HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: 90taobri@CHASM.SCAR.UTORONTO.CA (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Lots of questions
Date: 19 Nov 92 04:48:58 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Toronto (Scarborough) Computing Services

The following revelation escaped AKARPENKO%ALBION.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu's lips:
>
> I was looking through the recent MacWorld
> and found a Quantum 110MB ELS for about $340 and a Maxtor 120MB for $400 both
> external anyone have any experience using these drives and what conversion
> is necessary to convert these drives from Mac to IIGS?

    No conversion necessary.  SCSI is SCSI is SCSI (mostly) as far as
Apples are concerned.  Unless it says otherwise, you need a 25-to-50 pin
SCSI cable (check the ad, it might be included).  The 25-pin end plugs
into the RamFAST.  You can't go wrong with either drive; both are
excellent names.
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-=+ Brian Tao (taob@r-node.pci.on.ca, 90taobri@chasm.scar.utoronto.ca) +=-
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     -=+ MuGS: The Only Internet Mail Reader For The Apple IIGS! +=-
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: FOR Sale Now ! Apple IIGS COMPLETE
From: cxdb14@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu (RANDY)
Date: 21 Nov 92 15:14:33 CST
Organization: Wichita State University, Wichita, Ks

In article <1efis2INNb3u@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, jcrane@ecst.csuchico.edu (John Crane) writes:
> For Sale Apple IIGS - Excellent Condition
> $ 900 and You Pay Shipping
> Complete Apple IIGS System Includes
> 
> Apple IIGS Cpu

It sure would be swell if people selling IIgs'es would say what ROM version
they have. Although I suppose a fellow can assume ROM 01 if nothing is said,
it still would be helpful.

> COntact me John Crane at 916-894-8602 or email at

Randy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.apple2.gno
From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
Subject: SSCII posted to binaries
Followup-To: comp.sys.apple2.gno
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:01:13 GMT

I just posted SSCII to comp.binaries.apple2, and placed it on the
pindarus archive in /pub/apple2/shell.

SSCII is a shell utility version of Derek Taubert's GScii+ NDA.

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 Jawaid Bazyar              |   Ask me about the GNO Multitasking Environment
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 bazyar@cs.uiuc.edu         |   P.O Box 620334
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: dratzlaf@nyx.cs.du.edu (Norby)
Subject: Re: Applelink gateway?
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.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 05:27:07 GMT


The only way someone on GEnie can receive Internet mail is if they paid
the startup fee.  Otherwise, the mail will bounce.

GEnie calls their Internet gateway 'in beta test'.  They have changed the
amount they charge already, they might change again.

Originally, the startup fee was $5 I think, and received mail was free.

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From: herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: The other connector on the VOC
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 23:10:00 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Does anyone know what the other connector on the far left end of the VOC 
is for?

Herbert Fung              herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
From: uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: VIAD
Keywords: VIAD
Date: 20 Nov 92 06:50:56 GMT

In <BxxFrp.Ezn@news.iastate.edu> irsman@iastate.edu (That Ian Guy) writes:

>Make sure the second VIAD disk is -not- write-protected.  If it is, Bad Things
>will happen when you make a word and VIAD tries to save it to the list of
>words you've made.  If on a HD partition, make sure you have some free space.

Aa soo desu ka (as they say in Japanese).  I get it.  I _always_
write-protect disks when I use them, just 'cause I'm scared of problems.
Okay, so I _can_ use it on floppies.  Now the only thing keeping me from
paying for VIAD is the lack of a word editor - it doesn't notice some of
my favorite Scrabble words. :(

- Eric S.

PS: Look!  I quoted!! :)

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FidoNet:  1:206/2713 Eric Shepherd | Programming Law #1: "When in
AOL:      Sheppy                   | doubt, rewrite from scratch."
From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: speed of text applications...
Date: 20 Nov 92 13:35:41 PST
Organization: BBS

What does NiftyList use for I/O anyway?  It scrolls so FAST! I don't use it (
don't know how :), but I occationally call it up just to "feel" like a real
toolbox programmer :P

If enter "???????????????????" or "llllllllllllllllllllll", NiftyList will then
print them on the screen _really_ quickly, faster anything I know on the GS.  I
notice that GSbug scrolls fast too ( gsbug is another "real programmers tool"
which I don't use :).  Why?  Is it because interrupts are disabled when you're
in CDA and/or GSbug?  Other CDA don't scroll anywhere near the speed of NL or
GSbug.

How fast is GNO?

frank m. lin
fmlin@terapin.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: dsdd@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu (Roy Barrett)
Subject: Re: Future of the II line
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. (NOT)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:04:56 GMT

Yeah, but imagine all the support the "dull and boring" computer would get if
Apple would atleast acknowledge it's existance.  More third party support, and
wouldn't you like to walk into a Babbages and see a few isles labled "Apple II"?

