[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_|----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" THE LAMP SALUTES - APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 5, No. 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 15, 2002HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] New Destinations in the City New Destinations OnlineTHE LAMP SALUTES------------------------------------------------------[TLS] Apple II Achievement, 2001A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS Translating Email in Another Language----------------------------[TAL] The Delphi A2 File Libraries Available Here on Syndicomm---------[DFL] Treasure Hunting the Thrift Stores-------------------------------[THT] Problems Setting up ROM3 IIgs------------------------------------[PSU] Magic Routing - Installing System Software on the IIgs-----------[MRT] 3270 Emulation for the Apple II?---------------------------------[TEA] Apple II Files For Download From a WEB Site----------------------[AFD] Style Sheets on WEB Sites----------------------------------------[SSW] Keyboards For the IIgs - More Discussion-------------------------[KMD] The Sound of an Apple II 5.25" Drive in Windows?-----------------[ADW] Controlling the SCSI ID of Hard Drive----------------------------[CSI] Alternative to the Small Jumpers Needed to Set HD SCSI ID--------[ASJ] Firmware Sometimes Used to Control SCSI ID of HD-----------------[FSU] Anti-Spam Technique----------------------------------------------[AST] Current Version of Sweet16 for BeOS Likely the Final Version-----[CVF]ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM All Syndicomm Online Forums on the New Bulletin Board Software---[NBS] Syndicommotion, the New Syndicomm Online Newsletter--------------[SON] New Prices for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[NPS] New Enhancements for Syndicomm Online----------------------------[NES] Chat Via The WEB Comes to Syndicomm Online-----------------------[CVW] Role Playing Games Forum and MUD on Syndicomm Online-------------[RPG]DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS Connecting a IIgs to a PC Using Marinetti------------------------[GPM] Accessing Delphi With Your Apple II------------------------------[ADA]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE] An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE]KFEST 2002 Plan Ahead for K-Fest 2002---------------------------------------[PAK] Happy New Year and THINK K-FEST----------------------------------[THF]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 New Destinations in the City ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ High Above The Rock River a brilliant scarlet color illuminates asmall cluster of clouds at dawn. The streets are outlined with trails ofheadlights... and taillights. People are rushing to factories, stores,service stations, banks, etc. Some of these people be going to a newdestination... a place that they didn't know existed until recently. New Destinations Online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new online publication, Syndicommotion, has been started. Thisnewsletter will keep people informed about the new areas and services thatare being added to the constantly growing Syndicomm Online. See theAnnouncements from Syndicomm section of this issue of _The Lamp!_ fordetails.[EOA][TLS]------------------------------ THE LAMP SALUTES |-----------------------------------APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 2001""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W. [rsuenaga@a2central.com] MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2001 was a great year for the Apple II, and to celebrate it, the ganghere 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 in 2001. We again highlight the best of Apple II achievement. 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 editor andpublisher. Any comments can be directed to rsuenaga@a2central.com. BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT: There were just a few contenders, but the """""""""""""""""""""""" winners this year are a couple of greatApple II CD ROM compilations. _Juiced.GS_ followed up its stunning_Friends for Life_ CD ROM with _Friends II_, making its debut at KansasFest2001. A few seats down from Max Jones of _Juiced.GS_ was Ken Gagne of_Gamebits_ with the multimedia file collection called _Espirit de AppleCorps_, a collection of sound and graphic files as well as the an AppleIIgs port of a classic game program we'll talk about in a bit. BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT: The Man Down Under, Australia's Kim Howe, """"""""""""""""""""""" has been one of the most prolific Apple IIprogrammers of recent years. His _Telnet NDA_ New Desk Accessory makesopening telnet connections a breeze, and has become one of the best ways tochat on Syndicomm.com. Kim got my shareware fee, as well as some others. BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT: We have a tie, but the clear winner in all """""""""""""""""""""" of this are Apple IIgs users. _Spectrum_author Ewen Wannop added one more script based program to his long listwith _Spectrum Automated File Exchange_, aka _SAFE_. _SAFE_ brings agraphical user interface to Apple IIgs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for thefirst time ever. Our second winner is an Apple IIgs version of the classicgame _Hammurabi_, the first publicly released Apple IIgs program ofaspiring programmer Thomas Compter, offering hours of fun for everyone. BEST WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: A2Central.com. 