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>>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
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THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
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AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI 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. 7, No. 12
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Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
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Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson
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Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net
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Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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December 15, 2004
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
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Traditions
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A Change of Tradition
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A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
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Several New Uploads to the A2 Library----------------------------[SUL]
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Alternatives for WEB Site Hosting--------------------------------[AWH]
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Which ASCII Characters Translate Into Reserved Characters?-------[ACT]
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GNOME 2.8 Includes VNC Server------------------------------------[GVS]
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Silvern Castle v8.2----------------------------------------------[SCE]
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Kelvin Sherlock.Updates WEB Site---------------------------------[KSU]
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Ryan Suenaga Releases Updates------------------------------------[RRU]
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Softdisk Products - Buy Now--------------------------------------[SBN]
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Programming Help Requested---------------------------------------[PHR]
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Vol 9, Is 4 of Juiced.GS-----------------------------------------[JGS]
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Replacement Copy OF SideClick 1.0 Uploaded-----------------------[RCS]
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What is a "PapaSan"?---------------------------------------------[WPA]
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KEGS 0.91 Released-----------------------------------------------[KGR]
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Text Edit Tool Set-----------------------------------------------[TET]
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ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]
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An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
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To be Continued
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HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT-----------------------------------------------------[HCG]
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HyperCardIIgs Version of _The Lamp!_ Available
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
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To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
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December 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available------------------[DSA]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
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No Letters to the Editor This Month
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An Invitation
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KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KF4]
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KFest 2004 DVD 2 Shipping----------------------------------------[KFD]
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KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]
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New Location for KansasFest 2005---------------------------------[NLK]
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Fabulous Opportunity to Acquire Apple II Equipment---------------[FOA]
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Planning for the KFest Movie Outing------------------------------[PMO]
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KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH]
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KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW]
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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[*] [*] [*]
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READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make
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""""""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this
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issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find
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something like:
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EXTRA INNINGS
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About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate
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[INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].
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[OPN]-------------------------------
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |
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From The Editor
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>
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Traditions
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The nighttime view from High Above The Rock River is always enhanced
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by the lighted hiking trail that runs parallel to the river. Each
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individual light is duplicated by its reflection on the water. This time
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of year the traditional "official" community Christmas tree is added to
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this scene. Hundreds of bulbs of many colors light the forty foot
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evergreen tree.
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This winter scene brings to mind a tradition of some sixty years ago.
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With no electricity on the farm, there was no way of storing frozen foods.
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So we made Home Made Ice Cream in the Winter... when it was cold enough to
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find plenty of ice outdoors.
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This was truly a do it yourself project. The milk came fresh from the
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cow. Part of the milk was run through the hand cranked separator to get
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the cream. The fresh eggs came from the chicken coop. The sugar, vanilla,
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salt, and chocolate were purchased from the general store by trading eggs
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or cream.
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The ice cream mix was prepared with care... heated on the cook stove
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which was fired with corn cobs.
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Ice was placed in a gunny sack and pulverized by repeated pounding
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with the side of an ax.
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The actual freezing of the ice cream was a job for my brother and I.
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The mix was placed in the freezer can and the cranking mechanism put in
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place. Alternate layers of ice and salt were packed around the can. Then
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the steady cranking to keep it mixed during freezing. Add more ice and
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salt and crank. Repeat until it became difficult to crank, indicating it
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was frozen.
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Ah... the best ice cream you will ever eat.
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A Change of Tradition
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From time to time it becomes necessary to change a tradition.
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KansasFest will be held this year in a different location in Kansas City.
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See the KFest section of this issue to find out why it was necessary to
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change from the traditional location.
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[EOA]
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ASCII ART BEGINS
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ASCII ART ENDS
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[EOA]
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[DAS]----------------------------------------------
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DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com |
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(A2Central.com) |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
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[SUL]
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SEVERAL NEW UPLOADS TO THE A2 LIBRARY
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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We have three new uploads in the
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system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory:
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File: MailChec1b2.BXY
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Size: 14976
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Date: Nov 14
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This is a new public beta version of MailChecker.NDA, another New Desk
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Accessory from Ryan Suenaga. This NDA will check a POP3 email account and
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report back to the user how many pieces of mail are in the mailbox.