Now I know that when people just want Apple Support, they sound stupid, but a
little attention wouldn't hurt...  In fact, if Apple was split equally between
the 2 major divisions, we would all be a little better off... Which helps more,
word of mouth, in the case of the Apple II, or 6 page ads in all the magazines,
plus commercials everywhere, for the Macintosh?

Do your part... maybe if we can all help bitch at Apple, we can get something
done... Tell 'em we don't like the shitty way they're doing business, be a 
Steve Jobs... You are the customer, you are always right, especially at Apple.
If enough of us at least give Apple a ring, maybe that great guy up there, John
C. Sculley (!) would help reorganize...

Well, maybe I'm a step away from the nuthouse, but still, it may work.. :)


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dsdd@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu #1@#31
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Roy Barrett... Yep, that's my name...

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: jmk3@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Will there be a System 6.0.1 CD?
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:16:40 GMT

(the subject says, or asks, it all.)
 
  Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au (John MacLean)
Subject: Disk Images and Sparse Files.
Organization: Tower Technology, Sydney
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:00:15 GMT

The subject says it all. Anyway, here they are:

1) Can Copy 2 Plus (or any other common //e program) create a file which
is a "disk image" of a 5.25" disk.

2) Does the program chosen in 1) create sparse files or non-sparse files,
in cases where large numbers of sectors are zero filled.

3) Whats the best way to create a non-sparse file on the GS, using the
ProDOS FST?
Do I have to check for zero blocks, write them out as $FF filled, and then
write them out as $00 filled again, or is there a better way?

4) Under GS/OS and the ProDOS FST, what is the best way to convert a sparse
file to being non-sparse, and vica-versa?

Any help appreciated.
John MacLean.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: bgilbert@nyx.cs.du.edu (Brenden Gilbert)
Subject: HyperC
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix (sponsored by U. of Denver Math/CS dept.)
Disclaimer1: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University of
Disclaimer2: Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
Disclaimer3: control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 20:00:59 GMT

      I have a problem with two files I got from ccosun.caltech.edu.  I
ftp'ed hyperc1disk.bsq and hyperc2disk.bsq.  Then I proceeded to unpack it
with GSCII and Shrinkit GS (to a 51/4" disk).  Problem is it will not work
when I try to run c.system (and I am not able to ftp the hyper dox for
some reason..)
 
Brenden
 
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 > Brenden Gilbert - Computer Science Major Undergrad - CSU Northridge!  <
 > You can reach me at: vbcsc038@vax.csun.edu OR bgilbert@nyx.cs.du.edu  <
 > LONG LIVE THE IIGS!! APPLE II INFINITIUM!  Ask me about C Programming!<
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From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: RamFAST & GS/OS cache
Date: 23 Nov 1992 02:55:59 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
NNTP-Posting-Host: arrester.caltech.edu

fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin) writes:

>Todd, you suggested that maybe I should consider upgrading my cache to 1mb. 
>But I'm wondering, isn't the cache size fixed??  I mean, isn't there a limit
>like 24k or something?  1mb will cost about 30 bucks...  not cheap, but not too
>bad... I think I'll look into it.

That 24k thing is the "lookahead" which is unrelated to the total cache size.
The RamFast rev. D board (the smaller, low power one) can have either 256k or
1 meg of cache ram. The original Rev. C board could only take 256k.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: flopticals...
Date: 17 Nov 92 14:21:31 PST
Organization: BBS

I am intersted in gettin the floptical drive from Mass Micro.  The reason is, I
think it looks the best...  How ever, it doesn't seem to have a "eject" button.

So...

1. Can the RamFAST floptical ROMs ( is it "i" or "j"? ) eject disks by issueing
a SCSI eject command?

2. Does the AE and Tulin flopticals have a eject button?  I suppose I'll have
to get one of these...

Thanks.
From: dig@pro-cynosure.cts.com (Doug Granzow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GEnieLamp
Date: 17 Nov 92 02:22:32 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: ProLine [pro-cynosure]

scott@b8.b8.ingr.com (Scott Gentry) writes:

>1.  If he doesn't have time to edit it, I'll edit it for him.  
>2.  Shrinking.  If the size of a shrinkit archive is around the same size
>as an average edited issue, then fine.  Post it as is to the binaries.

1. GEnieLamp is copyrighted, and the copyright notice clearly states that the
newsletter may *not* be edited.

2. Shrinking and binscii'ing and posting to c.b.a2 will save little space and
will only make it more difficult for users to read, since they will now have
to a) download the file, b) unbinscii the file, and c) unshrink the file.
From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Foundation & ScriptEdit
Date: 22 Nov 92 18:47:02 PST
Organization: BBS

Erik, use Reslin v0.32d, which was recently posted to c.b.a2 as RJB freeware...
 it's also on cco.caltech.edu.

