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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. 9, No. 7
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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..................lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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July 15, 2006
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
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Family Reunions in the Computer Age
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The Apple II Family Reunion.
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A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
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What would You Like to Hear/Talk About?--------------------------[HTA]
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Any Good Rumors?-------------------------------------------------[AGR]
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Broad Band for IIgs Via Uthernet Card and Spectrum---------------[UCS]
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Five Gaming Companies From the Past------------------------------[GCP]
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Juiced.GS June 2006----------------------------------------------[JGS]
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Ken's Thesis... Table of Contents and Acknowledgements-----------[KGT]
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Sweet16 for Mac OS X---------------------------------------------[SSX]
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SMS via telnet... on a IIgs--------------------------------------[SMS]
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LineEdit control or TextEdit control?----------------------------[LTC]
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Inventor of Gaming Joystick Passed Away--------------------------[IGJ]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
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To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
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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 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6]
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KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS]
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Sessions Needed--------------------------------------------------[SSN]
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Requested Sessions-----------------------------------------------[RDS]
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KFest FAQ Available Online---------------------------------------[FAQ]
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KFest Packing List Available Online------------------------------[KPL]
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HackFest 2006----------------------------------------------------[HF6]
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Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair-----------------[NVF]
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Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006-----------------[ESK]
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Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees----------------------------[SOA]
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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 email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net
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Family Reunions in the Computer Age
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As per an uninterrupted tradition of some seventy years, the
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descendants of Gilbert and Anna Syverson met in late June for their annual
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reunion. Having three sons and three daughters has provided an abundance
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of descendants... represented by four generations.
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Computers played a number of roles in this reunion:
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1. Negotiations as to time and place were made via email.
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2. Announcement of the time and place was made via email.
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3. Online search for nearby motel.
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4. Reserve motel online.
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5. Get cash from bank ATM.
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6. Buy supplies at the local store via credit card.
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7. Fill car with gasoline at pump with credit card.
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8. Check for highway conditions online.
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9. Cell phone calls while on the road depend on computers.
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10. Exchange photos of the event online with the many families.
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The Apple II Family Reunion
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Still time to arrange to go to KansasFest... see the KFest section of
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this issue for more information.
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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 email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net
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[HTA]
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What would You Like to Hear/Talk About?
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Continuing a very old thread...
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What kind of topics would people like to have covered/what format would
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people like to hear/any comments on a possible Apple II podcast?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 635)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I'd like to see (hear) panel discussions on how-to type of stuff, or
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interviews with people who know a lot about particular programs, getting
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tips on how to use them, etc.
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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 637)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I'm hoping to have the first Apple II podcast out before KansasFest.
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Notice I didn't say which KansasFest ;-)
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Ryan
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Chief Syosp and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 638)
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[EOA]
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[AGR]
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Any Good Rumors?
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Anyone have any good rumors less than a couple of weeks before we gather in
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Kansas City?
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Besides me, of course :)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 15)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Isn't Apple going to be at KFest 2006 and announce that they will open
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source most of GS System Software 6.0.1? With the only pieces not being
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open sourced is the QuickDraw II and Font routines (due to Apple's patents
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not wanting to have source available for that technology). And the source
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will be in Apple's assembler format which is not compatible with Orca or
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Merlin, making it totally ineffective on modern IIgs development platforms
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(heh, IIgs development platforms that can be considered _modern_). And
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Apple won't be releasing their last linker so don't expect to generate
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binary-equivalent OMF files.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 16)
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[EOA]
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[UCS]
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Broad Band for IIgs Via Uthernet Card and Spectrum
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Signature from message in another area:
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Ewen Wannop - Speccie
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Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
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Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL
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http://homepage.mac.com/speccie
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Tell us more about "using Uthernet by Spectrum".
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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 11, Top 35, Msg 3)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I think this means that Ewen got DHCP working at the Link Layer level--see
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the Uthernet forums for further discussions. Once the source goes public,
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it would be neat to see an enterprising soul integrate the LanceGS open
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source driver into the Uthernet Link Layer so LanceGS owners can also do
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DHCP.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 4)
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"""""
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The Uthernet card can be used in all the Apple II machines, but you will
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need to use the Contiki interface unless you are using a IIgs, and have
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Marinetti 3.0 or later installed.
