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An Onipa'a Software Production       Vol. 5, No. 10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                            October 15, 2002HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]     A Look Back in Time     History of the Apple II Computers     The Tinkerer's CornerA2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS     Making the Index Listings Scroll---------------------------------[ILS]     Testing... Greetings---------------------------------------------[TGS]     Select Switch on a Printer---------------------------------------[SSP]     Running a User Group---------------------------------------------[RUG]     An Adventure in Babelfish----------------------------------------[AIB]     AppleWorks 5.1 - Find Text---------------------------------------[AFT]     Replacement Keyboards for the Apple IIgs-------------------------[RKG]     Juiced.GS V7I3 Arrives-------------------------------------------[JGA]     Juiced.GS V7I3 in the Works--------------------------------------[JGW]     KEGS Port to OS X------------------------------------------------[KPX]     The Apple II Documentation Project-------------------------------[ADP]ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM     Syndicomm to Relocate, Enhance Services--------------------------[SRE]     3.5" A2Central.com $2 Disks for the IIe--------------------------[ACE]     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]DELPHI A2 DISTILLATIONS     Editor's Note----------------------------------------------------[ESN]THE TINKERER'S CORNER     You are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI]     Installing a Higher Capacity Drive on Your Focus Card------------[HCF]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR     Software on CDROM for the Apple II-------------------------------[SCD]     An Invitation----------------------------------------------------[LTE]KFEST 2003     KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT]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>                            A Look Back in Time                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Looking south from High Above The Rock River, along the west bank is aspace with only trees... no buildings.  Just two blocks long and one blockwide, this area was deeded to the city many years ago by the Beattiesisters to be used as a park.  Lets walk over and look around.     This is a very special time of the year.  The warm sunshine has teamedup with the chilled, dry breeze to dry the fallen leaves until they arecrisp.  The leaves crunch as you walk on them, sending a feeling throughyour body as if you were chewing a crisp lettuce salad.     Stately oak trees provide shade and a home for many squirrels inBeattie Park.  Over in one corner, near the river, a modest gazebo providesa vantage point for a fabulous view of the river.     The feature of this park are the four Indian Mounds built sometimebetween 500 BC and 1500 AD.  One of the mounds is in the shape of a turtle.Two others are conical in shape and one is linear in shape.     Here we have permanent evidence of the use of this land many yearsago.  But the exact reason(s) for the building these mounds is lost intime.                     History of the Apple II Computers                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     It is easy to think back in time to the various things you enjoyeddoing with the Apple II... and to overlook the desirability of creating arecord of how the hardware and software evolved over the years.     Fortunately someone has been working to record the history of theApple II's.  Stop by Steven Weyhrich's Apple II History web site at:http://apple2history.org     You will want to bookmark this one so you can drop by often.                           The Tinkerer's Corner                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     This month we will be installing a higher capacity drive on your FocusCard.[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>[ILS]MAKING THE INDEX LISTINGS SCROLL""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Is there any way to get index listings to scroll like they used to?Ryan(RSUENAGA, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 18)>>>>>"""""What do you mean?Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 19)>>>>>"""""Well, it asks me "Scroll?" every so often, and no use of "y" or "nos" willmake it just scroll the whole index that I can tell.I'd prefer the thing just go and I save it to a file.RyanChief Sysop(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 20)>>>>>"""""Ryan,Use the "nos" command before using "ind":1 nosScroll prompts are now off.1 ind-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 5, Msg 21)[EOA][TGS]TESTING... GREETINGS""""""""""""""""""""testingSandy Warnken(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 11)>>>>>"""""Welcome to Syndicomm Online Sandy!Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host"Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night.7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT(MARK, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 12)>>>>>"""""Thanks Mark.  I cheated and used the pc on the http side to find the lay ofthe land. Ewen directed me to soar which I haven't been able to download.I tried some tweaking this time and got closer to getting to where I wasaiming.On to 2, 38See ya aroundSandy(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 32, Msg 13)[EOA][SSP]SELECT SWITCH ON PRINTER?"""""""""""""""""""""""""My HP deskjet 630c has been working for several months.  I fiddled withsomething in the cpu and now when I try to print I get "select switch noton".  How do I get the printer to work again? AppleworksGS/Pointless.(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""I think this ought to be in Category 17, topic 25, but let's deal with ithere for now and let the topic cop sweep it up ;-)You get "select switch not on" where?  Like a dialogue on the GS whileprinting?Ryan(RSUENAGA, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 2)>>>>>"""""I'm online with the GS and lynx.  I scrolled through as I couldn't makeyour instructions work for me.  I needed to post and this is where I landedthough it's not where I intended to go.The problem is this: Under GSOS 6, I use AppleWorks GS with Pointless,Grappler + and Harmonie drivers to print documents to hp deskjet 640c.I've used this particular computer, a ROM 3 for at least 6 years. It's had3 RAM cards of 1, 8 and 4 meg RAM.  I've had 3 different hard drives. Thecurrent is a Focus that refuses to work in slot 7 but does fine in slot 6(this card showed the same characteristics in 2 other computers). This cpudidn't have a Transwarp for three years and now it does. TW's been upgradedto a 12.5 mhz. I've used 2 different HP deskjet printers. Printing has beenfairly trouble free with a few glitches.Now when I attempt to print a word processing document it tells me that theselect switch is off.  Nothing else happens.  I can hit open apple (.) andit goes back to the document and the program works okay. It's not freezing,just wont print. I also tested with Hermes and get the same message:  "TheSelect Switch is off"I transferred the hp to another computer and it prints the document fromAWGS ok so it seems the select switch is not on the hp. Transferred back tofirst computer and the select switch is off sign comes up again.Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 3)>>>>>""""">> I transferred the hp to another computer and it prints the document fromAWGS ok so it seems the select switch is not on the hp. <<Then my question is if the dip switches on the Grappler are set the samebetween both machines.RyanChief Sysop(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""No.  The dip switches were not the same.  I changed them to be identicaland that didn't make a difference.  One doesn't work and one does with thesame switch settings.I never touched the dip switches and I can't remember what I did under thehood that made the difference.I had this problem once before.  (I guess I still do on another ROM3 witha ZIPGSX.)  I had intended this to be the backup for the first system.  Ithas the same SCSI and grappler.  When I tested it for printing I got themessage - select switch not on.  I put in all the guts from the workingcomputer, the one I'm having problems with now - the grappler with cable,the hard drive and same printer got the same message- select switch off.I assumed at that time the select switch had to do with the ZiPGSX v 1.2.I got the thing without the software so I didn't have a way to go furtherinto checking slots setting.Where the heck is the select switch?Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""I'm wondering if the "select switch" isn't talking about what we used tocall "online" in printers.  You are selecting the proper drivers in the DCCDev to print, right?I would guess they would be Grappler and HP Deskjet.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""Ryan,Yeah, I think you are right.  On the Imagewriter II, the select switch wasthe same thing as an offline online button.Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 7)>>>>>"""""The control panel is set to grappler+ and Deskjet 530C.(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 8)>>>>>"""""I went a little farther in checking the system out.  I checked Boot Masterand all the appropriate things are checked as active.  On the control panelthe DC printer is set to grappler and HP deskjet.  The slots are your cardon slot 1. printer port is standard settings.I also booted the system from an iomega zip which was created independentlyfrom this problematical system.  