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An Onipa'a Software Production       Vol. 1, No. 12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher & Editor.......................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Internet Email....................................thelamp@sheppyware.net ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                             TABLE OF CONTENTS                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                             December 15, 1998OPENING PITCH     Spoiled By Perfection ------------------------------------------ [OPN]A FUNNY THING HAPPENED                                                [FOR]     The Heat Is On ------------------------------------------------- [HET]     Miscellanea                                                      [MSC]     Rumor Mill ----------------------------------------------------- [RMR]     Public Postings                                                  [PUB]     Best Of The Best ----------------------------------------------- [BOB]A2Pro_DUCTIVITY     Checking out A2PRO on Delphi ----------------------------------- [A2P]THE VIRTUAL ][     Using Zip Disks To Improve Your Dog's Image -------------------- [TVT]SUDDENLY SOFTWARE     Disk Access II v2.0 by Seven Hills Solutions Specialists Corp. - [SUS]EXTRA INNINGS     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]                                [*] [*] [*]READING THE LAMP!   The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make"""""""""""""""""   your reading easier.  To use this system, load thisissue into any word processor or text editor.  In the index you will findsomething like:EXTRA INNINGS     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate[INN].  There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].         :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::         :                                                       :         :             I'm more humble than you are.             :         :                                                       :         ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TONYW1 ::::::::[EOA][OPN]------------------------------                     OPENING PITCH |-----------------------------------From The Editor"""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.                [thelamp@sheppyware.net]                           SPOILED BY PERFECTION                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Like many island residents, I'm a big fan of women's collegevolleyball.  Between three of the teams in the islands (University ofHawai'i, Brigham Young University Hawai'i, and Hawai'i Pacific University),it's a virtual certainty at least one of them will win a nationalchampionship and all will be ranked in their respective national top tens.So it was no surprise this year when the women of HPU won the NCAA DivisionII championship, yet it seemed a disappointment when the Rainbow Wahinewere eliminated in a NCAA Division I Regional Final--meaning they were onlyone of the top eight teams in the nation.     It seems ironic--people are disappointed when you're only numbereight.     The Rainbow football team ended this season without a win and with aneighteen game losing streak.  If somehow they became number eight in thenation next year, the whole town would be ecstatic, not disappointed.     Perhaps it's another case of not realizing what you have, and beingspoiled by having been the best--is it really true that nothing else comesclose?  Not eight years ago, the Rainbow Football team ended the seasonnumber 20 in the nation, and we were still disappointed then.  We'd be morethan happy now.     Those of us who still compute with an Apple II at this late date canbe disappointed over what we don't have--we don't have a head-to-headcompetitor with _Netscape Navigator_ or _Microsoft Internet Explorer_.  Wedon't have a national magazine that is sold on newsstands or a hugemultimillion member user base.     Or we can appreciate what we do have.  We have dedicated developerswho give every second of time they can spare to squeeze even more out of acomputer the general public has long abandoned.  We have publications whichcut the fat and give the leanest news the Apple II community has to offer.And of course, we have Delphi, which serves as the glue for the electronicscrapbooks we each have a page in.     More than twenty years after the birth of the Apple II, we're nolonger spoiled by perfection.     But considering all we have, I'm more than happy.                                [*] [*] [*]     Hey Mr. Postman Department: For some unknown reason, the account atDelphi which is dedicated to email for _The Lamp!_, thelamp@delphi.com, isnot working.  I am not sure if this is a temporary or permanent situationat this point.     In any case, at least for now, please direct any correspondenceregarding this publication to our new email address:thelamp@sheppyware.net.                                [*] [*] [*]     So Many Projects, So Little Time Department: For a dead computerplatform, the Apple II sure keeps me busy, so busy in fact that I seriouslyconsidered skipping a December issue to devote more time to another AppleII project of mine, the set of scripts I'm working on to use with_ProTERM 3.1_ to automate Delphi message passes, what experience onlineservice users know as an "offline reader", or "OLR" for short.  However,since I'm not always in the mood for scripting, I took a few days away fromthat project to work on this one--the December 1998 issue of _The Lamp!_.     This marks the conclusion of the first volume of what has become ofThe Publication Formerly Known As _GenieLamp A2_, and I'm more than happywith what we've produced.  I'm planning on continuing to edit thisnewsletter through 1999, although I'd certainly like to start grooming asuccessor so I can go to work on even more of my other Apple II projects.Yes, that's a hint--applications are welcome, via email tothelamp@sheppyware.net.     Happy Holidays all.  I'll see you again in the new year.Ryanthelamp@sheppyware.netASCII ART BEGINS_________  _                     _                                      _|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|                                                            | |                                                            | |                                                            |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA][OPN]------------------------------     A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . |-----------------------------------Checking out A2 on Delphi"""""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.                [thelamp@sheppyware.net]       * The Heat Is On              * Miscellanea                     * Rumor Mill                            * Public Postings                                        * Best Of The Best                              THE HEAT IS ON                              """"""""""""""     [*] Entertainment Software      ....... The GShisen Beat Goes On     [*] Vendors & Tech Support      ....... New Spectrum, GSoft & WebWorks     [*] Hardware Hacker             ....... Floppy Drive Troubles     [*] Telecommunications          ....... More With Marinetti                                MISCELLANEA                                """""""""""HACKING THE FOCUS CARD FROM BY DREMEL KING   The Focus Driver and the 20MB""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   Focus.There are some full size 20MB Focus drives in existence. These are not partof this issue. The incompatibilities are with the Focus 20 that has theKittyhawk drive installed. There are two types of these, those bought along time ago and those bought not as long ago. There was a period of onlyusing the large (standard 2.5" drives) That separates the two types. Ifyour drive has the Focus driver installed (blinking square in upper rightcorner during drive access) it is compatible. ALL of the early ones and afew of the later drives are not compatible. Mostly, when able, theincompatible drives were sold for the //e in the later set. The way to tellif you have a newer or older one is by way of the drive connection to thecard. On the original series the drives are attached and you can see pinsat a 45 degree angle, on the newer ones the drive is attached to aconnector on the card that is at a 45 degree angle.You can upgrade the drive size on an older card by simply replacing thedrive and adding the metal mounting rails. On the newer 20 Meg drive youcan not (well, you could) just attach the drive to the card. (As the drivewould then block all slots because it is at a right angle to the card).That is why the Focus Zero (Controller and mounting rails) is the same costas a 20MB drive.The 20MB drive does not contain the rails and will not accept a standarddrive without blocking all the slots. (Which will work for those withcompletely stock systems. No Zip, no TWGS, no nothing. :(If you want to try the driver with a drive type, although, chances are ifyou got the drive without it, it's not compatible. (Unless its in a //e,you don't know) install the driver (from the 3.5" floppy or web site) intothe system folder and reboot. IF your drive starts clicking halfway throughthe boot stage. Get a System Disk 5 or 6 startup disk and from the Finder,remove the driver from the system folder.Tip for upgrading/changing drive types:The Focus controller as is supports up to 2GB, 40 Partitions. Whenpartitioning the new drive at the point you are prompted to type the wordFORMAT, hit Open-Apple RETURN instead. (Like formatting a floppy fromFinder). It will skip the long and un-needed low level format. Unless theIDE drive your using was having bad block problems in it's prior use (andyou shouldn't be using that thing anyway) you do not need to low levelformat the drive.Tony                        (T_DIAZ, 17949, GO COM A2)EPSON STYLUS VS. HP DESKJET FOR THE IIGS   I've received a couple of""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   reports from folks who havesuccessfully used an Epson Stylus with a IIGS. The two things they had incommon were:They were using one of Harmonie's Epson LQ drivers.They connected the Stylus to a parallel interface card.The results were the same:They were NOT able to print in color from GS/OS.They were able to print in color from Print Shop GS.So, perhaps the best term to use when it comes to describing how the Stylusand IIGS interact is "limited compatibility."I don't know what the pricing is like these days outside the San FranciscoBay Area, but quite a few large chain stores near me (Good Guys, OfficeDepot) are blowing out the Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 400 for, are you sittingdown, $89.As wonderful as those Epson Stylus printers are when used on otherplatforms, it's the DeskJet IMHO that offers the most IIGS compatibility.And, 89 bucks is just unbelievably great pricing.Joe Kohn                       (JOE_KOHN, 17909, GO COM A2)THE DEAN'S OPINION ON APPLE2.ORG   That is such a fun web page.  