[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path On Delphi | | |_|----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE LAMP SALUTES, 2000 by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 4, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Mail, Editor.............................. lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2001HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] The Lamp! ThreatenedTHE LAMP SALUTES, 2000------------------------------------------------[TLS] by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER-----------------------------------------------[POP] by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.A2 DISTILLATIONS A2Central.com adds Email Service---------------------------------[AES] Silvern Castle 6.0 Update in Database----------------------------[SCU] Jeff Fink Entertainment Freeware---------------------------------[JFF] Silvern Castle v7.0 Progress-------------------------------------[SCP] Silvern Castle v7.0 in Database----------------------------------[SCD] Applesoft Compare Utility in Database----------------------------[ACU] Software for the IIgs Added to Database--------------------------[STG] Video Overlay Card Pinouts---------------------------------------[VOC] Arachnid Will do FTP From Trenco---------------------------------[ATP] Marinetti Bug Found----------------------------------------------[MBF] Removing TaifunBoot----------------------------------------------[RTB] Juiced.GS, Vol 5, Issue 4----------------------------------------[JGS] Bernie 3.0 Preview Released--------------------------------------[BPR] Speeding up MUG!'s Writing to Floppy Disks-----------------------[SUM] CD-ROMs for IIgs at Shareware Solutions II-----------------------[CDS] ADB Problem------------------------------------------------------[ADB] Apple SCSI Card Switches-----------------------------------------[SCS] Message from Delphi President------------------------------------[MDP]A2P DISTILLATIONS Spectrum XCMDS---------------------------------------------------[SXC] Programing Project-----------------------------------------------[PRP] Foundation Question----------------------------------------------[FNQ] Genesys----------------------------------------------------------[GNS]SPECTRUM OLR FOR A2Central.com ANNOUNCED SOAR Offline Reader----------------------------------------------[SOR]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE]KFEST 2001 Keep it in Mind--------------------------------------------------[KFT]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 High Above The Rock River yesterday the scene was that of a quiet,foggy, snow covered landscape. Then suddenly, the silence was broken bythe siren of a speeding ambulance... lights flashing, rushing to thenearest hospital. Someone had the need to use the services of the team ofemergency workers already in place... emergency dispatcher, paramedics,doctors, nurses, lab techs, etc. On December 23 the text side of the Delphi A2 forum slipped into acoma. We had been warned that after November 1 there would be no morerepairs to the text side of Delphi... no emergency workers in place. The translator that moves messages from the web side to the text sidewas broken. (Messages posted on the text side must be moved to the webside and then back to the text side before they are seen on the text side.)After more than a week the text side came to life again. Then severalbursts of working - not working. As of this writing the text side is notworking.The Lamp! Threatened~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lamp!, as we know it, is threatened by the failure of the textside of Delphi. The model used to produce The Lamp! is based on gettingthe messages from Delphi A2 and A2P on to the hard drive of the editor'sApple II for selection and editing. A simple script for a com programquickly and efficiently captures those messages to a file when accessedfrom the text side. Capturing those same messages from the web side is aslow, tedious process. There is an alternative. The Bulletin Board on A2Central.com is upand running and doing quite well. The messages can be quickly captured toa file. It looks like the time has come to switch to this source ofApple II discussions as the basis for producing The Lamp! :)[EOA][TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES |-----------------------------------APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 2000""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [thelamp@sheppyware.net] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2000 was another great year for the Apple II, and to celebrate it, thegang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the Apple IIworld and came up with a list of the best that the Apple II world had tooffer this past year. We highlight the best of Apple II achievement in2000. Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to wasmade strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your publisher.Any comments can be directed to thelamp@sheppyware.net. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: A bunch of contenders, but there's only """""""""""""""""""""""" one champion. Mike Westerfield of ByteWorks got out his CDR burner and heated up the best commercial product ofthe Apple II year (and it wasn't even released at KansasFest). _Opus ][_,his two CD collection of programs and source, including every single ByteWorks product ever produced, is a must have for programmers and would-beprogrammers alike. For the rest of the field, the _Totally Sheppyware_book/CD set, the _Time in a Bottle_ CD set, the Juiced.GS _Friends ForLife_ CD, the _A2ROMulan_ CD, and the _LANceGS_ ethernet card were theother major contenders. BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: An old favorite renewed takes away this """"""""""""""""""""""" year's shareware award. Eric "Sheppy"Shepherd's _Lemonade Stand GS_, an updated for the Apple IIgs version ofthe classic educational game that was originally available on cassette tapetakes its place alongside its classic brother. Using the sound and graphiccapabilities of the Apple IIgs, _Lemonade Stand GS_ will bring a smile tothe face of any long time Apple II user. Runner up this year came from theShepherd household as well--Sarah Shepherd's initial SarahSoft program, _GSROM Grabber_, a program to help emulator users easily obtain a copy oftheir Apple IIgs ROM image, made its debut at KFest 2000. Seems theSheppys are trying to corner the Apple II shareware market. