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ZMAGAZINE WEEKLY ONLINE MAGAZINE
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Wednesday July 20, 1988
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ISSUE #115
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American Publishing Enterprises, Inc
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
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PUBLISHER MANAGING EDITOR ZMag EDITOR SALES MANAGER
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Ron Kovacs R.F. Mariano John Deegan Gary Gorski
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** CONTENTS **
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<#> Publishers Desk........Ron Kovacs <#> Editors Desk......John Deegan
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<#> ZMag Survey Request <#> Antic Online Report
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<#> BBS System Profile (A.C.E.C.) <#> Message From The President
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<#> Your 8 Bit Comes Alive <#> Noise Killer Modification
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<#> Oasis BBS Update <#> Virus Update #2....Bill Pike
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PUBLISHERS DESK Ron Kovacs
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A few things to tell you about before we get into this weeks edition. As
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you may have noticed, we have changed the publishing date of this
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magazine. This has been done at the request of the editor. Future issues
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will become available after 9pm eastern time on the services.
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I have received a few letters over the past few weeks in reference to the
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Syndicate BBS being down. At the present time, I DO NOT plan on putting
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the BBS system back online. Due to obligations and my schedule, I cannot
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donate the time to a BBS system. We are however planning a return soon
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after summer. I will update this situation when warranted.
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PCPursuit users of the Newark area have been given a break. PCP has
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announced on the service BBS that they are going to continue service in
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the area. Good news! They are also adding more call nodes to New Jersey
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cities. Stay tuned for more details next week.
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EDITORS DESK John Deegan
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This week I have included a ZMag Survey. This survey is intended to poll
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the readers on future plans. Please take a few minutes and print it out
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and send it to the addresses listed. You can also leave email on the
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services.
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I would also like to ask everyone a question about the 8 bit computer they
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might be reading this issue on. How do you feel about it? Do you feel
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that it has a future life? Do you think there is going to be future
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software releases worth running? If you have a comment, I would love
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reading it and will include it here. Let your voice be heard!!
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ZMAG SURVEY
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1) Service or BBS system you read, capture or download ZMagazine from.
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2) If ZMagazine could be sent to your address in hard copy form, would
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you consider it?
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3) Which form would you prefer Zmagazine sent to you if available?
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A) Disk B) Hard Copy
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4) What changes would you like to see in ZMagazine?
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5) Would you be interested in mailings if provided?
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6) Please list any comments you have on Zmagazine past/present.
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7) Do you read ST-Report Magazine also?
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Please reply by sending E-Mail to the following addresses on the services.
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CompuServe The Source GEnie Delphi
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71777,2140 BDG793 ST-REPORT RONKOVACS
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R.KOVACS REXREADE
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or mail a post card to:
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ZMagazine Survey 720
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846
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ANTIC ONLINE REPORT
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ANTIC PUBLISHING INC., COPYRIGHT 1988 REPRINTED BY PERMISSION.
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ISGUR REPORTS ON ATARI BY GREGG PEARLMAN, ANTIC ASSISTANT EDITOR
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The following information about Atari Corp. comes from May, 1988 report
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from Lee Isgur, first vice president of PaineWebber Inc., advisor to the
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Antic Publishing board of directors and author of the Isgur Portfolio:
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(#) Atari will introduce a 68030-based computer in the fall, as well as a
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laptop ST with a built-in hard drive.
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(#) In January, 1989, Atari will introduce -what will probably be the
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first 68000-based game machine.- It should retail at around $199.
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(#) Atari will double the $10 million it spent advertising video games
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last year.
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(#) Management is cautious about video games and expects the current
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excitement to wane, so Atari plans to undersell the market
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continually. Atari also will increase its emphasis on software,
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which is seen as less risky than hardware.
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(#) Because of the DRAM shortage, Atari is currently producing a few
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thousand PC clones a month, but later this year, the company will
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begin making the PC-5, an 80286 machine.
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(#) In addition to the 50 transputers currently in the hands of
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developers, Atari will have sent 200 more in June. The transputer
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should be available to the public before the end of the year.
