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From: bkogawa@pro-palmtree.socal.com (Bryan Ogawa)
Subject: Re: Remapping problems (I think)
Organization: The Palmtree BBS - 310/450-9394 - Santa Monica, CA
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:54:34 GMT

You can get the RamFAST.System file back by pressing and holding 0 during
boot up (like when you change which partition you are booting)...
Then, undisable the ROM, reboot, and copy away!
As for the remapping, I can't help you there, since the sys. I have sys. 6
on doesn't have a RamFAST, and I don't have a removable, either!

.....................................................................
Bryan K. Ogawa  Undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering Major
                University of California, Los Angeles
                II Infinitum!    
                Jesus has done great things for me!
Email me at the following addresses:
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,misc.forsale.computers
From: dt@dhw68k.cts.com (Donald Toy)
Subject: Wanted - 3.5" floppy disk drive for GS
Keywords: 3.5" disk drive,floppy,external
Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA)
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 09:22:12 GMT

As subject line indicates, I am looking for an inexpensive 3.5" disk
drive for a IIgs. If you have one to sell, please send a short
description regarding the condition and age of drive plus your
asking price to dt@dhw68k.cts.com. The drive does not have to be an
Apple label -- just as long as it works.
All replies will be answered.
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From: IGC User Support <support2@igc.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Date: 08 Apr 92 14:23 PDT
Subject: Apple II and @ Sign
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1361700004:000:375
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!support2    Apr  8 14:23:00 1992


From: IGC User Support <support2>
Subject: Apple II and @ Sign

/* Written  6:07 am  Apr  8, 1992 by support2 in cdp:micro */
/* ---------- "Apple II and @ Sign" ---------- */
We have a user who would like help in generating an @ sign with
an Apple II keyboard which does not contain that character.  Does
anyone know offhand what the key combination for this might be?

Tom

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: toh@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Marc Sira)
Subject: Re: System 6
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 92 06:39:25 EDT

stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) writes:

> 
> 	This reminds me of something I heard.  Somebody mentioned that
> the RamFAST driver should be the first file in the drivers folder.  I
> don't see what difference that will make, but if it works for some
> people.

It's not going to repair any of the problems people seem to be having (I'm 
not having any, I'll repeat) but it is useful - once the RF driver is 
loaded, performance is greatly improved. The higher up in the boot order you 
place the driver, the better for your boot time. It might also help to place 
the Drivers folder nearer the top of */System.

> 
> 	The conclusion I drew from Tim Meekin's experience (Not the
> software experience :) ) and from mine is that the Apple drivers won't
> work with the RamFAST if you do not have DMA memory.  And the Apple
> drivers work fine if you do have DMA memory.
> 


This sounds reasonable, but the basic question is, Why would you use the 
Apple drivers at all with the RamFAST? They're not going to do any good at 
all (they're probably and hopefully never going to get started) and they can 
do harm in some circumstances. The board will run fine with no driver at 
all, or better with the RF driver, but there's simply no reason to install 
the Apple SCSI driver (I'm less sure about the SCSI.Manager, but I'm 
inclined to think it doesn't get used either).

Speaking of drivers, does anyone know whether the new A2.RAM driver will 
speed up /RAM5 access with a non-Apple (but still DMA) card? Like, say, the 
CV-Tech card? What if I bought a cheap 1 Meg Apple card and plugged it into 
the piggyback slot? Enquiring minds, etc...


