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An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 6, No. 8 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                             August 15, 2003HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]     Where Did the Time Go?     KansasFest 2003     KansasFest 2004     A Record is Broken - A Record is TiedA2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]     Protector Uploaded to A2 Library---------------------------------[PUL]     The Protector is Now Available-----------------------------------[TPA]     Marinetti 3.0b1--------------------------------------------------[MRI]     Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) Now Open Source--------------------[SIS]     Defender of the Crown--------------------------------------------[DTC]     Group Purchase of No Slot Clock----------------------------------[NSC]     SuperDrive Connected to IIgs Disk Port---------------------------[SGD]     Life of a Home-Burned CD-----------------------------------------[HBC]     Project Delta Phi------------------------------------------------[PDP]     Bug Report For Marinetti 3.0b1-----------------------------------[BRM]     The Online Index to GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, and The Lamp!-----------[LOI]     All Four Years of UpTime on One CD-ROM---------------------------[FYU]     The OSXII Emulator-----------------------------------------------[TOE]     The Kegs 32 Emulator---------------------------------------------[KTE]ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]     An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!          Editor's NoteANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]     The August 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready-----------------[ASR]THE TINKERER'S CORNER-------------------------------------------------[TTC]     Deja II - Classic Appleworks 5.1 on an Older Mac     You are InvitedLETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]     Power Supplies     An InvitationKFEST 2003------------------------------------------------------------[KFT]     KansasFest 2003 - The Editor's Slant-----------------------------[ESL]     Cindy's KFest 2003 Report----------------------------------------[CKR]     Enjoyed KansasFest-----------------------------------------------[EKF]     New and Updated Products at KFest--------------------------------[NAU]     A Great KFest----------------------------------------------------[AGK]     KFest Just Keeps Getting Better----------------------------------[KGB]     XML for Storing Data---------------------------------------------[XML]     GShisen Competition Tough----------------------------------------[GCT]KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF]     KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4]     Start Planning---------------------------------------------------[SYP]     Plans to be There------------------------------------------------[PBT]     Watch for More Information at the KFest Home Page----------------[VKF]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>                          Where Did the Time Go?                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Relaxing on the patio High Above The Rock River... reliving KansasFest2003... darkness sets in... sleep, gradually, comes...     Then the clock in the steeple across the water chimes you awake.10 PM.  Where did the time go?                              KansasFest 2003                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     KFest 2003 was a real winner.  Suddenly it was the end of the week andwe were getting ready to go home.  Where did the time go?  See the KFest2003 section of this issue for details.                              KansasFest 2004                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Start planning and saving money now for KFest 2004... or later youwill be saying to yourself... "I don't have the time or money to go toKFest again this year... where did the time go?"                   A Record is Broken - A Record is Tied                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Doug Cuff held the record for longest service as editor ofGenieLamp Apple II... 41 issues.  With this issue I will have served aseditor of _The Lamp!_ for 44 issues.     68 issues of GenieLamp Apple II were published.  This is the 68thissue of _The Lamp!_     Where did the time go?[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________  _                     _                                      _|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|                                                            | |                                                            | |                                                            |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA][DAS]----------------------------------------------DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com  |                                  (A2Central.com) |---------------------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[PUL]PROTECTOR UPLOADED TO A2 LIBRARY""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""There is a new upload in thesystem_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/nda  directory:File: protector10.bxySize: 5888Date: Aug 3The Protector is a new NDA for Apple IIgs computers running System 6.0 orlater.  It lets you lock your computer so nobody can use it without knowinga password you specify.  While locked, the CDA menu is disabled, and thescreen is black, except for the window asking for the password.  Eachfailed attempt to access your computer causes a counter to increase, so youcan see when you return to your desk if anyone tried to get into your AppleIIgs.  Note that the Apple II is an open system and there are ways aroundthis, such as rebooting the system, but it will keep casual looky-loos out.Uploaded by the author, Eric Shepherd.Tony Ward, A2 Librarian(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 21)[EOA][TPA]THE PROTECTOR IS NOW AVAILABLE""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The Protector is now available!  It's an NDA that helps keep people frompoking around your computer while you're away from your keyboard.  Itpassword locks the desktop, and disables access to the CDA menu.  Check itout!  