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Publisher................................................John F. Peters
Editor...................................................Douglas Cuff
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~ July 1, 1995 ~
FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY]
Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me?
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Software for suing Microsoft. Virtually Real, Really Virtual.
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by Douglas Cuff
[EDITOR.A2]
>>> "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND HE IS US" <<<
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As long as there has been science fiction, there have been warnings
about how computers will control us or destroy us. They adjust all data so
that it fits the database, which is how the average North American ended up
with 2.3 children. They blindly follow instructions regardless of context,
which is why a grammar checker complains about the repetition in the
opening paragraph of Dickens's _A Tale of Two Cities_.
Well, relax. The good news is that computers are not going to
pigeonhole us into either misery or oblivion. The bad news is that we
humans are doing it to ourselves... or, more likely, to one another. The
tendency of the computer to reduce everything to ones and zeroes means
nothing compared to the eagerness with which some of grasp a tool that only
deals with ones and zeroes.
For example: I admit, with some shame, that I use a major credit
card. About a year ago, the bank that issued the card gave me the capacity
to use any convenient telephone to check my last five transactions. I
heartily dislike the idea, which strikes me as inviting trouble. Or hasn't
anyone at either the bank or the credit company realized that I'm not the
only one in the world with access to a phone, and therefore with access to
my last five transactions?
Here is where I made my mistake: I called up the bank to get them to
disable this terrific feature.
I explained my request and--here's where I went wrong--my potential
problem to the person on the other end of the phone. She thought I was
complaining about a merchant to whom I had unwisely given my credit card
number. I rephrased the problem. She still thought I was complaining
about a merchant. I rerephrased the problems. She thought I was
complaining about a hypothetical merchant. Eventually, she passed me on to
her supervisor.
Needless to say, I had to start at square one, explaining my concern
from scratch. The supervisor thought I was complaining about a merchant.
So I rephrased the problem. The supervisor thought I was complaining about
a merchant....
"Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be
wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be
utterly desolate." [Isaiah 6:11]
It took me three different people, almost an hour of my time, and
more frustration than I care to admit to finally get the message across.
In the end, I had to raise my voice slightly, interrupt the zombie-like
speech, and demand, "Listen to me. Listen to what I am saying."
The brains of these three people were so used to dealing with maybe
five basic consumer complaints that they routed all requests into one of
the five areas. Now, just possibly the poor drones who answer the phones
all day can be excused this atrophy of the little grey cells. Possibly.
But not their supervisor, and most definitely not the supervisor's
supervisor.
In the end, I did convey to the Level 2 supervisor just what the heck
I wanted. She clearly thought I was a crank for refusing such a convenient
service, but she allowed as how she could place what she called a "phone
block" on my card... meaning that if I wanted to pay my credit card bill, I
could no longer do it over the phone.
What's more, she did place that block, and she did it the first time
I asked for it. I know for certain that she did it, because all of a
sudden, merchants were telling me that they couldn't accept my credit card.
It seems the phone block that prevented others from abusing my credit card
also prevented certain merchants from accepting my credit card.
(Incredibly, the alleged professionals who wrote and installed the credit
card company's software hadn't checked for such a conflict.) I may be
flattering myself, but this seems to me to indicate that I was the very
first person to request a phone block.
By the time my credit card company straightened out the problem, I
was well on the way to collecting a second example of how some people are
good at dealing only with the same scenario, and reject any scenario they
haven't prepared themselves for.
My doctor had sent me to a specialist, and that very busy, harried
specialist, had instructed me to call him if I had certain symptoms before
our next appointment. So, like the naif I am, I did call him when the
feared symptoms grabbed hold of me and shook me like a milkshake.
The receptionist refused--absolutely refused--to put me through to
the specialist. If I was in extreme pain, go to emergency. If I was not
in extreme pain, consult my physician. What I was absolutely not supposed
to do, according to the receptionist, was bother the specialist.
Now, I understand that people do make nuisances of themselves,
wasting the time of an overworked medical specialist when protocol demands
that a G.P. make a referral. I would estimate that the receptionist had
already had to deal with a hundred such nuisances that week. What troubles
me is that she was no longer capable of listening. Anyone who wants to
turn this into a treatise on overwork--and it's not a bad idea--is invited
to write his or her own editorial. I still find it chilling how readily
people tend to assume that what they're hearing is what they're used to
hearing.
Most data base programmers make the assumptions that the data is
going to be consistent. Real life isn't consistent. It's not merely that
humans aren't consistent, it's that what happens to humans is not
consistent. Any program that forces you to fit the environment to the
computer, rather than the other way around, is a third-rate program.
The widespread use of computers in today's work-world isn't the
problem. It's just the symptom.
[*][*][*]
Last month, I tipped you off that you could use Lynx to read Usenet
newsgroup such as comp.sys.apple2, merely by visiting the links on Nathan
Mates's home page. Well, you can, and it's a fairly non-threatening way of
doing it, too.
However, for those of you who want to read comp.sys.apple2 without
bothering Nathan, it's quite simple. Just press G to go to a specific
place, and instead of typing something that begins with "http://", just
type:
news:comp.sys.apple2
and you'll be taken to comp.sys.apple2. It will also work with other
newsgroups, such as comp.sys.apple2.comm, comp.sys.apple2.gno,
comp.sys.apple2.marketplace, comp.sys.apple2.programmer,
comp.sys.apple2.usergroups, comp.binaries.apple2, comp.sources.apple2, and
alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2.
-- Doug Cuff
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[EDITOR.A2]
o BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS
o A2 POT-POURRI
o HOT TOPICS
o WHAT'S NEW
o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
>>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<<
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[*] CAT2, TOP10 ................... Supporting Brutal Deluxe
[*] CAT3, TOP25 ................... The Finder Patch
[*] CAT8, TOP25 ................... Point of sale software
[*] CAT44, TOP2 ................... KansasFest
>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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LEGAL SOURCE OF STAR TREK SOUNDS Regarding the Star Trek sounds. A
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" couple of years ago (Sept/Oct 93 to be
specific), Bill Moore (of GS+) coordinated with Sound Source and converted
the Star Trek sounds into IIgs format. So, call "Sound Source" at
800-877-4778 or 805-494-9996 and ask for their Star Trek and/or Terminator
2 sounds for the Apple IIgs. They cost $24.95 each, or $39.95 for both.
(from the Sept-Oct/93 GS+ magazine). They come in a 3 disk set, ready to
play on the IIgs!
Wayne Sheffield (Be patient. God isn't finished with me yet!)
(W.SHEFFIELD, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:60/M645;1)
<<<<< Yes, it's legal. They licensed them for this purpose
"""""
Since you asked for the sounds on the set, here goes: Star Trek,
"The Logical Collection" (rSoundSample Names) (sounds are separated by a
semi-colon).
Alien Beam 1;
Alien Button 1;
Aye, Captain;
Bridge Button 1;
Bridge Button 3;
Bridge Button 4;
Bridge Button 5;
Bridge Button 6;
Bridge Buttons 7A;
Bridge Click;
Bridge Power Up;
Bridge to Captain;
Bulkhead Door;
Button Sequence 1;
Button Sequence 2;
Button Sequence 3;
Communicator;
Computing Now, Captain;
Contamination;
Did It Work?;
Disengage Computer Now!;
Dramatic Cue 1;
Dramatic Cue 2;
Dramatic Cue 7;
Energize 1;
Energize 2;
Energy Field;
Fascinating;
Female Computer;
Great Curiousity;
Hail Whistle;
He's Dead Jim;
His Brain is Gone;
I Can't Explain it, Captain;
I suggest you study this;
I'm a Doctor;
It Will Never Work!;
It's Gone, Sir;
Leave That Alone;
Main Phasers Firing;
Main Theme;
Materialization;
Maximum Warp;
Nothing, Sir;
Phasers 1;
Photon Torpedo 2;
Quickly, Captain!;
Red Alert;
Reset;
Sick Bay 1;
Standing By, Captain;
Sterilize;
Suspense Cue 1; That sir, is illogical;
The Ultimate Computer;
Theme Cue 1;
Time Portal;
Transporter;
Verified;
View Screen 1;
Vulcans Never Bluff;
What have you done;
Where are you going;
You Are Relieved;
You Earth People;
Your logic can be.
