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From: ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)
Subject: Re: More OOTW (was Nice review by Thye Chean)
Organization: Institute Of Systems Science, NUS
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:04:00 GMT

grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
: In article <1993Jan11.024056.3626@nuscc.nus.sg> ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
: >Out of This World
: >=================
: >
: >This is cool, buy it. If you want the best game available on GS at the moment,
: >buy it. If you want more cool games like this, buy it.
: 
: Agreed! BTW- anyone hear anything about a sequel, yet?

Yes, we should ask InterPlay to come out a sequel instead of a typing program.
Even Battle Chess II GS is a great idea too.

: Even on a stock 2.8MHz GS, the 70mm (1/2 height, full width) mode is 
: very playable.  Don't put off buying this game, even if you don't have
: an accelerator.

I have not tried it, but running the 70mm mode on 9MHz GS is really fast!

: >Shangai II   [and the Shareware "MahJong"]
: >==========
: >
: >1. This game is slow! I am using a Zip 9/32, but it seems that it is slower
: >   than my Shanghai in 2.8 MHz! If you have played Majong GS before, you know
: >   the speed.
: 
: It seems to me that Shanghai II just has different styles of tile
: layouts.  Has anyone figured out the board layout (text file) to
: MahJong?   That could make MahJong a serious competitor to Shanghai II.

Please be reminded that Shanghai II contains another game - Dragon Eye. 
Mahjong GS is a close clone of the first game of the Shangai II. And they share
similar characteristics:

1. Both of them are very slow.
2. Both of them does not have great graphics. The original Shanghai by 
   Activision is much better. 3D effect is also better in Shangai.

Shangai II is better than Mahjong GS because:

1. Shangai II has animation.
2. Shangai II has sound.
3. Shangai II has more layouts and tile sets.
4. Shangai II has a completely new game called Dragon Eye.

By the way, Mahjong GS is a misleading name. Mahjong is actually a different 
game altogether. It is played by 4 players, and is a much more complex games.
The only similarity between Shangai type of games and Mahjong is the tiles they
used.

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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIgs emulators for the Mac ?
Date: 12 Jan 93 16:33:37 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility

The following revelation escaped Jeffrey B. Green's lips:
> 
> Does anyone know of an available Apple IIgs emulator for the Mac? 
> Preferably via ftp. 

    Nope, not in hardware nor in software.  You'd need a pretty darned fast
Mac to do any sort of reasonable Apple IIGS emulation.  You'd also have to
get a copy of the Toolbox ROM's.  It would be nice to have one, but it
doesn't exist.

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From: david@sherpa.UUCP (Dave Quarles)
Subject: K E R N A L   test not OK !!! :( :(
Organization: Roger's House; Gulfport, Fl
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 07:32:48 GMT
Keywords: Help need ram chip ???


Help !!!

I received something called a "relocation error" when trying to boot.

I did the control-closed apple-reset to test the kernal and did not
get the flashing or the "kernal OK" message.

Instead, I got 7 zeros and a one like this:  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Can you help me ??

I have a  ][e enhanced, no keypad.

Thanks for any help or advice you can offer.
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From: marc@cxr_rs6000.med.ge.com (Marc Wolfgram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re:  Seiko datagraph
Date: 4 Jan 93 14:33:54 GMT
Organization: The Internet

The "bad time from clock" is an attempt to read the Seiko to set the GS'
ProDOS time... don't worry about that.  You will need to set the GS to
1mhz to talk to the clock to set the notepad/schedule/contrast etc.

Marc
From: jcitro@CWIS.UNOMAHA.EDU (Joe Citro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Fed Form 1040
Date: 12 Jan 93 18:20:04 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


 just posted an Appleworks template to cba2 it's an Appleworks
 3.0 template for the calendar year 1992 Federal Income tax form
 1040.  It also includes Schedule A.  All calculations are done
 automatically.  All you need do is enter your data.  The tax
 tables are not included so you'll have to find your tax for
 line 38.  I tried to make it look as much like the real form
 as space would permit.

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From: marshall@brandonu.ca (Edward S. Marshall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: e//e user needs modem program...
Date: 5 Jan 93 18:35:47 GMT
Organization: Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

I've just been getting started in telecommunications with my e//e, and need a
good program (preferably on the cheap side) for running my modem (ProModem
1200A).  Specifically, I need VT100 emulation... with ANSI codes and the whole
bit.  Anybody know of one?  I've tried Ascii Express (an old version), and it
does the job, but any ANSI codes send across are just garbage on my screen. 
Thanks in advance.

