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~ WELCOME TO GEnieLamp APPLE II! ~
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GEnieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.5, Issue 46
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Publisher................................................John F. Peters
Editor...................................................Douglas Cuff
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~ January 1, 1996 ~
FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY]
Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me?
HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM] REFLECTIONS ............. [REF]
Flowchart Fun. Museum Home Pages.
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Report on December's Meeting. GEnieLamp Information.
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Notes From The Editor
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
Apple Computer stopped making its last Apple II in 1983. As I
pointed out last year this time, 1994 was still not the year the Apple II
died. Neither was 1995.
In fact, we made out like bandits in 1995. We got new hardware: the
SecondSight card and, along with the rest of the micro world, IOmega ZIP
drives. We got new software: Quick Click Morph, TimeOut Statistics,
Convert 3200, Quick Click TIFF Reader, Deja II (AppleWorks 5.1 for the
Mac), Opening Line, TouchTwo AppleWorks macros, Print 3200, and PMPFax, not
to mention shareware/freeware efforts such as II Not Disturb, Blockade
(game from Brutal Deluxe), and Pix Whiz (New Print Shop color pix editor).
We also got significant updates and upgrades for some of our
software: Spectrum v2.0, Balloon v2.0, AppleWorks v5.1, rSounder v3.0,
AutoArk v1.1, TimeOut ShrinkIt v5, One Touch Commands 5, GEnie Master 5,
CoPilot for GEnie v2.5.5, The Tinies (with a new construction set), an
improved variable-time SHR screen saver, and a patch for the HFS FST.
Sure, it wasn't all good news. There were some new products we
haven't gotten yet--the TurboRez card, Wolfenstein 3-D, SimCity, Tracer
Sanction, Mind Shadow--and some updates that still haven't arrived:
GraphicWriter III v2.0, Kangaroo, TransProg III, SuperConvert, and a
decidedly unofficial System 6.0.2 from Brutal Deluxe. We even suffered a
few losses in 1995: Your Money Matters and free Apple IIc motherboard/ROM
upgrades, to name just two.
Our biggest losses in 1995 were our magazines and newsletters:
A2-Central, TimeOut-Central, Script-Central, Studio City, GS+ Magazine,
Softdisk (but not Softdisk G-S), and AppleWorks Forum all ceased
publication. In March/April 1995, we were told that II Alive "is not going
quarterly any time soon". As of December, it seems that this is exactly
what's going to happen. There are about four more issues to come, so II
Alive will probably finish in late 1996 or early 1997.
So we lost ICON (International Computer Owners Network) and NAUG
(National AppleWorks Users Group)... Softdisk Publishing and EGO Systems
are still with us, not to mention Shareware Solutions II and PAUG
(Planetary Apple User Group). Two replacement newsletters have come along:
Apple Blossom by Steve Cavanaugh and II Something by Clark Stiles, both of
which are distributed freely. Thanks to the efforts of Joe Kohn and Will
Nelken, Script-Central back issues and TimeOut-Central back issues are
again available.
(It's encouraging to see new Apple II magazines being announced, but
I was also cheered by the news that Steve Disbrow, formerly editor of GS+,
is going to be writing for Shareware Solutions II. Small one-person
newsletters are great, but I'd like to see a group of people get together
to produce a larger magazine.)
The HyperCard books came back in print, thanks to Mike Westerfield of
the Byte Works, and ABC Direct is supposedly selling AE-like hardware. In
1995, we enjoyed not only KansasFest 1995, but also a videotape of same for
those of us too poor to make it to Kansas City. Auri Rahimzadeh published
the Woz issue of PowerGS. GEnie continued to be the true home of the Apple
II community, with over 1700 uploads in 1995. The Golden Orchard CD-ROM
finally shipped.
What's coming in 1996? Two newsletters have been announced:
AppleWorks Gazette from Howard Katz and Chris Serreau, and Juiced.GS from
Max Jones. It looks as though we might finally get Wolfenstein 3-D, now
that another programmer has taken over Burger Bill's task. Joe Kohn has
promised Studio City back issues for sometime this year, as well as his
expose on the ROM 4 Apple IIgs. Tony "Hexman" Morales is continuing work
on his "Hindenburg" Apple IIgs emulation project.
Okay, so the future isn't so bright that we gotta wear shades. And
we don't want to don the rose-colored specs either, because fool's
paradises just aren't our style. But it's still true, my friends, that on
a clear day, you can see forever.
Happy 1996.
[*][*][*]
This issue of GEnieLamp A2 is 5 days late. My apologies for the
inconvenience. This is something that hasn't happened since I became
editor. Once I pressed the deadline just a shade, releasing the magazine
in the PM of the first of the month, rather than early in the AM, but other
than that, my record has been spotless.
Since I took over the editorship of GEnieLamp A2, my parents have
given my wife and I the magnificent present of airfare home for the
Christmas holidays. This great joy carries with it the knowledge that I
have to work like the devil to finish the January issue of GEnieLamp A2
before I leave my "home office" (generally 2-3 days before Christmas).
I've done that two years in a row. This year, the PAUG newsletter wasn't
ready. I toyed with the idea of publishing the January 1996 issue without
the column, but I didn't want to run without PAUG two months in a row, and
I knew that the issue would run too short.
It broke my heart to do it--and put a small damper on my Christmas
vacation--but I decided I had to postpone publication until my return. I'm
back now, and I crave your kind indulgence for the delay.
-- Doug Cuff
GEnie Mail: EDITOR.A2 Internet: editor.a2@genie.com
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Is That A Letter For Me?
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
o A2 POT-POURRI
o HOT TOPICS
o WHAT'S NEW
o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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DEPT. OF NICE GUYS FINISH LAST Did anyone notice the November 29 initial
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" public stock offering of a company called
Pixar, Inc? That's the company that did all the computer animation for the
new Disney movie, TOY STORY. The stock was initially offered at $22/share,
it opened at $47, and closed at $39. What's my point? Well, it just so
happens that Steven Jobs heads the company and retains 80% of the 37.4
million outstanding stock shares. On paper, that makes him a billionaire.
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:67/M645;1)
PRINT 3200 BUG FIX A week or so ago, I uploaded a program named Print
"""""""""""""""""" 3200. Since then, a relatively minor (but
disconcerting) bug has surfaced.
Launching Print 3200 updates your hidden Desktop file. IF you have
your Finder set up to view items by anything other than Icons, you will
notice that several filetype designations will appear to be blank.
I just spoke to John Wrenholt, and he figured out what was causing
the problem, and I was able to come up with a "quick and dirty" fix for it.
However, since the fix involves using Foundation and not everyone has
Foundation, I've asked John to release a Print 3200 v1.0.1 (or v1.1) after
he's had a chance to confirm that the quick fix didn't break something
else. Also, we both agreed that it would be a real good idea to change the
version number of Print 3200.
Here's the "quick and dirty" fix...
In Print 3200, there is a "dummy" rBundle. It's not really there for
any particular reason, but it is the cause of the problem as the "dummy"
file is not quite empty.
So, fire up Foundation, load Print 3200, and use the Hex Editor to
enter 00 for the 5 or 6 bytes that display something other than 00. Save
Print 3200 back to disk, and it'll be OK.
You will also have to delete your Desktop file.
For those of you who don't own Foundation, look for Print 3200 v1.0.1
in the next couple of days.
We're hoping (and I'll test this in a little bit) that if we also
change the rVersion number, that the Desktop file will be updated and that
it will "fix itself."
Joe Kohn
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:306/M645;1)
LIFE UNFAIR IN OUR FAVOR FOR ONCE! You're going to love this.
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In the current January issue of _Details_ magazine, there is an
article on pages 52-53 about the evolution of the media industry along with
technology. At the bottom of the spread is a timeline which begins in the
70's and proceeds through the next two-and-a-half decades.
So I'm scanning this timeline and I see "Apple II Computer" in and
about the '77 range. Good. They didn't forget.
Passing other techno blurbs like "Sony Walkman" and "Gates / Allen
MS-DOS," I continue and see "IBM PC" with a little picture of a vintage PC.
Harumph! It was unfair that Big Blue merited a picture of its progeny
while the Apple II only received a mere mention.
I keep reading and come to the "Apple Macintosh" with its own little
picture. Except that the picture is not of a Mac, but of a IIgs! It's the
old, familiar publicity photo of a Woz GS with the chemical factory screen!
Ain't that a kick?
Is it subversion or is it an accident? Who knows? But I got a good
laugh out of it because despite everything Apple Computer has done to
distance itself from the image of its once successful Apple II line, the
Apple II just won't go away :)
Michael
(ANIMASIA, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:105/M645;1)
TURBO ASB FIX Thanks to Ron Higgins, I found out why I was having trouble
""""""""""""" running the Turbo ASB at the Ext./16 baud rate. I had
SW1-1 UP which gives 230,400 bps but my modem (most modems other than the
Hayes Optima) can only go 115,200 bps. D'OH! I could have slapped myself
for not figuring that one out.
Now I've got SW1-2 UP instead and I'm flying at 115,200 bps. It
works great for file transfers, but ProTERM's text display cannot keep up
with speeds like that so I end up with some messy looking screens (sort of
like using Spectrum SHR mode at high baud rates.) Apparently, ProTERM's
top limit (at least on my Zip 8/64 GS) is 57,600 bps. Anything faster than
that and the screen display can't keep up.
