[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!            An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 5, No. 5 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                              May 15, 2002HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]     Fences     On the Fence?     Types of Fences     Signature From the Net:A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS     The Ten Most Influential People in Computing History-------------[ICH]     Silvern Castle Available in Library------------------------------[SCA]     SOAR and Collection of Topics on Syndicomm Online----------------[COT]     Net Time Control Panel (CDev) v1.0.1-----------------------------[NTC]     About Juiced.GS--------------------------------------------------[AJG]     Juiced.GS Vol 7 No 1 on the Way----------------------------------[JGW]     Accolades for Juiced.GS------------------------------------------[AJG]     Advanced HTML Course---------------------------------------------[AHC]     What I Really do for a Living------------------------------------[RDL]     The MPW IIgs Assembler-------------------------------------------[MSR]     TCPIPConnect() Tool Call-----------------------------------------[TTC]     ORCA/C Compiler for the Apple IIgs-Function Header Bug-----------[OCB]ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM     May Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------------[MSA]     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS     The StyleWriter Printer and the IIgs----------------------------[[SPG]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     No Letters to the Editor This Month------------------------------[NLE]     An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE]KFEST 2002     K-Fest 2002 Registration Information-----------------------------[KFR]     K-Fest - Event of the Year---------------------------------------[EOY]     Undecided? On the Fence About Attending K-Fest?------------------[UKF]     Memories of K-Fests Past-----------------------------------------[MKF]     Should You Come to K-Fest?---------------------------------------[SYK]     From the K-Fest Committee----------------------------------------[KFC]THINKING KFEST     The KFest FAQ--Ready for this Year of the Palindrome-------------[KFE]EXTRA INNINGS     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]                                [*] [*] [*]READING THE LAMP!   The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make"""""""""""""""""   your reading easier.  To use this system, load thisissue into any word processor or text editor.  In the index you will findsomething like:EXTRA INNINGS     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate[INN].  There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].[OPN]-------------------------------         HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |------------------------------------From The Editor"""""""""""""""by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>                                  Fences                                  ~~~~~~     From High Above The Rock River many kinds of fences can be seen.Ornate fences painted in exquisite detail.  Tall fences to provide privacy.Fences falling down from a state of disrepair.  Fences of metal... wood...stone.                               On the Fence?                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Are -You- On the Fence?  Can't make up your mind about coming toK-Fest?  Hey!  It is uncomfortable sitting on top of a fence... registerfor K-Fest today.  See the KFEST 2002 section of this issue forregistration information.                              Types of Fences                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     After coming in from playing outside one day, my oldest son observed,"There are two types of fences... those that stop you... and those thatslow you down."  :)     Don't let any fence stop you from coming to K-Fest... register forK-Fest today.  See the KFEST 2002 section of this issue for registrationinformation.                          Signature From the Net:                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Name Deleted), Apple IIe user, Since 4th grade, 1990/91 school year[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________  _                     _                                      _|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|                                                            | |                                                            | |                                                            |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA]---------------------------------------------------DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com  |                                  (A2Central.com) |---------------------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[ICH]THE TEN MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN COMPUTING HISTORY""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""ComputerEdge magazine recently named the Ten Most Influential People inComputing History, as listed at this URL:http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/25.computeredge.phpWoz did not make the list.(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 54)>>>>>""""">> Woz did not make the list. <<Curious.  There are a couple people there I would think he outranks.  BillAtkinson certainly, and Jobs as well.  I don't see why the founder of IBMbelongs on the list; IBM was a typewriter and office equipment company atthe time, not a computer company. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 55)>>>>>"""""I don't see how they can put Jobs on that list and not Woz. Maybe the headof Microsoft's marketing department should be there instead of Gates. :)They're casting a pretty wide net anyway. I mean, they have to go all theway back to the discovery of binary arithmetic and forward to theproliferation of the Internet (particularly the Web.)(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 56)[EOA][SCA]SILVERN CASTLE AVAILABLE IN LIBRARY"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""We have a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory.File: scupdv74.bxySize: 334720Date: Apr 15Silvern Castle v7.4 update:Major Changes:-Automap plotting 5x faster-More preferences:(1) Fluctuating store prices(2) Show spells cast by monsters(3) Easier XP advancement(4) Fast combat monster equip(5) Show monster HP remaining-New command: Quick P)lotB  Inhibits plotting expended maze views withlight spells in effect-Minor bugs fixed-Other features(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 6)[EOA][COT]SOAR AND COLLECTION OF TOPICS ON SYNDICOMM ONLINE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Well, I have procrastinated long enough.  