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You need to have a copy of the Uthernet Link Layer module for Marinetti
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installed. This is currently in Beta, but a copy can be obtained on
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request. Check <www.a2retrosystems.com/Marinetti.htm> for details.
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So assuming you have managed to procure one of the elusive Uthernet cards
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<www.a2retrosystems.com/order.htm>, and you have got Marinetti and the Link
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Layer installed, then you need to do no more. As you will know, Spectrum
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supports Marinetti directly, so anything that Marinetti can handle,
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Spectrum can too.
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The Uthernet card runs at 10Base-T, which is quite fast enough for most DSL
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connections. You may of course need to add a hub or switch into your LAN,
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if you do not have a spare socket to connect the card to.
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It is a joy to be able to use the IIgs without a slow and expensive (for us
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outside the US) dialup modem!
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Ewen Wannop - Speccie
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Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
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Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL
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http://homepage.mac.com/speccie
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(CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 5)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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>> I think this means that Ewen got DHCP working at the Link Layer level <<
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I did indeed, and it was fairly simple to do. As you say, once the source
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is published, then anyone is free to graft the DHCP code into their own
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Link Layers.
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Ewen Wannop - Speccie
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Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
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Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL
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http://homepage.mac.com/speccie
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(CONDUCTOR, Cat 11, Top 35, Msg 6)
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[EOA]
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[GCP]
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Five Gaming Companies From the Past
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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A recent online article details five gaming companies that delivered
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milestones in electronic entertainment but which are no longer with us.
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The second company the article highlights is Origin Systems, original
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developers of the Ultima series:
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http://tinyurl.com/pr5pn
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The page after the above URL details the history of Sierra On-Line, another
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company with which Apple II users should be familiar.
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 117)
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I got to this link after it timed out. Can you give the long url too?
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(BBAKER, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 118)
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Bruce,
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The tinyURL expands to this address, which breaks across two lines:
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http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3357&Item
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id=2&limit=1&limitstart=2
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 119)
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[EOA]
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[JGS]
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Juiced.GS June 2006
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"""""""""""""""""""
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Volume 11, Issue 2 (June 2006) of Juiced.GS has been handed to the
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publisher for printing and distribution.
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Thanks to everyone who helped with this issue; I think it's a great one
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with plenty of variety.
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-Ken Gagne
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Editor-in-Chief
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(KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 719)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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V11I2 has mailed to about half of subscribers, with the rest going out
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tomorrow.
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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 720)
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>>>>>
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Yay!
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 721)
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>>>>>
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The Juiced.GS web site has been updated with links for all the software
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reviewed in the most recent issue of Juiced.GS:
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http://www.juiced.gs/issuelinks/v11i2/index.html
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Finally, one-stop shopping at which to find all the great games and
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utilities you've just finished reading about!
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 722)
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"""""
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Great issue, Ken!
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And having the links available online is handy too!
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Kirk
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(A2.KIRK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 723)
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Thanks, Kirk! I really appreciate the variety of content all the writers
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contributed to the latest issue.
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Having the links online arose as a collaboration of suggestions between me,
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Sean, and Sheppy. Thanks to Sheppy for maintaining the page.
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 724)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Special thanks once again to all the hard work put into another fine issue
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of Juiced.GS. I've not actually finished it yet, but I hope to this
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afternoon.
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Dain
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(A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 727)
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>>>>>
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It was/is a very good issue. Ryan was great but a fresh approach is always
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nice.
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Thanks to all who helped on it.
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(BBAKER, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 728)
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[EOA]
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[KGT]
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Ken's Thesis... Table of Contents and Acknowledgements
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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As those of you who read the "My Home Page" in Volume 11, Issue 2 (June
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2006) of Juiced.GS know, I recently completed a second undergraduate major.
