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>>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
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THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
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"Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"
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The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 3
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Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson
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Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net
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Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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March 15, 2005
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
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Four Seasons of Wildflowers
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Skunk Cabbage
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The KansaFest Experience
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A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
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Owner Found------------------------------------------------------[OFD]
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New Apple II Forum on Delphi-------------------------------------[NFD]
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Appleworks Speaks Spanish?---------------------------------------[ASP]
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Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D------------------------------[HAW]
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Another Release of Silvern Castle in the Works-------------------[SCR]
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Speculation on Mac Mini Mods-------------------------------------[MMM]
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SCSI Hard Drive Replacement--------------------------------------[HDR]
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Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed------------------------------[JGS]
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Discussion of Silver Platter-------------------------------------[DSP]
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Jef Raskin Passes Away-------------------------------------------[JRP]
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Quick Help With Windows------------------------------------------[QHW]
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Podcast Apple II Radio Show?-------------------------------------[PRS]
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Public File Library Download Counter-----------------------------[LDC]
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Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8-----------------------------------[TDM]
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ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]
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An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
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To be Continued
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
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To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
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March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available---------------------[MSA]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
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No Letters to the Editor This Month
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An Invitation
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KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]
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KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH]
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KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW]
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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[*] [*] [*]
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READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make
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""""""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this
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issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find
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something like:
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate
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[INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].
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[OPN]-------------------------------
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |
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From The Editor
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>
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Four Seasons of Wildflowers
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High Above The Rock River we have observed several days of
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unseasonably warm weather... there is an urge to begin another year of
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observing wildflowers. In Northern Illinois we have a wildflower that
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begins to bloom in late Winter... so we literally have four seasons of
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wildflowers.
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Skunk Cabbage
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The time has come for our annual observation of the Skunk Cabbage. An
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afternoon trip to Skare Park is in order. A half mile hike from the
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parking lot leads us to a swampy area where abundant moisture and rich soil
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encourage an abundance of plant growth.
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The Skunk Cabbage takes advantage of the fact that other plants have
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not yet started growing. A brown and purple structure, shaped somewhat
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like a TePee, has emerged from the cold, wet earth. Looking through a
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triangular shaped 'door', we see a bulb-like structure bearing a multitude
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of tiny flowers... protected from the cold nights by the outside 'TePee'.
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The strong, fetid odor of the plant has attracted flying insects...
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they are going in and out of the 'door'... visiting the flowers... and
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ensuring pollination.
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Before long the Skunk Cabbage will send up green leaves bearing some
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resemblance to cabbage. The leaves will produce the food material to be
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stored in the roots that will insure the blooming cycle to be repeated next
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year. Then other plants will take their turn in this swampy area, towering
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above the Skunk Cabbage.
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You can learn about Skunk Cabbage by reading and study of pictures...
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but for the full experience you really need to see it yourself.
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The KansasFest Experience
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You can read about KFest... even see pictures... but for the full
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experience you need to be there yourself. Keep checking the KansasFest
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website for news about registration.
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KansasFest Website Is located here: http://www.kfest.org
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[EOA]
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ASCII ART BEGINS
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[EOA]
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[DAS]----------------------------------------------
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DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com |
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(A2Central.com) |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
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[OFD]
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OWNER FOUND
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EDITOR'S NOTE... This mystery was reported in the January issue by Ken:
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Guys... you will NEVER believe what I found parked a block down from my
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apartment - I barely could myself:
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http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/parked/
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This picture was taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, the morning of Friday,
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December 10th.
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Anyone have any idea whose this is??
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 122)
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>>>>>
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EDITOR'S NOTE... Ken receives the solution to the mystery:
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I received an email yesterday, excerpts of which follow:
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"My apologies for not responding sooner, but I figure it's better to
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respond late than not at all. Perhaps you don't remember me, but
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considering the effort you extended, I'm going to guess you do. I'm the
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guy with Toyota Prius with the license plate Apple II :)"
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<snip!>
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"I must confess I do not own an Apple II, nor have I ever, but I hold a
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great admiration and respect for it. My first computer was a Macintosh
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128K, and I've been a mac guy ever since, cherishing the roots of the
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company and the genius of Wozniak.
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"So once again, I must thank you for making my day. It's wonderful to see
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people appreciate my license plate :)"
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Amazing. One mystery solved. :)
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 125)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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What's amazing is that he has the plate without ever having even owned one!
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:)
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(TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 126)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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My bet is that all the "Mac"-related plates were taken! ;-) :-)
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 127)
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[EOA]
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[NFD]
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NEW Apple II FORUM ON DELPHI
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There is a new Apple II forum on Delphi.
