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From: neuhaus@vier.informatik.uni-kl.de (Stephan Neuhaus (HiWi Mattern))
Subject: Re: Major TERMCAP question!!
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 10:20:22 GMT

bkr@drdhh.hanse.de (Bjoern Kriews) writes:

>woocm@essex.ac.uk (Chris Wood) writes:
>>	I know that this all has something to do with TERMCAP, a little
>>shell cariable that has lots of funny characters in it. But what the
>>hell is termcap exactly. [...] Where can I read about it. 

You should definitely read the termcap.texinfo manual that comes with
GNU Emacs.  It tells you more than you ever wanted to know about
termcap, and it also says why it's a good idea to use the GNU termcap
library.  (It *is* a good idea, really.)

The `man 5 termcap' idea is also good, although the manpage is *much*
more concise than the GNU manual.  Given that the manpage is a
reference tool, this is not surprising.

You could also look at the source code for any curses library.

Hope this helps.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John)
Subject: STBook
Keywords: Availability
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 08:18:34 GMT

Having the brouchure for some time, and in need of a portable ST
without lugging around an LST, where can one get an STBook, if they
have been released?

Although I love my Portfolio, you just can't do heavy word
processing like I do with my desktop STs.


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From: molin@crs.cl.msu.edu (Michael Olin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 16 MHz / Overscan questions
Date: 20 Aug 92 04:38:29 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University

wrighttj@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Auntie Tim) writes:

>A cheap accelerator board (probably 16 MHz 68000) which seem quite cheap,

I use the ICD AdSpeed and it's a gift from heaven by my reckoning.  It
 significantly improved PageStream output and redraw times, I get better
results from telecommunication with the internet now that the cpu can
keep better tabs on the RS232 buffer so it can toggle the serial fix
RTS/CTS programs.  And ARCing/LHArcing files is improved BIG TIME!
Don't hesitate to make this jump.  It's worth it!

>The PD Overscan mod, which seems incredibly cheap!

I have also been considering this upgrade, seeing it in magazines at
around $100-$110.  Anybody know for sure if this works properly with
PageStream?  Flash?  SpectreGCR?  TouchUp?

        molin@crs.cl.msu.edu
From: baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: RAM expansion on the Falcon
Date: 17 Aug 1992 13:32:13 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

In article <1992Aug15.124415.18602@aber.ac.uk> hrs@aber.ac.uk (Herbert Martin Sauro) writes:
>Mike mentioned that the German TT-RAM card goes upto 32MB, as of 2 months ago
>(about that) a new board is out which now goes up to 64MB.

	Hi!

	I am curios about the new board.  The old one had 2 banks of 32-bit
wide memory, up to 4MB per memory location.  Will the new board handle 4 banks
(the easiest way to 64MB) or will it actually be able to support 16MB chips
(neccesitating the existance of only one bank)?   BTW, have they sorted out
all of the incompatibilities they were having with the older TTs?


>
>Herb
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-Mike
From: baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon Resolution, Audio Sampling
Date: 21 Aug 1992 09:28:01 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

In article <1992Aug21.063930.4986@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> hyc@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov (Howard Chu) writes:
>because I'm still a little curious about what's going on... Who knows, maybe
>one day I'll find a need for a 1440x240 display.)

	Well, if you can figure out a patch to swap x->y, and y->x, and then
turn your monitor on its side, you can get yourself a full-page monitor - 
albeit a little skinny.  :)

	BTW, what machine did you pull this stunt on?  ST or STe (I don't know
if the Ad board works on STe, so I thought I'd ask)?

>  -- Howard Chu @ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

-Mike

PS:  This is a bit beyond my realm of "knowing" and into guessing, but don't
video signals output an Hsynch signal?  If so, it sounds like half of the
Hsynch signals are being blocked.  Then the multisynch monitor compensates
for the funky signal...but I guess your monitor is a cut above the normal as
ratings are really just minimums...of course it probably helps that it only
has to deal with half as many scan lines.




Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: techno@zelator.in-berlin.de (Frank Dahncke)
Subject: Re: Falcon 
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 19:33:29 GMT

In <1992Aug20.142549.2831@prl.dec.com> amos@prl.dec.com (Samos) writes:

>Do you think it is worth buying a falcon ??

Absolutely !

					  Techno
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: rrk@vixen.uucp (24115-kutz)
Subject: Atari Advantage Magazine
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 13:37:04 GMT
Keywords: conspicuous absence


I notice discussion on the latest issue (in an erratic series)
of Atari Advantage Magazine, a.k.a. the "Falcon issue."
If a subscriber (such as I) has not yet received this issue, should
I be concerned?  Or should I attribute the empty mail-box to
delays common to magazine-class delivery (I'm on the east coast USA)?