I'll probably end up using 38,400 bps for standard telecom and I'll
hike it up to 115,400 bps for file transfers. Man, this thing is a speed
demon! I only wish you could setup the Turbo ASB to provide 57,600 and
115,200 bps simultaneously. But I can live with 38,400.
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT12, TOP39, MSG:26/M645;1)
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
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PATCH FOR HFS FILE SYSTEM TRANSLATOR (FST) HFS Patcher
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Copyright 1995, Procyon Enterprises Inc.
Permission hereby granted to distribute this package far and wide,
including in SoftDisk and other publications, so long as only the original
archive (or files) is transmitted unmodified.
Written by Jawaid Bazyar because Dave Lyons didn't have time to write it.
The Bug The HFS FST (Macintosh HFS File System Translator) that ships
''''''' with the IIGS System 6.0.1 has a simple but catastrophic bug in
it. There is an error in a "multiply two numbers" subroutine. This
subroutine is called by the part of the FST that determines where on a disk
device a "logical block" resides.
Much like ProDOS, the HFS file system can only have 65536 blocks on a
disk device. Unlike ProDOS, however, HFS can have varying "logical block"
sizes - anywhere from 512 bytes (like on a floppy disk) to 10K or more (on
very large hard disk drives). Thus, even though there can only be 65536
blocks on a disk, large hard disks can still be used by making each of
those blocks bigger. When HFS goes to read or write to a hard disk, it
must determine a physical block number, given the logical block size and
HFS block number. The routine that does this in the IIGS' HFS FST is the
buggy routine mentioned above.
This bug can/will cause random trashing of HFS volumes on a GS, and
incorrect reading of HFS volumes created on a Mac (such as CD-ROMs, hard
disks, optical disks, any large media). This is almost certainly the bug
that caused Jim Maricondo great amounts of grief and delayed the Golden
Orchard CD by some months, and this was causing many files on the Compton's
1995 CD disc to be read as garbage.
A single byte change will correct the bug. To fix the bug, as well
as change the version numbers and modification date of the FST, I have
provided a simple patch program. Simply run this program, and it will
automatically patch the file HFS.FST that resides in your system folder.
You need only run the patch program once -- the patch is permanent, but be
careful not to overwrite the patched version with an old one from your
System Disks or elsewhere. The Modification date of the patched FST will
be 4-OCT-95, 12:00am
Many, many, many, many thanks (thousands!) go to Dave Lyons, who took
his own time to track down and correct this bug. I'll quote from his email
to me:
-- begin quote --
There is an INC A instruction at offset +$2CE0 in the FST, in RAM. (I
believe it's easily patchable on disk, as well.) This INC A ($1A) should
be changed to a NOP ($EA). -- I simulated all 8 billion cases on a Power
Mac (4 billion with the INC, 4 billion with the NOP), and the NOP is
correct. (Bad algorithm comes from "65816/65802 Assembly Language
Programming" my Michael Fischer, by the way, page 353.)
So...if someone were to write a little patcher program to fix the FST on
disk, I would suggest the following, in addition to the INC-->NOP:
(These are in-RAM offsets.)
+$0044 change $31 to $32 (changes string "v01.01" to "v01.02"
+$0010 change $01 to $02 (changes binary version number from $0101 to
$0102)
+$005A change $32 to $35 (changes copyright date)
And finally, change the file's last-mod date to 12:00am (midnight),
4-OCT-95, just for consistency (the version number isn't displayed to the
user, so they deserve a way to see if they have the fix).
-- end quote --
The provided patch program (PatchHFS) does all of the above as Dave
suggests.
Three Cheers to Dave Lyons for helping our IIGS's be a little bit
more reliable than they already are!
Jawaid Bazyar
bazyar@hypermall.com
Interlink Advertising Services
Affordable & Professional Web Site Services
PO Box 641
Englewood, CO 80151-0641
(303) 781-3273
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The above is the PatchHFS.Docs file out of the archive. I'll be
uploading it to the A2 library shortly.
Dave
(JUST.DAVE, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:118/M645;1)
>>>>> Does anyone know if patching the HFS FST after a disk has been in
""""" use with the original FST will screw up any data? Or if the disk
is still good, it will continue to be good?
Joat
(A2.TIM, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:128/M645;1)
>>>>> ATTENTION ALL IIgs HFS USERS!!
"""""
A =VERY= good question was recently asked here:
> Does anyone know if patching the HFS FST after a disk has been in use
> with the original FST will screw up any data? Or if the disk is still
> good, it will continue to be good?
From my snOOping of things, I am now fully convinced that it is
entirely possible, infact highly probable, that an HFS volume that
-appeared- stable and trouble free prior to the patch will have -severe-
problems -after- installing the patch.
This is =NOT= due to any flaw in the patch, or any undiscovered bugs
in the HFS.FST, and infact should have been totally predictable!
The problem is that the patch fixes a flawed logical -> physical
block number conversion routine in the FST, and it was the originally
flawed results of this routine that were used to write any existing files
onto an HFS volume. It should be fairly obvious that if you use a flawed
routine to do this calculation, and then later use a fixed routine, chances
are great that you won't wind up accessing the same physical block on a
volume. The results of this can easilly be a trashed volume.
I would =STRONGLY= urge that the following procedure be followed in
ALL cases, =regardless= of HFS volume size, simply to be on the safe side:
1) Make a FILE-BY-FILE backup of all your existing HFS volumes, regardless
of volume size BEFORE applying the patch. (GSHK can do this, saving the
resultant archive onto a ProDos volume. Works fine for me)
2) Apply the patch to the HFS.FST
3) Reboot the machine (needed to bring the patched FST into memory)
4) Using the Finder, either Erase or Initialize all of your HFS volumes
(critical step, this 'nukes' any existing, incorrect information!!)
5) Restore your files from the backups made in step one.
Note: Do =NOT= try to get away with using an "image" type backup! Those
backups will restore the =original= and likely flawed directory
structures to the reformatted HFS volume, leaving you =EXACTLY= where
you would have been had you not done the above series of steps!!!
This should provide you with a properly functioning HFS volume,
assuming that no further bugs in the HFS.FST are discovered.
-Harold
Resident Solder Slinger
(HAROLD.H, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:137/M645;1)
HFS PATCH AND GOLDEN ORCHARD CD Jim has been saying on comp.sys.apple2
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" lately that the patched FST will let him
create a new, one partition CD with much less hassle and a lower price. He
is planning on setting up an ftp site in January so people can send him
files for the new CD.
He also mentioned that he had "rescued" the best of what is in the
AOL Apple II library (about 210 MB compressed). More details as they
arrive.
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:181/M645;1)
INITIAL SECONDVIEW PRO REPORT SecondViewPro's interface is apparently
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" identical to SecondView's, which can best
be described as "minimalist".
I have had good luck getting SVP to deal with JPEGs, GIFs, 3200s (at
last!), Targas (the sample ones), AST Vision Plus raw files, fair (no bit
depth whatsoever) results with PICTs, and no luck with TIFFs.
I will continue doing some testing throughout the next few days.
Ryan
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT20, TOP14, MSG:116/M645;1)
<<<<< Well, after much deliberation, I believe that the JPEG viewing with
""""" SV Pro is indeed 24 bit. :)
I also did some comparison between the AST Vision Plus raw file
loading with the SV Pro vs. SuperConvert software, and SV Pro is _much_
more realistic :)
More to come. . .
Ryan
Check out the Late Nite Luau
Late Friday nights and early Saturday mornings at 645;2!
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT20, TOP14, MSG:123/M645;1)
THOUGHTS ABOUT A WEB BROWSER FOR THE IIGS > ...I don't know of any
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > programmer writing a web
> browser...
Me either, so don't start rumors.
One of the problems with an Apple II web browser is that it takes two
specific kinds of talent/knowledge base to do it: comm skills and language
skills.
I've been dabling with the idea of writing an HTML interpreter subset
for another project that may or may not ever get done. The subset could
easily become a full implementation.
If that interests any comm types, get in touch with me.
Mike Westerfield
(BYTEWORKS, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:42/M645;1)
>>>>> It was leaked to me that a graphical web browser -WAS- indeed being
""""" explored for the IIgs. This from a reliable programmer who would
neither confirm nor deny that he had any direct connection to the progect.
Why such secrecy is beyond me. It would seem that an accelerator would be
a must for it to work as most graphic programs take a good deal of time to
convert graphic images on the GS anyway. Any way that is the rumor mill at
work. Anybody heard anything current?
Dave
(D.HAND1, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:17/M645;1)
>>>>> I think a GS Web Browser will be =crucial= to the =future= of the
""""" IIGS. One of the major directions of computing is information
retrieval, such as the Internet's WWW. Lynx is nice (and fast) for text
but with increasing emphasis on graphical web pages, you can see what will
happen to the IIGS if someone doesn't come up with graphic capability real
soon. Not only for browsing but also for web page creation. Even kids in
school are putting up their own pages on the web. There's an outfit "out
there" that will host your web page for only $5 a month. Can the software
for this be all THAT difficult to write?
- Joachim
][ Everyone who needs a graphical browser for the GS, raise your hand! ][
(J.NELSON56, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:18/M645;1)
>>>>> > This from a reliable programmer who would neither confirm nor
""""" > deny that he had any direct connection to the progect. Why such
> secrecy is beyond me.
