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#: 4172 S15/Hot Topics
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09-Jun-90 00:22:07
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Sb: #4170-oh THAT Darn Computer
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Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
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To: Mike Knudsen 72467,1111
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Mike - the flickerFixer for the Amiga (about $500?) contains a lot of RAM. What
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it does is to combine the two interlaced fields, and then squirt them out at
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multisync monitor speed (double normal horizontal scan rate).
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The A3000 has such a gizmo built in, and word is that CBM plans one for their
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other machines now. So the fF people had a good time for quite a while, but
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looks like CBM wants the dough now. Can't blame them.
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Obviously the same method could be rigged up on the VSC output, if someone
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wants to do so.
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#: 4174 S15/Hot Topics
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09-Jun-90 00:26:37
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Sb: #4171-oh THAT Darn Computer
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Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
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To: Mike Knudsen 72467,1111
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Mike - I'm almost postive that the A2000 is still at 7.5Mhz. It's just a
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fancier case with the Bridgeboard option slots, is all.
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#: 4191 S15/Hot Topics
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09-Jun-90 14:43:22
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Sb: #4061-oh THAT Darn Computer
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Paul K. Ward 73477,2004
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~ Paul;
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Would you have any problems with my posting the MM/1 and MM/1-OSK news
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releases on an IBM Newsclip forum? Might be kinda nice to show them that you
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don't need 8MB to do something useful!
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...Jim
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#: 4192 S15/Hot Topics
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09-Jun-90 14:43:24
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Sb: #4100-#oh THAT Darn Computer
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Paul K. Ward 73477,2004
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~ Paul;
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Do you have a (semi-)firm ship date for the MM/1 yet? Just curious, as we'll
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be getting out your way towards the end of July.
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...Jim
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#: 4211 S15/Hot Topics
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10-Jun-90 01:28:34
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Sb: #4192-oh THAT Darn Computer
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Fm: Dan Robins 73007,2473
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153 (X)
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Jim,
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Having seen Paul this past week here in Raleigh (where the MM/1 video was
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videotaped!) I know that he is off the forum until he returns from a belated
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honeymoon with his wife.....It may be a day or two before you (or anyone who
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has written him a message) receive a response from Paul.
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Dan
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#: 4173 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 00:23:29
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Sb: #Am I crazy?
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Fm: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605
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To: Kevin Darling 76703,4227 (X)
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Kevin,
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Thanks for the note.
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My computer, however, is NOT a Coco 3.
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It's a Creative Micro System Level Two (version 1.2) box with 192K ram, two
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RS232 ports, Wyse 50 terminal, an 80 track floppy and 10 meg hard drive. It
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reads and writes standard OS9 disks with single density track 0. Coco disks
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(and the Virtual Terminal program disk from SE Media) make it choke.
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As you suggested, I looked at the first sector of the disk with a disk editor
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and it looks Ok - however, the TKS and SPT settings are both $0A; the FMT is
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$00; the TOT is only $015E; and the DAT ($49,$20,$40,$00,$03) doesn't make any
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sense at all unless you're Rod Serling :-). I've tried changing the TKS and
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SPT (using Dmode at startup) from $10 to $0A and the FMT from $07 to $00. But,
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no go. I even tried setting up an identical Ram disk to backup from drive d1 to
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r0. It worked until track $0A. Then error 247.
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(Sectors 1 to 9 look Ok.)
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Does the $0A value for the TKS and SPT sound reasonable? Could sector 0 be
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corrupted?
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Wendell
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#: 4176 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 02:15:14
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Sb: #4173-#Am I crazy?
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605 (X)
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Wendell -
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On standard OS9 diskettes, t0s (track 0's sector count) always = 10 ($0a), and
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they are single density. Most of the other tracks are double density, and will
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have 16 sectors per track (sct = $10).
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If the disk is single density, then the other tracks will likely also be 10
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sectors long (sct = $0a), like track 0.
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Pete
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#: 4177 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 03:59:46
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Sb: #4176-#Am I crazy?
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Fm: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Pete,
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I've been playing with the D1 descriptor all day. And no matter what values I
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give it, I can't read past sector 9. I even changed the bootfile D1 descriptor
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to expect single density throughout the disk. And just about every other
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combination. I still can't read past sector 9. I'm beginning to think this disk
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has taken a hit.
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Is there any other reason why I can't read it?
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Wendell
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#: 4184 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 12:49:16
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Sb: #4177-Am I crazy?
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605 (X)
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Wendell -
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Either that, or your disk drivers are 'hardwired', as your terminal drivers
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were.