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apple II internet
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http://forums.delphiforums.com/apple2internet
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Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_
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published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
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(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 129)
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[EOA]
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[ASP]
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Appleworks SPEAKS SPANISH?
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One of my favorite AppleWorks quirks: try grammar checking "not likely to",
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and accept all suggested corrections. The result will be "unliprobablyo".
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I didn't know AppleWorks knew Spanish! :-)
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 18)
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[EOA]
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[HAW]
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Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D
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Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D, which was released seven years ago
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today!
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Celebrate your love this Valentine's Day by blowing away some Nazis. :)
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 20)
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>>>>>
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Jeez... it's been that long? Wow.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 21)
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>>>>>
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Sheppy,
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Yup. I remember I received the "Hey, It Crashes Bernie!" certificate after
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its release at my first KFest, which was 1998. :)
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 22)
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[EOA]
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[SCR]
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ANOTHER RELEASE OF Silvern Castle IN THE WORKS
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The next release of Silvern Castle will probably have a system to edit
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character abilities, but unlike a character editor, will have a cost, such
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as:
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skill sell buy
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< 10 -- 01
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10 01 02
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21 99 30
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You can't reduce any ability below 9.
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I think this is a good compromise between a character editor and still
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allowing you to customize your character for the skills most needed.
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What does everybody think?
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-Jeff
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 144)
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>>>>>
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Ok, the sell/buy points for abilities 19-21 are swapped.
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 145)
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That sounds really cool, Jeff.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 146)
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>>>>>
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I think that's a great idea :-)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 147)
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[EOA]
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[MMM]
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SPECULATION ON Mac Mini MODS
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Anybody game enough to rip out the guts of a IIgs and stick inside a Mac
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Mini (I bet there would be space to also hold the power supply)? The front
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can even be cut to include a CD-ROM drive slot to have a look of a Mark
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Twain style IIgs. Add KEGS and call it a IIgs that can run Mac software.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 5)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Mightn't heat dissipation be an issue there? Unless you're also expecting
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to rip the guts out of the mini.
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(TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 6)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Leave the GS alone. Just stuff the mini into the 5B< Drive enclosure. The
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big floppys are all rotting anyway.
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Duck . . .
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(DAVEJ, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 7)
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The nice thing about a GS enclosure is that the power supply could be
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stored inside with the Mini--no external brick to trip over. And the top
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of the IIgs case could hold a LCD monitor.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 8)
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[EOA]
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[HDR]
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SCSI HARD DRIVE REPLACEMENT
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I need to replace my failing Quantum ProDrive ELS 50pin SCSI hard drive.
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Does anyone know if any SCSI drive will work with my RamFAST v3.01e, or do
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I need to look for specific models?
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Jameco Electronics has a 9GB ultra-wide SCSI drive w/80pin connector for
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only $25 (manuf varies: Seagate, WDC, etc).
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I've seen 80-50pin SCSI adaptors. Is this all I need to make it work? For
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$25, I don't see how I can go wrong.
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Any advice appreciated.
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Thanks,
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Jeff Fink
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 37)
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>>>>>
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You don't want a drive with an SCA connector. You need to be able to set
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the SCSI ID for the device.
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In terms of an adaptor, do you have space in your enclosure to add an
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adaptor? You also have to make sure that the height of a new drive will
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fit inside your enclosure.
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Also, the RamFAST does not support SCSI arbitration (the RamFAST itself
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does not have SCSI ID). While apparently this is not an issue for many
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drives, there are some which will not operate without it. Drive
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manufacturers assume the host supports arbitration, even if it doesn't ever
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get used--you are not going to find any information if a drive requires
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arbitration or not.
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The RamFAST should be considered a broken product due to the lack of this
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support (I have a RamFAST so I'm allowed to say that :). The Apple SCSI
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card was designed with the SCSI specs in mind and doesn't have the
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arbitration limitation.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 39)
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[EOA]
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[JGS]
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Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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I understand shipping is imminent on Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1.
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I will be putting my own renewal in sometime in the next 36 hours.
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I'd suggest everyone do the same to keep me (and Ken Gagne, among others)
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off the streets.
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop, A2 on Syndicomm
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Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 649)
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>>>>>
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The magazine has now been mailed to all subscribers. Enjoy!
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 652)
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[EOA]
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[DSP]
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DISCUSSION OF Silver Platter
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If there is any concerns about the operation of the LanceGS Link Layer
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based on my patches, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 2)
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>>>>>
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Your patches don't seem to affect the issues we see with Silver Platter
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operating through a firewall hole over the Internet.
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We see problems with spurious packets being generated, system performance
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tanking, and other odd problems -- but only when Silver Platter is accessed
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from outside the LAN. The problem doesn't go away if you stop Silver
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Platter, but if you disconnect Marinetti, everything clears back up again.