BTW, please e-mail me.  I rarely get a chance to wander usenet much anymore.
Thanks.

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From: gudat@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (gudat henrik)
Subject: GS emulator - SORRY SORRY SORRY
Organization: Informatik Club d. Universitaet, Zuerich
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 12:56:11 GMT

Apple IIGS emulator - forget it
 
Okay guys, there's NO GS emulator around here. The thing I thought it
COULD have been one (my statements are sold 'as is' without warranties
as to accuracy etc. etc.) turned out to be an Apple IIxy emulator. xy
because nobody knows which model it actually emulated.
 
BTW: this program was only a veeeeery early prototype. The company is
out of business. You know when they closed their doors? In the same
week when Apple announced the LC AII-card...
 
That's life.
 
Again, sorry for the rumours.
 
henrik


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From: ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)
Subject: Quick review of some new GS software...
Organization: Institute Of Systems Science, NUS
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 02:40:56 GMT

Out of This World
=================

This is cool, buy it. If you want the best game available on GS at the moment,
buy iy. If you want more cool games like this, buy it.

It is simply fantastic.

By the world, please don't believe what GS+ reviewer said about the speed.
I am using a Zip GS 9/32, running the full screen mode is NOT slow. I think
he might be using a 7MHz Transwarp or a Zip GS 8/16. I really like this
game, especially in full screen mode.

The sound is very realistic, there are a lot of nice details, and it really
attracts me. On the other hand, although The Gate and Immortal is cool,
I can't make myself to play for more than one level, but OOTW has make me
played until level 5, in which I am not able to bypass the falling rocks.

BTW, don't rely entirely on the walk through if you want to see what is in
the game. In the second level, for example, when you are in the elevator,
go UP, and you can see the entire alien city through the window! (thanks
DOTW for the tip)

I recommend this game whole-heartedly. 


Kangaroo
========

Another cool piece of software. I especially like the nice detail they put
in, like colour scrolled list with shadowed icons, hierachical menu with
variable speed, etc.

Basically, although this is a software you can survived without, it is a
really nice addition. It is so much superior to SuperDataPath.

I recommend it. It is one of the best add on for the GS. BTW, I did not
encountered any problem with it. It just work as advertised, and gives you
nice surprise everywhere.


AutoArk
=======

I have written about it. The interface is good, the software works, but 
unfortunately it is slow.

Personally I like it, but I hope it can be better. Now I am waiting for 
somebody to tell me more about HardPressed.

I am wondering, why AA does not just expand in memory?

I think this is worth a look.


Shangai II
==========

Unfortunately, this program is not well done. More expensive than OOTW, it
does not reach my expectation.

I have been a fan of Shanghai, and have completed all levels in Shanghai II
on my IBM PS/2, except the Drangon's Eye game. I bought this game, hoping to
play it on my GS.

But this is what I found:

1. This game is slow! I am using a Zip 9/32, but it seems that it is slower
   than my Shanghai in 2.8 MHz! If you have played Majong GS before, you know
   the speed.

2. The graphics is not well designed. I am refering to the Majong tiles, it
   is not as good as the original Shanghai.

3. Fortunately it works without problem. But for a game at this price, I expect
   something better.




Thye Chean


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From: VBCSC038@VAX.CSUN.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Instant Pascak
Date: 9 Jan 1993 00:01:18 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

>fit your description (sort of.)  Turbo-Pascal (CP/M) and Apple Pascal
>(UCSD Pascal) are text based, and Instant Pascal by Apple uses
>GUI, but not the "super high-res screen."  The IIe doesn't have a
>"super high-res" screen, only the GS does.  And I don't recall the
>Instant Pascal using the Double Hi-Res, only Single Hi-Res.  I don't
>know if it is still available though.

	Instant Pascal (at least the one I have..) uses both Hires and DOuble
Hires.  It will ask you the options when it starts up.. i.e. 40 column or 80
cols.. if 80 cols, then it goes to double hires.. if 40, it goes to hires.. I
think... not sure.

Brenden


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From: dfong@CAM.ORG (Derek Fong)
Subject: uucp availability
Keywords: uucp,bbs,applenet,help,apple2,unix
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 06:49:18 GMT

	Can someone give me more information on uucp, and whether there is/will
be anything out for the Apple II which will allow the end user of it to
"easily" perform a uucp with an Apple II?  I've read about several which are
"coming out RSN" and others which are "only on the drawing board," but I'd like
to know if anything -concrete- is coming out at any time (ie: for SURE).