Randy Kutz
Randy Kutz    Bellcore       ..!bellcore!vixen!rrk
                            or rrk@vixen.cc.bellcore.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs)
Subject: Re: Wanted Sam Tramiel, conference transcript of GEnie
Summary: A few more observations
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:38:16 GMT

There were a few more things worth noting in and around the 8/12/92 GEnie
conference:  Sam said he had just gotten back from seeing the first plant
production of Falcons, and that they'd be shipping (somewhere) in a week.
He predicted US shipments immediately after FCC class B certification, which
he expects about mid-October.  Atari is NOT seeking class A certification
as a fall-back (would be pointless, anyway).  The Falcon seems to be very
well designed to fit the home computer/entertainment machine niche, and is
clearly differentiated from the TT (video, expansion connector, serial ports).

Bill Rehbock said that at least one third-party 'PC' emulator will be shown in
a Falcon next week.  He came as close as he could after the conference to
saying that a 4MB RAM ST Book with a non-backlit display will be introduced
as soon as technologically possible.  Note that that's my interpretation.

Sam also said that he doesn't expect large supplies of Falcons in the US
IMMEDIATELY after FCC approval--there'll be some, and the supply will ramp
up afterwards.
                                  Steve      saj@chinet.chi.il.us
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ac999a07@umbc5.umbc.edu (ac999a07)
Subject: Wanted Part II
Organization: Univ. of MD, Baltimore County
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 03:49:14 GMT


Ok.. sorry about this.  I am still looking for used Atari equipment for
a friend of mine.  A 1040 Style computer.. ST or STe but at a reasonable
price.  If you have one please mail:  Danckaert@dockmaster.ncsc.mil

(I had the mail address wrong before... :(

Thanks...

Xref: sparky comp.sys.atari.st:12256 ba.market.computers:3857 misc.forsale.computers:29630
From: ekrimen@wet.COM (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,ba.market.computers,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Atari ST stuff for sale
Date: 13 Aug 92 06:32:15 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

FOR SALE --
 
 
TOS 2.05 chips (from Mega STE) -- $45
      Great for STE users!
 
Supra 2400 modem -- $80
      Excellent condition, clean; comes with all manuals, power
      supply, phone cord, and original packaging.  In other words,
      everything that was originally shipped with it.
   with modem cable and 9-pin adapter for MSTE/TT -- $90
 
WD1772 floppy controller (from Mega STE) -- Best offer.
 
Golden Image Mechanical Mouse -- $35
      No box, no manual, just mouse.
 
Epson 720K floppy drive (from Mega STE) -- $60
 
Calamus 1.09 and Font Editor 1.0 -- $100
      Upgrade to SL!!
 
CyberSculpt (still shrink-wrapped) -- $35
 
  
UPS Ground shipping included.  Prices negotiable.  Please leave e-mail
or call 415-751-3693.
From: ekrimen@wet.UUCP (Ed Krimen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: New operating systems (OS/2-TOS)
Keywords: The future
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:45:49 GMT
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

In article <1992Aug18.191802.22099@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John) writes:
>I have seen what OS/2 can do, and compared to TOS, it seems to me
>that Atari is being left behind. Real multitasking through the OS,
>not through a program, drag and drop, being able to configure
>almost anything tthe user desires, and being a 32-bit operating
>system.

MultiTOS should cure your hunger pangs.

>Or will Atari start to make Intel machines? My feelings is why not.

They've tried that, and IMO, it's a waste of time.

>There is the ST market and the larger (in the US) IBM market. If
>Dell, Wang, and the others are making (??) money, Atari should be

Didn't Wang just file for bankruptcy yesterday?





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From: timg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Tim Gallivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Bug in TOSWIN (was: Re: MiNT 0.95 now available)
Date: 18 Aug 92 05:56:30 GMT
Organization: University of Texas Center for Relativity

In article <BAMMI.92Aug15103416@acae127.cadence.com> bammi@acae127.cadence.com (Jwahar R. Bammi) writes:

>> Personally, I think that this is a bug in GEM (it shouldn't be sending
>> mouse events to a program that doesn't have control of the mouse). At any
>> rate, I will change TOSWIN's behaviour -- this bug has been reported
>
>	please DONT! or atleast have a configuration option not to. i
>personally dont like the idea of having to top a window to do anything
>useful with it. if its visible you should be able to do stuff with
>it. i really dislike GEMs policy of having to top windows  (which it
>half enforces anyways).
>	another feature i would like to see is a config. option to
>set auto-top on mouse entry into a window.

