HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: despair@netcom.com (Scott Hanson)
Subject: Re: Is there an auto prg to merge midi out with a thru?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:00:09 GMT

I am glad to have brought up a popular point, and apologize for getting
the pinout wrong.  I was attempting to do so from memory after several
months of "pinout inactivity."  Not only did I misremember the pin numbering
scheme, but the physical layout as well!  Thank you all for correcting me.
It _does_ work well and reliably for me, even if I have a defective brain!

Regards.
-- 
Scott Hanson		This has been a recording.
despair@netcom.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: jad2433@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Neonman)
Subject: Need Mega4 MotherBoard!
Reply-To: jad2433@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:29:29 GMT

I am looking to buy a working mega 4 motherboard,
I dont need the case, powersupply, keyboard, floppy drive or monitor.

Just a working Mega 4 or even Mega 2 with Empty Chip Banks for easy upgrade
motherboard. (shielding and insulation sheet might be nice too but not
necessary)

If you want to sell one or  know where to get one new/used at a good price,
please leave me a message at the following Internat address or call me 
here on the East Coast. Justin DuBois

JAD2433@ritvax.isc.rit.edu    or    JAD2433@rit.edu

Justin DuBois (716) 359-9888

Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: kisaacso@nyx.cs.du.edu (Kevin Isaacson)
Subject: DM Hint disk
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 02:20:24 GMT

Hey, I got started playing Dungeon Master again and I'm stuck down at
about level 7.  I remember that there was a hint disk out a couple years
ago, does anybody still have a copy?  Don't know if it was PD, shareware, or
what but it had maps of each level and hints for tricky spots.  Thanks!
 
Kevin Isaacson
kisaacso@nyx.cs.du.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: heneganj@cs.aston.ac.uk (Jase The Stos Programmer)
Subject: Re: Atari FTP sites
Reply-To: heneganj@cs.aston.ac.uk
Organization: Aston University (Comp Sci)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 12:26:13 GMT

Here are some FTP sites (anonymous):

141.211.164.8		Atari Archive
tolsun.oulu.fi		Atari Finland
nikhefh.nikhef.nl	More of the same
ftp.uni-kl.de		Lots of MSA demos


       /\__ ___ ___
      //\_//\__/\__\
     //_///_/ /_/_	:Jason Henegan	
 /\ //\_/ \_//\___\	:heneganj@uk.ac.aston.cs
/_/// //___//_/_
\___\/ \\__\\___\

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: mpepe@nyx.cs.du.edu (Matt Pepe)
Subject: Re: Looking for a sound digitizer
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Keywords: sound, digitizer
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 00:45:50 GMT


I'm looking for one of these sound digitizers also...  I have a 1 meg 1040
ST..  s if there has been any replies to the abouve mentioed article,
could someone please tell me the 3's! :) thanks!


Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: "calvin bruner" <calvin.bruner@canrem.com>
Subject: atspeed (or the like) for
Reply-To: "calvin bruner" <calvin.bruner@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 3 Oct 92 23:38:56 EST

>here's a 16MHz 386SX board for the Falcon030 being made by company name
Sack
>in Germany.  It will utilise the Falcon030's VGA graphics and such and
(the
>best part) will only cost around $150.  That's NOT a typo!  $150!!!
That's
>ALL!

Any word on whether it will use the DSP to emulate Sound Blaster or
like cards?

Also, latest "rumour" I heard is that there is also a 386DX model
being developed and perhaps a 486?!  Do you know whether or not there
is any truth to it?

It would be nice to run some of the IBM software not available for the
Atari.  Now if someone could just tell me what model of Multisync I
need to run all resolutions (if that is possible).
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: dave@admiral.uucp (Dave Litchman)
Subject: Re: using Falcon DSP as modem?
Organization: The Admiral's Unix System & The Grid BBS
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 18:29:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep24.130805.10131@uoft02.utoledo.edu> steiner@jupiter.cse.utoledo.edu (jason "Think!" steiner) writes:
>someone once made a mac clone with a built in DSP. as part of the
>package they included some software that would make the DSP emulate
>a 9600 bps modem.
>
>how difficult would it be to rig the Falcon like this? that could be
>a big selling point...

