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>>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
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THINKING KFEST: The KFest Mailing List
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SIZZLING SHAREWARE: Unzip IIe
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THE VIRTUAL ][: The BernieBook--Macintosh Portables Go To The Dogs
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AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS
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"Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"
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The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 1, No. 5
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Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
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Internet Email........................................thelamp@delphi.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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May 15, 1998
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OPENING PITCH
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Dream Team ][ -------------------------------------------------- [OPN]
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED [FOR]
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The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET]
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Miscellanea [MSC]
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Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR]
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Public Postings [PUB]
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Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB]
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A2Pro_DUCTIVITY
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Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P]
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THINKING KFEST
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The KFest Mailing List ----------------------------------------- [KFE]
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SIZZLING SHAREWARE
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Unzip IIe ------------------------------------------------------ [SIZ]
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THE VIRTUAL ][
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The BernieBook--Macintosh Portables Go To The Dogs ------------- [TVT]
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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[*] [*] [*]
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READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make
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""""""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this
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issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find
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something like:
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate
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[INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].
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:: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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: :
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: Windoze 98 has finally caught up. They're now :
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: where the IIgs was 10 years ago. :
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: At the blue screen. :
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:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GUDATH :::::::
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[EOA]
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[OPN]------------------------------
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OPENING PITCH |
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From The Editor
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by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
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[thelamp@delphi.com]
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DREAM TEAM ][
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One of the benefits of the online world is it makes friends in other
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parts of the real world closer than ever. In this way, Apple II
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enthusiasts from all over the globe gather to make our computer a better
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platform, and our computing world a better place. On any given day from my
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office or my home or even the public library a mile from my house, I have
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virtual conversations and mail with Apple II enthusiasts in Canada,
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Australia, Germany, Switzerland, San Francisco, Arizona, New York, New
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Jersey, Nebraska, Chicago, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, San Diego, Los Angeles,
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and nearly everywhere in between. The common experience of the Apple II
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forges the ties between us and the fabric of the Internet--and, of course,
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the Delphi Online Service--serves to strengthen those bonds, and the
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variety of our different real-world experiences gives us more to share with
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those we meet.
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While there may be fewer Apple II users than ever, the minimizing of
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the physical limitations between the remaining enthusiasts around the world
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has created a virtual team where the greatest Apple II minds can work
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together to continue to do what couldn't be done.
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Two examples of the ongoing work that shows the continuing wonder of
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the Apple II were brought to us on May 1st--yes, normally we here at _The
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Lamp!_ don't cover stories that stretch into the month the issue is
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actually published, but like the Apple II itself, we try to be
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flexible--from two totally different areas of the world: Fremont,
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California, where Eric Shepherd, also known as Sheppy, released an updated
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version of _Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs_, and Switzerland, where F.E.
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Systems (_The Programmers Formerly Known As Bright Software_) released a
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new version of _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ (_The IIgs Emulator For The
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PowerMacintosh Formerly Known As Fast Eddie_)--yet, one didn't exist
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totally separately from the other. In fact, much of _Wolf_ was coded under
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_Bernie_ (and before he was eaten by some dog while skiing in the Swiss
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Alps, our old friend _Gus_). And when _Wolf_ was ready to start howling at
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the Apple IIgs community, _Bernie_ changed his woof a bit so that our
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Macintosh friends wouldn't be left out.
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To take our global team theme even farther, consider that _Wolf_
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originally started its transition onto the Apple IIgs with Burger Bill
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Heineman, in Southern California, and made its way into the hands of
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Sheppy, in Northern California--assistance with beta testing, art, and just
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about everything else came from Apple II users in Europe, New England,
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Michigan, and Wisconsin, among other venues. _Bernie_ has lived all of his
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life in the Swiss Alps, but there are Bernie sightings in Australia, Rhode
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Island, California, Michigan, Arizona, and Europe, at least.
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Even those of us who live in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can
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appreciate such global teamwork. It really is a Dream Team--Dream Team ][.
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Before I forget, here's your Blatant Plug for this issue: KansasFest
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1998, the Apple II event of the year, is on for July 22-26 at Avila College
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in Kansas City, Missouri. Join dozens of Apple II users from around the
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world as they celebrate 10 years of KFest. I will be on hand again, as
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will an entire flock of the Apple II's most diehard supporters--expected to
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attend are Joe Kohn of _Shareware Solutions II_, Max Jones of _Juiced.GS_,
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Mike Westerfield of _ByteWorks_, Tony Diaz of _Alltech Electronics_, noted
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programmers Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, Richard Bennett, Nathan Mates, Ewen
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Wannop, Geoff Weiss, and dozens more of the Apple II faithful.
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Do whatever you can to be there--KFest is indeed better than real
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life. I've been there.
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[*] [*] [*]
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Shift Happens Department: A slight shift in the location of the
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official World Wide Web home page for _The Lamp!_:
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The -new- URL is:
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http://lamp.sheppyware.net
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Thanks to Sheppy for making this change.
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[*] [*] [*]
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Hawai'ian Language 101 Department: in the language of the islands,
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"mahalo" means "thank you," not "trash," despite what it says on the flaps
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of the disposals at the local McDonald's. So, for this issue, mahalo to
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Devin Reade and Henrik Gudat for their technical expertise in assisting
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with two articles this issue.
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[*] [*] [*]
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This issue of _The Lamp!_ is dedicated to the memory of Nancy
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Crawford, an Apple II enthusiast and a member of the Applebyters of the
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Quad Cities. I never met Nancy in person, but I had countless discussions
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with her back when we were both on Genie. She edited her user group's
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newsletter and quoted me several times, never failing to send me a
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complimentary copy, produced painstakingly with her Apple //c, or later,
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her IIgs. Grassroots efforts like these made up the basis of our community
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when the Apple II was first born, and it continues to be our lifeblood
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today. You will be missed, Nancy.
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Ryan
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thelamp@delphi.com
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ASCII ART BEGINS
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[EOA]
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[OPN]------------------------------
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . |
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Checking out A2 on Delphi
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by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
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[thelamp@delphi.com]
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* The Heat Is On
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* Miscellanea
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* Rumor Mill
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* Public Postings
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* Best Of The Best
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THE HEAT IS ON
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[*] The Apple II Legacy ....... Get Ready Kansas City
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[*] User Groups & Publications ...... What's New At SSII
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[*] Entertainment Software ....... Wolf Bugs Found And Killed
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[*] Hardware Hacker ....... Focus Drives, IIgs ROMs
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[*] General Chatter ....... II And 1040 Forms
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MISCELLANEA
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WOLF TIDBITS All Wolfenstein 3D users should know about a serious bug
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"""""""""""" that's been discovered in Wolfenstein 3D; it was identified
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positively today. This problem exists in both 1.0 and 1.0.1 and can cause
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randomly strange behavior, ranging from no trouble at all to bad art to
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crashes.
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There's a memory-blasting bug in the game, located in a part of the program
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I don't have source code for. I'm attempting to rewrite that part of the
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code from scratch, and hope to have a new version of the game available in
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the next few weeks, which will include several other enhancements.
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I apologize for the inconvenience, and will keep you all posted as to the
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progress on getting this fixed.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd
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Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum
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(SHEPPY, 11831, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> Wolfenstein 3D 1.1, which should be out in a few weeks (hopefully
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""""" sooner rather than later, but that depends on how testing goes),
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has several improvements aside from the bug fixes.
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The sound code has been completely rewritten. It's still not stereo, but
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the code is now ready to be upgraded to stereo. It also can now play more
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sound effects at once, which really improves the feel of the game.
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The preference dialog box has been replaced; two options that weren't used
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have been removed, and you can now completely configure the keyboard
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controls.
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There will probably be a 1.2 version eventually which should support stereo
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sound. I say "probably" because my interest in plugging more time into a
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project this cost-ineffective (ie, totally lacking in any financial
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motivation) is just about gone. :)
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd
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Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum
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(SHEPPY, 11921, GO COM A2)
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IIGS TO DESKJET CABLES Does anyone have the pinouts for an Apple IIgs to
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"""""""""""""""""""""" HP DeskJet 500 cable? I just picked up a DJ500 but
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need to know how to make the cable.
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DJ500 pinouts and any other info would also be helpful!
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Thanks!
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Paul.
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(SCHULTP, 11403, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> The simplest configuration is to make a cable for XON/XOFF
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""""" handshake:
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Pinouts
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Set the GS printer port for XON/XOFF handshake only, and set switch 8 (the
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right-most) on the right-hand bank of switches on the DeskJet 500 to the
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down position (DTR & XON/XOFF).
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If you want to do DTR handshake, you will also need to connect pin 2 of the
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GS serial port to Pin 20 of the DeskJet 500 serial connector. Set the GS
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printer port to DTR/DSR handshake. The DeskJet switch should probably be
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set to 'DTR Only' (up).
