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GEnie LiveWire 1995 07
Welcome to the July 1995 Issue of GEnie...
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GEnie LiveWire Staff
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Producer/Editor ................... Peggy Herrington
Managing Editor ............................ Jay Kee
Associate Editor ......................... Donn King
Assistant Editor ..................... Keith Garrett
Multimedia Art Director .............. Bruce Robison
IBM Multimedia Editor .................... Tom Moran
Macintosh Multimedia Editor ........... Jim Flanagan
Amiga Multimedia Editor & Artist ....... Walt Meyers
Apple IIgs Multimedia Editor .......... Kevin McCann
Apple IIgs Artist ...................... Bret Victor
Multimedia Artist ..................... Staci Ludwig
Multimedia Music Director ............ Howard Wooten
Multimedia Musician ................. Scott Garrigus
ASCII Text Issue Editor ................ John Peters
Publisher .......................... Douglas Perkins
Assistant to the Publisher ............. Angie Upton
Features
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A GEnie with More Power
by Peggy Herrington ............................................. [POW]
A Headful of Hot Summer Nights
by Rex Recall as transmitted to Jay Kee ......................... [SUM]
PD/Shareware: Give Your Docs a Massage ........................... [PDS]
by Stephen Kahn
Online Dating
by Keith A. Garrett ............................................. [DAT]
Searching the Internet
by deb Christensen .............................................. [SEA]
Departments
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From the Editor .................................................... [FRM]
NetSearch: Headline News ........................................... [NET]
GEnie Magic: GEnie Magic: Electronic Mail .......................... [MAG]
ARTIST: Be an Independent ARTIST ................................... [ART]
The GEnie Gamer: It's Cool Man ..................................... [GAM]
Special Events - July .............................................. [SPC]
LiveWire File Finder for July ...................................... [FIN]
GEnie's HOT Spots .................................................. [HOT]
Joining GEnie is Easy! ............................................. [JOI]
Focus On...
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IBM-Compatible RoundTables . [IBM] Macintosh RoundTable.......... [MAC]
Amiga *StarShip* RoundTable [*S*] Atari ST RoundTable........... [AST]
Apple II RoundTable ........ [AII] GEnie's Computing RoundTables [COM]
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READING LiveWire! LiveWire has incorporated a unique indexing system to
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this system, load LiveWire into any ASCII word processor or text editor.
In the index you will find the following example:
From the Editor ....... [FRM]
To read this article, set your find or search command to [FRM]. If you
want to scan all of the articles, search for [EOA]. [EOF] will take you
to the last page, whereas [IDX] will bring you back to the index.
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\_/\_/e predicted that LiveWire would have some exciting news this month,
and we we right! Our feature story, "A GEnie with More Power," has details
about the UNIX-based upgrade to GEnie that's providing speedier access and
doing away with Communications Surcharges starting on August 1st. Don't miss
it!
TOLEDO, the code name for the technical end of that project, may sound
familiar, but even if it doesn't, you can start being a cool cat in August by
taking full advantage of the faster system and lower connect rates both during
and after GEnie's annual Hot Summer Nights.
These changes will also make it possible for you to download LiveWire
next month FREE of standard connect charges at up to 14.4K bps! Check out the
GEnie story for details.
\\\GEnie for Windows You'll benefit from these changes no matter how you
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ sign on, but if you use GEnie for Windows be sure to
visit the GEnie for Windows Support RoundTable regularly (Keyword GENIEWIN,
Page 1455). It's under new management, and usage charges are waived while
you're there, including the live assistance available in Real-Time Conference
from 10:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern time on Monday, Wednedsay, and Friday evenings.
If you're participating in this open beta project, you may be interested
in File 106 BUGRPT1.TXT in the GEnie for Windows Library on Page 1455. It
contains a commented list of bugs, many with suggestions for swatting, that
may let you navigate GEnie more comfortably until the next program release.
\\\Upcoming Stories Among the most popular places in all of cyberspace,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ GEnie's Science Fiction RoundTables just keep
expanding. We'll have the scoop on their plot to take over the universe in an
upcoming issue, but in the meantime here's a quick list of what's where with
the recent addition of the Fourth SFRT:
SFRT4 (GEnie Page 473)
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Writing, Publishing
SFRT3 (GEnie Page 472)
Fandom, Conventions, Interactive Fiction, Weird Stuff
SFRT2 (GEnie Page 471)
Fantasy/Horror/SF, Movies, TV, Trek, Babylon 5, Media
SFRT1 (GEnie Page 470)
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Books, Authors, Reading
LiveWire will also publish stories on the Planetary Society RoundTable
(GEnie Page 1630, Keyword PLANETS) and the SHHH On-Line RoundTable (Page 1680,
Keyword SHHH). You're invitied to drop by and beat us to the punch.
\\\LiveWire on the World Wide Web If you have Internet browser access, be
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ sure to visit LiveWire's World Wide Web
site at http://www.genie.com/livewire. The magazine has a slightly different
perspective there but it's complete with graphics and sound, just like our
other multimedia issues.
Stay tuned to LiveWire for more developments on GEnie. And write to us at
the GE Mail address LIVEWIRE or post a message on the Multimedia RoundTable
Bulletin Board in Category 25 on GEnie Page 2000. We'd love to hear from you!
Seeya online!
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(_/ \_)ugust promises to be SOME month! Along with exciting events
celebrating GEnie's annual Hot Summer Nights extravaganza, you'll be paying
less for faster access and system response, and enjoying extended benefits
that will make the time you spend on GEnie truly more productive and
enjoyable. These changes are made be possible by a UNIX-based upgrade to the
GEnie system that will be fully operational starting August 1st.
Also starting next month, you'll be able to download LiveWire Magazine
FREE of standard connect charges at up to 14.4K bps! Read on for details.
\\\ Good Riddance to High Speed Surcharges You already know some of this
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ because early last month, Doug
Perkins, Vice President of GEnie Services, sent all members an important
announcement in GE Mail. In part, Doug said:
"Starting August 1st, 9600 bps surcharges will disappear from GEnie!
That's right, GEnie will eliminate Communications Surcharges for Sprintnet
and GEnie 9600 baud access for both U.S. and Canada. Along with this
elimination of high speed surcharges, GEnie announces the availability of
14.4K bps access through SprintNet and the reduction of Canada's Datapac
surcharges to CAN $5.00/hour."
That's a mouthful of great news in one efficient paragraph, so, with
Doug's permission, let me elaborate.
First off, the cost of using GEnie during evenings, weekends, and
holidays will plummet to $3/hour ($4/hour Canadian) at up to 14.4K bps
provided your modem goes that fast and you have local Sprintnet access. (Enter
the Keyword PHONES at any GEnie prompt to check on the latter.) If you don't
have Sprintnet access, you can still sign on at 9600 bps and enjoy the same
low rates by dialing your local GEnie number.
These changes go into effect next month. Prime Time surcharges, which
were recently reduced as well, will still apply, so weekday business usage
will cost only $2/hour more ($3/hour more Canadian), bringing the total to
$5/hour ($7/hour Canadian) from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM your local time, Monday
through Friday, again at up to 14.4K bps.
Lastly, Canadian Datapac callers will be pleased to see that surcharge
drop from $6 to $5/hour (Canadian funds). GEnie's rate card with these changes
noted (use the Keyword RATES to find it online) is published at the end of
this story.
\\\ The Whole Enchilada Doug's announcement was just the tip of the
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ enchilada, an image more appropriate than iceburg
for Hot Summer Nights. That's because, also beginning in August, we'll all be
enjoying a faster, quicker, and (as noted) less costly GEnie.
For these details I spoke with GEnie Engineering Manager, John Jamieson.
"Faster navigation is coming hand-in-hand with lower GEnie rates, thanks
to a change in GEnie's architecture," John explained, "a change that not only
lets us directly connect to other networks like Sprintnet, but offers
additional benefits as well." He went on to enumerate some of them:
More upload protocols will be available: Xmodem-1K, Ymodem, and Zmodem
error-checking protocols have long been in use for downloading; they will
be available for uploading, or sending files to GEnie, as well. (Zmodem
recommended.)
Keywords and MOVE commands will work from more places on GEnie: You'll be
able to zoom around the system from inside Bulletin Boards, Libraries, and
Real-Time Conferences (the latter by preceding commands with a slash).
Locate and Notify commands will work from within Real-Time Conferences:
Just type a slash (/) before the RTC command. For example, the next time
you attend a Conference, see if I'm online by typing: /L P.HERRINGTON
Speedier navigation between GEnie services: Your time online will be more
productive because you'll spend less time moving between GEnie's products.
\\\ LiveWire FREE at 14.4K BPS Last but, as they say, certainly not least,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ we come to LiveWire, the publication you're
reading now.
Every month GEnie publishes six different versions of LiveWire, its
monthly member magazine. LiveWire was the first multimedia magazine ever
produced by an online service. Since its inception in 1993, LiveWire has been
available for FREE downloading on evenings, weekends, and holidays. But now,
starting in August, you'll be able to download it FREE at up to 14.4K bps!
If you're reading a multimedia version now I hope you'll forgive my
enthusiasm, but all except the text-only issue are free-standing multimedia
productions that feature colorful graphics and animation, with optional music
and sound effects. Versions include:
IBM-compatible (for MS-DOS or Windows)
Color Macintosh
Amiga
Apple IIgs
Text-only
New HTML version on GEnie's World Wide Web site at the URL:
http://www.genie.com/livewire
Stay current on GEnie news and events by downloading LiveWire FREE at up
to 14.4K bps starting next month. Enter the Keyword LIVEWIRE at any GEnie
prompt to find out more and enjoy quicker access to the entire system while
you're at it. If you need assistance or have comments about GEnie or the
magazine, feel free to send GE Mail to LIVEWIRE (or Internet mail to
livewire@genie.com).
GEnie Rates
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GEnie Services [4] | U.S. (U.S.$)[5] | CANADA (CAN $) |
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| Monthly Subscription Fee | $8.95/month | $10.95/month |
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| Includes: | Up to 4 hours of standard |
| | connect time [1] |
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| Standard Hourly | | |
| Connect Charge | $3.00/hour | $4.00/hour |
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| GEnie Premium Services | Prices vary per individual service. |
| | These include: Charles Schwab Brokerage |
| | Services (not available in Canada), Dow |
| | Jones News/Retrieval (R), GE Mail to Fax, |
| | The Official Airline Guides Electronic |
| | Edition (R) Travel Service, QuikNews |
| | clipping service, Investment ANALY$T(SM), |
| | and other database research services. |
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Additional Charges (where applicable) [4]
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| Prime Time Surcharge [2] | $2.00/hour | $ 3.00/hour |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 9600 Baud Surcharge [3] | $6.00/hour | $8.00/hour |
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| Communications Surcharge: | | |
| "800" Service [3] | $6.00/hour | -- |
| Extended Network | $2.00/hour | -- |
| SprintNet [3] | $2.00/hour | -- |
| Datapac | -- | $6.00/hour |
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| [1] Your monthly subscription fee includes a credit during your first 4 |
| hours of standard $3.00 an hour ($4.00 an hour CAN) connect time |
| that month. Unused credit will not be transferred to the next month.|
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| [2] Prime-time: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time on weekdays only. The prime- |
| time surcharge is in addition to the $3 an hour standard hourly |
| connect charge. Prime-time surcharge is waived for selected |
| holidays. Residents of Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Arizona, Puerto |
| Rico, and Nova Scotia, please verify hours with GEnie Client |
| Services. |
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| [3] 9600 baud surcharge is waived when using SprintNet or "800" Service.|
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| [4] 9600 baud surcharge is waived when using Datapac (Canada). |
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| [5] State/Local taxes and administrative charges may apply. |
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| [6] International PDN subscribers billed at U.S. rates in U.S. Dollars. |
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| Prices subject to change without notice. Effective as of 04/03/95. |
| Copyright (C) 1994, General Electric Company |
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Other notes:
1. All times are based on the timezone in which your GEnie account
was validated.
2. ALL connect charges are recorded in seconds and billed to the
nearest hundredth (.01) of an hour.
3. Effective August 1, 1995 GEnie will eliminate Communication
Surcharges for SprintNet and GEnie 9600 baud access for both US
and Canada.
4. Effective August 1, 1995 GEnie (Canada) will reduce Datapac
surcharges to $5.00/hour.
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A Headful of Hot Summer Nights \\
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by Rex Recall as transmitted to Jay Kee
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(_/ \/ \_)y name's Recall. Rex Recall. And I've got this problem -- a
headful of RID (Really Important Data) that I have to upload well before the
first of August.
Actually, the problem is that if I don't upload in time, my neural
circuits will implode and I'll suffer a complete meltdown. Not a pretty sight.
Not even for sore eyes. Talk about DEADlines, man.
The other problem is that certain parties would like it very much if I
don't make it. This is about HSN, man. Hot Summer Nights. On GEnie. You trace?
Think about all the movie theaters, television and radio stations,
ballparks, malls, restaurants, nightclubs, amusement parks, water slides, and
rodeos that would have to shut down for the entire month of August if a single
byte of this RID went public. Not to mention the overload potential on the
phone nets -- kazillions of people firing up their PCs and logging on to
GEnie. Why, the entire communications grid could short out! Talk about
gridlock, man.
So, okay. Now you know. I'd love to hang around and chat it up but I'm
kind of suffering a major temporal crisis here. If it's all the same to you,
I'll just link and u-load and get outta Dodge. You trace?
Right. Here we go. Establishing link... NOW.