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If you REALLY are desparate to read that thing, bring it up later this week and
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we'll have a go at it here. The GIMIX will be going down for good shortly after
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that.
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Pete
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#: 4200 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 18:25:29
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Sb: #4173-#Am I crazy?
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Fm: Bruce Isted (UG VP) 76625,2273
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To: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605 (X)
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~ Wendell,
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Since both T0S and TKS are $0A, it probably means a single density disk
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throughout. Try setting your T0S to $0A, and if that doesn't work then try
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setting DNS (density) to $00. Just a shot in the dark, but any drivers I've
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written depend on having the number of sectors on track 0 and the basic disk
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type ($00 for standard vs. $20 for CoCo) correct. They can figure out the rest
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of the disk from there if the LSN0 info is good. Oh, if you're trying to read
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the disk in a 96 tpi drive, you might have to set the DNS to $02, which should
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tell the driver that the drive is 96 tpi and then it'll be able to figure out
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whether or not double stepping is required for a 48 tpi disk (maybe! <grin>).
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Bruce
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PS: Since I saw some more message traffic between yourself & Pete Lyall after
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composing this reply I think it sounds more like the tpi might be the problem.
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#: 4203 S11/Non-CoCo OS-9
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09-Jun-90 19:13:31
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Sb: #4200-Am I crazy?
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Fm: Wendell Benedetti 72766,2605
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To: Bruce Isted (UG VP) 76625,2273
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Thanks Bruce. I'll give it a try.
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Wendell
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#: 4175 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 01:15:49
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Sb: New uploads
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Fm: Bob van der Poel 76510,2203
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To: all
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I have just uploaded two new files:
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In library 3, edit.ar: an input function for C which permits editing an
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existing string and returns the key-pressed to exit the routine. Also some docs
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and support functions.
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In library 14, bvnews.txt: product announcments of our latest program (A
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graphic/mouse CRIBBAGE program which has beaten me too many times!) and some
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information on the latest versions of VED (version 2.5) and VPT (2.0.1).
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#: 4179 S3/Languages
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09-Jun-90 05:35:33
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Sb: #4156-#BASIC09 Help
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Fm: Floyd Resler 72500,2572
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To: MOTD Editor..Bill Brady 70126,267 (X)
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Bill,
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Your help with my problem and your clarification of the PMap utility has made
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programming this BBS fun as opposed to agrevating! I mean, as long as I keep
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enough free space in 64k process area, my BBS can be as big as my hard drive! I
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do have a question about pre-loading. I tried merging several files together
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and then attempted to pre-load them. Well, the system gave me a module not
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found error as soon as I tried to use one. Do I need to pre-load each module
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seperately?
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Floyd
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#: 4208 S3/Languages
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09-Jun-90 21:40:19
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Sb: #4179-#BASIC09 Help
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Fm: MOTD Editor..Bill Brady 70126,267
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To: Floyd Resler 72500,2572 (X)
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No, you can merge, but remember that when you RUN any one of the merged files,
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all come into your space.... & if all don't fit, you get none. OK?
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#: 4214 S3/Languages
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10-Jun-90 05:28:45
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Sb: #4208-BASIC09 Help
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Fm: Floyd Resler 72500,2572
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To: MOTD Editor..Bill Brady 70126,267
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Ah! I see! Thank you! That explains why when I tried it I got error 43 as
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opposed to bringing them seperately from disk. So I can merge them together
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making sure that the files are less than 8k or whateve space I have left over
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in the workspace.
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Floyd
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#: 4182 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 12:26:40
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Sb: #4144-BREAK KEY
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Fm: PHIL SCHERER 71211,2545
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To: Pete Lyall 76703,4230 (X)
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Thanks Pete--I'll try em both!
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#: 4183 S7/Telecommunications
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09-Jun-90 12:43:27
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Sb: #4122-UUCP
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Fm: Dwight D. McKay 75776,1521
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To: Mark Griffith 76070,41 (X)
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Greetings Mark. I've run a UNIX machine at home for sometime and am
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interesting in your UUCP port for OS9. I have an Atari ST running OS9 which
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I'd be happy to test your port on.
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When you are ready for beta testers, let me know.
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--Dwight D. McKay
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--...rutgers!pur-ee!mckay -or- mckay@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu -or- 75776,1521
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#: 4187 S1/General Interest
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09-Jun-90 13:12:48
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Sb: #C & Patch
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Fm: LUTE MULLENIX 70721,2230
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To: 76703,4230 (X)
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Pete:
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I have a couple of questions for you. Now under OS-9 C is C right? If this is
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so, would you be kind enough to look at some source code that I typed out of
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The Rainbow. When I try to compile it, there are three errors that come up, and
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I can't see why. True I don't know all that much about C, but have went over
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the listings in the mag several times and can't seehwhere there are any
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mistakes.