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It's really very interesting.
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But everything works great as long as you only access your IIgs from inside
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your LAN.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 3)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Eric or Kelvin,
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Could you post a little more details about HOW Silver Platter is used, and
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what the system requirements are? For instance:
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Does it require Marinetti?
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Does it REQUIRE a LanceGS?
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If not, what kind of connection WILL it work with?
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How would one set it up, with cabling, etc?
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Of course, if, as I suspect, there will be an all-inclusive article about
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it in the next JuicedGS, you needn't repeat it all here, but I'm intrigued
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by this, and would like to know if it's something I can use.
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_________
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P.S. Are LanceGS's even available anymore?
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(TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 4)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Silver Platter requires Marinetti (version 3 beta). The recommended setup
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is with a LANceGS and for intranet usage only (that's how I use it). MacIP
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seems to be hit or miss. I wasn't able to test PPP (my ISP doesn't seem to
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like Marinetti), but PPPing or SLIPing into a linux box on an intranet
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might work.
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Kelvin
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(KWS, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 5)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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It should be noted that the only packet type which the LanceGS Link Layer
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generates completely independent of Marinetti is ARP (request and reply).
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I know what my patches are doing at the ARP level--if you are tracing
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packets at the MAC level and see weirdness with ARP, I can assist to
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determine if a solution can be put in place in the link layer. It should be
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noted that ARP should really be separate module placed between the
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Marinetti Link Layer and the LanceGS hardware driver. Unfortunately, the
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LanceGS Link Layer is performing both functions, severely limiting its
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overall capabilities.
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I won't be able to assist if you are getting weird IP packets since that
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would be generated by Marinetti.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 6)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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They're IP packets that are getting generated. I'm almost certain they're
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coming from Marinetti, although I can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 7)
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[EOA]
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[JRP]
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Jef Raskin PASSES AWAY
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""""""""""""""""""""""
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With the untimely demise of Jef Raskin, I happened to run across his Web
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site at:
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http://jef.raskincenter.org/home/index.html .
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I found a wealth of information about user interfaces at
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http://jef.raskincenter.org/unpublished/widgets_of_the_week.html .
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This is one of the true geniuses who have paved the path to how we use
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computers today. His site covers more than just Human Interface
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designs--if you have the time, check out what else he has to say.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 27, Msg 1)
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[EOA]
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[QHW]
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QUICK HELP WITH WINDOWS
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"""""""""""""""""""""""
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I have my Windows XP system set to launch several programs at startup. Is
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there a way to temporarily bypass this routine - a sort of Windows
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equivalent of a shift-boot, perhaps?
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 31)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Windows can be set to launch programs at startup in a number of different
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ways.
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To bypass programs launched by having a shortcut in the Programs\Startup
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folder in the Start menu, you...
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...wait for it...
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...hold down the Shift key before the desktop starts! (Sound familiar?)
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:-)
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There's no simple way to suppress programs launched via entries in the
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registry - as most are these days! :-(
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My personal favorite tool for seeing what will get launched at startup
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(from all the various sources), and for modifying the active/inactive
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status of the items, is a freeware Control Panel imaginatively named
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"Startup Control Panel" (<http://www.mlin.net>).
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The only thing it doesn't do is saved configuration "sets", but in my case
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I normally want everything always started or always stopped. I have nothing
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I want started "sometimes".
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 32)
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[EOA]
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[PRS]
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Podcast Apple II Radio Show?
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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What do people think of the idea of a weekly podcast Apple II radio show?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 519)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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What is a podcast radio show?
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Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_
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published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
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(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 520)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Podcasting: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
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Basically, you can download a mp3 of people talking and listen at your
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leisure.
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Is there enough things to talk about that don't need a video/visual
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accompaniment? Do you expect that people will write in questions and give
|
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answers via a podcast? Are you planning to charge for this service
|
|
(existing commercial communications exist with forums on Syndicomm,
|
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articles in Juiced.GS, and presentations at KFest)?
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Did you want to expand the idea to have video, or would that infringe too
|
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closely on KFest DVDs?
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 521)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Geoff,
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At this point, it's only an idea. It's clear it wouldn't be a charged for
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service, at least as I see it (would anyone pay to hear me talk? I don't
|
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think so ;-). I have a couple other Apple II projects to work on in the
|
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meantime, and I also don't have all the equipment to do a show yet, but
|
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I've considered ways to do an Apple II radio show for a long time, and it
|
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might finally be there.
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Video would be out of the question :)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 524)
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>>>>>
|
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"""""
|
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I like the idea of a podcast. Very much.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
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Building communities, bit by bit.
|
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 522)
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>>>>>
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"""""
|
|
Sounds interesting.. I'd listen or Watch...
