textfiles/bbs/CBBS/1990/900411.ch

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CBBS(R) 4.0.3b
04/11/90 21:48:31
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Y/N: want CBBS "1st time user" info?n;ward;christensen;odraw;fullc;pest

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You are caller 214123; next msg =43464;  366 active msgs.
Prev. call 04/07/90 @ 02:12, next msg was 43445
Recording logon for next time.
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Type ? for list of valid commands.
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?xxxxx
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04/06/90,00:08:11,214011,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,0
]My father blacked out in the bathroom this am, fell, broke his leg.
type log,ward c;qr;*
04/06/90,00:08:11,214011,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,0
]My fa
WARD CHRISTENSEN,
04/06/90,05:49:14,214012,2,PETE JONES,,0

04/07/90,02:12:53,214028,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
E#43445,9
04/07/90,03:26:28,214029,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1
04/07/90,03:33:27,214030,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,
E#43446,1
04/07/90,07:52:47,214031,2,ALEX ZELL,,1
]Called IBM librarian to check on Tech Ref Manual for XT 286.
"Sure, we can order one.
How much? (Figured mebbe $15-30, like most books nowadays.)
>>$60.50<<
I promptly left message with Randy suggesting he take his
copy to his bank vault. heh heh.
ALEX ZELL,
04/07/90,08:15:00,214032,1,BILL WOLFF,,
E#43447,4
04/07/90,09:18:42,214033,1,DAN SEIBOLD,,5
04/07/90,09:31:25,214034,1,KEN STOX,,1
04/07/90,11:12:08,214035,2,JIM POLOUS,,1
04/07/90,11:38:58,214036,1,AL HIGGINS,,
E#43448,13
04/07/90,12:11:07,214037,2,ERIC BOHLMAN,,
E#43449,9
04/07/90,12:24:54,214038,2,ROBERT WALLINGFORD,,10
04/07/90,15:32:09,214039,1,ANDY SHAPIRO,,5
04/07/90,15:42:42,214040,1,FRANK TIAN,upland/ca,
E#43450,10
04/07/90,15:51:04,214041,3,JIM COLLING,,
04/07/90,15:53:26,214042,3,JIM COLLING,,
04/07/90,15:59:52,214043,3,JIM COLLING,,6
04/07/90,16:45:47,214044,2,JIM THALE,,3
04/07/90,16:53:09,214045,1,RAISTLIN MAJERE,,2
04/07/90,17:20:09,214046,2,ED FOSTER,,1
04/07/90,17:22:34,214047,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1
04/07/90,17:28:48,214048,3,DAVID JOHNSON,,
04/07/90,17:50:12,214049,1,VLADO ALEK,kotor,
04/07/90,17:56:19,214050,1,VASILIJE ZLOKOVIC,,8
04/07/90,18:05:56,214051,1,VASILIJE ZLOKOVIC,,7
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VASILIJE ZLOKOVIC,
04/07/90,19:59:03,214052,1,CHARLIE KESTNER,,
E#43451,5
04/07/90,21:00:13,214053,2,PHIL JERN,,0
04/07/90,21:37:20,214054,1,TOM SCAPILLATO,BURR RIDGE/ IL,3
04/07/90,21:59:02,214055,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,3
04/07/90,22:21:27,214056,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,0
04/07/90,22:25:02,214057,1,JAMES CORSBIE,Waco/TX,14
04/07/90,23:40:08,214058,3,SCOTT MAC,skokie/il,23
04/08/90,00:31:56,214059,3,STAN BENTLY,chicago,13
04/08/90,01:34:51,214060,2,MART MEIER,,
>Help: RETRIVE,24
04/08/90,02:37:26,214061,2,JERRY OLSEN,,
E#43452,13
04/08/90,02:51:54,214062,2,JERRY OLSEN,,1
]Ward--
Dunno if there's a problem or the board's just down for msg-base maintenance,
but thought I'd note that I just called CBBS/Dolton twice and got no
answer at all. (Used auto-dial, so am sure #'s correct.) Hope all's
OK. Regards....
JERRY OLSEN,
04/08/90,06:38:59,214063,2,RALPH WROBLEWSKI,midlothian/il,7
04/08/90,06:43:49,214064,2,RALPH WROBLEWSKI,,22
04/08/90,07:32:18,214065,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,0