I highly""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   recommend it to anyone who hasn't seenit! --- Dean Esmay  --  esmay@syndicomm.com                         (ESMAY, 17253, GO COM A2)OPENING THE DOORS FOR COMPUSERVE REFUGEES   I don't know if most people"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   here know, but on December 1,1998, CompuServe's Apple II forum will no longer be accessible to those whohave only an Apple II computer. After that date, if someone wants to accessCompuServe's Apple II forum, they'll need a Mac or PC running CompuServe'sfront-end software.So, I'd like to devote some time during the next few Monday nightmulti-system chats to help Apple II users on CompuServe find somealternatives. Here's a copy of the message I just posted on CompuServe,offering assistance...The clock is ticking, and in just a few more weeks, those who have only anApple II computer will no longer be able to access the Apple II Forum onCompuServe.For that reason, I'd like to devote some time at the next few SharewareSolutions II sponsored Monday night multi-system chats to assist thoseApple II users remaining on CompuServe to find alternatives.And, by alternatives, I don't mean buying a Mac or PC.If an Apple II is the only computer you have, there are other systems whereyou can connect. You can "surf the web" on an Apple II. You can accessother online networks with an Apple II. Heck, what can't you do with anApple II?Well, after 12/1/98, you won't be able to connect to CompuServe's Appuseforum. So, you better make your plans now.Friendly and knowledgeable Apple II users will be standing by the nextcouple of Monday nights to help you make those plans.To attend the chat, just enter Appuse at 10 PM EST and join us in the chatroom.Joe Kohn                       (JOE_KOHN, 17600, GO COM A2)<<<<<   My not-so-hidden agenda for Apple II folks on CompuServe is to try"""""   to steer them towards an ISP so that they can surf the web usinglynx or SIS, and can telnet into Delphi.To my way of thinking, that's the best of all possible worlds, and it onlycosts approximately $20 a month.So, what I'd like to do before the next Monday night chat is to compile ashort list of phone numbers for ISPs that offer shell and ppp access andwho are recommended by fellow Apple II owners.Whenever I've asked for recommendations from fellow Apple II users, the twoISPs that keep coming up are Primenet and Concentric.Does anyone else have any other ISPs that they'd recommend? If so, couldyou post the name here, along with a phone number?Thanks!Joe Kohn                       (JOE_KOHN, 17678, GO COM A2)>>>>>   As we do not yet know what Compuserve will throw at us, or rather"""""   remove from us, a Compuserve user should consider these pointsbefore looking for a new ISP:If an Apple II user has a Compuserve account, they already have an ISP thatsupports PPP using Marinetti. Unless they want to be online for anexcessive amount of time, a Compuserve account may also prove cheaper permonth than a standard ISP.In Compuserve they also have an ISP that can be connected to from anywherein the world. They just need to find one of the thousands of localCompuserve access nodes in the local telephone directory.But, to use this method of access to the Net, they will need a IIgs,Marinetti 2.0, and for reasonable Telnet connections, a copy of Spectrum2.2.To access more than Telnet, they will also need FTP clients, mail clients,etc.. These are still in the process of being developed, and are promisedfairly soon.To access the Web, they will need SIS 1.1 under Spectrum 2.2, which Geoffestimates is at least two months away.For an Apple II user, or to access Lynx, they will need a new ISP thatsupports a Unix style shell interface. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 21 Nov 1998 - 242 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17699, GO COM A2)<<<<<   Ewen - As I said over on CompuServe, I'm a guest there, so I can't"""""   openly promote another system over there without running afoul oftheir rules, but...For those who own only an Apple II, CompuServe will not be, IMHO, a verygood alternative as an ISP after the switch-over. After all, afterestablishing a PPP connect with Marinetti or with Spectrum/Marinetti, thenwhat? All Apple IIGS users will be able to do is Telnet to somewhere else.That's why I think it's best to direct Apple II users on CompuServe to getan ISP that offers both a Unix Shell and PPP access. That way, they get tosurf the web with lynx, send e-mail with pine, download files with ftp, etcand for $3/month extra, they can telnet here.For you, it's a different story, as you _can_ use CompuServe as a fullfledged ISP; folks who have only an Apple II or IIGS can't.Then again, there certainly hasn't been very much panic expressed on Appuseabout the upcoming changes and lock-out, so maybe my concerns areoverblown?Joe                       (JOE_KOHN, 17706, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I was only giving the options as they exist now and are coming."""""After making a Marinetti PPP connection with a IIgs to Compuserve, you canthen Telnet to a site that supports Lynx, Telnet to any site that supportsTelnet.Then very soon, use SIS 1.1 to surf the Web, use Jeff's upcoming mailclient to read/write your email, and someone else is doing an FTP client,and someone else a newsreader...What else could you want? :) Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 22 Nov 1998 - 241 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17728, GO COM A2)<<<<<   Last night, many hours after turning off my computer for the day,"""""   it finally dawned on me that I just hadn't been looking at the bigpicture, and so I just wasn't understanding the full implications of whatyou've been saying about using CompuServe as an ISP.What finally dawned on me is that Apple II users on CompuServe, whethermaking a PPP connect via Marinetti or through a direct dial-up, alreadyhave the ability to Telnet to Delphi, a system which does offer a fullcomplement of text-based net applications like lynx, ftp, ping, traceroute,etc.Combine that with CompuServe's worldwide phone network, and I guess thatdoes make CompuServe a semi-workable ISP for Apple II users. Or, at least,it's a way for folks to get to a full service system, such as we have hereon Delphi.In any case, today's developments seem to indicate that Apple II users onCompuServe have been given at least a one month reprieve before the Appuseforum is no longer accessible.Joe                       (JOE_KOHN, 17816, GO COM A2)>>>>>   The penny finally dropped! If they already have a Compuserve      :"""""   account, and they only connect for a few hours a month (usingOLRs), it is also cheaper than getting a conventional ISP. :)> What finally dawned on me is that Apple II users on CompuServe, whether> making a PPP connect via Marinetti or through a direct dial-up, already> have the ability to Telnet to Delphi, a system which does offer a full> complement of text-based net applications like lynx, ftp, ping,> traceroute, etc.Yes, but there is a snag here. If they Telnet from Compuserve to Delphiusing the direct dial-up link, Compuserve only allows 7-bit Telnetconnections. That would be fine for Lynx, and some of the other things, butwould not allow any X/Y/Zmodem transfers.If you however make a PPP connection using Marinetti, then there is noproblem. This is in fact the route I am currently using to get to Delphi. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 24 Nov 1998 - 239 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17848, GO COM A2)MORE A2ERS CHIME IN WITH ISP RECOMMENDATIONS   As I recall, Seven Hills has""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   recommended Netcom as a goodISP for Apple II users. I don't have a phone number, but I think the website is:http://www.netcom.com/Max                       (JUICEDGS, 17684, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Concentric provides the best dial-up service I've ever used (and"""""   I've used quite a few). I highly recommend them.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17689, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I'll also chime in for Concentric. They have proven to be very"""""   reliable, and if you're into Usenet I don't think you'll find amore complete set of newsgroups anywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun Nov 22, 1998 12:21:18 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6] -- I'm more humble than you are!                        (TONYW1, 17717, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I'll echo both Tony and Sheppy.  If an Apple II user needs a"""""   dialup, for 'Net access, they could do a lot worse in terms ofprice, performance, and coverage area than Concentric.  