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(TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 523)
|
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>>>>>
|
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"""""
|
|
It would definitely be interesting:) I listen to the Gamesome Mac at
|
|
http://www.macradio.com This is basically a weekly live show with a one
|
|
cool additional feature. There is also a live iChat (or AIM chat) running
|
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at the same time.
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Regardless of how it is done, it would be worth a listen.
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Dain
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(A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 525)
|
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[EOA]
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[LDC]
|
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Public File Library Download Counter
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The public file library at A2Central.com lists a download counter. Is this
|
|
counter really valid?
|
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|
|
For the last couple of months I've been watching Silvern Castle v8.2 vie
|
|
with Hypercard Disk 6 in the site statistics, and while it is heartening to
|
|
believe over 500 people have downloaded my program, I found it hard to
|
|
believe there is really a continuing demand for Hypercard Disk 6 (or SCv8.2
|
|
for that matter), which really makes me question whether or not the
|
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download counter means anything.
|
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|
|
Any syndicomm gurus able to shed some light on the download counter.
|
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|
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Jeff
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 37)
|
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>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
As far as I know, that counter is legitimate.
|
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|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 38)
|
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|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Perhaps google, yahoo, and other spiders are skewing the results?
|
|
|
|
Kelvin
|
|
|
|
(KWS, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 39)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
That's possible; spiders could certainly do that.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 40)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[TDM]
|
|
Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Last June I decided to do an 8-bit version of Sheppy's DiskMaker program.
|
|
Sheppy's DiskMaker is a GSOS application for making disks from disk images
|
|
that are widely available over the Internet. It has an easy to use
|
|
interface that supports a wide variety of image formats. My objective is
|
|
to bring as many of DiskMaker's features over to the 8-bit world including
|
|
an optional mouse driven interface as DiskMaker 8.
|
|
|
|
Since that time I've been working slowly but steadily releasing two
|
|
developers prototypes to Sheppy for his approval. Now I'm at the point
|
|
where I have implemented most of the features and need a small group of
|
|
testers.
|
|
|
|
If you would like to help me out, send an e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com and
|
|
I'll send you DiskMaker 8 v1.0d3. There are only two small features yet to
|
|
be implemented but otherwise is pretty much ready for beta.
|
|
|
|
Known Bugs:
|
|
|
|
- Selecting the "Open" button while sitting in an empty directory results
|
|
in a long series of MLI error messages being displayed. Ooooppps!
|
|
|
|
Mark Percival - Apprentice
|
|
Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11
|
|
The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host
|
|
"Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time
|
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|
|
(MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 1)
|
|
[EOA]
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|
|
[ITL]------------------------
|
|
ILLUMINATING THE LAMP |
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
|
|
An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
To be Continued
|
|
"""""""""""""""
|
|
Note from October 2004 issue:
|
|
|
|
I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995.
|
|
I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The
|
|
Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004.
|
|
|
|
Steven Weyhrich
|
|
a2history@syndicomm.com
|
|
http://apple2history.org
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
[ANS]-------------------------------
|
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
|
|
------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
|
|
|
|
[TSU]
|
|
TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to
|
|
sign up!
|
|
|
|
(Logon message)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[MSA]
|
|
March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The March 2005 (Volume 4, Number 3) issue of Syndicommotion has been
|
|
emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the
|
|
following URL:
|
|
|
|
http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n3.html
|
|
|
|
or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type
|
|
"m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt).
|
|
|
|
-Ken Gagne
|
|
Editor, Syndicommotion
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 29)
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
[LTE]-------------------------------
|
|
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
|
|
------------------------------------
|
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|
|
NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
AN INVITATION
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the
|
|
Apple II computers.
|
|
|
|
Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor <lyle@FoxValley.net>
|
|
|
|
The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted.
|
|
|
|
The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers
|
|
unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
[KF5]------------------------------
|
|
KFest 2005 |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
|
|
[TBH]
|
|
KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Mark your calendar and start saving some money.
|
|
|
|
|
|
[KFW]
|
|
KansasFest Website
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Is located here: http://www.kfest.org
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
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[INN]------------------------------
|
|
EXTRA INNINGS |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
|
|
""""""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
|
|
|
|
This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
|
|
using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever!
|
|
|
|
* The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All
|
|
rights reserved.
|
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|
|
* To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to
|
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thelamp@sheppyware.net
|
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|
|
* All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
|
|
http://lamp.a2central.com/
|
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|
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
|
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Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not
|
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necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online
|
|
Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are
|
|
reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission
|
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from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services,
|
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Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy
|
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or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to
|
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edit all letters and copy.
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Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the
|
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expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user
|
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groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may
|
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write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.
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[EOF]
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