You can download it from the SheppyWare FTP site.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 20, Msg 1)[EOA][MRI]MARINETTI 3.0b1"""""""""""""""Kfest 2003 was the staging ground for the announcement of Marinetti 3.0b1by the contributors of the Marinetti Open Source Project Andrew Roughan andRichard Bennett-Forrest.http://sourceforge.net/projects/marinettiNew features include- Included MacIP link Layer- CHAP support for the PPP and Scripted PPP link layers- Various bug fixes.- Revised Documentation- updated header files- new link layer format(A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 48)>>>>"""""I managed to install Marinetti 3.0b1 while at Kfest with little or noincident.  Besides of course, me forgetting to write down my DNS numbersand having use numbers Geoff Weiss had.  It works pretty well so far.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 49)>>>>"""""I've been pretty busy the last few days, but I'm going to get 3.0b1installed on my GS and start hammering away.  I have a TCP/IP code projectin mind. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 51)>>>>"""""I have Marinetti 3.0b1 installed and am happy to report it seems to beworking fine.  I'm connected through the LANceGS and have tested it withSIS 1.2, SOAR, TelnetNDA, GWFTP.All is fine in GS Land.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 52)>>>>"""""That's great!I've found 3.0d8 (the predecessor to 3.0b1) to be quite good, so I'mlooking forward to getting 3.0b1 installed.I'm not aware of it being up online anywhere yet.  Syndicomm will beselling developer kits on CD-ROM soon, with printed manuals, once we getthe PDF manuals from Andrew.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 15, Msg 54)[EOA][SIS]Spectrum Internet Suite (SIS) NOW OPEN SOURCE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""SIS has a new topic now that it is Open Source.  It no longer needs to bereferenced by any of its previous commercial distributors.This topic is for providing any assistance that SIS users may need.Discussion for future Open Source development is also relevant.(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 1)>>>>"""""The SIS web site has been updated to include the new features of SIS 1.2and the source code.  The web site is accessible at http://sis.gwlink.net/Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 2)>>>>"""""I got my copy of SIS (thanks Geoff) but haven't installed it on the LANce'dmachine yet.  It's there, just uninstalled.  Maybe tomorrow.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 3)>>>>"""""Geoff, is the 1.2 release version on disk one of the set compiled or not?Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 4)>>>>"""""No, the scripts are not in a compiled state.  I never got a chance toverify that the compilation worked.  But the source is provided so anybodycan compile the scripts if wished.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 5)>>>>"""""The SIS web site located at http://sis.gwlink.net/ has been updated withnew screen shots highlighting some of the features that is available withSpectrum Internet Suite.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 6)>>>>"""""New Features in Spectrum Internet Suite 1.2* First release as Open Source under the GNU General Public License.* TCP/IP enhanced - no shell account required.* Access to Virtual Web sites without dedicated IP addresses.* New Web-interface mini-Finder.  + Launch IIGS Applications.  + Rename Files and Folders.  + Move Files.  + Copy Files.  + Delete Files.  + Create Folders.  + View Disk and File Information.* VT100 Telnet to servers (requires TCP/IP and Spectrum 2.5.1 or higher).  + Using telnet:// URLs and links.  + User-Friendly Telnet Connect Window.* Email Enhancements:  + All generated emails are MIME 1.0 compliant.  + Send Blind Copy Copies.  + Add up to 100 file attachments--all GS/OS files supported (requires    TCP/IP).  + Remove individual attachments.* Bookmarks Enhancements:  + Import Bookmarks from Arachnid.  + Add Bookmarks from:    o Link Info Window.    o File Info Window.    o User-Friendly Telnet Connect Window.* TCP/IP specific features  + Launch SIS from the Finder with no messy configurations.  + Stop Web connections during DNS lookups or connection phases.* HTTP download.* Eye candy: Icons next to locations in the Bookmarks and Go menus.* Bug fixes for greater reliability!(GEOFF, Cat 11, Top 36, Msg 7)[EOA][DTC]DEFENDER OF THE CROWN"""""""""""""""""""""Capcom will be publishing for the PC and game consoles a sequel to theApple II classic "Defender of the Crown".Further details at Page 850 (Gamebits), Category 8, Topic 7, Message 2.(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 95)>>>>>"""""Wasn't Defender of the Crown released by Cinemaware as freeware orsomething similar?  I seem to remember not playing that on an Apple II, buton either the NES or SNES.  I would love to get a hold of a II version.Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 96)>>>>>"""""A2Central.com reported in November 2001 (wow, has it been that long?) thatCinemaware has released certain of their games (including NES titles, suchas Defender of the Crown) as freeware.  Their URL ishttp://www.cinemaware.com/vault.asp?vault=games(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 98)[EOA][NSC]GROUP PURCHASE OF NO SLOT CLOCK"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Guys,This is just to let you know that I'm going to put together a grouppurchase of Dallas Semiconductor Smartwatch chips (aka No Slot Clock).I have received a sample unit and it works great in my Platinum IIe.If you want price info just send me an e-mail.  If I can put togethera minimum order of 25 we should be able to get them for around $20 + S&Heach.If you're interested in one (or more), e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com orcorner me in RTC.BTW, I have already posted this to csa2 and Delphi.  Does anyone think itwould be too far off topic for the KFest list?  I'm thinking it might butthere also might be people there who don't read a forum regularly. Mark Percival - Apprentice Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.1 & SOAR v1.0b10 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time(MARK, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 22)>>>>>"""""Tony Diaz's message 8 in this topic has a ton of info about No Slot Clocks.I have thrown together a Group Purchase FAQ of sorts mostly for the csa2people.  