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From: mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: cartridges?
Summary: more than one?
Date: 29 Aug 92 09:46:54 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


    Your trying to plug in HOW many cartridges, and you expect them to
work? Most cartridges are designed to work ALL by themselves, ie they
aren't designed to work with other Carts. Most likelyy the carts are
interfereing with each other. I used to run several carts on the 64. I
usually had all but one turned off. The reason I used the expander was
to save time plugging and unplugging. But the two carts I had, for the
most part worked together(certain functions would crash the computer)
 
The rule of thumb is one at a time.
 
Chris
From: hermit@am.ucsc.edu (William R. Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Wanted: Replacement keyboard for C128 or C128D
Date: 2 Sep 92 03:19:43
Organization: Computing and Telecommunications Services, UCSC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: hermit@bayview.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu
In-reply-to: hermit@am.ucsc.edu's message of 30 Aug 92 01:17:47

Please notice that any replies to this message should be addressed to
one of the following email addresses:

	hermit@bayview.com
	hermit@cats.ucsc.edu
	hermit@ucscb.ucsc.edu

And NOT to "hermit@am.ucsc.edu"... mail to that address will not be
delivered and it will not bounce!  It's a problem with the policy
here, and GNUS does not support it properly.
From: 72560.3467@CompuServe.COM (Howard Herman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Wanted: Replacement keyboard for
Date: 2 Sep 92 12:54:15 GMT

To:   >INTERNET comp-sys-cbm@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm

In article, hermit@am.ucsc.edu (William R. Ward) writes:

>I have a Commodore 128 with a keyboard that's been typed into the
>grave.  It works, but it's sticky and icky and just worn out.

In the Sept/Oct RUN Software Hut advertises *new* C128D keyboards for $19.

Their toll free number for orders:  800-848-0079.

[For later 128D's and most 128 replacement keyboards, Commodore changed the 
keyboard keycaps.  Graphic symbols that are on an original 128's key fronts, 
are now on their key tops, along with the alphas.] 

I do not know which ones Software Hut is selling, but at $19, why ask?
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Howard Herman
INET:  72560.3467@CompuServe.COM
From: cpw8034@zeus.tamu.edu (ALAN CHIPIN WEN (409)693-2924)
Subject: Re: A2000HD:A2320,43MbSCSIhd,Multisync,Digiview,3MbRAM,2drives-
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 12:45:00 GMT

In article <65188@cup.portal.com>, Amiga@cup.portal.com (Philip Barry Kirschner) writes...
>Why sell your amiga? Why do you need an IBM? Did you know, "IBM clones
>" sell for less? I would never get rid of my amiga unless I was starving 
>and had no money for my children!
>Phil

Unfortunately, I am getting an IBM.  I can't afford to have 2 computers so
one must go... and school demands the use of an IBM.  :(

This setup was pretty expensive to build but I'd thought that I'll sell it
for a bargain price so that people will jump on it.

alan

Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: slogan@ms.uky.edu (Stan Logan)
Subject: Re: Supra-FAX-Modem-14.4
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:31:58 GMT
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

In article <1992Aug25.204334.3742@desire.wright.edu> cshamis@desire.wright.edu writes:
>Attention!   I need some advice :
>
>	I want to purchase the new Supra14.4bps, V.32/V.32bis/V.42/V.42bis -
>MNP2-5, Send/Recieve Fax MODEM,  however, I have heard recently that Supra is a
>lousy company.  I however have had good business with them.  Does anyone think
>that I should look into another modem.  (The reason I am buying it is becuase
>it is the fastest modem I can get for the lowest price.)  $309.00 new.  (With 5
>year factory warranty)  Can anyone come up with any reason on why I should NOT
>buy it?  HAs anyone had any bad expericnces w/ Supra Corp?
>
>CShamis@Desire.Wright.Edu   <=== Me.
>
>Thanks.

I don't know much about Supra, but Twincom has a modem/fax identical to the one
you listed above (well, it has the same features) for $269 new.  It only has a
2 year warranty, though.  It is listed in September's Computer Shopper on page
661 in the Direct MICRO ad.  Direct MICRO is offering a 30 satisfaction
guarantee - your choice of money or replacement.  Has anyone heard anything
about Twincom?  I seem to think I've heard of the name before, but haven't
heard anything about the company.

Thanks!

Stan Logan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Subject: tybalt --> ccosun
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 15:06:00 GMT

If any of you have trouble ftp'ing to the site tybalt.caltech.edu, try
ccosun.caltech.edu (which is, I believe, the "offical" address you're supposed
to use nowadays).  It's the same site, and the C= stuff is all still in the
directory tree /pub/rknop....