Marc Sira               |
toh@micor.ocunix.on.ca  |  "Why are you always shaaaking yer eyeballs?"
CI$ 70253,2574          '
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: kjs39186@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kent Squires)
Subject: FMJ Sound Samples
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 21:07:52 GMT

I'm looking for sound samples from "Full Metal Jacket". If anybody knows
where some are, please post here or mail me.  Otherwise, I'll just sample
my own, I guess.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: kreme@isis.cs.du.edu (Tzan Tzu -- Zen master of Origami Fighting Fish)
Subject: Re: Lovin' System 6
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 23:50:25 GMT

t.captain@bluemoon.rn.com (Tc Wilson) writes:

>umpistun@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Brent Pistun) writes:

>> 
>>      I saw System 6.0 for the first time last week, and I was wondering
>> what you all think the big deal is about it.
>> 
>>      For one thing, it isn't a signifigant enhancement of version 5.  For
>> another, it's a dog.  It's slow, buggy and USELESS.  Also, don't forget,
>> IT'S JUST A ****ing PROGRAM LAUNCHER!!!  It really does nothing for you.

Hey ANDY!!?  Did you see this?  This guy saus there's no finder.

Hmmm... What do you think?  Think he got a bad copy of the release that
didn't include all your hard work on the finder?

Think he was too stupid to get the software installed right?  Probably had
Prosel or Wings or something and figured there was no finder since HE
didn't see it.

Or maybe martians stole his finder?

Hey guy, get a life, rent a brain, and get a loan so you can buy a clue.

>>      I think it's really sad that you people make such a big deal about the
>> only piece of sofware that has come out in recent memory.  

Really?  I've seen quite a lot of new things.  Not the flood of the early 80's
to be sure, but quite a lot of releases (Ansiterm GS, PT 3.0, Proline 2.0,
Metal 1.06.02 (:-), etc)

>>      The Apple II line has made a signifigant contribution to personal 
>> computer technology, but the day of the Apple II line is gone.  It's
>> dead.  Finished.  History.

Maybe yours is, but mine is getting plenty of use, thank you very little.

>>      Send all replies to /dev/null.

Coward.


>Well, if you want to let that "Dead" GS of yours go to a good home, drop 
>me a line, I'm sure I can find space on my desk for it.

Heck, I have a spare desk just waiting for a computer for it.  I'll take it
off your hands gladly.  heck, I'll even pay the shipping costs!


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From: amichael@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Michael A. Chu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Apple II+ for sale
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:42:25 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: SEASnet, University of California, Los Angeles

Hi,

     I have an old Apple II+ that I would like to sell.  I just got a 486
and a Macintosh so I really don't have a need for it anymore.  It comes
with an Amdek color monitor, Apple thermal printer, 2 5.25" disk drives,
game port, etc.  I have no idea what to ask for these items but I am eager
to sell/donate these items.  If you want these items, please make an offer
or if you know of a worthy charity/school please let me know by e-mail.
The computer still works, but I use my other computers much more.  Thanks.

-Michael Chu  (amichael@seas.ucla.edu or mchu@ee.ucla.edu)
From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: HELP: Dos 3.3
Date: 14 Apr 92 15:28:20 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

In article <11930008@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> sjordan@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Steve Jordan) writes:
>Why doesn't the Dos 3.3 FST allow you to format disks in the finder?
>I'd like to make a hard disk partition to hold my old Dos 3.3 stuff,
>but alot of stuff isn't compatible if you convert it to Prodos.

Same reason it doesn't let you copy files *onto* DOS 3.3 disks, and
why the disks always show up with padlock icons:  The DOS 3.3 FST
is designed to be read-only.  It lets you copy your files to other
disks, or even open them up directly from a GS/OS application (like
Teach, for example...opens DOS 3.3 "T" files just fine).
-- 
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Apple II System Software Engineer         |   P.O. Box 875
America Online: Dave Lyons                |   Cupertino, CA 95015-0875
GEnie:DAVE.LYONS  CompuServe:72177,3233 Internet:dlyons@apple.com

My opinions are my own, not Apple's.
From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown Matt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Here is the FIX for the new P8 problems
Date: 7 Apr 92 02:24:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: darkstar.32227
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing


In article <rqlakINNhae@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman) writes:
}What this is supposed to do is turn off the re-mapping feature in P8
}so that only the RamFast card does the remapping..

