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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? What To Do When GEnie's Down.
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REFLECTIONS ............. [REF] APPLEWORKS ANNEX ........ [AWX]
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Your Own Special Community. Deja II AppleWorks Emulator.
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MINI_BYTES .............. [MIB] THE TREASURE HUNT ....... [HUN]
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[EDITOR.A2]
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>>> READ ALL ABOUT IT <<<
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As I write this, things don't look good for Apple Computer, Inc.
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Resist the urge to cackle. This is not good news for us.
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Strangely--or maybe not--neither is it the issue that's uppermost on
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our minds! It looks as though we'll have three new newsletters this year:
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The AppleWorks Gazette, which has already published its first issue, and
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Apple Blossom and Juiced.GS, which will publish shortly.
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Apple Blossom and Juiced.GS are similar but certainly not identical
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newsletters. Is there still room for two such publications in the Apple II
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world? Where there's competition, some duplication of effort is
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inevitable. Will resources be stretched too thin? Can we still afford
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that? This is a question that many are discussing on the A2 RoundTable.
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Eric Schonblom summed up concerns nicely when he said "our world has grown
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too small for competition, but is just the right size for cooperation."
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Last year, we lost A2-Central, GS+, NAUG's AppleWorks Forum and
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TimeOut-Central, so isn't it right that new magazines should rise to take
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their place? Absolutely. But none of publications were the work of a
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single person. A2-Central was (latterly) edited by me with regular
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material being written by Steve Weyhrich and Tom Weishaar's guiding hand as
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publisher. GS+ was published and edited by Steve Disbrow, but he had Joe
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Wankerl to handle the programming. NAUG was not a one-man operation.
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Randy Brandt and Will Nelken worked together, again with Tom Weishaar in
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the background, to produce TimeOut-Central.
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The new publications seem, at first blush, to be one-person
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operations. Starting this month, and continuing for the next two, we hope
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to bring you interviews with the publishers of the newest three
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newsletters. This month you can read a profile of Max Jones, publisher of
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Juiced.GS. Next month, we've planned a profile of Steve Cavanaugh,
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publisher of Apple Blossom. After that, we hope to get a look inside The
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AppleWorks Gazette.
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You might share my nightmare vision of Steve Cavanaugh, Max Jones,
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Joe Kohn, Clark Stiles and me all competing over the same stories and the
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same customers. There's no real need to worry; it was just a bad dream.
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The editors are aware of this pitfall. There seems to be a continued
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effort to keep the competition co-operative, however counter-intuitive that
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sounds.
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Moving from nightmares to daydreams, some of you probably also share
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my dream that we could have a nice monthly magazine with feature articles,
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regular columns, and reviews instead of bi-monthlies and quarterlies.
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Unfortunately, it is just a dream. Why? Because one-person ventures don't
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need much money. When you're the only employee, you needn't worry about
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making enough money to cover your wages, only your out-of-pocket expenses.
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Tom Weishaar is a fine writer/editor. When the publication details
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started to interfere with his writing, he promoted himself to publisher and
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found a new editor. This worked well, since Tom is also a fine publisher.
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I just hate to think of all our best writers and editors spending most of
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their time being publishers.
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Speaking of good writers, I'm happy to announce that I didn't have to
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put together this issue by myself, so you'll find contributions here from
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our old friends Charlie Hartley, Jay Curtis, Phil Shapiro and Ryan Suenaga
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plus new friends James Keim, Ed Lundberg, and Max Jones. This makes for
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one of our best all-around issues in past little while.
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We're always interested in articles, folks, and we do pay. For every
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article, we make sure that your GEnie account is credited with the
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equivalent of non-prime time hours!
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We're particularly eager to continue to MINI_BYTES column. This is
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an old favorite in other versions of GEnieLamp (ST and IBM), but it's
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making its debut here in GEnieLamp A2. Here's how it works:
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Three reviewers download the same file from the A2 libraries and
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write an extremely brief review of it. The readers get three different
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takes on one program, and the reviewers get one non-prime time hour
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credited to their accounts. One free hour on GEnie for writing as little
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as one paragraph!
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If you'd like to join in, please send me E-mail *first*. We have to
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get three people to agree on one file, which is the tricky part. :-)
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You'll notice that the PAUG Newsletter is missing from this issue.
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The devil of it is, I'm sure not when it will be back. Look for an
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announcement from PAUG soon, presumably in next month's GEnieLamp A2.
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Letters To The Editor
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NO ANIMASIA 3-D...? I got around to reading the latest [GEnieLamp A2].
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""""""""""""""""""" It was good and I like the JMS quotes, but in your
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editorial about how we made out like bandits in '95, I noticed you didn't
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mention Animasia 3-D as one of the new pieces of GS software. Actually, if
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you did mention it, I would be surprised because it was released on 2
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February 1995, which is too far back for anyone to remember.
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Michael Lutynski [ANIMASIA]
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Animasia 3-D
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I apologize unreservedly for the omission. I had assumed
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Animasia 3-D was released in late 1994, since that's when the ads
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and releases started appearing (including the one in GEnieLamp
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A2). I should have double-checked with you before publication...
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a procedure I would have definitely followed if there had been
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any doubt in my mind. Unfortunately, there was no doubt in my
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mind, and there should have been. Mea maxima culpa.
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NO MEGADEMO...? In your January editorial of [GEnieLamp A2] you reviewed
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""""""""""""""" the year 1995 on new Apple II hard- and software.
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Although you covered nearly all new products (which isn't too hard, since,
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unfortunately, there weren't that much), you did not mention the Ninjaforce
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Megademo that came out in February 1995. Being the biggest _real_ GS demo
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ever, it caught a lot of attention across the II related areas on the
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Internet (and also on GEnie), making it one of the _biggest_ software
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events on the GS in 1995.
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The demo got many _outstanding_ praises, like...
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"It's the best anything I've ever seen on the GS!"--Brett Victor
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"I truly LOVE the MegaDemo! It is the BEST I have ever seen! This
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is one piece of software that I am going to blow the Mac people in the next
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room when I attend the next meeting in the local AUG!"--Willie Yeo
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(Kingfisher)
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So, we just cannot understand that the Megademo was not covered in
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your editorial. We know that many Americans tend to dislike European style
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demos, but the point is that the Megademo _impresses_ about every GS user,
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and really impressive GS software is hard to find these days.
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-- Jesse Blue & Clue
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Ninjaforce
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ug0a@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
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P.S.: We'll continue to produce _quality_ software for the GS. Check
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out 'Deskplay' and the 'Megademo Hard Disk Installer' (both should be
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available on GEnie by the time you read this), and if you've missed
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watching the Megademo, then please, do it now!
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I am sorry that you feel slighted. As you will understand from
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the Animasia letter above, sometimes I forget and sometimes I
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make mistakes.
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However, in my editorial, I didn't list every freeware/shareware
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program, and I didn't list _any_ demos. I was not discriminating
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against your program specifically, I was discriminating in favour
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of all programs that were useful. If I had my time back, I would
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make the same decision. However impressive your demo, it remains
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a demo, and demos do not fit in to my personal definition of
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"significant software".
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I was attempting to list things that I thought would show how
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the Apple II was still useful. I tried to list every commercial
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release I could remember, as I thought those would have a
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cheering effect. If the readers had seen me "padding" a list
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with minor freeware/shareware releases and demos, the effect
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would not have been cheering, but depressing. If I try too hard
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to make the point that things are bright, doubt starts to creep
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in--one starts to wonder if my case is so darned strong, since
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I'm grasping at every straw available.
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All the same, I am glad Ninjaforce is around and programming and
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look forward to your producing quality software for the IIgs.
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>>>>> You wrote:
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"However impressive your demo, it remains a demo, and demos do not
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fit in to my personal definition of 'significant software'.".
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This is discussable. A game is considered useful because it is
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entertaining, right? Well, this also goes for demos that entertain people
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by showing off the machine.
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But this is just as we thought: Many Americans dislike European
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style software-demos. No way around it.
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-- Jesse Blue & Clue
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Ninjaforce
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ug0a@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
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This is discussable? A _personal_ definition?? The _validity_
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of my definitions is debatable, sure, but even as editor of
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GEnieLamp A2, I'm allowed to have my opinions, and the editorial
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is the place to air them.
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With regard to their being no way around Americans disliking
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European-style demos, please note the following:
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1. I am not American;* I am a Canadian working in, living in,
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and editing GEnieLamp A2 from Canada.
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2. I have never seen the MegaDemo. This means I do not know if
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its style is European. Obviously I did not exclude it from
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my list on the basis of its style if I have never seen it.
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3. I had not realized Ninjaforce were from Europe. Obviously I
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cannot seriously be accused of discriminating against
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Europeans if I didn't know Europeans had programmed the demo.
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To accuse me of prejudice on the basis of one incident is not
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only silly and ridiculous; it is malicious. If it were not for
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the malice, your letter would not warrant a reply, public or
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private. To make such groundless insinuations merely because you
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are displeased with me is hardly the mark of a professional. The
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same is true of the fact that you began by assuming a slight
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rather than an oversight.
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I can only restate what I said before. I didn't include your
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demo in the list because I did not and do not consider it to be a
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major achievement. I was amused by the Opale demo--also
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programmed by European programmers--but I still don't consider it
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a highlight of 1994. The fact that MegaDemo was not mentioned in
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my editorial had nothing to do with the nationality of its
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programmers.
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I am reluctant to champion MegaDemo now for the same reason I
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didn't download it when it appeared on GEnie--it requires an
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accelerator. However, as by now Ninjaforce has had far more
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exposure than any of the significant new products of 1995 got
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from my original editorial, I don't imagine I need to champion
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it.
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Readers who want to examine MegaDemo should download files
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#24590 and #24591 from the A2 library. If you have a ROM 3 IIgs,
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you should also download file #24623, which patches the demo for
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that machine. You may also want to download the recent upload
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file #26444, which finally allows the demo to be run from a hard
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drive (this is the installer mentioned by Ninjaforce above).
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PLEASE NOTE that you will still need an accelerator card to run
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this demo on your IIgs.
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(Say, do you suppose there's anything to the rumor that
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Ninjaforce are prejudiced against me and anyone else who didn't
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own an accelerator when their demo appeared...? Nah.)
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For those intrigued by mention of Deskplay, you will find that
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v2.01 is file #26452 in the A2 library.
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* NOTE FOR ALL NON-AMERICAN AND NON-CANADIAN READERS: We
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Canadians are used to being mistaken for Americans--by Europeans,
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Africans... practically everyone, in fact. When we Canadians
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gently correct the mistake, the reply is usually "Oh, of course I
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meant _North_ American!" instead of an admission of what is,
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after all, an understandable mistake. We don't know why no one
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will admit to the fact that they made an incorrect assumption,
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but they won't. Relax, everyone. It's a minor gaffe at worst.
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So what's a major gaffe? Assuming that Canadians and Americans
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are "the same thing". Assuming that Austrians and Germans are
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the same. Assuming that New Zealanders and Australians are the
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same. And not knowing the difference between a gaffe and a faux
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pas. <grin>
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[HEY]//////////////////////////////
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HEY MISTER POSTMAN /
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by Douglas Cuff
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[EDITOR.A2]
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o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
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>>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<<
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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[*] CAT 2, TOP20 .............. Can Apple II handle the millennium?
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[*] CAT10, TOP15 .............. Web browser for IIgs?
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[*] CAT13, TOP17 .............. Still room for magazine competition?
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[*] CAT17, TOP27 .............. AppleWorks 5.1 patcher from Texas II
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[*] CAT28, TOP 4 .............. ROM 04 IIgs, serial #5
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[*] CAT38, TOP15 .............. PMPFax rules! (as bugs are squashed)
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>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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"""""""""""""""""""""
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FOOL ME TWICE.... Yesterday I heard on National Public Radio about an ad
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""""""""""""""""" that Apple has taken out. Supposedly addressed to MAC
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users, but the comment was that it was really addressed to investors --
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something about Apple is not about to go out of business. And that they
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would continue to manufacture MAC computers. (Darn I wish I had been home
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when I heard it. I would have taped it.)
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But, the comment that drew the most snikkers by the commentators was
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that there was an internet address that one could write to:
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"Apple.Forever@Apple.Com"
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Uh-oh, where have I heard something like that before? :)
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CHunk- Apple IIs on my Desk, Songs in my Heart ... & more each day :)
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(CHUNK.S, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:198/M645;1)
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>>>>> It's AppleForever@apple.com
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"""""
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The ad was in our paper yesterday. It was a full page ad too, that
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had to have cost quite a bit. I thought about putting the contents here,
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but figured other papers would carry it too.
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It was addressed "Dear Apple Customers". It talks about the delivery
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of Copland, and "products based on the PowerPC microprocessor, the Newton
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platform and Pippin technology - the television-based affordable multimedia
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platform and Internet browser."
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Maybe to get the IIgs birthday party started early, we should all
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send them email and let them know that it's really Apple II forever. <g>
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Cindy
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(CINDY.A, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:200/M645;1)
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AT THE MOVIES People who attended KansasFest 95, and those who purchased
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""""""""""""" the Kfest '95 video, got to see a short 10 minute film by a
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French film maker named Chris Marker. Mr Marker is one of us...an Apple II
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fanatic.
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I'd never heard of him before, but over the weekend I went to go see
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a new sci fi movie named "12 Monkeys." As the credits began, one of the
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first ones showed: "Based on La Jettee, a film by Chris Marker."
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I smiled and smiled.
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Joe
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(JOE.KOHN, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:321/M645;1)
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ADDRESS CHANGE FOR LOST CLASSICS AND FONT CLEARINGHOUSE Should you wish
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" to reach the Lost
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Classics people, please use the following address:
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Timothy Tobin
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Lost Classics Project
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P.O. Box 8553
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Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8553
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A2.Tim@genie.com
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Timothy Tobin
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Lost Classics Coordinator
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(A2.TIM, CAT7, TOP1, MSG:8/M645;1)
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<<<<< For immediate use and dissemination
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"""""
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The Font ID Clearinghouse has moved. Please ignore the old address
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in Redondo Beach. The new address is:
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Font Clearinghouse
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P.O. Box 8553
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Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8553
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Please make a note of it, and if you own a copy of Font Factory GS,
|
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please update your manual with this new address.
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Joat
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(A2.TIM, CAT8, TOP17, MSG:251/M645;1)
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|
APPLE IIE EMULATION ON MACINTOSH Well, I don't know where else to post
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" this, so here goes.
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I just finished running a disk that has Squirt on it. From Squirt I
|
|
was able to boot up Shrink It 3.0.1, AppleWorks 2.0 with TimeOut, and
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|
Point-to-Point. In AppleWorks I was able to type, check spelling with
|
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QuickSpell, and make changes to the user dictionary. I ran all of these
|
|
programs on a Mac LCIII--without a IIe card!
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|
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|
Today I downloaded "IIe 1.0" an Apple //e emulator for the Macintosh!
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|
It is able to work with disk images, or with a disk in the internal disk
|
|
drive of the Macintosh. It is in an early stage of developement, and
|
|
naturally ran pretty slowly on my LCIII (a 68040 or PowerPC would really
|
|
help here), but it did work (and it's only about 320K).
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|
I'll be uploading this to the Mac Roundtable this weekend, but I
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|
figured there might be one or two people here who would be interested ;^)
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At this point, the emulator isn't supposed to be able to save to disk
|
|
(it couldn't save my AppleWorks file) but it does run. I was pretty darned
|
|
impressed. The author (in Australia) is asking for help in further
|
|
development so that he can get the emulator to support the mouse, extended
|
|
memory, etc. Complete info is in the Read.Me.
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|
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|
Note that to use this you will need to get a dump of the IIe
|
|
ROMs...they are not distributed with the program for legal reasons.
|
|
However, if you go to the 1WSW Web page, there is an emulators html
|
|
document that will allow you to find a place to download them (for those of
|
|
us less techinically inclined who don't know how to save the ROMs of our
|
|
own IIe's).
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|
Bon chance!
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|
Steve
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|
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT12, TOP4, MSG:154/M645;1)
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|
WESTCODE SOFTWARE TAKES A WEEK OFF Yup, they were at MacWorld. BTW, I
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" really enjoyed meeting Alan Bird, John
|
|
Oberrick, and Rob Renstrom. Great bunch of guys. Too bad there will be no
|
|
more Apple II software coming from them :-( I also got the chance to meet
|
|
Gary Little, but I digress...
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|
|
|
> I tried removing BOTH and reinstalling BOTH, but to no avail.
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|
|
Did you throw away the Typeset.Prefs file in the Desk.Accs folder?
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|
:froggie
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|
(FROG.MAN, CAT37, TOP7, MSG:131/M645;1)
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|
II ALIVE TO PUBLISH QUARTERLY After several e-mail messages to several
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" different people at S/QC, I guess I finally
|
|
rattled enough cages and got a reply, by _phone_ this morning from Valery,
|
|
regarding what was going on with II Alive.
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|
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|
I was told that the Nov-Dec '95 issue was "in the mail". They WERE
|
|
planning to honor subscriptions for five(?) more issues on a quarterly
|
|
basis. I am _not_ exactly clear on how many they think they will publish;
|
|
I was not fully awake here in Alaska when she called from Michigan, three
|
|
hour time difference.
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|
She further said, a problem they had been having was lack of material
|
|
to publish, not enough articles.
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|
|
|
That's what I was told today.
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|
|
Mike
|
|
(M.SAKARIAS, CAT42, TOP10, MSG:175/M645;1)
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|
|
<<<<< I spoke too early. I _did_ receive e-mail from S/QC, here are some
|
|
""""" pertinent excerpts:
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|
|
> [quote]
|
|
> II Alive is still currently shipping. An issue just shipped out on
|
|
> Tuesday. From the August issue we began shipping II Alive out
|
|
> quarterly and Tuesday was the next issue to go out after August.
|
|
> If you have not received the past issues please contact us and we
|
|
> will get those to you immediately. There will be four more issues to
|
|
> ship (and they will be quarterly) and then the publication will
|
|
> closed.
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|
|
|
> If you have any subscriptions available after we stop the
|
|
> publication we will be refunding your money.
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|
|
|
> Please call with questions.
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|
|
|
> Michele
|
|
> Scantron Quality Computers
|
|
> [end quote]
|
|
|
|
and from another e-mail reply
|
|
|
|
> [quote]
|
|
> We didn't stop publishing, although we have had some production
|
|
> problems which caused us to publish only 2 issues in 1995. As a
|
|
> result, we went to a quarterly format. The Winter issue just went in
|
|
> the mail yesterday. We will print 4 more issues this year, and then
|
|
> that will be the last of it.