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- Don (IronTooth)
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Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts...
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They're OLRight!
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(DZAHNISER, 11415, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> This is the same as a Mac Plus to Imagewriter I (-=NOT=- II :)
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""""" cable, which ought to be easily available (and a heckuva lot more
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fun than soldering a mini-din 8 connector :)
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Ryan
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KFest '98!
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Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm
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(RSUENAGA, 11425, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> I took an old GS-to-Modem cable, chopped off the 25-pin connector,
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""""" and soldered a new one on for the DeskJet. That modem cable wasn't
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properly set up for hardware handshaking, and the only pin that wasn't
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connected on the GS Serial port end was Pin #7, which would have been
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required for the type of modem cable I wanted. Rewired, it has been
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faithfully doing duty ever since I got the DJ 500.
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Recycling and all that...
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- Don (IronTooth)
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Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts...
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They're OLRight!
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(DZAHNISER, 11429, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> The other alternative would be either getting a null modem adapter
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""""" or one of those DB25 M to DB25 F jumper boxes that Radio Shack and
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other places sell, and wiring it that way :)
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Ryan
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KFest '98!
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Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm
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(RSUENAGA, 11440, GO COM A2)
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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT 3.5 DRIVES AND THE IIE There's only 2
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" real versions
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of the ROMs: those in the unenhanced //e, and those in the enhanced.
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Easiest way to check: poweron or reboot (control-openapple-reset all at
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once), and watch the top of the screen. [Doing so w/o a disk in the drives
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will leave this up longer in case you're not a speed reader.] At the top
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center, it should say "Apple ][" or "Apple //e". The first is the
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unenhanced, and the second is the enhanced.
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[Theoretically, you can partially enhance or unenhance a //e as there's
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4 independent chips in that upgrade, but such mutations should be avoided
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whenever possible]
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Nathan Mates
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(NMATES, 11866, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> The GS has the controller built in, and takes any 3.5 external
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""""" drive built for the Apple II. It was specifically designed for the
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"Apple 3.5" drive which is a "dumb" drive. The //e needs a controller card.
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Apple made two cards for 3.5" drives. The first worked only with the 3.5"
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Unidrive, which was a smart drive. The second will work with the GS dumb
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drive, as well as the Apple "Superdrive" which will handle 1.44 meg HD
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floppys. Shreve has been selling the later controller. Both controller
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cards had the same name, which is very confusing.
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--
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Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Via Crock O' Gold v2.3
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to KFest 10 - July 22-26, 1998
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cknoblo@novia.net
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(CKNOBLO, 11876, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> If you want to be even more confused, Video Technology (the company
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""""" that sold the Laser 128 and related II clones) also sold the
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Universal Disk Controller (UDC) which would control both 5.25 inch and 3.5
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inch drives. It couldn't do the SuperDrives as 1.44 megs, but it could do
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Mac drives as 800k II drives. Worked better in the //e than the IIgs.
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Ryan
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KFest '98!
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Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm
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(RSUENAGA, 11884, GO COM A2)
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THE DREMELMASTER FOCUSES IN The Focus just needs to be in a slot set to
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""" your card. No biggie.
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It can co-exist with a RAM card invading it's air space. They can hit each
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other, nothing will happen.
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If you have a ROM 3, use slot 4. You can also use Slot 2 if you use either
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ProTERM or Spectrum for your modem, as either of these go directly to the
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port regardless of slot settings.
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The RAMFast and Focus can co-exist just fine.
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If the RAMFast is just going to have the tape backup, put it in 6, when you
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are going to backup, declare the slot..
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Tony
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(T_DIAZ, 11990, GO COM A2)
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<<<<< You can have as many Focus drives in your Apple II as you can
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""""" access via a declared slot.
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..I usually have 2 or three in the same computer when setting them up.
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Tony
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(T_DIAZ, 12004, GO COM A2)
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<<<<< Some of the //e drives shipped are not compatible with the Focus
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""""" driver.
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There are very few out there like this, but a lot are 120 Meg. If the drive
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is not compatible with the driver then it will hang during boot with the
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Focus driver's in use indicator stuck on (graphic in upper right corner)
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That can be the only problem I can think of. Deactivate/move the Focus
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driver from the drivers folder so you can swap data around on those drives
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if that's what your trying to do.
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Tony
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IIGS ROM VERSIONS Due to Apple's bad terminology,
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" there is a *much* bigger
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difference between the ROM 00/01 to 3 than the 00 to 01. It's not simply a
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few ROM chips that are swapped, it's the whole motherboard. Apart from the
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obvious ROM version difference, there's more RAM on board-- 1.125MB vs
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256K. There's also a few minor things like slightly better sound out of the
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3, but GS/OS makes the ROM 3 virtually identical to the ROM 01 to all well
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written programs. [And the poorly written ones tend to be older demos that
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want the 00/01 only-- the ROM 01 is probably the most compatible machine
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out there]
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As the main difference between the ROM 01 and 3 is amount of RAM, you
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can add RAM to either to pull them both up to the max of 8.125MB. The 1MB
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on the ROM 3 won't cut it when running System 6-- 2MB total is almost a
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minimum. I feel that you're really going to want to add 2-4MB to any GS,
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and so if given the choice between an 01 and 3, unless the 3 was the same
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price or less (doubtful), I'd go with the 01. You get a much better bang
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for the buck by spending $ on RAM, HD, or an accelerator versus paying more
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for a ROM 3 cpu.
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Nathan Mates
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(NMATES, 11402, GO COM A2)
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>>>>> As Nathan points out, there are considerable hardware differences
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""""" between a ROM_01 and ROM_03. However, unless you're using older
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programs (typically FTA demos) that require a ROM_01, there's little
|
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logical difference between the two.
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|
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Once one adds memory (four megs is really what you want for working with
|
|
the IIgs, at a minimum), the practical differences come down to better
|
|
sound out of the ROM_03, =possibly= maximum top accelerated speed, and less
|
|
headaches using both a local hard drive and Appletalk, all of which are
|
|
somewhat minor and/or can be gotten around.
|
|
|
|
Ryan
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|
KFest '98!
|
|
Delivered by OLRight! scripts for ANSITerm
|
|
(RSUENAGA, 11424, GO COM A2)
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|
|
|
|
|
NEW VERSION OF LYNX SUPPORTS SSL AND DELPHI CHATS Well, well, well...
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
In the latest development in the "they said it couldn't be done on an Apple
|
|
II" front...
|
|
|
|
I just visited the A2 chat room and was able to take part in a chat!
|
|
|
|
That might not sound like any big deal, except for one thing...
|
|
|
|
I was using my Apple II, and was able to enter the chat room via webside
|
|
access using lynx!
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|
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The newest version of lynx - v2.8 - is here!
|
|
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|
The world wide web just opened up some more doors for Apple II users!
|
|
|
|
Now that this hurdle has been cleared, Shareware Solutions II is aiming for
|
|
the stars. I would like to have a Monday night chat that attracts at least
|
|
100 Apple II users ;-)
|
|
|
|
Joe
|
|
(JOE_KOHN, 11556, GO COM A2)
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|
|
|
<<<<< Whoops.
|
|
"""""
|
|
In my excitement, I seem to have "jumped the gun" when I proclaimed that
|
|
lynx v2.8 now supports secure transactions (https).
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|
|
|
With lynx v2.8, I _was_ able to access many sites where I had previously
|
|
been denied access with the message (paraphrased) "your browser does not
|
|
support https." I was able to take part in Delphi's A2 chat, from the web
|
|
using lynx v2.8, but...
|
|
|
|
lynx 2.8 CAN support https, and the version I have used does support https,
|
|
but in order for v2.8 to support https, a patch needs to be applied to the
|
|
standard release version of 2.8.
|
|
|
|
Apparently, secure transactions rely on encryption schemes whose use is
|
|
regulated by the US government as part of some laws having to do with the
|
|
export of munitions.
