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An Onipa'a Software Production       Vol. 9, No. 11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                            TABLE OF CONTENTS                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                            December 15, 2006HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]     Change in the Weather     Sure Things     The Missing Issue     Back IssuesA2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online DISTILLATIONS----------------------------[DAS]     A2Central.com Bulletin Board Now Open----------------------------[BBO]     Steve Woz to be Interviewed--------------------------------------[SWI]     Jason Scott Working Documentary About Text Adventures------------[DTA]     Anyone Remember Microzine?---------------------------------------[ARM]     Internet Now Has 100 Million Web Sites---------------------------[OHM]     AOL Spam Filter--------------------------------------------------[ASF]     Meeting Brian Moriarty-------------------------------------------[MBM]     Derek Chester, Gamer Since the Apple IIe Days--------------------[CGA]     Juiced.GS Sightings----------------------------------------------[JGS]A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA]     New Theme Tweak--------------------------------------------------[NTT]     A2Central Work Appreciated---------------------------------------[AWA]     Possible to Edit or Delete Messages?-----------------------------[EOD]     Access to Chat From Web?-----------------------------------------[ACW]     Rescanning Project-----------------------------------------------[RPJ]     Bug in Orca Dumpobj----------------------------------------------[BOD]     Apple II Music---------------------------------------------------[A2M]     Apple II Game Music Remixes?-------------------------------------[GMR]     Accessing A2Central Through Spectrum-----------------------------[ATS]     Memory Chips for Apple III---------------------------------------[MC3]     AIII problem?----------------------------------------------------[A3P]     What Clone Did You Have?-----------------------------------------[WCY]LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]     No Letters to the Editor This Month     An InvitationKFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7]     KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS]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  email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org                           Change in the Weather                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     November was unusually warm... some days reaching into the 50s.  Thenin early December the weather suddenly turned colder... the interaction ofcold air and warm, moist air delivered 10.7 inches of wet, heavy snow to usfolks High Above The Rock River.  One sure thing about the weather..."There will be changes."                                Sure Things                                ~~~~~~~~~~~     It has been said that the only sure things in life are taxes anddeath.  There is one other sure thing in life... "There will be changes."     This issue of _The Lamp!_ deals with the transition via the closing ofthe A2 Forum at Syndicomm Online and the opening of the A2 Bulletin Boardat A2Central.com.  Included are the last messages from Syndicomm and thefirst messages from A2Central.                             The Missing Issue                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     You might be wondering where the November 2006 issue of _The Lamp!_is... the November issue was never published... at publication time,November 15, there was very little in the way of messages on Syndicomm...seems people lost interest in a forum that would soon be closing and waitedbreathlessly for the announcement of the opening of the A2C BB.                                Back Issues                                ~~~~~~~~~~~     Back issues of _The Lamp!_ can be still be accessed at:http://lamp.a2central.com/[EOA]ASCII ART BEGINS_________  _                     _                                      _|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|                                                            | |                                                            | |                                                            |_|ASCII ART ENDS[EOA][DAS]----------------------------------------------DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com  |---------------------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson  email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org[BBO]A2Central.com Bulletin Board Now Open"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The A2Central.com bulletin board is now open.To participate... Telnet to a2central.com [OR]Go to www.a2central.com and click on 'A2Central Bulletin Board System'Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_email:  lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 693)[EOA][SWI]Steve Woz to be Interviewed"""""""""""""""""""""""""""Steve Woz will be interviewed online today (Tue Nov 21, 2006) by theWashington Psst at 2:00 p.m. EST.  It looks like Steve will be promotinghis book iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon.  More information can be foundathttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/11/17/DI2006111700392.html .  