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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:47 Page 1
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Volume 2, Number 8 1 April 1985
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Publisher: Fido #375
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Chief Procrastinator: Thom Henderson
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Disclaimer or dont-blame-me:
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The contents of the articles contained here are not my
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responsibility, nor do I necessarily agree with them;
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everything here is subject to debate. I publish EVERYTHING
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received.
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You can take this to mean anything you want, but hopefully
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as an invitation to comment, make suggestions, or write
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articles of your own.
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ARTICLE SUBMISSION
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All articles you see in this issue are written by users and
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sysops, and have one way or another managed to consume disk
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space on Fido #375. In order to get rid of them, and free up
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my precious disk space, I include them here, then quickly
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delete them. Then they are YOUR problem.
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EDITORIAL CONTENT:
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Totally up to you; I publish anything at all. Articles are
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generally Fido or BBS related; this is by no means a
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decision on my part, nor a requirement.
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FOR SALE, WANTED, NOTICES:
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Pretty much self explanatory. Commercial ads are welcomed,
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if of reasonable length.
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SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE:
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Manage to get a copy of your article to Fido #375,
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preferably by Fidonet mail, or by uploading. The name of
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the file you send MUST have one of the following extensions:
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.ART An article
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.SAL A "For Sale" notice
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.WAN A "Wanted" item
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:50 Page 2
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ARTICLE FORMAT: VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!
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The requirements are a little tighter in this department,
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due to purely practical constraints. I cannot devote hours
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to converting every text format in the world to the one I
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use.
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1. NO LEFT MARGINS! Flush left please. We will do the
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indenting at our end, thank you.
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2. RIGHT MARGIN AT COLUMN 60 OR LESS! Less is OK, more is
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definitely not. This includes fancy boxes, dotted lines,
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etc.
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3. NO FUNNY CHARACTERS! This includes formfeeds and other
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oddities.
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4. NO GRAPHIC CHARACTERS! Believe it or not, not every one
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in the world has an IBM PC. My computer understands
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printable characters from 20 hex to 7e hex. (Space to
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tilde) This is ASCII; "American Standard Code for
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Information Interchange". We are "Interchanging
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Information". Everything else is GARBAGE. ASCII is
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universal; Graphics are not.
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5. TOTAL ARTICLE LENGTH: Up to you; note, however, that I
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will probably avoid publishing dictionaries, bibles
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translated into NAPLPS, and ASCII encoded LANDSAT
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pictures of Russian wheat farms.
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6. WHERE ON EARTH IS THIS ARTICLE FROM? Well ... good
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question! A good idea to identify yourself somewhere,
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unless you wish to remain anonymous. Thats okay too, but
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I may balk at publishing rude or otherwise racy
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submissions.
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7. You don't need to put in separator lines at the top or
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bottom. They are added automatically when Fidonews is
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assembled.
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Any article that doesn't meet the above criteria will get
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bounced, and will not be published until someone gets around
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to fixing it. I might go over it and fix it up in time for
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the next issue, or I might ask you to try again, or I might
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just forget about it. In any event, you must meet these
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standards if you expect your article to be published
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promptly.
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:51 Page 3
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The New Kid on the Block
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That's me. This is my first issue as editor of Fidonews.
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Since you are reading this, then obviously I've at least
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figured out how to put the paper together. So far, so good.
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I've already made a few changes, but almost all of them are
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internal things, dealing with how Fidonews is assembled, and
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shouldn't really affect anyone but me. No big deal, really.
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Everyone develops their own methods for doing things. Tom
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Jennings and I have developed different methods, is all.
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My short range goal is to totally automate the production of
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Fidonews, so that it will get out on time even if I'm out of
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touch for awhile. This should be no big problem, as long as
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contributors abide by the submission standards (above).
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This is really more your newsletter than mine, anyway. I
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just put together the pieces and send it out, maybe with a
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little note from me to you tucked away somewhere.
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So don't think of this as "my" paper, or even as Fido's
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paper (pun NOT intentional). Think of it as YOUR paper.
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* * *
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I've seen at least four different methods of naming
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Fidonews. The one I've decided to go with is:
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FIDOvnn.NWS
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Where "v" is the volume number, and "nn" is the issue
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number. I've renamed all my back copies this way, and I
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plan on naming all future issues this way. What you will
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do, I have no idea.
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But speaking of issue numbers, there seems to have been some
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confusion on this in the past. Here's the record for 1985,
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as best as I've been able to determine:
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Old New
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Vol, Publication Issue Vol,
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Num Date Date Num
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2, 1 06 Jan 85 06 Jan 85 2, 1
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2, 2 16 Jan 85 16 Jan 85 2, 2
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2, 3 21 Jan 85 21 Jan 85 2, 3
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2, 3 04 Feb 85 04 Feb 85 2, 4
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2, 4 19 Feb 85 19 Feb 85 2, 5
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2, 5 06 Mar 85 01 Mar 85 2, 6
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2, 6 18 Mar 85 15 Mar 85 2, 7
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The publication date is the date the issue was actually
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assembled, as given in the page headers. The issue date is
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the nominal "date of issue", as given just above the picture
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of the doggie. These are never required to match, which is
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:53 Page 4
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why you get the March issue of a magazine in January.
