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~ WELCOME TO GENIELAMP APPLE II! ~
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~ FILE MECHANIC: New Files From Old ~
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GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.5, Issue 53
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Publisher................................................John F. Peters
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Editor...................................................Douglas Cuff
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>>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE APPLE II ROUNDTABLE? <<<
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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~ August 1, 1996 ~
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FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] FROM MY MAILBOX ......... [MAI]
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Notes From The Editor. Letters To The Editor.
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HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY] HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM]
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Is That A Letter For Me? Parody: Print Some Fonts.
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REFRACTIONS ............. [RFR] PD_QUICKVIEW ............ [PDQ]
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The Disposable Computer. Beagle Basic.
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FILE BANDWAGON .......... [BAN] FILE MECHANIC ........... [MEC]
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Top 10 Files for June. Gillian's Bunny Game.
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LOG OFF ................. [LOG]
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/ What may interest a few trivia buffs is that the Skunk /
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/ Works also has at least one tenuous connection to the /
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[EOA]
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[FRM]//////////////////////////////
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Notes From The Editor
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by Douglas Cuff
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[EDITOR.A2]
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The news from KansasFest is the most exciting news I've heard in
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years. Apple is now beta-testing GuS, an Apple IIgs emulator (in software)
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designed to run on Power Macintosh computers. You'll read plenty about
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that in this month's HEY MISTER POSTMAN.
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It would be plenty exciting if anyone announced software emulation of
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the IIgs, but the mere idea that Apple themselves are involved makes my
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eyes light up. Let's face it, folks, however much we might curse it
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sometimes, Apple's meticulous works for us here. They'll make sure the
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emulation follows the rules.
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Just the announcement of GuS will mean a shift in the thinking of
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those who program the Apple IIgs. Even I, who no one will ever call a
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programmer, have made an adjustment or two.
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Like many who discovered the Apple II in the early 1980s, I taught
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myself BASIC using the Applesoft Tutorial manual from Apple, Beagle Bros
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tip books, _Open-Apple_/_A2-Central_, and _Nibble_ magazine. Once I
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discovered the various ID bytes that let you determine exactly which model
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of Apple II your program is running on, I became determined to use them in
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my own BASIC programs to do scrupulous checks of a user's hardware.
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The problem was that there was no single ID byte for determining if
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software was running on a IIgs. No official byte, that is. But while Val
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Golding was working for _Softdisk_, he reported on a byte that programmers
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could check. Golding issued a caution: "It is not officially recognized
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by Apple and therefore may not be valid for future versions of the GS."
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Yeah, right. I didn't let that worry me. I just made sure that the
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byte was valid on ROM 0, ROM 1, and ROM 3 IIgs's. No one, especially
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Apple, was ever going to put out a new IIgs. Or so I thought.
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It looks now as though I'll have to change my few BASIC programs that
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make use of this unofficial ID byte. It might just be valid under an
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emulator, of course. But you can bet your boots that Apple's
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officially-sanctioned method of check for a IIgs _will_ work on the
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emulator. Which is good news for all of us.
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Last month, I told you how close you came to losing me as editor of
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GenieLamp A2. (Which I still think would have been a good thing for all
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you readers.) This month, I can tell you how close you came to losing
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GenieLamp A2, GenieLamp A2Pro, and all other versions of GenieLamp.
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As of mid-July, Genie closed a bunch of low-traffic RoundTables.
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edit, and write for the various GenieLamps. (The problem was that it
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wasn't much more than a gathering place for GenieLamp staff.) Thanks to
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our publisher, John Peters, GenieLamp was saved at pretty much the last
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minute.
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As a result, none of us is sure what the future holds for GenieLamp.
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It doesn't seem likely that it will stay exactly the way it was, but I
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can't even guess what changes are coming.
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As far as I know, GenieLamp A2 is the only version of GenieLamp
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publishing this month. I'm publishing with John Peters' blessing, but very
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little more... certainly there aren't any GenieLamp facilities any more.
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This month, GenieLamp A2 is not _practically_ a one-person operation; it
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_is_ a one-person operation. I suppose this means that even if the
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GenieLamp structure folds, I can keep putting out some sort of magazine for
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Genie's A2 RoundTable, whether it's called GenieLamp A2 or something else.
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Now that I've soothed any fears, I have to announce that the
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September issue of GenieLamp A2 is going to be late. I'm actually getting
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a summer vacation this year, for the first time in at least five years. I
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won't be back until September 1, which is the day the September issue is
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due. Well, even if I _could_ put together an issue in less than 24 hours,
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I don't intend to try, so you'll have to resign yourselves to a late issue.
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I am hoping that by the time the next issue is due, we'll all know
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what the future holds for GenieLamp A2, and that I'll have joined my
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brother and sister GenieLamp editors in producing to a more regular
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schedule.
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See you sometime around the middle of September, I hope.
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-- Doug Cuff
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[EOA]
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Letters To The Editor
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NINJAFORCE PROMISES NEW GAME You might have heard that we are busy
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" working on a new game for the IIgs. The
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game is based on the popular Bomberman, an arcade classic which is
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considered one of the best multi-player games of all time by many serious
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game players around the world. Since its initial release in 1983,
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Bomberman got converted for many computer and video game platforms,
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excluding the Apple II. And since we have always been fans of the game, we
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had the idea of making a GS adaption that would feature the same addictive
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game-play. It will be a fast action-paced arcade game for up to four
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players simultaneously! A screenshot has been uploaded onto Genie and
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comp.sys.apple2. In case you were not able to pick a copy of it, please
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let us know and we'll get one to you.
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Greetings from Germany,
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Jesse Blue & Clue / Ninjaforce
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ug0a@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
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WANTED: APPLE II BBSES OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA My name is Doede Boomsma,
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" and you may know me of Dark
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Castle Magazine. But I am not going to promote this well-running magazine
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now. No, I'm going to tell something about Apple II BBSes. Maybe you are
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interested, maybe you aren't.
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More than two years ago I dialed a BBS in America. It was called
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Computist BBS, and it still exists. I fell in love with the BBS software,
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and wondered if it ran on an Apple II. After asking the sysop (Andy-C), he
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confirmed that it ran on his Apple IIgs.
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Since I wanted to start a BBS, I asked if I could get a copy of his
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BBS software. So he sent me two disks with the software, and I was happy.
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[lots of things happened]
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And I'm still happy with the software. There have been updates and
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fixes, and it even runs better now. We have internet email, usenet groups,
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local conferences and networked conferences. And of course huge file
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transfer sections.
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The software that my BBS and those who are connected through the
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network, is METAL/FutureVision 4.1. This software is great!
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But unfortunately, a lot of Apple II BBS's have gone down, and
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besides mine, there is only one other METAL/FV BBS in Europe. It is run by
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Magnus Ericson, and his BBS is called Aug-Sweden.
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Hereby I would like to ask other people in Europe, but also in
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America and Australia, New Zealand, and other countries, to join the group.
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This is THE way to get in touch with other Apple II users in the world if
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you can't afford an Internet or Genie account.
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For more information you can email me at
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dark_dude@darkcastle.ecore.fnet.org, and I can send you a complete and
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smoothly running system if you want. Or you can ftp it from the support
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site.
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Come on, and join the group. It is really worth it! You, as a
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sysop, will help a lot of other Apple II users in your country or region.
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Wanted systems: Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Finland,
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France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Austria and maybe even more in
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the eastern part of Europe.
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Mail now, and ask for the software or ftp site address. It's all
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free, even the Internet mail and usenet feeds!
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On behalf of the whole crew,
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-= Doede =- a.k.a. Dark Dude.
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Dark_Dude@darkcastle.ecore.fnet.org
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[EOA]
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[HEY]//////////////////////////////
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HEY MISTER POSTMAN /
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Is That A Letter For Me?
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""""""""""""""""""""""""
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by Douglas Cuff
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[EDITOR.A2]
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o BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS
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o A2 POT-POURRI
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o HOT TOPICS
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o WHAT'S NEW
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o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
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o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
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>>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<<
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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[*] CAT 5, TOP 14 ......... GuS, the Apple IIgs emulator!
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[*] CAT 13, TOP 17 ......... IIe 2.0.1 for Mac
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[*] CAT 44, TOP 8 ......... KansasFest 1996 reports and summaries
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>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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"""""""""""""""""""""
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HARTLEY SHAREWARE PROGRAMS NOW FREEWARE Computer Keyboarding 5 is now
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" freeware.
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Scavenger Hunt, World Edition, is now freeware.
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Scavenger Hunt USA is now freeware.
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Scavenger Hunt USA, Junior Edition, is now freeware.
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The freeware editions of these programs have been uploaded to the
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library, and are now available. If you previously downloaded one of these
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and didn't pay the shareware fee to get the passwords, you will need to
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download these new editions.
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For Computer Keyboarding 5, if you have a 3.5 drive or hard drive,
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then download file #27484. If you are using a 5.25 disk drive, then
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download files #27485 and #27486.
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Scavenger Hunt, World Edition, is file #27487.
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Scavenger Hunt USA is file #27488.
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Scavenger Hunt USA, Junior Edition, is file #27489.
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You may be wondering why I am making these commercial grade programs
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available as freeware. The answer is simple. I have not received a
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shareware payment, or had any new orders for any of these programs in quite
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some time. It seems fairly clear that there are few, if any, folks who are
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willing to spend money on these programs now.
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Yet, I am reasonably certain that there are lots of folks who would
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enjoy and benefit from these programs if they had them.
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So, here they are. Enjoy them. Share them with your kids. Make
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copies and take them to schools that still have Apple II computers. Spread
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them far and wide. That way, you will make me and others happy.
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I want to take this opportunity to thank the many many people who
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paid their shareware fees, and purchased the programs from me. I am indeed
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grateful for your support.
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Before I conclude this message, one thing needs to be said. I know
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that some will wonder if this means that I'm leaving the Apple II. The
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answer is NO.
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Charlie Hartley
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(A2.CHARLIE, CAT13, TOP8, MSG:90/M645;1)
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SECOND SIGHT PROGRAMS Just got hold of two new (or updated )programs for
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""""""""""""""""""""" the SS. View DL 2.0 has been upgraded to use the
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SS in color. Another called FLIccs (something like that) lets you look at
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FLIs in full color with the SS. Pretty neat.
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Andy
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(L.MIDDLETON3, CAT20, TOP14, MSG:114/M645;1)
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CHINOOK SCSI UTILITIES RELEASED Today I received the following letter in
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the mail:
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Chuck Newby
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Attn: Software Licensing :)
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9081 Hadley Place
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San Diego, CA 92126-1523
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Dear Chuck,
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Please consider this letter as authorization from me to freely
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distribute the program Chinook SCSI Utilities to anyone who has an interest
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or a need. I believe that I own the software rights to that program. I
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even have the source code (in Merlin) and if anyone has an interest in
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that, I'd be glad to send hem a copy. I do not wish to receive any money
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associated with this. I consider any APple II programs that I have written
|
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over the years to be in the public domain at this time. This would include
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any rights hat I may have to the No Slot Clock program, the Business Card
|
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Clock program, Print Using & Friends, and any other programs you maay find
|
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written by me. Many of these I have uploaded to GEnie in my name. You may
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charge a small amount to cover your costs in connection with this
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distribution if you wish to. Best of Luck to you.
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Thanks.
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Sincerly,
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[signed]
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Craig Peterson
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2434 Hill Street
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Santa Monica, CA 90405
|
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NOTE: In the Chinook SCSI Utilities Manual, it is noted that the
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copyright to the software is in the name of Craig Peterson, while the
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manual is in the copyrighted name of Chinook Technologies.
|
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As to the No-Slot-Clock software, latest version, Craig Peterson may
|
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not have copyright, but if the company, SMT is no longer in business, and
|
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the software cannot be used by other than the No-Slot-Clock anyway, then
|
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Craig probably has the right to release its use.........
|
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Chuck Newby
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Charlie's AppleSeeds
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(A2.CHUCK, CAT7, TOP2, MSG:117/M645;1)
|
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|
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>>>>> Good news, Chuck! :) And yes, I would like to see the source code
|
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|
|
""""" uploaded to A2Pro and available for download. Can you track that
|
|||
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down for us? If you wish, I can write Craig a letter instead. Let me
|
|||
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know.
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Joat
|
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(A2.TIM, CAT7, TOP2, MSG:119/M645;1)
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|
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JUICED.GS NEWSLETTER TO CONTINUE While at Kfest '96 last week, I made an
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" anouncement that I would now like to
|
|||
|
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share with everyone in the A2 RT ....
|
|||
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|
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|
|
Juiced.GS will definitely be published in 1997!!!
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
It's been a great year so far, and there are big plans for future
|
|||
|
|
issues. The support and encouragement I've received from the Apple II
|
|||
|
|
community has been awesome, and I hope to keep this publication going
|
|||
|
|
strong for a long, long time.
|
|||
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|
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|
|
More info about the 1997 subscription drive will be forthcoming in a
|
|||
|
|
few weeks.
|
|||
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|
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|
|
I am pleased to tell you all that, thanks to the Kfest '96 Vendors
|
|||
|
|
Fair, Juiced.GS has burst over the 200 mark (202 to be exact) in
|
|||
|
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subscribers!
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Thank you all!!!
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Apple II Forever ...
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Max Jones
|
|||
|
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Juiced.GS
|
|||
|
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(M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:202/M645;1)
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
KANSASFEST REPORTS I guess I get to make the first KFest report, which
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""" only seems appropriate since I arrived here first, and
|
|||
|
|
I'm the "Big Cheese".
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
The weather is warm, but doesn't seem too muggy -- yet. (Which must
|
|||
|
|
mean the humidity isn't too bad.) I heard that it's supposed to be near
|
|||
|
|
100 before the week is over. :)
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
I checked in with Avila, and they are ready for us!!!