This link also provides details on how to submit questions.The Washington Post requires free registration to access its content.Geoff(GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 64)[EOA][DTA]Jason Scott Working Documentary About Text Adventures"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Jason Scott, who produced and published the BBS Documentary DVD set, isworking on another documentary about text adventures.  According to<http://www.getlamp.com/aimfiz/>, he's looking for a couple of people he'dlike to interview for the project:Frank DacostaAuthor, "Writing Basic Adventure Programs for the TRS-80", published by TABbooks in 1982.Kim R. Schuette (or Kim Schuette)Author of "The Book of Adventure Games", from Arrays, Inc. Published in theearly 1980s, with a "Book of Adventure Games II" and rumored "Book ofAdventure Games III" also published.(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 65)[EOA][ARM]Anyone Remember Microzine?""""""""""""""""""""""""""Does anyone remember a Softdisk-like software subscription calledMicrozine?  It was published by Scholastic, and each disk contained avariety of games that were in some way educational.  The main feature ofeach disk was a text-based adventure.  Some were choose-your-own-adventuretypes, where a narrative was occasionally interrupted by a menu of actionthe protagonist could chose among; one game about the Revolutionary War wasin this style.  Other games contained simple text parsers with anon-interactive graphical component; a game where you're drawn into atelevision and must navigate various "channels' before defeating the UglyHorrible Fiend (UHF) was such.At Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disk_magazines> liststhis magazine as "Microzine (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to pre-teens)".Does anyone else have any experience with Microzine?  Any chance of gettingit re-released as  Lost Classic? (Probably not, since Scholastic is abig-time publisher)-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 17)>>>>>"""""We subscribed to it for a while, and we probably still have the disksaround somewhere. I didn't play with it much, and my kids probably don'tremember it. Carl Knoblock - Retired - Thu  19 Oct 06  7:15:30 pm cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 271 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com(CARLK, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 18)>>>>>"""""Yeah, I have a few trial issues of it.  As I remember it was fairlyhigh-quality stuff, but heavily copy-protected (even the included datadisks as I recall that allowed you to save stuff).(FINKSTERJ, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 19)[EOA][OHM]Internet Now Has 100 Million Web Sites""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The Internet now has 100 million web sites.  Read about its birth andgrowth:http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/01/100millionwebsites/index.html(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 11, Msg 83)[EOA][ASF]AOL Spam Filter"""""""""""""""I email my brother at his gagne-enterprises.com forwarding alias, whichredirects to his AOL account.  He says all mail that is delivered to him bythis route is placed in his spam filter.  I'm unfamiliar with AOL software;what can I tell him to do to train his filters to distinguish between goodemail and spam?-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 156)>>>>>"""""You have to dig pretty deep into AOL's mail settings to find the specificarea to set the whitelist, but you can get there eventually.I haven't touched the AOL interface in years, but on the web, it looks likethis:Once he's signed into the mail area, he should go toSettings  (in the upper right corner)Spam Controls (in the left hand Nav Bar)Additional Spam Filters: Control From Whom I get Email (below theHigh/Medium/Low settings)Then he has to choose a whitelist or blacklist.  I think the whitelist ismore effective, but it requires maintenance.  Add the domain from which hewants to receive mail to the whitelist.  He can even specify exact emailaddresses.  I do that to specify my brother's GMAIL address without lettingthe whole world in.Good luck!_________  | homas(TCOMPTER, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 157)>>>>>"""""Thanks, Thomas!  I've forwarded these instructions to my brother; I hope heknows what to do with them. :)(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 158)[EOA][MBM]Meeting Brian Moriarty""""""""""""""""""""""As many of you know, I am active in community theater, performing aboutfive shows a year.My current production runs every weekend this month, and I've been toldthat among this coming weekend's audience will be Brian Moriarty, author ofWishbringer, Trinity, and Beyond Zork:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_MoriartyAnyone want his autograph? :)(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 125)>>>>>"""""Well, that was a disappointing, if honest, exchange: I told Mr. MoriartyI'd never played an Infocom game, and he told me he'd never used an AppleII. ;)I thanked him for his work, though, and gave him the latest issue ofJuiced.GS.-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 1, Msg 126)[EOA][CGA]Derek Chester, Gamer Since the Apple IIe Days"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""In an interview with Derek Chester, co-writer for the upcoming games "StarTrek: Legacy" and "Star Trek: Tactical Assault", Chester mentions havingbeen a gamer since the Apple IIe days:http://pc.gamedaily.com/game/features/?gameid=4940&id=1154(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 8, Msg 44)[EOA][JGS]Juiced.GS Sightings"""""""""""""""""""This topic is usually abundant with reports of Juiced.GS sightings aroundthe country and world.  