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|
|
> Carl Sperber
|
|
> [end quote]
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|
|
|
I, for one, never saw the August issue mentioned by Michelle (haven't
|
|
seen an issue since Jan-Feb 95); but, I will let them know that, and we'll
|
|
see what happens.
|
|
|
|
Mike
|
|
(M.SAKARIAS, CAT42, TOP10, MSG:176/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> II Alive arrived today. It contains ..
|
|
"""""
|
|
a 5 page article written by Janet Loftis titled "The Apple IIGS -
|
|
What's Past is Present". ;)
|
|
|
|
4 pages of Test Drives featuring reviews of Animasic 3-D, Amazing
|
|
Arithmetricks, Focus "Hard Drive" Drives and Focus 80 Ram Disk, Harmonie by
|
|
Vitesse, Big Text Machine 2.0, and Let's Learn About Computers from Troll
|
|
Associates.
|
|
|
|
a page and a half of News and Rumors - unfortunately dated because of
|
|
the delay in publication.
|
|
|
|
6 pages devoted to The Weekend Hacker - with Mike Westerfield
|
|
discussing, and demonstrating the programming of the Pentomino Puzzle.
|
|
|
|
1 page of letters.
|
|
|
|
2 pages of advertising - one by Quality and one by Alltech.
|
|
|
|
Missing was the "farewell" piece by Doug Cuff. Also missing was any
|
|
statement from Quality about how they plan to issue the remaining editions.
|
|
This issue is marked "Winter 95".
|
|
|
|
Some interesting information was printed in the "Statement of
|
|
Ownership .."
|
|
|
|
There are apparently 6961 subscribers who received this issue.
|
|
|
|
Thought you might be interested ...
|
|
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT42, TOP11, MSG:251/M645;1)
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|
|
|
|
EASTER EGGS IN CONVERT 3200 All of these are in the Main Screen of
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Convert 3200:
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|
|
|
Click on the copy protection slot on the right 3.5 floppy.
|
|
Click in the hole of the colored green.
|
|
Click on the left eye of the happy face.
|
|
Click on the mole under the lady's eye.
|
|
Click on the junction of the statistics graph.
|
|
Click in the center of the cross hairs.
|
|
|
|
And I've just stumbled onto the seventh one:
|
|
|
|
In the Options Menu screen, click on the O in GOD.
|
|
|
|
~~Ric
|
|
(R.DIAS, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:147/M645;1)
|
|
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|
|
CONVERT 3200 ADVANCED LEVEL Usually, I wouldn't even say anything about
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" it, but due to the fact that some real
|
|
misunderstandings about Convert 3200 have been posted on comp.sys.apple2,
|
|
I'll say it anyway...
|
|
|
|
If you purchase Convert 3200, you MUST read the documentation.
|
|
|
|
As Brutal Deluxe says at the end of the Tutorial...
|
|
|
|
"Perhaps you believe now that you know how to use Convert. It is a
|
|
big mistake... You have played a little with some options but there are
|
|
yet a lot of things to understand. The best thing to do is to read the
|
|
documentation."
|
|
|
|
There's a lot more to Convert 3200 than meets the eye. Or, to word
|
|
it another way...there's an Advanced Level that will let you manipulate
|
|
graphics in ways you never dreamed of before.
|
|
|
|
And, how do you access the Advanced Level?
|
|
|
|
Ummm...err...read the documentation. <grin>
|
|
|
|
Joe
|
|
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP6, MSG:23/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
RUSH LIMBAUGH AND THE APPLE II I was listening to Rush Limbaugh the other
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" day and heard him talking about Apple Inc.
|
|
He is a well-known Macintosh and Compuserve user and uses E-mail
|
|
frequently. A listener called and mentioned Apple Inc's current profit
|
|
margin troubles. Rush recounted that his first computer was an Apple IIC
|
|
and he was forced to trade it in on a Mac because Apple Inc decided to drop
|
|
the II line. An example of how some companies do not listen to their
|
|
customers according to him.
|
|
|
|
A pretty good example to me also :)
|
|
|
|
<< Nick **CheeseHead** Stokes>>
|
|
*Go Packers*
|
|
(N.STOKES1, CAT2, TOP20, MSG:36/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
OUTPERFORMING A MAC ON ITS OWN TURF Had to share this...
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Yesterday my son-in-law brought home some Mac disks that his
|
|
professor had used on an SE. He was trying to get them from the HD on the
|
|
SE to disks to read on his new Mac. Apparently they couldn't get any other
|
|
Mac to read the disks. I popped them in the GS and up they came with no
|
|
problems at all. Since they were formatted in HFS, I just copied the files
|
|
over to another 800K HFS disk on the GS and then sneakerneted them over to
|
|
my PB180 and copied them to freshly formatted disks there. The professor
|
|
will be estastic. They contained some lesson files that he really didn't
|
|
want to lose.
|
|
|
|
Once again the GS shows its superiority. ;)
|
|
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:196/M645;1)
|
|
|
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|
|
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPUTER ORPHANAGE For what its worth, In today's Post
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Dispatch Newspaper here in St. Louis,
|
|
there was a large article on orphan computers and what is happening with
|
|
them. Many are being refurbished and given to families with young children
|
|
who could not otherwise afford to have a computer. Most of the computers
|
|
in question are Apple II's. One of the concerns of these new users was the
|
|
lack of software.
|
|
|
|
So, I took the liberty of sending a fax to the editor of the paper, asking
|
|
that these folks who are looking for software, should go online and join
|
|
GEnie. I more or less guaranteed that there was plenty of software
|
|
available for the Apple II, right here. And plenty of help from a lot of
|
|
good people.
|
|
|
|
My point is, I wouldn't have done this if I didn't expect this
|
|
service to be around for a long time to come. And the more folks we can
|
|
get here, the better. Right? :)
|
|
|
|
Cap'n Ron
|
|
(R.WILSON97, CAT3, TOP13, MSG:144/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROM 00 TO ROM 01 IIGS UPGRADE I went through and investigated Apple's
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" warrenty upgrade policies last year for an
|
|
article for my user group's magazine (which never was printed), and got a
|
|
BIG run-a-round. I had to go through the 1-800-SOS-APPL, the repair
|
|
facility, etc. But essentially, the final word was something like this:
|
|
|
|
Apple is required by U.S.law to have repair parts in stock for all
|
|
products for no less than 11 years after the initial date of introduction.
|
|
|
|
Apple is also required by U.S.law to have repair parts in stock and
|
|
to honor any warrenty upgrade program which Apple initiates for no less
|
|
than 11 years after the initial date of manufacture of the specified
|
|
"defective" part.
|
|
|
|
The same goes for automobiles...
|
|
|
|
,____(2___ "The Un-Dead Apple II"
|
|
/ , _`' _\ Mike Brouillette; A2 Librarian, Houston Area Apple U. G.
|
|
\__)|(@)m(_, M.BROUILLET1 @ genie.com ( H.A.A.U.G. address unreliable)
|
|
~7ooood' Via: Spectrum / CoPilot - Genie's offline message manager
|
|
(M.BROUILLET1, CAT4, TOP47, MSG:20/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
BREAKING THE CODE I've found another good use for the ProTERM editor:
|
|
""""""""""""""""" solving the Daily Cryptoquotes in my newspaper!
|
|
|
|
H G D Y D 'O L X H G R L W E R A D
|
|
G S U R L W S I S I M H X C S A D M X T
|
|
Y D S E R K D R H 'O S Q G S L W R L W
|
|
V X Y E N. -- O X T Y Q D T L A L X V L
|
|
|
|
Copy above cryptoquote, paste below. Put cursor -above- bottom copy,
|
|
do a Search and Replace with Ignore Case OFF, Search from Start OFF and
|
|
replace a chosen UPPER-case letter with a lower-case letter, and REPL ALL.
|
|
I used to use AppleWriter, but the ProTERM editor is easier.
|
|
|
|
t h e r e 's n o t h i n g l i k e
|
|
h a v i n g a b a b y t o m a k e y o u
|
|
r e a l i z e i t 's a c h a n g i n g
|
|
w o r l d. -- s o u r c e u n k n o w n
|
|
(Quad-City Times, 1/24/96)
|
|
|
|
Copilot/8 w1.0.0 -- nancy
|
|
(N.CRAWFORD, CAT24, TOP4, MSG:143/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
IIGS WEB BROWSER SPECULATION Writing a commercial web browser for the GS
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is something that I've seriously considered
|
|
doing these past several weeks. After talking to UNIX people and reading
|
|
the HTTP & HTML protocols until my eyeballs twitched, I've learned that
|
|
creating such a project is definately doable. There are several issues
|
|
that need to be addressed, however.
|
|
|
|
o Procyon has to first release GNO 1.0.6, which includes TCP/IP, a
|
|
necessary component of Internetting.
|
|
|
|
o You'd have to buy or upgrade to GNO 1.0.6.
|
|
|
|
o You'd have to buy SLIP, a component sold separately, so you could
|
|
hook into the Internet.
|
|
|
|
o You'd have to subscribe to a local Internet service provider and
|
|
make sure they provide SLIP access (many do).
|
|
|
|
o Then you'd have to buy the GS web browser, whatever it would be
|
|
called.
|
|
|
|
That adds up. Would you still be willing to buy a GS web browser
|
|
for, say, $50-$60? I think the people who still have and use GS's would do
|
|
so, but it's something to think about.
|
|
|
|
And you'd have to wait several months because the job of writing a
|
|
web browser to support the HTML 2.0 specification is not a trivial task.
|
|
I'd love to do it and gain the experience, but I do not currently have the
|
|
resources available to ensure that I could work full-time for the duration
|
|
of the project. (However, if a dozen people were to order Animasia 3-D
|
|
=from me,= I'd probably be all set.)
|
|
|
|
As you can see, writing large-scale, professional software for the GS
|
|
would be a heckuva lot easier if the real world didn't have to intrude.
|
|
|
|
Now, do you still want a web browser for the GS?
|
|
|
|
Michael
|
|
(ANIMASIA, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:47/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> The major stumbling block of a GS graphical web browser is speed.
|
|
""""" A 28,800 bps modem is an absolute must, but the real slowdown would
|
|
be decompressing and displaying the graphics. It's easier (and faster)
|
|
with a Second Sight card because the graphics do not have to be "converted"
|
|
for display on the standard GS screen, but it would still be slow. GIFs
|
|
wouldn't be too bad unless they're really big, but JPGs take a long time to
|
|
decompress even on a fast GS. Heck, even Mac and PC power users often turn
|
|
off the graphics because they're so slow.
|
|
|
|
That said, I'd still pay any reasonable amount of money for a GS
|
|
graphical web browser. GNO/ME 2.0.6 (I think Mike incorrectly said 1.0.6)
|
|
will have the ability to do TCP/IP, which has been written by a third party
|
|
and is supposed to be available shortly. SLIP should also be available
|
|
soon. All the parts are there, someone just has to write the browser.
|
|
|
|
- Tony
|
|
(A2.TONY, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:52/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
HELP WITH FINE-TUNING PMPFAX First, PMPFax requires System 6.0.1 to work.
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" About memory, I recommend having about 1.5
|
|
megs of RAM free, but it will work with less. It all depends on how many
|
|
pages are in faxes you're sending and what features and all you're using at
|
|
any one time. Because it does take up quite a bit of RAM, I've also
|
|
included a stand-alone app that you can use instead of the NDA if you're
|
|
running low on memory.
|
|
|
|
About 8-bit programs... PMPFax only works with GS/OS desktop-based
|
|
applications that use the Print Manager to print. If you are using an
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8-bit program, then you will have to get your documents into a form that a
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desktop app can use. With AW, this is fairly simple, since AWGS and
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several NDA text editors will accept AW WP files and the like. I'm not
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sure how you could translate PI files into a form a desktop app can use
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since I've never used PI.
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Paul
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(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:332/M645;1)
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>>>>> During all the beta testing of PMPfax it was not generally
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""""" recommended to try and FAX from an NDA (At that time PMPFax was
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itself an NDA only).
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In actual use I DID manage to transmit FAXs from Hermes/Shadowrite
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successfully, but, since faxing is a general memory hog, your mileage may
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vary considerably. If you don't have it, I would suggest using WriteAway
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to import AWP documents into, and FAX from. Version 2.0 is available in
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the Library and it is not nearly the memory 'gobbler' that Finder is.
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If you are storing your FAX's for later transmission, an application
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like Platinum Paint is great for using PMPFax's NDA. It requires very
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lttle memory to load, and even has a neat little 'Free Memory' indicator
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under the Apple menu.
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Tim K
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(PPC.HELP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:337/M645;1)
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<<<<< As Tim said, PMPFax can be a memory hog. However, if you have the
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""""" memory, there's no problem faxing from an NDA text editor, or any
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NDA that supports printing. Like he said, you may have to run a small
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desktop application so you have enough memory to do everything
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successfully. Also, remember, that if you are short on memory, you can use
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the FaxCenter application instead of the FaxCenter NDA.
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Paul
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(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:338/M645;1)
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>>>>> > I have been getting two errors every time I receive a fax with
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""""" > PMP.
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Bear, those are the same two errors I got recently. Except I think
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the second was MarkResourceChange2
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~
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I assumed it was due to the sender not having defined a station ID in
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his Mac fax software however I'm not at all certain about this. After he
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entered an ID (and I powered my modem off and on) I received his fax ok.
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Not very scientific :-( so I'm not at all sure what the problem was/is. I
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haven't tried to receive any other faxes from him since. I had no trouble
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receiving two four page faxes from Hewlett-Packard's faxback service.
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Roger
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(R.MALTZ, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:355/M645;1)
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<<<<< Well, thanks to Roger, I found 3 (count 'em) bugs with my first
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""""" release. They were 1) the NDA problem with the app (now fixed), 2)
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delay time was never saved from Modem setup (a bonehead bug I missed) and
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3) it was only accepting 3 cover sheets max in the menu (weird logic error
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which is now fixed). As soon as I get my hands on a USR 28.8 modem with
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class 1 and 2.0 (which seems to have some problems with PMPFax), I'll get
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that working and release v1.0.1.
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I will probably put my BBS up as a support board so everyone can get
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the latest updates. If you'd like me to email you the currently fixed
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problems (the three I mentioned), send me mail here and I'll send them to
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you. The changes will only be to two of the files, the PMPFaxApp file and
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the PMPFaxEdit file (which should be put into the PMPFax.Code directory in
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your System directory).
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Thanks, Roger :)
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Paul
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(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:71/M645;1)
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<<<<< Well, I've fixed the problem with class 1 and the new USR modems.
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""""" I've already uploaded the fixes to everyone who has requested them.
|
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The problem with class 1 was really minor, but enough to thoroughly confuse
|
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the software :) However, class 2.0 seems to be doing generally weird
|
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things. Not PMPFax, but the modem. I'm wondering if the USR
|
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implementation might be a little bit flakey. Anyway, until I can get
|
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another class 2.0 modem that is non-USR for testing (hint, hint), I won't
|
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release any changes I make to the class 2 and 2.0 code. If anyone has a
|
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class 2.0 modem that works perfectly as-is with PMPFax, please let me know.
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Thanks!
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Paul
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(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:75/M645;1)
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>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
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""""""""""""""""""
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NEW APPLEWORKS MAGAZINE PUBLISHES FIRST ISSUE
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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TAG #01 shipping now!
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__________________________
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| The AppleWorks Gazette |
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| Issue #01 |
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| shipping now! |
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Disks were sent this morning. European and North-American
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subscribers should receive their disk sometime next week. Please let us
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know if you didn't get your copy by Feb. 5.
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The first issue of the Gazette contains a 39-page newsletter, in
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which you will read:
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- Duplicate Zapping Made Easy;
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- Software preview: Deja ][;
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- Twelve features I wish I had in AppleWorks 5.1;
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- and much more.
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The disk also carries more than 900k of software and data; most of
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this software has never been released before.
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For subscription information, send mail to:
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Chris Serreau (100316.14@compuserve.com) or Howard Katz (h.katz@genie.com)
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See you in March!
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(H.KATZ, CAT17, TOP18, MSG:4/M645;1)
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APPLE BLOSSOM AVAILABLE BY SUBSCRIPTION The Apple Blossom, a quarterly
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" newsletter reviewing Apple II
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software, hardware and vendors will now be available by subscription only.
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Subscriptions will be $12.00 per year for the U.S. and Canada, $18.00 in
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any other country. During the next year the following changes are planned:
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* The newsletter will become bi-monthly instead of quarterly
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* Regular columns will appear, including the following,
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#HyperTalking - HyperCard stack design and script writing
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#The Other Side of the Rainbow - Cross-platform computing
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#The Well-integrated Computer - AppleWorks & AppleWorks GS
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#Meeting the Right Type - Typography and Layout on the Apple II
|
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#In-depth reviews of software & hardware
|
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#Interviews
|
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* Mailed first-class
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* Continued maintenance of the Blossom Online Web site, which will
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allow free downloading of the first four issues, as well as host
|
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links of interest to Apple II users and table of contents and a
|
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"bonus" article for future issues.
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During the first year of publication, The Apple Blossom went from 4
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pages to 12, and from 100 mailings to 225 mailings and over 400 downloads
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from various online services. I have fairly ambitious plans for the coming
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year--adding more regular writers, advertising copy, more pages, etc. In
|
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order to do this, I need to establish the newsletter on a more professional
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basis.
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You've all had a chance to take a look at The Apple Blossom for the
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past year, and have watched its growth. If you haven't yet seen it,
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download a copy and see for yourself.
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Apple Blossom 1 Apple Blossom 2
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If you would like to subscribe, you can fill out the order form below
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(everything below the "Subscription Form" mark please) and mail it to me
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with your payment in US currency to:
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Steve Cavanaugh
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The Apple Blossom
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1117 Maple St.
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Wilmington, DE 19805
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Bonus: With your paid subscription you will receive in the first
|
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issue a printed copy of the Apple II Vendor List, with email, Web URLs,
|
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addresses, phone numbers and other information useful for ordering supplies
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for your Apple II.
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Apple Blossom Subscription Form 1GE
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Country:
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Computer (check one or more)
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Laser Other Apple II compatible
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Mac IBM/Clone Other
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Peripherals (check as many as apply)
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Scanner Other (X-10/Robotics/Scientific Equip.)
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Things you would like to see covered in The Apple Blossom (feel free to add
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PostScript printing
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CD-ROMs
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Graphics
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MIDI/Music
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Other
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(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT13, TOP17, MSG:176/M645;1)
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JUICED.GS, APPLE IIGS-SPECIFIC NEWSLETTER In the past year, users of
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple IIGS personal computers
|
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have been forced to bid farewell to magazine and disk publications that
|
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supported them well through the years.
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|
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Today, however, they have the opportunity to say say hello, and
|
|
welcome, to a new member of their community.
|
|
|
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A quarterly printed publication dedicated to covering the IIGS world
|
|
is about to arrive on the scene.
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|
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Juiced.GS, a journal that will focus exclusively on the IIGS, will
|
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begin publication in the first quarter of 1996. It will present feature
|
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articles and columns touting the strengths of the IIGS and the software
|
|
needed to push it to its limits. It will explore topics ranging from
|
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desktop publishing and graphics to system management to telecommunications.
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|
|
|
The newsletter will also present in-depth reviews of new commercial
|
|
software and hardware, features on existing commercial products, up-to-date
|
|
reports from the software and hardware development front, and assessments
|
|
on the latest and hottest shareware/freeware releases. In each issue,
|
|
readers will also learn how to get access to a disk loaded with shareware
|
|
and freeware uploaded to Internet ftp sites and on-line services during the
|
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previous quarter, as well as usable templates, graphics, sound and music
|
|
files.
