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>>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
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THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
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"Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"
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The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 5
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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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May 15, 2005
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HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
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The Cyberized Neighborhood Association
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KansasFest 2005
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A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
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File Extensions Identified---------------------------------------[FEI]
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What Are Your Hobbies?-------------------------------------------[WYH]
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Working on SideClick Support for NDAs----------------------------[SCS]
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Any Suggestions for Juiced.GS?-----------------------------------[ASF]
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SuperDrive - SuperDrive Controller Problem-----------------------[SDC]
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NDA OR A CDev?---------------------------------------------------[NCD]
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Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, UpTime - Available Only Until June 30----[SSU]
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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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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
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To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
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No Letters to the Editor This Month
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An Invitation
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KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]
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KFest Registration - Early Bird Deadline Extended----------------[KFR]
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Who's Planning to be There?--------------------------------------[PBT]
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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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The Cyberized Neighborhood Association
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Neighborhood organizations provide a sense of community for a section
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of a town or city... provide an opportunity for neighbors to work together
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to improve things in their area.
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Communication is the key to a successful neighborhood organization.
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Visiting over the back fence, telephone calls, publishing a newsletter,
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regular meetings, etc.
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The North End Square Neighborhood Association in Rockford, Illinois
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takes advantage of Cyberspace to enhance communication between it's members
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and the rest of the city.
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Their own listserve allows spreading information quickly. Email is
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used to distribute minutes of meetings to board members.
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Their own Web Site provides an efficient tool to provide information
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about the organization. Leading up to the annual garage sale you will find
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a map of the area showing the location of participating members and a list
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of highlighted items for sale. Need an extension ladder? Use the search
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feature of your browser to see who has one for sale.
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Drop by for a visit at www.NorthEndSquare.com
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KansasFest 2005
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Check out the KFest section of this issue for information on the annual
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gathering in honer of the Apple II computers.
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[EOA]
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ASCII ART BEGINS
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[EOA]
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[DAS]----------------------------------------------
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DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com |
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(A2Central.com) |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
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[FEI]
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FILE EXTENSIONS IDENTIFIED
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The File Extension Source, <http://filext.com/>, sounds interesting:
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You may know what a ".dll" file is in Windows (a Dynamic Link Library,
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which is "a support file and is used by one or more programs. As an
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example, if several parts of a program need to perform the same action that
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action may be placed into a .DLL file (library) that the various program
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parts can all use.") But if someone sent you a .vag file, would you have
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any clue how to open it? (You might if you had a Sony Playstation; the file
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would be a PlayStation ADPCM Sound File.) FILExt attempts to catalog "all"
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of the extensions you might run into, and gives detailed information on the
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file's characteristics and more. A really neat resource for the geeks
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...and the puzzled.
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(Description from
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<http://www.bonzersites.com/the_file_extension_source.html>)
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A quick test of the site revealed that it knows some Apple II extensions,
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such as SHK and BSC, but does not recognize BXY, and identifies S16 as
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something else.
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 130)
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[EOA]
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[WYH]
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WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?
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A conversation I had the other day got me to thinking: what is everyone's
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hobbies? A common interest in the Apple II is what brings us together, but
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chances are there's more to us than both that and what we do 9-5 M-F. For
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example, my interests are reflected in the fora I run here on Syndicomm: I
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like to watch movies, read books, play video games, and date cute girls.
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But my main interest is community theater, with this past Friday being
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opening night for my current musical, "Once Upon a Mattress"; I'll be
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auditioning for "The Music Man" in June.
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How does everyone else spend their non-Apple leisure time? Jogging?
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Collecting stamps? Flying kites?
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-Ken
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(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 543)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Working another couple of jobs, maintaining my truck, lifting weights,
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running, playing basketball, reading non-fiction, practicing Nembutsu,
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coding, desktop publishing, investing, listening to music, and advocating
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for ethical adoptions and children's issues.
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 544)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Most of my leisure time is absorbed running Syndicomm, but I play some
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computer games, mostly real-time strategy type stuff, and I watch TV. And
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I read, as well, when I find a new book I'd like to read.
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Pretty soon, I'll have no leisure time anymore. :)
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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
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Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
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Building communities, bit by bit.
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(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 545)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Let's see. Rock climbing. Playing competition-level laser-tag. Snow skiing.
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Table tennis and ten pin bowling. Reading science fiction and fantasy.
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Buying far more SF&F novels in advance than I'm ever likely to read.
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Playing with my Palm Tungsten T3 PDA.