But not for Volume 11, Issue 3.There have been some changes and experiments to Juiced.GS this calendaryear.  Some letters to the editor would help us to know if we are on theright track, and what we can or should change to meet your, our readers,expectations.Feel free to post here or drop a line to editor@juiced.gs with yourthoughts!-Ken(KGAGNE, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 733)>>>>>"""""I read most of mine while waiting in the doctor's office for my stresstest. (I passed) Carl Knoblock - Retired - Mon  27 Nov 06  12:06:23 am cknoblo@cox.net - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10 KFest 2007, July 17-22, 2007 - 233 days till KFest On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard. A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - cknoblo@gmail.com(CARLK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 735)[EOA][DAA]-------------------------------------------------------DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com  |------------------------------------------------------------by Lyle Syverson  email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org[NTT]New Theme Tweak"""""""""""""""Thanks to Geoff Weiss, there is a theme tweak available for web side users.It's called "Modern" and it changes the grey text on black background toblack text on white background. Messages with ANSI in them still lookweird... but for people who prefer contrast, this is an awesomeimprovement.Thanks Geoff!(sfahey, a2c.system_announcements, Tue Dec 12 2006)>>>>>"""""Thank you for being able to roll it into production.  This is a realimprovement when accessing a2central from my home system.   Just aboutevery modern GUI I use (GNOME, KDE, Aqua, and Mac OS X11 to name a few) useblack text on a white background as default.  But then I also tend to forcea monochromatic environment in my text windows since ANSI color often looksbad.Using a IIgs during the hey day of PC ANSI, I was always stuck in amonochromatic VT100 so I never became ANSI-savvy.Geoff(geoff, a2c.system_announcements, Tue Dec 13 2006)[EOA][AWA]A2Central Work Appreciated""""""""""""""""""""""""""Sean,Just want to let you know how much we appreciate all you're doing here!It's looking pretty darned slick!Kirk(Kirk Mitchell, a2c.general_chat, Nov 13 2006)>>>>>"""""Thanks Kirk, still a work in progress.(sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Nov 24 2006)>>>>>"""""Seems to be coming along pretty nicely though.Sheppy(Eric Shepherd, a2c.general_chat, Nov 24 2006)[EOA][EOD]Possible to Edit or Delete Messages?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Is it possible to edit or delete messages?Glenn (a2retro)(a2retro, a2c.general_chat, Nov 29 2006)>>>>>"""""From the Web side, press the delete button when you view your own message.I have already taken advantage of this feature :)  There is no edit buttonso the solution I found is to just delete what you wrote and post a newmessage.Geoff(geoff, a2c.general_chat, Nov 29 2006)[EOA][ACW]Access to Chat From Web?""""""""""""""""""""""""I've noticed that there is some multi node chat capability with the BBSsoftware (as the "Who's Online" shows people in this mode), however I havenot seen any way to enter this mode from the web interface. Is it possibleto enter the chat from the web?Is the chat functionality necessary given that there is now an irc serverdedicated for this activity?Regards,Andrew(roughana, a2c.general_chat, Nov 30 2006)>>>>>"""""I'm pretty sure I'll have time this weekend to install a Java-based IRCclient on the web site this weekend. Otherwise, you can telnet to here, useoption R in the Chat Menu, or use an IRC client to connect toirc.a2central.com on port 6667.(sfahey, a2c.general_chat, Nov 30 2006)[EOA][RPJ]Rescanning Project""""""""""""""""""I'm getting ready to start rescanning APDA books in order to producehigher-quality printed manuals faster.  However, I don't particularly wantto tear apart my own personal copies of these books in order to do so.Does anyone have extra copies of any of these they wouldn't mind donatingto the cause?(Eric Shepherd, a2c.community, Oct 24 2006)>>>>>"""""Do you have a list of books you currently need for the scanning project,and are there any books that have previously not been offered in theSyndicomm APDA area that we could scrounge up (ie. The Apple LaserWriterReference)?(sfahey, a2c.community, Nov 24 2006)>>>>>"""""I'll poke around and see if I can get a list of books I need.  Might nothappen until after Christmas though.  The next few weeks will be very busy!Sheppy(Eric Shepherd, a2c.community, Nov 24 2006)[EOA][BOD]Bug in Orca Dumpobj"""""""""""""""""""I found a bug with Orca's version of dumpobj (the Apple/APW version is notaffected).If you try to use it on an object file with a fixed label length (ie,anything linked with Merlin), it gets confused.The fix:Dumpobj.cc, line 449:change:len = fgetc(f);to:len = lablen ? lablen : fgetc(f);(line number from the 2.0.2.1 beta version).Kelvin.(kws, a2c.a2pro_developers, Dec 10 2006)[EOA][A2M]Apple II Music""""""""""""""Good to see a board for music discussion here... hopefully I won't end uptalking to myself ;-)Got quite a bit of new docs and software that I'm hoping to image/scan overXmas... I'll be posting things on my suite as progress is made.www.8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org.Great to see this BBS get off the ground. Hope it's a success!