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Volume 4, Number 34 7 September 1987
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Editor in Chief: Thom Henderson
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
FidoNews is published weekly by the International FidoNet
Association as its official newsletter. You are encouraged to
submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission
standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from
node 1:1/1.
Copyright 1987 by the International FidoNet Association. All
rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances,
please contact IFNA at (314) 576-4067.
Table of Contents
1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1
Copyrights ............................................... 1
2. ARTICLES ................................................. 2
ONE TO ONE - The Newest Communications Software .......... 2
IFNA Committee Information ............................... 5
DIPLOMACY via BBS ........................................ 8
CORRECTION - Recent Articles on PC-Write ............... 9
Fido Offer for IFNA Members .............................. 10
The first INTERNATIONAL user conference .................. 11
PC-Write Now Checks Spelling! ............................ 12
IFNA Welcomes Poland to FidoNet .......................... 14
Tandy User Group Newsletter... September 87 .............. 15
FidoNet Node ID's: Names or Numbers? ..................... 20
WaZOO File request available for Fido or SEAdog .......... 22
3. COLUMNS .................................................. 26
Origin: Angevin Empire ................................... 26
4. NOTICES .................................................. 29
The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 29
Latest Software Versions ................................. 29
IFNA Order Form .......................................... 30
IFNA Membership Application .............................. 31
FidoNews 4-34 Page 1 7 Sep 1987
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EDITORIAL
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Copyrights
Have you looked at the top of the node list lately? More than
half of the first page is taken up with jawbreaking legalese
that's supposed to be our copyright notice. And it just recently
got worse!
The original intent was clear enough. We wanted to keep people
from selling the node list. Somehow in the process we ended up
forbidding all commercial use.
What's wrong with that, you ask? Well, what about the various
product support conferences? What about the various companies
who transact business, announce new products, and do product
support over the net? Doesn't that constitute commercial use of
the node list?
The Interim Board concluded that it did, and was in the process
of working out a commercial license. The new Board decided
otherwise, and chose to amend the copyright notice to allow those
types of commercial activity that have always taken place on the
net.
That's cool. Whatever they want.
The thing that bothered me is that they ended up with a copyright
notice even more convoluted than before! Now I realize that it
was a quicky "band-aid" job to hold us over. I didn't understand
it myself on a first reading, but I understood what the lawyer
who wrote it said it meant, and I have no objection to the
intent. I object to the wording!
Speaking ex-officio from the Peanut Gallery I objected to the
language, and suggested that the Board at least have the
Executive Committee work on something a little closer to English.
I heard the lawyer who drafted it tell all sysops, in essence,
"get a lawyer!" I heard a member of the Executive Committee state
that of course that was one of the many things they would
continually think about. I did NOT hear anything to make me
think that we can expect a comprehensible copyright notice any
time in the forseeable future.
This thing is supposed to be protecting us sysops, right? So why
can't it be worded so that we can understand it?
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 2 7 Sep 1987
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ARTICLES
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Jean Coppola, 107/246
ONE TO ONE - The Newest Communications Software
ONE TO ONE is a telecommunications package designed for those of
us who sometimes call friends with computers. The many
sophisticated programs that are currently available do a great
job for accessing bulletin boards, information services, etc..
HOWEVER, they all are less than desirable when it comes to two
human beings trying to communicate with each other over the phone
lines via computers.
ONE TO ONE is the first communications program available that
attempts to address the special needs of people that need to
share data with other people.
What does ONE TO ONE offer that the others don't? With ONE TO
ONE, you and your friend can...
1) Type messages to each other while a file transfer is in
progress!
2) Never worry about garbled text caused by two people typing at
the same time. Incoming and Outgoing text appear in seperate
windows on screen.
3) "Share" a text file. You and a friend can be looking at the
same text file at the same time. Both of you will have
control over scrolling the files contents in a window. At any
time, you can pause and type notes to each other about the
file that you are sharing.
4) Enjoy the snazziest "user-interface" in all of
telecommunications.
System Requirements
- IBM Compatible Computer
- PC-DOS Or MS-DOS (version 2.0 or later)
- One Floppy Disk Drive (hard disk not required)
- At Least 192k Of RAM.
- One RS-232 Serial Port
- A HAYES COMPATABLE modem (must support the Hayes AT
command set)
- Someone To Call
ONE TO ONE works with Monochrome as well as Color video cards. If
you have an Enhanced Graphics Adapter, ONE TO ONE will use the
CGA mode.
FidoNews 4-34 Page 3 7 Sep 1987
When you install ONE TO ONE, you will be asked whether you have
Touch Tone or Pulse phone service. ONE TO ONE will work with
either.
ONE TO ONE version 2.2 is distributed in an archived form. The
"ARC" archiving utility by System Enhancment Associates was used
to compress the files in order to keep downloading time to a
minimum. ARC has become the standard file compression program
used for electronic software distribution.
You should have no problem obtaining a copy of the latest version
of ARC from your friendly neighborhood bulletin board. Please
remember that ARC is not free. It will save you money in the long
run so why not go ahead and pay for it?
The name of the archived file is 121-V22.ARC. After "un-arching"
this file you will see the files below:
121.EXE - The program.
121.DOC - The documentation for the program.
121READ.ME - Notes reflecting any last minute changes.
WHATSNEW.121 - Notes describing improvements in 2.2
The only file required to start ONE TO ONE is the file named
121.EXE. When you run the program for the first time ONE TO ONE
looks for other files and creates them if they cannot be found.
Terminal Mode And Menu Mode
ONE TO ONE has somewhat of a split personality. You are either
in TERMINAL MODE where you are waiting for the phone to ring,
typing messages to a friend, etc., or you are in the MENU MODE
where you are pulling down menus and making selections from them.
