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~ WELCOME TO GENIELAMP APPLE II! ~
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~ FOCUS ON...: The Accidental Tourist at KansasFest ~
~ VOX POPULI: Apple IIgs Owners' Survey ~
~ APPLEWORKS ANNEX: AppleWorks 5 Documentation ~
~ HOT NEWS, HOT FILES, HOT MESSAGES ~
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GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.5, Issue 52
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Publisher................................................John F. Peters
Editor...................................................Douglas Cuff
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>>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE APPLE II ROUNDTABLE? <<<
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~ July 1, 1996 ~
FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY]
Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me?
HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM] FOCUS ON... ............. [FOC]
An Apple II Parody. KansasFest 1996.
VOX POPULI .............. [VOX] APPLEWORKS ANNEX ........ [AWX]
Apple IIgs Owners' Survey. AppleWorks 5 Documentation.
FILE BANDWAGON .......... [BAN] THE TREASURE HUNT ....... [HUN]
Top 10 Files for May. Fool's Gold.
LOG OFF ................. [LOG]
GenieLamp Information.
[IDX]""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
READING GENIELAMP GenieLamp has incorporated a unique indexing system
""""""""""""""""" to help make reading the magazine easier. To utilize
this system, load GenieLamp into any ASCII word processor or text editor.
In the index you will find the following example:
HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM]
Genie Fun & Games.
To read this article, set your find or search command to [HUM]. If
you want to scan all of the articles, search for [EOA]. [EOF] will take
you to the last page, whereas [IDX] will bring you back to the index.
MESSAGE INFO To make it easy for you to respond to messages reprinted
"""""""""""" here in GenieLamp, you will find all the information you
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In this example, to respond to Smith's message, log on to page 475
enter the bulletin board and set CAT 6. Enter your REPly in TOPic 1.
A message number that is surrounded by brackets indicates that this
message is a "target" message and is referring to a "chain" of two or more
messages that are following the same topic. For example: {58}.
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As always, prices are subject to change without notice. To sign up for
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//////////////////////////////////////// Genie_QWIK_QUOTE ////
/ When the day comes (soon I hope) that I get my novel /
/ published, this roundtable/gang is getting mentioned in /
/ my thanks yous!!!! Oh, and that phrase: This novel was /
/ written entirely on an Apple IIGS. (Should I thank John /
/ Scully???? Hee, hee. :) /
/////////////////////////////////////////////// J.LOFTIS ////
[EOA]
[FRM]//////////////////////////////
FROM MY DESKTOP /
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Notes From The Editor
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
This editorial isn't really about any issue facing the Apple II
community. This is editorial is about me. Blatantly about me, I mean.
This issue marks the end of my third year as editor of GenieLamp A2.
At one point, it was supposed to mark the end of my service as editor, full
stop. Since beginning the first draft of this editorial, I have realized,
with something of a shock, that my three years with GenieLamp A2 make me
the longest-serving editor by a considerable margin. Neither of my two
predecessors lasted for as long as twelve consecutive months. This must be
something I inherited from my father: after 30 years of service, he is
only the _fifth_ editor of a magazine about to reach its centenary.
Last winter, I began to feel that I wasn't offering all that much to
the Apple II community. The first issues of _The Apple Blossom_ and
_Juiced.GS_ printed original material that could have appeared in GenieLamp
A2... but didn't. And I felt that this was largely my fault; that I hadn't
been doing a good enough job. The only thing this job pays is
satisfaction, and there wasn't much of that last winter.
So I planned to stop editing GenieLamp A2 at the end of my third
year. I would concentrate on writing articles for the Apple II world
instead of editing them. I'm proud to be an editor first--I didn't drift
into editing as a substitute for writing; I love editing--but I thought
that writing might revive, replenish, and renew me. I would hand my
EDITOR.A2 account over to the new editor, but stay on Genie and stick with
GenieLamp A2 (as a writer) via my D.CUFF account.
Then the roof caved in. GEnie became Genie, and the monthly fee to
keep an account active went from $7.95 to $23.95. Much too costly for an
editor who's still looking for a day job.
I almost closed my D.CUFF account. Then Genie introduced GenieLite
at $8.95 a month, and I grabbed at it like a man in quicksand grabs for a
tree root.
The new Genie brought with it a new problem: no more credits for
writers, no way to reward them other than with praise. I found myself in
the position of having to research and write the entire contents of each
issue. (The writing of articles is hard, but not a struggle; it's the
research that kills you, because it really eats up your time.)
Recently, a fresh problem threatened. The new Genie didn't see why
GenieLamp editors should have special accounts. This was, in fact,
supposed to have been the last-ever issue of GenieLamp A2. John Peters,
the publisher of all GenieLamps, came through for his editors
magnificently. He saved our skins, and he saved GenieLamp.
That doesn't mean I'm not tired any more. But the knowledge of how
close a thing it's been gave me the strength to get through this issue
without wanting to quit.
I'm tired this month, but the reason for it is different. My fatigue
is not due to disappointment or flagging spirits; it's due to having done a
lot of hard work on the KansasFest article you'll find in this issue. It's
that rarity, an article I'm actually pleased with. I hope you will be too.
What is so rare as one of my own articles that I'm pleased with? An
article from someone other than me. If you have an article, please submit
it. If you have an idea for an article, please send me E-mail so we can
discuss it.
I'm happy to report that I've just been discussing such an idea with
a writer, so next month or the one after, there should be another voice
speaking here to break the monotony. <grin> I'd still like to hear from
other writers, or those who would like to try writing.
[*][*][*]
An amusing note about last month's editorial, which addressed the
subject of a person who had violated my copyright by reprinting part of one
of my articles without my permission. I got mail from people who assumed I
was talking about them, when I wasn't. There is no shortage of guilty
consciences out there, it seems.
I should have been ready for this. As I said in my July 1994
editorial, if you tell a group of people that some of them have done
something wrong, the innocent will assume they're guilty, and the guilty
will assume that you're talking about someone else, or not care that you're
talking about them, or admit the act but deny the guilt.
To be clear, then: What I was talking about last month was _not_
someone who reprinted GenieLamp A2 material without permission. You do not
have to ask permission to reprint any GenieLamp A2 material, as long as you
reproduce the copyright paragraph (see the very end of this issue) and
mention that it is being reprinted from GenieLamp A2. The article I spoke
of last month originally appeared in another Apple II publication, not
GenieLamp A2.
That's really pretty simple. This month, I've made it a little more
complicated--by writing two articles for which I retain the copyright
myself. These two articles (and only these two) do _not_ have to be
credited as having appeared in GenieLamp A2... but it would be a nice
gesture. I retain the copyright on these articles not because I want to
hoard them but because I want to be able to reprint them without asking
GenieLamp's permission. Please note--they're still my copyright material.
If, as I suspect, the only person they're worth something to is me--then
why would you want to steal it?
-- Doug Cuff
Genie Mail: EDITOR.A2 Internet: editor.a2@genie.com
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HEY MISTER POSTMAN /
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Is That A Letter For Me?
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
o BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS
o A2 POT-POURRI
o HOT TOPICS
o WHAT'S NEW
o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
>>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<<
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[*] CAT 9, TOP 7 ......... Another bug in HFS.FST?
[*] CAT 28, TOP 4 ......... "Revenge of the Nerds" documentary
[*] CAT 31, TOP 5 ......... Apple II in Macintosh user groups
[*] CAT 44, TOP 3 ......... KansasFest 1996 mini biographies
[*] CAT 44, TOP 8 ......... KansasFest 1996!
