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From: scotth@cs.umr.edu (Scott Hayes)
Subject: Help with .BSQ files
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 03:28:34 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO


This may be dumb, but what do I do with .BSQ files in order to run them?
I have an Internet account on a Unix machine and I downloaded some .BSQ
files from ccosun.caltech.edu.  I also downloaded binscii.exe.  I have
access to an IBM-compatible with a modem that I can set in host mode and
I transferred the files to an Apple IIc running ProDOS.  I tried changing
the file type of binscii.exe to BIN and SYS (ProDOS SYS) and I still can't
run the thing.  How do I get at the .BSQ files if I get binscii working?
Should I be using binscii at all?  I'm soooooo confused? --I mean I AM!
Please e-mail me.

Scott
scotth@cs.umr.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: scott@ne3005.reston.ingr.com (Scott Gentry)
Subject: Re: Prism Gif/3200 program
Organization: Intergraph Corp., Reston, VA
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 22:54:04 GMT

axel@sdf.lonestar.org (T. "Axel" Limpton) writes:


>Does anyone have any information on that Prism 3200 program?  Like when is it
>going to be out, is there going to be a demo version so we can see if it is
>worth the bux, and how much is it going to cost?
> 
>Mail me please...

Nope, sorry... Posting to the net and then asking for answers via E-mail is 
not a good thing, so I'll answer here.

Look in the current issue of inCider... there's a new product announcement in 
there, but keep in mind that those announcements are prepped by the 
publisher of the software being announced.  This means there's a three month
lead time and a lot can happen in three months.  

Last I heard the program was due out in December, there was no mention of
year.  :-)  Seriously, from what I've been told and seen, Prism looks to be
a pretty good way to convert GIF's for use on the GS.  That said, it's supposed
to support TIFF, too, but I've heard Prism doesn't really do a primo job on
pictures with many colors.  

As far as your other questions, go, welp, Ron Mercer is on proline so perhaps
he'll read your message.





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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: dockery@griffin.cuc.ab.ca (Sean Dockery)
Subject: stable method of calling RESET code question
Organization: Synchrotron Software Group, Calgary, Alberta
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:45:09 GMT

I have come across a little dilemma regarding the method of calling
the RESET code that is portable between all Apple II machines.

As for why I want to do this...

While working on the assembly language end of a BASIC based bulletin
board program, it is absolutely necessary that there is a way of
protecting against all users (except the system administrator) from
entering BASIC either by accident or by design.

While intercepting input through a routine of my own, I keep track of
the state of input (be it from the keyboard, exec file, or deferred
mode via the STATE flag ($BE42) in the BASIC.SYSTEM global page.)

In the event that there is an illegal entry to BASIC by a normal user,
I have set up the routine so that it will disconnect with the user,
decrement the PWREDUP byte (at $03F4) to fool the computer into
thinking that there is a cold boot about to occur (hopefully an
infallible way to minimize downtime and potential damage by malicious
users,) and call the RESET code to reboot the computer.  (I have to
say here that no one plans on writing programs which won't recover
from all errors, but better safe than sorry.)  I thought that by using
the RESET code of the computer, it would avoid the ambiguous choice of
what drive to reboot (via a JMP $Cx00.)

Now, that I have explained WHY I want to do this...

There is more than one method of calling the RESET code, and I am
curious as to which method would be the best to use so that the
program will be completely portable between machines.

The two possible methods which I know of to call the RESET code are:

	1) do a JMP ($FFFC), or
	2) do a JMP $FA62

Simply put, which method is safer/better?  Is there any difference?

I hope that someone from Apple, Inc. will enlighten me as to which
method (if either) should be used [the standard] and possibly why.

sean
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From: jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Subject: Re: New Paintworks $C2 Animations
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Reply-To: jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 4 Jan 93 19:55:44 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.184314.17249@nuscc.nus.sg> isc10327@nusunix1.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE) writes:
>Jimmy Shaw (jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu) wrote:
>: Hello, the first one of my recently converted $C2 Animations
>: for the GS was just uploaded to cco.caltech.edu, under the
>: /pub/apple2/uploads directory.  The file name is "X29.SHOW.SHK".
>:
>	Jimmy, your animation is FANTASTIC!!  Real nice and smooth
>without any colour smughing or interference.  It plays well under
>FinderView 3.0.

