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An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 8, No. 7 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                              July 15, 2005HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]     The Spam Museum     KansasFest 2005A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]     New Uploads in the A2 Library------------------------------------[NUL]     Triumph of the Nerds---------------------------------------------[TON]     Anyone Tried Contiki?--------------------------------------------[ATC]     The Cerberus Computer--------------------------------------------[TCC]     Comments on the PNG Screenshot Converter for the IIgs------------[PNG]     New Archive For Time Tool----------------------------------------[NTT]     Bug Found in ORCA/C----------------------------------------------[BFO]     Patch to Support GSBUG Inline Names------------------------------[PGB]     Syndicomm Renews License for Softdisk Products-------------------[SRL]     Convert Physical Disk to Disk Image------------------------------[CPD]     Reading From AUX Memory------------------------------------------[RAM]     Comment on Contiki-----------------------------------------------[COC]     Help With Programing in C----------------------------------------[PIC]     Help With REZ----------------------------------------------------[HWR]     Displaying XML Data on the IIgs----------------------------------[DXG]     OpenSSL on the 816-----------------------------------------------[SSL]     Help With List Manager-------------------------------------------[HLM]     Programming - Picture Control------------------------------------[PPC]ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]     An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!          To be ContinuedANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]     July 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready--------------------------[JSR]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]     No Letters to the Editor This Month     An InvitationKFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]     KansasFest Information-------------------------------------------[KFI]     Other Activities During KFest------------------------------------[OAD]     Conflict With KFest Time-----------------------------------------[CKT]     What to Expect When Arriving at Rockhurst - I--------------------[WTE]     Wireless Internet at Rockhurst-----------------------------------[WIR]     What to Expect When Arriving at Rockhurst - II-------------------[EII]     Celebrity Roast--------------------------------------------------[RST]     KFest Sessions - The List - Update 2-----------------------------[KFS]     Adding Photos to KFest Photo Gallery-----------------------------[APG]     Comment on KansasFest 2004 DVD-----------------------------------[CKD]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>                              The Spam Museum                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Austin, Minnesota, Located along I90 in the southern part of the state, isknown as "Spam Town USA".  Hormel, producer of Spam, has its corporateheadquarters in Austin.  And... Austin is also where The Spam Museum islocated.The Spam Museum is located at 1937 Spam Boulevard.  (Spam was firstproduced in 1937.)  Web site: www.spam.com...  Phone: 800-LUV-SPAM...The name Spam stands for Spiced Ham.Spam played a big roll in feeding the troops in WWII.The Wall of Spam contains 3500 cans... enough to feed you almost 10 yearsat one can per day.Push a button at the Monty Python exhibit for some fun.Listen to some dandy jingles from old radio ads.Take the Spam Quiz to see how much you know about the product.Take a look at the giant 3D map to see the many countries where Spam isdistributed.We will save the rest of the exhibits for you to see when you have anopportunity to visit for yourself.  It is a fun place.Not everyone will be able to visit this museum... if you find yourselftraveling in southern Minnesota, be sure to stop for a visit... I highlyrecommend it.                              KansasFest 2005                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Not everyone will be able to go to KFest this year... be sure to go if youcan... I highly recommend it.See the KFest section of this issue for more information.[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>[NUL]NEW UPLOADS IN THE A2 LIBRARY"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""There is a new upload in the emulation directory:(NOTE: This is a new directory where we will store Apple II relatedemulation files.  Read 'About_These_Files' in the directory for moredetails.)File: KEGSethernetPatch.tarSize: 52224Date: Jun 2This tar file contains the changes needed for KEGS 0.86 to support ethernetemulation.Contents:ethernet.ckegs-diffsREADME.ethernetethernet.c is the ethernet emulation code and should be placed in the srcsubdirectory.kegs-diffs contains the diffs for the KEGS 0.86 moremem.c, protos.h, andsim65816.c.  It should be obvious what changes are needed for laterversions of KEGS.README.ethernet contains important information about the ethernetemulation, including compiling notes.  This file is best placed with theother README.* files in the KEGS root directory.Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss.Tony Ward, A2 Librarian(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 53)>>>>>"""""There is a new upload in thesystem_software/misc_16-bit/desk_accessories/cda directory:File: pngfloyd.bxySize: 8448Date: Jun 3PNG Floyd CDA takes a snapshot of your SHR screen and saves it to disk ...in PNG (portable Net Graphics) format.Uploaded by the author, Kelvin Sherlock.Tony Ward, A2 Librarian(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 54)>>>>>"""""There is a new upload in the system_software/misc_16-bit/tools directory:File: tool56v104.bxySize: 109696Date: Jun 13This is a new archive of the Time Tool.  This archive now includes a copyof the C header file.  Nothing else was changed so the version numberremains the same.Uploaded by the author, Geoff Weiss.Tony Ward, A2 Librarian(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 55)>>>>>"""""There is a new upload in the games/adventure/prodos8 directory:File: scupdv83.bxySize: 352768Date: Jun 15Silvern Castle v8.3Major changes:o Silence spell now has additional effect:  Stops monsters from calling forhelp!o Higher chance for random encounters to be "organized" (i.e. rats normallydon't wander around with snakes, etc.)o If the real-time combat status update preference is on, it now alsoupdates the monster count status box.o New feature:  Proving Grounds!  