Again if you are interested in getting in on this send me ane-mail.  I have currently 20 preorders and need 25 at a minimum to proceed.                      No Slot Clock Group Purchase FAQ                            (V1.1 - 6 Aug 2003)Revision History================V1.1 6 Aug 2003 - Added information regarding NSC compatibility with theApple //c plus.V1.0 5 Aug 2003 - Initial FAQ** Denotes new or updated infoQ: Who are you?A: My name is Mark Percival and I live in Quebec, Canada.  I have been anApple II user since 1979.  Today I am an Apple II collector with a dozenmachines in my personal collection.  I am also a staff member of SyndicommOnline and host a weekly chat (RTC or Real Time Conference) in the A2 Forumevery Wednesday from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm Pacific time.  However this grouppurchase I am organizing is not affiliated with Syndicomm Online as I amdoing it on my own.Q: What is in this for you?A: I have been a supporter of the Apple II for a long time and typically dosmall requests for free (making disk images mostly).  When I heard that NoSlot Clock's were still available for purchase I ordered one.  Once I foundout how easy they were to install and setup I decided to organize a grouppurchase.  If I am able to put together a minimum order of 25 units I amwilling to go ahead with the purchase.  I am doing this at cost + 10% ofthe unit cost per chip.  With this 10% I hope to earn enough to take mywife and child out to dinner.  I am not normally in the Apple II hardwarebusiness.Q: Are the batteries fresh? Hasn't it been a long time since NSC's (No SlotClocks) were manufactured?A: NSC's were originally sold for the Apple II by Systems ManufacturingTechnologies of San Marcos, California starting in the late 1980's.  It ismy understanding that all they did was resell Dallas SemiconductorSmartwatch chips.  Dallas Semiconductor still manufactures them as they arestill used in a variety of components.Q: Will these clocks work on Dos 3.3, CP/M and Pascal?A: I am able to provide the proper patches for ProDOS only.  I am unawareof patches for other OS's.  However I am including the source code for theProDOS patch so you may be able to devise your own.Q: Which models of Apple II will they work in?A: They will work in any Apple II with a 28-pin ROM socket.  The Apple IIe,Apple IIc and Apple IIc+ all have such ROM sockets for their system ROM's(CD ROM, EF ROM or CF ROM) on the motherboard.  The Apple II / II + lacks a28-pin ROM socket on the motherboard but I've been told they will workunder a 28-pin ROM socket on a peripheral card.Q: Will this work properly in an accelerated Apple II such as a IIc plus?A: Yes, it works fine.  I tested this myself on my Apple IIc plus and theonly thing I found was the utility that sets the clock failed to detect thepresence of the chip if running at 4MHz speed.  Rebooting at 1Mhz speed(holding down the 'esc' key on bootup) allowed it to detect the chip andproperly set the time.  The patched ProDOS *does* read the time properly ateither 1MHz or 4MHz speed.  So outside of the occasion when you need to setthe time there are no issues that I found.Q: What is the cost?A: Price is dependent upon quantity I am able to purchase.  Here is theinfo I have at this time from Dallas Semiconductor (In US$):Quantity    1-24: $27.21Quantity   25-99: $21.47Quantity 100-999: $17.68Quantity   1000+: $14.51These prices include Canadian GST (7%) and a 10% markup.  Sometimes GSTisn't charged so if that happens I will pass on the saving to you.Shipping is extra but shouldn't be much since they are pretty light.  Youpay whatever it costs me to ship it to you.  I do not make any money onshipping.  Of course the more you buy the less the per unit shipping costwill be.Q: Will you ship International (outside Canada and USA)?A: Yes but shipping cost will be adjusted accordingly.Q: Where is the software available?A: I will provide all the software you need to patch ProDOS and set theclock via e-mail (free) or diskette (cost of diskette).Q: How do I put my name on the list?A: Send an e-mail letting me know how many you would like.  I will send youan e-mail confirming that you are on the list.  My e-mail address is(decode spam block) "mark at syndicomm dot com".  If you don't receive aconfirming e-mail within a couple of days, resend.Q: When will you place the order?A: My thinking is that a minimum order of 25 would give us a decent pricebreak and worth doing.  I would really like to be able to order 100minimum.  I don't think 1000 is realistic.  Once I have everybody I thinkis interested I'll make a "last call", provide specific shipping cost andask for money.  Once all the money is collected I'll place the order.Dallas Semiconductor says they have the chips in stock and estimate 4business days for me to receive them.  I will then notify you when Ireceive them and again when I ship your order.Q: Your e-mail address has you with Syndicomm Online.  Is this group buyaffiliated with Syndicomm Online?A: No.  I am on staff with Syndicomm Online but they have no connectionwith this group purchase.  The success or failure of this purchase istotally my responsibility.(MARK, Cat 17, Top 6, Msg 26)[EOA][SGD]SuperDrive CONNECTED TO IIgs DISK PORT""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""A fair while back I converted most of my 3.5" drives to SuperDrives but Ileft a few in case I should someday run across a program that wasincompatible. I mean incompatible with a SuperDrive acting as an 800k driveconnected to a IIgs disk port. Anyone know of any such programs?Wayne(WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 33)>>>>>"""""I know the Superdrive controller card won't run some demo disks, but Idon't think there is a problem using the drives connected directly to theGS. Certainly no programs worth worrying about. Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon  7 Jul 03  9:04:42 pm cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 15 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com(CARLK, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 34)>>>>>"""""I've yet to find any such incompatibility.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 35)>>>>>"""""You might want to check the following:Copy 2+ Sector EditorDungeon MasterI don't remember if it was the superdrive + controller card combo or justthe superdrive connected to the internal port, or both.I'll have to test these later to be sure.