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This work culminated with a 136-page thesis which I turned in two weeks
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ago. I am not posting the thesis online, as it is a portfolio of my
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writing, both published and unpublished, including the most recent issue of
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Juiced.GS in its entirety. However, I want to post the table of contents
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and acknowledgements here, as the entire project was strongly influenced by
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the members and publications of the Apple II community.
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The six chapters, or categories, of my portfolio were:
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Video Games: From Pong to Publication
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Newspaper Reporting: Just the Facts, Ma'am
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Writing and Editing on Computers: Apples to Oranges
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Academics: Writer, Tutor, Editor, Spy
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From Page to Stage: Acting Like a Writer
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Creative Writing: That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It
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These people were acknowledged in the opening pages of my project. My
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thanks to everyone in this community who made it possible:
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Profs. Kent Ljungquist and Wesley Mott, for advising this project.
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All the non-advisory humanities faculty and staff who helped resolve my
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unique situation: Profs. James Doyle, Laura Menides, Patrick Quinn, Lance
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Schachterle, Bland Addison, Svetlana Nikitina, Lorraine Higgins, and John
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Trimbur; and Margaret Brodmerkle, Karen Hassett, Melanie Desiata, Christine
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Drew, and Christine Love.
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Neil Beardsley, Erica Tworog-Dube, Johanna Shaw, Lela Male, and Rosemary
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Metcalf, for helping me create the form and content of this project.
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Those who took the time to provide literature or information: Robert
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Traver, David Ludt, Jacklyn Bonneau, Ron Luks, and Thomas Compter.
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All my previous editors: Ryan Suenaga, Eric Shepherd, Lisa Lebduska, Bruce
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Phillips, Eric Stanway, Lynn MacDonald, Lauren Beckham-Falcone, Jennifer
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Luccarelli, and Moira Downs.
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Everyone who helped and supported my transition into teaching: Profs. Lisa
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Lebduska, Louis Curran, and Chrysanthe Demetry; and David Ludt.
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The entire staff of Juiced.GS.
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All those who contributed to my first thesis five years ago, which paved
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the way for my second such project. Of those, a special thanks to Gene
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Roddenberry, Bob Salvatore, Rupert (Robert) Lissner, Randy Brandt, Alan
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Bird, and Henrik Gudat.
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Gary Utter, Christopher Reeve, and Superman; and Nicole Turgeon and Linda
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Letourneau.
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(KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 729)
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[EOA]
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[SSX]
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Sweet16 for Mac OS X
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""""""""""""""""""""
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Any chance of getting a topic set up for the Mac OS X version of Sweet16?
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I've been authorized to release it at KFest this summer! :)
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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 29, Top 32, Msg 31)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Ask and you shall receive, Sheppy...
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 1)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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>> I've been authorized to release it at KFest this summer! :) <<
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Sweet!
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Sorry, but I think that says it all. B-{)
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Kirk
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(A2.KIRK, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 33)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Sheppy,
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Following up on Messages 18-33 in Category 29, Topic 32:
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I see on your web site <http://www.sheppyware.net/slydog/> that file
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transfer functionality will not be implemented for KansasFest. What sort
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of features do you expect Sweet16 to eventually have in this regard?
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Virtual ][ allows the mounting of Macintosh folders as ProDOS volumes,
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which I imagine makes life much easier for some people than the
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"Bernie.Transfer" folder that Bernie requires users to copy files to in
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order to conduct file transfers.
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 2)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I have various ideas in mind, from the basic to the grandiose and
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complicated.
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The very first rendition will likely be the ability to drag files from the
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Mac into the GS and have them wind up on the GS disk somewhere, with a desk
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accessory or Finder extension to copy files from the GS to the Mac.
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I have an idea on the drawing board that would be tricky to implement but
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would provide a very nice solution -- but isn't likely to happen for a good
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while yet, so I'll do the more stopgappish measure first.
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Code already exists in Sweet16 to support copying files from the GS to the
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Mac, but there's almost none for going the other direction yet, and getting
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all the UI needed to let users take advantage of it will take more time
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than I have right now.