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Requires System 6.0.1 and a working TCP/IP connection using Marinetti 2.0.1
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or later. Fixes a potential bug in shutting down toolsets.
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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File: MyIPNDA1b3.BXY
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Size: 7424
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Date: Nov 14
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This is a new version of MyIPNDA, a simple New Desk Accessory for looking
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up the IP address of the IIgs it runs on. Fixes a potential bug in dealing
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with shutting down toolsets. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga.
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File: TheirIP1b4.BXY
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Size: 8448
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Date: Nov 14
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This is a new version of TheirIPNDA, a simple New Desk Accessory for
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looking up the IP address of computers on the Internet. Fixes a potential
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bug in dealing with shutting down toolsets. Freeware by Ryan Suenaga.
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Tony Ward, A2 Librarian
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(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 46)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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There is a new upload in the
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system_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda directory:
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File: qserver10b.bxy
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Size: 8704
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Date: Nov 17
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This is a "Quote Of The Day" server. It uses Marinetti and the Twilight II
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"Quotes" quote file to serve up random witticisms.
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Uploaded by the author, Kelvin Sherlock.
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Tony Ward, A2 Librarian
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(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 47)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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There is a new upload in the
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system_software/misc_16-bit/inits_and_finder_extras/Misc directory:
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File: SideClk10.bxy
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Size: 48128
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Date: Nov 26
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SideClick 1.0 is a contextual menu manager for the Apple IIgs computer.
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You may have experienced contextual menus on other systems, such as Mac OS
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X or Windows, where right-clicking or holding down the control key and
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clicking will pop up a menu with special commands depending on the context
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in which you've clicked. SideClick brings this capability to the Apple
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IIgs.
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This package also includes developer documentation and source code.
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Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd.
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Tony Ward, A2 Librarian
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(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 48)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory:
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File: scupdv82.bxy
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Size: 346880
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Date: Dec 8
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This is version 8.2 of the popular adventure/RPG game Silvern Castle. Here
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is a list of some of the changes:
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Improved Tome Reader is now 18 times faster; search all tomes at once, plus
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Appleworks-like editing features for entering search strings. Second-sight
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card display bug involving GS control panel now made automatic (no more
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manual CTRL-Z commands). Updated LOCATE spell effect. Revised chance to
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lose skills when gaining levels. Second page of items shown with index
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number inversed. Optimized ML code. Minor bug fixes and more.
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Uploaded on behalf of the author, Jeff Fink.
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Tony Ward, A2 Librarian
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(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 49)
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[EOA]
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[AWH]
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ALTERNATIVES FOR WEB SITE HOSTING
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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I found out today that (of course) Costco and Sam's Club also offer Web
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site hosting.
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Whodathunkit?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Elf
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 102)
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[EOA]
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[ACT]
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WHICH ASCII CHARACTERS TRANSLATE INTO RESERVED CHARACTERS?
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Is there a page that gives all the translations for what ASCII characters
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translate into which reserved characters? For example; quote symbols (")
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are written as " in HTML. How do I write other characters, such as
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bullets or ellipses?
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 103)
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>>>>>
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Here's a few...
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http://www.pageresource.com/html/speclist.htm
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http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/en_test.html
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http://www.ramsch.org/martin/uni/fmi-hp/iso8859-1.html
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http://www.natural-innovations.com/wa/doc-charset.html
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http://www.utexas.edu/learn/html/spchar.html
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http://www.utoronto.ca/webdocs/HTMLdocs/NewHTML/en_test.html
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This is more tutorial than table:
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http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/chars.html
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In fact, having looked for them, I think I'll add them to my own home page.
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:)
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(TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 104)
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>>>>>
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Thomas,
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Thanks! The ramsch page was exhaustive. It took me awhile some time back
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to find the translation for "small e, acute accent".
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 105)
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[EOA]
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[GVS]
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GNOME 2.8 INCLUDES VNC SERVER
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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For those who ready to jump the gun and update your desktop to GNOME 2.8,
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this environment will now include a VNC server for easy access from a IIgs.
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See http://gnome.org/start/2.8/notes/rnwhatsnew.html for details.