The first screen you see when ONE TO ONE executes is the title
screen. This screen tells what this program is, warns you that
this is not free software, begs for compensation, tells who wrote
it, and waits for you to press a key. Just your typical User
Supported software title screen.
When you press a key to continue, the modem initialization string
will be sent to the modem. After this is accomplished, you are in
TERMINAL MODE. This is where you will spend most of your ONE TO
ONE life. TERMINAL MODE is where you perform communications with
your friends. Each key you press will be sent out the comm port
to whoever's out there. (The exception to this occurrs when the
keys that you press are menu selections.)
All of the vital choices from the menus have been mapped to the
keyboard. You could call a friend (or be called), establish a
connection,type messages, send and receive files, and hang up
without ever once pulling down a menu.
Once the computers have started transferring the file, you can
just sit back and relax if you like. BUT, if the other person is
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also using ONE TO ONE, you can continue to type messages to each
other while the file transfer takes place! In either case you
will see a status report of the file transfer displayed on the
Dividing Bar. After the file transfer is complete, you will hear
a beeping sound indicating that the transfer is complete.
Share A File - This is a nifty feature! Share A File gives you
the ability to share a text file with a friend. One of you acts
as the Sender and the other acts as the Receiver. BOTH USERS MUST
BE USING ONE TO ONE FOR THIS FEATURE TO WORK PROPERLY. When you
and a friend Share A File, your screens change into a large area
at the top two-thirds of the screen. The bottom portion of the
screen is split into 2 sections so that you may continue to type
to each other while sharing the file.
Available on 107/246 as 121-V22.ARC for SEAdog request or
download.
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 5 7 Sep 1987
Don Daniels, 107/210
COMMITTEE INFORMATION
One of the areas in which we have discovered some start-up
problems is that of Committee Membership. According to the
Bylaws, the President is supposed to name the various members of
the standing committees at the annual meeting. However, due to
the fact that:
o So many other priorities had to be addressed during the annual
meeting,
o We don't have any real track record as to who can do what, or
who wishes to do what,
o We wanted to open the committees to as many qualified people
as possible,
what we decided to do was to name provisional members of the
various committees and then provide the opportunity for the
Chairman of each commmittee (as appointed by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Ken Kaplan) to select more members from the
additional volunteers.
What I am also suggesting to the Committee Chairman is that they
consider a two-tiered arrangement when it comes to membership.
The reason for this is based on a combination of things: In order
for each committee to operate in session, it is necessary that a
quorum be present. With all of us scattered all over not only
the U.S., but the world as well, this could present difficulties
if all recommended parties and volunteers are automatically made
members. In certain cases then, it may be advisable to make up
the committee of those who do not have constraints of time and
distance, while at the same time utilizing the services of the
other volunteers as either "associate members" or as workers on
special projects.
The point is to try to open up participation to as many as
possible, provide opportunities for them all to contribute (and
receive appropriate recognition), and yet not be encumbered with
an inoperable arrangement. I hope that the membership will bear
with us as we all learn how to deal with a new and sometimes
complex situation.
Below I am providing the list of those individuals that have
either voluntereed or been recommended for the various standing
committees. We expect to add to this list with other volunteers
from throughout the Net. We hope that each of our supporters
will consider carefully the opportunities and will volunteer to
participate in those areas in which they feel they could be most
productive.
Please make your request directly to the Chairmen of the specific
committee(s) in which you are interested. Indicate any
FidoNews 4-34 Page 6 7 Sep 1987
constraints you may have and whether you think that you could
best participate as a full member or as an "associate", perhaps
handling a special project or requirement. Also, if you have
been suggested for a particular committee but feel that your
participation there would not be in our mutual best interests,
don't hesitate to say so. In any event, please get in touch with
the Committee Chairmen by September 15th. At that time we want
the Committee Chairmen to provide the Secretary with a list of
their recommendations for both full and "associate" members.
Note: If you volunteered before but we lost your name in the
hassle, DON'T FEEL BAD - just volunteer again!
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP LIST
The individuals listed below have volunteered or been recommended
for the following committees (*Current Chairman is listed first):
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
(We need a good administrator to be Chairman of this Committee!)
Ken Kaplan* (Acting) 100/22
Gene Clayton Leonard Mednick Wynn Wagner
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Dave Dodell* 114/5
Hal DuPrie
(Bob Morris has offered to be a 'consultant' to this committee)
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
Ryugen Fisher* 220/1
Chris Baker* (FTSC Sub-committee Chairman)
Bob Hartman* (9600 Sub-committee Chairman)
Jim Cannell Mark Grennan Ray Gwynne
Vince Perriello Tom Jennings Thom Henderson
Henk Wevers Ben Baker Wynn Wagner
Randy Bush Steve Sullivan Michael Connick
Hal DuPrie Mike Johnson Jim Cannell
Marshall Presnell Gee Wong Bob Morris
Amnon Nissan
FidoNews 4-34 Page 7 7 Sep 1987
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Don Daniels* (Zone 1 Liaison) 1:107/210
Henk Wevers* (Zone 2 Liaison) 2:500/1
???????????* (Zone 3 Liaison) 3:?????
Mark Grennan Joop Mellaart Allwyn Smith
Raymond Richmond Rob Barker Michael White
Randy Bush
BY-LAWS AND RULES
Steve Jordan* 102/2871
Dave Drexler David Bodman Gerrie Blum
Mark Peters
PUBLICATIONS
Brian Hughes* 109/634
Thom Henderson Irene Henderson Brad Hicks
Kurt Reisler Wynn Howard Wes Cowley
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Phil Ardussi* 157/1
Irene Henderson Chris Baker Randy Bush
Neal Curtain Dave Dodell Brian Hughes
Chuck Sanders Jim Cannell
Also, as all Directors are required to be on at least one
standing committee, the following are available:
Larry Wall Ted Polczyinski Rick Seigel
Bob Swift
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 8 7 Sep 1987
Les Casey, 163/13
DIPLOMACY via BBS
Diplomacy, the popular Avalon-Hill boardgame, is now
available for play in an e-mail format. As of this writing,
there are two BBS's (163/13 124/109), where games are available.