'Nuff said. """""""""""""""""""""""" BEST PUBLICATION: Juiced.GS. 'Nuff said again. """"""""""""""""" OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT: While some may feel that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" it's the Apple II versionof the Borg, Syndicomm rescued several Apple II products from extinction orat least copyright limbo. Eric Shepherd spent the early part of the summerburning up the email circuit and when KansasFest 2001 was said and done,products from EGO Systems, Parkhurst Micro Products, Ross Falconer, ByteWorks, APDA, and _Juiced.GS_ were all under (or soon to be) the Syndicommlogo. Hope that logo's printed broadly, because the Apple II world is nowlargely on Syndicomm's shoulders. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT: Once again, we have a tie. The """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Man behind the development ofSyndicomm.com, David Miller, has put in countless hours to get thefledgling online service running like a champ, providing the Apple IIcommunity a permanent online home. And in Indiana, Max Jones not only putout the best Apple II publication of recent vintage, when he decided hecouldn't do it anymore, he made sure that it found a home rather than rodeoff into the sunset. Thanks, Dave and Max. Congratulations to all our winners! Here's hoping that 1999 bringsout the best in all of us again.[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________ _ _ _|__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA]---------------------------------------------------DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com | (A2Central.com) |---------------------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson [TAL]TRANSLATING EMAIL IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I recently received an email in French. A friend has translated it for me,but I need someone to help me compose a reply. Could someone here take abrief message in English and translate it for me?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 259)>>>>>"""""In a pinch, you can use Babelfish (babelfish.altavista.com) -- thetranslations are crude but get the point across.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 260)>>>>>"""""Sheppy,I didn't know about that site. What an amazingly handy tool! You'reright, it's not fluent (computers aren't at the point of understandingcontext, etc.) but with some playing around, it's easy enough to get aworking translation. I found that if I let Altavista translate my messagefrom English to French and back to English, if it still made sense, then Iwas good.Thanks!-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 261)[EOA][DFL]THE DELPHI A2 FILE LIBRARIES AVAILABLE HERE ON SYNDICOMM""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Hello,I had uploaded to Delphi two programs I wrote: Sedistic and Maxster. I'vediscovered my own copies of these files are corrupted, and I'm not sure Ihave others. Are the Delphi libraries available anywhere, or does anyonehave these files?Thanks,-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""The Delphi file libraries for A2 were duplicated here; look in thedelphi_archive folder (or whatever it's called) in the A2 library.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 27)>>>>>"""""Sheppy,Wow! I didn't know that. I found the files I was looking for easilyenough.Thanks!-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 9, Msg 28)[EOA][THT]TREASURE HUNTING THE THRIFT STORES""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Treasure hunting the "thrift" stores...The local Salvation Army recently set up a new thrift store and turned theold thrift store into an "as is" store. The "as is" store has a lot of oldcomputer items.Some of my buys to date include: Apple 3.5 flop. drive-$5, System Saver IIgs-$5, 2 external SCSI CD-ROM drives-$10 each, Mac computer-$5 (for the hard drive and CD-ROM drive)Tried to start a conversation with the guy buying 6 IBM clones as to whathe was using them for... he didn't want to talk. :)Lots of turnover of that computer stuff... Have to check back often.Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 98)>>>>>"""""The Salvation Army in my area doesn't have a thrift store that is open tothe public. Don't know why. They just don't. It would be a money maker forthem. Go figure. There are other thrift stores, however. Have never seenany Apple II equipment in them. Sometimes a Mac or two appear. That's it.I have, however, made out rather well at the local recycling center overthe past year or so. They have what they call the 'electronics trailer'that one can browse through. It's great. I have picked up a number of A2items over the past two years, including about half of the system that I amusing right now. It's amazing how one person's junk becomes another'streasure. Barry Reesbrees@syndicomm.com(BREES, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 99)>>>>>"""""There are several different thrift stores here, some parts of chains(Savers, Salvation Army, Goodwill), some parts of churches or missions.They have always been pretty good for Apple II stuff and sometimes otherthings. I have gotten quite a few GS's, some Macs, and some other thingsthere.