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>>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
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THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
"Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"
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The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 8, No. 10
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Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson
Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net
Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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October 15, 2005
HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
A Special Autumn Experience
Special Apple II Experiences
A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
Retrobits PodCast Host in Chat Room------------------------------[RPH]
Retrobits PodCast Chat Transcript in A2 Library------------------[RPC]
Who Would You Like to See in a Real Time Conference?-------------[WLS]
Mike Harvey, Nibble Magazine, to Visit Chat Room-----------------[MHC]
Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD------------------------------------[PSV]
ChatterBox Game Show---------------------------------------------[CGS]
IIgs in a Tower--------------------------------------------------[IAT]
Hard Drives - History--------------------------------------------[HDH]
New Programs or More GS+ CDs?------------------------------------[NOG]
Which Version of The Lamp Do You Read?---------------------------[WVL]
Juiced.GS Vol 10, Issue 3----------------------------------------[JGS]
Apple II Emulator for Play Station Portable----------------------[PSP]
Help With Web Site Requested-------------------------------------[HWS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
No Letters to the Editor This Month
An Invitation
KFEST 2006------------------------------------------------------------[KF6]
KansasFest 2006--------------------------------------------------[KFS]
EXTRA INNINGS
About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]
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READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make
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EXTRA INNINGS
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[OPN]-------------------------------
HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |
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From The Editor
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>
A Special Autumn Experience
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Early in the morning, from High Above The Rock River, we observe the
fabulous colors of the Autumn leaves... inspiring an afternoon visit to
Skare Park.
This park is home to some 250 species of wildflowers. In turn, these
wildflowers display their blooms, starting in late March and lasting into
October. The wild Asters are finishing up the wildflower blooming season
for this year during this visit.
The cool air, the bright sunshine and the bright colored leaves
conspire to invite a person to take one of the lessor known trails into the
woods... to a clearing in the woods... where you can lay down... sheltered
from the cool breeze... the sunshine warming you in a special way...
looking up to a fabulous view of colorful leaves contrasted with the deep
blue sky... no sign of civilization anywhere... a special experience worthy
of a visit on just the right day each Autumn.
Special Apple II Experiences
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Most of the people reading this have one or more special experiences
with one or more Apple II computers... experiences to think about or
revisit... enjoy.
[EOA]
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[EOA]
[DAS]----------------------------------------------
DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com |
(A2Central.com) |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
[RPH]
RETROBITS PODCAST HOST IN CHAT ROOM
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Reminder: Retrobits Podcast host Earl Evans will be our guest in
Syndicomm's Apple II chat room on Tuesday, Sept. 27th at 7:00 pm PDT (10 PM
EDT).
Hang out for a bit.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 19)
[EOA]
[RPC]
RETROBITS PODCAST CHAT TRANSCRIPT IN A2 LIBRARY
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There is a new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts
directory:
File: A2RTCLog092705.txt
Size: 43559
Date: Sep 28
Transcript of the September 27, 2005 conference with Earl Evans, host of
the Retrobits Podcast.
Tony Ward, A2 Librarian
(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 59)
[EOA]
[WLS]
WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A REAL TIME CONFERENCE?
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We are currently working on getting more special guests into Real Time
Conference. Earl Evans of Retrobits was our most recent guest and we are
soon hoping to have another special guest.
Who would you like to see in RTC next? No promises, but we'd love your
input.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8. Msg 579)
>>>>>
"""""
I get lots of suggestions from folk in RTC, but posting them here might
inspire our forum users to put in their $0.02 too.
And of course, it'd really be nice if you had any contact information like
an email address for your suggestions. I often have a tough time tracking
down some of the folks we'd like to see here. Bert Kersey is hiding well.
B-{P
Kirk
(A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 580)
[EOA]
[MHC]
Mike Harvey, Nibble Magazine, to Visit Chat Room
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The Apple II forum on Syndicomm Online will be hosting Mike Harvey, the
founder and editor of Nibble magazine, in its chat room on Monday, October
24, at 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 1, Msg 21)
[EOA]
[PSV]
Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD
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If my information is right, then the film "Pirates of Silicon Valley" made
its DVD debut on August 30th:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=45253
The price is very reasonable too!
Too bad "Triumph of the Nerds" has not made a similar transition.