FYI, this is how they did it. They secured the original soundtrack
magnetic tape reels from Paramount Pictures, and converted them to Digital
Audio Tape (DAT). From there, they converted/editted selected sound
effects into digital code.
Wayne Sheffield (Be patient. God isn't finished with me yet!)
(W.SHEFFIELD, CAT31, TOP5, MSG:64/M645;1)
RUMOR: AOL HELPS VIRUS Just a little note on the lighter side,
"""""""""""""""""""""""
I just received notification through Air Force channels, that the
recently mailed AOL disk was distributed with the BUPT virus on board. Way
to go AOL. One more good reason to stick with the Apple.
Dave C.
(D.CORKUM, CAT2, TOP4, MSG:129/M645;1)
DEADEYE DRIVES Hehehe, that reminds me of an incident that happened to me
"""""""""""""" back when I was still working at Softdisk.
A year or so ago, we discovered a very serious bug after we'd
mastered and duplicated an issue, but before it had been mailed out.
Unfortunately, due to the schedules of some of the larger Softdisk
products, we couldn't reduplicate with the big automatic machines, so we
had to resort to the old manual disk duplicators (two drives, can duplicate
two disks at a time, manual eject button, have to be hand fed).
Several people split up the long process of reduplicating all the
Softdisk G-S disks with these old machines, and I did my part as well. I
had a couple of disk duplicators sitting on my desk, hooked up to a spare
power strip (on the floor). Unfortunately, one of the duplicators had an
especially strong ejection spring, which shot disks out like toast.
A one in a million shot: I pressed the ejection button, the disk
ejected (but I missed stopping it), it flew into a perfect arc down onto
the power strip, hitting the button at just the right angle to shut off the
duplicating machines.
Fortunately I didn't hook my computers up to the same power strip! :)
-G.T. Barnabas
(BARNABAS, CAT44, TOP2, MSG:188/M645;1)
QUALITY COMPUTERS ON APPLE II, II ALIVE, APPLEWORKS 5 > It takes bad
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > management to
> have 15% of their sales for a computer platform and EXPECT to start
> losing money next year (and perhaps someone can explain how you can LOSE
> money selling products at a profit, even if it is only .001% of your
> total sales).
Actually it takes bad management to concentrate on that 15%. If you
do, you'll be out of business quicker than you can sneeze. In order to
survive in the business world, you have to look for opportunity. I think
the Ferrengi have something in the rules of acquisition about that. In
order for QC to continue to support the Apple II, Quality must first
survive and thrive. Otherwise, the alternative is that we're not here.
Time marches on, the world changes and QC must react to those changes.
The good news is that QC at no time even considered dropping any of
its popular products. Appleworks, timeout, Six Pack, System 6, Q drives,
Memory cards and many third party educational products we have. We did
drop products that did not sell. These were not a personal thing. We
needed the space for that other 85% of our business. In business, you
learn about a dollar per foot formula that calculates just how much space
you can spend on a product. If we don't have a product, just call us or
email me. I'll tell you where to find it or at least give you a good path
to where to get whatever it is you're looking for.
We still support the Apple II on our telephones, here on Genie,
Eworld, the internet, America Online and there are Apple II sections on
theLINQ.
> Is Quality going to drop A2 items as soon as they begin to "lose" money
> on them? If you asked me two years ago, I would have said "no." But this
> is the New QC, the one that has broken promise after promise within the
> past two years.
Please feel free to list the promises and I'll be glad to answer
them. However, I cannot answer something this vague. I understand you're
upset, but every customer, including the Apple II customer is important to
us.
> You have to actively search for subscribers (and customers) if you expect
> to succeed. QC charged a premium price for a magazine that was always
> late, started shrinking after the 3rd issue, and was not even able to be
> subscribed to, as the telephone sales staff repeatedly told potential
> subscribers that it was folding -- for the past six months
Uncle! We learned one important lesson. Never try to handle a
subscription base the size of II Alive if it's not your primary business.
We just didn't have the knowledge, the time, and the resources to continue
with II Alive and I personally will miss the fun I had writing for it.
There still is a Woz interview coming up in a future issue:)
> They have yet to print anything other than a press release about why
> anyone might want a Second Sight card.
This is mostly because the second sight card is late. We don't have
it yet. AppleWorks GS tought us to wait and see something before we go
right ahead and market it. When it's released, I'm sure it will have
plenty of space. After all, it's a neat thing that frees you from the
shackles of the IIGS monitor.
> Sales of Appleworks 5 disappointing? Perhaps because there was never a
> convincing reason for people like me to update to it. I use AW3.0 about
> four times per year and have never felt limited.
I too used Appleworks 3 since the first day it came out. I bought
Appleworks GS before I had a GS. Then I got AppleWorks 4 when it was
Quadriga and Appleworks 5 when it was Narnia. You never truly know what
it's like on the mountain until you leave the valley. Trust me, without
Appleworks 5, you're missing a lot.
(QUALITY, CAT42, TOP10, MSG:303/M645;1)
FREE IIC UPGRADE DISAPPEARS Some bad news in IIc land, I'm afraid. My
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" local dealer (Albany, NY) showed me a msg
from Cupertino - Apple will no longer do the //c logic board swap for free,
effective May 3, 1995.
I'm now sitting with a ROM 01 //c and not happy, but I encourage
people to appreciate the length of time that Apple _did_ support this free
upgrade. I have had 4 //c's upgraded over the years for free over a 8-9
year period. Pretty good service. The free lunch had to end sometime :(
Dave H.
(D.HUGGINS1, CAT26, TOP3, MSG:61/M645;1)
PATCHES FOR PC TRANSPORTER I thought some of you PCT users might be
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" interested in some of my latest patches to the
PCT software. Note: These have only been tested a little. Use at your
own risk. Let me know what you think. These are only good for PCT
software version 2.0.4 or 2.0.5. As many of you know there is really no
difference between the two. Just different versions of ProDOS to fix clock
problems. Just Preferred Computing (what an arrogant name, I don't prefer
them!) and AE were not honest about this. I'm glad they are gone!
Perferred did not offer to give me my money back, BTW.
All patches are applied to the file AEPC.SYSTEM. You will need a
block editor that will follow files and show you the position relative to
the beginning of the file.
This first patch was listed earlier but I thought I'd post it again.
It makes the PCT control panel show up in bright text. Great for those dim
monitors.
Start at Byte Bytes there
Replace with
$1bba: 07
0f
Short patch, eh?
The next two patches are great for GS users with extended keyboards.
This patch resets the keyboard lights on exit. So that your Scroll
Lock, Num Lock, and Caps Lock lights, if on at exit, will not stay on when
you leave the PCT software. This patch simply intercepts the exit routine
and makes a call within the PCT software that tells it to clear all the
keyboard lights. I have a init for caps lock light for ROM 01 GS users
that I hope to release in the near future that is PCT aware. If you've
ever tried other caps lock inits they tend to goof up the scroll lock and
num lock lights, mine does not. My init is also fast in that it will not
interfere with Apple ][ telecom programs. Encourage me!
$80 D5 46
60 5c
$3c60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
a9 00 8d 88 32 3a 8d 89 32 20 64 32 4c 5d 46
This final patch swaps the function of the Open-Apple (Command) and
Solid (Option) keys on the keyboard. Although this patch can be used by GS
users without an extended keyboard. Its usefulness comes in the fact that
(at least my) extended keyboard's option key is also labeled "ALT". The
PCT used the Open-Apple key for the ALT key. This patch fixes this. It
also offers the change in the labeling of the keyboard layout map in the
PCT control panel. I wish I could edit it to show a real extended
keyboard.