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So the version that releases at KFest will be 1.6, there will likely be a
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1.7 in the fall that will hopefully add initial file copy support, and then
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a more powerful 2.0 sometime down the road.
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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 29, Top 39, Msg 4)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I'm waiting for this new emulator. I've kind of been GSless for a while
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trying to keep what's important from a very curious 2 year old.
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I'll definitely be in line.
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Dain
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(A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 39, Msg 3)
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[EOA]
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[SMS]
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SMS via telnet... on a IIgs
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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I now have figured out how to send SMS via telnet, which means I know how
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to do it on a IIgs.
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When I can actually get it done, I dunno; if I'm lucky, let's say oh, the
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third week in July?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 50, Top 5, Msg 47)
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[EOA]
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[LTC]
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LineEdit control or TextEdit control?
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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If I'm needing to get input from a user limited to a 100 character string,
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would you suggest a LineEdit control or a TextEdit control, and why?
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Thanks.
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 1)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Ryan,
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With a LineEdit control, you can force limit the input to 100 characters
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(255 max), but with the TextEdit you can't, and would have to truncate the
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record afterwards.
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LineEdit controls are very flexible in how you prime them and retrieve the
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data, and can be used for password strings as well.
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Although it might take a little more work, you can use the full set of edit
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commands on a LineEdit control.
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LineEdit controls cannot accept CRs ($0D), but TextEdits can, and you can
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control the Font more easily with a TextEdit control.
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The context of where and how you want to use the control might dictate
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which to use.
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Ewen Wannop - Speccie
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Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
|
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Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL
|
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http://homepage.mac.com/speccie
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(CONDUCTOR, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 2)
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>>>>>
|
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"""""
|
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There's actually a maximum size in characters you can set for TextEdit
|
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boxes.
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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 56, Top 20, Msg 3)
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>>>>>
|
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"""""
|
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Practically, I found when using TextEdit records with Spectrum, that it was
|
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unwise to use a record that was more than half the size of available free
|
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memory. That allowed you to manipulate the record, copy it, etc., without
|
|
running into memory problems.
|
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On some machines, that can be quite a large record, but of course the
|
|
bigger the record, the slower everything becomes!
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Ewen Wannop - Speccie
|
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Delivered from a IIgs using Uthernet by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
|
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Setup: IIgs running at 12.45Mhz LAN: 2Mb ADSL
|
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http://homepage.mac.com/speccie
|
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(CONDUCTOR, Cat 56, Top 20, Msg 4)
|
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[EOA]
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[IGJ]
|
|
Inventor of Gaming Joystick Passed Away
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The inventor of the gaming joystick has passed away. :(
|
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|
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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/obit-kotok.html
|
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 142)
|
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[EOA]
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[ANS]-------------------------------
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
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------------------------------------
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by Lyle Syverson email:lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot net
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[TSU]
|
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TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
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Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to
|
|
sign up!
|
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|
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(Logon message)
|
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[EOA]
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[LTE]-------------------------------
|
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
|
|
------------------------------------
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|
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NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
AN INVITATION
|
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the
|
|
Apple II computers.
|
|
|
|
Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk837 at sbcglobal dot 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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|
|
[KF6]------------------------------
|
|
KFest 2006 |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
|
|
[KFS]
|
|
KansasFest 2006
|
|
"""""""""""""""
|
|
is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006
|
|
|
|
Go to <http://www.kfest.org> for details.
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
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|
|
[SSN]
|
|
Sessions Needed
|
|
"""""""""""""""
|
|
Ladies and Gentlemen...
|
|
|
|
We are in need of your assistance. KFest is all about fun, sun and the
|
|
Apple II - but consider what you get out of KFest is often relative to what
|
|
you put into it. We need you - specifically, we need presenters to host
|
|
relevant sessions so that we as a community can learn and grow together.
|
|
Don't assume you don't have anything to share, because if you make the
|
|
effort, you probably do. We can't expect to rely on the same people year
|
|
after year to carry the show... so, bring a fresh perspective - stretch a
|
|
little and volunteer to share your Apple II with us. Everyone will be glad
|
|
you did.