\\\ START TRANS It's here again. GEnie's annual Hot Summer Nights. An
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ online Festival of Fun and Frivolity that runs from August
1st to 31st on the world's favorite international online service. From end to
end, there'll be an explosion of activity with celebrity guests, conferences,
contests, free weekends, promotions, prizes, fun, and games for the whole
family.
Here are just a few examples. Exercise caution and restraint during
transmission.
HSN Data1: Stamps, Lawyers, and Torkaans
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Among the many attractions and events happening on GEnie during the
month of August are a variety of conferences, free weekends, and special
events.
Something we'd all like to do from time to time will be taking place in
the Law RoundTable the first and second Thursday of August: Hang a lawyer, a
Hangman-style game with cash prizes awarded to first and second place
finishers. There's also talk about an OJ Trivia contest co-sponsored by the
Sports RoundTable to be held the last two weeks of August (one week in LAW -
one week in SPORTS). But attorneys for both sides hadn't reached final
agreement at press time.
In the Stamps RoundTable, two real-world stamp conferences will be
covered -- STAMPSHOW '95, the American Philatelic Society convention in St.
Louis, August 24th to 27th; and AMERICOVER '95, the American First Day Cover
Society convention in Irvine, California, August 4th to 6th. Check the
Bulletin Board for updates and news on these major national shows.
The Outdoors RoundTable will be hosting a free weekend in the Bulletin
Board August 26th and 27th, and a free Real-Time Conference on August 7th.
The Gay & Lesbian and Music RoundTables will be conducting joint
Real-Time Conferences: "Gay Musicians - Or How Sexual Preference Can Influence
Your Career," August 6th at 9:30 PM Eastern in the Music RT. And "Musicians in
Support of Gay Rights," August 13th at 9:30 PM Eastern in the Gay & Lesbian
RT.
It's a Hot Summer Nights' tradition. It's GemStone III's month-long Grand
Kelfour's Summer Festival. And it's back. With events like the Gladiatorial
Games and Merchant Caravans; Torkaan Skinning and Lock Picking competitions;
the ever-popular Game Master Dunking Booth, plus mini-quests, open Houses, and
the ever-popular Water Tunnel Races. Who could ask for more?
HSN Data2: Hangman
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Tired of the same old hangups? Well, cheer up. Throughout the month of
August, three different RoundTables will be hosting online Real-Time
Conference (RTC) Hangman games.
First up, the TI and Orphans RoundTable Games August 7, 14, 21, and 28
with topics based on Texas Instruments, Orphan games, Orphan systems, and
Adam/Colecovision. Next, the Chemistry RoundTable Games August 8, 15, 22, and
29 with topics on Chemical Elements, Chemical Businesses, Common Household
Chemicals, and Leaders in Chemistry providing the fuel. And finally, the CP/M
RoundTable Games August 9, 16, 23, and 30 with words drawn from the realm of
CP/M Programming Authors, Software Titles, Hardware Components, and Bulletin
Board Topics.
Prizes of one, two, and three-hour usage credits will be awarded every
week to the top three winners in each RoundTable; the Grand Prize winners for
highest overall points will receive a 5-hour usage credit.
If you're going through an entertainment dry spell, try hanging on until
August. You'll be glad you did.
HSN Data3: New Age
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If you're not positive about your karma, looking for a mantra, or think
the attraction is purely metaphysical, the New Age RoundTable has a few
potions to soothe your Hot Summer Nights.
On August 6, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Eastern time, take in the Fourth
Nearly Full Moon Metaphysical Fair -- the New Age RoundTable's very own online
metaphysical exposition. You'll find several conference rooms with readers
from a variety of disciplines ready to do readings, and all sorts of people
eager to chat about the New Age.
What are shared dreams? And what can you do to improve your chances of
having one? Find out August 9th at 10 PM Eastern, when Marla Franks leads a
lively and informative discussion on Shared Dreams.
If you're a fan of Tarot, a little apprehensive, or just plain curious,
Nina Lee Braden will put your fears to rest and satisfy your curiosity. August
10th at 10:00 PM Eastern, she'll lead a Tarot workshop on Fear of Tarot; then
on August 24th at 10:00 PM Eastern, she'll conduct live online Tarot
mini-readings.
For something slightly less conventional but every bit as fascinating,
try some Live Medicine Card readings with Jussta on August 18th, at 10:00 PM
Eastern time. Take a walk on the wild side. Let Jussta help you meet the
challenges in your life by consulting the Native American Medicine cards.
HSN Data4: Internet Gateway
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GEnie's Internet Gateway is your link to the vast network of cyberspace
known as the Internet. And for the entire month of August, the Gateway will be
featuring a different Internet hot spot every night.
For example, August 1st will feature romance with Newsgroups, Websites,
and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) dedicated to amore. On August 3rd,
vacation photography will be highlighted, with a hotlist of Usenet newsgroups
that can take you from beginner's basics to advanced techniques. And on August
4th, you'll find all the FAQs about Disneyland and Disney World to help you
plan that special summer vacation trip.
You probably already know this, but to celebrate Psychic Week the
Internet Gateway will open the door on August 7th to some interesting
paranormal resources, including the Committee for the Scientific Investigation
of Claims of the Paranormal, and the UFO Directory and Forum. Mulder and
Scully would be proud.
Speaking of weeks, on August 12th Graceland pilgrims can celebrate Elvis
Week with a visit to the Elvis Home Page. On August 14th, diving enthusiasts
can celebrate National Recreational Scuba Diving Week and check out the SCUBA
Diving Information Page. World travelers can take a virtual vacation in France
on August 15th (Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday), or a trip to Antarctica on
August 22nd.
Of course, what would summer be without baseball? And what better way to
celebrate the anniversary of the first televised baseball game on August 26th
than checking out two of the Internet's most popular Major League Baseball
sites?
For a list of Internet Hot Spots for August, drop into GEnie Internet
Services on Page 5000, Keyword INTERNET, and use Lynx to access the Hot Summer
Nights Web site at:
http://www.library.ucsb.edu.hsn2.html
...and wax up that cyber-surfboard.
Watch GEnie's Banners when you sign on for a complete listing of ALL of
Hot Summer Nights events as we approach August. Or enter the keyword HSN to
move directly to that page.
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GEnie Services Mentioned
RoundTable Keyword Page
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GEnie Internet Services INTERNET 5000
TI and Orphans RoundTable TI 575
Chemistry RoundTable CHEMISTRY 1876
CP/M RoundTable CPM 685
New Age RoundTable NEWAGE 1122
Stamps Collecting RoundTable STAMPS 1520
Outdoors RoundTable OUTDOORS 180
The Gay & Lesbian RoundTable GAY 1660
Music RoundTable MUSIC 135
Law RoundTable LAW 570
GemStone III GEMSTONE 930
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Give Your Docs a Massage
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by Stephen Kahn
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(_/ \/ \_)acintosh text editors began as straightforward, no-frills
programs for quick editing of ASCII (unformatted) text. In return for
eschewing the complexities of formatting, they provided speed, simplicity, and
economy.
As word processors have become ever more complicated and expensive, a
market niche has appeared for hybrids: lean programs that combine fast,
efficient text editing with basic formatting capabilities. The key to success
for such programs is careful selection of features -- providing essential
capabilities needed by most users without becoming bloated by throwing in
every possible bell and whistle.
\\\ Deep in the Heart of Tex-Ed Tex-Edit is a formidable contender in the
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ hybrid text-editor sweepstakes. The program
actually comes in two flavors: Tex-Edit Plus for System 7x users (TEX-EDIT
PLUS 1.3.4.SIT, File 34625, Library 16), and Tex-Edit for System 6x users
(TEX-EDIT 2.4.1.SIT, File 32272, Library 9). Fortunately for users of
"heritage Macs," author Tom Bender pledges to continue supporting the older
version as well as the new one. (This review discusses the features of the
Tex-Edit Plus version.)
Even though the program's name slyly references Bender's home state of
Texas, and the program's icon displays the Lone Star state's distinctive
outline, the program seemed perfectly at home on my Oregon-based Centris 610.
The first question I ask about a text-editor is: How well does it handle
the basic task of writing and editing text? The answer I got from Tex-Edit
Plus: quite well.
Along with all the standard capabilities one might expect, it offers
quick selection techniques for sentences (triple click) and paragraphs
(quadruple click), as well as a good variety of Option key-based scrolling and
scrolling/selection tricks.
I became more impressed when I observed smart cut and paste (automatic
adjustment of spaces around moved text). But where the program really breaks
new ground is by taking advantage of System 7.5's new drag and drop
capabilities. Not only can you 'mouse move' text within a document or among
multiple windows, but you can even drag clippings to the desktop and store
them there. (The program's author keeps his return address as a clipping on
the desktop and drags it into a document window whenever he types a letter.)
For bulletin board zealots, Tex-Edit Plus also offers quick and easy
quoting with indented ">" symbols or any other character you choose, a
capability the program labels as "blocking."
Moreover, the program provides both basic and innovative file
capabilities. To begin with, it transcends the 32K size limitation of Apple's
TeachText and other basic text editors. It then moves on to some interesting
capabilities, such as establishing hyperlinks between files, inserting files,
and changing creator codes as you save (so that other programs recognize files
you've created). It can even force open incompatible documents when you need
to extract text, even though you don't have the originating program. (When
using this command you'll probably have to work around garbage control codes,
but in a pinch this option can be better than nothing.)
\\\ It's a Keeper Most of the formatting capabilities revolve around font
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ applications, allowing you to apply standard fonts,
sizes, and styling options to your text. A couple of other formatting options
hidden in the File menu Print Options dialog box allow you to print a document
in a double-spaced format, or with running page numbers as bottom center
footers. These non-WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) features may briefly
disconcert Mac users conditioned to seeing every formatting option on the
screen.
Rather obscurely hidden in the otherwise excellent documentation, you'll
find a note about the ASCII fonts (actually 9- and 12-point versions of
Monaco) included with the program, which allow you to see carriage returns and
other non-printing characters on your screen. Drop these fonts into the Fonts
folder in your System folder. They'll then show up (a bit inscrutably) as
'zt-Mac' on your Font menu.
Mention of carriage returns brings us to Tex-Edit's shining glory -- it's
ability to 'massage' incoming and outgoing text. Although ASCII text was
originally intended to be a universal language for exchanging documents among
different computing platforms, different dialects inevitably arose. If you do
a lot of document exchanges, the vagaries of line feeds, carriage returns, and
special characters can drive you to distraction.
Fortunately, the documentation provides a concise, lucid definition of
the key issues involved in exchanging text documents, and the program makes it
relatively easy to add, remove, or change troublesome characters and codes. It
facilitates text exchange with both MS-DOS and UNIX computers, including
Project Gutenberg 'etext' documents.
Tex-Edit can open and crop PICT pictures (in separate windows, not mixed
with text) and link sounds to a document. It can also read a text document
'aloud' using Apple's Sound Manager, a useful option for proofreading
documents.
I've tried a lot of Macintosh text editors over the years, and none of
them really quite hit the spot for me. But this one feels like a keeper. The
program displays a lot of attention to detail plus a genuine understanding of,
and affection for the Macintosh's capabilities. It's certainly worth a look.
And if you, too, decide it's a keeper, the shareware price of only $5 makes it
the bargain of the year.
\\\ Take A Ski Break If you're a wealthy jet-setter who copes with summer
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ heat by flying to a mountain ski-slope in New Zealand,
read no further. The rest of us may have to grab some relief from the heat of
hot summer nights by pouring a long cold drink and zooming down the virtual
slopes of MacSki (MACSKI.SEA, File 34111, Library 23), a whimsical shareware
ski-racing simulation. The game features colorful, smoothly-animated graphics,
lively sound-effects, a variety of fantastic (in the sense of peculiar and
outlandish) courses that include Slalom, Giant Slalom, Downhill, Penguin
Squashing (yes, you read that correctly), Snowman Bashing (ditto), and
Stonehenge (just ski between the arches).
Just to liven up the courses, you have to avoid trees, rocks, fences,
igloos, snow bunnies (rabbit and human varieties), moguls, snowmobiles,
wounded skiers on ski patrol stretchers, and other eccentric obstacles. When,
not if, you crash, you have to stumble to your feet by frantically clicking
your mouse. However, from time to time a merciful St. Bernard shows up to
help you out after a fall.
The game is crippled in that you can only ski the easy courses without
paying your shareware fee (a reasonable $28). You can start one of the more
advanced courses, but after a minute or so of skiing, the run stops and a "pay
your fee" message pops up.
MacSki provides a wide variety of customization options, including
adjustable weather conditions (you always wanted to ski in a blizzard,
right?), nine types of skis, and a click and drag course editor.
As lighthearted as the game is, the developers' lawyer must have solemnly
warned them that someone would take it literally, because the program includes
the following warning: "Skiing is a very risky and dangerous sport. MacSki is
designed for entertainment purposes only, and should not serve as a source of
training. If you do not seek professional ski instruction, you could injure
yourself very badly and look like a complete idiot in front of family and
friends.
"Please be careful."
Which is good advice for us all, when you get right down to it.
You'll find these fine programs in the Macintosh RoundTable Library,
Keyword MAC, on GEnie Page 605.
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(_____/ur coverage of this year's Hot Summer Nights events would not be
complete without mentioning the hottest of this year's topics: cyberdating.
No, there's no front-end available for this (no front-end PROGRAM, at
least), and GEnie doesn't provide any kind of full-body cybersuit, either.
