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An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 3, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                            TABLE OF CONTENTS                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                              June 15, 2000HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER     The Bend in the River--------------------------------------------[OPN]KFest 2000 (Y][K Fest)     Another Reason to go to KFest------------------------------------[ARG]     KFest Programs Puzzle--------------------------------------------[KFP]     Y][K Fest Registration Info--------------------------------------[GVO]A2 DISTILLATIONS     Another Reason to go to KFest------------------------------------[ARG]     KFest Programs Puzzle--------------------------------------------[KFP]     Ultima I for the Apple IIGS--------------------------------------[UGS]     Battery Failure in the IIGS?-------------------------------------[BFG]     Ninjaforce Website Update----------------------------------------[NFW]     Defender of the World in 2mg-------------------------------------[DTW]     Where Can I Get Copies of _The Lamp!_----------------------------[CTL]     New Apple II Web Site--------------------------------------------[NAW]     Catalog of Apple Reference Numbers?------------------------------[CRN]     Silvern Castle Update to 4.1-------------------------------------[SCU]     The Lost Classics Project Scores Again---------------------------[LCA]     The Lost Classics Project Scores Again... and Again--------------[LCB]     ADSL and Marinetti-----------------------------------------------[AAM]A2P DISTILLATIONS     Programing Ideas Needed------------------------------------------[PIN]     Programming the Serial Port--------------------------------------[PSP]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].[OPN]-------------------------------         HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |------------------------------------From The Editor"""""""""""""""by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>                           The Bend in the River                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Looking north from High Above The Rock River you will notice a bend inthe river.  A bend in a river or a curve in a road is exciting... you neverknow for certain what lies ahead.     Kind of like your first KFest... or your next trip to KFest if youhave been there before.  I am looking forward to KFest.  Hope to see _you_there!                                [*] [*] [*]      The bend in the river also reminds you of a "trip" to Delphi A2 andA2P.  You never know just what you will find in the next visit.  The poolof knowledge among those who frequent there reminds one of an encyclopediaof Apple II computers.[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________  _                     _                                      _|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|                                                            | |                                                            | |                                                            |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA]DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2""""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[ARG]ANOTHER REASON TO GO TO KFest"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I want to see us have at least 60 people at KFest this year, so I'll make adeal:For every one person above 60 people that attend this KFest (as registeredattendees, not including people that drop by for the vendor fair), I willgive a discount of one dollar on any one product of mine bought from me atKFest.So, for example, if we have 65 registered attendees, anyone that buyssomething from me at KFest can take $5 off the price, and so forth.If we have 60 or fewer people, this discount doesn't apply. Additionally, Iwon't give refunds if the discount is higher than the price of the itempurchased.The offer is only good for items purchased directly from me during KFest,and will not apply to Kagi sales during that time period.To be fair, I have to say that I reserve the right to make changes to orcancel this offer, although I don't plan to do it.Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31372, GO COM A2)[EOA][KFP]KFest PROGRAMS PUZZLE"""""""""""""""""""""Here's the overdue match-up of the KFest sessions I posted a while ago,with the normal additions:AWGS - Stan MarksDTP - Max JonesAccelerator - Tony DiazUnnamed - Geoff WeissMusicWriter - Stan MarksLinux, The Apple II Cable Modem Adapter - Ryan Suenaga & Kirk MitchellProTERM Mac - Tips & Tricks - Jerry Cline & Dave MillerLost Classics Update - Howard KatzProterm Scripting, Programming, etc. - Jerry Cline & Dave MillerUnnamed - Eric ShepherdKeynote Address - Ryan SuenagaRoast - Eric ShepherdYes, there are a few more things "in the works" that I can't tell youabout, but we wanted to let you know a little about what you'll be missingif we don't get to see you there this year!There's still time to register, and increase the enrollment enough toqualify for Sheppy's special, generous offer - SO, just DO IT - NOW!Besides, we'd really miss you if you're not there,  Steve(STEVE_G, 31620, GO COM A2)[EOA][UGS]ULTIMA I FOR THE APPLE IIGS"""""""""""""""""""""""""""                        Ultima I for the Apple IIGS                          The First Age of Darkness     _________________________________________________________________   In the early 1980s, Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) released   "Ultima - The First Age of Darkness," an adventure game for the Apple II   that took game players from the darkest dungeons to deepest space.   