163/13 Diplomacy Online Ottawa,Ont Fido (613)225-5836 is the
only BBS in North America dedicated solely to the play of the
popular war game. At any time, up to six games are in progress
at once, thus permitting users to join more than one game, if
desired. Additionally, several online features enhance the
playability, making, in this writer's opinion, the e-mail format
the best alternative to "live" play.
The game is best played in a live, round-table scenario, but
it is not always easy to obtain seven experienced players, who
have several hours to participate. Thus, many other formats of
play have evolved (eg. E-mail, telephone, mail).
The main feature of playing Diplomacy on 163/13 is
convenience. Players can login and receive all of their mail
immeditely, dwell upon the offers and suggestions of the other
players, then return comments at another time when convenient.
Assuming a deadline of once per week, the average player will
require 10 - 20 minutes per week per game on the BBS to post
messages and to receive results from the previous week's orders.
Add to this approx. 10-20 mins to determine strategy. Thus, 3
sessions at 10 mins. each is all that is required.
Other benefits derived from on-line play:
1. Online help files of strategy
2. Access to other players, and the sysop for advice
3. No fees
4. BBS operates 24 hrs/day - all year
5. A competitive rating system
6. Access to a N. A. Diplomacy E-mail conference as coordinated
by (124/109)
There are other BBS's who host Diplomacy. If you are
interested as either a sysop or player, I suggest you contact the
Diplomacy conference coordinator - Robert Eskridge at THE
DIPLOMAT BBS (124/109). Those players wishing to participate on
Diplomacy Online will be pleased to learn that several
individuals in the U.S. presently are regular users on this BBS.
A diplomacy echomail is available from the 124/109 as well.
There is always a gamestart available. Login today and take part
in the mayhem!
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 9 7 Sep 1987
CORRECTION - Recent Articles on PC-Write
John Herro, 1083 Mandarin Dr. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Are you wondering why on earth FidoNews 4-32 (24 Aug 1987)
reprinted a review of PC-Write version 2.6, when 2.7 with its
spelling checker has been out for some time now?
The review must have be re-mailed to FidoNews by mistake.
Recently I uploaded, to a bulletin board that happens to be a
Fido node, an archive containing two reviews of PC-Write. These
were my review of version 2.6 from FidoNews 3-30, and my review
of version 2.7 from FidoNews 3-48. The Sysop, unpacking the
archive, probably thought that I wanted these articles mailed to
FidoNews now. By the time you read this, my review of version
2.7 may also have been inadvertantly "reprinted" in FidoNews.
Interestingly, at the end of my review of 2.6, I mentioned that
PC-Write lacks two features found on some expensive word pro-
cessors: it can't handle very large files, and there's no
spelling checker. We all know that a spelling checker was added
in version 2.7. The newsletter from Quicksoft says that version
3.0, now being written, will handle large files.
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 10 7 Sep 1987
Fido Offer for IFNA Members
IFNA is proud to announce that it will make Fido version 12.00
available to its members (limit one per member) for only $65.00.
As you may already know. Tom Jennings of Fido Software announced
at FidoCon 87 that IFNA would be permited to sell Fido version
12.00 under a special arrangement. So here are the restrictions.
IFNA must not compete for sales with Fido Software or its
authorized distributors. This means that we may offer Fido only
to IFNA members, and only one copy to each registered member.
Members must understand and agree that Fido Software is NOT
prepared to offer technical support to IFNA purchasers. Tom
Jennings has agreed to participate in an Echomail Conference
called "FIDO" if a volunteer comes forward to Host it.
To order, send $65 (Missouri residents add $3.72 sales tax.
Overseas members please make payment in US dollars, and include
$5.00 for surface shipping or $15.00 for air shipping and
handling) to:
IFNA
PO Box 41143
St. Louis, MO 63141
Sorry we are not prepared to handle credit card or COD orders.
Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Orders received by Friday
of each week will be shipped prepaid via UPS-ground the following
Monday (provided that sufficient inventory is available).
If you are not an IFNA member yet, but would like to participate
in the offer, fill out the membership application at the end of
this newsletter and include it and an additional $25.00.
Fido Software has indicated that this is a LIMITED TIME OFFER at
this terrific price. Orders postmarked by midnight October 31st,
1987 will be filled. Orders received on or after November 1st,
1987 will cost $100 for IFNA members so order TODAY!
Ken Kaplan
1:1/10
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Joaquim Homrighausen
FrontDoor BBS (Opus 1:135/20)
The first INTERNATIONAL user conference
After all these echo mail areas and debates I got very tired of
the simple fact that there wasn't any REALLY INTERNATIONAL user
conference. And I feel that this is one of the major drawbacks
with the net today, the lack of respect for other nations. Not
just BY the Americans, not just FROM the Americans, but from a
lot of other nations as well.
So what I did was a very simple thing. I established the first
truly international user echo mail conference. The first two
nodes to be included in this were 1:135/20 (my own) and
2:501/4607 (Mats Knuts, host of Sweden). Then, a couple of days
ago ... some other sysops seemed to be noticing what was going on
and requested the conference from me, and the heat was on.
If you want to be serious about carrying user echo mail, please
contact the INTERUSER Zone coordinators for more information on
where you could pick up this conference. It's very simple ...
keep the politics, flames and general BULL out of there and we
all got what we wanted in the first place.
Joaquim
Coordinator USA: Coordinator Europe:
Joaquim Homrighausen Mats Knuts
FrontDoor BBS SSF
Opus 1:135/20 Opus 2:501/4607
(PS. I blame all spelling errors in the above text on my flaky
power equipment and the fact that it is 3:25 in the morning Ds.)