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: One of last year's shareware winners is this """""""""""""""""""""" year's freeware winner, but the clear winnersare players of this remarkable 8-bit game. Jeff Fink's _Silvern Castle_,reclassified this year as freeware, continues to dazzle Apple II gameplayers the world over--and Jeff himself continues to dazzle the Apple IIworld by adding feature after feature. Every time you think he's gone asfar as he can, he proves you wrong. Thanks, Jeff. On the other side ofthe world, Kim Howe's _Arachnid_ World Wide Web browser, still in previewrelease form, is showing great promise for Apple II users the world over. BEST PUBLICATION: That Jones boy. For the third straight year, Max """"""""""""""""" Jones' _Juiced.GS_ continues to wow _The Lamp!'s_publication staff (Max himself suggested _A2 News and Notes_ as thepublication of the year, leading some to question his sanity). No matterhow crazy he is, as long as he's crazy about the Apple IIgs, the rest of uswill continue to go crazy over his excellent magazine. Articlescontributed by well known Apple II fanatics such as Tony Diaz and GeoffWeiss add spice to the cider. We'll keep taking a serving of _Juiced.GS_here. OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: They said it couldn't be """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" done, but it's been done.///SHH Systeme's Joachim Lange has delivered what Apple promised and didn'tdeliver--an Apple II ethernet card. The _LANceGS_ has made its way by thedozen into the United States from Germany, and it's already changed the wayApple II users think about networking. Thanks for keeping the promise thatApple didn't, Joachim. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: He programs, he Webmasters, he """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" runs a business, he gets othersto do what no one thought could be done. Master Apple II programmer Eric"Sheppy" Shepherd is once again at the forefront of the Apple II community.In between his real job, programming, writing articles for _Juiced.GS_, andoverseeing several World Wide Web sites, he found time to spearhead theeffort to start up an online service run by Apple II users for Apple IIusers--A2Central.com. And he's only just begun. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 2001 bringsout the best in all of us again.[EOA][POP]------------------------------ PERSPECTIVE POSITIVE |-----------------------------------AN A2CENTRAL.COM PRIMER"""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W, L.S.W. [rsuenaga@sheppyware.net] AN ONLINE SERVICE CREATED BY APPLE II PEOPLE FOR APPLE II PEOPLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A BRIEF HISTORY Before Delphi was Genie, and before Genie was GEnie and""""""""""""""" before GEnie was Compuserve. Those were the days whenthe Apple II community was large and the future was bright and unlimited.Those were also the days when online services charged by the hour and itwasn't unheard of for users to spend hundreds of dollars a month on onlineservices. But times change and so does the nature of telecommunications. Directdialup has been surpassed by TCP/IP implementations and the per hourcharges have given way to flat rate. Neither Genie nor Compuserve offertext access anymore, and Delphi, while continuing to provide text access tothose who already have it, makes no promises about repairing it when itbreaks--and it has broken frequently in recent months. And while thenature of telecommunications has changed, the Apple II hasn't changed instep. TCP/IP exists for the IIgs at least, but there is no doubt--theApple II handles text much better than it does the current flood ofgraphically based content available on the Internet. While Delphi attempts to keep up with the Joneses by putting itsresources towards its World Wide Web-based services, Apple II users onDelphi reliant on the text interface face two cold, hard facts: first, thatno Apple II online discussion area that has become generally accessible tothe Apple II user has survived for long--or at all--and second, that whilethe textside on Delphi still exists, no one knows how much longer it willcontinue. A tenuous future, indeed.FOR US, BY US Eric Shepherd, the well-known Apple II programmer known as""""""""""""" Sheppy, read the handwriting on the wall some months ago.He registered the domain name "A2Central.com" and started up an Apple IInews site on the World Wide Web. The Apple II community raved at the newsite's content, and in the back of the minds of many was what the potentialof such a site could be. Delphi made its announcement not much later--that its text interfacewould no longer be supported. A death watch was started, and many wonderedwhere the Apple II faithful would go when it finally met its maker.Instead of wondering, Sheppy took action, recruiting the help of myself,Syndicomm principle Gary Utter, A2Pro veteran Dave Miller, UNIX fanaticDevin Reade, and a bunch of others to begin work on a new online serviceunder the A2Central.com banner. The alliance was announced at KansasFest2000, with work already underway as A2Central.com sponsored a World WideWebcast of the Apple II event of the year. The implication of A2Central.com is simple, but also wondrous--it's anonline service designed by Apple II users, created for Apple II users,maintained by Apple II users, and with the interest of the Apple II user atheart. No longer would we be the victim of corporations chasing the masseswe no longer have at our disposal--finally, the Apple II community wouldhave its own home. The doors opened in early December. A2Central.com would take theApple II community by storm.WHERE WE ARE At this point, A2Central.com's online service has a Real"""""""""""" Time Conference area and a Bulletin Board. In the immediatefuture is electronic mail, followed shortly thereafter by a file library.Access is currently via telnet--text only, a boon for those of us using theApple II to surf the 'Net. All the services will be available by the textinterface--and there will also be POP email access, ftp access, and awebside message board. These are all coming in the near future. The virtual community has always been an important part of the AppleII world, and in this wired day and age, it's more important than ever.You may not have another user down the block you can turn to, but it's aseasy as ever to find one to help down the road. Join us! To join A2Central.com, point your World Wide Web browser athttp://www.a2central.com/join/index.html. I'll see you there.