(Not yet, anyway; keep watching those press releases.) But then again, there
also aren't any painful hardware connections to worry about, either.
Online dating simply involves what you use all the time on GEnie --
Bulletin Board messages and GE Mail. But don't be surprised if it also leads
to long-distance telephone calls, and possibly even a cross-country trip.
\\\ Soft Contacts Unlike computer dating, in which prospective partners are
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ paired up by a computer analysis of their personalities,
online dating uses the computer only as a medium for personal contact. That
means you biological types gotta do all the work. But it also means you're in
full control -- well, as much control as people ever have where interpersonal
relationships are concerned.
Does this online dating thing really work? If you're reading this, you
probably already know how well you can get to know someone simply based on the
words they post in public messages or private mail. But if you still need to
be convinced, just count the testimonials to computer love in the GEnie User's
RoundTable (GENIEUS), Family and Personal Growth RoundTable (FAMILY), and Gay
and Lesbian Issues RoundTable (GAY). For example...
David: "My online relationship has been going strong for six months now!
It's truly amazing to look back on the last six months, especially when we've
got our whole 'courtship' documented on disk!"
Rosie: "Hiding behind a computer makes being vulnerable a lot easier.
Opening up and being vulnerable with another human being is a deep form of
intimacy that some people never experience."
John in Honolulu: "The major advantage is that you can get to know
someone very well before ever meeting in person. If the opportunity ever comes
up to get together in person, it will be a whole lot easier to open up since
you feel like you know them already. A real boon for shy types like me."
Tansy: "Do you fall in love on computer? I don't think I could... but
you can meet that way and later on learn to love in person."
\\\ Looking For Love If you're single and looking for an online love
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ interest, one of your best resources is the Singles
Category (Cat 4) in the Family and Personal Growth RoundTable's Bulletin
Board. (And if you're NOT single, then what are you doing looking for a date?)
The Singles Category leader, Beverly Morneault, explains why this is the
place to be: "Most people who post and lurk there are single, and I know GE
Mail between members is generated by thought-provoking discussion on the
board. It seems that the best relationships have started because the parties
shared part of themselves on an open forum and then took it to GE Mail. And
being in a place where the majority of posters are single is probably the best
way to start."
Topics of note in the Singles Category include "Computer Love" (Topic
39), "Dating Strategies for Modern Singles" (Topic 4), "My Ideal Mate" (Topic
5), "Loneliness in Single Life" (Topic 10), "Dating Etiquette" (Topic 14),
"Breaking Up" (Topic 15), and "Single and Shy" (Topic 38).
While you're in the Family RoundTable, take a gander at a text file in
the Software Library that just might inspire you. It's File 2889 NGAGERTC.TXT,
in Library 30 -- a transcript of a Real-Time Conference in which online dater
Fritz the Cat proposed to Fredi, his main cyber-squeeze. (A Real-Time
Conference for singles is held every Thursday night at 10 PM Eastern time in
Room 1.)
\\\ In All The Right Places Or, if you want to meet people from ALL over
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ the place, there's always somebody to talk to
on the Chat Lines (CHAT). While it might be easier to find someone with
similar interests in a particular RoundTable's Real-Time Conference area, a
lot of GEnie users like the diversity that Chat provides. Plus there tends to
be more of a crowd here, no matter the hour.
Charles: "I met my girlfriend here on GEnie, specifically the Chat Lines
area which we both frequent. I think that too many people pay attention to the
'how you met' aspect rather than the 'how you get along' part of it. I am
happy to say that most people I have had contact with were very positive about
it! My sister was quoted as saying: 'I'm going to have to get me a computer
and get myself a man!'"
Another service that GEnie provides for the online dater is Classified
Ads (ADS) -- in particular, the GEnie Personals. Here you can read and reply
to ads posted by others, or you can create your own. Ads of your creation can
list your GE Mail address or can be posted anonymously, whichever you choose.
There is an additional charge for posting ads, which ranges from $0.10 to
$0.20 per line, depending on how long you want the ad to stay active. And
there is a special section for Valentine's Day ads.
If you're worried about getting into a long-distance relationship, you
might want to try looking for your online partner in one of the areas on GEnie
devoted to your own geographical region. These include the following
RoundTables: American West (WEST), British Isles (BRITISH), Canada (CANADA),
Deutschland/Europe (GERMANY), Japan (JAPAN), USA East (EAST), and USA MidWest
(MIDWEST).
(Three Places NOT To Look For Dates:
1. Chemistry RoundTable -- wrong kind of chemistry.
2. Modeling RoundTable -- wrong kind of models.
3. White House RoundTable -- 'Nuff said.)
\\\ Leave a Tip Now, before I set you loose to go hunt down your cyberspace
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ cutie, take one last free tip from our favorite font of
online dating wisdom...
Beverly: "It is probably wise not to become 100% emotionally involved
with anyone before taking an ONline relationship OFFline... i.e. phone calls,
meeting in person, etc. I, personally, doubt the sanity of those who become
engaged to be married before ever meeting face to face."
That's all, lovers. Be sure to logon again next month, when our topic
will be "Online Weddings."
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| RoundTable Keyword Page# |
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| American West RoundTable WEST 1065 |
| British Isles RoundTable BRITISH 720 |
| Canada RoundTable CANADA 1225 |
| Deutschland/Europe RoundTable GERMANY 725 |
| Family and Personal Growth FAMILY 1235 |
| RoundTable |
| Gay and Lesbian Issues GAY 1660 |
| RoundTable |
| GEnie Chat Lines CHAT 400 |
| GEnie Classified Ads ADS 740 |
| GEnie User's RoundTable GENIEUS 150 |
| Japan RoundTable JAPAN 225 |
| USA East RoundTable EAST 1470 |
| USA MidWest RoundTable MIDWEST 1475 |
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(____)t all began last year. I tried the Internet. Overwhelmed, frustrated and
confused at the vast new place, I turned the computer off. It was the only
revenge I could think of at the time.
But then it happened. Do you remember what they say about necessity
being the mother of invention and the father of need? One day my sweet little
tenth grader came to me, right in front of everyone in the family, and asked
me to please help her find something. For a debate. It was tomorrow at school.
About ... Euthanasia, believe it or not. She smiled and offered, "Something
would be on the Internet, huh, Mom?"
I think even the cat was listening for the answer in the silence.
"Yes, dear," I heard myself replying to her, horrified. Or maybe it was
someone else, but I heard it come out of my mouth!
\\\ Pros and Cons Every once in a while something happens at home that you
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ just know requires you to justify all that time, and all
that money you spend on the newest gadgets for your favorite collection of
silicon. This was one of them.
We had to locate information for Becky to present the PROFESSIONAL side
of this debate about Euthanasia. I kept thinking it was going to end up with a
trip to the library. But like a faithful trooper, I logged onto the Internet
and went to the World Wide Web browser, Lynx. Using the 'i' key, I was able to
call up the index of basic searching and reference places on the Web.
So I selected the first thing on the list under Searching. It was called
Yahoo. So far, so good. A list of main categories appeared, but I didn't have
any idea where to begin looking. There was a "Search" at the top of the
screen, so I used my cursor key to move to it. The next screen I had to use
the cursor key to move to the _____ line to fill in for my search, but I could
figure that out!
I proceeded to enter euthanasia as my term and cursored over to the
Search at the end of the line. Aha! This time, Search meant "Submit Form," so
I selected it.
A few things appeared, none of them what we were looking for. Inwardly,
I was relieved! But Becky was not ready to give up. "What now, Mom?" she
asked.
"Ummm, we just search for another word. Let's try..." And I thought
about it a moment, then said, "...Death." It was obvious, at least.
Wow! When we repeated the search process with this new word, it
generated nine screens of resources, most of them having to do with Rock
groups (I didn't have time to explore why), or Grief, or something else.
Finally, on the eighth screen of selections, one of the items it located was
called DeathNet, which led to a veritable gold mine of Right To Die issues,
including a Canadian magazine called "Last Rights."
There were papers presented before Senate Committees, speeches, magazine
articles, bibliographies, and more. There was even a way provided to write to
the editor of the magazine. Becky did. He responded that same night. There
were 30 printed pages for her to study.
She went to school the next day prepared with only twelve printed-out
pages of the highlights of the materials. In fact, she felt so bad about
having all the information, she gave the other side of the debate her list of
arguments, point by point! Viola! She received an A. She won the debate, too.
\\\ For What It's Worth That experience gave me as much confidence as it
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ gave her, I think, and I began to explore just a
bit more of the Web. I started with scanning through the hundreds of 'What's
New' listings each week, and then became brave enough to follow some of the
additional links which were connected to many of these sites. I'm fascinated
with some of the odd, complete, idiotic, funny, and just plain interesting
things which people have compiled. Whether I agree with them or not.
But my real-life adventures got more interesting soon, when my husband,
who is enrolled in a special study program to finish his Master's Degree,
looked up at me while he was preparing a paper and asked, "Remember that
Buffalo Springfield song that went," and then he attempted to sing it, "'Stop,
mmmmhmmm, What's that sound, everyone look what's goin' round?'"
"I don't think those are the exact words, honey," I told him. "Why?"
It turns out he wanted to use it in his paper. He didn't remember the
name of the song, and of course, the paper was due -- tomorrow.
At that moment, I think my life changed. I uttered for the first time in
my life the words, "Oh! I think we can find the exact lyrics and information
online on the Internet!"
And five minutes later, I DID find it. A quick visit to Yahoo's main
page of categories allowed me to select Entertainment, then Music, and then
the Lyrics category. There, with a note that there was a World Wide Web Lyrics
Service with a search feature, I found it. The Vivarin lyrics server at
http://vivarin.pc.cc.cmu.edu/lyrics.html
I knew we were looking for a specific group, so I selected "B" for
Buffalo Springfield, and there it was on my screen: two songs, the titles of
which I didn't recognize at all. I thought it was a dead end, but curiosity
led me to select the first one anyway. It was called "For What It's Worth."
Seasoned Buffalo Springfield fans from yesteryear will recognize that as the
very title of the song we were looking for.
So the paper on management relationships began with the correct quote:
"I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down"
from "For What It's Worth" as performed by Buffalo Springfield.
\\\ In Search Of Estimates put the number of sites on the World Wide Web
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ alone at over 20,000. That number grows by hundreds each
week. And it doesn't even include the ftp file transfer sites and the gophers.
Remembering that you have seen something, but not how you got there, is going
to be more and more common as we all explore the Internet.
Knowing where to search for something is more useful than having a
photographic memory. This way, someone else has to store the information; you
only have to know where to find the tools to find the information. The
easy-to-use, categorized presentation of Yahoo allowed me to locate them
quickly. And here they are:
\\\ Webcrawler This is a simple searching facility. You just give it the
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ keywords you are looking for, adjust the maximum number of
entries you want to find, and select Search. There aren't many details, but it
is fast. It does give you the option to 'AND' words together, or not. If you
select AND (the default) it will look for items which have ALL the words you
specified. If you choose not to have this item checked, then the search
results will return sites which have ANY of the words in your keywords.
Careful thought to selecting words will help you make just the right
search. The more specific the words are, the more likely you are to want to
try deselecting the AND words feature. But try it first with it on; you're
going to be amazed at how many things it can find!
\\\ Lycos I have found Lycos to be a tremendous help when I am looking for
\\\\\\\\\ something fairly obscure. Search results from Lycos usually give
you more than just the name of the site. It will also include a description or
the first paragraph or so of the page which matches. It searches more than Web
sites, but be warned, some of the search results can be very obscure.
Careful use of the Lycos Search Form will let you tailor what it finds.
If you use several keywords, Lycos will find documents first which match all
the specified keywords. You'll want to set the number of search results to
more than the fifteen items it defaults to. The next field on the fill-in form
is the minimum number of those search terms you want matched in the search --
I use as many as possible. You will then find a line that says Min-score. This
is a score of the EXACTNESS of the match. It defaults to .01, which is pretty
low if you ask me. I always change it to .09.
Lycos is not as easy as Yahoo, but it is not hard to use and can really
dig up things you could not otherwise find.
\\\ Global Network Navigator/Whole Internet Catalog (WIC) The WIC is
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ another topical
or subject-oriented index. There is no search option, but the grouping of
related materials is often handy. Think of it as you would a library's card
catalog. Sometimes you find interesting things next to the index card you
pull, or sitting on the row above that book you pulled.
\\\ CUI's W3 The Searching of the CUI Web database takes in all those
\\\\\\\\\\\\ 'What's New' entries on the Web. It houses complete
descriptions and links to years' worth of new sites as they register,
including subject lists, starting points, library catalogs, and more. It is
also case-sensitive, which means that upper and lower case letters count. You
may want to try several variations. I have found single terms work better
here, but you do get lots of detail without having to run all over the
Internet to see if it is an appropriate site first.
\\\ Which Tool for Which Job? I find myself using Yahoo first, then Lycos
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ if what I'm looking for is detailed. If I
think I have seen it on a linked menu somewhere, I will turn to the Web
Crawler until something rings a bell, and if I recall that I read it in
"What's New" or another one of the Indexes, I will use CUI's W3 for searches.
You'll find all of these resources on GEnie's World Wide Web pages. Type
LYNX to use the VT-100 navigation system; once there, the 'i' key always
brings up the list of references in the GEnie Index Site.