04/08/90,07:37:17,214066,2,JIM POLOUS,,0
04/08/90,08:27:34,214067,2,BILL PRECHT,,7
04/08/90,08:42:10,214068,2,BILL PRECHT,,
E#43453,3
04/08/90,09:02:31,214069,2,ALEX ZELL,,
04/08/90,10:20:37,214070,2,MARTY DIPPEL,,2
04/08/90,11:08:26,214071,9,DAVID GIBBS,,1
04/08/90,14:05:32,214072,1,ANN FOX,chicago,6
04/08/90,14:18:04,214073,1,N ACH,,3
04/08/90,15:44:32,214074,1,BEN TAYLOR,hoffman est. ill,12
04/08/90,16:30:07,214075,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,
E#43454,
E#43455,3
04/08/90,16:50:26,214076,1,CHARLIE KESTNER,,4
04/08/90,17:19:57,214077,2,BEN BURDETTE,,16
]BEN BURDETTE,
04/08/90,18:38:31,214078,1,COLIN SCHROEDER,,
E#43456,
E#43457,
E#43458,42
04/08/90,19:51:30,214079,1,DAVID COOK,,
04/08/90,20:13:48,214080,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1
04/08/90,20:22:20,214081,1,SCOTT MUELLER,,17
04/08/90,21:14:05,214082,2,MIKE MACYGIN,Island Lake/ IL,4
04/08/90,21:31:18,214083,2,DENNIS STAHL,,5
04/08/90,21:53:40,214084,1,JIM FLANAGAN,,9
04/08/90,22:04:55,214085,1,JOSEPH SKOM,,4
04/08/90,22:13:45,214086,2,MARILOU FALLIS,,
E#43459,22
]Nice to be on a board again - we didn't have a modem with this new
computer for some time. I used to live in Chicago and miss the town
nice to get on a board from there.
MARILOU FALLIS,
04/08/90,22:39:48,214087,2,BOB VON BORSTEL,,3
04/08/90,23:06:26,214088,2,PETE CANTELE,,9
04/09/90,00:20:40,214089,1,DANNY VAISRUB,,2
04/09/90,01:48:23,214090,2,BILL MATTSON,,2
04/09/90,02:20:50,214091,2,ERIC BOHLMAN,,4
04/09/90,06:16:59,214092,2,PETE JONES,,1
04/09/90,09:02:53,214093,2,EARL HALL,,8
04/09/90,10:47:50,214094,1,KEN STOX,,4
04/09/90,14:57:13,214095,1,LANE LARRISON,,3
04/09/90,15:05:21,214096,1,KEN TRAINOR,,4
04/09/90,16:15:56,214097,2,JEFF MARTIN,,2
04/09/90,17:30:32,214098,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,0
04/09/90,18:44:48,214099,2,BRUCE WHITMORE,schaumburg/il,3
04/09/90,19:40:46,214100,2,JOHN PENNIE,CHICAGO,4
04/09/90,19:44:29,214101,9,DAVID GIBBS,,0
04/09/90,19:51:29,214102,2,KEVIN KEYSER,,3
04/09/90,20:01:10,214103,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,1
04/09/90,20:58:45,214104,3,DAVID JOHNSON,,8
04/09/90,21:24:48,214105,1,DANIEL JOHNSON,,
E#43460,9
04/09/90,21:41:11,214106,1,DAVID COOK,,3
04/09/90,22:18:08,214107,2,WILLIAM DAVIES,,5
04/09/90,22:27:41,214108,1,WALTER SZYDELKO,burbank,3
]a very difficult format for a bbs
WALTER SZYDELKO,
04/09/90,22:49:51,214109,2,LARRY GLASSMAN,,1
04/09/90,23:36:33,214110,2,TONY ANTONUCCI,,
E#43461,
E#43462,13
04/09/90,23:50:37,214111,2,JIM ANDERSON,,6
04/10/90,03:51:50,214112,2,ALEX ZELL,,
04/10/90,08:03:28,214113,2,EARL HALL,,0
04/10/90,08:05:24,214114,2,EARL HALL,,0
04/10/90,08:11:20,214115,2,DENNIS STAHL,,1
04/10/90,08:58:17,214116,1,TERRY ALDRICH,schaumburg/illinois,3
04/10/90,09:27:17,214117,2,DON PIVEN,,2
04/10/90,11:56:31,214118,1,JOHN MUNDT,,1
04/11/90,17:58:40,214119,2,DENNIS STAHL,,0
04/11/90,19:19:52,214120,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,,1
04/11/90,19:51:35,214121,1,CHARLIE KESTNER,,
E#43463,7
04/11/90,20:05:43,214122,1,JIM EATON,,4
04/11/90,21:48:49,214123,1,WARD CHRISTENSEN,,
43445 R/80XX HELP
43446 COMMAND.COM ZAP
43447 R/COMMAND.COM ZAP
43448 R/8" DRIVE REPAIR
43449 R/80XX HELP
43450 DONATION VIA USERS PHONE USAGE
43451 PRINTER CODES LISTING
43452 R/AREA CODE 815 BBS NUMBERS
43453 YOUR BBS LIST
43454 BASIC7
43455 80287-8 4 SALE
43456 R/SPEAR TECHNOLOGY
43457 VIDEO FOR SALE
43458 STATISTICAL CONSULTING
43459 LISA-MAC CONCERNS
43460 R/AREA CODE 815 BBS NUMBERS
43461 286 MOTHERBOARD
43462 286 MOTHERBOARD
43463 R/LISA-MAC CONCERNS