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
If you arrive during the afternoon on Wednesday, you should just go
|
|||
|
|
directly to Marian Centre to get your room assignment and key. If you
|
|||
|
|
arrive during the 7:30 - 10:00 hours, you might want to stop at KC
|
|||
|
|
Masterpiece (Metcalf and I-435) first, and then go get settled in your
|
|||
|
|
room. There will be signs on the doors at Avila telling you who to contact
|
|||
|
|
for late check-in.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Marian Centre and Ridgway Dorm are on the north side of the campus.
|
|||
|
|
If you are going south on Wornall, turn left on 118th, and then take the
|
|||
|
|
SECOND right into the parking lot, and you will see Marian Centre, and
|
|||
|
|
Carondelet (sp) dorm. Ridgway is a little farther back.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Just remember to bring cool and casual clothes, and plan on getting
|
|||
|
|
minimal sleep.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
See yu'all tomorrow!!!
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Cindy (aka Big Cheese)
|
|||
|
|
(CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:1/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> K.C. Masterpiece was very good last night
|
|||
|
|
"""""
|
|||
|
|
Today I attended Will Nelken's session on AppleWorks/Macros, which
|
|||
|
|
was very enlightning, and might even inspire me to write a few macros of my
|
|||
|
|
own. Then I went to Ewen and Dave Hecker's Specrum session, and learned a
|
|||
|
|
bit about scripting and works in progress.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Lunch. College cafeteria fare, but I don't think anyone was
|
|||
|
|
complaining about starvation.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
After lunch GraphicWriter III with Richard Bennett & Dave Hecker,
|
|||
|
|
where we learned more about the new features and some planned for the
|
|||
|
|
future. I then went to the robotics session with Erick Wagner & Mike
|
|||
|
|
Westerfield, and learned that there is more to learn than can be done in an
|
|||
|
|
hour and a half. Mike's robots provided a lot of entertainment. Eric
|
|||
|
|
covered the basics and sources.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
It's almost time for supper, with the Keynote Address and couple more
|
|||
|
|
sessions to follow. I actually slept well the first night, but tonight is
|
|||
|
|
"Bite the Bag" night, with Pizza paid for by Roger Wagner, even though he
|
|||
|
|
was unable to be here.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech
|
|||
|
|
From KFest '96 - Avila
|
|||
|
|
(C.KNOBLOCK, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:7/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> The pizza was fine, but the fire drill delayed consumption a few
|
|||
|
|
""""" minutes, coming as it did just after they arrived. Bite the Bag
|
|||
|
|
was postponed until Fri nite, because too many people decided to go out to
|
|||
|
|
see Independence Day instead on Thur nite.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Dr. Stephen Buggie arrived tonight, late, and my Roommate, David
|
|||
|
|
Stephens went to the airport to pick him up. We then each bought one of
|
|||
|
|
his power supplies, and chatted a while, so here it is, almost 3 am, and
|
|||
|
|
I'm typping this final report for Thursday. More tomorrow.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech
|
|||
|
|
From KFest '96 - Avila
|
|||
|
|
(C.KNOBLOCK, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:14/M645;1)
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
>>>>> Well, Gary's speech is worth waiting a few minutes for. It may be
|
|||
|
|
""""" longer due to the major thunderstorm arriveing just now. I'm
|
|||
|
|
getting off before the power fails and going to watch Bite the bad
|
|||
|
|
postponed from last night. More about my day and the roast later.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Later - The storm came close enough to give us a spectacular
|
|||
|
|
lightning show, but no rain, and no power problems. I shut down without
|
|||
|
|
sending the previous after two unsucessful attempts to call. Scott
|
|||
|
|
Johnson, last years runner up, won the Bite the Bag contest, which I missed
|
|||
|
|
seeing because I was watching the natural fireworks. I guess that means I
|
|||
|
|
HAVE to buy the tape.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
After breakfast, I went to the Apple Presents session and watched
|
|||
|
|
QuickTime movies, then went to Dr. Stephen Buggie's Disk ][ and Apple
|
|||
|
|
diagnostics session. He briefly described all the many dignostic programs
|
|||
|
|
for disk testing, adjustment and repair that have been introduced over the
|
|||
|
|
years.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
After lunch, I went to the Desktop Publishing and the IIGS session,
|
|||
|
|
presented by Juiced GS publisher Max Jones. He brought a sample of his day
|
|||
|
|
job work, as well talking about layout and design in desktop publishing.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
The next session was Tony Diaz with The Portable GS. He showed and
|
|||
|
|
amazing array of disk drives that have been designed for Apples over the
|
|||
|
|
years. Many were prototypes that never made it to market. At the same
|
|||
|
|
time, Doug Pendleton and Dave Ciotti were next door, working on monitor
|
|||
|
|
repair. I wandered back and forth, getting some of both.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Then it was Banquet time, followed by a roast of Joe Kohn. Buy the
|
|||
|
|
video. ;) After that, it was time for the Bite the Bag and watching the
|
|||
|
|
Olympic opening cerimonies. And the aformentioned storm watching.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech
|
|||
|
|
From KFest '96 - Avila
|
|||
|
|
(C.KNOBLOCK, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:16/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> Where did I leave off? Saturday morning, I chose sleep over
|
|||
|
|
""""" breakfast. The Vendor Fair was fairly busy, and I got a few
|
|||
|
|
things. Will Nelken's books, Quick Clic Morph from Mike Westerfield, a new
|
|||
|
|
SCSI system cable from Doug Pendleton, The Spectrum 2.1 upgrade from
|
|||
|
|
SevenHills, the Script Central set from Joe Kohn, a subscription to The
|
|||
|
|
AppleWorks Gazette, and the three back issues from Howard Katz. Then lunch
|
|||
|
|
in the cafeteria, my last meal there. Afternoon was product introductions.
|
|||
|
|
There was an update to ProTerm Mac, some games and other stuff from Joe
|
|||
|
|
Kohn, and the stunning introduction of Gus. Except for Gus, I spent most
|
|||
|
|
of that time packing and loading everything into the van. At various times
|
|||
|
|
during the day, there were goodbys as people departed for various reasons.
|
|||
|
|
Most of those who were left at 7 pm went to Jess & Jims for Supper. Since
|
|||
|
|
I was leaving from home from there, I limited myself to a 14 oz. fillet.
|
|||
|
|
There were several larger cuts available.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The drive home was somewhat eventful. As I drove north on I-435,
|
|||
|
|
there was a constant lightning show going on ahead of me. As I turned east
|
|||
|
|
toward the airport and I-29, I drove into the rain. It was heavy enough
|
|||
|
|
for me to slow down, and when I was nearly blinded by lightning, I stopped
|
|||
|
|
under the next bridge, a wide one with a generous shoulder on the road. I
|
|||
|
|
waited there for about half an hour, not only for the rain, but also for
|
|||
|
|
the lightning to let up. When you get a flash-bang just as fast as you can
|
|||
|
|
say it, it's too close. I stopped for gas when I got past the I-35
|
|||
|
|
turnoff, and by then I was out of the rain, for the moment. After that, I
|
|||
|
|
had light rain and drizzle on and off for much of the way home. I stopped
|
|||
|
|
for a snack at the second Missouri rest stop, and stopped for a nap at the
|
|||
|
|
Iowa rest stop. I got home about 3, unloaded with some help from my son
|
|||
|
|
who was still up, unpacked my suitcase and got ready for bed. By then it
|
|||
|
|
was 4 am, but I set my alarm for 11:30, planning to go to church. When the
|
|||
|
|
alarm went off, I changed my mind and went back to sleep until 4 pm.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I put my system back together, using my new power supply from Dr.
|
|||
|
|
Stephen Buggie. Everything seems to be working OK.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech
|
|||
|
|
Back From KFest '96 - Avila
|
|||
|
|
(C.KNOBLOCK, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:21/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> This was my second trip to Kfest, and remarkably enough, I seem to
|
|||
|
|
""""" have survived quite well. Kfest is the premier event in the Apple
|
|||
|
|
II world, and this years conference was no exception.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I arrived at Avila a little bit after noon, and wandered into the
|
|||
|
|
Marian Center to register. The first person I saw was Cindy Adams, who,
|
|||
|
|
true to form, came up to me and said "You're five minutes late!" Thwap!
|
|||
|
|
Made me feel right at home, she did. After registrating, and getting my
|
|||
|
|
room key, and my Kfest T-shirt, I walked over to the dorm, found my room,
|
|||
|
|
and got my stuff squared away. I walked back over to the Center, and saw
|
|||
|
|
Richard Bennett, Dave Ciotti and son, Erick Wagner, and Max Jones wander
|
|||
|
|
in. (I keep using the word wander. That's what you do at Avila, you
|
|||
|
|
wander around, meeting people and laughing your head off).
|
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|
|||
|
|
There was a new identification system in place. We all had to wear
|
|||
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blue wristbands to identify ourselves as guests of Avila. This was not a
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big problem for me, though it did seem like we were all hospital patients.
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Wednesday evening, everyone who was there by then went over to
|
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K.C.Masterpiece. The food was good, though slightly overpriced to my
|
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thinking. Heading back to the dorm, we wandered around, visiting each
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other and looking at computers and just generally settling in.
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The next morning, after breakfast, the sessions started. My first
|
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session was 'Soldering - Which end is Hot', given by BINARY.BEAR, Dave
|
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Ciotti. I had done some soldering in the past, but Dave went though all
|
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the tricks that you can use to solder like a pro. I found out things that
|
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I never realised before, so for me it was a very informative session.
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Next up was '(All About) Spectrum'. Even though I don't have that
|
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program, I was curious enough to try to find out more about it. It was a
|
|||
|
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very interesting presentation. So interesting, that later in the week I
|
|||
|
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bought a copy. :)
|
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After lunch, It was 'GraphicWriter III', another excellent session.
|
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After that, I attended David Kerwood's 'NETSCAPE - HOW TO' session. This
|
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|
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proved to be informative and useful for me, and I picked up a lot of tips
|
|||
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and tricks to get around. Nice job, David.
|
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Thursday night was supposed to be BITE THE BAG night, but was
|
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|
postponed to the next night, since most all the contestants went to the
|
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movies. So, Pizza was bought and delivered (courtesy of Roger Wagner and
|
|||
|
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Mike Westerfield) and just as we were about to chow down on the pizza, the
|
|||
|
|
Avila folks decided to hold a fire drill. Fun, huh? I grabbed what was
|
|||
|
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important, my pizza, and went outside. After a good laugh was held by all,
|
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we went back inside. The rest of the evening and night were taken up doing
|
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the usual visiting, playing on computers, and more.
|
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|
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Oh yes, I forgot. Gary Utter gave a keynote speech which I hope will
|
|||
|
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be uplaoded here on A2. It was inspiring to hear, and I was very impressed
|
|||
|
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by it. The word 'Community' was mentioned a lot. Very nice, Gary. And,
|
|||
|
|
later, 'Wolfenstein 3D' was demoed. I understand it will be finally
|
|||
|
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released in a month or so. It is going to be a blast. Literally. :)
|
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|
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|
|
Friday, after breakfast, Kurt Ackman of Apple Computer demo'ed some
|
|||
|
|
stuff that Apple Computer is working on. It was very informative, and we
|
|||
|
|
were gentle with him. :) After that session, I attended the Publisher's
|
|||
|
|
and Writers Forum, hosted by Ryan Suenaga. Howard Katz, Max Jones, and Joe
|
|||
|
|
Kohn were on the panel. They each explained what their publications were
|
|||
|
|
about, and why they were involved. To say the least, I was very impressed
|
|||
|
|
with these gentlemen. (Yes, even you, Howard). If you have a chance, do
|
|||
|
|
subscribe to their respective publications. They each fill a unique area
|
|||
|
|
of the Apple II world, and are not to be missed.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
After Lunch, I attended Brian Gillespie's HyperCard session. He
|
|||
|
|
demo'd Quarknet, a hypercard offline processor for Genie. And much more,
|
|||
|
|
too. Check it out, it's really nice. I was then going to attempt to
|
|||
|
|
attend Charlie Hartley's HTML session, but got sidetracked, and was unable
|
|||
|
|
to attend it all. But, I got the handout, and that should help a lot.
|
|||
|
|
Maybe.
|
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|
|||
|
|
Next up was the roast of Joe Kohn. Poor Joe. He sure does have
|
|||
|
|
some good friends. Steve Disbrow was master of ceremonies, and as usual,
|
|||
|
|
Steve keeps the evening flowing. Sometimes, it's a river, sometimes its a
|
|||
|
|
dry stream, but he really TRIES, you know? Anyway, Will Nelken, David
|
|||
|
|
Kerwood, Tim Kellers, and Bill Heineman (BURGER.BILL) got up and told
|
|||
|
|
stories about Joe. Very interesting stories. One thing I did glean from
|
|||
|
|
what they said, is that Joe's Worldwide Headquarter's needs a janitor REAL
|
|||
|
|
bad. :) It was a good time, and over much too quickly.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Later friday, back at the dorm, it was wonder around and visit again.
|
|||
|
|
I did this, for a while, and being not too brilliant sometimes, had me a
|
|||
|
|
few brews. I distinctly remember being in Ryan's room, visiting, and the
|
|||
|
|
next thing I remember is waking up in my bed. I have no clue as to what
|
|||
|
|
happened. Weird. But, Kfest is like that, there is so much going on, so
|
|||
|
|
many people to visit, its hard to remember all.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Unfortunately, I had to cut my attendance a bit short and had to
|
|||
|
|
leave Saturday. I did get to the vendor fair, and promptly spent all my
|
|||
|
|
money. Had just enough to buy gas for the trip home. But, I was able to
|
|||
|
|
get some really neat things, and it was all worth the trip. Well worth it.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There were new product announcements, unfortuately, I was unable to
|
|||
|
|
see them. I did get a preview of GUS, which I think is just wonderful.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Well, that's my point of view. :) How 'bout you?