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 37, Msg 13)
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[EOA]
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[SCE]
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Silvern Castle v8.2
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"""""""""""""""""""
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The Version 8.2 update is almost ready to release!
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Bugs Fixed in v8.2:
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o Fixed problem with camp minimum weapon damage function where selecting a
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weapon after pressing <TAB> could accidentally abort or call the demihuman
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equivalent human age function due to an uninitialized variable.
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o Sound preferences are now honored in all Extra Menu functions.
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o The random number seed is now randomized after decoding special goodies
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messages to fix an age-old design flaw. (Decoding the text used to leave
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the seed in a known sequence, which normally was not a problem as the next
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keyboard input randomized the seed again, however in the case of random
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item special goodies this is not true as the list of items are generated
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before the next intervening keypress.)
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o Breaking a key while the auto-unlock function is active now works
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properly.
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Stuff Changed in v8.2:
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o The Tome Reader is now over 18 times faster!!! The search speed is now
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even faster than Dogpaw by a factor of 4!!! This has been accomplished by
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partly coding the page display/search routines in assembly language.
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However, the main program still is almost entirely AppleSoft BASIC.
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o The tome viewer now has a fast input routine with full editing
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capabilities.
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o All library tomes are now in AppleWorks format.
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o The CTRL-Z command has been removed. Its function to restore the hires
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screen after using the GS control panel to fix a Second Sight card anomaly
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has now been made automatic.
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o Assembly-language code optimized, saved over 150 bytes! The CODE, CODEQ,
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and VAP/CODET object files have now been incorporated into a single new
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object file: SC.OBJ! In addition, this file is only loaded once,
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speeding-up the time needed to reload the title page.
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o The Quick Plot function has been changed to Full Plot so the ON/OFF
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display is shown in positive logic.
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o Since the automap function was added, the LOCATE spell has lost its
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usefulness. Now, when you invoke this spell, it gives you the teleport
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coordinates needed to get to your current location from the stairs to the
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market (or the spot the portals to the other scenarios take you).
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o Lowered the chance to lose skills when gaining levels (however,
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characters near their life expectancy may still expect to lose skills). In
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addition, your level now has more weight in determining whether skills are
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gained-although age and vitality are still the main factors, the greater
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your level the higher chance there is to gain skills (since higher levels
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are more difficult to attain, the awards should be greater).
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o The maze information window is no longer annoying redrawn after going
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thru a locked door when the auto-unlock function is active.
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New Stuff in v8.2:
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o The Tome Reader now has an option to view the tomes as one continuous
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document to allow you to browse/search all the tomes at once. When viewing
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all tomes, you can quickly jump to the previous/next tome by pressing the
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open-apple key and the up/down arrow. You can also view the tomes
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separately as before
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o The Tome Reader now displays the current tome number being viewed.
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o To more easily ascertain which group of 8 items are being displayed, the
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second page of items have their index numbers shown in inversed type.
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 140)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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For those of you updating from v7.0 to v8.2, don't use the Extra Menu View
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Automaps option until after you run the update and exit to the title page,
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otherwise you'll get a crash until you do so.
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This is very minor and only affects v7.0. Why? Since I reassembled all
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the ML code into one file in v8.2, the automap entry point was moved to a
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location not valid for v7.0. Because the ML code has grown a couple times
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since the original version, LOMEM gets reset after the update; until the
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update all ML code that will be run prior to the update must be below the
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original LOMEM.
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Since the automap didn't exist before v7.0, no problem. And v7.1 had a
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LOMEM increase above the relocated automap routine so versions after would
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not cause an error either.
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(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 141)
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[EOA]
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[KSU]
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Kelvin Sherlock.UPDATES WEB SITE
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Sheppy isn't the only one who can redesign his website (or set one up for
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that matter).
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http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/
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I've stolen some IIgs icons and cornflower blue for that old time feeling.
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I'm also in the process of sorting the random stuff on my hard drive, so
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there's some goodies there (like a new version of the QServer NDA, which
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should be in the ftp library soon) and source code (download or browse it
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online).
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Kelvin
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(KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 14)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I'm curious -- how do you use the quote server? :)
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 16)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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On the IIgs side, open up the NDA and click the start button.