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|
|
|
In the meanwhile, it's possible that there's already a public access
|
|
https-capable version of lynx v2.8 available for use. To find out, check
|
|
out http://www.crl.com/~subir
|
|
|
|
As a word of explanation...I use the same ISP as lynx-proponent Subir, so I
|
|
just have an alias set up that let's me use Subir's lynx...and his version
|
|
does already have that patch applied.
|
|
|
|
Joe
|
|
(JOE_KOHN, 11616, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOST HISTORY OF SSII I was just poking around in the Shareware Solutions
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""" II cavernous warehouses, and found more than 20
|
|
shrink wrapped packages of "Art Gallery - American History." Additionally,
|
|
I know there's a second collection around here somewhere...
|
|
|
|
In essence, there are 350 Print Shop graphics with an American History
|
|
theme.
|
|
|
|
The graphics were, in actuality, produced by Unison World as an add-on
|
|
collection for their Print Shop clone - Print Master. But, they can be used
|
|
with the original Print Shop. Additionally, I just ran a number of them
|
|
through the converter that comes with The New Print Shop, so they can be
|
|
used with that program too.
|
|
|
|
For some odd reason, no other programs seems to recognize the graphics.
|
|
|
|
In any case, there are 350 graphics that are, in many ways, geared for use
|
|
in the classroom. There's a manual that includes a paragraph or two
|
|
description of the historical significance of each of the events or people
|
|
portrayed in the graphics.
|
|
|
|
I've never sold a single one of these, and just want to clear out some
|
|
space, so no reasonable offers will be refused.
|
|
|
|
Unfortunately, the package weighs more than 2 lbs, so postage to the US
|
|
would be $4, and a special trip to the post office would be required.
|
|
Postage to Australia would be more than $20, so I think that the only folks
|
|
that could really use these are US based teachers, who use IIe/IIc systems
|
|
and who have either Print Shop or New Print Shop.
|
|
|
|
But, like I said, no reasonable offer will be refused...
|
|
|
|
I also counted a dozen boxes of California Games for the IIe/IIc. Make me
|
|
an offer on those as well...
|
|
|
|
I'd like to at least re-coup my expenses...
|
|
|
|
Joe Kohn
|
|
(JOE_KOHN, 12033, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSPROG TRICKS I am not sure this is going to land in the most
|
|
"""""""""""""""" appropriate place (but I tried!):
|
|
|
|
I have just set up Charles Hartley's Computer Keyboarding 5 for my son to
|
|
learn typing. A few days ago, I configured Spectrum and COG to let my wife
|
|
send email via my Delphi account more easily. Now I would like to
|
|
incorporate both of these changes in the TransProg Thermal configuration.
|
|
|
|
(I successfully added the Applesoft Basic "STARTUP" program for KB5 to the
|
|
pull-down menu as a sub-file of BASIC, which I titled "Computer
|
|
Keyboarding"; and it was equally easy to prepare the script for the email
|
|
set-up as a sub-file of Spectrum in the pull-down.)
|
|
|
|
I don't know how to allow the Thermal Configuration of TransProg to
|
|
recognize either the Spectrum script the AppleSoft program. Any help?
|
|
|
|
Jim
|
|
(PEACECHURCH, 11642, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> To run the STARTUP program from TransProg Thermo, copy BASIC.SYSTEM
|
|
""""" into the same folder with the STARTUP program, and set up TransProg
|
|
Thermo to launch _that_ copy of BASIC.SYSTEM with the key combination.
|
|
|
|
This will work for any Applesoft program if you rename the program STARTUP
|
|
or if you create a 1-liner STARTUP program that reads something like:
|
|
|
|
10 PRINT CHR$(4);"-yourprogram"
|
|
|
|
Where 'yourprogram' is the name of the Applesoft program that you wish to
|
|
run. Note the smart launch '-' in front of the program name.
|
|
|
|
Works great for me!
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Don (IronTooth)
|
|
|
|
Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts...
|
|
|
|
They're OLRight!
|
|
(DZAHNISER, 11652, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
STEP BY STEP: CHANGING IIGS BATTERIES Try this:
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
1- Check the yellow pages for "Batteries." Look for an ad selling
|
|
batteries for mobile phones, security and institutional systems etc.
|
|
Call and ask for a TL-5101 3.6 Volt battery "with" solder leads (ROM 3
|
|
machines use NON solder lead type). These batteries are common and sell
|
|
for $6-$12. I've heard they're now available from Radio Shack stores or
|
|
try their sister-stores Computer City; Shop for convenience and price.
|
|
2- Remove the IIgs power supply: Unplug the power cord and pull forward on
|
|
the front clip.
|
|
3- Note the battery (usually purple and black) on the left edge just
|
|
between center and the computer's backplane (with the backplane of the
|
|
computer facing away from you). (The battery is cylinder-shaped, and
|
|
about 5/8" wide X 3/4" long.)
|
|
4- If you do not feel comfortable soldering on a circuit board, clip the
|
|
leads leaving them as long as possible sticking up from the motherboard
|
|
-- Clip them right where they join the old battery. Make note of the
|
|
battery's PLUS/MINUS directions (the black "+" end toward the
|
|
backplane).
|
|
5- Take the battery with you to the store, purchase the same battery, and
|
|
give them the old one to dispose of. (The battery contains lithium, is
|
|
inorganic, not environmentally friendly and needs proper disposal
|
|
care).
|
|
6- Obtain a sewing needle that is about the same width as the battery
|
|
leads. Use the needle as a mandrel, and wind the battery leads around
|
|
the needle (making them "spring" or "pigtail" shaped. NOTE: Take
|
|
extreme care to NOT touch the battery's leads together. The leads are
|
|
soft and easy to work just using your fingers. If there is a short bit
|
|
of a lead that does not wind tight, clip the short end flush to the
|
|
pigtail.
|
|
7- Being careful which lead is negative and positive relative to the new
|
|
battery and the long-clipped old battery wires (leads) now sticking up
|
|
from the motherboard, slip the pigtail leads onto the "motherboard"
|
|
leads.
|
|
|
|
(C) 1998 Jerry Cline
|
|
InTrec Software, Inc.
|
|
jerrycline@intrec.com
|
|
|
|
AutoReply: Jerry Cline @ InTrec Software, Inc. - jerry@intrec.com
|
|
ProTERM @ your service! The superior telnet and dialup application.
|
|
Sent w/ProTERM Message Manager (PTMM) - Details @ <ptmm.intrec.com>
|
|
Download ProTERM & PTMM the full working versions: <www.intrec.com>
|
|
(INTREC, 11720, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RUMOR MILL
|
|
""""""""""
|
|
|
|
THE NEW TWILIGHT II Alright folks, keep your phone lines free, as
|
|
""""""""""""""""""" something big is just about to come down the pike.
|
|
I've received final goahead on T2, so it's only a little final touches to
|
|
the dox and packing it up.
|
|
|
|
Barring any unforseen last minute highly serious bug reports, Twilight
|
|
II v1.99 will be uploaded to Delphi's file databases Sat, April 4th. It has
|
|
that version number to signify "very close to completion", but will still
|
|
initially be considered *BETA* software-- there may be some interactions
|
|
with programs that nobody betaing so far runs. Further, Apple's installer
|
|
program is not licensed for this, so you'll have to manually install it by
|
|
copying files around. Some time after v1.99 goes out, I'll write up some
|
|
form of installer, fix anything reported, and an official 2.0 release will
|
|
be uploaded. I do not expect any serious bugs to exist in v1.99, but I am
|
|
hedging my bets.
|
|
|
|
For lists of features, etc in this update to Twilight II, see forum
|
|
message #11275.
|
|
|
|
This message (and others like 11275) may be reposted to GEnie and
|
|
Compuserve, but due to a few arrogant pirates on csa2, NO official
|
|
announcement will be made there, and do not report my words there.
|
|
|
|
Distribution policies: copyrighted freeware, uploaded initially to
|
|
Delphi and at a later time to my ftp/web site. Some distribution limits
|
|
will be set; see dox in released version for full details.
|
|
|
|
Please support GS authors who work long hours to bring such things to
|
|
you. Support can take many forms, such as words of encouragment, cash (if
|
|
it's shareware or commercial), and helping in the battle against the
|
|
pirates who make it less and desirable to want to release anything near
|
|
them. Do not let them feel welcome as long as they keep up their ways.
|
|
|
|
Nathan Mates
|
|
(NMATES, 11465, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> HEALTH HAZARD WARNING!
|
|
"""""
|
|
Twilight II found to be habit-forming!
|
|
|
|
Affected persons can be easily recognized by the typical symptoms of
|
|
addiction:
|
|
|
|
1. They can be observed to sit immobilized in front of their Apple IIGS
|
|
computers for hours.
|
|
|
|
2. They gaze at their screens with a fixed stare and an ecstatic expression
|
|
on their faces.
|
|
|
|
3. Once the effect of a module has worn off, they suffer acute withdrawal
|
|
symptoms until the next module has been activated.
|
|
|
|
Protect yourself and your family - don't leave your Apple IIGS within reach
|
|
of children, enjoy Twilight II only in moderate amounts.
|
|
|
|
This warning by courtesy of your A2 Health Watch.
|
|
(GSCHNAUBELT, 11635, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PUBLIC POSTINGS
|
|
"""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
KFEST YEARBOOKS FROM THE GRAPHICS GURU
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
----->>>>> ATTENTION KFESTERS <<<<<-----
|
|
|
|
|
|
I have completed work on a project that I have been wanting to do
|
|
for some time:
|
|
|
|
***** KFEST YEARBOOKS *****
|
|
|
|
I started putting pages for Kfest '97 into a desktop publishing layout and
|
|
then my enthusiasm spilled over and I started on '96, and then '95.