Somewhat similar to a character editor,this feature allows you to modify skill points using a point buy/sellsystem.Uploaded courtesy of the author, Jeff Fink.Tony Ward, A2 Librarian(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 56)[EOA][TON]Triumph of the Nerds""""""""""""""""""""Has anyone seen the PBS documentary "Triumph of the Nerds"?  Cast list at<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115398/>, where it has a 9/10 fan rating, andsold at <http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=1978852> whereit is described as follows:"It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen wereamateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valleygarage, author Bob Cringely puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, andtells their incredible true stories. Like the industry itself, the seriesis informative, funny and brash."(KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 14)>>>>>"""""Has anyone (here) NOT seen it?  :)That was originally a 4 hour special (miniseries?) split over 2 nights if Irecall correctly.  It was interesting -- if a little dated now.  I believeit was done while Steve Jobs was still with NeXt.   (Probably worth anotherwatch now, as I think about it.)_________  | homas(TCOMPTER, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 15)>>>>>"""""Thomas,>> Has anyone (here) NOT seen it?  :) <<Uh, me? :)  Hence the question.  I've seen "Pirates of Silicon Valley"(courtesy KFest 2003) but not this one.  I was considering it for a futureedition of "Reel ][ Reel" in Juiced.GS...  The local library has afour-tape VHS edition; the DVD is $50 from PBS.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 16)>>>>>"""""Sorry, didn't mean to be snide. :)>> The local library has a four-tape VHS edition; <<4-tape?  I thought I got it all onto 1 6 hour tape, but maybe there wereparts I missed, or maybe there were extra parts made for the for-saleversion.In either case it's worth checking out of the library to watch, for sure.Especially for people like us.  :)_________  | homas(TCOMPTER, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 17)>>>>>"""""Thomas,I double-checked the library listing at <http://tinyurl.com/drde9> and thedocumentary was fit onto three 55-minute VHS tapes.I'll have to check it out when I get back from KFest.  Thanks for therecommendation!-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 4, Top 3, Msg 18)[EOA][ATC]ANYONE TRIED CONTIKI?"""""""""""""""""""""Has anyone had a chance to try the new Contiki yet?Ryan(A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""I downloaded it but haven't had time to try it out.  It sounds really neatthough.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 2)>>>>>"""""I'd like to hear what sort of speeds coktiki's tcp gets with a LanceGS (andthat new uther net card).kelvin(KWS, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 3)>>>>>"""""Can't help with the latter for awhile, but can with the former, once I canspare some time (when is that?).RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 11, Top 38, Msg 4)[EOA][TCC]The Cerberus Computer"""""""""""""""""""""Here's an addendum to the original article at the top of this thread, whichmay also be seen (with corrections) athttp://www.hedgersoftware.com/appleii_future.rtf.The last year has seen a tumultuous shift in my personal life: new job, newpart of the country, new baby boy.  These are reasons for my long silenceon a2central.com.  Everybody wants something, but as I get older I amrealizing the need to take the bull by the horns and take charge of my ownlife.  It's time to make something happen.I am posting this set of proposed specs here because the Apple II hasinspired the machine in question.  This provides an opportunity for us allto describe what we would like to see in a new home computer suitable forcasual use and for children.  Jeri Ellsworth has provided enormouscontemporary inspiration as well, with her C-One project and its follow-up,the Commodore Direct-To-TV.  This is not a new Apple II (i.e. no AppleROMs).  This is not a competitor to the PC or Mac.  What it is is a newhome computer.You can offer your suggestions.  What do you or don't you like aboutpresent day solutions?  You can also laugh at me - I don't mind.  Thisdream has been with me for 13 years, and it's time to move it forward.Somehow, someday, it will become a reality, and nothing will stop me frompressing forward (the real specs do differ somewhat from what is shownhere).The vision is largely laid out in the appleii_future.rtf document.-----------------------------------------------Proposed Specifications for Cerberus21 June 2005Cerberus, in Greek mythology, is a three-headed dog that guards the gatesof Hades. The computer system, whose working name shall be Cerberus, isbuilt around the philosophy of the open, distributed system: many low-cost,low power, small-footprint computing units (CUbs) can achieve respectableperformance and at the same time give developers complete control of eachunit.  This includes its RAM and DMA. All access to user input, disk,video, audio, FireWire, USB, and LAN I/O is managed by a central trafficcop controller, responsible for dividing up system resources and allocatedand de-allocating them for the appropriate CU.Cerberus fills a longstanding void in the home market and will return tothe user the experience of simple, elegant, brass tacks operation thatgives him or her the proper sense of complete control over the system,whether as a casual user or programmer.Target Market~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Web-connected home users dissatisfied with current solutions.- Children, for home, educational, and entertainment use.- Low-power applications.- Hobbyists.Primary Objectives of Cerberus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Open architecture b complete access to the hardware from within each CUfacilitates and encourages learning by immersive experience.- Programmability. A built-in high-level programming language along withthe ability to look at and program the machine directly at the machine-codelevel.- Ability to run popular web-enabled applications, including browsers ande-mail clients.- Respectable performance, capable of playing MPEG-4 video and performing3-D operations in games.- Very short load times.- Low power consumption.- Loose coupling between CUbs.- Enough processing power in each CU to run a simple multitasking OS, sucha simple Linux variant.- Compatibility with another platform, which will supply an existingsoftware base.