(FINKSTERJ, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 36)>>>>>"""""You can add Divisi-Cache too.(FINKSTERJ, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 37)>>>>>"""""This question was posted in comp.sys.apple2 as well, and my response therewas confirmed by others.A SuperDrive connected directly to the IIgs port should be physicallyindistinguishable from a normal 800K drive.OTOH, the controller - wonderful though it is - is not so compatible. Asothers here have pointed out, some casualties include Diversi-Cache, ReaderRabbit, Copy II+, some demos, and I'm sure there are others.For that matter, the controller even has at least one outstanding bug thatI know of. It's been a few years now, but from memory if you try tore-format a disk that had been previously formatted in the "other" format(ie. GCR vs MFM), the drive and/or GS/OS get very confused. (The low-levelformat completes correctly, but the drive becomes more or less unusableuntil you reboot. In particular, writing the boot blocks and directoryfails.)Peter               peterw@syndicomm.comPalm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager(PETERW, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 38)>>>>>"""""I'm wondering where you get all those superdrives to make thoseconversions, I have one and would love to convert all my 3.5" drives tosuperdrives.Bruce(BBAKER, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 39)>>>>>"""""I set up Macs for a teacher and a counselor that place the Macs with kidsthat couldn't otherwise afford any computer. We use early PPC Macs or ifshort use a quadra but nothing earlier. So if I end up with 030 or earlierMacs I have no use for them and nobody will take them so I usually stripthem. I used to take any Mac but now I'm getting more selective. Anyways Ihave some extra 1.4 mb mechanisms so if you need one or two, they're yoursfor the cost of the shipping from Canada.Wayne(WAYNES, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 41)[EOA][HBC]LIFE OF A HOME-BURNED CD""""""""""""""""""""""""Does anyone know definitively what is the life of a home-burned CD? I wasat CompUSA (a veritable font (fount?) of wisdom) asking about a brand touse on my PowerBook G4, and he said most any branded CD should be okay(i.e., Maxell, TDK, etc), but that any of them will lose their data in 2-3years, since the laser burns the info into a gel, which simply won't lastmuch longer. The commercially burned CD's are much longer lived becausethey use a different process.Now, I did buy some "generic" CompUSA disks years ago, and they did becomeunreadable within a year, but I thought it was because they were cheap.Any comments?Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""I've never heard from a reliable source that burned CDs have a greaterfailure rate than commercially-pressed ones, but it's possible.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""It depends entirely on the quality of the original CD. Cheaply made ones ingeneral have a high failure rate after a couple of years or so. From the2000 or so CDRs that I have burned, only the really cheap ones I boughthave failed so far.But it is not so much how much you paid for them, but the quality of theirmanufacture.As a general guide, CDRs with darker dyes, tend to be better quality. CDRsmade in Japan, also seem to be better quality. CDRs made by Taiyo Yudenseem the be the best. These are not sold under that brand name though, butare often used by the big boys like Fuji, HP etc.In house CRs from places like CompUSA seem to be the worst.Good CDrs should last twenty years or more, bad ones can last a few weeks.So avoid the cheapest, and go for Japanese manufactured dark dyes...The same rules go for DVD-Rs as well... Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 2 Aug 2003 - 353 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 27)>>>>>"""""Like Shep, I have not heard much in the way of reliability reports fromcredible sources, partly because I think that longitudinal reports are justnot yet possible given the recent availability of home CDR/CDRW machines.I feel pretty secure with CD as a storage medium for backups, but I wouldmake multiple backups of things that have historical significance.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 28)>>>>>"""""So, would it fair to presume that a brand sold under a "major" label shouldbe reliable for the long haul? I bought some Sony CD-R's, for example, touse in creating durable copies of the iTunes Music Store purchases I'vemade, to guard against a hard drive crash or scramble.And then there are some CD-R's that are sold as "music" CD-R, vs a "data"CD-R. How does one judge on the relative merits of those?Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 29)>>>>>""""">> And then there are some CD-R's that are sold as "music" CD-R, vs a"data" CD-R. How does one judge on the relative merits of those? <<Music or audio CD-Rs, are the same as any other CD-Rs, but you pay more forthem as a royalty payment to musicians.Brands like Sony, in theory should be good, but it does not follow. If youreally want disks to last, go for the most expensive disk of a good namedbrand, look for disks made in Japan, and are actually manufactured by TaiyoYuden or Ritek. I would also go for gold backed disks if there is a choice. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 5 Aug 2003 - 350 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 32)>>>>>"""""Personally, I use CD-ROMs as a backup to a Hard Disk as a habit.  But neveras a "This is my only copy" medium.  What I find myself doing more oftenthan not is actually backing one machine up to another so that importantdata is stored in multiple locations, just in case.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 33)>>>>>"""""This is pretty disappointing to learn.  Here I thought that CD's werepretty indestructible data repositories (barring physical destruction ofthe media).  When CD burners came out, I inferred that the data was goodforever, but according to what I've just read above, there's a good chanceit won't last much longer than a floppy!Ewen, just to get a grasp of the (percentage) size of the problem, of the2000 CDs you've burned, how many have failed?Is there any correlation between the failure rate and the burn speed?I know that (in my limited experience) burn speeds do affect the chances ofgetting a clean burn initially*, but I was wondering about the long termeffects of burn speed given initial success.