HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: behan@coos.dartmouth.edu (Patrick Kalaher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Colonial Conquest
Summary: Who makes that game?
Keywords: Game
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:26:09 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Hi-- I 'm just wondering... A friend of mine had a game a few years ago called
"Colonial Conquest", somewhat like RISK but much cooler... can anyone tell
me who makes/made that game, and what their address is?  Thanks in advance,

Pat
please e-mail me at -----> behan@coos.dartmouth.edu


--
Patrick Brendan Kalaher, Dartmouth 1991. No Justice, No Peace.
e-mail: behan@coos.dartmouth.edu,pbk@mac.dartmouth.edu
"Most people do not take heed of the things they encounter,
nor do they grasp them even when they have learned about them,
From: evilandi@VNET.IBM.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: STOS MOD player
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:36:29 GMT


    STOS.

The PD STOS extention STOS TRACKER allows you to play Amiga AMOS .ABK
tracker modules from STOS. It includes a converter from Noisetracker
.MOD to AMOS .ABK (so you can play Noisetracker modules, too). It is
available from most UK PD libraries. If you have any problems getting
hold of it, mail me.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: slick@netcom.com (Martin Veneroso)
Subject: Quickie FAX software sought
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 19:01:52 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Summary: seeking easy/cheap fax-modem test
Keywords: fax,st,supra

OK, so now that I have splurged and bought a Supra FAXModem V.32bis from
my local Atari dealer and have seen the light of way-fast modem speeds,
I am left with the nagging question in my mind:  does the fax part of
this puppy work too?  After all, I have only five years to find out
before the warranty runs out. :-)

So I place it before the assembled throng:  is there a quick/easy/cheap
fax program for the ST by which I can send some simple file to a fax
machine, and perhaps even receive a fax from said machine?  I have no
dtp programs with which to compose a fancy page, but I can gin something
up with Degas or I can create a PostScript [tm] or .dvi file on another
system and get it to my ST.

Suggestions?

-- 
Martin Veneroso
slick@netcom.com
Jung'f vg gb ln?
jneybeqf fhpx fjbeqf
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: edmondse@woods.ulowell.edu
Subject: Atari Dealer in Boston area??
Organization: University of Lowell
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:04:46 GMT

Hello,

I am new to Atari hardware but I am interested in the new machine being
discussed called the Falcon. Does anyone know of an Atari dealer in the Boston,
MA, or Southern NH area. I would like to stop by and check out an Atari myself,
even if it is a 1040ST or TT etc....

Thanks.

Eric Edmonds
UMASS at Lowell
Dept of Nuclear Engineering
From: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization:  One of these days for sure
Subject: Re: Software written to your specs
	<H.8zrhn73hGgw@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca> <5332764@harvee.billerica.ma.us>
	<H.tTX&ZzYtjW_@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca>
	<H.NEFVZcS1UN2@harvee.billerica.ma.us>
Reply-To: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 23:28:50 -0700

In <H.NEFVZcS1UN2@harvee.billerica.ma.us>, Eric S Johansson writes:

>I have not run pathalis because I have only one connection and I
>keep getting file usr\lib\mail\paths" not found messages.  what is a good 
>dummy file for paths and mdbs files?

	You just need one entry in your hosts file
domain-name of your host<tab>sitename of your hst!%s

ie:
	Mine looks like this
wimsey.bc.ca	van-bc!%s
              ^
Make sure  this is a tab character


-- 
jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca 	

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: nickd@vpnet.chi.il.us (Nicholas J. DiMasi)
Subject: Re: What's the best vi editor for the ST?
Organization: Vpnet Public Access
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 22:51:45 GMT

I tried to run Elvis (the version I have is 1.3) on my TT, and I get some
error message that is displayed (and then the program exits to the desktop)
so fast that I can't really read it.  From what I was able to make out, it
sounds like it is complaining about something in its environment.  I see
that there's an ELVIS.RC file in the directory (I unpacked into a separate
ELVIS directory) - is there something I need to change in that file to make
Elvis work on my TT?  (I currently have 2MB of ST RAM [:-( my 2MB ST RAM
expansion board went bad, screwing up the video, and my dealer is waiting
on a replacement], and 4 MB of TT RAM.)