>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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THEY DON'T KNOW US VERY WELL, DO THEY? I recently got an email ad
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" from/for Delphi, which included
the following paragraph:
"With the recent news of Compuserve, Genie and other systems going
strictly to a graphical, web based platform, there will be many people who
are left with the prospect of either spending a lot of money to upgrade
computers, or finding a new home. Delphi is still a text based service,
which means nearly everyone can make it onto the system."
Although we've always wanted people to place Genie right up there
with CIS & AOL... they could've at least gotten the facts right. :)
-Ken
(KEN.GAGNE, CAT2, TOP23, MSG:310/M645;1)
UPDATING PRINT SHOP IIGS FOR BETTER PRINTING? Here's another concept too.
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What if one were to create
a data disk that one would print to: that is that acted like a printer (you
know, print to a disk combination of the PSGS components sort of "put
together" and saved, later to be printed as a whole unit via some Graphics
program- like PL of AWGS?
(M.SCHOOP, CAT6, TOP8, MSG:120/M645;1)
>>>>> Good luck! Joe Kohn hired Burger Bill to do new drivers for PSGS,
""""" and Burger Bill failed. You may be flogging a dead horse. ;)
Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech
(C.KNOBLOCK, CAT6, TOP8, MSG:123/M645;1)
>>>>> I don't think the word "failed" would be an accurate (or fair)
""""" description. I asked Bill about PSGS several months ago, and he
told me that the reason nothing ever came of it was that the quality would
NOT be improved, due to the resolution of PSGS being hard-coded to 72 dpi
(or 144 dpi?). As mentioned above, the quality would degrade due to the
sharp definition of the pixels (as opposed to the round or "blurred" edges
produced by a dot matrix printer).
If I felt it was worth doing, and I had the time, I could do it. I
don't feel it's worth doing (and I have better things to do with my time
right now, which I think GS users might appreciate a lot more :).
-G.T. Barnabas
(BARNABAS, CAT6, TOP8, MSG:125/M645;1)
GENIELAMP HTML To see your GenieLamp in all it's HTML glory with e-mail
"""""""""""""" links to almost everyone mentioned in it, call the VACC
homepage.
- http://home.earthlink.net/~seali/vaccpage/vacc.html -
Also check out Scott's home page (seali) if you like showbiz links.
He has some dandys.
Uncle Duck .........
(VACC.DAVE, CAT3, TOP3, MSG:79/M645;1)
SCANTRON QUALITY COMPUTERS E-MAIL Jan, I got your address change
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" request, and emailed it to myself at
work, to take care of it Monday :)
Anyone else who needs this, or hasn't received their stuff, please
email me at gesaikin@sqc.net. If you do it here, I'll try to remember to
forward it to my work address, but it's easier if it gets there...then I
can see it, and it'll jog my memory. :)
FWIW, this holds true with any questions you have re
Scantron-Quality. You can post here, but if it's urgent, please email it
also!
Gena
(QUALITY, CAT42, TOP11, MSG:306/M645;1)
ONCE-MIGHTY ACADEMIA AND THE REAL WORLD BTW, I was checking out the UH
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" library online the other day and
came across something that might be of interest to Apple II and real world
device guys:
Yip, W. and Tse, R. S. (1994). A polarograph built on an Apple II.
_Laboratory Robotics and Automation_, _6_, 5.
(In non APA format, that's "A Polarograph Built on an Apple II" by
Wai-Tak Yip and Ronald S. Tse", published February 1, 1994 in Laboratory
Robotics and Automation, volume 6, number 1, page 5.)
Note that I haven't gone over and checked the actual article out yet,
but anything like this tends to get my attention.
Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.
Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night, KFester in July!
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT12, TOP38, MSG:189/M645;1)
>>>>> Sounds interesting.
"""""
One of my dictionaries says: Polarography is a method of qualitative
or quantitative analysis based on current/voltage curves obtained during
electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force.
Another says: Polarography is an electrochemical method of
quantitative or qualitative analysis based on the relationship between an
increasing current passing through the solution being analyzed and the
increasing voltage used to produce the current.
I wonder how well the hardware and software setup is described. Based
on the description of the topic I suppose they used a Digital-to-Analog
converter to precisely step up the voltage.
Is this document a thesis? If so, do they charge very much to have
it reproduced? I'm kinda skiddish about buying these types of documents
after a bad experience with a document that I ordered from M.I.T. I paid a
lot of money for less than 50 pages (I was expecting 100-200) of a poor
quality (photocopy) document.
Erick
(E.WAGNER10, CAT12, TOP38, MSG:191/M645;1)
CHALLENGING MISCONCEPTIONS Today we had "Open House" at the office, with
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" about 90 new staff coming through. On my desk
my //e displayed a full screen (in PublishIt's page preview) saying, "Apple
II Forever!" The Mac next to it had a Kid's Pix screen with a hand
pointing to the //e which said, "The Apple II is my big brother."
Someone left a note on the //e's keyboard which said, "You are a
brave and courageous person."
I discovered who left the note and he explained, "You're brave to be
using such an old machine." Whereupon I explained that the HP LJ 4M
sitting next to the //e was driven by the //e, showed him my postscript
printed newsletters, scanner (Quickie), printed PostNet Bar codes, and that
the //e is interfaced with the mainframe VAX at 19,200 baud.
HA!
__!__
| Terrell Smith
| tsmith@ivcf.org
(T.SMITH59, CAT5, TOP4, MSG:255/M645;1)
GRAPHICWRITER III BUG REPORT LEADS TO ENCOURAGING NEWS OK, here's
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" something odd.
While working in GraphicWriter III 2.0, I go to the Apple pull-down
menu to select the Swatterdisk NDA. Instead of the SwatterDisk control
center window popping up, I get the GraphicWriter "About" box instead, the
same one you get when you select "About" under the Apple pull-down menu.
Every other NDA, and I have many installed, works fine.
I tried this with a number of other programs, and each time I select
the SwatterDisk NDA, the proper window pops up. The only place it fails to
work properly is in GW III.
Could somebody who has both GW III and SwatterDisk check to see if
they can duplicate this problem?
I'm beginning to get a little paranoid. A couple of windows in
Kangaroo don't pop up properly and another won't pop up at all, now
SwatterDisk doesn't respond inside GW III. Recently, the window of the
Shortcuts NDA (from Softdisk GS) began not showing up when I select it from
the Apple pull-down menu, even though the shortcut key commands continue to
work OK.
I know it's a full moon, but could there be any other explanation for
all this? I'm just hoping someone can duplicate the GW III/SwatterDisk
problem so I can rest a little easier.
Thanks,
Max
(M.JONES145, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:312/M645;1)
>>>>> Yep, the NDA selection thing is definitely a bug. We found it a
""""" long time ago, but I could never reproduce it on my test (read:
basic system) machine. That's not to say it's not GWIII's fault, just that
we had a hard time reproducing it.
It's MORE THAN LIKELY a GWIII bug, and it's on our list of things to
do.
Any EXTRA info you can give to help me reproduce it, would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks again,
Richard
(RICHARD.B, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:316/M645;1)
WHITHER GENIELITE? Just in case any one is thinking of changing over to
"""""""""""""""""" Genielite, I've just received the following reply in
response to my request:
> I am sorry but the GenieLite option is no longer available. This
> package was discontinued May 8, 1996.
Looks like the new management are still treating their clients badly
:(
Pete (U.K)
(P.GREEN, CAT2, TOP23, MSG:316/M645;1)
APPLE BLOSSOM PUBLISHER MOVES Hi everybody, just a quick update on some
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple Blossom happenings. First, the next
issue should be completed this weekend, and I hope to begin mailing by the
middle of next week. This issue will have articles on GraphicWriter III,
Connecting a CD-ROM to a IIGS, how to flow text inside a shape in GWIII,
how to calculate the days of the week in the AW spreadsheet, plus the usual
announcements, etc.
