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[SOF] LOG OFF ................. [LOG] Convert 3200. 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 need immediately following the message. 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When using a gopher program, connect to "gopher.genie.com" and then choose item 7 (Magazines and Newsletters from Genie's RoundTables). *** GET INTO THE LAMP! *** """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" /////////////////////////////////////// Genie_KWICK_QUOTE //// / A computer system is "dead" if: / / a) it doesn't run the software you want, / / b) you can't afford it, / / c) you can't puzzle out how to use it, / / d) it can't perform the task you want it to, / / e) you have never heard of it. / ////////////////////////////////////////////// K.WICKER //// [EOA] [FRM]////////////////////////////// FROM MY DESKTOP / ///////////////////////////////// Notes From The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [EDITOR.A2] A few months ago, I was stolen from. Sadly, I've been through this before. What bothered me this time was that the perpetrator was from our own community. A significant portion of an article I had written for an Apple II magazine turned up on someone's web page. I wrote the owner of the web page, informing him that he was infringing my copyright, and asking that he cease. Did I get an apology and prompt action? No, I did not. I got an argument, a request for permission, and an attempt at a guilt trip. As the saying goes, some people would not hesitate to drive up to the gates of Heaven and honk. This person's argument was he had only copied part of my article. This, he said, came under the "fair use" provision. Many people do not understand the fair use clause. It was meant to make life easier for academics--to permit them to quote authorities in their original work--not to make life easier for those who do not understand the concept of intellectual property. (I am not trying to shame anyone. If you don't understand copyright or intellectual property, you need not hang your head. What you should do is learn about it. You could begin teaching yourself about copyright by reading Brad Templeton's document, "10 Big Myths about copyright explained" [http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html]. You can also get quite a good layman's overview of copyright from _The Chicago Manual of Style_. This classic work stresses that quotations must not be so long that they represent a significant portion of the original work: "to quote five hundred words from an essay of five thousand is bound to be more serious than to quote the same number of words from a work of fifty thousand". [13th ed., p. 123]) Only after the person who had violated my copyright had argued with me, presumably in an attempt to cow me, did he ask permission to use my material. Even then he wasn't done. He implied that I owed him permission because I had uploaded his freeware to Genie. (In fact, I had not. But if I had, how is that relevant? His material was freeware. Mine is not.) I consider myself pretty easy to get along with, but I could not find it in my heart to grant permission to anyone while they were actually in the act of violating my copyright. I asked the miscreant to remove the material while I decided. He complied. Still no apology. (Don't hold your breath waiting for one... he still has not apologized.) What followed? He removed one piece of my copyright material from his web page, and substituted another! The next time I visited his page, my E-mail to him about copyright violation was there. Not everyone realizes that private correspondence is also copyright material, and cannot be reproduced without permission. So I didn't go ballistic. I wrote granting permission for him to use the original excerpt if he attributed it correctly and affixed a copyright notice. I also pointed out that he really should ask permission before reproducing E-mail. He thanked me, and affixed a copyright notice. We are not talking about an evil person here... merely a discourteous and uninformed one. I hope. But I confess that if someone told me that I had done something wrong without meaning to, I would try to make amends. In my case, this hasn't happened. Uninformed people don't worry me. Ignorant people do. (They're easy to spot... they insist on remaining uninformed.) With the popularity of web pages, everyone is now his or her own publisher. The problem is, most people want the power without the responsibility. Heck, they don't even know that as a publisher, one HAS responsibilities. Desktop publishing is actually a serious misnomer. A layout program doesn't teach you how to publish. Only the ADVANCED "publishers" realize that you must correctly attribute copyright material... but they think that their job ends there. It doesn't. After attribution, you still have to get permission. If you make your own copy of my copyright material, it's NOT enough to tell everyone that I own it. Too many people think permission isn't necessary if the work is attributed. This is false. I'm familiar with Stewart's Law of Retraction: "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission." The thing is, folks, these "laws", like Murphy's Law, were meant to be laughed at, not followed. Stewart's Law of Retraction is laughing at people who order their lives this way. Since the desktop publishing revolution began, the joke isn't as funny. Desktop publishers actually obey Stewart's Law. The mind boggles. Or maybe it's just my mind that's boggling. But then, my mind is the kind that has never understood litterbugs. I cannot for one moment conceive that my immediate convenience is more important that litter-free neighborhoods. So I carry the sticky ice cream wrapper for ten blocks. Others think that the world revolves not merely around their needs--that was bad enough--but around their CONVENIENCE. Too many desktop publishers and too many web pagers seem to think that their instant gratification is embodied in the constitution. I'm not a law'n'order kind of guy, but I have to tell you that I am annoyed by what happened to me. When I stood up for my rights, I got an argument. When I was easy to get along with, I let a thief walk away with the perception that he had done nothing wrong. And this happened right here in the Apple II community. That's discouraging. My great regret is that I cannot afford to attend KansasFest this year. KFest would take this bad taste out of my mouth in the first two minutes. At KansasFest, you get a chance to be reminded that the Apple II community really is a community. You may arrive feeling like a nobody, but you'll go home feeling like one of the family. I urge you to attend if you possibly can. -- Doug Cuff Genie Mail: EDITOR.A2 Internet: editor.a2@genie.com __________________________________________________________ | | | REPRINTING GENIELAMP | | | | If you want to reprint any part of GenieLamp, or | | post it to a bulletin board, please see the very end | | of this file for instructions and limitations. | |__________________________________________________________| ASCII ART BEGINS _____ _ _ ___ ___ / ____| (_) | | / _ \|__ \ | | __ ___ _ __ _ ___| | __ _ _ __ ___ _ __ | |_| | ) | | | |_ |/ _ \ '_ \| |/ _ \ | / _` | '_ ` _ \| '_ \ | _ | / / | |__| | __/ | | | | __/ |___| (_| | | | | | | |_) | | | | |/ /_ \_____|\___|_| |_|_|\___|______\__,_|_| |_| |_| .__/ |_| |_|____| | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [MAI]////////////////////////////// FROM MY MAILBOX / ///////////////////////////////// Letters To The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" >YOUR GUIDE TO H-P DESKJET PRINTERS I suspect it is confusing some that >"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" two DJ series numbers overlap. > >The "old" series The "new" series >with "DIP" switches with "software activated" switches > >DJ DJ 520 >DJ Plus DJ 540 >DJ 500 DJ 600 >DJ 500C DJ 600C >DJ 560C DJ 660C The HP DJ 520 does have the old "dip" switches. I posted a message to the forum about this correction soon after the original message was posted. Bradley P. Von Haden bpvh@primenet.com Sorry about that! We should have carried your correction in our HEY MISTER POSTMAN message digest, along with the original posting. We goofed.--DGC [EOA] [HEY]////////////////////////////// HEY MISTER POSTMAN / ///////////////////////////////// Is That A Letter For Me? """""""""""""""""""""""" 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 <<< """"""""""""""""""""" GAME TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SECOND SIGHT CARD I was over a friend's a few """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" weeks ago and we were on the 'net. Someone had u/led a program called something like OmegasGS (not the tank game). It was something new that took advantage of the Second Sight. He d/led but after using GScii, GS Shrinkit said the last file was corrupted. Since then I have been looking on the 'net for it but have come up empty. Does anyone know anything about this? I checked Caltech but the Apple II hard drive had crashed so the ftp site was down. BTW, I will be leaving my survey open in Cat 5, Topic 4 "The Apple II in the 21st Century" for two more weeks. If you haven't checked it out please do so. I'm considering putting it on the comp.sys.apple2. usenet group as well Andy Delivered by: Copilot 2.55 w/ Spectrum 2.0 w/ a Super GS 8540CD (L.MIDDLETON3, CAT20, TOP14, MSG:30/M645;1) STUDIO CITY BACK ISSUE INDEX I just wanted to let folks know that the """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Shareware Solutions II Home Page on the World Wide Web (http://www.crl.com/~joko) now includes a complete mini-index of all 30 issues of Stack Central/Studio City. Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP3, MSG:9/M645;1) YOUR GUIDE TO TESTING SCSI TERMINATION A short note on testing SCSI """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" termination resistor arrays (in particular, the resistor arrays used for internal termination) When 'Gremlins' invade ones SCSI setup, and all the usual means have been exhausted in trying to get rid of them without success, it is quite possible that a terminator resistor has failed. Without proper termination a SCSI chain simply will not work properly and reliably. (Symptoms may range from random crashes and lockups to total corruption of files on any or all devices on the SCSI chain) The typical resistor array used for terminating a SCSI chain is a Single Inline Package (SIP) device, with eight pins. These consist (internally) of an array of resistors as follows: 1 220 ohm 2 330 ohm 8 (10) |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | 3 | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | 4 | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | 5 | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | 6 | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | 7 | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| | | | (8) | <- these two apply only to 10 pin |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| termination arrays | | | (9) | |----v^v^v^v^----|----v^v^v^v^----| [Note: The numbers above that are in parenthesis apply only to 10 pin termination resistor arrays (some drives (and the RamFast) use two of these, instead of three of the eight pin arrays)] Note: Pin 1 on all these devices is noted in some manner on the device itself. Usually it will have a small dot next to it, or there will be a notch in the body of the device adjacent to pin #1 At first it may appear that an ohm meter can be used to test these arrays, but upon closer inspection it should become apparent that there is no way to isolate either end of any one resistor... which means that one is faced with a complex array. Not conducive to ohm meter testing at all. There is however an easy way to test these. Apply +5 to pin #8 and ground pin #1. Now measure the voltage developed between ground and pins 2-6, as well as the voltage between +5 and pins 2-6. If any pin (2-6 or 2-9 for 10 pin devices) reads almost a full five volts vs ground, then that terminator array is bad (one of the 330 ohm resistors is open, or one of the 220 ohm resistors is shorted) If any pin (2-6 or 2-9 for 10 pin devices) reads almost zero volts vs +5, then that terminator array is bad (one of the 220 ohm resistors is open, or one of the 330 ohm resistors is shorted) (The exact voltage isn't that critical, what is critical is that all the measurements are very close to one another. With the typical resistor array, there will be less than 1% variance, as these arrays are made using thick film technology, and all the resistors of each value are made at the same time) -Harold Resident Solder Slinger Live Free or Die - New Hampshire state motto (HAROLD.H, CAT11, TOP2, MSG:208/M645;1) CATALOGUING HFS VOLUMES "Catalog" from Bill Tudor's Six Pack will catalog """"""""""""""""""""""" HFS volumes just fine. I even got a patch from Bill to patch it, so that HFS filenames won't be truncated any more... Guess what I used to catalog the Golden Orchard CD... Udo - ... with the IIGS into the next millennium - (U.HUTH, CAT6, TOP5, MSG:56/M645;1) >>>>> Udo, can you upload/post the patch """"" (P.CREAGER, CAT6, TOP5, MSG:59/M645;1) <<<<< your wish is my command... Here's the message from Bill Tudor """"" Udo- Unfortunately, "patching" catalog will be a bit difficult. The routine with the goodies is shown below. You need to change the cmp #25;bge :tooBig to be a bigger number (33?), then change the lda linepos clc adc #25 sta linepos ;fixed width of 25 to the name bigger number, such as 32 or so. This may work, otherwise if I get a change I'll look into compiling a version w/32 chars for you. PS: You do assembly, right? If so look up the opcodes and search the object for the above sequences (like clc adc #25). Should only occur once in the file... *============================= 8/ 5/92 10:29 PM=== * Routine: fFilename * ~~~~~~~ * + Move the filename into the buffer for printing. * + update linepos for the next guy *------------------------------------------------- fFilename ldy level ;get current level beq :ok lda #'.' SHORTM :Loop dey sta buffer,Y cpy #0 bne :Loop ;add the dots... LONGM :ok lda #^nameBuff pha lda #nameBuff clc adc #4 pha lda #^buffer pha lda #buffer clc adc linepos clc adc level pha ;destination pea #0 ;HOW always zero lda nameBuff+2 ;get name length clc adc level cmp #25 bge :tooBig lda nameBuff+2 bra :1 ;use whole thing :tooBig lda #'..' ;add two dots sta nameBuff+26 ;add the two dots lda #24 :1 pha _BlockMove lda linepos clc adc #25 sta linepos ;fixed width of 25 rts Udo - ... with the IIGS into the next millennium - ... just four days remaining before being bounced (??)... future e-mail: udo.huth@auge.de (U.HUTH, CAT6, TOP5, MSG:60/M645;1) "MY IIGS IS NOW CALLER ID EQUIPPED" > Is Art Coughlin still out there? """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yup.....waaaay out there. :) Present and almost accounted for. > Is there a simple step by step process one should follow? I believe there is an X-10 FAQ in the A2 lib (uploaded courtesy of Goose). If you have access to back issues of II Alive, there was a fairly lucid article on X-10 in the May-June '94 issue. While I'm here, I'd like to announce that my IIgs is now Caller ID equipped :) A couple of years ago, I picked up a Caller ID decoder board that was meant to be plugged into the serial port on a WinTel machine. Since Caller ID went nation-wide this year, I decided to subscribe and dug the board out of the closet. A little tinkering with my home control program and it's working. /\ //\\ rt //~~\\........ (A.COUGHLIN, CAT6, TOP10, MSG:8/M645;1) APPLE II SALES LINE AT SCANTRON QUALITY COMPUTERS Ooops, face is red! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The 800-890-8263 IS a viable sales number... it's for our Apple II Sales line! Sorry! Gena (A2.GENA, CAT42, TOP26, MSG:252/M645;1) PERILS OF BASIC IN A CDA I couldn't find a better place to put this, so """""""""""""""""""""""" here it is :) BUG ALERT!!! If you have Dave Lyon's 'BasicCDA' (also known as the 'Visit Applesoft' CDA) and use it, you should reboot right after each use of it. In the course of an unrelated (well, only distantly related) programming project, I had cause to disassemble Dave's CDA... Part of it's setup (and exit) routines deal with saving (restoring) several sets of vectors from page three. Unfortunetly there is a bit of a bug in the code that saves these vectors, such that several of them get overwritten. When these corrupted vectors are restored the machine is in a delicate state, and a crash, lockup, or other undesirable action is eventually inevitable. (Greg T, Sheppy - Should either of you wish to verify my findings, let me know, and I'll email you the related files (all pseudo source is in Merlin format) Dave messed up and used the wrong label for one of the save loops, this causes the data saved to be placed in the same area that some previously saved data was occupying. The restore loops are fine, which means the wrong data gets restored to some of the vectors) If anyone has a current email address for Dave Lyons, I'd appreciate it being either posted or emailed to me. (I wish to secure his permision to correct the problem and re-release his CDA in a fixed version) -Harold He who snOOps others code :) (HAROLD.H, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:194/M645;1) GENIE FALLOUT IN EUROPE AFFECTS ///SHH SYSTEME """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" *********************** Important Information ************************ *********************** Apple II Support ************************ *********************** Keep for your records ************************ Well, it seems that only a few days are left over for me until I have to leave GEnie (Genie). The number of our products, the support we gave (and would further give) to the Apple II community, and the products we are still planning to develop and to release, all these things seem to be not enough for the Genie admins that they give _us_ enough support that we would be able to continue our support here in the A2 Bulletin Board. Since there is a new pricing scheme for all users of Genie, the costs for overseas users drastically will go up to a level that is not affordable anymore. So we have no choice other than leaving Genie or paying _much_ money for being present on Genie in the future. However, the low level of Apple II related hardware sales doesn't allow such expenses. We are getting "de facto" kicked out of Genie, however this doesn't mean we are giving up our activities regarding the Apple II Computer. ///SHH Systeme will be there for the Apple and for the Apple II user for a _long_ time. And we will continue to be 'available' (reachable) via e-mail and other online services. ///SHH Systeme will cease to exist when the Apple II is dead. If you want to send us e-mail you can use the following addresses: Internet: jlange@tasha.muc.de CompuServe: 73370,3106 What you can expect from ///SHH Systeme in the future: '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' o Development