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 12 7 Sep 1987
John Herro
Fido 107/211
NOTE: This article first appeared in FidoNews, Vol. 3, No. 48,
15 Dec., 1986. The author now lives at 1083 Mandarin Dr. NE,
Palm Bay, FL 32905, and is a Staff Software Engineer for Grumman
Aerospace. He is no longer at Fido 107/211.
User's Review of PC-WRITE With Spelling
(The author has no connection with Quicksoft, the producers of
PC-WRITE, except for being a registered user of that Shareware.)
The long-awaited version 2.7 of the PC-WRITE word processor is
out. Since PC-WRITE is Shareware, you can download it and try it
for free. If you have an older version of PC-WRITE, it will def-
initely be worth the time to download the latest version. Since
I recently reviewed version 2.6 in FidoNews 330, I will discuss
only new features here.
The biggest new feature is the spelling checker. This is very
handy not only for poor spellers, but for bad typists like me.
I've used three different spelling checkers from bulletin boards
before, but none of them compares with the one built into version
2.7 of PC-WRITE. For one thing, the PC-WRITE spelling checker
handles words divided by a hyphen at the end of a line, and the
other spellers I've tried do not. I was tired of being told that
"tion" is not a word. Also, the dictionary resides in memory, so
the checking is very fast. Finally, the dictionary is large:
50,000 words. I'm impressed that the program manages to squeeze
50K English words into fewer than 110K bytes of memory.
Alternate-F2 brings up the spelling menu. You can check spelling
in three ways. The program can check words as you type them,
beeping at you like some of the newer typewriters. You can check
an entire document, or check only the word at the cursor.
When you check an entire document, the program highlights the
first unknown word. You can ignore it, add it to a personal dic-
tionary, edit it, or ask the program to guess the correct word.
In the last case, I've found that some of the guesses seem to
bear little relation to the word typed, while other guesses are
very useful. After you select one of these four options, the
program highlights the next unknown word, etc.
The same four options are available when you check the single
word at the cursor, or when you ask PC-WRITE to beep whenever you
type an unknown word.
You can have as many personal dictionaries as you like, but only
one can be in memory at a time, along with the main 50,000-word
dictionary. The personal dictionaries are not compressed like
the main one. A separate program is provided to merge a personal
dictionary with the main one, producing a new main dictionary.
FidoNews 4-34 Page 13 7 Sep 1987
Dictionaries are lower case; the speller ignores capitalization.
Working with a large dictionary in memory is a pleasure. I was
surprised that the program accepted "Boise," "elaboration,"
"esc," "Hoover," "identifier," "Qatar," and "Terre Haute." The
catch is that you can't use the speller if your computer has less
than 320K of memory.
There are a few new features besides the spelling checker. You
can now define a single keystroke to insert the current date
and/or time in any format you like. (Date first, spell the day,
abbreviate the month, two-digit year, 24-hour time, etc.) The
help file is now loaded only when you need it, giving a fast
startup. Word wrapping can be disabled without disturbing the
right margin. More printers are supported, including those with
XON/XOFF protocol. Finally, PC-WRITE can now "import" text
placed on the screen by another program.
PC-WRITE now includes a pamphlet, ready for you to print out, ex-
plaining the differences between versions 2.6 and 2.7. This is
in addition to the familiar tutorial manual and quick reference
guide.
If I may say so, some of you FidoNews authors out there urgently
NEED a spelling checker! Version 2.7 of PC-WRITE can be found on
Daniels-Fido 107/211, (516) 367-9626, 300/1200/2400 baud. I
uploaded the program in two files, PCWRITE1.ARC and PCWRITE2.ARC.
PLEASE download it and improve the appearance of FidoNews!!
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 14 7 Sep 1987
Don Daniels, 107/210
The following is the text of my message titled "Welcome to
FidoNet!" that was sent to our "Fellow Sysops and Users in
Poland" via the Zone 2 Coordinator Henk Wevers.
As IFNA's (International FidoNet Association) first elected
President, it gives me special pleasure as one of my first
official acts to extend a welcome to those nodes that have
recently begun operation in Poland.
All FidoNet Sysops the world over are dedicated to the free
exchange of information. That is why we are all so pleased to
learn of the existence of FidoNet systems beyond the barrier we
in the West refer to as "The Iron Curtain". We hope that the
future exchange of information, ideas, and even feelings through
FidoNet will be an aid to the removal of other barriers that have
traditionally kept all of us from enjoying a world-wide peace and
understanding.
The other officers and members of IFNA join me in welcoming all
of you to FidoNet. Many of us here in America and in other
countries have become personal friends solely through our
contacts in FidoNet. We look forward to extending such
friendship to those of you who are joining our Network in Poland.
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FidoNews 4-34 Page 15 7 Sep 1987
Bill Crawford
Chattanooga, TN
OpusNODE 1:362/1.0
NEW PRODUCTS
This month, I'm going to "cop out" to a degree, but I think
you'll forgive me. With the amount of work to be done to prepare
for our August 3 product announcement, there just isn't time to
put together my usual newsletter information. Since the big news
is our new products, I'm going to reprint our news release on
these items, with a few comments (( in double parens )).
RADIO SHACK ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCTS ON
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FIRST
PERSONAL COMPUTER
NEW YORK, NY - In a "Nationwide Anniversary Celebration",
today, personal computer pioneer Radio Shack unveiled four new
and two upgraded PC-compatible Tandy computers, plus three new
printers, giving the company the industry's most extensive line
of personal computers. The new computers are additions to
Tandy's line. No existing models have been discontinued. Also
introduced were two new cellular telephone models. The
Waldorf-Astoria press conference was satellite-linked to Dallas,
Texas and Anaheim, California, where more than 1600 Radio Shack
managers were attending annual meetings of the company's business
products and western consumer divisions. (( In attendance in New
York were a number of industry chief executives including Paul
Brainard of Aldus, Mark Eppley of Traveling Software, Ed Esber of
Ashton-Tate, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Fred Gibbons of Software
Publishing, Trip Hawkins with Electronic Arts, Roger Johnson from
Western Digital, and Bill Krause and Bob Metcalf of 3-Com.