The day the Ebola story broke on the national news, I spent 30 minutes
looking over Lycos searches for information resources on the Internet. I found
only four references on the Webcrawler, but the Lycos section had extensive
cross-references to gopher sites, newsgroups, and mailing lists. By the time I
was able to find the key Ebola Page information from David Ornstein at the
Indra Ebola page, and link it up to the HotSpots on GEnie's Internet, I had
already learned much more than I had from both network news and CNN stories.
\\\ And Now For Something Completely Different But the sure sign that Web
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ searches are fun as well as
useful came as a reminder from my other teen-age daughter, Wendy, last night.
I was staring at the screen of the computer; it sat at the GEnie HotSpots
section of the Internet. (OK, I admit, I AM the one who finds a whole new set
of interesting places for HotSpots twice a week in that little area.) Wendy
looked over my shoulder and saw 'Monty Python' on the screen. She asked about
it, so I got up, gave her my chair, and she cruised across the Atlantic ocean
to one of the best Python sites on the Net.
Within 10 minutes, she had found the movie scripts and was reading
through 'The Holy Grail' scene by scene. Reading the lines! Out loud! Then she
called her friend to tell her all about it. It was midnight before I could
finally peel her away from the monitor screen and convince her she really
needed to get some sleep.
What's my favorite part of searching for things on the Internet? All of
it! The discovery, the fun, the information, the news, and the delightful
world that it opens up for everyone.
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(____)t's July and the sweet spring has turned into a scorching summer. What
to do, other than turn up the air conditioning and go explore some cool,
collected electronic news?
Well, you could go to a museum, see a movie, or hang out at the beach --
but GEnie's got information on that, too. Check out dinosaur skeletons,
presidential stamps, summer stars, flag etiquette and more. Dive into GEnie's
files and you'll be better prepared for those Hot Summer Nights!
On a seasonal note, as the United States celebrates the Fourth of July,
freedom of speech and the electronic realm has become one of the hottest
constitutional issues. Check out the online digests that track developments
and issues, all available here on GEnie.
Happy NetSearching!
Business: Using the Internet to Get Ahead.......................KEYWORD: HOSB
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The first of the "digests" listed in today's NetSearch, this file is one of
the neatly packaged summaries of Internet newsgroups of interest to business
users. 'Internet Marketing' is an informative discussion on how to use the
'net to advertise, do research, and conduct business on the Information
Superhighway. Be sure to check for the latest issue! Internet literacy is
useful (and if you don't have it, get yourself over to the Internet Education
Center on Page 101, Keyword: INTERNET101).
File: 6496 INMKT328.TXT 29,312 bytes Library 28 (Text File)
Collecting: "I Am Not a..." Stamp?..........................KEYWORD: STAMPS
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Some people think he's a crook; others remember his foreign policy advances.
To the youngsters among us, he's part of history. Whatever you think of
Richard Nixon, he's become part of American culture, to the point of being
enshrined on a postage stamp. Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate. Just go
directly to the Stamps RoundTable and take a look at this presidential
portrait.
File: 731 95NIXON.GIF 24,904 bytes Library 11 (GIF File)
Education: Can't Get Enough of Dinosaurs?.....................KEYWORD: SPACE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" PAGE: 460
The three-year-old is bouncing around singing, "I love you, you love me...";
the nine-year-old is playing a game where a fancy car cruises around an
Allosaurus, and the thirty-year-old is talking about how retro-hip the episode
of The Tick was that had Dinosaur Neal eating replicated DNA. Before you do
your own imitation of a T-Rex in order to get them to talk about something
else -- anything else! -- bring them over to the Space RoundTable. There,
tucked away in Library 22, you'll find dozens of GIFs of restored skeletons
and 'modeled' fossils from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History that will
delight and inform.
File: 7676 TREX01.GIF 265,600 bytes Library 22 (GIF File)
Entertainment: Catch that Fox (Mulder, that is!)..............KEYWORD: SFRT2
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Okay, I admit it. The X-Files is a good show, and one I watch semi-regularly.
What I don't understand is the level of fanaticism among its followers! They
approach the show with a dedication I normally reserve for, well... Babylon 5.
(Maybe I do understand after all.) But whether you're a fanatic or a casual
viewer trying to figure out the ins and outs of a sometimes confusing show,
the Science Fiction & Fantasy Media RoundTable has the cure for your summer
re-run blues. Check out the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) sheet and the
X-Files Episode Guide, and get prepared for the mysteries of the fall season.
File: 1646 XFILE011.EPG 54,400 bytes Library 3 (Text File)
File: 1645 XFILE010.FAQ 59,520 bytes Library 3 (Text File)
Flag Day: Displaying the U.S. Flag...............................KEYWORD: PF
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" PAGE: 545
Do you dip a flag? When is it flown at half mast? Is it all right to 'drape' a
flag over a podium? How do you dispose of one that's outlived its usefulness?
(The answers are: no; upon presidential order; use bunting instead; and by
burning it.) These and many more guidelines for the United States flag are
listed in this handy file available in the Public Forum*Non Profit Connection
File Library. Celebrate
Flag Day (July 14th) with your head and flag held
high.
File: 6471 FLAG-ETT.TXT 12,396 bytes Library 14 (Text File)
Health: The Ebola Virus.........................................KEYWORD: PF
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The Ebola Virus has cropped up in Zaire, causing a health crisis and resulting
in the World Health Organization sending in emergency teams. Learn the details
of this deadly disease in a fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control,
available in the Medical RoundTable.
File: 6472 EBOLA.TXT 7,956 bytes Library 11 (Text File)
Gardening: Palm Trees Galore...................................KEYWORD: PALM
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I have to admit, when I first saw the words "PALM RT" flash by my screen, I
assumed it was a support forum for Newtons and Thinkpads and other such hand-
held computing devices. I was amazed when it turned out to be an area where
the International Palm Society exchanged information on how to grow,
cultivate, and enjoy all varieties of the leafy tropical plant. If you're a
gardener or just enjoy thinking about being someplace warm enough to see one
outdoors, be sure to check out the hundreds of files available. Below is an
sample file, dealing with the different varieties of Rhapis Palms.
File: 780 RHAPIS.TXT 20,992 bytes Library 1 (Text File)
Information Online: Issues of Privacy and Communication..........KEYWORD: PF
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With the Internet and other computer services becoming more and more a part of
daily communications, issues of privacy and free speech have come under close
scrutiny. From the Exxon bill, to encryption, to worries about extremist
groups using the 'net to communicate, the subject has been on the minds of
folks who may never have used a computer before. The Public Forum*NonProfit
Connection provides two excellent resources on keeping up with legal, moral,
and practical debate about electronic expression. The EFFector Online is a
publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group devoted to
preserving electronic freedom of speech, while Computer Underground Digest has
articles ranging from Noam Chomksy on the Internet to discussions on the
problems of digital copyrights. Check for the latest issues under the search
terms 'eff' and 'underground', respectively. Examples are listed below.
File: 6461 EFF805.TXT 23,832 bytes Library 13 (Text File)
File: 6460 CUD737.ZIP 18,060 bytes Library 2 (Zipped Text Files)
Pack Up Your Bags: Amtrak.....................................KEYWORD: TRAVEL
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I hate flying. And driving for hours a day can get claustrophobic. The
solution for my summer travel blues? I take the train. You can settle in and
watch the landscape pass by, or get a sleeper car and doze your way
cross-country. Perfect for last-minute plans when it's too late to get those
cheap fares, or when you just want to take your time during the lazy days of
summer. These handy tips are a great help for the first-time traveler.
File:1898 AMT_TIPS.TXT 27,008 bytes Library 4 (Text File)
Sports: The Tao of Baseball..................................KEYWORD: SPORTS
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Maybe you haven't yet forgiven your favorite team for the strike -- hey, even
my fellow Red Sox fans are finding it hard to cheer as loudly this year, and
we're used to being let down. Whether disappointed or happy that the game's
back on, any baseball fan will find this wonderful 'translation' by Jeffrey J.
Drummond worth reading. The guide to the principles of baseball, by Lao
"Lefty" Tzu, will inspire oneness with the universe -- or at least a lot of
laughter, which is almost as good.
File: 4259 TAO.TXT 46,143 bytes Library 1 (Text File)
File: 3660 TAO.ZIP 15,360 bytes Library 1 (Zipped Text File)
Stargazing: July Heat Brings August Showers...................KEYWORD: SPACE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" PAGE: 460
Well, maybe not. But it is time to dust off the telescopes, get out that
blanket, and prepare for next month's biggest free show. The meteor showers of
1995 will peak from August 15th to the 17th, and this calendar tells you
exactly when and where. The information can be pretty technical, so borrow
your favorite twelve-year-old to help interpret it.
File: 4620 IMOCAL95.TXT 41,856 bytes Library 3 (Text File)
Summer Fashions: Healthy Eating................................KEYWORD: FOOD
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A "purple polka-dotted bikini" means just one thing to most people -- sheer
panic. If the latest summer fashions pit cellulite against vanity, check out
the low-fat recipes available in the Food & Wine RoundTable. Vegetarian and
many other recipes are also available, including a few loaded with all that
sinful stuff the rest leave out. The file listed is a "digest" from the
Internet low fat Newsgroup, an easy-to-read version of the recipes and
discussions there. Check the Library for the latest!
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GEnie Magic: Electronic Mail
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by Mark D. Hiatt
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(____)t's hot outside. It's often hot inside. There are times when I'd like
to fire up the Macintosh (or the Compaq) and get some Serious Work done, but I
can't, because of the thunderstorm activity going on outside.
It's at times like these that I like to fire up the PowerBook, light a
fine cigar, pour myself an Adult Beverage, and catch up on correspondence with
friends online. Not just on GEnie, but online nearly anywhere.
There's the guy I went to school with who runs a little mail-order
outfit from his basement, den, and garage in Illinois. There's the writer from
Ohio who helped me get my own start writing for Computer Shopper back when
that chubby magazine was getting a tan in Florida. And another writer in
eastern Pennsylvania, working on his third computer book of the year (maybe
he's at work on number five, by the time you read this).
There is something really complete about e-mail. With most products and
services there seems to be some kind of something lacking. But it's hard to
imagine it being any better than it already is. You can write it whenever you
feel like -- even during a thunderstorm, if you have a laptop. You can send it
whenever it's convenient, like after Prime Time ends, or on weekends or
holidays, and it still gets there. The person you're sending it to can read
it, if they want, whenever they want. There's no worry about the correct
postage and you don't have to dress and go out in the rain and drive down to
the post office or hunt around for a mailbox.
And more and more people and businesses are available electronically.
Open any of the major magazines available at any newsstand these days and
you'll likely see at least one letter with an electronic, rather than analog,
address. Write your own if you feel strongly about an issue, and in a few
weeks your own letter will appear with your signature and address at the
bottom. 'Mark.Hiatt@GEnie.GEIS.COM' has appeared in a few magazines, since I
started noticing so many magazines are online.
In fact, not everyone is online (yet). And not every business has a Fax
machine (but most do). You can walk that bridge online, as well, by having
your GE Mail sent as a FAX document. You simply tell GEnie what the phone
number is when asked for the TO: recipient. You can send copies of the same
letter to one or more FAX machines, and/or to people online on GEnie or one of
the other computer networks, or to one or more people online and connected via
Internet, all at the same time.
You can send files to people on GEnie. Files don't travel well, or
easily, via Internet or FAX, but if someone has a GEnie account, you can send
them through GE Mail and include a computer file with your letter. They'll
download it as though it were any file in one of the Software Libraries, and
have a copy just like the one you sent. Computer programs, scanned photo
images, word processing documents (even entire books) can be sent as
file-attached mail.
GE Mail is very personal, and very casual. Bulletin Board messages are at
least as convenient, but anyone can read them, and not everyone should.
Conversations in Chat or Real-Time Conferences or even trading Notifies can be
more private, but you both have to be online at the same time for that to
work, so it's not as convenient. Libraries are more permanent, but they're not
at all interactive. So for many kinds of personal communications, GE Mail is
the perfect alternative. Spelling and grammar are always important, but
they're not AS important, when you use electronic mail. You wouldn't write
"gonna" or "sorta" in a regular letter, but they're okay in GE Mail, prolly.
And the best part of electronic mail, I think, is that you can both read
and reply at your convenience. And that includes during the middle of a
thunderstorm--if you have a laptop!
Remember, you can always ask questions about GE Mail, or any aspect of
GEnie, in the GENIEus HelpDesk Real-Time Conference. Type M150:2 to get there.
If you have any questions about GEnie, or suggested topics we could cover
here, I'd like to hear from you. Why not drop me a letter in GE Mail? My
address online is MARK.HIATT and I try to respond within a couple of days.
I hope you'll have a great time online!
[EOA]
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Be an Independent ARTIST
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\___/uly! A month when Americans celebrate independence. You should too, you
know, because everyone else is. And you can become even more independent this
month with GEnie's HALF PRICE sale on research in ARTIST's U.S. Federal
Center.
If that "everyone else" statement made you cringe a bit, it's because you
truly do like to be independent. Our nation's founders put a First Amendment
in the Constitution because they knew a free flow of information helped ensure
the government would stay accountable to the people, keeping it from gaining
too much power over the average person.
These days, the government has a lot of power -- but so do you, partly
because of your computer and a number of services GEnie provides, especially
the U.S. Federal Center.
\\\ Keep An Eye On Them Simply enter your topic. It may be something about
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ agency regulations, or upcoming legislation, or
recent court decisions. The U.S. Federal Center covers national affairs, news,
government purchasing, and important publications like the Washington Post and
Federal Register. In fact, the U.S. Federal Center has the full text of the
Federal Register, the Federal News Service, Tax Notes Today, and the
Washington Post. You can search through these and other sources, all at the
same time.