STeVIe works fine (I miss some of the ex [':'] commands etc. that were not
ported from vi though) on my TT.

Please reply by email if possible.  (I'd be happy to summarize responses in
a later posting!)

Nick DiMasi

nickd@vpnet.chi.il.us

Delphi: TURBONICK
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: BING_SIN@bdt.COM
Subject: Re: High Speed Modems
Reply-To: BING_SIN@bdt.COM
Organization: Beckemeyer Development BBS
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 05:26:24 GMT


  Take a closer look at the ads again.  For $259, you get the Supra 9600
modem, NOT the v.32bis (Supra 14.4).  

  The cheapest price I seem for the Supra v.32bis is $299.  It is from a MAC
mail order place.  If anyone interested, I can get the name and phone number.

  -bing
From: phantom@pro-haven.cts.com (Tiffany Bloxom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Spectre GCR and Unix
Date: 13 Aug 92 22:29:14 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-haven] - Pariahs' Haven BBS, 409/693-8262, 9600-300

I thought this was the ATARI net?!

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: lombardo@cwis.unomaha.edu (Marc Lombardo)
Subject: Spectre in Color?
Summary: None
Keywords: None
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 22:36:44 GMT

Hello everyone!

I have been using Spectre for quite a while now without many problems.  One
problem I have been having is when I run spectre on a color monitor.  I
have my colors setup so it uses the extra colors to achieve a perceived
640x400 resolution on a 640x200 screen.  It looks pretty nice, in my
opinion, and I wouldn't mind using it at all. 

The problem is, when I run Spectre in color, the sound doesn't work!  The
initial startup sound (usually heard when you startup the mac) is flawless.
I was amazed when I first used Spectre that the sound was so clear.  But,
when I get to the control panel and adjust the volume level (which probably
does nothing, unless you set it to 0, except play the current digitized
sound) the sound is played, but is extremely unclear.  The next time I
adjust the volume, the sound isn't played at all, instead I hear a crackling
sound.

I have never had any problems with the sound on my st before, at all.  Sound
in ST programs is flawless.  And here is something interesting, I ran a 
mono emulator on my color monitor, ran spectre (spectre didn't seem to
recognize mono was on, because I got a split screen!) anyway, the sound
worked fine!  Obviously I'm not going to use the mono emulator, since I
don't want a split screen (try reading text like that!).

Does anyone have any suggestions? (Perhaps a monochrome emulator that works
under Spectre?)  Thanks!


Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: Steven.Wells@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Subject: Re: MiNT Setups...
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 06:15:43 GMT


I've opted for the easy way -running MiNT from the AUTO folder, and
have TOSWIN.ACC in the main directory.  Works okay, and 1.  My
keyboard doesn't wear out from typing all the CLI routines, and 2.  I
don't have to try and remember all the routines/commands etc.
-- 
        Wells_S@Kosmos.WCC.Govt.NZ     /     Steven.Wells@BBS.Actrix.Gen.NZ 
                   $$$$$$$$ Nil Mortifi Sine Lucre $$$$$$$$
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,maus.sys.atari.st,maus.sys.atari.hardware
From: UweKloss@lionbbs.bs.open.de ( Uwe Kloss )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Utterly bizarre idea for Atari
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:04:50 GMT
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 <1992Aug15.043618.17054@news.csuohio.edu>, Max Polk writes:

> Let's see: $189.95 / $6.95 is about 27, and $1199.00 / $5.95 is about
> 201.  Ignoring for a moment all of what you have grown to know and love
> about operating systems and microcomputer architecture, consider this
> possibility: couldn't you do more with 27 outstanding 68000's running
> exactly one process each, in parallel, than you could with one 68020
> running and switching between 27 processes, executing no more than one
> instruction at a time (for roughly the same amount of money)?
Two problems:
-  (1/2) stuff that much electronics in a little box
-  (1/2) supply enough electricity without melting the box
-  (1)   let 27 microprocessors access the main memory
         simultaneously

(the first two are marked 1/2 because the can be easily fixed: ;-)
 - get a bigger box
 - get a better power supply

There also is a simple rule:
The more chips, the more bucks!

It's not only the chips that make this, but the mainboard design.
You need local memory, cache, or something else.

