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From: bkogawa@pro-palmtree.socal.com (Bryan Ogawa)
Subject: Re: Connecting two //gs via Serial port
Organization: The Palmtree BBS - 310/450-9394 - Santa Monica, CA
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 21:37:07 GMT

I think you may need a special cable, and NOT an ImageWriter cable..

can someone who knows more about this comment about hooking up 2 IIgses
with an IWII cable (shouldn't you use a null modem cable?)

.....................................................................
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
From: sknkwrks@unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: High Speed Modems on IIgs
Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 22:57:59 GMT

One more comment on high-speed modems and DTE rates:  sometimes the
high DTE isn't really necessary.  Supra's v.32bis does support up to
57.6K, but the only time you'll push anywhere near that--or even near
38.4K, for that matter--is if you send lots of text with repetitive
patterns.  I have a Supra v.32bis plugged into my 286...tried a ZMODEM
(or was it YMODEM-G?) download of a PostScript file and got about
3600-3700 cps (with the port locked at 38.4K since the machine's too
slow to keep up with 57.6K).  ZMODEM transfers of compressed binaries,
on the other hand, usually get closer to 1600 cps, with YMODEM-G
improving the transfer by about 50 cps.  Even the 19.2K maximum of the
Apple II SSC can keep up with 1650 cps.

Bottom line:  if you're a file leech, there's not much use for
super-fast DTE rates.  The only real use for a fast DTE rate is if you
do unattended transfers of large quantities of uncompressed text.  (If
you're doing interactive BBSing most of the time with no file
transfers, high-speed modems are a waste of your $$$...high-speed
modems are for people who move large amounts of data across the phone
lines.)

  _/_   Scott Alfter                             Internet: sknkwrks@cs.unlv.edu
 / v \  Call the Skunk Works BBS today!         Fidonet: 1:209/765 or 1:209/211
(IIe (  (702) 896-2676 v.32bis Apple II/IBM                     GEnie: S.ALFTER
 \_^_/  Ask me about SoftDAC--digital audio for your IIe/IIc! Apple II Forever!
From: kimba@gnh-cathouse.cts.com (Kim Brennan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GSOS system6 and DOS
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:20:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.m0lYNWX-0000IvC
Organization: The Internet
X-Unparsable-Date: Mon Apr 06 92 at 14:54:10 (EST)

> From: hmayor@mbir.bcm.tmc.edu (Heather Mayor)
> I have had no trouble reading in text files from MAC disks
> into the GS I use as a Unix terminal. However I have
> had no luck with 720 formatted DOS 3.3 disks. I believe
> I installed all the necessary files from the version of
> system 6 I downloaded from apple.com.

ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Let's get this STRAIGHT folks. The DOS3.3 FST included with System 6.0 HAS
NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH MS-DOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
It for the OLD Apple II Disk Operating System Version 3.3 (you know the one
that preceded ProDOS.)
 
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From: flash@pro-applejacks.cts.com (Glenn Koproske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Apple Awards
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:17:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.1992Apr08.131750.2385
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA

Next year, Morgan Davis is a lock for Best of Show for ProLine 2.0.

You heard it here first.

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From: mattd@apple.com (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: System 6.0
Date: 17 Apr 92 19:47:23 GMT
Organization: Developer Technical Support, Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <2ZN8iB1w164w@bluemoon.rn.com>, t.captain@bluemoon.rn.com (Tc Wilson) writes:
> 
> Try setting up a Ftype file in the *:Icons directory, using the "range" 
> ability of the file (as per FTN.42.xxxx).
> 
> Some weird things crop up:
> 
> 1) If the range-list is in with other defines, it will not accept the 
> range - it will use the first one (ex: $30/$D000 and $30/$E000) as the 
> "named" filetype.
> 2) If the range-list is by itself in a file, it will cause everything NOT 
> defined in Ftype.Apple to be this "named" file. In other words, it 
> replaces "Unknown" named files.
> 
> The order of the files makes a difference. If my custom (well, fooling 
> around again) file Ftype.Mine is -before- Ftype.Apple, bug #1 pops up. If 
> it is -after- Ftype.Apple, it doesn't work at all (always comes up 
> unknown).
> 

And, you know, this might be a problem except that the very same Note you
reference says, toward the end:

"The Finder will only use File Type Descriptor files with major version
number $01.  Also, the file will not be used if it any bits in the flags word
of the header other than bit 15 are set, or if the spare word in the header
is not zero, or if there are zero entries in the file.  The FinderUs search
algorithm is fast, but currently does not handle special index entries other
than for a given file type and any auxiliary type."