|
|
|
|
I now have master pages for all three Yearbooks.
|
|
I call the collection "Keepsakes of Kfest".
|
|
These are printed using a Canon BubbleJet printer and bright white paper.
|
|
As you would expect, these are very graphic intense pages;
|
|
but they also contain several long illustrated text articles,
|
|
over 100 full color pictures each,
|
|
activities, schedules, and quotes from attendees.
|
|
|
|
The Kfest '97 Yearbook is 24 pages.
|
|
The Kfest '96 Yearbook is 28 pages.
|
|
The Kfest '95 Yearbook is 36 pages.
|
|
|
|
Pat Kern
|
|
<You can never be too rich or have too many graphics>.
|
|
(PATZ_PIX, 11812, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANOTHER NEW WOLF Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs, version 1.1, will be
|
|
"""""""""""""""" released on Friday, May 1, 1998, at 6:00 PM Pacific
|
|
Daylight Time.
|
|
|
|
This new version has several bug fixes (eliminating all known crashing
|
|
problems and odd behaviors), new sound code that can play up to eight
|
|
sounds at once (for a more fulfilling game experience), and a new
|
|
preference dialog box that lets you configure the keyboard controls.
|
|
|
|
The game has also been optimized slightly for a subtle performance
|
|
improvement.
|
|
|
|
Visit the official Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs web site at
|
|
<http://www.sheppyware.net/software/wolf3d_gs/> for more information and to
|
|
download the new version.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd
|
|
Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum
|
|
(SHEPPY, 12083, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
JUICED.GS ON THE VIRTUAL MOVE Hey gang!
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Just a note to let you all know that the Juiced.GS site on the World Wide
|
|
Web now has a new address:
|
|
|
|
http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs
|
|
|
|
My appreciation goes out to Webmaster David Kerwood, who continues to
|
|
maintain the site on his commercial server and has done an excellent job
|
|
with the mess of information I've given him.
|
|
|
|
Meanwhile, work is under way on the spring issue of Juiced.GS, which will
|
|
be mailed to subscribers in mid-June.
|
|
|
|
Thank you all again for the wonderful support. I can't believe Juiced.GS is
|
|
now well into its third year and going strong. It seems like only yesterday
|
|
we all met and embarked on this adventure.
|
|
|
|
It's been a blast! Let's keep it going!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Max Jones, Juiced.GS
|
|
http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs
|
|
Delivered by Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.4
|
|
(JUICEDGS, 11916, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHEPPYWARE: RULER OF ITS OWN DOMAIN This announcement is to let you know
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that the SheppyWare email, FTP, and
|
|
Web site addresses have changed once again (probably permanently this time.
|
|
|
|
I've now got a 100% genuine registered Internet domain. Here's the scoop:
|
|
|
|
email: sheppy@sheppyware.net
|
|
Web: http://www.sheppyware.net
|
|
FTP: ftp.sheppyware.net
|
|
|
|
The SheppyWare talk mailing list is now at talk-list@sheppyware.net.
|
|
|
|
The old addresses will continue to work for a while, but you should start
|
|
using the new addresses instead.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd
|
|
Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum
|
|
(SHEPPY, 11994, GO COM A2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEST OF THE BEST
|
|
""""""""""""""""
|
|
|
|
11466 4-APR 10:09 Apple Operating System
|
|
RE: Twilight II 2.0 *very* near! (Re: Msg 11465)
|
|
From: DZAHNISER To: ALL
|
|
|
|
I was absolutely amazed when I saw that the Twilight II update was to be
|
|
released as Freeware! This is a _quality_ product, as I am sure anyone who
|
|
has previous versions must be aware.
|
|
|
|
I had never owned or tried Twilight II when Nathan put out his call for
|
|
testers. In the couple of weeks that I have been pounding on it, Nathan
|
|
has made some significant improvements to this already great product.
|
|
|
|
I am extremely happy (but also feel somewhat guilty) that I won't have to
|
|
shell out $$$ to keep this on my hard drive. We all owe a big THANKS to
|
|
Nathan and the others involved in making this new release of Twilight II so
|
|
great - with copyrighted freeware distribution.
|
|
|
|
Please everyone - If you like this (or other releases for the Apple II) LET
|
|
THE AUTHOR KNOW. If we simply grab new freeware and run, without showing
|
|
our appreciation, we will teach the authors that we don't care, and they
|
|
eventually won't care also. If we don't pay money for a product, we still
|
|
need to barter something for it.
|
|
|
|
- Don (IronTooth)
|
|
|
|
Delivered by my ANSITerm off-line reader scripts...
|
|
|
|
They're OLRight!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[A2P]------------------------------
|
|
A2Pro_DUCTIVITY |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
Checking out A2PRO on Delphi
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
|
|
[thelamp@delphi.com]
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPTIMIZING GS ANIMATION According to the guys at Apple with bus
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""" analyzers, that helps speed things up. Bank 01 is
|
|
accessed at 2.5Mhz, while the screen in bank E1 is 1Mhz. As noted in GS
|
|
technote #70 (I've got a nice html version at
|
|
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/tn/iigs/070.html ) there's synchronization
|
|
issues between the two sides, and the NOP allows the fast side of the bus
|
|
to get better resync'd with the slow side. I have not tested this
|
|
personally, but I'd trust them on this.
|
|
|
|
Nathan Mates
|
|
(NMATES, 1611, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> If memory serves me correctly, the folks at Apple ran some fancy
|
|
""""" tests and determined that including the NOP actually makes the
|
|
transfers faster! It was some sort of timing condition. I don't remember
|
|
the details.
|
|
|
|
Paul Schultz.
|
|
(SCHULTP, 1613, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> Thanks for the information!!!
|
|
"""""
|
|
|
|
I read Technote #70 again, and I will try it out to see what happens. The
|
|
only thing is that I never use a stack blaster. Instead, I just use the
|
|
direct page. It appears much more sensible when handling sprites.
|
|
|
|
Sprites are usually are not very broad, so you can use one direct page
|
|
pointer to draw 2 lines of the sprite. Second, to quickly get the next
|
|
direct page pointer, the stack pointer points onto the table that holds the
|
|
screen offsets (in reverse order, of course). After the 2 lines have been
|
|
drawn, I simply pld (should make up for a nop, right?) and go for the next
|
|
lines.
|
|
|
|
According to a table that came with ORCA/M, an lda #, sta dp is just as
|
|
fast as a single pea.
|
|
|
|
Comments, anyone? :)
|
|
|
|
Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce
|
|
|
|
Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at:
|
|
http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc
|
|
(JESSEBLUE, 1614, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> PEA takes 5 cycles, regardless of the accumulator size.
|
|
"""""
|
|
LDA # takes 2 cycles short (8-bit), 3 cycles long (16-bit).
|
|
|
|
STA dp takes 3 cycles short, 4 cycles long (add another cycle if the dp is
|
|
not in bank 0, I think.)
|
|
|
|
So with a short (8-bit) accumulator, the times are identical. Since PEA
|
|
pushes 16 bits regardless, I think the comparison should be with a long
|
|
accumulator, which takes 7 cycles compared to 5 for the PEA.
|
|
|
|
-----------------------------------------------------
|
|
Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager
|
|
[Delivered with Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3]
|
|
--
|
|
"An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications."
|
|
(TONYW1, 1615, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
<<<<< Misconception: that table lists the best case speeds. It does not
|
|
""""" list the standard penalties:
|
|
|
|
+1 cycle in 16 bit mode
|
|
+1 cycle if DP is not page aligned (DP=$xy00)
|
|
+1 if branch taken
|
|
|
|
[16-bit penalty not applicable to 1-byte opcodes like TAX]
|
|
|
|
So LDA #$1234 is 3 cycles, 3 bytes. STA <$56 is 2 bytes and 4 or 5
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cycles depending on DP alignment, for a total of 7 or 8 cycles. PEA $1234
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is always 5 cycles (no 8-bit version of it), and does not care about DP or
|
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stack alignment.
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An extra stack setup code like 'ADC #$0016 TCS' (if done right after an
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adc #$00A0 to get to next line, can be assured carry clear) costs 3+2
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cycles. For any line where you draw more than 3 words in a row, it is going
|
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to be faster to set up the stack also and start PEAing.
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PHA/PHX/PHY are all 4 cycles each, so if you can identify at least 4
|
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repeated words in a stack area (or between if you use X,Y regs smartly),
|
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it's better to LDAXY the repeated words and then slam it that way, but if
|
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your data is highly varied, straight PEAs are better.
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The above doesn't really take transparency into account, but if you're
|
|
generating the stackslamming code from another program (and I hope you
|
|
would), you can keep set the DP to the left side of the shape, SP to the
|
|
right, you can DP-read in words to modify and then pha them out. That's
|
|
what TurkeyshootGS does, generating code from a 17-color .BMP file (17th
|
|
color is transparency) to draw stuff onscreen. Very ugly piece of C code;
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it's unreleased so far.