of new products planned (plain vapourware, of course, as it is with _all_ products coming from ///SHH Systeme): - ZIP GS Accessory I - ZIP GS Accessory II - Mass storage control for new (and old) kinds of drives - ???? (is this the end?) - ???? o ///SHH Systeme products sales & support: - FaST506 hard disk controller (out of production, but supported) - Turbo IDE Card hard disk controller - MicroDrive Card hard disk controller - BlueDisk Card floppy disk controller - Transwarp GS 32K cache ("second source") o Specific Apple II Equipment Support: If you have a problem or a need for an upgrade, we probably can help you, especially with this hardware: - Transwarp GS repair - Transwarp GS cache upgrade - ZIP GS repair - ZIP GS cache upgrades, modifications - TransWarp GS & ZIP GS cabling - RAMFast SCSI repair (rev. C & rev. D) - Apple SCSI card repair - Vulcan repair & upgrades - Apple 3.5" drive repair - AE 3.5" drive repair (DD & HD) - AE 3.5" DD drive to High Density upgrades - Memory expansion card repair (all brands) - Apple IIGS CPU repair (If you cannot find your item in this list, send your inquiry by e-mail.) For inquiries and orders, here is our address: ///SHH Systeme Dipl. Ing. Joachim Lange Bergstrasse 95 82131 Stockdorf Germany E-mail '''''' Internet: jlange@tasha.muc.de CompuServe: 73370,3106 (BTW, Stockdorf is a small village in the vicinity of Munich/Bavaria) Copyright note: This information material is (c) 1996 Joachim Lange. It may be distributed freely as long as it remains unchanged in _every_ aspect. ******************** End of Important Information ********************* ************************ from ///SHH Systeme ************************ (J.LANGE7, CAT46, TOP12, MSG:197/M645;1) EAMON ADVENTURES ON THE WEB There is a new Eamon-related WWW page. Right """"""""""""""""""""""""""" now it is a work in progress, but it will eventually have all the EAG newsletters and all the Eamon games available, with lots of neat hot links. For example, if you want to see the review for an Eamon in the list, just click in the link and you will find yourself linked over to the review in the applicable EAG newsletter. Check it out at http://www.ecnet.net/users/mumbv/pages/eamon/index.shtml TomZ (A2.TOMZ, CAT16, TOP2, MSG:74/M645;1) WHITE ON BLACK IN GRAPHICWRITER III I just printed white text in a black """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" box from GW III :) Here's what I did. First, I created a text frame and typed in some text in Avant Garde, at 18 points, and then set the style to bold and outline. I then selected the text, and set the Pen color to white. Next I selected the text frame with the arrow tool, and set the Fill color to black. Then I printed, to an Appletalk Laserwriter using Apple's printer driver. It came out a nice black box with the white text in it. Note: the screen presentation did not show me white text on a black box. It showed me a black box; but when scrolling up or down I could see the text kind of jumping in behind, so I knew it was still there. I also tried this with a grey and yellow fill, and it worked fine, except the fill was then more of a pattern. Hope this works for you. Oh, one more thing. I did not check the screen presentation in "Actual Size" only in "Tall Text"...perhaps "Actual Size" shows the box and text correctly...too late to check tonight though! Ciao! (S.CAVANAUGH1, CAT43, TOP6, MSG:306/M645;1) >>> HOT TOPICS <<< """""""""""""""""" APPLEWORKS GS (WP) TO GRAPHICWRITER II OK boys and girls, I've got a """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" bare-bones AppleWorks GS translator for GraphicWriter III up and running. It already does the Font/Size/Style thing... and I think it also does colors, but I haven't tested that yet. Here's what I have in mind for the final product: Add Color Support (if it isn't there already) Add Support for Rulers and Tabs (well, maybe not tabs) Add support for superScript and Subscript Exporting will NOT be supported. This will be an IMPORT ONLY translator. (And yep, it gives you a message when you try to export.) The price will PROBABLY be $14.95 (including shipping), and the docs will probably be on disk only. Comments? Suggestions? Make em snappy! This is another one I wanna ship ASAP. Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP13, MSG:1/M645;1) <<<<< Hmmm, the only thing that's been tossed out that I'm leery of are """"" page breaks. Unfortunately, GWIII translators don't have any way to communicate a "page break" to the GWIII application, so I don't think that will make it in. Let's hear more of the pro and con on tabs. I'm still of the opinion that preserving them will cause more harm than good when going from a "full sheet" wp program to a "probably columnar" page layout program. Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP13, MSG:8/M645;1) <<<<< Well... let's hear it for code reusability! I've got to do a """"" little more testing, but I'm pretty sure that I've got a "feature complete" AppleWorks GS Translator for GraphicWriter III here in captivity! Which is what this message is about. I need some files for testing... So, send me your AppleWorks GS files and I'll run them through the translator. If everything goes ok... i'll start shipping this on hmmm, let's say, monday the 13th. Here's what's in the translator now... Font/Size/Style/Color Support Super & Subscript support Multiple ruler support (indents and Justification) The only things missing are tabs, and headers and footers. I've already asked for comments on tabs, but I'd forgotten about headers and footers... Does anybody need these to be supported? I'm not sure how I'd do it, cause there's no way to tell GWIII "Hey, this is a header/footer. Put it someplace special." Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP13, MSG:9/M645;1) >>>>> I have to say (forgetting that I have a vested interest in GWIII """"" :), that Diz certainly deserves our support. How often do products get brought to market so quickly in these dark days of the Apple II? (RICHARD.B, CAT33, TOP13, MSG:15/M645;1) <<<<< Hmmm... I seem to have left out some information about the tabs """"" controversy.... The Tab CHARACTERS __WILL__ still be imported, its their POSTION information that will be lost. In other words, the tabs WILL still be in the file after it's converted, they will just appear at the DEFAULT positions that GraphicWriter III imposes. All you have to do to pretty them up is to select whichever paragraph has the tabs and then reset the tab positions as you normally would. (Sigh... I see I misspelled POSITION. Dang. Again, it's the POSITION info that will be lost, not the actual tab characters.) This is what happens in the RTF translator too... the tab characters are imported, they just appear at the GWIII default POSITIONS. Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP13, MSG:20/M645;1) "I WANT A GRAPHICS-BASED WEB BROWSER!" I do as well and even discussed """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" the matter with the author, Derek Taubert, a couple of times on Internet Relay Chat (IRC). He was in agreement with the idea but was extremely busy in preparing for graduation and job interviewing. I chatted with him again a couple of days ago and he said "no". He just hired on with Cisco (network routers, etc.) and will be busy with relocation and his new job. When asked if another qualified person could do the presentation, he said "probably not" because he knows the most about it. I've heard/seen that other people have been working on various network applications so there's a possibility that several more people are qualified (interested is another matter) to demonstrate it. Another potentially limiting factor is that the latest version of GNO/ME is =required= and I've not seen any official announcement that it is shipping, although a few select individuals obviously have alpha or beta releases. If we can locate someone with the software and the knowledge, we should have no problems arranging for a presentation. (E.WAGNER10, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:165/M645;1) >>>>> I've had some recent Email from Derek Taubert indicating that he """"" has a scheduling conflict with KFest this year and is not likely to attend, himself. We are trying to get a demo of his wares worked out, though. On a similar note, would there be much (any) interest in a basic Unix course for people that have or use Unix shell accounts on their InterNet Service providers. A course that would cover some demonstrations of basic Unix programs like Pine, Lynx, Pico and commands like ls, mv, rm, chmod etc? Lemme know what y'all think. Tim K (PPC.HELP, CAT44, TOP8, MSG:169/M645;1) >>>>> I'm exhausted, but exhilirated """"" Early today (Monday), I drove 2 1/2 hours from my home in Sullivan, Indiana, to Champaign, Illinois, where I spent almost fours hours with Derek Taubert, author of GS/TCP, the software that will team up with GNO/ME 2.0.6 to allow IIGS users to connect directly to the Internet via SLIP, PPP, etc. Derek is an =extremely= interesting young man with great knowledge of the inner workings of the IIGS and some great ideas for future telecommunications products. The only thing standing in the way of his moving forward right now is his Master's thesis, which he must complete by late July, when he is scheduled to move to San Jose, California, and begin a job with Cisco Systems, which specializes these days in Internet routers. When his thesis is complete and he gets settled into the Silicon Valley, he says he will then begin pulling together the final pieces of GS/TCP