder, One Arm Battle, and Milestones 2000; and Out Of This World (a graphic animated adventure). Other packages reviewed were Prime BBS software, UnZip IIe, ShadowWrite 1.3, GIF.3200, Computer Keyboarding 5.0, and Independence and Harmonie printer drivers. INTERVIEWS An ongoing popular feature of GEnieLamp A2 was the interview column. In 1993, these Apple II personalities were interviewed: o Ellen Rosenberg, editor-in-chief of A2-Central newsletter o Mike Westerfield, The Byte Works o Kendrick Mock, author of several word and letter games for the IIGS o GEnieLamp A2 staff, including Darrel Raines, Phil Shapiro, and Mel Fowler o Guy & Cindy Forsythe and Guy Bush of Kitchen Sink Software o John Peters, publisher of GEnieLamp o Joe Kohn o Roger Wagner o Jim Royal, author of Star Trek: First Contact WRITERS Darrel Raines continued to contribute articles during the time he edited GEnieLamp. Phil Shapiro continued his "Thinking On" series, as well as handling other writing tasks for the newsletter, including interviews. He also wrote some articles for a "Beginner's Corner" column. Gary Utter had many thoughtful messages reproduced from the bulletin board, including a description of shrinkwrap licenses. InSync (now InTrec) Software's Jerry Cline explained the mysteries of the MNP feature on modems. My own Apple II History series continued, running Parts 8 through 18. Since it had already been written, this was easy. However, in order to get some discount hours from GEnie as payment for submitting articles, Doug Cuff told me that I needed to submit TWO articles per month. Therefore, I started a monthly column that continued the Beginner's Corner theme that Phil Shapiro had started. My column was subtitled "Polishing Green Apples", and dealt primarily with getting started on the Apple IIGS, explaining the picky details of selecting a model, outfitting it with the right hardware and software, and explaining how some of it worked. Mel Fowler did software reviews. Udo Huth, a roundtable member from Germany, contributed an article discussing the difficulties in accessing GEnie from other countries. Al Fasoldt, a newspaper editor and programmer in Syracuse, NY, began a column. Among other topics, he discussed the limitations of spell checking software when it comes to homonyms ("four" vs "for"). Joe Kohn wrote many RT messages that appeared in GEnieLamp; in 1993 he was discovering the Internet and was beginning to learn how to use the tools (prior to the development of the World Wide Web). His article "Connections", was, for some reason, reprinted (it had appeared earlier in the September 1992 issue of GEnieLamp A2). Joe also announced his plans to publish his Shareware Solutions II newsletter, as inCider/A+ was discontinued in June 1993. Gina Saikin wrote her first article for GEnieLamp, discussing her experiences of starting with an Apple II computer, and followed up later with an article about Real Time Conferences (chat). Cynthia Field, a writer for inCider/A+, allowed reprinting of an article that she had written in 1991, a Consumer's Guide To the Apple II. At the end of the year, Jay Curtis began a series of articles about Apple II hybrids, add-on cards that allowed one computer to function as another one (such as the PC Transporter to use MS-DOS from an Apple II). MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Mark Quinn discussed various general computer topics, usually in a humorous vein. Monthly Search-Me puzzles continued to appear, with topics focusing on various GEnie roundtables and services. GEnieLamp ELSEWHERE appeared once, discussing how to access the Computing and NewsCenter. In July, GEnieLamp reproduced the press release from Apple that announced John Sculley's resignation as CEO of the company, and the move of Michael Spindler into that position. By later in the year, other Apple board members were looking for work elsewhere. Several comments were made regarding Apple's new migration to the PowerPC processor for its Macintosh platform. There was at first a misunderstanding about what the PowerPC chip could do, and some believed it was going to EMULATE a 68000-series processor, much as the program SoftPC emulated an MS-DOS computer, which would adversely affect the performance of the computer. Concern was also raised about Apple's promise to continue supporting the 68000-series computers as the PowerPC computers became more plentiful. It was also pointed out that the transition between the Mac and PowerPC Macs would be more like that between the Apple IIe and IIGS, rather than the differences between the Apple II and Mac. HUMOR ONLINE We were informed of "safe fax". A problem-solving flow chart was presented in the second May issue. The CowTOONS series had a swimsuit issue in March. Giving a computer a personal name was discussed. Darrel Raines introduced the "Banana PC" in an April column. Tom O'Nan submitted his true story about accidentally shooting his Rana floppy disk drive. STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I hope you've enjoyed this stroll through the world of one decade ago. Next time we will dive directly into 1994, as seen through the eyes of GEnieLamp. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [ASA] THE APRIL ISSUE OF Syndicommotion NOW AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The April issue of Syndicommotion is now available. It was emailed to subscribers last night, and is available on the web at http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion as well. We've also gotten the last few back issues of Syndicommotion put on the web site finally. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 9) [EOA] [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Build Your Own Computer Cart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The versatility of the Apple II computers invites one to add a number of external accessories ... floppy drives, super drives, hard drives, larger capacity removable media drives, CDROM drives, modems, home brew power supplies, printers, CPU coolers, etc. This often results in unwieldy stacks of equipment on desks or tables. Then consider the unpublished law of electrical cables... Lay two cables next to each other and they will tangle themselves into a mess. Connect six or eight external accessories to your Apple II and you have a pile of cables resembling a pile of cooked spaghetti. The plan below features a compartment with adjustable shelves that is open both front and back and has casters to allow moving the cart away from the wall. This provides accessibility for working with your equipment. Place your accessories only one layer deep. Tuck the extra length of cables on the shelf where the accessory is placed. You can adjust dimensions to provide for your needs as you prefer. THE PLAN """""""" /----------------------------------------------/ / (A) /| / / | / / | / / | /----------------------------------------------/ | | / (E) | | | | |/----------------------------/| | (open) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |(B) | (C) |(B) | |(B) | | /-------------------------| /----------| / | / | / | / | / | / (D) | / | / | / | / |/ |/--------------|/ What You Will Need """""""""""""""""" 3/4 Inch Plywood Inches '''''''''''''''' '''''' (A) 1 Top 15 x 48 (B) 3 Uprights 15 x 24 (C) 1 Back Panel, Left Compartment 24 x 30 (D) 1 Bottom Panel, Right Compartment 15 x 15 (E) 1 Keyboard Shelf, Mounted on Drawer Slides 12 x 29.5 * (F) 6 Shelves 15 x 14.5 * * Adjust dimensions to provide for hardware. Hardware '''''''' (1) 4 Adjustable Shelf Support Strips (2) 24 Clips for Adjustable Shelf Support Strips (3) 1 Pair Drawer Slides (4) 6 Casters Where to Get What You Need """""""""""""""""""""""""" Your local building supply store Notes """"" (a) Right compartment open, front and back to allow access to equipment. (b) Adjustable shelf strips on right and left panels of right compartment. (c) Keyboard shelf mounted on drawer slide hardware. (d) Mount two casters at bottom of each upright. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KRF] KFest REGISTRATION FORM """"""""""""""""""""""" The KFest registration form with instructions in PDF format can be downloaded here: http://lamp.a2central.com/klo/registration_forms/KFestRegForm2003g.pdf If you can not access PDF documents with your computer contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software and request a form by mail. Contact information can be found in the article below entitled "IT'S HERE! KansasFest 2003!" [EOA] [KFH] IT'S HERE! KansasFest 2003! """""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2003____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| IT'S HERE! KansasFest 2003! When: July 22-27, 2003 Where: Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri Summer camp for Apple Geeks! The most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2003, is on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place on your calendar, too. Join us as the tradition continues at KFest XV. All the fun, all the magic, all the wild nights, none of the sleep. Participate in the great after hours activities like Floppy Disk Ninja, Apple II Jeopardy, Bite the Bag, and HackFest. Host a session and learn what the Apple II can do in the 21st century. Hang out with Apple II and Macintosh Geeks from all over the world. We have some great activities lined up, so don't miss out. Rates from 2002 remain the same, including your room starting Tuesday, July 22, 2003, and meals starting Wednesday evening (dinner) on July 23, through Sunday morning (breakfast), July 27. (Saturday evening dinner is not included--That's KFesters' Night Out On The Town!) PLEASE NOTE: There is no plain ASCII text registration form this year. A PDF registration form can be downloaded from: http://www.kfest.org/KFest2003Reg.pdf If you are unable to download or otherwise use the PDF registration form, please contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software (contact information below) and he will be happy to send you the form by fax or postal mail. Check-in will be from 1-4 pm on Tuesday. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday. Current plans call for formal KFest 2003 sessions to begin with dinner in the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great plans again for opening night. Stay tuned!! Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair slated for Saturday afternoon. Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a local favorite selected by the Roastee. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. *** KFest 2003 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to: kfest-help@kfest.org ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internet e-mail list: To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to: majordomo@kfest.org Place the following text in the BODY of the message: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, and then you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Press contact: Ryan Suenaga - editor@juiced.gs (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 19) [EOA] [TBL] NO 2-BAG LIMIT THIS YEAR :) """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm really excited about KFest this year. It's always fun, but this year we'll be driving and bringing extra stuff along. No 2-bag limit this time, baby! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5. Msg 20) [EOA] [KRT] KFest ROAD TRIP """"""""""""""" ROAD TRIP!!!! Kfest has been fun every time I've been there. I highly encourage anyone who hasn't been there to make this "your" year. If you've been there before come and relive the fun. It's sure to be another fun filled year. Who knows...you may even learn something. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 21) [EOA] [KRA] KFEST ROASTEE ANNOUNCED """"""""""""""""""""""" Geoff Weiss, Apple IIgs programmer best known for Spectrum Internet Suite, the first Apple II Web browser, will be this year's guest of honor at KansasFest 2003. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 22) [EOA] [AKF] TRANSPORTATION, AIRPORT TO KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those flying in on commercial airlines (or taking the train) we have been very successful in supplying ground transportation from your terminal to Avila in past years, and intend to continue the tradition this year. About the first day of Summer (or Winter depending on which hemisphere you live in) we will start putting together the taxi list. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 24 Mar 03 5:38:20 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 120 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [MSO] MONEY SAVING OFFER FOR KFEST ATTENDEES ANNOUNCED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Rich Dreher, the creator of the CompactFlash for Apple II (CFFA) Interface, is offering KansasFest 2003 attendees a 10% discount off of his creation; that's right, get a CFFA for $94.50, $10.50 off of the list price. To get your discount, you must be in attendance at KansasFest 2003. For more information on KFest 2003, see our World Wide Web site at: http://www.kfest.org/ Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Press contact: Ryan Suenaga - editor@juiced.gs (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 26) [EOA] [ACA] NEW UNOFFICIAL 802.11B ANTENNA CONTEST ANNOUNCED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ryan Suenaga, Editor in Chief of Juiced.GS, the premier Apple II printed publication, announced today that an unofficial KansasFest contest nicknamed "CansasFest" would be held during the event. The contest is essentially a homemade 802.11b antenna contest based upon the many designs shown on the Internet, often-times based on empty food containers, the first of which was a can of Pringles, the potato chip. Rules and prizes to follow. For more information on KFest 2003, see our World Wide Web site at: http://www.kfest.org/ Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Press contact: Ryan Suenaga - editor@juiced.gs (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 27) [EOA] [ACR] NEW UNOFFICIAL 802.11B ANTENNA CONTEST RULES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2003____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| IT'S HERE! KansasFest 2003! When: July 22-27, 2003 Where: Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri Summer camp for Apple Geeks! NEW UNOFFICIAL 802.11B ANTENNA CONTEST RULES Antenna specifications 1. Antennas can be any shape or design. 2. Antennas cannot be powered by battery or power outlet. They must be passive. The only electrical or electronic connection they can have is to the router used for testing. 3. At the time of testing, the top of all antennas must be no more than six feet off of the ground. 4. All antennas must have a readily accessible female N connector for testing purposes. Materials 1. Non-exhaustive list of materials: Food containers (such as a Pringle's can) Wire Washers Bolts N connector Can lid Nuts Aluminum foil 2. The only material used in the construction of your antenna allowed to be brought to KansasFest at the time of your arrival is one female N connector. 3. All other materials used in the construction of your antennas must be obtained while the entrant is attending KansasFest through "legal" means. Theft is disallowed; "dumpster diving" is generally permitted, but trespassing to do so is not. 4. Purchased materials exceeding the N connector cannot exceed $20 total cost; all receipts must be kept and presented at the time of judging. 5. Any non-purchased material must include written documentation as to its origins, such as, "This length of wire given to me by Kirk Mitchell in exchange for a Budweiser on Tuesday, July 23, 2003 at 9 am." Tools and supplies 1. Non-exhaustive list of tools: Soldering iron Knife Awl Drill Hacksaw Tubing cutter Screwdriver Pliers 2. Tools may not be part of the actual antenna! 3. Tools may be brought with you to KansasFest. Tools may also be purchased during the event. 4. Non-exhaustive list of supplies: Solder Tape Epoxy 5. Supplies may be brought with you to KansasFest. Supplies may also be purchased during the event. 6. Plans may be brought with you to KansasFest or made during the event. Contest procedure 1. Entrants -must- be registered KansasFest 2003 attendees. 2. Contest begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 23, and judging begins after lunch on Friday, July 25. Entries must be ready for judging immediately following lunch on Friday, July 25. Late entries will not be considered. 3. Individuals or teams can enter. 4. Two judges will be selected to judge the competition. 5. All entrants will have an opportunity to position their antenna. The antennas will be judged by attaching each antenna's N connector to a wireless router. The same wireless router will be used for all entrants. A Titanium PowerBook will be placed along a pre-set path some distance away from the antenna and will be moved away until connection is lost for five seconds. At the distance connection is lost, a marker will be placed on the ground to mark that entrant's results. Other issues Any questions should be brought to the attention of the judges during the event. Disclaimer CansasFest is not an official KansasFest event. Please refer to the appropriate FCC rules on use of antennas. You are responsible for your own equipment and any damages to your or anyone else's equipment. (Ryan M. Suenaga, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [GEA] GETTING EXCITED ABOUT ANOTHER KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am getting excited about yet another Kfest. It looks like we have a little over a month to register for the discounted fee. It looks like yet another great year. I hope to see everyone that I have met in the years past there. Dain Keeper of the Boards. (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 28) [EOA] [TGP] TWO GREAT PRIZES ADDED TO KFest 2003's STASH """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( ____________________________2003____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| IT'S HERE! KansasFest 2003! When: July 22-27, 2003 Where: Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri Summer camp for Apple Geeks! SPECIAL NEWS FLASH! Two great prizes added to KFest 2003's stash-- In addition to over 20 great other prizes for KansasFest 2003 attendees, Lyle Syverson (The Lamp!) and Tony Diaz (Computer Circulation Center) have graciously donated two fantastic prizes for KFest 2003 attendees. Lyle is putting up a ZipGSx accelerator card for the Apple IIgs--these rare cards have been out of production for several years and often fetch hundreds of dollars on eBay. The winner of the ZipGSx just needs to be a KFest 2003 attendee--register, show up, and if your name is drawn, you win! Tony is offering a FocusDrive hard drive on a card for the Apple IIe or IIgs to the winner of the 2003 edition of A2 Jeopardy. Thanks to Lyle and Tony for their incredible generosity. There's two more reasons to show up in Kansas City this summer! (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 29) [EOA] [OCS] ONLINE CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS KFest 2003 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Join us at our latest _ __ ______ _ ___ ___ ___ ____ | |/ /| ____| | | |__ \ / _ \ / _ \|___ \ | ' / | |__ ___ ___ | |_ ) || | | || | | | __) | | < | __|/ _ \/ __|| __| / / | | | || | | ||__ < | . \ | | | __/\__ \| |_ / /_ | |_| || |_| |___) | |_|\_\|_| \___||___/ \__| |____| \___/ \___/|____/ _____ _ _ / ____|| | | | | | | |__ __ _ | |_ | | | '_ \ / _` || __| | |____ | | | || (_| || |_ \_____||_| |_| \__,_| \__| Set aside a Sunday evening to join us in a pre-KFest chat night at A2Central, April 27th, at 7:00 pm PDT at m645;2! If you show up early or late, you can be sure to meet interesting folks who can't wait for KFest! (A2.KIRK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 30) [EOA] [KFQ] THE KFest FAQ VERSION 4.0 """"""""""""""""""""""""" The KFest FAQ--Summer Camp for Apple II Geeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [editor@juiced.gs] The KFest FAQ Version 4.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to editor@juiced.gs. Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them had when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga. Distribute freely, provided the content is unchanged. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College (now Avila University) in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Today, the conference's official name is "KansasFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 15th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2003 runs from Tuesday through Sunday, July 22-27, 2003. The very popular early arrival day is now officially rolled into KansasFest proper. Meals, however, will not be served at Avila until Wednesday dinner. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila University 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. It does take place in Kansas City, and if it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila University. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila University. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda, Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. Cindy remains on the committee. The scheduling is done by Tony Diaz, of Alltech Electronics fame. Tony also handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Jerry Cline of Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal. Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. You can download the registration form in PDF format from http://www.kfest.org/KFest2003Reg.pdf If you cannot download the form or print a PDF file, please contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software (contact information is elsewhere in this file) and he will send you a form by fax or postal mail. Q: How do I reach Intrec/Jerry? Jerry Cline InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila? A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas City International, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will get you to Indonesia). There's a couple of small commuter airports which are closer, but unless you're Tony Diaz (who flies his own plane), you're not likely to use these. Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of an hour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cab fare would be substantial. Your best bet would be to try and catch a ride with another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same time you'll be arriving. Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and from the airport. The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join the KFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in this document). Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech, sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast, product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: Who is this year's roastee? A: Just announced by KFest Roast MC Ken Gagne: Geoff Weiss, author of Spectrum Internet Suite and many other Apple IIgs programs, will be the guest of honor at this year's roast. Q: What if I want to host a session? A: Email sessions@apple2.org with your ideas for a session. Sessions can include new ways to use programs, new programs, networking, or just about anything you can imagine. Everyone has something they can teach. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, runs out to Krispy Kreme, Floppy Disk Ninja, Apple II Jeopardy, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. And there's a new contest this year called "CansasFest", a homemade 802.11b antenna contest. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Computer Circulation Center (formerly known as Alltech Electronics). Q: I hear that the Avila University dorm is wired for Ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're Ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T Ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! The Avila Ethernet uses a protocol called Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. There is, however, a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila. That ought to keep your email flowing freely. Q: I hear that there's wireless Internet access in the Avila dorm. How do I get hooked up? A: Ah, the infamous wireless. Several KFesters have set up Apple Airport Base Stations and other equivalents. Please see one of them (Sean Fahey, Dain Neater, Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga are likely candidates) if you'd like to get on the wireless 'Net. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2003, the summer camp for Apple Geeks. [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls KFest is About Sharing A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Woz Announcement Chat in Library---------------------------------[WAC] Silvern Castle v7.5 in Library-----------------------------------[SCL] SAFE v1.4 Available----------------------------------------------[SFA] Changes Made in SAFE v1.4----------------------------------------[CIS] An RSS Client for the IIgs?--------------------------------------[RSS] Praise for May 2003 Juiced.GS------------------------------------[PJG] Reading the Game Buttons From Within Spectrum--------------------[RGB] Choosing a Programming Language----------------------------------[CPL] Problem Using List Manager---------------------------------------[PLM] Electronic Entertainment Expo Coming Soon------------------------[EEE] Problems With EgoEd 2--------------------------------------------[PWE] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! We Can Work it Out ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Constructing Your Own Printer Cable You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] KFest Registration Form------------------------------------------[KRF] Steve Wozniak to Keynote KansasFest 2003-------------------------[WKK] KFest Trivia Time------------------------------------------------[KTT] Some of the Great Sessions Lined up for KFest--------------------[GSK] Transportation, Airport to KFest---------------------------------[AKF] New Unofficial 802.11B Antenna Contest Rules---------------------[ACR] The KFest FAQ Version 4.0----------------------------------------[KFQ] For More Information Visit The KFest Home Page-------------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River, the hall is filled with the aroma of baking bread and cinnamon. Anna is at it again... she loves to bake... cinnamon rolls are her favorite. And she gives most of them away to her neighbors. A Knock at the door... cinnamon rolls warm from the oven... we have been chosen today to share these delectable morsels... the best cinnamon rolls you will ever eat. KFest is About Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The formal presentations share people's knowledge and experience in how-to-do-it with the Apple II. At the meals, in the hallways, in visits to individual rooms, and out on the lawn people are sharing tales about their use of the Apple II. It would be worth your investment of time and money just to participate in this sharing. Add to that the opportunity to share some time hanging out with Woz. You will kick yourself later if you miss KFest 2003. See the KFest section of this issue for details on how to register. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [WAC] WOZ ANNOUNCEMENT CHAT IN LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: wozannounce.txt Size: 16719 Date: Apr 30 This is a transcript of the April 19, 2003 chat, where it was announced that Steve Wozniak would attend KFest 2003. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 12) [EOA] [SCL] SILVERN CASTLE v7.5 IN LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scupdv75.bxy Size: 362496 Date: May 11 This is update version 7.5 of the fantasy role-playing game Silvern Castle, uploaded on behalf of the author Jeff Fink. Numerous bug fixes, speed enhancements and new features are included. Here are some highlights: o You now get to keep all spells known when changing class!!! o As a consequence of being able to keep spells when changing class, it has now been deemed appropriate to allow fighters to cast spells and to acquire mage spell scrolls, beginning at level 25 (adjusted for intelligence). o New unlisted combat command: Go B)ack. This new feature simply allows you toredo the combat choice for the previous character (instead of using which redoes all characters). o New unlisted camp command: M)inimum Weapon Damage. This command allows you to determine the minimum damage your character can inflict, depending on the weapon selected and your character's strength and class. o New unlisted camp command: Equivalent H)uman Age. Allows demihuman (non-human only) characters to determine how old they are in "human" years. o New preferences: Changeable sound parameters (including muting sound). Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 13) [EOA] [SFA] SAFE v1.4 AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""" I have posted SAFE 1.4 to my web site. This update addresses two bugs that arose. The first makes it easier to cancel a download, as the default button will now respond more readily. The second allows SAFE to login to some clients that it had difficulty with before. Specifically it should now work smoothly connecting to Mac OS X computers. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 28 Apr 2003 - 85 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 68) [EOA] [CIS] CHANGES MADE IN SAFE v1.4 """"""""""""""""""""""""" I can confirm that SAFE 1.4 fixed two issues brought up in my recent Juiced.GS review. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 69) >>>>> """"" Are those two issues 1) speed and 2) connecting to your iBook? For the first issue, how much of an improvement did you get? Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host (MARK, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 70) >>>>> """"" Speed was not one of the issues fixed. The two issues that Ryan refers to are the non-functioning Stop button during transfers, and logging in to Macs over a local network. The speed issue unfortunately cannot be addressed without rewriting SAFE in machine code of one form or another. I do not recommend using SAFE with a IIgs running at less than at least 7Mhz, as data handling in Spectrum scripting language just takes much longer than any other method. SAFE works at a reasonable speed if you use it with Bernie and at least a 400Mhz Macintosh! :-) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 12 May 2003 - 71 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 60, Msg 71) [EOA] [RSS] AN RSS CLIENT FOR THE IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" >> There is now an RSS feed of A2Central.com's news available for those of you who aren't Mac-heads or for some reason don't like MacReporter. Feed this into your RSS type client program. << Is there a RSS client for the IIgs? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 64) >>>>> """"" Not that I know of, but it would be something that would be welcome. Especially since the GS would majorly benefit from only seeing smaller amounts of data and not the pictures. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 65) >>>>> """"" That's an excellent point. An RSS NDA would be very nice. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 66) [EOA] [PJG] PRAISE FOR MAY 2003 Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I received my copy on Friday last and read it cover to cover. Another excellent issue! I enjoyed Doug Cuff's interview with Steve Weyhrich very much but the highlight for me was Ryan's SAFE FTP client review. Nicely done. :) The review might actually compel me to update Spectrum so I can run it. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic (MARK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 458) [EOA] [RGB] READING THE GAME BUTTONS FROM WITHIN SPECTRUM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there a way to read the game buttons from within Spectrum? I'd think there is, I just can't figure it out :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" As the game controller is an external device, the only way is through a PEEK using the WorkBench XCMD. The syntax of PEEK is: Ext WB 10 (Address) VarName and this would be used as: Ext WB $$E0C062 Result If I have my shadowing right, you should be checking in bank $E0, and the result would be a decimal number for the location that is read. You will find all the various WorkBench functions listed in the Spectrum Extras !Help! entry. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 14 Apr 2003 - 99 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 6, Msg 31) [EOA] [CPL] CHOOSING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you were going to work on a IIgs project that involved a lot of text handling (specifically sorting text and moving text from one file to another) would you choose Pascal or C? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I'd probably choose unix, because there are already a lot of standard tools for manipulating text (sort, uniq, split, awk, sed, perl, etc). I'd choose C over pascal though, because pascal's IO facilities suck. Orca/Pascal let's you use GS/OS calls to read/write files, but that's extra work. The standard C library (fprintf, fopen, fclose, fscanf, fread, etc.) make it easy to work with files. Also, if it's a command-line tool, C breaks the arguments into nice pieces for you. Orca/Pascal lets you access the command line, but you need to parse it yourself... more extra work. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I agree with Kelvin: C is a better choice for text processing, given the Pascal/C choice. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 3) [EOA] [PLM] PROBLEM USING LIST MANAGER """""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm having a problem that I can't figure out. I have a list control, and I need to tag existing items as inactive so they can't be selected anymore. I have code that sets the memFlag to memInactive (0x20), but the List Manager is still allowing them to be selected, even after I do a NewList2 call to redraw the list. I'm very confused. The code in my item draw routine is properly drawing them as dimmed, so the flag is correct in the member records, but the List Manager seems to be ignoring them. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Turns out there are two flags of importance in the memFlags field of a list member record. memDisabled and memInactive both have to be set in order to keep the item from being pickable. The Toolbox reference is not clear on this. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I remember having this problem with MUG!. I think the idea was that it was a valid concept to be able to select dimmed items from a list control. For example, to show help about a dimmed item... perhaps to show how to undim it! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Yeah, the main problem is the reference doesn't really make this clear. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 4) [EOA] [EEE] ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO COMING SOON """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, looms in Los Angeles, beckoning the select few who can call themselves members of the industry to witness all that will be released in the next year. Gamebits will be at the show with exclusive coverage of all the games and systems being showcased not only by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, but third parties such as Konami, Capcom, Atari, and Activision. Press events begin on Monday the 12th, and after a week-long flurry of news reports and web site updates, this live coverage will conclude with an interactive conference held on Sunday, May 18th, at 6:00 PM PDT in the Gamebits Forum chat room. Bring your questions about specific titles, platforms, or the industry itself, and Gamebits sysop Ken Gagne, fresh from Los Angeles, will relate the answers. At the end of the hour-long conference, each attendee will be asked a trivia question about a game recently reviewed by Gamebits. Get the right answer and win a free video or computer game for the system of your choice! Gamebits can be accessed from page 850 on Syndicomm Online, or via the Web at http://www.gamebits.net (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 40) [EOA] [PWE] PROBLEMS WITH EgoEd 2 """"""""""""""""""""" Howdy all, If any of you use EgoEd 2, I'd like your analysis on why this little NDA text editor might go bad after some time. Back in April 1998, the software was exhibiting the same symptoms as it does now: it locks up the computer if one goes into Prefs and tries to change things it opens text files but displays nothing (which makes editing a bit of a chore) it opens Teach files (content portion of web docs, for example) just fine. Any suggestions on how to tame aberrant software would be appreciated. Ray M will be sending me another disk (Jan.-Feb. 1994 Vol. 5 - Number 3) as he's done in the past. Most curious, though, on why this little bit of software won't behave. Ideas? Greg (GREGN, Cat 8, Top 28, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Greg, I see that you refer to EgoEd 2 as giving you troubles. If you have EgoEd 2.0, that is your problem. It had a bug. The last version of EgoEd was 2.0.1, which was the bug fix. I have 2.0.1 and just finished playing around with it, changing the Prefs, to see if I could duplicate your problem. It works fine, no troubles. So, check your version number. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 8, Top 28, Msg 20) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich WE CAN WORK IT OUT Welcome back to the year-by-year review of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Before diving into this month's article, I need to make two corrections on what was presented last month. I had mentioned in the "Interviews" section about the staff of Kitchen Sink Software. Unfortunately, I identified one of the company members as "Guy Bush"; his name actually is Eric Bush. The other very significant omission was neglecting to mention the official discontinuation of the Apple IIe in November 1993. I likely missed that for two reasons: First, I was late getting the article submitted to the editor, and probably rushed through my review of the December 1993 issue. Second, that issue of GEnieLamp was released on the first of the month, just a few days after Apple released the price list that excluded the IIe, and so there was only a brief mention of it in the "Hey Mister Postman" column. With those corrections out of the way, let's get on with the story. So far, we have covered the origins of this digital publishing phenomenon and its first two years of existence. During 1993, Apple II users on GEnie continued to deal with the official discontinuation of the Apple IIGS, but still enjoyed continued availability of the Platinum Apple IIe. However, this consolation was tempered by the knowledge that the life of the IIe on Apple's assembly lines also had to be limited. The enjoyment of the new energy given to AppleWorks with its 4.0 update by Quality Computers and Randy Brandt was tempered by the announcement that the era of Apple II production had officially ended. And on that note, let us boldly go forward into 1994. First, let's bring the year into focus. Soap operas spilled into real life in 1994. Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan sustained an attack by the boyfriend of opponent Tonya Harding prior to the Winter Olympics. President Clinton began to get into trouble with the launch of an investigation into his involvement in the Whitewater scandal. Accusations were made towards North Korea regarding its work on a nuclear weapons program (sounds familiar, doesn't it?). Accusations also were directed towards former pro football player OJ Simpson in regards to the murder of his wife. A strike called by major league baseball players over a contract disagreement led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. In the realm of computers, the new frontier of the World Wide Web was picking up steam, with Web traffic passing Gopher traffic for the first time. The Netscape Corporation was formed and released the first beta of its commercial Navigator web browser. Web pioneer Yahoo began operation of as a list of web sites (the name stood for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle"). Microsoft Windows was updated to version 3.11, but the company also moved forward with its next operating system revision, releasing the beta for Windows 4.0, code-named "Chicago" (later to be named "Windows 95"). Intel's new Pentium processor was found to have a bug in its floating point operations, leading to much merriment in the Apple world. Apple Computer decided to get in on the online service explosion, launching its own eWorld service in June. The company released its first PowerPC-based Macintosh computers, the PowerMac 6100, 7100, and 8100 models, and also began to license other companies to produce PowerMac-compatible computers in an effort to compete against Intel's larger market. Finally, Apple made its first attempt at modernizing its operating system with the announcement of "Copland". To review events in the Apple II segment of the computing universe, surge forward with me into GEnieLamp A2's reports for 1994, where AppleWorks occupied much of our attention, both for good and for bad. TIME IS ON OUR SIDE The GEnieLamp A2 Masthead in the January issue reflected the large number of digital publications that T/TalkNET was helping manage, as well as the inclusion of the non-paper version of A2-Central that Doug Cuff was at that time editing, in addition to GEnieLamp A2. _________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol.2, Issue 22 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Editor....................................................Douglas Cuff | | Publisher.............................................John F. Peters | | Copy-Editor...........................................Bruce Maples | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////// | | ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ GEnieLamp [PR] ~ GEnieLamp Windows ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ GEnieLamp TX2 ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp A2 ~ A2-Central ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ GEnieLamp MacPRO ~ | | ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ | | GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.geis.com FTP: sosi.com | | ////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |_________________________________________________________________________| By the end of the year, the masthead had changed only slightly, primarily with the removal of A2-Central and Copy-Editor Bruce Maples, and the addition (temporarily) of ICON publications Solid-Windows and Config.sys: _________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GEnieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ Vol.3, Issue 33 | | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" | | Editor....................................................Douglas Cuff | | Publisher.............................................John F. Peters | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////// | | ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ GEnieLamp [PR] ~ GEnieLamp Windows ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ GEnieLamp TX2 ~ | | ~ GEnieLamp A2 ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ GEnieLamp MacPRO ~ | | ~ Solid Windows ~ Config.sys ~ | | ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ | | GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.geis.com FTP: sosi.com | |/////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |_________________________________________________________________________| Cuff was now firmly established as editor of GEnieLamp A2, holding responsibility for editing, writing his own articles, and assembly of each issue in time for its release on the first of the month. Each issue began with his editorial, often telling a story of some personal experience and then fitting that story to an aspect of the current Apple II scene. In some cases, he would relate a technical bit of information that helped GEnie A2 members do more with their computers or get online more easily. He also began the tradition of Lamp editors in doing some promotion for the annual July KansasFest conference (called "ICONference" in 1994). He also finally had the opportunity to attend the event this year, thanks in part to sponsorship offered by Resource Central for its newsletter editors and major contributors. The editorial in the June issue ("In Which We Consider Serpents' Teeth") addressed the touchy problem of copyright infringement. The conflict between the rights of authors and programmers and those of consumers had been a long-running one, going back to the early 1980's when copy protection of software began to appear as a defense against widespread duplication of disks. In the case of this editorial, the topic did not involve improper copying of SOFTWARE, but rather from copying and reproduction of WORDS. Although GEnieLamp did not prohibit free distribution of the publication as a whole in its digital form, it did specify how individual articles should be reproduced elsewhere, and what citation should appear with that article. Cuff had found that there were some Apple II user group newsletters across the country that did not seem to feel obliged to adhere to these reference rules. This might have happened simply because some newsletter editors did not understand the importance of properly giving credit for the work of others, or it may have been a time and space-saving measure. But it was a problem; not only would some newsletters fail to refer to GEnieLamp as the source of the article, but they might even leave out the name of the author or a portion of the article itself! In a way, this was analogous to the situation that high school and college teachers experience when students turn in a paper that was copied almost word-for-word from a previously published source, trying to call it their own. Cuff felt (rightly so) that it was perfectly reasonable, especially for a FREE newsletter, to ask that the copyright rules be followed. This problem continued to nag at GEnieLamp and The Lamp! over the years. (Personal note: When I was writing the GEnie News Digest in the early 1990's, I personally discovered the problem caused by improper article reproduction. I always PRESUMED that my articles were reproduced just as I had written them. On one occasion, however, I was made aware that Henrik Gudat of Bright Software was upset about an article of mine that he had been made aware of. This news article, complete with a quote by Gudat I had found on GEnie regarding a program he had written, had been incorrectly reproduced in the newsletter. The condensation of the article had made it look as if I were trying to make it appear that I had written the author's words myself. Naturally, he was upset about this, and posted something rather derogatory towards me in an Internet newsgroup. When it was brought to my attention, I reviewed the article and felt that I had properly cited him as the source of the statements made. I e-mailed him, apologized for the way in which it had appeared, and showed him how the article was SUPPOSED to have appeared. When he saw that it was not ME but the newsletter who was at fault, he also graciously apologized for the flame, and was kind enough to send to me a free copy of his program Symbolix to make up for it! What I learned from this was to ASK FOR PERMISSION from anyone whose words I specifically quoted. This way I could make sure the person in question knew he or she was BEING quoted, and gave them the opportunity to correct any mistakes in their words.) As editor, Cuff also felt obligated to address concerns raised by people who used hardware to have GEnieLamp read aloud to them by their computer (primarily for those visually impaired readers). The problem that he became aware of had to do with ASCII art that often appeared in GEnieLamp. The random characters that made up an art picture made drove these people crazy, as they didn't know if the software was crashing, or if the text was garbled. To help with this problem, Cuff added the phrases "ASCII ART BEGINS" and "ASCII ART ENDS", to signal that a lot of audible "garbage" was coming. ROUNDTABLE NEWS Offline readers have always made it easier to keep track of reading and replying to messages on a text-based system like GEnie (or CompuServe or Delphi). On GEnie, GEM and CoPilot continued to be in use, working with the terminal programs Talk Is Cheap, Spectrum, and ProTERM and using AppleWorks with UltraMacros to process the messages. Efforts to update them continued. GEM was no longer a shareware product, having been acquired by GEnie A2, but programmers contributed time to it to provide maintenance updates. This was done to accommodate the new AppleWorks 4.0, as well as to keep up with changes that had been made in the GEnie bulletin board software. Another program, PowerGuide, was announced in July as a stand-alone product with which to navigate GEnie. With the start of October, competitor America Online announced that it was discontinuing support for text-based computers such as the Apple II. This decision was made because of changes being made in the software to access AOL, for enhancement of the services offered. Macintosh and Windows users would have their software updated, but AOL felt it could not justify making the updates available for the relatively fewer number of Apple II subscribers it still had. This change was scheduled to take effect on October 31, 1994. Although there were yet no announced plans to close down the Apple II forums, it would now require a Macintosh or PC to be able to ACCESS those forums. Although AOL offered Apple II users free hours to entice them to change over to using a Macintosh or PC, many who owned Apple II's wanted nothing more to do with that service. For these disenfranchised users, GEnie A2 sysops stepped forward and began to market their service to those soon-to-be-orphaned AOL members, and worked at finding ways to make the A2 RoundTable an attractive alternative. In November, GEnie announced reduced online costs for those accessing the service using a 9600 baud modem. Prior to that time, access at 9600 baud was possible, but there were fewer access phone numbers for that service, and those doing so were charged a higher per-hour rate. Even with this reduction in rates, for many people using a modem faster than 2400 baud was just not cost effective. SIDE BAR: ONLINE SERVICES AND THE INTERNET By 1994, the increasing availability of graphic browsers (Mosaic and the new Netscape Navigator) to access the "World Wide Web" were causing the Internet to capture a higher amount of nationwide attention and interest. To maintain its market share, GEnie continued to update its system, and was promising "full Internet access" by the end of the year. To explain the significance of the Internet phenomenon on events that happened beginning in 1994 and afterwards, I need to interrupt this story for a moment to give some background about online services like GEnie, and their relation to the Internet. When the microcomputer became available in the mid 1970's, one of the first pieces of hardware that was designed to attach to it was a way to allow one computer to connect with another. Initially, this served the purpose of helping transfer programs between the machines, but with time expanded far beyond that. Serial and parallel cards allowed computers in the same vicinity to connect; modems connected to those cards (or modems on cards) made it possible to dial up and access other computers located far away. Aside from teletype connections to mainframe systems, some early computer users set up their computer as destination for OTHER computers to call up and post messages or share files. These early bulletin board systems (BBS's) were popular and proliferated greatly in the 1980's and early 1990's. However, to call a SINGLE phone number and interact with MANY other computer users required a subscription to a larger computer network. The Source and CompuServe began in 1979, joined by Delphi in 1982, GEnie in 1985, and America Online (in its early forms) in 1988. Aside from America Online, these were command-line, text-based systems whose function initially was little different with a personal computer than it was with an older printing teletype. They were run on mainframe computers that were used for business purposes during the day, and then sold their unused after-hours capacity to consumers to use as a gigantic bulletin board system. They all provided messaging, file transfer, and chat services, and the various services competed with each other based primarily on their variety of additional content (games, access to news feeds, etc.) and on price. These networks were all self-contained, and isolated from each other. Just as it was generally not possible to send an e-mail message to someone who was on Bob's BBS if you only called The Pirate's Den BBS, it was not a supported feature to send mail to someone on GEnie if you were on CompuServe. There was no availability of inter-network communication using the consumer software on these mainframes. Part of this limitation had to do with variations of mainframe hardware being used. These (usually) OLD systems were designed without concern about making a connection to other computers. In addition, each system had its own quirks about how to make a connection with an outside computer. GEnie was unique in requiring an older "half-duplex" setting, where other systems typically used "full-duplex". There were also variations in "stop bits" and "parity bits" required to send and receive accurately. On the other hand, the "Internet", a network of networks, had been in existence since the early 1970's. Over time, various protocols had been developed into standards that allowed diverse systems to successfully communicate with each other. Being designed originally as a means for the military to communicate in case of a national emergency with failure of the normal telephone or radio system, this maze of interconnected networks had built-in redundancies to guarantee effective transmission of messages and data. Many tools to manage these interconnected networks were designed and modified by university computer centers. The Internet was designed to grow, mature, and adapt to changing technologies; the proprietary commercial online services were designed to just keep functioning. Enhancements in function depended heavily on whether those were needed by the business that used the mainframe in the daytime, or if it would attract additional subscribers to the service. The sheer vastness of the Internet gave it resources that no single online service could possibly hope to match. Graduates of "connected" universities that had been accustomed to accessing that massive database often felt constricted by the relatively locked-in nature of a consumer online service. As growth continued in the size and number of computer networks that were part of the Internet, the commercial online services began to realize that they could not expect to continue to grow in the way they had done previously. All feared that a competing service would open up access to the Internet at large in such a way that would make it attractive for users to SWITCH to that service. Consequently, by the early 1990's most of these services were looking for ways to adapt their old hardware, software, and networks in such a way as to be able to fit into the Internet. To further explain the march towards the Internet of today, consider the analogy of cities. The traditional online service would be like a large, isolated city with its own mail system, government, entertainment venues, and storage facilities. Cities like these were completely self-contained, having no access at all to other similar nearby cities. Each city might have gasoline power engines, but one city may only offer diesel fuel, another 95-octane gasoline, and yet another kerosene. If a road were built to connect with another city, it would require changes in either the hardware (engines) or software (fuel) to allow those vehicles to operate when away from "home". Furthermore, a risk of developing this openness to travel raised the possibility that people might actually MOVE to that other city and STAY there. However, these cities (online services) HAD to make the change; people were hiking by foot to the other cities anyway, lured there by promises of a better land. The individual cities each decided that it was better to aid and streamline the process of inter-city travel, while continuing to build up the services WITHIN the home city as much as possible, to make it more attractive to stay than to move on. Accordingly, GEnie was doing its best during 1994 to build a better highway to the Internet than the two-lane cart path that they had first designed. The engineers doing the construction did not yet know if it would prevent or slow emigration from GEnie to other "cities". Unlike America Online, which had chosen to specifically exile certain types of citizens from its borders (those who lived in smaller neighborhoods in the older part of town, some of whom had helped to FOUND the town years earlier), GEnie was doing its best to keep its borders open for all citizens. Whose plans would work best in the end? No one yet really knew. Now, back into the lamp to look at what appeared in GEnieLamp magazine during 1994. HARDWARE NEWS I mentioned early in this article that I had missed giving the news about the discontinuation of the Apple IIe that happened in late 1993, as there was only scant mention of it in the December issue. Actually, in a further review of the early issues of GEnieLamp A2 in 1994, there was very little discussion of it AT ALL in the RoundTable messages that were reprinted. Compared to the larger discussion that appeared a year earlier, when the IIGS was taken off the product catalog, this seems like a quiet response. What were the reasons for these differences? It is possible that editor Doug Cuff was so upset about it that he just could not bring himself to acknowledge the event. However, since he included later in the January issue a long dissertation that I myself wrote about it (see below) this is unlikely. What is probably the correct explanation is that most members of the A2 Roundtable who still were using the Apple IIe just didn't care any longer about what Apple chose to do. Apple's decisions had become a non-issue with anyone. They all expected the IIe to be dropped; it was just a matter of time. And so they continued to do what they had been doing in the years Apple IIGS was introduced in 1986; use the computer, and share amongst themselves information to support it. Drowning out the non-event of the loss of the IIe were other discussions about Apple's hardware. Perhaps Apple's management didn't support the platform with new revisions of it, but they did do a fairly good job of supporting those existing owners. It was mentioned by one member that he was still able to get his ROM 00 Apple IIGS computer upgraded to a ROM 01 by his Apple dealer. Another member even found that he was still able to update his early model Apple IIc to be able to use a UniDisk 3.5 (although it took a little coaxing of the Apple telephone technical support person to find that the program was still in effect). Applied Engineering, long a provider of accelerators, RAM cards, and other hardware items for the Apple II and IIGS platforms, was another casualty of the waning of Apple II sales. It officially closed down in March 1994, causing mixed feelings in the community. The company had irritated some Apple II aficionados by beginning to branch out into hardware products for the Macintosh platform (supposedly by financially supporting this effort through the sales of their Apple II products, much as Apple Computer had kept the Macintosh alive in its early years through sales of the Apple II). Printer upgrades also occupied bandwidth on the A2 RoundTable. They discussed the difference between the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet and DeskWriter inkjet printers, for the sake of those who were interested in moving beyond their older, noisy dot matrix printers. Although it was currently the favored son in the Apple II world, Quality Computers cautioned the enthusiasm worked up by the rumor mills. Jerry Kindall stated for the company that it had NO intentions to try and purchase the Apple II line from Apple Computer. Mysterious posts appeared in January about a coming product from ///SHH Systeme, a German company that produced Apple II hardware. This card, eventually identified as the BlueDisk card, made it possible to use inexpensive standard PC floppy disk drives on an Apple IIGS or IIe. The card became available in a beta form in February, with later posting of timing information that compared performance between ProDOS, HFS, and MS-DOS formatted disks. The Turbo ASB chip was advertised to help in overcoming speed problems in the venerable Super Serial Card. This replacement chip made it possible for serial communication to go from the current maximum of 19.2 kbps to as high as 230.4 kbps (if the computer in which it was installed was fast enough to allow it to keep up in regards to disk activity, screen drawing, etc). Chuck Newby of Charlie's Appleseeds continued to supply hard drives to the Apple II community. During 1994 he introduced the Roadrunner 40 and AppleLeaf drives, sold usually with the CMS SCSI card and a "light" version of ProSel to help with drive management. Vitesse updated the Quickie hand scanner to include a color adapter, which they called the Quickie-C. A later software update to version 3.2 allowed better quality scans to be created and modified. In the later part of the year, Sequential Systems announced the Second Sight VGA card for the IIGS. This product allowed use of the more commonly available (and higher resolution) VGA monitors, instead of the traditional IIGS RGB monitor. A competing product, the TurboRez card, was also still in development, but was going through its third redesign, having first been announced at Apple Expo East in 1992. Roundtable members also contributed their knowledge about hardware problems. Gary Utter explained how to repair certain problems with the Apple IIGS RGB monitor, and how to replace the fan in a Kensington System Saver. Harold Hislop provided much education and service for many types of hardware problems. SOFTWARE NEWS Considering the lack of new hardware from Apple for the platform, there was still quite a bit of activity in regards to the software scene during 1994. Because there is so much to say, I'll divide this up in to sections. :: APPLEWORKS GS :: After the success of the updated AppleWorks 4.0, Apple IIGS users eagerly awaited a revision and upgrade to this GUI productivity product. In February, Quality Computers put out press releases that still promised AppleWorks GS 2.0 was going to be released in the spring of 1994. However, they had previously promised a bug-fix upgrade from the old v1.1 to a new v1.2 by the end of 1993, and this had yet to materialize. By July, the company shocked the GEnie A2 community by announcing that the project had been cancelled. This generated much discussion and complaints on the A2 RoundTable. After many years of neglect by Apple, they had finally found a company they thought would SAVE them from using buggy, outdated software. There was no response by Quality for several days, but finally Jerry Kindall posted a public apology and explanation for their decision. The reason given for the project cancellation was the poor state in which the AppleWorks GS source code had been "preserved". The original version of AppleWorks GS released by Claris had appeared before the GS/OS operating system was available, back in the days of ProDOS 16 (the "bridge" operating system between the older 8-bit ProDOS and the a comprehensive 16-bit operating system). As a result, AppleWorks GS didn't follow many of the rules that GS/OS enforced in both its System 5 and System 6 releases. According to Gary Utter (from the July 1994 issue of GEnieLamp): ____________________________________________________________________ | | | That code is such a mess that even patching it to provide GS/OS | | compatibility took Claris many months, and making it "compatible" | | with [System] v5.x took (as I recall) over a year. AWGS v1.0 will | | will not even run under System 6, and just barely runs under v5.x. | |____________________________________________________________________| Jerry Kindall's detailed message, reproduced in that same July issue, is fascinating as to the insight it gives to the story of the product: _____________________________________________________________________ | | | When we took over AppleWorks and AppleWorks GS, we assumed that | | updating AppleWorks GS was going to be a fairly straightforward | | task. Unfortunately, we were wrong. The source code for AWGS is 7 | | megabytes in size. Those who have seen it have called it the most | | poorly organized and documented source code they've ever laid eyes | | on. Claris was unable to provide us with any form of documentation | | for the source code, nor were they able to provide us with their | | official bug list. | | | | The source code was designed to build under an old version of MPW | | (Macintosh Programmer's Workshop). I have it on good authority | | that even the old MPW wasn't actually capable of compiling the | | source code as it was provided to us; it seems likely that it was | | compiled in pieces and then patched together by hand. We did not | | receive any documentation on this process -- in fact, there | | probably never was any. | | | | To give you an idea of how bad the AWGS source was, consider that | | it took Jim Merritt [the coordinator of development of the IIGS | | System 5 Finder], who we originally contracted to lead the | | project, four months just to get the source code Claris sent us to | | produce an executable version of AppleWorks GS 1.1. Even then, the | | program was not 100% byte-for-byte identical with the shipping | | version because of the hand-patching which was used in the original | | version... | | | | ...the source code simply was not arranged in any coherent fashion. | | I've been told that there are sections of the AppleWorks GS source | | code which exist mainly because nobody knows exactly what they do | | -- Claris was afraid that removing them would cause the program to | | stop working! | |_____________________________________________________________________| Other posts associated with this announcement in the July issue include further intriguing information about the history of the original product, which Claris had purchased under the name "GSWorks" from StyleWorks. Many of the other programmers Quality had contacted to look at the project had said that it would be less expensive to completely re-write the program than to fix what they had and make it executable (and workable!). At a later date, one programmer was quoted as saying that he HAD been able to get it to compile and execute, and that he thought the project was possible to accomplish. However, Quality Computers apparently felt that the time and money that would have to be put into the project would be far in excess of any income they would derive in sales of it. Needless to say, there was significant disappointment about the project's cancellation. :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: Quality Computers was busy keeping up with its new position as publisher of AppleWorks. They had to correct a mistaken mailing of AppleWorks 4.01 update disks sent to registered customers, having found that some of them had not been duplicated properly. Meanwhile, author Randy Brandt issued yet another update, this time to version 4.02, fixing more bugs that had been identified since the original 4.0 release. An AppleWorks 4.0 screen saver module called "AfterWork" was also released during the early part of the year. In June, an update to AppleWorks 4.1 was announced, although Quality later changed the version number to 4.3, trying to avoid confusion amongst customers between this version and the previously released 4.01 and 4.02 updates. And just to keep things interesting, Brandt announced mid-year that sales of AppleWorks 4.0 had been sufficient to justify a further major update to the program. AppleWorks 5.0, code named "Narnia", included many enhancements, including a built-in UltraMacros playback function. Brandt did say that an AppleWorks 6.0 for the Apple II series would never be possible, as there simply was not enough space left in main memory to add any other features. For the 5.0 revision he found it necessary to reduce the number of letters in some menus, just to squeeze out a few more available bytes of space for code. The Byte Works, supplier of programming tools for the Apple II and IIGS, announced a non-programming product. This IIGS program was a spreadsheet, called Quick Click Calc, and could be considered what the spreadsheet module in an updated AppleWorks GS could have been. Westerfield also designed a feature that had been appearing in Macintosh programs, called "publish and subscribe", which allowed one spreadsheet to update info on another spreadsheet. Westerfield asked for input from users as to what other type of productivity software they would like to be next in the "Quick Click" series (although he stated that he was really not interested in producing a database or word processing product). HyperCard IIGS, which had been released by Apple in the same status as Apple II system software (free when distributed by Apple II user groups) suffered a blow. It was discovered mid-year that the 2,000 remaining copies of the Script Language Guide printed by Addison-Wesley had all been "recycled", leaving no further new copies of it available anywhere. Also: Seven Hills Software announced plans to update GraphicWriter III, its word processing application for the IIGS, to version 1.2. Procyon's discQuest software was updated to v1.2, which allowed better audio support, as well as the display of color images. Rick Adams updated his shareware program Financial GeniuS to version 2.0. Steve Peterson's Your Money Matters financial software was in beta testing for a new version. Charles Hartley updated Computer Keyboarding to v5.1.2. Larry McEwen uploaded a six-disk HyperStudio stack called "Much Ado About Shakespeare", and asked for a shareware fee of $25, which accepted as donations to the Immune Deficiency Foundation (treatment of the disease "primary immune deficiency", the disease the "bubble boy" had). :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: With the success of AppleWorks, there were other places where Quality found itself under strain. One other project that they had been working on for quite a while had to be cancelled. Q-Fax GS was a program to allow sending and receiving faxes on the Apple IIGS. Unfortunately, the author had not yet been able to complete it, and over a year following its first announcement by Quality, they decided to cancel their contract to sell it. However, programmers outside of Quality were reporting progress on fax software. Paul Parkhurst, the author of ANSITerm, announced work on PMPFax was beginning. Another programmer, Richard Wifall, began work on FAXplosion. But it was Vitesse who was actually first to release their product, FAXination, near the end of the year. Seven Hills Software shipped Spectrum 1.0, a GS/OS telecommunications program written by Ewen Wannop of Great Britain. On one occasion soon after its release, Ken Lucke posted his concern about a possible virus when he suddenly found on his screen a British flag with a trumpet sound. He was reassured that this was not a strange virus, but rather an easter egg that had been inserted into the program. Gary Hayman released the Magic News Group Reader, as a set of AppleWorks/TimeOut extensions to handle reading and managing Internet news groups on the Apple II. A2 RoundTable members raised concerns when it was learned that inTrec was planning to release a Mac and possible a PC version of its popular ProTERM software. The company was accused of "pulling a Beagle" (referring to Beagle Bros switch to Mac software, and their subsequent disappearance as a company). Jerry Cline responded to this by reaffirming their plans to continue with support of the Apple II versions of the product. (Since then, the company has not released any further upgrades to the product, but it has continued to sell and supported it, and for years has been a loyal sponsor of KansasFest). :: SYSTEM SOFTWARE :: One important problem that began to appear was one involving the HFS FST (file system translator) that allowed IIGS users to read and write Macintosh-formatted disks. The bug that seemed to intermittently appear would destroy the directory structure of the HFS disk, making this method unattractive for more than just a simple file transfer between computers. This problem plagued Jim Maricondo of DigiSoft Innovations. As the CD-ROM drive made further penetration into the Apple IIGS community, it was becoming feasible to use the CD, with its massive 650 megabytes of storage space, as a way to distribute Apple II-specific programs and files. This made it much easier to acquire a massive collection of files that would otherwise take a very long time (even at 14.4K baud) to download. As Maricondo began to work on the project, he had to map out how the files should be stored on the disk. Since the ProDOS file system could not manage more than 32 megs per disk volume, it would make sense to partition the CD into a couple of "smaller" 32 meg ProDOS volumes, and then partition the rest of it as a single large Mac-HFS volume. However, the recurrent problem with scrambled disk directories bogged down the project, making it necessary instead to use multiple smaller HFS partitions. A new Apple II emulator for the Mac was announced, "STM" (or "Stop The Madness") by Jim Nitchals. The author was also planning to release this product on a CD that contained old software for the Apple II for which he had gotten permission from the original authors. (A later mention in The Lamp in 2002 stated that the project had never come to completion). Not to be outdone, Udo Huth of Germany announced a CD-ROM full of Apple IIGS and Mac software collected in Europe. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: The increasing rate of purchase of inkjet printers (commonly the HP DeskJet 500 or similar) caused frustration to users of Print Shop. Since the program was no longer being supported or updated by Broderbund, people were searching for a way in which they could print their creations on these nice new printers. To help with this, Joe Kohn spearheaded an effort to look for a programmer who would be interested in making a utility or driver or patch that would help Print Shop and these printers function together. This effort actually included a reward, with contributions being made by Softdisk and others. Bill Heineman was identified as a candidate to accomplish this, but it turned out to be a far more expensive proposition than Kohn had originally hoped for. Kitchen Sink Software released System II, a graphic desktop interface for 8-bit Apple II computers, allowing a simple way of launching programs and returning to the menu after quitting the program. (This may seem like no big deal today, but remember that in most cases, DOS 3.3 and ProDOS operated as a command-line oriented system, which was difficult for an inexperienced user to manage.) The Foundation resource editor from Lunar Productions was released as freeware. Andy McFadden, author of the disk files compression utility Hardpressed, had to release an update to fix a potentially dangerous bug that under certain circumstances would trash archived files and make them unrecoverable. Peter Watson updated his MS-DOS utilities (to allow access to MS-DOS disks on compatible hardware) to version 2.1. Multi GS 2.0, another "switcher" type of utility for GS/OS System 6, was released, and was contrasted with The Manager 1.0 (released the previous year). Tulin's driver for NEC CD-ROM drives was released. :: GAMES :: iD Software was a PC game company derived from an older shareware group named Apogee Software. It included the talents of some former Apple II programmers that had at one time worked for Softdisk G-S. They had written many successful side-scrolling shareware games for the IBM PC. These games often were divided up into three large segments, the first available as a free download, and the other parts available once the shareware fee had been paid. They had come up with a totally new type of game that represented the next level of sophistication, and used an old Apple II game "Castle Wolfenstein" as inspiration for the story behind the game. Released as "Wolfenstein 3D", it used the same escape-from-the-Nazis scenario as the original game, but allowed the player to experience the game from the point of view of the main character, in what would come to be called a "first person shooter". While playing, it appeared that you were actually moving through rooms, opening doors, and fighting bad guys around every corner. The game was such a success on the PC that a version was created for the Super Nintendo. The interesting thing about the Super Nintendo version of Wolfenstein 3D was that it was actually developed on an Apple IIGS. This was possible because the Super Nintendo ran on the same 65816 processor that powered the Apple IIGS. When this was discovered, people were encouraged to send mail to id Software and ask that a version be released for the IIGS. And by the end of 1994, Vitesse advertised in their catalog an Apple IIGS version of Wolfenstein 3D, with a special price if ordered before the end of the year. Vitesse was already involved with another game for the IIGS. That game was a re-release of Ultima I, a classic Apple II game originally published by Origin. Vitesse was able to license the game from Electronic Arts, who now owned Origin. To make it better than a simple re-release, Vitesse added enhanced music, sound, and graphics. Brutal Deluxe, a IIGS software company from Europe, paid a visit to Joe Kohn in the summer, and brought him some samples of their work, including a beta for their game, Opale. PUBLICATIONS II Alive was fighting for its survival during 1994. Quality Computers was finding the many different things it was trying to do to be a stretch for the company. Originally a software and hardware catalog company (and supplier of these especially to education), it had expanded to software development and sales (AppleWorks and AppleWorks GS) and larger scale publishing (moving from Enhance, a newsletter for education, to II Alive, a glossy magazine, trying to fill the gap left as inCider/A+ dropped out of the market). Even with the enthusiastic Apple II crowd on GEnie and other online services, the number of subscriptions was not as great as it needed to be. Quality was finding it more difficult than had been anticipated to manage a paid subscription list (it was more involved than mailing out catalogs). In the middle of 1994, Quality announced that the decision had been made to publish only six more bimonthly issues of II Alive before they would discontinue publication. Jerry Kindall continued in his position as editor. Resource Central announced Doug Cuff's appointment as editor of A2-Central. John Peters, who had started the GEnieLamp publications, had been editing A2-Central for a few issues; he was making the change to concentrate on Solid Windows and Config.sys, Resource Central's publications for PC users. Auri Rahimzadeh and Ben Johnson began work on a new hypermedia publication called PongLife, which later evolved into PowerGS. Joe Kohn of Shareware Solutions II announced the inclusion of articles by Cynthia Field (who had also been a writer for inCider/A+). EGO Systems, publisher of GS+ Magazine, announced a move to Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as their purchase of AutoArk from Econ Technologies. An announcement of "The ?Bad Apple Newsletter" was made in October. However, it was never mentioned in GEnieLamp again. COMPANIES The Big Red Computer Club, based in Norfolk, Nebraska, was a combination company and club, selling products as well as publishing a newsletter, called "Scarlett". In the middle of 1994, it was announced that the club (often referred to as "BRCC") was planning to close by the end of the year. John Wrenholt, the club's founder, had worked hard to bring new software and preserved software to the Apple II community. Unfortunately, the return in sales for all of his effort was simply not sufficient to support the business that he had built up. Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II was expanding from a publication to also being a distribution source for certain shareware products. During this year, SSII began as publisher for Contacts GS, a IIGS desk accessory to display address information. He had previously had connections with Big Red Computer Club, but stated clearly that he did not have plans to take over Wrenholt's business. Resource Central, the print publishing and mail order arm of ICON, closed its doors at the end of September, continuing publication of its disk-based publications. ECON Technologies exited the Apple II business, focusing instead on creating Macintosh software. Broderbund discontinued work on Apple II products, including Print Shop. KANSASFEST This year the A2 Central Summer Conference was called "ICONference", from Resource Central parent company name, ICON ("International Computer Owner's Network"). Randy Brandt, project manager for AppleWorks 4.0, was selected as the keynote speaker. Speakers included Bill Mensch of Western Design Center, Joe Kohn, Bill Heineman, Roger Wagner, Joe Wankerl, and others. There was a presentation by Apple about the new Macintosh System 7.5, and even a preview from Microsoft of the coming update to its Windows operating system (see introduction at the start of this article). Both the Apple and Microsoft representatives were given some harassment by those attending their talks, primarily about features in their respective new operating systems that had been present on the Apple IIGS for several years. Also, some creative hackers changed the startup picture on one of Apple's Macintosh computers to say, "Welcome to the Apple IIGS" with the II Infinitum logo (see later in this article), instead of the usual Mac startup screen. REVIEWS Darrel Raines, former GEnieLamp A2 editor, continued to contribute to GEnieLamp by reviewing WestCode Software's TypeSet, a TrueType font management utility. He also reviewed the games Xenocide, Bard's Tale, and ChessMaster 2100. He also reviewed his vacation WITHOUT a computer or online access. A different type of review appeared in the April issue. Charlie Hartley, author of Computer Keyboarding, began a column called "The Treasure Hunt", in which he reviewed OLD software, programs that were in the GEnie A2 library, but which had often been overlooked (easy to do in a library containing over 20,000 files). Some of them he even discussed how to update (if a very old program) to work with one of the more modern Apple II's that had not been in existence when the program had originally been written. Jay Curtis conducted a combination interview and program review with programmer Jawaid Bazyar of Procyon, and his product discQuest. An older review of VCR Companion by Jim Wellman was reprinted (it had originally been posted on APPLESIG on The SOURCE). "Much Ado About Shakespeare" (mentioned above) was reviewed by Charlie Hartley in his Treasure Hunt column. Udo Huth reviewed the hardware products, specifically the BlueDisk controller and MS-DOS utilities. He also reviewed the AppleDesign Powered Speakers and their use on the IIGS. The designers of the not-yet-released TurboRez card reviewed their card and compared it with the Second Sight VGA card. Phil Shapiro reviewed the books "Doing Business On The Internet" (by Mary Cronin) and "The Internet Business Guide" (by Rosalind Resnick and Dave Taylor). WRITERS Ken Gagne, a frequent contributor to GEnie (and later on Delphi and A2Central.com) made his first appearance in GEnieLamp A2 with a post about identifying an Easter Egg in the Quickie v3.1 scanner software. My own contributions to GEnieLamp included the continuing Apple II History reprinting, from Part 19 to the end. The "Polishing Green Apples" series went through a description of the built-in ROM control panel features of the Apple IIGS, as well as going into ways of managing large storage devices. Both of these series concluded with the July issue. I also was motivated to create a eulogy to the lately departed Apple IIe. This appeared in the January issue in the form of a song parody called "Apple II Pie" (from "American Pie"). Another song parody of mine, "Internet Fileman", appeared in June. And not only did I contribute in a literary sense, but I also had a long post about conversion of TrueType fonts from MS-DOS to the IIGS that appeared in the November issue. Phil Shapiro's REFLECTIONS series dealt with telecom training centers, anticipation of shared long distance minutes (which he envisioned as being split between the caller and the receiver, rather than between different users on the same cellular phone account). He outlined a possible future e-mail technical support service. He suggested that e-mail could decrease the load on the U.S. postal service (although we have seen that it had increased the load of junk mail that we receive via e-mail). He discussed online literary collaborations; this has actually occurred with Apple II publications at least since the days of the II Scribe forum on Delphi, where various authors would confer about articles that they had written, offering suggestions or pointing out errors. (This exists today in an Internet mailing list of the same name.) "E.SHEPHERD (aka Sheppy)", a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, made his debut in GEnieLamp A2 in March, commenting on games for the IIGS (a possible Sim City port, and Eamon adventures). Most of his later posts appeared under his POWERPC.PRO name (he was chief sysop in the PowerPC RoundTable). He also was hard at work on his many IIGS shareware and freeware projects, distributed under the Sheppyware name. Tony Diaz also had a first appearance in GEnieLamp. He was mentioned indirectly first, having been seen at an auction ("...the guy sitting towards the back of the room? Kind of ethnic looking and sort of nervous... He told me he had 800 IIGSs in a warehouse back home..."). In May's issue he announced information about Alltech Electronics, as well as their plans to take over production of the SoundMeister stereo/digitizer card for the IIGS from ECON Technologies. In August he gave more background information about the never-completed SoundMeister Pro card. By the end of the year the card was finally ready to ship, including ECON's Digital Session software for it. INTERVIEWS o Randy Brandt, about the new AppleWorks 4.0 and other products from JEM Software, interviewed by Tara Dillinger o HangTime (editor of Script-Central) o Eric Shepherd, by Charlie Hartley, (quoted as saying, "Today's networks will look puny and toylike compared to the networks at the beginning of the next millennium. The Internet is big and growing fast, but we haven't yet reached the point where being online is _necessary_. In five years we'll be there...") o Pat Kern (prolific computer graphic art collector and producer), by Charlie Hartley o Tony Ward (GEnie A2 chief librarian), by Charlie Hartley MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES The World Wide User Group (GEnie A2's virtual Apple II user group) met regularly in the RTC (real time conference) chat room. Some of their edited RTC transcripts appeared in GEnieLamp A2. They also began to have a monthly column by Gina Saikin that acted much as a user group newsletter, reporting on news and products for Apple II computers. Early in 1994 the group's name was changed to "Planetary Apple League" (or "PAL" for short), and in September it was changed again, this time to "Planetary Apple User's Group" (PAUG). Jay Curtis wrote a series of articles about Apple II hybrids, referring to a computer that can act as a foreign computer (such as the PC Transporter allowing an Apple II to also work as an MS-DOS computer). He also addressed issues involved in how to read and write MS-DOS disks on an Apple II, the use of the Apple IIe card on a Macintosh Lc, and discussed early Apple II emulation software. Syndicomm, Inc. was a company that Tom Weishaar and Kent Fillmore had formed to manage the Apple II, Macintosh and PowerPC RoundTables on GEnie. It was designed to be separate from Resource Central. In early 1994, however, Weishaar and Fillmore decided that they did not want to continue to be responsible for operating the company, and elected to sell it to Dean Esmay, the chief sysop of the Apple II and PowerPC RoundTables. The April issue reproduced "The Apple II Led The Way", a post from an AOL user (his true name unknown), who took a wistful look at many of the firsts that the Apple II pioneered. A regular addition to GEnieLamp A2 was the inclusion of ASCII art by Susie Oviatt. Most of these were amazing pictures done entirely with characters that could be typed at the keyboard. GS Resources promoted their "II Infinitum!" T-shirts. (See the main page of my Apple II History site at http://apple2history.org for a button that nicely shows the logo). They also included a text version of the II Infinitum logo: ___________________________________________________ | | | ________________________ | | | | | | |____ ____ ____| | | ********* | | | | ********* | | *************| | | **************** | | ***** **| | ******** ***** | | **** | |******** | **** | | **** | ****** | **** | | **** | ********| | **** | | ***** ******** | |** ***** | | *************** | | |************* | | *********_| |____| |_********* | | | | | | |________________________| | | | |___________________________________________________| (Gotta love ASCII art, eh?) Phil Shapiro featured the disabled user in an article in October, where he discussed Autism and the Apple II. He also addressed a different medical problem in another article, which reviewed the possible benefits of playing Tetris for those suffering from acute attacks of asthma. HUMOR ONLINE A funny series of posts appeared in the A2 RT that expanded on the concept "If Operating Systems Ran Airlines" (which appeared in the February issue). (By the way, if anyone still has a transcript of the variations that appeared for Apple DOS, ProDOS, GS/OS, etc, I would LOVE a copy; mine was lost years ago in a poof of bits on a damaged hard drive...). Other topics included Politically Correct Computer Terminology, children's kitchen terms, and the ten laws of cartoon physics. Dean Esmay related a story about a disk that Syndicomm received from Apple Computer to use as a master to duplicate in distributing DOS 3.3 on GENie A2 (which was designated as a user group, and so had authorization to distribute it). This System Master disk from Apple, which included all of the official labels and envelopes as if it had been shipped with a new Apple II, did NOT, however, contain the DOS 3.3 software. Instead, it was a COPY of Locksmith, a classic program from the early 1980's for breaking copy protection. So, not only did someone at Apple accidentally (?) copy Locksmith onto a DOS 3.3 System Master disk, but they put a CRACKED COPY of Locksmith on the disk. STATS Here I have calculated for you some statistics for you about the first three years of GEnieLamp. The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K (the 80K issue here was the 2nd May 93 issue) 1994 124K 216K 165K I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE As with the prior year, 1994 included many positive and some negative events in the Apple II world. Despite Apple's non-involvement with the Apple II, we managed to continue to do what we had done for years: Take care of ourselves. The GEnieLamp newsletter itself had matured under the consistent editorship of Doug Cuff, as well as the talented authors that helped him by contributing articles. Would 1995 be a better year? Join me next time for answers to this and other questions in our ongoing review of GEnieLamp. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References for 1994 historical info: Apple Computer, Inc.: A History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3682/applehistory.html Apple History Timeline http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html Computer History For 1990-2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/19902000.htm History Of Hypertext Timeline http://www.robotwisdom.com/web/timeline.html Timeline of the 90s, 1994 http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/time1994.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Constructing Your Own Printer Cable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This project was inspired by a find in the local As-Is store... a well cared for HP DeskJet 500C printer for $5. It came with the user manual, the power supply, the software for PC DOS/Windows, and a parallel cable to connect to the IBM/clone. The HP DeskJet 500C has both a parallel port and a serial port. This opens up the possibility of keeping it connected to two computers and printing from either one at a time. Finding a cable to connect the IIgs printer port to the serial port of the printer was proving difficult so I decided I could make my own. A Google search found the specifications for the necessary cable at http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/MiscInfo/Cables/gsser.pinouts The same file can be found cached on Google at http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Y7a7yTwLPFgC:ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/MiscInfo/Cables/gsser.pinouts+imagewriter+cable+pinouts&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Material Used ''''''''''''' 1. Spare serial printer cable, Mini-Din-8 connector on both ends. 2. (Radio Shack) DB-25 connector, male, designed for your own wiring project. Procedure ''''''''' 1. Cut one end off the spare serial printer cable. 2. Strip end of each wire in cable. 3. Using continuity tester identify which pin each wire is connected to. 4. Make the necessary connections to the DB-25 connector. 5. Double check all connections. 6. Finnish assembly of the DB-25 connector. 7. Connect IIgs to the printer and test. The project was a success. If you are having trouble finding a cable you need consider doing some research and assembling your own. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KRF] KFest REGISTRATION FORM """"""""""""""""""""""" The KFest registration form with instructions in PDF format can be downloaded here: http://lamp.a2central.com/klo/registration_forms/KFestRegForm2003g.pdf If you can not access PDF documents with your computer contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software and request a form by mail. Contact information can be found below. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com [EOA] [WKK] STEVE WOZNIAK TO KEYNOTE KANSASFEST 2003 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" April 19, 2003--Ryan Suenaga, editor-in-chief of Juiced.GS magazine, announced today that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. and inventor of the Apple II computer, will attend KansasFest 2003 and will give the keynote address. Woz will share with KansasFest attendees stories of his experiences in the computer industry. Register before May 15 and pay only $265 including a bed in a double room and most meals. For more information on KansasFest 2003, or to get a copy of the registration form so you can attend, visit the KansasFest web site at http://www.kfest.org. Space is limited, so be sure to register soon if you would like to attend. (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Woohoo! My thanks to all the guys that put this together. This is huge! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" WOW! I had to double-check the date posted to be sure it wasn't an April Fool's! Kudos to the organizers! Jeff (LUMITECH, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Wow, that is an awesome coup! Congratulations to the organizers. This might just be enough to get me off my butt and back to KFest after missing the last several years. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 35) [EOA] [KTT] KFest TRIVIA TIME """"""""""""""""" Okay, it's KFest trivia time! Can anyone name for me who are the six people who have both GIVEN a keynote speech at KFest, and have also been ROASTED at KFest (obviously not in the same year)? And who has given the keynote speech on TWO different occasions? (and for that matter, does anyone here know who were the keynote speakers prior to 1993? Roastees before 1992?) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" Time to sharpen my research skills! >> Can anyone name for me who are the six people who have both GIVEN a keynote speech at KFest, and have also been ROASTED at KFest (obviously not in the same year)? << Here is the list I came up with: 1) Roger Wagner 2) Mike Westerfield 3) Eric Shepherd 4) Max Jones 5) Tony Diaz 6) Ryan Suenaga 7) Tom Weishaar? (Roasted but did he formally do a keynote?) >> And who has given the keynote speech on TWO different occasions? << Roger Wagner in 1991 and 1995 >> (and for that matter, does anyone here know who were the keynote speakers prior to 1993? Roastees before 1992?) << I find if very difficult to find details on the first two KansasFests. It seems that Tom Weishaar wanted to keep the first "Developer's Conference" in 1989 low key so that he didn't have tons of non-developers showing up. I can only find a vague mention of the first conference in A2-Central (V5N1 page 5.7). The 1990 "A2-Central Summer Conference" was first discussed in the September 1990 issue of A2-Central (V6N8 cover story). There is quite a bit of detail here but no mention of either a keynote or a roast. It seems that the 1991 KansasFest was the first conference that was openly discussed as it was heavily covered on GEnie. Roger Wagner is mentioned as keynote speaker but no mention of a roast. Here is my list of keynotes and roast victims: Year Keynote Roast ==== ================ ================ 1989 ? ? 1990 ? ? 1991 Roger Wagner ? 1992 Tim Swihart ** Roger Wagner 1993 Mike Westerfield Tom Weishaar 1994 Randy Brandt Mike Westerfield 1995 Roger Wagner Steve Disbrow 1996 Gary Utter Joe Kohn 1997 Dave Kerwood Richard Bennett 1998 Mike Westerfield Tony Diaz 1999 Max Jones Ewen Wannop 2000 Ryan Suenaga Eric Shepherd 2001 Eric Shepherd Max Jones 2002 Tony Diaz Ryan Suenaga 2003 Steve Wozniak Geoff Weiss ** In 1992 I'm not sure if Tom Weishaar or Tim Swihart is considered to be keynote. Both spoke but neither is labeled as such. How did I do? Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" Outstanding! Excellent researching and reporting! Don't you think he needs to be promoted from apprentice? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" As an attendee in 1992, I remember Tim Swihart as the Keynote Speaker. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" I recently found out why Roger Wagner did the 2nd keynote. Apparently he was a stand in for Dean Esmay who was unable to make KFest at the last minute. I also believe that the 1995 KFest was the last run by Tom Weishaar and gang before it was handed over to Cindy Adams and gang. With the recent collapse of ICON (the previous February) it must of been a very emotional KFest. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" >> I also believe that the 1995 KFest was the last run by Tom Weishaar and gang before it was handed over to Cindy Adams and gang. << Close, but not quite. 1995 was the first KFest run by a committee which Cindy headed as the big cheese. Uncle DOS was there and participated in the roast of Diz. Quick now, which three companies have sponsored KFest since ICON ceased operations? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" >> Quick now, which three companies have sponsored KFest since ICON ceased operations? << Intrec, Kellers' Auto Garage, and, uh... (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" >> Intrec, Kellers' Auto Garage, and, uh... << Parkhurst Micro Products in 1995. Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT (MARK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 52) [EOA] [GSK] SOME OF THE GREAT SESSIONS LINED UP FOR KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here are some of the great sessions that are lined up for you at KansasFest 2003: Steve Wozniak's keynote address: Join us as the inventor of the Apple II and co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. tells us about the old days of computing and answers the questions you've always wanted to ask, but never had the chance to. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Ryan Suenaga uses the years of experience he's had with the IIgs and desktop publishing to discuss fonts on the Apple IIgs and to go into depth on publishing the last survivor of paper Apple II publications, Juiced.GS. Eric Shepherd shows aspiring Apple II programmers how to use the MPW programming environment on the Macintosh to program the IIgs. Get tips from the accomplished master programmer Howard Katz still uses an Apple IIe and is darned proud of it. Join Howard as he shows how to use a UNIX "shell" account to cruise the Internet IIe-style. Eric Shepherd's "other" session shows you how to program for the PalmOS, and illustrates the surprising and sometimes striking similarities between the leading PDA platform and the good old Apple II. Ryan Suenaga shows his mastery of the top dog in the Apple II emulation world by showing newcomers how to set up Bernie ][ the Rescue, the venerable Apple IIgs emulator for the classic Mac OS. Currently, Tony Diaz, Geoff Weiss, and Jay Edwards have "mystery" sessions. Will they reveal the mysteries before KansasFest? Only they can tell you, but the one way to know for sure is to show up at KansasFest 2003. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 44) [EOA] [AKF] TRANSPORTATION, AIRPORT TO KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those flying in on commercial airlines (or taking the train) we have been very successful in supplying ground transportation from your terminal to Avila in past years, and intend to continue the tradition this year. About the first day of Summer (or Winter depending on which hemisphere you live in) we will start putting together the taxi list. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 24 Mar 03 5:38:20 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 120 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [ACR] NEW UNOFFICIAL 802.11B ANTENNA CONTEST RULES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Antenna specifications 1. Antennas can be any shape or design. 2. Antennas cannot be powered by battery or power outlet. They must be passive. The only electrical or electronic connection they can have is to the router used for testing. 3. At the time of testing, the top of all antennas must be no more than six feet off of the ground. 4. All antennas must have a readily accessible female N connector for testing purposes. Materials 1. Non-exhaustive list of materials: Food containers (such as a Pringle's can) Wire Washers Bolts N connector Can lid Nuts Aluminum foil 2. The only material used in the construction of your antenna allowed to be brought to KansasFest at the time of your arrival is one female N connector. 3. All other materials used in the construction of your antennas must be obtained while the entrant is attending KansasFest through "legal" means. Theft is disallowed; "dumpster diving" is generally permitted, but trespassing to do so is not. 4. Purchased materials exceeding the N connector cannot exceed $20 total cost; all receipts must be kept and presented at the time of judging. 5. Any non-purchased material must include written documentation as to its origins, such as, "This length of wire given to me by Kirk Mitchell in exchange for a Budweiser on Tuesday, July 23, 2003 at 9 am." Tools and supplies 1. Non-exhaustive list of tools: Soldering iron Knife Awl Drill Hacksaw Tubing cutter Screwdriver Pliers 2. Tools may not be part of the actual antenna! 3. Tools may be brought with you to KansasFest. Tools may also be purchased during the event. 4. Non-exhaustive list of supplies: Solder Tape Epoxy 5. Supplies may be brought with you to KansasFest. Supplies may also be purchased during the event. 6. Plans may be brought with you to KansasFest or made during the event. Contest procedure 1. Entrants -must- be registered KansasFest 2003 attendees. 2. Contest begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 23, and judging begins after lunch on Friday, July 25. Entries must be ready for judging immediately following lunch on Friday, July 25. Late entries will not be considered. 3. Individuals or teams can enter. 4. Two judges will be selected to judge the competition. 5. All entrants will have an opportunity to position their antenna. The antennas will be judged by attaching each antenna's N connector to a wireless router. The same wireless router will be used for all entrants. A Titanium PowerBook will be placed along a pre-set path some distance away from the antenna and will be moved away until connection is lost for five seconds. At the distance connection is lost, a marker will be placed on the ground to mark that entrant's results. Other issues Any questions should be brought to the attention of the judges during the event. Disclaimer CansasFest is not an official KansasFest event. Please refer to the appropriate FCC rules on use of antennas. You are responsible for your own equipment and any damages to your or anyone else's equipment. (Ryan M. Suenaga, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KFQ] THE KFest FAQ VERSION 4.0 """"""""""""""""""""""""" The KFest FAQ--Summer Camp for Apple II Geeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [editor@juiced.gs] The KFest FAQ Version 4.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to editor@juiced.gs. Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them had when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga. Distribute freely, provided the content is unchanged. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College (now Avila University) in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Today, the conference's official name is "KansasFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 15th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2003 runs from Tuesday through Sunday, July 22-27, 2003. The very popular early arrival day is now officially rolled into KansasFest proper. Meals, however, will not be served at Avila until Wednesday dinner. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila University 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. It does take place in Kansas City, and if it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila University. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila University. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda, Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. Cindy remains on the committee. The scheduling is done by Tony Diaz, of Alltech Electronics fame. Tony also handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Jerry Cline of Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal. Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. You can download the registration form in PDF format from http://www.kfest.org/KFest2003Reg.pdf If you cannot download the form or print a PDF file, please contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software (contact information is elsewhere in this file) and he will send you a form by fax or postal mail. Q: How do I reach Intrec/Jerry? Jerry Cline InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila? A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas City International, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will get you to Indonesia). There's a couple of small commuter airports which are closer, but unless you're Tony Diaz (who flies his own plane), you're not likely to use these. Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of an hour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cab fare would be substantial. Your best bet would be to try and catch a ride with another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same time you'll be arriving. Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and from the airport. The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join the KFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in this document). Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech, sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast, product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: Who is this year's roastee? A: Just announced by KFest Roast MC Ken Gagne: Geoff Weiss, author of Spectrum Internet Suite and many other Apple IIgs programs, will be the guest of honor at this year's roast. Q: What if I want to host a session? A: Email sessions@apple2.org with your ideas for a session. Sessions can include new ways to use programs, new programs, networking, or just about anything you can imagine. Everyone has something they can teach. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, runs out to Krispy Kreme, Floppy Disk Ninja, Apple II Jeopardy, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. And there's a new contest this year called "CansasFest", a homemade 802.11b antenna contest. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Computer Circulation Center (formerly known as Alltech Electronics). Q: I hear that the Avila University dorm is wired for Ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're Ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T Ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! The Avila Ethernet uses a protocol called Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. There is, however, a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila. That ought to keep your email flowing freely. Q: I hear that there's wireless Internet access in the Avila dorm. How do I get hooked up? A: Ah, the infamous wireless. Several KFesters have set up Apple Airport Base Stations and other equivalents. Please see one of them (Sean Fahey, Dain Neater, Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga are likely candidates) if you'd like to get on the wireless 'Net. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2003, the summer camp for Apple Geeks. [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Power of Volunteers A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Steven Weyhrich Creates GEnie Lamp A2/The Lamp Index-------------[SWC] GEnie Lamp A2/The Lamp Index in Library--------------------------[LIL] DiskMaker 1.2 Uploaded to Library--------------------------------[DML] Prizm on Real IIgs vs Emulator-----------------------------------[PRE] Accessing the SIS Web Site With SIS------------------------------[SWS] Advantages of Various Programming Languages----------------------[VPL] Suggestions Needed for Working With ORCA-------------------------[SNO] Programming With Assembly----------------------------------------[PWA] Programming With Marinetti---------------------------------------[PWM] A2 Fans Might Want to Check Out This Book------------------------[CTB] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Never Can Say Goodbye ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] June 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion is Ready-----------------------[JSR] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Keeping the Apple II Cool Enough You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Letter to the Editor An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] KFest Registration Form------------------------------------------[KRF] Third Floor Needed for KFest Attendees---------------------------[TFN] The Excitement Builds--------------------------------------------[TEB] New Products to be Announced at KFest----------------------------[NPA] Transportation, Airport to KFest---------------------------------[AKF] For More Information Visit The KFest Home Page-------------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Power of Volunteers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not far from the patio High Above The Rock River is a delightful little park. A stone path winds through plantings of many species of flowering plants... a succession of beautiful color from early Spring though late Fall. A bench beneath a stately shade tree invites one to rest awhile. The small table with seating for two inspires planning a picnic for you and a friend. This small park was developed and is maintained by volunteers from a neighborhood improvement association. A fine example of what can be accomplished by dedicated volunteers. The casual observer could easily overlook the work of volunteers in making KFest happen. Over sixty people have registered for KFest 2003. You, too, can take advantage of efforts of the volunteers who are making KFest happen. See the KFest section of this issue for registration information. 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Comments and criticisms are welcomed. Check Cat 2/Top 37 for an announcement of when it is released and where it gets placed. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Steve. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 94) [EOA] [LIL] GEnie Lamp A2/The Lamp INDEX IN LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There are new uploads in the publications/genielamp_the.lamp directory: File: index0305.txt Size: 546353 Date: May 18 File: index0305readme.txt Size: 5126 Date: May 18 The LAMP INDEX file is a topical index of nearly every individual article that was posted in the digital magazines GEnieLamp A2 from April 1992 through October 1997, and The Lamp! from January 1998 through the present (May 2003). Uploaded by the author, Steven Weyhrich. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" In regards to the previous upload announcement, note that the following change has been made to the A2 library: old - publications/genielamp.a2 new - publications/genielamp_the.lamp No files were harmed in the creation of this new directory. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 15) [EOA] [DML] DiskMaker 1.2 UPLOADED TO LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the utilities/16-bit/applications directory: File: dmaker12.bxy Size: 25856 Date: Jun 9 DiskMaker 1.2 is the latest version of the popular disk image to disk conversion utility for the Apple IIgs. DiskMaker supports DiskCopy 4.2, DiskCopy 6, Universal Disk Image (2mg), and raw disk images on all sizes of disks. Version 1.2 fixes a bug introduced in version 1.1 that caused strange errors dealing with DiskCopy 4.2 and Universal Disk Image files, and makes the target disk selection window automatically highlight newly-inserted disks. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 16) [EOA] [PRE] PRIZM ON REAL IIgs VS EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FWIW, it seems that while the physical GS running Prizm is much slower at compiling (duh), it's also considerably more stable. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 7) [EOA] [SWS] ACCESSING THE SIS WEB SITE WITH SIS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Due to a recent server move, SIS can no longer access its own Web site http://sis.gwlink.net/ . The site still works with any other Web Browser. SIS users can still access the Web site by going to: http://www.gwlink.net/sis/ I apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 26, Top 7, Msg 5) [EOA] [VPL] ADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does Pascal have any strengths over C? (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" My guess is in C you could cause more damage than with Pascal. Of course..I've caused damage with both. I seem to remember (It's been a long time), Pascal being easier to learn. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> Does Pascal have any strengths over C? << To me, mostly in being easier to read and learn. C still looks like line noise to me. In the real world, there's about zero demand for Pascal programmers (although Delphi has kind of usurped the Pascal guys). C (and C++) programmers are wanted everywhere. But on the IIgs, Pascal is as useful a language as C (and as good as anything short of 65c816 assembly. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Pascal was designed as a teaching language, and won't let you do a lot of stupid things that C will let you do (but won't let you do a lot of clever things that C will let you do, either). I prefer C since it doesn't make you type so much, and it gives you more control. Pascal seems to me like driving with a learners permit, and your mother is nagging the whole trip. For IIgs desktop programming, Pascal is just as usable as C. And Orca/Pascal supports object pascal, which has some neat features. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" >> Does Pascal have any strengths over C? << In the IIGS world, I think that Orca Pascal is the only "object-oriented" language available for the Apple II. That is, it's the only language that allows objects in the OOP sense. (But maybe Modula 2 also has them? I've never delved into Modula 2) _________ | homas P.S. I see that Kelvin already mentioned that... while I was typing this response :) (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Are there any speed variations between the two languages? I remember reading comments that this program or that ran slowly because it was written in Pascal. (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Speed is always an issue in computing, regardless of language that's used. If all things are equal, assembly would be faster than anything, but "all things are equal" is not always possible. I don't think that ORCA/Pascal vs ORCA/C will show an appreciable difference in speed. Assembly vs either of the other two, sure, but optimizing code will of course make a huge difference :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" ORCA/Modula-2 does allow object programming. It's actually a really neat language for doing GS programming in, but I don't think anyone ever really used it that much. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Sheppy Said: >> ORCA/Modula-2 does allow object programming. << That's good to know. I might have to give it a try after school is done. >> It's actually a really neat language for doing GS programming in, but I don't think anyone ever really used it that much. << I would imagine that it was not popular because: a) it came out late in the IIGS's life cycle, and b) it came out when Java and C++ were the "hot" languages on other platforms. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Reason 3 why Modula-2 wasn't popular on the IIgs: It's not popular in the rest of the world either. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Yeah, what Kelvin said. Modula-2 was never more than a computer science project, really. Nobody ever deployed it for real world use in any real way. But it's a darned neat language, very much like Pascal but with some cool added features that make it worth trying out. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Fooling with Pascal the last couple of weeks has really helped me get over the hump in terms of programming. I usually got a week or two into a language before I had no clue what I was doing. I'm a couple of weeks in now and things are kind of making more sense. To me, Pascal is helpful in that it forces you to be pretty structured and generally doesn't allow you to do sloppy things that other languages (Applesoft being a prime example) will. I kind of wonder how things would be different right now if Pascal had been taught instead of BASIC. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" >> To me, Pascal is helpful in that it forces you to be pretty structured and generally doesn't allow you to do sloppy things that other languages << Yes, that's very true. Pascal was taught instead of BASIC once I got to high school. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" You guys are lucky. My high school had "computer typing" as a class, and "computer applications" as another. The latter was word processing, spreadsheet, and database. No programming whatsoever. I took the applications final the first week of the class and got a 97%, but the school refused to give me credit for the course since I didn't actually take it. Apparently they expected me to sit through the class and not learn anything to actually get credit. We compromised: the grade didn't apply to my GPA, but I was waived from taking the course as a graduation requirement. Last week I taught a high school junior how to count in binary. I thought these young kids were born with this knowledge. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" >> Last week I taught a high school junior how to count in binary. I thought these young kids were born with this knowledge. :) << Unbelievable! Binary, Octal and Hex should all be taught in high school. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 21 May 03 9:31:32 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 62 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" My high school offered a word processing class (formerly typing, but they got computers the first or second year i was there). They also had a QBASIC based class (which I didn't take). The computer lab had the box for TurboPascal, I don't know if anyone ever used it :) I don't remember being formally taught binary/octal/hex until a machine-language course in college (2nd or 3rd year). Of course, having seen my fair share of a2-code, hex and binary weren't foreign. Octal is entirely useless if not for unix's chmod command :) My mother told me that she had to learn binary and punch cards when she was in school. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" When I was in high school (and now that was awhile ago :) we didn't have application courses, but we did have programming, in BASIC. You had your choice between a TRS80 Model I, III, or IV. When I was a junior, they got an Apple IIe. One. When I was a senior, they started teaching another class in programming, on a mini. In COBOL. Poor planning, in retrospect. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" In any case, learning Pascal now is really a fun experience, and I'm finally understanding a lot of the things I couldn't grasp in other languages, like C and assembly. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Because It's a hobby, I just love programming. Just wish I had more time to do it. Pascal seemed like a good choice - to help me learn NOT to make those stupid mistakes I do:) Still probably haven't learned THAT but everything helps when you're playing around and trying to come up with something worthwhile:) Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Assembly isn't for everyone. I enjoy it, but it takes a good bit more thinking to get stuff done. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Jumped into Assembly right after BASIC. BASIC allowed me to do some "basic" stuff I needed but assembly taught me MORE about my computer and allowed me to get a few more things done. May have had some "brilliant" ideas for a program but never had the experience to write them. Mostly, just did what I needed to get done - sans any interface that would permit anyone else from actually finding the programs useful:) Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 32) [EOA] [SNO] SUGGESTIONS NEEDED FOR WORKING WITH ORCA """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been trying to get some stuff done in ORCA but I always run into the fact the thing is incredibly crashy on me. (usually during compiles). Even on the examples provided. Usually I have tried to mess with the C coding, but I never get far. Is Pascal less prone to this behavior, or do I need to have some Magical GS setup that prevents all these problems from occurring? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" The latest versions of the ORCA stuff seemed pretty stable during the edit and build stages. (Execution is always suspect, but then you have to wonder who to point the finger at. For example, the programmer...) Of course, I used the text interface - the Orca command shell and text editor. Mainly because I found the GUI unstable... ;-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Thanks. I'll try and see if the Text Interface works any better for me. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I never was able to get the Prizm GUI to not do unpredictable things, which is why I always used the text interface. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I don't find Prizm to be all that stable, but it's a lot less frustration now with a really fast emulator and an easy way to back up boot partitions, then years ago when it would futz my actual IIgs. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" That's true. :) Well, anyone who has a copy of Opus ][ The Source can try to find and fix the problems with Prizm; if they get them back to me, I can distribute them. Same goes for any other Byte Works product. To date, none of you whiners has actually done that. ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 7, Msg 30) [EOA] [PWA] PROGRAMMING WITH ASSEMBLY """"""""""""""""""""""""" I'm writing an assembly program that is for kids. One thing I want to do is minimize the impact of them hitting the reset key. I know a lot of stuff happens in the fraction of a second from when the reset key is hit to the very last thing which is a branch to the address stored in $03F2. What are some of the things I need to be concerned with? What happens to things like registers and stack pointers? Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Actually, if you patch that vector, reset does absolutely nothing. All the reset key does is trigger the line that causes an immediate jump to that vector; the code there is responsible for actually resetting the machine. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I ended up doing a little digging of my own and found out the following answer to my own question. First of all the (ctrl) reset key sends a signal directly to the processor. When the key is depressed (and held) it stops everything dead in its tracks. If you try this you will notice that everything is totally suspended. Upon releasing the reset key a seven cycle wait happens during which time the processor initializes itself and retrieves the reset address contained at $FFFC & $FFFD. Everything above is specific to the 6500 series of microprocessors and not Apple II itself. The same happens in any machine (Commodore 64, etc) using this series of processor. From here the processor basically does a JMP ($FFFC) and this is where the Apple II specific part takes over. In an Apple ][ plus or IIe (what I happen to have handy to check) $FFFC and $FFFD contains "62 FA" so the 6502 in effect does a JMP $FA62. Here the following happens within the autostart ROM: - flips the soft switches which control video to display page 1 text mode with low resolution off. - Opens the text window to its full (24x40) size and places the output cursor to the bottom of the screen. - sets video to normal mode. - sets COUT and KEYIN to use the internal keyboard and video display. - flips annunciators 0 and 1 ON and annunciators 2 and 3 OFF on the Game I/O connector. - clears the keyboard strobe. - turns off any I/O Expansion ROM. - sounds a "beep!" Following this sequence it checks for a valid Soft Entry Vector located at $3F2-$3F3. If invalid it assumes a cold restart is required which involves clearing the screen and putting "APPLE ][" or "Apple //e" at the top of the screen and then scan the slots for a valid boot device. If the Soft Entry Vector is valid then a JMP ($3F2) is executed. Normally this vector contains the warm start address for either Applesoft, DOS or ProDOS. The Soft Entry Vector is the earliest point where I can interrupt the reset cycle and return control to my program. This sequence also shows me that I have to keep all of the above in mind when doing so since (most particularly my video) settings have changed and almost for certain my registers and stack pointers are trashed. REFERENCES: =========== - SY6500/MCS6500 Microprocessor Family Programming Manual August 1976 MOS Technology, Inc. - Apple II Reference Manual 1979 Apple Computer, Inc. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Historically the idea was always that you could *trap* the reset key, not suppress it. So typically the reset key would cause the program to restart (in some cases literally!) at a known "checkpoint" such as the main menu in an application, or the beginning of the current level in a game. The usual idea is that trapping the reset key is a part of the copy protection process. If it isn't needed for copy protection, then you could argue that by definition the reset key should be allowed to "reset" - in other words to recover when something goes wrong. And typically recovery was just enough to allow files to be saved, etc. since if a reset was needed, there were probably other problems. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 6) [EOA] [PWM] PROGRAMMING WITH MARINETTI """""""""""""""""""""""""" I am working a bit with Marinetti and trying to figure out what to do while waiting for a resolution of the TCPIPDNRNameToIP procedure; since there really isn't anything else for me to do, is it logical for me to run a do-while loop calling TCPIPPoll until DNRStatus no longer equals zero? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" That is the way to approach it. Call TCPIPDNRNameToIP, then enter a loop where you keep checking DNRStatus for a non-zero value. Within the loop you will need to call TCPIPPoll, and you may well want to call GetNextEvent so you can see if a keypress has been made to abort the waiting. Alternatively, or in addition to looking for a keypress, you may want to have some form of timeout, though TCPIPDNRNameToIP will time out by itself in due course. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 4 Jun 2003 - 48 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" What I did in gsAIM was have a state machine where it basically would have a variable called onlineStatus, which would be set to, say: 0: offline 1: resolving 2: connecting 3: online Then when I send the DNR request out, I set the onlineStatus to 1, indicating that I'm waiting for resolution of DNS, and continue in my event loop, so I can handle cancel requests. The event loop would then contain code like: if onlineStatus = online then (* handle online events *) else if onlineStatus = resolving then (* look to see if resolution is complete *) if resolutionComplete then onlineStatus = 2; (* we're connecting now *) end if else if onlineStatus = connecting then (* handle connecting to the service *) else if onlineStatus = online then (* we're online, handle that *) else (* oh no, we're screwed! *) end if Obvious pseudocode. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Ewen and Shep. Another question: there is a TCPIPConvertIPToASCII call, but apparently no equivalent TCPIPConvertASCIIToIP? I don't mind doing the math myself, I was just hoping it'd be easier :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" You would use TCPIPConvertIPCToHex as the opposite call... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 5 Jun 2003 - 47 days till KFest '03 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Ewen. Of course, I'm back with more stuff :) Now that I actually can open the connection, it's time to read and write to the port. Here's where I'm having a little trouble. It's pretty obvious to me that after TCPIPLogin, which returns an ipid, I do TCPIPOpenTCP to that ipid. I am guessing after this that I also do TCPIPPoll for awhile until TCPStatusTCP indicates a connection has been made. Once that connect is made, assuming I'm expecting data back from the port, I am guessing I do a TCPIPReadTCP. Do I also here do TCPIPPoll and check for tcpError? Thanks. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> I am guessing after this that I also do TCPIPPoll for awhile until TCPStatusTCP indicates a connection has been made. << More or less. I suggest putting a call to TCPIPPoll in your main event loop. Keep a state variable that keeps track of what you're in the middle of doing. After you do your TCPIPOpen call, set the state to something that means "waiting to connect" and each pass through the event loop, after doing TCPIPPoll, if the state is "waiting to connect", check to see if you're connected yet. Once you are, set the state to "connected". The rest of your code can then be watching that state variable, and only do sending and receiving when the state is "connected". >> Once that connect is made, assuming I'm expecting data back from the port, I am guessing I do a TCPIPReadTCP. Do I also here do TCPIPPoll and check for tcpError? << You need to keep calling TCPIPPoll, at least once each time through your event loop. Possibly more often, depending on how long your loop is. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 9) [EOA] [CTB] A2 FANS MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THIS BOOK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There's a new book out that might be of interest to Apple II fans. "Masters of Doom," by David Kushner, is the story of id Software founders John Romero and John Carmack, the guys who created Doom and Quake. I haven't read it yet, but according to Entertainment Weekly's review there are mentions of the Apple II, Jobs, Woz, Softdisk, and Burger Bill. Sounds like a winner to me! Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 111) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE I like writing about good things, positive things, things that make you smile and laugh. Humor is good medicine, if you don't mind that old phrase being repeated once again. I'd sooner tell a funny story, or relate a clever parody, than to get sober and serious and have to deliver bad news. Yet, as I tried to come up with some upbeat introduction to this edition of my review of the Lamp publications, I just could not find the right tone to make it sound positive. Several great events happened for the Apple II in 1994, the year that we covered last time. But as I reviewed the monthly issues for 1995, it just seemed that there were fewer things that happened that were favorable for the A2 world. Part of this was the realignment of the producers of Apple II hardware and software, as the available customer base continued to contract, which caused a reduction of those producers, and continued the cycle. Perhaps some of the sobering events in the outside world were reflecting onto the decreased energy in the A2 RoundTable. The federal building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by a powerful car bomb in April. The province of Quebec defeated a referendum on independence from Canada by only a very narrow margin. The deadly Ebola virus hit the country of Zaire in Africa. Sun Microsystems introduced Java, with microprocessor-independent "applets" in May. Internet mania continued to build, as a small bookseller named Amazon.com opened business in July. Netscape announced its initial public offering (IPO), which doubled in value during its first day on the stock market. Microsoft "Bob" was released as a more user-friendly interface for Microsoft Windows 3.1. Microsoft Windows 95 also became available, and sold over one million copies during its first four days on the market. And as if they weren't busy enough, Microsoft formed an alliance with NBC, creating the cable news channel MSNBC. Over at Apple Computer, the PowerPC 603e was released, with a 100 MHz speed. Power Computing released the first Mac clones, with militant advertising campaigns promising to help "kick Intel's ass". Few other companies were licensed to produce Macintosh clones, leading many to question Apple's commitment to allow other companies to make Macs. GENIELAMP INFO Editor Doug Cuff continued to produce a quality issue of GEnieLamp A2 each month, but his scope became more constricted by the declining number of contributing writers. The September issue saw Charlie Hartley's final "Treasure Hunt" column; Cuff ultimately added this to his own list of things to do and continued it his own. Also, Susie Oviatt's final "ASCII Art" picture appeared that same month. In addition to his usual responsibilities of collecting interesting postings from the A2 RoundTable and doing the final assembly of the newsletter, Cuff also found it necessary to contribute more or his own articles for the newsletter. These included an introduction to using the Internet from GEnie, Lynx and VT100-compatible telecommunication programs, and software reviews. He did the "Treasure Hunt" column in June and then for the final three months of the year, and wrote the last "PAUG Newsletter" for the year. General Electric Information Services (GEIS), the organization that owned the computers on which the GEnie service ran, made a worrisome announcement at the end of the year. Their press release stated that they were looking for a buyer for GEnie, but among A2 denizens it was not as yet clear whether this would be a good or bad thing in the long run. ROUNDTABLE NEWS Susan MacGregor became the Chief Sysop for the A2 RoundTable, with Tom Zuchowski as her assistant. Lunatic E'Sex became Chief of Apple II Operations on GEnie over both the A2 and A2Pro RT's. Hangtime remained the A2Pro Chief Sysop. Gina Saikin became the A2 RTC manager. Richard Bennett of Australia was progressing in his development of an Apple IIGS front-end program for GEnie. Bennett had been mentioned in GEnieLamp A2 in the past for his freeware Finder Extension, "Scarabaeidae", as the A2 Special Projects coordinator, and for his giving a talk at KansasFest in 1993. The June issue of GEnieLamp published the results of a poll for possible names for the new program. The top choice was "Jasmine GS". The product was ready for an initial preview by KansasFest in July, which was presented by Bennett and Nate Sloan. HARDWARE NEWS Some Apple IIGS ROM 03 discoveries were posted in the A2 RT, and reproduced in GEnieLamp. The January issue mentioned that the keyboard "mouse key" feature in the ROM 03 supported use of a two-button mouse. Also, an A2 RT member named Fred Starkey had found a IIGS with some non-standard ROM chips in it, and which displayed "Turbo->28" at the top of the screen instead of "Apple IIgs" when booting. Sheppy recognized it as a prototype ROM 03 IIGS. The Second Sight VGA card and TurboRez cards continued development, vying for position in the market for alternatives to Apple IIGS RGB monitors. By June, the Second Sight card was finally getting to the hands of end users, who were in general quite happy with the result. Several software companies committed to working on making their products compatible with the new card. Also discussed were issues of compatibility with certain original graphics modes on the IIGS. Iomega's Zip 100 drive with the RamFAST SCSI controller was evaluated and results posted in the May issue. In September, though not a formal review, Tony Morales posted comparisons between the Zip 100 with the new SyQuest EZ135 cartridge drive. SOFTWARE NEWS Sales of Apple II software continued to soften during 1995, with some new products but few major innovations making an appearance. As before, we'll look at them by category. :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: The AppleWorks 5.0 upgrade was released in December 1994, with an update to 5.1 in April to correct some major bugs in the database module. Author Randy Brandt made several posts about various bugs that were identified and how to correct them. Kitchen Sink Software released a Macintosh program "AppleWorks to Rich Text Format (RTF)", which made it easier to translate AppleWorks word processing files to use on that platform. Brandt also made created some excitement with announcement of a project code-named Phoenix II, which was an AppleWorks-only emulator for the Macintosh. This product was released later in the year, with the name "Deja II". Emulator interest extended to Tony Morales, who planned a PowerPC-based IIGS emulator, which was code-named "Hindenburg". Will Nelken of Marin Macroworks announced HotKeys I (later called TouchTwo), a TimeOut and macro add-on for AppleWorks 5.0 and 5.1. Office Productivity Software also promised updates to their TimeOut Statistics and TimeOut ShrinkIt Plus programs. The Byte Works updated Quick Click Calc to v1.2, and also released the Quick Click Morph, the second in the Quick Click series. Animasia 3-D, an animation program written by Michael Lutynski, finally began to ship. Your Money Matters author Steve Peterson decided to NOT release a new version of the program, but rather to discontinue further development on it. He did choose to release it to the Lost Classics Project, so it would not disappear forever. Seven Hills Software gave out a little more info about the coming update to GraphicWriter III, announcing support for XCMDs to extend its usefulness, similar to the way in which Spectrum could be extended. By the end of the year, it was ready to ship. They also released SuperConvert 4.0, an update to Jason Harper's classic IIGS graphic conversion utility. :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Seven Hills also kept Ewen Wannop busy, with a version 2.0 update to Spectrum in January 1995. This was also made available in some special bundles involving Balloon (an NDA that unpacks ShrinkIt archives) from EGO Systems, as well as Talking Tools from The Byte Works. Also, several new XCMD extensions were released to use with that program. FAXination, Vitesse's fax software for the IIGS was shipped in mid-January, though there were some early problems with bugs that had to be sorted out. Vitesse also claimed to still be close to finishing the IIGS port of Wolfenstein 3D (see below). Just to keep some competition in the market, Parkhurst Micro Products continued work on PMPFax, which was ready for beta testing in July, and began to ship in December. InTrec began shipment of its new ProTerm Mac product in March. Derek Taubert began to make news with his work on a TCP stack to use on the IIGS, which would make it possible to use new methods of connection to the Internet at large, without the need of using a gateway such as the one that GEnie was beginning to implement. (If you recall, I made an analogy previously in this column about online services being like cities. There were no roads to connect these cities to each other at all, but some dirt paths had been created to start making such connections possible. Taubert's TCP stack would be akin to digging a hole under the city wall, and being able to hitch a ride on the highway outside of that wall, regardless of whether or not the city was ready to allow such traffic.) By August, GS-TCP was supposed to be progressing from beta versions, but little more was heard about it for the rest of the year. :: SYSTEM SOFTWARE :: Brutal Deluxe programmer Olivier Zardini announced his work on a 6.0.2 version of GS/OS, based on his disassembly of it. He had planned to have Brutal Deluxe work on correcting bugs, and possibly enhancing it in some small ways. This effort was not well received, however, by some experienced programmers in the U.S. who stated that they didn't feel that Brutal Deluxe had the skills necessary to patch and update System 6.0.1 to anything else. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: Sheppy announced continued work on his version 2.0 update to Shifty List. EGO Systems introduced the ICE icon editor. Peter Watson was beginning work on a GUI version of his MSDOS Utilities. Bret Victor made his debut in the Apple IIGS world with the release of Opening Line, his GS/OS boot-up splash screen enhancer. AutoArk, a disk compression utility, was updated to v1.1 by EGO Systems. Greg Templeman released II Not Disturb. This utility kept other processes on the computer from interrupting data transmission at higher baud rates. :: GAMES :: Vitesse made a December 1994 announcement (which appeared in the January 1995 issue): "We're just wrapping up Wolfenstein 3D and should begin shipping within the next two weeks." They were a bit too optimistic about this schedule, however, and delays began to crop up. The programmer (Bill Heineman) found himself being unable to allocate sufficient time to both this game and another project; later there were some contractual problems with the holders of the copyright. Furthermore, some problem developed between Heineman and Vitesse, which made it impossible for him to continue to work on the project. By August, Vitesse was still hoping it would be completed "soon", but it was not to be. However, late in the year Vitesse stated that they had been unable to get Heineman to complete his work on the game, and that they would have to cancel the project. This greatly disappointed many who had eagerly anticipated it and those (like Scott Everts, who did the artwork) who helped with the work on it. (Ultimately, the game did not see final completion until 1998, and then after completion by a different programmer than Heineman, and as a freeware product instead of the $39.95 price that Vitesse had originally.) Somewhat fitting into the game category was the Megademo by Germany's Ninjaforce. This demo required an accelerated IIGS, but there were problems with it for users of some 3.5 inch drives. Charlie Hartley featured some of the best Eamon adventures in the May issue, along with an interview of Eamon-man Tom Zuchowski. PUBLICATIONS Much of the discouraging news that came out during 1995 was in the loss of some long-running Apple II publications. It began in March with the announcement of the final collapse of Resource Central and ICON, and the discontinuation of A2-Central, which was by this time a disk-only publication. Doug Cuff had also been editor of that publication, and gave it a fitting obituary in his GEnieLamp A2 editorial that month. Tom Weishaar also posted his own thoughts about the end of his publishing efforts. TimeOut Central, also gone with the loss of Resource Central, was re-released in the form of back issues through the help of former editor Will Nelken. The AppleWorks Forum ceased publication in November, as NAUG (National AppleWorks User Group) shut down. Their back issues and disks were ultimately made available through Shareware Solutions II. Adding to the bad news was the final issue of GS+ Magazine in August. Editor Steve Disbrow's final editorial was reproduced in the September issue of GEnieLamp A2. Although the magazine was going to stop, Disbrow stated that he wanted to keep the EGO Systems programming business going for as long as was possible. Softdisk Publications notified its subscribers that Softdisk, their original disk publication, would stop publication with issue #166. Softdisk G-S was to continue publication until further notice. II Alive announced that there would be six more issues of the magazine until they stopped publication. Jerry Kindall, who had been involved with the magazine from the start, also announced that he was no longer going to be working with Quality Computers. He made it clear that there was no animosity between himself and Quality in making this decision. Doug Cuff briefly was managing editor of the magazine (for just two issues). They also changed their publishing schedule to quarterly. On the other hand, Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II proudly passed the 1,000 subscriber mark, and was being distributed to all 50 states in the U.S. In July, Kohn announced that Cynthia Fields' "A+ Home Organizer" would be available exclusively through SSII. Kohn also announced plans to distribute back issues of Script-Central, the HyperCard-based magazine-on-disk formerly sold through Resource Central. SSII also extended its activities to the sales of some of the Big Red Computer Club's merchandise, Convert 3200. In addition, Steve Disbrow agreed to contribute articles to SSII. PowerGS Diskazine by Auri Rahimzadeh announced an interview with Steve Wozniak in issue #5. Auri also had the opportunity to work for Wozniak during the summer, helping create web pages for Woz's web server. COMPANIES The Big Red Computer Club decided to stay open during at least part of 1995, while owner John Wrenholdt was making changes to allow him to market software for the Macintosh. Office Productivity Software cut back on most of its Apple II business, again due to insufficient sales to justify full activity in making updates that were compatible with AppleWorks 5.0. DigiSoft finally began to sell its Golden Orchard CD of Apple II software. Quality Computers, also hit by the decline in sales of Apple II products, posted in July some responses to comments made about their efforts to move into other platforms. They were accused of phasing out the Apple II in order to make money on something else. Quality's response was that they were adding other products in order to survive as a company and be ABLE to continue to support the Apple II as it had been doing. The post also acknowledged the difficulty they had in handling II Alive's subscription base, when their primary business was a mail order catalog. Then in the August issue it was announced that Quality Computers had been sold to Scantron Corporation, and renamed to Scantron Quality Computers. Softdisk Publishing, possibly as the result of the closing down of Softdisk magazine, lost the services of Greg Templeman, as he left to work with Logicware, a game publishing company. The Byte Works had a house-cleaning sale to get rid of old printed manuals for their products. As mentioned above, The National AppleWorks User Group closed operations in November 1995. KANSASFEST With the downfall of Resource Central/ICON, the continuation of the annual A2-Central Summer Conference (which ICON had sponsored) was in question. But enthusiasts of the event decided that they would do whatever was necessary to make it happen. These dedicated people, including Auri Rahimzadeh, Cindy Adams, Gina Saikin, and Mark Kline started the effort. Paul Parkhurst of Parkhurst Micro Systems sponsored it, and the event developed a life of its own. By May 1995, it was official that the event would be held. In June, editor Doug Cuff posted info about the newly established KFest Internet mailing list, and how to access it from GEnie. The planned festivities included a roast of Steve Dizbrow of GS+ Magazine, and a keynote address by Roger Wagner. During the event, Mike Westerfield demonstrated Quick Click Morph, Joe Kohn had a "fireside chat", discussing his involvement with the Apple II business, and "Internet: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly". Ryan Suenaga (attending for the first time) presented sessions about PDA's and PowerBooks. Dave Ciotti and Doug Pendleton discussed soldering techniques for electronics. Roger Wagner hosted the annual "Bite The Bag" competition and provided a late night pizza and soda festival. Even Apple Computer attended the event, and introduced some of the new Macintosh computers that would be released in the fall. REVIEWS As mentioned above, Doug Cuff wrote a review of Quick Click Calc 1.2, as well as gave an overview and review of Apple II terminal programs that support VT100 display mode. He also reviewed the new Vitesse product, FAXination. Also appearing in GEnieLamp during the year was Bill Quinn's review of the Zip 100 drive. WRITERS Charlie Hartley continued presenting his Treasure Hunt column up through September, presenting the best of the files in the GEnie A2 library, from animation files for the IIGS through SoundSmith music. Gina Saikin irregularly contributed the PAUG (Planetary Apple User Group) newsletter column during the year. In March, Dave Johnson did the writing for the newsletter, and David Kerwood took up the task in June, September, and October. Ray Pasold took up the task in November, and finally Doug Cuff did the newsletter in December. Phil Shapiro continued his "Thinking About Online Communications" series with columns about online romance; e-mail communication between students, teachers, and parents; the concept of "notching" (one e-mail or forum message building on another, and branching out into other directions); online friendships; and personal web pages. He also began to look for a publisher for a collection of twenty of his columns. Jay Curtis wrote several articles about AppleWorks 5 and the coming Mac-based AppleWorks emulator. Kevin Noonan wrote about the Apple II in Australia in the May issue. As part of remembering the ninth anniversary of the release of the Apple IIGS, Ryan Suenaga and others helped promote a campaign to remind Apple about the many Apple II users who still existed, despite their non-status with the company. They did this by sending in their "Tell Apple" registration cards, but telling about the IIGS. Most of the replies people got back appeared to be form letters. Our favorite telephone tech and prolific A2 RoundTable / Delphi A2 Forum / Syndicomm A2Central poster, Carl Knoblock, made his first appearance in GEnieLamp during 1995 with a comment about a memory leak associated with Balloon, and about KansasFest. INTERVIEWS Fewer of these appeared during 1995, but included the following: o Susan MacGregor, new Chief Sysop of the A2 RT o Doug Cuff, by Charlie Hartley o Tom Zuchowski, by Charlie Hartley o John Van Dam (Froggie), by Charlie Hartley MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Gary Utter and Michael (Animasia) wrote a list in the November issue of ways in which GS/OS was still better than the Mac OS. HUMOR ONLINE The Pentium math error problem continued to be a source of merriment. Terrell Smith poked more fun at it in the form of a "FAQ" about it for his office mates who had PC's. Doug Cuff and I had a written two Apple II Top Ten Lists: "Reasons The Apple IIe is Better Than The IIGS" and "Reasons the Apple II Plus is Better Than The IIe or IIGS". This had appeared in one of the last issues of A2-Central. Microsoft, often a focus of humorous posts in the A2 RT, had two features appear. Andrew Burke poked fun at Microsoft's "Bob" software with a story about Microsoft "Joe-Bob" software for those of the redneck persuasion. "Litigation '95" was announced, a new program from Microsoft to aid people or companies who wanted to sue Microsoft. It included Litigation Builder, Suit Wizards, and more. Other humor stories included a poem about computers in the style of Dr. Suess; a list of Top Ten Computer light bulb jokes; a registration card for a McDonnell-Douglas aircraft missile system ("please check a box indicating where this product will be used"); Murphy's laws for computer; and a December poem by Marty Knight, "A Visit From Saint Woz" (parodying the classic "Visit From Saint Nicholas"). Humor also appeared in posts to the A2 RoundTable. In July, Greg Templeman related a story about a disk duplicator, which ejected a disk so briskly that it flew over, hit the switch on the power strip, and shut itself off. STATS Here are statistics for the first four years of GEnieLamp. The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS ALWAYS GET ME DOWN Well, I'll pull myself together and see if there can't be some better news for the next installment of this column. In the meantime, I suppose I'd better stop listening to those lonesome Carpenters songs from the early 1970's. See you again next time! Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References for 1995 historical info: Apple Computer, Inc.: A History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3682/applehistory.html Apple History Timeline http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html Computer History For 1990-2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/19902000.htm History Of Hypertext Timeline http://www.robotwisdom.com/web/timeline.html Timeline of the 90s, 1995 http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/time1995.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSR] JUNE 2003 ISSUE OF SYNDICOMMOTION IS READY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The June 2003 (Volume 2, Number 6) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n6.html (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 10) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Keeping the Apple II Cool Enough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you have a lot of cards in the slots of your Apple II you might find that your computer overheats. This is especially true if you are using an accelerator. As a temporary expedient you might try operating it with the cover off. A somewhat neater trick with the IIgs is to lay the power supply on the desk back of the computer, feed the lead through the back, and connect it to the IIgs. Operating the computer this way moves the heat produced by the power supply outside the case. In the future we will discuss other methods of keeping the Apple II cool. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR """""""""""""""""""" Fri, 16 May 2003 From: Donald Lee To: Lyle Syverson, Editor, The Lamp! Subject: Apple II History Good Evening, Well, I guess I'll just add a letter to the editor for "The Lamp!" It's great you guys are reviewing the history of the Apple II and GenieLamp especially the past year of 1994. 1994 (and later in 1995) was the year that I realized my Apple IIe was more than just a regular home computer. The classes I took at my junior college (basic word processing, spreadsheet, database) showed me what a PC could do. But I had Appleworks and discovered what I learned in my class could translate. In fact, if someone still has their issues of II Alive, I noted that in a letter to the editor. Despite the fact that Apple II's were formally discontinued, in 1994, my ten year old Apple IIe was definitely still alive and in use. Perhaps I should save this for your next issue, but in 1995, after I had transferred to a 4 year university, I discovered the wonders of the Internet (email, browsing, newsgroups). Sometime after that (late 1995 or early 1996) I purchased a modem for my Apple IIe and began my journey online. And what a journey it has been. Though my IIe finally died on me a few years ago (it still works, but the video can't be seen) and I don't use Apple II programs anymore, I have toyed with the idea of picking up a used IIe or IIGS to mess with some of the old games I still have at home. THe Apple IIe was one of the big blessings in my life and I feel I am all the better for it! Donald ===== Donald C. Lee http://www.geocities.com/smcoach41 [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KRF] KFest REGISTRATION FORM """"""""""""""""""""""" The KFest registration form with instructions in PDF format can be downloaded here: http://lamp.a2central.com/klo/registration_forms/KFestRegForm2003g.pdf If you can not access PDF documents with your computer contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software and request a form by mail. Contact information can be found below. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com [EOA] [TFN] THIRD FLOOR NEEDED FOR KFest ATTENDEES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As posted on the A2central home page, a third floor is now needed for KFest attendees. When was the last time KFest attendees actually needed three floors. The first year I was at KFest was in 1996--I think I remember the soccer kids were on 4 and KFest attendees were on 5 and 6. Were there any KFest attendees also on 4? Or was I just confusing 1997 with 1996? Nevertheless, it is incredible to see the surge of attendance this year. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" >> When was the last time KFest attendees actually needed three floors. << Not sure but 3 floors were probably required in '95 (80 attendees) or '96 (73 attendees). Don't remember how Avila sandwiched us in those years - but could look it up:) What matters is the surge and interest THIS year. Incredibly exceptional people were attracted to the Apple II. They represent a very special community and preserving this unique "mindset" is probably one of the most important aspects of KFest. I don't think I care too much about which computer you are now using (with perhaps a few exceptions), it's the special person that you are by attending that's most important! Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" According to my room list from '95, we only had 2 floors. The overflow had to stay off-campus. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 31 May 03 10:33:01 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 52 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 63) >>>>> """"" Wow. My memory had always told me we had 100 attendees in '95, the first KFest I went to. We're gonna have a good time no matter what. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 64) >>>>> """"" That was my memory, too, but the only list I could find was a room list. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 1 Jun 03 9:45:45 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 51 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 65) [EOA] [TEB] THE EXCITEMENT BUILDS """"""""""""""""""""" It's only June, but I am getting really excited about yet another Kfest. My only regrets I've had at Kfest is usually that I didn't get done all the things I wanted to. The GS and the Powerbook are coming for sure. Not sure what else I am going to be able to hold yet. I'll have to see what kind of a load Ken and Ryan have:) It should be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see you all there. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 66) [EOA] [NPA] NEW PRODUCTS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yes, this will be a great one. :) Syndicomm will have some products to announce at the show. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 61) [EOA] [AKF] TRANSPORTATION, AIRPORT TO KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those flying in on commercial airlines (or taking the train) we have been very successful in supplying ground transportation from your terminal to Avila in past years, and intend to continue the tradition this year. About the first day of Summer (or Winter depending on which hemisphere you live in) we will start putting together the taxi list. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 24 Mar 03 5:38:20 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 120 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Unique Store KFest is Unique A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Upload in A2 Library-----------------------------------------[NUL] NinjaForce Web Site Updated--------------------------------------[NWS] Test Your HTML Code----------------------------------------------[THC] Patent on GIF LZW Compression Expires----------------------------[GCE] New TimeTool 1.0.3 Archive Uploaded to Library-------------------[TTA] The Lamp Index Updated-------------------------------------------[LIU] Using Prizm in Programming---------------------------------------[UPP] More Discussion on Marinetti Programming-------------------------[DMP] Creating a Slide Show From a Series of Prints--------------------[CSS] Comparing Phone Rates--------------------------------------------[CPR] DiskMaker 1.3 Uploaded to Library--------------------------------[DMU] Updated Lamp Index Uploaded to Library---------------------------[LIL] TimeTool 1.0.3 Uploaded to Library-------------------------------[TTL] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Editor's Note ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] The July 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready-------------------[JSR] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] The Traveling IIe You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT] KFest Registration Form------------------------------------------[KRF] You Are Invited to KFest-----------------------------------------[YAI] All Types of People Come to KFest - a Pinch of Salt--------------[ATP] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service-----------------------------[PET] Syndicomm Will be Selling Dozens of Products at KFest------------[DOP] The KFest FAQ Version 4.1.2--------------------------------------[FAQ] New Unofficial 802.11B Antenna Contest Rules---------------------[ACR] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules----------------------------------------[KHR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Unique Store ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a half mile from the patio High Above The Rock River stands the 320 Store. A row of parking spaces occupies the space in front of the unassuming brick building. Inside, homemade counters and shelves display the store's claim to fame... high quality fresh produce. A wide variety of fruits and vegetables are available, both organically grown and regular. Today's selection includes purple potatoes and fava beans. The steady stream of customers coming and going attest to the popularity of the store. They arrive by auto, bicycle, local bus and on foot. One woman refers to her recipe for gourmet vegetable soup and asks for help to locate the 17 different herbs and vegetables needed. A teenager buys a single banana for a snack before going back to his skateboard. The checkout system is also homemade. Place your selections on one of four checkout counters. The clerk places the first kind of produce on a free standing electronic balance, then enters the price per pound on the calculator connected to the balance. Hitting ENTER records the weight, price per pound, and total for that item. After repeating the procedure for each kind of fruit and vegetable you are buying, hitting TOTAL calculates the sales tax, calculates the total, prints a tape of the transaction, and unlocks the cash drawer. Yes, the 320 Store is truly unique. KFest is Unique ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those who have been to KFest in the past will tell you that it is a unique experience. Sharing, learning, building, trading, competing, visiting... with others who have known the Apple II experience. There is still time for you to be a part of KFest 2003. See the KFest section of this issue for registration information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NUL] NEW UPLOAD IN A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the education/word.games.and.reading directory: File: type.away.bxy Size: 5632 Date: Jun 17 Type.Away is a simple typing program for pre-school kids who aren't quite ready for Charlie Hartley's Typing Tutor. Written in 8-bit 6502 assembly, not because it needed to be but rather more as a coding exercise on the road to my learning assembly. This was to be my Hackfest entry if I had made it to Kansas Fest this year. The main executable is only 676 bytes so it will run on any Apple II ever made and from either DOS 3.3 or ProDOS. Freeware. Uploaded by the author, Mark Percival. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 17) [EOA] [NWS] NINJAFORCE WEB SITE UPDATE """""""""""""""""""""""""" I received the following in email this morning: Finally: on board new server Almost two months of complete absence (thanks to our old provider and the apparent cyber-bureaucracy), we're now back on our new server. Other than that, there's nothing much new. -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce E-MAIL: jesseblue@ninjaforce.com ICQ: 8895643 WWW: http://www.ninjaforce.com (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 25) [EOA] [THC] TEST YOUR HTML CODE """"""""""""""""""" I've heard of this site, but never used it before yesterday: http://validator.w3.org/ This site contains a collection of tools intended to help streamline HTML coding. The link labeled "Link Checker" will test the HTML links in any online document and report which ones are broken or need modifying. Very useful! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 53) [EOA] [GCE] PATENT ON GIF LZW COMPRESSION EXPIRES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I read that Unisys' patent on GIF LZW compression expired on June 20th of this year. Can anyone explain the significance of this lapse? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" The expiration of the US patent for LZW means that software that uses the LZW compression algorithm can be distributed and used legally without forking over a license fee to Unisys. This means software that creates GIFs, plus ShrinkIt software, since both use the LZW algorithm. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Does that mean programmers of utilities like Balloon, Shrink II, and SuperConvert had to pay licensing fees for the compression algorithm? Also, wasn't it quite a few years after CompuServe created the GIF format that the owners of the LZW patent stepped forward to demand licensing fees for GIF programs? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" >> Does that mean programmers of utilities like Balloon, Shrink II, and SuperConvert had to pay licensing fees for the compression algorithm? << Yes, that's exactly true. We paid $1.50 to Unisys for each copy of Balloon or Shrink II sold. >> Also, wasn't it quite a few years after CompuServe created the GIF format that the owners of the LZW patent stepped forward to demand licensing fees for GIF programs? << Yes, it was. It surprised and annoyed everyone when they showed up out of the blue to claim their rights. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I find letting something become a standard while not charging and then suddenly demanding money from even people doing software that they weren't being paid for kind of tacky. Sounds like something SCO would do. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" "Kind of?" It sucks. Unisys has been pretty much universally derided since they pulled that stunt. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 3, Msg 27) [EOA] [TTA] NEW TimeTool 1.0.3 ARCHIVE UPLOADED TO LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It came to my attention recently that the TimeTool 1.0.3 archive never included the Orca/M macro and header file. I have uploaded a new archive with the Orca/M programming tools included to the Syndicomm library. I don't think Pascal, C, or Merlin headers/macros were ever written. If anybody wrote this, please send them to me and I will make sure the archive will get updated with the latest programming tools. I apologize for the initial release that wasn't complete. It is really nice to see that it useful for some folks. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 60) [EOA] [LIU] THE LAMP INDEX UPDATED """""""""""""""""""""" The latest edition of the Lamp Index was just uploaded to the A2 library, including the 0306 edition of The Lamp! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History Scroll? http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 96) [EOA] [UPP] USING PRIZM IN PROGRAMMING """""""""""""""""""""""""" I only use Prizm for editing. I have yet to successfully compile/assemble software with it. And this is on a real IIgs. I'm sure if you add/remove/change the order of system extensions on your emulated GS, you will see different results. Using the PRIZM editor makes me wish that an emulator would allow for larger GS screen resolution to see more lines for editing. It is very disconcerting to get 50+ x 160+ characters in my UNIX windows and get a fraction of that in the IIgs windows. And don't get me started having multiple windows open in PRIZM where you want to see both contents at the same time. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" This is something I planned to implement eventually in Sweet16 -- a protocol for passing files to an extension that would then save them to disk and cause ORCA scripts to run to compile the code, so you could use, for example, CodeWarrior as an IDE but have it pass the files through to ORCA to compile them. :) It oughtn't to be hard to do, just need the code for a distributable emulator and the time to add the feature. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" That sounds pretty cool. Part of the thing holding me back with the IIGS programming is that I've been trying to do it with Prizm and I got next to no results. I am going to look into the MPW option. Hopefully, someone at Kfest will have such a set up so that I can at least see it in action. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I'll be doing a KFest session demoing the use of MPW to do IIgs programming. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 12) [EOA] [DMP] MORE DISCUSSION ON MARINETTI PROGRAMMING """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, more Marinetti programming questions :) Marinetti is up, and I'm able to get results on DNS properly, now I'm trying to actually open the connection (a telnet connection to port 25, aka to a SMTP server). here's what I'm trying right now: dummy := TCPIPOpenTCP(ipid); constatus := mysrBuff.srState; while constatus <> 4 do begin {4 being established} TCPIPPoll; dummy := TCPIPStatusTCP(ipid,@mysrBuff); constatus := mysrBuff.srState; end; {while} It seems to hang forever here. If I check the TCP states I constantly get 2 (tcpsSYNSENT); if I check the TCP logic errors, I get 0 (tcperrOK). I -am- supposed to be waiting for tcpsESTABLISHED, correct? :) Is there something special I'm supposed to specify earlier in TCPIPLogin? thanks Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" It sounds like it's not managing to connect to the destination. You need to add a timeout so it eventually gives up. Use the TickCount function in the Event Manager. Not sure why it's not connecting though. What's your TCPIPLogin call doing? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" ipid := TCPIPLogin(UserID, IPAddress, 25, 0, 64); BTW, I tried the reversed byte thing you mentioned in conference and it didn't appear to help. I did (somehow) successfully connect once, but I can't seem to do it repeatedly. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Sounds like funky juju going on. What version of Marinetti do you have installed? 2.0.1 or the latest devo build off MOSP? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" 2.0.1 at this point. Andrew's been in contact with me to help him test some newer builds (not related to this project) but they've not really been stable. I'll continue to play with it. Kind of hoping Ewen and Geoff will check in on this too, since they've successfully programmed Marinetti apps as well. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Ryan posted his question to Marinetti-devo list and I replied there. Strange juju is the technical description of what was going on. If this happens, you have to change the order, add, or remove extensions in your system. You just need to so something to make sure the bits in memory are in a different order. Ryan had confirmed that my suggestion fixed the problem. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Yeah, I had suggested that in chat previously but I think Ryan thought I was kidding. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Actually, I didn't think your were kidding, I thought that the system I was running at had so few extensions installed this wouldn't make a difference. Of course, I suck. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I continue to work on Marinetti. I am now up to needing to use TCPIPReadLineTCP, but I'm seriously perplexed. Marinetti's programing documentation indicates this: function TCPIPReadLineTCP (ipid, delimitStrPtr: pStringPtr; buffType: integer; data: univ longint; buffLen: longint; bPtr: rlrBuffPtr): integer; rlrBuff = record rlrBuffCount: longint; rlrBuffHandle: handle; rlrIsDataFlag: boolean; rlrMoreFlag: boolean; rlrBuffSize: longint; end; rlrBuffPtr = ^rlrBuff; I'm not sure at all what data does, and "univ longint", while I can guess at it, is not listed at all in ORCA references. I need a lot of help with this one :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" "univ" means turn off type checking and let anything with the right size be used. "univ longint" means anything 4 bytes -- could be a long integer, could be a Handle, could be a local buffer, etc. buffType determines how marinetti treats data: $0000 - pointer to a buffer of some sort $0001 - handle (from NewHandle), Marinetti will resize $0002 - buffData is ignored, a new handle will be returned in the rlrBuff you should probably just pass $0002 and use the rlrBuffHandle for the data (remember to free it afterwards). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 23) [EOA] [CSS] CREATING A SLIDE SHOW FROM A SERIES OF PRINTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My brother wishes to create a slide show from about 100 print pictures he has. I am exploring options for him to do so, and have inquired with two photo labs so far. Converting to slides would be an expensive process at about $5.50 per photo; scanning/digitizing them is cheaper, but still expensive at $10 for the CD, plus $1.50/each. I have a scanner, but it is not the highest quality, and do not wish to commit to the slow, laborious work. It was also suggested I use a digital camera to take a picture of the print, but I'm unsure how well that would work. Any suggestions? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 395) >>>>> """"" I think the only real option is to scan them. It doesn't take a spectacular scanner to do a fine job of scanning for screen viewing. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 396) >>>>> """"" Does he actually want real physical 35mm slides or does he want to do a slide-show style presentation, like PowerPoint? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 397) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Either, which is why I'm exploring both options. I think he'd prefer a digital solution. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 398) >>>>> """"" Having done both, I have to say that they're both tedious to do. PowerPoint style presentations are not hard to do by any means, but scanning is definitely not the most fun thing I've ever done in my life. However, giving that, it's relatively low cost--way lower than making slides out of those photos would be--and can be done pretty well. No, I'm not volunteering. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 399) >>>>> """"" 100 pictures? pif! That's only about an hour's work if you "get into the rhythm." We did a Powerpoint show with 395 slides! Now THAT was work. The hard part was resisting the temptation to "fine-tune" each picture. >> It was also suggested I use a digital camera to take a picture of the print, but I'm unsure how well that would work. << I think the quality would REALLY stink using this method, unless you had professional equipment to ensure that the camera was mounted and the light was perfect. Sheppy responded: >> I think the only real option is to scan them. << I would definitely agree with Sheppy here. Remember, you only need 72 dpi for screen viewing. You need to experiment with your scanner software AND with powerpoint, if that's the target platform, to be sure that Powerpoint isn't re-scaling your pictures. Powerpoint allows you to create slideshows 'targeted' for different screen resolutions, and if the show plays on a different resolution, it will automatically re-scale, but the results aren't always nice. I think the ideal solution is to figure out what resolution to scan at that will bring the pictures in at the right size for the presentation without having to do any scaling. Taking some time at the front end to figure that out will save you a LOT of time later. One other thing about Powerpoint. If I were to do it over again, I would definitely leave the pictures external to the presentation (IOW, 'LINK' them in). If you have too many pictures imported, it's too easy for the whole presentation to be corrupted. If you don't want comments or transitions in the show, GraphicConverter also has a slide show feature. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 400) >>>>> """"" Thanks, all. I don't see the need to insert the pictures into a PowerPoint presentation; if the files are appropriately named in the order I wish to present them, GraphicConverter's slide show command will perform fine. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 401) [EOA] [CPR] COMPARING PHONE RATES """"""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know of a web site that compares rates offered by various phone companies? I found ldwiz.com computes various rates for local and long distance calls, but I'd like to find an alternative provider that offers features such as caller ID and voice mail, as well. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 411) >>>>> """"" ABTolls <10-10phonerates.com/> These will give you the real story. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 2 Jul 03 8:45:42 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 20 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 412) [EOA] [DMU] DiskMaker 1.3 UPLOADED TO LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the utilities/16-bit/applications directory: File: dmaker13.bxy Size: 26368 Date: Jul 10 DiskMaker 1.3 is a minor update to the popular disk image-to-disk conversion utility for the Apple IIgs. This version removes one step from the process of making floppies by automatically beginning to write the image out to disks inserted into a drive when you're asked to pick a disk to write the image onto. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 18) [EOA] [LIL] UPDATED LAMP INDEX UPLOADED TO LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There are new uploads in the publications/genielamp_the.lamp directory: File: index0306.txt Size: 548454 Date: Jul 11 File: indexreadme.txt Size: 5126 Date: Jul 11 The LAMP INDEX file is a topical index of nearly every individual article that was posted in the digital magazines GEnieLamp A2 from April 1992 through October 1997, and The Lamp! from January 1998 through the present. Uploaded by the author, Steven Weyhrich. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 19) [EOA] [TTL] TimeTool 1.0.3 UPLOADED TO LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/tools directory: File: tool56v103.bxy Size: 106624 Date: Jul 11 TOOL56V103.BXY is an updated version of the Time Tool 1.0.3 archive. This time, the archive includes the necessary header files for Orca/M. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 20) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDITOR'S NOTE """"""""""""" The series, Illuminating The Lamp, will be continued next month. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSR] The July 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The July 2003 (Volume 2, Number 7) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n7.html (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 11) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson The Traveling IIe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This project was inspired by the desire to make it easy to take one of my computers, nicknamed the QE2 (for Quadra with IIe), along when traveling to KFest 2003. This computer is constructed from hardware purchased from the local thrift store. The CPU is a Mac Quadra 605 which has been upgraded in several ways: 1. Installation of an Apple IIe card. (See The Tinkerer's Corner in the March 2003 issue of The Lamp!) 2. Replacement of the LC68040 processor with a full 68040 chip. 3. Installation of a 32MB ram stick. (Built in 4MB + 32 = 36MB total ram) 4. Replacement of the original hard drive with a 500MB drive. Being one of the "pizza box" Macs, the CPU and keyboard fit into my suitcase with my clothes. The Mac 12" RGB monitor, modem, mouse, and cables fit neatly in a cardboard file storage box purchased from an office supply store. (12" wide x 15.5" long x 10" high) A canvas bag with carrying straps was constructed to snugly fit the cardboard box, holding it on end while it is carried. So two hands can carry my clothes, personal items, and the computer all in one trip from the car to the room. So there you have an Apple IIe plus a Mac Quadra 605 that can be lugged along when traveling. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [PBT] KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5) [EOA] [KRF] KFest REGISTRATION FORM """"""""""""""""""""""" The KFest registration form with instructions in PDF format can be downloaded here: http://lamp.a2central.com/klo/registration_forms/KFestRegForm2003g.pdf If you can not access PDF documents with your computer contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software and request a form by mail. Contact information can be found below. Sponsored by: InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com [EOA] [YAI] YOU ARE INVITED TO KFEST """""""""""""""""""""""" OH MY LORD, WE'RE GOING TO THE DANCE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few years ago, when the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team earned its way into the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament--known alternatively as "March Madness" and "The Big Dance"--with an improbable run through an impossible field of Western Athletic Conference opponents, legend has it one of the homegrown players on the Hawai'i roster screamed at the top of his lungs, "Oh my Lord, we're going to the dance!" Who wouldn't be excited? March Madness is a gathering of the best of college athletics in this country, and while some may leave disappointed, no one regrets going, although many regret squandering the chance to go. The Apple II Community has its own Big Dance--it's called KansasFest. It is indeed a gathering of the best the Apple II world has to offer, but unlike college basketball's Big Dance, no one leaves disappointed, unless it's because they couldn't do everything they wanted to, and like college basketball's Big Dance, many regret squandering their chance to go. Unlike March Madness, the field isn't limited to those who are invited only--or rather, everyone's invited. Don't live with regrets--go to the dance. -- Ryan M. Suenaga [EOA] [ATP] ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE COME TO KFEST - A PINCH OF SALT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" By some people's accounts, I'm still a KFest puppy. I can't remember if this is 3.5 or 4.5 - .5 being when I was a guest interloper at some of the evening events my first year. I've been a regular full timer ever since. Thanks to Jerry Cline, I've met and have kept meeting some of the most interesting people every year in July during KFest (and now you know who to blame). ;) One personal observation that I would like to share is the occasional soap opera that is KFest. Every year, people of all types come together for a common interest - the Apple II. Most of these people have strong opinions about the II community, but not everyone agrees on the methods, goings-on etc. It's political, it's real and it's likely to occasionally rub some people the wrong way. Every year, there's been a meltdown somewhere - someone got offended, frustrated, jilted, left out, interrupted, patronized... =) (not on purpose that I know of) but it's understandable that these things happen when a serious, passionate bunch of people get together in close proximity for 6 days, eating weird food and engaging in sleep-deprivation. Honestly, we could televise our own reality TV show or human lab experiment. The good news is that before it's all over, pretty much anyone and everyone who got miffed has found a way to make up and let it go. I find it all very interesting, because the closet sociologist in me believes this parallels most extended families and tribes. As communities go, KFesters tend to be real top-shelf people. And besides all that, KFest is just plain fun, chock full of chewy gooey geeky goodness. So, take it all with a grain of salt. It's still too early for anyone to be getting miffed. Gotta wait until at least day 4. (Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List, 3 Jul 2003) [EOA] [PET] Peikop Endropov AIRPORT TAXI SERVICE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service The list of people needing rides to and from the airport isn't very long. Is everyone else driving to KFest, renting a car, or just like paying huge taxi charges? :) Maybe you just haven't made your reservations yet. Be sure to let me know, either here, the KFest mailing list, or direct email if you want a ride. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 28 Jun 03 10:36:09 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 24 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 69) [EOA] [DOP] SYNDICOMM WILL BE SELLING DOZENS OF PRODUCTS AT KFEST """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, I'm in full swing cranking out dozens of products to be ready to sell stuff at KFest. Syndicomm will have a ton of stuff available for sale, including at least two new releases. I'm pretty excited. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 78) [EOA] [FAQ] The KFest FAQ Version 4.1.2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" The KFest FAQ--Summer Camp for Apple II Geeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [editor@juiced.gs] The KFest FAQ Version 4.1.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some of the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple II event of the year. It is not designed to answer general questions about the Apple II, although there may be some overlap. Any questions about this article can be sent via email to editor@juiced.gs. Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced? A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they often have a number of questions which others before them had when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration. And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact". Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ? A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also known as KFest. Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or just want some information about this event, so the most common questions are answered here. Q: How can this FAQ be distributed? A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga. Distribute freely, provided the content is unchanged. Q: What is KFest? A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held every summer at Avila College (now Avila University) in Kansas City, Missouri. Its original formal name was "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest", which was abbreviated to "KFest". Today, the conference's official name is "KansasFest". Q: When was the first KFest held? A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989. It was originally sponsored by Resource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and _A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications. After Resource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference became ICONference. This lasted one summer until ICON shut down. Two different companies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_, took over a few years back. This July will welcome the 15th KFest. Q: When is KFest this year? A: KansasFest 2003 runs from Tuesday through Sunday, July 22-27, 2003. The very popular early arrival day is now officially rolled into KansasFest proper. Meals, however, will not be served at Avila until Wednesday dinner. Q: Where is KFest held? A: KFest is held at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. The address and phone number are: Avila University 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 United States of America (816) 942-8400 Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest? A: I dunno. It does take place in Kansas City, and if it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very close to Avila University. Q: Who comes to KFest? A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds of folk from all over the world show up at Avila University. Programmers, users, newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada, Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II. Q: Who organizes KFest? A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda, Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, Cindy Adams. Cindy remains on the committee. The scheduling is done by Tony Diaz, of Alltech Electronics fame. Tony also handles the maintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the email lists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting services and organizes HackFest, the programming contest. KFest is sponsored by Jerry Cline of Intrec Software. Q: How do I register for KFest? How much does it cost? A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary. If you register early, you'll get a better deal. Please check the KFest Home Page at http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information. You can download the registration form in PDF format from http://www.kfest.org/KFest2003Reg.pdf If you cannot download the form or print a PDF file, please contact Jerry Cline at Intrec Software (contact information is elsewhere in this file) and he will send you a form by fax or postal mail. Q: How do I reach Intrec/Jerry? Jerry Cline InTrec Software, Inc. 3035 E Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 Voc:602/992-1345 Fax:602/992-0232 kfest@intrec.com Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila? A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas City International, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will get you to Indonesia). There's a couple of small commuter airports which are closer, but unless you're Tony Diaz (who flies his own plane), you're not likely to use these. Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of an hour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cab fare would be substantial. Your best bet would be to try and catch a ride with another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same time you'll be arriving. Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and from the airport. The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join the KFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in this document). Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest? A: Officially, there is a keynote speech, sessions on various computing topics, HackFest, a celebrity roast, product demonstrations, and a vendor fair. Q: Who is this year's roastee? A: Just announced by KFest Roast MC Ken Gagne: Geoff Weiss, author of Spectrum Internet Suite and many other Apple IIgs programs, will be the guest of honor at this year's roast. Q: What if I want to host a session? A: Email sessions@apple2.org with your ideas for a session. Sessions can include new ways to use programs, new programs, networking, or just about anything you can imagine. Everyone has something they can teach. Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest? A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bag contests, late night eating at Denny's, runs out to Krispy Kreme, Floppy Disk Ninja, Apple II Jeopardy, and huge groups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece and Jess and Jim's restaurants. And there's a new contest this year called "CansasFest", a homemade 802.11b antenna contest. Q: Has anyone attended every KFest? A: One person: Tony Diaz of Computer Circulation Center (formerly known as Alltech Electronics). Q: I hear that the Avila University dorm is wired for Ethernet. Is there a way I can access that while I'm there? A: Yes. In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. These _aren't_ phone jacks. They're Ethernet ports--to be exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-T Ethernet. The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way, making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftp connections for KansasFesters during their stay! The Avila Ethernet uses a protocol called Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short. Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintosh computers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have some familiarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gateway addresses. The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything you need dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all you need to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol. Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up to share your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disable it--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to your files. At this point, you ought to be connected. If you previously had any proxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them. You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or using file transfer protocol--and very high speeds. One last caveat: As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become accepted practice to close off an Internet Service Provider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected to the ISP. In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam. Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtp server you use at home to send mail while at Avila. There is, however, a mail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila. That ought to keep your email flowing freely. Q: I hear that there's wireless Internet access in the Avila dorm. How do I get hooked up? A: Ah, the infamous wireless. Several KFesters have set up Apple Airport Base Stations and other equivalents. Please see one of them (Sean Fahey, Dain Neater, Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga are likely candidates) if you'd like to get on the wireless 'Net. Q: How can I learn more about KFest? A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFest World Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email to kfest-help@kfest.org. You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing list by sending email to majordomo@kfest.org. In the body of the email include the text: subscribe kfest You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing your subscription. Q: Should I go to KFest? A: Need you ask? KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic. Do yourself a favor--you're worth it. Show up at KFest 2003, the summer camp for Apple Geeks. [EOA] [ACR] NEW UNOFFICIAL 802.11B ANTENNA CONTEST RULES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Antenna specifications 1. Antennas can be any shape or design. 2. Antennas cannot be powered by battery or power outlet. They must be passive. The only electrical or electronic connection they can have is to the router used for testing. 3. At the time of testing, the top of all antennas must be no more than six feet off of the ground. 4. All antennas must have a readily accessible female N connector for testing purposes. Materials 1. Non-exhaustive list of materials: Food containers (such as a Pringle's can) Wire Washers Bolts N connector Can lid Nuts Aluminum foil 2. The only material used in the construction of your antenna allowed to be brought to KansasFest at the time of your arrival is one female N connector. 3. All other materials used in the construction of your antennas must be obtained while the entrant is attending KansasFest through "legal" means. Theft is disallowed; "dumpster diving" is generally permitted, but trespassing to do so is not. 4. Purchased materials exceeding the N connector cannot exceed $20 total cost; all receipts must be kept and presented at the time of judging. 5. Any non-purchased material must include written documentation as to its origins, such as, "This length of wire given to me by Kirk Mitchell in exchange for a Budweiser on Tuesday, July 23, 2003 at 9 am." Tools and supplies 1. Non-exhaustive list of tools: Soldering iron Knife Awl Drill Hacksaw Tubing cutter Screwdriver Pliers 2. Tools may not be part of the actual antenna! 3. Tools may be brought with you to KansasFest. Tools may also be purchased during the event. 4. Non-exhaustive list of supplies: Solder Tape Epoxy 5. Supplies may be brought with you to KansasFest. Supplies may also be purchased during the event. 6. Plans may be brought with you to KansasFest or made during the event. Contest procedure 1. Entrants -must- be registered KansasFest 2003 attendees. 2. Contest begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, July 23, and judging begins after lunch on Friday, July 25. Entries must be ready for judging immediately following lunch on Friday, July 25. Late entries will not be considered. 3. Individuals or teams can enter. 4. Two judges will be selected to judge the competition. 5. All entrants will have an opportunity to position their antenna. The antennas will be judged by attaching each antenna's N connector to a wireless router. The same wireless router will be used for all entrants. A Titanium PowerBook will be placed along a pre-set path some distance away from the antenna and will be moved away until connection is lost for five seconds. At the distance connection is lost, a marker will be placed on the ground to mark that entrant's results. Other issues Any questions should be brought to the attention of the judges during the event. Disclaimer CansasFest is not an official KansasFest event. Please refer to the appropriate FCC rules on use of antennas. You are responsible for your own equipment and any damages to your or anyone else's equipment. (Ryan M. Suenaga, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KHR] Kfest 2003 HackFest Rules """"""""""""""""""""""""" It's that time again! KansasFest 2003 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 23, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 26 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. This is the 'kfest' mailing list. To unsubscribe or customize your settings, visit . (Eric Shepherd , Kfest Mailing List) [EOA} [VKF] FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 6, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Where Did the Time Go? KansasFest 2003 KansasFest 2004 A Record is Broken - A Record is Tied A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Protector Uploaded to A2 Library---------------------------------[PUL] The Protector is Now Available-----------------------------------[TPA] Marinetti 3.0b1--------------------------------------------------[MRI] Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) Now Open Source--------------------[SIS] Defender of the Crown--------------------------------------------[DTC] Group Purchase of No Slot Clock----------------------------------[NSC] SuperDrive Connected to IIgs Disk Port---------------------------[SGD] Life of a Home-Burned CD-----------------------------------------[HBC] Project Delta Phi------------------------------------------------[PDP] Bug Report For Marinetti 3.0b1-----------------------------------[BRM] The Online Index to GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, and The Lamp!-----------[LOI] All Four Years of UpTime on One CD-ROM---------------------------[FYU] The OSXII Emulator-----------------------------------------------[TOE] The Kegs 32 Emulator---------------------------------------------[KTE] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Editor's Note ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] The August 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready-----------------[ASR] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Deja II - Classic Appleworks 5.1 on an Older Mac You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Power Supplies An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] KansasFest 2003 - The Editor's Slant-----------------------------[ESL] Cindy's KFest 2003 Report----------------------------------------[CKR] Enjoyed KansasFest-----------------------------------------------[EKF] New and Updated Products at KFest--------------------------------[NAU] A Great KFest----------------------------------------------------[AGK] KFest Just Keeps Getting Better----------------------------------[KGB] XML for Storing Data---------------------------------------------[XML] GShisen Competition Tough----------------------------------------[GCT] KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Start Planning---------------------------------------------------[SYP] Plans to be There------------------------------------------------[PBT] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Where Did the Time Go? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Relaxing on the patio High Above The Rock River... reliving KansasFest 2003... darkness sets in... sleep, gradually, comes... Then the clock in the steeple across the water chimes you awake. 10 PM. Where did the time go? KansasFest 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KFest 2003 was a real winner. Suddenly it was the end of the week and we were getting ready to go home. Where did the time go? See the KFest 2003 section of this issue for details. KansasFest 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Start planning and saving money now for KFest 2004... or later you will be saying to yourself... "I don't have the time or money to go to KFest again this year... where did the time go?" A Record is Broken - A Record is Tied ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doug Cuff held the record for longest service as editor of GenieLamp Apple II... 41 issues. With this issue I will have served as editor of _The Lamp!_ for 44 issues. 68 issues of GenieLamp Apple II were published. This is the 68th issue of _The Lamp!_ Where did the time go? [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [PUL] PROTECTOR UPLOADED TO A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: protector10.bxy Size: 5888 Date: Aug 3 The Protector is a new NDA for Apple IIgs computers running System 6.0 or later. It lets you lock your computer so nobody can use it without knowing a password you specify. While locked, the CDA menu is disabled, and the screen is black, except for the window asking for the password. Each failed attempt to access your computer causes a counter to increase, so you can see when you return to your desk if anyone tried to get into your Apple IIgs. Note that the Apple II is an open system and there are ways around this, such as rebooting the system, but it will keep casual looky-loos out. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 21) [EOA] [TPA] THE PROTECTOR IS NOW AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Protector is now available! It's an NDA that helps keep people from poking around your computer while you're away from your keyboard. It password locks the desktop, and disables access to the CDA menu. Check it out! You can download it from the SheppyWare FTP site. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 20, Msg 1) [EOA] [MRI] MARINETTI 3.0b1 """"""""""""""" Kfest 2003 was the staging ground for the announcement of Marinetti 3.0b1 by the contributors of the Marinetti Open Source Project Andrew Roughan and Richard Bennett-Forrest. http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinetti New features include - Included MacIP link Layer - CHAP support for the PPP and Scripted PPP link layers - Various bug fixes. - Revised Documentation - updated header files - new link layer format (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 48) >>>> """"" I managed to install Marinetti 3.0b1 while at Kfest with little or no incident. Besides of course, me forgetting to write down my DNS numbers and having use numbers Geoff Weiss had. It works pretty well so far. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 49) >>>> """"" I've been pretty busy the last few days, but I'm going to get 3.0b1 installed on my GS and start hammering away. I have a TCP/IP code project in mind. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 51) >>>> """"" I have Marinetti 3.0b1 installed and am happy to report it seems to be working fine. I'm connected through the LANceGS and have tested it with SIS 1.2, SOAR, TelnetNDA, GWFTP. All is fine in GS Land. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 52) >>>> """"" That's great! I've found 3.0d8 (the predecessor to 3.0b1) to be quite good, so I'm looking forward to getting 3.0b1 installed. I'm not aware of it being up online anywhere yet. Syndicomm will be selling developer kits on CD-ROM soon, with printed manuals, once we get the PDF manuals from Andrew. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 54) [EOA] [SIS] Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) NOW OPEN SOURCE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SIS has a new topic now that it is Open Source. It no longer needs to be referenced by any of its previous commercial distributors. This topic is for providing any assistance that SIS users may need. Discussion for future Open Source development is also relevant. (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 1) >>>> """"" The SIS web site has been updated to include the new features of SIS 1.2 and the source code. The web site is accessible at http://sis.gwlink.net/ Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 2) >>>> """"" I got my copy of SIS (thanks Geoff) but haven't installed it on the LANce'd machine yet. It's there, just uninstalled. Maybe tomorrow. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 3) >>>> """"" Geoff, is the 1.2 release version on disk one of the set compiled or not? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 4) >>>> """"" No, the scripts are not in a compiled state. I never got a chance to verify that the compilation worked. But the source is provided so anybody can compile the scripts if wished. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 5) >>>> """"" The SIS web site located at http://sis.gwlink.net/ has been updated with new screen shots highlighting some of the features that is available with Spectrum Internet Suite. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 6) >>>> """"" New Features in Spectrum Internet Suite 1.2 * First release as Open Source under the GNU General Public License. * TCP/IP enhanced - no shell account required. * Access to Virtual Web sites without dedicated IP addresses. * New Web-interface mini-Finder. + Launch IIGS Applications. + Rename Files and Folders. + Move Files. + Copy Files. + Delete Files. + Create Folders. + View Disk and File Information. * VT100 Telnet to servers (requires TCP/IP and Spectrum 2.5.1 or higher). + Using telnet:// URLs and links. + User-Friendly Telnet Connect Window. * Email Enhancements: + All generated emails are MIME 1.0 compliant. + Send Blind Copy Copies. + Add up to 100 file attachments--all GS/OS files supported (requires TCP/IP). + Remove individual attachments. * Bookmarks Enhancements: + Import Bookmarks from Arachnid. + Add Bookmarks from: o Link Info Window. o File Info Window. o User-Friendly Telnet Connect Window. * TCP/IP specific features + Launch SIS from the Finder with no messy configurations. + Stop Web connections during DNS lookups or connection phases. * HTTP download. * Eye candy: Icons next to locations in the Bookmarks and Go menus. * Bug fixes for greater reliability! (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 7) [EOA] [DTC] DEFENDER OF THE CROWN """"""""""""""""""""" Capcom will be publishing for the PC and game consoles a sequel to the Apple II classic "Defender of the Crown". Further details at Page 850 (Gamebits), Category 8, Topic 7, Message 2. (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 95) >>>>> """"" Wasn't Defender of the Crown released by Cinemaware as freeware or something similar? I seem to remember not playing that on an Apple II, but on either the NES or SNES. I would love to get a hold of a II version. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 96) >>>>> """"" A2Central.com reported in November 2001 (wow, has it been that long?) that Cinemaware has released certain of their games (including NES titles, such as Defender of the Crown) as freeware. Their URL is http://www.cinemaware.com/vault.asp?vault=games (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 98) [EOA] [NSC] GROUP PURCHASE OF NO SLOT CLOCK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Guys, This is just to let you know that I'm going to put together a group purchase of Dallas Semiconductor Smartwatch chips (aka No Slot Clock). I have received a sample unit and it works great in my Platinum IIe. If you want price info just send me an e-mail. If I can put together a minimum order of 25 we should be able to get them for around $20 + S&H each. If you're interested in one (or more), e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com or corner me in RTC. BTW, I have already posted this to csa2 and Delphi. Does anyone think it would be too far off topic for the KFest list? I'm thinking it might but there also might be people there who don't read a forum regularly. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Tony Diaz's message 8 in this topic has a ton of info about No Slot Clocks. I have thrown together a Group Purchase FAQ of sorts mostly for the csa2 people. Again if you are interested in getting in on this send me an e-mail. I have currently 20 preorders and need 25 at a minimum to proceed. No Slot Clock Group Purchase FAQ (V1.1 - 6 Aug 2003) Revision History ================ V1.1 6 Aug 2003 - Added information regarding NSC compatibility with the Apple //c plus. V1.0 5 Aug 2003 - Initial FAQ ** Denotes new or updated info Q: Who are you? A: My name is Mark Percival and I live in Quebec, Canada. I have been an Apple II user since 1979. Today I am an Apple II collector with a dozen machines in my personal collection. I am also a staff member of Syndicomm Online and host a weekly chat (RTC or Real Time Conference) in the A2 Forum every Wednesday from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm Pacific time. However this group purchase I am organizing is not affiliated with Syndicomm Online as I am doing it on my own. Q: What is in this for you? A: I have been a supporter of the Apple II for a long time and typically do small requests for free (making disk images mostly). When I heard that No Slot Clock's were still available for purchase I ordered one. Once I found out how easy they were to install and setup I decided to organize a group purchase. If I am able to put together a minimum order of 25 units I am willing to go ahead with the purchase. I am doing this at cost + 10% of the unit cost per chip. With this 10% I hope to earn enough to take my wife and child out to dinner. I am not normally in the Apple II hardware business. Q: Are the batteries fresh? Hasn't it been a long time since NSC's (No Slot Clocks) were manufactured? A: NSC's were originally sold for the Apple II by Systems Manufacturing Technologies of San Marcos, California starting in the late 1980's. It is my understanding that all they did was resell Dallas Semiconductor Smartwatch chips. Dallas Semiconductor still manufactures them as they are still used in a variety of components. Q: Will these clocks work on Dos 3.3, CP/M and Pascal? A: I am able to provide the proper patches for ProDOS only. I am unaware of patches for other OS's. However I am including the source code for the ProDOS patch so you may be able to devise your own. Q: Which models of Apple II will they work in? A: They will work in any Apple II with a 28-pin ROM socket. The Apple IIe, Apple IIc and Apple IIc+ all have such ROM sockets for their system ROM's (CD ROM, EF ROM or CF ROM) on the motherboard. The Apple II / II + lacks a 28-pin ROM socket on the motherboard but I've been told they will work under a 28-pin ROM socket on a peripheral card. Q: Will this work properly in an accelerated Apple II such as a IIc plus? A: Yes, it works fine. I tested this myself on my Apple IIc plus and the only thing I found was the utility that sets the clock failed to detect the presence of the chip if running at 4MHz speed. Rebooting at 1Mhz speed (holding down the 'esc' key on bootup) allowed it to detect the chip and properly set the time. The patched ProDOS *does* read the time properly at either 1MHz or 4MHz speed. So outside of the occasion when you need to set the time there are no issues that I found. Q: What is the cost? A: Price is dependent upon quantity I am able to purchase. Here is the info I have at this time from Dallas Semiconductor (In US$): Quantity 1-24: $27.21 Quantity 25-99: $21.47 Quantity 100-999: $17.68 Quantity 1000+: $14.51 These prices include Canadian GST (7%) and a 10% markup. Sometimes GST isn't charged so if that happens I will pass on the saving to you. Shipping is extra but shouldn't be much since they are pretty light. You pay whatever it costs me to ship it to you. I do not make any money on shipping. Of course the more you buy the less the per unit shipping cost will be. Q: Will you ship International (outside Canada and USA)? A: Yes but shipping cost will be adjusted accordingly. Q: Where is the software available? A: I will provide all the software you need to patch ProDOS and set the clock via e-mail (free) or diskette (cost of diskette). Q: How do I put my name on the list? A: Send an e-mail letting me know how many you would like. I will send you an e-mail confirming that you are on the list. My e-mail address is (decode spam block) "mark at syndicomm dot com". If you don't receive a confirming e-mail within a couple of days, resend. Q: When will you place the order? A: My thinking is that a minimum order of 25 would give us a decent price break and worth doing. I would really like to be able to order 100 minimum. I don't think 1000 is realistic. Once I have everybody I think is interested I'll make a "last call", provide specific shipping cost and ask for money. Once all the money is collected I'll place the order. Dallas Semiconductor says they have the chips in stock and estimate 4 business days for me to receive them. I will then notify you when I receive them and again when I ship your order. Q: Your e-mail address has you with Syndicomm Online. Is this group buy affiliated with Syndicomm Online? A: No. I am on staff with Syndicomm Online but they have no connection with this group purchase. The success or failure of this purchase is totally my responsibility. (MARK, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 26) [EOA] [SGD] SuperDrive CONNECTED TO IIgs DISK PORT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A fair while back I converted most of my 3.5" drives to SuperDrives but I left a few in case I should someday run across a program that was incompatible. I mean incompatible with a SuperDrive acting as an 800k drive connected to a IIgs disk port. Anyone know of any such programs? Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" I know the Superdrive controller card won't run some demo disks, but I don't think there is a problem using the drives connected directly to the GS. Certainly no programs worth worrying about. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 7 Jul 03 9:04:42 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 15 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" I've yet to find any such incompatibility. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" You might want to check the following: Copy 2+ Sector Editor Dungeon Master I don't remember if it was the superdrive + controller card combo or just the superdrive connected to the internal port, or both. I'll have to test these later to be sure. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" You can add Divisi-Cache too. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" This question was posted in comp.sys.apple2 as well, and my response there was confirmed by others. A SuperDrive connected directly to the IIgs port should be physically indistinguishable from a normal 800K drive. OTOH, the controller - wonderful though it is - is not so compatible. As others here have pointed out, some casualties include Diversi-Cache, Reader Rabbit, Copy II+, some demos, and I'm sure there are others. For that matter, the controller even has at least one outstanding bug that I know of. It's been a few years now, but from memory if you try to re-format a disk that had been previously formatted in the "other" format (ie. GCR vs MFM), the drive and/or GS/OS get very confused. (The low-level format completes correctly, but the drive becomes more or less unusable until you reboot. In particular, writing the boot blocks and directory fails.) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" I'm wondering where you get all those superdrives to make those conversions, I have one and would love to convert all my 3.5" drives to superdrives. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I set up Macs for a teacher and a counselor that place the Macs with kids that couldn't otherwise afford any computer. We use early PPC Macs or if short use a quadra but nothing earlier. So if I end up with 030 or earlier Macs I have no use for them and nobody will take them so I usually strip them. I used to take any Mac but now I'm getting more selective. Anyways I have some extra 1.4 mb mechanisms so if you need one or two, they're yours for the cost of the shipping from Canada. Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 41) [EOA] [HBC] LIFE OF A HOME-BURNED CD """""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know definitively what is the life of a home-burned CD? I was at CompUSA (a veritable font (fount?) of wisdom) asking about a brand to use on my PowerBook G4, and he said most any branded CD should be okay (i.e., Maxell, TDK, etc), but that any of them will lose their data in 2-3 years, since the laser burns the info into a gel, which simply won't last much longer. The commercially burned CD's are much longer lived because they use a different process. Now, I did buy some "generic" CompUSA disks years ago, and they did become unreadable within a year, but I thought it was because they were cheap. Any comments? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I've never heard from a reliable source that burned CDs have a greater failure rate than commercially-pressed ones, but it's possible. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" It depends entirely on the quality of the original CD. Cheaply made ones in general have a high failure rate after a couple of years or so. From the 2000 or so CDRs that I have burned, only the really cheap ones I bought have failed so far. But it is not so much how much you paid for them, but the quality of their manufacture. As a general guide, CDRs with darker dyes, tend to be better quality. CDRs made in Japan, also seem to be better quality. CDRs made by Taiyo Yuden seem the be the best. These are not sold under that brand name though, but are often used by the big boys like Fuji, HP etc. In house CRs from places like CompUSA seem to be the worst. Good CDrs should last twenty years or more, bad ones can last a few weeks. So avoid the cheapest, and go for Japanese manufactured dark dyes... The same rules go for DVD-Rs as well... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 2 Aug 2003 - 353 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Like Shep, I have not heard much in the way of reliability reports from credible sources, partly because I think that longitudinal reports are just not yet possible given the recent availability of home CDR/CDRW machines. I feel pretty secure with CD as a storage medium for backups, but I would make multiple backups of things that have historical significance. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" So, would it fair to presume that a brand sold under a "major" label should be reliable for the long haul? I bought some Sony CD-R's, for example, to use in creating durable copies of the iTunes Music Store purchases I've made, to guard against a hard drive crash or scramble. And then there are some CD-R's that are sold as "music" CD-R, vs a "data" CD-R. How does one judge on the relative merits of those? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" >> And then there are some CD-R's that are sold as "music" CD-R, vs a "data" CD-R. How does one judge on the relative merits of those? << Music or audio CD-Rs, are the same as any other CD-Rs, but you pay more for them as a royalty payment to musicians. Brands like Sony, in theory should be good, but it does not follow. If you really want disks to last, go for the most expensive disk of a good named brand, look for disks made in Japan, and are actually manufactured by Taiyo Yuden or Ritek. I would also go for gold backed disks if there is a choice. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 5 Aug 2003 - 350 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Personally, I use CD-ROMs as a backup to a Hard Disk as a habit. But never as a "This is my only copy" medium. What I find myself doing more often than not is actually backing one machine up to another so that important data is stored in multiple locations, just in case. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" This is pretty disappointing to learn. Here I thought that CD's were pretty indestructible data repositories (barring physical destruction of the media). When CD burners came out, I inferred that the data was good forever, but according to what I've just read above, there's a good chance it won't last much longer than a floppy! Ewen, just to get a grasp of the (percentage) size of the problem, of the 2000 CDs you've burned, how many have failed? Is there any correlation between the failure rate and the burn speed? I know that (in my limited experience) burn speeds do affect the chances of getting a clean burn initially*, but I was wondering about the long term effects of burn speed given initial success. * In my last company we had a 4X CD-Burner that we only used at 2X, because we'd lose about 20% of the CDs if we burned at 4X. I believe that was because the 233MHz computer we were running it on couldn't keep up with the 4X drive. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" >> Ewen, just to get a grasp of the (percentage) size of the problem, of the 2000 CDs you've burned, how many have failed? << Obviously I am not able to test all the CDs I have burned, but I would say perhaps six or so have failed over time. I have had a higher failure rate with cheap CD-Rs during the burn and verification process, but at least you know it has failed at that point, and can reburn. Perhaps about 30 have failed at the burn stage out of the 2000 or so. >> Is there any correlation between the failure rate and the burn speed? << I cannot say. I have had three burners have their lasers fail on me in that time, and each new burner has been faster than the previous one. I would not have thought that any of the CD-Rs that failed over time were burned any faster than 8x. I now use an external 20x burner, and an 8x and 16x internal burner, all of which are slow by today's standards. It is too soon to say whether any of the disks from those burners have failed over time. For CD-Rs only, it seems to make no difference as to what speed a disk is rated at, it burns quite happily at the 20x maximum I can manage. In fact as faster burners have appeared, I have seen old packages of CD-R disks on sale have labels stuck on them to say they are now rated at a higher speed! >> know that (in my limited experience) burn speeds do affect the chances of getting a clean burn initially << A burner should be increasing the power of the laser when it burns at a faster speed, so this should not be a factor. What can be more important is that the older burners, which are not burn-proof rated, require data to be fed to it in a constant stream. If your computer is also old and slow, then it might not be doing this cleanly. USB burners should be avoided like the plague. They rarely can burn cleanly at full speed, and are prone to busy USB lines affecting the smooth flow of data. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 9 Aug 2003 - 346 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" Actually music CDRs aren't exactly the same as regular CDRs. A musician friend bought a stand alone CD burner and discovered it will only burn to those special Music CDRs. Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" Even the cheapest of the cheap CDs should last 10 years or more if kept away from sunlight. And since most people will have moved on to a different storage medium by then (DVD, and/or whatever is coming beyond that), there's no problem. Think about how much of your important data is sitting on media that is older than 10 years. If it's a lot, you're flirting with disaster anyway. Almost (if not all) CD-R/RW media comes from Japan and Taiwan. The Japanese discs are generally regarded as superior because of their higher level of quality control. Look on the outer label, usually near the UPC code, to find out where a package was made. But the material is really what determines the longevity. Many of the cheapie brands use Cyanine dye on a silver reflective background. To my eye it just looks silver, with no tinting. It may also be used on a gold background, which would make it appear bright green. I use these all the time, but I'm not sure I'd trust them as a permanent backup solution. This is the kind that is more susceptible to sunlight damage. If you want to buy the best, look for Phthalocyanine dye. It's got a darker, dull green tint if the disc has a silver background, or yellowish/green on a gold background. Silver is the most common, but the more expensive gold will not oxidize and thus will last longer, probably 100 years or more if kept safe. By the way, it doesn't seem to matter what color is on the top of the disc. And just because the top looks gold doesn't mean the underside reflective layer is gold. Flip it over and look near the outer or inner rim. Burn speed may affect a disc's initial quality (ie. sometimes you might get a "bad burn" that creates a useless coaster), but longevity should not be affected once the disc is successfully burned. I have read that the Phthalocyanine dye is less tolerant of high speed burns, but I have not found that to be the case in my personal use. But does all that really matter? Discs are so cheap now (I usually buy whatever 50-pack spindle Best Buy has on sale w/rebate for $2.99) that you can afford to burn two copies of your important data: One for general use, and one to keep safe as a backup. Then in 10 years or so, when CD burners are no longer even being made, it will be time to change to something else. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 37) [EOA] [PDP] Project Delta Phi """"""""""""""""" Some questions were asked about Project Delta Phi and here are some answers: Q: Does Project Delta Phi require/use Marinetti? A: No. Q: When will it be released? A: I am in no rush to get this completed. Q: Will there be an announcement/release at Kfest 2003? A: No. It turned out that much of the code needs a major rewrite so it is back to the drawing board to make it actually work right. I suck for announcing a mystery project really early in the game--I had actually thought it would be easier to write then it had become. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 61) [EOA] [BRM] BUG REPORT FOR MARINETTI 3.0b1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Bug report for Marinetti 3.0b1 Running under Bernie ][ the Rescue with ROM 03 emulation and 14Mb of RAM. Once connected, CHAP authentication now seems to be stable, but still shows a bunch of garbage on the Spectrum screen after connect. Is the initial authentication data perhaps passing through when it should be stopped? There seems still to be a problem with the modem initializing routines. These have changed somewhere between Marinetti 2.0 and 3.0, and it sets up the modem randomly at connect. This means I cannot connect from the CDev, but can from within Spectrum, though after a disconnect, I cannot reconnect cleanly again. When I return to the Spectrum online display, I see all the failed responses from the modem. I would suggest cross-referencing the method used in Marinetti 2.0 against 3.0, as that works every time for me. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 2 Aug 2003 - 353 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 20, Top 14, Msg 2) [EOA] [LOI] THE ONLINE INDEX TO GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, AND The Lamp! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" And, the online Index to GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, and The Lamp! has been updated to include the contents in the latest issue of The Lamp! (as well as adding Feb through July 1993 of GEnieLamp A2Pro). It can be found at: http://www.syndicomm.com/~a2history/lamp I will also soon be uploading the July update to the Index to the A2Central library here. Do you realize what a WEALTH of information is contained in the Lamp newsletters? Many items (such as the recent discussion of the function of the RESET routine on the Apple II) are dealt with to some extent in the pages of the Lamp over the years. When the index adding the A2Pro info is completed, you will have even MORE that can be searched. Check it out! You will be amazed what you will (re)learn! _I_ was! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 98) >>>>> """"" I've got the new stand alone index uploaded to the Uploads Go Here directory. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 99) [EOA] [FYU] ALL FOUR YEARS OF UPTIME ON ONE CD-ROM """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's where to talk about Ultimate Uptime, which will be released next week at KFest. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 35, Msg 1) [EOA] [TOE] THE OSXII EMULATOR """""""""""""""""" There is an article in the September, 2003 issue of Mac Addict about emulators for Mac OS 10.2.2. It mentions an Apple II emulator called OSXII. I sent MacAddict an email letting them know about all of the great Apple II software available from Syndicomm that will run on an emulator. (Hint, Hint) Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Feel free to include an URL to our store when you email. LOL. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 12) [EOA] [KTE] THE Kegs 32 EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""" Well I use Kegs 32 on my PC Athalon XP 1900+ and It works great! The only problem I have with it is the sound is a little intermittent (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I'd try Kegs32, but I am not that familiar with the image utilities and for some reason (I think Geoff knows), the images created in Bernie tend to be unusable in Kegs. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I have used KEGS32 on the Windows thing at work, and while its UI could use some work, it was by no means awful. The speed was more than reasonable on a 500 MHz Pentium III box. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Bernie only corrupts .2img disk images. If you use standard .po disk images, there won't be any problems using them between Bernie and KEGS. I am pretty sure I (or somebody else) documented what Bernie does wrong in another post somewhere in the forums. I had used a hex file editor to fix the bad bytes when moving a Bernie .2img disk image to KEGS. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" >> Bernie only corrupts .2img disk images << I'd like to know exactly what it is doing to those disk images. Is Bernie _corrupting_ the image, or just making it not compatible with other emulators (such as KEGS)? Is it possible for those programmatically inclined to create a utility to "fix" disk images used by Bernie before they are submitted to KEGS (or other programs)? Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 8) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDITOR'S NOTE """"""""""""" The series, Illuminating The Lamp, will be continued next month. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [ASR] The August 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The August 2003 (Volume 2, Number 8) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n8.html (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 12) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Deja II - Classic Appleworks 5.1 on an Older Mac ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This emulator, code named OpenPhoenix, is very specialized. It allows you to run classic Appleworks 5.1 on your older Mac. It was commercial software but has been released for free use. It is neat to see AW 5.1 running on your Mac. You can have other Mac applications up and running at the same time. The clipboard conversion feature provides a handy way to move data between AW and regular Mac programs. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. The archive package. Go to http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/mac.tools/ a. Download 'openphoenix.txt' for a description of the emulator package. b. The file 'openphoenix.sea.hgx' contains the archive package. 2. Your Appleworks 5.0 or 5.1 original disks. Several files are needed to setup Deja II. 3. A Mac running System 7. It is not clear from information in the archive if later versions of the OS are supported. Note... an older Mac suitable for this use can be acquired for a very modest investment. Where to Get an Older Mac ''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. The Mac forum on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. Mac-Res-Q or call 1-888-447-3728 Setting up Deja II '''''''''''''''''' The archive is well organized. Decompress it and follow the directions. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO EDITOR """""""""""""""" Subject: power supplies Lyle: Thanks for the idea in the last issue (tlmp0306). Just after reading the issue my //e took its final gasp when I had to turn the power off in order to swap out my very old original drives (~22 years old) with a couple of newer drives that I had acquired over the net. This was the 2nd power supply that I had worn out in over 16 years of usage. The computer is an early //e that I have updated and have 6 cards, a No Slot Clock, a numeric keypad and an 8 Mhz Zip Chip. I have a friend who has a lot of old Apple computers and parts. He sent me a couple of //e power supplies along with many other things. The package came yesterday and I took one of the power supplies and connected it up to the //e with the power supply laying outside behind the computer. It works great. The tip said that the idea was easy for the //gs. It is also easy for the //e. The hardest thing that I had to do was enlarge hole #12 very SLIGHTLY in order to get the connector through the back of the computer case. Again, thanks for the timely idea. Yours, Dan Wallace [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [ESL] KansasFest 2003 - The Editor's Slant """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson, editor, _The Lamp!_ Fate Brings Woz to KansasFest 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It started with an email to Woz asking if he would place information about KFest on his web site. He writes back saying, in effect, "That sounds interesting. I think I would like to come... if you would have me." As they say, "the rest is history". He Keeps us Guessing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Woz is a very busy man. We didn't know until the last minute when he was coming or how long he was staying. So we had to make last minute changes in the schedule. Picking Him up at the Airport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fate placed me in the van designated to pick up Woz from the airport. As we arrived at the gate we learned that his flight would be ten minutes early. After a five minute wait here he comes, looking from side to side for some sign of those who were picking him up. Then came a moment that should have been recorded on film... his face lit up with a very special expression as he spotted the KFest shirt. We introduced ourselves. Through lively conversation on the trip back to the dorm we learned that he is a practical joker. Among other things he has these sheets of two dollar bills that are perforated. From time to time he likes to pay for a purchase by tearing the bills from the sheet and handing them to the clerk. Seems some people think they are fake. We stopped at a McDonalds drive-through for him to pick up some food... the order included Apple Pie. :) As it turned out he spent the night at a hotel rather than the dorm... he had a speech to write. The Keynote by Woz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He wove a fascinating story of events in his life leading up to the creation of Apple Computer, his experiences at Apple, and his currant life. The two hour speech and the half hour question and answer session slipped by before we knew it. He was deeply moved by the standing ovation at the end. The Cookout ~~~~~~~~~~~ The weather was perfect. The food was good. Woz added a very special touch to the event. As people were finishing their food they began asking Woz to autograph their computers, name tags, etc. Someone asked him to autograph a computer of "another brand". He did autograph it... then drew a line through the autograph. Then it was off to the airport for Woz. We were delighted to have had him at KFest. The Draw of KansasFest - Memories and Challenges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Think of the commitment of time and money for those who came from Australia, Germany, and Japan. A USB interface for the Apple II? The prototype of the hardware is ready. People are working on the software. In fact the card, called AnyCard, also includes hardware for a VGA monitor connection, an IDE connection, and a connection for a CompactFlash. Many hours writing software lie ahead to get it all going. [EOA] [CKR] CINDY'S KFest 2003 REPORT """"""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2003 report Over the years it's become somewhat of a tradition for me to write a report while I was waiting for my flight home. This year, I made a mad dash to get an earlier flight than I had planned, so I'm writing this on the plane. It was a BIG rush, but I got up at 6:45, and made it to the airport in time to return the rental car and make a 9:30 flight! Tuesday - July 22 KFest begins with the arrival of a lot of long time friends, and quite a few new ones. I think there were 17 newbies this year. The main group went to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner, but a renegade group went to Stephenson's Apple Orchard. I can only report on the Stephenson's group, and I know we all had a wonderful time and enjoyed the food and beverages! Woz arrives!! Things were kind of quiet, so I was wandering around the second floor looking for new people. I walked by a room and saw a man I didn't know standing by the window. I said hi and introduced myself. When he turned around, I was shocked to see that it was Woz, and in my most eloquent voice I said, "Wow, I know who you are!" Good grief. I welcomed him to KFest and we talked a few minutes. He had not expected to be in a dorm, and asked if I could find Howard to see about getting him to a hotel. I asked if he'd like me to go find Howard, or if he'd like to walk around with me. He opted for the latter. We went upstairs and found a group of people watching the DVD of his speech from the '80's. He got a kick out of that and watched for a few minutes. It was fun watching the KFesters as they realized who he was. Then we went into the hall and Tony Diaz started showing him some of the hardware collection. It didn't take very long for a crowd to gather. Wednesday - July 23 Woz makes the Keynote Address. It took some creative planning, but the schedule for today was changed and the Keynote was before the Kookout. Woz talked about his early life and how it had been influenced by various people and books. He spent over two hours enthralling everyone in attendance. He then opened it up for questions. I hate to admit it, but I ducked out to spend the day with a long time friend, so I missed the Kookout and autograph session. Thursday - July 24 KFest sessions begin! Tony Diaz had a arranged a day full of sessions for the programers and normal users alike. As usual, the evening was full of visiting with friends, making new ones, and learning all about computers! Friday - July 25 More sessions and The Roast of Geoff Weiss, and what a roast! Ken Gagne has become a great MC, and helped to organize a fantastically funny roast. Most of the presenters had spent HOURS working on their very high tech presentations. (myself excluded) Max jones, Richard Forest-Bennett, Ryan Sueanage, Eric Shepherd, and myself had the pleasure of roasting Geoff. I hope he will forgive us! The late night activities included some sitting in the floor, a trip to see a movie (not Planet of the Apes), and what I heard was an expedition to IHOP about 3:00 am. Saturday - July 26 Another day of presentations, contests, and spending money at the Vendor Fair, followed by the annual trek to KC Masterpiece. The winners of the GShisen contest, HackFest, and CansasFest were announced, and some great prices were awarded. After seeing the Palm that Steve G won in GShisen, I think I'd better practice for next year! I want to say a big thanks to everyone that helped to make this the best KFest in quite a while. Now it's time to start planning and looking forward to KFest 2004. The dates were announced as July 20-25, 2004. One other little announcement was made that I'm returning to my former job as The Big Cheese. A big thanks to The Grand Gouda for giving me a few years vacation and letting me just enjoy KFest! I hope that we can keep the excitement going and have another wonderful KFest in 2004. Cindy The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 97) [EOA] [EKF] ENJOYED KansasFest """""""""""""""""" I really enjoyed myself at KansasFest 2003. There were so many neat new people there and a lot of people that I've not seen in a few years. The Woz Keynote was a real treat. I learned lots of new tricks and enjoyed every session I had the pleasure of attending. The Syndicomm PizzaFest rocked (Special thanks to Eric and Sarah). The contest prizes were really great. (I was really hoping to win the Zip GS, what a great prize...thanks Lyle). Thanks to the presenters, the planners and the attendees. There are still a few people from here at Syndicomm that I would love to see at Kfest 2004. Any chance of getting you to come? The time to start planning is now... Kfest 2004 will be here before you know it. Dain Neater Keeper of the A2 Boards Kfest bound 2004 (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 98) [EOA] [NAU] NEW AND UPDATED PRODUCTS AT KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" New and updated products at KFest synopsis: AppleMouse PS/2 Mouse adapter (non-ADB) from VintageWare Ultimate Uptime from Syndicomm DV-ROMulan A2 from Tony Diaz SIS 1.2 from Geoff Weiss (now open source) Marinetti 3.0b1 Public beta from MOSP (kudos to Richard Bennett-Forrest and Andrew Roughan) Softdisk Supreme from Syndicomm The Protector from Syndicomm I also showed Emily, my send only email NDA, but it ain't done :-) Also not quite done: C1 computer and AnyCard from Jeri Ellsworth Good KFest for new stuff; we'll have to ramp up the bulletin board. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 99) [EOA] [AGK] A GREAT KFest """"""""""""" This was a great, great KFest. I'm gradually getting news items posted to A2Central.com -- I was so busy that I didn't get much posted before our server went down. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 100) [EOA] [KGB] KFest JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest just keeps getting better. It's easy to tell how much people are enjoying themselves by the lack of reports being posted during the week. Everyone wants to be out experiencing KFest and not sitting at their computer. Cindy The Big Cheese KFest 2004 July 20-25, 2004 (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 101) [EOA] [XML] XML FOR STORING DATA """""""""""""""""""" Hans' discussion on using XML for storing data from disks, particularly Apple II disks, was fascinating. I never thought of setting up storage that way, but it's quite logical. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 102) [EOA] [GCT] GShisen COMPETITION TOUGH """"""""""""""""""""""""" Well, Kfest 2003 has come and gone and like all of the Kfests before it, I failed to make it out of the first round in the GShisen contest. My time of 6:00+ failed to qualify. Steve G managed to take home the Kfest Gshisen crown this year, while Sarah Shepherd took second and CarlK scored third place. First prize this year was the $299 Palm Zire 71 courtesy of the Shepherds. Hopefully next year I can advance to the second round:) Thanks Max for hosting the tournament and special thanks to Kelvin for the programming that brought about GShisen. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 6, Msg 16) [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [STP] START PLANNING """""""""""""" It's time to start planning for KFest 2004. It will be July 20-25, 2004. Cindy KFest Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 1) [EOA] [PBT] PLANS TO BE THERE """"""""""""""""" As always I plan on being there in 2004. I learned in 2001 that the best laid plans don't always work out. It will take some big things happening for me to not be there. I find it amazing that some of you have been there so many times. I wish I were so lucky. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 5) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Don't Take Your Apple II for Granted A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Marinetti 3.0beta------------------------------------------------[MTB] Mystery of the Easter Egg in SIS---------------------------------[EES] Colossal Cave, the Adventure Game--------------------------------[CCG] GShisen Game ID 41137--------------------------------------------[GG4] Silvern Castle Character Transfer Utility------------------------[SCT] Silvern Castle v7.6 Soon to be Released--------------------------[SC7] Installation of No Slot Clock------------------------------------[INS] IIc+ Modifications-----------------------------------------------[TCM] Juiced.GS Volume 8, Issue 3 Mailed-------------------------------[JGM] Juiced.GS Readers Approve----------------------------------------[JRA] SAM v1.8 Released------------------------------------------------[SMR] Virtual ][ - OS X Emulator for 8-BIT A2--------------------------[VII] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! I am finally able to return to this column ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] "X-MailScanner" in Email Header----------------------------------[EMH] Syndicomm Becomes Distributer for Ewen Wannop's A2 Products------[SBD] Spectrum 2.5.3 Released; Available From Syndicomm----------------[SMR] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] Syquest 44/88 Removable Media Drives You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] Syndicomm Releases KansasFest 2003 Keynote DVD-------------------[SRK] The Trip Home From KFest Can be a Real Adventure-----------------[ARA] KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Don't Take Your Apple II for Granted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The view from High Above The Rock River was eerie at 10 PM on July 5. The street lights were dark. The skyline of the city was visible only as a black silhouette against a cloudy, dark gray sky. Some sixteen hours earlier, at 4:15 AM, a violent thunderstorm had hit. The meteorologists called the storm a microburst. A layer of cold air suddenly falling through a layer of hot air near the ground... producing very strong wind. The storm only lasted fifteen minutes. The wind had toppled thousands of trees and torn branches from thousands more. The trees and branches had taken down power lines in hundreds of places. The power company repair crews, with the help of repair crews borrowed from other utility companies, worked sixteen hour days for the next five days in order to restore power to all. During this time we were reminded how dependent on electricity we have become. Gasoline could not be pumped. Stores built without windows could not do business. Refrigerators and freezers were worthless. Restaurants remained closed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of food spoiled. And no email or visits to Syndicomm via the Apple II! A battery powered radio proved its value to keep up with messages from the mayor, the police, the power company... The local ice company did booming business. One of the hardware stores sold portable power supplies as fast as they received them. So don't take your Apple II (or your other computers) for granted. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MTB] MARINETTI 3.0beta """"""""""""""""" I've been happily installing Marinetti 3.0beta on several of the other GS's I have at home and at school. Using the MacIP link layer, and IPNR as the server, I've had 100% success (on 4 GS's) getting excellent connections going. I had some DNS problems, but those turned out to be unrelated to Marinetti and could safely be blamed on the stupidity of the idiot typing in the settings. B-{) Spectrum and TelnetNDA worked wonderfully. These other systems have been pretty basic, and certainly don't have all the goodies (NDA's, CDA's and such) that my main system has using the LANceGS, and I'm in no hurry to try installing it there. Give it a shot! Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" The 3.0b1 beta sure has been working well for me. Any problems I've had can be clearly attributed to user or application error. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 59) [EOA] [EES] MYSTERY OF THE EASTER EGG IN SIS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> New Features in Spectrum Internet Suite 1.2 << You forgot to mention the Easter Egg ;-) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Officially, SIS does not have any Easter Eggs. The Easter Egg introduced in SIS 1.1 was removed in the Open Source version. The supported Netscape compatible Easter Eggs were updated as needed. Every version of SIS has a unique quote for the about:foo page--SIS 1.2 has a relevant KFest reference to celebrate its release at KFest this year. In the early years of Netscape Navigator, every public beta and release would have a new quote. Netscape's tradition has long been lost so SIS stepped in to continue this bit of fun. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 9) [EOA] [CCG] COLOSSAL CAVE, THE ADVENTURE GAME """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The original text-based Adventure game, dubbed Colossal Cave, has an extensive support, history, discussion, and errata page at this URL: http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Most appealing is the Downloads link, which features versions of Adventure for Mac, DOS, Amiga, OS/2, and Unix. It can also be played with a web browser at this URL: http://sundae.triumf.ca/pub2/cave/node001.html "You are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike..." Can you say "Xyzzy"? -Ken Category 14, Topic 1 Message 100 Thu Sep 04, 2003 KGAGNE [Ken] at 16:02 PDT [OEA] [GG4] GShisen GAME ID 41137 """"""""""""""""""""" I was playing a game of GShisen today and found this board to be lots of fun. It was Game ID 41137. My time was 4:09, which is really good for me, so the board seems to be pretty fast. Let me know what your score was. Good Luck. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 6, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Dain: I played the board you suggested, and you beat me by about 1 minute. I logged a 5:05. -- Max (JUICEDGS, Cat 14, Top 6, Msg 23) [EOA] [SCT] SILVERN CASTLE CHARACTER TRANSFER UTILITY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Character Transfer Utility Anyone need the ability to transfer Silvern Castle character's between rosters? I'm finally about to write one. If anyone has any suggestions or would like to see any other roster utilities (maybe an undelete option), let me know. -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 128) >>>>> """"" That sounds handy. :) Anybody do any evil character editor utilities yet, for artificially inflating your characters? I did that a lot as a kid. I wrote a neat utility that would translate characters between Bard's Tale, Ultima II, III, and IV, and some other game that doesn't occur to me right now. It also let you edit their attributes. It was fun. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 129) >>>>> """"" Of course something similar to that ruined my experience with Wizardy back in the day. Transfer good:) Raising stats artificially bad. IMHO of course. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 130) >>>>> """"" I would occasionally boost stats just for the heck of it to see what happened. Also with some games, I simply could not get started because I would die so easily, so I'd boost one or two characters a couple of levels so they would last long enough to keep my party going. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 133) >>>>> """"" Since Silvern's mostly AppleSoft BASIC, the ability to write an editor or even changing variables on the fly while running Silvern makes changing attributes easier than most RPGs. Of course I have no plans on writing such a character utility. Anybody stumble on the "secret" keypress to get to the AppleSoft prompt from within Silvern? To be safe, try this in camp only to avoid possible problems with open files. Warning: Once you're dropped at the AppleSoft prompt you'll need a way to resume, type GOTO 2000 to return to the camp main menu. Hint: It's a control keypress, however I bet it's one you normally never ever use. BTW, the "secret" keypress is NOT reset, even though that will get you to BASIC too. Never hit reset (unless in camp), there may be open files that could be damaged. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 131) [EOA] [SC7] Silvern Castle v7.6 SOON TO BE RELEASED """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Re: Character Transfer Utility Update This is now finished! It has slick file browsing routine (requires 80 columns & mousetext - if this config doesn't work for anybody let me know and I'll see what I can do). In addition to transferring characters between rosters, you can also undelete characters accidentally deleted at the Adventurer's Guild. I got some more things in mind. More complete details later when I have the upcoming v7.6 update finished. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 134] >>>>> """"" Notice of pending release of Silvern Castle v7.6 I'm planning on releasing the v7.6 update by the end of Sept 2003 with the cool new character transfer & undelete utility. What's a Silvern update without a bug fix? I found that my MacroSoft conversion of my original AppleSoft sort routine to determine combat action order missed a goto. The net effect made it appear you pressed to redo your combat choices. After noticing I was "accidentally" pressing I finally realize it was the sorter that was at fault. Anyway it's now fixed. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 135) [EOA] [INS] INSTALLATION OF NO SLOT CLOCK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am going to put on my newbie hat here. How exactly does one install one of these (No Slot Clock)? I had a IIe for years, but never had a clock of any kind. I'm considering trying to start upgrading my Platinum IIe. Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" It's relatively simple on the IIe, it goes between one of the ROM chips (CD or EF, I think the latter but could be wrong) and the software will pretty much go look for it in ProDOS. Haven't installed one on a IIc or IIc Plus (I have an AE System CLock for IIc hanging off my IIc Plus, thanks Carl), but it would only be as difficult as opening one of these "closed" systems. Ryan M. Suenaga, L.S.W. - Head Geek Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 28) [EOA] [TCM] IIc+ MODIFICATIONS """""""""""""""""" I just removed the 16mhz oscillator and installed a socket in my IIc+. I was able to boot up with a 40mhz oscillator but not with a 42mhz. I'll try faster SRAM and a faster processor if I have one. I was wondering if anyone knew of any utilities for clocking 8 bit machines? Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 33, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" It's the zip.sys.1.3.bxy archive that is the real Zip Technology 8 bit control for the Zip stuff. I can get it to run on Bernie with the ZipGSx accelerator emulation on. It only reports 4 MHz speed, however. I can try it on an 8 MHz IIe or 4 MHz IIc Plus, but probably not until this weekend. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 33, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Of course, it took me two weekends. . . The Zip control only tops out at 4 MHz. Even running it on my 8 MHz Zip Chipped IIe only gives me 4 MHz. Sorry. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 33, Msg 4) [EOA] [JGM] Juiced.GS Volume 8, Issue 3 Mailed """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 8, Issue 3 of Juiced.GS has been ordered and should be mailed to US customers tomorrow. International subscribers' copies will go out next week. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 462) [EOA] [JRA] Juiced.GS READERS APPROVE """"""""""""""""""""""""" Wow!! The latest issue is great!! I haven't had time to read it yet, but I looked through it quickly. I like the milk carton. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 464) >>>>> """"" Moscow, Kansas just got it's copy of Juiced.GS An excellent issue, Ryan! I'm not sure how to take being referred to as a "Kook", but I suppose it's safe being insulted. B-{) Thanks for all your efforts! Kirk A2Central RTC Manager (A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 472) [EOA] [SMR] SAM v1.8 RELEASED """"""""""""""""" -- SAM Spectrum Automated Mailer -- SAM v1.8 has just been released and is available from the Syndicomm online store. To order a copy, go to http://store.syndicomm.com SAM was recently updated to 1.7. This updated fixed a number of small bugs that had been reported, and fixed a problem connecting to local IP addresses such as to a Macintosh on a local network. SAM 1.8 adds improved authentication for SMTP mail servers. The original method of authenticating by a 'dummy read' to a linked POP3 server is now optional, and a second method of full user name and password authentication to the SMTP server itself can now be selected. SAM can now send mail through SMTP servers that are not actually in the domain you have logged into. For instance, you can now log in to your local ISP, and then send mail through your Syndicomm account using its SMTP mail server as a relay. Those who are still using SAM 1.6 or earlier, or have problems using specific SMTP servers, are now advised to update to SAM 1.8. SAM only improves in function when I get feedback from users. Please continue to ask for new features, and to report bugs or problems that you may have found. Send mail to 'speccie' at 'btopenworld.com'. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 6 Sep 2003 - 318 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 26, Top 5, Msg 132) [EOA] [VII] Virtual ][ - OS X EMULATOR FOR 8-BIT A2 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have yet to do much with Virtual ][, but it's taking a different tact from most other emulators. The CP/M emulation is an interesting feature (even though I think that CP/M was banned as cruel and unusual punishment in most countries). Anyone give this one a whirl yet? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 26, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" It seems to be an excellent 8-bit Apple II emulator. We did some testing of Softdisk Supreme with it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 26, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I wonder how much work it was to add the CP/M. It seems that's almost a whole separate emulator. . . well, at least the Z80 CPU. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 26, Msg 4) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich I am finally able to return to this column, after a longer-than-expected absence. And yet, despite the two months of silence, I STILL don't have the promised continuation of my year-by-year review of the Lamp publications. Since my last edition in the June issue, life has been rather busy, and has dealt some turns that were not entirely expected. I am not one to believe in coincidence or happenstance; my faith in the Lord tells me that although I do not usually learn the REASONS for events in life, I can trust that those events occur by His guidance. So, in the space of the three months since I last was able to submit an article, I have experienced the loss of my mother to cancer; my board recertification exam in Family Practice (I've learned that I got a passing score); an enjoyable week at KansasFest 2003 (my second attendance, the first being in 1994); an interesting repair experience with my PowerBook G4; the subsequent reconstruction of lost data from that repair; and finally recovery of data from my Palm Tungsten C device. In the midst of it all was a VERY busy time seeing patients in my practice (which I share with twenty other physicians, most of whom work at four other locations here in Omaha), and dealing with the trials and joys of getting my two children back in school again, in 8th and 9th grades respectively. And did I forget to mention that I am the webmaster for two dog clubs with which my lovely wife is involved? All of this adds up to a busy time, which did not allow me sufficient time to do the month-by-month review of GEnieLamp A2 for the year 1996. Rather than leave our esteemed editor with yet another issue containing no contributed information, I decided to just chat with you about what happened to me. In the process, I will give some tips on what you should and should NOT do with your Macintosh should it require servicing, and a quick tip on the care and feeding of a Palm OS device. And although not all of you may have a Macintosh or a Palm, the concepts still apply. POWERBOOK LIMBO --------------- I want to first describe what happened to my primary computer, and what YOU can do to prevent the same from happening to you. Last September I was finally able to join the rest of my family in the wireless realm, and purchased a Macintosh PowerBook G4 for myself. One by one, first my wife, and then each of my two children (as they entered junior high school) had a laptop computer (the rugged iBook series), connected to the Internet with an Airport card to our base station. It left ME with a quite adequate iMac on my desk, down in the basement, where the printer and other digital hub equipment was hardwired in. But this also meant that I was becoming more and more left out. The others could sit in the same room and socialize while they were using their computers; I was feeling left out. Well, not any longer! My savings for myself finally could be used to rejoin the crowd. The PowerBook G4 has been a GREAT little machine, with plenty of horsepower for the purposes for which I use a computer. And Mac OS X has been quite fun for me; I am learning that using the Unix command line in the Terminal is a fun throw-back to my Apple II days, with the addition of there being almost always something new to do and learn (the Mac OS X Hints site, http://www.macosxhints.com, is a great place to pick up ways to use the terminal do things underneath the GUI shell all Macs have used from the beginning.) But (there had to be a "but", didn't there?), I found a "little" problem when I tried to boot up in Mac OS 9 in early August. An error message popped up stating that there was some problem with the internal cache. I ran the hardware diagnostic CD that accompanied the computer, and it also indicated there was an error. (Interestingly, Mac OS X didn't seem bothered by it, and did not flag any error on bootup). A call to Apple tech support confirmed that there was a problem, and we started the process of getting this fixed. "Whew!", I thought to myself. "I'm glad I discovered this BEFORE the one year warranty on parts and labor expired. Maybe I'd better invest in that AppleCare extended warranty after all." I had also thought this might be a good idea when I found how expensive some of the repair parts for a PowerBook can be, especially the LCD screen. Now, I've had other small problems pop up on our laptops since we've owned them, and am very familiar with the process. Apple sends out a box, which I then use to ship back the computer being fixed. Typically, this takes only a day or two, and it again appears on my doorstep. Also, though I've backed up the ENTIRE hard drive for the iBooks, my PowerBook hard drive is 40 gigabytes in size, and I have only a 30 gigabyte Firewire drive to use for backup. They have NEVER lost any data from the computers we've sent back (Apple offers a data-backup service, which I've always declined). I reasoned that this was simply a logic board swap, and so they won't have to mess with the hard drive. I backed up my Documents folder, as well as my Sites folder (where I keep the web sites that I maintain, including my Apple II History site and the two dog club sites, as well as all of my History research files, pictures, etc.) I also backed up my ~/Users/steve/Library folder (as it holds all my e-mail and various preferences for programs I've installed), the directory where I keep install files I've downloaded that are not on CD, my Music, Pictures, and Movie folders. This was, I believed, everything that I could not reproduce easily if indeed something DID happen to the hard drive (which it was not likely to do, right?) And off goes my PowerBook, to get fixed. It was three days, and it had not yet shown up from Airborne Express. I looked at the web site where I can track a repair. No computer mentioned there. I called the AppleCare support line. Yes, they've received the computer, but they do not have that logic board in stock, and it will be a couple more days. So, just to keep them on their toes, I called back each day after that, and was finding it more and more worrisome as the time lengthened to a full week, then ten days. Now they are saying that they are not able to get the 800 MHz logic boards at this time, and what they will do (when they arrive from wherever it is that they are manufactured) is to bump the speed up to the 867 MHz logic board. Oh, well that is just fine with me, although a 67 MHz increase will likely not be noticeable. Finally, though, I got the bombshell. They expect to have the replacement logic boards in stock within two to three days, but when they opened up my computer they found a brown substance on the board and several other parts inside. I was puzzled about this at first, but their conclusion was that something had been spilled on the computer, and this had leaked down into the insides. Now, I don't know if they could PROVE that this was the reason for this cache error message, but the result was this was no longer an under-warranty repair. Instead, it was estimated to run about one third of the cost of the computer when I purchased it to replace the main logic board, the CD-RW drive, the modem, and anything else that had this brown substance on it. I reluctantly gave them permission to do the repair. After I thought it over, I did remember spilling a little of a diet cola onto the keyboard almost a year ago, when it was just new. The computer shut down at the time it happened, but when it dried off it worked just fine. I had completely forgotten about the incident, and had taken precautions to prevent it from happening again. Did the residue from this spill eventually cause the cache error to occur? I'll never know for certain, but it DID have the unexpected side effect of voiding some of my warranty just as surely as if I had tried to repair it myself. I thought it over further, and later in the day called back and asked them to go ahead and do the hard drive backup, just in case they decided that they had to replace the hard drive also. And two days later, I received a box from Apple containing my repaired PowerBook. I removed it, and started it up. Greeting me was the generic just-installed Mac OS X 10.2 screen, with a user of "Apple", instead of "Steve". I got this funny feeling in my stomach and looked at the hard drive. Yep, mostly empty and definitely NOT the way it was sent to them. I called back again (by now had the number memorized), and was told that by the time they got my call asking for the data backup to be done, the hard drive had already been replace or wiped or something. In any case, my stuff was all gone. Thank God for what I had backed up, right? Well, this was almost correct. Unfortunately, I had NOT backed up my Applications folder, which was quite large. This folder contained all of my Bernie ][ The Rescue disk images, and other emulators and their files. This was a semi-major bummer; much of those Bernie files were not necessarily irreplaceable, but it may be time-consuming to recreate things the way I like them. And, most annoying of all, I found that the macros that I had written and/or recorded with Microsoft Office X:mac were not kept in the documents folder, but right there in the Applications folder! Now I THINK I had known this at some time in the past, but didn't think of it when I created my backup before shipping off the PowerBook. So, I have an OLD copy of macros, but will have to recreate most of the rest of them. And some of the newest ones are gone completely, but thanks to Syndicomm.com, the suggestions on how to create the macros are still there in the bulletin board (in the Mac section). Anyway, two weeks without a computer at all, and then another week or more to reload, re-register, and recreate the hard drive the way I wanted it to be did occupy a lot of what little time I had available. Thus, no article. POWERBOOK AFTERMATH ------------------- So, the first lesson I'd like you to take away from this incident is BACK UP whatever you think is going to be hard or impossible to reproduce. The second lesson is to go through the software you use regularly, and make sure that the good stuff that you have customized is actually IN what you backed up. The third lesson is to avoid pouring drinks (diet or otherwise) into your computer. They may cause problems, even on a delayed basis. PALMISTRY --------- And just to be complete in today's care and feeding of magical devices lesson, I learned (re-learned?) something about the Palm devices that I once knew but had forgotten. This all-but-indispensable device holds all kinds of useful information for me, including some old stuff back from my Newton and Handspring Visor Deluxe days. Well, the other evening, I was looking back over my old notes in the Memo application, when I came across some of the old shortcut-dot commands. These are special commands that do things that are not accessible to the uninitiated, and are potentially harmful if you don't know what you are doing. You make the shortcut symbol, followed by a period, and then a number. "4" displays the user name and unique ID; "6" displays the ROM version; and so on. I must have accidentally entered the "5" shortcut, which erases the user configuration and hotsync log. In any case, one of my Palm applications was suddenly asking for the registration code again, and had nothing listed for a user ID (name). Grrrr. Of course, I am away from my PowerBook, so I can't just fix it by re-synchronizing right now. I didn't want to restore from the backup on my SecureDigital card, since I'd done some work since I last backed up earlier in the day (actually, I had done work on the article that I had WANTED to submit this month!). Somehow, however, the synchronization process when I did do it later did NOT resolve things; it was still not functioning properly. Okay, so I'll go ahead and restore from my backup on the card, and then try to synch. Well, that worked for the dates and to-do list, but the next day I looked for one of my memos, and found ALL of them gone. Good grief, I've been doing this Palm stuff for nearly four years now, and have never had this much problem with it. So are ALL of my memos gone?? A quick look at the Palm User Data file on my PowerBook showed all of the memos were still there. Synch again... no luck. The memos show up on the Palm Desktop program as they should, but will not appear on the Palm unit itself. I finally discovered that all of the memos on the desktop computer had been put in the "None" folder, rather than what it was supposed to be. So, I went through and fixed over 400 memos by putting them each in the correct folder, and THEN they would synchronize as they were supposed to do. Fourth lesson: Don't mess with the dot shortcuts on your Palm unless you specifically KNOW what you are doing. Duh. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE APPLE II?? ----------------------------- I do have about one third of the 1996 article's data compiled. If life does not hand me any other unusual experiences, I will be able to get back to the original reason for this series. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [EMH] "X-MailScanner" IN EMAIL HEADER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Quick announcement: At some point during the current ongoing rash of Windows virii, someone apparently decided to circulate a rumor that "X-MailScanner" appearing in email headers is a good sign that a message contains a virus. While this is apparently not true, some virus software is now apparently rejecting email including that signature. To deal with this, we have changed our spam filters to use "X-Syndicomm-MailScanner" when tagging spam instead. If you have filters in your email program that look for this in the headers, you may wish to update them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk BB, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 1) [EOA] [SBD] SYNDICOMM BECOMES DISTRIBUTOR FOR EWEN WANNOP'S APPLE II PRODUCTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" August 17, 2003--Today Syndicomm(tm) announced that it has become a distributor for Ewen Wannop's popular Spectrum telecommunications software, as well as for his Spectrum Automated Mailer email software, the TABBS Library Archive CD-ROM, and the Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM. These products are available now through Syndicomm's online store, at http://store.syndicomm.com. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us, which is available both via telnet and a World Wide Web interface. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers. Syndicomm is located in Maryville, Tennessee. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (CSA2) [EOA] [SMR] SPECTRUM 2.5.3 RELEASED; AVAILABLE FROM SYNDICOMM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" August 17, 2003--Written by British author Ewen Wannop, Spectrum is an easy-to-use yet powerful and comprehensive IIGS desktop telecommunications program that permits users to dial up a local BBS, an employer's remote computer or to access the far reaches of cyberspace via a local Internet Service Provider. Spectrum is an expandable program that has grown far beyond its initial scope. Through the use of Spectrum's External Commands and powerful Scripting language, Spectrum add-on programs have been created that allow users to automate online sessions to Syndicomm Online with SOAR (Spectrum Offline Automated Reader), surf the world wide web with SIS (Spectrum Internet Suite), or send and receive e-mail via SMTP and POP3 mail servers with SAM (Spectrum Automated Mailer). Spectrum is the only program for the Apple IIGS that has been updated to provide support for Internet access via TCP/IP, thereby freeing Spectrum v2.5.3 users from having to use an increasingly more difficult-to-find unix shell account! Spectrum v2.5.3 requires System 6.0.1. Highly recommended are a hard disk drive and 4 megabytes of RAM. Some of Spectrum 2.5.3's advanced features include: * Improved script execution speed. * Optimize scripts by compiling them. * Spectrum 2.5.3 and the XCMDs are Y2K compliant. * Optional Serial or TCP/IP environment. * Fully Integrated support for Marinetti 2.0. * Integrated multi-socket Telnet function. * Up to 32 simultaneous open TCP/IP connections. * View HTML files directly from within Spectrum. * Enhanced !Help! NDA includes Find function. * Internal support for Babelfish Import and Export. * Spectrum 2.5.3 supports the Hierarchic Control Panel. * Updated Spectrum Port driver. * 57600 baud connections using Bernie ][ the Rescue. * More than 50 new or updated script commands. * More than 30 new replacement items. * Many enhanced and updated XCMDs: + The BinHQX XCMD now includes: + BinSCII encoding and decoding. + BinHex 4.0 encoding and decoding. + MIME Base 64 multipart encoding and decoding. + UUencode encoding and decoding. * Enhanced WorkBench XCMD replaces the ResEdit XCMD: + Access and edit resource forks. + Make MessageCenter and IPC calls. + Make Toolbox & GS/OS calls. + Peek and Poke. * The Spectrum manuals are now supplied in Teach format. * CD version has the manuals in Acrobat PDF format. * CD version includes a complimentary copy of SAM. The cost of Spectrum v2.5.3 is $30, and first time buyers can purchase the complete Spectrum package by credit card, on either 3.5" disk or CD-ROM, from Syndicomm, located at: http://store.syndicomm.com If you own Spectrum 2.2 through 2.5.2, you can upgrade to version 2.5.3 for $5 through the online store. If you own a previous version of Spectrum, the upgrade price is $20; please contact Syndicomm at orders@syndicomm.com. Questions about Spectrum? Contact the author at: - speccie at btopneworld dot com - PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (CSA2) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson Syquest 44/88 Removable Media Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Syquest 44/88 Drives '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Media is 5 1/4", 44MB or 88MB capacity 2. First drives were read/write 44MB only. 3. Then came the read/write 88MB only. 4. Then came the read/write 44 and 88MB. 5. Drives are SCSI. 6. Available on used market only. Possible Uses for These Drives '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Backing up data. 2. Exchanging data between computers. 3. Could be used in place of a hard drive. 4. More than one version of a boot disk for a given computer... a "lean and mean" boot disk for use with Marinetti, for example. A Novel Project ''''''''''''''' Sometimes the Tinkerer gets carried away and creates something to meet a challenge... even if not very practical. :) 1. Prepare a Syquest media disk with one ProDOS partition and one HFS partition. 2. Install System 6.0.1 (or ProDOS 8) on the ProDOS partition plus A2 applications. 3. Install Mac system software, including for the IIe card on the HFS partition. This disk can be carried back and forth between the Apple II and the Mac... boot either computer... and you can work with the same Apple II files and applications with either computer. :) Redundancy '''''''''' Since these drives and media are getting old, you might want to own two or more drives so that if one breaks down you can still read the data on your media. It would be wise to work out a rotation plan so that you have two copies of all your backup data in case one of the media units should fail. What you will need '''''''''''''''''' 1. One or more of the drives. 2. One or more units of media. 3. SCSI card for the Apple II. 4. Suitable SCSI cable. Rules of the SCSI Chain ''''''''''''''''''''''' See The Tinkerer's Corner in the August 2002 issue of _The Lamp!_ (TLMP0208) for information on the SCSI chain. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. The Mac forum on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. Mac-Res-Q or call 1-888-447-3728 [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [SRK] SYNDICOMM RELEASES KANSASFEST 2003 KEYNOTE DVD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" September 4, 2003--Syndicomm has released the KansasFest 2003 Keynote DVD, a two-hour video DVD of the keynote address given by Steve Wozniak at KansasFest 2003. Replete with fascinating and often hilarious tales of Woz's childhood, his college years, and the early days at Apple, this DVD provides great insight into the inventor of the Apple II and the co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. The DVD comes in a standard DVD case, and the disc has 30 chapters so you can quickly and easily zip to your favorite anecdote or story. The DVD sells for just $10 plus shipping and handling, and is available through Syndicomm's online store at http://store.syndicomm.com. ABOUT SYNDICOMM Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of us, which is available both via telnet and a World Wide Web interface. In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for classic computers, and publishes Juiced.GS, the last print magazine for Apple II computer users. Syndicomm is located in Maryville, Tennessee. Visit Syndicomm at http://www.syndicomm.com. PRESS CONTACT Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com (KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [ARA] THE TRIP HOME FROM KFest CAN BE A REAL ADVENTURE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sunday morning: Tony and others told Toni and I that there was a WalMart not far from Avila traveling east on the interstate. We failed to find it. The second suggestion was Cabela's, a new sports and holiday mall on the way to the airport. Greg - was that your idea? Sunday noon: This time we made it and found some gifts for my kids and for Toni's family... (and cheap HotDogs). We had quite some fun because it was a nicely designed shop. And it was crowded. That's very different than in Germany. Although there is a strong demand from industry, church and government still succeed in keeping Sundays quieter than the other days by not allowing shops to open (except gas stations, restaurants, cinemas and some others). This sunday, America changed my mind. I am one of those people who criticize the law that limits the opening time in Germany. I will be fighting to keep Sunday quiet in the future. The second thing I learned at Cabela's was, that it's not good to be a fish in the US. You will see why, when you see the picture. We went to the airport to check in our luggage (and get our "A"-group boarding ticket from Southwest). There was plenty of time so we did not return the car right away. We finally found a WalMart and worked our way through our wish list. We returned the car after that and went through the security check where they turned Toni almost upside down. This starts a small "side" story: I was told, that Americans are "politically correct" and that this could be interpreted as "a touch can have the same consequences as rape" (or is that only prejudice?). So how does a security officer look through Toni's clothes while being politically correct? He had to explain every move like "I am now having to touch the side of your trousers with the back of my left hand", which I had to translate to Toni because he couldn't imagine what the officer was worried about. (The officer was just waiting for an "OK"). This situation seemed to me to be somehow absurd. The place where I would have imagined such a dialog taking place would be in a closed, medical examination room, where drug couriers who swallowed the forbidden stuff, having been caught, are being examined very "closely". But what I saw was right beside the X-ray machine in the midst of LOTS of people at the airport... and except for his shoes, Toni didn't have to take off any of his clothes. I explained to the officer that we were from Germany and that it is not usual over there to be put in jail for a wrong word or touch. End of "side story". As some of you also experienced we became victims of the bad weather over .... (put some major cities here) which delayed our machine. The first delay was the missing plane (45 minutes). I talked to a young lady at the Southwest counter who really had panic in her eyes watching the queue of nervous people getting longer and longer. I told her that I could see problems with our connecting flight to Europe (we had a tight time table) but she said she couldn't do much about it, we should ask a taxi driver in Chicago to drive a bit faster to get to the plane. That's a typical Southwest Airlines answer, isn't it? NIGHT IN CHICAGO Sunday evening: After the plane finally arrived, the same woman had to make an announcement: The crew for the flight was delayed even more, and they will try to find another crew, which will take another hour. I returned to the counter where the lady was even closer to collapse... but her colleague was VERY helpful. He rebooked our flight to Europe to the next day and gave us hotel and food vouchers. That was something that I would have expected when flying an expensive airline, not an economy flight. These people were VERY helpful. Fly Southwest! (At least I will sometimes) So we spent an unexpected night in Chicago. I had to return to my office on Tuesday, which at that point had become impossible. I wanted to send an eMail to my company and the hotel manager offered the use of a WIndows PC with internet access which they provide for company meetings etc. free of charge. The dial-up internet connection didn't work and I was told that this is due to the weather. (I think it was more likely due to the combination of Dell, AOL and Microsoft XP). Could someone please tell the Avila people that I enjoyed their rooms very much, not really because of the bed, but because of the easy and FAST AND WORKING internet access. In our hotel I decided to use a public phone to call my mother and ask her to send the mail. In German we call this a "Medienbruch" which means "break in media". While making the phone call I learned that one can no longer use coins (I had lots of quarters) to make international calls. The second thing I learned was that they do not accept VISA cards issued by non-US banks. It was hard to find that out because the voice-computer interrupted typing of my CC number with an inappropriate message like "you typed too fast" or something like that. Finally I managed to get my messages through and Toni suggested having a beer somewhere outside (around midnight). The temperature was very pleasant and the thunderstorms were gone so we took a walk and returned safe. That was a night in Chicago, a town that didn't meet my expectations at all in a positive way! Monday: The next morning we woke up late so we had to hurry to leave the room in time. Our airline, SAS, was great and we got our tickets very fast and without any problems. The external 143 K 5,25" disk drive made the security people unpack and repack my suitcase but this was the only problem we had. Last year a friend told me that United Airlines messed up everyone's timing with their disorganized and exaggerated security. The Chicago airport was still not "user friendly" because it took too long to get to the gates. We were flying home, changed planes again in Sweden and returned to Frankfurt. We took a Taxi to get to Toni's car which he had parked in a small town close to the airport. Remember what I wrote about Chicago: No problems, no soliciting, no unfriendly people, even no graffiti on the walls or the trains. What happened to our parked car near Frankfurt? Two of our tires were damaged! Of course we had one spare tire, but that was only half of the solution. Beside being very tired (Toni can't sleep on airplanes) we became very angry because we lost some more time. Maybe this corrects your picture of a peaceful and crime free Germany... like the recent trip corrected my picture of Chicago. Another thing I learned at KFest beside the computer stuff was that every one of you I met at KFest was not what we call a "typical American" over here: Knowing all US presidents but knowing nothing about foreign countries. Jim especially impressed me by knowing much more about European history then I ever knew. Although I got the impression that some of you don't like the political talks with him, I felt very comfortable (while not sharing his opinion in all subjects or being equally interested in historical issues because I always preferred being creative with computers or music). But now you see why I am so close to Jim: I write even longer than he talks ;-) Thank you all for making this trip such a positive experience and excuse my errors! Pictures and videoclips are almost finished and I will let you know where to find them. I promise that no mail in the next 12 months will be as long as any of the last 4. Feel free to contact me if I can be of help planning a trip to Europe. Marcus M.Staender, from Unna, Germany eMail-Address M.Staender @ t-online.de (KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 6, No. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Day Trip Field of Dreams Syndicomm Online A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] VHS Tape in Carry-on Luggage-------------------------------------[COL] Spam Has Slowed Down on Syndicomm Online-------------------------[SSD] Moving Data - Apple IIe to Mac Via IIgs--------------------------[MDM] Silvern Castle v8.0 in A2 Library--------------------------------[SC8] PPPoE------------------------------------------------------------[POE] Orca/Pascal Bug Found--------------------------------------------[OPB] How to Reach My eSource?-----------------------------------------[MES] Revision Control in IIgs Programming-----------------------------[RCP] Compiling Pascal Programs Under GNO/ME---------------------------[CPP] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] SyndiChat 1.1----------------------------------------------------[SCO] Announcing the Opening of Showbits-------------------------------[AOS] October 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-------------------[OSA] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] The Slotbuster II Card You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Day Trip ~~~~~~~~ It was one of those mornings when you close the window, pull up the covers, roll over, and catch a little extra sleep. A visit to the patio High Above The Rock River was a bit chilly. But your sunny side was comfy warm. Add the beautiful trees against the deep blue sky and a good measure of wanderlust and you had -Day Trip- ! Field of Dreams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The movie, a fantasy, is about this farmer, hearing voices out in the fields, determines that he needs to plow up part of his corn field and build a baseball field. "Build it and They Will Come". And, yes indeed, ghosts of great ball players of the past come out of the corn field and use the ball field. Turning off the highway near Dyersville, Iowa, the narrow road led to the movie set for Field of Dreams. There it is... a Baseball field with a corn field right next to the outfield. Sales are brisk at the two souvenir shops which raise the funds necessary to preserve and maintain the ball field. Out on the field there are many individuals who do not know each other, fulfilling their fantasy of being part of the movie... taking turns pitching, batting, running the bases, catching, fielding balls, etc. There is this feeling of kinship among these people brought on by their common interest. Syndicomm Online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a Field of Dreams for you... and it is not a fantasy. Membership in Syndicomm Online includes bulletin boards, chat rooms, file library, email address, personal web site, and Lynx browser. Access is via telnet or WWW. The Apple II library contains most of the A2 files from GEnie and Delphi. All this for a very modest subscription fee. Go to http://www.syndicomm.com for more information and to join. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [COL] VHS TAPE IN CARRY-ON LUGGAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm planning an airplane trip on which I'd like to carry a VHS tape in my carry-on baggage. Will such media be destroyed by the x-ray? How can I carry and protect it? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 440) >>>>> """"" I don't think an xray machine would be bad for a VHS tape. Camera film and hard drives aren't affected. I brought back a VHS tape from my last vacation. I haven't watched it yet, so I don't know for sure if my theory holds :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 441) >>>>> """"" The new security for checked luggage is bad for camera film! They suggest that you carry film with you rather than having it in your luggage. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 443) [EOA] [SSD] SPAM HAS SLOWED DOWN ON Syndicomm Online """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm not sure what happened, but (knock on wood) the spam that comes to my @syndicomm.com address has slowed down. I used to get at least 20+ every night, and that doesn't count what comes in during the day, but for the past week I've only been getting 2. I like this! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" We upgraded our spam filtering software a few days ago to a new version. You should notice less spam for a while, until the spammers find ways around the new version. It's a constant back-and-forth battle of wits. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 56) [EOA] [MDM] MOVING DATA - Apple IIe to Mac VIA IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have a database on an Apple IIe and am trying to bridge the gap to the Macintosh. I got an Apple IIGS hoping that would be the solution. But I can't get the GS to read a disk in the 3.5" drive. When I power up, the machine checks the drive, the light goes on and then it ejects the disk. Any ideas about why this might be happening and how I could overcome it? Thanks. (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Hi Squire, While I'm assuming this is a classic Appleworks database, that is, of course, an assumption. What type of database is this? Are you saying that the GS can't read -any- disks, or just this disk in particular? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 7) Hi Ryan. The database is in DBMaster. But I can export the data to a .dif or .txt file which I should be able to import to my new database. Unfortunately, the GS won't read any 3.5"disks. It appears to check them and eject them immediately. Not sure how to proceed. Any ideas. Thanks, Sue (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Sue, How are you booting the GS? It won't boot from a disk that contains just a text or .dif file. Do you have a system disk that you are booting? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Yes, I have tried booting on the Apple IIgs system disk and the Apple IIgs tour disk. I also have a number of disks with games and programs but they wont boot either. I have been able to boot on a 5.25 copy of appleworks. (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Do you just have the one 3.5 drive? Do you have it connected directly to the GS, with the 5.25 drive(s) daisy chained after it? The 3.5 drives MUST come first in the chain. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 15 Jul 03 11:33:25 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 7 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Carl, I disconnected the 5.25" when I realized the problem with the 3.5" drive. So at the moment it is the only one connected. Sue (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" In about 95% or more of these cases, the drives heads just needs to be cleaned. The best way to clean the heads is to pick up a head cleaning disk. They can be picked up at just about any computer store. Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Wayne, Thanks, I just cleaned the heads but it is still ejecting the disks. I thought it would at least give a message that said that it didn't recognize the disk. but it seems to read for a few seconds and then eject. Any ideas. Sue (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19) >>>>> """"" Okay, so the IIgs isn't booting -any- disks at all? Just rejects them period? Weird. You'll need some startup disks for sure to go any further. If you have no way to make sure you have good originals, you may want to order them from store.syndicomm.com. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Do the disks work in a Mac? Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" If you have a suitable Mac available, try the drive on it. If you can borrow another drive, try that on the GS. One way or another, you need to find out if the problem is the GS or the drive. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 17 Jul 03 8:39:43 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 5 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Carl I now have access to a Mac SE and a Power Mac 6100. I plugged the 3.5" drive into the Mac SE. It appears to be the drive that is the problem. When I insert the disk the drive reads but then it asks me if I would like to initialize the disk. I check the disk in the Power Mac so it is good. When I ask it to initialize it asks me to 1-sided or 2-sided and then it ask me what to call the disk and then it asks me if it is okay to erase the disk. Then the initialization fails. Is it possible to fix these drives or do I need to find a new one? Thanks, Susan (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" If indeed the drive is the problem, the simplest solution would be to acquire another drive, but sometimes it is difficult to find the drives. Sometimes it is easier to find older Macs with superdrives and remove the mech from the drive case and replace it with the drive from a known working drive in a Mac. I've done this before a long time ago. I don't remember it being overly difficult. I think there might be other on here that remember it better than I. It will have the added benefit of being usable (with a Superdrive card) as a 1.44MB floppy drive. Does anyone know of any detailed instructions for doing this? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I agree with Dain. It's probably cheaper to replace it. I haven't been reading messages here since last week, before I left for KFest. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 30 Jul 03 6:45:28 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 20) The GS is up and running. I got a new drive on ebay and it works fine. Thanks for all your help. Susan (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Back again. I have my Apple II GS up and working. I can export data to .txt or .dif files on 3.5" disks. Does anyone know how I can get Macintosh to read these disks. I tried the disk in a Mac SE and a Power Mac 6100/60AV. Neither of these machines recognized the 800k ProDos disks from the Apple II GS. Thanks for any help. Susan (SQUIRE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" What you need to do is, on the Apple IIgs, format the disk using HFS format. This is only an option if you're using System 6.0 or later on the IIgs. If you're using an older version of the IIgs system software, you can try this: Turn on PC Exchange (called File Exchange on some versions of Mac OS), turn off File Sharing, and then put the ProDOS disk in. See if that works. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" If you are using System 6 or System 7 on a Mac you can install the "ProDOS File System" extension on the Mac. This extension is part of the IIe Card software package available from Apple at: ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English- North_American/Apple_II/For_Macintosh/Apple_IIe_Card_2.2.1.sea.bin Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" As an alternative to getting the files exchanged on floppies, LocalTalk is always an option for machines of that genre. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 19, Msg 27) [EOA] [SC8] SILVERN CASTLE v8.0 IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scupdv80.bxy Size: 339456 Date: Sep 24 Silvern Castle v8.0 Update Major New Features: -Character transfer utility between Silvern Castle rosters -Character undelete utility -New SYSTEM startup; BASIC.SYSTEM not required! -Tome viewer online reference available; DOGPAW not required! Bug Fixes: -Combat action sort routine fixed Plus more! Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 22) [EOA] [POE] PPPoE """"" After more than a week of really good performance on my cable modem, I can gladly say I'm back online. :) If the cable had continued to give me problems, I was seriously going to look into Verizon DSL; while it uses PPPoE (which I hate) and I'm not much of a Verizon fan, it is about $9 cheaper a month than cable here. In other areas of the country, SBC DSL is cheaper still. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I am using DSL and PPPoE via Earthlink/Verizon. What's so bad about PPPoE? (LUMITECH, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" PPPoE adds the overheard of PPP, so your real upload/download rates are xx% lower than they would be with plain ethernet. Also, it's not as well supported (Marinetti doesn't support it). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" So, does that mean that when I'm running GS/OS inside a window on my Mac that the PPPoE negotiation is done by my Mac/Router combo and not Marientti? Jeff (LUMITECH, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'm unaware of any way to access a Mac's TCP/IP connection via a IIgs emulator, so I'm not really sure how to answer that question. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" PPPoE is a really strange thing that combines two almost totally unrelated technologies (Point to Point Protocol and Ethernet). I've never really seen the point of it when DHCP could be used instead to assign a dynamic address to an Ethernet connection. Mac support for PPPoE was really poor pre-OS X (remember MacPoet fondly? I don't :) but better now, and now that more routers support PPPoE, I think that the only real issue is the overhead imposed on the connection. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" From what I understand, the main point to PPPoE is that it can actually terminate the Ethernet link when it's not in use, and instantly reactivate it when it's needed. Personally, I don't think that's a very good reason to kill bandwidth. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 20, Msg 28) [EOA] [OPB] Orca/Pascal BUG FOUND """"""""""""""""""""" I've found a bug with Orca/Pascal. If you define an object without any data fields (i.e. only procedures), a flag isn't being initialized and you can wind up with compile time errors (unable to assign file) or bad code. The good news is, I've found the problem and it's a simple fix :) file Pascal.2.2.1.b1/parser.pas lines 997 - 1008 currently look like this: -- snip -- {set up the type} lsp := pointer(Malloc(sizeof(structure))); with lsp^ do begin form := objects; objname := nil; objsize := 6; objlevel := 1; objparent := nil; size := ptrsize; end; {with} {handle inheritance} -- snip -- add this line after 1005 (size := ptrsize;): hasSFile := false; This problem is present in the non-beta compiler as well. I haven't checked to see if the line numbers changed, but the fix should be the same. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kelvin. I'll look into getting that into a build for people to use. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 13) [EOA] [MES] HOW TO REACH My eSource? """""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone have a clue how to reach My eSource these days? We really need to get all their software released from their death grip. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 25, Top 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I sent a letter to them about a year ago (a real physical letter, not email) asking about it and got no reply. Even when they were in business at the end there were strange things that went on with them. I once faxed them an order three times that I got successful fax receipts for and they claimed each time they never got the order. I had to eventually snail them the order with payment. One day I'll try again. When I will get to that, I'm not sure. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 25, Top 2, Msg 3) [EOA] [RCP] REVISION CONTROL IN IIgs PROGRAMMING """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What do other people use for revision control for IIgs programming? If you're cross-compiling with MPW, you probably could use RCS, CVS, etc. Is there any native solution other than making backups? Kelvin (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I wrote a little set of utilities for ORCA shell that I never completed, but did use for Wolf 3D and a couple of other projects, called QRCS. It doesn't have any whiz-bang features, but did let you check in and out files and it would keep old versions, with history. It didn't keep diffs or anything like that, but it would let you revert to old versions and look at old code. One of these days I should finish it. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 2) [EOA] [CPP] COMPILING PASCAL PROGRAMS UNDER GNO/ME """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just noticed a peculiarity with compiling pascal programs under gno/me... {$append 'filename'} doesn't seem to work, at least not if you're switching languages. /act thinks back fondly to the days when the source wasn't available, and submitting a bug report was sufficient to get things fixed... Kelvin (KWS, Cat 58, Top 15, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Only under GNO/ME? Sounds like a GNO bug to me. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 15, Msg 2) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich CAUSE I TRY AND I TRY AND I TRY AND I TRY When last we talked, I was in the process of recovering from various data losses of my mainline tools. In the interim, I've had two other unfortunate events happen. The screen on my Palm Tungsten C developed a crack, which rendered it unusable. Although Palm agreed to replace it for free, it appears that their supplies are short, just as Apple's supplies for PowerBook logic boards were short. The result was about three weeks without a tool that I use daily at work, let alone using it to work on the Lamp Index. So THAT slowed me down. And just as I thought I was ready to get going again, I opened up the PowerBook, with its newly replaced innards, and found a black screen. No picture. Not even a pulsing light when it was "sleeping". Interestingly, everything else was still working; I was able to restart and hear the usual tone. After it had completed the process I used a keyboard utility to start iTunes, and pressing the space bar started a song in the play list. I simply could not see what I was doing. A call to Apple Technical Support could provide no other solution than to send it back in. There it is, even as I type these words on the Windows computer I previously used at work. I'm trying not to complain to that computer about how it works differently; at the rate things are going, I don't need the "blue screen of death" coming up repeatedly, necessitating a reinstall of Windows! (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Well, enough whining. Let's get back to the Lamp, the reason that we've been having this little get together each month. In the last (real) installment of this column, we covered 1995 and the difficulties and challenges that occurred during that year. Moving into 1996 finds our intrepid band of Apple II enthusiasts dealing with damage to their home on GEnie, and the consequences of that damage. Let's synchronize with the historical context: In 1996, the O.J. Simpson murder trial begins. Princess Diana and Prince Charles are divorced. The school board of Oakland, California elects to recognize Black English, termed "Ebonics", as a separate language. British citizens are alarmed by the outbreak of "mad cow" disease. Intel continues the processor arms race by releasing the 200 MHz P6 (Pentium). IBM and Sears sell Prodigy to Internet Wireless, which then re-launched it as an Internet-based service. CD-RW (read/write) technology becomes available. In August, Microsoft introduces its Internet Explorer web browser, challenging Netscape's Navigator browser. U.S. Robotics launches the Palm Pilot, its own version of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). MSNBC (sponsored by Microsoft and NBC) debuts on cable TV channels. Following low Christmas sales that resulted in a loss of $61 million, Apple CEO Michael Spindler lost his position as Apple's third CEO, and was replaced by Gil Amelio. Amelio tried to help improve Apple's bottom line by reducing Macintosh motherboard designs to only two, and the hardware architectures into a single system, as well as streamlining the corporate structure. On April 1st, Apple celebrated its 20th birthday, and released the 20th Anniversary Macintosh to commemorate the occasion. IBM releases the 603e and 604e PowerPC chips, first clocking at 166 MHz, and going up to 200 MHz by mid year. At that time they also made the first announcement of the G3, the third generation PowerPC processor. Apple also continued to flounder with its efforts to update its Macintosh operating system, and the Copland Project was discontinued. During the year, much speculation was made about whether Apple would base it's next operating system on former executive Jeane Louis-Gasse's BeOS, or exiled CEO Steve Job's NeXTStep. The final decision was made at the end of the year with Apple's purchase of NeXT, Inc. for $430 million. Amidst all of these struggles, the company's stock price dropped to a 10-year low of $18 per share. GENIELAMP INFO GEnieLamp A2 editor Doug Cuff began the year by giving his own assessment of the ups and downs that occurred in 1995. He did a much better job summarizing what happened than I did; so much so that I'd like to reproduce it here: ________________________________________________________________________ | | | In fact, we made out like bandits in 1995. We got new hardware: | |the SecondSight card and, along with the rest of the micro world, | |IOmega ZIP drives. We got new software: Quick Click Morph, TimeOut | |Statistics, Convert 3200, Quick Click TIFF Reader, Deja II (AppleWorks | |5.1 for the Mac), Opening Line, TouchTwo AppleWorks macros, Print 3200, | |and PMPFax, not to mention shareware/freeware efforts such as II Not | |Disturb, Blockade (game from Brutal Deluxe), and Pix Whiz (New Print | |Shop color pix editor). | | | | We also got significant updates and upgrades for some of our | |software: Spectrum v2.0, Balloon v2.0, AppleWorks v5.1, rSounder v3.0, | |AutoArk v1.1, TimeOut ShrinkIt v5, One Touch Commands 5, GEnie Master 5,| |CoPilot for GEnie v2.5.5, The Tinies (with a new construction set), an | |improved variable-time SHR screen saver, and a patch for the HFS FST. | | | | Sure, it wasn't all good news. There were some new products we | |haven't gotten yet--the TurboRez card, Wolfenstein 3-D, SimCity, Tracer | |Sanction, Mind Shadow--and some updates that still haven't arrived: | |GraphicWriter III v2.0, Kangaroo, TransProg III, SuperConvert, and a | |decidedly unofficial System 6.0.2 from Brutal Deluxe. We even suffered | |a few losses in 1995: Your Money Matters and free Apple IIc | |motherboard/ROM upgrades, to name just two. | | | | Our biggest losses in 1995 were our magazines and newsletters: | |A2-Central, TimeOut-Central, Script-Central, Studio City, GS+ Magazine, | |Softdisk (but not Softdisk G-S), and AppleWorks Forum all ceased | |publication. In March/April 1995, we were told that II Alive "is not | |going quarterly any time soon". As of December, it seems that this is | |exactly what's going to happen. There are about four more issues to | |come, so II Alive will probably finish in late 1996 or early 1997. | | | | So we lost ICON (International Computer Owners Network) and NAUG | |(National AppleWorks Users Group)... Softdisk Publishing and EGO | |Systems are still with us, not to mention Shareware Solutions II and | |PAUG (Planetary Apple User Group). Two replacement newsletters have | |come along: Apple Blossom by Steve Cavanaugh and II Something by Clark | |Stiles, both of which are distributed freely. Thanks to the efforts | |of Joe Kohn and Will Nelken, Script-Central back issues and | |TimeOut-Central back issues are again available. | |________________________________________________________________________| In March, Cuff discussed the new change in ownership of GEnie, which General Electric had sold to Yovelle Renaissance Corp. The new name for the service was "Genie", without the uppercase "E" that had always been used. The most obvious change that came about because of this sale was a substantial increase in the cost of an account, from $8.95 per month to $18.95 per month. A new customer was treated to the bargain rate of $23.95 per month. This change had resulted in the loss of many members, of the A2 RT as well as from other RT's. This had a particular impact on Genie's European customers, whose rates became VERY high. Cuff also had to rescind his previous offer to pay potential GenieLamp writers with credits for online time; the new management had also taken away that privilege. In March, GenieLamp A2 was also released as HyperCard and HyperCard and HyperStudio stacks, to a very favorable response. The HyperCard stack (and conversion stack) was written by Joshua Calvin. Although the HyperCard edition did not vary much from the text version, the HyperStudio version added a unique feature - a comic strip called "Hog Heaven". April's editorial saw Cuff announcing an attempt by the new Genie management to retain subscribers. "Genie Lite" offered five free hours of e-mail use per month, but no free access to the Roundtables, and charged only $7.95 for month (compared to the much higher rate for the normal type of access). However, Yovelle decided that this was not a financially attractive proposal, as many users flocked from the higher cost subscriptions to the Genie Lite version, and on May 9, 1996 this option was withdrawn. July's issue found GenieLamp A2 as the one remaining GenieLamp publication and that due to the dedication of Doug Cuff in taking the time to write and edit nearly all of the material in each issue. During that month, Genie management closed down the DigiPub Roundtable. This had been a gathering place for writers of the various Genie publications, and without that convenience GenieLamp A2 emerged from the fallout as the last remaining Lamp digital publication. The strain of doing all of that work each month, with the additional costs involved in connecting to Genie under its new rates, began to increase his difficulties in continuing in the job. In October, Cuff discussed his efforts at preserving GEnieLamp A2 by moving the issues from the DigiPub library before it closed down) and uploading them to the A2 library. Finally, the GenieLamp A2 masthead exactly the same at the end of Cuff's run as editor as it was at the start of 1996: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.5, Issue 57| |""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| |Publisher................................................John F. Peters | | Editor...................................................Douglas Cuff | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | ~ GenieLamp IBM ~ GenieLamp ST ~ GenieLamp PowerPC ~ | | ~ GenieLamp A2Pro ~ GenieLamp Macintosh ~ GenieLamp TX2 ~ | | ~ GenieLamp Windows ~ GenieLamp A2 ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ | | ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ | | Genie Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.com | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |________________________________________________________________________| Although the other digital publications had disappeared, their memory lived on at least in this location. ROUNDTABLE NEWS With the changes in Genie management to Yovelle, it began to look a little more uncertain as to where text-based Apple II's could communicate online. Syndicomm owners Gary Utter and Dean Esmay began to make plans on what to do if Genie suddenly disappeared, and in May there appeared the very first announcement of a new web site, "www.syndicomm.com". Also related to the change from GEnie to Genie were some A2 RT members who said their good-byes, as they moved on to CompuServe or Delphi, where the online rates were more reasonable. In July, Delphi was for the first time mentioned as a potential alternative to Genie, as Ken Gagne pointed out that it was STILL a text-only service. HARDWARE NEWS Early in the year, Mike Hackett was working on QuickDraw II support for the SecondSight VGA card, in order to make it possible to have the IIGS Finder display correctly on the card. He was somewhat limited by the amount of programming information that Sequential Systems was willing to release, and the apparent unwillingness of the company to do necessary firmware updates to improve performance. Sequential Systems introduced a version of the RamFAST SCSI card specifically for use on the Apple IIe with ZipChip. However, it appeared from later posts that although it worked fine on a IIGS and on a IIe WITHOUT a ZipChip, it still didn't work reliably WITH a ZipChip. Alltech released the Sirius 8 meg RAM board. Mike Westerfield gave a little more information about the Mark Twain ("ROM 04") IIGS prototype that had been discovered in Albuquerque. Later in the year, Joe Kohn made available videotapes of his Gravenstein Apple User Group demo of the Mark Twain he had discovered. Various RT members discussed ways to build a tower version of the Apple IIGS (that is, putting the guts of the computer into a tower case), with proposals of various improvements to make it work better. Resident solder slinger Harold Hislop offered technical information about how to repair AppleColor RGB monitors, and how to (temporarily) help with "sticktion" problems on aging Quantum hard drives. Ken Gagne reported on the Tiger Learning Computer, an Apple-approved Apple IIe clone that was to be introduced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. His brief description was to be followed by a more detailed article in Volume 2, Issue 2 of The Apple Blossom newsletter. September's issue included information by Doug Pendleton about how to build a reliable faster Zip GS card. Also that month, Peter Brickell began a series in which he described ways in which to interface an Apple II with "real world" devices. SOFTWARE NEWS :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: PMPFax was released late 1995. February discussions revolved around ways in which to deal with some early bugs in the program. Brutal Deluxe introduced Convert 3200, a graphics conversion utility. Sales for the product were handled by Shareware Solutions II. SSII also had been granted permission to release disks from NAUG (the disbanded National AppleWorks User Group). Apple II emulation software for the Macintosh began to appear during 1996. Steve Cavanaugh commented on his experience with one program called "Squirt", and another called "IIe 1.0". More significantly, Andre Horstmann and Henrik Gudat made an announcement mid-year about an Apple IIGS emulator that they were working on. Their software had previously been released under the name "Bright Software", but for this major project they had changed the name to "Fast Eddie Labs", since the code-name for the product was "Fast Eddie". Fast Eddie would require a PowerMac, and although they were initially asking for alpha testers to assist them, by the end of the year the emulator was nearing the beta testing stage. EGO Systems announced an update to Addressed For Success, a label printing database program, to v1.1. The company also began to carry the Office Productivity Systems AppleWorks utilities, including TimeOut ShrinkIt-Plus, Statistics, and Disk Tools. Steve Disbrow also began work on a RTF (Rich Text Format) translator for GraphicWriter III. Soon afterwards, an AppleWorks GS translator module was released for GW III. Other software that became available during 1996 included TimeOut.Statistics by Office Productivity Software; TouchTwo AppleWorks macros by Marin MacroWorks; an update of Quick Click Calc to v1.3 by Mike Westerfield and The Byte Works; Music Composer 4.00 by Clayton Juniel; and GraphicWriter III v2.0 by Seven Hills Software. :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Rumors began to appear about one or more programmers who were working on attempts to design a graphic-based web browser for the Apple IIGS. The main limitation then (as now) was the processing power needed to display both web page textual information AND the graphics for those pages in GIF or JPG format. Also limiting the development of such a product was the lack of basic utilities to directly connect a IIGS to the Internet. GNO/ME 2.0.6 was planned to include TCP/IP access, and was expected to be a prerequisite to IIGS web browsing. In March, a post was reproduced in which Derek Taubert discussed his efforts at creating what he called "GS/TCP", an Apple IIGS TCP/IP handler, which was intended to interface with GNO/ME 2.0.6. He had successfully been able to connect to the Internet with this utility, and was making improvements to it, to the great excitement of many Apple II users on Genie. Max Jones of Juiced.GS visited Taubert in May, and also saw "GS Web" demonstrated, Taubert's efforts at a graphic web browser. Jones planned an article all about GS/TCP in the Spring issue of Juiced.GS. :: SYSTEM SOFTWARE :: Jawaid Bazyar & Dave Lyons released a significant patch for the HFS FST from System 6.0.1. A mysterious data-trashing bug had been plaguing those trying to use large HFS volumes on the IIGS. The bug had caused a delay in the release of Jim Maricondo's Golden Orchard CD-ROM collection in 1995. This single-byte fix resolved this major problem. Dave Lyons, who was employed at Apple, had searched out the problem on his own time, and shared the info with Jawaid Bazyar, who wrote the patch program to correct it. Although it was distributed as a Procyon product, it was made available as freeware. Later in the year, a different HFS problem was in discussion, regarding a problem that would occur if files dragged to an HFS volume exceeded the available space on that volume. If this happened, a "disk full" error occurred, and the folder into which the files were being dragged was corrupted to the extent that it could not be deleted from the Finder. Back in 1995, Brutal Deluxe had announced their efforts at creating source code for GS/OS System 6.0.1, with the goal of applying patches and bug fixes. This "System 6.0.2" was available on a trial basis to a limited audience; Joe Kohn was one who had a copy of it, installed on his Mark Twain IIGS. Brutal Deluxe, however, did not take sufficient care to have extra copies of this effort; it was all lost when a hard drive crashed, and they apparently felt the task was too much work to reproduce. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: The hack to Print Shop IIGS sought by Joe Kohn that would allow better printing was again mentioned in July. The reason that the patch never appeared was that the graphics in the program were hard-coded to 72 dots per inch, and increasing the print quality simply was not possible. A September article by Doug Cuff described how to start fresh with an Apple IIGS system, and what programs and utilities to add to a newly created system disk to make it most workable and productive. This was followed up in the following month by reader comments about other utilities that they considered indispensable. :: GAMES :: In January, Vitesse was still promising Wolfenstein 3D to be available soon. However, this promise was complicated by the need to get programming help from someone other than Bill Heineman (who had started but not completed the conversion), and by the demands of id Software for a new contract. The gradual disappearance of Vitesse from the Apple II world during this year also contributed to the problem. The project eventually fell to Logicware programmers, specifically Eric Shepherd, and by late in the year he had a package ready for beta testers. Other games that appeared in this year were Operation Lambda by Bret Victor, and LemminGS by Brutal Deluxe. PUBLICATIONS Despite the losses of Apple II publications in 1995, other individuals stepped up and did their best to fill the gaps left behind. January saw the announcement of three new publications: The AppleWorks Gazette, The Apple Blossom, and Juiced.GS. Howard Katz and Chris Serreau created The AppleWorks Gazette. Released as a disk publication with articles and sample files, the first issue was mailed out in January 1996, and was reviewed by Doug Cuff in the February issue of GenieLamp A2. Their intent was to send out a new issue bi-monthly, but soon fell behind in this goal, distributing only three issues during the year. Steve Cavanaugh had started The Apple Blossom as a freely downloadable product for its first four issues in 1995. With the start of 1996 he changed it to a subscription-based print publication, to be released on a bimonthly basis. During 1996 he kept this promise, and produced six issues. (Samples of articles from these issues and other issues are still available at this web address: http://homepage.mac.com/appleblossom/tab/blossomonline.html) By the end of the year Cavanaugh had to abandon his Genie account, though he had plans to continue his newsletter. Newspaper veteran Max Jones also joined the field of new Apple II publishers during 1996. Juiced.GS was started as a quarterly printed publication dedicated to coverage of the Apple IIGS. Initial subscriptions were priced at $14 per year, and the promised four issues were distributed during the year. Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II continued to publish. He was also able to make available for sale much of the inventory of the defunct Big Red Computer Club, as well as other products. II Alive, the last remaining glossy print Apple II publication, announced that it was planning about five more issues, after the release of the Nov-Dec 1995 issue. The Spring 1996 issue arrived in early summer, and was reported to be thinner than previous issues. Less money was spent on it than previously, and after the first quarter of 1996 its former art director, Carl Sperber, was acting as editor, with articles being collected by former reviews editor Jeff Hurlburt. Another disk magazine, Dark Castle Magazine, was briefly mentioned in March, and then never again appeared in GenieLamp. (Being available only in Dutch may have had something to do with this.) COMPANIES Greg Templeman announced the addition of Michael Lutynski (of Animasia) to the Logicware programming team, which also included Eric Shepherd, James Smith, "Burger" Bill Heineman, and Steve Parsons. ///SHH Systeme, makers of the TurboIDE and BlueDisk cards, was also affected by the change in Genie rates. Being based in Munich, Germany made them subject to the costs of European access, which had undergone a considerable increase. Consequently, they moved their online support to the Internet and to CompuServe. During the latter half of the year, an increased numbers of posts appeared in the A2 Roundtable complaining about Sequential Systems, due to a lack of response to customer requests (or complaints) regarding the Second Sight card. EGO Systems and Steve Disbrow had to announce the cessation of its toll-free order line and a reduction of hours, primarily because of his real employment interfering with what had been forced to become a side-business. KANSASFEST Doug Cuff's article, "The Accidental Tourist At KansasFest", appeared in the July issue, providing the first official FAQ about the event. Attendance at the event that year was over two hundred. Gary Utter gave a stirring and memorable keynote speech, and the subject of the annual roast was Joe Kohn. Roger Wagner (even though he was unable to attend) and Mike Westerfield sponsored pizza. Attendees Carl Knoblock and "Big Cheese" Cindy Adams were among those whose posted comments about the event appeared in GenieLamp in the August issue. Among the presenters were Andy Nicholas of Apple Computer, who demonstrated "Gus", an Apple IIGS emulator for the Power Macintosh. Eric Shepherd announced the coming beta test of Wolfenstein 3D, and that the final product would be released as freeware, rather than as the commercial product that Vitesse had originally intended it to be. Seven Hills Software announced the Spectrum 2.1 update, which was available to ship by September. REVIEWS Despite a dearth of contributing writers, there were quite a few product reviews that appeared in GenieLamp A2 during the year: o Jay Curtis reviewed "Deja II", JEM Software's newly released AppleWorks 5.0 emulator. o James Keim, Ed Lundberg, and Douglas Cuff all reviewed the teaching program "Where In Hell Is Carmen Santiago?", which had been designed to teach about Dante's "Inferno". This unusual method of having three people review the same program resulted in a very interesting look at the product from more than a single point of view. o Charlie Hartley reviewed PostScript fonts available in the Apple II Library, along with an interview of Margot Taylor, who had uploaded many of the fonts. Cuff was the source of most of the rest of the reviews that were printed: o The AppleWorks Gazette, issue #1 o The Apple Blossom o Juiced.GS o "In The Breach Of Centuries" and "Sounds Of History" (HyperStudio stacks) o GraphicWriter III v2.0, (rewritten) by Richard Bennett o LoadPall XCMD for HyperCard IIGS by Steve Cavanaugh o Convert 3200, from Brutal Deluxe o Beagle Basic o Sorry (game) o Lordlings Of Yore o Wolfenstein 3D Cuff also started a new column in February, a Top Ten list of the most popular files in the GEnie A2 library. The list was based on the number of downloads of a file, after it had been in the library for about a month. Thus, the February list dealt with December's uploads, and so on. Beginning with the March issue, he also began offering brief reviews of new uploads to the A2 library. WRITERS Phil Shapiro concluded his "Thinking About" series with a discussion of the use of mailing lists to share common interests, including nursing homes in the national information infrastructure, and the convenience of automated e-mail responders. In additional to his other responsibilities, Doug Cuff presented the Delta manual for the AppleWorks 5.1 update in the July issue. David Marriott wrote about "The Disposable Computer", referring to the tendency for computers to be in need of replacement every several years. INTERVIEWS Fewer of these appeared during 1996, but included the following: o Max Jones, of Juiced.GS o Steve Cavanaugh, of The Apple Blossom o Christian Serreau and Howard Katz, of The AppleWorks Gazette MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES In April, a number of messages were reprinted about the use of Apple II's in businesses. Editor Cuff wrote an interesting article in the August. "File Mechanic" took the approach of explaining how to modify an old BASIC program in the A2 library so it was functional on the Apple IIGS and under ProDOS, taking the reader step by step through the process. Cuff also wrote in October about the Apple II BBS that he ran for four years in the 1980's. In November he presented his own history of GenieLamp's first five years. David Kerwood described his plans to create a web site that would be a central repository of information about the Apple II and support for it. Marc Wolfgram reported in December that former A2Pro sysop Mark Collins had passed away from a massive stroke. The two had collaborated on several Apple IIGS projects, including "Lithium Grease" (which could save and restore IIGS battery RAM settings from a disk) and the GS/OS resource editor, "Foundation". HUMOR ONLINE Ryan Suenaga listed his Top Ten things to do when GEnie was down. Tim Kellers gave his own top ten list of why to attend KansasFest. In March, the "Apple II Brainwash Test" was printed. Gary Utter and Mike Westerfield teamed up to create "You Know You've Been On Genie Too Long When..." Several more song parodies that I wrote appeared during the year (which are now reproduced on the Apple II History website at http://apple2history.org/parodies/parodies.html). Jerry Cline pointed out a way of getting free 3.5 floppy disks simply by NOT signing up for America Online (i.e., you continue to receive in the mail those disks encouraging you to sign up). Alan Meiss' "Some Famous Last Words" appeared in December (his humor is still available at this web site: http://www.aaaugh.com/meiss/humor.html STATS Here are statistics for the first five years of GEnieLamp. The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN As I write these concluding words, my lovely PowerBook G4 remains in the hands of the competent physicians at the Apple Service Center, awaiting its next logic board transplant. I'm quite hopeful that THIS time it will not be rejected. In the meantime, I think I'm getting the hang of this historical writing stuff again, and so I'll do my best to get the next chapter in the Lamp review ready for you. Even if I'm to do it with a second-best choice. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References for 1996 historical info: Apple Computer, Inc.: A History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3682/applehistory.html Apple History Timeline http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html The Apple Museum http://applemuseum.bott.org/ Computer History For 1990-2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/19902000.htm History of Computing Industrial Era 1994-2000 http://www.thocp.net/timeline/1996.htm Information Please: 1996 http://infoplease.lycos.com/year/1996.html Timeline of the 90s, 1996 http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/time1996.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [SCO] SyndiChat 1.1 """"""""""""" Announcing - SyndiChat 1.1 What is it? SyndiChat is a RTC chat program for Syndicomm Syndicated Communities that requires a PC running Window 95 or better. Features - Selectable font size from 6 to 15 points. <-- NEW FEATURE - Simple installation and configuration. - Basic telnet client with separate chat window. - Resizable window with auto line length adjustment. - 30,000 character scrollback buffer. - Scrollback search. SyndiChat is freeware. Where do you get it? http://www.syndicomm.com/~mark/SyndiChat/ Enjoy! (MARK, HelpDesk, Cat 3, Top 4, Msg 16) [EOA] [AOS] Announcing the Opening of Showbits """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing the opening of Showbits! Syndicomm's newest community caters to the showbiz crowd, covering the many aspects of Hollywood's exciting industry. All members of Syndicomm Online are invited to discuss their favorite films, both current and past, as well as television shows, actors and actresses, movie memorabilia, news, rumors, and more. Showbits can be accessed at Page 840, by typing the keyword SHOWBITS at any Syndicomm prompt, or surfing to the Showbits web site: http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/showbits/ (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 3, Top 11, Msg 16) [EOA] [OSA] October 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The October 2003 (Volume 2, Number 10) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n10.html (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 14) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson The Slotbuster II Card ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many different cards were manufactured for use with the Apple II computers. Many people find all of the slots of their favorite Apple II filled and a desire to add more cards so as to make the computer even more versatile. What if you could find a card that would use only one slot but provide several functions? Slotbuster II to the rescue. Modules are available for these functions: Buffered serial printer port, buffered parallel printer port, speech synthesis, clock, modem port, and BSR control (remote control of lights and appliances, etc.) This card and the modules are available from the manufacturer, RC Systems. Go to: http://www.rcsys.com/apple2.htm for more information and an email address to check on availability and prices. [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Strong Opinions... and Tolerance A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Kit Graham and Spectrum Scripts----------------------------------[KGS] Hard Drive Setup for 8 BIT Apple II------------------------------[HDS] Latest Version of Diversi-Cache?---------------------------------[LVD] Speed Record for Internet Data Transfer--------------------------[SRT] Clever Spam Scam-------------------------------------------------[CSS] The Telemarketing Do Not Call List-------------------------------[DNC] Identifying an Apple Brand SCSI Card-----------------------------[IAS] Too Much on Networking in Juiced.GS?-----------------------------[TMN] The Bernie Emulator Under Mac System X---------------------------[BMT] The KEGS Emulator Under Mac System X-----------------------------[KMX] The KEGSwin Emulator---------------------------------------------[KWE] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] November 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[NSA] THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] The Tinkerer's Corner Will Return Next Month You are Invited LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Strong Opinions... and Tolerance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River the heavy fog inspires thoughts of long ago. Sixty some years ago the adventures in a one room country school led to Larry becoming my best friend. Walking to/from school and recess provided lots of opportunity to talk with your friends. Now good friends don't necessarily agree on everything. Larry was convinced that John Deere tractors and Chevrolet cars were superior to other makes... after all his father had chosen those brands... and he had great respect for his father. I was equally adamant that Farmall tractors and Ford cars were superior. If you have a strong opinion as to what computer you like or dislike you might want to consider a more tolerant point of view. Learning to use the other brand(s) gives you the opportunity to keep up with your email and other online activities while you are traveling by using borrowed computers... you know, uncle Harry's or your friend's computer... or that computer in the motel lobby for the use of the guests. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [KGS] KIT GRAHAM AND SPECTRUM SCRIPTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Wasn't there a Kit Graham who wrote scripts to make CoPilot work on CompuServe using Spectrum 2.0? (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Yes indeed. Kermit Graham did work on those scripts, and I remember at the time helping him with the scripts. If I remember correctly, I eventually evolved the scripts into COG for Delphi, which then evolved into SOAR for Syndicomm. I have not heard from him for many years now, perhaps someone else knows what he is doing now. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 25 Oct 2003 - 269 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 46) [EOA] [HDS] HARD DRIVE SETUP FOR 8 BIT Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've never had a hard drive installed on an 8 Bit Apple II and I was curious as to how one goes about getting Prodos installed on a drive. What I have is a Platinum IIe with either an Apple High Speed SCSI card or an Apple SCSI card Rev C. I'd rather install this on the IIc plus, but alas there is no hard disk solution (or should I say no viable solution for me). Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 7, Top 23, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" For the IIe with one of those Apple cards, you could either use Apple's utils or, better, use the Chinook SCSI utilities, which are available from our library. Once it's formatted and partitioned there, it'd need to be formatted from ProDOS 8 (ProSEL is a good one for this) and ProDOS installed (probably also want to put BASIC.SYSTEM on there too). Remember that the "PRODOS" file on your GS System Disks is not really ProDOS. The P8 file is really ProDOS. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 7, Top 23, Msg 22) [EOA] [LVD] LATEST VERSION OF Diversi-Cache? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know what the latest version of Diversi-Cache is? I have v1.00B, and it doesn't seem to work on my ROM3 machine with 1.25M, although it works on all the ROM1 machines I have (1M-4M). This is with a standard Apple 3.5" drive connected to the built-in smartport (in case you think I have a superdrive interface card on my ROM3). Has anybody used v1.00B of Diversi-Cache on a ROM3 Apple IIgs? Did it work? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 8, Top 7, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I haven't used DiversiCache in years. The latest I can find is a version 1.0, not designated as 1.00B. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 8, Top 7, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I would be VERY surprised if Diversi-Cache worked on a ROM 03 GS. It was a very clever piece of code that was incredibly reliant on everything being where it was supposed to be in the ROM. This is why it doesn't work with a SuperDrive card (although it doesn't do any harm either as there's lots of checks before it activates itself). Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 8, Top 7, Msg 20) [EOA] [SRT] SPEED RECORD FOR INTERNET DATA TRANSFER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In March, I posted in this topic that a new speed record for Internet data transfer had been established. That speed has now been doubled, according to the story at http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/15/internet.speed.reut/index.html Excerpts follow: "CERN, whose laboratories straddle the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, said it had sent 1.1 Terabytes of data at 5.44 gigabits a second (Gbps) to a lab at the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech, on October 1. "This is more than 20,000 times faster than a typical home broadband connection, and is also equivalent to transferring a 60-minute compact disc within one second -- an operation that takes around eight minutes on standard broadband." (KGAGNE, Cat 10, Top 4, Msg 28) [EOA] [CSS] CLEVER SPAM SCAM """""""""""""""" Talk about bad spam!! I just got an email that looks like it's from PayPal and has a link to a website. Once there, it ask for about every possible bit of information, including mother's maiden name. It's obviously very clever spam, since I don't have a Pay Pal account. It is also very dangerous because of identity theft. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 79) >>>>> """"" I hope you didn't fill in any of the info on the email form, Cindy. As you pointed out that is more than spam, it is a fraudulent attempt to gain information from you. I got the same (or similar) email, and reported it to PayPal, who confirmed that it was fraud. I was suspicious when I got it, and looked at the html source behind the email, which revealed a Form:Post address, that looked something like: http://www.paypal.com/01001000101001010010100101010010010101001010101010101 010101010101101010101001010010101010010010100101010010100101010100101001100 1010010101010010101010010101001010101001//some.bogus.site.de Any request for any account or personal information should be treated with suspicion. What was amazing was that they even used a real link to the real paypal site for the paypal banner that appeared in their bogus email. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 80) >>>>> """"" Sadly, there are similar scams (this is more scam than Spam, I think) using eBay and Citibank, among others. Be careful out there. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 81) >>>>> """"" >> I hope you didn't fill in any of the info on the email form, Cindy. << Nope, I didn't even go to the link. I don't have a PayPal account. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 82) >>>>> """"" I do have a PayPal account, but recognized it as fraud right away. The web site was already down when I tried to check it out. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 13 Nov 03 7:30:29 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 250 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 83) [EOA] [DNC] THE TELEMARKETING DO NOT CALL LIST """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Say - has that anti-telemarketing law gone into effect? My phone hasn't rung in days... I've enjoyed the silence. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 83) >>>>> """"" Yes, it went into effect on October 1. An interesting new tactic I've seen. Telemarketers now call and when I complain and mention the do-not-call list, they say that only applies if they try to sell me something, which of course they didn't call to do. Yeah, right. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" Yes it did, but I started getting calls from veteran's groups every day. I finally just told them to "drop dead", since there was no point in asking them to put me on their "do not call" lists. They have stopped now. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 8 Nov 03 8:53:26 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 255 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 84) >>>>> """"" I haven't been getting as many calls, but I've been getting more junk faxes. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 85) [EOA] [IAS] IDENTIFYING AN APPLE BRAND SCSI CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have an Apple Brand SCSI card that is pre-Apple II High Speed SCSI card. I've seen various references to a Rev C, Rev B etc. Does anyone know how one would go about determining which rev of card I have. Any markings or possibly Software that would reveal this information for me? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 32, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Basically the cards are identical except for the EPROM. If the EPROM has a sticker then Rev A is 341-0112A Rev B is 341-0112B and Rev C is341-0437-A. If there's no sticker then the Rev A can be distinguished from the Rev B and C because the Rev A is a 2764 and the Rev B & C are 27128. The card is also marked with the original Rev version. At the bottom to the left of the B) 1986 should be written A, B, or C. Still a lot of cards have been updated to Rev C. If you have the card you can try booting GSOS off it. You need a Rev C for that. Wayne (WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 32, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Wayne's correct. One of the revisions (I think B but I'd have to go back and check) fixed a problem (I'm not sure I would call it a bug or just a poor design) that had the SCSI card's low level format command the same as the command to eject a 3.5 inch disk--yikes! Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 32, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Okay, it looks like this thing is a Rev. C SCSI card. It didn't have a sticker, but it did have a 27128 and there is a "C" stamped to the left of the 1986. Thanks for the info. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 32, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" The Rev. C (Apple) SCSI card is actually somewhat faster in an accelerated Apple IIe than the Apple High Speed SCSI card. The AHS relies on DMA to make it faster, but no IIe accelerators (aside from maybe a TWIII that somehow escaped AE's test labs) are DMA friendly. The RamFAST will beat both of the Apple cards for speed in a IIe, accelerated or not, DMA or not. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 32, Msg 9) [EOA] [TMN] TOO MUCH ON NETWORKING IN Juiced.GS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Question for the audience: is there too much networking coverage in Juiced.GS? Hard working writers want to know. Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 483) >>>>> """"" In a word: No. In more than one word: The evolution of the personal computer has been a never ending search for faster and easier ways to share information between computers. From punched paper tape (I still have programs stored on that media) to sneaker nets, to the Internet, to ethernet; the pursuit of the goal of the perfect exchange of data continues. As long as the articles contain new or different means of inter-connectivity, or cheaper and easier approaches, I for one will welcome each and every article. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b11 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max! (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 484) >>>>> """"" I can always stand to learn more about networking -- especially from a source that I can understand. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 485) >>>>> """"" I hope we can be understood (although that editor-in-chief clown leaves a lot to be desired). . . Because we don't get too many responses specifically for "How about covering this?" I think we just generally write whatever we're interested in at the moment, and a lot of times it's how to get your Apple II working with other computers. So, that tends to be an ongoing theme. I just don't want us to get in a rut on one topic. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 486) [EOA] [BMT] THE BERNIE EMULATOR UNDER MAC SYSTEM X """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anybody tried running Bernie under Panther? It's not working right for me. Everything is very slow, it almost seems to be stuttering rather than running smoothly. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 130) >>>>> """"" I haven't run Bernie in a long time. I don't even have it installed anymore. Anyone else see this problem? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 131) >>>>> """"" I have. It's totally unusable under 10.3. I had to go back to 10.2.8 to use it, and even then there are similar problems (always had 'em), but not nearly as bad. We really need to look at OS X emulation some more. This could cause huge problems for Juiced.GS production, for one thing. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 132) >>>>> """"" Time for an email campaign to harass the guys at F.E. Systems. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 133) >>>>> """"" Hmm.... I just installed 10.3, and Bernie runs pretty well there. Of course, my computer is a bit faster than most. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 134) >>>>> """"" The problem I've had with Bernie under OS X has been that I need to boot Classic by launching Bernie. Bernie will launch but just leave a blank classic window. I Quit Bernie then relaunch it and it works fine. The mouse emulation seems quite a bit choppier than I'd like. The really bad thing happens when you switch to Power Mode. It goes into stutter mode. Also Wolf 3D is uncontrollable. I hope the Bernie boys get some motivation. I guess I could just try KeGS again. I just have this hatred for editing text files to switch disks:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 135) >>>>> """"" We have had a postal strike in the UK, so I am still waiting for my copy to arrive. However I never run Bernie under Classic, as I do not get access to the modem port with Classic. I always reboot to OS 9.2.2, and run Bernie from there. I realize that is not an option with many of the newer Macs. I presume that by running Bernie under 9.2.2, things will remain the same, even with Panther installed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 6 Nov 2003 - 257 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 136) >>>>> """"" >> Time for an email campaign to harass the guys at F.E. Systems. :) If they can solve that problem, perhaps they can also solve linking Marinetti into the Panther networking, so we do not have to reboot to 9.2.2 to get access to the Internet... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 6 Nov 2003 - 257 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 137) >>>>> """"" Ewen, It's fine for folks like you and me who still have a Mac that will boot into OS 9.2, but any recently shipped Mac save one or two will not boot into 9 anymore:( Kind of a shame since it's always nice to have that as an option. I took a look at the Bernie board the other night and there hasn't been a post in months. It's possible the Bernie boys thing there is little to no interest. Let's prove them otherwise. Harass away:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 139) >>>>> """"" I only use OS 9 for two things now: Virtual PC and Bernie. I guess emulation is just too funky for OS X at this point. :) Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 140) [EOA] [KMX] THE KEGS EMULATOR UNDER MAC SYSTEM X """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just tried out the KEGS version 0.82 for OS X and it runs fairly smoothly. There are some mouse issues with it, but these may have to do with something new the Mac OS does with Expose`. Basically you can end up not being able to shut the emulator down with out F9-ing (expose) then switching to a window other than the GS window then switching back. It also has a Disk selection menu that I've never seen before that takes the "text editing" out of changing kegs.conf (or whatever that file is called). Check it out. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" Is there a place to get a COMPILED version of the KEGS 0.82 emulator? I downloaded the file that was on the KEGS site, and the Mac executable file starts and then quits with no error messages. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" The OS X version is compiled, but to get it to run you have to actually launch it from the Terminal...and you have to give it some obscure path that you can't find in Finder, but that I cut and pasted from the readme file. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Yeah... it's a really cornball hack of a port. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" KEGS for OS X has both a version by Kent Dickey, the actual KEGS guy, and some other guys. The version by Dickey I guess is "official", but the other one is more polished. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure I'd call it corny since it works and fairly well on OS X and Bernie has gone from one of the coolest emulators in existence to something that is struggling for life. Kent, the guy who has done the work has done really good work and like most Unix apps it doesn't have much of an interface. I'm sure some individuals will eventually add a more workable UI. I've seen corny and this is much better than that. (remember XGS or iGS:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" >> have to give it some obscure path that you can't find in Finder << Have you tried creating a shell script and launching the shell script from the Finder? I don't know enough about Mac OS X if that would work. The docs for the Windows version of KEGS says to launch it from a shell or DOS window. I find that it launches fine from the Windows GUI. But I do have a need to have arguments passed when KEGS starts up so I wrote a BAT file to run KEGS. Launching the BAT file from the Windows GUI also works fine. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 33) [EOA] [KWE] THE KEGSwin EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""" I download KEGSwin 0.82 today and I am impressed by some of its new features. The border effects in demos such as XMasDemo and GS-IRC now work. I thought that something like that would never be made available on a IIgs emulator without major hardware. My 750MHz Windows 98 box handled it just fine. I did find that _slowing_ the emulator to run at 2.8MHz yielded the best results to prevent flicker. I've had some mixed results with the newly supported 3200 color mode. I only had a chance to use an old version of Prism to try out the 3200 mode. Prism's "true color" mode (wide and normal) worked perfectly--the palettes changed correctly to give the correct illusion of 12-bit true color. The viewing of gif in 3200 color mode did not flip palettes unless the mouse was moving and even then, the illusion of 3200 colors was very difficult to produce. It would be interesting to know what 3200 color software does work properly. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I downloaded the OS X version and noticed that the KEGs Menu now supports selecting disk images in kind of a way that reminds me of some programs that allow you to navigate a directory tree in Prodos. Does the Windows Version support this? I assume so. It's a welcome feature for me. It does do some funky things with mouse handling in OS X. I'm going to try the Windows version later. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Yep. The Windows version also lets you select disk images too. It is a neat concept to be able to add/remove/change disk images as if it was part of the IIgs itself. It makes the development of KEGS that much easier so there aren't multiple configuration interfaces to maintain. And from a usability standpoint, all ports of KEGS also all have the same "look and feel." There isn't much software that can boast that and also be available for Windows, MacOS X, OS/2, and many flavors of UNIX. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" The KEGS package wasn't the only IIgs emulator that was updated recently. ActiveGS has also been updated to version 1.7. Its super cool new feature is that the IIgs mouse now tracks better when the native Windows cursor is displayed. Native GS/OS apps are now much more controllable. It is still a good idea to hide the Windows cursor when playing games, though. Kudos to the FTA for making IIgs emulation that much more enjoyable! Oh, and it now works correctly under Windows 98. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Well, it turns out that 3200 mode works fine as long as KEGS is running under the standard "fast" IIgs emulated speed. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Sure enough, the KEGS README says that 3200 mode needs to have KEGS running at "fast" speed and demos should generally be run at "fast" speed too. As the quoting the old adage: If at first you don't succeed, follow the directions. (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" I'm very impressed that they got 3200 mode working. That takes doing. I sure hope someone does a decent OS X port soon. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 14) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS I have been a fan of science fiction for a very long time. And yes, I even like watching Star Trek in its various incarnations as they have appeared on television. One episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that I enjoyed involved Dr. Beverly Crusher faced with a mystery. The crew, the ship, even the universe itself seemed to be contracting around her. First she finds an old friend missing -- but no one even acknowledges that he ever came on board. Then the population of the ship has decreased dramatically -- but no one else seems to find it unusual that a ship built to carry over 1,000 has a crew of only a few hundred. As the problem accelerates, she ultimately finds herself the only person left on board the ship, and the definition of the nature of the universe (as given by the ship's computer) is a sphere not much larger than the ship itself. She eventually deduces that it's her son Wesley's fault, and she is trapped in a static warp bubble that is contracting slowly down to nothing. She must make a run from the bridge to the place on the ship where it was originally created, to escape back to the real world. This is much the situation facing our valiant crew aboard the USS Genie during the year 1997. Not only was the Apple II universe continuing to contract around them, as it had every year since Apple Computer pulled the plug on their foundation microprocessor, but their ship was becoming steadily less populated. Their crew quarters were becoming smaller. And yes, even their Ship's Computer was showing some signs of malfunctioning. To find out more about these and other mysteries, read on with me as we look at GenieLamp in the landmark year of 1997. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) In the world at large in 1997, the cult known as Heaven's Gate convinced its members to commit mass suicide, expecting aliens to take them out of this planet. Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City federal building bombing. Convictions were also handed down for the bombing that had previously occurred at the World Trade Center in New York. The movie "Titanic" made its debut as the most expensive motion picture of all time. A new British female author named J. K. Rowling had her first book published in the U.K under the title, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (later changed slightly for the American market). Britain's Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris, and another beloved figure, Mother Teresa, died in Calcutta, India. The first DVD's (Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc, depending on your interpretation) went on sale. Microsoft released Office 97, and announced the next version of its operating system, Windows 98. They also released version 2 of Microsoft Windows CE (sometimes called "WINCE" by the press, and designed as an operating system for non-Palm pen-based computers). The speed of the Intel Pentium was bumped up to 233 MHz. The first version of IEEE's 802.11 wireless networking standard was released in June. America Online bought out CompuServe, but rather than merging with it, left it as an independent online computer service. And the Internet bookseller Amazon.com made shares of its stock available for public trading. With Apple's purchase of the NeXTSTEP operating system from NeXT, intended for use as the basis for their next version of Mac OS, Steve Jobs also returned to Apple in an advisory role. Although new CEO Gil Amelio did his best to cut expenses, by the middle of 1997 he had been removed from his management position. It was at this point that Steve Jobs took on a more active role within the company. By September, his position was identified as "interim CEO". One of his first actions was to discontinue the Macintosh licensing program that earlier CEO's had started. The rationale for this move was that since hardware sales were the major income producer for the company, and since clone makers could produce and sell the computers for a lower cost than could Apple, every sale of a Mac clone was draining money away from Apple. It was in September that the license program was terminated, and Apple acquired the assets of Power Computing, one of the clone manufacturers. By November, a new series of Macintosh computers based on the G3 processor was announced, and was expected to have greater power than similarly configured Pentium-based computers. The Apple Store was opened for sales directly from the Web, and an agreement with CompUSA resulted in plans for an "Apple Store within a store". Mac OS 8 was released in July, and in September Jobs shocked the Macintosh faithful with his announcement of an alliance with rival Microsoft. This deal involved agreements by Microsoft to buy $150 million worth of Apple stock, and commitments to continue to produce Macintosh versions of its Office software. Apple in turn agreed to bundle the Mac version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer on its new computers, displacing Netscape Navigator completely. GENIELAMP INFO 1997 began with a new editor for GenieLamp. Ryan Suenaga took over the reigns of the newsletter from Doug Cuff, who had concluded his record run with the December 1996 issue. The new masthead read like this: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.5, Issue 57| |""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| |Publisher.................................................John F. Peters| |Editor...................................................Ryan M. Suenaga| |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | ~ GenieLamp IBM ~ GenieLamp ST ~ GenieLamp PowerPC ~ | | ~ GenieLamp A2Pro ~ GenieLamp Macintosh ~ GenieLamp TX2 ~ | | ~ GenieLamp Windows ~ GenieLamp A2 ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ | | ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ | | GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.com | |////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| |________________________________________________________________________| The other GenieLamp publications, although no longer being produced, were mentioned at least in memoriam. By the April issue, Suenaga had decided to drop John Peters' name, as he really no longer played any role in the publication (except as the originator of the concept). Starting in May and continuing for the rest of the year, he placed former editor Doug Cuff's name on the masthead with his: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| | GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.6, Issue 63 | |""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| |""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| |Editor...................................................Ryan M. Suenaga| |Editor Emeritus................................................Doug Cuff| |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////| |________________________________________________________________________| GEnieLamp A2Pro had gone out of production a full year earlier. Still, Richard Bennett had been saving pertinent postings from the A2Pro Roundtable, and gave Suenaga a distillation of these messages for inclusion in GenieLamp A2. These messages ran over the next several issues. Though no longer in the editor's seat, Doug Cuff kept his hand in by contributing the File Bandwagon column from March through September. He also helped with creation of the HyperStudio and HyperCard versions of GenieLamp during part of the year. With a recurrent struggle to release GenieLamp on its traditional first of the month, Suenaga made the decision in July to change the publication date for the newsletter to the fifteenth of the month. This made it easier to fit it into his own busy schedule. Because of the significant decline in A2 Roundtable activity that occurred after July (see below), Suenaga also had to come to a difficult decision, which he announced in his September editorial. He decided to terminate GenieLamp A2's run after the October 1997 issue. With sadness and regret, Suenaga created the last issue (Volume 6, Issue 68) of GenieLamp A2 in October 1997, but vowed to return soon with a new publication based from Delphi. ROUNDTABLE NEWS By late 1996 it was becoming obvious that the new owners of Genie were NOT doing all they could to make it a successful online venture. In fact, every move Yovelle had made since taking over the service seemed calculated to discourage new users from signing up, and to annoy seasoned veterans enough to make them decide to leave. In particular, the price increase they had implemented had made Genie THE most expensive online service available. Some members voiced the suspicion that Yovelle was actually trying to KILL OFF the service, likely having some other use in mind for Genie's mainframes. Because of these changes, the biggest problem facing the Apple II community on Genie during 1997 was an accelerating decline in membership. Some moved over to CompuServe, and others migrated to Delphi (which still had a text-friendly interface). Even Gary Utter, long-time A2 leader and co-owner of Syndicomm (which ran the Apple II Roundtables on Genie) was feeling the squeeze of A2's contraction. Posts of his (from December) that appeared in the January issue actually recommended to people that they look at Delphi as an alternative to Genie. Delphi was continuing to upgrade its service, and had established an Internet access pathway before Genie had done so. This was a bold statement from one whose job it was purportedly to encourage use of Genie; however, he was likely aware of activities behind the scenes that were not evident to the average user. In addition, Syndicomm was diversifying its influence by starting A2 and A2Pro forums on Delphi. Utter's reasoning was that if Genie WAS going down the tubes, Delphi was a good alternative. If Genie DID survive, Delphi would make a good additional access point. In February's issue of GenieLamp, Utter's personal announcement of January 1st was reprinted. This message indicated that he had finally given up his Genie membership and was moving over to Delphi. The comments in this message are pertinent to the real feeling of community that had built up over the years, a community that was disintegrating right before everybody's eyes: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |Category 2, Topic 7 | |Message 358 Wed Jan 01, 1997 | |H.MOST [Hindmost] at 02:04 EST | | | |Well, gang, this is my last night on Genie. | | | |After something more than 8 years, I'm leaving. | | | |I was tempted to post this with my original DISPATCHER account (which | |has had a name change to SOAPY.SUE and is being used by The Lovely | |Susan). | | | |(Come to think of it, the ORIGINAL name on that account was G.UTTER.) | | | |I want to talk about all the good times I've had here, I want to | |reminisce about so many of the friends I've made here (many of whom left| |a long time ago), I want to say a LOT of things, but there doesn't seem | |to be much point. I'll just start crying, and won't be able to read the | |screen anyway. | | | |I'm on Delphi now, committed to Delphi now. I'm over there because I | |believe very strongly that Genie is doomed, that Genie will die in mere | |months. I can't bear to watch. It's been hard enough already. | | | |If Apple II support has a future, its on Delphi. Genie only has a past. | | | |That's a hard thing to say, and many of you won't want to hear it, or | |accept it, but I think it is true. | | | |(I certainly wouldn't leave if I didn't.) | | | |I don't know what I mean to say here, and I know I'm not doing it well, | |but this is HARD people, REAL hard. | | | |I'm not going to say how much I'll miss you all, because I really hope | |that you all will join me on Delphi. | | | |GO COM A2APPLE II FOREVER!!!! | | | |Gary R. Utter....................................utter@delphi.com | |________________________________________________________________________| There were certainly differences of opinion on this matter. Tom Zuchowski, another of the A2 sysops, stated that although Delphi might represent the FUTURE for Apple II users, he maintained that their PRESENT was still on Genie. He was concerned that the fall of Genie would be guaranteed if everyone who still remained decided to abandon it for Delphi. The "mere months" that Utter predicted did not actually come to pass. However, declining numbers in various Roundtables did result in Genie's management making the decree that lower traffic areas be removed. The A2 sysops learned only shortly before it was to happen that the A2Pro RT had been slated for termination by the last week in June. The sysops decision was to merge A2Pro with A2; and on a single day, June 26, 1997, they made the transition. Aside from the confusion that occurred by moving all of the existing content in A2Pro into A2 (there were also a large number of "new" messages that suddenly appeared) the merger was successful, and it saved the content in A2Pro that had been collected over many years. To add to this ball of confusion and turmoil, Genie's management announced in July that as of September 1, 1997, some major changes would be made to the service. These changes in how the Roundtables worked and displayed their messages would result in causing ALL of the existing offline readers for Genie to stop working. This would cause big problems for those who depended on those offline readers to read and post messages. In regards to GenieLamp, this would also significantly affect the ability of GenieLamp editor Suenaga to obtain the postings that made up a significant portion of each issue of the newsletter. This announcement became just one more reason to make the exodus from the A2 Roundtable to Delphi. By early September, the Delphi A2 Forum was swelling with refugees from Genie. Back in July, Delphi had opened its forums to free access via the Internet and a web browser. August saw activity in the A2 Forum increase significantly. The primary drawback to using Delphi instead of Genie was the few number of files in the library on Delphi. However, the A2 sysops from Genie had been for years keeping copies offline of all files uploaded. This safeguard measure would make it possible for most of the library to be reproduced elsewhere if and when it became necessary. HARDWARE NEWS Bill Shuff had written an article for II Alive on how to create a replacement cable for the TransWarp GS accelerator. He was, however, upset to see that the II Alive editor had seen fit to make changes to his article that made the instructions actually to be in error. Being true to the giving spirit of most Apple II users, Shuff vowed to make cables for anyone who was unsuccessful in making a cable based on the botched instructions printed in this article. A recurring theme in messages reproduced in GenieLamp (and The Lamp!) has been distinguishing differences between Apple 3.5 drives, SuperDrives, and their respective controller cards. This was again discussed in February. EMULATOR NEWS Gus, the Apple IIGS emulator for the PowerMac developed by some former Apple II programmers at Apple on their own time, was reported to perform at about the same speed as an accelerated IIGS (when run on a PowerMac 6100 at 60 MHz). In April, a statement was made which clarified that this project would NOT be an official Apple product. It made a brief appearance at Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference in June (during a demonstration of one of the versions of Apple's next operating system). In January, F.E. Systems' emulator "Fast Eddie" Beta 1 was available for public testing. By the April issue, the official name of the product was reported to be "Bernie ][ The Rescue". In July, the team writing the emulator had successfully gotten it to print on the Macintosh on which it was running. SOFTWARE NEWS :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: The Byte Works, long a supplier of computer languages for the Apple IIGS, came through again in 1997 with the March announcement of development of GSoft BASIC. This comprehensive BASIC compiler was designed to be backward compatible with Applesoft BASIC (which had undergone almost NO changes since it first appeared on the original Apple II back in 1978), but took advantage of the extended memory and power of the Apple IIGS. It also was an interpreted BASIC, as was Applesoft, but had significantly more power. It worked within the same ORCA shell environment as all other Byte Works languages, and could also create self-contained GS/OS applications out of a GSoft BASIC source file. Publish-It! also made a little bit of news in 1997. Hugh Hood had plans to release some patches to the program that improved its function, particularly with laser printers. The delaying factor on release of this was a pending "important announcement" that prevented him from making these patches available. Unfortunately, the outcome of either this announcement or this patch did not ever appear in GenieLamp (or later in The Lamp!) Jawaid Bazyar and Procyon released GNO/ME 2.0.4 to freeware status (although the manuals still sold for $30). :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Back when Tom Weishaar was in charge of Syndicomm, Richard Bennett had been approached about writing a program for the Apple IIGS to manage access to GEnie. This was to be a more inclusive approach than GEM or CoPilot, which required use of more than one program to manage messages (reading and replying), and more like the all-inclusive programs that were available for other platforms. He got started on the project just after Syndicomm was transferred to Gary Utter and Dean Esmay, but what often delayed the project over the years was the continuing changes to the GEnie user interface programming requirements (the API). The original code name for the program was "Jasmine". This name was included in the online poll for a potential product name, and a majority of the A2 Roundtable members liked it also. An early version of the program was demonstrated at KansasFest that same year. Beta testing for this program happened over an extended period of time. Dave Miller had been involved in the A2Pro Roundtable for quite a while, and as a sysop. One other position that he had during 1997 was as a beta testing coordinator for Jasmine. Miller made an announcement in January that the final beta version of this program had been uploaded to the A2 library. It was expected that with the decline in Genie, it was unlikely that the program could ever get fully completed, so releasing it as an unsupported beta program would allow it to at least be used. Derek Taubert's GS/TCP continued to generate excitement about the possibility of direct Internet connection. However, completion of this project was delayed, and without a functioning TCP/IP stack, Internet access for the IIGS seemed unobtainable. In spite of this apparent road block, Seven Hills Software announced in March a long-awaited product for the Apple IIGS: A real web browser. Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) functioned much like the commercial Netscape Navigator web browser available for the Macintosh and Windows platforms, with the exception of not displaying the GIF and JPEG graphics those browsers were capable of. More amazing was the fact that it did this as a set of SCRIPTS and XCMDS for use with the Spectrum graphic terminal program. It did require a Unix shell account for actual Internet access, but had also been designed to work with Genie's Internet gateway. The original concept came about with an impromptu meeting at KansasFest 1996 between Geoff Weiss, Ewen Wannop, Dave Hecker, and others. This first version of SIS made it possible to access the Internet WITHOUT the need for TCP/IP. Don Zahniser made his contribution to the Apple II community by releasing for the IIGS an offline reader for Delphi access called OLRight! In the spirit of its predecessors GEM and CoPilot, this script set pulled together ANSITerm, Hermes (Andre Horstmann's freeware text editor NDA), and Instant Replay (a freeware NDA macro environment written by Jason Simmons) to do its magic. Using the Genie Internet gateway, OLRight! could go to Delphi, get new messages, post replies, and log off. An account on Delphi was, of course, a necessary requirement. OLRight! updates were delivered in January, and by June version 2.2 was made available. Deciding that offline reading of Delphi should not be limited to ANSITerm, Ewen Wannop released Crock O' Gold, a set of scripts to use with Spectrum (which he had written for Seven Hills Software). Ryan Suenaga discussed ways of accessing e-mail via an ISP using a VT-100 terminal program. Talk Is Cheap v4.02 from Don Elton was still available in a limited fashion with disks and manual. CoPilot for ANSITerm v2.5.6 was uploaded in January. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: A few new products appeared in this category. Chris Vavruska released several Finder Extension utilities in 1997, including FinderFlipper, FinderRefresher, WorkSets, and CD Remember. Eric Shepherd released Shifty List 2.0, a significant update to his previous Softdisk G-S utility. SlixSecurity was a security NDA for the IIGS released by Bret Victor. It prevented access to the computer without a password. Seven Hills Software released an update to Hierarchic, bringing it to version 1.6.3. :: GAMES :: Defender Of The World, an unfinished game by David Ong Tat-Wee of Singapore, was uploaded. Brutal Deluxe's LemminGS game, announced by Joe Kohn in 1996, was available for beta testing in January, and a demo was available for download soon afterwards. Eric Shepherd was spending what time he had available to finish up Wolfenstein 3D and release it as a final product. However, since it had become a freeware product, it had to take a back seat to other projects that would actually produce an income for him. Testing on the game continued through 1997, but the finished version was not available during the year. HACKING Modifications to the function of ProDOS and GS/OS were common themes in these days of no direct support from Apple Computer. Discussions included how to remap slot assignments in ProDOS 8 without moving peripheral cards (especially intended for use with a Laser 128EX and an expansion box). INTERNET NEWS David Kerwood opened "A2-Web" in the first part of 1997. Billing itself as "The Mother Of All Apple II Web Sites", it was hosted on the new www.syndicomm.com web site. It included links to all Apple II-related companies on the Internet, as well as Apple II user groups and other related information. Although it displayed just fine on the graphic web browsers that ran on Macintosh or Windows computers, it was also optimized to display well on text-based web browsers (both SIS and Lynx). In fact, he had included some special things for people coming to the site with the SIS browser. PUBLICATIONS Juiced.GS began its second year with a cover story about Spectrum Internet Suite, and stayed on schedule for the remainder of the year. It continued to receive enthusiastic comments from its readers in posts they made on the A2 Roundtable. The Apple Blossom was running a little behind in late 1996, but publisher Steve Cavanaugh had plans to resume a timelier schedule. Cavanaugh's Apple Blossom Publishing branched out with an additional publication during 1997. This new disk-based magazine was called Hyper Quarterly. Designed to work with HyperCard IIGS, and edited by Hangtime and Gareth Jones, it presented stacks and stack design information and tools, much as Script-Central did when Resource Central was in business. Its first issue was shipped in June. The AppleWorks Gazette experienced problems with keeping up with the planned publication schedule, but co-editor Howard Katz expressed his intentions to get caught up. Chris Serreau, the other editor, was a CompuServe member and did not directly participate on Genie. Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions II published a couple of issues during the year, and one issue included an article on networking by Steve Disbrow (formerly of GS+ Magazine). Softdisk G-S ended its run as a disk magazine for the Apple IIGS, with its final issue (#82) released in March 1997. II Alive was still in print, but was struggling to gather enough articles to put out an issue. Even when there WERE enough articles to print, there were problems (see the above note regarding Bill Shuff's article). COMPANIES Tulin, distributor of Floptical drives and CD-ROM drives for the Apple II community for several years, went out of business in January 1997. One of Tulin's employees, Wing Cheung, acquired their remaining stock of drives and Flopitcals, and was making them available for purchase, along with the software drivers to use with these units. In the March issue, it was reported that Carl Kenepaske, owner of Caloke Industries, had died suddenly. Caloke was a mail-order public-domain software provider, and with the death of the owner of the company, so did his company die. Steve Disbrow of EGO Systems had to announce the closure of his Apple II mail order business at the end of June, yet another casualty of the shrinking Apple II market. Joe Kohn of Shareware Solutions II arranged with him to continue distribution of Addressed For Success and other EGO products. Shareware Solutions II also continued its function as a distributor of software, by offering an updated version of the Harmonie printer driver for the IIGS. He also made available the entire run of Open-Apple, A2-Central, and A2-Central-On-Disk as a CD-ROM compilation. He also was a distributor for Harmonie and for the software line from Kitchen Sink Software. KANSASFEST Sponsored by InTrec Software, KansasFest 1997 was held July 30 through August 3, again at Avila College in Kansas City, MO. Coordinated by the "Big Cheese", Cindy Adams, it included presentations by Joe Kohn, Max Jones, Geoff Weiss, Steve Cavanaugh, and Ryan Suenaga. Also, planned were demonstrations from Apple Computer (who did not show up), Apple Blossom Publishing, SheppyWare, and F.E. Systems (featuring "Bernie ][ The Rescue"). To the disappointment of the organizers of the event, attendance was lower than in previous years. David Kerwood gave the keynote address, and Richard Bennett was roasted. Kerwood also kept his web site, "A2-Web", updated regularly with news of the goings-on at the conference. The most significant product introduction at the conference was that made by Richard Bennett. His Apple IIGS control panel, Marinetti, made TCP/IP communication possible, and Bennett generously made it available as freeware. REVIEWS There were a few products, some new and some old, that were reviewed during 1997 in GenieLamp: o Quick Click Morph, by Doug Cuff o Focus Drive, by Ryan Suenaga o Change-A-File, by Doug Cuff o Hyper Quarterly, by Ryan Suenaga o Marinetti, by Ryan Suenaga WRITERS Max Jones (of Juiced.GS) contributed an article in the February issue of GenieLamp, as well as a interview about SIS in a later issue. Peter Brickell's "Real World Apple" series reappeared in the April issue, with a description of how to build a temperature sensor that interfaced with an Apple II, and later how to make use of the push button inputs and annunciators. Doug Cuff wrote about issues involved in getting permission to make use of other people's graphic and audio content, and reprised his "Accidental Tourist At KansasFest" column, updated for 1997. INTERVIEWS o Bret Victor, by Max Jones o The Spectrum Internet Suite development team, by Max Jones MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Suenaga did some research on his own to determine the truth about a rumor floating around the Internet. It had been suggested somewhere that WordPerfect for the Apple II had been released as freeware. When he communicated with someone at Corel, the company that at that time owned WordPerfect, it was discovered that the rights to the Apple II version had been sold years earlier, but no records had been kept as to whom it had been sold. An Applesoft programming course was hosted in A2Pro, and the five lessons were uploaded to the A2Pro Library in June. Joachim Nelson made a comment about software piracy, and how useful it would be to have a serial number in ROM to use in identifying a paid owner of a program. Although this practice has not been possible to implement on the Apple II (since no new models have been manufactured), it HAS become standard practice to use a unique unlock code on modern software. STATS Here are statistics for the six years of GEnieLamp's run. The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K Clearly, the decreased amount of available material and contributions affected the size of GenieLamp significantly during this, Ryan Suenaga's first year as editor. BACK IN TIME So far, we have covered the five years 1993 through 1997, the GEnieLamp portion of the era of the Lamp publications. Next time we move into the second portion of this period, looking at the Apple II world through the eyes of the ascendancy of Delphi. Until then, stay clear of static warp bubbles and the shrinking worlds within them! Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References for 1997 historical info: Apple Computer, Inc.: A History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3682/applehistory.html Apple History Timeline http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html The Apple Museum http://applemuseum.bott.org/ Computer History For 1990-2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/19902000.htm History of Computing Industrial Era 1994-2000 http://www.thocp.net Information Please: 1997 http://infoplease.lycos.com/year/1997.html Timeline of the 90s, 1997 http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/time1997.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [NSA] November 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The November 2003 (Volume 2, Number 11) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n11.html (KGAGNE, HelpDesk BB, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 15) [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ By Lyle Syverson The Tinkerer's Corner Will Return Next Month ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [EOA] YOU ARE INVITED """"""""""""""" You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II computers. Send your write up or idea to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2003 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 6, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2003 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Big One Fulfilling the Challenge A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Uploads to the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL] A Better Apple IIgs Native Word Processor?-----------------------[BWP] Moving AppleWorks 5.1 Database to Mac OS X-----------------------[ADX] Deja ][ Will Print Fine to USB Printer---------------------------[DPU] New WebSite------------------------------------------------------[NWS] Check the Security of Your Online Computer-----------------------[SOC] SpamCop Changes Hands--------------------------------------------[SCH] SIS on Browser ID Page-------------------------------------------[SBI] Juiced.GS V8I4 in the Mail---------------------------------------[JIM] Juiced.GS Renewals-----------------------------------------------[JGR] Easter Egg Found on KansasFest 2003 Keynote DVD------------------[EEF] Up to 14 Megs of RAM for IIgs Under KEGS 0.84 Emulator-----------[FMR] What Does This Basic Program Do?---------------------------------[BPD] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] Syndicomm Online Price Slashed-----------------------------------[SPS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Syndicomm Online Upgrades----------------------------------------[SOU] December 2003 issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[DSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT] Enjoyed KFest 2003-----------------------------------------------[EKF] KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Big One ~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking down from High Above The Rock River, the sticky, freshly fallen snow brings back the memory of an engineering feat accomplished by some fifteen individuals ranging in age from six to fourteen. The students of that one room rural school were always watching for sticky snow. This snow, the construction material for snowmen and other structures, would remain sticky for only a short time. Recess and part of the dinner hour would provide blocks of time when this special snow could be used. (Yes, the noon meal was called dinner). The children had conspired for some time to come up with a plan to build a special snowman... " The Big One". Broom handles, sticks, and lumps of coal had been set aside for use in adding arms, eyes, nose, mouth, buttons, and other features to this special man. Then one morning the sky opened up and a thick blanket of sticky snow accumulated on the ground. Those dinners were almost swallowed whole as the students rushed to face the challenge. Teams went to work rolling balls of snow of various sizes. One team built a ramp of snow... to be used to roll the second ball of snow into place and to serve as a platform for lifting others into place. Everyone was so engrossed with the construction process that they didn't realize until they were called back to class that the play time had been extended by almost an hour... the teacher noticed that a special activity was in progress... and called them in when "The Big One" was complete! Fulfilling the Challenge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The children had given themselves a challenge... and succeeded in fulfilling the challenge. Over the years many people challenged themselves to be creative in extending the usefulness of the Apple II computers by creating software and hardware... often for profit... often for the satisfaction of fulfilling a challenge. So use your imagination. Come up with a project to expand your experience with your Apple II's. Share with us what you have accomplished. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NUL] NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the publications/genielamp_the.lamp directory: File: index031116.txt Size: 596726 Date: Dec 7 The LAMP INDEX file is a topical index of nearly every individual article that was posted in the digital magazines GEnieLamp A2 from April 1992 through October 1997, GEnieLamp A2Pro February 1993 through January 1996, and The Lamp! from January 1998 through the present. Uploaded by the author, Steven Weyhrich. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Here are some more new uploads. These are in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: --- File: telnetnda.bxy Size: 21120 Date: Dec 8 This is version 1.10 of TelnetNDA. In addition to having my email address updated, it has a couple of bug fixes and a couple of new features, including the ability to select a port to connect to. --- File: yahtzeenda.bxy Size: 90880 Date: Dec 8 This is version 1.02 of YahtzeeNDA. It has a bug fix and my new email address details. --- Uploaded by the author, Kim Howe. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" And a couple more uploads from Kim Howe. The first one is in the telecommunications/applications/16-bit directory: --- File: arachnidpr3.bxy Size: 96768 Date: Dec 8 This is the Arachnid browser with an updated read me file with my new email details. --- And this file is in the multimedia/hypercard_iigs/stacks/games directory: File: shipwrecked.bxy Size: 1404928 Date: Dec 8 Shipwrecked.SHK is a HypercardGS based graphics adventure game. It was formerly hosted on my own isp, but I think it would be better if it was here with the others. --- Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 25) [EOA] [BWP] A BETTER Apple IIgs NATIVE WORD PROCESSOR? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone know of an Apple II word processor that does footnotes, endnotes and table of contents? (Or any of the above.) I usually use Appleworks GS, and find it adequate for most purposes, but occasionally I like to write things that require these additional features. Does something exist, or should I add "New GS Word Processor" to my programming list? :) Kim Howe From my real IIGS via SOAR, Marinetti, LANceGS and ADSL (KIMHOWE, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Kim, For table of contents, Appleworks Classic has an inbuilt outliner mode (press OA-+). Here is a screen capture of its command list: OA-A Add son OA-T Collapse/expand topic OA-B Add brother OA-U New uncle OA-C Copy topics OA-V View expanded topic OA-D Delete topic OA-W Split window OA-F Find text OA-Z Zoom to desired level OA-G Go to previous topic OA-. Go to next topic OA-I Insert body text OA-[ Go to father OA-J Jump to full display OA-] Go to next brother OA-K Collapse outline OA-{ Shift topic left (to uncle) OA-L Label options OA-} Shift topic right (to son) OA-M Move topics OA-\ Options OA-N New line (Return) OA-` Collapse/expand body text OA-O Order (sort) topics ^-R Hide all body text OA-P Print outline ^-T Toggle MouseText OA-R Reveal all body text OA-+ Review/Add/Change mode That should work for a table of contents. I believe AW5 can also do headers and footers, but I'm unsure about footnotes and endnotes. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" But feel free to add "new IIgs word processor" to the list though. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" It has been added... :) Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" A better Apple IIgs native word processor would certainly be welcome, indeed. I tend to use AppleWorks 5.1 more than anything else, although the fast speed of ShadowWrite (as well as its nice search facilities) make it a very decent second choice. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" The main reason I don't do a word processor (even though it was on my list for years): I can't stand doing text processing code. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Probably what would be even more useful than one word processor would be an improved version of TextEdit that allowed things like multiple rulers. I don't anticipate that happening, but it would make every single TextEdit based program much more useful. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Aside from the features I've already mentioned, what would you like to see in a new word processor for the GS? May as well start working up a spec (in the hope that my health hangs around for a while and I can get to it one day). :) Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I agree that the best solution would be a rewrite of TextEdit to fully implement its features and eliminate the bugs. Things that I most would like to see in an actual word processor, beyond the obvious basics:: 1. Configurable styles. Like, style "Body" is 12-point Times plain, with 1-inch left and right margins and 0.25-inch indent, with 1.5 line spacing and 2.0 paragraph spacing. Including additive styles, like "Italicize", which adds italic to whatever the current style is. 2. Page breaks. 3. Table-of-contents and index generation. 4. Export to HTML. 5. Import of AppleWorks, AppleWorks GS, RTF, and ideally Microsoft Word. 6. Headers and footers, with page numbering. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 17) [EOA] [ADX] MOVING AppleWorks 5.1 DATABASE TO Mac OS X """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mac OS X's Address Book utility can import files in LDIF format. All my contact information is currently in Appleworks Classic Database format. Is there a way to move this data from my Apple II to OS X? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" If your Mac has AppleWorks on it, it should be able to import an AppleWorks Classic database. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Reading up a little on the LDIF format. . . if Shep's suggestion doesn't do it, it wouldn't be all that tough to whip up an AppleWorks macro to get the data into LDIF format, probably by printing the info to a text file, then adding the appropriate headers. This would be an interesting little project, actually. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Ryan, I agree - that would be a neat project. Where were you reading up on the LDIF project? That information would be necessary to write such a macro. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2849.html It looks worse than it is. It's actually relatively simple, at least for the kind of data in an address book. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 22, Msg 13) Message 13 Sat Dec 06, 2003 [Head Geek] at 21:34 PDT [EOA] [DPU] Deja ][ WILL PRINT FINE TO USB PRINTER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In regard to an earlier query, I can confirm that Deja ][ will print fine to a USB printer. I switched from a serial connection to my HP DeskJet 340 to a USB-enabled HP All-in-One 6110 (via PCI card on an older Mac), and the "Inkmeister" printer setup I configured Deja ][ to use with the DeskJet works. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 4) [EOA] [NWS] NEW WEBSITE """"""""""" New as of Nov. 2003 http://iigs.dreamhost.com -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Lucas, Nice update to your site. I think it's pretty cool that you can play Super Mario on the IIgs:) Nice work. I was thinking it would be pretty neat to have a turn based strategy game made using tiles:) The IIgs would be perfect for it. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 12, Msg 28) [EOA] [SOC] CHECK THE SECURITY OF YOUR ONLINE COMPUTER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" At the Gibson Research web site, you can run "ShieldsUP!", a free, web-based program that tests the security of your online computer. https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 1) [EOA] [SCH] SpamCop CHANGES HANDS """"""""""""""""""""" Next week, SpamCop will confirm or deny that it is being purchased by email security hardware maker IronPort Systems Inc.: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/11/19/HNironport_1.html (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 88) >>>>> """"" One way or another, we at least currently need services like SpamCop. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" There is a press release on Ironport's web site announcing the acquisition: http://www.ironport.com/pdf/ironport_2003-11-24.pdf Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 90) >>>>> """"" A message from the former owner (and still current manager) of SpamCop can also be found on the front page of http://www.spamcop.net . Seems the deal, announced Nov 21st, was actually signed in June. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 91) [EOA] [SBI] SIS ON BROWSER ID PAGE """""""""""""""""""""" While searching for something completely unrelated, I happened to find zytrax.com's Browser ID page. To my great surprise, Spectrum Internet Suite has made the list: http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/browser_ids.htm This is actually a pretty useful page to correlate the Browser's user agent string to the Browser that sent it. It is cool to see that SIS 1.2 gets used enough for its fingerprints to be picked up on that site and that it even got identified correctly. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Cool! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Wow. And I haven't even started on that review for Juiced.GS yet ;-) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 12) [EOA] [JIM] Juiced.GS V8I4 IN THE MAIL """""""""""""""""""""""""" I've just moments ago ordered the print run of Juiced.GS V8I4. It should mail on Tuesday to US customers, and next week to international subscribers. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 491) >>>>> """"" Juiced.GS arrived in Arizona today! Excellent issue, as always! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 492) >>>>> """"" Thanks for your praise. I'm hoping that it shows up here soon. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 493) [EOA] [JGR] Juiced.GS RENEWALS """""""""""""""""" It's probably the proper time to remind everyone to get their Juiced.GS renewals in early for 2004. We're going to have a great year, and we already have a brand new writer with some great stuff for Vol 9, Issue 1. Ryan Editor-in-chief and head snowman (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 501) [EOA] [EEF] EASTER EGG FOUND ON KansasFest 2003 Keynote DVD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, am I the first person to find the Easter Egg on the DVD? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 36, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Not unless there's a second Easter Egg. :) Of course, I did stumble on it quite by accident, and I'm not sure I could get back to it now :D _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 36, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Woohoo :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Topic 36, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I found it by accident the second time I ran it. Didn't mention it as I figured it was common knowledge. Dave (DAVEJ, Cat 24, Top 36, Msg 4) [EOA] [FMR] UP TO 14 MEGS OF RAM FOR IIgs UNDER KEGS 0.84 EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" With the release of KEGS 0.84, up to 14 megs of RAM is available to use in the IIgs emulator environment. A usenet article written eleven years ago, http://groups.google.com/groups?q=iigs+mmbootinit&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF -8&selm=1992Nov3.142508.20195%40actrix.gen.nz&rnum=1 , provided the necessary information in how the IIgs determines how much RAM it has. Kudos to Dave Empson for doing the leg work which allowed the ROM patches to let KEGS provide up to 14 megs of IIgs memory. It should be noted that the 8-bit version of Appleworks was not designed to support more than 8 megs of RAM and will fail miserably if KEGS is configured with more than 8 megs of IIgs RAM. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 16) [EOA] [BPD] WHAT DOES THIS BASIC PROGRAM DO? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Remember when trying to figure out what a program did use to be fun? The following is an old Integer Basic program. Can anybody tell me what it does? 40 REM WRITTEN BY ALOYSIS T. BURGERKING, C/O APPLE COMPUTER CONTRIBUTED SOFTWARE BANK 50 POKE PEEK (-7782),47: POKE PEEK (-4710),183:J=4312: GOSUB RND (521): PRINT : GOTO RND (1615) 60 DIM A$(126): IF J THEN DIM A$( RND (6449)) 70 A$="BHRIAAAIADBGRJWCCBADJFSFJAAAABBIUIAHAJRGAAAABARCUIAHADUJLDRCXQPZABB CBAAAJHEATKTHTOUEUHEBABAFCAAAIBAB": RETURN 80 FOR I= RND (11489) TO RND (97) STEP 2 ^ (4 ^ (Q)) 82 GOSUB RND (1891): GOSUB RND (28181): POKE PEEK (-5607),148: POKE PEEK (-7686),246: NEXT I: GOTO RND (3607): LIST 90 GOSUB RND (423): FOR I= RND (2167) TO RND (21227) STEP -12+(2 ^ 4-2): GOSUB RND (436): GOSUB RND (467) 95 POKE PEEK (-7776),64: POKE PEEK (-7101),215: NEXT I: GOSUB RND (2767): GOSUB RND (17417): END 100 RXQ=(( ASC( A$(I))-(10 ^ 2+3 ^ 4+(8-1) ^ 2-6 ^ 2-1))*100+( ASC( A$(I+7 ^ Q))-(19 ^ 2-168))*10)/(2*(5 ^ (3 ^ ((RXY243): POKE 81+RQX+QRX-256*(XRQ>127)+(XRQ-255*(XRQ>127))*256,RXQ: RETURN 1500 POKE 33,30: PRINT : LIST : RETURN Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 51, Top 29, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Here are the original docs that came with this program. Good luck! =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Even though it may seem improbable, every single line in this program is executed at least once during its RUNning, and every line is necessary to its proper operation. INSTRUCTIONS ============ Type the program into Integer Basic. Then, SAVE the program onto cassette (MP: What?!?) or Disk before RUNning, as the program will be changed substantially during RUN time. After SAVEing, type "RUN". There will be a pause for a few seconds, after which a single word will appear and the cursor will return. If this does not happen, type "NEW", reLOAD the program and check it for accuracy. A single digit off anywhere will bomb the program entirely. Once the program has properly executed, LIST it. Surprise! Now try to figure it out. A few hints: The first two statements in line 50 are the most critical to breaking the code. -7782 and -4710 are ROM addresses; they will always contain the same numbers. After you discover these numbers, PEEK the locations to which they refer more than once. Things are not always as they seem. Use of the TRACE mode during RUN time should bear out your suspicions. After RUNning the program and pondering the results, POKE 202,112 and POKE 203,18. This will restore what is left of the original program. The code for the changes in the program are stored in A$ and transferred to RXQ in line 100. Simplify the formulas will aid in understanding what is being accomplished. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Mark (MARK, Cat 51, Top 29, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Here is what the program does. ]CATALOG DISK VOLUME 254 A 002 HELLO T 006 MYSTERY PROGRAM TEXT I 005 MYSTERY PROGRAM ]RUN MYSTERY PROGRAM > HELLO > How does that code manage to give you this result? Mark (MARK, Cat 51, Top 29, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Well, the program self-modifies; it basically peels data out of itself and blasts overtop of its own code to turn it into a program that does that. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 29, Msg 5) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM I have a habit of accumulating clutter. Life keeps me busy enough that a consistent picking-up and putting-away routine escapes me. But I have my limits; every so often, the clutter reaches a critical mass and I HAVE to do something about it. And even then, getting it ALL put in its own place may still be difficult. The one measure that I have found will most consistently result in a pristine clean room and living environment is to move the furniture into new locations, which FORCES me to get all the clutter put away. The result is a room that looks new, is neat, and again is comfortable. In the same vein, 1998 was a re-organization year for the Lamp publications. Yes, I KNOW that GenieLamp is DIFFERENT from The Lamp!, but in my mind the similarities outweigh the differences. And the first year of the new version for the new A2 home on Delphi reminds me of my room reorganization; it just cleaned up things that needed cleaning, rearranged the furniture a bit, and the end result was better than it had been before. In fact, if you'll look at the size statistics at the end of this article, the average size of each edition of The Lamp! during 1998 was a bit greater than the average for the final year of GenieLamp A2. Now, tune your Wayback Machines to 1998 and join me... (and if you know the source of that reference, I'll take the fifth caller and give you tickets to tonight's concert...) BABY COME BACK The year 1998 saw President Clinton finally admit to his affair with Monica Lewinsky, after nearly a year of denying that it happened. The United States House of Representatives impeached him because of perjury and obstruction of justice, but the effort did not get past the Senate. El Nino was felt to be responsible for hurricanes Mitch and Georges (which caused severe damage to the Florida coastline and to the Caribbean region), and also a severe heat wave and tornadoes. Two students, aged 13 and 14, shot and killed five people at an Arkansas school. Baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both broke long-standing homerun records. And Viagra first appeared on the market as a treatment for male impotence. Byte Magazine ceased publication after 22 years, after having been purchased by CMP Media, which published a competing magazine. The auction web site "eBay" made its initial stock offering as a publicly traded company. The United States Justice Department began proceedings against Microsoft, alleging antitrust violations. Designed to make illegal the act of breaking copyright protection on any product, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was signed into law. The web site "Google" started as a new search engine, using the theory that web pages with the most links from other sites were the most important and should appear first in a list of search results. Microsoft Windows 98 was finally released in June. At Apple Computer, Steve Jobs announced in January a profit of $47 million for the company, its first in several quarters. The following month, Jobs terminated technologies at Apple that were felt to be unprofitable, including the Newton and eMate line of PDAs. The CompUSA "store within a store" concept was inaugurated in March. In May the company made its first announcements of new designs for its consumer computers, and in August the first iMacs were ready for sale. These new Macs, based on the G3 PowerPC processor and designed to be Internet ready, became the second-best selling computer in the country by the end of the month. Its new translucent styling and shape was totally different from any other computer that had yet appeared, and ultimately destroyed the old "beige box" mentality of computers that had typically been sold before that time. In fact, many unrelated products rode the wave of Apple's design concept, and translucent colored plastics were popular during the next several years. The Claris Corporation was reabsorbed into Apple, leaving only the database FileMaker to fend for itself as a separate product in a separate company. To further the confusion Apple renamed ClarisWorks, the Macintosh multi-function program, as AppleWorks, completely unrelated to the Apple II version released fifteen years earlier. THE LAMP! INFO Editor Ryan Suenaga had promised a redesigned online newsletter to take the place of the late great GenieLamp A2. He had considered several possible names, including "Delphi Oracle" (which was already in use), but with the help of Tim Kellers (of the IIScribe Forum), Cindy Adams (KansasFest "Big Cheese") and Max Jones (of Juiced.GS), he finally settled on "The Lamp!" This maintained a connection to the older GenieLamp name, but had the added advantage of not linking itself specifically to Delphi. (This was ultimately a Good Thing, as events later turned out). The masthead on the new newsletter looked like this for its first issue: ________________________________________________________________________ | | | ____________________ ___ _ | | |___ ______________| | | | | | | | | _ | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | | | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ | | |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | | | | | Lighting Your Apple II Path On Delphi | | | | |_| | | | | >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | SIZZLING SHAREWARE: MUG! 1.01 | | WEB SLINGING 101: Delphi Forums and the Apple II | | AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS | | | | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: | | The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 1 | | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: | | Publisher & Editor....................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. | | Internet Email.....................................thelamp@delphi.com | | ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: | | | | TABLE OF CONTENTS | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | January 1, 1998 | | | | | |OPENING PITCH | | Welcome Back My Friends ][ The Show That Never Ends --------- [OPN]| | | |A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR]| | The Heat Is On ---------------------------------------------- [HET]| | Miscellanea [MSC]| | Rumor Mill -------------------------------------------------- [RMR]| | Public Postings [PUB]| | Best Of The Best -------------------------------------------- [BOB]| | | |SIZZLING SHAREWARE | | MSDOS Utilities Graphic Interface v1.01 by Peter Watson ----- [SIZ]| | | |WEB SLINGING 101 | | Delphi Forums and the Apple II ----------------------------- [WEB]| | | |EXTRA INNINGS | | About The Lamp! --------------------------------------------- [INN]| |________________________________________________________________________| With a musical reference to Emerson, Lake & Palmer, editor Suenaga began his first editorial for The Lamp! by giving a brief story of the path from Genie to Delphi, and ending with the statements, "Apple ][ Forever. And forever on Delphi." In creating the new newsletter, he did not take a radical departure from the format that had been established five years earlier by John Peters when he created the first series of GEnieLamp newsletters. He still had a place for information gleaned from online postings, a place for product reviews, an editorial, and extra articles as they became available. It was mostly a matter of finding new titles for the different parts. Using a baseball motif, the editorial "From My Desktop" became "Opening Pitch", the "Log Off" credits sections became "Extra Innings", and just to be different, "Hey Mister Postman" became "A Funny Thing Happened". He also made some small changes in the layout and appearance of the table of contents, but did retain the bracketed three-letter indexing system that Peters had originated (but which had not yet been put to use by anybody). The unauthorized reproduction of Lamp articles continued to be a problem. These articles still appeared in user group newsletters, sometimes being printed in such a way as to not even identify the author or source. This was as frustrating for Suenaga as it was for programmers whose works were being pirated. He made it clear in the inaugural issue of The Lamp! that all material that appeared within each issue was copyrighted, and was NOT to be reproduced elsewhere without written permission. He also stated that it was not to be distributed outside of Delphi for thirty days after its appearance in the IIScribe Forum. He made it clear that his goal was not to hoard the material to himself; it was not even to make a buck (The Lamp!, as GenieLamp before it did not cost anything to obtain and read). The issue was fairness to those doing the hard work of creating articles, and that they be properly cited as the source of an article when it DID appear elsewhere. February's editorial discussed Suenaga's visit to San Francisco, where he was able to participate in PizzaFest 1998, a gathering of current and former Apple II programmers, and also a chance to see the MacWorld Expo being held that year. Starting with the March issue, programming information was added to The Lamp! with the start of the A2_ProDUCTIVITY column. FORUM NEWS Although much Apple II online activity had transitioned from Genie to Delphi, Doug Cuff pointed out in the February issue that traffic on Delphi's A2 Forum and Genie's A2 Roundtable were actually quite similar during the first two weeks of January (23.5K per day on Delphi, and 20K per day on Genie). Web page access to Delphi content was available to those with web browsers, and the Delphi A2 page was updated regularly with features to attract potential participants. While easily viewable with graphic browsers, the page was also designed to have a Lynx-friendly appearance for those using text-only web surfers. Messages appeared early in the year expressing concern about whether or not Delphi would continue to be a text-friendly service, in the face of the massive onslaught of the graphical Internet via the World Wide Web. Although Delphi had upgraded itself to put its Forum postings on the Web, the standard text access via telnet continued to be available, and reassurances were given that those running the service appeared to be committed to maintain its legacy access. CompuServe Apple II users faced a crisis late in the year. America Online had purchased CompuServe in February of 1998, as it was steadily losing members either to America Online or to the Internet itself. AOL planned to update CompuServe, rather than simply absorbing it into itself. The Lamp! in its December issue saw the announcement that CompuServe was discontinuing its text-only access, and would soon require a computer running a special front-end program in order to get onto that service. Some discussion ensued as to how to encourage those Apple II users to make the transition over to Delphi, which would enable them to continue to use their Apple II computers for online activities. One solution that was discussed involved connecting to Delphi FROM CompuServe (using it simply as an Internet Service Provider); other solutions included identifying other ISPs that were accessible by an Apple II. A unique event began to be held during 1998. Shareware Solutions II sponsored a special online chat on Monday nights. What made this chat different from all other previous online chats was the fact that it connected users from Delphi AND Genie (and eventually CompuServe). It was designed to work in such a way that it seemed to be one single large system. Tony Diaz and Dave Miller put together the hardware and software that made it happen. Utilizing some special scripts for use with ProTERM Mac, a message center core directed traffic between various script modules, one for each online service to which it was connected. The message center kept track of the last fifty lines of text submitted to it, and each script would send out to its respective online service any messages that hadn't yet appeared on that service. With this managing everything, a message typed by someone on Genie appeared also on Delphi and CompuServe. This unique trick created a connection between these diverse online providers that had likely never been done before, and has never been done since. Tony Diaz also stayed busy working with Tony Ward, who managed the Delphi A2 file library. During this year they announced some naming standards for uploaded files, to keep compatibility with ProDOS file naming rules, and to simplify automation of file downloads for offline reader software such as OLRight! and Crock 'O Gold. One goal Syndicomm also had was to transfer the large collection of files from the Genie Apple II library archives over to the Delphi A2 Forum library. Although the process was begun during this year, it was slow. Two things contributed to this slowness; one was the TIME involved in uploading as many as twelve thousand files via modem, and another involved permissions in some cases as to whether or not a file COULD be uploaded to Delphi (due to copyright questions, requests by the file uploaders that they be ONLY placed on Genie, etc.) Furthermore, it was not simply a matter of just uploading the files, but also creating the file descriptions, keywords, and so on. A2 University began operations again, this time from its new home on Delphi, and kicked things off with a course about HyperCard IIGS, taught by Gareth Jones and HangTime. HARDWARE NEWS With the availability of larger and larger capacity hard drives, July's issue saw the appearance of yet another discussion on the A2 Forums regarding how large a drive the RamFAST card could handle (starting with the newly affordable 1 gigabyte drives). The RamFAST also generated some digital ink with questions about how to upgrade from a Revision B card to a C or D card, and how to make hardware changes on it to improve performance. For those who had lost the instructions for their Zip GS accelerator card, the meanings of the DIP switch settings were reproduced in the September issue. Also posted were suggestions on getting a Mockingboard sound card to work on a IIGS. The No Slot Clock again made some news during 1998. This clever device was first available in the late 1980's, and was designed to be installed beneath a compatible ROM or RAM chip on the motherboard of an Apple II, IIe, or IIc. With appropriate software, it was possible to have date and time stamping on files in ProDOS without the need to use up a valuable slot. Many people had never obtained this product when it was new, and some who DID own it had found that the non-replaceable battery within it had died. It was found that it could still be purchased from Dallas Semiconductor under the name "SmartWatch", and software suitable for the Apple was available to set and control the clock. (A PDF file displaying technical information about the NSC can currently be downloaded at: http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/DS1216-DS1216D.pdf) FaceLift, a development kit to support the SecondSight VGA card, showed up in beta form (v0.6b1) this year. EMULATOR NEWS Clancy Paul Computers of Princeton, NJ announced its own Apple IIe emulator, "Et ][, PC?", to run on 386 and 486 based PC computers. This would allow school districts who were purchasing less expensive PC's to still make use of their library of Apple II software. Comments in the Delphi A2 Forum viewed this as yet another failure for Apple, who could have promoted an emulator of their own, Gus, to accomplish the same purpose on a Macintosh. Although not specifically an emulator issue, comments were posted on how to transfer files from an Apple II over to an IBM PC. Even for those who continued to use their Apple II computers, it was sometimes necessary to move something from one computer to the other. Bernie ][ The Rescue, though still not felt to be as fast as Gus, continued to make improvements, and had the advantage of active support and development (including changes to support Wolfenstein 3D). There were ongoing discussions regarding what minimum model of Macintosh (desktop and portable) was needed to run Bernie and get adequate performance. F.E. Systems started an e-mail list for news about Bernie. Discussion during the year included finding ways to get files from a IIGS over to a Mac for use with Bernie. Henrik Gudat, one of F.E. Systems' programmers, also added his thoughts about the usefulness of a well performing emulator, as opposed to spending money on creating a new Apple IIGS from hardware parts, or trying to upgrade the machine in other hardware hacking ways. He stated that emulation, whether with Bernie or with Gus, was the only cost-effective way to "push the Apple II platform ahead", with suggestions that adding features to the computer was much simpler with an emulator than with a physical computer. Although this was also a hotly debated topic (how do you make use of an enhanced IIGS when there is no software that knows such a computer exists?), one enhancement that did eventually appear in the product was the ability to address more memory than was ever possible in a real IIGS. In the December issue, the pending release of v2.0 of Bernie was announced. Also in that issue was an article by editor Suenaga promoting the use of Zip disk cartridges to transfer data from a IIGS to a Mac running Bernie. Suenaga also wrote an article (more of an FAQ) about how to make use of Bernie on a PowerBook, creating (in essence) the long-desired portable Apple IIGS. Adding to emulator choices, "Sweet 16" became available (in beta form) during 1998. This was an authorized port of Bernie ][ The Rescue designed to run under BeOS, on either Intel or PowerPC hardware. Although started by F.E. Systems, Eric Shepherd took the project forward and brought it to completion. SOFTWARE NEWS :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: The Byte Works was finishing up work on GSoft BASIC, the GS/OS BASIC interpreter that had been announced the prior year, and in July put out a call for beta testers for the product. At KansasFest 1998 its final release was announced. Juiced.GS had plans for a series of columns to be written by Eric Shepherd dealing with GSoft BASIC and its use. Some Delphi A2 Forum messages dealing with this BASIC appeared in the October issue. Shareware Solutions II released Nifty Spell, a spell checker in an NDA for the IIGS. The original product announcement was made at KansasFest (see below). :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) and Spectrum continued to brave the new frontiers of the Internet for Apple IIGS users, and Sevens Hills Software continued to produce updates to the product as author Ewen Wannop made them available. Discussions in January included offering help in identifying SIS-friendly ISPs. It was still necessary to have an ISP that provided "shell" access, as this was a requirement of the original version of Marinetti. Richard Bennett continued to work on improvements to Marinetti. In March he posted that he had successfully connected to the Internet using PPP, rather than requiring a SLIP connection as was previously necessary. By KansasFest, he was ready to announce version 2.0 of this product. It.was TCP/IP capable, and it was available for download by late September. Because of the improvements in Marinetti, Spectrum and SIS were also updated. Automated access to Delphi's Forums was still encouraged with offline readers. Ewen Wannop's Crock O' Gold 2.0 improved the function over COG 1.x. By April, this had been updated to v2.3, and to v2.6 by November. OLRight! 3.0 was released as a major revision, with many speed improvements, and by mid-year was again updated to v3.1. Jeff Blakeney began work on a POP3/SMTP e-mail client for the IIGS, which he planned to call "The Mailbox". :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: SheppyWare continued production of Apple IIGS utilities, with the release of KeyNotifier 1.4. Sheppy also announced in September that all of his old Softdisk G-S software had been updated and released as freeware or shareware. WebWorks GS, an HTML editor, was announced at KansasFest and later updated to version 1.1, and to v1.2 by the end of the year. ShiftyList 2.0.1 fixed some bugs in the original 2.0 release. ProBOOT was updated to v5.3, LotsaTools to v1.1.1, and Cleaner Clean Up to v1.0.6. Twilight II, released back in 1993 by Jim Maricondo of Digisoft Innovations, was in the process of an update written by Nathan Mates. He began to make mention of it in messages reproduced in the April issue of The Lamp!, and by May it was reported to be quite close to release. Furthermore, it had been decided to make the update available as copyrighted freeware. All who commented on it were pleased with its stability and features. HardPressed, a disk compression utility written by Andy McFadden, was released to freeware status in mid 1998. (Note: McFadden has a current web site, http://www.fadden.com, with this and other software he has written. It also includes many interesting features, including an elaborate practical joke played on an co-worker). Babelfish, newly released by Seven Hills Software, allowed an application to export or import data to and from other programs, using Babelfish as an intermediary (with the installation of appropriate translators). The September issue reprinted messages about difficulties in getting it to work with older software. :: GAMES :: Some programmers made comments about designing an 8-bit Apple II version of Snood (a Mac game) to run on the Apple II. However, nothing further developed on this, much to Big Cheese Cindy Adams' disappointment. Wolfenstein 3D was finally released for the Apple IIGS on Valentine's Day 1998, after (literally) years of development. Programmer Eric Shepherd registered over two thousand downloads of the game during the first two weeks that it was available, indicating the great anticipation for the game that Apple IIGS users had -- especially interesting when it is taken into account that it required a IIGS with an accelerator in order for the game to be even playable. It also required at least 4 MB of RAM and a hard disk. With the popularity of Wolfenstein 3D, much discussion ensued on how best to run the game, A hint was included in the April issue by Don Zahniser describing how to start the game from the UtilityLaunch program selector. Also, a bug that would cause problems with memory and cause random crashes or glitches in the display of graphics was corrected, and version 1.1 of the game was released. Even the emulator Bernie ][ The Rescue was updated to be able to run Wolfenstein 3D. Sheppy also wrote Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter, to allow custom-made maps made for the game on the Macintosh to be useable on the IIGS. A later update fixed a bug that caused crashing on quit. Another popular PC and Mac game, the original Sim City, was potentially a candidate for porting to the IIGS. However, Maxis (who owned the rights to the game) wanted a very large sum of money for the rights to release the game, so the conversion (which Bill Heineman had started) was canceled immediately. Shisen-sho is the name for a variation of the game MahJongg. Kelvin Sherlock released his version of this game for the Apple IIGS in September 1998, and named it GShisen. It was immediately hailed as an addictive, well-done game, and has since been featured prominently at KansasFest. HACKING In the July issue, A2 Forum denizens were trying to create the penultimate list of System 6.0.1 patches, including those published by Softdisk G-S and GS+ Magazine. There was some discussion (and disagreement) as to what constituted a patch (to correct a bug), and what was an enhancement (to add a feature that was never in the software). INTERNET NEWS David Kerwood (who had started the "A2-Web!" web site) also created "The Apple II Web Ring", a list for Apple II-related web sites to use in linking to each other. Suenaga started a web page that was included in the web ring list (sub-hosted on the SheppyWare web site) on which he had started putting back issues of The Lamp! By mid year, the A2 Web Ring had grown to twenty-six members. In August, the Trenco FTP site came online as a file repository on the Internet for Apple II files. (Note that this is still available today, and can be accessed via a web browser at http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2). Tony Diaz expanded his Apple II Information Resource web site, with images of many peripheral cards (both common and obscure) for the Apple II and IIGS. PUBLICATIONS Hyper Quarterly appeared again early in the year, shipping its November 1997 issue. No further issues appeared during this year, as Apple Blossom Publishing had chose to discontinue The Apple Blossom newsletter due to financial constraints. The AppleWorks Gazette did not publish any new issues or get mentioned in The Lamp! this year. Juiced.GS continued to be published regularly, and Shareware Solutions II released Vol 3 Issue 6 and Vol 4 Issue 1 during 1998. With the help of Alltech Electronics, Shareware Solutions II also awarded a randomly drawn subscriber an 8 meg Sirius II RAM card. COMPANIES Eric Shepherd's SheppyWare also began to make use of available online technology, and started an e-mail announcement list ("SheppyWare-Talk") to keep interested customers notified of news and new releases. Sheppy had also created his own web site, providing Internet access and news about his software creations. Originally "www.sheppyware.ml.org", he later got his own domain name and re-launched the site this year as "www.sheppyware.net" (which is still active). During the year he reclassified some of his products as freeware, due to decreased demand (and decreased willingness of users to pay shareware fees). To simplify shareware payments on products that still required them, he arranged for payment via Kagi (a service started back in 1994 to make it easier for small software houses to receive credit-card payments and online transactions). Because of the decline in Apple II sales via shareware, Sheppy announced that he would be reducing the number of Apple II titles that he would produce, due to the time he would need to spend producing a livable income on Macintosh and BeOS development. Shareware Solutions II continued to make shareware and older commercial Apple II products available for sale, as well as some production of newsletters. Kohn arranged with Eric Shepherd to distribute his SheppyWare programs and utilities through the SSII distribution network. Scantron Quality Computers had not made any news in 1997 that appeared in GenieLamp, and their only appearance in 1998 in The Lamp! was for Gina Saikin (former GEnie RTC host and then an employee of Scantron) to produce a list of Apple II software that they were selling out (not necessarily at bargain prices). Seven Hills Software had a summer sale, as well as announcing upgrades to several of their products, including GraphicWriter III v2.1, SIS 1.1, Spectrum 2.2, Disk Access II v2.0, and Babelfish (see more discussion on these below). KANSASFEST KFest was planned again this year for the last week of July. By the release of the April issue of The Lamp!, there were enough participants to be able to hold the event for this year. InTrec Software sponsored the event. Several months prior to KFest 1998, Pat Kern released a product that was not a software package or a hardware add-on for the Apple II, but a picture album covering KansasFest 1995, 1996, and 1997, and was offering this for sale to previous conference-goers. In anticipation of the event, Ryan Suenaga began a series called "Thinking KFest", and wrote on various topics pertinent to the event. One such topic was how to put a IIGS motherboard, connectors and power supply within a space small enough to make it easier to travel to Kansas City from his home in Hawaii. Another had to do with handling the coordination of the event with Internet e-mail, since it was not primarily a Genie-related event any longer. He also discussed the efforts made to put information about KFest on the Internet, including a list of various web sites where pictures and information about KFests in the past had been posted. Doug Cuff's "Accidental Tourist At KansasFest" article was again updated for this year's event. One of the modifications to the article was to add information on how to access Delphi from Avila College (prior versions of this had only mentioned Genie). One of the first announcements at the conference was the new KFest web page, http://www.kfest.org. Mike Westerfield gave the keynote address, and the annual roast, hosted by Joe Kohn, featured hardware expert Tony Diaz. Richard Bennett announced Marinetti 2.0 (mentioned previously). Concurrent with this was Spectrum 2.2, which Ewen Wannop had updated to be make use of the new features offered by Marinetti. Additionally, Spectrum could also now open connections to several sites simultaneously. And, to make the trio complete, Geoff Weiss announced an update to Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) to take advantage of the other two product's enhancements. SIS was expected to be ready to release by late September. Weiss also demonstrated an FTP client that he was working on. Product announcements also included: * Shareware Solutions II: Nifty Spell by Chris Vavruska, a universal spell checker for the IIGS (this was available by October); and the TABBS CD-ROM collection of the software libraries of three Apple II groups in Great Britain. * Seven Hills Software: Babelfish, Spectrum 2.2 (released in October), SIS 1.1, and Disk Access II v2.0 * SheppyWare: WebWorks GS, an HTML creation tool (also mentioned above) Hackfest was held for the first year, a competition between programmers trying to create something useful within the short space of time afforded by KFest. The winning entry was Michael Hackett's patch to WordWorks Pro, which eliminated the advertising window that came up each time the program was quit. After the event, Suenaga wrote an article that detailed his experiences on the trip to, from, and during KanasFest. REVIEWS The reviews that appeared in The Lamp! during its first year of publication were all written by the editor. Of these reviews, all but two dealt with software, and only two software products were new (MUG! and Disk Access II). The older products that were reviewed were, however, classics that every Apple II (especially IIGS) user should be aware of: o Apple II 3.5 SuperDrive controller card o Focus Drive 520, from Alltech Electronics o File-A-Trix, by Karl Bunker o Disk Access II, by Steven Stephenson & Ewen Wannop o Hermes, by Andre Horstmann o Hierarchic 1.6.3, by Etienne Petitjean & Richard Bennett o Init Restarter 2.0.2, by Matt Deatherage o MUG! NDA v1.01, by Peter Watson o Quit-To, by Karl Bunker o Unzip IIe, by Russ Woodroofe WRITERS Although he did not write this specifically for The Lamp!, Ken Gagne posted on Delphi an article he had written for his local newspaper, "KansasFest '98 and the Apple II", and this posting appeared in the September issue of The Lamp! INTERVIEWS No interviews appeared in The Lamp! during 1998. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Suenaga wrote several columns entitled "Web Slinging 101" about use of the Internet from a text-based computer user's point of view. Topics included the use of Lynx to access Delphi A2 and A2Pro, telnet to access Delphi through a shell account, Apple II websites and also how to use the web space made available with a Delphi account, and use of FTP to upload files to Delphi. Although this had once been managed by Apple Computer, the responsibility for registration of Apple II ProDOS filetypes had for several years been handled by Resource Central, and then by Syndicomm. In 1998 it was still possible to do this, now through the programmers running Delphi A2Pro. STATS Here are statistics for the first seven years of GEnieLamp and The Lamp! The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K 1998 68K 156K 102K TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Since we've gone this far, it would be unfair to leave the rest of the story untold. So, join me here again next month as The Lamp! sails into its second year of publication, and the spector of global disaster from the dreaded Y2K bug rears its head. Are our heroes headed for that great Batcave in the sky? In scant weeks, the answer will be yours! 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Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFT]------------------------------ KFest 2003 | ----------------------------------- [EKF] ENJOYED KFest 2003 """""""""""""""""" This is a much later post than I had intended to make, but... I want to comment on how enjoyable it was to be able to come to KFest 2003, and to get to meet everyone (some for the first time, some I had only met once before) and be part of it all. Even if this had not been the "Woz" Kfest, it would have been worth it to attend. I still think Tony's A2 Jeopardy questions were too hard, but that is only because I didn't know them (and I _should_ know it all, right??? :-) I thought _I_ knew trivia, but Tony Diaz has got me beat sevens ways to Sunday (whatever that means). But it was enjoyable nonetheless. The Roast was quite well done, and learning new things in the sessions I attended was great. I think I tried to squeeze too many personalities in my "Old Timer's" session, but perhaps that can be done better in the future. The only sad thing was the large group of us sitting in the lounge in the dorm, all in the same room but most of us on our laptops. Now THAT is a geeky thing to do! :-) And someday I just may get the rest of my pictures put up somewhere... Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 107) [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Canned Meat Requires no Refrigeration :) A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] TextEdit Update (or) New Word Processor--------------------------[TEP] Gopher Celebrates Birthday---------------------------------------[GCB] NDAs to do IIgs Email?-------------------------------------------[TDE] Spam, Spam and More Spam-----------------------------------------[SSS] KEGS Now Compatible With SIS 1.2---------------------------------[KNC] Main Page for The Lamp! Updated----------------------------------[MLU] Good Year for Juiced.GS------------------------------------------[GYJ] Panther/Bernie Slowdown------------------------------------------[PBS] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! Wolfenstein 3D ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST COMMENTS--------------------------------------------------------[KFC] Woz KansasFest - In Apple II History-----------------------------[WKF] KFest Endorsed---------------------------------------------------[KFE] KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] KFest 2004 Talk--------------------------------------------------[KFT] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Canned Meat Requires no Refrigeration :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River we can see that the unseasonable warm weather has melted most of the snow. Brings to mind hot Summers some sixty years ago. Now the hot weather was welcome on the farm... "good corn growing weather". No electricity... no refrigerator. The ice man stopped by every other day. He harvested ice from a nearby lake in the winter and sold ice door to door for people's ice boxes. A little boy could depend on a free chunk of ice to melt in his mouth... a real treat on a hot summer day. (That ice was really refreshing when you didn't stop to think that it was from a lake!) Since refrigeration was limited to an ice box, people were always on the lookout for foods that didn't require refrigeration... canned meats for example. One of the products that we used was... uh... Spam. We never had any idea that someday this product would lend its name to unwanted email. Email has been a very useful means of communication. But it has become rather tedious to wade through all those unwanted messages and sort out those that you want. Just think... you can send off for a device that will reduce the gasoline consumption of your automobile by 27% or more... and it is easy to install... just clamp it on the outside of the fuel line. Duh. As you can see in this issue, spam is a topic of conversation in the A2 Forum at Syndicomm Online. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [TEP] TextEdit UPDATE (or) NEW WORD PROCESSOR """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If TextEdit was to be updated, the two big things I can think of that would be needed are multiple rulers and tables (where anything can go in a cell). And it would also be neat if a graphic bitmap could be inserted anywhere in the text. All of this would easily increase the HTML rendering of SIS. But for a new word processor, I would think the easiest solution is to port Open Office Word Processing module over to the IIgs. This isn't a trivial task by any stretch of the imagination, but you get the following already done for you: - standard Word Processing features and tools - all the algorithms are already coded - standard XML file format - import/export of MS Word Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 8, Top 22, Msg 18) [EOA] [GCB] GOPHER CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY """""""""""""""""""""""""" Gopher celebrated its 12th birthday yesterday. It is amazing to see how quickly a technology provided a wealth of information and now is mostly abandoned. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 5, Msg 1) [EOA] [TDE] NDAs TO DO IIgs EMAIL? """""""""""""""""""""" I have not yet had a chance to work on my NDA send only email client (aka Emily) which I showed at KansasFest 2003 since I got back. All of that said. . . The modern email client on other platforms is a very complex thing; it involves an address book, an editor, a database to store messages in, searching and sorting utilities, file encoders and decoders. . . while SAM has much of this built in, I'm wondering what folks think of the approach of using FExts and NDAs to handle some of the separate duties. For instance, having an address book NDA to serve as the address book, or use GSCii+ or StolenBase NDA for encoding and decoding. Your thoughts? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I think the idea of using separate NDAs for the various tasks modern email programs perform is a good idea. It saves memory by letting people only install the DAs for the stuff they use, and allows for great customization. I've been talking to Burger about getting the ContactsGS source so support for sending a message to an email program to send a message could be added. He's agreed to do it but finding the code may take some time. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" That's what I think too, but I can't conceptualize how to do an email reading NDA that makes sense. Email sending, I can see, and will get back to working on it soon. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" There are a lot of different ways to implement the pieces. As discussed, having the different pieces available to use by multiple applications would be really cool. Options include: * NDAs - using any number of APIs to transfer data back and forth * Control - use the control manager to transfer data * Tool set - design your own functions * Library - design your own functions Each have their own advantages and disadvantages which can be discussed in another section if desired. I sort of skipped writing an address book interface for SIS so I could hopefully leach off of something else. And now there is some mutterings that there may be that "something else" :) Having a common database of address entries which can be shared across multiple mail clients would be a positive user experience. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" >> Having a common database of address entries which can be shared across multiple mail clients would be a positive user experience. << I think so too. I am seeing some light in the time window in March, I'm going to get back to work. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" An email reading NDA, I think, could be done nicely I think. Just set up a task that periodically (or on command, I guess) fetches the email and parses it out. Maybe use a file format where each mailbox folder gets a file in which each message's text goes into a resource, and which maybe has its key headers parsed into other resources. Like... resource rText(messagenumber) contains the body of the message resource rSubjectText(messagenumber) contains the subject of the message resource rFrom(messagenumber) resource rTo(messagenumber) resource rCc(messagenumber) And so forth. That would make it relatively easy to manage the mailbox using Resource Manager calls. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I don't like the resource method you are suggesting. It breaks any compatibility to access email messages from command line tools. I suggest instead to store messages using the standard mdir format (each message is a separate file complete with all the headers as retrieved from the POP/IMAP/whatever server). But, there should be an indexed database which has stored the byte locations of key header lines and the start of the body (and I would recommend also tracking the start of the .sig using the format suggested by emacs--which coincidently SIS follows :). It even makes sense to duplicate some of the key headers (From, To, CC, Subject, Date, etc.) to be also stored in the indexed database for quick sorting (otherwise you will have to open a lot of mail files to do any sorting or header searching). As far as I know, there are no database libraries for the GS so that would require some work to implement. I have no idea how hard it would be to port newdb. And since each message is stored in mdir format, one can use any number of existing tools to access the messages to do cool stuff (i.e. spam blocking, etc.). So Ryan, I'm not sure which aspect of mail reading you have trouble deciding how to implement. But I hope this idea helps you in some way. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" >> I suggest instead to store messages using the standard mdir format (each message is a separate file complete with all the headers as retrieved from the POP/IMAP/whatever server). << That's probably a wise idea. mbox format would result in some huge files even for the average email user unless they pruned their mailboxes extensively. >> So Ryan, I'm not sure which aspect of mail reading you have trouble deciding how to implement. But I hope this idea helps you in some way. << For me, it's more in the interface concept. I guess something that just threw up a database on the screen and allowed for checking would work, then if you chose a message to read brought up a reader would work, but that sounds kind of big for a NDA to me. This has been a productive discussion so far, let's keep it going :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Well, you'd know better than I about good email formats, Geoff. :) At Be, we used individual text files for the messages, with attributes attached for easy indexing based on from, to, subject, and so forth, but that was very Be specific. Having an index file makes sense. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" There is no one real good email format. What is considered is a "better email format" based on the application. I actually prefer the mbox format on the user side. But this really needs a fast processor, lots of RAM, etc. to take advantage of efficiently. I completely forgot about attachments until you brought it up Sheppy. I prefer having attachments as part of the message file just to keep things better organized. It just seems cumbersome with some email programs where to delete an email, you have to remove the "message part" and then go through and remove the "attachment part". Of course, you could have message where the MIME parts are like this: text file text file file text All of the text segments will need to be displayed in the body of the message. And since the attachments can be pretty long, one would need to track the start and length of each MIME segment for quicker display and attachment handling. That information can be stored in the index database as well. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" >> For me, it's more in the interface concept. << Let's look at three different styles of how email clients handle the reading of messages. There are a few more (and variations), but this will help you to get started to think about where to start. 3-PANE APPROACH This is considered the modern the interface for an email client. The email window is split into three areas: folder list, message, list, and message (or message preview). Typically, the list of folders appear in the left window pane, the list of messages in that folder (inbox, outbox, to-be-deleted, user-folders) appear in the top-right window pane, and the message content in the bottom-right pane. Advantages: easy access to all the messages--content is available all in one window. Disadvantages: lots of scrolling since everything is all in the same screen, requires lots of screen real estate which the GS does not have. Notes: works great if you have lots of folders, cumbersome if you have lots of messages in a specific folder. This option is not basically optimal for the GS due to 640x200 resolution. You want the width of the screen just to view a message. 2-PANE APPROACH Basically, you have some sort of menu to select which folder you want to access (menu bar, select via a dialog box, etc). Once the folder is selected, you then display a window with two panes--the top has the list of messages and the bottom has the message content. Advantages: message content fills the width of the screen, folder content is wider so more information can be displayed (from, subject, date, size, etc.). Disadvantages: Height of panes is very short--around 10-11 lines of text is visible in each pane. Requires several steps to switch to a different folder. This provides the most information based on the GS screen real estate space. But how often do you need to be viewing the list of messages in the folder at the same time as viewing the message itself? TEXT-SCREEN APPROACH Depending on which font is used, you typically have less characters available on the super hires screen than you do with the Apple II text screen. So it may be better to start thinking how text-screen email programs operate since they are designed to fit in a 80x24 character space. Two feature-rich programs are pine and elm. Between these two, I am more familiar with pine. It might be better to take a look at something like pine and "Gui-ify" its operation for the GS. Since you are looking at making an NDA instead of a regular application, you could get away without having a menu bar and just have a bunch of buttons to navigate among the menus/screens. Emulating the pine or elm structure would allow a UNIX Apple II to easily adapt to a GS email client. The NDA windows will have to be the size of the GS screen anyway--there is no point to make it any smaller--you have to assume after a bit of use, there will be lots of folders, lots of messages in a folder, and large messages to be read. If you really want a more Apple GUI look and feel, then you will have to look at really old versions of Pegasus, Eudora, etc. When the email app starts up, you display a window with a list of folders. The user then double clicks on the folder to bring up a new window with a list of messages. The user then double clicks on the message to bring up a new window with the message content. At this point, there are three windows open--all the size of the screen. Things get messy fast once you start moving a window so you can see the one behind it and opening additional windows. Forcing everything into a single window using a text-like-email interface will prevent that from happening. There are ways to GUI-ify something like pine or elm to work within a single pane and single window interface (menu bar with menus, etc.). But I'll let that be an exercise for the student. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" >> If you really want a more Apple GUI look and feel, then you will have to look at really old versions of Pegasus, Eudora, etc. << I've been kind of looking at those, as well as thinking that looking at other email clients for platforms with small screens (Palm, Newton, maybe even something like the Danger Sidekick) might give some ideas. I'm wondering if a GS interface with tabs (pioneered by Geoff Weiss on the IIgs :) might be usable in this case. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" You're ignoring my personally favorite interface for email -- The multi-window approach. One window with a list of folders in one pane and a list of messages in another, and when you double-click a message, a new window opens with that message's content. I think this approach would work the best on the Apple IIgs screen. It optimizes the use of the screen for each thing you're looking at. As for attachments, what about creating a structure like this: Mail/ Inbox/ Index <-- index of messages Message1 <-- text file Message2 <-- text file Message3/ <-- folder Body <-- text file Attachment1 Attachment2 Message4 <-- text file And so forth. This keeps messages and attachments together and you can keep in your index whether or not the message is a text file or a folder, and that's also easy enough to determine when reindexing. This would be pretty fast, and it would be relatively efficient. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" >> I'm wondering if a GS interface with tabs (pioneered by Geoff Weiss on the IIgs :) might be usable in this case. << I'm not sure I see how tabs would work well for an email program. Can you expand on that a bit? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Well, if, building on Geoff's idea about GUI-izing pine or elm, we took the major components of the main menu in pine: Compose message, message index, folder list, address book, setup, and quit then gave each of them (but probably not quit) its own tab on the top of a window, that might be a space efficient way to do some of the interface. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" See, I think all those things should be windows that you can open and close independently. Just have a "Window" menu to let you open them as desired. Plus we'd been talking about keeping some of those things as separate DAs anyway. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" >> You're ignoring my personally favorite interface for email -- The multi- window approach. << I mentioned it briefly, concluding that there wasn't enough screen real estate for it to be truly functional. For less savvy users, the "text-screen" approach will be less confusing to operate and hence, more useful. The Apple II population is an aging crowd (with a few exceptions, there is no young blood to propagate the youth spirit) so software development should be targeted best to how the older crowd wants to use software: * Avoid confusion. * Avoid fanciness. * Keep it simple. Even though I can navigate in a windows environment with a lot of windows open, I am finding that I operate better with fewer windows open. If I'm seeing that change now (and I'm not even at middle-age), then those who are older than I am would have feelings even more intense. If you design something which can lead to confusion, then no one will use it. I don't claim to be an expert with user interfaces...all I can do is apply what people (those who are older) have said in my experience and guess what a good compromise would be. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" I don't see a problem with a multiwindow approach; you can actively use only one at a time, filling the entire screen if you wish. You don't have to be able to see both the message and the message/folder lists at the same time. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" >> I'm wondering if a GS interface with tabs (pioneered by Geoff Weiss on the IIgs :) might be usable in this case. << Heh. I was too lazy to draw all the necessary stuff to make it look like notebook pages which is what Finder uses (and several other apps at that time). I'm still not happy with how it got implemented--a custom control would have been better. But it was cool that I could make a passable attempt work based on what was available with Spectrum 2.1. Back to the email discussion... There really is no point to make a tabbed interface when a menu bar would work better and be more familiar for a GS application. A menu bar and a tabbed interface takes the same number of lines so might as well use something that is already built in the IIgs toolbox. The only reason to not use a menu bar if you needed the screen real estate. That would then force a text-like interface operating much like pine or elm. I would argue that a menu bar is pretty much necessary. It should be noted how much vertical screen real estate is already used up (assuming the NDA is the size of the desktop): System Menu Bar NDA Window Edges NDA Window Title NDA Menu Bar That gives you about 15 lines of Shaston text to work with. If you decide to display emails using Courier, you are down to 12 lines of text. If you want more lines of text, you will have to seriously consider to make your email client an application instead of an NDA. And you would only get 1-2 more lines. The menu bar approach is more intuitive then a bunch of tabs. The trick comes down to what you use for the menus and menu items. The approach I would take is look at the different versions of Eudora from 1.x to the latest. See what was added, removed, changed, etc. Compare it to other email applications such as Netscape, Outlook Express, etc. Make sure you look at systems other than Macs too--looking at Palms and other PDAs is good, but also other mainstream Operating Systems too (don't forget to look at SAM too). Compared to PDAs, you have a lot of horizontal space so make sure you take advantage of that (assuming 640 mode--you might not want to support 320 mode). But at this point, menu design is less important considering the list of features need to be decided on. Modern-day email clients are much more feature-full than older ones--all those features take time to implement. For example, right clicking on an email address may throw a pop-up menu where one of the options is to add that address to the address book. That doesn't have to be implemented when the user can easily copy the address, select a menu option to add an address, paste the address in a field and click an add button. This is much simpler development and you can consider adding user interface shortcuts in later releases. Trust me on this, you will have a difficult enough time parsing MIME encoded messages that you don't want to get bogged down with too much user interface implementation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 38) >> As for attachments, what about creating a structure like this << Lets look at the operations needed to be written: - add message to folder - delete message to folder - move message to another folder - read message in folder - save attachment With my proposed solution, this is what has to be written (order of operations aren't necessarily correct here): - add message to folder. - write message to disk. - parse message for headers and MIME segments. - add to index. add headers and MIME segments to index. - delete message. - delete file. - remove item from index. - move message. - write file to new folder. - delete old file. - delete old index entry. - write new index entry (may need to parse message again if it wasn't saved). - read message. - read index entry. - read file (may be multiple operations if multiple text segments exist). - write to screen. - save attachment. - pull start and length of attachment from index. - read and write bytes. With your proposed suggestion: - add message. - write message to disk (do you really want to assume there is enough memory to download a large message. Remember, this is a NDA and there could be a memory-hog application running). - parse message for headers and MIME segments. - if multiple segments, rename file, create a directory. - create new segments of the message and write those files. - delete the original file. - add to index. add headers, MIME segments, MIME segment file names, etc. to index. -move message - you get the picture. - delete message. - if a file, delete file, delete index entry. - if a directory, delete files, delete directory, delete index entry. - read message. - exercise left to the reader. More steps needed. - save attachment - read filename from index - read and write bytes. I just see that your proposed solution is more complicated and longer to write which results in more debugging time. I think using a standard format such as mdir would allow existing applications to access the content of the email messages (as suggested before, such as spam filtering). There is no need to reinvent the wheel. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" OK, point taken about the mdir format. I was just kicking ideas around. :) As for user interface... here's a weird idea, but bear with me. The GS screen is roomier horizontally than vertically. What about creating a vertical menu bar along the left edge of the NDA window? Use bitmaps of sideways text for each of the menu titles, and use a custom menu, or a custom control that pops up menus, whatever, to bring up popups off them. _________________ | || Mail NDA +---------------- | | |M | |e | |n | |u | |s | | | Like that, except with the text of the menu titles rotated 90 degrees. It would be unusual, but it might be a better layout for a program that needs the vertical space. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" Human interface guidelines generally say that is a Bad Thing for many reasons (at least for English text--see http://www.cblt.soton.ac.uk/design/pdf/ChinoMenu.pdf as an example). There are much better user interfaces to consider, but would take much longer to develop. And considering Ryan's programming depth of knowledge (I'm assuming he's still doing all the work, right?), it's probably a good idea to keep things simple from a programming perspective too. Based on development time alone, it is well worth taking around 5% of the screen space and allocate it for a menu bar which we all know how to use. I know I sound pretty negative with my replies in this thread. It should be interpreted as an exercise of caution, not to discourage innovation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 21, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" I'll be the first to admit I'm not a programming expert, but this discussion's purpose (since I was the one who started the thread) was not so much to figure out what I'm going to work on (since I know I have limited time and even more limited ability) as much as to generate some discussion on the topic. While SAM is a full featured (but script based) email client, there are limited other choices (SIS can send mail, for instance), and email is still a very basic and needed function on any platform. It's pretty clear that even our "star" programmers have their hands full with other projects, so others need to help out where they can More choices for email and perhaps a DA based FTP client would really push the TCP/IP applications along on the IIgs. >> I know I sound pretty negative with my replies in this thread. It should be interpreted as an exercise of caution, not to discourage innovation. << Largely taken as that, by me, anyway. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 21) [EOA] [SSS] SPAM, SPAM AND MORE SPAM """""""""""""""""""""""" Bush signs anti-spam bill Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Posted: 2:23 PM EST (1923 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed legislation Tuesday meant to stem the flood of unwanted e-mail pitches, a problem he believes is hurting the economy. Story continues at (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" Nice to see something's being done, but I'll be pretty surprised if we can legislate Spam to death. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 94) >>>>> """"" >> Bush signs anti-spam bill << I understood that this was being described as the CAN-SPAM bill, as it puts the end recipient in an opt out position on spam, rather than an opt in. The UK press has been calling the bill an open charter for the spammers, which will actually increase dramatically the amount of spam being sent, as the spammers can now legally send it out unless you ask them to stop. It may seem easy to respond to a message asking them to stop, but you would have to respond to hundreds of messages a day to achieve anything, and it would probably not make any difference at all to the amount of spam you receive. I do hope I have got this wrong, but fear I have not. In the EU, we have taken a different approach, and so it is now illegal to send SPAM at all from within the EU, whether a recipient has opted out or not. However welcome such an approach is, it will not stop the avalanche of spam that we now expect to emanate from the US! Not forgetting the various other countries round the world who do not care about it. There may of course be a side effect, and we shall see more and more servers being blacklisted. Already in the UK we are getting genuine servers being regularly blacklisted by others, and genuine mail not getting through. I think the future is as black as it has ever been. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 21 Dec 2003 - 212 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 95) >>>>> """"" The CAN-SPAM law actually establishes rules and standards for emailed commercial mail that make it work essentially the same as physical snail mailed commercial material. The material may not be fraudulent. It must provide valid contact information to let the sender know you don't want to get any more, and that must actually work. No pornographic material can be sent without being requested. The subject must not be misleading; it must not pretend to be a personal message. The headers may not be forged. In addition, it has a provision that allows the FCC to establish a do-not-spam list similar to the new do-not-call list, although this has not been done yet. And the penalty for violating this law involves massive fines and even prison time. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 96) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the detailed explanation, it has made the law clearer to me. However I still do not see how this is actually going to stop the flood of spam in the long run. Certainly you should now be able to opt out of spam emanating from the US, but are the spammers going to pay any attention to those receiving their spam who live outside of the US? The US law does not apply to us. The new EEC law only applies to spam originating in the EEC and being sent to recipients in the EEC. It does not apply to spam being sent from the EEC to the US. So you may well get new spam coming from over this direction that cannot be opted out from. Unless every country that has Internet mail servers outlaws spam completely, I see the situation as being exactly as it was before, except that it is now legitimate to send spam from the US. Unless we laboriously trawl through the spam, and reply to each message that we want to opt out, I see it just the situation to be exactly the same as it was, except it is now legal to send unsolicited mail. I would suggest that only a central opt out list being held somewhere by a government agency, would actually stop you getting unwanted spam in the first place. Local lists held by each spammer, would certainly not be cross referenced to other spammers. Interestingly, my ISP applies spam filters at their POP3 servers, so probably a hundred or more spam messages each day never make it to my computer. This is a good thing obviously, but I never then see those messages so I have the chance to opt out of them. These messages are probably going to continue to increase clogging the Internet arteries, as spammers can now legally send me spam, but the spam they will be sending will just go into thin air. Only a total ban on spamming can stop that flow and clear the net of useless garbage... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 22 Dec 2003 - 211 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 97) >>>>> """"" It seems that the amount of spam I receive has increased since the bill was signed. >> I still do not see how this is actually going to stop the flood of spam << I agree with Ewen. Spammers don't care about laws anyway. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 98) >>>>> """"" Ewen, >> Only a total ban on spamming can stop that flow and clear the net of useless garbage... << Or an enhancement/replacement for SMTP, such as the ePrivacy Group's proposed new standard for e-mail called TEOS: Trusted E-mail Open Standard, an add-on to SMTP using cryptography which will verify the sender's identity and categorize the type of message that is being sent. http://www.eprivacygroup.com/teos -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 99) >>>>> """"" Well, CAN-SPAM only got signed six days ago, and I don't think enforcement has begun. I expect it will take some time to have any effect, and even then, we'll see how effective it is. However, if they can send a few of the worst spammers to prison, that may scare off the rest of them. As for ISPs blocking spam, Syndicomm is one of them -- we filter spam as best as we reasonably can. For the week ending December 13, for example, Syndicomm's servers processed 146,939 email messages. Of those, 47,267 were either rejected as spam or were tagged with the "{Spam?}" header before being delivered. A few hundred more had viruses stripped off of them. 73,735 messages were delivered to the recipient without a spam or virus warning attached. Just over 39% of the messages received were handled as either spam or a likely spam candidate. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 100) >>>>> """"" >> Or an enhancement/replacement for SMTP, such as the ePrivacy Group's proposed new standard for e-mail called TEOS: Trusted E-mail Open Standard, an add-on to SMTP using cryptography which will verify the sender's identity and categorize the type of message that is being sent. << I went through the PPT show and still don't understand it. Does it mean I have to buy a license to send email? Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 22 Dec 03 11:15:59 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 211 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 101) >>>>> """"" That proposed standard does require that ISPs get a secure certificate to process secure email, but individual users I don't think would have to. I may be wrong. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 102) >>>>> """"" It's January 1. Do you know where your Spam is? So far, CAN-SPAM hasn't seemed to have made a dent. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 104) >>>>> """"" I was offline from Christmas until yesterday. I had 319 email messages, and only 1 of those was legit. Most were marked as spam. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 105) >>>>> """"" I get about half my real mail through Syndicomm, and the tagged spams usually amount to 3 or 4 a day. My total Spam has been over 100 lately. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 2 Jan 04 9:23:25 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 200 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 106) >>>>> """"" The worst thing about spam is getting stuff that's so offensive or gross that you wonder how any human being could be willing to send it when they know it could be going to a kid. My niece had her own email address for about two days before her parents had to take it away because she was getting pornographic spam. That's just awful. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 110) >>>>> """"" Sadly, they don't care. It makes a very useful tool into something close to useless nowadays. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 111) >>>>> """"" >> It's January 1. Do you know where your Spam is? So far, CAN-SPAM hasn't seemed to have made a dent. << If anything a steady increase of SPAM is arriving in my mailboxes. The flow will not stop until it is illegal to send the stuff, in the way it is now illegal to send it in Europe. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 8 Jan 2004 - 194 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 112) >>>>> """"" >> The flow will not stop until it is illegal to send the stuff, in the way it is now illegal to send it in Europe. << I'm unconvinced legislating it to be illegal will stop it. It would also take substantial enforcement. None of the Spam I've received since CAN SPAM has come into effect has been legal under the new law. The law is useless without enforcement. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 113) >>>>> """"" >> If anything a steady increase of SPAM is arriving in my mailboxes. The flow will not stop until it is illegal to send the stuff, in the way it is now illegal to send it in Europe. << Sadly, the new law makes Spam legal, as long as it follows certain rules. Some kinds of Spam are not allowed at all. So far, I see nothing following the rules, and no reduction of the illegal stuff. Only vigorous prosecution of violators will make a change. Every day that goes by without news reports of arrests is another day of growing Spam. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu 8 Jan 04 10:39:04 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 194 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 114) [EOA] [KNC] KEGS NOW COMPATIBLE WITH SIS 1.2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Move over Bernie, KEGS can now be added to the list as a compatible emulator for SIS 1.2. After setting my system up for a Marinetti TCP/IP connection, I could browse the Web just like a real IIgs. You are still limited by the speed of the serial port (or serial communication device), but the rest of SIS is very speedy. I'd be interested if anything runs too quickly in a hyper-accelerated environment that an emulator provides. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 13) [EOA] [MLU] MAIN PAGE FOR The Lamp! UPDATED """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, it took a heckuva lot longer than two weeks, and it's not exactly thrilling to look at, but the main page for The Lamp! over at http://lamp.a2central.com/ has been updated. No more broken links, Lynx friendly, and even has a banner ad. The color needs to be changed, though. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 112) [EOA] [GYJ] GOOD YEAR FOR Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""" Well, my Christmas is finally complete. I've subscribed to Juiced.GS 2004. It's my gift to myself. Here's to yet another year:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 504) >>>>> """"" Should be a good year -- to those of you who haven't renewed yet, don't forget! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 505) [EOA] [PBS] Panther/Bernie SLOWDOWN """"""""""""""""""""""" I think that I have discovered the Panther/Bernie slowdown-- In Bernie Preferences on Bernie 2.6, I changed "Bypass Quickdraw when Possible" so it's now -unchecked-. It's supposed to be faster checked, but it seems now to be actually usable unchecked and not very usable checked. It then appears I have to quit Bernie and restart it for this to make a difference. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 141) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the great tip, Ryan! Bernie is now usable for me with Panther. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 142) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich DER FUEHRER'S FACE - Wolfenstein 3D We are going to diverge this month from our regularly scheduled review of The Lamp! for 1999. Instead, I want to focus on the story of Wolfenstein 3D, which has been mentioned several times in this series so far. This time, the information I can share is gathered from sources other than the Lamp publications, so I will be indeed "illuminating" the Lamp. Previously you have heard bits and pieces of the tale; but you've never heard the entire story before now. Consider it a sidebar off of the last column. The story will be presented in four major parts. The first looks at Castle Wolfenstein, the game that inspired it all; the second deals with the PC development of Wolf 3D on the PC; the third with the Apple IIGS development; and the fourth with comments about the game itself. THE SAGA BEGINS The games you play when you first learn how to use a computer are sometimes the ones that stay with you the longest. They may have been simplistic, stupid, or even annoying by your standards of today, but they were special to YOU, because you spent hours and hours playing them and learning about your computer, sometimes by hacking them. This is especially the case for those who were introduced to a computer while they were in school, and "grew up" with it. And if you started with your Apple II in the early 1980's, you had some great games on which to spend your time. One of the pioneering Apple II companies that provided games for the platform was MUSE Software. Founded in 1978 by Silas Warner and Ed Zaron, they got their start by selling software on cassette tape for the Integer BASIC-only Apple II. As the technology advanced, they moved on to disk-based and assembly language programs. Several key events occurred in the early 1980's that had an impact on what was to come later. In the area of sound, two significant things happened. First, MUSE released a program called "The Voice", which allowed the recording and playback of sound on an Apple II. It was very low quality, since the speaker on the Apple II could produce 1-bit sound (clicked "on" or "off"), but the results were intelligible. At about the same time, the company had been able to improve the production of their software cassettes by making use of Flight 3, a professional recording studio. This studio had developed techniques of enhancing the audio signal for MUSE's data cassettes by running it through a graphic equalizer. This improved the tapes so much that MUSE advertised them as "Super-Load" cassettes. Hi-resolution graphics had been part of games produced by MUSE software from the very beginning. One of their non-entertainment products was a word processing program called "Super-Text", which as a text-based program was limited to the 40-column resolution inherent to the Apple II and II Plus. As a possible enhancement, Warner had designed a hi-res character generator to allow 70 columns of upper and lowercase text to be displayed on the graphics screen. Unfortunately, the hi-res screen took up 8K of RAM, nearly one fourth of the available RAM on a disk-based Apple II, and so this plan was abandoned. Finally, MUSE had worked on some new techniques to access data on an Apple DOS disk more rapidly than was typically possible. In early 1981, at the time these technologies had been completed and were available at MUSE, Silas Warner visited his local 7-Eleven one evening. There, he saw for the first time a new Williams Electronics arcade game, "Robotron: 2084". This color game had the player running around a two-dimensional field, shooting in any of eight directions at robots that were threatening the world's last family of humans. As he looked at the Robotron game, "...[I] realized that this would do really nicely if I built it with the hi-res character generator. But it was such a cliche' ... just robots and science-fiction gadgetry and all the trappings of that era. The whole concept of the game was just a big cliche'. And I wondered, 'what else could you do with it?' And then I saw 'The Guns Of Navarone' and realized what you COULD do with it." The 1961 World War II movie, "The Guns Of Navarone" involved the use skill and cunning for an elite force to break INTO a heavily guarded Nazi fortress; Warner's game would require use of strategy to break OUT of a heavily guarded Nazi prison. The player could shoot (in eight different directions) at Nazi soldiers, or hold a gun on them and interrogate them, or even go though the pockets of a dead soldier to look for loot. It was not necessarily the point of the game to shoot at everything that moved to successfully complete it. Warner put everything into the game. The hi-res character generator was used to manipulate the graphics; the new disk routines helped speed up disk access; and "The Voice" was used to make guards that actually spoke to (or yelled at) the player when spotted. To create the voices used in the game, he went to the same recording studio that recorded their "Super Load" cassettes, and spent a morning saying phrases like "Achtung!" into a microphone. Six months later, MUSE released Castle Wolfenstein. The resulting game was unique in several ways. Softalk magazine made a brief first comment on the game in the September 1981 issue: "Castle Wolfenstein from Muse (Baltimore, MD) combines an arcade-type game with a more complex adventure/fantasy game. Scenario puts the player in the role of an Allied soldier as World War II rages across Europe. Player is captured but must find the Nazi war plans and escape from the castle. Sound effects include guns firing and Nazis shouting -- in German." Their later more comprehensive review was enthusiastic about the game, and it soon appeared at the top of the Softalk Top 5 Strategy list at the end of each issue, right ahead of Warner's other popular game, Robot War. Their brief description of the game when the top software of 1981 was listed mentioned that it was the first game to successfully fuse strategy, home-arcade, and fantasy. That description also mentioned that the room layout would change with each new game. It was simply a great game idea that had not yet been tried, and it resulted in a best seller that MUSE later translated to several other platforms, including the Atari 800, Commodore 64, and the IBM PC. As with many hit games (or books or movies), Castle Wolfenstein spawned a sequel. In 1984, MUSE released "Beyond Castle Wolfenstein", which Warner helped design but did not directly write. The premise of this game was not significantly different from the first, although this time the goal was to infiltrate Hitler's headquarters, plant a bomb, and then escape before it went off. More strategy and stealth was needed than in the first game; it was necessary to collect security passes and bribe guards to progress through the game. Doing TOO much shooting would draw attention and increase the odds that you would be caught and arrested. It was also possible to search a guard at gunpoint, rather than killing him. (Strategy features like this have unfortunately NOT survived to the present day.) FAST FORWARD MUSE Software did not survive past 1987, mainly due to management problems that resulted in the loss of the company's marketing department. As time passed, players moved on from the two Wolfenstein games and on to the next big thing. Nevertheless, a good concept is always ripe for another sequel, and this did eventually come about. When it did appear, the programmers again demonstrated break-through concepts. John Romero got his start writing Apple II software, which he submitted to Nibble, inCider, and A+ Magazine. He badly wanted to work with a company in the computer industry, and eventually managed to get jobs first at Origin (the company that produced the Ultima series of games), then Inside-Out Software, and eventually at Softdisk. Although he did have some submissions of games for the Apple II edition of Softdisk, he told the owner that he wanted to learn how to program for the IBM PC (since the Apple II platform was dying out), and so worked on their disk magazine, "Big Blue Disk", and later helped start another disk publication, the "Gamer's Edge". Working with Romero at Softdisk was John Carmack, who had likewise previously written programs for the Apple II before starting at Softdisk. Both were focused primarily on game playing and design. However, the work they did for Gamer's Edge eventually began to feel restrictive. They wanted to create games for the PC that were more complex, games that had better graphics and sound. Unfortunately, it was necessary in writing for Gamer's Edge to program for the lowest common denominator computer that most subscribers owned, which precluded writing games that made use of the latest video and sound cards and computer power. Doing work on their own terms began to be an attractive option. Apogee was a small shareware software company that created games more advanced than those Romero and Carmack could do at Softdisk. They used a unique concept in selling their games, one in which the game was written as three large parts or chapters. The first part was completely unlocked, not crippled in any way, and was freely available for download from the thousands of computer BBS systems across the country (and the world). To play the second and third parts and complete the game required payment of a shareware fee. This method made it possible for potential customers to get a good feel for the game play and to spur the desire to buy the rest of the game and finish it. (Like a good multi-part story, the end of one part of the game often involved a crisis that required the playing the next part to resolve.) The success of this method resulted in good sales for Apogee and good royalties for its programmers. Romero and Carmack, under the name of "id Software" (a company that didn't yet officially exist), sold a successful shareware game in 1990 through Apogee called "Commander Keen: Invasion Of The Vorticons". Starting in 1991, they made the company name official, and continued to write games that they sold through Apogee using its shareware model. For a while, they had to continue to help with Softdisk, while new programmers came up to speed on taking over the Gamer's Edge (which Romero and Carmack had started). They created several side-scrolling games, including Dangerous Dave (first on the Apple II and then later a conversion to the PC) for Softdisk, and the Commander Keen series for Apogee. With the help of Tom Hall and Adrian Carmack (no relation), who also had worked at Softdisk, Romero and Carmack began to work on an entirely new concept. They had previously done games that involved moving through a 3D environment (Hovertank and Catacombs 3D), but they wanted a more exciting game, one that involved using the 3D environment to shoot at enemies. Viewing the screen would be like looking through the eyes of the player; turning to the left or the right, or moving forwards or backwards would cause things to move in perspective as it would in real life. Additionally, the ability to move would also allow aiming at an enemy. After tossing around various ideas, they decided to reach back to their Apple II roots and do Silas Warner's Castle Wolfenstein in 3D. They conceived a game that had the same premise as the original game, escaping from a Nazi stronghold. During the game, it was necessary to collect weapons and kill bad guys (Nazis), while trying to stay alive by finding food and ammunition. Because their new game added a weapon at the bottom of the screen pointing forward with the movements of the player, id created the genre of the "first person shooter". (They had also considered adding features from the original Castle Wolfenstein, such as opening chests and capturing guards, but eliminated them as it slowed down the pace of the game.) The programmers contacted Silas Warner, and he did give permission to use the Wolfenstein concept in a game. id Software was ready to release "Wolfenstein 3D" in 1992, after six months of game development (oddly, the same time as it took Warner to create the original game). As with most of their other games, it was written to run under MS-DOS on Intel-based PCs. Following their desire to make games that pushed the frontiers of computing, Wolfenstein 3D was more hardware intensive than previous games they had written. For best game play it required a fairly fast PC and capable video card; in fact, it is likely that games like Wolfenstein 3D and its successor, DOOM, were responsible for motivating PC users to upgrade their machines in order to get best game play. The game was a very popular download, and quite profitable for id; at one point, it was bringing in $120,000 a month in shareware fees. Additionally, people learned how to hack into the game and create their own levels that could be used with the original game "engine", extending the game play further and enhancing its popularity. Building on the first person shooter concept, Romero and his partners pushed it further with their next hit game. In DOOM, it was possible for rooms be nearly any shape (Wolf 3D required all rooms to be composed of right angle corners) and allowing multiple floors in a single level (although it was not possible to cross underneath or over an area). DOOM II added new weapons and the ability to play competitively or cooperatively with other players on a network. They then used their growing expertise to write a new, more powerful 3D game engine for "Quake", which increased the complexity of the virtual world and of the game play, as well as improving network play. RETURN TO THE APPLE II As with the original Castle Wolfenstein, the popularity of Wolfenstein 3D and its descendants from id Software resulted in requests for conversions to enable the games to play on other platforms. Even console game manufacturers were interested in having it ported to their machines. In January 1994, a company called Imagineer released (under license) a version of the game for the Super Nintendo (SNES). However, Nintendo insisted on removal of the Nazi references, blood (which was changed to sweat), and rabid dogs (changed to rats). The 16-bit graphics available on the SNES also decreased the quality of the appearance of the game. In August, a version for the Atari Jaguar was released, in which the graphics were much improved. By October 1994, MacPlay released a conversion for the Macintosh. As versions of the game appeared on these other platforms, and the knowledge that the SNES ran on the same 65816 processor as did the Apple IIGS, it was speculated that a IIGS port was entirely possible. By mid-to-late 1994, rumors were surfacing that this was actually going to happen. The production of this IIGS version of Wolfenstein 3D did not come easily, however. Vitesse, an Apple II software company that had produced several utilities for the Apple IIGS, had also begun to publish games. In August 1994, Vitesse released "Ultima I GS", a conversion and enhancement of the older Apple II DOS 3.3 classic. They had announced and promised two other games, "Mind Shadow" and "Tracer Sanction" for the IIGS for 1995 (but never actually released them). But the one game that they hoped would be a huge seller for them was a IIGS port of Wolfenstein 3D. To bring this about, Vitesse contacted id Software and asked them for a license to do a port of the game. This part of the story gets somewhat complicated. Interplay had handled some of the Wolf 3D conversions for id Software, and assigned "Burger" Bill Heineman to do the Super Nintendo version of the game. Heineman actually used an Apple IIGS to do his SNES development, and so was simultaneously doing work that would allow a IIGS port to be done in the future. Unfortunately, he and Interplay disagreed with this parallel work, and he was dismissed from the company. Heineman and Steve Parsons then founded a new company, Logicware, to do similar work. At this point, Heineman's Logicware, Vitesse, and id together agreed to allow Logicware to work on a IIGS port of Wolf 3D, which Vitesse would market. However, the agreement apparently did not involve a significant monetary compensation for Logicware up front, and after he had completed about ninety percent of the game conversion, other better paying projects began to demand his attention. By this time, a post made by Lowell Erbe of Vitesse in December 1994 had generated considerable excitement. He stated that an Apple IIGS conversion of the hit Wolfenstein 3D was soon to be released. He stated, "We're just wrapping up Wolfenstein 3D and should begin shipping within the next two weeks." (This confident statement was likely made based on a progress report from Heineman.) A pre-release price of $39.95 was offered if ordered before January 1, 1995, with a price increase to $49.95 after that date. Vitesse was also at that time struggling to get a IIGS fax program, Faxination, completed and shipped, but that had been falling behind schedule and did not appear until March 1995, and that as a less-than-full release version (v0.1.5). Scott Everts worked at Interplay, and had previously done the artwork for the Macintosh version of Wolf 3D. He was a big fan of the Apple IIGS, and really wanted the company to do a IIGS version of the game. After Heineman began the IIGS version, Everts worked during his Christmas holiday in 1994, downsampling the Mac version's artwork from 128x128 pixels to 64x64 pixels and 16 colors for the IIGS. He made a number of posts on GEnie about the coming game; he confirmed in January that Bill Heineman was the programmer doing the conversion, and that this port of Wolfenstein 3D was based on the Macintosh "Third Encounter" version of the game. Because the game play and graphic manipulation was highly processor-intensive, an accelerator was STRONGLY recommended. He also promised that the IIGS version would be true to the original PC game, and would not be like the Super Nintendo "sanitized" version that had been so disappointing to fans of the game. It was to be as much like the original as was technically possible. The various previous translations of the game that had appeared had not necessarily included the same levels as were in the original PC game. The Super Nintendo and Jaguar versions came with thirty levels that were MODIFICATIONS of levels in the original game. The Macintosh version of the game used these thirty modified levels, plus the original sixty PC levels. In fact, the Macintosh release of Wolfenstein 3D came in three different flavors: One with three levels (the shareware trial), one with thirty levels, and one with all ninety levels. It was planned that the Apple IIGS conversion of the game would include ALL of these levels, the sixty levels of the original PC game (divided into six missions of ten levels each), and the thirty modified levels that appeared in the Super Nintendo, Jaguar, and Macintosh shareware versions. Customization of the game was, as mentioned above, a popular feature for PC gamers. These level files (which contained the maps, items, and artwork for a series of levels) would have a quite different format on the IIGS than it had on the PC, and so it was not possible to play existing customized PC Wolf levels. However, Everts said that Heineman was including in the IIGS version the ability to load new levels, if a programmer created them (although a level editor was not planned for the final release). Soon after Everts made his post, Lowell Erbe of Vitesse again posted a promise that the game release was imminent: "We're working out some final details and a few bugs." He could not promise a specific date it would be available, but hoped to begin shipment of it by February 1995. DELAYS, DELAYS In February, posts began to appear indicating that there were problems with the conversion process. It appeared that the sixty additional levels were causing problems. There was also mention of a dispute of some sort regarding that contract for the game, a dispute that was contributing to the delay. This problem was still ongoing in April. Heineman himself posted a message on GEnie in May to explain part of what was going on. He said that there was a disagreement between he and his former employer, problems that required involvement of lawyers and the need for him to at least temporarily stop working on Wolf 3D (it was indirectly involved in this legal matter). No further posts about this appeared on GEnie until August; Vitesse then claimed that they were still waiting for Heineman to fix bugs, and this was holding up the game release. By September, Everts again came online stating that he had heard that if Heineman didn't get the game completed by the end of the month, Vitesse planned to cancel the project and refund those who had pre-paid for it. He also expressed frustration about having done work on the art of the game, and then to learn that it would not be shipped. A later post by Everts in November reiterated that statement that Vitesse was NOT to blame for the cancellation of the project, and "they have been doing everything possible to get Bill to finish it." Then in December 1995 it was announced that Vitesse was contacting customers who had earlier paid in advance for Wolfenstein 3D for the IIGS, asking if they were still interested in the game. A representative of the company had gone to far as to (again) predict a release date (unofficial), this time for late January 1996. However, after two days of making these phone calls, Vitesse had to stop the process and rescind the predicted January date. The reason given was that a different programmer had been contacted to complete Wolf 3D, and that id Software now insisted on a new contract. SHEPPY TAKES OVER Eric Shepherd had a reputation as a talented programmer for the Apple IIGS, and had released a number of utilities, under his shareware name "SheppyWare" as well as with Softdisk G-S. He began to work with Logicware in September of 1995, when rumors were still flying about whether or not the IIGS conversion of Wolfenstein would ever be completed. At this time Heineman had his hands full of projects that Logicware had been contracted to do, beside the IIGS Wolf 3D project. He was completing work on translation of Wolf 3D for the 3DO game console, and then had to move on immediately to create a version of DOOM II, also for the 3DO. Vitesse's contract with id Software had expired by this time. Logicware managed to get a new contract with id, but the new contract did not allow them to sell the game, but rather stated that Logicware had to make it available as freeware. The reason for this odd change was likely what happened in August, 1995. At that time, id Software uploaded to CompuServe the source code for Wolfenstein 3D (not including the graphics or the code for the levels). It would not have then been appropriate to allow Logicware to make the game for sale. Sheppy volunteered to take over the project near the end of 1995. What had already been completed was getting the 3D game engine functional, and it was thought that all that was necessary to complete it was to make the game save function and the sound work. Since the game could not be sold and would therefore not generate any revenue, it was moved to a low priority level, and was worked on amidst as many as four other paying projects. At the time Shepherd took on the Wolfenstein 3D project, he stated on GEnie, "Keep in mind that the last 10% of a program requires 90% of the work. Although Wolf 3D for the IIGS is nearly finished, the part that's left to do is the hardest part -- making sure it works flawlessly and as fast as possible. That's my job here." He also asked to NOT be contacted with e-mails asking about the game or about progress on it, as responding to them would take away from time he could be working on programming. Much of Sheppy's development work was done on a Macintosh running an Apple IIGS emulator, first Gus and later Bernie ][ The Rescue. The primary reason for doing the work had to do with the time needed to compile the source code. On a 10 MHz accelerated IIGS, Wolf 3D took over 90 minutes to compile; when running on the Gus emulator on a 120 MHz PowerPC 604 Mac, it would compile in only 15 to 20 minutes. From the start of the 1996 until spring, he worked (intermittently) on the sound and music drivers, fixed cosmetic bugs and speed problems, and optimized the code. In June he started adding the music to the game, and began to quietly seed beta versions of the game to select testers. FINE TUNING The music presented a particular problem in making this conversion. The first music that they worked with was that used in the Macintosh version of the game, translated into synthLAB format for the IIGS. However, Interplay (not id Software) held the copyrights for this particular music; and since Logicware did not have a license from Interplay for the music, it could not be used. A further problem was that the music slowed down the game play too much. As a result, Sheppy removed the music that played during the game, and then accepted an offer by Tony Gonzales to have new music created for the game introduction. (Gonzales had done music for other games Heineman had written). At this point the game was sufficiently functional to allow a demonstration to be given at KansasFest 1996. It was announced at that conference that open beta testing would begin on Genie "in a few weeks", and that the final version of Wolf 3D would be released as freeware, which had not previously been publicly announced. Beta testing of Wolfenstein 3D for the IIGS was announced during September 1996. An FAQ posted on the Logicware web site at that time stated that a pause mode had been added, the sound effect player was being replaced by a more efficient one, music had been added, and new art work had been added. Sheppy even went so far as to predict that it would be ready for release by Christmas 1996. This testing progressed to the point that a more general beta release was announced for November. By this time, however, Sheppy had realized that not only the music but also the sound effects they were using in the game were owned by Interplay. These also could not be used. Furthermore, when he examined the sounds used in the original PC version, he did not feel that their quality was very good. Therefore, the sounds were completely removed from the demo before it was released. The general beta was released on November 17, 1996. This beta/demo version included the first three levels of the game, did not include the ability to save a game in progress, and of course did not have any sound effects. As on the PC version, the game pushed the computer to its limits, and required an Apple IIGS with a hard drive having at least 2 MB of free space, 4 MB of available RAM, as well as the strong recommendation for an accelerator. The December 1996 issue of GenieLamp A2 included a review by editor Doug Cuff of this beta version of the game. He awarded the game "five lamps", the highest rating a reviewed product could be given. He pointed out that without an accelerator, significant slowdowns would occur; this was especially noticeable especially during combat, when shooting would be delayed. To solve the problem with the sounds, Sheppy accessed the Logicware stock sound library, found some appropriate for the game, and installed them. With that problem taken care of, it would seem that not much was left to complete the game. But then more contributions appeared from a European source. NINJAFORCE When the first screen shots of Wolf 3D for the IIGS appeared on the Internet during 1996, members of a German Apple IIGS programming group named Ninjaforce saw how the artwork had changed from the 256 color originals in the PC version of the game, to the 16 color versions that could be used on the IIGS. One of the Ninjaforce team, known as Clue, felt that he could do better, and so contacted Bill Heineman to ask if he could work on that part of the project, work that he would do for free. By the time he got an initial approval from Heineman, Sheppy had taken over, and Clue had to repeat the process with him. This would be a problem because the original artist, Scott Everts, would likely not be happy about having his work replaced. Additionally, Sheppy knew that it would be a lot of work to make the changes. Initially, Clue sent Sheppy new artwork for the menus in the game. The quality of the work impressed him. Clue then asked permission to re-do that artwork throughout the game. He sent some samples to try, and although Sheppy was not enthusiastic about it initially, he found the improvement in the appearance of the game to be amazing. After the decision was made to make these changes, the promised release in December 1996 had to be delayed. For a game that was to be available in December, every month of delay seemed interminable. Clue would respond to Sheppy's pleas for final artwork that, "It's not perfect yet!" Part of this delay had to do with the process of needing to pixel-edit nearly every graphic in the game, after making a conversion from the original PC art. Finally, by the spring of 1997, this large task was complete. Another part of the game that Ninjaforce impacted was the spoken voices and some of the sound effects in the game. Since the Ninjaforce programmers were from Germany, they were eminently suited to speak the German phrases that appeared in the game. In fact, some of the phrases in the original PC version of the game didn't even make sense. In one place, a guard shouts, "Haben Sie Fhrerschein?" which means "Do you have driving license?" One of Ninjaforce's members, Dreamer, asked his grandfather to speak the phrases that were wanted for the game. These were recorded in April 1997, and appeared in the final version. As a result, the IIGS version of Wolf 3D is the only version in which AUTHENTIC German voices and pronunciations were used in the game. MORE DELAYS So the new artwork was done, the sounds were fixed; why didn't the summer of 1997 see the release of Wolf 3D? According to Sheppy, he and Logicware had "an artistic dispute on another project", and he was fired from the company. For several months, he did not do any work on Wolfenstein 3D. By fall of 1997 he arranged with Heineman to resume work on it. At this point, Sheppy had moved several hundred miles away, and was working for Be, Inc. As he resumed work on it, the major concern was performance. In an online chat on Delphi, programmer Nathan Mates suggested a different technique of graphic rendering; when Sheppy tried it, the speed increase was dramatic. He also implemented additional features, such as the preferences screen, and the Open-Apple-number key combinations to change the screen size (helpful for those with slower processors that needed a smaller screen to update). Further mention of the game in The Lamp! did not appear until January 1998, when the final, true release date was announced: Valentine's Day, February 14, 1998. Then even at this late date, the game almost didn't make it out the door. At 2:30 pm on February 13th, beta tester Tony Diaz found a major bug that would cause the game to crash. Sheppy worked throughout the rest of the day to find and fix the bug. He sent a release build of the game to his testers at 10:00 pm, asking them about whether it should or should not be released. He finally got approval from them all, got the final release packaged up, and uploaded it at 11:58 pm on February 13. THE FINAL PRODUCT The result of all of the work and the delays was a much better game than would have appeared if it had followed the original timeline that Vitesse had wanted back in 1994 and 1995. Rather than simply being done to make a profit, Sheppy and his team of beta testers worked on it as a labor of love, trying to create the very best game they could. Earlier concerns about the game not working with an AppleDesign keyboard on a IIGS turned out to be incorrect. The game had been so greatly anticipated that even the Apple IIGS emulator Bernie ][ The Rescue was modified in such a way as to make it possible to play the game. Sheppy sweetened the deal further by releasing a Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter, making it possible to play custom levels that had been designed for the Macintosh version of the game. A feature that didn't appear in the original documentation file for the game was the ability to capture a screen shot of the current game screen and save it in the Wolfenstein 3D game directory. The original game by id Software included some special codes ("cheats") that made it possible to get help if you were in trouble. This attribute was carried through even into the translations that were done for the Super Nintendo, 3D0, and Jaguar, and of course for the Apple IIGS version. These codes included some "Easter eggs" as well: SARAH Get 100 health back IDDQD Toggle "god" mode on and off BURGER Set max ammo to 999 instead of 99, and gives 999 ammo WOWZERS Get all weapons and max ammo LEDOUX Get both keys and god mode SEGER Gives you both keys MCCALL Immediately jump to next level APPLEIIGS Make secret doors visible on automap (shows player's head) SHEPPY Get an extra life GETAJOB Replaces certain Hitler portraits with Steve Jobs BARBARIAN Replaces certain Hitler portraits with Bill Gates HARDWIRED Replaces certain walls with Tony Diaz LIBRARIAN Replaces certain walls with Tony Ward MEIJERDUDE Replaces certain walls with Dave Miller DONHO Replaces certain walls with Ryan Suenaga (By the way, the appearance of the player in "god" mode is more cool on the IIGS than on the other platforms. On the IIGS he is wearing sunglasses; on other platforms, he has shining red eyes.) SQUASHING BUGS A maintenance update to version 1.0.1 appeared shortly after Wolf 3D's original release. In March 1998 a patch program was available to download, which fixed a crash occurring in certain low memory situations, and changing the startup music to continue playing while a scenario was being selected. In April, Wolfenstein 3D players began to mention that their systems were becoming unstable after playing Wolfenstein 3D. Sheppy eventually tracked down the problem to a bug in the system software that is triggered only when applications attempt to patch the system software following the rules documented in Apple's Technical Notes. Wolfenstein 3D uses a Toolbox patch to work around another system software bug. Sheppy fixed this problem by changing his code to not follow Apple's own rules, but use a different patching method that is more transparent to the operating system. The version 1.1 update that fixed this was released on May 1, 1998, and included a completely rewritten sound code section (which allowed more sounds to be played at once), increased keyboard configuration options. AFTERMATH To say that Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIGS was "popular" would be an understatement. It even became an event at KansasFest 1998, with a "KFest Shootout" planned as a contest. In January 1999, Ryan Suenaga listed it as one of the two best freeware products of 1998, tying with Kelvin Sherlock's "GShisen". The Wolfenstein 3D Scenario Converter, a casualty of falling shareware payments in the Apple IIGS community, was changed from a $5 fee to freeware in September 1999. It is safe to say that the game as it was finally released was a far better conversion than would have appeared if it had stayed the commercial product that Vitesse had originally wanted it to be. Certainly, Bill Heineman is an excellent programmer, and would have come up with a great game if he had been able to apply the time to it. However, when Sheppy took over the project and continued to plug away at it even after there was no longer any chance of financial compensation for all of his work, it became a matter of making it PERFECT. Wolfenstein 3D on the IIGS is one of the most complex and demanding games that ever appeared for that computer, and a credit to the dedication to the platform demonstrated by Sheppy and his contributors. THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT Next month we will return to the Lamp yearly review, as I have no further side stories that are just itchin' to be told. Until then, pull out your copy of Wolf 3D and blast some bad guys! References: -----. "A Funny Thing Happened...." The Lamp!: Feb through Dec 1998. Beerman, Marcel 'Doc'. "Q&A with John Romero about DOOM (III) Part I". PROJECT DOOM. http://www.projectdoom.com/romero.html (Dec 2003). -----. "Beyond Castle Wolfenstein". HOME OF THE UNDERDOGS. http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?name=Beyond+Castle+Wolfenstein (Dec 2003). -----. "Castle Wolfenstein". WOLFENSTEIN.ORG. http://wolfenstein.org/fanclub/castle_wolfenstein.phtml (Dec 2003). Cuff, Douglas. PD_QUICKVIEW, "Wolfenstein 3-D IIGS (Demo)". GENIELAMP A2, Dec 1996. Kai, Satoshi. "Wolfenstein Fundamentals: The History Of The Game Unprecedented". THE WOLFENMANIA CHRONICLE. http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~clubey/Mac%20Wolf/fundamentals.html (Dec 2003). -----. "Hey Mister Postman". GENIELAMP A2, Jan through Dec 1995, Jan, June, July, and Oct 1996. -----. "Hey Mister Postman". GENIELAMP A2, Apr 1997. -----. "Marketalk News". SOFTALK, Sept 1981:32. -----. "The History Of John Romero And John Carmack". MICRO MART. http://www.micromart.co.uk/content/features/default.asp?Category=Article&ID =1376 (Dec 2003). -----. MOBY GAMES. http://www.mobygames.com (Dec 2003). Ninjaforce. "Haben Sie Fhrerschein?", Feb 13, 2000. NINJAFORCE WEB SITE. http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/special_wolf_interview.html (Dec 2003). -----. "Interview with Daikatana Creator John Romero". PRIMA GAMES. http://www.primagames.com/news/interview/921/ (Dec 2003). Romero, John. "John Romero's Dangerous Dave Page". PLANET //ROME.RO. http://rome.ro/article_saga_dave.htm (Dec 2003). Shepherd, Eric. Email, Dec 2003. Tommervik, Margot. "Marketalk Reviews: Castle Wolfenstein". SOFTALK, October 1981: 55-58. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFC]------------------------------ KFest Comments | ----------------------------------- [WKF] Woz KansasFest - IN Apple II HISTORY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, six months or so later. . . where does the Woz KansasFest fall into Apple II history? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" He appears at an awful lot of events; it's not exactly historic. But I think it holds a special place in our hearts. I still hope he comes again, as a regular attendee. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" He does appear at a lot of events (more now than he used to), but I think it's a little more significant than any other event, when more than a quarter century after its debut, he spends a few hours at the event at the center of the Apple II universe. While I don't think there was anything totally new in his keynote address, it was a fascinating speech. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 32) [EOA] [KFE] KFest ENDORSED """""""""""""" The absolutely best place to meet Apple II enthusiasts is at KFest in July. A lot of old timers, programmers and venders are there both US and international. Absolutely the greatest bunch of people you'd ever want to meet. New products are unveiled. For the rest of the season join A2Central.com. Sandy (Sandra Warnken, comp.sys.apple2.marketplace) [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [KFT] KFest 2004 TALK """"""""""""""" I recently read on CNN.com about "Camp Foo", an annual camping trip for geeks. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/09/bus2.feat.geek.camp/index.html It sounds remarkably like another event we all know of... (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Doesn't it? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I'm as much an outdoors guy as just about anyone, so I bet that would be a ton of fun. OTOH, doing camping outdoors in the K.C. summer would suck suck suck :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" ..as someone who has camped in the general area of Kfest in July, I would advise against camping as your form of residence for Kfest. First of all you'd miss all the insanity of the dorms, second of all a low temperature at night in the lower 80's F is about the opposite of fun... Any more words on Kfest 2004 been said officially? Dain Kfest...Disneyland for Apple ][ers. (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I guess I can speak officially -- today I finally received the contract from Avila! We will start registrations as soon as we know how much insurance costs have risen since last year. The Big Cheese (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 10) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Reminder of Summer Fun More Summer Fun A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Syndicomm Lane - a Song Parody-----------------------------------[SLP] New in A2 Library------------------------------------------------[NAL] SIS Can Browse Gopher--------------------------------------------[SBG] Security on the Internet-----------------------------------------[SOI] Spam-------------------------------------------------------------[SPM] Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online----------------------------------[EAG] ROM 01 vs. ROM 3 Apple IIgs--------------------------------------[1V3] Upgrading a IIe to a IIgs----------------------------------------[EGS] Don Lancaster's Writings-----------------------------------------[DLW] Don't Forget to Renew Juiced.GS----------------------------------[RNJ] Amazed By Juiced.GS----------------------------------------------[ABJ] The KEGS Emulator on Solaris X86---------------------------------[KOS] The KEGS Emulator on FreeBSD-------------------------------------[KFB] Apple II Technical Notes and Apple II File Type Notes------------[TFT] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! 1999 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] SyndiChat v1.2 is Now Available----------------------------------[SNA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Enjoying the Monthly Column, "Illuminating The Lamp" An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Reminder of Summer Fun ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking off in the distance from High Above The Rock River we see a most unusual structure... the edifice of the Starlight Theater. For many years plays have been presented on summer evenings on the campus of Rock Valley College. The Starlight Theater was an outdoor theater... hence the name. After a hot, busy day, it is a delightful experience to take in a play in the cool of the evening under the stars. But every so often the weather didn't cooperate. A performance had to be cancelled. Sometimes a play was finished in the rain... members of the audience had brought their umbrellas! The man in charge of the theater had a dream... what if you had a folding roof that could be moved into place above the theater if needed. He built a model of his concept of how it would look and began promoting his idea. The idea caught on and private donations provided the funds to build it. So starting last summer you could see a play under the stars and leave your umbrella home... if it rained they closed the roof! More Summer Fun ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some people decided during KFest 2003 that they would be attending KFest 2004. Others missed last summer but plan to make it this year. And there are those who have told themselves they would like to go sometime. They didn't have time... or the didn't have the money. Planning is what can make it happen. Talk to the boss about time off. Start saving up some money. It is just five short months until KFest. KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [SLP] Syndicomm Lane - A SONG PARODY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" After an absence of several years, here is yet another song parody for your enjoyment... Syndicomm Lane (sung to the tune of "Penny Lane" by the Beatles, with no apologies since they are being unreasonable about the use of the name "Apple" in association with music) On Syndicomm, we find Bruce Baker posting photographs Of every KFest head found sleeping on the flo' And in the chat room those that come and go, stop and type "hello" On the Quill, we find Ken Gagne musing writing craft And then there's Gamebits, Showbits; He just never slacks Then there's Dave and Sheppy with their Macs, to update a page not so strange. Syndicomm is on the Net and on my screen There with telnet text or World Wide Web I browse, and meanwhile back On Syndicomm, they have a filter for the data flow To try and keep the spam from filling up my screen They try to keep their system server clean, It's a clean machine Syndicomm is on the Net and on my screen For the Palm and Apple II, plus Newton, meanwhile back In topic 5 I see there's talk about the "AnyCard" It should be here some year, at least that's what they say And while the Big Cheese hears her iTunes play She just knits away At Syndicomm, the online store sells stuff to customers, Suenaga's getting his "Juiced" deadline in And in an RPG match they spin, just to make a play Very strange Syndicomm is on the Net and on my screen. It's for the Apple II and Palm plus Newton, meanwhile back Syndicomm is on the Net and on my screen There with telnet text or World Wide Web ....... Syndicomm! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 123) >>>>> """"" Steve :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 13. Msg 124) >>>>> """"" We can expect this to be performed at KansasFest, I presume? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 125) >>>>> """"" Well, what I think would be better would be to have a competition to come up with song parodies, and have them performed for a prize. (I'll judge, rather than perform, right?) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 126) >>>>> """"" >> ... (I'll judge, rather than perform, right?) << Either way. :) Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 127) >>>>> """"" >> We can expect this to be performed at KansasFest, I presume? << Sounds like a candidate for Karaoke Revolution to me. KaraokeFest? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 128) [EOA] [NAL] NEW IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/strategy/prodos8 directory: File: MazezaM.bxy Size: 19841 Date: Feb 6 MazezaM (pronounced "may-zam") is a simple puzzle game. You enter the mazezam on the left and you have to get to the exit on the right by pushing rows of blocks left and right. If you get stuck you can retry the mazezam, but this will cost you a life. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 26) [EOA] [SBG] SIS CAN BROWSE GOPHER """"""""""""""""""""" For more information, see http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/ It contains a link so Web Browsers that do not support gopher (i.e. IE 6, some versions of SIS, Mozilla, Safari, etc.) can access gopher pages. It looks like the "Lite" proxy can give SIS the ability to browse Gopher. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 5, Msg 5) [EOA] [SOI] SECURITY ON THE INTERNET """""""""""""""""""""""" I just received an email, supposedly from service@paypal.com, asking me to confirm my PayPal account information. I clicked on the link in the email and it sent me to a site that looked very much like PayPal, except for two items: the URL was a dotted address, not paypal.com, and was not employing SSL; and the site hadn't asked me to log in. (for security reasons, PayPal apparently never uses cookies to remember your login.) The fields on this page asked for my mailing address, credit card number, mother's maiden name, and the like. It all looked very convincing, and I can see how someone may have been duped. How sad and frustrating that such scams exist. Please keep an eye out for these emails. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've gotten several, supposedly from eBay, Citi, and generic banks. I've taken the trouble to forward a few to the fraud addresses on the real web sites. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 3 Feb 04 7:35:21 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 168 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I've gotten several of these, none of them on my actual paypal email address, which is how I tell it's a scam. OTOH, I got an email recently from eBay (apparently) which I haven't looked into which said they are changing my user ID since mine was an email address and they don't want those as user IDs any more. Anyone hear if this is a scam? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" This is indeed legit; I changed mine myself about a week and a half ago, just before they did it for me. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" See http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing.shtml Quoting the relevant section: Trust & Safety: Email Address Transition to User ID Date: 01/16/04 Time: 03:55:31 PM PST In an effort to enhance the safety of the eBay marketplace and reduce the risk to members from bspoofb emails, last August we announced that all members with an email address as a User ID must pick a non-email User ID. This initiative has been made in conjunction with a number of other steps to ensure the safety of our Community, including limiting the ability to look up email addresses and discouraging the use of email addresses in Sign In. Over the last few months, we have been regularly messaging to active members with email addresses as User IDs to encourage their voluntary selection of User IDs. We are in the last phase of this initiative. All members who still use email addresses as User IDs will be automatically assigned a non-email User ID by January 31, 2004. To learn more about this safety initiative, please read our Frequently Asked Questions. Enhancing the overall safety of the Community by reducing the risk that public email addresses pose is critical. We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep eBay a safe place to trade. Regards, eBay You might want to see what your username is now since it is past January 31. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I just checked my ebay UserID and sure enough, my email address no longer works as my UserID. Now I need to figure out how to change my UserID to something less dorky than what ebay set it to... Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 24, Msg 6) [EOA] [SPM] SPAM """" I'm not sure how or even if CAN-SPAM is being enforced. Today alone I had at least 100 pieces of non-CAN-SPAM-compliant Spam show up in my various mailboxes. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" In the last few weeks my spam count has increased dramatically. Although much of it is stopped from getting to me by filters on the mail servers of my ISP, some gets all the way through to me. I do not open the spam, so have no idea where it has come from. I would hazard a guess that the CAN-SPAM law has just made the spammers feel more secure, and so they are increasing their efforts to spread their rubbish... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 31 Jan 2004 - 171 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 120) >>>>> """"" After not checking for 9 hours, I just had 50 spams waiting for me. I agree that my spam has also increased. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 121) >>>>> """"" My spam is way up - especially the offers for drugs and pharmaceuticals. I disabled spam tagging on my domain (gamebits.net) since it seemed redundant, having it all filtered through SpamCop; some legitimate emails were getting through with "#SPAM#" in the subject. I started using Apple's Mail.app only since Jan 1. I've been manually tagging and de-tagging emails as junk, and figure a month is long enough to train it. I'll turn on the program's automatic filtering tomorrow (Feb 1) to let it handle anything that SpamCop does not. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 122) >>>>> """"" My Spam is up, too. Time to let my congresscritter know what I think. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 1 Feb 04 10:26:53 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 170 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 124) >>>>> """"" I've recently started using a program called SpamSieve, which integrates with several popular email programs, and it's doing an amazing job at catching the stuff Syndicomm's filters don't. After just a few days, it's got a 94% accuracy rate, and I haven't seen a spam wind up in my inbox for at least three days now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 125) >>>>> """"" I've been using it for some time now, and find that the few errors are all false positives, meaning I need to check the junk box before dumping it. Most days there are none, but some legitimate mail from commercial sources does get caught now and then. It only happens once, however, and thereafter it is sorted properly. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 3 Feb 04 12:17:11 am cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 169 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 126) >>>>> """"" Regarding spam: I agree that the count seems to be quite a bit higher recently than it used to be. I've got my Mail.app program in OS X sending anything with "spam" in the subject directly to my Junk box (which is how Syndicomm's filter is identifying things it believes are spam). The weird thing is this: I had been using Mail for spam filtering for months, and then upgraded to Panther, and did it as a clean install, copying over settings from my old Jaguar setup. And after I did this, I would have messages appear in my Junk box marked with the spam icon that were NOT spam, and messages marked as NOT spam that WERE spam. So part of the re-training has been to point out (again) what is and what is not spam. I'm finally getting more messages in that Junk box that are correctly identified. It would be really messy if I didn't have the Syndicomm screening. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 129) >>>>> """"" Mail's spam filter was only about 70% effective for me, and eventually seems to hit a limit where it just doesn't want to learn anymore. SpamSieve is now up to 95.6% accuracy after just under a week of training. It's a marvel. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 130) >>>>> """"" And it is now official that spam has increased since the CAN-SPAM act, at least if BrightMail are to be believed! Of course they do have a vested interest in saying so, but my experience confirms their findings. Check out . So how long before there is a CANT-SPAM act passed? Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 5 Feb 2004 - 166 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/ (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 131) >>>>> """"" Well, one of the reasons CAN-SPAM isn't doing anything yet is because the agencies tasked to enforce it are still writing the necessary regulations; CAN-SPAM authorizes agencies to regulate commercial email, but doesn't specify the details, so until those agencies finish putting their ducks in a row, there won't be any enforcement. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 136) >>>>> """"" CAN-SPAM to me is like lots of other laws that get passed and don't get enforced or don't get enforced well. This is not unlike what is taught in a parenting class--if you don't enforce the rule, it's useless. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 137) [EOA] [EAG] EAMON ADVENTURER'S GUILD ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Eamon Adventurer's Guild Online has a web site at this URL: http://www.eamonag.org/ (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Topic 1, Msg 101) [EOA] [1V3] ROM 01 vs. ROM 3 Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi! I am getting a mix of ROM 01 and ROM 03 boards (and hopefully some of each will work!) Are there any times anyone can think of situations (particularly with newer mass-storage devices or with LANceGS) where ROM 01 would be preferred over ROM 03? Thanks! Fun (FFONG, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" There is a small number of programs that were designed on a ROM 01, and will not work (either correctly or at all) on a ROM 03. But, as stated, that number is small. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" There are also some expansion cards -- especially RAM cards -- that only work in the ROM 01. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I use a ROM 3 Exclusively and have only once ran across a limitation where the program wouldn't work. It was on the original version of Print Shop GS that I had. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" At this point in time there are very few programs (at least, the latest versions) that will run on one ROM version and not on the other. There are, however, exceptions; not long ago in this forum Diversi-Cache was noted as working with a ROM_01 but not a ROM_3. Motherboards are so cheap nowadays my thought it to just get one (at least :) of each. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 7, Msg 8) [EOA] [EGS] UPGRADING A IIe TO A IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""" This is one of the answers I was looking for in the ROM 01 vs ROM 03 topic! Another issue is finding the GS base plate these days. Is there anyone selling the //e to GS upgrade any longer? Or is there another source for a GS base plate that fits a //e? I have a few //es that could possibly be upgraded. (FFONG, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Whoo... I have no idea where you'd get one of those base plates. I bet that's going to be hard to come by. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The only thing I've ran across has been a IIE to IIgs upgrade manual still shrinkwrapped. I'd hoped to find the rest, but no luck. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> Another issue is finding the GS base plate these days. << Those were originally made by Apple for the upgrade kits they sold. I doubt if anyone else made them. I suspect the only place you will find them is on already converted //e-gs machines. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 12 Jan 04 12:16:12 am cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 191 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Is it possible to use a dremil tool to modify the IIe plate? I know the rom03 gs's don't have a kbd conn that is compatible with the iie but I believe the rom 01 gs's do. (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" That's possible. I don't know. Anyone? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I have not done any work on trying to put a IIgs motherboard into a IIe case, but what Mark says is true--the ROM_3 IIgs motherboards lack the keyboard connector for the IIe keyboard; the ROM_01 motherboards have the connector, although it may need to be soldered on with some of the boards. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I have a Enhanced IIe and I have a few spare Rom 01 GS Motherboards. I was looking at the motherboards and It should be possible with a drill to put in holes in the IIe base so you can use standoffs and install a generic rom 01mb. Then all I have to do is purchase a keyboard and a numeric keypad socket. Then the next step would be to CAREFULLY solder the sockets into place. Would i need a Apple IIgs power supply? or are they plug compatible? (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" They're not plug-compatible, so you'd either need a GS power supply, or need to do some work on a IIe one. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" The MBs Apple made for conversion or replacement had both power connectors, as well as the keyboard connectors installed. If you don't have one of those MBs, you will need a GS supply or a new connector for the old //e one. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 17 Jan 04 11:21:20 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 185 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Can a IIgs PS fit in a IIe case? Or would you need some creative metalworking? (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I'm pretty sure it fits. I believe it even has the proper mounting holes in the bottom. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 18 Jan 04 11:13:21 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 184 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" The ROM_01 motherboards have a connector for the IIe power supply just as they have a connector for the IIe keyboard. Whether the actual physical connector is soldered on or not isn't known; some are, some aren't. Good luck. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 8, Msg 18) [EOA] [DLW] Don Lancaster's WRITINGS """""""""""""""""""""""" Back in the late 80's, I would regularly read Computer Shopper. Amongst all the ads, there was an ongoing column called Ask The Guru written by Don Lancaster. In a magazine that was targeted to sell PCs and parts, it was refreshing to see an article which usually had an Apple II tidbit or two. I found that Don's website has reprints of many of his articles. Links to Ask The Guru Volumes in PDF format can be found at: http://www.tinaja.com/glair01.asp#comshop He would often venture into areas of Apple II computing that was not available in any other Apple II publication. If you explore the website, you will even find links to Apple II books that he has written that can still be purchased. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the URL -- but where did you find books you can buy? I've been poking around for a while, and the site is very confusing. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" The site crams a lot of information in a little bit of space--I relied on the color coding to determine how to best find information throughout the site. The direct link to Don Lancaster's books is: http://www.tinaja.com/books/bkdons.asp Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I see. The links appear to just be Amazon.com links by ISBN, under the hope that they have used copies for sale. They don't seem to for a number of them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Most of the books that I checked provided a quantity available (numbers ranged in the single digits). And since some of the book links goto an email address instead of Amazon, odds are that Amazon would be able to fulfill an order. I've had good luck getting out-of-print material from online retailers. It took a couple of months for the order to be fulfilled, but the item arrived at the advertised cost. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Don Lancaster also had a PostScript forum (or, I guess, in those days, RoundTable :) on Genie. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 15, Msg 15) [EOA] [RNJ] DON'T FORGET TO RENEW Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Literally 50% of our subscribers have yet to renew for 2004. C'mon, guys, you're making life hard on me. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 508) [EOA] [ABJ] AMAZED BY Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""" Juiced.gs consistently amazes me. Before I subscribed, I figured I knew everything that was going on in the A2 world between csa2 and delphi. I didn't know how much I didn't know. News, rumors, interviews, obscure hardware and more, it's wonderful. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 509) [EOA] [KOS] THE KEGS EMULATOR ON Solaris X86 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just tried running KEGS.0.85 on Solaris X86 and the F4 config screen is accessible when System 6.0.1 starts up (i.e. when the Finder is running). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 14) [EOA] [KFB] THE KEGS EMULATOR ON FreeBSD """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone have a URL for a src tarball for KEGS? Or failing that, a Linux binary (not a .rpm). I want to see if I can build it on FreeBSD 4.9 and/or 5.2. I have successfully compiled XGS on FreeBSD, but it segfaults right after startup and I just can't force myself to spend any more time on it. Tim (KELLERS, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Tim, There is a KEGS listing on sourceforge.net at http://sourceforge.net/projects/kegs/ Good Luck, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" If you look at kegs.sourceforge.net, you will find the recent release contains, Windows and Mac binaries as well as the source in a single gzip archive. The direct link is: http://kegs.sourceforge.net/kegs.0.85.tar.gz Make sure you follow the instructions for compiling so you can build KEGS correctly for your platform. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 17) [EOA] [TFT] Apple II Technical Notes and Apple II File Type Notes """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm is going to publish its next update to the Apple II Technical Notes and Apple II File Type Notes in March. If you're aware of errors in the existing notes, or have suggestions for new Notes that would be of value, please let me know. In addition, if there are file types that you know of that are not covered in the File Type Notes, or if you have a file type that you feel needs to have a File Type Note, please let me know so we can work on getting one put together. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" I haven't downloaded the zip file with the new Tech Notes so this may be a moot point. Is there a document that describes what has changed from the last revision? Should I also assume the last revision of the Notes (as a whole) was 1992? Was the source of the PDF's from Apple's Word version or the ported text version? Also, are the PDF's available separately or only in the zip archive? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" The PDFs are not at present available separately; they will be for the March revision I plan to upload. Note #0 as usual includes indications of which notes have been revised or are new. Because of how long it's been since the last reposting of the Notes, some of the ones that are "new" or "updated" were actually touched years ago. :) The newest changes are actually from as recently as 2001, and there are already some Notes that have been updated for the March 2004 revision, with more changes planned (which is part of why I'm asking for input, because I'd like to do a major update round, since it's been over 10 years since they got a good thorough overhaul). The PDFs were generated from Apple's Word files; I converted them all to Word v.X format then used Acrobat to generate PDFs. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 3, Msg 25) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL One of the little blunders that I tend to do at least once a week involves not keeping track of which exam room I am to go into next. It happens like this: I pick up the patient chart from the door, and then step over to my pull-down desk to review what is in there. Why is the patient here for this visit, what is the blood pressure today, what lab was done last time and is any lab to be done on this visit, and so on. I also make sure that the papers I need in the chart are in the right order, so I can find them at the right time. Sometimes while I am doing this quick review before I actually see the patient, I might be interrupted by a pharmaceutical company representative who wants me to sign for samples, or to tell me of some great new breakthrough. Or it might be a notice that there is a phone call from the hospital that I have to take. Or possibly it might be that precariously balanced stack of charts that have phone messages that need to be done about an hour ago. In any case, after my review and after whatever other interruption had come my way, I pick the chart up and head to the exam room. Which room? Why, that one over there with no chart on the door, of course. Except... Mr. Green with the hypertension is looking rather different today; he is only 6 years old, and is banging his sister on the head with a book. Ooops, sorry; you'll be right after the patient I am seeing now. I leave the room and head to the CORRECT room, vowing to pay better attention next time to the room NUMBER written on the front. And, of course my nurse is laughing at me, because I did it AGAIN. Makes me feel kind of foolish. Well, as we examine this last year of the century (depending on your definition of when the century truly ends), many people were caught up in the media-led hysteria of all the terrible things that were going to happen at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2000. All of these old computers that RUN EVERYTHING were going to have the digital equivalent of a memory lapse as their primitive two-digit year counter swung around from 99 to 00, and suddenly were cast into the start of the 20th century. Banks would have locked vaults, planes would loose control and fall from the sky, cars would fail to start, and equipment from here to China would malfunction as they tried to figure out what to do with 1900 instead of 2000. And the worst part of it all was that there simply was NOT ENOUGH TIME to get out there and fix this problem before disaster struck. It would be a cascade effect of computer failures that would risk civilization-as-we-know-it. To prevent (or at least prepare for) this disaster, corporations spent BILLIONS of dollars upgrading equipment, or testing it to make sure it was Y2K-proof. At the hospital where I work, many types of equipment were tested and certified as Y2K-ready -- even the DIGITAL THERMOMETERS used to take patient's temperatures!! ("Oh, look Betty! This patient's temperature is 124 degrees! It must be the one they missed that HAS the Y2K bug! Run and hide! We're all going to die!!") However, we that were in the Apple side of the computer world could afford to be smug about the whole problem, since OUR favorite computer was impervious to the Y2K bug. Unlike our Intel-based rivals, OUR internal clocks did not keep track of time based on MM/DD/YY, but rather on seconds elapsed since the early part of the twentieth century, and so didn't really CARE about the transition from 12/31/99 23:59 to 1/1/00 00:00. Nevertheless, in the midst of this smugness, there were some cracks beginning to appear in the walls of the new Apple II home at Delphi, and the universe got a little bit smaller. Let us now move the story into this landmark year of 1999. FOOL ON THE HILL During 1999, Turkey was shaken by an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude, which killed over 15,000 people. War broke out in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, as president Slobodan Milosevic began the massacre and deportation of Albanians, which resulted in a NATO military response. Two (disgruntled) students invaded Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, and initiated a killing spree that claimed the life of twelve students and one teacher, and ultimately themselves. George Lucas released the long-awaited movie, "Star Wars Episode I--The Phantom Menace". Although the U.S. House of Representatives had impeached President Clinton of perjury and obstruction of justice, the Senate voted to acquit him. George W. Bush, governor of Texas, announced his candidacy as a Republican for the 2000 presidential election. And computers became a focus of daily news reports, as the media stirred up fears of a digital Armageddon due to the Y2K bug. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) introduced the 802.11b protocol for wireless data transmission. Intel released the 500 MHz Pentium III. Microsoft released Windows CE 3.0 (sometimes abbreviated as "WinCE", possibly referring to the difficulties in using it) for handheld PocketPC computers. Color versions of these handheld computers begin to appear. Prodigy, one of the early text-based online services, discontinued that text service in January due to Y2K-based incompatibilities, with the company planning to focus on its Internet service. And the wild ride of the Internet explosion itself continued, with Disney getting in on the action with the creation of the Go Network. The computer viruses Melissa and Chernobyl caused more problems than Y2K ultimately did, causing several large corporations to shut down their mail servers to defend against its effects. Apple Computer released its next iteration of the wildly popular iMac. Available in five translucent colors, the iMac 266 was similarly successful. Later in the year it was replaced by the faster iMac 333. The PowerMac G3 came out in a blue and white case that was the easiest Apple to open up and get into since the original Apple II. It started at 300 MHz and was bumped to 450 MHz mid-year. Slimmer and lighter than its predecessors by two pounds, the PowerBook G3, code-named Lombard, was released. In August, the new PowerMac G4 was announced, featuring a math accelerator called the Velocity Engine. Because it could do over one billion floating point operations per second (a gigaflop), it was classified as a supercomputer. And in September, Apple's consumer laptop computer, the iBook, was released. It was the first commercial product to promote the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking protocol, which Apple marketed under the name "AirPort". THE LAMP! INFO Editor Suenaga started what became an annual event for several years. The 1998 Apple II Achievement Awards appeared in the January issue, and awarded the Best Commercial Product to GSoft BASIC; Best Shareware Product to Shifty List; Best Freeware Product(s) to Wolfenstein 3D and GShisen; Best World Wide Web Site to Tony Diaz's Apple II Information Resource, with A2-Web coming in as a close second; Best Publication to Juiced.GS, with honorable mentions to Shareware Solutions II and The Lamp!; Outstanding Apple II Related Development to Marinetti 2.0, with honorable mention to the Bernie ][ The Rescue and Sweet16 IIGS emulators; and Outstanding Individual Achievement to Ewen Wannop for his work on Spectrum, Crock O' Gold, BabelFish 1.0, Disk Access II, the TABBS CDROM, and for help in testing Nifty Spell. In February he gave his assessment of the "State Of The II, 1999", declaring that the presence of quality emulators like Bernie ][ The Rescue and Sweet16 were making it possible for the Apple II to have yet another chance to make a comeback. Whether or not it would do so was up to those who used it. In the September editorial, Suenaga announced that due to work schedule changes, he was finding it necessary to stop doing The Lamp! as of the December issue. He had missed his personal deadline of a mid-month release one time too many, and he felt that he had to let go of SOMETHING in his life to regain control of things. In October, he announced that the new editor would be Lyle Syverson, who had an article appearing in that issue. One thing that I had forgotten to mention when I was going through 1998 was a small change in the masthead for The Lamp! Whereas it had originally listed Suenaga's Internet mail address as "thelamp@delphi.com", by the December 1998 issue it had changed to "thelamp@sheppyware.net", and remained that way through 1999: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 12| |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.| |Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net| |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |________________________________________________________________________| In his final editorial, Suenaga discussed the balance needed in life, and how his change of work had put things OUT of balance for him, thus the need to remove something (being editor of a monthly publication) to restore that balance. He also vowed to stay very involved with articles for The Lamp! and Juiced.GS, as well as a "few other projects which you all might be interested in (and unfortunately I can't really talk about right now)." He also thanked those in the Apple II community who had been his supporters and helpers, and turned things over to his new editor, Lyle Syverson. FORUM NEWS During the entire year, Delphi was working on mirroring their text-based content to be accessible from a standard web browser. By the end of the year, their focus was almost exclusively on the Web part of their service. In the A2 Forum, the issue was raised again about the files from the Genie A2 library archive, and when would they be available in the Delphi A2 library. The same answer was given as before, that there were copyright and permission issues to overcome in some cases, but for the vast majority, it was simply a matter of the volume and the time needed to upload them all. Tony Ward was the A2 Database Manager on Delphi and was working on it as he was able. Gary Utter mentioned the possibility of the creation of a CD-ROM of software from the Genie A2 library that could legally be reproduced. In his role as librarian, Ward posted some detailed information in the March issue as to the rules for uploading files to the Delphi A2 library. These were primarily rules on naming the files, and creating ShrinkIt and Binary II archives. Also in the March issue was the announcement from February that the Apple II User Forum on CompuServe (APPUSER), the one that was still accessible with a standard Apple II, had finally been closed down. Joe Kohn was the one who first discovered this, and in the Apple II area that had been created within the Mac Forum it was also Joe who managed to post the very first welcoming message. The content of that message was, of course, "Apple II Forever!" Interestingly, the text-based forums on CompuServe had been run for years on old _36-bit_ mainframe computers, and the corporation had been in the process of changing to newer 32-bit computers to support their online service. Unfortunately, keeping ASCII access available was a cost that CompuServe had decided not to spend, and so those text-based forums disappeared. As before, when America Online discontinued access for Apple II users, it was suggested that they be encouraged to come over to Delphi A2, where the major part of the Apple II online community had moved. Daylight-savings time weekend in April saw a nuisance bug hit the Forum as a result of Delphi installing an upgrade to synchronize the text and web message posting. This bug caused a large number of messages to be duplicated in the A2 Forum (as well as most other Forums hosted by Delphi). This played havoc not only with those doing automated offline message processing, but also for editor Suenaga in his efforts to collect messages to include in the May issue. In March, Mike Westerfield began an online course "Learn To Program In GSoft BASIC". It was divided into fourteen lessons, based on his tutorial book of the same name, and followed the Advanced Placement Computer Science curriculum. Shareware Solutions II's multi-system chat became a mono-system chat in April when Genie became inaccessible (and CompuServe had already disappeared). After the Genie A2 Roundtable chat area was again functional, the multi-system chats resumed. Late in the year, Delphi became less friendly for the Apple II users accessing it via direct dial-up. Delphi announced that it was no longer going to have its own dial-up numbers via SprintNet as it had traditionally done. Instead, to get to the text side of Delphi, it was now necessary to log on using telnet. In essence, Delphi took one more step away from the traditional online service, and one step closer to being an Internet-only content provider. In the November issue, Suenaga, Howard Katz, and Lyle Syverson wrote an article detailing how to get to Delphi via text. GENIE INFO Some people on Delphi were still asking for information about how to sign up for Genie; the costs and advantages (primarily the huge file library) were mentioned in brief in February. However, Apple II users on Genie began to experience "blackouts" during 1999. The May editorial mentioned that as of late April and for the three weeks following, the A2 Roundtable on Genie had been completely inaccessible both to staff and non-staff members. Repair efforts were apparently not being made very quickly to resolve this problem, further clarifying that the focus of the company that was operating Genie did NOT have service of their current customers in mind. Dean Esmay commented that a major part of the problem was that there were no longer any programmers or staff engineers working at Genie who knew anything about the GEIS (General Electric Information Systems) network. The result was that if something stopped working, it was not possible to fix it. He pointed out that it had not even been possible to sign up for a new Genie account for the prior TWO YEARS, due to a Y2K bug that would not allow the system to accept credit card expiration dates past 1999. By early summer, the A2 Roundtable on Genie was again functioning, but its access was not reliable. By the latter part of the year, some A2 refugees were hanging out in the Mac Roundtable, since THAT was still working. The number of people using the Genie service as a whole (A2 and all of the other forums) had been steadily dropping in the years since the sale to Youvelle/IDT, and the quality of customer service provided by Genie's management was questionable. They had the habit of announcing lofty plans that never came to pass, and also of making sudden changes with very little prior warning. Near the start of December an announcement was made that not all Genie subscribers noticed: As of December 27, 1999, the text-based service that Genie had used from the beginning would be discontinued, and Genie content (what remained) would be available only from a web browser. Since Genie contracted with individuals to host and manage the Roundtables, there was also disagreement as to the ownership of the messages and content posted therein. Some sysops disagreed with the transition to the Web without Genie management even asking permission to mirror their messages. The disagreement escalated in some cases to the point that some sysops took pains to delete as much as possible from their Roundtable, before it was taken beyond their control. According to newsgroup messages (found on http://groups.google.com, in the alt.online-service.genie topic), some members of the SFRT (Science Fiction Roundtable) were planning on a wake to be held on that discontinuation date, 12/27/99. They were then likely to migrate to one or more independent web sites to continue their community. On that same newsgroup, Nic Grabien, the Managing Sysop for the Genie SFRT, posted an official "time of death": 12/30/99 14:15 PST. His message stated that the system still answered the dial-up, but it did not respond with any content. (Sort of like someone whose body is maintaining a beating heart, but who has no brainwave activity, and is declared to be clinically dead). At this point, any remaining contact with Genie was purportedly to be via the Web only, at www.genie.com. HARDWARE NEWS In the January issue, Tony Diaz gave a detailed description of the history of Apple IIe motherboard revisions, including ways to identify a specific board. Later in the year, he and Jeff Blakeney discussed the RamFAST card, focusing on its use with the larger-sized hard disks that were affordable in the late 1990's, as well as issues associated with using more than one RamFAST card at one time. Tony and solder slinger Harold Hislop also gave a short tutorial about power supply replacements for an Apple IIGS, and how to pick what type to use. It was pointed out that "underloading" the power supply (having a stronger supply than was needed by the computer) could be just as much of a problem as OVERloading it. The Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500 series had been a favorite of Apple II users for several years. In 1999, HP was releasing some new models to replace these, and Joe Kohn discussed which ones would NOT work on the Apple II, and how to identify those that would. A nugget of information from the past was posted by Chuck Stiles about the ImageWriter II printer, regarding the special button-presses necessary to set print darkness and run a self-test on the ImageWriter II. Honeybee, Gary Utter and others, gave further information in April. Stiles also posted news about placing an order for 65816 processor chips (for the Apple IIGS) built to run at 14 MHz, at a price of only $6.18 each. However, this price was only good for orders of at least $100 sent to a single address, and so he was looking for others who also were interested in placing such an order. The lifespan of the Apple IIGS clock was brought up as a topic of discussion in August. This clock is based on a 32-bit integer that counts seconds from January 1, 1904 to the present. As a result, this number will overflow on February 6, 2040 after 6:28 am. At that time, the IIGS will have its own "Y2.04K" problem, and the clock will reset to 1/1/04, 12:00 am. And that bridge will have to be crossed when it comes... Sequential Systems was planning on making one final run of RamFAST cards, after they had received at least 200 pre-orders. This was likely to happen, as Habanero in his announcement about it said that he had placed order #199. EMULATOR NEWS Bernie ][ The Rescue 2.0 was announced in the January issue, and it had been updated to v2.5 by September. That revision introduced Bernie Total Integration, which simplified file transfer between the emulated Apple II and the Mac on which it was running. This was accomplished by fully implementing "drag and drop" and through the vehicle of targeted folders on the Mac and on the emulated IIGS. A modification to this release was soon needed, after it was found that some Delphi messages were triggering an Easter egg in the program that caused the program to "bark" when certain text strings were received through the serial port. Bernie was also quickly updated to 2.5.1 because of an error that prevented the launch of ProDOS 8 programs from the Finder. February saw the introduction of a beta version of Sweet16, a translation of Bernie designed to run under the BeOS on Intel-based computers. In May, Eric Shepherd had taken over the project from F.E. Systems (although they still maintained ownership). By early July, it was ready for release. One advantage Sweet16 (informally known as "Ernie") offered over Bernie ][ The Rescue was the ability to make use of multiple processors if present on the computer running it. A new web site was set up, www.emulate.gs (using the ".gs" country code designated for the South Sandwich Isles). Bug fixes and enhancements resulted in Sweet16 updates to v1.1 by September, and v1.2 the next month. Some discussion ensued about whether or not to allow an emulated Apple IIGS to exceed the hardware features of a true Apple IIGS. The advantages of evolving it centered around adding "hardware" features that would never appear in a real IIGS (since they were no longer being manufactured), versus leaving the hardware alone, since all of the existing software depended (to some extent) on a predictable hardware architecture. Benchmarking the various real and emulated Apple IIGS computers was also a topic of discussion. Mike Westerfield of The Byte Works used as his benchmark the time needed to do a full compile of GSoft BASIC. He used his PowerMac G3 running at 300 MHz to compare Gus (the emulator started at Apple and then abandoned), Bernie ][ The Rescue, and a true Apple IIGS running at 9 MHz. The results: PowerMac G3/300, Gus........ 66 seconds PowerMac G3/300, Bernie..... 72 seconds Apple IIGS, 9 MHz ......... 753 seconds Sheppy chimed in with his own benchmark, which he called the WolfyMark (the time required to compile Wolfenstein 3D in ORCA/C): Apple IIGS, 9 MHz .................................... 6300 seconds PowerMac 8100, Bernie ................................ 2700 seconds PowerMac G3/266, Bernie ............................... 105 seconds PowerMac G3/266, Gus ................................... 92 seconds PowerMac 8500 dual 180 MHz, Sweet16 (BeOS) ............. 82 seconds PowerMac 8500 dual 180 MHz, Bernie (SheepShaver MacOS).. 72 seconds SOFTWARE NEWS :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: The Byte Works released FREE.GSOFT, a free scaled-down version of GSoft BASIC. GSoft BASIC itself was updated to version 1.2. Patches were posted in January to make I.CALENDAR, the AppleWorks 5 calendar add-on, work for the year 1999. In October, patches were posted to make it work for the year 2000. Juiced.GS announced the release of Animasia 3D as a shareware product, although not including the manuals that had been part of it when it was a commercial product. Self-proclaimed Applesoft-aholic Gerry Wright offered a method of transferring The New Print Shop from 5.25-inch disks to 3.5-inch disks. Howard Katz and The Lost Classics Project received permission to release Q Labs software as freeware. He also was able to get Deja II (the AppleWorks 5.1 emulator for the Macintosh) and Kitchen Sink Software titles released. :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Sheppy wrote gsAIM, an America Online-compatible instant messaging (AIM) client, based on Marinetti technology. The beta version was released as a Delphi-only product (since it was a just a beta). In February, the official 1.0 version was released. Unfortunately, gsAIM had a short life, after AOL added code to lock out other instant messaging clients (specifically MSN Messenger). He also wrote an NDA called ShepPing, to allow a user to "ping" a network web site or address. It was not completed, however, due to some difficulties with the available version of Marinetti. Don Zahniser's offline Delphi message manager for ANSITerm, OLRight, was updated to v4.0. Ewen Wannop's Spectrum-based offline manager, Crock O' Gold, was near to a 3.0 release in February, and when it did become available was well received. A bug release bumped the version to 3.1 by mid-year, and v3.2 appeared in September. Geoff Weiss released GWFTP, an FTP client for the Apple IIGS. SIS (Spectrum Internet Suite, the Apple IIGS web browser) was updated to 1.1 in April. Jeff Blakeney and others debated the merits of BinSCII vs BinHex for file compression and transmission. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: In February, a long discussion was reprinted that outlined differences and advantages between two competing IIGS printer drivers, Independence and Harmonie. Chuck Newby of Charlie's Appleseeds had for many years been the official sales source of Glen Bredon's ProSel and ProSel-16 Apple II utilities. On March 6, 1999, he announced that Bredon had changed both products to public domain status. Consequently, the full versions of these programs were made available in the Delphi A2 library. Charlie's Appleseeds planned to continue to provide copies on a floppy disk for a nominal cost, to cover disk costs and shipping. Bredon stated in his e-mail to Newby that he was NOT planning on supplying the source code, primarily because his IIGS hard drive had been getting "touchy" in its latter days and it would be hard to put it all together. Additionally, he was concentrating on digital photography with his new PowerMac G3, and offered a web site address to go and see his pictures. (Interestingly, even though Bredon has since passed away, this photography web site is still up -- you can view it at http://www.sierratel.com/bredon). Later in the year, Tony Diaz released a patched set of ProSel files, intended to address some Y2K issues. Ewen Wannop announced the availability of the !HELP! NDA from his web site. Previously it had been available only on disks with the software he had written. :: GAMES :: NinjaForce announced another delay in the release of KABOOM!, an Apple IIGS game they had been working on since at least 1997. Silvern Castle by Jeff Fink was released at KansasFest 1999. The game, written in Applesoft BASIC, had originally been sold in 1988 to Softdisk but was never published. Fink, who still retained rights to the program, improved upon the original game and finally made it available to the world. Written in the style of the older Apple II game "Wizardry", the game involved creating characters and going into a maze to fight monsters. The ultimate goal was to recover the lost Crystal Orb of the Wizard Drachma. It was sold as a $15 shareware game. By the end of the year, he had updated the game to v2.1. HACKING In the February issue, Scott Alfter posted info about how to patch ProDOS for the year 1999 and beyond, giving a detailed explanation on how to do it for future years in which the clock code would need to be changed. The ProDOS filing system had its own date related bug, related to the original Thunderclock driver on which it was based. Instead of having a limit of two digits for the year, as was the problem with the Y2K bug, ProDOS had NO place to keep the year for a file. Instead, a date for file stamping was determined from a look-up table that was good for only about seven years before it had to be patched. Based on the patch for ProDOS 2.0.3 that Alfter posted, the next time that it would be necessary to patch ProDOS would be after February 28, 2004. (Hmmm, that's not too far from now...) Much discussion took place in the April issue about how to create an Applesoft window in the Finder desktop on the Apple IIGS, similar to the MS-DOS window in Windows. Possible uses for this included being able to use Applesoft as a scripting language. Some also wanted to hack the ProDOS FST in order to modify it to be compatible with larger disk volumes. On further discussion, it was suggested that to have a utility to repair the HFS FST (when a volume went bad) would be more useful (and manageable). INTERNET NEWS The Apple II Web Ring expanded further in 1999, with the addition of George Wilde's web site (author of UtilityWorks and UtilityLaunch); HAAUG (a user group); Russel Nielson's software web site; and the Apple II Gaming Resource. "Ask Jeeves" was first mentioned in April as a new search engine allowing queries to be made in full sentences. (This is still available at http://www.ask.com). NETWORKING More messages appeared on how to connect an Apple IIGS into a Macintosh AppleTalk network, with the additional benefit of bridging it to that Mac's Ethernet connection. It was recommended to obtain (relatively) inexpensive Macintosh SE/30 or similar computers on the used market, install an Ethernet card, and then use these to hook up the IIGS into the Mac network. Mike Westerfield presented some of the most detailed information in the April issue. PUBLICATIONS Juiced.GS continued publication throughout 1999. The start of the year saw a listing of the contents of the final issue for 1998, and each subsequent issue's contents were posted when it was ready to ship. Shareware Solutions II mailed out Vol 4, Issue 3. The AppleWorks Gazette received its first mention in over a year. Co-editor Howard Katz posted an explanation for the absence of the publication. The person who was working with him on the project, Chris Serreau, had disappeared (literally) in 1997. In the two years since, Katz had not been successful in any fashion in making contact with him, plus job changes made it difficult to try to continue the publication on his own. To this very day, the fate of Chris Serreau is unknown to Katz or anyone else with whom he has spoken. COMPANIES Sheppy announced that the computer SheppyWare was using as an Internet server had been upgraded to have 120 MB of RAM, and an additional 500 MB of disk storage, which he felt would provide room for future expansion. As mentioned above, he released gsAIM, ShepPing, as well as IdleTime. Updates were posted to these products: Shifty List v2.0.2 and v2.0.3, WebWorks GS 1.2.1, and ImageMaker 1.0. An unfortunate turn of events was announced in the October issue, when Sheppy stated that he was putting his Apple II software development on hold, due to hassles from a few complainers that dampened his enthusiasm. Joe Kohn and Shareware Solutions II came to an agreement with Vitesse and Bill Heineman to allow him to become the new publisher of Harmonie. He also got permission from Steve Disbrow to sell EGO Systems' unsold inventory, specifically Balloon, Cool Cursors Volume 1, IPC Spy Modules Volume 1, AppleWorks GS WP translator for GraphicWriter III, and the RTF Translator for GraphicWriter III. Kohn also reminisced on May 21st that it had been 12 years ago to that day (May 21, 1987) when Applesig on The Source (which he had set up for them) went online. Seven Hills Software made a change in web server to MyESource.com, but then began to fade from the Apple II world. They announced a sale on IIGS software later in the year. NinjaForce announced a new web site in late 1999, http://www.ninjaforce.com (which is still working today). KANSASFEST The 11th KansasFest was held in 1999. The mailing list was re-opened in January, and in February, registration was opened. InTrec Software, Inc sponsored the event. At the event, Max Jones gave the keynote speech, and the guest of honor at the roast was Ewen Wannop. Ryan wrote "The KFest FAQ" to answer those, well, frequently asked questions. Doug Cuff's "Accidental Tourist at KansasFest" was updated for 1999. Pat Kern was again offering pictures of past KFest's on a CD, covering 1994 through 1998. After KFest 1999, she added the pictures for that event onto the CD. HackFest this year included fourth place awarded to Jeff Blakeney (a GSoft BASIC program), third place to Richard Bennett (an iMac mouse emulator for the IIGS), second place to Shawn Beattie (for a Y2KFest countdown program), and first place to Ken Gagne for a Spectrum database program. Also, Cindy Adams was awarded fifth place for writing a Spectrum script "because she could". Sessions included one on GSoft BASIC; how to use Print Shop GS and Print Shop Companion; Tony Diaz' new CD-ROM collection, A2-ROMulan; a demonstration of QuickTime 4 from Craig Foos of Apple Computer; and Sheppy did a presentation on BeOS. New products included Keepsakes of KFest CD (by Pat Kern), The Compleat Lamp CD, the Friends For Life CD (by Max Jones), SpeedReadPlus (by Terry Morris, demonstrated by Max Jones), the Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit (by Ewen Wannop), the Marinetti MacIP Link Layer module (by Richard Bennett), and Silvern Castle 1.0 (by Jeff Fink). The planning for KansasFest for 2000 was so ready that the registration form was placed in the December 1999 issue (perhaps they were worried that there wouldn't be anywhere to post it for a while after January 1, 2000?) The event was nicknamed "Y][KFest", in honor of the famous Y2K bug that did NOT affect the Apple II or IIGS. REVIEWS Ryan Suenaga reviewed these Apple II products: o BabelFish 1.0 o FontPimp 1.0 o Castlewood Systems Orb Drive WRITERS Suenaga was pleased to add content written by Tee Cashmore in the April, June, July, and November. He contributed articles on computing devices to assist the disabled, use of the PC Transporter, accounting software for the Apple II, and the results of a survey that she had posted on Delphi about Apple II users on Delphi, and how they connected to the Net. Though not strictly an article, it could have been submitted as one of the old "Humor Online" articles from GenieLamp. Habanero had posted a story that was reproduced in the April issue, all about Bill Gates and Paul Allen and their programming practices from back in 1974. (His two previous stories appeared in the 1998 series of Lamp newsletters; check out the Lamp Index if you are interested in finding these.) Finally, editor-to-be Lyle Syverson submitted his first article in the October issue about the use of HP DeskJet printers and the Apple II. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Sheppy announced that he had written some new technotes for the Apple II, specifically documentation of new IPC request codes, and how to identify whether or not a program was running on an emulator (and if so, which one). Suenaga wrote an article about scripting with Marinetti in the July issue. In December he wrote "Y][K", briefly extolling the positive aspects of using a 20-year-old computer platform, and all it could do, despite the angst the rest of the computer world was experiencing in its anticipation of the unknown passage past 12/31/99. STATS Here are statistics for the first eight years of GEnieLamp and The Lamp! The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K 1998 68K 156K 102K 1999 59K 120K 91K WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN Did the world come to a screeching halt when that big ball dropped in Times Square on December 31st? Did a new dark age come across the planet? Did the humans, now shrouded in darkness with the loss of their electrical power, automobiles, and airplanes, fight each other for the rotting remains of groceries in vandalized Wal-Mart stores? Well, you'll have to wait until next time to get that answer. In the mean time, you might want to set the clocks in your non-Apple computers back a ways to avoid disaster... Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References: Computer History For 1990-2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/19902000.htm History of Computing Industrial Era 1994-2000 http://www.thocp.net Information Please: 1999 http://infoplease.lycos.com/year/1999.html LowEndMac.com http://www.lowendmac.com/history/1999dk.shtml Timeline of the 90s, 1999 http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/time1999.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [SNA] SyndiChat v1.2 is Now Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SyndiChat v1.2 is now available. SyndiChat is a freeware chat client designed for use with Syndicomm's real time conferences and works under Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP. New features in this update are: - Auto-login. - Status bar showing connect status, user ID, connect time, scrollback buffer size and line length. - Virtually unlimited scrollback buffer. (Previous versions had a 30,000 character limit) - Saves window size and position between sessions. Available from http://www.syndicomm.com/~mark/SyndiChat/ Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, HelpDesk BB, Cat 3, Top 4, Msg 17) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ Enjoying the Monthly Column, "Illuminating The Lamp" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:22:40 -0500 From: Mark Percival To: Lyle Syverson Subject: Letter To The Editor I just want to let you know how much I have been enjoying Steven Weyhrich's recent monthly column, "Illuminating The Lamp". His "Der Fuehrer's Face - Wolfenstein 3D" was particularly enjoyable with lot of interesting tidbits and rarely told information. Steve has a talent for taking what could be a dull subject and turning it into a great story. I eagerly anticipate his next installment! Thank you Lyle for your efforts in editing this great Apple II publication. It is one of a kind. Mark Percival (Via email) [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [VKF] WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE KFest HOME PAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest Home Page http://www.kfest.org/ [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Going Out for Lunch Going Out to Dinner A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Batch Deletion of Email in Pine----------------------------------[BDE] BoxWorld Available in Library------------------------------------[BWA] LocalTalk on the ROM 3 Apple IIgs--------------------------------[LGS] Managing Web Sites-----------------------------------------------[MWS] Port the SCI Engine to the IIgs?---------------------------------[SCI] Build Your Own Mach II OR Mach III Joystick----------------------[JSK] The Cheese Box - VGA Monitors on the Apple II--------------------[TCB] Recipe for Joystick----------------------------------------------[RJS] Dead Battery Harmful to IIgs?------------------------------------[DBH] Linux on a PC Transporter?---------------------------------------[LPT] Current Status of GW-FTP-----------------------------------------[CGF] Enhancement to Orca/Pascal---------------------------------------[EOP] 8-Bit Driver for the LANceGS Ethernet Card-----------------------[EBD] Backing up Bank Street Music Writer------------------------------[BMW] AppleWin Emulator------------------------------------------------[AWE] Another Challenge Using KEGS-------------------------------------[ACK] KEGS for UNIX With Solaris 9 Workstation-------------------------[KSW] ActiveGS Updated to v2.0-----------------------------------------[AGS] Developer Contact Information------------------------------------[DCI] Juiced.GS V9I1 on the Way----------------------------------------[OTW] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! 2000 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Registration is Now Open for KFest 2004--------------------------[KFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Going Out for Lunch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early morning observation High Above The Rock River reveals a deep blue sky and budding of the trees... a promise that Spring will soon burst forth. A great day for a drive in the country with lunch at a favorite restaurant as a destination. Highway 2 meanders south along the Rock River. We stop every few miles at one of the turnoffs to get a close view of the river. A climb to the top of Castle Rock is especially inspiring. Twenty some miles to the south we stop at Maxon's Riverside Restaurant. John Maxon established Maxon's Manor in a beautiful old house fifty some years ago. The large enclosed porch, which faced the river, served as the dinning room. This afforded the diners a fabulous view. The centerpiece of the view was a statue of Chief Blackhawk standing on a cliff High Above The Rock River. By adding great food and great service to this atmosphere, he established a large and loyal base of customers. When Mr. Maxon reached retirement age he sold the restaurant. Business went well for the new owners. Then one night tragedy struck... the house which provided the special atmosphere of the restaurant burned to the ground. Eventually another building was built. It is a rustic building that goes well with the site. The dinning room is built on two levels, one about four feet above the other. The riverside wall is almost all glass. This takes full advantage of the same great view the original house provided. Add great food and great service to the present building and you have a winning combination. Going Out to Dinner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KFesters go out to dinner a couple of times during KFest. Dinner at the K.C. Masterpiece is quite enjoyable. They have an uncanny ability to provide seating at this busy restaurant for all of us Apple II enthusiasts. Seating is at tables of four to six. This provides a nice sized group of people for you to become better acquainted with. The food is great. Your glass of iced tea will never run dry. Come join us at KFest this year. Registration information is available now. Drop by the KFest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ and follow the registration link. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [BDE] BATCH DELETION OF EMAIL IN PINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm getting more spam every day! I was using Pine to delete all my email before Eudora downloaded it, but I finally just quit letting Eudora get my Syndicomm email. Is there any way to do a delete of all email, rather than deleting each individual email? (in Pine) Thanks, Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 134) >>>>> """"" From your Pine inbox index, type this string of commands to delete all messages: ;AADXY Translation: ; = select the following range A = all A = apply the following command D = delete X = expunge Y = yes -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 137) >>>>> """"" >;AADXY Thank you!! Now I can keep my spambox empty! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 3, Msg 138) [EOA] [BWA] BoxWorld AVAILABLE IN LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/strategy/prodos8 directory: File: boxworld.bxy Size: 27520 Date: Feb 26 BoxWorld is a puzzle game. You have to replace several boxes situated at various places in the world to complete each level. Freeware. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 27) [EOA] [LGS] LOCALTALK ON THE ROM 3 Apple IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I thought I'd spend a few minutes here and talk about my recent adventure with Localtalk on my ROM 3 Apple IIgs. I have a LANceGS in my IIgs and have been using that for file transfers and it works pretty well. It is better now since Geoff has released GW-FTP v1.1b4 and also upgrading Spectrum to v2.5.3 so that I can run SAFE. However after reading Ryan's article in Juiced.GS V8I4 about setting up a Localtalk bridge on a Mac, I decided to try it out using a Macintosh 7200/90 as a Localtalk Bridge and a Windows 2000 Advanced Server for a file server that I'm using for a course I'm taking. Win2KAS has Macintosh File/Print Services available so I though that would give me a nice central place to store files that would be accessible by my entire home network. Setting up File/Print services was easy enough on the Win2KAS box. The only thing not obvious was how to set up a shareable folder for Appletalk. After poking around the help files, I found a CLI based utility called "Macfile" that was able to create a share for Appletalk. Initially I was pretty disappointed that there wasn't a GUI interface but I think I found a way to do that afterwards. The next step was setting up Localtalk Bridge on the Macintosh 7200/90. Re-reading Ryan's article made it real easy. I was also able to test that the Mac could see and mount the Win2KAS volumes so I knew that was working fine. The last step was setting up Appleshare on the Apple IIgs and it was here that I started to run into problems. On my ROM 3, setting slot 2 to Localtalk, installing the Appleshare software from System 6.0.1 and connecting the cable between the Mac and the IIgs was easy enough. Once that was done I was able to see the Mac with the IIgs's Chooser, but not the Win2KAS box. I thought this was strange since the Mac could see the Win2KAS box but for some reason wasn't passing that over the Localtalk Bridge. I had the feeling that I might be cooked. :/ Playing around with the Mac I found out that if I rebooted the Mac that the Win2KAS did show up in the IIgs's Chooser for a few seconds before disappearing. If I was quick I could select it and attempt to log in. However doing this resulted in a "unknown login sequence" error from the IIgs. This didn't look good so I decided to Google it and see if anyone else had similar problems. The best information I got was from Google's usenet archive. What I found out was that I actually had two problems not related to each other. 1) The Win2KAS box not showing up in Chooser. 2) The "unknown login sequence" error. The first item ended up pretty easily addressable. The problem was that Localtalk Bridge, for whatever reason, didn't pass Win2KAS servers properly. The work around for this was to configure Win2KAS to enable Appletalk routing and set up an Appletalk zone. Once I did this the Win2KAS server was able to be seen by the IIgs all the time. The second issue was a little more difficult to determine what to do. However after searching around I discovered that a lady named Marsha Jackson had run into the same problem accessing her Linux box running Netatalk. What she did, to my amazement, was to disassemble System 6.0.1's Appleshare CDEV and debug it. She identified the problem, fixed the CDEV and posted it on her website. I downloaded it and tried it out. Bingo! After all of this I can now use Windows 2000 Advanced Server as a central file repository accessible by everything. I'm so happy that I'm writing a big, long post to Syndicomm's BB for posterity. :) Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Very interesting Mark. I've put on my list setting something like that up, I just have never had all the correct hardware pieces. Does using Appletalk add much in the way of overhead to a system? Cause more crashes make things run more sluggishly etc? I've used LocalTalk before, I just haven't used it much. Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" Appletalk is an interrupt based process so it does require a little bit of processing power when it is active. Under normal accelerated GS use such as the Finder, editing files, etc., there is no noticeable difference when it is running compared to when it is not. It is most noticeable when running another highly intensive interrupt based processes such as Marinetti. TCP/IP will slow down significantly, but still be usable. Running Appletalk software on the GS will not directly make it more unstable to use. If you are using buggy software that stomps on memory that it shouldn't, then having Appletalk around is another potential area that can get affected resulting in a system crash. Apple engineers were always running Appletalk so I would trust its overall stability. And for a network architecture that was built into the GS almost 18 years ago, it is cool to see that it not only works, but works great. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 10, Top 6, Msg 47) [EOA] [MWS] MANAGING WEB SITES """""""""""""""""" As determined uptopic, the web server I employ supports ASP, but not PHP. I asked someone to write me a routine in ASP. He gave it to me in JavaScript. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to this method? If I decided to use the JavaScript version, is there a way to include the definition routine in the header of all my HTML files, without manually inserting it into each one? Can it perhaps be listed in a .css file which is already being called? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" If ASP works like PHP, there should be an ASP command to include a file as part of your HTML. I don't know how CSS engines would like Javascript passed to them. What does the CSS documentation say? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 87) >>>>> """"" You can include a javascript file with standard html like this: where site.js is a file of javascript code. However, you will need to edit every file where you wish to include it. Javascript is run on the client machine, not the server machine, so if the user has javascript turned off, or a buggy browser, it might not work as expected. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 88) >>>>> """"" Geoff & Kelvin, Thanks. As Tony showed me in message 10 of this topic, I've used statements before, and was wondering if something similar could be done with JavaScript. Ideally, I'd include the JavaScript file reference in a file already being included, but the only such file in my HTML header is a .css file, which probably won't accept JavaScript. To create the site.js file you suggested, Kelvin, I had to remove the first and last lines of the JavaScript routine, which were Now the script works - most of the time, in Safari. It always works in iCab and MSIE. Odd. I wonder if it is better to go with ASP. That's my main concern, before I figure out how to implement either version. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" If there is a choice between letting the server do all the work or the client--always choose the server. Users with slow devices such as a modems, slower systems, etc. will see a decrement in page generation when it has to retrieve separate pieces. Web servers should be considered fast so they can do that processing much more quickly. As you noted already, the Javascript solution can be flaky--so if the information is important, you probably don't want to use the Javascript method. You can probably find the ASP solution that you are looking for by using google with a search of: "asp reference" "include file" Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 90) [EOA] [SCI] PORT THE SCI ENGINE TO THE IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I found an Open Source SCI engine at http://freesci.linuxgames.com/ . What is SCI you ask? It is the engine which the newer (1989 and later) Sierra Online adventure games used. Word was that Sierra was working on an engine for the IIgs at one time, but stopped development due to poor IIgs sales and that the IIgs hardware was not fast enough to run a common platform engine. Now that we have accelerators and emulators which speed up the IIgs, running the newer Sierra Online games should not be an issue. Are there any takers who would want to port the SCI engine to the IIgs? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 68) >>>>> """"" In the past, I have thought about attempting to port one of the SCI engines to the IIgs, or one of the AGI engines (AGI was used for KQ 1-4, SQ, goldrush, and other sierra games that were available on the IIgs). I think they had 2 generations of SCI. The first only allowed 16 colors, but the 2nd allowed more, so the IIgs experience would be diminished. I still think it would be neat to do. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 69) >>>>> """"" I'd sure like to see that done, but I'm pretty swamped. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 70) [EOA] [JSK] BUILD YOUR OWN Mach II OR Mach III JOYSTICK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" See my post in the Hardware forum under Joysticks. You can build your own brand-new, factory quality Mach II or Mach III using OEM components from CH Products. Cost is about $140, but we could make it considerably less by buying in bulk. (GPH_II, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I already have a CH Apple II joystick. It's the platinum model with the button on top of the stick. It's a really nice one, and building one would be a neat project. One thing I've wondered is if one could build an arcade quality stick. I know they were pretty much a different kind of stick though since the sticks that the Apple II used were more of an analog device and I think arcade sticks were more of a digital device (on/off) versus some range of values. Seeing Apple II stuff built is always fun:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" That wouldn't be too hard. Atari sticks worked the same way, and many Apple games (pre-GS, pre-Prodos) offered an "Atari Joystick" option. Not sure what the wiring was like; I assume that bottom-right made a PDL(0),PDL(1) value of 255,255, and top-left, 0,0. I've got a CH Products joystick too - a Mach I, and I love it. It was originally for PC, but I ripped out the PC cord and replaced it with the one from my previous Apple II stick, a nice 3-button Kraft that broke. I played several games of Archon II and BoulderDash 2 today with it :-) Actually, what inspired this project were two things. 1) a desire to play Apple II games on my PC emulator (since I've already got a Mach I on the ][e), and 2) a backup. Joysticks do wear out over time, and I don't want to be caught in a position where I can never use the type of joystick I grew with again. The Mach II is almost identical to the Mach I but with superior internal components (this from CH Products' Director of Sales and Marketing, who was good enough to e-mail answers to my questions today). If anyone else is interested (hint hint) we could order in bulk and get that $127 price way down. If you order 100 of them, it's only $43 per unit. Even 20 would provide a significant savings. Greg (GPH_II, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I'm curious to see how many people you could get in on this. The problem is that even at that quantity 100 level, it's awfully expensive for a joystick, and then there's the fact that they have to be assembled, which most people can't do, and would just jack up the price even more. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Yes that's true. Sometimes being a diehard Apple II fanatic means you feel like you're being discriminated against. We pay many times what PC users pay for hard drives, Etherenet, etc. It might be best to have a queue of people needing new joysticks, and when it reaches a certain threshold, everyone sends their money to someone they trust (like you) who could do the ordering and then ship the pieces to the recipients. Just one idea. I could do the assembly for a nominal cost for anyone who didn't feel comfortable doing it themselves. (GPH_II, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I think it would be important first to find out what price point at which people become willing to buy one. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 3, Msg 21) [EOA] [TCB] THE Cheese Box - VGA MONITORS ON THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Doesn't anyone know about the Cheese Box? Used VGA monitors can be had for cheap, and you get all the benefits of color on any Apple II (IIe, IIc, IIgs) without the hassle of having to have special "Apple" hardware. Cheese Box sells for about $60, and worth every penny. Has switchable VGA/composite inputs. (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I do, I just didn't find the quality of the video acceptable when I have some fine working GS monitors as is. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The Cheese Box doesn't look like you can plug it into the Apple IIgs RGB port, but only the composite port, which isn't as good. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Topic 17 >>>>> """"" This is absolutely correct, and is the one downside: I'm constantly switching in the control panel between color and monochrome. For my IIe, it's excellent. In our case it's a space issue. I've got four computers in this room where I work: Windows 2k Desktop PC Windows 95 PC (works great with ApplePC's Mockingboard emulation and sound) Apple IIGS Apple IIe. There are three VGA monitors. One is on the IIe, which is on the floor for access by our 1-year-old daughter. It's just a space issue. The perfect solution would of course be VGA output from the GS RGB, but there isn't anything that does this. I try to stay away from Apple's proprietary stuff like the monitor where possible, as I believe the Apple II's future will be with inexpensive PC hardware... (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" How does it work with a IIe? (MARGARET, Cat 17, Top 17) >>>>> """"" I expect it would work great with a IIe. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 10) [EOA] [RJS] RECIPE FOR JOYSTICK """"""""""""""""""" (Posted on Applefritter.com, by yours truly.) RECIPE FOR A BRAND-NEW, FACTORY QUALITY, OLD-STYLE APPLE II JOYSTICK Remember your Apple II joystick? I am not talking about the huge toy luggers sold today, the ones that require you to use your whole arm to control them. Rather, Ibm talking about the old ones that offered high precision because the stick was small enough to control with the thumb and forefinger. The one you used playing Archon II, BoulderDash, and Stellar 7. The ones that haven't been sold for about a decade. Those joysticks. So, where are they today? Wanting to get a brand new backup to my aging Mach I (a 10-year old PC joystick converted to work on the Apple II), as well as a similar style joystick for the PC, I had to search long and hard. It turns out, all the parts for these old-school joysticks are still made, and in fairly large quantities. Nowadays, they are just used for high-end medical applications and to fly jet fighters. Imagine that! While kids are enjoying Combat Flight Simulator their toy "fighter sticks", many real jet fighters are using the same type of joystick many of us grew up with. (Personally, I prefer a yoke to a stick for PC flight sims, but that is another topic). Here is the poop: you can build your own Mach II or Mach III replica for the Apple II for about $140. The casing and assembly is still made, and available from CH Products. Together, they will cost you $127. Here is the recipe for a brand new Mach II: Ingredients: * 1 OEM component, part # C100B0J-CJ from CH Products. * 1 old serial cable with male (pins, not holes) connector. * Cord sheath OR hot glue gun. * Soldering iron w/ solder. * Volt Meter/Continuity tester. * Wire stripper, or sharp knife 1. Order a C100B0J-CJ from CH Products. You can visit their OEM website, and click the "Traditional" link at the left. You should see some familiar-looking sticks. This model will give you the assembly and housing for a Mach II. 2. Get yourself an old serial cable with a male connector (meaning with pins, not holes). You may want to try to get a base sheath to protect the rubber at the point it enters the joystick casing. Hot glue will work, but it can be messy. Apply the sheathing to the cord, leaving enough slack in the wiring to get to the various connector points. 3. This is the most effort-intensive step. You will need to strip and solder the appropriate wires to the correct terminals. At this point, it helps to have a reference Apple II joystick, as you can simply open it up and test continuity between the terminal pins that plug into the CPU and the various connection points on the joystick potentiometers and buttons. Wiring diagrams are also available on the web. 4. Put the housing back together. This should consist of tightening four screws. Voila! One brand new Apple II joystick, for years of enjoyment. As a variation, you should be able to build a Mach III replica exactly as above, with one extra button to connect. You would need to decide whether it is to be Button 0 or 1. If enough people were interested in this, we could order the CH Products parts in bulk and reduce costs considerably& (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 20, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Looks pretty cool, but which stick did you put in the housing? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 20, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I did this years ago, when it was much cheaper. It's a Mach I, originally for the PC. It is still in service after all these years. (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 20, Msg 3) [EOA] [DBH] DEAD BATTERY HARMFUL TO IIgs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" My ROM 01 GS has had a dead battery for four years now. I currently have no desire to replace it. Will there be any long term ill effects if I leave the dead battery in the system (i.e. battery corrosion, chemical fires, etc.). If I cut the battery out and leave it out, will any normal GS operations fail? The nice thing about having a dead battery is that I don't have to worry about the GS time rolling over in 2040 :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 23, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I don't think so, but I've not cut out any of the batteries before. You'd need to restore your clock and other settings, but that's not something that anyone who doesn't have a UNIX box with a dead battery (me) has to do when there's a power outage. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 23, Msg 15) [EOA] [LPT] LINUX ON A PC TRANSPORTER? """""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anybody installed Linux on a PC Transporter? Is it even possible? I think that would be really cool if that was accomplished. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I assume Linux would require a machine that can support virtual memory. Can an 8086 PC do that? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" Everything I've ever seen indicates that Linux requires a 80386 32-bit processor. Of course you never know if small parts of it could be ported. (I know nothing about this, so I'll shut up now:) Beside..SCO would get you if you tried;) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" The minimum specifications are a 386 proc for linux but the AT&T 6300+ http://www.trailingedge.com/~dlw/comp/texttemp.html?att6300p Could run Unix (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" Linux 2.6 (the recently released kernel) has microController support--allowing Linux to run on systems without MMU support. I thought I heard that there was 8086/80286 support with that, but I am unable to verify that now. I did find ELKS ( http://elks.sourceforge.net/ ) which is a ported version of Linux for the 8086/80286 processor level. Its FAQ even mentions that the NEC V20 should work with this kernel. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" I think the PC Transporter used the elusive 80186. Minix was designed for 8086 computers with 5.25" drives, so that might work better. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" The PC Transporter used the NEC V20. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" The NEC V20 was made to be pin-compatible with the Intel 8088, the CPU found in the original IBM PC, XT, and other clones. The 8088 is an 8-bit bus version of the 8086, resulting in less efficient operation. The NEC V20 was 30% faster than the Intel counterpart due to its better designed microarchitecture. It does include additional instructions found in the 80186/80188. The V20 could also emulate the Intel 8080. That was probably more than you wanted to know :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 50) [EOA] [CGF] CURRENT STATUS OF GW-FTP """""""""""""""""""""""" Geoff, What is the current status of GW-FTP? Like what is the latest version? What works and what doesn't? And of course, is it available for download anywhere currently? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 62) >>>>> """"" I'd like to make gwFTP Open Source, but it is a pain to do everything that is required: * modify source * add GPL notices * write documentation to assemble, install, and use * create a Web site * write a press release * etc. It is just much easier to hand it off "as-is" to be put on a disk. So it is more or less copyrighted freeware at the moment. And since it really is a beta releases (there are known crashing and hanging problems), I see no reason for a limited distribution method. All copies of gwfTP have been made available this way. It should be noted that none of proceeds of disk sales with gwFTP go to me. Version 1.1b4 was announced and released at KFest 2004. I gave a copy to Andrew to put on the Marinetti 3.0b1 CD, but I heard reports that it wasn't to be found. It is available on the Marinetti 3.0b1 disk that is sold by Syndicomm (and at $4.00, it is cheaper than the $5.00 disks sold by Shareware Solutions II and Juiced.GS). If gwFTP is used enough, memory gets all messed up resulting in a crash (at least on my system). Most of the code was written during a time when I had no idea what I was doing. gwFTP also doesn't handle error conditions well. It can do anything from ignoring them gracefully to hanging. gwFTP doesn't handle file globbing. I have no desire to write that code. gwFTP does do what it promises: uploads and download files by passive mode FTP as binary or text. It operates like the ftp program that you find on Windows, Mac, and UNIX systems. But unlike those, it doesn't handle stdin and stdout to be used within a script (again, that was because I didn't know what I was doing when I wrote it). Much of the code within gwFTP needs to be scrapped and rewritten (let's just say that it was a coincidence that earlier released versions actually worked for anybody). At some point, I'll probably put a copy up on to Syndicomm for download, but it would require a lot more work that just ftping a copy of itself. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 63) [EOA] [EOP] ENHANCEMENT TO Orca/Pascal """""""""""""""""""""""""" I've coded up an enhancement to Orca/Pascal others might be interested in. It's a patch to allow forward declaration of objects, eg: Type forwardObject = object; (* forward declaration *) myObject = object count: integer; procedure init; function createForwardObject: forwardObject; end; forwardObject = object (myObject) procedure init; override; procedure doThis; procedure doThat; end; This is the same syntax as delphi/turbo pascal for forward definitions (they use class instead of object, but they're otherwise equivalent). The code changes are available here: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/pascal/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, I'm going to try that, once I actually get back in coding shape. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" One of these days I'm going to have time to roll together these patches into something I can deliver somehow. Not sure how yet. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 17) [EOA] [EBD] 8-BIT DRIVER FOR THE LANceGS ETHERNET CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, Some initial 8-bit work on the LANceGS card is being done. It would be kind of neat if there were some kind of text based AIM chat client for my IIe:) One can dream..... Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 67) >>>>> """"" A telnet client and a FTP client would do it for me :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 68) >>>>> """"" Yeah... I'd sure like to see some software. I've got a request in to Joachim for a copy of the driver. I'm curious to see just how much stuff the developer will have to do to actually make it usable. I'm betting lots. Joachim says the driver's been done for "ages" and is surprised nobody asked for a copy before. I pointed out that it helps to tell people. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 69) >>>>> """"" I was wondering if anybody has seen the Prodos8 drivers for the lanceGS and if they could be adapted to be used in the Apple port of Contiki. (TECHNERD, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 70) >>>>> """"" I've signed up to get them, but haven't yet. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 71) [EOA] [BMW] BACKING UP Bank Street Music Writer """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ImageMaker: I have a particular 140K disk called Bank Street Music Writer. There's an investment of hundreds of effort-hours of music I've composed using it. I've never been able to successfully back it up. Can Imagemaker make raw images of copy-protected 140k disks? How should I solve this problem? (GPH_II, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" No, ImageMaker really isn't good for doing 140K images, although I plan to add that capability in the future. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" BSMW uses a proprietary OS and cannot be copied, even by Nibble copiers. It must be cracked. I'm working on this as time avails. It will end up being an entirely NEW program, runnable from ProDOS but necessitating a reboot when finished (because the crack involves overwriting all of lower 64k, incl. P8). It will still save to its proprietary format, so I'll need 140k disks. It would be nice to get it reclassified as Public Domain so everyone could have a copy. Then, it would be even nicer to add a "GS" option, whereby all of its songs could play on either Mockingboard or GS. Then, add a "wave maker" (similar to its existing "voice editor") to make a simple 256-byte looped-wave for each of the six voices in GS mode. You'd be amazed at the complexity that can be achieved with simple looping waves instead of huge one-shot samples. SynthLab is a prime example. It is probably the best music program I've used, and a great teaching tool as well. (GPH_II, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 21) [EOA] [AWE] AppleWin EMULATOR """"""""""""""""" AppleWin 1.12.3 is quite nice. http://www.tomcharlesworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Full source code is available. I fixed the Mockingboard tone and volume emulation (noise, envelope, and speech support are still not there). Ultima III, IV, and V music now sounds almost EXACTLY like it does on the Apple IIe, without the nasally SoundBlaster tone. This is a first on a Windows-based emulator. Sent the code to the (new) author, Tom Charlesworth. Hopefully, he'll incorporate it into the next release. Greg (GPH_II, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Are there screen captures of the Color TV emulation mode anywhere to be found? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I can send you one, but it would be simpler to just try it (unless you don't have access to a PC). It does seem to work as advertised, as you see solid yellows and grays on standard HiRes displays. You can turn it off, too, for the old color-monitor look. (GPH_II, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 3) [EOA] [ACK] ANOTHER CHALLENGE USING KEGS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Thanks for the link! I now have KEGS running under FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE. The POOF1 HD I created won't let me install, though, GSOS says it's write-protected, but Unix says its chmod777 all the way. Are there any prebuilt (empty) ProDOS formatted 2MG harddrive files available? Or maybe I missed something... I did see some mention of write-protected volumes in another thread in another category, but I didn't find the original posts or replies. Tim Kellers (KELLERS, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" The A2Romulan CD has a bootable 32-meg system 6 image on it. I've used it with kegs and it works great. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" >> The POOF1 HD I created won't let me install, though, GSOS says it's write protected, but Unix says its chmod 777 all the way. << Don't run KEGS as root. I've never had to_pro produce a bad disk image. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" UNIX shell commands to turn on and off write protection with KEGS disk images is easy. Write protection on: chmod u-w Write protection off: chmod u+w Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" >> Unix says its chmod 777 all the way << It's pretty hard to get more "write-enabled" than that! I don't suppose it's something silly like the permissions of one (or more) of the directories in the path? Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 22) [EOA] [KSW] KEGS for UNIX With Solaris 9 Workstation """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I built a new Solaris 9 workstation (Yay, finally get to use GNOME!). I copied my Solaris 7 binaries over and they worked fine (there is no native Solaris sound support with KEGS, but everything else was ok). KEGS was running around 28 MHz on a 750 MHz native host. I noticed that KEGS (and the system) would be intermittently sluggish so I decided to increase the RAM to 256k. The sluggishness went away and KEGS screamed along at 38 MHz. I think I was more surprised to see how much a little RAM would help with performance. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" It turns out that there is some code available to have sound available in KEGS from Solaris. See http://groups.google.com/groups?q=kegs+solaris+sound&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=Pine.GSO.4.31.0104031022360.1252-100000%40sockmonkey.thoughtwave.net&rnum=2 Of course, I found that posting after I wrote similar code to do the same thing. A little modification to the provided code would also allow SunOS and *BSD systems to have sound as well. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Well, rolling your own code is more fun anyway. ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 25 ) [EOA] [AGS] ActiveGS UPDATED TO v2.0 """""""""""""""""""""""" As posted on the a2central home page, ActiveGS has been updated to version 2.0. The new feature which I like in this version is the ability to show how fast the emulated megahertz that the GS is running at. To my surprise, I found that the ActiveGS 2.0 runs around 25% faster than KEGS 0.85. Running Platinum Paint, ActiveGS clocked in at 51 MHz which KEGS on the same machine ran at 41 MHz. This test was run on a 850 MHz Pentium III PC. I couldn't believe that ActiveGS was that more efficient than KEGS. I didn't spend too much time to determine all the difference between the two GS emulators, but I did notice that ActiveGS doesn't emulate border effects exactly the same way as KEGS. When ActiveGS runs the Split Demo as part of the Christmas Demo, an area in the lower border does not get drawn. KEGS reproduces the GS screen with accuracy. Are there any other obvious differences between KEGS and ActiveGS which explains the speed difference? Or is ActiveX just more efficient than applications (I Would have thought that ActiveX would be less efficient than applications). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 18) [EOA] [DCI] DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Greg Hedger 1248 Cork Elm Dr. St. Louis, MO 63122 hedger@sbcglobal.net http://pages.sbcglobal.net/hedger Developed Adventure Alive, Artillery King, and working on AA2. (GPH_II, Cat 50, Top 1, Msg 5) [EOA] [OTW] Juiced.GS V9I1 ON THE WAY """"""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS V9I1 mailed to US subscribers today. It should arrive over the next week or so. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 527) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich A WHOLE NEW WORLD Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was a prolific writer of non-fiction and science fiction during the 20th century. One of his most popular fiction series told stories of a galactic empire in the far distant future, one whose duration spanned many thousands of years. In a three-book set published in the early 1950's, "Foundation", "Foundation And Empire", and "Second Foundation", Asimov told of a time in which this empire was in decline, heading to an unstoppable regression into barbarism. A mathematician named Hari Seldon had devised the science of "psychohistory", a complex set of equations that helped him make this prediction of decline and fall. His equations furthermore forecast that it would take thirty THOUSAND years until things improved and a new galactic empire rose again. However, Seldon also found that by manipulating events in just a small fashion here or there it was possible to alter this impending disaster, much as making a slight adjustment in steering a car on a highway could minimize or avoid an accident. If he could arrange the right conditions, he found that it would be possible for the interregnum between the first and second galactic empires to be reduced to a mere ONE thousand years. He planned for a small group of scientists to be placed on a resource-poor world at the edge of the galaxy, isolated from most of the rest of the events happening at the central galactic capital world. As this center of power for millions of worlds deteriorated and fell to nothing, his Foundation would grow and flourish, the predetermined events pushing them along to the desired future. What I enjoyed about these stories was seeing how events would progress for the small group of people Seldon had placed on Terminus, the planet at the edge of the galaxy. Problems would arise, they would find their choices of action constricted to the point where only one possible path lay ahead of them, and that path pushed them along to the next step on the road back to that new galactic empire. And after the crisis would pass, a holographic recording of Seldon himself, made before the Foundation was established, would appear in the Time Vault he had placed on Terminus. His recording would tell them about the events that had just happened, events which he had already predicted many years earlier. It was satisfying seeing how events didn't just "happen", but happened in a way that Seldon already had known and anticipated. Although I do not have the use of Seldon's psychohistorical equations to predict a FUTURE Apple II historical path, I do have the benefit of reading the events of the PAST through the eyes of those who wrote about and recorded them in each issue of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! And my reading tells me that there was just something about this year 2000 that seemed to be a turning point. It was a transition from the state of being moved here or there by powers over which we had no control (Apple Computer, GEnie/Genie, America Online, CompuServe, or even Delphi) to a state of taking control and determining the future ourselves. As with any event, it took the actions of leaders who had a vision, but also the cooperation of many others to make the vision a reality. And the reality was of a place where the creative minds that still guarded the legacy of the Apple II could meet and share ideas to keep the platform alive and functioning. But I am getting ahead of myself. As the new century opened on January 1, 2000, and the world was relieved to learn that all civilization had not come crashing down in flames due to the Y2K bug, the Apple II had continued to chug merrily along. It was not directly affected by the calendar change any more than it had been during the prior twenty-three years. Those who used AppleWorks for their word processing, ProTERM for telecommunications, or Print Shop for greeting cards and posters barely noticed the new millennium, at least as far as their computers were concerned. ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU World events that shaped the year 2000 included the crash of the Concorde jet near Paris in July, killing 113 passengers. Yugoslavian president Slobodon Milosevic was ousted from power by a national uprising. Terrorists attacked the U.S. naval destroyer Cole while it was in Yemen. The stock market, after the boom of the 1990's, began to turn around and start a decline. The U.S. presidential election results were delayed for weeks, awaiting recounts done by hand in Dade County, Florida. Eventually George W. Bush was declared the winner, amid much controversy. America Online, riding high on the Internet boom, bought media giant Time-Warner for $165 billion, creating AOL Time-Warner. In the computer world, Bill Gates turned over his title of CEO to Microsoft president Steve Ballmer. Microsoft Windows 2000, a blend of their network and personal versions of the operating system, was released in February. Bill Clinton made the first-ever webcast of a presidential speech. The first 1 GHz AMD and Intel Pentium processors began to appear on the market. "Denial of service" attacks on major web sites begin to be a problem. Apple Computer's iCEO (interim CEO) Steve Jobs announces at the MacWorld Expo in January that he was taking on the job of CEO on a permanent basis. The "Pismo" PowerBook made its debut in 400 and 500 MHz versions, and was the first PowerBook to be released without a SCSI port. The Power Mac G4 Cube was released mid-year, and new dual processor Power Macintosh G4 desktop units became available. The iMac colors were changed to ruby, indigo, sage and snow, at similar 400 to 500 MHz processor speeds. The long-promised next generation operating system, Mac OS X, appeared in September in the form of a public beta. THE LAMP! INFO The year started with a new editor, Lyle Syverson, as mentioned in this article last time. Syverson was an Apple II veteran of over twelve years. He got his start with the Apple II through his position as a chemistry lab tech at Rock Valley College in the city of Rockford in north central Illinois. When he started there in 1987, one of his responsibilities was to manage an inventory of over seven hundred chemicals. This was done on an Apple IIe running AppleWorks 1.2. He liked using the program so well that he eventually purchased a Laser 128 for his own use at home. To supplement his knowledge of his new computer, Syverson started reading Apple II magazines. Their enthusiastic reports of the wonders of the online world prompted him to invest further in a 2400-baud modem, which he bought by mail order in 1993. It came "complete with cable and software", but refused to work properly for him. He decided to purchase Talk Is Cheap (TIC) by mail order, and was finally able to connect to a local bulletin board system. That was enough to hook him, and after one evening online, he sent in his shareware fee for TIC. He then tackled GEnie and learned of the significantly improved 4.0 version of TIC that was soon to be released. The author allowed him to apply the shareware fee to the updated version. GEnie was a fun experience for Syverson, further increasing his knowledge of the Apple II. He found it great to be able to post a question, then log back in an hour later and already find two or three answers. He found it somewhat of a challenge to keep up with the volume of traffic on the A2 Roundtable, and used to keep a pile of 5.25-inch disks on hand to use in saving the TIC message buffer when it got full. At the time of the release of System 6.0.1 on GEnie, he was able to upgrade to an Apple IIGS. With some effort, he downloaded the six disks (at 2400 baud, 75 minutes per disk image) one at a time to a RAM disk, which he then unpacked to a 3.5-inch disk. With the 1996 transition of GEnie to Genie, and its significant price increases, Syverson escaped to CompuServe's APPUSER forum, and was able to stay there until early 1999 when its text access was terminated. He then made the move to Delphi A2, where many Apple II faithful were migrating as the shakeouts in the online world continued. Though he had not previously had any experience with newsletters, Syverson had been a regular reader of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! He had noticed Ryan Suenaga's request for an editor to take his place, and with his impending retirement in the summer of 1999, he wrote and asked to be considered for the job. Ryan accepted his offer, and with the January 2000 issue, the newsletter was Syverson's. He started his first issue with the same editorial column title "Opening Pitch" that Suenaga had used during his run as editor. By the second issue, however, Syverson settled on a more personal title. At the time, he was living in the Skyrise Apartments in Rockford, which was located on the west bank of the Rock River that ran through town. This inspired him to make his own editorial title, "High Above The Rock River". The new Lamp masthead read as: ________________________________________________________________________ | | |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 3, No. 1| |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.| |Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson| |Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net| |Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com| |::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::| |________________________________________________________________________| By the end of the year, the only change of note in the masthead was Syverson's address change to "lyle@FoxValley.net", apparently to reduce dependence on Delphi for his e-mail. Starting as new editor of The Lamp!, Syverson took the opportunity to make some modifications to the format. Whereas Suenaga's layout had been a close copy of the classic GEnieLamp A2 format, renaming the columns, but otherwise using them the same way, Syverson made some further adjustments to suit his own style. Instead of "A Funny Thing Happened", where the messages from Delphi were reprinted, he chose to call this section first "The Innings" (staying with the baseball motif), and then in his second issue "A2 Distillations". Another change was a more frequent use of the three-letter index symbols. Where previous editors used these only for a specific article, and had only a single index code for ALL of the reprinted forum messages, Syverson made these codes more specific by assigning a different one to each individual topic, even in the A2 Distillations section. The advantage of this was the ability to specifically find an article by its index code (when in the future an index might finally be made). In August it was announced that The Lamp! back issues now had an additional home on a subdomain of the Sheppyware.net server. DELPHI A2 FORUM Joe Kohn continued his weekly Monday Night Chat events, sadly reduced in size from the multi-system events of past years. Delphi, the last of the old-style online services to still offer text-based access was making changes that it was hoping would help it survive in the Internet tidal wave that had swept away other services. In the new digital world where web access was THE way to do things online, Delphi had successfully been adding access to its forums via a web-based interface, attempting to modify itself to appeal to both the old and new online computer user. The management was trying various ways to maintain income, but was apparently finding it to be a struggle. They had a "Premium Plan", but it was no longer available beginning in May. Technical glitches were also becoming more of a problem, with the service being unable to consistently keep the text and web sides of the forums reliably in sync with each other. Finally, there was a good news/bad news announcement by Delphi management in August. The good news was that as of November 1, 2000 Delphi services would no longer be billed. The bad news was that after that date their "legacy services" (which included text-based access) would continue but would not be supported. For those who connected to Delphi by telnet, this meant that any day after the end of October the access to this latest A2 home could be threatened. GENIE INFO After January 1, 2000 arrived, the old text-based Genie was completely gone, and the "new" Genie was running. This new service was completely web-based. It still offered some dial-in options (though not to the extent that it had in the past), and that now at speeds up to 56K. According to a usenet post on alt.online-service.genie by Andy Finkenstadt (who had been with GEnie from the beginning), there were many problems with the new service. Any e-mail from the old system was completely gone; the content had been ported "imperfectly and haphazardly" to www.genie.com, and even then did not completely function there. Users who DID go to the web site did not see any announcement of the end of the old service, and found that some of the links (such as the one for e-mail) did not even work. Several people found themselves continuing to receive bills on their bank statements for Genie Online, even though they were not using (and could not use) the new service. One person who posted his story on the above-mentioned usenet newsgroup tried calling the customer service number. He was told that an e-mail had been sent in April 1998 (!!) and on December 27, 1999 telling about the changes in the service, and offered to get him a username and password for the new service. He had previously tried to send them e-mail at the end of December asking about the changes; the customer service representative told him that they would have to look for it before any of the new charges on his account could be refunded. Days passed without any contact from Genie about his question, and when he finally WAS able to talk to them again, he was told that since his e-mail did not specifically ask for cancellation of his account he would not be issued a refund. Although he finally DID cancel his membership, he was unable to get a refund on the charges that had been already been collected. A2CENTRAL.COM / SYNDICOMM Syndicomm had originally been founded by Tom Weishaar to manage the Apple II Roundtables on GEnie. Around 1992, when it began to branch out to some of the non-Apple II online areas (the Macintosh and PowerPC Roundtables), Weishaar sold the operation to Dean Esmay and Gary Utter. At its height, Syndicomm was responsible for the management of ten to twelve forums each on GEnie and Delphi, two on America Online, and had contracts to administrate online helpdesk services. Over the years, of course, the AOL and GEnie connection faltered and failed, and during 2000 Delphi was looking shaky as well. By this time, Esmay had not been active in the business for a while, and Utter was having health problems that limited his involvement. He was looking for an opportunity to get out of direct operation of Syndicomm. Delphi, which had been hailed as a safe haven from the long, slow death spiral of Genie, was itself showing disturbing signs of instability (as mentioned above). Its long-term plan was apparently to change from a service that itself hosted specific, moderated forums to one that was more member-based, where ANYBODY could start a forum if they wished. More importantly, the end of support for text-based access on November 1, 2000 had the potential to be a big problem for those Apple II users who still needed text access. In June of 2000, Eric Shepherd had started his own Apple II-related web site, www.A2Central.com. He had picked the name because of some other sites that he had seen on the Internet, such as MacCentral.com and BeOSCentral.com. It occurred to him that an A2Central.com web site was needed, and registered the domain as soon as he thought of it. It was not until later, when he was beta-testing the site that a comment came from someone on Delphi that it might be confused with the newsletter "A2-Central" started years earlier by Tom Weishaar. Regardless, Sheppy liked the name and decided to keep it. When Sheppy first started the A2Central.com web site, its purpose was to be a collection of articles, reviews, press releases, suggestions and tidbits of use to Apple II users. Within a month of the launch of the site, he was envisioning a broader role for it, including the addition of a message board, chat room, and an area for files accessible via FTP. While at KansasFest in July, Sheppy discussed the A2Central.com expansion in private with Gary Utter and Dave Miller. Utter enthusiastically supported his plans, and went so far as to ask Sheppy to take over Syndicomm. At that time, however, he declined the offer. After the event was over, and Sheppy was back home in California, he and Ryan Suenaga discussed Gary Utter's offer. As they considered the possibilities, he decided that it made sense to accept it. However, he realized that in order to make it work as a business it would be necessary to widen his vision beyond the Apple II. Out of this came the concept of hosting a variety of forums dedicated to several different computer platforms or topics -- in actuality, creating an online service that emulated the best of GEnie and Delphi at their prime. Making this work as a business would require a good business name; "Syndicomm" worked well, and had favorable recognition within the Apple II community. Additionally, it provided the benefits of an experienced and dedicated volunteer staff. Sheppy contacted Utter and Esmay and began to negotiate the purchase of Syndicomm. The deal was completed on November 1, 2000. Sheppy chose a DSL connection to the Internet for A2Central.com and Syndicomm.com, as it was less expensive than a T1 type of connection, and could have its bandwidth adjusted as the customer base changed. When he first started the A2Central.com web site in June, it ran on a BeBox Dual/66 computer, using the BeOS R3 operating system, on his own personal DSL connection. Within two weeks, the traffic had increased to the point where the hardware had to be upgraded to handle the load, so he changed to a refurbished Pentium 133, this time using Red Hat Linux 6.2 as its operating system. Another older PC functioned as a firewall. With further growth of the system and his Syndicomm expansion plans beginning to take shape, he moved the system to its own dedicated DSL connection by the fall of 2000. The design of the A2Central.com web site had been done entirely by Sheppy. In order to make an online service that would act like GEnie or Delphi a different approach was required . Dave Miller, using the Perl language and MySQL databases, designed a front end for the multi-forum Syndicomm.com site that would allow web access to forums, but would also have text-based telnet access to satisfy most Apple II users needs. In the first part of October, he designed chat rooms that worked like GEnie's "Real Time Conference" rooms. During the rest of October and into November, Miller worked on creating the bulletin boards (forums). All of this was happening behind the scenes. A press release in December finally announced the sale of Syndicomm to Sheppy, and further stated that Dean Esmay and Gary Utter planned to continue to be involved in the operations of the company under its new ownership. By December 8, 2000, the Syndicomm.com service was ready for an open beta test, which ran through the end of the month. The open-beta launch of the service was accompanied by "door prizes" for those who first entered some of the Real Time Conference rooms. After the start of the new year, membership would be priced at $15 per month, which included 10 megabytes of personal disk space on the Syndicomm server. A2Central.com continued to exist as the web-face of Syndicomm A2. During September, the cost of improvements to the web site was supplemented by income from an eBay auction of a never-used RamWorks III card. Sheppy also got the site officially licensed by Apple for distribution of Apple II system software, and was also authorized to make the software available in archive formats useful to Apple II users (not just the Macintosh Disk Copy format as it would be found on the Apple Computer FTP site). By November, the web site was offering Apple II system and starter kit disks, and had an online store that worked through the Kagi ordering system. Items sold initially were ComputerEyes GS video capture cards (still available today in 2004!), and the A2-Central Font Collection. As Syndicomm.com started operations, A2Central.com continued to exist as what it was originally designed to be -- a web site with articles, reviews, etc., while the real interactive experience was on the Syndicomm forums. HARDWARE NEWS Most of the hardware news that appeared in The Lamp! during 2000 involved re-education of new users about old hardware. o February saw discussion of available RGB monitors that could be used as replacements for the Apple IIGS monitors if they went bad. o March posts reviewed RamFAST cards and ways to get them updated. Various large-capacity floppy disk alternatives (floptical and magneto-optical drives) were also discussed, as was the Laser 128 and its various models. The care of cables for the ZipGSX was presented in the March issue. Also fielded were questions about the PC Transporter. o April saw Tony Ward explaining distinctions between and uses of the Apple II Super Serial Card and the Turbo ASB baud rate generator. Mitchell Spector described modifications that could be made to the Apple IIc. o In May, the hot topic of discussion was how to create a "SuperGS" computer, with the pros and cons debated back and forth. o June reviewed the Apple IIGS battery and its replacement. o August discussions involved the use of hard drives on an Apple II Plus, and available models of CD-ROM drives for the Apple IIGS. In addition, the No Slot Clock resurfaced as a topic (as it had previously in The Lamp! in 1998). o During September, Ryan Suenaga wrote an article that described the Apple IIc modem cable, and how to build one. The Forum discussed faster CD-ROM drives. o October's big news was the release of more information about a new piece of hardware. An Ethernet card for the Apple IIe and IIGS was released by ///SHH Systeme, the creators of the BlueDisk and TurboIDE cards. This Ethernet card, called "LANceGS", made it possible to connect an Apple IIe or IIGS to an Ethernet network. Full file-sharing in GS/OS was not possible with the card as was possible with an AppleTalk connection, since the operating system had not been designed to support it. However, file transfer could be done via FTP with terminal software, and connection to the Internet was possible using Marinetti. o November's messages highlighted various models of sound cards for the Apple IIGS. o And in December, Ryan Suenaga wrote a followup to his September article about modem cables. This time the topic featured the Apple IIe with a Super Serial Card. EMULATOR NEWS Sheppy updated the Sweet16 Apple IIGS emulator to v1.3, then quickly to 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. Version 1.5 was released in May, and 1.5.1 by September. F.E. Systems updated their Macintosh-based IIGS emulator Bernie ][ The Rescue to v2.6. This version added "CataDog", a Finder-like disk-cataloging feature that made it easier to browse ProDOS disks outside of the emulated computer. This was soon followed by a 2.5.9 version, as it had been discovered that v2.6 was not compatible with some older versions of the Mac operating system (those prior to Mac OS 8.5). At KansasFest 2000 an upgrade to v3.0 of Bernie ][ The Rescue was announced. SOFTWARE NEWS :: COLLECTIONS :: A common announcement to appear during 2000 was that of yet another collection on CD-ROM of Apple II software of one type or another. Ryan Suenaga announced at KansasFest a collection called "Time In A Bottle", a two-disc CD collection of Syndicomm's A2 and A2Pro libraries from the now-defunct Genie. Juiced.GS got into the act with a CD-ROM called "The Compleat Lamp!", which contained all issues of GEnieLamp A2, GEnieLamp A2Pro and The Lamp! in every format in which they had ever been released. Joe Kohn announced a two-CD-ROM collection from France, "DeluxeWare" and "Le CD-ROM", both from Brutal Deluxe. Mike Westerfield inquired as to whether or not there was sufficient interest in a CD-ROM containing all of The Byte Works products. Having received a positive response, he decided to move forward with the project. By December, "Opus ][" was ready to ship, containing every Apple II program ever released by The Byte Works, including sixteen never-released applications. The Lamp! that month included two long articles by Westerfield describing the collection. :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: Gareth Jones put together an FAQ (which is still available) about WordPerfect IIe and IIGS at http://www.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/wp.faq.html. Howard Katz as Lost Classics Project coordinator was busy during 2000. He was able to announce the release of Will Nelken's Marin MacroWorks products, as well as TimeOut Graph and other TimeOut products and the BeagleWrite word processor. Uploaded in June was Beagle Graphics, and in August extra graphic patterns for Beagle Graphics, and Diversified Accountant Job Cost System. ZBASIC, an 8-bit BASIC compiler for the Apple II, was also made available through this project. Geoff Weiss released another Spectrum script called SCAP ("Spectrum Create A PDF"), which converted AppleWorks Classic, Teach, Text, or Source files into PDF format files. :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Crock 'O Gold was updated to v3.3. Don Elton released the source code for Talk Is Cheap on his FTP server; it was also posted on the Delphi A2 library. Kim Howe contributed a short article about Arachnid, his Apple IIGS web browser, and had his first preview release up in May. By August, Preview 2 was available for download. Spectrum was updated to v2.2, then to v2.3, and by November was up to v2.4 and was being sold through Shareware Solutions II. Ewen Wannop also introduced SAM (Spectrum Automated Mailer) in April. Requiring at least v2.3 of Spectrum and v2.0 of Marinetti, it was an e-mail message management program for the IIGS, using Internet protocols. Shareware Solutions II was chosen as the publisher of the program. Richard Bennett announced that Marinetti was changing to open source status as of August 2000, and further development by any interested parties was welcomed. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: The Lost Classics Project was also busy in this category. Diversi-DOS by Bill Basham and ProntoDOS by Tom Weishaar was released into freeware status, thanks to the efforts of Gareth Jones and Howard Katz. Also released were Beagle Compiler and Program Writer, as well as System.II from Kitchen Sink Software. Sheppy released ImageMaker 1.2, a bug fix revision, and then in September released v2.0. For those wishing to WRITE utility software routines, the tricks to reading multiple keys down on the Apple IIGS were explained by Sheppy in March. In August, one topic of discussion was the use of a Macintosh server and booting an Apple IIGS from that Mac. A related recurring theme was file transfer between Apple II and some other foreign computer. Accomplishing this between a IIGS and an IBM PC was discussed in March. :: GAMES :: Jeff Fink worked feverishly on his adventure game Silvern Castle during 2000. He first updated it to version 3.0, with an Expanded Scenario, and then to v4.0 and v4.1 by May. In August, v5.0 of the game was available, and some hints were posted as well. Along with some feature improvements, this new update included a new expert-level scenario "Time Master" for registered owners. A revision to v5.1 and v5.2 followed soon after, as did the announcement that Fink had decided to change the status of the game to freeware, as he had received only a measly NINE shareware registrations since he had released the game in July 1999. He hoped that making it a freeware product would increase the penetration of the game, and therefore the interest in it. Not willing yet to rest on his laurels, he released v6.0 by November. The changes in this revision were primarily a recoding to operate under MicroDot, which allowed the program to be more compact and to fit more game into the same amount of space. By December he announced yet another update, this time to v7.0. Other game-related events included: o Kim Howe released his first Apple IIGS game, Shipwrecked, which operated under HyperCard IIGS. o Joe Kohn arranged for the re-release of Ultima I IIGS. o NinjaForce updated their web site, and made a version of Defender Of The World in "2MG" format for use with emulators. o Tom Zuchowski released a CD filled with Eamon text adventure scenarios, suitable for use with an emulator or an Apple II with access to a CD-ROM drive. o At KansasFest, Sheppy released Lemonade Stand GS, an updated version of the classic Applesoft game. o An update of GShisen to v1.2.1 was uploaded in September. o Ancient Art Of War At Sea, DuelTris and Xenocide were again made available through the Lost Classics Project. INTERNET NEWS / NETWORKING June discussions included ways to use a PC running Linux to act as a server for an Apple IIGS, allowing an indirect connection to the Internet via a DSL or cable modem. (The web site referenced, www.linuxrouter.org, is still available, but no further development is being done with it). PUBLICATIONS Juiced.GS continued its run, concluding its fourth year and starting its fifth. Each issue was described in a post on the Delphi forum that outlined its table of contents. KANSASFEST Dubbed "Y][KFest", this 2000 edition of KFest was again held in late July at Avila College in Kansas City, Kansas. As early as January, a registration form for the event appeared in each issue of The Lamp!, up until the month before the event. Ryan Suenaga's "Y][KFest Compliant" KFest FAQ appeared in the March issue. KFest this year featured a keynote address by Ryan Suenaga, and a roast of Eric Shepherd. Those events and the regular sessions were available for the first time via web-cam. Sessions this year included "AppleWorks GS and MusicWriter" by Stan Marks; "ProTERM Mac Tips & Tricks" and "ProTERM Scripting" by Jerry Cline and Dave Miller; "Desktop Publishing" by Max Jones; "Lost Classics Update" by Howard Katz; and "Linux: The Apple II Cable Modem Adapter" by Ryan Suenaga and Kirk Mitchell. The one HackFest entry mentioned in The Lamp! (and not until November) was from Ken Gagne. His program, Maxster, was a hoax made to look like a Napster client for the Apple IIGS. It would APPEAR to search for, download, and play the first few seconds of MP3 audio files. It was uploaded in its 0.79 version during November. Editor Lyle Syverson had an opportunity to attend the event this year, and he gave his comments on his first KansasFest in an article in the August issue. REVIEWS Ryan Suenaga reviewed the book "APPLEDESIGN: The Work Of The Apple Industrial Design Group" in the February issue. Lyle Syverson reviewed the Time In A Bottle CD set in September, and Mike Thomas did his own review of it in November. WRITERS Ryan Suenaga again wrote "The Lamp Salutes" in January, presenting the Apple II Achievement Awards. Best Commercial Product was awarded to GSoft BASIC 1.2, with runner-up given to Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1. Best Shareware Product was awarded to Silvern Castle and ImageMaker. Best Freeware Product was given to the reclassified Modem MGR telecommunications program. Best World Wide Web Site was awarded to the Apple II Information Resource by Tony Diaz, and to David Kerwood's A2-Web. The Best Publication award went to Juiced.GS, with honorable mention to Shareware Solutions II. Outstanding Apple II-Related Development went to Bernie ][ The Rescue and Sweet16. Outstanding Individual Achievement went to Howard Katz. Suenaga also appeared again in August with "The Publisher Strikes Back", an article that announced the outcome of his project of several months of work, that being the production of the Time In A Bottle CD set. He also announced "A2 News And Notes", a short newsletter that he would write on a monthly basis to give headline-style updates of events in the Apple II world. Although it was not a major article, posts by Mark Percival (current host of the A2 "Midweek Madness" chat on Wednesday evenings) began to appear as quotes in The Lamp! during 2000. He joined in a spirited discussion on the preservation of Apple II software. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Editor Syverson wrote an article about his thoughts on a dream computer, an Apple II that would allow multitasking. A joint teleconference was held between the Aurora Area Apple Core of Aurora, Illinois, and the AppleByters of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, over one hundred miles apart. In August, it was announced that Glen Bredon had passed away. He was the prolific author of ProSel, the Merlin (and Big Mac) assembler, and numerous other utilities for the Apple II and IIGS over the years. As mentioned in the previous article in this series, the web site Bredon had put up posting pictures taken with his digital camera is still working (see the February 2004 "Illuminating The Lamp" article for details). STATS Here are statistics for the first nine years of GEnieLamp and The Lamp! The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K 1998 68K 156K 102K 1999 59K 120K 91K 2000 47K 81K 60K YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW The Apple II world continued to contract during this year. However, despite the undeniable fact that the World Wide Web ruled the Internet at large, through Windows, Mac and Linux computers, there was still a ray of hope. This was thanks to the efforts of the busy people who spearheaded the effort to create a real home for the Apple II, one that was not dependent on those who barely knew what an Apple II was. The new year was bright in many ways, and continued to look better every day. Come back next month as we move closer to convergence with the present, and review the events of 2001. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References: Computer History For The Year 2000 http://www.computerhope.com/history/2000.htm The History Of Computing Foundation http://www.thocp.net Information Please: 2000 http://infoplease.lycos.com/year/2000.html Macintosh History: 2000 http://www.lowendmac.com/history/2000.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ Enjoying the Monthly Column, "Illuminating The Lamp" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [KFR] REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR KFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Visit the KFest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ and follow the registration link. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Lively Discussions In the Future for the Apple II's A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] What Would You Call a New Apple II Print Publication?------------[NAP] Morgan Davis Chat Very Successful--------------------------------[MDS] Morgan Davis Chat Transcript in A2 Library-----------------------[MDC] About the Acronym "URL"------------------------------------------[URL] About the Acronym "DVD"------------------------------------------[DVD] The Game "Archon"------------------------------------------------[TGA] Port These Game Engines to the IIgs?-----------------------------[PGE] Online Guides for Classic Apple Games----------------------------[OGA] Monitors With the Apple II's-------------------------------------[MA2] ifconfig Available-----------------------------------------------[ICA] Juiced.GS - The Movie :) ----------------------------------------[JTM] Pre-KansasFest Issue of Juiced.GS in Production------------------[PKJ] Individual Issues of Softdisk G-S Now Available------------------[SDG] The KEGS Emulator------------------------------------------------[TKE] FEATURED THIS MONTH---------------------------------------------------[FTM] The Computer as an Object of Learning: Time for Something New By Greg Hedger ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! This series will continue next month ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Announcement System Updated--------------------------------------[ASU] Syndicommotion for April 2004 released---------------------------[SAR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Registration is Now Open for KFest 2004--------------------------[KFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Lively Discussions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River, the Community Room serves as a setting for many meetings, both formal and informal. When two or more people get together there will be conversation... sometimes this leads to a lively discussion. Once in awhile someone will change or modify their opinion. More often, all of the participants will maintain their opinions. Yet, there is a feeling of satisfaction at having been a part of the discussion. Would you like to have a chance to express your opinion on some aspect of the past, present, or future of the Apple II computers? Send a Letter To The Editor of _The Lamp!_ See the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR section for details. Would you like to have the chance to enter into Lively Discussions face to face with other Apple II enthusiasts? See the KFest section of this issue to learn how you can arrange to attend KFest this year. In the Future for the Apple II's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue we feature an article by Greg Hedger. He lives in St. Louis. He developed Adventure Alive, Artillery King, and is working on AA2. He tells us where he has been with the Apple II's and what he would like to see in the future for the Apple II's. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NAP] WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A NEW Apple II PRINT PUBLICATION? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you were starting a new Apple II print publication, what would you call it? (No use of the word "Apple" in the name, please) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 479) >>>>> """"" An 8-bit, 16-bit or both type of publication? Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 480) >>>>> """"" Both 8-bit and 16-bit. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 481) >>>>> """"" How about "Return to Eden" (MARGARET, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 483) >>>>> """"" How about "Retro II"? Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 484) >>>>> """"" Hmmm, how about: II the Future Back II the Future Harvest II Andy (AWMOLLOY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 486) [EOA] [MDS] Morgan Davis CHAT VERY SUCCESSFUL """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I wanted to thank Carl and Sheppy and the rest of the Chat crew for making the Morgan Davis Chat so successful. I'm heartbroken that I was unable to make it. Warning: Don't say "We're having problems with our upstream provider" in my presence and you won't feel my fingers around your throat. B-{) We have a transcript though, and while it's not the same as being there, it makes for very interesting reading. Editing looks to be minimal, so it should be in our libraries soon. I'm still trying to contact future guests with mixed results, but if you have an Apple II celebrity you'd like to meet online, please feel free to make suggestions. Contact information is handy if you have it. B-{) Once again, thanks and see you in Chat! Kirk A2Central.com RTC Manager (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 489) [EOA] [MDC] Morgan Davis CHAT TRANSCRIPT IN A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: MorganDavis.03272004.txt Size: 36037 Date: Apr 03 Enjoy an evening with Morgan Davis, programmer of such wonders as ProLine BBS and MD-Basic. One of Apple II's pioneers, Morgan introduced many Apple II users to the Internet and Usenet through his BBS network and proves to be an extraordinary chat! Uploaded by Kirk Mitchell. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 28) [EOA] [URL] ABOUT THE ACRONYM "URL" """"""""""""""""""""""" I always thought URL was an acronym for Universal Resource Locator. Today I read that the 'U' stands for Uniform. Have I been horribly misguided all these years? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 73) >>>>> """"" Ken, I punched URL into OmniDictionary on the Powerbook and got the following... From WordNet (r) 2.0: URL n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: uniform resource locator, universal resource locator] From Jargon File (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001): URL /U-R-L/ or /erl/ n. Uniform Resource Locator, an address widget that identifies a document or resource on the World Wide Web. This entry is here primarily to record the fact that the term is commonly pronounced both /erl/, and /U-R-L/ (the latter predominates in more formal contexts). From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03): URL Uniform Resource Locator From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002): URL Uniform Resource Locator (WWW, RFC 1738) It looks like there were more votes for "Uniform", but it seems more than just you thought it was Universal. Dain With Help from OmniDictionary (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" It is officially Uniform Resource Locator; this is the first time I've heard anyone call it anything else. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 75) >>>>> """"" I have alternatingly called them Uniform and Universal. I think I once did research for an article and found that it's supposed to be Uniform. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 76) >>>>> """"" So essentially, URL is anything but uniform. (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 77) [EOA] [DVD] ABOUT THE ACRONYM "DVD" """"""""""""""""""""""" It's like the DVD acronym. It started out as Digital Versatile Disc, but has come to be more widely known as Digital Video Disc because that's what it's mostly used for. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 78) >>>>> """"" I thought it was originally Digital Video Disc, and some people tried to change it to Digital Versatile Disc, but it didn't stick. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 79) >>>>> """"" Do a Google search on "what does DVD stand for" and you'll find that every reference says Digital Versatile Disc. It makes since, since the DVD format is not limited to video storage. Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 80) [EOA] [TGA] THE GAME "ARCHON" """"""""""""""""" Can anyone confirm for me that the old Apple game Archon, by Electronic Arts, supposed modem play? What about the Amiga or Commodore 64 versions? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 104) >>>>> """"" Ken, I just pulled "Archon" off the shelf and booted it up, to check for you. There is NO modem option. The instructions also include boot up info for Atari, Amiga, C64, IBM, and Mac. None of them seem to support modems. Considering that the copyright date is 1983 and 1984, that is not too surprising. Just for yucks, I also booted up "Archon II: Adept". Also no modem. The copyright date is 1985. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 105) >>>>> """"" I'm pretty sure neither had a modem option; I certainly don't remember them having such a thing. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 106) [EOA] [PGE] PORT THESE GAME ENGINES TO THE IIgs? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I ran across additional game engines for software that was never available for the IIgs: Nuvie - Ultima VI Engine. http://nuvie.sourceforge.net/ SCUMMVM - Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtum Machine. http://www.scummvm.org/ . For those who are unfamiliar with SCUMM, it was used by many LucasArts games. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 72) >>>>> """"" Porting some of these engines would be very cool. The trick is whether the engines can be rigged to cope with the lower screen resolution of the IIgs. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 73) >>>>> """"" One solution would be to use a Second Sight display. The SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) Library could get ported to handle a cross platform API. An Apple IIgs version of the SDL could also be modified to pretend that a higher resolution (and color bit depth) exists and it could downgrade graphics/colors for native GS resolutions. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" Downgrading graphics on the fly would be computationally expensive and would render just about any game unplayable, I would think. You'd pretty much have to do it ahead of time, which then means substantial changes to the game engine's rendering code. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 75) >>>>> """"" Requiring hyper accelerated speeds such as what is provided by emulators would make the on-the-fly downgrading a moot point. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 76) >>>>> """"" Requiring an emulator seems like cheating to me. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 77) >>>>> """"" I hate to say it, but the number of people with an SS card is quite limited. If a game is only playable on an emulator, you'd be better off just playing ScummVM on your real computer with the correct graphics. ScummVM already works for MacOS, Windows, XWindows, etc. If there are any good tile-based games, it might be better to port them to use the GTE engine. That looks pretty interesting to me. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 78) >>>>> """"" Agreed. There's not much point to developing something that requires an emulator or Second Sight to play. Not only is the Second Sight pretty uncommon, but it's not very good, either. Still, there are probably some open source type games that could be ported and made to work reasonably well. I, for one, would love an Apple II version of the old "Empire" conquest game. Even one that runs on the text screen the way they did in the old days. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 79) [EOA] [OGA] ONLINE GUIDES FOR CLASSIC Apple GAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Online guides for a plethora of classic Apple games are provided by enthusiast and writer Andrew Schultz. His full catalogs is here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/3574.html (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 4, Msg 8) [EOA] [MA2] MONITORS WITH THE Apple II's """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Since I have 3 Apples, 1 Amiga, and 1 X86 comp I want them to all work on 1 monitor. I have thought this out. my computers outputs are: //E Composite //C+ Composite //GS RGB Amiga 4000T RGB X86 VGA So first I need: Composite Switch VGA Switch Then I need to convert the signals to VGA: Composite to VGA + scandoubler? RGB to VGA + scandoubler Amiga Video card W/Scandoubler Also cables so I can connect this mess. I can get the amiga card a CybergraphiX 64/3d for about $200 Now Composite to VGA... this seems like it would work: http://www.spyhiddencamera.com/products/30/vga801c.htm $185.95 CND RGB to VGA seems more difficult... I think this might work... (I would just need to make my own adapter)... http://www.ihse.de/english/238-1f.htm Does anybody have a IIgs video port pinouts? (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" OK I found the pinout for the apple III & IIgs: pin 1 Gnd Red pin 2 Red pin 5 Green pin 6 Groun Green Pin 9 Blue pin 13 Ground Blue Now making that cable would be fun!! :-) (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Now the VGA switcher is easy. All I need is a 3:1 or 4:1 vga switcher... something like this: http://www.knoxvideo.com/Products/kv_Pres_VGA.asp#enhanced (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I have yet to find a cheap scan doubling solution that appears to work well. It's unfortunate, because if there was one, I'd probably buy two or three. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Most of the ones I have seen have been $600 to $1000 dollars.... way too much!! But only if I could find one in a kit form! (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I really would like to have a scan doubler that works well and isn't absurdly expensive. My last working GS monitor is starting to go now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" >> I think this might work... http://www.ihse.de/english/238-1f.htm << The description for says it does not convert any synchronization signal. This means that the VGA monitor must support a horizontal sync rate of 15.75 kHz (which modern ones do not). You would still need something like a scan doubler in addition. A solution that is guaranteed to work is to use a Second Sight video card on the IIgs. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=243&products_id=3166& This link looks promising but what is Component? I have heard of YUV, RGB, Composite, & S-Video. The other way to output the IIGS video is to buy a Multisync monitor that can accept a 15khz sync signal ie a NEC Multisync 3d monitor would but these monitors are getting hard to find. This might work as well with a little creative rewiring to makeup for pin differences and socket sizes. These look good also: http://www.ncsx.com/ncs1201/xrgb-1.htm of course at 200 bucks a pop it is a little steep (Price found on Froogle) http://www.amigastuff.co.uk/partnumber.asp?Code=scandub1&Page=type1 (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 17, Msg 19) [EOA] [ICA] ifconfig AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""" I got my lanced gs working on my reconfigured network. To celebrate, I'm planning to migrate some of my partially finished projects from the confines of my hard drives to the www. Eventually :) The first one is a commandline (gno/orca) utility to connect/disconnect marinetti: ifconfig usage: ifconfig up -- tell marinetti to connect to the network ifconfig down -- tell marinetti to disconnect from the network ifconfig status -- ask marinetti if we're currently connected Source included. Get it while it's hot: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 9) [EOA] [JTM] Juiced.GS - THE MOVIE :) """""""""""""""""""""""" I came home this afternoon to find Juiced.GS in my mailbox. I was anxiously awaiting to read the SIS review. This would be the first time that SIS was reviewed by someone who did not beta test it. I think Ryan hit it right on the money. I also enjoyed the cover: the praise, the heartfelt love, the pure enjoyment of it. And the screams of agony. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 537) >>>>> """"" Makes me want to go and rent the movie... Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 538) >>>>> """"" Steve, May I suggest something slightly better like....Dude, Where's My Car? Or Meatballs III. :) The worst part about getting a Juiced.GS issue is the inevitable wait for the next issue. Thanks for the hard work guys. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 539) >>>>> """"" >> Thanks for the hard work guys. << You're welcome. Hopefully we'll have something funnier on the next cover :-) Ryan Editor in Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 540) >>>>> """"" >> I think Ryan hit it right on the money. << Wow. To be told that by the programmer is pretty rare. That's high praise, Geoff, thanks. >> I also enjoyed the cover: the praise, the heartfelt love, the pure enjoyment of it. And the screams of agony. << And the beatings. Let's not forget the beatings. Ryan Editor in Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 541) >>>>> """"" As a demo of SIS, it was OK, but it was only funny if you were there. :) Mine finally arrived, by way of Alliance, NE, according to the postmark on the back of the envelope. It must have stuck to someone else's copy. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 15 Mar 04 7:20:35 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 127 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 542) >>>>> """"" >> May I suggest something slightly better like....Dude, Where's My Car? Or Meatballs III. << Juiced.GS: The Movie. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 543) [EOA] [PKJ] Pre-KansasFest ISSUE OF Juiced.GS IN PRODUCTION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We are currently in early production stage and plan to ship this issue in May 2004. This is the annual pre-KansasFest issue, so we hope to have some announcements and surprises for you as the event approaches. Remember, last year we told you that Woz would be there. :) Ryan Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 554) >>>>> """"" Dain responds.... I feel sorry for you if you have to compete with that announcement:) Regardless, I look forward to your next issue. I really appreciate all your hard work on the issues. Sometimes I take for granted that Juiced.GS shows up at my doorstep every couple of months. It's been how many years since Apple killed the IIGS anyway? Thanks to all the people out there that will not let it die. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 545) [EOA] [SDG] INDIVIDUAL ISSUES OF Softdisk G-S NOW AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Individual issues of Softdisk G-S are now on sale for $5 apiece at Syndicomm's online store. . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 28) [EOA] [TKE] THE KEGS EMULATOR """"""""""""""""" KEGS has now been updated to 0.86. Mouse operation is now very similar to what was found in Bernie and GUS. KEGS now works better than the mouse implementation found in ActiveGS (you have to love feature-set wars ;) It was the FTA who influenced me to make KEGS behave better. My first attempt at the mouse code emulated the FTA's work, but I wanted to see the mouse integration be like Bernie/GUS. My final implementation was much more sophisticated than what is now found in KEGS (and arguably more correct), but the mouse in KEGS seems to work fine, at least under SOLARIS which is all that I have tested so far. So that looks like another notch where KEGS meets or exceeds a feature in Bernie. Solaris users will probably want to add defined (SOLARIS) on line 48 in sound.c so sound works by default. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Geoff, How can KEGS be compiled on my Mac? I've installed the Developer tools (actually the Xcode thing that came with Panther). I downloaded the file that VersionTracker pointed to, but the file that looks like the KEGS application starts, makes an error noise, and then quits, no messages. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I don't have a Mac that can compile KEGS, so I don't really know. If I was to proceed, I would dump the Cocoa (or Carbon or whatever the right buzzword is) version and concentrate on the X version (now that a decent version of Mac OS X has been released). I would then unlink (or delete if there is no unlink) vars and symlink vars_linuxppc to vars. I would then make the result, fixing any problems due to compilation (the gcc developer tools must be installed--you installed everything from 10.3, right?). of course, it would be better to not change vars_linuxppc, but to create a new file (something like vars_macx11). Once it compiles, you now have xkegs to run (use existing ROM and hard disk images). It should be noted that there is no Mac sound support in the Xwindows version for the Mac. Just copy the necessary lines form macsnd_driver.c and put them into sound_driver.c. So if a new feature gets implemented (say integrated cut and paste with the host), UNIX and Mac users get the immediate benefit without needing developers to port across different environments. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" Of course, a precompiled KEGS binary for the Mac is available too, so you don't *have* to build it yourself. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" But it is the precompiled KEGS for Mac OS X that I'm having problems with. That was why I was wondering about how to compile it. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" Category 29, Topic 31 Message 31 Sun Mar 28, 2004 A2.DAIN [Dain] at 21:09 PDT Steve, What problem are you having? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" When I start KEGSMAC it opens a window while the icon is bouncing, and then just quits with no error message, no "This application unexpectedly quit" or nothing. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Perhaps if you launch it from a terminal window, it will print an error message (like unable to find the rom file)? Kelvin (KWS, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Steve, I know this sounds pretty moronic to a Mac user. (it does to me) But you have to follow these rules explicitly. "Like most other KEGS versions, KEGSMAC is usually run from a Terminal window. Just type "./KEGSMAC.app/Contents/MacOS/KEGSMAC" in the directory you installed/compiled it in. You need to have a ROM file (named ROM, ROM.01, or ROM.03) and a config.kegs in the same directory or in your home directory (read the README--these files are searched for in various places)." There maybe a way to tie that knowledge to an icon to click on. I'm just not sure how. Good Luck, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" You should probably look at the documentation that comes with your terminal program (does it have a man page?). For example, xterm can launch a program with the -e argument. xterm -e xkegs Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 35) [EOA] [FTM]------------------------ FEATURED THIS MONTH | ----------------------------- THE COMPUTER AS AN OBJECT OF LEARNING: TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Hedger 4 April 2004 This article is not about best practices for software development or operating system engineering. It is geared, rather, toward the computer's role in individual learning. It is not of the pedagogical kind of learning fostered by its ability to connect to the Internet or run math drills that I speak. It is of the computer as the object of learning, as itself a veritable fountain of knowledge. We begin with the authors inspiration for this topic of the computer as an object of learning, examine problems with modern operating systems in an educational light, and conclude with a vision and a hope for the future. MY FIRST COMPUTER In April, 1983, my parents bought an Apple IIe system for $2,300. I didn't think much of it at the time, being embroiled in music. The oohs and ahs subsided, and by May, I was the only one using this esoteric contraption. My cousins came to Houston to spend that summer with us. The computer became a big hit with them. One cousin and I teamed up on Bolo, with us taking turns having one man the gun and the other drive, humming the theme to Star Wars during the more intense moments while flying through the maze being chased by angry enemies. The oldest girl preferred more intellectual pursuits and enjoyed spending time on Zork. I was always attracted to the graphical programs, however, and wanted to make my own early on. One day in June, after some rough play with the kids outside, I came in to work through the Applesoft Basic manual my dad and I had begun to study. I typed in one of the commands, GR, and the screen did something funny. After some more reading, I had a colored brick on the screen! That was an extremely exciting moment for me. Later, I ebulliently one-upped that achievement and had a hires dot, and then a line. Little did I know at the time that my passion for programming, the fire ignited that hot Houston summer, would be burning yet 21 years hence. I became obsessed with that machine and its inner workings to the point my mother had to hide the cord to force me to go outside and play. In fact, I managed to make a career of programming (and later with much study and hard work, software engineering) without ever taking a single formal course in Computer Science thanks in large part to the open architecture and approachability of the Apple II. The open architecture of the II invited discovery and encouraged learning at an impressionable age... a trait conspicuously absent from todays platforms. More properly, I owe any skill I may have acquired, my interests, and my career to the man and men behind the Apple II, and especially to my parents, who bought their product. Fast forward 21 years: where do we stand today? Are systems still as open and approachable? BOOT TIMES As a lead-in to the topic of the computer's role as an object of education, I'd like to make a few observations about the change in boot times as microcomputers have evolved. My Apple IIe boots a typical DOS 3.3 5.25" floppy in approximately 10-15 seconds. The Apple IIGS, after a brief delay on power-up, boots a modest GSOS from hard disk in about 12 seconds. A Windows 95 machine running a Pentium II@266MHz drops the user in the desktop after a 50 second wait. Finally, my AMD Athlon XP1800 with striped RAID-0 hard drives requires a whopping two minutes(!). Approx. Speed Bus Processing Machine/OS CPU (MHz) (bits) Factor Drive Time ----------------- ----- ----- ------ ---------- ----------- ----- Apple IIe/DOS 3.3 65C02 1 8 1X 5.25 Floppy 00:15* Apple IIGS/GSOS 65816 7.5 8/16 12X Hard Disk 00:12 Pentium II Win95 K6-II 266 32 1500X Hard Disk 00:50 AMD Athlon Win2K K7 1533 32 8000+X RAID-0 HD 01:55 *(varies) Anyone old enough to remember Highlights Magazine inevitably recalls the "What's wrong?" pictures. Can you spot a problem with the picture above? Do you see the abnormality: the faster machines become, the longer they take to boot (and perform other things, but here we focus on boot times). The first and most obvious answer is that the operating systems have grown more complex over time. Precisely. And it is my contention we've reached a point of critical mass beyond which this attribute becomes a deficit rather than an asset. Think about it: Can modern operating systems, nay, must modern operating systems require 67,000 times the boot time processing of the humble Apple DOS 3.3? A far more practical question is this: Do you, the user, get 67,000 times the value over your Apple II? 100 times? Even 10 times (be honest, now)? Whence arises this odd, inverse relationship between processing power and boot times? While a simple, monolithic blanket answer will not suffice, we'll explore a few more nuanced ones here. DELINEATION OF PROBLEMS WITH MODERN OS'S AS PERTAINS TO DISCOVERY, LEARNING, AND EXPLORATION The following is by no means an exhaustive compilation of the problems that plague modern computers, software, or users. It is merely intended to give the reader a flavor for attributes that serve as both weaknesses and impediments to learning from the computer. The real irony: Most of the attributes listed are almost universally considered strengths of sound design in both hardware and software. Abstraction First, it would not be unreasonable to surmise the high processing-to-valuable-output ratio of modern machines has something to do with layer piled upon layer of software abstraction to the hardware, with more attention often paid to theory than to pragmatic engineering solutions. Evidence for this deduction can be found, for example, in the wide array of graphics and sound cards available for the PC, to say nothing of the many motherboards and other low-level hardware devices. This brings us to our second problem: modularity. Modularity modularity is usually spoken of in favorable terms in most pursuits, and especially in computing disciplines. Indeed, ask any maintenance programmer and you'll find it can be a valuable trait to have in large software systems. However: _the need to support the many different possible types of hardware implicit in a modular architecture has necessitated an almost crippling level of abstraction and contingency code in the operating systems of today!_ Have you ever heard of (so-called) plug-and-play? One concomitant of this complexity, when combined with automated frameworks like plug-and-play intended to make the user's life easier, is the unintentional installation of sometimes many drivers of various flavors for the either the same or a different device. For example: Billy goes over to Joe's house to play Quake. He brings his joystick along. When he leaves, Joe has a new driver installed that he will almost never use (except when Billy comes over). Worse, he may even have a deadweight background process hanging around at all times, eating up RAM and CPU cycles. Multiply cases like this, add in the enormous volume of programmatic trash from Web installations, shake for one minute and stir twice and you have a first-class mess on your hands. Viewed in a purely hardware context, modular systems have the communal property of each part being replaceable by a similar part with the same inputs and outputs but with internal variations. Such systems have the economic advantage of fostering competition among hardware vendors while maintaining the same software operation for a given type of unit regardless of variant. Overdone, however, modularity leads to brittleness: to make a change to an interface to, say, a graphical device (VGA card in PC parlance) means a host of changes to the interface abstraction's internals are necessary to satisfy all the underlying hardware units. Thus, you have the highly-piled layering mentioned in Abstraction above and you end up with an enormous amount of processing needed to perform a very simple task, for example, plotting a dot to a screen - something a nine-year-old would almost certainly find hopeless without the aid of a special, and expensive, software development package. You are talking about writing a certain byte to a certain memory location: WHY SHOULD THAT COST 10s OR 100s OR DOLLARS? Worse yet, having such a package impedes our 9-year-olds learning by hiding from him the details - which concept, by the way, is very highly regarded in the software world as a property of modularity. Do you want your kid remaining ignorant in the name of sound object-oriented or modular theory? No! There will be a time to learn about that. However, childhood when creativity, enthusiasm, and the spirit of exploration is at an all time high - is NOT that time. Childhood is NOT the time to squash creativity in the name of favor-of-the-week theories. Today's machines are not only inefficient, but discourage learning and discovery. Some children and adults - may not be satisfied with just the Internet. Some children may want to know a little about the machine _enabling them to connect_ to the Internet. And that is no longer possible. Modularity's opposite is organicity. The adjective organic refers to the living and implies the inseparability of parts from the whole. In contrast to modularity, organicity emphasizes wholeness and interconnectivity between individual components, or organs. The whole is the sum of the parts, as one's arm is a part of the body and may not be switched and swapped at will. Each organic element has a very special design, related to its role in the interconnected whole. It is possible to think of an organic system as a single large module, with each part knowing about the others, instead of a collection thereof. While organic systems may not be picked apart piece by piece without disabling the function of the whole, they do have the advantage of each part being able to make safe assumptions about the others. In a computing context, this means an altogether elimination of the need for complex and expensive abstraction layers, enabling software to go directly to the hardware. The Apple II is an excellent example of an organic system: The graphics were tied, for example, to the memory refresh and saved cost on the original design. Unfortunately, this also proved a weakness as technology advanced, but certainly not an insurmountable one. It allowed for the very openness on the hardware level that set this legendary machine apart from all other microcomputers built before or since, to this day. Security The realities of the connectivity afforded by the Internet in conjunction with human nature necessitate the ability to secure one's private information from prying eyes. It is not, however, of this type of peer-to-peer security that we speak. Code-level security, in the form of page faulting and exception handling producing the inability to look at arbitrary memory, has weakened users' ability to learn about the computer, to debug programs (virtually unheard of anymore, as we seem to insist on keeping users "in the dark"), or learn how things work. Insofar as most machines store their data on a single centralized repository medium in the form of a hard drive, this is somewhat justified, but not completely - there are other ways besides this to protect persistent data. Some vendors simply want to keep their code private. But this, too, in an age when open source solutions are gaining in popularity, rings hollow. Moreover, if a dishonest (and competent) someone is determined to steal code and is willing to expend the effort necessary to disassemble and interpret it, this person will eventually achieve his or her goal. System-level security is appropriate in some settings - banks, for example, don't want tellers snooping customer ATM PIN numbers. It is not appropriate, however, in our context, in which we are evaluating the computer as a learning tool. That system must be kept as open as possible, and invite prying eyes - not to pry account numbers, but knowledge that will help them learn and grow and inspire them to become something other than video-game addicted mind-numbed couch potatoes. The Apple II does precisely that: Call -151. Quality The final problem with today's machines is quality. Herein lies a paradox with cost - one of the modern PCs greatest strengths. However, with substandard hardware being produced in mass levels by underpaid laborers, poor quality has irked almost every user of a modern computer system at some point. To its credit, one thing of which Apple, at least historically, may not be accused is producing shoddy-quality products. The author uses his Apple IIGS daily and even still fires up the now 21-year-old Apple IIe on occasion. The only current problem is with the latter - an op-amp complicity in joystick reads sits in a loose socket that will eventually need to be desoldered and replaced. The only other problems he has had is when a 74F323 chip on the Disk II controller burned up 14 years ago, and when a transistor array DIP in one of his Disk IIs went out, disabling the drive's write capability - which happened twice. That is about it - really not bad for 21 years of sometimes extremely heavy use. We could continue and discuss scope - trying to please everyone - and many other causes of the apparent sloth of machines running with incredible memory capacity processing capability, and throughput, to say nothing of covering post-boot activities, but the point has been well established. Other Peeves with MacWinUx When the user says jump, you (the computer) don't say, just a minute, I'm in the middle of something. You don't even say, How high?. You jump... NOW! Such was the Apple IIs Reset response. Of course, without the complexity of a huge and monolithic OS, its quite possible many of the cases wherein you would NEED to forcibly hard-reset the machine would be eliminated. Likewise, when the user types three dots, you (the machine) don't automatically convert them to another character: A) what purpose does this serve? B) If the user wants a specific character, she will specify such. When the user says to save a plain-jane document in its original, plain-jane format, you (the OS) save it. You DO NOT say, Are you sure? You might lose italics! You might lose formatting! A _good_ machine behaves as a servant, faithfully obeying its masters commands. It is not a person. It is a machine, a servant to the human operator. It may even be a friend, but it is a servant nonetheless. The master will learn without the servant talking back, second-guessing, or otherwise interpreting the masters commands other than literally. Beyond justified complaining about the latest and greatest, let us look forward to an ideal machine, one conducive to learning and built with the intelligence of the user assumed. LOOKING FORWARD What would the next Apple II be like? Asked more boldly, what _will_ it look like? What follows is the author's own speculation and represents not merely advancement in the computer world, but a Copernican shift, a long-awaited convergence of the best of the latest technology with old-world craftsmanship. First, barring a miracle it won't bear the name "Apple". Second, it will not look like anything on the market today. For now, we call it the Hypothetical Learning Computer, or HLC. On the outside, it will probably appear similar to a typical tower PC. It will have a high-quality VGA monitor, and perhaps even a radically new input device at least, new to the typical consumer. When you turn it on, it will beep at you, and you might see a familiar sight - a flashing white box cursor at the bottom of a screen. (You will not see a bunch of unsolicited counters or offers to press this key or that to "enter BIOS settings"[whatever those are, ].) Filling the 80x48 character text screen, arranged in a grid, are simple menu items. Each menu item represents a program. You "click" on one using the input device, and your web browser pops up instantly. You want to hear, say, the Seattle at Oakland game, so you poke on over to the baseball site, start the stream, and hit a quick key sequence to take you back to the start menu. What you've really just done is rebooted, but it occurred instantaneously - seamlessly - and did not stop your stream. You've told the machine to do in hardware what massive, bloated Orwellian operating systems currently do in software. It is now time to get some work done. With the ball game on in the background, you navigate to your development environment, or business tools, or whatever suits your particular vocation, and jump right in. No delays, no second guessing, no hourglasses, and no Are you sure? dialogues. No danger of crashing the hard disk either, as each context is managed at the hardware level. You hear an important play - Brett Boone just hit a triple with two men out - and want to increase the volume. You bring up the control panel with the familiar Control-Alt-Delete key combo. Instead of clearing the screen, the options show up in text with a transparent background, leaving your program visible behind, but dimmed. A famous 1956 study by George A. Miller (Harvard University), first published in Psychology Review, found that, generally speaking, people can focus on a maximum of seven things at once. Thus, a particular system needn't offer the ability to hold over 1000 simultaneous process instances - only seven. Moreover, if each process has its own context space (memory, hard drive), it should be able to implement its tasks in its own manner best suited to its applications. For example, while a web browser might be considered one "thing" to the user, it may front seven or eight or fifteen tasks internally to send and receive data, update animated graphics on the page, and update the streaming sound for the ball game via a plug-in. The point is, each user-level program (e.g., the web browser, not the tasks that comprise it) could run on its own processor, even sharing memory (possibly) with three or seven other processors, and all sharing resources such as the display and sound. One program would have the focus, though others may be shown "behind" it, perhaps through translucent windows. Admittedly, this approach is a deviation from the Apple II's creator's original genius of moving most functionality into software. However, 2004 does not hold nearly the cost restrictions on hardware resources as those present in 1977. Thus, it may not be very costly after all, and it helps maintain the openness of the system by keeping software complexity in check. The overriding concerns are in fact twofold: keep it open, as has been the focus of this article on the value of computers in learning, and keep it simple. This latter point avoids the bloat and sloth we've all come to experience as part of the warp and woof of modern computing. Now, as far as making the Hypothetical Learning Computer the logical, if not familial, heir of the Apple II, what can and can't its creators do? 65C02/65C816 emulation: 65C02/65C816 emulation would definitely loom large as an integral part of the HLC, and in hardware emulation. While the main processors would likely be a RISC variant or FPGAs, a 65C02 or two would be very nice to have around the house and would enable users to run a good deal of existing Apple II software. This latter ability is a key ingredient to HLCs success, and _may_ antecede reclamation of the classroom by a computer built (fittingly) with learning and education at front-center. Original Bank 0 Emulation: Again, this would be necessary to execute existing software, and should not present any legal hurdles. It could be extended to provide support for cutting edge graphics capabilities, and sound comparable to the IIGS, but modernized to CD-quality levels while maintaining a large number of voices. Original Apple II ROMS: This is a no-no, and violates Apple's legal copyrights. Legal precedent in Apple vs. Franklin established this. However, Laser produced similar ROMs from scratch, which ROMs worked with most software; they withstood a similar legal challenge. Original Apple II font: This may be the one area where interaction with Apple, Inc. becomes necessary. HLCs creators view it as the spiritual, if not ontological, heir of the Apple II, and wish to retain every aspect of the flavor and feel of that timeless and legendary computer. Apple IIGS emulation: While the Apple IIGS was and is a splendid machine, it represented, in the author's opinion, a step in the wrong direction by introducing the beginnings of a large, monolithic operating system. Development on like systems on other platforms has led to the very issues decried previously in this article, namely: bloat, inapproachability, and inefficiency. Moreover, the IIGS is heavily dependent upon its ROMs, whose size exceeds that of the Apple Iie's many times over. Any effort to clean room engineer them could present a toilsome nightmare. This effort is better spent elsewhere. Remember: you don't need a complex operating system to get the benefits afforded thereby. There are other ways to achieve multitasking capability _and_ responsiveness. Lots and Lots of RAM: Engineers should have little trouble allowing for expansion to 1-2GB of RAM on board should the owner desire it. However, due to the simplicity of the system and the lack of a memory-eating sow with twelve piglets sucking resources, huge gobs of RAM may not be necessary for even the most stunning and processor-intensive games. Emulation of other systems: We've been seeing Apple IIs on PCs and Macs for years now. The task of emulation of foreign systems should fall to software. The huge amounts of hard drive space necessary for, say, a major PC operating system that will remain nameless, would be cordoned off (read: quarantined!) from the rest of the programs on the system, and thus not a danger. Again, this is enforced at a very low firmware or even hardware level. Fault Tolerance: This one may shock you. One of the keys to a successful hard disk-enabled open system is protecting the data from unintentional destruction. Dual drives with a rollback feature would be part of the standard setup, and reads could even be optimized for greater speed under this arrangement. This is absolutely necessary to bring the same openness and flexibility of the original Apple II (and its derivative) to a hard-drive-based system in the Twenty-First Century. Ethernet and other hardware peripherals: Software is written to support networking or not, depending on its function. The hardware would include standard PCI slots for inexpensive PC hardware, but would need to be programmed. Fundamental hardware defined as hardware directly targeted to _one_ of the five human senses would be built in, and considerably endowed with formidable technology of the age. This would include the sound (auditory sense), graphics (visual sense), and keyboard (kinesthetic sense). Display/Sound: Insofar as seeing and hearing are fundamental to the human experience, HLCs video and audio capabilities will be fixed in the system and part of the HLC organic whole. This approach brings low-level access to truly awesome graphical and audio hardware to the masses, and it eliminates vendor confusion over which peripherals to support: There is one video mode, and one sound card. Also, it encourages developers to refocus energy otherwise wasted on supporting a wide variety of hardware. It lets them tap into the hardware "goodies", the more specialized functions of the hardware that might not be available on all units of a wide variety of display adapters. TARGET MARKET Anyone who loves computing but hates the hassle is a potential customer for the Hypothetical Learning Computer. Young boys are candidates who aspire to be to video game development what Isaac Asimov was to science fiction. Young ladies wanting to get ahead in school would find their computing needs met. Moms who want to organize their recipes, calendars, and cruise the web without learning a massively complicated operating system would find the HLC attractive as a family computer. Dads updating their families monthly budget and then learning BASIC with their sons and daughters appreciate the HLCs simplicity and transparency. And long-time Apple II veterans and former users the world over are of course warmly invited to partake of something they've not experienced since 1989: A new, highly advanced and innovative model of the machine they grew to know, enjoy, and learn from. The HLC is just that. It is not intended for business or commerce, but for the purpose of restoring to the home user the joy of computing. WHEN WILL THE HLC BECOME A REALITY? It would take one person years in engineering effort and patience to build such a machine. Details would need to be worked out, debated, and analyzed. It would require a modest investment in equipment and software (running, no doubt, on a bloated, crash-prone machine) but there's no good reason why it could not one day come to fruition provided its creators follow the all pertinent legalities. Needless to say, positive participation from Apple would be extremely well received, but, just as Detroit Tiger fans should not expect a World Series Championship in 2004, one had best not expect such positive participation from the Originators. Jeri Ellsworth offers a unique inspiration, as through her and her team the Commodore 64 is reborn. The spirit of innovation and creativity, inspired in many cases during a childhood influenced by such machines, dies hard. The author realizes others with a similar dream for the Apple II have come and gone. Let the reader rest assured that _this_ dream will only die when the author of this article dies, and hopefully (by that time) the dream will have long since materialized and inspired millions who will be carrying the personal computing torch for future generations. -GH Anyone interested in the contents of this article, or in participating in the HLC project, should contact hedger@sbcglobal.net. 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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Apple II Deals Section Added to WebSite--------------------------[DSA] May 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-----------------------[MSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Note on Archon An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Registration is Now Open for KFest 2004--------------------------[KFR] Steve Weyrich to Present KeyNote Address at KansasFest 2004------[SWK] KansasFest Transportation Arranged-------------------------------[KTA] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service-----------------------------[PTS] It's HackFest Season!--------------------------------------------[IHS] Cheesey Announcement---------------------------------------------[CNT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Advertising ~~~~~~~~~~~ There are many things to be observed from High Above The Rock River... including several billboards. Look at _that_ billboard... shows a big hunk of cheese... and reads: KansasFest 2004 to be held July 20-25, 2004 At Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri See: http://www.kfest.org/ For Registration Information Well, OK, I made this up... it is still a pertinent message. See the KansasFest section of this issue for more KFest talk. Seriously consider going to KFest this year. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [JAG] Juiced.GS V9 I2 AT THE GATE """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I just signed off on the final draft for Volume 9, Issue 2. Hopefully it'll ship in the next few days. Ryan Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 546) [EOA] [BHC] "Burger" Bill Heineman CONNECTION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was playing Activision's new "Pitfall" video game for the Sony PlayStation 2. The game includes the original Atari 2600 "Pitfall" as a bonus. In the new game's credits, "Burger" Bill Heineman as providing the emulator for this game. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 51) [EOA] [EOC] THE EMPIRE OF CARGOTHA IN THE RPG FORUM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The MUD is back! The Empire of Cargotha has reopened its doors. Come immerse yourself in a world of fantasy adventure. Assume the persona of a warrior, wizard, cleric, or thief and explore the world that awaits you. Battle the monsters of the land either single-handedly or as the member of a group. Players may interact with each other in real time, through the internal mail system, or leave messages on the bulletin boards. The Empire of Cargotha requires no special software and no extra fees. Just telnet to the RPG Forum (Page 833) and choose Menu option 4. (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 42) [EOA] [EBS] ALL 8-BIT SOFTDISK ISSUES AVAILABLE ON 5.25" DISKS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've finished adding all the 8-bit Softdisk issues on 5.25" diskette to our online store. You can order them online for $5 apiece at: http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=196 Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 36, Msg 10) [EOA] [SDC] SCHOOL DAYS COMPUTERS """"""""""""""""""""" When I was in grade school, I remember playing Oregon Trail a lot. There were also some other titles that I either can't find anymore or don't remember the name of. Anyone have any ideas? One was a high res game, "Find Hurkle", which was a game that kind of taught how the coordinate systems worked. Hurkle would hide and you'd have to guess where he was and I think would tell you "too high", "too low" that kind of thing. Anyone know who made that? Another was a game that I think was called "Fur trader" or "Trapper" that was kind of in the vein of Oregon Trail, but was about trapping in the 1800's or so. Anyone remember that, or who made it? (My guess is MECC but who knows) Thanks, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I may have missed out on Oregon Trail by being too old, but I don't think we ever had this when I was in school. Of course, that was last millennium. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Well... if you think you are old... when I was in school we didn't have computers... in grades 1-5 we didn't even have electricity or a telephone! :) Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Why, when I was a kid, we had to trek five miles through the snow, uphill, both ways, just to check our email! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" You had mail? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Seriously, when I was in high school, we had a couple of TRS 80 Model Is, a few Model IIIs, and a year or two later, a IIe. That was followed by a bunch of. . . TRS 80 Model IVs. That was a great choice, I'm sure. Of course, this was the state that required all VCRs for educational purposes be Betamax. . . Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 14) [EOA] [NLW] NEW LOCATION FOR Ewen Wannop's HOME PAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In anticipation of DSL arriving in my village in a few months time, I am rationalizing my various accounts, so I will be free to choose a more suitable ISP for DSL when the time comes. I have moved my home page over to my .mac account, and would also prefer that anyone wishing to contact me for software support use my .mac mail account from now on. A redirection page has been left on my old home page. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 26 Apr 2004 - 85 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 (CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 292) [EOA] [CSL] FIRST CRIMINAL CHARGES UNDER "CAN SPAM" LAW """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The first criminal charges under the government's new "can spam" legislation have been filed: http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/29/internet.spam.ap/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 141) >>>>> """"" Woohoo! I'm glad to see some charges filed under CAN-SPAM. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 142) [EOA] [UPC] UNKNOWN PARALLEL CARD """"""""""""""""""""" Got this card in a Apple IIe Platinum. It appears to be a parallel card with a 64Kb buffer. But I cant tell who is the manufacturer. http://www.syndicomm.com/~technerd/unknown.jpg (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Probably generic. There were billions of those floating around back in the day. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I agree with Sheppy. I would just try about every driver I had with it until I found something that worked :) Ryan (RSUENAGA, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Yeah, that's about all you can do. Although most parallel cards on the II work about the same. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 24) [EOA] [CDR] THE PREVALENCE OF "CD ROT" """""""""""""""""""""""""" CNN.com reports on the prevalence of "CD rot": http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/05/06/disc.rot.ap/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 38) [EOA] [MTA] Marlene - TELNET APPLICATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Announcing..... Marlene! Get it while it's hot: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/marlene.shk What is it? Marlene is a Marinetti-based telnet application with color vt100 terminal emulation. I know for a fact the vt100 emulation isn't perfect, but I've used it with lynx, bsd tetris, emacs, vi, the syndicomm chat room, and I'm even using Marlene to post this message. Currently, it requires gno/me, orca shell, or maybe some other shell to launch it (since you specify the host/port via the commandline). There are a few missing features (like the lack of a cursor :), but I think you'll agree the color text is far more legible than any other color vt100/ansi emulator available for the iigs. For those interested, this is something I had written back in 1999-2000 time frame and lost interest in. I've spent the last week fixing the most egregious bugs and here it is. Enjoy! Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" This I gotta see. :) BTW, do you have to use an IP address, or can you specify a location by name? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I've only tested it via IP address, but I do try to resolve anything that isn't numeric. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 13) [EOA] [BCT] BUG IN GSoft CompileTool """""""""""""""""""""""" I've found a bug with the GSoft CompileTool utility (which compiles text-based tool interface files into .gst tool interfaces used by GSoft). It seems if there's a fatal error, the .gst file won't be deleted, and the next time GSoft starts up, it will hang trying to process the .gst file. So, if that happens to you, delete the file. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the tip. I've saved a copy of your message. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 12) [EOA] [EHF] FOUND 2 ERRORS IN Marinetti HEADER FILE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently found 2 errors in the marinetti 3.0 tcpip.h orca/c header file. These don't affect the v2 header files, and I've reported them (so they should be fixed soon), but for those who like to live on the cutting edge.... 1) #define terrmask 0x00FF /* DNR status codes #define DNR_Pending 0 /* Request still being processed */ The "/* DNR status codes" comment isn't terminated, so DNR_Pending won't be defined. 2) extern pascal ModuleListPtr TCPIPGetModuleNames (void) inline(0x4C36,dispatcher); that should be a "moduleListPtr" (note the case). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 24) [EOA] [EFT] EASIEST TCP OR UPD FILE TRANSFER METHOD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, I'd like to hear some opinions on the easiest tcp (or udp) file transfer method. I'd like to easily copy files back and forth from my lance'd iigs to my FreeBSD box. my criteria are ease of use and ease of programming. I'm too lazy to use ftp (that requires logging in, typing lots of file names, probably hanging, etc). I'd rather have something where i can enter the files on the gno/orca commandline and be done with it. I'm not worried about security since it won't be accessible outside my intranet, and everything will be copied to/from a dedicated account. So far, tftp and rcp seem to be the best solutions. tftp is udp-based, so the client has to do extra housekeeping to verify the packets were acknowledged (stuff that marinetti does automatically for tcp). rcp isn't formally documented anywhere (the uncommented source code is the documentation). I'm leaning towards rcp, but before I get started, I was wondering if there were any other standard protocols that would satisfy my requirements? Thanks, Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I have mixed feelings about rcp. It would be one of the easier programs to port and was also one of the programs that would have come with the vaporware GS/TCP. On the other hand, there is just about zero demand for its existence due to the higher awareness of computer security in society today. If you want to write something which can be useful for others too, there are three options that I can immediately think of: * scp * samba * netatalk scp would need an openssl library for the GS and research would be needed on how CPU intensive it would actually be. samba would also provide support for Windows file sharing. This is the most versatile since there is an open source option for all modern non-Windows platforms. netatalk on both the GS and BSD sides would guarantee appleshare login/access compatibility (the GS uses older protocols which modern systems no longer support). This would also allow the transfer of files with resource forks. An added benefit would allow access to Appleshare volumes. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" The problem is that scp, samba, and netatalk would all be highly non-trivial to implement. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I think that Netatalk on the IIgs would be a great thing, but would take lots of effort to implement. Also, a way to use the IIgs as an ASIP client would be very useful. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I don't think it is as bad as you are making it out. For example, if no effort is made to integrate into the existing GS/OS driver structure and make it an independent application (like what ftp is), then a usable product would be quicker to implement. I'll let those who are familiar with the netatalk source and the Orca environment comment on how easy it would be to get a working compilation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" OK, true, but hm. Well, what would be neat is to do it as a Finder Extension or NDA. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I'd rather see something that can be accessible from shell scripts. Kelvin has the right idea for having it available from Orca or GNO. Some immediate applications could include file backups and something like a CVS repository. Any GUI-based version would really limit its usefulness. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I actually brought the question up since I want an easy way to copy files back and forth to store them in a perforce repository. Also, command-line utilities are easier to write and debug :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I wholeheartedly disagree -- if they're done as shell utilities, only a select few people can actually use them. It would make more sense to do it as a combination of Init and NDA or Finder Extension, where the Init handles the actual transactions with the network and can be called through IPC, so that shell commands could access it too. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" >> I'd like to hear some opinions on the easiest tcp (or udp) file transfer method. << Well, I think I found the simplest method: finger! finger? That's right. More specifically, a finger server running on the iigs. From any other computer, I just do something like: bash-2.05a$ finger :src:fingerd:fingerd.c@192.168.0.16 > fingerd.c The IIgs finger server treats the input as a filename and sends it back. With Marinetti 3, accepting incoming connections works great. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" That is a very clever and ingenious solution. Binary files can not be supported by this means, but it is a quick and dirty method to transfer text files. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 15) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich The author is busy getting his speeches ready for KansasFest. The series ILLUMINATING THE LAMP will continue in the August or September issue. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [DSA] Apple II Deals Section Added to WebSite """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've added a new Apple II Deals section to our web site! Edited by Sean Fahey, this portion of our site will keep you up to date on the latest great deals and hard-to-find items for the Apple II. If you find a great deal, let Sean know by sending email to deals@a2central.com. (A2Central.com WebSite, May 5, 2004) [EOA] [MSA] May 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The May 2004 (Volume 3, Number 5) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n5.html (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 17) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [NOA] Note on Archon """""""""""""" Hi y'all, Nice issue of "The Lamp", some interesting stuff (as always) to read. :) I liked Ken's email about Archon. I still have the box and the game in the house, though I haven't played it in ages. Archon, for me at least, was one of the best games I ever played, though it is vastly unappreciated. As an FYI, I did found via Google that there was a MS-DOS version of Archon that supposedly supported modem play. I am curious about when Ken was asking about modem play for the A2 version because as others pointed out, modem's (and modem games) were not in high use in the early 80's. Oh well, good memories all the way around. Keep Up the Good Work! Don ===== Donald C. Lee http://www.geocities.com/smcoach41 [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [KFR] REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR KFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Visit the KFest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ and follow the registration link. [EOA] [SWK] Steve Weyrich TO PRESENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm very happy to announce that Steve Weyrich will be presenting the Keynote address at KFest 2004. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 14) [EOA] [KTA] KansasFest TRANSPORTATION ARRANGED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" OK, flight arrangements,etc. for KFest are done - earlier than I've ever gotten around to it, I think. Once again looking forward to this very special gathering of folks who share something that we've never been able to fully describe to anyone who hasn't been there! You owe it to yourself to get to KFest at least once and find out what it's all about. Maybe YOU'LL be the gifted person who can find the words that will bring KFest to life for anyone who hasn't yet attended! Hope to see you there this year; looking forward to it! Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 13) [EOA] [PTS] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Don't forget to let Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service know your schedule, and whether you are renting or need a ride. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 3 May 04 7:49:48 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 78 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 15) [EOA] [IHS] It's HackFest Season! """"""""""""""""""""" Time to sharpen your brains and flex your programming muscles -- HackFest 2004 approaches! The rules are the same as always, but follow: KansasFest 2004 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 21, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 24 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. (Eric Shepherd, Owner, Syndicomm: http://www.syndicomm.com) (Via KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [CNT] Cheesey Announcement """""""""""""""""""" I'm very happy to announce that Tony Diaz will be taking over the Big Cheese duties for KFest. Tony has been doing the web page, organizing session, the handout, and many other jobs, so now he will be getting full credit for all his work. For several weeks, I've been trying to figure out how I could be at KFest and here in Phoenix at the same time. I finally realized that I could not be attend KFest this year and needed to get someone else to take over the committee head's job. A huge thank you to Tony!! See you all in 2005, Cindy (Cindy Adams, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Power of Nostalgia The Lure of Versatility A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] VisiCalc Turns 25------------------------------------------------[VCT] Geoff Weiss Updates Several Titles of His Software---------------[WUS] New Files in A2 Library------------------------------------------[UTF] Superdrives Available--------------------------------------------[SDA] Contiki----------------------------------------------------------[CTK] The Game, Quest 1.1----------------------------------------------[TGQ] Versions of the Game, Empire-------------------------------------[TGE] A Hard Drive Solution for the //c, //c+?-------------------------[HDC] Juiced.GS V9I2---------------------------------------------------[JGS] Status of gsAIM--------------------------------------------------[SGA] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! This series will continue in the August or September issue. THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC] The IIgsX2 You are Invited ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] June 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------[JSC] Thanks For Ken's Work on Syndicommotion--------------------------[TKW] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Registration for KFest 2004--------------------------------------[KFR] Something to Show at KFest This Year?----------------------------[STS] Steven Weyhrich to Present KeyNote Address at KansasFest 2004----[SWK] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service-----------------------------[PTS] It's HackFest Season!--------------------------------------------[IHS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Power of Nostalgia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The patio High Above The Rock River is the perfect place to sit back and contemplate things past. Down on the farm, seventy some years ago, my father bought his first tractor. In time, my brother and I spent many hours driving this tractor. The Farmall Regular 20, equipped with steel wheels, was a row crop tractor... the wheels placed so as to straddle the rows of crops such as corn. Over the years it was upgraded using parts from third party sources as well as from the manufacturer. Steel wheels replaced with rubber tires. A more efficient governor to maintain a steady speed. A new magneto to provide a more efficient spark for ignition. A hydraulic seat for a smoother ride. Addition of a "road gear" for faster movement when on the road between fields. In time a larger, more powerful tractor was purchased and the original became the "2nd tractor" for the "smaller jobs". Even later the Regular 20 was retired... but my Father could not part with it... there was something special about his first tractor. My Father has passed on. My brother took over the farm. That old tractor still has a place of honor in the machine shed. Once a year we start it up and drive it around the yard. It is still capable of doing the work it was designed to do. But the work is now done with larger, more powerful tractors that are several generations beyond the Regular 20. Notice the similarity of the tractor story to that of the Apple II computers... upgrading, still capable, not willing to part with your first computer, etc. Come to KansasFest 2004 for a dose of Apple II nostalgia. See the KFest section of this issue for more information. The Lure of Versatility ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The versatile nature of the Apple IIgs inspires the Tinkerer. Check out the IIgsX2 in The Tinkerer's Corner of this issue. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [VCT] VisiCalc TURNS 25 """"""""""""""""" VisiCalc turns 25 this year. Its three founders were reunited for this article: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116166,00.asp A history of the software can be found here: http://bricklin.com/visicalc.htm (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 108) >>>>> """"" >> VisiCalc turns 25 this year. << Now that's a scary thought! :-) I remember giving the very first spreadsheet "information/introduction" presentation using Visicalc at my employer at that time. As an Apple II owner and someone who had "played" with Visicalc, that put me light-years ahead of anyone else in my city! I still have to rate Visicalc as one of the truly great "inventions" of the last century. Personal computers were still (perhaps rightly) regarded as glorified toys, or at the most high-tech typewriters. Visicalc put personal computers in general (and the Apple II in particular) on the map. Another way of looking at spreadsheets is that they allow non-programmers to create "programs", in the same way that modern phones allow everyone to be a telephone operator. A colleague at work is very definitely not a programmer, but he blew me away recently with a spreadsheet he developed to predict the size of a custom database after a year. I am still discovering new ways to use spreadsheets - and I haven't even *begun* to touch the macro-type facilities! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 109) [EOA] [WUS] Geoff Weiss UPDATES SEVERAL TITLES OF HIS SOFTWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I uploaded a new version of my ping shell utility: ping version 1.1. Not only does it have several bug fixes, it now does the following: - support output redirection - errors are sent to stderr - the version number can be displayed with the -V argument Please let me know if it doesn't work if used from your favorite shell. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 69) >>>>> """"" I must have been in a bug stomping mood. The HashTool had a memory corruption bug if the Data Bank Register and the Program Bank Register differed for both md4 and md5. This has been updated on the Web site: http://hashtool.gwlink.net/ and it has been uploaded here as well. It's a necessary update for those who are using CHAP for their PPP connections. The source is quite fugly and I wouldn't recommend anyone following it by example. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 70) >>>>> """"" On a quest of fixing more bad code, I have updated the Time Zone control panel which had some memory corruption issues (if certain segments were in the same bank as code) and had issues with the custom time zone. These have all been fixed. Tool56 also got a slight overhaul for better internal handling of data passing on the stack. Putting it all in one segment and proper use of setting the DBR results in a slightly faster loading toolset. This has been uploaded to the A2central library. I'm assuming a message somewhere else in this forum will announce when it will be ready for download. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 73) [EOA] [UTF] NEW FILES IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/tools directory: File: tool56v104.bxy Size: 108416 Date: Jun 05 This is an update to the Time Zone Control Panel and the Tool56 toolset. The Time Zone control panel got updated to fix some memory and custom time zone problems. Tool56 was internally updated to follow better coding practices. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" There is a new file in the utilities/16-bit/shell_utilities directory: File: ping11.bxy Size: 2176 Date: Jun 09 ping 1.1 is an update to the ping shell utility. This is the first time it is a stand alone archive. This version contains text fixes, errors redirected to stderr, an argument to get the version number, and supports output redirection. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 30) [EOA] [SDA] SUPERDRIVES AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""" Reminder - Shreve Systems still has NIB Apple 3.5 superdrives in stock for $29 - they will work as standard 800K drives when connected to the GS smartport. Its really hard to beat that deal. (SFAHEY, Cat 3, Top 31, Msg 51) [EOA] [CTK] Contiki """"""" I've never seen the Web Browser run in the Contiki environment until the movie of the Apple //e was posted on the Contiki Web site last week. Since I know nothing of the Contiki environment, how was the speed of the //e compared to a Commodore 64 also running on ethernet? And for those who know how fast Contiki runs, was the //e in the film accelerated or was that a 1 MHz unit? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Geoff, All I know of Contiki (besides the obvious) is on that video. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 2) [EOA] [TGQ] THE GAME, Quest 1.1 """"""""""""""""""" I used to play a game called Quest 1.1. (I think) It was an dungeon delving type game where you were like a letter walking alone hallways that were shaped by using inverse text. I remember you could either fight the monsters in the Maze or shoot them with arrows (and maybe holy water). I remember like that game quite a bit at the time and was wonder if anyone had a copy or knew of it's orgins, etc. Anyone? Thanks, Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 107) >>>>> """"" Quest 1.1 sounds much like the game I've been looking for, Dain. I think we've discussed it in the past a few times (when discussing Rogue). If you find it, I'm interested in it too. (SFAHEY, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 110) >>>>> """"" I'm still keeping my eye out. Unfortunately I found out recently that a friend of mine who had it tossed his disks years ago. Oh wellll..... Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 111) [EOA] [TGE] VERSIONS OF THE GAME, Empire """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I, for one, would love an Apple II version of the old "Empire" conquest game. Even one that runs on the text screen the way they did in the old days. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 79) >>>>> """"" Are you referring to something like "Strategic Empire"? I've spent countless hours playing that on my IIGS. I think it was a ProDOS 16 game. This is the one where you start off with one city, and you have to choose whether to build armies or fighter planes or bombers or transport ships, etc. Then you go off and conquer other cities until you control the world. The user interface was very simple: you dragged an army to the place you wanted it to attack. There was a Mac version of Strategic Empire, too, and I think I remember seeing a Mac Shareware/freeware version of something simply called "Empire" which was more complex than the original (commercial) "Strategic Empire," and I'm guessing that is what you're referring to, right? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 80) >>>>> """"" "Strategic Empire" sounds like a clone of the original Empire; yes, that's the game I'm thinking of. It's kind of Civilization's granddaddy. I've always wanted that game on my IIgs. I bought an 8-bit Apple II version long ago, but it was awful. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 81) >>>>> """"" Do you mean "Empire" from Interstel? It's got quite the cult following - and I play the PC EGA version quite a bit still. If you Google Empire and Interstel, be prepared for quite a few hits. (SFAHEY, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 84) >>>>> """"" Yeah, that's the game. Interstel's Empire is actually based on a classic mainframe game. I don't care for Interstel's version (especially since there's no GS version), but would love to have a nice Apple IIgs version of Empire. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 85) [EOA] [HDC] A HARD DRIVE SOLUTION FOR THE //c, //c+? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Based on recent chats and development of related hardware, I think it's time to bring this topic back to life. The concept: adapt the logic in the CFFA card to an external smartport compatible format to create a hard drive type solution for the //c, //c+ etc. The preference that it be daisychainable with other external drives is a given. (SFAHEY, Cat 18, Top 2, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'd love to have a unit like this; it would be a godsend for me. Right now, I use a GS to produce disks for Syndicomm. It takes up enough space that I can't keep it on my desk -- it has to go in another room and is rather inconvenient. If I could set up one of my IIc+ systems, with just the machine, monitor, and one external floppy drive, I could actually stack it on my desk so that I wouldn't have to run around so much when producing disks. Of course, as a side effect, I'd have to write an 8-bit version of DiskMaker. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 18, Top 2, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I don't spend a whole lot of money on the Apple II anymore, but this is something very high on my list of things I'd want. My IIc+ just kind of sits there. I'd love another excuse to do more tinkering. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 18, Top 2, Msg 27) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS V9I2 """""""""""""" Juiced.GS V9I2 mailed today to US subscribers. International subscribers' copies will mail as soon as I receive them-- most likely early next week. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 547) >>>>> """"" Yes! I beat deadline again! :) Ryan Editor-in-Chief (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 548) >>>>> """"" We've gotten a report of a copy of Juiced.GS showing up this weekend missing the staples. If this happens to you, please let us know, so we can get reprints run. Thanks! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 549) >>>>> """"" My copy of JuicedGS arrived in Arizona yesterday, right side up, but without staples. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 550) >>>>> """"" Hm. Only folks in the west have reported getting issues so far, and none with staples yet. Anyone else? Sorry 'bout this folks. I'm pretty tired of printing problems. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 551) >>>>> """"" Juiced arrived here in Montana today..... without staples. I don't need a fixed one though. I'll just staple it myself. I haven't had a chance to read it yet. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 555) >>>>> """"" I wouldn't for a moment think of worrying about the lack of staples for one issue. I'm just looking forward to reading my copy :) I would hope most of us would be happy to live with such a trivial problem this time around. Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 560) >>>>> """"" It turns out I forgot to order the staples. Or, at least, I can't prove that I remembered, which amounts to the same thing. Their invoices don't indicate whether or not you ordered staples. At any rate, Kim doesn't have anything to worry about -- I'm going to staple the international copies before I re-mail them. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 562) >>>>> """"" I am amazed how long it's taking this issue to reach some areas of the U.S. I'm getting reports that lots of folks still haven't gotten their issues. Ryan Editor-in-Chief (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 556) >>>>> """"" Okay, here's a status update. I heard from the printer today. There are multiple problems that occurred, and they're trying to sort through them. 1. The printer no longer provides staples as an option; this is why none of the issues were stapled. Clearly, this is the last straw, and we will be finding a new printer before V9I3 is shipped. 2. For some reason, something went wrong with their automatic distribution network that assigns printing to the regional print shops. Normally, as you're all aware, issues are printed at a facility relatively close to the recipient, then mailed from there. For some reason, all of the issues were assigned to the Oakland print facility. 3. In addition to that, for whatever reason, it seems that many issues were not mailed at all. We don't know why yet. 4. They also substantially overcharged us for postage, and they're not clear on why yet. They're looking into what happened and are going to try to get that refunded. Part of the problem is that about a year ago, the US Postal Service, which has been handling our printing and mailing for us since Syndicomm took over Juiced.GS, outsourced their online printing and mailing service to a third party. Six months ago, that third party made substantial changes to the service that both added -- and removed -- features. They seem to also have introduced some kinks into the works. We will make sure everyone gets their V9I2 of Juiced, even if what it takes is getting a refund from the printer and going somewhere else to get them reprinted. We apologize wholeheartedly for this delay; although it's beyond our control, we still feel badly about it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 597) [EOA] [SGA] STATUS OF gsAIM """"""""""""""" Does gsAIM still work? Is there a v1.5 in development? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 10, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I have no idea if gsAIM still works. There's actually a developmental 1.5 version but it's broken and I don't know why it crashes. It has a ton of new features and stuff, but because I can't figure out why it doesn't work, I haven't touched the code in years. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 10, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I haven't gotten gsAIM working the last few times I tried it. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 10, Msg 9) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich The author is busy getting his speeches ready for KansasFest. The series ILLUMINATING THE LAMP will continue in the August or September issue. [EOA] [TTC]------------------------------- THE TINKERER'S CORNER | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson The IIgsX2 ~~~~~~~~~~ By Lyle Syverson You might want to refer to the February 2000 issue of _The Lamp_ for my first mention of the IIgsX2 in the article on "Dreamware". Sometimes it takes awhile for a dream to come true... and the details might vary to some extent. The IIgsX2, as described in this article, consists of two IIgs's connected to one monitor and one keyboard/mouse via a KVM switch. In one switch position the monitor and keyboard function with the first IIgs. In the second position the monitor and keyboard function with the second IIgs. You can start a task with one of the computers, then switch to the other to start another task. You can switch back and forth between the two computers to check on the progress. Start downloading a large file on one and play a game on the other, for example. Advantages of the IIgs '''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Two computers fit nicely on one desk. 2. More slots for a larger selection of slot cards. 3. Dual processors. :) 4. Multitasking. :) 5. ROM 1 and ROM 3 available at the click of a switch. What You Will Need '''''''''''''''''' 1. Two IIgs's. 2. One IIgs monitor. 3. One keyboard with mouse. 4. Two extra cables of the type used to connect the monitor to the IIgs. (A total of three of these cables.) 5. Two extra cables of the type used to connect the keyboard to the IIgs. (A total of three of these cables.) 6. A suitable KVM switch. Be sure you are getting one designed for the Mac with the D15 monitor connectors and the ADB keyboard connectors. These switches are offered for sale from time to time on the LEM-Swap list. (See 5. below) Additional Items You Might Need if You Opt for Data Transfer (See Below) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Two removable media drives such as the SyQuest 44/88 or Zip 100. 2. Mac computer with serial port. 3. Three PhoneNet connectors. 4. Telephone wire. Where to Get What You Need '''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Thrift stores. 2. Garage sales. 3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace 4. A2 on Syndicomm 5. LEM-Swap list 6. Alltech Electronics 8. Other World Computer 9. A2Central.com (System disks, if needed) Procedure ''''''''' 1. Connect the monitor to the common connecter on the KVM switch. 2. Connect the keyboard/mouse to the common connecter on the KVM switch. 3. Connect the first IIgs to the first set of connecters (monitor and keyboard/mouse) 4. Connect the second IIgs to the second set of connecters (monitor and keyboard/mouse) 5. Turn the switch to position one and boot the first IIgs. 6. Turn the switch to position two and boot the second IIgs. 7. Switch back and forth as desired. Transfering Data Between the Two IIgs's ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 1. Floppy disks. 2. Larger removable disk devices such as the SyQuest 44/88 drives or the Zip 100 drives. Identical drives, one on each of the two IIgs's, equals a "portable hard drive" that can be accessed by either computer. 3. Both computers connected via AppleTalk to the same Mac. Transfer data to the Mac with one IIgs. Retreive it from the Mac with the other IIgs. Each of the IIgs's would also have access to a CD ROM drive connected the Mac. Refer to the November 2002 issue of The Lamp! for information on setting up AppleTalk between a IIgs and a Mac. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSC] June 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The June 2004 (Volume 3, Number 6) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n6.html or by selecting menu option #3 from Page 2 on Syndicomm Online (type "m2;3" without the quotes at any menu prompt). (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 18) [EOA] [TKW] Thanks For Ken's Work on Syndicommotion """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'd like to publicly thank Ken for all the hard work he does on Syndicommotion. He does a fine job of it, and it's nice to see each month what's going on all over our little online world. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Sheppy. :) And thanks for proofreading and publishing the newsletter. (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 20) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [KFR] REGISTRATION FOR KFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Visit the KFest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ and follow the registration link. [EOA] [STS] SOMETHING TO SHOW AT KFest THIS YEAR? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, anyone got something to show this year in K.C.? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" As hinted already, I'll have something interesting to show. It was a topic of conversation at last year's KFest--there was a lot of "Wouldn't it be cool if", "I'd love to see this", and "I wonder why such and such wasn't done". My project has been on the want list for several years and I got it in a state of doneness already (it works correctly and it doesn't crash). Unfortunately, after sharing what I did, I was advised that certain parts need to be completely rewritten. So, I can't guarantee a release will occur at KFest (It's not my fault, honest), but it'll be a cool show. (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 17) [EOA] [SWK] Steven Weyhrich TO PRESENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm very happy to announce that Steven Weyhrich will be presenting the Keynote address at KFest 2004. Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 14) [EOA] [PTS] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Don't forget to let Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service know your schedule, and whether you are renting or need a ride. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 3 May 04 7:49:48 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 78 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 15) [EOA] [IHS] It's HackFest Season! """"""""""""""""""""" Time to sharpen your brains and flex your programming muscles -- HackFest 2004 approaches! The rules are the same as always, but follow: KansasFest 2004 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 21, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 24 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. (Eric Shepherd, Owner, Syndicomm: http://www.syndicomm.com) (Via KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 7, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Farmers Market The KFest Experience A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Background For IIgs in A2 Library----------------------------[NBI] Hash Tool v1.0.2 Source Code Available in A2 Library-------------[HTS] Will Deja ][ Work Under Mac OS 10.3.4?---------------------------[DJT] Help With SuperSonic Card From MDIdeas---------------------------[SSC] A Hard Drive Solution for the //c, //c+?-------------------------[HDC] Juiced.GS - the Delayed Issue------------------------------------[TDI] Where Have I Seen This Code Before?------------------------------[WST] Detecting the Interleave Used on an Apple 3.5" Drive-------------[DTI] FireWire on the Mac----------------------------------------------[FWM] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! This series will continue in the August or September issue. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] July 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------[JSC] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Letter to the Editor An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4] Registration for KFest 2004--------------------------------------[KFR] KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KFF] KFest Presentation - Digitize Music on Your Mac------------------[DMM] Are You Ready For KFest?-----------------------------------------[RKF] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service-----------------------------[PTS] It's HackFest Season!--------------------------------------------[IHS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Farmers Market ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking to the north from High Above The Rock River, you can see a small neighborhood business district called North End Commons. To call attention to their stores, the business owners have organized a weekly Farmers Market in the parking lot. Each saturday morning in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, venders are invited to bring their wares and set up shop. In season you can find fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs, home baked items, home made jelly, home made crafts, cut flowers, flowering perennials, etc. The Law of Supply and Demand is dynamic here, with prices being adjusted on the go... influenced by how many venders are selling the same thing and how fast an item is being sold. Part of the experience is visiting with the venders. You can verify that corn on the cob was really harvested just before they came to the market. You can pull back the husk on an ear and see if the corn is as mature as you like. Many people like corn on the cob. However, you don't know what you are missing until you have had corn on the cob the same day as it was harvested. The Farmers Market makes this possible. The KFest Experience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting acquainted with and exchanging ideas with other Apple II people on line is a great experience. However, you don't know what you are missing until you have had the KFest experience. Kind of like eating freshly harvested corn on the cob. There is still time to register for KFest 2004. Refer to the KFest section of this issue for more information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NBI] NEW BACKGROUND FOR IIgs IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new file in the system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Appearance/Desktop.Dres sing directory: File: appledesktop.bxy Size: 3456 Date: Jun 15 This is a background init for the Apple IIGS. Included in this collection is the init and the shr picture it was made from. Copy the Applelogo.init into the system.setup folder. Uploaded by the author. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 31) [EOA] [HTS] HASH TOOL v1.0.2 SOURCE CODE AVAILABLE IN A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the programming/macros_and_libraries/tools directory: File: hashtool102.bxy Size: 39552 Date: Jun 17 This is version 1.0.2 of the Hash Tool source code; an update to Hash Tool 1.0.1 which had a memory corruption bug if the DBR and the PBR were not the same in both md5 and md4. Note that this archive only contains the source code, not the compiled toolset. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 32) [EOA] [DJT] WILL Deja ][ WORK UNDER Mac OS 10.3.4? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anyone gotten Deja ][ to work under OS 10.3.4? I usually get a baud rate error, then the program either quits, or runs but continuously asks me to activate Inits, and the text screen is displayed without mousetext to an illegible degree. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I'm too lazy to check if it was previously mentioned, but Deja ][ was reclassified to freeware and renamed "OpenPhoenix" a few years ago. The source code is included in the archive here: http://emulation.net/apple2/openphoenix.sea.bin Kelvin (KWS, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I haven't even tried in 9. :) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 7) [EOA] [SSC] HELP WITH SuperSonic CARD FROM MDIdeas """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hopefully, somebody here can help me out.... I have a SuperSonic card from MDIdeas. It's a stereo card. Well, the jack where you plug in the audio cable (not the cord that plugs into the GS board) had a piece of fragile plastic fall off of it. Half of the plastic is still on there, but I can only assume that at some point this will break off completely. Now that I lost part of the plastic, the jack itself seems loose. Anyone have any idea on what could be done to secure this so that I don't loose this card? Thanks, Dain Neater Bulletin Board Manager A2 Community Syndicomm (A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 27, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Shoe Goo? :) Bring it to KFest, it'll be looked at. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Delivered by: CoPilot v2.55 alpha, Bernie 3.0P, and a PowerBook Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 27, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Was it just a piece of shrinkwrap? (SFAHEY, Cat 17, Top 27, Msg 3) [EOA] [HDC] A HARD DRIVE SOLUTION FOR THE //c, //c+? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Based on recent chats and development of related hardware, I think it's time to bring this topic back to life. The concept: adapt the logic in the CFFA card to an external smartport compatible format to create a hard drive type solution for the //c, //c+ etc. The preference that it be daisychainable with other external drives is a given. (SFAHEY, Cat 18, Top 2, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" By the way, Syndicomm has some funds set aside for assisting in development of Apple II products; this is one we'd help fund the development of. It's not a ton of money, but it would help. We'd want specs like: Support for CompactFlash and MicroDrive. SmartPort interface Compatible with IIc, IIc+, and IIgs minimally Compatible with older Macs would be very cool (it'd greatly expand our market) Compatible with other drives being on the chain (especially 5.25" and 3.5" floppy drives) I'd be very interested in talking to hardware developers that might be interested in taking on a project like this. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 18, Top 2, Msg 28) [EOA] [TDI] Juiced.GS - THE DELAYED ISSUE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" We are continuing to work on shipping the delayed issue. Everyone will get an issue who subscribes, I just wish they already had gotten them. We will be pursuing this further this week. Ryan Editor in Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 598) >>>>> """"" As a stopgap measure until we get the rest of the issues actually out to folks, we've posted V9I2 of Juiced.GS on the web in PDF format: http://www.juiced.gs/issues/v9i2/JuicedV9I2.pdf We will still be getting copies mailed to folks, just as soon as we can. I'm going ahead to get some printed locally t this point. Still not sure who all did and did not get them though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 602) >>>>> """"" Today I ordered replacement copies of the issue from a different printer. I will be picking them up tomorrow; then it will take me a couple of days at least to get them all addressed, stamped, and mailed. The target is to have them all on the way by Wednesday. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 607) >>>>> """"" I picked up the issues today; most if not all of them will be mailed tomorrow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 609) >>>>> """"" 77 of the 88 copies went out in today's mail; the rest should go tomorrow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 610) >>>>> """"" Yay. I guess I have to start working on the next issue now. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 611) >>>>> """"" The issues are all gone. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 613) >>>>> """"" I plan (p-l-a-n, not g-u-a-r-a-n-t-e-e) that the next issue of Juiced.GS will be done at the end of August, 2004. Ryan Editor in Chief (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 616) [EOA] [WST] WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS CODE BEFORE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Earlier tonight I stumbled across this famous snippet of code: 8 ******************* 9 10 ORG $4000 11 A1 = $3C 12 A2 = $3E 13 A4 = $42 14 AUXMOVE = $3C11 15 16 * ************************** 17 * SETUP - move data for VTOC 18 * and catalog ro auxmem at 19 * B000-B3FF (psuedo trk 11 20 * 903 21 ************************** 22 SETUP LDA #VTOC 25 STA A1+1 26 LDA #END 29 STA A2+1 30 LDA #$00 31 STA A4 32 LDA #$B0 33 STA A4+1 34 SEC 35 JMP AUXMOVE 36 37 DS 4 38 ************** The $64 question: Where did I find it? I'll be back for the answer. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" No idea and what's so famous about it? It looks like standard move to auxiliary memory move to me. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 51, Topic 3, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Ok, maybe it's not so famous. I was watching the Terminator (1984) DVD last night. There's a couple scenes where it shows things from the Terminator's point of view including some memory and code dumps. Pausing the scene revealed the Terminator was powered by an Apple II :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" More to the point, The Terminator's code dumps and the like are actually listings from Nibble magazine; you can even see the Key Perfect checksum dumps. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Ahh, I wasn't sure where it came from. If anyone else is interested, chapters 11 and 24 have the A2-related bits. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 11) [EOA] [DTI] DETECTING THE INTERLEAVE USED ON AN Apple 3.5" DRIVE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm working on some code that needs to be able to detect the interleave used on the disk in the Apple 3.5" drive. Does anyone have any thoughts on how (or if) this can be done? I've looked in the GS/OS Reference, and the Driver Reference, as well as the Firmware Reference and GS/OS technical notes, and although I've found ways to set the interleave when formatting a disk, I don't see any way to determine the current interleave. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 9, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I used to have some code that could detect the interleave on a 3.5" disk, but my memory is that I forgot about it once I discovered it didn't work with the SuperDriver controller card. If it's important I could try to dig it up for you. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 9, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" OK, my curiosity got the better of me and I looked it up anyway. My 1991 code says that the *unsupported* (but OK on ROM 01 and ROM 03) byte at $E10F31 contains the interleave of the last 3.5" disk read (so you need to read a block from the disk to set the value). If I'm reading the source code correctly after all this time, the interleave is in the low nibble (AND #$000F) and the number of sides is in bit $20 (0=Single, 1=Double). I no longer have any idea if there is meaning in any other bits. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 9, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" You, sir, are my hero. You say that doesn't work on the SuperDrive card? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 9, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" It's been a while, but I'm fairly sure it does NOT work with the SuperDrive card. I guess this is not too surprising. I would presume that the location in bank $E1 is used by the internal driver for the disk 3.5 (possibly even the ROM routines), but the SuperDrive card would use its own ROM routines and scratch RAM. Who knows, maybe a similar byte is maintained in one of the slot bytes? Hmm, I just had a thought. You might want to confirm that the byte I gave you still works under GS/OS (even for the Apple 3.5 drive) with its newer driver. Also, I'm just wondering now whether the "problem" was the SuperDrive rather than the SuperDrive *card*. Although the question is probably meaningless - why would you have the card without the drive? :-) PS. Years ago I tried to convince Dave Lyons to get me a copy of the internal docs for the SuperDrive card, but I never did manage it! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 9, Msg 5) [EOA] [FWM] FireWire ON THE Mac """"""""""""""""""" Is it not a good idea to connect and disconnect FireWire drives while my AlBook is up and running? It seems whenever I do, at some point afterward I'll get an error message that my computer needs to be rebooted by holding down the power button for several seconds. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 24, Msg 159) >>>>> """"" FireWire is designed to allow that kind of hot-swapping of drives; you do need to un mount them from the desktop before unplugging them, by dragging them to the trash. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 24, Msg 160) >>>>> """"" Those errors (in my experience) tend to be related to permissions needing repair, but I've not experienced any related to FireWire. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 24, Msg 161) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich The author is busy getting his speeches ready for KansasFest. The series ILLUMINATING THE LAMP will continue in the August or September issue. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSC] June 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The July 2004 (Volume 3, Number 7) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n7.html or by selecting menu option #3 from Page 2 on Syndicomm Online (type "m2;3" without the quotes at any menu prompt). (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 21) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From Obsbedia2@aol.com Thu Jun 17 06:54:17 2004 Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 23:21:25 EDT From: Obsbedia2@aol.com To: hedger@sbcglobal.net, lyle@FoxValley.net Subject: LAMP:2004.04: THE COMPUTER AS AN OBJECT OF LEARNING: TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW Thanks guys, I'm enjoying the article right now and had to thank you before even finishing it! JaY Edwards AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KF4] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. (Heading: Cat 5, Top 22) [EOA] [KFR] REGISTRATION FOR KFest 2004 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Visit the KFest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/ and follow the registration link. [EOA] [KFF] KansasFest 2004 """"""""""""""" KansasFest is an annual gathering of Apple II enthusiasts and users from all walks of life and from all over the world. From European programmers to American first-time Apple II owners, we gather each year in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate the Apple II. It's a five-day event with educational sessions covering a wide array of topics from using popular Apple II software to writing new software yourself. No matter what your skill level or interest, there's something at KansasFest for you! After the sessions are over for the day, there are other events, from trivia contests to viewings of classic geek movies like WarGames to just hanging out and swapping stories. KansasFest is renowned for its late nights and early mornings -- join a caravan at 2:00 in the morning to grab a late-night meal, and then get up at 8 AM for breakfast and the first session of the day. KansasFest is the traditional place for new Apple II product announcements and demonstrations, and the Saturday vendor fair is always popular -- get the latest Apple II stuff (and usually some great used gear) at the best prices. The vendor fair is open to everyone, even if they didn't attend the rest of KansasFest. KansasFest costs only $295 until July 15th, including all five days of the conference and room and board. $359 for a single room. Get all your meals, all your fun, and a place to sleep, all for one low price. So join us and find out what the Apple II family is all about! http://www.kfest.org (Sean Fahey, comp.sys.apple2) [EOA] [DMM] KFest PRESENTATION - DIGITIZE MUSIC ON YOUR Mac """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all. I'd like some advice as to a talk or two I wanted to do (planned before this keynote speaker thing came up :-) ). What I wanted to present was a talk about digital music, from the Apple II "beep" up through iTunes (a historical overview, so to speak). Now, THAT presentation is moving along nicely, only needs some artwork to pretty it up in Keynote. The other talk was going to be more of a "how to", in regards to how to digitize music that is not in a CD format (i.e., LP's, cassettes, 8-tracks, cylinder records, etc) using available tools. This would also get into organizing a music collection on your computer, use of Smart Playlists, etc. Is there enough interest from those planning to attend to bother creating the second talk? If those who want to digitize music have already done it, or don't have a Mac, there is probably not much point. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Steve, I've often seen inquiries, either on this service's Mac RT or elsewhere, regarding how to get audio from older media into something more modern and accessible. I think there would be sufficient interest in a presentation regarding how to do just that. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I'd be interested. But, alas I will not be there. It sounds like a very interesting topic though. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I have not done it yet, and have a Mac. I would be very interested in this talk. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 11 Jun 04 9:13:28 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 39 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 21) [EOA] [RKF] ARE YOU READY FOR KFest? """""""""""""""""""""""" It's July 10th...and now the million dollar question.... Are you guys and gals all ready for Kfest? Right now my plans are to be there for some of it. I'm not exactly packed yet. But I know what I am bringing. I imagine that Ryan is somewhere in New York about now preparing for the final leg of his trip towards MCI airport. I hope to see you all there. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I picked up Ryan at the Boston airport on Wednesday night, and dropped him off at the train station to NYC 12 hours later. I just got off the phone with him and am told that "HOPE's great; the Internet access sucks." -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I'm approaching ready, although I could use about three more weeks. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 12) [EOA] [PTS] Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Don't forget to let Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service know your schedule, and whether you are renting or need a ride. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon 3 May 04 7:49:48 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 78 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 15) [EOA] [IHS] It's HackFest Season! """"""""""""""""""""" Time to sharpen your brains and flex your programming muscles -- HackFest 2004 approaches! The rules are the same as always, but follow: KansasFest 2004 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 21, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 24 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. (Eric Shepherd, Owner, Syndicomm: http://www.syndicomm.com) (Via KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Well Trained Farm Dog The Well Trained Apple II Dog A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] VNC Client for the IIgs Available in A2 Library------------------[VNC] Virtual Network Computing on the Apple II------------------------[VNC] Utility For LanceGS Ethernet Card Available in A2 Library--------[ULE] Changing MAC Addresses on a LanceGS------------------------------[CMA] Silvern Castle v8.1 Available in A2 Library----------------------[SC8] Huibert Aalbers Releases His Apple II Software as Freeware-------[HAF] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! This series will continue in the September issue. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Server Memory Upgraded-------------------------------------------[SMU] August 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready------------------------[AIS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Letter to the Editor Denver Apple II User Group An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] Winners of the Annual GShisen Contest----------------------------[AGC] Back Home From KFest---------------------------------------------[BHK] KFest 2004 Pictures----------------------------------------------[KFP] First Two DVDs of KFest 2004 Available---------------------------[DVD] KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] New Website for KansasFest---------------------------------------[NWK] Suggestions for KansasFest 2005----------------------------------[SK5] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Well Trained Farm Dog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River we notice that many of the people on the trail along the river are walking their dogs. That brings to mind the dog we had back on the farm. A farm is a great place for a dog... plenty of room to run... lots of things for a dog to do. No need to keep it on a leash or in a pen. And a well trained dog is a great asset to have around the farm. Duties of our dog included... get the cows from the pasture at milking time... carry messages to and from the fields... announce visitors arriving at the farmstead... let strangers know that any foul play at the farm would have consequences... entertain the children with standard tricks such as 'roll over' and 'beg'. There was also time for the dog to indulge himself with his own activities. Chasing rabbits. Chasing cars and trucks down the road. The Well Trained Apple II Dog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Apple II land we have a well trained dog called Bernie ][ The Rescue. If you own a IIgs you might want to consider acquiring Bernie. Depending on the Power Mac you choose for the "Dog House", you will have a fast and/or portable IIgs. See these URLS for more information: The Bernie ][ The Rescue Web Site http://www.bernie.gs/Bernie/ Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=181 Bernie ][ The Rescue Starter Kit CD-ROM http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko/bernie.html GS ROM Grabber http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=16&products_id=169 [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [VNC] VNC CLIENT FOR THE IIgs AVAILABLE IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the telecommunications/applications/16-bit directory: File: VNCview.GS.bxy Size: 27904 Date: Aug 2 VNCview GS is a Virtual Network Computing (VNC) client for the Apple IIgs. It allows you to display and interact with the graphical desktop environment of a computer connected to the IIgs through a network. It can work with any remote computer running VNC server software, which is available for a wide variety of popular platforms, including Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, Microsoft Windows, and *nix systems using the X Window System. Uploaded by the author, Stephen Heumann. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (2.TONY,Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 33) [EOA] [VNC] VIRTUAL NETWORK COMPUTING ON THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I downloaded VNCview.GS and I have to say that I am really impressed by it. I installed a VNC server on a Windows machine and was able to connect to it from VNCview.GS with no problems. I have put up a screen shot of Internet Explorer running: http://www.syndicomm.com/~geoff/vncgsscreen.gif This was within minutes after connecting for the first time--I was using the GS 320x200 resolution. Here is another screen shot of VNCview.GS running KEGS on the windows box: http://www.syndicomm.com/~geoff/vncgsscreen2.gif Setting up a VNC server was easy--I adjusted the configuration as needed and activated it. And on the VNCview.GS side, after making sure I typed in the correct password, I was able to control my Windows box. For software that is labeled alpha, I found it to work correctly with the first attempt of use. It properly downsized the 1600x1200x24bit desktop into 2bit/4bit native GS resolution modes. I have often heard remarks such as "I wonder what it would be like to run Netscape on an Apple IIgs". Well, with VNCview.GS, this is now a possibility. Kudos to Stephen Heumann for adding a new remote connectivity option not available before on an Apple II. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I haven't tried it yet, but you can bet I'm going to. This is very exciting, and really cool. I've heard a couple of people say they've managed to crash it; hopefully they'll post notes about how, so the problems can be addressed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've got it running fairly well. I've managed to crash it twice. Once switching resolutions while connected, and the other just seemed to happen while typing on the PC...the GS dropped into GSBug. It's pretty impressive and really wasn't anything I'd expect the GS to be able to pull off. A nifty piece of programming. Thanks for this software!! Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I haven't seen it crash on me at all. I can get it to hang on a regular basis. It just means different area of memory is getting corrupted which generates different results. It will hang if I switch resolution or color depth if connected to the VNC server. Good advice is to close your connection to the VNC server before making such changes. Any other time is not 100% reproducible. My system isn't the best for testing. I have made changes to the LanceGS link layer driver that I use and I haven't fully tested it to determine that the driver is manipulating memory correctly. I also had packet sniffing disabled so I don't know what the server or client was doing right before or during the hangs. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" This is amazing. I have not yet had a chance to try it out but I will hopefully have an opportunity this weekend. Great work by Stephen. This opens whole new networking doors for the IIgs. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I'm glad that all of you are enjoying VNCview GS. I've posted a slightly updated version of it at: http://www.syndicomm.com/~s.heumann/VNCviewGSa2.bxy The major new feature in version 1.0a2 is the Hextile encoding. This is an alternative way of sending pixel data that may be faster than Raw encoding (which was always used in 1.0a1) in some circumstances, although it probably won't be faster if you have a high-bandwidth connection. This version also fixes a bug potentially causing the second and subsequent connections not to work properly and includes an enhancement that should make the display update faster when scrolling rapidly between different portions of the server's screen. As for those of you experiencing problems, please post here or email (to the address in the README) a detailed description of the problem and how to reproduce it so that I can attempt to address it. Stephen Heumann (S.HEUMANN, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Could someone explain what VNC is? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" There's a pretty nice introduction here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECN/Resources/KnowledgeBase/Docs/20030911152 834 Think PC Anywhere, think Apple Remote Access. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I installed a VNC server on my iMac, and was able to type into ProTERM Mac from my GS keyboard, and even control Firefox with it. Fantastic! Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 6 Aug 04 9:11:09 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" The only way I crashed it was starting and then quitting EGOed. But that wasn't really a fair test. :) Changing resolution on the Mac breaks the connection, but a simple disconnect/connect fixes it. I'm looking forward to new versions with convenience features like storing a list of servers. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Fri 6 Aug 04 9:16:29 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 10) [EOA] [ULE] UTILITY FOR LanceGS ETHERNET CARD AVAILABLE IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the telecommunications/applications/16-bit directory: File: lancehack.bxy Size: 2432 Date: Aug 2 This is my 2004 KFest HackFest project. This tool allows the changing of the MAC address on an LanceGS ethernet card. This is useful also for those LanceGS cards which lost their EEPROM settings and a MAC address can be added again. When editing the MAC address, the escape key will exit the program and the delete key is used to back up. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 35) [CMA] CHANGING MAC ADDRESSES ON A LanceGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I uploaded my hackfest project to a2central. Watch for the appropriate forum topic when the upload becomes available to use. As a reminder, this tool allows the changing of MAC addresses on a LanceGS. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 75) >>>>> """"" Even though lancehack is filed in the a2central library as 16-bit software, it really is 8-bit software and should work on any Apple II that is LanceGS compatible. It shows that Applesoft is simple and powerful enough to write code for the LanceGS. So who wants to write TCP/IP software in BASIC? Sample code can found at http://members.lycos.co.uk/leeedavison/6502/suprchips/network/source.html (uses a different BASIC and a different ethernet controller). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 77) >>>>> """"" It has come to my attention that there is a concern about the use of lancehack. The software does not provide any warning that you are about to make any changes to your LanceGS card. It becomes the user responsibility to know their original MAC address if it gets changed "accidentally". I take no responsibility if any LanceGS cards fail with the use of this program. It is to be used at the sole risk of any LanceGS owner. If there is any apprehension with the operation of lancehack, do not use it. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 80) >>>>> """"" It should be pointed out that since this is a "hack", its use is not supported by ///SHH Systeme either. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 81) [EOA] [SC8] Silvern Castle v8.1 AVAILABLE IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scupdv81.bxy Size: 343936 Date: Aug 10 This is version 8.1 of the popular game Silvern Castle. It contains numerous bug fixes, changes, and new features including: New preferences: Preload /RAM; difficulty mode; auto-unlock doors Stuff changed: Enhanced special ability weapons, revamped treasure chest routines, and more. Uploaded on behalf of the author, Jeff Fink. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 36) [EOA] [HAF] Huibert Aalbers RELEASES HIS Apple II SOFTWARE AS FREEWARE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I don't remember if this has been mentioned here before, but Huibert Aalbers has released all of his Apple II software, including the popular SoundSmith, as freeware: http://www.huibert-aalbers.com Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 33) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich The series ILLUMINATING THE LAMP will continue in the September issue. [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [SMU] Server Memory Upgraded """""""""""""""""""""" This morning I installed a memory upgrade (tripling the amount of memory in our server!) that should noticeably improve performance of all our services. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 25) [EOA] [AIS] August 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The August 2004 (Volume 3, Number 8) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n8.html or by selecting menu option #3 from Page 2 on Syndicomm Online (type "m2;3" without the quotes at any menu prompt). (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 22) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Ion D Holcombe Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 22:04:50 -0700 To: thelamp@sheppyware.net Subject: Denver Apple II user group? I am looking to hook up with a apple II user group. Can you give me info on a group that meets in the Denver metro plex or denver proper. Thanks Doug Holcombe [EOA] [AUG] Denver Apple II User Group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doug, I was not able to locate an Apple II user group that meets in the Denver area. First I went to www.A2central.com and used the link to the user group locator. No listings for Colorado. A Google search for "Denver Apple II user group" brings up several Mac user groups but no Apple II user groups. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [AGC] Winners of the Annual GShisen Contest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here are the results of the final round of the annual GShisen contest: Carl Knoblock 3:52 Bruce Baker 4:50 Geoff Weiss 5:07 Congratulations to our finalists! -Ken (Ken Gagne, KFest List) [EOA] [BHK] BACK HOME FROM KFest """""""""""""""""""" I made it back from an abbreviated Kfest visit. It was great to see all the old friends and it was also great to meet in person a few new friends. It was kind of sad that a few friends also couldn't be there this year. Cindy, Sarah (Melissa Missed you this year), Steve G, Michael, Jeff... I am sure there are more..I am just really tired:) Right now all plans are go for 2005. Let's try to get everyone back and maybe a few new attendees. Mark your Calendars, iCal's, Palm Pilots, Newtons, PocketPCs, etc. Because KFest 2005 is July 19th-24th. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" I think I figured out why my razor broke on the last day of KFest--I let Dave borrow it ;) The Knoblocks and I enjoyed a leisurely lunch at the airport--I ended up footing the bill for Dave since he had to run to catch a plane. When did the previous year's roaster had to buy lunch for the following year's roaster? I got home in the wee hours of the morning. The driver of the shuttle van that I took had been driving for 19 hours by the time I got on board. His driving was much worse then what you have seen from me--for him, things like speed limits, speed humps, stop signs, and traffic lights are only suggestions. I was most concerned about random drivings running in front of the van and his response to something like that. Fortunately, the roadkill quota took place before we got there and a car in front of us slowed us down when a dead adult deer was in our lane. (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Sharon & I left Geoff at his terminal, and headed north. We filled up at Grandview, MO, since the low fuel warning had come on just a few miles before we got to the airport. I still felt like driving when we stopped at the first rest stop, but pulled off at a gas station/antique mall/fireworks shop/quickie mart a while later, because I was getting sleepy. Sharon drove from there to just south of Council Bluffs. We arrived home just after 7pm, and I was on line before 9. Finished unpacking most of the stuff by then. When I first started the iMac at KFest, it didn't want to boot. After about 4 tries, it made it and worked fairly well after that. At home again, it started fine the first time and has been fine ever since. I guess it just doesn't like to travel. On Monday, I picked up Tony Diaz at the airport in Omaha and we visited the Strategic Air & Space Museum. On the way back to the airport, we had Sharon join us for an early dinner at Valentino's. I helped him with his luggage and watched him load and preflight the plane, Then watched him taxi off towards the runway. Today, Tuesday, I napped when I should have been mowing the lawn. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Tue 27 Jul 04 9:43:04 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" I got home on Wednesday afternoon after about a month on the road. Aside from KansasFest, I also went to Hackers on Planet Earth, Vintage Computer Festival East, and MacWorld Boston. While all of those are bigger than KansasFest (VCF just barely), they are by no means better. I ended up sleeping earlier than I ever did at KansasFest for the first couple of nights; after sufficient ridicule from my unnamed roommate, I got better the last few nights. I'm hoping I'm rejuvenated enough from that vacation to get my act back in order and get some projects done in time for KansasFest 2005. Ryan Chief Sysop Veteran of a decade of KansasFests (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 49) [EOA] [KFP] KFest 2004 PICTURES """"""""""""""""""" I've posted my few pictures at this location: http://homepage.mac.com/sdweyhrich/PhotoAlbum8.html Thanks to all who organized and executed this event! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" In addition to Steve's photos, here are the URLs to some other online albums: Ken Gagne: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/kfest2004/ Bruce Baker: http://www.hal-pc.org/~bbaker/kfest2004-1.html Dean Nichols: http://homepage.mac.com/cscug/KFESTBBQ/ http://homepage.mac.com/cscug/KFEST2/ (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" Oh, and here are some pictures from the week before KFest, when I had Andy, Jeri, Ryan, and Kelvin Sherlock staying at my place as we attended MacWorld, Vintage Computer Fest (with Hans), and the MIT Swapfest, among various social activities: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/kenfest2004/ (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 44) [EOA] [DVD] FIRST TWO DVDs OF KFest 2004 AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've released disc 1 of our KFest 2004 line of DVDs. Viewable on any DVD player (except the really old ones that choke on DVD-R media), the disc includes the roast, certain announcements, prize awards, Sharon Knoblock's session on Genealogy, and some after-hours stuff including a look at Hans Franke's Replica-1. To order, visit . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Disc 2 of our KFest 2004 DVD set is out: It includes Code Secrets of Wolf 3D, LANceGS Programming, and Hi-Fi WiFi. There are a few minutes of bonus footage as well, including after-hours goings-on around the dorm at Avila University. http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=231 Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 8) [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [NWK] NEW WEBSITE FOR KansasFest """""""""""""""""""""""""" This just in.... The KansasFest web site has just been overhauled. Check it out. http://www.kfest.org Enjoy, Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 7) [EOA] [SK5] SUGGESTIONS FOR KansasFest 2005 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" On the way to the airport this year, we passed Worlds of Fun, a pretty big amusement park in Kansas City. We watched the descent of The Mamba, a 205 foot tall roller coaster. It looked like so much fun! The Mamba has appeared on a list of the top ten steel roller coasters in the US. Dave Miller expressed interest in visiting the park so I was wondering if there are others who would like to do an all day visit during KFest 2005? Wednesday or Thursday would be the best days to attend to avoid the weekend crowd. I realize that the older crowd or those of certain body types may not be as interested in attending. Retail price for the 2004 season is $37 for the land park and $25 for the water park. Discounts can be gotten to lower the price to $24 for the land park and $20 for the water park. Expect a slightly higher price for the 2005 season. When budgeting for an amusement park, don't forget about costs for food, drinks, and parking. Park hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. so I figure we would leave Avila around 9:30 a.m. and spend all day at the park. Take a look at http://www.worlsoffun.com/ to see what is offered. I know it is early to commit to attend KFest 2005, but I would like to see who else would be interested in visiting this park. I have no problems organizing this event. Since it is impossible to predict the weather this far in advance, plans may need to be canceled due to rain--one has to be flexible. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg1) >>>>> """"" I would much prefer to organize a foursome to Minor Street Gold Course. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Bruce, No reason both can't happen. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" World's of Fun used to be a staple of our Summer Vacations. I've never ridden the Mamba Coaster, but I have ridden the others. World's of Fun also has a fairly fun Wooden Coaster called "The Timberwolf" that while not as high and not upside down...still scares me:) Kfest 2005 is on my Calendar, I'm not so sure about World's of Fun yet...you never know though:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" The only golf I play is miniature golf. If there is interest in a links outing, there needs to be somebody to run with the idea and gage interest. Like my amusement park idea, I don't see this as something done by the KFest committee so it would have to be done by a KFest attendee. An amusement park outing might be able to get the KFest teen-agers to become more social with some of the other folks, assuming money is not a problem. Hanging out at Walmart at midnight is fun with the right crowd, but there are other things that can be done too. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I would be much more interested in Worlds of Fun than golfing. I can't even play Mean 18 ;-) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" From having hosted about 10% of this year's KFesters at my place the week prior to KFest, I can say that it's a wonderful experience to engage in normal activities (shooting pool, playing golf, etc.) with abnormal people (as opposed to abnormal activities, like disk ninja :). 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Two Copper Wires A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Two New Uploads in A2 Library------------------------------------[TNU] Another Upload in The A2 Library---------------------------------[AUL] Yet Another Upload in The A2 Library-----------------------------[YAU] New Version of VNCview GS Released-------------------------------[VNC] Wireless ADB Keyboard Tested-------------------------------------[WKT] Juiced.GS V9I3 on The Way----------------------------------------[JGS] Programmer's Chats Suggested-------------------------------------[PCS] Cooperative Approach to Programing For The Apple II's------------[CPA] Help With The Rez Resource Compiler------------------------------[HWR] Programing Help--------------------------------------------------[PGH] Help With Programing Using The Marinetti TCP/IP Stack------------[MTS] How do You Create an Accented 'e' in Windows?--------------------[CAE] Telnet/SSH Terminal Program for Windows--------------------------[TST] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! 2001 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] September 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-----------------[SSA] New Page Added for Syndicommotion--------------------------------[NPA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF] Code for Ken G's HackFest 2004 Entry-----------------------------[KHF] KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] Golf Outing as an Event at KFest 2005?---------------------------[GOK] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Two Copper Wires ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Observation of the valley from High Above The Rock River reveals that the cool nights and warm days of early Fall have triggered the start of the annual Parade of Colors. Almost hidden among the changing leaves are the power and telephone lines. Cell phone towers sprout from hills. This leads to contemplation of the evolution of electronic communication during one's lifetime. Back on the farm there were the poles carrying the two copper wires of the telephone system. The wooden box mounted on the kitchen wall was owned by the phone company and serviced by them if needed. Two bells mounted at the top on the outside, a crank on the outside on the right, a hinged arm 12" in length allowed the mouthpiece to be adjusted for height, the receiver hanging on a hook on the left side. And a knife switch on the wall above the box to disconnect the phone during thunder storms. It was a party line. The number of parties varied... at one time there were 27 parties on the one line. Calling someone on the same line involved using the crank to generate the power to ring the bells on all those phones on the line... each party having a different combination of long and short rings. Calling someone on another line in the same exchange involved calling the operator with one long ring and asking for the party by name. Same for calling someone long distance in another exchange. It was easy to listen in on someone else's conversation so it happened often. While you were talking to someone the signal would slowly become stronger as the snoopers decided the conversation was not interesting and would hang up. For a fee the phone company would have the operator give a "general ring" (a really long ring) calling all phones on all lines of the exchange and reading an advertisement. The operators got to learn a lot about people in the community... who was calling who... what they were talking about... etc. By today's standards it was rather crude... but it was possible to talk to your friends and relatives without traveling to their home... order fuel delivery to the farm... check on grain prices before hauling your grain to the elevator for marketing... check to see if a certain spare part was available for your machinery, etc. As time went on there were the dial phones... the party lines where you heard only your own ring... the private lines... the touch tone phones... own your own phones... multiple lines... direct dialing... fax machines... modems... faster and faster modems... wireless (cell) phones. And now DSL... and competition from the TV cable systems... to move data faster and faster... Broadband in the home must be getting quite popular... the local Salvation Army "As Is" store has 56K modems for $1... I picked up a spare and it works! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [TNU] TWO NEW UPLOADS IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There are two new uploads in the a2/system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: myipnda1b2.bxy Size: 6656 Date: Aug 22 MyIPNDA 1.0b2 is the latest version of my simple New Desk Accessory for reporting the IP address of the Apple IIgs it runs on. Version 1.0b2 fixes a bug that may interfere with other NDAs or applications using substitution strings. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga; email a2.ryan@syndicomm.com for assistance. File: theirip1b1.bxy Size: 7552 Date: Aug 22 TheirIPNDA 1.0b1 is the latest version of my simple New Desk Accessory for looking up the IP address of computers on the Internet. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga; email a2.ryan@syndicomm.com for assistance. Uploaded by the author, Ryan Suenaga. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 37) [EOA] [AUL] ANOTHER UPLOAD IN THE A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the programming/a2pro_general_files/source.code.samples directory: File: waitctrl.bxy Size: 13824 Date: Aug 22 WaitCtrl.bxy - A custom IIgs control and example NDA code to utilize it. Draws a rotating "barbershop pole". Copyrighted Freeware / BSD license. Uploaded by the author, Kelvin W Sherlock / kws@syndicomm.com Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 38) [EOA] [YAU] YET ANOTHER UPLOAD IN THE A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: theirip1b3.bxy Size: 7552 Date: Sep 5 TheirIPNDA 1.0b3 is the latest version of my simple New Desk Accessory for looking up the IP address of computers on the Internet. Implements a bug fix for the redrawing of controls, and fixes a significant bug introduced in 1.0b2. Beta freeware by Ryan Suenaga; email a2.ryan@syndicomm.com for assistance. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 39) [EOA] [VNC] NEW VERSION OF VNCview GS RELEASED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've released a new version of VNCview GS, version 1.0b1 (it's at beta status now, since it includes most of the features I have planned for a 1.0 release and has been demonstrated to work for some people other than me). The main change is a considerable performance improvement in Raw mode; whenever the server's display changes, the screen is updated much more quickly than in previous versions. This version also includes support for resizing the server's screen while connected to it (some servers don't support this, but RealVNC 4.0 and OSXvnc do) and for using servers with screen dimensions smaller than the IIgs's. VNCview GS 1.0b1 can be downloaded at: http://www.syndicomm.com/~s.heumann/VNCviewGSb1.bxy Stephen Heumann (S.HEUMANN, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 11) [EOA] [WKT] WIRELESS ADB KEYBOARD TESTED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just finished testing a wireless ADB keyboard with both a Mac and a GS--this puppy works on both! It's made by Acer, and while it doesn't have the same feel as a real GS keyboard, it's nice to be "unwired" once in a while. There's a description of it on the seller's webpage: http://www.macsruscomputers.com/ Later.................Howard (A2.HOWARD, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 30) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS V9I3 ON THE WAY """"""""""""""""""""""""" I declared the pending Volume 9, Issue 3 of Juiced.GS final on Wednesday night and passed it on to the publisher, so blame any shipping delays on him :-) Ryan Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS magazine (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 622) >>>>> """"" Volume 9, Issue 3 has been mailed to all subscribers. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 627) [EOA] [PCS] PROGRAMMER'S CHATS SUGGESTED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" After a chat with Ryan and a couple of others last night, it occurs to me that something that might be good is to have a chat or two scheduled where people could get together and discuss some ideas for developing software that interacts with each other. For example, instead of someone trying to write an email program, one person could write an address book NDA, someone else could write a send email program, and another person could write a read email program. Designed to interact using IPC, these can become a fairly substantial email package. Similarly, a good all-around Uuencode/Binhex/Binscii/yEnc encoder and decoder NDA, with some IPC calls, becomes an engine that can be used by web browsers, news readers, and email programs to deal with file archives. Nobody in our community has time for huge projects anymore -- we need to find ways to develop lots of small, individual projects that work together to do big things. So I'd like to suggest that the staff here could host one, or a series of, RTCs where programmers and prospective programmers could talk about ideas for how to do this and what sorts of projects could be done. I've already taken a step toward this by changing the design for my context menu manager (formerly PapaSan, now SideClick), so that any Apple IIgs program or DA can install items into the contextual menu, instead of having to be done through SideClick-specific plugins. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.co Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 111) >>>>> """"" This sounds like a pretty good idea. I'm still in the learning stages here. I'm trying to do some small programs and learn a thing or two. I like the new name of "Sideclick". It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 112) >>>>> """"" I think that this is a promising idea; where's that Kirk Mitchell guy to look at a schedule? I would like to address some of your other comments--let's move this over to Category 50/topic 5, "Programmer's Cafe". Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 113) >>>>> """"" I'm willing to schedule something. I wonder if the forum might not be just as important in assisting programmers in deciding what to work on, as well as how. I know nothing about IPC, while Sheppy may explain it very well, so that even a dope like me could understand, he's not going to want to do that live for every ignorant programmer that comes along to an RTC. The nature of the RTC does shine when brainstorming for ideas though. Any particular evenings that folks would like to see this on, and should we move it to one of our rarely used other rooms to avoid annoying nonprogrammers? I'm always open for any RTC comments and requests! Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 114) >>>>> """"" I've always thought that the multiple rooms per forum was a greatly underutilized* feature of Syndicomm, and I would say that this would be the perfect opportunity to use it. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 115) >>>>> """"" I like the idea of using one of the other rooms, so non-programmers don't have to put up with us. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 117) >>>>> """"" I'm wondering if this scheduled conference is to focus on TCP/IP applications in particular or just applications? One way or another, it may be helpful to invite some of our friends who only occasionally jump in here (like Richard Bennett-Forrest, for instance; Ewen seems to be absent now too). Also, maybe a couple of conferences would make some sense as well. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" I would think any kind of applications could benefit from this notion. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 119) >>>>> """"" I am not absent, just somulent! I check in about twice a week these days, as until Henrik gets Sweet Sixteen sorted out for OS X, I have to reboot my Mac to get to OS 9.0. It would certainly help to get a lot of these things into the desktop. Most of the Internet related stuff I have written has revolved round Spectrum for obvious reasons. Ewen Wannop - Speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 120) [EOA] [CPA] COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO PROGRAMING FOR THE Apple II's """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In another world (well, Cat 2, Top 6), Sheppy typed: >> Nobody in our community has time for huge projects anymore -- we need to find ways to develop lots of small, individual projects that work together to do big things. << I've been thinking (and conversing with you similar ideas) on this for quite some time. If we look at the example of, say, a stand alone email program (not SAM, that works, thanks, Ewen, but not everyone owns Spectrum :) I think that one has not yet gotten done in some part because of feature creep, but also that--and we don't usually think of this, since email is such a part of everyday life--an email program is a -huge- undertaking. To address feature creep--I think that some folks start working on their email program thinking they'll bring Eudora 6 to the IIgs, when the reality is, it took a team of programmers many years and revisions to get Eudora 6 on the platforms it's done completed. It might be better to think more along the lines of Claris Emailer Lite 1.0. :) Then there is just the issue of a big project. It's much more likely small projects will get done than big ones, because of the time and size of such projects, and then there's the psychological factor--there's a certain reward psychologically of getting something finished and out the door. Like many other things in life, a completed program is likely to result in more completed programs, and it can be contagious, which is only good for the Apple II community :) In any case, I think that the idea of a bunch of small programs working together is a great one. Just last night I was thinking about the feasibility of a CDev something like the old Internet Config on the Mac. I don't know enough about IPC yet to say how useful it could be, but it was just a thought. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" We actually talked about doing an Internet Config type of CDev years ago; Geoff and I discussed it in particular and I was actually working on one at one point but didn't get very far. I'm not sure there are enough network programs of any given kind to make this really necessary. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 17) [EOA] [HWR] HELP WITH THE Rez Resource Compiler """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Lots of Rez code in this message alert! I regret to say that I have spent way too much time away from working on code and I have lost what little I knew about Rez. I am currently drawing a window with a small title bar, a close box, and a small content region. I need to put a static text control in the content region (the whole region) and for the life of me I just can't get it. Here's my Rez code for the window currently: #include "types.rez" #define linedColors 1 /*- Document Window --------------------------------------------*/ resource rWindParam1 (1001) { $C0A5, /* wFrameBits */ nil, /* wTitle */ 0, /* wRefCon */ {0,0,0,0}, /* ZoomRect */ linedColors, /* wColor ID */ {0,0}, /* Origin */ {0,0}, /* data size */ {0,0}, /* max height-width */ {0,0}, /* scroll ver hors */ {0,0}, /* page ver horiz */ 0, /* winfoRefcon */ 0, /* wInfoHeight */ {50,50,62,225}, /* wposition */ infront, /* wPlane */ nil, /* wStorage */ $0800 /* wInVerb */ }; /*- Standard color table for lined windows ---------------------*/ resource rWindColor (linedColors) { 0x0000, /* frameColor */ 0x0F00, /* titleColor */ 0x020F, /* tbarColor */ 0xF0F0, /* growColor */ 0x00F0, /* infoColor */ }; I think I need to make wInVerb $0802 and add a resource value for wStorage, then add a static text control, but no matter what I do I can't get it. Help? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Hi Ryan. It's been a while for me, but looking at some code I have here: wStorage should be the id of a rControlList listing the ids of the controls on the window wInVerb I have as $0809 So for example, you might have: wStorage 1101 wInVerb $0809 Then resource rControlList(1101) { { 2001, } }; rControlTemplate (2001) { 1, /* control ID */ {2,10,180,600}, /* control Rect */ statTextControl {{ $0000, /* Flags */ $1002, /* More Flags */ 0, /* refCon */ 3003 /* Title Ref */ }}; }; resource rTextForLETextBox2 (3003) {"The text for the static text box"}; This is from my sketchy memory, and looking at a couple of listings here. I hope it's of some use :) Kim (KIMHOWE, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kim, that helped, although since I only had one control, I didn't need an actual rControlList (but I ended up going that route anyway, because I was having so many problems). In any case, that along with remembering I had to use local instead of global coordinates for the resource and using a DrawControls call (duh) fixed most of my problems. Now I have to figure out how to do substitution strings for the static text box. . . Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I am at least starting to remember what I've done with Rez in the past and started getting some of my more simple resources done as you can see with MyIP.NDA (and I have a few more projects I'm working on, one more might be out before the end of the month). What I've never really figured out is how folks get their custom icons done and into their resources. What's the secret(s)? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I use an icon editor. I think IconED can save as source code. I don't recall if it saves as rez code, but it should save as asm code (hex strings) which can be converted to rez code fairly easily. GS+ published an icon editor (ICE?) which can save as a resource or old-fashioned icon file. (I don't recall if it will save as rez code directly). Genesys also allowed add/editing resource icons. If you have a resource file, the derez utility can convert it back to rez source code: (orca/gno prompt) # derez your_file_here Types.rez > source.rez there are options to only derez certain types or resource ids. "help derez" for more information. If you have too much free time, you could also write a utility to convert an icon file to rez source code. I wouldn't be surprised if such a beast already existed. Lots of stuff is lurking in Time In A Bottle (and the syndicomm a2 library). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" I use ICE to create my icons. Be aware of the bugs in ICE that allows you to create illegal icon files, though. I keep the icons in their own resource icon file. When I want to add the icons to the resource fork of my application, I use the include command in the rez file: include "icon.file"; You don't have to worry about having to derez the icon file. You can include multiple icon files if needed--just make sure you use unique IDs across your icons. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Keeping the icons in an icon file also allows greater flexibility to edit the icons with your favorite icon editor. You edit the source icon file and then rerun rez to create your final resource fork (and then copy the fork to your app). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Here's another Rez question that must be stupid (but I can't find the answer tonight): How do I make the text in a static text control appear boldfaced? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Take a look on page G-34 in Toolbox Ref 3. That shows an example of a static text resource with several different style implemented. TBStyleBold enables bold face. TBStylePlain is for plain text. Take a look in 13:rinclude:types.rez and you can find all the different LETextBox2 styles that rez knows about. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Geoff. That helps. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 21) [EOA] [PGH] PROGRAMING HELP """"""""""""""" Okay, my NDA is essentially finished, with one problem that I'm not really sure how to fix. When I move my NDA window, the windows underneath it are erased and not redrawn; I assumed TaskMasterDA would help me fix this, but my reading is telling me that the Event Mask in TaskMasterDA is not used? I am basing this largely on the Byteworks example in Desktop Programming in Pascal, and Mike's example does the same thing, which at least makes me feel like I didn't break anything :) Suggestions? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" It sounds like update events aren't being delivered to the other windows. Are you somehow swallowing events that don't belong to you? I'd be curious to see your event loop. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.co Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I now think I understand what the problem is, but it's not really a bug, more that I want the IP to update automatically even if in the background; I'll explain more in a bit (gotta run--literally, got a few miles to put in :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Ryan, If you're doing what I think you're doing, marinetti sends a message whenever marinetti connects or disconnects to the network. If you call AcceptMessages() with a name of "TCP~RyanWare~MyIP", marinetti will call your function whenever the network connects/disconnects. As always, check the marinetti documentation for more information. If you use resources and try to do anything with them (the window, controls, etc), you need to save the old resource app (oldApp := GetResourceApp), set it to yours (SetResourceApp(myResourceID)), do your stuff, then restore (SetResourceApp(oldApp)). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Ah. Okay, that helps. Now that I know this, I probably need to rewrite the whole thing from scratch :) I was polling for any change in IP manually, but clearly that's not needed. Ya learn somethin' new every day. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 5) [EOA] [MTS] HELP WITH PROGRAMING USING THE Marinetti TCP/IP STACK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" After executing a TCPIPReadTCP or TCPIPReadLineTCP and getting the data expected into rrBuff, is there some way (or just some need) to flush the rrBuff before attempting another read? Or does Marinetti take care of this automagically? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" When you use TCPIPReadTCP or TCPIPReadLineTCP, you are retrieving it into either a buffer that you set up, or a buffer that Marinetti has allocated on your request. In either case the buffer is your ownership, so do with it what you like, just remembering to dispose of it correctly when you are finished. Ewen Wannop - Speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Make sure you always retrieve data from TCPIPReadTCP as a handle. Never read to a pointer since Marinetti will purge its data when a connection gets closed (the reason why older version of gwFTP hangs when closing a connection). To handle different speeds of systems (non-accelerated, accelerated, and hyper-accelerated via an emulator), I found the best implementation to get the number of bytes that Marinetti wants to hand to you. So before calling TCPReadTCP, call TCPIPStatusTCP and get the number of bytes in the receive queue. You now know how many bytes to read for TCPIPReadTCP. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure I explained myself clearly the last time, so let me try this again: I am currently doing a TCPIPReadLineTCP into a buffer that Marinetti has set up for me. If after getting some data using TCPIPReadLineTCP I do another TCPIPReadLineTCP, how do I make sure that this is new data rather that the same thing I read previously? Does Marinetti flush the buffer automatically or do I need to do something to compare the results of TCPIPReadLineTCP vs the previous result? Thanks. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" Well, I deleted that message I posted last night that had new code in it because it was obvious I was in a state of delirium when I wrote it :) I'll pose that question again a bit later. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I never use TCPIPReadLineTCP since there are plenty of broken servers out there which use an EOL which differ from the RFCs. For example, SIS and gwFTP supports the EOL being a CR, LF, or CRLF. To support this, you have to parse the buffer returned by TCPIPReadTCP by yourself. But to answer your question, I see no reason to not trust that TCPIPReadLineTCP works as documented since Andrew's newsreader uses it and appeared to work correctly. Granted, it was written for Marinetti 1.x, but I doubt that much would have changed for later versions of Marinetti. I just question the real world use of needing to use it. Also, I'm not sure what will happen if there are multiple lines left in the receive queue and the socket is closed--you will either get one line and lose the rest or you will get multiple lines at once. Either way, I'd recommend not to use this tool call. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Okay, now I think I have my wits more about me than last night. After implementing Geoff's suggestions re: TCPIPReadTCP, I need some help on figuring out why I am consistently losing the first character in the data I'm getting from Marinetti: while mysrBuff.srRcvQueued = 0 do begin {check on the buffer size} dummy := TCPIPStatusTCP(ipid,@mysrbuff); TCPIPPoll; end; {end the check on buffer size} {Read in data the size of the buffer} dummy :=TCPIPReadTCP(ipid,2,0,mysrBuff.srRcvQueued,@myrlrBuff); HLock(myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle); HandToPtr(myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle,@recieveddata,myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount); HUnlock(myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle); receivedata ends up with the leading "+" cut off from the expected "+OK someotherstuffhere" data. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" How do you know that receivedata ends up with the leading "+" cut off? Are you looking at the buffer in GSBug? If you are trying to write receivedata as a string, you won't see the first character since pascal strings use the first byte as a length. Can you show your code how you prove receivedata^ points to an 'O'. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" >> If you are trying to write receivedata as a string, you won't see the first character since pascal strings use the first byte as a length. << I was going to mention the same thing. This would be the first thing I'd check. - Aaron (A2PROGEEK, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" Another problem I noticed is this: HandToPtr(myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle,@recieveddata,myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount); You have made an assumption that the recieveddata is at least myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount long. But you have no idea how big myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount really is (i.e. if recieveddata is 256 bytes long and myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount is 257 bytes, you will corrupt memory in the 257th byte since it does not belong to recieveddata). It would be better to allocate a new handle that is myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount long and copy the data into that. But you don't even need to do that. You already have the received data in myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle so you are just wasting cycles performing a memory copy (and the tool calls to allocated and deallocate the extra memory). As far as Marinetti is concerned, the data in myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle is yours to mess with (you are to deallocated this handle when you are done with it too). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" >> If you are trying to write receivedata as a string, you won't see the first character since pascal strings use the first byte as a length. << This is true, but I have done all the usual things I do to try to get the string to be a proper P-string and I still haven't seen the +. Yes, I am writing it as a string; I am going to try some other stuff (it's clear that coding in the mornings or late at night after I teach is not the best idea). Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" >> You have made an assumption that the recieveddata is at least myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount long. But you have no idea how big myrlrBuff.rlrBuffcount really is << Point taken, although for the purposes of this exercise (and right now, that's all this is, an exercise. Remember: I'm a social worker, not a professional programmer, and this is all about learning, not making a living--for me anyway) I don't think that'll be an issue. >> You already have the received data in myrlrBuff.rlrBuffHandle so you are just wasting cycles performing a memory copy (and the tool calls to allocated and deallocate the extra memory). << While the point is also taken, there is a reason why I called HandToPtr; there's a procedure I use later down the line that I specifically wrote for a pointer and I -really- didn't want to change it. Thanks, content appreciated. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" Instead of trying to write the text string, print each byte of the receiveddata buffer (with a space between each number). You'll need an ASCII chart to convert the numbers to ASCII characters. This is also a way to make sure that your string manipulation routine is working correctly. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Even with a handle, you would dereference it to get a pointer. Then your routines later on that use a pointer will work correctly. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I'm having some issues with my TCPIPReadTCP routine. On Geoff's sage advice, I switched from doing a TCPIPReadLineTCP to TCPIPReadTCP. The routine appears to work the first time it's called but not a second time. Code looks like: dummy :=TCPIPStatusTCP(ipid,@mysrbuff); while mysrBuff.srRcvQueued = 0 do begin {if no data in the queue} TCPIPpoll; dummy :=TCPIPStatusTCP(ipid,@mysrbuff); end; {if no data in the queue} dummy :=TCPIPReadTCP(ipid,2,0,mysrBuff.srRcvQueued,@myrrBuff); There's a routine later to get rid of excess data if the rrMoreFlag is true. The first time it's called, the routine seems to work fine; the second time, it loops forever as if it gets no data. My sending routine (which sends data) is called before this to send some data out and appears to work, but I tend to hang right here. Ideas? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" First, it appears that you are unsure if the data you sent before calling this routine a second time is actually getting sent. That is the first area of suspect. This is easily identifiable if you run a POP mail server on your local UNIX box. Run tcpdump while the GS is communicating with your server and you can see what it is sending/receiving. This makes troubleshooting much easier. qpopper should be pretty trivial to set up on the UNIX side. Second, you need to determine which area of the code is hanging. Assuming memory is in a state where it is not trashed or to a point where it is slightly trashed, the two areas where the problem is the while loop _or_ the TCPIPReadTCP. Unless you add some debugging code, you will need to use GSBug to figure that out. If memory is getting very trashed, TCPIPStatusTCP could fail and you have bigger problems since all it does it copy values of a few socket variables. Again, GSBug or adding debug code will help. It also isn't a good idea to just toss any data from the receive queue if the rrMoreFlag is set. If _TaskMaster is being called by any app, then TCPIPPoll can get called automagically and you could purge data that you are expecting. It is a good idea to parse the data manually to make sure what you get meets RFC specs (and modify your code accordingly for servers which don't meet RFC specs). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" Ryan, The latest Juiced.gs mentioned you were using Marinetti v2 (to review VNCView). I would recommend using the v3 beta, as it's more stable and seems to have fewer bugs. Not marinetti related, but 2 options to debug pascal (or C, integer basic, etc) code are Splat! (by Michael Hackett, formerly sold by Procyon, but no longer available) and Orca/Debugger (available from Syndicomm, included on Opus II). I have Splat! and love it. There are some limits (mostly imposed by the Orca debug format), but it lets you step through your high-level code line-by-line and examine variables, look at structures, etc in an 80-column "windowed" text screen. I have Orca/Debugger, but I can't comment on it since Splat! is so good to me :). We all make logic/programming errors, and stepping through your code can be the only way to find the problem sometimes. My 2 cents. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 42) [EOA] [CAE] HOW DO YOU CREATE AN ACCENTED 'e' IN WINDOWS? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'd previously asked how, on a Macintosh, to create an accented 'e' as appears in the French pronunciation of my surname; the solution was to press Option-E then 'E' again. Now I'm wondering how to replicate this product in Windows? Right now, all I know to do is open Microsoft Word, go to Insert->Symbol, and select that link - then if I need that character in another application, I can cut and paste. Surely there's a keyboard equivalent of this process? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" With Word 97, the insert->symbol window shows the keyboard shortcut at the bottom of the window (ctrl-',e in your case) and lets you reassign the shortcut as well. You could also record a macro while you insert the key. Macros can also have key-equivalents. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, That works! :) Too bad it's not the same key equivalent across Windows and Mac. Thanks, -KEn (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 23) [EOA] [TST] Telnet/SSH Terminal Program for Windows """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Can anyone recommend a good telnet/SSH terminal program for Windows - preferably one that supports split-screen chat? Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure if it does SSH, but take a look at NetTerm. It offers not one, but TWO chat panes (one for short answers and one for long). _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Thomas. http://www.securenetterm.com offers a related program, Secure NetTerm, that works for both telnet and SSH. I think that it, like its predecessor, is $30 shareware. The last time it was updated was last week. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 26) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich FOOL ON THE HILL Well, my one month hiatus on this column extended, unfortunately, to be SIX months. For that I must apologize. The problem was simply too much to do and not enough time to do it (again). HELP! World events at the start of 2001 were, as usual, unsettled. The result of the U.S. Presidential election was finally decided amid much controversy in favor of George W. Bush, and he was inaugurated in January 2001. Race car driver Dale Earnhardt was killed at a race in the Daytona 500 when his car struck a wall at 180 mph in the final lap. California's energy situation worsened, and with record shortages of electricity, rolling blackouts occurred over the state. Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was executed on June 11th. And on Tuesday, September 11, the United States sustained a major terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York and on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The uncertainty of the source and extent of the attacks led the government to take the unprecedented action of grounding ALL air traffic in the country until the causes could be clearly determined. A part of the aftermath to the devastating attack included a major drop in the stock market, although this had improved by the end of the year. Anthrax-tainted mail was discovered at major media outlets and government offices, which further disrupted the economy. While investigators sought clues to the source, the offices of the postal system had to cleaned of any remaining particles of the infectious agent. The Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan came under direct attack [by] of a coalition of nations led by the United States, in an effort to capture Osama bin Laden, the suspected organizer of the September 11th attacks. Microsoft announced on January 1, 2001 that Windows 95 had been reclassified as a legacy product, and would no longer be sold or shipped. The company also introduced its own entry in the console gaming market, the XBox, which was the first gaming system to contain a hard drive. By October, Microsoft also updated its Windows operating system with the introduction of Microsoft Windows XP. In April, Dell became the largest PC maker in the U.S. USB 2.0 was introduced as a higher-speed upgrade to the original Universal Serial Bus interface. CPU's running at 1.4 Gigahertz began to become available. Excite@Home.com went into bankruptcy, as the dot-com bust further expanded. At Apple, new models of the Power Mac G4 were released, with processor speeds going beyond 500 MHz for the first time, with the support of a 133 MHz system bus. Later in the year, the speed increased to 667 and 733 MHz. The higher end Power Mac G4 also included the SuperDrive, this time the name indicating the ability to read and write CD-ROM and DVD formats. The titanium PowerBook G4 also was introduced, starting at speeds of 400 and 500 MHz. Updated consumer desktop Macs were the Flower Power and Blue Dalmation iMacs, at speeds from 400 to 600 MHz. Beginning in March, Apple began to ship Mac OS X 10.0, and version 10.1 appeared in September. Finally, new iBooks were released, receiving a speed increase to 500 and 667 MHz. The form of the computer was also changed, from the original colored clam-shell appearance to a more standard-sized white form. THE LAMP! INFO The year 2001 began with a near-emergency involving the production of The Lamp! itself. Just as Delphi had promised (threatened? warned?) during late 2000, the text-based part of the service began to experience failures within six weeks of the November 1st date that maintenance on that part of Delphi was due to be discontinued. Editor Lyle Syverson used this as an opportunity to promote the new bulletin board system available in the Syndicomm.com service. By February, he found it necessary to depend on the postings in the Apple II forum on Syndicomm.com for much of his material, as the message traffic on Delphi had declined considerably since the failure of the text side of Delphi. DELPHI A2 FORUM This malfunction of Delphi's text side, which had long been accessible via telnet, occurred during late December 2000. The Delphi system programmers were focused almost exclusively on the web-based message boards, which had been set up to take a message posted on the text side, move it to the web side, and then back to the text side again for display. The function of this failed, came back and worked inconsistently, and then by mid-January 2001 was not functioning at all. As the Internet boom of the late 1990's began to wind down, services whose business model was based on advertising traffic began to see that this revenue model was not working very well. Many services that had been hoping to make a killing in the online world were instead finding THEMSELVES being killed. As Delphi was increasingly feeling the squeeze, its president, Rusty Williams, posted a message in January announcing the need to reduce some support positions on its staff. During 2000, Delphi and another Internet service called "Well Engaged" (which originated years earlier as "The Well") had combined forces to form Propsero Technologies, a business dedicated to managing message boards and chat services. Williams' letter went on to discuss ways in which services would be automated in order to make do without as much staff. The consequences of this, as well as the inconsistent functioning of the text access to the service, caused a significant decline in activities in the Delphi A2 Forum. Making official what was obvious to those trying to use the service, Delphi announced on February 22 that the text and web forum access would no longer be connected (that is, a message posted on one side would no longer appear on the other side). Finally, text subscribers were told in an e-mail on March 12 that as of May 1, 2001, all text-based services would be completely discontinued. This included e-mail accounts, text messages, and text-based chat. Because of this, and the significantly decreased participation in the Monday (or Thursday) Night Chats, Joe Kohn decided to discontinue his sponsoring of those special nights on Delphi. Archives of many of the bulletin board messages on Delphi A2 that were posted while Syndicomm had managed the forum were made available on A2Central.com. A2CENTRAL.COM / SYNDICOMM A2Central.com added e-mail service for its members in early January 2001. It was made to work with any POP3-compatible e-mail program for reading mail, and required the use of the mail menu at the site in order to send mail. Addresses were . In February, Syndicomm began the testing of enhanced account services for A2Central.com. These enhanced accounts included 10 megabytes of storage space, accessible via FTP, which could be used for storing anything, including a personal web site. At a rate of $15 per month, or $35 per quarter, some might have considered it too expensive; however, if you compared this to the costs of subscribing to GEnie or Delphi or CompuServe in their prime ($6-$9/hour), this was quite reasonable. One advantage of the enhanced service was the offering (in April) to these subscribers of an SSL-capable version of Lynx (a text-based web browser). By August, the enhanced service was expanded to be available to ALL subscribers, without any additional cost. Members of the A2Central.com service were encouraged to write articles for the web site's news and reviews section, and a month of free service was offered to stimulate interest. Starting in April it was also announced that Dave Miller had begun working as Syndicomm's first full time employee, continuing the programming work necessary to build the service up into more than just a text-based Apple II community. Specifically, he was focused on fully upgrading the interface and the coordination between the telnet and web-based sides of the service. He also upgraded the forum bulletin board software to give much faster results when scanning. As part of the conversion of the forum and other parts of the service to Syndicomm.com, e-mail addresses were changed from to . Furthermore, personal web space was now accessible at . Payment of the subscription to Syndicomm was also now possible via credit cards. Around the time Miller began to work further on the system, instructions were posted instructing users to start accessing Syndicomm by telnet to "syndicomm.com" instead of to "a2central.com" as it had originally been designed. The reason for this was the beginning of differentiation of the service into more forums than just the pioneering Apple II forum. Other new forums that opened during 2001 included the Palm OS forum (which started in May), and the Gamebits forum (hosted by Ken Gagne) and the Singles Forum (which opened during the summer). After the September 11th attacks, a WTC forum was opened to discuss the events and their aftermath. In July, the new Syndicomm online store opened. To enhance its product offerings, Sheppy negotiated arrangements to distribute Balloon, AutoArk, Shrink II, the line of Parkhurst Micro Products, and all of The Byte Works and APDA products. HARDWARE NEWS During 2001, the theme of many postings in the A2 forum focused on help with old hardware. These discussions included: o ADB device hot-swapping problems o Apple II Video Overlay Card and its pinouts for cable connection o Apple IIe to IIGS upgrades and how to perform them o Apple IIe and IIGS favorite RAM cards o Apple IIGS accelerators and how they work(ed) o Apple IIGS recommended upgrades o Apple SCSI card DIP switch settings o DSL vs Cable modems o Dvorak keyboard modification instructions for the Apple IIe (thanks to Chuck Stiles) o LocalTalk connections between a Mac and a IIGS o Monitors used on Apple II computers in the past, including the use of a Commodore 1040 monitor on the IIGS o MS-DOS disk formatting for optimum use with the MUG! utility EMULATOR NEWS F.E. Systems' Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 Preview, announced at KansasFest 2000, was released in January. It had improved full-screen mode, improvement in sound, and various speed improvements. Charlie Danemark released FishWings in April. It was a freeware disk image management tool for Windows. An update in May added limited DOS 3.3 support. "KEGS" (Ken's Emulated GS) had been mentioned only briefly in The Lamp! before this month. In 1999, the contents of a future Juiced.GS issue indicated that it was to be discussed in that issue, but thus far it had not appeared to any extent in The Lamp!. KEGS was designed for X-Windows (Unix) and KEGS32 was a port designed to run under Windows. In April, Thomas Compter released DiskChanger, a disk-mounting utility to simplify management of disk images used with KEGS32. SOFTWARE NEWS :: COLLECTIONS :: During March, collections of Apple II software on various FTP sites were discussed. Also, Thomas Compter listed in the April issue the various pieces of software he has written for the Apple II+, IIGS, Windows, and the Web. Juiced.GS publisher Max Jones prepared to release a Friends For Life Volume 2 CD. Eric Shepherd released The Totally Sheppyware CD in May, and Joe Kohn released the A2-Central-On-Disk collection on 3.5 disks in July. Howard Katz announced new additions to the Lost Classics Project in July, not only software (Beneath Apple Manor, Babble, and Linker) but also books (Beneath Apple DOS, and Bag Of Tricks). :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: Along with the various discussions of hardware that appeared during 2001, software also received some attention. In April, favorite word processors were debated and compared, ranging from Apple Writer (DOS 3.3 version), Magic Window, Letter Perfect, SuperText, and Word Handler, to AppleWorks and AppleWorks GS, to EgoEd, ShadowWrite, and Hermes. Geoff Weiss updated SCAP (Spectrum Create A PDF) to v1.1.1. Lucas Scharenbroich released a beta of his project, GTE (Generic Tile Engine), which helped in production of graphic tiles consistent with games used on various console games (i.e., Nintendo). (The current version of this product cam be found at http://iigs.dreamhost.com/gte/gte.html) :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Since A2Central.com was beginning to become a gathering place for the Apple II faithful, a new offline reader was needed to help automate its use. One that was announced in January was written by Ewen Wannop and released as an open beta. SOAR was a collection of scripts made to work with Spectrum 2.5.1 or greater, Marinetti 2.0 or 2.1, and an internet provider with TCP/IP access. It was updated several times during the year. Not to be outdone, ProTERM 3.1 also got into the act with a free script for offline reading of A2Central.com written by Ryan Suenaga. Furthermore, Sheppy issued a programming challenge to anyone who could produce ports of CoPilot (for ProTERM 3, Spectrum, Talk Is Cheap, or ANSITerm) or GEM (GEnieMaster) to work with A2Central.com. Since the structure of the new service was quite similar to GEnie in its prime, this was certainly possible. A reward of $25 off of KansasFest registration was offered. Wannop also released another Spectrum-scripted product in June. SAFE (Spectrum Automated File Exchange) v1.0 was a freeware FTP client for the Apple IIGS. Kim Howe released his Telnet NDA for the Apple IIGS in April, and in May, Ninjaforce released Samurai, an Classic Desk Accessory-based IRC client for the Apple IIGS. IPNetRouter for the Mac was discussed in February as a way to allow a IIGS equipped with a LANceGS card to share an Internet connection with a Macintosh. Kim Howe's Arachnid web browser for the Apple IIGS was updated to Preview 3. (It is still available today at http://www.a2central.com/~kimhowe/arachnid.html, rather than at the link mentioned in the Lamp article from 2001.) :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: February's issue of The Lamp! included a discussion of various available IIGS programming languages and their advantages or disadvantages. In March, one topic of discussion was methods of translating (porting) programs from one language to another. It was suggested in April that a "net install" version of System 6.0.1 for the Apple IIGS made, one that had the full set of disks combined into one large file. This would simplify the installation for those who were installing it on an emulator. (Whether or not anything came of this suggestion has never been revealed in The Lamp!) :: GAMES :: Jeff Fink continued to be busy during 2001 revising Silvern Castle. An update to version 6.0 was released in December 2000, and by mid-January 2001 he had produced version 7.0. It was re-written to run completely under MicroDot BASIC. Further updates to the game come out during the year, up to version 7.3. Fink also uploaded several other games and utilities that he had written, all as freeware. Sheppy's Lemonade Stand GS was updated to v1.0.2 to correct a bug, and Thomas Compter released his Apple IIGS game "Hammurabi", in both text and IIGS desktop versions. PUBLICATIONS Juiced.GS continued to publish, concluding its fifth year and starting its sixth year. A surprise was announced at KansasFest: Max Jones, who had been editor and publisher of the magazine since its start, was turning over the magazine to Ryan Suenaga as editor, and Syndicomm as publisher. A web site was discovered for The Apple Blossom, which had been out of print since 1998. (This site, www.appleblossom.net still works today.) Syndicomm announced in May that it would be able to distribute past issues GS+ magazines and copies of EGO software, having been granted permission by Ross Falconer. KANSASFEST Registration for KFest 2001 opened in March. As in recent years, it was sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc. The KFest FAQ, written by Ryan Suenaga, was updated to version 3.0 and appeared in the May issue. Also in that issue were recollections of fond memories of KFest events by past attendees. Webcasting of the event was again planned for this year. Sheppy announced that he was going to use Sorenson Broadcaster this year to simplify the production of the webcasts. He also planned to design the setup to not overload the Avila network with webcasting as happened in 2000. KansasFest's keynote speaker for 2001 was Eric Shepherd, and the recipient of the annual roast was Juiced.GS publisher Max Jones. The sessions presented at the conference ranged from the technical (the LANceGS card, by Geoff Weiss, and ways of getting the Internet to a IIGS, by Ryan Suenaga), to games (Silvern Castle Exposed, by Bruce Baker), to the historical (Tony Diaz's tour of his Apple2.org site). Margaret Anderson won first place in HackFest, and Joe Kohn won the GShisen tournament. The "Bite The Bag" contest was again held, won this year by Geoff Weiss. WRITERS For the third year in a row, Ryan Suenaga presented the Apple II Achievement Awards in the January issue. The Best Commercial Product award was given to The Byte Works' Opus ][ CD collection. The Best Shareware Product was Lemonade Stand GS, by Eric Shepherd, with Sarah Shepherd's GS ROM Grabber given runner-up status. The award for Best Freeware Product was given to Jeff Fink's Silvern Castle, which had changed status from shareware to freeware during 2000. The honor for Best Publication again went to Max Jones' Juiced.GS. The outstanding Apple II-Related Development was given to //SHH Systeme's LANceGS Ethernet card. Finally, the award for Outstanding Individual Achievement went to Eric Shepherd for his many contributions to the Apple II community both in 2000 and in past years. Another major article by Suenaga in January was one describing the new Syndicomm.com online service (called initially by the same name as the web site, A2Central.com). MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Sheppy announced plans to update and reproduce the Apple II Technical Notes, which had not been touched for quite a while. He asked for help in creating these updates. The merits of the use of PayPal for sales of items on eBay was discussed in March. Ways to become a programmer were also debated that month. Memories of the introduction of the Apple IIGS were related in the July issue. In November, the Apple II Documentation Project was announced. STATS Here are statistics for the first ten years of GEnieLamp and The Lamp! The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K 1998 68K 156K 102K 1999 59K 120K 91K 2000 47K 81K 60K 2001 47K 96K 71K MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR I have decided to do one additional ITL column during 2004, to cover the events of the year 2002 for The Lamp! After that, ITL will re-emerge some time during 2005, and deal with 2003 and 2004. Although life has significantly slowed down, it is still a bit hairy at times, and to keep ME from being too spaced out on my own magical tour will require some more time to work on other projects I've had to set aside for quite a while. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References: "About Prospero" http://www.prosperotechnologies.com/about.htm Computer History For The Year 2001 http://www.computerhope.com/history/2001.htm "Delphi, Well Engaged To Form Propsero 01/25/00", Newbytes (link no longer available) The History Of Computing Project http://www.thocp.net The History Of The World Timeline http://www.historychannel.com/timeline/index.jsp?year=2001 Macintosh History: 2001 http://www.lowendmac.com/history/2001.shtml [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [SSA] September 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The September 2004 (Volume 3, Number 9) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n9.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 24) [EOA] [NPA] NEW PAGE ADDED FOR Syndicommotion """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've just added page 155, keyword SYNDICOMM, for Syndicommotion. You can subscribe and unsubscribe from the emailed version, view the current issue, and browse back issues. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 23) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KFF]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KHF] CODE FOR KEN G's HackFest 2004 ENTRY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's the code to my HackFest 2004 entry. It's simplistic and I'm sure could be neater or cleaner, but I wasn't interested in writing good code. :) 10 TALLY = 50:PAUL$ = " " 50 HOME : PRINT "Let's begin with a base of 50 attendees...": PRINT 100 INPUT "What year is it? ";A$ 120 IF LEN (A$) < > 4 THEN GOTO 100 130 A = 1990 - VAL (A$) 140 GOSUB 1000 200 PRINT "Did postcards go out this year (Y/N)? "; 210 GET A$: PRINT 215 IF A$ < > "Y" AND A$ < > "N" THEN PRINT : GOTO 200 220 A = - 1: IF A$ = "Y" THEN A = 3 230 GOSUB 1000 300 PRINT "How much has the price changed from last year?" 400 PRINT "1) -5%": PRINT "2) Same": PRINT "3) +5%": PRINT "4) +10%" 410 GET B: PRINT 415 IF B < 1 OR B > 4 THEN 410 420 IF B = 1 THEN A = 2 422 IF B = 2 THEN A = 0 423 IF B = 3 THEN A = - 2 424 IF B = 3 THEN A = - 4 430 GOSUB 1000 440 PRINT "When was registration information made available?" 450 PRINT "1) November": PRINT "2) February": PRINT "3) March": PRINT "4) May" 460 GET B: PRINT 465 IF B < 1 OR B > 4 THEN GOTO 460 470 IF B = 1 THEN A = 4 471 IF B = 2 THEN A = 2 472 IF B = 3 THEN A = 1 473 IF B = 4 THEN A = - 4 480 GOSUB 1000 500 PRINT "Have SARS, terrorists, or mad cows been in the news this year (Y/N)? "; 510 GET A$ 520 IF A$ < > "Y" AND A$ < > "N" THEN PRINT : GOTO 500 530 A = 3: IF A$ = "Y" THEN A = - 3 540 GOSUB 1000 600 PRINT "Who is the keynote speaker this year?" 610 PRINT "1) Steve Wozniak" 620 PRINT "2) Steve Jobs" 630 PRINT "3) Steve Weyhrich" 635 PRINT "4) Steve Gozdziewski" 640 PRINT "5) Steve Hawking" 650 PRINT "6) Steve Gagne, Esq. (my brother)" 660 GET B: PRINT 665 IF B < 1 OR B > 6 THEN 660 670 IF B = 1 THEN A = 13 680 IF B = 2 THEN A = 5 690 IF B = 3 THEN A = 2 700 IF B = 4 THEN A = 2 710 IF B = 5 THEN A = 8 715 IF B = 6 THEN A = - 2 720 GOSUB 1000 730 PRINT "Is Floppy Disk Ninja being played this year (Y/N)? "; 740 GET A$: PRINT :A = - 1:PAUL$ = " Paul Zaleski " 745 IF A$ < > "Y" AND A$ < > "N" THEN GOTO 730 750 IF A$ = "Y" THEN A = 1 760 GOSUB 1000 999 GOTO 2000 1000 TALLY = TALLY + A 1005 IF A = 0 THEN PRINT "No change there...": PRINT : RETURN 1010 PRINT : PRINT "Okay - that's "; ABS (A); 1020 IF A < 0 THEN PRINT " fewer"; 1030 IF A > 0 THEN PRINT " more"; 1040 PRINT PAUL$;"coming...": PRINT :PAUL$ = " " 1050 RETURN 2000 PRINT "Computing tally...";: GET A$ 2010 PRINT : PRINT "This year's KFest will be attended by "; 2020 IF TALLY > 1 THEN PRINT TALLY;" people this year." 2022 IF TALLY > 60 THEN PRINT "(could this be a renaissance?)": GOTO 2040 2024 IF TALLY > 50 THEN PRINT "(you must've done something right!)": GOTO 2040 2025 IF TALLY > 40 THEN PRINT "(not bad!)": GOTO 2040 2026 IF TALLY > 30 THEN PRINT "(must be an off-year...)": GOTO 2040 2027 IF TALLY > 20 THEN PRINT "(what, did someone blow up Nebraska?"): GOTO 2040 2028 IF TALLY > 10 THEN PRINT "(that's not a convention, that's a coven!)": GOTO 2040 2029 IF TALLY > 1 THEN PRINT "(could this be the end??)" 2030 IF TALLY < = 1 THEN PRINT "one person this year. (Thanks, Tony!)" 2040 END (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 50) [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [GOK] GOLF OUTING AS AN EVENT AT KFest 2005? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Now that I've actually been there I feel more comfortable to bringing a group. I am very awful at golf but enjoy the walk. One lives for the good shots and pretends to forget the bad ones. By myself I can do a lot of do overs with no problems, especially if there is no one waiting impatiently behind me. If we do it in the AM the crowds will be light. As I was leaving around 1, the groups were lining up to get on the course. This is a pretty nice course. Of course I hit from the red tees. I also prefer few water hazards to lose my ball in. There are few here. Bruce Baker (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" If time permits I'd be interested in a "golf outing" with the KFest crew, Bruce. Won't lug my clubs so I hope I can rent them there? (I seem to be able to play just as bad no matter which clubs I use). WHERE would we play - how far from Avila? Also, Cost? Just "relim" questions, would probably go with you anyhow if time permits:) Steve (KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 108) >>>>> """"" Minor Golf Club is right over on Minor. It's maybe a mile away. I've walked over there, in my walk exploring I found it across from the YMCA. Now they have several restaurants, a grocery store and a couple of gas stations. Minor is parallel to Wornall, the next major street over the opposite way of how we usually go places, to the east. It looks like a pretty nice suburban public course. Renting clubs? Do places do that? Not many do in Houston, that's for sure. I can't speak for K.C. Hopefully something can be worked out. Whatever you rent will probably be better than my garage sale clubs. :) Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 109) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Conservation of Natural Wildlife Habitats Conservation of the Apple II's A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Welcome, Magnus--------------------------------------------------[WMS] Impressed With the AMD64 Systems---------------------------------[AMD] Patch Written for the LANceGS Driver-----------------------------[PLD] New Upload to A2 Library-----------------------------------------[NAL] The Prizm Debugger-----------------------------------------------[TPD] Emulator Issue With Regard to Future Development-----------------[EFD] Version 1.2 of the Contiki OS------------------------------------[COS] Help With the Rez Resource Compiler------------------------------[HWR] Marinetti: Interacting With a POP3 Server------------------------[IPS] How to Tell From an NDA if a Toolset is Already Started up-------[TSS] SideClick Contextual Menu Manager--------------------------------[CMM] Internet Settings CDev-------------------------------------------[ISC] Address Book NDA-------------------------------------------------[ABN] URL Handler------------------------------------------------------[UHR] Possible Projects for Software Development-----------------------[PPD] Email Fetcher----------------------------------------------------[EMF] Email Sender-----------------------------------------------------[EMS] Programming Conference-------------------------------------------[PGC] New WEB Location For MUD History Articles------------------------[MHA] List of Top 25 Most Influential Games----------------------------[MIG] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! 2002 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] September 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-----------------[SSA] October Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------------[OSN] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Conservation of Natural Wildlife Habitats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The deep blue sky against the many colors of leaves in the early morning scene from High Above The Rock River confirms that this will be a great day for a drive in the country. The back roads to the town of Apple River in Northwestern Illinois will let us move at a slower pace... giving us more time to savor the Fall colors on display among the many hills... patches of multicolored woods interspersed with irregular shaped fields of mature corn awaiting harvest. The Annual Fall Eagle Fest, honoring the Bald Eagle, is sponsored by the Eagle Nature Foundation, which is headquartered in Apple River. The activities include a program on birds of prey... including a live Bald Eagle and other live examples. Food, baked goods, garden produce, nature art, postcards, shirts, decals, bird feeders, etc. are available for purchase. A talk by the Executive Director outlines the purpose of the organization... conservation of the habitat of the Bald Eagle in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. Conservation of the Apple II's ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is suggested that you work for the conservation of Apple II hardware. Most of the hardware is no longer being manufactured. Rescue it from sources that might otherwise end up in a landfill. Sell it or give it to "good homes" when you no longer have a need for it or no longer have a desire to keep it. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [WMS] WELCOME, MAGNUS """"""""""""""" hi, my name is Magnus Ericson, I'm from Sweden and I been to Kfest 1995... long time ago, but maybe an anniversary for me next year, who knows.. :-) I'm the current chairman of AppleUSerGroup here in Sweden, since its only A2-users in our club we only have around 30 members here. We have also the last years founded an real Apple II Museum, so when you are around Gothenburg in Sweden don't, hesitate to contact me for a visit...:-) kindly/ Magnus ps. I know lots of people here from GEnie... but do they remember me ? :-) (MAGNUS, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 163) >>>>> """"" I remember you Magnus! It would be great if you made it to another KFest! Cindy (CINDYADAMS, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 164) >>>>> """"" Hello. I wasn't around in the GEnie days, but it's great to see you here, Magnus. I've been to a few Kfests, and it would be great to see you at the next one. Welcome Aboard. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 165) >>>>> """"" It would be great to have you back. Cabella's has a big new store North of Kansas City, just off the road from the airport, if you are still looking at such things. :) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 28 Sep 04 7:17:22 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 294 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 166) >>>>> """"" Hi Cindy & Carl & all you others ! Very interesting about Cabela, thanks for keeping me updated :-) I'm very impressed that you remember such a thing.... In fact that is a very good reason to go to the Kfest. ;) /Magnus (MAGNUS, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 167) >>>>> """"" Hi Magnus, I had lots of contact with Andreas Wennborg in the old days. He is still active in the Apple // world? Regards - Ewen Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 6 Oct 2004 - 286 days till KFest '05 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 7, Msg 168) [EOA] [AMD] IMPRESSED WITH THE AMD64 SYSTEMS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The AMD64 systems look pretty sweet. And with direct support by all the major OS's (and even some that have small market shares), it is already proven to be a winner. And the real bonus is that IIgs emulators will easily exceed 100MHz (if anybody has numbers running on the top of the line processors, I would be interested to see them). It is so nice to get the next generation of computational power without losing the risk of backwards compatibility. It reminds me a lot of the situation when the IIgs was released as a step above its 8-bit cousins. The price tag is already starting to drop which is making it a more attractive option. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 10, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" The AMD-64 processor looks to be a pretty nice processor. You can get a motherboard for about $99, a processor starting near $125 (up to like $700 if you dare). So technically you could put together a system fairly cheaply. I have an AMD Athlon system here that ran like a champ for a year or so , but while upgrading the memory the other night it seems to have died. It would be cool to say I have an 8 bit computer, a 16 bit computer, a 32 bit computer and now a 64 bit computer:) Of course I could do that with an Apple G5 though. To run either in 64 bit mode you'd have to go Linux for now though. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 10, Msg 20) [EOA] [PLD] PATCH WRITTEN FOR THE LANceGS Driver """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have written a patch for the LANceGS.Driver, the routing version. The archive patchlance1.shk has been uploaded to the Syndicomm library. From the README, this is what it fixes: * Correct behavior for Link Layer restart. Both the TCP/IP control panel and Spectrum support restart and without this update, a restart will cause connections not to work. * Support for broken LanceGS cards "fixed" by LanceHack. The most common failure of LanceGS cards is the EEPROM losing its data. It will cost over US$20 to have a card sent to Germany and back and any support charges. Just repair with LanceHack plus use of this driver (and running the setup software to reset the configuration) will get you up and running * ARP requests are handled more intelligently, especially for faster systems. * Only IP packets are passed to Marinetti. Non-IP packets can cause Marinetti to hang. * Odd-sized ethernet frames now get sent. An extra byte was being added before. * No extra bytes are added to received IP frames when passed to Marinetti. * Corrected hanging bug on busy network segments such as cable modem or DSL. Most LanceGS systems are connected to private networks so unless it is physically connected to the cable/DSL side, this isn't noticed. * Compatible with future ethernet emulation in KEGS. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 83) >>>>> """"" I should probably add that the patch is not supported by SHH Systeme and is to be used at your own risk. If you find any problems with the resulting LANceGS.Driver and can back up your claim with data from NiftyList, GSBug, etc. I'll help you the best I can. Be prepared that I may give you my source and have you fix it yourself :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 84) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Geoff!!!!!!!! Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 85) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, it really should be I thanking you. You gave me the best beta test report ever during the beta cycle of this driver. Additional acknowledgements goes to Ryan, Mark, Carl, and Dain who have different systems than I do who verified that the software worked as expected. I should probably add this driver still has the same problem as the original where packets will still be sent even if ARP fails. Unlike the original, my driver will always send the packet to the broadcast MAC address. This is really a bad thing, but it almost guarantees that a network connection will work. The fix is to track a lack of an ARP reply and not transmit packets to that IP address. Additional features that would be nice include: * ARP timeout (someone [not me] needs to create a utility to let the user specify the ARP timeout and then the driver can read the value and use it) * change the "timing" loops to use the event manager to track cycles instead of a relying on the CPU speed (loops have to be given extra time to run on an accelerated system, resulting in potentially slower response time for slower GS's or not enough time for hyper accelerated GS'S). (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" I would also like to thank Geoff for his work on the patch for the LANceGS driver (as well as all of his other work recently). Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 87) >>>>> """"" No Kidding Geoff. I've gotten lots of use from your programs over the years, Thanks. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 88) [EOA] [NAL] NEW UPLOAD TO A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the telecommunications/applications/16-bit directory: File: patchlance1.bxy Size: 18304 Date: Sep 16 PatchLance1 by Geoff Weiss (geoff@apple2.gs) This is the first update available to patch the LANceGS.Driver link layer for Marinetti. Several bugs are fixed as well as additional enhancements have been implemented. This software has not been sanctioned by SHH Systeme so it is to be used at your own risk. See Category 13, Topic 20, Message 83 (or the included ReadME file) for further details. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 40) [EOA] [TPD] THE Prizm DEBUGGER """""""""""""""""" I recently discovered the debugger that existed within Prizm and was very impressed by it. I thought I had found a problem with it which I later learned was my ignorance after reading appropriate section of the manual. I didn't like that the caret character is used for pointers in the variables window (considering I was using C). I was wondering what the general consensus is if Prizm supported both the asterisk and the caret for pointers. This would maximize compatibility between C and Pascal developers. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I think that would be nice, if there were an option to choose which notation to use for pointers. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Choice is good. I use Prizm, although I rarely use the debugger. I just wish the GS had more screen real estate. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Prizm is one of the few programs where the lack of screen real estate makes it cumbersome to use. Or maybe I'm just used to 1600x1200 resolution displays for the last six years. A interesting project for someone to tackle would be to write an X client on the GS so windows are accessible on larger displays. This would require patches to the Window Maner, Event Manager, Quickdraw, etc. Because the graphic drawing is offloaded to the client instead of being needed to be done by the GS, it could prove to be a workable solution. And with X servers available on virtually all modern OS's, there's an immediate base of compatibility for usefulness. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 22, Top 28, Msg 21) [EOA] [EFD] EMULATOR ISSUE WITH REGARD TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have been following Richard Bennett-Forrest's series of emulation articles in Juiced.GS and have been enjoying the content. As someone who has added a feature or two into KEGS, it is refreshing to see the point of view of another approach. I am very curious to see where Richard is going based on his May 2004 article about emulator identification from the IIgs stand point. I have found that the suggested format of using $C04F ID Byte to be extremely limiting and poorly designed for any type of expansion. The version number that it presents is in the form of X.Y. KEGS is still in the development stages and the version number hasn't even reached 1.0 yet. Its version number appears as .XY, or using the $C04F notation, 0.X, losing the second version number digit. Also, the version number format breaks once the major version exceeds 9 (or 15 if BCD is not assumed). The mouse code changed from 0.85 to 0.86 in KEGS so an application may want to take advantage of the two different scenarios, but can't since the version number returns $08 for both. And how should the emulator ID be defined? Sweet 16 is Bernie ported to Be so it gets a different ID than Bernie. KEGS has been ported to many different platforms and comes in many flavors so should it get a different ID for each? KEGSwin, xKEGS, KEGSMac, CasaGS, KEGS32, ActiveGS, and KEGS-Xbox are several ports that have been made. Something like xKEGS has different functions depending on which underlying OS it was built on, not even mentioning that there are assembly versus C cores for specific systems too. A single ID byte may not provide enough information. I await anxiously to see what Richard has come up with. Hopefully, some of these areas of concern would be addressed. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Well, Sweet16 isn't actually Bernie ported to anything; it's based on Bernie but has some key differences (such as the fact that on x86 it's a totally different, C-based, emulation core). That's why it gets its own ID. It might actually have made sense for it to report a different ID on PPC versus x86 for that reason. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 13) [EOA] [COS] Version 1.2 of the Contiki OS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Version 1.2 of the Contiki OS has been announced. Some of the new features are: # Service layer providing dynamic loading and unloading of system services # Multi-threading library # Protothreads: extremely light-weight, stackless threads # Optional socket-like network API based on protothreads # Generic filesystem interface # Kernel rewritten with cleaner API # CTK terminal driver for providing text-based GUI over Telnet It is amazing that it now has surpassed GS/OS in its capabilities. The last feature mentioned sounds pretty neat since that is essentially VNC using text (resulting in fast operation for slower computers). Has anybody looked at converting the released LanceGS 8-bit driver into a library for Contiki to give Apple II users the ability to take advantage of its TCP/IP capabilities? Heck, a IIgs port would be neat to take advantage of a full color GUI. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 63, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Contiki's ETH64 ethernet driver uses the same chip as the LanceGS so most of the work is already done to add LanceGS support for Contiki. The LanceGS driver could be easily based on what exists for the ETH64. Obviously, the big difference would be EEPROM access. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 63, Msg 2) [EOA] [HWR] HELP WITH THE Rez RESOURCE COMPILER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone with some Rez sample code for rectangle controls (as well as what the resulting box looks like)? I have not yet used this control so I could use this direction. Thanks Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" From the SIS source code: #define PrefBaseRect $8014 resource rControlTemplate (PrefBaseRect) { PrefBaseRect, {1,1,123,538}, rectangleControl {{ 0+2, fctlProcNotPtr, 0 }}; }; This draws the black rectangle that makes up the border of the index card of the preference window. A portion of this rectangle gets erased where the active tab is displayed by drawing an icon over it. One of the grey rectangles in the General Preferences was drawn by this (based on the coords, this should be the upper-most grey rect): resource rControlTemplate (gPrefLRect) { gPrefLRect, {10,10,35,260), /* coords local to window */ rectangleControl {{ 0+1, 0x1000, 0 }}; }; Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Geoff. Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 24) [EOA] [IPS] Marinetti: INTERACTING WITH A POP3 SERVER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am currently doing some more work on interacting with a POP3 server and am seeking opinions as to what length of time to implement for a "timeout", meaning, "If we don't receive a response from the server within x amount of seconds, we assume this connection is toasted." I realize that there are a lot of variables with this (primarily the speed of the connection) and would like some opinions as to how long this time out ought to be. I'm thinking 10 seconds, but would value some input. Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" Optimally, this should be a user preference with the default being fairly large such as 60 seconds. Users on a modem versus those on broadband have different speed expectations. Broadband has brought us closer to the "7 second maximum" immediate response time (as specified by the HCI research of Ben Shneiderman, http://www.cs.umd.edu/~ben/ ). Factors outside user control is the speed of the mail server (is it busy processing spam) and speed of the connection to the server (is it on the other side of the country). So a modem user connecting to a busy server on the other side of the country over a slow connection can easily need 60 second timeouts. The POP protocol, especially if the server uses mail format instead of mdir, may also take a while to generate the information before it will get sent. Software such Eudora and Exchange have a 30-60 second time out and I have seen where the servers needs to process information longer than that timeout. I hard-coded SIS to use a 30 second time out since that is a decent median for slower and faster access users. Server time-outs are not a common preference item to be found in user-level applications. I personally would like a quicker time-out since it can be a PITA waiting 30 seconds for a time-out, but I kept the higher value since I wasn't the only user of SIS. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" Thanks for your input, Geoff. I wasn't thinking I was actually going to release this little program since it was mostly to help me work out my POP3 logic, but I probably will. I agree that a user defined timeout is ideal, but given that it's such a small thing I'm hard coding a 30 second timeout. After this thing is done, I'm looking at a couple of small projects, the first of which is a dict client suggested by Dain. That'll take awhile. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 45) [EOA] [TSS] How to Tell From an NDA if a Toolset is Already Started up """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" You'd think I know this by now, but I apparently don't (or I'm so sick I can't remember it): How do I tell if a given toolset is already started up from a NDA? I need to use TextEdit in my NDA and I can figure out how to use StartOneTool to start it (since I'm not supposed to use StartUpTools from a NDA) but how do I find the status before I figure out if I need to start it? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" You have to call TEStatus. If the returned value is 0, then you know the toolset is not active. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Under System 6, you can use StartUpTools from an NDA, IIRC. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Ah; okay, I did use StartUpTools and it appears to work. I'm having some TextEdit issues, but I'll bring those up later in a more appropriate forum :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" >> You have to call TEStatus. If the returned value is 0, then you know the toolset is not active. << You should also check for a toolerror -- if the tool isn't loaded in memory at the time, the return value won't be meaningful. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 55, Top 21, Msg 10) [EOA] [CMM] SideClick Contextual Menu Manager """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've got a first draft of the API for SideClick. I'd welcome any feedback. It's in PDF format, at this URL: http://snipurl.com/9ohn-HHXJ5 Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Just gave you some feedback in conference :) What I'm thinking I'm going to try first with SideClick is with MyIP.NDA; having the menu that SideClick displays be something like, "Show my IP address" and when it's selected, opening the NDA. It also occurs to me that instead of having the app or NDA actually do the requested task, it could also be a type of "handler" that passes the task on to something appropriate; for instance, there could be an init that installed "Send an email" in the SideClick menu, then when it was selected broadcast an IPC message to another application that would actually send the email. At least, that's what I think I think. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've just posted version 0.2 of the SideClick spec. It's been updated a lot, with a new IPC call added, and a section describing a possible usage scenario. http://homepage.mac.com/sheppy/projects/sideclick/SideClickAPISpecs.pdf Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" So I am interpreting this as meaning that, for instance, if I had MyIP.NDA interface with SideClick, I could have the SideClick menu add two menu items, say "Display IP address" and "Copy IP address to clipboard"? Also another question: any (practical) limitation on the length of the string used for the menu item? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 4) [EOA] [ISC] Internet Settings CDev """""""""""""""""""""" Here's a place for us to talk about creating a CDev that users can use to set options related to Internet settings, such as email address, server addresses, preferred applications to handle various URL types, and so forth. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The idea for this would be that the user could configure everything in one place. Then it could have an IPC call that would let someone ask it what application to use to handle a particular type of URL, or fetch specific settings. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Some thoughts about stuff this should be able to configure: Email Address POP server SMTP server IMAP server Full name Password for authentication Preferred reader Preferred sender Usenet News server Username Password Preferred reader application Preferred poster application Web Proxy settings Preferred web browser FTP Preferred FTP client What else would make sense to have? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I've yet to write a CDev :) That said, I think that looking at older versions of Internet Config/Internet Control Panel on the Mac OS may be a place to start. There's also a Mac OS X System Preference (third party) called "More Internet" that has a pretty simple interface but I think just defines applications to use with various forms of URLs, not gives people anywhere to store their actual settings. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Yeah, if anyone has a machine with Internet Config on it, it would be helpful if they could grab screenshots and post them somewhere for us to use as reference. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Looking at this from a low level, structures that I see needed are: * 16-bit ints * 32-bit ints * GSStrings (16-bit length followed by data) Each of these would have a 16-bit structure ID and a 16-bit location ID. The structure ID is a value for each low level structure. ID 1 for 16-int could be the port number of a Web proxy server. ID 1 for a string could be the email address. The location ID would be associated with something like home, work, etc. (i.e. you can have different mail settings to access your mail from work or home). This would allow for expansion, without requiring the need to specify all the preference items up front. The CDEV could just handle a few preference settings and let applications maintain others. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" >> Yeah, if anyone has a machine with Internet Config on it, it would be helpful if they could grab screenshots and post them somewhere for us to use as reference. << Google helps to make this unnecessary :) A quick search brings this, for instance: http://www.umanitoba.ca/campus/acn/remote/mac/clients8/ It's not all of the preferences, but it's certainly a start. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" See, I think you're thinking too level. I think the CDev should implement a series of IPC calls: askInternetSettingsGetSMTPServer askInternetSettingsGetPOPServer askInternetSettingsGetNewsServer And so forth. This would be much more flexible, and tons easier for the client programmers to deal with. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> "See, I think you're thinking too level" << Hum. That was supposed to be "See, I think you're thinking at too low a level." :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" iirc, back in the days of Internet Config on the Mac, usually the Internet applications had a checkbox in their preferences that the user checked if they wanted to use Internet Config for the preferences or its own preferences. I am guessing that some kind of equivalent would be indicated here. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 26, Msg 10) [EOA] [ABN] Address Book NDA """""""""""""""" The goal would be to have an address book that's useful on its own but can also be integrated with email clients and the like. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 27, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I don't know much about using the list control (which is probably the best control to use for an address book), so I don't think I'm much of a candidate to write it at this point, but I think that this is a really needed thing. iirc Aaron has written an AddressBook NDA that was still in alpha the last I saw. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 27, Msg 2) [EOA] [UHR] URL Handler """"""""""" The URL Handler would basically take an URL string and pass it along to the app that the internet settings CDev says wants to handle those. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 28, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" See technical note 200 at: http://www.sheppyware.net/tech/tn/iigs/iigs200.html This note covers the askAnyoneOpenURL IPC call, which hasn't been implemented yet, but was designed to handle dispatching an URL. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 28, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've also been thinking (after reading technote 200) of a simple NDA that had only a Lineedit control and a button to enter a URL in, that would then broadcast an IPC message to whatever applications were listening. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 28, Msg 3) [EOA] [PPD] Possible Projects for Software Development """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This is a place for us to talk about possible projects, or topics we need to create. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 29, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I have a partially completed notification manager type of extension that lets applications flash an icon in the menu bar, so that it alternates with the Apple menu's logo. That might be useful for email and other types of software; I'll have to finish it. gsAIM 1.5 has that ability built in, but I started pulling it out as a separate init when I realized I might want to use it in other projects. Never finished the work. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 29, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I've posted version 0.1 of my Notification Manager specification. Please have a look and let me know if you have any thoughts or suggestions! http://homepage.mac.com/sheppy/projects/notification/NotificationAPISpec.pd f Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 29, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I take it this is something (well, very vaguely :) like a bouncing icon in an OS X dock to draw the attention of a user if something 's happening in a hidden window? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 30, Top 29, Msg 4) [EOA] [EMF] Email Fetcher """"""""""""" Here's a place to talk about a utility to fetch email. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 30, Msg 1) [EOA] [EMS] Email Sender """""""""""" Talk about writing a program that can be shared among many applications for sending email. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 31, Msg 1) [EOA] [PGC] Programming Conference """""""""""""""""""""" That was a great programming conference last night. Thanks to everyone who stopped in (we also had a substantial international contingent with two Australians and two from Canada--one a Canadian and one an American in Canada). We're going to be holding these monthly to see where we get to :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Whoops! Sorry I missed this one. Will there be a transcript posted? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Kirk says there will be a transcript. We also decided to hold monthly programming meetings; the next will be on November 12. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Yes, the transcript is uploaded and awaiting release. A poor second to actually being there live, but it'll give you an idea of what happened. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [MHA] NEW WEB LOCATION FOR MUD HISTORY ARTICLES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The MUD history articles mentioned in message 45 in this topic are no longer available at Happy Puppy. Instead, try this URL: http://www.gatecentral.com/shared_docs/Timeline1.html The new home page of "Biting the Hand", the article written by author Jessica Mulligan (hence the "bth" in the original filename), is http://www.skotos.net/articles/bth.html -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 121) [EOA] [MIG] LIST OF TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Issue #138 (October 2004) of Game Informer magazine presents a list of "The Top 25 Most Influential Games of All Time". The list is presented chronologically, spanning from 1971 to 2001. Only one Apple II game made the list; at 1979, FS1 Flight Simulator is the third game listed. Several other listed games were also made available for the Apple II, or are known to its users: Zork (TRS-80); Pac-Man (arcade); Adventure (Atari 2600); Gauntlet (arcade); Super Mario Bros. (NES); Tetris (PC); Prince of Persia (PC); and SimCity (PC). (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 113) >>>>> """"" We're talking 23+ years ago, but I could have sworn that Zork came out on the Apple II before the TRS-80. Speaking of Zork, "Zork I" was one of the first programs I ever bought for my Apple II+. And to this day I have no regrets that it was! (I also have great memories of the weeks while several people all worked towards solving it. One person would solve one puzzle, another a different puzzle, with excited phone calls to share the news! Ah, the good old days!) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 114) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Steven Weyhrich THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD These days, I am enjoying the benefits of digital photography. It is SO convenient to be able to take a picture and immediately see the results; to be able to take many shots, and eliminate the bad ones; to be able to electronically transmit my photos to others via the Internet or a CD. But back before I had a digital camera, I had a standard film-based camera. The particular camera that gave me the best results for my photographic endeavors was my Minolta SLR (single-lens reflex) camera. It had automatic film advance, it would set the white balance by itself (which means I could successfully take photos in dim light), and detachable lenses that would let me do long distance photography. In order to know that the subject I was about to snap was in focus, the lens system would show a two half-circles. The upper one and the lower one had to be in line with each other, going from ____ ____ / \ / \ __/______\ /______\ \ / \ / \____/ \____/ this to this. The image goes from being disjointed to being lined up; when that happens, the image is in focus. This final (for now) edition of Illuminating The Lamp brings me back to "the present", so to speak. It was in June of 2002 that I re-connected with the Apple II community after an eight-year hiatus, since I left GEnie around 1994. For years, I had been bothering my Apple II author colleagues on the IIScribe mailing list when I had questions about the Apple II for the purposes of updating or adding to my Apple II History. I had heard (or been told) about the benefits of a Syndicomm online membership, and decided it was time to give it a try. I have not regretted that decision (and probably the IIScribe people have felt the same way). When I started looking at the GEnieLamp and Lamp newsletters from start to finish, my original purpose was to learn about what were, for me, the "silent years", in which I had very little information about what I had missed while I was away. As I read through them, I was re-acquainted with the parts I remembered, from GenieLamp's origin in 1992 through 1995, and then onward to the present. And the feeling I had as I approached 2002 was like focusing the lens on my Minolta camera; the image was becoming more clear and more "in line" with what I knew the present Apple II world to be like. An interesting feeling, to say the least. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS The response to the events of September 11, 2001 continued in 2002, as the United States gathered a coalition and toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, and continued its search for al Queda leader Osama bin Laden, finding evidence that he was indeed still alive. Focus now began to turn to Iraq and Saddam Hussein, amid concerns that weapons of mass destruction were being produced and hidden there. Within the United States, the energy company Enron collapsed amid corporate scandal, and WorldCom, the world's second largest long-distance telephone and data service company, filed for bankruptcy in June. In May, after an eight-month battle, Hewlett-Packard bought Compaq Computer Corp., forming the largest information technology company in the world. David Smith, creator of the Melissa virus (which caused millions of dollars of damage to computer networks in 1999), was sentenced to 20 months in a federal prison and a $5,000 fine. Intel PC processors achieved speeds of 1.8 GHz, and hard drive capacity hit 60 gigabytes. Apple CEO Steve Jobs continued to press for faster, more powerful, and more stylish models of the Macintosh. The iMac transmogrified from a candy-colored and shaped desktop appliance to something that resembled the lamp that symbolized Steve Jobs' other company, Pixar Studios. The new flat-panel iMac, powered by a G4 processor, had a round base and an arm to adjust the flat screen to any desired position. The Power Mac G4 line also got a speed bump up to 1 GHz, some models with dual processors to further enhance speed. Mac OS X became yet another cat, with the release of "Jaguar", also known as 10.2. It included better graphics management ("Quartz Extreme"), an e-mail client with an adaptive spam filter, the Address Book, Rendezvous networking, iChat (an Apple rebranding of AOL's Instant Messenger), and speed improvements throughout. THE LAMP! INFO Controversy and drama was mostly absent from the Apple II world this year, now that the exodus from Delphi to Syndicomm had settled down to a comfortable routine. Editor Lyle Syverson began the first of his Tinkerer's Corner series of articles on hardware projects. KansasFest promotions, Syndicomm postings, a little Delphi scattered in the mix, all together rounded out another fine year of reporting on the doings of the last organized Apple II community in the online world. And I began to make my own new contribution to the community, related to The Lamp; my own reviews of the entire series prompted me to begin creating a comprehensive index to the series of newsletters, with the first edition uploaded in July. DELPHI A2 FORUM At the start of 2002, it was still possible to access Delphi in text mode via telnet. (However, the address that worked at that time is no longer effective today). The files that made up the Delphi A2 library were made available on Syndicomm.com. A2CENTRAL.COM / SYNDICOMM In January, it was announced in The Lamp! that all of Syndicomm Online's forums had been converted to work with the new bulletin board software. The same month, new lower prices for Syndicomm were announced. The web side of the Syndicomm was enhanced with additional features, including a display of the count of how many members were in chat. Further, a web-based chat was introduced at that time. Cargotha, an online "MUD" (multi-user dungeon) was opened. Ken Gagne introduced a new monthly electronic newsletter, Syndicommotion, which had the purpose of helping promote Syndicomm's various forums. The Prolific Quill forum started a plan to have a collaborative story written online, about a person named "Douglas". A $20 gift certificate for the Syndicomm online store was offered to those wishing to contribute to the story. Unfortunately, to this day additional authors are still being sought, in order to have the minimum number necessary to make it possible for this interesting concept of a group story to get started. Some of the regulars in the Apple II forum revealed their true identities (the jobs they do in the "real" world) in the March issue. Some also made their Apple II software wish lists (things they'd like to see get written). Also in March, Syndicomm hosted a special online chat with veteran Apple II programmer Dave Lyons, with a transcript later posted in the library. Later in the year, another special chat was held featuring Rich Dreher, the creator of the CFFA Compact Flash reader for the Apple II. Syndicomm began using an anti-spam filter on mail passing through its server in April. In July, the online store was updated to support overseas airmail, as well as payment by check or money order. Additional products were added for sale at the store. Eric Shepherd announced in October that Syndicomm would be relocating to Maryville, Tennessee. As part of the preparations for this move, the new Cargotha online RPG was temporarily taken offline. One enhancement that was to be offered by the move was an upgrade to higher performance servers and a higher bandwidth connection. HARDWARE NEWS Various topics were addressed in the A2 Forum this year: o Keyboards compatible with the Apple IIGS o Setting the ID on a SCSI hard drive o Refilling and/or disposing of used inkjet printer ink cartridges o Apple IIe revision differences o Current sources of No-Slot Clock-compatible hardware o Keyboard cleaning after a spill o The story of the Mark Twain Apple IIGS o Use of an ImageWriter II on a PC o How to network an Apple IIGS to an iMac or PowerBook The first mention of Rich Dreher's CFFA compact flash reader for the Apple II appeared in the February issue. EMULATOR NEWS The identity of the first Apple II emulator was debated in April. Use of Bernie ][ The Rescue to get a IIGS (emulated) onto the Internet was discussed in July. A new version of KEGS for Windows (KEGS32) was mentioned in February. How to compile KEGS for Mac OS X was discussed in October. INTERNET NEWS January saw discussion of how to post e-mail addresses on a web site in such a way as to avoid making those addresses available to spammers. Other methods of dealing with spam were discussed in later issues. SOFTWARE NEWS :: COLLECTIONS :: Howard Katz of The Lost Classics project was able to get permission from Mike Harvey, former publisher of Nibble, to have all of Nibble's software disks released as freeware. A specific collection was not available, due to the need to collect working copies of the software. :: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE :: Platinum Paint was recovered as a Lost Classic release in January, as was Beagle Bros GSFont Editor, and Quality Software's Bag Of Tricks 2. :: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE :: Delphi's A2 Forum discussed: o connecting a PC to an Apple IIGS using Marinetti o connecting an Apple IIe to the Internet via a Linux PC o suggestions for potential improvements to Marinetti (specifically making an alternative TCP/IP stack) o turning on AppleTalk under Mac OS X o how to make it possible to network a IIGS to a Mac under that newer OS The A2 Forum on Syndicomm discussed: o various telecommunication software that they had used over the years o methods of creation of PDF files from a word processing document (not Apple II) Ewen Wannop updated SOAR, his offline message reader for Syndicomm, to v1.0b9, and then soon after to v1.0b10. :: UTILITY SOFTWARE :: Although not specifically a utility, discussion in April involved the proper way to move a text file from a Mac to an Apple II via a 3.5 disk, while avoiding creation of a resource fork (which 8-bit Apple II programs cannot handle). A test of the MUG! (MS-DOS utilities) NDA by Ryan Suenaga found that, running on Bernie ][ The Rescue, it was possible to read an MS-DOS volume on a digital camera attached to a Mac via USB. NiftyList was made available as freeware by Dave Lyons. :: GAMES :: Jeff Fink continued his updates to Silvern Castle, with 7.4 being released early in the year. Tips on use of the game also appeared in the March issue. The March issue also included a post by Ken Gagne posted an address for an article describing the history of online gaming. Although the link listed there is no longer correct, the article exists today at this address: http://www.gatecentral.com/shared_docs/Timeline1.html The author, Jessica Mulligan, uses another web site to write articles giving her viewpoint on gaming: http://www.skotos.net/articles/bth.html PUBLICATIONS As mentioned above, Syndicommotion was started in January by Ken Gagne. Juiced.GS got a face-lift on its web site early in 2002, and it continued its publication under new editor Ryan Suenaga. Some of the infamous upside-down pages began to appear, related to the company with whom Syndicomm had contracted to do the actual printing and mailing. The first (and possibly last) Juiced.GS swimsuit issue appeared in the summer. A price increase was announced, to account for postage rate increases over the previous three years. KANSASFEST Registration forms became available in April's issue, a bit later than usual. Ryan Suenaga's KFest FAQ, version 3.0, again appeared in April. A pre-KFest 2002 chat was held on Syndicomm on June 17. Topics discussed at KansasFest this year included Richard Bennet-Forrest and his announcement of Florence, a Java-based Apple IIGS emulator, and Jeff Blakeney and IN: The Mailbox, an e-mail client for the IIGS (which he thought would be ready by December). Howard Katz and Sandra Warnken had a presentation about user groups, Bruce Baker gave a talk about games published by Softdisk, Sarah Shepherd described Syndicomm's dark secrets. KansasFest's keynote speaker for 2002 was Tony Diaz (in which he showed clips of KFest past - all fourteen years that he has attended), and the recipient of the annual roast was Ryan Suenaga. The GShisen contest was again held, and was won by Geoff Weiss. Back in June, I had made a post about my inquiries to the current owners of Softdisk as to whether or not they would make back issues of their disk magazine available for download in their web site's store. A consequence of that conversation was getting Softdisk and Sheppy connected, which resulted in an announcement at KFest of Project Barney, a CD compilation of Softdisk G-S, with a later CD to include the older Softdisk issues. At the end of event, the dates for KFest 2003 were announced. WRITERS Ryan Suenaga again wrote his Apple II Achievement awards column for 2001, appearing in the January issue of The Lamp! The Best Commercial Product was given to Juiced.GS' Friends II CD-ROM, with runner-up being given to Ken Gagne's Esprit de Apple Corps CD-ROM collection of graphics, MOD music files, and games. Best Shareware Product went to Kim Howe's Telnet NDA. Best Freeware Product went to SAFE (Spectrum Automated File Exchange) and Thomas Compter's IIGS translation of Hammurabi. Best World Wide Web Site was given to A2Central.com, the Best Publication went to Juiced.GS, and the Outstanding Apple II Related Development was awarded to Syndicomm for its efforts to re-release products from EGO Systems, Parkhurst Micro Products, The Byte Works, APDA, and the continuation of publication for Juiced.GS magazine. The Outstanding Individual Achievement was awarded to David Miller, the programming powerhouse behind Syndicomm.com, and to Max Jones, for turning over Juiced.GS to new hands rather than letting it die. MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES Ken Gagne mentioned in January a web site on which MP3 sounds of an Apple II disk drive had been stored. The floating-point precision limits of Applesoft were reviewed, with differences noted between a calculator's solution to 9 to the 9th power and Applesoft's answer to the same math calculation. In June, A2 Forum members described the ways in which they were currently using their Apple II computers. STATS Here are statistics for the first eleven years of GEnieLamp and The Lamp! The numbers refer to the size of each issue in "K" (kilobytes): Year Min Max Avg ---- ---- ---- ---- 1992 116K 212K 156K 1993 80K 256K 172K 1994 124K 216K 165K 1995 92K 176K 125K 1996 80K 192K 116K 1997 44K 124K 85K 1998 68K 156K 102K 1999 59K 120K 91K 2000 47K 81K 60K 2001 47K 96K 71K 2002 34K 78K 54K HELLO, GOODBYE I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Until then, don't forget to compliment our editor, Lyle Syverson, for his continued diligence in producing this newsletter each month, and don't forget to PARTICIPATE in the Apple II online world. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org References: A Brief History of Mac OS X http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/history.html Computer History For The Year 2000 To Today http://www.computerhope.com/history/2000.htm Computer History Trivia http://www.cedarville.edu/departments/compserv/history.htm The History Of Computing Project http://www.thocp.net The History Of The World Timeline http://www.historychannel.com/timeline/index.jsp?year=2002 HP-Compaq: A fight to the finish | CNET News.com http://news.com.com/2009-1001-852197.html Macintosh History: 2002 http://www.lowendmac.com/history/2002.html Wikipedia - Mac OS X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X#Versions [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [OSN] October Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The October issue of Syndicommotion, our free newsletter covering the latest events on Syndicomm Online, is now available. If you don't subscribe, you can read the issue at . (Login Banner, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200411.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200411.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ebed374 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200411.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 7, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Observation The Walk KansasFest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Uploads to the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL] Juiced.GS V9 I4 Approaching Final Production---------------------[JFP] ImageMaker 2.2 Released------------------------------------------[IMT] DiskMaker 1.4 Available------------------------------------------[DMA] SideClick Contextual Menu Manager Continues to Evolve------------[SMM] TextEdit Control-------------------------------------------------[TEC] Managing Web Sites-----------------------------------------------[MWS] Subdomains and Parked Domains For WebSites-----------------------[SPD] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT-----------------------------------------------------[HCG] HyperCardIIgs Version of _The Lamp!_ Available ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] November 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[NSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Letter to the Editor An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Observation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the patio High Above The Rock River we see the results of the recent windy days... most of the leaves have fallen from the trees. With a forecast for a high of 60 on this sunny day with a gentle breeze, it will be a good day for a walk through a nearby neighborhood with lots of large trees... it will be a Crunchy Leaves Day. The Walk ~~~~~~~~ Some places leaves are on the sidewalk... the crunch of leaves under foot is very special. And look... a mother and father and their three young children have taken time out from raking leaves... they have created a huge pile of those dry, crispy leaves... and the children are taking turns Jumping Into The Pile Of Leaves... oh, the crunching sound as they land... the smile on their face as the peek out from that pile of leaves. Those who have never jumped into a pile of crunchy leaves will not understand what is so special about it. But we all have times, places, and experiences that are special to us... such as working with the Apple II computers. Further along in the walk we encounter a gentleman planting Spring flowering bulbs. It is always wonderful to see the blooming crocuses, tulips and daffodils early in the Spring after the bleak landscape of Winter. This is one of those cases where planning ahead and taking action pays off in the future. KansasFest ~~~~~~~~~~ Planning ahead and taking action can pay off next Summer when it is time for KFest. Mark you calendar, ask for time off from work, and save up some money. You might also want to begin planning a presentation for KFest 2005. Most likely you have something you especially like to do with the Apple computers... tell us about it at KFest. See the KFest section of this issue for more details. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NUL] NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: MailChec1b1.BXY Size: 14720 Date: Oct 7 MailChecker.NDA is another New Desk Accessory from Ryan Suenaga. This NDA will check a POP3 email account and report back to the user how many pieces of mail are in the mailbox. Requires System 6.0.1 and a working TCP/IP connection using Marinetti 2.0.1 or later. Freeware in public beta. Uploaded by Ryan Suenaga. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the programming/debugging_tools/misc directory: File: ORCADisasm.bxy Size: 163840 Date: Oct 10 ORCA/Disassembler v1.2, which has been freeware for a couple of years but somehow never got uploaded here. Uploaded by Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: A2Pgrmr1011.bxy Size: 49178 Date: Oct 11 This text file contains the transcript of the October 11, 2004 Programmers RTC. If you missed this informative and entertaining discussion, this is the next best thing to being there. Uploaded by Kirk Mitchell. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the utilities/16-bit/applications directory: File: imaker22.bxy Size: 28928 Date: Oct 31 ImageMaker 2.2 is the latest version of Syndicomm's utility for creating disk images. The new version improves handling of 5.25" disks, allowing them to be created in a single pass, with greater reliability. ImageMaker 2.2 also supports the .po (ProDOS order) disk image format. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the utilities/16-bit/applications directory: File: dmaker14.bxy Size: 26752 Date: Nov 9 DiskMaker 1.4 is an update to the popular disk image-to-disk conversion utility for the Apple IIgs. This new version fixes a few bugs (including problems not being able to identify images based on their extensions) and adds support for the .po file format. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 45) [EOA] [JFP] Juiced.GS V9 I4 Approaching Final Production """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS Volume 9 Issue 4 is approaching final production status right on schedule and is hoped to ship around the 15th of the month, just in time to read at your family's Thanksgiving party. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 632) [EOA] [IMT] ImageMaker 2.2 RELEASED """"""""""""""""""""""" I've released ImageMaker 2.2, which has better support for 5.25" disk images. It'll be up soon here, but if you can't wait, you can visit . Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 9, Msg 3) [EOA] [DMA] DiskMaker 1.4 Available """"""""""""""""""""""" I uploaded DiskMaker 1.4 last night; it's available on the SheppyWare site, or you can wait and get it here, although either works. :) The new version supports .po images, fixes a few bugs, and I think handles newly-inserted disks faster although I don't really remember for sure; I wrote that code months ago. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 8, Msg 2) [EOA] [SMM] SideClick Contextual Menu Manager Continues to Evolve """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yes, a given client can add multiple items to the menu if it wishes to do so. As for the length of the string, pretty much anything you might normally use in a menu. You don't want to go nuts, but any length that can be handled by the Menu Manager is allowed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Any other feedback at all about the SideClick API? I have a minor new version, but it's just some added explanatory text, not any substantive changes. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" My only concern is the control-click to bring up the menu. Since the Apple IIgs only has one mouse button, I used the control-double-click sequence to bring up selections in SIS that would show up with a right-click. I chose the control key as identified by the Mac OS 8 User Interface Guidelines. Since the control-double-click shows options that can not be accessed by any other method, I want to verify that sideclick does not conflict with the operation of SIS. Perhaps SideClick can use Option-click to avoid any potential confusion? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I seem to recall there being several applications that use option-click to accomplish tasks though. I chose control-click because that's what the Macintosh uses to simulate a right-click when you're using a one-button mouse, which makes it, in my mind, a standard I should follow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Yeah. A program like Platinum Paint uses all the modifier keys with clicking to extend functionality. There is no one good modifier key with clicking to guarantee compatibility across the board. Stuff will break. Maybe it is time to go in the business to sell two-button mice for the GS to extend functionality :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Well, SideClick will support two-button mice, assuming the GS actually really does report the button number like it claims it does in the Event Manager documentation. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" I have a new version of the SideClick specification uploaded: http://homepage.mac.com/sheppy/projects/sideclick/SideClickAPISpecs.pdf This version corrects some errors in the definitions of structures, and adds the values for most of the IPC calls; only a couple of them had numbers assigned previously. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" A little status report on SideClick; I've sent a version to my regular test crew to try out. I believe it's essentially finished at this point. When I do release it, it will include sample code and the SideClick.h header file so programmers can interface with it from C; I'll see if I can get interfaces done for other languages. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" FWIW, I would be willing to try to do the Pascal headers for ORCA/Pascal. I also have to work on ones for Geoff's TimeZone Tool. Of course, I think I'm the only person in the world who uses ORCA/Pascal, so it's really a selfish project :-) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" That would be helpful. Shouldn't be hard; it's pretty simple. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" >> Of course, I think I'm the only person in the world who uses ORCA/Pascal << No, it's actually my GS language of choice, too. (TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" SideClick 1.0b1 has been posted as a public beta release. The package includes the SideClick init, three sample inits that use SideClick, and API documentation and headers for C and MPW IIgs assembly. The source code for the three sample inits is included. For details, visit: http://www.syndicomm.com/products/sideclick/ Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" No bug report, but just a comment and a question. SideClick is great! (That's the comment) Question: Do you think a FExt could be written so that if a file or folder is selected and SideClick is activated, one of the options could be "Move to Trash"? I have not done a FExt, so hence my question :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Yes, I think it could be done. I'm actually planning to do an update to SideClick (probably not until after 1.0 though) that will provide additional information if you're in Finder and the right-click is on an icon, but even without that change, the FExt could figure that out on its own. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" >> Question: Do you think a FExt could be written so that if a file or folder is selected and SideClick is activated, one of the options could be "Move to Trash"? << A few years ago, I wrote a finder extra which added a menu item/command-key equivalent to delete a selected file. The file gets deleted, but the window doesn't get updated to reflect that. Finder 6.0 (and 6.0.1) included a request to notify Finder that the contents of a window have changed. IIRC, Sheppy told me that the request is ignored by 6.0.1, and the folder modification date/time is used to automagically know when a folder is updated. However, ProDOS has a 1 minute granularity for when a file/folder was last modified.... so if you try to delete 2 files within the same minute, the window won't be updated for the 2nd file's deletion. I don't recall if I tested it with HFS or not. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Making SideClick able to detect if there are icons selected and add items to the menu if there are is trivial -- but it should be possible with more work to add them if you right click on an icon or a group of selected icons. The latter is a capability I hope to add directly into SideClick at some point. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Any ideas for possible uses for SideClick? I'd be interested in suggestions. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Aside from the one I gave re: moving an item to the trash. . . Connect/disconnect TCP/IP; Show clipboard; Open a list of predetermined applications to launch. Would it be possible to use Hierarchic with SideClick? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I haven't tried using Hierarchic with SideClick yet, but I'm fairly confident it will work. If not, I will make it work, because I see a huge advantage to being able to add submenus to it. I'll check on it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 23) [EOA] [TEC] TextEdit Control """""""""""""""" I understand that if my TextEdit Control is readonly, TEInsert will not do a thing to put new text into the control. My question is how do I lock and unlock the readonly flag? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" There's a bit in the TextEdit control's flags that controls this. Simply twiddle the bit. I'm not at my desk at the moment or I'd look in the TBR to get specifics. It's not in the moreFlags, it's in the longword TE flags. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Yeah, the bit is in the textFlags field of the TextEdit control record. Just toggle the value of the bit fReadOnly. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Using SetCtlMoreFlags? There doesn't appear to be any other call, but I've never done this before :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" No, there's not a tool call for it. You need to directly access the field in the record. flags : longint; flags = myTEHandle^^.textFlags; (* modify the flag here, I don't remember the Pascal syntax to change the value of one bit in an integer *) myTEHandle^^.textFlags = flags; Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Shep. I'll work on it this week, I think. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 6) [EOA] [MWS] MANAGING WEB SITES """""""""""""""""" Can anyone recommend a hosting company where I can store my web site? I currently use softcomca.com (aka myhosting.com), which offers 100 MB of storage, 5 GB of bandwidth, and 20 email addresses for $10/month, which is a great deal - but their tech support is laughable. Their "help" is usually undetailed and/or incorrect, and I'm tired of dealing with people (I wonder if this job has been outsourced?) who don't know their CAT5 from their elbow. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 92) >>>>> """"" I've been using LunarPages.com for a web site for our dog training club. For $7.95 per month, you get: PHP, JSP*, ASP*, & PERL 1000 Megabytes Storage 40 Gigabytes Data Transfer Priority Toll-free Telephone Support FTP Access Fantastico Script Library Microsoft Front Page (not sure what use this is, but they have it) When I first signed up two years ago, it was 500 GB they provided for this price, and the size has just gone up since then, with additional features added now and then, including the increased capacity. They have telephone tech support that usually helps quite a bit. The $7.95 per month, if paid as 1 year at a time, has no set up charge. If you get 3 or 6 month durations, there is a $30 setup fee. You can also get a MySQL database for no additional charge, and additional databases are $1/month. I don't know how it compares to others, but it's been quite good. You don't get command-line access to your account, but the online Control Panel does everything you might need. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" But wait there's more! (I just read the other page about the account): You also get: unlimited e-mail accounts unlimited e-mail forwarding unlimited e-mail auto responders web mail CGI-BIN PHP, Python & PERL ASP, JSP 7 Servlets available add-on domain available 3 parked domains 15 sub domains ftp account SSI - server side includes online user statistics DreamWeaver compatible POP3, SMTP, IMAP (ABC, 1-2-3, Do-Re-Mi available for an additional fee...) Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 94) >>>>> """"" Steve, Wow! That's quite a setup. Compared with my current package, detailed at , I see very few reasons to switch; the availability of PHP, Python, Perl, ASP, and cgi-bin is very attractive, and all for a lower price than I'm paying now. The only item I didn't see listed at LunarPages.com was mailing lists (I currently have one), but I would be willing to give that up and find an alternative for mass emails. Thanks. I'm going to forward this information to two web programmers who have worked on my sites, and get their opinions. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 95) >>>>> """"" My first question would be, when you say they offer: > CGI-BIN > PHP, Python & PERL > ASP, JSP 7 Servlets available Does that mean that you can write your own servlets/scripts and install them, or does it simply mean that they offer a set of pre-fab servlets that they have concocted? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 96) >>>>> """"" Thomas, I'll look into that. The further information provided on their web page says only: "Asp is available for an additional $1.00 a month per domain or sub domain. You can also add JSP and Servlet support to your domain name or sub domain for only $2 per month. We use Resin. for serving fast servlets and JSP. Resin is a cutting-edge XML Application Server. It serves the fastest servlets and JSP. Resin's fast Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 engine beats mod_perl, mod_php, and other servlet engines in performance. J2SETM 1.4.1 is installed." They also provide 37 prefab Fantastico scripts, as detailed at . Another exciting feature is 15 free subdomains. That means, for example, instead of telling people to go to gamebits.net and click on the PlayStation link, or giving them gamebits.net/psx as a URL, I can send them to psx.gamebits.net. Neat! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 97) >>>>> """"" >> You can also add JSP and Servlet support to your domain name or sub domain for only $2 per month. We use Resino?= for serving fast servlets and JSP. Resin is a cutting-edge XML Application Server. << Yeah, that sounds like you can write your own apps for use in their container. That's pretty cool. Of course, since I've discovered that I can serve my own apps on my own OS X box, I don't really need that at the moment. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 98) >>>>> """"" In signing up for Lunarpages, I learned that PHP, Python, and Perl come standard, but ASP is an extra $1/month, and Java/JSP is an extra $2/month. That's disappointing. I still made the switch, but had to pay more than the $7.95 I was hoping for, since I use ASP scripts on my site. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 99) [EOA] [SPD] Subdomains and Parked Domains For WebSites """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Could someone explain to me what subdomains and parked domains are? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 100) >>>>> """"" From the Control Panel manual at LunarPages: "An addon domain is a domain name that points to a subdirectory within your account. For example, you may want innovation.org.nz to point to business.org.nz/innovation/. Addon domains must be registered domain names that you own and configured to point to your web site's servers." So, if you registered "www.gagne.com", you could configure it to point to "www.gamebits.com/gagne". Regarding parked domains: "You can set up a domain name that you own to point to another domain name. This is known as "parking" a domain. "Example: You own the business.co.nz and innovation.co.nz domain names. You already have a web site for business.co.nz, but you do not want to create a new web site for innovation.co.nz at the moment. By parking innovation.co.nz on top of business.co.nz, all URLs for innovation.co.nz will automatically go to business.co.nz instead." On the other hand, a Subdomain is just another way of accessing part of your web site. You could have "gagne.gamebits.com", which would be its own folder within the public_html folder for your site. This is just an alternate way of subdividing the contents of your site, if you wish. You could just as easily do "www.gamebits.com/gagne" if you wanted. Note that this does not require registering another domain name with any DNS service (thus costs nothing extra). By the way, mailing lists ARE possible with LunarPages, with no extra cost. This is also accessible from the Control Panel. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 1010 [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [HCG]------------------------ HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT | ----------------------------- HyperCard GS Version of _The Lamp!_ Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This issue of _The Lamp!_ is available in a version for HCGS. (HyperCard IIgs) Look for it in the HyperCard_IIgs directory. If you would like future issues of _The Lamp!_ available in the HCGS version please email me at: Lyle Syverson [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [NSA] November 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The November 2004 (Volume 3, Number 11) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n11.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 25) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Letter to Editor """""""""""""""" Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:23:23 -0500 (Central Standard Time) From: Bruce Baker (email) To: lyle@foxvalley.net Subject: good job As Steve says, you really are doing a great job on the lamp. Thanks for all you do. We still have a nice community. Bruce Baker >>>>> """"" Thank you. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 7, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2004 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Traditions A Change of Tradition A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Several New Uploads to the A2 Library----------------------------[SUL] Alternatives for WEB Site Hosting--------------------------------[AWH] Which ASCII Characters Translate Into Reserved Characters?-------[ACT] GNOME 2.8 Includes VNC Server------------------------------------[GVS] Silvern Castle v8.2----------------------------------------------[SCE] Kelvin Sherlock.Updates WEB Site---------------------------------[KSU] Ryan Suenaga Releases Updates------------------------------------[RRU] Softdisk Products - Buy Now--------------------------------------[SBN] Programming Help Requested---------------------------------------[PHR] Vol 9, Is 4 of Juiced.GS-----------------------------------------[JGS] Replacement Copy OF SideClick 1.0 Uploaded-----------------------[RCS] What is a "PapaSan"?---------------------------------------------[WPA] KEGS 0.91 Released-----------------------------------------------[KGR] Text Edit Tool Set-----------------------------------------------[TET] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT-----------------------------------------------------[HCG] HyperCardIIgs Version of _The Lamp!_ Available ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] December 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[DSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KF4] KFest 2004 DVD 2 Shipping----------------------------------------[KFD] KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] New Location for KansasFest 2005---------------------------------[NLK] Fabulous Opportunity to Acquire Apple II Equipment---------------[FOA] Planning for the KFest Movie Outing------------------------------[PMO] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Traditions ~~~~~~~~~~ The nighttime view from High Above The Rock River is always enhanced by the lighted hiking trail that runs parallel to the river. Each individual light is duplicated by its reflection on the water. This time of year the traditional "official" community Christmas tree is added to this scene. Hundreds of bulbs of many colors light the forty foot evergreen tree. This winter scene brings to mind a tradition of some sixty years ago. With no electricity on the farm, there was no way of storing frozen foods. So we made Home Made Ice Cream in the Winter... when it was cold enough to find plenty of ice outdoors. This was truly a do it yourself project. The milk came fresh from the cow. Part of the milk was run through the hand cranked separator to get the cream. The fresh eggs came from the chicken coop. The sugar, vanilla, salt, and chocolate were purchased from the general store by trading eggs or cream. The ice cream mix was prepared with care... heated on the cook stove which was fired with corn cobs. Ice was placed in a gunny sack and pulverized by repeated pounding with the side of an ax. The actual freezing of the ice cream was a job for my brother and I. The mix was placed in the freezer can and the cranking mechanism put in place. Alternate layers of ice and salt were packed around the can. Then the steady cranking to keep it mixed during freezing. Add more ice and salt and crank. Repeat until it became difficult to crank, indicating it was frozen. Ah... the best ice cream you will ever eat. A Change of Tradition ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From time to time it becomes necessary to change a tradition. KansasFest will be held this year in a different location in Kansas City. See the KFest section of this issue to find out why it was necessary to change from the traditional location. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [SUL] SEVERAL NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We have three new uploads in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: MailChec1b2.BXY Size: 14976 Date: Nov 14 This is a new public beta version of MailChecker.NDA, another New Desk Accessory from Ryan Suenaga. This NDA will check a POP3 email account and report back to the user how many pieces of mail are in the mailbox. Requires System 6.0.1 and a working TCP/IP connection using Marinetti 2.0.1 or later. Fixes a potential bug in shutting down toolsets. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= File: MyIPNDA1b3.BXY Size: 7424 Date: Nov 14 This is a new version of MyIPNDA, a simple New Desk Accessory for looking up the IP address of the IIgs it runs on. Fixes a potential bug in dealing with shutting down toolsets. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= File: TheirIP1b4.BXY Size: 8448 Date: Nov 14 This is a new version of TheirIPNDA, a simple New Desk Accessory for looking up the IP address of computers on the Internet. Fixes a potential bug in dealing with shutting down toolsets. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: qserver10b.bxy Size: 8704 Date: Nov 17 This is a "Quote Of The Day" server. It uses Marinetti and the Twilight II "Quotes" quote file to serve up random witticisms. Uploaded by the author, Kelvin Sherlock. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Misc directory: File: SideClk10.bxy Size: 48128 Date: Nov 26 SideClick 1.0 is a contextual menu manager for the Apple IIgs computer. You may have experienced contextual menus on other systems, such as Mac OS X or Windows, where right-clicking or holding down the control key and clicking will pop up a menu with special commands depending on the context in which you've clicked. SideClick brings this capability to the Apple IIgs. This package also includes developer documentation and source code. Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scupdv82.bxy Size: 346880 Date: Dec 8 This is version 8.2 of the popular adventure/RPG game Silvern Castle. Here is a list of some of the changes: Improved Tome Reader is now 18 times faster; search all tomes at once, plus Appleworks-like editing features for entering search strings. Second-sight card display bug involving GS control panel now made automatic (no more manual CTRL-Z commands). Updated LOCATE spell effect. Revised chance to lose skills when gaining levels. Second page of items shown with index number inversed. Optimized ML code. Minor bug fixes and more. Uploaded on behalf of the author, Jeff Fink. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 49) [EOA] [AWH] ALTERNATIVES FOR WEB SITE HOSTING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I found out today that (of course) Costco and Sam's Club also offer Web site hosting. Whodathunkit? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 102) [EOA] [ACT] WHICH ASCII CHARACTERS TRANSLATE INTO RESERVED CHARACTERS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there a page that gives all the translations for what ASCII characters translate into which reserved characters? For example; quote symbols (") are written as " in HTML. How do I write other characters, such as bullets or ellipses? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 103) >>>>> """"" Here's a few... http://www.pageresource.com/html/speclist.htm http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/en_test.html http://www.ramsch.org/martin/uni/fmi-hp/iso8859-1.html http://www.natural-innovations.com/wa/doc-charset.html http://www.utexas.edu/learn/html/spchar.html http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/en_test.html This is more tutorial than table: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/chars.html In fact, having looked for them, I think I'll add them to my own home page. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 104) >>>>> """"" Thomas, Thanks! The ramsch page was exhaustive. It took me awhile some time back to find the translation for "small e, acute accent". -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 105) [EOA] [GVS] GNOME 2.8 INCLUDES VNC SERVER """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" For those who ready to jump the gun and update your desktop to GNOME 2.8, this environment will now include a VNC server for easy access from a IIgs. See http://gnome.org/start/2.8/notes/rnwhatsnew.html for details. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 13) [EOA] [SCE] Silvern Castle v8.2 """"""""""""""""""" The Version 8.2 update is almost ready to release! Bugs Fixed in v8.2: o Fixed problem with camp minimum weapon damage function where selecting a weapon after pressing could accidentally abort or call the demihuman equivalent human age function due to an uninitialized variable. o Sound preferences are now honored in all Extra Menu functions. o The random number seed is now randomized after decoding special goodies messages to fix an age-old design flaw. (Decoding the text used to leave the seed in a known sequence, which normally was not a problem as the next keyboard input randomized the seed again, however in the case of random item special goodies this is not true as the list of items are generated before the next intervening keypress.) o Breaking a key while the auto-unlock function is active now works properly. Stuff Changed in v8.2: o The Tome Reader is now over 18 times faster!!! The search speed is now even faster than Dogpaw by a factor of 4!!! This has been accomplished by partly coding the page display/search routines in assembly language. However, the main program still is almost entirely AppleSoft BASIC. o The tome viewer now has a fast input routine with full editing capabilities. o All library tomes are now in AppleWorks format. o The CTRL-Z command has been removed. Its function to restore the hires screen after using the GS control panel to fix a Second Sight card anomaly has now been made automatic. o Assembly-language code optimized, saved over 150 bytes! The CODE, CODEQ, and VAP/CODET object files have now been incorporated into a single new object file: SC.OBJ! In addition, this file is only loaded once, speeding-up the time needed to reload the title page. o The Quick Plot function has been changed to Full Plot so the ON/OFF display is shown in positive logic. o Since the automap function was added, the LOCATE spell has lost its usefulness. Now, when you invoke this spell, it gives you the teleport coordinates needed to get to your current location from the stairs to the market (or the spot the portals to the other scenarios take you). o Lowered the chance to lose skills when gaining levels (however, characters near their life expectancy may still expect to lose skills). In addition, your level now has more weight in determining whether skills are gained-although age and vitality are still the main factors, the greater your level the higher chance there is to gain skills (since higher levels are more difficult to attain, the awards should be greater). o The maze information window is no longer annoying redrawn after going thru a locked door when the auto-unlock function is active. New Stuff in v8.2: o The Tome Reader now has an option to view the tomes as one continuous document to allow you to browse/search all the tomes at once. When viewing all tomes, you can quickly jump to the previous/next tome by pressing the open-apple key and the up/down arrow. You can also view the tomes separately as before o The Tome Reader now displays the current tome number being viewed. o To more easily ascertain which group of 8 items are being displayed, the second page of items have their index numbers shown in inversed type. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 140) >>>>> """"" For those of you updating from v7.0 to v8.2, don't use the Extra Menu View Automaps option until after you run the update and exit to the title page, otherwise you'll get a crash until you do so. This is very minor and only affects v7.0. Why? Since I reassembled all the ML code into one file in v8.2, the automap entry point was moved to a location not valid for v7.0. Because the ML code has grown a couple times since the original version, LOMEM gets reset after the update; until the update all ML code that will be run prior to the update must be below the original LOMEM. Since the automap didn't exist before v7.0, no problem. And v7.1 had a LOMEM increase above the relocated automap routine so versions after would not cause an error either. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 141) [EOA] [KSU] Kelvin Sherlock.UPDATES WEB SITE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sheppy isn't the only one who can redesign his website (or set one up for that matter). http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/ I've stolen some IIgs icons and cornflower blue for that old time feeling. I'm also in the process of sorting the random stuff on my hard drive, so there's some goodies there (like a new version of the QServer NDA, which should be in the ftp library soon) and source code (download or browse it online). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" I'm curious -- how do you use the quote server? :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" On the IIgs side, open up the NDA and click the start button. On your other computer, telnet to your IIgs, port #17. I've never seen another quote-of-the-day server (not that I've looked), so I don't know why you'd want to use it. I mostly wrote it to test marinetti server code :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Well, having done that much, it actually wouldn't be tons more work to turn that NDA into a functional web server. Web server programs can actually be quite simple. What we really need, though, is a good way to send files back and forth between the GS and other machines. At this point I'd even be satisfied with a proprietary protocol. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat0 20, Top 11, Msg 19) [RRU] Ryan Suenaga RELEASES UPDATES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just released new versions of MyIP.NDA, TheirIP.NDA, and MailChecker.NDA, all with the same bug fix (there's a positive and negative of using the same code over and over). There'll be here in the library here but they're also available on my incredibly lame software page at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ryans_software/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" For those who want a look at what I'm currently working on (it's getting close), take a look at: http://lamp.a2central.com/screen.gif Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" You're modifying the scrollbars so there are up and down arrows on both the top and bottom of the scrollbars? :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" If my memory serves me correctly, Softdisk GS published a Control Panel which does that. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" II Scroll from Softdisk lets you do that on the GS; it's included on Simply Softdisk G-S, which is still available from Syndicomm's online store. You can also buy the single disk that includes it, although I don't recall the issue number offhand. Only seven months left until Syndicomm stops selling Softdisk products... buy now! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Modern GUIs now use the mouse's scrollwheel so you don't even have to move the mouse over to the scrollbar. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I don't like scroll wheels; they're always too small and seem a little jumpy to me; I'm much more comfortable with the scroll bar. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" I *LOVE* scroll-wheels! Whenever I use a computer with a traditional mouse I feel like part of me has been amputated. You can get things done, it's just clumsier and takes more time. Disclaimer 1: Not all scroll-wheels are created equal! Personally I have a lot of time for the Microsoft Intellimouse range. Disclaimer 2: I use the mouse software to set the scroll wheel "button" action to "Back", which works in Explorer (both the desktop and Internet versions). This ability is definitely part of the attraction, although obviously it's not specifically a scroll-wheel capability. It also allows me to keep a straight face when I say I hate three-button mice! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I confess, I have come to like scroll wheels, but I still like to have the scroll arrows available for line-by-line scrolling. Besides, as long as not every computer has a scroll wheel, programs and operating systems ought to allow the flexibility to fit the needs of all users. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" I use scroll wheels when they are present - and I wish I wouldn't, because they scroll so much more slowly than scroll bars. It's easier to use a scroll wheel than to move the cursor to a scroll bar, but I end up expending more energy scrolling slowly with the wheel. Speaking of which, I'm going to install a PowerBook utility called SideTrack... it adds scroll wheel-like capabilities to a trackpad. And now I've definitely gone off-topic. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 11) [EOA] [SBN] Softdisk PRODUCTS - BUY NOW """"""""""""""""""""""""""" In another cat/top, Sheppy warned: >> Only seven months left until Syndicomm stops selling Softdisk products... buy now! :) << What happens in seven months? Will discussion of Softdisk products revert to Category 16? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Syndicomm's license to distribute Softdisk, Softdisk G-S, and UpTime expires on June 23, 2005. After that, we won't be able to sell them anymore. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" Oh, so Softdisk will then sell it themselves? Not likely... Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" No, after June, if someone else approaches them asking for a license, they might get one. Certainly I *could* renew, but I don't plan to -- sales are way too low to justify paying that much money again. Most people don't realize that I'm not paying Softdisk a royalty. I paid them a sizable up-front fee to license their stuff. I've made that money back, but I wouldn't if I renewed the license. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, I like to personally thank you for licensing the Softdisk software. I always wanted to have the 8 and 16 bit Softdisk issues and I know without your endless support for the Apple II community, this never would have happened. Thanks! Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" I second that. I have all but a couple of the 3.5" SDGS disks, but having them on CDRom means I don't have to worry about bit-rot or transferring them and burning a CD myself. Considering the original subscription and back-issue cost, the CDs are dirt cheap. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 34) [EOA] [PHR] PROGRAMMING HELP REQUESTED """""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, you'd think I would know this by now: I need to get data out of a handle and into a pstring (in particular the first three characters); I've been using HandtoPtr but it's pretty clear I'd be better off doing this using dereferencing. Any ideas on how to do this? I've tried a couple of things with no success so far. Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" A "Handle" is defined in the Common.pas interface file as a ^ptr (pointer to a ptr). In reality, it's a pointer to a pointer to... whatever data it happens to be. You can typecast the Handle to make working with it more intuitive. Presumably, your data is plain text, so we can treat it as a cString to copy data over. var cstr: cStringPtr; pstr: pString; myHandle: Handle; ... HLock(myHandle); cstr := cStringPtr(myHandle^); {convert the handle to a pointer} pstr[0] = chr(3); { set the string length } pstr[1] = cstr^[1]; pstr[2] = cstr^[2]; pstr[3] = cstr^[3]; HUnlock(myHandle); .... end; Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kelvin. I was missing the part on declaring the pointer. D'oh! One other question: can't (isn't it preferable) for the HUnlock to be right after the cstr := cStringPtr(myHandle^); ? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Keep in mind: Handle --> Pointer --> Data Anytime you make a toolcall, the location of the data could change, which would invalidate the Pointer. Locking the handle guarantees the pointer and the location of the data doesn't change. Only after the Data is copied is it safe to unlock the handle. Of course, in our example, there are no tools calls being made, so locking isn't strictly necessary. However, it is good programming practice. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 21) [EOA] [JGS] Vol 9, Is 4 of Juiced.GS """""""""""""""""""""""" I just declared Volume 9, Issue 4 of Juiced.GS final. Please renew so we can all enjoy Volume 10 together too :-) Ryan Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 634) >>>>> """"" I've delivered the master copy of Volume 9, Number 4 to the print shop for the run. I should be picking them up tomorrow or Friday. I figure it'll probably mail on Monday; it takes a while to get everything prepped to mail. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 635) >>>>> """"" I've picked up the issues and they look pretty good. They'll get prepped to mail over the weekend and go out on Monday. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 636) >>>>> """"" Wooohooo!!!! I can't wait to kick back and read my copy of Juiced.GS. Thanks once again for all the hard work and perseverance. There is at least one Apple II user in Nebraska who really appreciates it. I'm sure there is more:) Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 637) >>>>> """"" The magazines are all prepped to mail and will go out tomorrow for sure. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 638) >>>>> """"" Got mine yesterday! Loved it keep up the good work guys! (TECHNERD, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 639) >>>>> """"" The guys did a really great job this issue. It's a great read. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 640) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the kind words. I hope it's reached everyone by now. I like this issue a bit more than Volume 9, Issue 3. I'm hoping that we can keep Volume 10 at least at the same high standard we've had in the past, which would be a heckuva lot better than me being fully burnt out by the end of the hurrah :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 641) [EOA] [RCS] REPLACEMENT COPY OF SideClick 1.0 UPLOADED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've just uploaded a replacement copy of SideClick 1.0 both here and to the Syndicomm site that adds the missing readme file and fixes some file types and names. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 25) [EOA] [WPA] What is a "PapaSan"? """""""""""""""""""" What is a "PapaSan"? I heard someone actually use the word in a sentence the other day, but I forget the context. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" I know a "papasan" is a type of chair. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" In HI (which has a large Japanese population of which I am, of course, one :) "PapaSan" is a slang term that refers to a father (or more likely a grandfather, or at least a male of that age). More often (in HI, not just among the Japanese population), though, an adult male is referred to as "Uncle" and an adult male is referred to as "Auntie". Nearly 40% of the staff at work refer to me as "Uncle Ryan", which is different from "Uncle Meng", which is what my niece refers to me as. "MamaSan" is a slang term that can refer to the female version of above, although "MamaSan" is more often used to refer to the manager of semi- or non-legit establishments such as massage parlors or bars. that is, of course, a topic for another area :-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" >> In HI (which has a large Japanese population of which I am, of course, one :) << Wow! Ryan is singularly a large Japanese population. I know he is a big man in the Apple II community--this explains it all :) >> More often (in HI, not just among the Japanese population), though, an adult male is referred to as "Uncle" and an adult male is referred to as "Auntie". << It also should be noted that Hawaii is the leading state of gender confusion -- or maybe that is just Ryan, since he is a large Japanese population :) Actually, it is interesting to read about some of the culture in Hawaii--it is much more than a bunch of volcanic islands. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Geoff, >> Wow! Ryan is singularly a large Japanese population. I know he is a big man in the Apple II community--this explains it all :) << Kinda ruins the "no man is an island" philosophy, if Ryan is Hawaii. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 30) [EOA] [KGR] KEGS 0.91 RELEASED """""""""""""""""" KEGS 0.91 got released today. Here is a list of changes to this version: Changes in KEGS v0.91 since v0.90 (12/06/04) - Fixed serious bug in engine_c.c that could cause Finder file copies to silently corrupt data. - Virtual Modem support--modem appears on serial port, allows outgoing and incoming connections. - Sockets (and Virtual Modem) supported on Windows. - Fixed various reset bugs (where pressing Ctrl-Reset would cause infinite beeps, etc). - Allow user to select ROM file from config panel if not found. - Improved Mac OS X interface: Full Screen support and error dialogs. - Better floppy support by always having 5.25" read nearest track regardless of head position (supports Last Gladiator game bad crack by emulating other emulators). It is highly recommend to replace any 0.90 with 0.91. KEGS can be downloaded from http://kegs.sourceforge.net Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 44) [EOA] [TET] Text Edit Tool Set """""""""""""""""" I need some help with the TextEdit Tool Set. I'm currently trying to use TEInsert to display a handle in a TextEdit control, but I only need from the fifth character on and I can't figure out how to display that in a straightforward way. Any help appreciated, thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I'm looking at some sample code which works, not documentation, so the first step may be unnecessary :) Use TESetSelection to set choose where the new text will go. If you want to append text, use TESetSelection(-1, -1, myTEHandle); If you wanted it inserted at the start, it would be 0,0 for the selection start/end. To actually insert the text, you probably want to HLock your handle, dereference it, and use pointer arithmetic to skip past the first 5 characters, and treat it as a text block. HLock(theHandle); TEInsert(teDataIsTextBlock, teTextRef(ord4(theHandle^) + 5), GetHandleSize(theHandle) - 5, nil, nil, myTEHandle); HUnlock(theHandle); That should work (assuming I haven't screwed up the pointer arithmetic too much. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kelvin. I have never used type casting before, so that was a total new one on me. Nice to learn something once in awhile :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 9) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [HCG]------------------------ HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT | ----------------------------- HyperCard GS Version of _The Lamp!_ Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This issue of _The Lamp!_ is available in a version for HCGS. (HyperCard IIgs) Look for it in the HyperCard_IIgs directory. If you would like future issues of _The Lamp!_ available in the HCGS version please email me at: Lyle Syverson [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [DSA] December 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The December 2004 (Volume 3, Number 12) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n12.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). Thanks for another great year! -Ken (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 26) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF4]------------------------------ KFest 2004 | ----------------------------------- [KFD] KFest 2004 DVD 2 Shipping """"""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2004 DVD 2 has finally really started shipping, after a problem was discovered with the first version of the disc. Work is underway on disc 3, which is around halfway finished at this point. It will include the keynote address, Greg Nelson's session on animation on the Apple IIgs, and Hans Franke's AnyCard presentation, along with a few other tidbits. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 9) [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [NLK] NEW LOCATION FOR KansasFest 2005 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KFest 2005 Announcement: Big Changes in store for 2005! Registration for KansasFest 2005 will open in January 2005. Stay tuned for more information. Tentative early registration rates are $285 for a double room and $365 for a single room. Conference and evening activities only will be $220. KFest is 10 days worth of fun crammed into 5. A great way to wind up Summer. KFest is on the move. That's right -- KFest has moved to Rockhurst University. Rockhurst is also located in Kansas City, on the Missouri side. It's about 10 miles north of Avila University toward the city center. Avila is located at 109th and Rockhurst is at 50th. You may be wondering why the change ... ok, you are wondering. Last September I was informed by Avila that after some thought they decided that they were no longer going to host outside organizations during the Summer months, due to the growth of their own programs. I'm very excited about the change to Rockhurst, see for yourself: http://www.rockhurst.edu (Tony Diaz, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [FOA] FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE Apple II EQUIPMENT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Howdy - as many of you know, KFest 2005 is on for this year but the venue changed from Avila to Rockhurst University. I'm local to the area and personally, feel this is an upgrade. In the past, I've opened up my garage full of Apple II parts to attendees to get what they needed/wanted for free (except for one summer I accepted donations for a charity). I plan to make the garage available again this year. In addition to that, I will be giving away 6 - 8 Apple //c Plus computers that are in above average condition - these are from my personal collection. I mention it because several people have asked me for //c+ machines in the past. The KFest committee will determine how they'll be given away - I have suggested a drawing in which only people who want one are in the drawing. There will be other goodies in the garage - misc floppy drives, Siders, cards, and probably some useless stuff too but we'll see. I'm also giving away some books I don't need anymore or have dupes of. Lots of things to pick through. You just have to be there. (Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [PMO] PLANNING FOR THE KFest MOVIE OUTING """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It is never too early to start planning for the big KFest movie outing. Opening July 2005, comes a new film from the famed director of the 2001 hit, Planet of the Apes. This is a remake of the 1971 classic and will be called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This is the film that has got to be seen. To whet the appetite of the movie-going public, the trailer has been released: http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1313540&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=4 00 Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" You're just making it harder on yourself, Geoff. Here's a July 2005 release schedule: http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/index.cfm?m=7&y=2005 Bewitched, Pink Panther, and The Fantastic Four are also candidates. (We'll be just a week shy of Dukes of Hazzard.) Gee - so many original properties! :\ Discuss them all in Showbits, Page 840. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 12) [EOA] [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200501.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200501.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7522e17 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200501.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Winter Challenge Apple II Challenges A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Who Owns This Car------------------------------------------------[WOC] Interesting Apple Story------------------------------------------[IAS] New Uploads to the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL] Silvern Castle Updates-------------------------------------------[SCU] Dictionary Client for the IIgs-----------------------------------[DCG] The Monthly Programmer Chats-------------------------------------[MPC] Life of Ryan-----------------------------------------------------[LOR] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] First Syndicommotion of 2005 Posted------------------------------[FSP] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] Looking Way Ahead------------------------------------------------[LWA] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Winter Challenge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A few days ago the scene from High Above The Rock River was that of a Winter Wonderland. A heavy blanket of snow was on the ground... snow sticking to each branch and twig of every tree and shrub. The total snow accumulation of eight inches would insure enough snow for the 19th annual Snow Sculpting Contest. Snow is packed into a wooden form 6 feet by 6 feet by 10 feet tall. The form is lifted from the block of tightly packed snow with a crane and used again and again until a block of snow has been created for each team that has registered to compete. Each team of two to four members has come up with a plan... a drawing and/or a model of the sculpture they hope to create. On Wednesday, January 19 they start their work. Judging takes place on Saturday... they are under the gun to finish by then. The public is invited to view the teams while they work... and especially to view the finished sculptures on Sunday. So people are willing to accept the challenge of creating a sculpture from a block of snow in three days... knowing that as soon as warm weather sets in their work will be gone... all they will have left are some photographs and their memory of the event. Apple II Challenges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After all these years, people are still willing to accept the challenge of coaxing more from the Apple II computers. People have created and are still creating emulators. People are working on various methods of getting the Apple II's online. Software is being written. Hardware is under development. Quite a legacy! [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [WOC] WHO OWNS THIS CAR? """""""""""""""""" Guys... you will NEVER believe what I found parked a block down from my apartment - I barely could myself: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/parked/ This picture was taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, the morning of Friday, December 10th. Anyone have any idea whose this is?? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 122) >>>>> """"" I can't think of any Apple II users I know in Maine, but that's just off the top of my head. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 123) >>>>> """"" I was going to leave a handwritten note with my email address on the car's windshield, but instead I typed it in Appleworks Classic and printed a screen shot. I also included a print-out of the picture at . No response yet. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 124) [EOA] [IAS] INTERESTING APPLE STORY """"""""""""""""""""""" This true story about some Apple "employees" could go in so many categories/topics, but I'll put the link here just to make a decision. :-) I apologize that it's technically Mac-related, but the story theme is generic - and way too good to pass up! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 14, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" That is one fantastic story. It got a lot of /. comment, too. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu 23 Dec 04 9:24:14 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 208 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 14, Msg 57) [EOA] [NUL] NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory: File: DictNDA1a1.bxy Size: 12032 Date: Dec 12 DictioNDA is another New Desk Accessory from Ryan Suenaga. This NDA is a dict client which will connect with the online dictionary at dict.org to try to define words or phrases. Requires System 6.0.1 and a working TCP/IP connection using Marinetti 2.0.1 or later. Definitely has some bugs; freeware in public alpha. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" We have several new uploads from Kelvin Sherlock: system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Screen.Blankers File: inkblot.bxy Size: 5504 Date: Dec 14 Twilight II screensaver module, draws random inkblot-like patterns. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Utility/I-L File: lilan.102.bxy Size: 3840 Date: Dec 14 Finder Extra to maintain a list of the last 10 applications launched (like "Recent Applications" folder in Windows and Macintosh.) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda File: qserver.101.bxy Size: 11136 Date: Dec 14 NDA server for the "quote of the day" protocol. Requires Marinetti. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Also available is the source code for each of these programs: programming/cdas_ndas_inits/inits File: inkblot.s.bxy Size: 7680 Date: Dec 14 File: lilan.102.s.bxy Size: 12544 Date: Dec 14 programming/cdas_ndas_inits/ndas File: qserver.s.bxy Size: 12544 Date: Dec 14 Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 51) [EOA] [SCU] SILVERN CASTLE UPDATES """""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle Updates: Please note that downloading the latest update (currently v8.2) is all that is required to keep your Silvern Castle up to date, or to install a new setup. After watching the download counter on the v8.1 increase just as fast as the new v8.2 update, I thought this needed repeating. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 142) [EOA] [DCG] DICTIONARY CLIENT FOR THE IIgs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Dict client I have been working on is done, but is flawed. It works for most people properly, but some people will miss out on the first definition of a word. I will have to rewrite it almost completely to get it working properly. Question: is it preferable to release the flawed (but works for most people) version now as a public alpha while working on the fully functional version or do I just wait until I'm done with the new version (which is likely to be at least a month away)? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" I'd release the public alpha. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" >> I'd release the public alpha. << Ditto. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the public alpha, Ryan. I've had no luck though. With DictioNDA installed I have major memory trashing. Without it all is fine. The only thing I can think of is that your readme specifies installing the included CoPilot 8 however no fonts were included in the archive. I searched around and found a 'CoPilot.8' font elsewhere. I'm running Marinetti 3.0b1 on a 5MB ROM 3. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Then you have the bug on steroids. :) The issue is that there is a memory allocation error during parsing sometimes on some machines. The next version (whenever that gets done, I have no idea myself) will hopefully fix this. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 17) [EOA] [MPC] THE MONTHLY PROGRAMMER CHATS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Are you all still holding Monthly Programmer Chats? I've been off-line for several months and wasn't aware. I'd like to chime in, if possible. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Our first was a blast, the second not as much of one. I don't think we scheduled something for December (which, given the holidays, was probably a wise decision). I will ask the RTC manager (aka my roommate) to schedule something for January. Kirk? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Elf (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" I'd like to see us continue to have regular chats. Perhaps its time to set a specific schedule for programming chats? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I'd be interested in more frequent programmer chats. I've been doing an unusual amount of gs programming lately and have some ideas (like a control panel to convert filetype/auxtypes to mime strings, mime strings to filetype/auxtypes, maybe sniff out a suggested filetype/mime string based on the extension, etc.) that might be useful to discuss. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" I had toyed with a concept similar to that several years ago. I pretty much gave up on it since I didn't want to develop the database needed to track everything I wanted. And I have since wanted to make the project bigger than originally expected. I see a need for a generic file type converter. MIME to GS file type will only get you so far. The official list of MIME types have a just a handful of file types that correspond to a GS file type. This means that many GS file types would need to be made into MIME Types too--who wants to go through the leg work to make that happen (see http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/mediatypes.pl )? To make it more functional for the GS, the file name extension would be needed as well to convert between MIME type and GS file type. Again, there isn't a one-to-one correlation among these. For example, looking at a MIME Type entry: MIME Type extension GS file type GS aux type text/html .htm TXT (not used) .html .shtml But, if you were to look at a GS file type entry for TXT files, the proper extension is .txt (or .text) and the MIME Type is text/plain. It would be important to know if a filetype is "binary" or "text", especially useful for FTP file transfers. gwftp cheats by having an internal list--it would be nice if there was something available that was user accessible. But something like image/png would have a .png extension, but no equivalent GS file type. Does this mean the internet-standard file types would need to be created for the GS? Or use the file type of "unknown" and hope that users look at the file extension to know what the file type really is? There is no easy solution, but would make for an easier solution for authors of internet software to share one common database when moving files across mechanisms which all associate file types by different means. I think you can see that this is a topic which I would be interested to discuss. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" OK, Friday Nights appeared to be the choice of most participants. Correct me if I'm wrong... B-{) I slipped on scheduling anything for this month, but perhaps we can just set it up to always be the third Friday, last Friday of each month or some such arrangement. If you have preferences, speak up because I'm likely to just arbitrarily set it for the Last Friday... Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Any Friday night is fine. I'd be more inclined to say second Friday, just so our next meeting is sooner. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Friday nights sounds pretty good. Count me in!! -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" OK, I'm going to schedule our Programmers RTC for the second Friday of each month at 10:00 pm EST, 7:00 pm PST. We'll hold it in Room 5. Sorry about not having one this month, but hopefully by setting a constant time and date, we can avoid my incompetence. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" That is 3:00am for me, so I probably will not make it... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 24 Dec 2004 - 207 days till KFest '05 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 (CONDUCTOR, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" I will make every effort to get to the Friday chat (although I'll likely run late which will surprise no one). Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 38) [EOA] [LOR] LIFE OF RYAN """""""""""" I have a blog that I've been updating daily since the start of the year: http://livejournal.com/~rsuenaga Not much Apple II related, yet; mostly daily thoughts on finances, Buddhism, and other computers so far. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 82) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [FSP] First Syndicommotion of 2005 Posted """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've delivered the first issue of our free online newsletter, Syndicommotion, to subscribers via email. Get the latest news from all your favorite forums in one convenient package; if you don't subscribe, you can read the issue or subscribe at . (Login Announcement, Syndicomm Online) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [LWA] LOOKING WAY AHEAD """"""""""""""""" I'd be interested in the Amusement Park outing if we got enough of us to go. But, having said that, I'm not going to be at KFest this year :( However, by hook or crook I will be there in 2006 and thereafter. So, put me down for the roller coaster in 06 :) Andy Andy Molloy awmolloy@landsnail.com (AWMOLLOY, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 23) [EOA] [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200502.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200502.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3428306e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200502.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Signs of Spring Signs of KansasFest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] THE Commodore 64 DTV Connection----------------------------------[CDC] New File in the A2 Library---------------------------------------[NFL] Apple Computer, Inc. Has Very Good Quarter-----------------------[VGQ] Computer Science - Looking Back----------------------------------[CSB] Using the MacIP Link Layer Module for Marinetti------------------[LLM] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy---------------------------------[HGG] Mac Mini in Apple II Case?---------------------------------------[MMA] Cost of Storage--------------------------------------------------[COS] ORCA/C - Support for Inline Procedure Names----------------------[IPN] Juiced.GS Subscription Renewals----------------------------------[JSR] Lucas Updating His WebPage---------------------------------------[UWP] Another Great Programmer's Chat----------------------------------[APC] Help Programing a Game-------------------------------------------[HPG] Silver Platter - Web Server on a IIgs----------------------------[SPS] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] February 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[FIA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KFest Registration Due to Open March 1---------------------------[KFR] In Anticipation of KansasFest 2005-------------------------------[AKF] Wife Might Allow Attendance at KansasFest------------------------[WMA] Wee Hours Run For Food-------------------------------------------[WHF] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Signs of Spring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The local Groundhog, having seen his shadow on February 2, has declared that there will be six more weeks of winter. (On the other hand, had he not seen his shadow, there would have been forty two more days of winter.) The unseasonably warm days have melted most of the remaining snow. There is a definite hint of Spring in the air. Time to walk by a certain house. The occupant has planted an assortment of Snow Crocus bulbs close to the foundation on the south side of his house. The rich, black soil next to the house has been warmed by the sunshine and by the heat from the foundation. The Crocus bulbs have been signaled by the temperature of the soil to send up shoots... a sure sign that Spring is not far off. Signs of KansasFest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It appears that KFest registration will open on March 1. (See the KFest 2005 section of this issue for more information). [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [CDC] THE Commodore 64 DTV CONNECTION """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" FWIW, the Commodore 64 DTV (the joystick created by our buddy Jeri) is now available at KB Toys, at least in person (there were some in the mall here but I couldn't find any at http://kbtoys.com/) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 513) [EOA] [NFL] NEW FILE IN THE A2 LIBRARY """""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the utilities/prodos8/date_and_time_utilities directory: File: ezupdater.bxy Size: 1664 Date: Jan 3 EasyDrive, a freeware release from QLabs, is a disk management suite for hard drives and other large media. As distributed, the date code in the top bar is hard-coded to display "19" for the century digits. Mark Percival has written an easy-to-use BASIC program that will change these digits from "19" to "20" for proper date display. Place the BASIC file EZUPDATER in the same subdirectory as the EASYDRIVE bin program and then run the BASIC file. (You may want to save the original file as ORIG.EASYDRIVE just in case.) From that point on, the date bar at the top of the menu will display the proper date. Note that this patch is only good for this century, so if you're going to be using your Apple II and EasyDrive 95 years from now, a new patch program will be necessary. Please note that the EasyDrive software must be distributed in it's original form, and the date code must be altered by the end-user. This is in keeping with the freeware agreement under which QLabs released this software. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 52) [EOA] [VGQ] Apple Computer, Inc. HAS VERY GOOD QUARTER """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple Computer, Inc. reported its most profitable quarter ever on Wednesday. Stock of the company (ticker AAPL) is up more than 11% in after hours trading. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 11) [EOA] [CSB] COMPUTER SCIENCE - LOOKING BACK """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's a poorly-framed question. I teach 11th grade English composition in a high school that includes a one-hour, twice-a-week computer science course in its curriculum. I've suggested to the faculty that the teachers "switch" for a day - for example, the math teacher teach physics, the physics teacher teach humanities, etc. I would like to teach computer science, and draw on my Apple II background to expose today's youth to that machine and its environment. But how to do so? The school has multiple PCs available, but I cannot legally copy my IIgs's ROM to each one to run emulators. What Apple-related activity can I introduce to the kids using Windows machines? There is a Windows version of the text-based game "Adventure" available at , but that's not in the school's spirit of barring game-playing on school computers. Thoughts? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Although I can't quote any resources for you to refer to, I've seen more than one comment noting that the "adventure" game format has genuine educational merit, particularly the earlier text-based versions. In the case of the original Colossal Cave adventure, I think you could make a strong case for presenting it in an educational setting. (Obviously the big concern would be limiting the amount of time spent on the purely entertainment side of it.) The program was ground breaking in many ways. It was huge! It had early text compression and interpreter-based design. It had one of the first publicly available "language parsers" (primitive and all as it was). The text was rich and complex, with roots in the Tolkien tradition. It required the user to think laterally and make connections - which should be a "subject" taught in all schools! On the other hand, the Apple II implementation was just one of many, so I'm not sure how well it fits with your plans there. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Peter, I think I'll need to think laterally myself in order to teach a class I'd like to teach. In this case, "classic computing" might be a more feasible and effective approach than Apple II specifically. I'll think about what you've said... Thanks! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Ken, Maybe the thing to do is teach a little "History of Personal Computing" during that hour - tracing, say, the evolution of the spreadsheet as a case study. Visicalc, (which you can explain was originally written for the 16K Apple ][ ) is actually available for download for the PC. If you could dig up a DOS-based copy of Lotus 1-2-3, and then finally show them Excel, they might get a nice idea how far we've come. Some related links: http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa010199.htm http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/VisiCalc.html http://www.bricklin.com/history/vcexecutable.htm _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 6, Top 7. Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I posted my original query on a whim, after weeks of meaning to. It's proven to be timely, as I may be substituting for the computer science teacher next week! Gulp. I've found copies of Adventure and VisiCalc that I can install (freely and legally) on the school computers. Perhaps I can whip up something in a rush using that. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" There's a lot of value in a good text adventure game; they teach logical thinking, reading, and attention to detail. In particular, some of the crime solving games like The Witness are very good for this sort of thing. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I thought Adventure, like British Legends, would give a list of all the potential directions for exit from the current room by using the "exits" command - but there is no such command. That makes it much more difficult, IMHO, since the verbose description of each room does not necessarily say "there is a river to the east", only "there is a river nearby". Hmm. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Does anyone know of a good spreadsheet exercise I can give the students in VisiCalc? For example, "Here is some data; enter and manipulate it in a spreadsheet thusly." FWIW, I found a review of Cdex, a VisiCalc tutorial, at . -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" The Infocom games are typically much, much better about ensuring that room descriptions indicate where all the exits are than any other adventure games I've ever seen. It helps to turn on VERBOSE mode, so you see room descriptions each time you enter. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" In the original adventure the idea was that you *explored*. That is, you always tried all directions in a room including up and down (offhand I can't remember if NE, SE, NW, SW work). You were also expected to make a map. And entering room B by going North from room A did not always mean that going South from Room B would take you back to Room A! It really was meant to be much more of an "adventure" than some of the later programs. Although Infocom did indeed have the balance pretty right. (BTW, there are many Infocom (and 3rd party) games available for download using Z-machine interpreters written for just about any platform you care to name - including my Palm PDA!) Ken, have you actually played Colossal Cave? If not, it might be worth searching for a hint sheet to help you help the students to make some progress. It would defeat the purpose if they got bored too quickly. I can answer most questions (memory permitting!), but the turnaround time might be a bit slow! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Peter, I don't think I have played Colossal Cave extensively, but I will do so today (with cheat sheets), and will give the students graph paper when I send them into the adventure. :) Thanks, -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Ken, Don't get lost in the maze of twisty little passages, all alike! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 12) Today I had the students using VisiCalc. The way the school works, I got to teach the computer science class four times throughout the day, and each one went more smoothly. I started with some history of the software and hardware, listing how many kilobytes various media are (hard drives, DVDs, CDs, floppies), and showing that VisiCalc was smaller than today's FoxTrot comic strip. The students lacked perspective on some matters; after I showed that VisiCalc was 22K, I asked how much memory the computer it was for had. 16MB was a common guess. They were rather stunned that it was only 16K! "VisiCalc shipped for the Apple II, a machine created by what two people?" I asked. The students responded quickly with "Steve Jobs", but had never heard of the other guy, even after I gave his name. I quickly incorporated some KFest pictures into the lesson after that. (They'd never heard of VisiCalc either; several students guessed the first spreadsheet program ever was Excel!) I then assigned this exercise: 1. A standard checkbook ledger looks like this: Check # Date Description Deposit Payment Balance --------------------------------------------------------------- 40,000 250 1/31 WPI 22,000 -22,000 tuition 18,000 2/01 deposit 1,984 1,984 tax refund 19,984 Create a sample checkbook ledger with at least four expenses, two deposits, and one ATM withdrawal. As they progressed through the assignment, I also had them left justify the Check column, apply a currency format to the Balance column, and lock the first row as a title. I predicted the trouble the students would have with the program - no mouse, no menu bars, etc. One girl apparently confused the Blank and Clear commands, and erased her entire spreadsheet (this, of course, being before "Undo" commands!). But I hadn't anticipated the trouble they would have with the mathematics. Most of these students are too young to have their own checkbooks, and a few needed some help to understand that Balance = Previous Balance + Deposit - Payment, and how to represent that using cell values. I'd preceded the exercise with demonstrating that paper spreadsheets don't automatically recalculate their cells, which is why a computer made things so much easier in 1979. But some students manually entered all their numbers, which of course resulted in the spreadsheet not updating when I tested it by changing the deposit and payment values. Other students created a balance column that acknowledged either a deposit or a payment, depending on which one they'd entered; that failed when I changed the deposit to a payment. ("But you can't have both!" they'd say; "I don't care, and neither does the balance column. It should be prepared for anything you throw at it.") I expected the students to spend 30 minutes on the exercise before moving on to their homework, but many used all 45 minutes and even then some weren't finished. (I also challenged the students to determine the quit command - no, not "Q", but "/SQY". How obtuse! :) Some students didn't see any relevance to this exercise, and one girl who's had a bad week (academically) was nearly in tears, saying "This is beyond me!" But two students grasped this program very quickly, distinguished between values and labels, and applied some very elegant equations and formula. I'm not sure if these are kids who grew up with Lotus 1-2-3 or not. :) An interesting and surprising exercise. I'm not sure if they learned more about the history of technology, how to use a spreadsheet, or basic mathematics and logical thinking. I just hope they learned something. Thanks for the help and suggestions, everyone! I never would've known this program was available for Windows if not for your post, Thomas. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Some lessons are going to be experiments. As experiments go this sounds like it needs work. But with a little fine tuning you could try it again. I remember doing some things like this. The real world of science is truly like this. Everything is not all ironed out and step by step. It seems you identified some of the "naturals". They may be the type that thrive with a little disorganization as well as math and logic. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Bruce, Any suggestions you might have for fine-tuning the experiment would be greatly appreciated! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 7, Msg 15) [EOA] [LLM] USING THE MacIP Link Layer Module for Marinetti """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What kind of success have people had using the MacIP Link Layer module for Marinetti? Ryan Chief Sysop (RSUENAGA, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 60) >>>>> """"" I don't have the hardware to run Mac IP. It's only ethernet for me. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 61) [EOA] [HGG] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It's not Apple II-compatible, but the 1984 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is available online at this URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game/guide.swf (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 115) [EOA] [MMA] Mac Mini in Apple II Case? """""""""""""""""""""""""" Is the Mac Mini small enough to house in an Apple II body/case? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" It is about the size of a Apple IIGs 5 1/4 drive so yes you could. (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The official size of the Mac mini is 6.5 inches wide by 6.5 inches deep by 2 inches high as per http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html There's a picture on iPodlounge.com in their (excellent) Mac mini review with a DVD or CD-ROM being inserted into the optical drive in the mini, to give you some reference. It's small enough to fit without any modification into any non-IIc Apple II. It would be quite an interesting experiment (right now expensive too :) to try to get one into the IIc case, with the IIc keyboard still being usable and the optical drive where the IIc floppy is. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I think you could put a Mac mini inside an Apple II case without taking the mini out of its own enclosure. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 4) [EOA] [COS] COST OF STORAGE """"""""""""""" I just spent $5 on a 32-megabyte USB drive. How much would that much storage have cost me 15-20 years ago? And how long would it have lasted me? (32MB is the equivalent of 234 5.25" floppies, or 40 3.5" floppies) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 1, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I spent $650 for a 100MB SCSI drive in 1990-1991 from Open-Apple. It's still my main hard drive on my GS, although a 127MB hard drive I got from Quality Computers a few years later for about $200 just started that "stiction" problem. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 19, Top 1, Msg 5) [EOA] [IPN] ORCA/C - SUPPORT FOR INLINE PROCEDURE NAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was fooling around with the orca/c source code this afternoon and added support for inline procedure names (which gsbug and niftylist recognize). You can find the diffs necessary here: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/cc/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, dude, that's cool. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 20) [EOA] [JSR] Juiced.GS SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you haven't renewed your Juiced.GS subscription, don't forget to do it soon! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 644) >>>>> """"" I'm now pretty confident that the first issue of Volume 10 will ship at the end of this month. If you haven't resubscribed, now is the time. Ryan Chief Sysop, Syndicomm A2 Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 647) [EOA] [UWP] Lucas UPDATING HIS WEBPAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been starting to update some content on my webpage: http://iigs.dreamhost.com and have also added a BLOG. Recent additions are revisions to the published GTE API and a work-in-progress, in-depth description of the GTE blitter and sprite code. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 40) [EOA] [APC] ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAMMER'S CHAT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We had a nice programmer's chat again tonight. Lots of discussion about code source repositories (if not actual open source and CVS at this point). Also of discussion was an Internet Configuration CDev, which has been discussed somewhat before. Not of discussion was Geoff's previous idea on filetypes linked with dot three filename suffixes. Sadly, my own projects are currently backburnered. Hopefully they will come around someday soon... Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" Any chance of transcripts of the Monthly Programmer Chats being made available? Just curious.... -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" If Kirk kept a transcript, then yes. I would keep one myself but I can't get home in work early enough to make the start of the chat. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I saved a transcript. I'll just have to edit and massage it some, then I'll upload. Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 44) [EOA] [HPG] HELP PROGRAMING A GAME """""""""""""""""""""" I guess I'll ask this here because, well, I haven't asked here before. :) I'm stuck at a point in a game I'm developing, which I hope to release (someday) for both Apple IIGS and Palm. The game is a hex-grid, turn-based wargame inspired by "Panzer General" which I enjoyed very much for it's easy to use interface. A word of explanation may be in order, for those that have not played the game: In Panzer General, and its sibling games, when you click on a unit on your map, all the hexes to which you can move (limited by movement points vs. terrain costs) are shaded. You then just click on the desired shaded hex, and the unit moves there. I'm trying to duplicate that point and click interface, but have a problem with the algorithm for figuring out which hexes should be shaded. The complication is in the fact that different hexes have different movement costs associated with them, so it's not as simple as just counting out X hexes from the current one. I've found descriptions of algorithms for finding the shortest path from one given point to another, and for figuring out how many movement points it would take to get there, but not one for figuring out how far you can get with a fixed number of movement points. The algorithm has to be doable in either Basic or C. Can anyone give me any hints, or point me to a website that has such a description? Thanks. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" If you're willing to forgo a number of color options, you could do something sneaky: Set your palette so that you have several color table entries that all look like your background color. Use each color in such a way that no two tiles that share an edge have the same color. Then when there's a click, you can figure out the general area in which the click occurred based on the cursor position and the radius of the tiles, then you can look at the pixel at the cursor position to tell which tile was clicked. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Topic 2, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I would go for a recursive approach. Starting from your initial square (hex), recurse on all adjacent squares, decrementing the movement cost, until you can't move any more. If it's a valid square, hilite it (or store it in an array or whatever). eg psuedocode: CheckSquare(int x, int y, int movesLeft) { // verify valid coordinates. if (x < 0 || x > MAX_X) return; if (y < 0 || y > MAX_Y) return; moveCost = .... // determine how many moves are required. // hilite the square since we know it's valid. HiliteHex(x,y); movesLeft -= moveCost; if (movesLeft <= 0) return; // can't move further // now check all adjacent squares. CheckSquare(x + 1, y, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x + 1, y + 1, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x + 1, y - 1, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x - 1, y, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x - 1, y + 1, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x - 1, y - 1, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x, y + 1, movesLeft); CheckSquare(x, y - 1, movesLeft); } That's the general idea. I'm assuming your lined up as such: * * * * o * * * * and can move from the center to any of the 8 surrounding squares. Adjust the recursion if not. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I really like Kevin's recursion suggestion since I wouldn't have thought of that (and it is very obvious that it will work). The only problem is that it doesn't scale well for large hop-counts. A quick calculation shows that counting up to six spaces away on a hex grid can produce up to 46,656 (6^6) recursion calls before getting an answer (using Kelvin's square grid example, there would be up to 262,144 calls). Take a look at http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/Articles/HexLOS.html for your necessary algorithms within a hex world. The best solution follows the logic which Tom was suggesting. BTW, I found this site in less than 2 minutes of searching by using the Google key words of: "hex grid" algorithm Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the suggestions, guys. The problem with using recursion (besides the size problem) is that NSBasic doesn't handle recursion at all. I COULD try to figure out how to write a C library to interface with NSBasic, but that's another whole learning curve to climb :) Meanwhile, the recursive approach might work for the IIGS, although I don't know if GSBasic supports recursion either. Nevertheless, I could write the IIGS version in C or pascal, I suppose. Anyway, thanks again for the tips! _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I hope you're using GSoft, not GSBasic (from Apple) :) GSoft supports recursion -- see the "towers of hanoi" example. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I should be trivial to implement a recursion-type of routine: x and y is the point where the user clicked xadjust and yadjust is the adjustment to the axis location when popping from recursion. xhome and yhome is the point where the user's piece is located found =1 means we know the click is valid. count= the maximum number of hops 99 rem stuff here. 100 xadjust=0: yadjust=0: found=0: gosub 1000 110 rem more stuff here 1000 rem for laziness, assume a square grid with no diagonals. 1005 count=count-1 1010 if found=1 then goto 1100 1020 if x=xhome and y=yhome then found=1: goto 1100 1025 if count=0 then goto 1100 1030 x=x-1:xadjust=1:y=y-1:yadjust=1:gosub 1000 1040 x=x+1:xadjust=-1:y=y-1:yadjust=1:gosub 1000 1050 x=x-1:xadjust=1:y=y+1:yadjust=-1:gosub 1000 1060 x=x+1:xadjust=-1:y=y+1:yadjust=-1:gosub 1000 1100 x=x+xadjust:y=y+yadjust:count=count+1:return This isn't tested, but it looks right. No effort was made to reduce the number of recursions of 4^count--I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader. None-the-less, BASIC can handle recursive routines with no problems. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I see someone made a reply while I was writing mine. I was actually assuming Applesoft BASIC when I wrote my code, but it is applicable for just about any BASIC that support GOSUB (which NSBASIC does support). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Yes, I certainly meant GSoft. :) And thanks for the pseudocode examples. They'll be a big help. This is a great place! :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 55, Top 2, Msg 9) [EOA] [SPS] Silver Platter - Web Server on a IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Silver Platter is a New Desk Accessory (NDA) that turns your Apple IIgs computer into a web server. Once configured, you can access files on your Apple IIgs using any web browser. You can serve up an entire web site, or you can serve up files and folders. It's great for transferring files easily from your Apple IIgs to your Macintosh, PC, or other computer. The best part: you can serve up files from your Apple IIgs while continuing to use your favorite software! Silver Platter is easy to set up and use, and costs just $5. You can buy it either as a download or (soon) on floppy disk from the Syndicomm Online Store. Silver Platter was written by respected Apple II programmer Kelvin Sherlock (of GShisen fame) and is distributed by Syndicomm under license. You can get more information on Syndicomm's web site at: http://www.syndicomm.com/products/silverplatter Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 1) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [FIA] February 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The February 2005 (Volume 4, Number 2) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n2.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 28) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] KFest Registration Due to Open March 1 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I haven't seen anything posted to the KFest mailing list since Devin Reade's message on 22-Dec. I've been out to the KFest web site and there doesn't appear to be a registration form available or any status posted. Erick (Erick Wagner, KFest Mailing List, Feb 11, 2005) >>>>> """"" KFest registration is due to open on March 1. We updated the web site to say so a couple of days ago, although we didn't call special attention to it. Sheppy (Eric Shepherd, KFest Mailing List, Feb 11, 2005) [EOA] [AKF] IN ANTICIPATION OF KansasFest 2005 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In anticipation of many late nights and fine meals at KFest 2005, I've set this wonderful photo as my work computer's desktop/wallpaper: http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?full=1&set_albumName=There-and- Back-Again&id=DSCN1729 (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 24) [EOA] [WMA] WIFE MIGHT ALLOW ATTENDANCE AT KansasFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Kfest Rocks...I really hope my wife let's me come this year. Make no bones about it..it's her decision. I'm not sure Alivia (not Avila) is ready for Kfest:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 25) [EOA] [WHF] WEE HOURS RUN FOR FOOD """""""""""""""""""""" It was fun last year going in mass to Denny's during the wee hours (or whatever restaurant it was). It seemed like we drove around those vast parking lots forever to finally find the way leading to the diner. Note to self: by all that is holy, never order their garlic cheese bread. That crunchy, lifeless pile of stale sawdust was an abomination. Andy (AWMOLLOY, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Ack. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 27) [EOA] [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 3 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Four Seasons of Wildflowers Skunk Cabbage The KansaFest Experience A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Owner Found------------------------------------------------------[OFD] New Apple II Forum on Delphi-------------------------------------[NFD] Appleworks Speaks Spanish?---------------------------------------[ASP] Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D------------------------------[HAW] Another Release of Silvern Castle in the Works-------------------[SCR] Speculation on Mac Mini Mods-------------------------------------[MMM] SCSI Hard Drive Replacement--------------------------------------[HDR] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed------------------------------[JGS] Discussion of Silver Platter-------------------------------------[DSP] Jef Raskin Passes Away-------------------------------------------[JRP] Quick Help With Windows------------------------------------------[QHW] Podcast Apple II Radio Show?-------------------------------------[PRS] Public File Library Download Counter-----------------------------[LDC] Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8-----------------------------------[TDM] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available---------------------[MSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Four Seasons of Wildflowers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River we have observed several days of unseasonably warm weather... there is an urge to begin another year of observing wildflowers. In Northern Illinois we have a wildflower that begins to bloom in late Winter... so we literally have four seasons of wildflowers. Skunk Cabbage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The time has come for our annual observation of the Skunk Cabbage. An afternoon trip to Skare Park is in order. A half mile hike from the parking lot leads us to a swampy area where abundant moisture and rich soil encourage an abundance of plant growth. The Skunk Cabbage takes advantage of the fact that other plants have not yet started growing. A brown and purple structure, shaped somewhat like a TePee, has emerged from the cold, wet earth. Looking through a triangular shaped 'door', we see a bulb-like structure bearing a multitude of tiny flowers... protected from the cold nights by the outside 'TePee'. The strong, fetid odor of the plant has attracted flying insects... they are going in and out of the 'door'... visiting the flowers... and ensuring pollination. Before long the Skunk Cabbage will send up green leaves bearing some resemblance to cabbage. The leaves will produce the food material to be stored in the roots that will insure the blooming cycle to be repeated next year. Then other plants will take their turn in this swampy area, towering above the Skunk Cabbage. You can learn about Skunk Cabbage by reading and study of pictures... but for the full experience you really need to see it yourself. The KansasFest Experience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can read about KFest... even see pictures... but for the full experience you need to be there yourself. Keep checking the KansasFest website for news about registration. KansasFest Website Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [OFD] OWNER FOUND """"""""""" EDITOR'S NOTE... This mystery was reported in the January issue by Ken: Guys... you will NEVER believe what I found parked a block down from my apartment - I barely could myself: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/parked/ This picture was taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, the morning of Friday, December 10th. Anyone have any idea whose this is?? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 122) >>>>> """"" EDITOR'S NOTE... Ken receives the solution to the mystery: I received an email yesterday, excerpts of which follow: "My apologies for not responding sooner, but I figure it's better to respond late than not at all. Perhaps you don't remember me, but considering the effort you extended, I'm going to guess you do. I'm the guy with Toyota Prius with the license plate Apple II :)" "I must confess I do not own an Apple II, nor have I ever, but I hold a great admiration and respect for it. My first computer was a Macintosh 128K, and I've been a mac guy ever since, cherishing the roots of the company and the genius of Wozniak. "So once again, I must thank you for making my day. It's wonderful to see people appreciate my license plate :)" Amazing. One mystery solved. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 125) >>>>> """"" What's amazing is that he has the plate without ever having even owned one! :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 126) >>>>> """"" My bet is that all the "Mac"-related plates were taken! ;-) :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 127) [EOA] [NFD] NEW Apple II FORUM ON DELPHI """""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new Apple II forum on Delphi. apple II internet http://forums.delphiforums.com/apple2internet Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 129) [EOA] [ASP] Appleworks SPEAKS SPANISH? """""""""""""""""""""""""" One of my favorite AppleWorks quirks: try grammar checking "not likely to", and accept all suggested corrections. The result will be "unliprobablyo". I didn't know AppleWorks knew Spanish! :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 18) [EOA] [HAW] Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D, which was released seven years ago today! Celebrate your love this Valentine's Day by blowing away some Nazis. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Jeez... it's been that long? Wow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Yup. I remember I received the "Hey, It Crashes Bernie!" certificate after its release at my first KFest, which was 1998. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 22) [EOA] [SCR] ANOTHER RELEASE OF Silvern Castle IN THE WORKS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The next release of Silvern Castle will probably have a system to edit character abilities, but unlike a character editor, will have a cost, such as: skill sell buy < 10 -- 01 10 01 02 11 02 03 12 03 04 13 04 05 14 05 06 15 06 08 16 08 10 17 10 13 18 13 16 19 99 20 20 99 25 21 99 30 You can't reduce any ability below 9. I think this is a good compromise between a character editor and still allowing you to customize your character for the skills most needed. What does everybody think? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 144) >>>>> """"" Ok, the sell/buy points for abilities 19-21 are swapped. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 145) >>>>> """"" That sounds really cool, Jeff. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 146) >>>>> """"" I think that's a great idea :-) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 147) [EOA] [MMM] SPECULATION ON Mac Mini MODS """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anybody game enough to rip out the guts of a IIgs and stick inside a Mac Mini (I bet there would be space to also hold the power supply)? The front can even be cut to include a CD-ROM drive slot to have a look of a Mark Twain style IIgs. Add KEGS and call it a IIgs that can run Mac software. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Mightn't heat dissipation be an issue there? Unless you're also expecting to rip the guts out of the mini. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Leave the GS alone. Just stuff the mini into the 5B< Drive enclosure. The big floppys are all rotting anyway. Duck . . . (DAVEJ, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" The nice thing about a GS enclosure is that the power supply could be stored inside with the Mini--no external brick to trip over. And the top of the IIgs case could hold a LCD monitor. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 8) [EOA] [HDR] SCSI HARD DRIVE REPLACEMENT """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I need to replace my failing Quantum ProDrive ELS 50pin SCSI hard drive. Does anyone know if any SCSI drive will work with my RamFAST v3.01e, or do I need to look for specific models? Jameco Electronics has a 9GB ultra-wide SCSI drive w/80pin connector for only $25 (manuf varies: Seagate, WDC, etc). I've seen 80-50pin SCSI adaptors. Is this all I need to make it work? For $25, I don't see how I can go wrong. Any advice appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" You don't want a drive with an SCA connector. You need to be able to set the SCSI ID for the device. In terms of an adaptor, do you have space in your enclosure to add an adaptor? You also have to make sure that the height of a new drive will fit inside your enclosure. Also, the RamFAST does not support SCSI arbitration (the RamFAST itself does not have SCSI ID). While apparently this is not an issue for many drives, there are some which will not operate without it. Drive manufacturers assume the host supports arbitration, even if it doesn't ever get used--you are not going to find any information if a drive requires arbitration or not. The RamFAST should be considered a broken product due to the lack of this support (I have a RamFAST so I'm allowed to say that :). The Apple SCSI card was designed with the SCSI specs in mind and doesn't have the arbitration limitation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 39) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I understand shipping is imminent on Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1. I will be putting my own renewal in sometime in the next 36 hours. I'd suggest everyone do the same to keep me (and Ken Gagne, among others) off the streets. Ryan Chief Sysop, A2 on Syndicomm Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 649) >>>>> """"" The magazine has now been mailed to all subscribers. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 652) [EOA] [DSP] DISCUSSION OF Silver Platter """""""""""""""""""""""""""" If there is any concerns about the operation of the LanceGS Link Layer based on my patches, please don't hesitate to contact me. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Your patches don't seem to affect the issues we see with Silver Platter operating through a firewall hole over the Internet. We see problems with spurious packets being generated, system performance tanking, and other odd problems -- but only when Silver Platter is accessed from outside the LAN. The problem doesn't go away if you stop Silver Platter, but if you disconnect Marinetti, everything clears back up again. It's really very interesting. But everything works great as long as you only access your IIgs from inside your LAN. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Eric or Kelvin, Could you post a little more details about HOW Silver Platter is used, and what the system requirements are? For instance: Does it require Marinetti? Does it REQUIRE a LanceGS? If not, what kind of connection WILL it work with? How would one set it up, with cabling, etc? Of course, if, as I suspect, there will be an all-inclusive article about it in the next JuicedGS, you needn't repeat it all here, but I'm intrigued by this, and would like to know if it's something I can use. _________ | homas P.S. Are LanceGS's even available anymore? (TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Silver Platter requires Marinetti (version 3 beta). The recommended setup is with a LANceGS and for intranet usage only (that's how I use it). MacIP seems to be hit or miss. I wasn't able to test PPP (my ISP doesn't seem to like Marinetti), but PPPing or SLIPing into a linux box on an intranet might work. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" It should be noted that the only packet type which the LanceGS Link Layer generates completely independent of Marinetti is ARP (request and reply). I know what my patches are doing at the ARP level--if you are tracing packets at the MAC level and see weirdness with ARP, I can assist to determine if a solution can be put in place in the link layer. It should be noted that ARP should really be separate module placed between the Marinetti Link Layer and the LanceGS hardware driver. Unfortunately, the LanceGS Link Layer is performing both functions, severely limiting its overall capabilities. I won't be able to assist if you are getting weird IP packets since that would be generated by Marinetti. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" They're IP packets that are getting generated. I'm almost certain they're coming from Marinetti, although I can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 7) [EOA] [JRP] Jef Raskin PASSES AWAY """""""""""""""""""""" With the untimely demise of Jef Raskin, I happened to run across his Web site at: http://jef.raskincenter.org/home/index.html . I found a wealth of information about user interfaces at http://jef.raskincenter.org/unpublished/widgets_of_the_week.html . This is one of the true geniuses who have paved the path to how we use computers today. His site covers more than just Human Interface designs--if you have the time, check out what else he has to say. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 27, Msg 1) [EOA] [QHW] QUICK HELP WITH WINDOWS """"""""""""""""""""""" I have my Windows XP system set to launch several programs at startup. Is there a way to temporarily bypass this routine - a sort of Windows equivalent of a shift-boot, perhaps? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Windows can be set to launch programs at startup in a number of different ways. To bypass programs launched by having a shortcut in the Programs\Startup folder in the Start menu, you... ...wait for it... ...hold down the Shift key before the desktop starts! (Sound familiar?) :-) There's no simple way to suppress programs launched via entries in the registry - as most are these days! :-( My personal favorite tool for seeing what will get launched at startup (from all the various sources), and for modifying the active/inactive status of the items, is a freeware Control Panel imaginatively named "Startup Control Panel" (). The only thing it doesn't do is saved configuration "sets", but in my case I normally want everything always started or always stopped. I have nothing I want started "sometimes". Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 32) [EOA] [PRS] Podcast Apple II Radio Show? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" What do people think of the idea of a weekly podcast Apple II radio show? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 519) >>>>> """"" What is a podcast radio show? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 520) >>>>> """"" Podcasting: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting Basically, you can download a mp3 of people talking and listen at your leisure. Is there enough things to talk about that don't need a video/visual accompaniment? Do you expect that people will write in questions and give answers via a podcast? Are you planning to charge for this service (existing commercial communications exist with forums on Syndicomm, articles in Juiced.GS, and presentations at KFest)? Did you want to expand the idea to have video, or would that infringe too closely on KFest DVDs? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 521) >>>>> """"" Geoff, At this point, it's only an idea. It's clear it wouldn't be a charged for service, at least as I see it (would anyone pay to hear me talk? I don't think so ;-). I have a couple other Apple II projects to work on in the meantime, and I also don't have all the equipment to do a show yet, but I've considered ways to do an Apple II radio show for a long time, and it might finally be there. Video would be out of the question :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 524) >>>>> """"" I like the idea of a podcast. Very much. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 522) >>>>> """"" Sounds interesting.. I'd listen or Watch... (TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 523) >>>>> """"" It would definitely be interesting:) I listen to the Gamesome Mac at http://www.macradio.com This is basically a weekly live show with a one cool additional feature. There is also a live iChat (or AIM chat) running at the same time. Regardless of how it is done, it would be worth a listen. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 525) [EOA] [LDC] Public File Library Download Counter """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The public file library at A2Central.com lists a download counter. Is this counter really valid? For the last couple of months I've been watching Silvern Castle v8.2 vie with Hypercard Disk 6 in the site statistics, and while it is heartening to believe over 500 people have downloaded my program, I found it hard to believe there is really a continuing demand for Hypercard Disk 6 (or SCv8.2 for that matter), which really makes me question whether or not the download counter means anything. Any syndicomm gurus able to shed some light on the download counter. Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" As far as I know, that counter is legitimate. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" Perhaps google, yahoo, and other spiders are skewing the results? Kelvin (KWS, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" That's possible; spiders could certainly do that. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 40) [EOA] [TDM] Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Last June I decided to do an 8-bit version of Sheppy's DiskMaker program. Sheppy's DiskMaker is a GSOS application for making disks from disk images that are widely available over the Internet. It has an easy to use interface that supports a wide variety of image formats. My objective is to bring as many of DiskMaker's features over to the 8-bit world including an optional mouse driven interface as DiskMaker 8. Since that time I've been working slowly but steadily releasing two developers prototypes to Sheppy for his approval. Now I'm at the point where I have implemented most of the features and need a small group of testers. If you would like to help me out, send an e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com and I'll send you DiskMaker 8 v1.0d3. There are only two small features yet to be implemented but otherwise is pretty much ready for beta. Known Bugs: - Selecting the "Open" button while sitting in an empty directory results in a long series of MLI error messages being displayed. Ooooppps! Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 1) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [MSA] March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The March 2005 (Volume 4, Number 3) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n3.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 29) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Day Trip A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Apple Birthday---------------------------------------------------[ABD] DiskMaker 8 v1.0 beta Now Ready----------------------------------[DMB] Next Issue of Juiced.GS in the Works-----------------------------[NIJ] GS+ Magazine to be Available on CDs------------------------------[GSP] Work Underway for GS+ Magazine on CDs----------------------------[WUW] Working With the LANceGS Ethernet Card---------------------------[WEC] Emulate an Apple IIgs and 149+ Other Computers-------------------[EOC] Help With Text Parsing-------------------------------------------[HTP] Latest on Jim Ward-----------------------------------------------[LJW] DELPHI A2-------------------------------------------------------------[DEL] Connecting the Apple IIgs to Internet Via Windows Box------------[VWB] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Another KFest DVD Released---------------------------------------[ADR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Comment on Unisys patent The Editor Responds An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] For Immediate Release:-------------------------------------------[FIR] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] "Disc" Screening at KFest 2004-----------------------------------[DSF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Day Trip ~~~~~~~~ We wake up to an amber glow from the rising sun. This is one of those no-alarm-clock-needed days... it will be a really relaxed day. We catch a bus at 10:15 for a day trip to the Crystal Grande Theater in Wisconsin Dells to take in the Live Lawrence Welk Show. We get to sit back and leave the driving to the bus driver. And on the way we have lunch at The Old Feed Mill... a restaurant in a beautifully restored building that once housed a flour mill. The show includes four of the stars from the LW Television Show... one of which was on the TV show for its entire 28 year run. Counting the 17 year run on network TV, 11 years on syndicated TV, and 23 years of reruns on public TV, the Lawrence Welk Television Show has been on the air for more than 50 years... an amazing testament to its popularity. Now, revealing that you are a fan of the LW Show often brings on a reaction that you are a little strange... kind of like when you reveal that you are a fan of and actually still use an Apple II computer. But a bus trip such as this will be a lot of fun... all of the people on board are also fans of LW... kind of like KansasFest, where all of the people are fans of the Apple II. Be sure to check the KFest section of this issue of _The Lamp!_ for information on this "Summer Camp for Apple II Fans". [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [ABD] Apple BIRTHDAY """""""""""""" (Fri Apr 01, 2005) Happy 29th birthday, Apple! (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Gee, they started out when I was 9. Middle age approaches. (For them. For me it's already here. Where's my midlife crisis?) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 13) [EOA] [DMB] DiskMaker 8 v1.0 beta Now Ready """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" DiskMaker 8 v1.0 beta 1 is now ready. I have fixed the previously mentioned bug in the file selection screen along with added the logic for the "same-size only disks" checkbox and the progress indicator while writing images. There are also a few fine tuning adjustments I have made too. Thanks to those who provided feedback so far. If you are interested in testing DiskMaker 8 and are not already, I still have room for a few more testers. Drop me an e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 2) [EOA] [NIJ] Next Issue of Juiced.GS in the Works """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The toner is barely dry on Volume 10, Issue 1 of Juiced.GS, but I'd like to say now the plan is for Volume 10, Issue 2 to ship in May of 2005. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Bunny (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 657) [EOA] [GSP] GS+ Magazine TO BE AVAILABLE ON CDs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We're working on assembling our first CD of GS+ Magazine content and have run into a snag. While we have all the text, and most of the page layout, we're missing the page layout files for a few pages from certain issues -- and, more importantly, we don't have any of the photos for some issues. We need to find someone who has copies of certain early issues in volumes 1 and 2 to borrow so we can scan them for reference (and to get the photos). If you happen to have them and a decent scanner, that would work too. If you have issues from volumes 1 and/or 2, and would be willing to help, please let me know. Thanks, Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 64) [EOA] [WUW] WORK UNDERWAY FOR GS+ Magazine ON CDs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Where do we stand with GS Plus? I have been spending more time working on trying to get the old issues into a format more practical for distribution and preservation. This is turning out to be a much longer, more labor intensive process than I had hoped. Currently, it appears more practical to release CD ROM collections for each volume that was published, meaning there would likely be six separate CD ROMs (the last to include Volume 6 and the single issue in Volume 7). I seriously doubt that all of the issues would be ready by the time KansasFest 2005 rolls around, but I think it's quite possible at least one of them will be, provided I can put in the same amount of time I have been the last month or so. Of course, Juiced.GS publication gets in the way of this, and that will be rolling around again. Any comments welcome. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" GS+ is definitely on my list of wants. It's really too bad that it's being such a pain to convert over. A CD-ROM at a time wouldn't be a bad deal. I suppose maybe it depending on how it's priced. It might even be easier for me to budget in there then a complete set since, it is far easier for me to spend money in smaller denominations these days;) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The tentative plan is to price the individual volumes at $12. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" My goal at this point is to get the first volume completed by the end of May. That's a goal, not a promise. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 4) [EOA] [WEC] WORKING WITH THE LANceGS ETHERNET CARD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I ran into an interesting issue earlier today. A CDA I was working on crashed (probably trashing some bank 0 memory along the way). When I rebooted, I couldn't access the iigs via marinetti (i had been using silver platter earlier). I used ethereal (which I learned about in juiced.gs 2 issues back) to monitor my lan activity and it showed the ARP request was being sent but not answered. MY first suspicion was that the Lance ip address got fried, but that appeared ok. When I asked the lance IP utility to answer ARP requests, it claimed to have answered the ARP request (after a delay) but ethereal didn't indicate that the ARP request had been answered. After turning off the IIgs and restarting, everything is working fine again. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 72) >>>>> """"" That's interesting, Kelvin. The GS must've crashed really, really hard if it required that. Did any other network components require resetting, like a hub or switch or router? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 73) >>>>> """"" Everything else in my intranet seemed to work fine. I could connect from my windows machine to the router so i could tell they were both ok. The router config web page showed the iigs was connected, as did the status lights on the router. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" The only I thing I can think of is that your LanceGS got into a state where the Loopback got enabled. I know that my patches to the LanceGS link layer will not set that. One of the first things that the Link Layer (and the LanceGS tools) do is reset the SMSC chip. I believe a reset should clear this Loopback state (there are several points in the controller where a loopback can be enabled--I am using this term generically). In a nut shell, there are not enough diagnostic tools available to troubleshoot the exact problem that you were having. More importantly than if the IP was hosed in the NVRAM is if the MAC address got corrupted. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 75) >>>>> """"" What would it take to get the diagnostic tools written? Not that I'm up for much code at this point, as much as I'd like to be... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 76) >>>>> """"" The first step is to design a decent Ethernet device driver API (a place to start looking for ideas would be Linux due to the open source nature of its design). Then, a separate ARP layer would be needed (possibly implemented by an INIT using IPC for communication with the network and device driver layers). A new Marinetti link layer would be needed to work with this paradigm. Then an application such as arp could be written for the GS to do add/modify/view/delete entries in the ARP table. That would help with knowing what is happening with ARP. In terms of the SMSC 91c96 diagnostic, see the chipset manual to identify all the different operation modes it supports and how to set/unset the options. The hypothetical device driver mentioned above could be set up to provide the ethernet chip configuration details, and even change them as needed. I would think the GS/OS Device Driver manual would provide suggestions how to follow Apple's guidelines. By having all of this available, it should be easy to implement support for additional Apple II ethernet cards (anybody remember the EthernetTwo designed by Babar de Saint Cyr back in 1999?). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 77) >>>>> """"" Yes, and there are periodically other cards that people hack together. Wish I had the time to work on this, although since I can't really speak 16 bit assembly, I'm not much of a driver author candidate. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 78) >>>>> """"" If one was to rely on wholly on IPC instead of the GS/OS driver interface, there would be no reason to write drivers only in Assembly. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 79) >>>>> """"" IPC would slow things down, possibly noticeably. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 80) >>>>> """"" Is there any other abstraction model which would be any more efficient? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 81) [EOA] [EOC] Emulate an Apple IIgs and 149+ Other Computers """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Has anybody tried out the IIgs emulator engine in MESS? I looked at the source code and it seems sufficiently different from KEGS. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 42, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I haven't; I'm suspicious of multi-platform emulators. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 42, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I haven't either although I actually aren't suspicious of multi-platform emulators, just weird acronyms ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Bunny (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 42, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I want to but can't figure out how to make a bios image... (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 42, Msg 3) [EOA] [HTP] HELP WITH TEXT PARSING """""""""""""""""""""" I need some direction in text parsing in general, but in particular I currently have some text that looks like this from my dict client: 150 1 definitions retrieved 151 "apple ii" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)" Apple II An 8-bit {personal computer} with a {6502} processor, from {Apple Computer}. It was invented by {Steve Wozniak} and was very popular from about 1980 until the first several years of {MS-DOS} {IBM PC}s. (1995-01-12) . 250 ok [d/m/c = 1/0/66; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s] I am wanting to parse out the numeric first three characters plus the space under it; also, when I reach a . on a line by itself I want to eliminate that line, and when I hit a 250 as the first three characters that's an indication to stop. Any thoughts on some algorithms that I could use to parse these? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Ryan, A couple of questions to your question: You say you "currently have some text". In what form? In an input stream? In a variable? Does the text (in the definition itself) include line endings? If so, which ones? [Char(10), Char(13) or Char(13)+Char(10)] When you say that you want "to parse out the numeric first three characters plus the space under it", do you mean that you want to remove the numbers 150 and 151 etc from the text stream, or do you want to preserve them separately (in a variable perhaps)? Assuming that you're using pascal, and assuming that the answer to my first question is an input stream, a non-fancy technique would be to simply read each line with readln and then check the first 4 chars, and if they are numeric, either truncate the line or pad it with spaces. Likewise, part of your check would be for the . and the 250, and branch accordingly. Pseudo-code might look like this: (no cracks from the peanut gallery about pascal BEING pseudo-code. ;) String inLine = readln(from inputstream); { grab a line } String startOfLine = Left(inLine, 4) ; { take the first 4 chars } Integer defCode = VAL(startOfLine) ; attempt to make a number if NOT ERROR then begin (TCOMPTER, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" continued from previous message... begin Select Case StartOfLine case "250 " Set flag to jump out of line-reading loop case ". " { ignore this line } case else { put rest of line into new variable } String newLine = Right(inLine, length(inLine)-4) end select end else {first 4 did not evaluate as numbers } begin String newLine = inLine end end if { add the new line to the rest of the variable } String wholeText = wholeText + newLine end. The wholeText string variable holds your final text. Of course the whole bit needs to be in a loop that reads in the lines 1 by 1. Please pardon the mishmash of syntax, I don't have a pascal reference handy. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> You say you "currently have some text". In what form? In an input stream? In a variable? << In a handle. >> Does the text (in the definition itself) include line endings? If so, which ones? << Control M and Control J. That in fact is another issue: parsing out (which, to answer your next question, in my case means to eliminate) the Control J characters. The big thing I'm debating right now is much higher level than your answer: whether to do one pass with a bunch of conditionals to take care of all of these situations or do each in a separate pass through the handle. Other thoughts? Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Usually a single pass will be faster when processing data. If at all possible, that's the way to go. A state machine should do the job nicely, where you keep a variable indicating what you're currently doing, and use that to decide what to do next based on the next character you see. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Compiler construction books generally cover text processing pretty well. One of the more understandable books is included with Orca/Integer basic. Most compiler books are targeted at CS majors, but the Integer Basic book is short and understandable. And uses Pascal example code. I'd take a quick read through the sections on scanning and parsing. If you break the response into BNF (backus naur form) it almost scans itself :) Kelvin (KWS, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Here is another approach using pseudo code. The is based on the dict protocol, not the pascal . /* start reading characters from the response on the socket */ read the next three chars from socket. If not equal "150", report error. done. read next char and drop it. allocate a buffer that will be long enough for a response. loop { read char. if equal to { read char if equal to ".", leave loop. add to buffer if buffer full, drop rest of respone. leave loop. } add char to buffer if buffer full, drop rest of response, leave loop. } Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" Kelvin has a good point -- the whole point to ORCA/Integer BASIC is to teach compiler design, and a key part of that is text parsing. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Thanks, gang. I'm going to take a look at Integer BASIC text when I have a chance (probably not tonight, but maybe this weekend sometime). Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Are there any other short texts or tutorials people would recommend on text parsing? It seems to me that lots of the programs I'm working on or contemplating working on will need lots of text parsing. I've found that actually getting data into or out of Marinetti is not all that tough (since I've done it a bunch of times now); it's more the text parsing that's an issue. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 15) [EOA] [LJW] LATEST ON JIM WARD """""""""""""""""" Jim Ward, an Apple employee in the late Eighties and early Nineties who was involved with the launch of the Power Macintosh and PowerBook lines, is now (as of May 4th, 2004) the president of LucasArts, and president of marketing and distribution for LucasFilm. He is interviewed in Issue 143 (March 2005) of Game Informer magazine, now on store shelves. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 55) [EOA] [DEL]--------------------- DELPHI A2 | -------------------------- [VWB] Connecting the Apple IIgs to Internet Via Windows Box """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Well, it has taken me just over three years to get to this point... [quote] I don't expect that Marinetti will be updated to support PPP via direct connect, too. -- Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce [/quote] I am very pleased to announce that the Marinetti PPP Scripted Link Layer (v1.3d4 and above) now contains an implementation of the MS-CHAP protocol. Furthermore, I have successfully connected my IIgs to a Windows 95/98SE PC using DCC and the TCP/IP protocol. With the assistance of third party internet connection sharing software I was able to establish and use a connection to the internet from my IIgs with this setup. Juiced.GS Volume 9 Issue 4 contains an article that details my trials and tribulations with the implementation of MS-CHAP. Juiced.GS Volume 10 Issue 1 contains a psuedo-tutorial for setting up a link to a PC so that you can do this too. Juiced.GS is available from the Periodicals section of the Syndicomm Online Store: http://store.syndicomm.com/ My notes on Sourceforge as I made progress with the implementation can be found here: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=366176&aid=498031&group_i d=16176 Regards, Andrew (Andrew Roughana, Msg 3122.32, Delphi A2) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [ADR] Another KFest DVD Released """""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm has finally released the next disc in their set of DVDs covering KansasFest 2004. Disc 3 includes three sessions: Greg Nelson's session on Apple IIgs graphics and animation, Hans Franke's look at the design of the AnyCard, and Tony Diaz's presentation on refurbishing 3.5" drives. (A2Central.com WebSite) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ Comment on Unisys patent """""""""""""""""""""""" From: Michael Blankenship Reply-To: Michael Blankenship Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:25:29 -0700 To: thelamp@sheppyware.net Subject: Unisys patent Hi, I was reading there in... http://www.syndicomm.com/~a2.ryan/The_Lamp/Text/2003/TLMP0307.TXT ... you guys had stated that June 2003 was the ending of the Unisys patent 4,855,302 for LZ-compression. Having just gotten off the phone with those friendly bureaucrats from the US Patent and Trade Office, the patent expired June 2002. Patents issued back in 1985 had a strict 17-year lifespan from the filing date. Dramatic changes were made in subsequent years in the duration of patents and the many exceptions/extensions offered to patent holders--the pharmaceutical companies were rather successful in this area. Nonetheless, it might be good to inform your readers and others who might have inadvertently paid Unisys royalties after June, 2002 to get their money back. As a software developer, if you had packaged products from the pre-06/2002 timeframe that have been sitting on shelves and were actually purchased after this date, in theory, you could get that royalty money back, too. It's time that we all fight back and no longer live under Unisys's shadow on this issue. FYI, Michael [EOA] The Editor Responds """"""""""""""""""" Actually, we quoted a discussion on the Unisys patent... we didn't necessarily agree that June 2003 was or was not the expiration date for the patent. Thank you for pointing this out to our readers. Lyle Syverson, Editor, The Lamp! [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [FIR] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: """""""""""""""""""""" CONTACT: KansasFest 2005 kfest-help@kfest.org majordomo@kfest.org to get on the listserve. http://www.kfest.org The 2005 KansasFest Organization is proud to present to you, KFest 2005. Come for the first time or come for the 10th time for a week of fun and antics that just can't be described in words. You have to be there. Let the Spirit that is The Apple II live on! Kansas City, MO, July 19th through the 24th at Rockhurst University which is located south of historical Downtown Kansas City. Food, fun, games, sessions on using your computers presented by your peers, movies, goofing off and sleep deprivation. What a way to wrap up your Summer! This years event will be held at Rockhurst University which is about 10 miles closer to city center and a couple blocks east of Wornall Rd, at 1100 Rockhurst Road in Kansas City, MO. Starting with the Tuesday evening gathering at a local watering hole with sessions and gatherings beginning Wednesday afternoon with the KFest Kookout, an event that in itself has proven to be very popular among the past attendees in the very short time we've done it. Pricing for this year's event has changed a little, considering we've not had a rate increase for KFest for several years running, with the change of venue comes a change of rate. $285 per person double occupancy with meals. After May 15th - add $65.00 $360 per person single occupancy with meals. After May 15th - add $65.00 $200 for conference & lunch the full duration. After May 15th - add $65.00 Pricing does not include off campus meals such as the 2 and 4AM Denny's Run. To register for KFest 2005 please visit the KFest web site to get a registration form, or call Intrec Software during business hours, at 602/992-1345 to have one mailed or faxed to you. Just fill that out and fax it back to Intrec and you're all set. KansasFest - the Apple II Summer Gathering also known as KFest, originally hosted by Resource Central and taken over in 1995 by the KFest Committee and we've brought you KFest every year since. Each year is like no other. Come experience KFest with us this Summer, you'll be glad you did! **** Please Note: Faxing to Intrec will be available after March 28th, if you would like to fax your registration in before March 28th, please email kfest-help@kfest.org for instructions. (Tony Diaz, KFest Mailing List, March 16, 2005) [EOA] [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [EOA] [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [DSF] "Disc" Screening at KFest 2004 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "Disc"'s screening at KFest is detailed on the official "Disc" web site: http://www.discthemovie.com/index.pl?content=kfest (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 52) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Cyberized Neighborhood Association KansasFest 2005 A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] File Extensions Identified---------------------------------------[FEI] What Are Your Hobbies?-------------------------------------------[WYH] Working on SideClick Support for NDAs----------------------------[SCS] Any Suggestions for Juiced.GS?-----------------------------------[ASF] SuperDrive - SuperDrive Controller Problem-----------------------[SDC] NDA OR A CDev?---------------------------------------------------[NCD] Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, UpTime - Available Only Until June 30----[SSU] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KFest Registration - Early Bird Deadline Extended----------------[KFR] Who's Planning to be There?--------------------------------------[PBT] KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH] KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Cyberized Neighborhood Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Neighborhood organizations provide a sense of community for a section of a town or city... provide an opportunity for neighbors to work together to improve things in their area. Communication is the key to a successful neighborhood organization. Visiting over the back fence, telephone calls, publishing a newsletter, regular meetings, etc. The North End Square Neighborhood Association in Rockford, Illinois takes advantage of Cyberspace to enhance communication between it's members and the rest of the city. Their own listserve allows spreading information quickly. Email is used to distribute minutes of meetings to board members. Their own Web Site provides an efficient tool to provide information about the organization. Leading up to the annual garage sale you will find a map of the area showing the location of participating members and a list of highlighted items for sale. Need an extension ladder? Use the search feature of your browser to see who has one for sale. Drop by for a visit at www.NorthEndSquare.com KansasFest 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out the KFest section of this issue for information on the annual gathering in honer of the Apple II computers. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [FEI] FILE EXTENSIONS IDENTIFIED """""""""""""""""""""""""" The File Extension Source, , sounds interesting: You may know what a ".dll" file is in Windows (a Dynamic Link Library, which is "a support file and is used by one or more programs. As an example, if several parts of a program need to perform the same action that action may be placed into a .DLL file (library) that the various program parts can all use.") But if someone sent you a .vag file, would you have any clue how to open it? (You might if you had a Sony Playstation; the file would be a PlayStation ADPCM Sound File.) FILExt attempts to catalog "all" of the extensions you might run into, and gives detailed information on the file's characteristics and more. A really neat resource for the geeks ...and the puzzled. (Description from ) A quick test of the site revealed that it knows some Apple II extensions, such as SHK and BSC, but does not recognize BXY, and identifies S16 as something else. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 130) [EOA] [WYH] WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? """""""""""""""""""""" A conversation I had the other day got me to thinking: what is everyone's hobbies? A common interest in the Apple II is what brings us together, but chances are there's more to us than both that and what we do 9-5 M-F. For example, my interests are reflected in the fora I run here on Syndicomm: I like to watch movies, read books, play video games, and date cute girls. But my main interest is community theater, with this past Friday being opening night for my current musical, "Once Upon a Mattress"; I'll be auditioning for "The Music Man" in June. How does everyone else spend their non-Apple leisure time? Jogging? Collecting stamps? Flying kites? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 543) >>>>> """"" Working another couple of jobs, maintaining my truck, lifting weights, running, playing basketball, reading non-fiction, practicing Nembutsu, coding, desktop publishing, investing, listening to music, and advocating for ethical adoptions and children's issues. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 544) >>>>> """"" Most of my leisure time is absorbed running Syndicomm, but I play some computer games, mostly real-time strategy type stuff, and I watch TV. And I read, as well, when I find a new book I'd like to read. Pretty soon, I'll have no leisure time anymore. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 545) >>>>> """"" Let's see. Rock climbing. Playing competition-level laser-tag. Snow skiing. Table tennis and ten pin bowling. Reading science fiction and fantasy. Buying far more SF&F novels in advance than I'm ever likely to read. Playing with my Palm Tungsten T3 PDA. The list used to include programming for pleasure, but that pretty much vanished along with the remainder of my leisure time! :-( Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 546) >>>>> """"" Gee, I almost could have just ditto'ed Peter's list, other than the rock climbing and laser tag. :) For clarity's sake, I'll say Alpine skiing, Golf (my score is in the low 70's..... for 9 holes. :) Bike riding (I don't take that too seriously either) Country and Western Dancing (not to be confused with C&W _Line_ Dancing, though I'd do that as well, in a pinch), Reading, especially SF & Fantasy, (which I also don't get enough time to do any more), Playing Role-Playing games, either live, online, or computer based, Computer based Flight Sims. And lately, I've found myself fascinated with the possibilities of computer artwork, i.e. digital photography and enhancing and creating digital art. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 547) >>>>> """"" Surfing the Web, Reading Technical books, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical Fiction. Books on War Books About war.. Dabbling in Robotics. Collecting Old Computers.. Going to Metal, Punk, Rock Concerts. (TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 548) >>>>> """"" Being retired, I don't do anything very active. I read a lot, both books, and on the net. I don't watch much TV any more. I mow the lawn, and shovel snow, each in their season. I do my own taxes and fix things around the house, do laundry and dishes. I also sleep a lot. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 25 Apr 05 10:14:19 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 85 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 549) >>>>> """"" Fantasy Role Playing Games - Either live, online, or computer based. Reading Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Historic Fiction. Operating my Amateur Radio Station. (AB0MX) Building and repairing electronics. Participating in various firearms shooting competitions. Roger (SCHNORENBERG, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 550) >>>>> """"" Hobbies: Walking (about 5 miles per week at least) YMCA for exercise (1x per week) watching a few evening soaps (esp. WB) one seminary class per semester - I read slowly so this is enough singing in a Sunday evening service at church lots of forum posting on delphi and a couple of private places reading history and other non-fiction books (BBAKER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 551) >>>>> """"" Leisure time is spent in surfing the web, keeping up the web site for the dog club to which my wife and I belong, helping my daughter with her Algebra homework, learning PHP to enhance the dog-club web site, and once in a great while having time to add a little something to the History web site. Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 552) >>>>> """"" I like the idea of dating cute girls! Unfortunately, I don't think they'd be much interested in an old bachelor like me. ;( I, too, like to read books and watch movies. Mostly the former. Every now and then I get on a movie kick and get some from the library or the movie rental place. I only go the movie theater a handful of times at the most, each year. My reading is wide ranging, with the largest portion being science fiction, "classical" fiction, history, biography, memoirs, and science. I also like to _attend_ community theater productions but have never had any inclination to acting. Besides my common interests with Ken, I enjoy woodworking (both cabinetry and carpentry), bicycling, hiking, and camping. Unfortunately, due to lingering problems from a broken ankle last August, I have not been able to participate much in these things for the past months. I also do a lot of volunteer work with the Boys Scouts. Currently, I am the Montana Boy Scout Council's Assistant Council Commissioner for the eastern part of the state. I am also into fancy cooking. I used to bake a lot but since I can no longer eat wheat, it limits that a good deal. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 553) [EOA] [SCS] WORKING ON SideClick SUPPORT FOR NDAs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Currently my top project is some SideClick support for existing NDAs (or rewriting them into SideClick savvy inits, which is more likely). Mostly because my other projects are the upcoming issue of Juiced and the GS+ CDs. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 19) [EOA] [ASF] ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR Juiced.GS? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Work continues on Volume 10, Issue 2. Nothing is yet set in stone, so if someone wants to make a suggestion, be my guest :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 660) [EOA] [SDC] SuperDrive - SuperDrive Controller Problem """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Anybody know why the following code, when run on an MS-DOS formatted, 720K disk in a SuperDrive on a SuperDrive Controller Card, ejects my disk and reports error $002F - Device Offline? formatRec.pCount = 4; formatRec.devName = &devName.bufString; strcpy(volName.bufString.text, ":dmtmpxx"); volName.bufString.length = 8; formatRec.volName = &volName.bufString; formatRec.reqFileSysID = 1; // ProDOS FormatGS(&formatRec); // Format the disk This same code works for 800K or unformatted disks in the drive. devName has the name .APPLEDISK3.5A in it, and volName is an empty 32-character GS/OS result string. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" The short answer: There is a bug in the SuperDrive controller card ROM. This bug was confirmed to me some years ago by Apple's Dave Lyons. The problem you describe doesn't match 100% with the notes below, but it is near enough that it is probably a different aspect of the same bug. Also, I think I had a similar problem to you with the "Mass Format" utility I wrote in Applesoft. Here are some notes taken from the "readme" for my MUG! NDA (MS-DOS Utilities for those that don't know it). **************** Apple's 3.5" Disk Controller seems to have a problem when it does a low-level format on a double-density MFM disk (ie. 720K). The format process actually completes, and the system doesn't crash, but you can no longer access *any* 3.5" disks! You must eject the disk and do a 'three-finger-salute' reboot (a normal shutdown does not seem to be enough), after which you can finish the original operation. For example, 'Diskcopy' will format the target disk if it is unformatted or the wrong size (eg. 800K). After the format, the program fails as described above, but after rebooting the copy proceeds as the disk is now formatted. 'Format' similarly fails after the low-level format, but after rebooting you can use the 'Quick format' option to write the empty directory, etc. Note that this format problem can be seen with other programs, not just MUG! The problem *DOES NOT* occur with 1.44Mb (high-density) disks - this is not really surprising as they are already MFM-formatted for both Apple and MSDOS use. Note that 'Diskcopy' will copy 720K disks just fine if the target disk has previously been formatted for 720K. **************** Not a lot of help, I know. Sorry! :-( If you happen to find a workaround, I'd love to hear it! Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Hm. That sucks for me. Ah well. Thanks, Peter. I appreciate the information. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Yeah, I wasn't too happy at the time either! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" One more thing. When I was experimenting to see if I could find a way around the problem, I'm not convinced I had a 100% failure rate. (That is, I suspect I *may* have succeeded some times.) The problem was that a failure cost me a reboot, which tended to discourage careful "scientific" evaluation of methods and cross-checking of results. (The "successes" may simply have been that I accidentally used a disk already formatted the right way.) It was all so long ago now... Anyway, my point is that it may still be worth doing some experimentation. And maybe even seeing if anybody from the Apple gang (such as Dave Lyons) can remember or dig up any hints. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 5) [EOA] [NCD] NDA OR A CDev? """""""""""""" I've been trying to decide on whether a program I'm considering working on would be best done as a NDA or a CDev, and it brought to mind the question in my mind: is there some documentation out there to help programmers decide which version their projects would best take? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" In general, a CDev should only be done if the program is essentially entirely about configuring some sort of system-wide behavior. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" NDAs tend to be mini applications. An Apple glossary has entries for these which can be found at: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/HIGuidelines/HIGuidelines-307. html Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I know how to write a S16 application (although I've never released any yet) as well as a NDA (which I've released a few of). Where do I find information and sample code on how to write CDAs, TIFs, PIFs, and FExts? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" CDAs are covered in the Desk Manager chapter of TBR 1. TIFs and PIFs, I'm not sure about, although I think they're covered in the appropriate File Type Notes, as are CDevs. TIFs and PIFs are very simple; they start execution at the first byte of code in the file, and return to the OS through an RTL instruction. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" For NDA vs CDEV, one advantage of control panels is that they can be purged from memory when not open. NDAs give you much more flexibility in what you can do with your window, though. You should be able to find sample code for CDAs, PIFs, TIFs, and FeXTs in the syndicomm file library or the TIAB CD collection. PIFs and TIFs are 100% similar except that TIFs are unloaded after executing. Finder Extras are generally a PIF (though it could be an NDA, CDA, or even a CDEV) that sets itself up to _AcceptRequests from Apple~Finder, and then does something useful with the request. The system 6 book should give some more info on them. for orca/pascal (or orca/c and orca/modula2) you can specify the program is a CDEV, CDA, or RTL (for TIF/PIF). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 10) [EOA] [SSU] Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, UpTime - Available Only Until June 30 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Don't forget -- the Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, and UpTime products sold by Syndicomm will no longer be available as of July 1. Only about 7 weeks left to get them! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 65) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [KFR] KFest Registration - Early Bird Deadline Extended """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To all current and potential KansasFest attendees: The deadline for Early Bird registration for KansasFest 2005 has been extended from its original date of May 15th until the end of the month! Register before June 1st and pay as little as $285 for room, board, and conference attendance. Rates increase after the end of this month, so get your forms in early! Visit for details. Also, credit card payments are now being handled via PayPal, an established and secure online method of transferring funds. If you have previously registered for this year's event using a credit card, we ask that you please make your payment by PayPal. Directions on how to do so are included in the updated registration form, now available at . If you have any questions, they can be addressed publicly on this list or privately by contacting . I've sent in my registration and am looking forward to seeing everyone else this summer! -Ken KFest Committee Dude (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 38) [EOA] [PBT] WHO'S PLANNING TO BE THERE? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" So, who's planning on showing up in Kansas City this year? I'm still working on my plans at this point. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" I'm registered for the event, but have made no travel plans. I preceded the past two KFests by meeting other attendees elsewhere, be it Massachusetts or Nebraska, and I am waiting to see if something similar will happen this year - perhaps in New York or D.C. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" Sharon and I will be there. I'm looking forward to a change in location. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 12 Apr 05 10:10:11 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 98 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" I'm still in discussions with the homefront about the extent of my Kfest attendance. It might be an abbreviated one like last year or it may be the full go. Our daughter has been quite a handfull for the both of us, so I don't think my wife is all that warm to the idea of being alone with her for a week. One can hope though. Kfest is definitely a highlight of my life the last 5 years or so. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" I wont be able to attend this year due to me Transferring in May - June.. I will try next year tho... (TECHNERD, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" I can't make it since my daughter is due in late June, but I'll be making an appearance or two via videoconference to do presentations. Maybe if everyone's real good, Sophie will make an appearance as well... :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 36) [EOA] [TBH] KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mark your calendar and start saving some money. [EOA] [KFW] KansasFest Website """""""""""""""""" Is located here: http://www.kfest.org [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Carrying Gardening to a Higher Level Carrying the Apple II to a Higher Level KansasFest A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] More What Are Your Hobbies?--------------------------------------[WYH] Sophia Saralouise Shepherd Arrives-------------------------------[SSS] The Story of NCsoft----------------------------------------------[SON] Music From Pirates!----------------------------------------------[MFP] Silvern Castle v8.3----------------------------------------------[SCE] The Uthernet Card - Ethernet for the Apple II--------------------[TUC] Patches to KEGS for Ethernet Emulation---------------------------[KEE] Can GSoft BASIC Handle Recursion?--------------------------------[GHR] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2-------------------------------------[JGS] Status of the GS+ CD-ROM Project---------------------------------[GSP] USENET - Ethernet \ TCP/IP for the Apple IIs--------------------------[UNT] Contiki for the Apple II-----------------------------------------[CA2] New Apple II Ethernet Card For Sale------------------------------[NEC] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] June 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------[JSA] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest Information-------------------------------------------[KFI] KFest Sessions---------------------------------------------------[KFS] Syndicomm Will be Represented at KFest---------------------------[SRK] Wanted, Demo-er With Tech Savvy----------------------------------[DTS] Two More Coming to KFest-----------------------------------------[TMC] Any Interest in Trip to Worlds of Fun Amusement Park?------------[WOF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Carrying Gardening to a Higher Level ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Google search for "Iris source" brought up a number of nurseries throughout United States and Canada. The envelope for one of the catalogs had a note written on the upper left corner... "Call ahead and come for a visit in mid May to see the Iris". Since this nursery is only 93 miles from my home, this was a very appealing offer. It is OK to read descriptions of flowers in a catalog... even better to look at the pictures... but it is really great to be able to look at the blossoming plants when making decisions as to what you want to buy. The Dowis Ranch is a mother - son operation... she propagates Iris for sale... he propagates day lilies for sale... both master gardeners who have carried their gardening to a higher level by producing plants for sale by mail. I arrived about ten minutes early. The mobile home near the parking lot had a sign on the door... "Protected by a Pit Bull... Nuff Said". I decided to wait in the car. In a few minutes Eric showed up and struck up a conversation, indicating that his mother was on her way. Janell arrived right on schedule. She showed me the various varieties of Iris with enthusiasm. She knew what she was doing by offering the tour... the beautiful blossoms sold me on buying. Back home, referring to my notes, I mailed an order for fifteen varieties of Iris. In about ten days I received a letter of confirmation... the individual plants to fill my order were tagged with my name... to be dug and mailed in early July. A very special touch. Carrying the Apple II to a Higher Level ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some people carry their enthusiasm for the Apple II computers to a higher level by developing hardware or software... we see an example of each by the announcement just a few days ago of a new ethernet card and the porting of Contiki to the Apple II. See the usenet section of this issue for details. KansasFest ~~~~~~~~~~ Be sure to see the KFest section for registration information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [WYH] MORE WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Hmmm... Well, I spend a lot of time online. B-{) I like to read Science fiction and Fantasy... I prefer hard science fiction though. My library has perhaps 40 ft of paperbacks alone. The magazines are in boxes. My unread pile of both types is extremely large too. I'd better get busy. B-{) Rarely watch TV, except to view my complete collection of Mystery Science Theater 3000 videos. 200 + episodes. Oh. And to annoy the wife, I'm into wine making. Mostly the country wine kind... peach, plum, strawberry, apple, raspberry, cherry, pineapple, mead. Unfortunately making it implies drinking it and I've developed a paunch as a result. B-{P Top on my list is Apple II's. I rescue them from dumpsters and along with stray Mac's and PC's, I give them away when I can, mostly to my summer school students. Still looking for more things to consume my time as well. Mowing of lawns doesn't cut it for me though. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 559) >>>>> """"" >> My unread pile of both types is extremely large too. << I know what you mean. My *unread* SF/fantasy book "pile" is hovering around the 200 mark at present! (It started one time when I didn't buy an interesting-looking book because I already had a couple of books to read - and then later I couldn't find it to buy it. So I started buying books I wanted to read when I could get them, especially if they were cheap like at a second-hand book dealer. From there it was all downhill...) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 560) [EOA] [SSS] Sophia Saralouise Shepherd Arrives """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sophia Saralouise Shepherd was born at 10:47 AM on Tuesday, June 7th. She weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 20" long at birth. Mom and baby are doing great! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 561) >>>>> """"" Congratulations! Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 562) >>>>> """"" Congratulations to the design and production team on the successful completion of Phase I (!!!) of the Sophia project. And may God bless S.S. Shepherd and all who sail with her! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 563) >>>>> """"" Category 2, Topic 8 Message 564 Thu Jun 09, 2005 TCOMPTER [Thomas] at 07:22 PDT Congratulations to the Shepherd family! Sooo, Should we Suspect a Sibling to Surface Soon? :) _________ ______ | homas & ____( _) _( Jeannie _) ~~oooO(__________) )( (__) (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 564) >>>>> """"" >> Sooo, Should we Suspect a Sibling to Surface Soon? :) << No, Sophie is going to be an only child... we had some trouble getting here, so we'll let it go with just the one. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 566) >>>>> """"" Good Wishes to you and your family. You have a very exciting road ahead of you. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 567) [EOA] [SON] THE STORY OF NCsoft """"""""""""""""""" CNN.com has a nice story about NCsoft, the online gaming company that is a smash hit in Korea and which Richard Garriot and his brother are bringing to America: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/05/20/ncsoft.ap/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" NCSoft makes pretty decent Online RPGs. Richard Garriot was brought on to help sell the company in American, while they were not a smash hit right away here, they've made some great inroads as of late. I miss Origin Systems though. They made great games. As soon as they were acquired by Electronic Arts (Bard's Tale anyone?) they soon started moving towards the mediocre. It's too bad. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 57) [EOA] [MFP] MUSIC FROM Pirates! """"""""""""""""""" I was browsing through OCRemix.org the other day, looking for music. OCRemix is a repository of remixed instrumental music (most with a techno/electronica flair) from video games. You might think the IIgs would be well represented, with the demo scene and noisetracker/soundsmith programs, but it's hard to find a game on there that was even ported to the gs. Anyhow, that reminded me that Pirates! has some nice piano/harpsichordy music, so I thought I should try ripping it out. First, I tried disassembling the game files to see if I could find where the music was stored and in what format. I was unsuccessful, so I tried stepping through it with the kegs debugger and watching what was happening. Yet still it eluded me. Next, I tried recording the output to an mp3 to examine it with pitch recognition software. However, the loud volume meant the sound was clipped and distorted. Even worse, the bassline (stereo right) had nasty artifacts and the notes were almost unrecognizable. Finally, I tweaked kegs to print out the cycle count, oscillator #, and frequency whenever the frequency was changed. By comparing the frequencies to each other, and then comparing them to known notes in the music (from the previous attempt), I was able to determine the correct pitches played. (A3 = 220hz, A4=440hz, etc.). Of course, that was simplified by the fact that only one sample was used throughout the song. More complex music would be more complicated. Anyhow, I now have the note changes and start times. I've fooled with it on a piano and it sounds correct. With a little work in noisetracker (one track for each oscillator) I should have it all worked out. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" I like OCRremix.org. It's a neat site. I have quite a few things from their in my collection. I'm interested to hear what you've gotten out of your little project. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" More on my pirates! saga.... I created a midi file of the main theme. Here it is. I may get around to all the other songs as well. http://syndicomm.com/~kws/pirates/pirates.mid Kelvin (KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Heh, that sounded familiar. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Ok, I now have sequenced all 6 (i think that's all :) interludes from pirates! as standard midi files: http://syndicomm.com/~kws/pirates/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 19) [EOA] [SCE] Silvern Castle v8.3 """"""""""""""""""" Bugs Fixed in v8.3: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o Update v8.2 introduced a bug that caused the Extra's Menu automap function to crash when updating from v7.0 until after the Update Datafiles option was executed and you returned to the title page. This is now fixed. o Fixed bug that caused monsters to strike first or second character in marching order much more frequently for parties with less than 6 characters. o Screen now cleared properly after key breaks. o Fixed error #22-798 if you tried to dispel without a holy symbol. o SILVERN.SYSTEM now only installs Diversi-Cache on ROM1 Apple IIgs systems. o Ever notice once in a while during combat nothing seems to happen-like everyone parried? I've narrowed it down to the sort routine; which is actually MacroSoft code. I believe the problem is with the MacroSoft run-time code when it transfers AppleSoft variables. In an attempt to fix, I have changed the algorithm slightly so fewer variables are passed. So far I have not seen this bug again. However, I can now detect when this bug occurs; if it happens you will get Err#123 (this is not a fatal error-only a bug report; please report if you see it). o Fixed problem with breathe shield spell that caused the duration to be less effective if the monster's breathed more than once per round. Stuff Changed in v8.3: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o Update datafiles now shows version updating from. o Loot gold no longer given in exact multiples of the number of party members, now the remainder is shown and given to the first person in the marching order (who should ideally have the highest encumbrance rating). o Loot gold display now shows more details, showing the total amount, total coin count, per share total, per share coin count, remainder total, and remainder coin count. o Items that affect age are now more powerful. o Loot formula changed; animal and other low-intelligent monster types no longer carry treasure, except maybe for lair stashes, and no longer have lair chests. Other monster types, like spirits, only have treasure in their lairs. o Silence spell now has additional effect: Stops monsters from calling for help! o Advancing or called monsters are now displayed without an intervening screen clear per group. o Higher chance for random encounters to be "organized" (i.e. roaming humanoids tend to be patrol or raiding parties-possibly with "pets" or captives, undead tend to stick with other undead, rats normally don't wander around with snakes, etc.) Note: Rare possibility now exists for level 2 monsters to now appear on level 1! (especially if more than 2 groups) o Poison minimum damage is now zero instead of 1hp. o The dispel formula has been changed slightly; previously if you could "smoke" one undead you could destroy the entire group; now there is a chance a dispel attempt per group will only destroy some, the remainder being turned, or possibly even escaping being turned completely. o Druids get dispel bonus if they have better than average piety. o Dispelling has been made more difficult for undead lair lords and lieges; their followers (or pawns) are also slightly more difficult to dispel. o Dispelling on the third-scenario Abyss level is now twice as difficult. o Vampires are now twice as difficult to dispel (v8.1 only made them tougher to kill) o Chance for enchanted weapons and armour in chests changed to allow minimum +1 for most items on deeper levels, up to +5. Note: Finding high value enchanted items is still very rare! (i.e. Even on level 10, the chance of finding +5 items is only 1%) o The combat parry view monster equipment feature has been removed. o The Red Dragon Inn has been renovated! New accommodations and rates! Also, the inn no longer shows the time since the last disband in years (only days and months). New Stuff in v8.3: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o Chance to meet Castle Guards in maze. Pay tribute demanded or else! o Chance some NPC parties will offer to withdraw upon payment of bribe. o Added new grim difficulty mode impediments: Monsters can have up to twice the hit points normally, and can strike all party members equally. o Some normally fighter-class humanoid lair leaders may be shamans, priests or mages. o Pressing while viewing a character in Camp will show a second page of commands not previously displayed. Pressing an illegal key will also bring up this new list. Press again to toggle the command list. One other previously unlisted command, CTRL-D)iscard, is now shown with the main command list if the character being viewed can be discarded. o The previously unlisted command B)ack is now displayed as a combat option (only if there's room on the screen). o If the real-time combat status update preference is on, it now also updates the monster count status box immediately when any monster status changes (i.e. killed, dispelled, stoned, fled, etc). o The number of monsters that wake-up after each round of combat is now displayed. o New feature: Proving Grounds! Located in the Blue Knight Tavern, you can now study and train to improve your character's abilities. Somewhat similar to a character editor, this feature allows you to modify skill points using a point buy/sell system. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 149) >>>>> """"" I should have mentioned that I have released Silvern Castle v8.3 to the library wizards at Syndicomm, so it should be available shortly. -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 151) >>>>> """"" Wow. Way to go, Jeff. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 150) [EOA] [TUC] THE Uthernet CARD - ETHERNET FOR THE Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is an A2Central.com news item on the new Uthernet card, another Ethernet card for the Apple II which is available domestically (well, if you live in the US :) and for a bit less than the LANceGS card. Marinetti link layer is in development. I have not yet seen this card in person (and will probably not buy one until a Marinetti link layer is done) but it looks quite promising. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 5) [EOA] [KEE] PATCHES TO KEGS FOR ETHERNET EMULATION """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have uploaded a set of patches to KEGS to support ethernet emulation. Due to copyright reasons, it looks like the ethernet emulation demoed during KFest 2004 will never be included with the official KEGS release (this code is copyrighted by me and available under the GPL Open Source terms). Please watch for KEGSethernetPatch.tar to become available for download in the Syndicomm libraries. This June 2005 release includes the following fixes from the previous KFest 2004 release: - fixed deadlock when enabling the receiver after ethernet_reset. - SMSC 91c96 MAC address is now set by the IAR registers. - supports promiscuous mode (not recommended for use). Outside of my test environment, I have gotten confirmation that it works fine under Linux running the 2.4 Kernel. This implementation has been designed to work under Windows, Mac OS X, and most UNIX platforms. Please post success stories with getting it to work with different operating systems. It is also advised for questions to be posted in these public forums (versus private email) to maximize the effectiveness of assisting all who need it. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 89) >>>>> """"" Sweet! thanks Geoff! Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 91) >>>>> """"" Is there any way to get a version of Kegs with the patch installed... I have a really hard time compiling programs... It never seems to work for me :< (TECHNERD, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 90) >>>>> """"" I don't have the capability to make a binary for Windows or MacOS X. This is why I have released the source as GPL so those with the expertise can make it happen. Of course, anybody releasing a binary must follow the GPL license by making the source available too. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 92) >>>>> """"" If I were to try to compile that for OS X, would I compile for use with X11, or would it compile into a normal OS X app? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 93) >>>>> """"" kegs can be compiled for x-windows, OS X, or MS Windows. I think you just need to create a symbolic link to choose which one you want. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 94) >>>>> """"" For the Mac platform, you can choose either native Mac OS X Windows Environment or X11. Both have been reported to work correctly (as long as X11 is installed on the Mac). It should be noted that Mac OS X Windows Environment does have additional features implemented over the X11 code base (i.e. a menu bar that actually has some useful functions). But the X11 interface makes KEGS work exactly like other UNIX platforms (and on Windows too if you compile it completely Cygwin-native). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 95) [EOA] [GHR] CAN GSoft BASIC HANDLE RECURSION? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Can GSoft handle recursion? I've been trying for ages to come up with a non-recursive algorithm for my vapor-game, because I'd like to be able to write it for the Apple IIGS and for the Palm in the same language: basic. I have GSoft. I have NSBasic. NSBasic doesn't handle recursion, but I also have codewarrior for Palm, and I could theoretically write a shared library in C/C++ for the particular algorithm I'm thinking of. The question remains, can GSoft handle recursion.... or can I write a recursive routine in Orca C that I can call from GSoft? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Ok, I answered my first question with a quick check of the GSoft Manual (Thanks, Mike, for putting them in Word format). My second question remains, however -- Can a routine be written in Orca C that can be called by GSoft? (Since GSoft _can_ handle recursion, this question isn't so urgent. OTOH, if I have to write a C routine to work with NSBasic, it might be just easier to write it once and use it in the Orca environment too.) Thanks for any tips. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" To call assembly code from GSoft, you have to write a user toolset and issue calls to the toolbox calls you implement in it. You can use an assembly wrapper around C code to be able to call C from GSoft, but it's non-trivial. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 15) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""" A final candidate for Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2 is now being reviewed for possible release in the next 12 hours. It looks pretty certain we'll make our internal May 31 2005 deadline. FWIW, since I started editing Juiced.GS at the start of Volume 7, we've never been late (internally, anyway :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 666) >>>>> """"" I dropped off Juiced.GS V10I2 at the printer today for the print run, at around 1 PM. And picked up the completed run at 3:30 PM! The first batch should go out in tomorrow's mail, with the rest going out by Tuesday. Just a heads-up: I'm aware that a handful of pages in at least some copies have a minor glitch with warped print. It's pretty minor and I didn't catch it until I was already working on getting them into envelopes. I've decided it's minor enough to not be worth the hassle of fixing. Sorry. I've had enough hassle for one month already, and it's only the 3rd. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 667) >>>>> """"" The issues for US subscribers with last names from P-Z mailed this morning. The rest will go out on Monday. International subscribers' copies will go out on Monday or Tuesday. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 668) >>>>> """"" Another batch of magazines went out in today's mail. There will be some delay getting the rest mailed; our daughter is arriving three weeks early, sometime tomorrow, so I won't be able to get the international copies and the rest of the US ones mailed until later in the week at earliest. I apologize for the inconvenience, although I have to admit I don't regret it very much. ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 669) >>>>> """"" I had a few minutes of free time tonight, so the remainder of the US copies of Juiced.GS V10I2 have been dropped in a mailbox at our local post office. International copies will go out as soon as I can get them out the door. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 670) [EOA] [GSP] STATUS OF THE GS+ CD-ROM PROJECT """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Work is continuing on GS+, but my first priority right now is to get Juiced.GS out. That will happen at the end of the month. I'm not 100% sure when the first GS+ CD-ROM will be ready, but the goal is in July, somewhere in the middle of the US :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 5) [EOA] [UNT]------------------------------------------ USENET - Ethernet \ TCP/IP for the Apple IIs | ----------------------------------------------- [CA2] Contiki for the Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""" Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:16:23 +0200 From: Oliver Schmidt Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Announcement: Contiki for the Apple2 Hi, I'm pleased to announce the availablity of Contiki 1.2 for the Apple2. General informations on Contiki - a modern, Internet-enabled operating system and desktop environment - can be found on: http://www.sics.se/~adam/contiki/ Contiki for the Apple2 needs an Apple2 Ethernet card for TCP/IP connectivity. These two cards are supported: - Uther (http://www.a2retrosystems.com/products.htm) - LANceGS (http://lancegs.a2central.com/) Contiki for the Apple2 can be downloaded from: http://www.a2retrosystems.com/downloads.htm Oliver [EOA] [NEC] New Apple II Ethernet Card For Sale """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:04:47 -0400 From: Glenn Jones Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: New Apple II ethernet card for sale a2RetroSystems is pleased to announce the limited availability of a new Apple II ethernet card that is supported by the latest release of Contiki version 1.2. I have 14 cards for sale @89.00ea USD plus shipping. Please check the website http://www.a2retrosystems.com for more information. Thank You [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSA] June 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The June 2005 (Volume 4, Number 6) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n6.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 33) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [KFI] KansasFest Information """""""""""""""""""""" CONTACT: KansasFest 2005 kfest-help@kfest.org http://www.kfest.org The 2005 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce some of the first details of KansasFest 2005, giving the event an approved "go" sign. "Rockhurst University is officially prepared to receive the dozens of geeks who will invade their campus this summer," said Tony Diaz, Committee Big Cheese " - or so they think." Kicking off the official festivities at this year's convention will be a keynote speech delivered by longtime KFest attendee and Apple II user Ray Merlin. A longtime supporter of both the computer and the community, Merlin will be sharing with his audience some reflections of his years watching the Apple II community evolve. "When you ask a guy 75 years old to share some of his thoughts with a somewhat captive audience, it becomes impossible to resist," said Merlin. "You give an old guy the floor and anything can happen!" The following days will consist of official events including informational sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more. Before the convention concludes with the annual Vendor Fair, Friday night will witness the tradition of the Celebrity Roast, with this year's guest of dishonor Juiced.GS associate editor Ken Gagne. "It'll be interesting to be on the other side of the flamethrower, for a change," said Gagne, who has emceed the Celebrity Roast for the past four years. Whether or not he will function in this capacity this year as well remains to be seen. KansasFest 2005 will occur for the first time ever this year at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 19th through July 24th. Registration information is available online at or by calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345. Also for the first time ever, registration payments are being accepted online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices and convenience possible. KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFest Committee since 1995. Each year is like no other. Any and all Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did! (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 41) [EOA] [KFS] KFest SESSIONS """""""""""""" Ladies & Gentlemen: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple family. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. So... do you have an idea for a session you'd like to present at KFest? Let us know! The best way to do that is to access the session proposal form at: http://www.kfest.org/SessionProposal.html You may also email sessions@kfest.org. Sessions are typically one hour in length, held at various times throughout the daytime hours. Past sessions have included hardware and software demonstrations, tutorials, integration of the Apple with other devices (Macs, scanners), Internet tips and tricks, or related subjects that would be of interest to Apple II/Mac users. The attendees of KansasFest are the event's heart and soul. Give us something worth rolling out of bed for each morning! with thanks, Andy Junior KFest Schedulemeister (in training) awmolloy@landsnail.com (Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [SRK] Syndicomm Will be Represented at KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Even though I won't be there, Dave Miller will be representing Syndicomm at KFest, and there will be a few items available for purchase at the vendor fair, with special pricing on other items that we'll ship to you after the show. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com (Eric Shepherd , KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [DTS] Wanted, Demo-er With Tech Savvy """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi all, I'm interested in promoting the Gatorbox as an easy to use/setup option to get your IIgs onto an Ethernet network. I don't believe that a demo on this box has ever been done at Kfest so I'm interested in facilitating one. Do you have a Gatorbox and you are going to Kfest and you would be prepared to do a demo of it? Or if a Gatorbox arrived at Kfest, are you prepared to do a demo and learn about the Gatorbox in order to do so? (check this page for a heads up on what to expect... http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~pcfe/Gatorbox) If so, I'd like to hear from you. An appletalk cable and hub w/bnc connector or transceiver & cable is the only other hardware required to hook up your IIgs to an ethernet network. Cheers, Andrew (Andrew Roughan , KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [TMC] TWO MORE COMING TO KFest """""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, I'm coming, again. Took awhile for me to get that worked out, but it'll be worked out this weekend. Ryan Chief Sysop, Head Gee, 10 time KFester (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" I've been cast in two plays which close on Sunday, July 17th, which precludes almost any possibility of me travelling prior to KFest in a roundabout route to Kansas City. I'll likely be flying in on Monday or Tuesday of that week. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 40) [EOA] [WOF] ANY INTEREST IN TRIP TO Worlds of Fun Amusement Park? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was wondering if there was still an interest for an all day trip to the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City. 2005 Season prices can be found here: http://www.worldsoffun.com/purchase_tickets/index.html Special group pricing is available with this option: http://www.worldsoffun.com/group_outings/wof_od.html A trip to Worlds of Fun is not considered a part of KFest--all costs are in addition to the normal KFest dues (depending on how much you eat, drink, play games, buy souvenirs, etc, you may need to plan to bring up to $100 per person). This would be an all-day affair--an entire day of KFest would have to be skipped to participate. Due to possible rain storms, a date to attend may not be determined until the last minute. If lines are an issue, the best day to visit the park would be on a Wednesday or a Thursday. Even Friday would be better than Saturday. The special group pricing is only available on Saturday (we are traveling home on Sunday), this is a nice discount price which includes meal. The park does stay open an additional two hours on Saturday. I am curious who is still interested in going, and if you have a preference to go during a certain day and wouldn't unless it occurred on a specific day. This message can be reposted to the KFest mailing list and replies can be sent to my email (easily found using google). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Geoff, I would like to visit an amusement park with everyone, but am not sure I want to miss a day of KFest to do it. Also, could we ever all agree on which rides to ride? :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I've been there several times when my kids (and I) were younger. While I'd like to go again, I don't think I want to give up any of KFest for it. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Wed 25 May 05 7:55:44 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 55 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" >> Also, could we ever all agree on which rides to ride? :) << You will be forced to ride all of them :) Perhaps the question should be 'can we agree which order will be used?' or is that even an issue :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Don't forget the events one does during Kfest week defines KFest. Not everybody attends the midnight (or later) Denny's runs. Not everybody attends the movie outings. Not everybody plays Bite the Bag. Not everybody partakes in Floppy Wars. KFest attendees together at an amusement park is a non-official KFest event which would take place of other happenings at that time. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" I'm not much of an amusement park guy (I tend to get all the amusement I need in Kansas City for a whole year at a time :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 47) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Spam Museum KansasFest 2005 A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Uploads in the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL] Triumph of the Nerds---------------------------------------------[TON] Anyone Tried Contiki?--------------------------------------------[ATC] The Cerberus Computer--------------------------------------------[TCC] Comments on the PNG Screenshot Converter for the IIgs------------[PNG] New Archive For Time Tool----------------------------------------[NTT] Bug Found in ORCA/C----------------------------------------------[BFO] Patch to Support GSBUG Inline Names------------------------------[PGB] Syndicomm Renews License for Softdisk Products-------------------[SRL] Convert Physical Disk to Disk Image------------------------------[CPD] Reading From AUX Memory------------------------------------------[RAM] Comment on Contiki-----------------------------------------------[COC] Help With Programing in C----------------------------------------[PIC] Help With REZ----------------------------------------------------[HWR] Displaying XML Data on the IIgs----------------------------------[DXG] OpenSSL on the 816-----------------------------------------------[SSL] Help With List Manager-------------------------------------------[HLM] Programming - Picture Control------------------------------------[PPC] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] July 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready--------------------------[JSR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] KansasFest Information-------------------------------------------[KFI] Other Activities During KFest------------------------------------[OAD] Conflict With KFest Time-----------------------------------------[CKT] What to Expect When Arriving at Rockhurst - I--------------------[WTE] Wireless Internet at Rockhurst-----------------------------------[WIR] What to Expect When Arriving at Rockhurst - II-------------------[EII] Celebrity Roast--------------------------------------------------[RST] KFest Sessions - The List - Update 2-----------------------------[KFS] Adding Photos to KFest Photo Gallery-----------------------------[APG] Comment on KansasFest 2004 DVD-----------------------------------[CKD] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Spam Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Austin, Minnesota, Located along I90 in the southern part of the state, is known as "Spam Town USA". Hormel, producer of Spam, has its corporate headquarters in Austin. And... Austin is also where The Spam Museum is located. The Spam Museum is located at 1937 Spam Boulevard. (Spam was first produced in 1937.) Web site: www.spam.com... Phone: 800-LUV-SPAM... The name Spam stands for Spiced Ham. Spam played a big roll in feeding the troops in WWII. The Wall of Spam contains 3500 cans... enough to feed you almost 10 years at one can per day. Push a button at the Monty Python exhibit for some fun. Listen to some dandy jingles from old radio ads. Take the Spam Quiz to see how much you know about the product. Take a look at the giant 3D map to see the many countries where Spam is distributed. We will save the rest of the exhibits for you to see when you have an opportunity to visit for yourself. It is a fun place. Not everyone will be able to visit this museum... if you find yourself traveling in southern Minnesota, be sure to stop for a visit... I highly recommend it. KansasFest 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not everyone will be able to go to KFest this year... be sure to go if you can... I highly recommend it. See the KFest section of this issue for more information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NUL] NEW UPLOADS IN THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the emulation directory: (NOTE: This is a new directory where we will store Apple II related emulation files. Read 'About_These_Files' in the directory for more details.) File: KEGSethernetPatch.tar Size: 52224 Date: Jun 2 This tar file contains the changes needed for KEGS 0.86 to support ethernet emulation. Contents: ethernet.c kegs-diffs README.ethernet ethernet.c is the ethernet emulation code and should be placed in the src subdirectory. kegs-diffs contains the diffs for the KEGS 0.86 moremem.c, protos.h, and sim65816.c. It should be obvious what changes are needed for later versions of KEGS. README.ethernet contains important information about the ethernet emulation, including compiling notes. This file is best placed with the other README.* files in the KEGS root directory. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/cda directory: File: pngfloyd.bxy Size: 8448 Date: Jun 3 PNG Floyd CDA takes a snapshot of your SHR screen and saves it to disk ... in PNG (portable Net Graphics) format. Uploaded by the author, Kelvin Sherlock. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/tools directory: File: tool56v104.bxy Size: 109696 Date: Jun 13 This is a new archive of the Time Tool. This archive now includes a copy of the C header file. Nothing else was changed so the version number remains the same. Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scupdv83.bxy Size: 352768 Date: Jun 15 Silvern Castle v8.3 Major changes: o Silence spell now has additional effect: Stops monsters from calling for help! o Higher chance for random encounters to be "organized" (i.e. rats normally don't wander around with snakes, etc.) o If the real-time combat status update preference is on, it now also updates the monster count status box. o New feature: Proving Grounds! Somewhat similar to a character editor, this feature allows you to modify skill points using a point buy/sell system. Uploaded courtesy of the author, Jeff Fink. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 56) [EOA] [TON] Triumph of the Nerds """""""""""""""""""" Has anyone seen the PBS documentary "Triumph of the Nerds"? Cast list at , where it has a 9/10 fan rating, and sold at where it is described as follows: "It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valley garage, author Bob Cringely puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, and tells their incredible true stories. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash." (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Has anyone (here) NOT seen it? :) That was originally a 4 hour special (miniseries?) split over 2 nights if I recall correctly. It was interesting -- if a little dated now. I believe it was done while Steve Jobs was still with NeXt. (Probably worth another watch now, as I think about it.) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Thomas, >> Has anyone (here) NOT seen it? :) << Uh, me? :) Hence the question. I've seen "Pirates of Silicon Valley" (courtesy KFest 2003) but not this one. I was considering it for a future edition of "Reel ][ Reel" in Juiced.GS... The local library has a four-tape VHS edition; the DVD is $50 from PBS. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Sorry, didn't mean to be snide. :) >> The local library has a four-tape VHS edition; << 4-tape? I thought I got it all onto 1 6 hour tape, but maybe there were parts I missed, or maybe there were extra parts made for the for-sale version. In either case it's worth checking out of the library to watch, for sure. Especially for people like us. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Thomas, I double-checked the library listing at and the documentary was fit onto three 55-minute VHS tapes. I'll have to check it out when I get back from KFest. Thanks for the recommendation! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 18) [EOA] [ATC] ANYONE TRIED CONTIKI? """"""""""""""""""""" Has anyone had a chance to try the new Contiki yet? Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I downloaded it but haven't had time to try it out. It sounds really neat though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I'd like to hear what sort of speeds coktiki's tcp gets with a LanceGS (and that new uther net card). kelvin (KWS, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Can't help with the latter for awhile, but can with the former, once I can spare some time (when is that?). Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 4) [EOA] [TCC] The Cerberus Computer """"""""""""""""""""" Here's an addendum to the original article at the top of this thread, which may also be seen (with corrections) at http://www.hedgersoftware.com/appleii_future.rtf. The last year has seen a tumultuous shift in my personal life: new job, new part of the country, new baby boy. These are reasons for my long silence on a2central.com. Everybody wants something, but as I get older I am realizing the need to take the bull by the horns and take charge of my own life. It's time to make something happen. I am posting this set of proposed specs here because the Apple II has inspired the machine in question. This provides an opportunity for us all to describe what we would like to see in a new home computer suitable for casual use and for children. Jeri Ellsworth has provided enormous contemporary inspiration as well, with her C-One project and its follow-up, the Commodore Direct-To-TV. This is not a new Apple II (i.e. no Apple ROMs). This is not a competitor to the PC or Mac. What it is is a new home computer. You can offer your suggestions. What do you or don't you like about present day solutions? You can also laugh at me - I don't mind. This dream has been with me for 13 years, and it's time to move it forward. Somehow, someday, it will become a reality, and nothing will stop me from pressing forward (the real specs do differ somewhat from what is shown here). The vision is largely laid out in the appleii_future.rtf document. ----------------------------------------------- Proposed Specifications for Cerberus 21 June 2005 Cerberus, in Greek mythology, is a three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades. The computer system, whose working name shall be Cerberus, is built around the philosophy of the open, distributed system: many low-cost, low power, small-footprint computing units (CUbs) can achieve respectable performance and at the same time give developers complete control of each unit. This includes its RAM and DMA. All access to user input, disk, video, audio, FireWire, USB, and LAN I/O is managed by a central traffic cop controller, responsible for dividing up system resources and allocated and de-allocating them for the appropriate CU. Cerberus fills a longstanding void in the home market and will return to the user the experience of simple, elegant, brass tacks operation that gives him or her the proper sense of complete control over the system, whether as a casual user or programmer. Target Market ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Web-connected home users dissatisfied with current solutions. - Children, for home, educational, and entertainment use. - Low-power applications. - Hobbyists. Primary Objectives of Cerberus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Open architecture b complete access to the hardware from within each CU facilitates and encourages learning by immersive experience. - Programmability. A built-in high-level programming language along with the ability to look at and program the machine directly at the machine-code level. - Ability to run popular web-enabled applications, including browsers and e-mail clients. - Respectable performance, capable of playing MPEG-4 video and performing 3-D operations in games. - Very short load times. - Low power consumption. - Loose coupling between CUbs. - Enough processing power in each CU to run a simple multitasking OS, such a simple Linux variant. - Compatibility with another platform, which will supply an existing software base. - Ability to use low-cost, existing PC peripheral devices, such as hard drives, CD-ROMbs, input devices, and SVGA displays. Secondary Objective of Cerberus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - A simple yet effective mechanism for licensing software at the hardware level. This may or may not involve Internet connectivity. What Cerberus is not ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - A direct competitor to the PC or Macintosh". Cerberus is not intended to compete head-to-head with machines designed around conventional methodologies (single, fast, power-inefficient CPU running on a monolithic operation), or to run software designed for such systems. - A secure business solution. Security in the context of Cerberus is confined to the web-enabled software which requires it. Security, in fact, conflicts with the open system objective. Proposed Specifications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _Computing Units_ - Western Design Center 65C816 clocked at 14-20Mhz (TBD). - Well-established, widely documented and proven architecture. - Thousands of existing programs available. - Easy to program. - Powerful addressing modes, suitable for modern software. - Low power... no fan required. - Low cost. - SIMM slot capable of holding up to 1GB of RAM. - Macro-bank selector b memory is divided into 16MB chunks, with small areas reserved for hardware soft switches. - Fast twos complement 32x32 multiply/divide unit w/MAC, FPGA implementation. This facilitates the horsepower demands of modern applications. - Ability to optionally shadow up to 4MB video RAM in main memory. - Ability to shadow shared RAM. - Legacy mode maps well-known existing memory configuration to Bank 0000, with clean-room engineered emulation ROMs. - Optional Floating Point Unit (FPU). _Motherboard_ - Four (4) CUbs stock, expandable to eight. - On-board video enforces a single standard within Cerberus. - 128MB video DRAM. - High-performance, high-quality SVGA. - Decoupling from CUbs by central traffic management logic device enables each CU to write directly to its own optionally shadowed Video RAM without worrying about timing issues. - Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (Vendor yet to be determined). - Capable of direct-port writes, or overlay. - High-speed 32-bit DMA@70-100Mhz - DMA will have multiple counters, to enable iterative swaths of copying, such as a rectangular area of the screen, or irregular shapes, in a single operation. - Indirect mode, for copying from the address-of or address-to. - Both target and source may be selected - Another CUbs RAM - Video RAM - Audio RAM - Disk Cache. - Pipeline-able b queuing for multiple requests from multiple CUbs. - 1 MB shared RAM. - On-board digital oscillator chip (DOC), 64-128 polyphonic voices allocate-able by CU. - 16MB audio DRAM. - 65C816 to manage sound RAM, play music, and manage DOC. - On-board LAN connector. - PCI expansion slots. (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Greg, I haven't read the RTF yet (I have a few days off trying to recover from a 10 day work stretch, so I'll try to read it), but good luck. I'm not really a hardware guy, more like a fraudulent one, so I'm not sure what kind of help I could offer. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Thanks for taking the time to read. Your input is quite valuable regardless of background. Just think of what you would like in a home computer (aside from just numbers). Take care of yourself first, though, and get yourself rested. Sounds like you've been under some brutal pressure. Greg (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" > b" Web-connected home users dissatisfied with current solutions. > b" Western Design Center 65C816 clocked at 14-20Mhz (TBD). These two items are mutually exclusive. Modern day internet users want instantaneous results. Pushing large amounts of GUI and handling of AJAX applications require processors in the multiple of Ghz. Users are fickle--they want the information immediately. Just because you don't mind a Web page loads in 10 minutes doesn't mean that everybody else does. If you really want 65816 compatibility, emulate it like what the PowerPC Mac did for the 68k apps or MacTel's Rosetta. The OS would probably be best based on one of the open-source UNIX's for maximum portability of software (you want a large selection of software ready when the hardware is available). It doesn't really matter what the exact hardware specs are (i.e. speed of memory), the retail price tag has to be $100-$200 for it to meet your target audience. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Hi Geoff, Thanks for your input and interest. I am very well aware of the technical hurdles and am taking a radically different approach to the problem than perhaps what you've been taught. Ultimately the goal would be an ASIC unit. The possibilities are virtually endless. (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" BTW it is ironic you mention a web-page loading in 10 minutes, because I think Cerberus will actually be faster - a lot faster, within network bottlenecks. See, there's more to it than CPU speed. There are numerous bottlenecks in a system, whether a single one or a large distributed system spanning many regions. The Linux idea has been considered and is a good one. What I don't want, though, is just another IBM/Intel/Microsoft "me too" solution. I'll admit it: I hate those three with a passion. I feel forced to use those machines, and have broken more than my share of cheap keyboards :-) (GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 15) [EOA] [PNG] Comments on the PNG Screenshot Converter for the IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From the Dark Side of the Moon, the Piper at the Gates of Dawn was Obscured by Clouds. The Animals by The Wall saw the Final Cut of PNG Floyd on the IIgs. These computers are not just Relics. After A Momentary Lapse of Reason, it is refreshing to see More support for PNG. For those who don't Meddle with a IIgs, the only comment can be: we Wish You Were Here. Good job, Kelvin for a putting IIgs screen dumps into a useful format which can be easily viewed by just about every other computer. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Nice to see a PNG screenshot converter. Thanks Kelvin. (A2.DAIN, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" We Don't Need No Education to use the thing, either... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the comments. If anyone cares, the source (c + asm) is here: http://syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/src/pngfloyd/ Kelvin (KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 23) [EOA] [NTT] NEW ARCHIVE FOR Time Tool """"""""""""""""""""""""" I have uploaded a new archive of the Time Tool. The only change is the inclusion of the C headers for Orca/C development. A big thanks goes to Kelvin Sherlock for providing it. The version number remains the same: 1.0.4. Only those who wish to use this tool in a C program will have an immediate need for it. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 96) [EOA] [BFO] BUG FOUND IN ORCA/C """"""""""""""""""" I found a bug in orca/c... symbol.pas, function ResolveForwardReference. the lPtr pointer is not always initialized, so it can cause invalid memory accesses. @@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ begin {ResolveForwardReference} iPtr^.isForwardDeclared := false; {we will succeed or flag an error...} tPtr := iPtr^.itype; {skip to the struct/union type} +lPtr := tPtr; {initialize it here -- kws} while tPtr^.kind in [pointerType,arrayType,functionType,definedType] do begin lPtr := tPtr; tPtr := tPtr^.pType; The problem is fairly innocuous, but kegs notices it. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" You should add that to your patches site... I plan to refer to that when I finally have time to put together a semi-official update to the ORCA products. :D Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I've added it - http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/cc/ There's also a new patch for multibyte character constants (the MPW version had them, but the native version didn't). Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [PGB] PATCH TO SUPPORT GSBUG INLINE NAMES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have a patch to support gsbug inline names (99% similar to the orca/c patch to do the same thing) http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/pascal/ {$debug $8000} enables it. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 22) [EOA] [SRL] SYNDICOMM RENEWS LICENSE FOR Softdisk Products """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As of today, Syndicomm has renewed its license for the Softdisk, Softdisk G-S, and UpTime products whose license was due to expire on July 1. It took a while to make all the arrangements to get the license renewed, and for a while I wasn't sure we'd work things out, but it's done, and our new license expires in June of 2008. Whew! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 66) [EOA] [CPD] CONVERT PHYSICAL DISK TO DISK IMAGE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What is the best way to convert a physical disk (floppy or compact) into a disk image usable by, say, Bernie? I am running OS X. (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" If you have a IIG use shrinkit and xfer the file to ciderpress then use ciderpress to make the shrunkit file a disk image. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" There is not really all that great a way for a floppy disk. OS X doesn't generally support floppy drives (there is a driver, I have never used it, I don't ever intend to :) Compact discs can be converted by making the disc into an image with Disc Utility. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" I use GSHK to create a file archive on the GS. Move the SHK file to the Mac/PC/Workstation. Use to_pro (comes with KEGS) to make a disk image that contains that SHK file. Start up the IIgs emulator, mount the newly created disk image, run GSHK on the emulator to unshrink the files. If you need a blank disk image, just copy an existing one with a new filename (at the host file system level), mount the new name, and format it. These steps will work with any operating system--it is not Mac specific. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Something I used to do on BeOS that should work on other operating systems with a Posix-style underpinning: Create a read/write DiskCopy 6 image using your favorite disk image utility. These are simply raw disk images. You can then use the "mount" command at a Unix prompt to mount that disk image onto your computer. Then you can use your normal means to copy files on and off the image. Likewise, your Apple IIgs emulator can copy files on and off it (although be sure to unmount it from one before mounting it on the other!). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 17) [EOA] [RAM] READING FROM AUX MEMORY """"""""""""""""""""""" Are there an tricks to reading from aux memory? Simply using LDA to read does not seem to work and the only references I find imply it's not that simple. Is there an documentation out there? Thanks (MARGARET, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" What you have to do is twiddle some softswitches to tell the computer that you want to access auxiliary memory instead of main memory. These softswitches are documented in the Apple IIgs Firmware Reference and in the Apple IIc Technical Reference, among other books. To enable reading from auxiliary memory, write to $C003. To return to reading from main memory, write to $C002. For example: LDA $300 ; Reads from main memory STA $C003 LDA $300 ; Reads from auxiliary memory STA $C002 LDA $300 ; Reads from main memory If you need to write into auxiliary memory, store a byte at $C005. Store a byte at $C004 to switch back to writing into main memory. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" A much easier solution is to use the firmware AUXMOVE routine. It does require you to have an Apple 80-column card, or an Apple IIgs because it lives at $C311. You just set some zero-page pointers for the start and ending address, plus destination address and set or clear the carry to transfer from main to aux or vice-versa. Can anyone point out the specifics or where this is documented? (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 15) [EOA] [COC] COMMENT ON Contiki """""""""""""""""" I had run Contiki on my IIgs about three months ago. Looking at the source for the present incarnation (the source can be found at http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/contiki/ ), it appears that the changes needed for the LAN91c96 low level access (at least for my network since my IIgs is front-side accessible on my broadband connection) never got integrated back in. I haven't tried out the publicly released incarnation. The list of items that have since been added is very impressive. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 63, Msg 3) [EOA] [PIC] HELP WITH PROGRAMMING IN C """""""""""""""""""""""""" Okay, I'm really new to C (so don't hurt me) but I must be missing something very obvious here. I'm trying something simple here--if I get either a TCPIPStatus not available or a ToolErr to set the variable ipBuffer to a p-string of "TCP/IP error", yet when I try to display ipBuffer, I get an empty string. Relevant code looks like: if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr) { char *ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error"; } Tell me what it is so I can whack my head on something. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr) >{ > char *ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error"; > } It doesn't look like there's anything obviously wrong. But it depends on what you're trying to do. Where (and how) are you trying to display ipBuffer? If you do it after the closing brace then the variable will have been deleted as it was only created when the code block was entered. Assuming ipBuffer has been defined somewhere else (as a global or at the start of the function), just delete the "char *" from the ipBuffer assignment in your example. If you were trying to use it inside the code block, there's some other problem and we'll need to see more code. :-/ Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Hi Peter, Thanks. Yes, I am trying to display it outside the closing brace, so that explains that. However, when I just do a ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error"; I'm getting an l-value error (which I haven't seen before, probably because I haven't done C before :) I am guessing that this has something to do with the way the variable is set up, but that's a guess. Any suggestions? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Like Peter said, C allows you to declare variables at the start of any block {}. However, those variables are only accessible within that block. You should be declaring ipBuffer at the start of the function. eg: void myfunction(void) { char *ipBuffer; ... if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr) { ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error"; } ... } as for your l-value error, that means the left side of the equation can't be assigned a value, eg 5 = 10; Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" You need to see where and how ipBuffer is defined earlier in the program. If it is defined as a macro (for example, #define ipBuffer "stuff"), you'll have trouble assigning it a value! I'm struggling to think of other reasons why that assignment would give you an l-value error. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Thanks, guys. I have it working now, but it's clear that C is really not along the lines of what I'm used to. I'm not sure I'm going to use it very much, but I will. And I'll need help. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Hopefully we can be of some help. I've only used Pascal for one project since finished college. On the other hand I use C most days. (Although my Orca C specifics might be a bit rusty...) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 10) [EOA] [HWR] HELP WITH REZ """"""""""""" Okay, can someone tell me what I'm screwing up in Rez? I get the size of icon I'm expecting, but it's just rainbow colored junque, not the actual icon I want: /*- About Box --------------------------------------------------*/ resource rAlertString (1) { "8" "1\$03\$00\$00\$00\$17\$00\$20\$00/" "Ryan's program 0.9 alpha\n" "by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.\n" "\n" "Contains libraries from ORCA Pascal,\n" "Copyright 1991, Byte Works Inc." "/^#0\$00"; }; /*- About icon -------------------------------------------------*/ resource rIcon ($00000003) { $8000, // iconType $0017, // icon Height in pixels $0020, // icon Width in pixels (followed by an appropriate icon). Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" When you make your AlertWindow() call, are you using AlertWindow(awResource | awIconIsResource , ...) ? random colors often mean the resource number is being treated as a pointer. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 26) [EOA] [DXG] DISPLAYING XML DATA ON THE IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Any ideas on how to handle displaying XML data on a IIgs? I haven't gotten going on code recently but I have some ideas going through my head. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" What kind of XML data? Do you want to display Microsoft Office 12 XML files? First, you need a XML parser--there should be an open source library or two to see how that works. Then, once you have something which can parse XML, you then have to be handle the resulting data types and data contents. Once you have those individual pieces, you then have to do something with them. XML is very complex, but is powerful enough to replace other database formats. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" For various reasons, I wish someone who doesn't hate text parsing would put together a general purpose XML parsing library for the GS. There are a number of cases in which that would be handy. It could be used for doing an RSS reader, for handling cross-platform file formats, and, well, as a library for handling application preferences and other data. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I agree with Sheppy re: the RSS reader (actually I think I agree with Sheppy regarding his whole post :) Google data can also be gotten in XML, so some kind of XML handling library would be helpful there. I don't have any hugely ambitious projects going on right now, I just hate text parsing. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 19) [EOA] [SSL] OpenSSL on the 816 """""""""""""""""" For OpenSSL to operate efficiently on the 816, a quick multiply/divide algorithm will be necessary. The bn_*.c (specifical bn_mul() ) routines consume the lion's share of processing the MIPS R4000 (43% unoptimized), and I expect the cost would be even more prohibitive without fast multiplication capabilities. Just a casual observation. (GPH_II, Cat 55, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" http://www.hedgersoftware.com/booth.dsk Fast Booth encoder algorithm demonstrated. Great teaching tool. (GPH_II, Cat 55, Top 7, Msg 2) [EOA] [HLM] Help With List Manager """""""""""""""""""""" This is my first time using the List Manager. Is it possible to get the list of pstrings to appear in a font other than the standard system font, and if so, how? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" To make the strings draw in a different font, you probably need to write your own list item drawing procedure. How to do that is covered in TBR1's List Manager chapter. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 6) [EOA] [PPC] PROGRAMMING - PICTURE CONTROL """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Not totally a Control Manager question, but it appeared to be the best fit... What's the easiest way to do a Picture Control? I have some things that I would like to make into a control that are too big to do as an icon. Ideas? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" I've never dealt with a picture control. however, iigs technote #81 has this to say: Controls That Are Not Controls --- The new picture extended control is not a "full-fledged" control; it has been provided to simplify your programming tasks. The picture control does not support normal mouse hit testing and highlighting. Think of it as a built-in extension to your content drawing routine, and not as a control. It is provided to allow you to refresh your whole window with a single DrawControls call, instead of drawing the controls and then drawing pictures. The icon button extended control has been provided as the graphic full-function control. If you need or want a fully functional control that uses a picture, you should consider writing your own custom control procedure. --- The 1998-04 issue of the lamp suggested placing an invisible rectangle over the picture control if you want to know when someone clicks on your picture. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I used the pict control at one point during the development of SIS. I forgot the reason why I didn't keep it, so I have no examples. I remember I used a combination of IIgs Technote #46, ToolBox reference manuals, and browsing through the REZ include files to make it work. I manually entered in each PICT op code to draw the image that I wanted. It was a little tedious, but I had full control to adjust the image as needed. It should be noted that I was making a PICT resource so I took advantage of what REZ offered (isn't there a REZ include file that is mostly Quickdraw II related?) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I've found that it's generally easier to just write code to blast the pixels you want into the window. If you know what you're doing, it's not all that hard. Although it does get more complicated if you're not guaranteed that your window will be in the foreground. However, it works great in dialog boxes and other modal windows. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 20) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [JSR] July 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The July 2005 (Volume 4, Number 7) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n7.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 34) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [KFI] KansasFest Information """""""""""""""""""""" CONTACT: KansasFest 2005 kfest-help@kfest.org http://www.kfest.org The 2005 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce some of the first details of KansasFest 2005, giving the event an approved "go" sign. "Rockhurst University is officially prepared to receive the dozens of geeks who will invade their campus this summer," said Tony Diaz, Committee Big Cheese " - or so they think." Kicking off the official festivities at this year's convention will be a keynote speech delivered by longtime KFest attendee and Apple II user Ray Merlin. A longtime supporter of both the computer and the community, Merlin will be sharing with his audience some reflections of his years watching the Apple II community evolve. "When you ask a guy 75 years old to share some of his thoughts with a somewhat captive audience, it becomes impossible to resist," said Merlin. "You give an old guy the floor and anything can happen!" The following days will consist of official events including informational sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more. Before the convention concludes with the annual Vendor Fair, Friday night will witness the tradition of the Celebrity Roast, with this year's guest of dishonor Juiced.GS associate editor Ken Gagne. "It'll be interesting to be on the other side of the flamethrower, for a change," said Gagne, who has emceed the Celebrity Roast for the past four years. Whether or not he will function in this capacity this year as well remains to be seen. KansasFest 2005 will occur for the first time ever this year at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 19th through July 24th. Registration information is available online at or by calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345. Also for the first time ever, registration payments are being accepted online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices and convenience possible. KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFest Committee since 1995. Each year is like no other. Any and all Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did! (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 41) [EOA] [OAD] OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" I took a morning off last year and went out for 18 holes of golf. We are no longer by the known golf course. But is anyone up for a foursome? A weekday morning seems to be best. I imagine there must be golf fairly close by. You know for a larger outing we could do a putt putt golf outing as a larger group one evening. That would be fun. (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" Mini golf would make (IMHO) a better KFest outing. It doesn't involve nearly the time investment that real golf takes, and can be a lot of fun, even for people who don't play golf. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Mini golf sounds more inviting to me than actual golf, which I've played once and liked but don't have the dollars for. :) Karaoke, anyone? ;-) Ryan Chief sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 50) [EOA] [CKT] CONFLICT WITH KFest TIME """""""""""""""""""""""" I've been called for Jury duty. July 11th. I'm on call for it for two weeks including the week of Kfest. Let's hope I don't get selected for anything too involved:) While I am fascinated with the Justice system. Kfest is far more so. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 52) [EOA] [WTE] WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN ARRIVING AT Rockhurst - I """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I know it is a little early, but I haven't seen this information posted anywhere. What is the recommended set of directions to Rockhurst from the MCI airport? Where do we park once we get to Rockhurst? Is parking a paid lot or free? From the parking lot, then where do we go? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Here is an email Sean posted to the KFest list a few weeks back - it answers many questions, yours among them I hope: --- Original Message --- So very sorry for not providing this information until now. We're now working with a new conference coordinator at Rockhurst. Check-in is 9:00am to 9:00pm. If you arrive after check-in, KFest committee members will get you in that evening and you can complete check-in with Rockhurst the following day. We are staying in McGee, so the 54th and Troost entry is your best entry. Ample FREE parking is available - no permits required. Linens/pillows are provided, but I recommend you bring your own pillow if you can - you'll sleep better. McGee is getting renovated and will be fresh for our arrival. I'm trying to get in there to take some pics, but can't until July 6th. Phone lines are available in the dorm rooms, but now for the good/bad news... Rockhurst's campus offers wireless networking just about everywhere. However, access to their physical network is locked down pretty tight. Previously, we thought we had permission to access their physical network but now that we're working with a new coordinator, it appears we'll have to renegotiate that. A map of the campus: http://www.rockhurst.edu/admission/topnav/VR/map.asp There are elevators in the McGee dorm and Rockhurst understands we will be using them to move in/out. More information is on the horizon.... does anyone else have any general questions that I can run down? (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 55) [EOA] [WIR] WIRELESS INTERNET AT Rockhurst """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is wireless completely open or is a login account needed to actually use the connection (i.e. Vernier wireless authentication)? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" Geoff, That, I do not know... Is it something we can hack out when we get there? If I have understood some other conversations correctly, the wireless network at Rockhurst is more accessible than the wired one - but I could be mistaken. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" I posted the question so those who are in charge of KFest can ask the question to the staff at Rockhurst to get a solid answer. An authentication-base wireless network is the hardest implementation to attempt to hack into. And even if you get valid MAC address into which you assign to your network interface, it will only be valid for a short period times (usually counted in hours), that it will be an ongoing challenge to keep getting a new address and reassign your hardware. IMO, it isn't worth the constant hassle. Solution: put the computer away for a week and sight-see KC. I hear there's a great amusement park in the area :) (there are ferris wheels for those who don't 300 feet plunges in an open-car roller coaster :) I have to thank you (for the repost) and Sean for making what information is known about Rockhurst available. Also kudos to Carl for taking care of a2taxi once again! Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 59) >>>>> """"" I probably should have consulted Google before posting (praise the almighty and blessed Google). The answer is found at http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/computer/wireless/guest.asp . Guests can use the wireless network using the "pay as you go" method; $30 for the week if the prices have not changed. It uses a system like Verneir to track authentication (as suspected). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 60) [EOA] [EII] WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN ARRIVING AT Rockhurst - II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" More info from the kfest list, this time from Tony: --- Original Message --- Sean did some recon and if this were AOL you'd hear "You've got Pictures!"... Take a look at the gallery on kfest.org for some insight on Rockhurst. Our accommodations have been changed on campus to Corcoran Residence Hall instead of McGee due to threats from the air conditioning system in McGee hall. They did not wish to have it go ka-put on us during our stay, and called to inform us ahead of time. It already happened once this Summer. Sean has some details on parking and loading / unloading into the dorms. We will be on the first floor of Corcoran Hall, the common area is central to the building entrance and there are east and west halls. The building is grain elevator layout. I'll be working out some more details this weekend, we will either have everyone on one side with the quiet seekers toward the very end or use both sides of the hall depending on numbers. The cafeteria is on the other side of the fieldhouse, toward the west, from Corcoran and for vehicle parking we have a choice of 52nd street, street side parking or controlled access and park in the townhome residences parking lots to the east of Corcoran. Rockhurst Road is 52nd Street with a name change while passing the campus. Tuesday night will most likely be an evening out to Sweet Tomatoes, we're working on that this week. Our schedule will be starting with breakfast on Wed. at Rockhurst, and we will have the KFest Kookout for Lunch and then Dinner again at Rockhurst. Welcome to KFest! Let's have a great time! Thank you all for your support. Tony (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 61) >>>>> """"" Move-in and parking info, courtesy Sean: --- Original Message --- We'll refer to the map at: http://www.rockhurst.edu/admission/topnav/VR/map.asp As Tony mentioned, we are relocated to the Corcoran Residence Hall. It's a long building running east to west parallel with Rockhurst Road/52nd Street. The first thing everyone should know is that Rockhurst Road/52nd is a ONE WAY street going west. Anyone who wants to park on the street immediately in front of the dorm will find this very convenient, and you can park on both sides of the street. Lots of shade out front. We may also have some parking in the gated area between the Corcoran and Townhouse Village area, but that hasn't been guaranteed yet (btw, no shade). If we get parking in the gated area, right off, I can tell you - you don't want to unload from that location. Lots of steps. We're staying on the first floor of Corcoran, which is good because this building doesn't have an elevator. Loading/unloading won't be a big problem though. You can't see it on the map, but there is a service drive between the Corcoran dorm and the Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse. It's roughly right across from Virginia Street, if you check the map. One or two vehicles can fit in their at a time, and from there it's a short walk all the way on flat sidewalk to the rear entry of the dorm, which also happens to be on the level we're staying on. If you don't have a lot to carry, there are also steps at the ,front of the building facing the street, but the service drive is very convenient. The gate is supposed to be open the entire time we're at Rockhurst. You should be able to unload, back out and take Virginia around the block to get back to the front of the dorm and park on the street. This is the pic of the sidewalk that runs behind the Corcoran dorm. In the distance, you can see the red truck. That is the service drive from Rockhurst/52nd. The "bridge" on the right is the rear entry into the dorm so as you can see, it's a short trip. http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-Univers ity&id=View_of_dorm_back_door_area This pic is taken from the "bridge", but you can see the red pickup still - just to give you an idea of how far the service drive is from the back door. http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-Univers ity&id=View_from_back_of_dorms_a_1 The walk from the Corcoran dorm to the Rockhurst cafeteria is at least 2x-2.5x the distance as it was from Ridgeway to Avila's cafeteria. A nice walk to build the appetite or walk off the indigestion - we'll have to see. http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-Univers ity&id=Zoom_past_field_house_to_2n Another pic from the "bridge", this is the path you take to head off toward the cafeteria. Note the picnic tables and likely location of the Kookout. If you're driving and have the space, you might consider bringing your own folding chairs so we have plenty of seating. http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-Univers ity&id=Dorm_back_door_smoking_area I didn't get to take pics of the front (52nd st side) of the dorm because they were testing fire alarms and we couldn't use the front doors. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 62) [EOA] [RST] Celebrity Roast """"""""""""""" I am pleased to announce this year's roast panel will consist, in no particular order, of the following roasters: Geoff Weiss Jeri Ellsworth Eric Shepherd Ryan Suenaga Though 75% of these individuals have themselves been roasted in the past, only 25% of them were roasted by me, which means not only that I have not incurred their wrath to warrant a particularly painful roast, but that I won't have to recycle much material when forming my rebuttal. :) Note: The M.C. has yet to be decided, but I thought I'd get this information out for now. -Ken (Ken Gagne, KFest Mailing List, Jun 22, 2005) [EOA] [KFS] KFest sessions - the list - update 2 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A few new additions and corrections to report. Still not too late to sign up to conduct a session. Entertain and enlighten your Apple II friends! Ryan Suenaga - Mystery Session Apple II episode from Computer Chronicles Ed Eastman and Sean Fahey - Uthernet card and Contiki Kirk Mitchell - Apple II Hall of Fame Greg Nelson - Mystery Session Ryan Suenaga - Marinetti Programming in ORCA/Pascal For Dummies Sharon Knobloch - Genealogy using Reunion Howard Katz - Identity Theft Ken Gagne - Popular Apple II Games Austin Phelps - Pear PC Tony Diaz - Diskmaker8 Bruce Baker - Discussion of how people are using their A2 these days. Tips and ideas for how to use the A2 now Apple II video from Tech TV Please send me corrections, additions, etc. Thanks, Andy awmolloy@landsnail.com (Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List, Jul 11, 2005) [APG] ADDING PHOTOS TO KFest PHOTO GALLERY """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How do I upload photos to the KFest.org photo gallery? I thought I remembered seeing a "contribute" button, but I'm missing it now. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" To have a photo contribute link, you need to be logged into the KFest site by creating yourself an account. We don't allow anonymous posting to control spam and to keep pornsters from using our site for their own nefarious purposes. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Once I'm logged in, how do I upload photos? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Click on the album you want to add photos to (for example, KansasFest 1995 Photos), then in the popup menu at the top right corner, choose "add photos". A wizard should show up to lead you through the process at that point. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Ah - thanks, Sheppy. I thought I had to create a new album somehow (i.e., "Ken's KFest 2004 Photos"). -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 27) [EOA] [CKD] Comment on KansasFest 2004 DVD """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Tonight I popped in my copy of the first disc of the KansasFest 2004 DVD set, available at . Wow - I had no idea the quality was that good! And I'd forgotten how much fun (and how funny) KansasFest is. The splicing of multimedia files that the presenters used so that we can see them exactly as they appear on a computer screen was an appreciated extra effort. This is a very nice product, Sheppy - thanks for creating it. Too bad there won't be a similar offering for KFest 2005. :( -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" If someone tapes KFest 2005, and sends me the DV tapes, I'll do what I can to put together a similar product for 2005. Of course, I'm still trying to get 2004 finished, so... :D Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 55) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Burpee Museum Fascination With the Old A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Uploads to the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL] Timeout-Relogin In WEB Access of Forums--------------------------[TOR] Bug in Silvern Castle v8.3---------------------------------------[BSC] Work Being Done on Silvern Castle v8.4---------------------------[WBD] Silvern Castle Disk Image Available------------------------------[DIA] Comments on Silvern Castle v8.3----------------------------------[CSC] Nibble Magazine on DVD or CDs------------------------------------[NDC] ClickIP Released-------------------------------------------------[CIP] First CD of "The Definitive GS+" Available-----------------------[TDG] Setting up the KEGS Emulator-------------------------------------[TKE] Using HFS on IIgs Emulators--------------------------------------[UHE] Using the Kegs32 Emulator----------------------------------------[UKT] The AppleWin Emulator--------------------------------------------[AWE] KEGS for Windows-------------------------------------------------[KFW] Needs a Commented Source Listing For Applesoft-------------------[LFA] Design Help With an 8-bit Assembly Routine-----------------------[HAR] Help With TextEdit-----------------------------------------------[HWT] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5] Pre KFest Activity-----------------------------------------------[PKA] INET Connection - Safe Travel------------------------------------[ICS] BastelCard - Roast-----------------------------------------------[BCR] Regrets Not Being Able to Attend This Year-----------------------[NAA] Pictures From KFest 2005-----------------------------------------[PKF] Last Ones Out----------------------------------------------------[LOO] KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] Plans to Attend KFest 2006---------------------------------------[PTA] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson The Burpee Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two doors South of the patio High Above The Rock River we see the Burpee Museum of Natural History. This little museum has great animal and geology exhibits. During the school year students come by the bus load to explore the exhibits and participate in hands on learning activities. Several times a year you can participate in a family outing searching for fossils at several local sites. The Burpee Museum boasts a popular new exhibit... a dinosaur named Jane... a skeleton of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex... estimated to be 11 years old at the time of death... estimated to have lived some 66 million years ago. This fossil was discovered by staff members and volunteers on an expedition to Montana in 2001. Time for research and preparation led to the opening of the exhibit just this Spring. Fascination With the Old ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interest in the old also characterizes the Apple II computers... there is something fascinating about them... resulting in a desire work with them... enhance them... invent for them. Use your imagination to do more with your Apple II... share with us what you have done. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NUL] NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory: File: scptcv83.bxy Size: 10624 Date: Jul 20 Patch for Silvern Castle v8.3 The original Silvern Castle v8.3 update release contains a bug that can cause combat to hang under certain circumstances. This patched SC.ACTION file will repair and fix this error. Uploaded courtesy of the author, Jeff Fink. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 57) >>>>> """"" There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Misc directory: File: ClickIP1b1.BXY Size: 4096 Date: Jul 27 ClickIP 1.0b1 is a Permanent Initialization File that works in conjunction with the SideClick Contextual Menu Manager to display the IP address of the Apple IIgs it's installed with. Requires a minimum of System 6.0.1, Marinetti 2.0.1, and SideClick 1.0. Beta freeware from Ryan Suenaga; email bug reports to a2.ryan@syndicomm.com Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 58) [EOA] [TOR] TIMEOUT-RELOGIN IN WEB ACCESS OF FORUMS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is there any way to change the time-out period before I have to relogin? It seems I can't post a reply fast enough without having my time expire, forcing me to login again. Very frustrating! (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Jeff, Is this via the web interface? I don't know if the timeout can be changed, but I usually write my responses in another application (Microsoft Word, Appleworks, ProTERM, etc.), then cut-and-paste when I'm done. That way, the web can't make me lose anything. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg) >>>>> """"" Yeah, from the web interface. Usually I'm too lazy to start up MS Word just to cut & paste here, but I may have to. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" I usually use the web interface. If I time out while writing a reply, I relogin then (as the screen suggests) I simply hit the back button until the edit box reappears (complete with all my text), then press the Post button again and everything works as normal. Having said that, I'm paranoid enough that I select and copy the text before hitting the Post button. (The first time if I think of it!) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" When I get the time-out message I always hit the back button, copy my reply, relogin, then goto the right category and paste the message. Very tedious. Now if I can just relogin, then hit the back button to post at least that saves some steps. But it seems the time-out interval is only 5-10 minutes, or maybe I'm just a real slow typer. If the time-out interval can be changed to at least 30 minutes that should be sufficient. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" The timeout when posting is supposed to be around 30 minutes but is much shorter; we've not yet been able to figure out why. I'll prod Dave to see if he has any new insights. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" Dave's changed the timeout to an hour (just this minute). See if that's any better. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" Yep, seems to work better now! Urge to kill fading! Thanks, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Good Fix there. I used the Web interface, *most* of the time. It's just more convenient for me. Usually, I've just highlighted everything before I click post and copied it to the clipboard.just in case. The new delay will let me take my time:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 50) [EOA] [BSC] BUG IN Silvern Castle v8.3 """""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle v8.3 has a bug in the combat module that can cause the program to hang, depending on your parties actions and characters. What happens is this: If all the monsters have been killed, and there are some characters in your party who have not had their turn and their combat action was to fight, the program hangs trying to find an alive monster because I inadvertently removed the code that prevents this. To fix, do the following from BASIC.SYSTEM: LOAD SC.ACTION 3600 B=0: FOR C=0 TO GB-1: G=GB%(C): IF G THEN A=0: FOR W=0 TO 7: A=A+(J%(G-1,W,0) < 7): NEXT: B=B+A: IF A=0 THEN GB%(C)=0 3500 N=N+1: ON N=39 GOTO 3550: T=OD%(N) SAVE SC.ACTION Line 3500 must be truncated to make room to fit the new additions to line 3600. If you would rather not edit these lines manually, I will be releasing a shrinkit file of just the patched SC.ACTION file sometime in the next few days. This bug was reported by Jon Rose. I never triggered this bug with any parties I created, so this bug got out without me catching it. -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 154) [EOA] [WBD] WORK BEING DONE ON Silvern Castle v8.4 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have just finished coding some cool new features for Silvern Castle. They will be incorporated into the new v8.4 update due to be released in the next for months. Sometimes these updates come fast & furious when the urge to program strikes! Instant AutoMaps! Interactive AutoNotes! NPC lairs! New & improved initiative formula-no more sorting! New preferences: Adjust the wandering monster encounter frequency Toggle shareware/freeware features on/off Select display mode per module (text or hires @ camp, maze, market, etc) Adjust mundane loot frequency -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 155) [EOA] [DIA] Silvern Castle DISK IMAGE AVAILABLE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" For anybody who needs a disk image to play Silvern Castle on an emulator, just send me an email and I will send you one. Until recently I had no idea this was so hard since Silvern is distributed only as a shrinkit file. It seems the most popular emulator on the PC, AppleWin, only accepts 140K disk images. Since Silvern requires a 3.5" disk image at a minimum, I don't know how anybody could play it with AppleWin. Now AppleWin v1.12.6.0 allows hard drive images, so you could fake it using an 800K disk image as your hard drive image, but this is very difficult to figure out for most people. Other emulators like KEGS support 800K disk images directly, but even so, you still need to supply PRODOS to get a bootable image, and if you want to upgrade and keep your current characters as opposed to just getting a new installation, you need GShrinkit or the classic version as well (or instead you could use the finder or another copy program to transfer your characters). However, I prefer to use larger hard drive images because newer features like the instant automap coming out with the v8.4 update will require more room to store all 3 scenario's worth of automap pictures. So let me know if you need an 800K disk image for KEGS, or a hard drive image for AppleWin v1.12.6.0 or KEGS (either 1.5MB, or any size you specify). -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 161) >>>>> """"" Btw, what is the status of distributing these programs? PRODOS BASIC.SYSTEM SHRINKIT (the 8-bit version) (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 162) >>>>> """"" >> PRODOS >> BASIC.SYSTEM >> SHRINKIT (the 8-bit version) I don't think there are any issues with the first two; ShrinkIt, too, should be okay, as a freeware title. Jeff, if you'd like to make disk images available for download, let me know, and we can arrange for them to be posted on A2Central.com. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 163) >>>>> """"" Sheppy has posted a 1.5MB hard drive image of Silvern Castle that is usable by KEGS, AppleWin, and probably most other emulators over on A2Central.com. Hopefully everyone who's asked for a disk image usable with their emulator in the past find it useful. I tested it with KEGS v0.91 and AppleWin v1.12.6.0, if your emulator isn't listed, let me know if there is any problems and what disk image you require. I will make future Silvern Castle updates available as shrinkit archives as before as well as these hard drive images. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 164) [EOA] [CSC] COMMENTS ON Silvern Castle v8.3 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey Jeff. I'm going through 8.3 I haven't used this since about 7.4. My guys are getting killed and I don't have the money to resurrect them. Am I forgetting? It seems there is little money i this game. I recall getting more loot in the field. I turned off copper and silver coins, this seems too much detail. So when I get loot on level one I get listed all these coins often adding up to a gp, but then I'm told the coins are worthless. If the coins are worthless, then don't list them. I do not want to know what I threw away. I recently got coins that added up to over 5 gp but again my party threw them all away. It would seem you can't have it both ways, either I get 5 gp or things should not be listed at all. Even with copper and silver turned off you know their presence. I guess I could fool with them but them you need the dpockets spell to help with encumbrance. It may be fun to program but I'd rather just know it's too heavy or not. It's too much detail. (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 156) >>>>> """"" Well, I said all the negative stuff. But for the positive, I love this game on a simulator. I got the speed working now so the maps just zips open when I need it. The game moves pretty fast even at regular Apple 2e speed. BTW: If you can search for secret doors in this game I've forgotten how. Thanks Jeff for helping me get this simulation on the applewin going and for providing the 8.3 in a hard drive image. (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 157) >>>>> """"" Hi Bruce! I like the detail when getting loot, but I see your point. What I should do in the next release is when you set the preference for loot to be restricted to gold pieces only, it should display a simple message without the detail. If you don't like encumbrance, turn the feature off in the preferences. To search for secret doors the hard way, walk into a wall; if there's a secret door, you'll go through. The easy way is to cast magical light. I find compared to the original release that the first few levels now are way too easy-looks like you been relying too much on your super characters before now! BTW, have you had any luck getting your super characters back in the game? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 158) >>>>> """"" Hi Jeff, Well, I'll use the super characters on my Apple II on the emulator I've got characters named after Kfest conferees. hehe For now it's been interesting to use normal guys. Right now I've got a group of mostly level four guys on level two. I'm not sure its too easy. But I'm still griping about the money routine. It has serious problem, IMO. I just beat a big group and had 32 gp of coin but each guy got 3 gp maybe. The extra just gets cut. If I use gp only I should get the whole 32. This is truly weird. I guess you have spent a lot of time on the other way to play. But if we get a choice the gp only needs some attention. Now to change my job description (from fighter to fighter) we have to pay money. That's new isn't it. But I'm bummed that the only way to get money is to sell stuff and that is pretty slow. I have trouble buying spells, I can't afford to resurrect my dead guys. BTW I have two guys described as "out". I thought I carried them back to the inn. Well, I know I did. Enough for now. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 159) >>>>> """"" Well maybe the whole loot display needs a little more explanation. Right now, the loot display always shows the total loot found, including all gold, silver, and copper pieces. When you set the preference to restrict loot to gp, only the gp is taken by your party. The sp & cp is left behind. This could be why you see you found the sum of 32gp, but only got 3gp per character-if you look closely you probably found only 18 individual gp total, the rest of the sum was probably sp & cp. If you think you should get all of the loot in gp, that would be a bit out of line IMO. Don't expect low-level monsters to carry much gp. Now I recommend with low-level parties that you turn off the restrict loot to gp preference, and also turn off the encumbrance preference if you like. The restrict gp preference is really only for parties on the higher maze levels anyway to automatically skip picking up the cp & sp. The next release will at least skip showing all sp & cp when the restrict loot preference is set to gp to avoid this misunderstanding. The best way to acquire loot is in lair chests. Don't expect to get rich knocking off wandering groups of orcs & zombies! To change class has always cost money, the only thing different is now you get to keep all your spells (even if you change from mage to cleric or fighter, although you have to wait until level 20-25 to cast spells as a fighter). The only way to get characters to show as OUT is if you assembled a party for the first time, or after disbanding previously, and you exit Silvern Castle without saving the game. Characters who are OUT can be recovered at the guild. The only thing to say about whether Silvern Castle is too easy or too hard depends on who's playing. One person who contacted me recently thinks the game is extremely easy! You say it's too hard. Now compared to v1.0 the game is much easier. I think you got so used to your super characters bowling over any opposition you forgot to play defensively with weaker characters! :) My advice is not to attempt level 2 until all your characters are over 20hp, or at least the front 3 can protect the back 3. BTW, did you discover the Proving Grounds in the Tavern? This allows you to swap ability skills or for hit points. You might want to try it. Hope this helps, Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 160) >>>>> """"" THis is great making a ready to use SC for emulators. I am loving mine. Jeff, I did have to remember for a while but no the fighting is not too hard. It may be too easy. I've been saving a lot but have not had to reboot in a while. I am currently running a group that is mostly up to eight on level five. I run into a lot of level three and four guys, even level 2 guys. I figured I'd find mostly level five guys. But lairs are still disappointing. I am now running with small coins w/o encumbrances. Lairs might give 35 gp (the equivalent). I ran into one lair, spiders I think, that had no chest at all. I just don't remember the loot being this paltry. Was it really? I think one thing that I remember you said you changed was that the probability of getting great loot is now much less. Tell me about it. Even on level five I'm getting mostly leather, sm shields, and torches. Where are the great artifacts that I cannot identify until my cleric is level 15 or so? So far I've seen nothing over +1 and precious few of those. That's what seems drastically different: the loot. How long has it been like this? I guess with at least four guys equipped with something so colossal that they never have to attack twice I didn't not notice the change. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 165) >>>>> """"" >> I just don't remember the loot being this paltry. Was it really? << Well the original v1.0 release would give out enchanted stuff fairly liberally, sometimes up to +32. Even gold was doled out like there was no tomorrow. Now I thought I played Silvern a lot, but when people started getting fireball+11 and plate mail+10 (I never found those things!) the subsequent releases started to reign in the loot. My guess you and everyone else probably didn't notice the loot drought on later releases because you already loaded-up on all the high enchanted stuff, but that's not to say you there's no treasure to be found, but you won't get rich off wandering monster encounters and low-level monster lairs. Of course, one dragon lair, and your loot problems will probably be solved! Now I can tell you the next v8.4 release will have a preference to increase the lair frequency so that should make you happy, and chests will also have better enchanted stuff (i.e. no more mundane stuff on higher levels). The best loot sources have always been lair chests and NPC parties. From play-testing I've found the loot adequate to the risk. I know some of my expeditions came back with very little loot, but that was usually the exception. Bruce, get a little deeper into the maze and tell me if you still think the loot is too paltry; maybe your characters are too powerful for the level you're trolling on and the monsters are hiding from you. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 167) [EOA] [NDC] Nibble Magazine on DVD or CDs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" In case anybody missed it, Mike Harvey the publisher of Nibble, is selling the complete magazine on DVD or CDs. I'm posting the email I got: ---- begin quoted email ---- Hi Everybody, This is just a little reminder that during this month [Aug 2005], we're paying the shipping on orders for the Nibble collection on DVD or CD. It's a great time to add Nibble to your library as: * A memento of the glory days of the Apple II * A bit of history to pass on to your children * A curiosity to show your grandchildren * A source of recreational programs you can STILL type and run with some modification on current Basic interpreters (I've converted a number of programs to run with NBasic under Windows ... contact Nick Adams at: sylvaware@mindspring.com for more on NBasic) You can get all 16,332 pages at: www.nibblemagazine.com And thanks again for your encouragement during the scanning project! best regards, Mike ---- end quoted email ---- (FINKSTERJ, Cat 16, Top 10, Msg 19) [EOA] [CIP] ClickIP RELEASED """""""""""""""" I just released the program (well, it's a bit much to actually call it a program :) I showed at KFest, ClickIP, the first third party SideClick module. All it does is display your IIgs's IP address in the SideClick Contextual Menu. You can get it off of http://lamp.a2central.com/ryans_software/ or wait for the release here. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 20) [EOA] [TDG] FIRST CD OF "The Definitive GS+" AVAILABLE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The first CD in the six-disc set "The Definitive GS+" has been released and is now available for purchase. If you're at KFest, you can get it for $20. It's $25 through the Syndicomm Online Store: http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=238 Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 6) [EOA] [TKE] SETTING UP THE KEGS EMULATOR """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently got KEGS running on my PC and thought I'd share my experience transferring files from my real GS. I have a 3.5" SuperDrive with controller card, so that's the method I have been using to transfer files for awhile now. On my GS I use GShrinkit to make compressed files of the stuff I want to transfer. Then I run Peter Watson's MSDOS program on my GS to transfer the shrinkit files to a PC 3.5" 1.44MB disk using my SuperDrive. On the PC side, I create all the necessary hard drive images with CiderPress by Andy Fadden. Then use CiderPress to add these shrinkit files to the hard drive image. Even though CiderPress can open shrinkit files directly, I still find it easier to use GShrinkit directly from the emulated GS to unpack. Of course, to get GShrinkit and GS/OS initially required me to make an 800K disk image of the System 6.0.1 boot disk. Then I used CiderPress to unpack GShrinkit to one of the hard drive images. Once I can boot GS/OS, I can then use GShrinkit to unpack my full GS/OS system folder. At that point I can boot my hard drive image with my full GS/OS system instead of the limited 800K GS/OS boot disk. It took about 2-3 days to transfer everything (about 100MB) worth transferring. I didn't see much need to copy some programs like AppleWorks GS which are very buggy. I mean the only reason I use APW GS is to get nice 2-3 columns printouts of text files. Now I can just use CiderPress to extract text files to print with MS Word (I know this is heresy). -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 18) [EOA] [UHE] USING HFS ON IIgs EMULATORS """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Jeff posted in the KEGS for Windows topic about not using HFS on emulators, due to the ease of creating lots of ProDOS images. I like using HFS for certain things, especially for my development work, so I can have nice, long, descriptive filenames for my source code. Some of you might panic, since there are known to be issues with that. But if the image is in, say, DiskCopy 6 format, I can use Apple's Disk Utility to mount the image on my Mac and do testing and repairs, which I do now and then to make sure things stay tidy on the image. Works well for me. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" My major issue with HFS is the lack of native GS tools to repair the disk structure if something goes wrong. For those with Mac's that's probably not a concern, but should be taken into consideration for those with access to PC's only. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 234) >>>>> """"" Another reason to avoid PCs. ;) Seriously, though, Apple's HFS repair utility from Mac OS X is open source, so someone could download it and port it to Windows. I don't know how much work would be involved (probably not much, if you had Cygwin installed). Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 5, Msg 24) [EOA] [UKT] USING THE Kegs32 EMULATOR """"""""""""""""""""""""" I downloaded Kegs32, so now what?? I mean can someone in plain English explain how to run this thing? Does this thing run straight from Windows XP? Nothing seems to happen when I run the kegs32.exe file. I see from the read.me file I need a ROM image from my GS. These things probably exist on the web somewhere, but I got dozens of real GS computers to get ROM images. What are the steps to get a ROM image? I have no problem transferring files from my GS to my PC so I just need to know how to grab the ROM image to a file. Also, edit the config file to change disk images????? How do I do that from Windows XP? But seriously, I need help! I used to know this UNIX and DOS shell stuff, but like a bad memory, I've suppressed all PC knowledge prior to XP. I must be the last person to exclusively use only real Apple II computers up until now (except at work). -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Jeff, I hardly run KEGS and I try really hard not to use Windows, but I can tell you that the easiest way to get a ROM image from a real GS is to use Sarah Shepherd's GSROMGrabber. http://sarah.sheppyware.net/ Click on the GSROMGrabber link. :) Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" Nice try, but GSROMGrabber doesn't work on my ROM1 GS. When I get to the part where it wants to save the file it locks up tight; can't even reset, have to power-down to reboot. Did the same thing on my other ROM1. Rebooting shows the file was created but it's empty. If I think about this I'm sure I can extract the ROM image myself. Now, as far as the rest of you go, do you still use real Apple IIgs computers or do you use emulation, if so, which one? I'm looking for a viable alternative for the future; I've already experienced hardware failures on some of my GS machines. Although I only program 8-bit stuff, all my programming utilities are GS tools, so a GS emulator is called for. I will never get a Mac; it's an expensive niche machine only. The engineering applications I use to pay the bills are only available for Wintel PC's. If my tone sounds a bit harsh, it's because you emulator writers haven't made this an easy path so far! -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Jeff, Kegswin.exe can be run directly (from the start menu, windows explorer, etc) or from the cmd.exe shell (modern equivalent of command.com). If you run it directly, it creates a terminal window for text output (error messages, debugger, etc). If there isn't a rom file, it exits immediately, so you won't see the error message about the rom file. If you run it from cmd.exe, you will see the error messages. Once kegs is running, the F4 key lets you browse for disk images to use. You need to reset your "IIgs" for the change to take effect. Kelvin (KWS, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" >> Nice try, but GSROMGrabber doesn't work on my ROM1 GS. << That is very strange (I did a lot of testing of that thing on both ROM_01 and ROM_3 systems and didn't find any issues with it at all). >> Now, as far as the rest of you go, do you still use real Apple IIgs computers or do you use emulation, if so, which one? << I use both. Code gets done only on emulation because I would be beyond crazy if I was waiting on compile times on a physical GS, but everything gets tested on physical GS's. I don't use Windows if I can help it, so my expertise is only with emulation on other platforms, so I can't really help you on finding a Windows emulator. Sorry. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Well I found an alternative to getting the ROM image, see this link to grab the ROM from BASIC! http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/GS.WorldView/Resources/CSA2.JEWELS/Buildin g.GS.ROM.image.txt Once I got the ROM image I was able to boot the emulator. Now that it runs I see I can set the disk images from the menu without messing with any config files. So after this I made a disk image of the boot disk that came with System 6.0.1. So now that I have a way to get to the finder, that's the last disk image I'll ever need!! I used CiderPress to create two blank 32M hard drive images. Than using my Superdrive and Peter Watson's MSDOS utilities, I transfer shrinkit files from my GS and transfer them to the hard drive image on my PC using CiderPress. After booting the GS emulator I run GShrinkit to unpack these files-this is much better than using disk images. Now I got my full GS system folder with all my development tools on the emulator's hard drive image. And it works! This is great running GS software at an effective 86Mhz-according to KEGS32. Now I'm a happy camper! -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" If you are running Kegs32 then you have an old version of Kegs you should really go to http://kegs.sourceforge.net and download the newest version on Kegs. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" Jeff, I'll have to come back to you for help with this some time. I did have kegs going but right now it seems broke. But I don't have time for that right now. What is the program you use? I've not heard of it before. (BBAKER, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" >> What is the program you use? I've not heard of it before. << It's called CiderPress by Andy Fadden. It's shareware with a 30day trial, after that it's only $9.95 to register. Well worth it. http://www.faddensoft.com/ciderpress/ (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" KEGS32 is based on a 5-6 year old version of KEGS and hasn't seen an upgrade in years. KEGS is still actively supported, has many additional bugs fixed compared to the older version, and is simply the best cross-platform emulation of a IIgs (any code which I will contribute to an emulator will be exclusively to KEGS). If you wish to stay partial to KEGS32 for whatever reason, your best bet would be migrate to ActiveGSApp since that is based on KEGS32 and heavily modified with custom code and contains fixes/features through KEGS 0.85. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" >> If you are running Kegs32 then you have an old version of Kegs you should really go to http://kegs.sourceforge.net and download the newest version on Kegs. << While I didn't know I had an old version. Well I downloaded the v0.91 release but the file is kegs.0.91.tar.tar How do I run this? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 38) >>>>> """"" If you open it with Winzip it's easy Just extract all the files to A directory of your choice some of the files wont extract because they are Mac files.. then put your rom image in the same Directory as kegswin.exe. start it up and hit F4 to start configuring it... (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 40) >>>>> """"" My problem is XP has an integrated zip compress/extract feature that seems only to work with *.zip files. So I had to downloaded WinZip. Also had to change the KEGS file extension from *.tar to *.gz, otherwise WinZip wouldn't open it. Well I'm running KEGS v0.91 now. It's got some positives and negatives compared to the v0.60 I downloaded earlier. Negatives: No full screen mode anymore (this is the more important feature!) :( Harder to use config menu Can't turn off debug info Positives: Seems faster, now my effective GS speed is 95Mhz (was 87Mhz) Able to emulate 8MB or more memory (was 4MB) 11 hard drive images!!! (was only 2) :) Able to set limited 8Mhz speed (was only 1Mhz, 2.5Mhz, or unlimited) :) And speed selection much easier Mouser pointer much better now All in all this seems to be a better update. Although the loss of full screen mode is the one feature I really want, although since AppleWin uses the same hard drive image I can run 8-bit stuff full screen if I really want to from there. My biggest problem with v0.60 was that at the faster speed I couldn't scroll GS/OS windows slow enough without going to 2.5Mhz (the only next slowest speed), which was too slow. Now with 8Mhz selected just by pressing F6 this is much better. Having more hard drive images is a real plus too! Thanks everyone! -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" To get kegs to go full screen you would have to add a lot of code that would only work in windows and you would need to mess with directx or open GL (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Both KEGS32 and KEGS 0.91 support up to 20 hard disk images, but you will have to edit the KEGS config file manually to support that many. If one returns to use the KEGS/KEGS32 interface for adding/removing disks, the limit of 11 or 2 returns. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I thought Open-GL was cross-platform. Would it not be possible for an Open-GL full screen mode to work on UNIX and Mac too? From a UNIX stand point, it might just be easier to create a new X display at 800x600 and switch to that when full screen mode is activated. Add some logic to center the drawing. No need to worry about Open GL. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" OpenGL is cross-platform, but the APIs used to establish a GL context, set it to full screen, etc. are not part of OpenGL itself. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Why in KEGS is the GS clock one hour too fast? I'm in CST land, not EST. No matter if I change it in the control panel, it always gets reset. Can this be changed? It's only a minor nuisance. Must be some Wintel problem; the Windows clock is correct. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" Move to Indiana, Hawaii, or Arizona so you don't have to worry about Daylight savings. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 47) [EOA] [AWE] THE AppleWin EMULATOR """"""""""""""""""""" What I'm I doing wrong? I'm trying to use AppleWin 12.6, but every time I try to use it with any 3.5" disk image I create, it says it doesn't support the format. First, can AppleWin use 3.5" 800K ProDOS disk images? Second, what disk image format does it want? I made a .2img disk image of a bootable ProDOS 3.5" disk using Imagemaker on my GS, which I then transferred over to my windows machine. I also found CiderPress, which opens this image without problems. From CiderPress, I converted the Imagemaker .2im file to every other disk image format it supports, but when I try to open these disk image files with AppleWin it doesn't recognize then. All the 140K disk images I found on the internet open with AppleWin without problems. Help! (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Well I think I solved my problems with AppleWin. I'm convinced it doesn't like 3.5" disk images, although 140K and hard drive images are fine. Is this true? I wanted to run Silvern Castle under AppleWin, but all methods to use a 3.5" disk image have failed. So I tried Ciderpress to create a blank hard drive image, and then used the add files option to transfer files from the 3.5" disk image to the hard drive image. AppleWin seems to like this hard drive image, but not 3.5" disk images. Go figure. The Ciderpress program is great, but it doesn't deal with folders correctly. I had to create a disk image of my old Copy 2+ disk to copy the files into the correct folders because although the subfolders were in the correct place they were empty with the files they should have contained in the root level. Now as far as Silvern Castle goes, it run just fine with AppleWin although at the fastest speed the messages went by too fast to read. At least with my windows computer if I manually adjust the Silvern Castle time delay speed to the largest value possible (65,535 instead of 4000 as currently) the messages can be read even with AppleWin set to the fastest speed. I want to try KEGS, but the file comes as a tar.gz extension which I have no idea how to uncompress. -Jeff I also tried ApplePC, but it has some hires display bugs that make the title page and automap unreadable in some circumstances. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Use gunzip to handle the gz archive and tar to handle the tar archive: gunzip foo.tar.gz tar xvf foo.tar I think Winzip can be used as well. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Winzip works fine but chokes on the Mac files in the archive..... To get around this don't select the Mac files... (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I solved all issues with AppleWin 1.12.6.0 and disk images. I refuse to use nulib2 from the DOS shell to extract shrinkit files. If it wasn't for Andy Fadden's Windows program CiderPress I never would have been able to create disk images to use with AppleWin and easier import/export files between disk images. It's shareware for only $9.95 so I highly recommend anyone using AppleWin who needs to manage disk/hard drive images to check this program out. -Jeff http://www.faddensoft.com/ciderpress/ (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" CiderPress is in general an excellent program; it's one of the few acceptable reasons to use Windows. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 14, Msg 9) [EOA] [KFW] KEGS for Windows """""""""""""""" I have KEGS v0.91 running now for a few days and here are my impressions compared to AppleWin v1.12.6.0: KEGS for Windows AppleWin ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- GS emulation :) No GS emulation Excellent sound :) No sound unless in 1Mhz mode 1Mhz, 2.8Mhz, 8Mhz, or fastest Any ratio between 1Mhz and fastest :) No full screen Full screen! :) OA and option keys at same time :) Only one or the other at one time 2 140K; 2 800K; 11 hard drives! :) 2 140K; 2 hard drives (max 32Meg) Applesoft flies! :) Applesoft seems much slower Config options fairly decent Best config options for ease of use Basically if KEGS would support full screen I would never use AppleWin again. Now at least for classic A2 stuff, I still use AppleWin. For GS stuff there's no choice. One thing I noticed with Silvern Castle is it plays much faster with KEGS than with AppleWin. Although there are differences. For one, SC message delays are coded with assembly using a scalable delay loop around the firmware WAIT routine; in KEGS the delay time seems to always run at 1Mhz whereas in AppleWin it runs at the fastest speed; this has forced me to increase the highest delay value to 65,500 just to keep messages from scrolling by too fast. Since AppleWin and KEGS both use the same disk images I use the same hard drive images with both. Although I don't use them at the same time, I don't think that would be a good idea. One problem with AppleWin is hard drive images must have the HDR extension; KEGS doesn't seem to care if they are PO or HDR. With CiderPress I can make huge 100Meg+ disk images that GS/OS can format with HFS. Now on a real GS I use HFS do keep the number of 32Meg ProDOS partitions from exceeding a reasonable number. With KEGS I don't recommend HFS due to the ease of adding/swapping any number of hard drive images as needed. So far every GS or classic A2 program I really want runs with KEGS, now if it would just do full screen I would trash AppleWin. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Another issue I have with KEGS is the limited ability to select the speed at which the emulated GS runs. The standard 1Mhz, 2.8Mhz, 8Mhz, and Unlimited settings are not enough. Some programs like WolfGS 3D or using the mouse in finder windows runs too fast at the unlimited setting, but too slow at 8Mhz. Wish you could select any ratio or at least have some additional intermediate settings. EEGS says my effective GS speed is approx 100Mhz at the unlimited setting. Never thought I would complain about GS programs running too fast! (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I don't know if there is a solution for Wolfenstein, but the GS toolbox uses the WaitUntil BRAM byte for some timing operations. Increase that value and it will help with operations such as using scrollbars. More information can be found on page 188 of the System 6 Programmer's Reference. This is a GS software problem (the IIgs engineering team provided a solution 14 years ago), not a KEGS problem. The 8 MHz speed option in KEGS is for ZIP GS acceleration compatibility. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Sure, but there's no reason why KEGS can't allow other speed ratios like AppleWin does. I'm thinking if it had maybe a few intermediate settings between 12-20Mhz any speed problems with GS software would be minimal compared to going from 8Mhz to Unlimited, which is about 100Mhz on my computer. Anyone with souped-up ZipGSX accelerators over 8Mhz have problems with scroll windows being too fast? (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" I hope WaitUntil is during the handling of mouse clicks in the scrollbar control. A single-click on a hyper-accelerated system may be interpreted as multiple single-clicks. I see this happening with KEGS showing an effective GS speed of 120 MHz. Has anybody looked through the scrollbar control code and know how the WaitUntil tool call is applied? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" According to the Programmer's Reference for System 6, it's called each time the value of the scroll bar changes. You can set the value of BRAM location $60 to control how long WaitUntil waits. If the value is $00 or $FF, the wait delay specified when WaitUntil is unaffected. However, for any other value of BRAM $60, the actual delay time waited is: (BRAM$60-1) * delayAmount/960ths of a second So if you want to make the delay twice as long, you can put a 3 at BRAM $60. If nobody's written a CDEV to control this value, it might be a great third-party opportunity; it's something that would be awfully useful for emulator users. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Somebody already has! It's a CDEV called Extra Bits by Josef Wankerl of EGO. I forgot about this thing, of course I have mine set to zero since that's best on a real GS. Warning! Don't set this to a real high value of you'll be waiting a long time. I reset WaitUntil to 200, now it takes forever to do anything. It took 10 minutes just to open the graphic control panel to reset it back to a lower number. It seems a 1 is all that's necessary. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Now can anyone explain to me why the keyboard repeat speed is so SLOW with KEGS? This is not a problem with AppleWin. Using classic AppleWorks with KEGS is a pain without a faster repeat speed. I set my control panel repeat speed & delay to the fastest possible-no real difference. What gives? (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" >> Now can anyone explain to me way the keyboard repeat speed is so SLOW with KEGS? << I solved this one, turns out it's a GS control panel issue. Funny thing is, I imported my battery ram settings from my GS directly, where I had no issue with this. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 38) >>>>> Sheppy's right, a WaitUntil value of 3 seems best with my effective 100Mhz GS. Looks like I had the emulated speed set to 8Mhz when I thought a WaitUntil value of 1 was enough. Even though clicking through scrolling windows is now adequate, everything is slowed down, even opening windows, but this is minor. Now maybe I'm asking too much here, but I still think if KEGS offered more speed options between 8Mhz and Unlimited (maybe 16Mhz) I wouldn't have to keep toggling back to 8Mhz to run some programs like WolfGS 3D (which runs too slow at 8Mhz, but too fast at Unlimited). (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" Someone could probably come up with a patch that would use different delay multipliers for WaitUntil when processing a scroll bar than other times. Maybe patch TrackControl so that while a control is being tracked, the BRAM $60 value for the multiplier is changed. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" I dug up ExtraBits so I can see if it would fix my single-click problem in the scrollbar. Changing the WaitUntil value did not help. I am currently inclined to believe that is not a problem with KEGS, but a toolbox problem--who would have planned for a GS running at 135 MHz? :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" Changing the WaitUntil value with ExtraBits does help, but does not completely solve the single-click problem in the scrollbar as you say. At least now it seems I only get 2 clicks per every mouse click; before I was probably getting dozens. Now at least clicking the up & down buttons in the scrollbar is a workable alternative. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" I was seeing two single-click events with WaitUntil set to its default value and other values (I tried 2,3, and 5). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" >> I am currently inclined to believe that is not a problem with KEGS, but a toolbox problem--who would have planned for a GS running at 135 MHz? :) << While I haven't used either OS X version of KEGS extensively (still a Bernie guy for the most part), I haven't seen this issue yet. What do I need to do to try to reproduce it? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 32) >>>>> """"" Load GS/OS under KEGS on a fast host system. Single click any area of a standard toolbox scrollbar control (scroll by line, scroll by window-size, etc.). Did the contents of the window scroll as if you clicked it once or clicked it twice? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Well when I use Kegs it runs about 120Mhz Sim and 100Mhz Effective and I don't have any problems with extra clicks when scrolling. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" >> Well when I use Kegs it runs about 120Mhz Sim and 100Mhz Effective and I don't have any problems with extra clicks when scrolling. << Well, I sure do with KEGS running at 100Mhz effective with a ROM1 image. What gives? I'm using v0.91 and have all the GS control panel mouse settings set to the slowest speeds. Using ExtraBits to change the WaitUntil scaling does help so that using the up/down arrows in the scroll bar is now usable, but clicking elsewhere in the scroll bar gives me 2 clicks with WaitUntil set at 4. When it was originally set at zero one click in the scroll bar would move the pointer all the way to the bottom. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" What type of mouse are you using? I am using a PS2 optical mouse plugged into a kvm switch which converts it to a usb protocol.. Maybe that does something to the signal.. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 36) >>>>> """"" >> What mouse am I using... << Standard PS/2 mouse plugged into the mouse port. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 37) >>>>> """"" I'm using a Logitech USB mouse with the Xfree86 drivers. Since the host OS event manager is between KEGS and the actual mouse driver, I doubt the mouse or its driver is relevant. Also, there is a different hooks to get the mouse information for Windows, X, and native MacOS X. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 39) [EOA] [LFA] NEEDS A COMMENTED SOURCE LISTING FOR Applesoft """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anybody know or have a good commented source listing for Applesoft? I've always wanted one. Thanks to the Time in a Bottle CD I found something called AppleSoft Concordance by Steve Weyhrich that helped with calling address of internal routines. I also picked up a CD from the new Call-Apple with the old AppleSoft In Depth article that also documented these internal call points. However, I seem to remember you could buy a commented source disassembly of AppleSoft from Roger Wagner as part of the Merlin Assembler and also from the S-C Assembler. As luck would have it, someone seems to have uploaded the S-C Assembler dissembly of AppleSoft, but the website is down (only 15 days prior to me looking for it!). Can anybody help? (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 10, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Jeff http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/apple2/applesoft.zip http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/apple2/ That seems to have disk images for applesoft source code in S-C assembler format. I don't have the dos 3.3 FST installed in my hd image, so I can't check it. A while ago, I was digging through the TIAB archives, and found the AAL disk with AppleSoft source code.... yippeee.... oops, it was encrypted and you had to pay extra for it...drat Kelvin (KWS, Cat 51, Top 10, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" The AppleSoft disassembly that came with Merlin was actually a program that disassembled and commented the program in the ROM of your computer. I printed it out (years ago) and it fills a notebook. I will see if I can print it and save the file on disk - I don't remember if that was an option but it probably was. I'd be happy to send you the notebook but a disk file is a lot more portable. Margaret (MARGARET, Cat 51, Top 10, Msg 6) [EOA] [HAR] Design Help With an 8-bit Assembly Routine """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'd like to ask for a little design help and direction with an 8-bit assembly routine I'm working on for a new AppleWorks Timeout Module or Dot Command. The routine takes a ProDOS 8 file (full pathname passed to it) and sends it directly to one of the serial ports, without any translation or protocol. It doesn't need to be fancy or fast, just as small as possible. The purpose is to bypass completely loading the file into the AppleWorks desktop, which has limitations imposed by both the number of lines and the type of data (text only). Some might suggest the already existing TimeOut Telecomm app, but it sends via protocol. ProTerm, of course, has the same capability, but I need to stay within the AppleWorks application. I don't mind doing the hard work myself, but could one of you more experienced kind souls list a few lines of commented assembler for me for? I know I need to pass the pathname, call the MLI, open the file, read a block or so, send it out, read another to the end, send it out close and quit. But, does anybody have some sample code handy, or just some advice? You might compare this to an assembly language 'TYPE' command to an output port, except I won't have BASIC.SYSTEM available to use. I know the mini assembler and Merlin 8/16 fairly well, but that's about it. Thanks. Hugh... FWIW, the intent of this is to send some high level PostScript (possibly PDF, depending upon the printer) and HP/GL files to the printer from within AppleWorks. (HUGHHOOD, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Whew, that's a good bit of code. Your best bet, really, is to download a copy of Beneath Apple ProDOS, which you can download on A2Central.com free of charge. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Eric, Thanks. You were even more help than you intended. I dug out my old copy of Beneath Apple ProDOS, not imagining it would tell me much more than Apple's ProDOS 8 Technical Reference, Dennis' & Tom's ProDOS Inside and Out or Gary Little's two ProDOS books already had, and I'll be darned, back in Appendix A is a commented source code listing for a 'TYPE' command. It's set up as a Basic System external command, but I'll strip the parts I need, change the output hooks, and go from there. The comments are a big help. Thanks for opening my eyes. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 3) [EOA] [HWT] HELP WITH TextEdit """""""""""""""""" If I have a TextEdit field being used with no menu bar (like in a NDA), how do I implement the standard command (open apple) key equivalents for cut, paste, etc.? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" It's been a while (quite a while!) but from memory the text edit control handles cut and paste automatically. Alternatively, all applications are supposed to provide cut, copy and paste in their edit menu and you can handle those as though you had your own menu. That's my memory, but I repeat that it's been a while... :-) (And I don't have a GS emulator set up to do a quick check.) If you really get stuck, Ryan, I'll have a look at the MUG! code because I'm pretty sure that it supports Copy (at least) in text edit boxes. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >> It's been a while (quite a while!) but from memory the text edit control handles cut and paste automatically. << My understanding (also from doing some testing) is that it supports it for control key (like control c for copy) keystrokes but not for command key keystrokes. >> Alternatively, all applications are supposed to provide cut, copy and paste in their edit menu and you can handle those as though you had your own menu. << Hm. This does not appear the case either :) If you can check your old code I would appreciate it. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" If your program is using TaskMasterDA to do its event processing, the Edit menu items in the application's menu bar should work automatically. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Thanks, guys. I'll look into it (must be a bug on my end ;-) Another question: was the Rez flag to limit the number of lines in a TextEdit control ever implemented? And if not, is there any way to limit how many lines someone enters in the control? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" My memory "RAM" is definitely in need of an upgrade! :-) The TextEdit control by default supports Ctrl-X,C,V for Cut,Copy,Paste. You can use a "Keystroke filter procedure" to trap and/or redefine keys (see Toolbox Ref 3, P.49-19), but the last time I looked at it (a long time back!) I remember deciding it seemed all too hard. The NDA can use the application's Edit menu items, but I'm not sure if that has any relevance in the middle of TextEdit control processing. I had a look at the MUG! code, but the only notes to myself that I found basically said to disable use of the application's Edit menu items in modal dialogues because it "plays havoc with resource ownership". (Of course it could just have been me doing something wrong.) The source code was made available for the EgoEd NDA from GS+ (is that part of the GS+ CD collection?) and that was a good example of how to code with Textedit in an NDA. (And in Pascal from memory!) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" The maximum number of lines field remains unsupported; however, the maximum number of characters field does work. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 16) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF5]------------------------------ KFest 2005 | ----------------------------------- [PKA] Pre KFest Activity """""""""""""""""" Prior to KFest 2004, I had the pleasure of hosting Ryan Suenaga, Jeri Ellsworth, Andy Molloy, and Kelvin Sherlock; the pictures from our experiences then are still available online at http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/kenfest2004/ I had the opportunity to make a tradition of this pre-KFest convening of Apple II users this year when Andy Molloy appeared on my doorstep. The adventures Andy and Ken (and Dean Nichols and Steve Cavanaugh) are now presented at http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/kenfest2005/ -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 65) [EOA] [ICS] INET CONNECTION - SAFE TRAVEL """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Thank you for all the hard work getting connectivity. I know my "Mac" running Windows XP appreciates it. I hope all KFesters making the trek out this year have a safe journey. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 66) >>>>> """"" >> Thank you for all the hard work getting connectivity. I know my "Mac" running Windows XP appreciates it. << I was afraid for a while that I wouldn't be able to get on line at all, but by mid day Wednesday, all was well, except for the printer voodoo. I finally got that figured out. The wired and wireless were on different subnets. >> I hope all KFesters making the trek out this year have a safe journey. << I got to make an extra trip to the airport to get Hans, so I had plenty of experience making the detour. Getting to the restaurant was another story, but we did make it. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 25 Jul 05 7:18:21 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 6 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 75) [EOA] [BCR] BastelCard - Roast """""""""""""""""" It's Friday afternoon at KansasFest 2005; currently Hans Franke is doing his presentation on the new "BastelCard", a new prototyping card for Apple II slot card development. New products so far besides the BastelCard include ClickIP, The Definitive GS+: Volume 1, and DiskMaker 8. Roast of Ken Gagne, hosted by Ken Gagne, to start in a little more than an hour. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 69) >>>>> """"" The BastelCard sounds really neat. The roast went well, I thought. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 70) >>>>> """"" It was a very good roast, except for a few techical glitches, mostly Geoff's. :) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 25 Jul 05 7:21:29 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 6 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 76) >>>>> """"" >> The roast went well, I thought. << Just think if I had gone to sleep earlier when I still thought those Ken and Barbie pictures were still in too poor taste to use... Ryan Chief Sysop (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 77) [EOA] [NAA] REGRETS NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It sounds like from Sean's reporting that a good time was had by all. I regret not being able to attend this year, and I miss it dearly. It's hard to even read about, since I'm usually there. I hope to be able to make it next year. I'm really sorry I missed the roast of Ken..as there is just so much material (sorry Ken:) Get some sleep guys, your real lives are calling. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 71) >>>>> """"" Yes, Dain, you were missed. We could have used you in the roast of Ken ;-) Actually, you were very missed in all sincerity (as well as a lot of the rest of you who missed out this year). Let's hope we have a KFest 2006--Rockhurst certainly is a step up from Avila! Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 72) [EOA] [PKF] PICTURES FROM KFest 2005 """""""""""""""""""""""" OK pictures up at yahoo, specifically http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/brb4311/album?.dir=/ee80 I typed that manually, hope it works. Bruce some of them are just personal whims of mine, sunsets ad pretty trees, etc. (BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 73) >>>>> """"" Your link worked. Thank you for posting your photos online. Anyone else out there have any? Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 74) >>>>> """"" Dain, I posted this link to the KFest list mid-week: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/kfest2005 That link has half the pictures I've taken. I'll eventually get them all up at that same URL. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 78) [EOA] [LOO] LAST ONES OUT """"""""""""" Tony, Hans, Austin, and I were the last ones out of Rockhurst on Sunday afternoon. The black hole of Avilla sucked us back once again to grab lunch at Dick Clark's American Bandstand restaurant (next to the KC Masterpiece on Metcalf which had been a staple outing in KFest past). The food was good, but filling. Tony decided to take a different route home to get some sight seeing done. Tony headed off to the airport. I dropped Hans back off at Rockhurst where he had coordinated to meet his ride later in the day. Austin and I jetted to the airport. I was impressed how cheap gas was in the area when I filled up my rental before the return. It is only $2.10 per gallon. Over a quarter cheaper than home. I got Austin to the airport in plenty of time. As for myself, after several flight delays (the engines wouldn't start, the radar navigation system wasn't working, etc.), I got home a little after 2:00 a.m. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 79) [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [PTA] PLANS TO ATTEND KFest 2006 """""""""""""""""""""""""" Kfest for the last 5 years has always welcome diversion from real life, and I was sad when I had to miss version 2005. Right now my plans are to attend the 2006 version. I hope to see you all there. I'm opening a topic, so we can all discuss the future of this fun week. July 18th-23rd 2006 at Rockhurst University, Kansas City. Be sure to also check http://www.kfest.org for information as it becomes available. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] High Above the Mississippi River A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Retrobits Podcast------------------------------------------------[RBP] Silvern Castle v8.4 to be Released Aug 19------------------------[SCR] Installation of Silvern Castle HD Disk Image---------------------[IDI] Silvern Castle WebSite Established-------------------------------[SCW] Changes in Silvern Castle as Newer Versions Released-------------[CSC] MS Visual Studio Codenamed... "Orcas"----------------------------[CNO] Juiced.GS Planned For End of Sept--------------------------------[JGS] Bernie II the Rescue Status--------------------------------------[BRS] KEGS and Time----------------------------------------------------[KAT] More KEGS and Time-----------------------------------------------[MKT] Daylight Saving Time Patch For System 6.0.1----------------------[DTP] Requests Comments on Source Code---------------------------------[CSC] ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL] An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! To be Continued ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] September 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-----------------[SSA] Retrobits Podcast Host Earl Evans Will Visit A2 Chat Room--------[EEC] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson High Above the Mississippi River ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The vantage point High Above The Rock River reminds us of another great day trip. Bellevue State Park in Eastern Iowa provides an observation point High Above The Mississippi River. Lock and Dam number 12 is located on the river below. Here you can watch the slow movement of the barge traffic up and down the river... and the movement of the barges through the lock. The upper Mississippi has a series of dams with locks designed to provide a minimum depth of six feet to facilitate the movement of barge traffic. Each tugboat is pushing a collection of barges lashed together... three barges wide and five or six barges long. The barges are sized so that a group of three wide by three long will fit into the locks. To pass through the locks each collection of tugboat/barges must be broken into two sections... each section moving through the lock separately... the sections are lashed together again to continue their journey. (A cable-winch system is provided to move the section of barges without the tugboat attached.) The tugboat/barge collections are dynamic... leaving a barge here... picking up a barge there. A comparison to the internet is in order here... where data travels in packets. When you consider the length of the Mississippi, add in all of the rivers that connect to it that are capable of barge traffic, and the movement of cargo to/from ocean going vessels in the port of New Orleans, you have quite a transportation system for large and bulky cargo. So the destruction of the recent hurricane, Katrina, is felt far and wide due to its disruption of transportation. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [RBP] RETROBITS PODCAST """"""""""""""""" Has anyone besides me been listening to the Retrobits Podcast? http://www.retrobits.com/ Definitely worth a listen imho. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 576) >>>>> """"" I haven't, but mostly because it's too much like talk radio, which bores me. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 577) >>>>> """"" I've never listened to talk radio before, but I'm using my new iPod to listen to video game talk show podcasts in the car. It's pretty neat. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 578) [EOA] [SCR] Silvern Castle v8.4 TO BE RELEASED AUG 19 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm planning the release date for SCv8.4 to be Aug 19, barring any last minute problems. Here's the list of bug fixes, major changes, and new features: Bugs Fixed in v8.4: o SCv8.3 introduced a serious bug that could hang combat in certain circumstances. This is now fixed. Thanks to Jon Rose for reporting. o The Camp list S)pells command now works under all circumstances, even if you currently can't cast spells. o The Proving Grounds was supposed to limit hit points bonuses to a maximum of 10hp per level, with a cap of 100hp. However, due to a bug, if you have 101hp or more, the cap is ignored. I hereby proclaim this a feature! o Fixed combat weapon equip bug that sometimes would forget to re-equip your original weapon after combat. Stuff Changed in v8.4: o The possibility of very low-level parties encountering large "organized" wandering monster groups has been removed. o Initiative formula changed. Agility is now the major determining factor, adjusted slightly by class, level, marching order, and a bit of luck. o Most potions have been reduced in price, due to the fact they are now in unlimited supply. o Level 2 monsters are no longer allowed on the first level. o Enhanced feature: Instant Automap! As long as you don't leave the current level or explore new territory, the automap is now instantly displayed. o Enhanced feature: Interactive Auto-Notes! Instead of displaying special locations as drab coordinates on the text screen, special locations are now shown interactively on the automap display. o Ladders are now shown in the automap display. o Enhanced ID spell. Now the ID spell will also show the monster's base initiative rating. o The message time delay can now be adjusted up to 65500 for emulator users who want to run Silvern Castle at faster speeds, but still be able to read messages. o When the preference to restrict loot to gold pieces is on, only gold pieces will be shown. Requested by Bruce Baker. o If a monster gulps one of your characters, and if that monster is killed your character will emerge at the end of the round instead of when the last of that group is killed. Requested by Bruce Baker. But if the monster flees with your character, all items and gold carried plus your character are lost forever! o Rewrote the title page text scroller to be viewable on most emulators. New Stuff in v8.4: o New preference: Encounter Frequency. This preference allows you to adjust the frequency of wandering monster encounters. o New preference setting: Disable shareware checks. Ever since SCv5.2 when Silvern Castle became freeware, the flag that used to check whether you had registered was disabled, although the actual unregistered shareware code was never removed. Now you can toggle this flag on and off. o New display preferences! Now you can set your preferred display modes (hires or text) for all modules (maze, camp, market, combat, guild). In addition, you can choose to keep the standard Silvern text mode color scheme (white & black), or use your GS control panel display settings. o New preference: Mundane loot frequency. Now you can adjust the frequency of mundane loot, or set it to automatically skip all mundane loot-great timesaver for high-level parties! o New maze info command: @ This command brings up misc info, which currently includes the party rating and the encounter chance. o NPC lairs! Now you may encounter very powerful gatherings of specific classes of NPCs! o New preference: Substitute initiative for race. This toggles whether the bottom character status window shows the character race as normal, or shows the character base initiative instead. o The character base initiative rating is now shown at the Camp inspect character display, unless the sub initiative preference is already set to show initiative at the character status window. o New preference! Auto-save automap images. By default, Silvern Castle will now auto-save all automaps viewed, which speeds up the new instant automap feature even more. o New Extra's Menu option: Erase & Zero Automaps. This option allows you to selectively erase your automaps per scenario. o New preference: Lair Frequency. This preference allows you to adjust the frequency of lairs appearing in rooms. Requested by Bruce Baker. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 168) [EOA] [IDI] INSTALLATION OF Silvern Castle HD DISK IMAGE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just realized that the install directions for the hard drive disk image for emulator uses can't be viewed by people who don't already have a way to view text files. The upcoming v8.4 release will contain a stand alone text viewer; I have also included them below: Silvern Castle for Emulators Users This bootable 1.5MB hard drive disk image contains a shrinkit file of the latest Silvern Castle release. The cookbook instructions below are more geared for PC's running the AppleWin emulator (v1.12.6.0 or later required), but users of KEGS and other emulators should be able to follow along. Personally, I prefer KEGS over AppleWin. Please see the appropriate section depending if you are upgrading a previously installed copy of Silvern Castle, or if this is a new installation. I. NEW INSTALLATION All you need to do to install Silvern Castle is to extract the entire contents of the shrinkit file into a folder on any hard drive image. I recommend naming the folder SILVERN.CASTLE, but this is not necessary unless you are following the cookbook method below to create an auto-boot Silvern disk. Run the SILVERN.SYSTEM file to start. Here's the cookbook method to install on the included hard drive image: 1. Mount this hard drive image as drive 1 in slot 7 of your emulator so it's the boot hard drive. 2. Boot this hard drive image in your emulator. 3. At the standard AppleSoft prompt, type BYE to get to the ProDOS quit selector and choose the SHRINKIT program and press . 4. Choose the open archive option and select the shrinkit file (the one with the SHK suffix) and press . 5. Press open-apple-A (left ALT+A for most PC emulators) to select all the files and press . 6. Highlight the SILVERN.CASTLE folder and press , then press at the select current prompt to unpack the files into this folder. 7. After all the files have been unpacked, exit the Shrinkit program. 8. At the ProDOS quit menu, select BASIC.SYSTEM and press . 9. If you want Silvern Castle to auto-boot, type the following: RENAME BASIC.SYSTEM,BASIC.SYS. Then reboot your emulator to start Silvern Castle. 10. To start Silvern Castle manually, type -SILVERN.SYSTEM (don't forgot the dash) from the AppleSoft prompt, or select it from the ProDOS quit menu, or from your program launcher. 11. After starting Silvern Castle, you will need to run the Update Datafiles option in the Extra's Menu. 12. After updating, I recommend you change the following default preferences in the Extra's Menu: a. Set the Preload Files to /RAM option to [N]. This option is redundant for hard drive users. b. If you are using AppleWin, set the Message Time Delay to [20000]. Users of KEGS should set this to [01000]. 13. See the Library Tome in the Extra's Menu for the full user's guide. 14. The shrinkit file may now be deleted if you wish. II. UPDATING AN OLDER VERSION OF SILVERN CASTLE Simply extract the entire contents of the new shrinkit file into the same folder where your old Silvern Castle folder is located, overwriting all duplicates. Start Silvern Castle as normally. You may need to run the Update Datafile option in the Extra's Menu. It's probably a good idea to make a backup of your existing Silvern Castle folder in case of any problems before you begin the update process. Here's the cookbook method to extract the new shrinkit file to your old Silvern Castle folder: 1. Make sure the hard drive image that contains your old copy of Silvern Castle is the boot hard drive. You will be updating this old copy of Silvern Castle. 2. Mount this newer hard drive image as drive 2 in slot 7 of your emulator. You will be extracting the new shrinkit file to your old copy of Silvern Castle. 3. Boot your old copy of Silvern Castle. 4. If Silvern Castle is setup to auto-boot, press at Silvern's title page to exit, and then from the ProDOS quit menu choose BASIC.SYS. 5. Type BYE to return to the ProDOS quit menu. 6. Select SHRINKIT. 7. Choose the open archive option, press to change to the new hard drive mounted in drive 2, then select the new shrinkit file and press . 8. Press open-apple-A (left ALT+A for most PC emulators) to select all the files and press . 9. Highlight the SILVERN.CASTLE folder on your old hard drive mounted in drive 1 and press , then at the select current prompt press to unpack the files into this folder. Overwrite all duplicates. 10. After all the files have been unpacked, exit the Shrinkit program. 11. You can now unmount and remove the hard drive image in drive 2, and boot the updated hard drive image in drive 1. 12. You may need to run the Update Datafiles option in the Extra's Menu. 13. See the Read.Me.First file in the Tome Library located in the Extra's Menu to review what's new. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 169) >>>>> """"" >> I just realized that the install directions for the hard drive disk image for emulator uses can't be viewed by people who don't already have a way to view text files. << There are a number of free text readers available. I know that I wrote one, but can't now remember what I called it! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 2 Sep 2005 - 45 days till KFest '05 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 (CONDUCTOR, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 171) >>>>> """"" I already wrote one to be used within Silvern Castle so I just extracted that to be usable outside of it. But I noticed the 8-bit shrinkit also allows viewing text and appleworks files, not to mention all your basic copy functions too. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 172) [EOA] [SCW] Silvern Castle WEBSITE ESTABLISHED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Be sure to check out my website for Silvern Castle: http://www.syndicomm.com/~finksterj/SilvernCastle/ You can download the latest shrinkit and hard drive image releases, plus the User's Guide and other manuals; includes a few screen shots. Enjoy! -Jeff Fink (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 170) [EOA] [CSC] CHANGES IN Silvern Castle AS NEWER VERSIONS RELEASED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" On level 9 several monsters have cast striking and death ray on me but I have never seen a striking or death ray scroll in my winnings from battles. Also even in level 9 dragon lairs no artifacts are over +2 enchantment. This is terrible. And the things that do come as +2 are silly like cloak +2 or pole arm +2. Who wants to use that? Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 173) >>>>> """"" Hi Bruce, I heard you have been disappointed with the quality of the loot in lair treasure chests. I forgot when I changed this, but higher enchanted items have been fairly rare for awhile now. Finding stuff over +2 is very uncommon, but stuff up to +6 is still possible. Usually all weapons and armour items found inside a treasure chest on the deeper levels will be enchanted. Looking at my item table, on level 9 for example, the chance that typical items will be enchanted are fairly good: Chance to find in treasure chests -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Long sword 0% 24% 46% 27% 4% <1% 0% Short sword 0% 14% 40% 35% 11% 1% <1% Broad sword 0% 46% 43% 10% 1% 0% 0% Bastard sword 95% 4% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% Cloak 0% 13% 40% 37% 10% 0% 0% Chain mail 17% 46% 38% 0% 0% 0% 0% Scroll/Fireball 58% 30% 9% 2% <1% 0% 0% I think the first few releases of Silvern Castle were really excessive with enchanted items. Stuff up to +10 were fairly common, and even up to +32 or higher were technically possible. You can always pay Quillon at the Trading Post to enchant items if you can afford it. Mostly to avoid the drought of spell scrolls in the early games, most chests now contain a high percentage of such items, and usually the same level spell scroll can be found around the same level of the maze (i.e. troll on level 5 to find the level 5 lightning-bolt spell scroll). However, many of those advanced-class level 7 spells are only found on level 10. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 174) >>>>> """"" Sounds good. I've been trolling on level 10 and found a couple of striking +1 and finally a death ray. I thought you said that level 10 is rearranged a little. Did you say that the solution to scenario one is different now? It seems to not be too much of a problem since I don't remember how to do it and seem not to have left myself complete notes. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 175) >>>>> """"" Well, without giving too much away, level 10 has only 1 or 2 squares different, plus an expanded "hidden" level that used to be empty. Well, not really hidden, but unreachable by normal means. One of those squares on level 10 contains an item that used to be randomly placed. But some of you finished without ever seeing it-and complained-so now it's required and part of the scenario. In addition, the area with Drachma's Lab cannot be reached directly from level 10 anymore. Confused? Look for the locked door needing the silver key on level 10-there's only one. That's the first difference. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 176) >>>>> """"" Thanks, now should I make a whole new map for level 10 or just change the old one? Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 177) >>>>> """"" Well, the changes were not too significant. Now that I've found the Drachma's Lair again, I'm pretty stuck. I forget how dependent I was on my super spells and weapons. The guys in the lair are good and I have fewer HP's on this group. My older groups had over 400 HP, this one averages 225. Now after one pass I usually have one or two dead or gulped, sometimes three. That's pretty impossible to overcome. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 178) [EOA] [CNO] MS Visual Studio Codenamed... "Orcas" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The next version of MS Visual Studio is codenamed... "Orcas". Coincidence? http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1852979,00.asp Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 22, Top 2, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, Were you referring to the connection between Microsoft's new IDE and itshomophone Orcus, the Demon Prince? ;) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 2, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Mike W. should sue Microsoft for trademark infringement. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 2, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" Maybe that would be ORCA/s for best copyright infringement case ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 2, Msg 10) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS PLANNED FOR END OF SEPT """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If all goes according to plan, Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 3 will be ready for distribution at the end of September. Ryan Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 675) [EOA] [BRS] Bernie II the Rescue Status """"""""""""""""""""""""""" While doing some mindless websurfing I came upon the following for the Bernie II the Rescue Kagi payment site. http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=XF&& PLEASE NOTE: Bernie ][ The Rescue has been discontinued and no further development will go into this product. If you would like to use Bernie, you are still required to get a valid license. Bernie ][ The Rescue has been specifically designed for MacOS 9 and works with some limitations in MacOS X Classic (there are absolutely NO WARRANTIES as to compatibility with MacOS X Classic). It is up to you to check if Bernie cuts it for you, that's why we are making a trial version available to you. There may or may not a successor product to Bernie running natively in Cocoa, but for Bernie, our little woofer that made us so happy over so many years, it's time to say goodbye. The software will remain available, however. Is this the first public proclamation of the death of Bernie? --Mark (MARK, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 143) >>>>> """"" Wow, yeah. Seems like it to me. Not that I'm surprised, given that it hasn't been touched in like five years. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 144) >>>>> """"" The web page at http://www.bernie.gs says the same thing and that page is dated July 21, 2004 11:19 a.m.--this notice has been around for over a year. But I figured Bernie was officially discontinued when Sweet 16 for Carbon got released. It was pretty obvious at that point where the FE Systems development path was going for IIgs emulation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 145) On the Bernie forums from this year..May 1, 2005. Bernie has the lowest priority of all of our private and professional tasks, so it gets postponed repeatedly. (Case study: when you have XCode and a crying baby, which one would you give priority? Sure, sure, XCode...:-) ) We have done some work - a fraction - but it's an extremely long way to go. we're nowhere to put it quite clear. as I said before don't hold your breath but take what's available and maybe we'll be in for a surprise one fine day. There's a consensus between Andre and myself that we will bring Bernie to OS X or whatever follows that. :-) (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 146) [EOA] [KAT] KEGS AND TIME """"""""""""" The nice thing about using KEGS is that GS/OS won't need patching when daylight savings changes for the other 47 United States in 2007. Make sure you update your host operating system with the appropriate patch. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Except for some reason KEGS sets my GS clock one hour ahead of the PC's clock. It's not just me, according to the release notes this has been an on-going problem for many people. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" The Solaris port I compiled of KEGS has the right time, but then I submitted the code to Kent back in 1999 for the daylight savings correction for Solaris. I can confirm that both Windows 98 and XP versions of kEGS are not correcting for daylight savings. At least the KEGS source is available for somebody to fix the code. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 11, Msg 51) [EOA] [MKT] MORE KEGS AND TIME """""""""""""""""" Doesn't KEGS get time from the system clock? So if the system works with daylight savings time Kegs should... (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Take a look at the KEGS source and read your OS documentation. Don't forget that KEGS is compiled with Cygwin under Windows--not that I am certain which library calls are native to cygwin or which are passed directly to Windows. Time is handled one of three ways, depending on OS implementations: * clock chip is always kept in GMT * clock chip is always kept in standard time * clock chip is always adjusted for local time (i.e. GS/OS) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" >> Doesn't KEGS get time from the system clock? So if the system works with daylight savings time Kegs should... << The Mac version sure does. You can play with the Time control panel settings all you want, but the time display only changes for a moment, then reverts to the Mac time. Daylight Savings Time settings make only a momentary change when you change them. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 16 Aug 05 10:10:51 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2006, July 18-23, 2006 - 336 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" Under windows it does the same... (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 52) >>>>> """"" We are talking about the host's system daylight savings ability, not what an emulated GS can do. GS/OS daylight savings support is designed to change the time on the clock chip. KEGS can't change the host's CPU time. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" Can't you turn off the Daylight Savings time functionality in the GS/OS? It would seem to me that that would be the simplest solution for emulators that take their time from the host, since the host OS most likely has its own DLST functionality. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" >> Can't you turn off the Daylight Savings time functionality in the GS/OS? << No. Any changes to the GS clock or GS/OS DTS settings have only a transient effect. KEGS immediately resets the GS clock to the system clock, but although the PC clock is correct, KEGS is not updating the GS clock correctly for DTS. If you look at the KEGS release notes, this has been an on-going problem with KEGS for a long time. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" I still don't see how this is a bug.. If KEGS stays at the system time that is good as long as the host system sets the time directly and most current os's do. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 56) >>>>> """"" To understand why it is a bug in KEGS, read the KEGS source code and then read the Cygwin documentation for its standard C library calls (especially the time related functions). You may also need to read the Windows documentation for how it's API handles time. Once this is all fully understood, it should be painfully obvious what KEGS is doing wrong. All this information is available with a few Google searches. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 57) [EOA] [DTP] DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PATCH FOR SYSTEM 6.0.1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In 2007, the start and end dates for Daylight Saving Time in the United States will be changing. We need someone to write a patch for System 6.0.1 that will alter these dates so our automatic DST changing will still work right. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" I haven't heard about that. Is it temporary or permanent? And what are the dates? And most importantly - why? :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 52) >>>>> """"" Effective in 2007, Daylight Saving Time in the United States will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. That's four more weeks of Daylight Saving Time. The politicians think it'll save energy. I think it'll be a pain in the tuckus. When I tell people I want to see DST reform, that means I want it scrapped, not made even longer. :) Anyway, we need the GS updated to support the new times. While they're at it, they could maybe make it so it could patch it for countries that have different Daylight Saving Time rules than the U.S. does. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" Here are some DST primers: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/ http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/08/11/extra.daylight.savings/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" The Time Tool set which I wrote a few years back would be the perfect starting point for multi-national time zone support. I'd suggest to use the format found on UNIX systems since one wouldn't have to create a new format for the IIgs. Also one can always update their local daylight savings changes with the common UNIX file. The source to the Time Tool was provided in the original archive. As suggested by others, there will be a need to split the US time zones from other countries in the U.S. longitudes (i.e. EST/EDT in the U.S. will no longer be the same in Canada come 2007 so there would have to be EST/EDT and US-EST/EDT if one has to choose from a text list). But generally the Time Tool would be a good place to start since it's time zone list was based on all countries handling of daylights savings in 1998. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" I would agree that the Time Zone Tool is the place to look at fixing the change in time zones. I'm not proficient in assembly and I'm up to my neck in projects. Would someone like to tackle this? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 10, Msg 56) [EOA] [CSC] REQUESTS COMMENTS ON SOURCE CODE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Fellas, I've completed a preliminary version of the Merlin 16 source code for the FILE.SENDER routine I'm working on to be used from within AppleWorks 5.1. It's fairly short, heavily commented, and doesn't use any macros or linked files. Would there be any objections to my posting the source here? I'd really appreciate comments, suggestions and criticisms, as I know some of you have forgotten more assembly than I've ever known. Hugh... (HUGHHOOD, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Hugh, As long as it's fairly short, go for it. I'm not much for assembly nowadays but I'd love to see someone else's code. :-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Thanks. Yes, it is fairly short. Most of it is explanation and comments, as the actual object code weighs in at about 110 (decimal) bytes or so. Basically, if any of you see any obvious goofs or missteps, I'd appreciate a 'heads up'. Likewise, if any of you are AppleWorks addicts as am I, please consider this your opportunity to request features. Hugh... Here goes with the Merlin 16 Source: TR ADR ; truncate bank address xc ; enable 65C02 Code ***************************************************************** * * * FILE.SENDER for AppleWorks 5.1 * * ******************************** * * * * Allows sending of TEXT or BINARY file to serial/parallel * * printer or other output device withOUT modification * * and withOUT character or protocol addition. * * * * Barclay Clemesha's TimeOut TO.RS232 also sends files, but * * it requires the file first be loaded into the AppleWorks * * Word Processor segment, which eliminates files with more than * * 16,000 lines (CR's), files with 8-bit content, and large * * files that exceed the size of AppleWorks Desktop Memory. * * * * Beagle's TimeOut Telecomm also sends files, but it requires * * either the mandatory addition of an error-checking protocol * * (e.g. X-Modem) or the ability to load the file into the * * AppleWorks Word Processor (e.g. Text) file, or the ability * * to send the (Text) file from 'Terminal' Mode, which requires * * the screen to be active and is extraordinarily slow. * * * * This routine is planned to overcome those limitations, and * * is useful for sending PostScript files, HP/GL2 (vector * * plotter) files, HP PCL setup command files or bitmap * * graphics files to a printer or other output device, and * * is intended to be used as part of sophisticated AppleWorks * * Ultramacros output device control routines. * * * * This initial version is intended to use $0800-$09FF of page 1 * * memory, with $BB00-$BEFF allocated for the ProDOS file buffer.* * After the utility and functionality of this routine has been * * confirmed, AppleWorks DOT command conversion is planned to * * provide improved ease of use. * * * * NOTE: This routine uses Slot/Port 2, but can easily be * * modified to use Slot/Port 1. * * * * This comment/beta version 0.3 / August 25, 2005 * * Copyright (C) 2005 Hugh Hood * * * ***************************************************************** CSWL EQU $0036 ; character out vector low byte CSWH EQU $0037 ; character out vector high byte PATHNAME EQU $0280 ; store full pathname (w/length) here READBUFF EQU $0800 ; ProDOS read buffer address FILEBUFF EQU $BB00 ; 1K ProDOS file buffer start MLI EQU $BF00 ; ProDOS MLI entry point BELL EQU $FBDD ; error Bell COUT EQU $FDED ; monitor character output routine CSW1L EQU #$00 ; serial port/slot 1 entry low byte CSW1H EQU #$C1 ; serial port/slot 1 entry high byte CSW2L EQU #$00 ; serial port/slot 2 entry low byte CSW2H EQU #$C2 ; serial port/slot 2 entry high byte CSW3L EQU #$07 ; 80 column video out low byte CSW3H EQU #$C3 ; 80 column video out high byte READSIZE EQU #$0100 ; # of bytes to read (256) * Here is the actual AppleWorks FILE.SENDER code: ORG $0900 ; run address within AppleWorks OPEN JSR MLI ; ProDOS Entry DFB $C8 ; ProDOS MLI OPEN command DA OPARMS ; parmtable for OPEN BCS ERROR ; error handler LDA REFNUM ; file reference # returned STA REFNUM1 ; store reference # in READ table STA REFNUM2 ; store reference # in CLOSE table JSR INITSLT2 ; initialize Serial Port/Slot 2 READ JSR MLI ; ProDOS Entry DFB $CA ; READ DA RPARMS ; parmtable for READ BCC SENDNEW ; read went well, so proceed CMP #$4C ; did EOF error occur? BNE ERROR ; if not EOF, is real error CLC ; reset ProDOS error flag JMP CLOSE ; job done, so finish up SENDNEW LDY #0 ; initialize read buffer counter SENDGOT LDA READBUFF,Y ; send buffer contents byte by byte JSR COUT ; to Serial Port/Slot via COUT INY ; add 1 to read buffer counter CPY RLENGTH ; is byte last in read buffer? BNE SENDGOT ; if not, repeat to send another BEQ READ ; if yes, then READ more CLOSE JSR MLI ; ProDOS Entry DFB $CC ; CLOSE DA CPARMS ; parmtable for CLOSE BCS ERROR ; endless loop? RETURN LDA CSW3L ; restore video out hook low byte STA CSWL ; at $36 LDA CSW3H ; restore video out hook high byte STA CSWH ; at $37 RTS ; go back to AppleWorks caller ERROR JSR BELL ; sound error bell CLC ; reset ProDOS error flag JMP CLOSE ; finish up INITSLT2 LDA CSW2L ; set Port/Slot 2 output hooks STA CSWL ; low byte LDA CSW2H ; and, STA CSWH ; high byte LDA #00 ; output NULL character to allow JSR COUT ; operation with Parallel Card * ; compatible initialization using * ; this same routine (no PASCAL 1.1) * ; 0N / 255N / * ; Z may need to be added * ; here or else write bytes 'direct * ; to the metal' of parallel card * ; or to pass 8-bit files or files * ; containing or * ; Port/Slot firmware control character RTS ; proceed with READ * OPEN parameter table OPARMS DFB 3 ; # of parameters DA PATHNAME ; full pathname stored at $0280 * ; prior to entering FILE.SENDER * ; (with leading length byte) DA FILEBUFF ; start of 1K ProDOS file buffer REFNUM DS 1 ; ProDOS returns reference # here * READ parameter table RPARMS DFB 4 ; # of parameters REFNUM1 DS 1 ; our routine stores REFNUM here DA READBUFF ; pointer to start of READ buffer DW READSIZE ; # of bytes to read (256) RLENGTH DW $0000 ; # of bytes actually read is here * CLOSE parameter table CPARMS DFB 1 ; # of parameters REFNUM2 DS 1 ; our routine stores REFNUM here END DFB $FF,$FF,$FF ; end of routine flags END (HUGHHOOD, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" That code looks fine to me, although I haven't seen it running. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 44, Msg 44) [EOA] [ITL]------------------------ ILLUMINATING THE LAMP | ----------------------------- An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be Continued """"""""""""""" Note from October 2004 issue: I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995. I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004. Steven Weyhrich a2history@syndicomm.com http://apple2history.org [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [SSA] September 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The September 2005 (Volume 4, Number 9) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL: http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n9.html or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type "m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt). -Ken Gagne Editor, Syndicommotion (KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 35) [EOA] [EEC] Retrobits Podcast Host Earl Evans Will Visit A2 Chat Room """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Retrobits Podcast host Earl Evans will be our guest in Syndicomm's Apple II chat room on Tuesday, Sept. 27th at 7:00 pm PDT (10 PM EDT). Earl's podcast explores multiple platforms from the "old days", and the Apple II has been prominent. Give him a listen then come to our RTC to share your stories! The Retrobits Web site is at: http://www.retrobits.com/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 18) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] A Special Autumn Experience Special Apple II Experiences A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Retrobits PodCast Host in Chat Room------------------------------[RPH] Retrobits PodCast Chat Transcript in A2 Library------------------[RPC] Who Would You Like to See in a Real Time Conference?-------------[WLS] Mike Harvey, Nibble Magazine, to Visit Chat Room-----------------[MHC] Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD------------------------------------[PSV] ChatterBox Game Show---------------------------------------------[CGS] IIgs in a Tower--------------------------------------------------[IAT] Hard Drives - History--------------------------------------------[HDH] New Programs or More GS+ CDs?------------------------------------[NOG] Which Version of The Lamp Do You Read?---------------------------[WVL] Juiced.GS Vol 10, Issue 3----------------------------------------[JGS] Apple II Emulator for Play Station Portable----------------------[PSP] Help With Web Site Requested-------------------------------------[HWS] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson A Special Autumn Experience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early in the morning, from High Above The Rock River, we observe the fabulous colors of the Autumn leaves... inspiring an afternoon visit to Skare Park. This park is home to some 250 species of wildflowers. In turn, these wildflowers display their blooms, starting in late March and lasting into October. The wild Asters are finishing up the wildflower blooming season for this year during this visit. The cool air, the bright sunshine and the bright colored leaves conspire to invite a person to take one of the lessor known trails into the woods... to a clearing in the woods... where you can lay down... sheltered from the cool breeze... the sunshine warming you in a special way... looking up to a fabulous view of colorful leaves contrasted with the deep blue sky... no sign of civilization anywhere... a special experience worthy of a visit on just the right day each Autumn. Special Apple II Experiences ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most of the people reading this have one or more special experiences with one or more Apple II computers... experiences to think about or revisit... enjoy. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [RPH] RETROBITS PODCAST HOST IN CHAT ROOM """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Reminder: Retrobits Podcast host Earl Evans will be our guest in Syndicomm's Apple II chat room on Tuesday, Sept. 27th at 7:00 pm PDT (10 PM EDT). Hang out for a bit. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 19) [EOA] [RPC] RETROBITS PODCAST CHAT TRANSCRIPT IN A2 LIBRARY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: A2RTCLog092705.txt Size: 43559 Date: Sep 28 Transcript of the September 27, 2005 conference with Earl Evans, host of the Retrobits Podcast. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 59) [EOA] [WLS] WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A REAL TIME CONFERENCE? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We are currently working on getting more special guests into Real Time Conference. Earl Evans of Retrobits was our most recent guest and we are soon hoping to have another special guest. Who would you like to see in RTC next? No promises, but we'd love your input. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8. Msg 579) >>>>> """"" I get lots of suggestions from folk in RTC, but posting them here might inspire our forum users to put in their $0.02 too. And of course, it'd really be nice if you had any contact information like an email address for your suggestions. I often have a tough time tracking down some of the folks we'd like to see here. Bert Kersey is hiding well. B-{P Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 580) [EOA] [MHC] Mike Harvey, Nibble Magazine, to Visit Chat Room """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Apple II forum on Syndicomm Online will be hosting Mike Harvey, the founder and editor of Nibble magazine, in its chat room on Monday, October 24, at 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 21) [EOA] [PSV] Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" If my information is right, then the film "Pirates of Silicon Valley" made its DVD debut on August 30th: http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=45253 The price is very reasonable too! Too bad "Triumph of the Nerds" has not made a similar transition. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Triumph of the Nerds is available on DVD, although it's not cheap (we gave one away--well, I sponsored it, so I can kind of say I gave one away--as a KansasFest 2003 prize). Can be found for a bit over $30 if you do some searching. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 21) [EOA] [CGS] ChatterBox Game Show """""""""""""""""""" In Episode 86 of the ChatterBox Game Show and podcast at was an interview with the two musicians behind 8-bit Weapon , a band that creates "vaporware soundtracks", or original tunes that sound like they were made for 8-bit entertainment software. In the interview, they mention using both an Apple IIe and IIc to make their music, and that they even distribute their music on 5.25" floppies. Cool! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> they mention using both an Apple IIe and IIc to make their music, and that they even distribute their music on 5.25" floppies. Cool! << Cool indeed. As the retrocomputing movement picks up more steam, we'll see more and more things like this. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" Perhaps if Seth and Stacey make sufficient use of Apple II's, it would qualify them as guest speakers on an A2 RTC? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I suppose. I've got a list of folks I'll be asking, so it might be a while before I get to them. Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 4) [EOA] [IAT] IIgs IN A TOWER """"""""""""""" Any number of people have looked at their IIgs, with all those external drives and cables connecting them, and thought how nice it would be to have it all neatly tucked into a tower case. As newer models are released, the price of older used Macs drop... there are even offers online from time to time for free Macs... if you will come and pick them up. Looking at my Mac 8600, which is in perfect working order, a thought came to mind... watch for a bargain on another 8600... and put a IIgs inside. Being SCSI, you could use the HD, CD ROM drive and the Zip 100 drive, all neatly mounted in place. A 3.5 floppy could replace the floppy drive... or if you had a suitable controller you could use a superdrive. You could even mount a 5.25 drive in one of the bays. What do you think? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" You might have trouble with newer SCSI cabling/connectors and an appropriate GS card. Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" There are some adapters available that will let you do things like convert from a D 25 connector to a 50 pin ribbon cable; I've seen them and thought about using them at various points but never have. Something like this: http://www.scsicablesource.com/images/scsa-2035.jpg could be adapted to go from, say, a RamFAST SCSI to a 50 pin ribbon cable that could be run within a tower. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 3) [EOA] [HDH] HARD DRIVES - HISTORY """"""""""""""""""""" I was speaking with one of my students the other day, comparing USB and FireWire hard drives. I asked him if they still make SCSI; he had no idea what I was talking about. A similar blank look was earned by me asking about IDE. Sigh. Where is our history going? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" SCSI hard drives are still made, although they are more specialized today than they were in the past (for instance, finding an in production 2.5 inch SCSI drive is an impossible task). IDE, which is "pretty much" the same thing as ATAxyz, is still the prevalent hard drive interface, although SATA is looking pretty darned decent as well :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 42) [EOA] [NOG] NEW PROGRAMS OR MORE GS+ CDs? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Which do you want to see next, more new programs or more GS+ CDs? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" As a proud owner of The Definitive GS+ Volume One, I'd vote for Volume Two! Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 22) [EOA] [WVL] WHICH VERSION OF The Lamp DO YOU READ? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Which version of _The Lamp_ do you read? Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 141) >>>>> """"" Text with Linefeeds since I read The Lamp from a Web Browser. Also, have you considered putting "The Lamp Archive" link on lamp.a2central.com to the first link on the list since that section gets changed the most. I am always selecting GenieLamp A2 Archive since the first link is the most intuitive to find the new information (same reason why New is above Open in your File menu). And it makes sense to also change the word from archive to something like issues. It is not intuitive to find the newest issue in a category labeled archive. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 142) >>>>> """"" I will leave the decision on these suggestions to Ryan (Publisher of _The Lamp_) who created the web site where the "The Lamp Archive" resides. Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 143) >>>>> """"" The lamp.a2central.com site is due for a renovation, but exactly when that'll happen I have no idea. It surely won't happen this week or weekend. Beyond that, I don't know. A Juiced issue just got out the door, so it's possible soon, provided I don't get people clamoring for the second volume of GS+ or more coding projects soon. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 144) >>>>> """"" Okay, I lied. I just updated http://lamp.a2central.com/ to a way simpler design, and eliminated the use of the word archive which apparently was confusing. :) The a2n directory is still a mess, but that could be cleaned tonight too. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 145) >>>>> """"" The site has a very clean look to it now. And it has a passing resemblance to the Juiced.GS design. And I can now find the link to the active online publications. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 146) >>>>> """"" Glad you like the redesign, Geoff. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 147) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS Vol 10, Issue 3 """"""""""""""""""""""""" Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 3 is done (as far as I'm concerned, anyway :) and is in the hands of the publisher to get it printed and shipped. Hope you like it. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 678) >>>>> """"" I hope to take it to be printed tomorrow. Might be Monday. Either way, it should hopefully mail by the middle of the week or so. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 679) [EOA] [PSP] Apple II Emulator for Play Station Portable """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Taking a look at the new Apple II emulator for the Play Station Portable, one of the items on the to-do list is: Uther Ethernet emulation over wifi (for contiki). It is neat to see that there another looking for the challenge to develop ethernet emulation. Has anybody succeeded to get KEGS ethernet emulation working over wifi? I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work, but I don't have any systems to look at this. If it does work, that would make the IIgs truly portable. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" It's been on my list of things to do to even check out the code :-) Since it's yours, Geoff, I'm pretty sure you can tell me where it is. Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Where can I find out more about the Apple II emulator for the PSP? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" I'm not Geoff (nor do I play him on TV) but I can tell you that there's info on the Apple II emulator for the PlayStation Portable at: http://pspupdates.qj.net/2005/09/apple-ii-portable-for-psp.html Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" >> Since it's yours, Geoff, I'm pretty sure you can tell me where it is. Thanks. << ftp://username:password@ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/a2/emulation/KEG SethernetPatch.tar Replace username and password appropriately. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 24) [EOA] [HWS] HELP WITH WEB SITE REQUESTED """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Using , I've configured my server's .htaccess file to prevent access by people being referred to my site from certain other domains. Such surfers will get an error 403, "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access / on this server." However, all the visitor has to do is press "Enter" on the browser's address bar, and then they're no longer being referred - they're accessing it directly. Is there a workaround for this workaround? For example, once a person has been referred, is there a way to log a referee's IP and block him based on that? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 106) >>>>> """"" You will have to rely on something more complicated than a built-in feature of your Web server (.htaccess is a Web server function). You will need to build a set of cgi scripts that generates cookies and can track the content of the cookies with a username and password script. Once you can track a user by his/her cookie, your cgi script can then display links to the appropriate files that you want accessible. Simple. :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 107) >>>>> """"" Geoff, How about this? People being referred to my server from a blocked domain get error 403. I can use .htaccess to direct them to a specific file - say: ErrorDocument 403 /cgi-bin/iplog.asp iplog can be a script that notes the person's IP address and adds it to .htaccess: deny from 192.168.1.1 Would something like that be possible? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 108) >>>>> """"" Based on the documentation at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/htaccess.html , it doesn't look possible. If you are using a different Web server, then the answer is "I don't know." I realize the description I gave in my last message was far from giving a description of what had to be done. It was written more as a general overview. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 109) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Edwards Apple Orchard The Apple II Computers A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Mike Harvey in Syndicomm Chat------------------------------------[MHC] Mike Harvey Chat Transcript in A2 Library------------------------[HCL] History of Storytelling in Video Games---------------------------[SVG] Alt, Option, or Closed Apple?------------------------------------[AOC] Apple Discontinues Successful Products---------------------------[ADS] Andy Molloy At Vintage Computer Festival-------------------------[VCF] Spam Assassin 3.1.0----------------------------------------------[SAN] Music Video "Hey Hey 16K"----------------------------------------[HHK] Bug Found in Silvern Castle--------------------------------------[BSC] Adding Pictures of Monsters in Silvern Castle--------------------[APM] Understanding Computer Storage-----------------------------------[UCS] Which Version of The Lamp do You Read?---------------------------[VTL] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 3 Mailed------------------------------[JGM] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 4 to Ship by the End of Year----------[JTF] Problem - Bernie II the Rescue Under Mac Classic-----------------[PMC] Same Problem Using KEGS?-----------------------------------------[PUK] Various Keystrokes Using KEGS------------------------------------[VKK] Compiling KEGS---------------------------------------------------[CKG] Sun Microsystems Offering $5000 for Top Developer in Contest-----[SMC] SPECIAL From the MacRT Bulletin Board on Syndicomm--------------------[MBB] Sheppy Presents Reflexive Entertainment--------------------------[SRE] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] New Virus Scanning Software Installed----------------------------[NVS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Reads HyperCard GS Version of The Lamp An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Edwards Apple Orchard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For many people an annual visit to Edwards Apple Orchard has become a tradition. Edwards started out as another U-pick apple orchard. Over the years features have been added to be appealing to the whole family... making it a destination for a day trip. You can still pick your own apples. You can also pick your own pumpkins. The barn has become a store. Here you can select from a half dozen varieties of apples. Items for sale include apple cider, apple cider donuts, apple butter, jams, jellies, honey, baking mixes, soup mixes, candles, and candy. (The Cashew Crunch is so delicious that you might eat all of it before you get back home). The store includes a lunch area... pulled pork bar-b-q sandwiches, hot dogs, apple cider donuts, hot cider, cold cider, milk and coffee. The tables are old wire reels, the stools are old milk cans. Then there are the features designed to appeal to the children. Walk up to the yellow line near the farmhouse and visit with Rusty, the Golden Retriever. Feed the goats. (A quarter will get you a handful of goat feed from the vending machines). Visit with Hiss and Miss, a pair of outspoken geese. Go for a ride in a horse drawn wagon. In addition to the usual swings and slides the playground includes several old tractors... climb up on the seat and pretend to drive. When you get home... enjoy your Apples. The Apple II Computers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At home and away... enjoy your Apples. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MHC] Mike Harvey in Syndicomm Chat """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Apple II forum on Syndicomm Online will be hosting Mike Harvey, the founder and editor of Nibble magazine, in its chat room on Monday, October 24, at 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. Please don't forget the news that Mike's just completed the scanning of the -entire- Nibble library of Apple II magazines and books either; check today's lead story at http://www.a2central.com/ for more! Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" And as a reminder to our regulars, 6:00 pm PDT is an hour earlier than our regularly scheduled mayhem... Don't let old habits cause you to miss this! Of course, I'll be in Parent/Teacher conferences until 9:00 pm EDT, but plan to be there anyway from my school workstation. I hope those parents don't get miffed if I turn away to comment. B-{) Kirk, A2 RTC Mangler and Janitor (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" We had a great chat with Mike Harvey of Nibble last week Monday. I'm sure Kirk is working on more guests and a transcript has been uploaded to the library, pending release. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 584) [EOA] [HCL] Mike Harvey Chat Transcript in A2 Library """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory: File: MikeHarveyRTC.txt Size: 27455 Date: Oct 31 Transcript of the RTC with Mike Harvey, Founder of Nibble Magazine, that we enjoyed Oct. 24th, 2005. If you missed us, now's your chance to relive the evening! Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 60) [EOA] [SVG] History of Storytelling in Video Games """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Currently on display at the library of my college alma mater/employer is "Save the Princess -- The History of Storytelling in Video Games". The exhibit includes many classic pieces of software and hardware, including a working NES, that exhibits the evolution of narrative in electronic entertainment and the technology that supported these developments. The displayed software encompasses a variety of Apple II programs, such as Zork, Wizardry, Castle Wolfenstein, Ballblazer, Mind Mirror, and Adventureland. The web site for this exhibit is http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/About/calendar.html#28896 (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 136) [EOA] [AOC] Alt, Option, or Closed Apple? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Alt, option, or closed Apple? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 586) >>>>> """"" Option. I still use "Open Apple" (or "OA") to refer to the Command key on a Mac, though. This has led to some people thinking I meant Option-Alt. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 587) >>>>> """"" I called them "Open Apple" and "Closed Apple" on the IIe and IIc, then "Open Apple" and "Option" on the IIgs, which is still what I call them. I have finally started calling "Open Apple" "Command" on the Mac. Took a number of years. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 588) >>>>> """"" Okay, on the other modifier... Apple, open-apple, command, or propellerthingie? :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 589) >>>>> """"" It's "open-apple" on an Apple and "apple" on a Mac. Do Macs even have an "apple" key any more? If KEGS can steal the keypresses away from the desktop environment, I'd like to see both alt keys mapped to OA and the "Flying Windows" keys mapped to option. Then the "other Windows" key can be mapped to the non-existent keypad = key. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 590) >>>>> """"" >> Do Macs even have an "apple" key any more? << There is indeed still an open Apple logo still on the Command keys on current Mac keyboards. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 592) I wish KEGS would allow optional remapping of many keys. OA-TAB or opt-TAB can't be used in ORCA/M because it's a "special" KEGS keypress. And why does OA-any key make a sound when pressed in KEGS? btw, as you can see I prefer open-apple and option since I only use IIgs A2's now adays. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 591) [EOA] [ADS] Apple Discontinues Successful Products... """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From "Apple discontinues successful products that people feel some sort of connection to. They're the retro-cool thing." Granted, they're talking about iPods - but we Apple II users already knew that about Apple. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 6, Msg 11) [EOA] [VCF] Andy Molloy At Vintage Computer Festival """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The following are excerpts from emails I've received from Apple II user and KFest veteran Andy Molloy: ----- Hiya Ken, greetings from Mountain View and the Vintage Computer Festival! This show is a blast, can't believe all the pioneers and others who are here just hanging out and sharing the history and passion. The first day of the show just ended and everyone treked out to a local restaurant--must have been 50 of us. Hans and Jeri are here, which is cool to see them. Among those I sat across the dinner table were Jason Scott, the director of BBS: The Documentary (www.bbsdocumentary.com) and this guy who was a big player in the ascii art scene. It was fascinating listening to them. The sessions so far have been a treat. One was a preview of a new documentary called "The Future of Pinball" which had some superb visuals and a compelling story about the fall of pinball giant Williams. The other was the 30th anniversary reunion of the Homebrew Computer Club, which was where many of the early computer companies grew out of (including Apple). Woz was there along with another early Apple employee Alan Baum. Everyone told great stories and the place was standing room only. Even had a big birthday cake. Oh yeah, how could I forget, I got to play the original SpaceWar on a PDP-1, doesn't get much better than this :) All this fun and there is still another full day. ----- The second day was just as good, with the highlight being an evening trek deep into the Santa Cruz hills to visit Bruce Damar's Digibarn, which is literally a computer museum inside a barn, complete with two large pigs! He gave about 10 of us (including John Draper aka Captain Crunch of blue box and Easy Writer fame--an early Apple II word processor) a tour. Lots of unique Mac and Apple II items including a Lisa and Apple IIc prototype. I forgot to mention but on Saturday Bruce presented Woz with what I think was the original Wonderbook, which was a bunch of the original notes and docs on the Apple II (pre-Redbook). Woz said he had been wondering for 30 years where it went (http://www.digibarn.com/collections/books/woz-wonderbook/index.html). On the Homebrew Computer Club panel from Saturday, Lee Felsenstein said that Woz was probably the greatest hacker to have come out of Homebrew. I consider that high praise, because Lee chaired the Homebrew meetings, helped start the Community Memory project and was involved with designing several computers such as the Osborne I and Sol. Today is Monday and I am off to visit Apple's HQ, the Weird Stuff Warehouse and then off to Boulder Creek and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 15, Msg 9) [EOA] [SAN] Spam Assassin 3.1.0 """"""""""""""""""" Spam Assassin 3.1.0 was released a month ago and I set it up on a few of my mail systems. My users are reporting a very high success rate of it identifying spam emails. I have folks now who want to be one of my users just to get the better spam identification. This spam assassin thing just might be worth checking out. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 154) [EOA] [HHK] Music Video "Hey Hey 16K" """"""""""""""""""""""""" If anyone is unfamiliar with the music video "Hey Hey 16K", it's a rollicking tribute to the early personal computers (specifically the Commodore, I think), the games we played on it, and the people it inspired. The Flash video, MP3 soundtrack, and other associated goodies are available at this URL: http://www.aas.mcmail.com/aas024/index.htm More by this British author at his web site: http://www.mjhibbett.com/ -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 5) [EOA] [BSC] Bug Found in Silvern Castle """"""""""""""""""""""""""" There's a(nother) bug in Silvern Castle. Setting off a maze teleporter causes the internal maze X,Y coordinates to get set wrong. Normally this doesn't cause a problem except when X is zero or negative which causes the automap to crash with error #53-5495. Depending on your location, it may cause subsequent automap crashes-but once you return to the market everything gets reset correctly (until you set off another maze teleporter). Thanks to Bruce Baker for stumbling upon this. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 179) [EOA] [APM] Adding Pictures of Monsters in Silvern Castle """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I want to add little pictures of the monsters during combat like Wizardry. I already wrote the routines, but just one problem: I need artwork. Anyone willing to create some standard hires artwork? The pics should fit 100x60 or so (105 pixels wide by 63 lines max) on a black background. I can grab the pic from anywhere on the screen, and shrink, or expand the image as needed if you already have some existing artwork-I just can't draw. Any takers? (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 180) >>>>> """"" Jeff, Do you want color or black and white? (or versions in both?) Can you give us a list of monsters that you would like - in priority order? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 181) >>>>> """"" Color preferred. Well there's over 250 monsters so that would be too ambitious. I was thinking just one of each type: Plant Vermin Rodent Beetle Snake Spider Crud Worm Humanoid Fiend Undead Reptile Giant Spirit Dragon Fish Dinosaur Beast (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 182) >>>>> """"" Also one of each NPC class: Fighter Thief Cleric Mage Druid Ranger Monk Assassin Wizard (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 183) >>>>> """"" I liked the Dark Designs (GS) monster/character pictures, which couldn't have been more than 16 x 16 pixels. (ok, i just checked, they are 16 x 16. Is it normal that I remember which issues they were released on? :) They had 2 pictures for each monster/character, and did a slight animation when attacking. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 184) >>>>> """"" Actually coding the routines to display a graphic block was fairly easy, although I did get some of the code ideas from Softdisk's QuickShapes program. Using the QuickShapes program I can grab any size graphic block from a standard A2 hires image. To draw the shape is easy too, just load the file to a buffer than copy each line to the hires screen-you can't just bload it to the screen due to the memory originization of the hires screen. I had about 245 bytes free for ML code, and it took most of that code for the draw routine, although more than half of it is Y-table lookup tables. The hard part was locating the buffer, since most of the graphics blocks are about 700-1250 bytes long, and I only have less than 3000 of free memory-I can't reserve a fixed buffer since the free space is all located in the variable space, not to mention I need headroom to avoid too many garbage collection slowdowns (even though I'm using a fast garbage collector). So I came up with a dynamic buffer using an array. I have routines already in place to delete arrays, so I simply dimension an integer array of the right size, then bload the graphic into that memory space, then using ML use that as the buffer to copy to the hires screen, and at the end delete the array. I use this technique already to load the maze maps. Since creating say an array that's 1250 bytes long with only 3000 free bytes takes AppleSoft a noticeable delay, and because most shapes are much smaller than this, I also came up with a way to only dimension the array to the size needed by changing the auxtype of each file when it's originally saved to the length of the file, and with MicroDot it's easy to load a file's auxtype, so I can dimension the array to the exact size needed. I also grabbed all the graphics I need-they all came from a GIF file I found that contained images of all the Wizardry images, plus some other sources. Converting GIFs to standard A2 hires images was easy too with IIGIF by Jason Harper, a P8 program which was much faster & easier to use than the GS program SuperConvert. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 185) >>>>> """"" Hi, Jeff -- I dropped you an email on the subject of pixel art. I'm mentioning it here because my email domain includes the word "game", which triggers some spam filters. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 186) >>>>> """"" Got it. But I'm finding most GIF images don't transfer too well into standard Apple II hires images; ironically the ones that seem to convert best are already GIF images of hires images. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 187) >>>>> """"" I put 2 sample GIF screenshots of Silvern Castle showing what combat now looks like with the monster graphics added at: http://www.syndicomm.com/~finksterj/ (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 188) >>>>> """"" Neat, Jeff :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 189) >>>>> """"" Those look very nice. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 190) >>>>> """"" I like them, too! Who's the responsible party? Maybe the monster names should be changed to "Groovin' Skeleton" and "Stinky Slime" :) (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 191) >>>>> """"" I just realized all these graphics & the rest of Silvern Castle will not fit on an 800K 3.5" disk anymore. Even v1.0 could fit on two sides of a 5.25" disk. I guess I've added one too many features. The current version of Silvern Castle with PRODOS, SC.SYSTEM, and the complete Silvern Castle folder package + your saved game leaves only about 65K of disk space. But if you add up the space needed to save a complete copy of each level's automap to speed up the display, that takes an additional 60K per scenario. Already you can only have 1 scenario's worth of automaps; i.e. to play the other scenarios you have to delete the previous scenario automaps. Well, the automaps saves two files, one is a small file that keeps track were you have been in all 3 scenarios. The other files are packed hires images of each scenario's levels for fast viewing. You can turn off saving the hires images. But the 34 new monster graphics each take 1K-2K of disk space, or 52K total. Unless you have a hard drive, I think people with only 3.5" drive will have to delete the automap saved hires images and turn-off the preference that saves these images OR turn-off the preference to display the new graphic shapes and delete the graphics. Who would have thought an AppleSoft game would exceed 800K? (FINKSTERJ. Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 192) >>>>> """"" Isn't there a way you could load the graphics from a separate disk? Either pre-load them during the game's boot time, or have them on a separate disk in a daisy-chained drive. (I have no inkling of what would be involved in that -- I'm just throwing out ideas. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 193) >>>>> """"" Surely you don't remember this is an AppleSoft game for a 64K Apple II? :) Subtract ProDOS, MircoDot, hires screen space, ML code, variable space, and program space there's no room for 23K of graphic shapes in memory (but takes 39K of disk space). But memory space is not an issue as I overlay everything as needed anyway to fit. It's disk space that's the problem. I already packed the images as much as I could-down from 52K of disk space originally. But I already have a solution. The auto-save automap images preference must be disabled for those playing on 3.5" disks. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 194) [EOA] [UCS] Understanding Computer Storage """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was speaking with one of my students the other day, comparing USB and FireWire hard drives. I asked him if they still make SCSI; he had no idea what I was talking about. A similar blank look was earned by me asking about IDE. Sigh. Where is our history going? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" SCSI hard drives are still made, although they are more specialized today than they were in the past (for instance, finding an in production 2.5 inch SCSI drive is an impossible task). IDE, which is "pretty much" the same thing as ATAxyz, is still the prevalent hard drive interface, although SATA is looking pretty darned decent as well :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" As a passenger of a jet plane, do we need to know about the work of the Orville brothers? To learn how to drive a car, is there a need to point out that the engine needs cranking first? Carl can point out some of the great phone switch technologies that was used 30-40 years ago that have since been replaced with something more modern--but yet doesn't affect the way we need to make a telephone call. There comes to a point of where we have seen technology evolve (that may have affected some of us greatly), but will be nothing but a footnote in history. Disk related technologies that I think my staff should know should include iSCSI and Fiber Channel. This is what needs to be taught in school. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" I agree to some extent with that; there's so much new stuff people have to know in order to get by in the modern world that eventually you come to a point where old information needs to be phased out of schools' curricula. Even if that information is still true, you get to a point where you need to prioritize. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 44) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Though it's neither a priority nor useful for me to know, for example, that programs used to be entered using punch cards and programmers would have to wait hours for the program's results to be handed back to them, it's still something I'm aware of, and it makes me appreciate where we are now all the more. Maybe a similar appreciation can't be earned by knowing about SCSI and IDE compared with USB and FireWire, but it can't hurt. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Firewire and USB drives use IDE drives, but use an I/O protocol (to the host system) that is very similar to SCSI. Neither has anything to do with the speed of connections that one gets with firewire offers over USB. You can't describe oranges if you want to refer to apples. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 46) [EOA] [VTL] Which Version of The Lamp do You Read? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In answer to the recent question about the Lamp version read: I choose the Text without linefeeds, since I want to read it on various platforms (Palm, Mac). As for the web site: NICE JOB in remodeling it. That green paint was peeling from the walls... Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 148) [EOA] [JGM] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 3 Mailed """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Every issue, save those of brand-new subscribers within the last couple of weeks, has gone out. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 692) [EOA] [JTF] Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 4 to Ship by the End of Year """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 10, Issue 4, the final issue of Juiced.GS under my editorship, is scheduled to ship before the end of the year. How much before the end of the year I don't know yet. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2. Msg 694) [EOA] [PMC] Problem - Bernie II the Rescue Under Mac Classic """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just upgraded from Panther to Tiger, and I have a serious problem: running AppleWorks Classic 5.1 under Bernie, I can no longer open the TimeOut menu. Command-Escape produces no effect. The Command key works in other combinations, and the Escape key works by itself as well. Any idea what broke, and how to fix it? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 147) >>>>> """"" Is this a totally new install, or an install over Panther? I'm wondering if the Bernie keyboard enabler was in your Panther install and hasn't made it over to your Tiger install. I also am not sure how to install that in an all OS X boot system. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 148) >>>>> """"" Ryan, Your diagnosis seems accurate. Under my OS 9 Keyboard control panel, I do not see Bernie listed. I still have the keyboard layout file, installation of which is accomplished by dragging onto the System suitcase, but attempting to do so in Tiger indicates that "This file is used by OS X". I tried copying from my backups the System file I was using under Panther up until I updated it to Tiger, but that didn't provide the Bernie keyboard option, either. Hmm. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 149) >>>>> """"" KEGS allows F3 to be used as an alternative to Escape, allowing me access to TimeOut again (which is good, because Command-Escape doesn't work). But I inadvertently discovered that both KEGS and Bernie will access TimeOut using a Command-Shift-Escape combo keypress. Not sure why, when it wasn't necessary under Panther... but, whatever works. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 158) >>>>> """"" EDITOR'S NOTE: This discussion switches to KEGS and is continued in the next article. [EOA] [PUK] Same Problem Using KEGS? """""""""""""""""""""""" If you use KEGS, do you have the same problem? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 150) >>>>> """"" I've never tried KEGS... Maybe I should. (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 151) >>>>> """"" I certainly endorse KEGS. I have been using it heavily for the last few months without any problems. A lot of people claim KEGS is hard to use, which I don't understand. Sure it doesn't have pretty icon pictures for the config menu, but it's AppleWorks like config menu certainly shouldn't be hard for an Apple II user. If you use KEGS I recommend also getting CiderPress to easily create new hard drive images, and to transfer files to those images. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 152) >>>>> """"" Jeff, CiderPress is a Windows utility, no? That's not an option in this OS X household... The latest version of KEGS for OS X listed on VersionTracker is a year old, but I'll try downloading and installing that. I hope it works with my existing Bernie images. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 153) >>>>> """"" There are two OS X versions of KEGS. One is by Kent Dickey himself, runs under Carbon, and has to be started from the shell; the other is a more finished looking version that I don't really like for some reason I can't recall. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 154) >>>>> """"" The two Mac versions of KEGS -- The Dickey version is based on the current KEGS code, but is really ugly and unfriendly on the Mac. The other version is much nicer looking on the Mac, but is based on a very old version of the KEGS code. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Topi 21, Msg 155) >>>>> """"" >> CiderPress is a Windows utility, no? That's not an option in this OS X household... << Just wait until the Mactels are released and run WINE. I have successfully used Fishwings on non-Windows operating systems. Considering the most recent rumor is that x86 Macs may be announced in January :) I haven't looked at CiderPress since everything I need to do with disk images can be done with to_pro (comes with KEGS) or Fishwings. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 156) >>>>> """"" The current Macintel version of WINE is dreadfully useless. Doesn't run, etc. They claim it works, but they'd have to prove it to me. :) I would love to write a Mac program that does all the stuff CiderPress does... but I simply don't have the time. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 157) >>>>> """"" Based on what I have seen of Darwine (an obvious first step for a more native WINE for Mac OS X), it looks good enough to run FishWings. I have no way to prove this claim. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 159) [EOA] [VKK] Various Keystrokes Using KEGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" OA-tab and option-tab work perfectly fine in KEGS--I just tried it out. You may find the Windows desktop steals alt-tab (both left-alt and right-alt) before giving the application a chance to use it. There is a reason why Kent also mapped OA and option to a function key (well, the Solaris port used the Windows keys for years before the function keys equivalent were added--I take responsibility for that implementation). The better solution is to modify the host OS desktop environment so KEGS steals all the keypresses (or follow Bernie's example and allow users to enable/disable that capability). Custom code would be needed for every supported desktop environment. I believe a Windows solution is documented well and can be easily found with Google. I really need to sit down one day and figure out how to do it under GNOME. IMO, the keyboard under KEGS should look like an extended keyboard, not a native IIgs keyboard. Maybe I've been spoiled having an extended keyboard on my IIgs for 13 years. I like having both the apple and option keys on both sides of the keyboard. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 593) >>>>> """"" >> OA-tab and option-tab work perfectly fine in KEGS--I just tried it out. You may find the Windows desktop steals alt-tab << You're right. >> There is a reason why Kent also mapped OA and option to a function key << Although F1 works as an OA sub, F2 does not work for me as a sub for option; wish it did as the standard left/right ALT keys for the OA/option keys make a beep when pressed with another key which is very annoying. >> The better solution is to modify the host OS desktop environment so KEGS steals all the keypresses ... I believe a Windows solution is documented well and can be easily found with Google << Yeah, I found a program called KeyTweak that will remap individual keys to another. Now my Windows keyboard has the CTRL/CAPS keys switched and the OA/option keys setup like my original Apple IIgs keyboard. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 594) [EOA] [CKG] Compiling KEGS """""""""""""" Compiling KEGS seems like a new hot topic so I thought I'll share a few tips when I was limited to maintain a Windows port. I had to install MSYS, Mingw, and Cugwin. MSYS and Mingw go pretty much hand-in-hand. MSYS is a minimal UNIX-like shell and Mingw is a special version of the gcc compiler which has the headers and libraries to compile Windows API software. Part of the make process for KEGS is processing some files with PERL. I also wanted more UNIX compatible utilities to perform every day tasks, such as the use of a decent pager called more. This is where Cygwin came in. The user's PATH environment variable within MSYS had to include the directory where Cygwin stored its files. By using this bastardized setup, KEGS' Windows vars file had to be customized--it'll be obvious based on the error that shows up if you don't make any changes. If there is an attempt to compile in the KEGS' ethernet emulation which I wrote, you will also need Microsoft's C compiler to compile the necessary libraries. Make sure you copy the libraries and header files to a location which Mingw is looking for them. I have left this step to the Apple II user community to work out since I have no interest of a Windows port of KEGS at this time. I will appreciate any feedback of any problems with the KEGS code to ensure the greatest cross-platform compatibility. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 41) >>>>> """"" I should add that it looks like mingw may now be included with cygwin so the MSYS and separate mingw may no longer be necessary. I'll let that bit of detail be cleared up by those who want to pursue down that avenue. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Wow. That's a lot of work to compile a program. :-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 43) >>>>> """"" It is much easier if you use a modern UNIX since the necessary development software is provided for you. But if you go through all the steps to get MSYS, Mingw, and Cygwin working, you have an incredibly powerful development platform. It makes Windows programming really convenient. You just follow the same steps that you would to program in UNIX and it just works. There is no steep learning curve and it is nice to see something (especially on Windows) that "just works". Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 44) [EOA] [SMC] Sun Microsystems Offering $5000 for Top Developer in Contest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" How does $5000 for an Apple II related project sound? Sun Microsystems is offering a prize consisting of $5000 and an Opteron computer for the top developer in a new contest. Details can be found at http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/contest/univ_challenge.jsp . Students, faculty, and IT staff at a university or college are all eligible. Not sure what can be done? Here are a few ideas: * Add a ProDOS file system to Solaris. * Support RamFAST hard disk partitions from Solaris. * Write a GUI utility to manage ProDOS disk images. * Add a GNOME interface to KEGS to manage configuration options. Provide an install script to automatically add KEGS to the JDS menu. * Integrate GNOME cut/paste with GS/OS applications running in KEGS. * Support audio input with KEGS (so GS/OS applications can record sound) --add a KEGS option to use sound-in, microphone, or CD-in. * Add Appleworks GS import/export to Star Office and Open Office. * Add IIgs graphic files support to Star Office and Open Office. * Play IIgs sound files using standard Solaris tools. Good luck to all who enter this competition. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 6, Msg 1) [EOA] [MBB]-------------------------------------- SPECIAL From the MacRT FORUM at Syndicomm | ------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [SRE] Sheppy Presents Reflexive Entertainment """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Reflexive Entertainment Presents the Most Addictive Casual Games for the Mac! November 9, 2004 -- Reflexive introduces Ricochet Lost Worlds and Big Kahuna Reef for the Macintosh. Reflexive's CEO, Lars Brubaker said, "We are pleased to bring our two most successful titles to the Mac world. We believe that Ricochet Lost Worlds and Big Kahuna Reef will bring a whole new level of casual game play to the Mac audience. Over 10 million people have already downloaded and enjoyed these two games, and we are excited to offer these highly addictive games to Mac users." Ricochet Lost Worlds has stunning visuals and sound effects, a gripping soundtrack, and compelling level design. It could quite possibly be the most addictive game ever made. This remarkable breakout action game will entertain your whole family for hours on end! Throw into the mix a slew of innovative power-ups, a new "Ring Game," and a level editor where you can make your own levels, and you have an unbeatable combination. Ricochet Lost Worlds for the Mac can be found at http://www.RicochetLostWorlds.com/Mac Big Kahuna Reef is a gorgeous underwater adventure! Discover Sea Turtles and other aquatic life as you break open boxes in this classic style matching game, questing for the Mask of the Tiki. Using the revolutionary Mouse Party, you can play with multiple players on the same computer through an almost infinite number of levels, thanks to the included level editor. As you play, you will uncover greater challenges including the Skeleton Fish of Kamehameha. Lead on, Kahuna... your quest awaits! Big Kahuna Reef for the Mac can be found at http://www.BigKahunaReef.com/Mac Reflexive Entertainment, Inc. is an innovative, award winning, Developer with its key game portal at www.Reflexive.com. Reflexive develops, publishes and distributes over 350 games via the Internet that appeal to the "casual gamer". The casual gamer is the fastest growing segment for downloadable games with demographics targeting women over the age of 35. Reflexive debuts four (4) of its own internal titles per year and launches up to five (5) new casual games a week created by developers from around the world. (SYNDICOMM, Mac Forum, Cat 17, Top 18, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Reflexive is the company I work for now; these are the first two Mac games I was responsible for releasing in my new job. Please give 'em a try and let me know what you think (and feel free to post nice things about them in reviews on VersionTracker and MacUpdate)... :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Mac Forum, Cat 17, Top 18, Msg 2) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [NVS] New Virus Scanning Software Installed """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We've installed new virus scanning software that will no longer block Zip archives in emails; instead, the contents of the Zip files are now scanned for viruses for you, and if there aren't any, they get forwarded along to you as usual. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 45) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [HCV] Reads HyperCard GS Version of The Lamp """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey Lyle, In regards to your question in the most recent _The Lamp!_ issue, I read the HyperCard GS version. I think this version is a great idea and I have been saving them on my *real* GS in this format since you began releasing them as such. -Nat (Nat Hall, Email, 16 Oct 2005) [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2005 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Gifts That Inspire A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Bert Kersey in Syndicomm Chat on Saturday, Nov. 26---------------[BKG] DiskMaker 8 v1.0 Available in A2 Library-------------------------[DME] Development of DiskMaker 8 Challenging and a Lot of Fun----------[DM8] John Carmack to be Inducted Into the "Walk of Game"--------------[WOG] Classic AppleWorks-----------------------------------------------[AWS] Deja ][ from JEM Software----------------------------------------[DJA] Content Management System for Web Sites--------------------------[CMS] Silvern Castle v9.0 Released-------------------------------------[SCR] GUI Gallery------------------------------------------------------[GUI] XGS32------------------------------------------------------------[XGS] Apple II Oasis---------------------------------------------------[A2O] Bernie II the Rescue---------------------------------------------[BTR] KEGS for UNIX / Linux--------------------------------------------[KUL] GS Development Tools... Compatibility With Modern Source Code----[GDT] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Gifts That Inspire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this season of gift giving, it is good to remember that the best gifts are those that inspire the receiver's imagination. Imagination opens up the possibility for one to be creative. Many creative people have played a roll in the evolution of the Apple II computers and what can be done with them. This issue reminds us that a lot of people have been using their imagination to develop emulators of the Apple II's and software to facilitate moving files between the Apple II's and the emulators. So if you are choosing a gift for a child... look for something that will inspire his/her imagination. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [BKG] Bert Kersey in Syndicomm Chat on Saturday, Nov. 26 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Bert Kersey, Founder of Beagle Bros Micro Software Inc, will be the Syndicomm Apple II forum's guest in its chat room on Saturday, Nov. 26th at 7:00 PM PST. We hope to see you there! Old time Apple II users will remember the '80's, and the cool Beagle Bros ads in magazines that included one-liner BASIC programs that you could type in to have your Apple II do strange and wonderful things. Bert's products were definitely fun! (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 595) >>>>> """"" This is really, really exciting! Bert Kersey's been really hard to find for a long, long time! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 596) >>>>> """"" Kirk, You rule. Not that I'd say that in public or where you would hear it or anything. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 597) >>>>> """"" And the hits just keep on rolling! Way to go, Kirk! I still have a Beagle Bros. peek and poke chart stuck on my bulletin board by my computer. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 598, Msg 598) >>>>> """"" >> I still have a Beagle Bros. peek and poke chart stuck on my bulletin board by my computer. << LOL I use mine almost every day when I'm doing AppleSoft programming. :) I've worn out 2 so far, the last one I scanned so I don't have to use my last mint-condition chart. :) -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 600) >>>>> """"" Thanks, guys! It helps that everyone I've ever asked to be a guest has uniformly been a great guy! Hmmm.... Anyone know of any Apple II gal celebrities I should ask? Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 599) [EOA] [DME] DiskMaker 8 v1.0 Available in A2 Library """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" There is a new upload in the utilities/prodos8/disk_utilities directory: File: dm8v1.0.bxy Size: 20480 Date: Dec 3 DiskMaker 8 v1.0 Copyright 2005 by Mark Percival DiskMaker 8 is an 8-bit version of Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd's GSOS program, DiskMaker. DiskMaker is a utility to convert disk images back to physical media. The intention is to bring the ease of use and functionality of Sheppy's program to the 8-bit world including an optional mouse interface. Requires a 128K Enhanced Apple IIe, IIc, IIc plus or IIgs. Shareware: $5. Uploaded by the author. Tony Ward, A2 Librarian (A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 62) [EOA] [DM8] Development of DiskMaker 8 Challenging and a Lot of Fun """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" After 17 months, 13,686 lines of assembly code and 5 beta releases, DiskMaker 8 is finally ready for prime time. It has been a long development cycle but a lot of fun too. :) If you want to try it out you can download it either from the library here or from DiskMaker 8's web site which has some screen shots and downloadable in various formats including Contiki friendly .dsk images. http://www.syndicomm.com/~mark/DM8/ Feedback on how I can make DiskMaker 8 better is always appreciated. -- Mark (MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Very cool Mark. I congratulate you on this release. I know you worked hard on it. I'll get it going once I have my computer area set back up and get an 8-bitter running again. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 7) [EOA] [WOG] John Carmack to be Inducted Into the "Walk of Game" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" According to , John Carmack is among this year's inductees into the "Walk of Game". The article notes that "Before co-founding id Software in 1991, Carmack worked at Softdisk Publishing." (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" The name is very familiar from Softdisk programs. He was one of the original high scores on some games. Without looking I don't remember specific games and stuff he wrote, but his name was on quite a few things. Come to think of it he wrote the Dark Designs series. He created it anyway. Silvern Castles has a similar look and feel to Dark Designs. DD was a nice pretty straightforward adventure game. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 59) [EOA] [AWS] Classic AppleWorks """""""""""""""""" This program is "abandonware" - commercially unavailable and yet not freely distributable, correct? I suppose that goes for the manual as well? I use the program daily, yet there are some functions with which I'm unaccustomed. It's been so long since I upgraded to it from Quality Computers, I'm unsure where my manual(s) may be these days. An online edition would be handy. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 19, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" By that definition, yes (I prefer the term "trapped in the private domain"). The whole rights thing has gotten rather messy in recent years... there was an episode of This Week in Tech not long ago that had some discussion on it (including the role Creative Commons is taking in some of these issues). I know I have a spare AppleWorks 5.0 manual somewhere (which is basically an addendum--delta--to the 4.0 manual). Additionally, Doug Cuff wrote a 5.1 delta addendum (a delta delta?) which was published in the July 1996 issue of GenieLamp A2. But yes, the manual is in the same legal limbo as the program itself. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 19, Msg 11) [EOA] [DJA] Deja ][ from JEM Software """"""""""""""""""""""""" Howard reports getting this program to work under OS X as long as it is the first program launched at startup. I don't recall specifically, but I don't think that has been my experience, so YMMV. (KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Kelvin mentioned, oh, a year and a half ago: >> Deja ][ was reclassified to freeware and renamed "OpenPhoenix" a few years ago. The source code is included in the archive here: << I tried that URL, and got a 404 error. I tried backing up to just http://emulation.net and got a login prompt. Whose site is emulation.net? Is the archive Kelvin mentioned available anywhere else (like here)? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" >> http://emulation.net/apple2/openphoenix.sea.bin I tried that URL, and got a 404 error... Is the archive Kelvin mentioned available anywhere else... >> Go to: http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/mac.tools/ Scoll down and click on: openphoenix.sea.hqx Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 9, Top 40, Msg 10) [EOA] [CMS] Content Management System for Web Sites """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've heard some webmasters speak of using or moving to a "content management system". What is that? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 111) >>>>> """"" I believe what they are talking about is something that allows "ordinary" users to provide content directly to the site, while the site's look and feel and programming is managed by the administrators. In the Macromedia world, there is something called "Contribute" which (I believe) allows webmasters to set up sites with style sheets using Dreamweaver and programmed with a number of different technologies, but which allows the subject matter experts for each page or subsite to directly update the actual content. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 112) [EOA] [SCR] Silvern Castle v9.0 Released """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Silvern Castle v9.0 has been released! http://www.syndicomm.com/~finksterj/SilvernCastle/ Bugs Fixed in v9.0: -Fixed a bug with maze teleporters which was not setting the internal X,Y coordinates correctly, causing the automap to crash with error 53-5495. Thanks to Bruce Baker for reporting this. -If very powerful parties engage very weak monsters, the integer variable holding the monster's flee rate could overflow, causing error 53-1145 and possibly others. Now this variable is type real. Thanks to Bruce Baker for reporting. Stuff Changed in v9.0: -In Camp, if you have more than 8 items, the last item's index number on the first page of items displayed is inversed to give you an indication you have another page of items. New Stuff in v9.0: -Graphics! By default, a picture of the monster type in the first group is displayed during combat. In addition, loot graphics are shown when getting spoils. -New preference: Show graphics? (default=Y) If you don't want to see the new pictures, you can turn them off. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 195) >>>>> """"" Wow, Jeff. Has there ever been a more advanced Applesoft game than Silvern Castle? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 196) >>>>> """"" Well, many games from the past were AppleSoft/Assembly hybrids like Pirates, Space Vikings, Taipan, and almost all SSI titles like the RoadWar series and Imperium Galactum to name a few. But perhaps the AppleSoft vs. Assembly ratio, exclusive of MicroDot, is much higher in SC: 130,202 bytes of AppleSoft 11,725 bytes of Assembly -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 197) >>>>> """"" I've got SC 9.0 up and running on my pc emulator. It looks very cool. It does remind me of wizardry somewhat. Neat job Jeff. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 198) [EOA] [GUI] GUI Gallery """"""""""" Ran across this on http://www.tuaw.com .... GUI Gallery GUI Gallery is one of my favorite sites; it's a collection of screenshots from pretty much every GUI-based OS ever released, from GEM to Apple System v1.1 to BeOS to different iterations of Mac OS X. This site has been around quite a long time, and I've used it many times in teaching Introduction to Computers classes. I'm a firm believer that people brand new to computers need to have a sense of the history of computers and nothing shows the evolution of our computer platforms better than this site. There's even screenshots of the hilarious and misguided Microsoft Bob. Hours of entertainment, especially if you check out his links to other GUI sites. Enjoy! What's missing here is the picture of the Apple IIgs startup screen! Check it out! http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/25/gui-gallery/ Jeff (LUMITECH, Cat 16, Top 1, Msg 6) [EOA] [XGS] XGS32 """"" Has anybody used XGS32? It has a better user-interface then KEGS, but XGS has problems. For one, it won't boot my hard drive image with System 6.0.1 with ProBoot, but it will boot a 3.5" System 6.0.1 disk and ProDOS 8 hard drive images. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> For one, it won't boot my hard drive image with System 6.0.1 with ProBoot... << Well, it works. But I have to exit and relaunch for it to work. So far, minus all these little annoying issues like above, it looks like a good alternative to KEGS. At least I can get full-screen now (my major problem with KEGS). http://xgs32.emucamp.com/ -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I used XGS (X-Windows and DOS), before Kegs was available. I found it to be almost unusable due to the bugs. (I think the cop and adc [dp],y instructions didn't work correctly). Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" >> I used XGS (X-Windows and DOS), before Kegs was available. I found it to be almost unusable due to the bugs. (I think the cop and adc [dp],y instructions didn't work correctly). << The latest version of XGS32 is v1.6.92 (dated 3/31/2000). I'm booting with System 6.0.1, I ran ORCA/M, Arkanoid, and Silvern Castle. No problems. Wolf3D didn't work. Seems very stable so far. The biggest missing feature is Apple II speaker emulation, although Ensoniq output is, the II speaker isn't. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" When Bernie and Gus was hitting it big on the Mac scene, there was a pang of jealousy since I didn't have a Mac. I compiled XGS on my system at work in early 1998. Boy, was it horribly slow--I don't think I even got 1 MHz emulation. I got KEGS working in early 1999 and I was getting 8-9 MHz on a 233 MHz PC. My mind was made up that KEGS was the only choice of emulators for me. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> ...XGS on my system at work in early 1998... << XGS32 is a Win32 port of XGS. Sounds like too many had bad experiences with the old DOS XGS to try XGS32. It's by a different author. Now, I still prefer KEGS, and XGS32 is a little slow (20Mhz max vs 200Mhz on my PC) and has other annoying issues, but it is good enough to be usable. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I like KEGS better too. I tried XGS, but since I am a Linux fan, I liked KEGS. It performed better for me. I compiled KEGS on an HPUX workstation also when I had one of them for a while. Thanks, Gene Linkoski - gleinnek Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 (GLEINNEK, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" No, never used DOS XGS (or the Windows version)--I had used the UNIX version. It was a horrible disappointment to see Gus and Bernie running so well and XGS just was not stable and slower than molasses. I found no reason to even look back at XGS since KEGS does everything I need so much better with a GS emulator. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Except KEGS only has that tiny window, sometimes I want full-screen. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I used XGS 32 before switching to kegs because of how it handled disk image swapping. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 12, Msg 10) [EOA] [A2O] Apple II Oasis """""""""""""" Has anyone used or tried the Apple II Oasis emulator? I downloaded it recently and I like it. Compared to AppleWin, Oasis has fast and snappy video output, whereas AppleWin video output is slow and sluggish even at the fastest emulation speeds. I still prefer KEGS overall, but KEGS lacks a full-screen mode. Oasis does do full-screen, as AppleWin, but the video output is as fast as KEGS, so I've been using Oasis more often for 8-bit stuff. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 16, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" OK, I can see why people might prefer AppleWin over Oasis. AppleWin is free, Oasis is $25 shareware, and the unregistered copy only allows 20 minutes per session. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 16, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" But Apple ][ Oasis's disk image software is almost worth the cost... It is almost as good as ciderpress. (TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 16, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Another thing Oasis does better is sound-it's as good as KEGS. AppleWin's audio output goes away at the faster emulation speeds. As for disk image software, another one I found (but haven't really used) is Apple Commander: http://applecommander.sourceforge.net/ -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 16, Msg 4) [EOA] [BTR] Bernie II the Rescue """""""""""""""""""" I would like to have a Mac as an accessory to my GS to be a laptop GS. I have a few questions regarding this: 1. What is the last version of the Mac OS that fully supports Bernie to the Rescue? 2. What are the last versions of the Powerbook and iBook that fully support the version of Mac OS in question #1? I would also like the machine to have SCSI, parallel, and serial ports, so I can hook it to my current peripherals when at home. 3. What is/are good sources of refurbished or new (still gathering dust in the stockroom) Macs from question #2? I am not interested in ebay or other auction sites. I would rather deal with a known to be reputable dealer. I have just ordered a Mac Mini, on which I will learn about Macs and use to access the web. So, I would also like to be able to ethernet the two machines to transfer files between them. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 160) >>>>> """"" 1. What is the last version of the Mac OS that fully supports Bernie to the Rescue? Mac OS 9.2.2. 2. What are the last versions of the Powerbook and iBook that fully support the version of Mac OS in question #1? I would also like the machine to have SCSI, parallel, and serial ports, so I can hook it to my current peripherals when at home. Any Mac that can boot Mac OS 9 will work. There are no Macs with parallel ports; there never have been. To get SCSI or serial ports, you'll have to go back to the PowerBook G3 line. You probably need a "Wall Street" model, as it's the last one to have both SCSI and serial ports. The "Pismo" model was the last PowerBook to have SCSI. No iBooks have ever included either SCSI or serial ports. 3. What is/are good sources of refurbished or new (still gathering dust in the stockroom) Macs from question #2? I am not interested in ebay or other auction sites. I would rather deal with a known to be reputable dealer. You might try SmallDog.com. Otherwise I can't think of anyplace I'd rather go than eBay. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 161) >>>>> """"" I run Bernie 2.5.9 on OS 10.4.3 without any trouble. In some ways, it works even better this way than it did under OS 8.1 on my Wallstreet. (In Juiced.GS, Ryan once wrote a review of a Wallstreet he got from SmallDog; I believe he called it the best/perfect model for a laptop GS) (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 162) >>>>> """"" That may have been true at that time. There are now better GS emulators and much better laptop options. At least for the speed and features I want from GS emulation. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 163) >>>>> """"" I find Bernie to be rather unreliable and kludgy in Classic, which is why I haven't used it in years. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 164) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Ken, and Geoff, Thanks for answering my questions. From what I have read here over the past few years, I gather that Bernie cannot access the ports from OS X. Since I would want to be able to print from AppleWorks classic and telnet from Spectrum, it sounds like I should look for a Wall Street PowerBook. As far as using other emulators, I have gotten the impression from conversations on the RT here, that the other GS emulators for Mac OS X are either online based or not fully functional. I don't want to be tied to the internet when using an emulator. For me that rather defeats the point in having a laptop GS that I can use anywhere, including out in the middle of nowhere (of which we have a lot in Montana ;). That is why I decided to look for one that would allow Bernie to be fully functional. Once my Mac Mini arrives and I get is set up and figured out, I will look at SmallDog.com. Thanks again. MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 165) >>>>> """"" What GS emulator is online-based? (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 167) >>>>> """"" The only GS emulator that I can think of that is not fully functional (defined as missing some capabilities that will prevent emulation of some standard GS programs) is MESS. By this definition, KEGS is much more functional than Bernie since it has more accurate super hires support (i.e. able to support 3200 color mode). It is true that Bernie supports clipboard sharing with the Mac desktop, but that doesn't effect the functionality of GS emulation. The ActiveGS emulator which is commonly used for running Apple II apps from a Web Browser doesn't have to be used online. There is a stand alone version which works perfectly well without any Internet connection. The stand alone version is a regular application and won't run in a Browser window. It doesn't sound like you are getting the best advice from your sources. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 168) >>>>> """"" I like to stick with what I know, which is why I'm still word processing with AppleWorks Classic. It's also why I still use Bernie: it's the first and only Apple II emulator I've ever used since I bought my first Mac in 1997. It may not be the best one, just the most familiar - a quality which doesn't hold for someone who's never used it before, so a first-time emulator-user may be best trying something else. Geoff is correct that Ryan's suggestion was likely appropriate for the era in which it appeared. OTOH, it's also true that interfacing a SCSI drive with a IIgs emulator on any PowerBook newer than a Wall Street will prove challenging. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 169) >>>>> """"" Geoff said: >> It doesn't sound like you are getting the best advice from your sources. << There is nothing wrong with my sources. They are you guys. :) The problem is with my interpretation of what I have read, in following your conversations about emulators that I have never seen. I was under the impression that ActiveGS was only a browser usable emulator. I was unaware that there was a stand alone version. Similarly, I was under the impression that the fully implemented KEGS was only available for Windows. Do both of these have full port access under Mac OS X, so that I could use Spectrum to access the modem and AppleWorks Classic to access the printer, and have access to the floppy drive? (I am getting a USB floppy drive for my new Mac desktop system.) If so, where would I look to find these emulators? >> It is true that Bernie supports clipboard sharing with the Mac desktop, but that doesn't effect the functionality of GS emulation. << For me, functionality of the emulator means that I can use it for everything for which I now use my GS, irrespective or how closely it emulates every detail of the GS. I use my GS as my main computer, with all my business, data bases, spreadsheets, and finances on it. Do these other emulators stack up well by this definition? Ken said: >> Geoff is correct that Ryan's suggestion was likely appropriate for the era in which it appeared. OTOH, it's also true that interfacing a SCSI drive with a IIgs emulator on any PowerBook newer than a Wall Street will prove challenging. << This is indeed an important point. Without a SCSI port, I would have to transfer all my programs and data one HD floppy at a time, instead of using my spare SCSI hard drive or one of my Syquest drives. I have seen USB/SCSI adapters in catalogs. Does anyone know if these work well enough that I could use one as an interface? Thanks for all your advice. Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 170) >>>>> """"" KEGS (the version maintained by Kent Dickey) works almost the same on Windows, Mac OS X, and UNIX. There are several branches of the code that other developers spawned their own versions: KEGS32 and KEGS/SDL. ActiveGS is a new branch based off the KEGS32 code. CasaGS is a new branch based off the KEGS/SDL. This gives a total of 5 different versions of what some may consider to be KEGS--all with varying levels of features. I am not familiar enough with the XBox and Amiga ports to determine if they should be categorized as new branches or if they are similar enough to older versions of Kent's KEGS. I'll let those who are familiar with them comment on that. IMO, when one talks about "KEGS", one should only refer to Kent's distribution. It will ease a lot of confusion. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 171) >>>>> """"" I wish CasaGS had been kept up; it actually had promise of being a nice emulator to use. Kent's own KEGS for Mac OS X is really user-unfriendly and not really worth bothering with, IMHO. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 172) >>>>> """"" I don't mind KEGS's interface, but I really miss things like being able to drag files from the desktop into Bernie and having them appear in the Bernie.Transfer folder on System 6.0.1. My problem now is that KEGS has changed it's code more than a few times and I can't seem to get my disk images to work with it any longer. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 173) [EOA] [KUL] KEGS for UNIX / Linux """"""""""""""""""""" I am using KEGS emulator 0.86 under Linux. Using Slackware 7.1 with kernel 2.2.19. I believe this is the version of KEGS that should be used with the KEGSethernetPatch.tar file available from A2Central.com. The README.ethernet file doesn't mention the KEGS version. I have applied the patches as indicated in the TAR file. But it doesn't seem to be working. I have run into the following problems and have some questions for someone (Geoff?) who maybe has this working. 1. Has anyone besides Geoff got this working with KEGS? 2. Is 0.86 the correct version of KEGS to use? What version of Linux was used to create the KEGSethernet patches? 3. What version of libpcap and libnet was used? I used version 1.1 of libnet and version 0.8.3 of libpcap downloaded from the sites in the README.ethernet file. 4. I had to also make the following modifications before it would compile correctly: a. sim65816.c has a call to "ethernet_update();", but that function isn't defined in ethernet.c. I changed it to "ethernet_transmit();". That makes me wonder if the patch tar file has the correct ethernet.c source. b. I had to add the following to the vars file in addition to those mentioned it the README.ethernet file because "pcap" was installed in /usr/local otherwise I got errors about pcap_if_t being undefined: OPTS = -DKEGS_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DETHERNET -D_THREAD_SAFE -I/usr/local/include EXTRA_LIBS = -lXext -L/usr/local/lib -lpcap -L /usr/lib -lnet -pthread After making the above changes, I was able to get KEGS to compile. I have a LanceGS in my regular GS, so I used the routing LANceGS.DRIVER from the disk for the LanceGS and patched it with the LANCEPATCH1.SHK also available from A2Central.com as described in the README.ethernet. KEGS runs everything else normally, but when I try to actually use Marinetti to telnet to something using the telnet application that came with Marinetti 3.0b1. I configured the LANceGS Ethernet to have a Primary Domain Server of my Linux box, 192.168.1.3, on my local office network. And when I "connect to network" from the TCP/IP Control Panel, it appears to connect OK, as I get no errors and then the "disconnect from network" button is active. But when I try to telnet to syndicomm.com, it hangs KEGS. I tried using the IP of my router, 192.168.1.1, but when that is used "connect to network" fails. Just seeing if anyone else has used KEGS in this manner and if so what mods from Geoff's original documentation did you have to make? I also, tried making the modifications to the latest 0.91 version of KEGS, but the "add_irq" call now takes an argument of the type IRQ_PENDING_xxxx that is for the handling IRQs in the scc.c logic, I haven't been able to decipher that logic yet, so i just commented out the "add_irq" call and it seems to do the same as for the 0.86 version -- everything but TCPIP works. I wonder if the IRQ logic is complete in ethernet.c as it calls "add_irq", but never calls "remove_irq". Thanks, Gene Linkoski glinkoski @ tampabay.rr.com (GLEINNEK, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 58) >>>>> """"" I downloaded the ethernet patches on a system which I have not built KEGS and can confirm that the instructions provided in the KEGSethernetPatch.tar archive do not work. I haven't had a chance yet to figure out what changes were implemented to cause this. I could have sworn I performed one last compile and install of KEGS with the released patches to verify it all worked. It doesn't help that the KEGS I use has additional changes which don't exist in Kent's version. It is a curse of open source. Thank you for the tip for remove_irq. I couldn't figure out why I was overflowing the GS IRQ buffer. That was an example of code I had added, but ended up never getting called since it broke too much stuff (but left to prove that open source csn work). On a side note, Linux wasn't used for development of this code. I recently installed openssl on a Slackware system (had to get the latest version of openssl which is not available for the version I was using) and found that Slack's default gcc configuration is not what I'm used to. I couldn't believe it didn't search the /usr/local/* hierarchy of files during compiling. I ended up linking stuff from /usr/local/lib into the /usr/lib. What a pain. I had similar issues with Red Hat Linux not searching libraries correctly either. I am so glad I don't develop on Linux. But Linux is close enough to UNIX that I can provide work arounds if issues are brought up here. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 59) >>>>> """"" I confirmed that the distributed version of ethernet.c is the correct version. I do have two errors in the documentation: * As you discovered, sim65816.c has to call "ethernet_transmit();" instead of "ethernet_update();". This is a problem introduced with this release. * In the EXTRA_LIBS lines in the vars file, replace "-pthread" with "-lpthread". This was a problem that apparently did not get noticed from the first release. When kegs starts up, you should have some lines that look like this go stdout (where eth0 may be the name of your ethernet interface if your OS supports that, and xxx, yyy, zzz, and zz are appropriate numbers for your network and/or interface): 1. eth0 (No description available) Loopback: no Address Family: #2 Address Family Name: AF_INET Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Netmask: yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy Broadcast Address: zzz.zzz.zzz.zzz DEV: eth0 NET: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx MASK: yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy pcap interface:1 Ethernet IP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Ethernet Netmask:yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy MAC address:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz:zz There is a bug in the code which prints the wrong information for "Ethernet IP:" and "Ethernet Netmask:", but that is irrelevant since it is supposed to be debug information from the libnet library. The "pcap interface" should show the numeric entry of the correct ethernet interface in the list above. The assumption is libnet figures out your primary ethernet interface and the kegs ethernet modules matches that information to the information given by the pcap library and that number is displayed here. If you don't see this text, make sure the xkegs permissions are 4755 and the owner is root. All incoming and outgoing packets are shown as well to stdout (each byte is listed in hex). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 60) >>>>> """"" I have verified that libnet 1.1.2.1 and libpcap 0.8.3 work fine. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 61) [EOA] [GDT] GS Development Tools... Compatibility With Modern Source Code """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Orca sucks. I have found that the GS development tools are severely lacking compatibility with modern source code. Looking at the amount of work to attempt to port something shows that it is more efficient to write new code instead. I once had spent several weeks trying to compile javascript with Orca/C and just gave up since it became obvious that it will never work. With so much potential code that can be useful on the IIgs, there has to be way to get it to work. I recently discovered that the GNU development tools have some support for the 65816 architecture. This means a set of cross-development programming languages can be easily developed, and with a little effort, may be able to port itself directly to the GS. The steps to build a cross-development platform is to build binutils which include the assembler, disassembler, linker, object tools, etc. Then you can build the programming language of your choice: i.e gcc, g++, etc. The compiler converts the source into assembly, passes it to the assembler, and passes it to the linker to generate an executable. Take a look at what has been done with support for the 68HC11, an 8-bit processor. gcc now even generates code for this platform. I was wondering if there is anybody interested to help support the 65816 so it will actually be usable for IIgs applications? The maintainers of binutils have stated that they will drop support for this chipset if no maintainers come forward. The assembler, called gas (GNU Assembler), works. There is no support for OMF, GS/OS's executable type. There has never been an open source linker for the GS. ld, the GNU linker, is already written and supports several link formats. It should not be that hard to add OMF support. And finally getting gcc support looks very easy. The 68HC11 is very similar to the 65816 from an op-code perspective. One can base much from this existing code. I'll accept the challenge for adding the 65816 support for gcc, but this can't be started until there is a working linker. Here are some of the tasks which would be needed to complete this: - OMF support in ld (linker) - static library support (unknown? This may just work or may require a level of effort) - add the GS toolbox macros to gas (assembler) (a simple perl script could be written to convert an existing GS macro file to a format used by gas) - add the GS toolbox includes - port common libraries - add gcc support - add the GS toolbox macros to gcc (a simple perl script could be written to convert an existing GS macro file to a format used by gas) - probably more which I can't think of right now. It would be so cool to have an open source development platform for the GS. And by using the same tools as the rest of the open source community, there is a zero learning curve. Send me an email or post here if you have interest in this development. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Sounds great, but I'm not up to giving much but moral support. If there is a better development system, though, I can guarantee I'll use it. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I'd love to see this happen, and would be willing to pitch in, but my time is pretty constrained these days. I also am fairly confident I don't have the skills necessary to write a viable linker. I agree that that's the key, though -- if we had a functional, portable linker for OMF, we could do a lot of great stuff. Anyone think they're up to it? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" Linker development can probably be split up into several stages. The first stage (and simplest) would be to get linking support from gas. This should be very straightforward since code exists for the COFF and ELF formats. A little research would be needed to determine the best approach to add library support. It does not appear that one has to be a whiz-bang programmer to succeed. From a feature standpoint, OMF appears to be very similar to COFF. Understanding COFF and applying it to make the necessary changes to existing code so the output is OMF may just be all that is needed. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" Well, I don't even know what COFF is, except that I'm guessing it's some kind of object file format. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" >> I don't even know what COFF is, except that I'm guessing it's some kind of object file format. :) << No, that would be KOFF! :-D Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I would hate to be the one trying to make gcc emit 65816 code. A couple thoughts of my own: 1) LCC is another (mostly free) C compiler, and is easier (imo, having fooled around with it) to modify. I think there's a backend that emits z80 code. The LCC authors now work at Microsoft, and created a back end that emitted .NET (Stack based) byte code. The Orca/C Orca/Pascal compilers actually generate stack-based intermediate code and then convert it to 65816 code. 2) Does anyone write code for gas directly? I thought the macro support was via cpp or m4. 3) Having gas emit OMF files would probably be a good first step. 4) Actually, you might be able to convert COFF (or ELF, or whatever) object files into OMF object files. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" >> I would hate to be the one trying to make gcc emit 65816 code. A couple thoughts of my own: << Making gcc emit 65816 code doesn't look bad at all. Making gcc emit efficient 65816 code is a path to hell. >> 1) LCC is another (mostly free) C compiler, and is easier (imo, having fooled around with it) to modify. << gas, ld, and gcc all work together. What will it take to add a GS compatible linker to lcc? How much work would be needed to modify third party make files and gcc code to work with lcc? Since there is so much code which assumes the gcc semantics (ignoring the fact that gcc does change some of its semantics with new releases), it seems that gcc would be a better choice over lcc. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >> gas, ld, and gcc all work together. What will it take to add a GS compatible linker to lcc? << lcc spits out assembly code, which is assembled and linked by the native facilities (nasm, gas, gnu binutils, or whatever). It could emit orca/m, merlin, or mpw iigs assembly code (of course, gcc could do that too). I would think 32-bit, memory, stack assumptions, and even functions exceeding 64k would be a far bigger problem than people using nonstandard gcc extensions (based on my experiences porting unix utilities to work with gnome). Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" >> I would think 32-bit, memory, stack assumptions, and even functions exceeding 64k << 32-bit is a non-issue. Make the assumption that the word size is 32-bits. This adds overhead to the code, but ensures greater compatibility. The current code in binutils assumes the word size is 16-bits. So a possible solution can be to add another a new parameter such as "word32bit" to force an assumptions to use 2-bit words. This would put the onus on the porter or developer to understand the different memory models. It seems more straightforward to force a 32-bit word assumption and just deal with the extra instructions that get generated. memory won't be an issue for most things. The GS is a single-task computer so you aren't needing to run multiple things at the same time. Apps that require tons of memory will probably run too slowly to be useful anyway. As long as you don't actually use the stack to pass parameters--just a pointer in memory to where the parameters are stored, you save a lot of potential stack usage--three bytes for the return address and three bytes for the pointer to the parameter block. This does add overhead which don't occur with other processors. Again, 64k function limit can be worked around as well. Assume long addressing and long jump (no branching) and functions can be as big as you want. Special care will be needed at bank crossing to add a jump instruction from one bank to the next. As I said before, you don't get efficient code, but with GS emulators running at 100+ MHz with 14 megs of RAM, there is a lot of potential to see new software available for the GS that just wasn't capable before. The added benefit is that some things will work on real hardware in a reasonable manner as well. The 65816 was not designed to handle C development--it is very hideous when attempting to design a C compiler for it--there are a lot of compromises one has to make. But 65816 assembly is a dying art so an alternative needs to be made available to ensure any future. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 13) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200601.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200601.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5a8ad070 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200601.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center Apple Computers A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] MPW IIgs ORCA/C compiler-Runs on Mac-Builds GS code!-------------[MPW] Volume 10, Issue 4 of Juiced.GS Ready----------------------------[JGR] Juiced.GS - Thanks, Ryan, for a Job Well Done--------------------[JWD] Daily History Email From the Apple Matters Web Site--------------[DHE] Spam - Where to From Here----------------------------------------[WFH] Success Speeding Up the IIc+ ------------------------------------[SSU] Picking up on Some Text Parsing Again----------------------------[TPA] More TextEdit----------------------------------------------------[MTE] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From High Above The Rock River we can see the building housing the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center Founded on October 4, 1884, this organization is the oldest, continuous community music organization in the United States. They offer season tickets to a wide variety of music programs... some made up of local performers and some by artists from throughout the world. They maintain the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choral, and several children's choirs. They publish an annual directory listing all of their Performing Members with contact information... in case you would want to arrange a special program for an organization or a party. To be a success for so long a period of time they have done a good job of evaluating how things are going and making changes when they are called for. Apple Computer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apple Computer has drawn a lot of interest and controversy with its decision to use Intel processors in its new models of computers. Some people are optimistic about this change... others are predicting all sorts of trouble. Every organization makes good and poor decisions as they move along. I suspect Apple will be around for a long time to come. After all, they made the Apple II's we are still enjoying many years after they were built. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MPW] MPW IIgs ORCA/C compiler-Runs on Mac-Builds GS code! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The MPW IIgs ORCA/C compiler. Runs on the Mac in MPW, but builds GS code! >>>>> """"" I downloaded and installed Free Pascal on my Mac this week. It is largely (although not completely) compatible with MPW Pascal. So now I'm trying to build MPW IIgs ORCA/C using it. My goal is to try to make a version of it that I can run from the command line on my Mac. Of course, a linker is still needed. The source for Byte Works' linker is included on Opus ][, although it's in assembly. Anyone feel up to converting that to C? ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" You're a better man than I am ;-) Ryan (A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" >> I downloaded and installed Free Pascal on my Mac this week. << Sheppy, where did you get that? _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Free Pascal is at http://www.freepascal.org. There's an Xcode integration kit, but it hasn't worked for me. I'm having to compile from a Terminal window. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" When I saw Free Pascal was released (or maybe it was another free pascal), I thought about converting the MPW Orca/Pascal. I'm glad you're doing it :) I think if you root through the Opus ][ CD you'll also find a (very old) version of the Orca/Linker written in Orca/Small C. I think it would probably be faster to rewrite it completely than to convert either the Small C or Asm versions. OMF is fairly well documented. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" Well, OMF is well-documented, but that's exactly the kind of code I suck at writing. I'm still trying to deal with Free Pascal issues that are preventing me from building MPW IIgs ORCA/C, though. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 9, Msg 6) [EOA] [JGR] Volume 10, Issue 4 of Juiced.GS Ready """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Earlier today I declared Volume 10, Issue 4 of Juiced.GS final. It's also my final issue. I haven't heard from the publisher yet, but it will hopefully ship in relatively short order. Mahalo... Ryan Editor-in-Chief for a few more days (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 696) >>>>> """"" I hope to get Volume 10, Issue 4 out into the mail sometime this week. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 697) >>>>> """"" I picked up the issues today from the printer. My parents are in town the next few days, but I'm going to try to get them mailed anyway. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 700) [EOA] [JWD] Juiced.GS - Thanks, Ryan, for a Job Well Done """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ryan, Let me be the first to say (okay maybe not the first) thank you for all your hard work on Juiced.GS over the last few years. The publication has had two great hard working and dedicated editors in a row. Go buy yourself some Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a gallon of milk. Then go buy a Diet soda and have that instead ;) Seriously, Thank you. Dain Neater Reader (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 698) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Dain. It's been a long road, sometimes rewarding, sometimes less than. It's always been the opposite of boring, however. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 699) [EOA] [DHE] Daily History Email From the Apple Matters Web Site """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sign up to receive a daily history email from the Apple Matters web site and be entered to win an iPod, an Apple Newton, or an Apple II: http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/win_a_custom_engrave d_5g_ipod_newton_or_apple_ii/ (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 138) [EOA] [WFH] Spam - Where to From Here """"""""""""""""""""""""" This article reviews what steps were taken against spam in 2005, why they didn't work, and where we can go from here: http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/3571946 (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 155) [EOA] [SSU] Success Speeding Up the IIc+ """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have also got my //c+ running at 8 mhz... When Jameco finally sends me the right parts and WDC sends me my new Processor. I will try higher speeds.. (TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 33, Msg 5) [EOA] [TPA] Picking up on Some Text Parsing Again """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Picking up on some text parsing again (as I work on some things in my head) for a possible RSS Reader NDA that I have on paper. Given that this is not going to be a full on Web browser by any means, but simply a TextEdit control which has some text displayed... Here's some typical XML from a RSS feed:

Listener Links:
www.thecitizenreport.com
Ebay Podcasting
Appl e Podcasting Server
PodcasterEdge
Track Santa Clause

Which, in most RSS readers looks something like (comments in brackets): Listener Links: www.thecitizenreport.com [clickable link to http://www.thcitizenreport.com/] Ebay Podcasting [clickable link to http://www.thecitizenreport.com/] Apple Podcasting Server [clickable link to http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/server.html] PodcasterEdge [clickable link to http://www.podcasteredge.com/] Track Santa Clause [clickable link to http://www.noradsanta.org/index.php] Any ideas how to best portray these on a IIgs using a standard TextEdit control? I'm thinking I want to make the links copyable, so that they could go into a Web browser like SIS, but not sure how best to format them. Ideas welcome :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I'd format links like this: Visit the Foo site And be sure to go to the Apple site too! As: Visit the Foo site And be sure to go to the Apple site too! Something I'd suggest is putting a popup menu in your RSS reader's reading page, where it could have items for all the URLs that appear in the message. Choosing the item would place the corresponding URL in your clipboard. So the menu would have: Visit the Foo site Apple Selecting an item would place the appropriate URL in the clipboard, for pasting into a browser. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 21) [EOA] [MTE] More TextEdit """"""""""""" More TextEdit (happens from time to time): I'm trying to load and save data to a TextEdit control as a text file; however, the only sample code I have available right now is Mike Westerfield's text editor in the Toolbox programming series, which saves as a non-standard format (not Teach, not text, but it still saves as "styled text"). How do I load and save as plain ole text? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" If I was in your shoes, I would do something like the following: Look at the TERecord at $2c and get the 4 byte text length. Allocate a block of memory of that length. Use TEGetText to copy a block of unformatted text to this newly allocated memory block. Make sure you specify that you don't want to copy any style information (i.e. pass nil for style stuff). You have the length and the memory address of unformatted text. Now, just write it to a file. Holler if you need any more specifics. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" You can also ask TEGetText to allocate the memory for you, in which case it returns a handle to a memory block containing the text data. You can then GetHandleSize to get the size of the memory in the handle, dereference it, and write the text to a file. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 19) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200602.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200602.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6c67920 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200602.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Back on the Farm - The Grove Computers and Energy A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Alpha Release of the Generic Tile Engine (GTE)-------------------[GTE] DiskMaker 8 Version 1.1 Released---------------------------------[DMR] ORCA/M Help------------------------------------------------------[OMH] ORCA/C Help------------------------------------------------------[OCH] MediaBlender Has Roots in GSoft----------------------------------[MBR] Juiced.GS V10I4 Another Hit--------------------------------------[JAH] Work Begins on Second Volume of GS Plus CD Set-------------------[GSP] IIgs Emulator for the x86 Mac OS X Machine?----------------------[EIX] Sweet16 Built and Running on Intel Macs--------------------------[SIM] KEGS for Windows-------------------------------------------------[KFW] Assembly Language Programming for the 8-bit Apple II-------------[ALP] The Weekly e-newsletter This Is True-----------------------------[TIT] ID That Font-----------------------------------------------------[IDF] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Setting the Record Straight An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Back on the Farm - The Grove ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The tight supply of energy, resulting in higher prices, brings to mind the grove of trees back on the (Minnesota) farm. Every farm had a cluster of buildings... house, barn, hog house, chicken house, etc. To the North and West of the buildings was a buffer zone of trees and shrubs. Called The Grove, these trees and shrubs broke the prevailing Northwest wind... making it easier to heat the house. The house was heated with a pot bellied stove using wood from the grove as fuel... a truly sustainable fuel source some sixty years ago. (It is said that wood is the fuel that warms you twice... once when you cut/split it and again when you burn it.) The grove also provided a place for the children to play... and plenty of squirrels and rabbits for the dog to chase. Computers and Energy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Certainly the thousands of computers as a total consume great quantities of energy. They also make it possible to conserve energy since some people can work from home or other areas remote from the work to be done. So practice wise use of energy to keep warm or cool while you enjoy your Apple II's. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [GTE] Alpha Release of the Generic Tile Engine (GTE) """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi, For anyone who doesn't follow csa2p, I'd like to announce the Alpha release of the Generic Tile Engine (GTE). Here is a copy of the message posted to the newsgroup. I'm pleased to announce that after 8 years of on-again, off-again effort, v1.0 alpha of the Generic Tile Engine (GTE) library has been released. It is currently available in source code form at http://iigs.dreamhost.com/gte/gte.html I plan to provide emulator-friendly downloads with the beta release. Currently the documentation is incomplete and I would like to write an in-depth tutorial as well. If anyone has an interest in creating a tile-based GS-only game, I invite you to give this library a try. Also, I welcome feedback on the documentation as well as the code as provided. This is an alpha release, which means I consider it feature-complete, but there are undoubtedly many bugs remaining. I will expand the online documentation as time permits and questions are raised. Hopefully, by releasing things in an unfinished state, this will pressure me into continuing to support this project. :) Here is a partial list of the features supported by GTE in its current state: * Tiles of size 4x4, 8x8, or 16x16 * Up to full-screen (320x200) playing fields * 8-way scrolling * Independent Foreground and Background tile layers (for parallax effects) * Fringe tile layer * Mask tile layer for per-pixel masking of sprites, e.g. put sprites behind fences * Up to 32 dynamic tiles on screen * Up to 32 sprites on-screen * Up to 256 tiles on-screen per layer * Support for Windows BMP files * Compiled sprites with support for horizontal and vertical mirroring * Use of Object Attribute Memory (similar to the NES) for controlling sprites * Logical palette binding * Interrupt-friendly. Interrupts are never disabled for more than a few hundred microseconds. I am especially interested in hearing about any additional features people would like. I plan to add a high-level sprite and animation manager to the engine, but I'm sure there are other obvious items to add. I look forward to everyone's feedback. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 88) [EOA] [DMR] DiskMaker 8 Version 1.1 Released """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have updated DiskMaker 8 disk image utility, which now offers faster 5.25" disk formatting, the ability to boot from your newly-created disk when it's finished writing, and support for DOS 3.3 volume numbers. Get your copy today! Feedback always appreciated. -- Mark http://www.syndicomm.com/~mark/DM8/ (MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 8) [EOA] [OMH] ORCA/M Help """"""""""" Hi, Is there an option to turn off the generation of .ROOT files using the assembler? Something along the lines of #pragma noroot in ORCA/C. I'm trying to streamline my library build script and the fact that some assembly file generate both a .a and .root file is a little strange, especially since the documentation says that .root files should just contain initialization code. I've misplaced my ORCA/M manual, so any help is appreciated. Thanks, -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" ORCA/M puts the main code in the .ROOT file. Only stuff for other segments go in .A, .B, etc. So you don't want to get rid of .ROOT -- that's your main code. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I don't like .root files either, but you'll need to edit the orca/m source to get rid of them. It would be nice to have an option to get rid of them. When mixing asm and c/pascal code, linking the asm objects first can cause major problems -- it's safer to stick an empty dummy segment at the start. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Hmmm....then I'd think that it shouldn't be generating any .root files. All of my code lives in its own segment, and all of the .root files contain just the first function in the ASM file. So, if my code looks like this subrtn1 start MYSEG end subrtn2 start MYSEG end subrtn3 start MYSEG end . . Then the .root file contains "subrtn1" and the .a file contains everything else. Since none of the code is in the default segment, shouldn't it all go into the .a? Bug or not? I'm thinking of working around this by adding a DUMMY start MYSEG end to the top of all my files. That way I can just link in the .a files and get all my code. Thoughts? -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" >> I'm thinking of working around this by adding a >> >>DUMMY start MYSEG >> end Yes, this is the way you normally get around this problem. There's actually sample code that does exactly this. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" The first omf segment (regardless of the name, segment name, or type) goes into the .root file. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 22, Top 4, Msg 6) [EOA] [OCH] ORCA/C Help """"""""""" Hi, I posted this is csa2p, but I think I'll actually get a response here. I tripped over this problem while trying to get ORCA/C to access an externally defined array which lives in a separate segment. I'd like to access it without resorting to the large memory model. The bad behavior only shows up when I turn on bit 0 of the optimization flags. Any thoughts? *** Assembly File *** ; Note that this data region is in its own segment "GTE" Globals data GTE OAM entry ds MAXSPRITES*SizeofOAM end *** Header File *** typedef struct { int x; int y; unsigned int flags; Sprite *sprite; } OAMEntry; /* Notice the "extern" declaration */ extern OAMEntry OAM[MAX_SPRITES]; *** C code *** OAM[0].x = 0; OAM[0].y = 0; OAM[0].flags = 0; OAM[0].sprite = sprite; And the resulting compile code from "dumpobj +D" 00015A 00007C | STZ OAM 000163 00007F | STZ (OAM+$00000002) 000173 000082 | STZ (OAM+$00000004) 000183 000085 | LDX $09 000186 000087 | LDA $07 000188 000089 | STX (OAM+$00000008) 000197 00008C | STA (OAM+$00000006) Notice that ORCA generated STZ opcodes which use absolute addressing, even though the OAM array is declared as extern. -Lucas (LSCHAREN, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Unfortunately, all global data is presumed to be in the same segment unless you use the large memory model. You'll either have to use the large memory model or use assembly code to access the data. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" You could also access the data via a pointer, or add some new features to orca/c. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 26) [EOA] [MBR] MediaBlender Has Roots in GSoft """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mike Westerfield of The Byteworks recently mentioned in an email to me: "that a successor of GSoft is now the scripting language in MediaBlender." http://www.tech4learning.com/mediablender/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" A little off-topic, but let me plug another product of theirs, called "Simply VR" which stitches Quicktime VR Panoramas and VR "models" for only $30. http://www.tech4learning.com/simplyvr/index.html An example of the output of the latter can be seen at http://homepage.mac.com/thomascompter/Mercia/Characters/encumbered.html Don't expect miracles-- It only does "1-layer" panoramas, so you can't do the full spherical stuff, but for the occasional hobbyist, it's a good deal. _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 17) [EOA] [JAH] Juiced.GS V10I4 Another Hit """"""""""""""""""""""""""" All subscribers' copies of Juiced.GS V10I4 have been mailed. Enjoy! Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 703) >>>>> """"" Enjoy the swimsuit cover ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 704) >>>>> """"" My Juiced.GS arrived on Saturday and it seems it got put on a stack and shoved in a corner thus I've not read the whole thing yet. So far I'm enjoying the issue. Looks like I am going to have to have a talk with my wife about where they go:) Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 705) >>>>> """"" I really like Kirk's article on the Gatorbox. Makes me want to set a permanent search on eBay for one. :) _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 706) >>>>> """"" Juiced.GS arrived in Quebec. Another great issue. Thank you Ryan for your 4 years at the Juiced.GS helm. Ken has a tough act to follow. -- Mark (MARK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 707) [EOA] [GSP] Work Begins on Second Volume of GS Plus CD Set """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I am beginning work on the second volume of the GS Plus CD set. Any suggestions? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 7) [EOA] [EIX] IIgs Emulator for the x86 Mac OS X Machine? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As I just got a x86 Mac OS X machine up and running, I'm somewhat Classicless, meaning no Bernie. Can I hear some suggestions for a native OS X substitute? I've looked myself, but want to hear from others :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 175) >>>>> """"" Compile KEGS for Intel Mac. That is your only option for a fully native GS emulator. Skip that universal nonsense. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 176) >>>>> """"" What's wrong with building a Universal Binary? That runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC chips. I think you're confusing "Universal Binary" with the Rosetta emulation environment. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 177) >>>>> """"" No, I'm just pushing for obsolescence of the PowerPC architecture. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 178) >>>>> """"" I can't imagine why anyone would be in a rush to live in a world that's all Intel processors. Icky. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 179) >>>>> """"" Apple already made the decision to move towards intel, so it is our responsibility as technologists to ensure the best future for compatibility. We can live in the past to support the Apple II, but we have to live in the future to make the best decisions for what we will be using. Steve Jobs is pushing for the end of the Power PC so we have to try to be one step ahead by ensuring that we are looking forward to where Apple is going. For desktop applications, x86 hardware is more than acceptable. If you want to talk servers, then I can agree the world is better off with non-x86 (but not using Macs). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 180) >>>>> """"" Well, ignoring the millions of people who already have PowerPC Macs is not a good way to sell your software. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 181) >>>>> """"" Maybe its the environment which I am in, but the early adaptors and leading innovations is a much more interesting area to promote and push. Ten years ago, Bernie was a great example of this concept when it broke ground back in 1996 (trying desperately to get this thread back to some sort of relevancy). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 193) [EOA] [SIM] Sweet16 Built and Running on Intel Macs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have Sweet16 built and running on Intel Macs now: http://homepage.mac.com/sheppy/sweet1.png Took about an hour to get it running. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 182) >>>>> """"" Well, interestingly, given that the Sweet16 build for PowerPC isn't functional when built in Xcode, I'm pretty much focusing on the Intel version for now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 21, Msg 184) [EOA] [KFW] KEGS for Windows """""""""""""""" Geoff, I followed your instructions to compile KEGS from the Dec 2005 JuicedGS and it works! However, why is the length of kegswin.exe when I compile it 431,844 bytes and the v0.91 already compiled by Kent 413,192 bytes? The reason I tried compiling was to attempt to fix the F2 key to alias for the option key (as it's supposed to), however F2 on my system maps to the back-arrow. Do you know how to fix this? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" Of course the instructions work ;) And since Jeff mentioned it, a step-by-step method to compile KEGS under Windows and UNIX is now found in the latest issue of Juiced.GS. It is much better than anything I might have alluded to with postings here. Size differences of the binary may be a factor of which version of gcc is used. Different versions of gcc have different optimizations. Windows key code translation can be found in windriver.c. UNIX key code translations can be found in xdriver.c. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 46) >>>>> """"" F2 is supposed to be an alias for the closed-apple or option key in KEGS, but it maps as the back-arrow instead. Can anyone tell me exactly what in the code needs to be changed to fix this? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 47) >>>>> """"" Geoff, After I recompile KEGS via your instructions, I can only run it from the cygwin shell. Do you know what is needed to make it runable from Windows? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 48) >>>>> """"" Geoff, Another issue I have is after I recompile KEGS, there is no sound. If I try to force it on with the -audio 1 switch when starting KEGS from the shell I get an error: win32snd_init Unable to send back audio rate to parent ret: -1 fd: -1, errno: 9 What's wrong? Kent's pre-compiled kegswin.exe image sound works properly. (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 49) >>>>> """"" Sounds like you didn't use the correct vars file. The first step I take when I get a new copy of the KEGS source is to get rid of vars and symlink one that I know is correct (one can also copy a file too). And even then, I tend to customize the vars for my setup. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 50) >>>>> """"" I know my knowledge here is very limited. But I followed your instructions in the Dec 2005 Juiced.GS exactly for the KEGS windows version. Why doesn't the sound work? Please be more specific; I'm using the vars_win32 file, is that not right? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 51) >>>>> """"" I don't have a copy of wrote with me. You want to delete vars and then do one of the following: ln -s vars_win32 vars -or- cp vars_win32 vars (these both effectively do the same thing). I've compiled KEGS under Windows and haven't had any sound problems. You'll have to perform standard troubleshooting to figure out what problems you are experiencing. Besides pointing you to the Windows API pages at MSN, I don't know what else to suggest. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 52) [EOA] [ALP] Assembly Language Programming for the 8-bit Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Over the last couple of days I've been looking over some assembly source code samples and I've seen a few that always start a program the following way... ldx #$FF txs The effect of this is to reset the stack pointer. My question is, is this something that should always be done in a program? What are the dangers of both doing this and not doing this? --Mark (MARK, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" It all depends if the program is expecting any parameters on the stack or need to rts/rtl when it is done. It also depends on how much stack space your program needs--and do you trust that other programs did the right thing with cleaning up its stack usage? You don't want to do this with GS/OS programs since the OS allocates stack space for your usage (unlike modern operating systems, there are no checks in place if you overrun it, that it why you have to know what you are doing). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Geoff wrote: >> It all depends if the program is expecting any parameters on the stack or need to rts/rtl when it is done. << I'm thinking in terms of a standard 8-bit 65c02 ProDOS SYS program that always ends with a call to MLI Quit. Based upon what you've said doing this could prevent problems that other programs may have left behind. So for this type of program, would this be a good idea? --Mark (MARK, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" I think most 8-bit SYS programs reset the stack pointer as a normal part of their init sequence. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" I can't think of any problems if it is necessary. If I recall correctly, the stack pointer will roll over so the issue should be moot. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 20) [EOA] [TIT] The Weekly e-newsletter This Is True """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I subscribe to the weekly e-newsletter This Is True, written by Randy Cassingham, who also publishes The TRUE Stella Awards, HeroicStories, and JumboJoke, and who makes the Get Out of Hell Free cards. This Is True comes recommended by a certain Apple II luminary: http://www.thisistrue.com/woz.html Randy recently launched yet another web site, "True Tales of Customer Service Incompetence". It is a blog at which "postings are limited to a fairly small cadre of [Randy's] friends". One of the latest entries is provided by another recognizable Apple II name: Matt Deatherage. http://www.crankycustomer.com/ -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 60) [EOA] [IDF] ID That Font """""""""""" From : "OK, so you see a font in a magazine or something that you like, and you want to be able to use it yourself. You've got a billion fonts that came with your word processor/art program/desktop publisher, but you're not sure which one is the one you need, or whether you need to buy it. Identifont to the rescue! Answer a series of questions (does the middle stroke in the capital M go all the way to the baseline? Does the $ have one line or two?) and it will narrow it down for you. Very handy for those who care what their printed work looks like." This web site also has visual examples of the fonts in question. You can't install them on your computer, but you can see what each character looks like. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 8, Top 14, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" if you have an image sample of the font, you can also try whatthefont.com, which will offer up some suggestions (and try to sell you their fonts). Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 8, Top 14, Msg 11) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [SRS] Setting the Record Straight """"""""""""""""""""""""""" From: Kitcoke19@aol.com Date: January 20, 2006 12:53:35 PM EST To: webmaster@syndicomm.com Cc: admin@portmatilda.com Subject: The Apple II WebRing (Ryan, Was out surfing the web and run across the story below, and thought I'd set the record straight..........print it or don't, it's up to you) Actually, I wrote the original "Delphi Messenger" to be a speed reading script for the BB/Message Boards. Someone quipped one day that I didn't have enough familiarity with Spectrum to actually do that. So........... (I always did love a challenge) In actuality, the newer version was a team effort. Gary, Paul Pirosko and I developed the "Delphi Messenger" to read, and write. Gary wrote the button scripts, writing scripts and graphic overlays, while I made them compatible to Delphi and my own program, fine-tuning them with my original scripts. Paul Pirosko proofread the scripts, and shortened some of them to keep the program simple. Ewen gave me a few scripts that helped shortened the process, but at the time was doing another project so Paul, Gary and I stuck with it. After the program was up and working (it did everything and did it right) Ewan asked me to send him the scripts, as he was at that time finished with his other work, and he'd see about incorporating newer scripts into it. When the original COG came out, we tore it apart to discover that over 80% of the scripts were ours (Paul {who said 90%+}, Gary's and my own) and Ewan had added a picture in the front and renamed our program (COG), giving us very little credit. As a matter of fact, I used our original scripts to do the same thing for Compuserve until they too stopped supporting the ApPLE II's and Amigas. I still have my APPLE IIGS's but have moved into other fields. Paul has a web-designing business and I helped for a time, learning Cold Fusion and Microsoft FrontPage. Now, I build computers... both my kids are grown and the few times I did come back to the Apple II areas, I felt the reception was a bit cool....... so I moved on. I am not angry about COG, as I do recognize Ewan as a superior Speccie writer, however the Reader/Writer for Delphi was my idea, and on my Apple II's I still used Delphi Messenger (as did Paul) until we packed them up and put them in storage. Good Luck to all........ REF - FROM THE NOVEMBER 2003 ISSUE OF _The Lamp!_ ....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [KGS] KIT GRAHAM AND SPECTRUM SCRIPTS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Wasn't there a Kit Graham who wrote scripts to make CoPilot work on CompuServe using Spectrum 2.0? (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 42) >>>>> """"" Yes indeed. Kermit Graham did work on those scripts, and I remember at the time helping him with the scripts. If I remember correctly, I eventually evolved the scripts into COG for Delphi, which then evolved into SOAR for Syndicomm. I have not heard from him for many years now, perhaps someone else knows what he is doing now. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 25 Oct 2003 - 269 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 46) [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 3 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] How Fast is Fast Enough? A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Any Specific Meaning in A2 Model Numbers?------------------------[MMN] The Woz 6502 T-shirt---------------------------------------------[WTS] Effective Visual Design------------------------------------------[EVD] Jeri Ellsworth - Video - Wikipedia-------------------------------[JVW] Mar 14, Pi Day---------------------------------------------------[MPD] New Special Edition of Planet of the Apes?-----------------------[POA] DOS 3.3 Launcher-------------------------------------------------[DLR] Anniversary of Wolfenstein 3D------------------------------------[AWT] Interfacing the Roomba Vacuum Cleaner to an Apple II-------------[IRA] Sweet16 for BeOS-------------------------------------------------[SSB] Ethernet With the Windows Version of KEGS------------------------[EWK] OMF Linker-------------------------------------------------------[OMF] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson How Fast is Fast Enough? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The automobile ads on TV show the car speeding along... passing other cars... taking curves in the road with ease... indicating that it can move very fast... and giving the impression that fast is desirable... perhaps even necessary. How fast must a computer processor be able to run? It depends. If you want the fastest you will have to buy a new computer regularly so as to keep up. On the other hand, if your older computer provides you with a satisfying experience, it is "fast enough". My first encounter with an Apple II computer was in 1985... an enhanced IIe with a 1MB memory card running AppleWorks 1.3. A spreadsheet was used to manage the inventory and ordering some seven hundred chemicals used in teaching chemistry in the local junior college. It took a long time to build the spreadsheet. Auto calculation had to be turned off... it would take far too long to recalculate after each entry. When all the entries were in place you commanded it to calculate and left it alone while you worked on something else. When you came back you had a neat list of chemicals with the quantity that needed to be ordered for the following year. Plugging along at 1MHz, it was "fast enough"... it saved a lot of time that would have been required to do the job with a calculator. So take time to enjoy your Apple II's... even though they are slow by today's standards. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [MMN] Any Specific Meaning in A2 Model Numbers? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, A question: A writer to me from the History site asked if there is any specific meaning to the "model" numbers assigned to the Apple II series. For example, does "A2S4000" mean anything that would identify info about the particular Apple II it was associated with? Thanks! Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 608) >>>>> """"" Well, the model numbers obviously each describe a specific model of machine, but there's no hidden code in the number if that's what they're wondering. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 609) >>>>> """"" To add to what Sheppy said, a -serial- number (not a part number) may include information such as the date a part was made and a certain facility it was made at, but that's not really applicable in this case. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 611) [EOA] [WTS] The Woz 6502 T-shirt """""""""""""""""""" If any of you have paid attention to the PodBrix web site, you know that the site owner likes to make unique Lego people, which he somehow customizes. He has released an iPog person, Steve Jobs giving one of his keynote speeches, Woz, and others. Their latest creation was a Woz 6502 T-shirt, featuring an actual WDC 6502 processor chip magnetically attached to the shirt. Here is their web page: http://www.podbrix.com/itemdetails_2068105292.php Well, today was my 50th birthday, and my family went to the trouble of getting one of those shirts for me before they went out of stock (all of those PodBrix items are limited runs). Here is a link with me in the shirt, and some close-ups of the shirt and chip: http://web.mac.com/sdweyhrich/iWeb/Zonker/Woz.Shirt.html Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 606) >>>>> """"" Wow, Steve... *that's* a loving family! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 607) >>>>> """"" That's way cool :) I wonder what I can get next year for my 40th birthday :-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 610) [EOA] [EVD] Effective Visual Design """"""""""""""""""""""" One of the lessons I teach my high school students is in the context of PowerPoint presentations. I do so by providing them with examples of both good and bad PPT slides. Unfortunately, I have more samples of the latter than the former. Last year I used as a good presentation the one Ryan Suenaga gave in 2001 regarding the transition of Juiced.GS publishing to Syndicomm, which is a good file but on a topic a bit esoteric for today's kids. To complement it, does anyone have more examples of good PowerPoint presentations, or know where I can find one/some? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 612) >>>>> """"" Ken, I have a presentation that's less esoteric but also way more lame on legal issues for pregnant and parenting teens. I can send it to you but I bet you'll consider it less than effective :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 613) >>>>> """"" Ryan, I'd be interested in taking a look at that PPT, just the same; the greater quantity and variety of media I'm exposed to, the better off I'll be. I promise not to use it as an example of a lame presentation, anyway. :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 616) [EOA] [JVW] Jeri Ellsworth - Video - Wikipedia """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Our own Jeri Ellsworth on Google video: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Jeri+Ellsworth Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 614) >>>>> """"" Wow - Jeri even has her own Wikipedia entry! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 615) [EOA] [MPD] Mar 14, Pi Day """""""""""""" Happy Pi Day! (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 617) >>>>> """"" Wow, that's nerdy. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 618) >>>>> """"" I thought Pi Day would be in 10 years... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 619) [EOA] [POA] New Special Edition of Planet of the Apes? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A new special edition of Planet of the Apes has been rumored to be in the works. I think this Google Video just might lend a hint of what to expect. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1225980947023052205 Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 161) >>>>> """"" Yeah, I'm so not going to watch that. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 162) >>>>> """"" The most special edition of Planet of the Apes would be the one that had the writers being killed. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 164) [EOA] [DLR] DOS 3.3 Launcher Anybody remember DOS 3.3 Launcher by John Mclean, later modified by Andrew Roughan? It originally was released in the earlier 1990's. For those who don't know, it's a program that converts DOS 3.3 files or 5.25" disks to run under any ProDOS-formated media. Basically, the disk images it creates are nothing more than standard .po (ProDOS) ordered disk images used by most emulators. Or you can download any .dsk disk image on your PC, use an emulator or CiderPress to transfer the contents to a .po disk image that you transfer to your Apple II. Then you just need to adjust the filetype for use under DOS 3.3 Launcher (filetype $F1). From the docs: >> Any disk that uses a standard RWTS (Read/Write Track/Sector) routine can be copied in this manner. This includes not only DOS 3.3 disks, but also many old games which use a standard RWTS, but are not actually DOS 3.3. They can then be launched by DOS 3.3 Launcher, which "boots" the large file directly from your hard disk. To run a program, one option is to start DOS 3.3 Launcher from a program selector, but running a program from the IIgs System Finder is much easier since you simply double click on them, which launches them via ProDOS 8. << Anyway, I've been using v1.1 of DOS 3.3 Launcher for a long time to run DOS 3.3 games from my hard drive directly from the GS Finder. When you done playing, you use the control panel Quit DOS 3.3 Launcher option to return back to the Finder. DOS 3.3 Launcher v1.1 can create disk images of single-load binary files, single or doubled-sided 5.25" disks. And it works great. The latest version is v2.2 and allows to convert multiple disk image (3+) games. However, I cannot get v2.2, or v2.0 to work. Anyone use it? -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 7, Top 21, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" OK, I solved my problems with DOS Launcher v2.2! Apparently later versions of DOS Launcher were made compatible with 8-bit Apple IIs, whereas version 1.1 only worked on the Apple IIgs using the message center. Because of this I think, according to the docs "DOS 3.3 Launcher uses the ProDOS firmware entry point at $CN00 + ($CNFF), so it will only work with up to two hard disk partitions per slot" so that ProDOS 8, the P8 DOS 3.3 Launcher program, and the DOS 3.3 image files must only be located on the first 2 hard drive partitions of any slot. I must admit it took some researching of some older posts on csa2 to confirm this before I realized this was the problem. But, now it works! Previously, ProDOS 8 was on my 1st hard drive partition (i.e. P8 from the GS System folder), the DOS 3.3 Launcher program on my 2nd partition, and the image files on my 3rd partition. Moving the image files to the 2nd partition solved it! -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 7, Top 21, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" Another thing to be aware of while using later versions of DOS 3.3 Launcher is it makes any changes to the disk image directly to the image file, whereas earlier versions only made those changes in memory. While that isn't a problem in of itself, the file must be non-sparse, which the DOS 3.3 Launcher copy program does when it creates the image file, but if you later use the Finder or most copy problems to move such files, they will be made non-sparse again. In that case, use the program's Make Non-Sparse option. This is only a problem with disk images that do disk writes of course. If the image file is locked, or is non-sparse, DOS 3.3 Launcher makes it write-protected, so games that require writing to the disk will crash or stop with an error. -Jeff (FINKSTERJ, Cat 7, Top 21, Msg 12) [EOA] [AWT] Anniversary of Wolfenstein 3D """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Happy eight-years-and-one-week anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D! (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 23) [EOA] [IRA] Interfacing the Roomba Vacuum Cleaner to an Apple II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Make magazine currently blogs about interfacing a Roomba vacuum cleaner to a computer via a serial cable or a Bluetooth interface adapted via serial. This brings forth a few possibilities for an Apple II: Interfacing the Roomba via serial to an Apple II (using Spectrum scripts to control the vacuum?) or Creating a somewhat limited Bluetooth via serial interface for an Apple II. Ryan Chief Sysop and head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 16) [EOA] [SSB] Sweet16 for BeOS """""""""""""""" I spent an hour or so on Sweet16 for Mac OS X tonight, and now I have it pretty much fully usable. Still trying to figure out how to get Henrik to respond to my messages... Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Now Sweet16 has an online disks window and I've figured out a way to support printing from desktop applications without killing myself. It'll take time to implement, but it wont' be hard. No response to any of the emails I've sent to a number of email addresses over the past couple of weeks. Pretty sure I'm quite simply being ignored. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Now Sweet16 for Mac OS X has its own web page. For no good reason other than to try to incite people to help pester Henrik into letting me release it. :D http://www.sheppyware.net/slydog/ I'm getting pretty obnoxious about it now. ;) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I haven't fooled with the latest one yet but the one that I did test the other week was, well... sweet. ;-) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" Sweet16 on Mac OS X can now print from desktop applications: http://www.sheppyware.net/slydog/printing/index.html Still trying hard to reach someone who can give me permission to release it. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 22) [EOA] [EWK] Ethernet With the Windows Version of KEGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been playing around with getting the ethernet working with the windows version of kegs. Currently, when marinetti connects, it sends out 50 ARP requests in under 1 second (none of which are answered). I compared the ARP request to other ones (from a different computer on the network) and the only difference I could see was that the kegs' target mac address (in the arp request, not the header) was ff:ff:ff:ff:ff;ff whereas the other one was 00:00:00:00:00:00. Is it normal for that many arp requests to be sent? How should the kegs ip address be set? To the host computer's, or to an unused one? I've tried it both ways with no difference, (although windows gives a warning if you reuse the host's ip address). The Mac address, is of course, unique to the network. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, I think the only one who knows is Geoff. :) Fortunately he usually hangs around here somewhere. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" After fooling around with winpcap, it occurred to me that my 'net access is via wireless ... I suspect the router filters out most traffic (including the response to my arp request) before broadcasting it over the air. Using the same mac address as the host computer (but a different ip address), I did receive an ARP response (this was with winpcap, not kegs, but the same restrictions would apply either way). Reusing the MAC address is probably a really bad idea. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 55) [EOA] [OMF] OMF Linker """""""""" >> I'll accept the challenge for adding the 65816 support for gcc, but this can't be started until there is a working linker. << >> Here are some of the tasks which would be needed to complete this: OMF support in ld (linker) << >> I agree that that's the key, though -- if we had a functional, portable linker for OMF, we could do a lot of great stuff. << I've been working on an OMF linker (written in Java, cross platform) in my spare time. It's not done yet, however it has progressed to the point where I don't feel vaporous announcing it. Along with it is a library of OMF reading/writing/parsing classes, so other Java OMF utilities should be easier to write. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" That's good news -- can it do anything yet, or is it mostly low-level code so far? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" It needs a lot more testing :), but it currently handles normal things. (public/private, code/data segments, multiple files, relocation, etc). It does not yet do - libraries - intersegment stuff - jump tables - expressload - all the error checking it should do - a lot of other subtle nuances right now, I'm trying to get a hello world! app to run... it looks ok to me, but the loader doesn't seem to like it :/ kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2) >>>>> """"" Getting any particular errors from the loader when it tries to process it, or is it just barfing? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Kelvin, Just hearing someone's working on such a thing is exciting (KFest is coming up, and I need to make sure I don't suck--as do all the rest of you coders :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Hello World! works! Previously, trying to run it didn't do anything (no crash, no output...). Turns out, for those that care, you should always use LCONST records in your executables, not CONST records. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Topic 2, Msg 19) >>>>> """"" Woohoo! That's fantastic news, Kelvin. :) Ever find any info describing the format of ExpressLoad files? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 20) >>>>> """"" I asked Mike Westerfield if he had any documentation on it. He looked around but couldn't find any. I checked the orca/linker source and it looks pretty clear. It's somewhat low priority, though, given that: 1) it's not even necessary 2) you can use the express utility to convert it. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 21) >>>>> """"" True enough, although implementing it would be nice for the future, perhaps. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" Any luck with libraries, Kelvin? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Libraries now work. I was able to successfully link (and run) an orca/c version of "hello world". Just doing that requires something like 2 dozen functions from 2 libraries be linked in. Currently, the biggest missing functionality is: - expressload - dynamic segments/jump tables - more robust error handling I've been looking into runtime library support as well. Orca/Linker doesn't support them, but apple's linker does (sort of). runtime libraries (rtl) are basically fully compiled and linked code, but they also have a map of symbol names and the segment/offset where they are stored. If your program calls a rtl function, it's treated via a jump table, like dynamic segments. For most purposes, it's probably better to use a tool rather than a rtl, but they might be better for some purposes. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Well, I'm inclined to say that runtime library support is pretty low priority. Getting dynamic segment support in is medium (to me). The big one I'd like to see is ExpressLoad support, even though it's true there are tools to expressify programs -- but if you want to do all your building on your Mac or PC or whatever, it'd be preferable to have it do the Expressing too. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" I'm really excited about this linker. Going to have to take another whack at getting MPW IIgs ORCA/C to build on OS X. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 58, Top 2, Msg 26) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 4 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Back on the Farm... the Coming of Electricity A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Hear Some of Apple's History-------------------------------------[HAH] Apple Computer's 30th--------------------------------------------[ACT] MacWorld's List, Apple's Thirty Most Significant Products--------[MWL] Ken Franklin Contact Info----------------------------------------[FCI] Juiced.GS, Vol 11, Issue 1---------------------------------------[JGS] GS Plus Progress-------------------------------------------------[GSP] More on Sweet16 for Mac OS X-------------------------------------[MSB] Ethernet With the Windows Version of KEGS------------------------[EWK] ActiveGS on Your Web Site----------------------------------------[AGS] Changes Coming to Apple II Chat----------------------------------[CCC] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] Run Apple-1 Programs on an Apple II------------------------------[A1P] An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open--------------------------------[KFR] KFest High Hopes-------------------------------------------------[KHH] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Back on the Farm... the Coming of Electricity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is easy to take electricity for granted. It is easy to overlook the fact that there are people who do not have access to electric service... to overlook the fact that there are people who have had long interruptions of electric service due to storms or war. Electricity came to the farm when I was seven years old. A local CO-OP was formed for distribution of power to the farms in the area. Money for the project was raised with a low interest rate loan from the REA... the Rural Electrification Association. As the lines were being built the local electricians were busy wiring homes and other farm buildings. And installing a Yard Light... with two-way switches... so you could turn it on or off from either the house or the barn... no more walking to and from the barn by lantern light to do the evening chores. It was a fascinating time for a seven year old... watching the power lines being built... watching the electrician at work... having a pocket full of "money" (the knock outs from the switch and junction boxes being installed by the electrician). But the most exciting part was the day they turned the power on... my brother and I ran from room to room turning the lights on and off. The coming of electricity also left me with some vivid memories. The completely dark countryside allowed the family to spend time together observing the multitude of stars... locating the constellations and the North Star. Star gazing was never quite as nice after the coming of electricity... with all the stray light in the countryside. Then there was the magic of Christmas Eve. We would light the multitude of candles carefully placed on the Christmas Tree and extinguish the lamps. We would sit silently for fifteen minutes watching the tree by candle light. We then relit the kerosene lamps and carefully extinguished each candle. The risk of setting the house on fire was too great to leave the candles lit any longer. The coming of electricity brought electric lights to the Christmas Tree... but it just wasn't the same as with real candles. So when you are enjoying your Apple II's... give some thought to the people who do not have electricity, much less a computer. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [HAH] Hear Some of Apple's History """""""""""""""""""""""""""" If you're interested in hearing some of Apple's history (including a lot on the Apple II), take a listen to this week's version of TWiT (This Week in Tech), number 48, which reunites a bunch of Apple's early employees to talk about the company's history for its 30th birthday. http://www.twit.tv/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 38) [EOA] [ACT] Apple Computer's 30th """"""""""""""""""""" Thirty years of Apple Computer, Inc., by CNet.com: http://tinyurl.com/s3tdb Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 22) >>>>> """"" CNN.com's take: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/03/27/apple.turns30.ap/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Ed Lundberg recently forwarded this info: Here are two online quizzes about Apple, which celebrates its 30th birthday today: * How Much Do You Know About Apple? [BBC] * Apple history Trivia Challenge [eWeek] (KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 24) [EOA] [MWL] MacWorld's List, Apple's Thirty Most Significant Products """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" MacWorld magazine names Apple's thirty most significant products (in honor of their 30th birthday). I agree with the top four, but not the order: guess which one I think needs to move up? http://www.macworld.com/2006/04/features/30applelist/index.php Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 621) [EOA] [FCI] Ken Franklin Contact Info """"""""""""""""""""""""" Did Ken Franklin include his own contact information with the games? I remember they were "reliefware"; can't remember where to send the donations Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 91) >>>>> """"" He did. No idea if that information is still valid or not. Been a long time. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 92) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS, Vol 11, Issue 1 """""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 11, Issue 1, of Juiced.GS has been sent to the publisher. -Ken Gagne Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 708) >>>>> """"" Volume 11, Issue 1 has just come back from the printers; I'll start stuffing envelopes tonight or tomorrow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 709) >>>>> """"" Volume 11, Issue 1 mailed to all subscribers today. Only about 35% of last year's subscribers have renewed so far. If you've forgotten, now would be a good time! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 710) [EOA] [GSP] GS Plus Progress """""""""""""""" Currently I am working full steam ahead on getting some more of these issues ready for re-release on CD-ROM. I would like to (but cannot guarantee) get two more volumes done before some certain mid-summer mid-U.S. computing conference that I won't name. :) Can't promise it, but that's the goal. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" I know what torment this puts you through and I get vast enjoyment from that, but I also appreciate the final project even more. Keep up the good work, dude. It can't help but boost your karma. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 10) [EOA] [MSB] More on Sweet16 for Mac OS X """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Printing (or rather, printing to Preview, which can then create PDFs), is a brilliant feature. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 23) >>>>> """"" Yeah, I'm pretty fond of it. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" Any word at all from Henrik? I guess I'm not so sure what the problem is. If they don't have time to work on it. Why prevent someone else from doing so? Oh well. dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" Perhaps I'm less patient than others, as I would've resort to snail or phone by now. :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" Took a while, but I have what I think is a current snail mail address for Henrik. Working on writing up a letter to send him now. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I hope that works. I had to do the same with Bert Kersey, and that worked out well. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" I hate having to resort to snail mail. It's so... old-fashioned. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 29) [EOA] [EWK] Ethernet With the Windows Version of KEGS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been playing around with getting the ethernet working with the windows version of kegs. Currently, when marinetti connects, it sends out 50 ARP requests in under 1 second (none of which are answered). I compared the ARP request to other ones (from a different computer on the network) and the only difference I could see was that the kegs' target mac address (in the arp request, not the header) was ff:ff:ff:ff:ff;ff whereas the other one was 00:00:00:00:00:00. Is it normal for that many arp requests to be sent? How should the kegs ip address be set? To the host computer's, or to an unused one? I've tried it both ways with no difference, (although windows gives a warning if you reuse the host's ip address). The Mac address, is of course, unique to the network. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 53) >>>>> """"" After fooling around with winpcap, it occurred to me that my 'net access is via wireless ... I suspect the router filters out most traffic (including the response to my arp request) before broadcasting it over the air. Using the same mac address as the host computer (but a different ip address), I did receive an ARP response (this was with winpcap, not kegs, but the same restrictions would apply either way). Reusing the MAC address is probably a really bad idea. Kelvin. (KWS, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 55) >>>>> """"" Based on the information found at http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/~mick/academic/networks/msc/network/arp.shtml (too lazy to google the actual RFC), the ARP Broadcast is FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. I don't know what it means for a "broadcast" of 00:00:00:00:00:00. You want the MAC for your emulated ethernet (the same concept as a tunnel) to be different from the host's system. The MAC address distinguishes which ethernet device (real or whatnot) should handle the packet. The host computer's ethernet adaptor must be in "promiscuous" mode to accept an ethernet packet with any MAC address. Normally, the ethernet adaptor ignores packets with a different MAC address. I found libpcap automatically enabling promiscuous mode (assuming the host computer's ethernet driver didn't have a bug to prevent it from working which was a case that I had to troubleshoot and fix at one time). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 56) [EOA] [AGS] ActiveGS on Your Web Site """"""""""""""""""""""""" If you are running ActiveGS on your Web site, you may need to modify your HTML before April 11 to maintain existing user interface compatibility (the change will occur in IE as long as you patch your system regularly). See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/acti vating_activex.asp for details. Even though there will be a patch from Microsoft to let the user interface work as it does now, the patch will be deactivated in June. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 41, Msg 57) [EOA] [CCC] Changes Coming to Apple II Chat """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" After years of being Apple II chat host, Ray Merlin has resigned from his normal Tuesday night chores. I simply wanted to thank him for all his time and effort, and to wish him good luck for the future. He's assured me that he will still visit us, which makes me feel a whole lot better. B-{) Look for a shakeup as we try to fill the vacuum that Ray has left! Thanks once again, Ray! Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 662) >>>>> """"" Thanks for everything you've done for us, Ray. I don't think you know how much that has been. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 623) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kirk and Ryan. It was fun, but all good things eventually come to an end, and I think it is time to step aside and pass the baton. Ray (RMERLIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 624) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ [A1P] Run Apple-1 Programs on an Apple II """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:45:15 +0800 From: Mark Stock Subject: Apple-1 for Apple II To: contribute@a2central.com Cc: thelamp@sheppyware.net Here is a program to run the Apple-1 monitor (and other Apple-1 programs with a small patch) on an Apple II. There are routines to echo a character to the display and get a key from the keyboard. I am not sure if newlines work quite properly as I don't have an Apple I to see how these actually work. It uses HGR2 for the display so that 16K RAM from 0.3FFF is available. Control L will clear the screen. Control Q will quit. Control ^ will allow you to enter control L and control Q and control ^. To load the program, from Applesoft BASIC, go into the monitor: ]CALL -151 Enter the program in the monitor starting at $8000: *8000: Paste this program into an Apple II emulator or somehow copy it to a real Apple II. http://geocities.com/mmphosis/apple2/apple1.hgr2.8000.bin.hex.txt To run the Apple-1 for Apple II program, from the monitor: *8000G Or, from Applesoft BASIC: ]CALL32768 To run other Apple-1 programs with a small patch: Replace the bytes AD 12 D0 with 20 70 80 in your Apple 1 programs. LDA $D012 becomes JSR $8070 Also, replace the bytes AD 11 D0 with 20 70 80 in your Apple 1 programs. LDA $D011 becomes JSR $8070 I did this with "lunar" lander and the program worked. Happy Hacking, mmphosis http://www.applefritter.com/node/17831 [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [KFR] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Registration for KansasFest, the annual celebration of all things Apple II, has begun. You can now sign up and take advantage of the early-bird discount rate of $325 for a double room. KansasFest is a great deal of fun, and is always educational as well. This year's event runs from July 18th through the 23rd. See for more details. (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 1) [EOA] [KHH] KFest High Hopes """""""""""""""" I have high hopes that I'll be able to go this year. Should know for sure in two or three more weeks maybe. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I have high hopes too. Last year I was a student not earning any income but this year I am working developing web pages on a contract basis. Since I'm in business for myself and this is a computer conference it has now become a tax deductible expense. :) -- Mark (MARK, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 3) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Partnerships IIgs-Mac Partnership A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] New Apple Store in Omaha-----------------------------------------[NAW] Neat Project-----------------------------------------------------[NPJ] Aging Eyes-------------------------------------------------------[AES] Important Day in the History of the II---------------------------[HII] Intel Based IIgs Emulator for OS X?------------------------------[IBE] Juiced.GS Talk---------------------------------------------------[JGT] GS Plus Release Plans--------------------------------------------[GSP] Is There a Need for a Filetype for RSS Files?--------------------[FRF] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open--------------------------------[KFR] Volunteer to Present a Session at KFest--------------------------[PSK] Plans to Attend KansasFest 2006----------------------------------[PTA] KFest Door Sign Idea---------------------------------------------[DSI] Another Reason to Attend KFest-----------------------------------[ARA] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson Partnerships ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A number of businesses are based on partnerships of two or more individuals. Sometimes the individuals pool their financial resources in order to raise enough capital to launch the business. Other partnerships are established based on complimentary skills of the partners... perhaps Jones is really good at managing a factory and Smith is really good at selling things. IIgs-Mac Partnership ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A IIgs-Mac partnership via Appletalk is an effective alternative for the IIgs to have indirect access to the internet. This is especially easy to set up with one of the Macs with serial ports. Let the Mac surf the net and do email. Let the Mac download software and other files for the IIgs... and move them to the IIgs with Appletalk. For information on networking a IIgs with a Mac refer to "The Tinkerer's Corner" in the November 2002 issue of _The Lamp_! Go to: http://lamp.a2central.com/ and select one of the files named TLMP0211 [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson [NAW] New Apple Store in Omaha """""""""""""""""""""""" My son discovered something fun recently in his Internet surfing: Apple will be opening an Apple Store here in Omaha, Nebraska by December of this year! It will be at the Village Pointe mall, which is a hop and a skip from where I live, and which I pass by every day. Woo hoo! (My credit card is worried, however). Steven Weyhrich --< Apple II History http://apple2history.org (A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 625) >>>>> """"" Be afraid; be very afraid. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 626) >>>>> """"" My son noticed that, too. It's a bit further for me, but I have been there a couple of times. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu 20 Apr 06 10:12:16 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2006, July 18-23, 2006 - 89 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 628) [EOA] [NPJ] Neat Project """""""""""" Here's my idea of a neat project: http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/8D6BAACA0347102985CB001143E7E506/?ALLSTEP S Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 627) [EOA] [AES] Aging Eyes """""""""" While working on an issue of GS Plus in GraphicWriter III last night, I noticed (almost going blind working in 6 point and 7 point text) that using Bernie II The Rescue's Power Mode to give full screen emulation made things livable. It's amazing how bad my eyes have become over the years :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 630) >>>>> """"" Ah... the aging of the Apple II users. :) Lyle Syverson lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 631) >>>>> """"" Time for the return of the 40-column text screen! :-) Peter peterw@syndicomm.com Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager (PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 632) [EOA] [HII] Important Day in the History of the II """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" An important day in the history of the II: http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/april-24-1984/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 39) >>>>> """"" Of course, that article claims that the //c was the last Apple II line. Pretty screwed up. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 15, Msg 40) [EOA] [IBE] Intel Based IIgs Emulator for OS X? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" MacBook Pro 17 inch released; is there yet a great Intel based IIgs emulator for OS X? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 54) >>>>> """"" Released? Nope. Great? Dunno. :) Still waiting to see if the letter I sent Henrik gets a response. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 55) [EOA] [JGT] Juiced.GS Talk """""""""""""" Volume 11, Issue 1 showed up in the P.O. box today. I like the cover photo :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek Former Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 711) >>>>> """"" I got my copy a few days ago. A fine issue! You should be proud, Ken! Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 712) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kirk & Ryan. Sheppy helped a lot with this issue as I was learning the ropes. The next issue should be even better. :-) Of course, there wouldn't be a magazine at all if not for the content provided by our writers. Thanks to Andrew Roughan, Andrew Molloy, Eric Shepherd, and everyone else. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 713) >>>>> """"" BTW, if anyone wants to use this topic as a place to submit comments, questions, or suggestions, to be published as Letters to the Editor in future issues of Juiced.GS, please feel free! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 714) >>>>> """"" Ryan, How did it feel to receive an issue of Juiced.GS and not have already read it all for a change? :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 715) >>>>> """"" About a week ago, I sent Ken a new version of our template for Juiced.GS, so the next issue should be a little easier to get out the door on time. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 716) >>>>> """"" No pressure or anything... ;-) (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 717) >>>>> """"" In addition to comments, questions, and suggestions, I'm also interested in hearing ideas for articles, reviews, and interviews. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 718) [EOA] [GSP] GS Plus Release Plans """"""""""""""""""""" I am hoping to have two more volumes of GS Plus ready for release by the time KansasFest rolls around. That's the goal. If one is ready before K.C., it'll be released earlier. I will have something to show in K.C. I promise. I don't suck. Well, not then. :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 11) [EOA] [FRF] Is There a Need for a Filetype for RSS Files? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Open discussion: is there a need for a filetype for RSS files? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 30) >>>>> """"" Since a RSS file is the same thing as a XML file, and a XML file is a test file, then all you really need is a text file with an extension of .xml or .rss (or a $00 file with an extension of .xml or .rss). This will ensure compatibility with a file system type compatible with GS/OS without needing to institute any other changes. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" I agree; simply using TXT with an appropriate extension is the best way to go. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 60, Top 3, Msg 32) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [KFR] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Registration for KansasFest, the annual celebration of all things Apple II, has begun. You can now sign up and take advantage of the early-bird discount rate of $325 for a double room. KansasFest is a great deal of fun, and is always educational as well. This year's event runs from July 18th through the 23rd. See for more details. (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 1) [EOA] [PSK] Volunteer to Present a Session at KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From awmolloy@landsnail.com Tue May 2 07:12:14 2006 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 04:35:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Molloy To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] KFest sessions! Ladies & Gentlemen: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple family. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. So... do you have an idea for a session you'd like to present at KFest? Let us know! The best way to do that is to access the session proposal form at: http://www.kfest.org/SessionProposal.html You may also email sessions@kfest.org. Sessions are typically one hour in length, held at various times throughout the daytime hours. Past sessions have included hardware and software demonstrations, tutorials, integration of the Apple with other devices (Macs, scanners), Internet tips and tricks, or related subjects that would be of interest to Apple II/Mac users. The attendees of KansasFest are the event's heart and soul. Give us something worth rolling out of bed for each morning! with thanks, Andy Junior KFest Schedulemeister awmolloy@landsnail.com [EOA] [PTA] Plans to Attend KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've booked my spot at KFest, so I'll be there this year. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" I plan on being there. My life is a disaster right now, but things will improve... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I have been in intense negotiations with my wife and it's highly possible that I will be able to attend again. More as it develops:) I miss it. Dain Neater (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" Count me in for 2006 (like 1995, etc. :) Can't send in my registration until about a week from now, but it's in the plan... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 7) [EOA] [DSI] KFest Door Sign Idea """""""""""""""""""" Now this is what I should I have used for my door sign: http://www.monkeyinadryer.com/yodafish.html Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 86) >>>>> """"" Well, it would've gone with the tie(fighter). Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 87) [EOA] [ARA] Another Reason to Attend KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What do Steven King and Steve Wozniak have in common? Would you believe a short movie based on a King short-story, that Woz had a role in? We've been given permission to have a viewing of this movie at KFest this year. If you want to see Woz at his thespian best, register for KFest now! Later.................Howard (Howard Katz, Google Groups "KFest-talk" group) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Rendezvous With Nostalgia Apple II Nostalgia A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Aging Eyes-------------------------------------------------------[AES] Considering Several Programming Projects-------------------------[CSP] Scheduler Problem------------------------------------------------[SPM] The Guy With the Apple II Car------------------------------------[A2C] Comedians infiltrate a Best Buy----------------------------------[CIB] Number of the Beast----------------------------------------------[NOB] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open--------------------------------[KFR] HackFest 2006----------------------------------------------------[HF6] Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair-----------------[NVF] Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006-----------------[ESK] Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees----------------------------[SOA] Volunteer to Present a Session at KFest--------------------------[PSK] Presenters and Sessions Needed for KFest-------------------------[PSN] Show and Tell at KFest-------------------------------------------[SAT] Want to Visit Worlds of Fun Amusement Park?----------------------[WOF] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net Rendezvous With Nostalgia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was one of those mornings where the rising sun, striking the window shade, cast a delightful amber glow throughout the bedroom. This was going to be a great day for a day trip. We were going to the White Pines Dinner Theater... the program was "Jukebox Memories, Songs of the 40's and 50's". Since this time period included courtship, marriage, and the birth of a son, this day promised to be bathed in nostalgia for my wife and I. We left early to allow time to take a less traveled route along the East bank of the Rock River. The scenery was enhanced by the white cotton clouds drifting slowly across the deep blue sky. We arrived at White Pines State Park an hour early... allowing time for a walk in the woods before the noon dinner. The wildflowers were glorious, especially the lavender blooming wild geraniums. The buildings housing the restaurant, dinner theater, gift shop, and guest cabins were built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 30's. The rustic log cabin style blends well with nature. The buffet dinner was delicious. The laid back atmosphere with guests seated at tables of eight encouraged people to become acquainted with the strangers seated at the same table. The program lived up to our expectations. The dessert, a delicious raspberry cobbler, was served during the intermission. Apple II Nostalgia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interested in a Rendezvous with Apple II Nostalgia? Sign up for KansasFest. See the KFest section of this issue for information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [AES] Aging Eyes """""""""" While working on an issue of GS Plus in GraphicWriter III last night, I noticed (almost going blind working in 6 point and 7 point text) that using Bernie II The Rescue's Power Mode to give full screen emulation made things livable. It's amazing how bad my eyes have become over the years :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 630) >>>>> """"" Just get a larger Monitor and continue to run it in full screen! (TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 633) >>>>> """"" The biggest issue is, I need an OS X x86 emulator that runs natively... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 634) [EOA] [CSP] Considering Several Programming Projects """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm considering several different projects right now: 1) Improving DictioNDA; 2) Finishing that forever in development send only email NDA; 3) Working on a NDA that allows someone to send text messages to a cell phone. Any comments? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 45) >>>>> """"" An SMS NDA would be freaking awesome. I'd pay for one, in fact. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 46) [EOA] [SPM] Scheduler Problem """"""""""""""""" Has anyone else run into problems dealing with the 4-item limit the Scheduler has? I have recently had some code that isn't able to file a Scheduler task due to the queue being full. I wonder what would be involved in writing a replacement Scheduler with a larger queue... any thoughts? Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 7, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" I've never dealt with the Scheduler at all. At risk of sounding more ignorant than usual, what does it do? :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 7, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" The Scheduler is designed to queue up tasks that need to be run when the system isn't busy. For example, if you have a program that, during interrupt handling, realizes that an alert needs to appear to warn the user of something, you can't open that alert right then -- it's not safe to make most Toolbox calls from within an interrupt handler. So you call the Scheduler and ask it to run a routine of yours that will handle displaying the alert. The Scheduler makes sure the routine is called at a safe time to do whatever you might need to do. The Toolbox makes pretty extensive use of it. The problem is that only four tasks can be registered as pending at a time, and it's possible to try to add a task and not have enough room for it. That can be a big problem if some major situation needs to be scheduled to be handled. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 7, Msg 3) [EOA] [A2C] The Guy With the Apple II Car """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Last night I went contra dancing, and a woman I'd seen at several such events introduced me to another dancer who went to the same college as me. My jaw hit the ground when he introduced himself by name: it was the guy with the Apple II car!! Finally, I meet the man I wrote about in Messages 122-125 uptopic as well as in an issue of Juiced.GS last year. I think he was relieved to find I wasn't nearly as enthusiastically, frighteningly stalkerish as I'd previously seemed. :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 141) REF: """" Guys... you will NEVER believe what I found parked a block down from my apartment - I barely could myself: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/parked/ This picture was taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, the morning of Friday, December 10th. Anyone have any idea whose this is?? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 122) >>>>> """"" I received an email yesterday, excerpts of which follow: "My apologies for not responding sooner, but I figure it's better to respond late than not at all. Perhaps you don't remember me, but considering the effort you extended, I'm going to guess you do. I'm the guy with Toyota Prius with the license plate Apple II :)" "I must confess I do not own an Apple II, nor have I ever, but I hold a great admiration and respect for it. My first computer was a Macintosh 128K, and I've been a mac guy ever since, cherishing the roots of the company and the genius of Wozniak. "So once again, I must thank you for making my day. It's wonderful to see people appreciate my license plate :)" Amazing. One mystery solved. :) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 125) [EOA] [CIB] Comedians infiltrate a Best Buy """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 80 comedians infiltrate a Best Buy. Mission: success! http://www.improveverywhere.com/mission_view.php?mission_id=57 (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 165) [EOA] [NOB] Number of the Beast """"""""""""""""""" Today is 6-6-6; in the Bible, Revelations 13:18 identifies 666 as the "number of the Beast". Here are some other numbers you may not have known the significance of: 670 - Approximate number of the Beast DCLXVI - Roman numeral of the Beast 666.0000000 - Number of the High Precision Beast 665.9999954 - Number of the Pentium Beast 0.666 - Number of the Millibeast /666 - Beast Common Denominator 666 x sq. rt (-1) - Imaginary number of the Beast 1010011010 - Binary of the Beast 1-666 - Area code of the Beast 00666 - Zip code of the Beast 1-900-666-0666 - Live Beasts! Call Now! Only $6.66/minute. (Must be over 18) $665.95 - Retail price of the Beast $710.36 - Price of the Beast plus 6.66% state sales tax $769.95 - Price of the Beast with all accessories and replacement soul $606.66 - Price of the Beast at Wal-Mart $566.66 - Price of the Beast at Costco Phillips 666 - Gasoline of the Beast Route 666 - Way of the Beast 666 F - Oven temperature for roast Beast 666k - Retirement plan of the Beast 666 mg - Recommended Daily Allowance of Beast 6.66 % - 5 year CD interest rate at First Beast of Hell National Bank ($666 minimum deposit) 6-6-6.xls - Spreadsheet of the Beast Word 6.66 - Word Processor of the Beast 666i - BMW of the Beast DSM-666 (revised) - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Beast 668 - Next-door neighbor of the Beast (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 168) >>>>> """"" 666 is also the Unix file permissions of the beast. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 169) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :) [EOA] [KFR] KansasFest 2006 Registration Open """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Registration for KansasFest, the annual celebration of all things Apple II, has begun. You can now sign up and take advantage of the early-bird discount rate of $325 for a double room. KansasFest is a great deal of fun, and is always educational as well. This year's event runs from July 18th through the 23rd. See for more details. (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 1) [EOA] [HF6] HackFest 2006 """"""""""""" From sheppy@syndicomm.com Tue May 23 10:54:43 2006 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:09 -0400 From: Eric Shepherd Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] HackFest 2006! Don't forget to plan ahead! Here, as usual, are the rules: KansasFest 2006 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 19, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 23 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com [EOA] [NVF] Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From sheppy@syndicomm.com Wed May 24 10:39:12 2006 Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:36:12 -0400 From: Eric Shepherd Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] Vendor fair Syndicomm will be selling Nibble products on behalf of Mike Harvey at the vendor fair this year! Save your pennies! Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com [EOA] [ESK] Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From a2fan@hotmail.com Wed May 31 03:41:57 2006 Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 03:41:57 GMT From: Sean Fahey Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: KFest 2006 CONTACT: KansasFest 2006 kfest-help@kfest.org http://www.kfest.org The 2006 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm and publisher of Juiced.GS, as the keynote speaker for this year's KansasFest convention. "It is an honor to have this opportunity to reflect on where the Apple II community has come in the past few years," said Shepherd, who also gave the 2002 keynote, "and to help chart a direction for it to continue." Past guest speakers have included Apple II inventor Stephen Wozniak and Syndicomm founder Gary Utter. KansasFest, the only computer conference dedicated to the Apple II computer, returns this year to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Last year's convention saw the successful launch of KansasFest on a campus that brought with it the continuation of old traditions and the launch of many new ones, including the Discathalon, which are sure to return this year. Shepherd kicks off the event with his keynote speech, followed by an official reception. The following days will consist of official events including informational sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more. Friday night will feature a catered dinner during which a retrospective of KansasFest pasts will be presented, before the convention officially concludes the following day with the annual Vendor Fair, at which attendees buy, sell, and trade new and used hardware and software. This year's vendors will be making available the wares of Syndicomm, The ByteWorks, Nibble Magazine, and more. KansasFest 2006 is set for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 18th through July 23rd. Registration information is available online at or by calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345. Registration payments are being accepted online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices and convenience possible. KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFest Committee since 1995. Each year is like no other. Any and all Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did! [EOA] [SOA] Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm announced yesterday that it will make a special offer to KansasFest attendees, allowing them to pre-purchase all six discs in The Definitive GS+ at a discounted price. The discounted price, which has not yet been announced, will entitle buyers to receive each disc automatically when it is released with no shipping charge. The offer will only be available at the KFest vendor fair. Disc one of the set is already available, while discs 2 and 3 are currently being assembled. (Sheppy, A2Central Web Site, May 31, 2006) [EOA] [PSK] Volunteer to Present a Session at KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From awmolloy@landsnail.com Tue May 2 07:12:14 2006 Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 04:35:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Molloy To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] KFest sessions! Ladies & Gentlemen: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple family. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. So... do you have an idea for a session you'd like to present at KFest? Let us know! The best way to do that is to access the session proposal form at: http://www.kfest.org/SessionProposal.html You may also email sessions@kfest.org. Sessions are typically one hour in length, held at various times throughout the daytime hours. Past sessions have included hardware and software demonstrations, tutorials, integration of the Apple with other devices (Macs, scanners), Internet tips and tricks, or related subjects that would be of interest to Apple II/Mac users. The attendees of KansasFest are the event's heart and soul. Give us something worth rolling out of bed for each morning! with thanks, Andy Junior KFest Schedulemeister awmolloy@landsnail.com [EOA] [PSN] Presenters and Sessions Needed for KFest """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From a2fan@hotmail.com Mon Jun 5 15:22:34 2006 Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:18:55 -0500 From: Sean Fahey Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] Sessions/Presenters Needed Time is ticking away and we are in need of presenters and sessions for KFest. NOW is YOUR OPPORTUNITY to dazzle your fellow KFest attendees with a demonstration of your technical acumen and geek prowess. Software, Hardware, Programming, The Internet - we like seeing it all whether it's practical or whimsical. We just want you to share with us what your Apple computer can do. [EOA] [SAT] Show and Tell at KFest """""""""""""""""""""" After this weekend I'm about 95% sure I'll have at least one new thing to show at KFest 2006 (could be as many as three, but I would not hold my breath :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (RSUENAGA, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" Woohoo! I'm hoping to have something but am not yet certain at all that I will. I really don't want to suck. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 14) [EOA] [WOF] Want to Visit Worlds of Fun Amusement Park? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" It fizzled out last year when I suggested it, but is there any interest to get to Worlds of Fun amusement park this year during the KFest week? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 10) >>>>> """"" Geoff, re: WoF Maybe, I dunno. I can bring swim clothes... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 11) >>>>> """"" >> Maybe, I dunno. I can bring swim clothes... << That would be for Oceans of Fun, next door. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 5 Jun 06 9:31:30 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2006, July 18-23, 2006 - 43 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 12) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Family Reunions in the Computer Age The Apple II Family Reunion. A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] What would You Like to Hear/Talk About?--------------------------[HTA] Any Good Rumors?-------------------------------------------------[AGR] Broad Band for IIgs Via Uthernet Card and Spectrum---------------[UCS] Five Gaming Companies From the Past------------------------------[GCP] Juiced.GS June 2006----------------------------------------------[JGS] Ken's Thesis... Table of Contents and Acknowledgements-----------[KGT] Sweet16 for Mac OS X---------------------------------------------[SSX] SMS via telnet... on a IIgs--------------------------------------[SMS] LineEdit control or TextEdit control?----------------------------[LTC] Inventor of Gaming Joystick Passed Away--------------------------[IGJ] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS] Sessions Needed--------------------------------------------------[SSN] Requested Sessions-----------------------------------------------[RDS] KFest FAQ Available Online---------------------------------------[FAQ] KFest Packing List Available Online------------------------------[KPL] HackFest 2006----------------------------------------------------[HF6] Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair-----------------[NVF] Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006-----------------[ESK] Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees----------------------------[SOA] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net Family Reunions in the Computer Age ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As per an uninterrupted tradition of some seventy years, the descendants of Gilbert and Anna Syverson met in late June for their annual reunion. Having three sons and three daughters has provided an abundance of descendants... represented by four generations. Computers played a number of roles in this reunion: 1. Negotiations as to time and place were made via email. 2. Announcement of the time and place was made via email. 3. Online search for nearby motel. 4. Reserve motel online. 5. Get cash from bank ATM. 6. Buy supplies at the local store via credit card. 7. Fill car with gasoline at pump with credit card. 8. Check for highway conditions online. 9. Cell phone calls while on the road depend on computers. 10. Exchange photos of the event online with the many families. The Apple II Family Reunion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Still time to arrange to go to KansasFest... see the KFest section of this issue for more information. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [HTA] What would You Like to Hear/Talk About? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Continuing a very old thread... What kind of topics would people like to have covered/what format would people like to hear/any comments on a possible Apple II podcast? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 635) >>>>> """"" I'd like to see (hear) panel discussions on how-to type of stuff, or interviews with people who know a lot about particular programs, getting tips on how to use them, etc. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 637) >>>>> """"" I'm hoping to have the first Apple II podcast out before KansasFest. Notice I didn't say which KansasFest ;-) Ryan Chief Syosp and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 638) [EOA] [AGR] Any Good Rumors? """""""""""""""" Anyone have any good rumors less than a couple of weeks before we gather in Kansas City? Besides me, of course :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" Isn't Apple going to be at KFest 2006 and announce that they will open source most of GS System Software 6.0.1? With the only pieces not being open sourced is the QuickDraw II and Font routines (due to Apple's patents not wanting to have source available for that technology). And the source will be in Apple's assembler format which is not compatible with Orca or Merlin, making it totally ineffective on modern IIgs development platforms (heh, IIgs development platforms that can be considered _modern_). And Apple won't be releasing their last linker so don't expect to generate binary-equivalent OMF files. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 16) [EOA] [UCS] Broad Band for IIgs Via Uthernet Card and Spectrum """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Signature from message in another area: >>>> Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie >>>> Tell us more about "using Uthernet by Spectrum". Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" I think this means that Ewen got DHCP working at the Link Layer level--see the Uthernet forums for further discussions. Once the source goes public, it would be neat to see an enterprising soul integrate the LanceGS open source driver into the Uthernet Link Layer so LanceGS owners can also do DHCP. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" The Uthernet card can be used in all the Apple II machines, but you will need to use the Contiki interface unless you are using a IIgs, and have Marinetti 3.0 or later installed. You need to have a copy of the Uthernet Link Layer module for Marinetti installed. This is currently in Beta, but a copy can be obtained on request. Check for details. So assuming you have managed to procure one of the elusive Uthernet cards , and you have got Marinetti and the Link Layer installed, then you need to do no more. As you will know, Spectrum supports Marinetti directly, so anything that Marinetti can handle, Spectrum can too. The Uthernet card runs at 10Base-T, which is quite fast enough for most DSL connections. You may of course need to add a hub or switch into your LAN, if you do not have a spare socket to connect the card to. It is a joy to be able to use the IIgs without a slow and expensive (for us outside the US) dialup modem! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 5) >>>>> """"" >> I think this means that Ewen got DHCP working at the Link Layer level << I did indeed, and it was fairly simple to do. As you say, once the source is published, then anyone is free to graft the DHCP code into their own Link Layers. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 6) [EOA] [GCP] Five Gaming Companies From the Past """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A recent online article details five gaming companies that delivered milestones in electronic entertainment but which are no longer with us. The second company the article highlights is Origin Systems, original developers of the Ultima series: http://tinyurl.com/pr5pn The page after the above URL details the history of Sierra On-Line, another company with which Apple II users should be familiar. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 117) >>>>> """"" I got to this link after it timed out. Can you give the long url too? (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 118) >>>>> """"" Bruce, The tinyURL expands to this address, which breaks across two lines: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3357&Item id=2&limit=1&limitstart=2 -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 119) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS June 2006 """"""""""""""""""" Volume 11, Issue 2 (June 2006) of Juiced.GS has been handed to the publisher for printing and distribution. Thanks to everyone who helped with this issue; I think it's a great one with plenty of variety. -Ken Gagne Editor-in-Chief (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 719) >>>>> """"" V11I2 has mailed to about half of subscribers, with the rest going out tomorrow. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 720) >>>>> """"" Yay! Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 721) >>>>> """"" The Juiced.GS web site has been updated with links for all the software reviewed in the most recent issue of Juiced.GS: http://www.juiced.gs/issuelinks/v11i2/index.html Finally, one-stop shopping at which to find all the great games and utilities you've just finished reading about! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 722) >>>>> """"" Great issue, Ken! And having the links available online is handy too! Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 723) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Kirk! I really appreciate the variety of content all the writers contributed to the latest issue. Having the links online arose as a collaboration of suggestions between me, Sean, and Sheppy. Thanks to Sheppy for maintaining the page. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 724) >>>>> """"" Special thanks once again to all the hard work put into another fine issue of Juiced.GS. I've not actually finished it yet, but I hope to this afternoon. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 727) >>>>> """"" It was/is a very good issue. Ryan was great but a fresh approach is always nice. Thanks to all who helped on it. (BBAKER, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 728) [EOA] [KGT] Ken's Thesis... Table of Contents and Acknowledgements """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As those of you who read the "My Home Page" in Volume 11, Issue 2 (June 2006) of Juiced.GS know, I recently completed a second undergraduate major. This work culminated with a 136-page thesis which I turned in two weeks ago. I am not posting the thesis online, as it is a portfolio of my writing, both published and unpublished, including the most recent issue of Juiced.GS in its entirety. However, I want to post the table of contents and acknowledgements here, as the entire project was strongly influenced by the members and publications of the Apple II community. The six chapters, or categories, of my portfolio were: Video Games: From Pong to Publication Newspaper Reporting: Just the Facts, Ma'am Writing and Editing on Computers: Apples to Oranges Academics: Writer, Tutor, Editor, Spy From Page to Stage: Acting Like a Writer Creative Writing: That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It These people were acknowledged in the opening pages of my project. My thanks to everyone in this community who made it possible: Profs. Kent Ljungquist and Wesley Mott, for advising this project. All the non-advisory humanities faculty and staff who helped resolve my unique situation: Profs. James Doyle, Laura Menides, Patrick Quinn, Lance Schachterle, Bland Addison, Svetlana Nikitina, Lorraine Higgins, and John Trimbur; and Margaret Brodmerkle, Karen Hassett, Melanie Desiata, Christine Drew, and Christine Love. Neil Beardsley, Erica Tworog-Dube, Johanna Shaw, Lela Male, and Rosemary Metcalf, for helping me create the form and content of this project. Those who took the time to provide literature or information: Robert Traver, David Ludt, Jacklyn Bonneau, Ron Luks, and Thomas Compter. All my previous editors: Ryan Suenaga, Eric Shepherd, Lisa Lebduska, Bruce Phillips, Eric Stanway, Lynn MacDonald, Lauren Beckham-Falcone, Jennifer Luccarelli, and Moira Downs. Everyone who helped and supported my transition into teaching: Profs. Lisa Lebduska, Louis Curran, and Chrysanthe Demetry; and David Ludt. The entire staff of Juiced.GS. All those who contributed to my first thesis five years ago, which paved the way for my second such project. Of those, a special thanks to Gene Roddenberry, Bob Salvatore, Rupert (Robert) Lissner, Randy Brandt, Alan Bird, and Henrik Gudat. Gary Utter, Christopher Reeve, and Superman; and Nicole Turgeon and Linda Letourneau. (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 729) [EOA] [SSX] Sweet16 for Mac OS X """""""""""""""""""" Any chance of getting a topic set up for the Mac OS X version of Sweet16? I've been authorized to release it at KFest this summer! :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 31) >>>>> """"" Ask and you shall receive, Sheppy... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> I've been authorized to release it at KFest this summer! :) << Sweet! Sorry, but I think that says it all. B-{) Kirk (A2.KIRK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 33) >>>>> """"" Sheppy, Following up on Messages 18-33 in Category 29, Topic 32: I see on your web site that file transfer functionality will not be implemented for KansasFest. What sort of features do you expect Sweet16 to eventually have in this regard? Virtual ][ allows the mounting of Macintosh folders as ProDOS volumes, which I imagine makes life much easier for some people than the "Bernie.Transfer" folder that Bernie requires users to copy files to in order to conduct file transfers. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" I have various ideas in mind, from the basic to the grandiose and complicated. The very first rendition will likely be the ability to drag files from the Mac into the GS and have them wind up on the GS disk somewhere, with a desk accessory or Finder extension to copy files from the GS to the Mac. I have an idea on the drawing board that would be tricky to implement but would provide a very nice solution -- but isn't likely to happen for a good while yet, so I'll do the more stopgappish measure first. Code already exists in Sweet16 to support copying files from the GS to the Mac, but there's almost none for going the other direction yet, and getting all the UI needed to let users take advantage of it will take more time than I have right now. So the version that releases at KFest will be 1.6, there will likely be a 1.7 in the fall that will hopefully add initial file copy support, and then a more powerful 2.0 sometime down the road. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" I'm waiting for this new emulator. I've kind of been GSless for a while trying to keep what's important from a very curious 2 year old. I'll definitely be in line. Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 3) [EOA] [SMS] SMS via telnet... on a IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I now have figured out how to send SMS via telnet, which means I know how to do it on a IIgs. When I can actually get it done, I dunno; if I'm lucky, let's say oh, the third week in July? Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 47) [EOA] [LTC] LineEdit control or TextEdit control? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" If I'm needing to get input from a user limited to a 100 character string, would you suggest a LineEdit control or a TextEdit control, and why? Thanks. Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" Ryan, With a LineEdit control, you can force limit the input to 100 characters (255 max), but with the TextEdit you can't, and would have to truncate the record afterwards. LineEdit controls are very flexible in how you prime them and retrieve the data, and can be used for password strings as well. Although it might take a little more work, you can use the full set of edit commands on a LineEdit control. LineEdit controls cannot accept CRs ($0D), but TextEdits can, and you can control the Font more easily with a TextEdit control. The context of where and how you want to use the control might dictate which to use. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 2) >>>>> """"" There's actually a maximum size in characters you can set for TextEdit boxes. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Practically, I found when using TextEdit records with Spectrum, that it was unwise to use a record that was more than half the size of available free memory. That allowed you to manipulate the record, copy it, etc., without running into memory problems. On some machines, that can be quite a large record, but of course the bigger the record, the slower everything becomes! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 4) [EOA] [IGJ] Inventor of Gaming Joystick Passed Away """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The inventor of the gaming joystick has passed away. :( http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/obit-kotok.html (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 142) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006 Go to for details. [EOA] [SSN] Sessions Needed """"""""""""""" Ladies and Gentlemen... We are in need of your assistance. KFest is all about fun, sun and the Apple II - but consider what you get out of KFest is often relative to what you put into it. We need you - specifically, we need presenters to host relevant sessions so that we as a community can learn and grow together. Don't assume you don't have anything to share, because if you make the effort, you probably do. We can't expect to rely on the same people year after year to carry the show... so, bring a fresh perspective - stretch a little and volunteer to share your Apple II with us. Everyone will be glad you did. Thank you for your consideration! (Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [RDS] Requested Sessions """""""""""""""""" Ok, time for a new thread on... REQUESTED SESSIONS I'd like to see sessions on GNO, writing software that uses Marinetti (link layer stuff) and anything more technical oriented... as long as it isn't the first session of the day. ZZZzzzzz... (Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List) [EOA] [FAQ] KFest FAQ Available Online """""""""""""""""""""""""" The KFest FAQ, originally written by Ryan Suenaga, was updated and published in the most recent issue of Juiced.GS. It is now available online at the official KFest Web page: http://www.kfest.org/staticpages/index.php?page=20040727231147829 -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 20) [EOA] [KPL] KFest Packing List Available Online """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" We are now one week from KansasFest, and whether you're flying or driving, you may be preparing your journey to the Apple II Mecca. The packing list, originally compiled and distributed annually by Jerry Cline, has been updated, reorganized, and included on the official KFest web site: http://www.kfest.org/article.php?story=20060212201334238 If anyone sees any omissions, please feel free to submit an update here. Otherwise, pack your bags and see you there! :-) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 21) [EOA] [HF6] HackFest 2006 """"""""""""" From sheppy@syndicomm.com Tue May 23 10:54:43 2006 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:09 -0400 From: Eric Shepherd Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] HackFest 2006! Don't forget to plan ahead! Here, as usual, are the rules: KansasFest 2006 HackFest Rules 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 19, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 23 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com [EOA] [NVF] Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From sheppy@syndicomm.com Wed May 24 10:39:12 2006 Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:36:12 -0400 From: Eric Shepherd Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org To: kfest@lists.gno.org Subject: [kfest] Vendor fair Syndicomm will be selling Nibble products on behalf of Mike Harvey at the vendor fair this year! Save your pennies! Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com [EOA] [ESK] Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" From a2fan@hotmail.com Wed May 31 03:41:57 2006 Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 03:41:57 GMT From: Sean Fahey Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: KFest 2006 CONTACT: KansasFest 2006 kfest-help@kfest.org http://www.kfest.org The 2006 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce Eric Shepherd, owner of Syndicomm and publisher of Juiced.GS, as the keynote speaker for this year's KansasFest convention. "It is an honor to have this opportunity to reflect on where the Apple II community has come in the past few years," said Shepherd, who also gave the 2002 keynote, "and to help chart a direction for it to continue." Past guest speakers have included Apple II inventor Stephen Wozniak and Syndicomm founder Gary Utter. KansasFest, the only computer conference dedicated to the Apple II computer, returns this year to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Last year's convention saw the successful launch of KansasFest on a campus that brought with it the continuation of old traditions and the launch of many new ones, including the Discathalon, which are sure to return this year. Shepherd kicks off the event with his keynote speech, followed by an official reception. The following days will consist of official events including informational sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more. Friday night will feature a catered dinner during which a retrospective of KansasFest pasts will be presented, before the convention officially concludes the following day with the annual Vendor Fair, at which attendees buy, sell, and trade new and used hardware and software. This year's vendors will be making available the wares of Syndicomm, The ByteWorks, Nibble Magazine, and more. KansasFest 2006 is set for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 18th through July 23rd. Registration information is available online at or by calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345. Registration payments are being accepted online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices and convenience possible. KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFest Committee since 1995. Each year is like no other. Any and all Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did! [EOA] [SOA] Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Syndicomm announced yesterday that it will make a special offer to KansasFest attendees, allowing them to pre-purchase all six discs in The Definitive GS+ at a discounted price. The discounted price, which has not yet been announced, will entitle buyers to receive each disc automatically when it is released with no shipping charge. The offer will only be available at the KFest vendor fair. Disc one of the set is already available, while discs 2 and 3 are currently being assembled. (Sheppy, A2Central Web Site, May 31, 2006) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200608.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200608.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a5c4a7c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200608.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Role of Computers in the Printed Media A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS] Sweet16 1.6.1 Released-------------------------------------------[SSR] What's Your Social Networking Site?------------------------------[SNS] http://www.ryansuenaga.com/ Up and Running-----------------------[RAC] A2Unplugged, the Apple II Podcast--------------------------------[A2U] Ultima IV--------------------------------------------------------[UTA] Ken Franklin's Milestones Card Game------------------------------[MCG] Testers Needed for New Version of Sweet16------------------------[TND] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU] Syndicomm to Transfer A2Central.com Ownership to Sean Fahey------[TAC] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] Comments About KFest 2006----------------------------------------[CAK] New Product/Announcement Roundup from KansasFest 2006------------[NPA] KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net The Role of Computers in the Printed Media ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About a half mile downstream from the patio High Above the Rock River we see the six story landmark called the News Tower. This building, with its distinctive shape, originally housed one of the Rockford newspapers and an apartment occupied by the owner and publisher of the paper. The apartment, located in the upper floors, has a beautiful, unobstructed view of the city. One of the features of the apartment is an interior fire escape... a slide within a metal tube... to deliver people using it to the outside at ground level. Through a series of mergers the News Tower is now owned by the Rockford Register Star. As the newspaper grew over the years, a series of additions were made to the building to house the expanding operations. Recently another building was added... to house their new press... so tall that the building is as tall as a five story building... even though it has only one floor. The newspaper is very proud of their new equipment... they offered a tour of their operations. As we toured the various departments... classified ad sales, commercial ad sales, promotion, layout, delivery, online production, printing plate prep... we noticed that every desk had a computer monitor and a keyboard. Input to the newspaper by some 350 employees was via their computer network. The only employees that didn't use the network were the drivers of the delivery trucks... and their daily instructions were via a computer printout. The new press was the star of the show. The computer monitor in the control room could display any one full page of the paper being printed. Adjustments could be made on the run to the intensity of black and colored inks. A storage room to the side housed the four ink tanks, one black and three colors. So you could think of the newspaper production as being as an elaborate computer driving an elaborate printer. So take pride in your Apple II computer(s) and the place they had in the evolution of the computers in use today. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [SSR] Sweet16 1.6.1 Released """""""""""""""""""""" I've released Sweet16 1.6.1, which addresses a couple of minor bugs (although not the ones that I get the most email about, which are going to take more work to fix). For details or to download it, visit: http://www.sheppyware.net/software-mac/sweet16/index.html Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 5) [EOA] [SNS] What's Your Social Networking Site? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Back in Message 494 uptopic, I mentioned the Friendster online networking service. Since then, the similar site MySpace has exploded, currently boasting more than 100 million members. I've also seen several Apple II users on Orkut, though not lately. What is the social networking site y'all are using, if any? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 639) >>>>> """"" Syndicomm A2 Chat. :) I really don't want strangers to know all about me. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu 27 Jul 06 3:25:03 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 640) >>>>> """"" i'm not sure I'd call it a social networking site, but my blog is on livejournal: http://rsuenaga.livejournal.com/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 642) >>>>> """"" My blog is out there few read it. ;-) I use AIM to keep in touch with some of my kids. I also read Showtalk on delphi forums still. I have supported the lady who has run that for close to 20 years now. Bruce (BBAKER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 643) [EOA] [RAC] http://www.ryansuenaga.com/ Up and Running """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Finally, after fooling around months on it.... http://www.ryansuenaga.com/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 645) [EOA] [A2U] A2Unplugged, the Apple II Podcast """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Until I get things better set up both here and elsewhere, here's just a quick announcement: The premier episode of A2Unplugged, the Apple II Podcast, has just been released. Show notes and many other details are all being worked out still, but in the meantime, you can check the show out at http://www.a2unplugged.com/ Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 646) >>>>> """"" A somewhat improved volume-wise version of A2Unplugged episode one is being uploaded now. It's a learning process, and I'm hoping the audio quality will be better with the next episode. I'm working on it... Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 647) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the continuous work, Ryan! I look forward to subscribing to the podcast in iTunes and downloading it to my iPod... Apple II to go! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 648) >>>>> """"" I subscribed to it by just dragging the RSS feed link to iTunes. Shouldn't that work as well? Dain (A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 649) [EOA] [UTA] Ultima IV """"""""" Ultima IV was reclassified as freeware awhile back; it's now available for Windows, Linux, and OS X: http://xu4.sourceforge.net/ (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 123) [EOA] [MCG] Ken Franklin's Milestones Card Game """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I recently found a freeware Mac version of Ken Franklin's Milestones card game: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29690 http://www.timac.org/MacBornes/ (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 2, Msg 94) [EOA] [TND] Testers Needed for New Version of Sweet16 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've got a new version of Sweet16 in the works that among other things will include compatibility with non-ASCII file and pathnames by using UTF-8 instead of ASCII for pathname manipulations. This is a substantial change, and needs some serious testing. I'm looking for one or two people that regularly and extensively use non-ASCII characters in the names of disks, folders, and files, to do some intensive testing of the next version of Sweet16. The odds are good that you'll run into some problems -- although the program is working great for me, I can't test this feature nearly as well as someone who uses a lot of non-Roman characters in filenames. "Problems" might be anything from it simply not working to actually corrupting your GS disk images. I'd ideally like to find one or two people that use lots of files and folders in non-Roman scripts, such as Greek, Cyrillic, or any of the very cool Asian scripts. If you'd like to help, and are willing to back up your images and take the chance you might have to recover them from backups, please post a follow-up to this message. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 50, Top 3, Msg 3) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net [TSU] TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to sign up! (Logon message) [EOA] [TAC] SYNDICOMM TO TRANSFER A2CENTRAL.COM OWNERSHIP TO SEAN FAHEY """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" August 6, 2006--Syndicomm(tm) announced this morning that over the next few weeks, management of A2Central.com, the popular Apple II portal web site, will be transferred to Sean Fahey. Initially, A2Central.com will continue to be running on Syndicomm's system, but it will likely be relocated at some point in the future to complete the separation. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, the owner of Syndicomm, indicated his enthusiasm for the transfer. "Syndicomm's role in the Apple II world has grown so much since I first founded A2Central.com in the summer of 2000 that I just don't have time to keep up with everything anymore. It was time to give something up, and A2Central.com is the easiest thing to separate from the whole. I'm thrilled that someone with Sean's enthusiasm, integrity, and passion for the Apple II is taking the reins." "I've always wanted to run an Apple II portal," Fahey said when asked why he was taking over A2Central.com. "When Sheppy indicated that he was looking for someone to take A2Central.com forward, I jumped at the chance. I'm excited for the opportunity to find new and engaging ways to improve the services offered by A2Central.com, too." This ownership change for A2Central.com does not affect the Syndicomm Online online service or the Syndicomm online store and other products. PRESS CONTACTS Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com Sean Fahey - sfahey@a2central.com Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 8) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [CAK] Comments About KFest 2006 """"""""""""""""""""""""" Another KFest and a record number of attendees placed their life in my hands as I drove through the streets of Kansas City (and that isn't counting those who don't ride in my car ;). And for the first time, I had to turn down a passenger who specifically wanted to ride in the Geoffmobile. Due to the highly popular Geoff-drive-fest, I'll be putting a passenger sign-up list on my door next year to ensure that those who want to experience it will experience it. And to my shock, even Sheppy willingly got into my car. I'm sensing partial forgiveness for POTA. Perhaps even this much -> <- :) KFest was a blast--I'm so glad that I went. And I was considering not going, after ten consecutive years. All of the new faces brought a fresh perspective to what Apple II computing has come to. And it came to my attention that there is still an active Apple II base at least in the thousands (I had thought the number was much smaller than that). Hackfest projects show some originality. The difficulty of the task that Margaret tackled really impressed me. I wish her the best of luck as she continues her development (if you get stuck coding, there will be plenty of help in your favorite programmer's forums). And special thanks to Jeri who offered a very interesting suggestion of a program which has never been attempted before on a IIgs. Not that every problem was resolved which might still make it impractical, but new ideas got generated for what an accelerated IIgs might be able to do with modern data formats. I learned that there was a strong correlation between Dr. Who and Apple II. Dr-Who-Fest lasted 1.5 hours this year. This should be continued and maybe even extended next year. There was a comment that thinking of new tie ideas for the formal dinner was getting harder and harder. Perhaps something in Dr. Who can be an inspiration--even hanging a dalek around your neck shows some thought was put into it. The trip home was happily uneventful. Time to catch up on sleep. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 24) >>>>> """"" It was good to see you again Geoff. I'm thinking that your driving reputation was highly exaggerated or perhaps I've just been exposed to, too many drivers that are "in your league". I had a great time as well. I'm still hoping that you give some more thought to the easter egg we spoke about. I forget how much KFest gets me excited about the Apple II again. Missing last year really made my push my II further back in my mind. I'm even contemplating cracking my programming books and taking another stab at coding again. I just need a good idea and I think the rest will come easily. Dain Still constantly amazed he hasn't had any roommates opt to leave Kfest early:) (A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 25) >>>>> """"" >> I'm thinking that your driving reputation was highly exaggerated << Shh. Don't let out all the secrets. I have a reputation to keep :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 26) >>>>> """"" >> I'm sensing partial forgiveness for POTA << Ha. :) Seriously, I think you're getting old -- your driving wasn't nearly as scary this year as it used to be. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 27) >>>>> """"" I don't think my driving has changed. Perhaps you are just more mellow :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 28) >>>>> """"" That was certainly one of the more fun KansasFests I've attended, definitely the most fun one I've had since 2003. Maybe it's because I didn't ride with Geoff once during that time :) Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 29) >>>>> """"" >> Maybe it's because I didn't ride with Geoff once during that time :) << Andy Molloy and I had the pleasure to ride with Geoff. We were laughing so hard it hurt. At one point Andy looked over at me and said "When we stop we're going to roll out of the car and start kissing the ground!". That was my first driving experience with Geoff. :) Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time (MARK, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 30) [EOA] [NPA] New Product/Announcement Roundup from KansasFest 2006 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" New product/announcement roundup from KansasFest 2006: Sweet16 for Mac OS X The Definitive GS Plus Volumes 2 and 3 Marinetti 3.0b3 Deja II (phoenixrebirth) for OS X universal binary A2Unplugged Ryan Chief Sysop and Head Geek (A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 32) [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200609.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200609.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fa4c63e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200609.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 9 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Garage Mystery ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM A2Central.com Management---------------------------[A2C] A2Central.com Adding to Services Offered-------------------------[ATS] ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS] Syndicomm to Refocus on Product Development and Sales------------[STR] A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online DISTILLATIONS----------------------------[DAS] About the Two Announcements Above--------------------------------[ATA] Apple II Mentioned-----------------------------------------------[ATM] Driving Lessons ala KFest----------------------------------------[DLK] Pilgrimage to Funspot--------------------------------------------[PFS] ImageMaker Work on Protected Disks?------------------------------[IPD] Sweet16 Versions 1.7, 1.7.1 and 1.7.2 Released-------------------[SSR] Sweet16 1.7.2 User Comments--------------------------------------[SUR] Sweet16 1.7.3 Released-------------------------------------------[SSU] A2Unplugged Interviews Juiced.GS Editor-in-chief-----------------[AIE] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net The Garage Mystery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not far from the patio High Above The Rock River there is an ordinary looking house with a double attached garage. Ordinary, that is, until you walk down the alley behind this house and notice it has a quadruple garage accessible from the alley. Why do the people in this house need so much garage space? Turns out that the man of the house has a collection of classic cars. He restores and tinkers with these cars. Then, depending on his mood of the day, he picks a car and goes for a drive. He likes to show them off in local car shows. And participate in local parades. Those of us restoring, tinkering with, and using classic computers such as the Apple II's are in good company. Enjoy your Apple II(s). [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [A2C]---------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM A2Central.com Management | --------------------------------------------------- [ATS] A2Central.com Adding to Services Offered """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sean Fahey, operator of the popular A2Central.com Apple II portal, announced today that development efforts are underway to make significant additions to the services offered. "In order to make A2Central.com the ultimate resource for Apple II users it was always meant to be, we'll be expanding our free services by implementing a bulletin board system that will offer chat, messaging, and file sections," Fahey said. "These services will be available for access both using telnet and on the web, so we'll be keeping one foot squarely in the past for our Apple II users, and our other foot forward for today's modern platforms." The new system is expected be in testing during October and to launch by November of 2006. Access to the new bulletin board features will be free of charge. Fahey added, "We have plans for a few extra features that we think will be a lot of fun." (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 9) [EOA] [ANS]------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM | ------------------------------------ [STR] SYNDICOMM TO REFOCUS ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SALES """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" September 9, 2006--Syndicomm(tm) announced today, following A2Central.com's announcement that it would be opening free Apple II related forums, that it will be closing the Syndicomm Online online service in order to focus its efforts on product development and sales for Apple II and Macintosh computers. The closure will take effect at midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2006. Customers that have business web site accounts with Syndicomm will be able to continue to have their sites hosted with Syndicomm. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, the owner of Syndicomm, said, "With A2Central.com in Sean's capable hands, I feel confident that he can pick up the banner of providing the ultimate online home for Apple II users. Since Syndicomm Online is almost all Apple II users anyway, I felt it was time to close the online service so my time could be better used elsewhere." Shepherd added, "The online service has been being supported by the sale of software products since its inception, while at the same time keeping me too busy to develop new products. I feel that my best purpose in the Apple II world is to develop software, and closing the Syndicomm Online service will allow me to spend more time doing just that." "Sheppy and I realized that the best way to serve the Apple II world was for A2Central.com to provide chat, message boards, and similar services, and to let Sheppy -- that is, Syndicomm -- write code," Fahey said. "I look forward to continuing the legacy of support, camaraderie, and exchange of ideas and software that's always been the legacy of the Apple II forums operated by Syndicomm." PRESS CONTACTS Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com Sean Fahey - sfahey@a2central.com Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 25) [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net [ATA] About the Two Announcements Above """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I just wanted to post a note about the two announcements you've probably read already in topics 1 and 2 in this category. Sean and I have been working on this announcement for a few weeks now. It's a natural evolution, I think, from his assumption of the role of operator of A2Central.com, and, I think, will help A2Central become more like what I originally hoped it would be. Moreover, it'll give me the chance to spend more time doing what I think I do best in terms of contributing to the Apple II, which is writing software. I hope this isn't too freaky. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 651) >>>>> """"" It certainly is quiet in here. I have been contemplating what implications these changes have for the future of _The Lamp!_ Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 652) >>>>> """"" I'm hoping that this change will be really good for the community at large. I hope that The Lamp! will make the move one more time, to A2Central's new board. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 653) >>>>> """"" My main concern here is off line readers. Will we still be able to use SOAR? Or any of the other OLRs? Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 11 Sep 06 10:06:14 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 309 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 654) >>>>> """"" IMHO: As a person who makes very certain that he captures to file every new message, just let me say... access via telnet is so incredibly simple that I don't bother with an OLR. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 655) [EOA] [ATM] Apple II Mentioned """""""""""""""""" The Apple II is mentioned in conjunction with the release of the original "Star Wars" film in this event listing for 1977: http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060821.html (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 143) [EOA] [DLK] Driving Lessons ala KFest """"""""""""""""""""""""" Due to my car being in the shop today, the dealer had to lend me a rental. It was my first time behind the wheel of a PT Cruiser. Fortunately, thanks, to KFest, I had good examples from which to learn - how NOT to drive. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 34) >>>>> """"" So how do you have passengers test out the "oh (CENSORED)" handle? Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 35) >>>>> """"" For those of you who remember the "Sam and Max" video games, here is an appropriate quote as found in http://lucasfic.mixnmojo.com/misc/snmquot.txt : Max: Mind if I drive? Sam: Not if you don't mind me clawing at the dash and shrieking like a cheerleader. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 36) [EOA] [PFS] Pilgrimage to Funspot """"""""""""""""""""" This past weekend, I made a pilgrimage to one of my favorite destinations on Earth: Funspot, located near Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, USA. This place was a popular vacation spot for my family when I was younger, but it didn't hold quite the same appeal then that it does now. Indeed, Funspot got a lot of flack from 1988 to 1999 - but they knew that, in time, sticking to their guns would produce for them a unique attraction. That attraction is a room filled with more than a hundred arcade games from the Seventies and Eighties. Among that collection are many that are familiar to Apple II users, including Lode Runner, Qix, Arkanoid, Paperboy, and Frogger. This is the arcade where Billy Mitchell achieved a perfect score in Pac-Man on July 3rd, 1999. He is one of many whose pictures are framed on the Wall of Fame, while nearby are hung original posters advertising new games such as Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. Along the perimeter of the main room are dozens of pinball machines, from Superman of 30 years ago to more recent devices such as The Addams Family and Star Trek: The Next Generation. The games cost what they did back then: a quarter, unadjusted for inflation. I went to Funspot with someone who had never been to an arcade before - in fact, before last month, she had never played any video game whatsoever. We split $10 in tokens and squeezed out more than two hours of entertainment. We then played air hockey and skeeball, exchanging our tickets from the latter for a Chinese finger trap and some Pixie sticks, before heading from the cold, dark hive of electronic activity out again into the glaring sun of midday to take on Funspot's go-kart track. Throughout the weekend, I neither stepped foot onto Weirs Beach nor spent any moment of the fading hours of summer sunlight in the waters of New Hampshire's largest lake. I am home again now, thinking to myself of all that I've missed - not the natural wonders of New England, but the 20 years of arcades that have witnessed increased expense and decreased popularity. Fortunately, the fall of that empire can be, at least temporarily, reversed as decades past rise once again by this simple trek to Funspot - made possible by the determination and passion of people such as manager Gary Vincent, technician Randy Lawton, and donors like Curt Vendel, who detached themselves from their own precious gaming artifacts so that they could be made available to all generations at this living museum. The website for Funspot, which catalogues their collection, is: http://www.funspotnh.com/gms-classic.htm (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 41) [EOA] [IPD] ImageMaker Work on Protected Disks? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Can I use ImageMaker to get a disk image of a protected disk? I am especially thinking of Wizardry (I) which I would like to re-play without the hassle of all the disk access. :) I thought that I had seen a disk image online at one time, but last night I couldn't find it again. Now that I have tried Sweet16 (with the help of a disk image I had used with Bernie to the Rescue on an older Mac) and found that it works quite well, I would really like to enjoy Wizardry again. David R. Pierce (DAVIDP, Cat 24, Top 9, Msg 4) >>>>> """"" It depends on how the disk is protected. In general, though, ImageMaker isn't really designed to deal with protected disks, so it may or may not work. Can't hurt to try though. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 9, Msg 5) [EOA] [SSR] Sweet16 Versions 1.7, 1.7.1 and 1.7.2 Released """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've just released Sweet16 1.7, which you can find at: http://www.sheppyware.net/software-mac/sweet16/index.html The new version has a bunch of changes, including fixes for some (but admittedly not all) of the most-reported issues. Performance on PowerPC systems is also much improved. A complete list of the changes follows: 1. Pathnames are now kept in UTF-8 format instead of in ASCII, which improves compatibility for non-English users. 2. Added a preference to automatically cause the mouse to be disabled when in text modes. 3. Fixed the speed control checkbox so that toggling it takes effect immediately instead of usually requiring you to quit and restart Sweet16. 4. Optimized performance on PowerPC systems, improving speed by up to 30%. 5. DiskCopy 4.2 images created and marked as being Mac format disks will now work in Sweet16. 6. Sound effects are now played when ejecting floppy disk images. 7. The font in the disks window is now Lucida Grande. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 6) >>>>> """"" I've just released Sweet16 1.7.1, the latest version of the Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OS X. The new feature includes a couple of modest new features and fixes a slough of bugs. You can get additional information or download the software at . Sweet16 is freeware. Here's a list of everything that's changed: 1. Holding down the option key while mounting 800K disk images now mounts them as CleverPort devices instead of as IWM floppy disks; this lets you mount lots of 3.5" disk images at once, which makes installing the system software, for example, incredibly easy. 2. Updated the URL in the documentation that's presented for where to go to download system disks. 3. Aliases to files now resolve correctly, so you can drop aliases to your disk images into the Disk Images folder, instead of moving the images themselves. 4. The Reset command in the Setup menu now works correctly. 5. Optimized more PowerPC code, resulting in a small additional performance boost over version 1.7. 6. Fixed a bug that prevented Recent Disks from mounting. 7. Items in the Eject submenu now display the name of the disk correctly; this broke in version 1.7 due to the UTF-8 change. 8. Ejecting a disk then inserting a new one now properly redraws the contents of the disks window if it's visible. Previously, it was possible for the contents of the window to become somewhat confused in this situation. 9. Fixed a bug that caused the mouse cursor to bounce around the screen when Default Folder X is installed. This also slightly improves the response performance of the mouse in Sweet16. 10. Fixed a couple of problems that caused crashes when clicking in the disks window under certain circumstances. 11. The Control-Command-M keyboard combination now properly issues the Mount Disk Image command. 12. Fixed a memory leak when initializing the Recent Disks menu. 13. Added a "Clear Recent Disks" command to the Recent Disks menu. This empties the recent disks list. 14. Fixed a bug that caused new DiskCopy 4.2 images to have invalid names in their DiskCopy 4.2 headers. 15. Fixed a bug that caused the progress window used when creating disk images or calculating the checksum on a DiskCopy 4.2 image to crash. 16. Fixed HTML markup problem in the documentation that made the instructions on copying the ROM from a IIgs unreadable. 17. Fixed the error dialog box that appears if you try to mount too many disks (or too many of a given type) so it actually contains text. 18. Fixed the "allow 14 MB" checkbox and the other controls in the Memory panel in the Preferences window to stay in sync properly. 19. Fixed the memory size preference so it resets to 8 MB if you turn off the "allow 14 MB" checkbox with the memory size set above 8 MB. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 7) >>>>> """"" I've just released Sweet16 1.7.2. The new version fixes a bug that prevented writing to 5.25" disk images, and lets you mount multiple disks at a time by dragging a number of images at once into the Disks window. http://www.sheppyware.net/software-mac/sweet16/index.html Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 8) [EOA] [SUR] Sweet16 1.7.2 User Comments """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I just installed Sweet16 1.7.2 for the first time. Everything seems to be working fine except the mouse. It's not smooth. It kind of skips and stutters across the screen, and there is a slight delay between when I move the mouse and when the pointer moves. This makes it a bit hard to use, especially when I need fine control of the pointer. I have tried various speed settings, with and without speed control and ZipGS emulation. Actually, I'm not quite sure what the speed control checkbox is supposed to do, as the overall performance seems to be the same regardless of this setting. But whatever settings I use, the mouse performance is always the same. I'm using a Power Mac G4 1.4 GHz with 1 GB RAM running OS X 10.4.7. Other than this little glitch, Sweet16 is working great for me. Thanks, Sheppy! Tony Ward (A2.TONY, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 9) >>>>> """"" The mouse sluggishness is due to the currently less than fabulous graphics code. Right now, it's basically using the "Use QuickDraw" mode from Bernie, which isn't exactly the speediest thing on Earth. I'm going to be rewriting the graphics code to use OpenGL for graphics soon, hopefully for the next release, which is one of the reasons I don't expect to release another build for some time. It's going to be a big job. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 11) [EOA] [SSU] Sweet16 1.7.3 Released """""""""""""""""""""" I've released Sweet16 1.7.3, which I expect to be the last update before a major revision that will take some months to finish. This version fixes speed control to work correctly on PowerPC, fixes the timing of certain interrupts (games that were playing at the wrong speed should work better now), and now supports the Dvorak and French Canadian keyboard layouts. http://www.sheppyware.net/software-mac/sweet16/index.html Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg, 12) [EOA] [AIE] A2Unplugged Interviews Juiced.GS Editor-in-chief """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The latest episode of Ryan Suenaga's biweekly Apple II podcast, A2Unplugged, features an interview with the editor-in-chief of Juiced.GS. Read more about it and download the MP3 at this page: http://a2unplugged.com/wordpress/?p=13 (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 731) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200610.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200610.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..92e1a340 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200610.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor..................lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Changes of the Fall Season Consistency in a Chicken Dinner KansasFest 2007 - Changes and Consistency A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online DISTILLATIONS----------------------------[DAS] Off Line Reader for the New A2Central Forum----------------------[OLR] Halloween Plans?-------------------------------------------------[HPS] Subtle Humor-----------------------------------------------------[SHR] Hudson Entertainment Brings Lode Runner to Cellphones!-----------[LRC] Favorite Apple II Game-------------------------------------------[FAG] Five Best Role-playing Games of All-time-------------------------[FBR] Storage of Apple II Computer-------------------------------------[SAC] Volume 11, Issue 3 of Juiced.GS----------------------------------[JGS] Apple II emulator on the iPod?-----------------------------------[AEI] Sweet16 1.7.3----------------------------------------------------[SSO] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6] Ken's KFest 2006 Pictures----------------------------------------[KKP] KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2007 Keynote Speaker Announced------------------------[KSA] Suggested Roastee for KFest 2007---------------------------------[SRS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net The Changes of the Fall Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ah... an early morning visit to the patio High Above The Rock River... to savor, once again, the annual parade of colors... the changing colors of the trees... enhanced by the beautiful blue autumn sky. This afternoon will be a great time for a hike in the woods. Fall has brought changes to the scenery on the road to Pecatonica River Forest Preserve. The mature corn stalks and soy beans, awaiting harvest, have turned a deep brown. The trees in the farmsteads display a multitude of colors. The walk in the woods of the forest preserve allows close examination of the individual leaves... the golds, reds, yellows, purples, and browns. The dry fallen leaves covering the trails are crunchy under foot... a very special part of a Fall walk in the woods. Consistency in a Chicken Dinner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next we drive to a country Church just outside Durand. Trinity Lutheran Church is putting on their 82nd annual chicken dinner. For $8 you get "cast iron skillet browned baked chicken", homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, rolls, butter, and homemade pie. You don't go away hungry. Is cast iron skillet browned baked chicken anything special? Yes it is... the flavor is fabulous. After all, they have had 82 years to perfect their technique. KansasFest 2007 - Changes and Consistency ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is consistency in KFest... held each Summer in Kansas City. There is a refreshing change for this coming KFest... the KeyNote Speaker has already been chosen. Check the KFest 2007 section of this issue for details. So make your plans to attend KansasFest 2007. Start setting aside some money for your KFest trip. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net [OLR] Off Line Reader for the New A2Central Forum """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> My main concern here is off line readers. Will we still be able to use SOAR? Or any of the other OLRs? << SOAR as it stands will be broken. I have yet to see how A2Central will finally look in Telnet mode, but I can assure you that the test site for the host software looks really cool using the ANSI display in Spectrum. It is very colourful indeed, and the Spectrum display is far superior to using the ANSI mode in the OS X terminal application! I am talking with Sean, and plan to do something to support an offline reader in due course. At this stage, it looks like a rewrite of SOAR would be the easiest solution, but it will still take some time to sort this all out. I can only ask you to bear with me for the time being, and with anybody else tackling this project, and give us as much encouragement as possible. At this stage, the host software that Sean is using is not friendly to FTP using Marinetti. It is one of those sites that returns the 'empty directory' syndrome. Marinetti is still be worked on to resolve these ongoing problems. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 656) >>>>> """"" I've worked on the metal before, and can again, but I'll be looking forward to not having to, again. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu 21 Sep 06 9:28:44 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 299 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 657) >>>>> """"" Sean has not finalized things as yet, but it looks as though it may be possible to download messages using the QWK format, and view and reply to messages offline. Currently there are quite a few QWK readers for the PC, and I think there are some for the Mac as well. We shall have to see how it all comes together before we can work out the best way for each of us to access the new Forums. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 658) >>>>> """"" I haven't seen the QWK format since the BBS days. VersionTracker.com lists no QWK readers for Mac OS X, but it does suggest this decade-old program that runs under Classic: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/4550 (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 659) >>>>> """"" I've used QWK before, back in my dialup BBS days. I probably still have a couple of QWK readers around somewhere. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Fri 22 Sep 06 9:49:38 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 298 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 660) >>>>> """"" >> I haven't seen the QWK format since the BBS days. << The host software that Sean is using, does remind me very much of the old BBS days when accessing through Telnet. Although QWK is an option for Classic or Windows, in its basic specification, it is uses PKZip compression. That is not an option for the IIgs as far as I know... Classic is fast not becoming an option on Macs as well... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 661) >>>>> """"" >> SOAR as it stands will be broken. I have yet to see how A2Central will finally look in Telnet mode << I have now determined, using the test site for the host software, that the reborn A2Central will look wonderful when Telnetting in using the ANSI display in Spectrum. I have also found that for FTP, SAFE 2 works just fine as well, as long as you use PASV mode for transfers. As far as an offline reader is concerned, it looks as though the best way to access the Forums on the IIgs will be from an NNTP news reader. A news reader would of course have wider application than just accessing A2Central forums, but for practical purposes on a IIgs, it is not going to be able to handle the average Usenet daily traffic, and probably not be able to handle the bloated binary groups. Access to a handful of text based forums though would be quite practical. Before we reinvent the wheel, does anyone know of any news readers that either already exist, or are in production? Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 662) >>>>> """"" >> Before we reinvent the wheel, does anyone know of any news readers that either already exist, or are in production? << Well that produced a deafening silence! :) As the new A2Central forums will be able to be read offline using normal NNTP (Usenet) news readers, on both PCs and Macs, can I ask the following: Of those currently using SOAR, how many DO NOT have access to a PC or Mac? I really want to know if it is worth spending several months writing a news reader, when perhaps nobody would actually use it. For csa2 etc., I use MacSoup on the Mac, but there is also the excellent NewsWatcher, which is freeware. I don't know which applications exist for the PC, but I assume at least some of them will be freeware. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 663) >>>>> """"" >> Of those currently using SOAR, how many DO NOT have access to a PC or Mac? I really want to know if it is worth spending several months writing a news reader, when perhaps nobody would actually use it. << I have a Mac, on the latest OSX, and a newsreader, so I can get by just fine. Of course, if someone really wants to write a newsreader for the IIgs, I would probably use it. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 3 Oct 06 9:38:28 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 287 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 665) >>>>> """"" Thanks for the response Carl. The majority of the software I have written so far has been written because I needed it myself, and in doing so, I have considered that others might also want to use it. I still use SOAR myself, as I find it a more elegant way of accessing these forums. This would not be the case though with the new A2Central forums, as I would find a Mac newsreader quicker and easier to use. I still have the feeling that there is a half written news reader for the IIgs out there somewhere. This is the time for the author to come forward, let us know progress, and get the thing finished! But if there is enough demand, then my position might change! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 667) >>>>> """"" I access the A2 message boards using Spectrum on my IIgs. I like the Category and Topic structure. I have not liked any of the other various structures that have been used at other homes for A2 in the past. I hope that the new board will retain the Category and Topic structure. Usually, I logon, give a BRO NOR NOS command, capture everything to the Spectrum Capture Buffer and then log off to read it all offline, since I have a dial up pay by the connect time type of account. I write anything like this offline and then logon for a quick upload of the post. I can't use SOAR because there are no internet accesses available here that work with Marinetti. I tried accessing the boards once with the Mac when I first got it last December. I found that I do not like the web imposed structure and went back to using the IIgs telnet connection after the one time. In general I do not like the web imposed structure used by most other message boards and use none of them for that reason. I don't use a news reader nor do I know what one is. Safari on my Mac has something for "RSS". Is that a news reader? I turned it off after I discovered that it was slowing my dial up access to a crawl and never looked at it before nor since doing so. BTW, what will happen to our Syndicomm email accounts? Will they stay as Syndicomm addresses, migrate to the new A2.Central, or just disappear? Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 671) >> I access the A2 message boards using Spectrum on my IIgs. << That is what I like to hear! >> I hope that the new board will retain the Category and Topic structure. << Sean would need to reply on that, but I assume that it will just be a list of groups, each with an individual or hierarchical name. >> Usually, I logon, give a BRO NOR NOS command...I can't use SOAR because there are no internet accesses available here that work with Marinetti. << SOAR has nothing to do with Marinetti, and you do not need TCP/IP access to use SOAR. It works over the same dialup connection you are currently using. This means SOAR does exactly as you are doing now, but automatically, instead of manually. Give it a try while you can! >> I don't use a news reader nor do I know what one is. << News readers normally access the Usenet newsgroups that your ISP will provide from its news server. This is not the same as RSS with Safari. To access news groups on the Mac, the first stop would be to try MT Newswatcher, which is a free application. You can get a copy through VersionTracker. There are others, such as MacSoup, Thoth, Unison, HogWasher etc. >> BTW, what will happen to our Syndicomm email accounts? Will they stay as Syndicomm addresses, migrate to the new A2.Central, or just disappear? << I assume they will simply vanish into space, but Sheppy could answer that. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 673) >>>>> """"" >> SOAR has nothing to do with Marinetti, and you do not need TCP/IP access to use SOAR. << My brain and memory circuits are getting addled. It is some time since I wrote SOAR, and I had completely forgotten its requirements. It does indeed need a TCP/IP connection... So please accept my apologies for misleading you. However, as I presume you are currently using a dialup connection with Spectrum to get to Syndicomm, why cannot you use Marinetti, and hence SOAR? Marinetti will work just fine over dialup using the PPP Link layer, or even SLIP if PPP does not suit you. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 674) >>>>> """"" >> I can't use SOAR because there are no internet accesses available here that work with Marinetti. << Fox Valley accounts support PPP I think, and I know you can use a CIS account with Marinetti. As long as you can get a dialup connection, you should be able to use Marinetti. How are you currently accessing Syndicomm so you can browse the Forums? Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 667) >>>>> """"" Speccie, >> My brain and memory circuits are getting addled. It is some time since I wrote SOAR, and I had completely forgotten its requirements. It does indeed need a TCP/IP connection... << I don't now about the first part of that statement ;) but I did recall the latter part, since I was a beta tester for you way back then. >> However, as I presume you are currently using a dialup connection with Spectrum to get to Syndicomm, why cannot you use Marinetti, and hence SOAR? << I wish I knew the answer to that one. I used to use the Marinetti TCP/IP connection. However, my local ISP "updated" their software a few years ago and Marinetti (and TTY telnet access) stopped working. They could not figure out why. I tried a couple of other ISPs with the same result. I ended up switching to an out of town ISP, that had a local node. However, the node is a service they buy from a national access provider and is not compatible with Marinetti or TTY telnet either. After the latest Marinetti update I tried it again, trying all of the different Marinetti link methods, but it still would not work. I use my Macintosh now for web access but use my IIgs for most of my email and for Syndicomm/A2.Central access. For the GS access, I call long distance to the home number for my ISP, which is TTY telnet friendly. I seem to remember having to choose between the TTY telnet and a TCP access for my use of the number but I may be remembering that wrong. Steve (S.BERNBAUM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 679) >>>>> """"" >> my local ISP "updated" their software a few years ago and Marinetti and TTY telnet access stopped working. << It is possible that they now need CHAP authentication when you log on. This was added to the later versions of Marinetti, but has not been fully proved, because of a lack of feeback from users! >> the node is a service they buy from a national access provider and is not compatible with Marinetti << You need to contact Andrew Roughan and report this. He wants to know anything that does not work with Marinetti, so he can fix it! >> For the GS access, I call long distance to the home number for my ISP, which is TTY telnet friendly. << You should be fine to use that approach for the new A2Central Forums. But as you have a Mac, I would suggest when the time comes to look at the ShareWare MacSoup or the free MT Newswatcher. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 680) [EOA] [HPS] Halloween Plans? """""""""""""""" Happy October, everyone! Anyone have some good Halloween plans? Costume ideas? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 664) >>>>> """"" I plan to stay home and hand out goodies. I don't do costumes. :) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 3 Oct 06 9:39:55 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 287 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 666) >>>>> """"" We used to do 'Penny for the Guy' over here in the UK, where kids would go round collecting pennies to buy fireworks for Guy Fawkes Night on the 5th of November. The kids would make Guy Fawkes dummies, take them round in prams, and collect the pennies. Unfortunately, health and safety has taken over, and kids can no longer buy fireworks. This has meant the death of one tradition, and the imported tradition of 'Trick and Treat' taking over instead. Instead of the one or two enterprising kids collecting pennies, we now have gangs of kids, coming one after the other, beating down our doors on halloween night. What are the rules over there in the US? What do you give the kids when they call, and what exactly does 'Trick and Treat' mean? Us oldies over here in the UK have not been instructed what we should be doing. We understood giving pennies, but the world seems to have changed! :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 668) >>>>> """"" Actually it is 'Trick or Treat' rather than 'Trick and Treat'. When they say 'Trick or Treat' they mean... give me a treat or I will trick you... as in soap your windows, dump your garbage can on your sidewalk, let the air out of your car tire, etc. The treat is usually a small package of candy, cookie, crackers, etc. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ email: lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 669) >>>>> """"" All is now explained. It is obviously just a simple form of blackmail or a protection service. You either give them a reward, or they do something nasty to you... Oh well, it looks like I need to go out and buy some candy! Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 672) >>>>> """"" Or, if you want to give a treat and STILL get tricked, you give the kid a piece of fruit. How un-fun! ;) (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 670) >>>>> """"" >> What are the rules over there in the US? What do you give the kids when they call, and what exactly does 'Trick and Treat' mean? << It's supposed to be trick OR treat. If you don't give a treat, they play a trick on you. Traditionally it involved soap on windows, or fruit or eggs thrown. Most people give treats. In my youth, treats often were fruit, or homemade goodies. Thanks to nasty people tampering with such treats, now we only give commercially wrapped treats, such as candy or cookies. We used to buy bags of cheap candy, and hand out 2 or 3 per kid, but now we buy more expensive things like packets of cookies (2) and give one each. We have been getting a few more kids each year since we switched. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Sat 7 Oct 06 11:44:18 pm cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 283 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 675) >>>>> """"" The kids in my village come around in packs of five or six, and that can be up to six groups over the night. Giving a packet of cookies or candy to each kid could get quite expensive! Some people just turn out the lights and hide, or go out for the evening, to avoid the problem. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 676) >>>>> """"" >> The kids in my village come around in packs of five or six, and that can be up to six groups over the night. Giving a packet of cookies or candy to each kid could get quite expensive! << The candy companies here make small candy bars and packets that are reasonably priced. How much you give is up to you. >> Some people just turn out the lights and hide, or go out for the evening, to avoid the problem. << The same is true here. The rule is that if the front porch light is on, treats are offered, but if the house is dark, skip them by. My mother-in-law used to buy treats to give out, but didn't turn on her porch light, and then wondered why there were no kids at her door. :) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Sun 8 Oct 06 8:10:17 pm cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 282 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com (CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 678) [EOA] [SHR] Subtle Humor """""""""""" This happens so often in the Apple II community, it took some effort for me to see the humor in it: http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/872.html (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 174) [EOA] [LRC] HUDSON ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS LODE RUNNER TO CELLPHONES! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Classic Action Game Returns with a Hot New Look and 100 New Levels! REDWOOD SHORES, CA - October 10, 2006 - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for Hudson Soft, today announced a plan to launch an updated version of Lode Runner on cellphones. Dubbed "Lode Runner Deluxe," the new version of the game is expected to launch on both Brew and Java platforms in the North American market during fall 2006. "Lode Runner was one of the first games we launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System." said John Greiner, President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment. "Since then, we have worked to bring out new versions on various platforms. For mobile, we wanted to come full circle, and a new version of the game that harkened back to the original, but with all new graphics that truly push the boundaries of what's possible in mobile gaming today." About The Lode Runner Franchise Originally created by Doug Smith, Lode Runner launched on the Apple 2 in 1983. The game featured cleverly designed levels, and pick-up-and-play gameplay that quickly became a hit among gamers. Unlike other games, gamers could not directly attack enemies in this game. Much of the gameplay mechanic is based around digging holes, either to dig for treasure, to escape an enemy, or to trap an enemy. This aspect was what truly separated it from any other. Over the years, numerous versions of the game have launched on multiple platforms. Hudson Soft later developed the game for NES, which became the first million unit seller on that system, as well as Lode Runner for the PS2, which featured 3D levels. Since then, Hudson Entertainment has launched Lode Runner on cellphones, and is now planning to update the game with Lode Runner Deluxe. Lode Runner Deluxe features: * All new art style with vibrant graphics and fluid animations - unlike any Lode Runner game in the past! * Classic Lode Runner gameplay - collect treasures on each map, as you outwit enemies, and escape! * The game is planned to launch with up to 50 levels initially with new levels available each month, eventually totaling over 100 levels! About Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Hudson Entertainment is the North American publishing arm of Hudson Soft, an international provider of games and entertainment content founded in 1973. Hudson introduced best-selling classic videogame franchises including Bomberman, Bonk, and Super Adventure Island. Since 2000, Hudson's mobile division has been a leading supplier of games and personalized content. Through their partnership with The Source and Death Row Records, Hudson is a leading provider of hip-hop ringtones and mobile content. For more information on Hudson Entertainment, please visit www.hudsonent.com. (c) 2006 LODE RUNNER is a trademark of Tozai, Inc. Hudson Entertainment, and Hudson Soft and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Hudson Soft. # # # (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 124) [EOA] [FAG] Favorite Apple II Game """""""""""""""""""""" Probably my favorite A2 game of all time was (is) Eamon. A lot of the scenarios were really pretty funny, the early ones were. Without Eamon I never would have tried Wizardry, Bards Tale, Zork and then the more modern Dark Designs and it's cousin Silvern Castle. (BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 42) [EOA] [FBR] Five Best Role-playing Games of All-time """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's a discussion on the five best role-playing games of all-time, with some notable mentions (including the Ultima series). A few console games are mentioned (Dragon Warrior; Final Fantasy IVj), but mostly it's PC games. http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061006/quantum_01.shtml (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 43) [EOA] [SAC] Storage of Apple II Computer """""""""""""""""""""""""""" A friend recently asked: "Would it be alright for me to store my wife's old Apple IIe computer and accessories in our unfinished attic - right below the roof? I ask because it gets very hot and very cold up there because it's an attic." Any recommendations? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 18, Top 3, Msg 8) >>>>> """"" Electronics can withstand much wider temperatures for storage than for operation, so, while not ideal, the computer would probably survive. It should of course, be boxed or bagged to protect from dust and insects. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Wed 27 Sep 06 8:11:27 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 293 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com (CARLK, Cat 18, Top 3, Msg 9) [EOA] [JGS] Volume 11, Issue 3 of Juiced.GS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Volume 11, Issue 3 (September 2006) of Juiced.GS has been declared complete and ready to ship; the final draft has been delivered to the publisher. This issue features some in-depth articles, featuring material by writers you've never seen in Juiced.GS before and may not have heard from in a long time. For those who did not have the pleasure of attending KansasFest 2006, this issue provides an overview of the week's events -- as well as an exciting announcements about next year's conference. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Their hard work has made this issue very polished and satisfying; I hope you, the readership, agrees. :) -Ken Gagne Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 732) [EOA] [AEI] Apple II emulator on the iPod? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So now that the iPod supports games, who wants to port an Apple II emulator to the iPod? Not only would that increase the number of games to that platform, but the iPod wheel would operate great as PDL(0). Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" Apple would have to actually release an iPod SDK first. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 18) [EOA] [SSO] Sweet16 1.7.3 """"""""""""" I've released Sweet16 1.7.3, which I expect to be the last update before a major revision that will take some months to finish. This version fixes speed control to work correctly on PowerPC, fixes the timing of certain interrupts (games that were playing at the wrong speed should work better now), and now supports the Dvorak and French Canadian keyboard layouts. http://www.sheppyware.net/software-mac/sweet16/index.html Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 12) >>>>> """"" I can report that Wizardry 1 (Proving Grounds) works very well under this version. Actually better than it ever did on either the IIe, or the IIgs. Now on to The Knight of Diamonds (nota bene it is "THE"). David R. Pierce (DAVIDP, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 16) >>>>> """"" Cool, Sheppy - thanks for your continual work on this project. What are the plans for the major update - and what version number will it take? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 13) >>>>> """"" I think the next version will be Sweet16 Vista. :) Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 14) >>>>> """"" Ah, you mean it will be like OS X Tiger? For those not in the know, the next OS X, code named Leopard, is being called Vista 2.0 by Steve Jobs... Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL http://homepage.mac.com/speccie (CONDUCTOR, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 15) >>>>> """"" The next release of Sweet16 will be version 2.0. I don't know for sure what all it will have, except that it will offer full screen support at last, and has already been converted to use 16-bit color instead of 8-bit. It also now uses OpenGL for its graphics drawing code, which isn't making the emulator run faster, but it's keeping the speed from dropping nearly as much while drawing the screen. Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 17) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk4me at sbcglobal dot net The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF6]------------------------------ KFest 2006 | ----------------------------------- [KKP] Ken's KFest 2006 Pictures """"""""""""""""""""""""" I posted my KFest 2006 pictures online over a month ago, but I didn't want to share the URL until after I knew which pictures would make their way into the next issue of Juiced.GS. Since that issue went to print this week, I can now post the address: http://kfest.gamebits.net/ Although 17 of these pictures had previously been posted to kfest.org, the full gallery contains 213 pictures - so the index page may load slowly. My favorite part, as always, is the captions. Every single pic has one... -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 37) [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [KSA] KansasFest 2007 Keynote Speaker Announced """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KANSAS CITY, MO - (October 6, 2006) - KansasFest, the Apple II expo held annually in Kansas City, Missouri, is pleased to have David Szetela as its 2007 keynote speaker. Mr. Szetela was the first editor-in-chief of Nibble Magazine, one of the premiere Apple II magazines of the Eighties. "It's amazing and gratifying to me that the flame of passion for the Apple II we shared nearly 30 years ago still burns brightly," says Mr. Szetela. "I'm looking forward to attending KansasFest 2007 and re-connecting with old friends, reminiscing about Apple II milestones, and maybe sharing some little-know insider anecdotes." Szetela began his career as VP of Operations at MindCraft Inc., publisher of Nibble. Next was a seven-year stint with Apple Computer, building and managing Apple's Evangelism department, the Worldwide Developer Conference series, Developer University and several award-winning print and multimedia publications. Szetela's Apple career included three years at Apple's European headquarters based in Paris, where his responsibilities included management of European Developer operations and Apple's online services business. Szetela is now the founder, president, and CEO of Clix Marketing, an Internet marketing agency that specializes in the management of clients' paid search advertising campaigns. An experienced speaker, Mr. Szetela promises a fascinating inside perspective on Apple and Nibble for attendees of KansasFest. The 2007 convention will be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 17th through the 22nd. The days following the opening keynote will consist of informational sessions, the HackFest programming challenge, the KFest Kookout, and more. The convention officially concludes on Saturday with the annual Vendor Fair, at which attendees buy, sell, and trade new and used hardware and software, featuring official vendor representation by Syndicomm, The ByteWorks, Nibble Magazine, and more. Registration information will be posted in early 2007 to the KansasFest web site at http://www.kfest.org/ CONTACT: KansasFest 2007 kfest-help@kfest.org http://www.kfest.org/ (KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 9, Msg 4) [EOA] [SRS] Suggested Roastee for KFest 2007 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have a suggestion for a roastee for this KFest: Carrington Vaston. These are the reasons: * He's never been roasted before. * He'll be at KFest. * He's Canadian. 'Nuff said. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 9, Msg 1) >>>>> """"" >> These are the reasons: << * And you can get all the ammunition you need from his podcasts. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 26 Sep 06 9:21:49 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 294 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com (CARLK, Cat 5, Top 9, Msg 3) >>>>> """"" Depends on how well we get to know him over the next year. :) Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit. (SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 9, Msg 2) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 9, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ December 15, 2006 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Change in the Weather Sure Things The Missing Issue Back Issues A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online DISTILLATIONS----------------------------[DAS] A2Central.com Bulletin Board Now Open----------------------------[BBO] Steve Woz to be Interviewed--------------------------------------[SWI] Jason Scott Working Documentary About Text Adventures------------[DTA] Anyone Remember Microzine?---------------------------------------[ARM] Internet Now Has 100 Million Web Sites---------------------------[OHM] AOL Spam Filter--------------------------------------------------[ASF] Meeting Brian Moriarty-------------------------------------------[MBM] Derek Chester, Gamer Since the Apple IIe Days--------------------[CGA] Juiced.GS Sightings----------------------------------------------[JGS] A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] New Theme Tweak--------------------------------------------------[NTT] A2Central Work Appreciated---------------------------------------[AWA] Possible to Edit or Delete Messages?-----------------------------[EOD] Access to Chat From Web?-----------------------------------------[ACW] Rescanning Project-----------------------------------------------[RPJ] Bug in Orca Dumpobj----------------------------------------------[BOD] Apple II Music---------------------------------------------------[A2M] Apple II Game Music Remixes?-------------------------------------[GMR] Accessing A2Central Through Spectrum-----------------------------[ATS] Memory Chips for Apple III---------------------------------------[MC3] AIII problem?----------------------------------------------------[A3P] What Clone Did You Have?-----------------------------------------[WCY] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Change in the Weather ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November was unusually warm... some days reaching into the 50s. Then in early December the weather suddenly turned colder... the interaction of cold air and warm, moist air delivered 10.7 inches of wet, heavy snow to us folks High Above The Rock River. One sure thing about the weather... "There will be changes." Sure Things ~~~~~~~~~~~ It has been said that the only sure things in life are taxes and death. There is one other sure thing in life... "There will be changes." This issue of _The Lamp!_ deals with the transition via the closing of the A2 Forum at Syndicomm Online and the opening of the A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com. Included are the last messages from Syndicomm and the first messages from A2Central. The Missing Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You might be wondering where the November 2006 issue of _The Lamp!_ is... the November issue was never published... at publication time, November 15, there was very little in the way of messages on Syndicomm... seems people lost interest in a forum that would soon be closing and waited breathlessly for the announcement of the opening of the A2C BB. Back Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~ Back issues of _The Lamp!_ can be still be accessed at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAS]---------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | --------------------------------------------------- by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [BBO] A2Central.com Bulletin Board Now Open """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The A2Central.com bulletin board is now open. To participate... Telnet to a2central.com [OR] Go to www.a2central.com and click on 'A2Central Bulletin Board System' Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 693) [EOA] [SWI] Steve Woz to be Interviewed """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Steve Woz will be interviewed online today (Tue Nov 21, 2006) by the Washington Psst at 2:00 p.m. EST. It looks like Steve will be promoting his book iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon. More information can be found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/11/17/DI200611 1700392.html . This link also provides details on how to submit questions. The Washington Post requires free registration to access its content. Geoff (GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 64) [EOA] [DTA] Jason Scott Working Documentary About Text Adventures """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Jason Scott, who produced and published the BBS Documentary DVD set, is working on another documentary about text adventures. According to , he's looking for a couple of people he'd like to interview for the project: Frank Dacosta Author, "Writing Basic Adventure Programs for the TRS-80", published by TAB books in 1982. Kim R. Schuette (or Kim Schuette) Author of "The Book of Adventure Games", from Arrays, Inc. Published in the early 1980s, with a "Book of Adventure Games II" and rumored "Book of Adventure Games III" also published. (KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 65) [EOA] [ARM] Anyone Remember Microzine? """""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone remember a Softdisk-like software subscription called Microzine? It was published by Scholastic, and each disk contained a variety of games that were in some way educational. The main feature of each disk was a text-based adventure. Some were choose-your-own-adventure types, where a narrative was occasionally interrupted by a menu of action the protagonist could chose among; one game about the Revolutionary War was in this style. Other games contained simple text parsers with a non-interactive graphical component; a game where you're drawn into a television and must navigate various "channels' before defeating the Ugly Horrible Fiend (UHF) was such. At Wikipedia, lists this magazine as "Microzine (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to pre-teens)". Does anyone else have any experience with Microzine? Any chance of getting it re-released as Lost Classic? (Probably not, since Scholastic is a big-time publisher) -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 17) >>>>> """"" We subscribed to it for a while, and we probably still have the disks around somewhere. I didn't play with it much, and my kids probably don't remember it. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu 19 Oct 06 7:15:30 pm cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 271 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com (CARLK, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 18) >>>>> """"" Yeah, I have a few trial issues of it. As I remember it was fairly high-quality stuff, but heavily copy-protected (even the included data disks as I recall that allowed you to save stuff). (FINKSTERJ, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 19) [EOA] [OHM] Internet Now Has 100 Million Web Sites """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The Internet now has 100 million web sites. Read about its birth and growth: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/01/100millionwebsites/index.html (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 83) [EOA] [ASF] AOL Spam Filter """"""""""""""" I email my brother at his gagne-enterprises.com forwarding alias, which redirects to his AOL account. He says all mail that is delivered to him by this route is placed in his spam filter. I'm unfamiliar with AOL software; what can I tell him to do to train his filters to distinguish between good email and spam? -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 156) >>>>> """"" You have to dig pretty deep into AOL's mail settings to find the specific area to set the whitelist, but you can get there eventually. I haven't touched the AOL interface in years, but on the web, it looks like this: Once he's signed into the mail area, he should go to Settings (in the upper right corner) Spam Controls (in the left hand Nav Bar) Additional Spam Filters: Control From Whom I get Email (below the High/Medium/Low settings) Then he has to choose a whitelist or blacklist. I think the whitelist is more effective, but it requires maintenance. Add the domain from which he wants to receive mail to the whitelist. He can even specify exact email addresses. I do that to specify my brother's GMAIL address without letting the whole world in. Good luck! _________ | homas (TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 157) >>>>> """"" Thanks, Thomas! I've forwarded these instructions to my brother; I hope he knows what to do with them. :) (KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 158) [EOA] [MBM] Meeting Brian Moriarty """""""""""""""""""""" As many of you know, I am active in community theater, performing about five shows a year. My current production runs every weekend this month, and I've been told that among this coming weekend's audience will be Brian Moriarty, author of Wishbringer, Trinity, and Beyond Zork: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Moriarty Anyone want his autograph? :) (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 125) >>>>> """"" Well, that was a disappointing, if honest, exchange: I told Mr. Moriarty I'd never played an Infocom game, and he told me he'd never used an Apple II. ;) I thanked him for his work, though, and gave him the latest issue of Juiced.GS. -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 126) [EOA] [CGA] Derek Chester, Gamer Since the Apple IIe Days """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" In an interview with Derek Chester, co-writer for the upcoming games "Star Trek: Legacy" and "Star Trek: Tactical Assault", Chester mentions having been a gamer since the Apple IIe days: http://pc.gamedaily.com/game/features/?gameid=4940&id=1154 (KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 44) [EOA] [JGS] Juiced.GS Sightings """"""""""""""""""" This topic is usually abundant with reports of Juiced.GS sightings around the country and world. But not for Volume 11, Issue 3. There have been some changes and experiments to Juiced.GS this calendar year. Some letters to the editor would help us to know if we are on the right track, and what we can or should change to meet your, our readers, expectations. Feel free to post here or drop a line to editor@juiced.gs with your thoughts! -Ken (KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 733) >>>>> """"" I read most of mine while waiting in the doctor's office for my stress test. (I passed) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 27 Nov 06 12:06:23 am cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 233 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com (CARLK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 735) [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [NTT] New Theme Tweak """"""""""""""" Thanks to Geoff Weiss, there is a theme tweak available for web side users. It's called "Modern" and it changes the grey text on black background to black text on white background. Messages with ANSI in them still look weird... but for people who prefer contrast, this is an awesome improvement. Thanks Geoff! (sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, Tue Dec 12 2006) >>>>> """"" Thank you for being able to roll it into production. This is a real improvement when accessing a2central from my home system. Just about every modern GUI I use (GNOME, KDE, Aqua, and Mac OS X11 to name a few) use black text on a white background as default. But then I also tend to force a monochromatic environment in my text windows since ANSI color often looks bad. Using a IIgs during the hey day of PC ANSI, I was always stuck in a monochromatic VT100 so I never became ANSI-savvy. Geoff (geoff, a2c.system_announcements, Tue Dec 13 2006) [EOA] [AWA] A2Central Work Appreciated """""""""""""""""""""""""" Sean, Just want to let you know how much we appreciate all you're doing here! It's looking pretty darned slick! Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.general_chat, Nov 13 2006) >>>>> """"" Thanks Kirk, still a work in progress. (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Nov 24 2006) >>>>> """"" Seems to be coming along pretty nicely though. Sheppy (Eric Shepherd, a2c.general_chat, Nov 24 2006) [EOA] [EOD] Possible to Edit or Delete Messages? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to edit or delete messages? Glenn (a2retro) (a2retro, a2c.general_chat, Nov 29 2006) >>>>> """"" From the Web side, press the delete button when you view your own message. I have already taken advantage of this feature :) There is no edit button so the solution I found is to just delete what you wrote and post a new message. Geoff (geoff, a2c.general_chat, Nov 29 2006) [EOA] [ACW] Access to Chat From Web? """""""""""""""""""""""" I've noticed that there is some multi node chat capability with the BBS software (as the "Who's Online" shows people in this mode), however I have not seen any way to enter this mode from the web interface. Is it possible to enter the chat from the web? Is the chat functionality necessary given that there is now an irc server dedicated for this activity? Regards, Andrew (roughana, a2c.general_chat, Nov 30 2006) >>>>> """"" I'm pretty sure I'll have time this weekend to install a Java-based IRC client on the web site this weekend. Otherwise, you can telnet to here, use option R in the Chat Menu, or use an IRC client to connect to irc.a2central.com on port 6667. (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Nov 30 2006) [EOA] [RPJ] Rescanning Project """""""""""""""""" I'm getting ready to start rescanning APDA books in order to produce higher-quality printed manuals faster. However, I don't particularly want to tear apart my own personal copies of these books in order to do so. Does anyone have extra copies of any of these they wouldn't mind donating to the cause? (Eric Shepherd, a2c.community, Oct 24 2006) >>>>> """"" Do you have a list of books you currently need for the scanning project, and are there any books that have previously not been offered in the Syndicomm APDA area that we could scrounge up (ie. The Apple LaserWriter Reference)? (sfahey, a2c.community, Nov 24 2006) >>>>> """"" I'll poke around and see if I can get a list of books I need. Might not happen until after Christmas though. The next few weeks will be very busy! Sheppy (Eric Shepherd, a2c.community, Nov 24 2006) [EOA] [BOD] Bug in Orca Dumpobj """"""""""""""""""" I found a bug with Orca's version of dumpobj (the Apple/APW version is not affected). If you try to use it on an object file with a fixed label length (ie, anything linked with Merlin), it gets confused. The fix: Dumpobj.cc, line 449: change: len = fgetc(f); to: len = lablen ? lablen : fgetc(f); (line number from the 2.0.2.1 beta version). Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 10 2006) [EOA] [A2M] Apple II Music """""""""""""" Good to see a board for music discussion here... hopefully I won't end up talking to myself ;-) Got quite a bit of new docs and software that I'm hoping to image/scan over Xmas... I'll be posting things on my suite as progress is made. www.8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org. Great to see this BBS get off the ground. Hope it's a success! -s (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Nov 25 2006) >>>>> """"" I'll look forward to seeing your material. Music on the Apple II is one of my closet interests. (sfahey, a2c.music_multimedia, Nov 25 2006) [EOA] [GMR] Apple II Game Music Remixes? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" On the subject of Apple II's and music, has anyone thought of composing musical remixes of popular Apple II (and especially IIGS) games? If you're uncertain what I'm referring to, go have a visit to the site Overclocked Remix (http://www.ocremix.org). Talented composers have taken musical themes from home computer games and--using either synthesizers or traditional instruments--composed really cool musical tributes to old games. Styles range from jazz, classical, pop, rock, heavy metal...you name it, but whatever style, you'll recognize the music themes and most are really catchy! Thing is I've seen music represented from Amiga, C64, Atari, Mac and game consoles, but not a *single* Apple II game. And it's not like there wasn't worthy music scores on the Apple II. I'm dying to see a Zany Golf remix. :) (Mitchell Spector, a2c.music_multimedia, Dec 05 2006) >>>>> """"" 8-bit Weapon does a lot of game remixes, but I've never been a gamer so I don't know if any are Apple II games... worth Googling for if you like bleepy tunes. ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Dec 09 2006) [EOA] [ATS] Accessing A2Central Through Spectrum """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" With the turn off of the old A2Central Forums, SOAR is now officially dead! However, if you have Spectrum 2.5.3 running on your IIgs, this script will get you easily into the colourful new world of the Forums! Copy or paste the following text into the Spectrum editor, then change 'Username' to your A2Central name, and 'Password' to your password. Save as a script to the Spectrum.Script folder, and run it. If you add it to your current Menu script, you can get at it easily. Once you have the very colourful interface showing, go to the Default configuration page, and change your screen length to 23. I shall be posting a new version of SAFE2 very shortly, and this works just fine with the new A2Central libraries, even though they are very empty at the moment! Ewen # - Spectrum v2.5.3 Copyright 1991-2003 Ewen Wannop # - 7/12/06 9:53:53 AM - Spectrum AutoLearn Script # - OnlineDisplay Settings Set OnlineDisplay "ANSI" Set DeleteBack ON Set Buffer MANUAL Set LowASCII OFF Set ScriptKeys ON Set Sound ON Clear Screen Set Telnet Terminal "ANSI" Set Flush OFF TCPConnect Open TCPSocket "www.a2central.com" 2 Socket WaitFor String "NN: " Transmit "Username^M" WaitFor String "PW: " Transmit "Password^M^J" # - 7/12/06 9:55:00 AM - Spectrum AutoLearn Script (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Dec 07 2006) >>>>> """"" Thanks for sharing that script, Ewen! Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Dec 12 2006) [EOA] [MC3] Memory Chips for Apple III """""""""""""""""""""""""" Anyone have a good source for replacement memory chips on the AIII memory board? My III reports memory errors on power-up. I'm hoping it's just a simple chip-swapping operation. - Mike (Maginnis, a2c.apple_3, Dec 01 2006) >>>>> """"" From what I recall, the memory daughterboard on the Apple III uses standard 64Kx1 DRAM chips (32 chips, a fully populated board, made up 256K RAM). They're socketed so easily replaced but I don't know off hand where you might find them these days, try searching on Google for online electronic vendors. Did you try running Confidence /// or the Apple III Diagnostics to test the memory? If you find a source for these chips I wouldn't mind ordering some, I have a C64 in need of these same chips (at least I think so by the symptoms). I think I once pulled some off some old ISA cards and put them aside, there's another idea... Mitch (Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_3, Dec 02 2006) >>>>> """"" Wasn't the cure for that to drop the /// about 6" onto the table to reset the chips. They had a reputation for working out of the sockets. (I think I have a couple of those in storage) Dave (Ducky, a2c.apple_3, Dec 10 2006) >>>>> """"" That only applied to the original motherboard, as far as I recall. The revised III had it's RAM on a raised memory daughterboard (what he mentioned having in his set up) which for the most part, avoided the overheating issue and the need for the infamous lift and drop. Mind you, when my III was acting flaky I gave that a try just for the heck of it... :) Best to use one of the disk-based memory diagnostic tools I mentioned. -Mitch (Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_3, Dec 12 2006) [EOA] [A3P] AIII problem? """"""""""""" I have an Apple III that boots an Apple II emulator perfectly. But when I boot in to SOS, it locks up on the startup screen. I have software that I have bought and have downloaded SOS.dsk's off the web with an AIIe, neither sets work. Ideas? Suggestions? (James Littlejohn, a2c.apple_3, Dec 13 2006) [EOA] [WCY] What Clone Did You Have? """""""""""""""""""""""" I thought it would be interesting to share what clones we've had over the years, to see what the most unusual one might be. Our first computer in my family when I was a kid was a Datamini I, an Apple II/IIe clone with integrated Z-80 card and language card, lower-case support, function keys (press Control+ to generate BASIC keywords), and built-in numeric keypad. We had two Datamini drives that looked exactly like Disk ][ drives, a clone of a Saturn 128K memory card, a cloned Videx 80-column card, and of course, a cloned Disk ][ card. It worked great. I still have it. No idea if it still works, though. (Sheppy, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 01 2006) >>>>> """"" I never did have a clone, though I certainly saw plenty of them. I did buy non-Apple floppy drives, though. I had Disk ][ clone that failed by having the speed control go bad. I have 2 AE HD 3.5 inch drives. I saw a demo of the Basis computer once, where the disk controller card was installed backwards. You can't do that in a real Apple, but in the Basis, there was enough room behind the motherboard to allow it. Blew the board, of course. (CarlK, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 01 2006) >>>>> """"" I was given a Golden ][ clone. It is basically a 48K Apple ][ plus with a lower-case chip. I played with it a little when I received it but it has been in storage for the last 10 years. In my collection it is the only clone machine I have. -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 04 2006) >>>>> """"" My very first computer was an Apple clone, it was called the "Golden II". It was essentially an Apple II Plus clone with several enhanced features built-in (making it loosely comparable to the IIe in some ways; I believe I had the final version of the Golden). Built-in it had 64K RAM, a lowercase display with caps-lock key that doubled as a function-key for text macros (of popular DOS and Applesoft commands), an auto repeating keyboard and a numeric keypad. I still remember when booting up the splash screen would say "GOLDEN64" at the top (instead of "Apple ]["), which prevented ProDOS from working without a patch, but otherwise it was identical to an Apple II. I had a pair of Asuka Newtech 5.25 drives. These were slim-line drives, so when stacked on top of each other they were still a lower profile than a single Disk II drive! They were also virtually silent when loading, just this faint humming sound. They attached to a clone of the Disk II controller. I had a clone 80 columns card, and a clone Z80 card, plus a Wizard IPI parallel card. For a display I had both a green Zenith monochrome screen *and* a Zenith color screen, which at the time made me the envy of all my friends. I also had a Roland DG-1011 printer and a funny little joystick (metal box with tiny thumb stick and two small buttons. I think it said "Computer Compatible Joystick" from what I recall). I still have it today, minus the green monitor. It served me up until late 1987, around the time I got my IIgs. Another interested clone I happen to have I picked up about a decade ago...it's a "Fugu Elite-5". It looks _nothing_ like a standard Apple II, more like a desktop PC/XT, complete with detachable keyboard. The motherboard only has 5 slots, has a built-in Z80 CPU (runs CP/M software out of the box!), the main ROM firmware on a slot card, it has a male DE-9 port connector (not sure if it's for a joystick or something else) and even a place for mounting internal 5.25 floppy drives. I was planning on getting rid of it a few years ago but now it seems kind of unique and worth hanging onto I suppose. -Mitch (Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 05 2006) >>>>> """"" My first purchased computer was a Franklin Ace 100 or something like that. It was really a pretty nice machine, with lower case and the addition of a Color kit that added Color to it's normal B/W. Odd feature that. I played a lot of Castle Wolfenstein on that machine. (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 05 2006) >>>>> """"" My Datamini I says "COMPUTER" at the top when you turn it on. Genericism. :) (Sheppy, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 06 2006) >>>>> """"" My first computer was the Laser 128. Ah... exploring GEnie A2 with a 2400 baud modem. One 5 1/4 inch floppy didn't give you much storage... Talk Is Cheap on a floppy and a pile of blank disks with the same name as the TIC floppy. 1. Connect and move to A2. 2. Send the BRO NOR NOS command. 3. After the first buffer save change the floppy to a blank. 4. After three buffer saves change to the next blank. 5. Repeat 3. as needed. 6. Go offline and read it all. 7. Go back online with replies. It got the job done... no way could you use an offline reader with that computer. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 13 2006) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Toad Hall Books and Records A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] Access to chat from web?-----------------------------------------[ATC] Challenges-------------------------------------------------------[ACG] Posting to the A2Central BB--------------------------------------[PBB] Can't Read Messages Via Usenet-----------------------------------[CRU] TextEdit Help----------------------------------------------------[TEH] Making Some Noise------------------------------------------------[MSN] SAFE 2.1.2 Released----------------------------------------------[SRD] DiskMaker 8 Web Site Back Online---------------------------------[DBO] Silver Platter and the Uther Card--------------------------------[SPU] Uthernet Support in Sweet16?-------------------------------------[USS] 65816 Assemblers?------------------------------------------------[SFA] Apple II game music remixes?-------------------------------------[GMR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Toad Hall Books and Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not far from the patio High Above The Rock River you can find a nifty store... Toad Hall Books and Records. Looking for something different to give to your brother for his birthday? You might want to shop at this store. Actually if you have some collectables that you want to get rid of, bring them with you... you might be able to trade them for an item you want. The name of the store is somewhat misleading... items available include old books, vinyl records, sheet music, vintage board games, classic movie posters... even wall mounts (deer head, etc.). Allow plenty of time for browsing... the store occupies 8000 square feet on three floors. The owners are collectors in their own right... they have a collection of about 110,000 45 rpm vinyl records. Reminds me of people who collect Apple II computers and software. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [ATC] Access to chat from web? """""""""""""""""""""""" >> I've noticed that there is some multi node chat capability with the BBS software (as the "Who's Online" shows people in this mode), however I haven't seen any way to enter this mode from the web interface. Is it possible to enter the chat from the web? Is the chat functionality necessary given that there is now an irc server dedicated for this activity? Regards, Andrew << Andrew, One of the things you can try is a Web based IRC client. I've found this one works pretty decently: http://www.ircatwork.com/ Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.C.S.W. (rsuenaga, a2c.general_chat, Dec 17 2006) [EOA] [ACG] Challenges """""""""" There's been a fair bit of talk over at the 68KMLA ( www.68kmla.net ) in advance of the 2007 RetroChallenge proposed for July of next year. Unfortunately the discussion has already devolved into the usual directionless bickering. With that in mind, I'm proposing an informal challenge of my own for this coming January. There will be no hard rules and no winners will be declared... I'm more interested in getting people to do something other than talk about doing something. Here are the challenges: Creative Challenge ================== Do something creative with a "retro" computer*. It can be anything: graphics, music, programming, hardware hacks... whatever floats your boat. Endurance Challenge =================== (For hardcore retroputists only) See how long you can make exclusive use of a "retro" computer. Just for personal use -- I don't expect anyone to lug an Apple III into the workplace. No complicated scoring, just see what you can do... if you can't manage the whole month, shoot for a week. The challenge starts January 1st, 2007 and will run until the 31st. Anyone taking up the challenge is welcomed to email me at bb065@chebucto.ns.ca, I'll keep up a running "progress report" and document all the entries during the first week of February. You can be involved in either challenge, or both. And please bear in mind that it's not about WINNING, it's about PARTICIPATING. Simon WIlliams * For the sake of simplicity, a "retro" computer that is any computer generally considered obsolete. Use your common sense. ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.community, Dec 17 2006) [EOA] [PBB] Posting to the A2Central BB """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Sean, I can read the BB here via a standard USENET reader however you're not set up here for posting messages. Do you plan to allow for that in the near future? I think it would really help promote this BB. -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.community, Dec 26 2006) >>>>> """"" Mark, you need to have an account set up on www.a2central.com, have your newsreader sign you in with your username and password, and posting will be open to you... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.community, Dec 27 2006) >>>>> """"" Ah... It works! Thanks Ewen. -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.community, Dec 27 2006) [EOA] [CRU] Can't Read Messages Via Usenet """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I can't seem to read the messages here via Usenet. I'm using Thoth on a Mac. I can see the message headers, but when I try to read them I get an error that the message could not be found on the server. I have Thoth set to authenticate using my A2Central.com name and password. Any ideas? Tony Ward (TonyW, a2c.community, Dec 29 2006) >>>>> """"" An obvious question, but have you created a new account with the new www.a2central.com? The names and passwords from Sheppy's original system will not work. Thoth reads messages just fine for me as soon as I enter my new name and password, but gives the error you describe if not. Personally, I find MacSOUP an easier client than Thoth for text news groups. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.community, Dec 30 2006) >>>>> """"" Now I have a different problem. I tried resetting my a2central.com password and now I can't logon to the web site anymore with my TonyW account. I used cut-and-paste so I know I typed the password correctly, but the site won't accept it. So I created this second account and tried using it with Thoth to read the messages. Same problem as before. It seems to be authenticating properly because if I intentionally enter an incorrect password into Thoth I get the authentication error, but not when I use the correct password. Tony Ward (TonyW1, a2c.community, Dec 30 2006) >>>>> """"" After I set up my account back in November, the Web-side worked fine, but I was not able to log into the telnet side. Since there was no reason to use the telnet interface, I didn't pursue the issue. I just checked the telnet side now and I was able to authenticate. Perhaps there is a disconnect between the multiple login interfaces and requires 24+ hours to synchronize? Geoff (geoff, a2c.community, Dec 31 2006) >>>>> """"" >> Perhaps there is a disconnect between the multiple login interfaces and requires 24+ hours to synchronize? << I thought about that too, but it's two days later and I still can't get Usenet authentication to work. And after changing the password on my TonyW account, I still can't access it either. Tony Ward (TonyW1, a2c.community, Dec 31 2006) >>>>> """"" >> Now I have a different problem. I tried resetting my a2central.com password << Rather than creating a dupe account, let's fix your old one and move on. Interesting glitch I've had reported twice before, people copy/pasting their password from a telnet session to the HTTP signon fails for some reason. Typing it in works though. The telnet side will let you login as your user id number, alias or first last names then password. The HTTP side only accepts your alias and password. And when someone says A2Central web site... there are two "a2central" sites, the portal where the news is, and the BBS one. Being two completely different sites, they have different passwords, and so I'm always wondering which password someone reset, when they say they reset their a2central.com password. You either reset the portal password (where the news is) or the bbs (where we are now). Which one did you reset? I don't know anything about Thoth - never tried it. I authenticate using Thunderbird with zero problems. I'll look into Thoth though. (sfahey, a2c.community, Jan 01 2007) >>>>> """"" >> After I set up my account back in November, the Web-side worked fine, but I was not able to log into the telnet side. << No, you apparently had trouble with the verifier I had back then, which has since been put out of my (our) collective misery. I manually upgraded your account for the telnet side. (sfahey, a2c.community, Jan 01 2007) >>>>> """"" >> Rather than creating a dupe account, let's fix your old one and move on. << I didn't want to create another account, but since I couldn't logon with the old one this was my only choice. I'd love to go back to the TonyW account once we figure out what's going on here. I don't think I have ever created an account on the news portal side. Everything I'm talking about here has to do with the Message Groups (BBS) account. I have never logged on via telnet, only via the web interface. And when I say "copy and paste," what I mean is I typed out a random string of letters and numbers in a word processor, copied it, and pasted it into the password fields when I changed the password. It just an easy way to make random passwords without worrying about typos. Anyway, the TonyW account worked fine on the web side while I was using the default password that you sent in email after I created the account. I wanted to change that password, so I used the above copy and paste method but now I can no longer access the TonyW account (neither the old nor the new password works.) That's why I'm using this (hopefully) temporary TonyW1 account. Neither account works with Usenet. For this temporary account I'm using "TonyW1" as the name, and the default password that was sent to me in email. Using Thoth I can see all the groups, I can see the message headers, but I cannot read the messages. Here are what should be the relevant entries from the Thoth log: M 01/01/2007 20:48:57 R 75.35.59.6 119 49235 200 A2Central.com News (Synchronet 3.13a- Win32 NNTP Service 1.91) M 01/01/2007 20:48:57 C 75.35.59.6 119 49235 authinfo user TonyW1 M 01/01/2007 20:48:57 R 75.35.59.6 119 49235 381 More authentication required M 01/01/2007 20:48:57 C 75.35.59.6 119 49235 authinfo pass ******* M 01/01/2007 20:48:57 R 75.35.59.6 119 49235 281 Authentication successful So far so good. The authentication looks fine. Next it sends me the list of newsgroups, which I won't post here. Then this: M 01/01/2007 20:55:34 C 75.35.59.6 119 49237 NEWGROUPS 20061231 085314 M 01/01/2007 20:55:34 R 75.35.59.6 119 49237 231 list of new newsgroups follows AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 C 75.35.59.6 119 49237 GROUP a2c.hardware AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 R 75.35.59.6 119 49237 211 1 1 1 a2c.hardware group selected AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 C 75.35.59.6 119 49237 XOVER 1-1 AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 R 75.35.59.6 119 49237 224 Overview information follows AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 C 75.35.59.6 119 49237 LIST ACTIVE a2c.hardware AL 01/01/2007 20:55:42 R 75.35.59.6 119 49237 215 list of newsgroups follows M 01/01/2007 20:55:43 C 75.35.59.6 119 49237 ARTICLE 1 M 01/01/2007 20:55:43 R 75.35.59.6 119 49237 430 no such article found: 1 As you can see, I selected "a2c.hardware" and got the list of messages. The last two lines are my attempt to read the one article in that group, and the resulting error. Tony Ward (TonyW1, a2c.community, Jan 01 2007) >>>>> """"" >> No, you apparently had trouble with the verifier I had back then, which has since been put out of my (our) collective misery. I manually upgraded your account for the telnet side. << Oh, that's right. I verified my account via the Web and didn't feel like going through another verification for the telnet-side. Sorry to hear that you had to manually edit users' accounts. But, thank you for adjusting my account so I can access via telnet if I ever need to. Geoff (geoff, a2c.community, Jan 02 2007) >>>>> """"" Okay, my TonyW account is working again. Thanks, Sean. I am posting this via NNTP with Unison, so obviously my Thoth problem has something to do with a preference out of whack or something. I'll look into it and see if I can figure it out. Tony Ward (TonyW, a2c.community, Jan 06 2007) [EOA] [TEH] TextEdit Help """"""""""""" Using ORCA/Pascal (as always :), I have some data in a TextEdit control that I'd like to append as plain text to a text file. Clearly I need to use TEGetText in order to do this, but I haven't used this call before. Assuming I want to get the text in a handle, I think I'd be doing something like this: lengthtTE := TEGetText($19, @myTEHandle, 0, 0, nil, nil); but once I do that, how do I get what's in myTEHandle into plain text and append it to a file? Any help appreciated... Ryan (rsuenaga, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 30 2006) >>>>> """"" I am unfamiliar with that way of describing the call, being an assembler man myself, and it is some time since I extracted text directly. I think what you need to do is this: bufferdescriptor = $0000 bufferRef is a Pointer bufferdescriptor = $0001 bufferRef is a Handle dataFormat = $0005 rText format (unformatted block) dataFormat = $0025 rText Format (unformatted block) selection only Ewen (Speccie, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 30 2006) >>>>> """"" Ryan Writes: >> Using ORCA/Pascal (as always :), I have some data in a TextEdit control that I'd like to append as plain text to a text file. Clearly I need to use TEGetText in order to do this, but I haven't used this call before. Assuming I want to get the text in a handle, I think I'd be doing something like this: lengthtTE := TEGetText($19, @myTEHandle, 0, 0, nil, nil); but once I do that, how do I get what's in myTEHandle into plain text and append it to a file? Any help appreciated... Ryan << That doesn't look right. You need to allocate 4 bytes of memory before calling TEGetText (and pass the memory address for bufferRef). This is memory space to hold the handle location that TEGetText will allocate for you. Make sure you free the memory that you used for bufferRef after the TEGetText call. I think you will also prefer to have the dataFormat as unformatted text (%101) instead of LETextBox2 (%100). Your code will look like this (leaving the missing parts in quotes as an exercise to the reader): teTempHndl := "Allocate 4 bytes of memory" teTempPtr := "Dereference teTempHndl handle" lengthtTE := TEGetText($1D, teTempPtr, 0, 0, 0, @myTEHandle); teTextPtr := "dereference handle stored at teTempPtr" "save text at teTextPtr with length lengthtT" "free handle created by TEGetText" "free teTempHndl" You may find it easier to write the code where you pull the charcount from teGetTextInfo, allocate your own handle for the text, and do lengthtTE := TEGetText($D, myTextHandle, 0, 0, 0, @myTEHandle); There is less dereferencing and less memory allocating/freeing, reducing code complexity. But, you can do whatever you want. Geoff (geoff, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 31 2006) >>>>> """"" >> Using ORCA/Pascal (as always :), I have some data in a TextEdit control that I'd like to append as plain text to a text file. Clearly I need to use TEGetText in order to do this, but I haven't used this call before. Assuming I want to get the text in a handle, I think I'd be doing something like this: lengthtTE := TEGetText($19, @myTEHandle, 0, 0, nil, nil); but once I do that, how do I get what's in myTEHandle into plain text and append it to a file? Any help appreciated... Ryan << Here's some C code (error checking left as an exercise to the reader_ to write TextEdit text to a plain text file. This writes it to a *new* file (more on that in a bit). h = NewHandle(1, MyID, 0, NULL); total = TEGetText(teDataIsTextBlock+refIsHandle*8, (Ref)h, 0, 0, (Ref)0, teH); DestroyDCB.pCount = 1; DestroyDCB.pathname = gstr; DestroyGS(&DestroyDCB); CreateDCB.pCount = 4; CreateDCB.pathname = gstr; CreateDCB.access = 0xC3; CreateDCB.fileType = 4; CreateDCB.auxType = 0; CreateGS(&CreateDCB); if (_toolErr) { ... } OpenDCB.pCount = 15; OpenDCB.pathname = gstr; OpenDCB.requestAccess = writeEnable; OpenDCB.resourceNumber = 0; OpenDCB.optionList = NULL; OpenGS(&OpenDCB); if (_toolErr) { ... } CloseDCB[0] = 1; CloseDCB[1] = OpenDCB.refNum; if (total) { WriteDCB.pCount = 4; WriteDCB.refNum = OpenDCB.refNum; WriteDCB.dataBuffer = *h; WriteDCB.requestCount = total; WriteGS(&WriteDCB); if (_toolErr) { .... } } CloseGS(CloseDCB); --- The above code writes to a new file, deleting any previous file (I don't bother checking DestroyGS for errors since the only reasonable errors are fileNotFound (which is ok) or file is read only (in which case we'll catch the error later). To append to an existing file, try to create a file (as above). if you get a dupPathname error, the file already exists. I don't recall offhand if opening a file with write access will automatically append to the end of the file or overwrite the existing contents... in which case you would need to use SetMarkGS to move to the end of the file. Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 01 2007) [EOA] [MSN] Making Some Noise """"""""""""""""" Spent a good deal of time in the studio yesterday recording some Apple II music... using mainly Timelord for drums/bass and DX-1 for "real-time" stuff. Although it's structurally just 3-chord punk, I'm finding the sound is really very close to a lot of hard techo that I've heard... especially when you start twiddling the EQ during playback for a low budget flanger effect. I can envision 3 or 4 Apple II's providing a pretty solid rhythm section for live performances... now I just need to find a venue ;-) ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Jan 07 2007) [EOA] [SRD] SAFE 2.1.2 Released """"""""""""""""""" PRESS RELEASE SAFE2 - Version 2.1 first release If you are running Marinetti on your IIgs, SAFE2 is the fastest, and easiest way of transferring files, either to or from another computer, to a web server, or from file libraries such as A2Central. SAFE2 uses the Internet standard FTP protocol. SAFE2 is FreeWare, and was written by Ewen Wannop, the author of Spectrum. Get your copy today from: http://homepage.mac.com/speccie/ New features in 2.1.2: Manual download of a file directly from a given path. Sending and receiving hierarchical directories is now activated. If a directory is highlighted, the entire contents will be sent or received, and any further subdirectories down the chain will also be sent or received. If you delete a directory from either the home or the away folder, any enclosed hierarchical directories, and their contents will also be deleted. Optional AppleSingle encoding while uploading is now supported. This preserves file and auxtypes, dates, and resource forks. Optional automatic decoding of AppleSingle, BinSCII, Binary II, BinHEX 4.0, MacBinary, UUencode, and Base64 (MIME) files is now supported. Bug fixes in 2.1.2: The 'empty directory' problem is now fixed. All known hosts now respond correctly. A number of other bugs have been fixed, and some interface tweaks have been made. (Speccie, a2c.software, Dec 22 2006) [EOA] [DBO] DiskMaker 8 Web Site Back Online """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" DiskMaker 8's web site is back online. Now at http://mark.gamebits.net/DM8/ A big thanks to Ken Gagne to hosting the web site. -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.software, Jan 05 2007) [EOA] [SPU] Silver Platter and the Uther Card """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know if Silver Platter works with the Uther card? I have an urge to set up an A2 web server ;-) ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 07 2007) >>>>> """"" If you are using the Uthernet card in a IIgs, and running it through the latest Marinetti, with the Uthernet Link Layer which I worked on (get it from the Uthernet site), then anything you run that understands Marinetti, will work. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 07 2007) >>>>> """"" Hi Simon, Yes Silver Platter works with Uthernet/Marinetti ... Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 07 2007) >>>>> """"" Cool! Does anyone have a publicly accessible IIgs server up yet? I have a an Uthernet card coming and although I hadn't really thought about what I would do with it (other than Contiki, of course), a full-time IIgs web server would be pretty cool, methinks. ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 07 2007) >>>>> """"" (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 07 2007) >> Does anyone know if Silver Platter works with the Uther card? << I've got an Uther on the way. It should work no problem. I am curious to find out if the stability problems when sharing your GS out over the Internet as opposed to just on your LAN are with the LANceGS driver or Marinetti itself. I suspect I'll know soon. :) Sheppy [EOA] [USS] Uthernet Support in Sweet16? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> Sheppy wrote: I've got an Uther on the way. << Hi Eric, I take you were getting one of the cards via Sean? Do you have any interest in adding Uthernet support to Sweet16? Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 10 2007) >>>>> """"" Sweet16 is an OS X application, so could not support the Uthernet card directly, but it would be possible for Sweet16 to interface with the Ethernet within OS X, in the way other emulators do. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 11 2007) >>>>> """"" Hi Ewen, I think we are thinking along the same lines. The C64 VICE emulator had CS8900A support added to it by Spiro Trikaliotis. I used that source to add the same support to AppleWin. Eric could use the same code to add that support to Sweet16 although it would have to be changed to use libpcap vs winpcap. Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 11 2007) >>>>> """"" Glenn, Practically, it is Marinetti support that is really more important on an emulated IIgs, than a specific interface. The Uthernet Link Layer is transparent to an application, so all Sheppy need do is write a new Link Layer, that interfaces directly through to the Ethernet routines in OS X. With that in place, any application on the emulated IIgs that knows about Marinetti, would be able to talk to the outside world. I know Sheppy has thought about this, and has it on his 'wish list'. We shall all have to be patient till he can find time to get round to it. It is one of the features I would love, as it would mean there would be no need for me to transfer code to a real IIgs, and would speed up development for me dramatically. As all my working Macs run OS 9.0 in Classic mode, and have no floppy disk drives, or active serial ports, it was the need to transfer assembled files from a Mac to a real IIgs, that was the spur for me to create SAFE2. However, a direct serial card equivalent for Sweet16, to allow access to the dialup routines within OS X, would allow those who do not have a LAN or DSL, to also go online. In my book, that is not as important a function as Marinetti support. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 12 2007) >>>>> """"" HI Ewen, If Eric was to implement the cs8900a interface in the emulator like I have in AppleWin then the existing LL driver already developed could be used as is .... The only issue i see ... beyond taking the time to do it ... it that the code is GPL and I expect that Sweet16 is not ... so perhaps your suggestion is the better approach in this particular case... Cheers Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 12 2007) >>>>> """"" Glenn, I now see what you are suggesting. It would indeed save writing a new Link Layer, but would add one more step to getting the data in and out. In any case, it should only be a matter of adapting existing code, such as the Uthernet Link Layer, to address a virtual port, which then interfaces with the Ethernet routines in OS X. As I have no experience of working with OS X at that level, I leave to Sheppy's superior knowledge to decide how best it should be done... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 12 2007) [EOA] [SFA] 65816 Assemblers? """"""""""""""""" How many native 816 assemblers are there? Offhand, I know of: Orca/APW Merlin Lisa 816 NinjaForce Assembler QuickAsm (never released?) Micol Macro Assembler Are there any others? (not counting the mini assembler or toy assemblers written in AppleSoft that use bizarre syntax...) Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 16 2006) >>>>> """"" Those are the only ones I'm aware of... Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 03 2007) [EOA] [GMR] Apple II game music remixes? """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I was disappointed when I looked through OCR and couldn't find any A2-related music. (There is one remix from Out Of This World though. I assume the music was in the IIgs version, I don't recall for sure). I converted the music from The Immortal to MIDI format, but it was so busy and the original samples might not have been tuned correctly, so it doesn't sound too good. I took a couple stabs at doing a remix of it, but I didn't like the way it turned out. I had better luck making midi files of the Pirates! music (here - http://ksherlock.com/pirates/). Unfortunately, most of them are only a couple bars long and don't naturally lend themselves to remixing. Kelvin. (kws, a2c,music_multimedia, Dec 15 2006) >>>>> """"" The "Out of This World" remix is based on the PC/Amiga version (not the GS and Super Nintendo score), so the tune is unrecognizable to most Apple IIgs users. Mind you, while there are no specific Apple II remixes to be found on the OCR site, you _will_ find some familiar remixes here and there from games in common from other platforms, e.g.: Marble Madness, Rastan, Grand Prix Challenge, Test Drive II, Lemmings, Ancient Land of Y's, Skate or Die, Space Harrier, Paperboy to name some. Here's one example you might recognize: http://remix.kwed.org/?search_id=2198 I converted the end theme from Karateka (8-bit Apple II) into a MIDI file, which sounded nice but I need to clean it up and do something with it. Also was toying with the idea of doing some remixes for Thexder on the IIgs (it'd be perfect for a techno remix!), Tass Times, Winter Games, and Alien Mind. I was thinking of the Alien Mind theme of a few months back and did a sort of music doddling/experimenting...sort of an idea for a possible remix I guess. It's on my hard drive somewhere... (Mitchell Spector, a2c,music_multimedia, Dec 16 2006) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Gardener's Delight A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] Retrieving The Lamp by FTP Using the IIgs------------------------[RTL] Old Computer Challenge 2007 Results------------------------------[OCC] gcc Support for 65816?-------------------------------------------[GCC] Orca/C Questions-------------------------------------------------[OCQ] Orca/C - Another Question----------------------------------------[OAQ] Orca/C Compile Command Problem-----------------------------------[CCP] Orca/c Tips------------------------------------------------------[OCT] Orca/C Exec File to Help me Compile Programs---------------------[HCP] Appleworks Word Processor to TXT Utility-------------------------[ATU] Apple II GEOS----------------------------------------------------[ATG] Ethernet Interface Code in Sweet16-------------------------------[EIC] Slot Expander 1--------------------------------------------------[SEO] Changes Suggested------------------------------------------------[CSD] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Gardener's Delight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To a gardener tired of winter... receiving a seed catalog in the mail is quite refreshing... an invitation to start planning this year's garden. You will want to plant your favorites from past seasons... you will want to try some of the new offerings. What changes you will make in the layout of your garden space. Growing plants from seed is similar to booting a computer... place the seed where it is exposed to moisture, light, and the right temperature and it germinates and grows to be a mature plant... fulfilling the plan provided in the "ROM" (genes) of the seed. The plant breeder has "programed" the new varieties of seeds you are growing this year. (Introduced new characteristics... color, resistance to disease, shorter growing season, etc.) The gardener enables the good health of the plant by providing adequate moisture and eliminating competition from weeds, protection from insects, and controlling diseases. The gardener is grateful to the plant breeder for developing the new varieties of plants... the operator of the computer is grateful for the programers who develop and improve the software necessary to the use of the computer. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [RTL] Retrieving The Lamp by FTP Using the IIgs """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Lyle wrote: >> The January 2007 issue of _The Lamp!_ is now ready for your enjoyment and enlightenment. Access this issue, as well as all previous issues, at: << For those who are using a IIGs, have Marinetti installed, and don't know about SAFE2 yet, may I tell them that SAFE2 is an excellent way of retrieving your copy of The Lamp by FTP. You can get the latest SAFE2 from my web site at: Ewen (Speccie, a2c.general_chat, Jan 16 2007) [EOA] [OCC] Old Computer Challenge 2007 Results """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Feb 3, 2007 The Old Computer Challenge is now well and truly finished... the number of completed entries was slightly above my expectation, so I'm hereby declaring the challenge an unqualified success. Here's a brief rundown of who did what: Bill Garber of Garberstreet Electronics distinguished himself by being the first entrant to complete his challenge. Bill's contribution to the retrocomputing world comes in the form of a slotless ROM switcher for the Apple ][ and ][+. The ROM switcher can now be ordered from Bill's site. http://www.garberstreet.com Dale Goodfellow (aka wgoodf) took a shot at creating a short "film" with his Apple //c... Using images created in Dazzle Draw and music played on the //c, Dale's production is definitely unique. http://80.192.34.202/Sample Files & Templates/rc07warmup.mov Mark Stock (aka mmphosis) endeavored to create a "one well written Apple II program" and learned a bit about hacking along the way. Mark's hacker emblem program rocks, but his new-found hacker pride is the real accomplishment. http://geocities.com/mmphosis/apple2/contest/2007/old-computer-challenge.ht ml Lorance Stinson stepped up to the plate with his Hermes BBS running on a Mac IIci. Although not a very busy board, it provided a hangout for the more iron-willed of the challengers (mostly Dale and myself). telnet://lorance.no-ip.org Simon Williams (aka Luddite) managed to cobble-together a bit of music on the Apple ][+. It may well be the first time the Apple II has been used in Dub. http://www.archive.org/details/Framebreaker-Serial_Dub As an additional project he also put together what is surely the "definitive" guide to authoring web content for the Contiki browser (on an Apple II, of course). http://contiki.ld8.org/GUIDE/INDEX.HTML BigD went back in time for a few weeks of hardcore 68K Mac action, and left a well written and informative blog in his wake. BigD's conclusion that the challenge wasn't so tough after all should serve as encouragement to those who are too timid to undertake such a test. http://www.dustinr.com/retrochallenge/ In closing, I'd just like to thank all the contestants for their contributions and I hope to see everyone back in the saddle for this Summer's RetroChallenge! I mentioned at the start that there were no prizes involved in the Old Computer Challenge, but I've decided that at the very least everyone who completed their challenge will get an official Old Computer Challenge T-shirt featuring Mark Stock's lo-res hacker emblem design... now don't you wish you would have entered? /help ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.community, Feb 04 2007) [EOA] [GCC] gcc Support for 65816? """""""""""""""""""""" A year or so ago there was some discussion about supporting the 65816 processor with gcc for Apple II development. Was there any progress made on that front? If not what are the choices? I am aware of: ORCA/C MPW IIgs ORCA/C MPW IIgs C Are there any known issues with the MPW IIgs tools? Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 22 2007) >>>>> """"" gcc has had 65816 support for quite a while now--it doesn't look like that the 65816 is being distributed in the latest binutils releases since there is no owner. The first step to have IIgs usability is to add OMF support to ld in binutils (it is really neat that Kelvin has worked on an OMF linker written in Java, but that won't integrate into binutils). If someone steps up to the plate to take ownership, I'll hack the 65816 assembly routines to give it pseudo 32-bit support for better portability of existing applications. But without a portable linker, there is no point to make any changes to the rest of binutils (I don't think any changes are needed in gcc itself--binutils is where the cpu/os-specific code goes). The ownership of the 65816/OMF in binutils means that every time a new version of binutils is to be released, the 65816 and OMF code gets checked to make sure that nothing broke. Geoff (geoff, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 23 2007) >>>>> """"" >> gcc has had 65816 support for quite a while now--it doesn't look like that the 65816 is being distributed in the latest binutils releases since there is no owner. << The trick is finding someone who wants to take ownership of that. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 24 2007) >>>>> """"" a2retro wrote: >> I am aware of ORCA/C MPW IIgs ORCA/C MPW IIgs C << MPW IIgs C is junk. It generates pseudocode that gets interpreted, and is a bizarre amalgam of K&R and ANSI C. The MPW IIgs assembler and Pascal are both excellent. MPW IIgs ORCA/C is good although it's not quite as current as ORCA/C is in terms of bug fixes. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 24 2007) >>>>> """"" Hi Eric, does The MPW IIgs Collection come with source code for those tools? Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 24 2007) >>>>> """"" >> MPW IIgs ORCA/C is good although it's not quite as current as ORCA/C is in terms of bug fixes. << Of course, the source code for both is available... provided you can find a pascal compiler to compile it. Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 25 2007) >>>>> """"" So both versions of the C complier were written in Pascal? Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 26 2007) >>>>> """"" ORCA/C was written in ORCA/Pascal. MPW IIgs ORCA/C was written in MPW IIgs Pascal, as a port from the IIgs version. The source code for ORCA/C and MPW IIgs ORCA/C are available on the OPUS ][: The Works CD-ROM. The other compilers are not available in source form. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [OCQ] Orca/C Questions """""""""""""""" Hi I am trying to ramp up on Orca/C .. I am looking for someone who has experience writing Orca/C apps, who would be willing answer dumb and not so dumb questions over email, chat, whatever... Send me an email -> support@a2retrosystems.com Thanks Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 27 2007) >>>>> """"" Glenn, It's generally considered better value to post these type of questions in a public forum so that other people who are reluctant to post questions (or who start reading later) can still get answers. You can always move to email later if things start getting too specific and technical. There are a lot of people around who can help out with Orca/C. I'm one but there are many others. (However I may not be as useful as in the past since I don't have access to my GS as easily these days which makes checking/trying things more difficult.) -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 27 2007) >>>>> """"" Okay - here goes I have an application that has many files. There is the main app and a bunch of sub programs. They all can be compiled, linked and loaded in one shot or the main app can be compiled and the rest of the sub programs could be compiled, linked then loaded in as needed and unloaded as they are exited. I understand there is a segment directive and I can specify dynamic (so the segments are dynamic). Some of these sub programs as spread over several c source files. So when they are compiled they end up with there own object files. I am not sure how to use the segment directive so that each sub program ends up in a common dynamic segment. Hopefully I have supplied enough info ... Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 27 2007) >>>>> """"" >> I am not sure how to use the segment directive so that each sub program ends up in a common dynamic segment. << I don't have tons of experience (none actually) in using dynamic segments, but I would actually recommend using code resources instead of dynamic segments; this gives you control over loading and unloading the code. This way, you'd actually build each reloadable module using the #pragma RTL pragma, then use the Resource Manager to load the code into memory and the System Loader to relocate it. It's actually quite easy to do. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [OAQ] Orca/C - Another Question """"""""""""""""""""""""" Is it possible to set (or redirect output to) a SHELL (EXEC) variable with output from a command? (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 28 2007) >>>>> """"" AFAIK the Orca shell doesn't support redirecting command output into a variable. That is, there's no equivalent to the Unix script statement: VAR=`ls *.tmp`. I can't swear that you couldn't fake something similar by creating and executing EXEC file, but I doubt it. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 30 2007) >>>>> """"" >> AFAIK the Orca shell doesn't support redirecting command output into a variable. << That is what i figured .. >> That is, there's no equivalent to the Unix script statement: VAR=`ls *.tmp`. << That is exactly what I want to do. >> I can't swear that you couldn't fake something similar by creating and executing EXEC file, but I doubt it. << If anyone knows how to do this please let us know... The other thing I was trying to do that didn't work was ... SET VAR1 A B C D SET VAR2 E F G H based on {1} SET VAR3 to the contents of VAR1 or VAR2 // {1} is the first shell command parm Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [CCP] Orca/C Compile Command Problem """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The compile command does not seem to take more than 255 characters of input. If I feed it more it barfs to the monitor. The Orca/C manual seems to infer that if your put your command in an exec file that you can feed it up to 64K ref - page 113 I tried that but it still tanks. I may try to set a variable in the exec file and supply the variable name on the command ... might work ... unless the compile command only accepts 255 char. Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 28 2007) >>>>> """"" LOL! What the heck are you trying to feed to it! I don't know the actual line length limitation, but are you sure you need to do it the long way? It certainly wouldn't surprise me to learn that the compiler itself couldn't handle a very long command line. You have to remember that the Orca shell isn't Unix/Linux. There's lots of hidden limitations, and some things that are definitely legal are still flaky under some circumstances. Try to keep things very simple, very short, etc. For example, try to cd to directories to avoid the need to specify full pathnames for multiple files. Leave object files in the current directory. Etc, etc. -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 30 2007) >>>>> """"" >> LOL! What the heck are you trying to feed to it! << Porting a large 'c' application with header files that span many directories :) I collapsed things from 3 directory trees into one and shortened directory names as much as possible. I'd rather not mess with structure more then that. >> I don't know the actual line length limitation, but are you sure you need to do it the long way? It certainly wouldn't surprise me to learn that the compiler itself couldn't handle a very long command line. << That is what i figured - I am hoping someone with the source to the complier can confirm ... Eric? >> You have to remember that the Orca shell isn't Unix/Linux. There's lots of hidden limitations, and some things that are definitely legal are still flaky under some circumstances. << I am finding that out ... the shell is very touchy if you don't have the right syntax for some commands. >> Try to keep things very simple, very short, etc. For example, try to cd to directories to avoid the need to specify full pathnames for multiple files. Leave object files in the current directory. Etc, etc. << Thanks for the tips Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) >>>>> """"" >> I may try to set a variable in the exec file and supply the variable name on the command ... might work ... unless the compile command only accepts 255 char << None of that's going to work. You really need to simplify the paths. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [OCT] Orca/c Tips """"""""""" Glenn, I have a couple recommendations: 1) Use gno/me instead of the orca/shell. It's much more unix (BSD) like than orca, has command line filename completion, and is much more pleasant than orca's applesoft/vms/dos/cpm80 inspired syntax 2) Use occ. It's a front-end for orca/c (runs under orca and gnome) that uses more standard commandline switches, and might be more graceful with long lines. 3) Gnome includes dmake, which is much nicer than trying to build your own makefile. For your custom makefile, ProDOS's limited last modified time resolution (1 minute is it?) might be causing you headaches. Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 31 2007) >>>>> """"" I've never been able to get GNO/ME to run stably in an emulator. It always crashes within just a few minutes, even on a fresh install with no extras added to it. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 31 2007) >>>>> """"" Speaking of running in an emulator - I find that when running the orca dev tools in kegs I get the emulated system state suspect save work .. thats when thingss start acting flaky ...I have been meaning to try the environment on my accelerated IIgs to see it is more stable. Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 31 2007) >>>>> """"" I seriously doubt that there is a problem with KEGS. Those invalid memory access notices should give you an idea of how buggy Orca really is. KEGS will always be better than a real IIgs to identify bad memory access (it helps a lot when you are debugging your own code--sucks a lot using someone elses). A real IIgs will gracefully use random values--making the problem much harder to track down. Too bad there is no option other than Orca. This is part of the reason why I had started to advocate that GNU tools would be a good option for IIgs development. Orca can be dumped in favor of an environment which has a much higher active development community. If somebody wants to debug Orca/C, I have some source code on a 10-30 meg disk image that I would love to see get compiled. I looked at the Orca/C source and decided it wasn't worth my time to figure out (living in the world of instant gratification does that to you). Geoff (geoff, a2c.a2pro_developers, Feb 01 2007) >>>>> """"" >> I've never been able to get GNO/ME to run stably in an emulator. It always crashes within just a few minutes, even on a fresh install with no extras added to it. << I've used gno/me with sweet 16 and kegs. GNO does give the COP instruction a workout, but if that was the issue, it would die fairly instantly. Under kegs, the first time I login, gsh almost always hangs after the message of the day is shown. I have to kill it using the GNO snooper CDA, then login again (and everything is fine). Annoying, but not annoying enough to try tracking it down :/ Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Feb 02 2007) [EOA] [HCP] Orca/C Exec File to Help me Compile Programs """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I wrote this exec file to help me compile programs: UNSET EXIT SET opts cc=(-i"/CDEV:co:apps"-i"/CDEV:co:conf" -i"/CDEV:co:ctk" -i"/CDEV:co:ek" -i"/CDEV:co:lib"-i"/CDEV:co:uip") set list {1} {2} {3} {4} {5} {6} {7} {8} {9} for i in {list} echo Processing {i} exists {i}.c if {status} == 1 newer {i}.a {i}.c {i}.h if {status} != 0 echo Compiling {i}.c compile +T {i}.c {opts} KEEP=$ > {i}.log else echo {i} "Up to Date" echo {i} > uptodate end else echo {i} "Was not found" echo {i} > notfound end end so if the .c file exists and the .c or .h files are newer then the .a file then compile the .c file else print up to date or file not found I get mixed results every time I run it - some times it says the .c file is not found when it really is there - sometimes it says it's up to date - which is what it should say every time i run it after the first time if nothing else is modified - most times it just compiles it anyway even if the .c or .h are not newer anyone have any ideas on what is going on? Glenn (a2retro, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [ATU] Appleworks Word Processor to TXT Utility """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Does anyone know of a utility, macro, or script - for ProDOS, GS/OS, Classic, or OS X - that will batch convert AWP files to TXT? (kgagne, a2c.appleworks, Jan 28 2007) >>>>> """"" If you mean AppleWorks Text files, to standard Text files, it can be done with a Spectrum script, as Spectrum will read AppleWorks Text files into memory... I don't have one written offhand, but it would just be a matter of opening, reading, and saving as Text, from within a loop... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.appleworks, Jan 29 2007) >>>>> """"" There's lots of utilities that will do it, with lots of variations. What are you trying to achieve? (Apart from the obvious!) And do you actually want TXT files? Or do you want to preserve the formatting? -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.appleworks, Jan 30 2007) >>>>> """"" Peter: I don't care much for preserving formatting, as I don't think there is much of it in the source files. The main thing is that the content be readable from Microsoft Word. Almost any utility will do. Ewen: Using a Spectrum script occurred to me, but it's been so long since I did any scripting, I would almost have to learn the language from scratch. If I don't have to reinvent the wheel, I'd rather not. (OTOH, if I was half the scripter I was a decade ago, I'd have written the script more quickly than I did this message!) -Ken (kgagne, a2c.appleworks, Jan 29 2007) [EOA] [ATG] Apple II GEOS """"""""""""" Aside from geoCalc, geoFile, and geoPublish (plus geoWrite included with GEOS itself), is anyone aware of any other "geo" apps that made it to the Apple II? Wikipedia lists several, but they may all have been on the Commodore... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) I'm looking for more definitive info of what was available for the Apple II and would like to get copies if they exist of these other apps. I think I have the last versions of calc, file, publish and geos itself... Thanks in advance. (sfahey, a2c.operating_systems, Feb 07 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm not aware of any offhand, although I have a niggling feeling in the back of my mind that there was one, maybe there were two. But I have no clue what they might have been, or if they even existed. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.operating_systems, Feb 07 2007) [EOA] [EIC] Ethernet Interface Code in Sweet16 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" My intention is to write a link layer for Sweet16 at some point in the future, although I don't yet have an estimate as to when that will happen. It won't happen for version 2.0, which I'm hoping to release in the late winter or early spring. The publicly-shipping version of Sweet16 for BeOS actually hooks into the ethernet layer and receives packets -- it just never had a link layer written, and has no ability to send packets. That code's been removed because it was very BeOS specific. However, getting the basic ethernet interface code into Sweet16 won't be ridiculously hard. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 24 2007) >>>>> """"" >> However, getting the basic ethernet interface code into Sweet16 won't be ridiculously hard. << I look forward to that very much, as it would mean I could pension off my real IIgs once again, and speed up software development dramatically! Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 25 2007) >>>>> """"" >> My intention is to write a link layer for Sweet16 at some point in the future, although I don't yet have an estimate as to when that will happen. << One of the reasons to do a hardware layer emulation vs a Link Layer for Marinetti specifically is that it would then be compatible with other additional software like Contiki or anything written with IP65. Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 25 2007) >>>>> """"" That's true, but it's more work than I feel like going through, I expect. Well... tell me this, what would be involved in emulating the Uther card, for example? I don't know the I/O interface for it. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 29 2007) >>>>> """"" Hi Eric, I would recommend you start by reading the application note for the 8bit mode of the cs8900a. http://www.cirrus.com/en/pubs/appNote/an181.pdf It gives you an idea of how the chip is used from an application point of view and 8 bit data path. That coupled with the Uther Link Layer source you can see what the minimum part of the interface is that is required. Init, receive packet and send packet. There is source available in the Applewin project but again it is gpl and I am not sure what license your sweet16 code is under .... Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 29 2007) >>>>> """"" >> There is source available in the Applewin project but again it is gpl and I am not sure what license your sweet16 code is under .... << Sweet16 is freeware, no source distribution, so that wouldn't work. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 30 2007) >>>>> """"" I still think it's the best approach even if you can't leverage off of the code in VICE/Applewin. You might be able to get the authors permission to use the code anyway if you ask... explaining it is for an application that is Freeware - no source distribution due to other considerations. I am sure *any* form of Ethernet support in Sweet16 would be great... Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Jan 30 2007) [EOA] [SEO] Slot Expander 1 """"""""""""""" I just received the Slot Expander 1 boards I ordered from Vince Briel. Good solid construction, and he thoughtfully included the IDE cable (nice touch) all packaged up in a ziplock baggie. Now that's retro! (sfahey, a2c.apple_1, Jan 22 2007) >>>>> """"" What is a Slot Expander 1 and how do they work? -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.apple_1, Jan 22 2007) >>>>> """"" It's a 3 slot expansion board for the Apple 1, Replica 1 and clones. I posted an article on it awhile back - http://www.a2central.com/portal/?p=1285 Cool cards are coming for the Apple 1 crowd: http://www.a2central.com/portal/?p=1301 and the CFFA1 (sfahey, a2c.apple_1, Jan 22 2007) [EOA] [CSD] Changes Suggested """"""""""""""""" Would it be possible to add another item to this list? I would prefer to know the last day that I visited A2Central.com, and not instead see confirmation that yes I am actually here on this date. If that is a bit unclear, I refer to the top right corner that currently says that I last visited on Thursday, December 21, 2006. Also, is there going to be any way to see the unread messages? David R. Pierce (David R. Pierce, a2c.system_announcements, Dec 21 2006) >>>>> """"" David R. Pierce wrote: >> Would it be possible to add another item to this list? I would prefer to know the last day that I visited A2Central.com, and not instead see confirmation that yes I am actually here on this date. << That bit of info will be 'vamped soon after the software upgrade - which I'm hoping will be released around the New Year. >> Also, is there going to be anyway to see the unread messages? << How do you read the board? HTTP, telnet or NNTP? That will help me best with an answer. (sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, Dec 29 2006) >>>>> """"" I was reading through HTTP, but now I have MacSOUP up and running so now I only see the unread messages. :) David R. Pierce (David R. Pierce, a2c.system_announcements, Dec 29 2006) >>>>> """"" That is the best advice I can give anyone. The NNTP is sooo much nicer. I prefer to view the telnet side as being the backwards compatibility mode for people who want to connect using a real II, but newer technology options exist that are certainly more efficient and convenient. (sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, Jan 01 2007) >>>>> """"" As a general rule, I hate NNTP clients. Even the "nice" ones get on my nerves. I much prefer a nice web interface. I've finally caved and am set up to use NNTP for this, because the web interface here is sadly not all that great. :) Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.system_announcements, Jan 03 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Wireless ISP Comes to Beardsley Minnesota A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] Access to A2C BB-------------------------------------------------[ABB] My Its Quiet!----------------------------------------------------[MIQ] Control Question-------------------------------------------------[CQN] Appleworks Word Processor to TXT Utility-------------------------[ATU] Kraftwerk 8-Bit Operators----------------------------------------[KBO] AIII problem?----------------------------------------------------[A3P] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Wireless ISP Comes to Beardsley Minnesota ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beardsley, like all the towns in the area, has a structure that towers high above all the others... the grain elevator. The wheat, corn, and soybeans delivered by the farmers for sale are "elevated" to the top of the structure, then diverted to one of the bins for storage. This allows moving grain into railroad cars via gravity. Over the years farm machinery has become larger and larger. This in turn allows each farmer to farm more and more acreage. In an area where the economy is driven by agriculture, the result is a shrinking population. In this community there has been only one ISP available via a local call. So the arrival of some competition, in the form of a wireless ISP, was quite welcome. Where to place the antennas used by the wireless ISP was a "no-brainer"... mount them on the top of the grain elevator. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [ABB] Access to A2C BB """""""""""""""" Which computer and software do you use to access the A2Central BB? I am using a Mac Beige G3, OS 9.1 and the WaMCom version of Mozilla 1.3.1. (Available at http://wamcom.org/) Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp! email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.general_chat, Feb 24 2007) >>>>> """"" The computer is an old IBM PC 350 (Pentium 200 model). I use Forte Agent to access the BB. -- Mark (Mark Percival, a2c.general_chat, Feb 24 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm currently using a Pentium III 800MHz PC running Windows 98/SE and using Forte Free Agent v1.93. I never liked the newer versions of Free Agent much and now that they gotten over v4.0 they don't even make a Free Agent anymore, only the commercial Agent. Because of this, once I install Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional on this machine I'm going to give a program called "40tude Dialog" a try for both my e-mail and news reading. I'm thinking I'll finally give up on Pegasus mail after having used it for many years. However, that said, I'd rather be reading this stuff on my IIgs. My real IIgs is not connected to the internet at present so the only way I can do it is running in KEGS and using its SvN support. I've gone into chat that way a few times but as I don't have an offline reader or NNTP client yet, I haven't accessed this place much with a IIgs yet. Jeff Blakeney (Jeff Blakeney, a2c.general_chat, Feb 25 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm using my iMac Core Duo with the latest beta of Thunderbird 2. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.general_chat, Feb 27 2007) >>>>> """"" Currently I am using MacSoup on a G5 tower. I do not like web style access, and prefer an NNTP approach. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.general_chat, Mar 01 2007) [EOA] [MIQ] My Its Quiet! """"""""""""" Is there anybody there? -- Speccie - The IIgs rules OK (Speccie, a2c.general_chat, Feb 25 2007) >>>>> """"" Even the newsgroups have been slower than usual. (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Feb 27 2007) >>>>> """"" I've been so tired lately that coming here has been sort of forgotten a lot of the time. But I do poke in periodically. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.general_chat, Feb 27 2007) [EOA] [CQN] Control Question """""""""""""""" Let's say I have a custom control. I want the control to be notified when the mouse is hovering over it. Most modern GUIs will notify the control when the mouse enters/exits/moves within a control. As far as I can tell, the Control Manager will only notify the control when there is an actual mouse click. Can anybody tell me otherwise? I'm thinking the only reasonable way to handle it is to manually check the mouse after calling GetNextEvent/TaskMaster. Kelvin. (kws, ac2.a2pro_developers, Feb 28 2007) >>>>> """"" There is no easy way as far as I know. You would need to do some manual tracking of the control from within a TaskMaster or ModalDialog loop, checking to see what was under the cursor at regular intervals. You could build in a timing sequence using the TickCount, so for instance, if the mouse hovered for more than a few seconds at the same point, you responded in some way. So it possible, but a bit of a kludge! Ewen (Speccie, ac2.a2pro_developers, Mar 01 2007) >>>>> """"" Yeah, unfortunately, you're going to have to add a check in your event loop to see if the mouse is inside a control by calling FindControl(), then take whatever action is necessary based on that. Sheppy (Sheppy, ac2.a2pro_developers, Mar 05 2007) [EOA] [ATU] Appleworks Word Processor to TXT Utility """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" (From the February issue:) Does anyone know of a utility, macro, or script - for ProDOS, GS/OS, Classic, or OS X - that will batch convert AWP files to TXT? (kgagne, a2c.appleworks, Jan 28 2007) >>>>> """"" (From the February issue:) There's lots of utilities that will do it, with lots of variations. What are you trying to achieve? (Apart from the obvious!) And do you actually want TXT files? Or do you want to preserve the formatting? -- Peter Watson -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.appleworks, Jan 30 2007) >>>>> """"" Can anyone name one of the "lots of utilities" that will accomplish this task for me? (kgagne, a2c.appleworks, Feb 27 2007) >>>>> """"" The Mac utility MacLinkPlus does document conversions. AppleWorks for Apple II is one of the many supported formats. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.appleworks, Feb 27 2007) >>>>> """"" You still haven't answered my original questions! :-) Anyway, I wrote a generic "list" utility for the GS which (among other things) will read BAS and AWP files and write out a reasonable text approximation. The "bad" news is that it needs a command shell. The good news is that they're not that hard to come by. (I wrote one of them too...) ClarisWorks for the Mac (and maybe PC) used to have an AWP converter. Also the Mac utility Passport (I think! Anyway, it's an early version of Apple File Exchange) may have had an AWP file converter. I suspect in both cases it was probably AWP 2.1 or maybe 3.0 at best. I think Dogpaw can read/display AWP files, but I'm not sure about saving the output. Peter Watson -- Write to MS-DOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.appleworks, Mar 01 2007) >>>>> """"" Peter, I tried my best to answer your questions in my reply of Jan 29th... Sorry if it wasn't enough detail, but what I'm trying to do is so basic that there isn't much TO detail. Appleworks 5 for Mac (the program formerly known as Clarisworks), an OS 9 application, was the last version to include an Appleworks for Apple II file translator; Appleworks 6 (for OS X) omits this feature. On my PowerPC machine, I can still use AW5 to convert files -- but for someone with hundreds of files to convert on an Intel Mac, there are multiple reasons why AW5 isn't an option. I think I will try MacLinkPlus, as recommended by Sheppy and detailed here: http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/mlp_xlators.html I had previously checked this site but had overlooked its support for Apple II formats, since they're listed under the heading "Macintosh Word Processing Formats". (Ooh, and spreadsheets, too!) -Ken (kgagne, a2c.appleworks, Mar 13 2007) >>>>> """"" Here is a quick Spectrum script. It does not check for filetype, simply converts an input folder full of files to an output folder of text files. You should first put all the AppleWorks files into the input folder, and create an empty folder for the output. The script will then ask you to identify the two folders, and do its work. If you remember your scripting, you can elaborate it as necessary, for instance to check for AWKs input files, or to add and remove suffixes... Ewen # Ken's AppleWorks to TXT Script Get Folder "Input folder:" Input Get Folder "Output folder:" Output Open Catalog 1 "$Input" For 1 1 65535 1 Read Catalog 1 Name If Failed GotoNext Finish SubString "$Name" 1 31 Name Trim Spaces "$Name" Name Load ScriptEditor 1 "$Input$Name" Save ScriptEditor 1 "$Output$Name" Clear ScriptEditor 1 Next 1 # Finish Clear For 1 Close Catalog 1 Stop (Speccie, a2c.appleworks, Mar 01 2007) [EOA] [KBO] Kraftwerk 8-Bit Operators """"""""""""""""""""""""" Kraftwerk has recently released a tribute to retro gaming and devices called "8-Bit Operators. (sfahey, a2c.music_multimedia, Feb 12 2007) >>>>> """"" I didn't realize they were still on the go... can't wait to hear it! ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Feb 14 2007) >>>>> """"" I looked into this and it turns out to be a tribute to Kraftwerk performed on retro gaming devices by a group of musicians called "8-bit operators"... so it's not actually a Kraftwerk album, but might be interesting anyway. ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Mar 04 2007) [EOA] [A3P] AIII problem? """"""""""""" I have an Apple III that boots an Apple II emulator perfectly. But when I boot in to SOS, it locks up on the startup screen. I have software that I have bought and have downloaded SOS.dsk's off the web with an AIIe, neither sets work. Ideas? Suggestions? (James Littlejohn, a2c.apple_3, Dec 13 2006) >>>>> """"" Well, 2 1/2 months later I finally, and literally, stumbled upon the apple3.org site. And after downloading some PDFs I am slowly attacking this problem head on. Wish me luck. (James Littlejohn, a2c.apple_3, Mar 01 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. 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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ April 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] An Amazing Journey A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] Juiced.GS V12I1--------------------------------------------------[JGS] gcc Support for 65816--------------------------------------------[GCC] Control Question-------------------------------------------------[CQN] Extensions to TextEdit for Extended Keyboard---------------------[ETE] Retrogaming Times Monthly----------------------------------------[RTM] April Issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly-------------------------[ARM] Arachnid---------------------------------------------------------[ARD] Ethernet Interface Code in Sweet16-------------------------------[EIC] SNAP NNTP Client-------------------------------------------------[SNC] SNAP v1.0.0 Released / SAFE2 v2.1.5 Available--------------------[SRS] What Clone Did You Have?-----------------------------------------[WCH] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2007 Registration Now Open----------------------------[KRO] KansasFest 2007 Registration Form Via Mail-----------------------[RFM] KFest Sessions First Call!---------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org An Amazing Journey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soon after buying a used Apple IIgs fourteen years ago, I moved Talk Is Cheap and my 2400 baud modem from my Laser 128 to the IIgs and began the process of acquiring software for the IIgs. The six disks for installation of Sys 6.0.1 were available on GEnie. Time using GEnie was more expensive during the day... so I would get up early and start the download of one of the six disks via Xmodem... a little more than an hour later the download was complete... used Shrinkit to create the 800k disk. Five more days and I had all six disks. Now, using Marinetti, SAFE2, an ethernet card, and a broadband connection the IIgs can download files in much less time. The steps involved in bringing this about have truly been An Amazing Journey. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [JGS] Juiced.GS V12I1 """"""""""""""" Juiced.GS Volume 12, Issue 1 (March 2007) has been sent to the publisher. Featured in this issue are: Mike Maginnis' review of Ninjaforce's Samurai IRC client; a look at the development of DiskMaker 8 by its author, Mark Percival; an NDA programming tutorial by Kelvin Sherlock; Andy Molloy's retrospective on the Apple II's 1977 unveiling; and an interview with 1 MHz's Carrington Vanston, by the person who knows him best. Watch for an update on A2Central.com's resource portal once the issue is shipping, and keep and eye on the publication's official Web site, , for issue previews and related content and links. Ken Gagne Editor-in-Chief Juiced.GS (kgagne, a2c.general_chat, Mar 22 2007) [EOA] [GCC] gcc Support for 65816 """"""""""""""""""""" geoff wrote: >> gcc has had 65816 support for quite a while now--it doesn't look like that the 65816 is being distributed in the latest binutils releases since there is no owner. The first step to have IIgs usability is to add OMF support to ld in binutils (it is really neat that Kelvin has worked on an OMF linker written,in Java, but that won't integrate into binutils). << I've been thinking about this some more. While I was out getting a haircut today, it occurred to me that it would be very cool to port Minimo (a mobile version of Firefox) to GS/OS. It in theory wouldn't be a crazy hard project -- if we had gcc/ld for building GS code. Without that, it becomes a rather convoluted job. Having Minimo on the GS would be a kick. Tabbed browsing and JavaScript support. I dunno if it would be fast enough to seriously use or not, but it would be fun to try. Sheppy (Sheppy, asc.a2pro_developers, Mar 23 2007) >>>>> """"" Well, emulator users may be happy to run it (if the masses can ever work out how to get an emulator running Marinetti to talk to the host machines IP stack. - but that's a different issue). Cheers, Andrew (roughana, a2c.a2pro_developers, Mar 25 2007) >>>>> """"" A month or two back, I was thinking a WML browser would be possible. WML is designed for cell phones and other low-speed/limited resolution devices, which makes it a better fit for the IIgs (or perhaps even 8-bit Apple IIs). Kelvin. (kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Mar 25 2007) >>>>> """"" Yeah, that would certainly be possible, but I'm not sure how useful it is. Even mobile devices are moving toward full-on HTML these days. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Mar 26 2007) >>>>> """"" I looked at WML around four or five years ago. After doing some testing on several different phones, I decided that any interface made for the IIGS would be non-intuitive, at least compared to SIS. I don't recall there being much content to consider it very worthwhile, also compared to what was accessible by SIS. It was also depressing to see cell phones having a higher color depth and a faster processor to uncompress images--I think I recall that there was at least one phone with a better resolution than a IIgs being available too. Geoff (geoff, a2c.a2pro_developers, Mar 27 2007) [EOA] [CQN] Control Question """""""""""""""" Let's say I have a custom control. I want the control to be notified when the mouse is hovering over it. Most modern GUIs will notify the control when the mouse enters/exits/moves within a control. As far as I can tell, the Control Manager will only notify the control when there is an actual mouse click. Can anybody tell me otherwise? I'm thinking the only reasonable way to handle it is to manually check the mouse after calling GetNextEvent/TaskMaster. Kelvin. (kws, ac2.a2pro_developers, Feb 28 2007) >>>>> """"" I wish there was another way. I was considering the other day what it would take to create a way to do cursor hovering alerts on the IIgs... Ryan (rsuenaga, a2c.a2pro_developers, Apr 08 2007) >>>>> """"" In the main TaskMaster loop, use ReadMouse, FindControl and GetCtlID, to match to the target controls, and then see if the cursor has moved from a target control within the time you want it to hover, by counting with GetTick. After Sheppy's suggestion in JuicedGS that this would be useful in SAFE2 to identify the unnamed icon buttons, I have added the feature, and it works just fine. I shall be posting an update to SAFE2 later today, so you can see for yourself that it works! Ewen (Speccie, a2c.a2pro_developers, Apr 10 2007) [EOA] [ETE] Extensions to TextEdit for Extended Keyboard """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I've been using an extended keyboard on my IIgs for a while and am constantly trying to use the del/home/end keys. Obviously they don't work in most apps.... But I found that they are supported by the Hermes NDA. So i've just had a thought, what would it take to patch the LineEdit tool set to support the extended keyboard? Patching the tool set has the benefit of automatically incorporating support into every app that uses the tool set. Does anyone know if this would require a rewrite of the tool set or whether just certain calls would need to be patched? Is the scale of the work a hackfest entry or a full time job? Does anyone else think this is a neat idea? Anyone want to try it? Cheers, Andrew (roughana, a2c.operating_systems, Mar 31 2007) >>>>> """"" Bill Tudor wrote Ext.KB.Init (I think this is the name since it is referenced in a GenieLamp) which maps the extended keyboard keys to their OpenApple equivalents (i.e. press End which translates to the OA -> or whatever it is). I think it patches the Event Manager; I don't see any reason why it would have to patch individual controls. I do not know if this software is available anywhere for download now. I believe it is freeware. Geoff (geoff, a2c.operating_systems, Mar 31 2007) >>>>> """"" Ahh, that's an elegant solution. I'm glad that it already exists. I've now installed it on my system and it works very well too! Thanks for the heads up. Cheers, Andrew (roughana, a2c.operating_systems, Apr 01 2007) [EOA] [RTM] Retrogaming Times Monthly """"""""""""""""""""""""" Hi All, I never did announce that I volunteered to write an Apple II retro-gaming column in the "Retrogaming Times Monthly" online newsletter. :) http://my.stratos.net/~hewston95/RTM/RTM_Home.htm To celebrate the Apple II, I called it "Apple II Incider". :D Stop on by to take a look. I've been writing for the past 4 months or so. Don (coach41, a2c.games_entertainment, Mar 20 2007) [EOA] [ARM] April Issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Issue # 35 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly, is now online. Highlights from our April 2007 issue include: * Many Faces of "Millipede" * Nintendo Realm - Mid April to Mid MAY 1986 * NEScade - "Marble Madness" * Apple ][ Incider - Aztec, Archon & Beyond Castle Wolfenstein * Video Game Rock * Old Wine in New Bottles: Retrogaming on Modern Hardware You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly! 115 months in a row - the longest-running online free retro-gaming newsletter ever! http://my.stratos.net/~hewston95/RTM/RTM_Home.htm (coach41, a2c.games_entertainment, Apr 06 2007) [EOA] [ARD] Arachnid """""""" Hi Kim Howe's site on omni isn't there anymore. Does anyone know where to find info on the Arachnid web browser? Charlie (Charlie, a2c.software, Mar 29 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm not sure what other information you want, but he sent me the source code for it, which I could get in the file library here.. Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.software, Mar 29 2007) >>>>> """"" Um, if you are allowed to provide it then yes, please do so now! Do not stop at go, do not collect $200. Why hasn't this been released earlier??? Cheers, Andrew (roughana, a2c.software, Mar 31 2007) >>>>> """"" Well, the only stipulation Kim set for it was to treat it with respect. >> Why hasn't this been released earlier??? << It was sent as a bunch of zip files, and I never got around to re-archiving them in one file. I can zip them easy enough on my Mac, but getting them to the GS is awkward. I'll get on it right away though. B-{) Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.software, Apr 01 2007) >>>>> """"" >> I'll get on it right away though. B-{) << Excellent. Looking forward to seeing it. What language is it written in? What are Kim's wishes for it? (e.g. open source, freeware?) Is he still planning to develop it? Cheers, Andrew -- Posted with a real IIgs, Uthernet equipped, using SNAP 1.0.1b9 (roughana, a2c.software, Apr 03 2007) >>>>> """"" I just uploaded it to the a2central.com's upload/Public folder. >> What language is it written in? << C and a REZ file. >> What are Kim's wishes for it? (e.g. open source, freeware?) Is he still planning to develop it? << He was concerned that he wouldn't get back to it due to his health. I basically asked him for it while we were in Chat, and he sent it to me. I've seen him very rarely since then, so I don't have a specific answer as to what he wished for it. He just wrote "treat it with respect". I'd take that as also treating Kim with respect and giving him credit in addition to whatever folks do with it. Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.software, Apr 05 2007) >>>>> """"" I recommend that it gets an open source license. This allows not only for Kim to keep his copyright on the code, but it will benefit those who can find it useful. Kim has been open in the past with sharing his code. When I caught up with Kim back in 2003 about the future of Arachnid, it can best be summarized as: his heart is to see a future with Arachnid, but the probability that he will be able to work on the code is very small. I have not seen any open source software abuse with the IIgs. Nobody has come along and tried to claim that they wrote Marinetti or SIS. The code isn't really portable to any other OS (it makes more sense to port Mozilla to the IIGS than SIS or Arachnid to another OS). Benefits with a release of Arachnid could result in a few extra sales of Orca/C for Syndicomm. Some folks could get interested in IIgs programming and develop something new and cool. And maybe Arachnid could get new features--it would be an interesting challenge with a very satisfying reward of community appreciation. Geoff (geoff, a2c.software, Apr 05 2007) >>>>> """"" >> I recommend that it gets an open source license. This allows not only for Kim to keep his copyright on the code, but it will benefit those who can find it useful. Kim has been open in the past with sharing his code. When I caught up with Kim back in 2003 about the future of Arachnid, it can best be summarized as: his heart is to see a future with Arachnid, but the probability that he will be able to work on the code is very small. << Yes. Exactly my take. But I have no authority to place it in any class of copyright. I may have effed up. >> I have not seen any open source software abuse with the IIgs... << If such folk come within my grasp, (don't come to KFest), I'll give them bear hugs they'll remember for the weeks they spend in casts. << While I'd like to see more folks develop for the IIgs, it's still a small market. Still, after reading the source, I've learned an organic fertilizer load... Which is what I think Kim means to happen.... Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.software, Apr 09 2007) [EOA] [EIC] Ethernet Interface Code in Sweet16 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >> a2retro wrote: I am sure *any* form of Ethernet support in Sweet16 would be great ... << I second this. I've yet to find a 'killer app' that will make me move to MacOS X, but if Sweet16 has host ethernet ability then I'd be very interested. Cheers, Andrew (roughana, a2c.network_telecomm, Mar 31 2007) [EOA] [SNC] SNAP NNTP Client """""""""""""""" As you may all have seen in the March issue of JuicedGS, I have a new program I shall be releasing shortly. I shall let you all know as soon as it is available, but all being well, I expect to release on the 10th of April. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please ask away... Ewen Announcing: SNAP - Speccie's News Acquisition Program SNAP is an online NNTP News Client for the IIgs SNAP accesses Usenet and NNTP news servers, right from your IIgs desktop. SNAP gives you multiple server configurations, with custom Group lists, allowing you to easily tailor your daily news fix. SNAP lets you Post messages, or Follow up existing messages. SNAP will optionally Forward or Reply to a message through a normal SMTP mail account. SNAP is ideal for accessing the A2Central, or CSA2 news Forums. SNAP requires a IIgs running Marinetti 3.0b3 or later. SNAP works best with a direct connection to the Net, such as that from an Ethernet card. SNAP will soon be available from http://homepage.mac.com/speccie/ (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 03 2007) >>>>> """"" Wow. A usable news reader for the IIgs. Excellent work Ewen! Regards, Andrew Posted with a real IIgs, Uthernet equipped, by SNAP1.0.1b9 (roughana, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 03 2007) >>>>> """"" That's great news, Ewen. I'm finding the best way for me to access this forum is via NNTP, so I look forward to doing just that... Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Speak Softly and Wear Loud Shorts (rsuenaga, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 08 2007) >>>>> """"" I was keeping an eye on your NNTP connections to A2central and saw that you were making progress. I was surprised to see that nobody wrote any posts to jump to any conclusions. Good job with the Newsreader progress. This will make access to the A2Central forums by a IIgs so much easier. Geoff (geoff, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 03 2007) >>>>> """"" Geoff, >> I was keeping an eye on your NNTP connections to A2central and saw that you were making progress. I was surprised to see that nobody wrote any posts to jump to any conclusions. << As I was too! Only one person actually noticed, and he was not who you would expect! >> Good job with the Newsreader progress. This will make access to the A2Central forums by a IIgs so much easier. << I am giving it the weekend, so that any last minute bugs can be found, and then shall post on my web server next week. I will let everybody know here when I do. For practical reasons on the IIgs, I have limited received messages to 256K, so you probably won't be able download movies from the binary groups with SNAP, but it handles text groups just fine on the four news servers I have access to. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 04 2007) >>>>> """"" >> As I was too! Only one person actually noticed, and he was not who you would expect! << I noticed... but then again, I was privvy to a discussion on this some time ago. Congratulations Ewen, yet another tremendous achievement and contribution to the Apple II community. Apple II Forever! (sfahey, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 05 2007) >>>>> """"" >> For practical reasons on the IIgs, I have limited received messages to 256K, so you probably won't be able download movies from the binary groups with SNAP, but it handles text groups just fine on the four news servers I have access to. << Is the MPAA paying you? You are forcing a limit just so IIgs users can only download legal content? Great, now IIgs users have to resort to BitTorrent. Oh wait, there is no BitTorrent for the IIgs either. Next thing you'll tell me that there isn't any movie player for the IIgs so it doesn't really matter. :) Geoff (geoff, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 05 2007) >>>>> """"" ROFL... With version 1.0 about to be released, I will of course need to think about feratures for version 2.0. I guess I shall need to add virtual memory, so the IIgs gets at least 4Gb of addressable memory, virtual acceleration, to bring even the basic 65816 to at least 3GHz, and support for the NVidia GeForce Graphics cards. That should allow me to remove the 256K message cap, and let HD movies be played in IIgs QuickQuickSlowTime... Of course I could save myself all the bother of writing that code, by using a short Spectrum script. After all, they tell me Spectrum does everything... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 10 2007) [EOA] [SRS] SNAP v1.0.0 Released / SAFE2 v2.1.5 Available """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SNAP v1.0.0, the news client for the IIgs, is now on my web server for you all to enjoy. I have also placed an updated SAFE2 v2.1.5. There are a couple of minor changes. Go get them now: homepage.mac.com/speccie (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 10 2007) >>>>> """"" Ewen, I just went and downloaded them but SAFE2 v2.1.5 has the wrong name listed in the HTML file so it threw me off a little. The description and the file it is pointing to is correct but it still has the name of the link set to SAFE2.1.2. (Jeff Blakeney, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 10 2007) >>>>> """"" Jeff, Sorry about that, and it is now corrected! The actual file that is downloaded is correctly named, it was only the description that was wrong as I forgot to update that line. SNAP is correctly named by the way... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 10 2007) >>>>> """"" >> SNAP v1.0.0, the news client for the IIgs, is now on my web server for you all to enjoy. << And I am enjoying it too! This is wonderful, Ewen! >> I have also placed an updated SAFE2 v2.1.5. There are a couple of minor changes. << I caught up on this one too. I love it! Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 10 2007) [EOA] [WCH] What Clone Did You Have? """""""""""""""""""""""" I had a Laser 128. The original, which was like a IIc in a lot of ways, although the keyboard was horrible. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Speak Softly and Wear Loud Shorts (rsuenaga, a2c.apple_clones, Apr 08 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFS] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [KRO] KANSASFEST 2007 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" KANSAS CITY, MO -- March 30, 2007: KansasFest -- the annual Apple II expo of sessions, contests, great stories, tips and tricks, fun and games, and things that "just can't be done on an Apple II" -- is now open for registration. KFest 2007 will be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, July 17 - 22. Five nights, twelve meals, and countless sessions, contests, great stories, tips and tricks, fun and games, and things that "just can't be done on an Apple II" costs only $340 for a double room or $410 for a single. To register, download and complete the PDF form at http://www.KFest.org/ and follow its instructions to return it via mail, email, or fax. Wednesday's lunch (the annual Kookout) is now included in the price of the event. Also, volunteers who present sessions will now receive an on-site rebate: $15 for presenting a half-hour session, and $25 for a full hour. In addition to official shirts, sold as always at the event, there's also a KansasFest online store, where you can buy additional shirts, hats, mugs, and more. You can find it at http://www.cafepress.com/kansasfest/ David Szetela, founding editor of Nibble Magazine and a former manager at Apple Computer, will be KansasFest 2007's keynote speaker. Szetela is now the founder, president, and CEO of Clix Marketing, an Internet marketing agency. An experienced speaker, Mr. Szetela promises a fascinating inside perspective on Apple and Nibble for attendees of KansasFest. "It's amazing and gratifying to me that the flame of passion for the Apple II we shared nearly 30 years ago still burns brightly," says Mr. Szetela. "I'm looking forward to attending KansasFest 2007 and re-connecting with old friends, reminiscing about Apple II milestones, and maybe sharing some little-known insider anecdotes." Come join the 30th anniversary celebration of the Apple II at KansasFest, the world's only annual conference dedicated to the first personal computer. (Ken Gagne, KFest Mailing List, March 30, 2007) [EOA] [RFM] KansasFest 2007 Registration Form Via Mail """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" By now (or soon), all past KFest attendees should receive in their postal mail a hardcopy of the registration form. Now that you have it both in print and digitally, it should be easy to sign up for KansasFest 2007! I've already done so, and I can't wait to hear from everyone else. Max, Tim, Cindy, Sarah, Tony - you're all coming back this year, aren'tcha? :-) Who else is ready to commit? (As opposed to be committed.) -Ken (Ken Gagne, KFest Mailing List, April 3, 2007) [EOA] [KFS] KFest Sessions First Call! """""""""""""""""""""""""" Ladies & Gentlemen: While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple family. Just as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present them. So... do you have an idea for a session you'd like to present at KFest? Let us know! The best way to do that is to access the session proposal form at: http://www.kfest.org/sessions/index.php You may also email sessions@kfest.org. And, to make it even sweeter, if you do a session, WE'LL PAY YOU COLD HARD CASH! That's right, this year we are rewarding those who conduct sessions with a $15 or $25 on-site rebate. Wow! Use that extra cash to buy Sheppy's latest Syndicomm product, or buy extra tubs of popcorn for everyone on movie night! We are also looking for session ideas?have a topic you would like to see presented (even if you aren't the one to do it)? Sessions are typically 30 or 60 minutes in length, but , held at various times throughout the daytime hours. Past sessions have included hardware, software and game demonstrations and tutorials; integration of the Apple II with other devices (Macs, scanners); Internet tips and tricks; or any subject that would be of interest to Apple II/Mac users. The attendees of KansasFest are the event's heart and soul. Give us something worth rolling out of bed for each morning! Andy Molloy awmolloy@landsnail.com (Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List, April 12, 2007) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200705.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200705.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b3bdd29 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200705.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON A2Central "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 10, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Time Has a Way of Slipping Away The KansasFest Dream A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] New Theme Tweak--------------------------------------------------[NTT] Apple Bulletin Board Systems-------------------------------------[ABB] Minimo-----------------------------------------------------------[MNO] DOS 3.3 Master---------------------------------------------------[DSM] May Issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly---------------------------[RTM] Kraftwerk 8-Bit Operators----------------------------------------[KWO] SNAP Release-----------------------------------------------------[SPR] BitTorrent for the GS?-------------------------------------------[BTG] Ethernet Support in Sweet16--------------------------------------[ESS] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KFest Sessions Starting to Shape Up------------------------------[KFU] KFest Powerpoint Template----------------------------------------[KPT] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Time Has a Way of Slipping Away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently received the invitation to my High School Class Reunion... celebrating the 55th anniversary of graduation. Wow... how time has slipped away. :) It would be interesting to know the age distribution of Apple II enthusiasts over the years... some of us are getting closer to the top of that chart as time goes by. The KansasFest Dream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So you have been dreaming about going to KFest sometime... or going to KFest again after several years. Remember... Time Has a Way of Slipping Away... and as you age, travel has a way of becoming more difficult... so stop dreaming and send in your registration for 2007. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [NTT] New Theme Tweak """"""""""""""" [From Dec 06 Lamp:] Thanks to Geoff Weiss, there is a theme tweak available for web side users. It's called "Modern" and it changes the grey text on black background to black text on white background. Messages with ANSI in them still look weird... but for people who prefer contrast, this is an awesome improvement. Thanks Geoff! (sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, Tue Dec 12 2006) >>>>> """"" The Modern Theme has disappeared. Let me know if a new .css file needs to be generated. Geoff (geoff, a2c.system_announcements, May 08 2007) >>>>> """"" Yes, I upgraded the BBS software and the old "Modern" wasn't completely compatible. It's on my list to fix this weekend. I'd like to the new Nightshade theme and lighten it up also, maybe call it Lightshade. (sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, May 09 2007) [EOA] [ABB] Apple Bulletin Board Systems """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hi, I run the 80sBBS list on yahoogroups. Our list is basically a nostalgia list for the 80s BBS scene. I'm in the process of putting together a companion web page for it right now. While there are a lot of BBS lists out on the net, I don't see one which covers, specifically, BBSes either run on old 8 bit hardware of the period, or else vintage BBS software running in some kind of emulator. I've found a few of these boards so far - the well-known latenightbbs.com 6001, which is an actual working ddial (IMHO, the coolest retro site around, but again, not really a BBS)...and I've found several Commodore efforts so far. I'd like to put a list together on my page of just these kinds of systems...Does anyone know if such a list already exists? I've googled but I haven't seen much in that department. Beyond that, can anyone point me to old Apple II / // / ][ sites (As an ex-Commodore user, I never did get the nomenclature straight) that are running, say, GBBS or something like that via emulation or on actual Apple hardware? In an odd and some would say sordid turn of events, even as a Commodore user, the most memorable boards I was into were Apple boards. At least, there was something about the Apple community where I lived (Central New Jersey) which made for good discussion. And codes. ;) Any pointers would be appreciated. -Quag7 (www.frostwarning.com) (Quag7, a2c.community, Jan 18 2007) [EOA] [MNO] Minimo """""" >> geoff wrote: I looked at WML around four or five years ago. After doing some testing on several different phones, I decided that any interface made for the IIGS would be non-intuitive, at least compared to SIS. I don't recall there being much content to consider it very worthwhile, also compared to what was accessible by SIS. It was also depressing to see cell phones having a higher color depth and a faster processor to uncompress images--I think I recall that there was at least one phone with a better resolution than a IIgs being available too. << That brings me to another web-related topic I'd like to throw out there: What about writing an Internet-based utility that you could pass an URL to an image to, that would then turn that image into a GS-friendly form? For example, you could do something like: http://www.foo.com/gsify-image?url=http://www.bar.com/blah.jpg&width=200&he ight=120&mode=640 And the image would be loaded by the utility, converted into a 200x120 640-mode GS image, then returned to the GS. This would likely be faster than doing the conversion locally (especially for JPEG), and could be done to allow scaling to a percentage, or to a given width, or to retain aspect ratio, etc. In theory you could even specify a palette to use by MIME-encoding it and including it in the request. (Sheppy, a2c.a2pro_developers, Apr 16 2007) >>>>> """"" Rich (I can't remember his last name) has been working on an 8 bit HTML viewer, which he is planning on making into a full 8 bit web browser, and has been discussing it in comp.sys.apple2.programmer. Not too long ago there was some discussion about this sort of utility and Blurry (don't remember his real name) wrote a utility to do this that converts images into standard hi-res. I haven't seen a lot of information about this but you can see some screenshots of Rich's and Blurry's work at: http://rich12345.tripod.com/htmlview/index.html I'm sure adding a way to specify the output format wouldn't be hard and that way you could get HGR monochrome, HGR colour, DHR monochrome, DHR colour, SHR320 monochrome, SHR320 greyscale, SHR320 colour, SHR640 monochrome, SHR640 greyscale or SHR640 colour. This would be in addition to your suggestions above for scaling, aspect ratio or whatever. By the way, instead of passing all this info in the URL why not just use the HTTP POST method and use the body of the post to hold an XML document or some other type of data that would tell the utility what all options you want? Heck, you could even pass it a chunk of binary data in the body (ie. the actual bytes of a TYPE structure in Apple II memory). It would be as easy to troubleshoot but it would transfer quickly and would take less work on the Apple II to put together the request. Just a thought, though. (Jeff Blakeney, a2c.a2pro_developers, Apr 16 2007) >>>>> """"" There is a thread with this exact topic in comp.sys.apple2.programmer. I ran across it the other day. I remember a bunch of us talked about this around nine years ago at a KFest. I was strongly opposed to have somebody be responsible for hosting a server to convert graphics. I claimed it is the responsibility of the Web client to do this processing. I am willing to append my original argument that a proxy server on the same local network as the GS would also be functionally equivalent. You do not want to get in the business of running a free-for-all proxy. If the IIgs is too slow to decompress graphics, then somebody needs to develop a hardware solution to decompress graphics much faster. Or suck it up and wait (you can't expect modern performance on a 20 year old computer). Or use an emulator. Geoff (geoff, a2c.a2pro_developers, Apr 16 2007) [EOA] [DSM] DOS 3.3 Master """""""""""""" >> WhollyMindless wrote: Is there a chance anyone would make a DOS 3.3 Master for me so I can get something going... I need a physical master so I can get this thing (IIgs) booted and get ADT working. I'll gladly send beer money. << Hey, while I was working on whining my way into a DOS 3.3 master so I could get ADT working, I found this link: http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/dos33dmp.htm This uses the bootstrap process of ADT to put an image of DOS 3.3 into memory enough that you can init a disk (or two). Then you can transfer the apple side of ADT. Pretty sweet. Now I just have to wait for my cable to show up. I don't have any 8 pin DINs laying around. Hope this helps someone! (WhollyMindless, a2c.operating_systems, Apr 20 2007) [EOA] [RTM] May Issue of Retrogaming Times Monthly """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Issue # 36 of the Retrogaming Times Monthly, is now online. Highlights from our May 2006 issue include: * Many Faces of "Fast Eddie" * Nintendo TGFX Realm * NEScade - "Joust" * Apple ][ Incider - Happy 30th Birthday! * Old Wine in New Bottles: Retrogaming on Modern Hardware You can find all these and more inside the Retrogaming Times Monthly! 116 months in a row - the longest-running online free retro-gaming newsletter ever! http://my.stratos.net/~hewston95/RTM/RTM_Home.htm (coach41, a2c.games_entertainment, May 10 2007) [EOA] [KWO] Kraftwerk 8-Bit Operators """"""""""""""""""""""""" >> Luddite wrote: I looked into this and it turns out to be a tribute to Kraftwerk performed on retro gaming devices by a group of musicians called "8-bit operators"... so it's not actually a Kraftwerk album, but might be interesting anyway. << This site has a decent sample of the work. Very faithful to the Kraftwerk "vibe": http://8bitoperators.com/ (WhollyMindless, a2c.music_multimedia, Apr 20 2007 [EOA] [SPR] SNAP Release """""""""""" "Speccie" wrote: >> SNAP v1.0.0, the news client for the IIgs, is now on my web server for you all to enjoy. homepage.mac.com/speccie << Here on SNAP now. Very nicely done, Ewen. Just what I'd expect from you. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. A2Unplugged (rsuenaga, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 14 2007) >>>>> """"" Ryan, I am glad you find it works! Thanks for the nice words... I tried to make it as foolproof as possible within the limitations of the IIgs, and providing a quick start set of files for A2Central has got quite a few of you going... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 16 2007) [EOA] [BTG] BitTorrent for the GS? """""""""""""""""""""" >> Speccie wrote: (in the SNAP NNTP Client)... For practical reasons on the IIgs, I have limited received messages to 256K, so you probably won't be able download movies from the binary groups with SNAP, but it handles text groups just fine on the four news servers I have access to. << >> Then geoff wrote: Is the MPAA paying you? You are forcing a limit just so IIgs users can only download legal content? Great, now IIgs users have to resort to BitTorrent. Oh wait, there is no BitTorrent for the IIgs either. Next thing you'll tell me that there isn't any movie player for the IIgs so it doesn't really matter. :) << Obviously the next step is BitTorrent for the GS. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 16 2007) >>>>> """"" With the memory and other restrictions on the IIgs, I think we should call the client BitTrickle... Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 17 2007) >>>>> """"" Isn't he (BitTrickle) a NASCAR driver? Wholly (WhollyMindless, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 20 2007) [EOA] [ESS] Ethernet Support in Sweet16 """"""""""""""""""""""""""" >> a2retro wrote: I am sure *any* form of Ethernet support in Sweet16 would be great ... << >> Then roughana wrote: I second this. I've yet to find a 'killer app' that will make me move to MacOS X, but if Sweet16 has host ethernet ability then I'd be very interested. << I've got some initial information and it looks like adding Uthernet emulation support to Sweet16 would be relatively easy, so I'm beginning work on doing so. Sheppy (Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 16 2007) >>>>> """"" That is awesome Eric ... Let me know if there is anything I can do to help ... Glenn (a2retro, a2c.network_telecomm, Apr 16 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFU] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [KFS] KFest Sessions Starting to Shape Up """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The session list for KFest is starting to fall into place. Here's just a few of the great topics we already have lined up: - GS OS 6.01 for Dummies - Selected Apple II Games from Softdisk - An introduction to Free BSD (Mac OS X is built on this!) What kind of session can YOU contribute? Please give it some thought and sign up! Even better this year: if you conduct a session, we'll pay you $15-$25, depending on length. How cool is that? Sessions can cover all sorts of topics. Show us your favorite Apple II software; teach us how to use a nifty piece of Apple II hardware; give us your plans for the next great contribution to the Apple II community. The session submittal form is here: http://www.kfest.org/sessions/index.php You may also email sessions@kfest.org. Thanks, Andy (Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List, May 1, 2007) [EOA] [KPT] KFest Powerpoint Template """"""""""""""""""""""""" I was wondering if anybody is working on a Powerpoint Template that can be used by presenters for KFest. Would it be useful to have a common look and feel across presentations? Geoff (geoff, a2cgeneral_chat, May 04 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm more proned to an independent KeyNote Template, myself.... B-{) Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, a2cgeneral_chat, May 05 2007) >>>>> """"" Can't Keynote import from PowerPoint? StarOffice and OpenOffice can handle the importing of simple PowerPoint files. It just makes sense to rely on PowerPoint as the standard to offer greater application compatibility. Geoff (geoff, a2c.general_chat, May 08 2007) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200706.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200706.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91977e1c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200706.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON A2Central "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 10, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Time A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] A2Central Charity Drive------------------------------------------[ACD] Postcards With Four Edges----------------------------------------[PFE] RetroChallenge 2007----------------------------------------------[RCS] A2central Mail Pointer-------------------------------------------[ACM] Radio Controlled Computer Clock----------------------------------[RCC] SAFE 2.1.6 Released----------------------------------------------[STR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Time ~~~~ Many things we do are arranged to be done at a certain time on a certain date... doctor appointments, Church services, performance of a play, etc. Work is often scheduled for certain hours on certain days of the week... especially important to those working on an assembly line. On the other hand certain things happen when the time has come... birth of a baby, death, accidents. Most computers are outfitted with a clock. This allows a time stamp on saved files... a record of which of two or more apparently identical files is the most recent version... a way to time stamp outgoing email with the time it was sent. Keeping track of time has been a challenge to mankind for a long time. There have been sundials and a multitude of clocks. One of the more recent innovations for consumer clocks is the "radio controlled" clock. They set themselves to the correct time by referring to radio station WWVB (Fort Collins, Colorado) which refers to the NIST Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. Wouldn't it be nifty if someone were to build a clock for the Apple II computers using the same technology? Tell me what you think about that idea by sending a letter to the editor via email. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [ACD] A2Central Charity Drive """"""""""""""""""""""" A2Central to donate all Cafepress sales to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Back when the original A2Central site was operated by Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, and somewhat affiliated with Syndicomm, A2Central had a Cafepress store to sell A2Central branded merchandise. Since the changeover to me (Sean Fahey), nothing has been done with it until now. Effective today and for as long as I operate A2Central, I'm pledging ALL net income collected through our Cafepress store to charity. For now, that charity will be St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis TN, USA. All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay, and is frequently the last hope for children fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases. We hope you'll consider purchasing our fashionable Apple II geek-wares, and help support this worthy cause. http://www.cafepress.com/a2central We're also looking for interesting new graphics and slogans worthy of the Apple II and A2Central to broaden our Cafepress offerings. Do you have original artwork or a slogan that you'd like to donate to A2Central's charity projects? Send your material to sfahey@a2central.com. Thank you very much. (sfahey, a2c.portal_news, May 16 2007) [EOA] [PFE] Postcards With Four Edges """"""""""""""""""""""""" Imagine my surprise today when I opened the mailbox to see a postcard with my picture on it on the top of the pile of mail. My first thought I was a victim of a kidnapping and I quickly turned the card over to look for the reward (if I show up, I could say "I found myself" and one wouldn't have to believe in any of those nonsensical things called religion). But no, it was just a KFest advertisement. It would have been pretty funny if the advertising would have stated on the front: Missing Person Alert. With a comment on the back to say: Don't let this happen to you--we want to see you at KFest. Geoff (geoff, a2c.general_chat, May 17 2007) >>>>> """"" I thought the resemblance to former American President Richard Nixon, complete with dual victory/peace signs was amazing. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Nixon-depart.png (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, May 21 2007) [EOA] [RCS] RetroChallenge 2007 """"""""""""""""""" RetroChallenge 2007 has been officially announced. The contest will run July 1st to 31st, with August 7th being the deadline for completed entries. In contrast to previous years, this year's RetroChallenge has shed the vague rules and complex scoring in favor of an essentially "free-for-all" approach, with the focus being more on participation than competition. Entry forms and further information can be found at: http://retrochallenge.net ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.Community, May 21 2007) [EOA] [ACM] A2central Mail Pointer """""""""""""""""""""" If anyone is having trouble retrieving their A2Central mail using a standard POP3 mail program, be aware that although you may have been given your A2Central password in upper case, you need to use lower case to log in to the mail server. Point your POP3 mail reader at a2central.com, use your normal username in lower case, and your password in lower case. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.community, Jun 13 2007) [EOA] [RCC] Radio Controlled Computer Clock """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Bought a radio controlled travel alarm clock for $5.99 yesterday. Sets itself to the correct time by referring to radio station WWVB (Fort Collins, Colorado) which refers to the NIST Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. It would be nifty if someone were to build a clock for the Apple II computers using the same technology. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.hardware, Jun 03 2007) >>>>> """"" I am not sure if hardware is the best solution to this problem. Most computers rely on software to set the time. This can be done on a GS with Net Time ( http://www.weygants.net/~apulver/a2software.html#net_time ). And for the 8-bit users, I'm not sue if NTP has been ported to Contiki, but I wouldn't think it be too hard to implement. Geoff (geoff, a2c.hardware, Jun 05 2007) [EOA] [STR] SAFE 2.1.6 Released """"""""""""""""""" Will you be announcing the release of SAFE v2.1.6 here? Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.network_telecomm, Jun 10 2007) >>>>> """"" It is only a very minor change, as a result of the bug found by Ryan and reported on his podcast. I hardly thought it rated an announcement. But for those who would like one, it fixes a bug where if TCP/IP was already started, it incorrectly displayed TCP/IP Connect, instead of Disconnect in the File menu. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jun 11 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFU] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200707.TXT b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200707.TXT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0435f6b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/THELAMP/TLMP200707.TXT @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON A2Central "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 10, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Lemons, Peaches, Apple IIs A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] A2Central Service Outages----------------------------------------[ASO] AII Keyboard Encoder---------------------------------------------[AKE] Woz Interview on Portal Site-------------------------------------[WIP] Nice alphaSyntauri on eBay---------------------------------------[NAE] Apple IIe as a Serial Terminal for a Linux Box-------------------[AST] Freeware Release-------------------------------------------------[FWR] Microdot Freeware------------------------------------------------[MDF] Command.com Freeware---------------------------------------------[CCF] New Files--------------------------------------------------------[NFS] FROM comp.sys.apple2--------------------------------------------------[CSA] Two More Freeware Reclassifications------------------------------[TMF] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] KansasFest 2007 HackFest Rules-----------------------------------[HFR] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Lemons, Peaches, Apple IIs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Years ago my new TV turned out to be a lemon... during the first year it spent more time in the repair shop for repair under warranty than in my home. OTOH my present TV turned out to be a peach... twenty two years old... never been repaired... still works great. Yet the new HDTV sets look very tempting. And the Apple IIs... still work great... yet those recent Macs are tempting. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [ASO] A2Central Service Outages """"""""""""""""""""""""" A2Central has been experiencing broadband service disruptions for the past couple of weeks. Many incidents are seconds in length, and mostly unnoticed but others have lasted as long as 10 or 15 minutes. AT&T has been on site twice. Because this is an intermittent problem, they've had difficulty finding the problem and want to blame whatever is causing the service disruption on premise wiring. However, I'm confident the premise wiring is fine. I've been able to demonstrate to the technician that static occurs at nearly predictable intervals (the static causes the modem to lose signal sync) and that it was on their circuit coming into my building. I asked to be switched to a new pair, and after searching, the technician couldn't locate a clean pair because all the other circuits in the area had static, ground faults or other issues. It's likely everyone in my area is having the same trouble but doesn't realized it. A construction crew has been dispatched to find or build a clean circuit for A2Central. I don't know how long it will take, but I was told it could begin as early as Friday. When I've been notified of completion, then we will begin stress testing. Unfortunately, during stress testing, all of A2C's services will be unavailable. I'll try to keep everyone informed but often these things happen on short notice. If you're keen to get the latest info, you'll probably find it faster on our irc server where several people are monitoring and logging A2C's service disruptions. You can join us at: irc.a2central.com in channel #a2c.chat. Thanks - and sorry for the inconvenience. Sean Fahey SysOp (sfahey, a2c,system_announcements, Jun 22 2007) >>>>> """"" I've been monitoring our circuit for additional outages (and giving the weather a chance to prove it had something to do with it) and so far, we appear to be back to normal. SBC rebuilt the circuit from the CO to my subdivision and that appears to have corrected the problem. Now, Mr. Murphy will appear in the form of a total outage or hard drive crash. (sfahey, a2c,system_announcements, Jul 09 2007) [EOA] [AKE] AII Keyboard Encoder """""""""""""""""""" Anyone need or have extra an Apple II keyboard encoder MM7540AAE One of these parts blew on one of my old Apple II keyboards. After quite a number of inquiry's I found a source for replacement parts, but the cost is high $33(each, quantity 12) and there is an minimum order of $200.00 in effect. Anyone have a need for these and interested in sharing with the cost. If you have extra encoder of this type, let me know if you are willing to part with it. If I decide to order them on my own, I will offer extras for resale on my website, at some additional cost. If you go in with me now, I will share cost with no markup. Regards, Mike Willegal www.willegal.net (mwillega, a2c.general_chat, Jun 29 2007) [EOA] [WIP] Woz Interview on Portal Site """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Ken Gagne posted an article linking to an interview with Woz. In that piece, Woz talks about how he coded the Apple II back in the day, and how he'd like to publish the code and schematics along with explanations of his thinking at the time. Personally, I'd like to see him do just that. I'd also like it if he'd take it a step further and get the Apple II platform "open sourced" if you will, or at least help us get it legally established that it's OK to clone the Apple II like it's OK to clone the Apple 1. Ideas? (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Jul 10 2007) [EOA] [NAE] Nice alphaSyntauri on eBay """""""""""""""""""""""""" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300125604256 If only I lived in LA... and had the reserve amount... and could play the keyboard worth a damn... (sfahey, a2c.music_multimedia, Jun 29 2007) [EOA] [AST] Apple IIe as a Serial Terminal for a Linux Box """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" This kind of thing is probably simple and old hat to many of you but I figured I'd post it in case it is of interest. I recently acquired an Apple IIe and by design of the room it sits next to my main desktop machine - the one I'm typing this on. Some of you on IRC might remember a dude (that would be me) dropping by to ask about null modem connections and term programs necessary to make the IIe useful as a Linux terminal. Well after a little poking around, I got it working. While this procedure is probably obvious to most hobbyists who have had to move data around, this is likely to be of use to Linux users who might have an old Apple sitting in the closet: http://www.dataswamp.net/apple2eserialterm/ There are some photographs / screenshots near the bottom of the page. This is a "short-cut" to making an Apple useful; not as cool, obviously, as connecting to the net natively via Contiki, but better than gathering dust! Can anyone recommend a term program for the IIe that deals with high ASCII characters? As you can see in my how-to, I'm using Modem MGR which does a good job of VT220 emulation, but prints ASCII for lines and corners in things like menu configuration. Thanks. -Quag7 (Quag7, a2c.network_telecomm, Jul 07 2007) >>>>> I do not think that you are asking the right question since there is no concept of "high ASCII" text on the Apple II. I am assuming you are using VT102 terminal emulation (based on the screen shots). Look at the VT102 User Guide at http://216.92.110.6/docs/vt100-tm/ek-vt100-tm-002.pdf and note the contents of the 304th page (page A-12) and pages 6-10 to 6-12 in general. The IIe text character set doesn't support all the VT102 special graphic characters. I recall Proterm for the Apple II did a good job supporting as many as possible. Proterm is still commercial software the last I heard and more information can be found on Intrec's Web site (you can atleast get a phone number or email address). Geoff (geoff, a2c.network_telecomm, Jul 08 2007) >>>>> """"" I can't think of anything 8-bit that would work. If you were using a GS, you would have the option of using Spectrum or AnsiTerm. Sorry. (sfahey, a2c.network_telecomm, Jul 08 2007) >>>>> """"" >> Proterm is still commercial software the last I heard and more information can be found on Intrec's Web site... << It's $19.95 iirc, which isn't bad price wise. Still, despite it's superior term emulations, it doesn't do ANSI like PC people like to see it. ANSI was never an "Apple II thing", and back in the day, kind of sneered at. I still get some attitude from a few people about the A2C BBS using ANSI. (sfahey, a2c.network_telecomm, Jul 08 2007) >>>>> """"" Well thanks for your replies. I'd heard of Proterm; their website is still "under construction" since December. I'll decide whether it's worth the money or not and try calling them. -Quag7 (Quag7, a2c.network_telecomm, Jul 10 2007) [EOA] [FWR] Freeware Release """""""""""""""" Hi, for those of you who don't read CSA2, I received permission to reclassify the Command.com system as freely usable software. Sadly, David Sugar no longer has anything to supply us with for the archive. So, if anyone has any version (except the shareware release) or any documentation or source or whatever could you please contact me. The status will be included in the archive and available on request for anyone with material to provide. Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, a2c.software, Jun 29 2007) [EOA] [MDF] Microdot Freeware """"""""""""""""" Finally, I have managed to put together a freeware release for the Microdot BASIC environment. Microdot is an & driven replacement for BASIC.SYSTEM with a variety of options. Eventually, Microdot evolved into System II and you will find some files in the archive regarding this. Files: KITCHEN.SHK KSINK01.SHK KSINK02.SHK KSINK03.SHK KSINK04.SHK KSINK05.SHK KSINK06.SHK MICRODOT.SHK microdot.manuals.zip microdot.freeware microdot.freeware.msf The microdot.freeware files are the emails regarding the freeware status. With the exception of the manual archive, the disk images are exactly as they were sent to me. Thanks to Paul R Santa-Maria for the archives and Jeff Fink for the manual. Note: the only change made to the document archives was the inclusion of the freeware emails. Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jul 04 2007) >>>>> """"" I'm personally grateful. Thanks for pursuing this! (sfahey, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jul 05 2007) [EOA] [CCF] Command.com Freeware """""""""""""""""""" The command.com shell has been released as freeware by it's author David Sugar. You will find the files in the upload directory. Included are the 1.2 version along with several monthly update releases. The final version (I think) will be 2.0a. On the update disks are also some programs provided by David as well as technical documentation for the shell. The 2.x version includes David's version of Blankenship BASIC. There is also a stand-alone version but I have not located this. David mentioned it along with other software which he would release. Interestingly, he wrote a program named AmperDOS which is the same name as the software I released in 1999. My AmperDOS is available on various file sites. Unfortunately, David's isn't. Should someone have a copy of these or other software by David Sugar please contact me. I am still looking for a copy of the manual. At this point I have the possibility of one if the owner is able to have it scanned. We shall see. I would like to thank David Sugar for re-releasing this software. I would also like to thank Steven Hirsch for donating the archives. Included files are: COMMAND1.SHK COMMAND2.SHK COMMAND8A.SHK COMMAND8B.SHK COMMAND9.SHK command.com.freeware Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jul 04 2007) [EOA] [NFS] New Files """"""""" Both command.com and microdot were placed in the upload directory for the sysop to place wherever they belong here. Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jul 04 2007) >>>>> """"" Thanks Mike - I'll move them this weekend. (sfahey, a2c.a2pro_developers, Jul 04 2007) [EOA] [CSA]------------------------------- FROM comp.sys.apple2 | ------------------------------------ [TMF] Two More Freeware Reclassifications """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I'm happy to announce that the II community has 2 new freeware releases. These freewares are currently available in the Apple II Gmail account. Please feel free to upload them to other sites as applicable. Note that these archives are still incomplete and we are still looking for any additional materials i.e. disk images and/or documentation anyone may have available. That said, there has been enough donations of materials to make both software packages useful. Some info as follows... Kitchen Sink's Microdot. This is a BASIC.SYSTEM replacement environment which saves memory for program use. This software eventually grew into the System II environment which is also freeware. Contact was also made with Jerry Kindall the program's author. Jerry claims no copyright ownership to Microdot as he was simply under contract to Kitchen Sink. Command.com by David Sugar. This is a ProDOS 8 shell and environment with a large number of commands and batch files available. There is also a goodly amount of technical info and other associated softwares on the extra beta disks. Sadly, the source code and original documentation was lost in a flood (along with many other items) or this package would have included this too. This is also a useful environment for folks who like the Kyan Pascal development tools with which it is compatible. Thanks goes to David Sugar and Eric Bush for re-releasing these products. Thanks also to Steven Hirsch and Paul R. Santa-Maria for supplying materials. For those who don't know how to access the GMail account, you can search this groups archive for the information or give it a couple of days for people to repost these files. If all else fails, contact me. Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, comp.sys.apple2, July 4, 2007) >>>>> """"" Oops. The Command.com files are now uploaded. Thought I sent them and the email was available in my sent directory. Go figure. The Microdot manual is now available on the Gmail account. Thanks to Jeff Fink for providing this archive. A copy of the freeware status emails are included in the archive. Cheers, Mike T (BluPhoenyx, comp.sys.apple2, July 4, 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFU] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [HFR] KansasFest 2007 HackFest Rules (Revised Version) 1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 18, and ends at 7:00 AM on Saturday, July 21 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however, individual achievement counts. 2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a non-programmer. 3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used (although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple 1 (or clone) or Apple II model present at KFest. 4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development environment or programming language. 5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should ask in advance. 6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest period. Any extensions or other system add ons used by an entry must have been released to the general public at least three months prior to the contest date. 7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise impressive, and they don't have to be "finished." 8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise) when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press. The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list, please ask for confirmation. Acceptable software: System software Development environment (no customizations) GSBug Nifty List Marinetti Exerciser ORCA/Debugger, Splat! DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin Talking Tools Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm Acceptable hardware: Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives Apple 1 computer or clone CD-ROM drive, tape drive Hard disk controller card Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc) Accelerator card (any speed) RAM card Accepted reference material: All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical notes, and file type notes). Reference manuals included with development tools and software. Commercially-available reference manuals. Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges. Eric Shepherd Owner Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com (Eric Shepherd, KFest Mailing List, June 28, 2007) [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. 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An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 10, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Life of a Hobo A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] //c IDE/ram card?------------------------------------------------[IRC] Experimental Apple II Music--------------------------------------[EAM] Upgrade a Franklin Ace 100 to a Real ][?-------------------------[UFA] What Clone Did You Have?-----------------------------------------[CYH] SPECIAL---------------------------------------------------------------[SPC] Why a IIgs Really Flies with an Ethernet Card--------------------[RFE] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] The Apple II and Time Radio Clock Thoughts (Again) An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] An Open Letter to KFest 2007 Attendees---------------------------[LKA] KFest 07 Day 1 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K71] KFest 07 Day 2 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K72] KFest 07 Day 2 by Bruce Baker------------------------------------[K7B] KFest 07 Day 3 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K73] KFest 07 Day 4 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K74] KFest 07 Day 5 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K75] KFest 07 Day 6 by Kirk Mitchell----------------------------------[K76] GShisen Final Rounds---------------------------------------------[GSH] Return of the Geoff-i--------------------------------------------[RTG] KFEST 2008------------------------------------------------------------[KF8] KansasFest 2008--------------------------------------------------[KFE] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Life of a Hobo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Years ago, while growing up on the farm, we had regular visits from Hobos. These people traveled from one part of the country to another by catching rides in open railroad box cars... not very elegant... but very inexpensive. They would drop by the farm individually and ask for a meal, permission to stay overnight in the hay mow, old clothes, old shoes and so on. They would offer to do some work to pay for their request. There were always various tasks waiting to be done on the farm so we could set them up splitting wood, pulling weeds, removing manure from the hog house, etc. They had a series of symbols they would carve on a tree or fence post indicating a farm that had good meals, a dog to watch out for, reasonable or unreasonable requests for work, etc. Every so often one would balk at the suggested work and head down the road. A quick call to the next farm indicated a Hobo was on the way, what he asked for, and the work he refused... if he was hungry enough by the time he reached the next farm he might accept the same terms he had just refused. These people would be out of touch with family for months at a time. Quite a contrast to those who have to be in constant contact with others via cell phones or instant messaging. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [IRC] //c IDE/ram card? """"""""""""""""" Hello all, I read over on the other side of a2central that someone was working on a ram and IDE card for the //c and //c+. Is there any more info out there about this project? I would love to have a flash based setup for the ][ but I need to keep the portability of the //c. /l Thanks! (CrAlt, a2c.general_chat, Jul 22 2007) >>>>> """"" No info except what has been disclosed is available at this time. As soon as the card goes into testing or is released, we will be sure to post it. Sean Fahey SysOp (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Jul 23 2007) [EOA] [EAM] Experimental Apple II Music """"""""""""""""""""""""""" Here's my latest Apple II noise project: http://www.archive.org/details/MICRO.MUSIC I had the idea to put an LP's worth of music on a single 5.25" floppy. The music is sequenced from sets of 16 samples which are mixed two at a time "on the fly". At some point in the project I got a bit loopy and decided not to compose music in any traditional manner, but rather to use arbitrary sections of data as the score. This came about after I was viewing audio sample data in the monitor and noticed the byte sequences of the waveforms contained regular patterns with small variations which I thought would translate well into music. Personally, I find the results rather interesting, but as always YMMV. -s ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Jul 18 2007) [EOA] [UFA] Upgrade a Franklin Ace 100 to a Real ][? """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hello, I have a Franklin Ace 100 (not 1000) computer. Can I upgrade this system to a normal ][ by taking the rom chips from a REAL apple2 and putting them in the franklin board? My little Ace has 6 rom chips. If I am able to swap chips then do I need them from a ][ or from a ][plus? Thanks! -chris (CrAlt, a2c.hardware, Jul 13 2007) >>>>> """"" Moved the message to a2c.hardware iirc, no - you can't. The 100 is one of the hardest to find Franklin models, btw - wouldn't you want to keep it original? Maybe Tony Diaz will add to this thread. Sean Fahey SysOp (sfahey, a2c.hardware, Jul 13 2007) >>>>> """"" Ok, There are 6 rom chips on the main board just like a real ][. They are on sockets so the upgrade could be undone with no problem. PS: Thanks for running this bbs system. I am typing this on my old //c that is hooked to my OSX machine.... I just wish I could find a term app that let me do color ansi :-/ PPS: To "The Lamp" dude that emailed me. You have my permission to use any of my posts you want. I lost the email somehow and don't know your email address. thanks! (CrAlt, a2c.hardware, Jul 15 2007) >>>>> """"" The //c doesn't have the hardware capable of doing 80x24 text with 16 colors. The only option I am aware of is Spectrum with the Second Sight Card on a IIgs (or was Ms. Scarlet with the revolver in the Kitchen :). Geoff (geoff, a2c.hardware, Jul 15 2007) [EOA] [CYH] What Clone Did You Have? """""""""""""""""""""""" A Triton (I think. The label fell off long ago). It seems to be a ][+ clone. I say this because it has upper and lowercase characters in ROM. It had a Videx 80 column clone, a Microsoft Z80 softcard, an Epson APL parallel card, a RAM expansion by Australian Video Productions, and a great floppy controller card that supported and auto detected both numbers of disk sectors. Unfortunately a dodgy power supply ravaged it. When some cards arrive in the mail I'm going to restart its repair/restoration. I love its gargantuan case! It's just begging for extra hardware. (Tristan, a2c.apple_clones, Jul 23 2007) [EOA] [SPC]------------------------------- SPECIAL | ------------------------------------ [RFE] Why a IIgs Really Flies with an Ethernet Card """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have heard of all kinds of ways people have managed to get their IIgs connected to the outside world, but if you have an Ethernet LAN, then a NAT router will allow you to share as many computers as you like on that LAN, and a IIgs really flies with an Ethernet card such as the Uthernet card. If anyone wants them, I can explain the technical reasons why this is so. (Ewen Wannop, KFest-Talk mailing list) >>>>> """"" (Yes, please do.) >>>>> """"" OK, here goes... With the traditional interfaces to the IIgs, based on the serial port, you are at the mercy of the Interrupt system when capturing incoming data. It is up to the efficiency of the software routines of an application to handle and store that data, so there is no corruption of the data flow. If the incoming data cannot be handled as it arrives, it will be lost forever. Depending on the speed of your IIgs, which in turn depends on the speed of any accelerator you may have installed, you may well get data loss or corruption at speeds in excess of 9600 baud. Each persons experience will be slightly different. I can only speak for the Uthernet card and the Marinetti interface, but the way this works is quite different, as the card has its own onboard data buffer, and does not use the interrupt system of the IIgs at all. Marinetti is polled frequently by the calling application, and will retrieve any waiting data from the card storing it in its own buffer. The application then calls Marinetti for data whenever it is expecting it, and as Marinetti handles the integrity of packets of data, only clean data will be returned to the calling application, with bad packets being re-requested automatically. This saves on application code, as the application does not have to check the data integrity itself. The process of retrieving incoming data with an Ethernet card is more or less a lossless system, and on my own 12.49Mhz IIgs, when transferring files with FTP from a computer on the LAN, I am receiving data at the full speed of the 10-Base Ethernet connection. As others will attest, an Uthernet card and Marinetti, transforms a IIgs into a very fast machine indeed. For instance, I can't remember the exact time it took, but using SNAP, I was able to retrieve, process and store, the list of 106,000 news groups from Giganews in under 7 minutes. The resulting text file is 2.3Mb in size. File transfers with FTP go even faster. Cheers - Ewen (Ewen Wannop, KFest-Talk mailing list, Jul 17 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ The Apple II and Time """"""""""""""""""""" I liked your mini-editorial piece in a recent "The Lamp!" issue about using the II in a time-related way. I think that something that listened to one of the RF clocks and then rebroadcast (or just displayed) the time would be pretty cool. I have seen plenty of clock tools for MS-Windows and Linux that take time from a NIST server via the internet and (re)display it; something that runs on the IIGS, but uses RF-based time would be really unique. (Steve, via email, Jul 16 2007) >>>>> """"" Radio Clock Thoughts (Again) """""""""""""""""""""""""""" I have thought about this some more, and there are GPS receivers with serial-port connectors that a II might be able to read and therefore display accurate time. I'm looking around for something that just feeds ASCII.... (Steve, via email, Jul 19 2007) [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFU] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" was held July 17-22, 2007 at Rockhurst University in Kansas City. [EOA] [LKA] An Open Letter to KFest 2007 Attendees """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" An open letter to KFest 2007 attendees. In 1992 I was fortunate enough to attend KFest in its heyday when it was still run by Tom Weishaar at Avila College, with Apple people such as Dave Lyons, Tim Swihart, etc. still attending, not to mention so many of the "ordinary" people who made - and still make - the Apple II so "extraordinary". Unfortunately I haven't been able to make it back since, what with the airfares from Australia, a wife and family and job and ... well, I think you get the idea. But every year I read all the plans and wish I could win a lottery so I could attend, and then I read people's reports and look at the online snapshots, and I remember back to the fun and camaraderie and lack of sleep, and in some small way I feel like I share the experience again. Today that vicarious KFest experience came a little closer and a little less "imaginary" when a postcard from Kansas City arrived in the mail. My first thought was that it was from Ken Gagne (who I keep in contact with) as it is the sort of thing I could picture him doing. Then I read the greetings from many of the other attendees at KFest as well, and I can honestly say I was touched. Heck, "blown away" might be a better description! I'd just like to say "Thank you!" to the people who took the time to sign the card. It would have taken seconds of your time, but it's created a memory for me that will last much, much longer! The Apple II was and is a special computer partly because of the people that were attracted to it, and who stayed. I've seen another example of those people today. Apple II Forever! Peter Watson -- Write to MS-DOS disks on the Apple IIgs? -- Impossible! ;-) (peterw, a2c.general_chat, Jul 25 2007) [EOA] [K71] KFest 07 Day 1 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Hey, all... Your intrepid reporter here with yet another running commentary on the current KFest. I'll try not to talk about food so much this year. B-{) I left the small town of Moscow, KS to drive to KFest and 7 hours later, pulled into the parking lot of XL, the dorm we're at. I really need to take more pit stops on trips like this. I'm old enough that my joint's lock up. Duh! Registration was fast, and I had lots of help from folks already here to help me unload my treasures. Ryan Suenaga needed my GS for his session, so it got out of the house for the first time in a few years. Got here around 2:00 pm, and by 3:00 pm, a bunch of us decided to go out for lunch. Geoff Weiss suggested Sonic. I'm never going to listen to Geoff's suggestions again. Waiting for food in a hot car is just no fun. That and they shorted us an order of fries. The B@stards.. Shortly afterwards, more folks started arriving, and we met folks we haven't seen in 5-12 years, like Max Jones, Cindy Adam, and Tim Kellers... Also, KFest newbies, Jamie, Anthony, and Henry. All much younger looking than I'd anticipated. Sweet! The Apple II kept alive by the younger generation. B-{) Dinner time finally came around, and we raced to Sweet Tomatoes, a soup and salad joint that's become a tradition. I won. I don't think the others were aware that we were racing, or that'd the excuse they're using. I ate plenty of rabbit food, but made sure to finish off with lots of soft serve ice cream on hot fudge brownies. My Dr. would be so proud. B-{) Oh. Food. Sorry. Sheesh, I'm obsessed! After Dinner, Ryan and I drove to Costco to buy supplies for the KookOut tomorrow. It's a lot for 40+ folks. Since I have to bake outside grilling this stuff, I made sure to get a case of my favorite barley beverage. B-{) You can't buy small quantities of anything at Costco though, so we had to search for a Price Choppers to get the rest of the stuff we needed. Sheesh... I live in the boonies. I have to drive 35 miles to get to a WalMart... One way. Seems like you have to do the same in a big city, but you have to do it at 35 mph, and mess with stoplights. We got everything, and.... had absolutely no help hauling it to our room. I'm a bit miffed at that. Now we have folks settling into their rooms, playing a Wii on the big screen TV in the lobby, coding, visiting, and generally introducing themselves to each other. Matt Jenkins was in here earlier, and we had a nice relaxed conversation about Australia, and IT, and a range of other stuff. Meeting new cool people is what this is all about. B-{) I brought an external USB Hard drive with all 11 seasons of MST3K to share with Ken and any other Misties here. Since it takes 3 hours to copy over, it could keep him busy. B-{) Oh, it took a while before Rockhurst IT got their act together, and activated the account we were to use. They gave us the username and password, but the service wasn't activated. We've working on getting certain ports opened now. I'm going to do a walkabout to see if anything else is happening... Talked to Andrew Roughan a bit... The lobby full of folks playing Wii Bowling... Or just sitting there with laptops on laps engrossed in geeky stuff. This is truly a summer camp for geeks. B-{) I got a few folks to sample my homemade wine, but they must be frightened of Jesuits, since this is supposed to be a dry school. I haven't seen security yet, and I'm discrete. B-{) I'm sure more will happen, but I'm off to visit some more. I hope other participants feel free to add to the thread with their takes on what happens here. We have a lot of new folks, and their viewpoints can always open fossilized eyes. B-{) Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 18 2007) [EOA] [K72] KFest 07 Day 2 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Day 2, first official day of KFest... We stayed up to a little after 3 AM, and woke up at 7:30 AM to shower and get ready for breakfast. Same fare as last year. Nothing much happened until I started the charcoal at 11:15 AM to start the KFest Kookout. The Rockhurst staff had even brought the grill over to the dorm, and set up tables and chairs, but most folks decided to eat with air conditioning. Everything went well, and I only suffered a few 1st degree burns, and the loss of some hair on my fingers. B-{) No one has reported to the nurse for food poisoning either, so it was a success! Dave Szetela gave a great Keynote address where he regaled us with his Apple II experiences, including stories from inside Apple Inc. Also his experienced while with Nibble and many other stories that are familiar to anyone else who's ever fallen in love with the Apple II. Good times! Ed Eastman gave a session on Soldering 101, but I was already nursing minor burns and didn't want to press my luck. B-{) Instead, Ryan Suenaga, my roomie, needed a ride to Radio Shack, so off we went. The first one we went to didn't have his item in stock, so they called another store that did have it, so off we went to explore North Kansas City. I hadn't been to that area, so it was an adventure. The prostitutes weren't that bad looking, and the gang colors appeared to be mostly yellow, but we were on a mission and didn't stop until we'd got his frigging mixer. Only took us an hour and a half. B-{P We got back with 15 mins to spare for dinner. Food was good, but I'll spare you the menu. After dinner, Ken Gagne showed some of the "BBS: The Documentary". I'd already seen this so I didn't go to it, but I do recommend this to anyone who remembers the squawk of a modem, and the thrill of accessing your first BBS. Instead, I hung out in a2central's chat room, where you'll find many current KFesters saying absolutely nothing because they're busy running around. Still, you can also find them chatting away during sessions, since nearly everyone is taking advantage of the college wifi, and chatting with someone across the room from them, or even across the table. B-{) If you're using Firefox or a Mozilla browser, get Chatzilla. Then by clicking on: irc://a2central.com/a2c.chat you can join us vicariously while things are happening. You'll probably end up bored though, because we're running around though. B-{) The last activity of the evening was the pizza party put on by the publishers of Juiced.GS. Thanks, Sheppy! Wandering around the rooms lets you discover really neat things, too. Across the hall in James Littlejohn and Matt Jenkin's room, Jamie Steffins was demonstrating a VGA converter that does a great job of upscaling a GS's video signal to VGA! Sorta steep at $300 though. The Wii continues to impress the geeks here, tying up the bigscreen TV most of the time, so there's been no movies shown, or karaoke sung... B-{( Oh... Carrington Vanston finally puttered into town on his Vespa, but a bit late for Kookout. Fun guy! Well, that's it for the official day. I'll wait before posting this, at least until it's a bit later. Google Groups appears to be having problems. I posted yesterdays report from there, and it never showed on Google, but did on other news servers. I'll paste this on to yesterdays news to see if both show up on Google. Still going strong, but I'm posting it anyway.... Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 18 2007) [EOA] [K7B] KFest 07 Day 2 by Bruce Baker """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Kfest is official this afternoon with the Keynote Address given by David Szetela of Nibble Magazine fame. We have quite a few people who have not been here in a while. It is great to see them back. Perhaps the most startling thing so far, and it is not much, is that someone (please identify yourself) is driving a full size school bus repainted in an old dark green color. Some have called it olive drab. In some places the paint has come off giving it a camouflage feel. The bus made it easy to move people to Sweet Tomatoes last night for the unofficial kick off of Kfest 2007. Lots of other have different impressions I'm sure. A few extras took the time to drive this year brings more gear. Tony Diaz drove from somewhere in sunny California. Eric and Sarah Shepherd came from the other direction (Kentucky?). We have drivers from Ohio, Chicago area, and my wife and I from Houston. This is why Kansas was picked in the first place, it is so centrally located. The game boxes have been used quite a bit on the big screen TV in the central room. I'm seen an xbox and a wii. Michael Kent seems to be the master at wii bowling. (Bruce Baker, comp.sys.apple2, July 18 2007) [EOA] [K73] KFest 07 Day 3 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Day 3... Only made it to 2:30 am last night. Still got up at 7:30 am though. Breakfast menu hasn't changed, but I doubled up on coffee. First session was Andrew Roughan's on the Marinetti Open Source Project. Andrew picked up the pieces when Richard abandoned efforts on bug hunting and documentation corrections. He deserved, and got a big hand. Which interrupted my fervent meditation of the insides of my eyelids. Damn near got whiplash! B-{) Austin Phelps (famous for being the only person struck by a flung floppy disk during KFest 2005's Diskcathalon competition) gave a session on Medical Images and OsiriX. I wish I could tell you what it was about. I went back to my room to rest my eyes. Tony Diaz presented a CBC documentary on Spam. I missed that too. I'm pretty much an expert on Spam, after recieving hundreds of gigabytes of the inedible stuff. Lunch was good. I didn't miss that, and it shows. B--{) Eric Shepherd did several nifty sessions on ORCA. Big hint, use ORCA on a fast emulator to speed development. Word is that the folks in the back of the room were so overwhelmed that they passed out. B-{) Ryan Suenaga gathered guests Carrington Vanston and Andrew Malloy for a live session of A2 Unplugged - LIVE. It was quite humorous as these guys crossed wits and set off sparks. You'll have an opportunity to hear me giving a big "WhooHoo!" during the audience introduction. B-{) Michael Mahon gave a technical and interesting session on "Real Sound for 8 bit Apple II's". Much of it went over my head, but I stayed awake... focused the entire time! It was great seeing what he could make an old //e do soundwise! ...err.... hearing. Dinner was fine. Our last session of the day was from Rob Walsh, KC native and podcaster for PodCast411 and Today in iPhone. He focused on the strengths and weakness of this interesting device, and pointed us to places where we could go to hack the things. B-{) Shortly after that, we made a run to the Apple Store where I enriched the stockholders of Apple Inc. Most of the other folks were just Looky Loo's. Finally, Ryan and I went in search of the great steaming Krispy Kreme donut in an attempt to bring home dozens of the rascals to KFest participants. Alas, Ryan had spent valuable time yapping with others and by the time we got there, only the maddening odor of the damn things lingered in the parking lot of the closed store. Yet another hour and a half wasted driving the streets of KC. I'm a country boy, and driving in a "big city" is beginning to wear on me. Still, I do what I can to contribute. So I should shut up and think happy thoughts. B-{) .... still, we came back without donuts. sniff.. Wii is still big.. The crowds waiting their turns are engrossed. And laughter is wafting down the hall, calling to me. Gotta check this out. B-{) Wish you were here! (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 20 2007) [EOA] [K74] KFest 07 Day 4 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Day 4, Well, I got involved on the Wii last night and didn't tear myself away until 5 AM. My roomie failed to wake me until it was 9 AM and too late for breakfast. The rat. B-{) First session was Michael Mahon's NadaNet session, where he gave a detailed technical presentation on networking and how he built his NadaNet from scratch. It was very interesting, and the demonstration was intriguing. And I didn't fall asleep! His AppleCrate is something to see as well! Bruce Baker gave the next session where he chose a number of games from the Softdisk 8 bit collection (a real gold mine of neat programs... Hundreds of them!). I bought the collection last KFest but haven't really sorted through the 166 disk issues to find the real gems myself. Bruce found some neat ones. Tony Diaz was supposed to give a session, but I don't know what happened to it. Lunch was especially fine since I'd missed breakfast. B-{) Ed Eastman had another soldering session which I missed. Geoff Weiss's session was System 6.0.1 for Dummies, and he went through the System Folder describing what almost each file did. Tim Kellers gave a session on an Introduction to FreeBSD, which forms the base of Mac OS X. Interesting, but the Center was having network problems. We had the fancy dinner next, then proceeded to reroast past roastees and watch slide shows. Lots of humor. B-{) Contest winners collected their booty and a good time was had by all. A small group took of this evening to a Celtic Folk music concert, another group headed out for the movies, Ryan and I finally got the Krispy Kremes back to the dorm and almost lost limbs as we were rushed by human donut piranhas... B-{) So, it's been a slow night. There have been quite a few new faces on a2central's chat. I hope they haven't been terribly disappointed by the conversations. When everyone gets back from movies and concert, we'll probably get back to ignoring the chat. B-{) The night's still young, although I don't think I'll be staying up so late this time. I'll be finishing up my report tomorrow when KFest 2007 comes to a happy conclusion. Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 21 2007) [EOA] [K75] KFest 07 Day 5 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Day 5, I got to bed at a decent hour last night. Of course, the half dozen folks who went to Denny's didn't bet back until around 4 AM. I'd already been asleep for an hour. B-{) Got up at 7:30 am, and made it to breakfast and coffee. Lots of coffee. I helped Ryan haul my GS to the Student Center where he prepared for his session "Suck Free Zone". If a GS programmer doesn't have a program for KFest, tradition is that he/she sucks. Ryan didn't suck. His program allowed you to send SMS text messages to cell phones. Interesting! Andrew Roughan did a quick demo of his HackFest program. He'd finally got it working last night. Ryan and I thought he was moving in with us because he wouldn't leave off debugging his work on my GS. B-{) It's called ShareClip and allows you to share or receive the contents of the GS's clipboard with Macs, Windows, or other GS's which are also running a program called ShareClip. That would be useful during my chat sessions on a2central.com, since it's difficult to get folks posting long URL's to take them to tinyurl.com first, since I chat on my GS, but surf on a G5 and hate to have to retype those URL's on the G5 to see the sites. Carrington Vanston gave an interesting session on recording audio for podcasting or other purposes. Ryan should take a hint, but he says his standards aren't that high. B-{) Next came lunch, followed shortly by another A2unplugged LIVE session. You should find that distributed pretty shortly. I whoohooed again, but I'm getting weaker as KFest finishes up... B-{( HackFest awards were given, and Michael Mahon walked away with an Apple //c+ in an Apple carrying case for his program demonstrating a bouncing ball travelling between two computers running NadaNet. Nifty! We moved back to the dorm to have the swap meet/vendor fair, and I dropped a few more bills on Apple II stuff. Then it was off to KC Masterpiece for some excellent BBQ. I'm glad I decided to get the half slab of ribs rather than the full one. I'm still stuffed! Back at the dorm, we held the finals of the GShisen contest, where Geoff Weiss claimed the prize. $50 off of anything in Syndicomm's library of goods. The Wii got packed away, so now folks are playing other board games and cards... How refreshing! As for me, I'll be up a little longer, but since I have a long drive tomorrow, I won't be staying up too late. It'll be breakfast tomorrow, then packing to leave yet another great KFest! It was great meeting old friends and new faces of folks who share an interest in the Apple II! Hope to see you here in 2008! Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 21 2007) [EOA] [K76] KFest 07 Day 6 by Kirk Mitchell """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Day 6, Usually I stop reporting on Saturday. But even Sunday was exceptional. I went to bed at 1 am, to be fresh for the drive home. Up at 7:30 to shower and shave (the wife doesn't like me scruffy.... She may not like me unscruffy too, but she hides that well. B-{) ) I stoked up on coffee none the less, and loaded the van all jittery and sweaty. phew.. Michael Mahon asked for a ride to Wichita earlier on the kfest mailing list, but I wasn't planning to go that route. Until my wife called and said I may have to pick up my bother-in-law there on the way back. I remembered Michael, and brought him on board. Of course, my BIL would change plans afterwards, but he did me a favor. B-{) That three hour drive was one of the quickest I've ever experienced, we chatted so much, and I was totally engrossed the entire time... (when I wasn't checking the map to make sure I wasn't effing up...). At KFest, you'll meet folks way smarter than you, but they'll be kind and good folks. Generous with their knowledge, and the stuff they bring to the vendor fair but don't want to take back too. You may pay a bunch to get here, but the giveaway treasures earned through contests or chance are worth taking home. Unless you wouldn't like an Apple //c+... I scored one last year. Michael got one this year. Lots of //e's changed hands.. Monitors. Software... I'm not religious, but I can see why some folks value a Hajj. Get at least one KFest under your belt, and you'll be a better person, and you'll make some damned fine friends, and your acne will finally clear. B-{) Kirk (Kirk Mitchell, comp.sys.apple2, July 23, 2007) [EOA] [GSH] GShisen Final Rounds """""""""""""""""""" Geoff Weiss set the world on fire in the championship round of the GShisen Contest with a blistering time of 2:53 to claim the 2007 title. He needed that kind of performance to defeat Margaret Anderson, who also turned in an impressive time of 3:26. (The GShisen game number played in the championship round was 9197.) Geoff's victory earned him a $50 product discount on any title in the Syndicomm software arsenal. The second-place prize for Margaret was a 2008 subscription to Juiced.GS. Earlier in the day, Margaret had won the second round of the contest, followed by Geoff. Placing third in the second round was Sarah Shepherd, followed by Bruce Baker and Carl Knoblock (a former champion). Congrats to the winners and all the participants in this year's contest. -- Max (Max Jones, KFest Mailing List, July 21, 2007) [EOA] [RTG] Return of the Geoff-i """"""""""""""""""""" I got home safely after KansasFest. Dain was really worried that he was going to make a wrong turn and end up in Kansas before getting me to the airport. I told him that the only way I was to end up in Kansas is if the plane I was one would fly over that state. And sure enough, the plane took off over Kansas before turning southeast. Geoff (geoff, a2c.general_chat, Jul 22 2007) [EOA] [KF8]------------------------------ KFest 2008 | ----------------------------------- [KFE] KansasFest 2008 """"""""""""""" KansasFest 2008 is scheduled for July 22 through 27, 2008. This will be the 20th anniversary KFest. Go to regularly to watch for details as they develop. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS.1 b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9134470e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS.1 @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ + +T E X T F I L E S + +