I was hoping that someone elsewould have this problem and report it so that I wouldn't have to, but ...I am using SOAR on a real GS.  It has worked fine for several months.During that time it collected topics the first time I logged in in a monthjust as it is supposed to do.  This month though was different.  I didn'tnotice it at first as I wasn't looking at the screen, but just thought thatthe Mac and Syndicomm forums didn't have any posters.  Then one night I waswatching and something strange appeared.  It was collecting the topics andit wasn't the first time in April that I had been on.  Then it quit.I tried it again and kept close watch and discovered that it was trying tocollect topics, and failing (the error posted was "Capture failed") andthen quitting without going on to the next forum.  I deactivated A2, wentonline and had the same problem with Syndicomm.  I deactivated that forumand went online and got the Mac forum and again it quit after trying andfailing to get the topics.Since no one has posted about this problem, I can only assume that mymachine is at fault.  What should I look at first?  Incidentally, whenI first went to write this message, I couldn't get a listing of topics (orcategories).  I could get a listing of forums. :)  I seem to have plenty ofspace on my HD and the messages do come through fine.So, is there any way I can disable the topic collection if I can't figureout why my computer is not saving them? David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8(DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 235)>>>>>"""""There is indeed a problem...Back last November, the way that the Categories and Topics were reportedchanged with extra CRs being introduced. I reported the problem, and it wasdown on the list of things to fix at the Syndicomm end. However till it gotfixed, I turned off the auto collection of Topics on my working version ofSOAR. Red faced, I can now report that I forgot to check that it had beenfixed, and forgot to turn the collection on again on my machine...I think a tweak may be needed to the collection routines as SOAR failed tosee the prompt it was expecting when I checked it out just now. I will lookat this and see what needs doing to the script set. It will probably meanan update will need to be posted on my web site.In the meantime, delete any 'reset' files from the 'SOAR:Configs:Topics'folder, and put back a copy of the 'cats' and 'dat' files for all theForums you use.I will report back when I have it fixed. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 17 Apr 2002 - 97 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 236)>>>>>"""""Okay, I'll see what I can do.  And thanks for all the work you put in onthis great program. David R. Pierce Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8(DAVIDP, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 237)>>>>>"""""When I looked for a second time at this, even after fixing some things inSOAR, I find that the CR problem I originally saw last November is not yetfixed. The data line for the Topics is broken when it exceeds a certainlength.As SOAR relies on single line entries for the Topic data, this is a realproblem. I shall report it to Dave and see if we can get a fix.I found a second problem when I tried to retrieve all the Topic lists forthe A2 Forum. After about twenty or so Topic lists, Syndicomm outputstopped, and SOAR timed out. Whether this is a Syndicomm issue, or aMarinetti issue, I don't know.Meanwhile, copy the lists from SOAR archive into the Topics folder and usethose. These will at least get you by in the Forums that I have preparedwith SOAR. For other Forums, put in dummy files, and make sure you haveunchecked the box that automatically builds the files.If you follow the format of the files SOAR provides, you can manually buildyour own for any other Forums you visit. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 18 Apr 2002 - 96 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 238)>>>>>"""""David,I have not forgotten your report about the Topic/Category building in SOAR.The original problem is that Syndicomm is adding spurious CRs when a Topicline exceeds 80 characters. This has been reported to Dave, and I await aresponse from him.However, I am being plagued with problems that are stopping me creating analternate solution to building the lists.SOAR currently retrieves the Topic lists separately for each category, thistakes time, but has been foolproof. I have tried using the alternate 'IND'command, but I cannot get a complete list returned, as the data flow stopspart way through. This is probably a Marinetti issue, as it seems fineusing a Telnet application on the Mac.For some reason we cannot fathom, Syndicomm will not let me Telnet in toit, or accept sent mail, if I use my main BTInternet ISP in the UK. AsBTInternet is probably the largest ISP in the UK, this is a real problemfor me and others. I can use an alternate ISP, but instead of free calls,this means a cost of 10 cents a call. This obviously limits my testingsomewhat...As soon as I can get a solution and make fixes to SOAR, I will report back. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Wed 24 Apr 2002 - 90 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 239)[EOA][NTC]NET TIME CONTROL PANEL (CDev) v1.0.1""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Wow, I didn't know I had my own topic...If anyone is interested, I've made the latest version (v1.0.1) of myfreeware Net Time control panel (CDev) available from my web page.http://www.weygants.net/~apulver/apple2.htmlThe Net Time control panel allows you to synchronize your IIgs clock withan RFC-868 compliant time server, and requires Richard Bennett's Marinetti2.0.1 and Geoff Weiss' Time Tool Set.I finally had time to get v1.0.1 archived and put on my web page lastnight. At least nobody had yet noticed (or complained, anyway) that v1.0gave time that was off by an hour since Daylight Savings Time started. (Iwas masking out the wrong bits in the BRAM value. Easy fix, but I wasbusy...)- Aaron(A2PROGEEK, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""Spiffy, Aaron.I actually installed Marinetti again just so I could get Net Timeinstalled... but now my GS won't boot anymore. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 2)>>>>>"""""Actually I noticed that my clock was off by an hour but I hadn't had achance to figure out why.  My assumption was that I hadn't set my time zonecorrectly or some other minor error on my part.Thanks Aaron!Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host"Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night.7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT(MARK, Cat 20, Top 5, Msg 3)[EOA][AJG]ABOUT Juiced.GS"""""""""""""""Juiced.GS is a print magazine dedicated to the Apple II, with a specialfocus on the Apple IIgs computer.  Published quarterly by Syndicomm,Juiced.GS is written by a crack staff of Apple II experts and edited byRyan Suenaga.The Juiced.GS web site can be visited at http://www.juiced.gs.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 1, Msg 2)[EOA][JGW]Juiced.GS Vol 7 No 1 ON THE WAY"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Volume 7 Issue 1 of Juiced.GS began mailing last night; all US subscribersthat had renewed or signed up by April 19 should be receiving their copiesthis week.International subscribers' copies will go into the mail in two or threedays, just as soon as I receive them.A second batch of magazines will be run in a week or so, to pick up anystragglers on getting renewals in.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 236)>>>>>"""""Volume 7 Issue 1 has now been scheduled for mailing to US subscribers whosepayments arrived between April 20 and May 4, inclusive.  These subscribersshould receive their copies in the next week to week and a half; theyshould be mailed on Monday, May 6.I expect to do another international mailing by the middle of this comingweek.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 266)[EOA][AJG]ACCOLADES FOR Juiced.GS"""""""""""""""""""""""My copy has just arrived safely in the UK. In the old days this would meanSheppy's copy must be almost about to be delivered in Tracy! :)After the excellent years of stewardship by Max, I was eager to see how ourbeloved magazine had survived the transition of editor and publisher. I ampleased to say that Ryan has done an excellent job, and the old friendlooks just as friendly as before. There is an excellent range of articlesto suit all tastes. I devoured Tony Diaz's words with relish...Max deserves an enormous round of applause for having conceived Juiced GSin the first place, and for publishing it steadfastly for the last sixyears. I can see from this first issue that Syndicomm deserves an equalround of applause for taking on the challenge of publishing Juiced GS.Long live the king of Apple II magazines! Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Fri 3 May 2002 - 81 days till KFest '02 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR 1.0b5 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 263)[EOA][AHC]ADVANCED HTML COURSE""""""""""""""""""""I'd like to see an Advanced HTML course.  The HTML course I took on GEniein 1996 was very useful to introduce me to the language, but my pages,while being very accessible and readable by Lynx, lack flair in otherbrowsers.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 62, Top 4, Msg 11)>>>>>"""""I think an advanced HTML course would be great.  I'd hang out at that.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 62, Top 4, Msg 12)[EOA][RDL]WHAT I REALLY DO FOR A LIVING"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Currently I work customizing Microsoft Great Plains.  It is an accounting,service management, project accounting, etc. package recently purchased byMicrosoft.I think my title is implementation engineer.  Basically that mean I do SQLadministration for clients, VBA programming, report writing and VB/Perl/Cbased integrations to other software packages.Wayne Arthurton(WAYNER, Cat 50, Top 2, Msg 7)[EOA][MSR]THE MPW IIgs ASSEMBLER""""""""""""""""""""""How many of the Apple IIgs programmers out there use the MPW IIgs assemblerfor their assembly code?If you do, how do you like it?If you don't, why not?I like it a lot.  It's fast, and has some neat features you don't find inany of the GS-based assemblers I've tried.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 1)>>>>>""""">> How many of the Apple IIgs programmers out there use the MPW IIgsassembler for their assembly code? <<I haven't done any assembly programming. There's also an MPW C isn't there?How does that compare with Orca C?>> If you don't, why not? <<I currently do all my coding on a real GS. I know it could be done fasteron Bernie on the G4, but I'm not really in that big a hurry.>> I like it a lot.  It's fast, and has some neat features you don't findin any of the GS-based assemblers I've tried. <<What sort of features?Kim HoweNewton Forum Host(KIMHOWE, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 2)>>>>>""""">> I haven't done any assembly programming. There's also an MPW C isn'tthere? How does that compare with Orca C? <<MPW C is terrible.  It's a sick form of K&R (not ANSI) C that compiles intosomething resembling pseudocode that then gets interpreted.  MPW IIgsORCA/C is pretty good though.  Basically equivalent to ORCA/C 2.0.3.>> What sort of features? <<Well, it has some neat abilities to define records and access them in aC-like manner.myRecord RECORD         dc.l  nextPtr         dc.l  prevPtr         ...etc...         END...         lda myRecord.nextPtrThat kind of thing.  Quite handy.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 3)>>>>>""""">> MPW C is terrible. <<Mind you, it's not so terrible that you shouldn't buy a copy.  It's just$60, after all. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""I'm just starting to learn the basics of 6502 assembler.  I have AssemblyLines: The Book and ORCA/M for ProDOS.  Once I progress to 65816 assemblyand start doing some serious stuff, MPW IIgs will be on my list of thingsto get.   :)Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host"Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night.7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT(MARK, Cat 52, Top 6, Msg 5)[EOA][TTC]TCPIPConnect() TOOL CALL""""""""""""""""""""""""The TCPIPConnect() tool call is defined in the Marinetti 2.0 programmer'sguide and the Orca header files (as found on Opus ][) as :extern pascal displayPtr TCPIPConnect (void);I believe this should actually be defined as :extern pascal void TCPIPConnect(displayPtr);I have no idea of the MOSP structure, so could someone more knowledgeablenotify the documentation manager?thanks,Kelvin(KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 1)[EOA][OCB]ORCA/C COMPILER FOR THE Apple IIgs-FUNCTION HEADER BUG""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The standard LineEdit.h header file has a bad function declaration.LEClassifyKey(EventRecord) (at the end of the file) should beLEClassifyKey(EventRecordPtr)(I found out the hard way.  