[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________ _ _ _|__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA]------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson [AES]A2Central.com ADDS EMAIL SERVICE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""JANUARY 6, 2001--A2Central.com is pleased to announce the immediateavailability of its first phase of email support to A2Central.com members.Members may now send mail using the mail menu provided on our telnet-basedservice, and may use any POP3-compatible email program, such as SpectrumAutomated Mailer, to receive email.Members' email addresses are and the POP3 serverthey should be using is mail.a2people.com.A2Central.com will be continuing to enhance our email service over thecoming weeks, with the planned addition of support for reading email usingthe telnet environment and more.(CINDYADAMS, 34814, GO COM A2)[EOA][SCU]SILVERN CASTLE 6.0 UPDATE IN DATABASE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD60.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 16-DEC-2000 01:52 By: HKATZ Size: 281088Silvern Castle 6.0 update.Silvern Castle is freeware, written by Jeff Fink.Bugs fixed* Using dispel or haste devices at camp now correctly displays "No effect!" instead of nothing.* Using missile weapons and dispel devices in combat now correctly strike the correct group.* Enchanted one-charge non-potion devices are now correctly interpreted (i.e. not treated as doses).Stuff changed* You must run the file MICRODOT.SYSTEM to now start Silvern Castle.* The Extra's menu no longer contains Dogpaw, because it doesn't run under MicroDot. Run the SC.READER program under Basic.System (i.e. exit Silvern) to view them. In addition, you can view all doc files.* The saved game format is no longer compatible with earlier versions, because of this you must disband your party before installing SCv6.0.* The unique monster generator has been removed. * For those of you with the Second Sight card, pressing CTRL-Z after exiting the GS control panel will now quickly restore the graphics screen because Second Sight incorrectly restores the wrong hi-res page switch.* Speed-up maze plotting slightly.* Text Mode maze support is back.* Depending on level, monsters now have a higher chance to hit 2x per attack.* Updated a few monsters to add some missing special abilities.* Using non-scroll LIGHT devices (i.e. torch or lanterns) in combat now are interpreted as thrown flaming missile weapons, doing up to 12hp of damage to one monster.New stuff* SC now runs under MicroDot, the command shell interface replacement for Basic.System. MicroDot frees up over 7.5k of memory, so be prepared for some cool features in future updates to take advantage of this.* Added 13 new items!* Added one new device effect! * Some monsters now have normal weapon immunity, requiring magic weapons, spells, or devices to hit. You'll get the "No effect" message if your weapon isn't high enough in enchantment.(TONYW1, 34448, GO COM A2)[EOA][JFF]JEFF FINK ENTERTAINMENT FREEWARE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: JFFREEWRE.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 16-DEC-2000 01:55 By: HKATZ Size: 344320This archive contains 10 freeware programs written by Jeff Fink, the authorof Silvern Castle. They are:Compare v.1.1 - An AppleSoft file compare utilityNuclear - An Apple Nuclear power plant gameWheel - A Wheel-of-Fortune-type gameMonster - A Monster & Mazes fantasy Role Playing Game (RPG)Sword - A sword fantasy RPGMiner v 1.1 - A space mining gameSpace.com - A space combat gameMass.Combat - D&D utility to resolve Mass CombatQ.Football - A "simple, quick" football gameAirlift - Berlin Airlift Crisis gameAll files are ProDos 8 compatible.(TONYW1, 34448, GO COM A2)[EOA][SCP]SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 PROGRESS""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Re: Silvern v7.0I know I said it before, but I believe that with this version I havebalanced everything perfectly. It's too bad I didn't have banks ofbeta-testers before I released v1.0. But, you everyone who gave-up onSilvern Castle because it was too hard, I encourage you to take anotherlook when this update is released. I've learned that playability isimportant, and having your entire party wiped-out time and time again doesnot a good game make.Jeff(FINKSTERJ, 34588, GO COM A2)[EOA][SCD]SILVERN CASTLE v7.0 IN DATABASE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: SCUPD70.BXY (Entertainment Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:55 By: HKATZ Size: 307072Silvern Castle 7.0Here are the major new features and changes:Bugs fixed* Thanks to Bruce Baker for pointing out that a second scenario guardian was missing!* Using I)nfo now matches all the definitions set forth in the Tome of Knowledge "Equipment Notes" section.* Fixed possible error #107-5116 when using I)nfo.New Stuff* AUTOMAP feature added! Press in the maze to see overhead view of the current level. Option included to save a standard Apple II hi- res picture for later printing with a paint program.* 11 new items!* 4 new spells: + L3 (M) coldray: cold version of fireball + L6 (C) curmore: improved version of curmuch + L6 (M) acidfog: does up to 64hp of acid damage to all groups + L7 (W) deathray: improved STUN that affects one entire group* Your characters now have partial immunity to monster fear spell attacks (like sleep).* Chests may now hold more spells and potions. Also, most monster lairs now always have chests instead of special goodies.Stuff Changed* The Heat-Shield spell is now renamed as Breathe-Shield, and protects against all breathe attacks, regardless of type.* Initial identification of the opposing monsters is now more consistent based on your party's experience.* Called monsters now appear in the next round, not the same one (chance none will respond). At the start of the next round, a message will indicate how many monsters have joined the fight.* Availability of enchanted equipment reduced for balance. Chests may contain more lesser enchanted stuff.* Only NPCs and humanoid monsters now equipped with weapons and armour. But now each individual NPC/humanoid can have its own stuff instead of the same equipment per group.( TONYW1, GO COM A2)[EOA][ACU]APPLESOFT COMPARE UTILITY IN DATABASE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: COMPARE2.