Brainard, Gates and Krause spoke.))
Tandy President, CEO, and Chairman John V. Roach expressed
Tandy's commitment to product value, unique technologically
innovative products, and providing compatibility with existing
and future operating systems, user-interface and connectivity
environments and applications software. He spoke of key strategic
directions including simplification of computer use and a
"building block" selection of system configuration options.
TANDY 4000 WITH 80386
Stating, "The 80386 is now an affordable option for all
users," Roach introduced the new Tandy 4000 personal computer.
This 16Mhz, 80386-based PC, priced at $2,599, uses software based
on the latest MS- DOS and UNIX operating systems, and is "OS/2
ready" for future applications. The 4000 comes with one 3.5-inch
1.44-megabyte (Mb) floppy disk drive. Two additional storage
device slots let the buyer choose the options needed from a broad
range of 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch floppies, hard disks, and
internal cartridge or tape backup systems.
Also included are nine expansion slots, 1Mb RAM (expandable
to 16Mb), serial and parallel ports, and keylock. Currently-owned
and widely available expansion options are supported through two
"XT" and six "AT"-compatible slots. One 32-bit slot is dedicated
to memory expansion.
TANDY 3000 AND 3000 HL UPGRADED
The popular 80286-based Tandy 3000 computer received a speed
FidoNews 4-34 Page 16 7 Sep 1987
increase to 12 Mhz, a keylock/chassis locking system, and a lower
price of $1,999. At $1,499, the lowest priced of Tandy's "OS/2
Ready", 80286- based 3000 family is the Tandy 3000 HL computer.
It now includes a 101- key enhanced keyboard, and keylock system.
(( Although there is no longer officially a "3000 HD", our 1988
catalog lists system prices for the 3000 and 3000 HL when
purchased with a 20 or 40 Mb hard drive and controller.))
Roach revealed reliability statistics (held in confidence by
most manufacturers) for Tandy's 3000 family, which included a
calculated Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of over 58,000 hours,
and end user out-of- box failure rate of less than one percent.
DYNAMITE SOFTWARE AND NEW LOW-COST NETWORK !
((This is one you won't find reviewed in the monthly
magazines... we kept a few things up our corporate sleeve when we
previewed products to them.))
Roach announced a new Professional DeskMate integrated
software product scheduled for bundling with Tandy 3000 operating
system options in the fourth quarter of this year. It will be
available for other PC- compatible products as well. This new
version of a Tandy-designed favorite uses pull-down menus, pop-up
dialogue boxes, and features mouse, joystick or simple keyboard
control. New and considerably enhanced features have been
tailored specifically to office use.
The most significant change is a utility called DeskLink
which allows small workgroups to share a common calendar, phone
directory, an electronic mail system, file transfers, and even
share a printer. Connectivity options range from a simple RS-232
cable for two users, to sophisticated networks such as the one
Radio Shack offers from 3Com Corporation.
Available along with the Professional DeskMate software will
be a very low-cost network hardware interface called TandyLink.
This "twisted-pair" system is ideal for connecting Professional
DeskMate workgroups. TandyLink is not only compatible with the
AppleTalk network system but can run three times faster than
their normal speed. (( Yes, this means using the proper
third-party software such as TOPS from Centram, Macintosh and
Tandy computers can network together.))
Delivering on the company's promise to make networking
simple ((and inexpensive)) enough for everyone, these products
provide a "plug in and go" workgroup system, requiring no special
training or expert user to install, implement and use.
PC-COMPATIBLE LAPTOP
The company's entry into the PC-compatible laptop market,
the new Tandy 1400 LT computer answers a common MS-DOS laptop
complaint of short battery life by providing a unique, removable
rechargeable battery pack. The $1,599 unit is based on a
high-performance NEC V-20 microprocessor and features the latest
high-contrast "backlit supertwist" liquid crystal display
technology, two 3.5-inch 720-kilobyte (Kb) disk drives, and 768Kb
memory. Additional standard features include 76-key keyboard,
real time clock, parallel and serial ports, input socket for a
101-key enhanced keyboard, and outputs for RGBI and composite
video monitors. (( One visiting editor - who happens to be a
laptop computer devotee - told me our screen is by far the best
he has seen yet.))
TWO ADDITIONAL TANDY 1000 COMPUTERS PROVIDE SPEED,
FidoNews 4-34 Page 17 7 Sep 1987
NEW DIMENSION IN EASE OF USE
Two additions to Tandy's best-selling 1000 family were
shown. Operating at three times the speed of IBM's latest PS/2
Model 30, and over six times the speed of the PC/XT, the new
$1,199 Tandy 1000 TX computer brings 80286 speed to the PC/XT
market. The TX comes with 640Kb memory, one 3.5-inch 720Kb floppy
drive plus one open drive slot, joystick, serial and parallel
ports, enhanced CGA graphics, three-voice sound, headphone jack
and volume control, MS-DOS and GW-BASIC software, and a new
enhanced version of Tandy's DeskMate 2 program. The Tandy 1000 TX
computer offers unmatched speed and value in a low-cost,
American- made brand name PC. ((One prominent industry analyst
called the TX an "absolute killer machine."))
The Tandy 1000 HX computer is a truly functional one-drive
PC- compatible, designed to provide a new dimension in ease of
use, without any sacrifice in performance. Tandy executives say
the $699 HX's unique features represent more technology per
dollar than any other MS-DOS computer can claim. The MS-DOS
operating system is contained in read only memory (ROM),
eliminating the need for an ever-present MS-DOS disk.