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Retrieving flagged msgs: C skips, K aborts.

Msg 43445 is 05 line(s) on 04/07/90 from WARD CHRISTENSEN
to BOB LUND re: R/80XX HELP

 I've long used "The 8086 book", by Rector & Alexy, but I bought it in
'81, so there should be something newer - probably a 286 book. Do you
live in or commute to the city? It should be worth your while to check
out Krochs, B. Dalton's, or one of the software-only book stores, and
just see what's on the shelf.

Msg 43446 is 11 line(s) on 04/07/90 from JAMES SCHMIDT
to WARD CHRISTENSEN re: COMMAND.COM ZAP

Ward,
 Congratulations on your article on the April 10 issuse of PC
Magazine. I am a DOS 4.01 user and would like to fit your COMMAND.COM /
Disk space zap to this version.
 Could you give me some insight into how you located the proper
location to zap so that I might find the equivalent offsets for my
version of COMMAND.COM ?
 I am not asking you to build me a custom zap, just some
guidance.
Thank you,
James

Msg 43447 is 01 line(s) on 04/07/90 from BILL WOLFF
to JAMES SCHMIDT re: R/COMMAND.COM ZAP

What is COMMAND.COM/ZAP?
No msg 43448

Msg 43449 is 14 line(s) on 04/07/90 from ERIC BOHLMAN
to BOB LUND re: R/80XX HELP

You should start with Intel's handbook on its microcontroller series; I
think the current title is "embedded controller handbook" though it might
be "microcontroller handbook"; the latest one I have is 1986. That will
cover the 8048 and 8051 series, as well as the 8096 series. I'm not really
aware of all that much in the way of third-party books on Intel
microcontrollers. The Intel books should be enough to get you started if
you're familiar with the Motorola 6805 or 6801 series (there are major
architectural differences between these and Intel's microcontrollers; the
Motorola parts have more "computer-like" instruction sets whereas the Intel
parts have more special-purpose instructions (and more registers). The
8051 series has a more pleasant architecture (for example, it uses relative
jumps whereas the 8048 uses page-based jumps) than the 8048).
I'm quite familiar with both processors, with several commercial designs
under my belt. If you want to talk, voice phone is 708-251-5787.

Msg 43450 is 11 line(s) on 04/07/90 from FRANK TIAN
to SYSOP re: DONATION VIA USERS PHONE USAGE

hi: we are a wholesaler in phone rate and can offer you and your user 20-60%
savings without changing anything in their phone system. we are and will not
raise our rate which is filed by mci to fcc. what we do keep is the volume
discount and out of which we will donate 5% of the total usage by you to this
bbs here is how to reach us
far east marketing
1152 n. mountain ave ste 208
upland, ca 91786
frank tian vp sales
tel 714-981-4130
fax 714-949-7308

Msg 43451 is 05 line(s) on 04/07/90 from CHARLIE KESTNER
to ALL re: PRINTER CODES LISTING

 Does anyone know where I can find a listing of various
printers' codes?
 I seem to recall seeing a FILE of that in the last
few months, but cannot recall the name (and a scan of various
descriptors on PC boards doesn't help either).

Msg 43452 is 08 line(s) on 04/08/90 from JERRY OLSEN
to DANIEL JOHNSON re: R/AREA CODE 815 BBS NUMBERS

You can give a call to a BBS I run and do an automated search through
about a half-dozen BBS lists for all records containing area code 815.
Call The Advocate/NOWAR, 312.939.4411, 24 hrs., 8/n/1 (central Chicago).
Exit the message-base program with the main-menu 'C' function, then type
SEARCH. Select the 'BBS Lists' options and enter '815' at the 'Search for?'
prompt, pressing ENTER at all other prompts. Matching records will be
displayed nonstop to the console, so be prepared to capture 'em. (Note:
DON'T type the quote marks used above.) Good luck.