|
|
|
|
Thank you for your consideration!
|
|
|
|
(Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[RDS]
|
|
Requested Sessions
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Ok, time for a new thread on... REQUESTED SESSIONS
|
|
|
|
I'd like to see sessions on GNO, writing software that uses Marinetti (link
|
|
layer stuff) and anything more technical oriented... as long as it isn't
|
|
the first session of the day. ZZZzzzzz...
|
|
|
|
(Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[FAQ]
|
|
KFest FAQ Available Online
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
The KFest FAQ, originally written by Ryan Suenaga, was updated and
|
|
published in the most recent issue of Juiced.GS.
|
|
|
|
It is now available online at the official KFest Web page:
|
|
|
|
http://www.kfest.org/staticpages/index.php?page=20040727231147829
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 20)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[KPL]
|
|
KFest Packing List Available Online
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
We are now one week from KansasFest, and whether you're flying or driving,
|
|
you may be preparing your journey to the Apple II Mecca.
|
|
|
|
The packing list, originally compiled and distributed annually by Jerry
|
|
Cline, has been updated, reorganized, and included on the official KFest
|
|
web site:
|
|
|
|
http://www.kfest.org/article.php?story=20060212201334238
|
|
|
|
If anyone sees any omissions, please feel free to submit an update here.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise, pack your bags and see you there! :-)
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 8, Msg 21)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[HF6]
|
|
HackFest 2006
|
|
"""""""""""""
|
|
From sheppy@syndicomm.com Tue May 23 10:54:43 2006
|
|
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:52:09 -0400
|
|
From: Eric Shepherd <sheppy@syndicomm.com>
|
|
Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org
|
|
To: kfest@lists.gno.org
|
|
Subject: [kfest] HackFest 2006!
|
|
|
|
Don't forget to plan ahead! Here, as usual, are the rules:
|
|
|
|
KansasFest 2006
|
|
HackFest Rules
|
|
|
|
1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 19, and ends at 7:00 AM on
|
|
Saturday, July 23 so that judging can begin. The winners will be announced
|
|
during the Saturday morning sessions. Entries submitted late won't be
|
|
considered. Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however,
|
|
individual achievement counts.
|
|
|
|
2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the
|
|
competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to
|
|
provide assistance and judgement calls. At least one judge will be a
|
|
non-programmer.
|
|
|
|
3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source
|
|
code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used
|
|
(although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable
|
|
reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II
|
|
model present at KFest.
|
|
|
|
4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may
|
|
be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro
|
|
sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development
|
|
environment or programming language.
|
|
|
|
5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up
|
|
to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual." The participant should
|
|
ask in advance.
|
|
|
|
6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance
|
|
for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest
|
|
period. Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have
|
|
been released to the general public at least three months prior to the
|
|
contest date.
|
|
|
|
7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat
|
|
vague "cool" factor. Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise
|
|
impressive, and they don't have to be "finished."
|
|
|
|
8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to
|
|
be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that
|
|
entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise)
|
|
when ready. However, entries may be described or discussed, including
|
|
screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional
|
|
purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press.
|
|
|
|
The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything
|
|
allowed; these are to be taken as "givens." If it's not on the list,
|
|
please ask for confirmation.
|
|
|
|
Acceptable software:
|
|
System software
|
|
Development environment (no customizations)
|
|
GSBug
|
|
Nifty List
|
|
Marinetti
|
|
Exerciser
|
|
ORCA/Debugger, Splat!
|
|
DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin
|
|
Talking Tools
|
|
Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm
|
|
|
|
Acceptable hardware:
|
|
Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives
|
|
CD-ROM drive, tape drive
|
|
Hard disk controller card
|
|
Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc)
|
|
Accelerator card (any speed)
|
|
RAM card
|
|
|
|
Accepted reference material:
|
|
All official Apple reference materials (including manuals, technical
|
|
notes, and file type notes).
|
|
Reference manuals included with development tools and software.
|
|
Commercially-available reference manuals.