Since you're supposed to set bits 13 and/or 12 if your FTD file has _any_
index records with those bits set, the Finder can identify and ignore
them since it doesn't use them.  If you don't have those bits set, you've
made a bogus file and all bets are off.  ("Hey, I changed the file type
of my homework to S16 but it doesn't launch!  Waaah!")

> I've set the files up using different methods and stuff, but no aval - 
> same results all the way through (so the problem is probably some 
> not-taken bcs somewhere in GS.OS...)

"GS.OS" is a file relating to GS/OS, the operating system.  This has
_NOTHING_ to do with the Finder, or the File Type Descriptors mechanism,
or anything related to it.  Please do your homework before complaining to
the net.  (And keep the original file type on it.)

> Tc Wilson/The Captain           "Programming is an art form
> t.captain@bluemoon.rn.com        that fights back."

============================================================================
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Support, Apple Computer, Inc.         | not those of Apple Computer, and
Personal mail only, please.  Thanks.  | shame on you for thinking otherwise.
^^^^^^^^ Technical questions are not personal. Please post them instead.
============================================================================
From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Nostalgia Contest
Date: 12 Apr 92 00:36:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: cancun.rdippold.703038978
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

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.

Page 4: "Loading a Program Tape."

Page 10: "Breakout Tape Game."  Reqequirements: "This program will fit
into a 4K or greater system."

Page 12: "Breakout Game Program Listing" in dot matrix.  It all fits
on one screen and 36 line numbers.

Page 13: "Color Demo Program Listing" ditto.

Page 14: "Apple II Startrek Version" Docs.

Then a lot of stuff on Integer Basic.  All the pages (except for
program listings) are typewritten, and all thr drawings are poorly
done in pen in the margins or between lines.  In the How to Use Shape
Tables section, they just xeroxed a sheet of Standard Ugly Green
Engineering Notebook Paper.

Lots of other programs, including Rod's Color Pattern, Pong, Dragon
Maze, Color Sketch, Mastermind, and Biorhythm.

Lots of firmware/hardware stuff.

The complete assembly language listing of the Apple II System Monitor.
"Copyright 1977 by Apple Computer, Inc.  All Rights Reserved  S.
Wozniak  A. Baum"  Ditto for Apple II mini-assembler, Floating Point
Routines, and Pseudo Machine Interpreter.

A copy of the 6502 chip info.

The Apple II Hardware section:
  1) Getting started with your Apple II Board
  2) Apple II Switching Power Supply
  3) Interfacing with the Home TV
  4) Simple Serial Output
  5) Interfacing the APPLE - Signals, Loading, Pin Connections
  6) Memory - Options, Expansion, Map, Address
  7) System Timing
  8) Schematics


Can anyone "beat" this?  Does Apple Computer still have some of the
old stuff laying around in sort of a museum?
-- 
To hell with the Prime Directive; Let's KILL something!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher)
Subject: Re: Apple 2 Ethernet card?
Reply-To: julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher)
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 01:31:58 GMT

Concernint the Ethernet board for the apple 2 Dave Lyons Says
> 
> It's still in the works!
>

Will this come with tcpIP?  or will this be an ethertalk type of thing?  
We are getting Ethernet to our rooms soon and I would like to ftp, telnet, ect  
straight to my GNO equiped GS.

Also how fast will it go?

--
Joseph Julicher at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
julichjh@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu

Computer Engineering Major
Always looking for new toys for my 6 apples.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Subject: Re: apple2.archive
Followup-To: comp.sys.apple2
Reply-To: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 16:15:19 GMT

In article <2822@ub.d.umn.edu> mkoprows@ub.d.umn.edu (Mark) writes:
:
:I was wondering what happened to the anonymous ftp site of
:appple2.archive.umich.edu, I tried to login and found out that it wasn't
:accepting anonymous login. Is the site down or is it gone?
:

I have noticed two things happening to this site.  The first is that the
machine now requires the connecting host to be registered in the DNS
tables.

The second is that even when connecting from such a host, an error msg is
generated when one tries to log in indicating that a file system isn't
available.  A posting a few weeks ago indicated that the minimal funding
umich was providing for the service was being cut and that users should
contact the site if they found the archive useful - it appears that the
archive is probably a dead one now.  Note that this site was at one
time one of the largest , if not the largest, Apple 2 software sites on the 
net.  I do not know what other site has nearly as much general software
available for the user - probably brownvm is now the largest, along with
tybalt as the largest GS specific site.
-- 
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Same Mbox: BITNET: lwv26@cas    INET: lvirden@cas.org
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From: gt8310b@prism.gatech.EDU (David Farber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Thanks for GS+ info
Date: 16 Apr 92 16:40:37 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1992Apr16.060200.19142@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bp664@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
>I'd like to say thanks to everyone who posted info on where to
>order the GS+ magazine.
>
>I called, was greeted by a smart, friendly representative, and he
>started my new subscription right away.  He even said I should
>start with the current issue (just off the press).
>
>Boy, I'm impressed. And I haven't even seen the magazine/disk yet!

  Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but I very much doubt that you
talked to a 'smart, friendly representative'. I am most certain that you
talked to Steven Disbrow himself (Editor, Publisher and Owner of GS+).
Of the zillion times I've called GS+ (I write reviews and programs for
them) Steve has always answered the phone. I think it has something to
do with the fact that he is the only one who is _always_ in the office.

  You'll be just as impressed with the magazine/disk, I promise.

----Dave

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From: as607@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Matt Ostanik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Metal/Futurevision
Date: 10 Apr 92 01:42:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr10.014241.1605
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


Is this a commercial program?  Where can I find a copy?
--
From: mattd@apple.com (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ProDOS8 2.0.1
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:40:27 GMT
Organization: Developer Technical Support, Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <65085@apple.Apple.COM>, dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons) writes:
> 
> I don't know what all the past KVERSION values were, but ProDOS 1.0.1
> couldn't have fit into much of a pattern.

Read P8 Technical Note #23, Dave.  Geez.  :)

In reality, KVERSION was $01 until P8 1.2.  No one thought to
increment it for 1.0.1 or 1.0.2.

============================================================================
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Support, Apple Computer, Inc.         | not those of Apple Computer, and
Personal mail only, please.  Thanks.  | shame on you for thinking otherwise.
^^^^^^^^ Technical questions are not personal. Please post them instead.
============================================================================
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Re: 20 MB Floptical experiences, anyone?? Here's mine!!
Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 05:52:57 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.011711.17386@cco.caltech.edu> toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:

[Material re PLI floptical not working]

>Pity, I used the think PLI was really studly, we have a PLI Syquest here
>that works really well (when it's not busy being stolen, that is) and that I
>used to use to back up my HD. I want to use a floptical for backups and HD
>compatibility, but it looks like it's going to be a longer road than I planned.

For what it's worth, I tried a PLI 2.88 SCSI floppy drive that I use with
my NeXT. The Finder recognized it, asked if I wanted to initialize it and
then claimed it couldn't find the media. Perhaps it was because I used a
2meg floppy instead of the 4 meg one, but I don't see why that would
make a difference. This was with System6.0 and a High Speed Apple SCSI.

Philip McDunnough
philip@utstat.toronto.edu
From: zane@infopls.chi.il.us (Sameer Parekh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Daylight Savings
Message-Id: <1992Apr5.165394.b761n@infopls.chi.il.us>
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 92 12:11:50 CDT
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL

        With this new daylight savings stuff will the time structure in C 
properly flag daylight savings time?

---
Sameer Parekh   zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM      zane@infopls.chi.il.us
From: amritc@pro-hindugods.cts.com (Amrit Chauhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: GSCII+
Date: 16 Apr 92 15:00:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.1992Apr16.150013.27067
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA

What is the newest version of GSCII?  I missed out on it when it was posted
to c.b.a.2 a while back...can someone please either re-post it or contact
me so I can get a copy?  I have the old GSCII, so if it's GSCII'd, I can
handle that.

Thanks.

Amrit

Amrit Chauhan (VOICE: 313/644-2971) -- The Hindu Love Gods BBS @ 313/644-0481 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Subject: Re: Follow-up, AWGS Laserprinter question
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:28:25 GMT

julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher) writes:

>To use the printer fonts simply look around for GS screen fonts that have the
>same name as the printer fonts and make sure font substitution is on.  Then it
>will look for the name of the font that you are using in the printer and if it
>can't find it another similar font will be substituted.  AWGS loves

That is not what the font subsitution box does -- I thought so too until Dave
Lyons explained the real function of it. What Font Substitution does is take
some of your fonts that aren't in the older laserwriters and substitute similar
fonts that _are_ in the older laserwriters. _Then_ the driver queries the
printer to see if it has all the requested fonts, and if any are missing from
the printer it will send bitmap versions (at 1X resolution only :( though).