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The "old" issue number is the number given in the issue
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itself. As you can see, there was a trivial error in the
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issue numbering, so I numbered my back copies according to
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the "new" issue numbers. So, by my count, this should now
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be volume 2, number 8. And so it is.
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NEWS
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From FIDO #66 Orange County, California
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UPGRADE YOUR FidoBBS SYSTEM TO
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MULTI-TASKING FOR LESS THAN $160
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OR TO
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MULTI-TASKING AND MULTI-USER FOR LESS THAN $255.
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By Robert Bosche', Jr.
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Co-SYSOP Fido #66 (714) 642-4408 - 24-Hours
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If you are like most SYSOPS, you probably run your Fido BBS
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during the hours you're not using the computer for local
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tasks. One computer is not just enough to handle FIDO BBS 24
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hours a day and run your other programs at the same time.
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Until recently we found ourselves in the same situation, and
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disappointed many of our faithful callers while we burned
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the midnight oil. We now run Fido #66 on a 24-Hour basis on
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our only computer and plan to add a second Fido to the same
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computer in the near future.
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During working hours we run other programs such as R:Base
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4000, Microrim's XRW, Wordstar, 1-2-3, PC-TALK III, and
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various editors and DOS files in the `foreground' while Fido
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#66 runs in the `background', on the same computer.
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To say there is no noticeable degradation would be
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stretching the truth, but I will say that the degradation is
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acceptable, even with three tasks/programs running at the
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same time.
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Over the past three months, we tested a number of multi-
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tasking/multi-user packages for compatibility with Fido and
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other popular packages, as well as for speed, degradation,
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other quirks, and finally cost. We can recommend two of
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them, one for about $160, and one for about $495. Most users
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can get by well with the $160 package. At these prices, it
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certainly beats buying another computer for the present. I
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will explain the differences later. Let's call them p$160
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and p$495 for short.
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P$160 turns your PC-DOS 2.10 & 3.x (not MS-DOS) compatible
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computer into a true timesharing system running up to 9 PC-
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DOS compatible programs concurrently.
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:55 Page 5
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Up to 9 separate jobs can be run at the same time, but this
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really depends on the CPU and RAM demands of each program
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you run. For our purposes, we find 2 or 3 jobs to be the
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reasonable maximum for our own application mix.
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You don't have to bring FIDO down any more to run other
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programs, or get out of your wordprocesssor to copy a file
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in another directory, just switch back and forth between
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jobs. It's like switching between computers.
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With p$160 the keyboard and screen can be assigned to any
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job, and all other jobs continue to run unattended.
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P$160 requires no additional hardware. An additional $90
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buys the Multi-user version of the package. It uses one
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standard serial port for each additional user (NOT BAD for a
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MULTIUSER SYSTEM). Remote users can be connected either by
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modem or direct via a null modem cable.
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Direct connection yields transmission rates up to 19.2K
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baud. RAM size may need to be increased according to program
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requirements. We recommend 640K, which is the maximum
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directly accessable memory for the IBM-PC/XT & Compatable.
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P$160 is simple to install, and requires only a one-line
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addition to your AUTOEXEC.BAT to allocate memory to each
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job's partition. Once booted, any program compatible with
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IBM PC-DOS may be loaded.
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Simple keystrokes can then cause any job/program to appear
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on the foreground screen, while the other jobs/programs
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continue to run in the background partition.
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Additional p$160 parameters allow you to assign processing
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priorities/time to specific jobs according to your needs.
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We have been and continue to work with the developers of
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this package to enhance its capabilities even further.
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P$495 surpasses p$160 in a few respects which may be
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requisites of your system. P$495 allows use of many IBM
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compatible computers running under PC-DOS in a multitasking
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and multiuser environment.
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P$495 also allows you to implement a number of background
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routines which actually control the way certain `unfriendly'
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software packages manipulate video RAM. The unfriendly
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software then performs normally from the user's vantage
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point, but in such a way that it cannot interfere with or
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overwrite allocated portions of video RAM. The best example
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of an unfriendly program is one that manipulates screen
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memory.
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P$495 supports remote access to DOS, so you can run programs
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from a remote location.
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P$495 also supports a memory expansion card which allows DOS
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:58 Page 6
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to direct-access up to 4 megabytes of memory.
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Think about the capabilities and use of these package(s).
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The 4 megabyte memory expansion card and multi-port (4 to 8)
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serial cards are also available.