	Serious qeustion here..  Why is letting the RamFAST do the remapping
better than letting P8 do the mapping?
	Since you can already turn off the mapping with the Ramfast, as other
people have stated, I think I'd rather have Apple's software doing the
remapping than patching files to get it to turn off the remapping..
(Plus, since it's Apple's software, you'd think if there were any other
sorts of conflicts whatsoever, Apple's would do it more 'within its own rules')
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: hal@budapest.math.macalstr.edu (Harold Byron Bouma)
Subject: Re: Apple ][ stuff for sale
Organization: Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 02:53:37 GMT

George Bako writes
> 
>                     SUPER APPLE // BLOWOUT!!!! (What's left)
>                     ----------------------------------------

	[Totally patethic products (except the apple-cat) that no one has  
bothered purchasing over the last two months despite multitudes upon multitudes  
of lamer postings by George removed...]

	Hey George, can you like lay off the postings of the for-sale articles?  
I mean techinally, you're not even supposed to post for-sale articles on  
comp.sys.a2. I personally don't mind one or two articles about for-sales,  
because I'm always looking for stuff to add to my collection, but enough is  
enough!!! You've already posted it here, thats enough. If you're really  
desperate to sell it, keep it to misc.forsale.computers, where that stuff is  
supposed to be.

| Hal Bouma                            | Send mail to: HBouma@Macalstr.edu    |
| Macalester College, St. Paul, MN.    | and           HBouma@Macalstr.Bitnet |
 \  Things that make you go Hmmm:  System 6, GNO, DreamGrafix, NCS/DSP card  /
  \  Coming sometime this decade for the //GS : NBA! (GNO compatible too!)  /
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From: johnp@pro-angmar.alfalfa.com (John Palaima)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: eclipse
Date: 11 Apr 92 20:13:59 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-angmar]

eclipse is great..got it to set up, but it wont go any further..it wonl let
me local logon..it sits and initializes.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: scott@ne3005.ingr.com (Scott Gentry)
Subject: Re: IIGS RGB Out of Focus
Organization: Intergraph Corp., Reston, VA
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 13:38:07 GMT

dkl@xcluud.sccsi.com (David Karl Leikam) writes:

>  First, the GS monitor is 'way too dark -- too dim, I mean. With some
>graphics programs, notably a game or two, the screen is so dark it's
>impossible to see it under any conditions. For marginal ones, I turn out
>all the lights at night, and it's barely adequate. For others, even this
>doesn't help.
> 
>  My monitor sits side by side with my PC's VGA Multisync monitor. In terms
>of relative brightness, there's no comparison at all.  (And yes, I have the
>brightness pot maxed, and the contrast adjusted to the best I can get it.
> 
Dunno about that... how old is the monitor?  It could be a number of things
but I'll be willing to bet it has something to do with the answer I'm 
about to give below.  That said, I've never seen a IIGS monitor from Apple
have as high quality display as do their Mac monitors.  Additionally, side
by side comparisons that I've made show the IIGS monitor lacking in focus,
brightness, and convergence.  

>  The other problem is flakiness of the display. It will "shimmer" or 
>"flicker" from time to time, as it would in a soft power dropout. (Not the
>problem, it runs off of a UPS, as does the VGA monitor, which doesn't have
>this effect.)

If, during an episode of flicker, the main power lamp on the monitor goes
out, you probably have a cold solder joint at one or more of the flyback to
PCB connections.  I had this problem with my monitor and simply resoldered
three of the connections.  The result of this fix was improved brightness
and no shimmering/dropout.  

Thanks go to Tae Song for his post a few weeks back -- it was right on 
target and very, very timely.  Thanks again, Tae!

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From: larry@lablues.UUCP (Lawrance A. Schneider)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Matt's Misives
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 04:50:08 EDT
Organization: L/A Blues BBS - Auburn, Maine (207) 777-3465

The Unknown Matt said:

|        Someone, PLEASE put this in the FAQ. It keeps getting asked
|over and over and over and over and over and over, ad infinitim.