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|
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Most importantly, Juiced.GS will report on what users across the IIGS
|
|
spectrum are doing to squeeze the most out of their personal computers.
|
|
Although the emphasis will be decidely focused on productivity, all topics
|
|
related to the IIGS will be open to discussion. Users will be invited to
|
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submit articles, columns and letters concerning their specific interests in
|
|
the IIGS world.
|
|
|
|
The newsletter will be published entirely on an Apple IIGS using
|
|
IIGS-specific software with page proofs printed on a high-quality
|
|
IIGS-compatible printer. Page layouts promise to be innovative and
|
|
compelling, with special emphasis placed on showing users how principles of
|
|
page design and typography can be applied to their own desktop publishing
|
|
creations using readily available page-layout software.
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|
|
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Juiced.GS will be edited and published by Max Jones, a longtime IIGS
|
|
user and computer hobbiest. When not tinkering with his home computer, he
|
|
is the editorial page editor of the Tribune-Star, a 42,000-circulation
|
|
daily newspaper in Terre Haute, Ind. In his 21 years of newspaper
|
|
experience, Jones has worked in many phases of publishing, from reporting,
|
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writing and editing, to photography, page design and product management.
|
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He has won awards for news and editorial writing, editing and page design,
|
|
and is currently a member of a newsroom team preparing to put the
|
|
Tribune-Star onto the World Wide Web.
|
|
|
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Each issue of Juiced.GS will contain 20 pages and be delivered via
|
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U.S. mail. The first issue is scheduled for release in mid-February.
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|
|
|
If you would like to see what form this new publication will take,
|
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the Juiced.GS prototype newsletter is available for download from GEnie's
|
|
A2 Roundtable Library 48 (File number 26290), and the Cal Tech Apple II
|
|
archive ftp site on the Internet (ftp.cco.caltech.edu/pub/apple2).
|
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AppleWorks GS v1.1 and at least an ImageWriter II printer are required to
|
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print the files.
|
|
|
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Subscriptions for 1996 (four issues - winter, spring, summer and
|
|
fall) are now available at an introductory rate of $12 in the United States
|
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and Canada. Overseas subscriptions are $18. Subscriptions must be
|
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postmarked by Feb. 15 to be eligible for this introductory rate.
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|
|
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After the first issue is mailed, the subscription price for all four
|
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1996 issues will rise to $14 in the U.S. and Canada, and $20 elsewhere.
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A Juiced.GS subscription comes with a money-back guarantee. If at
|
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any time during the course of the year you wish to cancel, you will be
|
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refunded for the balance of your subscription.
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|
|
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(For those who prefer not to purchase a full subscription, single
|
|
copies of Juiced.GS will be available for $4 in the U.S. and Canada, $6
|
|
overseas.)
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|
|
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Please do not delay. Being a charter subscriber will help ensure
|
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that Juiced.GS gets off to rousing start in what promises to be an exciting
|
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10th anniversary year for the Apple IIGS.
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To become a charter subscriber for 1996, send a personal check or
|
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money order for $12 ($18 overseas) to:
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Max Jones
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Juiced.GS
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2217 Lakeview Drive
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Sullivan, IN 47882
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Please, U.S. funds only.
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Along with your check or money order, include a mailing address and,
|
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if available, an e-mail address.
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Sorry, no credit cards or school purchase orders.
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|
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Questions or comments about Juiced.GS can be directed via e-mail to:
|
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GEnie: M.JONES145 (preferred)
|
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Internet: m.jones145@genie.com.
|
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CompuServe: 74111,1743
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(M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:7/M645;1)
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ADDRESSED FOR SUCCESS V1.1 Addressed For Success is the only
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" desktop-based, label design and printing
|
|
application available for the IIGS. It's powerful, versatile and extremely
|
|
easy to use. Among the features of Addressed For Success are:
|
|
|
|
-*- Includes dozens of pre-made label templates and lets you easily design
|
|
your own label templates.
|
|
|
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-*- Imports ASCII text files and AppleWorks Classic v3.0 and v4.0 database
|
|
files.
|
|
|
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-*- Lets you print up to three different graphics on each label. (Each
|
|
graphic can be individually scaled for best printing results.)
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|
|
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-*- Works with all IIGS fonts.
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|
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-*- Performs bulk sortations and prints postal bar codes for reduced
|
|
postage costs. (Use of bulk sorts and bar codes for reduced postage
|
|
requires a permit from the Postal Service. See your local Postmaster
|
|
for details.)
|
|
|
|
-*- Prints labels on any IIGS-compatible printer.
|
|
|
|
So, if you need to print a dozen labels or 1,200, Addressed For
|
|
Success is exactly what you need to make your labels look great!
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|
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Pricing & Requirements
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Addressed For Success is $35. It requires an Apple IIGS with System
|
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Software v6.0 or later and at least 2MB of RAM and one 3.5-inch drive.
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|
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To order Addressed For Success with your Visa or MasterCard, give us
|
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a call at 1-800-662-3634 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
|
|
(Outside the United States, call 423-843-1775.) You can also FAX your
|
|
order to us at 423-843-0661. If you prefer to order by mail, send your
|
|
check or money order (made payable to "EGO Systems" and in US funds only),
|
|
or credit card information to:
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Addressed For Success
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EGO Systems
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7918 Cove Ridge Rd
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Hixson TN 37343
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USA
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Internet: Diz@genie.com or GSPlusDiz@aol.com
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--- END PRESS RELEASE
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(DIZ, CAT33, TOP2, MSG:2/M645;1)
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NEW VERSION OF TALKING TOOLS
|
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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GS-12 Talking Tools 1.0.2 $35
|
|
Update from any earlier version $10
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Talking Tools adds speech to any Apple IIGS, without adding any
|
|
additional hardware! Our package is laid out for programmers, but it is
|
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useful for non-programmers too.
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|
|
Programmers get the First Byte talking tools, the Byte Works patches
|
|
to the First Byte tools, complete interfaces for ORCA/M, ORCA/C and
|
|
ORCA/Pascal, and two sample programs, along with documentation that covers
|
|
how they work. The documentation describes the Pascal version of the
|
|
programs, but source is included for all three languages.
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|
|
|
Non-programmers can use Talking Tools with other applications, like
|
|
Spectrum from Seven Hills Software, that support speech as an option. You
|
|
can also use the SpeakIt talking editor that comes with Talking Tools. It
|
|
can load and read any plain text file!
|
|
|
|
Our new update brings all of the source code up to date with the
|
|
latest tool interfaces and fixes all known bugs in the original SpeakIt
|
|
talking editor. The update is just $10.
|
|
|
|
And you can even get the update free! If you ordered Talking Tools
|
|
after November 1st, 1995, all you have to do to get the update is ask for
|
|
it. If you order any other product (except another update disk) at the
|
|
same time, we'll give any registered owner of Talking Tools a free update!
|
|
|
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To order, or to ask for more information or our latest catalog, get
|
|
in touch with us at:
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|
|
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Byte Works, Inc.
|
|
8000 Wagon Mound Dr. NW
|
|
Albuquerque, NM 87120
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|
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AOL: MikeW50
|
|
GEnie: ByteWorks
|
|
Internet: MikeW50@AOL.COM
|
|
Phone: (505) 898-8183
|
|
(BYTEWORKS, CAT45, TOP5, MSG:1/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
<<<<< Ken, the SpeakIt program in Talking Tools was pretty old. The
|
|
""""" original source doesn't compile under the current ORCA interfaces.
|
|
I fixed that.
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|
|
|
The SpeakIt program itself had several bugs. When System 6.0 was
|
|
released, diamonds started showing up in the word entry dialogs. Using one
|
|
of the scroll bars caused crashes. There were a couple of other more minor
|
|
problems.
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|
|
|
These have been corrected in the latest release.
|
|
|
|
Mike Westerfield
|
|
(BYTEWORKS, CAT45, TOP5, MSG:3/M645;1)
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PRODUCTS FROM EGO SYSTEMS I'm right in the middle of getting our new
|
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""""""""""""""""""""""""" catalog to the printer, so I haven't had time
|
|
to make press releases or official announcements for this, but I just
|
|
wanted everyone to know that EGO Systems is now carrying the following
|
|
products:
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|
|
|
DreamGrafix 3200-color paint program - $39.95
|
|
Price includes shipping to us/canada/mex. Surface
|
|
mail elsewhere is $5 extra, air mail is $10 extra.
|
|
|
|
Golden Orchard Apple II CD-ROM - $59.95
|
|
Price includes shipping to ANYWHERE.
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|
|
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Shanghai II - $30
|
|
Price includes shipping to us/can/mex/surface. Air mail
|
|
is $3 extra.
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Twilight II - $29.95
|
|
Price includes shipping to us/can/mex/surface. Air mail is
|
|
$3 extra.
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|
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|
I'll try to get some honest-to-goodness press releases out, AFTER the
|
|
catalog goes out! :-)
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|
|
Diz
|
|
EGO Systems
|
|
(DIZ, CAT33, TOP2, MSG:10/M645;1)
|
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>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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DEVALUING 'FOREVER' I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but...
|
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"""""""""""""""""""
|
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Source: "This Mornings Buisness" (Jan-31-1996)
|
|
|
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"After yesterdays downgrading of Apple Computer's bonds (by Standard
|
|
and Poors) to 'junk bond' status, it is reported that Apple has put a
|
|
freeze on all new spending, and is halting research and development"
|
|
|
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Apple stock closed yesterday at slightly over $27.00 / share.
|
|
|
|
I hate seeing a company, especially a company that radically changed
|
|
not only my life, but the lives of millions of others, go down the tubes...
|
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|
|
John Scully, Mike Spindler, et-al... may you who are responsible for
|
|
this totally avoidable turn of events be haunted by the damage you have
|
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done, for the rest of your days and beyond.
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|
-Harold
|
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(HAROLD.H, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:254/M645;1)
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RETURN OF RAMFAST FOR THE APPLE IIE
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good News IIe Comrades! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sequential Systems now sells a RamFAST specifically for the IIe.
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<yes> It works with the ZipChip, but not the Transwarp.
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I ordered one and await its arrival.
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I don't know much about it, but was told that the bus drivers were
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changed to accommodate the IIe.
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You may recall that two years ago Harold and Drew discussed online
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what it would take to make the Rev D RamFAST work reliably in an
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accelerated IIe.
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Drew said to make a Rev D board work would involve swapping all the
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74HCT bus drivers (5) with stronger 74LS parts, at the expense of using a
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little more current. Also, a trace would need to be cut, a jumper wired
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on, and the DMA control PAL re-programmed.
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I guess this is what has happened.
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Of course, DMA will have to be off if a ZipChip is used, but I'm
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still expecting performance to be very, very good.
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And, I'll find out first hand if a RamFAST will allow a cold boot
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from a ZipDrive without a prior access attempt having been made.
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We'll see.
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Hugh...
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(H.HOOD, CAT20, TOP13, MSG:239/M645;1)
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SEQUENTIAL TO RETURN TO GENIE? Friday (January 5, 1996), I received a
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" brief but informative phone call from
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Joseph at Sequential Systems. Joseph is owner/president of Sequential
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Systems.
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The basics of the discussion are that:
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Sequential Systems is very much alive and well!
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They intend to continue to manufacture and market Apple II products
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as they have been!
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They intend to actively support those products!
|
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They are very busy right now and especially busy picking up some of
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the pieces following the departure of Jawaid, who was apparently doing some
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|
work without assistance (now he's gone, what did he do and how did he do
|
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it, that sort of thing?).
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Sequential Systems will be active here on GEnie in some capacity, as
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soon as they get things down to normal and have the time to do so.
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I suggested that Joseph also speak with Joe Kohn and he agreed that
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this was a very good suggestion.
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Dr. Tom is NOT an official (or anything else) spokesperson of
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Sequential Systems. He was told that he had permission to post information
|
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about Sequential Systems on his Web Site and apparently Dr. Tom took that
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to mean he could act as spokesperson for Sequential Systems.
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This is the beginnings of good news, IMHO.
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Chuck
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Charlie's AppleSeeds
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(A2.CHUCK, CAT20, TOP13, MSG:235/M645;1)
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NAUG DISKS FROM SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II As mentioned previously, Shareware
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Solutions II is to become the
|
|
repository of all the disks that were previously available from the
|
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National AppleWorks User Group. Included are two types of
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disks...AppleWorks template disks that had previously been available from
|
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the NAUG Library, and NAUG On Disk that had only previously been available
|
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by subscription.
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I wanted to let folks know that SSII will be offering NAUG's paper
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based catalog of disk, but since that catalog only goes up to 1994, there
|
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will be a supplement catalog offered on disk. The disk is not quite ready
|
|
yet as my first priority is to finish up the long overdue SSII newsletter,
|
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but when it is ready, I will be making the catalog + disk available, as a
|
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package, for $5. That price, as usual, includes postage to anywhere in the
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world.
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Likewise, all the NAUG template disks and NAUG On Disk will also be
|
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available for $5 each, which also includes Air Mail postage to anywhere.
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Joe Kohn
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(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:101/M645;1)
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STATUS OF TALK IS CHEAP Another program may be available for preservation
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""" as a "Lost Classic"....TIC.
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I got the following message via a pro-line newsgroup
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Is there any interest in getting this included in the Lost Classics?
|
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If so, someone should follow up with the author.....?!
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********************
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Path: pro-carolina!delton
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From: delton@pro-carolina.cts.com (Don Elton)
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Date: 24 Dec 95 23:55:23 EST
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Newsgroups: pro.tic
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Distribution: world
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Reply-To: delton@pro-carolina.cts.com
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Subject: TIC source code
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Lines: 8
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TIC has been on the market for about 9 years now. Sales are in the
|
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range of 1-3 copies per month right now as the Apple II series continues to
|
|
wind down in terms of machines remaining in active use. I've considered
|
|
releasing the source code to TIC for those who like to timker with this
|
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sort of things and would welcome comments as to whether there would be
|
|
interest in this. If so, I'll put the code, in ORCA/M format, on the file
|
|
server of my BBS where you can access the files via email commmands to the
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server.
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(J.COUNTRYMAN, CAT7, TOP3, MSG:179/M645;1)
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NEW 8-MEG RAM CARD FOR IIGS If you're looking for an 8 meg RAM card for
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the IIGS, just sit tight for a week or two. A
|
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new one is about to debut.
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Joe
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(JOE.KOHN, CAT12, TOP42, MSG:11/M645;1)
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KANSASFEST 1996: JUST 168 DAYS AWAY
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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______ _____
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( ) ( ) ________________________________________________
|
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| | / / ( _________________________________'96____)
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| | / / | |
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| |/ / | |
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| / | |______
|
|
| |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________
|
|
| | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __)
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| | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | |
|
|
| | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | |
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| | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | |
|
|
(______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___|
|
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|
|
We're Back!
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|
|
|
The tradition of KFest lives on and flourishes!
|
|
|
|
This summer, in Kansas City, Missouri, you can once again:
|
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|
|
- meet friends old and new
|
|
- learn about how to get the most out of your computer and
|
|
peripherals
|
|
- see demonstrations of new products
|
|
- meet the celebrities of our entire world!
|
|
- experience the InterNet and all that it has to offer to us and
|
|
our computers
|
|
- take advantage of special KFest '96 offers from Apple II and
|
|
Macintosh vendors
|
|
- and, of course, stay up all night, foment insurrection,
|
|
program and shoot pool!
|
|
|
|
There will be speakers and presentations on a wide variety of topics
|
|
including, Apple II, Mac, PowerMac and Newton!
|
|
|
|
KFest '96 will again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas
|
|
City, Missouri, July 18-20, 1996. The center of the known Apple Universe!!
|
|
|
|
For further information you can SnailMail:
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|
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KFest96
|
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c/o Kellers
|
|
P O box 391
|
|
Brielle, NJ 08730
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|
|
Or Email:
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|
|
timothyK@injersey.com
|
|
Cindy.a@genie.com
|
|
PPC.help@genie.com
|
|
|
|
Or, for those of you who are not InterNet challenged:
|
|
|
|
http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html
|
|
|
|
KFest '96 be There, or be an Octal Fractal!!!
|
|
|
|
(PPC.HELP, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:37/M645;1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
Category 28, Topic 4
|
|
Message 114 Fri Jan 19, 1996
|
|
BYTEWORKS at 13:22 EST
|
|
|
|
Three of us spent a very pleasant Saturday taking Jane's ROM 4 GS
|
|
apart, right down to removing the motherboard, and photographing everything
|
|
as we went. Jim Pittman is organizing the material.
|
|
|
|
I didn't notice too many crash problems with the machine. The disk
|
|
doesn't eject, but that appears to be a problem with the drive itself. At
|
|
first, Jim Wifall though the machine was crashing when you drug a floppy to
|
|
the trash, but it turns out it was just getting stuck in a loop telling a
|
|
semi-dead floppy drive eject mechanism to do it's thing. When the disk is
|
|
manually ejected, the machine recovers nicely.
|
|
|
|
And this, incidntally, is the reason for my interest in a ROM
|
|
snatcher. :)
|
|
|
|
Perhaps even more remarkable from a historical perspective is the
|
|
300dpi 24 bit scan I have of the photo that was _supposed_ to go on the
|
|
Apple II Buyer's Guide--the one with the Mark Twain machine in the picture,
|
|
rather than the Mark Twain book.
|
|
|
|
Mike Westerfield
|
|
|
|
[*][*][*]
|
|
|
|
|
|
While on GEnie, do you spend most of your time downloading files?
|
|
If so, you may be missing out some excellent information in the Bulletin
|
|
Board area. The messages listed above only scratch the surface of
|
|
what's available and waiting for you in the bulletin board area.
|
|
|
|
If you are serious about your Apple II, the GEnieLamp staff strongly
|
|
urge you to give the bulletin board area a try. There are literally
|
|
thousands of messages posted from people like you from all over the
|
|
world.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[HUM]//////////////////////////////
|
|
HUMOR ONLINE /
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|
Fun & Games On GEnie
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Ryan Suenaga
|
|
[R.SUENAGA1]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
>>> TOP TEN LIST OF THINGS TO DO WHILE GENIE'S DOWN <<<
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
10. Cruise csa2. Not admit it later.
|
|
|
|
9. Call your local 'net provider; surf to ftp.apple.com. Wonder in
|
|
amazement how they could put Apple II software up that you need a
|
|
Mac to decode.
|
|
|
|
8. Backup one GS's hard drive to tape. Realize that you really
|
|
gotta get a better way of backing things up.
|
|
|
|
7. Backup the other GS's hard drive to a Syquest EZ Drive. Yeah.
|
|
Fast. Only it's connected to the Mac directly and accessible to
|
|
the GS only via Appletalk. No. Slow.
|
|
|
|
6. Backup the //c+'s hard drive by hooking it up to the GS. Send
|
|
the files to the Syquest EZ Drive. Via Appletalk. Watch the
|
|
snow fall. Oh, there is no snow in Hawai'i :)
|
|
|
|
5. Run out of space backing up one GS hard disk. Hate your
|
|
SyQuest. Hate your Mac.
|
|
|
|
4. Cook dinner for the rest of the week.
|
|
|
|
3. Consider washing your car, even though it's 1 in the morning.
|
|
|
|
2. Call up your 'net provider again to try and mail something and
|
|
realize that it's on the other computer. Which is being backed
|
|
up. So you can't use it.