-Rob
rknop@cco.caltech.edu

From: Lynn.Olivier@f31.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Lynn Olivier)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Com64 Advise
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:32:02 -0600

Reply: Lynn.Olivier@tdkt.kksys.com

I have a quirky Comm64 that served me well as a word processor for
eight years, database holder for a 400 person newpaper route for two
years, a tutor for my kids and as textfile holder for my genealogy
until I upgraded when the kids entered High School. I would like to give
it to a single mother who has gotten her life back on track and is
entering a two year college in the fall but I would like to correct the
problem as it has gotten worse over the years and is quite frustrating.
It is heat sensitive. I checked into new power supplies and found them
to be $79.00, repaired $50. My teenagers and I can handle repairs but we
don't have the knowledge what is wrong. From reading this newsgroup I
understand this is a common problem. Anybody got a cheap repair?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: mcmillan_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: <None>
Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 02:54:20 GMT

I have Big Blue Reader and an AT. If I format disks on the 1571 with BBR, the
AT can read any files on it but not write to it.
If I format with the PC (its a 1.2meg drive) to 360k, the 1571 won't read
it, or gives error 24.
The solution is maybe to get a 'proper' 360k drive for the pc. Or, does anyone
know if the 1581 is more compatible with 1.4meg drives??

Cheers - Kirk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: More on Pal Vs NTSC
From: ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:14:13 -0700

In article <21138@optima.cs.arizona.edu>, mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride) writes:
> 
>    I have been asking around about getting colour out of my PAL 64 on
> NTSC equipment. It LOOKS like I may need to also purchase a PAL tv.
> I don't know if this will solve my problem, but it is obviously the
> next step. So my question is what is the best way to pick up a PAL
> montior? Go the same route I did to get my 64? I heard it was possible
> to get PAL tv's down in Mexico (less than an hour drive)?
>  
> And finally If I pick up a PAL monitor, must I run 50hz through it to
> get it to work? Or will it work on 60hz just like the PAL 64 does?
>  
> Chris
> 

Didn't someone post something a while back about how all that needs to
be done  to switch from PAL to NTSC is to fiddle around a little inside
the case? I'm recall that nothing like soldering was even required.

PHIL

Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Subject: Re: 138 Reader
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 15:04:45 GMT

massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Massive Onslaught) writes:

>  Is there any good text readers in 80 columns that will read ASCII text 
>and convert it as it is read?  The only thing I have been using is 
>Desterm 2.0's buffer.. Is there anything better?

You have a couple of options.  First, the KeyDOS utility (which is available
in software form _I_think_ at milton, or on a EPROM from Antigrav Toolkit -
let me know if you need the address), which is a complete file management
utility that includes the ability to type both PETSCII and ASCII files.
Second, you could get ZED-128 (on ccosun.caltech.edu, file name
/pub/rknop/utilities/zed-128.075 and .doc), which is a 80 column text editor
that has the ability to read and write PETSCII and ASCII (and ZED correctly
handles any of the three most common line terminators with ASCII: CR, LF, and
CR-LF).

-Rob Knop
rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: nevs@cs.tu-berlin.de (Sven Goldt)
Subject: Re: BATMUSIC II from Conex (Part 3 of 3)
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 03:38:09 GMT


Hi Louis,
the demo will not start.What have u done with it ?
Greets, Sven
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From: cpw8034@venus.tamu.edu (ALAN CHIPIN WEN (409)693-2924)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: A2000HD:A2320,43MbSCSIhd,Multisync,Digiview,3MbRAM,2drives-$1800
Date: 31 Aug 1992 18:44:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

The title says it all, I need an IBM so I'm selling my trusty Amiga.  
Call or leave Email if interested.  

alan
From: EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ernie Oporto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: zip chip
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:21:16 GMT
 <1992Sep2.142753.19817@cco.caltech.edu>
Distribution: comp
Organization: The Pennylvania State University

I have a C128 that I always run in C64 mode...mainly for my GEOS stuff.
How passive a user can I be with this thing?  I.e. can I just drop it in
the machine and not worry about additional software or hardware?  Are
we guaranteed that stuff like GeoPublish will work as well as it does
on the vanilla machines?  I'll definitely get one if this is the case!
When's the deadline for this, anyway?

  _____)           ______        _)       _)  EAO102@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
                               __       __    OPORTO@CORVETTE.ECE.PSU.EDU
______    ______            ___      ___      Ernie "SHOKK" Oporto
                               __       __    Computer Lab Attendant
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From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: zip chip
Date: 2 Sep 92 14:27:53 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

commodore.chairman@canrem.com (commodore chairman) writes:

>Has everyone sent in their $50?

Do so now!  Please!

>I was talking to John Brown a while back, and he said that he is pretty
>close to having 1000 signatures, but bearly anyone has sent him the
>money!  If people don't start sending their money then we'll never see
>the ZIP chip!