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:58 By: HKATZ Size: 8448This archive contains Compare v.2 - An AppleSoft file compare utilitywritten by Jeff Fink, the author of Silvern Castle. This is an update ofhis earlier v1.1 of this program. Please note that this program has beenreleased as freeware by the author. The original 1.1 version of thisprogram may be found in the JFFREEWAE.BXY file in the Entertainmentdatabase.( TONYW1, GO COM A2)[EOA][STG]SOFTWARE FOR THE IIgs ADDED TO DATABASE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Name: MAXSTER.BXY (Telecommunications) Date: 14-JAN-2001 03:02 By: KEN_GAGNE Size: 344832This is Maxster v0.79.5, the Napster client for the Apple IIgs that wasfirst demoed at KansasFest 2000 as part of HackFest. This program willsearch for, download, and play the first few seconds of MP3 audio files. Asan open beta, its functionality is extremely limited, and has been known towork with only a small range of songs. As a Spectrum script, it requiresSpectrum v2.0 or later. Freeware by Ken Gagne.>>>>>""""" Name: SCAP111.BXY (Productivity Software) Date: 14-JAN-2001 02:53 By: SISGEOFF Size: 18944SCAP 1.1.1 is a Spectrum script which converts Text, Teach, Source, orAppleWorks Classic Word Processor documents into a PDF file. SCAP requiresSpectrum 2.3 or higher. This version now handles carats properly in thetext. All previous versions of SCAP do not handle carats correctly and thescript may abort during the process of the conversion to a PDF file.( TONYW1, GO COM A2)[EOA][VOC]VIDEO OVERLAY CARD PINOUTS""""""""""""""""""""""""""Can someone tell me what the pinouts are for the Video Overlay Card? Orspecifically, the 3 pins where the composite video-in/out cable connects.I know the 3 pins carry:- Composite/NTSC video IN- Composite/NTSC video OUT- GroundHowever, which pin carries what? If I were to attempt building my own cable(the card I have is missing the cable :/) where would ground tie in, toboth the in and out on the other side, just one, or just any part of themetal connector that clips to the back of the GS? Is using non-sheildedwiring going to pick up alot of RFI? (chances are I'd just splice thecables together and wrap electrical tape around that, which isn't the mostideal solution really).ps - If anyone has a spare one of these cables, please contact me. It wouldmake things much easier. :)Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net}(SPECTOR1, 34422, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""The top pin goes to the center pin of video in.The middle pin goes to the center pin of video out.The bottom pin goes to the outside of both video in & out.I don't suspect it would matter but the outside of the video jacks areconnected together with an aluminium bracket which would ground to theoutside of the case.There doesn't apear to be any RFI shielding at all.Wayne(WAYNEJ, 34426, GO COM A2)<<<<<"""""Thanks, that gives me a fairly good idea on how to go about building areplacement connector cable should I need one. So: In/Out/Ground.Just to verify though, that is facing the card chip side up with goldfingers at the bottom right corner looking down at it, right?Hmm, I don't suppose anyone out there could make a quick snapshot photo ofthe cable+port connector. I'd like to see the type of wiring and a get aclear picture of what the bracket looks like.Mitchell Spector { spec@total.net}(SPECTOR1, 34433, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""If it were in the computer plugged into the slot then from the top it'sin/out/ground.Wayne(WAYNEJ, 34441, GO COM A2)[EOA][ATP]ARACHNID WILL DO FTP FROM TRENCO""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The current version of Arachnid under development can browse the Trencoarchives and download files via ftp. The release is coming soon. :)Kim Howe(KHOWE1, 34676, GO COM A2)[EOA][MBF]MARINETTI BUG FOUND"""""""""""""""""""We have found what appears to be a bug in the Marinetti TCP/IP CDev.If you open and close the Configuration dialog of the Scripted PPP optionwithin the CDev, it appears as though it is removing some resources thatare in memory, or leaving the resource level incorrectly set.We found a repeatable crash while composing a message in Crock O' Gold.Simply opening and closing that dialog caused a pString resource used bySpectrum to no longer be available in memory, and the subsequent screenupdate of the related control caused the system to crash.My advice would be not to open the TCP/IP CDev Scripted PPP Configurationoption while Spectrum is running until we can find out more precisely whatis going on. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/(EWANNOP, 34603, GO COM A2)[EOA][RTB]REMOVING TaifunBoot"""""""""""""""""""Argh! I did a search for this, and it yielded zilch! Anyhow, does anyoneknow how to remove this software? I remember reading something a while backthat talked about modifying BASIC.SYSTEM, if that helps jog any memories...Thanks,~tarage~Email: tarage@bellsouth.net(TARAGE, 34663, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""Hi!To uninstall TaifunBoot, boot into your first system, delete the file"PRODOS" (which is TaifunBoot) and rename the file "PRODOS." to "PRODOS"and that's it.Many greetings,-- Jesse Blue / NinjaforceE-MAIL: jesseblue@ninjaforce.comICQ: 8895643WWW: http://www.ninjaforce.com(JESSEBLUE, 34664, GO COM A2)[EOA][JGS]Juiced.GS, Vol 5, Issue 4"""""""""""""""""""""""""Announcing ...===== Juiced.GS, Volume 5, Issue 4 =====The December 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premierIIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 217 subscribers in 45 states andnumerous points around the globe.Here's what you'll find in this 24-page issue:============FEATURESCover Story: A IIGS networking solution -- An in-depth review of the newLANceGS Ethernet card for the IIGS ... Geoff Weiss, a IIGS softwaredeveloper and Juiced.GS' Man on the LAN, gets connected with the cool AppleII networking card from ///SHH Systeme of Germany, and takes it for a spinaround the Internet, just to show us that it CAN be done!Hardware: Cleaning up your power source ... Tony Diaz, the foremost experton Apple II hardware, helps users sort through the facts and fallacies ofIIGS power supply issues and guides users through the steps of cleaning upthose crusty power supply connectors. Tony tells the story in words ANDpictures. That's right, this feature is fully illustrated with four --count 'em, FOUR -- photographs!Programming: Get pumped with the GS/OS Exerciser ... Eric Shepherd shareshis knowledge and insights on programming, and tries his best to whipfellow