|
|
|
|
And the number one thing to do while GEnie's down. . .
|
|
|
|
1. Think just how lucky you are with all of your neat toys :)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[REF]//////////////////////////////
|
|
REFLECTIONS /
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|
Thinking About Online Communications
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Phil Shapiro
|
|
[pshapiro@aol.com]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
>>> FINDING YOUR OWN SPECIAL COMMUNITY <<<
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
Last month I started a subscription to a new mailing list (listserv)
|
|
that has me all excited about mailing lists again. This new mailing list,
|
|
WWWEDU, discusses the uses of the world wide web for educational purposes.
|
|
|
|
For the past three years I've been an active participant in the
|
|
Kidsphere mailing list, one of the largest worldwide mailing lists for
|
|
educators. The Kidsphere community is vibrant, hopping, varied, and
|
|
interesting. It is also populated with a large number of newbies. (For
|
|
those who might not know, "newbies" is the term used to describe newcomers
|
|
to the online world.)
|
|
|
|
To be sure, I like newbies. They often bring with them new ideas,
|
|
new energy, and new insights. But I don't want to spend all my time
|
|
hanging out with newbies. That would be like hanging out for four years in
|
|
the freshman lounge in high school.
|
|
|
|
The WWWEDU crowd tends to be more technically knowledgeable. On
|
|
WWWEDU you don't often see the question, "Where do I plug in the phone line
|
|
that comes out of the back of my modem?"
|
|
|
|
For now, WWWEDU is my own special online community. It's the
|
|
community I most closely identify with. I haven't disowned Kidsphere yet.
|
|
Just that I've shifted some of my time and energy to participating in the
|
|
WWWEDU community.
|
|
|
|
As I make that shift, I've taken to thinking about what it is that
|
|
makes a person identify with a community. People identify with a
|
|
community, online or offline, for all sorts of different reasons. Usually
|
|
a community is composed of people who share a similar outlook and values as
|
|
you do. Usually community members are people who find themselves in
|
|
somewhat of a similar situation to yourself.
|
|
|
|
Communities are composed of stated and unstated rules and guidelines
|
|
of behavior. Courtesy to fellow community members is an underlying theme
|
|
of all communities. When the courtesy begins to break down, the strength
|
|
of the community itself begins to erode.
|
|
|
|
In terms of listserv communities, the entire existence of the
|
|
community is invented by the community members each and every day. Within
|
|
the general confines of the listserv subject-matter, listserv subscribers
|
|
can choose to post any sort of public message they wish.
|
|
|
|
Some of the messages posted to listservs are truly remarkable. About
|
|
once a week I read a listserv message that resounds with community spirit,
|
|
written in a way that makes me feel proud to be a member of that community.
|
|
You can almost feel the personal presence of the person who wrote such a
|
|
message. Who they are, as a human being, is carried forth in the words
|
|
they choose to write.
|
|
|
|
While I'm currently quite fond of the WWWEDU community, I'm sure that
|
|
I'll be moving on to other "special communities" as I come to more closely
|
|
connect with others of shared interest. I won't leave WWWEDU permanently
|
|
behind. Just that I'll shift my time and energy to participating in the
|
|
community that most closely vibrates in harmony with my own personal vibes.
|
|
|
|
Can a person ever get too much community? Me thinks not. The human
|
|
animal is above all a social animal. We are most alive when we are
|
|
participating in social interactions.
|
|
|
|
Social interactions, interspersed with lively intellectual exchanges,
|
|
are the hallmarks of a successful online community. A community is
|
|
something that you feel proud to belong to and committed to supporting.
|
|
Communities nourish the soul, and ask only that the soul nourish the
|
|
community in return.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phil Shapiro
|
|
|
|
[*][*][*]
|
|
|
|
|
|
This is the 30th column in the "Thinking About Online
|
|
Communications" series. A hard copy volume of these essays is
|
|
available for $15 (including shipping) from the author. The
|
|
author can be reached at: pshapiro@aol.com and at:
|
|
http://users.aol.com/pshapiro/
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[AWX]//////////////////////////////
|
|
APPLEWORKS ANNEX /
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|
Deja II AppleWorks Emulator
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Jay Curtis
|
|
[J.CURTIS8]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
>>> TIMING APPLEWORKS 5 ON THE MAC <<<
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
The commercial version of "Deja II," the AppleWorks emulation
|
|
software for the Macintosh, is now available through JEM Software. This
|
|
emulation software will allow you to run AppleWorks and ALL enhancements on
|
|
a Macintosh, just as they can be run on any enhanced Apple II or IIgs
|
|
computer.<1> If you are a never-say-die AppleWorks and Apple II user at
|
|
home, but you find yourself increasingly pressured into using a Macintosh
|
|
at work, you might want to look into the Deja II emulator, developed by
|
|
Mark Munz and Randy Brandt.
|
|
|
|
In an article that appeared in the May 1995 GEnieLamp A2, I described
|
|
how AppleWorks would be able to run on any '030 Macintosh or higher,
|
|
including also the RISC-based, "Power Macintosh" systems. Mark Munz, the
|
|
author of Deja II, has cautioned, however, that Apple built several '030
|
|
systems that used a 16-bit bus, and that they are slower than Apple's
|
|
later, '030 systems which used a wider bus. These differences, together
|
|
with the presence or absence of cache video memory in your Mac, can also
|
|
significantly affect performance. Mark summarizes, "Mileage varies because
|
|
Apple has a ton of different configurations, each of which can effect the
|
|
performance of software."<2>
|
|
|
|
While a few AppleWorks users have recently expressed concern about
|
|
whether the speed of Deja II on the '030 and '040 Mac systems would be fast
|
|
enough, my own research shows that speed on two of these newer Mac systems
|
|
is quite acceptable. An effort has been made by Randy and Mark to balance
|
|
the emulator's processor performance with what Mark calls "user perceived
|
|
performance." This means that the focus has been to provide fastest speed
|
|
for those functions most commonly called upon by users. Accordingly,
|
|
without actually timing anything, the emulator generally appears to run
|
|
AppleWorks about as fast as an LC IIe PDS card, i.e. faster than a stock
|
|
IIe, but slower than a IIgs.
|
|
|
|
In fact, the results of timed tests tend to support the subjective
|
|
impression that Deja II runs about the same as a IIe card. The tests were
|
|
performed on AppleWorks files running under Deja II on both an '030, 33 mhz
|
|
PowerBook, and on an '040, 25 mhz LC-475, and the results were compared
|
|
with AppleWorks running on a RamFAST-equipped, Apple IIgs, configured to
|
|
"Fast" mode, and with AppleWorks running on an Apple IIe PDS card,
|
|
configured to "Fast" and "monochrome" modes. The IIe card was installed in
|
|
the same LC-475 used for the Deja II testing.
|
|
|
|
All tests were performed on the same files loaded into AppleWorks
|
|
5.1. The files included a 100K-sized database (containing 1040 records), a
|
|
223-line word processor file (containing 1755 words), and an AppleWorks
|
|
spreadsheet designed to amortize mortgages and car payments. AppleWorks
|
|
5.1 was configured in all cases to load all program segments and the same
|
|
enhancements to system RAM in each machine. With the exception of the PDS
|
|
test, all data was accessed from each machine's hard drive.<3>
|
|
|
|
Results were rounded to the nearest whole number (in seconds) for
|
|
comparison purposes. As indicated earlier, readers are cautioned that
|
|
considerable variability is likely between machines and under different
|
|
computing conditions. Results can depend upon quite a number of factors
|
|
including such things as bus width, availability of video cache, hard drive
|
|
access speed, system speed, use of color configuration, use of extensions,
|
|
and memory overhead.
|
|
|
|
On the following chart, "PDS" stands for AppleWorks running on the
|
|
LC's IIe PDS card; "LC" stands for AppleWorks running IN EMULATION under
|
|
Deja II on the LC-475's desktop, and "PB" stands for AppleWorks running in
|
|
emulation on the PowerBook desktop:
|
|
|
|
IIgs PDS PB LC
|
|
|
|
SS Recalculation 18 30 42 21
|
|
DB Sort 3 5 9 7
|
|
DB Find 12 23 51 16
|
|
Load DB 9 28 42 24
|
|
Spellcheck WP File 6 9 35 15
|
|
Scroll WP File 11 14 22 22
|
|
|
|
Averages 09.8 18.2 33.5 17.5
|
|
|
|
Launch to AW Main Menu
|
|
From Desktop 14 13
|
|
|
|
While the GS turned in the fastest performance overall, Deja II on
|
|
the LC-475 was next fastest, at about 56% of GS speed. The Deja II
|
|
emulator on the LC-475 turned in near-GS performance in the spreadsheet
|
|
recalculation (21 seconds vs. 18 seconds for the GS) and in the database
|
|
string search ("DB find") function (16 seconds vs. 12 seconds for the GS).
|
|
On average, the Deja II emulation on the LC-475 was slightly faster than
|
|
the IIe PDS card on the first six tests. It was specifically somewhat
|
|
SLOWER than the PDS card, however, in scrolling and spell-checking a word
|
|
processor file.
|
|
|
|
While many functions on the PowerBook, slowest of the four machines,
|
|
seemed to run at acceptable speed, a few were maddeningly slow, especially
|
|
the spell-check and the DB string search functions. If the user were to
|
|
base their use of AppleWorks only on these functions, they would probably
|
|
consider an '030 PowerBook to be too slow for running AppleWorks. Few
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users, however, would consider the speed of these specific functions to be
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crucial to their selection of AppleWorks for use on a Mac, and the real
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advantage of being able to run AppleWorks on a notebook system like the
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PowerBook, is hard to beat, regardless of speed.
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In spite of Deja II's apparent lethargy on the '030 PowerBook, it
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launches to the AppleWorks main menu in an extraordinarily fast time, much
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faster than it takes to launch a IIe PDS card and AppleWorks from an LC's
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finder. Launching on the PowerBook was even slightly faster than launching
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from the ProSEL desktop on a RamFAST-equipped IIgs. Using Deja II's
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snapshot feature, a user can have AppleWorks, AND all of the desktop files
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he was previously using, available in considerably faster time than they
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can be available on nearly ANY IIgs, no matter how fast.
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Since the majority of an AppleWorks user's time on a computer is
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spent in entering data and moving through files, reasonable scroll speed
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and keyboard response are an absolute must for comfort. Bottom line here
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is that nothing is as fast as a character-based user interface, and the
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superior speed of the Apple II's CUI is probably one of the most important
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reasons many of us still continue to use Apple II's.
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At 22 seconds each, scroll times were the same with Deja II on both
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the LC-475 and on the PowerBook, slower than a GS or PDS card. However,
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this speed will still prove acceptable for most users, given that scrolling
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the same file (set to the same number of lines) from within Microsoft Works
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on the PowerBook also took 22 seconds in another test. (Scrolling was done
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from within the file's window, using the cursor rather than scroll bar.)
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This result suggests that scroll speed is more a function of the Mac's
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graphical user interface than of the Deja II emulator.
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Strictly speaking, the GS possessed the only REAL character-based
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user interface tested among the four configurations listed above. Although
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Deja II provides a convincing AppleWorks desktop on the Mac, it really only
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emulates AppleWorks running on a GS or IIe with the Mac's graphical
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interface. It should also be mentioned that even the LC IIe card's user
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interface is really nothing more than a Mac's graphical interpretation of a
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IIe's CUI.<4>
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In fact, the Mac's tendency to scroll things more slowly than an
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Apple II should not be a problem for most of us. An advantage AppleWorks
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has over programs like Microsoft Works is its extensive macro capability,
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and use of the OA-1, OA-9 and OA-arrow command-key combinations makes it
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possible to move speedily through files in AppleWorks, no matter what kind
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of platform you happen to be running on.
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Unfortunately, I didn't have a IIe that I could use to make direct
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comparisons with Deja II. However, a IIe PDS card, installed in an '030 or
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'040 LC, can potentially run about twice as fast as a real IIe. With this
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in mind, I suspect that Deja II on most '040 Macs would probably be FASTER
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for most AppleWorks functions than a nonaccelerated IIe would be for
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processing the same files.
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Similarly, I was also unable to access a Power Mac system for file
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testing. However, it seems reasonable to assume that, if Deja II on a 25
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mhz '040 Mac can run at 56% of stock GS speed, then Deja II running on a
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60-100 mhz Power Mac ought to easily be able to match or eclipse a GS in
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speed. In fact, Mark Munz said, "D2 [Deja II] shines better on PPC
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machines." He said that there are "actually two 65c02 emulators in D2,"
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one used by the 68x series machines and another used by the PPC. Due to
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the way that a PPC works, he said, "we've been able to get more
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optimizations out of the PPC version than the 68x version."
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According to Mark, "the emulator portion of D2 was rewritten about
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four times in the past year." As much of the programming as possible was
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done "without resorting to pure assembly language." In this way, it will
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be much easier to move Deja II "to another platform (like DOS or Windows),"
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he said.
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Mark said, "I believe we've done a fairly decent job in making
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AppleWorks a usable product on '030 and '040 machines, considering that we
|
|
had originally only planned a PPC version." He said that "Deja ][ requires
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a lot of processor power to emulate a 65c02 environment." Because of this,
|
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he said, it will not be possible to get acceptable performance out of the
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slower, 68000 series Mac systems, and users should not expect to see an
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AppleWorks emulator for these systems. Nonetheless, Mark said that he
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plans to continue to develop Deja II in the future, and a potential port of
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Deja II to an intel-based system seems like a distinct possibility.
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NOTES
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"""""
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<1> AppleWorks 5.0 is required, and must be purchased separately, but
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an upgrade to v5.1 is automatic with the purchase of Deja II.
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<2> Personal E-mail communication with Mark Munz.
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<3> Since I no longer keep a ProDOS partition on the LC that I use at
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work, I was forced to use the LC's Superdrive for accessing data
|
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with the PDS card.
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<4> A Macintosh, with a IIe PDS card installed, translates IIe video
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output into the Mac's Quickdraw graphical language. The fact that
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Apple's engineer's were able to get programs to scroll as fast as
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they do on the IIe card is something of an engineering
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achievement.
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[EOA]
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[MIB]//////////////////////////////
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MINI_BYTES /
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/////////////////////////////////
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3 On 1: Where In Hell Is Carmen Santiago?
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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by James Keim, Ed Lundberg, and Douglas Cuff
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[J.KEIM2] [EDMUNDL] [EDITOR.A2]
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Program Name : Where In Hell Is Carmen Santiago?
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Filenames : WIHICS.1.BXY =and= WIHICS.2.BXY
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Library Area : 51
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File Numbers : #10847 =and= #10849
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File Sizes : 90720 =and= 93240 bytes
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Program Type : educational game (BASIC; machine language)
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Author : St. John M. Morrison
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Version Reviewed: 1.0
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Requirements : 64K; ProDOS
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Copyright status: shareware ($5)
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[*][*][*]
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FROM THE AUTHOR You are a famous crimebuster hot on the trail of that
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""""""""""""""" world-renowned thief, Carmen Santiago, and her latest
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gang. The rumours that she had died in a bizarre accident don't deter you;
|
|
after all, it might just be misdirection. So you track her to the Dark
|
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Woods of I/O Error, where you encounter three hideous beasts and lose your
|
|
way in the night.
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Virgil, a Greek poet, meets you in your frenzy and tells you that the
|
|
only way out is through Hell itself. "Alas," he continues, "the geography
|
|
of Hell has changed since last I guided a mortal through it, and you will
|
|
need assistance besides mine to get through the frozen caves of Cocytus to
|
|
Paradise."
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"Who might this assistance come from?" you wonder aloud.
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"Why, from the latest arrival to the Inferno," your guide informs
|
|
you. "Carmen Santiago."
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Oh well. You've tracked Carmen around the world; through Europe,
|
|
America, and the reaches of Time. Surely the afterlife won't be much
|
|
harder!
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In WHERE IN HELL IS CARMEN SANTIAGO?, you will need to use your
|
|
detective skills and knowledge of facts from Canticle One of Dante's
|
|
Commedia: "Inferno". Her gang members are here, too, and they bear the
|
|
punishment that they earned in their lives. Besides that, they bear
|
|
information on their fellows, as well as useful items to help you in your
|
|
quest.
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|
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|
By talking to them and interpreting their dossiers, you'll figure out
|
|
where the others are and what items they most desire. Beware! You have
|
|
only a limited amount of time to find Carmen--and if you try to find her in
|
|
the wrong area, you'll be damned for eternity!
|
|
|
|
...A copy of Inferno is necessary to get anywhere in the game. I
|
|
recommend the John Ciardi translation of 1954 as being particularly
|
|
accessible; it's fun to read and it explains a lot about the meaning behind
|
|
the verse.