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Please give us a call for additional information. We'll be
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more than happy to work with you to resolve any questions
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and supply any of the required software or hardware at very
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reasonable prices.
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For your information, Fido #66 runs on a Compaq portable
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packed with 640K, 2 DSDD floppies, a 33.5 meg hard disk, a
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ProModem 1200, 3 serial ports, a Kimtron (PC lookalike)
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terminal, a Heathkit/Zenith terminal, a Citizen MSP-15
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printer and a few other `put-togethers'.
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Bob Bosche'
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The ASC/US Group
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The ASC/US Computer Price Club
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Fido #66: (714) 642-4408 24-Hours
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Voice lines: (714) 642-7949 10:00AM - 6:00PM PST
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(714) 642-2582 " " "
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From: Jon Tara on FIDO #92
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Subject: AT hard disk rumors
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Disclaimer: This is pure conjecture. I've take a few slips
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of the tongue from various sources, and put them together to
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make a viable rumor...
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IBM will soon announce the availabilty of a "40MB"
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PC-AT. Because consumer confidence in the ill-fated 20MB AT
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drive is so low, IBM may even offer the 40MB AT at the same
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price as the current 20MB model, and offer to upgrade
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existing 20MB drives.
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The new drive is actually a 33MB (formatted) drive from
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CMI - the same company that makes the 20MB drive. Some
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marketing genius at IBM decided, though, to follow the lead
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of the sleazier end of the micro industry, and use the
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unformatted capacity of 40MB in the company's literature.
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Many theories have been offered about the cause of the
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problems with the 20MB drive. One is that the controller
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leaks write current during reads, resulting in the slow
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erasure of data. But users have experienced no problems
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using non-CMI drives on the AT. The problem is actually
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with the 20MB CMI drive. The thermal stability of the case
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is insufficient to maintain head alignment, resulting in all
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sorts of havoc, as tracks get recorded and re-recorded at
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different locations.
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The 33MB drive is of a completely different design,
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:35:59 Page 7
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which avoids the thermal problems of the 20MB drive. The
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other difference is that the 33MB drive is (currently) made
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in the U.S., while the 20MB drive is made in the orient.
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MIKE HAMILTON SYSOP FIDO #313 & 370
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I'm sure that all Rainbow owners have found as I have that
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there is a bottleneck in system recovery between programs.
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This is generally caused by having to reread COMMAND.COM
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from the disk. Following is the procedure I use for moving
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COMMAND.COM into memory in a RAMDISK.
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Two programs are used RAMDISK and COMSPEC, both of which are
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avaliable on numerous boards around the country.
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In CONFIG.SYS add the following:
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RAMDISK.SYS 21K (This will create a ramdisk of 21k in
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size)
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In AUTOEXEC.BAT add the following (G: is used for reference
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only the real drive will
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be the next one
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avaliable)
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COPY COMMAND.COM G:
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SET COMSPEC=G:\COMMAND.COM
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COMSPEC G:\COMMAND.COM
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PATH=G:\;E:\ (THE E:\ SHOULD BE WHAT
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EVER DRIVE IS YOUR
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PRIMARY)
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This procedure works for me and inproves system performance
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about 10%.
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Mike Hamilton SYSOP FIDO #313 & 370
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I have several scare stories lately about using reinforced
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center floppies. In my company we have over 100 RAINBOWS and
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use exclusively DYSAN disks (they have a re-inforced center)
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to the tune of 1000 per quarter for the past 6-9 months. We
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have experienced no problems excpet with people who insist
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in jerking the disks out of the machine when there is a
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little resistance to removal.
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I don't know where the information got started but it sounds
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like the NY Times article about DEC and their RAINBOWS.
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Anyone else have any experience that can be documented about
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the ???problem???.
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:36:01 Page 8
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Article from Kent Leonard
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Fido #77, Boulder, CO.
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First of all thanks to Tom Jennings for all the
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Newsletters until now, and thanks to Thom Henderson
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for his accepting the editorship of the Newsletter.
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I hope that everyone has heard all about the
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dismissal of the Tom Tcimpidis vs PacTel case.
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What is still very unclear to me is just what
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should be the lessons learned by this case, and
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what practical actions should Sysops take as a
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result?
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I am seeing many boards become a registration/
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subscription system, i.e. first time in, you only
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get to leave your name address and phone number.
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The Sysop will then allegedly verify your information
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before allowing real access. I for one am not
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willing to undertake that kind of overhead to keep
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a Board running, and I really fail to see its
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value in protecting oneself against legal liability
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from abusive users.
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I would appreciate comments from anyone in this
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matter, privately or in this newsletter. THANKS.
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I might relate one or two interesting comments
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that I heard regarding this case: The first was
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from a lawyer who was incredulous when told about it.