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 20)
>>>>>
"""""
Triumph of the Nerds is available on DVD, although it's not cheap (we gave
one away--well, I sponsored it, so I can kind of say I gave one away--as a
KansasFest 2003 prize). Can be found for a bit over $30 if you do some
searching.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 21)
[EOA]
[CGS]
ChatterBox Game Show
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In Episode 86 of the ChatterBox Game Show
<http://www.chatterboxgameshow.com>
and podcast at <http://tinyurl.com/cjr5f> was an interview with the two
musicians behind 8-bit Weapon <http://www.8bitweapon.com>, a band that
creates "vaporware soundtracks", or original tunes that sound like they
were made for 8-bit entertainment software. In the interview, they mention
using both an Apple IIe and IIc to make their music, and that they even
distribute their music on 5.25" floppies. Cool!
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 1)
>>>>>
"""""
>> they mention using both an Apple IIe and IIc to make their music, and
that they even distribute their music on 5.25" floppies. Cool! <<
Cool indeed.
As the retrocomputing movement picks up more steam, we'll see more and more
things like this.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 2)
>>>>>
"""""
Perhaps if Seth and Stacey make sufficient use of Apple II's, it would
qualify them as guest speakers on an A2 RTC?
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 3)
>>>>>
"""""
I suppose. I've got a list of folks I'll be asking, so it might be a while
before I get to them.
Kirk
(A2.KIRK, Cat 12, Top 10, Msg 4)
[EOA]
[IAT]
IIgs IN A TOWER
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Any number of people have looked at their IIgs, with all those external
drives and cables connecting them, and thought how nice it would be to have
it all neatly tucked into a tower case.
As newer models are released, the price of older used Macs drop... there
are even offers online from time to time for free Macs... if you will come
and pick them up.
Looking at my Mac 8600, which is in perfect working order, a thought came
to mind... watch for a bargain on another 8600... and put a IIgs inside.
Being SCSI, you could use the HD, CD ROM drive and the Zip 100 drive, all
neatly mounted in place.
A 3.5 floppy could replace the floppy drive... or if you had a suitable
controller you could use a superdrive.
You could even mount a 5.25 drive in one of the bays.
What do you think?
Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_
published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
(LYLE, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 1)
>>>>>
"""""
You might have trouble with newer SCSI cabling/connectors and an
appropriate GS card.
Peter peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager
(PETERW, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 2)
>>>>>
"""""
There are some adapters available that will let you do things like convert
from a D 25 connector to a 50 pin ribbon cable; I've seen them and thought
about using them at various points but never have.
Something like this:
http://www.scsicablesource.com/images/scsa-2035.jpg
could be adapted to go from, say, a RamFAST SCSI to a 50 pin ribbon cable
that could be run within a tower.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 22, Msg 3)
[EOA]
[HDH]
HARD DRIVES - HISTORY
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I was speaking with one of my students the other day, comparing USB and
FireWire hard drives. I asked him if they still make SCSI; he had no idea
what I was talking about. A similar blank look was earned by me asking
about IDE.
Sigh. Where is our history going?
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 41)
>>>>>
"""""
SCSI hard drives are still made, although they are more specialized today
than they were in the past (for instance, finding an in production 2.5 inch
SCSI drive is an impossible task).
IDE, which is "pretty much" the same thing as ATAxyz, is still the
prevalent hard drive interface, although SATA is looking pretty darned
decent as well :)
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 42)
[EOA]
[NOG]
NEW PROGRAMS OR MORE GS+ CDs?
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Which do you want to see next, more new programs or more GS+ CDs?
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 21)
>>>>>
"""""
As a proud owner of The Definitive GS+ Volume One, I'd vote for Volume Two!
Mark Percival - Apprentice
Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11
The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host
"Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time
(MARK, Cat 20, Top 17, Msg 22)
[EOA]
[WVL]
WHICH VERSION OF The Lamp DO YOU READ?
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Which version of _The Lamp_ do you read?
Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_
published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
(LYLE, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 141)
>>>>>
"""""
Text with Linefeeds since I read The Lamp from a Web Browser. Also, have
you considered putting "The Lamp Archive" link on lamp.a2central.com to the
first link on the list since that section gets changed the most. I am
always selecting GenieLamp A2 Archive since the first link is the most
intuitive to find the new information (same reason why New is above Open in
your File menu).
And it makes sense to also change the word from archive to something like
issues. It is not intuitive to find the newest issue in a category labeled
archive.
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 142)
>>>>>
"""""
I will leave the decision on these suggestions to Ryan (Publisher of
_The Lamp_) who created the web site where the "The Lamp Archive" resides.
Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_
published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/
(LYLE, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 143)
>>>>>
"""""
The lamp.a2central.com site is due for a renovation, but exactly when
that'll happen I have no idea.