* In my last company we had a 4X CD-Burner <woohoo!> that we only used at2X, because we'd lose about 20% of the CDs if we burned at 4X. I believethat was because the 233MHz computer we were running it on couldn't keep upwith the 4X drive._________  | homas(TCOMPTER, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 34)>>>>>""""">> Ewen, just to get a grasp of the (percentage) size of the problem, ofthe 2000 CDs you've burned, how many have failed? <<Obviously I am not able to test all the CDs I have burned, but I would sayperhaps six or so have failed over time. I have had a higher failure ratewith cheap CD-Rs during the burn and verification process, but at least youknow it has failed at that point, and can reburn. Perhaps about 30 havefailed at the burn stage out of the 2000 or so.>> Is there any correlation between the failure rate and the burn speed? <<I cannot say. I have had three burners have their lasers fail on me in thattime, and each new burner has been faster than the previous one. I wouldnot have thought that any of the CD-Rs that failed over time were burnedany faster than 8x. I now use an external 20x burner, and an 8x and 16xinternal burner, all of which are slow by today's standards. It is too soonto say whether any of the disks from those burners have failed over time.For CD-Rs only, it seems to make no difference as to what speed a disk israted at, it burns quite happily at the 20x maximum I can manage. In factas faster burners have appeared, I have seen old packages of CD-R disks onsale have labels stuck on them to say they are now rated at a higher speed!>> know that (in my limited experience) burn speeds do affect the chancesof getting a clean burn initially <<A burner should be increasing the power of the laser when it burns at afaster speed, so this should not be a factor. What can be more important isthat the older burners, which are not burn-proof rated, require data to befed to it in a constant stream. If your computer is also old and slow, thenit might not be doing this cleanly. USB burners should be avoided like theplague. They rarely can burn cleanly at full speed, and are prone to busyUSB lines affecting the smooth flow of data. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 9 Aug 2003 - 346 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 35)>>>>>"""""Actually music CDRs aren't exactly the same as regular CDRs. A musicianfriend bought a stand alone CD burner and discovered it will only burn tothose special Music CDRs.Wayne(WAYNES, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 36)>>>>>"""""Even the cheapest of the cheap CDs should last 10 years or more if keptaway from sunlight. And since most people will have moved on to a differentstorage medium by then (DVD, and/or whatever is coming beyond that),there's no problem. Think about how much of your important data is sittingon media that is older than 10 years. If it's a lot, you're flirting withdisaster anyway.Almost (if not all) CD-R/RW media comes from Japan and Taiwan. The Japanesediscs are generally regarded as superior because of their higher level ofquality control. Look on the outer label, usually near the UPC code, tofind out where a package was made.But the material is really what determines the longevity. Many of thecheapie brands use Cyanine dye on a silver reflective background. To my eyeit just looks silver, with no tinting. It may also be used on a goldbackground, which would make it appear bright green. I use these all thetime, but I'm not sure I'd trust them as a permanent backup solution. Thisis the kind that is more susceptible to sunlight damage.If you want to buy the best, look for Phthalocyanine dye. It's got adarker, dull green tint if the disc has a silver background, oryellowish/green on a gold background. Silver is the most common, but themore expensive gold will not oxidize and thus will last longer, probably100 years or more if kept safe. By the way, it doesn't seem to matter whatcolor is on the top of the disc. And just because the top looks golddoesn't mean the underside reflective layer is gold. Flip it over and looknear the outer or inner rim.Burn speed may affect a disc's initial quality (ie. sometimes you might geta "bad burn" that creates a useless coaster), but longevity should not beaffected once the disc is successfully burned. I have read that thePhthalocyanine dye is less tolerant of high speed burns, but I have notfound that to be the case in my personal use.But does all that really matter? Discs are so cheap now (I usually buywhatever 50-pack spindle Best Buy has on sale w/rebate for $2.99) that youcan afford to burn two copies of your important data: One for general use,and one to keep safe as a backup. Then in 10 years or so, when CD burnersare no longer even being made, it will be time to change to something else.Tony Ward(A2.TONY, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 37)[EOA][PDP]Project Delta Phi"""""""""""""""""Some questions were asked about Project Delta Phi and here are someanswers:Q: Does Project Delta Phi require/use Marinetti?A: No.Q: When will it be released?A: I am in no rush to get this completed.Q: Will there be an announcement/release at Kfest 2003?A: No.It turned out that much of the code needs a major rewrite so it is back tothe drawing board to make it actually work right.  I suck for announcing amystery project really early in the game--I had actually thought it wouldbe easier to write then it had become.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 61)[EOA][BRM]BUG REPORT FOR MARINETTI 3.0b1""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Bug report for Marinetti 3.0b1Running under Bernie ][ the Rescue with ROM 03 emulation and 14Mb of RAM.Once connected, CHAP authentication now seems to be stable, but still showsa bunch of garbage on the Spectrum screen after connect. Is the initialauthentication data perhaps passing through when it should be stopped?There seems still to be a problem with the modem initializing routines.These have changed somewhere between Marinetti 2.0 and 3.0, and it sets upthe modem randomly at connect. This means I cannot connect from the CDev,but can from within Spectrum, though after a disconnect, I cannot reconnectcleanly again. When I return to the Spectrum online display, I see all thefailed responses from the modem.I would suggest cross-referencing the method used in Marinetti 2.0 against3.0, as that works every time for me. Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sat 2 Aug 2003 - 353 days till KFest '04 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/(CONDUCTOR, Cat 20, Top 14, Msg 2)[EOA][LOI]THE ONLINE INDEX TO GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, AND The Lamp!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""And, the online Index to GEnieLamp A2, A2Pro, and The Lamp! has beenupdated to include the contents in the latest issue of The Lamp! (as wellas adding Feb through July 1993 of GEnieLamp A2Pro). It can be found at:http://www.syndicomm.com/~a2history/lampI will also soon be uploading the July update to the Index to the A2Centrallibrary here.Do you realize what a WEALTH of information is contained in the Lampnewsletters? Many items (such as the recent discussion of the function ofthe RESET routine on the Apple II) are dealt with to some extent in thepages of the Lamp over the years. When the index adding the A2Pro info iscompleted, you will have even MORE that can be searched.Check it out! You will be amazed what you will (re)learn! _I_ was!Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 98)>>>>>"""""I've got the new stand alone index uploaded to the Uploads Go Heredirectory.Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 20, Top 20, Msg 99)[EOA][FYU]ALL FOUR YEARS OF UPTIME ON ONE CD-ROM""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Here's where to talk about Ultimate Uptime, which will be released nextweek at KFest.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 35, Msg 1)[EOA][TOE]THE OSXII EMULATOR""""""""""""""""""There is an article in the September, 2003 issue of Mac Addict aboutemulators for Mac OS 10.2.2. It mentions an Apple II emulator called OSXII.I sent MacAddict an email letting them know about all of the great Apple IIsoftware available from Syndicomm that will run on an emulator. (Hint,Hint)Cindy(CINDYADAMS, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 11)>>>>>"""""Feel free to include an URL to our store when you email.  LOL. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 12)[EOA][KTE]THE Kegs 32 EMULATOR""""""""""""""""""""Well I use Kegs 32 on my PC Athalon XP 1900+ and It works great! The onlyproblem I have with it is the sound is a little intermittent(TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 4)>>>>>"""""I'd try Kegs32, but I am not that familiar with the image utilities and forsome reason (I think Geoff knows), the images created in Bernie tend to beunusable in Kegs.Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""I have used KEGS32 on the Windows thing at work, and while its UI could usesome work, it was by no means awful.  The speed was more than reasonable ona 500 MHz Pentium III box.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""Bernie only corrupts .2img disk images.  If you use standard .po diskimages, there won't be any problems using them between Bernie and KEGS.I am pretty sure I (or somebody else) documented what Bernie does wrong inanother post somewhere in the forums.I had used a hex file editor to fix the bad bytes when moving a Bernie.2img disk image to KEGS.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 7)>>>>>""""">> Bernie only corrupts .2img disk images <<I'd like to know exactly what it is doing to those disk images. Is Bernie_corrupting_ the image, or just making it not compatible with otheremulators (such as KEGS)?Is it possible for those programmatically inclined to create a utility to"fix" disk images used by Bernie before they are submitted to KEGS (orother programs)?Steven Weyhrich <IX0YE>--<Apple II Historyhttp://apple2history.org(A2HISTORY, Cat 29, Top 6, Msg 8)[EOA][ITL]------------------------      ILLUMINATING THE LAMP |-----------------------------     An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EDITOR'S NOTE"""""""""""""The series, Illuminating The Lamp, will be continued next month.[EOA][ANS]-------------------------------      ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>[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][ASR]The August 2003 Issue of Syndicommotion Is Ready""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The August 2003 (Volume 2, Number 8) issue of Syndicommotion has beenemailed to subscribers.  The HTML edition can be found online at thefollowing URL:http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v2n8.html(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 12)[EOA][TTC]-------------------------------             THE TINKERER'S CORNER |------------------------------------By Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>Deja II - Classic Appleworks 5.1 on an Older Mac~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This emulator, code named OpenPhoenix, is very specialized.  It allows youto run classic Appleworks 5.1 on your older Mac.  It was commercialsoftware but has been released for free use.It is neat to see AW 5.1 running on your Mac.  You can have other Macapplications up and running at the same time.  The clipboard conversionfeature provides a handy way to move data between AW and regular Macprograms.What You Will Need''''''''''''''''''1. The archive package.  Go to http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/mac.tools/     a. Download 'openphoenix.txt' for a description of the emulator        package.     b. The file 'openphoenix.sea.hgx' contains the archive package.2. Your Appleworks 5.0 or 5.1 original disks.  Several files are needed to   setup Deja II.3. A Mac running System 7.  It is not clear from information in the archive   if later versions of the OS are supported.Note...  an older Mac suitable for this use can be acquired for a verymodest investment.Where to Get an Older Mac'''''''''''''''''''''''''1. Thrift stores.2. Garage sales.3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace4. The Mac forum on Syndicomm5. LEM-Swap list <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html>6. Alltech Electronics <http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html">8. Other World Computer <http://www.macsales.com/">9. Mac-Res-Q <http:/www.macresq.com> or call 1-888-447-3728Setting up Deja II''''''''''''''''''The archive is well organized.  Decompress it and follow the directions.