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Ever since the Greeks has a public posting been
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considered Free Speach and the property owner could
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not possibly be held liable. He thought the case
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would collapse immediately upon submittal to any court.
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The second comment I got was "What if I go over to the
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Kiosks on the Mall and start posting Credit Card numbers?
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Will the city be held liable? The merchant who owns the
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store that it's in front of? How about the bulletin
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board that's in the local supermarket?" Food for
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thought.
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FOR SALE
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NOTICE FROM FIDO #66 Orange County, California
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A S C / U S C O M P U T E R P R I C E C L U B
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BBS: (714)642-4408 VOICE:(714)642-2582 or 642-7949
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Although we've spent the last two months down more than up,
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FIDO #66 is back and better than ever. Try it and let us
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know what you think.
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:36:03 Page 9
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We not only offer a FIDO BBS setup which we are proud of,
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but excellent prices on all of your hardware and software
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needs. Download our HOTLIST for current specials, and our
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".CAT" file(s) for a more comprehensive listing. Call
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(714)642-CLUB for current pricing.
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We carry over 20,000 items, and specialize in items for IBM
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and compatibles at very fair prices. We also pay referral
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fees for consulting gigs.
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Please give us a call!!
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We have a confession to make. We've been holding out on
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you. For several years now we've been using a program
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called MACRO to boost our productivity. But we've been
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keeping it a closely guarded secret. Even our most intimate
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clients have been unaware of it's existence. Now, however,
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we've decided to release it to the PC user community.
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If you have ever used a macro assembler, then you already
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know how useful macros can be. For the rest of you, well, a
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good macro processor can do half of your work for you.
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MACRO works with any normal text file, and hence can be used
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as a powerful front-end to almost any language. MACRO can
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help you create programs that:
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1. Put parameters in your programs, allowing you to easily
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change table sizes, ranges of values, and so forth.
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2. Put conditional code in your programs, allowing you to
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write one program, and then "switch" parts on and off
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easily for different customers and applications.
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3. Perform integer arithmetic and string manipulation
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before your program is compiled, saving run time.
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4. Write programs that customize themselves when you
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compile them, based on commands given and questions
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answered during the macro scan.
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MACRO is available for only $100 through SEAboard, Fido 375.
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You can order by either leaving a comment to the sysop when
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you log off of SEAboard, or by sending a PRIVATE message to
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the sysop of Fido 375. Be sure to give your name, mailing
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address, and VISA or MasterCard number and expiration date.
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Also be sure to download our electronic catalog, which will
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run on any IBM PC, XT, or AT, and which gives details of our
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complete line of products for the IBM user.
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MIKE HAMILTON SYSOP FIDO #313 & 370
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:36:05 Page 10
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Seems like everyone and their cousins are in the chip
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selling business these days. So I figured Mike why don't you
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join the crowd. Since I frequently listen to myself here is
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the deal.
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9 chip set of 256k chips for $125.
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3 sets for $115 apeice
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5 sets for $105 apiece
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larger orders call for prices.
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I realise that these prices are below what others are
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offering. I have no excuse for them. My prices will come
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down as the market drops its prices.
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Contact me at fido #313 for arrangements.
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FROM FIDO 357-------SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK-------------
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ADS answering service is the FIRST service to run TOTALLY
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ON COMPUTER. ADS uses state of the art IBM hardware
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assuring you of continued service 24 hours a day, 7 days a
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week.
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We offer service with UNLIMTED CALLS per month, NO
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CONNECTION FEE, and NO MONTHLY FEE to the phone company.
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Here at ADS the computer answers your call, greeting your
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caller with a message you compose, IN YOUR OWN VOICE,
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asking them to please leave a message. Since there are NO
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operators involved ALL MESSAGES ARE 100% PRIVATE !!
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When you call in from any touch tone phone in the world,
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you can INSTANTLY retrieve your messages, and if the caller
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also is a subscriber to our service, you may then leave an
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answer for him on the system.
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You can at any time delete your messages, and when this
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and then deleted from the disk directory ASSURING YOU THAT
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NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE ACCESS TO THE MESSAGE AGAIN!
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You may at any time change your greeting message to reflect
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fact your message may be anything YOU desire !
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You may also leave messages for any other subscriber at any
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time.
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ADS is the ultimate in answering services!!
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For more information or to arrange a demonstration of the
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from 9 am to 5 pm (EST)
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FIDONEWS -- 01 Apr 85 01:36:07 Page 11
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WANTED
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WANTED
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Does anyone know of any utilities for converting RBBS
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user lists to Fido user lists? I understand the reluctance
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of some sysops to convert their RBBS systems to Fido just
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because of this one task. Thanks.
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---Kent Leonard, Sysop Fido 77
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NOTICES
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*** UPCOMING EVENTS ***
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14 Apr 85 - Submission deadline for next issue of Fidonews.
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