programmers, or aspiring programmers, into ship-shape by drillingthem on the fine points of an interesting IIGS debugging tool, Exerciser.The Virtual GS: Small Dog to the rescue! ... Ryan Suenaga quenches yourthirst for emulation news, and he promises NOT! to spill cola on yourkeyboard while he does it.COLUMNSMy Home Page: Looking forward ... The editor finds his way to the AppleII's new online service, A2Central.com, and finds the climate warm andfriendly. It's a new place that feels a lot like home.II Be Named Later: Our inspired columnist looks forward to a New Year withnew resolutions he might actually be able to keep. Well, most of themanyway.DEPARTMENTSShareware Spotlight: Software reclassifications keep on coming, and LostClassics Project Director Howard Katz speads them all out on the table.DumplinGS: A2Central.com opens its doors with a free month; Bernie 3.0preview release hits the Internet; Byte Works compiles and releases all itsprograms and source code on CDs; and a new distributor for Spectrum;Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, makesuggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. We have thecoolest readers in the world. Read our mail and see why.ADVERTISEMENTSA2Central.com; F.E. Systems new Bernie release; the Opus ][ CD from ByteWorks;Juiced.GS Friends for Life CD-ROM; and three new CDs, including Time in aBottle, from Juiced.GS.============Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscriptiononly.A subscription for 2001 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22elsewhere.To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones.Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 issues are available for$16 each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specificsingle copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $5 each($7 overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in'96/'97'98/'99/'00 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below.Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS E-mail -- Internet: juicedgs@earthlink.net World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs(JUICEDGS, 34678, GO COM A2)[EOA][BPR]BERNIE 3.0 PREVIEW RELEASED"""""""""""""""""""""""""""Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 PreviewF.E.Systems, maker of the popular Apple IIgs emulator "Bernie ][ TheRescue", introduced today the most powerful and versatile Apple II andApple IIgs emulator ever.Version 3.0 - distributed as a preview release - adds countless new andimproved features to the emulator. With Bernie 3.0, emphasis has been puton the requirements of entertainment software. A completely new soundengine based on F.E.Systems latest development, the VECTORSOUND(tm) audioengine, brings unmatched accuracy plus additional features such asdirect-to-disk recording, real-time sound filters and spectrum analysis.The all-new full screen mode now offers menu access and direct manipulationof essential settings. Sporting a new high-tech look, Bernie 3.0 is themost user friendly Apple II emulator. Human-readable error messages, drag &drop support and the new user interface make this the preferred emulator ofnovice users and pros, gamers and power users alike.While Bernie remains a shareware product, users will appreciate that Berniecan now be operated with no limitations whatsoever whether it's beenregistered or not. While the shareware fee is due after 30 days of usage,there's no protection scheme that kicks in.Bernie ][ The Rescue 3.0 is shareware. Priced at only US$15 (upgrades:US$7), the software that pioneered Apple IIgs emulation redefines thefuture of the Apple II platform by offering a cost-effective and viablemigration path.What's New?- VectorSound high-fidelity sound engine featuring- ultraprecise sound synthesizer (+200% accuracy gain)- real-time bit-enhancement for FM sounds- direct-to-disk recording- anti-scratching feature- real-time spectrum analysis- high-precision timing- smooth mode switching- all-new full-screen mode featuring- optional resolution switching- menu access via hotkey- interactive multi-display for disks, sound and joystick- accelerated for 8-bit and 16-bit video- redesigned user interface- new, space-saving high-tech look- new interactive sound window showing master level, spectrum analyzer, frequencies- new disks window- new communications window- new joystick window with calibration- new errors window with scrollback and plain-text messages- flicker-free implementation- zero performance loss with auxiliary windows closed- substantial internal code maintenance- dozens of small improvements- drag&drop of multiple images- built-in drive deselectable- shutdown warning- locate ROM files automatically- new About window- all known bugs fixed- ...and much more.- new low price - more than 50% off!- save state feature in final release- requires MacOS 8.5 or later.Henrik Woof Gudatwoof woof(GUDATH, 34653, GO COM A2)[EOA][SUM]SPEEDING UP MUG!'s WRITING TO FLOPPY DISKS""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Speaking of writing to MS-DOS, would it be possible to speed up MUG!'swriting to floppy disk routines?Mitchell Spectormailto: (SPECTOR1, 34755, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""The easiest and greatest speed improvement comes from reformatting MS-DOSdisks on the GS to use a 2:1 interleave (by default they are formatted 1:1for the faster PC systems). Most people seem to use the same "sneaker-net"disk or two, so it's not like you have to reformat every disk or anything.I'm sure someone could come up with a routine to speed up writing tofloppies, but I think it would be a fair bit of work with no guarantee ofmuch improvement. For example, rewriting the FATs and root directory is anoticeably lengthy process, yet that is a simple request to GS/OS to writea consecutive series of disk blocks. I'm not quite sure what could be doneto speed this up without trying to keep track of disk architecture andblock layout on the disk (which is not guaranteed to be in a given orderand I can't detect it!).:-(I know that writing to a Zip disk doesn't seem all that slow, and writingto 2:1 formatted disks is typically no great drama either (although I'd bethe first to admit you could never call it _fast_!).Peter Watson-- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?