|
|
|
|
Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval of
|
|
the judges in advance. When in doubt, ask the judges.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eric Shepherd
|
|
Owner
|
|
Syndicomm
|
|
http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[NVF]
|
|
Syndicomm Selling Nibble Products at Vendor Fair
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
From sheppy@syndicomm.com Wed May 24 10:39:12 2006
|
|
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:36:12 -0400
|
|
From: Eric Shepherd <sheppy@syndicomm.com>
|
|
Reply-To: kfest@lists.gno.org
|
|
To: kfest@lists.gno.org
|
|
Subject: [kfest] Vendor fair
|
|
|
|
Syndicomm will be selling Nibble products on behalf of Mike Harvey at the
|
|
vendor fair this year! Save your pennies!
|
|
|
|
Eric Shepherd
|
|
Owner
|
|
Syndicomm
|
|
http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[ESK]
|
|
Eric Shepherd Keynote Speaker at KansasFest 2006
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
From a2fan@hotmail.com Wed May 31 03:41:57 2006
|
|
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 03:41:57 GMT
|
|
From: Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>
|
|
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
|
|
Subject: KFest 2006
|
|
|
|
CONTACT:
|
|
KansasFest 2006
|
|
kfest-help@kfest.org
|
|
http://www.kfest.org
|
|
|
|
The 2006 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce Eric Shepherd,
|
|
owner of Syndicomm and publisher of Juiced.GS, as the keynote speaker for
|
|
this year's KansasFest convention.
|
|
|
|
"It is an honor to have this opportunity to reflect on where the
|
|
Apple II community has come in the past few years," said Shepherd, who
|
|
also gave the 2002 keynote, "and to help chart a direction for it to
|
|
continue." Past guest speakers have included Apple II inventor Stephen
|
|
Wozniak and Syndicomm founder Gary Utter.
|
|
|
|
KansasFest, the only computer conference dedicated to the Apple II
|
|
computer, returns this year to Rockhurst University in Kansas City,
|
|
Missouri. Last year's convention saw the successful launch of KansasFest
|
|
on a campus that brought with it the continuation of old traditions and
|
|
the launch of many new ones, including the Discathalon, which are sure to
|
|
return this year. Shepherd kicks off the event with his keynote speech,
|
|
followed by an official reception.
|
|
|
|
The following days will consist of official events including
|
|
informational sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming
|
|
challenge, and more. Friday night will feature a catered dinner during
|
|
which a retrospective of KansasFest pasts will be presented, before the
|
|
convention officially concludes the following day with the annual Vendor
|
|
Fair, at which attendees buy, sell, and trade new and used hardware and
|
|
software. This year's vendors will be making available the wares of
|
|
Syndicomm, The ByteWorks, Nibble Magazine, and more.
|
|
|
|
KansasFest 2006 is set for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri,
|
|
from July 18th through July 23rd. Registration information is available
|
|
online at <http://www.kfest.org> or by calling InTrec Software, KFest's
|
|
official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345. Registration payments are being
|
|
accepted online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment
|
|
choices and convenience possible.
|
|
|
|
KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was
|
|
originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the
|
|
KFest Committee since 1995. Each year is like no other. Any and all
|
|
Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this
|
|
year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did!
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[SOA]
|
|
Special Offer to KansasFest Attendees
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Syndicomm announced yesterday that it will make a special offer to
|
|
KansasFest attendees, allowing them to pre-purchase all six discs in The
|
|
Definitive GS+ at a discounted price. The discounted price, which has not
|
|
yet been announced, will entitle buyers to receive each disc automatically
|
|
when it is released with no shipping charge. The offer will only be
|
|
available at the KFest vendor fair.
|
|
|
|
Disc one of the set is already available, while discs 2 and 3 are currently
|
|
being assembled.
|
|
|
|
(Sheppy, A2Central Web Site, May 31, 2006)
|
|
[EOA]
|
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[INN]------------------------------
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EXTRA INNINGS |
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-----------------------------------
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About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
|
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""""""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
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This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
|
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using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever!
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* The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All
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rights reserved.
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* All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
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necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online
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Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are
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reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission
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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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