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|
|
|
However, it should be remembered that all you're "learning" in this
|
|
game (if anything!) is the names and circumstances of the Infernal regions.
|
|
The reasoning behind the structure of Hell is there for the reading, if
|
|
only you put a little effort into it. Dante's poem is a classic, and one
|
|
that everyone should read and then discuss with others. This way, you'll
|
|
find out neat things that others saw but that you missed. If you're in
|
|
high school, why not ask your English teacher if you can devote some class
|
|
time to reading and discussing the book? Your classmates will thank you.
|
|
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|
--Saint John M. Morrison
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|
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[*][*][*]
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|
MINI_BYTE BY JAMES [3 1/2 Lamps] The programmer of WHERE IN HELL IS
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|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" CARMEN SANTIAGO? seems to have a rather
|
|
puckish sense of humor. The game begins with the familiar theme song and
|
|
displays "Where in heck is Carmen Santiago" on the hi-res screen. A moment
|
|
later "heck" bursts into flames and burns away, leaving "HELL" in its
|
|
place. Then, the TM (trademark) symbols begin appearing. The first
|
|
appears beside "Carmen Santiago" and the other two appear beside the
|
|
programmer's name (St. John M. Morrison) and beside the word "HELL". It is
|
|
easy to see that this game evolved from a gag. This is not an insult--it
|
|
is high praise. There is an irreverent quality that makes the game fun but
|
|
does not detract from the "Inferno".
|
|
|
|
A copy of the Inferno should probably accompany the game. Some of
|
|
the references are too obscure, even for an English major. The only
|
|
problem is that the translation recommended may be a little too helpful.
|
|
(The read.me file that makes this recommendation, while quoted above, is
|
|
NOT included in the GEnie archives.) Whereas it was hard to get through
|
|
without the book, it was almost too simple when using the book. Perhaps
|
|
the best way to play the game is to read the Inferno and then play the
|
|
game.
|
|
|
|
I was a little disappointed with the interface. I don't care much
|
|
for adventures with mixed text and graphics. When I saw WHERE IN HELL...?,
|
|
I realized that I was going to have to look hard at this game and not
|
|
immediately pan it. When I examined the actual Carmen Sandiego games, I
|
|
realized the game's interface faithfully parodies them. The interface
|
|
works well enough, but it also restricts the player's options. If you
|
|
enjoy Eamon and Infocom adventures, be aware that this is a different type
|
|
of game.
|
|
|
|
In the programmer's defense, modeling a game on a piece of classic
|
|
literature may not leave many options open to the player. One does need to
|
|
follow the basic progression of storyline in Dante's Inferno: ONE MUST GO
|
|
DOWN. Morrison cleverly presents the player options while creatively using
|
|
elements from the Inferno. In some places he plays on descriptions that
|
|
were given in the Inferno but did not play a large role in the book. (I
|
|
was amused by the gall stone.)
|
|
|
|
Play is also restricted by the number of moves--if you haven't won in
|
|
140 moves, you expire and must start again. (This restriction is also
|
|
typical of the Carmen Sandiego games.)
|
|
|
|
The only problem that really bothers me is that the goal is find
|
|
Carmen, yet you must be absolutely sure where Carmen is before you call her
|
|
name. If you call her name on the wrong level, you'll see "I said Carmen,
|
|
not Charon!" and you become a permanent resident of the Inferno. The
|
|
message is amusing the first couple of times but gets downright frustrating
|
|
when all that is left to do is find Carmen. The punishment just seems out
|
|
of context--not for hell, but for the game play generally.
|
|
|
|
The graphics are not great--they someimtes look pretty bad until you
|
|
relax your eyes. The problem with the graphics is that they are complex
|
|
scans that have been ported from a Mac. The scans are not suited to the
|
|
IIe and IIc hires screens. However, I am not sure I can imagine the
|
|
Inferno illustrated with cartoon characters (well I can, more on that
|
|
later). What I do like about the graphics is that they are scans of famous
|
|
prints and illustrations from "The Inferno". Morrison obviously went to
|
|
some work to include these pictures.
|
|
|
|
There are musical scores to accompany the many screens. At first I
|
|
was impressed with how well the music was used. It is not as good as the
|
|
music that accompanies "Star Trek: First Contact" but there is a nice
|
|
variety. I was bothered that any key press interrupts the music. Merely
|
|
move among the selections and the music jolts on and off. Fortunately, an
|
|
option was included to turn the music off. I think I lasted ten minutes
|
|
before exercising this option.
|
|
|
|
WHERE IN HELL...? is an amusing game. It probably should not be used
|
|
to teach Dante's work, but it might be used to pique interest in the work.
|
|
According to the read.me file, this is the programmer's intention. He
|
|
suggests to high school students that they should ask their teacher if they
|
|
can read it and that, should a student do so, his/her classmates will thank
|
|
him for it. Somehow I think he might be a little optimistic here.
|
|
|
|
I enjoyed the game despite some restrictions placed on game play and
|
|
I think it well worth the download. If nothing else, it will at least get
|
|
you to read the Inferno again.
|
|
|
|
This game was originally released in 1990 as shareware. Upon payment
|
|
of the fees you would receive at least one more scenario, possibly three.
|
|
The one that was definitely ready to be sent was "Pit of the Program"
|
|
(various characters from educational software are found in the Inferno).
|
|
The two that were listed as future "Hellpaks" were called "Deathstyles of
|
|
the Rich and Famous" (based on a show with a similar name) and "Life in
|
|
Hell" (based on Matt Groening's pre-Simpsons comic strip). The only
|
|
question that remains is "Where in Hell are the other Hellpaks?"
|
|
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|
|
MINI BYTE BY ED [3 Lamps] When I first booted WHERE IN HELL IS CARMEN
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""" SANTIAGO?, I was mindful of the fact that the
|
|
game was written in BASIC by a teacher as a study aid for students studying
|
|
Dante's "Inferno". I was not expecting much. The initial text screen,
|
|
with its choices of "Start Game" and "Exit to BASIC", seemed to confirm my
|
|
hunch. Then I selected "Start Game".
|
|
|
|
"Whoa! That's slick!" was my reaction as the opening hi-res screen
|
|
went through its animation, complete with music. As I recognized the tune,
|
|
I realized that WIHICS had slowed my accelerated IIgs to 1MHz--
|
|
automatically. Hmm. Up went the expectations. The author, St. John M.
|
|
Morrison, clearly knows his BASIC.
|
|
|
|
As I started to play the game, though, I was disappointed in the
|
|
graphics. They were practically unrecognizable. On the other hand, the
|
|
game is filled with clever touches. For example, when quitting the game,
|
|
you are given three choices, not two: yes, no, and maybe. Those who are
|
|
indecisive are doomed to chase a white banner forever.
|
|
|
|
The game play itself was straight-forward and similar to the
|
|
commercial games which inspired WIHICS. This is not an easy game to win if
|
|
one has not read the Inferno. (Of course, encouraging students to read it
|
|
was the whole point of the game.) I confess that I've not read the
|
|
Inferno; nonetheless, I got caught up in the game. I was making good
|
|
progress--if descending into Hell can be called progress--when I
|
|
encountered an obstacle I haven't been able to overcome yet. The program
|
|
hangs when you have to insert the second disk. This is no way for Carmen
|
|
to foil someone!
|
|
|
|
Obviously, a fix is needed for this problem. When it is available,
|
|
I'll go back to this game. It is worth finishing.
|
|
|
|
--Ed Lundberg
|
|
|
|
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This problem does not arise if you unpack both parts
|
|
of the archive to the same prefix... on a 3.5" disk, a hard drive, or a RAM
|
|
disk 256K or larger.]
|
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|
|
|
|
MINI BYTE BY DOUG [2 1/2 Lamps] You can play--and win--this game even if
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" you don't know Dante's "Inferno" from the
|
|
Towering Inferno. The Divine Comedy is a closed book to me, and even I
|
|
eventually found Salvation. What you cannot do is play this game and
|
|
remain ignorant about the Inferno--it teaches you a little and piques your
|
|
interest.
|
|
|
|
Each turn, you can do one of four things: move up or down, search
|
|
for items, use an item, or call a name. If you don't know Dante, you might
|
|
have to use trial and error to figure out when to call the name of a ghost
|
|
("shade"). Since there are 36 possible locations, this is boring.
|
|
Fortunately, the shades are listed in the order you must call them, Carmen
|
|
excepted. If you read the character dossiers at the start of the game, you
|
|
can usually make an educated guess about their location.
|
|
|
|
Figuring out when to use an item is easier, especially if you know a
|
|
little ancient mythology. The program prompts you in verse when you get to
|
|
a puzzle that requires an item. I quite liked these rhymes, though it took
|
|
me several games to notice the rhyme scheme. Finding items is a nightmare
|
|
equal to calling a name, since there are 36 places to look and very few
|
|
items, which means wasted turns. The shades can also provide items.
|
|
|
|
As I moved into the depths of hell, I was often entertained by the
|
|
descriptions of the levels, even if they didn't advance the game. The
|
|
tunes that play as you descend are initially impressive, but eventually
|
|
annoying. The graphics undoubtedly mean more to someone who has already
|
|
seen the engravings in question. Too much of the time, I didn't know what
|
|
the program was trying to show me, even after reading the description.
|
|
|
|
The most frustrating part of the game is that you can get one level
|
|
away from the finish and not know what to do next. You have to find
|
|
Carmen--just knowing that makes the game easier! Not much, though--you
|
|
still have to backtrack to find her.
|
|
|
|
The programming of this game is impressive--it's fast and it's
|
|
faithful to the interface it's based on. The game itself is not
|
|
outstanding, but still worth a look when you want ten minute's diversion.
|
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|
|
--Doug Cuff
|
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[*][*][*]
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GEnieLAMP MINI BYTE'S RATING
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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James Keim ................... 3.5
|
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Ed Lundberg .................. 3.0
|
|
Doug Cuff .................... 2.5
|
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"""
|
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MINI_BYTE SCORE .............. 3.0
|
|
(average of above)
|
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ASCII ART BEGINS
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. __
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|
(^) <^> /~ ~\
|
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\-=======_/"\_======-/ \)
|
|
MB RATING "\. 1 ./"
|
|
""""""""" "\._ _ _./"
|
|
. __ (_____) . __
|
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(^) <^> /~ ~\ (^) <^> /~ ~\
|
|
\-=======_/"\_======-/ \) \-=======_/"\_======-/ \)
|
|
"\. 2 ./" "\. 3 ./"
|
|
"\._ _ _./" "\._ _ _./"
|
|
(_____) (_____)
|
|
THREE LAMPS (1-5)
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|
ASCII ART ENDS
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|
|
MINI BYTES RATING SYSTEM
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""
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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.
|
|
1 LAMP..........A marginal download.
|
|
0 ..............GEnieLamp Turkey Award!
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|
|
|
If all three reviewers give the program a "5 LAMPS" rating, the
|
|
program and author receives the ~ A GEnie Lamp Excellence Award! ~
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|
|
>>> REVIEWER PROFILES <<<
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
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|
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JAMES KEIM....is an English student/instructor at the University of
|
|
Nebraska-Lincoln. He has been using an Apple IIe since
|
|
about 1984, and upgraded to a IIgs in October 1994.
|
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|
|
ED LUNDBERG...bought the IIgs he still uses in 1986. He has edited
|
|
_NEAT Notes_, the newsletter of the New England Apple
|
|
Tree user group, since 1987. (At the time it seemed
|
|
like a good way to learn how to use the GS :)
|
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DOUG CUFF.....has edited--and written for--_A2-Central_, _II Alive_,
|
|
and _GEnieLamp A2_. He has been using an Apple II since
|
|
Christmas 1982 and playing adventure games since 1983.
|
|
His favorite color is IIgs.
|
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////////////////////////////////////////////// QWIK_QUOTE ////
|
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/ "Bart! You're no longer in Sunday school. Don't swear." /
|
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//////////////////////////// Steve Pepoon, THE SIMPSONS ////
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[EOA]
|
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[HUN]//////////////////////////////
|
|
THE TREASURE HUNT /
|
|
/////////////////////////////////
|
|
Yours For the Downloading
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Charlie Hartley
|
|
[A2.CHARLIE]
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|
|
Welcome back to the Treasure Hunt! This month we will take a look at
|
|
some PostScript fonts available in the Apple II Library.
|
|
|
|
Margot Taylor [M.TAYLOR66] began uploading PostScript fonts to the
|
|
Apple II RoundTable Library in May 1995, and since then she has contributed
|
|
an impression collection of freeware and shareware fonts. She also has
|
|
uploaded quite a few TrueType fonts. This Treasure Hunt column is dedicated
|
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to her PostScript (Type-1) font uploads.
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In preparation for this column, I asked Margot to share a bit of
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information about herself, and about the fonts that she has uploaded. She
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had this to say:
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"Well Charlie, for years my interest in fonts was pretty much limited
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to those contained on the PrintShop 'Holiday Edition' graphics disk.
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"Down the road a bit (1989?) I was asked to organize a IIgs library
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for our local User Group. Our leader said she 'had never met a font she
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didn't like'. This no doubt was a warning but it went right by me.
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(Privately I thought fonts were pretty boring ;-) The donated disks
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arrived one shoebox full at a time. What had I gotten into anyway?
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"Testing all of those bit-mapped fonts was the most tedious chore of
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all. Eventually I built a catalog in HyperStudio format. That was a
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perfect medium for providing samples of our ever-growing font collection.
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"Then along came Pointless which opened up the TrueType world to IIgs
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users. I began to recognize some of the fonts and even became interested
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in our junk mail. Some of it was pretty interesting (looking). I read
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everything on typography that I could get my hands on. That's where I
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discovered the wonderful collection of shareware fonts offered by David
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Rakowski--and his email address was GEnie!
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"So I joined GEnie to grab a few for the library. In three months
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time however, I had instead acquired a LaserJet PostScript printer. But
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where were the Type-1 fonts I needed? There are lots of Type-1 fonts in
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the Mac RT, but most are not packed in a format that IIgs users can deal
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with. Some are very old and it is not clear whether they are Type-1,
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Type-3, or what. I decided to nibble at them and see what I could do.
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"Our local Copymat rents time on two little grubby antique Macs. The
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resident 'designer' is friendly and helps me out when I get stuck. She's
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also interested in fonts ;-)
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"Unlike the TrueTypes, (most of which have 'lost' their ReadMe files
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in my neck of the woods), the Mac Type-1's all have interesting information
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attached by the author. Sometimes a font's ancestry or unusual name is
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explained. David Rakowski is particularly adept at writing humorous (or
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downright outrageous) requests for shareware fees based on such things as
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your telephone prefix, shoe size, or zip code (never expensive though). He
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asks that all fees be donated to the music department at Columbia
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University.
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"It is rumored that he does the fonts only as a hobby. It is
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unfortunate he no longer contributes to the world of typography, nor even
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has a GEnie account (my star-struck letter was returned). This is said to
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be due to the lack of shareware response from the Mac and PC communities,
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in spite of thousands of downloads. Perhaps we can rectify this?
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"You probably all know him as 'Davy' of DavysDingbats, Ribbons,
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KeyCaps, etc. from the bit-mapped days. He is also the author of the
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fabulous (in my humble opinion) 'GriffinDingbats' which contains the famous
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upper case Drop Caps.
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"What do I personally use all this wonderful stuff for? Just
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ordinary household things: personal correspondence, envelopes which cry to
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be opened, greeting cards, place cards, post cards, Rolodex cards,
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calendars, book plates, personal 'business' cards, small sheets of gift
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wrap, labels of all kinds (disk, binder, video, audio, file folders,
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storage drawers, key chain tags, wallet IDs, programmed telephone numbers,
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mailing stickers such as Fragile, This Side Up, Do Not Bend--you name it),
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even recipes when I'm (rarely) asked to share one!
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"Avery's new line of WorkSaver divider sheets is a rewarding project
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also when revamping that outdated collection of shareware doc. Command
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reference cards for infrequently run software (like my tax program), and an
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occasional inspirational sign or two. Haven't tried bumper stickers yet
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<g> I would be bored to death doing all these chores with the LASERJET's
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built in fonts.
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"Since I failed penmanship in the fifth grade, and only my bank and
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the IRS can decipher my signature, I like the fonts which resemble casual
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(but not messy) hand printing for personal correspondence. I guess I use
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Architect, Arctic2, and Lumparsky the most frequently. A nice legible
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(still casual) script font is LibbyScript2, or Dragonwick for lots of flair
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(but short messages only).
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"Formal script material such as invitations and the like, looks nice
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with Aspire, Author, Civitype or RechtmanScript, just to name a few. For
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bookplates or the engraved-in-marble look try ElizabethAnn, Kelmscott
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(Chaucer), Nauert, or UechiGothic. There are many other wonderful
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'classic' typefaces in this collection--too numerous to mention.
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"The greeting cards I devise (or plagiarize) tend not to be the
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hearts/flowers kind so I prefer the casual or cartoon styles of lettering.
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Some of these are Greeting, BowLegs, Dupuy (based on 'Peanuts'),
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GadzooksBold, MarkerFeltThin, Marydale, Notepad and Toonscript.
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"In the special effects department are LowerEastSide (bent wood
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feeling), Mira, EraserDust and AtticAntique (distressed), DownWind (smoke),
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InkaBod (Nordic), Inkwell (weighted), Lintsec (stencil), UpperEastSide
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(modern), UpperWestSide (N.Y. mag).
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"The old west is represented with a couple of 'Wanted Dead or Alive'
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display faces: CartWright and BlackHawk.
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"Last but not least, I am occasionally interested in readable body
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text with a slightly distinctive air--something not your run of the mill
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resident font. So far I have discovered: Albatross, Dubiel, LilithLight,
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CarawayBold, CapelYFfin (a town in Wales), Cheneau, EdenLight and Octavian.
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"Gadzooks, Charlie, you've forced me to categorize my library fonts--
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something I've been 'meaning to' for a long time. Whew. And this still
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leaves three subjects entirely untouched: (1) the matter of PublishIt!
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(graphic image) fonts, (2) the "dropped/raised" all caps section, and (3)
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the magic that Ryan Suenaga has discovered with regard to creating "pseudo"
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Type-1 fonts from the TrueType version on his Mac. I have two examples of
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the latter and they work great but he does not feel they are suitable for
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uploading. Maybe we can persuade him ;-) (Sorry, Ryan, but you do deserve
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credit and encouragement. :-)"
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Next, I asked Margot to tell us what programs she uses to print to
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her LaserJet printer.
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She responded, "I print from very few programs on my IIgs. My
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personal preference depends on the task at hand. For documents which
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require a high degree of precision to position or size (such as labels,
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greeting cards, and pica scales to three places) I use PublishIt! 4. One
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could also use AppleWorks GS or GraphicWriter III (with a lesser degree of
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precision). PublishIt! also permits one to choose the LaserWriter driver
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directly from it's options menu, thus eliminating the OA-P/f action
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required by other applications in order to print in PostScript.
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"Everyday things such as sample sheets for my font catalog, e-mail,
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documentation and the like, I do directly from ShadowWrite/Hermes. It's
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almost a necessity to have a bit-mapped or TrueType screen font in play
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here to perform the line and letter spacing, however.
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"The 8-bit programs I print from are AppleWorks 3.0 and TaxPreparer
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[(c) HowardSoft]. These both ignore the installed printer driver and thus
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cannot create PostScript jobs. (They require that the printer be set to
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PCL mode, but they DO print at 600 dpi.)
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"Speaking of drivers, I use Apple's LaserWriter Driver that comes
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with System 6.0.1. The trick there is to rename it to something else,
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e.g., LW.PostScript, so that it can be selected from the DC Printer CDev.
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It's then a simple matter to press OA-P/f while clicking on the OK button
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in the print dialog window. This instantly places the outgoing print file
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in the */System/Drivers folder in PostScript format. That file (and any of
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our fancy fonts that it needs) can be sent to the printer at any time via
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the LaserBEAM utility by Joe Wankerl (THANK YOU JOE!). Version 1.1 is
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available from GS+ Magazine, March 1994 issue. LaserBEAM sends print files
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to the LASERJET in a flash and releases the GS immediately to do other
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chores. Fonts are sent more slowly ;-) but remain in the printer until it
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is reset or turned off.
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"This intermediate step can be a blessing if one wants to tweak the
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final result or archive it for future use. It presents the opportunity to
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intervene: to change fonts, lighten/darken the image, reposition an
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element, etc."
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Margot is a frequent visitor to the Apple II bulletin board,
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particularly in the topics that talk about printers and fonts. While she
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doesn't want to be called an expert, she certainly has opened some doors
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for those who want to use their Apple II's with PostScript printers.
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The PostScript fonts that Margot has uploaded to the Apple II Library
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are descibed below. Since the process of clearing these fonts is a bit
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more complicated than for most files (it takes someone with the right
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equipment and the right programs), some of the fonts that Margot named
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above may not be yet found in these descriptions.
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[*][*][*]
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File #26439: UPPERWES.T1.BXY (88060 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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UpperWestSide is a typeface taken from the logo and headlines of the
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New Yorker magazine. Character set contains upper case, small caps,
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numerals and punctuation. In addition there are icons for movie ratings as
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used by the San Francisco Examiner, and small pictures of the author and
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his wife. Released as shareware, $6.41, by David Rakowski. This version
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is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. The uploader has used
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OldEnglish.TT for screen spacing.