Also, I'll be moving in the next two weeks. I've got a new job up in
Boston, so I'll be returning there on July 6th. I don't have a permanent
address yet, but you can send mail to me at my folks house:
Steve Cavanaugh
13 Hillsdale Rd.
Holbrook, MA 02343
I'll be able to pick it up regularly once there.
My email here and on AOL (stevec1021@aol.com) will remain the same,
of course, as will my Web page (http://members.aol.com/newblossom/), which
will be updated in the next week as well, with an article from the
newsletter and perhaps a bonus review as well. My other internet address
(cav@strauss.udel.edu) will be closed down this week, so don't send me any
more mail at that address.
Steve
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT13, TOP17, MSG:305/M645;1)
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
""""""""""""""""""
APPLE II GROUP--AFFILIATE WITH MAC USER GROUP? I don't know whether this
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is the appropriate topic
section for this or not, but the title seemed least inappropriate of the
available choices. This is a plea for advice.
Our users group, the Carolina Apple Core, has been an Apple II
support group since 1979. Surrounded by Mac groups, we are the only group
in central North Carolina still actively supporting the Apple II.
Recently several of our most active members have switched to Macs,
and on the "use it or lose it" principle have begun losing their expertise
with Apple IIs. Those of us who are still Apple II fanatics think the
group should remain an Apple II organization with a Mac SIG, but there are
problems.
When there are Apple II-based presentations at the monthly meetings,
the Mac people are bored and it shows. The vice versa situation also
applies. We have been trying to find cross-cultural topics for the
meetings, like using the Internet, how to transfer files between platforms,
etc, but we are running out of ideas. Apple, Inc. is no help since they
don't remember there ever was an Apple II.
Is there hope for us???
Phil
palbro@sophia.sph.unc.edu
75452.1665@compuserve.com
Sysop, Coretalk BBS, 919-544-1356
(P.ALBRO, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:89/M645;1)
>>>>> Phil, what we had long done at the meetings in Greensboro was to
""""" have a brief business meeting and then split up into Mac and Apple
II groups for platform-specific presentations.
If you don't have that kind of space luxury, then perhaps you could
schedule the two presentations at different times, with the business
meeting sandwiched in the middle, or something.
I confess that I haven't been to a Greensboro meeting in well over a
year, maybe two. I discovered that my main reason for going to them was to
hang out with my friends, and when most of them bought Macs and PCs and
quit coming, I eventually did also.
TomZ
(A2.TOMZ, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:90/M645;1)
>>>>> This shows up in A2 with the Mac only topic.:( Who wants to read
""""" about individuals and schools and what the best Mac for them to get
is?
I do believe that the Apple II people can put up with Macs better
than the other way around. There appears to be a snobbery among the Mac
users.
The trouble is that the Apple IIs and Macs are different computers
that were made by the same company, pretty much that is where the
similarity ends.
When that magazine switched from just Apple II, to add the Mac
coverage, it became a boring rag; that then went out of business. It is
also true that there really aren't any IBM/Mac magazines out there. The Mac
people are always writing to Byte magazine about how the Mac wasn't
mentioned in this or that article (even ones on desk top publishing).
Whine, whine, whine...
My advice is for the user group to drop the Mac coverage. You might
even be able to bring in new Apple II members if you show how inexpensive
it can be to get online with a 'new' Apple II system.
- James - [IMAGE]
(J.GRAY38, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:91/M645;1)
>>>>> I guess I'm pretty down on user groups myself. I'm on the Board of
""""" Directors of the Hawai'i Macintosh and Apple User's Society, and
basically, they've never given me anything but a very large headache. :/
I write the two Apple II columns in the SIGNAL for them, and handle
about 80% of the Apple II trouble calls (used to be 100% before graduate
school forced me to say "ENOUGH!"). The problem is more in reciprocity.
I feel I give a lot to my UG (in terms of tech support, help, writing
articles, etc.) I almost never get anything back. I can't even get the
Mac BBS librarian to put some files (TrueType fonts, for instance) in .SIT
1.5.1 with no folders format so that Apple IIgs users can get at 'em, and
he's a pretty prominent Apple II guy.
Our group also started as an Apple II only group, and now it's both a
II and Mac group, as well as Newton; however, I'd say 90% of the emphasis
is Mac.
My UG experience here tells me mostly one thing: if I have someone
who's serious about Apple IIs here, before I tell them to join HMAUS, I
tell them to join Genie.
As far as James' comment about:
>> Apple II presentations at the monthly meetings, the Mac people are bored
>> and vice versa
> This shows up in A2 with the Mac only topic.:( Who wants to read about
> individuals and schools and what the best Mac for them to get is?
Really, part of the reason why that topic is there is pragmatic: a
lot of Apple II people, particularly on this RT, use and own Macs (I'm
"guilty" myself, twice). Another part of it is very pragmatic as well: A2
users are some of the best informed anywhere, and I see better answers to
those Mac questions here than in the Mac RT most days.
As a BB person, I can say also that the topic is indeed intended for
"Quick Help" only. Long ongoing discussions are directed to the Mac RT.
And, even after all of this, if you're still not interested in the topic
(believe me, I can relate; for years I swore I'd never own a Mac; at this
point I've generally stopped swearing at them. . . well, maybe not :) you
can always IGNore it.
Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.
Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:93/M645;1)
KANSASFEST SCHEDULE Godzilla (Steve Gozdziewski) will be along soon
""""""""""""""""""" (maybe a few days) and post the BETA schedule.
We are very hesitant to post it ahead of time because of all the
complaints we got last year when we had to change things.
I am stressing NOW and will continue to stress that any schedule you
see is not final. Heck, we even had to change it after we arrived at Avila
last year because they changed our meal times. Oh well. :)
I can tell you that the roast is planned for Friday night, and we
will be "serving" Joe Kohn, medium rare. So if you are interested in
helping with that fun occasion, let me know.
Cindy
(KFest Big Cheese)
(CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:245/M645;1)
>>>>>
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( ) ( ) ____________________________________________
| | / / ( _____________________________'96____)
| | / / | |
| |/ / | | II Infinitum!!
| / | |______
| |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________
| | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __)
| | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | |
| | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | |
| | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | |
(______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___|
ALL-STAR LINEUP:
Session Presenter(s)
ToolBox Programming-1........................Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS)
ToolBox Programming-2........................Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS)
Solder-1.....................................Dave Ciotti (BINARY.BEAR)
Solder-2.....................................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P) and
Dave Ciotti (BINARY.BEAR)
Solder-3.....................................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P) and
Dave Ciotti (BINARY.BEAR)
Keyboard Repair..............................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P) and
Dave Ciotti (BINARY.BEAR)
System Saver Maintenance.....................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P) and
Dave Ciotti (BINARY.BEAR)
ZIP-Chip Modifications.......................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P)
Human Interface Guidelines...................Eric Sheperd (SHEPPY)
Publishers' (and Writers') Forum.............Ryan Suenaga (R.SUENAGA1) and
a panel of your favorites!
HTML Conference..............................Charles Hartley (A2.CHARLIE)
Robotics.....................................Erick Wagner (E.WAGNER10) and
Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS)
Apple Presents...............................Kurt Ackman - Apple, Inc.