Apple II: Walkthroughs

+

+As adventure games usually required a lot of brainpower to complete, it became +a point of pride to release the "Walkthrough" for an adventure game as soon +as possible after the actual game's release. These walkthroughs would often +lack any ornamentation at all, and just push you through the adventure game +as quickly as possible to a solution. +

+A few of the walkthroughs in this directory are a bit more coy and just give +you hints or maps for the games. +

+ + + + + +
+
Filename
Size
Description of the Textfile
abyssal.solve 2515
 Solution to The Abyssal Zone by Salty Software, by Aleister Fiend +
adventureland 2616
 Solution to "Adventureland" from Scott Adams, by Davy Crockett +
alpine.ncountr 1659
 How to Solve "The Alpine Encounter" +
amazon 3428
 The Complete Solution to Amazon! by Disk Master, Sea Dog, and Micron (1984) +
asylum_solve.txt 7627
 Solution to Asylum by Jacob Gunness (1998) +
asylumreadme.txt 1419
 Introduction to the Asylum Solution, by Jacob Gunness +
bards.iii.solve 13312
 Solution to Bard's Tale III by King Dan +
bards.tale.3.ed 10105
 Bard's Tale III Cheats and EDIRs by Spider Man and One Stooge +
birth.phoenix 2050
 Solution to "Birth of the Phoenix", by The Succumbi +
blade.blckpoole 5634
 How to Solve the Blade of Blackpoole (1983) by the Minds of Moira +
captain.cuckoo 1610
 How to Solve Captain Cuckoo, by The Dragon Lord +
carmen.cheat 1117
 Cheating on Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? +
castle.wolf.map 1433
 Castle Wolfenstein Player Map +
chivalry.map 4890
 Map for the game "Chivalry" +
claymorgue.cstl 3548
 Solution to "Saga 13: The Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle" by Sire Merlyn +
conans.app 3222
 Solution to "Conan" +
coveted.mirror 3723
 Solution to The Coveted Mirror by The Saint +
cranston.manor 4206
 Solution to Cranston Manor by Bsbal the Wise and Michael Decaye +
critical.mass 3661
 Solution to Critical Mass by The Maniac +
crowley.manor 3658
 Solution to The Curse of Crowley Manor by The Crimson Rat +
cutthroats 6444
 Solution to Cutthroats by Green Manalishi +
darkcrystal.txt 4053
 SOLUTION: The Dark Crystal +
deadline 4421
 Solution to the game Deadline (Possibly Inaccurate) +
deadline.txt 3542
 SOLUTION: How to Solve Deadline, by Infocom (Possibly Inaccurate) +
death.caribbean 4668
 Solution to the game "Death in the Caribbean" by Sheree +
deathincarrib.txt 3746
 SOLUTION: Death in the Carribean +
demon.s.forge 3739
 Walkthrough for Demon's Forge, by Doctor Death +
dotc.solve 20750
 Solution for Defender of the Crown +
eamon 31856
 Welcome to the Wonderful World of EAMON by Donald Brown +
earthquake 3160
 Solution to Earthquake by Copy/Cat of Hi-Res Hijackers and Demuffin Man +
ecc.mh.walkthru 6893
 Walkthrough for Manhunter by Sierra Online +
enchanter 3463
 How to Solve Enchanter, by The Grud +
enchanter.2 1116
 Enchanter II Help +
enchanter.txt 4566
 WALKTHROUGH: Enchanter, from Infocom +
escape.runistan 4966
 How to Solve Escape from Matsirung by The Shadow Lord +
et.solve 2021
 Solution to E.T. Comes Back by Copy/Cat of Hi-Res Hackers +
ghost.town 2318
 How to Solve Saga #9: Ghost Town, by Demiffin Man +
grudsinspace.txt 7305
 SOLUTION: Gruds in Space, by Doctor Flora +
hitchiker.guide 6624
 Walkthrough for Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the Ghost +
infidel 4991
 Walkthrough for Infocom's "Infidel" +
infidel.txt 2946
 SOLUTION: Infidel, by Doctor Flora +
institute 5870
 Walkthrough for "The Institute" By Ctrl-Reset and The Intern +
journey.into.da 6499
 Walkthrough for Journey Into Darkness by Mr. Wonderful and The Necromancer +
kabul.spy 4950
 Walkthrough for Kabul Spy, by Sheree +
kabulspy.txt 2157
 WALKTHROUGH: Kabul Spy, by Doctor Flora +
karateka 8447
 Walkthrough for Karateka by Syntax Error of T-Men +
karateka.2 3695
 Walkthrough for Karateka by The Blind Thief +
king.quest.slve 2893
 Walkthrough for Kings Quest II: Romancing the Throne by Crystal Axe (October 23, 1985) +
knight.diamonds 1885
 Walkthrough for The Knight of Diamonds by The Elven Adventurer +
kq3.solve 15445
 Solution to King's Quest III by Kloey Detect +
kq3.vol.nums 3489
 Walkthrough for Kings Quest III +
kq3.walkthru 31211
 Walkthrough for King's Quest III +
kukuclan 2010
 Walkthrough for Kikulcan by The Duke +
leather.god1 2219
 Walkthrough for Leather Gods of Phobos +
leather.god2 4932
 The Complete Solve to Leather Goddess of Phobos by Charazz, Mad Hacker, & Obsidian +
legacy.llylgmyn 12685
 Walkthrough for Legacy of Llylgamyn by Alien Aardvark +
life.death.solv 22869
 Walkthrough for Life and Death +
llygiamyn.solve 12560
 Walkthrough for Legacy of Llygamyn by Alien Aardvark +
manhunter.solve 11503
 Walkthrough for the Sierra Online game "Manhunter" +
maskofthesun.txt 4092
 WALKTHROUGH: Mask of the Sun, by Doctor Flora +
masquerade 3409
 Walkthrough for Masquerade by The Big M of 1200 Club +
mummys.curse 1864
 Walkthrough for The Mummy's Curse by ME III +
oo.topos.hints 2048
 Hints for OO-Topos by Miss Piggy +
palace.thndrlnd 2622
 Walkthrough for Palace in Thunderland by Chip Hayes +
pitfall 3334
 Solution to Pitfall II by Screaming Lord Byron +
planetfall.txt 6835
 WALKTHROUGH: Planetfall, by Infocom +
qm.solve 4512
 Walkthrough for Questmast I by GS Doctor and Mr. T. +
quest 2741
 Walkthrough for The Quest by The Wizard +
rungistansol.txt 1342
 WALKTHROUGH: Escape from Rungistan, by Doctor Flora +
sandsofegypt.txt 1393
 WALKTHROUGH: The Sands of Egypt +
seastalker 4448
 Walkthrough for Infocom's "Sea Stalker" +
secret.agent 5949
 Walkthrough for "Secret Agent" +
serpentsstar.txt 1682
 WALKTHROUGH: The Serpent's Star, by Doctor Flora +
shard.sprng.slv 9665
 Walkthrough for The Shard of Spring by Coast to Coast +
sherwood.solve 5431
 Walkthrough for Sherwood Forest +
sherwoodforest.txt 4464
 WALKTHROUGH: Sherwood Forest, by Doctor Flora +
shrinking.man 1290
 Walkthrough for The Incredible Shrinking Man by Green Manalishi +
softporn.solve 1830
 Walkthrough for Softporn Adventure by The Enchantor +
softporn.txt 1553
 WALKTHROUGH: The Softporn Adventure, by Doctor Flora +
sorcerer.hints 8575
 Walkthrough for Infocom's Sorcerer by Hayes +
star.cross 10267
 Walkthrough for Starcross by DJC +
star.cross.map 1747
 Starcross Map, by The JD +
suspended.txt 7220
 WALKTHROUGH: Suspended from Infocom, by Doctor Flora +
thewitness.txt 4401
 WALKTHROUGH: The Witness from Infocom, by Doctor Flora +
translyvania 3171
 Solution to Transylvania by The Enchantor +
transylvania.txt 2392
 WALKTHROUGH: Transylvania +
ultimaiv.app 7452
 Softdocs for Ultima IV +
ulysses.txt 3659
 WALKTHROUGH: Ulysses and the Golden Fleece from Sierra Online, by Doctor Flora +
viking.quest 4590
 Walkthrough for Viking Quest by The Wyvern +
wime 11779
 Docs: J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth, by Rusty Nail +
witness 4647
 Solution to The Witness, by Doobie Productions +
wizardandprincess.txt 1923
 WALKTHROUGH: The Wizard and the Princess from Sierra Online, by Doctor Flora +
wizardry.app 17664
 Spellbooks for Wizardry +
ys.solve 18908
 Solution to Ancient Land of Ys +
zac.mckracken.txt 13154
 Solution of: Zak Mc' Kracken and the Alien Mindbender, by Ton Kroon +
zork.i 4826
 How to Solve Zork I: The Great Underground Empire, by Screwy Luey +
zork.ii 4499
 How to Solve Zork II, by The Elven Adventurer +
zork.iii 3354
 Solving Zork III, by The Lunatic +
zork1.txt 13726
 WALKTHROUGH: Zork I, by Doctor Flora +
zork3.txt 7937
 WALKTHROUGH: Zork III, by Doctor Flora +
zorro.txt 4623
 Solution to Zorro by The Tap Dance Kid +

There are 101 files for a total of 601,358 bytes.
+ diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/.windex.html b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/.windex.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3de91cf9 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/.windex.html @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ + +T E X T F I L E S + +

Apple II: Walkthroughs

+

+As adventure games usually required a lot of brainpower to complete, it became +a point of pride to release the "Walkthrough" for an adventure game as soon +as possible after the actual game's release. These walkthroughs would often +lack any ornamentation at all, and just push you through the adventure game +as quickly as possible to a solution. +

+A few of the walkthroughs in this directory are a bit more coy and just give +you hints or maps for the games. +

+ + + + + +
+
Filename
Size
Description of the Textfile
abyssal.solve 2515
 Solution to The Abyssal Zone by Salty Software, by Aleister Fiend +
adventureland 2616
 Solution to "Adventureland" from Scott Adams, by Davy Crockett +
alpine.ncountr 1659
 How to Solve "The Alpine Encounter" +
amazon 3428
 The Complete Solution to Amazon! by Disk Master, Sea Dog, and Micron (1984) +
asylum_solve.txt 7627
 Solution to Asylum by Jacob Gunness (1998) +
asylumreadme.txt 1419
 Introduction to the Asylum Solution, by Jacob Gunness +
bards.iii.solve 13312
 Solution to Bard's Tale III by King Dan +
bards.tale.3.ed 10105
 Bard's Tale III Cheats and EDIRs by Spider Man and One Stooge +
birth.phoenix 2050
 Solution to "Birth of the Phoenix", by The Succumbi +
blade.blckpoole 5634
 How to Solve the Blade of Blackpoole (1983) by the Minds of Moira +
captain.cuckoo 1610
 How to Solve Captain Cuckoo, by The Dragon Lord +
carmen.cheat 1117
 Cheating on Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? +
castle.wolf.map 1433
 Castle Wolfenstein Player Map +
chivalry.map 4890
 Map for the game "Chivalry" +
claymorgue.cstl 3548
 Solution to "Saga 13: The Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle" by Sire Merlyn +
conans.app 3222
 Solution to "Conan" +
coveted.mirror 3723
 Solution to The Coveted Mirror by The Saint +
cranston.manor 4206
 Solution to Cranston Manor by Bsbal the Wise and Michael Decaye +
critical.mass 3661
 Solution to Critical Mass by The Maniac +
crowley.manor 3658
 Solution to The Curse of Crowley Manor by The Crimson Rat +
cutthroats 6444
 Solution to Cutthroats by Green Manalishi +
darkcrystal.txt 4053
 SOLUTION: The Dark Crystal +
deadline 4421
 Solution to the game Deadline (Possibly Inaccurate) +
deadline.txt 3542
 SOLUTION: How to Solve Deadline, by Infocom (Possibly Inaccurate) +
death.caribbean 4668
 Solution to the game "Death in the Caribbean" by Sheree +
deathincarrib.txt 3746
 SOLUTION: Death in the Carribean +
demon.s.forge 3739
 Walkthrough for Demon's Forge, by Doctor Death +
dotc.solve 20750
 Solution for Defender of the Crown +
eamon 31856
 Welcome to the Wonderful World of EAMON by Donald Brown +
earthquake 3160
 Solution to Earthquake by Copy/Cat of Hi-Res Hijackers and Demuffin Man +
ecc.mh.walkthru 6893
 Walkthrough for Manhunter by Sierra Online +
enchanter 3463
 How to Solve Enchanter, by The Grud +
enchanter.2 1116
 Enchanter II Help +
enchanter.txt 4566
 WALKTHROUGH: Enchanter, from Infocom +
escape.runistan 4966
 How to Solve Escape from Matsirung by The Shadow Lord +
et.solve 2021
 Solution to E.T. Comes Back by Copy/Cat of Hi-Res Hackers +
ghost.town 2318
 How to Solve Saga #9: Ghost Town, by Demiffin Man +
grudsinspace.txt 7305
 SOLUTION: Gruds in Space, by Doctor Flora +
hitchiker.guide 6624
 Walkthrough for Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the Ghost +
infidel 4991
 Walkthrough for Infocom's "Infidel" +
infidel.txt 2946
 SOLUTION: Infidel, by Doctor Flora +
institute 5870
 Walkthrough for "The Institute" By Ctrl-Reset and The Intern +
journey.into.da 6499
 Walkthrough for Journey Into Darkness by Mr. Wonderful and The Necromancer +
kabul.spy 4950
 Walkthrough for Kabul Spy, by Sheree +
kabulspy.txt 2157
 WALKTHROUGH: Kabul Spy, by Doctor Flora +
karateka 8447
 Walkthrough for Karateka by Syntax Error of T-Men +
karateka.2 3695
 Walkthrough for Karateka by The Blind Thief +
king.quest.slve 2893
 Walkthrough for Kings Quest II: Romancing the Throne by Crystal Axe (October 23, 1985) +
knight.diamonds 1885
 Walkthrough for The Knight of Diamonds by The Elven Adventurer +
kq3.solve 15445
 Solution to King's Quest III by Kloey Detect +
kq3.vol.nums 3489
 Walkthrough for Kings Quest III +
kq3.walkthru 31211
 Walkthrough for King's Quest III +
kukuclan 2010
 Walkthrough for Kikulcan by The Duke +
leather.god1 2219
 Walkthrough for Leather Gods of Phobos +
leather.god2 4932
 The Complete Solve to Leather Goddess of Phobos by Charazz, Mad Hacker, & Obsidian +
legacy.llylgmyn 12685
 Walkthrough for Legacy of Llylgamyn by Alien Aardvark +
life.death.solv 22869
 Walkthrough for Life and Death +
llygiamyn.solve 12560
 Walkthrough for Legacy of Llygamyn by Alien Aardvark +
manhunter.solve 11503
 Walkthrough for the Sierra Online game "Manhunter" +
maskofthesun.txt 4092
 WALKTHROUGH: Mask of the Sun, by Doctor Flora +
masquerade 3409
 Walkthrough for Masquerade by The Big M of 1200 Club +
mummys.curse 1864
 Walkthrough for The Mummy's Curse by ME III +
oo.topos.hints 2048
 Hints for OO-Topos by Miss Piggy +
palace.thndrlnd 2622
 Walkthrough for Palace in Thunderland by Chip Hayes +
pitfall 3334
 Solution to Pitfall II by Screaming Lord Byron +
planetfall.txt 6835
 WALKTHROUGH: Planetfall, by Infocom +
qm.solve 4512
 Walkthrough for Questmast I by GS Doctor and Mr. T. +
quest 2741
 Walkthrough for The Quest by The Wizard +
rungistansol.txt 1342
 WALKTHROUGH: Escape from Rungistan, by Doctor Flora +
sandsofegypt.txt 1393
 WALKTHROUGH: The Sands of Egypt +
seastalker 4448
 Walkthrough for Infocom's "Sea Stalker" +
secret.agent 5949
 Walkthrough for "Secret Agent" +
serpentsstar.txt 1682
 WALKTHROUGH: The Serpent's Star, by Doctor Flora +
shard.sprng.slv 9665
 Walkthrough for The Shard of Spring by Coast to Coast +
sherwood.solve 5431
 Walkthrough for Sherwood Forest +
sherwoodforest.txt 4464
 WALKTHROUGH: Sherwood Forest, by Doctor Flora +
shrinking.man 1290
 Walkthrough for The Incredible Shrinking Man by Green Manalishi +
softporn.solve 1830
 Walkthrough for Softporn Adventure by The Enchantor +
softporn.txt 1553
 WALKTHROUGH: The Softporn Adventure, by Doctor Flora +
sorcerer.hints 8575
 Walkthrough for Infocom's Sorcerer by Hayes +
star.cross 10267
 Walkthrough for Starcross by DJC +
star.cross.map 1747
 Starcross Map, by The JD +
suspended.txt 7220
 WALKTHROUGH: Suspended from Infocom, by Doctor Flora +
thewitness.txt 4401
 WALKTHROUGH: The Witness from Infocom, by Doctor Flora +
translyvania 3171
 Solution to Transylvania by The Enchantor +
transylvania.txt 2392
 WALKTHROUGH: Transylvania +
ultimaiv.app 7452
 Softdocs for Ultima IV +
ulysses.txt 3659
 WALKTHROUGH: Ulysses and the Golden Fleece from Sierra Online, by Doctor Flora +
viking.quest 4590
 Walkthrough for Viking Quest by The Wyvern +
wime 11779
 Docs: J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth, by Rusty Nail +
witness 4647
 Solution to The Witness, by Doobie Productions +
wizardandprincess.txt 1923
 WALKTHROUGH: The Wizard and the Princess from Sierra Online, by Doctor Flora +
wizardry.app 17664
 Spellbooks for Wizardry +
ys.solve 18908
 Solution to Ancient Land of Ys +
zac.mckracken.txt 13154
 Solution of: Zak Mc' Kracken and the Alien Mindbender, by Ton Kroon +
zork.i 4826
 How to Solve Zork I: The Great Underground Empire, by Screwy Luey +
zork.ii 4499
 How to Solve Zork II, by The Elven Adventurer +
zork.iii 3354
 Solving Zork III, by The Lunatic +
zork1.txt 13726
 WALKTHROUGH: Zork I, by Doctor Flora +
zork3.txt 7937
 WALKTHROUGH: Zork III, by Doctor Flora +
zorro.txt 4623
 Solution to Zorro by The Tap Dance Kid +

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Admittedly, all the puzzles without exception seem to have +been thrown in at random, and quite a lot of them defy any kind of logic. The game doesn’t make +the least attempt to develop a story, either. But if you want to beat it, here goes... + +Oh yeah, one more thing – all objects come in boxes. Weird. + + --- Part 1 --- +MAP 1 +(1) - You begin in your cell. For some odd reason someone has chosen to leave behind a CREDIT +CARD which gives you access to most rooms on MAP 1. Nice guards, I’ll give them that :-) +Take the card. +(3) – The inmate here will give you a hint on how to escape: wear a doctor’s coat. + +Now, go through the door leading to MAP 2 then return to point A on MAP 1 and pick up the +GOLD CARD, which has appeared here. +(2) – pick up the ROCKET BELT. +(4), (5), (7) and (8) - Pick up the BIRD COSTUME, BEAN BAG, STETHOSCOPE, and SILVER +CARD, respectively. +Proceed to point G, DROP BEAN BAG, RUN to the other end of the hallway, turn around, WEAR +BELT and PRESS BUTTON ON BELT. You’ll crash into the wall at the other end, producing +some COPPER WIRE. +(6) Fuse Room – EXAMINE FUSE BOX then SCRAMBLE FUSE BOX. This has effect on Electro +Therapy later on. +Sooner or later you’ll run into a seemingly sick inmate. Just GIVE STETHOSCOPE TO INMATE +and try to KILL INMATE afterwards. This will leave you with some DRUGS. + +Go and pick up the AXE at point B. At this point, a wall across the exit is being built (dotted line on +MAP). Keep track of where you’re going now! Go back towards the exit and you’ll run into an +ELECTRICIAN. Do _not_ look up, as he suggests. Instead, KILL INMATE WITH AXE and +TAKE FUSE. Return to where the exit was and HACK WALL WITH AXE to get out! + +Nearby, in area C, CLOSE DOOR and LOCK DOOR WITH SILVER CARD. Do this with all the +doors. Hey, there are only a total of 20 (arrrgh! what an awful puzzle!) This will make the unseen +character drop something nearby. Look behind all of the doors and you’ll eventually find some +MATCHES and a CANDLE. + +MAP 2: +(12) Surgery – If you’re carrying the drugs, the surgeon will alter your face. Now you’re looking +like Alfred Hitchcock (???) +(14) Film set – Entering here, the producer – recognizing you as Mr. Hitchcock – gives you a +CAMERA. +Wander around for a bit and a guard will show up and ask to be in your movie. Say YES twice and +then GIVE BIRD COSTUME TO GUARD. Afterwards, take his UNIFORM (great puzzle :-) +(13) Therapy – once you enter here, the guards will try to give you shock therapy. If you’ve messed +up the fuse box at (6), however, the fuses blow and you’re left with a BATTERY. +Now, LIGHT CANDLE WITH MATCHES. + +MAP 1: +(6) Fuse Room - Simply INSERT FUSE IN FUSE BOX to turn the power back on. +(9) Phone Room – WEAR UNIFORM to prevent unwanted attention and then HACK PHONE +WITH AXE and HACK RECEIVER WITH AXE to produce some COINS and a MAGNET. +Remember to DROP UNIFORM and GET UNIFORM again, otherwise the “Outside room” +descriptions vanish (for no apparent reason...) + +MAP 2: +(11) Scientist – enter here with the MAGNET, BATTERY and COPPER WIRE, and the nice lady +will give you a Time Stasis Unit, a.k.a. a GENERATOR (pretty strange that she doesn’t keep it for +herself – ah, well...). +(10) Psychiatrist – Unless you prefer to be bored to death, PRESS BUTTON ON GENERATOR. +This makes time pass at a tremendous rate. The shrink will depart, leaving his SMOCK behind. +WEAR SMOCK then leave at the nearby exit to finish part 1! + +A guard appears to order you to stop the Master Mystic who is roaming the corridors of the asylum. +You are given a PLATINUM CARD, which will grant you access to all rooms on maps 3, 4, and 5. +Afterwards, you are returned to your room. + + + --- Part 2 --- +Go to MAP 5 via MAP 2. +Go to point H and slip on the banana peel twice. A very peculiar lawyer appears and gives you a +BOOK ON LAW. Also, EXAMINE PEEL to find a CATERPILLAR. +At point F, take the ROPE. +(24) – take the RAT SUIT. +Next, enter area D and pick up the KNIFE. This area is very difficult to MAP, so I have merely +given the directions to get you in and out again. + +MAP 3: +(18) Spiritual Master – GIVE BOOK TO GURU and in return you will receive a SCROLL, which +you must use to end the game. +(17) Exterminator – when standing outside the room, TIPTOE, enter the room and TIE +EXTERMINATOR WITH ROPE. This prevents him from showing up later in the game. +(16) Terrorist – EXAMINE KNIFE to learn that it’s a suicide knife. In order to impress this chick +you should KILL MYSELF WITH KNIFE! Fortunately the knife is a prop, but the terrorist, awe- +inspired, leaves the room. This reveals a broken vending machine. + +MAP 5: +(25) Author – William Denman himself is sitting here (this game is getting really strange!) He +agrees to fix the vending machine. + +MAP 3: +(16) – INSERT COIN IN MACHINE to get a BOMB! + +MAP 5: +(23) Catapult Room – first, PUT BOMB ON CATAPULT and PRESS BUTTON ON WALL to +blow a hole in the roof, preventing your own untimely death. Next, it’s your own turn to go. +Thinking merry thoughts won’t get you far, though. Instead, SIT ON CATAPULT and PRESS +BUTTON ON WALL to fly to point E. Here you should get the JAR. Getting out of here is a bit +tricky since those things on the map are revolving doors, and they can prove quite annoying! +Eventually, you’ll make it :-) + +MAP 3: +(19) Entomologist – Just GIVE CATERPILLAR TO ENTOMOLOGIST, and in return your jar will +be filled with KILLER ANTS! + +MAP 5: +(26) Tourist – if you OPEN JAR, the ants will eat the poor guy but leave his LUNCH behind (how +considerate) + +[the finale, coming next, has more face changes than Mission: Impossible ;-) It seems like the +author ran out of ideas – or maybe he just didn’t like being disturbed by silly adventurers?] + +MAP 2: +(12) Surgery – enter here, say YES and GIVE COINS TO SURGEON to get the face of James T. +Kirk. + +MAP 4: +(20) Star Trek – if you look like Kirk, Dr. McCoy will give you a broken TRANSPORTER. + +MAP 2: +(12) Surgery – more facial cuts, this time you’ll look like Andy Taylor (maybe the Duran Duran +one?). + +MAP 3: +(15) Fix-it shop – if you look like Andy here and GIVE the LUNCH TO EMMIT, he’ll gladly fix +McCoy’s broken transporter for you. + +MAP 2: +(12) Surgery – (this is really getting tedious!) have the face of the Master Mystic! + +MAP 4: +(22) Master Mystic – stand outside, PRESS BUTTON ON TRANSPORTER to be able to walk +though walls. Now, DROP RAT SUIT and walk forward though the closed door to enter the lair of +the M.M. If you do not look like him, the game will restart without further explanation. Otherwise, +if you are carrying the scroll from the spiritual master at (18), the M.M. will vanish, leaving you +with a DRAGON RING. This will serve as proof of the fact that you now have completed your +mission. + +MAP 1 (go via MAP 3, _not_ via MAP 2!): +(1) – LOOK UNDER BED and GET PICTURE FROM UNDER BED to find a photo of yourself. + +MAP 2: +(12) Surgery – (final one, promise!) say YES to surgery then GIVE PICTURE TO SURGEON to +get your old face back. Now, simply walk through the same door where you ended part one to finish +the game! + +*** Congratulations!!! *** +You have escaped from the asylum + +- Jacob Gunness, 1998 (gunness@dorit.ihi.ku.dk) + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/asylumreadme.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/asylumreadme.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ccffc9b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/asylumreadme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +Introduction to the Asylum solution: + +I think a lot of people have found Asylum to be a baffling experience. The game is by no means +outstanding, but it does hold a kind of fascination. +Agreed, there is way too much pointless wandering around, and the game does have its share of +questionable puzzles. However, what annoys most people is - I believe - those diabolical mazes. So +I hope that the maps will clear up things for you! +Naturally, there is also a step-by-step solution. + +This file will explain how to use the maps and give you a few hints for the game itself. +Please refer to the file Asylum_solve.txt for the full solution. + +A lot of thanks must go to Paul D. Doherty for the original maps. + +NOTES: +1. All doors are marked with a straight line. Most of them lead to a room. +2. Most rooms are empty. The important ones have numbers +3. Your starting location is in room #1 +4. Cards needed: + Map 1: Credit card for all doors except the ones with 3 lines - + for those you need the gold card. + In area C you need the silver card. + Map 2: Gold card for all the doors. + Map 3-5:Platinum card for all doors. + +5. Shaded areas are teleport areas. They are impossible to map, so just +avoid them! +6. Don't keep to many doors open at any given time. Five doors maximum! +7. Part one of the game only takes place on maps 1 and 2. + + +Enjoy! +- Jacob Gunness - gunness@dorit.ihi.ku.dk diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/bards.iii.solve b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/bards.iii.solve new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ea6a75e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/bards.iii.solve @@ -0,0 +1,286 @@ +:==========================================================: + + Bard's Tale III: Theif of Fate + Solve + + By + King Dan + +:==========================================================: + + +I assume you have the codewheel and a working copy of the +game. If your copy crashes, you'll need the digi-patched +copy. (Or get the patches and make a new character disk and +transfer your characters. More on this later.) + + +Skara Brae: +~~~~~~~~~~~ +Right when you enter the town, enter the building directly +in front of you. There you'll find a whole stash of goodies +(weapons, armor, etc.) Go to the old man in the review board +and read all the info he has to say. Then go to the Mad +God's temple and say "TARJAN" to get to the catacombs. Clean +them out, get experience, and build up your characters. +After the second level of the catacombs, exit the place, get +healed and stuff, then return and this time say "CHAOS" to +the priest. You'll enter Unter Brae. On the first level, +you'll be asked for the rhyming word. Say "BLUE". Behind +there are the stairs. However, you'd save your hit points if +you did a phase door from the opposite side. On the next +level, the answer to the riddle is "SHADOW". Then on the +next level, the answer is "SWORD". Go downstairs through the +portal and make the following moves (N=north, E=east, etc.): +N.E.N.E.E.S.S.E.E.E.E.N.N.W.N.N.W.W.N.N +This way you will avoid all the annoying spinners. When you +enter the next area, you'll be able to go straight through. +However, by taking the direct route, you get hit with lots +of traps and stuff. So, before you head north, go west or +east one square, THEN go all the way north. You'll save a +lot of hassle that way. In the next section of this level, +you should go directly west then all the way north. Behind +the door you get to will be Brilhasti. Get your characters +healed and all, cast your favorite shield spells and bard +songs, then go for it. + +You'll have to tromp around in the same dungeon until you +can get a chronomancer. You should get one as soon as +possible, and at the same time, build an archmage with your +other mage. + +Once you get your chronomancer, alk to the old man, get +the spells you need, and go to the quiet grove in the +wilderness (NW of Skara Brae). Cast the spell to Arboria +and... + +Arboria: +~~~~~~~~ +Tromp around in the wilderness until you get the Arefolia +leaves and a few acorns. Enter Ciera Brannia and go to the +wizard's guild. Buy the GILL spell for all your magic users. +Go to the King's Castle near the center of town and read the +info. Then go to the lake behind the fisherman's hut and +enter the palace. Be sure you have some sort of container +(i.e. canteen) and find the Life Spring. se the container +there as many times as you can (I think it's 9) and then +leave. Then go to Valarian's Tower and get to the top floor. +On the third level you'll need to se the acorn at the +hole in the wall, then se the Water of Life in the +canteen. Go to level 4 and get the Nightspear. Then, go to +the Festering Pit. Go downstairs (you'll need to go up and +down some portals a couple times to get to the northeast +area of level 2). Find and kill Tslotha. Get his head and +heart. Return to the King in town and then go to the Sacred +Grove. Tromp around until you find the tomb door. SAVE YOUR +GAME! Enter and se the heart, which puts it in the bowl. +Use the Water of Life, turn to face east, wait a move, then +enter the door. Head to the SE corner and get Valarian's Bow +and quiver. Return to the place you entered Arboria from (it +says "The ground seems to be worn here") and cast the spell +out of Arboria. Return to the old man for your next quest. + +A few notes here. Every time you enter a new land, the only +way out is from the "Ground seems to be well worn here" +location. You're also probably getting itchy for a geomancer +by now, but give it up, you won't get one for quite a long +time. Also, whenever you can buy a new spell or bard song, +do it. + +Gelidia: +~~~~~~~~ +Go to Cold Peak (NE of the camp) to get to Gelidia. If you +stay outside too long here, you'll freeze. Therefore, don't +go exploring around, since there isn't much to see. The only +place you need to go to is the small hut to the northeast of +the Ice Keep. Read the stuff there, then go to the Keep. A +few groundrules: The answer to the "Speak your name, +Defender" question is either "HAWKSLAYER" or "ALENDAR" (both +should work). There isn't anything worth mentioning on the +second level of the Keep, so forget it. In the northwest +corner of level one, at the creature, cast the following +spells: INWO, WIHE, FOFO, INVI. Then enter the Grey tower. +Go to the top level and kill the keepers of the tower and +get the smoky lens. Next, return to the Ice Keep and go to +the curtain in the NE corner. Cast: LEVI, ANMA, PHDO. Enter +the White tower, go to the top level, kill the keepers, get +the Crystal lens and return. Go to the SE corner, and at the +black wall cast: LERE, SHSP, FEAR, SUEL, and SPBI. Enter the +black tower, and (you guessed it) go to the top level, kill +the keepers, get the black lens, and return. Now go to the +slab of white marble on the north side of the level and use +the three lenses. Go downstairs two levels and at the +riddle, answer "CALA". Go through the door and get the Wand +of Power and Sphere of Lanatir. Return to the old man in +Skara Brae. + +Lucencia: +~~~~~~~~~ +To get here, go to the brook east of Skara Brae. In +Lucencia, wander around until you find the following roses: +yellow, red, white, and blue. Make note of where the dead +rosebush is. Normally, you'd go to the Bard's Hall in town +to get clues, but you won't need them now. There might be a +Bard Song there to learn, so you might as well go. Then go +to the Violet Mountain and enter. Make sure you have a +container. Get to level two and find and kill the Rainbow +dragon. se the container and collect some of its blood. +Get the key. Leave and SAVE YOUR GAME! Go to Cyanis's Tower +and go to level three. Kill Cyanis and get whatever artifact +he has (I forgot what it was.) Go to the dead rosebush and +use the dragon's blood. Get the rainbow rose. [NOTE: If your +copy crashed when you left Cyanis's Tower after killing him +(i.e. the land was really strange), get a fresh copy of the +character disk, apply the Digi-Patches, and transfer your +characters to it. That will fix all errors.] Then go to +Alliria's tomb and use whatever it was that you got from +Cyanis at the black crystal on level one. Go downstairs and +follow the corridors. You will encounter several women. They +will ask for different flowers: +They ask for Give them +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Flower of Truth White flower +Valor Blue +Kinship Red +Nature Yellow +Flower of Alliria Rainbow +Now you'll be able to get through to get the Crown of Truth +and Belt of Alliria. Return to the old man in Skara Brae. + +Kinestia: +~~~~~~~~~ +Get here from the Old Dwarf Mine. Wander around, get +Hawkslayer, and go to the Private Quarters. Find and get the +Left Key. Talk to the dying Ferofist. In the Barracks get +the Right Key. In the workshop, at the portal on the floor, +use the two keys. Turn the right key 18 times and the left +key 15 times. Go down. Make your way down to the Viscous +Plane. Use the GILL spell here. Head to the SW corner of ple +plane and enter the sanctum. Find Urmech, and tell him that +we can be friends. Get Ferofist's Helm and Hammer. Now, go +to Urmech again, and he'll make you a geomancer. Choose +carefully who you have it done to. I chucked my bard for the +spells, since he was a lousy fighter and I figured he could +risk his songs. Others have won by making a fighter the +geomancer. Use your best jugment. (In all actuality, I +didn't use the Geomancer spells much. By the time he gets +the good ones, you have NUKE, which is the killer spell.) +Return to the old man. + +Tenebrosia: +~~~~~~~~~~~ +Cast the spell at Shadow Rock to get here. Go to shadow +canyon and map the entire place. There will be a couple +places where you can't seem to get to. By using a phase door +(some places work, some don't), get into these areas. You'll +find the shadow lock. Take it and then go to tar quarry. +Have a container with you. SAVE YOUR GAME! Try to get to the +building in the center of the map. Fill the container (se +it) at the tar fountain. Leave and go to the dark copse. In +the center of the map is one square you can't access. Go to +one of the trees surrounding it (either N, S, W or E) and +se the tar. The tree will burn down and you'll be able to +get the shadow door. Leave and go to the place outside that +says it is the middle of nowhere. Use the shadow door and +shadow lock. Then enter Sceadu's place. Go to the second +level and totally ignore that stuff in the center of the +map. Along the north wall (in the middle) will be a secret +door allowing access to the northern area of the map. Enter, +go to the one little room, kill Sceadu and get his stuff. +Return to Skara Brae. + +Tarmitia: +~~~~~~~~~ +You get here from the Vale of Lost Warriors. This land is a +real pain. Follow the directions carefully and you'll be out +soon. Go to Troy and at the death head, say "ARES". You will +be zapped to the one unaccessable square in another time. +You will get the next name, and you must find the right time +and say it. This is the order: +Time Name: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Troy Ares +K'un Wang Yen-Lo-Wang (don't forget the hyphens) +Rome Mars +Hiroshima Susa-No-O +Stalingrad Svarazic +Nottingham St. George +Wasteland Sdiabm +Berlin Tyr +Those are the exact spellings, hyphens and periods included. +Type them exactly as shown. It may be possible to skip +everything except Berlin and answer Tyr. After you say Tyr, +it asks for the real name. Type "WERRA". You'll be zapped to +another place. Find Werra and kill him. He will be alive +after you kill him, give you a speech, and then you'll be +attacked by some Black Slayers. Run from them and then go +get Werra's shield. Return to Skara Brae for the last quest. + +Malefia: +~~~~~~~~ +Get here from the bubbling pool of slop south of the camp a +ways. Be sure you had gotten all of the magical goodies from +the storage building in Skara Brae. Then, get the +Strifespear from Hawkslayer and find all of the statues. +This land consists of three levels, each interwoven with +portals. It is essential that you map these three levels, +since you will have to bounce up and down between lots o' +portals before you finish. You will find six statues, each +one of one of the people you encountered in the other lands: +Alliria (on level 1), Valarian (lev.2), Lanatir (lev.2), +Sceadu (lev.3), Werra (lev.3) and Ferofist (lev.3). At each +one, use their respective artifact (i.e. at Alliria's +statue, se the Belt of Alliria, etc.). After you have +visited all three of them, a door on level 3 will open up +allowing access to the large area in the center (previously +it had been just the outline of a door). SAVE YOUR GAME! To +really succed from here on, you must have lots of Harmonic +Gems, and at least two spellcasters. Both must be able to +cast the DIVA and NUKE spells. Go through the door and kill +the religious nuts. Head for the center of the map and SAVE +YOUR GAME before and after each of these large battles. Go +through the door, kill the guys there, and you'll be +teleported to Tarjan's tower. Go to the center and there you +will find Tarjan. You will fight a group before him, then +you take him on. When you kill him, you are teleported +somewhere, and you are made a god!!! You win!!! + +Here's a general strategy for fighting the last few battles. +Starting with the Religious nuts, this is the best method. +Attack with your front guys (having a troth lance is good, +plus the Strifespear). Each round, hide your thief. Then, +with one mage, cast NUKE. With the other mage, cast DIVA. By +doing this, the nuke will blast all the creatures, and the +DIVA will ressurect the dead guys in the first positions. +When your magic points are running low, have one mage use a +gem, while the other casts DIVA. Without a DIVA each round, +the front men will be killed, pushing the mages into the +fighting ranks. They will be killed, and without magic, you +can't win. Constant NUKEs and DIVAs are the key to success. + +Another tip: As the game progresses, you'll probably acquire +new items that you can't find an immediate use for. Since +you don't want to overload yourself, create some dummy +characters in the camp for the express purpose of storing +these items. Later on in the game, you may find use for the +items, and by saving them at the camp, you won't have lost +them or had them take up precious space. + +Also, a good travelling companion is Black Death (invoked +from a Death figurine.) Tungsten armor is the best, so get +it as soon as you can. As the game progresses, bows become +less useful, so don't waste space with them. (Keep one, +though). + +Other than that, you're on your own. The ending is worth the +playing. + +----------------------------------------------------------- +Call... + + Appleseed ... (818) 760-3941 + Valley of the Kings ... 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I'm only going to +give you the edit on the first character, you can figure +out the second character by your self, its the same thing +but on different places. + + Byte | effect | Byte | effect | +=========================================================== + 00-0F | NAME | 10-14 | ST,IQ,DE,CO,LK | + 15-17 | EXP | 18 | EXP ???? |* + 19-1B | GOLD | 1C | GOLD ???? |* + 1D | CURRENT LEVEL | 1F |old lev,If drain| + 21-22 |HP starts at B-22| 23-24 | Max Hit points | + ========================================================== + + * Gold and Exp: I think it's 4 pairs of Hex, but I + alway edit the first digits and keep on raise my magic + users' level entil he's a archmage. by the way, if you + want a Chronomencers, you'll have to give up all the + spells he knows before he can become one. still, if you + don't have a chronomencers, you can't cast space + teleport spell. + +the rest info are on items, a characters can carry up + to 12 items. for the following bytes. + 30-21 33-35 36-38 39-3b 3c-3e 3f-41 + 42-44 45-47 48-4a 4b-4d 4e-50 51-53 + + the items are a bit tricky, there are 3 pairs of hexes, +the first hexes are for equip or not equip that's +either 00 or 01. but on some music instruments the hex turns to 04 so I would just put a 00 for all the stuffs. and +"trade" the stuff when I starts the game, the computer will +fix it. + + the second hex are the item name. (see list) + + the third hex are the charges the items have, since some items have no charges, so I just put FF on the items +so, they'll have unlimited charges. + + + the following lists are the items. if you want it in your backpack, just put that hex.(on second pair!see above) +for example if I want a Soul Mace, and the item number is +42, I'll put 00 42 FF which stands for (unequip, Soul mace, +no limited use). + + +| Hex | name |Hex | name | +=========================================================== +| 01 torch 02 lamp | +| 03 Broadsword 04 shortsword | +| 05 Dagger 06 war axe | +| 07 Halberd 08 Long Bow | +| 09 staff 0A Buckler | +| 0B Tower Shield 0C Leather Armor | +| 0D Chain Mail 0E Scale Mail | +| 0F Plate Mail 10 Robe | +| 11 Helm 12 Leather Gloves | +| 13 Gauntlets 14 Mandolin | +| 15 Spears 16 Arrow | +| 17 Mthr Sword 18 Mthr Shield | +| 19 Mthr Chain 1A Mthr Scale | +| 1B Giant Fgn 1C Mthr Bracers | +| 1D Bardsword 1E Fire Horn | +| 1F LightWand 20 Mthr Dagger | +| 21 Mthr Helm 22 Mthr Gloves | +| 23 Mthr AXE 24 Shuriken | +| 25 Mthr Plate 26 Molten Fgn | +| 27 Spell Spear 28 Shield Ring | +| 29 Fin's Flute 2A Kael's AXE | +| 2B Mthr Arrows 2C Day Blade | +| 2D Shield Staff 2E Elf cloak | +| 2F HawkBlade 30 Admt Sword | +| 31 Admt Shield 32 Admt Helm | +| 33 Admt Gloves 34 Pure Blade | +| 35 Boomerang 36 Ali's carpet | +| 37 luckshield 38 Dozer Fgn | +| 39 Admt Chain 3A Death Star | +| 3B Admt Plate 3C Admt Bracers | +| 3D Slayer Fgn 3E pure Shield | +| 3F Mage Staff 40 War Staff | +| 41 Thief Dagger 42 Soul Mace | +| 43 ogre Wand 44 Kato's bracers | +| 45 Sorcerstaff 46 Galt's flute | +| 47 Frost Horn 48 Ag's Arrow | +| 49 Dmnd Shield 4A BardBow | +| 4B Dmnd helm 4C Elf Boots | +| 4D Vanquisher Fgn 4E Conjoure Staff | +| 4F Staff of Lor 50 Flamesword | +| 51 Power staff 52 Breath Ring (garlic) | +| 53 Dragon Shield 54 Dmnd Plate | +| 55 War Gloves 56 Wiz helm | +| 57 Dragon Wand 58 Death ring | +| 59 Crystal Sword 5A Speed Boots | +| 5B Flame Horn 5C Zen Arrow | +| 5D Death drums 5E Pipe of pan | +| 5F Power Ring 60 Song Axe | +| 61 Trick brick 62 Dragon Fgn | +| 63 Mage Fgn 64 Troll Ring | +| 65 Aram's knife 66 Angra's Eye | +| 67 Herb's Fgn 68 Master Wand | +| 69 Brother Fgn 6A Dynamite | +| 6B Thor's Hammer 6C Stone Blade | +| 6D Holy Hand Grenade 6E Master Key | +| 6F Nospin Ring 70 Crystal Lens | +| 71 Smokey Lens 72 Black Lens | +| 73 Sphere of lanati 74 Wand of Power | +| 75 Acorn 76 Wineskin | +| 77 nightspear 78 Tslotha's Head | +| 79 Tslotha's Heart 7A Arefolia | +| 7B Valarian's Bow 7C Arws of life | +| 7D Canteen 7E Titan Plate | +| 7F Titan Shield 80 Titan helm | +| 81 Fire Spear 82 Willow Flute | +| 83 Firebrand 84 Holy Sword | +| 85 Wand of Fury 86 Light Star | +| 87 Crown of Truth 88 Belt of Alliria | +| 89 Crystal Key 8A Tao Ring | +| 8b Stealth Arrows 8C Yellow Staff | +| 8D Steady Eye 8E Divine Halberd | +| 8f Incense 90 I-Ching | +| 91 White Rose 92 Blue Rose | +| 93 Red Rose 94 Yellow Rose | +| 95 Rainbow Rose 96 Magic Triangle | +| 98 Hammer of Wrath 99 Ferofist's Helm | +| 9C Helm of Justice 9D Sceadu's Cloak | +| 9e Shaclelance 9F Black Arrow s | +| A0 Werra's Shield A1 Strifespear | +| A2 Sheet Music A3 Right Key | +| A4 Left Key (wrong key?) A5 Lever | +| A6 nut A7 Bolt | +| A8 Spanner A9 Shadow Lock | +| AA Shadow Door AB Misericorde | +| AC Holy Avenger AD Shadowshiv | +| AE Kali's Garrote AF Flame Knife | +| B0 Red's Stiletto B1 Heartseeker | +| B5 Dmnd Scale B6 Holy TNT | +| B7 Eternal Torch B8 Oscon's Staff | +| B9 Angel's Ring BA Death Horn | +| BB Staff of Mangar Bc Tesla Ring | +| BD Dmnd Bracers Be Death FGn | +| BF Thunder Sword C0 Poison Dagger | +| C1 Spark Blade C2 Galvanic oboe | +| C3 Harmonic Gem C4 Tung Shield | +| c5 Tung Plate C6 Minstrels Glove | +| C7 Hunter's Cloak C8 Death Hammer | +| C9 Blood Mesh Robe CA Soothing Bolm | +| Cb Mages Cloak CC Familiar Fgn | +| CD Hourglass CE Thieves Hood | +| CF Surehand Amulet D0 Thief Dart | +| D1 Shrill Flute D2 Angel's Harp | +| D3 The Book D4 Truth Lance | +| D5 Dmnd Suit D6 Dmnd Flail | +| D7 Purple heart D8 Titan Bracers | +| D9 Eelskin Tunic DA Sorcerer's hood | +| DB Dmnd Staff DC Crystal Gem | +| DD Wand of Force DE Cli Lyre | +| DF Youth Potion F0 Mthr Suit | +| F1 Titan Suit F2 Mages Glove | +| F3 Flare Crystal F4 Holy Missile | +| F5 God's Blade F6 Hunter Blade | +| F7 Staff of gods F8 Horn of Gods | +=========================================================== + + + +That's all folks!!!!! 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The rank +and number of cases solved correspond to the first two bytes of a three byte +sequence that appears after each name. The second byte is the number of games +won (in hex). The first byte is your rank. For example, 00 corresponds to +Gumshoe, ..........09 to Master Detective, and 0A to Super Sleuth. You will +encounter Carmen Sandiego on your 50th case. If you solve it correctly, you +will be promoted to Super Sleuth. So, if you want to get there quickly, just +set the first two byte to: 09 32 which gives you 49 cases solved and a rank of +Master Detective. + +The one strange thing I found was that after solving the 50th case (I actually +played all of them from the start), I did not wind up in the Hall of Fame +(Ctrl-F). The game promoted me and asked if I wanted to go on to my next case. +I played it and now had 51 cases. 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Go thru the door and go into the +cave entrance. + + Level 3: You must get the gem at the top of the screen and then use it. To +do this you must climb down the ladder at the bottom of the screen and go into +the teleporter (while avoiding the ants, they kill). When you enter the +teleporter it will put you at the op of the screen. Walk over and get the gem +(if you jump and touch the bird you will get an extra man) and go in the +teleporter again. Climb up the ladder and jump over the scorpion and put the +gem in the gem holder. A bubble will rise out of the la va and start going up. +Jump into it and wait until you are farther up the screen. Then go to the left +and you will fall down the shaft. + + Level 4: Wait around the screen (gettin extra swords if you want to) until +a gem appears. Get it and put it in the gem holder that is by the waterfall +(you can jump thru the waterfall without dieing). Then wait until another one +appears. Do the same thing. After you put the second gem in, the key will +fall from the cieling, get it. Go back out and go thru the locked door and +leave the level. + + Level 5: Go down to the bottom and get a gem. Then go up and wait until a +dragon flys out of the teleporter on the right side of the screen. Kill one +every time it flys out. After doing this for a while, all of them will be +dead. Then go thru the telepor ter and go put the gem in the gem holder on the +right side of the screen. This will stop the electric "beam". Then jump back +across and get the key that is on the left side of the screen. Then go back +across again and go thru the door and leave the level. + + Level 6: Every time a thing that looks like an eye appears, kill it with a +sword. Every time you kill one, the ladder near the entrance gets longer. +When it get to the floor, climb it.when you are at the top, face to the right, +throw a sword. This will break the chain and the chandilier will fall on the +machine and break it. Then jump across and leave the level. + + Level 7: This is the final level to kill Volta. To complete the level you +must put three gems in the gem holders that are on the left side of the screen. +To get the gems you must "kill" the electric balls that Volta throws at you. +When you hit one with a sword, it turns back into a gem. Get it and put it in +the gem holder. After you fill all three gem holders, the "Avian Ally" will be +released from its cage and drop Volta into the lava and take you out of the +level. 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THE OBJECT IS TO HEAL + THE DARK CRYSTAL +6. SEE THE MOVIE (OPTIONAL) MANY OF THE HINTS ARE REVEALED AFTER SEEING IT. + +--------------------------------------- + NOW HOW TO SOLVE IT +--------------------------------------- + +AT THE START OF THE GAME JUST TRY TO MOVE IN >>ANY<< DIRECTION. A MYSTIC WILL +APPEAR. AFTER HE LEAVES FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS [E], "GET SHALE", [W,W,W,W,N], +NOW YOU SHOULD BE AT URSU SO TYPE "SPEAK URSU" THEN "LOOK BOWL" THE GO +[S,E,E,N], AND "DIG", "GET FLUTE" AND TAKE ONE STEP [N]ORTH. (YOU WILL FALL +DOWN BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.) NOW GO: [E,N], "LISTEN BROOK", THEN [W]EST, +"CUT PAD", [E,E,E,E,N,N] AND "USE PAD" (AT SWAMP). + +AFTER YOU GET OFF THE PAD GO [N,E]. YOU WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN SOME VINES. JUST +START TYPING DIRECTIONS UNTIL THE DRIVE TURNS ON AND THE PICTURE CHANGES....A +LONG ARM W/AN EYE WILL BE THRUST UP TOWARD YOU.....TYPE "SPEAK BEING", NEXT +TYPE "YES", AND THEN "MOON DAUGHTERS" (ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE). NOW TYPE A RANDOM +DIRECTION AS IT WON'T MATTER BECAUSE IT BREAKS INTO THE MOVE AND GIVES YOU +'BEFORE JEN CAN REACT...' MESSAGE. SHE WILL TAKE YOU TO HER OBSERVATORY, AND +THEN ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANT. TYPE "CRYSTAL SHARD" AND SHE WILL BRING YOU 4 +COLORED SHARDS....NOW "PLAY FLUTE", AND THEN "GET BLUE" (THE BLUE CRYSTAL +SHOULD PLAY BACK THE TUNE THAT YOU ISSUE) NOW GO [S]OUTH, !!GARTHIM RAID!!, +TERRIBILE GARTHIM STORM AUGRA'S LAB. SO TYPE "GO WINDOW", THEN [S,W] AND YOU +WILL FALL INTO A BOG...TYPE "HELP"; KIRA & FIZZGIG WILL HELP YOU OUT. + + NOW TYPE "TURN SHELL", "GET POUCH", "GO SHELL" AND YOU ENTER AT THE POD +VILLAGE.... JUST TRY TO MOVE AROUND UNTIL THE GARTHIM ARRIVE AND THEN GO: +[S]OUTH, (CHANGE DISKS), NOW GO: [S,W,N], AND "SIT DOWN", THEN "LOOK WALL", +(TAKE NOTICE OF THE SHAPES VERY CAREFULLY) NOW TYPE [N]ORTH, BUT BEFORE IT +MOVES YOU NORTH, A CREATURE WILL APPEAR AND SAY THAT HE WILL HELP YOU! (( HE +LIES!!! )) A TRAP!! DON'T FOLLOW HIM! (HE WILL GO SOUTH) NOW TYPE: +[N,N,W,S,S,E,N], NOW, DEPENDING ON WHICH VERSION OF D.C. YOU HAVE, YOU SHOULD +BE AT THE LAND-STRIDERS (TWO LONG-LEGGED BEASTS) SO TYPE "JUMP ON" AND GO +[W,W,W,W,W,S,W,S] AND YOU WILL BE KNOCKED OFF YOUR STEEDS. SO AS THE GARTHIM +APPROACH, TYPE "JUMP", THEN WHILE FALLING, "GRAB KIRA". + +WHEN YOU ON THE GROUND GO [W]EST, AND THEN "SEND FIZZGIG" (IT WILL ASK WHERE +YOU WANT TO SEND IT) SO THEN TYPE "SEND BARS", DO ANOTHER RANDOM MOVE TO WASTE +A MOVE AND FIZZGIG WILL RETURN BEFORE YOU CAN REACT. NOW TYPE "USE KEY", "OPEN +BARS" AND THEN GO: [S,S,S,W,W,S] AND THE CHAMBERLAIN WILL APPEAR AND STEAL +KIRA & FIZZGIG. NOW GO [S]OUTH! (YOU WILL FALL IN A PIT WITH GARTHIM!) SO TYPE +"RUN", THEN "GO HOLE", "CLIMB", AND YOU WILL BE IN THE CHAMBER OF LIFE. (AUGRA +WILL BE HERE ALL WRAPPED UP, YOU CAN LEAVE HER AS IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE GAME +PLAY) + +GO: [E,S,E,W,W,], "GO CURTAIN", THEN [N,N,W], & "GET SCEPTER", [E,E,E] AND +"USE HOOK" NOW GO :[E,U,E] (U=UP) AND YOU WILL BE ON THE BALCONY. NOW TYPE +"JUMP CRYSTAL", YOU WILL DROP THE SHARD. +OK, NOW YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE: +A- SAVE KIRA +B- HEAL CRYSTAL + + TO THE QUESTION '..SAVE KIRA..' TYPE "NO" ( AND NO, I'M NOT HEARTLESS) NOW +TYPE "INSERT SHARD"<<--------YOU WIN..... 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START OUT WITH +"N","E","N","E","GET WAGON". THEN "W", "S","E","GET ROCK","E","OPEN BOX", "GET +KEY", "N". YOU ARE NOW AT THE ANTHILL WHICH YOU MUST PLUG UP. SO, "PLUG HOLE", +IT ASKS YOU WITH WHAT? AND YOU ANSWER "ROCK". THEN "N", "GET RING". THIS IS A +MAGIC RING WHICH WILL TRANSPORT YOU FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER IF YOU HAVE BEEN +TO THAT PLACE BEFORE. (YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN). + +CONTINUE WITH "S","W","N","N","E". THEN "DROP KEY". YOU ARE LEAVING THE KEY HERE +FOR FUTURE USE. THEN "W","W", "GET SHOVEL". YOU ARE IN THE GRAVEYARD. +OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A GHOST THAT APPEARS WHO WILL HIDE ANY OF THE ITEMS YOU +ARE CARRYING. IF HE DOES THIS, THEN YOU WILL FIND THE ITEMS HERE, BUT YOU MUST +DIG THE GRAVE TO GET THEM. + +NOW GO "E","N","W","GET ROPE","S","W", "TIE ROPE", (IT WILL SAY TO WHAT?),YOU +SAY "TREE", THEN "TIE ROPE" AGAIN, TO "WAGON", AND "DROP WAGON" AND "CLIMB +DOWN", "ROPE". YOU ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF, SO "GET WAGON", "W","S", +"S","GET LIFE-BELT", "WEAR LIFE-BELT", "N","N","N". + +AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SAVE GAME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE +CREVASSE BY JUMPING IT AND OCCASIONALLY YOU DON'T MAKE IT. NOW "JUMP +CREVASSE","N","LOOK SIGN", "GET CORKSCREW","N", "GET BOTTLE","S","S". THEN SAVE +GAME BEFORE TRYING THE CREVASSE AGAIN. NOW "JUMP CREVASSE", "S","W","W", "READ +PRINTING" . THERE IS AN INCRIPTED MESSAGE ON THE BASE OF THIS MONUMENT WHICH +TRANSLATES TO "PYRAMID MARKER GUARDS BURIED CHEST. EXCAVATE WITH GREAT CARE". + +NOW GO "N", THEN "CROSS RIVER". IT WILL ASK IN WHAT? AND YOU ANSWER "WAGON". +THEN IT WILL ASK YOU WHAT DO YOU USE AS A PADDLE AND YOU SAY "SHOVEL". NOW YOU +ARE ACROSS THE RIVER, SO "DROP LIFE-BELT", "DROP SHOVEL", "DROP RING", "DROP +BOTTLE", "N","E","E" "GET AMULET". THIS AMULET WILL KEEP THE GHOST FROM STEALING +YOUR GOODS, HOWEVER, NOW THAT YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE WAGON, YOU CAN ONLY CARRY +FOUR ITEMS, SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE IT VERY MUCH. + +CONTINUE WITH "E","E","S","GET LANTERN" "N","N","N","W","GET MATCHES","S","W", +"S","DROP LANTERN", "DROP MATCHES", "GET BOTTLE", "N","N". YOU ARE NOW AT THE +FOG. AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE TO EMPTY YOUR WINE BOTTLE AND FILL IT WITH SOMETHING +YOU CAN USE. SO "OPEN BOTTLE", "SPILL BOTTLE". THE FOG AUTOMATICALLY FILLS THE +BOTTLE SO "CLOSE BOTTLE" TO KEEP IT IN. THEN GO "S","S", "GET RING", "GET +LANTERN", "GET MATCHES","LIGHT MATCHES","LIGHT LANTERN","DROP MATCHES","DROP +AMULET". NOW YOU NEED TO USE THE RING TO GET BACK TO THE CHURCH SO "RUB RING" +AND IT WILL ASK YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. ANSWER "CHURCH". THEN GO "E", "DROP +RING", "GET KEY", "UNLOCK DOOR". IT WILL SAY WITH WHAT? YOU SAY "KEY". + +YOU ARE INSIDE THE CHURCH, SO GO "S", THEN "LOOK MUSIC". NOTICE WHAT KEY THE +MUSIC IS WRITTEN IN. 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When you enter the universe of +one of these games, you are no longer +John (or Jane) Smith, mild-mannered +computer hobbyist. Instead, you become +a character in a land of adventure, +doing almost anything you want to. + + In the land of Eamon, you will be +a member of the select Free Adventurers +Guild, which is made up of hardy indi- +viduals like yourself who want to live +by your wits, defeating horrible mon- +sters and finding glorious treasures. +(For those of you who want a more calm +life, you will have to wait for the +game "ADVENTURERS IN THE LAND OF THE +CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS".) + + Unlike most games, there is no +single set goal for you to achieve, no +way to 'win' the game. Instead, in +Eamon, you have a lasting goal to both +better yourself and also get rich. If +you set for yourself another goal (do +good to all princesses, kill all evil +wizards, that sort of thing), you may +also work towards it in your quests. + + To run the adventures of Eamon, you +need an Apple II, one disk drive, and +at least 32K of memory. (Some scenarios +may require 48K.) You do not need this +manual (although it does help keep you +informed, and informed adventurers +survive longer!). The one thing you +must possess for Eamon is a large dose +of imagination. + + + ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The full list of +people who deserve mentioning here is +too long to give, but a few are--Bill +Fesselmeyer, for introducing me to FRP +games, my father for introducing me to +the Apple, the many good friends who +have play-tested this for me, to all +the creators of the games I have played +and to the writers such as Tolkein, +Leiber, and Niven who have given me +so many ideas. And, last but not least, +to the talented people of Ann Arbor, +Michigan who designed that lovely +Dragon Picture. + +The basic system of EAMON was created +and developed by Donald Brown. The +individual adventures were created by +various people. Non-commercial distrib- +ution is encouraged. + + + Far away, at the dead center of the +Milky Way, is the planet of Eamon. It +doesn't orbit any suns--all of the suns +orbit it. The shifting pulls of all of +these great bodies bring strange forces +to bear upon this planet; twisting +light, tides, even the laws of science +itself! Strange things happen there, +and the citizens of Eamon must always +be adaptable, for things are rarely +what they seem, and even more rarely +what they were yesterday! + + You are a citizen of this weird +world. You are a free man (or woman) +out to seek your fortune in this world +of shifting laws and time. You will +usually find yourself fighting terrible +monsters such as Orcs, Trolls, and +Dragons to get their treasure. However, +at times you may find yourself fighting +such varied opponents as Billy the Kid +and Darth Vader! Anything can happen, +anything at all. + + + + EAMON is a fantasy role-playing +game. This means that the computer +will generate a character for you and +you will pretend to be that person. +You will command your character into +fierce battle, where hopefully he/she +will emerge victorious and wealthy. + + Obviously, not all characters are +equal in ability. Three numbers (called +attributes) describe various parts +of your physical condition. You also +will have various abilities with +weapons, which will increase as you +gain experience with them, and learn +how to better use them. Additionally, +you will be able to learn some powerful +magic spells. (Of course, you will +have to be taught these spells, and +the teacher will charge you for the +job!) + + EAMON is usually non-sexist--there +is full room for both male and female +adventurers. However, for simplicity's +sake, an adventurer will usually be +referred to as 'he'--please understand +that it refers to 'she' adventurers +also. + + + + CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES + + As mentioned earlier, three numbers +describe the basic 'working material' +of your character. They are all gotten +by selecting three random numbers from +one to eight and summing them, thus the +numbers can range from three to twenty- +four, with more numbers around twelve +to fifteen. (By the way, this is called +'three die eight' or written as '3D8'. +This terminology comes from older role- +playing games where you roll strange +dice, and means roll three eight-sided +dice and add). The three attributes are +HARDINESS, AGILITY, and CHARISMA. Their +descriptions and effects are given +below-- + + HARDINESS + + Your character's hardiness has two +major effects. The most important is +that your hardiness is the number of +points of damage that your body can +withstand before you die. In other +words, assume Hedric the Horrible is +fighting a Troll. Hedric has an HD +(hardiness) of 13. The Troll swings +his Battle axe (as described later in +the COMBAT section of the manual) and +hits Hedric for 10 points of damage. +This brings Hedric down to three more +points of damage before death--if the +Troll can hit Hedric again and do more +than two points of damage (before +Hedric can go home and heal himself, or +use some magic to heal), Hedric will +die! + + The other effect of hardiness is +the total weight that you can carry. +The standard measure of weight on +Eamon is the Grond, which can be split +into ten Dos. You can carry up to +ten times your hardiness. Therefore, +Hedric can carry up to 130 Gronds (or +1300 Dos). Note that weight-carrying +ability is based on the characters base +hardiness, not the number of hits he +has left. In his unpleasant encounter +with the Troll, Hedric can still carry +130 Gronds, even though he only has +three hits left before death. + + As with all three basic attributes, +a character's hardiness is not normally +changed. (Unusual magic items or spells +might change them). Thus, a player who +starts life as a 90-pound weakling will +remain one until he dies. + + + AGILITY + + The second basic ability is the +player's agility (abbreviated 'AG'). +Agility's major effect is in combat--a +player with high Agility is more likely +to hit an opponent. Agility may also +be useful for avoiding special traps +(like falling down a mine shaft) or +other special occurances. + + + CHARISMA + + The last basic attribute for the +player is his charisma (abbreviated +'CH'). Charisma is mostly a measure of +physical attractiveness, although it +also includes such things as a forceful +manner, pleasant speaking voice, and +anything else that makes people look +at you and say, "Gee, what a nice guy!" +(or girl). In some ways, charisma may +be the most important attribute, at +least for the beginning character. The +first major effect of charisma is on +the prices you'll have to pay for goods +and services (or the prices people will +pay you). Obviously, if somebody likes +you, he will give you a better price +than if you disgust him. + + The second effect of charisma is on +how citizens of Eamon (generically +called monsters) will react to you. Not +all monsters are bad--you can sometimes +make friends with a few of them, and +their assistance may make the differ- +ence between life and death! Your +charisma will affect the likeliness of +their liking you--subtract 10 from your +charisma, multiply the difference by 2, +and the result adjusts the percentage +chance of a favorable reaction from the +monster--if there was any chance at +all! EXAMPLE: The Mad Hermit of the +Beginner's Cave has a 50% friendliness +rating, which means that Joe Normal +with a charisma of 10 will get make +friends with the Hermit one-half of the +time. However, old Hedric the Horrible +with his charisma of 5 has only a 40% +chance of making friends (5-10=-5, -5*2 +=-10). On the other hand, Lovable +Linda with her charisma of 24 has a 78% +chance of making friends. Unfortunately +a rat with a friendliness rating of +0 will never make friends, be it with +Joe Normal, Hedic, or Lovable Linda. + + COMBAT + + Being a rough and violent world, +combat is the most important aspect of +Eamon. In most adventures, combat is +taken care of on a blow-by-blow method +--every player or monster in turn uses +his weapon(s) on one enemy, the effects +are calculated, and then applied. + + Every time that a player or monster +attempts to strike someone else, there +is a percentage chance of success. The +computer will generate a number from 1 +to 100, and if the number is less than +the chance to hit, the blow did strike. + + Several factors determine just what +that chance to hit is. If a player has +no armour on, there are three factors-- +the player's agility, his ability with +that weapon, and the quality of the +weapon (also called the complexity). + + Roughly speaking, all weapons in +the world of Eamon can be divided into +five types--axes, bows (this includes +all thrown weapons and guns), clubs (or +any blunt weapons), spears (or other +pole weapons), and swords. Every player +has what are called 'weapon expertises' +for each class. All players start at +the same levels: 5% for axes, -10% +for bows, 20% for clubs, 10% for spears +and 0% for swords. (These numbers are +to reflect the fact that somebody who +doesn't know what he's doing is more +likely to hit with a club than with an +arrow.) Your chance of hitting your +target is equal to twice your agility +plus your ability for the weapon you +are using, plus the complexity of the +weapon you are using. For example, our +old friend Hedric has an agility of 20 +and is using a fair quality sword (with +a complexity of 0%). Since he is a +starting character, he has a sword +ability of 0%. Thus his chance of +hitting is 40+0+0 or 40%. + + Weapon expertises can be increased +through use in combat. The scheme goes +as follows: Assume Hedric is fighting +his troll and scores a successful hit. +The question now is, did Hedric learn +anything about how to use his weapon +better? Well, it just so happens that +his chance to learn is his chance to +have missed. Thus, 60% of the time +Hedric will learn from his blow. If +he does, his sword expertise will go +up by 2%. Thus, next time his chance +of hitting will be 42%. (Notice that +his chance of learning on the next +successful blow is only 58%.) + + Well, Hedric somehow made it out +alive from his Troll battle, and has +brought his sword expertise up to 12%. +He then wants to take his booty and new +knowledge and get a better weapon. If +Hedric goes and buys a new sword-like +weapon, such as a rapier which has a +weapon complexity of 15%, his chance of +hitting with it will be 40+12+15 or +67%. However, if he decides to switch +weapons and get a Battle axe with a +complexity of 15%, his chance with that +will be 40+5+15 or 60%--his experience +with swords will not help him with his +axe. + + If an attacker is wearing armour, +his chance of hitting may be reduced. +After all, one just isn't as agile when +one is fighting from within a tin can! +A player may carry a shield, which will +lower the chance to hit by 5%, and may +also wear either leather armour (lowers +chance by 10%), chain mail (20%), or +plate armour (60%!). However, these +numbers are "worst cases". A player +becomes used to the constricting effect +of wearing armour, and builds an armour +expertise (called AE). It is built the +same way that weapon expertise is +increased--every time a successful blow +is landed and the effect of armour is +bigger than the player's AE, a check is +made on the chance to miss and that is +the chance of the armour expertise +going up by 2%. Thus a successful blow +may increase the chance to hit by 4%. +Armour expertise is carried over from +each type of armour. Thus if you've +brought your AE up to 10% while in +leather armour and you go to chain, +your chance to hit will only drop by +10%, not 20%. However, the effect of +armour expertise can never increase the +chance to hit--if the AE is 32% and you +go to leather armour, the net effect +will be 0, not adding 22%. + + In addition to agility, weapon +expertise, weapon complexity, and +armour, there may be magical or other +extraordinary forces at work that will +affect the chance of hitting. + When a blow hits, a random amount +of damage is done to the target. This +amount of damage is based on the weapon +and will be given in 'N D N' format. +(Remember 3D8 for the three basic +attributes?) This base number of damage +is usually lowered by the armour worn +by the defender--leather armour and +shield each take one point of damage, +chain takes 2, and plate armour takes 5 +points of damage away from that taken +on the body (all effects are cumulative +and magical devices may act as armour). + + That, of course, is what usually +happens. However, due to flashes of +good luck or clumbsiness weird things +can happen. About 5% of the time an +attacker will get what is called a +'critical hit'. That will get one of +the following results (each result is +followed by the percentage chance of +its occurance): Ignore armour (50%), +three-halves normal damage (35%), twice +normal damage (10%), triple normal +damage (4%), or automatic kill (1%). + + About 4% of the time the attacker +will fumble with his weapon. It will +have one of the following effects: +Recover from fumble without any other +effect (35%), Drop weapon (40%, if the +attacker is using built-in weapons such +as claws, the attacker simply recovers +instead), Break weapon (20%, with a 10% +chance of hitting oneself at the same +time), Hit self normally (4%), and Hit +self with double damage, ignoring +armour (1%). + + + MAGIC + + The strange shifting forces around +Eamon sometimes give results that can +only be called 'Magical'. However, +most of these effects are extremely +localized, and will not be consistent +from one adventure to the next. Most +often these strange things will be the +special results by carrying magical +items, however, some citizens of Eamon +who have lived all of their lives in +one location may have learned how to +control the forces around them. + + There are, however, four spells +that work almost everywhere. Anyone +can be taught these spells without too +much difficulty (if you can find a +wizard who will teach them to you!). +When you learn a spell, you will start +with a random ability in it from 25 to +75% (you will not know what your +ability is). As with combat experience, +this can be increased every time you +successful cast the spell--If a random +percentage roll is less than your +chance to not have cast it, your +ability will go up by 2%. However, +there is a catch in casting spells-- +due to the tiring effects of sending +all this power through your body, every +time that you attempt to cast a spell +REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE +ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL your chance for +the rest of the adventure is halved. +Thus, old Hedric who knows a spell with +a 200% ability will always cast it the +first time. His second try will also +always work (100% of the time). His +third try will only work half (50%) of +the time. On the fourth try the chance +is down to 25%, fifth try 12%, and +sixth only 6%. Fortunately for Hedric, +however, if you know a spell your +chance of successfully casting it can +never be less than 5%, so Hedric can +use his spell for the rest of the +adventure at the same odds. + + The four basic spells are: + + BLAST + + This spell sends a magical burning +arrow at your opponent. Armour will +absorb damage from it, but if the spell +is successfully cast it will always hit +its target, regardless of the range. +However, the Blast spell only works +on living (or at least animate) objects +and the targets must be seen by the +person casting it. The arrow will do +1 D 6 of damage (a random number from +one to six). + + HEAL + + The Heal spell removes hits from +the body of the person casting. It will +cure 1 D 10 hits, but never past 0. +(Hedric, having taken five hits, casts +a Heal spell on himself successfully. +He got a good casting this time--would +have cured 8 hits normally, however it +only cures five hits one him, bringing +Hedric back up to perfect condition). + + SPEED + + This powerful spell will double +the caster's agility for from 10 to +34 turns. You will know when you have +cast the spell successfully, however +you will not be told when it wears off. +If you successfully cast a Speed spell +while one is already in effect on you, +the new spell will reset the time for +you--it will not have the effect of +quadrupling your agility. Obviously, +when you cast the Speed spell your +chance of hitting goes up accordingly +(Hedric had a 56% chance of hitting +with some weapon before casting the +spell, with 40% of that because of +his 20 agility. When he casts the +Speed spell on himself, his chance +will increase by 40% again, giving him +a 96% chance of hitting). + + POWER + + The Power spell may well be the +most powerful spell available to you, +and certainly the most uncertain. It +has no set effect, it's a call to the +Gods saying "Hey, do something!". What +they do will certainly differ from +place to place, and may even differ +from one moment to the next! It could +kill all of your enemies, teleport you +randomly somewhere else in the place +you are exploring, cause an earthquake +that buries you and your opponents +alive, or anything else you can and +cannot think of. + + + For all of these spells, it should +be pointed out that this is the way +they >> USUALLY << work out. In some +obscoure sections of the world spells +may not drop in ability every time you +use them, in other places spells may +not work at all! + + + RELATING WITH CITIZENS + + + There are two places you will be +encountering other people of Eamon, +on your adventures and at the Main +Hall of the Guild of Free Adventurers. + + At the Main Hall, you will be able +to communicate with the various people +there and do business. However, they +will not do you any real favors (except +possibly giving you good prices on +things if they like you), and you will +not be permitted to fight with anybody +there. Essentially, they will be +businessmen and women, out to relieve +you of some of your gold while helping +outfit you to go get more. + + On the other hand, during your +adventures outside of the Main Hall, +you will not be able to communicate +with most of the people you find. +Additionally, they will usually be +rather simple-minded--when meeting you +they will decide if they like you. If +they do like you, they will follow you +around and fight on your side during +any battles. If they don't like you, +they will try to kill you. These people +are rather set in their ways--once they +make up their mind about you they will +usually keep with their decisions, +unless you do something nasty such as +attack a friend, or you do something +especially nice, such as healing an +enemy. + + However, just because they do or +do not like you does not mean that they +will always fight to the bitter end. +Some people or things you encounter +will be less courageous (or smarter) +than others and will run from what they +view as a losing battle--both your +enemies and your friends. When someone +retreats they usually kick up a cloud +of dust so you cannot see which way +they ran, although they will always +only run out of exits that are really +there, and you can usually follow them. + + Once again, though, note that all +of the statements above were prefaced +by the word 'usually'. In some parts +of the world you may be able to work +quite well with others, give orders, +get ideas, even play games with them. +As always, the key word is flexibility. + + +HOW TO REALLY AND ACTUALLY PLAY EAMON + +(Never thought we'd get here, did you?) + + + To actually run EAMON on the Apple +II, you must first 'bootup' on the +diskette marked "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF +EAMON" or simply "EAMON MASTER DISK." +It must be in slot six, drive one-- +Eamon doesn't know how to handle any +others yet. + + After you are shown the title page +(which you can break out of early by +hitting the "ESC" key), you will be +almost ready to enter the Main Hall. +Simply follow directions (for the sake +of your mothers, if nothing else!). If +you are new to Eamon (or your character +was killed the last time he went out), +you will be directed to the man in +charge of new adventurers. He will show +you what the attributes of your new +character are, and let you read some +instructions that are stored on the +disk. If you have this manual, you +don't need to read his instructions. +Finally, you will be sent to the Main +Hall, where all old adventurers go +immediately from the Irishman. + + The Main Hall will serve as your +headquarters. You can buy spells there, +as well as weaponry and armour, you can +'check out' yourself and all your +attributes and abilities. You can also +keep some money with the banker there. +He gives no interest, but money in the +bank is safe if you're robbed on an +adventurer. (Of course, you can't use +it to ransom yourself out of a sticky +situation, either!). + + + GOING ON AN ADVENTURE + + Of course, the main purpose of the +Main Hall is as a place to leave from +to go on adventures. Most of your +exploits will be exploring caves and +old ruins, doing similar things as in +the popular Adventure games. However, +Eamon is wide enough to also have you +go to casinos and gamble your money +away, raise an army to fight invaders +(both from other countries and from +space!), or do just about any other +activity you can think of. + + Only one Eamon adventure will be +stored on a diskette. To go on an +adventure, work from the Main Hall as +directed, inserting the diskette with +the new adventure into the disk drive +at slot six, drive one at the proper +time. From then on, you're on your +own. (Notice: characters who do not +return from adventures are considered +dead. Thus, turning off the computer +in the midst of an adventure or halting +it by Ctrl-C or 'RESET' merely commits +suicide). + + To help your character get some +gold to equip himself properly and +gather a little bit of experience, one +adventure is included on the diskette-- +The Beginners Cave. It's a gentle +little romp through a set of caves +underground. I strongly advise that +you do send your new character through +this first. If he can't survive this, +there's no point in going out to the +dangerous places. (For more information +on The Beginners Cave, see the enclosed +sheet). + + + BUYING WEAPONS AND ARMOUR + + You will have 200 gold pieces when +you start a character, and hopefully +more after your adventures. One of +the most important things for you to +do with this gold is to buy weapons and +armour. Additionally, you may sometimes +want to sell a weapon, be it because +you have no need of it or because you +have reached the legal limit on weapon +ownership of four. + + Well, Marcos Cavelli owns a small +weaponry store in the Main Hall that +will do this for you. Marcos carries +five standard weapons--an axe, which +does 1D6 of damage and has a base price +of 25 gold pieces, a bow which does 1D6 +and has a base price of 40, a mace +which does 1D4 and has a base price of +20, a spear which does 1D5 and has a +base price of 25, and a sword which +does 1D8 and has a base price of 50. +For each weapon Marcos sells three +grades of quality--poor (with a weapon +complexity of -10%, but only half the +base price), medium (with a weapon +complexity of 0, at normal price), and +good (with a weapon complexity of 10%, +at double the base price). Furthermore, +the price you are given can vary from +one-third to three times the normal +price, depending upon how your charisma +and how Marcos feels about you. + + Marcos will also buy old weapons. +If it's of a type that he doesn't sell, +Marcos will pay an average of 100 gold +pieces for a weapon. If it is a weapon +from his stock, he will pay around 1/4 +the normal price. + + Marcos's base prices for armour are +50 gold pieces for a shield, 100 for +leather, 200 for chain mail, and 500 +for plate armour. He will also give +you a trade-in of your old armour at +its old price, subject to adjustment +for the way he feels about you. + + Marcos's credit terms, like all +of the businesses in the Hall, are very +simple--none. + + BUYING SPELLS + + Hokas Tokas, the local wizard in +the Main Hall, is willing to teach +anybody spells for a price. His base +prices for spells are: Power (100 gold +pieces), Heal (1000 gold pieces), Blast +(3000 gold pieces), and Speed (5000 +gold pieces). As with Marcos, Hokas +will adjust his prices for how much he +likes you, but he will never give +credit. But, however he may grumble, +he is a nice fellow and will never do +anything to you if you try to buy a +spell you can't afford, or try to buy +a spell twice. + + + THE BANKER + + Shylock McFenney, the local banker, +will open up an account with anybody. +He is absolutely trustworthy with the +funds you leave in his care, although +he does not give interest, nor does he +make loans. (He makes enough money +from adventurers who deposit money with +him and never come back.) + + + EXAMINING YOURSELF + + Unlike most things at the Hall, it +does not cost you anything to examine +your attributes. It is generally a +good idea to examine your attributes +last thing before leaving to go on an +adventure, and write them down--you +cannot examine yourself in the midst of +an adventure! + + + LEAVING THE UNIVERSE + + This is simply ending the game. +However, your character is stored on +the diskette, so he or she can be +called up again the next time you play. +You should only leave the system this +way--otherwise some disk files may be +destroyed, and your character will be +trapped forever in the horrible bit +bucket! + + + + That's really about all there is to +say about playing Eamon. Of course, the +best way to learn is by starting up a +character and running him through a few +adventures. One thing I would warn you +about--do not get too attached to any +character. Unfortunately, while wealth +and expertise come rather quickly in +this world, so does death. + + I am very interested in any and all +comments and suggestions on Eamon. I +am particularly interested in getting +copies of adventures that other people +create for Eamon. If you want to build +your own adventures, all of the tools I +used in creating the Beginner's Cave +should be on the master diskette. Feel +free to list and examine them to help +build your own. However, do not at all +be constrained by them, the theme of +Eamon is do what you want to with it. +Eamon hereby officially belongs to the +people who play games on computers, all +I ask is that you enjoy it. + + For comments, questions, new +adventures, or suggestions please write +to: + + Donald Brown + 407 Peery Parkway + Golden, CO 80401 + + + + + THE BEGINNER'S CAVE + + The Beginner's Cave has been set up +by the Warlord as a service to all Free +Adventurers, giving them a chance to +try their skills in a not-too-dangerous +setting. Let us all toast the Warlord +for restocking the cave daily! + + Only beginners are permitted in the +Cave. A beginner is someone who has no +armour expertise and who still has all +of the starting levels of weapon exper- +tise. You are permitted to carry in +only one weapon and any armour you +wish. You will not need torches as +there is sufficient light in all parts +of the Cave. A Knight Marshall (William +Misslefire) is on duty to be sure that +you do not break the rules (and to keep +you from doing something really stupid, +like entering the cave without any +weapon at all!). + + Once you are in the Cave, you will +give commands by entering verbs and +subjects, such as "GET STONE". If you +use a verb that the computer doesn't +understand, all verbs will be listed. +You must be very exact and use the +words that the computer knows. For +example, if you are carrying a DEAD +MONKEY and you say DROP MONKEY the +computer will not understand.(Sometimes +the computer does recognize more than +one word for an object, though). If you +want to repeat the last command given, +simply hit 'return' when asked for your +next command. + + A few commands you should know +about: + + N, S, E, W, U, D, NORTH, SOUTH, +EAST, WEST, UP, and DOWN all will move +you in the direction given. + + INVENTORY or "I" will list all of +the items you are currently carrying. + + READY brings a weapon into 'ready' +mode,meaning that it will be the weapon +used in an ATTACK command. + + GET picks up an object (not a mon- +ster!) from the floor. GET ALL gets all +objects there. If you get a weapon and +you have no weapon ready, it will ready +that weapon automatically. + + Other commands are either self- +explanatory or they are designed to +make you experiment. + + + To return to the main hall, you +must leave the cave (getting to the +Cave Entrance) and move North. Once you +have done so, Sam Slicker (the local +dealer for treasures and booty) will +pay you what they are worth (with the +price adjusted by your Charisma). You +will then be returned to the Main Hall. + + Of course, that is only if you +survive. If you died, remember that it +probably wasn't that great of a char- +acter anyway! + + NOTE: If you accidentally stop the +program while it is running, (such as +accidentally hitting 'reset'), you may +be able to continue by first getting +back into BASIC and then entering: + + ]POKE 51,0:GOTO 1000 + + + THE MINOTAUR'S LAIR + + The method of running the Minotaurs +Lair is roughly the same as it was in +the Beginners Cave. Of course, the mon- +sters and treasures and rooms are not +the same, and some of the verbs that +the computer recognizes are different, +and the Power spell may have different +results, but why quibble? + + A major difference now is the fact +that you will not know the way out. A +hint to adventurers:In cases like this, +your top priority should be finding a +way out and mapping the dungeon. Also, +only a real louse would not at least +try to find a good friend if he/she +knows one is in here. 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You are rudely awakened by the sector's supervising orb, who gives +instructions for your first day's assignment. + + " Attention Manhunter! There was an explosion + at Bellevue Hospital! Investigate. " + +Press ENTER when you are ready to proceed. (Note: In most situations, the +Spacebar will perform the same functions as ENTER.) Your character gets out of +bed and turns on the lights. He takes his Manhunter Assignment Device (MAD) +and turns it on. The computer reads "ALERT". Press ENTER. The computer +responds, "TRACKER has locked on Target. Location: Bellevue Hospital." Press +ENTER. + +The yellow target is the person you are currently tracking. Remember to always +watch where the targets go and what they do. When the computer is finished +tracking, you will receive a message. The computer reads, "Target signal lost. +Tracking terminated." Press ENTER. + +Select TRACKER again. After the target leaves the hospital, you will zoom out +to see the target as it travels on the city map. Press C to close the +computer. + +You are now viewing the travel map. Locations you are authorized to +investigate are indicated by a blinking square. Your current location is +indicated by an X. The blue/red circle is your marker. + +Trace the path of your target to investigate the locations he has visited. To +go to Bellevue Hospital, move the marker down until it hits the bottom of the +screen. The screen will flip to reveal the next portion of the map. You will +see Bellevue Hospital blinking. Position the marker over the hospital blinker. +Press ENTER to travel there. + +Now you are standing in front of Bellevue Hospital. Move your marker around +the screen to reveal various messages. Position the marker near the bottom of +the right wall and it will change into an arrow. Press ENTER. + +You are now standing where the target bombed the wall of the hospital. Press +ENTER to go inside. + +Position the marker over the toe of the corpse and press ENTER. Take note of +the victim's name (Reno Davis). You may press ENTER to back out of view. + +Next, position the marker over the corpse's face and press ENTER. Watch this +scene until the baby orbs attack your face. + +Note: You can avoid death by pressing ENTER to back out of this view just +before the orbs eat your face. + +After you die a message will be displayed. Press ENTER to return to the game. +You are now outside the hospital again. Press the TAB key to display you +inventory. Select MAD. Select INFO. Type: Reno Davis. Press ENTER. Select +EXIT. + +Select TRACKER. You may watch the target at the hospital again or press S to +skip ahead to watch you target's movements after departing the hospital. + +Watch the target travel through the city. The TRACKER will zoom in to Trinity +Church. After the target leaves the church, press C to close the computer. + +Move the marker down to the location of the Trinity Church. Press ENTER to +travel to the church. + +Position the marker over the front door of the church. Press ENTER. + +Position the marker over the matches and the marker changes into a hand. Press +ENTER to take a match. + +The marker changes into a match. Position the marker over a candle wick. Press +ENTER to light the candle. + +NOTE: Later in the game you will receive a clue on what you should do at this +location. + +Select MAD from your inventory. You will receive a message that the signal is +too weak. Maybe you should go outside to use it. Press ENTER to continue. Press +ENTER to back out of this scene. Press ENTER again to leave the church. + +Select MAD from inventory. Select TRACKER. + +Watch the church scene again or press S to skip. + +The TRACKER proceeds to a bar in North Brooklyn. Watch where the target goes +once he has entered the bar. When the target leaves, press C to close the +computer. + +Find North Brooklyn and travel to the bar. + +Position the marker over the door and press ENTER. + +Position the marker over the video game at the left side of the room and press +ENTER to play the game. You will be interrupted by an unfriendly group of bar +patrons. Watch the scene until it is your turn to throw the knives at the +bartender. The object is to land a knife between each of his fingers (four +total) without missing. Press ENTER to throw a knife. + +Throw a knife outside of the hand area. You will be thrown oustside. Go back +inside and position the marker over the knife table. Press ENTER. This time, +throw a knife and hit a finger. + +After you die, press ENTER to try again. Aim carefully, and you will soon be +successful. + +After winning the contest, watch carefully the signal that the bartender gives +you. This will prove useful later. + +Now that you have proved your skills to the thugs, you will be able to play the +video game undisturbed. + +Press ENTER to play the video game. Read the instructions. + +To move your character through the video game, use arrow keys (left, right, up +and down). + +Now you are on your own! Good luck on your adventure! + +Hint: Be sure to watch for clues as you play Manhunter. Many objects in + the game have symbolic significance, and may be useful for more than one + purpose. 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THROUGHOUT THE GAME, YOU WILL BE FINDING + THESE SPELL SCROLLS. SOME SPELLS YOU WILL NEVER NEED. SOME YOU MAY NEED TO + USE MORE THAN ONCE. YOU MUST WRITE THE ONES YOU NEED TO USE MORE THAN ONCE + IN YOUR SPELL BOOK. 'FWEEP' IS ONE OF THESE, SO: + +READ SCROLL, GNUSTO FWEEP, NE, NE, E, E, MEMORIZE FWEEP, FWEEP THE GATE, E + +---> YOU HAVE REACHED THE CASTLE. WHEN- EVER YOU FEEL HUNGRY OR THIRSTY, DRINK + THE WATER OR EAT THE BREAD. NOW DO THE FOLLOWING: + +READ BOOK, MEMORIZE FROTZ, FROTZ THE LAMP, S, S, E, S, OPEN DOOR, N, READ +WRITING, REMOVE BLOCK, E, GET SCROLL, READ SCROLL, GNUSTO EXEX, W, S, U, DROP +ALL, E, GET LIGHTED PORTRAIT, GET SCROLL, W, GET ALL, READ SCROLL, GNUSTO OZMOO, +N, N, E, MEMORIZE OZMOO, E, OZMOO ME, (WAIT FOR A COUPLE OF TURNS BY TYPING 'L' +OR 'I') + +---> YOU WILL NOW BE SACRIFICED, BUT THE OZMOO SPELL WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE! + NOW THEN: + + +D, OPEN SOUTH DOOR, S, GET ALL, N, W, W, S, CUT ROPE WITH DAGGER, OPEN BOX, GET +SCROLL, READ SCROLL, MELBOR ME, S, W, U, GET IN BED, SLEEP. + +---> YOU HAVE NOW PROTECTED YOURSELF (TO A DEGREE) AGAINST THE POWERFUL MAGIC OF + KRILL. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO AT LEAST FACE HIM AND USE THE POWERFUL KULCAD + SPELL... BUT MORE OF THAT LATER. AT THE MOMENT, YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO + THE DREAM YOU HAVE. NOTICE THE PRINESS WHO SEEMS TO HIDE A SCROLL IN THE + BEDPOST. WELL, WHEN YOU WAKE UP, YOU SHOULD TRY THE FOLLOWING: + +GET OUT OF BED, EXAMINE BEDPOST, PUSH BUTTON, GET SCROLL, READ SCROLL, GNUSTO +VAXUM, D, E, E, E, S, SE, MEMORIZE NITFOL, NITFOL TURTLE, MEMORIZE EXEX, EXEX +TURTLE + +---> NOW YOU HAVE ONE FAST MOVING TURTLE ON YOUR HANDS! BY THE WAY, IF YOU EVER + GET SLEEPY FROM HERE ON, JUST SAY "SLEEP". OK, NOW YOU WANT THE TURTLE TO + FOLLOW YOU, SO SAY + +"TURTLE, FOLLOW ME", NW, N, E, U, + +---> NOW YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE TURTLE THE FOLLOWING STRING OF COMMANDS AT ONCE... + + "TURTLE, SE, GET SCROLL, NW" + +---> YOU'VE GOT THE KULCAD SPELL! + +GET SCROLL, "TURTLE, STAY", D, W, N, N, N, N, FOLLOW TRACKS, REACH IN +HOLE, READ FRAYED SCROLL, N, MEMORIZE FWEEP, FWEEP THE GATE, N, GET SCROLL, READ +CRUMPLED SCROLL, S, W, W, W, W, W, U, MEMORIZE FWEEP, FWEEP THE EGG, KREBF +SHREDDED SCROLL, GET SCROLL, D, MEMORIZE VAXUM, E + +--> OK, NOW YOU SHOULD MESS AROUND IN THE HALLS OF MIRRORS UNTIL YOU SEE THE + ZORKING ADVENTURER. YOU SHOULD THEN: + +ZIFMIA THE ADVENTURER, VAXUM ADVENTURER, SHOW THE DAGGER TO THE ADVENTURER, (GO +EAST UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE GUARDED ROOM), POINT AT THE DOOR, N, "DROP ALL BUT +BREAD, JUG AND LAMP", GET MAP AND PENCIL, S, CLOSE DOOR. + +---> IT IS >VERY< IMPORTANT THAT THE THE ADVENTURER DOES NOT TAKE YOUR SPELL + BOOK OR YOUR BRITTLE SCROLL OR YOUR FRAYED SCROLL. IF HE HAS, YOU MUST + RESTART THE GAME AT THE LAST SAVED GAME (YOU HAVE BEEN PERIODICALLY SAVING + THE GAME, HAVEN'T YOU?) AND MAKE SURE YOU CLOSE THE DOOR TO THE ROOM SO HE + DOESN'T GET THOSE THREE ITEMS WHILE YOU ARE OFF DEFEATING THE GREAT + TERROR!! + +---> NOW THEN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IT MAPS THE STRANGE + TRANSLUCENT ROOMS YOU FIND BELOW THE DUNGEON. IF YOU NOTICED THE TUNNELS + CONNECTING THE ROOMS DOWN THERE, THEY WERE PERFECTLY ROUND AND MADE OF + CARBON. WELL, THIS MAGIC MAP CAN MAKE AND ERASE THESE MAGIC TUNNELS JUST BY + DRAWING AND ERASING LINES ON THE MAP!! BUT YOU ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF LINES + WORTH OF PENCIL LEFT, SO YOU HAVE TO USE IT WISELY! THE SCROLL YOU NEED TO + DEFEAT KRILL LIES IN THE ROOM MARKED P.... BUT SO DOES THE ULTIMATE EVIL + TERROR, WHO IS GUARDING IT. THE IDEA IS TO RELEASE THIS TERROR BY CREATING + A TUNNEL TO P, BUT TO TRAP THE TERROR IN OTHER ROOMS BEFORE IT GETS A + CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE TRANSLUCENT ROOMS AND JOIN FORCES WITH KRILL! 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CIGARETTES, E, E, BUY +TICKET, Q, DROP TICKET, LIFT BED, GET NEWSPAPER, READ NEWSPAPER, DROP NEWSPAPER, +N, GIVE 10 RUBLES, READ PAPER, W, S, W, GO TO HELL, SAY KOJA HISRIN, N, W, SHOOT +PRIEST (CROOKED GUY), E, S, N,(SAVE THE GAME HERE) LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT CIGARETTE, +N, N, E, S, W, GO BUILDING, GET LAMP, LIGHT LAMP, WITH CIGARETTE, DROP PILL, +DROP MATCHES, DROP CIGARETTES, OFF CIG, GET KEYS, E, S, S, S,UNLOCK GRATE, W, W, +W, GET NECKLACE, E, GET ROD, DROP NECKLACE, SAY XYZZY, E, N, S, W, W, GIVE 20 +RUBLES (MAYBE MORE TO GET THE STAFF), W, W, DROP PISTOL, GO IN, GET GOLD, S, +DROP GOLD, GET PISTOL, E, E, N, W, E, E, U, SHOOT REBEL, GET BAR, D, DROP BAR, +DROP PISTOL, D, W, W, W, GET ALL, E, DROP DIAMONDS, E, E, SAY HELLO, UNLOCK +TANK, DROP KEYS, GO TANK, GET ALL, U, E, E, ERASE BRIDGE, E, N, N, W, SAY KOJA +TARSIDAN, W, N, W, DROP ROD, W, GET SHOVEL, E, E, N, N, (SAVE THE GAME HERE) +PROBE N, N, PROBE E, E, PROBE E, E, PROBE N, N, PROBE N, N, PROBE E, E, PROBE N, +N, PROBE E, E, PROBE E, E, PROBE N, N, DROP STAFF, PROBE E, E, GET BULLET, W, +PROBE N, N, PROBE W, W, PROBE W, W, PROBE N, N, PROBE N, N, PROBE W, W, PROBE W, +W, PROBE W, W, PROBE N, N, PROBE N, N, CUT FENCE, SHOOT GUARD WITH RIFLE, PROBE +S, S, PROBE S, S, PROBE E, E, PROBE E, E, PROBE E, E, PROBE S, S, PROBE S, S, +PROBE E, E, PROBE E, E, PROBE S, S, GET STAFF, DROP RIFLE, DROP WIRECUTTERS, +PROBE S, S, PROBE W, W, PROBE W, W, PROBE S, S, PROBE W, W, PROBE S, S, PROBE S, +S, PROBE W, W, PROBE W,W, PROBE S, S, PROBE S, S, S, S, S, S, W, W, N, U, W, U, +SAY SUIRIS, E, GET EMERALD, E, DROP EMERALD, PUT OIL ON TRAP, OPEN TRAP,(SAVE +THE GAME HERE) U, E, GET BARS, N, S, W, D, W, W, D, DIG DIRT, D, S, E, ERASE +BRIDGE, E, E, DROP BARS, S, E, SMOKE GRASS, W, GET DEVICE, N, + + (THIS SHOULD BE THE GATE.I HAVE FOUND A BUG IN THE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO + OPEN THE GATE MORE EASILY:SAVE THE GAME,THEN RESUME THAT SAME GAME.) + +E, E, PUT DEVICE ON CANOPY, GO MIG, FLY + + -----==++> W-I-N <++==----- + +BROUGHT TO YOU BY.... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/karateka b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/karateka new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca9e5c00 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/karateka @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ + + [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] + [ ] + [ HOW TO WIN KARATEKA ] + [ ] + [ WRITTEN BY: ?SYNTAX ERROR ] + [ ] + [ <> T-MEN PRODUCTION <> ] + [ ] + [ ] + [ THE OUTPOST........312/441-6957 ] + [ THE SOUTH POLE.....312/677-7140 ] + [ APPLE MANOR........716/654-7663 ] + [ HOLLOW HILLS.......805/682-5148 ] + [ ] + [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] + + +THIS FILE IS WRITTEN IN ORDER TO TEACH YOU HOW TO WIN THE GAME +"KARATEKA," BY BR0DERBUND. + +UNLIKE AN ADVENTURE WALK THROUGH, YOU STILL HAVE TO LEARN THE MOVES. I +WILL EXPLAIN WHAT TO DO TO WIN THE GAME, AFTER THAT, IT IS UP TO YOU. + + +[:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] [:] + + +I CONSIDER THE GAME IN 3 LEVELS. THE FIRST LEVEL IS OUTSIDE OF THE +CASTLE, THE SECOND LEVEL IS INSIDE, AND THE THIRD IS UNDER THE FIRST +LEVEL. EACH LEVEL HAS ITS OWN GROUP OF FIGHTERS, ALTHOUGH THE THIRD +LEVEL IS SOMEWHAT INTERMIXED. + +YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETE MASTERY OF THE CONTROLS IN ORDER TO WIN THIS +GAME. IF YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR MAN, PRACTICE. IT IS NOT TOO +DIFFICULT, USING THE JOYSTICK OF COURSE. + + +LEVEL ONE +--------- + +WHEN YOU START THIS LEVEL, YOU HAVE JUST CLIMBED THE CASTLE AND YOU +ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF AN ENEMY. NOTICE THIS MAN'S HEAD. IT IS BY +THE HEAD, OR MASK, THAT EACH FIGHTER IS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE OTHER. + +AGAINST THESE FIGHTERS OF LEVEL ONE, THERE ARE TWO STRATEGIES YOU CAN +USE. + +1. KICK IN THE FOOT METHOD + + THIS METHOD IS ALMOST "CHEAP." THESE FIGHTERS WILL MOVE TOWARDS + YOU CONSTANTLY. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STAND BACK AND WHENEVER + THEY MOVE FOR- WARD, DO A DOWNWARD KICK THREE TIMES. IF YOU DO + THIS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF TIMES, THE MAN WILL DIE. YOU MIGHT + SUFFER A FEW BLOWS, BUT THAT IS NO PROBLEM. YOU WILL KILL ALL THE + GUARDS. + +2. BANZAI METHOD + THE OTHER STRATEGY YOU CAN USE ON THE FIRST LEVEL GUARDS IS THE SO + CALLED BANZAI METHOD. ALL YOU DO HERE IS PRESS BOTH BUTTONS ALL + THE TIME WHILE MOVING FORWARD. BY PRESSING BOTH BUTTONS, YOU WILL + BE KICK- ING AND PUNCHING RANDOMLY, THUS CONFUSING AND KILLING THE + GUARD. THIS METHOD WILL NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER LEVEL, I GUARANTEE + IT. + +HINTS: REMEMBER THAT THE FIRST LEVEL GUARD WILL ALWAYS BE MOVING +FORWARD. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BE REMEMBERING THAT HE WILL BE ON THE +WRONG FOOT FOR AN ATTACK. + +AFTER YOU KILL THE FIRST GUARD, RUN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THE INTER- NAL +DISPLAY, AN ENEMY GUARD WILL BEGIN TO RUN TO YOU. KEEP RUNNING WHEN +THE SCREEN SWITCHES BACK TO YOU. WHEN IT SWITCHES BACK TO THE GUARD, +AND THEN TO YOU, COUNT TO TWO AND LET UP. YOU WILL BE IN PERFECT +POSITION FOR AN ATTACK. + + + +LEVEL TWO +--------- + +(THE BIRD APPEARS IN THIS LEVEL. PLEASE SEE THE EXPLANATION OF THE +BIRD IN THE THIRD LEVEL) + + +NOTE THAT THE FIRST GUARD ENCOUNTERED IN THE SECOND LEVEL IS A FIRST +LEVEL GUARD! + +THIS LEVEL IS MUCH LIKE THE FIRST, EXCEPT THAT THE GUARDS DO NOT MOVE +FORWARD ALL THE TIME. THIS ELIMINATES THE "KICK IN THE FOOT" METHOD. +ALSO, THE BANZAI METHOD WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE THE GUARDS ARE OFTEN +WAITING FOR AN ATTACK. + +WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER A LEVEL TWO GUARD, HE WILL USUALLY, AFTER THE USUAL +TANGLE AND SEPERATION, BEGIN A KICKING SEQUENCE. BY SAYING THE "USUAL +TANGLE AND SEPERATION," I AM ALLUDING TO THE FACT THAT YOU WILL RUSH +UP TO HIM, FIGHT A BIT, AND THEN BACK OFF OR BE KNOCKED OFF. ANYWAY, +WHEN YOU SEPERATE, THE GUARD WILL DO SEVERAL 1-KICKS, AND THEN EITHER +MOVE FORWARD OR BEING DOING 3-KICKS. A 1-KICK IS A SINGLE KICK, WHILE +A 3-KICK IS A SERIES OF 3 KICKS. + +HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO: WHEN THE GUARD DOES A 1-KICK, AS SOON AS HIS +FOOR BEGINS TO RETREAT, MOVE FORWARD AND PUNCH. I USUALLY PREFER TO +PUNCH DOWNWARD IN THIS ATTACK, BUT IT IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. NOW, YOU +MIGHT BE ASKING WHAT IF HE IS DOING A 3-KICK AND I THINK IT IS A +1-KICK? THE ANSWER IS THAT YOU WILL GET KNOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. +KNOWING THAT THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES ARE 1-KICKS, YOU CAN EITHER WAIT +UNTIL HE BEGINS 3-KICKS OR JUST GUESS AND HOPE. IF YOU GUESS WRONG +AND THE BLOWS START FALLING, PULL OUT BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A BAD +POSITION TO KICK, YOUR LEGS ARE CROSSED, AND YOU CAN NOT BENEFIT OUT +OF A 1 FOR 4 TRADE OFF. + +IF THE GUARD BEGINS TO CHARGE AT YOU, THE KICK IN THE FOOT METHOD WILL +NOT ALWAYS WORK, MAINLY BECAUSE THE GUARD COMES AT YOU WITH A KICK +ALREADY GOING. WHAT YUO SHOULD DO HERE: + +1. HOPE HE IS DOING A 1-KICK AND GET KNOCKED BUT THE PUNCH HIM. + + OR-- + +2. PULL BACK QUICKLY, WAIT UNTIL HIS FOOT IS RELEASING, AND THEN GO +IN FOR THE KILL. + +IF YOU ARE LOSING THE FIGHT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THE SECOND METHOD. + + +THE FALLING GATE: + +WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF THE SECOND LEVEL, THERE IS A GATE. IF YOU +RUN OR WALK THROUGH THE GATE, IT FALLS ON YOU AND YOU DIE. ALWAYS. +THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. WALK VERY SLOWLY UP TO THE GATE AND GET RIGHT +NEXT TO IT. THEN QUICKLY MOVE FORWARD AND THE BACK. YOU MUST DO THIS +FAST OF YOU WILL DIE. THE GATE WILL THEN FALL, BUT, NOT ON YOU. AS +THE GATE BEGINS TO RISE, RUN INTO IT. NOTICE I SAID, RUN, NOT WALK. +YOU WILL LOSE A POINT EVERY TIME YOUR HEAD HITS THE GATE, BUT KEEP +RUNNING AND START EARLY SO YOU HAVE TIME. AS YOU RUN THROUGH THE +GATE, YOU GET TO THE THIRD LEVEL. + + +LEVEL THREE +----------- + +THE LEVEL THREE GUARDS ARE NOT STUPID AND ARE FAST. THEY WILL NOT +CHARGE FOOLISHLY TOWARDS YOU, AND WILL WAIT FOR THE KILL. ALSO AT +THIS POINT, YOU HAVE VERY FEW POINTS COMPARED TO THE GUARDS, SO BE +CAREFUL AND WATCH HOW MANY POINTS YOU HAVE. + +THE BASIC STRATEGY THAT I EMPLOY WHEN FIGHTING LEVEL THREE GUARDS IS +THIS: + +1. WAIT UNTIL THE START DOING KICKS. + +2. MOVE IN QUICKLY AND HIT THEM WITH A PUNCH, MAYBE TWO IF YOU ARE +LUCKY. IF THEY STAND THERE, KICK THEM, IF THEY MOVE BACK, THAT IS +FINE. YOU JUST INFLICTED 1 OR 2 POINTS ON THEM AT NO COST TO YOUR- +SELF. + +3. IF THEY INSIST ON FIGHTING, YOU BEST BET IS TO PUNCH. IN THE TIME +THAT IT TAKES TO GET A KICK GOING, THEY WILL PUNCH YOU AWAY. + +REMEMBER THAT IF ONE KICK NAILS YOU, MORE ARE COMING, TO GET OUT OF +THE WAY FAST. + + +THE BIRD: THE BIRD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KILL. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU GET +IT DOWN, IT BECOMES EASY. + +AFTER YOU HAVE KILLED 4 LEVEL 3 GUARDS, YOU WILL SUDDENLY GET A LARGE +AMOUNT OF POINTS. YOU WILL GET TO A BLOCKED DOOR IN FRONT OF YOU. + +WHEN YOU GO TO KICK IT IN, DO AN UPWARDS KICK. AS SOON AS THE DOOR +BREAKS IN, WAIT A MILLISECOND, AND THEN DO 2 MORE UP KICKS. THIS WILL +KNOCK THE BIRD BEFORE IT GETS A CHANCE ON YOU. + +FROM HERE ON, IT IS UP TO YOU. I PREFER KICKING THE BIRD AND IT IS +EASIEST WHEN IT IS ON THE TOP LEVEL. JUST WAIT UNTIL THE BIRD IS 1 +1/2 INCHES IN FRONT OF YOU, AND THEN KICK 3 TIMES. IF YOU GET IT +GOOD, IF NOT, TRY AGAIN. + + +AKIMA HIMSELF: HE REALLY IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER LEVEL 3 +GUARD. IGNORE THE FACT THAT HE APPEARS BIGGER AND CONCENTRATE ON +GETTING IN 1 OR 2 PUNCHES AFTER SOME KICKS. + +KILL HIM, RUN INTO THE ROOM WHERE THE PRINCESS IS STANDING. IF YOU +WALK, SHE KILLS YOU. JUST RUN RIGHT INTO HER. + + +ONE TECHNIQUE THAT I DID NOT MENTION IS SPAR FIGHTING. IN THIS +METHOD, JUST WAIT UNTIL HE IS NOT KICKING, JUMP UP AND PUNCH. THERE +IS A DELAYED REACTION, SO PULL BACK RIGHT AFTER YOU HAVE HIT THE +BUTTON. YOU MIGHT THINK YOU WILL NOT PUNCH, BUT YOU WILL AND USUALLY +HIT. SOMETIMES YOU WILL GET HIT BACK, BUT NOT ALWAYS. 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You must escape from Manannan, rescue your sister, and +take her back to Daventry in time, or the kingdom will suffer +further ruin and be destroyed, which we would not want to happen! + + Because King's Quest III is so large, actually smaller than +King's Quest II, but a bitch to map, it makes it very difficult +to explain step-by-step how to solve it, so I am going to help +you solve this adventure, but not really: I will provide the +information necessary to do so, but for those of you who do not +want to take the cheaters way out, you will only get the hints +that you need. + +Here we go................... + + +-------- +* NOTE * +-------- + + The following maps are the most "conceptual" maps that there +are: You may be at a poin and go south, when you go north to +return to the beginning, you will not return to the point you +started at, but instead to the left or right of the point. + +There is a wrap-around effect in the game and applies only to the +north/south borders. + + + + +* - Magical item which you may not possess while Manannan is + still in the house, unless you enjoy being killed! + +O - Ocean, which you can not swim across completely or defend + yourself against sharks! + +# - Non-accessable area which is between/in the cliffs, chasms, + walls, mountains, etc. + +You have exactly 30 minutes on the game clock in which to either +gather your stuff together and solve the adventure or return to +the house, stash the stuff under your bed(pay attention, clue #1) +and then wait for Manannan to blow off. + + ---Remember to ALWAYS put the wand back when you return home. +--| +| ---Remember to ALWAYS shut the trap door & move the book back. +| +| +|----------If you do not do this then Manannan will blow you into + cocaine dust. + + + + +Manannan's House - 1st Level +---------------------------- + + 8 6 + 2 | | + \1 -- 7 + | + 5 + | + 11 + | + 12 + | + 13 + + + +Manannan's House - 2nd Level +---------------------------- + + 3 4 + | / + 2 -- 10 + + + + + +Manannan's Laboratory +--------------------- + + 8 + | + | + 9 + + +"The World Below The Castle" +Greenwitch Village ! +-------------------- + _______ + / \ +E D 26 -- 25 12 24/23 -- 19 OOOOOOOOOOO +N E | | ######## | | | OOOOOOOOOOO +D S 27 -- 31 ######## 21 --- 20 OOOOOOOOOOO +L E | | ######## | | | OOOOOOOOOOO +E R 28-- 30 -- 13 ---- 14 --- 15 -- 16 -- 17 O +S T | | | | | OOOOOOOOOOO +S 29 -- 32 -- 33 ---- 22 --- 18 OOOOOOOOOOO + + + +Pirate Ship(U.S.S. Five O) +-------------------------- + + 42 -- 41 -- 43 + | + 44 -- 39 -- 40 + | + 37 -- 38 + + + +Ladder Tree(Robber's Home) +-------------------------- + + 34 -- Outside The House + | + 30 + + + +Bear's House +------------ + + 36 + | + 35 + + + + +Daventry! - The Beach/Mountain Scenario +--------------------------------------- + + 54 + | + 51 -- 52 -- 53 + | | + 49 -- 50 55 -- 56 + | | | + 47-48 57 + | | | + 45-46 | + \/ + Down Only to #58 + + + + +Daventry! - The Return Home .......... +-------------------------------------- + + 68 -- 67 -- 66 -- 65 + | | \ + 61 -- 62 ###### 64 + | ######### / + 60 ######## 63 + | / + 59 -- 58 + + + + + Just as a brief note, the majority, 99%, of these maps have +been drawn as an overhead/cross-section view, but I guess by now +you have seen that! + + In the following pages you will have the numeric key to the +above maps. To understand them you must be at least 10 years in +age and be able to read 3 syllable words. I will list the # of +the map location followed by the description of the location, and +then all the things that should be done on the screen. Now bear +in mind that you may have to complete certain conditions in order +to perform certain commands. + +Example: 666 - Satan's Party Hole + [1]Sacrafice virgin + [2]Get pitchfork + +Comprende !!??!! + + + + +Extra Hints: +[*][*][*][*] + +1] To poison the porridge, place the cookie in it. + +2] To get the cat fur: a)Hold cat + b)Get fur + +3] To stay safe during the journey to Daventry while on the + Pirate's ship, remain at the rear of the ship untill you reach + land. You have to figure it out from there. + +4] SAVE YOUR GAME FREQUENTLY!!!!! I used the following format +when I saved a game: 136/210 : Captn.Room : 1:26:23 + + This is the score I have : Location : Time used + +5] The eagle will drop the feather randomly, so GET IT ! + + +Before we continue let me just say I finished King's Quest III, +but did NOT have all the points, which I don't give a crap +about. I attribute the loss in points to the following: + +Failure to complete the folowing spells: +---------------------------------------- +Understanding the Language of creatures(10 pts) +Causing a deep sleep(10 pts) + +Failure to gain the following objects: +-------------------------------------- +Reptile skins +Acorns + +I needed the above two objects to complete the above two spells, +simple, isn't it! If you could leave e-mail to me, I would +appreciate it to soothe my desire for knowledge. + + + +Points not listed in Map/Tutorial +--------------------------------- + +Leaving the pirate ship and making it to Daventry(5 pts) +Evading abominable snowman(4 pts) +*Cat fur(1 pt) +*Eagle feather(2 pts) +Dropping fish powder(4 pts) +Poisoning Manannan with porridge(10 pts) + +IMPORTANT: When Manannan first appears, he will ask you to go do + something, DO IT, you get now points, but then you + won't get turned to cocaine either!! + + + + +Numerical key to the maps in the above: +--------------------------------------- + +1 - Starting place + +2 - Top of staircase + +3 - Manannan's bedroom + [1] Get pot(To humor Manannan) + [2] Open drawer(by mirror) + [a] Given *mirror(1 pt) + [3] Open dresser(right hand side) + [a] Given *Rose essence(1 pt) + [4] Move clothes + [a] Given *map(7 pts) + [5] Look top cabinet + [a] Given *key(3 pts) + +4 - Observatory + [1] Get *fly(1 pt) + +5 - Feed chickens(To humor Manannan) + [1] Get chicken + [2] Get *feather(1 pt) + +6 - Get broom(To humor Manannan) + [1] Get bowl(1 pt) + [2] Get spoon(1 pt) + [3] Get knife(1 pt) + [4] Get bread(1 pt) + [5] Get fruit(1 pt) + [6] Get mutton(1 pt) + +7 - Manannan's dinner room + [1] Get cup(1 pt) + +8 - Manannan's study + [1] Unlock cabinet + [a] Gives you *wand(4 pts) + [2] Move book + [3] Pull lever(5 pts) + [*] The stairs lead down into the lab. + +9 - Manannan's laboratory + [1] Get *powdered fish bone(1 pt) + [2] Get *nightshade juice(1 pt) + [3] Get *mandrake root powder(1 pt) + [4] Get *saffron(1 pt) + [5] Get *toad spittle(1 pt) + [6] Get *toadstool powder(1 pt) + [*] Toad cast spells you must "Turn to page 'x' " + [a] Where 'x' is the page the spell is located on. + [b] Spells are at the end of the tutorial. + [c] You gain ten(10 pts)points for every spell done. + +10 - Your bedroom + [1] Hide all + +11 - Winding Path (SAVE GAME FREQUENTLY) + +12 - Bottom of Path + +13 - End of path + +14 - Stores + [1] General Store + [a] Buy *leather pouch(1 pt) + [b] Buy *salt(1 pt) + [c] Buy *fish oil(1 pt) + [d] Buy *lard(1 pt) + [e] Pet Dog + [1]Gives you *dog hair(1 pt) + [2] Tavern + [a] Talk man + [b] Give coin(3 pts) + +15 - Docks + [1] Get water(1 pt) + +16 - Extension of docks + [1] Get on ship(2 pts) + +17 - End of docks + +18 - Beach at the docks + +19 - Beach + +20 - Stream + +21 - White trees with stream leading north + +22 - Trees on beach + [1] Get *mistletoe(1 pt) + +23 - Cave + [1] Dip feather in essence + [2] Fly towards cave entrance + [3] Enter cave + [4] Get *stone(3 pts) + +24 - Waterfall + [1] Get mud(1 pt) + +25 - Forest/desert + +26 - Medusa + [1] Enter the screen and face away from the way you entered + [2] Wave mirror when Medusa is VERY close to you(5 pts) + +27 - Curved desert basin + +28 - Desert with cattle bones + [1] Get *cactus(1 pt) + +29 - Crackled desert floor + +30 - Ladder Tree(Robbers Hideout) + [1] Place hand in tree(4 pts) + [2] Climb ladder + [3] Get off ladder(2 pts) + +31 - Large rock with trees + +32 - Tall tree + +33 - Bear's house + [1] Knock on door + [2] Walk over flowers + [3] Open door + +34 - Robber's house + [1] Get *purse(4 pts) + +35 - Bear's main room + [1] Get porridge(2 pts) + +36 - Bear's bedroom + [1] Open drawer + [2] Get *thimble(1 pt) + [*] Leave house and go into garden and fill thimble(1 pt) + +37 - Holding pen + [1] Drop crate(2 pts) + [2] Jump crate + [3] Jump crate + [4] Jump + +38 - Storage room + [1] Get crate(? pts) + +39 - Captain's room + [1] Open chest + [2] Get all(3 pts) + +40 - Store room + [1] Get shovel(1 pt) + +41 - Main Deck + +42 - Galley + +43 - Front of ship + [1] Dip feather in essence(5 pts) + +44 - Back of ship + +45 - Beach + +46 - Beach + +47 - Foot of mountain + +48 - Foot of mountain + +49 - Path to mountain + +50 - Path with waterfall + +51 - Mountain caps with snow + +52 - Path with cave at right + +53 - End of path and mountain + +54 - Abominabal snowman's house + +55 - Cliff and caves + +56 - Cliff path + +57 - Cliff path down + +58 - Old house + +59 - Old well + +60 - Gnome's house + +61 - Castel(left half) + [1] Open doors(4 pts) + +62 - Castle(right half) + +63 - Stairs + +64 - Stairs + +65 - Stairs + +66 - Cave entrance + + + +67 - Dragon + [1] Screen before(#66) rub ointment on body + [2] Stir brew with finger + [3] Cast storm spell(7 pts) + [4] Untie girl(3 pts) + [*] Take girl back to castle and you will win ! + + + + + \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ +That's all folks +/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ + + It took me about 10 hours to complete the thing and to map +it all out and put the above info in a descent order. I only got +169/210 points, and I have allready discussed why. + + I have only provided you with 80% of the solve. What I mean +by this is that you must perform certain actions before others +can obviously take place. I.e. You must open a brew to drink it, +unless you are a conehead, or on a more understandable basis, you +must have the key in order to open the wizard's safe. + + Well....have fun....live long.....and remember to save your +game frequently......and look for King's Quest IV !!!! + + + +Kloey Detect of Five O + +S p e c i a l T h a n k s T o: + + _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ + +Mr. Camaro +Xpax +The Magician + +EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO: +oooooooooooooooooooooooo + +Augie, Veronica, Ursula, Onika and SUPER DUCK +For listening to my problems! + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.vol.nums b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.vol.nums new file mode 100644 index 00000000..16e07cb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.vol.nums @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +_____Of Kings Quest III and volume numbers +_____A DBC (division of WBN) production + by Ar Zimrathon of Idea Systems 612/888-IDEA + also call the Tower 612/420-7811 HST 80mgs + +Thanks to Mr. Five (sometimes known as Mr. Jive -- see second version) for +sending me King's Quest III and thanks to the Unicorn for fucking it up before +it got here -- resulting in this file + +[If your Kings Quest III works you don't have to bother with this file] + +Sometimes there is a problem when you unpack Kings Quest III and other wares +that rely on volume numbers to work properly... A lot of people have unpacked +it incorrectly and then repacked it with-out checking it out... this time they +got burned since each side of kq3 needs to be formatted to the volume of its +corresponding side (side 4 needs to have a volume number of 4.) [one way it +gets screwed is if you didn't have your packer reformat the disk beforing +unpacking...the ware would have the old volume number] For now I'll just tell +you how to correct your DDDeluxe files...if you REALLY need to know how to do it +for other packers leave me mail on the Tower or Idea Systems. + +...Ok, with DDDeluxe Louis Roy decided to encode the volume number (don't ask me +why.) To fix it, boot up Block Warden (if you don't have it, get it) and +[F]ollow the file to be corrected (you'll have to do this any number of times +depending on how ever many sides are screwed.) You'll see the text "LouisRoy" +at the beginning... First, look at the two following bytes following the name, +if there are two @'s there ("LouisRoy@@"), skip this next section in brackets. +[if the next two bytes ARE hex $00 and $00, then change these two two bytes to +$40 and $40...this will make it compatible with version 4.2, making it possible +to format to different volumes.] Next, look at the two bytes that follow the two +@'s (the $40's) and simply replace these two bytes with their appropriate values +as found in the following chart. Finally, >SAVE IT< and unpack the corrected +code with version 4.2<<<< + + Side# Two bytes + ----- --------- + 1 00 08 + 2 00 04 + 3 00 0C + 4 00 02 + 5 00 0A + 6 00 06 + 7 00 0E + 8 00 01 + 9 00 09 +10 00 05 + +If you really don't care how it works you can stop reading... Below is the +technical shit... + +...Ok, this is how you figure out the hex version of volume you want: take the +desired volume number, convert it to an 8 digit binary number, split that number +into two nibbles (split the 8 digits into two groups of four digits each.) Take +each of those groups of 4 digits and flip them (like a 1010 becomes 0101.) Then +you take those digits and zero fill to the right for the left digit and zero +fill to the left for the right digit (if the converted groups were 0101 and 1011 +they would become 01010000 and 00001011.) Take these final two binary numbers +and convert them to hex, and voila, there's your DDDeluxe encoded volume number. + +In case you didn't follow that I'll go through a number... Say you wanted to +convert a file to volume number 76... + +1. decimal to binary: 76=01001100 +2. binary to 2 nibbles: 01001100=0100 and 1100 +3. flip the nibbles: 0100=0010 and 1100=0011 +4. zero fill the nibbles:0010=00100000 and 0011=00000011 +5. convert numbers to hex:00100000=$20 and 00000011=$03 +6. replace two bytes after the $40's to $20 and $03 + + +{{NOTE: if by the time you read this there is a more recent version of DDDeluxe +than 4.2, then this file MAY not apply to you}} + + -END- +# + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.walkthru b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.walkthru new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b4a22e13 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/kq3.walkthru @@ -0,0 +1,527 @@ +KING'S QUEST III + +Part 1 + +KING'S QUEST III starts a bit different than the first two. You begin a simple +slave. As always, keep the role in mind. This means you will have to think like +a slave and act accordingly. If you are to ever escape the wizard's evil +clutches, you will have to use stealth and guile. Keep your own counsel, and +don't get caught even thinking of escape! + +You begin at the entry of Manannan's abode. The wizard appears, and remarks that +you have been lax in handling the chores. Being who you are, you immediately +carry out all of his orders. You will need to carry out whatever task it is +(usually the kitchen), then, if it was something else, go to the kitchen, where +this walkthru begins. + +One more thing: I prefer a two save approach to such games. That is, I use one +as a miscellaneous save at the bottom for most of the little things. After a +scene has been thoroughly examined, I do a "normal save," such as: "AFTER ALL +SPELLS--0:30:27--62PTS." This way I find that I don't have a bunch of useless +saves that only add to the confusion. Good luck and happy Questing! + +You get the knife, spoon, bowl, fruit, mutton, and bread, then go south to the +dining room and get the cup. Head west and you're back at the entry. Now, up the +stairs and east. "Look" and you find yourself in your own pitiful bed chamber +and recall that Manannan never comes in here. "Drop All" and notice that it's a +safe hiding place. "Get All" then out into the hall (still in the same scene) +"Look" then "Look Behind Tapestry." Hmm, seems to be a threat! + +Go west and you are again at the head of the stairs. Oh, NO! It's him again! +What's this, he's leaving? Well, while the cat's away.... Go north and you find +yourself in the "Master Bedroom." Totally indecent in its opulence! Decadent in +the extreme when compared to the meager cot in your own room. (What if he comes +back?) You stop to admire the reflection in the mirror but are only reminded of +your lowly position. "Open Drawer" and you find a small mirror (keeping it for +yourself). Now what else might be useful? "Look in Closet" and sheesh what a +fancy wardrobe! Somehow you resist the temptation to wear such finery but "Look +Behind Clothes" and WOW! A map could be very useful, if you ever get out of this +place! Now "Get Map" and "Look at Map." Seems to be a rather unhelpful piece of +parchment, but who knows? Being cautious you "Close Closet" (pun not intended) +and "Look on Top of Closet." A key? Now what could that open? This could be +important so, of course, you take it with you. Then it's over to the dresser and +"Open Drawer" to find a vial of essence. Doesn't mean much but probably worth +more than the map and it, too, winds up in your seemingly bottomless pockets. + +Go south then up the stairs to the observatory. "Look Through Telescope" (So +That's his Secret!), then "Get Fly" (My you really are desperate, aren't you?), +and go all the way back downstairs, to the first floor. + +At the entry, go north to the study and "Open Cabinet" and VOILA! (Worry sets in +now, to get caught is to be -- well, let's not think about it!) You gather your +courage, and continue the search. Since anything could help, you "Look at Books" +and "Move Book." Now what? "Move Lever" and panic almost overcomes you! This has +got to be one of his biggest secrets! So that's why he doesn't want you in the +study alone! + +You tremble and shake but press on. After all, if he caught you now, well you +certainly would be on his bad side. Down those dark stairs you go, but extreme +caution is the word, as even something as silly as a cat on the stairs could +spell your doom! (This is the only place I've found where the cat is actually +dangerous.) + +Down and down again. Most certainly this is the dungeon, where he tortures his +victims and...no! Why, it's a laboratory! "Look" then "Look at Book" and hope +shines anew! You "Look at Shelf" and "Get" the six ingredients. An odd +combination of emotions begins to take hold of you now as you experience a +dreadful fear and hope at the same time. So close to freedom, yet so close to +the wrath of one of the most contemptible of all creatures, a slave owner! The +die is cast, there can be no turning back now. It's all or nothing and you know +it! You keep the goodies, and head back up those stairs. (Has he returned yet?) +Cautiously, you stick your head up into the study, half expecting a most +horrible confrontation. Surprised to find you're still alive and human, you +quickly close the trap door, replace the book and return the wand to the +cabinet. You go south twice, and find yourself outside. Ah, the chickens! You +"Open Gate" and "Get Chicken Feather." Knowing that you need to know more about +Llewdor before making good your escape from the tyrant, you head down the +mountain. (Be sure to save your game first!) + +The trail down the mountain is treacherous, but make it you do. (The bottom of +the mountain is a good place for the miscellaneous save.) Once at the bottom, +head west, then west again, desert country -- what? That was quick! Oh well, +"restore game." (You did save it at the bottom of the mountain, didn't you?) + +From the bottom of the mountain, you go west and stop long enough to get ready +to "Show Mirror to Medusa," then west again and turn around. (Where is she?) You +sense her approach and Got her!! Perseus would be proud! But you aren't +here to do battle, you are on a scouting mission. So you decide to move on +quickly. After all, stealth and guile are important, but so is time! + + KING'S QUEST III + Part 2 + +You head south and spot a nice cactus by the rock, "Get Cactus" and further +south (nothing here), south again and "Get Snake Skin." Go east and there's an +eagle! As the eagle flies by, he drops a tail feather, so you "Get Feather" and +go east again. + +The scenery here is just lovely. So much prettier than the desert that you tend +to linger. (Sierra's famous "if it's slow, it's important".) You take in the +lovely scene and notice the mud along the river. "Get Mud" and continue east. +(If you are really tempted to try the cave, save game first!) + +From the cave you head east once more to find a coast line. Hmm. Can't go any +further this way. You go north along the coast and "Get Water." Not much around +here so, north again. Aha! Now this is more like it! Looks like civilization, so +up the ladder and west. + +Decisions, decisions! Okay, you try the bar. Nothing much here, no action at all +as a matter of fact. (Unless you try to "Kiss Barmaid!") So it's off to the +store. Finding that you can't buy anything without money, you pet the dog (he's +irresistible) and leave. + +Outside you take the easiest route -- south. Here you find stunted trees, but on +closer inspection, there's a sprig of mistletoe. (Now where *is* that barmaid?) +You "Get Mistletoe" and head west. + +Why this is right out of a fairy tale! After making sure there is no one home, +you boldly break into the house. Looking around, you don't find much, so it's +upstairs for some real searching. The beds look comfortable, but you have no +time to nap. "Open drawer," and a shiny, silver thimble is there. You "Take +Thimble" and take your leave. + +Downstairs again, you can't help but feel there is something missing. Must be +your imagination, so outside and "Look at Flowers" because they are so pretty. +You "Get Dew" and go west again. + +Nothing here, so it's north. Here you find nuts, but none to suit your needs. +Hmm, could be some in that hole though, so you "Reach in Hole," and nah. It +couldn't happen twice in one man's lifetime. (Better save game since this is +unpredictable!) You climb the ladder only to find the original robber's roost! +But since he is asleep, you do what you must, and steal from him. (It's only +fair.) After you have the purse, you don't even wait to get away, you count the +coins, eight of them! With this much money, you know what to do! You look at the +map, point to the village and -- WHOOSH! Back to the store. What a way to +travel! You re-enter the store, "Look at Shelf," and buy the four items that +seem most important to you. These items are salt, lard, fish oil, and an empty +pouch. + +Suddenly you are almost overcome with fear! The wizard! He could be home by now! +You look at the map again and point at the top of the mountain, and -- WHOOSH! +Nope! It didn't work. Oh well, you sigh and start up that long, dangerous path. +(Don't forget to save your game first!) + + At the top of the mountain, the fear is the worst! What if he is back? What +will you do if he's waiting just inside the door? You open the door and the +coast is clear! Better get rid of all this stuff! Upstairs, and east to your own +little room. You drop all and hide it way underneath the bed. Now if only he +doesn't come in here! Oooopps! Better get some of that food, he's always hungry +whenever he returns. You "Get Fruit" and start downstairs. You worry and fret; +but when he does return, he doesn't seem the least suspicious. Just hungry, the +self-centered lout! Being a slave and all does have its drawbacks. Not only do +you have to fetch his meals, you are expected to stand there and watch! The man +has absolutely no class. But you stand there in case he wants something else. +Such is the lot of a simple slave. They way he eats, it's too bad it isn't +poison! + +After belching loudly, he takes his leave, and not even thanks! Ah, to heck with +him! You think for a minute, he always takes a nap after he eats like that. Hmm! +And then you can get back to plotting the escape! But not before, you caution +yourself, since it is far too risky with him about, And you almost got caught +coming back up the mountain! + +You go back upstairs, waiting in front of his bedroom. When he does take a nap, +you'll want to know. And there he is. Don't disturb him? You wouldn't even dream +of it! Now, quickly you go to the east, to your own room. Wait, there's the cat. +You "Get Cat" and "Get Cat Hair," then into the bedroom and "Get All." + +You try to calm yourself, but still you race back to the stairs and down. You go +into the study, and with trembling hands, open the cabinet. Taking the wand, you +close the cabinet and go to the bookcase. Taking a deep breath, you open the +trap door and carefully go down those dark and dangerous stairs. + +The laboratory brings back the fear, but you calm yourself and go to the table. +The ancient book calls to you. This is where the hope is! Slowly you "Open Book +to Page II." The room begins to glow and strange music plays. Shivers run +through your body, but you are as if transfixed. You read from the book (the +handbook not the disk) and follow the steps most carefully. (Except step II must +be: "Put the dog fur in the bowl" since you have both.) The last of the +incantation is read, and you wave the magic wand. Whew! Success! + +Since that one worked, another is called for, so you return to the book and +"Open Book to Page IV" and follow directions exactly! Again you complete the +spell and hope gives you strength. You decide on just one more for now, where +was that spell? Transforming another into a cat! That's it! + +Once more you go to the book and "Open Book to Page XXV." The odd colored lights +again return, and the music starts anew. With shaking hands and strained nerves +you begin the spell. Carefully you follow directions, but is it right? Tension +builds, and builds still more. The longer you work at it the more you shake, +until at last! You wave the magic wand and Ahh.... + +Strained to the breaking you realize that at last you have the means to +eliminate the evil, old Manannan forever! Then you realize that you have lost +all track of time. When will he awaken? Has he already finished his nap? No, +plenty of time. + +Looking at the cookie it occurs to you that it's going to be tougher than you +thought to get him to eat the disgusting cookie. Somehow it will have to be +disguised. But how? You try to "Put Cookie into Bread," but that doesn't work. +Hmm. Have to think of something. + +KING'S QUEST III +Part 3 + +You look at the map, and readily see that there isn't much that you have yet to +see. You point to the bottom of the mountain and WHOOSH! Yes, this is the bottom +of the mountain, so east. Ah, there's that cave again. Not much left then, so +it's east once more and -- nope. Just more coastline. Hmm, back to the west. + +Go north and you are again facing the mysterious cave. Let's see, how do you +pass a spider web that size? You don't want to chance it so, "Dip Eagle Feather +in Essence" and fly into the cave. Navigation seems a bit odd as an eagle. Hard +to control where you go. Hey! Spider alert! As you get close to the spider, +something comes over you and it's curtains for the spider. + +As the spell wears off you notice that the web has been torn to shreds. You +oh-so-cautiously enter the cave, and a presence causes you to freeze. What is +this place? There in front of your eyes appears an oracle. It seems she knows +you! More than that, she also knows who you really are. As you gaze into the +vision she creates, it is revealed to you that there is another whose fate is +far worse than yours. Not only that, but it is your duty to go to their aid! How +are you ever going to manage? + +They say it's always darkest before the dawn. You gird yourself and go forth. +But how can one such as yourself be of any aid to one such as that? And in a +land far, far away! + +The spells! You realize that your only hope is to be rid of the tyrant wizard +(which you had in mind anyway) and finish the spells. In order to finish the +spells, you still need three dried acorns. Where might they be found? The desert +is dry, but nothing grows there except cactus. Perhaps near the desert? You head +west and cross the stream, but what's this? You overhear two birds discussing, +of all things, YOU! Further west and two squirrels seem to have the same thing +on their minds. Seems like you are the prime topic in all of Llewdor. The +conversation is only moderately interesting, but it seems to clear your senses, +for insight strikes. The thing that was missing! That fairy tale cottage! You +hurry off, to the north twice, then east. Yes, it is the house of the Three +Bears, and there they go now! As soon as they leave, you enter the house. There +on the table is the thing that bothered you so when last you visited, simply +because it should have been there. Porridge! What an ideal way to hide the +cookie! You "Get Porridge" and exit quickly. (Those bears may no longer have a +sense of humor!) + +Outside the house you continue the search for the acorns. Nothing here, so west +again. Nope. Nothing but a couple of noisy squirrels. Argh! And two nasty +bandits! They assault you severely, hit you right on top of the head, and steal +everything! + +At least you know where the hideout is, so north you go. And there it is! Wait a +second. You pause long enough to search those nuts just one more time. Lo, and +behold! You find three dried acorns. You "Get Acorns" and "Reach in Hole." (Save +the game.) The ladder appears again so up you go. + +Quietly you enter, finding the thief sound asleep. Carefully you approach the +table and nab the purse. Now, where is the rest of it? You spot a bin in the +corner that you hadn't noticed before. You "Open Bin" and "Look in Bin", there +it all is! Quickly, you abandon the tree house, climb down the rope and run to +the east. Even here you don't stop, you feel like just running forever. Almost +blindly you head north where the treacherous mountain path brings you up short. +You know that you can't risk hurrying up that trail. Maybe they aren't +following. You can't help yourself, you simply HAVE to know. Carefully, you take +inventory, even to counting the coins in the purse. What's this? There's eight +coins! But that's more than...oh, well. + +That path, hmm. There should be an easier way. Wait! Why walk? You "Dip Eagle +Feather in Essence" and take to the air. Not only is this a lot safer, it's FUN! +At the top of the mountain, you say the magic words, and look for a safe place +to land. Oops, right in the middle of the chicken coop! Any landing that you +walk away from is a good one! You "Open Gate" and head for the house, "Open +Door" and hurry to the study. Yup, you left the trap door open, and the wand! +Got to put that back, too! You're too close to freedom to let a little mistake +ruin it all. So you "Open Cabinet," "Move Lever," and "Move Book". There that's +better. Now it's back to the entry and up the stairs. + +You go to your room, and "Put Cookie in Porridge" and when you "Look at +Porridge" you relax for a moment. It will work! It HAS to work! You "Drop All" +and "Get Porridge" and it's off to the dining room. Patience is an asset to a +slave, but was never one of your virtues. As a matter of fact it's all you can +do to keep from dancing from one foot to the other. But wait you must. You have +time on your hands for a short time, but it seems an eternity! You reflect on +the danger ahead and the task set before you. Desperately you try thinking of +anything but the porridge and the waking wizard! + +There he is now! Somehow you calm yourself so as not to give any clue that +something is amiss. Now, go to the kitchen, must make it appear that you are +preparing a normal meal. You can't control yourself, you turn right around and +return to the dining room. You "Feed Wizard" and anxiously watch his every bite. +He eats, and eats, and "Ding-dong, the witch is dead..." or something like that! +Hooray! + +Up the stairs, and back to your bedroom again. (For the last time!) You "Get +All" and go back to the stairs, then down to the study. You get the wand and +open the trap door and cautiously go down to the laboratory. You feel a sense of +exultation, but also a sense of purpose. You are almost driven to complete the +spells, because, after all, she is your sister. Going to the table, you open the +book to the proper page, and begin to tremble anew as the lights play tricks and +the weird music starts to play. Hope carries you as you patiently carry out the +instructions for the spell to teleport at random. Each step is completed in +accordance with the book, you recite the verse, and wave the wand. Again you +find success, and again you go to the book. Only three spells left, and the +powers of the wizard are yours! + +You open the book again, this time to the spell marked Deep Sleep. This one +seems to be a bit harder. The trembling is more pronounced. You get the feeling +that you aren't going to make it, the words on the page begin to blur. But +finally it's over and you have still another spell to call your own. + +The last two are certain to be tough! Again you open the book, now to page +LXXIV. The music causes tension, the strain is great. The spell is very +exacting, but so were the others. This spell, and the next come hard, but in the +end they are yours. At last you are, in truth, a wizard in your own right! + +The feeling of power is intoxicating! POWER! What a feeling! With this much +power, what could not be done? Why, perhaps you should put the cat/wizard to +sleep forever? No, have him teleporting at random for the rest of eternity! +Slowly, you come back to your senses. The wizard is already suffering his fate. +To do more would be to become as he was. No, you realize that you have been +called to a higher purpose. You must save your sister and the kingdom of your +parents. You wonder what they must be like. + + +KING'S QUEST III +Part 4 + +Transportation will be a problem. To know this is to know that the tiny village +is the only hope. You look at the map and point to it. WHOOSH! And here you are. +You feel that already you have become used to such methods of travel. It all +seems so natural. Barely hesitating, you go into the bar, find three sailors and +try to strike up a conversation. Aha! That's just exactly what you do want. +Money is no object, so you "Give Gold to Captain." + +Why the louse! Such poor manners! Grabbed all of your gold, and left without so +much as "glad to have you." (Maybe he would like to be a cat?) No, that's bad +thinking. No time to scold yourself though, so it's off you go for a long walk +out on the pier. And this must be the ship. Yes, there's the captain now, and he +seems anxious to get you aboard. That gangway looks a bit tricky, but you are +becoming used to such narrow walks. + +As you step aboard, you get the feeling that something is wrong. But what could +it be? Why these men aren't sailors! They're PIRATES! Before you can even manage +a simple spell, they grab all of your possessions and throw you rudely into the +hold. + +What a predicament! A short time ago you felt as if you were all-powerful, now +you couldn't feel more powerless! You look around and find that there is a +ladder just above you but just out of reach. You go east and look some more. +There! That small box will surely do. You "Get Box" and go back to the west, +"Drop Box," and "Jump on Box." Yes, it will work! You "Jump on Box" again and +the "Jump" to the ladder. + +Cautiously, you stick your head up out of the hold, then climb right up from +there. Hmmm, this seems to be the captain's quarters. You go west and "Open +Chest" then "Look in Chest." Quickly you take your leave, lest you be caught and +the possessions taken from you again -- or worse! + +At the ladder you face another tough decision. Up, or further east? Not down, +you know what is down there. Wait a second, what about the map? You "Look at +Map," only to discover water all around. Well, that, at least, figures. Hmm, how +far to Daventry? How soon will you return to the land of your birth? + +Time is wasting and you decide to chance a look at the upper deck, so it's up +the ladder. As long as you're climbing, might as well go all the way, so up +still higher. Nothing but the crow's nest, and it looks like a dangerous climb. +Down you go, and back to the quarter deck. Might as well see what's at the back +of the ship. West and into the galley. DRAT! The cook has seen you! You find +yourself thrown back into the hold with a loss of, among other things, your +dignity. + +You ponder a moment. What should you do? Since they seem not to have noticed how +you left the hold before, why not try it again? Up the ladder, (carefully) and +peek out slowly. No one around so...Nah, they wouldn't put your things in the +same place. Nothing better to do, so west you go and into the captain's +quarter's once more. The chest is still open, so you look in the chest, and beat +it fast! Sure enough! They DID put it all in the same chest! + +Not wanting to risk going up top side again, you decide to go east. A quick look +around doesn't show much, but here's a shovel so "Get Shovel" and scoot back to +the west. Kinda risky around here. What you really need is a place to hide out +and just think. Of course, the hold is the safest place to be right now! So back +down into that dark, dank hold. + +You spend some time just thinking about the problem, pacing back and forth like +a caged animal. As a matter of fact you begin to feel just like those mice. +Except not quite so talkative. What are they chattering about, anyway? A +treasure? Five steps east of a lone palm tree? Yeah, well it won't do you any +good here! Got to think of a way out. + +You look at the map again, noting that the ship is considerably closer to +Daventry. You'll need a plan before long. What about the storm spell? No, that +could sink the ship and you right along with it! Hmm. Suddenly it strikes you +just as surely as a bolt from a thundercloud! Of course, the sleep spell! + +"Land Ho!" A cry comes from high above. Soon, very soon, but the timing will be +important. You are sure that you must wait until the anchor is dropped, but +equally important is everyone must still be aboard. Another cry from above. +"Drop Anchor!" You pour the sleep powder on the floor, and recite the verse. +Quiet falls all around. even the mice are stilled. As if the slightest sound +would break the spell, you slip back up the ladder and out on the main deck. You +"Look for land" and see mountains in the north and land to the east. Cautiously, +you step off the deck and into the water. Not the best dive you ever made, but +you're in the water. East is land so east you swim, only to find the horror of +the sea bearing down on you. You give your best impression ever of Johnny +Weismuller! Whew! That was CLOSE! + +The trials you've seen! At last you are free from worry. The wizard will bother +no one ever again, the pirates are caught in the sleep spell, and you have come +at last to the land of your birth. It would be so nice to just lie here in the +sun for awhile. No, that won't do. You still have a sister in the gravest of +danger; and from what the oracle said, the Kingdom itself is in deep trouble. +It's on your feet, and off to the east. + +Huh? It's the captain! He escaped the sleep spell! You deftly dodge him by going +north. Something about that beach bothers you though. Wasn't that a lone palm +tree in the sand? You step back to the south and find that he is gone. Over to +the tree and take a close look. Yes, it is a palm tree, but can mice be +believed? Only one way to find out, so stepping slowly you count: One, two, +three, four, five, and "Dig." + +Eureka! Why there's a King's Ransom here! You wonder if you should rebury it, or +try to drag it along. How much farther? What the heck, with what you are already +packing, it hardly makes a difference. You grab the chest and move off to the +north. + +Yes, the trail does look tough, and no way to get there from here. East, and the +trail begins. A step or two north, around that sharp corner, and back again to +the west. You stop at the base of the Horse Head Rock, and scale the very face +of it. No, this isn't nearly as bad as the trail from the wizard's. East, +following the trail as it winds around to the north, then east to a lovely +waterfall. + +Growing weary of the climb, you decide on a shortcut. You "Dip Fly Wings in +Essence" and fly right up to the top of the waterfall. Following the trail east, +you see a cave in the distance. No, you decide to press on. No more side trips, +no more distractions. + +Further east and the trail seems to go in all directions, and a big footed foe +comes up behind you! He seems to be a bit confused, and heads back to where he +came from. The impulse to buzz around leaves you, and you land on the path to +the south. Deciding it to be as good a direction as any, you take that path, +only to find yourself scaling an almost vertical cliff! + +KING'S QUEST III + +Part 5 + +Slowly, just as slowly as you can, you climb down. You feel carefully for hand +holds and any possible loose stone or ice. Straight down, until you feel a ledge +and carefully let it take your weight. Whew, glad that's over with. Looking +around, you realize that it hasn't even begun! Staying close to the cliff wall, +you carefully move to the west. It looks spooky, but you enter the cave. + +DARK! You fear that you will become lost in the maze, but you come at last to +the far side. This isn't an improvement at all. Moving out to the end of the +ledge, you begin scaling down again. No point in trying for the closer ledge, +what you want is to get to the bottom. Slowly you move down, til at about the +midpoint you fail to find a foothold. You move to the west a bit and then down +even more. At last you feel the ledge below you, only to find that the dark +caverns are to be risked again. + +Entering the cave again brings you out on the west side of the cliff base. It +looks like you are trapped, but you dare to risk the long climb back up. Moving +a few steps to the east, you begin the climb. You begin to tire, and more than a +little fear arises within you. On you go until you gain the center ledge. This +has got to be the way out! You enter the cave; and at last! Finally you are back +on the path. + + You follow the path east, and east again. The mountain scenery is very +beautiful, and you begin to feel relaxed, almost carefree. You are lulled into a +state of recklessness! + +The path turns south, and you follow it blindly, right off the mountain! +Actually, it's more like a large hill for you get more of a bruised ego than +anything else. You pick yourself up and have a look. That looks more like a +tunnel than a cave, and that looks as if it's a stairway! + +Into the hole you go, somewhat more aware now of where you place your feet. Up +the old stairway you go. A sense of ancient times pervades this dark place. Up +to a landing, and up again. Out into the daylight and warm mists surround you. + +Why is it so dreadfully warm? Perhaps dabbling with the mantic arts has given +you a sixth sense, or maybe it comes naturally. You have a feeling that danger +is near, and you "Rub Ointment on Self," before going further west. + +The Dragon! Your instincts have proved themselves. The dragon doesn't see you as +you "Stir Storm Brew With Finger." With great care you utter the words that so +long ago were memorized in haste. The storm appears and rages on! The dragon is +struck, and down he falls! As the storm subsides, and the ointment wears off, +the struggling girl captures your attention. You talk to her, trying to calm +her, but she only screams, "Untie me!" You untie Rosella, explaining your +relationship. The doubt shows plainly on her face, but she agrees to follow you. + +Rosella follows you east and down the stairs, and out into the daylight again. +Go west, and you come to place that looks to be under siege! The well has been +filled with stones, and that trench seems to run on forever. What purpose can +that great stone wall serve? Go north, and at least there appears to be some +sort of civilization. There is even a castle in the distance. The gnome greets +you and calls you by name. Obviously, you are home at last! The gnome seems to +know the way, so you follow him toward the castle. What kind of kingdom has a +plank in place of a drawbridge? That plank more than anything tells the dire +circumstances of this land. Somehow, this is not the home you had expected to +return to. A sadness comes over you as you cross that moat, and even the rich +entry of the castle does little to dispel your gloom. + +You turn at the end of the hall and try to guess how the throne room and your +parents might look, and sadly walk the last short leg of your long journey. A +nervousness comes over you. Can this truly be home? Will they know me? Questions +come quickly to the mind, but there is no time for answers. + +As one, you and Rosella enter the throne room of Daventry and no doubt can +remain. This is HOME! It could not be otherwise. Hugs and kisses, and more of +the same! A tear comes to your eye as the King tells of his pride in both of +you. He explains of the once magic mirror, and before your eyes it clears! + +The moment could not be more perfect. You could not feel any greater joy, or so +you thought. King Graham brings out his old adventurer's cap and flings it +toward you. What an honor, to wear the cap of the King himself. You reach to +catch it, but what's this? Rosella, too, must think it an honor, for her hand +goes up as well. + +In that moment, time seems to stop. Revelation strikes you. There are no +endings, only beginnings. When life brings you to an apparent ending, it is just +life and adventure beginning anew. 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AT LEAST GIVE HIM SOME MONEY; THAT MAY BE +ENOUGH TO SURVIVE. + +THE IDEAL PARTY COMPOSITION WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT IN L OF L IS +THREE FIGHTER TYPES AND THREE BISHOPS! YOU WILL NEED ALL THE +KATINO'S AND DIOS'S YOU CAN MUSTER TO SURVIVE YOUR FIRST FEW +EXPEDITIONS. ONCE YOU HAVE A FEW CHARACTERS UP AROUND THIRD +LEVEL, THE REST WILL HAVE A CHANCE. + +SOME CHEATS TO SPEED THINGS UP: L OF L DOES NOT PREVENT YOU FROM +TRANSFERRING CHARACTERS IN AND OUT; JUST NEW ONES NEED TO UNDERGO +THE RITE OF PASSAGE. MAGIC ITEMS ARE NOT TRANSFERRABLE (DIFFERENT +CODING), BUT GOLD IS. THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN HAVE A CHARACTER +UNDERGO THE RITE OF PASSAGE, TRANSFER IT TO WIZARDRY I OR II, GET +BUNDLES OF GOLD, AND TRANSFER IT BACK. THERE'S NOT AS MUCH TO +BUY, BUT IT'S A START. ALSO, IF THE CHARACTER IS A BISHOP, YOU +CAN TURN IT INTO A SUPERBISHOP IN WIZARDRY 1, THEN SEND HIM/HER +BACK TO L OF L WITH FULL ABILITIES! + +LET'S SEE, YOU'VE GOT YOUR PARTY WITH THREE FIGHTER TYPES +(FIGHTERS, LORDS, SAMURAI, OR NINJA -- OR CONCEIVABLY A THIEF) +AND THREE BISHOPS. A QUICK, BUT DANGEROUS, WAY TO GET EXPERIENCE +IS TO TAKE ON THE MOAT MONSTERS AT THE DARK FORTRESS. BY ALL +MEANS, USE KATINO (ONE PER ROUND) ON THEM, AND BE READY TO HEAL +DURING MELEE; THEY HIT HARD! + +INTERESTING FEATURES OF LEVEL 1: THE ROOM YOU START OUT IN HAS +TWO OBVIOUS DOORS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO SECRET DOORS (NEXT TO THE +OBVIOUS ONES); EACH OPENS ON A SANDY BEACH WITH AN ISLAND VISIBLE +IN THE DISTANCE. THE ISLAND IS IN THE NE CORNER OF THE 8-SQUARE +LAKE (6E-7E,6N-7N), BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT AT +THE MOMENT, SINCE THERE'S A LAKE IN YOUR WAY ("YOU'RE AT THE +WATER'S EDGE; GO BACK OR YOU'LL DROWN!"; YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY +PUSHED BACK WHEN YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE). + +UNTIL YOU'RE READY FOR THE ISLAND, YOUR BEST BET IS TO INITIALLY +GO EAST. YOU FIND A 20' LONG CORRIDOR, ENDING IN A DOOR ON THE +SOUTH. WHEN YOU GET TO IT, YOU SEE A SIGN READING "BARRACKS"; +IRRELEVANT, EXCEPT TO TELL YOU YOU'RE GOING THE RIGHT WAY. KICK +THE DOOR, TURN EAST, KICK THE DOOR, TURN SOUTH, KICK THE DOOR, +TURN WEST, KICK, KICK. AH HA! ANOTHER MESSAGE! THIS TIME, YOU'RE +AT A DARK FORTRESS; "BEWARE OF MOAT MONSTERS", SAYETH THE SIGN. +INDEED, BEWARE. YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE TWO OR THREE ENCOUNTERS +WITH MOAT MONSTERS, THE TOUGHEST (AND BEST EXPERIENCE) CRITTERS +ON LEVEL 1. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO BUILD UP INITIAL EXPERIENCE; +YOU DON'T WANT TO TRY LEVEL 2 UNTIL YOU'RE AT LEAST 3RD, AND +PREFERABLY 4TH OR 5TH, LEVEL (BE AT LEAST 3RD EVEN IF YOU BRING A +SUPERBISHOP -- LOTS OF SPELLCASTING CREATURES ON THE UPPER +LEVELS, NOT TO MENTION DRAGONS). TURN RIGHT, PROCEED AS FAR AS +YOU CAN, TURN LEFT (WEST), PROCEED, (YOUR FIRST MOAT MONSTER +ENCOUNTER WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE 4TH SQUARE AFTER YOU TURN THE +CORNER (17E, 19N) -- KILL 'EM!), BUMP INTO THE WEST WALL, AND +TURN SOUTH. ON YOUR FOURTH SQUARE (8E, 15N) YOU WILL MEET SOME +MORE MOATIES; TRASH 'EM! WALK ONE MORE SOUTH, THEN TURN LEFT +(EAST); THE DOORS TO THE FORTRESS! WALK FORWARD, THEN KICK. + +O.K., YOU'VE JUST KICKED IN THE NORTHERN DOOR TO THE FORTRESS, +AND ARE AT (10E,14N,1U) (INCIDENTALLY, EXCEPT FOR YOUR FINAL +DESTINATION, THE FORTRESS IS TOTALLY SYMMETRICAL, SO YOU COULD +REVERSE MY N-S DIRECTION AND USE THE SOUTH DOOR (13N) IF YOU +PREFERRED). TURN LEFT (N), KICK, WALK TWO SQUARES, TURN RIGHT +(E), KICK, FORWARD 2, KICK, FORWARD 1, TURN RIGHT, KICK, TURN +RIGHT, WALK 2, KICK... GIRD YOURSELF FOR COMBAT, THEN KICK -- YOU +ARE IN A GUARDROOM WITH SOME GARIAN GUARDS. DON'T WASTE SPELLS +ON THEM. JUST FIGHT, AND MOST OF THEM WILL RUN AWAY. <> IT WILL NOT CONTAIN ANY MAGIC, AND THE TRAPS +TEND TO BE VICIOUS. + +TURN LEFT, KICK, WALK 1, TURN LEFT, PREPARE, KICK (ANOTHER FIXED +ENCOUNTER WITH GARIAN GUARDS -- <>). KICK, FIGHT +SOME MORE GARIAN GUARDS AND <>, WALK TWO +SQUARES, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S HEALED, THEN... +KICK! YOU ARE NOW FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE HIGH CORSAIR AND A +VARIABLE NUMBER (3-5) OF GARIAN CAPTAINS. O.K., REMEMBER ALL +THOSE SPELLS YOU WEREN'T WASTING ON THE PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS? A +TIME WILL COME WHEN YOUR CHARACTERS WILL SNEER AT THIS ENCOUNTER, +BUT IT'S NOT YET! PUT THE CAPTAINS TO SLEEP, AND CONCENTRATE ALL +THE FIGHTERS ON THE HIGH CORSAIR. ONCE HE'S DEAD, YOU CAN TAKE ON +THE CAPTAINS (THOSE WHICH DON'T RUN AWAY IN PANIC WHEN THEIR +LEADER DIES). THIS CHEST WILL BE TRAPPED WITH "ALARM"; DISARM IT +AND OPEN IT; IT WILL ALWAYS CONTAIN EQUIPMENT, SOMETIMES MAGICAL +-- THE ONLY MAGIC YOU WILL BE LIKELY TO FIND ON LEVEL 1. + +GO TO THE DOOR ON THE SOUTH END OF THE EAST WALL, AND KICK. LO +AND BEHOLD, YET ANOTHER MESSAGE! THIS TIME, IT'S "L'KBRETH" +TELLING YOU THAT NEITHER GOOD NOR EVIL ALONE CAN SO LIVE THE +DUNGEON. THIS IS QUITE TRUE. THERE ARE FOUR DOORS AHEAD OF YOU. +THE RIGHTMOST IS AN EMPTY 10X10 ROOM; THE LEFTMOST IS A TELEPORT +BACK TO THE CASTLE (GOOD QUICK EXIT; YOU MAY NEED THIS LATER!), +THE MIDDLE ONES ARE STAIRS. THE CATCH IS THAT ONLY A GOOD PARTY +(AT LEAST ONE GOOD-ALIGNED CHARACTER) CAN USE THE STAIRS DIRECTLY +OPPOSITE WHERE YOU ARE NOW STANDING (19E,13N), WHILE ONLY AN EVIL +PARTY CAN USE THE STAIRS AT (19E, 14N). IF YOU PICK THE WRONG +STAIRWAY, YOU WILL BE TELEPORTED BACK TO THE CASTLE. SO PICK THE +RIGHT ONE, AND GO ON UP. + +THE STAIRS UP FROM LEVEL 1 ARE AT (19E,13N) -- GOOD PARTIES ONLY, +AND (19E,14N) -- EVIL PARTIES ONLY (I HAVEN'T TRIED A STRAIGHT +NEUTRAL PARTY -- IF ANYONE HAS, LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENS). THE +GOOD STAIRS TAKE YOU UP TO LEVEL 2, WHILE THE EVIL STAIRS GO UP +TO LEVEL 3 -- THE LEVELS ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME IN +DIFFICULTY. + +YOU WILL NEED TO RUN SOME EVILS TO SOLVE THIS DUNGEON, BUT PUT IT +OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE -- IT HEAVILY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THEM! +LEVEL 4 (GOOD PARTIES ONLY) HAS ALL THE MAGIC; LEVEL 5 (EVIL +ONLY) IS ALMOST BARE. SAME WITH LEVEL 2 VS. LEVEL 3. SO, TAKE +YOUR GOOD PARTY, PROCEED UP THE GOOD STAIRS; YOU ARE NOW AT +(19E,0N,2U). TURN WEST (180 DEGREES) AND WALK DOWN THE HALL -- 4 +STEPS, TURN RIGHT, 4 STEPS, TURN LEFT, 4 STEPS, TURN RIGHT, ONE +STEP, LEFT, ONE STEP, LEFT (NOW FACING SOUTH) -- KICK THE DOOR, +WALK FORWARD ONE, TURN LEFT, WALK 4, TURN RIGHT, WALK ONE, TURN +RIGHT (NOW FACING WEST), KICK THE DOOR. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T +GUESSED BY NOW, YOU WILL BE HEARTILY SICK OF THE FORTRESS AND +THIS ROUTE BY THE TIME YOU ARE ABLE TO USE THE SHORTCUT (VIA THE +ISLAND -- YOU GUESSED IT). IF YOU HAVE A SUPERBISHOP ALONG, JUST +MALOR UP TO LEVEL 2 (I DON'T RECOMMEND ATTACKING LEVEL 4, DESPITE +THE GREATER REWARDS, UNTIL EVERYBODY HAS ENOUGH HIT POINTS AND +FIGHTING ABILITY TO SURVIVE A TOUGH MAGIC OR DRAGON BREATH +BATTLE). + +LET'S SEE, YOU SHOULD NOW BE AT (13E , 2N, 2U). WALK ONE SQUARE, +TURN LEFT, WALK ONE SQUARE, KICK, TURN RIGHT, KICK (DON'T LOOK +BACK -- THAT WAS A ONE-WAY DOOR YOU JUST KICKED THROUGH!! TO GET +BACK, YOU WILL USE THE DOOR IN THE NORTH -- CURRENTLY TO YOUR +RIGHT). WALK ONE SQUARE, TURN RIGHT, WALK TWO SQUARES, TURN LEFT. +BLANK WALL HERE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A LIGHT SPELL GOING. SO KICK +THE WALL ANYWAY -- IT'S AN "INVISIBLE" DOOR LIKE THE ONES YOU MAY +REMEMBER FROM KNIGHT OF DIAMONDS. TURN RIGHT, AND KICK ANOTHER +INVISIBLE DOOR IN. WHEW! THAT WAS THE TOUGH PART; (TOOK ME ABOUT +SIX EXPEDITIONS UP HERE TO ISOLATE THIS AS THE ONLY WAY INTO THE +REST OF LEVEL 2). + +FROM YOUR CURRENT LOCATION (9E,2N, 2U) TO THE STAIRS UP, YOU +WALK: FORWARD,KICK,FORWARD,LEFT,FORWARD, KICK, +RIGHT,KICK,LEFT,KICK,FORWARD, RIGHT,FORWARD,KICK,RIGHT,FORWARD, +RIGHT, FORWARD,LEFT,FORWARD,KICK, LEFT, +FORWARD,RIGHT,KICK,FORWARD, LEFT, FORWARD ,RIGHT,KICK,FORWARD, +FORWARD, LEFT, FORWARD,LEFT,KICK, RIGHT, KICK, +LEFT,FORWARD,RIGHT, FORWARD,FORWARD,KICK, RIGHT,FORWARD +4,KICK,RIGHT,RIGHT,KICK - - WAIT A SEC -- ISN'T THAT WHERE I JUST +CAME FROM?? NOPE -- YOU JUST TELEPORTED TO (3E,18N,2U)!! + +O.K., YOU ARE NOW AT (2E,18N,2U), FACING WEST. KICK THE DOOR, +THEN: FORWARD,LEFT,FORWARD,KICK,LEFT, FORWARD, +RIGHT,FORWARD,KICK, LEFT,KICK, LEFT,KICK,FORWARD,RIGHT, +FORWARD,KICK (BUT REMEMBER THAT DOOR YOU JUST PASSED ON YOUR +RIGHT -- YOU'LL NEED TO GO THAT WAY TO GET OUT!). YOU'RE NOW IN A +NORTH-SOUTH HALLWAY, FACING EAST. TURN LEFT (N), WALK 3 SQUARES, +AND "BINGO"! "I AM AROUND YOU ALWAYS, BUT YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN +ME. YOU WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME, BUT WERE I GONE, YOU WOULD NOT CRY +OUT FOR ME. WHAT AM I?" THE ANSWER IS, OF COURSE, ELEMENTARY (THE +ELEMENTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THIS DUNGEON), NAMELY "AIR". +TURN LEFT, WALK 4 SQUARES, AND YOU'RE ON THE STAIRS UP TO LEVEL +4. + +IF YOU'VE DETOURED (AS YOU SHOULD HAVE, AS YOU WANT TO HAVE +CHARACTERS OF AROUND 6TH-8TH LEVEL BEFORE GOING UP TO LEVEL 4), +YOU MAY NOTICE THAT YOU'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO MAP ABOUT HALF OF +THE SECOND LEVEL. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT; THERE'S ANOTHER WAY DOWN +FROM 4TH INTO THE OTHER PART. IF YOU GOT LOST, YOUR STAIRS UP +FROM LEVEL 2 WERE AT (0E, 19N,2U), AND YOU ARE NOW AT +(10E,2N,4U). OTHER IMPORTANT LOCATIONS ON LEVEL 4 ARE: +(3E,1N,4U) -- STAIRS DOWN TO THE ISLAND ON LEVEL 1. (13E,13N,4U) +-- STAIRS DOWN TO THE OTHER HALF OF LEVEL 2. (12E,13N,4U) -- +CHUTE DOWN TO SAME (COMES OUT AT (2E,11N,2U). (19E,14N,4U) -- +STAIRS UP TO LEVEL 6 -- BUT YOU CAN'T GO YET. (17E,11N,4U) -- A +PUZZLE TO GET YOU TO AFOREMENTIONED STAIRS MOST SAFELY. +(7E,17N,4U) -- LAIR OF THE GREATER DEMON DELF -- GUARDIAN OF THE +CRYSTAL OF EVIL -- AN ARTIFACT YOU MUST HAVE TO SOLVE THIS +DUNGEON. THE WHOLE AREA SOUTH OF (17E,10N,4U) -- IS FULL OF +SQUARES THAT SAY "LOOK OUT!" EACH TIME YOU WALK ON ONE OF THESE, +YOU WILL HAVE AN ENCOUNTER ON YOUR <> MOVE. ALL OF THESE +ENCOUNTERS WILL BE PRETTY TOUGH, AND DECENT EXPERIENCE; ALL WILL +HAVE CHESTS; ALL CHESTS WILL CONTAIN MAGIC ITEMS. JACKPOT! +BONANZA! HERE'S WHERE YOU GO TO STOCK EVERYBODY -- GOOD AND +EVIL! IN PARTICULAR, YOU NEED TO FIND SOME GLASS BOTTLES -- +THEY'RE "SHIPS IN BOTTLES", AND ENABLE YOU TO WALK ACROSS THE +LAKE TO THE ISLAND (AND SHORTCUT STAIRS) ON THE FIRST LEVEL. GET +SEVERAL, IF YOU CAN. (THEY'RE QUITE COMMON IN THIS SECTION). + +-- TO BE CONTINUED.... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/life.death.solv b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/life.death.solv new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dc0218fe --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/life.death.solv @@ -0,0 +1,277 @@ + + LIFE & DEATH SOLVE +--------------------- + + So you've spent half your life hacking at Orcs, obliterating alien hordes, and +dragging leisure-suited misfits around the world. Now you're looking to do +something useful for humanity. Well, your timing is great. Toolworks General is +looking for a few good surgeons to assume the burden of a few appendectomies, +infections, and vascular grafts. No problem at all! + + When you start the game, you'll need to sign in on the receptionist's +clipboard. She'll welcome you and prompt you to go to the classroom, but let's +not do that yet. Using whichever input device you have (a mouse is ideal for +this game), set your difficulty level to Novice until you've successfully +completed both operations. Erase the scrawl in the box at the bottom of the +option screen by clicking on the small Erase checkbox; then draw your own +initials in the space provided. You can turn off the sound at this point, but +don't unless you absolutely have to: The sounds of the EKG and of the clamps +closing are extremely useful. + + Click outside the box to signify you're done setting parameters. Now you're +ready to hand-pick your surgical staff and start seeing patients. Since your +first operation will be an appendectomy, let's go into the Staff room and choose knowledgeable and cooperative assistants. Otherwise they'll be of no help at all in the OR (Operating Room). + + Look over the six files by first clicking on the filing cabinet, and then on +each name (NOT in the small check-box). You'll get a photo and brief description of each staff member. Gregory Danielson is a must for appendectomies; click on his check-box. But that means that you will NOT want Beverly Kabes on your staff, nor will you want Laurelee Menzies (whose area of expertise is irrelevant to this operation). Kim Brewer would be a good choice if you're looking for a general nurse to assist; if you have trouble keeping your eye on the EKG, then pick Ken Shepherd instead of Kim. If you're anticipating trouble with incisions, + + +David Manglier would also be a decent alternative. My personal picks are +Danielson and Brewer. + + Click on the door of the Staff room to leave and head into the Classroom. Watch the blackboard and listen closely; the advice is basic (most can be found in the manual). When class is over, click on the door and the receptionist will tell you where your patient is. + + In the patient's room, there's no need to look at the clipboard yet. The +patients' complaints all sound the same, and your main diagnostic tool is to +palpate the abdomen, so click on the abdomen of whoever's in bed. Click all +around the area; be sure to get each quadrant at least once or you'll be +reprimanded further on down the line. In this, the first half of the game, here +are the guidelines for diagnosing: If there is no pain response anywhere on the +abdomen, that signals intestinal gas and should be OBSERVED. If there is pain +response all over the abdomen, that signals an infection and should be +MEDICATED. If there is pain only in some parts of the abdomen, that could be +either appendicitis or kidney stones; you MUST take an X-RAY (even if the pain +is only on the patient's left side and thus unlikely to be appendicitis). If +there are kidney stones, they'll appear as a clump of small white dots ABOVE the pelvis (surrounded by black). If such stones appear, your action should be +REFERRAL (since urology is not the field you're in). If no stones are present, +that's appendicitis! Click on OPERATE on the clipboard and exit the patient's room. + + If you've just booted up, you'll be advised to check in on the phone (the copy +protection). Do that if you need to; the receptionist should then inform you +that they're waiting for you in OR. Head for the OR and here we go! + +Operating +--------- + + On the upper right is the section of the patient's body with which you'll be +working. Beneath the body is a message box (it may not appear instantly) where +words of encouragement, advice, and scorn will appear from your two assistants. +Next to it is a small bottle representing the current fluid connected to the +patient's IV. At the left is the EKG and the anesthetic machinery, and below +that are a tray and two drawers (currently closed) with all the instruments +you'll need to operate. You can see that the anesthetic is OFF and the breathing and heartbeat are regular. You'll want to learn to keep your ears tuned to that EKG; if the pitch changes or if the constant beeping stops, you'll have to turn your attention to the problem. Although you have assistants who will be commenting along the way, I'm going to assume you're in this alone. + + The two kinds of heart problems you'll run across are PVC and Bradycardia. With PVC, the EKG will drop in pitch and the line will plummet and bounce back (see the manual for a picture). The cure for this is a quick injection of Lidocaine, already in a hypo in the bottom drawer (marked with an "L"). PVC is easy to remember because it will look like a "V" on the EKG. Bradycardia shows a relatively flat EKG, and the beep will stop altogether; this requires an +injection of Atropine, marked with an "A" and sitting next to the Lidocaine. +Think of "A" going with "B" and you can easily recall Atropine going with +Bradycardia. (These sorts of mnemonics are exactly what help most medical +students get through school.) + + Once in a while, the patient's blood pressure will drop. This will happen +without fail if you don't start the patient on IV blood before you begin +cutting. If the heart rate does drop, put blood in the IV and quickly clamp and +cauterize all bleeders. But if the rate drops to 50, immediately inject the +patient with Dopamine (in the bottom drawer, marked "D"). You only have one hypo of Dopamine and unlimited hypos of Atropine and Dopamine. + + Since the patient's still awake, you're not likely to run into EITHER problem! +So let's get down to some hacking and slashing of an entirely new kind. + + Open the bottom drawer (just click the fingertips on the end of the drawer), +and open the top drawer. From the top drawer: Click on soap to wash; click on +gloves. Click on the large bottle with the "A" on it (it's antiseptic). Holding +the button down, move the antiseptic cloth all over the skin; try not to leave +any unwiped areas. The area will be shaded with black dots to show where you've +wiped. Return the antiseptic to the drawer, and pick up the sterile drape (the +folded cloth on the left). The cursor will change to a square; place this square all the way to the upper left corner of the abdominal window so that the corner of the square fits neatly into the corner of the window (don't leave any visible area in between) and click. You should get a very thin, almost unnoticeable line around the abdomen -- virtually no drape at all. This is crucial since you'll need every available millimeter of space with which to operate. If the square cursor vanishes and is replaced by the hand, and the abdomen window flickers slightly, you've done it right. (A comment in the message box may confirm it.) + + Close the top drawer. Turn on the gas. Pick up the hypo labeled "B" (the +antibiotics) in the bottom drawer, and move it over to the skin; click to +inject, and the hypo will vanish. Get a bottle of blood (it LOOKS like blood) +from the drawer, and click it on the full bottle next to the message window; +that bottle should change to blood. This will prevent the patient's blood +pressure from dropping as you make your first incision. Close the bottom drawer, and pick up your scalpel. + + You'll be making a McBurney's incision (page 92 of Lindstrom's notes). From +your point of view, you'll be making a single, straight cut from the upper left +corner of the abdomen to the lower right corner. Make the line as long as +possible; this is also crucial because it determines the size of the wound +you're creating, and you need a BIG wound to get at the appendix. So, start and +end as close to the very corners as you can (without cutting the drape). +Incision technique isn't easy; you'll need to learn to cut as straight as +possible while also cutting QUICKLY (which helps to keep the incision neat). +Practice is the only solution here. + + + Make that incision in the abdomen. Then drop the scalpel, pick up the forceps +(lying horizontally above the scissors) and clamp a bleeder (the widening +circles of red that will appear along the incision). As you clamp, you should +hear a "click" and you'll probably get a comment affirming the action. Another +forceps will have appeared; clamp all the bleeders. When all the bleeders have +stopped spreading, pick up the cauterizer (looks like a soldering iron on the +left edge of the tray) and click once LIGHTLY on each bleeder. You may need to +do this 2 or 3 times on each, but eventually you'll have cauterized them all. +Then remove each clamp, one at a time, and using either sponge or suction hose +(S-shaped), remove the blood. + + Pick up the skin spreader (the butterfly-shaped mechanism at the bottom of the tray), and click it on the incision. The skin will peel away and reveal a layer of subcutaneous fat. Congratulations! Get somebody in the room to wipe yourforehead. + + All the while, of course, you'll be listening to the EKG and injecting the +proper fluid when necessary. Also keep your eye on that bottle; when the blood +is about to run out (don't wait till the last moment), put in a bottle of +Glucose from the bottom drawer. + + Now do the same thing to the subcutaneous fat that you did to the skin; incise +at the same angle, clamp bleeders, cauterize, remove clamps, and wipe clean. +Again, be sure to go to the very corners for your incision, but be careful not +to cut _beyond_ the corners to the skin above. Retract the fat to reveal the +oblique muscle tissue. + + The oblique muscle (and the transversus muscle below) has no blood vessels and +will not cause bleeders. Cut the oblique muscle layer exactly as in the last two layers, going from corner to corner and making a straight, neat incision. The next layer -- the transversus muscle -- is striated in the other direction. +Don't cut at the usual angle; cut "with the grain" from upper right to lower +left. Keep making those incisions as long as possible. Retracting the +transversus will reveal the peritoneum, through which you can vaguely see the +end of the large intestine (which covers the appendix). + + + The peritoneum calls for very delicate incising. Unless you have version 1.03 +of the program (or better), forget what the manual tells you about incising the +peritoneum and listen carefully. You're going to cut diagonally from upper left +to lower right with the scissors. FIRST, pick the spot where you're going to +start the incision. Pick up the scalpel and click once just at that point; +you're scraping the peritoneum but not cutting it. Don't draw a line, just click once and let go. Put the scalpel down and get the forceps; clamp the forceps just a pixel or two below where you just scraped. With the forceps in place, pick up the scalpel again and click once more on the same point you scraped; a large black dot should appear. Drop the scalpel, remove the forceps, pick up the scissors and start clicking. Make each click a little farther down and to the right of the last, but not too far or the program will think you've started a new incision. Don't make your first snip right on the black dot; make it a bit further down/right. Continue all the way to the lower right corner and use the skin retractor. + + Voila! There's that lovely large intestine, covered with infected fluid (the +black shading). From the bottom drawer, take the test tube, and click it on the +abdomen to get a fluid sample. Close the drawer and get the suction tube; start +to suction off the liquid, and it'll come right up. Put down the hose. + + Click the fingertips at the bottom of the large intestine. Provided you've made the incisions long enough, the cecum will flip up into sight. If the incisions aren't as large as they need to be, you won't be able to get at this area, and you'll have to abandon the operation. But let's hope for the best. + + Open the top drawer and get the roll of gauze. Click the gauze at the base of +the cecum, and the cecum becomes packed and immobilized. Close the drawer. I +assume you're still watching the IV and the EKG? Of course you are. + + Once again, click the fingertips at the base of the cecum to expose more +intestine. Click the fingertips at the base of this new intestine, and the +appendix pops up, pointing to the right. Take a clamp, the L-shaped object in +the center of the tray. Clamp the tip of the appendix, all the way to the right +and just above the bottom edge. If you clamp in the wrong spot, the appendix may rupture; in that case, take the drainer from the top drawer (the red bulb) and drain the appendix before continuing. If you've clamped the appendix correctly, it will be lifted and the underside exposed. You're doing great if you're still with me; put the game on pause and play some golf. + + You're going to nick the mesoappendix membrane. Pick up the scalpel. There's a +red line, or shadow, running the length of the appendix. You'll nick -- a quick +click -- at a point slightly to the right and about a fifth of the way up that +red line. If you mess up, you'll know it...and they'll show you in class the +proper place to nick. Assuming you've clicked in the right place, you'll get +another big black dot with a small white dot in the center. Put down the scalpel and take the needle and thread. Click once at the center of that dot to suture the mesoappendix artery. + + + Get the scalpel. To sever and remove the artery and membrane, you click once +directly on that long red shadow, a pixel or so below the bottom edge of the +clamp. The clamp appears spread; use the lower of the two clamp ends as a +reference point. Click just below that end, and the membrane vanishes. Now get +another clamp and clamp the base of that long, red shadow; Danielson should +confirm that the LOWER clamp is in place. Get another clamp and clamp at about +the middle of the shadow; Danielson will remark that the HIGHER clamp is in +place. Get the needle and thread, click once between the two clamps, and a small "purse string" suture should appear. Click the scalpel just above the suture, and off it goes. The appendix is gone. All the clamps except one will vanish. Remove that clamp and click the fingers on the cecum to tuck in the wound. A small hole appears on the cecum; click the needle on that once to make a Z-string suture across the hole. Put away the needle, and click the fingertips on the base of the cecum. That'll instantly remove the gauze and tuck everything back into place. You're ready to close! + + To close each layer, pick up the skin retractor. Move it all the way to the +right of the window; it will be almost entirely off the screen. Click it once +and the peritoneum closes. Put down the retractor, pick up the needle, and place sutures along the closed incision. They don't have to be touching, but they should be fairly close together. You'll need to make a lot of them. + + Once you've finished suturing the peritoneum, take the spreader and click it +all the way on the right as you did just before. The transversus muscle layer +closes; suture it the same way. Now close and suture the oblique muscle layer +and the subcutaneous fat layer. Close the skin layer, but don't suture it. +Secure it with the X-shaped skin clips in the upper left corner of the tray. Put them close enough together to touch. Turn off the gas, and let the patient go to Recovery. Congratulations! This was the hard part. + + When the program evaluates the surgery, you'll be told to go to Medical School +if your performance was not perfect. If it was perfect, you'll be congratulated +for having performed an appendectomy and sent to medical school anyway! But now +you'll be promoted to deal with a different set of problems, and appendectomies +will become a thing of the past. + + Your new crop of patients will have one of three possible conditions: +arthritis, immature aneurysms, and mature aneurysms. The diagnosis is just +nearly as straightforward as in the previous part of the game. Carefully palpate all areas of each patient's abdomen. Be certain to palpate several times just below the navel. If the patient has pain all over the abdomen, take an X-RAY. You'll probably find that the spine is practically a solid white mass; this indicates arthritis and requires MEDICATION. If the patient's response to palpation under the navel is "That feels like a lump" or some mention of a lump, that's probably an aneurysm. Do an ULTRASOUND SCAN to determine its size. If it's less than "5 cm" in diameter (use the ruler up above the ultrascan screen to judge), it's immature and should not be operated upon. Check OBSERVE. If the aneurysm is 5 cm or larger (as it probably will be), you'll have to OPERATE! + + Before you go into the OR, though, you'll want to readjust your staff. Be sure +to include Laurelee Menzies, the resident expert on aneurysms. Your other +assistant should be either Kim Brewer, Bev Kabes, or Ken Shepherd. Head into the OR. You'll note a few new items on the trays, but don't be intimidated. Next to conquering the appendix, this one's almost a cakewalk. + + + Open the bottom and top drawers. Use the soap and the gloves (in that order +please!). Apply the antiseptic (this time you have a whole abdomen to work +with). Put on the drape, and as before, you're going to leave as much room to +operate with as possible. Close the top drawer, turn on the gas, inject with the "B" hypo (there's a new one marked "H" for Heparin, which you'll need in a bit). + + +Hang a bottle of blood on the IV and pick up your scalpel. + + This time you won't be making any McBurney's incisions. Cutting smoothly, +incise the abdomen straight down the middle from as far on top to as close to +the bottom as you can without touching the drape. There shouldn't be much drape +there, anyway...only a line or two on top and bottom. Work quickly to clamp all +the bleeders with the forceps. The cauterizer is gone; we now have a ligator -- +a pretzel-shaped loop on the tray. Pick it up and center it over each bleeder; +click once to ligate each bleeder. When you've gotten them all, remove the +forceps and wipe the area clean. Separate the skin with the skin retractor. Do +the same with the rippling subcutaneous fat layer. Always be vigilant for +problems with the EKG; act quickly with Atropine, Lidocaine, and Dopamine when +necessary. + + Now you're down to the muscle layer, the rectus abdominus. This one won't +bleed. Cut down the linea alba, the thick white portion at the center. Spread +using the retractor. You'll be looking at the preperitoneum, which is incised +the same way the peritoneum was: Click with the scalpel to scrape, elevate just +below with forceps, click again with scalpel to nick a hole, remove forceps and +snip all the way down with the scissors. Be cautious not to make your snips so +far apart that you appear to be making a separate incision; this will puncture +the intestines. But do try to make the incision straight...neatness counts. + + After snipping the preperitoneum, spread it. Using your fingertips, click on +the bottom of the chest to push the intestines out of the way. In the top drawer you'll see a small bag (called the gut bag). Click the bag on the intestines at the top of the screen to keep them clean, tidy, and out of the way. Underneath the intestines is the postperitoneum, and underneath that, the murky shape of the aneurysm. Scrape, elevate, nick and snip the postperitoneum exactly as you did with the preperitoneum. Spread it and there's the aneurysm, the swelling just above where the two iliac arteries merge. + + In the bottom drawer, take the Heparin and inject it before proceeding. This +prevents embolisms in 100% of my cases so far! I wouldn't know what to do if +there WAS an embolism. Click the fingertips at the base of the aneurysm and +rubber tubing will appear in place. The aneurysm is now immobilized and ready +for action! + + Take a clamp (NOT a hemostat) and clamp either of the iliac arteries, then +clamp the other one. Put another clamp on the small vessel (mesenteric artery) +extending from the center of the aorta, close to where they come together. Then +put a clamp at the top of the aneurysm, right where it comes into view. Work +quickly at this point; you've cut off the blood supply to the legs! + + Take the scalpel and nick the mesenteric artery just above the clamp (not +between the clamp and the aorta). A bleeder will appear; ligate it. You're going to incise the aorta with the scalpel. Don't start right at the top! Start about a quarter of the way down the aneurysm or the incision will be too long, and you'll have to abort the operation. Make the incision straight and clean; don't bring it quite all the way to the bottom. Use the skin retractor to expose the clot. Remove the clot with your fingertips; take the Y-shaped dacron graft from the bottom drawer and put it in place. + + The graft has to be sutured into place. Take the needle and put three sutures +into each of the graft's three ends (nine sutures altogether). You should be +able to see each of the three sutures connecting the graft to the artery walls. +Put down the needle. + + Before you can complete the suturing, you have to close the artery walls around the graft. With your fingertips, click at the junctures of the graft (the three ends) until the flaps of vessel tissue close around them. Then take the needle up and suture three times at each juncture again, for a total of six sutures in each of the three branches. Pick up the retractor and close the aorta around the graft. Suture the aortal incision with close stitches. + + The next step is a test of your previous work. Remove one of the iliac clamps. +Then remove the next. Finally remove the clamp at the top, re-establishing the +flow of blood through the aorta. If no bleeders appear, you've made it! If +bleeders do appear, replace the three clamps, starting with the two iliac +clamps. Resuture the incision and try again. + + Once the aorta is repaired, remove the rubber tubing. Then un-retract the +postperitoneum. Suture it. Remove the gut bag and replace the intestines. +Un-retract the preperitoneum and suture it. Un-retract the next two layers +(chest muscle and subcutaneous fat). After un-retracting the skin, close it with skin clips instead of stitches. Turn off the gas, and pick up your diploma in the Chief of Surgery's office. + + + You retire wealthy, and your name will vanish from the receptionist's +clipboard. Should you want to relive past glories, head into the Staff room and +click on the file cabinet. Again, hearty congratulations: I'll catch you on the +back 9! + + LIFE & DEATH is published by The Software Toolworks and distributed by +Electronic Arts. + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/llygiamyn.solve b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/llygiamyn.solve new file mode 100644 index 00000000..daab6ed2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/llygiamyn.solve @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ + + *************************************** + * * + * Legacy of Llylgamyn * + * * + * a walk-thru * + * * + * presented by * + * * + * Alien Advark * + * * + *************************************** + + +Warning: this walk-thru shows how to solve this adventure step by step, +these are not hints! +--------------------------------------- + +The Legacy of Llylgamyn -- Wizardry III + +I will try to develop it from the bottom up, so if you just want to see +early stuff, and solve the rest yourself, then just make sure you abort +this message in time! if you don't want any giveaways, you shouldn't +have been reading this far. + +1. Starting out. As with the knight of diamonds, you cannot create new +characters in L of L; they must be transferred in. There are no posted +"minimum level" suggestions, however there is a reason for this. When +you first transfer a character over, you will find that you cannot use +him/her in a party; the character is "only a memory". To be used in L of +L, each character must undergo the "rite of passage" which will turn +him/her into a Legacy. To do this, enter the training grounds, call up +the character by name, then enter "r". + +Whoops! now you've done it! you see, putting a character through the +rite of passage does the following to him/her: if it had more than 500 +g.p., it now has exactly 500. All equipment is taken away. It is now 1st +level, with appropriate hit points, spells, etc. (you do get to keep +stats close to what you had, with random variations). This would make it +ideal to create a new character in mad overlord, then transfer it, +right? wrong. A character with beginning stats, and less than 500 g.p. +Is going to have it in L of L. At least give him some +money; that may be enough to survive. + +The ideal party composition when first starting out in L of L is three +fighter types and three bishops! you will need all the katino's and +dios's you can muster to survive your first few expeditions. Once you +have a few characters up around third level, the rest will have a +chance. + +Some cheats to speed things up: L of L does not prevent you from +transferring characters in and out; just new ones need to undergo the +rite of passage. Magic items are not transferrable (different coding), +but gold is. This means that you can have a character undergo the rite +of passage, transfer it to Wizardry I or II, get bundles of gold, and +transfer it back. There's not as much to buy, but it's a start. Also, if +the character is a bishop, you can turn it into a superbishop in +wizardry 1, then send him/her back to L of L with full abilities! + +Let's see, you've got your party with three fighter types (fighters, +lords, samurai, or ninja -- or conceivably a thief) and three bishops. A +quick, but dangerous, way to get experience is to take on the moat +monsters at the dark fortress. By all means, use katino (one per round) +on them, and be ready to heal during melee; they hit hard! + +Interesting features of level 1: the room you start out in has two +obvious doors. There are also two secret doors (next to the obvious +ones); each opens on a sandy beach with an island visible in the +distance. The island is in the ne corner of the 8-square lake +(6e-7e,6n-7n), but that's about all you can do about it at the moment, +since there's a lake in your way ("you're at the water's edge; go back +or you'll drown!"; you are automatically pushed back when you see this +message). + +Until you're ready for the island, your best bet is to initially go +east. You find a 20' long corridor, ending in a door on the south. When +you get to it, you see a sign reading "barracks"; irrelevant, except to +tell you you're going the right way. Kick the door, turn east, kick the +door, turn south, kick the door, turn west, kick, kick. Ah ha! another +message! this time, you're at a dark fortress; "beware of moat +monsters", sayeth the sign. Indeed, beware. You are about to have two +or three encounters with moat monsters, the toughest (and best +experience) critters on level 1. This is a good way to build up initial +experience; you don't want to try level 2 until you're at least 3rd, and +preferably 4th or 5th, level (be at least 3rd even if you bring a +superbishop -- lots of spellcasting creatures on the upper levels, not +to mention dragons). Turn right, proceed as far as you can, turn left +(west), proceed, (your first moat monster encounter will take place in +the 4th square after you turn the corner (17e, 19n) -- kill 'em!), bump +into the west wall, and turn south. On your fourth square (8e, 15n) you +will meet some more moaties; trash 'em! walk one more south, then turn +left (east); the doors to the fortress! walk forward, then kick. + +O.K., you've just kicked in the northern door to the fortress, and are +at (10e,14n,1u) (incidentally, except for your final destination, the +fortress is totally symmetrical, so you could reverse my n-s direction +and use the south door (13n) if you preferred). Turn left (n), kick, +walk two squares, turn right (e), kick, forward 2, kick, forward 1, turn +right, kick, turn right, walk 2, kick... Gird yourself for combat, then +kick -- you are in a guardroom with some garian guards. Don't waste +spells on them. Just fight, and most of them will run away. <> it will not contain any magic, and the traps tend to be +vicious. + +Turn left, kick, walk 1, turn left, prepare, kick (another fixed +encounter with garian guards -- <>). Kick, fight some +more garian guards and <>, walk two squares, take a +deep breath, make sure everyone's healed, then... Kick! you are now +face-to-face with the high corsair and a variable number (3-5) of garian +captains. O.K., remember all those spells you weren't wasting on the +previous encounters? A time will come when your characters will sneer +at this encounter, but it's not yet! Put the captains to sleep, and +concentrate all the fighters on the high corsair. Once he's dead, you +can take on the captains (those which don't run away in panic when their +leader dies). This chest will be trapped with "alarm"; disarm it and +open it; it will always contain equipment, sometimes magical -- the only +magic you will be likely to find on level 1. + +Go to the door on the south end of the east wall, and kick. Lo and +behold, yet another message! this time, it's "l'kbreth" telling you +that neither good nor evil alone can so live the dungeon. This is quite +true. There are four doors ahead of you. The rightmost is an empty 10x10 +room; the leftmost is a teleport back to the castle (good quick exit; +you may need this later!), the middle ones are stairs. The catch is that +only a good party (at least one good-aligned character) can use the +stairs directly opposite where you are now standing (19e,13n), while +only an evil party can use the stairs at (19e, 14n). If you pick the +wrong stairway, you will be teleported back to the castle. So pick the +right one, and go on up. + +The stairs up from level 1 are at (19e,13n) -- good parties only, and +(19e,14n) -- evil parties only (i haven't tried a straight neutral party +-- if anyone has, let us know what happens). The good stairs take you up +to level 2, while the evil stairs go up to level 3 -- the levels are +approximately the same in difficulty. + +You will need to run some evils to solve this dungeon, but put it off as +long as possible -- it heavily discriminates against them! level 4 +(good parties only) has all the magic; level 5 (evil only) is almost +bare. Same with level 2 vs. Level 3. So, take your good party, proceed +up the good stairs; you are now at (19e,0n,2u). Turn west (180 degrees) +and walk down the hall -- 4 steps, turn right, 4 steps, turn left, 4 +steps, turn right, one step, left, one step, left (now facing south) -- +kick the door, walk forward one, turn left, walk 4, turn right, walk +one, turn right (now facing west), kick the door. In case you haven't +guessed by now, you will be heartily sick of the fortress and this route +by the time you are able to use the shortcut (via the island -- you +guessed it). If you have a superbishop along, just malor up to level 2 +(i don't recommend attacking level 4, despite the greater rewards, until +everybody has enough hit points and fighting ability to survive a tough +magic or dragon breath battle). + +Let's see, you should now be at (13e, 2n, 2u). Walk one square, turn +left, walk one square, kick, turn right, kick (don't look back -- that +was a one-way door you just kicked through!! to get back, you will use +the door in the north -- currently to your right). Walk one square, turn +right, walk two squares, turn left . Blank wall here, even if you have a +light spell going. So kick the wall anyway -- it's an "invisible" door +like the ones you may remember from knight of diamonds. Turn right, and +kick another invisible door in. Whew! that was the tough part; (took me +about six expeditions up here to isolate this as the only way into the +rest of level 2). + +From your current location (9e,2n, 2u) to the stairs up, you walk: +forward,kick,forward,left,forward, kick, right,kick,left,kick,forward, +right,forward,kick,right,forward, right, forward,left,forward,kick, +left, forward,right,kick,forward, left, forward ,right,kick,forward, +forward, left, forward,left,kick, right, kick, left,forward,right, +forward,forward,kick, right,forward 4,kick,right,right,kick - - wait a +sec -- isn't that where I just came from?? nope -- you just teleported +to (3e,18n,2u)!! + +O.K., you are now at (2e,18n,2u), facing west. Kick the door, then: +forward,left,forward,kick,left, forward, right,forward,kick, left,kick, +left,kick,forward,right, forward,kick (but remember that door you just +passed on your right -- you'll need to go that way to get out!). You're +now in a north-south hallway, facing east. Turn left (n), walk 3 +squares, and "bingo"! "I am around you always, but you have never seen +me. You would never leave me, but were I gone, you would not cry out for +me. What am I?" the answer is, of course, elementary (the elements play +an important part in this dungeon), namely "air". Turn left, walk 4 +squares, and you're on the stairs up to level 4. + +If you've detoured (as you should have, as you want to have characters +of around 6th-8th level before going up to level 4), you may notice that +you've only been able to map about half of the second level. Don't worry +about it; there's another way down from 4th into the other part. If you +got lost, your stairs up from level 2 were at (0e, 19n,2u), and you are +now at (10e,2n,4u). Other important locations on level 4 are: +(3e,1n,4u) -- stairs down to the island on level 1. (13e,13n,4u) -- +stairs down to the other half of level 2. (12e,13n,4u) -- chute down to +same (comes out at (2e,11n,2u). (19e,14n,4u) -- stairs up to level 6 -- +but you can't go yet. (17e,11n,4u) -- a puzzle to get you to +aforementioned stairs most safely. (7e,17n,4u) -- lair of the greater +demon delf -- guardian of the crystal of evil -- an artifact you must +have to solve this dungeon. The whole area south of (17e,10n,4u) -- is +full of squares that say "look out!" each time you walk on one of these, +you will have an encounter on your <> move. All of these +encounters will be pretty tough, and decent experience; all will have +chests; all chests will contain magic items. Jackpot! bonanza! here's +where you go to stock everybody -- good and evil! in particular, you +need to find some glass bottles -- they're "ships in bottles", and +enable you to walk across the lake to the island (and shortcut stairs) +on the first level. Get several, if you can. (they're quite common in +this section). + +-- to be continued.... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/manhunter.solve b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/manhunter.solve new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cfad1b6f --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/manhunter.solve @@ -0,0 +1,251 @@ + + +_______________________________________________________________________________ + + +_______________________________________________________________________________ + + + +Title: Solution To Manhunter +Date: 9/28/88 +Time: 9:41 pm + + + + + +The Society of Sin and Stairway to Heaven BBS's are proud to present the solve +for Manhunter: New York. Cobra Commander and I spent many a day playing the +game, and we are proud to be among the first to solve it. + +Day One: + +1) Go to the Hospital. Take a good look at the dead dude. His name is Reno +Davis. Look him up in the Info selection from MAD. + +2) Go to the Bar. Play the Video Game. The first time, some dudes will drag +you away and make you chuck knives between a guy's fingers. This takes +practice, but can be done. When you accomplish this, play the game again. +This time, make a COMPLETE map of the maze, including the location of the +little squares. If you have trouble, use graph paper. The map is important. + +3) Go to The Park where the bathrooms are. Go to the ladies room (on the left) +and go to the very last toilet on the right. Sit on it and flush it three +times. Whoosh! + +4) Ok, this sewer you're in now, this is the maze from the arcade game. Every +square in your map is a key card. Get EVERY Key Card before you leave the +maze. Pay CLOSE attention to your map. When you get to the cave with the +dock, make SURE you get the medallion from the dock. + +5) Go to Coney Island. Play Kewpie Doll Baseball. Hit the Dolls in this +order. + 1) Top row, third doll. + 2) Middle Row, second doll. + 3) Bottom Row, last doll. + +When the guy looks at you funny, show him the medallion. He'll give you a +data card. + +At the end of each day, MAD will ask you for the names of your suspect(s). I +have found that it doesn't make a difference what you put, but the best names +to use are probably Phillipe Cook, Harvey Osborne, Anna Osborne, and Harry +Jones. + +End of Day One. + +Day Two: + +1) Go to your Tracker and track the other two dudes that were with the original +guy you were tracking. One goes to the Museum and one to the Park. + +2) Go to the Wretched Excess Nightclub. Go around into the alley. This next +arcade sequence is pretty self explanatory. You don't really need to save the +game here because of the fact that they let you keep doing the same thing over +and over again even though you keep dying. When you make it through here, +though, it may be a good idea to save. Once you're in the Nightclub, take a +closer look at the people. When you get to the screen where you're looking the +backs of people's heads and the rock group, take a closer look at the only +person that has a brown robe on, on the left half of the screen. When you get +knocked over, a keycard will fall onto the ground. Before the bouncer can grab +you and throw you out, grab the keycard. You should now have a total of 13 +keycards between this one and the sewer maze. + +3) Go to Central Park. You'll notice that if you point the arrow up and start +moving to the left or right, the arrow will blink off and on. This means that +there isn't just ONE screen above here, each time it's blinking on and off +you're traveling to a different ANGLE. So instead of three possible ways to go +from this screen, there are actually about 15. From this first screen, get the +arrow to be pointing right but be as far down as you can get it. Move it up +twice. It should still be facing right. Hit Enter. For this screen, line the +arrow up with the path straight ahead of you facing up. Move it to the left +twice. Hit Enter. For the third screen, line the arrow up with the path +facing right, just below the tree. Hit Enter. For the fourth screen, get the +arrow to line up with the path straight ahead of you facing up. Move it to the +left four times. Hit Enter. For the fifth screen, get the arrow as far to the +right as you can get it and still be facing up. Move it to the left once. Hit +Enter. For this screen, get the arrow to be facing left but as far up as you +can get it. Hit Enter. Pick up the crowbar. You should now be back at the +screen you were just at. Make the arrow face down and Hit Enter. Now you're +at the previous screen. Make the arrow be pointing up but as far left as you +can get it. Now move it twice to the right. Hit Enter. For this screen, make +the arrow be pointing right but as far up as you can get it. Hit Enter. For +this screen, get the arrow to be pointing up just left of the monument. Move +it to the left 5 (if not 5, 6) times. Hit Enter. You should now see a dead +dude. Take a close look at the papers around him, and at his face. + +4) Go to your Mad Info. Look up Harvey Osborne. + +5) Go to Harvey Osborne's House, near the museum. Look in the shopping bag and +get the key. Push the button. This game has quite a body count, doesn't it? +Take a look at the bitch, push the button again, and leave. + +6) Go back to your tracker and watch the guy that goes to the museum. Make a +map of where he went. You CAN NOT mess up at the museum. You need every key +card, all 13. + +7) Go to the museum. Go around to the locked glass doors and use the keys. +Use your map to get through the museum, up to the fourth floor where the dude's +signal stopped. When you use a keycard to open a door, you must pass through +the door QUICKLY, or it will close. When you get to the big wooden door, use +the crowbar. When the dragon starts to run after you, use the medallion. +He'll remove the wood and you can go through. When you get to the dead dude, +take a close look at the map on the wall and at the dead dude. Take the Module +out of his hands. + +End of Day Two + +Day Three: + +1)Go to the cemetary. There's nothing you need here, but the sight of the dead +orb with the spear through him is worth going. + +2) Go to the Church. Go to the set of candles ob the left. Light them in this +order. + 1) Top Row, first candle. + 2) Middle Row, third candle. + 3) Bottom Row, fourth candle. + +Take the Module out of the compartment. Extinguish the candles. + +3) Go to Abdul's Pawn Shop. Take a closer look at him. Buy the badges in this +order. + + 1) The Cross + + 2) The one near it that looks like one vertical line, with a bunch of + horizontal lines extending out of it to the right, the longest one being + the one on the bottom. + 3) The Star + + You should now fall through a trap door and land in a secret room with a +painting and a door. Take a closer look at the painting. You will be prompted +to enter a code. The correct code will let you pass to the next room, each one +identical to the first. The codes are as follows: + + 1) 4,1 + 2) 1,0,3,1 + 3) 2,6,4 + 4) 4,2,5 + +You should now see a dead body (Yes, ANOTHER dead body). Take a close look at +this one two. Go around the corner and you should see a dude standing on +a ladder leading to a manhole. He'll jump down and try to stab you. This +section is similar to the punks in the alley behind the nightclub. When you +punch him and he runs away, pick up the piece of paper he drops. It reads: + + 843769 + +Climb up the ladder. + +4) Go to the theatre in times square. Go to the room on the right and remove +the picture on the left of the wall facing straight ahead of you. The code is +(yep, you guessed it): + 843769 + +Take out the paper. It reads: + + UCUCC + +5) Go to your MAD Info. Look up Harry Jones. +6) Go to Harry Jones's House, it's on the southern tip of Manhatten. Go over + to the radio, and smash it with the crowbar. Remove the Module. +7) Go to your MAD Info. Look up Phillipe Cook. +8) Go to The Empire State Building. Go to the computer and turn it on. The + password is (yep, you guessed it): UCUCC + +Select Site Alpha, and switch the robot from Special Detail (or whatever) to +Hall Patrol. Quit the computer. + +End of Day Three + +Day Four: + +1) Go to the hospital. The Robot should not be gurading the door anymore. Go +through the door. Don't worry about being caught and thrown in the room with +pile of bones. Use the crowbar on the window. This is what it means to be +"transfered to Chicago." Now wait until the guard, the orb, and the other +robot leave the room. Take a closer look at the machine. Take Module D. The +switch goes up and down, as well as the middle stopped position. Fix it so +that the belt goes left, away from the People-Smasher. Climb up the ladder and +you'll pass out of the room via the conveyer belt. Now, just what we all +needed, another arcade sequence. This one is a mother, but not as hard as the +punks outside the nightclub (at least we didn't think so). When you get +through it, you'll wind up falling out a window and landing outside the +hospital. + +2) Go to Grand Central Station. Take a look at the three little windows at the +lower left side of the screen. Use the crowbar. Climb through the window and +enter the ship. First press the upper left button (the only button you're +allowed to press at all so far). You now have access to the three square +buttons on the bottom of the screen and the three other assorted buttons above +it. Now press the middle square button. After the little scene with the guard +robots is over, press the upper middle button with the little screen. Now +press the button just to the right of it. Now press the right square, and then +the left square. Manuever the ship out through the hatch in the upper right +wall. + +3) This maze is so easy I'm not going to take you through it. If you can't +figure it out on your own, you're too lame to be playing Manhunter: New York. + +4) After you come up through the bathrooms at the park, see Philippe getting +into his ship, and it says, "Meanwhile, back in your cockpit...", take a closer +look at the screen. + +5) You're now flying around New York. You must drop bombs on Sites Alpha, +Beta, Gamma, and Delta. It doesn't matter in which order. First go to the +Statue of Liberty. See the big island with the star where the Statue should +be? Guess again, it ain't there. See the two small islands to the left? Go +to the lower left island. Press Enter to Drop the Bomb. Try to hit the +colored square on the island. You may have to experiment. Next go up to the +screen with the Hospital, The Empire State Building, and Grand Central Station. +You now have to contend with Philippe. Don't let him touch you, if he does +you've got a problem. Drop a bomb on the Empire State Building. If you don't +remember where it is, load in a game where it's a location on your map, and +take a note of where it is. Next, drop one on Grand Central Station. Finally, +on Bellevue Hospital. If you mess up with even ONE bomb, let Phil kill you +and start over, you need all four to hit their targets. As I said before, +this exact order isn't necessary, but I went from hardest to hit to easiest to +hit, so you don't hit all the easy ones and mess up on the hard ones after all +that work. + +You've now done all the typing and keypressing necessary. All that remains +is to watch the ending sequences and tell all your friends that you "solved" +Manhunter: New York. + +We know these aren't Complete Key-By-Key Docs, but if you can't solve the game +from this, you're one DUMB FUCK!!! + + Written by The Deviator and Cobra Commander + + +Call The Society of Sin at (203)/234-8173!!! + and +The Stairway to Heaven at (203)/393-0899!!! + +The Alternate Universe BBS - [718] 326-0720 + +(085) Cmd:Send via Ymodem + +Batch Cmd: diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/maskofthesun.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/maskofthesun.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b2236684 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/maskofthesun.txt @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ + MASK OF THE SUN + + AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME, YOU ARE IN AN AIRPLANE JUST LANDED IN +MEXICO. "EXIT PLANE", "GET MAP", "LOOK MAP", "GET IN JEEP". YOU THEN START +TRAVELING NORTH AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN STOPPED, CONTINUE WITH "WEST", "GET ALL", +"OUT JEEP", "GO HUT" "GIVE FOOD". AN OLD WOMAN WILL GIVE YOU A FLUTE, AND TELL +YOU SOMETHING YOU SHOULD. THEN "OUT", "GET IN JEEP", "WEST", "NW". + YOU ARE AT THE STATUE OF A CAT WHOSE HEAD IS LAYING ON THE GROUND. TYPE +"DROP ALL BUT PILLS", (DROP THESE PILLS AND YOU WILL DIE!), "OUT JEEP", "LOOK +STATUE". YOU WILL SEE A SECRET WORD XOTZIL. REMEMBER IT. THEN "GET HEAD", +"DROP HEAD ON STATUE". THE STATUE WILL TURN INTO A JAGUAR AND LEAVE. + "GET IN JEEP", "GET ALL", "NW", AND YOU ARE AT THE FOOT OF THE FIRST +PYRAMID. "OUT JEEP", "GO STAIRS", "UP", "LIGHT MATCH", "LIGHT LANTERN", "GO +DOOR". YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A ROOM WITH A SNAKE ATTACKING YOU. YOU MUST +TYPE THE NEXT COMMAND QUICKLY, OR THE SNAKE WILL KILL YOU. TYPE "SHOOT". THE +SNAKE WILL THEN LEAVE YOU ALONE. + YOU ARE IN THE FIRST PYRAMID. "SEARCH PLATFORM", "OPEN DOOR", "FORWARD", +"GET BOWL","FORWARD". YOU ARE IN THE BOULDER ROOM. THIS ROOM IS A WORTHLESS, +BUT FUN. WATCH THE BOULDER. WHEN READY TO CONTINUE, "TURN BACK", "LEFT", +"MOVE SARCOPHAGI". A GHOST WILL APPEAR, WAIT. THE GHOST WILL DISAPPEAR, AND +LEAVE THE SECOND BOWL. TYPE "GET BOWL", "TURN BACK", "LEFT", "RIGHT", "GET +BOWL". THE SKELETONS IN THE ROOM WILL NOW BE ATTACKING YOU, SO TYPE "HIT +SKELETON WITH AMULET". THEN "GET BOWL", "GET URN", "PLACE URN ON RIGHT +PEDESTAL", "GO DOOR", "GO JEEP", "GET IN JEEP". YOU ARE NOW FINISHEDED WITH +THE FIRST PYRAMID! + NOW TO THE SECOND PYRAMID. GO "SE", "SOUTH", "WEST". YOU WILL FIND A +PEDDLER TRYING TO SELL YOU A BOTTLE OF STOMACH REMEDY. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME! +GO "WEST", "SW". YOU ARE NOW AT THE SECOND PYRAMID. "OUT JEEP", "GO PYRAMID", +"RIGHT", "SEARCH DOOR". YOU WILL FIND A GOLD KEY. THEN "FORWARD", "MOVE +BLOCK", AND YOU FIND A BLACK KEY. NOW, "OPEN DOOR WITH GOLD KEY", "GO DOOR", +"DOWN", "FORWARD", "LEFT", "FORWARD", "RIGHT", "LOOK POOL" (REMEMBER WHAT YOU +SEE!). THEN "TURN BACK", "LEFT", "FORWARD", "RIGHT", "UP", "OUT", "FORWARD", +"FORWARD", "LEFT", AND YOU HAVE EXITED THE PYRAMID. NOW ON TO THE THIRD! + "GET IN JEEP", "NE", "NW", "FORWARD", "FORWARD", "OUT JEEP", YOU ARE AT +THE THIRD PYRAMID. "CLIMB PIT", "FORWARD". AT THIS POINT IT IS BE WISE TO +"SAVE GAME" AS THE NEXT OBSTACLE REQUIRES EXACT TIMING, AND CHANCES ARE YOU +WILL HAVE TO DO IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE SUCCEEDING. ONCE YOU SUCCEEDE "FORWARD", +"SW". YOU MUST ANSWER THE SW QUICKLY, IF YOU ARE SLOW, YOU DIE. AS YOU LEFT +THIS ROOM, IT WILL TELL YOU THAT RAOUL HAS DIED. THIS IS UNIMPORTANT. YOU NOW +WILL FIND YOURSELF HAVING TO JUMP ACROSS A RIVER OF LAVA. YOU MUST HIT THE +RETURN KEY, WHEN THE ROCK IS UNDER THE LAVA AND READY TO RISE. YOU SHOULD BE +ABLE TO DETERMINE THIS AFTER WATCHING IT FOR A WHILE. + ONCE YOU CROSS THE RIVER, TYPE "XOTZIL" THEN "GO DOOR", "FORWARD", "LOOK +ALTAR", "PLACE AMULET ON ALTAR", "GET MASK". THIS IS NOT THE REAL MASK. SO YOU +MUST CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR THE REAL MASK. SO TYPE "SEARCH ALTAR", "GET +MASK", "WEAR MASK", "TURN BACK", "GO PASSAGE", "FORWARD". AT THIS POINT YOU +MEET THE SUN GOD, AND HE ASKS YOU A RIDDLE. THE ANSWER IS "COFFIN". THEN +GO "R", "L", "L", "L", "R". YOU ARE NOW IN THE CRUMBLE ROOM. SAVE GAME AS THE +NEXT SET OF INSTRUCTIONS ARE LONG AND YOU MAY GET LOST. "FORWARD", "L", "R", +"FORWARD", "L", "R", "FORWARD", "FORWARD", "R", "L", "R", "R", "FORWARD", "R", +"L", "FORWARD", "R", "FORWARD", "L", "R" "L", "R", "L", "FORWARD", "L", "R", +"FORWARD", "FORWARD", "R", "L", "R", "FORWARD", "L", "R", "FORWARD". "WEAR +MASK", "L". YOU NOW CONFRONT ROBOFF, YOUR ENEMY, WHO WANTS THE MASK. "GIVE +MASK". NOW THE JAGUAR YOU SET FREE COMES BACK AND KILLS ROBOFF, HOWEVER, +HE NOW STANDS IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU MUST "PLAY FLUTE" TO SOOTHE THE SAVAGE +BEAST. HE THEN WALKS AWAY, AND YOU EXIT THE PYRAMID. 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OTHERWISE, JUST TYPE THE COMMANDS IN THE ORDER GIVEN. + +YOU START ON BOARD THE FEINSTEIN, WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SCRUBBING THE +DECK... NOT MUCH TO SEE HERE, EXCEPT THAT MEAN &%$*#$ BLATHER. AN ALIEN MAY +STOP AND GIVE YOU AN AD BROCHURE. IF HE DOES, JUST DROP IT AS IT'S JUST +INFOCOM'S TRADITIONAL TRADEMARK. + +THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD JUST WAIT (KEEP WAITING UNTIL THE SHIP BLOWS UP), THEN GO +W INTO THE POD. + +GET IN WEBBING, WAIT (KEEP 'WAITING' UNTIL YOU LAND ON THE PLANET), GET OUT, GET +KIT, OPEN DOOR, EXIT POD, SWIM UP, U, U, U. + +YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN THE COURTYARD. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE THE GAME HERE, IN +CASE YOU GOOF HEREAFTER. NEXT GO: + +N, NE, E, E, E (DOWN THE LONG HALL), S, S, S, SE, TURN ON ROBOT (NOTHING WILL +HAPPEN AT FIRST, BUT HE'LL JOIN YOU SOON), W, W, DROP BRUSH AND ID CARD, GET +BAR, NE, N, N, N, N, HOLD BAR OVER CREVICE, DROP BAR, S, OPEN KIT, DROP KIT, W, +W, UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH KEY, REMOVE PADLOCK, DROP KEY AND PADLOCK, OPEN DOOR, N, +GET LADDER, S, E, E, N, N, DROP LADDER, OPEN LADDER, PUT LADDER OVER RIFT, N, W, +W, OPEN DESK, GET SHUTTLE CARD, E, OPEN DESK, GET KITCHEN CARD AND UPPER CARD, +E, S, S, S, E, PUSH BLUE BUTTON, W, EAT BROWN GOO, S, S, S, SW, GET FLASK, E, +PUT FLASK UNDER SPOUT, PUSH RED BUTTON, GET FLASK, N, N, N, N, E, N. + +YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN THE UPPER ELEVATOR WHERE YOU NEED TO: 'SLIDE UPPER CARD +THROUGH SLOT', 'PUSH UP BUTTON' *** NOW, KEEP WAITING (OR DO ANYTHING TO USE UP +MOVES, LIKE USING 'L' CONTINUOUSLY) UNTIL THE ELEVATOR DOOR OPENS UP. THEN: + + +S, NE, POUR LIQUID IN HOLE, SW,N, SLIDE UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT, PUSH DOWN +BUTTON, ('WAIT' UNTIL DOOR OPENS), S, W, S, S, S, S, PUT FLASK UNDER SPOUT, +PRESS GREEN BUTTON, GET FLASK, N, N, N, N, E, N, SLIDE UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT, +PUSH UP BUTTON,(WAIT UNTIL DOOR OPENS), S, NE, POUR LIQUID IN HOLE, SW, N, SLIDE +UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT, PUSH DOWN BUTTON,(WAIT UNTIL DOOR OPENS), S, W, S, S, +S, S, PUT FLASK UNDER SPOUT, PUSH GRAY BUTTON, GET FLASK, N, N, N, N, E, N, +SLIDE UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT, PUSH UP BUTTON, (WAIT...), S, NE, POUR LIQUID IN +HOLE, DROP FLASK. + +*** O.K., THE COMM SYSTEM IS REPAIRED. YOU ARE PROBABLY VERY TIRED BY NOW, SO GO +TO BED!...TRY: + +SW, N, SLIDE UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT, PUSH DOWN BUTTON, (WAIT...), S, W, W, N, +GET IN BED, SLEEP (YOU MAY NEED TO WAIT A MOVE OR TWO). + +*** NOW, IN THE EARLY VERSION, THERE'S A BUG THAT TAKES ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT +YOU AREN'T WEARING AND PUTS THEM IN THE ROOM OUTSIDE YOUR BED. THEY ALSO AREN'T +VISIBLE UNLESS YOU 'LOOK' OR GO OUT OF THE ROOM AND RE-ENTER. IF YOU FIND +YOU'RE MISSING YOUR ACCESS CARDS, THEY ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE ROOM NEXT TO THE +BUNK. O.K., NOW ON TO THE OTHER COMPLEX!!! (YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE THE GAME +AGAIN!) + +GET UP, (LOOK AND GET YOUR CARDS IF YOU NEED TO), S, W, S, GET CANTEEN, OPEN +CANTEEN, SLIDE KITCHEN CARD THROUGH SLOT, DROP KITCHEN CARD, S, PUT CANTEEN IN +NICHE, PUSH BUTTON, GET CANTEEN, N, N, E, E, S, E, GET BEDISTOR, W, S, S, SW, +GET LASER AND PLIERS, NE, N, N, N, EAT RED GOO, E, N. + +*** NOW, THE NEXT THING YOU NEED IS THE LOWER ELEVATOR ACCESS CARD. FLOYD HAS +IT, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT FROM HIM IS TO BE IN THE UPPER ELEVATOR WITH HIM +AND KEEP SAYING ' SLIDE UPPER CARD THROUGH SLOT'. + EVENTUALLY, HE WILL SHOW YOU HIS CARD, AT WHICH POINT YOU SHOULD 'GET LOWER +CARD'. THEN YOU SHOULD: + + S, PUSH RED BUTTON, DROP UPPER CARD, (WAIT UNTIL THE ELEVATOR OPENS), S, +SLIDE LOWER CARD THROUGH SLOT, PUSH DOWN BUTTON, DROP LOWER CARD, (WAIT UNTIL +DOOR OPENS), N, E, S, E. + +*** YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN THE SHUTTLE. ALFIE CONTROL EAST, TO BE EXACT. THIS +LITTLE HONEY WILL TAKE YOU TO THE LAWANDA COMPLEX ON THE OTHER ISLAND. THE +SHUTTLE CONTROLS ARE V ERY SIMPLE. THE LEVER CONTINUALLY ACCELERATES THE +SHUTTLE WHEN IN THE UP POSITION. IT MAINTAINS CURRENT SPEED WHEN IN THE MIDDLE +POSITION A ND DECELERATES THE SHUTTLE WHEN IN THE DOWN POSITION. TO ACTIVATE +THE CONTROLS, INPUT SLIDE SHUTTLE CARD THROUGH SLOT, DROP SHUTTLE CARD, PUSH +LEVER UP. + +*** O.K. NOW, KEEP HITTING 'L' AND YO U'LL NOTICE YOUR SPEED INCREASING EACH +TIME IN INCREMENTS OF 5. KEEP HITTING 'L' UNTIL YOUR SPEED HITS 55 MPH. (NEVER +MIND THE SIGN YOU SEE). THEN, 'PULL LEVER DOWN'. IT WILL NOW BE IN THE +MIDDLE POSITION AND YOU WILL BE STEADY AT 55 MPH. SOON YOU WILL SEE A SIGN +MARKING T HE HALFWAY POINT. WHEN YOU SEE IT, HIT 'L' ONE MORE TIME, THEN INPUT +' PULL LEVER DOWN'. THE SHUTTLE WILL DECELERATE (IGNORE THE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS) +AND SHOULD STOP RIGHT WHEN YOU'VE ENTERED THE LAWANDA STAION! + + (THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD TIME TO SAVE THE GAME!) + +*** O.K., NOW TO FINISH FIXING THE REST OF THE SYSTEMS AND FINISH THE GAME. NOTE +>>> SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE GAME (DEPENDING UPON HOW LONG IT +TOOK FLOYD TO GIVE YOU THE LOWER CARD), YOU WILL GET HUNGRY. WHEN YOU DO, JUST +'DRINK LIQUID' AND DISCARD THE CANTEEN. O.K., FROM ALFIE CONTROL EAST GO: + +W, N, U, U, NE, N, TELL FLOYD TO GO NORTH, TELL FLOYD TO GET SHINY BOARD, S, E, +N, OPEN PANEL, REMOVE SECOND BOARD, INSERT SHINY BOARD IN PANEL, DROP FRIED +BOARD. + +*** O.K., THE PLANETARY DEFENSES ARE RE PAIRED! NEXT: + +S,E,N, OPEN LID, REMOVE FUSED BEDISTOR WITH PLIERS, INSERT GOOD BEDISTOR IN +CUBE, DROP FUSED BEDISTOR AND PLIERS. + +*** COURSE CONTROL IS FIXED! NOW GO: S, S, S, S. + +*** YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN THE COMPUTER ROOM. YOU MUST NOW WAIT UNTIL FLOYD +ENTERS AND NOTICES THAT THE COMPUTER IS BUSTED. THEN GO NE, OPEN BIO-LOCK +DOOR, SE, E, LOOK IN WINDOW. + +*** FLOYD SHOULD NOW BE WITH YOU AND THE BRAVE LITTLE SOUL WILL SEE THE +MINIATURIZATION CARD IN THE LAB AND WILL VOLUNTEER TO GET IT. YOU NEXT OPEN +DOOR, CLOSE DOOR, L, OPEN DOOR, CLOSE DOOR, (DEAR LITTLE FLOYD WILL PERISH), +GET MINIATURIZATION CARD, W, OPEN DOOR, W, S, REMOVE OLD BATTERY, DROP OLD +BATTERY, INSERT NEW BATTER Y IN LASER, N, SW, S, SLIDE MINIATURIZATION CARD +THROUGH SLOT, TYPE 384, SET DIAL TO 1, E, N, N, SHOOT BOULDER WITH LASER, (YOU +WILL NEED TO KEEP SHOOTING THE BOULDER UNTIL YOU DESTROY IT), SET DIAL TO 6, S. + +*** A LARGE MONSTER WILL NOW BLOCK YOUR PATH. YOU HAVE TO KEEP TYPING 'SHOOT +MONSTER WITH LASER'. THE WOUNDS WILL KEEP HEALING, BUT SOON YOU WILL SEE IN +THE DESCRIPTION THAT THE MONSTER IS ATTRACTED TO THE HEAT OF THE LASER. WHEN +YOU SEE THIS DESCRIPTION, YOU NEED TO 'THROW LASER INTO VOID'. THE BEAST WILL +FOLLOW AFTER IT. NEXT, GO S, W, (YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN AN AUXILARY BOOTH), +N, OPEN DESK, WEAR MASK, PUSH RED BUTTON, OPEN DOOR, W, OPEN LAB DOOR, W, W, +OPEN DOOR, W, SW, W, S, PUSH BUTTON. + + +*** ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE DONE IT!!!! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAIT FOR THE DOOR TO +OPEN, THEN GO NORTH AND THE REST TAKES CARE OF ITSELF!!!! + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY..... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/qm.solve b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/qm.solve new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5527d04d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/qm.solve @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ + _________________________________________________________________________ + / \ +| | +| Solution to Questmaster I - The Prism of Heheutotol | +| | +| by | +| | +| --> GS Doctor <-- & --> Mr. T <-- | +| | + \_________________________________________________________________________/ + + +This is a step-by-step solution to the game. It is intended to get you to the end of the game in as little time as possible. Since there are supposed to be sequels that will require items found in this game, the solution may not be complete. In other words, there may be items that I have missed that are not required to solve the game, but are needed for the sequels. + +Now, on with the solution... + +Note: If you ever try to get something & you find that you're arms are full, just put things in your sack to make room. If you can't carry any more weight, you can drop the vial, twig, torch, & crowbar (after you've used them of course.) + + +In the first screen (the hexagon): + + Get key. Open S door. Kick key S. S. Get key. N. Say death to colnar. Insert key into keyhole. N. Say death to colnar (you will get the glass vial & the gem). N. + +From the altar: + + S. W. W. N. Get cross. S. Drink liquid (this makes you invisible to the Wildebeest). W. W. W. N. + +In town: + + W. Get pot. Get key. Unlock door with key. Open door. W. Open refrigerator. Get food. E. E. E. Look man. Sit. Give food to man (he gives you a knife). W. N. + +At bird: + + N. E. Get crowbar. W. S. Look hole. Pry manhole with crowbar. Look D. Yes. D. NW. Cut fruit with knife. Get fruit. Eat fruit (you are teleported to a random spot in a different area.) + +After teleport: + + Note: These instructions assume you start at the scarecrow. If you're at a different spot, just go to the scarecrow. + ____________________________ +M | | | | N +I-> | DOLLARS | SCARECROW | CAVE | W-|-E +R |_________|___________|______| S +R | | +O | HUT | +R |_________| + + Get hat. W. Get dollars. S. Give gem to lioness (she tells you the secret of the Vagra fruit). N. E. E. Wear hat (you turn into a mouse). + +As mouse: + + E. NW. Get twig. N. Push cheese with twig. Get cheese. N. + +At dirt mover: + + Eat cheese (turn back to normal). Go mover. Get all (here's where your stuff went!) Leave mover. E. Turn wheel. Open door. N. Close door. Turn wheel. N. Open door. N. Get ladder. S. W. N. Open ladder. Put ladder across crevice. Cross ladder. + +Across crevice: + + Open door. N. Open drawer (you get the rod & pin). Look box. Look hole. Put rod into hole. Get torch. Read instructions. Charge torch. Get blueprint. Look meter (this part is a bit tricky because if you do nothing for too long, you get killed. So alternate between reading the instructions & looking at the meter until the torch is full). Unplug torch. S. Put pin into torch. E. N. Pull trigger. Search men. Get wrench. Get keys. N. W. W. Look panel. Press blue pad. W. + +Across Bridge: + + S. Go S hole. W. S. W. Look table. Buy clips. W. N. Look around sign. Get birdseed. N. Sit on pedestal. Say xxxx (where xxxx is the name you gave your character at the start of the game). Say death to colnar. Say teleportation. N. Get saddle. S. S. E. + +At river: + + Note: Try to type fast until you're in the water because you will get killed if you wait too long here. + + Get reed. Breathe through reed. D. Look (keep looking until the men pass overhead. Don't worry if tour reed gets clogged, you'll have enough time). Get chest. U. Open chest. Look in chest. Get prism. S. E. + +At hole in fence: + + Attach clips to fence. S. S. Give birdseed to bird. Put saddle on bird. Sit on bird. + +That's it! Now sit back & watch the end of the game. You may have noticed a few items that serve no purpose (blueprint, cross, etc.) I can only assume that these will be needed in the sequel. Like I said before, there may be other items I missed too. + +Where's Questmaster II??? 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S, U, GET ROPE, D, N, +E, RUN, JUMP (BEFORE YOU REACH THE EDGE), E, E, S, E , N, N, N, N. CROSS BRIDGE, +THROW ROPE (QUICKLY), E. N, N, E, KICK DOOR, ENTER CABIN, GET SKIS, EXIT. + +SAVE GAME + +W, GERONIMO, SKI CONTROLS: => SKI RIGHT <= SKI LEFT (DON'T HIT THE TREES). W, +LOOK TREE, GET CANTEEN, W, GO SALOON, OPEN CABINET, L14R21L7, OPEN CABINET, GET +BOOZE, EXIT, W, FILL CANTEEN, E, N, E, THROW WATER, GET DYNAMITE, E, LOOK TREE. +GET MITT, W, W, W, CATCH EGG, E, S, MAKE RAFT, DOORS, W, CROSS RIVER, RAFT. S, +S, EAT EGG, S, E, HELP FARMER. S, S. + +SAVE GAME + +S, S, GIVE MOUSE, GET GLASS, N, N, N, W-E (UNTIL HELPICOPTER FLIES OVER), W, S, +W. N, W, E, S, W, S, PREDICT ECLIPSE, N, E , N N, BUY GAS, W, W, D. LOOK +MAILBOX, GET LICENSE, LOOK GRAFFITI, U, E, E, S, S, FILL GAS TANK, GO PLANE, +LOOK CONTROLS, TAKE OFF, N, E , S, S, E, N. PUSH BUTTON, LAND PLANE, EXIT PLANE, +S, LIGHT FUSE, WITH GLASS, THROW DYNAMITE, N, S, S, E, GIVE BOOZE, LIFT GATE, E. + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY...... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/sandsofegypt.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/sandsofegypt.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1435c86d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/sandsofegypt.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +*=* THE SANDS OF EGYPT *=* + + (GET SHOVEL) (KILL SNAKE,WITH SHOVEL) (GET CANTEEN) + (DIG,GET TORCH) (FILL CANTEEN,GET CANTEEN) +(DIG,GET MAGNIFIER) NOW YOUR AT AN OASIS. (DROP MAGNIFIER,DROP +SHOVEL,GO TREE,CLIMB TREE,GET DATES) (FEED CAMEL,MOUNT CAMEL,RIDE +CAMEL,DISMOUNT,LOOK CARVINGS,GET SCEPTER,PULL HOOK,GET CANTEEN,CLIMB PYRAMID,GET +AXE) (FEED CAMEL, MOUNT CAMEL,RIDE CAMEL,DISMOUNT) NOW WE NEED SOME WATER +BADLY! (EMPTY CANTEEN,FILL CANTEEN,GET CANTEEN,DRINK, DROP DATES,DROP +SCEPTER,DROP CANTEEN, INVENTORY) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN AXE IF NOT YOU ARE GOING +TO HAVE PROBLEMS! 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S, NE, NE. + +SAVE GAME + +PUT FUEL IN LAMP, LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT LAMP, F, F, (TRY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU HAVE +TO BEFORE YOU GET THROUGH THE ROCK SLIDE), F, KNOCK, GIVE MONK'S SCROLL, +DISMOUNT, DROP REINS. + +F, F, F, LOOK BEHIND, GO BEHIND, GET ALL, WEAR ROBE, B, F, UNLOCK DOOR, L, LOOK +STAFF, GET SCROLL, B, OUT. + +L, LOOK TAPESTRY, F, PUT OUT FLAME (UNTIL ALL ARE OUT), OPEN DOOR, GET ALL , F, +OPEN B, N (UNTIL YOU'RE IN THE ARMORY). + +PUT STAFF IN PACK, GET SHIELD, D, DROP SHILED, GET STAFF, SAY TSKDG, PUT STAFF , +IN PACK, LOOK FLOOR, GET ALL, OPEN DOOR. + +F, GET ALL, F, F, DRAGON, YIN AND YANG, MAN. + +L, L, GET ALL, B, F, L, F, RING GONG. + +PUT BLACK GEM IN DOOR, PUT VIOLET CRYSTAL IN DOOR, PUT BLUE STONE IN DOOR , PUT +GREEN GEM IN DOOR, PUT ORANGE GEM IN DOOR, PUT CLEAR CRYSTAL IN DOOR. + +F, BLOW SHELL, RAINBOW, NIRVANA, DROP ALL, GET SERENT'S STAR, LOOK NICHE, PUT +SERPENT'S STAR IN NICHE. + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY.... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/shard.sprng.slv b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/shard.sprng.slv new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8c1fdafb --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/shard.sprng.slv @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@ + + ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^ + How to solve: + The Shard of Spring + Cracked by: + Crockett of Coast to Coast + Written by: Short Circuit + ^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^+^ + +Here's the solve to Shard of Spring. It's a decent game... even if I did +complete it in less then 10 hours playing time. One catch though, I +edited my characters as I described in my cheat to Shard of Spring... +that made the game real easy, since I could kill anything in about three +blows. Since I played with those "super" characters, I can't say how +easy things will be for you unless you edit them in a similar manner. +Every now and then, the game would stop me and check the disk... usually +it did this in dungeons. I can only assume that it was checking if I had +gotten certain items, etc. Thus, my edited characters might be able to +pass points where your characters can not. Because of this, you'll have +to try to figure out what it is you need, find it in the solve, and go +get it. The solve will be fairly short, because I'm only going to give a +brief description of what you have to do (some of which your new +characters will not be able to do). Here we go. + +Go south from where you begin. You'll spot a bridge (it's orange). You +must move your characters across this, and then go east. Go straight +east and you will soon see a symbol. That's Blackfort. The place where a +priest is being held. Go into the dungeon and wander around till you +find the priest (that's a lot of help, isn't it?). A lantern or torch +will help you see farther. After you rescue the priest and he blesses +you (that's the key action), go down to the south wall of the big room +outside the priest's cell. There should be a orange door there. Go +through it and gaze at the map you see. If you had looked around a bit +before you found the priest (which you probably did) you would have +found the room with the key in it. Well, across the hall from that there +is a secret door where Devir lurks. Go there and kill the S.O.B. That +done, get out of Blackfort. + +Continue travelling east until you enter some mountains and see swamps +above you (you will have to skirt south around a lake to get there). Go +up into the swamps (it didn't hurt me, but I had those super charged +guys...) and enter the tomb you see there (it is rather distinct). Go +in, and take the path west from the pool inside. You should get to some +forests. Anyway, go through the door there and travel down the hallway. +Through the door at the end is a pool which will cure a few hit +points... if you're hurt you might want to stop by. If not, then check +the south wall for secret doors. There'll be one, so enter it. You will +fight the Swamp King here (no problem for me, but I hit for an average +of 45 damage points a shot) and when you kill him will recieve a bloody +head (identifying this will reveal it to be a King's Head). Get out of +the palace of the Swamp King (you're in it) and head southeast. Down +there should be another symbol like Blackfort. This is Edrin's pad... +he's another friend of the dragon you're trying to kill... anyway, go +in, and go as far right or left as you can using the passages. Sooner +or later, you'll come to some stairs. Go down them and wander through +the rooms until you come to the place where Edrin is with his friends +(it's hard to describe the route without a map, but it's not difficult). +After you kill him, go back up the stairs and exit the joint. + +Ok... your next goal is to conquer Islanda. Go south till you reach a +river. Travel east and west along this river until you find a bridge +crossing it. Cross the bridge and keep going south. Soon you will see +some symbols that look like a wall with an archway through it. Go up to +the archway and you will get a message saying that this is the gateway +to Islanda. Go through, and follow these directions: + +Go south following the paths until you get to a place where you have a +choice of routes. Take the left one (your perspective... with your +characters going south it would be their right) and follow it downward +until you come to another branch. (There should be a city in this area, +if you want to stop by, feel free). Take the left (your perspective +again) branch and continue onward. Now, the place you want to get is +roughly southwest of where you are now. So when you have choices of +routes, take the south and the west. If you play your cards right, +you'll eventually get to a tomb (there are five of them in all of +Islanda, but you just want one on an island by itself. You need to cross +a bridge to get to it). This is the tomb of Islanda's liberator. The +dude within (can't remember the name... sorry) conquered the Moonglow +family who were the tyrants who used to rule Islanda. Anyway, go in, +and when he asks you the names of the four Moonglows, type: LOTHIAN, +MURTHIN, CERCION, and VANDIGUARD (there individual tombs are interesting to see if you have time and can find +them). He should give you a storm ring. Anyway, get out of Islanda... +you should be able to do that by now. + +Time to visit the Gatekeeper. Go east, and you'll eventually run into a +lake of fire with a tower in the middle. This is your ultimate goal... +but you won't get there quite yet... go around it, and look at the shore +beyond. There should be a point of land sticking out away from the +rest. Walk out onto this until you get to the tower of the Gatekeeper. +Enter. Inside is a rather bizarre place. Don't worry... the metal plates +are teleporters, but I'll guide you through. Step onto the first one, +then go down the passage you appear in and take the top teleporter. Then +go up again to the next teleporter, then go down the passage and take +the top (again), then go south to the next one, and finally go right +down the passage to the last one. You will appear in yet another +passageway. Travel down this till you get to the message how the +Gatekeeper greets you and all. The door you have to go through is the +one on the bottom left. Go through it. + +You should appear on an island with a bridge in sight above you. Cross +the bridge and go into the tomb. Follow the passages till you get to the +old man sitting by the fire. Go through the top door, the one surrounded +by fire. Here you are outside that tower in the pool of fire. Go into +it, and follow the path around to the bottom where you'll find the gate. +Supposedly this gate is protected by a massive spell, but I never had +trouble getting through it. If you do have trouble, the words to the +spell that open it are: DAZA REVELI. I never had to use them, but maybe +you will. Go in, fight the dragon at the door, and enter. Follow the +passages till you get to the down stairs with a door on your right. Go +through the door. Following is your climb up the tower. It is quite +involved, so all I can say is DO IT. Just follow the passages, and after +climbing numerous stairs and fighting numerous guards, you'll get to a +place where it says there is a balcony with a dove on it, and there are +two doors on either side. Go directly south onto the grass, and get the +dove (you'll have to fight this black raven first). The dove is the +teleporter that can get you out of the castle if you happened to have +missed something you needed (I think I got everything... but...). +Unfortunately, the only place this teleporter will work without +shattering is the lowest level of the castle, about 8 floors down. +Anyway, take the right door in case you ever have to get out of the +castle to obtain something. You'll learn how to mentally block Words of +Power (one of them guards the exit). Since I don't think I missed +anything, you'll never have to use that knowledge. Anyway, go back out +to the balcony and take the right door. This will lead you farther up +the tower (you'll have to fight various demons, devils, and elementals +to get there). When you reach the very top (you'll know because there +will be stairs out in the middle of no where that you have to climb to +get there) your quest will almost be done. Go through the passages till +you get to the lower right room (there are four rooms in a square). Go +to the lower right corner of that room and you should get a message +telling you that there is a row of gems there and in what order do you +want to push them. Well, the song telling you is in Edrin's place, but +(aren't you glad I'm here) the order is Blue, Blue, Red, Green. You +should float through the ceiling and appear in a room with one exit. +Well, take the exit, follow the passage, and you'll come to a place +where the dragon you have to kill is (I can't spell the stupid name so I +don't want to make a fool of myself trying). I found that the dragon +(name starts with an "S".... argh, well, here goes: Sidraidne (sp????)) +you have to kill is easier to conquer then some of the demons are. +Anyway, once you kill that dude, you win the game. Fun, eh? + +I enjoyed playing the game... for one, it was the first SSI game that +had decent graphics... and the play system was enough like Ultima to be +comfortable, and different enough to be unique. I liked the game. Hope +you did too. 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GO NORTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE +OWL AND YOU ARE AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION TO THE EAST FROM THERE IS LITTLE JOHN HE +SAYS HE WONT BUDGE TILL HE SEES ROBIN HOOD...HE WILL RECOGNIZE ROBIN FROM HIS +GREEN SUIT... + THEN GO BACK TO THE TREE AND GO WEST TWICE AND THERE IS A TAXMAN THERE..TYPE +'ROB TAXMAN' AND HE DROPS A LITTLE BAG OF GOLD DUST....YOU 'GET DUST' AND THEN +GO NORTH THREE TIMES...THERE IS A LITTLE BEGGAR SITTIN' THERE YOU SAY 'GIVE +BAG'...THE BEGGAR TAKES THE BAG SCURRIES AWAY AND LEAVES YOU A PIECE OF +FLINT...YOU 'GET FLINT'.. + FROM THERE GO SOUTH TWICE THEN GO EAST...THEN GO SOUTH...YOU'RE AT A +BLACKSMITH'S SHOP AND TYPE 'FIX GRINDER'....THE GRINDER IS FIXED..THERE IS A +PIECE OF STEEL THERE SO 'GET STEEL'...THEN GO NORTH AND YOU'RE AT THE +INTERSECTION OF THE SMITH SIGN... + GO EAST...THEN GO SOUTH...THEN GO SOUTH AGAIN...THEN GO EAST...WITH THE FLINT +AND STEEL IN HAND TYPE...'BURN HAYSTACK'...THE HAYSTACK GOES UP IN SMOKE AND +THERE IS A NEEDLE THERE... GET THE NEEDLE AND TYPE 'LOOK ASHES' AND A SPOOL OF +THREAD WILL APPEAR SO GET THAT AND THEN LOOK ASHES AGAIN AND YOU WILL FIND A +PENNY...NOW..GO WEST THEN NORTH,THEN NORTH AGAIN...GO WEST GO WEST AGAIN...GO +NORTH THREE TIMES.. YOU ARE IN FRONT OF MAID MARION...THERE IS A GREEN AWNING +HERE...GET THE AWNING THEN GO SOUTH THREE TIMES.. + THEN FROM THERE GO EAST THEN NORTH AND THERE IS A TAILORS SHOP THERE...GO +NORTH ONCE AND YOU ARE IN THE TAILRS SHOP...DROP THE AWNING, THE THREAD AND THE +NEEDLE + GO SOUTH THEN GO NORTH....YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TAILOR HAS VERY QUICK +SERVICE AND YOUR SUIT IS WAITING...GET THE SUIT...THEN WEAR SUIT.. + GO SOUTH TWICE AND YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE SMITH SIGN...THEN GO EAST..THEN +SOUTH...THEN EAST AND YOU'RE AT THE LOG BRIDGE...THEN GO EAST...THERE IS A +CATAPULT THERE AND THEN YOU GO SOUTH.. THEN GO SOUTH AGAIN..YOU SHOULD BE AT A +CAVE.....DROP EVERYTHING HERE...THEN TYPE....MOVE BOULDER...YOU SHOULD THEN SEE +THE CAVE BLOCKED BY THE BOULDER... THEN GO NORTH..THEN GO UP... THEN EAST AND +YOU'RE AT THE CLIFFS... AT THE CLIFF TYPE 'JUMP...THEN YOU ARE AT A LEDGE WHERE +YOU GO WEST...THEN DOWN AND DOWN....KEEP GOING DOWN AND GETTING EVERYTHING YOU +SEE AS YOU GO ALONG...YOU WILL FINALLY COME TO A DEAD END AND THEN START GOING +UP UNTIL YOU CANT GO UP ANYMORE AND THEN GO EAST THEN GO UP AND YOU'RE AT THE +CLIFF AGAIN... + YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A LIFE-JACKET... AN AXE...AND A CRANK....GO OVER TO THE +CATAPULT IN THE BATTLEFEILD AND YOU'LL HAVE TO 'INSERT CRANK'...THEN GO TO THE +SMITHS SHOP....'SHARPEN AXE'... THEN GO BACK TO WHERE THE CATAPULT IS AND TURN +THE CRANK...THEN MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEARING THE JACKET... NOW PUSH THE BUTTON ON +THE CATAPULT YOU ARE NOW AT THE TOP OF A FIR TREE.. THEN GO DOWN AND 'CUT +TREE'...YOU NOW SEE A POLE THERE....GET THE POLE THEN GO DOWN.....YOU KEEP GOING +DOWN UNTIL YOU COME TO THE BOULDER...'PRY BOULDER' THEN TYPE'SWIM'FOUR +TIMES...YOU WILL LAND ON A SHIP OF TRADERS...TYPE 'TRADE' AND YOU END UP ON A +PIER WITH A LUTE...IT PLAYS MUSIC BUT HAS NO STRINGS...GO TO THE TAILORS SHOP +WHERE WE LEFT THE THREAD... + TYPE 'STRING LUTE'...AND THE LUTE HAS STRINGS ON IT....GO BACK TO THE +INTERSECTION RIGHT BEFORE THE PIER AND GO EAST THEN 'GO STAGE'...THEN TYPE +'DANCE'....'SING'....'PLAY LUTE'... OK....NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN YOU A CHARM. + TYPE.....WEAR CHARM.....GO OVER TO THE POOL WHERE WE GOT THE WHETSTONE... +AND TYPE 'WASH FACE'....THEN GO TO WHERE MAID MARION IS AND TYPE 'KISS +MARION'....'PLAY LUTE'...THEN GO TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TAILORS..GO EAST +TWICE....MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR SUIT ON WHEN YOU GO TO SEE MARION... THEN HAVE +THE PENNY WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO TO THE CHAPEL.... + TYPE 'MARRY MARION'...'GET SCOPE'.. THEN FOR THE GRAND FINALE GO TO THE +CATAPULT.... + ****GRAND FINALE**** + NOW THAT YOU ARE AT THE CATAPULT.. 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Another superb text +adventure which picks up where ENCHANTER left off. While not quite as +difficult as ENCHANTER, SORCERER is nonetheless a very entertaining +and challenging adventure, with new twists on old standards (the glass +maze comes to mind) and a very logical set of puzzles to solve. + +While some of you may be working off a pirated copy of this game, I +urge you to go out and buy an original. If any software company +deserves our continued support, it is INFOCOM. They are truly the +pioneers in the field of interactive fiction and they make up for the +price of their disks by supplying original and very enter- taining +game packages and docs. Besides, one day an original copy of some of +these games may be worth some- thing... I can remember a few comic +books I wish I'd held on to! + +Anyway, enough of the commentary... as usual, everything between +commas is input and seperate comments are between (parenthesis) or +offset by the arrow --->. + +And away we go... + +S, (you'll get eaten by the hellhound and then wake up), Frotz Me (can +you think of a better light source!), Get Up, W, W, Pull Hanging, Get +Key, Open Drawer, Unlock Journal, Read Journal + +---> Inside the journal is written a code word which will change every +time the disk is booted, much like the space coordinates in STARCROSS +were protected. Write this code word down as you will be referring to +it in a moment... + +Drop Key and Journal, E, S, S, W, Get Matchbook and Vial, Open Vial, +Drink Potion, Drop Vial, E, Open Mailbox, Put Matchbook in Mailbox, E, +Get Scroll, Gnusto Meef, W + +---> Now, if you haven't heard the doorbell ring yet, keep typing +'wait' until the mailman arrives and delivers the mail. If you've +heard the bell, then the mail is already here... + +Open Mailbox, Get Orange Vial, D + +---> OK, Now we need to unlock this trunk. The combination of buttons +to push depends upon the codeword found in Belboz' journal. Follow- +ing are the various words and their associated combinations. + + Example: If the code is 'Blood- + worm', you would input: + + Push White, + Push Gray, + Push Black, + Push Red, + Push Gray + +and the lock would open. Here are the various codes (thanks to the +great FINEOUS FINGERS for supply- them!!): + +Bloodworm: White Gray Black Red Gray Brogmoid: Red Purple Red Black +Purple Dorn: Gray Purple Black Gray White Dryad: Black Gray White +Red Red Grue: Black Black Red Black Purple Hellhound: Purple White +Gray Red Gray Kobold: Red Purple Black Purple Red Nabiz: Purple +Black Black Black Red Orc: Red Gray Purple Gray Red Rotgrub: Gray +Red Gray Purple Red Surmin: Black Black Purple Red Purple Yipple: +Gray Purple White Purple Black + +---> OK, the lock should pop open and then you should... + +Get Moldy Scroll, Aimfiz Belboz, NE + +---> That should get you away from the hellhound. I would advise +saving the game here, so you don't have to go through all that again +if you happen to slip up. Also, from now on, you will find yourself +growing sleepy from time to time. Whenever you start feeling tired, +just 'Sleep' wherever you are. Make sure, however, that you are not +in the middle of solving a time-crucial puzzle like the maze or the +coal-bin room where sleep will lead to your doom. I will mention the +places where sleep seems to overcome you, so don't worry about this +too much. On to the solving... + +D, D, S (you should be in the Crater), NE, NE, E, N, NE, Memorize +Izyuk, Izyuk Me, U, Get Guano and Scroll, Gnusto Fweep, D, SW, U, W, +W, NE, SE, E, E, Put Guano in Cannon, Get Scroll, W, Lower Flag, +Search Flag, Get Aqua Vial, W, NW, SW, W, D, D, S (you should be back +at the Crater), W, Memorize Izyuk, Again (this is so you can re- +member the spell longer), Izyuk Me, W, W, N, Get Coin, S, E, Izyuk Me, +E,E + +---> About this time you may need to sleep. If not, you might want to +type 'Wait' a few times until you get tired. Then type 'Sleep'. + +NE, NE, E, E, Wake Gnome, Give Coin, E, E, N, N + +---> Now on to the Maze! You need to memorize the Fweep spell at least +3 times in order to get through this sucker. The spell wears off after +a while and you will not be allowed to carry anything (like your spell +book) while you are a bat (early bugs let you, but that is +cheating...). If you haven't memorized it enough, you'll forget it. +So... + +Drop All but Book, Memorize Fweep, Again, Again, Fweep Me, E, N, E, S, +S, W, D, E, E, N, N, U, U, S (you should now return to human form), E, +Get Scroll, Drop Scroll in Hole, Fweep Me + +---> At this point a Dorn Beast will start coming at you... GET THE +HELL OUT! + +W, W, S, E (bye bye Dorn!), D, D, W, W, U, U, N, N, D, E (your Fweep +spell should wear off at this point, so..), Fweep Me, S, E, N, D, W, +S, W, U, W + +---> You've done it! Now, keep typing 'Wait' until you are human +again, then... + +Get All, S, S, E, Get Scroll, Gnusto Swanzo + +---> Here's another good place to save the game. Sleep if you need +to... you probably will by the time you get to the amusement park. + +W, W, W, Search Gnome (AHA!), W, W, SW, SW, S, SW, W (a gnome will +appear), Give Coin, W, W, S, Get Ball, Open Aqua Vial, Drink Aqua +Potion, Throw Ball at Bunny, Drop Aqua Vial, N, E, E, NE, S, Yonk the +Malyon, Malyon the Dragon + +---> At this point, keep typing 'Wait' until your muscles feel the +effect of the aqua potion wear off. Then... + +S, Open Orange Vial, E, Drink Potion + +---> At this point, your twin should appear. This is an interesting +time-puzzle that must be solved correctly in order to get past it with +the scroll you find and your spell book still intact. An interesting +bit of trivia for all you ZORK fans who always wanted to know what the +timber in ZORK I was meant for... In the original mainframe ZORK, +which incorporated the best of ZORK I, II, and III combined in one +giant adventure, you found the crystal sphere (now found in the +aquarium in ZORK II) by tying the rope to the timber and then using it +to stop yourself halfway down the chute which ends up in the cellar of +ZORK I. The authors have used this little puzzle here to great +effect... Anyway, on with the solving... + +Give Book + +---> When you give your spell book to your older self, he will give +you a combination number... remember it, then... + +Drop Vial, E, Set Dial to (whatever number you were given), Open Door, +E, Get Rope, U, SW, Get Timber, S, NE, N, W, Tie Rope to Timber, Drop +Timber, Drop Rope Down Chute, Climb Down Rope, Get Scroll, Golmac Me, +Open Lamp, Get Smelly Scroll, D, Tell Younger Self "The Combination Is +(the number you were given)" + +---> Remember to use the quotes when you talk to your younger self +this way. He should then give you your spell book (think about what +just happened!!). You should immediately go... + +D, (Now 'Wait' a few times until the orange potion wears off and you +feel tired), Sleep + +---> You might want to save the game before this final set of moves! + +Gnusto Vardik, Memorize Meef, Again, Drop Book, Swim in Lagoon, D, +Meef Weeds, Get Crate, U, W, Drop Crate, Get Book, Open Crate, Get +Suit and Can, NE, N, Meef Vines, Spray Repellent on Suit, W, W, +Memorize Vardik, Vardik Me, Open White Door, Memorize Swanzo, Swanzo +Belboz + +*** AND THAT DOES IT!!!!! *** + +This tutorial is the >EXCLUSIVE< property of the ADVENTURER'S TAVERN +and should not be posted on any other board without prior permission +of THE GUNSLINGER. + +Many thanx to THE GUNSLINGER and FINEOUS FINGERS in helping with this +adventure. + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/star.cross b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/star.cross new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9ec88c3d --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/star.cross @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ + + *************************************** + * * + * SOLVING STAR * CROSS * + * * + * BY * + * * + *CORRECTIONS BY: TAMERLANE OF THE RING* + *************************************** + + +STARCROSS IS A RELATIVELY SIMPLE ADVENTURE-- IT'S ALL SIMPLY A +MATTER OF SHOVING COLOR CODED RODS INTO THE APPROPRIATELY COLORED +SLOTS. (FREUD WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD). THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IN +FINDING THE RODS AND SLOTS. THIS COLUMN WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING +YOU NEED TO KNOW. (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER!) SO BE SURE AND HIT +THE SPACEBAR IF I START TO TELL YOU ANYTHING YOU *=> DON'T WANT +TO KNOW YET! <=* A WORD TO THE WISE: IF YOU PUT A ROD INTO A SLOT +OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, IT WILL DISAPPEAR FOREVER. + +THE LANDING +=========== +GET UP. GET LIBRARY. E. PUSH RED BUTTON. READ SCREEN. GET THE +COORDINATES FOR WHICHEVER UNIDENTIFIED MASS (UM-??) HAS BEEN +CHOSEN AT RANDOM FROM THE CHART BELOW: + +COORDINATES FOR MASS OBJECTS + +OBJECT R THETA PHI TYPE +====== = ===== === ==== +UM91 050 015 121 UNCHARTED MASS +UM12 100 345 107 UNCHARTED MASS +UM24 100 285 087 UNCHARTED MASS +UM08 150 210 017 UNCHARTED MASS +UM52 175 165 035 UNCHARTED MASS +UM70 100 135 101 UNCHARTED MASS +UM31 150 105 067 UNCHARTED MASS +UM28 250 045 178 UNCHARTED MASS +AB40 250 300 022 ASTEROID (CERES) +MARS 250 120 012 PLANET +US75 175 135 034 SHIP +AX71 125 180 047 ASTEROID +AX32 125 240 105 ASTEROID +AX01 200 240 134 ASTEROID +AX87 125 075 102 ASTEROID + +ENTER COUCH. SAY TO COMPUTER "R IS (R), PHI IS (PHI), THETA IS +(THETA)". WAIT FOR COMPUTER TO REPLY THAT THERE IS INDEED A MASS +THERE. IF IT DOESN'T THEN YOU GOT THE COORDINATES WRONG! TRY +AGAIN. THEN TYPE: SAY TO COMPUTER "CONFIRMED." FASTEN BELT. WAIT. +(THE ROCKETS WILL FIRE.) UNFASTEN BELT. GET UP.EAST.DON SUIT.GET +LINE. W.SIT.FASTEN BELT. WAIT. WAIT OR LOOK UNTIL THE TENTACLES +GRAB YOU AND YOU ARE SAFELY DOCKED. (A TOTAL OF 7 WAITS). + +GETTING IN +======= == +UNFASTEN BELT. GET UP. OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE INNER. OPEN OUTER. +OUT. PRESS FOURTH BUMP. (THE SCULPTURE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE +SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU PRESS THE FOURTH BUMP BECAUSE IT CORRESPONDS TO +YOUR HOME PLANET (EARTH). WHY IS EARTH THE FOURTH BUMP AND NOT +THE THIRD ? BECAUSE THE SUN COUNTS AS THE FIRST BUMP!). AT THIS +POINT YOU SHOULD SEE A 'TINY BUMP'). PRESS TINY. NOW YOU WILL SEE +A BLACK ROD RISE UP. THIS ROD IS A 'SELF-DESTRUCT' DEVICE! DO NOT +PUT IT IN ANY BLACK SLOT, EVER!. TAKE BLACK ROD. THE AIRLOCK DOOR +WILL OPEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE ROD. IN. CLOSE OUTER. OPEN INNER. IN. +TA-DA! YOU ARE NOW IN THE 'ARTIFACT'!!!! + + +THE ARTIFACT +=== ======== +THINK OF IT AS AN INTERGALACTIC INTELLIGENCE TEST. PUT THE RIGHT +BLOCKS IN THE RIGHT HOLES AND WIN THE PRIZE. THE ARTIFACT IS +CYLINDRICAL IN SHAPE, AND DIVIDED (LIKE A PIE) INTO FOUR WEDGES, +WHICH (LIKE THE SLOTS) ARE COLOR CODED. THESE COLORS ARE: RED, +BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW. THESE WEDGES ARE TRANSECTED BY 5 CONCENTRIC +RINGS: IN SHORT, THE CYLINDER IS DIVIDED INTO A SORT OF CIRCULAR +GRID SYSTEM OF RINGS AND COLORS. (THIS WILL BE MORE OBVIOUS TO +YOU AS YOU MOVE ABOUT IN THE ARTIFACT.) DIRECTIONS ARE: +N,S,E,W,U, AND D. UP AND DOWN CORRESPOND TO IN AND OUT. EAST AND +WEST CORRESPOND TO LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ALSO TO PORT AND +STARBOARD. WHEN YOU ENTER THE ARTIFACT, YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO +ENTER THE YELLOW SECTION WITHOUT BEING EATEN BY THE GRUES (WHICH +WERE APPARENTLY CAPTURED ON THE PLANET ZORK, BUT WHO ESCAPED FROM +THE ALIEN ZOO FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF MENACING ADVENTURERS +FOOLHARDY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL WITHOUT LIGHT. ) + + +COLLECT THOSE RODS! +======= ===== ===== + +YOU CAN GET THESE IN DIFFERENT ORDERS, BUT THE FOLLOWING ONE WILL +DEFINITELY WORK: BLACK, RED, SILVER, YELLOW, PINK, BLUE, GOLD, +BROWN, VIOLET, GREEN, CLEAR (CRYSTAL), WHITE. + + + +GETTING THE RED ROD: IT'S BEING HELD CAPTIVE BY 'ANT-MEN'! TO GET +THERE: N. W. FORWARD. E. NOW, THE ANT-MEN WILL BE VERY NASTY IF +YOU TRY TO TAKE THEIR ROD AWAY. SO LET'S KEEP THEM BUSY DOING +SOMETHING ELSE--LIKE REBUILDING THEIR NEST. THROW SOMETHING AT +THE NEST--THE TAPE PLAYER WILL DO NICELY, AND YOUR SPACE SUIT +WILL ALSO WORK IF YOU WANT TO BOTHER TAKING IT OFF. THEN GET RED +ROD. DON'T FORGET TO RECLAIM WHATEVER IT WAS YOU THREW!! (GET +LIBRARY) + + +GETTING THE SILVER ROD: (IT'S ON THE WAY TO THE YELLOW ONE, WHICH +WE REALLY >NEEDSECOND< RED SLOT (THIS WILL TURN ON THE LIFE +SUPPORT SYSTEM AND GET THAT TELL-TALE WINDEX AROMA OUT OF THE AIR +IN A FEW TURNS. LATER ON THIS WILL ENABLE YOU TO TRADE YOUR OLD +SPACESUIT FOR SOMETHING TRULY USEFUL (LIKE A BROWN ROD)). GET +CARD. YOU'LL NEED TO PUT THIS INTO THE COMPUTER-- I SUSPECT IT'S +A DISK II CONTROLLER CARD-- CAN'T BOOT UP WITHOUT ONE! + + +GETTING THE PINK ROD: IT'S IN THE SPACESHIP DOCKED OUTSIDE THE +YELLOW AIRLOCK. BE CAREFUL, ONE FALSE MOVE AND IT'S DEEP SPACE +FOR YOU. TO GET THERE : U. N. D. W. OPEN INNER. OUT. CLOSE +INNER. OPEN OUTER. GET BASKET. (THIS BASKET CAN BE USED TO HOLD +THE RODS TILL YOU NEED THEM--THAT WAY THEY WON'T TAKE UP VALUABLE +INVENTORY SPACE.) OPEN OUTER (YES, AGAIN: IT STUCK THE FIRST +TIME!). OUT. ATTACH LINE TO SPACESUIT. ATTACH LINE TO HOOK. PORT. +GET PINK ROD. + + +GETTING THE BLUE ROD: IT'S IN THE LABORATORY, WITH OTHER USEFUL +IMPLEMENTS. TO GET THERE: E. DETACH LINE FROM HOOK. IN. CLOSE +OUTER. OPEN INNER. IN. S. S. PUT ALL RODS IN BASKET. E. GET ALL +DISKS. NOW COMES THE TRICKY PART: THE ROD IS IMBEDDED IN THE +SILVER SPHERE. ALL WE HAFE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO OBTAIN IT IS THE +4-POSITION DIAL AND THE TWO DISKS. FORTUNATELY, THESE ARE +'TRANSPORTER DISKS'. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY EXPLODE INTO +NOTHINGNESS IF YOU ALLOW THEM TO TOUCH.. ANYWAY, HERE'S THE +PROCEDURE: PUT RED DISK UNDER GLOBE. PUT BLUE DISK ON FLOOR. PUT +CARD ON GLOBE. TURN DIAL TO 4. TURN DIAL TO 2. GET CARD. GET +BLUE ROD. GET ALL DISKS. PUT BLUE ROD IN BASKET. W. PUT BLUE +DISK ON FLOOR. (YOU *>HAVE<* TO PUT IT ON THE FLOOR HERE SO THE +'MAINTENANCE MOUSE' CAN COLLECT IT AND PUT IT IN THE GARAGE SO +YOU CAN TRANSPORT THERE (AND OUT OF TROUBLE) LATER!!!) + + +GETTING THE GOLD ROD: N. N. N. N. W. AFT. NOW YOU'RE IN THE +COMPUTER ROOM. OPEN PANEL. PUT CARD IN SLOT. CLOSE PANEL. TURN +COMPUTER ON. (IT WILL SPEW OUT A GOLD BAR FOR YOU). PUT GOLD ROD +IN BASKET. LOOK AROUND IF YOU LIKE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO +DO HERE. THE ENUNCIATOR PANEL TELLS YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO FIX TO +PUT THE ARTIFACT IN ORDER, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT +ANYWAY. + + +GETTING THE BROWN ROD: N. W. W. S. S. E. E. REMOVE SUIT. LOOK +AROUND OR 'WAIT' OR SOMETHING UNTIL THE CHIEFTAIN COMES. OFFER +SUIT TO CHIEF. POINT AT BROWN ROD. + + +GETTING THE VIOLET ROD: YOU HAVE NO TIME TO PUT THE BROWN ROD IN +YOUR BASKET! FOLLOW THE CHIEF WHEN HE LEAVES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY +TO GET THE THE VIOLET ROD!!! JUST KEEP SAYING 'FOLLOW CHIEF' +UNTIL YOU GET TO THE 'CENTER OF THE WARREN'. THEN: D. CLOSE +INNER. OPEN OUTER. OUT. P. P. GET VISOR. N. MOVE SKELETON. GET +VIOLET ROD (MOVE THE SKELETON ONLY ONCE!!). S. S. PUT RED DISK +ON FLOOR. STAND ON RED DISK. SURPRISE==> TRANSPORTER CITY. WITH +ANY LUCK YOU'LL NOW BE IN THE GARAGE. IF THE MOUSE HASN'T +COLLECTED THE BLUE DISK YET, YOU'LL BE BACK OUTSIDE THE +LABORATORY. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL HE COMES AND GETS IT, +THEN TRANSPORT TO THE GARAGE. + + +GETTING THE GREEN ROD: ENTER BIN. (KEEP TYPING 'ENTER BIN' OR +'AGAIN' UNTIL YOU FIND THE GREEN ROD. IT MAY TAKE UP TO 10 +TRIES!). GET GREEN ROD. PUT GREEN ROD IN BASKET. + + +GETTING THE CLEAR ROD: F. P. N. N. N. N. W. LOOK AT LASER +THROUGH VISOR. GET CLEAR ROD. + + +GETTING THE WHITE ROD: E. S. S. U. S. S. P. U. U. JUMP. PUT +SILVER ROD IN SILVER SLOT. IN. GET WHITE ROD. + + +YOU'VE GOT ALL THE RODS NOW. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WHY +YOU'VE COLLECTED THEM. + + +FINISHING UP +========= == + +PUT THE WHITE ROD IN THE WHITE SLOT. (A BLACK SLOT WILL APPEAR. +DO =>NOT<= PUT THE BLACK ROD IN THE BLACK SLOT!). + +GETTING TO THE CONTROL BUBBLE: OUT. U. JUMP. FIRE GUN AT DRIVE +BUBBLE. AGAIN. AGAIN. (YOU SHOULD NOW BE 'ON CONTROL BUBBLE'.) +D. PUT GOLD ROD IN GOLD SLOT. IN. PUT CLEAR ROD IN CLEAR SLOT. +FIVE COLORED SLOTS WILL APPEAR. PUT THE APPROPRIATE ROD IN EACH +SLOT--> THE ORDER YOU DO IT IN DOESN'T MATTER. + +THE FINAL SEQUENCE: YOU NOW USE THE VARIOUS COLORED SPOTS TO SET +THE COURSE OF THE ARTIFACT TOWARD EARTH. TOUCH LARGE SQUARE. (THE +VIEW NOW COVERS THE AREA FROM THE SUN TO JUPITER). TOUCH BROWN +SPOT. (YOU WILL HAVE TO TOUCH IT 4 TIMES, UNTIL THE EARTH IS +HIGHLIGHTED). TOUCH VIOLET SPOT (THREE TIMES, UNTIL THE PATH +FORMS A CIRCLE AROUND THE EARTH. (DON'T STOP AT THE ELLIPSE!)). +TOUCH GREEN SPOT. (THE PATH WILL FLASH.) TOUCH BLUE SPOT. +BLAST-OFF!!!!! 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YOU ARE THE FAILSAFE DEVICE TO PROTECT THE SURFACE +WORLD OF CONTRA SHOULD ANY EMERGENCY DEVOLOP THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PLANET CONTROL +DEVICES TO FAIL(THESE ARE UNDERGROUND IN A COMPLEX WHERE YOU LIVE SUSPENDED IN A +CRYOGENIC TUBE AWAITING A DISASTER). YOU ARE AWAKENED TO FIND THAT THERE HAS +BEEN AN EARTHQUAKE THAT HAS DAMAGED THE CABLES IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY +CHANNEL. + +YOU HAVE SIX DIFFERENT ROBOTS AT YOUR COMMAND. THESE ROBOTS ALL ENJOY DIFFERENT +SKILLS AND ABILITIES. EACH ONE REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT SENSE. + +* IRIS: THE SENSE OF SIGHT +# WALDO:THE SENSE OF TOUCH AND DEXTERITY +* SENSA:PERCEIVES THINGS MAGNETIC AND ELECTRONIC +# POET:PERCEIVES THINGS ELECTRONIC..CAN DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL FLOWS +* WHIZ: COMMANDS THE COMPUTER AND CAN DO ERRANDS +# AUDA: THE SENSE OF HEARING + +THE TRICK TO WINNING SUSPENDED IS ASSIGNING THE RIGHT TASK TO THE RIGHT ROBOT. +ALSO THE RIGHT ROBOT HAS TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. THIS IS +CALLED CRITICAL PATH PLANNING. AND THIS IS THE SECRET OF SUSPENDED. + +IN THE STANDARD GAME THERE ARE A FEW REAL TIME EVENTS TO BE AWARE OF: + +1) AT THE 15TH CYCLE THERE IS ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE WHICH CAUSES AN ACID SPILL THAT + KILLS IN SHORT ORDER ANY ROBOT THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CAVERNOUS ROOM + THEREAFTER...UNTIL THE ACID IS SHUT OFF. + +2) AT THE 75TH CYCLE THERE IS ANOTHER QUAKE WHICH WRECKS THE HYDROPONICS AND + TRANSIT EQUIPMENT ON THE SURFACE ABOVE. THESE HAVE TO BE FIXXED QUICKLY OR + THE GAME ENDS SWIFTLY DUE TO THE STARVING POPULOUS ABOVE. + +3) AT THE 100TH CYCLE HUMANS ENTER THE COMPLEX WITH THE INTENT OF TURNING YOU + OFF BECAUSE BY THIS TIME YOUR CLEARLY SCREWING UP THE ASSIGNMENT. THESE + HUMANS CAN BE THE DEATH OF YOU OR THEY CAN HELP YOU BY ....WELL I WON'T TELL + YOU YET. + +THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS GET YOU THROUGH THE GAME IN LESS THAN 70 MOVES. AS A +RESULT THEY GIVE LITTLE AID IN THE EVENT THAT YOU FINISH THE GAME IN MORE THAN +THAT TIME. THE GAME CHANGES CONSIDERABLY AFTER THE 75TH MOVE. + +THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT SURFACE AFTER THAT TIME...WHICH THESE CLUES DO +NOTHING TO AID. + +LETS GET STARTED.. + +#1 POET,GO TO WEATHER CONTROL +#2 SENSA,GO TO SUB SUPPLY ROOM +#3 WHIZ,GO TO SECONDARY CHANNEL +#4 SENSA,TAKE RAMP +#5 SENSA,GO WEST +#6 SENSA,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER +#7 SENSA,GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION +#8 WALDO,GO TO HALLWAY JUNCTION +#9 AUDA,GO TO GAMMA REPAIR + +THE ABOVE MOVES SET THE GAME UP. POET IS NEEDED TO TURN THE WEATHER CONTROL +OFF..THIS MINIMIZES DEATHS AT THE SURFACE...YOUR PRIMARY GOAL. SENSA GETS THE +RAMP THAT IS NEEDED TO ALLOW THE ROBOTS TO GO FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER. AUDA IS +SENT TO THE GAMMA REPAIR AREA BECAUSE SHE WILL BE NEEDED LATER...AND WITHOUT THE +HUMANS COMING FOR A WHILE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH HER ANYWAY. +WALDO, IS SENT TO THE HALLWAY JUNCTION TO MEET SENSA AND TAKE THE CONTAINER AND +GRASPER ON HIS WAY TO FIXING IRIS WHO IS REPORTED TO BE OUT OF ORDER. + +#10 POET,TURN SECOND DIAL TO 100 +#11 POET,GO TO HALLWAY END +#12 IRIS,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY ROOM +#13 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF +#14 AUDA, LISTEN +#15 WALDO,TAKE CONTAINER AND GRASPER +#16 WALDO,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY +#17 WALDO,INSTALL GRASPER +#18 WALDO,TAKE RED IC AND YELLOW IC +#19 SENSA,GO NORTH +#20 SENSA,TAKE RAMP + +ONCE POET GOT TO THE WEATHER CONTROL, HE HAD TO RESET THE FAULTY CONTROL TO 100. + THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX BECAUSE IF YOU LET THE GAME GO ON TOO LONG, ALL +HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE WITH VARIOUS DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS OCCURING WHICH YOU +WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL. POET IS THEN SENT TO THE HALLWAY END WHERE HE WILL +BE USED TO GET THE TV CAMERA NEEDED LATER. + +IRIS IS SENT TO THE MAIN SUPPLY ROOM WHERE SHE CAN BE FIXED WHEN WALDO ARRIVES. +SHE WILL ALSO HELP WALDO REPAIR THE MACHINE THERE. + +SENSA...UPON ARRIVING PUTS THE RAMP IN PLACE SO THAT AUDA CAN GET TO GAMMA +REPAIR AND SO THAT SHE AND POET CAN GET TO THE OTHER LEVEL. WALDO IS HANDED THE +GRASPER AND CONTAINER WHICH HE INSTALLS. THIS IS DONE NOW TO SAVE MOVES LATER. + +#21 SENSA,GO TO SMALL SUPPLY +#22 WALDO,OPEN PANEL +#23 WALDO,REPLACE ROUGH DEVICE WITH ROUGH OBJECT +#24 WALDO,CLOSE PANEL +#25 POET,GET IN CAR +#26 POET,GET OUT OF CAR +#27 POET,GO TO BIOLOGY LAB +#28 WALDO,TAKE BURNED AND FRIED CHIP +#29 POET,TAKE CAMERA +#30 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT HOLDER + +THIS STAGE SETS THE ROBOTS TO THEIR MAJOR GATHERING TASKS. WALDO HAS FIXED IRIS, +AND IS NOW SET ON FIXING THE MACHINE AND SALVAGING ITS PARTS. POET HAS ARRIVED +AT THE HALLWAY END , GOTTEN IN THE CAR, EXITED THE CAR AND IS NOW GETTING THE +CAMERA. AND SENSA HAS ARRIVED AT THE SMALL SUPPLY ROOM TO TAKE THE CABLE CUTTER. + +#31 SENSA,GET ON RAMP +#32 SENSA,TAKE CUTTER +#33 SENSA,GET OFF RAMP +#34 SENSA,TAKE RAMP +#35 SENSA,GO TO SLOPING CORRIDOR +#36 POET,GO TO VEHICLE DEBARKATION +#37 WALDO,PUT RED IC IN RED SOCKET +#38 WALDO,PUT YELLOW IC IN YELLOW SOCKET +#39 POET,GET IN CAR +#40 POET,GET OUT OF CAR + +SENSA HAS COMPLETED HER TASK OF GETTING THE METAL TOOL THAT SHE WILL NEED +SHORTLY. POET HAS GOTTEN THE CAMERA AND IS NOW COMING BACK AND WALDO IS IN THE +MIDST OF FIXING AND SALVAGING THE MACHINE WITH IRIS IN THE MAIN SUPPLY ROOM + +#41 POET,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL +#42 SENSA,PUT RAMP AT DROPOFF +#43 GO TO GAMMA REPAIR +#44 WALDO,PUSH BUTTON +#45 IRIS,TAKE FUSE +#46 WALDO,TAKE CABLE +#47 WALDO,GO TO THE SECONDARY CHANNEL +#48 IRIS,GO TO MIDDLE SUPPLY +#49 IRIS,TAKE CABLE +#50 IRIS,GO TO MAIN SUPPLY + +POET HAS BEEN SENT TO USE THE CAMERA IN THE PRIMARY CHANNEL (THIS IS A KAMIKAZE +MISSION BECAUSE HE HAS TO PASS THROUGH THE CAVERNOUS ROOM TO GET THERE). SENSA +HAS GOTTEN TO THE SLOPING CORRIDOR AND REINSTALLED THE RAMP SO THAT SHE AND POET +CAN GET TO THE LOWER LEVEL. AND WALDO AND IRIS HAVE GOTTEN THE MACHINE FIXED AND +SALVAGE ONE OF THE TWO NEEDED CABLES TO SET THE FCS IN BALANCE. + +WALDO IS NOW SET ON A KAMIKAZE MISSION WHERE WHIZ WILL BE WAITING TO INSTALL THE +CABLE NEEDED IN THE SECONDARY CHANNEL. + +#51 SENSA,EXAMINE OBJECT +#52 SENSA,TURN FLOWSWITCH +#53 BOTH SENSA AND AUDA,MOVE FRED +#54 SENSA, CUT CABLE WITH CUTTER +#55 POET,PLUG TV1 IN +#56 POET,AIM TV1 AT SIGN + +(THIS IS THE IMPORTANT RESET CODE..WRITE IT DOWN..ITS DIFFERENT EVERY GAME) + +#57 SENSA,TAKE CABLE +#58 SENSA,GO TO PRIMARY CHANNEL +#59 IRIS, PUT CABLE IN MACHINE +#60 IRIS, PUT FUSE IN MACHINE + +SENSA AND AUDA SALVAGED THE REMAINING NEEDED CABLE TO FIX THE CABLE IN THE +PRIMARY CHANNEL. SENSA IS NOW ON HER WAY. POET VALIENTLY DIED TRYING TO WORK THE +CAMERA IN THE PRIMARY CHANNEL AFTER HAVING CORROSIVE ACID SPILLED ON HIM. AND +IRIS HAS FIXED THE RESET MACHINE NOW ONLY AWAITING THE INSTALLATION OF THE +CABLES IN THE FCS TO RESET THE SYSTEMS TO SET THE SURFACE WORLD ABOVE RIGHT. + +#61 WHIZ,GO TO WALDO +#62 WHIZ,TAKE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE +#63 WHIZ,REPLACE THE NINE-INCH CABLE WITH THE FOURTEEN-INCH CABLE +#64 WHIZ,DRAG WALDO TO THE EAST END +#65 AUDA,GO TO SLEEP CHAMBER +#66 SENSA,REPLACE FOUR-INCH CABLE WITH TWELVE-INCH CABLE +#67 IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE +#68 IRIS,PRESS ----- CIRCLE + +AT THIS POINT THE GAME IS OVER AND ONLY 8000 ARE DEAD AND YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED IN +YOUR MISSION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS DOES NOT ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS AND +PUZZLES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE GAME IT JUST TELLS YOU HOW TO WIN THE GAME IN +THE SHORTEST ORDER. + +BROUGHT TO YOU BY..... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + +(> diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/thewitness.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/thewitness.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b44cdd1 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/thewitness.txt @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ + T H E W I T N E S S ! + + +"THE WITNESS" IS A PRETTY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LITTLE MYSTERY. IT'S NOT AS +COMPLICATED OR INVOLVED AS DEADLINE, YET ITS ATMOSPHERE AND DETAIL MORE THAN +COMPENSATE FOR ITS QUICK SOLVE-ABILITY. + +ACTUALLY, "THE WITNESS" CAN BE SOLVED BY NEVER HAVING TO LEAVE THE SITE OF THE +MURDER! HOWEVER, A LOT OF THE FUN AND INTERESTING NUANCES OF THIS GAME CAN BE +MISSED BY FOLLOWING THIS QUICK-FINISH, SO BEFORE I REVEAL IT STEP-BY-STEP, I'LL +GIVE YOU A FEW"THINGS TO TRY". THIS IS FOR ALL THOSE TRUE ADVENTURERS WHO MIGHT +JUST BE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE NUDGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. + +THE GAME IS SUPPOSED TO BE PRETTY AUTOMATIC FOR THE FIRST PART, SO UNLESS YOU'RE +WANDERING ABOUT OUT-SIDE THE HOUSE FOR MAPPING PURPOSES, START THE GAME BY DOING +THE FOLLOWING: + +N,N, "RING THE BELL" + +LINDER'S BUTLER, PHONG, WILL ANSWER THE DOOR. YOU CAN NOW DO ANYTHING FOR ONE +MOVE, THEN PHONG WILL SHOW YOU INTO THE LIVING ROOM, WHERE YOU WILL MEET LINDER +AND HIS DAUGHTER, MONICA. + +IT MIGHT HELP HERE TO ASK MR. LINDER AND MONICA ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CHARACTERS +IN THE GAME (THIS IS A MUST IN ALL INFOCOM MYSTERIES!). DO THIS BY SAYING "ASK +LINDER ABOUT (MONICA OR MRS. LINDER OR PHONG, ETC.). + +AFTER A BIT (10-12 MINUTES), LINDER WILL TAKE YOU INTO HIS OFFICE. HERE YOU +SHOULD "SIT IN THE WOODEN CHAIR" WHEN HE ASKS YOU TO. HE WILL THEN FILL YOU IN +ON THE BACKSTORY OF THE GAME AND WILL SHOW YOU A NOTE, WHICH YOU MIGHT BE POLITE +ENOUGH TO READ. + +NOW, IF YOU SIT THERE AND WAIT, MONICA WILL ENTER AROUND 8:35 AND STICK AROUND +FOR A MOMENT TALKING TO HER FATHER BEFORE HEADING OFF TO GO TO THE MOVIES. IF +YOU WAIT UNTIL AROUND 9:03, LINDER WILL HEAR THE DOORBELL; PUSH THE BUTLER'S +BUTTON TO SIGNAL PHONG; THEN DIE FROM A BULLET SHOT THROUGH THE OFFICE WINDOW. + +BEFORE LINDER IS KILLED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THE FOLLOWING AND SEE WHAT +HAPPENS (OR DOESN'T...): + + 1. TRY PUSHING THE BUTLER'S BUTTON AND SEE WHAT LINDER DOES. + 2. EXAMINE THE WINDOW AND ASK LINDER ABOUT WHAT YOU FIND THERE. + 3. EXAMINE THE CLOCK AND TRY OPENING IT. + 4. TRY STANDING UP AFTER YOU'VE FIRST SAT DOWN IN THE CHAIR. + THEN WAIT UNTIL 9:03 (I'D SAVE THE GAME FIRST!). + +AFTER THE MURDER OCCURS, TRY THE FOLLOWING: + + 1. EXAMINE THE WINDOW AND ANALYZE WHAT YOU FIND THERE. + 2. EXAMINE THE KEYHOLE IN THE CLOCK. + 3. TRY PUSHING THE BUTLER'S BUTTON RIGHT AFTER THE MURDER. THEN TRY + PUSHING IT AGAIN AFTER MONICA GETS HOME (AROUND 11:00). + 4. IF YOU "SEARCH PHONG", YOU WILL FIND THE KEYS YOU NEED TO UNLOCK + ALL THE LOCKED DOORS IN THE HOUSE. + 5. GO INTO PHONG'S ROOM AND EXAMI\ THE BOOK HE'S READING. HE'S USING + A VERY INTERESTING BOOKMARK. SHOW THIS TO PHONG AND MONICA AND THE + TIED-UP STILES (HE'S IN THE LIVING ROOM). + 6. FOR FUN, TRY CALLING THE RESTAURANT'S PHONE # THAT'S ON THE + MATCHBOOK (ADELINE 1308). + 7. ANALYZE THE FOOTPRINTS YOU FIND IN THE MUD OUTSIDE THE OFFICE + PORCH. THEN COMPARE THE PLASTER CAST DUFFY MAKES TO STILES' + SHOES AND ALSO TO THE MUDDY BOOTS YOU FIND ON THE PLATFORM BY THE + FRONT DOOR. ALSO, SHOW THE MUDDY BOOTS TO PHONG. + 8. SHOW STILES THE: MATCHBOOK; THE NOTE LINDER GAVE YOU; AND + THE MUDDY HANDGUN (YOU FIND THIS OUTSIDE BY THE OFFICE PATH.) + 9. BEFORE MONICA GETS HOME (11:00), UNLOCK AND OPEN THE WORKSHOP + DOOR (IN THE GARAGE) THEN GO INSIDE THE WORKSHOP AND "WAIT FOR + MONICA'. WATCH WHAT SHE DOES WHEN SHE DRIVES IN AND ENTERS. + 10. OF COURSE, ASK EVERYBODY ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE; SHOW EVERYTHING + OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE; AND TRY ACCUSING PHONG, MONICA AND + STILES. + +NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR A QUICK FINISH, HERE'S THE STEP-BY-STEP: + +N,N, "RING BELL", (DO ANYTHING FOR ONE MOVE, SUCH AS 'I'), (PHONG WILL LEAD YOU +INTO THE LIVING ROOM), "ASK MONICA ABOUT HER MOTHER", "WAIT", (LINDER WILL SOON +TAKE YOU TO HIS OFFICE), "SIT IN THE WOODEN CHAIR', 'WAIT UNTIL 9:04' (ANSWER +YES WHENEVER IT ASKS IF YOU WANT TO KEEP WAITING), (LINDER WILL BE SHOT AND +KILLED), "GET UP", "HIDE BEHIND THE LOUNGE", "WAIT UNTIL 12:05" (ANSWER YES +EVERYTIME IT ASKS), (SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDNIGHT, MONICA WILL COME BACK INTO THE +OFFICE, GO OVER TO THE CLOCK, UNLOCK IT AND REMOVE SOMETHING), "STAND UP", +"ACCUSE MONICA", "WAIT FOR DUFFY", "ARREST MONICA". + +THE PROGRAM WILL THEN OFFER YOU A SYNOPSIS OF THE ACTUAL EVENTS. + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY.... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/translyvania b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/translyvania new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74682db4209e019bfcc61423f3b852cf71fab05b GIT binary patch literal 3171 zcmb_e+mf3&5Zz~eMdu|>Qj9+!Ra;vE1Spo(lq5{p|NoFZ-NKALna$3_I*en4`gZ!9 z7DP`U^K?h_?fc8ipa1di<@>j{W-nNK8UY{4l^INlDqZQ(3vkyhf z9B%H(?qkuOOyuTw(F!H96e-h2fo}TS;~Ss-^IB5(}4X8VysqW_-Y_!F5Bx>Ej35zTKS~vQ5CMwCs zyoH;M-qK_*q z;OaC6bvBwGONO`PURq|9sFpSri3cDhv0$-7^6Fm`I}=|T3a*^8$p!n*WQ?XL7P`{N z?h||fV2#f~vRbZlLr6285ccYFMrpoG1klbV`Ee?MX$ACdM`UCgoq(S`M4YHy0^&-% z*sM*&KQTD#2YXjLGL~2x+3_%V+=zWOYp54XMOgrb6U?F2NuIEa7T;utf;i~5&xJz+ zj`&Qt&}Cl6NqQ(wM%I|FAzX;!?s>q)#7oBNB1~NY9^XW~WL#0+*{oSTuexL9UwpEBSJot6`Qrc-~Sucmcn zm2e_pTR;rmD0hQTXzmagtmQ#BXzH}Y;zP{}oktZza?r?cM0t!~~iLia#UaajFB zbw^JC67V+_Ok+@*Zah%weJ@-P=~HV0)s6N{cg5e*#FmUvxasHHy7chbeCQdqK(!I#lK=uCM+H+!9Zg0IS_1}+wl*#icF zK$3R{ZDWi`uVpeF70cs$58!gG!9@x#q7Qw-sHtmcwY0Z=0OKkxoNVQ>6u;NLmtIp< z0mE^v2k`dw+KF@M*QKi81d5~9Uz7_6GB<0FXO?5&kmdpf>IJy!1uSr7yOIA9L832v z|3+?uk6+cz#cd5{3mT0-wBSzVE6Y0ssDE>q3lV;xlE5GV)(UQAQtiKl@S4jz9mZsv zWXdCS&3g5J+ti;jbs**ifGWI5V+ZGqB5L|0o6fdE#u-x(Qzk_`P;!Xr)AAh!A(37} zD2XdbR?^6T#)3#&=82v+UXGc5!HK6sLdFh8be)YjCUgSm#5Q7}r|7#izE0GON2=<* zc!WUNtHo(52c@3AHXx?@xR(hmYs&aW){ot*>o!~&a|@@4dzgUQwPXK-2UFGdNjj-& z+*KmOR8E#5Y%)NzT{;YY4jSUDFlEvgkP`f zL?H(4+oxd{{I$h_+V^)_-+Xk~J}-H~5mmsey-Sroc!GCQSXdac5;Nu z;k4R|`y}~dRNNobl&Z206c2>5>Iu?s*%qCy4`1*k(#7E<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< + +NOTE: (PARANTHESIS) INDICATE A DIRECTION TO MOVE. + INDICATE AN ACTION + -AND THESE- INDICATES A FOOTNOTE + +START: (E,S,S,E,E,N) + -YOU CAN'T OPEN THE CHEST YET, YOU'LL NEED THE MAGIC WORD- + (W,S,W,N,N,W,S,W,W,W) + -THE GUARD ASSUMES YOU MEAN THAT YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, OTHERWISE, YOU + MAY WAIT AROUND UNTIL YOU GET KICKED OUT- + (E,E,N,W) + + -IF YOU READ THE SIGN YOU WILL NOTICE THAT YOU CAN BUY A LANTERN. BUT IF + YOU DO, YOU WILL NEVER FINISH THE ADVENTURE + (E,N,W) (S) + -IF YOU TAKE THE CHEST IN THE BACK ALLEY, YOU WILL BE ROBBED- + (N) + -YOU NEED THE CREW TO SAIL THE SHIP- + (E) + -ARE YOU TRYING TO BRIBE A GUARD?!?- + + -FROM THE BOTTLE, OF COURSE- + (E,N) (N,W) + -IF YOU GO NORTH FROM HERE, YOU WILL LOOSE ALL YOUR STUFF- + (E,S,E) + -POOR BIRD- + (E) + -THE NEXT SET OF DIRECTIONS ARE FROM THE MAP:- + (N,N,E,S,W,S,W,S,E,N,E,N,E,E) (E,S,S) + -I WONDER WHO THE BRIDLE IS FOR? + (E,S) + -DON'T SNORT IT!- + (N,W,N,N,N,N,N,U,N,E,N) + -IT'S MAGICAL- + (S,N,D,S,S,E,E,S,E) + -YES, SOUTH THEN NORTH, YA DON'T END UP IN THE SAME SPOT- + + -IF YOU THROW ANYTHING ELSE, YOU WILL LOSE IT DOWN THE FJORD- + (E,N,E,N) + -DRAGONS ARE SO GREEDY- + (N,E,E,N) + + -I WONDER WHO THE REINS ARE FOR- + (D,W,W,S) + -OUCH!- + (E,S,E,E) (S,E) (S,W) (N,N,W,N,N) + + -POSIDON IS ALLERGIC TO WATER- + (N,E,E,N) + -DO YOU WANT TO BE TIED TO THE MAST?- + + -TO SOFTEN IT UP- + + -PUT THE WAX IN THE CREWS' EARS, OR THEY WILL BE DRAWN TO THE + SIRENS. STRANGE POEM, REMEMBER THE LAST VERSE- + (W,N,N,W,N,N,N) (W,W,N) + -NOTICE HOW THE CARVINGS CHANGE FROM 'SEVENSEAS' TO 'SVEENSEAS' + (E,E,N,E,N) + -HMM, YOUR MEN SEEM HUGRY- + (W) (E,E,S,E,N) + -CYCLOPS LIKE WINE. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE MORE WINE?- + + -THE CYCLOPS WILL RETURN SOON- + + -HOW MEAN- + + -THE SHEEP WILL STILL RUN OUT OF YOUR REACH EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DEAD, + STRANGE- + + -YOUR MEN WOULD'VE EATEN YOU, HAD YOU NOT FOUND THE SHEEP- + (S,S,E,N) + -NOW YOU GET TO OPEN THE CHEST- + + (E,N,N) + -DID YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE SIRENS SANG?- + (N) + (W) + -SAME GUARD- + + + THE KING DELIGHTEDLY TAKES THE THE FLEECE. HE AWARDS YOU A KINGDOM OF YOUR +OWN AND 300 BAGS OF GOLD. + + CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY...... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/viking.quest b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/viking.quest new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3f4fcfbb40f17d869a74716faba762f60499299a GIT binary patch literal 4590 zcmbVQQEwx+5zaGz#rVOn&XC=tNcwOndPo8UJ)rGf5To}X_<`D`w2XGi1<5^~`s@3B z!(BzT>lUdJoTL@Wnfd0MZ-y3m@-k1p;mh^y|NQUep67?W_X` zMSh9>XP4wB-#guZ`(n>^J@<#xTY2c5d^%x$_`}29-(9G`$SZd0uOCk-7T0vaH+f#q zw^!|4ta<+NKiIi|?c(Dln#MeIJ`4Wu;!#SJ%!r?Wu$D3}`E>#$h%fsXBnBr|`dCcd ziR3cv@OJclFR}$#eGGe-*5X4Ghp~6Xt;L2`27AKKAr?t~-<5m$zVD50!{gDVoofm< zoz495US=P4QE@PEij&;heu%l;iu+=l(x3jD|9)qwqfRFrWbLriqF`FEx(mk%v?*}53OR|LLaV?uZ z#>2&fm4aPy-22Z?Jx2xrY4%FSCi?K^eBcVM5-+a!8v#Z(KE-0gTHZ5p;b6*XB%?Pa zPE99ybT&N#440AY!Ew!Awo{S!H-jcd@|2J*Dd~iNI$I3S#S1o+)PS%BNO*0Is1iiy z5bq-&Ordx%K&lV?08CvrHpMBlSMYn@QEdM->||TSsA-TRj5-z`2vs^YY!=L97n6MR z_1Cf=^Bdr&rq6I}+DBP&MH`Rd>Wwk~06cQU$raMxS0hkaG&upG~`}Znhkg; zTiYCvhG@v!ng|}mSPQL?X?)Pw!3mR!lem;wSj+Y#iTub2k_Ccv`vl>DE`bv(5Z(b( z6y8z;*aCvXD^mOHvN|!1$grN>&*eiVTwN{X(M7ZMCo6uRK9nvw2NwLmzzGYC+|V5+nRADvgGl5xy>( zTMYS@+`D)1<^!$4S2}!?RXo>naBiGwJd0XYG}_U$AO~xKOYp>?X@lp;Rkj|Sb%mDGxj0j>o z%OpZ1Kw6bRlToh;k5RHpDQ`JQlP=x~L zIX?g@vJ;p$2M1Nd$GQKlH~VOs+WFU;32jlEJs_uTeAQOJe1#lq7peutRWJY5Km@VJr|O4NABe&GSWqMF$VXZ+ng>!H)aOylA%q^d9hIQ^+n< zPvFdveG9cQ>fZC`%9O>M`F)}-Zv5aMyo)vvPhR|L8ugm z8CFVLT}|0D&|5b`A(3~Ip+w3bUVjn!t4&)(FWSgO{tN;|xS3>Uhls`X3SeqeqXsO~ z!fSM1o`cpSN6GI%Yffg63ALmrAu2MvhP;efno_0XoO*;4859evR+eZptPmOgh-{KD z{G`j2gis*P^J;z>1GQD!E!ya;9o9YEgRs^OMyW@;8I5yh{3PI$sb+J7aZD+UF9K{!)o{#1H_4ay!?@xg5nK^*> zzCh!pcvc3%qBej`vE82P6U1)sr0FpKXG{u>rHr$@7#L&&@Ut+n_t$9{0f}uPatV~4 z2gH$=L=2L>{cKSOSF%E(Ag+zB$H_nd;OmWJh7Q7{BN_OqsjM?9OJ~=gXsu45B!fyR z#D*SSF2+oQ9;S3@k{!pBZ2JkBtSSM<4iT4#IaAH_FVuL|G2VZmo?r_?YNO^@9L8;q z-K%5r82`{7RI%l~8JrC;4^iZSOX|rpdaj4fKv5qHoo7p^9RU9Z9S1H6Qo+k(EN?Mh zx5@5f;9UDK-!^$6^*6jN=_mM^+#!=p8#rCpBe50}6Gou=z3Ny##?;njTid4?ep{yZ z3B3Xtvts2WbZ#V#l$(#h-S){hC8wHngC2Fn1xoBN;Zi&M;s$?*fevQW*EB(}&nq6t zYhrU5{MOm2c-%c?gx)up+q4*u$fa6mU*q2#S~~=jC*Dy3(gHP=2smgz;bmvJljEYX z#!ioG-ZCT%6JK~x=Xq|+7(`E203z=1xM*Q|#=n?-h(7uT9Dee5jQTf^%fD2Z|Nr%s F`8RJ|w$4N?; z;&kc6hjWC%ZIQcBQdac1y2BPDR=9Q!`rsw17xMuR(?eek*4!)dsVxE*j!I38^A1(>+; zaGDSNe=mO9_j2){P8np)+1-RGfK9*wa+Nf1j&Kz|;2*PyG~s$l{r7y6z5X*x8gDt*M z!Y&7c`iY;Y13VV0xoRzgX8Jss1mxgD?@3dWVjOTH zD@E7!?7^Xos(0|C6++xv2nblX#|Z&-NHoBiifQNiQPc*k+kBM){yrF3o&m=-!%7r- zVIqE^W}42X16CUx0CE9;^-;6BTN!3iG{6yyr(#n@(+12w6c9n&-p??G->0&7ox;pu#r@ z!dbV|bE1a&1~qQhmz5ILLG&pk&7$F8`P=*3SMD>=E{N;;aiuE&MRN-b;`;TM?-zbR8W90!%v4!rRXlnmz(_9!a+% z+&+M@7xWr#{-b&e5e)=brcr9a!R{7qXOV3*X=>dKMX~Bat(9Yi;{kWVEjzzOi0HeT zM6Cj~M1262>k-UvZNUi#vpS=$P_mXeru33e84)jJ?0~7kk&`r&H}d| zeObB<%ogNiV5h}i13iRz)j5SWFdJ1ISY|)WtdKCR-xjPE1YqSIo-K*`P!HItR>{1u zqLGr13MUV(mNCw^7tG4Ld%hI?HB;5WRgp)u7G6xgBVCIo|6V1vJoX$DSN)=PsY|z* zt_W>3j1^i_KfTywFYcK;0x9kxba$NAN7V6+$`$!!>cQJ1dMKi<;+~Or%5j|n^j*RT zuBAkLw7IHSzrG*@_Ie@?0YgjI$xC>fm`@SVt<%=SC$7)#1D6qiWAtO>3Ka!2Yc;W` zaigRWP#Jr9Y}F_WrPKnfb+un2&>a;;;;OTP77WtCyMQ{WqVe;{U+-J%m4qz>6+>Jf z?;#Z7-3cmiCHGgcY9qQH2X`Gs-~eZ3z>3S*#H+$DGq=v$d)Z+;yid%m=pXZPo`3*u zl3TyUShrK%sPh7@aIKc2s+Mv9l&n`gY8R(K9WsBNaS;#_gm@CvR1|mov0Hj>9m*oh zX&oAocgj|s9blF-B5r&`~@riMo1sE#sNo7e!> zJ)}R6#P=VUWQT`=9iYM|0$?T2A&yy*RtM`B49p5tpC({Ky9cj17y_^PNnc!fc>T@% E7m-zgd;kCd literal 0 HcmV?d00001 diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardandprincess.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardandprincess.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c468b395 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardandprincess.txt @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ + WIZARD AND THE PRINCESS + +FROM THE VILLAGE: +N, E, E, E, E, N, E, N, W, GET ROCK (THIS ONE IS SAFE TO GET),N, W, N, W, N, W, +N (YOU ARE NOW BACK AT SNAKE), THROW ROCK, N, DRINK WATER, E, GET STICK (YOU +WILL NEED THE STICK TO WARD OFF THE SNAKES THAT PERIODICALLY APPEAR. TYPE THROW +STICK AND SNAKE WILL GO AWAY.) + +W, N, THROW STICK, LOOK HOLE, GET NOTE,N, W, LIFT ROCK (THE KING WILL GIVE YOU +THE MAGIC WORD 'HISS'), N, GET NOTE, E, GET LOCKET, E, E, S, W, W, LOOK HOLE, +GET CRACKER, E, N, N, W, N, W, N (YOU ARE NOW AT THE CHASM). + +SAY HOCUS, N, GO HOUSE, GET APPLE, W, N (YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE GNOME, TYPE 'LOOK +GNOME'. HE WILL GRAB SOME OF YOUR STUFF, THIS IS NORMAL.) + +N, E, SAY HISS, GO CREVICE, S, S, S, GET BREAD, GET LOCKET, GET CRACKER, UNLOCK +DOOR, OPEN DOOR, GO DOOR, U, GO HOLE, N, E, S, GIVE CRACKER, + +GET VIAL, N, W, S, W, W, THROW BREAD,N, GET ROPE, GO BOAT, USE BLANKET, N, N, +DRINK WATER, N, E, E, E, GO BEACH + +N, N, E, GET ANCHOR, W, TIE ROPE, TO ANCHOR, THROW ANCHOR, UP, GET SHOVEL, DOWN, +S, S, DIG X, LOOK TREASURE (A PIRATE WILL JUMP OUT, GRAB THE CHEST AND LEAVE, +THIS IS O.K.), E, N, W, GO CAVE, OPEN CHEST, LOOK CHEST, GET HARP, N, E, N, +DRINK VIAL, FLY NORTH + +N, GET RING, N, W, FOLLOW RAINBOW, GET COIN, N, SAY LUCY, W, W, N, GO CAVE, GET +ALL, N, S, W, PLAY HARP (THE GIANT WILL RUN OFF WITH IT.), N, N, BUY HORN, N, N, +BLOW HORN (BRIDGE LOWERS), NORTH + +U, E, OPEN CLOSET, LOOK CLOSET, GET SHOES, LOOK SHOES, W, D, W, W, LOOK THRONE +(AT THIS POINT YOU WILL 'HEAR AN EVIL LAUGH' AND ARE 'ZAPPED' TO ANOTHER +PLACE.), THROW APPLE (BOAR EATS IT), N, E, LOOK CABINET ( YOU WILL BE ZAPPED +AGAIN.), PICK LOCK, WITH KNIFE, OPEN DOOR, E, U, D, U, WEAR RING, RUB RING (YOU +JUST ATE THE WIZARD! ALL OF HIS MAGIC IS GONE... BURP !), D, E, KISS FROG, WEAR +SHOES, SAY WHOOSH, TALK, ..... YOU WON !!!!!!!!! + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY..... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardry.app b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardry.app new file mode 100644 index 00000000..372c896a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/wizardry.app @@ -0,0 +1,345 @@ +Formatted for 80 columns. +/%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\ +% % +% Spellbooks for % +% Wizardry % +% Typed in by: % +% The Prophet % +% Thanx to The MacTerminator % +% Distributed by The Metallian % +% A Metal Communications/Neon Nights Production % +% % +% //\\//\\etalland West Systems 10Megs/AE/BBS/Cat-Fur/503-538-0761 CALL IT! % +\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%\%/ + +Most of these spells will work with Wizardry I, II, III, and IV. + +Mage Spells + +Level 1 Mage Spells + + Spell Name HALITO HALITO causes a flame ball about the size of + Translation Little Fire a baseball to strike a monster, inflicting + Spell Type Combat from one to eight hit points of damage. + Area of Effect 1 Monster + + Spell Name MOGREF MOGREF reduces the spell-caster's Armor + Translation Body Iron Class by two points. The effect lasts for + Spell Type Combat the entire encounter. + Area of Effect Caster + + Spell Name KATINO KATINO causes all of the members in a + Translation Bad Air group to fall asleep. KATINO only affects + Spell Type Combat normal animal or humanoid monsters, and the + Area of Effect 1 Group duration of its effect is inversely + proportional to the power of the monster. + Sleeping monsters are easier to hit, and + successful strikes do double damage! + + Spell Name DUMAPIC DUMAPIC grants you insight into your party's + Translation Clarity position in the Maze; the exact displacement + Spell Type Peacetime from the staris leading to th castle + Area of Effect Entire Party (vertically, North, and East), and the + direction you are facing. + +Level 2 Mage Spells + + Spell Name DILTO DILTO causes one group of monsters to be + Translation Darkness enveloped in darkness, which reduces their + Spell Type Combat ability to defend themselves against your + Area of Effect 1 Group attacks. + + Spell Name SOPIC SOPIC causes the spell-caster to become + Translation Glass transparent. This makes him or her harder + Spell Type Combat to see; thus the caster's AC is reduced by + Area of Effect Caster four points during the encounter. + +Level 3 Mage Spells + + Spell Name MAHALITO MAHALITO causes a fiery explosion to erupt + Translation Big Fire amid a monster group, doing four to twenty + Spell Type Combat four hit points of damage. + Area of Effect 1 Group + + Spell Name MOLITO MOLITO causes sparks to fly about and damage + Translation Spark Storm about half the monsters in a group, to the + Spell Type Combat tune of three to eighteen hit points. The + Area of Effect 1 Group monsters have no choice of avoiding the + sparks. +Level 4 Mage Spells + + Spell Name MORLIS MORLIS causes one group of monsters to fear + Translation Fear the party greatly. The effects are the same + Spell Type Combat as a double-strength DILTO spell. + Area of Effect 1 Group + + Spell Name DALTO DALTO is similar to MAHALITO except that + Translation Blizzard Blast extreme cold replaces flames. In this case, + Spell Type Combat anywhere from six to 36 points of damage + Area of Effect 1 Group are inflicted. + + Spell Name LAHALITO LAHALITO is an industrial-strength MAHALITO. + Translation Fire Storm Quite the flamethrower for those extra- + Spell Type Combat irksome monsters. LAHALITO will inflict + Area of Effect 1 Group from six to 36 points of damage. + +Level 5 Mage Spells + + Spell Name MAMORLIS MAMORLIS is similar to MORLIS, in that it + Translation Terror causes monsters to be gripped with by an + Spell Type Combat incapacitating fear of the party. The + Area of Effect All monsters difference is that all monster groups are + affected by it. + + Spell Name MAKANITO Any air-breathing monsters less than eighth + Translation Deadly Air level are killed outright by this spell. + Spell Type Combat More potent creatures are not as impressed + Area of Effect All monsters by it. + + Spell Name MADALTO MADALTO is a supercooled DALTO, causing eight + Translation Frost King to 64 hit points of damage. All monsters + Spell Type Combat suffer from it, to some degree. + +Level 6 Mage Spells + + Spell Name LAKANITO All monsters in the group subjected to this + Translation Suffocation spell die. But if they do not depend on air, + Spell Type Combat or if they're especially magic-resistant, + Area of Effect 1 Group you're in trouble. + + Spell Name ZILWAN This spell will destroy any one monster of + Translation Dispell the Undead variety. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect 1 Monster + + Spell Name MASOPIC This spell duplicates the "transparency" + Translation Big Glass effect of SOPIC for the whole party. Each + Spell Type Combat party member's AC is reduced by four points + Area of Effect Entire Party for the duration of the encounter. + + Spell Name HAMAN This spell is indeed terrible, and may + Translation Beg & Grovel backfire on the caster. Thirteenth (or + Spell Type Combat higher) level characters may cast it, but + Area of Effect Unknown doing so will drain them of one level of + experience. The effects of HAMAN are strange + and wonderful. +Level 7 Mage Spells + + Spell Name MALOR This spell's effects depend on the + Translation Teleport situation in which the party finds itself + Spell Type Any Time when it is cast. MALOR will teleport from + Area of Effect Entire Party one location to another. + +More about MALOR + When used in the heat of battle, MALOR's effects are random, although you +will not be teleported away from the current Maze level. Casting it at other +times, when there is more chance for concentration, affords you the opportunity +to move the party anywhere in the maze. BE WARNED, however, that if you teleport +yourself outside the Maze, or into an area that is solid rock, you will all be +LOST FOREVER, so this spell is to be used with great caution. Combat use of +MALOR will not "rock" you. + + Spell Name MAHAMAN The same restrictions apply to this spell as + Translation Beseech do to HAMAN. However, the range of possible + Spell Type Combat effects is even greater. This spell is + Area of Effect Unknown generally used only when there is no other + hope for survival. + + Spell Name TILTOWAIT The effect of this spell may be likened to + Translation KERR-BLAAMMM!!! that of a small, well-contained, nuclear + Spell Type Combat fusion explosion. Luckily, the party is + Area of Effect All monsters shielded from its effects. The monsters are + not so lucky. This spell will wreak from ten + to 100 hit points worth of havoc. +Priest Spells + +Level 1 Priest Spells + + Spell Name KALKI KALKI reduces the AC of all party members by + Translation Blessings one point, and thus makes them harder to hit. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name DIOS DIOS restores from one to eight lost hit + Translation Heal points to a party member. It will not bring + Spell Type Any Time the dead back to life. + Area of Effect 1 Person + + Spell Name BADIOS BADIOS causes from one to eight points damage + Translation Harm to be inflicted on a monster, and may kill + Spell Type Combat it. It is the reverse of DIOS. + Area of Effect 1 Monster + + Spell Name MILWA MILWA causes a softly glowing magic light to + Translation Light accompany the party, revealing all secret + Spell Type Any Time doors. This spell only lasts a short while. + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name PORFIC PORFIC lowers the AC of the caster + Translation Shield considerably. The effects last for the + Spell Type Combat duration of the encounter. + Area of Effect Caster + +Level 2 Priest Spells + + Spell Name MATU MATU has the same AC-reducing properties as + Translation Zeal KALKI, but at double the strength. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name CALFO CALFO permits the caster to determine the + Translation X-Ray Vision exact nature of a trap on a treasure chest + Spell Type Looting 95% of the time. This spell may only be used + Area of Effect Caster while looking at a chest. + + Spell Name MANIFO MANIFO causes some of the monsters in a group + Translation Statue to become stiff as statues for one or two + Spell Type Combat melee rounds. + Area of Effect 1 Group + + Spell Name MONTINO MONTINO causes the air around a group of + Translation Still Air monsters to stop transmitting sound. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect 1 Group + +Level 3 Primst Spells + + Spell Name LOMILWA LOMILWA is a MILWA spell that lasts until the + Translation More Light party returns to the castle. + Spell Type Any Time + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name DIALKO DIALKO cures monster-induces paralysis, and + Translation Softness removes the effects of MANIFO and KATINO from + Spell Type Any Time one member of the party. + Area of Effect 1 Person + + Spell Name LATUMAPIC LATUMAPIC makes it readily apparent exactly + Translation Identification what the opposing monsters are. This spell + Spell Type Combat lasts until the party returns to the Castle. + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name BAMATU BAMATU reduces the AC of each party member + Translation Prayer by four points, for the duration of combat. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect Entire Party + +Level 4 Priest Spells + + Spell Name DIAL DIAL is similar to DIOS (only better), and + Translation Cure restores two to sixteen hit points to a party + Spell Type Any Time member. + Area of Effect 1 Person + + Spell Name BADIAL BADIAL inflicts two to sixteen points of + Translation Wound damage to a monster. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effeft 1 Mdæ”'ƒ‡ƒ†~~~~| <@FAs k)b +¢ªjz2J™b +¢ªjz2J™k [+™ ƒ{K›{s+!ƒ+“›{q3K¡ s hQ£“ s›c £K{q«“)ƒ{K›{q»C{c) ; KqphQ›ƒ+ca£Ëƒ) sÉ£Kk(hQ “+ {1+33+¡‰ƒ+“›{phPhQ›ƒ+cas k)j +‚z’2Jj +‚z’2JK™ qKkƒ“{³+!‚z’2Ja»K£A+33+£˜hQ. However, the range of possible + Spell Type Combat effects is even greater. This spell is + Area of Effect Unknown generally used only when there is no other + hope for survival. + + Spell Name TILTOWAIT The effect of this spell may be likened to + Translation KERR-BLAAMMM!!! that of a small, well-contained, nuclear + Spell Type Combat fusion explosion. Luckily, the party is + Area of Effect All monsters shielded from its effects. The monsters are + not so lucky. This spell will wreak from ten + to 100 hit points worth of havoc. +Priest Spells + +Level 1 Priest Spells + + Spell Name KALKI KALKI reduces the AC of all party members by + Translation Blessings one point, and thus makes them harder to hit. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name DIOS DIOS restores from one to eight lost hit + Translation Heal points to a party member. It will not bring + Spell Type Any Time the dead back to life. + Area of Effect 1 Person + + Spell Name BADIOS BADIOS causes from one to eight points damage + Translation Harm to be inflicted on a monster, and may kill + Spell Type Combat it. It is the reverse of DIOS. + Area of Effect 1 Monster + + Spell Name MILWA MILWA causes a softly glowing magic light to + Translation Light accompany the party, revealing all secret + Spell Type Any Time doors. This spell only lasts a short while. + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name PORFIC PORFIC lowers the AC of the caster + Translation Shield considerably. The effects last for the + Spell Type Combat duration of the encounter. + Area of Effect Caster + +Level 2 Priest Spells + + Spell Name MATU MATU has the same AC-reducing properties as + Translation Zeal KALKI, but at double the strength. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name CALFO CALFO permits the caster to determine the + Translation X-Ray Vision exact nature of a trap on a treasure chest + Spell Type Looting 95% of the time. This spell may only be used + Area of Effect Caster while looking at a chest. + + Spell Name MANIFO MANIFO causes some of the monsters in a group + Translation Statue to become stiff as statues for one or two + Spell Type Combat melee rounds. + Area of Effect 1 Group + + Spell Name MONTINO MONTINO causes the air around a group of + Translation Still Air monsters to stop transmitting sound. + Spell Type Combat + Area of Effect 1 Group + +Level 3 Primst Spells + + Spell Name LOMILWA LOMILWA is a MILWA spell that lasts until the + Translation More Light party returns to the castle. + Spell Type Any Time + Area of Effect Entire Party + + Spell Name DIALKO DIALKO cures monster-induces paralysis, and + Translation Softness removes the effects of MANIFO and KATINO from + Spell Type Any Time one member of the party. + Area of Effect 1 Person + + Spell Name LATUMAPIC LATUMAPIC makes it readily apparent exactly + Translation Identification what the opposing monsters are. This spell + Spell The impression that he was either totaly confused or + lying. Then I found out his father is a SCC switchman. So I ended up with + several feet of manuals, 100's of dialups for things in nyc, and gave him + some cosmos manuals which he wanted. It ws very profitable from my end of + it anyway. +ME: I always wondered were all that came from. +AN: ha, yeah, well you can trash from now until 1990, or you can just order the + fucking things from AT&T, I'm on their mailing lists with a maildrop as a + TIRM director. They just keep sending more and more junk. +ME: What did the SCC guy teach you about? +AN: Various things, and cleared up a lot of misconceptions about ANI and how + it actually works, auto-verify, things like that, which I really didn't + know the answers to. He had it as sort of a hobby as well, he was on some + cosmos kick, and I helped him out, so he was grateful. He also had an apple + and to most normal people, you mention free software, and they get this + happy expression. Future 40 yr. old new wares kids being born. +ME: Speaking of that, what do you think of the pirate world? To my knowledge + you are one of the only phreaks to ever be in any large pirate group. + {Apple Mafia} +AN: Well that wasn't through any real involement. I just happened to be friends + with a lot of the people and at the time it was a new idea. (A group), so I + said why not. +ME: What do you think of pirates? did you crack software? +AN: Hahahahaha, yeah dude, I crack the lates36 dam +MADI Regeneration: All hp rs MABADI Maiming: all but 1-8 hp +LOKTOFEIT Recall: Tele castle MALIKTO Wrath: 12-72 dam +KADORTO Resurrection: all hp rs +Have phun.. +OKTOFEIT Recall: Tele castle \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/ys.solve b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/ys.solve new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f9c5eab2 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/ys.solve @@ -0,0 +1,367 @@ + + + ANCIENT LAND OF YS + BRIEFING + + The ANCIENT LAND OF YS is an animated CRPG much like Sierra's QUEST series, +with the added feature of fighting battles to earn experience (e.g. hit points) +and gold. To battle the opposition, you must "collide" with them. The damage you + +inflict, as well as the damage you receive, is determined by the type of Sword, +Shield, and Armor that you hold. As in many games, you have a hit point total +that increases to a maximum as you gain experience. + + The story revolves around the evil wizard Malificus who has stolen the six +Books of Ys. In doing so, Malificus has unleashed all kinds of evil creatures +which roam the Land of Ys, terrorizing the inhabitants. Within these Books is +the secret of the magic metal Kureria. Learning this secret and obtaining the +six Books of Ys is what is required for you to complete the game. + + You can save your game as many times as you like, each time naming the file to +be saved on your disk. The files are stored as a NAME.DAT file, where NAME is +your name for the save. It is a good idea to save your game after every major +event. This will help you later if you find you're missing something. + + This game is not extremely difficult and can be done in a relatively short +time. Throughout the game you are required to battle the evil creatures that +Malificus has sent out into the Land of Ys. The best way to defeat these +creatures is to come up from behind them and "run into them." If you meet them +head on, you'd better have ample armor and shields. Defeating these creatures +earns you gold and experience. As your experience increases, your hit point +total will increase. + + In key areas of the game, you will come upon the LARGE creatures. Be sure to +save your game before you take one of these guys on. The best way to defeat them + +is to come up underneath them. These battles may get frustrating because unlike +the normal creatures you'll encounter, these sequences are more like arcade +battles. Try to evade them until you have a chance to attack. + + PLAYING GROUNDS + + There are five main areas in the Land of Ys: + + 1. THE TOWN: This is where you start the game. In the town you'll find the +Fortune Teller's Shop, Weapons Shop, Armor Shop, Clinic, Bruis's Bar, and Pawn +Shop. There are also many people to speak with. Speak to the people by running +into them head on. + + 2. THE LAND: There are three sections of open land with which to contend. When +you exit the town, you'll find yourself in the first land area. This is where +you will have your first battles to earn gold and experience. From here, you +cross the river via a bridge to the second section of land area. Here you'll +find a lake, many trees, and (in the northern section) the entrance to the old +silver mine. To the east of this area is the Zepic Village. To the north lies +the road up the mountain to the Shrine and the Tower. + + 3. THE SILVER MINE: The silver mine consists of three levels, ending at the +vault at the bottom. + + 4. THE HOLY SHRINE: The shrine sits atop the mountain north of the Zepic +Village. There are four levels in the shrine. + + 5. THE TOWER: The Tower lies even further up the mountain beyond the thieves +house. You cannot enter here until you've collected three of the Books of Ys. + + FINAL NOTES + + 1. There are many tasks in this game which can be done in a different sequence +than that presented in this walkthru. This walkthru assumes that the order in +which the tasks are presented is followed. + + 2. This walkthru is based on the IBM version of the game. Other formats may +contain slight variations or be entirely different. + + IN TOWN AND ON THE SURFACE + + You paid your bucks, booted the game, and now you find yourself planted near +the entry gates of the town in the ANCIENT LAND OF YS. Check in your pockets and + +you'll find $1,000 in spending loot. Explore the town, and enter all the open +buildings. The buildings that are closed are of no consequence to the game. + + As you explore you'll find the Fortune Teller's Shop, Armory, Weapons Shop, +Clinic, Tavern, and Pawn Shop. Speak with all the people you meet. You do this +by running head first into them. The Fortune Teller will tell you to come back +when you're ready to become a knight. To do so, go to the Armory and Sword Shops + +and purchase a Sword, Shield, and Armor. Equip these items and return to the +Fortune Teller. You'll receive a mission and a Crystal. Now you're ready to +venture outside the gates to do battle with the evil creatures running wild +throughout the land. + + You will earn experience and gold by defeating the creatures in the fields. The + +best way to battle all the creatures in the Land of Ys is to run into them from +above, behind, or below. Don't try to hit them head on, or you'll soon be +restoring your game. + + Explore the grassy area north of the castle, slaying beasts as you go. Cross +the bridge to the east and wander the land there. You might stumble across the +entrance to the old Mine, but don't go in yet: You're not equipped to take on +the creatures within. + + If you're lucky, you may find the Golden Amulet in the lake. This can be sold +in the pawn shop for quick cash. If you continue through an opening in the trees + +to the east, you'll come to the Zepic Village. There are three houses there. One + +is closed and useless to you. The other two are the Church and the home of the +Fortune Teller's Aunt Mara. + + In the church, you'll learn that the Silver Bells have been stolen. If you +visit Mara with the Crystal given to you by Sara, she'll give you a Holy Shrine +Key. North of the Zepic Village there is a path going up the mountain to the +Holy Shrine and further up to the Thieves' Shack. Once again, wait until you can + +afford better armor before entering the Holy Shrine. + + Continue battling until you can upgrade you shield, sword, and armor to the +next level. Once this is done, explore the Holy Shrine. When you first enter, +you'll see six statues. One is different! Run into it and you'll be inside on +level 1. Search the area to locate two chests: One is locked, but the other +contains a Ruby Ring. You won't be able to open the other chest yet. + + Further exploration reveals a room with an ornate decoration on the far wall. +Touching the center of this design triggers a battle with the first of the +"large" creatures you'll discover in the Land of Ys. To defeat him, you must +dodge the beams and collide with him. You'll need quick fingers on the arrow +keys to win. Once you've disposed of him, a secret entrance will open where the +decoration was. This leads to the second level of the Holy shrine. Go through +the door and explore level two. Once again you'll find two chests. This time, +they'll both be locked. Become familiar with this level, noting the two jail +cells in the northeast section, then return to Town to return the Ruby Ring. Go +back to the fields and continue fighting the creatures. + + At this point, save the game and try the first level of the Mine. There are +fierce creatures that guard the entrance. Go in quickly and turn to the right. +Try to attack these creatures by hitting them from behind. If you learn to +defeat these beasts, you'll be rewarded with big bucks and experience. Once you +get the hang of defeating these foes, you'll find it easier to fight the more +difficult "small" creatures in the game. + + Try and earn enough money to buy the third level of Shield, Sword and Armor. +Stop by the pawn shop and buy a Mirror and a Wing. It also would be a good idea +to pick up a bottle of medicine (Heal Potion) at the infirmary. With all these +goodies in tow, head back to the Holy Shrine. + + HOLY SHRINE: LOWER LEVELS + + Return to the Holy Shrine and go through the secret door to level two. Head +towards the extreme lower left hallway. You'll be at what appears to be a dead +end...but! Try and walk down, as if you're walking through the wall. Suddenly +you'll pass through a doorway that was out of view! Continue down the hallway +and explore the areas to the right. Check out all the chests. You'll find a Jail + +Key, and more importantly, a Treasure Chest Key! If you continue your search, +there is also a chest containing Silver Bells. + + Return to the surface and give the bells back to the priest in the church. +He'll give you a Power Ring as a reward. Return to the Holy Shrine and open all +the chests you found along the way. You will find Ring Mail, the Mask of Eyes, +and a Necklace. On your way back down, enter the two jail cells and free the +hostage you'll find there. She'll get out on her own; just continue with the +game after you speak with her. Go back through the hidden doorway and continue +down to the next level. + + Here you'll encounter more statues like the one you found at the entrance. +Check the place out and you'll find an Ivory Key, a bottle of Heal Potion, and a + +Silver Shield (level 4 shield) which you should immediately use. You may notice +a chest that you can't quite seem to get to. Use your Mask of Eyes to find a +doorway previously unseen, and enter the secret area. The chest holds a Marble +Key to the bottom level of the Holy Shrine. Save your game before you enter the +bottom chamber, and battle the next "large" creature to get to the Book of +Mendal. Use your Wing to return to Town. + + BACK IN TOWN AND THE MINE + + When you check back with Sara, you'll receive some sad news. You'll also +receive the Book of Toban. Restock your Heal Potion supply (if necessary), and +head for the Mine. You can sell the Necklace you found in the Holy Shrine if you + +need money. + + Enter the Mine and explore the first level. There you'll find three chests. If +you've already found the Ruby Ring in the Holy Shrine, one of the chests will be + +empty. The other two contain a Time Ring and Silver Armor (level 4 armor). + + In the southeast corner of the Mine, you'll find an almost-hidden passage to +the south that will lead to level two. Explore level two until you find a cave +which is guarded by a one-eyed rock creature. He is protecting a chest in the +cave. To get him to come out, you must walk directly in front of him. Once he's +out, you must get him from behind or you'll be history! There are more of these +creatures in this area; saving the game is a good idea. + + In the cave is a chest containing a Heal Ring. Wear this immediately and your +hit points will increase over time like they do on the surface. Search this + +level thoroughly. If you find the entrance to level three, don't enter yet. +There are two chests that you must find before you descend any further. They +contain the Silver Harmonica and a Seed of Rodine. When you have these two +items, use the Wing to return to Town. + + Give the Silver Harmonica to its owner, and return to the Mine. On your way, +stop by the northern-most large tree in the Fields across the bridge. If you run + +into the center of this tree, it will tell you where to find a sword made of +Kureria. This is one of the most important clues in the game! When you go to +find the sword, you'll get a Silver Sword! That should tell you something. Now, +back to the Mine. + + Once in the Mine, go straight to level 3. Save your game often because the +battles are tough. Search the level for the two chests containing a Heal Potion +and the Key of Daan. At the very bottom of the level is a locked door. Save your + +game before entering. Inside the vault is a chest. When you try to open it, the +next "large" creature will appear. If you don't have the Kureria (Silver) Sword, + +this creature is very difficult to kill. Once you polish him off you can open +the chest and take the Book of Towala. + + If you've gotten everything listed above from the cave, use the Wing to return +to Town. Buy some Heal Potion if you need it and head to the Zepic Village and +Mara's house. She will read the books for you and tell you how to enter the +Tower. + + THE TOWER + + The Tower is a circular building that, once entered, cannot be exited without +completing the game. The center of the Tower consists of circular, columned +hallways that look the same on all levels. + + After passing through the Thieves' Shack, you enter the Tower. The first level +has three exit hallways, all leading to a circular, columned hallway. The right +hallway leads to a dead-end level containing four chests. In them you'll find +Heal Potion, a Mirror, and the Evil Ring. Don't wear the Evil Ring yet. One +chest is empty. Return through the circular hallway to the entry level. The left + +exit leads to the jail level. The middle exit leads up to the second level of +the Tower. + + As you pass through this level, you'll find a hallway with a line of statues. +Use your Mask of Eyes to find the secret entrance. Upon entering, you'll find an + +old man who won't talk to you. It seems he's lost a valuable Idol. Leave him, +and continue up to level three. + + Here you'll find an open chest. Keep going, through another circular hallway to + +the fourth level. This level has three exits. You came in from the right; the +center leads to a dead-end level with an empty chest; the top left exit leads +up. When you enter the fifth level, you will pass through a metal detector that +senses your silver. You now find yourself back on the jail level -- in jail, +minus your silver. Here you find Ota, the husband of the wife you spoke with in +the Zepic Village. He'll tell you of a secret passageway in the Tower. As you +search the jail cell, Ogien will break through the walls to rescue you. He'll +also give you an Idol to return to the old man you found earlier. Make sure you +re-equip your level 3 sword, shield, and armor before you leave. (Remember: Your + +level 4 items, being silver, were confiscated.) + + Leave the jail cell, and again climb the Tower, returning the Idol to the old +man on the way up. The old man will give you a Necklace. This one you can wear. +Since you've lost all your silver, you can now pass through the metal detector + +on level 5. Go up to level 6 and you'll run into Ogien again. He'll tell you +that you need a Rod to enter the upper levels of the Tower. You should also find + +a chest with a Silver Sword! Continue upwards and enter level 7. Save your game! + +Yes, another "large" creature awaits you. Defeating him will net you a Hammer +and the Book of Zakan. Continue up to Level 8 where you'll reclaim the Silver +Shield. + + Level 9 contains the Sound Room. First, though, there's an exit to the left +that goes to a dead-end level with Ogien in it. He's of no help here...yet! Back + +into level 9, you'll proceed until you enter the Sound Room. You should quickly +run into the first door you come to and find the old man. He'll tell you the +reason behind the sound. From your inventory, select the Heal Potion. Run out of + +his room, to the right, and just before your hit points disappear, press return. + +This will activate the Heal Potion. Run through the doorway and into the next +circular hallway. Use your Hammer and hit all the columns on that level. Save +the game, then try to enter level 10. If the sound continues, quit the game, and + +return to your system prompt. Restart the game and restore your last save. You +should be able to enter level 10 now. (There might be a bug in the software +here.) + + Level 10 is empty, but level 11 is important. This is the first level with +magic mirrors. This level has three exits at the top. You came in from the +middle; the right exit leads to a dead-end level with an old man. He will tell +you of a girl being held captive in another Tower. The left exit leads to a +dead-end level with another "large" creature. Save the game, battle the +creature, and claim the Rod and the Book of Malaks. + + Return to the Mirror Level (11) and you'll find the Silver Armor. Level 12 has +two chests: One is empty, the other contains the Battle Shield. There is an exit + +over to another Tower where the girl is. In order to get past the locked door to + +get to the girl, you must be wearing the Evil Ring and the Necklace. Once +inside, the girl will give you special Glasses that enable you to read the Books + +of Ys. She will also tell you that Malificus wears a black cape which can only +be pierced by a sword mode of Kueria. + + Proceed up to the next level (13), where you will find a chest with Heal +Potion. This is an important bottle because you now have to go back down the +Tower to where you last found Ogien (the level before the Sound Room). Enter the + +room where Ogien is, read the Book of Malaks, then speak to Ogien. He will give +you a Blue Amulet. Go back up to Level 13. + + From level 13 (the second time), continue up to level 14. There are three exits + +here. You came in through the middle exit. The right exit leads to a Temple +level where you'll find Battle Armor. The left exit continues up to Level 15. +When you enter Level 15, you'll have to battle some tough guards who'll come +bursting through a wall. If you go through that wall, you'll find the Flame +Sword. + + Level 16 is another "Mirror" level, and leads to another battle with a "large" +creature. These are Twin Heads. Once you've defeated the heads, you're ready to +face Malificus. Enter the top level and defeat Malificus to win the game. +Remember, to defeat Malificus, you must be equipped with a Kueria sword. When +battling Malificus, keep moving and trying to anticipate where he'll be. He's +moving in a sine-wave pattern. Those players who don't like arcade sequences may + +have difficulty with this battle. It is, however, doable. + + ITEMS LIST + + You'll find the following items in the ANCIENT LAND OF YS: + + SWORDS: Short sword, Weapons Shop; long sword, Weapons Shop; Talwarl, Weapons +Shop; silver sword, Fields; and flame sword, Tower Level 15. + + ARMOR: Chain mail, Armor Shop; plate mail, Armor Shop; reflex armor, Armor +Shop; silver armor, Mine Level 1; and battle armor, Tower Level 14A. + + SHIELD: Small shield, Weapons Shop; medium shield, Weapons Shop; large shield, +Weapons Shop; silver shield, Shrine Level 3; and battle shield, Tower Level 12. + + ITEMS: Heal potion, Clinic, Mine, Shrine, Tower; wing, Pawn Shop; mirror, Pawn +Shop, Tower; mask of eyes, Shrine Level 2; and evil necklace, Tower Level 2. + + KEYS: Shrine key, from Mara; jail key, Shrine Level 2; chest key, Shrine Level +2; ivory key, Shrine Level 3; marble key, Shrine Level 3; and key of Daan, Mine +Level 3. + + OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS: Crystal, from Sara; Golden Pedestal, Lake; Ruby Ring, +Shrine Level 1; Necklace, Shrine Level 2; Silver Bells, Shrine Level 2; Silver +Harmonica, Mine Level 2; Seed of Rodine, Mine Level 2; Hammer, Tower Level 7; +Blue Amulet, Tower Level 9A; Rod, Tower Level 11A; Glasses, Tower; and Idol, +Tower Jail. + + BOOKS: Book of Mendal, Shrine Level 4; Book of Toban, Sara Shop (after death); +Book of Towala, Mine Level 3 (Blue Room); Book of Zakan, Tower Level 7; Book of +Malak, Tower Level 11A; and Book of Malificus, Tower Level 18. + + ANCIENT LAND OF YS is published by Kyodai and distributed by Broderbund. + + This walkthru is copyright (c) 1989 by Jon Urban. All rights reserved. diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zac.mckracken.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zac.mckracken.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..29feda69 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zac.mckracken.txt @@ -0,0 +1,359 @@ +Solution of: Zak Mc' Kracken and the Alien Mindbender, submitted by + Ton Kroon (ISAABK@HHEOUH50) +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +You start in Zak's room. +First pick up Sushi in fishbowl. +Open dresserdrawer and pick up phonebill. +Open deskdrawer , pick kazoo and close deskdrawer. +Pick up torn wallpaper (on the wall left from the door). +Open the door and walk to door. +Pick up seatcushion (right form the TV). +Pick up seatcushion (the left one). +Pick up remote control (under cushion). +Use powercord in power outlet. +Now you can turn on the TV if you want (use remote control). +Walk to the right and pick up butterknife (on the wall). +Open refrigirator and pick up egg. +Pick up small key (right from the door). +Walk back to Zak's room. +Use butterknife with plastic card (green card under desk). +Leave the room and walk to the right to the front door. +Open the door and walk to door. +Walk to the right untill you see a bus. +Then walk to 14th avenue (at the top of the screen,left from the +bridge). +Walk to lou's loans door,open door and go in. +Buy:the golfclub,the wetsuit,the toolkit,the hat and noseglasses. +Leave the shop . +Walk to the right untill you see a boddy pin sign. +Open toolkit and use wirecutter on boddy pin sign. +Walk back the 13th avenue. +Walk to the left untill you see a bakery. +Push the doorbell at the bakery. +Keep pushing the doorbell untill the baker drops a stale bread. +Walk to the stairs (your house). +Open the cabinet (under the sink). +pick up box of crayons. +use yellow crayon on torn wallpaper. +Use monkey wrench on pipe (in cabinet). +Use stale bread in sink. +Turn on switch (yellow). +Pick up breadcrumps in the cabinet. +Use Sushi in fishbowl. +Walk to Zak's room. +Put on : nose glasses , hat , wet suit. +Pull rug corner (right,under). +Use monkey wrench on loose board (under rugcorner) +Use rope on hole and walk to hole. +Walk to the left and open the door and go in. +Use computer terminal. +Open counter door. +Pick up application (white paper at the left) +Use application with crayon. +Read pay phone (not really neccesary) +Open the (white) door and leave. +Use smallkey in mailbox (right from the stairs) +Use application with mailbox. +walk to the right to the busstop. +Use kazoo. +Wait untill the doors open and use cashcard in cashcardreader. +Walk to the devotee. +Give cashcard to devotee. +Walk to the gate to planes. +You are now in the plane on your way to seattle. +Walk to the left to the toilet. +Open the door and go in. +Use toiletpaper in sink. +Turn on the sink and wait untill the floor is blue. +Then push the call button. +Walk to the right quickly untill you see a microwave oven. +Wait untill you here the stewardes scream "oh what a mess" +Open the oven and use egg in oven. +Turn on the oven and walk back to your seat. +Wait untill the stewardes screams who did this. +Open all the bins untill you find an oxygen tank. +Pick up the tank . +Walk to the first seat in the plane and pick up the cushion. +You now see a lighter falling , pick the lighter up. +Now press return. +You are now in Seattle. +Walk to the right to the door. +You now see Mount Rainier. +Pick up the tree branch. +Walk to the right untill you see the 2 headed squirrel. +Give peanuts to squirrel. +Use branch with loose dirt. +You now see a cave entrance , go in. +Turn on the lighter and look for an abandoned birdnest. +(it's a little bit to the right and the up). +Use branch on birdsnest. +Use branch with firepit,use nest in firepit. +Use lighter on firepit. +Walk to the right (untill the wall). +Use yellow crayon on strange markings. +Walk to the Ankh door. +Use remote control. +Pick up blue crystal and walk back to the door. +Leave the cave. +Walk to the right back to the airport. +Use reservation terminal and go to San Francisco. +Walk to the right and leave the airport. +Walk to your house and use small key on mailbox. +Pick up letter. +Walk to the 14th avenue. +Walk to the second door. +Use blue crystal on drop slot. +Wait untill the door opens. +You now have a new command "switch". +Leave room , put on nose glasses and go to the busstop on +13th avenue. +Use kazoo , use cashcard in cashcardreader. +Use terminal and go to London. +In London now ! +Use terminal and go to Nepal. +In Nepal now ! +Go outside. +Walk to the right and give book to guard. +He'll open the door for you , walk to the door. +Walk to the right untill you see a Guru. +He'll teach you how to use the blue crystal. +Leave the Guru's home. +Walk to the right. +Use lighter on hay...It will burn. +Walk to the left and pick up the flagpole. +Walk to the Yak +Use Yak with cashcard. +Use terminal and go to Zaire. +In Zaire now ! +Go outside and walk threw the jungle untill you see a hut. +Walk to the hut of the doctor (at the left). +Enter the hut and give golfclub to shaman. +They will perform a dance and when the fire burns.... +They will bent their knees, write down a 1 if the first person +bent his knees , a 2 if the second ect untill you get a number +of 6 numbers long. +SWITCH TO LESLIE +Open the door enter the car , open glove compartement. +Pick up fuse and the cashcards. +Leave the car , read the cashcards and give melissa's card to +melissa. +Walk to the left untill you see a black monolith. +Use cashcard in monolith. +Walk back to the cabin door. +Use token in metal plate , use fuse in fuse box. +Push button and go in to the door (right) +Pick up vinyl tape. +Open locker and pick up the flashlight. +Walk to the right and pick up the ladder. +Pick up the covers of the bed. +You now have a broom alien. +Leave the house and use broom alien on sand. +Walk to the right and give vinyl tape to melissa. +Walk to the right to the huge face. +Use ladder on door. +Now push in the combination Zak has seen at the dance in Zairre. +The door will open , pick up the ladder . +Walk to the great chamber , walk to the first massive door. +Use ladder on pedestal , use crystal sphere. +Pick up ladder and walk to the doorway. +Use the door 1 maze map (the last page of this). +Turn on flashlight , go to the levers (see maze map). +If you are at the levers pull the switches. +Wait.......you can now take off your helmet. +Now go to the card room. +Read the strange markings in the card room (write'em dowm and +call it the egyptian markings) +Now go back to the great chamber. +Walk to the right untill the second statue. +Read the strange markings on the statue (write'em dowm and call +it the mexican markings). +Walk to the third massive door. +Use ladder on pedestal. +SWITCH TO MELISSA ! +Walk to the car and go in. +Pick up cassette tape,pick up boombox. +Use oxygen valve. +Leave the car and go to the huge face , go to the great chamber. +Take off helmet. +Walk to the third massive door +Turn on boombox (record). +Use crystal sphere. +Go back to the great chamber and go to the second massive door. +Turn on boombox (play) +Enter the doorway. +Keep walking untill you find a doorway. +Pick up Ankh. +Walk back to the third massive door. +Walk to doorway. +Keep on walking to the right untill you find a doorway. +Enter the doorway and use ankh in panel. +Pick up golden key. +Push button (on the machine). +You can now hear and see a 3-D message from the ancient ones. +Leave the room and go back to the great chamber. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Walk back to the jungle untill you find the airport. +Use terminal and go to Cairo. +Go outside , You are now in the dessert. +Go to the sphinx leg if there aren't any strange markings then +go to the other leg. +Use crayon on markings and draw the egyptian markings. +A door in the leg will open , go in. +Now enter the doors with a sun above it untill you are at a room +with 2 eyes above it. +Enter the room. +SWITCH TO ANNIE ! +Pick up blotter , pick up cashcard , leave the room. +Go to louis loan and buy the guitar. +Walk to the busstop. +Use bus with guitar. +Use cashcard in cashcard reader. +Use terminal and go to London. +Use terminal and go to Egypte. +Go outside and go inside the sphinx. +Walk to the room where Zak is and read the hieroglyphix. +Push the buttons in the given order. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Use wallpaper map with crayon. +Read markings (write'em down and call it martian markings. +Leave the sphinx and go back to cairo. +Use terminal and go to miami. +In miami.. +Give book to Bum. +Use terminal and go to Mexico. +In mexico... +Go to door. +Walk threw the jungle untill you see a temple. +Enter the temple on top. +Keep on walking an putting on lighttorches with lighter untill +you you find a room with a doorway to the left , a tunnel in the +middle and a doorway to the right. +Enter the left doorway and you'll be in a room that looks the +same. +Keep on entering the left doorways untill you see a stone head. +Then enter the left doorway and the next left doorway. +Then enter the tunnel. +You are now in a chamber with a statue. +Use crayon on markings (mexican markings) +Pick up crystal shard and leave the temple. +Go to the airport , use terminal and go to Peru. +In Peru.... +Walk outside and walk threw the jungle untill a birdfeeder. +Use breadcumbs in birdfeeder. +Use blue crystal on bird. +Fly quickly to the right to the huge carvings. +Enter the left eye and pick up the scroll. +Fly back and give the scroll to Zak. +Go back to Zak. +Leave immediatly to the left and enter the jungle. +Go to the airport. +Use terminal and got to San Francisco. +In San Francisco..... +Use terminal and go to London. +In London...... +SWITCH TO ANNIE ! +Leave the sphinx,go to Cairo. +Use terminal and go to London. +In London...... +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Give to Annie:whiskey,wire cutter,scroll,flagpole,2 crystal +shards. +SWITCH TO ANNIE ! +Walk to the door. +Give whiskey to sentry. +Pull switch (in guard house). +Use wire cutter on fence. +Walk to stonehenge , use both crystal shards on altar stone. +Use flagpole with altar stone. +Read scroll , pick up crystal , walk to guardhouse. +Walk to airport , give crystal to Zak. +Use terminal and go to Egypte. +In Egypte...... +Go outside and go to pyramide. +Enter the pyramide and walk untill you find a doorway. +Go in . +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Use terminal and go to Cairo. +In Cairo...... +Use terminal and go to Zaire +Go outside , walk threw the jungle and go to the shaman. +He'll teach you how to use the yellow crystal after you have +given him the yellow crystal. +Use yellow crystal and teleport to Peru (huge carvings) +Pick up calendra. +Use yellow crystal and teleport to Seattle. +Go to the airport , and go to Miami. +In Miami..... +Use terminal and go to Bermuda Triangle. +After a while you are transported into a spaceship. +Write down the colour code the pilot pushed in. +If you want to leave push in the colour code and walk to the left +( But if you need money walk to the right and push the button. +An anlien will let you in , give fan club card to King , the +alien will show you the combination to get home write it down. +But if you walk futher to the right you can read tommorows +winning lotto number , you can buy a ticket at louis loan in SFO. +then go to an another city and return again and you will get your +money at louis loan) +When you leave you will fall. +Use parachute, and you will land safely into the water. +Use kazoo and a dolphin will come. +Use blue crystal on dolphin. +Swim underwater and pick up all seaweed. +Untill you find a glowing object , pick it up and give it to Zak. +Switch back to Zak. +Use yellow crystal and teleport to Egypte. +Walk to the left and pull the lever. +A trapdoor will open. +SWITCH TO ANNIE ! +Walk to the stairs (at the top left) and enter. +Walk to switch. +SWITCH TO ZAK. ! +Use tape on fishbowl. +Use yellow crystal and teleport to Mars face chamber. +Use crayon on markings (martian markings). +Go to the great chamber (use maze map). +Put on oxygen tank , put on fishbowl. +Leave great chamber and go to monolith. +Use cashcard in monolith. +SWITCH TO LESLIE ! +Put on helmet and walk to monolith , use cashcard in monolith. +SWITCH TO MELISSA ! +Put on helmet and walk to monolith , use cashcard in monolith. +Use token in tram. +SWITCH TO LESLIE ! (quickly) +Use token in tram. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! (quickly) +Use token in tram. +Walk to pyramide. +SWITCH TO LESLIE ! +Walk to pyramide , use broom alien on sand. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Use boddy pin sign in keyhole. +SWITCH TO LESLIE ! +Enter the pyramide and walk to the right untill you find a +doorway , enter and push the feet of the sarcophage. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Walk to Leslie and walk to the stairs and go up. +SWITCH TO MELISSA ! +Walk to the pyramide , walk to Zak. +SWITCH TO LESLIE ! +Walk to the right. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! +Go and stand in front of the white crystal. +SWITCH TO MELISSA ! +Use golden key in box. +Push button. +SWITCH TO ZAK ! (quickly) +Pick up white crystal (quickly). +When you have the white crystal , use yellow crystal. +Teleport to Egypte. +Build the machine (use glowing object on base , use calendra on +glowing object , use the 3 crystals on the calendra) +Pull switch. +SWITCH TO ANNIE ! +Pull switch. + +THE END. + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork.i b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork.i new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dbfd7a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork.i @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ + + ******************************** + * HOW TO SOLVE * + * * + *ZORK I: THE GREAT UNDERGROUND * + * EMPIRE * + * * + * BY * + * SCREWY LUEY * + ******************************** + +FIRST: + +(N,E); "OPEN WINDOW"; IN; "OPEN SACK" "TAKE GARLIC"; (W); "TAKE +ALL"; (E,U); "LIGHT LAMP"; "TAKE ALL"; (D); "TURN LAMP OFF"; (W); +"DROP GARLIC"; (E,E,N, N,U); "TAKE EGG"; (D,S,E); "IN"; (W); +"PULL RUG"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D); "LIGHT LAMP"; (N); "KILL TROLL +WITH SWORD [KEEP IT UP UNTILL HE DIES]"; "DROP SWORD"; (S,S,E); +"TAKE PAINTING"; (N); "DROP ALL BUT LAMP AND PAINTING"; (U,W); +"OPEN CASE"; "PUT PAINTING IN CASE"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D,S,E,N); +"TAKE ALL BUT MANUAL"; (S,W,N,N) + +BACK IN THE TROLL ROOM? GOOD. WELL: + +(W,S,E,U); "TAKE BAG AND KEY"; (SW,U,D, NE); "UNLOCK GRATING"; +(U); "TURN OFF LAMP"; (S,S,E); "IN"; (W); "PUT BAG IN CASE"; +"TAKE GARLIC"; "OPEN TRAP DOOR"; (D); "LIGHT LAMP"; "DROP KEY"; +(N,E,E,SE, E); "TIE ROPE TO RAILING"; (D); "TAKE TORCH"; (S); +"TAKE BELL"; (S); "TAKE CANDLES AND BOOK"; (D,W,N,N,N,NE,E,N); +"DROP ALL BUT LAMP"; (N); "TAKE ALL"; "PUSH BLUE"; "OPEN TUBE"; +"PUT MATERIAL ON LEAK"; "PRESS YELLOW"; "DROP TUBE AND MATERIAL"; +(S,S); "TURN BOLT WITH WRENCH"; "DROP WRENCH"; (N); "TAKE ALL BUT +GUIDEBOOKS AND SCREWDRIVER"; (S,D); "ECHO"; (W,SE,E,D,S,S,D,D) + +THIS IS A TOUGH PART. DO NOT WASTE TIME BETWEEN MOVES. + +"RING BELL"; TAKE CANDLES"; "LIGHT MATCH"; "LIGHT CANDLES"; "READ +BOOK" + +IF ALL WENT WELL, THE SPIRITS TOOK TO THE WALLS. IF THEY DIDN'T, +WAIT FOR THE BELL TO COOL DOWN AND TRY AGAIN. + +"DROP BOOK AND MATCH AND CANDLES"; (S); "TAKE SKULL"; +(N,U,W,N,N,N,W,W,S,U); "PUT SKULL IN CASE"; (D,N,E,E,E) + +THIS PART REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT THE THIEF DID. IF THERE IS A +PLATINUM BAR HERE, TAKE IT AND GO BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM, AND +PUT IT IN THE CASE. (THEN COME BACK HERE.) IF NOT, JUST KEEP +TYPING. + +(U,E,N); "TAKE SCREWDRIVER"; (S,W,N); "TAKE TRUNK"; +(N,N,U,N,N,W,N,W,N,E); "PUT TORCH AND SCREWDRIVER IN BASKET"; +(N,D,E,NE,SE,SW,D,D,S); "TAKE COAL"; (N,U,U,N,E,S,N,U,S); "PUT +COAL IN BASKET"; "LOWER BASKET"; (N,D,E,NE,SE,SW, D,D,W); "DROP +ALL"; (W); "TAKE COAL AND SCREWDRIVER AND TORCH"; (S); "OPEN +LID"; "PUT COAL IN LID"; "CLOSE LID"; "TURN ON MACHINE WITH +SCREWDRIVER"; "OPEN LID"; "TAKE DIAMOND"; (N); "PUT ALL BUT +SCREWDRIVER IN BASKET"; (E); "TAKE ALL BUT TIMBER"; +(E,U,U,N,E,S,N); "TAKE BRACELET"; (U,S); "RAISE BASKET"; "TAKE +DIAMOND"; (W); "TAKE JADE"; (S,E,S,E,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; +(N,N,W,W,S,U); "PUT JADE AND DIAMOND AND BRACELET AND TRUNK IN +CASE"; (D,N) + +THERE SHOULD BE A THIEF HERE. IF NOT, LOOK FOR HIM! IT IS VITAL +TO THE GAME THAT HE GETS THE EGG. IF HE TOOK IT FROM YOU EARLIER, +DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT A N Y THING HE TOOK. YOU +CAN GET IT BACK. NOW: + +"GIVE EGG TO THIEF"; (E,E,E,S,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; (N,W,N,W,N,E); +"TAKE TORCH"; (W, S,E,S,E,S); "TOUCH MIRROR"; (N,N,SE,E,D,D D); +"DROP GARLIC"; (U) + +NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SAVE THE GAME. HERE YOU WILL BATTLE +WITS WITH THE THIEF. IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 110 POINTS, FORGET IT. +YOU'LL DIE RIGHT AWAY. IF YOU MORE THAT 110, GOOD GOING! + +"TREASURE"; "KILL THIEF [KEEP ON DOING IT UNTILL HE DIES]"; "DROP +KNIFE"; "TAKE ALL BUT KNIFE AND STILETTO"; (D); "ULYSSES"; (E,E); +"PUT ALL BUT LAMP AND TORCH IN CASE"; "TURN OFF LAMP"; "TAKE +CANARY"; (E,E, S,S); "WIND CANARY"; "TAKE BAUBLE"; (N,W,W,W); +"PUT BAUBLE AND CANARY IN CASE"; (W,W,U); "TEMPLE"; (D); "TAKE +COFFIN"; (U); "TREASURE"; (D,E,E); "OPEN COFFIN"; "TAKE SCEPTRE"; +"PUT COFFIN IN CASE"; (D,N,E,E,N,NE,E,W,N,N); "TAKE PUMP"; (N); +"TAKE TRIDENT"; (S,S,E,S,E, D); "INFLATE PLASTIC WITH PUMP"; +"DROP ALL" "GET IN"; "TAKE ALL"; "LAUNCH" + +SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE GREAT UNDERGROUND EMPIRE. IF EVERYTHING WENT +WELL, YOU WON'T BE GOING BACK THERE. + +"WAIT [UNTILL YOU COME TO A RED BUOY]"; "TAKE BUOY"; (E); "GET +OUT"; "OPEN BUOY"; "TAKE EMERALD"; "DROP BUOY"; "TAKE SHOVEL"; +(NE); "DIG GROUND [UNTILL YOU COME TO A SCARAB]"; "TAKE SCARAB"; +(SW,S,S); "DROP SHOVEL"; "WAVE SCEPTRE"; (W,W); "TAKE GOLD"; +(SW,U,U,U,NW,W,W); "DROP LAMP AND LABEL AND PUMP"; (W); "PUT ALL +IN CASE" + +YOU DID IT!!! NOW: + +"TAKE MAP"; (E,E,S,W,SW,W) + +YOU WON! 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OKAY, BUT BEFORE +WE BEGIN, A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS WALKTHRU. FIRST, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO +SOLVE THE GAME. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE FASTER ONES. SECOND, BECAUSE THERE IS NO +"WASTED MOTION" IN THIS GAME, YOU WILL NOT BE VISITING ALL THE LOCATIONS. SO, +YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE GAME ON YOUR OWN FOR A WHILE, MAPPING OUT +AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, WITHOUT MUCH REGARD FOR GATHERING TREASURES. ACTUALLY, +MAPPING IS A GOOD IDEA, SINCE, IF YOU MAKE A MISSTEP SOMEWHERE, YOU MIGHT FIND +YOURSELF IN TROUBLE! BE ESPECIALLY CAREFULL TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS WHEN IN +THE MAZES; A WRONG MOVE THERE, AND YOU COULD BE LOST FOR QUITE SOME TIME! + FINALLY, YOU MAY NOT GO THROUGH THIS IN EXACTLY THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN +BECAUSE OF THE THIEF. HE IS A VARIABLE ITEM IN THE GAME; YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE HE +WILL SHOW UP. TRY TO MOVE OUT OF THE ROOM HE'S IN AS SOON AS HE SHOWS UP. BUT +KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN IF HE DOES STEAL ANYTHING FROM YOU, YOU WILL GET IT ALL +BACK FROM HIM IN THE END. OKAY? + LET'S START THE ADVENTURE! YOU BEGIN WEST OF THE HOUSE, AND YOUR FIRST +CHORE IS TO GET INSIDE. SO, GO SOUTH AND EAST. OPEN THE WINDOW AND ENTER THE +HOUSE (YOU'RE IN THE KITCHEN), THEN GO WEST INTO THE LIVING ROOM. GET THE LAMP, +THEN MOVE THE RUG, REVEALING THE TRAP DOOR. OPEN THE TRAP DOOR, TURN ON THE +LAMP, AND GO DOWN. AT THIS POINT, SOME MYSTERIOUS PERSON WILL SHUT THE DOOR ON +YOU; DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT FOR NOW. OKAY, SO HERE YOU ARE IN THE CELLAR. + IT'S TIME TO PICK UP YOUR FIRST TREASURE, SO GO SOUTH, THEN EAST TO THE +GALLERY. GET THE PAINTING, THEN CONTINUE NORTH TO THE STUDIO. GO UP THE +CHIMNEY (YOU CAN ONLY FIT WITH THE LAMP AND THE PAINTING), AND YOU WILL BE IN +THE KITCHEN AGAIN. NOW, GO UPSTAIRS TO THE ATTIC, AND GET THE KNIFE AND ROPE. +COME BACK DOWN AND GO INTO THE LIVING ROOM. OPEN THE CASE AND PUT THE PAINTING +INSIDE. THEN, DROP THE KNIFE AND GET THE SWORD. OPEN THE TRAP DOOR AGAIN, AND +RETURN TO THE CELLAR. AGAIN, THE DOOR IS SHUT BY SOMEONE (YOU NEVER WILL FIND +OUT WHO'S DOING THIS, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER). NOW YOU'RE BACK IN THE CELLAR, +AND SINCE WE'RE COMING TO ONE OF THE MORE DANGEROUS PARTS OF THE GAME, YOU MIGHT +WANT TO DO A SAVE HERE. GRIPPING YOUR TRUSTY SWORD, HEAD NORTH INTO THE TROLL +ROOM. THERE'S A NASTY TROLL HERE WITH A BLOODY AXE, AND THE ONLY WAY PAST IS TO +KILL HIM. SO, DO JUST THAT: "KILL TROLL WITH SWORD." IT WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE +MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT, SO KEEP AT IT, AND EVENTUALLY HE WILL DISAPPEAR IN A +CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE. N OW, DROP THE SWORD, BECAUSE YOU REALLY DON'T NEED IT +ANY MORE, AND IT WILL HIN DER YOU IN CARRYING OTHER, MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS. +HAVING DISPATCHED THE TROLL, YOU MOVE ALONG EAST, EAST (INTO THE ROUND ROOM), +THEN SE AND EAST. + YOU ARE NOW IN THE DOME ROOM. IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN, AND TOO FAR TO JUMP, SO +HERE'S WHERE THE ROPE COMES IN HANDY . TIE THE ROPE TO THE RAILING, THEN CLIMB +DOWN THE ROPE. YOU WILL BE IN THE TORCH ROOM. LEAVE THE TORCH FOR NOW; YOU'LL +BE COMING BACK THIS WAY AGAIN LATER. FROM THE TORCH ROOM, GO SOUTH, THEN EAST +AND GET THE COFFIN. RETURN WEST, THEN CONTINUE SOUTH TO THE ALTAR. THERE'S NO +WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET DOWN THAT HOLE WITH THE COFFIN, AND EVEN THE PROGRAM +WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER. THAT'S A HINT, FOLKS: JUST "PRAY," +AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN THE FOREST AGAIN. SINCE IT'S DAYLIGHT OUT, SAVE +ENERGY AND TURN OFF THE LAMP. + NOW, HEAD ALONG SOUTH, THEN NORTH (I KNOW, BUT IT WORKS!) TO THE CLEARING, +THEN EAST TO THE CANYON VIEW. CLIMB ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, THEN GO +NORTH TO RAINBOW'S END. DROP THE COFFIN AND OPEN IT. INSIDE IS A JEWELED +SCEPTRE. GET THAT, AND WAVE IT. THE RAINBOW WILL BECOME SOLID (YOU'LL NEED TO +CROSS OVER FROM THE OTHER SIDE LATER ). NOW, "LOOK." YOU SHOULD SEE A +POT OF GOLD. GET THAT, AND THE COFFIN. + AFTER THAT, GO SW, THEN ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO CANYON VIEW. FROM THERE, +IT'S NW TO THE CLEARING, AND THEN WEST TO THE WINDOW. ONCE IN THE KITCHEN, OPEN +THE BAG AND GET THE GARLIC (NOTHING ELSE, JUST THE GARLIC). GO ON INTO THE +LIVING ROOM, AND PUT YOUR TREASURES IN THE CASE. NOW, SIT DOWN AND TAKE A +BREATHER, BECAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TO DO A LOT OF TRAVELING! + ONCE AGAIN, OPEN THE TRAP DOOR, TURN ON THE LAMP, AND GO DOWN. WATCH +CAREFULLY, AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THIS TIME, THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE! WHOEVER +WAS DOING IT BEFORE MUST HAVE GOTTEN TIRED. ANYWAY, YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO THE +DAM, SO MOVE ALONG NORTH, EAST, NORTH, NE, AND EAST. YOU ARE NOW ON TOP OF THE +DAM. FROM THERE, GO NORTH TO THE LOBBY . PICK UP THE MATCHES, THEN GO EITHER +NORTH OR EAST (DOESN'T MATTER) INTO THE MAINTENANCE ROOM. GET THE WRENCH AND +THE SCREWDRIVER, THEN PUSH THE YELLOW BUTTON. NOW, RETURN TO THE DAM, AND YOU +WILL SEE THAT THE GREEN BUBBLE IS LIT. TURN THE BOLT WITH THE WRENCH, THEN DROP +THE WRENCH YOU HAVE OPENED THE DAM, AND YOU WILL BE COMING BACK THIS WAY AGAIN +TO REAP THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS . HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY TO +HADES, SO LET'S GET GOING! GO SOUTH, THEN DOWN INTO THE LOUD ROOM. LEAVE THE +PLATINUM BAR FOR NOW; YOU'LL GET IT LATER. HEAD WEST INTO THE ROUND ROOM, THEN +SE AND EAST (HMMMM, HAVEN'T YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?). AGAIN, CLIMB DOWN THE ROPE. +THIS TIME, GET THE TORCH . AT THIS POINT, YOU CAN TURN OFF YOUR LAMP; THE TORCH +WILL PROVIDE LIGHT SO LONG AS YOU HAVE IT. + NOW, CONTINUE STRAIGHT SOUTH, GETTING THE BELL, THEN THE BOOK AND CANDLES +FROM THE ALTAR. GO DOWN THE HOLE TO THE CAVE, THEN DOWN AGAIN TO THE ENTRANCE +TO HADES. YOUR CANDLES WILL HAVE BLOWN OUT BY THIS TIME, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT +IT. OKAY, HERE'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. FIRST, RING THE BELL. IT WILL +BECOME RED HOT AND YOU WILL DROP IT. YOU WILL ALSO DROP THE CANDLES. STAY CALM, +AND DO THE FOLLOWING, ALL IN ONE COMMAND: GET THE CANDLES, LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT +CANDLES WITH MATCH (NECESSARY, BECAUSE OF THE TORCH, AND *DON'T* USE THE TORCH, +OR YOU'LL VAPORIZE THE CANDLES!). OKAY, STRANGE THINGS HAPPENED WHEN YOU LIT +THE CANDLES, NOW READ THE BOOK. WHEW! THE DEMONS HAVE BEEN EXORCISED! DROP THE +BOOK, THEN GO SOUTH AND GET THE CRYSTAL SKULL. NOW, BACK NORTH, THEN UP TO THE +CAVE, THEN NORTH TO THE MIRROR ROOM. BY THE WAY, BETTER PUT OUT THE CANDLES. +RUB THE MIRROR, AND YOU WILL NOW BE IN ANOTHER MIRROR ROOM (THIS ONE IS NORTH OF +THE DAM, AS THE OTHER ONE IS SOUTH). NOW, GO NORTH, THEN WEST, THEN NORTH, THEN +WEST INTO THE SQUEAKY ROOM (WELL, I TOLD YOU YOU'D BE DOING A LOT OF TRAVELING +THIS TIME!). MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE GARLIC WITH YOU, THEN GO NORTH INTO THE BAT +ROOM. SO LONG AS YOU HAVE THE GARLIC, HE WON'T BOTHER YOU. THERE IS A JADE +FIGURINE HERE, BUT LEAVE IT FOR NOW. YOU'LL PICK IT UP ON YOUR WAY OUT. + GO EAST TO THE SHAFT ROOM. PUT THE TORCH INTO THE BASKET, THEN TURN ON +YOUR LAMP AND HEAD NORTH TO THE SMELLY ROOM, THEN DOWN TO THE GAS ROOM (BEST NOT +TO CARRY ANY OPEN FLAMES HERE!). NOW, YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A SMALL MAZE, SO +FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS *CAREFULLY*! EAST, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, +DOWN, AND YOU SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER (IF YOU AREN'T, MAY GOD HAVE +MERCY ON YOUR SOUL!). FROM THERE, GO DOWN TO THE LADDER BOTTOM, AND THEN SOUTH +TO THE DEAD END FOR THE COAL. GET THAT, THEN RETURN TO THE LADDER TOP. FROM +THERE, GO UP, NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, NORTH, AND YOU WILL BE BACK IN THE GAS ROOM. +GO UP, THEN SOUTH TO THE SHAFT ROOM AGAIN. PUT THE COAL IN THE BASKET, AND LOWER +THE BASKET. NOW, GUESS WHAT? YOU HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE COAL MINE AGAIN! + SO, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LADDER BOTTOM, BUT THIS TIME, GO WEST TO THE +TIMBER ROOM. IGNORE THE BROKEN TIMBER (NOT USEFUL FOR ANYTHING), AND DROP ALL +BUT THE SCREWDRIVER. NOW, YOU CAN SQUEEZE THROUGH THE CRACK TO THE WEST. AND +HERE YOU ARE IN THE DRAFTY ROOM, WHICH IS ALSO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. +THERE'S THE BASKET, SO GET THE COAL AND THE TORCH, AND MOVE SOUTH INTO THE +MACHINE ROOM. OPEN THE LID, PUT THE COAL IN THE MACHINE, CLOSE THE LID, AND +TURN THE SWITCH WITH THE SCREWDRIVR. DROP THE SCREWDRIVER, OPEN THE LID, AND +GET THE DIAMOND (WELL, NO ONE EVER SAID ZORK WAS AN *EASY* GAME!). NOW, GO BACK +NORTH, AND PUT THE TORCH AND THE DIAMOND IN THE BASKET. SQUEEZE BACK EAST INTO +THE TIMBER ROOM. GET THE SKULL, LAMP, AND GARLIC. YOU WON'T BE NEEDING THE +MATCHES AND THE CANDLES ANY MORE, SO YOU CAN LEAVE THEM. (THEY WERE INSURANCE IN +CASE THE THIEF CAME ALONG AND STOLE THE TORCH BEFORE YOU COULD GET THE DIAMOND). +NOW, HEAD EAST AGAIN TO THE LADDER BOTTOM, AND FROM THERE UP AND THROUGH THE +COAL MINE (YOU KNOW THE WAY NOW!), TO THE GAS ROOM. PICK UP THE BRACELET, THEN +CONTINUE ON UP AND SOUTH TO THE SHAFT ROOM. GET THE TORCH AND THE DIAMOND FROM +THE BASKET, TURN OFF THE LAMP, THEN GO WEST INTO THE BAT ROOM. GET THE JADE, +THEN GO SOUTH, EAST, SOUTH TO THE SLIDE ROOM. + NOW, HERE'S A FAST WAY BACK TO THE CELLAR: JUST GO DOWN THE SLIDE! +WHEEEEE! THEN IT'S UP TO THE LIVING ROOM (REMEMBER, THE TRAP DOOR IS OPEN NOW), +AND ALL THE TREASURES GO INTO THE CASE. HUFF! PUFF! BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D +BE DOING *THIS* MUCH RUNNING AROUND! BUT, DON'T GET TOO RELAXED, THERE'S STILL +PLENTY MORE TO COME. + TURN ON THE LAMP, AND RETURN TO THE CELLAR. FROM THERE, IT'S NORTH (AH, +DEJA VU!), THEN EAST, NORTH, NE TO RESERVOIR SOUTH. NOW THAT THE SLUICE GATES +ARE OPEN, YOU CAN HEAD NORTH, PICKING UP THE TRUNK OF JEWELS, NORTH AGAIN TO +RESERVOIR NORTH, GETTING THE AIR PUMP, AND NORTH ONE MORE TIME, GETTING THE +CRYSTAL TRIDENT. AFTER THAT, GO ALL THE WAY BACK SOUTH AGAIN TO RESERVOIR +SOUTH, THEN EAST TO THE DAM, AND THEN EAST ONCE MORE TO THE DAM BASE. HERE YOU +FIND A LITTLE PILE OF FOLDED PLASTIC; GUESS WHAT IT IS? RIGHT, IT'S AN +INFLATABLE BOAT! SO, INFLATE IT WITH THE PUMP, THEN DROP THE PUMP, THEN GET +INSIDE THE BOAT, SAY "LAUNCH," AND YOU' RE FLOATING OFF ALONG THE FRIGID RIVER. +NOW, JUST KEEP WAITING UNTIL YOU SEE THE BUOY. GET THAT, THEN "EAST" TO THE +BEACH. GET OUT OF THE BOAT, THEN GET THE SHOVEL AND MOVE ON TO THE SANDY CAVE +TO THE NE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAVE THE GAME AT THIS POINT, SINCE YOU HAVE TO DIG +HERE UNTIL THE SCARAB TURNS UP, AND I'M SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GET BURIED ALIVE +(IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN!). OKAY, DROP THE SHOVEL AND GET THE SCARAB, THEN GO +BACK SW. DROP THE BUOY AND OPEN IT; INSIDE IS AN EMERALD. GET THAT, THEN +CONTINUE SOUTH TO THE ARAGAIN FALLS. + HERE YOU CAN CROSS THE RAINBOW (SO DO THAT!), WHICH BRINGS YOU TO THE END +OF THE RAINBOW. TURN OFF THE LAMP, THEN GO SW TO THE CANYON BOTTOM. FROM +THERE, MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM, AND PUT ALL THE TREASURES IN THE +CASE. YOUR COLLECTION IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE BY NOW, BUT YOU AREN'T FINISHED YET. +GO EAST TWICE, THEN NORTH TWICE. CLIMB UP THE TREE AND GET THE EGG. CLIMB DOWN +AGAIN, AND GO SOUTH, EAST, AND BACK TO THE LIVING ROOM. HOWEVER, THIS TIME, YOU +DON'T PUT THE TREASURE IN THE CASE. + TURN ON THE LAMP, AND GO DOWN (ONCE AGAIN!) INTO THE CELLAR, AND NORTH TO +THE TROLL ROOM. NOW, YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A MAZE, SO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS +VERY CAREFULLY! WEST (THIS BRINGS YOU INTO THE MAZE), SOUTH, EAST, UP, AND YOU +FIND SEVERAL ITEMS HERE. TAKE ONLY THE COINS AND THE KEY, AND BE CAREFUL NOT TO +TOUCH THE SKELETON! FROM HERE, GO SW, EAST, SOUTH, SE, AND YOU WILL BE IN THE +CYCLOPS ROOM. THE CYCLOPS IS NOT FRIENDLY, BUT YOU CAN DEAL WITH HIM +EFFORTLESSLY: JUST TYPE IN "ULYSSES " (OR "ODYSSEUS," IF YOU PREFER). OLD +ONE-EYE WILL TEAR OUT OF THERE RIGHT THROUGH THE WALL! IN FACT, HE WILL CREATE A +PASSAGE EASTWARD FROM THAT ROOM RIGHT INTO THE LIVING ROOM! + HOWEVER, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THAT WAY YET! INSTEAD, GO UPSTAIRS, AND YOU +WILL BE IN THE TREASURE ROOM, THE THIEF'S SECRET LAIR. NOW, GIVE HIM THE EGG, +AND GO BACK DOWNSTAIRS, THEN EAST TO THE LIVING ROOM. DEPOSIT THE COINS IN THE +CASE, THEN GET THE KNIFE (THE THIEF NEEDS A LITTLE TIME TO OPEN THE EGG). OKAY, +GO BACK WEST TO THE CYCLOPS ROOM. AGAIN, AT THIS POINT, SAVING IS RECOMMENDED; +THE THIEF WILL NOT BE EASY TO KILL! + SO, HEAD UPSTAIRS AND USE THE NASTY KNIFE TO KILL THE THIEF. ONCE HE'S +DEAD, ALL TREASURES IN THE ROOM WILL BE VISIBLE. THIS INCLUDES THE EGG, A SILVER +CHALICE, AND ANYTHING HE MAY HAVE STOLEN FROM YOU BEFORE. GET EVERYTHING, THEN +FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS: DOWN, NW, SOUTH, WEST, UP, DOWN, NE, AND YOU WILL BE +IN THE GRATING ROOM . UNLOCK AND OPEN THE GRATE (WATCH OUT FOR FALLING LEAVES!), +THEN GO UP. YOU WILL BE IN A CLEARING. + FROM THERE, GO SOUTH AND CLIMB THE TSSS AGAIN. WIND UP THE CANARY THAT'S +INSIDE THE EGG. A SONGBIRD WILL COME BY AND DROP A BAUBLE FOR YOU. CLIMB DOWN +AGAIN AND GET THE BAUBLE, THEN RETURN TO THE LIVING ROOM. PUT ALL THE TREASURES +IN THE CASE, MAKING SURE YOU *REMOVE THE CANARY* FROM THE EGG AND PUT IT IN THE +CASE SEPARATELY! YOU'RE ALMOST FINISHED! JUST ONE MORE TRIP TO MAKE! + NOW, FOR THE LAST TIME, ENTER THE CELLAR AND GO NORTH. FROM THE TROLL ROOM, +GO EAST UNTIL YOU COME AGAIN TO THE LOUD ROOM. TYPE IN: "ECHO," AND YOU WILL +NOW BE ABLE TO GET THE BAR. SO, GRAB IT AND RETURN TO THE LIVING ROOM. ONCE YOU +PLACE IT IN THE CASE, YOU WILL GET A MESSAGE. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THAT MESSAGE, +AND YOU WILL GET A MAP. TAKE THAT, AND RETURN TO THE PLACE WHERE THIS ALL +STARTED, THE MAILBOX WEST OF THE HOUSE. YOU SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE GETTING TO +THE BARROW FROM THERE. OF COURSE, ONCE YOU ENTER THE BARROW.... YOU DIDN'T +REALLY THINK IT WOULD END THERE, DID YOU? NOT WHEN THERE'S STILL ZORK II AND +ZORK III WAITING FOR YOU UP AHEAD! AH, BUT IT'S TOO LATE; YOU CAN'T TURN BACK +NOW! YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO GRIT YOUR TEETH AND FOLLOW THROUGH TO THE END (WITH A +LITTLE HELP, OF COURSE) . SEE YOU IN ZORK II! + + BROUGHT TO YOU BY...... + DOCTOR FLORA + + + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork3.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork3.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..844e5ed4 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zork3.txt @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ + ZORK III + + WELL, YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE YOU FIRST STOOD BY THE MAILBOX OUTSIDE +THE HOUSE IN THE FOREST. YOU'VE DEFEATED THE THIEF, OUTWITTED THE WIZARD OF +FROBOZZ, AND NOW, YOU STAND AT THE FOOT OF THE ENDLESS STAIRS, READY TO EMBARK +ON THE FINAL PART OF YOUR JOURNEY. SO, PICK UP THE LAMP, TURN IT ON, AND HEAD +ALONG DUE SOUTH UNTIL YOU COME TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE. + DROP THE LAMP , AND JUMP +INTO THE LAKE. BRRRR!!! PRETTY COLD! SO, DON'T STAY IN THERE LONG; SWIM WEST +AND THEN GO SOUTH INTO THE SCENIC VISTA. KIND OF A STRANGE PLACE, WITH CHANGING +NUMBERS ON THE WALL AND A BARE TABLE...NOT QUITE ALL THAT SCENIC, EH? + WELL, GET THE TORCH, AND WAIT FOR THE NUMBER TO CHANGE TO "II." THEN, +TOUCH THE TABLE. MY OH MY! YOU'RE IN A ROOM FROM ZORK II...ROOM 8, AS A MATTER +OF FACT. HOWEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO SIGHT-SEE, SO GET THE CAN OF GRUE +REPELLANT, THEN TRY MOVING EAST, AND YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF BACK IN SCENIC +VISTA AGAIN. NOW WAIT FOR THE NUMBER TO CHANGE TO "III," THEN TOUCH THE TABLE +AGAIN. THIS TIME, YOU'RE IN A DAMP PASSAGE. DROP THE TORCH, AND JUST WAIT +THERE UNTIL YOU'RE PULLED BACK TO SCENIC VISTA. + OKAY, YOU'RE FINISHED HERE, SO MOVE ALONG NORTH TO THE SHORE, AND AGAIN +JUMP IN THE LAKE. SPLASH! IT HASN'T GOTTEN ANY WARMER; IN FACT, YOU JUST +DROPPED THE CAN OF REPELLANT. SO, GO DOWN, AND YOU WILL BE ON THE LAKE BOTTOM. +AH, THERE IT IS! BUT, COULD THERE BE SOMETHING ELSE THERE, TOO? "GET ALL," +AND YOU WILL HAVE NOT ONLY THE REPELLANT BUT ALSO AN AMULET. THIS IS ONE OF +THOSE "WONDERFUL" VARIABLE THINGS; IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE TRY ON YOUR PART +TO GET BOTH ITEMS. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN'T STAY IN THE ICY WATERS TOO LONG, +AND SOONER OR LATER A HUNGRY FISH WILL COME LOOKING FOR YOU. + THEREFORE, IT'S BEST TO SAVE THE GAME BEFORE YOU JUMP IN FROM THE WESTERN +SHORE. SO IF YOU DIE IN THE WATER, OR GET EATEN BY THE FISH, OR PICKED UP BY +THE ROC , YOU DON'T HAVE TO START ALL +THE WAY BACK AT THE BEGINNING. BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE ZORKS +WHERE YOU DON'T LOSE POINTS IF YOU DIE. BUT, ALL THE ITEMS YOU'VE COLLECTED SO +FAR GET SCATTERED ALL AROUND, AND IT'S TIME-CONSUMING TO GO LOOK FOR THEM. + OKAY, NOW YOU HAVE THE CAN AND THE AMULET, SO HEAD UP TO THE SURFACE, THEN +SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN SHORE. YOU CAN SEE A CAVE TO THE SOUTH, AND IT LOOKS +KIND OF DARK. IN FACT, IT *IS* DARK IN THERE, WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE THE +REPELLANT. SO, SPRAY THE SMELLY STUFF ON YOURSELF, AND GO SOUTH, AND YOU WILL +FIND YOURSELF IN A DARK PLACE. GO SOUTH AGAIN, THEN EAST, AND YOU WILL BE IN +THE KEY ROOM. WHEW! AT LEAST THERE'S SOME LIGHT IN HERE! AND BY THE LIGHT YOU +CAN SEE A STRANGE KEY. GET THE KEY, THEN MOVE THE MANHOLE COVER AND GO DOWN. +AND HERE YOU ARE ON AN AQUEDUCT. SINCE YOU CAN'T GO BACK , YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO FORWARD. SO, JUST HEAD +ALONG NORTH AND YOU WILL COME TO THE WATER SLIDE. GO NORTH DOWN THE SLIDE, +AND GUESS WHERE YOU ARE? IN THE DAMP PASSAGE! AND THERE'S THE TORCH, SO PICK +IT UP, BECAUSE YOU'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO NEED A LIGHT SOURCE...ESPECIALLY WHEN +YOU THINK OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING NEXT. SO, FROM THE DAMP PASSAGE HIKE ALONG +WEST TO THE JUNCTION , THEN SOUTH INTO CREEPY CRAWL, AND SOUTHWEST INTO THE SHADOW LAND. HERE +WE COME TO ANOTHER VARIABLE PORTION OF THE GAME. YOU WILL HAVE TO WANDER AROUND +IN THE SHADOW LAND UNTIL A CLOAKED AND HOODED FIGURE APPEARS. WHEN THAT +HAPPENS, THE SWORD WILL SUDDENLY MATERIALIZE IN YOUR HAND, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE +TO FIGHT. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN, YOU +JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOVING AROUND UNTIL IT DOES. AT LEAST YOU WILL GET A CHANCE +TO PRACTICE SOME ELEMENTARY MAP-MAKING! ALSO, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PART +OF THE GAME, AS THE FIGURE IS QUITE CAPABLE OF KILLING YOU, TOO! + SO, BEST TO SAVE BEFORE YOU ENTER SHADOW LAND. WHEN THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURE +FINALLY APPEARS, ATTACK HIM WITH YOUR SWORD UNTIL HE IS BADLY WOUNDED AND +CANNOT DEFEND HIMSELF. AT THAT POINT, GET HIS HOOD. THE FIGURE WILL THEN +DISAPPEAR, LEAVING THE CLOAK BEHIND. GET THAT ALSO. NOW, YOU HAVE TO GET OUT +OF HERE, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW, SINCE THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING +EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE WHEN THE FIGHT STARTED. HOWEVER, IF YOU GO EASTWARDS, +YOU WILL EXIT THE SHADOW LAND AT EITHER THE CREEPY CRAWL OR THE FOGGY ROOM. +FROM EITHER PLACE, GO NORTH TO THE JUNCTION. FROM THE JUNCTION, IT'S WEST +THROUGH THE BARREN AREA, AND WEST AGAIN TO THE CLIFF. BET YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT +TO CLIMB DOWN THE ROPE, HUH? WELL, PICK UP THE BREAD FIRST, THEN GO DOWN TO THE +LEDGE. WELL, WELL, A CHEST! TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE A KEY TO OPEN IT. IN FACT, +THERE'S NO WAY FOR YOU TO OPEN IT AT ALL. BUT DON'T DESPAIR, THERE'S A WAY OF +DOING IT. JUST WAIT AROUND AND SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG THE TOP OF THE CLIFF. +YOU MAY NOT REALLY TRUST HIM, BUT TIE THE ROPE TO THE CHEST WHEN HE ASKS, AND +WAIT AROUND SOME MORE. EVENTUALLY, HE WILL RETURN AND HELP YOU BACK UP THE +CLIFF. HE WILL ALSO GIVE YOU A STAFF, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE REALLY AFTER HERE. +TAKE THE STAFF, THEN GO BACK DOWN TO THE LEDGE, AND FROM THERE, TO THE CLIFF +BASE. NOW TREK SOUTH TO THE FLAT HEAD OCEAN, AND DO A LITTLE MORE WAITING. +SOONER OR LATER A SHIP WILL COME FLOATING BY. AS SOON AS YOU SEE IT, SAY: +"HELLO, SAILOR." THE MAN IN THE SHIP WILL THROW SOMETHING ONTO THE BEACH FOR +YOU. TAKE A LOOK, AND YOU WILL SEE IT'S A VIAL. IT'LL COME IN HANDY LATER, SO +PICK IT UP. NOW COMES THE FUN PART: YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE EARTHQUAKE +. + WHILE YOU'RE WAITING, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WANDER AROUND A LITTLE, ALTHOUGH +YOU'VE BEEN TO MOST OF THE ACCESSIBLE PLACES BY NOW. IN ANY CASE, WHEREVER YOU +ARE, ONCE THE EARTHQUAKE HITS, MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE CREEPY CRAWL, AND FROM +THERE EAST INTO THE TIGHT SQUEEZE, THEN EAST AGAIN INTO THE CRYSTAL GROTTO. +THEN ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO THE GREAT DOOR, AND EAST INTO THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE. + NOW, OPEN THE EAST DOOR, THEN GO NORTH INTO THE MUSEUM. LOOK AT THE GOLD +MACHINE , THEN SET THE DIAL +TO 776. HERE COMES THE FUN PART: PUSH THE MACHINE SOUTH INTO THE ENTRANCE, +THEN EAST INTO THE JEWEL ROOM. GET INTO THE MACHINE, AND PUSH THE BUTTON. AHA! +NOW YOU'RE BACK IN 776 GUE, BUT THE TIME MACHINE SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED! NO +MATTER, WAIT FOR THE GUARDS TO LEAVE, THEN GET THE RING , +THEN OPEN THE DOOR, GO OUT INTO THE ENTRANCE, OPEN THE NORTH DOOR AND GO NORTH. + +BY GOLLY, THE MACHINE IS RIGHT THERE! PUT THE RING UNDER THE SEAT, TURN THE +DIAL TO 948, GET IN, AND PUSH THE BUTTON. WHEW, YOU'RE BACK IN THE RIGHT TIME +PERIOD AGAIN. GET OUT OF THE MACHINE, LOOK UNDER THE SEAT , THEN BACK SOUTH, AND SOUTH AGAIN, TO THE +ROYAL PUZZLE. OKAY FOLKS, YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE ABSOLUTE NASTIEST PART OF +THE GAME. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS *EXACTLY* AS GIVEN, OR YOU WILL +NEVER GET OUT. AND, SINCE IT WOULD BE EASY TO MAKE A MISTAKE HERE, I STRONGLY +RECOMMEND YOU SAVE THE GAME. +1. GO DOWN THE HOLE, THEN PUSH THE SOUTH WALL. THEN GO EAST, SOUTH, EAST, + EAST. PUSH THE SOUTH WALL, GET THE BOOK, AND PUSH THE SMUTH WALL AGAIN. +2. PUSH THE WEST WALL TWICE. THEN GO EAST, SOUTH, AND PUSH THE EAST WALL. +3. NOW, GO STRAIGHT NORTH UNTIL YOU COME TO THE MARBLE WALL, AND PUSH THE + EAST WALL. +4. NOW, GO WEST, SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH, EAST, EAST, NORTH, NORTH, NORTH, + AND PUSH THE WEST WALL. +5. FROM THERE, GO EAST, SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH, WEST, WEST, WEST, WEST, NORTH, + NORTH, NORTH, WEST, NORTH. PUSH THE EAST WALL THREE TIMES. +6. NOW, WEST, WEST, SOUTH, SOUTH, EAST, EAST, SOUTH, AND PUSH THE EAST WALL. +7. OKAY, NOW WEST, WEST, WEST, NORTH, NORTH, NORTH, EAST, EAST, AND diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zorro.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zorro.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02533320 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/WALKTHROUGHS/zorro.txt @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +<-------------------------------------> +| Z O R R O S O L V E | +| | +| Written by: | +| | +| The Tap Dance Kid | +| | +| Call These Rad Cat-Fur's: | +| | +| Mindfog Elite 714-733-8285 | +| The Storage Tank 714-786-0839 | +| The Inferno 714-838-4099 | +| | +<-------------------------------------> + +First off alot of these cracks seem to +have alot of errors in them but thats +not my problem. Find a good copy. Also +you might want to use the cheat version +of this game since you will probably +screw up alot. + +The first thing that you need to do +when you start is get your girlfriend's +handkerchief which will land on the +end of the well. just climb the vine +and get it. Next climb down the ladder +and get to the edge of the landing. +You'll see 3 balls bobbing in the +water. You have to get to the first +ball so jump and get onto it. Once on, +push the joystick down so that you +can move to the right side of the ball. +Then jump up onto the handrail and +move to the other side. Now jump down +to the third ball on the right (this +is a bitch), and get onto the bottom +right hand side of the screen . Now +go onto the next screen and get to +the bottom where there will be a hole. +Go down the hole and get the plant +at the bottom of the screen. Carry +the plant back up to the screen above +you. Go up to the ball at the top of +the screen and push it. When it stops +moving, put Zorro and the plant on the +scale and wait till the ball raises the +gate and you get your extra points. Now +the fun part! Do everything again back- +wards and get back out of the well. Now +go to the next screen and skip it, +going onto the next one. Climb the tree +and get the boot. Now go to the next +screen and get the key and stick it on +the right side of the couch. Climb the +ladder and when you jump on the couch +you must get the key. Carry the key to +the next screen (screen with graveyard) +and jump to the top of the building and +back onto the last screen where you got +the key and open the door. Now go to +the painting and behind the painting +is a bottle. Get the bottle and carry +it to the bottom of the screen and give +it to the bartender on the next screen +(you go left at the bottom) and he will +pass out. Jump on his stomach and get +to the top of the screen where you can +fight the guard. DON'T KILL HIM, just +force him so that he falls off onto +the chandilier (Did I spell that +right?). Now climb down the ladder and +get the wine glass at the bottom. Climb +back out and go get the key again and +open up the door and now there will +be a branding iron instead of the +bottle. Take the branding iron to the +very first screen with the gell, and +get Zorro to the top. Then go to the +right and fall off to the bottom of +the screen (you are on the screen with +the cow now). Stick the iron in the +forge and jump up and down on the air +cusion till the iron turns red. Now get +the iron and stick it into the cow +before it cools. Now climb to the top +of the screen and cross on the +handrail, fall to the bottom of the +screen and get the horseshoe. Now +repeat getting the key and opening the +door where there will be a bell (I know +this is a pain in the ass but it must +be done!). Now go to the church (build +ing next to the graveyard) and stick +the bell in the belltower. Now go +get the key again (*sigh*), open the +door, and get the second bell and stick +it in the belltower. Now climb the +ladder that appeared while you hung +the bells and then get all the money in +the money bag. Now keep following the +bags of money until you come to a room +where there is a ladder going up +blocked by three pictures of the horse- +shoe, cup, and boot. Go up the ladder +and then you are in the prison. Free +all the prisinors without getting shot. +Then climb the human staircase on the +left side of the wall. Then run past +the dude with the gun off to the left +side of the screen. Now get the girl +and YOU WIN!!!!!! (If your copy doesn't +crash!) + +I apologize that this was written in +40 columns however my Apple Writer +bombed on me. If you have any +questions, you can leave me mail on any +of the boards mentioned in this Doc or +lot's of others that I am on. + +One thing I should say is that this +game is a BITCH! + +Talk to you later, + + The Tap Dance Kid + +12/10/85 diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/a2img.fmt b/textfiles.com/apple/a2img.fmt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad9509e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/a2img.fmt @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!news1.chicago.iagnet.net!iagnet.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!193.174.75.126!news-was.dfn.de!news-fra1.dfn.de!news-ge.switch.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!elna.ethz.ch!not-for-mail +From: GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat) +Newsgroups: comp.emulators.apple2 +Subject: Re: Disk Image formats +Date: 2 Dec 1997 07:25:20 GMT +Organization: F.E.Systems Emulation Technologies +Lines: 52 +Distribution: world +Message-ID: <660d50$8tj$1@elna.ethz.ch> +References: <19971201040901.XAA19285@ladder02.news.aol.com> <34831774.6730572@news.bconnex.net> +NNTP-Posting-Host: ezinfo.ethz.ch +X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24 +In-Reply-To: CUTjefbla@bconnex.net's message of Mon, 01 Dec 1997 20:27:03 GMT + +Hi guys, + +2img is a public format, so here it is : :-) + +Please note that subtype 2 (raw nibbles) has not been further discussed and is +undefined as of this writing. + +typedef struct { + char magic[4]; /* "2IMG" */ + char creator[4]; /* Creator signature */ + word16 header_len; /* Length of header in bytes k */ + word16 version; /* Image version */ + word32 image_format; /* Image data format (see below) */ + word32 flags; /* Format flags (see below) */ + word32 num_blocks; /* Number of 512-byte blocks in this image */ + word32 data_offset; /* File offset to start of data */ + word32 data_len; /* Length of data in bytes */ + word32 cmnt_offset; /* File offset to start of comment */ + word32 cmnt_len; /* Length of comment in bytes */ + word32 creator_offset; /* File offset to start of creator data */ + word32 creator_len; /* Length of creator data in bytes */ + word32 spare[4]; /* Spare words (pads header to 64 bytes) */ +} image_header; + +Format numbers: + +0 = DOS 3.3-order dump of disk data. This is really only valid for + a floppy disk image. +1 = ProDOS-order dump of the disk data. This is the only valid format + for a hard disk image. +2 = Raw dump of the disk nibbles. This is only valid for a floppy disk + image. + +Flags: + +0x80000000 = Image is write protected (1 = yes, 0 = no) + + + +Now regarding .po and .do files: these files contain chunks of 256 bytes - the +logical disk data. Important: the sectors (256 bytes) are arranged in DOS (.po) +or ProDOS (.po) order. Both OSes have a very specific sector interleaf. This +means, the disk images contain the sectors in the order as they appear under +the drive head. So, sector 0 ius the first one but sector 1 is likely to be +anywhere but the following sector. The interleaf is different fro ProDOS and +DOS and described in DOS/ProDOS books. + + +I hope this helps. You can mail me if it's not clear, or post here. + +- henrik + diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/a2memmov.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/a2memmov.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7513afcf --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/a2memmov.txt @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +File: EXT. 30 COL. TUTOR I + Read 101 times + + ---------------------------------------- + ! ! + ! Memory Moves With An Apple ][e ! + ! and Extended 80 Column Card ! + ! ! + ! Part I ! + ! ! + ! a tutorial by: ! + ! ! + ! >>>>-------> Hawkeye ! + ! ! + ---------------------------------------- + + + Welcome, one and all, to the first in what should be an informative series of +tutorials on some of the more exotic uses of an extended 80 column card on an +Apple ][e. We'll be discussing, among other things: + +-The hardware implementation of the card +-The firmware routines provided by Apple +-Possible applications of these routines +-Software to interface these routines to a high level language. + + In the future, we'll look at source code (6502 assembly language) that will +enable you to move blocks of memory up and down between the motherboard and +extended 80 column card under control Applesoft BASIC's "&" command, and an +Applesoft example program that will make use of the assembly driver. + + *** Hardware Implementation *** + +First, some history... + + When Apple redesigned our old, faithful friend, the II/II+, a bright new star +was born - the Apple ][e. Many of the "flaws" in the old design were fixed; +the new computer had many of the more advanced features that diehard Apple +freaks had been crying for for years. We'd look at garbage computers like the +TRaSh 80, with their 80 column displays, and have to endure the sneers of their +snobbish (and subhuman) owners as they chortled over our inferior 40 column +screens. Then, along came Big Brother, aka IBM, with their very own overrated +machine, the PC. Those who poured their savings accounts into the new PC +systems were rewarded with tons of memory and a license to look down upon the +foolish, outdated Apple users with their paltry 64K of memory. + + And these were just some of the things we had to put up with. Many other new +features were appearing in various machines that were poised to bludgeon Apple +II's to death in the market- place. The situation was beginning to become +embarrassing, to the point where many hard-core (heh heh) Apple freaks were +preparing to leap from tail buildings with their beloved computers cradled in +their arms. + + Luckily, Apple Computer woke up from their Apple III induced slumber and did +a marvelous redesign of the ][. The resulting Apple ][e had such new features +as a complete upper/lower case keyboard, 64K standard (no more language card), +self-diagnostics, and a greatly reduced chip count, to name a few. But the +most important feature was the inclusion of built-in 80 col- umn circuitry that +enabled ecstatic ][e owners to plug an inexpensive 80 column card into a brand +new slot on the motherboard, which we'll call the "superslot". The superslot, +which has access to even more signals than the standard peripheral expansion +slots, takes over the functions of slot 3 if a special I/O card is plugged into +it. + + So, the new Apple could display 80 columns on a standard monochrome mon- +itor. This standardization of such a display was good news (as opposed to the +multitude of 80 column cards, all with their own command sets, that many +manufacturers had been more than happy to sell to starving ][/][+ owners, at an +exorbitant price). But what set the display card apart from anything seen +before was the inclusion of the ability to place an additional 64K of memory on +the card. This would bring the total memory of an appropriately equipped ][e +up to 128K, which was more than most of the other pretenders to the Apple +throne could muster. + + Only one problem here, though. How does one go about using the extra memory? +Apple provides a manual detailing the operation of the card, as well as the +firmware routines on the card that can be used by an enterprising 6502 prog- +rammer. Unfortunately, it contains no programming examples. The extended 80 +column card reference manual is fine for those who have experience with both +Apples and 6502 programming, but little for the average Apple user. + + The purpose of this series will be to discuss some of the firmware routines, +how they can be used from either BASIC or Pascal, and some possible ways that +they can be usefully applied in areas like graphics programming. Enough 6502 +source code will be provided to illus- trate these ideas. If enough interest +is shown by the members of Sherwood Forest, I will consider extending the +topics of this series to other areas of my experience, which could include: + +-Advanced Pascal graphics programming (in general, and also making use of the + X80 card in various applications). + +-Vector graphics from Pascal, including: + + ...World and device coordinates + ...Drawing vector shapes + ...Zooming, scaling, rotation, and translation of shapes in 2-D. + ...Demo program listings in Pascal to illustrate these topics and more. + + These are the techniques used by large scale CAD/CAM and vector graphics sys- +tems, and are a fascinating area of study. + +-Using an Apple Graphics Tablet from BASIC and Pascal. For the latter, an + assembly driver for the Pascal system will be included in commented source + form. + + -General questions on the Apple family of computers, in terms of both hard- + ware and software. + + If you'd like to know more about any of these topics, feel free to send mail +to me here at Sherwood Forest. The same goes for any feedback/opinions about +what you've read, in this column as well as in future columns. Try to keep the +verbal abuse to a minimum, though... + + Coming next... a discussion of the 80 column firmware routine AUXMOVE and +how to use it to perform some magic on your Apple ][e. + +like graphics programming. Enough 6502. diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acat202mods.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/acat202mods.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e31dee80 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acat202mods.txt @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +A DIGITAL KNIGHT PRESENTATION:- +----------------------------- +Before we begin, let me express my feelings to someone who likes to impersonate others and involve them in conflicts with others. + THE HEAD RAG IN THE PIRACY BUSINESS + ----------------------------------- + Name: STEVE ESTEP + Alias: THE WIZARD (maybe even you!) + Addr: 53 Collins rd + Henderson, NV + Phone: {702} 565-3598 +PLEASE GIVE THIS RAG A FEW CALLS AND TELL HIM WHAT YOU THINK OF HIM IMPERSONATING OTHERS. WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, WHY NOT SEND HIM A BOX FULL`OF DOG FECES?! WELL, ENOUGH OF THAT. ONWARD TO THE DOCS! +{202 MOD WRITTEN BY THE DIGITAL KNIGHT} + ------------------------------------- + + Well, the simplest 202 mod is finally here. Nothing fancy, just the following three features: + 1) 202 baudrate (of course) + 2) a clock (00:00:00) + 3) chat mode + status light +INFO ON THE 202 FILE:- +-------------------- + The file resides in memory from $7900. A CALL 30976 will activate the input file and await carrier. Locations $300-307 hold flag for the input file so don't alter them in anyway or unpredictable results will occur. If you need the file Relocated to another location other than at $7900, I will personally make relocation for you (if I'm not too busy). Leave E-Mail to either DR.HEX or KRAKERJACK on various cat-fur boards and they will make sure I get it. +A WORD ABOUT THE CLOCK:- +---------------------- + The clock cannot be active when your bbs is waiting for a ring. Upon a ring, make a call to this input file by doing a CALL 30976 and it will wait for a carrier. Once the carrier is detected, do a CALL 30985 to enable the clock if you so desire. You can also manipulate the clock settings by poking the following locations: + + seconds: poke 32221,xx + minutes: poke 32222,xx + hours : poke 32223,xx + year : poke 32224,xx + day : poke 32225,xx + month : poke 32226,xx + where xx = desired setting. +(*) **** IMPORTANT **** + Since the clock is based on an IRQ you MUST disable it before the user enters catfur! Do the following: + 3000 poke 31894,96: call 31893: poke 2047,187: print chr$(4)"brun cat-fur" +USING THE 202 MOD:- +----------------- + After connection, you MUST do a POKE 770,1 to activate the 202 mode. After the poke, everything will be printed out at 202. + When taking input from the remote user, you should turn OFF the 202 mode by doing a CALL 30982. Then, immediately after you have taken his input, turn ON the 202 by doing a CALL 30979. (NOTE: You must do these steps everytime you take input for the mod to work. As you can see, you will need to route all your input to either one of 2 subroutines (a 'get' and an 'input' subroutine) if you have not done so yet.) To make myself clear, here are the sample subroutines:- + 400 call off202:get a$:call on202:return + 500 call off202: input a$: call on202: return +(So long as you turn 202 off, get the input and turn 202 back on again, you will not have any problems.) +THE CHAT OPTION:- +--------------- + Chat mode is toggled by a CTRL-T. +******* +SUMMARY:- +******* + ON OFF + ------------------------------------- + CLOCK CALL 30985 SEE (*) + 202 MODE CALL 30979 CALL 30982 + ------------------------------------- +FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU CAN REACH ME AT 702-734-0943 OR LEAVE E-MAIL TO DR.HEX OR KRAKERJACK. +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +Call these rad boards! +---------------------- +SMUGGLER'S REVENGE {10m} 617-581-5728 +HOMER BROS. {05m} 312-665-0264 +APPLE TREE / {04 drives} 305-253-0151 +APPLE TREE // {10m} 305-556-6858 +FONE CONSPIRACY {10m} 612-636-9046 +VIEW FILE # OR ( M ): diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acatexpanded.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/acatexpanded.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3b3fbe41 --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acatexpanded.txt @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=% + Expanding your Apple Cat // + By: + ((%>> The Ware-Wolf <<%)) + (Hi-Res<>Hijackers/The 202 Alliance/WareBusters!) +%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=% +Apple Manor___<716>/654-POOF! (10 Meg) -- The Outpost___<312>/441-6957 (10 Meg) +%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=% + The Apple Cat // modem is by far the most expandable modem on the +market today. Of course it's also the choice modem of pirates because of it's +inexpensive half-duplex 1200 baud capabilities. The expansion module available +for the cat has several very useful functions. Rather than shelling out $30 +bucks for one which you may only use a few of the features this file tells you +how to build just certain features or even the whole package. + First off you'll need some basic knowledge and tools. As for the +knowledge you'll need to know how to solder pretty well, you'll also proabibly +have to know DC from Hz and +12V from RS232. Ok now, If you can handle that +that, you'll need these tools: +- A soldering iron and solder +- A flat, 14 wire, female cable. Preferably multi-colored. + * Note: Single strands of wire will do but they risk damaging your cat. + We'll be connecting the wires to the J2 connector (see owner's manual, +fig. 2). Remember that there are 25 pins on this connector. Each pin numbered +starting with pin 1 in the rear of your computer and pin 25 closest to the +keyboard. We'll only be working with the first 14 pins. The rest are for the +212 and speech synthesizer cards. + Here is a table which tells something about each pin: +Pin # | Function | Direction | Feature +------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------- + 01 | Transmit Data | Output | EIA-RS232C Printer interface + 02 | Receive Data | Input | + 03 | Clear to Send Signal | Input | + 04 | Signal Ground | GND | +------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------- + 05 | AC line reference (60Hz) | Input | BSR Remote control + 06 | Signal Ground | GND | + 08 | +12V DC | Output | + 09 | 120 KHz Control Signal | Output | +------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------- + 07 | +12V DC | Output | Off-Hook LED + 12 | LED Drive | Output | +------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------- + 10 | Tape Recorder Control | Input | Tape Recorder + 11 | Tape Recorder Control | Output | + 12 | Audio Signal to Tape | Output | + 14 | Signal Ground | GND | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +* Note: This table corrects several errors which occur in the table in the +Owner's Manual. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Bulidin` the On/Off hook indicator +================================== +Required parts: 12V DC LED +================================== + This is the most inexpensive and simple of the projects. All you must +do is connect the wire leading from pin 7 to the positive pole of the LED and +connect pin 12 to the remaining pole. Solder connections firmly and whenever +the modem is off-hook the LED will light. +Hooking up a tape player +======================== +Required parts: Tape Recorder with adjustable record level, 3.5 mm patch cable; +male on one end; stripped on the other, Patch cable with 2.5 mm plug on one +end;stripped on the other. +======================== + This is proabibly the most useful feature. With this feature you may +listen in on your cat. Such as when calling a board you'll never have to pick +up the phone. You also might want to do an answering machine. I'll tell you +more about that later. + To build this you must take the wires leading from pins 10 & 11 and +connect them to the stripped ends of your 2.5 mm patch cable. Now take the +wires leading from pins 13 & 14 and connect them to the stripped ends of your +3.5 mm patch cable. ** Note: You may have to reverse which pin goes to which +wire on each cable if it doesn't work at first. Now, simply plug the 3.5 mm +plug into the Mic jack on the tape recorder and plug the 2.5 mm plug into the +Rem jack on the tape recorder. + To use this you just press the Rec button(s) on your tape recorder. On +most tape recorder you'll be able to hear what is going on when the modem picks +up the phone. You'll notice that the tape does not move when you press record, +you must do a POKE 49313,31 (Default = 0) to turn on the tape. That is how you +make your answering machine. ** Note: I have included an answering machine +program at the end of his file. +Bulidin` the EIA-RS232C printer interface +========================================= +Required parts: Serial printer, RS232C cable +========================================= + This is pretty difficult to explain. We'll start by looking at the +RS232C port on the back of your printer. This port has two rows of holes. One +row has 12 holes and the other has 13. We'll number these holes by going left +to right the first holes are 1 to 13 on the largest row, next go to the left of +the smaller row and number from 14 to 25. Not all of these holes will be used. +This chart tells which wire goes to which hole: +Pin # | Hole(s) +------|-------- + 01 | 12 + 02 | 11 + 03 | 19+3 (19 first) + 04 | 07 +--------------- +Hooking up the BSR Remote Transformer +===================================== +Required Parts: BSR Remote Transformer +===================================== + ** Note: This is really quite dangerous and I recommend if you wish to +use this function and are unsure of your abilities that you buy an expansion +module. + Now, look at the square end of your transformer. Each hole +should have a number next to it. If you don't see these numbers than just +number counter-clockwise starting at the bottom left corner (notch facing the +floor). There is really no good way to get the wires to stay in these holes. +You may want to go to Radio Shack and look for something. Anyways be sure the +transformer is not plugged into the wall and connect each pin to each hole as +shown: +Pin #5--> Hole #3 +Pin #6--> Hole #1 +Pin #8--> Hole #2 +Pin #9--> Hole #4 +**Caution: Be sure that no wire touches another wire! + To use this you must have at least one of those modules which come with +the real BSR Command things. There is a program on your Com-Ware disk to +control this. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +**Caution: When working on these features be sure to connect them to the pins +last or else damage to you or your cat may occur. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Here is the answering machine program I mentioned earlier: +10 REM -> A WARE-WOLF PRODUCTION +20 POKE 49314,0: POKE 49313,0 +40 S = 38142:P = 38141:M = 33056:T = 33055:C = 22357:A = 38131:D$ = CHR$ (13) + CHR$ (4) +70 KB = - 16384:PR = - 16211:CC = 49168 +80 HOME : PRINT CA +90 IF PEEK (KB) = 195 THEN ZZ = PEEK (CC): RUN +110 IF PEEK (KB) = 212 THEN ZZ = PEEK (CC): GOTO 160 +120 IF PEEK (KB) = 209 THEN PRINT CHR$ (8): POKE 49168,0: END +130 IF PEEK (PR) / 2 = INT ( PEEK (PR) / 2) THEN 90 +140 PRINT "Sam:";: INVERSE : PRINT "Receiving Call": NORMAL +160 POKE 49314,2: FOR X = 1 TO 3500: NEXT +170 SA$ = "HELLO.THERE.YOU HAVE.REACHED.THE.WARE.WOLFS.COMPUTER": GOSUB 400: CALL A:SA$ = "HE.IS.NOT HERE.NOW.BUUT.LUCKILY.ME.AND.MY FRIENDS.ARE HERE.TO.TAKE YOUR.MESSAGE": CALL A +180 SA$ = "NOW.LISTEN UP.SUNNY.IF.YOU DON'T.LISTEN.WE.MIGHT.HAVE TO.KICK YOUR ASS": GOSUB 360: CALL A:SA$ = "AFTER.WE.STOP.TALKING.YOU.WILL HEAR.A.BEEP.": GOSUB 340: CALL A +190 SA$ = "I.WON'T.HANG.UP.TILL.YOU.ARE FINISHED.LEAVING.YOUR.MESSAGE": GOSUB 320: CALL A +200 SA$ = "REMEMBER.TO.WAIT.FOR.THE.BEEP.": GOSUB 380: CALL A +210 SA$ = "BYE": GOSUB 300: CALL A: GOSUB 320: CALL A: GOSUB 340: CALL A: GOSUB 360: CALL A: GOSUB 380: CALL A: GOSUB 400: CALL A:SA$ = "P...": FOR X = 1 TO 900: NEXT : POKE 49313,31: CALL A +220 FOR Z = 1 TO 190:V = ( PEEK ( - 16224) - 15): IF ((V / 16) / 2) < > INT ((V / 16) / 2) THEN NEXT +230 PRINT Z: IF Z = > 190 THEN 250 +240 GOTO 220 +250 SA$ = "THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE": CALL A +260 POKE 49314,0: POKE 49313,0 +270 CA = CA + 1 +280 GOTO 40 +300 REM ***ELF*** +310 POKE T,110: POKE M,160: CALL C: POKE S,72: POKE P,64: RETURN +320 REM ***ROBOT*** +330 POKE T,190: POKE M,190: CALL C: POKE S,92: POKE P,60: RETURN +340 REM ***STUFFY GUY*** +350 POKE T,110: POKE M,105: CALL C: POKE S,82: POKE P,72: RETURN +360 REM ***OLD LADY*** +370 POKE T,145: POKE M,145: CALL C: POKE S,82: POKE P,32: RETURN +380 REM ***E.T.*** +390 POKE T,150: POKE M,200: CALL C: POKE S,100: POKE P,64: RETURN +400 REM ***REGULAR*** +410 POKE T,128: POKE M,128: CALL C: POKE S,74: POKE P,64: RETURN + To use this program first, EXEC it into basic and save it. Next boot up Sam +Knobs and select the text input version. Now when run this program will put a 0 +in the upper-left corner of the screen. This is how many calls you have had so +fENTI- +FICATION OF A CALLING STATION ORIGIN- +ATING SUSPECTED BLUE BOX TONES CAN BE +PROVIDED BY USE OF A SPECIAL NON- +MONITORING TEST EQUIPMENT. +IF INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE +IS A SUBSTANTIAL POSSIBILITY THAT A +BLUE BOX IS BEING USED ON A PARTIC- +Ufferent voices so you can be creative with your +messages. +========== +The End... +========== diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acatmods.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/acatmods.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..400fb1dd --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acatmods.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + +----------------+ + ! APPLE CAT MODS ! + +----------------+ + ! COURTESY OF: ! + ! MR. HOUDINI ! + +----------------+ + HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MODS YOU CAN + MAKE ON AN APPLE CAT ][ MODEM. IF + YOU DECIDE TO MAKE THESE MODS AND + BLOW TOUGH SHIT. IT ISN'T MY PROBLEM! + HERE WE GO... + MODIFICATION NUMBER I + THIS MOD WILL ALLOW YOU TO TELL IF + THE MODEM IS ON/OFF HOOK. THE LED + WILL BE LIT WHEN YOU ARE OFF THE + HOOK. + ESTIMATED COST: $1.00 + INSTALLATION TIME: 5 MINUTES + INSTRUCTIONS: TAKE A 12 VOLT LED TO + PINS 8 AND 12 ON "J2" + CONNECTOR ON THE CARD. + SEE MANUAL FOR LOCATION + OF J2. ALSO NOTE THAT + PIN 1 IS THE CLOSEST TO + THE REAR OF THE MODEM + (AND COMPUTER) +MODIFICATION NUMBER II + THIS MOD WILL ALLOW YOU TO HOOK UP A + SPEAKER LIKE THE MICROMODEM IIE HAS. + THIS IS ALOT BETTER THAN THE HANDSET. + COST: N/A (YOU CAN HOOK IT TO A + MONITOR OR YOU CAN GO + BUY A RADIO SHACK + SPEAKER + INSTALLATION TIME: 5 OR 6 MINUTES + INSTRUCTIONS: HOOK THE WIRE FROM ANY + SPEAKER TO PINS 21 AND + 22 ON THE "J2" PIN ROW + +THAT'S IT!!! +IF YOU HAVE ANY NEW MODS OR COR- +RECTIONS PLEASE TELL ME IN FEEDBACK +OR CHAT. THANX + +------------------+ + ! THE POSSESSION'S ! + ! GENERAL TOPICS ! + +-- +VIEW FILE # OR ( M ): diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acatprogram.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/acatprogram.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f1fcb94c --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acatprogram.txt @@ -0,0 +1,189 @@ +Advanced Programming Information Fixed +-------------------------------------- +30-MAR-85 By Homer Brothers Software +Please upload this doc on every bbs +you use so that everyone will start +programming your Cat correctly. +Along time ago when the Novation Apple +Cat was first released, Novation +thought that they would be nice people +and give all you hackers information +on how to diddle with there hardware. +Well since that time many of us have +found that they messed up in a few +places, in fact, Advanced Programming +Information has more bugs than +COM-WARE did. To my knowledge the +API manual has never been de-bugged. +So please throw away your programming +ego for a few minutes and take the +time to read this file. +Thanks +Homer Brothers +P.S. I never want to see another 212 +card turn on unless it was suppose to! +-------------------------------------- +The most important bug in the API +manual is the 212 card bug. Please +turn to page 7 students. If you will +notice the SQUBYT register's hi order +bit is the 212 disable/enable bit. +Yes dreaded ol' bit number 7 must be +on to disable the 212 card just like +it says here. That means to have the +handset squelched the cassette off +and the 212 card off, you would need +to store a $81 in SQUBYT. Now your +saying well thats not a bug in the +manual, well your correct, that +actual bug that has confused so many +is on another page. Please turn to +page 24 students. Please notice the +modem INIT routine where they load +the accum with binary 00000001, a hex +01... Right about now your saying +damn I shouldn't have cluged that code +I knew it sucked the second I looked +at it. Well give him a break, he wrote +this thing probably before the 212 +card was finished. +Ok class, you have learned of the most +common error in programming the Cat. +Well now, if all you stud programmers +have managed to stay with us, let me +please point out some of the more +obscure mistakes in programming the +cat. (Ones even total stud programmers +have made) +Please turn to page 15 students. Ah +yes, the dreaded XMTBYT. The cause of +so many early apple-cat repairs. Yes +believe it or not, many programmers +never bother to shut off the carrier +when they hang up the phone line (As +the micron did in his Catsend bbs). +Leaving on the carrier after hanging +up the phone is not good for the poor +little heat sensitive LSI chips that +Novation designed, so you can only +add to the life of them by giving the +carrier a rest after the caller is +logged of by powering there bod's +down. That means a $1F to the XMTBYT +and a extended life time for the Cat. +Ok, well so what that wasn't a bug in +the manual heres another for you. +Please turn to page 4 students. Ah yes +the much loved SWBYT. This do all +register has been so misunderstood +because of the mistakes in API. +Ah those lovely firmware switches, +when used with the firmware protocol +they can tell you your modem defaults, +ie 212 installed? Welp as you may have +already noticed they botched the bit +order on the switches. The register +should read- + SWBYT +7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 +DV BSR CD AD SW3 SW2 SW1 SW4 +Ok well you thought I would never find +more than one bug... So whats next? +Well students flip to page 21. On the +bottom of the page you should see the +Label CHKRNG, as you can see they check +ACBYT's ring bit. If the phone is +ringing, they print a nice little +message and wait for the line to stop +ringing. Now if your saying, well +thats stupid, why don't they just +pickup the phone?, well that would be +okay with most modems. BUT! Novation +botched the hardware on the Cat, and +if you pick up the line while the 55 +volt ring pulse is there, WHAM! the +cat takes a jolt that nocks its +registers silly. +Well by now your saying, thats it, +nothing else... Well I am not out of +breath yet. +Bad programmers (shame on you) do +somthing like this when they init +there hardware. +INIT SEI + LDY SLOT + LDA #%10000001 + STA .... etc etc etc + init init init.... + RTS +More experienced programmers (I love +you guys) do somthing like this. +INIT PHP + SEI + LDY SLOT + LDA #%10000001 + STA .... etc etc etc + init init init.... + PLP + RTS +Hey, he knows that other devices use +interupts besides the CAT... boy that +guy must use ProDOS. +Well thats realy about all the bad +things I can say right now. I will try +to come up with some more. Please take +the time to make sure you understand +what I did here if you plan on +programming your cat from 6502 machine +code, then rip it up and say you knew +that a lot longer than Homer did. +Boy don't we programmers have big +easily dented ego's? I know I do. +OH! I cant end this file without +saying this. +REAL MEN USE EDASM ProDOS! Boys play +with Merlin and its wimpy little +symbol tables. Oh yeah and, +REAL MEN USE A DCI BASED PRINT +Whats that? This- +* PRINT, DCI based of course +* By Homer Brothers, some time in +* the late 80's +TINDR0 EQU $E0 + LDA #0 + STA TINDR0 +* Above only need be done once in the +* begining of your program. +LOOP JSR PRINT + DCI "How the hell are you? " + JMP LOOP +PRINT EQU * + PLA + TAY + PLA + STA TINDR0+1 +PRINTLOOP INY + BNE GETNCHAR + INC TINDR0+1 +GETNCHAR LDA (TINDR0),Y + PHP + ORA #$80 + JSR COUT + PLP + BPL PRINTLOOP + LDA TINDR0+1 + PHA + TYA + PHA + RTS +Make sure that when you use this, you +tell everyone that you used it long +before Homer did, or that you would +have thought of it anyways. +God would somone please beat my ego up +please. +Homer Brothers +Call my catsend 24hrs 5meg +(312) 665-0264 +Put your boards here- +VIEW FILE # OR ( M ): diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acatreference.txt b/textfiles.com/apple/acatreference.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7807475a --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acatreference.txt @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +--------------------------------------- +<> SPACE TO ABORT \^/ CTRL-S TO PAUSE <> + _______________________________ + / \ + / \ + \ QUICK REFERENCE SHEET FOR THE \ + \ NOVATION APPLE-CAT FIRMWARE ROM \ + \ * COMPILED BY CAPTAIN AVATAR * \ + \ \ + \ CALL VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED \ + \ [718] 859-3163 \ + \ / + \_______________________________/ +THE FOUR SWITCHES ON THE APPLE CAT +---------------------------------- + _________________ + \ _ _ _ _ \ [1] UP POSTION IF 212 BOARD INSTALLED; DOWN IF NOT + \ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \ [2] DEFAULT DIAL MODE: UP = PULSE, DOWN = TOUCH TONE + \ 1 2 3 4 \ [3] UP = PHONE/SERIAL PORT MODE, DOWN = MODEM MODE + \_________________\ [4] PRINTER SPEED: UP = 300 BAUD, DOWN = 1200 BAUD * +* - IF THE EXPANSION MODULE IS NOT INSTALLED, SWITCH POS. DOESN'T MATTER. +KEYBOARD COMMANDS [ COMMONLY USED STRAIGHT FROM BASIC AFTER IN#2 ] +----------------- [CHARACTERS IN BRACKETS ARE CTRL CHARS. EX = CHR$(4)] +1. BEGIN DIALING 5.