$1244 04
08
$1248 08
04
$1707 04
08
$170b 08
04
This part of the patch is only needed if you want the keyboard map
labeling changed.
$725c 53 6f 6c 69 64 2d 41 70 70 6c 65 20 28 4f 50 54 49 4f
4e
change to... 4f 70 65 6e 2d 41 70 70 6c 65 20 28 43 4f 4d 4d 41 4e
44
If there are any other patches you would like to suggest I'd like to
hear them. I don't know if I can do all of them though, but I might give
it a try. One I'd like to see is the PC time syncing with secs. from the
GS side. However that would requiring fixing the clock driver on the PC
side and I don't know if I can pull that off! Currently the PCT gets the
time with a ProDOS GET_TIME call. This only supports Year, month, date,
hours, and minutes, no seconds!
Happy PCing!
(G.TOLAR, CAT14, TOP12, MSG:342/M645;1)
MAC SERVER? YOU DON'T NEED ANY STINKIN'... I can't help but mention that
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" you do _NOT_ need a Mac to
function as a server for this purpose. A programmer can program a GS to
act as a special server to process the specific functions of your point of
sale application.
I say this with certainty because I know someone who had created a
professional, custom, networked database entirely of GSes using nothing but
AppleTalk connections! (It was highly impressive.) He wrote the program
in two parts: clients, and a server. The server collected data from the
clients and generated reports. The clients queried the workers for sales
information. Like I said, it was a custom application and could not be
repurposed without considerable reprogramming.
Michael
(ANIMASIA, CAT8, TOP25, MSG:12/M645;1)
TRANSWARP IIE HELP I recently got a transwarp for my //e also. No
"""""""""""""""""" manual. Someone sent me some nice instructions for
how to set the two switch groups. But the thing still drops into the
monitor if I try to boot from the hard disk (set in slot 7). Is there
something I haveto do different if uI use the hard drive. If I take it out
the Transwarp works good. But with the HD (some kind of off brand mac drive
SCSI) it crashes. If I try to boot slot 6 or 5 after doing a
control-reset, the prodos screen comes up, them the computer freezes. So
what gives?
(B.BAKER22, CAT14, TOP7, MSG:94/M645;1)
>>>>> I wouldn't know unless you told me your setup. But let's save some
""""" time. Here are all the details you'll probably need.
You can put the TW card in slot 3 (yes, finally a use for slot 3!)
Block 1 is for Memory cards, of the bank switch type. If you have
any of these kind of cards in a slot (rare) OPEN that switch (push it
down). If you use a RamWorks in the aux slot (and if you don't, get one!)
the TW will accelerate all programs in memory :) Switch 8 on both blocks 1
and 2 should be OPEN for full TW speed (leave them there).
Block 2 is for peripheral cards, and here is where the fun begins.
Switches 1 to 7 correspond to your slots. Any empty slots (no cards)
should be CLOSED. Slot 3 (where the TW should be) should be CLOSED.
If you have a serial interface card (like a Super Serial card for
printer or modem), that slot should be OPEN. Parallel interface cards can
be CLOSED for maximium speed. Your SCSI Hard Drive slot (7) should be
CLOSED for maximum speed. Do you have an Apple Hi Speed SCSI card?
I ran this configuration with DMA on and had no problems until I
added a PCTransporter card. Then I had to turm DMA on the SCSI card OFF.
That may be your problem, since the TW uses it's own DMA.
You can change speeds (for games, etc) by running these simple basic
programs.
First, make a subdirectory named SPEED.
Get into BASIC and make the following programs -
NEW
10 REM START 1 MHZ SPEED
20 POKE 49268,1
30 END
LIST the input to make sure it is okay, and then save it as START.1MHZ
Then make this one -
NEW
10 REM START 3 MHZ SPEED
20 POKE 49268,0
30 END
Save as START.3MHZ
You can also make this one, if you feel you will ever need it. Just
remember that if you use this, you will have to ReBoot to get the TW back
into operation.
NEW
10 REM DISABLE TRANSWARP
20 POKE 49268,3
30 END
Save as DISBLE.TW
Now you should have these 3 basic programs under /H?/SPEED/
available- (Where /H? is the name of your HD Partition.)
START.1MHZ
START.3MHZ
DISABLE.TW
Simply run the desired choice, and there you go!
Ray
(R.PASOLD, CAT14, TOP7, MSG:95-96/M645;1)
THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND... I had some fun at the office today - we had
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" open house for 72 new staff workers, and I
left my //e running on my desk with a large banner on the screen which said
"Apple II Forever!"
Quite a few people were surprised to see an "ancient" computer, and
they were even more amazed to find out all the "stuff" it's hooked to
(accelerator, internal HD, scanner, laser printer, VAX mainframe, high
speed modem), but what really blew their minds was seeing a printed
brochure done on it. One guy even took a copy just to show others. "No
one is going to believe this was done on an Apple //e!" he said over and
over - and not just to me - to everyone he met. :)
__!__
| Terrell Smith
| tsmith@ivcfnsc.fullfeed.com
(T.SMITH59, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:125/M645;1)
VT100 ON AN APPLE II PLUS What Bill said. Modem MGR has a VT-220
""""""""""""""""""""""""" emulation, which (according to the manual)
encompasses VT100 and VT-52 as well.
Modem MGR is a SOLID, very powerful telecom program for the II+. It
literally has no competition in this market.
It's $50 from:
MGR Software
Suite 101
305 So. State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92806
(714)993-0294
They take plastic.
TomZ
(A2.TOMZ, CAT7, TOP16, MSG:78/M645;1)
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
""""""""""""""""""
BRUTAL DELUXE AND "SYSTEM 6.0.2" I've explained my position to Joe (who
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" is "shocked" and "appalled" at me, which
is of course his right :). I'll stick to my opinion, though: I have no
intention of installing the Brutal Deluxe "System 6.0.2 update," (those
quotes are there for a reason, folks), and I will not go out of my way to
support it in any software I write. Period.
That's my feeling on it; let's talk about something more fun now. :)
Sheppy
[Team PPCPro]
(SHEPPY, CAT9, TOP7, MSG:273/M645;1)
>>>>> To be fair, Brutal Deluxe has openly invited any able programmers
""""" to help them with the system software update. If they can put
together a series of patches (or a single large patch program, however they
plan on doing it) to improve upon 6.0.1, then more power to them. But
these patches must not change any of the functionality of 6.0.1. If there
are new features added, it will be up to individual software writers to use
them or not (much like the new features that were added in 6.0.1.) If a
new piece of software requires the Brutal Deluxe update, it should ship
with the patch program since this will obviously not be an official Apple
Comp. update.
Whether their update is "official" or not is irrelevant. If it works
and it's useful, people will use it. There have been quite a few
unofficial patches that have been endorsed by the Apple IIgs community.
FixFontMgr is a good example. It is included in the latest version of
Pointless, and many people consider it a mandatory patch. II Scroll is
unofficial but it's so darned useful that many people can't live without
it. If Brutal Deluxe can create more of these types of improvements,
that's great.
- Tony Ward
(A2.TONY, CAT2, TOP10, MSG: 41/M645;1)
>>>>> Log me in as one more very-experienced GS programmer, and one who
""""" has done a lot of low-level work, who wouldn't trust Brutal Deluxe
to rewrite an OS.
I feel so strongly about this, I might design code to NOT work under
it. Let me hasten to add that there are programmers here I would trust to
do such a project. The BD folks just aren't in that lot.
A lot of these European programs don't even work right between ROM
01's and ROM 3's. That speaks volumes to me about the kind of programming
underlying it all.