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
APPLE II FOREVER...NOW, MORE THAN EVER
|
|||
|
|
(CAPTAIN.RON, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:23/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> A lot of neat things happened during Kfest '96, but here's my top
|
|||
|
|
""""" ten favorite moments of the festival.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
10. Tim Kellers top ten list during the Joe Kohn Roast. (Perhaps it
|
|||
|
|
will be uploaded here one of these days. Hope so!)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
9. The "Cheesehead" presentation to Kfest Big Cheese Cindy Adams.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
8. Huddling with Richard Bennett and Dave Hecker about possible
|
|||
|
|
feature additions in the next version of GWIII 2.0
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
7. Steve Disbrow's creative way of waking up an unnamed Kfest
|
|||
|
|
attendee who dozed off during one of the afternoon sessions. (I HAVE A
|
|||
|
|
QUESTION!!!!!!!)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
6. Listening to Greg Templeman explain (or attempt to explain) the
|
|||
|
|
inner workings of his soon-to-be released GS movie player at 3 o'clock IN
|
|||
|
|
THE MORNING. :) I don't know what he was talking about, but it was fun
|
|||
|
|
seeing him try to get through to a non-techie type like me. He was even
|
|||
|
|
drawing imaginary pictures on my door in an effort to make things clear.
|
|||
|
|
(Programmers ... gotta love 'em!)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
5. The rather indelicate (but hilarious) manner in which Tony Diaz
|
|||
|
|
arranged two of Mike Westerfield's robots so that they chased each other in
|
|||
|
|
a circle around a table. Describing this scene further would be too crude,
|
|||
|
|
but suffice it to say that you've never seen a mouse and a dinosaur behave
|
|||
|
|
in this fashion before. :-)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
4. Sheppy's demo of Wolfenstein 3D, during which he announced that
|
|||
|
|
the program would go into open beta testing on Genie in a few weeks, and
|
|||
|
|
that the long-awaited game would eventually be released as freeware!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
3. Ewen Wannop's compelling presentation about the Spectrum 2.1
|
|||
|
|
upgrade and his work in creating a new off-line message handler inside
|
|||
|
|
Spectrum itself. When the message reader is finished, it will certainly be
|
|||
|
|
worth a "Crock 'O Gold" :-)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2. Gary Utter's keynote address. Truly inspiring. A special moment
|
|||
|
|
of Kfest '96!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1a. The announcement that dates had been reserved at Avila College
|
|||
|
|
for Kfest '97!!!!!!!!!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. The inaugural public showing of Gus, the IIGS emulator that will
|
|||
|
|
run on the Power Mac. David Kerwood and Cindy Adams arranged this special
|
|||
|
|
showing by working closely with Apple developer Andy Nicholas. The
|
|||
|
|
unveiling of "Gus" was certainly the defining moment of Kfest '96.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
OK, those are are my highlights. I'd love to hear others ....
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Max
|
|||
|
|
(M.JONES145, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:25/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
<<<<< Well, I'm home, somewhat rested, caught up on most of the laundry
|
|||
|
|
""""" my family saved for me, restocked the refrigerator, etc, so now I
|
|||
|
|
have a few minutes to post here. KFest was great!!!!! I have no
|
|||
|
|
hesitation in offering to organize next year's. Now would be a good time
|
|||
|
|
to write the dates on your calendar ---- July 30 - August 3, 1997. Those
|
|||
|
|
are the Wednesday to Sunday dates that we have the dorm reserved. The
|
|||
|
|
Conference itself will be July 31 - August 2.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I have to start out by thanking Tim Kellers, who I talked into
|
|||
|
|
helping by saying he "only had to take the money", and Steve Gozdziewski
|
|||
|
|
who did a fantastic job on getting all the sessions organized. They both
|
|||
|
|
did a wonderful job, and made my job very easy. I was able to catch them
|
|||
|
|
at the height of their sleep-deprivation period, and they agreed to help
|
|||
|
|
next year. THANKS guys!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
As would be expected, there were a few minor glitches and problems.
|
|||
|
|
But certainly nothing we couldn't over come. It is the people there that
|
|||
|
|
really make KFest the wonderful event that it is. I know I'm still in awe
|
|||
|
|
of meeting some of the big names of the Apple II world.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Getting to be part of the Gus demo was certainly a thrill for me.
|
|||
|
|
(read my post in the Gus topic) Hanging out in the halls after hours,
|
|||
|
|
seeing other people's computer set up, trying to get the frisbee throwers
|
|||
|
|
to calm down, learning more about desktop publishing, finding out how
|
|||
|
|
better to use Netscape, etc, etc, are just a few of the things that will be
|
|||
|
|
a part of this year's wonderful experience. Isn't it 1997 _YET_? :)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I also have to thank everyone that was there, just for being there.
|
|||
|
|
And especially thanks to the presenters for giving KFest some credibility,
|
|||
|
|
so that it wasn't just one big party. :) And of course, how could I forget
|
|||
|
|
to mention the presentation of the Cheesehead hat that Greg Betzel sent.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I can hardly wait until next year! Start planning on it now!!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Cindy (The KFest Big Cheese)
|
|||
|
|
(CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP6, MSG:35/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> As I'm almost recovered from Kansasfest, I thought I'd try and give
|
|||
|
|
""""" a capsule of it.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The biggest hit of the show was GuS, no question about it. Even if
|
|||
|
|
it was more of a surprise for some of us than others. :)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
New product intros that might've been dwarfed by GuS:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
EGO Systems and Shareware Solutions II premiering Script Central and
|
|||
|
|
Stack Central/Studio City on CD Rom (Thanks guys! And yes, Joe, I did buy
|
|||
|
|
them! :)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Spectrum 2.1, which feels more like Spectrum 3.0.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
UltraMax from Will Nelken and Marin Macroworks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Other show highlights:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Juiced.GS and Appleworks Gazette being there, along with old faithful
|
|||
|
|
Shareware Solutions II.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The roast of Joe Kohn by David Kerwood, Tim Kellers, Steve Disbrow,
|
|||
|
|
Burger Bill Heineman, and Will Nelken.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Everyone still staying up all night!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Roger Wagner Publishing buying pizza for Bite The Bag even when he
|
|||
|
|
wasn't there, and Mike Westerfield for fronting the money :)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Burger Bill hacking non existant code for Tony Diaz's non existant
|
|||
|
|
hardware.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Cindy Adams being crowned the Big Cheese.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Thanks to Cindy, Steve, and Tim for putting this together!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Apple II Forever! KFest Forever!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.
|
|||
|
|
Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night, KFester in July!
|
|||
|
|
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
|
|||
|
|
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:410/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
GUS--APPLE IIGS EMULATOR Today, at KansasFest '96, David Kerwood and
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""" Cindy Adams gave a presentation of GUS, an Apple
|
|||
|
|
IIGS emulator for the Mac. GUS is a work in progress, and David and Cindy
|
|||
|
|
are among it's beta testers. They were given permission by GUS's
|
|||
|
|
developers to beginning discussing it.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Since I'm sure there will be considerable discussion about this
|
|||
|
|
project, and other announcements will be forthcoming, this topic is being
|
|||
|
|
opened to handle that discussion.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Charlie
|
|||
|
|
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:1/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> Ah. Some more info. Right now Gus will not run on a 64k Mac.
|
|||
|
|
""""" Andy has gone on record as saying that they hope to make a version
|
|||
|
|
that will run on both PowerPCs and regular Macs, but right now the
|
|||
|
|
PowerPC-equipped Mac or Mac clone is the only machine it will run on. I've
|
|||
|
|
tested Gus on a PowerMac 8100/100 AV, the PowerBook 5300, and on a Mac IIsi
|
|||
|
|
with a Daystar PPC card (100 MHz). Gus works fine on all three, and is
|
|||
|
|
downright ripping on the 8100. Just as fast, if not faster, than my 11.5
|
|||
|
|
MHz IIgs at the house.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This message was written and formatted on CoPilot v2.5.5, running on
|
|||
|
|
Gus. The resulting a2.trt file was then exported to the Mac, where it was
|
|||
|
|
posted via ProTERM Mac. If this gives anyone any ideas. :) Gus also
|
|||
|
|
supports dragging and dropping of text from the Mac to itself, which the
|
|||
|
|
latest version of CoPilot Mac supports as well. Gus does not allow for
|
|||
|
|
dragging and dropping of text from Gus to the Mac, which you would expect,
|
|||
|
|
but the IIgs clipboard can be exported to the Mac clipboard well enough.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
David K. - Divemaster, A2 Abyss RTC, every Sat nite at 11:00 pm Eastern
|
|||
|
|
(D.KERWOOD, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:11/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>>>> > Does GUS run on a 68040 Mac
|
|||
|
|
"""""
|
|||
|
|
Right now, it only runs on a Power Mac.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
In the near (or not so near future) Gus will be available to download
|
|||
|
|
from Apple's FTP site. You can then test it out for yourself. Watch here
|
|||
|
|
for more information when it is released. (Also the web pages that have
|
|||
|
|
been mentioned before.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Cindy
|
|||
|
|
(CINDY.A, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:42/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
ULTRAMAX APPLEWORKS ADD-ONS
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
__________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
| \______________________________________/ |
|
|||
|
|
| | | |
|
|||
|
|
| | UltraMax | |
|
|||
|
|
| | (a new set of AppleWorks add-ons) | |
|
|||
|
|
| | | |
|
|||
|
|
| /______________________________________\ |
|
|||
|
|
__________________________________________
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Marin MacroWorks is pleased to offer UltraMax, another collection of
|
|||
|
|
seventeen (17) TimeOut add-on utilities. They include:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Age Detective -- Want to know just how old you (or someone you love)
|
|||
|
|
are today? Ask Age Detective, for an immediate readout of years,
|
|||
|
|
months, weeks, and days.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
BatchFiler -- Process multiple desktop files at once. Save them, print
|
|||
|
|
them, and/or remove them.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Beep Tester -- Experiment with the sounds of the <.Beep> command.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
BlockBlanker -- Blank a block of text in a word processor document.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
BlockCopy -- Copy a block of columnar text (not limited to full lines)
|
|||
|
|
in a word processor document to another area of the same document.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Calendar Now -- Display a perpetual calendar, by the month, with any
|
|||
|
|
date from January 1, 1582 to December 31, 9999.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Context Help -- Display a Solid-Apple keystroke command helpscreen,
|
|||
|
|
according to the context (module) from which you call it. Shows the
|
|||
|
|
default macro set for AppleWorks 5. Can be modified with TimeOut
|
|||
|
|
HelpScreens.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
DBX Printer -- Prints to a file an extended record (all data base
|
|||
|
|
categories, PLUS the linked AWP helpfile data).
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
DJBookletMaker -- Print an AWP in booklet format (portrait or
|
|||
|
|
landscape), automatically arranging the page order.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Hyphenator -- Auotmatic or interactive hyphenation for the word
|
|||
|
|
processor.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
IWBookletMaker -- Print an AWP in booklet format, automatically
|
|||
|
|
arranging the page order.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
IW Printer Utilities -- Display a menu of common ImageWriter printing
|
|||
|
|
procedures (Quick Print, Print a Screen Block, Date a Hardcopy, Form
|
|||
|
|
Feed, Line Feed, Printer Reset).
|
|||
|
|
|
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Just-In-Case -- Manage the case of an entire document: all upper case,
|
|||
|
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all lower case, capitalize every sentence, or capitalize every word.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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Make FilePath -- Makes the current path the "original path" for an
|
|||
|
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existing (not new) file.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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RestorePath -- Just a keystroke away from restoring the Standard Data
|
|||
|
|
Path in AppleWorks.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
Text Sorter -- Sort selected lines of text in a word processor file
|
|||
|
|
alphabetically.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
World Clock -- Disply the current time in twenty-four time zones.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
Each program's function is documented, with screen shots, where
|
|||
|
|
applicable, in AppleWorks files on the disk.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
UltraMax is available in two versions: one for AppleWorks 4 and one
|
|||
|
|
for AppleWorks 5. You must specify, when ordering, if you want the
|
|||
|
|
AppleWorks 4 version.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
UltraMax costs $12.95, postpaid.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
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Outside North America, please add $3.00 per order (up to 5 disks) for
|
|||
|
|
airmail delivery.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To order, please send prepayment (check or money order in U.S. funds)
|
|||
|
|
to:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Marin MacroWorks
|
|||
|
|
1675 Grand Avenue, Suite 1
|
|||
|
|
San Rafael, CA 94901-2211
|
|||
|
|
USA
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
To contact by phone, please call (415) 459-0845
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
By FAX: (415) 459-4273
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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By Email: w.nelken1@genie.com
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
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-(+)-
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
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...Will (Cat 13, Top 11)
|
|||
|
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(W.NELKEN1, CAT13, TOP11, MSG:175/M645;1)
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
SPECTRUM VERSION 2.1 I (Dave Hecker of Seven Hills) had a great time at
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""" KansasFest. It was nice to see past acquaintances,
|
|||
|
|
meet new friends, and FINALLY meet Ewen Wannop and Richard Bennett! :)
|
|||
|
|
Everyone should plan NOW to attend next year!
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
At KansasFest we released "Spectrum Version 2.1 Update" on two 3.5"
|
|||
|
|
disks, with no printed documentation. Word has already spread and we're
|
|||
|
|
being asked, "Can I order it now???" The answer is YES! However, because
|
|||
|
|
the printed documentation is not finished yet, and I won't be in town for
|
|||
|
|
the next two weeks, your order can't ship until I return (see below for
|
|||
|
|
shipping schedule).