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File #26438: TOONZSCR.T1.BXY (28664 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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ToonzScript was designed to imitate a cartoonist's hand lettered
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dialog. The all-caps character set contains several variations of each
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letter so that a truly hand printed effect is possible. You will have a
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lot of fun with this as an alternative to other rigid typefaces. Numerals
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and punctuation are included as well. This font is released by Stewart
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Daniels who states that for a fee a more complete version may be had. This
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version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. The uploader has not
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been able to locate a TrueType version but has successfully used Medusa.TT
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(with an extra point of leading) for screen spacing.
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File #26432: GADZOOX.T1.BXY (38288 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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GadzooxBold is a wacky, zany display font from RobinsonCrusoe. The
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character set is upper case only--no numerals or punctuation. Distributed
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as freeware. This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. A
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TrueType version is available in file #26442.
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File #26431: CHENEAU.T1.BXY (33148 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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CheneauText is a classic Roman typeface. The style is from the mid
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to late 17th century and could serve with other fonts of the style
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developing at that time such as Caslon, Janson or Garamond. It has the
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quality of free-hand drawing: serifs are not duplicated or pasted on. The
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strokes have been regularized but not completely. Upper case, lower case,
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numerals and punctuation. Released as shareware $15 by Dan Carr at
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Golgonooza Letter Foundry. This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript
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printers. This uploader has not been able to locate a TrueType version but
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has successfully used Times.TT for screen mapping.
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File #26374: BLACKHWK.T1.BXY (59688 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The BlackHawk font contains a complete upper case alphabet with
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numbers and some punctuation. The lower case slots are small-caps versions
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of the former. It is based on an old western typeface. BTW, there is a
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really nice portrait of a man at the tilde position. This font was
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released in 1992 by John Singer. Shareware, $5. This version is Type-1
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for use with PostScript printers. A companion TrueType is available in
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file #26375.
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File #26337: LINTSEC.T1.BXY (43632 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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'Lintsec' is an anagram of the word 'stencil' (for those who are
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wondering). This font is for haters of stencil fonts. Full alphabet,
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numerals and punctuation. Distributed free of charge by David
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Rakowski--but DO read the 'interview' contained in the ReadMe file. It is
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a sad revelation about Mac/PC shareware fees. Perhaps we A2 types can
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restore his faith. This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript. A
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TrueType version is in file #26443.
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File #26336: BODIDLY.T1.BXY (40844 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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BODIDLYbold is a display font that also looks great at small sizes.
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Upper case, lower case, numerals, punctuation, diacritics--over 160
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characters in the set. Shareware from Printers Devil, $10. This version
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is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. A TrueType version is
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available as file #18073.
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File #26278: JEFFNICHOLS.BXY (57088 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Jeff-Nichols is a late 19th-century font consisting of ornate drop
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caps. Brought to you without charge by David Rakowski. This version is
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Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. A TrueType version can be found
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on the NAUG disk Pointless.14 (A2 file #18898). Note: it may be embedded
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in the AnnStone folder on that disk.
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File #26275: LAMP.TT.BXY (39168 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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LampoonBrush v2.0 is a heavy script typeface that looks as if it were
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drawn with a brush. It is very legible from 14 points on and looks like
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natural handwriting. This font is shareware from Sam Wang, $10. This
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version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. A TrueType version is
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in file #26175.
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File #26045: MEDUSA.T1.BXY (51172 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Medusa is a display font based on the familiar Art Nouveau typeface
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'Broklin'. It looks great at 12 points and larger. Contains a full
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character set, including diacritics. The upper case letters have a
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'layered' look. Released by Lorvad as shareware, $10. This version is
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Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. The TrueType version is available
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on NAUG disk Pointless.08 (A2 file #18641).
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File #26044: EDDACAPS.T1.BXY (20508 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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EddaCaps is an Art Nouveau display font consisting of upper case,
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lower case, and some punctuation. The lower case set contains smaller
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versions of the upper case letters. This is freeware from Sam Wang. This
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version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. The TrueType version
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is available on NAUG disk Pointless.14 (A2 file #18898).
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File #26043: BENJAMIN.T1.BXY (33128 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Benjamin is a bold wood-type display font from the 19th century based
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on 'BenFranklin'. It imitates hand-set type, as in Poor Richard's
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Almanack. It is deliberately rough and whimsical--a cross between Windsor
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and CaslonAntique. Numerals, punctuation, upper case, lower case and a
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couple of diacritics. Distributed as freeware by Walter Kafton-Minkel.
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This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. A TrueType
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version, consisting of capital letters only, is file #18070. The spacing
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works fine but it's not exactly WYSIWYG!
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File #26042: AVEROIGNET1.BXY (24504 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Averoigne is a display font consisting of capital letters with
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flourishes. It contains punctuation and works best in large sizes to show
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the details and layering. Shareware from Scriptorium, $5. AKA
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'HorstCaps'. This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript printers. The
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matching TrueType version is file #23856.
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File #25994: WHARMBY.T1.BXY (42044 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Wharmby consists of caps, punctuation, and numerals. The characters
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are bold sans-serif with what looks like a shadow in front, created from a
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light source behind and to the left. Best at large sizes. Released as
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freeware by David Rakowski. This version is Type-1 for use with
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PostScript. The TrueType version is available on NAUG disk Pointless.19
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(A2 #19212).
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File #25993: INKWELL.T1.BXY (32200 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Inkwell is a bold, weighted, display typeface. Upper case, lower
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case, numerals, and punctuation as well as special letters for
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Scandinavians. Shareware from Sam Wang, $10. This version is Type-1 for
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use with PostScript. The TrueType version is available on NAUG disk
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Pointless.17 (A2 #19108).
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File #25992: DOWNWIND.T1.BXY (24648 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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DownWind is a semi-psychedelic calligraphic display font. The
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characters are lightly scaled on top with heavily weighted bases. Upper
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case, lower case, numerals, and punctuation. Released as $10 shareware by
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Lorvad. This version is Type-1 for use with PostScript. The TrueType
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version is available on NAUG disk Pointless.08 (A2 #18641); aka
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'PsychedelicSmoke'.
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File #25990: SPATZ.T1.BXY (53972 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Spatz is a VERY attractive display typeface with a fresh, shimmery,
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'circus' feeling. Upper case, numerals, and some punctuation. Released by
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Lorvad it is shareware, $10. This version is Type-1 for use with
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PostScript. A TrueType version is in file #26269.
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File #25988: BOWLEGS.T1.BXY (21480 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Bowlegs is an irregular display font consisting of capital letters
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and small caps. There is punctuation but no numerals. Shareware $10 from
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Lorvad. This version is Type-1 PostScript. A TrueType version is in file
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#25989.
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File #25961: STARBURST.BXY (93996 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Starburst contains bold capital letters, numbers, and punctuation.
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The letters seem to give off a light at the center, with many rays
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emanating from the light. Best at size 40 and above on a 300 dpi printer.
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Shareware by David Rakowski--$4.99. This version is Type-1 PostScript
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format for use with laser printers. A TrueType version is available on
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NAUG disk 'Pointless.05' (A2 #18636). It is buried in the file called
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'Display1'.
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File #25960: ROTHMAN.T1.BXY (24496 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Rothman is a tall, quite condensed, Art Deco font consisting of upper
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case, lower case, numerals, and some punctuation. Based on a typeface
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called 'Empire' and named after George Rothman. The lower case letters are
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simply the upper case characters squished to 50% with the same character
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widths. The font is distributed by David Rakowski free of charge. This
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version is Type-1 PostScript format for use with laser printers. A
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TrueType version is available on NAUG disk 'Pointless.10' (A2 #18646).
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File #25959: CARRICK.T1.BXY (69324 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Carrick Caps is an upper case only font consisting of bold black
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Gothic style letters drawn on top of a stained glass pattern. Numerals and
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punctuation are not included. The I and J are identical. The font is
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released by David Rakowski as Freeware. This version is Type-1 PostScript
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for use with laser printers. A TrueType version is available in A2 #17923.
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File #25955: KELMSCOT.T1.BXY (25560 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Kelmscott is a truly unique and interesting font based on a
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type-style designed for the William Morris edition of Chaucer's "Canterbury
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Tales." An ornate neo-gothic font, it is very readable in both small and
|
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large type sizes. The lower case characters are some of the most
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interesting this uploader has ever seen. Would be good for Christmas card
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use... This version is Type-1 PostScript. A matching TrueType version is
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in file #26277. Released by Scriptorium as shareware--$5 (options
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offered.)
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File #25954: GREENCAP.T1.BXY (22716 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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GreenCaps is an uppercase Art Nouveau-style display font consisting
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of modern looking sans-serif letters which are filled at the bottom and
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outlined at the top. Numerals and a period are included. Wintery in
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feeling. The font is released by David Rakowski as freeware. This version
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is Type-1 PostScript for use with laser printers. A TrueType version is
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available in A2 #17983.
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File #25953: TONEDEBS.T1.BXY (53624 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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ToneAndDebs is a caps only font consisting of black snow-capped
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sans-serif letters. Upper case and lower case character sets are
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identical. Numerals and punctuation are included. Use for some of that
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Christmas mail! The font is released by David Rakowski as shareware--$3.
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This version is Type-1 PostScript for use with laser printers. A TrueType
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version is available on NAUG disk 'Pointless.11' (A2 #18693).
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File #25918: THALIA.T1.BXY (17732 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Thalia is a bold and somewhat formal Art Nouveau display font which
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probably belongs in everyone's collection. Distributed free of charge by
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Sam Wang. This version is Type-1 for PostScript printers. The TrueType
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version is available on NAUG disk 'Pointless.18' (A2 #19202).
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File #25917: MIRA.T1.BXY (17072 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Mira is a very distinctive Art Nouveau font which contains upper
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case, lower case, numerals and punctuation--no diacritics. It seems to
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|
look best at 14 points and above. Distributed free of charge by Sam Wang.
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This version is Type-1 for PostScript printers. The TrueType version is
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available in A2 file #17881.
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File #25916: LOGGER.T1.BXY (65036 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Logger is a specialty display font of capital letters and punctuation
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that looks like piled logs. Created at the request of a Girl Scout troop
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|
in Hawaii. Distributed free of charge by David Rakowski. This version is
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Type-1 for PostScript printers. The TrueType version is available on NAUG
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disk Pointless.17 (A2 #19108).
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File #25908: HOLTZSCH.T1.BXY (54884 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Holtzschue is an all caps Victorian display font. The characters are
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a bold serif outline, white at the top stepping down to black in stripes.
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There is a bit of greenery in the way of vines and leaves in front. Very
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nice! The font is freeware from the master, David Rakowski. Upper case,
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numbers, dollar sign, and ampersand only. The latter is pretty enough to
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use as a graphic at 120 points. This is the Type-1 version for PostScript.
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A companion TrueType version is in file #26281.
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File #25894: DAVYSKEY.T1.BXY (68224 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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DavysKeyCaps is a Type-1 PostScript font that is supposed to look
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like key caps. It covers the entire IIgs (and PC or Macintosh extended)
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keyboard. It is intended primarily to aid in software documentation. Free
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for personal use, $10 for professional use. By David Rakowski. The
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companion TrueType version can be found on the NAUG disk Pointless.16
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(A2#19060).
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File #25893: RUDELSBG.T1.BXY (53872 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Rudelsberg is a Type-1 PostScript font which contains a full
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character set including diacritics. The characters are in
|
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turn-of-the-century German Art Nouveau style. It may be thought of as
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|
second cousin to Adobe's Arnold Boecklin font. Released as freeware by
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David Rakowski. The companion TrueType can be found on NAUG disk
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Pointless.05 (A2 #18636) as "Display2".
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File #25892: CRACKLIN.T1.BXY (41052 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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CracklingFire is a caps only display font in the Type-1 PostScript
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format. It is based on the typeface 'Firebug'. Looks like Dom Casual
|
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letters beginning to go up in flames. The font is free from David
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|
Rakowski. The companion TrueType version can be found on NAUG disk
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Pointless.05 (A2 #18636) as "Display1".
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File #25891: AUTHOR.T1.BXY (55516 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Author is an elegant script font in the Type-1 PostScript format. It
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is a dead-ringer for CommercialScript but was released by FontBank(TM) as a
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|
sample of their wares. Font contains upper case, lower case, numerals and
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|
punctuation. The companion TrueType version can be found on NAUG disk
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Pointless.20 (A2#19226).
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File #25876: RABBIT.T1.BXY (30320 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Rabbit-Ears is a rounded, bold, 1940s type advertising display font
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|
whose letters slightly resemble CooperBlack. Alphabet, numbers, and
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|
punctuation. All characters look lowercase except that upper case B,F,H,K
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and L are far taller than the other letters with big upper loops like bunny
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|
ears. Shareware by David Rakowski, $4.49. This is the Type-1 PostScript
|
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version. Matching TrueType version is in file #26271.
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File #25875: IANBENT.T1.BXY (58368 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Ian-Bent is a Type-1 PostScript font patterned after a German Art
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|
Nouveau font drawn by Otto Eckmann. This all caps alphabet consists of
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|
black letters surrounded by stained-glass patterns resembling curtains.
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Distributed free of charge by David Rakowski. The companion TrueType
|
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version is in file #25877.
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File #25850: KRAMER.T1.BXY (59648 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The Kramer font consists of a full alphabet of drop caps. Each is a
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|
white letter surrounded by a box containing stained glass patterns. The
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|
lower case character set consists of the capital letters in black without
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the decoration. Some punctuation, no numerals or diacritics. This is the
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|
Type-1 PostScript version. Freeware from David Rakowski. The TrueType
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version is in file #26276.
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File #25838: OSWALDBL.T1.BXY (43456 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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OSWALDblack is a variation of Cooper-Bold. This is the PostScript
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|
Type-1 version. The TrueType rendition is file #18241 and is also
|
|
available on the NAUG disk 8, file #18641. It is a bold display that also
|
|
looks good at small sizes. Released as shareware, $10, by Printers Devil.
|
|
Full character set with diacritics.
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File #25820: ZALESKI.T1.BXY (29604 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Zaleski Caps is a brash Art Deco serif font good for display type.
|
|
Based loosely on the typeface 'Ashley Crawford'. This font also resembles
|
|
a commercial product known as 'Jazz Poster'. Upper case, numerals, and
|
|
punctuation only. This is the Type-1 PostScript version. The companion
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TrueType is contained in a file named 'Display2' on the NAUG disk
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Pointless.05 (file #18636). Freeware from David Rakowski.
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File #25819: WILLHARR.T1.BXY (69524 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Will-Harris is a Type-1 PostScript display font patterned after
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|
'Skyline'. The characters look like views through Venetian blinds of a
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city skyline. A headline set in this font will appear to have been cut
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from a continuous city-scape. Upper case, numerals, and punctuation. This
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font is distributed free by David Rakowski. Matching TrueType version is
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file #26268.
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File #25818: LILINIT.T1.BXY (56648 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Lilith-Initials is a Type-1 PostScript font. It consists of
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|
beautifully decorated capital letters designed to be used with Lilith-Light
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|
(see file #25763). The delicate letters are entwined with vines and
|
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flowers. The font is offered free from David Rakowski. The companion
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TrueType version is in file #26274.
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|
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File #25806: JAPANESE.T1.BXY (83704 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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|
There are two Type-1 PostScript fonts in this file. The characters
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|
are calligraphic representations of KataKana and HiraGana dialects(?) in
|
|
the Japanese language. There are also instructions for using this
|
|
phoenetic alphabet, with a table of phoenetic sounds. Also a few
|
|
additional symbols which are used in standard Japanese type setting.
|
|
Fascinating and very high quality! Shareware US$10. ko-ni-chi-wa (I
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think).
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|
File #25792: HANDWRIT.T1.BXY (60044 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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HandwritingPlain is a Type-1 PostScript font. The characters look
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|
hasty and natural, as if done with a medium point felt pen. A heart symbol
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|
is included. There are 211 characters included in the set. It was
|
|
generated from traced scans of actual handwriting. Matching TrueType
|
|
version is file #26174. The TrueType version seems to cause very tight
|
|
letter spacing, so perhaps this pair is best used with PublishIt! or some
|
|
program which permits extra letter spacing.
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|
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File #25791: SHOHLFLD.T1.BXY (43692 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Shohl-Fold is a Type-1 display font for use with laser printers. The
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|
letters look like they are on a continuous fanfold, some facing right and
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|
some facing left. Numerals, punctuation, and two sets of upper case (right
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and left isometric). Distributed as freeware by David Rakowski. A
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TrueType version file #26270.
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File #25790: HERALDRY.T1.BXY (29348 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Heraldry is a Type-1 PostScript picture font from Scriptorium. It is
|
|
a collection of heraldic shields drawn from medieval sources. The
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|
characters make excellent dingbats or spot illustrations--52 in all.
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|
Shareware, $5. TrueType version is file #26282.
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|
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File #25789: GOLGOTHA.T1.BXY (164152 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Golgotha is a Type-1 PostScript Halloween display font. The
|
|
characters are composed of jumbled skulls piled into the shape of capital
|
|
letters. There are no other characters. Shareware from Scriptorium, $5.
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TrueType version is in file #26283.
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|
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File #25768: MARYDALE.T1.BXY (72060 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Marydale and Marydale-Bold are informal Type-1 PostScript display
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|
fonts for use on a laser printer. They are based on Adobe Tekton 'with
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|
personality'. Upper case, lower case, numerals, punctuation--no
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|
diacritics. Used commercially in national magazines and local television.
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This font is shareware, $10, from Three Island Press. TrueType version is
|
|
in file #26273.
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|
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File #25765: DUBIEL.T1.BXY (125660 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Dubiel and Dubiel Italic, two Type-1 PostScript fonts based on the
|
|
font Torino. This typeface is similiar to a condensed Bodoni, except with
|
|
lighter strokes. Contains a full set of characters, including diacritics.
|
|
The italic version is not just a slanted plain--it is a completely
|
|
different and graceful look--even the 'signature' characters are different,
|
|
giving you 4 wonderful new dingbats. Another David Rakowski marvel of
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shareware $14.99. Companion TrueType version is available on NAUG disk
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Pointless.04 (file #18635).
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File #25764: SNYDERSPEED.BXY (42300 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Snyder-Speed font represents the Top Of the Line standard for the
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|
professional signpainter's art. Includes a VERY interesting ReadMe file.
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|
This font would be useful to mere mortals for headlines with a casual
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|
feeling (classroom?) in smaller sizes. TrueType version is available on
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|
the NAUG Pointless.18 disk, #19202.
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File #25763: LILITHLT.T1.BXY (29944 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Lilith-Light is a Type-1 PostScript font with a hand-lettered look.
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|
Distinctive with nice tall ascenders and a different serif on each
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|
character. Resembles Eve-Light. Have also seen this floating about as
|
|
Koch-Roman. Shareware by David Rakowski, $3. TrueType is available on
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NAUG Pointless.11 disk, #18693.
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|
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File #25762: CHRISTMAST1.BXY (51456 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
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Christmas is a Type-1 PostScript font with a calligraphic style. It
|
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is a close descendant of MacHumaine but with a sharper and more angular
|
|
appearance than its distant relative Black Chancery. More authentic to the
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|
appearance of broad-pen hand calligraphy. This variety is renamed
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Christmas due to its suitability for that season's use. Font by Bill
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Horton. TrueType version for screen viewing is file #26143.