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(#) Atari Corp.'s first quarter 1987 results confirm that the company has
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$68.5 million cash on hand and should earn well over $1 per share in
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1988. The Federated retail division, which Atari didn't own during
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the first quarter of 1987, lost 16 cents a share.
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(#) Under Atari Corp., Federated's employees have fallen from 3,000 to
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1,900 as six stores have been closed and several others have been
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reduced.
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(#) Demand for Atari products, mostly computers, exceeds supply by at
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least 50%, and that if DRAM shortages ease in the second half of
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1988, so will comparative gross margin declines.
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(#) Video game sales this year should be twice last year's $80 million,
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with the Atari 7800 and XE Game System accounting for more than half
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of these sales.
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(#) Over 80% of Atari's computer sales, around $400 million to $500
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million this year, are outside the United States. Management hopes
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for 50% of computer sales to come from the United States in 1990.
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(#) Atari will probably open a factory in the United States before the
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end of the year.
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BBS PROFILE A.C.E.C. (614)-471-8559
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A.C.E.C. User Group BBS
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Serving the Columbus Atari community since 1984
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Password [Return if new] >
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Searching...
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Welcome, ZMag Reader!!
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Caller number 38196
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Last caller: Another ZMagazine reader!!
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On this day in...1767: John Quincy, statesman, born.
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1804: Alexander Hamilton fatally wounded in a duel with
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Aaron Burr.
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1937: George Gershwin, composer, died.
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[N]ew bulletins [L]ist bulletins [E]xit to BBS >Exit
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Sysop is: Out
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Checking for Mail
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No Mail is Waiting
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A.C.E.C. BBS command summary
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LOGoff Ctrl L Exit BBS CHAt Ctrl C Summon sysop
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FEEdback Ctrl Y Message to sysop FILe-Tran Ctrl F Up\downloads
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GAMe Ctrl G Online games CALlers -- Todays calls
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CHEat -- Atari game hints MSG Bases Ctrl W List bases
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SUB-Cmds Ctrl I BBS list, etc REAd Ctrl R Read messages
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SCAn Ctrl Q Scan messages POSt Ctrl P Send message
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EDIt Ctrl E Edit message KILl Ctrl K Delete msg
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SENd Ctrl S Send E-Mail OPEn Ctrl O Check E-Mail
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DATabases Ctrl D Enter database BULletins Ctrl B Bulletin(s)
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STAtus Ctrl T Display status USErs Ctrl U User listing
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MENu ? This file HELp / Detailed help
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ZMAg -- View Z-Mags by article
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---- indicates that there is no macro for that command.
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Ctrl N - New Ctrl S - Pause a listing
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Ctrl A - All Ctrl X - Delete a line
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Ctrl N - Next message
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Note: Ctrl X, Ctrl X, Ctrl C, and Space bar will all abort a listing
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A. Eliza B. Decimal to hex C. Hex to decimal
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D. The Q&A game E. Maze Mania F. Widgets
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G. Puzzle H. Hang Man I. Jungle
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J. Inspector clewso K. Haunted House L. Emperor Caesar
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M. Monarch N. Kingdom O. Football
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P. Advent X-5 Q. Camels R. My Maze
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S. Star Trek T. Dealer's Choice U. Blackjack
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V. Wheel of fortune W. Kick Barry X. Werewolf
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Y. Trucker Z. Koala Loader
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*. Return to BBS
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Selection >Exit to BBS
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CHEatPlease wait..loading index file..