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On your other computer, telnet to your IIgs, port #17.
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I've never seen another quote-of-the-day server (not that I've looked), so
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I don't know why you'd want to use it. I mostly wrote it to test marinetti
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server code :)
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Kelvin
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(KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 18)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Well, having done that much, it actually wouldn't be tons more work to turn
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that NDA into a functional web server. Web server programs can actually be
|
|
quite simple.
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|
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|
What we really need, though, is a good way to send files back and forth
|
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between the GS and other machines. At this point I'd even be satisfied
|
|
with a proprietary protocol. :)
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|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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|
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat0 20, Top 11, Msg 19)
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|
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[RRU]
|
|
Ryan Suenaga RELEASES UPDATES
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
I just released new versions of MyIP.NDA, TheirIP.NDA, and MailChecker.NDA,
|
|
all with the same bug fix (there's a positive and negative of using the
|
|
same code over and over). There'll be here in the library here but they're
|
|
also available on my incredibly lame software page at:
|
|
http://lamp.a2central.com/ryans_software/
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 1)
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|
|
|
>>>>>
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"""""
|
|
For those who want a look at what I'm currently working on (it's getting
|
|
close), take a look at:
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|
|
|
http://lamp.a2central.com/screen.gif
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 2)
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|
|
|
>>>>>
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"""""
|
|
You're modifying the scrollbars so there are up and down arrows on both the
|
|
top and bottom of the scrollbars?
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|
|
|
:)
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|
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|
Geoff
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|
(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 3)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
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"""""
|
|
If my memory serves me correctly, Softdisk GS published a Control Panel
|
|
which does that.
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|
Kelvin
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|
|
|
(KWS, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 4)
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|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
II Scroll from Softdisk lets you do that on the GS; it's included on Simply
|
|
Softdisk G-S, which is still available from Syndicomm's online store. You
|
|
can also buy the single disk that includes it, although I don't recall the
|
|
issue number offhand.
|
|
|
|
Only seven months left until Syndicomm stops selling Softdisk products...
|
|
buy now! :)
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 6)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Modern GUIs now use the mouse's scrollwheel so you don't even have to move
|
|
the mouse over to the scrollbar.
|
|
|
|
Geoff
|
|
|
|
(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 7)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I don't like scroll wheels; they're always too small and seem a little
|
|
jumpy to me; I'm much more comfortable with the scroll bar.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 8)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I *LOVE* scroll-wheels! Whenever I use a computer with a traditional mouse
|
|
I feel like part of me has been amputated. You can get things done, it's
|
|
just clumsier and takes more time.
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer 1: Not all scroll-wheels are created equal! Personally I have a
|
|
lot of time for the Microsoft Intellimouse range.
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer 2: I use the mouse software to set the scroll wheel "button"
|
|
action to "Back", which works in Explorer (both the desktop and Internet
|
|
versions). This ability is definitely part of the attraction, although
|
|
obviously it's not specifically a scroll-wheel capability. It also allows
|
|
me to keep a straight face when I say I hate three-button mice! :-)
|
|
|
|
Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
|
|
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
|
|
|
|
(PETERW, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 9)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I confess, I have come to like scroll wheels, but I still like to have the
|
|
scroll arrows available for line-by-line scrolling.
|
|
|
|
Besides, as long as not every computer has a scroll wheel, programs and
|
|
operating systems ought to allow the flexibility to fit the needs of all
|
|
users.
|
|
_________
|
|
| homas
|
|
|
|
(TCOMPTER, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 10)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I use scroll wheels when they are present - and I wish I wouldn't, because
|
|
they scroll so much more slowly than scroll bars. It's easier to use a
|
|
scroll wheel than to move the cursor to a scroll bar, but I end up
|
|
expending more energy scrolling slowly with the wheel.
|
|
|
|
Speaking of which, I'm going to install a PowerBook utility called
|
|
SideTrack... it adds scroll wheel-like capabilities to a trackpad.
|
|
|
|
And now I've definitely gone off-topic. :)
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 11)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[SBN]
|
|
Softdisk PRODUCTS - BUY NOW
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
In another cat/top, Sheppy warned:
|
|
|
|
>> Only seven months left until Syndicomm stops selling Softdisk
|
|
products... buy now! :) <<
|
|
|
|
What happens in seven months? Will discussion of Softdisk products revert
|
|
to Category 16?