and make a decision on how the product will be packaged and sold. (He is also the programmer who is developing GNO/ME 2.0.6, which GS/TCP requires.) Derek suspects it will be August before he can again turn his full attention to the project. The software development is essentially complete. What remains to be done is documentation and preparations for distribution. It was a thrill to see GS/TCP in action. Among other exercises in 'Net surfing, we FTPed into Cal Tech and downloaded a small file directly to his hard drive. And to top it all off, he fired up GS Web, his graphical web browser that is in early development. Much work remains to do in the web browser, but we moved around the Web, stopping at familiar sites such as the GS/TCP web page, the Shareware Solutions II home page, the Cal Tech A2 page, and we even dropped in on the comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup. It was awesome. The words "You can't do that on an Apple 2" kept running through my mind. I had to smile. :) Hope no one minds this long post. I just thought I'd share a little of what I learned with the folks here in A2. Meanwhile, I have about two hours of tape to transcribe from my interview, and then I will begin writing an article about Derek, his work, and what it means to the Apple IIGS community. Oh, by the way, work on the spring edition of Juiced.GS is well under way. It is scheduled to be published late this month. Anyone care to hazard a guess what the cover story will be? :-) Max Jones Juiced.GS (M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:155/M645;1) >>>>> Glad to hear folks are eager to hear more about Derek Taubert's """"" development of GS/TCP. One of the most interesting things to me is the great potential GS/TCP holds for sparking development of new software for the IIGS. Once GS/TCP is on the market, independent developers can then produce complementary products such as a graphical Internet relay chat application, a full-featured news reader, graphical telnet, mail reader, and, of course, a web browser. In fact, Derek tells me some of his testers =are= working on some of these products. During the GS/TCP demonstration, Derek fired up a new application by James Brooks of Procyon fame that is in the final phase of development. It's known as GS Mail (an old news release about it appeared on the last issue of Softdisk GS). The pre-release version I saw in action, however, went by the name of "Metaphor" and is a slick piece of work. Nice interface, cool icons, and apparently loads of mail-reading and handling features. Derek explained that that's the sort of program that could work well with GS/TCP. Derek said GS Mail is not yet ready for distribution, but there's not a lot of work remaining. He doesn't know when James plans to finish, but Derek intends to encourage completion so it will be ready when GS/TCP hits the market. Max Jones Juiced.GS (M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:160/M645;1) >>>>> Every day as the Internet hype, fact and fiction, grows, more """"" people defect from the Apple II. We need GS/TCP and a www browser NOW. This is a big deal. I need it. If it takes too long to develop, there will be significantly less users of Apple II's left to buy it. Eric (E.THOMPSON24, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:162/M645;1) >>>>> I posed this issue to Derek during our interview. His answer is """"" that he is aware that Apple II users continue to dwindle, but he feels no added pressure to produce GS/TCP and its related utilities. The reason he feels no pressure is because he's not doing this for the money. In fact, he said he expects to make very little money, certainly nothing near worth the time and effort he put into it. His motivation seems to come from inner forces, not market forces. I'll share one quote from Derek on this subject. He says he is developing something that is "purely a work of art rather than something that is just a commercial product." For myself, I also wish we could have this product right now. Unfortunately, however, it's going to be a while. Having seen GS/TCP, GS Web and related utilities in action, the only comfort I can offer GS users willing to wait it out is that they will be =quite= impressed with this "work of art". Max Jones Juiced.GS P.S. I know we've drifted off-topic here. Perhaps we should move further discussion of GS/TCP to the appropriate place. (M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:166/M645;1) >>> WHAT'S NEW <<< """""""""""""""""" FREE FIX FOR GRAPHICWRITER III RTF TRANSLATOR OK everybody, Don actually """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" found a couple of VERY minor problems in v1.0 of the RTF Translator... So, I fixed them, and added a small new feature (hold down the option key and you can pick a file to import from ALL the files on disk, not just Text files) and I'm shipping that now as v1.0.1. Since the only folks that have v1.0 are here on GEnie and the Internet, It's going to be a FREE update, and I'd like to e-mail it to all of you early purchasers. I have Genie e-mail addresses for most of you, but there are a few that I couldn't find. So, if you have version 1.0 of the RTF Translator for GraphicWriter III, send me your Genie mail address along with your Serial # (it's on your disk label) and I'll e-mail you the free update. Thanks again for supporting my IIGS efforts! I hope this update makes the RTF Translator even more useful to you! Diz EGO Systems P.S. As soon as I have all of the e-mail addresses, I'll be doing a mass-e-mailing... Hopefully by friday or monday. (DIZ, CAT33, TOP6, MSG:54/M645;1) APPLEWORKS GS TRANSLATOR FOR GRAPHICWRITER III! May 8, 1996 -- EGO """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Systems is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new AppleWorks GS Translator module for Seven Hills Software's GraphicWriter III page layout program. Over the years, AppleWorks GS (AWGS) has become a "de-facto" standard for word processing on the Apple IIGS. Unfortunately, while the AWGS word processor is quite usable, it's page layout capabilities leave a lot to be desired. That's where the AWGS Translator for GraphicWriter III comes in. The AWGS Translator for GraphicWriter III allows you to take AppleWorks GS word processor files and import them into your GraphicWriter III page layouts with all of the font, size, and style (and more!) information intact! You can then use GraphicWriter III's superior page-layout tools to give your text those extra-special touches. When you import an AppleWorks GS file into GraphicWriter III, here's what the translator pulls out of the file for you: -*- Font Information: Typeface (Times, Helvetica, etc), size (10 point, 24 point, etc.) and style (bold, superscript, etc.) information is all preserved! -*- Text Colors: Colored text in your AppleWorks GS file is automatically given the correct color in GraphicWriter III! -*- Paragraph Justification: Was that paragraph originally centered? Or was it right justified? No need to guess, the AWGS Translator figures it out for you! -*- Paragraph Indentation: Each paragraph's indentation is recreated in GraphicWriter III, relative to the columns in your page layout! -*- The Text: Of course, all of the above would be useless if the text itself wasn't imported! Requirements, Availability & Pricing The AWGS Translator for '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' GraphicWriter III requires GraphicWriter III v1.1 or later (version 2.0 is recommended but NOT required). It comes on a single 3.5-inch disk and includes printed user's documentation. It will ship on May 13th, 1996. The price is just $14.95 and it INCLUDES shipping to anywhere in the world! To order, send a check or money order for the appropriate amount (in U.S. funds) to: EGO Systems 7918 Cove Ridge Rd. Hixson, TN 37343-1808 USA (When sending a check or money order, Tennessee residents MUST add 7.75% sales tax.) If you prefer to order by credit card, you can use your VISA or MasterCard by calling us toll-free at 1-800-662-3634. Outside of North America, please call 1-423-843-1775. You can also FAX your order to us at 1-423-843-0661. Phone orders and inquiries can be placed between 9 am and 5 pm Eastern Time. Our FAX line is available 24-hours a day. (Order before 10 am and your order will ship the same day!) You can also e-mail credit card orders to us at either: Diz@genie.com -or- GSPlusDiz@aol.com (For your protection, we recommend that you call or FAX us with your credit card orders. No credit cards will be charged and no checks will be cashed, until the product actually ships. GraphicWriter III is a trademark of DataPak Software, Inc. AppleWorks GS is a trademark of Claris. All other names are the property of their respective owners.) (DIZ, CAT33, TOP2, MSG:21/M645;1) COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHEPPYWARE ADDRESS CHANGE "The Complete Guide to """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SheppyWare" is now being distributed exclusively by EGO Systems. If you would like to order, you can now order by phone or email, using your credit card, by calling them directly! Don't send orders to me anymore, since I don't even have a printed copy of the current edition of the book myself anymore. :) EGO Systems has the new version of the manual (April 1996), which includes new documentation and some error corrections. Sheppy [Team PPCPro] (SHEPPY, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:9/M645;1) SHEPPYWARE CONTACT ADDRESS CHANGE Okay, I have another address change for """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SheppyWare-related stuff -- but this should be the last one for a LONG time, because I now have a SheppyWare-specific mailing address! All shareware payments, questions, comments, etc., should be mailed to the address below from now on. (Could the BB management type watching this category please put this address into the topic header? Thanks! :) Eric Shepherd 425 East Arrow Highway #232 Glendora, CA 91740-5684 Sheppy [Team PPCPro] (SHEPPY, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:12/M645;1) TIMEOUT DATABASE DISKSEARCH Some here might be interested to learn about """"""""""""""""""""""""""" a new TimeOut accessory written by Randy Brandt. TO.DB DiskSearch searches a data base ON DISK for an exact match of criteria that you enter. It is available exclusively from TEXAS II (see below). The search is very fast, and would be used to search a large data base without taking the time to load it to the desktop first. It returns the contents of all categories, up to 80 characters onscreen. The remaining data can be seen in Debug (OA-Ctrl-X) in variables $20 to $79. Thus, the contents of the entire record are available for use within custom macros. The search data can be entered in upper or lower case, but it must match a complete category string; for example, Brandt not Brand or Bran. TimeOut DB DiskSearch can be found in the /FRIENDS directory of TEXAS II on Disk vol.20, along with a custom macro for its use. Questions about the availability, use and performance of TimeOut DBDisk Search and accompanying macros should be addressed _only_ to the TEXAS II Mail Group at 75757.3722@compuserve.com. TEXAS II also offers an update for TimeOut File Search (found on the DeskTools IV disk from Scantron Quality Computers). File Search will perform partial matches, and also searches WP and SS files. | -(+)- | | ...Will (Cat 13, Top 11) (W.NELKEN1, CAT17, TOP31, MSG:127/M645;1) MODEM/SOFTWARE BUNDLES EGO Systems Offers 14.4 Fax Modem for IIGS and """""""""""""""""""""" Macintosh EGO Systems is pleased to announce that it now sells the Magnum 144 External Fax Modem. This modem, which operates at speeds up to 14,400 bps (faster using data compression), is completely compatible with both the IIGS and the Macintosh. It includes software for the Mac, and works with all IIGS telecommunication and Fax software. Some of this modems features include: -*- 14,400 bps data and Fax transmission (up to 57,600 bps with data compression) -*- Automatic error correction and data compression (V.42, V.42bis and MNP) -*- Automatic speed, error-control, and data compression negotiation -*- Supports Group 3, Class 1 and 2 Fax transmission -*- Hayes (TM) AT command set -*- Two year warranty and EGO Systems' 30-day money-back guarantee Pricing, Requirements and IIGS Bundles EGO Systems' price for this modem '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' is just $79.95. This cost includes Priority Mail shipping to the United States. Air mail shipping to Canada is $5 extra. Air mail shipping to Mexico is $10 extra. Surface mail shipping to anywhere else in the world is $10 extra. Air mail shipping to Europe is $20 extra. Air mail shipping to Asia or Africa is $25 extra. Air mail shipping to the Pacific Rim is $30 extra. This modem includes all the hardware needed to work with both the Apple IIGS and the Macintosh. Fax and telecommunications software is included for the Macintosh. Apple IIGS owners will need to purchase Fax and telecommunications software separately. EGO Systems offers the following bundles for Apple IIGS owners: Telcom Deluxe Bundle - $134.95 (normally $144.95, you save $10) This bundle includes the Magnum 144 External Fax Modem as well the Parkhurst Micro's full-featured ANSITerm telecommunications software. (Add $10 for Air mail shipping outside North America.) Fax Deluxe Bundle - $154.95 (normally $164.95, you save $10) This bundle includes the Magnum 144 External Fax Modem as well as Parkhurst Micro's amazing PMPFax Fax software. (Add $3 for Air mail shipping outside North America.) Deluxe Deluxe Bundle - $209.95 (normally $229.85, you save $20) This bundles includes the Magnum 144 External Fax Modem as well as the ANSITerm and PMPFax software. (Add $13 for Air mail shipping outside North America.) To order, send a check or money order for the appropriate amount (in U.S. funds) to: EGO Systems 7918 Cove Ridge Rd. Hixson, TN 37343-1808 USA (When sending a check or money order, Tennessee residents MUST add 7.75% sales tax.) If you prefer to order by credit card, you can use your VISA or Master Card by calling us toll-free at 1-800-662-3634. Outside of North America, please call 1-423-843-1775. You can also FAX your order to us at 1-423-843-0661. Phone orders and inquiries can be placed between 9 am and 5 pm Eastern Time. Our FAX line is available 24-hours a day. (Order before 10 am and your order will ship the same day!) You can also e-mail credit card orders to us at either: Diz@genie.com -or- GSPlusDiz@aol.com (For your protection, we recommend that you call or FAX us with your credit card orders. All product names are the property of their respective owners.) (DIZ, CAT33, TOP2, MSG:22/M645;1) >>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" APPLE II LAPTOP (SORT OF) I tried the Tiger Learning Computer briefly at """"""""""""""""""""""""" the Electronic Entertainment Expo last week in Los Angeles. It looks almost identical on-screen to a regular IIe. There are .SYSTEM files launched from ProDOS, and Applesoft programs seem to run as always. ("I'm just fooling around." "I wish you wouldn't." - my encounter with a Tiger product rep :) It looks like a laptop, but where the screen would be is where up to six cartridge-based softwares are installed. The keyboard's buttons are very flat, and have very little "clickability." The layout has changed, as well. There seemed to be Internet support, but whether it was disabled for the show or permanently, I couldn't tell. Read more about it in Volume 2 Issue 2 of The Apple Blossom. -Ken (KEN.GAGNE, CAT5, TOP13, MSG:1/M645;1) ULTRAMAX 3 AT KANSASFEST More good news! """""""""""""""""""""""" UltraMax -- the third disk in this series is nearing completion. And, prompted by the above referenced fix work, I've added a Booklet Maker to the disk. Take any AppleWorks word processor document and print it as a booklet, portrait or landscape mode. After printing, just fold the stack in the middle and staple! UltraMax...to be released at KansasFest this July. | -(+)- | | ...Will (Cat 13, Top 11) (W.NELKEN1, CAT13, TOP11, MSG:149/M645;1) CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN 3-D It may be just me, but I have a funny feeling that """""""""""""""""""""" Wolf 3D will be shown or go on sale at K-Fest in July. BTW, I will be leaving my survey open in Cat 5, Topic 4 "The Apple II in the 21st Century" for two more weeks. If you haven't checked it out please do so. I'm considering putting it on the comp.sys.apple2. usenet group as well Andy Delivered by: Copilot 2.55 w/ Spectrum 2.0 w/ a Super GS 8540CD Email: L.Middleton3 (L.MIDDLETON3, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:177/M645;1) >>>>> > It may be just me, but I have a funny feeling that Wolf 3D will """"" > be shown or go on sale at K-Fest in July. I hope so. No promises. :) I'm working on the final sound and music driver now. I still need to fix some cosmetic bugs, rewrite for speed in a few places, and add preferences and clean up the automap. Several weeks worth of work, and I still can't dedicate a lot of time to it. But work is ongoing. :) Sheppy [Team PPCPro] (SHEPPY, CAT40, TOP6, MSG:178/M645;1) [EDITOR'S NOTE: At press time, Sheppy mailed me to following addendum: "Wolf 3D for the IIgs will probably not be finished by KFest this year, because I'm overworked and slowly losing my mind. However, I AM still working on it, whenever I can squeeze out the time and energy to do so."] NEXT BRUTAL DELUXE GAME A LIMITED EDITION Although it's months and months """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" away from completion, I just received an interesting e-mail from Olivier Zardini concerning the next Brutal Deluxe game. According to Olivier, Brutal Deluxe plans to make that game available only as a Limited Edition. Brutal Deluxe would like to offer a special thanks to those who have purchased Convert 3200, and plan to do so by making their next game available for $5 only to those who have purchased Convert 3200. Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP6, MSG:138/M645;1) ADDRESSED FOR SUCCESS AND BULK MAIL Well, I just got back from the local """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Post Office where I attended a "Mail Classification Reform" training class. The upshot of this meeting was that bulk mailing procedures are about to change DRAMATICALLY. These changes will probably make Addressed For Success' Bulk Sortation and bar code options, um, obsolete. I'm going to look into what needs to be done to update AFS to conform with the new standards, but I'd like to know how much of an update you guys are willing to pay for. At this point, I don't know EXACTLY what's going to be required to bring AFS in line with the new standards, so I can't really give any specifics. I do know however that It WON'T be a small amount of work. We're talking a v2.0 or even 3.0 level revision here. If these revisions happen, it'll not only be an expensive update, the base cost of the product will go up too (well, probably). So, how much is too much? Does ANYBODY use the bulk mail or bar codes? Should I just rip em out, CUT the price and just position it as an Address manager and label printer? Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP8, MSG:134/M645;1) <<<<< If a field is empty, AFS SHOULD just spit out a tab as a "place- """"" holder". Is that not happening? As for the update, I've spoken with the folks at the USPS, and they are sending me the relevant Technical data. However, they tell me that, as a conservative estimate, I should allocate ONE MAN YEAR or (oops, "of" not "or") FULL TIME EFFORT to bring my software into line with the new bulk mailing requirements. Of course, I simply can't do that... Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP8, MSG:151/M645;1) POWER GS MAGAZINE, ISSUE #6 yep, number six will be out in a few weeks, """"""""""""""""""""""""""" promise :) heck, I'll even go tooKfest this year l8rs! -Auri (A.RAHIMZADEH, CAT13, TOP38, MSG:228/M645;1) IIGS HTML EDITOR How many people would like to see a graphical HTML """""""""""""""" editor for the IIGS? How much would you be willing to pay for such a beastie? Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP4, MSG:215/M645;1) <<<<< The basic idea at this point is a tag-based editor, that would use """"" plug-ins for displaying the output of each tag. Right now, I'm trying to decide between supporting ALL tags (even simple junk like the italic tag) with plug ins and supporting the simple tags (like italics) internally in the application. What the tags look like would be shown in a separate (non-editable) window. Using Plug ins would make the display more flexible (i.e. someone could write a set of plug ins that support second sight) but it would add a lot of overhead to the actual display process. I hadn't thought of including "lynx" display... that's a good idea. Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP4, MSG:227/M645;1) >>>>> Geez, Diz, from what you're saying, sounds like there'd be the """"" basic foundation of a web browser there. :) Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. Social Worker by Day, Apple II geek by night ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55 (R.SUENAGA1, CAT33, TOP4, MSG:229/M645;1) <<<<< I was hoping noone would notice ;-) """"" Diz EGO Systems (DIZ, CAT33, TOP4, MSG:230/M645;1) >>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""" Category 6, Topic 6 Message 111 Mon May 27, 1996 GARY.UTTER [Dispatcher] at 14:46 EDT When viewing GIFs on either a IIc or a IIe it is well to bear in mind that neithier computer was designed with any intention of being able to HANDLE graphics at this level. These computers were designed to work in text, and deal with the very SIMPLE graphics of the time. NO personal computer of the same design generation as the IIe and IIc is capable of doing a better job wihtout significant modifications (including running later generation software, hardware and monitors). The IIc is nothing more than a slightly modified IIe, and the IIe is nothing more than a slightly updated II+, which, in turn is a slightly updated II. The technology, in other words is approximately 15 years old. The initial designe was a very GOOD design and required relatively minor updates to produce a computer that is STILL highly usable in this day and age. But attempting to view these high quality graphics on such a machine should be considered an interesting experiment in how far the basic design can be pushed rather than something that SHOULD be doable as well on a IIc as on a IIgs. The IIgs itself, much as I love it, requires SERIOUS hardware "intervention" in order to display these graphics as well as more current platforms can do. The Ford Model T was an incredible vehicle for its time, and has capabilities that modern vehicles, for the most part, simply cannot emulate. The Model T can handle "off road" conditions that would require a "full tilt" off road 4WD vehicle today (this WITHOUT 4WD, or even fat tires), and can be maintained and repaired with simple hand tools (and perhaps a bit of bailing wire). It will run on fuel that a modern vehicle will choke and die on. The Model T was a simple, elegant and extremely effective machine for the purpose for which it was designed. While I would not want to characterize the IIe and IIc as "Model T" computers (they are much more than that), there ARE some strong paralells. The II series (even the GS) are simple and elegant machines that can perform the tasks they were designed for (IMO) much better than more modern machines can perform those same tasks. But there are limits to the performance levels they can acheive. This is not to say that you shouldn't attempt to display GIFs on a IIc, by any means, but (like the dancing bear) the marvel is not how WELL it can be done, but that it can be done at ALL. This whole message may be inappropriate for this topic, and meat for a different sort of discussion. :) Gary R. Utter [*][*][*] 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 / ///////////////////////////////// Free Disks, Just By Not Signing Up! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" by Jerry Cline [INTREC] >>> FREE DISKS = BIG $$$$ <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Just recently, I had been following a thread of tongue in cheek comments made on Genie A2 concening the plethora of free disks being mailed by Americal Oline (AOL). The thread concerned junk mail as finally having some value--a reformattable floppy disk. While musing these comments, I happened on an article illuminating the results of this advertising scheme. According to an Associated Press article in the Phoenix Republic newspaper Monday 5/13/96: "AOL's 1 million subscribers in 1995 increased to 5 million in 1996." While AOL may be the world's largest free disk supplier, with their present level of 5 million customers, they also now claim title to the world's largest subscriber service. They, along with the other "free disk supplier," CompuServe who with 2 million subscribers in 1995 and twice as big as AOL, is now second to AOL with their 1996 level of 4 million subscribers. Neither service seem to be worried that a few of their disks are used to level tables or are erased for personal use, and were last reported as being seen in private boothes at the bank where they sip caf`e au lait and watch large forklifts stack their money. Meanwhile, Prodigy, who AOL management helped to get online in the late '80s and early '90's, was sold to its most present management, allowing IBM and Sears to stop pouring large sums of money into a poorly managed "black hole." IBM and Sears have been seeking relief from the giant sucking sound that Prodigy was making as it dined on their cash reserves. GEnie, who has sent out a least one free (IBM) based disk with a really ugly label (I have that disk ;-), and Delphi, who's management not only does not send out free disks, they never return phone calls nor reply to email requests, did not even receive honorable mention in the Associated Press report. eWorld, another free disk supplier, (we all have lots of those disks too :-), was digested and flushed, and reportedly last seen passing through a treatment plant somewhere in California. Its interesting to note, that like Prodigy, eWorld was also assisted by AOL as it emerged as Apple Computer's disastrous attempt to do battle for the higly competitive subscriber service. (C) Jerry Cline - InTrec Software Reproducible with permission jerrycline@intrec.com [EOA] [PDQ]////////////////////////////// PD_QUICKVIEW / ///////////////////////////////// Yours For The Asking """""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [EDITOR.A2] Program Name : Sounds of History (parts 1-3) Filename : SND.HISTORY.BXY, SND.HIST.02.BXY, SNDS.HIST.3.BXY Library Area : 29 Program Number : 11813, 12084, 12120 File Size : 538020, 437220, 378000 Program Type : HyperStudio stacks Author : Joel E. Helton File Type : Freeware Requirements : HyperStudio run-time module (file #24732, HS3.1RJ.BXY) FROM THE AUTHOR SOUNDS OF HISTORY... consists of people and events in """"""""""""""" history. Most everyone can read about a certain person or event that is mentioned in this stack. Why not hear what they sounded like or hear the event as it actually happened? All of these events occurred before the age of television. So what was the mode of communication? Phonographs and radio, live radio in fact.... Some technical notes. My school recently purchased a Quickie hand scanner with which I am most impressed with. All of the graphics except the HyperStudio "logo" were scanned with it. Having this scanner allows great leeway in developing stacks when for instance, a photograph would fit the bill. As with most things, you can always scan it just a little better if I did it one more time, but I had to draw the line somewhere. I might also note that pictures of some of the people in this stack were hard, if not impossible to get from my resources. I had to make do with what I could find. The sound files came from some old records of famous events in history I have. Keep in mind that these are live radio recordings as the quality made leave a lot to be desired. Also, I have an old amp and some speakers hooked up to my GS so I have to make allowances on the volume of the sound files. Hopefully, I didn't record the sound files at too low a volume. This idea for this stack should sound similar to some old Edward R. Murrow records called "Hear it Now". It is based on the same idea. All of the pictures were scanned from various magazines and books. [*][*][*] . __ (^) <^> /~ ~\ \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) PD_Q RATING "\. 