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
In addition to numerous improvements and fixes, we have (of course)
|
|||
|
|
included several new features. Here are a few of the changes between
|
|||
|
|
version 2.0 and version 2.1:
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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+ Many new and enhanced XCMDs are included, giving scripts even more power.
|
|||
|
|
+ File transfer settings have been split into two dialogs so separate send
|
|||
|
|
and receive folders can be specified.
|
|||
|
|
+ Includes great new !Help! NDA that we'll soon be releasing as freeware!
|
|||
|
|
+ Supports new "menu item help" feature.
|
|||
|
|
+ XCMDs can now customize Spectrum's menus...
|
|||
|
|
+ The Kermit XCMD provides Kermit file transfer ability, and it integrates
|
|||
|
|
right into Spectrum's Send and Receive menus, and into its File Transfer
|
|||
|
|
menu!
|
|||
|
|
+ Supports MacBinary wrappers to transfer files that have a resource fork.
|
|||
|
|
+ Several new scripting commands and replacement items, including Make
|
|||
|
|
CaseChange, Store Screen, Trigger strings, and others.
|
|||
|
|
+ More!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
You can order now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card & expiration
|
|||
|
|
date via email or by phone (904-575-0566) or mail a check/money order to:
|
|||
|
|
Seven Hills Software, 2310 Oxford Road, Tallahassee, FL 32304.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
PLANNED
|
|||
|
|
SPECTRUM ITEM SHIP DATE COST
|
|||
|
|
=================== ========= ====
|
|||
|
|
v2.0-=>v2.1 upgrade August 9 $25
|
|||
|
|
v1.0-=>v2.1 upgrade August 16 $30
|
|||
|
|
New/Full v2.1 August 16 $65 <=- SPECIAL PRICE UNTIL 8/31 !!!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling. Outside
|
|||
|
|
U.S.: Add $3.50 s&h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Thanks for your continued support, and I hope to see you at next
|
|||
|
|
year's KansasFest!*
|
|||
|
|
--Dave
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
*Alternate version for David Kerwood: Thanks, --Dave
|
|||
|
|
(SEVENHILLS, CAT43, TOP15, MSG:297/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
CHECKWORKS FOR APPLEWORKS 5 Shareware Solutions II, in association with
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Dan Crutcher, is pleased to announce the
|
|||
|
|
release of CheckWorks 5, a complete and sophisticated Apple II based
|
|||
|
|
checking account program that works as a TimeOut module from within
|
|||
|
|
AppleWorks v5.x.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
With CheckWorks 5, users of AppleWorks v5 will be able to write and
|
|||
|
|
print checks, maintain a checkbook register, show current balances, and
|
|||
|
|
reconcile checking accounts without ever having to leave the friendly,
|
|||
|
|
familiar and integrated environment of AppleWorks Classic.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Noted AppleWorks expert Dan Crutcher originally released CheckWorks 3
|
|||
|
|
as a shareware program for use with AppleWorks v3 (enhanced with
|
|||
|
|
UltraMacros 4). After AppleWorks v4 was released by Quality Computers,
|
|||
|
|
CheckWorks 4 was enhanced, updated and released by Quality as a commercial
|
|||
|
|
add-on program for use with AppleWorks v4.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
At the current time, the complete CheckWorks package, available
|
|||
|
|
exclusively from Shareware Solutions II, includes the previously released
|
|||
|
|
CheckWorks 3 and CheckWorks 4, as well as CheckWorks 5. No matter which
|
|||
|
|
version of AppleWorks you use, CheckWorks can help you organize and keep
|
|||
|
|
track of your checking accounts.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The complete CheckWorks package is available from Shareware Solutions
|
|||
|
|
II for only $20, plus $3 additional for postage to anywhere in the world.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Additionally, low cost upgrades are now available to owners of older
|
|||
|
|
versions of CheckWorks. Those who use CheckWorks 3 for AppleWorks 3 can
|
|||
|
|
upgrade to CheckWorks 4/5 for only $10, plus $3 additional for postage to
|
|||
|
|
anywhere in the world. Those who currently use CheckWorks 4 with
|
|||
|
|
AppleWorks 4 can upgrade to CheckWorks 5, for use with AppleWorks v5, for
|
|||
|
|
only $5 with no additional postage required.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To receive the special upgrade pricing, you must return your original
|
|||
|
|
disk to Shareware Solutions II for verification. That disk will be
|
|||
|
|
returned to you.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
CheckWorks 4 and 5 will work with AppleWorks v4 and v5 with no
|
|||
|
|
additional add-ons necessary. CheckWorks 3, for use with AppleWorks v3,
|
|||
|
|
does require UltraMacros 4. UltraMacros 4 may be purchased from Quality
|
|||
|
|
Computers.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To order CheckWorks, make a check or money order payable to Joe Kohn,
|
|||
|
|
in US Funds only, and send it to:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Joe Kohn
|
|||
|
|
Shareware Solutions II
|
|||
|
|
166 Alpine St
|
|||
|
|
San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
|
|||
|
|
USA
|
|||
|
|
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:129/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
COMPLETE STACK-CENTRAL/STUDIO CITY AND SCRIPT-CENTRAL ON CD I guess I
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" dropped some
|
|||
|
|
hints before KansasFest about some new CD-ROMs from Shareware Solutions II.
|
|||
|
|
They were introduced at Kfest, and actually went on sale at Kfest.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
As you know, Shareware Solutions II has been distributing the 2
|
|||
|
|
hypermedia collections that had originally been published by
|
|||
|
|
Resource-Central (ICON). Those collection....Stack-Central (aka Studio
|
|||
|
|
City) is a HyperStudio based collection, and Script-Central is a HyperCard
|
|||
|
|
IIGS based collection.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It is those 2 collections that are now available on CD-ROM.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Each CD-ROM disk contains a single HFS partition, and each collection
|
|||
|
|
is presented in 2 different formats. One format contains disk images as
|
|||
|
|
they were originally shipped on 3.5" disk. The second format is where the
|
|||
|
|
disks have been uncompressed and installed on the CD-ROM, all set to run.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The HyperStudio collection represents 30 (2 disk) issues of Studio
|
|||
|
|
City, and that is still for sale, on 3.5" disk, for $120 plus $6 shipping
|
|||
|
|
and handling for US delivery (or $20 anywhere else). The cost of the CD
|
|||
|
|
collection is $110, with no additional shipping and handling.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The HyperCard collection represents 22 (2 disk) issues of
|
|||
|
|
Script-Central, and that is still for sale, on 3.5" disk, for $99 plus $6
|
|||
|
|
for shipping and handling for US delivery (or $10 to Canada/Mexico or $20
|
|||
|
|
anywhere else). The cost of the CD collection is $89, with no additional
|
|||
|
|
shipping and handling.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To order either collection (on CD-ROM or on 3.5" disk), send a
|
|||
|
|
check/money order in US Funds to:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Joe Kohn
|
|||
|
|
166 Alpine St
|
|||
|
|
San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
|
|||
|
|
USA
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
All CD-ROMs are shipped in a jewel case.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are Sampler Disks of both collections available for downloading
|
|||
|
|
from the Genie library.
|
|||
|
|
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:132/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
REBIRTH OF A2-CENTRAL? Bizarre, cryptic, and mysterious mode engaged:
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
Is there room in the Apple II community for another paper based
|
|||
|
|
publication, with a very A2-Centralish content (lead story, news, reader
|
|||
|
|
questions)?
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Bizarre, cryptic, and mysterious mode disengaged.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.
|
|||
|
|
Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night, KFester in July!
|
|||
|
|
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
|
|||
|
|
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:232/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
SPELLING CHECKER IN A DESK ACCESSORY? Well, let me try to answer a few
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" questions, and offer a few
|
|||
|
|
speculations. Before I go too far, though, keep in mind that I'll be here
|
|||
|
|
sporadically this month. I leave for HyperFest tomorrow, and can only
|
|||
|
|
cound on 48 hours at a modem for the next 3 weeks.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The current spelling checker has these features:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* 45,000+ word dictionary, with a 100,000+ word version comming soon
|
|||
|
|
* supports user dictionaries
|
|||
|
|
* makes sure words that are supposed to start with an uppercase
|
|||
|
|
letter really do (e.g. Washington)
|
|||
|
|
* Insists on an uppercase letter after punctuation marks that
|
|||
|
|
traditionally end a sentence ('.', ':', '!', '?'); this can be
|
|||
|
|
disabled
|
|||
|
|
* Insists on proper spacing around punctuation marks; e.g. makes
|
|||
|
|
sure there is no space before a comma and exactly one after; this
|
|||
|
|
can also be disabled
|
|||
|
|
* Supports words with extended characters, like resume (with an
|
|||
|
|
accent)
|
|||
|
|
* Optionally allows you to skip words with all uppercase letters or
|
|||
|
|
words with letters and numbers (e.g. NDA, 3rd)
|
|||
|
|
* provides suggestions for unknown words when asked
|
|||
|
|
* knows what a number is (e.g., knows that 1e4 and 3.14159 are
|
|||
|
|
numbers, not errors)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Things it doesn't do:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* Allow user editing of the main dictionary (you can edit the user
|
|||
|
|
dictionary)
|
|||
|
|
* Allow selecting from multiple main dictionaries (but this is a
|
|||
|
|
user interface issue. It could be changed on the Apple IIGS)
|
|||
|
|
* Allow storing the dictionary in a user-selectable spot (but again,
|
|||
|
|
this is easy enough to change)
|
|||
|
|
* Support Canadian/British/Australian spelling (but I'm willing to
|
|||
|
|
create international versions. Make that eager.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
As for the interface, there are a variety of things I can think of to
|
|||
|
|
do on the Apple IIgs. Doing all of them is too much for a short project,
|
|||
|
|
but I'd be interested in your preferences:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* A command-line version for the ORCA shell. This one would know
|
|||
|
|
about Rez files and source file rules, and would check, say, a C
|
|||
|
|
source file, intellegently checking strings and comments, and
|
|||
|
|
perhaps identifiers, but not bugging you about "printf" all the
|
|||
|
|
time.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* A desktop program that could check a variety of file formats as a
|
|||
|
|
post-processor. This would work with ASCII files, and perhaps a
|
|||
|
|
few other formats.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* A background checker that looks at the keyboard. I'm not sure how
|
|||
|
|
well this would work in practice, but in theory it could warn you
|
|||
|
|
about errors in anything, but it would be up to you to fix them
|
|||
|
|
yourself in some situations. This needs thought, but would be fun.
|
|||
|
|
:)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
* What I thought you were looking for: An NDA/CDA that would be
|
|||
|
|
available to check spelling. This could definitely check the
|
|||
|
|
spelling of anything in the Scram Manager's text scrap. That means
|
|||
|
|
it would work with pretty much any desktop program, but you would
|
|||
|
|
have to select the text, copy it, then invoke the spelling checker,
|
|||
|
|
and paste the result back into the application. I could probably
|
|||
|
|
futz with TextEdit based applciations to check spelling in the
|
|||
|
|
currently active TextEdit buffer, but this might not work as well
|
|||
|
|
as you would think in all programs, since they have access to the
|
|||
|
|
text edit data structures--and some programs make use of that
|
|||
|
|
access in ways that might cause a spelling checker serious
|
|||
|
|
problems.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Besides allowing for the fact that I won't be around for timely
|
|||
|
|
responses, I want you to keep in mind that I'm thinking out loud. Nothing
|
|||
|
|
here should be interpreted--for now anyway--as anything more that
|
|||
|
|
discussing some interresting possibilities. I'm not (yet) commiting to any
|
|||
|
|
products.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Mike Westerfield
|
|||
|
|
(BYTEWORKS, CAT45, TOP3, MSG:191/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TURBO ASB ON A CABLE Just read on the net this past week that Lightning
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""" Systems is working on a "cable-version" of the Turbo
|
|||
|
|
ASB for Power Users who can't afford to lose an extra slot. Sounds good to
|
|||
|
|
me!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Andy
|
|||
|
|
(L.MIDDLETON3, CAT12, TOP39, MSG:37/M645;1)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Category 5, Topic 14
|
|||
|
|
Message 9 Mon Jul 22, 1996
|
|||
|
|
D.KERWOOD [Semper Gumby] at 17:03 EDT
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
A few words about Gus, and more to follow...
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The demo of Gus at KansasFest '96 this past Saturday went off as
|
|||
|
|
planned, and for that we are very much in Apple's debt. And specifically
|
|||
|
|
thanks has to go to Andy Nicholas, Dave Lyons, and Jim Murphy for their
|
|||
|
|
work, and to Andy for allowing us to proceed with the demo. Also, as I
|
|||
|
|
thought it would be, Gus was the hit of the show. Literally. It was
|
|||
|
|
pretty near a SRO crowd in the AV room at Avila, at what turned out to be
|
|||
|
|
the last official event of the week's activities. The reaction of the
|
|||
|
|
audience when Gus booted up in the monitor had to be seen to be
|
|||
|
|
appreciated. Open-mouthed and dumbstruck would be putting it into a fair
|
|||
|
|
perspective. Rumors of the upcoming demo had been flying fast and furious
|
|||
|
|
all week, and a few had thought that what was going to be displayed was the
|
|||
|
|
"Fast Eddie" IIgs emulator from Bright Software. The sheer delight of the
|
|||
|
|
audience on actually seeing Gus was real, and working (mostly) was
|
|||
|
|
something to behold. :)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This demo was a huge success, IN SPITE OF one individual taking it
|
|||
|
|
upon himself to do an informal demo of Gus to a few individuals in the
|
|||
|
|
cafeteria on Wednesday afternoon. As a result, he received the
|
|||
|
|
richly-deserved disgust of many at KansasFest.