-- Impossible! ;-)(PETERWATSON, 34776, GO COM A2)[EOA][CDS]CD-ROMs FOR IIgs AT Shareware Solutions II""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""All of the various CD-ROMs available from Shareware Solutions II arecompatible with a IIGS and a RAMFast. Then again, they ought to be sincethey are CDs intended for use on a IIGS ;-)Take a look at http://users.foxvalley.net/~jokoBut, ignore the pricing listed there for the Resource-Central CDs. At myKagi online store, they are available for $25 each. As are most of theothers.Joe Kohn(JOE_KOHN, 34690, GO COM A2)[EOA][ADB]ADB PROBLEM"""""""""""Hello everyone, long time no see. I recently moved and now have room to setup my GS and remind myself why it is still my favorite. :)Everything was going great until I swapped out the ADB cable for one thatwas in better shape, while the machine was on. Now, I've done this azillion times in the past and it never did anything. But now all of thesudden I have no keyboard or mouse, even after restoring the originalcable. (This is the standard GS keyboard and mouse btw) I tried hooking upanother keyboard mouse (apple extended) which I know is working, and hadthe same problem. Still dead. So now I'm scared something happened to thecontroller on the motherboard.Also, if it helps troubleshoot, the 3 lights on the extended keyboard blinknormally when the machine is powered up. But after that I can't triggeranything (caps lock, etc.) One time after I let it sit for about 3 minutesat the finder, the caps lock light suddenly came on by itself. (almost likeit buffered the keypress)Oh yeah - the machine isn't frozen either. Screensavers still kick on and Ican mount floppies, etc.Has anybody seen anything like this before? Thanks for any advice. I'mgoing to continue to look for replacement parts to test with.- Matt Portune(MPORTUNE, 34507, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""I have, and it was a blown ADB chip. (I know you don't want to hearthat...)Gary R. Utter(UTTER, 34508, GO COM A2)>>>>>"""""Nice to see an old familiar face around here! :) (I went through the samething with a move myself recently, and now have the space for my GS to sitnext to my PC once again. It was only a year it was absent from my desk,but I certainly missed it nonetheless).It's quite possible the ADB micro-controller got fried, though beforegiving up I'd suggest pulling every card and connector from the machine,removing the motherboard from the case and rest it on an anti-static bag(in case something is being shorted) and it power it up with nothingconnected _except_: A known working keyboard and ADB cable, powersupply anda video device. Also, try clearing the BRAM memory by removing the batteryfor a couple of minutes and reinserting it (you had a ROM 3 board, right?).I've seen all sorts odd things happen from corrupted BRAM memory, once myZipGS was stuck in disabled mode until I cleared it.If after all that it's still not responding to the keyboard, I guess you'llhave to replace the mainboard. Fear not though, ROM 3 motherboards arequite cheap on the used market, sometimes even free. I'm actually planningto swap ROM 3 boards on my main IIgs system to try and solve some stabilityproblems with my 15/64 ZipGS.Good luck!Mitchell Spectormailto: (SPECTOR1, 34520, GO COM A2)[EOA][SCS]APPLE SCSI CARD SWITCHES""""""""""""""""""""""""This Apple SCSI card (820-0153-A 1990) has four dip switches. What is thepurpose of these switches?>>>>>"""""That would be the Apple High-Speed SCSI card. The four DIP switches areused for setting DMA and changing the SCSI-ID address for the card itself(not external devices on the chain).Here are the actual settings:SW1 = open=DMA _off_, closed=DMA _on_SW2 = SCSI adrs bit 2, open=0, closed=2^2 (4) MSBSW3 = SCSI adrs bit 1, open=0, closed=2^1 (2)SW4 = SCSI adrs bit 0, open=0, closed=2^0 (1) LSBThe default is all four switches in the closed position (either all up, orall down. Unfortunately I can't recall exactly which since I don't have myHS SCSI card in front of me to tell you whether 'closed' is up or down. Itis marked on the card however).That is: DMA enabled and SCSI-ID #7. That should be fine in most cases,except when a non-DMA card is present in the system (DMA is automaticallydisabled if more than 4MB is present in the expansion slot, unlike theRamFAST SCSI which can DMA with up to 8MB present).Mitchell Spectormailto: (SPECTOR1, 34784, GO COM A2)[EOA][MDP]MESSAGE FROM DELPHI PRESIDENT"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The following was posted by Delphi President Rusty Williams elsewhere onDelphi.===snip===From: Rusty Williams (RUSTY) 11:56 amTo: ALL 1 of 1550.1As all of you know, the market for web-based advertising and investorsentiment towards consumer web services have both taken a significantdownturn in recent months. Delphi.com has been in a better position thanother services because we've benefited from the collective support andcontributions that our members make to the service. In effect, Delphi is acooperative -- a true community of people who are inclined to help eachother. Even with this advantage, we' ve reached a point where more costcutting is required.This week we had to take the additional step of eliminating some of thesupport positions within our staff. We've have a close-knit team dedicatedto making Delphi a valuable service for everyone. To eliminate somepositions was especially painful because everyone on our staff isenthusiastic about Delphi's value and potential for growth. So on a veryhuman level these changes have been quite difficult.There have been rumors in recent weeks about Delphi shutting down. Whilethis was discussed as all options were on the table, it was never seriouslyconsidered. It's extremely expensive to provide all of the systems andinfrastructure required to support a site the size of Delphi. However, weall have confidence that the pendulum that swung so fast from "irrationalexuberance" to "irrational pessimism" will eventually swing back to a morerational valuation of services such as Delphi. We decided that we should doour best to preserve the value of the friendships and communities onDelphi.com while minimizing our costs.Where will you notice these changes? We'll be experimenting with variousways to automate or outsource functions such as service support, promotionsapprovals and forum indexing. As a general rule, we're hoping to automateservices and functions that can run reasonably well in a self-regulatingenvironment. We simply can't afford to provide a lot of support or specialconsideration to forums or end-users who have high maintenancerequirements. If it costs us a lot to support from a staffing perspective,we need to find new ways to reduce the costs.For