-s(Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Nov 25 2006)>>>>>"""""I'll look forward to seeing your material. Music on the Apple II is one ofmy closet interests.(sfahey, a2c.music_multimedia, Nov 25 2006)[EOA][GMR]Apple II Game Music Remixes?""""""""""""""""""""""""""""On the subject of Apple II's and music, has anyone thought of composingmusical remixes of popular Apple II (and especially IIGS) games?If you're uncertain what I'm referring to, go have a visit to the siteOverclocked Remix (http://www.ocremix.org). Talented composers have takenmusical themes from home computer games and--using either synthesizers ortraditional instruments--composed really cool musical tributes to oldgames.  Styles range from jazz, classical, pop, rock, heavy metal...youname it, but whatever style, you'll recognize the music themes and most arereally catchy!Thing is I've seen music represented from Amiga, C64, Atari, Mac and gameconsoles, but not a *single* Apple II game. And it's not like there wasn'tworthy music scores on the Apple II. I'm dying to see a Zany Golf remix. :)(Mitchell Spector, a2c.music_multimedia, Dec 05 2006)>>>>>"""""8-bit Weapon does a lot of game remixes, but I've never been a gamer so Idon't know if any are Apple II games... worth Googling for if you likebleepy tunes.._____.|[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ======|  o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES!__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/(Luddite, a2c.music_multimedia, Dec 09 2006)[EOA][ATS]Accessing A2Central Through Spectrum""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""With the turn off of the old A2Central Forums, SOAR is now officially dead!However, if you have Spectrum 2.5.3 running on your IIgs, this script willget you easily into the colourful new world of the Forums!Copy or paste the following text into the Spectrum editor, then change'Username' to your A2Central name, and 'Password' to your password. Save asa script to the Spectrum.Script folder, and run it.If you add it to your current Menu script, you can get at it easily.Once you have the very colourful interface showing, go to the Defaultconfiguration page, and change your screen length to 23.I shall be posting a new version of SAFE2 very shortly, and this works justfine with the new A2Central libraries, even though they are very empty atthe moment!Ewen# - Spectrum v2.5.3    Copyright 1991-2003 Ewen Wannop# -  7/12/06  9:53:53 AM - Spectrum AutoLearn Script# - OnlineDisplay SettingsSet OnlineDisplay "ANSI"Set DeleteBack ONSet Buffer MANUALSet LowASCII OFFSet ScriptKeys ONSet Sound ONClear ScreenSet Telnet Terminal "ANSI"Set Flush OFFTCPConnectOpen TCPSocket "www.a2central.com" 2 SocketWaitFor String "NN: "Transmit "Username^M"WaitFor String "PW: "Transmit "Password^M^J"# -  7/12/06  9:55:00 AM - Spectrum AutoLearn Script(Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Dec 07 2006)>>>>>"""""Thanks for sharing that script, Ewen!Sheppy(Sheppy, a2c.network_telecomm, Dec 12 2006)[EOA][MC3]Memory Chips for Apple III""""""""""""""""""""""""""Anyone have a good source for replacement memory chips on the AIII memoryboard?  My III reports memory errors on power-up.  I'm hoping it's just asimple chip-swapping operation.- Mike(Maginnis, a2c.apple_3, Dec 01 2006)>>>>>"""""From what I recall, the memory daughterboard on the Apple III uses standard64Kx1 DRAM chips (32 chips, a fully populated board, made up 256K RAM).They're socketed so easily replaced but I don't know off hand where youmight find them these days, try searching on Google for online electronicvendors.  Did you try running Confidence /// or the Apple III Diagnosticsto test the memory? If you find a source for these chips I wouldn't mind ordering some, I havea C64 in need of these same chips (at least I think so by the symptoms). Ithink I once pulled some off some old ISA cards and put them aside, there'sanother idea...Mitch(Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_3, Dec 02 2006)>>>>>"""""Wasn't the cure for that to drop the /// about 6" onto the table to resetthe chips.  They had a reputation for working out of the sockets.(I think I have a couple of those in storage)Dave(Ducky, a2c.apple_3, Dec 10 2006)>>>>>"""""That only applied to the original motherboard, as far as I recall. Therevised III had it's RAM on a raised memory daughterboard (what hementioned having in his set up) which for the most part, avoided theoverheating issue and the need for the infamous lift and drop. Mind you,when my III was acting flaky I gave that a try just for the heck of it...:)Best to use one of the disk-based memory diagnostic tools I mentioned.-Mitch(Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_3, Dec 12 2006)[EOA][A3P]AIII problem?"""""""""""""I have an Apple III that boots an Apple II emulator perfectly. But when Iboot in to SOS, it locks up on the startup screen. I have software that Ihave bought and have downloaded SOS.dsk's off the web with an AIIe, neithersets work. Ideas? Suggestions?(James Littlejohn, a2c.apple_3, Dec 13 2006)[EOA][WCY]What Clone Did You Have?""""""""""""""""""""""""I thought it would be interesting to share what clones we've had over theyears, to see what the most unusual one might be.Our first computer in my family when I was a kid was a Datamini I, an AppleII/IIe clone with integrated Z-80 card and language card, lower-casesupport, function keys (press Control+<key> to generate BASIC keywords),and built-in numeric keypad.  We had two Datamini drives that lookedexactly like Disk ][ drives, a clone of a Saturn 128K memory card, a clonedVidex 80-column card, and of course, a cloned Disk ][ card.It worked great.  