I have an emergencybackup dialup ISP (aka the Hawai'i State Library System :) and cable modemarrives here -this week-, the day before Thanksgiving. - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution                       (RSUENAGA, 17725, GO COM A2)GSHISEN CAUSES WORLD ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, FILM AT ELEVEN   After another""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   all-night GShisenmarathon, I got curious about something: What is it "randomizing" at thebeginning of each new game? The games are numbered so I assume each onewill start with the same layout no matter how many times you play it,right? - Tony                        (TONYW1, 17255, GO COM A2)>>>>>   For anyone who's interested...."""""The game number is the "seed" for randomizing the game.  The board isinitially loaded in a sequential manner and then the pieces are "randomly"moved 1000 times or so.  Any given number will _always_ create the samelayout. This allows 2 people to accurately compare times for the same gameor hold a contest at KFest where everyone starts off with the same layout.                          (KWS, 17258, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Ok, I admit it.  I downloaded GShisen and put it on one of the GS's"""""   at the Univ. computerlab I work at.  I probably won't play it everytime I work there, but I WAS able to clear the board a few times (don't askabout times--I have no clue how some of you manage this in under 5 min.!)On a couple of the games I played, the Asst. Dean of the Univ. was sittingthere playing along with me.  :)Later.............Howard                         (HKATZ, 17264, GO COM A2)>>>>>   GShisen gets my vote for game of the year. Of course, I can only"""""   think of two new games this year offhand (except maybe the Cogitofor Second Sight, but that's got a really limited market, and it's notactually new).Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17299, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Re: completion rates"""""When I was writing GShisen, before I added the "Suggest Move" feature, mycompletion rate was probably less than 5% since I couldn't fined any moremove. After adding "Suggest Move", my completion rate skyrocketed (thoughit slowed my finish times down :)                          (KWS, 17442, GO COM A2)>>>>>   You know, I tried a different mouse pad, moving my Dr. Pepper from"""""   the right side of the keyboard to the left, dimming the lights,changing the music, hopping on one foot, and yet I couldn't do any better.I think you're right, it must be the mouse! ;o)And now for something completely different:Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert!Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert!Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert!Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert! + - + - + Alert!For those who want to make custom tiles, the docs are backwards!Make your icons 16 _Wide_ and 18 _high_ or face truncations and ghosts (andperhaps undefined behavior ;o)Back to the old drawing board ^H^H^H^H^H program ;o)HABANEROp.s. An interesting side note, if you forget to change the rPStringresource attribute to $7FFF, all the tile files in the tile menu are called"alphabet"  ;o)                       (HABANERO, 17457, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I've heard a lot of complaints about mouse responsiveness lately,"""""   and all I can say is that, well, it is slow.  Version 1.1, is muchmore responsive (__much__ more responsive).  It's been submitted and shouldbe available soon.                          (KWS, 17595, GO COM A2)>>>>>   You mean you've changed it to make it even more playable?"""""You FIEND! ;-)--Peter Watson-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?-- Impossible! ;-)                      (PETERWATSON, 17614, GO COM A2)<<<<<   One rather simple way of cheating would be to use a screen capture"""""   program to get a snapshot of the game board. You could study itwhile the game is paused, then wham-bang make all your moves quickly. Butwhat fun would that be?BTW, the update is fantastic! There is no more noticeable pause or "hiccup"when clicking on a tile. My times have improved accordingly. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Sun Nov 22, 1998 4:18:53 pm [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold v2.6] -- Hips or lips:  Let your conscience be your guide...                        (TONYW1, 17753, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I find that with GShisen 1.1, I still have to be very careful to"""""   hold my mouse still after clicking on a tile, or it won't beselected. I'm playing on Bernie on my G3/266.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17760, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Although I do not believe that each game can be successfully"""""   completed, I've found it to be a heckuva lot of fun to replaygames. It's amazing to me how changing one move early on can have such adramatic effect on the outcome of the game.I've played a few games where I've run out of moves with 100 or more tilesremaining on screen, yet have completed the game on the second try.OTOH, I just replayed a game that, a few weeks ago, took me less than 5minutes to solve, with disastrous results this time around ;-)Sometimes it's just so clear what I have to do, and at other times, thesolution is staring me right in the face, and I just don't see it.And, that's what makes GShisen such a challenge.Joe                       (JOE_KOHN, 17908, GO COM A2)GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SEVEN HILLS   The Seven Hills web pages will be"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   updated in due course.In the meantime, please make sure that all correspondence is sent to<sales@sevenhills.com>, some of the older email addresses may not bemonitored any more.Spectrum 2.2 is now shipping. Updates from any previous version of Spectrumare $25, and a new copy is $85. Please add shipping and local sales tax asappropriate. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 5 Nov 1998 - 258 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17285, GO COM A2)ARE APPLEWORKS 4 AND 5 Y2K COMPLIANT?   Sort of :)"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Some of the formulae are not ... most notably @today() ... but there areothers as well that are not y2k compliantKevin Noonangswombat@delphi.comTodays quote:And she finally tastes the sweet smell of success                       (GSWOMBAT, 17404, GO COM A2)SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION GUIDELINES IN A NUTSHELL   Here's a quick summary of""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   the various forms ofsoftware distribution as I understand them, and as I describe them in anydocumentation I write:Public domain means that the author has surrendered all rights to thesoftware. They have no control over distribution, alterations, or usage ofany kind.Freeware is copyrighted software that's licensed free-of-charge. The authormay stipulate distribution and usage terms, and alterations are forbiddenby copyright law.Shareware is copyrighted software that's distributed free-of-charge intrial form (either as a fully-functional or partially-functional demo),with the legal stipulation that the product be paid for after a certainamount of time or in order to obtain additional features. The authorretains all rights to control distribution and usage, and alterations areforbidden by law.Commercial software is copyrighted, and is protected by law fromdistribution without license to do so being granted by the author.Commercial software must be paid for up-front (like by buying it in astore, or by using an online purchasing system). Alterations anddistribution without permission are forbidden by law.Some commercial software is licensed for free, which is to say that thepurchase price is $0.The Apple IIgs System Software falls into the last category: it'scommercial software that is licensed for no charge.It's interesting to note that when you "buy" software, you aren't buyingthe software so much as you're buying a bundle of materials and a licensethat grants you permission to use the software on the disks you'vepurchased. The license can (technically) be revoked by the author of thesoftware if you violate the terms of the license agreement.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17459, GO COM A2)BASIC ZIP AND TWGS TROUBLESHOOTING   A common problem with the TWGS card""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   (and the ZIP GS as well) was that thepins that connect to the CPU socket on the motherboard would get corroded,or just warp from heat, so that they did not make good contact.The checkerboard screen is one of the things you will see if this happens.It does not necessarily mean that this is what HAS happened, but beforedoing anything else, your friend should slightly bend the pins on theconnector that plugs into that socket so that the fit will be TIGHT (for awhile) and try reinserting it. If it doesn't work the first time, it isworth trying 2 or 3 times just to be sure.You can bend the pins inward or outward, and if you have to do it multipletimes, try both.NOTE!!!!! Those pins are cheap and fragile. Exercise EXTREME CARE (butdon't hesitate to bend them, because if this doesn't work the card isbasically a paperweight anyway :).Gary R. Utter                         (UTTER, 17501, GO COM A2)TONY ON APPLE BRANDED 3.5 DRIVE MECHANISMS   There are two main types of""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   Apple 3.5" Drive assemblies.There are actually 5 different variations, but two that matter which Irefer to as 'Red' label and 'Black' label.The difference is in the logic board, in this image is the Red Label drive:http://www.apple2.org/images/DiskDrives&Related/PreLironCloseup.JPEGLooking at the area to the lower right side of the DRIVE, not the cardunder it, notice the solid area in the middle and connecting the pins inthe middle of that 16 pin IC.  O O O-O O O O O      |  \--------\      | SOLID AREA|  Text Diagram      |  /--------/  O O O-O O O O OThe Black Label drive does not have this area filled in, but rather thereare two traces running through there. That is the easiest thing to spotwhen just looking at the drive. The next thing is on the side of the driveis a serial number label, see http://www.apple2.org/35Drv/35Drv8.html foran example. The color of the *NUMBERS* is the drive type.  = Red Label DriveBlack Numbers = Black Label DriveBlue Numbers  = Blue Label Drive.  Blue?!?! Ok, another type. Blue is a1.44 (FDHD) Drive. You can also tell a HD drive by the front, switches arethree mini white or blue shafts, two on one side, one on the other. (WriteProtect, disk inserted and HD or DD)The Nitty Gritty of all this is that over all, only drives of a certaincolor work in certain places. With reference to the Apple II, the onlyconcern is the UniDisk 3.5. It requires a Black Label drive.For completeness, I'll list it all here.Red Label Drive                 Black Label Drive---------------                 -----------------AppleDisk 3.5 (Platinum)        UniDisk 3.5Apple IIc Plus                  Mac 512KeMac SE / Mac II                 Mac PlusMac Plus ** You may find a Red Label drive in a Mac Plus, if so, you will also findwith it a ribbon cable with a YELLOW stripe instead of the RED for pin 1. Ayellow cable is required to use a Red Label drive in a Mac Plus or 512Ke.(Or 128/512 using the 800K As MFS only) The biggest difference in these twodrive types is the eject/disk inserted detection. If you assemble a driveand you have the eject motor constantly going then you have the wrong drivetype installed.Now, for a twist, this is not always the case, some times you will find aBlack Label drive working where it should not be, two reasons, the boardcould have been changed. Properly identify the drive by the bottom instead)or the board has been modified. (You will see several components sleeved inclear plastic, soldered to various points on the logic board.)The Daisy Chain board in a UniDisk is for a UniDisk only, likewise, theboard in the AppleDisk 3.5 and SuperDrive (FDHD) is for those drives only.For the AppleDisk (800K) and SuperDrive (FDHD) the daisy chain board is thesame. You can make a 1.44 from your 800K drive by swapping the driveassembly. The UniDisk daisy chain board is incapable of 1.44. (MFM). TheFDHD Drive Assembly will also work where an 800K drive (Red Label) waswithout any changes, but only as 800K unless controller hardware is presentto support it. (In a pinch, you can use it if your up the creek with nodrive)Tony                        (T_DIAZ, 17948, GO COM A2)IOMEGA DEBUTS NEW ZIP DRIVE   FWIW, Iomega announced a backwards compatible"""""""""""""""""""""""""""   Zip 230 (I think it's 230) meg drive justrecently.  I have the info on it in my stuff from Comdex, but I haven't hada good look at it yet.I am safe and back home from Vegas, btw. :) - Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org Editor and Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1982" Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution                       (RSUENAGA, 17692, GO COM A2)>>>>>   The new Zip drive is 250 MB."""""Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17723, GO COM A2)LESS THAN LEGIT ISPS AND MARINETTI   There is a problem with some PPP""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   implementations which expect certainoptions to be negotiated. Marinetti does not support every PPP option.However, the standard PPP specification states that all implementationsMUST be able to support the lowest common denominator in regard to optionnegotiation.In most cases, the problem is the host terminates the connection because itcannot have what it wants, however illegal that may be.Future updates to Marinetti may fix this.But again, it is most likely not Marinetti's fault.Regards, Richard                       (RICHARD_B, 17632, GO COM A2)TECHNICAL INFO ON THE FDHD CONTROLLER FROM THE MUG! MASTER   I'm not aware""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   of the"reference" manual that shipped with the card being online, but others mayknow more than me about this.As far as I know, a technical reference manual for the FDHD card was neverreleased. Dave Lyons once told me that Apple had an ERS (ie. the internalpre-release manual) but it needed work before it could be let out the door(even as a text file).I know a reasonable amount about the card at the high-level programminglevel, but if you want to know about ROM contents, hardware soft-switches,etc. I'll have to defer to others (if any!).--Peter Watson-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?-- Impossible! ;-)                      (PETERWATSON, 17639, GO COM A2)<<<<<   When I said "high-level programming" I guess I was trying to refer"""""   to "technical" use as against "stick in a disk and hope it works"use. :-)Limitations? Software that writes directly to entry points in the slotfirmware will break. (I suspect this is how most people found out about theself-test in the card. If you call C50A in a standard GS, you've called thestandard SmartPort i/o entry point for the 3.5" disk firmware. On the FDHDcard, this is the self-test address! Software that follows the rules fordetermining entry points will work, though.)Another limitation (feature, bug, whatever) is related to formatting disksthat have been previously formatted with the "alternate" format, eg.low-level formatting an 800K GCR disk as 720K MFM, or vice-versa. Theformat works, but the drive/card gets very confused afterwards, andbasically becomes unusable until you reboot. It's been a while, but thesymptom is an error like "no disk in drive" or something equally sillyevery time you try to do anything with it. There isn't a problem with 1440Kdisks because they are always MFM format.Hmm, what else? Diversi-Cache no longer provides any benefit if slot 5 is aFDHD card. OTOH, it doesn't break either.BTW: Anyone *NOT* using Diversi-Cache on a GS with the standard 3.5" drivesis crazy! GS/OS may have reduced the spectacular improvements to merelygood, but it didn't eliminate them by a long-shot!Ask me questions for anything else you want to know, and I'll try to answerthem.--Peter Watson-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?-- Impossible! ;-)                      (PETERWATSON, 17662, GO COM A2)GETTING GSBUG   GSBug, with printed documentation, is also available"""""""""""""   from the ByteWorks at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks.GSBug is the feature product in Apple'sAPDA-15 Apple II GSBug and Debugging Tools ReferenceThis includes a lot of tools besides just GSBug. GSBug also ships withevery copy of ORCA/M.Mike WesterfieldByte Works, Inc.                       (BYTEWORKS, 17669, GO COM A2)CLEANING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IN THE DISHWASHER?   I clean my keyboard in the""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   dishwasher. I'm not sureI'd have the guts to put my motherboard in there though, even though I knowthat technically there's no difference.The warning about letting it air dry =completely= is critical. Don't let itrun through the dishwasher's dry cycle. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Nov 30, 1998 2:25:10 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold ] -- My mistakes are purely erroneous.                        (TONYW1, 17961, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I did it once, too. And, it sure cleaned out all the gunk."""""I did it in the middle of the summer, and then brought the disassembledkeyboard outside to dry off in the heat.Most of the time though, I just use compressed air to clean out thekeyboard dust and TV Tuner to clean and lubricate the key stems.I probably blow air through the IIGS keyboard a few times a year, but onlyuse Tuner cleaner when needed. And, when the keycaps themselves get dirty,an old toothbrush sure works wonders.Joe                       (JOE_KOHN, 17966, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Sure, a lot of bench techs use compressed water to clean parts..."""""   but practice caution when cleaning items that have surface solderedcapacitors and voltage regulators -- tin solder connections sometimesaren't soldered very solidly. Canned air is generally ok, but an aircompressor should be used with extreme caution -- not just because they areso powerful and can blow components off the board, but because the air cangenerate a static discharge. Also, make note of all jumpers and theirconfigurations. It could save a lot of time later.If you want to use the dishwasher -- make sure the board is securelymounted and remove that battery!                        (SFAHEY, 17967, GO COM A2)MORE ON THE SECONDSIGHT   I don't remember if it able to do what you want"""""""""""""""""""""""   but you may want to try ThirdView from BrutalDeluxe. Its freeware and should be out on the net. I can't recall if it isin our database here. If not, I'll try to upload it when I have time.Paul.Paul Schultzschultp@delphi.comsent your way via Spectrum 2.1 and Crock O' Gold 2.5                        (SCHULTP, 17946, GO COM A2)>>>>>   I'm not aware of any programs that use the 1024x768 mode on the"""""   Second Sight. I'm not sure if it even works.As for picture viewers, GView is the best. Thirdview is okay, but it doesnot do horizontal scrolling, and it's slower than GView. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tony Ward, A2 Database Manager - Mon Nov 30, 1998 2:20:31 am [Delivered with Spectrum v2.2 and Crock O' Gold ] -- Do what comes naturally now.  Seethe and fume and throw a tantrum.                        (TONYW1, 17960, GO COM A2)                                RUMOR MILL                                """"""""""A TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM   There were 500 Apple Computer 1 kits produced;"""""""""""""""""""""""   how many of them actually got built into workingcomputers is an unknown. Working models can go for $15,000 and up.