It surely won't happen this week or weekend. Beyond that, I don't know. A
Juiced issue just got out the door, so it's possible soon, provided I don't
get people clamoring for the second volume of GS+ or more coding projects
soon.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 144)
>>>>>
"""""
Okay, I lied. I just updated http://lamp.a2central.com/ to a way simpler
design, and eliminated the use of the word archive which apparently was
confusing. :)
The a2n directory is still a mess, but that could be cleaned tonight too.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 145)
>>>>>
"""""
The site has a very clean look to it now. And it has a passing resemblance
to the Juiced.GS design. And I can now find the link to the active online
publications.
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 146)
>>>>>
"""""
Glad you like the redesign, Geoff.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 147)
[EOA]
[JGS]
Juiced.GS Vol 10, Issue 3
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 3 is done (as far as I'm concerned, anyway :)
and is in the hands of the publisher to get it printed and shipped.
Hope you like it.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS
(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 678)
>>>>>
"""""
I hope to take it to be printed tomorrow. Might be Monday. Either way, it
should hopefully mail by the middle of the week or so.
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com
Building communities, bit by bit.
(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 679)
[EOA]
[PSP]
Apple II Emulator for Play Station Portable
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Taking a look at the new Apple II emulator for the Play Station Portable,
one of the items on the to-do list is: Uther Ethernet emulation over wifi
(for contiki). It is neat to see that there another looking for the
challenge to develop ethernet emulation.
Has anybody succeeded to get KEGS ethernet emulation working over wifi? I
can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work, but I don't have any
systems to look at this. If it does work, that would make the IIgs truly
portable.
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 19)
>>>>>
"""""
It's been on my list of things to do to even check out the code :-)
Since it's yours, Geoff, I'm pretty sure you can tell me where it is.
Thanks.
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 20)
>>>>>
"""""
Geoff,
Where can I find out more about the Apple II emulator for the PSP?
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 21)
>>>>>
"""""
I'm not Geoff (nor do I play him on TV) but I can tell you that there's
info on the Apple II emulator for the PlayStation Portable at:
http://pspupdates.qj.net/2005/09/apple-ii-portable-for-psp.html
Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
(A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 22)
>>>>>
"""""
>> Since it's yours, Geoff, I'm pretty sure you can tell me where it is.
Thanks. <<
ftp://username:password@ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/a2/emulation/KEG
SethernetPatch.tar
Replace username and password appropriately.
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 24)
[EOA]
[HWS]
HELP WITH WEB SITE REQUESTED
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Using <http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess14.shtml>, I've
configured my server's .htaccess file to prevent access by people being
referred to my site from certain other domains. Such surfers will get an
error 403, "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access / on this
server."
However, all the visitor has to do is press "Enter" on the browser's
address bar, and then they're no longer being referred - they're accessing
it directly.
Is there a workaround for this workaround? For example, once a person has
been referred, is there a way to log a referee's IP and block him based on
that?
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 106)
>>>>>
"""""
You will have to rely on something more complicated than a built-in feature
of your Web server (.htaccess is a Web server function).
You will need to build a set of cgi scripts that generates cookies and can
track the content of the cookies with a username and password script. Once
you can track a user by his/her cookie, your cgi script can then display
links to the appropriate files that you want accessible.
Simple. :)
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 107)
>>>>>
"""""
Geoff,
How about this? People being referred to my server from a blocked domain
get error 403. I can use .htaccess to direct them to a specific file -
say:
ErrorDocument 403 /cgi-bin/iplog.asp
iplog can be a script that notes the person's IP address and adds it to
.htaccess:
deny from 192.168.1.1
Would something like that be possible?
-Ken
(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 108)
>>>>>
"""""
Based on the documentation at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/howto/htaccess.html , it doesn't look
possible. If you are using a different Web server, then the answer is
"I don't know."
I realize the description I gave in my last message was far from giving a
description of what had to be done. It was written more as a general
overview.
Geoff
(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 109)
[EOA]
[ANS]-------------------------------
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>
[TSU]
TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE
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sign up!
(Logon message)
[EOA]
[LTE]-------------------------------
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
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NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
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The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
[EOA]
AN INVITATION
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Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the
Apple II computers.
Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor <lyle@FoxValley.net>
The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted.
The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers
unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.
[EOA]
[KF6]------------------------------
KFest 2006 |
-----------------------------------
[KFS]
KansasFest 2006
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is scheduled for July 18th-23rd, 2006
Mark your calendar... start saving some money. :)
[EOA]
[INN]------------------------------
EXTRA INNINGS |
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About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
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This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever!
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