[EOA]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][LTE]-------------------------------             LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |------------------------------------LETTER TO EDITOR""""""""""""""""Subject: power suppliesLyle:Thanks for the idea in the last issue (tlmp0306).  Just after reading theissue my //e took its final gasp when I had to turn the power off in orderto swap out my very old original drives (~22 years old) with a couple ofnewer drives that I had acquired over the net.This was the 2nd power supply that I had worn out in over 16 years ofusage.  The computer is an early //e that I have updated and have 6 cards,a No Slot Clock, a numeric keypad and an 8 Mhz Zip Chip.  I have a friendwho has a lot of old Apple computers and parts.  He sent me a couple of //epower supplies along with many other things.The package came yesterday and I took one of the power supplies andconnected it up to the //e with the power supply laying outside behind thecomputer.  It works great.  The tip said that the idea was easy for the//gs.  It is also easy for the //e.  The hardest thing that I had to do wasenlarge hole #12 very SLIGHTLY in order to get the connector through theback of the computer case.Again, thanks for the timely idea.Yours,Dan Wallace[EOA]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 |-----------------------------------[ESL]KansasFest 2003 - The Editor's Slant""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""by Lyle Syverson, editor, _The Lamp!_                    Fate Brings Woz to KansasFest 2003                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     It started with an email to Woz asking if he would place informationabout KFest on his web site.  He writes back saying, in effect, "Thatsounds interesting.  I think I would like to come... if you would have me."As they say, "the rest is history".                           He Keeps us Guessing                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Woz is a very busy man.  We didn't know until the last minute when hewas coming or how long he was staying.  So we had to make last minutechanges in the schedule.                       Picking Him up at the Airport                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Fate placed me in the van designated to pick up Woz from the airport.As we arrived at the gate we learned that his flight would be ten minutesearly.  After a five minute wait here he comes, looking from side to sidefor some sign of those who were picking him up.     Then came a moment that should have been recorded on film... his facelit up with a very special expression as he spotted the KFest shirt.     We introduced ourselves.  Through lively conversation on the trip backto the dorm we learned that he is a practical joker.  Among other things hehas these sheets of two dollar bills that are perforated.  From time totime he likes to pay for a purchase by tearing the bills from the sheet andhanding them to the clerk.  Seems some people think they are fake.     We stopped at a McDonalds drive-through for him to pick up somefood... the order included Apple Pie.  :)     As it turned out he spent the night at a hotel rather than the dorm...he had a speech to write.                            The Keynote by Woz                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     He wove a fascinating story of events in his life leading up to thecreation of Apple Computer, his experiences at Apple, and his currant life.The two hour speech and the half hour question and answer session slippedby before we knew it.  He was deeply moved by the standing ovation at theend.                                The Cookout                                ~~~~~~~~~~~     The weather was perfect.  The food was good.  Woz added a very specialtouch to the event.     As people were finishing their food they began asking Woz to autographtheir computers, name tags, etc.  Someone asked him to autograph a computerof "another brand".  He did autograph it... then drew a line through theautograph.     Then it was off to the airport for Woz.  We were delighted to have hadhim at KFest.              The Draw of KansasFest - Memories and Challenges              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     Think of the commitment of time and money for those who came fromAustralia, Germany, and Japan.     A USB interface for the Apple II?  The prototype of the hardware isready.  People are working on the software.  In fact the card, calledAnyCard, also includes hardware for a VGA monitor connection, an IDEconnection, and a connection for a CompactFlash.  Many hours writingsoftware lie ahead to get it all going.[EOA][CKR]CINDY'S KFest 2003 REPORT"""""""""""""""""""""""""KFest 2003 reportOver the years it's become somewhat of a tradition for me to write a reportwhile I was waiting for my flight home. This year, I made a mad dash to getan earlier flight than I had planned, so I'm writing this on the plane. Itwas a BIG rush, but I got up at 6:45, and made it to the airport in time toreturn the rental car and make a 9:30 flight!Tuesday - July 22KFest begins with the arrival of a lot of long time friends, and quite afew new ones. I think there were 17 newbies this year. The main group wentto Sweet Tomatoes for dinner, but a renegade group went to Stephenson'sApple Orchard. I can only report on the Stephenson's group, and I know weall had a wonderful time and enjoyed the food and beverages!Woz arrives!! Things were kind of quiet, so I was wandering around thesecond floor looking for new people. I walked by a room and saw a man Ididn't know standing by the window. I said hi and introduced myself. Whenhe turned around, I was shocked to see that it was Woz, and in my mosteloquent voice I said, "Wow, I know who you are!" Good grief. I welcomedhim to KFest and we talked a few minutes. He had not expected to be in adorm, and asked if I could find Howard to see about getting him to a hotel.I asked if he'd like me to go find Howard, or if he'd like to walk aroundwith me. He opted for the latter.We went upstairs and found a group of people watching the DVD of his speechfrom the '80's. He got a kick out of that and watched for a few minutes. Itwas fun watching the KFesters as they realized who he was. Then we wentinto the hall and Tony Diaz started showing him some of the hardwarecollection. It didn't take very