I cast my vote with Bammi. As far as windows, you don't have to
actually top the window, just make it active. An option for this
would be wonderful. I changed my copies of unix windows and MW2
to add "point-to-type" (as opposed to "click-to-type") options.
It really makes them much more usable.

-Tim Gallivan
timg@landau.ph.utexas.edu
From: UweKloss@lionbbs.bs.open.de ( Uwe Kloss )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Utterly bizarre idea for Atari
Date: 19 Aug 92 22:43:22 GMT
	<1992Aug15.043618.17054@news.csuohio.edu>
Reply-To: UweKloss@lionbbs.bs.open.de
Organization: The Lion Town BBS, Brunswik, Germany
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.00 Rev. Jan 16 1992

In <2254@devnull.mpd.tandem.com>, Jerry Dunham writes:

> This sounds amazingly like an Atari-sized version of the Tandem T16 NonStop
> architecture that has taken Tandem Computers to a dominant position in fault
> tolerant computers and transaction processing.  This would NOT be a trivial
> development effort, but WOULD result in a potentially killer machine.  It
> would NOT fall into the price range wherein Atari has traditionally been rea-
> sonably successful.  I would certainly like to see it happen.  So who's going
> to tell Sam T.?

Hey isn't that the guy who likes the Lynx so much? ;-)
Can't we ask someone else?
Doesn't seem to be his pocket size! 8-)

Uwe
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: jhurwitz@access.digex.com (j. hurwitz)
Subject: MIDIFEST NEEDS PERFORMERS, Come and play at WAACE AtariFest 92'
Keywords: MIDI play fest fun music sound wow bigtime
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Distribution: all
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 12:29:00 GMT


         ATTENTION ALL ATARI MIDI ENTHUSIASTS!

This is your chance to get out of that basement and show the world
what all that MIDI gear you play can do. Were looking for people
interested in performing at this years Atari MIDIFEST.

This year as Director of the MIDI events at the WAACE AtariFest I am
heading up a MIDI festival that will run alongside the Atari Computer
Festival held on October 10th & 11th at the Sheraton Reston in
Reston, Virginia. 

The AtariFest is put on yearly buy Washington area Atari user groups.
Last years festival attracted nearly two thousand people from all over
the US and Canada. This year we expect even more with the addition of
the MIDIFEST.

What I am looking for is people that utilize Atari computers for music
and sound oriented productivity. Musical style is totally open, any
sort of MIDI or sound based implementation is welcome. I only require
that you provide your own computer and mixing. We will provide the
sound reinforcement from your stereo or mono feed. If this sounds
like something you want to do and you can travel to the Washington DC
Metro area(travel and lodging discounts available), then please send
email and a short profile on you and what you want to do at the Fest.

 
  Serious inquiries please send email to;

   Internet - jhurwitz@access.digex.com

      GEnie - J.HURWITZ3                  
                  
      voice - 301-589-4064


Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: aeg03@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Jan T. Kim)
Subject: Will there be NoiseTrackers for the Falcon?
Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne, F. R. Germany
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 18:33:20 GMT

Hi folks,

in that c't article about the Falcon (issue sept. '92) I've  read
that  the  Falcon  was  capable  of  producing sound in stereo CD
quality. The only serious limitation  they  talk  about  is  mass
storage  capacity. However, that seems relevant only if one wants
to record/play samples of considerable length at high  rates.  If
it  comes  to  playing  NT  modules,  mass  storage  should be no
problem.
Therefore, it seems to me that it may  be  possible  to  play  NT
modules  in  CD  quality  on  a  falcon if a NoiseTracker for the
Falcon using its hardware  was  available.  Therefore,  I'm  very
interested  in  informations/speculations if such a beast will be
available sooner or later for the Falcon.
BTW, is  there  a  tracker  that  makes  use  of  the  new  sound
capabilities  of  the  TT?  I  only  got hold of a program called
"Jukebox", which had an option to play samples at high rates on a
TT,  but  it was not too impressive. Also, I'd be interested in a
tracker  with  some  enhanced  editing  operations,  e.g.  simple
macros...

Greetinx, Jan

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: dud@hardy.u.washington.edu (Daniel Aylward)
Subject: Re: RFD:comp.sys.atari.znet
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 02:21:17 GMT

gfarrell@fraser.sfu.ca (Gordon James Farrell) writes:

>In article <68okPB1w164w@status.gen.nz> jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke) writes:
>> 
>> Thanks for your input John, maybe you would like to post this in 
>>news.groups with the rest of the discussion.
>>
>>regards

>What discussion?  I've been checking news.groups for a couple of weeks, now
>and haven't seen a single article about comp.sys.atari.znet!

>Am I the only one missing this discussion?

>Gordon

What is there to discuss?  There is no question it should be done!