- Ability to use low-cost, existing PC peripheral devices, such as harddrives, CD-ROMbs, input devices, and SVGA displays.Secondary Objective of Cerberus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- A simple yet effective mechanism for licensing software at the hardwarelevel. This may or may not involve Internet connectivity.What Cerberus is not~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- A direct competitor to the PC or Macintosh". Cerberus is not intended tocompete head-to-head with machines designed around conventionalmethodologies (single, fast, power-inefficient CPU running on a monolithicoperation), or to run software designed for such systems.- A secure business solution. Security in the context of Cerberus isconfined to the web-enabled software which requires it. Security, in fact,conflicts with the open system objective.Proposed Specifications~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_Computing Units_- Western Design Center 65C816 clocked at 14-20Mhz (TBD).- Well-established, widely documented and proven architecture.- Thousands of existing programs available.- Easy to program.- Powerful addressing modes, suitable for modern software.- Low power... no fan required.- Low cost.- SIMM slot capable of holding up to 1GB of RAM.- Macro-bank selector b memory is divided into 16MB chunks, with smallareas reserved for hardware soft switches.- Fast twos complement 32x32 multiply/divide unit w/MAC, FPGAimplementation. This facilitates the horsepower demands of modernapplications.- Ability to optionally shadow up to 4MB video RAM in main memory.- Ability to shadow shared RAM.- Legacy mode maps well-known existing memory configuration to Bank 0000,with clean-room engineered emulation ROMs.- Optional Floating Point Unit (FPU)._Motherboard_- Four (4) CUbs stock, expandable to eight.- On-board video enforces a single standard within Cerberus.- 128MB video DRAM.- High-performance, high-quality SVGA.- Decoupling from CUbs by central traffic management logic device enableseach CU to write directly to its own optionally shadowed Video RAM withoutworrying about timing issues.- Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) (Vendor yet to be determined).- Capable of direct-port writes, or overlay.- High-speed 32-bit DMA@70-100Mhz- DMA will have multiple counters, to enable iterative swaths of copying,such as a rectangular area of the screen, or irregular shapes, in a singleoperation.- Indirect mode, for copying from the address-of or address-to.- Both target and source may be selected- Another CUbs RAM- Video RAM- Audio RAM- Disk Cache.- Pipeline-able b queuing for multiple requests from multiple CUbs.- 1 MB shared RAM.- On-board digital oscillator chip (DOC), 64-128 polyphonic voicesallocate-able by CU.- 16MB audio DRAM.- 65C816 to manage sound RAM, play music, and manage DOC.- On-board LAN connector.- PCI expansion slots.(GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 9)>>>>>"""""Greg,I haven't read the RTF yet (I have a few days off trying to recover from a10 day work stretch, so I'll try to read it), but good luck.  I'm notreally a hardware guy, more like a fraudulent one, so I'm not sure whatkind of help I could offer.RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 10)>>>>>"""""Ryan,Thanks for taking the time to read.  Your input is quite valuableregardless of background.  Just think of what you would like in a homecomputer (aside from just numbers).Take care of yourself first, though, and get yourself rested.  Sounds likeyou've been under some brutal pressure.Greg(GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 12)>>>>>"""""> b" Web-connected home users dissatisfied with current solutions.> b" Western Design Center 65C816 clocked at 14-20Mhz (TBD).These two items are mutually exclusive.  Modern day internet users wantinstantaneous results.  Pushing large amounts of GUI and handling of AJAXapplications require processors in the multiple of Ghz.  Users arefickle--they want the information immediately.  Just because you don't minda Web page loads in 10 minutes doesn't mean that everybody else does.If you really want 65816 compatibility, emulate it like what the PowerPCMac did for the 68k apps or MacTel's Rosetta.The OS would probably be best based on one of the open-source UNIX's formaximum portability of software (you want a large selection of softwareready when the hardware is available).It doesn't really matter what the exact hardware specs are (i.e. speed ofmemory), the retail price tag has to be $100-$200 for it to meet yourtarget audience.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 13)>>>>>"""""Hi Geoff,Thanks for your input and interest.  I am very well aware of the technicalhurdles and am taking a radically different approach to the problem thanperhaps what you've been taught.  Ultimately the goal would be an ASICunit.  The possibilities are virtually endless.(GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 14)>>>>>"""""BTW it is ironic you mention a web-page loading in 10 minutes, because Ithink Cerberus will actually be faster - a lot faster, within networkbottlenecks.  See, there's more to it than CPU speed.  There are numerousbottlenecks in a system, whether a single one or a large distributed systemspanning many regions.The Linux idea has been considered and is a good one.  What I don't want,though, is just another IBM/Intel/Microsoft "me too" solution.  I'll admitit:I hate those three with a passion.  I feel forced to use those machines,and have broken more than my share of cheap keyboards :-)(GPH_II, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 15)[EOA][PNG]Comments on the PNG Screenshot Converter for the IIgs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""From the Dark Side of the Moon, the Piper at the Gates of Dawn was Obscuredby Clouds.  The Animals by The Wall saw the Final Cut of PNG Floyd on theIIgs.  These computers are not just Relics.  After A Momentary Lapse ofReason, it is refreshing to see More support for PNG.  For those who don'tMeddle with a IIgs, the only comment can be: we Wish You Were Here.Good job, Kelvin for a putting IIgs screen dumps into a useful format whichcan be easily viewed by just about every other computer.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 20)>>>>>"""""Nice to see a PNG screenshot converter.Thanks Kelvin.(A2.DAIN, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""We Don't Need No Education to use the thing, either...RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 22)>>>>>"""""Thanks for the comments.  If anyone cares, the source (c + asm) is here:http://syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/src/pngfloyd/Kelvin(KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 23)[EOA][NTT]NEW ARCHIVE FOR Time Tool"""""""""""""""""""""""""I have uploaded a new archive of the Time Tool.  The only change is theinclusion of the C headers for Orca/C development.  A big thanks goes toKelvin Sherlock for  providing it.  The version number remains the same:1.0.4.  Only those who wish to use this tool in a C program will have animmediate need for it.