Also, I distrust many of these programs that mess illegally with my
Battery RAM. Quite simply, I don't see the right kind of mindset in these
types of programmers to do an OS properly, and I don't want a poorly-done
OS to kill the GS market by dividing it between the "good OS" and "new OS"
camps.
I've written SEVERAL bug-patches for the GS (I've lost count of the
exact number; many of them were done at Softdisk, of course, but some were
done before that). I don't have problems with bug-patch add-ons, but
presuming to rewrite the OS is quite a different matter. Also, I know how
much time and effort _I_ go to to make my patch programs 100% compatible;
it's exhaustive and methodical work. I haven't seen that kind of work
ethic in many other programmers.
-Greg Templeman
(BARNABAS, CAT2, TOP10, MSG:43/M645;1)
>>>>> A few months ago, Brutal Deluxe proposed a group programming
""""" project that would identify bugs in System 6.0.1 and fix those
bugs.
They specifically asked for assistance. They stated that they needed
help in identifying the existing problems, and they solicited other
programmers to join in on the project.
I think that if people have concerns about Brutal Deluxe's proposed
project that they should get in touch with Brutal Deluxe directly, and
either offer to get involved in the project, offer constructive criticisms
of their programming skills, or explain to them why their proposed project
might be ill conceived or unfeasible.
The only programmer I've spoken to recently about the proposed Brutal
Deluxe project was most vehemently opposed to any Brutal Deluxe meddling
with system software, but was equally vehement about not contacting them to
explain why. And, that frustrated me, as I'd rather see the lines of
communication opened up.
That's my 2 cents....
Joe
(JOE.KOHN, CAT2, TOP7, MSG:109/M645;1)
KANSASFEST IS COMING This is an official KFest '95 WARNING!!!
""""""""""""""""""""
We are limited to 80 beds (that's 40 rooms) in the dorms at Avila.
We now have registrations for 62 of those beds.
If you've been holding off sending in your registration because you
are waiting for snow in Phoenix or some other miracle, you had better quit
waiting and get in touch with PMP (Paul Parkhurst) as soon as possible.
After we reach dorm capacity, you may still register to attend KFest
'95, but you will need to make your own arrangements to stay in a motel.
Full registration information may be found in the first message of
this topic.
Be there! July 27-29!!
Cindy
(C.ADAMS11, CAT44, TOP2, MSG:215/M645;1)
>>>>> In Topic 2, there is some discussion about the Kansas City airport.
""""" I'm not a resident of the city, but in looking at my city map it
appears that there are two ways to get from the Kansas City International
Airport (KCI) to the college.
1. Exit through the main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29
heading south. Take I-29 into the city. It will merge with I-35; continue
south until it connects with I-70. Take I-70 east to the junction with
I-435. Take I-435 south to exit 75A (Wornall Rd.). Follow Wornall south.
Avila College is on the left a little ways down.
2. Exit through the main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29
heading south. At highway 152, exit west. It appears to be a four lane,
limited access highway. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and
follow it around until it reaches Wornall Rd from the west. Then exit to
the college. This appears to be a longer route, but it MAY be less
crowded. If you take this route, you will pass through Overland Park,
Kansas.
Charlie
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT44, TOP3, MSG:21/M645;1)
>>>>> |>
""""" |\oute #2 is how I've usually gotten from the airport to Avila.
It's very difficult to make a wrong turn or get lost on. Not that I've
ever actually driven in Kansas City, myself... But still, this year I'm
planning on renting a car and driving from the airport, and I bet I could
get to Avila via route #2 without even looking at a map.
-= Lunatic (:
(A2.LUNATIC, CAT44, TOP3, MSG:22/M645;1)
>>>>> I agree 100% with Luny, Route #2 is =the= way to go. Route #1 is
""""" probably a few miles shorter, but takes you through a real
spaghetti-pile rat's-nest of heavy-traffic intersections and lane changes.
Route #2, OTOH, is a straight shot with no changes and has less dense
traffic.
TomZ
(A2.TOMZ, CAT44, TOP3, MSG:23/M645;1)
>>>>> I should have included a 3rd route in my list. Thanks, Carl
"""""
(3) Exit the airport, go under I-29 and follow Highway 291 to the
interchange at I-435. Take the first ramp onto I-435. Follow I-435 around
the east side of Kansas City until you get to Wornall Rd. Follow Wornall
Rd. south to the college.
It appears from the discussion that route #1 (through downtown Kansas
City) is a bad idea. ;)
Charlie
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT44, TOP3, MSG:29/M645;1)
>>>>> I know some are likely to call this nit-picking, however anyone
""""" that actually goes to "KCI" will be very disappointed when they
find that KFest is not in Kono, Indonesia B-)>
The airport code for Kansas City International airport (the airport you
WILL arrive at if you fly) is MCI. -- HangTime [PT Powered] B-)>
(HANGTIME, CAT44, TOP2, MSG:227/M645;1)
>>>>> Here's some additional information about Kansas City hotels. This
""""" builds on the information that Cindy had previously posted.
I was able to get prices (__single__ rate) for most of the hotels
listed below. The exception(s) were the Marriott hotels. When I called,
their local reservation person was gone for the evening and I couldn't get
through on the 1-800 reservation line (it was busy). The 24-hour
reservation line for the Marriott hotels is 1-800-229-9290.
Please use the prices listed below as a __guideline__ for comparison.
Your actual mileage may vary :)
Kansas City Motels near Avila College (from the AAA Book)
Courtyard by Marriott 816-941-3333
500 E. 105th St., Kansas City, MO 64131
(I-435 and Holmes St)
Best Western Hallmark Inn 913-383-2550
7000 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$62, free local calls, phone jack available]
Clubhouse Inn - Overland Park 913-648-5555
10610 Marty, Overland Park, KS 66212
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$75, free local calls, phone jack available]
Courtyard by Marriott 913-339-9900
11301 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212
(I-435 and Metcalf)
Drury Inn - Overland Park 913-345-1500
10951 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$69, free local calls, phone jack available]
Embassy Suites - Overland Park 913-649-7060
10601 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$119, local calls are $0.75 each, phone jack available]
Fairfield Inn - Overland Park 913-381-5700
4401 W. 107th, Overland Park, KS 66207
(I-435 and Roe)
[$53, free local calls, phone jack available]
Hampton Inn - Overland Park 913-341-1551
10591 Metcalf E. Frontage Rd, Overland Park, KS 66212
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$66, free local calls, phone jack available]
Overland Park Marriott 913-451-8000
10800 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210
(I-435 and Metcalf)
Red Roof Inn - Overland Park 913-341-0100
6800 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211
(I-435 and Metcalf)
[$43/50, free local calls, phone jack available]
>>>> new entry to list <<<<
Motel 6 - Kansas City - Lenexa, KS (Southwest) 913-541-8558
9725 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, KS 66215
(I-35 @ 95th St. Exit 224) -- NE corner of I-435 & I-35
$33.14 (including tax), free local calls, phone jack avail
(E.WAGNER10, CAT44, TOP2, MSG:236/M645;1)
>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
""""""""""""""""""
(San Rafael, CA. June 7, 1995) Shareware Solutions II, a general
interest bi-monthly newsletter devoted to the Apple II computer, is pleased
to announce that it is now the exclusive distributor of "The A+ Home
Organizer."
Created by Dr Cynthia Field, "The A+ Home Organizer" is a collection
of AppleWorks GS templates designed to assist you in organizing your
personal and family information. There's a credit card registry, a
personal balance sheet that allows you to create a statement of net worth,
several mortgage related templates that will help you through the maze of
refinancing your home, a vacation planner, a template to create address
labels, a template that lets you enter information about friends and family
and that serves as a reminder for important dates, a medical authorization
form, a home inventory worksheet, and a template that tracks the details of
your financial life. All documentation is provided on disk.