The HX also features an Electrically Erasable Programmable
(by the user) Read Only Memory (EEPROM), which stores system
configuration and user-selected start-up information, for "Power
and Run" operation. The user can specify processor speed, an
external drive as the primary drive, immediate power-on execution
of the Personal DeskMate 2 program, a utility menu, or a selected
application program (in lieu of DOS). A user never has to see the
MS-DOS "A>" prompt or worry with switch- selected configuration
options.
Students can insert a program disk, turn the power on, and
see their lesson on-screen with no intermediate steps... a unique
capability available in no other personal computer system.
Supplied with one 3.5-inch 720Kb drive, the HX will accept a
second 3.5-inch internal drive, and an external 5.25-inch drive.
Standard memory is 256Kb, expandable to 640Kb.
Portions of Personal DeskMate 2 are included in ROM for fast
operation. The HX also includes printer and joystick ports,
three-voice sound, headphone jack and volume control, plus
enhanced CGA graphics.
80286 UPGRADE FOR 1000 & 1000 SX
Citing Tandy's commitment to superior value, Roach announced
a move rarely seen in the PC industry - a technology upgrade for
existing products. Owners of existing Tandy 1000 and 1000 SX
computers will be offered an accessory 80286 board which replaces
their original 8088 processor for faster performance.
PERSONAL DESKMATE IMPROVED
Enhanced Personal DeskMate 2 software is included with the
Tandy 1000 TX and 1000 HX personal computers. Especially when
used with a mouse, it brings a graphics-oriented user interface -
rivaling the best available today, yet in color - to low-cost PC
compatible computers. This multi-function software product takes
advantage of the 1000 family's "enhanced" CGA graphics.
Simplified keyboard control of pull- down menus and pop-up
dialogue boxes has been added, along with a music composition
program. Also, "Paint" is expanded from four to 16 colors. Cursor
control options include mouse, joystick, or keyboard.
FidoNews 4-34 Page 18 7 Sep 1987
NEW LASER PRINTER ANNOUNCED
To fully implement low-cost desktop publishing based on
Tandy's 3000 family and new 4000, the company introduced the LP
1000, a $2,199 laser printer. The unit features full-page (1.5Mb)
memory and on-board controller, and produces six pages per minute
in Tandy, IBM, and HP LaserJet Plus-compatible modes, with 300 x
300 dot-per-inch resolution.
NEW DOT-MATRIX PRINTERS
Two new dot-matrix printers were shown. The DMP 2120 is a
$1,599, PC-compatible, 240 character per second letter-quality
printer with color ribbon option. A 24-wire print head can
produce a variety of internal or downloaded fonts. A push-type
"zero tear" tractor is supplied.
The DMP 440 is a 300 character per second, PC-compatible
nine-wire 132-column printer, selling for $699. It also accepts
downloaded fonts in addition to those supplied.
NEW CELLULAR PHONES INCLUDE HAND-HELD PORTABLE
Included in the announcement were two new Radio Shack
cellular telephones, giving the company three versatile models.
The CT-300 portable cellular telephone is an ultra-small,
battery- powered, hand-held unit no larger than many cordless
phones. Advanced features include 40-number memory, one-button
re-dial, dial lock, and lighted LCD multi-function display. The
CT-300 is supplied with built-in rechargeable battery pack,
portable antenna, carrying case and strap, for $1,499.
The new CT-100 phone is a low-cost, feature-rich mobile unit
delivering full 3-watt performance. Complete with handset,
speaker and visor microphone, the CT-100 retails for $799.
An improved version of Radio Shack's popular 3-watt
Transportable Cellular Telephone (mobile mount or
battery-operated portable) continues at $1,199. (Portable adapter
and batteries optional).
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So there you have the news. All of the products are detailed
in our new 124-page 1988 Tandy Computer Catalog & Software
Reference Guide. It should be showing up in your neighborhood
stores within the next few days. I think you'll be as excited as
we are about the line. You'll also see "first looks" in most of
the major computer trade journals over the next couple of months.
There is plenty to see in the new catalog. For example,
there's a 40-Mb internal tape cartridge (backup) system, selling
for only $699. Most tape systems are pre-configured to either XT
or AT formats, and are not interchangeable. Ours works with
either. I don't want to spoil your fun, so that's the only
additional "teaser" I'll give you.
Yes, this was an MS-DOS announcement. No, there wasn't
another version of the CoCo, Model 4D or 6000, but those products
continue in our 1988 catalog. The only computer not listed in
this one is the Tandy 2000. See you next month...
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From: Robert Heller, SysOp of Locks Hill BBS 321/148
FidoNet Node ID's: Names or Numbers?
1. Introduction.
Although I am new to FidoNet, I have had some experience
using other network mail systems (including local DECNet and
ARPANet (by way of CSNet)). The big machine mail networks use
names for nodes at the user level - that is users don't need to
know the network address numbers for the nodes they send mail to,
all that is handled by the mailer software at one level or
another. It seems to me that FidoNet has gotten big enough to
also move in this direction. I don't mean that we should
eleminate the nodelist and the node numbers, just to phase out
the use of raw network node numbers as part of user-visible mail
headers.
2. Motivation.
The motivation for going to a named node identification at
the user level is to help users in understanding the network
address. It is usually easier to remember someone (and to refer
to someone) by name rather than by say a telephone number or a
zip-code. The translation from a person's name to their
telephone number (needed to call them on the phone) is done with
a telephone directory. The same can be done with FidoNet node
names. We already have the directory - the nodelist itself! With
named-node addressing at the BBS level users can refer to netmail
destinations by *name* rather than by network node id numbers.