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17298, GO COM A2)BERNIE 2.0--ALMOST READY FOR PRIME TIME   Hello everyone,"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Just need to ventilate some of the hype that's been accumulating inside me.If you like Bernie, you're gonna like Bernie 2.0 prerelease, and you'regonna like Bernie 2.0 Final.We're currently stuck at prerelease level, but that's already animprovement. :)So, warm up your FTP tool and say hello tohttp://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Bernie2woof,Henrik                        (GUDATH, 17256, GO COM A2)MORE NEW SHEPPYWARE   Just a note to let everyone know that my next"""""""""""""""""""   freeware Apple IIgs program will hopefully beavailable in the next few weeks (I have it working, but there are someglitches and interface cleanup to be attended to).It's an NDA called ShepPing, which lets you use Marinetti to ping othercomputers on the Internet. It works asynchronously, in the background, soyou can be pinging a site while doing other work.I hope to have it out this month, but it could be December if theseglitches take longer to fix than I hope they will (or if this cold of minegets any worse :).Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17759, GO COM A2)                              PUBLIC POSTINGS                              """""""""""""""LATE REGISTRATION FOR A2U'S HYPERCARD IIGS COURSE   Hop on over to the"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   A2Pro forum here onDelphi and download the lessons from the A2 University database.  You canget info about each lesson and find out what the filename of each lesson isby reading the New Uploads in A2Pro thread (sorry, I can't remember thenumber of the first lesson's message).  You can also just go to the A2University database (go com a2p dat a2) and do a "read" command. TheHyperCard IIgs Course lessons are the only files in that database atpresent.You can also read the HyperCard IIgs Course Q&A thread (starting withmessage number 2217) to find out what comments have already been made.  Ifyou have any questions or are having difficulty understanding any of theconcepts in the lessons you can post your own message as a reply to message2217 and Gareth Jones (the instructor), HangTime, myself or anyone else whofeels like speaking up will answer or comment.Alternatively, if you only have the free web based account or prefer to usethe web interface, go to the A2Pro Forum's web page(http://www.delphi.com/a2pro), and click the A2 University link on theleft.  There you will find the preview lesson that explains what the coursewill teach and you will find a link to a download page which has all thelessons available as both .BXY and .BSQ files for you to download.Lesson 4 should be coming any time now.  Right Gareth?  :-) Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro       ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! **                       (JBLAKENEY, 17929, GO COM A2)SPECTRUM 2.2--NOW SHIPPING""""""""""""""""""""""""""+ Spectrum is the most powerful and most comprehensive IIgs desktoptelecommunications program.+ Its scripting structure surpasses anything seen on either the Apple II orMacintosh platform.+ Spectrum 2.2 is now TCP/IP ready using the Marinetti TCP/IP Tool.+ Use Spectrum with the Crock O' Gold offline message system for fullcontrol of Delphi.- Spectrum 2.2 now requires System 6.0.1.- Improved script execution speed.- Optimise scripts by compiling them.- Spectrum 2.2 and the XCMDs are Y2K compliant.- Optional Serial or TCP/IP environment.- Fully Integrated support for Marinetti 2.0.- Integrated multi-socket Telnet function.- Up to 32 simultaneous open TCP/IP connections.- View HTML files directly from within Spectrum.- Enhanced !Help! NDA includes Find function.- Internal support for Babelfish Import and Export.- Spectrum 2.2 supports the Hierarchic Control Panel.- Updated Spectrum Port driver.- 57600 baud connections using Bernie ][ the Rescue.- More than 50 new or updated script commands.- More than 30 new replacement items.+ Many enhanced and updated XCMDs:   The BinHQX XCMD now includes:    BinSCII encoding and decoding.    BinHex 4.0 encoding and decoding.    MIME Base 64 multipart encoding and decoding.    UUencode encoding and decoding.   Enhanced WorkBench XCMD replaces the ResEdit XCMD:    Access and edit resource forks.    Make MessageCenter and IPC calls.    Make Toolbox and GS/OS calls.    Peek and Poke.You can order now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card (give expirationdate) via email or by phone (904-575-0566) or mail a check/money order to:Seven Hills Solutions Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304v1.0-v2.2 upgrade $25v2.0-v2.2 upgrade $25v2.1-v2.2 upgrade $25New/Full v2.2 $85 (Special offers may be available - Contact SevenHills)U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling.Outside U.S.: Add $3.50 s/h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version.Contacting SevenHills online:Mail: <sales@sevenhills.com>Web: <http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/>                        (EWANNOP, 17313, GO COM A2)<<<<<   Just a reminder...."""""The Spectrum 2.2 update is now shipping, and is dropping on to front doormats all over the world.To keep yourself up-to-date, and be able to navigate the Internet properly,you will need to upgrade your copy of Spectrum so it can use the MarinettiTCP/IP stack. Full multi-session Telnet support is standard in Spectrum2.2.For any help you may need with installing or using Spectrum 2.2, pleasepost your questions to me in this Forum, or in email to<ewannop@btinternet.com>.You can order your copy now with a Visa/Mastercard/Discover card (giveexpiration date) via email or by phone (850-575-0566) or mail a check/moneyorder to:Seven Hills Solutions Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304Upgrade from any version of Spectrum (1.0 - 2.1) is $25New/Full copy is $85 (Special offers may be available - Contact SevenHills)U.S.: Add 7% tax if in Florida. Add $3.50 shipping and handling.Outside U.S.: Add $3.50 s/h for either upgrade; $5.00 for full version.Contacting SevenHills online:Mail: <sales@sevenhills.com>Web:  <http://www.sevenhills.com/applesoftware/> Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 14 Nov 1998 - 249 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17493, GO COM A2)WEBWORKS 1.2 SPINS ON THE 'NET   WebWorks GS 1.2: Coming This Week!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Version 1.2 has a significant number of bug fixes and new features. Themost exciting new features are the new Window menu, support for opening andprinting files from the Finder, and the SIS Tags submenu, providing evengreater support for special SIS features.WebWorks GS 1.2 will be available beginning Thursday, November 5, 1998. Anupdater will be available on my web site and on Delphi, and future disksshipped by Shareware Solutions II will contain version 1.2.If you don't already have WebWorks GS, be sure to visit<http://www.sheppyware.net/software/webworks_gs> for more information aboutthis product, or visit <http://orders.kagi.com?QGC> to place your ordertoday -- online orders are processed by Kagi, and a secure server isavailable! If you'd rather pay by check (or you want to use a credit cardbut trust the postal service more than you trust the Internet), let me knowand I'll email you a Teach containing a form you can fill out and send toKagi with your check.The complete revision notes for the new version of WebWorks GS follow.New Features1. The link dialog boxes now support the HTML TARGET attribute. This letsyou specify a target frame or window for the link.2. Added a new menu option: Edit:Set Editor Font. This lets you choose whatfont you want to use in WebWorks GS editor windows. By default, this isMonaco 9, but you can now change it to anything you want. All windows usethe same setting, and when you change it, all windows are automaticallyreformatted into the new font, style, and size. This preference is saved todisk.3. WebWorks GS now accepts the Open and Print MessageCenter messages. Thismeans you can double-click an HTML file in the Finder (assuming youinstalled the WebWrks.Icons file into the Icons directory), and WebWorks GSwill launch and open the file. This only works for one file; you can'tselect a batch of files and have them all open.4. Added the SIS Tags submenu. This submenu, located in the Layout menu,lets you insert special Spectrum Internet Suite tags. These are:Smiley Face: Displays a smiley faceSad Face: Displays a sad faceSIS-Enhanced: Labels the document as SIS enhancedInsert Sound: Inserts a SIS sound tagInsert Speech: Inserts a SIS speech tagThe Insert Sound option brings up a dialog box that lets you enter the nameof the sound effect to play. This sound will only play if a sound by thesame name is located in the users *:System:Sounds folder, and if the useris using SIS; otherwise, nothing will happen.Insert Speech lets you insert a tag that will speak some text. Choosing theoption brings up a dialog box that lets you enter the text to speak. Thetext will only be spoken if the user is using SIS and has the Byte WorksTalking Tools installed.5. Added a Window menu. This lists all open windows, and lets you switchamong them easily.Bug Fixes1. The Find and Replace window now keeps the contents of the Find andReplace edit fields across uses, so you can repeat searches easily.2. The cursor changes to an arrow while using Find and Replace, instead ofremaining a watch cursor.3. The AppleWorks Special Codes preferences are now saved properly; therewere problems with this in the past.5. The AppleWorks Special Codes dialog no longer automatically convertsstrings into HTML entities; this lets you use HTML in special codes.6. You can use the RETURN key as an equivalent for the OK button in theSpecial Codes dialog box.7. TextEdit fields, including the editor windows, are now much smarterabout selecting text. Smart cut & paste is no longer used (this wasinserting unwanted spaces into the HTML). In addition, the quote ("), comma(,), greater than (>), and less than (<) characters are now treated as wordbreaks, which really makes editing a lot easier.8. Fixed a typo in a warning alert.9. Fixed bugs in low-memory error handling code, and in the code that keepstrack of what untitled window numbers have been used.10. The AppleWorks Special Codes dialog no longer shows garbage forunassigned codes.11. The Find Again button in the Find window actually works.