Thanks, it feels good to know that they weren't wasted hours :-)
Of course, without DreamGrafix, multi-palette animations would not
have been possible.

>:
>: Here is another question for you:
>:
>: I have a $C2 animation that is 3.7 megabytes (yes, 3.7MB), it is
>: a full 320x200 grey scale animation of flying through and above
>: a canyon. (fractals?)  The problem is that I am not sure if
>: enough people out there can view this thing (I have 6 megs on my
>:
>	I think a bigger problem is whether we can get it off cco to our
>IIGS.  Well, I know I can at least but I also know that some people like
>Thye Chean have to copy the file from their machine to floppies before
>transferring it to their IIGS; and how do you segment 3.7 MB into 800K
>floppies??
>:

Yeah, I knew this would be a problem for many users. (the inital
debate was to lower the picture quality, or block out the full
320x200 screen by making black borders around the edges, so the
resulting animation would be smaller.  But I decided not to compromise,
the GS deserves the best!  However, if there are enough requests for
the reduced version, let me know, and I'll do it!)

I don't know how one would go about segmenting files though :(

>: Should I bother to upload this on to cco?  Please let me know.
>:
>	I would DEFINITELY LOVE to see more $C2 animations!  So if it's
>not a bother, PLEASE UPLOAD!!
>:
>: Thanks in advance.
>:
>	Thanks TO YOU for converting the animations!

You're welcome!  I knew my insomnia would be of use one of these days! :)
Read the included README file for sneak preview of upcoming conversion.

>:
>: --
>: Jimmy Shaw		      RamFAST, ZipGSX and 6.0... Apple II Forever!
>: jimmys@ics.uci.edu
>: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>- DOTW -

Jimmy



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jimmys@ics.uci.edu
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From: brandon.high@uttsbbs.uucp (Brandon High) 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: EXTERNAL FAX MODEM FOR RO
Date: 10 Jan 93 01:01:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
Reply-To: brandon.high@uttsbbs.uucp (Brandon High) 

A really good faxmodem is the PPI 14400sa/fax or whatever... It has
v.42bis, etc. and works really reliably...

I just plugged it in and went, the init strings are really easy to
set... and that was it. Kinda a weird case though... It looks like an
Apple 3.5 drive on its side...
                                                                                                        
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From: johnt@meaddata.com (John Townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Your Money Matters (problems)
Date: 4 Jan 1993 15:19:57 GMT
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: skibum.meaddata.com

I'm having major problems with getting started on Your Money Matters, which I
bought from Resource Central a month or two ago.  Any time I try to enter any
kind of transaction (even a recurring one), the program takes off to Never-Never
Land for a few minutes, occasionally emitting an Apple II-style beep.  When it
returns (if ever), a window comes up saying that I can't have more than 19 split
transactions, even if the transaction was not split at all.  This program seems
awfully buggy to entrust my accounting to.  Am I doing something wrong?  I
haven't been able to isolate this problem yet, but I'd appreciate hearing about
anyone else's experiences with this program.  Anyone know if there's any way to
contact the author or Software Solutions by e-mail?  Thanks!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Plague)
Subject: //c and printer question
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:42:53 GMT

Can a //c use a parallel printer? I've been asked this question many times at
work and all I can say is "I honestly don't know."

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From: larry@lablues.UUCP (Lawrance A. Schneider)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Why didn't my apple need a screen saver?
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 17:22:25 EST
Organization: L/A Blues BBS - Auburn ME (207) 777-3465 & 7782

>For the first time ever, Jawaid, I have to disagree with you. Screen 
savers
>are more than just cute animations.

|Point taken (as well as the others who have replied in this thread).
|I use a screen saver, BlankInit.  It's the only one I use.  The only
|thing it does is turn the screen black.  No animations, no frills, 
.....