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 100)>>>>>"""""You guys are lucky. All the thrift stores I've ever been in seem tospecialize in old clothes :) Actually, there is a computer/electronic/etcrecycle store that I should check out some day.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 3, Top 2, Msg 101)[EOA][PSU]PROBLEMS SETTING UP ROM3 IIgs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I'm trying to set up my "new" ROM3. It boots up with a text screen thatlists the components as they are added. I want the graphic boot so I canuse Opening Line and see all the icons. What's going on? There should beenough memory.TIA - There will be more questions later.Margaret(MARGARET, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""This screen appears if you press a key early in the boot process. Soundslike the computer thinks a key is being hit.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""Thanks. I tried cleaning out the keyboard and it boots fine now. Is thereanything I need to know about moving stuff like RamFast and Zip card to aROM3 computer? I do know some software (FTA demos etc) won't work.Thanks againMargaret(MARGARET, Cat 7, Top 7, Msg 7)>>>>>""""">> Is there anything I need to know about moving stuff like RamFast and Zipcard to a ROM3 computer? <>>>>"""""Ken,auxtype - $0002 MT Steve(S.BERNBAUM, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 19)>>>>>"""""It also works if you keep the System folder on your desktop, regardless ofthe auxtype.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 20)>>>>>"""""The auxtype change is only needed if you leave the system folder in thedrive window. If you drag it to the desktop, it work fine as is. That's theonly way the programmers used it, so they didn't catch the bug. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sat 29 Dec 01 9:38:28 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 206 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com(CARLK, Cat 7, Top 12, Msg 21)[EOA][TEA]3270 EMULATION FOR THE Apple II?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Just curious, but are there any software solutions for the Apple II thatallow one to connect and use 3270 Emulation?Thanks,Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 11)>>>>>"""""Many (many!) moons ago there was at least one board that allowed 3270access.I suppose part of the question (or maybe even the real question) is how youwant to connect to your 3270 host. A normal SDLC link will need specialhardware (AFAIK) because the 'S' in SDLC stands for 'synchronous', whichmeans there are no start/stop bits as such, just continuous pulses. (Thisis really stretching the memory, so would anyone still working with thisstuff please correct me *nicely*!)OTOH, without a special board, I've used 3270 apps on my IIgs using ProTermas a VT100 emulator, but that required network hardware at the host end toact as a 3270 to VT100 converter.Peter peterw@syndicomm.comPalm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager(PETERW, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 12)>>>>>"""""I want to say that the program that did 3270 emulation was SoftTerm, butI can't remember that far back. It did include some extra hardware, mostlyfor the keyboard, I think.I never encountered a 3270 system until 1995, when I started working at mycurrent job.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 10, Top 14, Msg 13)[EOA][AFD]Apple II FILES FOR DOWNLOAD FROM A WEB SITE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""What is the proper way to make Apple II files available for download from aweb site? What programs does one use to prepare/encode files for download?Thanks,-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""Just make ShrinkIt or Binary II files and put them up.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 2)>>>>>"""""Sheppy,Do I need to BINSCII the files? (I just remembered Shrink II has thiscapability - handy!)-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 3)>>>>>"""""It's not necessary; IMHO BinSCII is mostly obsolete now.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""I tried to BINSCII some files (using both BINSCII, Spectrum, and ShrinkII), but the output was always multiple files. Is there a way to encodeoutput to a single text file?(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""I'm surprised to hear that BINSCII is obsolete. Anywhere I find a .SITfile for download on the 'net, there's a .HQX format right next to it. Ithought .BXY and .BSC were the Apple II equivalents?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 23, Msg 6)>>>>>""""">> I tried to BINSCII some files (using both BINSCII, Spectrum, andShrink II), but the output was always multiple files. <>>>>"""""I don't know a huge amount about CSS, but I do know that since it doesn'twork with Lynx or SIS, it's not something you'd want to use if targetingApple II users.