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The list used to include programming for pleasure, but that pretty much
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vanished along with the remainder of my leisure time! :-(
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 546)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Gee, I almost could have just ditto'ed Peter's list, other than the rock
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climbing and laser tag. :)
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For clarity's sake, I'll say
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Alpine skiing,
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Golf (my score is in the low 70's..... for 9 holes. :)
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Bike riding (I don't take that too seriously either)
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Country and Western Dancing (not to be confused with
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C&W _Line_ Dancing, though I'd do that as well, in a pinch),
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Reading, especially SF & Fantasy, (which I also don't get
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enough time to do any more),
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Playing Role-Playing games, either live, online, or computer based,
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Computer based Flight Sims.
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And lately, I've found myself fascinated with the possibilities of computer
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artwork, i.e. digital photography and enhancing and creating digital art.
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(TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 547)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Surfing the Web, Reading Technical books, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical
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Fiction. Books on War Books About war.. Dabbling in Robotics. Collecting
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Old Computers.. Going to Metal, Punk, Rock Concerts.
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(TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 548)
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"""""
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Being retired, I don't do anything very active. I read a lot, both books,
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and on the net. I don't watch much TV any more. I mow the lawn, and shovel
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snow, each in their season. I do my own taxes and fix things around the
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house, do laundry and dishes. I also sleep a lot.
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Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon 25 Apr 05 10:14:19 pm
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cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
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KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 85 days till KFest
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On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
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A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com
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(CARLK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 549)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Fantasy Role Playing Games - Either live, online, or computer based.
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Reading Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Historic Fiction.
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Operating my Amateur Radio Station. (AB0MX)
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Building and repairing electronics.
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Participating in various firearms shooting competitions.
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Roger
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(SCHNORENBERG, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 550)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Hobbies:
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Walking (about 5 miles per week at least)
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YMCA for exercise (1x per week)
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watching a few evening soaps (esp. WB)
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one seminary class per semester - I read slowly so this is enough
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singing in a Sunday evening service at church
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lots of forum posting on delphi and a couple of private places
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reading history and other non-fiction books
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(BBAKER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 551)
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"""""
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Leisure time is spent in surfing the web, keeping up the web site for the
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dog club to which my wife and I belong, helping my daughter with her
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Algebra homework, learning PHP to enhance the dog-club web site, and once
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in a great while having time to add a little something to the History web
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site.
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Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<
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Apple II History
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http://apple2history.org
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(A2HISTORY, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 552)
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"""""
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I like the idea of dating cute girls! Unfortunately, I don't think they'd
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be much interested in an old bachelor like me. ;(
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I, too, like to read books and watch movies. Mostly the former. Every now
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and then I get on a movie kick and get some from the library or the movie
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rental place. I only go the movie theater a handful of times at the most,
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each year. My reading is wide ranging, with the largest portion being
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science fiction, "classical" fiction, history, biography, memoirs, and
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science. I also like to _attend_ community theater productions but have
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never had any inclination to acting.
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Besides my common interests with Ken, I enjoy woodworking (both cabinetry
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and carpentry), bicycling, hiking, and camping. Unfortunately, due to
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lingering problems from a broken ankle last August, I have not been able to
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participate much in these things for the past months. I also do a lot of
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volunteer work with the Boys Scouts. Currently, I am the Montana Boy Scout
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Council's Assistant Council Commissioner for the eastern part of the state.
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I am also into fancy cooking. I used to bake a lot but since I can no
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longer eat wheat, it limits that a good deal.
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MT Steve
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[EOA]
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[SCS]
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WORKING ON SideClick SUPPORT FOR NDAs
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Currently my top project is some SideClick support for existing NDAs (or
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rewriting them into SideClick savvy inits, which is more likely).
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Mostly because my other projects are the upcoming issue of Juiced and the
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GS+ CDs. :)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 19)
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[EOA]
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[ASF]
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ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR Juiced.GS?
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Work continues on Volume 10, Issue 2.
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Nothing is yet set in stone, so if someone wants to make a suggestion, be
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my guest :)
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 660)
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[EOA]
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[SDC]
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SuperDrive - SuperDrive Controller Problem
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Anybody know why the following code, when run on an MS-DOS formatted, 720K
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disk in a SuperDrive on a SuperDrive Controller Card, ejects my disk and
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reports error $002F - Device Offline?