ENTER PHONE MODE +2. HANG UP 6. <1> SET 110 BAUD +3. ENTER FULL DUPLEX TERM 7. <2> SET 1200 BAUD +4. ENTER HALF DUPLEX TERM 8. <3> SET 300 BAUD +5. EXIT TERMINAL MODE 10. ENTER MODEM MODE +PRINTED COMMANDS [USED TO ISSUE COMMANDS TO THE CAT FROM WITHIN A PROGRAM.] +---------------- +1. CTRL-O CHR$(15) ENTER PHONE MODE +2. CTRL-P CHR$(16) ENTER MODEM MODE +3. CTRL-Z CHR$(26) HANG UP PHONE +4. CTRL-Q CHR$(17) DIAL PHONE [EX: ?CHR$(15)"9762727" OR NUMERIC STRING] +5. CTRL-C CHR$(3) CASSETTE MOTOR ON -+ \ ONLY IN PHONE MODE & WITH \ +6. CTRL-E CHR$(5) CASSETTE MOTOR OFF +- \ EXPANSION MODULE INSTALLED \ +7. CTRL-I CHR$(9) IGNORE CTRL-CHARS +NOTE: WHEN DIALING OUT, THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE: +"R" ENABLES ROTARY/PULSE DIALING "T" ENABLES TOUCH TONE DIALING +"*" INVOKES A 2-SEC DELAY "#" SENDS TOUCH TONE "#" +WHILE IN THE BUILT-IN TERMINAL ROUTINE, CTRL-SHIFT-P TOGGLES CASE LOCK. (FOR +OUTPUT ONLY.) THE SAME ROUTINE CONVERTS ALL INCOMING CHARS. TO UPPER CASE +AND YOUR TYPED CHARACTERS AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE LOWER CASE DISPLAY, THIS CAN BE +DISABLED WITH A POKE 1784 + SLOT #,0. THIS MUST BE DONE AFTER PR#(SLOT) +BUT BEFORE YOU HIT CTRL-A. +ALSO, THE FIRMWARE ROM RECOGNIZES & IS CAPABLE OF DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE IN THE +SAME EXACT FASHION & PROTOCOL AS A MICROMODEM WHEN IN THE ABOVE ROUTINE. +RAM MEMORY LOCATIONS USED (DECIMAL/HEXADECIMAL) +----------------------------------------------- + ____________________________________ +\ROUTINE FORMULA \ FLAGS BITS (AT 1912 + SLOT) +\------------------------------------\ ----------------------------------- +\VIDEO LOW 1144 ($478) + SLOT #\ BIT DEC. FUNCTION +\VIDEO HIGH 1272 ($4F8) + SLOT #\ 0 0 DIALING IN PROGRESS +\XMTRAM 1400 ($578) + SLOT #\ 1 2 KEYBOARD ENABLED +\CR DELAY (10MS) 1528 ($5F8) + SLOT #\ 2 4 INPUT ALTS. SCREENED OUT +\FLAGS2 1656 ($678) + SLOT #\ 3 8 TERMINAL MODE FLAG +\LOWERCASE ADJ 1784 ($6F8) + SLOT #\ 4 16 LINE FEED INSERTION FLAG +\FLAGS 1912 ($788) + SLOT #\ 5 32 TOUCH TONE DIALING +\INIT.FLAG 2040 ($7F8) + SLOT #\ 6 64 UNUSED (FREE!) +\____________________________________\ 7 128 FULL DUPLEX +FLAGS2 BITS (AT 1656 + SLOT) \ NOTES: THE PHONE MODE SENDS OUTPUT TO THE +---------------------------- \ RS-232 PORT ON THE EXPANSION MODULE, ALLOWING +BIT DEC. FUNCTION \ THE APPLE CAT TO DO DOUBLE DUTY AS A PRINTER + 0 0 PHONE MODE \ INTERFACE. HOWEVER, YOU CANT USE THE MODEM & + 1 2 CASSETTE RECORDER ON \ SERIAL PORT AT THE SAME TIME. (SERIAL DATA + \ MAY ONLY BE DIRECTED TO ONE DEVICE AT A TIME- + \ THE 212 CARD, MODEM, OR PRINTER JACK.) +---------------------------------------- +TO PICK UP PHONE, USE THIS FORMAT: + 10 text:home + 20 d$=chr$ (4) + 30 poke -16251 + 16 * 2,0 (2=slot of modem) + 40 print d$;"in#2" + 50 print d$;"pr#2" + 60 print "awaiting call...." + 70 get t$: t = val(t$) + 80 c1 = peek (1656 + 2) + 90 if c1 > 127 then poke 1912 + 2,6: goto (main program) + 100 goto 70 +---------------------------------------- +ADD-ON BY: THE REVENANT +VIEW FILE # OR ( M ): diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/acos.hst.mod b/textfiles.com/apple/acos.hst.mod new file mode 100644 index 00000000..60f7680f --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/acos.hst.mod @@ -0,0 +1,140 @@ + + How to get + + S P E E D + + out of your HST and HST Dual Standard Modem + + using + + ACOS Version 2.01d5 + + and an Apple IIGS + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Brought to you by The Oggman, creator of OGG-Net Networking Systems + Call Infinity's Edge (415) 820-9401 or any OGG-Net BBS +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +HST Basics +---------- + + Those of you who have spent big bucks on the HST modem, hoping to get +14.4K bps, have probably been disappointed, misled, or both. When used with +ACOS, the HST will only get throughput of 9600 bps with NO COMPRESSION. Why is +this? Well, its actually pretty simple. + + When you're dealing with high speed modems, you have to differenciate +between "connect rate" and "DTE rate." Connect rate is the speed in which +both modems are talking with each other. You can get the connect rate by +looking at the number after the CONNECT message (ig 1200, 2400, 9600) or by +looking up the numeric result code. DTE rate is the rate at which the serial +port is set at when it makes the call. + + HST's can be communicated to with DTE rates of up to 38400 bps. This +means that, even though its only (!) a 9600 bps modem (so to speak), you can +actually send commands to it at baud rates of up to 38400. In normal +operations, the DTE rate will drop down to the connect rate as soon as the +modem completes a call to the other modem. + + +Compression and 14.4K +--------------------- + + In order to use V.42 or MNP Level 5 data compression, THE DTE RATE HAS +TO BE HIGHER THAN THE CONNECT RATE. Likewise, to get actual throughput of +higher than 9600 bps (12K, 14.4K), the DTE rate will have to be higher than +9600. So, for the Apple, this generally means your serial port will HAVE TO +STAY AT 19,200 BAUD. + + Do you see the problem? ACOS autobauds the serial port to whatever the +connect rate is. If someone connects at 9600 baud, then the serial port is set +to 9600 baud, making data compression and high speed totally useless. So, what +to do about this problem? + + +Making the Change +----------------- + + To make your HST operate at its optimum efficiency, you'll have to fix +the DTE rate of your modem and make a little change to your ACOS.OBJ file. +First, run the CONFIG.SYS program and choose GS Modem Port and the HST modem +(sorry, I haven't deciferd what to do for the SSC yet. Maybe later). Change +the init string so &D2 is replaced by &B1 (&D2 does absolutely nothing), and +the X6 is changed to X4. &B1 will fix your modem's DTE rate. Pick 19200 for +the default baud rate. You should also make sure your NVRAM settings include +&K1 and &H1. These settings are needed for data compression and flow control. + + Now, load BASIC.SYSTEM and type the following: + +bload acos.obj,a$800 (loads the ACOS.OBJ file) +call -151 (enter monitor) +ff0:ea ea ea ea ea ea (make the change) +bsave acos.obj,a$800,l$5300 (save it) + + Now, all you have to do is run your board and you're set. The modem +will fix its DTE (the &B1) at 19200 (the default baud rate). When someone +calls, ACOS will no longer reset the DTE rate to the connect rate, but keep it +at 19200. Info(2) will still contain the connect rate/300, however. + + +Warp Speed on the HST +--------------------- + + So, now we have our HST's zooming along with a fixed DTE rate of 19200. +This is the best we can get, right? Well, we know that the HST will operate at +DTE rates of up to 38400 baud, but the Apple IIGS serial port will only go to +19200. Or will it? + + Well, very recently, Apple guru Guy T. Rice came out with a little CDA +called Fastport GS 38.4 that will actually open up the Apple IIGS modem port at +38400 baud. It appears that 19200 is only a firmware limit, not a limit of the +SCC chip. After decifering Mr. Rice's little desk accessory, I mananged to +incorporate it into an ACOS mod that will actually fix the DTE rate of the +modem port to 38400, allowing the maximum throughput of the HST for ACOS 2.0d5 +bulletin boards. + +WARNING: Even with a 7 mhz Transwarp GS card installed, 38400 baud is VERY +fast and you'll probably get dropped characters. This might not be a problem +once we get 10 or 13 mhz out of our amazing machines, but until then, do this +mod with caution. I personally have found no problem with this mod on my 6.25 +mhz GS. + + First, run CONFIG.SYS just as above making the same changes. Run +BASIC.SYSTEM and type the following: + +bload acos.obj,a$800 (loads the ACOS.OBJ file) +call -151 (enter monitor) +ff0:ea ea ea ea ea ea (make the change) +ffd:20 30 10 ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea ea +1030:78 a9 0c 8d 38 c0 a9 01 8d 38 c0 a9 0d 8d 38 c0 a9 00 8d 38 c0 60 +bsave acos.obj,a$800,l$5300 (save it) + + +Calling Out +----------- + + As a BBS user, you will also have to do your part in getting the best +throughput for your HST. + + First, you will also have to fix your modem's DTE rate to the highest +baud rate possible (19200 normally, 38400 using the Fastport CDA). To do this, +set your baud rate at its highest level, and type AT&B1&K1&H1 and return while +in the terminal mode of your term program. + + Now for the hard part. Proterm and most every other term program for +the Apple has the same problem that ACOS has; it autobauds. I don't have a +quick fix for this, but you can get around it. Just call the HST board with a +baud rate of 19200 (or 38400). It will connect at 9600 like normal. Once it +connects, however, change the baud rate back to what it was. In Proterm, do an +OA-O and put it back to 19200. If you have the Fastport CDA installed, +activate it once you connect with the HST board. + + That should do it. 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BOX 222 +MENDHAM, NJ 07945 + +** A PIRATING TRADITION SINCE 1982 ** diff --git a/textfiles.com/apple/aht.01.v1.1 b/textfiles.com/apple/aht.01.v1.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..88f2f03b --- /dev/null +++ b/textfiles.com/apple/aht.01.v1.1 @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +APPLE II HISTORY +===== == ======= + +Compiled and written by Steven Weyhrich +(C) Copyright 1991, Zonker Software + +(PART 1 -- PRE-APPLE HISTORY) +[v1.1 :: 12 Dec 91] + + +INTRODUCTION + + This project began as a description of how the Apple II evolved into a IIGS, and some of the standards that emerged along the way. It has grown into a history of Apple Computer, with an emphasis on the place of the Apple II in that history. It has been gleaned from a variety of magazine articles and books that I have collected over the years, supplemented by information supplied by individuals who were "there" when it happened. I have tried not to spend much time on information that has been often repeated, but rather on the less known stories that led to the Apple II as we know it (and love it) today. Along the way I hope to present some interesting technical trivia, some thoughts about what the Apple II could have been, and what the Apple II still can be. The Apple II has been described as the computer that refuses to die. This story tells a little bit of why that is true. + + If you are a new Apple II owner in 1991 and use any 8-bit Apple II software at all, you may feel bewildered by the seemingly nonsensical way in which certain things are laid out. AppleWorks asks which "slot" your printer is in. If you want to use the 80 column screen in Applesoft BASIC you must type an odd command, "PR#3". If you want to write PROGRAMS for Applesoft, you may have some of those ridiculous PEEKs and POKEs to contend with. The disk layout (which type is supposed to go into which slot) seems to be in some random order! And then there is the alphabet soup of disk systems: DOS 3.3, CP/M, Pascal, ProDOS, and GS/OS (if you have a IIGS). If you use 16-bit software EXCLUSIVELY, you will probably see none of this; however, even the most diehard GS user of the "latest and greatest" 16-bit programs will eventually need to use an 8-bit program. If you can tolerate a history lesson and would like to know "the rest of the story," I will try to make sense of it all. + + I think one of the Apple II's greatest strengths is the attention they have paid over the years to be backward compatible. That means that a IIGS "power system" manufactured in 1991, with 8 meg of memory, a hand-held optical scanner, CD-ROM drive, and 150 meg of hard disk storage can still run an Integer BASIC program written in 1977, probably without ANY modification! In the world of microcomputers, where technology continues to advance monthly, and old programs may or may not run on the new models, that consistency is amazing to me. Consider the quantum leap in complexity and function between the original 4K Apple ][ and the ROM 03 IIGS; the amount of firmware (built-in programs) in the IIGS is larger than the entire RAM SPACE in a fully expanded original Apple ][! + This strength of the Apple II could also be considered a weakness, because it presents a major difficulty in making design improvements that keep up with the advances in computer technology between 1976 and the present, and yet maintain that compatibility with the past. Other early computer makers found it easy to design improvements that created a better machine, but they did so at the expense of their existing user base (Commodore comes to mind, with the PET, Vic 20, Commodore 64, and lastly the Amiga, all completely incompatible). However, this attention to detail is just one of the things that has made the Apple II the long-lived computer that it is. + In examining the development of the Apple II, we will take a look at some pre-Apple microcomputer history, the Apple I, and the formation of Apple Computers, Inc., with some sideroads into ways in which early users overcame the limits of their systems. We will follow through with the development of the Apple IIe, IIc, and IIGS, and lastly make some comments on the current state of affairs at Apple Inc. regarding the Apple II. + + +PRE-APPLE HISTORY + + Let's begin our adventure in history. I've designed a special interface card that plugs into slot 7 on an Apple II. It contains an item its inventor called a "Flux Capacitor" (something about the being able to modify flux and flow of time). The card derives its power from a self-contained generator called "Mr. Fusion" (another item I dug out of the wreckage from a train/auto accident in California a couple of years ago). Connected to the card via a specially shielded line, Mr. Fusion runs on trash (and is, therefore, the ultimate computer peripheral, if you recall the old principal of "garbage in, garbage out"). Let's put a few issues of PC MAGAZINE into Mr. Fusion, and switch on the Flux Capacitor. (Incidentally, for this to work, it needs an Apple II equipped with a specially modified Zip chip running at 88 MHz). Boot the disk and set the time circuits for 1975. Ready? Set? Go! ** CRACKADOOM ** !! + + Did you make it all right? (Just don't touch anything -- you don't want to disrupt the space-time continuum, you know!) Now, since the first Apple II wasn't released until 1977, what are we doing back in 1975? Well, to understand how the Apple II came about, it helps to know the environment that produced it. In 1975, the microcomputer industry was still very much in its infancy. There were few "home computers" that you can choose from, and their capabilities were very much limited. The first microprocessor chip, the 4-bit 4004, had been released by Intel back in 1971. The first video game, Pong, was created by Nolan Bushnell of Atari in 1972. Also in 1972, Intel had gone a step further in microprocessor development and released the 8-bit 8008, and then the 8080 in 1973. The year 1974 saw Scelbi Computer Consulting sell what some consider to be the first commercially built microcomputer, the Scelbi 8-H, based on Intel's 8008 chip. However, it had limited distribution and due to the designer's health problems it didn't go very far. The first home-built computer, the Mark 8, was released that same year. The Mark 8 used the Intel 8080 chip, but had no power supply, monitor, keyboard, or case, and only a few hobbyists ever finished their kits. Overall, the microchip had yet to make much of an impact on the general public beyond the introduction of the hand-held calculator. + With the start of 1975 came a significant event in microcomputer history. If you will consider the early microprocessors of the years 1971 through 1974 as a time of germination and "pregnancy" of ideas and various hardware designs, January of 1975 saw the "labor and delivery" of a special package. The birth announcement was splashed on the front cover of a hacker's magazine, Popular Electronics. The baby's parents, MITS, Inc., named it "Altair 8800"; it measured 18-inches deep by 17 inches wide by 7 inches high, and it weighed in at a massive 256 bytes (that's one fourth of a "K"). Called the "World's First Minicomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models," the Altair 8800 used the Intel 8080 chip, and sold for $395 (or $498 fully assembled). MITS hoped that they would get about four hundred orders for clones of this baby, trickling in over the months that the two-part article was printed. This would supply the money MITS needed to buy the parts to send to people ordering the kits (one common way those days of "bootstrapping" a small electronics business). This "trickle" of orders would also give MITS time to establish a proper assembly line for packaging the kits. However, they misjudged the burning desire of Popular Electronic's readers to build and operate their own computer. MITS received four hundred orders in ONE AFTERNOON, and in three weeks it had taken in $250,000.<1> + The Popular Electronics article was a bit exuberant in the way the Altair 8800 was described. They called it "a full-blown computer that can hold its own against sophisticated minicomputers now on the market... The Altair 8800 is not a 'demonstrator' or souped-up calculator... [it] is a complete system." The article had an insert that lists some possible applications for the computer, stating that "the Altair 8800 is so powerful, in fact, that many of these applications can be performed simultaneously." Among the possible uses listed are an automated control for a ham station, a digital clock with time zone conversion, an autopilot for planes and boats, navigation computer, a brain for a robot, a pattern-recognition device, and a printed matter-to-Braille converter for the blind.<2> Many of these things will be possible with microcomputers by 1991, but even by then few people will have the hardware add-ons to make some of these applications possible. Also, despite the power that micros will have in that year, the ability to carry out more than one of these applications "simultaneously" will not be not practical or in some cases even possible. The exaggeration by the authors of the Popular Electronics article can perhaps be excused by their excitement in being able to offer a computer that ANYONE can own and use. All this was promised from a computer that came "complete" with only 256 bytes of memory (expandable if you can afford it) and no keyboard, monitor, or storage device. + The IMSAI 8080 (an Altair clone) also came out in 1975 and did fairly well in the hobbyist market. Another popular early computer, the Sol, would not be released until the following year. Other computers released in 1975 that enjoyed limited success were the Altair 680 (also from MITS, Inc., based on the Motorola 6800 processor), the Jupiter II (Wavemate), M6800 (Southwest Technical Products), and the JOLT (Microcomputer Associates), all kits.<3> The entire microcomputer market was still very much a hobbyist market, best suited for those who enjoyed assembling a computer from a kit. After you assembled your computer, you either had to write your own programs (from assembly language) or enter a program someone else wrote. If you could afford the extra memory and the cost of buying a BASIC interpreter, you might have been able to write some small programs that ran in that language instead of having to figure out 8080 assembly language. If you were lucky (or rich) you had 16K of memory, possibly more; if you were REALLY lucky you owned (or could borrow) a surplus paper tape reader to avoid typing in manually your friend's checkbook balancing program. Did I say typing? Many early computer hobbyists didn't even have the interface allowing them to TYPE from a keyboard or teletype. The "complete" Altair 8800 discussed above could only be programmed by entering data via tiny little switches on its front panel, as either octal (base 8) bytes or hexadecimal (base 16) bytes. With no television monitor available either, the results of the program were read in binary (base 2) from lights on that front panel. This may sound like the old story that begins with the statement, "I had to walk five miles to school through snow three feet deep when I was your age," but it helps to understand how things were at this time to see what a leap forward the Apple II really was (er, will be. Time travel complicates grammar!) + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +NEXT INSTALLMENT: The Apple I + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +NOTES + + <1> Steven Levy, HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION, pp. 187-192. + + <2> H. Edward Roberts and William Yates, "Altair 8800 Minicomputer, Part 1", POPULAR ELECTRONICS, January 1975, pp. 33, 38. The article is interesting also in some of the terminology that is used. The Altair is described as having "256 eight-bit words" of RAM. Apparently, the term "byte" was not in common use yet. + + <3> Gene Smarte and Andrew Reinhardt, "15 Years of Bits, Bytes, and Other Great Moments", BYTE, September 1990, pp. 370-371. + +