> Consider what a great product Atari could have, flying into the twenty-
> first century at low cost, if they could write an operating system that
> is based upon the architecture of one microprocessor for each process
> that can run.
That's it!
IF THEY COULD WRITE IT!
If I sometimes take a look at some parts of TOS and the current
bugs, I doubt!
-- 
Eliminiere das Unmoegliche. Was immer uebrig bleibt, so
unwahrscheinlich es auch wirkt, muss die Wahrheit sein.
Aber was ist, wenn einmal NICHTS mehr uebrig bleibt?
   (nach: John Brunner - Mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Fasanenstrasse 65           BTX:  0531336908 0001
3300 Braunschweig           FIDO: not connected
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: bcc@lanai.Eyring.COM (Brian Cooper)
Subject: Re: Utterly bizarre idea for Atari
Organization: Eyring Corp.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 23:37:20 GMT

>In article <1992Aug15.043618.17054@news.csuohio.edu> max@madnick.cba.csuohio.edu (Max Polk) writes:
>>This is an utterly bizarre idea.
>
>Nope.
>
>>Here it is in a nutshell: a parallel processing Atari microcomputer
>>featuring a set of 68000 microprocessors, sold at low cost yet
>>featuring high technology.
>>
>>It's about time that someone tries this out in one form or another
>>for reasonably-priced small computers, and Atari could pull it off.
>

While we're at it, let's revolutionize the automotive industry by combining
8 used Volkswagons (each might cost $400) to create a car with the power of
a Ferrari, for only $3200!!  Yeah!  

Parallel processing machines have been the dream whose idea has never quite
come, perhaps because it is easier to create the hardware than to write 
software that effectively uses it.  Wasn't the Atari implementation of the
transputer intended to be a super-powerful multi-processor machine?  How
many of those were sold?
-- 
Brian Cooper	bcc@Eyring.COM
Eyring Corp.	+1 801-375-2434 or 1 800 YES PDOS
From: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization:  One of these days for sure
Subject: Re: how to install nn?
	<1992Aug13.053705.5193@r-node.gts.org>
	<H.mjY3I7An&Dc@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca>
	<1992Aug18.031954.14502@zooid.guild.org>
	<H.QfAo0u&vFPQ@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca> <a6981673@skid.north.de>
Reply-To: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 23:34:20 -0700

In <a6981673@skid.north.de>, Alf Hoheisel writes:
>
>No, the nn has been ported with TC. I didn't know who ported it but the one
>was using the mupfel. That's the reason why there is a file
>$HOME/nn/param.mup (the extension mup is for shellscripts under the mupfel).

	Could you give us (me) a little explanation of how you installed 
nn? I've got it part way there, but it start's with all groups 
unsubscribed. I've had to resubscribe to all the groups, and 
still have to run nn -g to get in, then tell it what group to 
start reading. Is this normal. I figured out that you had to run
nnadmin EYW to start the nn database. It took about 2 hours, as
I already had a news system up under hermes. Also, it seems to 
put 2 '/''s in some of the file names when it looks for anything 
in the $USR tree. I had $USR set to g:, which works fine under 
Hermes, but nn seems to hate it. I could move everything into a 
/usr folder, but would prefer not to. Also, if I try to reply or 
followup, it just returns without loading the editor. All I did
was change the default editor to vi from me, as using ted to 
launch Tempus, like in Gus, didn't work. The version I have is
nn13, and all it has for installation instructions is a brief 
readme which mainly describes changes from previous versions.

	If anyone has the original installation docs, I'd appreciate 
having them mailed to me. 


-- 
jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca 	

Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 11:31:09 -0400 
From: Stefan Monnier <sm86+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Utterly bizarre idea for Atari
	<1992Aug15.043618.17054@news.csuohio.edu>
	<H.ochUJiy12Xc@lionbbs.bs.open.de>

> Which is definitely wrong!
> Even for the simple 68000!
> What do you think are the pins ~BR(bus request),
> ~BG (bus grant) and ~BGACK (bus grant acknowlege) for?

Just a precision: with caches, you generally don't use BG and the likes
to solve the problem of simultaneous access to shared memory: each
processor has his own local bus!