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 29)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Syndicomm's license to distribute Softdisk, Softdisk G-S, and UpTime
|
|
expires on June 23, 2005. After that, we won't be able to sell them
|
|
anymore.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 30)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Oh, so Softdisk will then sell it themselves? Not likely...
|
|
|
|
Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<
|
|
Apple II History
|
|
http://apple2history.org
|
|
|
|
(A2HISTORY, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 31)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
No, after June, if someone else approaches them asking for a license, they
|
|
might get one. Certainly I *could* renew, but I don't plan to -- sales are
|
|
way too low to justify paying that much money again.
|
|
|
|
Most people don't realize that I'm not paying Softdisk a royalty. I paid
|
|
them a sizable up-front fee to license their stuff. I've made that money
|
|
back, but I wouldn't if I renewed the license.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 32)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Sheppy,
|
|
|
|
I like to personally thank you for licensing the Softdisk software. I
|
|
always wanted to have the 8 and 16 bit Softdisk issues and I know without
|
|
your endless support for the Apple II community, this never would have
|
|
happened.
|
|
|
|
Thanks!
|
|
|
|
Mark Percival - Apprentice
|
|
Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11
|
|
The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host
|
|
"Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time
|
|
|
|
(MARK, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 33)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I second that. I have all but a couple of the 3.5" SDGS disks, but having
|
|
them on CDRom means I don't have to worry about bit-rot or transferring
|
|
them and burning a CD myself. Considering the original subscription and
|
|
back-issue cost, the CDs are dirt cheap.
|
|
|
|
Kelvin
|
|
|
|
(KWS, Cat 24, Top 33, Msg 34)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[PHR]
|
|
PROGRAMMING HELP REQUESTED
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Okay, you'd think I would know this by now:
|
|
|
|
I need to get data out of a handle and into a pstring (in particular the
|
|
first three characters); I've been using HandtoPtr but it's pretty clear
|
|
I'd be better off doing this using dereferencing. Any ideas on how to do
|
|
this? I've tried a couple of things with no success so far.
|
|
|
|
Thanks.
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 18)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
A "Handle" is defined in the Common.pas interface file as a ^ptr (pointer
|
|
to a ptr). In reality, it's a pointer to a pointer to... whatever data it
|
|
happens to be. You can typecast the Handle to make working with it more
|
|
intuitive.
|
|
|
|
Presumably, your data is plain text, so we can treat it as a cString to
|
|
copy data over.
|
|
|
|
var
|
|
cstr: cStringPtr;
|
|
pstr: pString;
|
|
myHandle: Handle;
|
|
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
HLock(myHandle);
|
|
cstr := cStringPtr(myHandle^); {convert the handle to a pointer}
|
|
|
|
pstr[0] = chr(3); { set the string length }
|
|
pstr[1] = cstr^[1];
|
|
pstr[2] = cstr^[2];
|
|
pstr[3] = cstr^[3];
|
|
|
|
HUnlock(myHandle);
|
|
|
|
....
|
|
end;
|
|
|
|
Kelvin
|
|
|
|
(KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 19)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Thanks, Kelvin.
|
|
|
|
I was missing the part on declaring the pointer. D'oh!
|
|
|
|
One other question: can't (isn't it preferable) for the HUnlock to be right
|
|
after the cstr := cStringPtr(myHandle^); ?
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Elf
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 20)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Keep in mind:
|
|
|
|
Handle --> Pointer --> Data
|
|
|
|
Anytime you make a toolcall, the location of the data could change, which
|
|
would invalidate the Pointer. Locking the handle guarantees the pointer
|
|
and the location of the data doesn't change.
|
|
|
|
Only after the Data is copied is it safe to unlock the handle.
|
|
|
|
Of course, in our example, there are no tools calls being made, so locking
|
|
isn't strictly necessary. However, it is good programming practice.
|
|
|
|
Kelvin
|
|
|
|
(KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 21)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[JGS]
|
|
Vol 9, Is 4 of Juiced.GS
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
I just declared Volume 9, Issue 4 of Juiced.GS final.