Because we have found (applies to us hardware types with new
developments too) that once we let it get out to public knowledge that "I'm
working on a new whatsit" then we get no peace. Whoever the programmer is
that is thinking about the project doesn't want to have 90% of their
available time taken up answering questions, and making excuses.. they may
not even be sure the project will be successful, and don't want to
disappoint people, or damage their own reputation by saying "I'm writing a
new whatsit -- (which gets folks all excited) -- followed 6 months later by
"I couldn't do whatsit".
Been there :(, so I understand the feeling.
Doug Pendleton, Apple II hardware help
A2 Promotions and Public Relations Manager
Delivered by: ProTerm 3.1 and CoPilot v2.5.5 Offline GEnie Message Manager
Internet: Doug.P@GEnie.com
(DOUG.P, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:19/M645;1)
>>>>> For anyone who is seriously considering writing a web browser for
""""" the IIGS...
Brutal Deluxe's Convert 3200 is, without a doubt, the fastest GIF
converter/viewer ever released for the Apple IIGS. The source code for
Convert 3200 is going to be available any day now, and I _think_ that
Brutal Deluxe would be willing to license that source code for use with a
commercial IIGS web browser.
Obviously, I am not authorized to speak for Brutal Deluxe, but as the
world wide distributor for Convert 3200, let me just say that I have some
influence with them.
BTW, the source code for Convert 3200 is Merlin 16+.
Because of the French postal strike, I haven't yet actually seen it,
but Brutal Deluxe told me just a week or two ago that they were going to
fully comment it before releasing it.
Just a thought....
Joe Kohn
(JOE.KOHN, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:51/M645;1)
>>>>> The major stumbling block of a GS graphical web browser is speed.
""""" A 28,800 bps modem is an absolute must, but the real slowdown would
be decompressing and displaying the graphics. It's easier (and faster)
with a Second Sight card because the graphics do not have to be "converted"
for display on the standard GS screen, but it would still be slow. GIFs
wouldn't be too bad unless they're really big, but JPGs take a long time to
decompress even on a fast GS. Heck, even Mac and PC power users often turn
off the graphics because they're so slow.
That said, I'd still pay any reasonable amount of money for a GS
graphical web browser. GNO/ME 2.0.6 (I think Mike incorrectly said 1.0.6)
will have the ability to do TCP/IP, which has been written by a third party
and is supposed to be available shortly. SLIP should also be available
soon. All the parts are there, someone just has to write the browser.
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT10, TOP15, MSG:52/M645;1)
>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
""""""""""""""""""
BRUTAL DELUXE'S CONVERT 3200 Since bursting onto the IIGS scene in 1992,
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the French programming team Brutal Deluxe
has thrilled the IIGS community with one smash hit freeware game after
another. In the past 3 years, Brutal Deluxe has excited, delighted and
enchanted the Apple IIGS community with such wonderful instant-classics as
The Tinies, Cogito, Blockade, Opale Demo and The Tinies Construction Kit.
Not content to rest on their laurels, Brutal Deluxe, in association
with Shareware Solutions II, is pleased to announce the release of their
very first commercial software product for the Apple IIGS.
Under development for 2+ years, Convert 3200 was used by Brutal
Deluxe as their in-house graphics conversion utility to help port graphics
to all of their freeware games. Now sporting a user-friendly interface
similar to that found in Brutal Deluxe's games, Convert 3200 is a fun to
use program that contains amusing Easter Eggs and sophisticated machine
language algorithms that makes it the fastest graphics conversion program
ever released for the Apple IIGS. As an example of its efficiency, Convert
3200 can convert a large 1280 * 800 GIF graphic and scale it down to a
Super Hi Res 320 * 200 format using 16, 256 or 3200 colors in 15 seconds or
less! Conversions of foreign format graphics into the standard 16 color
format available in the 320 * 200 mode can be accomplished in as little as
2 seconds.
Convert 3200 can load in, display and convert the following graphic
formats:
Apple IIGS formats:
'''''''''''''''''''
- DYA 3200 colors 320*200
- PaintWorks Gold 16, 256 colors up to 640*400
- PackBytes 16, 256, 3200 colors up to 640*200
- ApplePreferredFormat 16, 256, 3200+ colors limit of 1280*800
- FrenchFormats (APP, NRL) 3200 colors 320*200
- Unpacked screen 16, 256, 3200 colors up to 640*200
Foreign Formats:
''''''''''''''''
- Windows-OS/2 BMP up to 256 colors limit of 1280*800
(compressed or uncompressed)
- Compuserve GIF up to 256 colors limit of 1280*800
- Amiga .IFF/ PC .LBM up to 256 colors limit of 1280*800
(compressed or uncompressed)
- Paintbrush PCX up to 256 colors limit of 1280*800
- TIFF(with restrictions) up to 256 colors limit of 1280*800
(MacPackBits compressed or uncompressed)
- Binary PC 256 colors limit of 1280*800
Once converted, Convert 3200 can save files in the following formats:
- ApplePreferredFormat 16, 256, 3200 colors
- Windows BMP 256 colors
- Paintbrush PCX 256 colors
- TIFF 256 colors
- Binary PC 256 colors
- Print Shop GS Standard PSGS
Convert 3200 is incredibly fast. While Prism takes 2 minutes and 35
seconds to convert an IFF graphic into 3200 color mode, Convert 3200 takes
just 15 seconds. Additionally, Convert 3200 allows you to load in all
types of foreign format graphics such as PCX, IFF, GIF, TIFF, BMP and it
even allows you to save your pictures in foreign formats including PCX,
TIFF, and BMP.
Convert 3200 is very flexible and easy to use. There is only one
convert button and no complicated options; however, Convert 3200 allows you
to select your 320 * 200 area as you want, and it provides power users with
the ability to modify RGB tones, remove some colors and it even comes with
an automated script conversion mode. Best of all, its "convert all" option
allows you to convert dozens of graphics at once, in an unattended mode.
Convert 3200 only operates in the 320 * 200 mode, and does not
support True Color graphics in the JPEG, TGA, QRT, or TIFF formats. At the
current time, it does not support the Second Sight VGA Card.
Convert 3200 is currently available from Shareware Solutions II for
the low price of $15, which includes postage and shipping/handling to
anywhere in the world. The complete Merlin 16+ source code is also
available to owners of Convert 3200 for an additional $5.
Convert 3200 is professional quality software that costs less than
many shareware programs. In an effort to make the pricing as low as
possible, the complete and extensive documentation manual is supplied as a
file on the disk.
Despite its low cost, technical support is available 24 hours a day
via Internet e-mail and if any updates are released, they will be available
free of charge to all Convert 3200 owners.
Convert 3200 requires a IIGS with 1.25 megabytes of RAM memory; 4
megabytes of memory is recommended to convert large 1280 * 800 graphics.
Convert 3200 has been tested on Apple IIGS ROM 01 and ROM 03 versions, and
it operates under System 6.0.1. Although not required, a hard disk drive
and an accelerator card is recommended.
To purchase Convert 3200, send checks or money orders, in US Funds
only to:
Joe Kohn
Shareware Solutions II
166 Alpine St
San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
USA
Sorry, but no credit cards or school purchase orders can be accepted.
Please make all check payable to Joe Kohn.
Apple II Forever!
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:298/M645;1)
<<<<< I just wanted to mention that the Convert 3200 source code isn't
""""" available yet.
Olivier Zardini is currently writing an informational text file that
he hopes will explain the overall design of the program and how all the
various segments are linked. As you'll see from the Convert 3200 program
documentation, Olivier believes in being complete and going into as much
detail as possible.
Because Olivier's native language is French, I imagine that his text
will need quite a bit of editing to make sense to English speakers. As it
turned out, I spent many days working on the Convert manual, and that was
simply just to make it more readable in English.
A second problem exists because I would prefer to distribute the
source code disk from a master disk that is received via snail mail, as
opposed to e-mail. It's not that I don't trust e-mail, but I'd just feel a
lot more secure distributing a disk that Brutal Deluxe mailed me.
And, all of France seems to be on strike, including the mail service.
So, for those of you who sent in $20 to receive the Convert 3200
program and the source code, I'll get out the program disk to you today.
When I receive the source code, I'll then mail a second disk to you.
I hope that is acceptable to you.
Joe Kohn
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:324/M645;1)
TIMEOUT STATISTICS FOR APPLEWORKS TO,Statistics is a disk with 3 TimeOut
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Applications. Together they cover a
full spectrum of Statistical Analysis. Your data is stored in an AWKs Data
Base. From the Data Base you invoke the TimeOut menu the navigate thru
some moe more menus to choose the function you wish to perform and define
parameters to be used. Function include: Estimation, Hypothesis Testing
(1 or 2 samples), Linear Regression, Independence, Analysis of Variance,
Histgrams, Sign Test, Rank Sums, and Signed Rank. The disk also includes
many Statistical Tables in the form of AWKs Spreadsheet files.
TO.About Time is a single TimeOut desk accessory for calculating the
difference between to dates or the period between to times of day. Date
range is from Jan 1, 0100 AD to Dec 31, 9999.
TO.Disk Tools is a set of TimeOut applications for backing up ProDOS
volumes and/or files. Also includes a Find-A-File function and a way to
display to different AWP documents on a split screen so you can compare
them.
(D.GUM, CAT13, TOP7, MSG:104/M645;1)
PMPFAX(TM) FACSIMILE SOFTWARE SHIPS! December 12, 1995
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
PMPFax(tm) Facsimile Software for the Apple IIGS
NOW AVAILABLE FROM PARKHURST MICRO PRODUCTS
NOTE: This press release may be freely distributed, but not altered in any
way.