From what I understand, not difficult at all. All you need is an adapter from 
the DSP port to the RJ11 plug on the phone line. I've heard people talking about
$100 for that. A 9600 baud modem for $100? Very cool...


-- 
"Dammit Jim, I'm a free man, not a number!"
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"Ray, when somebody asks you if you're a god, you say YES!" -- Winston Zeddmore
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: wallace@yngstr.enet.dec.com (Ray Wallace)
Subject: Re: Newbie C question.
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 22:43:52 GMT


In article <rasas.717788267@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU>, rasas@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Greg Patten) writes...
>		if(fpath[i] = '\\')

Change the '=' to a '=='. ie:
		if(fpath[i] == '\\')

Your code is copying a '\' over every character in the path name.

---
Ray Wallace		
		(INTERNET,UUCP) wallace@oldtmr.enet.dec.com
		(UUCP)		...!decwrl!oldtmr.enet!wallace
		(INTERNET)	wallace%oldtmr.enet@decwrl.dec.com
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From: hintz@uranus.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Stefan Hintz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GIF/JPG for TT
Date: 5 Oct 1992 13:29:25 GMT
Organization: University of Dortmund, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: uranus
Keywords: Picture viewer, Image Processing

In article <1992Sep22.215902.15065@CS.ORST.EDU> thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (John Thaanum) writes:
>Yesterday I ftp'd several different GIF viewers from a.a, but none 
>support TT low or TT medium res.  Would somebody out there like to 
>point me towards a GIF a/o JPG viewer that supports these resolutions?
>

Charly-Image Version 2.0 and GEM-View 1.1i (08.04.1992) can both display JPEG
and GIF-Files in all resolution, also on graphic boards. Charly-Image can also
save JPEG-File an manipulate them in TrueColor or Greyscale.

	Stefan Hintz

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: seimet@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Uwe Seimet)
Subject: Re: Program to read ST disks on a PC needed
Keywords: ST PC
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 14:52:58 GMT

bldaniel@unccsun.uncc.edu (Brian Daniels) writes:

>I'm looking for a program to run on an IBMPC clone that
>will allow me to read ST-formatted 720k disks.  I noted one
>on atari.archive called ataridsk.zip, but it seems to be 
>corrupted (total size is ~47 bytes, and unzip says it's not
>a zip file).   I'd appreciate a pointer to a program to do 
>this...
If you format your disks on the ST with TOS 1.04 or newer you don't need any
program because disks formatted with these TOS versions can be used directly
on IBMs. I'm doing this for several years now.

***************************************
*        Uwe Seimet                   *
*        seimet@rhrk.uni-kl.de        *
*        seimet@chemie.uni-kl.de      *
*-------------------------------------*
* I really hate this damned machine,  *
*     I wish that they would sell it. *
* It never does that what I mean      *
*     but only what I tell it.        *
***************************************
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: drb@kepler.unh.edu (Dean R Biron)
Subject: Atari Dealer in New Hampshire?
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 04:06:42 GMT

Hi,
	I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me where to find
an Atari dealer in southern New Hampshire or north-eastern Mass.  I live
in Manchester, so close to there would be great.  I bought a 520ST years
ago, remember when they were selling them at places like Lechmere and having
special package deals as incentives.  Anyway, I sold it about a year ago
to buy an evil PC-clone.  Now I want a Falcon, or possbily even a TT if I
can find one and can afford it.  I have owned nearly every model that Atari
has put out from the 400 through to the 520ST.  (I might actually buy the
old 520 back, since I sold it to my sister.)  Anyway, the simple fact that
I am currently using an Intel machine should indicate the seriouness of my 
dilemma(sp?).  Please help me out.
-- 
Dean R Biron
University of New Hampshire, Computer Science undergrad
drb@kepler.unh.edu  or just deano@unh.edu
"There is no reason for anyone to have a computer in their home."
	-Ken Olson circa 1979
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
Subject: Re: Hard Disk Fan
Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 18:22:27 GMT

In article 717693620@freyr, annius@sif.research.ptt.nl (Annius Groenink) writes:
>
>I replaced the fan of my SH204 hard disk yesterday and I was
>very surprised the air flow of the fan was outward. I expected
>that they would want the fan to blow cold air into the unit
>instead of the other way round, but I suppose I just had the
>wrong idea.