The original Ultima was such a popular game that it spawned an   unprecedented ten sequels; unfortunately, only Ultima I was ever,   released for the Apple IIGS.   In 1994, master IIGS programmer Bill Heineman assembled the same team   that ported "Out of this World" to the IIGS in order to create an   updated GS/OS version of Ultima I for the IIGS. With Super Hi Res   graphics and a synthLAB-based musical soundtrack, Ultima I for the   IIGS was brought to market by Vitesse, and it received critical   acclaim from Apple IIGS game players.   Sadly, Ultima I was available for sale for only a short time, as   Vitesse is no longer in business. But, in order to assure that even   new IIGS owners could partake in the same joys as previous generations   of Apple II users, Bill Heineman and Joe Kohn have teamed up once   again, and the IIGS version of Ultima I is once again available. From   Shareware Solutions II.   The cost of Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS is $20.   To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by credit card over the   Internet, visit Shareware Solutions II's Online Store at   http://order.kagi.com/?zs3   To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by check/money order, in US   funds, send to:   Joe Kohn   Shareware Solutions II   166 Alpine St   San Rafael, CA 94901(JOE_KOHN, 31349, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""31352 25-MAY 21:29 User Groups & Publications     Shareware Solutions II (Re: Msg 31349)     From: SHEPPY       To: JOE_KOHN[Editor's note... Joe Kohn's message above has been edited to indicate][that Ultima I is the only Ultima ever published for the Apple IIGS.  ][                                                                ""   ][Therefore, this message from Sheppy has been edited by removing the  ][first sentence, "That's not true".                                   ]Ultima 1, II, III, IV, and V were all available for the Apple II. Ultima IIwas the first game I ever played on an Apple II, and I've played all fiveof those.Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31352, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""That's true. I have all five. Apparently in 1990, when Origin wasdeveloping Ultima VI, the IIGS was their initial platform of choice. Workdidn't get very far before Richard Garriot was convinced that the IIGS hadno future and thus the platform change to the PC. Official word was thatthe Apple II series lacked the power to run Ultima VI (however we all knowbetter). It's too bad, it would have been an interesting game for the IIGS.Mark Percival - Fri 26 May 2000 9:34:49 pmDelivered by Marinetti 2.0.1, Spectrum 2.3 and Crock O' Gold 3.3.Thank You Richard and Ewen!(PERCIM, 31368, GO COM A2)[EOA][BFG]BATTERY FAILURE IN IIGS?""""""""""""""""""""""""Two days in a row, my GS has done the following:1) reset the screen monitors back to default (blue). If I reset back to   gray (my choice), then reboot, it goes back to default blue.2) randomly sets the date and clock -- yesterday it was March 15, 1952;   today it's March 11, 1995. (I had corrected the date in between these   two to today, well - yesterday - but it reset the date again.)Both of these are control panel functions, so I'm wondering if they'reindicative of what? battery failure perhaps? Janet L.... - Fri 11 Aug 1995 9:26:14 am Message delivered by Spectrum 2.2 and rushed to you by Crock O' Gold 3.0!(TITANBASE, 31419, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""The Control Panel settings _should_ be retained after making changes,performing a warm boot (Control-Apple-Reset) and throughout your entiresession of using the computer. They should only be lost after powering downthe computer and starting it back up again. The battery is only put intooperation when main power is switched off--in fact this is why a IIgsthat's used regularly will have a longer battery life span than one thatfrequently sits dormant or put in storage.One of the IIgs's I recently bought came with a dead battery. The ControlPanel always returns to its default factory settings after I switch it off(that is all options are checked). The clock defaults to the year "04" if Iremember right (1904 or 2004, probably the former). If your clock isdisplaying random years it could just be the battery failing and not yetdrained completely, or the other possibility is some program is corruptingyour Control Panel settings.I've seen it happen before. Then there are programs that like to changeyour Control Panel settings behind your back, Accolade's Test Drive IIcomes to mind.To be sure it's your battery at fault, do the following:1) Turn on your IIgs; do not load any software from floppy or hardisk2) Enter the Control Panel3) Change the screen colors and adjust the clock correctly.4) Exit Control Panel (so settings are saved)5) Switch off main-power6) Let IIgs remain *off* for an hour or soSwitch it back on after letting it rest. Are your custom screen colorsdisplayed? Is the clock showing the right time and date? If not, yourbattery needs to be replaced. Otherwise you may to want try switching itoff and letting it rest overnight and see what happens.Battery replacement requires a 3.6v (1/2 sized AA) lithium battery. The ROM3 motherboard is a simple swap, while the ROM 00/01 board will requireclipping out the old