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Game hints section
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Type ? for help menu, Q to quit (L,F,N,S,A,Q, or ?) >Help
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L. List all hints F. Find single hint
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N. List game names of hints S. List single hint
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A. Add new hint Q. Exit to BBS
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Game hints listing:
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KAZOO GHOSTBUSTERS DIMENSION X
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PITFALL CRYSTAL CASTLES SPELUNKER
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DONKEY KONG JUNIOR GHOST CHASER OLLIE'S FOLLIES
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PHAROAH'S CURSE MINER 2049'ER BLUE MAX
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CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN BALLBLASTER SPARE CHANGE
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THRESHOLD CANYON CLIMBER ENCOUNTER
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HARD HAT MACK JAGGI LINES CAVERNS OF MARS
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STRIP POKER SOFTPORN ADVENTURE DIAMON
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JIM PHAROAH'S PYRAMID PREPPIE II
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PYRAMID SPARE CHANGE SNOKIE
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LODE RUNNER BURIED BUCKS WILLIE NIGHT MISSION
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CAVERNS OF MARS ONE ON ONE ULTIMA II
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ULTIMA III TRANSYLVANIA MASK OF THE SUN
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ZORK I DEADLINE DECISION IN THE DESERT CODES
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POLE POSITION Spook House Weird Wanderer
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CONGO BONGO
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Enter name of game to list hint for >BLUE MAX
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BLUE MAX: you bomb your own hangar, the screen will go crazy and it seem
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you are flying in space.
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Hit any key to continue (L,F,N,S,A,Q, or ?) >Quit
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The latest Z-Mags have been received and converted to 40 columns. They
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are available in the database section (issues 112 & 113).
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Number to view, [Return] = exit > ZMAg (View by article section)
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Available Z-Magazines (^C=prompt):
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00. Why two types of Z-Mags?
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01. Issue #113 (latest issue)
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02. Issue #112
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03. Issue #111
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04. Issue #110
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05. Other issues
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Select issue, [Return] = exit >1
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Z-Mag issue 113
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00. Header issue #113
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01. Table of Contents
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02. Editor's Desk - Misc.
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03. News/Comment: Newsroom problems
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04. New Compuserve files for 8-bit
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05. Z-Mag Archives survey reprint
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06. Superdos review
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07. Analog Changes commentary
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08. Quickcode review
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Select article to view,
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[Return] = last menu >1
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System Files
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Soft/Hardware reviews/tutorials A.C.E.C. User Group Information
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Z-Magazine, Teletalk magazines Hardware projects/mods (tech)
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Game walk-through/hints Miscellaneous files
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Hardware used to run this BBS General BBS information
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Some basic information on Carina Explanation of files subsystem
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File Description Sub-system Local auto-updated BBS listing
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Comprehensive help New user info (seen at log-in)
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Command listing for board module Command list for File-Transfer
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Introduction screen #1 Introduction screen #2
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Introduction screen #3 Introduction screen #4
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Introduction screen #5 Today's callers & their actions
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Alphabetised file listing Top ten callers, uploaders, etc
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National Atari BBS listing *** READ THIS ***
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A.C.E.C. Information
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Meeting Information & Schedule Information on Joining A.C.E.C.
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Fuji Facts -- PaperClip Review Fuji Facts -- Eighty Column Text
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Fuji Facts -- BASIC XL Review Fuji Facts -- Writer's Tool Review
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Fuji Facts -- Machine Language II Fuji Facts -- Machine Language III
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Fuji Facts -- Machine Language IV Fuji Facts -- Machine Language V
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Z-Magazine, Teletalk magazines
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Z-Magazines, issues 87-106 80 column Z-Mags, issues 109-110
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Teletalk, issue #21
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Soft drive D/L system
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Written 4-15-88 by Frank Seipel
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1 drive available, D1:
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? for menu
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D1:DIR
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AUTORUN SYS 0001
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MENU 0009
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HELP BAS 0002
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COCKTAILMIC 0031
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CASUALGTFNT 0005
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KENO EXE 0098
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HELPB BAS 0004
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DOCB TXT 0012
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CREATIONPC1 0088
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STENCIL 0019
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0156 FREE SECTORS
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D1:LOGoff
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Pandora (614)-471-9209 is unoccupied
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View BBS listing? No
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Over 450 download, almost 1oo file descriptions. Huge database system.
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Z-Mags offered in 40 columns, 80 columns, and view by article. Files
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from almost any part of the BBS can be downloaded with X-Modem, Y-Modem
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or CRC X-Modem protocol.