example, a specific change that we're making is the way we handle thepublic index. Instead of reviewing and approving index submissions on adaily basis, we'll review submissions for the most active forums once amonth. This isn't great for news for new and less active forums - many ofwhich will never make it to the public index - but it will be much moreefficient for our support staff.I hope it's clear that we're committed to making Delphi a success. By"hunkering down" during this time period we expect that Delphi willcontinue to be the best place on the web to build an interactive forum.And because Delphi is hosted by Prospero along with hundreds of othercorporate clients, Delphi will benefit from upgrades and new features asthey are requested by this broader group of users. We'll need yourpatience, assistance, and willingness to try new approaches. In return,we'll do our best to maintain Delphi.com as a free service with as manyfeatures as possible.Thanks for your understanding and support.Best regards,Rusty WilliamsDelphi.com===snip===CHunk_S --- Your A2 Forum Host -- (chunk.s@foxvalley.net)(CHUNK_S, 34894, GO COM A2)[EOA]------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2P |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson [SXC]SPECTRUM XCMDS""""""""""""""Is there any way to get the Lister XCMD in Spectrum to deal with a listthat has spaces in each line? It doesn't seem to work; I have to substitutesome other character for the space. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Chief Sysop, A2Central.com -- your total Apple II computing source Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution(RSUENAGA, 3244, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""I am not sure what you mean. The string you supply can have anything youlike in it except for CRs and the current Quote character. Take a look atthe list views in COG etc., and you will see that spaces have beenincluded...If you mean that the font is not a mono-spaced font, then that is adifferent matter. Create a custom resource and window using the WindowMgrXCMD instead if you want a custom font used in a List. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/(EWANNOP, 3245, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""I too am not sure what you mean. Do you mean you want to add a line that iscompletely spaces? I can't remember if I have done this or not, but I can'tthink of any reason why it should fail.SIS uses Lister for the Bookmark Editor and it handles lines with the spacecharacter (i.e "My Home Page" can be a title of a bookmark and workswithout any problems).Geoff(SISGEOFF, 3246, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""In message 'Spectrum xcmds (Re: Msg 3244)' EWANNOP said:> I am not sure what you mean. The string you supply can have anything you> like in it except for CRs and the current Quote character. Take a look> at the list views in COG etc., and you will see that spaces have been> included...Okay, here's an example. I'm working on an address book script. The datain my addressbook text file looks like this right now:Shepherd_________Eric______sheppy@sheppyware.netKohn_____________Joe_______joko@crl.comDiaz_____________Tony______tdiaz@hypermall.comWeiss____________Geoff_____geoff@gwlink.netSuenaga Ryan a2.ryan@a2central.comWhen I display it using Lister, I get this:Shepherd_________Eric______sheppy@sheppyware.netKohn_____________Joe_______joko@crl.comDiaz_____________Tony______tdiaz@hypermall.comWeiss____________Geoff_____geoff@gwlink.netSuenagaThe rest of my name and address don't show up.Am I missing something obvious? Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - Chief Sysop, A2Central.com Posted by Spectrum 2.3, Crock O' Gold 3.3, and the LANceGS(RSUENAGA, 3247, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""You may well be... How wide have you declared the list to be?You can have an element size up to 244 wide, but the default is for 50.Anything in the string over the declared width will be truncated.You can work with wide lists in memory, but will not be able to displaymore than about 70+ wide with the display commands. There is also a limitto the number of elements related to the max width. The list record inmemory has a maximum size of 64K.If I need to hold more data than the screen width, I usually create twolists, and work them in tandem. Often you do not need to see all the dataat once.Check the !Help! Spectrum Extras/XCMDs/Lister Function 1 entry for fulldetails of the size and width limits. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/(EWANNOP, 3248, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""I believe Ewen is pointing you to the right direction to solve the problem.I tested SIS by putting a lot of spaces between words for the URL title inthe Bookmark Editor and it took it with no problems. But then, I hadalready set the width field and stuff for the best display possible underSIS.An alternative to using the underscore character is to use the non-breakingspace character. It looks like a space, but is treated as a regularcharacter.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 3249, GO COM A2P)<<<<<"""""> ...non-breaking space character.How do I generate this one?Thanks. Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- rsuenaga@apple2.org Chief Sysop, A2Central.com -- your total Apple II computing source Posted by PTMM v2.5 - The integrated information solution(RSUENAGA, 3250, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""You know how you press the _ key (well, shift-minus) to get the underscorecharacter, press option-space to get the non-breaking space. Spectrumdoesn't mind having any of the high-bit characters as part of quoted text.Geoff(SISGEOFF, 3252, GO COM A2P)[EOA][PRP]PROGRAMING PROJECT""""""""""""""""""Ok, well, here's the latest status from me. I needed a design project formy master's project (amazing, a ditz like me in the master's program,eh?)...so I've decided to do file-sharing for the IIGS over TCP/IP, with myfallback project the FTP server. I've got all the docs and progs that camewith Opus, and I'm looking for a TCP/IP book, and something on Macnetworking. Any ideas, advice, etc? Thanks!