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 96)[EOA][BFO]BUG FOUND IN ORCA/C"""""""""""""""""""I found a bug in orca/c... symbol.pas, function ResolveForwardReference.the lPtr pointer is not always initialized, so it can cause invalid memoryaccesses.@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ begin {ResolveForwardReference} iPtr^.isForwardDeclared := false;   {we will succeed or flag an error...} tPtr := iPtr^.itype;                   {skip to the struct/union type}+lPtr := tPtr;                                  {initialize it here -- kws} while tPtr^.kind in [pointerType,arrayType,functionType,definedType] dobegin    lPtr := tPtr;    tPtr := tPtr^.pType;The problem is fairly innocuous, but kegs notices it.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""You should add that to your patches site... I plan to refer to that when Ifinally have time to put together a semi-official update to the ORCAproducts.  :DEric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 22)>>>>>"""""I've added it - http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/cc/There's also a new patch for multibyte character constants (the MPW versionhad them, but the native version didn't).Kelvin(KWS, Cat 22, Top 5, Msg 23)[EOA][PGB]PATCH TO SUPPORT GSBUG INLINE NAMES"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I have a patch to support gsbug inline names (99% similar to the orca/cpatch to do the same thing)http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/pascal/{$debug $8000} enables it.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 22, Top 6, Msg 22)[EOA][SRL]SYNDICOMM RENEWS LICENSE FOR Softdisk Products""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""As of today, Syndicomm has renewed its license for the Softdisk, SoftdiskG-S, and UpTime products whose license was due to expire on July 1.  Ittook a while to make all the arrangements to get the license renewed, andfor a while I wasn't sure we'd work things out, but it's done, and our newlicense expires in June of 2008.Whew!Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 66)[EOA][CPD]CONVERT PHYSICAL DISK TO DISK IMAGE"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""What is the best way to convert a physical disk (floppy or compact) into adisk image usable by, say, Bernie?  I am running OS X.(KGAGNE, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 13)>>>>>"""""If you have a IIG use shrinkit and xfer the file to ciderpress then useciderpress to make the shrunkit file a disk image.(TECHNERD, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 14)>>>>>"""""There is not really all that great a way for a floppy disk.  OS X doesn'tgenerally support floppy drives (there is a driver, I have never used it, Idon't ever intend to :)Compact discs can be converted by making the disc into an image with DiscUtility.RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 15)>>>>>"""""I use GSHK to create a file archive on the GS.  Move the SHK file to theMac/PC/Workstation.  Use to_pro (comes with KEGS) to make a disk image thatcontains that SHK file.  Start up the IIgs emulator, mount the newlycreated disk image, run GSHK on the emulator to unshrink the files.  If youneed a blank disk image, just copy an existing one with a new filename (atthe host file system level), mount the new name, and format it.These steps will work with any operating system--it is not Mac specific.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 16)>>>>>"""""Something I used to do on BeOS that should work on other operating systemswith a Posix-style underpinning:Create a read/write DiskCopy 6 image using your favorite disk imageutility.  These are simply raw disk images.You can then use the "mount" command at a Unix prompt to mount that diskimage onto your computer.  Then you can use your normal means to copy fileson and off the image.  Likewise, your Apple IIgs emulator can copy files onand off it (although be sure to unmount it from one before mounting it onthe other!).Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 29, Top 3, Msg 17)[EOA][RAM]READING FROM AUX MEMORY"""""""""""""""""""""""Are there an tricks to reading from aux memory?  Simply using LDA to readdoes not seem to work and the only references I find imply it's not thatsimple.  Is there an documentation out there?Thanks(MARGARET, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 13)>>>>>"""""What you have to do is twiddle some softswitches to tell the computer thatyou want to access auxiliary memory instead of main memory.These softswitches are documented in the Apple IIgs Firmware Reference andin the Apple IIc Technical Reference, among other books.To enable reading from auxiliary memory, write to $C003.  To return toreading from main memory, write to $C002.  For example:LDA $300        ; Reads from main memorySTA $C003LDA $300        ; Reads from auxiliary memorySTA $C002LDA $300        ; Reads from main memoryIf you need to write into auxiliary memory, store a byte at $C005.  Store abyte at $C004 to switch back to writing into main memory.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 14)>>>>>"""""A much easier solution is to use the firmware AUXMOVE routine.  It doesrequire you to have an Apple 80-column card, or an Apple IIgs because itlives at $C311.You just set some zero-page pointers for the start and ending address, plusdestination address and set or clear the carry to transfer from main to auxor vice-versa.Can anyone point out the specifics or where this is documented?(FINKSTERJ, Cat 51, Top 3, Msg 15)[EOA][COC]COMMENT ON Contiki""""""""""""""""""I had run Contiki on my IIgs about three months ago.  Looking at the sourcefor the present incarnation (the source can be found athttp://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/contiki/ ), it appears that thechanges needed for the LAN91c96 low level access (at least for my networksince my IIgs is front-side accessible on my broadband connection) nevergot integrated back in.I haven't tried out the publicly released incarnation.  The list of itemsthat have since been added is very impressive.