It didn't print from it either.I also learned that when the grappler isn't hooked up to the printer tryingto print the reading is "printer is out of paper".Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 9)>>>>>"""""I'm wondering, Sandy, if the problem with your printer isn't hardware.  Theparallel cable is what's coming to mind, but of course, I'm not there tocheck it.  It doesn't appear to be software.The select switch warning is making the IIgs think that the printer isoffline.RyanChief Sysop(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 10)>>>>>"""""The cable was on tight so I just transferred the grappler and cable to theworking computer.  Message was select switch not on.  I transferred theworking grappler to the non-working machine and it works!!!!! Yeah.I tried to pull the cable and bent a few pins pretty bad.  One is broken.I'm not going to try and figure whether it was card or cable. The problemis fixed.Thanks for all the help.Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 2, Top 38, Msg 11)[EOA][RUG]RUNNING A USER GROUP""""""""""""""""""""Is running a user group anything like herding cats?Bill DooleyBB Assistant(A2.BILL, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""Herding cats?I rather like our UG.  Of course the GS SIG is  mostly in cyberspace and noone takes the initiative to communicate so those of us who meet are the GSSIG We stopped meeting in Petaluma because the active folks don't livethere anymore.We periodically have to get assertive with the editor (Mac user) to keepfrom getting deleted from the newsletter.  I guess that could qualify asherding activity.Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 3)>>>>>"""""I enjoy the time with some of the people in our UG.  Ours is quite informalthough.  Most people come from an Apple II background, but we discuss lotsof technology as well.  We met for lunch today and I got to mess aroundwith both a 12.1" iBook and an iPod (which I never used before).  We stilltalk about Apple IIs, we just include lots more to keep the topics fresh.Dain Neater.(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""I haven't been to more than one user group function a year for about halfa decade now, not because I'm not interested, but because of timeconstraints.My real user group is right here at syndicomm.com, with an annual meetingin Kansas City.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""Me too.  Although if I had a UG in my hometown, I'd probably go. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""I went to a meeting of my school's Mac user group once.  It was the firstmeeting of the year, and included introductions of all the members.  I wasdisappointed when the introductions consisted of nothing more than eachperson saying his or her name, and what model Macintosh they had.  Thatreally told me nothing about anyone.The group was also very anti-PC, which I didn't see as being very helpful.Being anti-one thing doesn't make you more pro-the other.  I don'tappreciate how anti-Mac many PC users are, and don't feel the opposite isany better.The next meeting I went to was when they said they'd be demoing OS X (thiswas a few years ago), but it was instead a demonstration of OS X developertools, which interested me not at all.  I was frustrated by themisadvertising of the session's purpose.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 7)>>>>>"""""I agree that keeping up on changes in current computer technology keeps thecomputer fresh.  The GSAUG GS SIG is a GS-PC SIG on account of that's theother late model computer we all own.I was given a Mac SE but traded it in for a Mac Color Classic to unpack.sit documents.  As the disk librarian I was getting true type fonts on Macdisks. I had difficulty finding someone locally who could convert the filesto an 800k disk.  The classic has a pleasing look.  Kind of reminds me of apet.Sandy(PHOENIX, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 9)>>>>>"""""I guess I'm lucky--our UG is still all-Apple II, and while the numbers thatshow up aren't great, we still get together once a month.  We met just thispast Thurs--only had 6 people show up (work schedules kept several othersaway), but we discussed some hardware/software problems, talked aboutsouping up and Apple II, and all in all had a good meeting.  Being the onlyall-A2 group in the Metro Chicago area, we actually draw members from asfar away as 70+ miles.  Meetings only take a hiatus for 2 months during thesummer.  And we have gotten a few new members over the last year--peoplewho picked up an Apple II at garage sales and found us on the web.  :)Later..........Howard(A2.HOWARD, Cat 5, Top 19, Msg 10)[EOA][AIB]AN ADVENTURE IN BABELFISH"""""""""""""""""""""""""An adventure in Babelfish.  Some text deleted because of funky fonts:I love my Apple II.  I've been using one Apple II or another since 1983,and I've always loved it.  