Want to keep an eye on Uncle Sam? Here's the way to do it.
Just ask your question. The computer will quickly search through
thousands of journals, magazines, and reports to let you know titles with
information on your topic. Review the results online, too -- most databases
offer full text.
Since the U.S. Federal Center is a GEnie$Premium service, additional
charges apply to search and retrieval. Be sure to review the complete listing
of applicable prices. Just enter M1248 or the keyword FEDERALCTR at any major
GEnie prompt, and you're there!
\\\ Information Is Power For instance, if I wanted to find out the latest
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ information about copyright legislation and
regulations, I'd crank it up for a search. The first screen inside the U.S.
Federal Center shows you the myriad of database choices :
U.S. Federal Center
Multiple Database Search
1 U.S. Government News & Regulations Groupsearch Mixed $2.50 ($4.50)
Individual Database Search
2 Bureau of National Affairs Daily News Full Text $4.50
3 Commerce Business Daily Full Text $3.00
4 Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Full Text $6.00
5 Federal News Service Full Text $4.50
6 Federal Register Full Text $4.50
7 Federal Research in Progress Summary $4.50
8 GPO Publications Summary $3.00
9 Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Summary $4.50
10 Political Science Journals Summary $3.00
11 Tax Notes Today Full Text $6.00
12 Washington Post Full Text $4.50
Your U.S. Federal Center charges: $0.00
Enter #, <P>revious, <H>elp or <E>xit U.S. Federal Center?
By choosing option 1, I can search all the databases at once.
I told the system to search on the term COPYRIGHT and limit the search to
1995. The Knowbot (ARTIST's computerized online "librarian") showed me the
list of its findings:
U.S. Government News & Regulations Groupsearch
Source Results
1 Bureau of Natl. Affairs Daily News (Full Text)......76
2 Washington Post (Full Text)......49
3 Federal Register (Full Text)......16
P Modify this search
Your U.S. Federal Center charges: $2.50
Enter #, <P>revious, <H>elp or <E>xit U.S. Federal Center?
Wow! Lots of stuff, just this year alone. (Notice that the Knowbot also
keeps me informed about charges.)
I have a lot of options here, too. Since I'm looking for the latest
information on what the government is doing, I'd probably just go to the list
from the Federal Register. Usually the system shows me the most recent
information first, so I can breeze right through it and get the full text of
anything that I want.
When I did this search, I got the full text of two articles, and it all
took less than four minutes. Try finding this kind stuff in a few minutes at a
library. I can't even get out of my driveway in that time!
\\\ The Fine Print The U.S. Federal Center accesses databases from the
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Bureau of National Affairs, the U.S. Government Printing
Office, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), the Washington
Post, and Federal Information Systems Corp. It is made available by Dialog
Information Services, Inc. and offered through GEnie via Advanced Research
Technologies' ARTIST(R) Gateway System.
[EOA]
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The GEnie Gamer: It's Cool, Man
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(_/he sun slides into the horizon like a red and orange smear across an indigo
sky, heat rises off the rooftops in shimmering waves, ice clinks and clatters
as you sip a cool drink, beads of moisture condense on the glass as sweat
slowly trickles down your cheek like tears and Robbie Robertson plays in
sultry undertones on the stereo.
Going to be another hot summer night, you think. "...it was too hot to
sleep..." Robertson's voice echoes lyrically in the background. You nod,
silently agreeing. A computer screen glows invitingly across the darkening
room; modem lights wink at you. An idea forms in your sun-baked mind: Hot
Summer Nights. GEnie. You sit down, link up, and log on. The modem screeches
and hisses and you're home.
\\\ Not Your Kid's MPG All across GEnie this month, Hot Summer Nights
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ celebrations are in full bloom. Romance and
adventure are in the air; flights of fancy take wing and soar. It's a time
when fantasy becomes reality, and imaginations run wild. A time for fun. A
time for play.
A time for grown-up games -- games like Federation II, the Adult Space
Fantasy (Page 220, Keyword FED).
Fed II is not your kid's online multi-player game. It's adult
entertainment at its best, a combination science-fiction adventure/fantasy
RPG/galactic conquest with a spicy, irreverent, tongue-in-cheek flavor
reminiscent of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The mechanics of the game are simple; anyone familiar with text-based
computer or online fantasy RPGs will immediately recognize the verbal
GO-GET-TAKE-USE-DROP-EXAMINE interface. But this simplicity is deceptive.
Because beneath that humble exterior beats the heart of a complex, multi-
dimensional game.
Like other roleplaying games, you start out by rolling a character.
Unlike other RPGs, however, it's short and to the point -- enter a name,
declare the character to be male or female, and distribute 140 development
points among four familiar attributes -- strength, stamina, intelligence, and
dexterity. Done. Your new persona materializes in the Starship Cantina on
Earth, a 'newbod' with 13,000 Imperial Groats, a vac suit, a personal
communicator, and not a clue about what to do next.
(If you haven't already done it, this would be a perfect place to exit
the game and go download the first of three extensive, exhaustive game
manuals, 'The Newbod Idiot's Guide to Federation II (Menu item 4 on Page 220).
It would also be a good place to download FedTerm, a graphics front-end
for Amiga and IBM compatible systems (File 32 FEDTERM.ZIP, Library 1, and File
102 NEWMMTERM142.LHA, Library 7). Although Fed II is a text-based game,
FedTerm simplifies things even further with a point-and-click interface and
multimedia capability that allows you to include custom sound samples and
graphics.)
\\\ Ground Hog Day What's Fed II all about, you ask? On one level, it's
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ impossible to define because there are so many things to
do -- trading, smuggling, exploring, spying, socializing, romancing, and
adventuring in a constantly-changing multi-player environment. It's a universe
full of outrageous characters and scandalous behavior, a place that shuns
magic and is surprisingly free of violence.
At it's heart, however, it's a space-trading RPG where the ultimate
objective is achieving the power to create your own planets.
Rising to the top in Fed II requires copious quantities of two
commodities: Wealth (Imperial Groats) and Status (Trader Credits). The former
lets you buy all the neat stuff lying around waiting to be bought; the latter
lets you move up through the ranks -- from Commander, to Merchant, and
ultimately, to Explorer. And beyond.
To get there, one has to start where all lesser mortals start -- at the
bottom. In Fed II it's referred to as being a GroundHog. As soon as you get
your first ship (real easy), you're elevated to the dizzying heights of
Commander. And from there, it's all play and no work (well, maybe a little
work).
You'll start out taking on milk run deliveries around the solar system,
work your way up to the more lucrative assignments available from
Transportation Central, take on contracts from player Merchants, and get into
trading commodities on the Trading Exchange.
(Of course, there's nothing that says you have to play it straight. If
your character has the necessary qualities, you can always try smuggling.)
As you move up the ladder, you'll be able to make some serious Groats,
buying warehouses, building factories, forming companies, and creating your
own products for trade.
In most games, that would be long and the short of it. Not in Fed II.
Here, it's just the beginning, a necessary walk-before-you-can-run phase
leading up to the Holy Grail of Fed Dataspace: the power to create your own
planets.
\\\ Another World Imagine being able to create an entire world, a world
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ other players can visit, explore, and enjoy -- a world
with bars, factories, shops, and shipyards that you construct; a world with
NPCs (Non-Player Characters) that you create; a world with puzzles and secrets
and challenges that you design. In Fed II all of that's possible, and more.
You create all the areas, paths and locations for your planet; write the
long and short descriptions; create Mobiles (NPCs) that can be helpful,
dangerous or purely decorative; produce almost any kind of object, each with
unique properties; even design your own fiendishly-clever puzzles, with every
kind of risk and reward your fevered imagination can conjure up. All with a
simple menu-driven utility called the Explorer's Workbench.
Once your newly-minted planet is up and running, you'll need to learn
the ins and outs of Planetary Management to earn yet more wealth and fame.
Other than increasing your bank account, good management will ultimately lead
to bigger and better things.
First, get far enough and you'll find yourself being invited to try your
hand at the Duke Puzzle. This little side-trip could be a game all by itself.
Everything you need for the quest has to be made -- by you -- before you can
undertake the final challenge: a TimeWarp that takes you back to the early
days of the solar system, where your mission will be nothing less than the
salvation of civilization.
Once you succeed, you'll be elevated to Dukedom, with the power to form
your own planetary Duchy and engage in some serious interplanetary intrigues.
Then, with luck and skill (and enough Groats), you could earn a coveted
appointment to the Senate, where you'll assist in governing disputes,
participate in the development and evolution of Fed Dataspace, and get
incredibly, disgustingly rich.
In the end, it is entirely possible that you could end up as the next
Emperor!
\\\ A Flight of Fancy It's hot, too hot to sleep. There's nothing on TV but
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ repeats, nothing in the paper but bad news, nothing
in the movies but death and destruction. Get away from it all. Take a flight
of fancy on the airline of the imagination -- GEnie.
In the immortal words of Bart Simpson, "It's cool, man."
[EOA]
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(____)nter the keyword -- shown below in CAPITAL LETTERS (for example, CHAT)
-- at any GEnie prompt to reach the RoundTable hosting these Special Events.
Select Menu Item 2 for the Real-Time Conference area at the specified time.
Watch the GEnie Announcements when you sign on for news about other exciting
Real-Time Conferences (RTCs). For details, simply type the number of the
Announcement you want to know more about. You can also type the keyword NEW,
or M100 at any GEnie prompt to see an extended list of What's Happening
Online.
You are not charged standard connect fees while reading GEnie Announcements.
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Listening Live Chat Help General House Party Help Help
DIY GENEALOGY MAC AMIGA PCALADDIN MAC PCALADDIN
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All Types SCUBA MACPRO MPGRT Air Warrior
ROMANCE GEOWORKS SFRT3 Ask Sysops SFRT3
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\\\ Conferences of Special Note A2's Conference is open from 2 PM until 8
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ PM every Sunday, and all night on Friday.
SFRT3 conducts Fan Fiction at 6 PM on Sundays and Terran Empire at 7 PM
Saturdays. PET holds a Late Night Chat at 1 AM on Tuesday nights. WRITERS
meets in the Hot Tub Saturdays at 4 PM, and for Sunday Brunch at 1 PM.
GEOWORKS meets Saturdays at 2 PM. Attend MICROSOFT's Q&A conference Sundays at
2 PM and at 9:30 PM. MOTOrcycle hosts Motorcycle Consumer News Magazine on the
second Wednesday evening of each month. Home Office/Small Business (HOSB)
holds both banter and Watkins RTCs at 2 PM on Sunday. Stamps holds a Kid's
Konference every Sunday at 7 PM. The Astrology RoundTable is now offering
Vedic astrology classes, taught by Ranjan Bose at 5 PM on Sundays. There is no
charge for the classes and no registration required.
GENIEus hosts a help desk every night from 8 PM until 3 AM, plus
weekends from noon until 6 PM. They also offer a late night Prize RTC at 2 AM
Saturday night/Sunday morning. The Internet RoundTable holds an RTC every
night, 7 days a week, from 6 PM until 3 AM. Chat Lines hosts a delightful
variety of multi-player games and fascinating Theme Chats on weekends,
evenings, and during the wee hours, plus Breakfast Chats at 6 AM. Also in Chat
Lines, get help with Unix/Internet/DBMS on Sunday at 8 PM and Thursday at 10
PM on Channel 4. Chat Lines offers help with Windows Monday, Tuesday, and
Saturday at 9 PM. The Programmer's Cafe meets in the PROGRAMMING RoundTable
from 10 PM until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays. The GEnie for Macintosh
help desk no longer has set times of operation, but will be happy to set up a
time with anyone who needs help. The sysops can be reached by sending GE Mail
to GENIEMAC$.
Last but certainly NOT least, PCALADDIN's Help Desk is open every night
of the week from 9 PM until Midnight.
\\\ GEnie Holidays The following is the 1995 GEnie Holiday Schedule when
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ "non-prime time" rates will be in effect all day. A
reminder notice is bannered on GEnie before each holiday.
July 4 Independence Day
September 4 Labor Day
November 23 Thanksgiving Day
November 24 Day After Thanksgiving
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Christmas Week
December 27 Christmas Week
December 28 Christmas Week
December 29 Christmas Week
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(_/he hottest thing about summer isn't the weather -- it's the movies! And
although GEnie doesn't have full-length movies available to download (yet!),
there are some little ones, in the form of Video for Windows files (the ones
that end in the extension .AVI). These are better than just wimpy little
animation files -- AVI files can contain digitized video images (thus the "V"
part), and often come with sound, too.
To play an AVI file, you'll need to use the Windows Media Player, or some
other AVI viewer -- there are plenty in GEnie's Software Libraries. If your
system is not set up to use Video for Windows, just download File 1461
VFW11D.EXE from Library 3 of the Multimedia, Desktop Video, and Virtual
Reality RoundTable (MULTIMEDIA). This file contains all the drivers you need
to make your system AVI-compatible.
Now all you need is a list of files to view, huh? Let's see what we can
dig up....
In the Windows Software Library (WINDOWS), we have:
Lib: 6 File: 1981 HANGLDI.ZIP Hang glider
Lib: 21 File: 2479 WINTEN1.ZIP Girl playing tennis
Lib: 21 File: 2480 WINTEN2.ZIP The sequel: man playing tennis!