1 ./" """"""""""" "\._ _ _./" (_____) . (^) <^> /~ ~\ \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) "\. 2 ./" "\._ _ _./" (_____) TWO LAMPS (1-5) PD_Q COMMENTS A week is a long time in politics, as Sir Harold Wilson """"""""""""" once said. Similarly, a second is a long time when it comes to sound files. Each second of sound can take up to 10,000 bytes on disk, which means close to a minute of downloading time at 2400 baud. Even at 9600 baud, to download the complete soundtrack of your average feature film would take over a day. The relevance of the above statistical trivia is that all three of Joel Helton's "Sound of History" stacks rely heavily on sound. The stacks range in size between 350 and 500K. The first stack has about 50 seconds of sound, the second about 48, and the third stack about 27 seconds. Each stack has a page devoted to a person or event, and most have an appropriate picture. You can read a little background about the person or event, and you can heard a related voice. As the title indicates, the sounds are really the focus of each stack. Here are the sound clips in the three stacks (all times approximate): I. Before the Second World War A. King Edward III of England abdicates the throne, 1936 [13 sec.] B. Thomas Edison speaks into his own recording device, 1912 [2 sec.] C. the explosion of the _Hindenburg_ dirigible at Lakehurst, N.J. as reported by Herb Morrison on station WLS, 1937 [15 sec.] D. Charles Lindbergh addresses New Yorkers on his return to the United States after his solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, 1927 [8 sec.] E. world-famous tenor Enrico Caruso sings "Over There", a song of the first World War (1914-1918) [12 sec.] II. The Second World War A. Great Britain's prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, announces his country's declaration of war, September 1939 [4 sec.] B. part of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's "this was their finest hour" speech, 1940 [10 sec.] C. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower announces results of D-Day, June 1944 [7 sec.] D. United States president Harry Truman 1. German surrender, May 1945 [9 sec.] 2. atomic bomb dropped, August 1945 [4 sec.] E. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's farewell to Congress, 1951 [6 sec.] F. The space shuttle _Challenger_ disaster, January 1986 [8 sec.] III. Sports A. Farewells from baseball greats 1. Lou Gehrig, 1939 [5 sec.] 2. Babe Ruth, 1947 [5 sec.] B. 1951 World Series [7 sec.] C. 1956 World Series; Yankee pitcher Don Larson has a perfect game [5 sec.] I've already confessed my love for programs that use audio well, so I expected to like these stacks quite a lot. In fact, they don't have much going for them. Part of this is undoubtedly due to their age. All three were created in June 1990, when most HyperStudio stacks were still relatively primitive. Regrettably, these three stacks fall into that category. The first two seem like first drafts, and the third seems like notes for a stack. The layout of these stacks is neither attractive nor consistent. They are not logically organized, either. The sounds in the first stack are not in chronological order, nor in any order than I could determine. The second stack is largely about the second World War, which is easier to take, but adds two later pages--one about the U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and one about the space shuttle _Columbia_. The third stack is labelled "sports", but is in fact entirely about baseball. Even given the American nature of the stack, I understand that there are sports played in the U.S. other than the "national pastime". The scanned photographs and drawings are adequate at best; they are sometimes high-contrast reproductions that use no grays. Twice in the short sports stack, illustrations have been used that have nothing to do with the event being discussed. It might have been more sensible to construct these pages without photos. In no case does the photograph make its presence felt. The accompanying text is often painfully short. It serves as a reminder to someone who already knows about the event or person, but is virtually useless as an introduction. The page about the _Hindenburg_ disaster, for instance, does not mention that the _Hindenburg_ was a dirigible nor that it exploded. (Sadly, this text seems even shorter than the author intended, because he created a scrolling text field but forgot to give the user a chance to scroll it!) Similarly, the page about the _Columbia_ does not even mention the date of the catastrophe, let alone the people who died in it. The most sensible thing to do may be to keep the disk-based sounds and throw away the stacks themselves. Even then, watch what you keep. Copyright questions aside, the snippet of Abbott & Costello's "Who's On First?" routine that's attached to the sports stack is so poorly edited that the comic timing is mangled. I also found myself wondering if Lou Gehrig's famous farewell was the actual Lou Gehrig or Gary Cooper playing him in the 1942 film _The Pride of the Yankees_. Still, some sounds are fun. It's nice to hear what Edison sounded like, and I have to admit that Lindbergh and Truman sound very different from the way I imagined. In a few cases, the words being spoken are interesting, moving, or justly famous, as in the case of Churchill's speech, Edward VIII's abdication, and MacArthur's farewell. Even consequential phrases are interesting, such as when Herb Morrison interrupts his remarks to the radio audience to tell a fellow witness to "Get out of the way, please." Anyone who hates overacting as much as I do will notice the quiet horror of the final "Oh my God" that finishes the _Columbia_ sound clip. The idea behind these Sound of History stacks was sound. Unfortunately, the execution of that idea is not up to standard of the original concept. RATING SYSTEM """"""""""""" 5 LAMPS.........What? You haven't downloaded this program YET? 4 LAMPS.........Innovative or feature rich, take a look! 3 LAMPS.........Good execution, stable program. 2 LAMPS.........Gets the job done. 1 LAMP..........A marginal download. 0 ..............GenieLamp Turkey Award! [EOA] [BAN]////////////////////////////// FILE BANDWAGON / ///////////////////////////////// Top 10 Files for April """""""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [EDITOR.A2] This feature lists the ten most popular files for the month. To give files a chance to seek their own levels, no files will be added to the list until they've been in place at least a month. This month, we look at the files uploaded 1-30 April 1996. This isn't the Academy Awards ceremony, folks; it's more like the People's Choice Awards (both of which are trademarked, by the way). The Top 10 doesn't necessarily tell you what's new and interesting--what files _you_ might find interesting--it simply tells you what files have been downloaded a lot--what other people found interesting! Once again, I'm pleased to find that four different editions of GenieLamp A2 occupy four spots in the Top 10 (three April issues, one May issue--which was uploaded on the last day of April). Since the purpose of the Top 10 is to keep track of popular files, not just file names, I've add two files to the list to make up for the two duplicate GenieLamps. File # Filename Bytes DLs Short description ------ --------------- ------ --- ------------------------------------- 27023 A2.DOM.9604.BXY 404576 178 A2 Disk of the Month, April 1996 27046 SUPERCLOCK.BXY 355200 127 Fantastic clock/chime/alarm utility 27016 CW.2.0.2.BXY 33536 112 CoolWriter v2.0.2 -- GS Word Proc. 27022 CHUNK.ICONS.BXY 16244 76 My personal version of COPLAND Icons 26938 ALMP9604.AW.BXY 77184 62 GenieLamp A2, Apr. 1996 (AppleWorks) 26939 ALMP9604.HC.BXY 90368 61 GenieLamp A2, Apr. 1996 (HyperCard) 27033 PRODESK4.1.BXY 47008 58 ProDOS 8 launcher/disk utilities 26940 ALMP9604.HS.BXY 162432 52 GenieLamp A2, Apr. 1996 (HyperStudio 26967 COMET.H.APF.BXY 15232 51 APF picture of Comet Hyakutake 27129 ALMP9605.AW.BXY 73088 50 GenieLamp A2, May 1996 (AppleWorks) 27086 RFTW.DVR.BXY 2048 50 TWGS / RamFast driver DEVELOPMENTAL! 