I currently use an Apple IIgs as one of my manycomputers.  I still play games on it, run utilities on it, and even writesome software for it.  It's a great deal of fun -- more so than any othercomputer I've ever used.  Apple II forever!Spanish:Amo mi Apple II. He estado utilizando un Apple II u otro desde 1983, ytengo lo amC) siempre. Utilizo actualmente un Apple IIgs como una de mismuchas computadoras. TodavC-a juego juegos en C)l, funciono utilidades enC)l, e incluso escribo un cierto software para C)l. Es diversiC3n mucha --mC!s asC- que que cualquier otra computadora que haya utilizado siempre.B!Apple II porsiempre!Back to English:Master my Apple II I have been using an Apple II or another one from 1983,and have I always loved it. I use an Apple IIgs like one of my manycomputers at the moment. Still game games in him, I work utilities in him,and I even write a certain software for him. Much is diversion more -- sothan any other computer that has always used. Apple II by always!Now to German:Erarbeiten Sie meinen Apple II, das ich Apple II oder ein anderes das von1983 verwendet habe, und haben Sie mich liebte es immer. Ich benutze einenApple IIgs wie einer meiner vielen Computer im Augenblick. Noch Spielspielein ihm, bearbeite ich Dienstprogramme in ihm, und ich schreibe sogar einebestimmte Software fC<r ihn. Viel ist Ablenkung mehr -- so als jedermC6glicher andere Computer, der immer verwendet hat. Apple II vorbei immer!And now French:C)laborez ou l'autre qui ont utilisC) de 1983, et vous avez mon Apple II,moi le Apple II moi avez aimC) lui toujours. J'utilise C  l'heure actuelleun Apple IIgs comme un de mes beaucoup d'ordinateurs. Encore jeux de jeudans lui, je travaille des logiciels de services dans lui, j'C)cris etmC*me un certain logiciel pour lui. Beaucoup est ainsi un dC)tournementplus -- que chaque possible d'autres ordinateurs qui a toujours utilisC).Apple II au delC toujours!Back to English:work out or the other which used of 1983, and you have my APPLE II, me theAPPLE II me liked him always. I use at the present time APPLE IIgs like oneof my much of computers. Still plays of play in him, I work of the softwareof services in him, I write and even a certain software for him. Much isthus a diversion more -- that each possible of other computers which alwaysused. APPLE II with beyond always!And now to Japanese:<unprintable>And finally back to English again:Or if other things it solved, 1983 years you used, me of my Apple II thereis a Apple II where I always like him in you. I presently use the AppleIIgs like my 1 of the computers greatly. The **time-out** still play him ofthe play and service him of my working software, the private document, withbecause of a certain software, him. As for many conversion more in thisway, each possibility of the other computer which is always you used. AppleII the other side always!Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 7, Top 22, Msg 10)[EOA][AFT]AppleWorks 5.1 - FIND TEXT""""""""""""""""""""""""""When word processing in AppleWorks 5.1, the "Find Text" command (OA-F)always searches for my query from the cursor's position, not from thebeginning of the document.  Is there a preference or other means to changethis behavior?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 15)>>>>>"""""Writing a macro would be the best way to do it, I would think.Probably something like:F:<awp><oa-1 oa-f>t<oa-y>!In fact, that's in my default macro file.  Not sure if that's a standard.RyanChief Sysop(A2.RYAN, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 16)[EOA][RKG]REPLACEMENT KEYBOARDS FOR THE Apple IIgs""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I've decided to replace my father's Apple II keyboard (and hope he doesn'tspill anymore juice).  What kind of keyboard would work - any ADB model? -and where can I find them these days?Thanks,-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""Most ADB keyboards will work. The AppleDesign split keyboard won't. I got2 old Mac keyboards at Goodwill recently. Other thrift stores may also havesome. You may have to check several. :) Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Wed  25 Sep 02  9:23:48 pm cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b8 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 300 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 17, Top 19, Msg 27)>>>>>"""""Not any, just most.  The Apple Extended and Extended II are good choices.I'm not fond of the AppleDesign, but it mostly works, although it has areputation of getting stuck in caps lock at inopportune times.  The Appleergonomic will definitely -not- work.I can commonly find very good condition keyboards such as these at thelocal GoodWill.  eBay is another source.  