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Nathan Mates
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(NMATES, 1616, GO COM A2PRO)
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>>>>> Well, PEA is 5 cycles, and LDA#/STA dp is 7 minimum, 8 if dp is not
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""""" page aligned, so unless Mike has a good reason, I'd say its a
|
|
mistake.
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Regards,
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Richard
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(RICHARD_B, 1619, GO COM A2PRO)
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>>>>> >Misconception: that table lists the best case speeds. It does not
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""""" >list the standard penalties:
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Misconception: It does.
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The reference card, which I assume is what the original message refers to,
|
|
lists the lowest time in the table, but has footnote marks for each case
|
|
that can add a cycle. These are explained at the end of the table.
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Even assembly listings generated with INSTIME ON show an asterisk next to
|
|
times that can vary from the number of cycles shown. The manual points out
|
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that you should refer to a 65816 chip reference for the exceptions in that
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case.
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Of course, the assembler can't tell for sure whether some of the situations
|
|
will exist. Page crossings can't be predicted, for example, because the
|
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code can be relocated.
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|
Mike Westerfield
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(BYTEWORKS, 1620, GO COM A2PRO)
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>>>>> Well, unfortunately, TRANSPARENCY is the most important thing with
|
|
""""" sprites. With sprites, you have a background and a foreground.
|
|
Parts of the Ninjaforce MEGADEMO were done like this: Background picture in
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|
bank $00, Foreground picture in bank $01. So when a sprite is moved, set
|
|
the appropriate bits so that you READ from bank $00, and WRITE (with
|
|
shadowing) to bank $01. This, however, only works when you have ONE sprite
|
|
only. About using the dp/stack: Basically, I'm using the dp because it's
|
|
easier to handle than the stack. The named caching could be done with x and
|
|
y registers, plus you have the stz dp command as well, which is (believe
|
|
me) quite handy. But, since you have much more flexible access, you don't
|
|
need caching if the program that generates the sprite always sorts the
|
|
code. This can even be optimized for sprites that are shifted one byte.
|
|
Stack blasters would need to lda dp, and #, ora #, then pha, where direct
|
|
page blaster just does a lda dp, sta dp+1. Like this: 00XXYYZZ00 Sprite
|
|
data 1 2 3 4 Byte No. So, I wouldn't always say: Stack blasters is better
|
|
than dp blaster... Comments? :)
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|
Jesse Blue / Ninjaforce
|
|
Check out our upcoming Apple IIGS game at:
|
|
{<http://www.igd.fhg.de/~girschik/nfc> }
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(JESSEBLUE, 1622, GO COM A2PRO)
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|
HELP WANTED, APPLY WITHIN I apologize for taking so long to reply to
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""" this, but I had to discuss it with my
|
|
companions here and make sure I had a "real" answer for you first. :)
|
|
|
|
A2 University (A2U for short) really hasn't gotten off the ground here yet.
|
|
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|
It's a program we did over on that other service before we came to Delphi,
|
|
and it was a very successful program. The philosophy behind A2 University
|
|
is, for the most part, the very core of A2Pro's existence. That is, to
|
|
further the existence of new software for the computers we still love so
|
|
much by helping the beginning and hobbyist programmers learn how to improve
|
|
their programming skills, or pick up new skills.
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|
|
|
This is where we need help! Our most recent Dean of A2 University had a
|
|
good dose of "real life" happen a while back, and had to resign from the
|
|
position before we really got started over here. We've been Deanless
|
|
since. (Well, as long as you don't count one of our bosses, who happens to
|
|
be named "Dean" :)
|
|
|
|
Thus, the following position is open:
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|
|
|
Position: Dean of A2 University (A2U)
|
|
Time requirements: Some organization will be necessary at first (it's
|
|
been a while since we've done this, and we haven't done it here on
|
|
Delphi, yet, at all), so it will probably require 5 or so hours a
|
|
week for the first couple weeks, getting things up-to-speed. Once
|
|
it's going, it will probably only require an hour or two a week.
|
|
Qualifications:
|
|
- enthusiastic individual who can share his/her enthusiasm with
|
|
others
|
|
- good organizational skills
|
|
Responsibilities:
|
|
- Evaluating course ideas
|
|
- Recruiting capable professors and encouraging participants
|
|
- Maintaining contact with professors during the term of their
|
|
courses
|
|
- Reading the A2Pro Message Board on a daily basis
|
|
|
|
Anyone interested in helping us out by filling this position should send a
|
|
description of why you think you're the person for the job, along with any
|
|
ideas you have towards how you would get things set up, to
|
|
justdave@delphi.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dave Miller
|
|
Asst. Forum Manager, Apple II Programmers Forum (GO COM A2P/sigdir=a2pro)
|
|
http://www2.c4systm.com/~dmiller justdave@syndicomm.com justdave@delphi.com
|
|
(JUSTDAVE, 1643, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> As another sorta-followup to my earlier post asking for people to
|
|
""""" speak up with questions/problems/etc, I suppose that I could
|
|
volunteer to run a few classes on either asm, graphics, game stuff, or the
|
|
like. [Basically, the kfest cabal gets first dibs on what I walk about
|
|
there, but could probably go into more depth eventually here.] As it looks
|
|
like asm is out from kfest, I could start up something here.
|
|
|
|
The problem with asm is that there's 2 main assemblers used in the GS
|
|
world: Orca/M and Merlin. I only really speak Orca (blatant plug: email
|
|
mikew50@aol.com or byteworks@delphi.com to purchase it if you want :) so
|
|
that might either alienate a few folks, or require some sort of tag-team
|
|
effort by people who speak both to help everyone. At least with C/Pascal,
|
|
there's really only one choice (do TML Pascal users exist anymore? :) --
|
|
same as with Applesoft.
|
|
|
|
I'd almost prefer that some sort of intro to programming course
|
|
(possibly with Basic, even though that language makes Computer Science
|
|
profs blow a blood vessel :) get started *before* assembly-- it's much
|
|
easier for people to start using, and serious bugs won't make your system
|
|
crash or worse. :) While I haven't really done serious basic coding in
|
|
years, I did make an Applesoft Basic command & reference (definitely not a
|
|
tutorial), which has been uploaded to the a2 forum's database, also at
|
|
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/asoft.html Permission is granted for any
|
|
asoft prof to blatantly plug it as a good free reference to keep handy :)
|
|
|
|
Nathan Mates
|
|
(NMATES, 1648, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> Nathan, just to muddy the waters...
|
|
"""""
|
|
|
|
While GSoft BASIC has been slow in coming, mostly because I have work that
|
|
actually pays the bills, it is coming. I finished the A1 version and am
|
|
working hard on the documentation, which is about 80% done.
|
|
|
|
My current plan is to release versions of our introductory programming
|
|
course and our toolbox programming course for GSoft BASIC, too. Yes,
|
|
toolbox programming. :) GSoft supports records and pointers, so you can
|
|
actually handle the toolbox correctly. It already has a full toolbox
|
|
interface, and it works quite nicely.
|
|
|
|
You might factor these things into any plans for courses in BASIC.
|
|
|
|
Mike Westerfield
|
|
(BYTEWORKS, 1651, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-LOST TOOLSET NUMBER Has anyone compiled a list of version numbers
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""" for every toolset for each System release (from
|
|
4.0 on)?
|
|
|
|
Also, out of curiosity, does anyone tell me what Tool037 was? It is
|
|
mentioned on page 231 of the System 6.0 Reference as being handled by
|
|
StartUpTools even though it is not actually part of 6.0 (and was apparently
|
|
never release). So now I just =have= to know. :-)
|
|
|
|
Michael
|
|
(SAR, 1679, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> I *think* that Tool037 was the Animation Toolkit. It was very close
|
|
""""" to done, as I recall, when Mensch moved to me Mac side of the
|
|
Force, and nobody had time to finish it (and I don't think Apple cared,
|
|
either. :)
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd
|
|
Macintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum
|
|
(SHEPPY, 1680, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> Sheppy is of course correct, the never released Animation Tool Set
|
|
""""" had support for sprites, backgrounds, compiled shapes and other
|
|
handy stuff. Pity it was never released.
|
|
|
|
Regards,
|
|
Richard
|
|
(RICHARD_B, 1681, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
>>>>> What a neat sounding tool set! This is the first I have ever heard
|
|
""""" of it. Sure would have been interesting if this had been released.
|
|
Oh well, we should be thankful for what we actually have.
|
|
|
|
Paul.
|
|
|
|
Paul Schultz
|
|
schultp@delphi.com
|
|
sent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.3
|
|
(SCHULTP, 1683, GO COM A2PRO)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[KFE]------------------------------
|
|
THINKING KFEST |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
THE KFEST MAILING LIST
|
|
""'"""""""""""""""""""
|
|
by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
|
|
[thelamp@delphi.com]
|
|
|
|
YOU'VE GOT MAIL!!