27015 CRYSTALQUIT.BXY 3200 50 Stop Crystal Quest quit-crash, icons A2.DOM.9604.BXY The A2 RoundTable Disk of the Month continues to be a """"""""""""""" favorite download. The March issue contains two issues of (March and April) assorted news tidbits. Apple IIe and IIc users will enjoy CoPilot 8 and a text file "Beginner's Guide to HTML". For the Apple IIgs user, there's Anime, an animation utility for paint programs from Brutal Deluxe; Chronos, a Menubar clock; Daleks, a desktop version of the Daleks game; rPacker, a Finder Extra to compact resources; and Winflate, an NDA to minimize windows to menubars. SUPERCLOCK.BXY SuperClock Init and CDev v1.0 by Lionel Saugrain is a """""""""""""" configurable and customizable menu-bar clock with the following features: o analog or digital (HH:MM or HH:MM:SS) o position clock at left or right, hide it or deactivate it o display date or free memory with clock o alarm function, with specific date/time or daily alarm o chime function - Quarter hour, half hour, or hourly o single chime on hour or multiple chimes for hour of day o separate digitized sounds for chime and alarm (or use sysbeep) The archive contains English and French versions, and comes with 20 sample sounds. Shareware ($20). CW.2.0.2.BXY CoolWriter GS v2.0.2 by Rolf Braun is a text editor with all """""""""""" the usual functions and plenty more, such as set/clear high bits, carriage return <-> linefeed, upper/lower case, ROT13, encryption functions. An unusual feature is that you can use CoolWriter to change the data in the commercially available "Quizzical GS" program (which appears on Softdisk G-S). Freeware. CHUNK.ICONS.BXY Variations on the Copland icons for your Apple """"""""""""""" IIgs--"three dimensional" folders, drives, and so on. ALMP9604.AW.BXY The April 1996 issue of GenieLamp A2 in AppleWorks word """"""""""""""" processor format. Don't have AppleWorks? Lots of utilities let you display AppleWorks WP files, including file #16674, QUICKVIEW.BXY and file #24324, QUIKVIEW1.1.BXY. Freeware. ALMP9604.HC.BXY Same as above, but in HyperCard IIgs format, thanks to """"""""""""""" HyperCard programmer Joshua Calvin. If you don't already own HyperCard IIgs, consider downloading file #22200, HCGSSTARTER.BXY. Freeware. PRODESK4.1.BXY ProDesk Plus 4.1 by Helge Malmgren is a program selector """""""""""""" and utilities package for ProDOS. It lists all runnable (BAS, SYS and even S16) programs, displays hi-res and double hi-res pictures, types AWP and TXT files, deletes and renames files, finds files, and more. It supports a mouse and has a screen blanker built in. Shareware ($25). ALMP9604.HS.BXY The April 1996 issue of GenieLamp A2 in HyperStudio IIgs """"""""""""""" format. If you don't own HyperStudio, you can still view this stack if you download file #24732, HS3.1RJ.BXY. Freeware. COMET.H.APF.BXY APF picture of Comet Hyakutake, converted from a GIF. """"""""""""""" The next time a cynic says that Apple II users are stuck in the Dark Ages, point out how popular this file was. Sure we know about the latest advances in science and technology! But we also know how to resist hype! ALMP9605.AW.BXY The May 1996 issue of GenieLamp A2 in AppleWorks word """"""""""""""" processor format. If you don't have AppleWorks, see the note on ALMP9604.AW.BXY above. Why is the May issue in the April downloads list? I uploaded it on April 30, which technically qualifies it. Freeware. RFTW.DVR.BXY RamFAST/TransWarp GS driver by Harold Hislop. You have to """""""""""" be careful if you download this, because it is still in development and not thoroughly tested. Make a backup before you install it and keep frequent backups thereafter. If you have a RamFAST SCSI card and a TransWarp GS card, this drive can provide a 20% system speed increase. This experimental driver is NOT supported by Sequential Systems. If you use it, you MUST replace your current RamFAST driver with this one--do not attempt to have both drivers active at the same time. NOTE for Internet readers of GenieLamp A2: The author has requested that this driver be distributed only on Genie. Therefore, there are two things you need to keep in mind: (1) I can't send you a copy of this file. (2) If you persuade someone else to send you a copy even though you're not on Genie, you're going to honk off the programmer, which probably means he won't release any more of his software. Just keep in mind that actions have consequences and we'll all keep smiling. CRYSTALQUIT.BXY A patch for the Crystal Quest game by Greg Templeman. """"""""""""""" Crystal Quest has a bug that causes it to crash when you quit; this file will patch that bug. Greg has also included his Crystal Quest icons in this archive. [EOA] [SOF]////////////////////////////// SOFTVIEW A2 / ///////////////////////////////// Review: Convert 3200 """"""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [EDITOR.A2] PROGRAM: Convert 3200 VERSION: 1.0 AUTHOR: Brutal Deluxe Software PUBLISHER: Joe Kohn, 166 Alpine Street, San Rafael, CA 94901-1008 USA PRICE: $15 REQUIREMENTS: Apple IIgs, System 6, 700K of _free_ RAM (not total RAM!) 4 megabytes RAM, hard disk drive, accelerator all recommended [*][*][*] Convert 3200 is a graphic conversion utility from Brutal Deluxe, the French programming team that brought games such as The Tinies to the Apple IIgs. Convert 3200 began life a programmer's utility, so that Brutal Deluxe could grab the graphics used in other versions of the game. Because of its origins, Convert 3200 is powerful and it's fast. Because it's been released as a commercial product, it's much easier to use. Still, don't assume that Convert 3200 has been designed for ease of use. It's been designed for power and for speed, and has add a "Conversion for Clots" interface grafted onto it. In fact, if you only retain one thing from this review, try to make it this: reading the documentation is not optional. You won't believe me until you try fiddling with the program first, but it's for your own good. Installing and launching the program are a snap, and the main menu screen looks invitingly simple. After that, things get weird, and fast. Convert 3200 has to be told what kind of graphic you're trying to load; it doesn't automatically detect graphic type. Unless you set the load type correctly, you're going to see this: A L E R T ! LOAD CANCELLED UNKNOWN GRAPHIC FILE FORMAT. CLICK TO CONTINUE Unknown graphic file format? Well, that message is misleading. Convert 3200 supports a lot of formats: all the Apple IIgs formats, including 256- and 3200-color pictures, plus Compuserve GIF, TIFF, Windows/OS2 BMP, Amiga .IFF/ PC .LBM, and Paintbrush PCX. So Convert 3200 probably does support the type of picture you're trying to load. But if you try to load a GIF picture with the load type set to "Apple", then you're going to get the "unknown graphic format" error. (Because you're naturally cautious the first time you use a program, you probably won't commit the above sin. But I guarantee you that you will eventually. And it will scare the willies out of you.) Once you correctly select a graphic for loading, you are going to be blown away at how quickly Convert 3200 loads it. Particularly if you're loading from a RAM disk or fast hard drive. Zowie! But then Convert 3200 just sits there. It doesn't show you what it's loaded. So you click on a few buttons, and you see your graphic--in monochrome. If you haven't read the documentation, or a review like this one, you're going to be slightly put off. Not to worry, you just have to visit the conversion screen. Wear your racing scarf--the conversion speed is almost as zippy as the loading speed. Once the conversion is done, Convert 3200 doesn't show you the graphic--you have to click on the "view" button. Then you can save the graphic (3200, 256, 16, 16 grey, or Print Shop colors) in a variety of formats (alas, NOT including GIF). Does this sound complicated? Well, it is, a little. But it's not as complicated as it sounds, and you get the hang of it pretty quickly anyway. Plus you can automate the whole procedure to automatically convert a whole disk full of graphics in one go. Still, there's no doubt that this program reflects its programmers' idiosynchrasies. It will take you a little while to learn how to use the program. The tutorial will take you through the basic process. You follow the tutorial, then read the main documentation file at least as far as the explanation of the shortcut keys. Power users will want to read on. There's a lot of information in Chapter XV (How Does It Work?) that can help you to fine-tune your conversions. In fact, there's even a hidden function that lets you mess with Convert 3200's conversion rules. Convert 3200 does all its conversions in 320 mode. That can be a pain sometimes, particularly with 640-mode GIF graphics. It imposes limitations that are fussy to circumvent. Also, Convert 3200 doesn't load JPEG graphics. In a few cases, I got better results using Jonah Stich's 1990 program, GIF 3200, than with Convert 3200. This may be due to a limitation in me, not in Brutal Deluxe's program, but this is still relevant information for newbies. Mind you, to get that marginally better result, I had to wait something like 15 minutes for GIF 3200, as opposed to 15 seconds for Convert 3200. Until now, SuperConvert has been the standard graphic conversion program for the Apple IIgs, with the persistent falling back on New Concepts' Prism. (No one seems to remember The Graphics Exchange, for which I have a soft spot.) Convert 3200 may not supplant SuperConvert, but it will still probably get used _first_, and get used more often. Let's face it; most of us load a graphics once and then throw it away. That means we want a speedy program, and there's nothing faster than Convert 3200. I can't say it's the one to own if you're only buying one, but you should definitely buy it. It's only $15--commercial software for less than many shareware products! If you're serious about graphics conversion, you'll want to keep SuperConvert (and The Graphics Exchange and Prism) in your arsenal too. But buy Convert 3200 for sure. . __ (^) <^> /~ ~\ \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) RATING "\. 1 ./" """""" "\._ _ _./" . __ (_____) . __ (^) <^> /~ ~\ (^) <^> /~ ~\ \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) "\. 2 ./" "\. 3 ./" "\._ _ _./" "\._ _ _./" (_____) (_____) __ (^) <^> /~ ~\ \-=======_/"\_======-/ \) "\. 4 ./" "\._ _ _./" (_____) FOUR LAMPS (1-5) RATING SYSTEM """"""""""""" 5 LAMPS.........What? You haven't bought this program YET? 4 LAMPS.........Innovative or feature-rich; take a look! 3 LAMPS.........Good execution, stable program. 2 LAMPS.........Gets the job done. 1 LAMP..........A marginal program. 0 ..............GenieLamp Turkey Award! //////////////////////////////////////// Genie_QWIK_QUOTE //// / Reminds me of the time I received a file for the / / newsletter which I could NOT read. It turned out to be / / a VisiCalc file! 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