Kansas City
Disk ][ Hacking/Diagnostic Software..........Dr. Stephen Buggie
HyperCard....................................Brian Gillespie (B.GILLESPIE3)
(All About) Spectrum.........................Ewen Wannop (E.WANNOP) with
Dave Hecker
Using NetScape...............................David Kerwood (D.KERWOOD)
DeskTop Publishing...........................Max Jones (M.JONES145)
AppleWorks/UltraMacros.......................Will Nelken (W.NELKEN1)
(All About) GraphicWriter III................Richard Bennett (RICHARD.B)
with Dave Hecker
AppleSoft Basic..............................Charles Hartley (A2.CHARLIE)
Mac Basics...................................Auri Rahimzadeh (A.RAHIMZADEH)
KFest Roast..................................Joe.Kohn (JOE.KOHN)
Keynote Address/Panel
Vendor Fair (Saturday)
Other sessions may include:
Using UNIX
(All About) Graphics
AppleSoft Basic-2
A2 Productivity
3.5 Disk Cleaning
New Product Introductions
As always, there will be informal hardware repairs, debugging, TC
events, and other computer events/discussions after the day's formal
schedule is over. If you are staying off-campus, I'd urge you to allow some
time in the evening for the informal gatherings. While the number of formal
sessions is limited by time, there will be a wealth of Apple II, Mac, and
Newton "gurus" staying in the dorms. Most are willing to answer any
question you may have and/or assist you in any way they can.
Please remember this is NOT the final schedule which can, and most
likely will change. However, you should now have a good idea of the
exciting events planned for this year's KansasFest.
Looking forward to another very special KFest! Hope to see you there.
Steve
(KFest Schedule-Meister)
P.S. Any errors/omissions are entirely my fault:(
(S.GOZDZIEWSK, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:261/M645;1)
>>>>> This is an Whoops Alert <g
"""""
>> ZIP-Chip Modifications.......................Doug Pendleton (DOUG.P)
The ZipChip is a sealed item, and can not be user modified.
The ZipGSX, which is the accelerator for the IIgs is a board, and can
be modifed for higher speed and / or larger cache.
-Harold
Resident Solder Slinger
Live Free or Die - New Hampshire state motto
(HAROLD.H, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:262/M645;1)
NEW, IMPROVED HFS.FST BUG? I have uncovered what appears to be a bug in
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" the way that GS/OS (Finder?) handles HFS
partitions. I say appears, because it is possible that it is something
unique to my system. I would be interested in hearing from others who might
have had similar problems, or to see if anyone else can duplicate my
problem.
I have several HFS partitions on my IIgs system (Apple Hi-Speed SCSI
card, slot 7, System 6.0.1, with patched HFS FST). I am using a 1.3 GB
Seagate drive, partitioned into two 600 MB partitions, four 32 MB
partitions, and one with the leftovers. Also, I have a magneto-optical
drive, with 281MB per side (562MB per cartridge). I have it set as a single
partition on each side.
I have found that if I drag copy files via Finder onto the 600MB
partition such that the files to be copied are more than the available free
space, and if the files are in a folder, that when I get the "Disk is Full"
error, the folder has been corrupted that it was copying into. The folder
can no longer be deleted from Finder. This has happened twice. Also, it
happened with a 281MB partition on the M-O drive.
My question is, can anyone else duplicate this? With a smaller
partition? With something other than HFS? (I have nbever seen it happen
with a ProDOS partition, and I have overflowed on partitions before with
ProDOS.
I would be interested in hearing anything about this.
Joat
(A2.TIM, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:241/M645;1)
>>>>> I have totally filled smallerr HFS volumes (800k floppies, 100Mb
""""" and smaller hard drive partitions) and not encountered any
problems.
The largest drive I have here is only 153Mb, so I can really give
things as much of a 'wringing out' as I'd like to :/
-Harold
Resident Solder Slinger
Live Free or Die - New Hampshire state motto
(HAROLD.H, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:242/M645;1)
<<<<< But did you fill them from Finder, and by drag copying more than
""""" would fit, and the files you dragged were in a folder? I suspect
that all three are required.
It could also be size related. The smallest I have tried so far is
281MB.
Joat
(A2.TIM, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:243/M645;1)
>>>>> Yes, but possibly not in the way you're thinking of..
"""""
I've filled HFS volumes by having multiple folders selected in the
Finder, and then dragging those over to the HFS volume. This could easilly
be doing something different than if one had only one (huge) folder being
copied. (one huge folder = one base prefix being used for the entire
operation, multiple smaller folders = the base prefix gets changed after
each smaller folder is finished)
You're =only= encountering the HFS directory corruption when a disk
full condition has occured? (try the copying with just less than enough to
fill the HFS volume, -exactly- enough to fill the volume, and just a bit
too much)
I've got a =suspicion= about this, but it's too early to say what,
and I can't test it here as I don't have a really large drive that I can
set up as HFS.
-Harold
Resident Solder Slinger
Live Free or Die - New Hampshire state motto
(HAROLD.H, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:245/M645;1)
<<<<< > I have several 230 MOs almost filled and have never seen this
""""" > problem.
If they are "almost" filled, you won't see it. You will have to use
Finder to drag a folder of files to the partition to try to =overfill= it
and trigger the "disk is full" error. Only then will this problem appear,
at least on my setup. An almost full drive does not trigger it.
Joat
(A2.TIM, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:246/M645;1)
>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
""""""""""""""""""
LATEST ISSUE OF SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II Volume 3, Issue 1 of Shareware
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Solutions II is complete, and will
soon be mailed out to subscribers. In this 20 page issue, you will find:
GRAPEVINE
Hard Drive Give Away
Brutal Deluxe Visit
Magic Eye Graphics
EGO Systems
Basic Screen Blanker
Low Cost Enhancements
On The Horizon
LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES (By Professor G.S. Gumby)
Hello Again!
A Meaningful Relationship
Yet Another KansasFest
Tangled Up In Hype
Just You Wait
Speaking Of E-Mail
Ask Mr 8 Ball
THE COMPUTER THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD
Meet Mark Twain
The Big Picture
Fast Forward Five Years
Wheelin' And Dealin"
The Age Of Discovery
A Guided Tour
Impressions
STACK CENTRAL / STUDIO CITY
What's It All About?
Requirements
Ordering Information
The Master Index
SUCH A DEAL
ProSel
The Gate And Space Fox
NAUG-On-Disk Bundle
SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS IIE/IIC/IIGS
A2 Disks of the Month
EnviroWorks
SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS IIGS
Games '96
If you're a subscriber, you should be receiving this issue soon.
Please let me know what you think!
If you're not a subscriber, but would like information about
subscribing, send an e-mail to Joe Kohn on any of the following systems:
CIS: 76702,565
GEnie: JOE.KOHN
Internet: joko@crl.com
Feel free to visit the Shareware Solutions II Home Page on the World
Wide Web. The URL is: http://www.crl.com/~joko
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:37/M645;1)
LATEST ISSUE OF II ALIVE Hmmmmm. . . word on another service indicates
"""""""""""""""""""""""" that another issue has gone out. . .
No sign of it here though.
Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.
Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night
ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55
(R.SUENAGA1, CAT42, TOP11, MSG:284/M645;1)
>>>>> Yep, I received the "Spring 1996" issue on Saturday. They keep
""""" getting lighter on content, but it's still nice to see an issue.
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT42, TOP11, MSG:285/M645;1)
>>>>> I got my II Alive Saturday, also, and was please that the content
""""" was much better, IMHO, than the last issue. I was also pleased that
my ad didn't get screwed up :)
FWIW, I have emailed back and forth with the current editor, who tells me
that they may very well continue II Alive past this year. He tells me that
writers have been contracted for ALL stories for the next two issues, and
that the fate of the magazine is not decided. It could be that Scantron is
not as determined to shut it down as Quality was before the merger.