But Matt - that would rob you of a chance to say "I'm not quit sure, but 
I
think I saw/heard/read ...." i.e. you'd loose a chance to expound on your
infinite wisdom.   We'd miss your 20 - 30 posts a day.  <8-).

InterNet: larry@lablues.UUCP
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From: mccla_d@snapdragon.cs.odu.edu (dennis mcclain-furmanski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: RE: Copyrights. Part 1
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:19:30 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA

mark@trillian.jsc.nasa.gov says:

[much stuff nuked]

> Copyrighting software protects your investment for the life of the author
> PLUS 17 years after his/her death.

The old copyright laws stipulated a 17 year term, renewable for one additional
term. The new copyright laws cover the life of the author plus the life of
his/her heirs. New in this case means the last revision, circa 1976.

> How NOT to....
> Use the copyright symbol, but never register it.

Again, the new law says that the mere existence of putting your name on your
work constitutes a copyright. The circle-C is unnecessary, but commonly used.
In this case, though, the burden of proof rests with the author. Registering
increases the likelihood of winning a court battle dramatically.

In the case of books, plays, etc., it's almost superfluous to register it 
unless you're ready to cut a large deal. These things just are not copied
that often.

In the case of software, it's asinie NOT to register it. Too easily copied, 
and code is too easily rewritten.

I'd like to know your source, Mark. It doesn't match well with mine. Mine is
a copyright lawyer who has covered my book, articles and screenplay. One of
us has some bogus information.
From: at989@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Matt Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Modem troubles...
Date: 7 Apr 92 01:01:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr7.010156.24074
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


Greetings,

	I just hooked up a 2400 baud modem to my parents computer
and it is dropping characters.  The same modem does not drop
characters on my PC.  It is an external modem and the serial card
that is installed in their apple II had never given me any
problems when I had in the same apple II years ago.  My question
is this:  I gave them a IBM PC modem cable...is there any
difference in cable pinouts between an ibm pc and an apple ii???
I was under the impression that an RS-232 modem cable was uniform.
I have had the system working about 5 years ago with a different
cable...what do you think??? is it the cable?

Thanks for your help,
Matthew D Porter
porter@ewf.eng.ohio-state.edu
"I cry for the basketball Bucks..."
-- 
Matthew D Porter
porter@ewf.eng.ohio-state.edu
(Don't forget, you can't spell geek without an EE!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: blaby@fraser.sfu.ca (John Edward Blaby)
Subject: Re: Supra Corp.
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 03:27:45 GMT

edw@caligula.cts.com (Ed Watkeys) writes:

<Much info punted>


>IF
>hardware handshaking cables are the same between IIgs/Mac then all you need
>to do is throw away the software...


This raises a point that is pertenent to me! Is the Mac/IIgs hardware
handshaking cable the same? I am currently using the Mac cable on my
GS with the new Supra modem. I have to go through a lot of crap to get
a highspeed connection. If there is a difference in the cable, that
would explain it!


>Ed

>--
>Ed Watkeys (Drexel U. Comp Sci)  "...if you wish to strive for peace
>edw@caligula.cts.com              of soul and pleasure, then believe;
>edw%caligula@phlpa.pha.pa.us      if you wish to be a devotee of truth,
>ls.com!phlpa!caligula!edw         then inquire...." -- Nietzsche


John		blaby@sfu.ca
From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (resU nwonknU ehT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Old sound files...
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:38:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: darkstar.33090
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing


In article <1992Apr16.150016.27094@crash.cts.com> amritc@pro-hindugods.cts.com (Amrit Chauhan) writes:
}Is there a conversion utility out there for sound files?  I have the Q-Labs
}Signature GS disk with quite a number of interesting sounds, but they won't
}work with System 6.0 OBVIOUSLY.  Is there anything I can use to convert
}them to a sound the CDEV will recognise and use?  From what I can tell,
}Apple created a new filetype for the sound files, right? $D8

	Amrit, I sent you the program in e-mail, as you probably already know..