I still have it.  No idea if it still works, though.(Sheppy, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 01 2006)>>>>>"""""I never did have a clone, though I certainly saw plenty of them. I did buynon-Apple floppy drives, though. I had Disk ][ clone that failed by havingthe speed control go bad. I have 2 AE HD 3.5 inch drives. I saw a demo ofthe Basis computer once, where the disk controller card was installedbackwards. You can't do that in a real Apple, but in the Basis, there wasenough room behind the motherboard to allow it. Blew the board, of course.(CarlK, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 01 2006)>>>>>"""""I was given a Golden ][ clone.  It is basically a 48K Apple ][ plus with alower-case chip.  I played with it a little when I received it but it hasbeen in storage for the last 10 years.  In my collection it is the onlyclone machine I have.-- Mark(Mark Percival, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 04 2006)>>>>>"""""My very first computer was an Apple clone, it was called the "Golden II".It was essentially an Apple II Plus clone with several enhanced featuresbuilt-in (making it loosely comparable to the IIe in some ways; I believe Ihad the final version of the Golden). Built-in it had 64K RAM, a lowercasedisplay with caps-lock key that doubled as a function-key for text macros(of popular DOS and  Applesoft commands), an auto repeating keyboard and anumeric keypad.  I still remember when booting up the splash screen wouldsay "GOLDEN64" at the top (instead of "Apple ]["), which prevented ProDOSfrom working without a patch, but otherwise it was identical to an AppleII.I had a pair of Asuka Newtech 5.25 drives. These were slim-line drives, sowhen stacked on top of each other they were still a lower profile than asingle Disk II drive! They were also virtually silent when loading, justthis faint humming sound. They attached to a clone of the Disk IIcontroller. I had a clone 80 columns card, and a clone Z80 card, plus aWizard IPI parallel card. For a display I had both a green Zenithmonochrome screen *and* a Zenith color screen, which at the time made methe envy of all my friends. I also had a Roland DG-1011 printer and a funnylittle joystick (metal box with tiny thumb stick and two small buttons. Ithink it said "Computer Compatible Joystick" from what I recall). I stillhave it today, minus the green monitor. It served me up until late 1987,around the time I got my IIgs.Another interested clone I happen to have I picked up about a decadeago...it's a "Fugu Elite-5". It looks _nothing_ like a standard Apple II,more like a desktop PC/XT, complete with detachable keyboard. Themotherboard only has 5 slots, has a built-in Z80 CPU (runs CP/M softwareout of the box!), the main ROM firmware on a slot card, it has a male DE-9port connector (not sure if it's for a joystick or something else) and evena place for mounting internal 5.25 floppy drives. I was planning on gettingrid of it a few years ago but now it seems kind of unique and worth hangingonto I suppose.-Mitch(Mitchell Spector, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 05 2006)>>>>>"""""My first purchased computer was a Franklin Ace 100 or something like that.It was really a pretty nice machine, with lower case and the addition of aColor kit that added Color to it's normal B/W.  Odd feature that.I played a lot of Castle Wolfenstein on that machine.(Kirk Mitchell, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 05 2006)>>>>>"""""My Datamini I says "COMPUTER" at the top when you turn it on.  Genericism.:)(Sheppy, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 06 2006)>>>>>"""""My first computer was the Laser 128.  Ah... exploring GEnie A2 with a 2400baud modem.  One 5 1/4 inch floppy didn't give you much storage... Talk IsCheap on a floppy and a pile of blank disks with the same name as the TICfloppy.1. Connect and move to A2.2. Send the BRO NOR NOS command.3. After the first buffer save change the floppy to a blank.4. After three buffer saves change to the next blank.5. Repeat 3. as needed.6. Go offline and read it all.7. Go back online with replies.It got the job done... no way could you use an offline reader with thatcomputer.Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_email:  lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org(Lyle, a2c.apple_clones, Dec 13 2006)[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, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot orgThe 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][KF7]------------------------------                       KFest 2007 |-----------------------------------[KFS]KansasFest 2007"""""""""""""""is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007.Go to <http://www.kfest.org> for details.[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 2006 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.  All       rights reserved.     * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to       thelamp@sheppyware.net     * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,       http://lamp.a2central.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do notnecessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi OnlineServices, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson.  Forum messages arereprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permissionfrom the individual authors.  A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services,Syndicomm, Ryan M. 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