You could also peruse some of thecommon Mac vendors and find equivalents.RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(RSUENAGA, Cat 17, Top 19, Msg 28)[EOA][JGA]Juiced.GS V7I3 ARRIVES""""""""""""""""""""""Juiced.GS arrived here today!Of course, I had already seen the issue a few times. :)RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 354)>>>>>"""""Juiced.GS arrived here today.You aren't going to believe this, but it's all messed up AGAIN! Upside downand backwards.Cindy(CINDYADAMS, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 355)>>>>>"""""For the record, anyone with the problem with their issue needs to emailpublisher@juiced.gs with their name, the sequence and job numbers from thecover sheet.  Just posting here won't guarantee you a replacement issue.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 374)[EOA][JGW]Juiced.GS V7I3 IN THE WORKS"""""""""""""""""""""""""""While the issues around the issues of V7I3 are far from resolved, I'd liketo let people know that we're planning on shipping V7I4 in mid-December.That's when I get 'round to it.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 376)[EOA][KPX]KEGS PORT TO OS X"""""""""""""""""I just tried Kegs for OS X and I must say that it works fairly decently onmy old Powerbook G3 Series 1 Wallstreet.  It runs in three different speeds1mhz, 2.5(or so mhz) and full out.  Full out it runs at about 30mhz or so.It tends to run much better in full screen mode.  The best part about thisversion, is that you can run it in OS X, without any X Windows installed.It seems to only support 2MG files right now, so for me it is far fromprime time.  It does run an FTA demo (if you are into that sort of thing,I am not), and I got it to run Dungeon Master without much problem.  InDungeon Master, it wouldn't allow me to reorder my party, though.  That isdone with mouse click and drag, but none of the mouse options I triedseemed to let that work.  I haven't managed to boot to anything System 6,because all of my images for that are in Disk Copy format.It's always nice to see some progress on these emulators.  I hope whoeveris messing with this, will get a better image loading interface and somesupport for different disk image formats.I found the link at http://www.emulation.net   Which I believe is ran bysome guy who now works for Blizzard (of Warcraft, Star Craft fame).Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""KEGS for OS X also has an interesting alternative type control panel (likethe one invoked by pressing control apple escape) that I think you activatewith control shift escape.  I dunno, it's documented one way or another :)Ryan(RSUENAGA, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 23)>>>>>"""""There is an control option tab that gets you into a control panel likeinterface.  At least that was how it worked for me.Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 24)>>>>>"""""Where do you find KEGS?Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""Steve,I found it on http://www.emulation.net, but that is just a link tohttp://homepage.mac.com/bluespot/.Have fun,Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 40, Msg 26)[EOA][ADP]THE Apple II DOCUMENTATION PROJECT""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I've been doing some thinking about it, and I *think* that after my move iscomplete, I'll have just a little more time to do things, and at thatpoint, I'm going to try to put some time into the Apple II DocumentationProject, probably starting with a basic getting started guide for IIgsusers.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 30, Top 4, Msg 7)[EOA]------------------------------------      ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[SRE]SYNDICOMM TO RELOCATE, ENHANCE SERVICES"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""September 21, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) announced today that the company will berelocating to Maryville, Tennessee over the next four months.  In tandemwith the move, Syndicomm will be upgrading to higher-performance serversand a higher-bandwidth Internet connection to improve the customerexperience."The move to Tennessee will reduce our costs, allowing us to increasebandwidth without increasing membership fees," said Eric Shepherd, owner ofSyndicomm.  "We think this added value will be appreciated by all ourmembers."Syndicomm is taking steps to keep service impact to a minimum by installingredundant systems; outages should be minimal as the relocation takes place.In order to show our appreciation to our customers for their patienceduring the move, all members will receive a free month of service duringthe move.ABOUT SYNDICOMMSyndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best ofus.  Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnetsoftware.  In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software forclassic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users.  Syndicommis located in Tracy, California.  