Parkhurst Micro Products is proud to announce PMPFax Facsimile
Software for the Apple IIGS! PMPFax turns your Apple IIGS into an
integrated fax machine, capable of sending and receiving faxes in any
desktop application! PMPFax gives you the power and flexibility in fax
software that you've been waiting for!
FEATURES INCLUDE:
'''''''''''''''''
o Send faxes in any desktop application that supports printing.
o Create faxes using the Page Setup environment for your printer, instead
of having to reformat your document for a special "fax printer."
o Choose between printing and faxing your documents by simply holding
down the Option key when selecting "Print."
o Schedule fax sends for any time and date, or for immediate faxing.
o Save faxes for later transmission.
o Add "printed" fax documents to existing faxes, or create a new fax.
o User-definable fax page titles for identifying fax pages, includes
system variables in titles.
o Fax to multiple locations in a single session.
o Change the quality and speed of fax sends.
o Receive faxes in any desktop application.
o Automatically print received faxes when they are received.
o View faxes in any desktop application with four scaling factors and
page-flip.
o User-definable cover sheets with full page-layout capability, allowing
text, shapes, and imported pictures and over 15 available system
variables (including a memo).
o Multiple View and Cover Sheet windows can be open at the same time.
o Forward received faxes to send them again.
o Supports TrueType fonts in both fax pages and cover sheets.
o Quick Fax support for faxing a quick message.
o Multiple phone book support, including individual entries and groups.
o All faxes can be individually named.
o Fax pages can be renamed, copied, and deleted.
o Plug-in fax page translators allow open-ended support for importing and
exporting fax pages, future support for scanners and input devices, and
expandability through third-party vendors.
o Detailed logs of all fax activity, including printed or text-file fax
activity reports.
o Access the FaxCenter through a convenient NDA, or through a seperate
application.
o Support for the Apple IIGS modem port, printer port, and Super Serial
Card.
o Support for Class 1, 2, and 2.0 fax modems.
o Auto-selection of fax Class, or choose the Class yourself.
And much more!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PMPFax requires an Apple IIGS with about 1.5
'''''''''''''''''''' megabytes of free RAM available (4 megabytes of RAM
or more recommended), a hard drive, and a fax-compatible modem.
Accelerator such as a ZipGS or TransWarp GS highly recommended.
PRICING PMPFax is only $89 direct from Parkhurst Micro Products. Please
''''''' add $3 for shipping within the United States, $8 outside the
United States. California residents, please add state and local sales tax.
*** SPECIAL OFFER ***
If you have purchased another Apple IIGS fax software package, you
can purchase PMPFax for 50% off! Send a COPY of the invoice you received
with your other fax program, or a COPY of your diskette and the first page
of your manual to Parkhurst Micro Products to receive PMPFax for only $45
plus shipping! This offer expires March 1, 1996.
ORDERING INFORMATION: To order with credit card (Visa or MasterCard),
''''''''''''''''''''' call:
(510) 837-9098.
Or send check or money order for total amount to:
Parkhurst Micro Products
2491 San Ramon Valley Blvd
Suite 1-317
San Ramon, CA, 94583.
Please allow two weeks for delivery. Payment must must be made in US
funds drawn on a US bank.
EMAIL: If you wish to contact Parkhurst Micro Products electronically,
'''''' you may use any of the following email addresses:
Internet: pmp@genie.com - OR -
pmp@delphi.com
GEnie and Delphi: PMP
(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:274/M645;1)
<<<<< Btw, I will shortly be uploading some cover sheets for PMPFax here.
""""" PMPFax comes on 2 diskettes and they're both pretty packed, so I
could only include 2 cover sheets with the system. Once people start to
use it, hopefully we'll get some more cover sheets uploaded :)
Paul
PS: The first shipment goes out tomorrow, the 18th.
(PMP, CAT38, TOP15, MSG:277/M645;1)
TOUCH TWO APPLEWORKS ADD-ONS Shipping now...!
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
__________________________________________
|\ ______________________________________ /|
| | | |
| | TouchTwo | |
| | (a new set of AppleWorks add-ons) | |
| |______________________________________| |
|/________________________________________\|
Marin MacroWorks is pleased to offer TouchTwo, a collection of
thirteen (13) TimeOut add-on utilities. They include:
Clipper -- Clip any portion of a word processor document to save as a
file (or append to an existing file) or send to a printer.
ColumnCalc -- Sum an entire column or range of rows within a column in
a data base, a spreadsheet, or a word processor file.
Display the result and/or enter the result in any
desktop file.
DB Hilighter -- Visually highlight individual categories onscreen.
Highlight follows the cursor.
DB Marker -- Visually frame individual categories onscreen. Frame
follows the cursor.
Desktop File Mover -- Move files from one desktop to another.
FlexiCalc -- Calculate only specific row(s) of an ASP - much faster
for large spreadsheets!
Hilighter Plus -- Like DB Hilighter, but adds auto-dialing of the
highlighted number.
MultiColumnDJ -- Print a word processor file in multiple columns (2,
3, or 4) on DeskJet (sheet-fed) printer.
MultiColumnIW -- Same as above for the ImageWriter (and other
tractor-fed printers).
NumConverter -- Convert numbers between decimal and hexadecimal.
Display the result and/or enter in a desktop file.
Print Months -- Enter the names of the 12 months, full or abbreviated,
to rows or columns in a word processor, data base, or
spreadsheet file.
Report Transporter -- Copy data base reports between files.
SS WordWrap -- Provide auto word wrap in spreadsheet columns.
Each program's function is documented, with screen shots, where
applicable, in AppleWorks files on the disk.
TouchTwo is available in two versions: one for AppleWorks 4 and one
for AppleWorks 5. You must specify which version you require when
ordering.
Product Price (Shipping included)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TouchTwo (for AppleWorks 4) 3.5" disk $12.95
TouchTwo (for AppleWorks 5) 3.5" disk $12.95
Outside North America, please add $3.00 per disk order for airmail
delivery.
To order, please send prepayment (check or money order in U.S. funds)
to:
Marin MacroWorks
1675 Grand Avenue, Suite 1
San Rafael, CA 94901-2211
To contact by phone, please call (415) 459-0845.
(W.NELKEN1, CAT13, TOP11, MSG:111/M645;1)
QUICK CLICK CALC 1.3
""""""""""""""""""""
GS-21 Quick Click Calc $60
Update from any earlier version $10
Update with international disk $11
Quick Click Calc is our spreadsheet and business graphics package for
the Apple IIGS. It's a full desktop program, featuring formatting and
graphics features you won't find in any other Apple II spreadsheet, plus
publish and subscribe for linking spreadsheets to one another.
And unlike other spreadsheets, this one is still actively maintained.
Quick Click Calc 1.3 is now available. Of course it fixes all bugs
reported in earlier versions. But it also includes speed improvements,
more options for customizing how you work, and an international edition
with versions localized for Germany and France!
The complete program is just $60 plus shipping. Updates are only
$10, or $11 if you want the international version, which includes the
complete English release plus the French and German versions. The update
price includes worldwide surface shipping.
And you can even get the update free! If you ordered Quick Click
Calc after October 1st, 1995, all you have to do to get the update is ask
for it. If you order any other product (except another disk update) at the
same time, we'll give any registered owner of Quick Click Calc a free
update!
To order, or to ask for more information or our latest catalog, get
in touch with us at:
Byte Works, Inc.
8000 Wagon Mound Dr. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
AOL: MikeW50
GEnie: ByteWorks
Internet: MikeW50@AOL.COM
Phone: (505) 898-8183
(BYTEWORKS, CAT45, TOP2, MSG:142/M645;1)
<<<<< David, the snappyness is an interesting story--to me anyway--that I
""""" won't bore all of you with. The bottom line is that QCCalc isn't
really any faster, I just found and fixed two bugs that were causing speed
bottlenecks. The result is a program that often feels a lot faster, even
though the actual work is being done at the same speed.
Mike Westerfield
(BYTEWORKS, CAT45, TOP2, MSG:136/M645;1)
>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
NEW APPLEWORKS MAGAZINE WELCOME to the AppleWorks Gazette, the newest
""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple // magazine around. Here, while we'll
focus on AppleWorks and what you can do with it, we'll also offer you other
information pertinent to your use of your Apple. Of course, all material,
where feasible, will be placed in AppleWorks format.
AppleWorks is still one of the best written and supported integrated
programs on the computer market. Its combination of power plus ease of use
is definitely not easily found on any of the other platforms.
The demise of ICON's TimeOut Central and the National AppleWorks
Users Group left a void that we plan on filling with a disk-based,
bimonthly publication about AppleWorks and the Apple II world. AppleWorks
has had an almost mythical following. Its allure has been hard for its
fans to define, and we're not about to try to do that here, ourselves,
since we also have trouble defining ineffable terms. Suffice it to say
that we enjoy using AppleWorks and want to continue helping others do the
same, in a manner similar to the ease of use many of us became used to with
the Forum.
We are no trying to continue the work of NAUG; neither shall we try
to become another TimeOut Central. The Gazette's formation was to help all
of us from going thru withdrawal without an AppleWorks publication.
Typical columns will include news about the latest AppleWorks events,
reviews of Apple II hardware, views of the program internal structure, tips
and techniques in programming, and reports about possible uses of
AppleWorks. A special column for newcomers in the Apple II and AppleWorks
world, and letters from readers are available. The AppleWorks Gazette also
welcomes notes, articles, and software submitted by readers. The software
section will include the best public-domain, freeware, and shareware
AppleWorks-related programs. We hope to have both familiar names and new
authors in the Gazette bringing you the information necessary to continue
using your Apple // for many years to come.