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Naturally, as you might expect, the questions were coming in before I
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even had a chance to shut my mouth. The biggest one was "When?" My stock
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reply to everyone (I must've been asked this several dozen times during the
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evening) was to have patience. When Gus is available for download the
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location will be announced on the Gus Information Home Page that I had
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previously prepared at http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/gus.html. The page
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has an automatic email registration 'bot that would send an email message
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when I had posted a location for downloading Gus from you. I will also put
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up an additional (albeit identical) Gus Information Home Page on Cindy's
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server, and the address for that will be
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http://www.primenet.com/~adams/gus.html.
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The demo itself went fine. Putting Gus through its paces was a piece
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of cake, and Gus handled everything just fine. There were a few glitches,
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such as when Gus bombed on Cindy's machine (we were running Gus on two
|
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PowerBooks) while attempting to load up a game that accessed the Ensoniq
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chip (I think that's what happened). One very interesting tidbit that I
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had told after the demo was that the people who were developing the latest
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update to one other highly regarded IIgs desktop application used Gus to
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compile the program. They needed the speed. :)
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Gus has several parts that are incomplete. Some of the biggest were
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Gus's inability to successfully emulate the Ensoniq chip, the total
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incompatibility between Seven Hills' Hierarchic and Gus, and an awkward
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interface between the Mac and the IIgs clipboard. Everyone agreed however
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that the single biggest thing that needs to be implemented on the next
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version of Gus is the ability to access the serial port on a Mac.
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AppleTalk and printing aside, this is the only thing that really stands in
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the way of having a truly portable IIgs that can do telecommunications,
|
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which is highly desired in the Apple II world.
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As to the status of the NDAs that the Gus testers have signed, I am
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waiting for some clarification from Apple on that. As soon as I find out,
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I'll let you know (you know who you are :)
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So, in short, the Gus Demo was a huge success, as far as I was
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concerned. For that, and speaking for the organizers and participants in
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KansasFest '96, we are very grateful to the Gus development team for their
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efforts, and for their cooperation and understanding in allowing us to
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proceed last week.
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+---------------------------------------------------------+
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| David R. Kerwood Naval Undersea Warfare Center |
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| Technical Publications & NUWC Webmaster Newport, RI |
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| Apple II & PowerPC Roundtables and Promotions on Genie |
|
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| A2 Real Time Conference Host every Sat nite @ 11:00 pm |
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| WWW: http://users.ids.net/~kerwood |
|
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| Com: (401)841-6781 Fax: (401)841-6778 |
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| Email: d.kerwood@genie.com _OR_ daddy@ids.net |
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| For Navy business - email: kerwood@am.npt.nuwc.navy.mil|
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+---------------------------------------------------------+
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[*][*][*]
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While on Genie, do you spend most of your time downloading files?
|
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If so, you may be missing out some excellent information in the Bulletin
|
|||
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Board area. The messages listed above only scratch the surface of
|
|||
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what's available and waiting for you in the bulletin board area.
|
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|
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If you are serious about your Apple II, the GenieLamp staff strongly
|
|||
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urge you to give the bulletin board area a try. There are literally
|
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thousands of messages posted from people like you from all over the
|
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world.
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[EOA]
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[HUM]//////////////////////////////
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HUMOR ONLINE /
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/////////////////////////////////
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An Apple II Parody
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""""""""""""""""""
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by Steven Weyhich
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[104024.432@compuserve.com]
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>>> PRINT SOME FONTS <<<
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""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Copyright 1995 by Steven Weyhrich
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(104024.432@compuserve.com)
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(to the tune of "At The Hop" by Danny and the Juniors)
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You can bold it, you can style it
|
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You can even outline it
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With a font
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You can shadow, you can plain it
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You can always underline it
|
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With a font
|
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Join the print sensation
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That's sweeping the nation
|
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With a font
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Let's go print some fonts
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Let's go print some fonts
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(oh bay-bee)
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Let's go print some fonts
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Let's go print some fonts
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Come
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on
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Let's go print some fonts!
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[EOA]
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[RFR]//////////////////////////////
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REFRACTIONS /
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/////////////////////////////////
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The Computing Industry
|
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""""""""""""""""""""""
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by David C. Marriott
|
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[D.MARRIOTT]
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>>> THE DISPOSABLE COMPUTER <<<
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
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|
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|
I saw an interview on television with Bill Gates a few months ago, in
|
|||
|
|
which Gates began with the observation that he expected the average
|
|||
|
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computer user to buy a new computer every three years. I know that there
|
|||
|
|
are many people in the computer industry who will agree with that
|
|||
|
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observation, and who will argue that it is justified, given the advances
|
|||
|
|
that are being made in computer hardware.
|
|||
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|
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|
However, it seems to me that the _needs_ of computer users,
|
|||
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|
especially home users, are not changing that fast. Most of us still use
|
|||
|
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our computers for the same things that we used them for ten years ago: word
|
|||
|
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processing, playing games, and visiting other computers online.
|
|||
|
|
Admittedly, the games on the market have more sophisticated graphics, and
|
|||
|
|
"going online" now means cruising the Internet, not just visiting a local
|
|||
|
|
BBS, but basically, the things we use our home computers for haven't
|
|||
|
|
changed dramatically. The Apple II can do all those things. You don't
|
|||
|
|
need 16 megabytes of memory and a 133 mHz processor to write a letter to
|
|||
|
|
your mother, or play a few hands of solitaire.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
We shouldn't be too surprised that the computer industry has adopted
|
|||
|
|
that attitude; it means that the public has to keep buying more and more
|
|||
|
|
computers. After all, Apple and other hardware manufacturers are in the
|
|||
|
|
business of selling new computers. Unfortunately, many software
|
|||
|
|
manufacturers have also accepted the dictum. More and more computer owners
|
|||
|
|
are finding that the computers they bought two or three years ago won't run
|
|||
|
|
the software that's on the market today, without upgrading the memory, the
|
|||
|
|
processor speed, or the operating system. I learned this lesson through
|
|||
|
|
personal experience. I bought a Macintosh LCII in 1993. I've had to add
|
|||
|
|
memory to it twice in the last three years, just to keep up with the
|
|||
|
|
current standards required by the software. Even so, I find there is a
|
|||
|
|
growing body of Macintosh software that my three-year-old computer can't
|
|||
|
|
use.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
What is surprising is that the computer-buying public has largely
|
|||
|
|
accepted this three-year rule. Everyday, the classifieds are full of ads
|
|||
|
|
for almost new computers, being sold by owners who feel the need to
|
|||
|
|
upgrade. Why are we so willing to accept such a short period of useful
|
|||
|
|
life from our computers? We certainly wouldn't accept such obsolescence
|
|||
|
|
from any other appliance. How would you react if you were buying a stereo,
|
|||
|
|
and the salesman told you that it wouldn't be able to play any new CDs or
|
|||
|
|
tapes in three years? What would you think if the man at the furniture
|
|||
|
|
store told you that you'd have to replace your new refrigerator every few
|
|||
|
|
years? Would you buy a car that didn't offer a three-year warranty? Why
|
|||
|
|
then do we accept the notion that a computer, which is probably the most
|
|||
|
|
expensive single appliance in our home, should have a shelf life of only
|
|||
|
|
three years?
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
That's why Apple has seemed so hostile to those of us who still own
|
|||
|
|
Apple IIs. They want to sell us new machines, and we're still using the
|
|||
|
|
ones they sold us five or ten or fifteen years ago. In 1983, Apple
|
|||
|
|
unveiled the slogan "Apple II Forever"; now, the people at Apple Inc. seem
|
|||
|
|
to find the longevity of their original computer is a source of
|
|||
|
|
embarrassment, even annoyance.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Indeed, this may be where the average Apple II owner differs from
|
|||
|
|
other computer enthusiasts. We have been looking for ways to make our
|
|||
|
|
machines do more for us, instead of looking to replace them. Surprisingly,
|
|||
|
|
against all odds, we are succeeding. In the past year, we've seen new
|
|||
|
|
morphing and facsimile programs published for the Apple II. AppleWorks,
|
|||
|
|
and popular desktop publishing programs like Graphicwriter III continue to
|
|||
|
|
improve. Shareware has flourished, filling the vacuum left by commercial
|
|||
|
|
publishers. Apple II home pages and ftp sites populate the Internet, and
|
|||
|
|
we may even see a graphical web browser for the IIgs in the next few
|
|||
|
|
months.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The computer industry is not the first to adopt the philosophy that a
|
|||
|
|
product should be replaced every three years. In the 1950s and 60s, the
|
|||
|
|
American automobile industry had much the same approach. The wealthy
|
|||
|
|
bought the latest model every three years, and those with less money were
|
|||
|
|
expected to snap up the used cars discarded by those who could afford new
|
|||
|
|
ones. That attitude fostered another unfortunate view in the industry,
|
|||
|
|
that it really wasn't necessary to build a car with quality or durability,
|
|||
|
|
since the original owner wouldn't keep it, anyway. As a result, the
|
|||
|
|
American automobile industry's reputation for workmanship dropped
|
|||
|
|
dramatically in the late 60s and 70s. We all know what happened then. The
|
|||
|
|
Japanese auto manufacturers saw a need, and rushed to fill it. By the
|
|||
|
|
1980s, American car manufacturers were asking their government to put
|
|||
|
|
import restrictions on Japanese cars, to allow them to recover the market
|
|||
|
|
they had lost. For a complete history of the rise of the Japanese
|
|||
|
|
automobile industry, and the corresponding decline of the American
|
|||
|
|
automobile industry, read _The Reckoning_ by David Halberstam. He makes
|
|||
|
|
the point that an industry cannot trade indefinitely on a product that is
|
|||
|
|
not built to last.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Could the same thing happen in the computer industry? Probably not.
|
|||
|
|
As noted above, the rapid development of new technology in the computer
|
|||
|
|
field offers some justification for the attitude that computers should be
|
|||
|
|
regularly replaced, apart from the greed of the computer manufacturers.
|
|||
|
|
But I can't help but feel that the first computer manufacturer who promises
|
|||
|
|
to build "the computer that you'll still be using five (or ten or fifteen)
|
|||
|
|
years" will find a very receptive market. Wouldn't it be ironic if that
|
|||
|
|
manufacturer turned out to be Apple?
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
[EOA]
|
|||
|
|
[PDQ]//////////////////////////////
|
|||
|
|
PD_QUICKVIEW /
|
|||
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|||
|
|
Yours For The Asking
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
by Douglas Cuff
|
|||
|
|
[EDITOR.A2]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Program Name: Beagle Basic
|
|||
|
|
Filename: BGL.BASIC.BXY and B.BASIC.DOX.BXY
|
|||
|
|
Program Number: 11522 and 15857
|
|||
|
|
File Size: 105,840 and 20,096 bytes
|
|||
|
|
Program Type: programming language
|
|||
|
|
Author: Mark Simonsen, Beagle Bros Micro Software Inc.
|
|||
|
|
File Type: Freeware (license required for commerical use)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
FROM THE PUBLISHER Beagle Basic is a set of programs that let you enhance
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""" Applesoft and use new commands and features in your
|
|||
|
|
programs. It also lets you rename standard commands and error messages,
|
|||
|
|
for whatever reason you might have. Beagle Basic gets around Applesoft's
|
|||
|
|
"permanency" by moving it from ROM into RAM (Random-Access Memory) or
|
|||
|
|
changeable memory.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
[*][*][*]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
. __
|
|||
|
|
(^) <^> /~ ~\
|
|||
|
|
\-=======_/"\_======-/ \)
|
|||
|
|
PD_Q RATING "\. 1 ./"
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""" "\._ _ _./"
|
|||
|
|
. __ (_____) . __
|
|||
|
|
(^) <^> /~ ~\ (^) <^> /~ ~\
|
|||
|
|
\-=======_/"\_======-/ \) \-=======_/"\_======-/ \)
|
|||
|
|
"\. 2 ./" "\. 3 ./"
|
|||
|
|
"\._ _ _./" "\._ _ _./"
|
|||
|
|
(_____) (_____)
|
|||
|
|
THREE LAMPS (1-5)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
PD_Q COMMENTS There was a time when being an Apple II owner meant being
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""" an Apple II programmer, and when most Apple II programmers
|
|||
|
|
were BASIC programmers. Programming wasn't a vocation, it was a hobby and
|
|||
|
|
a diversion. I hope this explains why this file appears in the A2
|
|||
|
|
RoundTable instead of the A2Pro RoundTable, and why this article is
|
|||
|
|
appearing in GenieLamp A2 and not GenieLamp A2Pro.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
In the 1980s, improving on Applesoft BASIC was a small cottage
|
|||
|
|
industry. Beagle Basic, Blankenship Basic, the Roger Wagner Publishing
|
|||
|
|
Toolbox series, Micol BASIC, AmperWorks, ZBasic, and ProBASIC were all
|
|||
|
|
available. And that's not even touching on the Applesoft BASIC compilers
|
|||
|
|
or the IIgs BASICs.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Beagle Basic was a fairly early entry in the field--it was designed
|
|||
|
|
for the original Apple II and Apple II+ with 64K, and updated for the IIe
|
|||
|
|
and IIc. It wasn't really possible to update Beagle Basic _fully_ for:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
o the 80-column screen;
|
|||
|
|
o the Apple IIgs; nor
|
|||
|
|
o ProDOS;
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
but many commands were translated to ProDOS (any Apple II, including the
|
|||
|
|
IIgs) by means of the & function.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
By copying Applesoft to RAM, Beagle Basic made certain changes
|
|||
|
|
possible:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
o rename commands and error messages (CLEAR to WIPE, FORMULA TOO
|
|||
|
|
COMPLEX to I'M CONFUSED);
|
|||
|
|
o new commands and functions (ELSE, SWAP, TONE, HSCRN);
|
|||
|
|
o enhancements to old functions (GOTO, GOSUB, LIST);
|
|||
|
|
o named functions replacing awkward POKEs and CALLs; and
|
|||
|
|
o goodies (better cursor, better beep);
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Beagle Basic also included a bonus utility that let you create your
|
|||
|
|
text screens using an editor and then automatically turned the screen into
|
|||
|
|
BASIC code.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Beagle Basic is one of the few Beagle Bros disk archives that has a
|
|||
|
|
separate documentation file (#15857, B.BASIC.DOX.BXY). Anyone who wants to
|
|||
|
|
learn how to use Beagle Basic should also download and read that file.