Originally available through inCider/A+ Magazine for $29.95,
Shareware Solutions II is making "The A+ Home Organizer" available for only
$5. There are no additional charges for shipping and handling, and air
mail delivery to anywhere in the world is included as part of the $5 cost.
Despite its low cost, "The A+ Home Organizer" is not freeware, shareware or
public domain; it is professionally created commercial software for the
Apple IIGS.
In order to use these templates, you MUST own AppleWorks GS.
Shareware Solutions II can accept checks or money orders, in US
dollars (or drawn on a US account) and made payable to "Joe Kohn." Sorry,
but no credit cards or school purchase orders can be accepted.
Joe Kohn
c/o Shareware Solutions II
166 Alpine Street
San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
USA
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:40/M645;1)
>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
SCRIPT-CENTRAL BACK ISSUES I've dropped a few hints concerning a few of
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" the projects that Shareware Solutions II has
on tap...
HangTime has secured the copyrights to the excellent HyperCard based
Script-Central magazine-on-disk that he edited/created for ICON. HangTime
and I have reached an agreement for Shareware Solutions II to distribute
those, once again.
There's a lot that needs to be done before all those back issues will
become available once again. In no particular order....
1) We need to set a price for each issue and we need to determine a
price for the entire collection.
2) I need to go through all 20+ issues and re-acquaint myself with
them in order to be able to describe what's contained on each issue.
3) I do not yet have a complete set of disks.
So, in the midst of preparing the next issue of SSII, I have some
other time consuming tasks. I imagine that we'll be able to set an
equitable price in the next few weeks, so that should be included in the
next issue.
I'd just thought you'd want to know...
Joe Kohn
(JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:348/M645;1)
IIGS MS-DOS UTILITIES Recently I spoke via internet mail with Peter
""""""""""""""""""""" Watson. One of the things I asked was if he
planned on releasing a "desktop version" of his MSDOS Utilities. Here is
his reply:
Re: The "desktop version". I have started designing it,
but time is a real issue. It will probably be an NDA, which
means I won't try to implement some of the bells and whistles
that would be easy in a full application. On the other hand,
you will be able to transfer files from within any other
application, which is as close as we're going to get to a
"real" MSDOS FST.
I have no idea when it might be available, but he _is_ working on it!
-Doc
Internet: WEL378@prb.mhs.compuserve.com
(M.WELTE, CAT9, TOP17, MSG:51/M645;1)
UPDATED SUPERCONVERT Our goal is to have it finished by KansasFest.
"""""""""""""""""""" Don't know how much [it will cost] yet. We'll
announce complete details here as soon as SC is ready.
(SEVENHILLS, CAT43, TOP5, MSG:217/M645;1)
STATE OF FAXINATION As near as I can tell, we have one problem where the
""""""""""""""""""" program sometimes doesn't know that it's supposed to
turn on the Print Manager; one where the Finder is doing screen updates and
we have a Resource Manager bug; and one where a certain model of Zoom modem
doesn't handle the ends of pages the same way that everybody else does, and
therefore FAXination quits after sending one page.
Most of our users seem to be pretty happy with the last version
(v0.1.6) so I'll release another after I check out the fixes for the
problems mentioned above. Then there are a couple of features that need to
be added, and a couple of suggestions on making things a bit easier to deal
with, and I will finally be able to declare Version 1.0!
Yes, fax software is a *colossal* pain, but where would the fun be if
it was easy? :) Have I mentioned today that I hate modems?
Da Programmer
(S.MCQUEEN1, CAT40, TOP2, MSG:276/M645;1)
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
Category 9, Topic 6
Message 100 Sat Jun 03, 1995
M.EWEN [Michael E] at 01:44 EDT
Yesterday at about 6:30 I posted a message in A2 about the problems I
was having with accessing my P8 programs. It turns out that the problem
was my RamFast mapping. Everything is back to normal and I am ever so
grateful for all the help. In my desperation I also posted the same
message on Usenet.comp.sys.apple2. In A2 I had 3 suggestions within a
couple of hours and a solution within 24 hours. On the famous Intenet I
had not responses with the first 24 hours, none. Now if I ever needed
(which I don't) any encouragement to stay on GEnie I just got it. To me it
makes very short work of the discussion in Usenet.comp.sys.apple2 about the
costs and usefulness of GEnie. Once again thanks to all.
Michael E.
Delivered by:
Spectrum 2.0/CoPilot v2.55
[*][*][*]
While on GEnie, do you spend most of your time downloading files?
If so, you may be missing out some excellent information in the Bulletin
Board area. The messages listed above only scratch the surface of
what's available and waiting for you in the bulletin board area.
If you are serious about your Apple II, the GEnieLamp staff strongly
urge you to give the bulletin board area a try. There are literally
thousands of messages posted from people like you from all over the
world.
[EOA]
[HUM]//////////////////////////////
HUMOR ONLINE /
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Fun and Games on GEnie
""""""""""""""""""""""
Microsoft Announces New CD-ROM Software to Aid Consumers In Suing MS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
(REDMOND) In an effort to make it easier for computer users everywhere to
file a law suit against itself, Microsoft Corporation today announced
Microsoft Litigation '95, a multimedia reference library complete with 139
frequently used legal writs, briefs, templates and forms which are
accessible from within other programs with a single click.
With this handy tool, a user will be able to combine elements of the
popular Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Professional desktop
productivity suites in conjunction with the Litigation '95 CD-ROM package
to quickly and efficiently bring suit against Microsoft for a variety of
reasons, whether legitimate or frivolous.
What is new this year:
Litigation Builder Located on the QuickSuit information retrieval
"""""""""""""""""" toolbar, Litigation Builder provides instant access to
an enormous variety of case law and civil code from within any program on
the Windows platform.
Suit Wizards (tm) Suit Wizards (tm) guide the user through the many mazes
""""""""""""""""" of 'legalese' required to bring suit against Microsoft,
whether in city, county, state, Federal, Appellate, or Supreme Court.
Localized versions of Litigation '95 will provide for the equivalent of
lawsuits in any nation's format.
Year in Review The Year in Review section highlights lawsuits, findings,
"""""""""""""" settlements and other legal events of the past year which
affect Microsoft, including the Justice Department suit, Judge Sporkin's
refusal to approve the settlement and the Stacker suit.
All New Forms View more than 650 legal templates and forms from around
""""""""""""" the world, 930 country-specific case law findings, and 180
bar associations. Also click a Latin legal term to hear it pronounced.
Nothing could make it easier for a non-lawyer to bring suit against
Microsoft.
More Multimedia Elements Litigation '95 contains all new video for a
"""""""""""""""""""""""" total of 45 clips, 150 new audio clips for a
total of five hours of sound, and 550 new images for a total of 3,000
pictures. The law dictionary contains more than 80,000 spoken
pronunciations (the feature can be turned off if desired).
[EOA]
[CON]//////////////////////////////
CONNECTIONS /
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Online Thoughts
"""""""""""""""
by Al Fasoldt
[A.FASOLDT]
>>> VIRTUALLY REAL, AND REALLY VIRTUAL <<<
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Copyright (c) 1995 By Al Fasoldt. All rights reserved.
I was adjusting the sound level of my virtual CD player the other day
when I suddenly realized how strange this act would have seemed a few years
ago.
But "virtual" is the buzzword of the mid-'90s for computer users, so
no one who has mastered a modern personal computer is likely to find
anything strange in what I was doing.
I turned a knob in the middle of my computer screen. Not a real
knob, of course -- that would really have messed up the display when I was
doing my word processing. It was a virtual knob.
Then I pushed the "pause" button when the phone rang. It isn't a
real button, mind you. I mean, it _is_ a real button, since it does a real
thing -- it puts the CD player on pause. But it's not a real button, if
you know what I mean.