Dan Aylward
dud@u.washington.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: glens@natinst.com (Glen Sescila)
Subject: Re: Atari
Organization: National Instruments, Austin, TX
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 12:34:50 GMT


baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer) writes:

>	I agree totally with this.  However, the brief descriptions of the
> PDS have made me feel a bit troubled.  Whenever it is mentioned, the most 
> oft-heard description of it is that it will enable "386sx" boards to be
> connected...and sometimes it is just "386" boards.   So, does this mean that
> the PDS only access 16-bits?????  If it accesses 32bits, then why in the heck
> will it be unable to use a 486?  Lastly, if it can use a '486, then why do
> people insist on remarking on its lowest capability, or maybe just refer
> to it as being "IBM emulatable" and avoid the chip designations alltogether
> (which will be a lot more important when PINK is more substantial).


	Keep in mind that Cypress (I believe it's them) makes a wonderful
chip called the 486SLC.  It is made to drop right into a 386SX slot.  I
imagine that anywhere a 386SX could be put you could use one of these
instead.  It will still only access memory in 16 bits of course but it
should still provide excellent speed (for an emulator) !

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From: gs32+@andrew.cmu.edu (Geoffrey Spear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: sozoBoN C Compiler and UNIX
Date: 21 Aug 92 12:52:36 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


  Has anyone out there successfully compiled the sozoBoN C Compiler on a
UNIX system?  v.2.0 supposedly will compile on a UNIX system as a
cross-compiler (with would be really nice), but I can't seem to get it
to compile right (I forget the exact error messages I'm getting, but if
anyone's interested I'll try it again and post what the compiler says)

		gs32+@andrew.cmu.edu 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ronw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (ronald.g.wolenty)
Subject: Hardware/Software Sale
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 15:10:01 GMT
Keywords: Big clean-up, Lots of stuff



All items (except maybe two of the software programs) include original boxes.
There is a $2 shipping charge per order on software.  Buyer pays actual shipping
charges for hardware.

SOFTWARE
GAMES
$5.00
         The Pawn        Ultima II        Knight Orc
         Pirates of the Barberry Coast   Space ShuttleII
         GFC Football    Gauntlet        Into the Eagles Nest

 $10.00
       Stellar Crusade                 Red Lightning
       War in Middle Earth             Hunt for Red October
       Leader Board                    Silent Service
       Defender of the Crown           Empire
       Rouge                           Alternate Reality/City
       High Roller (Harrier)           Sundog
       
$15.00
       Falcon          F-15 Strike Eagle       Dungeon Master
        Battlechess	Colonial Conquest
 
UTILITIES
$10.00
	Spectrum 512	DAC Easy Accounting

$15.00
	VIP		Easy Draw		First Cadd

$30.00
	Laser-C

$50.00
	All issues of START + disks

HARDWARE
EVERYTHING IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.

1040ST  (TOS 1.0)                       $190
MEGA 4  (TOS 1.4)                       $420
Color Monitor                           $140
B&W Monitor                             $85
DS External Drive (SF314)               $80
Monitor Master                          $25
ICD Advantage Host Adaptor w/cable      $55



  Ron Wolenty
  inuxy!wolenty
  317-845-6172         

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: azog@world.std.com (Azog Thoth)
Subject: My MIDI ports dont work anymore :(
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:53:23 GMT

Boy, sometimes it seems that I have more problems than its worth...

Last night, I had a strange problem with my ST. When I fired it up,
it started clicking like crazy, even tho I wasnt pressing the keys,
so I quickly did a power cycle. I fear that something happened in
there that may have damaged my MIDI ports, because now they dont
work at all. 

Is there anything I can check to see if its really the ports, or perhaps
my keyboard that got messed up? When I play a sequence thru my sequencer,
it looks like its working, but no music. On my Kawai keyboard, usually
when I press a key, on the LCD display, it shows a block cursor to visually
acknowledge that MIDI data is being sent or recived.

I would hate to have to ship this somewhere for repair. (btw: its an
STe thats about 8 months old... I dont recall if I sent in the 
warentee sheet, but how long is the warentee?)

Thanx

-- 
Billy D'augustine
azog@world.std.com

"Obliteration of mankind. Under a pale grey sky. We shall arise!"
From: 8918927y@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st! (Hardware)
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:50:24 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <sourada.713919914@vincent1.iastate.edu>, sourada@iastate.edu (Steven D Ourada) writes:
> :FALCON:
> What are the specs on the Falcon?
> =================================
> 
> Sound features:
> 
>   Eight 16 bit audio DMA record and playback channels
>   Stereo 16 bit digital DMA input
		  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
hmmm.... I don't think it will be "digital" input, like the AES/EBU
digital audio standard, rather sampled audio input..

Kym
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