Twice, because I forgot the first time :)Kelvin(KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""I've run into that one before myself.  There are actually a couple of otherbad declarations in the toolbox headers, although I don't remember themoffhand.  However, I'll see about actually getting them fixed. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 2)>>>>>"""""So what effect does that have, (IOW, what is LEClassifyKey for and whenwould you use it?)Is there a workaround, short of re-compiling the compiler?__________  | homas(TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 3)>>>>>"""""LEClassifyKey is an extremely special-use function; it's only useful ifyou're doing some interesting hacks.No recompile needed; just correct the prototype in the LineEdit.h headerfile.  I will fix it for future distributions of ORCA/C.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""Will you be making updates available, or posting the changes here as well?This way those of us who already own ORCA/C won't have to keep finding themon our own.  I am currently going through the 'Learn to Program in C'course, and the thought that programming errors may be bugs in the compilerinstead of in my programs is a little bit daunting. Roger A. Schnorenberg - Roger "Roger A. Schnorenberg" <AB0MX@ARRL.net> Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 with NiftySpell 1.0 Via Marinetti 2.0.1 TCP/IP stack on a ROM 0 IIGS upgraded to the max!(SCHNORENBERG, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""the LEClassifyKey declaration isn't a compiler bug, it's a function headerbug (the function header is reparsed every time you #include it).  TheOrca/Pascal header files are precompiled (but the source is included, sothey can be recompiled).  I'm not sure about Orca/Modula2 or GSoft offhand.LEClassifyKey is useful if you want to only allow certain characters in aLine Edit field.  The one time I used it was for preprocessing user inputto only allow numbers to be entered into a Line Edit field.  The userpresses a key, I call LEClassifyKey and check if it's a number, and if so,send it to the control.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""I intend to make updates available over time.And I repeat that if anyone has fixes for Byte Works product bugs to pleaseshare them with me.  I'm authorized to distribute updated versions of ByteWorks products.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 7)[EOA]------------------------------------      ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[MSA]MAY ISSUE OF SYNDICOMMOTION AVAILABLE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The May issue of Syndicommotion, Syndicomm Online's free newsletter, is nowavailable!  You can read it at http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion orby choosing option 3 on the customer service menu at page 2, keywordSERVICE.(Logon Banner, Syndicomm.com)[EOA][TSU]TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or tosign up!(Logon message)[EOA]------------------------------------      DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2 |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[[SPG]THE StyleWriter PRINTER AND THE IIgs""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Looks as though I wasn't quite done upgrading my IIgs, as last night Iadded a StyleWriter printer (it comes about 10 years late, but hopefully Ican now finally retire my ImageWriter II).I've had the base of the printer for months, but only yesterday I trackeddown the sheet-feeder (just missing the top metal bar/support) and the DCpower adapter. When I had it together I found it wouldn't power up butopening it up and changing the fuse fixed that thankfully. Then to mydismay it would only print blank pages though instead of buying a new inkcartridge, I discovered blowing forcefully into the air-hole unclogged theexisting one.It's a nice little printer and prints well enough with the right kind ofpaper (i.e. not the inexpensive fan-fold sheets left over from mydotmatrix... the ink bleeds on that) though I remember there were issueswith the System 6.0.1 Stylewriter driver. By the looks of things, graphicimages seem to be the weak point of that driver.I remember Harmonie contained a enhanced StyleWriter driver but couldn'tfind anything on my versions 2.1 or 2.11 disks from Vitesse.  I vaguelyremember a "2.11b" release from SSII, could that have contained it?Incidentally, has anyone here tried the StyleWriter on a Windows-based PC?It's supposed to be a repackaged Canon BJ-10 bubblejet but using thatdriver with a null-modem hook up didn't get a response from the printer. Atthe moment, I don't have a printer on my PC and thought it'd be nice toshare it between my IIgs and PC.Mitchell Spectora_specto@alcor.concordia.ca(SPECTOR1, 3588.1, Delphi A2 web side)>>>>>"""""Hi Mitch,>> It's supposed to be a repackaged Canon BJ-10 bubblejet <<Yes it is & all the same parts work. The Stylewriter II is a smallimprovement. Both should work on a PC, but the right cable may be hard tofind, although "Star Tech" probably makes one. Try Terry Steeper atsales@terrytech.on.ca, he will know, he's my Apple //,Mac/PC Guru inParkhill, ON.TTFN,TeeC(TeeC, 3588.2, Delphi A2 web side)>>>>>""""">> Yes it is & all the same parts work. The Stylewriter II is a smallimprovement. Both should work on a PC, but the right cable may be hard tofind, although "Star Tech" probably makes one. <<I just tried it quickly using a null-modem hookup (standard Mac/GS serialcable, PC serial cable and null-modem adapter between the two) which shouldtechnically work, it's the same connection I've been using to get myImageWriter II working on my PC.I probably just need a different driver or need to change a few settings.>> Try Terry Steeper at sales@terrytech.on.ca, he will know, he's myApple //, Mac/PC Guru in Parkhill, ON. <<I remember Terry, I haven't spoken to him in years, neat to know he's stilldealing with the Apple II. The last time I spoke to him was back during thedays I'd pick up the CRS Apple II echo through a local BBS.Shouldn't be too difficult to get working though on the PC, it's findingalternate drivers for the GS that would be a bit more difficult... (I justdon't remember if Harmonie ever added a StyleWriter driver, if it did, ifJoe is still carrying it).Mitchell Spectora_specto@alcor.concordia.ca(SPECTOR1, 3588.3, Delphi A2 web side)>>>>>""""">> (I just don't remember if Harmonie ever added a StyleWriter driver, ifit did, if Joe is still carrying it). <<Harmonie v2.11b has a StyleWriter driver. Joe Kohn still sells Harmonie.Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net> Editor, _The Lamp!_published monthly at: http://lamp.a2central.com/(LYLESYVERSON, 3588.4, 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 <lyle@FoxValley.net>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 |-----------------------------------[KFR]K-FEST 2002 REGISTRATION INFORMATION""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""KFEST 2002 REGISTRATION:+++ Please note: You MUST send the NEW registration form below (via postal    mail or fax) when you register.KFest 2002 Registration Info... meet old A2 friends... meet new friends..."""""""""""""""""""""""""""When: July 23-28, 2002Where: Avila College, Kansas City, MissouriThe most important Apple II event of the year, KFest 2002, is on ourcalendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place onyour calendar, too.Check these rates, which include your room from Tuesday and meals fromWednesday evening (dinner) on July 24, through Sunday morning (breakfast)on July 28. (Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' NightOut On The Town!)PLEASE NOTE: There is no "extra day" fee this year. Because of thepopularity, we've arranged to make Tuesday an official part of KFest!KFest 2002 Registration FormView and print this document using 9-point Monaco or Courier font (thedefault of most monospaced font applications such as ProTERM & Spectrum).Registering for KFest 2002:   NOTE: - The information requested in the KFest Registration Form below           must be sent even though the information is called in.         - If a member of the family accompanies you to KFest, please send           a separate registration form for each person.     <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number:        - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form;          (EMAIL IS NOT SECURE).     <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order:        - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form.        - Send the form with the payment to:          InTrec Software, Inc.       <kfest@intrec.com>          Attn: KFest Registration     Voc: 602/992-1345          3035 E Topaz Cir             Fax: 602/992-0232          Phoenix, Az 85028-4423Discover/Novus, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx accepted. Checks & money ordersmust be payable to InTrec Software, and must be in US dollars from a USbank.---[ Begin Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]---=>___                           =>___First Name                      Last Name=>___Organization (if applicable to KFest)=>___Shipping Address=>___City=>___State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code=>___                           =>___Day Phone                       Eve Phone=>___Internet Mail Address=>___                                               =>___Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discover/Novus-AmEx) Expiration Date=>___Name on Card (please print clearly)=>___Authorized Signature (If printed and mailed, or faxed.)If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure,consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the cardnumber.Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds.Registration Cost Check each Applicable Line~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+++ Early Bird rates (Register BEFORE May 15) +++ 7 [ ]  Double Room before 5/15 ..............................  265.00 8 [ ]  Single Room before 5/15 ..............................  330.00 9 [ ]  Spouse or child before 5/15 ..........................  200.0010 [ ]  Registration only (no room or meals) before 5/15 ...... 200.00+++ Rates after the Early Bird Special (Register AFTER May 15) +++Rates (after May 15 and at the door):11 [ ]  Double Room  .........................................  335.0012 [ ]  Single Room  .........................................  385.0013 [ ]  Spouse or child  .....................................  285.0014 [ ]  Registration only (no room or meals) after 5/15.......  285.00T-Shirts must be ordered in advance15 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear Small ...............................   15.0016 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear Medium ..............................   15.0017 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear Large ...............................   15.0018 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 1X-Large ............................   15.0019 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 2X-Large ............................   15.0020 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 3X-Large ............................   16.0021 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 4X-Large ............................   17.0022 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 5X-Large ............................   18.0023 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 6X-Large ............................   19.0024 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 7X-Large ............................   20.0025 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 8X-Large ............................   21.0026 [ ]  T-Shirt softwear 9X-Large ............................   22.00May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No[ ] As a PDF (Acrobat Reader) file  (preferred)[ ] As a TEXT file mailed to the listed addressRoommate preference: =>___Prefer smoking/non-smoking roommate: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smokeToday's Date: _=>___        /       /1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... =>__2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... =>__3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ =>__4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... =>__5- Arizona residents only add 8.1% tax: .............. =>__6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. =>__---[ End Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]---Check-in will be from 1-4 pm on Tuesday. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pmon Sunday.Current plans call for formal KFest 2002 sessions to begin with dinner inthe Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followedby the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some greatplans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!!Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software andhardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fairslated for Saturday afternoon.Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinnerthrough Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday  dinner.On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many finerestaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at a localfavorite selected by the Roastee.All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legalguardian.***KFest 2002 is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc., makers ofProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and Macintosh.If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you canfind answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to:kfest-help@kfest.org... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page: <http://www.kfest.org>If you're thinking about attending KFest, you'll enjoy the KFest Internete-mail chat:To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to:<mailto: majordomo@kfest.org>.Place the following text in the BODY of the message:       subscribe kfestYou will receive a confirmation e-mail. To be signed up for the list, youwill have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions dictate, andthen you will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list.Sponsored by:InTrec Software, Inc.3035 E Topaz CirclePhoenix, AZ 85028-4423Voc:602/992-1345Fax:602/992-0232<kfest@intrec.com>(KFESTSTEVE [Gouda], Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 24)[EOA][EOY](K-FEST) EVENT OF THE YEAR""""""""""""""""""""""""""As of May, 10 2002 09:47:47 AM, the folks pre-planning their sleepdepravation, fun4all, cosmic experience are listed below.Call 602 992 1345!Buy Now! Don't miss this cosmopolitan, attending the worldwide, universal,global, planetary KFest 2002 Apple II Conference.Call 602 992 1345!Buy now, you can pay later (on your credit card).Be the first on your block to find out the about the Syndicomm underbelly!Only those attending will have first-hand knowledge -- don't let yourneighbor find out first and then tell you! NO! Be there and get it straightfrom those in the know.But wait! ...Buy now! ...and save $75 (enough to buy a round at KCM!)Be there when KFest 2003 is planned (a little known secret is that RMS(that stands for "Raucous Megacentric Shorts) (Heh.. you thought it stoodfor Ryan M. Suenaga) will host thee KFest planning session of the future!Call 602 992 1345! Don't miss it!Don't miss the phun! Make your friends envious, byte the bag, drink somebrew, hang out, see the demos, wander the halls aimlessly and spend hourstalking to good folks, learn computerese from the masters, shower with themasses, have some of that swell cafeteria food (make's my mouth water justthinking about it), and create memories that will last a lifetime!Size the day!Call 602 992 1345! NOW!The official list of honorable KFest 2002 wise folks (UcanBhere2!)Cindy Adams, Bruce R Baker, Jeff Blakeney, Loren S Damewood, Tony Diaz,Sean Fahey, Ken Gagne, Steven C Gozdziewski, Howard Katz, Carl G Knoblock,Sharon Knoblock, Rory McMahon, Ray Merlin, Kirk Mitchell, Allen Moore,Dain Neater, John Schenk, Eric Shepherd, Sarah Shepherd, Ryan M Suenaga,Lyle S Syverson, Erick W Wagner, Ephraim Wall, Geoff WeissCall 602 992 1345! Call 602 992 1345! Call 602 992 1345! CALL NIOW!Ciao(Jerry Cline, K-Fest Mailing List)[EOA][UKF]UNDECIDED? ON THE FENCE ABOUT ATTENDING K-FEST?"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""It seems this year there are a lot of folks who are still undecided onwhether or not to come to KFest.  Lots.  The numbers are in the doubledigits, for sure.They are the folks who will largely decide how this KansasFest turns out.Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. -- Chief Sysop, A2 on Syndicomm.comPublisher, _The Lamp!_ -- Publisher, _A2 News and Notes_Speak softly and wear loud shorts.(Ryan M. Suenaga, K-Fest Mailing List)>>>>>"""""What!?  How can anybody possibly be on the fence about this?  Kfest is morefun than dragging your kids to the Grand Canyon (it's just a big hole inthe ground, after all), more educational than watching reruns of "must-seeTV" (if it were really that good, you'd already have seen it), and moresleep-depriving than a case of Jolt (bring your own).C'mon folks, this is the party of the year, and you're all invited.  Let'smake this a great year of Kfest fun!Eric ShepherdOwnerSyndicommhttp://www.syndicomm.com(Eric Shepherd, K-Fest Mailing List)[EOA][MKF]MEMORIES OF K-FESTS PAST""""""""""""""""""""""""As I think about all of the KFests I've attended, I have many fantasticmemories!!My first KFest was wonderful enough to convince me to take over the job oforganizing it.Some of my best memories:     Discovering Jess & Jim's     Watching thunderstorms     Meeting people for the first time     Getting lost in the tunnel     Massive telnet sessions     Nerf wars     Floppy disk wars     Staying awake at night     Watching Bite the BagCome on folks -- if you haven't registered yet, do it now!!Cindy(Cindy Adams, K-Fest Mailing List){EOA][SYK]SHOULD YOU COME TO K-FEST?""""""""""""""""""""""""""As I am officially signed up for Kfest now, I look forward to seeing all ofyou there that can make it.  If there is anyway you think you could make itdo so.  It's something that I won't ever forget.Dain NeaterA2 Syndicomm Keeper of the Boards(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 50)[EOA][KFC]FROM THE K-Fest COMMITTEE:""""""""""""""""""""""""""Official statement from the KFest committee:Registration information got out late this year, and understandably,registration numbers are down.  Many folks who attend KFest (myselfincluded) don't send in their registration payment and form until the lastday, if not the last minute.However, this KFest is different than the ones in previous years--we needyour commitment, and we need it now.  If KansasFest 2002 is going tohappen, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.If you register with payment now, we promise not to cash your checks orcharge your cards until at least May 15th.  But if we don't know if you'recoming, there may not be a KFest to come to.Register now, without delay.  If not, there may not be a KansasFest 2002.(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 46)[EOA][KFE]-------------------------------                     THINKING KFEST |------------------------------------The KFest FAQ--Ready for this Year of the Palindrome~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.