And in the Multimedia RoundTable, we find:
Lib: 10 File: 483 NFALL.ZIP Niagara Falls
Lib: 10 File: 485 ENG_AVI.ZIP Sailboat in trouble
Lib: 10 File: 486 SKIER.ZIP Skier wiping out
Lib: 10 File: 494 CLINT2.AVI Clinton's lies timetable
Lib: 10 File: 495 EARTH.AVI Rotating Earth animation
Lib: 10 File: 520 MARSAVI.ZIP Flyby of Olympus Mons, Mars
Lib: 10 File: 1043 CAR_RACE.ZIP Car race
Lib: 10 File: 1044 CLOUDS.ZIP Sunset over ocean waves
Lib: 10 File: 1069 USA-AVI.ZIP American flag animation
Many of these AVIs have accompanying sound built in, too.
\\\ Cinematic Messages If you're looking for cinematic excitement, you've
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ gotta realize that some of the contents of GEnie's
Bulletin Boards and Software Libraries have all the drama, conflict, and
excitement of a cinematic blockbuster!
\\\ WINDOWS 95 VS. OS/2: THE FINAL BATTLE! To Wit: The contest between
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ operating system superpowers
continues in this latest installment of today's hottest techno-thriller. Will
Windows 95 infiltrate the Kremlin? Is Bill Gates a closet OS/2 user? And just
how fast is Warp speed, anyway?
On GEnie, the fight goes on in two Bulletin Boards.
In the Windows 95 RoundTable (WINDOWS95), the hot spot is Category 3,
Topic 6: "Windows 95 vs OS/2." Don't worry, it's not too violent here -- not
nearly as much as the IBM/Amiga Wars. But that's a different movie.
The best parts are the information sheets provided by IBM and Microsoft,
either attacking or defending one platform or the other. Can you say
"propaganda"?
Over in the OS/2 RoundTable (OS/2), the happy fight goes on in Category
3, Topic 19: "Windows 95 and Warp." However, it's not nearly as feisty here as
over in Windows 95. Come on, OS/2 fans, put up a fight!
Then there are the files. In the OS/2 Software Library, try File 3155
OS2CHG_A.EXE in Library 22. This is a detailed technical comparison of OS/2
and Windows 95 in Postscript format. An Ami Pro version is also available;
it's File 3156 OS2CHG_L.EXE in the same Library.
Back in the Windows 95 Library, take a look at some Windows 95 and OS/2
performance benchmarks in File 39 APERF4.ZIP, Library 2 (the format is ASCII
text). Another informative text file in Library 2 is AIWRSP.ZIP, File 43. It's
a response to the October 17, 1994 article in InfoWorld titled, "Latest
Windows 95 Beta Fast But Flawed." (This document is also available in
Microsoft Word format in Library 3, File 63 DIWRSP.ZIP.)
\\\ ATTACK OF THE PENTIUM BUG! It's inconspicuous! It's inconvenient! It's
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ insidious! And to most people, it's
insignificant! It's the dreaded Pentium Bug!
If you want to know how to tell if your Pentium is one of those cursed
with the defective floating point unit, what the consequences would be if it
is, and what to do about it, do a little reading in one or both of the
following topics: IBM PC RoundTable (IBMPC) Category 12, Topic 38, "Intel's
Broken Pentium;" or Microsoft RoundTable (MICROSOFT) Category 2, Topic 13, "MS
Patches for the Pentium Bug." In the IBM topic, you MUST read what is
currently message number 22 -- it's a hilarious collection of "Pentium jokes."
I'm afraid we really don't have room to print any of them here.
Okay, okay, just one.
"Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754
and 854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft designed using a
Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of 'IEEE?'
"A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Once you've finished laughing, you can also download a program that will
test your Pentium to see if it has the bug. Go to the IBM PC RoundTable, where
you have your choice of either File 36906 FPU.ZIP, or File 36968 PENBUG.ZIP
(both in Library 5).
\\\ Once More Onto the Beach No matter what kind of movie you choose to
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ spend your summer with, there will come a time
when you have to relate to the outside world. With that in mind, here are a
few pointers to help you make it through a long, hot summer.
TOP TEN SUMMER FUN TIPS FOR PC USERS
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10. Try to figure out how to reformat your CD-ROM drive.
9. Put sand in your swivel chair and pretend you're at the beach.
8. Crank up your monitor's brightness so you can get a high-tech tan.
7. See how fast you can type with suntan lotion on your fingers.
6. CDs or Frisbees -- which fly faster?
5. See how many swimsuit GIFs you can fit on the hard disk if you delete
everything else.
4. Replace your CPU's cooling fan with one of those window-mounted
air conditioners.
3. New input device? CyberSurfboard!
2. Wear your monitor's anti-glare screen instead of sunglasses.
1. Three words: Beach Blanket Backups!
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\_/\_/hat better way to spend a hot summer night than sharing your passion
for Macintosh computers with like-minded people?
One of the best ways to meet fellow Mac lovers is in the Macintosh
RoundTable Real-Time Conferences. For example, on a recent sultry night I
dropped by a Conference and met people from around the world and... next door.
\\\ Small World First, I met 14-year-old Eric Cash, living with his mom in
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Japan, "learning the language and waiting until my mother
gets a new job that'll take her somewhere else." Besides learning Japanese,
this precocious young man "fixes, makes software for, and plays with
computers."
At the same conference, I also met Lee Sheppard, discovering that he
lives not far away from me in the Portland, Oregon area. Lee also fixes
computers -- professionally as it turns out -- working for Mac Shop Northwest,
a local shop that's so renowned for fixing ailing Macintoshes at the component
level (instead of resorting to the easier but vastly more expensive board
swaps used by many computer dealer service departments) that people send Macs
from Japan to Oregon for repairs because it's cheaper than doing it at home.
Small world!
Lee's an Apple II aficionado as well as a Macintosh fan, and particularly
appreciates GEnie's generic log-on procedures that allow virtually any
computer to access the network, as opposed to those information services that
limit access to only those computers that can run their propietary software.
He's also an ambitious young man who's in the middle of setting up his own
local bulletin board.
The Mac RoundTable Conference schedule runs as follows:
Sunday Sunday Night Fights with 'Unk' 10:00 PM ET Rm. 3
Monday Graphiti with Jacq, Judi, and/or Steve 10:00 PM ET Rm. 2
(every other Monday)
1st Tuesday The Latest! with Tara Dillinger 9:30 PM ET Rm. 2
Weeknights The Help Desk with the Daemons 9:00 PM ET Rm. 1
(til Midnight)
\\\ A Fantastic Bunch The Macintosh RoundTable Bulletin Boards provide
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ another, more leisurely way to meet congenial
Mac'ers. If your interests, like Eric's and Lee's, turn to getting right into
the guts of classic Macintosh computers, you'll find fellow enthusiasts --
mouse in one hand, soldering iron in another, and yet another on the keyboard
typing scintillating messages (hey, we know all true hardware hackers have at
least three hands) -- in Category 20, "Heritage Macintoshes."
Speaking of soldering irons, if you always thought that "solder was
solder," you'll learn better in Topic 2, "General Discussion and QUICK HELP,"
where "Hardware Hacker" Harold Hislop comments (rather like a wine connoisseur
discussing a fine vintage):
"I personally like a very hard-to-find, and expensive solder that is an
alloy of tin, lead, antimony, copper, and silver (the copper is in there just
to reduce alloy etching of the soldering iron tip). This is basically the same
solder that Tektronix supplies with their oscilloscopes for service work. It
MIGHT be available from Tektronix. Unfortunately I have lost track of my
source for this solder. (I last bought a 5 lb spool of it in 1990, and it cost
me around $30.00 / pound, plus shipping, from England.)"
The bottom line of this Category (and every one in the RoundTable) is
people helping people to solve problems and get the most out of their
computers. As Dan Stoicheff so eloquently put it in one message: "Just a brief
note of appreciation to the many Mac veterans who have patiently answered my
seemingly inane questions these past several months. You are a fantastic bunch
of people!"
\\\ A Trip to the Library Of course, a Hot Summer's Night is also a good
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ time to get your Macintosh system software tuned
up and toned up, and the Macintosh Software Library features some excellent
new utilities and programs for just that purpose.
For example, File 34668, DEFAULT FOLDER 2.5.4.SIT (Library 10) allows
you to set up default folders for applications, provides pop-up file
navigation menus in dialog boxes, adds a "rebound" to the last file used
feature, offers Get Info from dialogs, and a variety of other time-saving file
management features.
Another essential utility is File 34666, QUICKPOP(1.2).SIT (Library 10),
which assigns up to thirty Hotkeys to open applications, documents, and Apple
Menu items, or to change speaker or monitor settings! It also allows you to
open a pop-up mouse menu by mouse-key combination.
Mostly for fun is File 34655, MENUBALL 2.1.SIT (Library 10), an almost
useless control panel that puts a bouncing ball on your menu bar. Still, it
has at least one practical use: If the ball stops bouncing, your Mac is
probably hung, so you don't need to sit there clicking the mouse and pounding
keys.
And if you do anyway, maybe your Mac's telling you that even on a hot
summer night, the time has come to go to bed.
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(____)t was hot. Really hot. So hot that my hard drive had turned floppy. So
hot that all the bits on my screen had melted down in a puddle at the bottom.
So hot that I.... A knock at the door interrupted the cliche-ridden start of
my column, and I bounded off the couch to see who was there.
"Norman!" I yelled. "Nice of you to drop by!" Norman brushed by me,
headed for the refrigerator, and grabbed a soda. "Man, it's hot," he said. "So
hot that I..."
"That's not going to work, Norm," I interrupted. "I already tried that.
Besides, as long as you've already grabbed the refreshments, why don't we head
for the Amiga? I have a bunch of new goodies to show you."
I punched the power button on my machine and watched Norm, waiting for
his reaction. "Hey!" he yelled. "Cool boot screen! How'd you do that?" He was
looking at a soothing blue screen with the Amiga rainbow on one side and my
system information on the other.
"Piece of cake," I explained. "That's AMIGASTART95_5A.LHA, File 25896. It
gives you that spiffy start-up graphic -- which you can replace with one of
your own choosing -- and displays system information, including CPU, memory,
and display."
"Hey," said Norm, "you could write a book about this stuff!"
"Indeed I could. In fact, if I were going to do such a thing, I could
put it out as a booklet, thanks to DJBOOK.LHA, File 25844. This nifty utility,
from Hal Feldman (H.FELDMAN2), is the perfect accessory for your DeskJet
printer. It takes a text file and formats it into booklet form, printing
side-by-side pages in 'landscape' mode. Once the 'front' sides are printed,
you take the printed pages and return them to the paper tray. The 'back' pages
are automatically printed. Once it's done, all you have to do is fold and
staple, and you've got yourself a neat little booklet in 5-1/2 inch by 8-1/2
inch format."
Norman was impressed, and he began to nose through my files on his own.
One of the first things he came across was PESTEN.LHA, File 25889. This is an
adaptation of the European card game UNO. In this game, it's you against the
computer. Or maybe it's both of you against a deck of cards. In any event, the
object is to get rid of all the cards in your hand before the computer does --
and you're not allowed to simply toss them up in the air.
I finally pried Norman away from the game, and he continued to browse
through my files. He was having a heck of a time, however, navigating the
keyboard with a soda in one hand.
"Norm," I said, "you might want to fire up ONEKEY.LZH, File 25856. This
is actually an Oldie that was featured on Fish Disk 511; Carolyn Scheppner,
the former Technical Manager for Commodore-Amiga Technical Support (CATS)
wrote it. Once it's running, any 'qualifier' key that is pressed (Shift, Alt,
Ctrl) is applied to the next keystroke. So you can just press Alt and then Q
to get the Alt-Q combination. It makes one-handed keyboard navigation a snap."
He took another swig from his soda and belched his gratitude. When he
noticed my glare, he said, "What? You never make any rude noises? I mean, it's
not like I'm gonna be struck by lightning, y'know."
"Well, Norm," I answered, "just in case that happens to you, I suggest
you download MODEMSAVER.LHA, File 25881. Alan M. Somers (A.SOMERS2) designed
this circuit after his modem was fried by a nearby lightning strike. The file
describes a simple relay that disconnects your modem from the phone line when
you turn your computer off. If, that is, you use a power strip. There's an IFF
file with a schematic, and it looks like a pretty simple project."
"I dunno," said Norm, "I'm not sure I'm ready to tackle an electronic
project. I'm way too disorganized."
"Disorganized? Hey, that's not a big problem. Digita, the folks behind
WordWorth, are releasing Organizer through Soft-Logik. If you're the kind of
person who likes to try before you buy, download ORG_DEMO.LHA, File 25839.
This 'test drive' version lets you use almost all of the features of the
program.
"It's modeled after an organizer notebook, one of those flip-open books
with sections for a calendar, diary, address book, and miscellaneous
supplements. This version expires on July 31, and boots in PAL. But you might
want to keep an eye out for more recent versions; the word is that this won't
be the last."
"Speaking of last," Norm said, "that's it. I'm out of here. You remember
that woman I met on the *StarShip*? Cindy? Well... I've got a hot date with
her. This is one summer night I'm not going to spend by myself!"
I let Norm go with a quick good-bye, never mentioning Anna. I didn't
want to keep him, really, and besides -- I've got that August column to write!
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(____)n 8 BC, the month of Sextilis was named 'August' in honor of Gaius
Julius Caesar Octavius, and given the same number of days as July by borrowing
a day from February. Thus, the former sixth month of the year became today's
eighth month, and a hot one indeed; the dog days of summer are here.