Steve
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT42, TOP11, MSG:299/M645;1)
LATEST ISSUE OF JUICED.GS ++++++++ Juiced.GS Volume 1, Issue 2 ++++++++
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
The spring/summer edition of Juiced.GS has been released. Look for it
soon in a mail box near you!!
COVER STORY: Expanding the 'Net ... An in-depth report on the
development of GS/TCP, the software that will allow GS
users to connect directly to the Internet. Juiced.GS
spent several hours in early May with GS/TCP programmer
Derek Taubert and saw his program in action. This
feature is based on that interview.
Also in this issue:
o An in-depth review of GraphicWriter III 2.0
o Letters from readers of Juiced.GS
o Troubleshooting hardware repairs on the Apple II
o Shareware Spotlight: Fun and games -- mini-reviews
of GS Entertainment, Puyo-Puyo and Diamonds-GS!!!!
o Another installment of the Juiced.GS Collection announced
o DumplinGS ... newsy notes from the Apple II world
This issue is late getting out, and I apologize for that. A couple of
problems arose late in the process that delayed publication. The schedule
will be back on track for the next issue, which will be published in mid to
late August (hopefully more mid than late).
If you are not yet a subscriber to Juiced.GS but would like to be,
see subscription info in the topic header, or e-mail me for more details.
Thanks again to everyone for your patience and your continued support.
Apple II Forever,
Max Jones (M.JONES145)
Juiced.GS
(KansasFest here we come!!!!!)
(M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:183/M645;1)
LATEST ISSUE OF THE APPLEWORKS GAZETTE
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__________________________
| |
| The AppleWorks Gazette |
| Issue #3 |
| shipping now! |
|__________________________|
The last disks were sent this morning. North-American and European
subscribers should get their disk starting from Wednesday, Jun 26,
depending on how fast first class/airmail will be.
The third issue of the AppleWorks Gazette contains a 65-page
newsletter, in which you will read:
o a review of Marin MacroWorks' TouchTwo,
o TimeOut: Finding Out the Right Version
o The Wonderful World of AppleWorks Inits
o AppleWorks Q & A
o New Applications for AppleWorks 3.0, 4.3, and 5.1
and much more.
The disk also contains about 500K of software and data, most of which
has never been released before.
For subscription information, send mail to 100316.14@compuserve.com
(Chris Serreau) or h.katz@genie.com (Howard Katz).
See you in July!
---
How to subscribe? The AppleWorks Gazette is available by subscription
''''''''''''''''' only, for US $35 a year (six 3.5-inch disks), shipping
included. North American subscribers should send a US $35 check to Howard
Katz, 1104 Lorlyn Circle #2D, Batavia, IL 60510, U.S.A. European
subscribers should send the equivalent of US $35 in Western European
currency, in check or money order made payable to Christian Serreau to
Christian Serreau, 12, rue de la Censerie, 49100 Angers, France. Outside
North America and Western Europe, contact Howard Katz for information
regarding how to submit checks in your national currency. Sorry, charge
cards, purchase orders, or COD orders not accepted. Back issues are
available for US $6 per disk. 5.25-inch disks available upon request. Ask
for specific price and conditions.
(H.KATZ, CAT17, TOP18, MSG:25/M645;1)
LATEST ISSUE OF THE APPLE BLOSSOM NOW ON ITS WAY TOWARD YOUR MAILBOX
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The Apple Blossom
Volume 2, Number 3
Table of Contents
'''''''''''''''''
From the Publisher--a very moving experience
Announcements
How to create Greeting Cards using PostScript commands
New Digs for ProDOS 8--IIe 2.0.1 for the Macintosh
Calculating the Days of the Week with AppleWorks
How to Use a CD-ROM drive with the IIGS
Review of GraphicWriter III v. 2.0
Review of the Focus Hard Card
This issue has a new writer, Mark Comden of Pennsylvania, with his
AppleWorks article. Mark is also a talented cartoonist, and his first
cartoon has a nice tip for anyone with an ImageWriter II.
Due to "technical difficulties" beyond his control, Ryan Suenaga's
usual column "Talking ][..." didn't make it into this issue, but look for
it in the next issue.
Some newsletters have already been mailed out, and the rest will hit
the post tomorrow. Look for yours soon.
-----------------------
Stats:
Subscribers: 153
U.S. States: 40
Other Countries: 6
The Apple Blossom, a bi-monthly newsletter focusing on reviews of
Apple II products, how-to articles, and general interest features of
interest to all Apple II users. To subscribe, download the subscription
form that follows in this topic, and send a check or money order in U.S.
funds ($12.00 for U.S./Canada, $18.00 all other countries) to:
Steve Cavanaugh
13 Hillsdale Rd.
Holbrook, MA 02343
for more info, email here or stevec1021@aol.com@inet#
(S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT13, TOP17, MSG:308/M645;1)
>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
MUSIC COMPOSER V4.00 WITH SHEET MUSIC INTERFACE
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
V V A PPPP OOOO RRRRR
V V A A P P O O R R
V V A A P P O O R R
V V AAAAAAA PPPP O O RRRRR
V V A A P O O R R
V V A A P O O R R
V A A P 000O R R
A L EEEEE RRRRR TTTTTTTTTTT
A A L E R R T
A A L E R R T
AAAAAAA L EEEEE RRRRR T
A A L E R R T
A A L E R R T
A A LLLLLL EEEEE R R T
Music Composer version 4.00
I've finished writing the sheet music interface for Music Composer.
Note, I said 'writing' not debugging. I still have a few other additions
and changes to make to the program.
Be sure and look for the demo version of Music Composer version 4.00.
It should be on Genie in the A2 Library, On my own FTP site (mentioned in
sig below, and on comp.sys.apple2.binaries.
If you don't know what Music Composer is (sigh):
Music Composer is an Apple IIGS desktop program for creating and
editing music sequence files. It is built around the MIDIsynth tool
(tool035). With Music Composer you can create a sequence from scratch and
edit it or you can import files from SynthLAB, Sound Smith, Music Studio,
or standard MIDI files. Files can be saved as Music Composer format or
exported to SynthLAB or standard MIDI files. When editing you can cut,
copy or paste tracks, measures or individual notes. You can tranpose up or
down both volume and note values. You can also edit individual notes and
MIDI data. You enter notes through a MIDI device or through the computer
keyboard in a spreadsheet like interface. You can also play your creations
using music composer.
If you don't know what the Apple IIGS is (SIGH):
*Previous version of Music Composer can be found at my FTP site (see sig
*below), or on GEnie, AOL, grind.isca.uiowa.edu, and other FTP sites on
*internet.
Effective Software Solutions Clayburn W. Juniel, III
Custom Software Design 1928 E. Camelback Rd. #623
Phone: (602)274-6905 Phoenix, AZ 85016-4143 USA
Fax: (602)274-6851
Internet: clay1@primenet.com WWW: http://www.primenet.com/~clay1
c.juniel@genie.com FTP: ftp.primenet.com users/c/clay1
(C.JUNIEL, CAT6, TOP19, MSG:113/M645;1)
WE LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT PRODUCTS BEING BETA-TESTED > doesn't
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > GraphicConverter
> run on one of your Macs?