The Apple // has proven itself to be a solid platform system, and
capable of handling most if not all of your computing needs. AppleWorks,
of course, figures heavily into most of these needs for a great many of us.
With the release of Deja ][, AppleWorks enters a whole new era -- that of
truly portable AppleWorks usage. Since Deja ][ is designed to run
AppleWorks 5.1 on a Macintosh, including the PowerBooks; we promise that we
won't mention the Mac unless it has to do with Deja ][ (well, we'll do our
best!)
There's a lot of life left in the Apple //, and we promise to help
you get the most out of it. We hope that you're planning on being in this
with us for the long run.
The AppleWorks Gazette is here to help the promise once made by Apple
Computer Corp., but since forgotten by them:
Apple ][ forever! ---- Send mail to Chris Serreau (100316.14) or
Howard Katz (h.katz@genie.com) for details on how to subscribe.
(H.KATZ, CAT17, TOP18, MSG:1/M645;1)
>>>>> Why not post here? Is it a secret?
"""""
.Keith
(K.SAGALOW, CAT17, TOP18, MSG:2/M645;1)
<<<<< No secret, of course. We're offering a discount to people who
""""" order prior to Jan. 10th, and after that the subscription price
will be $35.00. The discount will also depend on whether or not you were a
NAUG member. Rather than list a menu of prices, we figured it'd be easier
(and so far it has been) to email the information to those who express an
interest.
And if I can get my reviews done this weekend, the disk WILL be on
time for the Jan. 20th mailing! :)
Later............Howard
(H.KATZ, CAT17, TOP18, MSG:3/M645;1)
NEW APPLE IIGS NEWSLETTER! Hello all, and Happy New Year!
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Discussions about the creation of Juiced.GS, an Apple IIGS-specific
newsletter, have moved to this new topic.
Feel free to drop in, ask questions, or otherwise offer comments
about what you'd like to see included in this newsletter.
Work on Volume 1, Issue 1 is well under way and is scheduled for
release on or around Feb. 15.
Plenty more info on Juiced.GS will be released in this topic in
coming days.
Stay tuned ...
Max Jones
Editor and publisher
Juiced.GS
(M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:1/M645;1)
QUICKDRAW II SUPPORT FOR THE SECONDSIGHT CARD? > All I know is that it's
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > being worked on, albeit
> slowly, by at least one person (Mike Hacket, if I'm not mistaken.)
Hey! I'm working as fast as I can! :-) I'm as anxious to see it
finished as the rest of you. Probably more so, since I've been working on
it for so long! (Oh, and BTW, that's two 't's in Hackett.)
I'm not comfortable giving time estimates that I'm not sure I can
keep, but I have been giving it my full attention, with the exception of
the past week in which I have been working on finishing off another project
(non-II related). The delay is largely due to my very careful testing
process and several design refinements. (It's not just a QuickDraw/toolbox
patch program, it offers an API for programs to break past QD's limitations
as well.)
All I can say is, I hope it is worth the wait.
(M.HACKETT, CAT20, TOP14, MSG:138/M645;1)
WOLFENSTEIN 3-D NOT DEAD YET! For all who ordered Wolfen 3D last year,
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" and those who haven't. I got a call from
Vitesse today to verify that I still wanted it! Well my answer was an
enthusiastic yes. I asked her if anyone had said no, and Suzanne replied,
why no! For all who have not ordered yet, it looks like it's time! $39.95
plus $4.00 shipping. She said to expect receipt in January.
BTW, I saw Burger Bill demo this at Kansas Fest '95 and it looked
real good, although an accelerator is probably a must.
Wow! After a few months of mixed to even a run of nothing but bad
news, this bit of information has got my spirits up. I love you man! (As
John gently pats his IIGS)
John Stankowski
Delivered by:CoPilot 2.55 and AnsiTerm 2.12
Grateful IIGS User
(J.STANKOWSKI, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:146/M645;1)
>>>>> Yesterday I called Vitesse to request a catalog and ask for myself
""""" about the status of Wolfenstein 3D...
I talked to a nice lady who said they were in the process of
contacting all the people who were on backorder to see if they still wanted
it. Probably to ship in January.
Well, last night my anticapation got the better of me and I called
Vitesse to place my backorder for Wolf and press them for a little more
info.
I talked to a nice man (Jay?) who said (in a nutshell) Wolf _will be_
released, and late January is the date they're shooting for.
Now, I know lots of people have been waiting for a year (and more)
for this, and I've been following the events very closely. I must say that
this is the best news I've heard on the subject in a long time.
So good I put my money down. And ordered Ultima to boot.
And if you want Wolf, you should call Vitesse and experss interest
(818/813-1270).
Money (or the promise thereof) talks, boys and girls! : )
John.
(J.LAWRENCE9, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:149/M645;1)
>>>>> Well, I just got off the phone with Vitesse about Wolf 3D. The
""""" lady told me that yes they _had_ started calling people to confirm
who still wanted it, but had to stop calling people after two days. The
reason was that they were contracting out to _someone else_ to finish Wolf,
and because of that, Id Software wants a _new_ contract. We all remember
how long that took the last time... :( I didn't think to ask Vitesse who
they were contracting to finish it.
So the jist of all this is that Wolf will probably _not_ ship in
January. She didn't want to take my order right now but said to call later
on in January to get the status. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
-Doc
Internet: WEL378@prb.mhs.compuserve.com
(M.WELTE, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:152/M645;1)
>>>>> Wolfenstein 3D for the Apple IIgs is indeed an ongoing project; I
""""" have NO idea how the distribution is going to be arranged; all they
did was tell me to finish the program -- Bill's been swamped with projects,
and I didn't have any pending. :)
At any rate, Wolf is making definite progress. I can't say when it
will be done for sure, since I don't know how long they'll let me keep
working on it. However, I've been working on it full-time for a week now,
and it's looking pretty good. It does need a good deal of work still.
Keep in mind that the last 10% of a program requires 90% of the work.
Although Wolf 3D for the IIgs is nearly finished, the part that's left to
do is the hardest part -- making sure it works flawlessly and as fast as
possible. That's my job here.
So please be patient. :)
And please don't innundate me with email asking about Wolf 3D; if I
get mail from you asking about it, I'll trash it and probably stop speaking
to you, as every letter I get asking about it takes up time I could be
working on Wolf. :)
Sheppy
(SHEPPY, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:151/M645;1)
SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II IN 1996 Shareware Solutions II just keeps on
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" growing and growing and growing, so I just
wanted to let folks know (in one message) about some of the current and
latest developments....
o Sometime after the 1st of the year, we'll be going to press with the 12th
issue of the newsletter. In that issue, Cynthia Field and I will be
joined by the newest Shareware Solutions II staff member...Steve Disbrow.
o Shareware Solutions II continues to distribute all the back issues of
Resource-Central's (ICON's) HyperCard based Script-Central.
o In early 1996, Shareware Solutions II will also start to distribute
Resource-Central's (ICON's) HyperStudio based Studio City.
o In early 1986, Shareware Solutions II will start to distribute the entire
NAUG collection; that includes 400 or so disks of AppleWorks related
materials, several AppleWorks related books, and all of the back issues
of "NAUG On Disk."
o Shareware Solutions II is currently distributing all of the IIe/IIc
commercial entertainment titles that had previously been available from
Big Red Computer Club. That inventory includes 15 classic games such as
Pac Man, Ms PacMan, Defender, Qix, Renegade, DragonWars and Neuromancer.
o In early 1996, Shareware Solutions II will start to distribute the
following Big Red Computer Club software: Shanghai II, Labels Labels
Labels, Print Shop Lover's Utiltity Set, Print Shop Lover's Utiltity Set
GS.
o Shareware Solutions II continues to publish Bill Heineman's Contacts GS
name and address NDA database.
o Shareware Solutions II recently became the worldwide distributor of
Brutal Deluxe's Convert 3200.
o Shareware Solutions II has recently acquired a prototype ROM4 IIGS, and
will be lifting the lid on "the computer that could have changed the
world" in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the newsletter.
o The size of the Shareware Solutions II library of freeware/shareware
disks just keeps growing and growing, and currently offers some
exclusives such as Symbolix GS and SheppyWare '95.
o Shareware Solutions II is the exclusive distributor of Cynthia Field's
"A+ Home Organizer" set of AppleWorks GS templates and her HyperCard IIGS
based "Better Safe Than Sorry" disk that teaches children about safety.
Joe Kohn
Publisher, Shareware Solutions II
( e-mail JOE.KOHN for subscription info )
( or point your favorite web browser to )
( http://www.crl.com/~joko/ssii.html )
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:330/M645;1)
JOHN LINK SOFTWARE TO BE PLACED IN PUBLIC DOMAIN? In the last NAUG
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" AppleWorks Forum
Newsletter, John Link posted an announcement that he was putting all the
Apple II software he has written into the public domain, and invited people
to trade it, hack it or whatever. In followup email, I learned that the
last version of SuperPatch was supposed to be posted on a private bbs
called "The Boardworks" (14400, PTSE, 8N1) at (313) 421 9144, and run by
Joe Connelly.
I tried several times to download from there, and it kept locking up
on me, then I'd get a 'no carrier' message and have to try again. Has
anyone else been able to download teh last version of SuperPatch? Is it
posted here somewhere? What about the other software John wrote, including
Last Patch, Reporter, Tester, etc.? John says its on that bbs also.