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Also what is the difference between Ipatch and Modpatch? I know they are quite
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different, but what is the difference? The reason I ask is I downloaded an
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aicapak patch from a BBS, (it was Wayne Days) and it had versions for both
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Ipatch and Modpatch in there. Is there an advantage to using one over the
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other?
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>Lute<
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09-Jun-90 15:00:20
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Sb: #4187-C & Patch
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Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
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To: LUTE MULLENIX 70721,2230
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Lute - you'd better tell Pete what the 3 errors you got where, first! <grin>
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Ipatch can expand/contract a module in size. Modpatch only patches in place.
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09-Jun-90 21:29:54
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Sb: #4187-C & Patch
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: LUTE MULLENIX 70721,2230
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Lute -
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"under os9 is C"? Hmm.. not sure if I'm grasping what you're asking..
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There is a C Compiler for OS9, though. Upload your source, or mail it to me,
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and we'll se what can be found. In the meantime, if you want to buff up your C
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a bit, the C Primer Plus by the Waite Group is an excellent book.
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Re: modpatch and Ipatch -
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modpatch (supplied with OS9/LII) will patch a module in memory. This is only
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good for overlaying existing bytes.
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Ipatch/mkpatch is a pair of tools written by Bob Santy that take two different
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versions of a binary file, and generate a patch 'differences' file. Then, you
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can use Ipatch to apply this patch to other binaries. This is especially useful
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when distributing things like OS9 driver patches, as we can't pass out the
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source code, and the resultant driver might not be the same size anyway.
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Pete
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#: 4188 S7/Telecommunications
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09-Jun-90 13:20:04
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Sb: #3738-VT-100
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Fm: LUTE MULLENIX 70721,2230
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To: Fenton Hunt 75340,3527
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Fenton:
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I know that OSterm has VT100, as well as ANSI TTY and OS9. I use it every where
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but here. I boot up with two windows, and a RAM disk and have no problems with
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it at all.
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>Lute<
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#: 4193 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 14:43:31
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Sb: #4104-#VIEW feedback
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: Bruce Isted (UG VP) 76625,2273 (X)
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~ Bruce;
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Is this something like you had in mind?
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>> I can't think of any other goodies to add to View, except maybe a
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>> quoting feature if thats possible. If you've ever used some of the
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>> newer BBSes, particularly OPUS types, and RiBBS, they have a feature
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>> that allows you to quote lines from the original message in your
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>> reply. Wheh used sparingly the quotes can make a reply much more
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>> informative. Bruce
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Took some doing, as I had to re-format the original lines to make room for
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some sort of identifier showing that these were/are /uoted lines.
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...Jim
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/rc
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#: 4201 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 18:25:37
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Sb: #4193-#VIEW feedback
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Fm: Bruce Isted (UG VP) 76625,2273
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153 (X)
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~ Jim,
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Yep, thats just about exactly what I had in mind for the quoting feature.
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Now, can you make it smart enough to put the quote source's initials in the
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quote indicator? <grin> Just kidding!
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On the other hand, some BBSes I've seen have editors that automatically look
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up the quote source's name (from the "FROM: " line?) and extract initials. I'm
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not sure how that works in the case of a name that has more or less than two
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parts, maybe it just grabs the first character then after that each character
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following a space until the end of the name line? That might not work too well
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here because the PIN is always appended after the name. I'll let you decide
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whether or not you want to worry about it! <grin>
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When do we get to see the new View? I'll be waiting for your upload
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announcement!
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Bruce
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#: 4207 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 21:36:41
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Sb: #4201-VIEW feedback
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Bruce Isted (UG VP) 76625,2273
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Bruce -
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The newsreader programs on USENET's 'rn' package do that. They look
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at the source for the article, and use a line like:
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> In article 4096@wlbr.imsd.contel.com, Pete Lyall writes:
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> Bruce - what? You want more features? Sheesh, you guys are never
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> happy.....
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Also, as more people add to the chain, each quoted segment gets
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another layer of '>'s:
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> current replier
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>> his predecessor
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>>> and his predecessor
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Pete
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#: 4194 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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09-Jun-90 14:43:35
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Sb: #4143-#OSk BASIC
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: James Jones 76257,562 (X)
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~ James;
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re: your reply to Zack
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>> It does in fact generate I-code like BASIC09.