Msg 43453 is 04 line(s) on 04/08/90 from BILL PRECHT
to JERRY OLSEN re: YOUR BBS LIST

I just called you Advocate/NOWAR CPM-based bbs, walked through all the
machinations you suggested, and got a listing of precisely 23 BBS groups.
It wasn't really tough to catch those matching records displayed "Nonstop"
to the console. Let me know when you improve your system.

Msg 43454 is 02 line(s) on 04/08/90 from RICHARD GOZDAL
to ALL re: BASIC7

 Does anyone know of a BBS locally getting or starting the BASIC7
echo? (for MS Basic V7)

Msg 43455 is 02 line(s) on 04/08/90 from RICHARD GOZDAL
to ALL re: 80287-8 4 SALE

Have my 80287-8 for sale. $100. Upgraded to a 387-20.
312-775-2593 early eves.

Msg 43456 is 14 line(s) on 04/08/90 from COLIN SCHROEDER
to JIM POLOUS re: R/SPEAR TECHNOLOGY

Jim:
 Glad to hear you squeezed out of a bad situation! I also appreciate
the info on M.I.S.-but I'm not really involved in purchasing, so I'll
just pass it along. An update-it turns out the problem was two missing
insulating washers on the motherboard mounting screws (translates as
"the motherboard was shorting out!")-so now all's well, the machine's
running UNIX and DOS w/o any problem, and I think I'll keep it.
 BTW, do you know anyone who needs help with research/statistical an
alysis. I'm offering consulting services for data analysis and
research design and, provided the subject is within my bounds,
advice on reports, etc. I'm DBA Sigma-Squared Consulting, and you
can reach me here or at (312) 764-5963 (pm), (708) 570-8251 (days).
 "See" you later.
 Colin

Msg 43457 is 07 line(s) on 04/08/90 from COLIN SCHROEDER
to ALL re: VIDEO FOR SALE

I've got a mono monitor (b/w with reverse video switch) and true
Hercules card for sale-used a bit but still in good shape.
Also have a FD-only controller and I/O card which I'll sell for
peanuts. For the video set, I'm asking $125 obo, and I'm
willing to consider a trade + $ for a working, fully documented
I/O card that I can get my system to recognize. Leave a msg.
here or call me at (312) 764-5963

Msg 43458 is 11 line(s) on 04/08/90 from COLIN SCHROEDER
to ALL re: STATISTICAL CONSULTING

Hi all!
 If you, or any colleagues, need help with data analysis and
statistics, research design, etc. I'd like to work with you. I
run a statistical/computing consulting firm which specializes in
behavioral science research design and analysis. We handle
research in organization behavior, survey and market research,
and experimental studies in psychology, medicine and biology.
We also offer basic level training in microcomputer statistical
applications and common business applications.

 You can contact me here or at (312) 764-5963 (leave a msg.).

Msg 43459 is 09 line(s) on 04/08/90 from MARILOU FALLIS
to ALL re: LISA-MAC CONCERNS

We have an Apple Lisa that thinks it is a MAC
It will operate most MAC programs, but we
are finding some interesting problems. The available
RAM is 712, 8-18 bytes too small for some programs.
We have tried scrabble, SIM city and some other
games only to get system failure. It didn't like
Prodigy much either. Does anyone else have this
useful orphan and solved some of these problems?
P.S. Anyone know BBS in Washington DC area?

Msg 43460 is 05 line(s) on 04/09/90 from DANIEL JOHNSON
to JERRY OLSEN re: R/AREA CODE 815 BBS NUMBERS

jerry
Thanks for your help with the 815 bulletin board numbers. I'll give
your number a call, and get that information.
It's not like I have anything against long distance phone bills, but.
Thanks! Dan Johnson
No msg 43461

Msg 43462 is 03 line(s) on 04/09/90 from TONY ANTONUCCI
to ALL re: 286 MOTHERBOARD

I have a 10Mhz 286 motherboard for sale with 1 Meg RAM and a 12Mhz
80287 chip, board also has 2 serial and 1 par. ports.
Asking $450. Leave msgs here

Msg 43463 is 10 line(s) on 04/11/90 from CHARLIE KESTNER
to MARILOU FALLIS re: R/LISA-MAC CONCERNS

 I'm afraid you won't find much Apple information here, since
it's not SUPPORTED here! (See "CBBS Policy" by using the "b"
command.)
 About the only Apple items you'd find here would be realted
to Apples running CP/M (just about dead), or Unix on Macs (and
we don't get much of that, either).
 Try modemming into 312-776-5561 (Stillwaters BBS), and getting
their Chicago-area BBS listing.
 CBBS is (mostly) a DOS board now, along with related computer
hardware topics.
>Function:?r;-1