SuperPatch is supposed to be in the 'exfer library 13' there....
For what its worth, the http reported for John's home page in the
AppleWorks Forum article was wrong. It should be: //graphics.wmich.edu or
//graphics.wumich.edu/home John can be reached at:
link@orchid.art.wumich.edu
Any chance of getting SuperPatch, and/or John's other programs into
the "Lost Classics" collection and posted in the library here?
(J.COUNTRYMAN, CAT7, TOP3, MSG:176/M645;1)
WORDPERFECT TRANSLATOR? Was a GW3 translator for WordPerfect files ever
""""""""""""""""""""""" finished? I remember rumors of this from AOL, I
think.
Thanks,
---Brian
(B.CLEMMONS, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:68/M645;1)
GRAPHICWRITER III AND SUPERCONVERT UPDATES I just ordered some things
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" from Seven Hills, and was told
that we're probably looking at a month or so for the GWIII and SC updates.
. .
Ryan--new preferred email: rsuenaga@kestrok.com
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:71/M645;1)
>>>>> I had email from Seven Hills about 2 weeks ago, and they said they
""""" were aiming for January. In addition, they were hoping for a March
release of SuperConvert 4.0. I, too, am eagerly awaiting this upgrade. It
_is_ in active beta testing, so we should have a solid product when it is
released.
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:72/M645;1)
TALK IS CHEAP SOURCE CODE TO BECOME AVAILABLE? Another program may be
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" available for preservation
as a "Lost Classic"....TIC.
I got the following message via a pro-line newsgroup
Is there any interest in getting this included in the Lost Classics?
If so, someone should follow up with the author.....?!
Path: pro-carolina!delton
From: delton@pro-carolina.cts.com (Don Elton)
Date: 24 Dec 95 23:55:23 EST
Newsgroups: pro.tic
Distribution: world
Reply-To: delton@pro-carolina.cts.com
Subject: TIC source code
Lines: 8
TIC has been on the market for about 9 years now. Sales are in the
range of 1-3 copies per month right now as the Apple II series continues to
wind down in terms of machines remaining in active use. I've considered
releasing the source code to TIC for those who like to timker with this
sort of things and would welcome comments as to whether there would be
interest in this. If so, I'll put the code, in ORCA/M format, on the file
server of my BBS where you can access the files via email commmands to the
server.
(J.COUNTRYMAN, CAT7, TOP3, MSG:179/M645;1)
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
Category 2, Topic 7
Message 87 Fri Dec 08, 1995
W.RASCHER [William] at 22:26 EST
Bob,
Things are a little different from my view point. I have so much
Apple // stuff to dig through, experiment with, and overall learn about
that my time is tied up with exploring the GS. :) There sure is an
enormous amount to learn and do on other platforms, but I have found that
my Apple //s take up all the time I can afford to give to computing. Of
course nobody I work with can do a fraction on their hot new machines that
I can do with my GS. It is years of experience, interest, and money that
separate us. OCR on a Mac has the GS beat, but what teacher or family can
afford the high price equipment and software. My kids are still arguing
over who gets to use the Lode Runner or Captain Goodnight disks tonight.
Its hard for me to believe the number of years we've been playing those
games. These kids can play SNES games if they want, but they play Apple //
games more then SNES. My 4th grader has written so many stories with the
Storybook Weaver series over the years that she has almost filled up a 32
meg partition! Matthew keeps his NES (and Apple // games) codes in several
AppleWorks files, and prefers Out of this World on the GS. There is no
doubt that games and simulators like Flight Sim. on a Mac or Clone are
outstanding, but I find the cost isn't justifiable for my family (total
platform cost). Hopefully Pippen will prove to be just the right machine
for the family and school. One thing I can say for sure is I'm glad I
didn't follow all that great advise others gave so cheaply and move to
another platform. Remember when the 286 (or SE/30) was a hot item? I
think the best medicine right now is patients. Unless, of course, you have
to have something that the Apple can't give you.
William
[*][*][*]
While on GEnie, do you spend most of your time downloading files?
If so, you may be missing out some excellent information in the Bulletin
Board area. The messages listed above only scratch the surface of
what's available and waiting for you in the bulletin board area.
If you are serious about your Apple II, the GEnieLamp staff strongly
urge you to give the bulletin board area a try. There are literally
thousands of messages posted from people like you from all over the
world.
[EOA]
[HUM]//////////////////////////////
HUMOR ONLINE /
/////////////////////////////////
Flowchart Fun
"""""""""""""
by Alan Meiss
[ameiss@indiana.edu]
>>> THE MALE GUIDE TO SELECTING AN OUTFIT <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
---------- ----------- ------------------- -------
| Are there| No | Are there | "What's a | Are there clothes | No | Buy |
|clothes in|--->|clothes in | hamper?" | strewn in random |---->| more |
| dresser? | |the hamper?|---------->|piles on the floor?| |clothes|
---------- ----------- ------------------- -------
| Yes | Yes | Yes
+---------------------------------------------
|
V
---------------
| Take whatever |
| is on top |
--------------- ------------------------
| | |
V V |
-------- No --------- -----------
| Is |---------->| Perform | "Ohmigosh" | Spray |
| it | Not sure | smell |------------>| with |
| clean? |---------->| test | | deodorant |
-------- --------- -----------
| Yes | "Not bad"
+--------------------
|
V
-------------- --------- -------------
|For underwear:| "Which ones are |Will they| "I may get |Place item on|
|Are there many| for my legs?" | be | arrested." | dirty pile; |
| holes? |----------------->| visible?|------------->| start over |
-------------- --------- -------------
| No | No
+---------------------------------
|
V
--------- ------------ -----------------------------------
| Is it | Yes | Do you | Yes |But would you rather have a tick on|
|wrinkled?|----->|really care?|----->| your eyeball than iron a shirt? |
--------- ------------ -----------------------------------
| No | No | Yes
+------------------------------------------------
|
V
-------- Kinda ------- ---------
| Does |----------------->| Is it | No | Seek the|
| it | "Does it what?" | dark |---->|advice of|
| match? |----------------->| out? | | a female|
-------- ------- ---------
| Yes | Yes
+--------------------------
|
V
----------
| Put on |
| clothes! |
----------
Copyright 1995 by Alan Meiss. Reprinted with the author's permission.
Visit Alan's archive of his humor files at:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/ameiss/humor.html
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The editor would like to receive submissions for a
possible female's guide to selecting an outfit, BUT he insists it be
written by a female. Anyone offended by this editorial policy is invited
acquire both a sense of humor and a sense of proportion, and also requested
to go sit on a tack.]
[EOA]
[REF]//////////////////////////////
REFLECTIONS /
/////////////////////////////////
Thinking About Online Communications
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
by Phil Shapiro
[pshapiro@aol.com]
>>> SOME THOUGHTS ON THE RAMIFICATIONS OF MUSEUM HOME PAGES <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
In my free time I do some volunteering at the Capital Children's
Museum, here in Washington DC. I was excited to hear last week that the
museum will be soon setting up a home page on the world wide web.
The ramifications of such a web page could bring a profound new
dimension to the museum's work. This museum already has a large following
and fan club. With a public presence on the web, the museum's fan club is
bound to grow exponentially.
This particular children's museum happens to be much more than a
museum. The museum actively involves youth in the city in various creative
projects, including the creation of video documentaries (amongst other
things). The museum gives teens access to a full video production facility
that was donated to the museum. Students plan, shoot, and edit their own
documentaries--sometimes even adding their own computer generated
animations.
The museum is everything a museum should be, and more. It takes
seriously its mission to celebrate human culture and creative expression.
It excels at helping young minds awaken to the wonders of the world.
Yesterday I was explaining to a friend how hugely significant it is
for the museum to set up a presence on the web. The very existence of a
home page will let the metropolitan community know that the museum is
comfortable extending its presence into cyberspace. And the existence of
this home page is an implicit invitation to all interested persons to help
support the further construction of the page. (And to help support the
mission of the children's museum in general.)
To be sure, it's a bit scary to contemplate how much incoming e-mail
this web page might generate. The museum's hard-working staff already puts
in long hours of work. Having to answer an extra 30 to 40 e-mail messages
per day is no small undertaking. And the volume of e-mail arriving at the
museum could rise to 80 to 90 messages per day within just a few months.
I admire the leadership of the museum for their foresight and courage
in setting up a web page. Since the web is such a new creation, there are
few precedents about what happens when a popular museum sets up a web page.
For families and schools in the metro area, the museum's web page is
sure to be a treasure. People will be able to plan their visits to the
various exhibits at the museum, whetting children's interest before the
kids even set foot in the museum.
To help you picture the Capital Children's Museum, imagine a huge
three story red brick structure with dozens of exhibit rooms and oodles of
nooks and crannies. This museum is so large that I quite regularly get
lost in traveling from one end of the museum to the other.
What makes this museum so interesting to me is that the museum has a
certain magical aura. Soon after the museum's doors open each morning the
sound of children's laughter and giggling fills the air. Almost all the
exhibits include discovery-based learning activities. And now this museum
is on the web.
What will the museum's home page help the museum accomplish? In some
respects a web page is an ongoing, ever growing newsletter. News about
events and happenings at the museum can be easily disseminated to anyone
interested in such. Solicitations for specific volunteer help can be
posted on the museum's web page each and every week.
If the museum needs help with a project involving desktop publishing,
the museum staff can post an appeal for help on the museum's web page.