	To others: I recently posted my program, RawToRes, which does this
exact thing (convert raw data sounds into rSoundSamples) to 
comp.binaries.apple2  ..  If anyone wants it and doesn't have access to
comp.binaries.apple2, just send me e-mail.  [The program is useful to 
create sounds for use with System 6, as well as to add sound files to 
HyperCard GS stacks]
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\Mail me:Get INFOCOM GAMES RERELEASED,ULT VI GS done,for UNIX GS&CHEAP CD info/
From: vokey@hg.uleth.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: System 6
Date: 9 Apr 92 02:13:08 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I've had numerous problems installing system 6 on both a ROM 3.0 and
ROM 1.0 machines.  Queer problems such as a fatal system error after the finder
was launched (on the ROM 3), and an inability to boot into the finder
(on the ROM 1), despite setting setstart to the finder -- it always boots to
prodos 8/basic.system, and I have to invoke the finder manually from there
(note, it doesn't boot prodos 8, it just launches it instead of the finder).
The first problem I fixed by deleting the system folder completely from
my harddrive and disconnecting a non-apple 3.5" drive (that wasn't being used).
Neither operation, alone, solved the problem.  The second problem I have
yet solve, but all the problems appear to be related to the installer
program not deleting files it should, and often failing to install other files
that allegedly it should be installing.  Further, completely deleting the
system folder before installing increased the rate of booting at least three-
fold -- before, it would take upwards of 5 minutes to boot and launch
the finder.  Last, as an experiment, I have installed the system numerous
times over itself using the default "easy install".  It's never the same
twice...  Incidentally, I recieved my system diskettes from A2-central.
Comments?
John R. Vokey
Department of Psychology
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
CANADA T1K 3M4
vokey@hg.uleth.ca
From: 2frjbits@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Preston J. Park)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Nostalgia Contest
Date: 16 Apr 92 12:20:01 CDT
Organization: Macrocosm BBS: 913-841-9446

In article <1992Apr15.061148.27329@news.Hawaii.Edu>, gkomatsu@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Galen Tatsuo Komatsu) writes:
> In article <rdippold.703038978@cancun> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>>As I said, I've just dug out my Apple // for the new place, and in the
>>docs I found: my big red 8 1/2" x 11" "Apple II Reference Manual" from
>>January 1978.
> 
>>Can anyone "beat" this?  Does Apple Computer still have some of the
>>old stuff laying around in sort of a museum?

Speaking of nostalgia: does anyone have an old copy of ShrinkIt-GS where Andy
mispelled his name?  I'd like to have a copy of that laying around to remind
me that I'm not completely beyond hope.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: max@isis.eng.hou.compaq.com (Max Heffler)
Subject: Re: RAMFAST Questions
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 19:41:32 GMT

sjordan@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Steve Jordan) writes:

>Could someone tell me if RAMFAST includes drivers to use SCSI tape drives and
>CD-ROMs?  Will the drivers work with ALL SCSI tapes & CDs, or only certain
>brands?  Also, does RAMFAST include a special driver to read High Sierra format
>CDs (so I could read CDs like a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc. on both my Apple
>AND my IBM-PC?)  System 6.0 includes all these drivers including High Sierra
>(I believe) for use with the Apple High-Speed SCSI card, but chances are that
>those same drivers aren't compatible with RAMFAST.   Anyone???

The RamFast works with the Archive SCSI drive I just bought and I
suppose it will work with any standard SCSI tape drive for
backup/restore...
-- 
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Compaq Computer Corporation             uucp: ..!uunet!max@compaq.com
P.O. Box 692000 - M050701               phone: (713) 378-8366
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