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ATARI
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TO ATARI USER GROUPS AND ALL ATARI ENTHUSIASTS:
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I was disappointed to read the negative letters and articles regarding
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comments made by Neil Harris at the West Coast Computer Faire. We at
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Atari feel that our computers are the clear technological leaders in
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their classes. The XE/XL line is superior to the Commodore 64, and the
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ST series beats any '286 or 8088 MSDOS machine; it also beats the touted
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Macintosh (68000) machines, and even surpasses the Amiga in all areas
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except for internal sound.
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The educational, productivity, and entertainment software available for
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the Atari machines makes for an excellent combination which yields many
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uses. My family knows, as we use an 800XL, an XE Game Machine, and a
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1040STf. Neil was only saying that the future will bring EVEN MORE
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POWERFUL computers which will be easier to use, and I am sure he is right.
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This statement is not meant to belittle today's models or users.
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While I am communicating with you, let me clear up a few things and also
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ask for your help.
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The DRAM shortage is still with us and it is inhibiting our distribution
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in the U.S. We hope this will get better in the 4th quarter of '88. In
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the meantime, we will CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ATARI COMPUTER presence in the
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U.S. We will advertise this fall to keep our presence in the U.S.
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I ask all of you is two things: first, please do not pirate software.
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Talk your friends out of it also. The software community is suffering
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and complaining, please police pirating so Atari software companies can
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thrive. The other favor I ask of you is to be the evangelists of the
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Atari world. Tell your friends, associates, teachers, etc., how great the
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XE/XL and ST are.
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LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE ATARI MACHINES A STANDARD IN THE U.S.
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--- Sam Tramiel, President, Atari Corporation
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YOUR 8-BIT COMES ALIVE Bill Pike PAC
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review copy loaned by IB Computers
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Here is a old fashioned hackers program. The program retails for
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$24.95 (why couldn't they just say $25.00?) and comes with a disk of
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demonstration programs including a library of basic and machine language
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routines to implement the various sections. The handbook is published by
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Computer Spectrum Inc.
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These sections include: Basic electronics, from how to read resistor
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color codes, on to how to build power controllers and interfaces. How to
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build and use your own light pen. How electronic switches work and how to
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use them. What serial data is and how to use it in programming and
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interface it to the outside world, such as house lighting controllers etc.
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How to extend the frequency range of your 8-bit computer. How to make
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your computer into a music synthesizer. How to control a lighting display
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with an 8-bit, from Christmas tree lights to commercial displays. Other
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subjects discussed include 120v power controllers, data encoders, data
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decoders, event detectors and many others.
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The book is written on the High School Graduate level and assumes that
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you know how to solder and assemble breadboards. Most of the basic
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information on hardware is reviewed rather than instructed until you get
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down to the meat of the book. The book includes hardware construction as
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well as programming. I wouldn't recommend this for a child, but with help
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a highschooler should be able to handle it without much problem.
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If you want to see what hacking really was, in the early days of
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computing, rather than the piracy, phbreaking, and what hacking has since
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been equated with. This is the book for you. The book also teaches how
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to make a computer work in the real world not just how to get the highest
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score on PACMAN. I feel that in itself is enough to highly recommend the
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purchase of this program.
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8 BIT MODEM NOISE KILLER (MOD)
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Captured from GEnie Services
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Uploaded by;Bryant SysOp; D.A.B.B.S. 312/690-3930 3/12/24 60+ Megs
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Modem Noise Killer (alpha version).
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With this circuit diagram, some basic tools including a soldering iron,
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and four or five components from Radio Shack, you should be able to cut
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the noise/garbage that appears on your computer's screen. I started this
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project out of frustration at using a US Robotics 2400 baud modem and
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getting a fare amount of junk when connecting at that speed. Knowing that
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capacitors make good noise filters, I threw this together. This is very
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easy to build, however conditions may be different due to modem type,
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amount of line noise, old or new switching equipment (Bell's equipment),
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and on and on. So it may not work as well for you in every case. If it
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does work, or if you've managed to tweek it to your computer/modem setup
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I'd like to hear from you. I'd also appreciate any of you electronic
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wizards out there wanting to offer any improvements. Let's make this work
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for everyone!