|
|||
|
|
What features are not covered by the documentation will be touched on in
|
|||
|
|
this article.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TECHNICAL STUFF Beagle Basic is an archive of a DOS 3.3 diskette. You
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""" must unpack the archive to a blank (or expendable) 5.25"
|
|||
|
|
diskette. You can't unpack it to your ProDOS hard drive or RAM disk.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Beagle Basic requires 64K of memory. Anyone with an Apple IIe, IIc
|
|||
|
|
or IIgs has at least this much memory. It is intended for use with the
|
|||
|
|
40-column screen, and does not fully support 80 columns.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
RENAMING COMMANDS Why would you want to rename Applesoft commands? You
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""" might want to change the names of commands to terms
|
|||
|
|
you're more familiar with--GOSUB to JSR, GOTO to JMP, HOME to CLS. You
|
|||
|
|
might choose commands that make sense only to you so that other won't be
|
|||
|
|
able to understand your programs. In their advertisments, Beagle Bros
|
|||
|
|
suggested that you might want to translate BASIC:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
10 POUR X = 10 A 20
|
|||
|
|
20 ECRIVEZ X;"BONJOUR"
|
|||
|
|
30 ENSUITE: FIN
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This can be misleading. You have a maximum number of bytes to put
|
|||
|
|
all your commands in. If you change FOR to POUR, you're adding a letter,
|
|||
|
|
so you have to make another command one letter shorter. In our example,.
|
|||
|
|
this is accomplished in changing TO to A. (I'm not sure what using A as a
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reserved word does to programs that use the variable A, nor even to
|
|||
|
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programs that use AT.) Changing END to FIN can be done with no loss of
|
|||
|
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space, but changing PRINT to ECRIVEZ and NEXT to ENSUITE means that you
|
|||
|
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have to subtract 5 letters from other commands. Given the abbreviated
|
|||
|
|
nature of many of Applesoft's commands (DIM, GR, POS, REM), that's quite a
|
|||
|
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task. Translating BASIC from English to French isn't as easy as the sample
|
|||
|
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makes it appear.
|
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|
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|
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In fact, while changing the names of Applesoft commands and functions
|
|||
|
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might sound neat in theory, in practice it's not such a thrill unless
|
|||
|
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you're the sort of person who thinks mugs with names printed on them make
|
|||
|
|
neat personalized gifts. If you like customizing your programming
|
|||
|
|
environment, this feature of Beagle Basic will make you coo, but otherwise,
|
|||
|
|
it can leave you cold.
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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RENAMING ERROR MESSAGES Much the same is true of customizing Applesoft
|
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|
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""""""""""""""""""""""" error messages. An amusing novelty, but very
|
|||
|
|
little more. You're limited here because "SYNTAX ERROR" is actually two
|
|||
|
|
messages, "SYNTAX", plus the "ERROR" message that follows all Applesoft
|
|||
|
|
errors. With only the 6 letters of "SYNTAX" to work with, it's hard to
|
|||
|
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turn "SYNTAX ERROR" into something more comprehensible to a beginner.
|
|||
|
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|
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|
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Interestingly, the Beagle Bros DOS Boss disk, which offered the
|
|||
|
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ability to change the name of DOS commands and error messages, should have
|
|||
|
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been as frivolous, but wasn't. Changing "CATALOG" to "CAT", "C", or "MENU"
|
|||
|
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was actually fairly useful. Perhaps this was because early Apple IIers
|
|||
|
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typed DOS commands in immediate mode significantly more often than they
|
|||
|
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typed BASIC commands in immediate mode.
|
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|
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|
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|
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NEW FUNCTIONS Here we have the meat of the Beagle Basic package--it added
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""" new commands to Applesoft. It made room for new commands
|
|||
|
|
by eliminating old ones... specifically, old ones that almost no one
|
|||
|
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used--the cassette commands. Once disk drives became widely available,
|
|||
|
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their benefits were so obvious and exerted such a pull that loading
|
|||
|
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programs from and saving data to tape became an arcane rite. So Beagle
|
|||
|
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captured SHLOAD, RECALL, STORE, LOAD, SAVE and other cassette commands and
|
|||
|
|
replaced them with ELSE, SWAP, TONE and others.
|
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|
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|
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|
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It's important to note that the LOAD and SAVE pre-empted by Beagle
|
|||
|
|
Basic are the Applesoft commands, not the commands of the same name used by
|
|||
|
|
the disk operating system! It's vital to be clear about this. Beagle
|
|||
|
|
Basic also takes other Applesoft commands for which there DOS
|
|||
|
|
counterparts--PR# and IN#. This seems a drastic step at first, but one has
|
|||
|
|
to remember that it was still possible to boot a disk with PR#6, because
|
|||
|
|
the DOS PR# command was still there. While there's nothing wrong with
|
|||
|
|
this:
|
|||
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|
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10 PR# 3: PRINT "80 COLUMNS"
|
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|
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|
|
it's more usual to see that line expressed like this:
|
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|
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|
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10 PRINT CHR$ (4);"PR#3": PRINT "80 COLUMNS"
|
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|
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|
|
In the former example, Applesoft is turning on the 80-column card. In the
|
|||
|
|
latter, DOS is handling the task.
|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
Finally, Beagle Basic optionally took the lo-res graphics commands as
|
|||
|
|
well. (If you had a program that used lo-res graphics, you had to do
|
|||
|
|
without a few minor enhancements.) In fact, all the enhancements could be
|
|||
|
|
used or not used, as fitted your situation.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
The new functions made available in Beagle Basic were:
|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
ELSE This one command could almost justify the entire package. Many
|
|||
|
|
'''' other BASICs have the ELSE command to supplement IF and THEN, for
|
|||
|
|
the very good reason that such a command is useful! ELSE would be
|
|||
|
|
indispensable for anything who wanted to convert a "generic" BASIC listing
|
|||
|
|
to Applesoft. It's possible to do a poor simulation of ELSE with standard
|
|||
|
|
Applesoft, but the simulation makes the flow of the code hard to follow.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
SWAP This command exchanges the values of two variables. This can be
|
|||
|
|
'''' done in Applesoft by bringing a third variable into use:
|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
10 TEMP=X: X=Y: Y=TEMP
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
This workaround is a little less quick and a little less elegant... but not
|
|||
|
|
much.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TONE This command or one very much like it seems to turn up in most
|
|||
|
|
'''' Applesoft enhancements--for the very good reason that getting sound
|
|||
|
|
out of an Apple II is not an easy task for a beginning BASIC programmer.
|
|||
|
|
Well worth having.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
HSCRN Lo-res graphics have a command called SCRN, which tells you the
|
|||
|
|
''''' color of any given square on the graphics screen. HSCRN does
|
|||
|
|
something very similar, except for the purposes of HSCRN, there are just
|
|||
|
|
two hi-res colors, black and white. Still, this is enough for HSCRN to be
|
|||
|
|
useful in detecting hi-res "collisions". Programming arcade games in BASIC
|
|||
|
|
is hard enough, but Applesoft's lack of a HSCRN makes it worse.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
SCRLDN A decidely useful text screen command that allows you to scroll
|
|||
|
|
'''''' text to the bottom of the screen. (Scrolling up is not a problem.
|
|||
|
|
Display your text and then add enough PRINT statements so that it scrolls
|
|||
|
|
to the top.) I was amused to note that the Beagle Basic demo claims that
|
|||
|
|
this is not normally possible in Applesoft, yet demonstrates the technique
|
|||
|
|
despite the fact that the demo program does _not_ require Beagle Basic.
|
|||
|
|
Suffice it to say that it's possible to get this effect without a SCRLDN
|
|||
|
|
command, but that it's a lot of work.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TXT2 A command to let you use text page 2, which is normally inaccessible
|
|||
|
|
'''' except through plenty of jiggery-pokery. As I wrote very
|
|||
|
|
text-intensive programs, this would have been very useful to me if I had
|
|||
|
|
been introduced to it early enough.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
G2 Similar to TXT2, this lets you access page 2 of the lo-res graphics
|
|||
|
|
'' screen. Not likely to be as useful, since lo-res graphics are now
|
|||
|
|
considered the poor relatives of the Apple II graphic format family.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
ENHANCED FUNCTIONS These are not new commands, but improvements in the
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""" way that existing commands work.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
GOTO and GOSUB Beagle Basic made two valuable contributions to the way
|
|||
|
|
'''''''''''''' GOTO and GOSUB operate. First, it made it possible to
|
|||
|
|
GOTO/GOSUB a variable, as in GOTO START or GOSUB KEYPRESS. This makes for
|
|||
|
|
programs that are significantly easier to write and read--the logic is more
|
|||
|
|
readily apparent. Second, it made it possible to GOTO/GOSUB an expression
|
|||
|
|
such as GOSUB I * 100 or GOTO ((NAME$="GENIELAMP") * 10) + 100. Integer
|
|||
|
|
BASIC used to let you do this, and it's nice to have it return.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
LIST This command was not changed in terms of the parameters it can take,
|
|||
|
|
'''' but in terms of its display. First, Beagle Basic REM statements can
|
|||
|
|
appear in inverse. This technique of making remarks stand out is very
|
|||
|
|
valuable, and was pretty generally adopted once Apple's 80-column cards
|
|||
|
|
became widely available.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Second, Beagle Basic's listing can have any width and indentation the
|
|||
|
|
programmer wishes. This means it's possible to have listing which stretch
|
|||
|
|
right across to the 40th column (instead of stopping at column 33), which
|
|||
|
|
in turn means that tracing over code is much easier.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Bell Beagle Basic also lets you change the tone that you hear whenever
|
|||
|
|
'''' the standard control-G bell is heard. (Under ProDOS, this true for
|
|||
|
|
the & BELL command only.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
ALIASES FOR FUNCTIONS People who programmed Applesoft BASIC eventually
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""" learned that there were "secret" routines built
|
|||
|
|
into their Apple II that could be called from BASIC, but only if you knew
|
|||
|
|
the code number. For example, under DOS 3.3, POKE 49384,0 starts the drive
|
|||
|
|
motor, and POKE 49285,0 stops it. Beagle Bros were one of the great
|
|||
|
|
crusaders in making this "secret" information generally available by means
|
|||
|
|
of their Peeks, Pokes, and Pointers charts, issued free with every disk
|
|||
|
|
they sold.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Still, some POKEs and CALLs were used so frequently that even looking
|
|||
|
|
them up on the chart became a hassle. So Beagle Bros took a bunch of the
|
|||
|
|
most popular commands and create English translations for them, which were
|
|||
|
|
much easier to remember.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
BELL CALL -198 rings the Apple's bell
|
|||
|
|
(or PRINT CHR$(7))
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
SCRLUP CALL -912 scrolls screen up one line
|
|||
|
|
(or PRINT)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
CLRKEY POKE -16388, 0 clear keyboard buffer
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
CLLN CALL -868 clear text screen from cursor to right margin
|
|||
|
|
CLDN CALL -958 clear text screen from cursor to bottom
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
CRSU CALL -998 move cursor up one line
|
|||
|
|
CRSD CALL -922 move cursor down one line
|
|||
|
|
CRSL CALL -1008 move cursor left one character
|
|||
|
|
CRSR CALL -1036 move cursor right one character
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
MODE1 POKE -16304, 0 graphics display
|
|||
|
|
MODE2 POKE -16303, 0 text display
|
|||
|
|
MIX0 POKE -16302, 0 split-screen (graphics and text window)
|
|||
|
|
MIX1 POKE -16301, 0 full-screen graphics (no text)
|
|||
|
|
PAGE1 POKE -16300, 0 page 1
|
|||
|
|
PAGE2 POKE -16299, 0 page 2
|
|||
|
|
RESL1 POKE -16298, 0 lo-res graphics
|
|||
|
|
RESL2 POKE -16297, 0 hi-res graphics
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
All these commands are a great convenience, but not more. They don't
|
|||
|
|
add much to the value of Beagle Basic.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
BONUS: TEXT SCREEN FORMATTER (This utility works independantly of Beagle
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Basic. Karl Bunker has written a similar
|
|||
|
|
utility for ProDOS called SCLU, which works in a slightly different
|
|||
|
|
fashion.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Any utility that lets you type your text on the screen without having
|
|||
|
|
to worry about how to code it is a godsend. The only caveat is that such a
|
|||
|
|
utility doesn't always pick the most efficient method. If you have a
|
|||
|
|
dividing line of equal signs, it's considerably more memory efficient to
|
|||
|
|
use FOR LOOP = 1 TO 40: PRINT "=";: NEXT LOOP than it is to write PRINT
|
|||
|
|
"=======================================".