long for a crowd to gather.Wednesday - July 23Woz makes the Keynote Address. It took some creative planning, but theschedule for today was changed and the Keynote was before the Kookout. Woztalked about his early life and how it had been influenced by variouspeople and books. He spent over two hours enthralling everyone inattendance. He then opened it up for questions.I hate to admit it, but I ducked out to spend the day with a long timefriend, so I missed the Kookout and autograph session.Thursday - July 24KFest sessions begin! Tony Diaz had a arranged a day full of sessions forthe programers and normal users alike.As usual, the evening was full of visiting with friends, making new ones,and learning all about computers!Friday - July 25More sessions and The Roast of Geoff Weiss, and what a roast! Ken Gagne hasbecome a great MC, and helped to organize a fantastically funny roast. Mostof the presenters had spent HOURS working on their very high techpresentations. (myself excluded) Max jones, Richard Forest-Bennett, RyanSueanage, Eric Shepherd, and myself had the pleasure of roasting Geoff.I hope he will forgive us!The late night activities included some sitting in the floor, a trip to seea movie (not Planet of the Apes), and what I heard was an expedition toIHOP about 3:00 am.Saturday - July 26Another day of presentations, contests, and spending money at the VendorFair, followed by the annual trek to KC Masterpiece. The winners of theGShisen contest, HackFest, and CansasFest were announced, and some greatprices were awarded. After seeing the Palm that Steve G won in GShisen,I think I'd better practice for next year!I want to say a big thanks to everyone that helped to make this the bestKFest in quite a while.Now it's time to start planning and looking forward to KFest 2004. Thedates were announced as July 20-25, 2004. One other little announcement wasmade that I'm returning to my former job as The Big Cheese.A big thanks to The Grand Gouda for giving me a few years vacation andletting me just enjoy KFest!I hope that we can keep the excitement going and have another wonderfulKFest in 2004.CindyThe Big Cheese(CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 97)[EOA][EKF]ENJOYED KansasFest""""""""""""""""""I really enjoyed myself at KansasFest 2003.  There were so many neat newpeople there and a lot of people that I've not seen in a few years.  TheWoz Keynote was a real treat.  I learned lots of new tricks and enjoyedevery session I had the pleasure of attending.The Syndicomm PizzaFest rocked (Special thanks to Eric and Sarah).The contest prizes were really great.  (I was really hoping to win the ZipGS, what a great prize...thanks Lyle).Thanks to the presenters, the planners and the attendees.  There are stilla few people from here at Syndicomm that I would love to see at Kfest 2004.Any chance of getting you to come?The time to start planning is now... Kfest 2004 will be here before youknow it.Dain NeaterKeeper of the A2 BoardsKfest bound 2004(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 98)[EOA][NAU]NEW AND UPDATED PRODUCTS AT KFest"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""New and updated products at KFest synopsis:AppleMouse PS/2 Mouse adapter (non-ADB) from VintageWareUltimate Uptime from SyndicommDV-ROMulan A2 from Tony DiazSIS 1.2 from Geoff Weiss (now open source)Marinetti 3.0b1 Public beta from MOSP (kudos to Richard Bennett-Forrest andAndrew Roughan)Softdisk Supreme from SyndicommThe Protector from SyndicommI also showed Emily, my send only email NDA, but it ain't done :-)Also not quite done:C1 computer and AnyCard from Jeri EllsworthGood KFest for new stuff; we'll have to ramp up the bulletin board.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 99)[EOA][AGK]A GREAT KFest"""""""""""""This was a great, great KFest.  I'm gradually getting news items posted toA2Central.com -- I was so busy that I didn't get much posted before ourserver went down. :)Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 100)[EOA][KGB]KFest JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""KFest just keeps getting better. It's easy to tell how much people areenjoying themselves by the lack of reports being posted during the week.Everyone wants to be out experiencing KFest and not sitting at theircomputer.CindyThe Big CheeseKFest 2004July 20-25, 2004(CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 101)[EOA][XML]XML FOR STORING DATA""""""""""""""""""""Hans' discussion on using XML for storing data from disks, particularlyApple II disks, was fascinating.  I never thought of setting up storagethat way, but it's quite logical.Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 5, Msg 102)[EOA][GCT]GShisen COMPETITION TOUGH"""""""""""""""""""""""""Well, Kfest 2003 has come and gone and like all of the Kfests before it,I failed to make it out of the first round in the GShisen contest.  My timeof 6:00+ failed to qualify.  Steve G managed to take home the Kfest Gshisencrown this year, while Sarah Shepherd took second and CarlK scored thirdplace.First prize this year was the $299 Palm Zire 71 courtesy of the Shepherds.Hopefully next year I can advance to the second round:)Thanks Max for hosting the tournament and special thanks to Kelvin for theprogramming that brought about GShisen.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 14, Top 6, Msg 16)[EOA][KFF]------------------------------                       KFest 2004 |-----------------------------------[KF4]KansasFest 2004"""""""""""""""KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University inKansas City, Missouri.(Heading: Cat 5, Top 22)[EOA][STP]START PLANNING""""""""""""""It's time to start planning for KFest 2004. It will be July 20-25, 2004.CindyKFest Big Cheese(CINDYADAMS, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 1)[EOA][PBT]PLANS TO BE THERE"""""""""""""""""As always I plan on being there in 2004.  I learned in 2001 that the bestlaid plans don't always work out.  It will take some big things happeningfor me to not be there.  I find it amazing that some of you have been thereso many times.  I wish I were so lucky.Dain Neater(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 5)[EOA][VKF]WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT 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 2003 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! 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