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 51, Top 63, Msg 3)[EOA][PIC]HELP WITH PROGRAMMING IN C""""""""""""""""""""""""""Okay, I'm really new to C (so don't hurt me) but I must be missingsomething very obvious here.I'm trying something simple here--if I get either a TCPIPStatus notavailable or a ToolErr to set the variable ipBuffer to a p-string of"TCP/IP error", yet when I try to display ipBuffer, I get an empty string.Relevant code looks like:        if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr)        {           char *ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error";        }Tell me what it is so I can whack my head on something. :)RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 4)>>>>>""""">if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr)>{>   char *ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error";>        }It doesn't look like there's anything obviously wrong. But it depends onwhat you're trying to do.Where (and how) are you trying to display ipBuffer? If you do it after theclosing brace then the variable will have been deleted as it was onlycreated when the code block was entered.Assuming ipBuffer has been defined somewhere else (as a global or at thestart of the function), just delete the "char *" from the ipBufferassignment in your example.If you were trying to use it inside the code block, there's some otherproblem and we'll need to see more code.  :-/Peter               peterw@syndicomm.comPalm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager(PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""Hi Peter,Thanks.Yes, I am trying to display it outside the closing brace, so that explainsthat.  However, when I just do aipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error";I'm getting an l-value error (which I haven't seen before, probably becauseI haven't done C before :)  I am guessing that this has something to dowith the way the variable is set up, but that's a guess.  Any suggestions?RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 6)>>>>>"""""Ryan,Like Peter said, C allows you to declare variables at the start of anyblock {}.  However, those variables are only accessible within that block.You should be declaring ipBuffer at the start of the function.eg:void myfunction(void){char *ipBuffer;...  if (!TCPIPStatus() || _toolErr)  {    ipBuffer = "\pTCP/IP error";  }...}as for your l-value error, that means the left side of the equation can'tbe assigned a value, eg 5 = 10;Kelvin.(KWS, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 7)>>>>>"""""You need to see where and how ipBuffer is defined earlier in the program.If it is defined as a macro (for example, #define ipBuffer "stuff"), you'llhave trouble assigning it a value!I'm struggling to think of other reasons why that assignment would give youan l-value error.Peter               peterw@syndicomm.comPalm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager(PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 8)>>>>>"""""Thanks, guys.  I have it working now, but it's clear that C is really notalong the lines of what I'm used to.I'm not sure I'm going to use it very much, but I will.  And I'll needhelp.   :)RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 9)>>>>>"""""Hopefully we can be of some help. I've only used Pascal for one projectsince finished college. On the other hand I use C most days. (Although myOrca C specifics might be a bit rusty...)Peter               peterw@syndicomm.comPalm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager(PETERW, Cat 52, Top 13, Msg 10)[EOA][HWR]HELP WITH REZ"""""""""""""Okay, can someone tell me what I'm screwing up in Rez?  I get the size oficon I'm expecting, but it's just rainbow colored junque, not the actualicon I want:/*- About Box --------------------------------------------------*/resource rAlertString (1) {   "8"   "1\$03\$00\$00\$00\$17\$00\$20\$00/"   "Ryan's program 0.9 alpha\n"   "by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.\n"   "\n"   "Contains libraries from ORCA Pascal,\n"   "Copyright 1991, Byte Works Inc."   "/^#0\$00";   };/*- About icon -------------------------------------------------*/resource rIcon ($00000003) {        $8000, // iconType        $0017, // icon Height in pixels        $0020, // icon Width in pixels(followed by an appropriate icon).Thanks.RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""When you make your AlertWindow() call, are you usingAlertWindow(awResource | awIconIsResource , ...)  ?random colors often mean the resource number is being treated as a pointer.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 52, Top 48, Msg 26)[EOA][DXG]DISPLAYING XML DATA ON THE IIgs"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Any ideas on how to handle displaying XML data on a IIgs?I haven't gotten going on code recently but I have some ideas going throughmy head.RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 16)>>>>>"""""What kind of XML data?  Do you want to display Microsoft Office 12 XMLfiles?First, you need a XML parser--there should be an open source library or twoto see how that works.  Then, once you have something which can parse XML,you then have to be handle the resulting data types and data contents.Once you have those individual pieces, you then have to do something withthem.XML is very complex, but is powerful enough to replace other databaseformats.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 17)>>>>>"""""For various reasons, I wish someone who doesn't hate text parsing would puttogether a general purpose XML parsing library for the GS.  There are anumber of cases in which that would be handy.It could be used for doing an RSS reader, for handling cross-platform fileformats, and, well, as a library for handling application preferences andother data.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 18)>>>>>"""""I agree with Sheppy re: the RSS reader (actually I think I agree withSheppy regarding his whole post :)  Google data can also be gotten in XML,so some kind of XML handling library would be helpful there.I don't have any hugely ambitious projects going on right now, I just hatetext parsing. :)RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 55, Top 5, Msg 19)[EOA][SSL]OpenSSL on the 816""""""""""""""""""For OpenSSL to operate efficiently on the 816, a quick multiply/dividealgorithm will be necessary.  The bn_*.c (specifical bn_mul() ) routinesconsume the lion's share of processing the MIPS R4000 (43% unoptimized),and I expect the cost would be even more prohibitive without fastmultiplication capabilities.Just a casual observation.(GPH_II, Cat 55, Top 7, Msg 1)>>>>>"""""http://www.hedgersoftware.com/booth.dskFast Booth encoder algorithm demonstrated.  Great teaching tool.(GPH_II, Cat 55, Top 7, Msg 2)[EOA][HLM]Help With List Manager""""""""""""""""""""""This is my first time using the List Manager.  Is it possible to get thelist of pstrings to appear in a font other than the standard system font,and if so, how?Thanks.RyanChief Sysop(A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 5)>>>>>"""""To make the strings draw in a different font, you probably need to writeyour own list item drawing procedure.  How to do that is covered in TBR1'sList Manager chapter.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 28, Msg 6)[EOA][PPC]PROGRAMMING - PICTURE CONTROL"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Not totally a Control Manager question, but it appeared to be the bestfit...What's the easiest way to do a Picture Control?  