Reslin lets you have "multi-select", and it can optimize resource forks.

Pretty, cool freeware.

frank m. lin
fmliN@terapin.com
From: herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Out Of This World... I'm done!
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 09:26:59 MST
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Wow. Out Of This World has exceeded all my expectations! I got it
last Thursday (although Canada Customs opened it at the boarder,
first time this has happened, I have ordered lots of software from
the US before maybe Customs wanted to play the game)
 
After many sleepless nights, I finally finished the game. Now don't
get me wrong, I may have finished it in a week, but I spent many
hours trying to figure it out. Very entertaining and intuitive and
detailed. In someways I'm glad it didn't take so long to finish. I
remember Dragon Wars took me over eight months off and on. When I
finished Dragon Wars I wasn't too sure if I'd play it again, and I'm
still not sure. As for Out Of This World, I know I'd play it again,
in fact I have. So whoever hasn't ordered it yet, you'd better order
it. From what I've heard, Interplay released OOTW for the GS because
of the positive response they received from Dragon Wars. This is one
company that has heard our cries for more software and they are
providing it for us, so lets give them our support.
 
On a side note, I couldn't help but walk in software stores and
telling them about OOTW for the GS. I always get these funny faces.
 
--
Herbert Fung                    | "Hard work doesn't make miracles,
Edmonton Remote Systems         |   Miracles just make hard work!"
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada       |       The Herbster! 1988

Herbert Fung              herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca 
Xref: sparky comp.sys.apple2:24324 comp.sys.apple2.gno:417
From: bclark@jupiter.chi.il.us (Brian Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.apple2.gno
Subject: Apple IIgs UUCP Inquiry
Date: 21 Nov 92 10:10:48 GMT
Organization: Jupiter Systems

Hi,
    This is an inquiry to find out who (if anyone) is currently, was at
one time, or may at some time be working on porting UUCP to the Apple IIgs.
Another person (Mike Fleming) and myself, are interested in bringing this
utility to the GS.  In the interest of not devoting duplicate time towards
the project, we would like to know what progress has or has not been made
towards reaching this goal.  From time to time over the last couple years,
we have seen similiar inquiries and/or statements of works in progress...
and having replied at every chance, there still would always be no response.
Please either publicly or privately respond to contribute any information
on the status of UUCP on the IIgs.  Thank you,
                                                  Brian Clark
                                                  Mike Fleming
--
Brian Clark        bclark@jupiter.chi.il.us
From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: speed of text applications...
Date: 21 Nov 92 13:06:31 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin) writes:

>How fast is GNO?

  Extremely, very, incredibly fast.  For any of you GNO people out there,
do "cat very_large_file" and if any of you can read it you're extremely
talented.  GNO can do text output just as fast as Nifty List.
  Granted, not all utilities can move data as fast as 'cat' currently can,
but we're working on it. :)

  Basically, we rewrote the TextTools and added a GS/OS accessible screen
driver.  The low level 'COUT' routine is highly optimized for the IIgs.
-- 
 Jawaid Bazyar              |   Ask me about the GNO Multitasking Environment
 Procyon, Inc.              |   for the Apple IIgs!   
 bazyar@cs.uiuc.edu         |   P.O Box 620334
 --Apple II Forever!--      |   Littleton, CO 80162-0334   (303) 933-4649
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: u9050728@cs.uow.edu.au (Shane Kelvin Richards)
Subject: Source for playing sounds
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 08:17:47 GMT


	I am looking for source which loads a sound into the doc ram, and/or
plays a sound. I have been looking through //GS Hardware reference, and 
after reading that, many questions spring to mind. Getting hold of some source
which plays a sound may answer some of my questinos. Does anyone have such
source they are willing to share with me?

Shane.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Re: HFS formatting, ...
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:24:18 GMT

>From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
>Subject: Re: HFS formatting, ...
 
>The ADU driver trick is supposed to be used with a third-party driver
>in the GenericMacSCSI file.  My local user group came across one
>driver that supported SyQuests and also seemed to work with most other
>SCSI drives, but I forget its name.
>The driver included in ADU is only guaranteed to work with
>Apple-branded SCSI drives.  It may or may not work with other drives.
 
I know; caveat emptor (or whatever) to anyone forcing the Apple driver onto
some other drive. Is the driver you found in the public domain?
 
>> re: Mac formatted drive not working on IIGS
 
>I would be interested to know what the 8-bit program "Chinook SCSI
>Utilities" thought of the drive.
 
I no longer have the Chinook utils (and didn't when this occurred). The 8-bit
utils that I mentioned that were willing to format the drive were the 8-bit
utils that came with the Apple DMA SCSI card.
 