battery and adding a new one with wire leads that wraparound the remaining "posts". Night Owl used to sell a kit replacementbattery, though not sure if they still do or even if they're still inbusiness.Mitchell Spector {<mailto:cw308@torfree.net> cw308@torfree.net}(SPECTOR1, 31425, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""I realize many factors, as Mitch suggests up-topic, affect battery life.But I was wondering, what is the average lifespan of a IIGS battery? Max Jones Juiced.GS http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs(JUICEDGS, 31430, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""I would think the "average" IIgs battery would last 6-8 years. Apple saidthe IIgs battery has a life expectancy of 10 years. There were a number ofreports of people saying they need to get a new battery within two years.My 1988 ROM 01 is still on the original battery (well beyond 10 years). Theclock runs a little fast, but it is keeping time. I expect to one day turnmy IIgs on and see that the battery died. I have been using Lithium for thelast eight years or so for BRAM recovery in case of a battery failure.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 31431, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""My ROM1 battery is still going strong after 12 years, I've had it for about9 years and I doubt it was changed in the first 3. At one stage I hadn'tused the machine for about 4 years, while I ventured off track into theworld of PC's, the GS's battery was still OK after all that time.On the other hand I bought another ROM1 recently and it's battery was asdead as a doornail. From memory I was getting dates of 1952 on that machineevery time I switched it off then on. And a dead ROM3 I picked up recentlyhad a good battery, although a little harder to tell if it was ever changedbecause they are just socketed, like the Mac's.I would say 10 years give or take a couple would be average.One more point, I have yet to see a GS's battery eat it's mother, unlikemany 386 & 486 Pee Cee's.Mark.(LUKE65816, 31434, GO COM A2)[EOA][NFW]NINJAFORCE WEBSITE UPDATE"""""""""""""""""""""""""May 29, 2000Software Updates!Hot and fresh: Asimov, our famous disk image creation program, hasundergone a major overhaul and is now capable of handling all Apple II andIIGS image file formats. Also, there have been some bugfixes on the NFAssembler, which now has its own info page.Check it out at: {<http://www.ninjaforce.com> http://www.ninjaforce.com}-- Jesse Blue / NinjaforceE-MAIL: {<mailto:jesseblue@ninjaforce.com> jesseblue@ninjaforce.com}ICQ: 8895643(JESSEBLUE, 31446, GO COM A2)[EOA][DTW]DEFENDER OF THE WORLD in 2mg""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Hello,It is my pleasure to announce that Defender Of The World (DOTW) is nowavailable in 2mg format for GS emulators at {<http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ongtw/iigs_software.html>http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ongtw/iigs_software.html}DOTW has been tested to run fine on Sweet 16 running on BeOS (Intel). Itshould work on Bernie as well.-- personal musingsIt is an unspeakable joy to re-discover the world of the Apple IIGS throughemulation after 4 years! No words can describe how I felt when I saw DOTWrunning for the very first time on Sweet 16 with the stereo title musicblasting at my ears. (and before this, I had to go thru a series ofcreating new disk images, mounting and unmounting them on BeOS, etc... :P)The IIGS emulator Sweet16 (and I believe Bernie as well :) is truly stateof the art!Now I have an emulated IIGS with 3 32MB HDs zipping along at 9 mhz. Thenext thing to do is to figure out a way to get all my ORCA compilersinstalled from my old (hopefully still alive) 3.5" disks. Then I can resumemy IIGS programming. :)Thanks to Eric Shepherd for such a wonderful IIGS emulator.- dotw -(DOTW, 31453, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""BTW, I'm in the process of moving my home page. The new URLs are:My Personal Home Page{<http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw> http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw}My Apple II Page{<http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/appleii.html>http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/appleii.html}My Apple IIGS Software Page{<http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/iigs_software.html>http://myhome.asia1.com/home/d/dotw/iigs_software.html}The old URL will be defunked by the end of this month. Please update yourlinks accordingly.- dotw -(DOTW, 31502, GO COM A2)[EOA][CTL]WHERE CAN I GET COPIES OF _The Lamp!_"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""> BTW, where/how can I get copies of the Lamp?Either from the database of the IIScribe Forum for those with premiumaccounts (GO CUS 11) or back issues (page updated when I have time, whichis pretty much never) at:http://lamp.sheppyware.net Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution(RSUENAGA, 31492, GO COM A2)[EOA][NAW]NEW Apple II WEB SITE"""""""""""""""""""""A new Apple II web site is now open. It's a little lean on content rightnow, but I expect it to grow fast over the coming weeks and months, and Iwelcome contributions of articles, reviews, press releases, and suggestionsand tidbits that can help other Apple II users.The site is called A2Central.com (an homage, if you will, to A2-Central thenewsletter, but not an intentional one -- there's a story about this on thesite), and you can visit it at {<http://www.a2central.com>http://www.a2central.com.}Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31524, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""Sheppy,Great job on the site so far. I was just going to request a review ofUltima I for the GS, I have played III on the NES(I know), IV and V on the][, but was wondering just how the GS specific version of Ultima I was. Ilove getting things before I actually ask for them:)I have a IIGS gaming review I'd like to write:) Interested???Thanks for your continuing Apple II support.Dain Neater(STILLHAVEIT, 31532, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""Email {<mailto:contribute@a2central.com> contribute@a2central.com} and tellme what you'd like to write! :)Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31534, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""I've added a link for A2Central to my UG webpage, Sheppy. Hopefully, it'llhelp generate, in a some small way, extra traffic there. (One comment tho--wny not put the A2web on it's own section rather than lump it in withpublications?)Later............Howard(HKATZ, 31542, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""Because it's a publication or other online news site. :)BTW: I plan to set up a section to provide information about and contactinformation for user groups, so if there are any user group reps out there,please email {<mailto:news@a2central.com> news@a2central.com} withinformation about your user group, including meeting schedules andlocations, addresses and phone numbers, email and web sites, etc.Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31546, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""Excellent looking site Sheppy! I've set a bookmark.Mark PercivalMontreal, Quebec, CanadaAn Apple II fanatic since 1979(PERCIM, 31548, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""I've added a new User Group Locator section. Right now there's only onegroup listed; I hope other user groups will send information aboutthemselves to {<mailto:news@a2central.com> news@a2central.com} so I caninclude them in the list.Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 31549, GO COM A2)[EOA][CRN]CATALOG OF APPLE REFERENCE NUMBERS?"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Is there available on line anywhere a list of all Apple Reference Numbersfor their products (Hardware, Software and Books) Mainly for Apple IISeries.for example:699-0402 is an Apple Colour RGB Monitor680-5017-C is an Apple II System Disk Version 3.2etc.Mark.(LUKE65816, 31528, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""About the closest thing I can think of is the Apple Tech Info Library("TIL" for short) that can be accessed through Apple Computer's web site atthis URL: {<http://til.info.apple.com:/techinfo.nsf/>http://til.info.apple.com:/techinfo.nsf/}Be sure to click on 'TIL Archive' when searching for most Apple II relatedproducts. Usually if you enter an Apple part number as your search queryit'll help find the product in question and some description/tech infoabout it.I found an unusual looking cable in my boxes of parts recently, one end ismini-DIN8 and the other DE-9. I simply typed in the part number on theadapter and up came what I was looking for on TIL (it turns out to be a MacPlus serial adapter, changing the connector type to match ports used by theMac 128/512/512e). There's still more odd cables in my boxes, butunfortunately they're not made by Apple so I'll have to post about themhere later on in hope of a definite answer. ;-)Mitchell Spector {<mailto:cw308@torfree.net> cw308@torfree.net}(SPECTOR1, 31541, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""I had a look there, but it's not exactly what I was looking for. Plenty ofuseful info though.Mark.(LUKE65816, 31556, GO COM A2)[EOA][SCU]SILVERN CASTLE UPDATE TO 4.1"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD41.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:41   By: HKATZ Size: 202496Inside this archive is Silvern Castle Update v4.1. This update onlyincludes replacement files that should be copied into an existing SilvernCastle setup. This update includes an additional multi-level scenario:"Shades of the Past." Complete details can be found in the Tome ofKnowledge on-disk documentation. Installation instructions are in theRead.Me.First file. Enjoy!Upload courtesy of Max Jones and Juiced.GS!(TONYW1, 31599, GO COM A2)[EOA][LCA]THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT SCORES AGAIN"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: BASICHELP.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:42   By: HKATZ Size: 66944BASIC.Help gives AppleSoft program developers online information aboutBASIC operations. Some of the information includes AppleSoft errors, ProDOSerrors, information on calling machine language, using graphics, logicaloperations, and more. Now released as Freeware by Gary E. Karcz and InSiteSoftware via The Lost Classics Project. Our Thanks to Gareth Jones for hishelp with this archive. Please read the Freeware.Notice contained withinthis archive.                    ******************************* Name: BASHLPDOCS.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:42   By: HKATZ Size: 32640This is the documentation file for Basic.Help. BASIC.Help gives AppleSoftprogram developers online information about BASIC operations. Some of theinformation includes AppleSoft errors, ProDOS errors, information oncalling machine language, using graphics, logical operations, and more. Nowreleased as Freeware by Gary E. Karcz and InSite Software via The LostClassics Project. Our Thanks to Gareth Jones for his help with thisarchive. Please read the Freeware.Notice contained within this archive.