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Please read this entire message and see if you understand it before you
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begin. OK, what you'll need.....
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1 Radio Shack #279-374 Modular line cord $4.95
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( You won't need one if your phone has a modular plug in its base.)
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1 Radio Shack #279-420 Modular surface mount jack $4.50
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(4 or 6 conductor)
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1 Radio Shack #271-1720 5K Potentiometer $1.10
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( This is a 5k audio taper variable resistor.)
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1 Radio Shack #272-1055 Capacitor. Any non-polarized 1.0 to 1.5 uf
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cap should do. Paper, Mylar, or metal film caps should be used,
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although #272-996 may work as well. (272-996 is a non-polarized
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electrolytic cap) $.80
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1 100 ohm resistor - quarter or half watt. $.20
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1 Radio Shack #279-357 Y-type or duplex modular connector.
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(Don't buy this until you've read the section on connecting the Noise
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Killer below. (A,B,or C) $4.95
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First off, open the modular block. You normally just pry them open with a
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screwdriver. Inside you'll find up to 6 wires. Very carefully cut out all
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but the green and red wires. The ones you'll be removing should be black,
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yellow, white, and blue. These wires won't be needed and may be in the
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way. So cut them as close to where they enter the plug as possible. The
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other end of these wires have a spade lug connector that is screwed into
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the plastic. Unscrew and remove that end of the wires as well. Now, you
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should have two wires left. Green and red. Solder one end of the capacitor
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to the green wire. Solder the other end of the capacitor to the center
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lug of the potentiometer (there are three lugs on this critter). Solder
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one end of the resistor to the red wire. You may want to shorten the leads
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of the resistor first. Solder the other end of the resistor to either
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one of the remaining outside lugs of the potentiometer. Doesn't matter
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which.
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Now to wrap it up, make a hole in the lid of the mod block to stick the
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shaft of the potentiometer through. Don't make this hole dead center as
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the other parts may not fit into the body of the mod block if you do. See
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how things will fit in order to find where the hole will go. Well, now
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that you've got it built you'll need to test it. First twist the shaft on
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the potentiometer until it stops. You won't know which way to turn it
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until later. It doesn't matter which way now. You also need to determine
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where to plug the Noise Killer onto the telephone line. It can be done by
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one of several ways:
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A. If your modem has two modular plugs in back, connect the Noise Killer
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into one of them using a line cord. (a line cord is a straight cord
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that connects a phone to the wall outlet. Usually silver in color)
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B. If your phone is modular, you can unplug the cord from the back of it
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after you're on-line and plug the cord into the Noise Killer.
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C. You may have to buy a Y-type modular adaptor. Plug the adaptor into a
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wall outlet, plug the modem into one side and the Noise Killer into
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the other. Call a BBS that has known noise problems. After you've
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connected and garbage begins to appear, plug the Noise Killer into the
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phone line as described above. If you have turned the shaft on the
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potentiometer the wrong way you'll find out now. You may get a lot of
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garbage or even disconnected. If this happens, turn the shaft the
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other way until it stops and try again. If you don't notice much
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difference when you plug the Noise Killer in, that may be a good sign.
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Type in a few commands and look for garbage characters on the screen.
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If there still is, turn the shaft slowly until most of it is gone. If
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nothing seems to happen at all, turn the shaft slowly from one side
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to the other. You should get plenty of garbage or disconnected at some
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point. If you don't, reread this message to make sure you've connected
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it right.
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######################################
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OASIS BBS UPDATE
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######################################
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GLUE DEMO 6-12-88 By Z INNOVATORS Co.
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The following DEMO is of a new ONLINE, SysOp MODULE for OASIS IV BBS. The
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GLUE method of combining files is 100% compatible with the 8-bit and 16-
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bit version of LIBRARY.COM, written by Ralph Walden. GLUE is a more
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powerful .COM file, and a revised version of Ralph's LIBR.COM and
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DELIBR.COM. GLUE does no compaction, and is used mainly for combining
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and uncombing small files, quickly. For example, a SysOp could download
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a new module and it's small text file DOC, from his OASIS term mode, and
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UNGLUE it and test it online. .GLU files can be ARC'd and XARC'd and ALF
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CRUNCHED with no problems ungluing after they're extracted.