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Unfortunately, there is documentation on how to use either the 40- or
|
|||
|
|
80-column version of this bonus utility. Fortunately, GenieLamp A2 is here
|
|||
|
|
to save you the time and trouble:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
To start either utility, you can either BRUN or BLOAD it, depending
|
|||
|
|
on your preference. Even if you BRUN it, nothing will happen. You must
|
|||
|
|
CALL 25000 to start the utility running. Be sure you are already in 40
|
|||
|
|
columns if using the 40-column version; same for the 80-column version.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Once the utility has started, there are no instructions and there is
|
|||
|
|
no help command, so keep this chart handy:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-A or up-arrow move cursor up one line
|
|||
|
|
control-Z or down-arrow move cursor down one line
|
|||
|
|
right-arrow move cursor right one character
|
|||
|
|
left-arrow move cursor left one character
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-E scroll text up one line
|
|||
|
|
control-X scroll text down one line
|
|||
|
|
control-S scroll text right one character
|
|||
|
|
control-D scroll text left one character
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-I inverse text mode
|
|||
|
|
control-N normal text mode
|
|||
|
|
control-F flashing text mode (MouseText in 80 columns)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-@ clear entire page
|
|||
|
|
control-L clear to end of line
|
|||
|
|
control-P clear to end of page
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-C center text
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-O (40-columns only) print ], ^, and @ characters
|
|||
|
|
Escape (40-columns only) toggle upper and lower case
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-W framing window on/off
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
control-Q quit utility and translate screen layout into BASIC
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
If you'd like to continue working on a screen after you've RUN it,
|
|||
|
|
you can begin again _without_ clearing the screen by typing CALL 25003
|
|||
|
|
instead of CALL 25000. It might be best to make the last line in your
|
|||
|
|
program CALL 25003.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The first time you press control-Q, this utility starts creating the
|
|||
|
|
necessary program lines, starting at line number 10, and increasing the
|
|||
|
|
line numbers by 10 for each line. The next time you CALL the utility, it
|
|||
|
|
will start just beyond whatever line number you left off. (If your last
|
|||
|
|
line number was 80, the first line number for the second try will be 90.)
|
|||
|
|
If you'd like to change the starting line number and increment, assign
|
|||
|
|
values to the variables START and INC--right from the command line; you
|
|||
|
|
don't have to put them in a program--and use these POKEs:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
POKE 25006, START - INT(START/256) * 256
|
|||
|
|
POKE 25007, INT(START/256)
|
|||
|
|
POLE 25008, INC
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
KEEPING UP TO DATE As mentioned, Beagle Basic was written for the
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""" original Apple II and Apple II+, and is only 100%
|
|||
|
|
compatible with those two machines. If you have an Apple IIe (either
|
|||
|
|
enhanced or not) or an Apple IIc, then you can only have access to all
|
|||
|
|
Beagle Basic features if you modify the Beagle programs slightly so that
|
|||
|
|
they will fool your Apple IIe or IIc into thinking that it is an earlier
|
|||
|
|
model Apple II.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
If you do not want to fool your Apple II or IIc, then you will be
|
|||
|
|
limited to altering the names of Applesoft commands and functions, and
|
|||
|
|
Applesoft error messages. You cannot use the extra commands in your
|
|||
|
|
programs.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
You cannot fool your Apple IIgs into thinking it is an earlier model
|
|||
|
|
Apple II, so it would seem at first glance that IIgs users cannot use any
|
|||
|
|
part of Beagle Basic whatsoever. In fact, you can, but you have to make a
|
|||
|
|
small memory sacrifice (1-2K) to do so.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ampersand Disadvantages Beagle has provided ampersand versions of its
|
|||
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''' commands, both for DOS 3.3 and ProDOS. This is
|
|||
|
|
slightly more awkward, especially in the case of the ELSE command, now the
|
|||
|
|
& ELSE command. The old syntax was simple:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
100 IF I < 1 THEN PRINT "a" : ELSE PRINT "some"
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The new syntax requires you to use IF with THEN, as always, but & IF with &
|
|||
|
|
ELSE. (There's no such thing as & THEN.) If you try to use IF with &
|
|||
|
|
ELSE, it won't work. So use this:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
100 & IF I < 1 THEN PRINT "a" : & ELSE PRINT "some"
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
not this:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
100 IF I < 1 THEN PRINT "a" : & ELSE PRINT "some"
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This means that you're going to have to keep your eyes peeled for the
|
|||
|
|
correct syntax. Who needs hassles like that?
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The syntax of the hi-res command has changed and is slightly more
|
|||
|
|
awkward. PAGE1 has simple syntax; & PAGE (1) gives you one more change to
|
|||
|
|
forget exactly the right way to type the command.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Two commands have disappeared from the ampersand version--TXT2 and G2
|
|||
|
|
are gone.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
With the original Beagle Basic, you could chose which new commands
|
|||
|
|
you wanted active. Now, you must have all of them or nothing.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
& LIST and & BELL now require complicated POKEs to make them work.
|
|||
|
|
Since you can access these features directly, power users will like the
|
|||
|
|
POKEs, but beginners will be intimidated and curse a lot, since it's one
|
|||
|
|
more thing to look up.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ampersand Advantages With original Beagle Basic, you originally had to
|
|||
|
|
'''''''''''''''''''' choose one of three groups of four commands:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
o CLLN, CLDN, SCRLUP, and BELL
|
|||
|
|
o MODE, MIX, PAGE, and RESL
|
|||
|
|
o CRSU, CRSD, CRSL, and CRSR
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
That is, if you had the hi-res commands (second group), then you had to do
|
|||
|
|
without the cursor-move commands (third group). With the ampersand
|
|||
|
|
versions, you can have all the commands.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There is one new command in the ampersand version: & RDKEY (A),
|
|||
|
|
which compliments & CLRKEY.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It's now possible to use the 80-column screen with many of the
|
|||
|
|
commands. Exception are & SCRLUP and & SCRLDN, which will crash if you try
|
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to use them with the 80-column screen active, and & CRSU, & CRSD, & CRSL,
|
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and & CRSR don't cause a crash, which is good, but they don't all work
|
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properly either, which is bad. Give all these commands a miss in 80-column
|
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mode.
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& TONE and & HSCRN work okay, but they parse a bit oddly, since they
|
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both contain BASIC-reserved words, TO and SCRN. This means that listings
|
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will show & TO NE (25, 75) and & H SCRN (0, 0), which looks odd, to say the
|
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least.
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LEGAL STUFF Beagle Basic is one of a series of disk archives from the old
|
|||
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""""""""""" Beagle Bros catalogs. These disk used to be available
|
|||
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commercially, but circa 1991, Beagle made them available freely on three
|
|||
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understandings:
|
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|
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(1) despite the fact that they were free, Beagle still owned them;
|
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|
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(2) despite the fact that Beagle owned them, they didn't support them;
|
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(3) despite the fact that you could own them for nothing, you had to
|
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|
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pay Beagle if you used them commercially (that is, made any money
|
|||
|
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from their free software)
|
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Beagle wasn't happy about the idea of their freebie disks showing up
|
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on bulletin boards and networks--Genie was an exception. (I know GenieLamp
|
|||
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A2 has lots of subscribers who don't subscribe to Genie, so I'll mention
|
|||
|
|
this now: Please don't write me asking me to send you a copy of Beagle
|
|||
|
|
Basic. I can't. If you come to Genie, you'll be able to download a copy.
|
|||
|
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If you can download a copy somewhere else, it's probably illegal.)
|
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SUMMING UP There are times when I feel I shouldn't be making an overall
|
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|
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"""""""""" recommendation, and this is one of them. If you've read this
|
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column, you should have the necessary information to determine if Beagle
|
|||
|
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Basic is right for you. I find that I can't make a general recommendation
|
|||
|
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for all Apple II computer users.
|
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|
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|
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If you have an old Apple II with 64K and have no 80-column card and
|
|||
|
|
don't mind using DOS 3.3 only, you can use all the features that Beagle
|
|||
|
|
Basic promises.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
If you have an Apple IIe or IIc, you can limit yourself to DOS 3.3
|
|||
|
|
and customize BASIC to your heart's content. If you can also limit
|
|||
|
|
yourself to 40-columns, you can also have extra commands without having to
|
|||
|
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mess with &. Or you can have the commands too, if you don't mind messing
|
|||
|
|
with &, in either ProDOS or DOS 3.3.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
If you have an Apple IIgs, then the only way you can use Beagle Basic
|
|||
|
|
is by using either the DOS 3.3 or ProDOS ampersand package. Keep in mind
|
|||
|
|
that most ampersand commands work with 80-columns, but there are a few that
|
|||
|
|
don't.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
The most valuable parts of Beagle Basic are five commands: ELSE,
|
|||
|
|
SWAP, TONE, SCRLDN and HSCRN. The ability to use variable in GOTO and
|
|||
|
|
GOSUB is also valuable. As a BASIC enhancer, Beagle Basic doesn't rate
|
|||
|
|
particularly high, because of the features it misses out on--where are
|
|||
|
|
WHILE/WEND and REPEAT/UNTIL loops? What about & MID$, which allows you
|
|||
|
|
overwrite a portion of a string with another string? What about & SEARCH,
|
|||
|
|
which searches for a substring within a string? What about & TIME and &
|
|||
|
|
DATE? What about & ERASE for erasing and removing arrays? There are so
|
|||
|
|
many possible improvements to Applesoft that could have been made. Beagle
|
|||
|
|
Basic may have been innovative for its time, but by today's standards, it
|
|||
|
|
seems just a little backward.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Still, if you're just beginning to learn BASIC programming, then you
|
|||
|
|
may find that Beagle Basic will make life easier for you. If you been
|
|||
|
|
looking for a way to use ELSE or HSCRN in your programs, you could do worse
|
|||
|
|
than download Beagle Basic.
|
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|
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|
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|
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RATING SYSTEM
|
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|
|
"""""""""""""
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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5 LAMPS.........What? You haven't downloaded this program YET?
|
|||
|
|
4 LAMPS.........Innovative or feature rich, take a look!
|
|||
|
|
3 LAMPS.........Good execution, stable program.
|
|||
|
|
2 LAMPS.........Gets the job done.
|
|||
|
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1 LAMP..........A marginal download.
|
|||
|
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0 ..............GenieLamp Turkey Award!
|
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|
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[EOA]
|
|||
|
|
[BAN]//////////////////////////////
|
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FILE BANDWAGON /
|
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/////////////////////////////////
|
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|
|
Top 10 Files for June
|
|||
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""
|
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|
|
by Douglas Cuff
|
|||
|
|
[EDITOR.A2]
|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
This feature lists the ten most popular files for the month. To give
|
|||
|
|
files a chance to seek their own levels, no files will be added to the list
|
|||
|
|
until they've been in place at least a month. This month, we look at the
|
|||
|
|
files uploaded 1-30 June 1996.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
This isn't the Academy Awards ceremony, folks; it's more like the
|
|||
|
|
People's Choice Awards (both of which are trademarked, by the way). The
|
|||
|
|
Top 10 doesn't necessarily tell you what's new and interesting--what files
|
|||
|
|
_you_ might find interesting--it simply tells you what files have been
|
|||
|
|
downloaded a lot--what other people found interesting!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I was pretty pressed for time this month, so the long descriptions of
|
|||
|
|
the files have been omitted. If you miss them, I hope you'll write and say
|
|||
|
|
so. Either way, they should be back next month.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I've treated QUICKIES.BXY, QUICKIES2.BXY and QUICKIES3.BXY as one
|
|||
|
|
file, so there 12 files in this month's list as a result.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
File # Filename Bytes DLs Short description
|
|||
|
|
------ --------------- ------ --- -------------------------------------
|
|||
|
|
27438 A2.DOM.9606.BXY 410648 129 A2 Disk of the Month, June 1996
|
|||
|
|
27333 QUICKIES2.BXY 237944 80 collected rSounds, part 3
|
|||
|
|
27334 QUICKIES3.BXY 255276 76 collected rSounds, part 2
|
|||
|
|
27295 APTEST.BXY 106852 76 A.P.P.L.E.'s diagnostics utility
|
|||
|
|
27332 QUICKIES.BXY 117944 70 collected rSounds, part 1
|
|||
|
|
27296 TUNE.5.25.BXY 20792 67 Tuneup procedures for 5.25 drives
|
|||
|
|
27297 POWERSUPPLY.BXY 11612 62 Dr. Buggie's Power Supplies
|
|||
|
|
27424 QUARKNET.BXY 125272 59 Hypercard Message processor
|
|||
|
|
27314 BABE.JPG 58584 57 babe, the Jpeg pinup!
|
|||
|
|
27437 A2.DOM.9605.BXY 499708 54 A2 Disk of the Month, May 1996
|
|||
|
|
27300 MC.DEMO.BXY 276096 50 Music Composer version 4.00 demo
|
|||
|
|
27325 OLDTSTMNT.2.BXY 306560 37 Old Testament 2 of 5
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
[EOA]
|
|||
|
|
[MEC]//////////////////////////////
|
|||
|
|
FILE MECHANIC /
|
|||
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|||
|
|
New Files From Old
|
|||
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|||
|
|
by Douglas Cuff
|
|||
|
|
[EDITOR.A2]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Welcome to the File Mechanic. In this new column, we focus on files
|
|||
|
|
in the Genie library that can be improved or updated. We'll give you the
|
|||
|
|
exact steps necessary to make the recommended changes.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This month, we focus on a file that I began modifying simply to
|
|||
|
|
update it. While doing that, I found some code that didn't work right.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
[*][*][*]
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Program name: Gillian's Bunny Game
|
|||
|
|
Filename: BUNNY.GAME.BXY
|
|||
|
|
Program type: BASIC program
|
|||
|
|
Program number: 17118
|
|||
|
|
File size: 14,336 bytes
|
|||
|
|
Author: unknown (originally uploaded by T.DAWSON)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Gillian's Bunny Game is a game written by a father for his
|
|||
|
|
two-year-old daughter. A rabbit and carrot are drawn in separate places on
|
|||
|
|
the hi-res screen. The player uses the arrow keys to move the rabbit to
|
|||
|
|
the carrot. When the rabbit reaches the carrot, the player gets a point
|
|||
|
|
and starts again. Once a certain number of carrots have been eaten, a
|
|||
|
|
farmer will appear and chase the rabbit. If the farmer catches three
|
|||
|
|
rabbits, the game is over.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This game is tremendously simple to play. The author (not identified
|
|||
|
|
in the program or its documentation) wrote it because his daughter found a
|
|||
|
|
simple maze game on the "Apple presents..." disk too difficult. You should
|
|||
|
|
bear this in mind before you download the file--let alone before you modify
|
|||
|
|
it. This is a game for very young children.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This program will run on any Apple II, including the IIgs, without
|
|||
|
|
modification. My modifications make for slightly better play on any Apple
|
|||
|
|
II that can generate lower case key presses and proper speed on an Apple
|
|||
|
|
IIgs. They also fix a minor bug in the program.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The documentation that accompanies the program has a section on
|
|||
|
|
modifying the game. This was not as helpful as was intended as many of the
|
|||
|
|
line numbers referred to are no longer there. I suspect that a program
|
|||
|
|
"compacter" (such as COMPACT on the Beagle Bros' D Code disk) was used on
|
|||
|
|
the program. The range of the line numbers given by the author seems
|
|||
|
|
correct, but in many cases the lines themselves have disappeared as a
|
|||
|
|
result of their having been combined with other lines.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
We will be using subroutines to improve the lower case and speed
|
|||
|
|
handling of the program. We'll place these frequently-called subroutines
|
|||
|
|
at the beginning of the program (a good habit to get into).