Visit Syndicomm athttp://www.syndicomm.com.PRESS CONTACTEric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com(Cindy Adams, via email)[EOA][ACE]3.5" A2Central.com $2 Disks for the IIe"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""If anyone has bought 3.5" A2Central.com $2 disks for use in a IIe, there'sa strong possibility your disks won't actually work.  I've beeninadvertently formatting the disks with the Apple IIgs-standard 2:1interleaving instead of the 4:1 required by a UniDisk drive.  If you'vebeen having trouble with these disks, let me know so I can get replacementsto you.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, A2, Cat 2, Top 2, Msg 6)[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>[ESN]EDITOR'S NOTE"""""""""""""The Editor was unable to obtain the necessary permissions to publish any ofthe messages on Delphi A2 this month.[EOA][TTC]-------------------------------             THE TINKERER'S CORNER |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[YAI]YOU ARE INVITED"""""""""""""""You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple IIcomputers.Send your write up or idea 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][HCF]Installing a Higher Capacity Drive on Your Focus Card~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By Lyle SyversonThe Focus Drive is an excellent solution to providing a hard drive for anApple II computer.  They can still be purchased from Alltech Electronics<http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html">You can also buy the Focus card without a hard drive installed.  Or youmight want to install a higher capacity drive on one of the cards youalready own.Many people are upgrading their laptop computers by replacing the harddrive with one of higher capacity.  These "smaller" drives are on the usedmarket and are available for use on the Apple II's.What You Will Need''''''''''''''''''1. A Focus card.2. A 2.5 inch IDE hard drive mechanism.3. The Focus Utilities.  Most likely furnished with your Focus card.  Can   be downloaded from:   Alltech Electronics <http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html">Where to Get What You Need''''''''''''''''''''''''''1. Alltech Electronics <http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html">2. LEM-Swap list <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html>3. PC Liquidator  <http://www.pcliquidator.com/>4. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace5. A2 on Syndicomm6. Thrift stores.7. Garage sales.Installing the Drive on the Focus Card''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''1. Remove the card from the computer.2. Remove the four screws holding the hard drive in place.3. Carefully remove the drive from the card.4. Insert the new drive into the card, being careful not to bend any of the   connecting pins.  It will be obvious which way to turn the drive.5. Replace the four screws securing the drive to the card.6. Install the Focus card in the computer.7. Run the utilities.     a. Quite likely the utilities will insist that the new drive be low        level formated.     b. The utilities will suggest as many equal sized partitions, 32mb or        smaller, as will fit on the drive.  You might want to override the        suggestion.Example... when I installed a 750mb drive recently, the utilities suggested24 partitions.  A rather unwieldy number of icons on the IIgs desktop.Instead I created six 32mb ProDOS partitions and one large HFS partition.By having the same size partitions on all my drives, such as 32mb, I can doa volume to volume copy on the IIgs when backing up the data from one driveto another.Using the 'New' Drive'''''''''''''''''''''Install your software on the "new" drive and enjoy.[EOA]------------------------------------             LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |------------------------------------[SCD]SOFTWARE ON CDROM FOR THE Apple II""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Lyle,Great job detailing how to connect a SCSI CD-ROM to an Apple II.  You'reright: there's a ton of software now available in that medium for ourfavorite computer.  I've tried to compile information on all the discsstill being sold, along with ordering information, at<http://www.a2central.com/features/2000-08/26-cdrom/index.html>.Thanks again,-Ken(Ken Gagne <kgagne@gamebits.net>)>>>>>"""""Ken,Thank you.  And Thanks for the reminder of where to obtain more software onCDROM.(Lyle Syverson, Editor)[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 2003 |-----------------------------------[PBT]KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University inKansas City, Missouri.(Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5)[EOA][VKF]FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""KFest Home Pagehttp://www.kfest.org/[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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