--Eric "Sheppy" Shepherdhttp://www.sheppyware.netCreating software for everyone!                        (SHEPPY, 17271, GO COM A2)<<<<<   WebWorks GS 1.2 is now shipping!"""""Current WebWorks GS owners may download the update at<ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/WWGS12Upd.shk>.If you'd like to buy WebWorks GS, visit <http://order.kagi.com/?QGC> toorder online via credit card, or send a $20 check to Joe Kohn of SharewareSolutions II at:Joe Kohn166 Alpine St.San Rafael, CA 94901-1008USAIf you'd like to pay by credit card, but fear the Internet, you maydownload an order form you can print out and send by postal mail at<ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/apple_iigs/RegForm.shk>. This is a Teachdocument you can print out, fill out, and mail out, and lets you orderWebWorks GS, ProBOOT, and Shifty List (in any combination).If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                        (SHEPPY, 17293, GO COM A2)INTERIM COG UPDATE   The COG 2.6 update is now on my home pages for""""""""""""""""""   downloading by those who have difficulty with Delphi.The Spectrum 2.2 Installer removes the BatchXFer and ResEdit XCMDs. Thefunctionality of the BatchXFer XCMD is now included within Spectrum 2.2,and the ResEdit XCMD is replaced by the WorkBench XCMD, which includes allthe same functionality plus a whole lot more. Tool calls, GS/OS calls etc.This would not be a problem, but COG 2.5 requires the BatchXFer XCMD torun. In the 2.6 docs it mentions that you can continue to use 2.5 if youare not going to use TCP/IP.So if you wish to continue to use COG 2.5, you will need to keep back acopy of the BatchXFer XCMD, and place it in the Add.Ons:XCMDs folder afterinstallation so that it will still work.The same goes for any script sets that require ResEdit. The only one I canthink of offhand is SIS. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 18 Nov 1998 - 245 till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 17620, GO COM A2)                             BEST OF THE BEST                             """"""""""""""""17899 26-NOV 22:41 General Chatter     System Configuration     From: JBLAKENEY    To: ALLWell, I just have to let everyone know about my new Apple IIgsconfiguration.  I finally received the second half of a shipment of AppleII stuff and finally have a nice system.  :-)NOTE:  This was posted to comp.sys.apple2 a couple days ago but I've made acouple minor corrections since then.My old configuration first just so you know how big a leap I've taken:     Apple IIgs ROM 01     5.25 MB of RAM  (CVTech w/4 MB and Apple 1 MB)     Stock speed (no accelerator)     Slot 1: Printer Port connected to ImageWriter II           : Grappler+ connected to a Panasonic KX-P2123 (when I'm not             using it on my 486)     Slot 2: Modem Port connected to either a 14.4kbps or a 33.6kbps             modem (depending on whether I feel like swapping cables)           : Empty     Slot 3: Built-in Text Display           : Video Overlay Card     Slot 4: Mouse Port           : Empty     Slot 5: Smart Port with one Apple 3.5 Drive attached           : Empty     Slot 6: Disk Port           : Apple Disk ][ controller with one Disk ][ drive attached     Slot 7: Your Card           : AMR SCSI controller with an AMR 60 MB hard drive attachedNote that the AMR hard drive isn't a whole lot faster than a 3.5" floppydrive.  Also, the reason I was using a Disk ][ controller card was so thatI could turn 5.25" drives on and off using the Control Panel.  When I setslot 6 to Disk Port I didn't have access to the 5.25" drive and when I setit to Your Card I did.I am now running:     Apple IIgs ROM 01     8.25 MB of RAM  (CVTech w/4 MB and a Sequential RAM=GS 4 MB)     ZipGSX v1.02 running at 8 Mhz with 16 kb cache     Slot 1: Printer Port connected to ImageWriter II           : Grappler+ connected to a Panasonic KX-P2123 (when I'm not             using it on my 486)     Slot 2: Modem Port connected to a 33.6kbps modem (I put away the             14.4kbps modem and share the 33.6 kbps with my 486)           : Empty     Slot 3: Built-in Text Display           : ZipGS accelerator (I plan to move this to slot 4 so I can             put my Video Overlay Card in this slot but I need to make             or buy a slightly longer cable first)     Slot 4: Mouse Port           : Empty     Slot 5: Smart Port with two Apple 3.5 Drives attached           : Empty     Slot 6: Disk Port with an Apple 5.25 Drive and a second 5.25" of             one kind or another (I have several) daisy chained to it           : Empty     Slot 7: Your Card           : RamFAST rev D SCSI card (I don't know how much cache)             with a Quantum ProDrive 1225S 1 GB hard drive and a TMS             Pro T155 155 MB tape backup attachedThe 5.25" drive setup has now been reversed.  When slot 6 is set to DiskPort I have access to the 5.25" drives but when it is set to Your Card, Idon't.I've also been lent (with option to buy) an Epson Stylus Color 400 printerbut it doesn't work with the Epson printer but I'm not going to bother youwith that problem right now.  :-)Now my machine is just SO MUCH FASTER!  It now takes about 30 seconds frompower on to being able to use the Finder even with all my add-ons (Finder455k, System 552k, Desk accessories 306k and Setup files 358k according tothe "About This Apple IIgs" window).I was never very fond of Heirarchical menus on my unaccelerated machine butnow the menus get drawn so quickly and the heirarchical sub-menus open andclose so quickly that I don't even notice that they are different fromstandard menus.Wolfenstein 3D runs much better and I finally got to see MegaDemo. GShisenis much nicer to play as it will automatically tell me when there are nomore moves instead of me having to manually ask it to check for remainingmoves.  I was really impressed with how fast ShrinkItGS unpacks files nowand makes me wonder just how fast it would be if I have a math coprocessor.Having 9 32 MB ProDOS and 1 880 MB HFS partition is wonderful.  I finallyhave enough room to sort through the 200-300 archive disks that I haveaccumulated over the years.Anyways, as you can probably tell I'm ecstatic and am enjoying myself to noend.  I'll have to look at upgrading the ZipGS to even faster speeds comethe new year. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro       ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! **[EOA][A2P]------------------------------                   A2Pro_DUCTIVITY |-----------------------------------Checking out A2PRO on Delphi""""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.                [thelamp@sheppyware.net]DB 9 GAME SOCKET PINOUTS ON THE APPLE II""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   _______________  ( 1  2  3  4  5 )   \ 6  7  8  9  /     ------------1  PB0   Button 0 input2  +5V   5 volt output3  GND   Ground4  PDL2  Paddle 2 input5  PDL0  Paddle 0 input6  PB2   Button 2 input7  PB1   Button 1 input8  PDL1  Paddle 1 input9  PDL3  Paddle 3 inputThis is from the Apple IIgs Technical Reference, so it doesn't explain howthis connector is used on the //c and //c+ for the mouse.  -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon  2 Nov 98  8:34:39 pm cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.1 & Crock O' Gold v2.5 KansasFest 11, July 21-25, 1999 - 261 days till KFest                        (CKNOBLO, 2312, GO COM A2)NEWS FROM THE BYTE WORKS   The November edition of our web page is up. Be""""""""""""""""""""""""   sure and stop byhttp://www.hypermall.com/byteworks to see:* New tech sheets for ORCA/Modula-2, ORCA/Debugger and ORCA/Sublib Source.* Sale prices, good for the month of November, for our compilers (with orwithout a course), ORCA/Debugger and ORCA/Sublib Source.Mike Westerfield                       (BYTEWORKS, 2313, GO COM A2)<<<<<   GSoft BASIC 1.1 Released"""""If you joined the GSoft BASIC crowd early, you got version 1.0. While westrive for perfection, reality tells all of us that a major new softwarepackage always has some early problems, both bugs and features that shouldhave been included but were not.The Byte Works is pleased to announce the release of GSoft BASIC 1.1. Anynew orders will be filled with this new version. In addition to fixing allreported bugs (and a few we found ourselves), GSoft BASIC adds someexciting new features:* You can use simple BASIC PRINT and PRINT USING commands to write tographics screens and windows.* SHARED variables are supported. SHARED variables are BASIC's way ofimplementing global variables.* You can create constants.* You can turn off automatic creation of variables, making it easier todevelop and debug large programs.* Apple IIGS tools can call GSoft BASIC subroutines.And we saved the best news for last: If you registered GSoft BASIC 1.0, allyou have to do to get your upgrade to GSoft BASIC 1.1 is walk to yourmailbox! We've already mailed a complete two-disk upgrade to all registeredowners of GSoft BASIC 1.0.If you would like to know more about this exciting new product, visit ourweb site at http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks or e-mail us and ask for aprinted catalog and technical information sheet.Mike WesterfieldByte Works, Inc.(505) 898-8183MikeW50@AOL.COMhttp://www.hypermall.com/byteworks                       (BYTEWORKS, 2347, GO COM A2)HOW TO TELL THE SHIFT KEY IS DOWN   Location $C025 ( PEEK(49189) ) should"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   give you the information you need. Thelayout is as follows:   bit 7 = Open-Apple key down   bit 6 = Close-Apple (Option) key down   bit 5 = Updated modifier latch without keypress   bit 4 = Keypad key hit   bit 3 = Key repeating   bit 2 = Caps lock down   bit 1 = Control key down   bit 0 = Shift key downI'm not sure whether this is only updated when a key is pressed, such thatit contains the setting with the last keypress, or whether it reflects thecurrent status. I'm not sure how bit 5 works either. I just copied theabove from Appendix E of the Firmware reference. I can't think of where Imight have more information about the key latches.