Sorta. It'll handle doing some types of graphics conversions for me,
particularly small JPEGs. On larger pictures it chokes, as I only have 4Mb
in my SE. (might be bumping this up to 8Mb, just found out that 2Mb 30 pin
SIMMs arre under $30 each from Chip Merchant :) It -won't- handle the .BMP
pictures that prompted my initial question here, it seems that they have
some kind of fairly recently compression being used on them :/
I did discover, much to my chagrin, that a certain IIgs graphics
utility that I'm beta testing handles the pictures in question however, and
quite nicely too. This is ideal for me, as I can download them via the Mac,
then display on the IIgs while the Mac is busy downloading the next one.
(appletalk is slow, but hey, it works :)
-Harold
(HAROLD.H, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:211/M645;1)
TRANSLATING HIGH-BIT CHARACTERS I've created a little program that takes
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" a text file that was created with a
program that uses curly quotes and other high bit characters, and changes
the curly quotes, apostrophes, slashed zeros, and hyphens and converts them
to standard low bit matching characters. It also finds and replaces all
other high bit characters with a tilde (~) so that you can quickly find
them with a word processor and change them or delete them as you please.
If you have been plagued with loading a text file created on the Mac,
or with some other program that uses these high bit characters and
discovering things like
RThis is supposed to be in quotes.S
or contractions such as youUve, wonUt, IUll,
then you know what a hassle it is to manually change them.
I'm looking for 3-4 people to beta test this program for me. If you
are interested, post a message here. I'll take the first 4 who post and
send them the program via attached email.
I'll ask the beta testers to try it out on as many different sized
files, from as many different sources as you can. I'm particularly
interested in text files created with Mac or DOS word processors, as well
as those created as TEACH files on the GS.
One one of caution. If you have already loaded the text file into a
word processor such as AppleWorks and saved it back as a text file, this
program won't help you. AppleWorks automatically strips the high bits that
my program needs to see.
Let me hear from you.
Charlie
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT13, TOP8, MSG:84/M645;1)
DIAMONDS GAME We'll I'll give you the short version re Diamonds.
"""""""""""""
It's been pending legal problems for almost three years. The version
that's out now (ftp sites etc.) is a leaked beta test version. When I catch
the lousy so and so...
So for all intents, it's out there. So I guess, grab it if you can.
Regards,
Richard
(RICHARD.B, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:81/M645;1)
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
Category 2, Topic 5
Message 248 Fri Jun 28, 1996
HAROLD.H [Hdwr Hacker] at 01:56 EDT
Spotted in CSA2.... and of some general interest IMHO :-)
The only editing done on this was to convert it from Unix to Apple II
format (change of LF's to CR's) and elimination of some CR's and extranious
spaces to improve repost formatting here on Genie. Some 'hyphen lines'
have been replaced with lines of = symbols, so that offline message
managers won't improperly parse the message into multiple parts. No text
has been altered from the original. Note the repost permision that is
expressly given at the end of the message.
<Snip!>
NEWSWIRE...[ANN] New IIGS Emulator
From: GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat)
Reply to: Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat
Date: 23 Jun 1996 20:07:58 GMT
Organization: Synergetix
Newsgroups:
comp.sys.apple2
Reply to: newsgroup(s)
Dear c.s.a2,
I hope you find the announcement below worth the bandwidth.
Shady (Mr. ShadowWrite) and I have been working on this beast
'secretly' for many months (me since last January), and we're happy it's
developing the way we'd like. Please note that it's still an alpha
release, and alpha is alpha and not beta or final. Alpha means: bugs,
crying programmers on drugs, dead machines.
If you own a PowerMac and do have in-depth knowledge of the IIGS
hardware, please let me know. We're still looking for beta testers.
One last thing: Andre will leave planet Earth until mid August, so
I'll have to do all answering *and* programming on my own. Please be
patient when contacting me. This also means that you should send *all*
your questions and comments to gudath@ubaclu.unibas.ch. (You might be able
to catch him *today* 6/24/96 CET, but then he's gone..) Thank you!
Enjoy,
Henrik
============= snip here, Swiss army knife recommended =============
Contact:
Andre Horstmann or Synergetix H. Gudat
Hoehenweg 3d Missionsstrasse 38
6300 Zug 4055 Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
andre.horstmann@unifr.ch gudath@ubaclu.unibas.ch
(Please use only this address
before August 15.)
POWERMACS RUN APPLE IIGS SOFTWARE
Alpha Version Sent to Selected Testers
Zug/Basel (Switzerland), 6/24/96 -- Fast Eddie Labs, formerly Bright
Software, announced today the availability of alpha seeds of "Fast Eddie"
to selected testers. "Fast Eddie" introduces full Apple II software
compatibility for Power Macintosh computers. It emulates the complete line
of Apple II computers, including the Apple IIGS.
Fast Eddie is a collection of powerful components such as the
Powercore CPU and core services component, the Grafitti video engine, the
CleverPort disk interface and the n-sonic sound emulation. Initial
versions of Fast Eddie will not patch time-consuming toolbox calls. "We're
emulating metal", said Andre Horstmann, project manager of Fast Eddie Labs.
"We want former Apple IIGS users to be able to run their favorite
entertainment software on their Power Macs."
The Powercore component offers 8- and 16-bit 65816 emulation,
including interrupts, memory shadowing, bank switching, and much more.
Other services provided by Powercore are ADB mouse support, Mac-backed real
time clock, among others.
The Grafitti video engine supports all popular video modes (more to
come in near future), including Super Hires, b&w Hires and 40/80 text
display. The video driver is designed to produce accurate screen refreshes
at maximum speed.
To work with your favorite software, you need some kind of disk
device. CleverPort is the ultimate answer to your storage needs. Mount 10
disks of sizes between 1kB and 8Gb at once! CleverPort also features an
easy to use point & click interface.
Last but not least, real GS software uses the n-sonic sound driver
for rich, mind-blowing sound. The n-sonic emulates up to 32 channels in
mono, stereo, enhanced stereo or SonicScape-3D 4-way surround sound.
For more information, please surf the Eddie-web at
http://www.swix.ch/clan/shadow/eddie.html .
The project "Fast Eddie" was started by Andre Horstmann, author of
the most popular NDA word processor Hermes (formerly ShadowWrite) and the
telecommunication software "ShadowDial". Mr. Horstmann joined Bright
Software in 1990 and greatly contributed to Bright Software's success of
providing the Apple II community with reliable, innovative software
solutions.
Mr. Gudat joined the Fast Eddie project in early 1996 and added disk
and sound support. Mr. Gudat is the author of many software products
including the award-winning The Gate, Eureka!Symbolix, MultiView,
cross-platform office automation tools, voice mail & fax-back systems, and
coauthor of SpaceFox.
Since 1989, Bright Software has been developing innovative software
products for Apple II computers that improve productivity through
reliability and added functionality. Fast Eddie is the latest and greatest
product in this serie and demonstrates our continued support of Apple II
users and commitment to the Apple II platform.
Fast Eddie Labs (reply to:gudath@ubaclu.unibas.ch)
==============
(C) 1996 Synergetix H. Gudat. Specifications are subject to change without
notice. Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh and Ensoniq are trademarks of Apple
Computer Inc. The Gate and SpaceFox are trademarks of Seven Hills Software
Corp. This document may be distributed freely in its original form but may
not be reposted by "1WSW" or stored on a server affiliated with them.
<Snip!>
[*][*][*]
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 /
/////////////////////////////////
An Apple II Parody
""""""""""""""""""
by Steven Weyhich
[104024.432@compuserve.com]
>>> IT'S RUNNING MY CODE <<<
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Copyright 1995 by Steven Weyhrich
(104024.432@compuserve.com)
(to the tune of "They're Playing Our Song" by the Buckinghams)
This song parody is dedicated to Randy Brandt and Mark Munz, who
managed to emulate AppleWorks 5.1 on the Macintosh, and to any other
enterprising programmers out there who work to make old classics have new
life on new platforms...