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
For ten summers now, the Apple II faithful have gathered in July at a
|
|
small college in Kansas City, Missouri. The Apple II event of the year,
|
|
KansasFest 1998, runs July 22-26, 1998, on the campus of Avila College.
|
|
From the far corners of the earth as well as downtown Kansas City, Apple II
|
|
fanatics gather to celebrate the computer that started it all.
|
|
|
|
Planning such a trip can be as simple as getting in the car and
|
|
driving a few blocks for someone like Allen Moore; something more
|
|
challenging like getting in the car and driving a few hours--or more--for
|
|
Max Jones or Ray Merlin; planning a cross-country flight, like Tony Diaz;
|
|
or coming from across the ocean, like myself or Richard Bennett or Ewen
|
|
Wannop. Indeed, there are at least as many stories that could be titled,
|
|
"How I got to KFest" every year as KFest attendees.
|
|
|
|
How, then, do between 50 and 100 Apple II fanatics from around the
|
|
world tie together the loose ends of their arrivals and departures in the
|
|
Land of Ahhs?
|
|
|
|
In years prior to 1997, the center of the online Apple II Universe was
|
|
the Genie (previously known as GEnie) online service, and the KFest
|
|
faithful would read and post messages coordinating every detail; from the
|
|
bare essentials--who was arriving at Kansas City International Airport when
|
|
and by which airline, who was renting a car, and who needed a ride--to the
|
|
merely important, such as a headcount for the pre- and post-KFest dinners
|
|
at local restaurants and requests for KFest sessions--to the
|
|
extracurricular, such as who was hoping to room with whom and who was
|
|
bringing what equipment--to the absolutely esoteric, like what a turnpike
|
|
is and how many beers it takes to get Conan in a Librarial mood. But as we
|
|
all know, things have changed, and while we have moved many of the Apple II
|
|
faithful from Genie to Delphi, some of our buddies haven't made the move
|
|
yet, or have decided to hang their online hat elsewhere. What, then, is
|
|
the lowest common denominator to coordinate the KFesters this year?
|
|
|
|
The answer was simple: electronic mail.
|
|
|
|
Anyone with electronic mail (email, for short, of course) access has
|
|
the ability to get and give the latest information on KFest. Sponsored by
|
|
Devin Reade's trenco.gno.org Internet server, the KFest Mailing List is an
|
|
automated mailing list that serves anyone who cares to sign up for it. The
|
|
advantage of this list is that it doesn't require the participants to have
|
|
access to the same online service or even the World Wide Web--anyone with
|
|
access to Internet email can be a part of it. It doesn't matter if you're
|
|
on America Online, Genie, Delphi, Compuserve, Primenet, Juno, Concentric,
|
|
Netcom, Kestrok, or anywhere else. In fact, I even receive KFest email at
|
|
my office.
|
|
|
|
For those of you who haven't been on a mailing list before, once
|
|
you've signed up, you will send messages to and receive messages from just
|
|
one email address--in this case, kfest@trenco.gno.org. However, any
|
|
message sent to the list will magically be sent to everyone else on the
|
|
list. You can subscribe (or unsubscribe) from the list at any time, and
|
|
you don't have to be KFest bound to be part of it.
|
|
|
|
To sign up for the KFest Mailing List, send email to:
|
|
|
|
majordomo@trenco.gno.org
|
|
|
|
and in the BODY of the message (not the subject), place the following
|
|
text:
|
|
|
|
subscribe kfest
|
|
|
|
In a few minutes you will be sent a confirmation message via email.
|
|
In order to complete the signup process, respond to this confirmation
|
|
following the instructions given. You will then be sent a welcome message,
|
|
including instructions on how to send mail to the list.
|
|
|
|
Already in the KFest Mailing List we have discussed the traditional
|
|
(and potential non-traditional) pre- and post-KFest eating spots, the
|
|
Kansas City International Airport's site on the World Wide Web, KFest
|
|
sessions, KFesters volunteering help to other KFesters on a variety of
|
|
Apple II subjects, and much much more.
|
|
|
|
If you have other informational needs regarding KFest, you may want to
|
|
check out the KFest Web Page, at:
|
|
|
|
http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html
|
|
|
|
If you have a question that would be better sent to the KFest
|
|
committee rather than the mailing list, you can address that to:
|
|
|
|
kfest-info@trenco.gno.org
|
|
|
|
Finally, thanks to Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics, if remembering
|
|
trenco.gno.org is too tough, you can also send mail to the KFest Mailing
|
|
List at:
|
|
|
|
kfest@apple2.org
|
|
|
|
KFest mail will brighten up even the most dreary Apple II electronic
|
|
mail box. Sign up today.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[SIZ]------------------------------
|
|
SIZZLING SHAREWARE |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
UNZIP IIE
|
|
"""""""""
|
|
by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
|
|
[thelamp@delphi.com]
|
|
|
|
UNZIP IIE
|
|
~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
Product Name: Unzip IIe
|
|
File Name: UNZIPIIE.BXY
|
|
Database: Utility Software
|
|
File Size: 18048
|
|
Program Type: ProDOS 8 Application
|
|
Author: Russ Woodroofe
|
|
Version Reviewed: 1.0
|
|
Distribution: Shareware, $10 U.S. dollars, see ReadMe for
|
|
details
|
|
Requirements: Apple IIe, IIc, or IIgs; 19k disk space.
|
|
|
|
|
|
It's a reality we all need to face: not everyone is fortunate enough
|
|
to have an Apple II. Sooner or later, you'll encounter a file that you
|
|
just have to have, perfect for you in every way--except it has a ".ZIP"
|
|
suffix on it. Boom! You've hit the MSDOS wall--the Zip format is their
|
|
packing standard, just as the NuFX format (the one used by _Shrinkit_ and
|
|
_GS Shrinkit_) is ours. What to do, what to do--especially if you have a
|
|
//e or //c?
|
|
|
|
While the well-known Apple IIgs solution to dealing with .zip files is
|
|
the shareware _PMP Unzip_, there is also a less-well-known 8-bit II
|
|
solution, at an even better price: the $10 shareware _Unzip IIe_.
|
|
|
|
Borrowing heavily from the _Shrinkit_ interface, _Unzip IIe_ does
|
|
primarily one thing, and does it well--it unzips .zip archives. Like most
|
|
ProDOS 8 programs, it's fast and efficient, and its interface ought to be
|
|
very familiar for 8 bit Apple II users.
|
|
|
|
_Unzip IIe_ will handle a variety of .zip archives without a hitch--in
|
|
fact, I didn't come across a single .zip archive it failed to handle. One
|
|
omission is the self-extracting (.exe) archives--no known Apple II program
|
|
will currently these in one step, although there is a two-step solution we
|
|
may look at next month. _Unzip IIe_ also doesn't -create- .zip archives,
|
|
but then again, it doesn't claim to.
|
|
|
|
In summary, _Unzip IIe_ is a simple, fast, and needed product. A
|
|
meager $10 is a more than fair price to pay for a program that can quickly
|
|
become invaluable. For any 8-bit Apple II fanatic, _Unzip IIe_ is a
|
|
must-have utility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
[TVT]------------------------------
|
|
THE VIRTUAL ][ |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
The BernieBook--Macintosh Portables Go To The Dogs
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
|
|
[thelamp@delphi.com]
|
|
|
|
POWERBOOKS AND BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE FAQ
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on the
|
|
Internet, called Frequently Asked Questions. It is designed to answer some
|
|
of the most common questions people have about using the Apple IIgs
|
|
emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ with an Apple Macintosh PowerBook. It is
|
|
not designed to answer general questions about _Bernie_ or general
|
|
questions about _PowerBooks_, although obviously there will be some
|
|
overlap.
|
|
|
|
Any questions about this article can be sent via email to
|
|
thelamp@delphi.com.
|
|
|
|
The Housekeeping
|
|
|
|
Q: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced?
|
|
|
|
A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions. When
|
|
people first hear of or learn of a subject, such as the program _Bernie
|
|
][ The Rescue_, they often have a number of questions which others
|
|
before them did when they also first learned of the same subject. A FAQ
|
|
is a document listing both the questions and answers most frequently
|
|
associated with new users, to save themselves (and others trying to
|
|
assist them) time and frustration.
|
|
|
|
And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact".
|
|
|
|
Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ?
|
|
|
|
A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in using the Apple IIgs
|
|
emulator _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ with an Apple Macintosh PowerBook. Many
|
|
Apple II enthusiasts also have Macintosh computers or are considering
|
|
the purchase of a Macintosh, and many of those Macs are PowerBooks.
|
|
This document may assist those people with their general questions. It
|
|
is as complete as possible given the recent release of an updated
|
|
version of _Bernie_ (May 1, 1998).
|
|
|
|
Q: How can this FAQ be distributed?
|
|
|
|
A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, the editor
|
|
and publisher of _The Lamp!_. Distribution without the expressed
|
|
written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited.
|
|
|
|
Q: Who do we have to thank for this FAQ?
|
|
|
|
A: Special thanks to Henrik Gudat, Andre Horstmann, Urs Hochstrasser, and
|
|
the rest of the gang at F.E. Systems, formerly known as Bright Software,
|
|
for bringing _Bernie_ to the masses. Additional thanks to some of the
|
|
Bernie Boys on Delphi, including Eric Shepherd, Dave Miller, and Kirk
|
|
Mitchell, for helping out with some questions I wasn't able to handle
|
|
myself.
|
|
|
|
The Program
|
|
|
|
Q: What is _Bernie ][ The Rescue_?
|
|
|
|
A: _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, _Bernie_ for short, is an Apple IIgs emulation
|
|
program for the PowerMacintosh series of computers produced by F.E.
|
|
Systems in Switzerland.
|
|
|
|
Q: What is emulation?
|
|
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A: Emulation means something acting like something else. In regards to
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computing, it usually means a computer acting like another computer,
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through special hardware, software, or both.