I have some things that Iwould like to make into a control that are too big to do as an icon.Ideas?RyanChief Sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 17)>>>>>"""""I've never dealt with a picture control.  however, iigs technote #81 hasthis to say:Controls That Are Not Controls---The new picture extended control is not a "full-fledged" control; it hasbeen provided to simplify your programming tasks. The picture control doesnot support normal mouse hit testing and highlighting. Think of it as abuilt-in extension to your content drawing routine, and not as a control.It is provided to allow you to refresh your whole window with a singleDrawControls call, instead of drawing the controls and then drawingpictures. The icon button extended control has been provided as the graphicfull-function control. If you need or want a fully functional control thatuses a picture, you should consider writing your own custom controlprocedure.---The 1998-04 issue of the lamp suggested placing an invisible rectangle overthe picture control if you want to know when someone clicks on yourpicture.Kelvin(KWS, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 18)>>>>>"""""I used the pict control at one point during the development of SIS.  Iforgot the reason why I didn't keep it, so I have no examples.I remember I used a combination of IIgs Technote #46, ToolBox referencemanuals, and browsing through the REZ include files to make it work.  Imanually entered in each PICT op code to draw the image that I wanted.  Itwas a little tedious, but I had full control to adjust the image as needed.It should be noted that I was making a PICT resource so I took advantage ofwhat REZ offered (isn't there a REZ include file that is mostly QuickdrawII related?)Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 19)>>>>>"""""I've found that it's generally easier to just write code to blast thepixels you want into the window.  If you know what you're doing, it's notall that hard.  Although it does get more complicated if you're notguaranteed that your window will be in the foreground.However, it works great in dialog boxes and other modal windows.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 56, Top 16, Msg 20)[EOA][ITL]------------------------      ILLUMINATING THE LAMP |-----------------------------An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To be Continued"""""""""""""""Note from October 2004 issue:      I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995.I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating TheLamp columns for 2003 and 2004.Steven Weyhricha2history@syndicomm.comhttp://apple2history.org[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][JSR]July 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Ready"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The July 2005 (Volume 4, Number 7) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailedto subscribers.  The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL:http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n7.htmlor by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type"m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt).-Ken GagneEditor, Syndicommotion(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 34)[EOA][LTE]-------------------------------             LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |------------------------------------NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.[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][KF5]------------------------------                       KFest 2005 |-----------------------------------[KFI]KansasFest Information""""""""""""""""""""""CONTACT:  KansasFest 2005  kfest-help@kfest.org  http://www.kfest.orgThe 2005 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce some of the firstdetails of KansasFest 2005, giving the event an approved "go" sign."Rockhurst University is officially prepared to receive the dozens of geekswho will invade their campus this summer," said Tony Diaz, Committee BigCheese " - or so they think."Kicking off the official festivities at this year's convention will be akeynote speech delivered by longtime KFest attendee and Apple II user RayMerlin.  A longtime supporter of both the computer and the community,Merlin will be sharing with his audience some reflections of his yearswatching the Apple II community evolve.  "When you ask a guy 75 years oldto share some of his thoughts with a somewhat captive audience, it becomesimpossible to resist," said Merlin.  "You give an old guy the floor andanything can happen!"The following days will consist of official events including informationalsessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more.Before the convention concludes with the annual Vendor Fair, Friday nightwill witness the tradition of the Celebrity Roast, with this year's guestof dishonor Juiced.GS associate editor Ken Gagne."It'll be interesting to be on the other side of the flamethrower, for achange," said Gagne, who has emceed the Celebrity Roast for the past fouryears.  Whether or not he will function in this capacity this year as wellremains to be seen.KansasFest 2005 will occur for the first time ever this year at RockhurstUniversity in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 19th through July 24th.Registration information is available online at <http://www.kfest.org> orby calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345.Also for the first time ever, registration payments are being acceptedonline via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices andconvenience possible.KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, wasoriginally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFestCommittee since 1995.  Each year is like no other.  Any and all Apple IIand Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's"summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did!(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 41)[EOA][OAD]OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING KFest"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I took a morning off last year and went out for 18 holes of golf.  We areno longer by the known golf course.But is anyone up for a foursome?  A weekday morning seems to be best.  Iimagine there must be golf fairly close by.You know for a larger outing we could do a putt putt golf outing as alarger group one evening.  That would be fun.(BBAKER, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 48)>>>>>"""""Mini golf would make (IMHO) a better KFest outing.  It doesn't involvenearly the time investment that real golf takes, and can be a lot of fun,even for people who don't play golf.