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This OASIS module program will be converted to run offline, and be released
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into the Public Domain. The P.D. offline version will have an added
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option to do:
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BATCH - ALF - CRUNCH
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The following sequence of commands were captured from a call FROM REMOTE
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to the Official OASIS Support BBS. The module, GLU.BBS was run online
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over the modem.
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[SysOp]->D
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[ DEL ] D7:UGH>*.*
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[SysOp]->B
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[ DIR ] D7:UGH>*.*
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Volume: NEWEST_7
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Directory: UGH
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18281 FREE SECTORS
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[SysOp]->W
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[Run/Display]
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[FileName?-->GLU
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|OASIS GLUE |
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|-----------|
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|Menu |
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|-----------|
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|[1]DirTAG |
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|[2]GLU View|
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|[3]Glue |
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|[4]Un-Glue |
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|[5]unused |
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|[6]BAT Name|
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|[7]Direct. |
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|[8]ARC View|
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|[9]Quit |
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|-----------|
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|Directory |D1:*.*
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|Batch Name |D1:GLUE.BAT
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|Output Name|D1:FILENAME.GLU
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|-----------|
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|->>8
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DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D8:4>OSF>*.Q*
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Contents True ARC'd Method |
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NWUSR309.BBS 1393 1067 Alfcrnch
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NWUSR409.BBS 1393 1067 Alfcrnch
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NWUSR427.BBS 1393 1067 Alfcrnch
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NWUSRIV.BBS 1393 1059 Alfcrnch
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NEWUSERS.DOC 2168 1289 Alfcrnch
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|OASIS GLUE |
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|-----------|
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|Menu |
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|-----------|
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|[1]DirTAG |
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|[2]GLU View|
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|[3]Glue |
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|[4]Un-Glue |
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|[5]unused |
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|[6]BAT Name|
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|[7]Direct. |
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|[8]ARC View|
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|[9]Quit |
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|-----------|
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|Directory |D1:*.*
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|Batch Name |D1:GLUE.BAT
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|Output Name|D1:FILENAME.GLU
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|-----------|
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|->>6
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|BATch name?| DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D1:GLU.BAT
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|OASIS GLUE |
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|-----------|
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|Menu |
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|-----------|
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|[1]DirTAG |
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|[2]GLU View|
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|[3]Glue |
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|[4]Un-Glue |
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|[5]unused |
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|[6]BAT Name|
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|[7]Direct. |
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|[8]ARC View|
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|[9]Quit |
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|-----------|
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|Directory |D1:*.*
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|Batch Name |D1:GLU.BAT
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|Output Name|D1:FILENAME.GLU
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|-----------|
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|->>1
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DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D5:*.BAS
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Volume: DRIVE_5
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Directory: MAIN
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A PURGE BAS 3369 6-04-88 5:33a
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B MAKEDASH BAS 477 5-07-88 11:24a
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C P BAS 3572 6-08-88 1:27p
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D SCREEN BAS 9321 3-30-88 2:18p
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E TOPXXUSR BAS 8655 4-25-88 1:09p
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11733 FREE SECTORS
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|End Of Listing !|
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|Letters to TAG->|CAB
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|->>3
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|Output Name| DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D7:UGH>TEST.GLU
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|Use Batch? |D1:GLU.BAT
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[YES]
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3369 D5:PURGE.BAS
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0477 D5:MAKEDASH.BAS
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3572 D5:P.BAS
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|->>2
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|View File? | DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D7:UGH>TEST.GLU