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File #25759: CAIRO.T1.BXY (68432 bytes)
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Cairo in Type-1 PostScript format is a quality interpretation of the
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font we all fell in love with in the 1980s. This pictorial font is a labor
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|
of love by Clark Riley. He must pay ACI $50/year in order to license this
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|
version. Please send him $1 in order that he may cover the fee due to
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|
Apple. Freeware. TrueType version is available on A2 file #18867.
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File #25751: MAIDSTONET1.BXY (24956 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Maidstone is a Type-1 PostScript font for laser printers. This font
|
|
resembles delicate feminine handwriting. It contains upper case, lower
|
|
case, numerals, punctuation, and Scandinavian diacritics. Shareware from
|
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Sam Wang, $10. Companion TrueType version is available on NAUG disk
|
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'Pointless.20' (A2 file #19226).
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File #25750: CARTWRIGHT.BXY (24268 bytes)
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Cartwright is a Type-1 PostScript font for use with laser printers.
|
|
It was inspired by Adobe 'Ponderosa' and resembles the typeface on an
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|
old-west 'wanted' poster. Upper case, lower case, numerals, punctuation.
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No diacritics. Shareware. TrueType version is available on the NAUG
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'TrueType.08' disk, A2 file #18641.
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File #25745: MARKFLTTHIN.BXY (79712 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Marker Felt Thin v2 is a Type-1 PostScript headline font which
|
|
resembles spontaneous hand lettering. Casual but eye-catching. Complete
|
|
character set including diacritics. This useful typeface is shareware from
|
|
Pat Snyder (as in SnyderSpeed) at $10. The matching TrueType is available
|
|
on the Pointless.17 disk, file #19108.
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|
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|
File #25744: ELIZ.ANN.T1.BXY (42208 bytes)
|
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Elizabeth-Ann is a serif display font with thinly etched white lines
|
|
drawn through the characters. Quite elegant, with an engraved look. This
|
|
is the Type-1 PostScript version for use on Laser printers. This font is
|
|
free from David Rakowski. It contains upper case, numerals, and some
|
|
punctuation. Matching TrueType version is in file #26198.
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|
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File #25739: HORSTCAPST1.BXY (28472 bytes)
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|
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Horst Caps is a Type-1 PostScript set of capital letters drawn in the
|
|
Art Nouveau style. They make nice raised caps on a manuscript. The font
|
|
lacks I, X, and Y. Author David Rakowski releases this font as freeware.
|
|
The companion TrueType version is A2 file #17859.
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|
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File #25737: DAVYSRIBBON.BXY (126212 bytes)
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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DavysRibbons is a Type-1 PostScript display font. The letters look
|
|
like a long, unfurled banner or bibbon. Ending 'tassels' are included.
|
|
This Victorian type display would be useful for greeting cards, book
|
|
jackets, etc. The font is by David Rakowski who requests a shareware
|
|
donation to Columbia University of $7.49. The TrueType version is
|
|
available on the Pointless.04 disk (#18635).
|
|
|
|
File #25736: ALBATROSST1.BXY (57916 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
Albatross is a Type-1 PostScript font suitable for body text. It has
|
|
a moderately short x-height. Full character set, including diacritics.
|
|
Shareware by LORVAD, $10. The TrueType version is A2 file #18514.
|
|
|
|
File #25732: DUPUY.T1.BXY (80628 bytes)
|
|
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Dupuy is a Type-1 PostScript laser font by David Rakowski. It comes
|
|
in three weights: light, regular, and heavy. It resembles cartoon
|
|
lettering, most closely that of Charles Shulz in the Peanuts strip.
|
|
Shareware $5.
|
|
|
|
File #25731: DOBKIN.T1.BXY (41276 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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|
This is a Type-1 PostScript font for use on the IIgs via the
|
|
LaserBeam downloader. Dobkin-Script is an elegant Art Nouveau era script
|
|
font which resembles Hispania. Upper case, lower case, numerals,
|
|
punctuation. No diacritics. Shareware: complicated Rakowski formula &%-}
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|
(I paid $5.50).
|
|
|
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File #25723: BIZZARO.T1.BXY (63744 bytes)
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|
|
Bizarro is a Type-1 PostScript font. It is maybe suitable for
|
|
Halloween? The characters are composed of old-style devils and sprites,
|
|
leaning all over themselves to make capital letters. This font is aptly
|
|
named. Freeware. David Rakowski of skill & fame. TrueType version is
|
|
#23860.
|
|
|
|
File #25720: CIVITYPE.T1.BXY (47232 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
Civitype font is actually in the public domain, yet I have only seen
|
|
it in catalogs. Absolutely gorgeous formal script font. Beautifully
|
|
balanced lines, even those which include numerals (old style with
|
|
descenders). Artistic caps for use with other fonts. Many diacritics.
|
|
You won't regret downloading this one. A few swashes on the lowercase
|
|
letters. Anyone who owns a PostScript printer can use this font (it's
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|
Type-1).
|
|
|
|
File #25715: LIBBYSC2.T1.BXY (24448 bytes)
|
|
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
This Type-1 PostScript font looks like careful hand lettering, yet
|
|
remains friendly and truly legible. It is graceful and natural. The font
|
|
is based on 'Dover Book'. It contains lower case, upper case, numerals,
|
|
punctuation, and some Scandinavian special letters. It is shareware--$10.
|
|
A matching TrueType version is available from A2 #17865 or NAUG Disk.20
|
|
(#19226).
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|
|
|
File #25706: NAUERT.T1.BXY (62848 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
Nauert is a PostScript Type-1 chiseled, mildly 3-D display font.
|
|
This font is a lot like the one used on the 'Dylan Thomas Collected Poems'
|
|
paperback. The font has a complete set of characters minus diacritics,
|
|
brackets, and parentheses. It is shoeware--shareware fee is based on your
|
|
shoe size. Very elegant.
|
|
|
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File #25697: LOWEREASTT1.BXY (74112 bytes)
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|
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|
|
Lower East Side is a Type-1 PostScript font modeled on an Art Deco
|
|
typeface called Astur. It looks like bold, 3-D brush strokes forming the
|
|
characters with deep shadows. It also tends to look like bent pieces of
|
|
plywood with shadows. This font is by David Rakowski and is free. A
|
|
TrueType version is available in file #17869.
|
|
|
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File #25696: INKABOD.T1.BXY (30976 bytes)
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|
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InkaBod is a Type-1 PostScript font inspired by the NORDIC bitmapped
|
|
font. Looks best at 14 points and above. Shareware from Printers
|
|
Devil--$10. A matching TrueType version can be obtained from the NAUG
|
|
Pointless.08 disk (#18641).
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|
|
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File #25695: CARAWAY.T1.BXY (33536 bytes)
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|
|
This font is in Type-1 PostScript format for use on a Mac or IIgs
|
|
with a PostScript Laser printer. The TrueType version is available on NAUG
|
|
disk #10, (GEnie A2 file #18646). The font is suitable for display
|
|
purposes or informal correspondence. It's more font than
|
|
handwriting--nice! Shareware $10. Much more info on disk.
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|
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File #25683: GREETING.T1.BXY (23424 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This font is Type-1 PostScript for use with a laser printer on a IIgs
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or a Mac. It is a casual hand-lettered style which resembles the
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bit-mapped Lambda. Upper case, lower case, numerals and punctuation, but
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no diacriticals. No known TrueType version. Packed with GSHK. Shareware
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$5.
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File #25671: ASPIRE.T1.BXY (24448 bytes)
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Aspire-DemiBold is a very elegant Type-1 PostScript font suitable for
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logos, brochures, invitations. etc. This font is very similar to Coronet
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(built into the PCL personality of some laser printers). Shareware--$5.
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File #25670: ATTICANT.T1.BXY (108160 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This is a Type-1 PostScript font for laser printers. It is packed
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with GSHK. Attic Antique resembles the wavy, broken, serif type font you
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might find in a really old book with brittle pages. Comes with a complete
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character set: upper and lower case, numerals, punctuation, diacriticals.
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The TrueType version is A2 file #25135.
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File #25658: ERASER.T1.BXY (133120 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This large and casual display font would be great for garage-sales,
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etc. It looks like wide chalk characters scrawled on a blackboard. Best
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at 40+ points. Another wonderful David Rakowski contribution. FREEware!
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You must have a PostScript printer to use this Type-1 version. It contains
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a full set of upper case letters, numbers and punctuation, but no
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diacriticals. Very distinctive.
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File #25614: UECHI.T1.BXY (63360 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The UechiGothic font is (c) 1992 by David Rakowski. Shareware fee is
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$3.02. The ornate caps are similar (if not identical) to those found in
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the Griffin Dingbats set, but there is also a complete set of lower case
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characters which compliments these beautiful caps. There are no
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diacriticals. This is a lovely font, suitable for formal documents printed
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in a large point size. Good spacing (as with all Rakman fonts).
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File #25575: ANNSTONE.BXY (62592 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Another detailed and ornate drop caps font in PostScript Type-1
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format. These characters are filled, surrounded by rounded rectangles with
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detailed fill-in lines in curves that suggest stained glass. The font is
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free, but must be distributed together with Jeff-Nichols when distributed
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by user groups or commercial ventures. Another David Rakowski wonderful.
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This font contains only upper-case letters and no numbers, punctuation, nor
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diacriticals. TrueType version is A2 #17824.
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File #25477: UPPEREAST.BXY (54528 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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A sequel to the much loved font Upper West Side, this insanely great
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font resembles the font 'Parisian' and containes 166 characters, including
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all the us usual diacritics, and has 477 kerning pairs. It is an Art Deco
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sans serif font found all over the East Side, particularly on bookstores
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and menus, with a very low x-height. You'll find the font to be expertly
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drawn. I made this one DonateWare: shareware fee is $9.99 to Columbia
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University, as detailed in the enclosed documentation. (s) David Rakowski
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File #25476: ARCHITECT.BXY (34432 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This font is for use on PostScript printers only. It is a Type-1
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repackaged from the GEnie Mac RT. It was developed by N. Gall and
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simulates hand printing. Full set of letters, numbers, and punctuation.
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Freeware.
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File #25413: HARQUIL.T1.BXY (24576 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This font is in Type-1 format for use with PostScript printers. It
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has been repackaged from the Mac library for IIgs and Mac users. It is
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usable only on a PostScript printer. The effect is bold and casual and
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funky--strictly for headline stuff. Upper case, lower case, numerals, and
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some punctuation. There is a companion TrueType version available on the
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NAUG disk 'Pointless.17'.
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File #25412: BEFFLE.T1.BXY (46592 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This font is Type-1 PostScript for IIgs and Mac users. It was
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repackaged from the Mac Library. You must use it on a PostScript printer.
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It is a display font that looks very formal, engraved, or hammered metal.
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It makes nice raised caps with Cloister. Contains a full alphabetic set
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(upper case and lower case are identical) and some punctuation (no
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exclamation point or question mark) and no numbers. Shareware, $3.00 to
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Columbia University. (c) 1991 by David Rakowski. Companion TrueType
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version is file #17825.
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File #25335: DAVYSOTHER.BXY (165120 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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A sequel to the regular and shift keyboards with complex pictures of
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ornaments, designs, and cartoons. The font is compatible with ATM version
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1.2 or higher. DavysOtherDingbats is distributed as FREEWARE, but
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commercial distribution is prohibited. You must have a PostScript printer
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to use this font. A companion TrueType font is available on the NAUG disk
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'Pointless.20'.
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File #25328: DAVYS.DINGB.BXY (291840 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The author's words: "This is an unusually wonderful, amazing Type-1
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PostScript font with 200 pictorial images, including lots of cats,
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ballerinas, floral images, Art Nouveau, and a whole lot more. Note that
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this font is shareware, no exceptions, $12." We have all used and loved
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this font in bit-mapped and TrueType versions. Here it is in PostScript
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for IIgs users. You have never really seen this font until you've seen it
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in PostScript at 156 point size! The companion TrueType version may be
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found on NAUG disk 'Pointless.03'.
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File #25213: PREMIUM.T1.BXY (31488 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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This is the updated Type-1 version of PremiumThin font, a display
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typeface based on Letraset's Premier Lightline. Very carefully created and
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VERY close to commercial quality! This font has uppercase and lowercase
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characters, numerae effect is modern and rounded. Shareware.
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File #25209: LUMPARSKYT1.BXY (30592 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Here is a casual display font, based on a bold hand-lettered face
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from an old lettering manual. It is a Type-1 font for use with a
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PostScript printer. Created in Altsys' Fontographer by Walter
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Kafton-Minkel, it is free. There are no accented characters. Download
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this font to your printer with LASERbeam from GS+.
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File #25167: KONANUR.T1.BXY (52352 bytes)
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Konanur.Kaps is a Type-1 PostScript font. It contains all 26 capital
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letters drawn as serif characters surrounded by unobtrusive quill pen
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strokes and a few monograms of the initials AK (the student for which it
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was named). A pretty good display font when used sparingly, and works with
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ATM. Shareware $4.99. I (personally) like to use this as a drop cap in
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documents with a casual feeling. The companion TrueType font is #18034.
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File #25162: PIXIE.T1.BXY (59776 bytes)
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PixieFont is a display font that looks like Bodoni must look like
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after ten or more beers. An uneven hand-drawn serif font with a wide
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variation of thicks and thins. It makes a good specialty font for
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advertisements or when an informal feel is desired. You MUST have a
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PostScript printer to use this font! This is by David Rakowski and the
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shareware fee is $4.99, payable to Columbia University.
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File #25158: GESSELE.T1.BXY (42240 bytes)
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Gessele-Script is an elegant Art Nouveau font by David Rakowski.
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Shareware fee is $6.49. This is a Type-1 PostScript font for use on the
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IIgs. It can be downloaded to a PostScript printer by using LASERbeam,
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available from GS+. The matching TrueType version is file #25152. There
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are no diacritical characters.
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File #25138: POLOSEMI.T1.BXY (17792 bytes)
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Brush-stroke font by David Rakowski. This is a Type-1 PostScript
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file and requires a PostScript printer. The companion TrueType version is
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file #18495. Packed with GSHK (font is in the resource fork).
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File #25093: ARCTIC2.T1.BXY (31488 bytes)
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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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Arctic2 is a revision of Arctic, which had some filled letters. It
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is a casual but completely readable font for general purpose
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correspondence. This is a PostScript type-1 font for use with PostScript
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printers only. It was downloaded from the Mac RT & converted at a copy
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shop, then repacked with GSHK for use by Apple II people. The font resides
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in a Mac resource fork and as such may not be suitable for use by IIe?
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IIgs will need to own LaserBEAM (available from GS+) to download the font.
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File #25091: HARRINGTON.BXY (20352 bytes)
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Type-1 Art Nouveau font for use with PostScript printers. This font
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is Freeware. Harrington is a curvey artsy-craftsy font for achieving
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special effects. This font was downloaded from the Mac RT and unpacked at
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a copy shop and repacked for Apple II with GSHK. The font lies in the
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resource fork so may be of no use to IIe people? It has character and a
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sort of 'Carmelish' character to us Californians. (Read Artsy)
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File #24963: RECHTMAN.T1.BXY (44544 bytes)
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Rechtman-Script is a chiseled Art Nouveau script font with a full set
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of characters, numbers and punctuation. Shareware. This is a Type-1 font.
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You MUST have a PostScript printer to use it. In order to comply with the
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author's wishes, the Mac .BMAP & .AFM files have been retained in the
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folder. They are not useful on the IIgs. The companion TrueType font is
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file #23711. This is one of my favorites and is well worth the download.
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|
(Do not let LASERbeam shorten the full name if you have used the TrueType
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on screen.) Looks it's best at sizes 36 and above (so states the author,
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David Rakowski) but to my eye it is nice at almost any size.
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[*][*][*]
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That concludes our list of PostScript fonts. As you can see, it is
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quite impressive, and it is destined to become more so as Margot continues
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to upload them.
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I want to take this opportunity to thank Margot Taylor for helping me
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with this Treasure Hunt, and especially with putting up with my deadline
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pressures. I also want to thank Doug Cuff for affording me the opportunity
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to pop back in here on occasion.
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Until next time, happy computing!
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Charlie Hartley
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[EOA]
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[BAN]//////////////////////////////
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FILE BANDWAGON /
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Top 10 Files for December
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""
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by Douglas Cuff
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[EDITOR.A2]
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This month, a new feature that lists the ten most popular files for
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the month. To give these files a chance to seek their own levels, no files
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will be added to the list until they've been in place at least a month.
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This month, we look at the files uploaded 1-31 December 1995.
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This isn't the Academy Awards ceremony, folks; it's more like the
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People's Choice Awards (both of which are trademarked, by the way). The
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Top 10 doesn't necessarily tell you what's new and interesting--what files
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_you_ might find interesting--it just tells you what files have been
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downloaded a lot--what other people found interesting!
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File # Filename Bytes DLs Short description
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26120 PATCHHFS.BXY 13232 303 Patches a serious bug in 601 HFS FST
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26224 A2.DOM.9512.BXY 458368 196 December 1995 A2 DOM
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26151 PMPFAX.INFO.TXT 4272 136 Official Press Release for PMPFax
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26290 JUICED.GS.BXY 89216 130 Juiced.GS prototype newsletter
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26137 PRINT3200.BXY 45184 127 PRINT 3200 v1.0.1
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26294 SYMBOLIX.BXY 460928 120 Symbolix v1.9 by Bright Software
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26222 SYS.ICONZ.BXY 16896 111 Update to icons in Sys.Icons init
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26195 POWERGUIDE.BXY 555264 105 Integrated offline GS navigator v1.2
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26177 POWERDOX.BXY 69888 94 User's Manual for PowerGuide v1.2
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26147 C3200.BXY 13440 90 Information on Convert 3200
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PATCHHFS.BXY The top download for December was Jawaid Bazyar's patch for
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"""""""""""" the HFS File System Translator. This FST, which allows you
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to read and write Macintosh disks and volumes, had a bug in it that
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occasionally ruined HFS volumes. Dave Lyons unearthed the bug and Jawaid
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Bazyar programmed the fix.
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A2.DOM.9512.BXY The A2 RoundTable Disk of the Month continues to be a
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""""""""""""""" hit! December's issue contained: issues of GEnieLamp A2
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and A2Pro, ASCII.Helper (IIe/IIc version), Where In Hell Is Carmen
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Santiago, ASCII.Helper (IIgs versions), SpeedRead and SpellBinder.
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PMPFAX.INFO.TXT People were so eager to learn about Paul Parkhurst's
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""""""""""""""" long-awaited fascsimile send and receive program, PMPFax,
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that they downloaded this information file to learn about the features and
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the trade-in offer. This is an incredible showing for a press release!
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JUICED.GS.BXY Max Jones hasn't been on GEnie long, but when he uploaded
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""""""""""""" this 15-page prototype of his newsletter _Juiced.GS_,
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people ran to download it. This is an AppleWorks GS desktop publishing
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file. You can examine it or print off your own copy (if you own AppleWorks
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GS).
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PRINT3200.BXY Until John Wrenholt programmed this freeware beauty, there
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""""""""""""" wasn't any way to print a 3200-color graphic. Now there
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is! The download count should actually be higher, since a small bug was
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quickly found in v1.0. The bug has been fixed in this, v1.0.1.