3. Proposed Syntax
Since there are alot of nodes (more than 2100), we will
probably still need a multi-part addressing scheme. I propose
the following syntax (which is much like what is used on
ARPANet):
user-name @ point-name.node-name.net-name.zone-name
with the provision that trailing parts can be dropped when they
are the same as the parts in the local nodes address. That means
that nodes in the same network only need specify the point and
node names. Point names can also be dropped if the destination is
a node rather than a point. For example:
Robert Heller @ Locks Hill BBS.MassNet West.USA Canada
is the same as
Robert Heller @ 1:321/148
(There are no points under Locks Hill BBS.)
The ".USA Canada" part can be dropped if sent from a node in zone
1 and ".MassNet West.USA Canada" can be dropped if sent from
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another node in network 321 (MassNet West).
4. Conclusion
This scheme can be implemented in future versions of BBS
programs. It could even be implemented without changing the
format of message files as they exist on disk. Fido (or Opus,
etc.) would simply display the message header with names
replacing network and node numbers and users entering netmail
would just enter network and node names, which would be
translated by the BBS software to *internal* network numbers.
Users would never see network or node numbers. The numbers would
still exist, since they are needed to resolve routing and in cost
accounting and in the mail packets. That is, the software
involved in transporting the mail message would use numbers and
users would only see names, with the BBS software performing the
translatation interface.
This is just a idea of mine that I am tossing out to the
readership of FidoNews. If you have comments on this idea send
me netmail. Or write a counter-proposal. I am not commited to
the syntax I proposed. Other syntaxes are certainly posible.
Robert Heller
EMail addresses:
ARPANet: Heller@CS.UMass.EDU
BITNET: Heller@UMass.BITNET
BIX: Heller
GENIE: RHeller
CompuServ: 71450,3432 <- CIS uses primitive software!
FidoNet: 321/148, Locks Hill BBS.MassNet West
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The Dallas Mafia
Opus 124/xxx
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| Chisolm's Third Law, Corollary 2: |
| If you do something which you are sure will meet with |
| everyone's approval, somebody won't like it. |
| |
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Making File Requests using Fido<tm>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Opus-Cbcs v1.03 allows WaZOO File Requests from non-WaZOO
systems.
For example, if you run a Fido<tm> system, you can now make file
requests to an Opus system. Naturally, this assumes the Opus
sysop supports file requests.
This file describes the method for making file requests to an
Opus-Cbcs v1.03+ system. It can be used by any netmail program
capable of sending/receiving "file attaches".
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| |
| "Who's LoTek?" |
| "Not us boss..." |
| |
| --- William Gibson |
| |
+---------------------------+
It really is simpler than it looks. In a nutshell, you build a
text file that lists all the files you want. Then you send that
file to the Opus system using the "file attach" mechanism of your
netmail software, and Opus will send back the files. There
really is nothing more complicated than that... nevertheless,
here are some step-by-step instructions in agonizing detail:
1. Create a file called `aaaabbbb.REQ'.
`aaaa' is a 4-digit hex number that is the net
of the Opus system you are calling.
`bbbb' is a 4-digit hex number that is the node
of the Opus system you are calling.
EXAMPLES:
00010002.REQ ... a WaZOO request for 1/2.
038493e8.REQ ... a WaZOO request for 900/1000.
2. Use a text editor to list the files you are
requesting. Put one file name to a line, and end the
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line with a <cr> or <cr/lf>. The file name should NOT
contain a drive or path. You can use wildcards in the
.REQ file.
The .REQ file is a garden-variety text file. You can
create it with any text editor that produces plain
ASCII files.
3. Transmit the file to the Opus system like you would
any other `file attach'.
4. When the session turns around (ie. when Opus starts
transmitting to you), it will send any files you have
requested which are available for transmission.
NOTE 1: There are two reserved file names. The Opus
sysop has to support them, but most do. These
two file names are special signals to Opus,
and the name of the file you actually receive
will be called whatever the Opus sysop wants
to call them.
ABOUT ... If you request the file "About"
you will probably get a short
summary of the Opus system. You
will also get the file designated
as the Opus system's ABOUT file
if the Opus system can't fulfill
one of your requests.
FILES ... If you request the file "Files"
you will probably get a listing
of the files available to file
requests.
NOTE 2: Some files may be password protected. If
that's the case for the file you want, put
the password behind a bang character on the
same line as the file name in the .REQ file.
Like this:
filename !pswrd
That's the file name followed by a single
space, followed by a bang ("!") followed by
the password followed by a <cr>. A password
has six or fewer characters.
NOTES
-----
* If your software requires it, don't forget to enable PICKUP.
* This only works if you initiate the call. If the Opus system
is calling you, you cannot make a file request. In other
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words, the whole thing has to be on your nickle.
* If there is some kind of fatal transmission trouble while
you are receiving the requested file(s), just call back with
a "poll." Assuming the .REQ file made it okay, the Opus
system will remember what files you have requested. You
should not send the .REQ file more than once... unless
you want two copies of everything.
* There is a utility available that will do the file-attach for
you, with a proper .REQ file. it is called WZ_SRC.ARC and is
available from 124/111, 161/1, and 150/1 (as well as other
places I don't know about.)
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| |
| "Arrogance is the mother of invention." |
| |
| --- Guido Palermo |
| Opus ByLaws & Covert Action Committee |
| |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
VOCABULARY
----------
OO ........ "Opus outbound"
LoTek ..... 1. a street gang in a cyberpunk novel
2. the netmail method that involves
XModem and TeLink (or TeLink variety)
for file transfer.
WaZOO ..... "Warp-Zillion Opus-To-Opus", netmail
system used when one Opus talks to
another Opus.
WaZOO is a collection of protocols.
Right now, Opus supports two WaZOO
protocols: DietIfna and ZedZap.
DietIfna... A streamlined LoTek available to WaZOO
systems. In fact, if you are talking to
an Opus sysop, he/she will probably refer
to the file request method described here
as "DietIfna WaZOO File Request."