Hey, baby, it's running my code!
The program that I wrote
When I wasn't quite so old
Hey, baby, it's running my code!
Let's go back to Apple
It's where we belong
It's the one with that clever subroutine
It's the one that made a lotta bucks for me
It made me feel so groovy
It was as co-ol
As a QuickTime movie!
Hey, baby, it's running my code!
The program that I wrote
When I wasn't quite so old
Hey, baby, it's running my code!
Let's go back to Apple
It's where we belong
Pleasant memories are comin' back to me
(Ah!)
Can't you remember the way it used to be?
(Ah!)
If I forgot to file it
Then I would have
To just go recompile it!
Hey baby! Hey baby!
It's running my code!
Hey baby! Hey baby!
It's running my code!
(fade)
[EOA]
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KansasFest 1996
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
>>> THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST AT KANSASFEST <<<
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Copyright 1996 by Douglas Cuff. All rights reserved.
The Accidental Tourist travel guides were described by Anne Tyler in
her 1985 novel of the same name (later a movie starring William Hurt,
Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis). The Accidental Tourist guides were
designed for the business traveller whose reactions to travel were feelings
of anxiety and defenseless. The guides were meant to soothe and comfort
the non-adventurous traveller.
If you've never been to KansasFest before, you should find that this
guide will do the same for you. If you're an old hand at KansasFest, this
guide will provide you with some helpful reminders.
One word of warning: If there's a conflict between the advice you
receive from the Accidental Tourist and the instructions you're given from
the information packet when you arrive at KansasFest--pay attention to the
official info packet. These folks know the score.
KansasFest began in 1989 as the A2-Central Developer Conference, and
didn't begin calling itself KansasFest until its third year, 1991.
KansasFest takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. (Not Kansas City, Kansas.
The Kansas border is less than a mile away, if that comforts you any.)
This will be the eighth annual KansasFest, and it's not just for
programmers and developers any more. If you've never been to KansasFest
before, you don't know what you're missing! It's a great chance to learn
about your Apple II, mingle with other users, and see what software other
people are working on. This is the Apple II event of the year. I can't
say exactly how many people will there, but 60-100 attendees is a safe
estimate.
KansasFest takes place entirely at Avila College, in the southmost
part of Kansas City. Here's the address:
Avila College
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64145 U.S.A.
phone (816) 942-8400
Avila College is small--approximately 1500 students--which means you
can walk anywhere on campus in five minutes. Use of a car is therefore as
optional as it's ever going to get, assuming you fly to Kansas. The one
time you are going to be hollering for a vehicle is when you try to get to
and from Kansas City International airport. More on that shortly.
This year, KansasFest is scheduled for July 18-20, but dorm rooms are
available for the nights of July 17-20.
PM Wed July 17 arrival
Thu July 18 scheduled sessions
Fri July 19 scheduled sessions
Sat July 20 vendors' fair
AM Sun July 21 farewell
The cost of the conference is $375 for the conference/dormitory
package (meals from the college cafeteria are included) and $275 for the
conference (lunch included). Even if you can find a room in Kansas City
for $25 a night, staying on campus is still a better idea, since
after-hours activities are a big part of KansasFest.
You will be staying in either Carondelet or Ridgway dormitory, which
were built in 1963. For those of you who have never experienced residence
life or have forgotten what it was like, expect spartan surroundings.
Forget the idea of a private bathroom, but you'll be glad to know that the
rooms are air-conditioned.
BEFORE YOU GO As with any trip, you need to arrange for several things:
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o conference attendance (fee $275/$375);
o accommodation (included in package);
o meals (included in package);
o transport to/from conference.
Those attending from outside the United States will also need:
o passport/visa;
o medical insurance;
o US currency/traveller's checks.
Conference Attendance You may be too late to get accommodation at Avila
''''''''''''''''''''' by the time you read this, but do check. The last
day pre-registration will be accepted is July 13, but there's always plenty
of room for off-campus conference attendees, so you may be able to register
at Avila on July 18.
For fast information, E-mail cindy.a@genie.com or kellers@genie.com
or write:
KFest '96
c/o Kellers
PO Box 391
Brielle, NJ 08730
Please make checks payable to "Kellers'/KFest '96". To pay for your
registration with your credit card, call Kellers' Auto Electric, Inc. at
(908) 775-0371--Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM eastern time, with your
Visa, MasterCard, or American Express card handy. Or fax your registration
with Visa or MasterCard account number and expiration date to (908)
223-0678 Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM eastern time.
Accommodation If you're staying at Avila College campus, chances are good
''''''''''''' that you're going to be sharing a room with one other
person. Space is limited to 80 beds this year, so if you end up in a room
by yourself, it will be entirely by accident. The rooms are _not_ co-ed,
but the dorms are.
There aren't any hotels within walking distance of Avila College, so
plan on having transportation if you're staying off-campus.
Here are some hotels said to be near Avila College. Please be warned
that I haven't stayed at any of them, so I can't make recommendations.
Most have approximate room rates shown; some do not.
Fairfield Inn - Overland Park
4401 W. 107th, Overland Park, KS 66207
913-381-5700
$58
(closest hotel to KansasFest)
DoubleTree Hotel Kansas City Corporate Woods
10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66210
800-222-TREE / 913-451-6100
$119-$149
Drury Inn - Overland Park
10951 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210
913-345-1500
$69
Overland Park Marriott
10800 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210
800-228-9290 / 913-451-8000
$119
AmeriSuites
6801 W. 112th, Overland Park, KS 66211
800-833-1516 / 913-451-2553
$69-$99
Best Western Hallmark Inn Executive Center
7000 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211
800-444-4191 / 913-383-2550
$54-67
Red Roof Inn - Overland Park
6800 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211
913-341-0100
$43-50
Residence Inn by Marriott - Overland Park
6300 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211
800-331-3131 / 913-491-3333
$139
Clubhouse Inn Overland Park
10610 Marty, Overland Park, KS 66212
800-CLUBINN / 913-648-5555
$88
Courtyard by Marriott
11301 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212
913-339-9900
room rate not available
Embassy Suites Overland Park
10601 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212
800-362-2779 / 913-649-7060
$99-$129
(charges for local calls)
Hampton Inn - Overland Park
10591 Metcalf Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66212
800-HAMPTON / 913-341-1551
$69-79
Holiday Inn Express - Overland Park
7200 W. 107th St, Overland Park, KS 66212
800-HOLIDAY / 913-648-7858
$76
Courtyard by Marriott
500 E. 105th St., Kansas City, MO 64131
816-941-3333
room rate not available
Days Inn - South
11801 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64131
800-DAYS-INN / 816-765-1888
$55
Meals If you're staying on Avila campus, meals are included in the
''''' package price. Even if you aren't staying at Avila, lunch is
included.
If you find the cafeteria food not to your liking--and many
don't--you'll be relieved to know that there's a supermarket about 25
minutes' walk away. Here's how to get there:
Start at Carondelet dorm. Stand with your back to the dorm entrance,
so that you can see the Marian Center if you look left. Turn right from
Carondelet and walk down to the parking lot. Turn left and walk out of the
parking lot, down Sister Oliver Louise Drive. This private road takes you
to 118th Street. Turn left and walk on 118th until you reach Wornall Road.
Turn right on Wornall until you reach the intersection of Wornall and
Minor. Turn right onto Minor Drive.
Once on Minor, ten minutes' walk will bring you close to the end of
Minor, to the point where you can see a large parking lot. Veer left and
you'll be at a small shopping mall that boasts a bank, a supermarket, and a
restaurant. (Note: This trip can be made a few minutes shorter, but these
directions are simpler, and can be easily adapted for use by motorists as
well as pedestrians.)