	I've read about UMDSS from the Morgan Davis Group, though I'm not all
that sure if that'll work with what I'm hoping it'll work with (ie: AppleNET
Pro, version 2.0).  I've asked Morgan on GEnie, but he didn't answer my
question about it, probably to protect the product until it actually hits the
shelves.

	So, for any of those who might be knowledgable about this, does anyone
know if anything will be coming out for the Apple II that will facilitate uucps
by form of either an Applesoft BASIC enhancement or by Unix-box installment
(a la UMDSS)?  Any help on this subject is much appreciated.

===================================================================
=          Derek Fong (Author of AppleNET v1.5 and v1.5a)         =
= Internet: dfong@cam.org                        GEnie: M.POTTER4 =
= Sysop of Eagle-Eyes' Emporium (AppleNET BBS) -+- (514) 337-8844 =
=  Category 41, Topics 1, 2, 3 on GEnie's A2RT for ANET Support!  =
===================================================================
From: nparker@cie.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Fatal Error 0911
Date: 8 Jan 1993 10:38:34 GMT
Organization: The Universal Society for the Prevention of Reality
NNTP-Posting-Host: cie.uoregon.edu

In article <1ih1ioINNa3u@gap.caltech.edu> toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P.
Whitesel) writes:
>[...]
>One thing _I_ would love to know is just what the heck is it doing when it
>gets a 911 anyway? Synchronizing to the ADB implies that it is trying to
>establish communication with the microcontroller, and it seems to me that
>you'd have a _huge_ tolerance on the timeout for that. Unless the ADB micro
>just crashes or hangs ??

The 0911 error is generated when the system tries to send an ADB Sync ($07)
command to the microcontroller.  The Sync command is supposed to be
followed by four bytes of data (the ADB mode byte, the keyboard and mouse
address byte, the keyboard and display language byte, and the auto-repeat
timing byte).  After sending the Sync command, the ROM gives the controller
time to act on it, and if the ROM times out before the controller is ready
to receive the data bytes, then error 0911 happens.

It looks to me like it's a failure with either the ADB command/data
register at $C026, or the ADB status register at $C027.  One of three
things appears to be happening:

     * The command or data byte isn't making it through the command/data
       register to the ADB, or
     * The command or data byte is getting through, but the ADB is failing
       to acknowledge it, or
     * It gets in and gets acknowledged, but the acknowledgement never
       makes it back out through the ADB status register.

I doubt it's any kind of failure on the ADB data bus--when my machine gets
into one of its 0911 fits, the _ReadKeyMicroMem tool call (which shouldn't
have to touch the bus) starts returning error $0910 ("command not
completed").

I recommend disassembling the relevant ROM code (which is at $FF/84FC in
ROM 01...if you don't have ROM 01, just follow the RESET code at $FF/FA62--it
eventually leads to the ADB Sync code).

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From: schultp@wl.com (Paul Schultz)
Subject: Re: email address for Trantor?
Organization: Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 05:14:18 GMT

In article <a480840@pro-calgary.cts.com> trentc@pro-calgary.cts.com (Trent Corney) writes:
>Does anyone know if Trantor, the company that does the drivers for the NEC
>CD-ROM readers, is reachable via email? If so, could someone pass the info
>along to me.
>
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>   Internet: trentc@pro-calgary.cts.com


The contact info is:
Trantor Systems, LTD
5415 Randall Place
Fremont, CA 94538
415-770-1400

The driver I got for the CDR-36 was Item# TSLCDMACIIGS 

(I pulled this info from csa2 a while back. Sorry, no e-mail
address but I hope this helps)

Paul Schultz
schultp@wl.com


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From: gachot@bonnet.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Error $1104
Date: 12 Jan 93 08:44:27 GMT
Reply-To: gachot@bonnet.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


	Yesterday I get the GSSHK V1.1 from ftp site.
	When I try to execute the GSHK11.SEA from the Finder (GS/OS V6.0)
	I get the following error message.

	Sorry, system Error $1104 occured while trying to run the
	next application.....

	Could someone help me.