~Tarage~Email: tarage@bellsouth.net(TARAGE, 3266, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""Opus ][ includes the marinetii programmer's guide, which covers TCP/IP withMarinetti, and should give you a general understanding of TCP clients &servers. If you're using MacOS X, you could probably just use standardBSD/Posix tcp stuff. I believe Apple has made all the Mac programming booksavailable on their website; try poking around their.You may also find the GS/OS reference and toolbox books (for IIgs) helpful,depending on how you set up the IIgs client/server (NDA? GS/OS devicedriver? etc).Kelvin Sherlock(KWS, 3267, GO COM A2P)[EOA][FNQ]FOUNDATION QUESTION"""""""""""""""""""If I remember rightly, Foundation displays any resource for which it doesnot have a specific editor in a generic hex display. Does anyone have ahandy list of the specific editors that Foundation has?(GARETH, 3257, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""IIRC, Foundation has a menu that lists all the resources it can editnatively (for creating new resources). The extensive built-in helpinformation (under the apple menu) might also list them. Basicall, it doesall the simple ones pString, 2rects, menu items, etc., but nothing complex.The Golden Orchard CD might have a couple additional editors, though (likethe icon editor).(KWS, 3259, GO COM A2P)[EOA][GNS]GENESYS"""""""It's really unfortunate that nobody ever wrote any significant extra editormodules for Foundation. I tried to once but couldn't get it to work; theplugin architecture IMHO was a little complicated.Eric (Sheppy) ShepherdEditor, A2Central.comsheppy@a2central.comhttp://www.a2central.com(SHEPPY, 3260, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""I agree, it is a pity there are no more modules for this. I still findGenesys works fairly well, as long as it too knows about a resource type.I tend these days to build the original framework in Genesys, and thensave it out in Rez source format. I can then tweak it as I need to withinthe source files. Ewen Wannop - Speccie Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5 & Crock O' Gold 3.3 Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350 Home Pages: http://www.btinternet.com/~ewannop/(EWANNOP, 3261, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""I don't suppose Genesys is available anywhere these days, is it?_________ | homas(TCOMPTER, 3262, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""Unfortunately, Gensesys is not easy to find these days. (It would make agood opportunity for Lost Classics to rescue it :). Design Master isavailable from ByteWorks. It's not as powerful as Genesys, but you canpaint a window and then export it as rez.ResLin (from Richard B.) is also available, but has even fewer editors. Ofcourse, ResLin has a much saner add-on architecture, so it should be easierto write a new res type editor. (He said, never having written one...).Kelvin(KWS, 3263, GO COM A2P)>>>>>"""""That's about how I use Genesys, when I bother to use a resource editor atall. Do basic layout, then save to Rez format and tweak by hand from thenon. I don't mind working in Rez. much; I rather enjoy it.Still, it would be really nice to have a resource editor that supported allthe controls. Genesys is so close on that point, only lacking thermometerand rectangle. Its interface is a tad clunky though, requiring a lot ofbouncing from window to window to fully edit a control (including theresource ID and name).Eric (Sheppy) ShepherdEditor, A2Central.comsheppy@a2central.comhttp://www.a2central.com(SHEPPY, 3264, GO COM A2P)[EOA]------------------------------------ SOAR OFFLINE READER |------------------------------------[SOR]SPECTRUM OLR FOR A2Central.com ANNOUNCED""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""After a false start just over a week ago, finally I can announce therelease of a working OLR, and working Spectrum update for A2Central.*** Announcing the release of the SOAR Offline Reader for A2Central. ***You can now all enjoy easy access to A2Central from an offline reader. Touse SOAR, you will need to have a copy of Spectrum 2.4 installed,Marinetti 2.0 or 2.1 configured and working, and an ISP that gives you fullTCP/IP access. If you have all those installed, then go and visit my homepages on: http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/Click on the link to take you to the download pages, and download twofiles, 'sp251updater,txt' and 'soar.txt'. These files are BinSCII encoded,and will need to be decoded from the Black Apple menu item in Spectrum.You should end up with 'SP251Update.SEA' and 'SOAR.SEA' on your hard disk.From the Finder, double-click to extract these two files to make twofolders. In each folder there is a 'Read.Me.First' file. Those files willgive you full instructions on how to update Spectrum 2.4 to 2.5.1, and howto install the SOAR reader.Spectrum 2.5.1 is required by SOAR. This release of an updater is a publicBeta test of Spectrum 2.5.1 for owners of Spectrum 2.4 only. If there areno reported problems, then Spectrum 2.5.1 or later will be available in thenormal way from Shareware Solutions in due course. Please immediatelyreport anything you find in 2.5.1 that does not work as expected to or .May I stress that this is the first release of SOAR, and although it hasbeen extensively tested, it is still at beta level v1.0b1. SOAR is a livingentity, and it will be upgraded on a regular basis as new features areactivated by me and new options in A2Central become live.I will especially be interested in comments, bug reports and wish listsfrom you for SOAR, and I will issue updates of the core scripts as and whenthese are needed.So don't delay, SOAR away... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 17 Jan 2001 - 189 days till KFest '01 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR 1.0b1 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a Blue & White G3/350 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:12/A2Central.com)[EOA]------------------------------------ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |------------------------------------[NLE]NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.[EOA][LTE]AN INVITATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of theApple II computers.Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted.The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considersunsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.[EOA][KFT]KFest 2001"""""""""" Plan Ahead ~~~~~~~~~~KFest 2001 is set for July 25-29 (early arrivals on July 24) at AvilaCollege. Put it on your calender and start saving your money. You will beglad you did.[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 2000 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., Ryan M. 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