  --Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu
From: exuhag@exu.ericsson.se (James Hague)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Out of This World - Out of My Mind
Date: 20 Nov 92 14:57:19 GMT
Reply-To: exuhag@exu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Richardson, TX
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              Any opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

Jay M. Krell writes:
>
>(picking nits further) It depends how you define port. The game might have
>been written for some other computer originally, but the IIGS version
>is a nearly direct port from the Nintendo code, which Bill wrote.

My only point was that the game was originally developed for
a computer (the Amiga, I think) and not a game system.  Bill
didn't design the original game, did he?  I was under the
impression that was was simply porting it to the SNES and GS.
 
--
James Hague   
exuhag@exu.ericsson.se
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,rec.music.synth
From: jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Re: MIDI for the //c???
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:40:27 GMT

The Apple MIDI interface connects to the serial port, so it should at least
work on the //c hardware wise. I'm not sure about software.

 -Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Subject: Local Second Grade class looking for FUN software for a IIe
Followup-To: comp.sys.apple2
Reply-To: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
Organization: Nedriv Software and Shoe Shiners, Uninc.
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 09:55:56 GMT

My son's second grade class has a IIe with 5.25" floppy.  As far as I can
tell, it has not even been turned on this year.  The teacher is planning on
doing something with it during Jan/Feb when 'there is nothing else to do'.

What I would like to locate is a source for low cost software (cause the
school isn't going to run out and pay thousands or even hundreds of dollars -
frankly, they have the computers as a gift and no one ever bothered to give
them the gift of software so almost NO ONE uses them!).  But I dont want
video games per se nor do I want boring 'flash card' programs which just
print blase text on the screen asking questions.  I am interested in finding
software for a IIe which could be used to reenforce Spelling words, Reading
assignments, Math programs, etc.

I assume that I am out of luck - I perhaps should just tell the teachers to
go ahead and trade in those Apples for some other type of equipment?  Perhaps
film strip projectors or something?
-- 
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Same Mbox: BITNET: lvirden@cas  INET: lvirden@cas.org
Personal: 674 Falls Place,   Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-1614
From: trentc@pro-calgary.cts.com (Trent Corney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Ramfast for sale
Date: 16 Nov 92 02:33:07 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Seeing as the person who was going to buy the card backed out, I now have
for sale, again, one Ramfast rev. C SCSI card. Comes with ROM v2.0. First
$75.00 takes it (includes shipping).

----
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   Internet: trentc@pro-calgary.cts.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: jmk3@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Re: how to scroll in a TextEdit control?
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:28:03 GMT

> Jason Perez

>   i'm not using TaskMaster to control the record because i am >going to have
>multiple fonts/styles/sizes and i didn't think i could do this with >TaskMaster.
>though i am using TaskMaster for everything else .  what i need is way to know when i'm
>at the bottom of the window so i can scroll up.  it looks like i'll
> have to keep a manual count of which line i'm on to figure it out.

I have not programmed with TextEdit, but I am pretty sure you can let TaskMaster handle it for you and still have multiple fonts/styles/sizes. You have to make calls to change the font and all, but TaskMaster will handle typing and scrolling

 -Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu
From: mh001b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Matthew W. Hacker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Animation and video card design...
Date: 20 Nov 92 23:43:50 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York


   A sugestion came up a while back that a video card should
have separate memory from the GS, and that if something wanted
to access video memory directly, it could DMA to the card.
As I pondered this idea, I had a couple of questions/comments:

1) All the GS/OS stuff should use the toolbox, so if the card
   was coprocessed, this wouldn't be bad. Right?

2) If it shadowed the GS's video memory, then it would be backwards
   compatible with older stuff that did direct memory writeing.

3) Sounds pretty good except for one thing.  What about animation?
   Doesn't animated stuff still use direct access?  Then having
   to write to memory, and then DMA to the card is really going to
   slow things down.

Of course the only other real option (as I see it, anyhow) is to
design a memory card that let the memory be accessed from two
sides.  This would make animation twice as fast, but with the
8 meg limit on the GS might be a bit of a trade-off.  Along
with having to put two cards in your machine.

How many people out there have a full eight megs in their GS?

Comments / suggestions?
-- 
Matthew W. Hacker                           mh001b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
                                            AppleII forever!
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From: bslog@pro-scat.cts.com (Bill Logsdon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ATTENTION high speed modem users: addendum to previous article
Date: 15 Nov 92 10:31:03 GMT
Organization: ProLine [pro-scat] St. Petersburg, Florida.


OK, solves for the SSC, but what about the GS?  I have found the Paul's
cable worked on my buddies GS (I installed all my hardware, cards, HD, etc,
to ensure it was identical) but not on mine....

what is the problem?  the buffer chips?  any ideas?