|
|
|
|
Please renew so we can all enjoy Volume 10 together too :-)
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 634)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I've delivered the master copy of Volume 9, Number 4 to the print shop for
|
|
the run. I should be picking them up tomorrow or Friday. I figure it'll
|
|
probably mail on Monday; it takes a while to get everything prepped to
|
|
mail.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 635)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I've picked up the issues and they look pretty good. They'll get prepped
|
|
to mail over the weekend and go out on Monday.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 636)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Wooohooo!!!!
|
|
|
|
I can't wait to kick back and read my copy of Juiced.GS. Thanks once again
|
|
for all the hard work and perseverance.
|
|
|
|
There is at least one Apple II user in Nebraska who really appreciates it.
|
|
I'm sure there is more:)
|
|
|
|
Dain Neater
|
|
|
|
(A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 637)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
The magazines are all prepped to mail and will go out tomorrow for sure.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 638)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Got mine yesterday! Loved it keep up the good work guys!
|
|
|
|
(TECHNERD, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 639)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
The guys did a really great job this issue. It's a great read.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 640)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Thanks for the kind words. I hope it's reached everyone by now. I like
|
|
this issue a bit more than Volume 9, Issue 3. I'm hoping that we can keep
|
|
Volume 10 at least at the same high standard we've had in the past, which
|
|
would be a heckuva lot better than me being fully burnt out by the end of
|
|
the hurrah :)
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Elf
|
|
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 641)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[RCS]
|
|
REPLACEMENT COPY OF SideClick 1.0 UPLOADED
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
I've just uploaded a replacement copy of SideClick 1.0 both here and to the
|
|
Syndicomm site that adds the missing readme file and fixes some file types
|
|
and names.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 25)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[WPA]
|
|
What is a "PapaSan"?
|
|
""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
What is a "PapaSan"? I heard someone actually use the word in a sentence
|
|
the other day, but I forget the context.
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 26)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I know a "papasan" is a type of chair.
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 27)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
In HI (which has a large Japanese population of which I am, of course, one
|
|
:) "PapaSan" is a slang term that refers to a father (or more likely a
|
|
grandfather, or at least a male of that age). More often (in HI, not just
|
|
among the Japanese population), though, an adult male is referred to as
|
|
"Uncle" and an adult male is referred to as "Auntie". Nearly 40% of the
|
|
staff at work refer to me as "Uncle Ryan", which is different from "Uncle
|
|
Meng", which is what my niece refers to me as.
|
|
|
|
"MamaSan" is a slang term that can refer to the female version of above,
|
|
although "MamaSan" is more often used to refer to the manager of semi- or
|
|
non-legit establishments such as massage parlors or bars. that is, of
|
|
course, a topic for another area :-)
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Elf
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 28)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
>> In HI (which has a large Japanese population of which I am, of course,
|
|
one :) <<
|
|
|
|
Wow! Ryan is singularly a large Japanese population. I know he is a big
|
|
man in the Apple II community--this explains it all :)
|
|
|
|
>> More often (in HI, not just among the Japanese population), though, an
|
|
adult male is referred to as "Uncle" and an adult male is referred to as
|
|
"Auntie". <<
|
|
|
|
It also should be noted that Hawaii is the leading state of gender
|
|
confusion -- or maybe that is just Ryan, since he is a large Japanese
|
|
population :)
|
|
|
|
Actually, it is interesting to read about some of the culture in Hawaii--it
|
|
is much more than a bunch of volcanic islands.
|
|
|
|
Geoff
|
|
|
|
(GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 29)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Geoff,
|
|
|
|
>> Wow! Ryan is singularly a large Japanese population. I know he is a big
|
|
man in the Apple II community--this explains it all :) <<
|
|
|
|
Kinda ruins the "no man is an island" philosophy, if Ryan is Hawaii.