In the Atari ST RoundTable Empire we are hard at work to provide you
with a month to remember. Not quite the heraldry of Augustus Caesar, but he
wasn't fortunate enough to have a computer or GEnie access. We do, we have,
and the STRT Staff have been busy preparing to ease your transition from
Summer to Fall.
\\\ Check It Out Through the generous sponsorships and donations of our
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ online Atari developers, we are now prepared to "make your
day". Before we get too far, I'd like to list, and thank, each of our
thoughtful sponsors:
Calligrapher Gold, courtesy of John Eidsvoog @ CodeHead Technologies
KidPublisher Pro, courtesy of the ever-talented Dorothy Brumleve
Calamus, courtesy of Nathan Potechin @ DMC Publishing
"AEO at E3" Videotape, courtesy of Travis Guy, Editor of AEO
ExtenDOS Pro, courtesy of Roger Burrows @ Anodyne Software
Keith Gerdes of TraceTech, and John Trautschold of MissionWare are also
hard at work on things that they are pushing to have ready for this event. No
joke, check out the banners and the Dog-Days of Summer Topic in the Atari ST
RoundTable for more information on this, and all the other happenings.
If all this wasn't enough, Wally is offering an autographed photograph of
"Wally in Wally's World", and an eight-inch full-frame photo of a Coast Guard
helicopter on a beach somewhere in the Gulf of Alaska. This is sure to become
a collector's item.
\\\ Good Times Get Better Atari Power-Users, Productivity-Pushers,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Word-Crunchers, and Graphical-Layout Laborers
will all be welcomed to Real-Time Conferences concerning the skills and tools
of the trade -- even grammar, even. We'll have door prizes from CodeHead
Technologies and DMC Publishing. How do you use your computer? Come and tell
us.
Kids use computers too, and we have the perfect thing for this situation.
They're invited to bring their parents to a special Real-Time Conference just
for kids and computers (the parents have to help with the typing and
commands). We'll be opening a special Topic in the RoundTable for discussions
on the Conference, as well as everything else relating to children, computers,
and software. Remember to tell your kids that you are invited, too.
With all this excitement, August is also the month slated for release of
the Jaguar CD. Keep your eyes peeled in the RoundTable for news concerning a
special Atari ST and Jaguar Gaming Real-Time Conference for this roll-out
celebration. Travis Guy is providing the "AEO at E3" videotape as a door
prize.
Our Software Library continues to grow, topping over 36,000 files with no
problem. Flash II is undergoing major renovations, as is Geneva. Compo has
some exciting things in development, and times have never been better in this
corner of the Atari computer-user's world.
Come join us in the Atari ST and Jaguar RoundTable -- we can kick back,
enjoy a cool drink on the porch, and marvel at this good life. The D.O.G. days
are indeed here.
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(____)t's hot. Blazing hot -- and not a breeze in sight. Inside, the air
conditioner pumps away and the ceiling fan traces its lazy, continuous pattern
round and round. It's late, but what to do? Well, it's never too late to be
cool. So come on over to the Apple II RoundTables for a Hot Summer Night's
visit!
We invite you to visit the A2 Real-Time Conference (RTC) area any weekday
evening (Monday through Thursday) from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, Friday evenings
from 9:00 PM to 3:00 AM (or sometimes later), Saturday evenings from 3:00 PM
to 3:00 AM, and Sunday from 3:00 PM to 1:00 AM (all times Eastern). Someone
will always be there to answer those burning Apple II technical questions, or
just to shoot the breeze. Come join our friendly staff and patrons for an
evening -- or several-- of stimulating conversation.
\\\ Mark Your Calendar We also want to invite you to some special events
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ this month. First off, mark July 14th on your
calendar. That's the date for our special poker night in the RSCARDS
RoundTable (Page M875, Keyword RSCARDS).
Join us there for some sparkling social intercourse and spirited poker
playing. The evening's high scorer will be awarded free GEnie time. See if you
know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em.
If you have an Apple IIgs, stop by the Library and download the RSCARDS
frontend for the IIgs. Other Apple II owners should use the text interface.
Another date of interest is Sunday, July 16th, when you're invited to
join us for our regular PAUG meeting, right here in our RTC area. PAUG (the
Planetary Apple User Group) is an online user group dedicated to cementing the
Apple II community together, and to lending support to those who have no local
user group. Come on by and see how your friends are using their Apples to
solve real problems.
\\\ Faces to Names The staff and patrons of A2 want to take this
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ opportunity to invite folks to KansasFest (KFest) --
formerly known as ICONference or the A2-Central Summer Conference. While KFest
is for all computer types, it's a REALLY big event for the Apple II.
The A2 and A2Pro RoundTables will be well-represented at the conference,
and both RoundTables will have continuous coverage of all the activities. Many
Apple II luminaries will be making presentations, including Shareware
Solutions author Joe Kohn, Steve Disbrow from GS+ magazine, and developer
Roger Wagner.
If you have always wanted to meet your A2 and A2Pro sysops in the flesh
and put faces with names, this is your chance, since many of us will be
present too. Join us Thursday through Saturday, July 27-29, at Avila College
in Kansas City, Missouri, for LOADS of fun.
\\\ A Breath of Fresh Air For your computing pleasure during these Hot
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Summer Nights, accept our invitation to drop by
A2 Library and try out some of these really cool games:
Multi-player games for the Apple II:
File 21839, DEATH.HUNT.BXY, Description: Death Hunt - modem game!
File 20298, DUELTRIS.BXY, Description: 2 player game w/ great gfx and snd.
File 14952, GALACT.EMP.BXY, Description: Multiplayer strategy game.
File 13832, ICE.WAR.BXY, Description: Four player 8-bit strategy game.
File 13584, MONOPOLY.BXY, Description: IIe/IIc graphics based Monopoly
game.
Highly-Recommended Ken Franklin games:
File 21013, MS2000.151.BXY, IIgs Car race card game.
File 21012, PLUNDER.151.BXY, IIGS Treasure game.
File 21011, OAB.151.BXY, GS Slot Machine Strategy Game.
More Recommended games:
File 22520, NEWTINIES2.BXY, A New patch for The Tinies GS.
File 22479, TINIES.PW.BXY, Passwords for The Tinies (corrected).
File 22421, THE.TINIES.BXY, The Tinies GS - strategy/arcade game.
File 23321, COGITO.BXY, Cogito, a Brutal Deluxe IIGS game.
File 23862, BLOCKADE.BXY, Blockade: GS game from Brutal Deluxe.
File 19761, SOLARIAN.GS.BXY, Solarian GS Arcade Style Game.
Apple II RoundTable Featured Files for July:
File 24950, PATRIOTIC3.BXY, SHR Patriotic B/W graphics.
File 24949, STAR.STRIPE.BXY, SHR Stars & Stripes graphics.
File 16315, PATRIOTIC.1.BXY, Double Hi Res Patriotic Clipart.
File 16318, PATRIOTIC.2.BXY, Double Hi Res Patriotic Clipart.
File 22745, PI.JULY4.BXY, July 4 greeting for Publish It.
File 14537, JULY4.ART.BXY, Fourth of July Clipart for PI3 & GWI
File 13446, COUNTRY.TIS.BXY, A Music Construction Set Song
Don't rely on ceiling fans or air conditioners to stay cool. GEnie's Hot
Summer Nights and the A2 RoundTables are like a breath of fresh air. Enjoy!
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| GEnie's Computing RoundTables |
| Type Keyword or M### at any numbered GEnie page prompt |
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| RoundTable Sysop Mail Keyword Page# |
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| *StarShip* Amiga STARSHIP$ AMIGA 555 |
| Apple II A2.HELP A2 645 |
| Atari 8-Bit AT$ ATARI8 665 |
| Atari ST INFO$ ST 475 |
| BBS & Telecom BIBLIA BBS 610 |
| CP/M W8SDZA CPM 685 |
| Commodore 64/128 COMMODORE$ COMMODORE 625 |
| Database MIKE.NOLAN DBMS 485 |
| Data Communications and |
| Interconnectivity COMM$ DATACOMM 1450 |
| Digital Publishing GENIELAMP DIGIPUB 1395 |
| IBM PC IBM$ IBMPC 615 |
| IBM Product Support STROM IBMSUPPORT 115 |
| IBM PC Programmers |
| & Developers IBMPCPRO IBM$ 617 |
| Internet JANS INTERNET-RT 1405 |
| Macintosh SYNDICOMM$ MAC 605 |
| Macintosh Product Support SYNDICOMM$ MACSUPPORT 606 |
| Microsoft Products Support TONY.C MICROSOFT 505 |
| Microsoft Windows 95 WINDOWS95 96 |
| MIDI Worldmusic SM MIDI 430 |
| Mini/Mainframe MFRT$ MAINFRAME 1145 |
| Multimedia & VR MULTIMEDIA$ CYBERSPACE 2000 |
| Newton NEWTON.HELP NEWTON 1540 |
| OS/2 OS2$ OS/2 1400 |
| PostScript SYNERGETICS PSRT 835 |
| PowerPC SYNDICOMM$ PPC 1435 |
| Programming & Languages PROG$ PROGRAMMING 1445 |
| Special Interest Groups N/A SIGS 516 |
| Tandy/TRS 80 HOGAN TANDY 635 |
| Technical Support Companies N/A PCSUPPORT 517 |
| TI & Orphans TI$ TI 575 |
| Unix UNIXSYSOPS$ UNIX 160 |
| Windows WIN$ WINDOWS 1335 |
| Word Perfect WP.DAVE WP 521 |
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| Many of GEnie's computing RoundTables provide a companion |
| RoundTable for developer support or dedicate space within |
| the main RoundTable for developer issues. |
| |
| Special Interest Groups and Technical Support Companies are |
| too numerous to list here. Each of the listed pages provides |
| a menu containing all available technical support companies |
| in that RoundTable. |
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(___)(__)ere's a handy list of all the Software Library files mentioned in
the July 1995 issue of LiveWire. If GEnie is unable to locate a certain file
when you try to download it, it is possible that the file has been updated
since the article was written. Try a SEARCH of that Library using terms which
describe the file. That should locate the latest entry. If all else fails, ask
the RoundTable sysops for help -- that's what they're there for!
GEnie's Libraries are almost always located on Menu Option 3 on the main
RoundTable page. Files can be downloaded either by number or name from Menu
Option 6 inside any Library.
Remember that uploads to GEnie are free during non-prime time. If you
have something to share, upload it for other GEnie members!
Library
LiveWire Article Keyword Lib# File# File Name Remarks
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Online Dating FAMILY 30 2889 NGAGERTC.TXT
PD/Shareware: MAC 16 34625 TEX-EDIT PLUS 1.3.4.SIT 7x
Give Your Docs MAC 9 32272 TEX-EDIT 2.4.1.SIT 6x
a Massage MAC 23 34111 MACSKI.SEA
NetSearch: HOSB 28 6496 INMKT328.TXT
Healine News STAMPS 11 731 95NIXON.GIF
SPACERT 22 7676 TREX01.GIF
SFRT2 3 1646 XFILE011.EPG
SFRT2 3 1645 XFILE010.FAQ
PF 14 6471 FLAG-ETT.TXT
PF 6 6472 EBOLA.TXT
PALM 1 3 RHAPIS.TXT
PF 13 6461 EFF805.TXT
PF 2 6460 CUD737.ZIP
TRAVEL 4 1898 AMT_TIPS.TXT
SPORTS 1 4259 TAO.TXT
SPORTS 1 3660 TAO.ZIP
SPACERT 3 4620 IMOCAL95.TXT
FOOD 1 5785 950505.ELF
GEnie Gamer: It's FED 1 32 FEDTERM.ZIP
Cool, Man FED 7 102 NEWMMTERM142.LHA
IBM-Compatible MULTIMEDIA 3 1461 VFW11D.EXE
RoundTables WINDOWS 6 1981 HANGLDI.ZIP
WINDOWS 21 2479 WINTEN1.ZIP
WINDOWS 21 2480 WINTEN2.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 483 NFALL.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 485 ENG_AVI.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 486 SKIER.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 494 CLINT2.AVI
MULTIMEDIA 10 495 EARTH.AVI
MULTIMEDIA 10 520 MARSAVI.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 1043 CAR_RACE.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 1044 CLOUDS.ZIP
MULTIMEDIA 10 1069 USA-AVI.ZIP
OS/2 22 3155 OS2CHG_A.EXE Postscript
OS/2 22 3156 OS2CHG_L.EXE Ami Pro
WINDOWS95 2 39 APERF4.ZIP
WINDOWS95 2 43 AIWRSP.ZIP
IBMPC 5 36906 FPU.ZIP
IBMPC 5 36968 PENBUG.ZIP
Macintosh MAC 10 34668 DEFAULT FOLDER 2.5.4.SIT
RoundTable MAC 10 34666 QUICKPOP(1.2).SIT
MAC 10 34655 MENUBALL 2.1.SIT
Amiga *StarShip* AMIGA 4 25896 AMIGASTART95_5A.LHA
RoundTable AMIGA 4 25844 DJBOOK.LHA
AMIGA 9 25889 PESTEN.LHA
AMIGA 4 25856 ONEKEY.LZH
AMIGA 8 25881 MODEMSAVER.LHA
AMIGA 10 25879 ORG_DEMO.LHA
Apple II A2 21 21839 DEATH.HUNT.BXY
RoundTable A2 21 20298 DUELTRIS.BXY V1.0S
A2 33 14952 GALACT.EMP.BXY
A2 42 13832 ICE.WAR.BXY
A2 33 13584 MONOPOLY.BXY
A2 21 21013 MS2000.151.BXY
A2 21 21012 PLUNDER.151.BXY
A2 21 21011 OAB.151.BXY
A2 21 22520 NEWTINIES2.BXY
A2 21 22479 TINIES.PW.BXY
A2 21 22421 THE.TINIES.BXY
A2 21 23321 COGITO.BXY
A2 21 23862 BLOCKADE.BXY
A2 21 19761 SOLARIAN.GS.BXY V1.0.1
A2 23 24950 PATRIOTIC3.BXY
A2 23 24949 STAR.STRIPE.BXY
A2 62 16315 PATRIOTIC.1.BXY
A2 62 16318 PATRIOTIC.2.BXY
A2 62 22745 PI.JULY4.BXY
A2 62 14537 JULY4.ART.BXY
A2 25 13446 COUNTRY.TIS.BXY
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\\\ 911 EMERGENCY Action in July Monday July 3, 10PM Eastern time: Holiday
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Hangman! Celebrate Canada Day and
Independence Day with our very own Cheryl. Our regulars know how silly these
games can get, but the prizes are a nice addition, 'eh? 1st place garners a $9
GEnie Gift of Time (GOT), while 2nd place wins $6 GOT, both in US funds.