-- Michael                          (SAR, 2316, GO COM A2)>>>>>   $C025 is always current."""""Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2319, GO COM A2)TIMEZONE TOOLSET DOCUMENTATION   I finally had a chance to finish up the""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   documentation. Watch the A2Pro Librariesfor the Developers Kit. For the non programmer, a version with a simpleinstaller will show up in the A2 libraries.Geoff                        (SISGEOFF, 2320, GO COM A2)NDAS AND FLOATING POINT MATH   I'm working on an NDA in C, and I need to""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   use floating-point numbers.So my Init code now calls SystemEnvironmentInit and SystemSANEInit, and myShutDown code calls SystemSANEShutDown.This still crashes when it tries to call SANE.So I added calls to SystemMinStack and SystemUserID, but these don't appearto be in any of the libraries, and the NDA won't link.Any ideas what could be going on?Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2325, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Nifty Spell used some SANE routines in its early incarnations. It"""""   was found that the SANE ToolSet caused so many problems withcrashing, that Chris had to remove the calls, and approach the calculationsby conventional IntMath calls.I don't remember if we ever pinned it down more tightly than that but Iwould guess that it was zero page memory problems with starting and closingthe Tool. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 21 Nov 1998 - 242 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 2326, GO COM A2)<<<<<   Rrrr... I'm computing turnaround time for ICMP packets; I'm trying"""""   to convert the time in ticks into a reasonable approximation ofmilliseconds (yes, I know there's a major deficiency of granularity here:). To do it, I need to multiply ticks by a number like 16.6666667; rightnow, I'm multiplying by 17, but the rounding error is going to be prettylarge.Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2327, GO COM A2)>>>>>   There was a problem (fixed in System 6.0.1?) with SANE not zeroing"""""   its direct page at startup, but that doesn't sound like yourproblem. - Tony                         (TONYW1, 2328, GO COM A2)<<<<<   I doubt it; I'm running 6.0.1 on everything here."""""Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2329, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Surely you can get the result you want by just dividing the number"""""   of ticks by 60000. _LongDivide will do that for you. But that willgive you both a remainder and a quotient.Math is not my strong point, but depending on what actually you want to endup with, you might also be able to use _FixDiv and then _Fix2Frac toproduce a fractional result.In general I have found that the IntMath tools provide all you need withouthaving to mess with SANE. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 22 Nov 1998 - 241 days till KFest '99 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 2.6 Bernie ][ the Rescue 1.3 woofing on a PowerMac 8200/120 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/                        (EWANNOP, 2330, GO COM A2)>>>>>   No, that wouldn't work. You have an int in ticks. To convert it to"""""   msecs without using SANE, it requires a multiplication and divisionoperation. The equation is ticks*60/1000=msecs. With the toolbox, Use_Multiply and _longDivide with appropriate arguments.But since C is being used, why not use the integer math libraries with thetwo step equation? It just might be faster than using SANE.This doesn't help why SANE is failing, but it does give a more accuratework around than using the 17 value.Geoff                        (SISGEOFF, 2331, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Sheppy, I'm not sure why SANE isn't working in the NDA either."""""   Here's a couple of other thing to watch out for:1. ORCA/C's SANE startup code looks to see if SANE is already started. Ifso, it is not started again. This may be causing problems in the specificenvironment you're working in.2. ORCA/C's startup code for SANE assumes the direct page area has been setup by ORCA/C, including some variables it uses to determine the start andend of this area. These must be initialized properly or you will get acrash.3. There's nothing sacred about the C startup code for SANE. As long asSANE is started by someone, you can use floating-point operations in C. Inshort, if there are reasons why you can't set up a direct page, you canalways start SANE the old fashioned way.Mike Westerfield                       (BYTEWORKS, 2336, GO COM A2)<<<<<   Hm, so I'd need to write assembly code to set up a direct page,"""""   then?I thought NDAs came with a stack... maybe I've forgotten something though.:)Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2338, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Nope!"""""An NDA gets to use whatever stack is left over by the application - if any!I'm trying to remember the details from a couple of years ago when I wasdeveloping MUG! and kept crashing in strange and apparently random ways. Ieventually worked out that I had the leftovers from the application's stackrather than the GS/OS default 4K (or my own stack segment which I alsotried). Subsequently, I reduced my stack usage (and crashes!) dramatically.The only thing I find strange looking back now is how this would work withmore than one NDA open at a time - or is my memory playing tricks and youcan't do that?--Peter Watson-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?-- Impossible! ;-)                      (PETERWATSON, 2339, GO COM A2)>>>>>   Despite rumors and attempts to the contrary, the Apple IIGS is not"""""   a multitasking machine. An NDA is called, does all of it's work,and returns from that call without any other NDA (or the originalapplication) getting a chance to do anything during that call. That's whyit is safe for the NDA to use the application's stack."But the window is open!"Yes, but the NDA doesn't have to be running for that to happen. It's updateroutine might get called, but if so, nothing else is happening while thecall is made.Mike Westerfield                       (BYTEWORKS, 2340, GO COM A2)>>>>>   > Hm, so I'd need to write assembly code to set up a direct page,"""""   > then?That's one way to go. For the specific case of SANE, you might want to juststart it using the tool locator.I really should look at the NDA startup code sometime. You're positive I'mnot already starting SANE, right? I don't think I did, but it's been a_long_ time since I've really looked at that code.Mike Westerfield                       (BYTEWORKS, 2341, GO COM A2)<<<<<   I honestly don't know, Mike. All I know is I saw that a SANE call"""""   was crashing and I figured I must need to call the ORCA/C SANEinitialization function.It sounds very likely that what I need to do is make sure I have my ownstack/DP set up. Gotta see if I can figure out a way to do that from C inan NDA. :)Eric "Sheppy" ShepherdMacintosh & PowerPC Programmers Forum                         (SHEPPY, 2342, GO COM A2)WHERE CAN YOU GET HYPERCARD IIGS?   There is a link on the A2 University's"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   web page (linked off of the A2Pro pageat http://www.delphi.com/a2pro) that says that HyperCard IIgs can bedownloaded from:     ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Up     dates/US/Apple_II/HyperCard_IIGS_1.1/Type that all on one line.It is also available in A2Pro's HyperMedia Programming database (go com a2pdat hyp) as the following files:     HCGS.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)      Size: 470932 bytes     INSTTOUR.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)  Size: 450485 bytes     HCGSHELP.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)  Size: 448242 bytes     HTALKHELP.BXY (HyperMedia Programming) Size: 272510 bytes     STACKS1.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)   Size: 410044 bytes     STACKS2.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)   Size: 451794 bytesYou may also want to read the Apple license agreement which is in both theftp directory and the A2Pro database.     APPLELIC.BXY (HyperMedia Programming)  Size: 6533 bytesor     APPLELIC.TXT (HyperMedia Programming)  Size: 10484 bytesFinally, if you don't feel like downloading it, Byte Works has it for salewith a special discount for people who are taking the HyperCard IIgs coursehere in A2Pro.  Here are the products that Byte Works has available:     APDA-48 Getting Started with HyperCard IIgs (manual)  $15.00     APDA-49 HyperCard IIgs Reference (manual)             $25.00     APDA-50 HyperTalk (manual)                            $15.00     APDA-51 HyperCard IIgs disks                          $10.00   * APDA-52 HyperCard IIgs (APDA-48 to APDA-51 disks             and all manuals)                              $60.00* This product can be ordered by HyperCard IIgs course participants at acost of only $50.00.  Just be sure to tell them you are participating inthe Apple II University HyperCard IIgs course on Delphi. Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in A2Pro       ** HyperCard IIgs Course now in session! **                       (JBLAKENEY, 2345, GO COM A2)[EOA][TVT]------------------------------                    THE VIRTUAL ][ |-----------------------------------Using Zip Disks To Improve Your Dog's Image~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.                [thelamp@sheppyware.net]                USING REMOVABLE HARD DISKS TO SET UP BERNIE                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     As more and more Apple IIgs users also become PowerMacintosh users anddiscover the revolutionary Apple IIgs emulator known as _Bernie ][ TheRescue_, the need to be able to exchange data between the two platformsbecomes more and more apparent.  