Jawaid, could you put it up on cba2?              Larry

InterNet: larry@lablues.UUCP
FidoNet:  1:132/300 Larry Schneider

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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Unreliable mail server
Date: 8 Jan 93 16:20:43 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility


    BTW, I've been told that several people have been trying to e-mail me
at 90taobri@chasm.scar.utoronto.ca over the last few days (mostly about
those illegal TT fonts on caltech, heh...).  Unfortunately, mail never
seems to arrive at this machine, and the sender never gets a bounced mail
notice.  If there's something I should see, please mail it (for now) to
90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca or 90taobri@bluffs.scar.utoronto.ca.
Thanks.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: blasjw@ntmtv.UUCP (Joseph Blas)
Subject: Re: IDE to IIGS... Is it possible?
Reply-To: ntmtv!blasjw@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Joseph Blas)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:31:17 GMT

In article <a411993@pro-scat.cts.com> seane@pro-scat.cts.com (Sean Eller) writes:
>Does anybody know if it's possible to hook up an IDE hard drive to an Apple
>//GS?  I just had to ask seeing as there's so many dirt cheap hard drives
>available for the IBM and clones.  Is there a controller of some sort?
>
>----
>ProLine:  seane@pro-scat
>Internet: seane@pro-scat.cts.com
>UUCP:     crash!pro-scat!seane

  Yes it's totally possible.  As it turns out, the hard drives in the
  Vulcans are IDE.  However it is my understanding that the Vulcan
  controllers can only work with certain drives.  So, the way to go is
  get a Turbo IDE card which is made in Germany.  The lastest ones
  should be able to control just about any IDE drive.  I'm about to
  buy one of these myself and run a Maxtor 130MB drive off of it.    

      
		  Regards,

			Joe




Joseph W. Blas    
ntmtv!blasjw@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Northern Telecom
Mt. View, CA
From: gachot@bonnet.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Canyon Demo
Date: 12 Jan 93 08:47:48 GMT
Reply-To: gachot@bonnet.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


	I tried to run the CANYON animation, but 

	With Anyshow nothing append
	With Finder view I get a message telling me that 'can't allocate ...'

	How can I visualized this animation.

	I have 4Mb of Memory.


		-Erik.
From: tsavage@ub.d.umn.edu (Tim Savage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Tell me what you know about AE & the Vulcan HD...
Date: 8 Jan 1993 16:42:26 -0600
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ub.d.umn.edu


And I will post the results of this informal survey to the net! 


Thanx- 
Tim Savage			tsavage@ub.d.umn.edu

ps- I am having problems with my 100 meg Vulcan, specifically many, many,
many bad blocks. My warrantee is long gone, so if this was a simple problem,
it'd be way better than paying AE $75/hr or whatever. And if it came to
replacing either the Rodime unit, or the controller, I'd just as soon pick
and install the components myself.

Thanks again, in advance!!
From: herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: One keyboard for 2 computers
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 93 15:11:14 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Previously shankar@src.honeywell.com (Subash Shankar) wrote:
 
>I have a Mac IIci and an Apple IIGS (please, no computer flames), which
>both use ADB keyboards.  To clear up desk space, is there any way of
>using the same keyboard for both computers?  Surely, somebody else has a
>similar problem?
>
>Thanks
 
No flames directed to you. I too have asked this question when I got a
Mac Classic and an Extended Keyboard. I asked many dealers if there is an
ADB switch box and everyone said no. I've also been told that such a
device would be dangerous to both my GS and Mac. Something to do with
power.
 
If anyone else knows of a safe and better way to do this let me know.
 
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From: WAXMONRW@SNYBUFVA.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: wordperfect for Apple //
Date: 4 Jan 93 17:11:30 GMT
Organization: from SUNY College at Buffalo, NY 14222

Someone said:

>I didn't see the original message, so I am reply to both posters:

>For the IIe:  I am pretty sure there is an IIe version, however,
I >don't know where you would get one.  I would contact WordPerfect
CoCorporation directly, they might still have copies of it left.


I don't know who initiated the inquiry but I do have a copy of WordPerfect
for the IIe that I would be willing to part with. It is a complete copy
(legally purchased) with disks and manuals. If the originator is interested
in it, please contact me.

Ray Waxmonsky (waxmonrw@snybufva.bitnet)
Dept. of Geography and Planning
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716-878-6216)
From: dirk@GAGA.MASCHINENBAU.UNI-DORTMUND.DE
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: ByteWorks via Internet
Date: 5 Jan 93 08:58:30 GMT
Organization: The Internet
X-Unparsable-Date: Die, 5. Jan 1993 9:49:01 Uhr

Is there a way to reach ByteWorks via Internet?
I have no access to GEnie and would like to ask for bug 
fixes etc.