Monday July 10: Get together with DisAbilities groups for a lively game!
EMERGENCY's rivalry with this group is becoming the stuff from which legends
are made, and tonight should be no exception!
Monday July 17: Oklahoma City, Three Months Later. Join our VERY special
guest, Joe Adamson, who lives in OKC and kept GEnie folks informed up to the
minute about the happenings following that senseless tragedy. Joe will tell us
what's going on now to repair the psyche of the state of Oklahoma and the rest
of the country.
Monday July 24: COPS Program. Fort Worth, Texas has a highly successful
Citizens On Patrol program, and we are fortunate to have Olan Watkins with us
to discuss it. Since its inception, crime in Fort Worth has decreased by 50%.
Wouldn't you like this to happen in YOUR area as well? Olan will explain
what's involved in starting such a program with your local Police Department.
Monday July 31: Storm Chasing/Storm Watchers. Are they crazy, or are they
heroes? Perhaps some of both? People who chase storms for photos and
excitement, next, on Geral... er... the EMERGENCY RT on GEnie!
Monday events start at 10PM Eastern time unless otherwise noted. Enter
the Keyword EMERGENCY or move to GEnie Page 911 to join the fun!
\\\ Go WEST in July! The USA WEST RoundTAble will be a busy place this
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ July! Here's a quick reference list:
Wednesday July 5, Midnight Eastern Time: Play Oxymoron Hangman. Cheryl
again takes control of her trusty MacPuter and attempts to keep up with the
Oxymorons of the WEST. Let's see how far she gets THIS time, before running
away screaming!
As with most of our games, 1st place winner are awarded a $9 GEnie Gift
of Time (GOT), while 2nd place takes home a $6 GOT, both in US funds.
Saturday July 8, 11PM Eastern time: Come to the WEST's Bar and Grille to
see what we're serving up for your dining and drinking pleasure! As usual,
check all shootin' irons at the door. Your first bowl of chips is on the
house, so belly up to the bar!
Wednesday July 12 & July 26, 9PM Eastern Time: Youth Council with Native
American youth, led by Ableza. We older folks can learn a great deal from
these perceptive and vocal youngsters. Try it; you'll like it!
Thursday July 13 & July 27, 1AM Eastern time: Hangin' with .MOM. Our
lovely, talented and wise .MOM will dispense information on everything from
WESTern cooking to the best places, to finding beautiful spots to photograph,
to who knows what else? Join .MOM for a fun evening.
Saturday July 15, 11PM Eastern time: Member Appreciation Day! We have
these once a month, to feature our Member of the Month. The MoM (Not to be
confused with .MOM) is always someone who CARES about the WEST, and wants to
see others enjoy it too. And come by if it's your birthday -- CyberVixen
celebrates her's this month.
Monday July 17, 10PM Eastern time: Chief Distant Eagle discusses "Indian
vs Indian." There are many different factions of "Indians," and they differ on
many things: Reservation vs Non-Res, fullblood vs mixed blood, "elders" vs
"warriors," and many other viewpoints.
Wednesday July 19, Midnight Eastern time: WESTern Trivia! Join the wacky
gang as we try to score points from Tex (Captain MidKnight) in his unusual
game of Trivia. [Hint: If unsure of an answer, it's probably either 42 or
Texas.] 1st place wins $9 GEnie GOT, and 2nd place wins $6 GOT.
Saturday July 22 & July 29, 11PM Eastern time: This time the Bar and
Grille will be serving Fog's GOTCHA <tm> Chili to the brave souls willing to
risk --err taste it without having swallowed a pound of Kevlar <tm> first.
Drinks are free before the Chili, $10 per after it is served.
Sunday July 30th, 4PM Eastern time: Keeping Cool with Kathy. Our
resident Cool Person, the one and only Kathy, will share some of her coolness
with the rest of us. (Not only is she cool, but she's smart, too!) C'mon down
to our Cool Pool Party!
Join the fun in WEST on GEnie Page 1065.
\\\ Get LiveWire FREE at 9600 bps Beginning August 1st, GEnie members will
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ start downloading LiveWire magazine FREE
of standard connect charges at up to 9600 bps -- or 14,400 bps provided your
modem and Sprintnet node will get connect you that fast. The only catch is
that applicable long distance fees and outlying surcharges cannot be waived.
LiveWire, as you know, is GEnie's official member magazine. In it, you
will find interesting things to do on GEnie, along with tips on getting the
most from the service. LiveWire is published monthly in six different formats:
1. IBM Multimedia requiring VGA graphics
2. Color Macintosh Multimedia
3. Amiga Multimedia, all models
4. Apple IIgs Multimedia
5. Text-only for all computing platforms
6. World Wide Web, available at http://www.genie.com/livewire
Join the fun and get the version of LiveWire that's best for you!
Multimedia and WWW versions feature colorful graphics and animation with
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\\\ Net Notes Yahoo is pronounced with a short 'a' -- "Yah-hoo"
\\\\\\\\\\\\\ You will find searching references at the tip of your fingers
without having to type in long Internet addresses when you are browsing the
web with Lynx on GEnie. Select 'i' to view the INDEX of references, tools, and
frequent sites, anytime. Select your choices with the cursor keys, just like
you navigate the Web.
The above-mentioned HotSpots are a twice-a-week feature of GEnie's
Internet, selected and written by yours truly. You'll find these interesting
and hot Internet sites listed on GEnie's main Web screen, HotSpots on the Net.
If you find something interesting, creative, informative, or just plain
entertaining, be sure to drop me a note and nominate it as a HotSpot.
This message has been a self-serving advertisement of the author,
sysmom@genie.com
\\\ Online Dating Extras If you want to learn more about online dating,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ keep your eyes on the Family and Personal Growth
RoundTable. FAMILY is planning a Real-Time Conference with David Fox, author
of the book LOVE BYTES: THE ONLINE DATING HANDBOOK (which has a chapter
devoted to GEnie). Learn cyberdating tips from the master himself!
The original planned date for this Conference was rained out, so check
with Family to see the revised schedule for this event.
In the meantime, here's an interesting, true story.
Dove Tames the Volcano
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A Dove silences a Volcano? How could that be? And what does it have to
do with GEnie? Read on, O unbeliever, and see the truth of the matter.
\\\ Dantu's Inferno Once upon a time, there was upon Chat a staff member by
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ the name of DANTU. "What's a DANTU?" was a common
question, in answer to which he usually responded: "You never heard of DANTU's
inferno? Dante was an amateur!" So the legend of Chat's only live Volcano was
born. And life was good -- lonely, but good.
Into the world of GEnie's Chat one day flew a wayward Dove, who being
unwise in the ways of the computer world, alighted upon the Volcano (which we
now know is none other than DANTU) to seek guidance. And DANTU, being used to
seekers of knowledge, did share what light he had.
The Dove, being what some would call a "newbie," was grateful for the
learning of the ways, and found in the Volcano something else: an interest, an
attraction of some sort. And DANTU, though circumspect, did likewise.
\\\ Journey South Time passed, days melted into weeks, the weeks into
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ months, and our Dove and DANTU talked here and there on
GEnie Chatlines. Dove also found an abiding interest in a faux de mot, a game
featured in the world of Chat by the name of SPEEDWORD. And then did she
introduce the Volcano to this new pastime.
As time drew on, Dove and DANTU developed a closer and closer
relationship, and even took to long distance telephones. You see, the Dove's
nest was in Georgia, whilst the Volcano stood in Alberta, Canada.
Taking an opportunity, DANTU made a journey to the southern lands, to
remove himself from the cold and winter storms of his native habitat.
Trekking far distances with his faithful steed, Camry by name, he
sojourned with, amongst others, Dove. This meeting went far to bring to the
surface what had been simmering in their hearts. What had been unsure, was now
made clear; what had been unseen, was now there to be gazed upon; what had
been unsaid, was now spoken.
The die was cast, decisions made -- save one. When would the two become
as one?
Whilst our two were communicating, verily the entire time, others on
GEnie had been organizing a festival, a meeting, known to the world at large
as Atlantafest. This get-together of GEnie members had become an annual
affair, with dinners, nights out, and a festive atmosphere as people meet whom
they have only heretofore known as mysterious users in GEnie.
Knowing of this, and knowing that the Volcano did plan to rejoin Dove
(he had already made the trip back to his northern abode), a friend, a very
close friend, suggested a tieing of the bonds at Atlantafest.
And so it was. Arrangements were made, dates set, dinners planned,
deliveries routed. And life was good -- busy, but good.
Then the momentous day dawned, and dark clouds gathered on the horizon.
Dark clouds by the name of Freedom Fest, known before as Freaknik. This
gathering of peoples, most of whom are strangers to the world of GEnie, was
also occurring at the selfsame time as Atlantafest. These people of Freedom
Fest, being seekers of knowledge in institutions known as Universities, are
quite active, quite robust and fun loving. In fact, their actions were active
and lively enough to close the venue where Atlantafest had planned to dine.
And where Dove and DANTU were to be joined in matrimony!
\\\ A Dove Will Not Quail Now, our Dove, not being of the sort that quails
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ at difficulties, flew into action. Whilst getting
her hair done, she quickly arranged another place for Atlantafest's dinner
(and her marriage). A place was secured, deliveries re-routed (can't forget
the cake), and most everyone informed.
DANTU, being a volcano, was full of tremors that day; just ask anyone
who was there. He did not accomplish much of the new arrangements, but then
neither did he have to.
And so it came to pass, after a few hectic hours, that everyone gathered
in the appointed place and our Dove and the trembling DANTU exchanged vows
that bind them forevermore. In truth, they were married!
There you have my story, all of it true, all of it real. And as you have
seen, a Dove did indeed tame the volcano. (By the way, DANTU is no longer a
staff member on Chat. That, however, is another tale.)
\\\ Wonderland in Federation II Ever wonder what kind of planet you could
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ build if you had the cash? Or wonder what
really goes on in Fed Dataspace? Well, wonder no more, kiddies, because
Wonderland -- a special promotional planet -- has arrived in Federation.
According to reliable sources, "This planet will take a new twist on the Lewis
Caroll classics, introducing new characters, new logic and mathematical
puzzles, and new poems." Sounds like fun.
The source added that one of the new characters to be introduced into
this planet will be unveiled (or unhatched) to celebrate the arrival of
Wonderland. "Chrysalis, the cocoon just hanging around Chez Diesel's (Social
Center of the Solar System), will hatch (for real this time! Not into a
grasshopper either!) and have a 'Coming Out' party." At last, the galaxy will
finally discover just what (or who) has been lurking in that pod all this
time.
Alice would be pleased.
\\\ July's File Finder If you're reading a multimedia edition of LiveWire,
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ remember to look for the July File Finder, a text
file named LW9507FF.TXT, in the directory on your system where you stored this
issue. The File Finder is built into the text edition; check the contents page
to locate it.
Use LiveWire's File Finder each month as a memory jogger to help recall
files mentioned in that issue you want to add to your personal collection. You
can even put the File Finder on paper if you have a printer, and make notes on
it as you go through LiveWire. As its name indicates, you'll find all the
information you need to find a file online: the name of the LiveWire article
in which it was mentioned, the keyword for the RoundTable Library it's stored
in for direct online navigation, the number and name of every file mentioned
in that issue, and occasional remarks with pertinent details. Just be sure you
read each file's long description online to be certain your system has the
required elements to run everything you download.
\\\ Hot Air Balloons Fly in Gallery 44 Gallery 44's continuing Digital
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Exhibit features the exciting work
of Artist in Residence Janet Margul. With high flying original graphic images
of her flagship works, Hot Air Balloons, you'll be treated to breathtaking art
floating hundreds of feet in the air.
More than portraits of balloons, her pictures are colorful moments of
experience, captured forever for us to enjoy. Not all her time is spent with
balloon images, we are treated to her impressionistic and somehow still
photo-realistic artist's eyes as she looks at flowers and cityscapes.
"It Takes More Than Hot Air..." and Janet Margul takes us there. To our
delight and awe, she commits these beautiful gaily painted hot air balloons
which fly quietly overhead to the your screen.
Gallery 44 is your online art gallery for original art for the computer
as a medium. Available at GEnie Page 44, or use the keyword GALLERY to
experience this -- and other -- exciting exhibits.
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