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 49)>>>>>"""""Mini golf sounds more inviting to me than actual golf, which I've playedonce and liked but don't have the dollars for. :)Karaoke, anyone? ;-)RyanChief sysop and Head Geek(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 50)[EOA][CKT]CONFLICT WITH KFest TIME""""""""""""""""""""""""I've been called for Jury duty.  July 11th.  I'm on call for it for twoweeks including the week of Kfest.  Let's hope I don't get selected foranything too involved:)  While I am fascinated with the Justice system.Kfest is far more so.Dain(A2.DAIN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 52)[EOA][WTE]WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN ARRIVING AT Rockhurst - I"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""I know it is a little early, but I haven't seen this information postedanywhere.  What is the recommended set of directions to Rockhurst from theMCI airport?  Where do we park once we get to Rockhurst?  Is parking a paidlot or free?  From the parking lot, then where do we go?Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 54)>>>>>"""""Geoff,Here is an email Sean posted to the KFest list a few weeks back - itanswers many questions, yours among them I hope:--- Original Message ---So very sorry for not providing this information until now. We're nowworking with a new conference coordinator at Rockhurst.Check-in is 9:00am to 9:00pm. If you arrive after check-in, KFest committeemembers will get you in that evening and you can complete check-in withRockhurst the following day.We are staying in McGee, so the 54th and Troost entry is your best entry.Ample FREE parking is available - no permits required.Linens/pillows are provided, but I recommend you bring your own pillow ifyou can - you'll sleep better.McGee is getting renovated and will be fresh for our arrival. I'm trying toget in there to take some pics, but can't until July 6th.Phone lines are available in the dorm rooms, but now for the good/badnews... Rockhurst's campus offers wireless networking just abouteverywhere. However, access to their physical network is locked down prettytight. Previously, we thought we had permission to access their physicalnetwork but now that we're working with a new coordinator, it appears we'llhave to renegotiate that.A map of the campus:http://www.rockhurst.edu/admission/topnav/VR/map.aspThere are elevators in the McGee dorm and Rockhurst understands we will beusing them to move in/out.More information is on the horizon.... does anyone else have any generalquestions that I can run down?(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 55)[EOA][WIR]WIRELESS INTERNET AT Rockhurst""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Is wireless completely open or is a login account needed to actually usethe connection (i.e. Vernier wireless authentication)?Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 56)>>>>>"""""Geoff,That, I do not know... Is it something we can hack out when we get there?If I have understood some other conversations correctly, the wirelessnetwork at Rockhurst is more accessible than the wired one - but I could bemistaken.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 57)>>>>>"""""I posted the question so those who are in charge of KFest can ask thequestion to the staff at Rockhurst to get a solid answer.  Anauthentication-base wireless network is the hardest implementation toattempt to hack into.  And even if you get valid MAC address into which youassign to your network interface, it will only be valid for a short periodtimes (usually counted in hours), that it will be an ongoing challenge tokeep getting a new address and reassign your hardware.  IMO, it isn't worththe constant hassle.  Solution: put the computer away for a week andsight-see KC.  I hear there's a great amusement park in the area :) (thereare ferris wheels for those who don't 300 feet plunges in an open-carroller coaster :)I have to thank you (for the repost) and Sean for making what informationis known about Rockhurst available.  Also kudos to Carl for taking care ofa2taxi once again!Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 59)>>>>>"""""I probably should have consulted Google before posting (praise the almightyand blessed Google).  The answer is found athttp://www.rockhurst.edu/services/computer/wireless/guest.asp .Guests can use the wireless network using the "pay as you go" method; $30for the week if the prices have not changed.  It uses a system like Verneirto track authentication (as suspected).Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 60)[EOA][EII]WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN ARRIVING AT Rockhurst - II""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""More info from the kfest list, this time from Tony:--- Original Message ---Sean did some recon and if this were AOL you'd hear "You've gotPictures!"... Take a look at the gallery on kfest.org for some insight onRockhurst.Our accommodations have been changed on campus to Corcoran Residence Hallinstead of McGee due to threats from the air conditioning system in McGeehall. They did not wish to have it go ka-put on us during our stay, andcalled to inform us ahead of time. It already happened once this Summer.Sean has some details on parking and loading / unloading into the dorms.We will be on the first floor of Corcoran Hall, the common area is centralto the building entrance and there are east and west halls. The building isgrain elevator layout. I'll be working out some more details this weekend,we will either have everyone on one side with the quiet seekers toward thevery end or use both sides of the hall depending on numbers.The cafeteria is on the other side of the fieldhouse, toward the west, fromCorcoran and for vehicle parking we have a choice of 52nd street, streetside parking or controlled access and park in the townhome residencesparking lots to the east of Corcoran.Rockhurst Road is 52nd Street with a name change while passing the campus.Tuesday night will most likely be an evening out to Sweet Tomatoes, we'reworking on that this week.Our schedule will be starting with breakfast on Wed. at Rockhurst, and wewill have the KFest Kookout for Lunch and then Dinner again at Rockhurst.Welcome to KFest! Let's have a great time!Thank you all for your support.Tony(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 61)>>>>>"""""Move-in and parking info, courtesy Sean:--- Original Message ---We'll refer to the map at:http://www.rockhurst.edu/admission/topnav/VR/map.aspAs Tony mentioned, we are relocated to the Corcoran Residence Hall. It's along building running east to west parallel with Rockhurst Road/52ndStreet.  