If you're not staying on Avila campus, you're probably sufficiently
adventurous to know how to find decent food in a strange city. Be aware
that small groups tend to sneak off-campus to a restaurant (often either KC
Masterpiece or Jesse & Jims) for at least one evening meal during the
conference. Let them know you want to be part of the excursion!
Transportation 101/A--Getting to Kansas Many of you intend to fly to
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kansas City. The airport you
will be arriving at is Kansas City International (MCI). The airport has
three arc-shaped terminals. If you're meeting someone there, be sure that
everyone intends to go to the same terminal, or that everyone is catching
the (free) shuttle to the same car rental agency.
You can pick up a city map at one of the airport magazine stands.
The Gousha map has Avila College marked (grid location I-19). If you don't
have a map, better pay close attention:
If you drew a map of Kansas City on a 8x11 sheet of paper, the
airport would be in the upper left corner, to the northwest. Avila College
would be near the bottom of the piece of paper, near the center. Point
taken?
The distance between Avila College and the international airport is
not small. It's perhaps 45 miles by the recommended route (below), so
allow an hour's travel time at a bare minimum. What with collecting your
luggage and arranging/co-ordinating transport, it's probably safer to
assume it will take you two hours to get from the airport to Avila,
starting from the time the plane's landing gear touches the tarmac and
stopping when you sling your suitcase onto the dorm bed.
Transportation 101/B--Getting to Avila Since the distance from the
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport to Avila College is 28
miles as the crow flies, and about 45 miles by car, you don't even want to
think about taking a taxi. You'd pay $40 minimum, possibly as much as $60.
For a one-way trip.
If you book ahead, you get Quicksilver to take you to Avila College
at a more reasonable rate:
$21.50 for 1 person
$28.50 for 2 people
$35.50 for 3 people
$37.50 for 4 people
$50.00 for 5 or more
You _must_ book Quicksilver in advance. They need at least one day's
notice, so call them at 1-800-888-8294 or 816-262-0906. IF YOU DON'T MAKE
A RESERVATION, THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU.
If you don't want to rent a car, you could also take the Airport
Express van to the Overland Park Marriott hotel and take a cab from there.
(Those of you renting cars at the airport: we'll discuss the route
shortly, in the ARRIVAL section.)
PREPARING FOR THE TRIP Get plenty of sleep before you go, because you're
"""""""""""""""""""""" not likely to get much sleep at KansasFest.
KansasFest days are 18 hours long, unless they're 20 or 24 hours long.
There's too much going on to waste time in sleep!
On the same note, make sure you don't schedule anything important
(like operating heavy machinery) for the day after KansasFest--Monday, July
22. You'll have had so little sleep that you won't feel your best.
Packing--Computer Stuff Lots of people brings computers. If you're doing
''''''''''''''''''''''' this, make a backup of your hard drive and leave
the backup at home. If you won't feel safe unless you take a backup with
you, make two backups.
If you're bringing a hard drive and you're travelling by plane, you
may want to consider packing the hard drive in your carry-on luggage. That
way, you can extract the hard drive from the luggage before it gets X-rayed
(!). Tell the attendant that what you are carrying in your hand is a hard
drive for a computer, and that it might be damaged by the X-ray machine.
Chances are they'll handle it differently. If they tell you that no damage
could possibly be caused, don't believe them. (You may have to obey them,
but don't believe them.) Try insisting (politely!) on special handling
anyway. Incidentally, X-rays are not good for diskettes either.
Bring plenty of extension cords, power bars, and surge suppressors,
plus phone cord if you bring your modem. Bring plenty of blank disks.
Bring anything you'd like to show off, either software or hardware.
Packing--Other Stuff A word about clothing: KansasFest is "dress
'''''''''''''''''''' casual", and Kansas City in July is hot and humid,
so light clothing would be a good idea. If you're bringing anything that
you want to hang in the closet, bring your own hangers.
You should pack a bathrobe or something you don't mind walking the
halls in when you rise in the morning. The dorms will be housing both
sexes, and there are no private bathrooms.
Towels are supplied, but you can pack an extra one if you feel so
inclined. Be sure to bring all the usual toiletries: soap, shampoo,
toothbrush, and all the etceteras.
There are modular phone jacks in all the dorm rooms, but phones are
not provided, so pack a phone, if only for local calls (which are free).
If you know who your roommate is, you can assure her or him that you're
bringing the phone and save her or him the trouble.
If you're serious about making the morning sessions, an alarm clock
is a good idea. If you're _really_ serious about attending morning
sessions, ear plugs--for the night before--couldn't hurt either. <grin>
Unless you're a private soul, some sort of sign for your door is a
good idea, so that people can find you. Many people take the trouble to
make these before they leave. Possibly Eric Shepherd will have a huge
"SheppyWare World Headquarters" sign on his door. Or then again, possibly
not.
Don't forget your airline tickets and other travel documents, if any,
but don't pack them in your checked luggage. Also don't forget a quarter
for a phone call.
ARRIVING
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Getting from the Airport to Avila If you've arranged with Quicksilver to
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' pick you up at the airport, as you
leave the "gate", look for someone holding up a sign with your name on it.
(The sign will probably also have "Quicksilver" written on it.)
Of course, Quicksilver have been known to get busy at KansasFest
time. If no one is there looking for you, start by looking for them. The
Quicksilver people are usually easy to spot. If there's no one from
Quicksilver in the terminal, don't panic. Just call them at 262-0905.
This is a local call from the airport. (You didn't forget a quarter for a
phone call, did you?)
Remember that you _cannot_ ride with Quicksilver unless you have made
a reservation at least one day in advance.
Driving from the Airport to Avila If you're renting a car, start looking
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' for the desk of the rental agency
you're dealing with. (Remember that there are shuttle buses among the
three terminals, if necessary.)
Once you've got your car, exit through the airport's main gate
(Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29 heading south. At highway 152, exit
west. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and follow it around
until it reaches Wornall Road from the west. Then exit to Avila College
(which is a left turn off Wornall if you approach it from I-435). Check
our handy Avila map below for where to park. The best place is probably
the lot near the dormitories.
After Hours Arrival It's Wednesday night, and it's dark already.
''''''''''''''''''' Quicksilver has just dropped you off... or you've
just parked the rental car. You're tired after the long drive from the
airport. You've never been to Avila College before. Now what do you do?
It's easy. The campus at Avila is small, and there are only three
building that KFesters need to explore:
I. Whitfield Conference Center: This is where most of the actual
conference sessions take place. It's sufficiently small that you'd have to
try really hard to get lost here. If you walk the path to Whitfield from
one of the other buildings listed below, go down the stairs as soon as you
get inside the door. If you enter Whitfield from the roadway, you're at
the main conference entrance, so don't worry.
II. Marian Center: This is where the cafeteria is. Unless you're
booked into a nearby hotel, this is where you come to eat. This is also
where the celebrity roast is traditionally held. Yes, you're allowed to
attend the roast even if you're staying at a hotel, and you get to eat
lunch here too.
III. either Ridgway or Carondelet dormitory: This is where you
sleep, at least in theory. Even hotel-dwellers need to know about the
dorms, since you'll spend a lot of your evenings hanging out here. At past
KFests, both dorms have been used, but this year, only one of them is
available. You'll find out which when you arrive.
Look at the map of the campus below and get your bearings:
AVILA COLLEGE CAMPUS
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* |______| . | Marian | *
* . | center | *
* ______ . |________| *