Thanks

Dirk
|Dirk Froehling - dirk@gaga.maschinenbau.uni-dortmund.de|
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|"GS is not dead, it just smells funny!" - FZ modified  |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: aa382@Freenet.carleton.ca (Marc Sira)
Subject: Re: Zip Chapter 11 ... Not anymore
Reply-To: aa382@Freenet.carleton.ca (Marc Sira)
Organization: The National Capital Freenet
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:52:38 GMT


In a previous article, lcornel@eis.calstate.edu (Louis Cornelio) says:

[speaking of Zip, Inc.]
>While we may hope they stay in business, I for one hope they improve their
>business practices. If you EVER mail them anything, send it registered &
>keep the receipt. I have it from experience & word of the post office that
>even that doesn't stop them from frequently claiming they never received
>the registered item, as happened to me (although they had) so beware... 

Since every negative anecdote requires an equal and opposite reaction,
I'll point out that they were helpful with me, and remailed my Zip at
their cost when the local post office (or pseudo-post office) Returned it
To Sender after a minor mixup. They were quick about it, too.
One point is that the above occurred within the last four months, ie.
within the period of solvency if rumours are to be believed. Not that this
should make any difference, but...


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From: lcornel@eis.calstate.edu (Louis Cornelio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GEnie
Date: 8 Jan 93 04:10:01 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

BTW,, I am selling the $40 Master Guide to GEnie book by Glossbrenner for
$15 if anyone would like some tips on the system.

	Louis	lcornel@eis.calstate.edu
From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Fatal Error 0911
Date: 7 Jan 1993 10:44:40 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu

ltchean@rambutan.iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:

>And it happens most especially in cold days. I think the problem was that
>it was UNDERheating though I has Zip/OctoRAM/Sound card installed.

I had this happen for a few days about three weeks ago, and they were pretty
cold days. It quite happening around the time I started keeping the heater on
most of the time, so maybe "underheating" is another cause...

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 ??

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
From: kmccorm@access.digex.com (Kevin McCormick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: New Paintworks $C2 Animations
Date: 4 Jan 1993 23:39:12 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

In article <2B486E55.9975@ics.uci.edu> jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw) writes:

>I have a $C2 animation that is 3.7 megabytes (yes, 3.7MB), it is
>a full 320x200 grey scale animation of flying through and above
>a canyon. (fractals?)  The problem is that I am not sure if
>enough people out there can view this thing (I have 6 megs on my
>system, so that's no problem.

You've whet our appetites... why not go ahead and upload it?  I think there's
enough people out there that have enough memory and are interested.


-- 
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IRC: Xenophon                             |        - Robert J. Oppenheimer
Organization: Senior, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Date: Sat,  9 Jan 1993 03:22:38 -0500 
From: Gregory Ross Thompson <gregt+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: Prisoner I and II

  If anyone has any info on the avaialability of either of these
games, please let me know.  I'm interested in both...

		-Greg
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		       or: gt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu
		 BITNet  : R746GT0T@CMCCVB
		 AOL     : GRThompson
From: lcornel@eis.calstate.edu (Louis Cornelio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Zip Chapter 11 ... Not anymore
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:02:55 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

While we may hope they stay in business, I for one hope they improve their
business practices. If you EVER mail them anything, send it registered &
keep the receipt. I have it from experience & word of the post office that
even that doesn't stop them from frequently claiming they never received
the registered item, as happened to me (although they had) so beware...
From: johnt@meaddata.com (John Townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIgs emulators for the Mac ?
Date: 11 Jan 1993 15:53:13 GMT
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: skibum.meaddata.com

In article <7J53wB5w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>, diff@comtch.spk.wa.us (Rick Diffley) writes:
|> There's was some discussion about this at Apple Computer (IIgs emulation
|> for the Mac), but it was too costly to produce (more than a complete
|> system alone).

Seems to me that it would make more sense to put a Mac emulator in a IIgs
anyway.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: scip2060@nusunix1.nus.sg (SARDJONO INSANI)
Subject: Apple ][ Serial Card Technical Info
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 06:04:44 GMT


Hi,
Does anybody know the technical information about apple serial card 
including the pinouts? 
Thanks



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