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formatRec.pCount = 4;
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formatRec.devName = &devName.bufString;
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strcpy(volName.bufString.text, ":dmtmpxx");
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volName.bufString.length = 8;
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formatRec.volName = &volName.bufString;
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formatRec.reqFileSysID = 1; // ProDOS
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FormatGS(&formatRec); // Format the disk
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This same code works for 800K or unformatted disks in the drive. devName
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has the name .APPLEDISK3.5A in it, and volName is an empty 32-character
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GS/OS result string.
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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 53, Top 27, Msg 1)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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The short answer: There is a bug in the SuperDrive controller card ROM.
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This bug was confirmed to me some years ago by Apple's Dave Lyons.
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The problem you describe doesn't match 100% with the notes below, but it is
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near enough that it is probably a different aspect of the same bug. Also, I
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think I had a similar problem to you with the "Mass Format" utility I wrote
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in Applesoft.
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Here are some notes taken from the "readme" for my MUG! NDA (MS-DOS
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Utilities for those that don't know it).
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Apple's 3.5" Disk Controller seems to have a problem when it does a
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low-level format on a double-density MFM disk (ie. 720K). The format
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process actually completes, and the system doesn't crash, but you can no
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longer access *any* 3.5" disks! You must eject the disk and do a
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'three-finger-salute' reboot (a normal shutdown does not seem to be
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enough), after which you can finish the original operation. For example,
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'Diskcopy' will format the target disk if it is unformatted or the wrong
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size (eg. 800K). After the format, the program fails as described above,
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but after rebooting the copy proceeds as the disk is now formatted.
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'Format' similarly fails after the low-level format, but after rebooting
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you can use the 'Quick format' option to write the empty directory, etc.
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Note that this format problem can be seen with other programs, not just
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MUG!
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The problem *DOES NOT* occur with 1.44Mb (high-density) disks - this is not
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really surprising as they are already MFM-formatted for both Apple and
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MSDOS use. Note that 'Diskcopy' will copy 720K disks just fine if the
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target disk has previously been formatted for 720K.
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Not a lot of help, I know. Sorry! :-(
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If you happen to find a workaround, I'd love to hear it!
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 2)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Hm. That sucks for me. Ah well.
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Thanks, Peter. I appreciate the information.
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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 53, Top 27, Msg 3)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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Yeah, I wasn't too happy at the time either! :-)
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 4)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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One more thing. When I was experimenting to see if I could find a way
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around the problem, I'm not convinced I had a 100% failure rate. (That is,
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I suspect I *may* have succeeded some times.)
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The problem was that a failure cost me a reboot, which tended to discourage
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careful "scientific" evaluation of methods and cross-checking of results.
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(The "successes" may simply have been that I accidentally used a disk
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already formatted the right way.) It was all so long ago now...
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Anyway, my point is that it may still be worth doing some experimentation.
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And maybe even seeing if anybody from the Apple gang (such as Dave Lyons)
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can remember or dig up any hints.
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Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
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(PETERW, Cat 53, Top 27, Msg 5)
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[EOA]
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[NCD]
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NDA OR A CDev?
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""""""""""""""
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I've been trying to decide on whether a program I'm considering working on
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would be best done as a NDA or a CDev, and it brought to mind the question
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in my mind: is there some documentation out there to help programmers
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decide which version their projects would best take?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 5)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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In general, a CDev should only be done if the program is essentially
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entirely about configuring some sort of system-wide behavior.
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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 59, Top 1, Msg 6)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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NDAs tend to be mini applications. An Apple glossary has entries for these
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which can be found at:
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http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/HIGuidelines/HIGuidelines-307.
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html
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Geoff
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(GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 7)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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I know how to write a S16 application (although I've never released any
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yet) as well as a NDA (which I've released a few of). Where do I find
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information and sample code on how to write CDAs, TIFs, PIFs, and FExts?
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Ryan
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Chief Sysop and Head Geek
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(A2.RYAN, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 8)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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CDAs are covered in the Desk Manager chapter of TBR 1.
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TIFs and PIFs, I'm not sure about, although I think they're covered in the
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appropriate File Type Notes, as are CDevs.
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TIFs and PIFs are very simple; they start execution at the first byte of
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code in the file, and return to the OS through an RTL instruction.
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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 59, Top 1, Msg 9)
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>>>>>
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"""""
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For NDA vs CDEV, one advantage of control panels is that they can be purged
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from memory when not open. NDAs give you much more flexibility in what you
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can do with your window, though.
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You should be able to find sample code for CDAs, PIFs, TIFs, and FeXTs in
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the syndicomm file library or the TIAB CD collection. PIFs and TIFs are
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100% similar except that TIFs are unloaded after executing. Finder Extras
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are generally a PIF (though it could be an NDA, CDA, or even a CDEV) that
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sets itself up to _AcceptRequests from Apple~Finder, and then does
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something useful with the request. The system 6 book should give some more
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info on them.