Don't feel bad. Sometimes I don't know what I mean or what others
mean, either, when talk comes around to the latest virtual machines. I
don't know of any other term for them.
They're all around us when we use personal computers.
You're told to click on a window. It's not a window, of course.
It's a virtual window. And you're told to press a button. It's really a
picture of a button.
Things can get complicated fast. In our standard PC setup at the
newspaper where I train journalists in the new technologies of our trade,
reporters click on a typewriter to start up their word processor. It's not
a typewriter, of course. It's not even a picture of a typewriter, if you
are thinking along the virtual reality path. It's a picture of a virtual
typewriter.
And so I have my virtual CD player. The controls look just like the
knobs and buttons on the Technics CD player that sits on the shelf beside
my computer, but it's a lot more fun to use. Any time I want to listen to
a compact disc, I can just slide the disc into my CD-ROM drive and put my
virtual player on the screen.
I can even slide the virtual player out of the way if I'm doing
something else. It sure beats trying to lug my Technics around.
What this means to the non-virtual CD-player business is anybody's
guess. I know typewriters all but disappeared when word processors and
cheap computer printers took over. Sure, you need a computer if you want
to use a virtual CD player, but that's no problem; every office has
computers, and maybe 40 percent of all homes do, too.
Computers can be turned into virtual telephones, too. And virtual
TVs. I guy I know has a virtual stereo FM receiver on his computer screen.
One of my friends made a big discovery in the area of virtuality the
other day. He found a virtual keyboard on his computer screen. It comes
with Microsoft Windows. If you press a virtual key on this virtual
keyboard you get a virtual letter on the screen, I suppose. It would have
been a lot easier for him to press the real letter on the real keyboard,
but it wouldn't have been, well, virtual.
And it wouldn't have been as much fun.
[EOA]
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THE TREASURE HUNT /
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Yours For the Downloading
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by Charlie Hartley
[A2.CHARLIE]
Welcome back to the Treasure Hunt!
As Doug told you last month, there are several "Best of" disk
collections in the Apple II library. This month I'd like to give you some
extra information about the "Best of Music Studio Songs" file, as well as
information on the other Music Studio files available in the library.
This file, titled BEST.OF.MS.BXY (#18976) was uploaded in June 1992.
Since then there have only been a handful of new files uploaded for Music
Studio. If you have Music Studio, or have seen it for sale used and
wondered about it, here is the information you need to get the best of the
already recorded Music Studio songs.
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Here is a list of all of the songs available on the Best of Music
Studio Songs file. This file is designed to fit on a single 800K 3.5"
disk.
To make this list, a song had to be special to some folks. I'll make
no attempt to evaluate them, since I have a tin ear. :)
ALLATRK.SNG Alla Turea - Wolfgang A. Mozart
ANNIES.SNG Annie's Song by John Denver
BEETHVN5TH.SNG Beethoven's 5th
BENHUR.SNG Ben Hur Chariot Race March
BLACKBIRD.SNG Blackbird - The Beatles
BLUE.MOON.SNG Blue Moon - Hart & Rogers
BO.RHAPSODY.SNG Bohemian Rhapsody
BOLERO.SNG Bolero by Ravel
BRICKWAL.SNG Another Brick on the Wall
BRISTL.STMP.SNG Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
BTVNS5THPNO.SNG Beethoven's 5th
BUMBLEBEE.SNG Flight of the Bumble Bee
CAN.CAN.SNG Hooked On a Can Can by Eric
CANTINA.B.SNG Cantina Band
CLOSER.SNG Closer to the Heart by Rush
COLOUR.SNG Colour My World
CONCERTO.SNG Concerto in the Italian Stype
DOWNUNDER.SNG Down Under by Men at Work
DWARVES.SNG March of the Dwarves
ENTERTAINER.SNG The Entertainer by Joplin
EVERY.DAY.SNG Every Day
FALCON.CRST.SNG Falcon Crest Arr: Greg Dib
FLASHDANCE.SNG Flashdance - What a Feeling
GAMES.PLAY.SNG Games People Play
GBUSTERS.SNG Ghostbusters- Ray Parker Jr.
GGROBAR.SNG Grandma Got Run Over - Brooks
GHOSTRIDERS.SNG Ghostriders
HEARTBREAK.SNG Heartbreaker by Pat Benetar
HELP.RONDA.SNG Help Me Rhonda by Brian Wilson
HERE.THERE.SNG Here, There, and Everywhere
HILL.ST.SNG Hill Street Blues Theme
I.HAV.2.DO2.SNG All I Have To Do Is Dream
INVENTION10.SNG Invention #10 in G Major
INVENTION12.SNG Invention #12 in A Major
INVENTION15.SNG Invention #15 in B Minor
LINUS.LUCY.SNG Linus and Lucy - V. Guaraldi
LION.SLEEPS.SNG Wimoweh Mbube - The Tokens
LOLLIPOP.SNG Lollipop
LONELY.SNG You're Only Lonely
LUCIFER.SNG Lucifer - Alan Parsons Project
MORK.SNG Mork & Mindy Theme
MPLE.LF.RAG.SNG Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin
NACHT.MIDI.SNG Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
NINETOFIVE.SNG Nine To Five
ONE.UR.WITH.SNG Love The One You're With
OVERTURE.SNG Overture - Rush
PAINT.BLAK.SNG Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
PEOPLE.EAT.SNG The Purple People Eater
PETERGUNN.SNG Peter Gunn
PLAY.W.FIRE.SNG Play With Fire - Rolling Stones
ROCK.ROUND.SNG Rock Around the Clock
ROCKUSA.SNG Rock in the USA
RUDOLPH.SNG Rudolph Song
RUNNING.SNG Running With The Night
S.L.T.WIND.SNG She's Like the Wind - P. Swayze
SD.SILENCE.SNG The Sound of Silence
SILANCEAG6O.SNG The Sound of Silence
SINFONIA12.SNG Sinfonia Nolz in A Major
SOLILOQUY.SNG Soliloquy - Rush
SOMETHING.SNG Something for Nothing
SOOLAIMON.SNG Soolaimon by Appletree
SPAULDING.SNG Hooray for Captain Spaulding
SPIRIT.SNG Spirit of the Radio by Rush
ST.ELSE.SNG St. Elsewhere Arr: Greg Dib
SURFIN.USA.SNG Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
SYRINX.SNG The Temple of Syrinx
UNDER.SEA.SNG Under the Sea
VINCENT.SNG Vincent (Don McLean)
WONDERFUL.SNG Wonderful! Wonderful!
YAKETY.YAK.SNG Yakety Yak - The Coasters
Z812.SNG 1812
Since this file was uploaded, there have been only four other Music
Studio files uploaded. They are:
File# Filename Description
22510 CANNON.SNG.BXY Tune for Music Studio .01
19924 PEACE.BXY Music Studio song 'Peace, Peace'
19625 UNDERSEA.BXY Under the Sea from "Little Mermaid."
19528 AMERICANPIE.BXY Song, American Pie by Don McLean.
Of the four, only PEACE.BXY caught my attention (but don't forget my
tin ear ;)
Below is a list of all of the other Music Studio songs available in
the Apple II library. It includes all of the songs on the BEST list, as
well as a number of others.