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 24)>>>>>"""""At present no Apple II browser supports them. It's not high on the prioritylist for Arachnid either.Kim HoweNewton Forum Host(KIMHOWE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""I'm told web browsers that don't understand CSS simply ignore them. Sincethey seem to be used primarily for formatting, not functionality (asJava/JavaScript is), I wouldn't think style sheets would confuse Apple II'stoo much.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""The problem I see is that if you use CSS to do your formatting instead oftraditional HTML elements, you lose the ability to get any formatting atall for Lynx or comparable browsers.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 27)>>>>>"""""IMO, CSS is nice since you can set up a page style in the CSS file. If youwant to change the format of all your pages, you just have to modify theone main CSS file which will change the style for everything else.It is not hard to design a page with CSS and still be compatible with lynxand SIS. Considering that SIS and Lynx don't handle fonts, text colors,backgrounds, etc. like Netscape and Explorer, I don't see that being aproblem.There are some CSS bugs in Netscape and Explorer--don't believe that theyare 100% CSS compatible.For the basic CSS functionality, you will get good results in Explorer andNetscape--review the CSS standards for proper use.You will find that creating web pages with the smae look and feel will beeasier with CSS. I don't see any reason to not take advantage of them.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 29, Msg 30)[EOA][KMD]KEYBOARDS FOR THE IIgs - MORE DISCUSSION""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Of all the Apple IIgs keyboards I have used, I think I enjoy using theApple Extended Keyboard II the most. The absolute worst keyboard has tobe the Apple Keyboard II. Aside from having to put too much pressure onthe keys to type, and horrible key placement, the thing feels like a cheappiece of plastic, something that should have been hooked to a Packard Bell,and not an Apple. I still really like the IIgs keyboard, there are a fewkeys that I wish were elsewhere, but it has a nice feel to it.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 7)>>>>>"""""The AppleDesign works, although it at least occasionally has weirdproblems, in particular, becoming stuck in caps lock mode.Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head GeekAlpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 8)>>>>>""""">> becoming stuck in caps lock mode. <>>>>"""""Barry:I picked up a refurb AppleDesign ADB Keyboard from MacResQ about 4 monthsago and I must say my experience has been different from that the othersmentioned here.It has worked really well and has given me no problems. I use it with a ROM3 and always boot into ProDOS 8, which might explain the difference, butthat's just speculation.When I began using the Mac, I just about went crazy trying to adjust to thedifference in the placement of the arrow keys and control key whenswitching back and forth between the Mac and the IIGS. So, I standardizedon the AppleDesign Keyboard and am now key proficient on both machines.BTW, does anyone here know the Mac equivalent of the AppleWorks/AppleII 'clear to end of line' text editing command? I realize with the Macyou can highlight the text with the mouse and then , but I suremiss the simpler (in my opinion) .Hugh...(HUGHHOOD, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 11)>>>>>"""""I love the Apple Extended Keyboard II.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 12)>>>>>""""">> The absolute worst keyboard has to be the Apple Keyboard II... <>>>>"""""I don't like the stunted IIgs keyboard. The arrow keys seem so crampedtogether, and are layed out in a brain dead fashion.For some reason, whenever I play FTA's columns,when I look at the IIgskeyboard afterwards, the keys all look incredibly different :)(KWS, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 15)>>>>>"""""The original IIgs keyboard is quite good, and as a bonus, every so often,you get to retry your soldering skills on it :)Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 16)[EOA][ADW]THE SOUND OF AN Apple II 5.25" DRIVE IN WINDOWS?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""There's a Windows program (Mac version in development) which will causedisk drive access to simulate the sound an Apple II 5.25" drive makes.http://www.lazilong.com/apple_II/sound_sim/You can also download an MP3 recording of that memorable sound byte.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 3, Msg 15)>>>>>"""""Someone has WAY too much time on his hands, but it was really funny.Cindy(CINDYADAMS, Cat 19, Top 3, Msg 16)[EOA][CSI]CONTROLLING THE SCSI ID OF HARD DRIVE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Controlling the SCSI id of hard drive...The setup:IIgs rom 3, Apple high speed SCSI card.SCSI hard drive salvaged from $5 Mac"Apple Computer, Inc./Internal 3.5 inch HDD/250MB/Firmware copyright 1993/ Quantum ProDrive LPS"mounted in old Syquest 88 drive case.