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for orca/pascal (or orca/c and orca/modula2) you can specify the program is
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a CDEV, CDA, or RTL (for TIF/PIF).
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Kelvin
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(KWS, Cat 59, Top 1, Msg 10)
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[EOA]
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[SSU]
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Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, UpTime - Available Only Until June 30
|
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"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
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Don't forget -- the Softdisk G-S, Softdisk, and UpTime products sold by
|
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Syndicomm will no longer be available as of July 1. Only about 7 weeks
|
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left to get them!
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|
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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 1, Msg 65)
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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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[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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|
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(Logon message)
|
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[EOA]
|
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[LTE]-------------------------------
|
|
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
|
|
------------------------------------
|
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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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|
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|
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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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|
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The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers
|
|
unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.
|
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[EOA]
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[KF5]------------------------------
|
|
KFest 2005 |
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
|
|
[KFR]
|
|
KFest Registration - Early Bird Deadline Extended
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
To all current and potential KansasFest attendees:
|
|
|
|
The deadline for Early Bird registration for KansasFest 2005 has been
|
|
extended from its original date of May 15th until the end of the month!
|
|
|
|
Register before June 1st and pay as little as $285 for room, board, and
|
|
conference attendance. Rates increase after the end of this month, so get
|
|
your forms in early! Visit <http://www.kfest.org> for details.
|
|
|
|
Also, credit card payments are now being handled via PayPal, an established
|
|
and secure online method of transferring funds. If you have previously
|
|
registered for this year's event using a credit card, we ask that you
|
|
please make your payment by PayPal. Directions on how to do so are
|
|
included in the updated registration form, now available at
|
|
<http://www.kfest.org>.
|
|
|
|
If you have any questions, they can be addressed publicly on this list or
|
|
privately by contacting <kfest-help@kfest.org>.
|
|
|
|
I've sent in my registration and am looking forward to seeing everyone else
|
|
this summer!
|
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|
|
-Ken
|
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KFest Committee Dude
|
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(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 38)
|
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[EOA]
|
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|
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|
|
[PBT]
|
|
WHO'S PLANNING TO BE THERE?
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
So, who's planning on showing up in Kansas City this year?
|
|
|
|
I'm still working on my plans at this point.
|
|
|
|
Ryan
|
|
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
|
|
|
|
(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 29)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I'm registered for the event, but have made no travel plans. I preceded
|
|
the past two KFests by meeting other attendees elsewhere, be it
|
|
Massachusetts or Nebraska, and I am waiting to see if something similar
|
|
will happen this year - perhaps in New York or D.C.
|
|
|
|
-Ken
|
|
|
|
(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 30)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
Sharon and I will be there. I'm looking forward to a change in location.
|
|
|
|
Carl Knoblock - Retired - Tue 12 Apr 05 10:10:11 pm
|
|
cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
|
|
KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 98 days till KFest
|
|
On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
|
|
A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com
|
|
|
|
(CARLK, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 31)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I'm still in discussions with the homefront about the extent of my Kfest
|
|
attendance. It might be an abbreviated one like last year or it may be the
|
|
full go. Our daughter has been quite a handfull for the both of us, so I
|
|
don't think my wife is all that warm to the idea of being alone with her
|
|
for a week. One can hope though. Kfest is definitely a highlight of my
|
|
life the last 5 years or so.
|
|
|
|
Dain
|
|
|
|
(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 34)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I wont be able to attend this year due to me Transferring in May - June.. I
|
|
will try next year tho...
|
|
|
|
(TECHNERD, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 35)
|
|
|
|
>>>>>
|
|
"""""
|
|
I can't make it since my daughter is due in late June, but I'll be making
|
|
an appearance or two via videoconference to do presentations.
|
|
|
|
Maybe if everyone's real good, Sophie will make an appearance as well... :)
|
|
|
|
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
|
|
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
|
|
Building communities, bit by bit.
|
|
|
|
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 36)
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[TBH]
|
|
KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th
|
|
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Mark your calendar and start saving some money.
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
|
|
[KFW]
|
|
KansasFest Website
|
|
""""""""""""""""""
|
|
Is located here: http://www.kfest.org
|
|
[EOA]
|
|
|
|
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|
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[INN]------------------------------
|
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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 2005 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@sheppyware.net
|
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|
|
* All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
|
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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
|
|
Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are
|
|
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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write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.
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[EOF]
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