The first thing everyone should know is that Rockhurst Road/52ndis a ONE WAY street going west. Anyone who wants to park on the streetimmediately in front of the dorm will find this very convenient, and youcan park on both sides of the street. Lots of shade out front. We may alsohave some parking in the gated area between the Corcoran and TownhouseVillage area, but that hasn't been guaranteed yet (btw, no shade). If weget parking in the gated area, right off, I can tell you - you don't wantto unload from that location. Lots of steps.We're staying on the first floor of Corcoran, which is good because thisbuilding doesn't have an elevator. Loading/unloading won't be a big problemthough. You can't see it on the map, but there is a service drive betweenthe Corcoran dorm and the Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse. It's roughly rightacross from Virginia Street, if you check the map. One or two vehicles canfit in their at a time, and from there it's a short walk all the way onflat sidewalk to the rear entry of the dorm, which also happens to be onthe level we're staying on. If you don't have a lot to carry, there arealso steps at the ,front of the building facing the street, but the servicedrive is very convenient. The gate is supposed to be open the entire timewe're at Rockhurst. You should be able to unload, back out and takeVirginia around the block to get back to the front of the dorm and park onthe street.This is the pic of the sidewalk that runs behind the Corcoran dorm. In thedistance, you can see the red truck. That is the service drive fromRockhurst/52nd. The "bridge" on the right is the rear entry into the dormso as you can see, it's a short trip.http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-University&id=View_of_dorm_back_door_areaThis pic is taken from the "bridge", but you can see the red pickup still -just to give you an idea of how far the service drive is from the backdoor.http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-University&id=View_from_back_of_dorms_a_1The walk from the Corcoran dorm to the Rockhurst cafeteria is at least2x-2.5x the distance as it was from Ridgeway to Avila's cafeteria. A nicewalk to build the appetite or walk off the indigestion - we'll have to see.http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-University&id=Zoom_past_field_house_to_2nAnother pic from the "bridge", this is the path you take to head off towardthe cafeteria. Note the picnic tables and likely location of the Kookout.If you're driving and have the space, you might consider bringing your ownfolding chairs so we have plenty of seating.http://www.kfest.org/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Rockhusrt-University&id=Dorm_back_door_smoking_areaI didn't get to take pics of the front (52nd st side) of the dorm becausethey were testing fire alarms and we couldn't use the front doors.If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 62)[EOA][RST]Celebrity Roast"""""""""""""""I am pleased to announce this year's roast panel will consist, in noparticular order, of the following roasters:Geoff WeissJeri EllsworthEric ShepherdRyan SuenagaThough 75% of these individuals have themselves been roasted in the past,only 25% of them were roasted by me, which means not only that I have notincurred their wrath to warrant a particularly painful roast, but that Iwon't have to recycle much material when forming my rebuttal. :)Note: The M.C. has yet to be decided, but I thought I'd get thisinformation out for now.-Ken(Ken Gagne, KFest Mailing List, Jun 22, 2005)[EOA][KFS]KFest sessions - the list - update 2""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""A few new additions and corrections to report. Still not too late to signup to conduct a session. Entertain and enlighten your Apple II friends!Ryan Suenaga - Mystery SessionApple II episode from Computer ChroniclesEd Eastman and Sean Fahey - Uthernet card and ContikiKirk Mitchell - Apple II Hall of FameGreg Nelson - Mystery SessionRyan Suenaga - Marinetti Programming in ORCA/Pascal For DummiesSharon Knobloch - Genealogy using ReunionHoward Katz - Identity TheftKen Gagne - Popular Apple II GamesAustin Phelps - Pear PCTony Diaz - Diskmaker8Bruce Baker - Discussion of how people are using their A2 these days. Tipsand ideas for how to use the A2 nowApple II video from Tech TVPlease send me corrections, additions, etc.Thanks,Andyawmolloy@landsnail.com(Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List, Jul 11, 2005)[APG]ADDING PHOTOS TO KFest PHOTO GALLERY""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""How do I upload photos to the KFest.org photo gallery?  I thought Iremembered seeing a "contribute" button, but I'm missing it now.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 21)>>>>>"""""To have a photo contribute link, you need to be logged into the KFest siteby creating yourself an account.  We don't allow anonymous posting tocontrol spam and to keep pornsters from using our site for their ownnefarious purposes.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 24)>>>>>"""""Sheppy,Once I'm logged in, how do I upload photos?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 25)>>>>>"""""Click on the album you want to add photos to (for example, KansasFest 1995Photos), then in the popup menu at the top right corner, choose "addphotos".  A wizard should show up to lead you through the process at thatpoint.Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 26)>>>>>"""""Ah - thanks, Sheppy.  I thought I had to create a new album somehow (i.e.,"Ken's KFest 2004 Photos").-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 10, Msg 27)[EOA][CKD]Comment on KansasFest 2004 DVD""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Tonight I popped in my copy of the first disc of the KansasFest 2004 DVDset, available at<http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=230>.Wow - I had no idea the quality was that good!  And I'd forgotten how muchfun (and how funny) KansasFest is.  The splicing of multimedia files thatthe presenters used so that we can see them exactly as they appear on acomputer screen was an appreciated extra effort.This is a very nice product, Sheppy - thanks for creating it.  Too badthere won't be a similar offering for KFest 2005. :(-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 54)>>>>>"""""If someone tapes KFest 2005, and sends me the DV tapes, I'll do what I canto put together a similar product for 2005.Of course, I'm still trying to get 2004 finished, so... :DEric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.comOwner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com                     Building communities, bit by bit.(SYNDICOMM, Cat 5, Top 6, Msg 55)[EOA][INN]------------------------------                    EXTRA INNINGS |-----------------------------------About The Lamp!   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