(TONYW1, 31600, GO COM A2)[EOA][LCB]THE LOST CLASSICS PROJECT SCORES AGAIN... AND AGAIN""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: BGLGRHDS33.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:58   By: HKATZ Size: 84352Beagle Graphics is a graphics utility that lets you use the special featurebuilt into the Apple //e & //c computers to display Double-Hi-Res images.It adds 33 commands for use with graphics manipulation when working withDouble Hi-Res images, as well as accessing the 16 color palette. Both theDOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of this program are covered in this release.This program has now been reclassified as Freeware, and is being releasedvia The Lost Classics Project. Please see the freeware notice included inthe program archive.This is the DOS 3.3 version of Beagle Graphics. You must unpack to a blank5.25" disk.                    ******************************* Name: BGLGRPHPRDS.BXY (Graphics and Sound) Date: 10-JUN-2000 18:58   By: HKATZ Size: 64256Beagle Graphics is a graphics utility that lets you use the special featurebuilt into the Apple //e & //c computers to display Double Hi-Res images.It adds 33 commands for use with graphics manipulation when working withDouble Hi-Res images, as well as accessing the 16 color palette. Both theDOS 3.3 and ProDOS versions of this program are covered in this release.This program has now been reclassified as Freeware, and is being releasedvia The Lost Classics Project. Please see the freeware notice included inthe program archive.This is the ProDOS version of Beagle Graphics.(TONYW1, 31601, GO COM A2)[EOA][AAM]ADSL AND MARINETTI""""""""""""""""""As long as we're talking about SAM ... I'm due to get ADSL hooked up onThursday. Is there anything tricky about getting Marinetti to use thatinstead of a dialup connection. I ask because, of course, I'd like tocontinue using SAM.-Gareth(GARETH, 31628, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""There's no straight forward way to use xDSL or cable modem with an AppleII. You would need some kind of router (see Geoff Weiss's excellent articlein Juiced.GS awhile ago on one solution).I happen to be co-facilitating a session on doing something like this atKFest 2000. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution(RSUENAGA, 31630, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""The cheapest solution would be to get an old 486, give it 4-8 megs of RAM,1-2 gig hard drive, install Linux on it and use it for routing IP. Totalprice shouldn't be too much higher than $50.See {<http://www.linuxrouter.org> www.linuxrouter.org} for more details onthis. My article was based on a $2500 router which is probably not worthusing for your set up. If nothing else, it was a working proof of concept.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 31632, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""This is my fault: I forgot to mention that the GS that I want to use withADSL is running on an iMac with an assist from Bernie. That said, is itpossible to get Marinetti to use the ADSL connection?-Gareth(GARETH, 31637, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""> This is my fault: I forgot to mention that the GS that I want to use with> ADSL is running on an iMac with an assist from Bernie. That said, is it> possible to get Marinetti to use the ADSL connection?Yes, exactly the same way you could get a real IIgs to do it. . . you'dneed a serial port adapter and a router of some kind. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Publisher, _The Lamp!_, published monthly on Delphi Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution(RSUENAGA, 31638, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""> As long as we're talking about SAM ... I'm due to get ADSL hooked up on> Thursday. Is there anything tricky about getting Marinetti to use that> instead of a dialup connection. I ask because, of course, I'd like to> continue using SAM.Nothing tricky at all. Just connect your GS to the serial port of yourLinux box... Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 14 Jun 00 5:33:55 pm cknoblo@home.com - Via Spectrum v2.3 & Crock O' Gold v3.2 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 42 days till Y][Kfest Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.(CKNOBLO, 31643, GO COM A2)[EOA][GVO]Y][K Fest Registration Info... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends...""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ______      _____(      )   (      )     ____________________________________________ |     |  /     /      (        ____________________________2000____) |     | /     /        |      | |     |/     /         |      |                         II Infinitum!! |           /          |      |______ |     |\     \         |      _______) __________    ________   ________ |     | \     \        |      |       (     _____)  (     ___) (__    __) |     |  \     \       |      |        |   |__       \    \       |   | |     |   \     \      |      |        |    __)       \    \      |   | |     |    \      \    |      |        |   |_____   ___\    \     |   |(______)    (________) (_______)       (__________) (_________)    |___|Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!! When: July 26-30, 2000 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri+++The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), ison our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a placeon your calendar, too.Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year!Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening(dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30.(Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On TheTown!)+++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++ Double room: $225 Single room: $275 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175+++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++ Double room: $275 Single room: $325 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again thisyear for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration formbelow.)+++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrivea little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesdaynight for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, althoughthe day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for someof that world-famous Kansas City barbecue!The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only): Double room: $25 Single room: $33For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-inwill be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday.Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner inthe Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followedby the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some greatplans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!!Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software andhardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fairslated for Saturday afternoon.Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinnerthrough Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner.On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many finerestaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess &Jim's Steak House or other local favorites.All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legalguardian. ***Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc.,makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II andMacintosh.If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, youcan find answers via the Internet. 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If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure,consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the cardnumber. Sponsored by:  InTrec Software, Inc.  3035 E Topaz Circle  Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423  Voc:602/992-1345  Fax:602/992-0232  <kfest@intrec.com>  <http://www.kfest.org>  ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]---(CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2)[EOA][A2P]------------------------------                   A2Pro_DUCTIVITY |-----------------------------------DISTILLATIONS from Delphi A2PRO"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[PIN]PROGRAMING IDEAS NEEDED"""""""""""""""""""""""Hi, all. I would like to begin to write a program for the IIGS, but needsome ideas on how to start (hence the chosen topic). I want to write awargame, similar to "Panzer General" in a desktop environment. I'm at a bitof a loss as to where to start graphically, though. I'm imagining ascrolling map, which of course would move under the current window, butshould I be drawing each individual hex as the window scrolls, (usingdrawing commands) or would I be better off loading a picture file, andre-drawing it, and then drawing my units on top of it?Any advice would be appreciated._________  | homas(TCOMPTER, 3044, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""Just to clarify the last message, the "model" for my game would besomething like "ForestFire," a game released on SoftDISK GS oh-so-manyyears ago.It seems to me, (who has only written a few game utilities, etc in thedesktop, or toolbox environment) the hardest part is the map -- scrollingit around, selecting units, moving units, etc.  The game mechanics seempretty straightforward.So can any of the experienced programmers out there give me a hint on howthey would approach the map problem? Is there a certain section of themanuals (I have most of them) or any of Mike Westerfield's courses (I havemost of them) that I could look in for ideas?Thanks again for any tips.__________  | homas(TCOMPTER, 3045, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""How fast do you want the scrolling to be? You can't do real-time x-yscrolling using the toolbox on a stock GS.I'm sure Nathan Mates has written a few messages on Delphi that mentionssome of the theory to best do scrolling (and computer gaming in general).I would look over those.I would think you just have square tiles for each object. Since you areworking on a hex grid, you would need two tile types for each graphic. Onetype would be where the hexagon is flat on top and the other is where thehexagon is pointy on top. This way, you can smoothly scroll sections of thewindow and only draw what needs to be drawn after a scroll. Without knowinganything else (size of spaces, the frequency of a graphic in a space,etc.), this is probably the best option.