And, more to the point, only those who send in their $50 deposits can count on
ever actually getting ahold of one of these babies.  This is going to be a
special run sort of deal, with no guarantees that more will be produced after
the first run for folk who sent in their deposits.

>Just imagine GeoPublish at 8 or 12 Mhz.
>                                ^^

:) So who's writing it for the C128?  It is true, though, that the ZIP board
will be able to accelerate the C64 as well.  What I wonder is, will it be
possible to accelerate and use 40 columns at the same time?  An 80 column C128
geoPublish would fix those worries.

-Rob
rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu
From: ddd1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (DANIEL D. DIEFENDERFER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: >>>1581 Drives for sale!!<<<
Date: 2 Sep 92 06:12:30 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I have two 1581 drives for sale.
$100 each or both for $180.
includes cable & Commodore 1581 Utility disk.
These are US drives with American Power supplies.
No manual included.
Great for running a BBS.
You pay shipping.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: 128 Help Wanted
From: mcmillan_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 02:11:39 GMT
Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.


Hello there

This is my first attempt to post a msg into comp.sys.cbm and as I write
I've no idea if this msg will make it or not.
I'm hoping to get some help with a 128 programming problem;

I wish to use SYS4864,,,,,AA,A$ in my program.
The AA variable I can handle, and also A$ if it exists. But if A$ does
not exist my program doesn't know and I can't figure out how to tell it.

My code is
1300 jsr$880f ;variable AA lo in y, hi in acc
1302 jsr$795c ;skip comma (I think)
1305 jsr$77ef ;eveluate string (??)

I now have AA$'s length and address in $49-4B. But it doesn't show a
zero length if AA$ doesn't exist.
Any help MUCH appreciated... have spent many days so far looking!

Cheers - Kirk
From: commodore.chairman@canrem.com (commodore chairman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: cs-dos
Date: 2 Sep 92 00:48:35 GMT
Reply-To: "commodore chairman" <commodore.chairman@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems


Just wanted to let everyone know that I put a file called EXAMPLES.ARC
on TYBALT.CALTECH.EDU.  The file contains sample source files for
programming under CS-DOS.  This file was compiled by Chris Smeets, the
author of C-DOS.

Alex Burger - Commodore Chairman of CRS (416-798-4713)
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From: buescher@betwixt.ugcs.caltech.edu (Brent Joseph Buescher)
Subject: Needed: Docs for VIC-20 cartridges
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:44:51 GMT

This summer I managed to find some gear for my old 
VIC at a junk store.  Among the stuff I got were
the Commodore machine language monitor cartridge
and the programmer's aid cartridge.  Does anybody
have docs for these?  Just the SYS addresses to
activate them ( I did manage to work those out myself
but I don't know if the entrypoints I found were kosher)
and a list of commands and their effects would be extremely
helpful if I ever find a use for the darn thing.

Thanks.
Brent
From: massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Massive Onslaught)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: ibmpc machine language to run on c64?
Keywords: ibm conversion 
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 05:08:58 EDT
Reply-To: massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us
Organization: The Veronica Lake Fan Club

barryg@cortex.physiol.su.oz.au (Barry Gow) writes:

> I have some software  written in 8088/8066 machine code for the IBM-PC
> and would like to run them on a Commodore 64. Any ideas?

 
 Well, feel free to correct me on thia, but I don't think that it would 
be possible to run any 80xxx seris software on a 64 or a 128, without 
completely re-writing the software, as the machines are too drastically 
different, the main reason being that the 64/128 have there own BIOS 
built in, where as the 80xxx series (and the 80x86's too) load in there 
DOS on boot up... The most logical way to transfer them would just to 
re-write them, the case permitting...
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: jnelson@IASTATE.EDU (Jeremy F Nelson)
Subject: Re: Supra-FAX-Modem-14.4
Reply-To: jnelson@IASTATE.EDU (Jeremy F Nelson)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:56:29 GMT

  About the supra corporation: I ordered their common rs-232 interface and it
didn't work.  They replaced it and the _replacement_ didn't work.  They told me
that I was SOL, and now I'm out $40 for a cable that was broken when I got it!
From: 6500hage@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (William F. Hagen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Supra-FAX-Modem-14.4
Date: 31 Aug 92 09:19:53 GMT


What's this? fax capabilities on the commodore 64?
Can anyone clear this up?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Subject: Re: ibmpc machine language to run on c64?
Keywords: ibm conversion 
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:10:28 GMT

barryg@cortex.physiol.su.oz.au (Barry Gow) writes:

>I have some software  written in 8088/8066 machine code for the IBM-PC
>and would like to run them on a Commodore 64. Any ideas?

Yeah, rewrite the programs from scratch.  That'll be easier than trying to get
8088 code to run on a 64.