File# Filename Description
17378 LINUS.LUCY.BXY Peanuts theme song for MS 2.0
17377 GGROBAR.BXY GGROBAR for Music Studio 2.0
17267 FAREWLL.SNG.BXY Rush: A Farewell To Kings for MS
17159 THETREES.MS.BXY The Trees by Rush for Music Studio
17018 CLASSICAL..BXY A bunch of classical songs for MS
17016 OLDIES.BXY A bunch of oldie songs for MS
17015 RUSH.TUNES.BXY A bunch of RUSH tunes for MS
17014 ROCK.TUNES.BXY A bunch of tunes for MS
16574 PAPA.PRCH.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16573 SINFONIA12.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16572 SINFONIA09.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16570 SINFONIA07.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16569 SINFONIA03.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16567 IF.I.FELL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16566 NIGHTINGALE.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16565 WONDERFUL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16564 SUNDAY.GIRL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16563 GAMES.PLAY.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16562 LUCIFER.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16561 BE.LIKE.U.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16560 RISING.SUN.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16257 TRUE.COLORS.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16256 CAL.GIRLS.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16254 I.GET.AROUN.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16253 PURPLE.PEPL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16252 FR.OVRSPILL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16251 ROKROLL.SND.BXY Sound file for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16247 FALCON.CRST.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16246 MAPLE.LF.RG.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16245 GO.YOUR.WAY.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16244 DOWN.UNDER.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16243 RUDOLPH.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16242 SURFR.GIRL.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16241 BARBARA.ANN.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16240 BERETTA.SNG.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16230 POSMNTATERS.BXY Ragtime song for MusicStudio 2.0.
16174 CANTINA.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16173 CAN.CAN.SNG.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16172 SPAULDING.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16171 AMERICA2.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16170 CAL.DREAMIN.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
16169 BROADWAY.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
15722 MUSICON.BXY Icons - Music Studio and SoundSmith
15552 WITCHY.BXY Song for Music Studio
15551 STAIRWAY.HV.BXY Song for Music Studio
15550 KILLING.ME.BXY Song for Music Studio
15549 EVERYBREATH.BXY Song for Music Studio
15483 BOADWAY.BXY Song for Music Studio
15456 SOLACE.BXY An original piece for Music Studio
15419 FALLING.2.BXY New version of Twin Peaks theme
15368 TWIN.PEAKS.BXY Twin Peaks Theme for Music Studio
15271 VINCENT.BXY Song for Music Studio
15216 MTRIBUTE.BXY Michigan Tribute for Music Studio
15201 BACH.BXY Song for Music Studio
15194 WE.R.WORLD.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
15193 CELLO.WBNK.BXY Wavebank for Music Studio (Re-Up)
15190 STELSEWHERE.BXY Song For Music Studio (Re-UP)
15163 PSN.PIGEONS.BXY by Tom Lehrer for MusicStudio
15139 COLOUR.SNG.BXY Song for Music Studio (Re-Up)
15138 MS.1812.SNG.BXY Song for Music Studio (Re-UP)
15137 BUTLOVE.SNG.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
15136 GHST.BUSTR.BXY Song for Music Studio (RE-UP)
15134 SAIL.AWAY.BXY Song for Music Studio 2.0
15029 AGNST.ODDS.BXY Song for Music Studio
15028 AXEL.FOLEY.BXY Song for Music Studio
15027 ANOTHR.BRIK.BXY Song for Music Studio
15026 ON.BROADWAY.BXY Song for Music Studio
15025 AMERICA.BXY Song for MusicStudio
14923 DONT.BE.SHY.BXY Song for Music Studio
14502 IN.MY.ROOM.BXY Song for Music Studio
14498 INVENTION.13.BXY Song for Music Studio
14497 SOOLAIMON.BXY Song for Music Studio
14217 GOD.REST.YE.BXY A Christmas song for Music Studio
14216 GHOSTRIDERS.BXY Ghost Riders song for Music Studio
14209 W.CHRISTMAS.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14208 WHAT.CHILD.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14207 SILENT.NITE.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14206 MANGER.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14205 KING.W.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14204 JOY.2.WORLD.BXY Christmas Song For Music Studio
14176 FIRST.NOEL1.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14172 DECK.HALLS1.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14167 BETHLEHEM.BXY Christmas Music For Music Studio
14066 XMAS.CAROL.BXY by Tom Lehrer for MusicStudio 2.0.1
13962 NEVER.ENDIN.BXY Song for Music Studio
13961 JUMP.BXY Song for Music Studio
13960 HEARTBREAKR.BXY Song for Music Studio
13959 FLASHDANCE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13957 DANCER.BXY Song for Music Studio
13938 MARTHA.BXY Song for Music Studio
13901 SND.SILENCE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13900 GT.CHARLIE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13899 CLEMENTINE.BXY A Music Construction Set Song
13898 BUMBLEBEE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13897 BOHEMIAN.RP.BXY Song for Music Studio
13896 BOLERO.BXY Song for Music Studio
13895 BOOKENDS.BXY Song for Music Studio
13639 TRIO.K1.BXY Song for Music Studio
13638 TCHAIKOVSKY.BXY Song for Music Studio
13637 PRE.BELLS.BXY Song for Music Studio
13636 MOZART.3.BXY Song for Music Studio
13635 MOZART.2.BXY Song for Music Studio
13634 MINUET.T.BXY Song for Music Studio
13633 MINUET.F.BXY Song for Music Studio
13632 MINUET.2.BXY Song for Music Studio
13631 FANFARE.M.BXY Song for Music Studio
13630 DWARVES.BXY Song for Music Studio
13629 ALLEGRO.F.BXY Song for Music Studio
13590 AMANDA.BXY Song for Music Studio
13574 HITCHCOCK.BXY Song for Music Studio
13410 HLLSTRT.MS.BXY Hill Street Blues for Music Studio
13377 SONSDAUGH.BXY Song for Music Studio
13376 SEVENWORDS.BXY Song for Music Studio
13375 SACREDHEAD.BXY Song for Music Studio
13374 PRAISE.LORD.BXY Song for Music Studio
13373 OVERSPILL.BXY Song for Music Studio
13372 NINETOFIVE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13371 MORK.MINDY.BXY Song for Music Studio
13370 PETER.GUNN.BXY Song for Music Studio
13344 CHRISTVER2.BXY Song for Music Studio
13343 CHRISTVER1.BXY Song for Music Studio
13341 CHIEFSINNER.BXY Song for Music Studio
13340 CHARIOTS.BXY Song for Music Studio
13339 AMADEUS.BXY Song for Music Studio
13338 LORD.GUIDE.BXY Song for Music Studio
13337 I.KNOW.BXY Song for Music Studio
13335 HOLYHOLY.BXY Song for Music Studio
13334 ENTERTAINER.BXY Song for Music Studio
13333 CROWNHIM.BXY Song for Music Studio
13239 MUSKRAT.BXY Muskrat Ramble for Music Studio 2.1
13023 UNDER.SEA.BXY from The Little Mermaid for MS 2.0
13020 STREN.LIFE.BXY a Ragtime Two Step by Scott Joplin
12953 MEDIT.BXY Bossa Nova tune for Music Studio
12674 REQUERO.BXY 3 Classic Guitar Music Studio Songs
11818 SNDSMITH.94.BXY Version 0.94 of an awesome sequencer
11747 ANNIES.SNG.BXY MS file of Annie's Song by J Denver
11190 POPULAR.BXY 30's,40's & modern popular music
11189 CLASSICS.BXY classic music for Music Studio 2.0
10998 OLDIES.ROCK.BXY 18 Music Studio files
10019 RUSH.WIND.BXY Song by Keith Green for MS2.0
9754 SIDE.BYSIDE.BXY side by side for Music Studio
9049 XMAS.BXY White Christmas for Music Studio
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That's it for this month. I hope you have found something here to
whet your interest. Drop me a line and let me know what you think of this
column and offer any suggestions you might have about what should be in it.
Until next time, happy downloading!
-- Charlie Hartley
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Hardware and You
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by Bill Quinn
[QUINNIE]
o ADD SOME ZIP TO YOUR LIFE!
o ZIP DRIVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
[Editor's note: This column was originally written for
GEnieLamp IBM. I've presented it here, in a slightly abbreviated
form, because much of the information is applicable to those who
wish to run a Zip drive on their Apple II.]