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 3046, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""> the hardest part is the map -- scrolling it around, selecting units...First thing I would try is to just draw everything and let QuickDraw clipit, then see if that is fast enough.Steve Reeves(REEVESST, 3047, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""Although, if you force scrolling to stay on a one-tile-size limit (ie, noscrolling parts of tiles into view), you can compute which tiles will bevisible in a given view quite easily, and only draw those each frame ofscrolling.Eric (Sheppy) Shepherdsheppy@sheppyware.nethttp://www.sheppyware.net(SHEPPY, 3048, GO COM A2P)[EOA][PSP]PROGRAMMING THE SERIAL PORT"""""""""""""""""""""""""""What is the easiest way to input and output via the serial port fromORCA/M, ORCA/C or ORCA Basic?I have numerous external devices that I'd like to write programs for on myIIgs. These include PIC programmers, a weather station, a VLF WWVB clockand a NMEA compatible GPS receiver. All these devices come with PCsoftware, but I want to write some IIgs compatible software under one ofthe ORCA languages. It seems that not many people use the serial port onthe IIgs for anything other than a printer and modem (I hope I'm wrong!)What is the best way to get input and output via one of the serial ports?Do any drivers exist along the lines of the '.PRINTER' driver that comeswith ORCA? Are there any programming examples available? Under GSOS can Iuse the GS serial port firmware? Is the buffering interrupts supportedunder GSOS?Really, all I need is a way to configure the port (baud, parity, etc.) andsend and receive characters (including binary). The maximum baud rate I'mlooking at here is probably 9600.What's the best way for me to proceed without "reinventing the wheel"?Tnx,Bob(BOBAF6C, 3022, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""> What is the easiest way to input and output via the serial port...I think the easiest language to use is Spectrum scripting. It has a verylarge set of commands to take advantage of the data coming from the serialport and to get data to the serial port.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 3024, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""If you have any sort of Unix background, GNO handles the GS serial ports instandard Unix fashion.Steve Reeves(REEVESST, 3025, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""Thanks for these inputs. I own, and have used Spectrum and am somewhatfamiliar with GNO, though I've not used it. Unfortunately, neither of thesesolutions will help me write a stand alone GS/OS based program thatcommunicates with the serial port for standard RS-232 (RS-422) interfaceddevices. I'm looking for a driver similar to the "PRINTER" driver thatcomes with ORCA, but allows input and output thru the serial port.I figured other people must be adding external goodies to their IIgscomputers via the serial port, and that a serial port driver must alreadyexist that would run under ORCA (or even Merlin Pro). I guess I'm wrong.The Apple IIe, and even more-so the Apple IIgs, is a good platform forthings like PIC programmers, GPS measurements, realtime WWVB clocks, etc.It has all the speed needed for these applications. There are numerousprograms available for our PeeCee buddies that handle the serial port andrun these devices. I guess I could get an old PeeCee, but I'd rather usethe Apple II.Bob(BOBAF6C, 3034, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""> I figured other people must be adding external goodies to their IIgs> computers via the serial port, and that a serial port driver must> already exist that would run under ORCA (or even Merlin Pro).There might be a few pieces of source code out there that you could use butI can't think of any "be all and end all" source file that would getregularly recommended. I believe most people just end up writing their ownusing information available in the hardware and firmware references, technotes and other programming books and magazines.I remember when I first got a modem and didn't have any communicationssoftware, I tried to write a communications program from scratch and got alot of good information from A2-Central (aka Open-Apple). However, I wasusing some firmware routines that were really slow and I never finished myprogram as I got better programs shortly after that.I just remembered that there is a program called NibbleTerm in Nibblemagazine that was a communications program. The source from that might helpyou too if you happen to have that magazine.Sorry I couldn't give more direct help but if you do start working on yourown routines or try to convert someone else's source and run into problems,don't hesitate to ask for help. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum(JBLAKENEY, 3036, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""Jeff,Thanks for your input. I have a pretty extensive collection of Open-Apple.I'll look through there some more. Somewhere I also have a stack of NibbleMagazines.I haven't tried them yet; most of those programs were written in BASIC withassembly routines when needed. I'll look for "NibbleTerm". Was this a IIgsnative program or for the earlier eight-bit machinesSome years back I wrote a bare-bones serial card driver for the //e. It wasinterrupt driven with a 256 byte buffer. It worked just fine at 4800 baud.I never tried it any faster. However, it was ProDOS based. I guess a goodstart would be for me to modify that program to work with the 8530 SCC chipand expand from there.I also found Apple IIgs Tech note # 18 that gives some good information.I guess the question is whether the firmware can handle 9600 bpscommunications, or should a program that goes directly to the serial chipbe written. I assume that's how the "big-boys" do it.Tnx,Bob(BOBAF6C, 3037, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""> I haven't tried them yet; most of those programs were written in BASIC> with assembly routines when needed. I'll look for "NibbleTerm". Was this> a IIgs native program or for the earlier eight-bit machinesNibbleTerm was an 8 bit program that used both Applesoft and assembly code.I'm pretty sure it had support for the IIgs serial ports as well as theSuper Serial Card.