Now, if you had C or some such source code, the story might be different.

-Rob Knop
rknop@cco.caltech.edu
From: korczyns@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Joseph Korczynski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Items for sale
Date: 26 Aug 92 14:00:17 GMT
Reply-To: korczyns@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Joseph Korczynski)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Annapolis Detachment,CARDEROCKDIV,NSWC,Annapolis,MD

I have the following Commodore equipment for sale as a package deal
only!

1-Commodore 64 computer
1-Commodore 1541 disk drive

75$ plus shipping & handling.
From: 00srdrake@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: WANT TO BUY Video Cartridges!
Date: 25 Aug 92 18:03:41 GMT


	I'm in need of two video cartridges for the C-64/128.

	They are Super Explode v5.0+ and Video Byte II.

	Please send your offers to my e-mail addr below.

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From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)
Subject: Re: UUdecode
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 14:52:11 GMT

massive@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Massive Onslaught) writes:

>  I see that there were several messages posted in uuencoded format.. 
>Call me stupid, but I didn't think it was available on the 128.. It is 
>part of CSDOS, correct?  If so, where could it get the proper files...

UUdecode is actually not a part of CS-DOS.  There are three options for
uudecoding files:  (1) uudecode it on your Unix (etc.) system and then
download the binary to your 128.  Or, downdload the uudecoded file to your 128
as ASCII text (don't do conversion), and use either (2) Fuzzy Fox's uuxfer
program for the C64 [available on milton] or (3) Craig Bruce's uudecode
program [part of the ACE shell package which can be found on tybalt].

-Rob Knop
rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Comm64 acting quirky
From: cshamis@desire.wright.edu
Date: 28 Aug 92 13:55:54 EST
Organization: Wright State University 

In article <1992Aug27.000418.15610@cactus.org>, spacek@cactus.org (Mark S. Spacek) writes:
>  Commodore power supplies have always run at least warm, often hot.  Especially
> the older black bricks.  The newer white bricks are rated a bit higher and run
> somewhat cooler.  I don't know about servicing them either.  The qualified

IMHO, I would suggest going out and getting yourself a 128 power supply,
they're big, run-cool, and have a fuse in them.  NOT TO MENTION THAT THEY ARE
SCREWED TOGETHER WITH PHILLIPS SCREWS.  Makeing them Oh-so-nice to work with.

Only problem is you might have to replace the square DIN connector that plugs
into a 128.  But if you have any comon sense this is not a difficult procedure.

But, thats just me.

CSShamis@Desire.Wright.Edu <==== Me!

Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
From: hh2x@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Aaron Peromsik)
Subject: Re: Utility to salvage/read damaged disks available?
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Distribution: usa
Date:  3 Sep 92 12:25:30 GMT

ron@vicorp.com (Ron Peterson) writes:

>Could someone please direct me to a utility for recovering data from
>damaged C64 disks?  I've been asked to help recover some MultiPlan
>spreadsheets from unreadable floppies.  A raw disk editor/reader might 
>be useful also.
>ron@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron


I have a program called 1571 Resurrect 40 which runs on a 128 and
fixes certain kinds of read errors. If anyone needs it, yell.

Aaron Peromsik
peromsik@cornell.edu
What good is a vacuum cleaner?
From: lu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Zhengfang Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: ROM call woes
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:08:00 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

In <1992Sep1.151832.765@cco.caltech.edu> rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop) writes:

>mcmillan_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

>>I have a C64 ML program which I am converting to run on a 128.
>>There are a number of calls to the 64 ROM area which I'm having trouble
>>finding equivalents for on the 128. Most of these involve string 
>>handling, which all my 128 books seem to skimp over.

>The book "Mapping the C128" from Compute! Books would probably give you the
>information you need.  Of course, the book is (like most C128 books) very hard
>to find nowadays.
Keep in mind that those ROM calls on the 64 are BASIC routines.  The 64 used
BASIC V2 whereas the C-128 uses V7.0 (I believe).  The routines may have
more than likely been rewritten if not entirely replaced.  In all likelyhood
you will have to find some sort of equivalent routine and maybe even a 
combination of routines to replace the ones on the 64.
Xref: sparky comp.sys.cbm:3505 misc.test:10267
From: nag@cmutual.com.au (Neville Grills)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,misc.test
Subject: How do you make an RS-232 cable?
Date: 31 Aug 92 05:23:45 GMT
Organization: Colonial Mutual Life Australia

Does anybody have any instructions or a circuit diagram
(or know where I could get one) of how to make an RS-232 cable from
the user port of a C64? I have a modem but can't connect it to the 
commodore. I could buy one but I'm too cheap. There are instructions at 
cwaves I believe but I think its still off the air. 

Any help appreciated

Neville             
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