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Do any other flavors of OS-9 Basic have the GFX2 commands? I guess what
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I'motrying to find out is what stuff in CoCo Level II BASIC09 is CoCo.
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Thanks,
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...Jim
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#: 4198 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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09-Jun-90 17:26:53
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Sb: #4194-OSk BASIC
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Fm: James Jones 76257,562
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To: Jim Peasley 72726,1153 (X)
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gfx2 is a procedure, not part of BASIC09 as such. I'd be heavily surprised if
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someone who did a windowing package for an OS-9 system didn't provide or at
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least describe some way to get to it from BASIC09 (or, as Microware likes to
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call the OSK version, Microware BASIC). (Nudge nudge to folks making certain
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new computers :-)
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#: 4195 S6/Applications
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09-Jun-90 14:43:41
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Sb: #4155-View.ar
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Fm: Jim Peasley 72726,1153
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To: TONY CAPPELLINI 76370,2104
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~ Tony;
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Hmmm... are you running with only 128K?? If so, I'm not sure that you
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will?be able to use View. The program itself takes up 11,020 bytes in memory,
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with some additional memory eaten by RUNB, SYSCALL, GFX2, and INKEY, for a
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total of 25,648 bytes. Even with the use of merged runb, sy,call and inkey
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modules, this will still take up 4 8K blocks.
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Immediately after booting, what does MFREE show? And did you use the
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make_alias_cmds script file that was included in the archive? This will cut
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down on the amount of memory used.
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C'mon back...
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...Jim
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#: 4204 S10/Tandy CoCo
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09-Jun-90 20:36:38
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Sb: #database
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Fm: PHIL SCHERER 71211,2545
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To: ALL
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Does anyone know of a commercial database for the coco-OS9 system or a good
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configurable one in PD??
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#: 4218 S10/Tandy CoCo
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10-Jun-90 12:07:32
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Sb: #4204-database
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Fm: CRAIG WYNN 72125,466
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To: PHIL SCHERER 71211,2545
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Ah...have you heard of Sculptor by MPD? It is characterized more
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as a language than a database. What it is, is a language with a
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database engine and screen paint feature combo. It compiles to a
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intermediate code like Basic09 does. The end user must purchase the
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runtime package which are prices according to the environment with
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which it being run under. The same source code written you write
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say using the developers package for OS9 will compile and run on
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MSDOS machines, SUN, NEXT and VAX machines and under Unix and Novel
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systems. That's the jist of it
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#: 4215 S10/Tandy CoCo
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10-Jun-90 05:29:49
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Sb: #Carrier Detection
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Fm: Floyd Resler 72500,2572
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To: All
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Is there a way to detect carrier in BASIC09 without using a PEEK?
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 4221 S10/Tandy CoCo
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10-Jun-90 12:21:37
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Sb: #4215-Carrier Detection
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Fm: Pete Lyall 76703,4230
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To: Floyd Resler 72500,2572
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Floyd -
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Sorry, nut no... there isn't. You might me able to do some fancy mucking w/
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Syscall, but the bottom line is you need a better ACIA driver.
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Pete
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#: 4216 S1/General Interest
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10-Jun-90 09:57:44
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Sb: Picture and Sound files
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Fm: Paul Rinear 73757,1413
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To: all
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Poll-
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Do you think a separate Library for picture and sound
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file uploads would be a good idea?
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#: 4217 S1/General Interest
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10-Jun-90 10:53:22
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Sb: What's New?
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Fm: David L. Kaleita 72657,2775
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To: George Dorner 70536,106
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Anything new on the Prometheus modem front? I may have a buyer at 100 bucks if
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you don't want/need it anymore.
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<Dave Kaleita>
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#: 4220 S13/Atari ST
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10-Jun-90 12:18:13
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Sb: Atari Comm Programs
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Fm: David George 72240,134
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To: ALL
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For all of you OSK users on the Atari ST:
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I am having difficulties with communications programs on the ST.
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Aterm locks up after xmodem downloads. I have to kill aterm and
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the shell that it runs under and restart a shell. (This is with
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the new stcio, with the stock stcio (no windows) aterm locks up and
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I have to reboot.
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Also Sterm v1.3 gives an error #000:102 when I try to xmodem download.
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Right now I have to download from CIS to my Coco3 and login to the
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Coco with the ST and restart the comm program everytime I download
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something. (I use the coco because I don't want to waste the time
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of restarting aterm every time I download a file from CIS)
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What do you folks use? Any idea of what my problem might be?
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David George
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72240,134
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