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While emulation has become popular in recent times, there is a long
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history of emulation among personal computers. Many years ago, the
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_Trackstar_ board allowed Intel based MSDOS computers to emulate an
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8-bit Apple II, for instance, and the Apple /// included Apple ][+ (and,
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later, through the addition of a peripheral card, Apple //e) emulation.
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The Macintosh has had hardware-based solutions for emulating Apple IIs
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(the Macintosh LC //e card) and Intel based computers (the "DOS Cards"
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offered first for the Centris 610, among many other Macintosh models) as
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well as software-only solutions (_RealPC_, _Virtual PC_, and
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_SoftWindows_) for years. In fact, one of the more popular emulators in
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the computing world is likely on your desktop: the Apple IIgs emulates
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the 8-bit Apple IIs.
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For more information on different emulators for the Macintosh, see
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http://www.emulation.net. For an excellent but somewhat dated article
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on one microprocessor chip emulating another, leading to the development
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of the Apple IIgs, see Tom Weishaar's excellent "A 65802/65816 pre-boot"
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in the August 1986 (not 1996) issue of _Open-Apple_.
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Q: How can I get a copy of _Bernie_?
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A: If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can get a copy of the
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current version of _Bernie_ (1.3 as of this writing) at the following
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URL:
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http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/bernieconsumer.html
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If you can successfully download from Delphi, _Bernie_ is available in
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the database there as well.
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If you do not have access to the Web, you can receive a copy of _Bernie_
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on a floppy disk from Shareware Solutions II. Their contact information
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is:
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Shareware Solutions II
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166 Alpine Street
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San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
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USA
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joko@crl.com
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http://www.crl.com/~joko
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You will also need to provide a copy of your real IIgs's ROM image.
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More on this later.
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_Bernie ][ The Rescue_ is a $25 (U.S. dollars) shareware program that
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requires registration to make full use of it. Details are included with
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the program archive.
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Q: What are the minimum requirements for running _Bernie_?
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A: The minimum requirements for _Bernie_ are any PowerPC based Macintosh
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and four megabytes of free RAM. Realistically, PowerPC based Macs need
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an absolute minimum of 16 megs of "real" (as opposed to "virtual") RAM
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anyway, although some came with less.
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_Bernie_ runs fastest when your Mac is set to display 256 colors, but it
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will run regardless of this setting.
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Q: You mean this doesn't run on an Apple II?
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A: It doesn't run on an Apple II; it makes an Apple II run on your
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PowerMac.
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Q: Where do I get the ROM?
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A: The only legal place to get a copy of the IIgs ROM image required for
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using _Bernie_ is from an Apple IIgs. There are instructions for
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creating a ROM image in the official _Bernie_ documentation.
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A ROM from either a ROM_01 or ROM_03 IIgs may be used.
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Q: Will it run on anything but a PowerBook?
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A: _Bernie_ will run on any Macintosh with a PowerPC processor, including
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desktop Macs and Mac OS clones. Additionally, there is another version
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of _Bernie_ that will run under the _BeOS_ operating system for the
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Macintosh and BeBox. At this time, it will not run under the _BeOS_ for
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Intel systems.
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Q: What's with the name?
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A: The original name for this program was _Fast Eddie_; however, a software
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company that had a different product with a similar name contacted the
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authors of _Eddie_, and _Eddie's_ handlers agreed to change his name.
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After thinking it over for awhile, they decided on the name _Bernie ][
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The Rescue_.
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Q: Okay, who's Bernie?
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A: The only Bernies I know are the dead guy in the _Weekend at Bernie's_
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movies and the slugger for the Yankees. I'm pretty sure they aren't the
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ones the program is named after.
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Q: Well, then, who was Eddie?
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A: I know lots of Eddies, from my cousin Eddie to Eddie Van Halen, my
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favorite being the famous surfer Eddie Aikau, a crew member of the canoe
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Hokuleia who gave his life trying to find help when it started taking on
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water during one of its early voyages from Hawai'i to Tahiti. If you
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ever come to Hawai'i, and see bunches of bumper stickers with the phrase
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"Eddie Would Go" on them, it's in reference to huge surf that scares off
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most waveriders, but into which Eddie Aikau would go.
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But I don't think the program was named after him either.
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Rumor has it that the Eddie _Fast Eddie_ was named after is Formula-1
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driver Eddie Irvine. This Eddie did so much crashing during early
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stages of races in 1996 that the gang over in Switzerland felt a real
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brotherhood with him. Or at least that's the way the story goes.
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Q: Okay, if you won't tell me who Bernie is, then at least tell
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me what's with all the dog jokes?
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A: Since _Bernie_ is housed in Switzerland, the F.E. Systems gang wanted to
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show everyone their national pride. A large St. Bernard is one of the
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most recognizable symbols of that country, as they are famous for rescue
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missions while patrolling the Swiss Alps. _Bernie_ is named after those
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St. Bernards.
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Q: Why didn't you tell me _Bernie_ was named after that?
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A: You only asked who Bernie was, not who _Bernie_ was named after.
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The PowerBooks
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Q: What is a "PowerBook"?
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A: A PowerBook is Apple Computer, Inc.'s Macintosh version of a "notebook"
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or "laptop" computer, a portable computer that is designed to be taken
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just about anywhere and run off of rechargable batteries. There are
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many different models of PowerBooks, including those with 68000, 68030,
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68LC040, and PowerPC 603e, 603ev, and 750/740 ("G3") processors.
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Q: Are there any non-Apple-branded Mac OS compatible notebook computers?
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A: There was a computer known as an "Outbound" that functioned as a
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68000-series Macintosh, but they've been out of production for some
|
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time, at least in part due to copyright issues centering around the
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Macintosh ROMs.
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None of the recent Mac OS clone vendors was allowed to produce a
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notebook-style computer, so there are no Radius, SuperMac,
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PowerComputing, MacTell, UMAX, Motorola, or other clone vendor
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notebooks.
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Q: Which PowerBooks can run _Bernie_?
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A: There are only a few PowerBooks which meet _Bernie_'s requirements
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straight out of the box:
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PowerBook 5300 series;
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PowerBook 1400 series;
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PowerBook 2400 series;
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PowerBook 3400 series;
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PowerBook G3 series;
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and PowerBook Duo 2300 series.
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Additionally, there are a few PowerBooks which can be upgraded to a
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PowerPC processor, after which they'll be compatible with Bernie:
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PowerBook 190 series;
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PowerBook 500 series;
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and PowerBook Duo 200 series
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We say "series" because you may see several things appended to a
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particular PowerBook's model number--for instance, a PowerBook 1400
|
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series computer may specifically be called a "PowerBook 1400cs/166"
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indicates a PowerBook 1400 with a color passive matrix screen and a 166
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mhz processor. A "PowerBook 2400c/180" indicates a PowerBook 2400 with
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a color active matrix screen and a 166 mhz processor.
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In the case of the PowerBook 500 and Duo 200 series, you will also see
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some different numbers in the middle of the PowerBook's model
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number--you will see a "PowerBook 520" or a "PowerBook Duo 230", for
|
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instance.
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With the exception of a few 5300's and upgraded 190's, 500's, and Duo
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200's, every _Bernie_ capable PowerBook has a color screen built-in.
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For what it's worth, there is no actual "PowerBook 500" or "PowerBook
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Duo 200".
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Q: What's the difference between a "PowerBook" and a "PowerBook Duo"?