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The program as written starts at line 20. We'll put our subroutines
|
|||
|
|
before line 20, and use a GOTO at the very start of the program to hop over
|
|||
|
|
the subroutines:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1 GOTO 20
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Our first two subroutines handle the speed of the Apple IIgs. A
|
|||
|
|
stock, unaccelerated IIgs has two settings, Fast and Normal. (Apple must
|
|||
|
|
have considered "Normal" a more encouraging term than "Slow". Fast food
|
|||
|
|
places don't have a size for french fry orders smaller than "regular" any
|
|||
|
|
more, either. Advertising types won't let us use "small, medium, or large"
|
|||
|
|
any more. Heaven spare us.) You can change the speed of your IIgs from
|
|||
|
|
BASIC by changing the contents memory location 49206. This memory location
|
|||
|
|
stores other important information, so we have to be a little careful about
|
|||
|
|
how we change the contents.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
(If your IIgs is accelerated with a ZipGS card, then you can set its
|
|||
|
|
"CPS Follow" option to On. Then the ZipGS will obey the instructions in
|
|||
|
|
our modifications.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Before we write the subroutines, we need a little code in the main
|
|||
|
|
program that checks that the program is running on an Apple IIgs. The
|
|||
|
|
official way to do this involves a short assembly language routine,
|
|||
|
|
documented in Apple II Miscellaneous Tech Note #7.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Here, we POKE this routine into memory, call it, and then examine the
|
|||
|
|
results. My method of poking the routine into memory uses a string
|
|||
|
|
containing the values to be poked. Such routines often use DATA
|
|||
|
|
statements, but I prefer this method, as it adapts more easily to programs
|
|||
|
|
that already use DATA statements in their own code.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
150 ROUT% = 768:W1 = 80:W2 = ROUT% - 1:A$ =
|
|||
|
|
"05603203125417600214400616200814202300309616901615702300314002500309600000
|
|||
|
|
0000000"
|
|||
|
|
155 FOR L1 = 1 TO W1 STEP 3:W2 = W2 + 1:B$ = MID$ (A$,L1,3):W3 = VAL
|
|||
|
|
(B$): POKE W2,W3: NEXT L1
|
|||
|
|
160 CALL ROUT%: IF PEEK (ROUT% + 23) = 16 THEN IIGS% = 1
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
We will place the short assembly routine--longer than it needs to be,
|
|||
|
|
since it also returns the ROM version of a IIgs, which is not relevant to
|
|||
|
|
this program--at location 768 ($300 in hexadecimal) and then CALL it. We
|
|||
|
|
split the long string containing 80 values into 3-character strings, and
|
|||
|
|
POKE the value of the 3-character string into each successive memory
|
|||
|
|
location. Once the routine is available, we CALL it and see if the Apple
|
|||
|
|
II running the program has a 16-bit processor (Apple IIgs only) or an 8-bit
|
|||
|
|
one (all other Apple IIs).
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Once we know the program is running on an Apple IIgs, we can safely
|
|||
|
|
change the memory location that contains the speed. We will need to slow
|
|||
|
|
down the IIgs and of course speed it back up as well. First, the simple
|
|||
|
|
subroutine that slows down:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
5 IF IIGS% = 1 THEN W1% = PEEK (49206): IF W1% > 127 THEN POKE
|
|||
|
|
49206,W1% - 128: REM slow down GS
|
|||
|
|
6 RETURN
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
That is, if we have a IIgs, then check memory location 49206. If
|
|||
|
|
it's not already slowed down, slow it down now. We use the sample code
|
|||
|
|
with the logic reversed to speed up again:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
10 IF IIGS% = 1 THEN W1% = PEEK (49206): IF W1% < 128 THEN POKE
|
|||
|
|
49206,W1% + 128: REM speed up GS
|
|||
|
|
11 RETURN
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Now that we have the ability to slow down the IIgs and speed it up,
|
|||
|
|
we have to consider when to do so. In some programs, it's best to slow
|
|||
|
|
down a IIgs as the program starts and speed it up again just before the
|
|||
|
|
program ends. In this case, most of the program could do with a little
|
|||
|
|
speeding up. The exception are the "win" and "lose" routines. These go by
|
|||
|
|
too quickly on a IIgs. That being the case, we'll slow down immediately
|
|||
|
|
before the bunny getting a carrot and speed up afterward. Same procedure
|
|||
|
|
for when the farmer gets the bunny.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
First, change line 1080 to slow down the program just before the
|
|||
|
|
bunny gets the carrot:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1080 IF D = 1 AND I THEN GOSUB 5: CALL 866: GOTO 1100
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The only change here is that we've inserted "GOSUB 5" (slow down) before
|
|||
|
|
"CALL 866". Now let's remember to speed things up once the bunny has done
|
|||
|
|
its dance of joy:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1120 NEXT D,P:K = K + 1: DRAW J AT C,E: DRAW D AT X,Y: GOSUB 10: GOTO
|
|||
|
|
1380
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Again, a simple change--"GOSUB 10" (speed up) inserted before "GOTO 1380".
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
When we slow down before the "bunny caught" routine and speed up
|
|||
|
|
after, we can make both adjustments on the same line:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1200 HCOLOR= 0: DRAW D AT X,Y: HCOLOR= 3: DRAW J AT C,E: VTAB 24: CALL -
|
|||
|
|
868: HTAB 5: PRINT "The Farmer caught the Bunny!";: FOR B = 1 TO 11: POKE
|
|||
|
|
864,B(B): POKE 865,A(B): IF I THEN GOSUB 5: CALL 866: GOSUB 10: GOTO 1300
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
We've put "GOSUB 5" (slow down) before "CALL 866" and "GOSUB 10" (speed up)
|
|||
|
|
right after it. These are the only times we need to change the speed of
|
|||
|
|
the Apple IIgs for the entire program.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Gillian's Bunny Game allows for play on an original Apple II or Apple
|
|||
|
|
II+ by letting you use the I-J-K-M diamond to move the bunny. (Later
|
|||
|
|
computers can also use the arrow keys.) Instead of checking for lower case
|
|||
|
|
input (i-j-k-m), however, the program merely admonishes you to keep the
|
|||
|
|
Caps Lock key down.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
It would be simple enough to add a few lines of code to check for
|
|||
|
|
lower case input, but we're going to do something even simpler--convert
|
|||
|
|
each lower case key press into upper case. This short subroutine does the
|
|||
|
|
job:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
14 W1$ = "": FOR W1 = 1 TO LEN (A$):W2 = ASC ( RIGHT$ (A$,( LEN (A$) +
|
|||
|
|
1) - W1)):W2$ = CHR$ (W2 - 32 * (W2 > 96 AND W2 < 123)):W1$ = W1$ + W2$:
|
|||
|
|
NEXT W1:A$ = W1$: RETURN
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
In this program, the length of the string to convert (A$) is always one,
|
|||
|
|
but this routine can be used for longer strings as well.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Now that we have the routine, we need to call it (almost) every time
|
|||
|
|
the program looks for keyboard input--in practice, every time the
|
|||
|
|
programmer used "GET A$", we need to put "GOSUB 14" immediately afterward.
|
|||
|
|
Here are the lines to change:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
520 LET A$ = "": POKE - 16368,0: GET A$: GOSUB 14:A = ASC (A$): IF A =
|
|||
|
|
27 THEN 2540
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
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2140 VTAB 12: HTAB 1: CALL - 958: PRINT "Do you want instructions? (Y/N)
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2910 HTAB 14: CALL - 868: PRINT "Play again? ";: GET A$: GOSUB 14: IF A$
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With lower case taken care of, let's fix a tiny slip that the
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programmer made. He tries to make sure that messages about Caps Lock keys
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and arrow keys are printed only if the program is not running on an
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original Apple II or Apple II+. Unfortunately, he uses a non-standard PEEK
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to check this.
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I suspect that the author got this unsupported PEEK from Beagle
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Bros--it appears in their Tip Book #7 (distributed with GPLE) and on their
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Silicon Salad disk. Where Beagle Bros got it from, I don't know. Beagle
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Bros were a great source of really nifty tips. Most of them broke the
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rules and it doesn't seem to matter. A few of them--like this one--broke
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the rules and it matters immensely. Once the IIgs came out, all bets were
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off.
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Fortunately, this is simple to fix. We just replace the unofficial
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PEEK with the official one (from Apple II Miscellaneous Tech Note #7). The
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first line we can change like this:
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2040 HOME : VTAB 3: IF PEEK (64435) < > 6 THEN 2080
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This causes the program to check for an Apple II with a Caps Lock key
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2060 HTAB 3: PRINT " Be sure <CAPS LOCK> key is down "
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Wait a minute! We've already changed the program so that the Caps
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Lock key does _not_ have to be pressed any longer. Line 2060 is now
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redundant... but it doesn't really do any harm. You can choose to keep the
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redundant line in there, or you make these simple changes:
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2040 HOME
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2060 REM
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The next time the program checks up on the sort of Apple II being
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used is when the game instructions mention the four arrow keys. Unlike the
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example above, we can't just skip this change; we must make it! The
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program doesn't print the message about four arrow keys if it's running on
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an original Apple II or Apple II+. Again, we just need to change the PEEK
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(and value being checked):
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2180 HOME : POKE 33,35: POKE 32,5: PRINT : PRINT "Move the bunny to eat
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carrots": PRINT "=============================": VTAB 6: PRINT " I":
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PRINT " use J K to move the bunny": PRINT " M": PRINT : PRINT : IF
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PEEK (64435) = 6 THEN PRINT " or use the four arrow keys": PRINT : PRINT
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(As the programmer originally had it, the message about the four
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arrow keys was not appearing when it should have, giving the impression
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that all players had to use the I-J-K-M group of keys.)
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That's all you really need to do! I'll give you a couple more
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modifications for Apple IIgs users who are launching the game from the
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Finder. They're by no means necessary, but they might make life a little
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easier. They'll also work with an 8-bit program launcher, so you can use
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them even if you don't have an Apple IIgs.
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The first change goes right before the loading of the games' shapes
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(line 20). All this change does is find out what the prefix of the game
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is, and sets the active prefix there. If you didn't understand a word of
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that, don't worry. This line is pretty harmless, so include it anyway.
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15 PRINT CHR$ (4)"PREFIX": INPUT P$: PRINT CHR$ (4)"PREFIX";P$
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We also need to make a small change to the first line we created so
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that it reads:
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1 GOTO 15
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since our program begins a bit earlier than it used to.
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The second change has two parts. The game as written simply ENDs...
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that is, uses the BASIC END statement. You might find it more useful to
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issue a ProDOS "BYE" command instead. This will take you back to the
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Finder, or whatever program you used to launch BUNNY.GAME. Begin by
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removing the END statement from the end of line 2940, so it looks like
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this:
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2940 TEXT : HOME : PRINT "Bye...": VTAB 23: FOR B = 1 TO 23: HTAB 24 - B:
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VTAB B: PRINT "]";: FOR L = 1 TO 50: NEXT : PRINT CHR$ (8);" ";: POKE
|
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864,8: POKE 865,2: CALL 866: NEXT : PRINT
|
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|
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Apple IIgs. This is absolutely redundant--every time we slow down, we are
|
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careful to speed up again when finished--but you might want to do it
|
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|
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anyway. It's a little like bearing a belt and suspenders, but go ahead if
|
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it will make you feel safer:
|
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|
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2950 GOSUB 10: PRINT CHR$ (4);"BYE"
|
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Finally, if you like, you can put a "GOSUB 5" at the beginning of
|
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|
|
line 2940, so that it slows down the goodbye routine slightly. This is
|
|||
|
|
very much a matter of personal taste, so try it both ways. If you _do_ use
|
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|
|
the GOSUB and slower goodbye routine, be sure to use the GOSUB 10 in line
|
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|
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2950
|
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|
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|
|
If you don't care about double-locking your door and you did _not_
|
|||
|
|
slow down the goodbye routine in line 2940, try just:
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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2950 PRINT CHR$ (4);"BYE"
|
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