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: System 6.0
Date: 13 Apr 92 10:31:57 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

In article <251.29E12C36@business.UUCP> Benjamin.Doherty@f152.n363.z1.fidonet.org (Benjamin Doherty) writes:
>I haven't gotten system 6, but i'm in the process of getting it, few questions
>though:
>
>1.  How difficult will it be to get updates for the bug fixes? Will it be as
>    simple as they do it for Proterm 3.0 or will one have to redownload the
>    files fixed?

Don't jump the gun...to date, all problem reports we've investigated have
turned out to have easy work-arounds (reconfigure RamFAST, remove CloseView
or EasyAccess if they're causing problems with certain applications, etc).

Historically, like when 5.0 was closely followed by 5.0.2 (I hope I got
the right numbers), we released a single-disk updater.

So far, there is no such need for 6.0!  If anything horrible turns up,
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
-- 
David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc.      |   DAL Systems
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.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo)
Subject: FOR SALE: Video Overlay card
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 03:22:12 GMT


The title says it all: $300 and its yours.

:GS::::::::::Genesis game system? ::::::::: Interceptor Cycle ?::::::::::GS:
:   Shane M. Zatezalo         : i-net> szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu  :
:   Comp/Elec Eng, Ohio State :  Who'd ya expect, Elmer Fudd? - M. Jordan  :
:GS:::: Apple II forever!! ::::::GO BUCKS!::::::: Play Lacrosse! ::::::::GS:
From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (resU nwonknU ehT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Andy departs... (was Re: System 6 Launcher!)
Date: 13 Apr 92 09:36:56 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing


In article <1992Apr12.220931.2895@xcluud.sccsi.com> gtolar@xcluud.sccsi.com (Glynne Tolar) writes:
}SOmething I ment to add in my ealier message.  I do thank Andy for his work
}for the II <although I'm not sure of his true motavations, I don't think
}they were purely to help the II but for for his career>.  

	You seem to not realize that Andy was in the "Apple II world" for 
many, many years before he ever worked at Apple.  He was selling 
ShrinkIT GS at AppleFest before he worked at Apple (and then the circumstances
caused him to remove it from being a commercial product).  There are other
programs people, especially those with modems, have probably used in the
past that he wrote, and you probably didn't even know it. (Since they were
written under pseudonyms).  Questioning his motivations is really a pretty
"low blow".

	I too think it is unfortunate and sad that his major day to day work
is now Mac stuff, but know that he's continuing work on his free time..

lighten up people..
-- 
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\Mail me:Get INFOCOM GAMES RERELEASED,ULT VI GS done,for UNIX GS&CHEAP CD info/
From: jdeitch@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Wanted : MACOS BBS operating system
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:14:41 EDT
Organization: Univ of Miami IR

I'm looking for a copy of the MACOS bbs operating system -- the one that was
posted along with the PEPSI bbs in comp.binaries.apple2.

Anybody know where I can obtain a copy, preferably via ftp so I can avoid Ma
Bell's long distance charges ?

thanks,

- Jonathan 
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From: mcgovern@CS.ColoState.EDU (Mike McGovern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,from.socal.com
Subject: Re: HELP!!!!
Date: 12 Apr 92 23:18:48 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department

In article <1992Apr12.182530.10005@cs.rose-hulman.edu> moorera@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:
>In article <1992Apr12.011403.14818@pro-palmtree.socal.com>, hlee@pro-palmtree.socal.com (Hyo Lee) write
>> 
>>I used FTP, set the file type to Binary, and got the files into my site.
>> 
>>Then, I used Kermit, set the file type to binary, and receive the files
>>using my modem.
>> 
>>But, all the files that are Binscii'ed come out all wrong.
>
>There is a very simple reason why it doesn't come out right...
>
>FTP and Kermit MUST be used in TEXT mode!
>
>Did you forget what the point of BinSCI was?  The point is so that binary files
>can be represented by text characters so they can be posted in places like
>c.b.a2 that only except text.  Binary mode on FTP will roast text files, and
>text mode will roast binary files because of the way the files are interpreted
>by the system.  Changing FTP mode (not sure about Kermit) to Text should solve
>the problem.
>
Only in rare cases will using binary mode trash text files.  It looks like his
only problem is with linefeeds vs. carriage returns.  While this causes
readability problems, it should not cause binscii any problems.  Did you
try to decode the file, or just look at it and gave up?  Try decodeing it,
I think it will work.  Later.
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From: rheinze@lrc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: RamFast questions
Date: 13 Apr 92 23:30:55 GMT
Organization: Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC

What is the purpose of the cache on the RamFast/SCSI?

The second question is:  What is the advantage of
increasing the size of the cache?

(I presently have 256k that came with it)

Anyone know the cost for expanding the cache?