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 24, Top 21, Msg 30)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[KGR]
|
|
KEGS 0.91 RELEASED
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
KEGS 0.91 got released today. Here is a list of changes to this version:
|
|
|
|
Changes in KEGS v0.91 since v0.90 (12/06/04)
|
|
|
|
- Fixed serious bug in engine_c.c that could cause Finder file copies to
|
|
silently corrupt data.
|
|
|
|
- Virtual Modem support--modem appears on serial port, allows outgoing and
|
|
incoming connections.
|
|
|
|
- Sockets (and Virtual Modem) supported on Windows.
|
|
|
|
- Fixed various reset bugs (where pressing Ctrl-Reset would cause infinite
|
|
beeps, etc).
|
|
|
|
- Allow user to select ROM file from config panel if not found.
|
|
|
|
- Improved Mac OS X interface: Full Screen support and error dialogs.
|
|
|
|
- Better floppy support by always having 5.25" read nearest track
|
|
regardless of head position (supports Last Gladiator game bad crack by
|
|
emulating other emulators).
|
|
|
|
It is highly recommend to replace any 0.90 with 0.91. KEGS can be
|
|
downloaded from http://kegs.sourceforge.net
|
|
|
|
Geoff
|
|
|
|
(GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 31, Msg 44)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[TET]
|
|
Text Edit Tool Set
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
I need some help with the TextEdit Tool Set. I'm currently trying to use
|
|
TEInsert to display a handle in a TextEdit control, but I only need from
|
|
the fifth character on and I can't figure out how to display that in a
|
|
straightforward way.
|
|
|
|
Any help appreciated, thanks.
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 7)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
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I'm looking at some sample code which works, not documentation, so the
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first step may be unnecessary :)
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Use TESetSelection to set choose where the new text will go. If you want
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to append text, use
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TESetSelection(-1, -1, myTEHandle);
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If you wanted it inserted at the start, it would be 0,0 for the selection
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start/end.
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To actually insert the text, you probably want to HLock your handle,
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dereference it, and use pointer arithmetic to skip past the first 5
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characters, and treat it as a text block.
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HLock(theHandle);
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TEInsert(teDataIsTextBlock, teTextRef(ord4(theHandle^) + 5),
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GetHandleSize(theHandle) - 5, nil, nil, myTEHandle);
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HUnlock(theHandle);
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That should work (assuming I haven't screwed up the pointer arithmetic too
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much.
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Kelvin
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(KWS, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 8)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Thanks, Kelvin. I have never used type casting before, so that was a total
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new one on me. Nice to learn something once in awhile :)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 34, Msg 9)
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[EOA]
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[ITL]------------------------
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ILLUMINATING THE LAMP |
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-----------------------------
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An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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To be Continued
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"""""""""""""""
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Note from October 2004 issue:
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I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995.
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I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The
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Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004.
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Steven Weyhrich
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a2history@syndicomm.com
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http://apple2history.org
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[EOA]
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[HCG]------------------------
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HCGS ANNOUNCEMENT |
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-----------------------------
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HyperCard GS Version of _The Lamp!_ Available
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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This issue of _The Lamp!_ is available in a version for HCGS.
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(HyperCard IIgs)
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Look for it in the HyperCard_IIgs directory.
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If you would like future issues of _The Lamp!_ available in the HCGS
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version please email me at:
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Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>
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[EOA]
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[ANS]-------------------------------
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
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------------------------------------
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
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[TSU]
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TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to
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sign up!
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(Logon message)
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[EOA]
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[DSA]
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December 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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The December 2004 (Volume 3, Number 12) issue of Syndicommotion has been
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emailed to subscribers. The HTML edition can be found online at the
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following URL:
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http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n12.html
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or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type
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"m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt).
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Thanks for another great year!
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 26)
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[EOA]
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[LTE]-------------------------------
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
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------------------------------------
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NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
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[EOA]
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AN INVITATION
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the
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Apple II computers.
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Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor <lyle@FoxValley.net>
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The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted.
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The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers
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unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.
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[EOA]
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[KF4]------------------------------
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KFest 2004 |
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-----------------------------------
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[KFD]
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KFest 2004 DVD 2 Shipping
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""
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KFest 2004 DVD 2 has finally really started shipping, after a problem was
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discovered with the first version of the disc. Work is underway on disc 3,
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which is around halfway finished at this point. It will include the
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keynote address, Greg Nelson's session on animation on the Apple IIgs, and
|
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Hans Franke's AnyCard presentation, along with a few other tidbits.