> Some years back I wrote a bare-bones serial card driver for the //e. It> was interrupt driven with a 256 byte buffer. It worked just fine at 4800> baud. I never tried it any faster. However, it was ProDOS based. I guess> a good start would be for me to modify that program to work with the> 8530 SCC chip and expand from there.That sounds like a plan. Especially as it is you own code. You'll be alittle more familiar with the programming style so it won't take as long tofigure out what the program is doing. :-)> I guess the question is whether the firmware can handle 9600 bps> communications, or should a program that goes directly to the serial> chip be written. I assume that's how the "big-boys" do it.I'm pretty sure the firmware routines can handle data at 19,200 bps butprobably not at a sustained rate. If you are just sending or receivingsmall bursts or a steady stream of data with an overall rate less than19,200 bps you would probably be okay.However, I do believe most serious communications software goes directly tothe hardware. If you aren't worried about distributing this program toothers then you might not have to worry about supporting other interfacesbesides the IIgs serial ports.Anyways, it sounds like you have some information and a direction so I'llleave you to it. Have fun. Jeff Blakeney Dean of the Apple II University in the A2Pro forum(JBLAKENEY, 3039, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""Re: Programming the Serial Port under GSOS and ORCA(I just typed in a long reply, but when I went to post it the net wasacting up and all was lost. This time I'm typing it off-line and trying cutand paste!)Over the weekend I got some time to do some reading and playing with ORCAand the serial port. There was some success but one problem remains.Perhaps someone could shed some light on the cause.Under GSOS the system creates generic drivers when regular drivers don'texist.  The generic drivers created for the two serial ports are .DEV2 and.DEV3 for the modem and printer ports respectively. In the past I've neverbeen able to do anything with these drivers. However, the other day I triedTYPIng a test file and using redirection to .DEV3 to see what happens underthe ORCA shell:TYPE filename > .DEV3...resulted in the printer (an old Imagewriter II) producing output. It wasall on one line, but after adding the proper serial port firmware command(Cntl-I LE, I believe) the printer responded correctly.With that success, I tried sending and receiving to a serial device usingthe modem port. The serial device I was using is a Motorola Oncore 12 GPSevaluation board. In NMEA mode it runs at 4800 bps and receives and sendstext strings terminated with a CR and LF. Once sent the proper command theboard will send out a line of about 63 - 67 text characters once persecond.I wrote a short program in ORCA/C that opens .DEV2 for writing, resets theserial port by sending Cntl-A R, and sends the proper command out theserial port. The second part of the program reopens .DEV2 for reading andreads and numbers 20 lines of data from the GPS, printing each line to thescreen.I ran the first part of the program and could see I was sending data to theGPS receiver, though it was not responding. Evidently ORCA/C converts thenewline character from a LF to a CR so two CRs were being sent. The GPSwon't respond until it receives the CRLF combination. After checking theORCA/C documentation I found that the port must be opened for "wb" writebinary, to preserve the newline (LF) character. When this was done I wasable to send commands to the GPS and it would respond properly!Next, I tried the second part of the program. On the first attempt itseemed to freeze the computer (I'm very impatient!) After checking myprogram and finding all in order I tried it again and waited. The GPS wascurrently to output once every 5 seconds. After about a minute and 20seconds the first fifteen lines showed up on the screen, all at once! Afteranother similar period of time the remaining 5 lines showed up and theprogram terminated normally. The data received was intact and looked good.I was getting input, but for some reason it was being buffered and notavailable to the program until approximately 1K of data was received. Myprogram reads the data using the fgets() function. I also tried the fgetc()function, collecting the characters into a string with the same results. Iturned off buffering in the control panel, and the only change was that Istarted to lose characters between the two blocks of input.Does anyone have any idea what is buffering the stream of data? Is it afunction of ORCA/C or the .DEV2 driver. Any suggestions would beappreciated. If I can get this figured out, the serial port should beusable for things like PIC programmers, GPS, etc. without having to write aserial driver.(more to come, I hope)Cheers, Bob(BOBAF6C, 3050, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""ORCA/C's stdio library routines use a 1024-byte buffer by default. Callsetvbuf() to change this.Steve Reeves(REEVESST, 3051, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""I guess I missed this. Thanks, I'll give this a try.Bob(BOBAF6C, 3052, GO COM A2P)[EOA][INN]------------------------------                     EXTRA INNINGS |-----------------------------------About The Lamp!   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