In this article, we examine how to usesome popular hardware and software--the RamFAST, Iomega Zip Drive, and theMacintosh programs _Hard Disk Toolkit_, _Disk Copy_ and _SCSI Probe_--tomove your IIgs hard drive partitions over to your Mac so Bernie can bark.This article assumes understanding of the concept of disk images,particularly _Disk Copy_ images.  Please consult the documentation for_Disk Copy_ if you need a primer on disk images.     The relevant hardware this method was tested on is as follows:     On the Apple II side of things:     ROM_3 Apple IIgs, 5 mb of RAM, 9/32 ZipGSX accelerator, Revision BRamFAST, 170 mb hard drive, and Iomega Zip Drive.     On the Macintosh side of things:     PowerBook 1400cs, 44 mb of RAM, 750 mb hard drive, and Iomega ZipDrive.     NOTE: These methods have not been tried with other hardware orsoftware, including the popular Apple brand SCSI cards.     The first thing to do is find out how large your hard drive partitionson the IIgs are.  You can get a rough idea by using the command-I keystrokein the IIgs Finder, but the best way is to enter the RamFAST UTIlities (aka_RAMFAST.SYSTEM_), hit command-U to enter the SCSI Utilities, and selectwhich drive you are interested in (if you have more than one drive).  YourSCSI drive's partitions will be listed for you with the volume size next toit.  If you created partitions of the maximum size allowed by the RamFASTfor a ProDOS partition, they will be listed as having a volume size of32768k, if not the partitions will be of varied (smaller) sizes.  You'llwant to jot these numbers down.     Next, using the Mac, fire up _Hard Disk Toolkit_ (or some otherutility which allows you to format and partition a Zip Disk).  You'll wantto partition the Zip Disk to have partition sizes exactly the same as theRamFAST partitions, meaning if your RamFAST partitions are 32768k, you wantthe Zip Disk partitioned by the Mac to also have a partition size of32768k.  It is now time to move this Zip Disk over to your IIgs.     Given that you are in the IIgs Finder, simply unmount (drag to theTrash) the Zip Disk from your Mac and insert the Zip Disk into the ZipDrive attached to your IIgs and RamFAST.  It is likely you will see analert box with an error message similar to the following:"Using the installed FIle System Translators, GS/OS does not recognize thisdisk (in device .CVTECH.S7.G).  Do you want to intialize it?"giving you a choice of initializing or ejecting the disk.     Don't panic.  Simply hit return (you will probably need to do ittwice) to eject the offending partitions.  What is happening here is theRamFAST is detecting a partition that the Mac needs to mount the Zip Diskon its desktop.  You do _not_ want to initialize the partition.     You will end up with the partitions you sized (to 32768K or other sizeof your choice) being mounted on your IIgs desktop.  If you have sized yourZip Disk partitions to be exactly the same size as your IIgs hard drivepartitions, you can now simply do volume copies of your IIgs hard drivepartitions to your Zip Disk partitions (if not, you will have to do theslower file copy).     Following the completion of the copy, drag the Zip Disk partitions tothe IIgs Finder's Trash, eject the disk, then insert it into the Mac's ZipDrive.  You may need to use _SCSI Probe_ or an equivalent to mount theProDOS partitions (Note: you _must_ have _PC Exchange_, _File Exchange_, orsome other program installed on your Mac that will allow mounting ProDOSdisks, and be aware that you must have File Sharing on your Mac turned offto mount ProDOS disks in Mac OS 8 and later).  You can now use _Disk Copy_to make disk image files out of your partitions, and mount them directlywhen using _Bernie_.     You now have the knowledge necessary to transfer all of your RamFAST'shard drive partitions over to your Mac while running _Bernie_.  With alittle ingenuity, I'm sure you can figure out how to use the methodsdetailed in this article to also transfer your data back the other way.  Wewill continue to look at how you can bridge the gap between your real andvirtual Apple II in future issues.[EOA][SUS]------------------------------                 SUDDENLY SOFTWARE |-----------------------------------Disk Access II v2.0 by Seven Hills Solution Specialists Corp."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.                    [thelamp@delphi.com]                              Disk Access II                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~          Program Name:      Disk Access II          Author:            Steve Stephenson and Ewen Wannop          Publisher:         Seven Hills Solution Specialists Corp.          Version Reviewed:  2.0          Distribution:      Commercial software, $20 U.S. dollars for new                             copy, $11.50 for upgrade from any previous                             version.                             Seven Hills Solution Specialists                             1254 Ocala Road                             Tallahassee, FL  32304-1548                             Voice: (850) 575-0566                             Fax:   (850) 575-9445                             sales@sevenhills.com     With the post-KansasFest release of a tremendous amount of new andupdated Apple IIgs software comes another utility program from Seven Hills,_Disk Access II 2.0_.  In a nutshell, _Disk Access II_ is a New DeskAccessory that allows you to perform all manner of disk and filemaintenance.  In fact, it is so comprehensive it is nearlyfeature-for-feature identical with the IIgs Finder, and in some ways packsfar more power than Finder ever could.     When invoked (either by the pull down Apple menu or a user definedkeystroke), _Disk Access II_ presents a famillar interface, complete withseveral pull down menus of its own.  At the same time, it lists active diskdevices on your IIgs system.  From this point the user can either performdisk level maintenance (such as renaming, copying, or erasing entirevolumes) or click on the any of the listed devices to open it and display alist of its contents, which will be presented similarly to a Finder windowlisting a disk's contents.  Users can do basic file maintenance here byusing _Disk Access II_ to rename, copy, delete, get information about,verify, move, or duplicate files, or create a new folder.  In addition, youcan change any filetype's info or use a powerful find file function thatallows you to search not only on a file's name, but also its filetype,auxtype, created date, modification date, size, existence (ornon-existence) of a resource fork, or its locked, hidden, or inactivestatus--or any combination of the above.     If you work often with a few directories, you can add a shortcut underthe Paths menu to access it instantly.  You can use the Window menu to viewthe contents of files (a great utility for a quick and clean peek into afile's format) or you can create a new window to type yourself a quick notein and then save it as a text file.  It's not as powerful as say _Hermes_or _EgoEd_ but it certainly can be convenient.  Several windows can be openat any one time and you can choose between them using the Window menu.     Like many new programs, _Disk Access II_ comes with documentation ondisk only, in this case in the form of the !Help! NDA, which is freewarefrom Seven Hills.  You can print these out if you'd like, and I suggestreading them thoroughly as this is a program with a lot of sophistication.Familiarity with the documentation will be essential to get the most out of_Disk Access II_.     In short, Seven Hills has a real winner in the form of _Disk AccessII_.  It packs plenty of power (including one of the most powerful findfile functions available for the IIgs) in an attractive package at a lowprice, and those who have avoided one of my personal favorites,_File-A-Trix_, due to the text interface, will likely take instantly to theattractive desktop interface of _Disk Access II_.  Thank you to our friendEwen Wannop for finishing up the program and to Seven Hills for keeping thepromise Apple Computer, Inc. didn't.         :: DISCUSSED ON DELPHI ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::         :                                                       :         :       If we all share our ignorance,                  :         :                      soon we'll have none left.       :         :                                                       :         ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GSWOMBAT ::::::[EOA][INN]------------------------------                     EXTRA INNINGS |-----------------------------------About The Lamp!   The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in"""""""""""""""   the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi onlineservice (GO CUS 11).This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computersusing Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes.  Apple II Forever!     * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1998 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.  All       rights reserved.     * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to       thelamp@sheppyware.net.     * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on       Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page,       http://lamp.sheppyware.net.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Opinions expressed herein are those of  the individual authors, and do  notnecessarily  represent  the  opinions   of  the  Delphi  Online   Services,Syndicomm, Inc.,  or  Ryan M.  Suenaga.     Forum  messages  are  reprintedverbatim and  are included  in this  publication with  permission from  theindividual authors.   Delphi Online Services,  Syndicomm, Inc. and  Ryan M.Suenaga  do not guarantee  the accuracy or  suitability of any  informationincluded herein.  We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy.Material published  in  this  edition  may not  be  reprinted  without  theexpressed  written consent  of the  publisher.   Registered  computer  usergroups, not  for profit  publications ,  and other  interested parties  maywrite the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<[EOF]
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