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 19, Msg 9)
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[EOA]
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[KF5]------------------------------
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KFest 2005 |
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-----------------------------------
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[NLK]
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NEW LOCATION FOR KansasFest 2005
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
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KFest 2005 Announcement: Big Changes in store for 2005!
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Registration for KansasFest 2005 will open in January 2005. Stay tuned for
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more information. Tentative early registration rates are $285 for a double
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room and $365 for a single room. Conference and evening activities only
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will be $220.
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KFest is 10 days worth of fun crammed into 5. A great way to wind up
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Summer.
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KFest is on the move. That's right -- KFest has moved to Rockhurst
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University. Rockhurst is also located in Kansas City, on the Missouri side.
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It's about 10 miles north of Avila University toward the city center. Avila
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is located at 109th and Rockhurst is at 50th.
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You may be wondering why the change ... ok, you are wondering. Last
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September I was informed by Avila that after some thought they decided that
|
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they were no longer going to host outside organizations during the Summer
|
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months, due to the growth of their own programs.
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I'm very excited about the change to Rockhurst, see for yourself:
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http://www.rockhurst.edu
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(Tony Diaz, KFest Mailing List)
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[EOA]
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[FOA]
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FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE Apple II EQUIPMENT
|
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""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
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Howdy - as many of you know, KFest 2005 is on for this year but the venue
|
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changed from Avila to Rockhurst University. I'm local to the area and
|
|
personally, feel this is an upgrade.
|
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|
|
In the past, I've opened up my garage full of Apple II parts to attendees
|
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to get what they needed/wanted for free (except for one summer I accepted
|
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donations for a charity). I plan to make the garage available again this
|
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year.
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|
|
In addition to that, I will be giving away 6 - 8 Apple //c Plus computers
|
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that are in above average condition - these are from my personal
|
|
collection. I mention it because several people have asked me for //c+
|
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machines in the past. The KFest committee will determine how they'll be
|
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given away - I have suggested a drawing in which only people who want one
|
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are in the drawing.
|
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|
|
There will be other goodies in the garage - misc floppy drives, Siders,
|
|
cards, and probably some useless stuff too but we'll see. I'm also giving
|
|
away some books I don't need anymore or have dupes of. Lots of things to
|
|
pick through.
|
|
|
|
You just have to be there.
|
|
|
|
(Sean Fahey, KFest Mailing List)
|
|
[EOA]
|
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|
|
[PMO]
|
|
PLANNING FOR THE KFest MOVIE OUTING
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
It is never too early to start planning for the big KFest movie outing.
|
|
Opening July 2005, comes a new film from the famed director of the 2001
|
|
hit, Planet of the Apes. This is a remake of the 1971 classic and will be
|
|
called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This is the film that has got to
|
|
be seen. To whet the appetite of the movie-going public, the trailer has
|
|
been released:
|
|
|
|
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1313540&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=4
|
|
00
|
|
|
|
Geoff
|
|
|
|
(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 11)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
You're just making it harder on yourself, Geoff.
|
|
|
|
Here's a July 2005 release schedule:
|
|
|
|
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/index.cfm?m=7&y=2005
|
|
|
|
Bewitched, Pink Panther, and The Fantastic Four are also candidates.
|
|
(We'll be just a week shy of Dukes of Hazzard.)
|
|
|
|
Gee - so many original properties! :\
|
|
|
|
Discuss them all in Showbits, Page 840. :)
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 12)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[TBH]
|
|
KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Mark your calendar and start saving some money.
|
|
|
|
|
|
[KFW]
|
|
KansasFest Website
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Is located here: http://www.kfest.org
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
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|
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[INN]------------------------------
|
|
EXTRA INNINGS |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
|
|
""""""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
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|
|
This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
|
|
using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever!
|
|
|
|
* The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2004 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All
|
|
rights reserved.
|
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|
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* To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to
|
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thelamp@sheppyware.net
|
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|
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* All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
|
|
http://lamp.a2central.com/
|
|
|
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
|
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Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not
|
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necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online
|
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Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are
|
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reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission
|
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from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services,
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Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy
|
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or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to
|
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edit all letters and copy.
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Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the
|
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expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user
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groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may
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[EOF]
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