The main problem with 27 processors is that shared memory is not applicable:
this memory would be too of a bottleneck! 
but until 10 or so processors, it is definetely 'makable' although
surely (much) more expensive than a 68030 (or even 68040) monoprocessor
system!

That's the whole point: the processor price doesn't decide the system price !

	Cheers,

	Stefan Monnier


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-- On the average, people seem to be acting normal --
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From: Patrick_Dubbrow@ms.maus.de (Patrick Dubbrow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 16 MHz / Overscan questions
Date: 19 Aug 92 00:15:00 GMT
Organization: MausNet
X-Gateway: MausGate/News 1.11

wrighttj@uhura.aston.ac.uk wrote:

>Regarding Overscan, does it slow down the computer significantly when it's
>running? If so, how much? There's also a hardware kit over here in the UK
>called the "Autoswitch Overscan" which (I think) fits into the monitor
>(Hi res) and costs 50 UK pounds- as I almost exclusively use Hi-res this
>would be equally functional for me, so does anyone have experience of this?
>Is it better/worse than the PD overscan hardware mod?

It doesn't slow down the ST significantly.

I highly recommend AutoSwitch-Overscan to every ST user!
Reasons:

-It's easy to build in (some soldering).
-With a regular SM124 you have up to 736*480 dots on the screen
-You can define a list of (dirty, dirty!!) programs, which are not capable of
running in others than the original ST-resolutions. If you start one of 'em,
AutoSwitch Overscan will switch to the 'normal' rez and gives you full
compatibility.
-The software of the PD Overscan is buggy and won't be upgraded anymore. - On
the other hand, the software of AutoSwitch-Overscan is updated regularly so
that you won't get into trouble with new versions of TOS.

Regards
 Patrick

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Abolish the death penalty!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: amos@prl.dec.com (Samos)
Subject: life...
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - Paris Research Laboratory
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:20:04 GMT

Does anyone here go to the Dusseldorf messe?
Really ? I go from France..
all readers could get in touch there, don't you think ?
maybe a date .. saturday in the middle of the messe..okay
see you there..
.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ilaskey@cix.compulink.co.uk (Iain Laskey)
Subject: Re: Colonial Conquest
Reply-To: ilaskey@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 00:28:00 +0000

>"Colonial Conquest", somewhat like RISK but much cooler... can anyone tell
>me who makes/made that game, and what their address is?  Thanks in advance,

SSI. 1046 N. Rengstoff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 according to the box.

 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------+
 | I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours,    | Atari ST user |
 | But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour | Unix user     |
 |                                 - ML Gore         |               |
 +---------------------------------------------------+               |
 | DOS sucks - Give me Unix!                         +---------------+
 | ilaskey@cix.compulink.co.uk                       | Iain R Laskey |
 +---------------------------------------------------+---------------+


Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: azog@world.std.com (Azog Thoth)
Subject: MiNT disk formatter
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:38:06 GMT

Is there exist a MiNT capable floppy disk formatter (ie: one that can
be run as a bg process)

In my travels thru ftp, I havent seen one, but am sure one must exist,
as its such a wonderful idea.

If not, I would like to write my own. I assume that the code is resident
in GEM and/or TOS, and would like to know how to call it. My ideal
would be something like:

$ mkfs -density filesys

Where -density would be single or double sided, and high density for
those lucky enough to have it, and filesys would be a floppy disk 
designator. 

Thanx

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

"Obliteration of mankind. Under a pale grey sky. We shall arise!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: hyc@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov (Howard Chu)
Subject: Re: Falcon Resolution, Audio Sampling
Organization: SAR Systems Development & Processing, JPL
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 06:39:30 GMT

In article <l97k9mINNlsv@aludra.usc.edu> baffoni@aludra.usc.edu (Juxtaposer) writes:
>In article <9887@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> warwick@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>>Question:  will 1280x480 interlaced be possible with a MultiSync?
>
>	I doubt it.  Since it looks like you are looking at a 640 max (monitor)
>horiz. freq., there aren't that many more pixels you can squeeze into the 
>visable portion of the screen beyond the 732 that was mentioned.  More than
>that will probably give you diagnal streaks accross the screen because the
>gun isn't hiding fast enough during Hblank.