Chances are good that some kind soul in the greater metropolitan community
will step forward to assist with such an appeal.
The opportunities for "remote volunteering" abound when a museum sets
up a web page. The desktop publishing volunteer mentioned above is just
one service that remote volunteers could offer to the museum. And the nice
thing is that the museum can express their appreciation for completion of
volunteer tasks by expressing their gratitude right there on the museum's
web page--in public, for all the world to see.
Do you think local businesses might take a greater interest in
supporting the museum once the museum has a web page set up? I suspect
they might.
The aspect of this story that fascinates me the most, though, is the
possibility that the museum could choose to exhibit local youth's creative
work on the museum's web page. Since a web page is theoretically a museum
with unlimited wall space, this possibility tickles my imagination.
It would not be difficult at all for the museum to put out an appeal
to all school art teachers in the metropolitan area to submit (in
electronic form) the best of their students' graphic art work. A similar
appeal could go out to school music teachers in the metro area to submit
digitized samples of some of their students' most creative work. And
English teachers could be asked to submit in ASCII form some of the most
creative writings of their students.
The museum could assemble a large collection of these submissions and
exhibit them for all the city (and all the world) to appreciate. Imagine
that. A museum with limitless wall space celebrating the creative spirit
of the city's youth.
The social ramifications of having a museum on the web are just
beginning to be understood. I'm quite sure, though, that many positive
things are going to be happening soon at this museum. The museum's
original mission, which it has succeeded so well in fulfilling, is going to
explode into a whole new dimension.
Phil Shapiro
[*][*][*]
The author takes a keen interest in the social and psychological
aspects of online communication. This is the 29th essay in the
"Thinking About Online Communications" series. Information about
earlier essays in this series can be found on the author's home
page, at http://users.aol.com/pshapiro/
Feedback about this current essay is invited at: pshapiro@aol.com
[EOA]
[PDQ]//////////////////////////////
PD_QUICKVIEW /
/////////////////////////////////
Yours for the Asking
""""""""""""""""""""
by Steve Cavanaugh
[S.CAVANAUGH1]
Program Name : Loadpall
Filename : LOADPALL.BXY
Library Area : 30
Program Number : 24604
File Size : 132992
Program Type : XCMD for HyperCard IIgs
Author : Brian Gillespie, Jaunt! Software
Version Reviewed: 1.02
Requirements : HyperCard IIgs
[*][*][*]
. __
(^) <^> /~ ~\
\-=======_/"\_======-/ \)
PD_Q RATING "\. FOUR LAMPS ./"
""""""""""" "\._ _ _./"
(_____) (1-5)
DOCUMENTATION N/A (a demonstration stack outlines use of the XCMD)
"""""""""""""
PD_Q COMMENTS LoadPall is a stack by Brian Gillespie that has been in the
""""""""""""" Apple II library for several months now. I don't know if
other people are getting much use from it, but I have found it to be an
amazingly useful and rock-solid XCMD for HyperCard.
HyperCard IIGS, like its Macintosh cousin, is an application that
lets any individual create their own multimedia stacks. Brian's LoadPall
helps extend the native abilities of HyperCard IIGS by allowing the display
of 16, 256, and 3200 color 320-mode graphics in HyperCard by allowing the
loading of other palettes (hence the name, Loadpall).
To use the XCMD (pronounced ex-command) is very easy. Brian's stack
has a button that allows you to install the XCMD in any stack you like (so
you do have to create the "target" stack first). Then, to call up the XCMD
you simply insert the line "loadpall xxxx.pal" where xxxx.pal is the name
of a 320 mode pallete that has been saved out of a paint program.
For instance, I took a picture of a bull moose that had been a TIFF
graphic on a Mac CD-ROM. I converted the TIFF to a 320-mode 256-color
graphic using PRISM, then loaded the picture into DreamGraphix. From
DreamGraphix, I saved the pallete of the picture in the same directory as
my stack (a fledgling encyclopedia of North America), naming it moose.pal.
Then I quit to HyperCard IIGS, opened up the encyclopedia stack, and
imported the moose picture to a card. I then created a card script (by
holding down Option-Command-Shift-C) and typed in the following script:
on opencard
hide menubar
loadpal "moose.pal"--load the pallete for the moose picture
end opencard
on closecard
loadpal "def.pal"--load the default pallete
show menubar
end closecard
Next, I created a button on the card with text describing Moose that
opened the card with the picture. Upon presenting that card, HyperCard
hides the menubar (giving us a full screen for the picture), loads in the
palette, and the picture, in near photographic quality, is presented for
viewing. A mouse click sends us back to the original picture (that's a
different script).
I have used LoadPall with many pictures, and with external windows
for 16 color pictures, and it works great! If you do any work with
HyperCard IIGS, and don't yet have LoadPall, you should definitely download
it.
EDITOR'S NOTE To get the most recent version of Loadpall, you must
""""""""""""" download file #24604, LOADPALL.BXY and file #25531,
LOADPALL102.BXY. I think that the second file is just an update to the
first, not a stand-alone application. At least, when I tried to use v1.02
on its own, it wouldn't work for me without the palette files in the
earlier version.--Ed.
[EOA]
[FOC]//////////////////////////////
FOCUS ON... /
/////////////////////////////////
The Finder as ProSel-16 Substitute
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
>>> CONFESSIONS OF A PROSEL-16 USER <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I've been using ProSel 8 since it was called ProSel, and graduated to
ProSel-16 almost as soon as it became available. ProSel, in all its
incarnations, is a program launcher and suite of utilities.
I happen to like ProSel. Some say that its complexity can be a bit
intimidating at first. I never found it so. When I first bought ProSel, I
used just those parts of it that I could understand. As I gained the
confidence to explore, I added other parts of the program to my repertoire.
I confess that there are still some functions that remain a mystery to me,
even after three years of a stable program. (ProSel-16 v8.84 has a 1992
copyright date.)
Those of us who made the move from DOS 3.3 to ProDOS in 1984 were
appalled by FILER, the file manipulation utility that Apple Computer
provided. ProSel's Cat Doctor was (and is) like a breath of fresh air.
The other core utilities were equally invaluable: Backup, Restore, and
Recover (for backing up hard drives), Beach Comber (for optimizing), Block
Warden (sector editor), Find File (which also finds strings within files),
Info Desk (print catalogs to disk, printer, or the screen), Mr. Fixit (disk
volume repair) and Volume Copy (which uses as much memory as it could find
to copy a disk, thus reducing disk swaps).
None of this addresses either the central purpose of ProSel nor how
it gets its name: at heart, ProSel is a PROgram SELector... or a program
launcher. All of a sudden it makes sense why I should want to compare the
Finder and ProSel, doesn't it? ProSel's interface is text-based (ProSel-16
uses 320-mode graphics, but it's still a text-based interface), dividing
the screen into three columns of 20 items, with each of the 60 items being
24 characters wide. A sample might look like this:
AppleWorks GS v1.1 CoPilot v2.5.5 Finder
GraphicWriter III v1.1 SnowTerm v2.06 GNO/ME v2.0.4
Quick Click Calc v1.3 Spectrum v2.0 ORCA
WordPerfect v2.1e TimeMaster IIgs v2.1
HyperStudio v3.1 ShrinkIt GS v1.1 Graphics Exchange v2.1
MD-BASIC v2.0 PMPunZIP v2.0 Platinum Paint v1.0.5
You can use the mouse, the arrow keys, or the alphabetic keys to
select one of these options, then press Return or click the mouse to launch
the program associated with the option.
Notice how this differs from the Finder: in ProSel, the lists above
are arranged first by general function and then alphabetically--because
that's how _I_ like it--and the selection names on the screen do not
(necessarily) equal the names of the program on disk. Also, the screens
you construct in ProSel are HARD-CODED... that is, they only show you the
programs for which you have constructed links. If you think this is a
disadvantage, then my guess is that you are a confirmed Finder user. It
can also be a great advantage... ProSel can keep track of the programs that
you use on a regular basis. (And it can show you up to 60 on a screen,
without having to scroll through a long list with a mouse, which takes
time.)
ProSel also has an "immediate" mode, for launching programs that
don't appear on any of the lists you have created. Press 1 and ProSel will
show you the launchable (SYS and S16) programs--plus any subdirectories--on
your first drive or partition. (Other partitions are also available.)
ProSel doesn't clutter up your screen with documents and other things you
can't launch.
Perhaps because I view my computer as a tool for beating back the
tide of information _until I ask for it_, ProSel suits me just fine.
ProSel's primary function is to keep me organized.
Another advantage is that ProSel doesn't slow me down my demanding
that I use a mouse. (ProSel does support the mouse for those that prefer
it, though.) I don't care how convenient you find it when learning how a
program works, pointing, dragging, and clicking will never match the speed
of keyboard input.
Now that I stand revealed before you as a person who despises a mouse
and gets irritated when he is given information before he wants it, you'll
understand why the Finder is not my launcher of choice. However, I am
compelled to admit that I have started using it. Now that you Finder types
have been turned on to the wonders of ProSel, maybe you should go clean
your closets while I hip my fellow ProSel users to the when actually launch
the dang Finder.
Cat Doctor's ability to batch-process files sure came as a boon,
didn't it? It you have a whole bunch of files on need to do the same thing
to all of them, ProSel's Cat Doctor is the way to go. Even if you want to
delete all but two of a files in a given folder and rename the remaining
two, then you can probably hold the details in your short-term memory. But
if you have a slew of files that need to be copied to various destinations,
renamed, moved, appended, and deleted, then use the Finder.