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|
|
A: Many PowerBook enthusiasts like to divide the various PowerBook models
|
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along two lines: "All-in-ones" and "Duos". Unfortunately, there are
|
|
actually three lines: "All-in-ones", "Almost-All-in-ones", and "Duos"
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|
All-in-one PowerBooks make up the vast majority of all PowerBooks ever
|
|
made. These PowerBooks have 3.5 inch floppy drives built-in (or as a
|
|
removable option), internal 2.5 inch hard disk drives, internal modem
|
|
capability (including on some models PC Card, aka "PCMCIA", modems), and
|
|
on the rear of the PowerBook, a series of "ports"--connectors similar to
|
|
what you see on the back of an Apple IIgs--for such things as serial
|
|
ports (including Localtalk connections), microphones, ADB devices,
|
|
Ethernet, and SCSI.
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|
PowerBook Duos are Apple's version of the "sub-notebook". These
|
|
computers do not include a built-in floppy drive, and the only
|
|
recognizable connectors on the back of the Duos are for power, one
|
|
serial port, and, if installed, a modem. There is, however, a large,
|
|
thin, edgecard-style connector on the back of the Duo. This is an
|
|
integral component in expanding the Duo. The Duo can be connected to a
|
|
"dock" using this connector, which can have many of the ports that the
|
|
all-in-one PowerBooks have (if not more), as well as the missing floppy
|
|
drive. Several docks have been manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc., as
|
|
well as others. While many potential Duo users are scared off by the
|
|
lack of a floppy drive built into the Duo--and I was once one of them--I
|
|
have found the need for a floppy to be much less than anticipated, and
|
|
the lighter weight and small size are always blessings.
|
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|
Unfortunately, neither the Duo nor any of the docks are in production
|
|
any longer.
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|
|
Almost all-in-one PowerBooks are fairly rare--there are only two,
|
|
really: the PowerBook 100 and the PowerBook 2400 series. These
|
|
PowerBooks are like the Duo in that they are smaller than the
|
|
all-in-ones and have no internal floppy drive but instead of requiring a
|
|
dock, all of the ports are already present on the rear of the PowerBook,
|
|
like the all-in-ones--including the port for the floppy drive.
|
|
|
|
Q: I have a PowerBook XXX. Can my PowerBook be upgraded to run Bernie?
|
|
|
|
A: With the exceptions listed above--PowerBook 500 series, 190 series, and
|
|
Duo 200 series--none of the PowerBooks can be upgraded to PowerPC
|
|
processors, meaning no _Bernie_.
|
|
|
|
Q: I have a PowerPC-upgradable PowerBook. Where can I find the upgrade?
|
|
|
|
A: Depends on which upgrade you're looking for.
|
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|
|
There were several versions of the PowerPC upgrade for the PowerBook 500
|
|
series. Apple Computer, Inc. made one, and Newer Technology licensed
|
|
the Apple technology and created higher performance ones. While the
|
|
Apple one does not appear to be made any longer and cannot be easily
|
|
found, the Newer Technology models are relatively easy to find, but they
|
|
aren't inexpensive.
|
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|
|
The Duo 200 series is upgradable with a motherboard swap, manufactured
|
|
by Apple but apparently no longer available, which makes whatever Duo
|
|
model you have functionally identical to a Duo 2300c, excepting the
|
|
built-in screen. The Duo 2300c motherboard has connectors for both IDE
|
|
and SCSI drives built-in, so you can use your old SCSI 2.5 inch drive or
|
|
a new IDE 2.5 inch drive, depending on your needs (the cable for the IDE
|
|
drive does not come with the 2300c motherboard, and it may be difficult
|
|
to find).
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|
|
Similarly, the PowerBook 190 is upgradable with a motherboard swap to
|
|
PowerBook 5300 performance. I have never seen one of these upgrades
|
|
available.
|
|
|
|
Q: What "catches" are there when buying a PowerBook for use with Bernie?
|
|
|
|
A: Unless the prices are incredibly attractive and you have a source of an
|
|
upgrade lined up, it's probably more sensible to buy a PowerBook already
|
|
suited for Bernie than an upgradable one. The cost and scarcity of the
|
|
upgrades tend to make them less appealing.
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|
|
|
Additionally, the non-2300 model Duos and 500s have 2.5 inch SCSI drives
|
|
installed. These are no longer made new (although you can find new
|
|
"SCSI" 2.5 inch drives, they are usually quite expensive converted IDE
|
|
drives) and fairly difficult to come by, especially in reasonable sizes
|
|
for today's Macs. While the Duo motherboard swap gives an upgraded Duo
|
|
the capability of using IDE drives, it lacks the necessary cable to
|
|
attach such a drive.
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|
|
Q: Where else can I get PowerBook information?
|
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|
|
A: There's lots of PowerBook information available on the World Wide Web.
|
|
For starters you can try:
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http://www.ogrady.com
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http://powerbook.apple.com
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|
http://www.powerbook1.com
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Expansion
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|
Q: How can I expand my PowerBook?
|
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|
|
A: The PowerBook is a closer relative in form factor to the //c than the
|
|
IIgs--like both the //c and IIgs it has "ports"--connectors on the rear
|
|
of the computer that allow you to connect to external devices. Common
|
|
ports on the back of the PowerBook are a power port, serial port, SCSI
|
|
port, ADB port, microphone port, and speaker port.
|
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|
|
Some PowerBooks also have internal modems, some of the PC Card
|
|
style--roughly the size of a credit card but about 1/8th of an inch
|
|
thick--and some uniquely designed for a PowerBook. There are also
|
|
Ethernet ports, video ports, and removable storage (floppy drive, Zip
|
|
Drive, Magneto Optical drive, hard drive, CD ROM).
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|
Unlike the IIgs, PowerBooks don't have "slots", with one
|
|
exception--Duos, when docked in certain models of dock, have access to
|
|
NuBus slots. However, some PowerBooks can use the PC Cards (formerly
|
|
known as PCMCIA) that are prevalent with Intel-style notebook computers,
|
|
to add such things as modems, memory, hard drive storage, and Ethernet
|
|
capability.
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|
Aside from Duos in certain docks, none of the Bernie-capable PowerBooks
|
|
have two serial ports. They all have one--the "Printer/Modem Port",
|
|
meaning you cannot use two external modems with Bernie. However, under
|
|
Bernie, you can choose your internal modem as an equivalent to the IIgs
|
|
modem port. More on this later.
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|
You can add RAM and larger hard drives to PowerBooks as well. You must
|
|
remember that when you do this, you usually will need to replace your
|
|
existing memory card or hard drive with another, leaving you with the
|
|
older components as spares.
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Using Modems and Printers
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Q: Is the serial support ever going to be finished?
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A: Yes.
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Q: When?
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A: When it's ready.
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Q: When do we get to see what's done so far?
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|
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A: Whenever you register _Bernie 1.3_. This is the first version of Bernie
|
|
to support serial ports through the CerealPuffs(tm) emulation and the
|
|
InkDirect printing. Once you've registered _Bernie_, you can set the
|
|
IIgs Printer Port and the IIgs Modem Port through the Edit Preferences
|
|
menu. This also requires the Macintosh Appearance Manager be installed.
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|
You can choose any Macintosh serial port or device recognized as such
|
|
(primarily the serial ports on the back of the Mac and/or an internal
|
|
modem) for use with this emulation.
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|
While there is a way to go before calling this emulation "perfect", it
|
|
is a remarkable accomplishment. It has appeared to work better so far
|
|
with faster Macs and PC Card modems.
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More Assistance
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|
|
Q: How can I get help with something not covered here?
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|
|
A: For further assistance with _Bernie ][ The Rescue_, you can check out
|
|
the Delphi A2 Forum, as well as the Delphi A2 Conference, where you may
|
|
often run into GUDATH, aka Henrik Gudat, one of Bernie's handlers. You
|
|
can join the _Bernie_ mailing list, where lots of information about the
|
|
dog gets transmitted daily. To learn more about the list, you can take
|
|
a look at:
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|
http://www.design.ncisc.org/~bernie/current/index.html
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|
|
_Bernie_'s main page, including the _Bernie_ FAQ, remains at:
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http://www.magnet.ch/emutech
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|
Q: Any last words?
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A: Woof!
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:: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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: :
|
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: When in doubt, make it sound convincing! :
|
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: :
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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::
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[EOA]
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[INN]------------------------------
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EXTRA INNINGS |
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-----------------------------------
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About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in
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""""""""""""""" the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online
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service (GO CUS 11).
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This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
|
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using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever!
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* The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All
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rights reserved.
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* To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to
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thelamp@delphi.com.
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* Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on
|
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Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page,
|
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http://lamp.sheppyware.net.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not
|
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necessarily represent the opinions of the Delphi Online Services,
|
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Syndicomm, Inc., or Ryan M. Suenaga. Forum messages are reprinted
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verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the
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individual authors. Delphi Online Services, Syndicomm, Inc. and Ryan M.
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Suenaga do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information
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included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy.
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Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the
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expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user
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groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may
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write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.
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