And on *that* note... Just thought I'd share with ya a little experience I've
had (I actually reported this several months ago). After installing an ICD
AdSCSI into my Mega, an interesting thing happened when I wrote to my hard
drive. In monochrome mode, the screen would reset and display 1280x200 instead
of 640x400. (On a multisync monitor. I haven't pulled my SM124 out of its box
since I moved to California, tho mebbe I ought to just to see how it reacts.)
I must say, it was rather disconcerting to have all the even pixel rows on
the left half of the screen and all the odd rows on the right half, but a
couple quick patches into Line-A fixed that right up and I had me a 1280x200
desktop. You should've seen the patched Overscan mode... This monitor is only
rated at 1024x768 with interlace, but I coaxed 1440 pixels per row out of it.
Tried for 1472 but the edges started to warp and bleed...

At any rate... (ah, sorry, no pun intended) I guess the moral of the story is
that you never can tell exactly where your limits will be when messing with a
multisync monitor. If I ever got around to outfitting my ST with a timing
circuit to introduce an interlace delay, this quirk could actually be useful
to me. As it is, it's just a strange curiosity, which ICD assures me I can cure
by soldering a bypass capacitor onto the AdSCSI board. (I haven't done it yet
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.)
-- 
  -- Howard Chu @ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 ::To the owner of the blue Mazda, license 742-XLT, your headlights are on...::
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: azog@world.std.com (Azog Thoth)
Subject: Re: uucico and Hermes
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:41:12 GMT

jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) writes:

>In <Bt33vC.L81@world.std.com>, Azog Thoth writes:
>>
>>When I send mail to my friends machine, I watch uucico startup, login,
>>and send them password. From there, I cant tell whats happening, but
>>here is the tail of my $USR/adm/uucico log file. Hopefully someone can
>>tell me what I have done wrong:

>	< Log deleted >

>   I've seen that kind of reports on a really dirty line. Other than
>that, I don't know what your problem could be, as I hooked the new
>uucico into hermes today and it works fine. Also, it works under 
>MiNT ( or so the docs say, as I haven't tried it yet.)

Ive (sorta) solved the problem. I used RTS handshaking (appeneded an
/R to the baud), and it works. Now that last minor problem, which I 
wont worry about, but will mention. $USR/adm/uucico gave me all status
reports, and finished OK, but in $ETC/xhosts, it tells me that a 
successful connection has never been established...

Now all I gotta do is remember my mail/news feed info :-) (I since
sold my old mail machine, and dont recall the phone number, or 
password!)

Thanx!

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

"Obliteration of mankind. Under a pale grey sky. We shall arise!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Subject: Re: Atari
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 22:44:20 GMT


In a previous article, dac@ukc.ac.uk (D.A.Clear) says:

>In article <1992Aug14.124301.17713@pellns.alleg.edu> heidelj@alleg.edu (Jason Heideloff) writes:
>>But that is another good point to bring up.  Why does Atari always seem to  
>>try and produce things so that they are cheaply priced?  I think that  
>>people are turned off by lowly priced computers, especially from Atari  
>>anyway.  I don't think the Power Without The Price motto can survive much  
>>longer.
>
>I'm sorry, I don't agree.  If I want a more expensive machine - a more
>`serious' machine, if you like, then I will buy a PC - the industry
>standard home computer.  However, what I want is a hobbyist machine
>whose operating system and users are constantly growing, developing and
>improving, whilst still delivering the power to run the applications I
>need; so I will opt for an Atari.
>
>Myself, I am very impressed with the specs/price ratio so far.  I do
>feel a little let down by the 16MHz clock speed.  I will pay for 32MHz
>and fast memory in the Falcon.  I'm sorry to say I will not be buying
>a 16MHz Falcon.
>
>--
>David Clear                             Phone: +44 227 764000 x7620
>Systems Group                           Email: dac@ukc.ac.uk
>Computing Laboratory                    Fax:   +44 227 762811
>University of Kent at Canterbury, UK    witty_quote: No such file or directory
>

I don't think people realize how fast a Motorola 16 MHz CPU is
compared to an Intel 20 Mhz CPU.  It is pretty fast!

Also, the 32 MHz DSP should speed things up.

SPEED is different in different machines...


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