ProSel's excellent at letting you do one thing a time. But with the
Finder, you can do lots of things. You can interrupt your tasks without
interrupting your train of thought.
For example: I file all my electronic mail. Once a month, I archive
the whole shootin' match on the assumption that I might need to retrieve it
someday. Well, that's the theory, anyhow. In practice, I archive almost
all of it. Now that junk E-mail is with us, I just throw that out.
(Already the task is beginning to diversify.) And I subscribe to a few
E-mail groups and lists, and of course I don't archive those as
correspondence. What's more, I occasionally forget my archive names, and
file the same information under two similar but different names. Or two
letters from the same person will end up in two different folders... and
therefore the letters need to be combined into one file.
It is possible to go through my monthly mail-archiving ritual with
ProSel, but I keep losing my train of thought. If I stop moving files to
rename, I lose my place in the list of files to be processed. I either
finish with largely illegible notes scrawled on myriad scraps of paper, or
I find I go through all the files several times to be sure I haven't missed
anything.
Since I began using the Finder for this and other similar operations,
my headaches have stopped. With the Finder, I can do all the file
management I need, look into files, combine files, and do all manner of
things without once losing my place in the list. The Finder isn't as good
as ProSel at cramming information onto a single screen, but the fact that
the Finder lets you choose how to view (as opposed to sort/organize) makes
most tasks much easier. And of course, the Finder lets you have windows
representing various destinations on the desktop simultaneously, which
means you don't have to retype pathnames.
For years, I have been saying tolerantly, in public, that both ProSel
and the Finder had their uses, but privately believing that the Finder was
only for those who need pretty-picture icons and don't loathe a mouse as
much as I do. I've known all along how to use the Finder. At long last, I
know why to use it. Hallelujah!
[EOA]
[PNL]//////////////////////////////
PAUG NEWSLETTER /
/////////////////////////////////
January 1996 Report
"""""""""""""""""""
by Ray Pasold
[R.PASOLD]
>>> VOLUME III, NUMBER 3 <<<
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
WHAT IS PAUG? The mission of the Planetary Apple User Group (PAUG) is to
""""""""""""" serve as the online heart of the worldwide Apple II
community. PAUG's goals include providing help and support for anyone who
may not have a local user group nearby, and for user groups that want a
virtual link to the Heart of the Apple II world. Creating a link between
PAUG and both the online and offline user group community is one of our
priorities. PAUG sponsorship of an online user group is focused on
promoting the fact that the Apple II is not only still alive, but doing
very well.
WHAT DOES PAUG DO? There _is_ support! PAUG will provide it, or help you
"""""""""""""""""" find it. We meet the third Sunday of every month at
7:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the Apple II RoundTable (A2) Real Time Conference
(RTC) area. With no long miles to drive or time away from home, PAUG
offers the Apple II user a friendly and comfortable association with others
of similar computing interests. There is plenty of accurate computer
information, hints, tips, and just plain old fashioned fun conversation.
Along with this, you also get the security of knowing that all the
computing support you could possibly need is right at your fingertips.
What could be more convenient?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
"""""""""""""
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! ! ! ! !
Resignation I am sad to announce my resignation as editor of the PAUG
''''''''''' newsletter. Pressing financial matters, a job, and personal
things have forced me to resign. It is with great apology I do so. On
another note, though, I have fallen in love and have a girlfriend! So be
happy for me!
The Next Meeting The next meeting of PAUG is at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on
'''''''''''''''' Sunday, January 21. This will be the first meeting
ushering in a new year of Apple II fun and productivity. We should have
some news at this meeting about the official status of PAUG as a listed
user group, and what benefits and discounts this means to you! Be there!
THE MAIN EVENTS "Sights and Sounds of the Season" was the theme for the
''''''''''''''' December meeting. What are your favorite holiday
graphics and desktop pictures? What are the best Apple II programs to
display them? How about sounds, like music and rSounds? All of these
topics were covered during the meeting. The esteemed guests were Pat Kern
and Clay Juniel. Pat is the graphics wizard and always says, you can't
have enough graphics! Clay is the author of some fine programs that will
help you enjoy the power of your Apple II.
THE LIBRARY A revised Eamon game list is here, since the previous list
'''"""""""" was not complete.
DOS 3.3: Library 42
ProDOS 8: Library 33
GS specific: Library 21
Eamon Stuff
'''''''''''
DOS 3.3 Masters, Samples, and Some of TomZ's Favorites:
24544 E.DOS33.001.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon Master Disk (required to play Eamon)
24677 E.DOS33.042.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon "Alt. Beginners Cave" (easy)
24883 E.DOS33.124.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon "Assault on Dolni Keep (intermediate)
24911 E.DOS33.138.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon "Starfire" (easy)
24976 E.DOS33.169.BXY Dos 3.3 Eamon "The Black Phoenix" (sf)
25052 E.DOS33.194.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon "Attack of the Kretons (funny!)
25094 E.DOS33.204.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon "Sanctuary" (advanced)
24542 E.DOS33.D62.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon Dungeon Designer v6.2
24535 E.DOS33.D71.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon Dungeon Designer v7.1
24543 E.DOS33.GMH.BXY DOS 3.3 Eamon Graphics Main Hall
25421 E.DOS33.UTL.BXY DOS 3.3 EAG Eamon Utilities
ProDOS Masters, Samples, and Some of TomZ's Favorites:
16219 EAMON.001.BXY ProDOS Eamon Master/Main Hall (required to play)
15698 EAMON.124.BXY 80-col. P8 'Assault on Dolni Keep' (intermediate)
15699 EAMON.138.BXY 80-col. P8 'Starfire' (easy)
17043 EAMON.169.BXY 80-col. P8 'The Black Phoenix' (sf)
11767 EAMON.P.191.BXY ProDOS 'Enhanced Beginners Cave' (easy)
16034 EAMON.194.BXY 80-col. P8 'Attack of the Kretons' (funny!)
18011 EAMON.204.BXY 80-col. P8 'Sanctuary' (advanced)
24532 EAMON.DDD71.BXY ProDOS Eamon Dungeon Designer v7.1
15702 EAMON.GMH.BXY ProDOS 'Graphics Main Hall'
24534 EAMON.UTL.BXY Desc: ProDOS EAG Eamon Utilities
16750 STARTER.KIT.BXY Very Best role playing system!
16728 BEST.EAMONS.BXY An incredible role-play experience!
General Eamon Information Files:
25212 EAMON.KEYWD.TXT Describes the Eamon keyword scheme
25505 EAMON.LISTS.BXY Updates of six Eamon Lists
11842 EAMON.MAPS.BXY Misc. Eamon maps
23000 EAMON.REV1.BXY Reviews of Eamon Adventures
23001 EAMON.REV2.BXY Reviews of Eamon Adventures
23002 EAMON.REV3.BXY Reviews of Eamon Adventures
Have FUN!
PLEASE FEED ME! We have had some great letters and comments about PAUG
""""""""""""""" and it appears everyone wants us to go official with
Apple. So, we have filed for that status! More about that real soon!
GOOD BUY Willis Poole (W.POOLE) has done a good job on reviewing an
"""""""" extended keyboard for the IIgs. Here it is.
OK!! Here is the Interex, Mac-105A Extended keyboard.
Apple 150 key, ADB compatible keyboard with adjustable height legs,
sold at Computer City for $34.99. Some of the extra keys will work by
themselves after you plug it in and play just like a GS KB with the rest of
the main board/keypad fully functional. To make use of the F-1 thru F-4 and
F-5 thru F-12, you will need the programs called Keyboard Extender by Bill
Tudor in the library, and Hotkeys from GS+ in that order.
Many KB's have built in clickers but this one doesn't. I have added a
NDA called Keyclicker to adjust the click to what I want, which is a very
faint "tic" due to the light touch keys. The keys feel very solid like a
good car door slamming shut and quiet, only the space bar has a slight
rattle to it, I can feel the two positions on each key when I push fully
down for the repeater, the keys have a very nice easy touch (depression
approx 1/32) and may work well with a skin cover.
I really like the keys, ie. on the main keyboard the "return key" is
enlarged at the top so the |\ key is next to the return key, this is good
when you get to the Net and start using some UNIX commands when some of
these rarely used keys are put in use. I also like the large delete key
above the RTN key, look closely at the other KB's you can see that the |\
key is next to the little delete key.....when its down next to the RTN key
I can assign things to it and reach it with one hand, its out of place next
to the delete key.
The ADB ports are located at the top left corner and top right corner
on the ends, indented not flush, some KB's have these ports located top
center, the mouse is simply connected like the GS KB. It has 4 lights
..option numbers, numbers, caps, scroll. This KB is made in Taiwan and
again has a solid feel to it.
I think you really need to do a hands on so you can feel these keys.
If you want this one here is some more info...
Computer City..1-800-THE CITY will tell you the closest store to
you.
Interex Computer Products
2971 S. Madison
Wichita, Ks 67216
Tech support 316-524-4747 Ext. 232 0800 to 1700 M-F
FAX 316-524-4636..24hrs
Willis Poole.
Thank you Willis!!
Also a reminder, if you are serious about your Apple II, and of
course at this time you have to be serious is you still use it, then
subscribe to Shareware Solutions II. It is the best thing happening in the
Apple II world Today!
IN CONCLUSION The PAUG Newsletter is an intrinsic part of GEnieLamp A2.
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