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3369 PURGE.BAS
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0477 MAKEDASH.BAS
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3572 P.BAS
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|->>4
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|UnGlu File?| DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D7:UGH>*.GLU
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|Output Name| DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D7:UGH>
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3369 D7:UGH>PURGE.BAS
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0477 D7:UGH>MAKEDASH.BAS
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3572 D7:UGH>P.BAS
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|OASIS GLUE |
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|-----------|
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|Menu |
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|-----------|
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|[1]DirTAG |
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|[2]GLU View|
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|[3]Glue |
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|[4]Un-Glue |
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|[5]unused |
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|[6]BAT Name|
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|[7]Direct. |
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|[8]ARC View|
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|[9]Quit |
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|-----------|
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|Directory |D5:*.BAS
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|Batch Name |D1:GLU.BAT
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|Output Name|D7:UGH>P.BAS
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|-----------|
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|->>7
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DX:SUB>FILENAME.EXT
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D7:UGH>*.*
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Volume: NEWEST_7
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Directory: UGH
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A TEST GLU 7456 6-12-88 1:59p
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B PURGE BAS 3369 6-12-88 2:00p
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C MAKEDASH BAS 477 6-12-88 2:00p
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D P BAS 3572 6-12-88 2:00p
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18217 FREE SECTORS
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|End Of Listing !|
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[ Hit A Key ]
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|->>*
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|Aborted....|
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[301-437-9813]
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[Minutes Left]55
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[Current Base][General Base]
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END -------------------
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Explanation of DEMO steps:
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<#> Went into SYSOP menu on OASIS BBS and deleted all files on D7:UGH>*.*
|
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<#> Ran a directory on D7:UGH>*.* to show the directory is empty.
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<#> Used SYSOP command [W] to run the module called GLU.
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* Following functions all performed by the GLU module while BBS is up. *
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<#> ARC-View of contents of an ALF-Crunch file of a module shared with us
|
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by a Canadian OASIS SysOp.
|
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<#> Set BATCH filename to D1:GLU.BAT
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<#> Ran a DIR-TAG directory on D5:*.BAS
|
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<#> Entered my letters for filenames to be tagged in any order. They are
|
|
saved into the D1:GLU.BAT file. I could have done another directory
|
|
and had those files tagged and added to the same .BAT file.
|
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<#> Used GLU option which used the .BAT file to get files to be GLUED.
|
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<#> Used View option to see contents of the file, D7:UGH>TEST.GLU.
|
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<#> Used UNGLU option on my .GLU file.
|
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<#> Did a normal DIRECTORY (no TAG) of D7:UGH>*.* to show the .GLU and
|
|
UNGLUED results.
|
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<#> Quit to BBS, and ended up at BBS Main Menu prompt.
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|
|
Be on the lookout for the P.D. offline .COM file version of GLUE!
|
|
by Z INNOVATORS, reached on these BBS numbers:
|
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617-767-0675
|
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617-767-0760
|
|
PCP MABOS 2400 NODE also:
|
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617-559-6844 (not-PCP)
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######################################
|
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VIRUS UPDATE Number 2 Bill Pike PAC
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######################################
|
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|
|
Well now it looks like the government has been hit by the virus scourge.
|
|
The Environmental Protection Agency & NASA have both been hit by a virus
|
|
program on personal computers within their systems. The virus was
|
|
apparently brought in from the outside by one or more of the employees.
|
|
It spread from there thru out the system of PC's.
|
|
|
|
It is not yet know how much damage was done over a 5 month period starting
|
|
last January. Although damage to government data appears to be limited,
|
|
due mostly to the virus being designed for IBM and IBM clone type of
|
|
computers while most of the sensitive data was in main frame computers
|
|
which the virus couldn't infect. The program was called the -scores
|
|
virus- it was not stated just what the virus did but it was said that many
|
|
files and data on PC's were damaged.
|
|
|
|
The FBI has been called into the investigation however since the original
|
|
source is difficult, at the least, to pin down it appears that most of the
|
|
effort is going to prevent reinfection by another more insidious virus in
|
|
the future.
|
|
|
|
The spread of the -scores- virus was exacerbated when private contractors
|
|
in the Washington and North Carolina area inadvertently sold dozens of
|
|
computers carrying the virus on hard disk to government agencies .
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*************************************************
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ZMAGAZINE ISSUE #115 JULY 20, 1988 (C)1988
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APEINC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINT PERMISSION
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IS GRANTED AS LONG AS ZMAG AND AUTHOR ARE INTACT
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