Note that on the case of your SH204 there are vents at the front of the case.
The idea is to bring in cool outside air from the front of the drive box and
vent it over the powersupply and out the back.  Doing so vice versa would
blow warmer air over the drive mech as well as dust particles.  Just make 
sure you reassemble the case with the vents to the front (opposite end from
the fan).
---

___________________________ John "HUTCH" Hutchinson _________________________
_________________ Fair Dinkum Technologies     Member - IAAD  _______________
________________ "No worries, mate... it's from Fair Dinkum!" _______________
____________ email: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov   GEnie: FAIR-DINKUM _____________
From: vovut@prism.cs.orst.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: StereoTek glasses: $45 (shipping included)
Date: 30 Sep 92 09:28:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Sep30.092806.7620
Distribution: usa
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept


Email if interested.

Trung
vovut@prism.cs.orst.edu
From: jvance@maxwell.oac.uci.edu (Joachim Vance)
Subject: Re: What's new with Atari?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 3 Oct 92 08:48:51 GMT

clarkmi@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Michael Clark) writes:
>I have recently become interested in Atari ST and subsequent computers,
>and I would love to have a concise yet thorough discussion of the
>various models available and their capabilities.  I've browsed the
>FAQs without really getting a sense of what the differences between
>the various models are.
>
>If anyone has a document such as this poster is requesting, could
>it be placed at an ftp site, and a pointer to it be added to the
>FAQ?  Or could it be added to the FAQ directly?

  The basic hardware differences from the ST, Mega ST, STE, Mega STE,
TT, and Falcon should definately be in the c.s.a.st FAQ in the
hardware section.  I'd write it except that I really don't have all
the info (I would be close, but no cigar).  Does somebody have the
info or an article saved somewhere that we can add to the FAQ.
  The Falcon specs are already in there.  I have some old TT and ATW
(or Abaq) specs laying around to that could possibly go in the FAQ.

  On a similar note, the TOS differences should be somewhere as well.
If not in the FAQ then on Atari.Archive with a pointer to there in the
FAQ.  These are some basic files that this group should have produced
a long time ago.  But in the 5 years or so of reading this group, I
don't remember seeing this.
  I can contribute some info, but I don't have it all.  


--
Joachim Vance (The Underdog)
^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~
     I am antisesquipedalian--Opposed to the use of long words.
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From: rgoseweh@digi.lonestar.org (Roy Gosewehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Problem Formatting FirstWord files.
Summary: Need to convert space to stretch space
Keywords: 1st word, FirstWord, format, space
Date: 1 Oct 92 03:22:37 GMT
Organization: DSC Communications Corp, Plano, TX

In article <1992Sep30.135619.12618@muppet.bt.co.uk> davidb@muppet.bt.co.uk writes:
>
[ ...stuff deleted ...]
>Sometimes, however, text files in FirstWord don't want to format. I hit the
>format paragraph command, and nothing happens at all, or it maybe formats
>the one line, then stops. 
[...stuff deleted ...]

1st Word uses a "variable" space character that can be "stretched" for
reformatting. The variable space is hex 1E, decimal 30 which is not the
same as a standard space (hex 20, decimal 32) that the SUN will insert.

To fix this, REPLACE " " (space) with "Control-6" throughout the
document.  This should allow you to reformat the document.