[editor@juiced.gs]                         The KFest FAQ Version 3.0                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     The following article is set up in a form commonly seen on theInternet, called Frequently Asked Questions.  It is designed to answer someof the most common questions people have about KansasFest, the Apple IIevent of the year.  It is not designed to answer general questions aboutthe Apple II, although there may be some overlap.     Any questions about this article can be sent via email tothelamp@sheppyware.netQ: What's a FAQ, and how is it pronounced?A: The letters "FAQ" stand for _F_requently _A_sked _Q_uestions.  Whenpeople first hear of or learn of a subject, such as KansasFest, they oftenhave a number of questions which others before them did when they alsofirst learned of the same subject.  A FAQ is a document listing both thequestions and answers most frequently associated with new users, to savethemselves (and others trying to assist them) time and frustration.And by the way, it's pronounced "fack", nearly identical to "fact".Q: What is the purpose of this FAQ?A: This FAQ is set up to assist people interested in KansasFest, also knownas KFest.  Many Apple II enthusiasts are interested in attending or justwant some information about this event, so the most common questions areanswered here.Q: How can this FAQ be distributed?A: The content of this FAQ is copyright 1999-2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, thepublisher of _The Lamp!_.  Distribution without the expressed writtenconsent of the copyright holder is prohibited.Q: What is KFest?A: KansasFest, abbreviated "KFest", is a computing conference held everysummer at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri.  Its original formal namewas "The Apple II Summer Conference" while its nickname was "KansasFest",which was abbreviated to "KFest".Q: When was the first KFest held?A: The first KansasFest was held in 1989.  It was originally sponsored byResource-Central, the folks who brought you the wonderful _Open-Apple_ and_A2-Central_ (among several other Apple II) publications.  AfterResource-Central became ICON, The Apple II Summer Conference becameICONference.  This lasted one summer until ICON shut down.  Two differentcompanies sponsored KFest before Intrec Software, publishers of _ProTERM_,took over a few years back.  This July will welcome the 14th KFest.Q: When is KFest this year?A: KansasFest 2002 runs from Tuesday through Sunday, July 23-28, 2002. Thevery popular early arrival day is now officially rolled into KansasFestproper.  Meals, however, will not be served at Avila until Wednesdaydinner.Q: Where is KFest held?A: KFest is held at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri.  The addressand phone number are:     Avila College     11901 Wornall Road     Kansas City, Missouri  64145     United States of America     (816) 942-8400Q: If it's held in Missouri, why is it called KansasFest?A: I dunno.  If it makes you feel better, the Kansas border is very closeto Avila College.Q: Who comes to KFest?A: While KFest was originally devoted to programmers, nowadays all kinds offolk from all over the world show up at Avila College.  Programmers, users,newsletter publishers, and everyday folk show up from Europe, Canada,Australia, and all over the United States to celebrate the Apple II.Q: Who organizes KFest?A: Currently, KFest is organized by a committee headed by The Grand Gouda,Steve "Godzilla" Gozdziewski, who has taken over from The Big Cheese, CindyAdams.  Cindy remains on the committee.  The scheduling is done by TonyDiaz, of Alltech Electronics fame.  There are several other folks on thecommittee as well: Jerry Cline, Allen Moore, and Max Jones all pitch in.In addition to those good folk on the committee, David Kerwood handles themaintenance of the World Wide Web site, Devin Reade maintains the emaillists, and Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd provides World Wide Web hosting servicesand organizes HackFest, the programming contest.  KFest is sponsored byIntrec Software.Q: How do I register for KFest?  How much does it cost?A: Depending on when you register, registration prices vary.  If youregister early, you'll get a better deal. Please check the KFest Home Pageat http://www.kfest.org/ for the most current information.Q: Which airport do I fly into and how do I get from there to Avila?A: The major airport nearly everyone flies into is Kansas CityInternational, which goes by the code letters MCI (not KCI, which will getyou to Indonesia).  There's a couple of small commuter airports which arecloser, but unless you're Tony Diaz, you're not likely to use these.Even though MCI is the "closest" major airport, it's still most of anhour's drive from there to Avila, so walking is out of the question and cabfare would be substantial.  Your best bet would be to try and catch a ridewith another KFester who'll be flying in or passing by around the same timeyou'll be arriving.  Carl Knoblock unofficially organizes rides to and fromthe airport.  The best way to get in on the ride planning is to join theKFest email list (information on subscribing is elsewhere in thisdocument).Q: What kind of official activities go on at KFest?A: Officially, there is a keynote speech (this year given by Tony Diaz ofComputer Circulation Center), sessions on various computing topics,HackFest, a celebrity roast (Apple II writer, editor, publisher, sysop,Ryan Suenaga, is the victim of honor this year), product demonstrations,and a vendor fair.Q: What kind of unofficial activities go on at KFest?A: Unofficially, there's been movie outings, pizza nights, Bite The Bagcontests, late night eating at Denny's, runs out to Krispy Kreme, and hugegroups of folks going to eat huge pieces of beef at K.C. Masterpiece andJess and Jim's restaurants.Q: Has anyone attended every KFest?A: One person: Tony Diaz of Alltech Electronics.Q: I hear that the Avila College dorm is wired for Ethernet.  Is there away I can access that while I'm there?A: Yes.  In each dorm room in the halls of Avila are two outlets that seemto be phone jacks.  These _aren't_ phone jacks.  They're Ethernet ports--tobe exact, they're RJ-45 connectors that are compatible with 10 Base-TEthernet.  The entire Avila dorm is connected to the Internet this way,making for high speed World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, and ftpconnections for KansasFesters during their stay!Those bringing their true blue Apple IIs will be needing to go the triedand true modem route aside from LANceGS owners--and even they will needassistance in the form of a router, as the LANceGS does not currentlysupport the required DHCP standard used on Avila's campus--but thoseKFesters who bring Ethernet-capable computers of other platforms can makefull use of these high speed connections.  