(Power supply connection and SCSI ribbon cable connectionare obvious)From SCSI id switch on back of Syquest case... 3 wires lead to one connector 2 wires lead to another connectorNo obvious place on the Quantum HD to plug either of theseconnectors.J2 on the Quantum has a place for a small connector, 2 pins.J5 on the Quantum has a place for a small connector, 5 pins.I have the Quantum partitioned and software installed. Itboots the IIgs and works great with only the HD on the SCSI chain.When adding a CD ROM Drive to the SCSI chain the IIgs is confused.I suspect a SCSI id conflict.1. How can I modify this setup to control the SCSI id of the HD?2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Mac with both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive?Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 15)>>>>>""""">> 1. How can I modify this setup to control the SCSI id of the HD? <> 2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Macwith both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive? <>>>>""""">> Open the case, set the jumpers manually. Three of the jumpers should beA0, A2, A2. To set the SCSI ID: < Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 19)>>>>>"""""Usually I just steal jumpers off other drives of similar vintage.If you'd like, I can delve through what I have here, but the last time Ilooked, I didn't have much that wasn't in use.Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. - rsuenaga@apple2.org - A2's Head GeekAlpha Testing CoPilot v2.55 and ProTERM 3.1Offline Syndicomm.com Message Manager(A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""I did locate a jumper on another drive.My IIgs, 250MB SCSI HD, and my CD ROM SCSI drive are now gettingalong just fine.Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""The drive probably also has terminating resistors fitted, so unlike anormal external drive it will already be terminated. Depending on what youwant to do, it may be appropriate to remove them.Kim HoweNewton Forum HostDelivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8(KIMHOWE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 17)[EOA][ASJ]ALTERNATIVE TO THE SMALL JUMPERS NEEDED TO SET HD SCSI ID""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""">> Where can I find some of those _tiny_ jumpers needed to fit in such asmall space? <>>>>"""""Is wrapper a material or a procedure?Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 24)>>>>>"""""Wrapper is a tool. It is used to wrap wire around a pin. The one I use atwork has a handle with gears on it that turns the wrapping bit quickly, soI can connect a wire in about half a second, once I get the wire into thebit and on the pin. The one I have for 30 gauge wire is manual. It has tobe turned like a jewelers screwdriver. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed 26 Dec 01 10:03:03 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2002, July 23-28, 2002 - 209 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com(CARLK, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 26)[EOA][FSU]FIRMWARE SOMETIMES USED TO CONTROL SCSI ID OF HD"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""">> "2. How is the SCSI id and SCSI termination controlled in that old Macwith both an internal HD and an internal CD ROM Drive?" <>>>>"""""Does this mean that you can override firmware settings with hardwaresettings?Lyle Syverson Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly on the WEB at: (LYLE, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 20)>>>>>"""""To the best of my knowledge, hardware settings override "firmware"settings. i.e. in order to set SCSI ID via software, the jumpers need tobe at "0", termination needs to be "none", etc.But I could be 100% wrong about that. I never used the stuff. Harold Hislopexplained it to me once when I was having an odd problem with a drive, butthe problem turned out to be a shorted ID switch.Gary R. Utter(HINDMOST, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 22)[EOA][AST]ANTI-SPAM TECHNIQUE"""""""""""""""""""David Kerwood recently pointed me at a useful anti-spam technique:http://www.wbwip.com/wbw/emailencoder.htmlThis page will encode your email address so as to make it safe to put on aweb page. For example, instead of posting "kgagne@gamebits.net", I canpost this:kgagne@gamebits.netWeb browsers will decode it as "kgagne@gamebits.net" but spiders that crawlthe Web looking for email addresses to spam supposedly can't decipher it.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""At least for the week it will take the spider programmers to fix their codeto see through this very simple technique.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 22)>>>>>"""""A more complex alternative requires Java/JavaScript, which isn't friendlyto the Apple II, or to those who use their web browsers with those featuresdisabled.Is there any way to safely and effectively post an email address on a website?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 23)>>>>>"""""Sure. Put your web site behind a firewall so only you can access it. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 24)>>>>>"""""John Farr of Applelinks.com wrote an article last summer about the decimalencoding technique I mentioned a few messages back. Yet I noticedApplelinks now formats their addresses as "kgagne-at-gamebits.net", withinstructions to manually edit the address before using. I asked Mr. Farrwhy the change, and if decimal encoding is effective:"There are questions about this. Some spam-bots *can* apparently read thedecimal equivalents or will shortly be able to, and some page-authoringprograms won't let you save HTML pages without reconverting the decimalsback to standard format. Go figure."There is, in short, no across the board, easily implemented solution. Therules are constantly changing. Manually reformatting will work, however. Itjust isn't 'easy.'"(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""I'd point out that if it were 'easy' it wouldn't do any good. That's kindof analogous to buying a combination lock for a locker, then setting thecombination to 1-1-1. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""The bots to harvest email addresses can be written to circumvent anyalternatives to how to display an address on a web page.Instead of displaying your email address, provide a web form which is usedto send email. A web user will have to fill out a form which is handled bya cgi-script which formats an email message and sends that message to you.This is currently the most effective to provide an email contact, but notget your address harvested. This assumes your web server has no securityholes to harvest cgi-scripts and you have your web server set up to onlyexecute cgi-scripts and not be downloadable.I have never been spammed from the one web form email that is set up tosend me email.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 30)[EOA][CVF]CURRENT VERSION OF Sweet16 FOR BeOS LIKELY THE FINAL VERSION""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The current version of Sweet16 for BeOS is going to be the final version,unless something surprising happens with the future development of BeOS(like... there being some).It's disappointing, but there it is.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 32, Msg 16)[EOA]------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson [NBS]ALL SYNDICOMM ONLINE FORUMS ON THE NEW BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""As of last night, Dec 15, all Syndicomm Online forums have been relocatedto the new bulletin board software. That means that not only isperformance improved for every forum, but all forums now have web access totheir bulletin boards available.Work does continue on adding features to both the text and web bulletinboards, but they're now in the realm of entirely usable, so we decided tomove all the forums over.Enjoy!Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 12, Msg 20)[EOA][SON]SYNDICOMMOTION, THE NEW SYNDICOMM ONLINE NEWSLETTER"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Introducing Syndicommotion, the new Syndicomm Online newsletter! You'llreceive a copy by email in the next day or two (this is a one-time onlymailing; if you want to receive future issues, just sign up for it).Syndicommotion will keep you up-to-date on the latest goings-on in all ourforums, as well as the latest Syndicomm news.Our premiere issue talks about upcoming new forums as well as our newpricing. Let me repeat: NEW PRICING. If you'd like to get a sneak peek atSyndicommotion, you can read the premiere issue athttp://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v1n1.html -- we hope you like it!Our thanks to Ken Gagne (operator of the Singles, Gamebits, and ProlificQuill forums) for taking on the task of putting Syndicommotion together,and to Steve Reeves for naming our newsletter! Steve gets a $10 credit tohis account as a token of our appreciation.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 4)[EOA][NPS]NEW PRICES FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Effective January 1, 2002, our pricing will be as follows:Monthly $10/monthQuarterly $22/quarterQuarterly (credit card auto-pay) $20/quarterAnnual $75/yearOur credit card authorization free month promotion will end on January 1 aswell.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 40)[EOA][NES]NEW ENHANCEMENTS FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Jan 1st:We have some new enhancements to our system for your enjoyment!The webside bulletin boards have been beefed up a bit; at the top of everyscreen is some basic information about the forum (such as how many peopleare in chat), along with a button bar providing quick access to the forum'sweb page, chat room, and the Syndicomm forum index. There's also a popupmenu so you can quickly navigate to other forums' bulletin boards.In addition, there's now a "back to category list" button at the bottom ofmessage-reading pages, so you can quickly skip from category to category.We also have an experimental, first-whack at webside chat! Click the"chat" button on any bulletin board page to get into the web chat area.It's rough around the edges at this point, and may have quirks with certainbrowsers, but we're still working on it, and it will improve over time.In addition, new users entering a bulletin board for the first time will nolonger be pummeled by every message ever posted; instead, they'll see onlythe last five messages in each topic as "new." The rest will of coursestill be available, but they won't show up as new messages anymore. Thisshould help newcomers ease into things.We hope you enjoy the new features, and welcome to the year 2002!Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com Building communities, bit by bit.(HelpDesk BB, SYNDICOMM, Cat 4, Top 2, Msg 41)[EOA][CVW]CHAT VIA THE WEB COMES TO SYNDICOMM ONLINE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""We now have preliminary web chat support! Visit your favorite forums onthe web and click the "chat" button!(Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online, Jan 7)[EOA][RPG]ROLE PLAYING GAMES FORUM AND MUD ON SYNDICOMM ONLINE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The Role Playing Games forum (keyword RPG, page 833) is under construction,but the Cargotha MUD is now open and ready to play! Drop on in and enterthe land of adventure!(Logon Banner, Syndicomm Online, Jan 7)[EOA]------------------------------------ DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson [GPM]CONNECTING A IIgs TO A PC USING MARINETTI"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I have added a new feature request to the Marinetti Open Source Project forsupport of PPP for a direct connection to a PC.Has anyone had any success connecting a GS to a PC using Marinetti? Canyou please document your setup?Thanks,Andrew(ROUGHANA, 3122.22, Delphi A2 web side)>>>>>""""">> I have added a new feature request to the Marinetti Open Source Projectfor support of PPP for a direct connection to a PC. <> Has anyone had any success connecting a GS to a PC using Marinetti? Canyou please document your setup? <>>>>"""""Hi Jeff,Thanks for documenting what you have tried to get working.A null modem connection through dial up server seems a little round-a-bout,however good thinking!I've been thinking about the Direct Cable Connection service which doessupport null modem cables. I don't know what protocol it is using andhaven't been able to find out yet. Does anyone know about this?While there are other hardware options, I'd like to get a direct connectionto a PC working so network connections can be shared with a IIgs withouthaving to purchase a LanceGS or other network infrastructure.Cheers,Andrew(ROUGHANA, 3122.24, Delphi A2 web side)[EOA][ADA]ACCESSING DELPHI WITH YOUR Apple II"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""If your Apple II has access to telnet, but not Lynx, you can telnet to:sailor.lib.md.us (login as 'guest')and use Lynx on that site to access Delphi.To access Delphi go to:http://forums.delphiforums.com/my-forumsYou can set up a Delphi account from that page. If you already have anaccount use the link: "Already a Member? Click here." to log on to Delphi.NOTE:Lynx at 'sailor.lib.md.us' is configured to accept cookies. However, whenyou leave Delphi, sailor will delete your cookies. Therefor when you try tolog on next time Delphi will display this message:> Important notice: In order to use Forums, your browser must accept> "Cookies" from our servers. It appears that your browser is currently> ignoring them. Our use of cookies is governed by our privacy policy.> For help, please see the FAQ.Simply continue to logon. Delphi will notice that Lynx is configured toaccept cookies and allow logon to proceed.Lyle Syverson editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/(LYLESYVERSON, 3530.25, Delphi A2 web side)[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 2002 |-----------------------------------[PAK]PLAN AHEAD FOR K-Fest 2002""""""""""""""""""""""""""KansasFest 2002 is scheduled for July 23 through 28 of 2002. Plan ahead.Mark your calendar. Start saving your money. Join us for K-Fest 2002!For additional information visit the K-Fest Home Page at: http://www.kfest.org/[EOA][TKF]Happy New Year and THINK K-FEST"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Happy New Year to all!We're all ending a year in our lives and beginning another. No better wayto begin the new year than to start making your plans to attend KFest 2002!Everyone attending adds something to this very special event so we hope YOUwill be there this year. Arranging that can be very difficult sometimes sothe sooner you start, the better chance we have of seeing you this year.As 2002 begins THINK KFEST!Steve(Email from Steve, the K-Fest "Great Gouda")[EOA][INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS |-----------------------------------About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on""""""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computersusing Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2001 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page, http://lamp.a2central.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do notnecessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi OnlineServices, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages arereprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permissionfrom the individual authors. A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services,Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracyor suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right toedit all letters and copy.Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without theexpressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer usergroups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties maywrite the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<[EOF] .