>>> ADD SOME ZIP TO YOUR LIFE! <<<
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Author's note: This is an article I wrote for a computer club's monthly
""""""""""""" magazine. Since I wrote the article I have purchased an AC
adapter that will work world-wide and I must say that it is half the weight
of the one that comes with the Zip drives. To the person who wanted to
know if you can run programs from the drive--yes. Just remember the
parallel-port drive has a speed like an old AT hard drive--the Seagate 4038
at about 29 Ms.
I Have a Zippy Drive A couple of months ago I heard rumors that the
"""""""""""""""""""" Iomega Company was going to release a new external
portable drive. The name of this new drive is Zip.
From the preliminary information I learned that:
It would be small, measuring about 5 x 7 x 1-1/4 inches.
It would weigh about one pound.
The disks would hold 100 Mb of data.
The disks would measure about 4 x 4 x 1/4 inches.
The drives were made as a SCSI or Parallel port drive.
The parallel Zip Drive has a Printer Pass-Though Connector.
The cost would be about $200 for either drive.
The 100 Mb disks would sell for about $20.
The 25 Mb disks would sell for about $15.
In my opinion the most important information was the cost of the new
drive and the cost of those 100 Mb disks.
Because Iomega makes the excellent Bernoulli drive, I was most
interested in adding one of these new drives to my portable computer in
order to reduce the weight we carry when traveling. We use a Compaq Aero,
a sub-notebook computer, which weighs only about four pounds. We also
carry the Bernoulli Transportable drive and about four Bernoulli 90 Mb
cartridges. The transportable and cartridges weigh about 12 pounds; about
three times the weight of the computer.
This Zip drive has reduced the weight of our computer gear by over
eight pounds. When traveling eight pounds is a lot of computer weight to
loose. Try to lose eight pounds of body weight in a week's time.
I purchased the parallel port Zip drive because I wanted the ability
to move the drive around to our various computers. I wanted the ability to
connect the drive to other peoples machines without a lot of configuration
hassles as well.
The Zip Drive comes with one free 100 Mb Zip Tools Disk which has
about 20 Mb of Iomega programs to install and support the Zip drive in
either DOS or Windows. The one 3.5 inch (1.44 Mb) installation diskette
furnished allows you to boot your computer with the Zip drive and to
install the software for DOS or Windows from the Zip 100 Mb disk. There is
an external power supply (a cube 2x2x3 inches) along with a Data Cable
furnished with the Zip Drive too.
My only criticism of the Zip Drive is the Power Supply cube which
plugs directly into an electrical outlet. This method necessitates the use
of a power strip for conveniently switching on or off the Zip drive. If a
power strip is not used, the cube will not allow you to plug any other
gadget into the same outlet. The same type of power cubes are used for
portable printers and modems and I don't like them either. I would rather
they use a short 12 to 18 inches pig-tail wire with a plug on the end.
This system would allow you to plug several other items into a power strip
or a wall outlet box.
Installation on my various systems was very easy. If you need more
information or if you have installation problems, there is a 130-page
manual and a couple of short "read me" files on the 3.5 installation
diskette. These cover just about everything you would need should you
experience any problems. Well... maybe the Crash Queen would need some
help. (grin)
I used the new Iomega drivers that came with the Zip drive on our
Tower computer. These drivers allowed me to boot with the two Bernoulli
drives and the Zip drive when attached.
On the portable computer and some other computers I use the Iomega
GUEST program. The GUEST program is a system driver which allows you to
use your Zip drive temporarily almost anywhere. It uses about 25 Kb of
memory and it may be loaded in either high memory or conventional memory.
This GUEST driver may be used as a permanent system driver as well.
When installed, the Zip drive becomes just another drive on your
system. You can run programs. You can copy files and programs to and from
the Zip drive. If you use Stacker you can store over 200 Mb on each disk.
Performance of this drive has been more than adequate for me. The
access speed of the Zip drive is about 29 ms which equates to the speed of
the old Seagate 4038 series drive I had in an old 286 computer. The speed
of data transfer to and from the Zip drive will depend on the model you
purchase. SCSI will be faster. If you have a bi-directional parallel port
or an EPP chip set, you may be able to use a faster mode of data transfer
which will significantly improve the performance of your Zip drive.
Caching will also speed up drive access. Make sure you load the Zip
drivers before loading your cache program.
I have been running several programs from the Zip drive and I can see
a small difference in the speed of loading the programs. The speeds of my
hard drives are about 10 to 12 ms, which is about three times faster than
the Zip drive. With the cost of the 100 Mb disks at $20, however, I can put
up with the slower speed.
To make the most of your Zip drive Zip disks may be used to extend
your hard disk (hard disk upgrade alternative). Are you constantly running
out of hard disk space? Your Zip drive and disks give you unlimited
storage for all your information. By placing files on Zip disks you have
ready access to them without filling up your hard disk. Zip Tools software
will help you find any files you need, and Zip drive's hard-disk-like
performance will let you access information quickly.
Do you need to move information between different work locations?
Between home and work? To and from clients? Your Zip drive and disks
offer complete mobility. Zip disks fit in a shirt pocket. The Zip drive
is easy to carry and is quickly set up. The GUEST program allows you to
use your Zip drive temporarily almost anywhere.
Back up your hard disk. Your Zip drive makes backups fast and
simple. You don't need special backup software just copy critical files to
a Zip disk. Copying is lightning fast and it will give an exact duplicate
of your original files. Should you need to restore a file simply copy it
back to your hard drive, or just access it directly from the Zip drive.
Create a multimedia library (images, sounds, and video). Because of
their high capacity, being removable, and random access, Zip disks are
ideal for storage-hungry image, sound, and video files. Clips may come
from a variety of sources including scanners, CD-ROMs, and video input
devices. Multimedia presentations and demonstrations may be created and
stored to include video which may be replayed directly from the Zip disk.
Do you need to keep files for a number of years? Archive your
valuable files on a Zip disk and store them in a safe place. Whenever you
need them you can access them quickly.
Get organized. If you work on several different projects or with
many different clients, try segmenting your work onto different disks. You
can organize your information by project, client, date, or whatever. Zip
disks give you the capacity to get all associated files onto a single disk.
Switching between projects and customers is as simple as inserting another
Zip disk.
To keep sensitive or confidential information safe, store it on a Zip
disk and use your Zip Tools software and assign to it a password which must
be used in order to read from or write to the disk. At work you can
protect sensitive information such as personnel files, company directories,
and product plans or designs. At home you can secure personal information
such as tax records, budgets, and computerized checkbooks.
I like this Zip drive and can recommend it as a best buy for the
average computer user. Considering the cost of the drive and disks it has
proven to be an excellent purchase.
Enjoy!
>>> ZIP DRIVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS <<<
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\\\ Works like a hard drive...
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Max Sustained transfer rate up to 1.4MB/second
Average Seek time 29 milliseconds
Buffer size 32K SCSI throughput up to 60MB/minute
Parallel throughput up to 20MB/minute
Average start/stop time 3/3 second
Drive long format time (surface verify) 15 minutes
Drive short format time 5 seconds
Drive auto spin down
Software selectable
\\\ No fail reliability...
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Drive data bit transfer (hard errors) 10 errors in 10(13) bits
Disk drop height/shock tolerance 8ft/1000Gs
Disk estimated shelf life 10 years
Disk storage capacity 100MB or 25MBs
Drive read/writes 100MB or 25MB disks.
\\\ Operating system compatibility
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
DOS, Windows, Mac, OS/2, ProDOS, and GS/OS
Drive temperature tolerances: Operating 50' to 90' F(10' to 32'C)
Storage -8' to 126' F (-22'to 52' C)
Shipping -40' to 140' F(-40' to 60' C)
Drive operational modes fixed or removable
Drive orientation horizontal or vertical
Drive service life 5 year Warranty
1 year warranty on drive
Limited Lifetime warranty on disks
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