	Thanks,
		-Erik.
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From: bird@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (j.l.walters)
Subject: Re: Re:Byteworks via Internet
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 03:16:13 GMT

From article <9301060325.AA24453@apple.com>, by FORDE@UV6.EGLIN.AF.MIL:
> Larry Virden writes:
>  
>>Does Mike have a Compuserve, Genie, or Delphi mail id as well?
>>Perhaps if he is having problems with mail from external (and I and
>>others are also having problems with external mail either never arriving
>>on AOL or replys not leaving AOL) then perhaps one of the alternative
>>emails would be sufficient.

I'm almost positive that Mike has only GEnie and AOL
accounts. (I've never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did
once, however, I was wrong.)
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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Booting from a file server
Date: 12 Jan 93 16:33:48 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility

The following revelation escaped hollandd@uunet.uu.net's lips:
> 
> Can anyone tell me if it possible to get a GS to boot from a mac running
> system7 file shareing, not the full server package?
> 
> I have had a play with this, but I get the impression filesharing does not
> support users properly for the gs to find its boot blocks?

    I don't know if it's possible to boot the GS directly off a Mac with
only System 7's filesharing, but you can try this:

    Make a System 6.0 network boot disk using the Installer, but delete the
Finder on the floppy and make sure you have the SetStart CDev and the
System 6.0 Start file.  You can then use the CDev to tell the GS to run a
Finder on the Mac's hard drive on bootup.  Deleting the Finder saves you
close to 200K on your boot floppy.  Use the extra space to put in more
System folder goodies.  Desktop Utilities and Pointless would be the two
most useful additions since they allow you to auto-load desk accessories
and Truetype fonts from any accessible drive (i.e., on the Mac HD).  A
Finder Extension like IR will let you install other boot files after you're
in the Finder.

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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Out of this World
Date: 8 Jan 93 04:13:34 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility

The following revelation escaped Grover Thomas's lips:
> 
>    While its not a speed-demon, the GS version is very capable in both
> TV (1/2 height, 1/2 width) and 70mm (1/2 height, full width) sizes.
> Personally, I prefer the 70mm mode, and the keyboard controls seem finer
> than the joystick.

    With an 8-MHz Zip, I find the 35mm mode quite playable, although the
animation during the intro sequence lags behind the background music.  It
would be nice if the game could intelligently "stretch" out the background
music to keep in time with the action.

> In article <1993Jan6.144949.9800@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dstarr@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dwight Starr) writes:
> 
> >What gun?  
> >I got a walkthru from someone (sorry I don't have his name here) that says
> >to kill the little creatures in the second and third screens.  How?  
> 
> ?  I dunno, I just ran and jumped over them.  Pretty easy once you get
> the timing down.

    Kick 'em!  Makes it a lot easier when you're coming back the other away
outrunning the large, shadowy carnivourous beast...

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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Booting from a file server
Date: 8 Jan 93 04:13:38 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility

The following revelation escaped hollandd@uunet.uu.net's lips:
> 
> Can anyone tell me if it possible to get a GS to boot from a mac running
> system7 file shareing, not the full server package?
> 
> I have had a play with this, but I get the impression filesharing does not
> support users properly for the gs to find its boot blocks?

    I don't know if it's possible to boot the GS directly off a Mac with
only System 7's filesharing, but you can try this:

    Make a System 6.0 network boot disk using the Installer, but delete the
Finder on the floppy and make sure you have the SetStart CDev and the
System 6.0 Start file.  You can then use the CDev to tell the GS to run a
Finder on the Mac's hard drive on bootup.  Deleting the Finder saves you
close to 200K on your boot floppy.  Use the extra space to put in more
System folder goodies.  Desktop Utilities and Pointless would be the two
most useful additions since they allow you to auto-load desk accessories
and Truetype fonts from any accessible drive (i.e., on the Mac HD).  A
Finder Extension like IR will let you install other boot files after you're
in the Finder.

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-- Preferred: 90taobri@bluffs.scar.utoronto.ca (checked daily)
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From: pasqual@athena.mit.edu (Hiroshi Kawai)
Subject: New synthLAB sequence
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: world 
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 07:49:27 GMT


Hello Apple users,

  I've just uploaded my first synthLAB creation to comp.binaries.apple2 and
ccosun.caltech.edu.  It's a rather short piece, but I like it.  The music can
be described as "mellow" and "easy listening" (so if you don't like music
with a beat, ignore this).  I'd like to get some opinions on it.  So, please
post/reply any comments, questions, complaints, etc.  Thanks!

						Hiroshi

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