Roy C. Gosewehr

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ramaer@cs.utwente.nl (Mark Ramaer)
Subject: Re: Newbie C question.
Organization: University of Twente, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:00:27 GMT

In article <rasas.717788267@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU>, rasas@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Greg Patten) writes:
|> For some reason this (very small) piece of code id doing wierd things.
|> fpath is the string returned from fsel_input(fpath, etc...)
|> 
|> re_name()
|> {
|> 	int	i, count;
|> 
|> 	i = count = 0;
|> 	for(i = 0; i <= strlen(fpath); i++)
|> 		if(fpath[i] = '\\')
|> 			count = i + 1;
|> 	printf("count = %d", count);
|> 	strncpy(fname, fpath, count - 1);
|> }

Aside from the other followups, do not forget that strncpy does not
necessarily end its result with '\0'; you will have to do that explicitly
with
	fname[count-1] = '\0';

Hence:

re_name()
{
	char *	strrchr();
	char *	bSlash;
	int	count;

	bSlash = strrchr(fpath,'\\');
	if (bSlash == NULL) {
		/* No '\\' in fpath */
		printf("count = 0");
		????? copy -1 characters ?????
	} else {
		count = bSlash - fpath + 1;
		printf("count = %d", count);
		strncpy(fname, fpath, count - 1);
		fname[count-1] = '\0';
	}
}

Mark
From: antony@milton.u.washington.edu (Anthony Hand)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Case Design for Falcon
Date: 5 Oct 92 22:35:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Oct5.223559.13790
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

>From what i've heard the Falcon 040 is going to be in an IBM style
> case. I think! I must remember to capture that message about it and
> post it here.  Don't take this as fact though....until I post that
> message, my memories shocking! :-(.

I've heard this also.  I just hope that the all-in-one case doesn't scare off so many buyers that Atari isn't able to finance this second machine.

What a horrible error to make the Falcon in this fashion!

For interested Compuserve members reading this, there's currently another poll being taken in the Atari forums there on the keyboard issue.

Does anyone know the address of Digital Data Dreike mentioned in this thread?

Antony

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>
>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: C556212@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Jeoff Hines)
Subject: HELP!!  Do I have a virus or a sick ST?
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 21:47:46 CDT

  I have been trying out the newest version of Chameleon on my 520 ST and
since it runs the control panel (a desk .ACC I usually live without) I have
changed the background of my desktop from green to black.  Well, now I
have all these little white flickers that show up on my screen.  (Only on the
desktop, my Uniterm black screen is fine.)  If I make a box around any open
area, the little dots become permanent as the pointer or frame pass over them
leaving a "hole" where they were.  If I change the screen back to bright green
the flickers are not seen, but a green just one "click" of brightness lower
and the things show up again!!!  Also, I bomb out if I run some programs
such as Word Writer (the first program I ever bought in 1988,  now running
off my hard drive) and sagrotan dies if I try a memory check (or at least that
is what I thought I was clicking on.  I don't speak german, so I'm not sure).
Uniterm seems to go fine, but the menu from right-click leaves off the
bottom few cells occasionally.
  Please help me............
Jeoff Hines                        c556212@mizzou1.missouri.edu
 
 
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.8bitt
From: baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: STZip 2.0 released
Date: 4 Oct 1992 10:05:13 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

In article <1992Oct3.150858.23617@unipalm.co.uk> ian@unipalm.co.uk (Ian Phillipps) writes:
>I did. It's listed in the ls-lR file as being 27th Sep, but isn't in the
>/atari/Archivers directory as stated. Anyone know why? Has it been
>withdrawn?

	Yes, I noticed this too, but this was after having one heck of a time
trying to unarchive the one I had been able to d/l about a week ago - it 
wouldn't extract itself - I think perhaps the old version of stzip2.0 either
was or became corrupt, so they removed it.

>The permissions on /atari/New are wierd, and prevent my seeing what's
>there.