Let's look at what hardware andsoftware is needed to get this high speed resource working with yournon-Apple II.THE HARDWARE   All Avila provides is the RJ-45 jack.  This looks like an""""""""""""   overgrown RJ-11 jack (the kind your telephone plugs into),and in fact, it's a close relative.  What you need to bring is a computerwith an appropriate 10 Base-T Ethernet interface and a cable that ends in amale RJ-45 jack.  There are many, many of these cables on the market.  Ifyou are going to purchase one, be sure it's a straight-through class 5cable, not a crossover cable.  Additionally, due to the way the RJ-45 jackis mounted, you will need a cable ending with a RJ-45 male jack that is notmolded with a surrounding sheath, as the cable will not fit properly.  Youwant a cable end that looks like this:ASCII ART BEGINS      ___________     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |  <--- Male RJ-45     |   |   |   |     |   |___| <-|------ Locking tab     |           |     |           |     |           |     |___________|       |       |       |       | <------ Cable       |       |as opposed to this:      ___________     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |  <--- Male RJ-45     |   |   |   |     |   |___| <-|------ Locking tab     |           |     |           |    _|___________|_   |               |   |               |   |               |   |               | <-- Large, molded sheath   |               |   |               |   |_______________|       |       |       |       | <------ Cable       |       |ASCII ART ENDS     I had problems with this at KFest 1998.  If you need to get differentcables (or need other hardware in general) you can ask your fellowattendees if they have extras, or you can run over to the CompUSA in thearea to get what you need.  If someone brings an Ethernet hub, perhaps youcan plug into that instead of into the jack provided by Avila.     Once you have this equipment, simply plug in your RJ-45 cable into theprovided jack.  You do not need an Ethernet hub unless you'll be runningmore than two devices in your room.THE SOFTWARE   The Avila Ethernet server uses a protocol called""""""""""""   Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, or DHCP, for short.Those of you who have set up TCP/IP connections with Windows or Macintoshcomputers (or, for that matter, the Apple IIgs) probably have somefamiliarity with inserting IP addresses, DNS addresses, and Gatewayaddresses.  The beauty of DHCP is that it sets up nearly everything youneed dynamically, meaning that the server assigns these addresses--all youneed to do is set up TCP/IP on your computer and choose the DHCP protocol.I am much more familiar with the setup of DHCP for Macintosh computers thanfor Windows machines, and am taking the Windows instructions from areference.MAC OS 9   To set up a Macintosh running Open Transport''''''''   networking for DHCP, all that needs to be done is to switch theTCP/IP protocol to DHCP Server.  So:(1) Get into your TCP/IP Control Panel;(2) Select "Ethernet" (or "Built-in Ethernet" or "Alternate    Ethernet" as appropriate) in the "Connect via:" field;(3) Select "DHCP Server" in the "Configure" field;(4) Quit and save the changes.MAC OS X   To set up a Macintosh running Mac OS X for DHCP, all''''''''   that needs to be done is to switch the TCP/IP protocol to UsingDHCP.  So:(1) Get into your Network Preferences in System Preferences;(2) Use the "Show" option to select the appropriate Ethernet    port;(3) Use the "Configure" option" to select "Using DHCP";(4) Hit the "Apply Now" button.WINDOWS 95   To set up a Windows 95 machine for DHCP, there are''''''''''   several additional steps:(1) Get into your Network Control panel;(2) Add or select the appropriate Ethernet interface;(3) Set the "Obtain an IP address automatically" control in the    "IP Address" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window;(4) Remove any existing setting for a Gateway address in the    "Gateway" tab of the TCP/IP Properties window;(5) Disable DNS in the "DNS Configuration" tab of the TCP/IP    Properties window;(6) Save the settings and reboot the computer.     Regardless of which platform you use, if you have software set up toshare your hard drive with other computers, you probably ought to disableit--unless you like everyone in the Avila Ethernet having access to yourfiles.     At this point, you ought to be connected.  If you previously had anyproxy servers set up for use with your setup before Avila, disable them.You ought to have easy access for checking mail, browsing the Web, or usingfile transfer protocol--and very high speeds.  One last caveat:THE SMTP SERVER   As Spam on the Internet proliferates, it has become"""""""""""""""   accepted practice to close off an Internet ServiceProvider's mail sending server--usually using Simple Mail TransferProtocol, or smtp--to access from anyone who is not directly connected tothe ISP.  In other words, no one wants to be a relaying point for Spam.     Because of this, it's likely you will not be able to use the same smtpserver you use at home to send mail while at Avila.  There is, however, amail.avila.edu smtp server that can be used while at Avila.  That ought tokeep your email flowing freely.Q: I hear that there's wireless Internet access in the Avila dorm.  How doI get hooked up?A: Ah, the infamous wireless.  Several KFesters have set up Apple AirportBase Stations and other equivalents.  Please see one of them (Sean Fahey,Eric Shepherd, and Ryan Suenaga are likely candidates) if you'd like to geton the wireless 'Net.Q: How can I learn more about KFest?A: You can get more information on KansasFest by visiting the KansasFestWorld Wide Web site at http://www.kfest.org/ or sending email tokfest-help@kfest.org.  You could also subscribe to the KFest mailing listby sending email to majordomo@kfest.org.  In the body of the email includethe text:     subscribe kfestYou will receive a confirmation email with instructions on finalizing yoursubscription.Q: Should I go to KFest?A: Need you ask?  KFest is a must for the serious Apple II fanatic.  Doyourself a favor--you're worth it.  Show up at KFest 2002--a KFestpalindrome![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 2002 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]
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