ZedZap..... The WaZOO protocol used most of the time.
File transfers are done using ZModem.
B-) ....... The symbol for a smiling Opus sysop
wearing mirror shades.
+----------------------------------------------------+
| |
| There are two kinds of people in the world... |
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| those that divide things into two catagories, |
| and those that don't. |
| |
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O r i g i n : A n g e v i n E m p i r e
Issue #1: Echomail and PC-Pursuit
Aaron Priven (1:161/1154)
_Origin: Angevin Empire_ commences as a semi-regular column
(semi-regular means that I'll try to write it on schedule, but no
promises) in this issue of FidoNews.
Usually, with the start of a work of this sort, the whys and
wherefores of the work are found, and submitted to public
display. Sadly, I feel this cannot be the case with this column.
In looking for a good, logical reason to write a column for
FidoNews, nothing seems to fit. I would like to entertain; I
hope to make people laugh; and I wish to be informative.
Nevertheless, I cannot promise to be any of these things.
Further, I cannot delude myself that my view is more important
than, or has special qualities not found in the viewpoints of
others. And I cannot believe that I am the only one who wishes
to write. So I leave you without a reason. I hope despite this
that you find a purpose in my work.
_Origin: Angevin Empire_ has no one particular subject. The
first few columns have already been written, and are about the
Matrix, but that doesn't mean that a column down the way won't be
about the shapes of floppy disks, or my high school, or the
vicissitudes of file cabinet manufacture.
In any case, I do hope you enjoy reading _Origin: Angevin
Empire_, and please, help me to write better columns by giving me
feedback. In many of my columns (including this one) I will
write about ideas I have had, and in all probablility many of the
ideas expressed will be infeasible or simply dumb; please, always
feel free to tell me in fine language just how dumb they are.
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Do you all remember the commercials for "Reese's Peanut Butter
Cups," in which chocolate lovers and peanut lovers put them
together and find that they're better than they were apart? I
hope I can be in the position of catalyzing the combination of
PC-Pursuit and echomail.
I was reading a bunch of PC-Pursuit ads I found on a BBS the
other day, when I started to think about how all my local sysops
are routing things through PC-Pursuit for echomail. I suddenly
realized that there was a lot of routing going on that wasn't
really necessary.
Take a theoretical example. A local node routes echomail
through PC-Pursuit to a nearby city (call it Aarongrad); tolls
FidoNews 4-34 Page 27 7 Sep 1987
are $0.08/minute. He gets PC-Pursuit and routes for free -- to
Aarongrad. Aarongrad routes through Bell lines to Fidoville, who
routes through PC-Pursuit to Opus City. Opus City routes through
PC-Pursuit to Seadogtown, on BOC lines to Compaqia, on PC-Pursuit
to La Computadora ... It's a long, long chain.
The problem with the long chain is, of course, that it takes a
week to get from our "local node" to "Nomansland". Now I know
that this isn't entirely the case -- we have backbones and other
such things that make it faster. But nevertheless, one hears of
the "10-day limit". That's too long! And in the main, the reason
for this is because PC-Pursuit is not being used to its fullest
advantage.
It seems to me that there is a good alternative to the long
chain, using PC-Pursuit. A new unit in the Matrix could be
introduced: the Echomail Distribution Center. There probably
should be one per echomail conference, although this is not cast
in stone; the point is that there would be a _lot_ of traffic. An
EDC would be: a Matrix node, that can both make and receive PC-
Pursuit calls, that is set up to talk to _all_ PC-Pursuit-able
nodes carrying the conferences that the EDC supports. The
following would be done by the EDC:
Keep track of all nodes carrying the conference;
Make outbound calls to _all_ PC-Pursuitable nodes
carrying the conference; and
Accept inbound calls from any nodes carrying the
conference.
This way, any node either in a PC-Pursuit city, or who uses
PC-Pursuit themselves, will have the fastest turnaround possible.
And to carry a conference, all one has to do is send a netmail
message to the EDC; no routing (or weekly pleas in SYSOP), no
worrying, no hassles.
In many areas, even those without PC-Pursuit and outside of a
PC-Pursuit area will have their service improved; more than
likely those people get or can get their feeds from PC-Pursuit
subscribers, and thus will have if not one-day turnaround, two-
or three-day turnaround. In any case there is nothing stopping
them from continuing their current routing.
There are some drawbacks to this plan. Mainly, PC-Pursuit is
not always "up" and is rather slow. This is something that has
already been evidenced; my local node routes things via PC-
Pursuit and was without TECH, COMM, and ECPROG for quite a while.
This will happen only rarely, however, and I think will not
affect the conference all that much; PC-Pursuit is up most of the
time. As for slowness, that is largely solved by more up-to-date
transfer protocols and I think will not be a problem in the
future. Another drawback is that it isn't possible to extend this
system internationally; still, it doesn't hurt the overseas nodes
to have fast US service.
FidoNews 4-34 Page 28 7 Sep 1987
There is also the fact that for a large conference like TECH,
it takes a lot of time and disk space to process all that mail.
If necessary, there could be two or three EDC's for a single
conference; odd-numbered nodes call EDC #1, and even-numbered
nodes call EDC #2. The good thing about this plan is that the
EDC's do not have to be shared geographically, making two EDC's
in the same city just as valuable as one in New York and one in
Los Angeles.
Finally, there is the $5 packet/switched network charge that
may come forth in January. I can only reply that if we all try,
and write letters, it may not happen; and we can always go back.
Apologies to all who may have thought of this idea first, and
of whom I have not heard (which I'm sure is a lot!)
(This was written about a month ago, and since then I have
learned more about how much traffic an Echomail area really
entails; and more about the "backbone". I don't now believe one
EDC per conference is really viable for any but the smallest
conferences. Nevertheless, the major idea of the column --
geographic irrelevance -- still stands.)
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