	That is done on purpose so that the archive master (Weiner, right?)
has a chance to give them a look-over so that people don't spend hours on
corrupted files.  When he has "checked them out" they go into more logical 
areas - and since he is doing it, you can be sure they are put into an area
that makes sense.  :)


>Ian
>-- 
>Ian Phillipps, Unipalm Ltd, 216 Science Park,		Phone +44 223 420002
>Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 4WA, England.		Phax  +44 223 426868
>	print unpack( u,q,9:G5S="!A;F]T:&5R('!E<FP@:&%C:V5R"@``,.'');

-Mike

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: 7103_2622@uwovax.uwo.ca (Eric Smith)
Subject: Re: Falcon 040 / Windowing UNIX
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 16:36:34 GMT

In article <1992Oct3.200144.25301@wam.umd.edu>, humphrie@wam.umd.edu (James B. Humphries) writes:
> The last thing I heard about windowing UNIX was depressing.  In one of those
> online confs. with one atari gurus it was stated that atari would NOT be
> working on getting X or anything like it working on the FALCON.

Just because atari doesn't do it doesn't mean it won't be done. There's no
reason that a third party couldn't do an X port to the ST/TT/Falcon.

Indeed, I'm quite sure that X could be made to run under MiNT. I don't
have time (or disk space!) to do the port, but I'd be happy to provide
technical assistance to anyone or any group that does want to try it.
--
Eric R. Smith                     email:
Dept. of Mathematics            eric.smith@uwo.ca
University of Western Ontario

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: Steven.Wells@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: MDemo IV!
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 02:14:57 GMT
Keywords: None

In article <lombardo.717455335@cwis> lombardo@cwis.unomaha.edu (Marc Lombardo) writes:
> I just downloaded MDemo IV from the atari archive and I am VERY impressed by
> the amount of work that went into making the music for this demo.  Damn
> that guy is good.  In the resetdemo, he mentions an address you can send
> a letter to in order to get .mod's.   Does anyone know a ftp site where I
> can get the mods to these demos?  BTW, where can I find Mdemo 1 and 2?
> 
> 

GIVE ME THAT ADDRESS!  Those are TCB MOD files - I'm after any I can get!
--
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: apelled@cix.compulink.co.uk (Adam Pelled)
Subject: Re: Archive 2150S to Atari ST HOW?
Reply-To: apelled@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 03:35:16 +0000


In article <1992Sep28.173840.14358@nt.com>, Gerry O'Rourke writes:
>In article <memo.650580@cix.compulink.co.uk> apelled@cix.compulink.co.uk (Adam
>Pelled) writes:

>I have an Archive Viper 2150S Tape Drive,but I don't have any technical data.
>What it appears to be is a half height 150 Meg drive (SCSI port).
>I have used it for several months now, for all my backups, with no problems.

    Archive (Europe) just sent me the manual (nice guy Pete Dunne, if you get
a chance to talk to him, though they are a bit cagey about talking to non OEM's)
So if you need to know anything i should be able to dig it out of the manual.

>What you need will depend on what you already have.
>You will need:
>
>(i)  A host adapter to connect to the DMA port, I use a Supra adapter;ICD might
>be a better choice as it appears to be more popular.

    Yes, i have this (the ICD).

>(ii) Some sort of power supply, (+5 volts DC & +12 volts DC) with enough
>capacity,like you would use to power a hard drive.

    Probably i need a larger one of these. 60W has to power the two drives at
the moment, and the Archive viper can take up to 33 Watts on the 'tape start-
up surge', though it is only 9.6W typ.

>(iii) Driver software. I use Alan Hourihane's excellent "Tapebios"
>software.This allows you to setup & test your drive & then go on to use as 
>a backup device for your hard disk.

    i got hold of this too. i agree it looks very good. i sent him some e-mail
at logitek but there has not been a reply yet. Do you know if he has changed
his mail address ?

>This setup will allow you to backup & restore whole partitions to the tape,
>you cannot backup files on their own. But in use it is so fast that it's easier
>to backup the whole drive while you have a coffee, than to sit a force feed
>floppies into the disk slot.

    Thanks Gerry for the comprehensive reply.

        Adam.

>Regards
>Gerry O'Rourke
>Email gigxr01@nt.com

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