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SYMBOLIX.BXY Symbolix v1.9 by Bright Software's Henrik Gudat is a
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"""""""""""" shareware program that handles high level math in the
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graphic desktop environment.
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SYS.ICONZ.BXY An update to Seven Hills Software's Sys Icons, a Temporary
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""""""""""""" Initialization File that adds small icons to Standard File
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dialogs, etc. This update by Don V. Zahniser adds 20 icons and modifies a
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few of the original 90 icons.
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POWERGUIDE.BXY PowerGuide v1.2 by Alex Corrieri is an offline
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"""""""""""""" message processor for the IIgs that could be described as
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CoPilot Supreme. It not only has its own telecommunications program (no
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need to buy Spectrum, ANSITerm, ProTERM or Talk is Cheap), but it has
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features that CoPilot doesn't offer. You'll also need the documentation
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(see next file; #26177) and the script files to drive PowerGuide (file
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#26176).
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POWERDOX.BXY The user's manual for PowerGuide v1.2 (see above) explains
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"""""""""""" how to install and use this program. Also included is a
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complete reference section and a cookbook for common tasks.
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C3200.BXY Press release--and two sample pictures--from Shareware
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""""""""" Solutions II about Convert 3200, the FAST new graphics
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conversion program from Brutal Deluxe. Press releases sure were popular in
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December--must have been all those holiday shoppers!
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[EOA]
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[PRO]//////////////////////////////
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PROFILES /
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/////////////////////////////////
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Who's Who In Apple II
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"""""""""""""""""""""
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>>> WHO'S WHO <<<
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"""""""""""""""""
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~ The _mot juiced_: Max Jones, publisher of _Juiced.GS ~
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Just before 1995 end, Max Jones uploaded a prototype of a new
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publication, Juiced.GS. This prototype was an AppleWorks GS desktop
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publishing document. (It's file #26290 in the A2 libraries on GEnie.)
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Anyone can download and print out this prototype.
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...Well, anyone with AppleWorks GS, anyway. I don't own AppleWorks
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GS, so I got Max Jones to mail me a copy of the prototype. I am impressed.
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The first thing that impresses me is that Jones goes and finds fresh
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stories and fresh information. (Had you heard how few copies of Quick
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Click Calc, Quick Click Morph, and Contacts GS have been sold? Juiced.GS
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will tell you!) The second thing that impresses me is the layout. The
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look is semi-professional--somewhere between the most recent issues of
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_IIAlive_ and those of _Shareware Solutions II_.
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Neither of those two magazines was the inspiration for Juiced.GS,
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though. Jones has said that the "death" of GS+ Magazine inspired him to
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start Juiced.GS. This month, we talk to Max Jones about his plans for this
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new publication.
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GEnieLamp> Do you see yourself as a successor to GS+ Magazine? Will you
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""""""""" focus on programming, as GS+ did? Or is the similarity simply
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that the focus will be the IIgs?
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Jones> The demise of GS+ created an enormous void that I doubt will ever
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""""" be filled. What Steve Disbrow did for all those years, with the
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help of some very talented people, is remarkable. GS+ was truly a creative
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enterprise, and I will always admire and respect what they accomplished.
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Juiced.GS will make no attempt to emulate GS+. But I do think the
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IIgs deserves its own specific publication, and I'm going to make my best
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effort to fill that niche.
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I'm not a programmer--although I'd love to try it sometime!--so
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Juiced.GS won't lean toward technical content. On the other hand, I have
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put out feelers for technical writers in hopes that I can eventually offer
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a column in each issue on a technical topic. Personally, I liked the
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technical stuff in GS+, although I didn't always understand it. :) There's
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nothing wrong with challenging a reader with complex concepts and detail,
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as long as the writing is clear and logical.
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GEnieLamp> Where did the name _Juiced.GS_ come from?
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"""""""""
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Jones> My system administrator at work is a former Apple II technician,
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""""" so he gets a real kick out of my allegiance to the IIgs. After I
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started powering up my system about three years ago with more RAM and a
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hard drive, I proudly announced to him one day that I now had a juiced GS.
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Ever since, he's referred to me among his techie friends as the guy with
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the juiced GS.
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When it came time for me to name the newsletter, Juiced.GS was a
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natural. Its core (pun intended) audience would be power users, and the
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name blended well with the Apple theme. It helped that the name had a
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personal history as well.
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GEnieLamp> Will you be producing a magazine or a newsletter?
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"""""""""
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Jones> I think a magazine format, with the current Apple II market, just
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""""" isn't feasible. I'll take the newsletter approach, but plan to
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introduce some magazine-style techniques in the content and design. I
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won't shy away from in-depth articles, and I hope to complement
|
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informative, interesting and entertaining content with a compelling layout.
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GEnieLamp> Will you be accepting advertising?
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"""""""""
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Jones> I haven't ruled it out. Right now, though, I'm focusing my
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""""" energies on building a subscriber base by producing a quality
|
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publication. I'd love to have the opportunity someday soon to convince a
|
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product vendor or developer that advertising in Juiced.GS would make them
|
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money. If that happens, I wouldn't hesitate to increase the number of
|
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pages in each issue. But I'm taking it one step at a time.
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GEnieLamp> How often will you publish?
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"""""""""
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Jones> In 1996, I'll produce quarterly -- winter, spring, summer and
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""""" fall. The first issue will be published in February. I knew
|
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there was enough material and interest to publish more often, but I didn't
|
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want to get in too deep and not be able to deliver what I promised when I
|
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promised it. By publishing quarterly, I'll have the time to plan, be
|
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creative and pay special attention to quality. And I'll also be able to
|
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meet my deadline, which I think is *very* important.
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GEnieLamp> How much will a subscription be?
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"""""""""
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Jones> A charter subscription is $12 in the U.S. and Canada ($18
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""""" elsewhere). That will get a subscriber the four 1996 issues.
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GEnieLamp> Do you think the Apple II world is still large enough to
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""""""""" support competing magazines and newsletters?
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Jones> My instincts tell me that there is still room for high-quality
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I just don't know. I guess we'll be finding out real soon.
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GEnieLamp> Are computers a part of your daytime job? Please tell us a
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""""""""" little about what you do between 9 and 5.
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Jones> Actually, computers have been part of my life since I stepped into
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""""" my first newspaper job in 1975. Back then, we had punch-tape
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computerized typesetters producing our page copy. That's back when cold
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type had just begun to replace the hot type of the linotype machines. I
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worked for a very forward-thinking publisher, and I'll never forget that
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day in the late '70s when he brought a Compugraphic salesman in to
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demonstrate a word-processing computer. We were mesmerized. We purchased
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the computers, and they changed our lives.
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Today, I'm the editorial page editor at the Tribune-Star, a
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42,000-circulation daily newspaper in Terre Haute, Ind. I've held that
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position for a little over six years. I write daily editorials and produce
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the opinion page that appears in our paper seven days a week. I also write
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a weekly column called "Changing Lanes" that appears on the cover of the
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Tribune-Star's Metro section. My column is topical, with an emphasis on
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local politics. I also contribute when time permits to a weekly computing
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page in our newspaper, writing primarily about the local telecommunications
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scene. I'm also part of team that's working to get our newspaper onto the
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World Wide Web.
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GEnieLamp> It's obvious that you're well qualified to publish a
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""""""""" newsletter! What qualifies you to publish an *Apple II*
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newsletter?
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Jones> For more than six years, I've been the proud owner of a IIgs.
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""""" About three years ago, I made the decision to upgrade my Apple II
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hardware and software rather than change platforms. Since then, I've spent
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more and more time reading about the IIgs and experimenting with its
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features. I think I've developed a pretty good working knowledge of the
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computer. Although I'm far from being an expert, I do have an intense
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interest and enthusiasm for the IIgs. While I can't contribute to the
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Apple II community with any software or hardware expertise, I *can*
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contribute by drawing on my journalistic experience and skills. Creating a
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IIgs-specific newsletter is the best way for me to help carry the load of
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keeping the Apple II spirit alive.
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GEnieLamp> Would you tell us how you first became interested in the
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""""""""" Apple II? Was it your first home computer?
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Jones> My son was in elementary school in 1989 and we wanted him and his
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""""" little sister to grow up with a computer in the house. (Of
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course, I *really* wanted one, too!) Although I had worked a lot on Macs,
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Apple wasn't producing a color version yet at a price we could afford. We
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wanted a color monitor, and a school teacher recommended we try out a IIgs
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in her classroom. We did, and we were hooked. We bought one a short time
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later from an Apple dealer. We've never regretted it.
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GEnieLamp> You've said that the emphasis of Juiced.GS will be on
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""""""""" productivity. Would you explain that?
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Jones> Personal computers aren't toys, although they're so much fun to
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""""" use that it seems like it sometimes. A lot of people depend on
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them to produce very useful things. The IIgs may be old, relatively
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speaking, but it can still be an extremely productive computer. In fact,
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it is amazing just what folks can do with this supposedly obsolete machine.
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I want the content of Juiced.GS to emphasize the computer's usefulness and
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focus attention on the people and products that keep the IIgs a viable
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platform. That means traditional feature articles and reviews of software
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and hardware. But it also means allowing users to tell the rest of the
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IIgs community how they use their computers to accomplish tasks that make
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their lives easier, better and more fun.
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GEnieLamp> What hardware and software are you using to produce the
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""""""""" newsletter?
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Jones> I have a Rom 3 IIgs with 5.25 meg of RAM, a 42-meg hard drive (way
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""""" too small), ZIP 8/16 accelerator, a CD-ROM drive, 2400-baud modem
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(Spectrum 2.0 telecom software) and a System Saver IIgs.
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My printer is an ImageWriter II, but I've arranged to have my page
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proofs created on an HP DeskWriter 550C.
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I usually write in Hermes (ShadowWrite) 1.3.4, but also use WordWorks
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Pro (from Softdisk GS) in some circumstances. I'll be using AppleWorks GS
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v1.1 for page layout, at least until the new version of GraphicWriter III
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comes out. I also use SuperConvert and Platinum Paint to create art and
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graphics.
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GEnieLamp> Is Juiced.GS going to be a one-man operation?
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"""""""""
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Jones> Just me, I'm afraid. But I will be getting some great help from
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""""" my friend Greg Nelson, a IIgs user from Lincoln, Nebraska. He's
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printing my master pages and has been a valuable consultant to me during
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the newsletter's development process. I may also get assistance from
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others occasionally if there are special needs that I can't handle with my
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set-up.
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GEnieLamp> Will you be accepting/soliciting submissions from other
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""""""""" writers and programmers?
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Jones> Absolutely. I've already started. In fact, in Volume 1, Issue 1
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""""" there will be at least one piece, maybe two, from contributors
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whose names will be very familiar to the folks in GEnie's A2 RoundTable.
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And anyone who contributes will be paid for their work. It may not be
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much, but it will be something. I figure as long as I'm accepting
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subscription money for this newsletter, anyone who makes an effort to
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contribute deserves something in return.
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GEnieLamp> You've mentioned that non-subscribers can get single issues
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""""""""" from you, but that only subscribers will be eligible for gift
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certificate draws. Tell us more about this.
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Jones> Naturally, I want to encourage full subscriptions. To do so, I
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""""" set the subscription price-per-issue ($3) lower than the single
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copy price ($4).
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To further show my appreciation to those who put their faith, trust
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and support behind me in the early stages of this project, I decided to
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have a drawing for a gift certificate before publication of each issue.
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It's my way of saying thanks to charter subscribers while immediately
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giving something back to the A2 marketplace. The first gift certificate
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will be for $15 to the A2 vendor of the winner's choice. As the subscriber
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base grows, so will the price of the gift certificate.
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GEnieLamp> Your press release says that "readers will also learn how to
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""""""""" get access to a disk loaded with shareware and freeware".
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What's the idea here?
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Jones> The losses of GS+ and A2-Central last year took more away from the
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""""" Apple II community than just information. There were disks
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involved, too, that provided software and other useful files. With GS+, it
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was original, copyrighted software. But with A2-Central, it was
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shareware/freeware etc. Someone made the observation during a discussion
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in CompuServe's Apple II Users Forum last fall that they were surprised no
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one had attempted to tap into the disk distribution void left by ICON.
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This person--I believe it was Beverly Cadieux of Texas II--thought there
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was still a market for distributing disks containing the latest
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shareware/freeware releases.
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Well, that got me thinking. I download almost everything that goes
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up on Cal Tech's Apple II archive and into the CompuServe library. And I'm
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just now beginning to tap into the massive GEnie A2 library. I decided I'd
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supplement Juiced.GS by offering an on-disk collection of
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shareware/freeware from the previous quarter. The first offering, however,
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will be a two-disk set called "The Juiced.GS Collection: Shareware '95".
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The disks will be packed with programs and files from last year. The vast
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majority of Juiced.GS Collection material will not have been included on
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the Golden Orchard CD-ROM or on any of GEnie's A2 DoMs. The files will be
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compressed with GS Shrinkit to maximize space on disk.
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I'm still finalizing pricing details, but the purchase price will be
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minimal. It will be no more than $8 for the two-disk set, probably less.
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And single disks later on will be no more than $5, probably less. I'll
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announce details in the first issue of Juiced.GS, and more information in
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subsequent issues. I'll also publish an index of what material will be on
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each disk.
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GEnieLamp> What do you consider your most proud accomplishment?
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"""""""""
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Jones> Whew! Let's see. I hit a curve ball one time... directed a
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""""" muscial comedy and played a couple of lead roles for our community
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theater... was editor of a small newspaper that won a number of statewide
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journalism awards...
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But most proud accomplishment? I guess I'm most proud of my kids,
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but they may be turning out very well in spite of me rather than because of
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me. :)
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I'm proud of my 20-year journalism career, during which time I've
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often been called upon to be a problem-solver and trailblazer when new
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endeavors are planned. I love new challenges and new adventures, and it's
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nice to have others call on you for help, input and creative leadership
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when new and innovative projects are in the works.
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GEnieLamp> Who do you look up to as your mentors?
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"""""""""
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Jones> This may seem hokey, but I'd have to say my primary mentor has
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""""" always been my dad. He worked two jobs when I was growing up.
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One as a printer at a nearby U.S. Navy base (yes, there's a naval weapons
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facility in southern Indiana), and he also had a print shop of his own in
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our basement at home. He's a quiet guy and taught us mostly by example,
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but I learned an enormous amount from him about using technology to be
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creative and accomplish things in an efficient and effective manner. He's
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retired now, but still has a printing press in his basement and keeps very
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busy with it. Much of his typesetting is now done on a Macintosh computer.
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I'd also say my first publisher had a profound effect on me. He was
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a forceful and dynamic individual. Not only did he give me the opportunity
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to develop as a journalist by tolerating my youthful arrogance and
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immaturity, he motivated me to improve and excel far beyond what I thought
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were my limits. He died suddenly of a heart attack (at age 52, no less!)
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while I was still working for him. I never got the opportunity to thank
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him for all he did for me, but he would have probably just scoffed and
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waved me away. My association with him was a key building block in my
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career. Most importantly, he helped me develop the attitude that if
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something's worth doing, it should be done right and performed with a high
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degree of spirit and enthusiasm. I now share his philosophy: "Life is
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short. Play hard."
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GEnieLamp> Where do you see the future of telecommunications moving in
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""""""""" the next five to ten years?
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Jones> To tell you the truth, I'm not sure I can see as far ahead as the
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""""" next five to ten months. The pace of change is mind-boggling. I
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read a quote not long ago from a guy assessing the current
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telecommunications revolution. I don't have the quote in front of me, but
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the thrust of his point was that not long ago he thought the Internet was
|
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clearly the most important information/technology development since the
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invention of the printing press. But today he's modified that assessment.
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He now believes the Internet is the most important technological
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development since the discovery of fire. An exaggeration? Perhaps, but he
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makes a good point.
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GEnieLamp> What sorts of things do you like to do for fun (i.e.
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""""""""" non-computer hobbies)?
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Jones> I'm an avid reader, a pretty serious baseball fan, and I like
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""""" swimming and boating (but not in February in the Midwest!). I
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also play the guitar and am involved in a lot of my kids' activities.
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There are tons of things I'd like to do, such as community theater or
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playing in a summer softball league, but I just don't have time. Maybe
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someday. I just wish the days were longer.
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GEnieLamp> How did you get involved in telecommunications?
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"""""""""
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Jones> My first experience with telecommunications was in the early '80s
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""""" when I began occasionally sending stories to our newspaper's
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mainframe from a Radio Shack Model 100 portable computer. The portable I
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used only had 8K of memory :) but we all thought it was pretty cool!
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More recently, I was the first non-computer department employee at
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our newspaper to be given access to on-line services and the Internet at
|
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work. They were looking for someone to act as a sort of liaison between
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the computer tech people and the dozens of computer/telecommunications
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novices in our newsroom. I kind of assumed that function. It's kept me
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pretty busy, but it's been fun. And *very* instructive. I've learned a
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lot, and am learning more all the time. A lot of reporters and editors are
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now using the Internet and other services to help them do their jobs.
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GEnieLamp> I was glad to note coverage from CompuServe in your prototype
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""""""""" issue. GEnie is definitely the service to use if you're only
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using one, but I like to hear from "outside the family" occasionally, and I
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don't think I'm the only one. Yet I note your preferred E-mail address is
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your GEnie account. Do you intend to maintain a presence on other
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services?
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Jones> My GEnie address is preferred because that's my personal e-mail
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""""" address. I use my CompuServe address mostly for my newspaper
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work, but I do monitor the Apple II Forums and occasionally participate.
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The CompuServe Apple II forums have some great people--Joe Walters, Jim
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Nichol, Shawn Goodin, Joe Kohn, etc.--but there are far fewer members than
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on GEnie. I also monitor the comp.sys.apple2 Usenet group daily. I will
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continue to maintain a presence in all three locations and stay in touch
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with the active participants in each spot.
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GEnieLamp> How long have you been a member of GEnie? What new services
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""""""""" do you think GEnie should provide its subscribers?
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Jones> I finally signed on to GEnie on December 1, 1995. I wanted to be
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""""" here a long time ago, but I live in a rural community south of
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Terre Haute with no local GEnie access. I put off spending the money to be
|
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GEnie member until I had purchased some other things I needed, such as an
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accelerator, modem, telecommunications software, etc. But I have read
|
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GEnieLamp A2 for a long time and received the A2 Disk of the Month through
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Shareware Solutions II.
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I'm still learning about all GEnie has to offer, so I'd better
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reserve any suggestions for when I have a better knowledge of the vast
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services available.
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GEnieLamp> What one piece of advice would you pass along to a new
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""""""""" Apple II telecommunications enthusiast?
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Jones> Read the manuals! That's something I usually do when all else
|
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""""" fails. :) Makes life more complicated than it needs to be
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sometimes.
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Actually, the best advice is to dive in and explore. Doing so will
|
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help you get accustomed to your telecommunications software and help you
|
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understand what resources are available on-line. If you get stuck, don't
|
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be afraid to ask questions. Most Apple II folks on-line would be more than
|
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happy to assist.
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