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From: klasmekj@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Kevin J. Klasmeier)
Subject: Re: Idea for a program
Keywords: remote, modem, program
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:30:08 GMT

In article <11070@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> warwick@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>>Here's an idea for all you programmers out there...what about
>>a program that will allow one to control another computer,
>>remotely via a modem?
>
>How about this scenario:
>
>In the morning, you leave home, and insert a certain floppy in your drive, or
>set-up a certain auto-run program on your harddrive.  And turn your computer on.
>
>Then, from work, you dial you home phone, and let it ring ONCE, wait ten seconds,
>and do again (once).
>
>The program (which has been monitoring the modem for the "RING" signal all day
>responds by ringing the dial-in lines to your workplace, and sets up the 
>connection between computers, perhaps in a restricted fashion (eg. the home
>computer will only execute certain programs, unless a password is given, etc.)
>

Its called CALL-FORWARDING...If you have any time of phone company that
is worth a cent, they offer a call forwarding option of one or two extra
dollars a month.       

;^>   ---  Just being simple and smart...Give 'em a call though.

---Kevin
From: kllove@wildcat.ecn.uoknor.edu (Kenneth L Love)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Atari seen in Compuke! magazine
Date: 18 Nov 92 12:51:20 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA


The November issue of Compuke! mentioned the Atari Portfolio in one of its
articles (the one on palmtop computers).  The author did a price/feature
comparison of several palmtops.  If you are looking for an entry level
palmtop computer, I don't see how you could choose anything else.  Is this
just news to me?

The December issue had a company trying to teach you about music on computers.
They were giving away an ST when you payed their tuition.  Their was even a
520/1040 style case (couldn't tell which because of the small picture).

On a side note:  among the "101 Things to Give for Christmas Presents" was
an Amiga 500.  They said it's great for games and even runs a few serious
applications.  Was this a back-handed compliment or what?

I thought I'd never see the day when Compute! (er... Compuke!) magazine gave
any non-PC or non-Mac the time of day.  The end must be near...

Anybody care?

                                                  Later,
                                                  Kenneth Love
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: kslate@MtHolyoke.edu (Kevin D. Slate)
Subject: ** Midi Equip for sale **
Organization: Mount Holyoke College
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:43:49 GMT


	For sale: the following midi equipment. 


	Casio CZ-5000 - Full size midi keyboard with built in 8 track
sequencer. Excellent cond.			$425.00  B/O

	Casio CZ-101 - mini midi keyboard, four mono voices, excellent
sound module. Excellent cond.			$140.00  B/O

	Roland TR-505 - durm machine, 16 voices pcm sound, excellent
cond.						$150.00  B/O

	Boss Mixer - 6 input stereo out, excellent cond.
						$70.00  B/O

	Yamaha YME-8 - midi through box, 2 in, 8 out, switchable,
excellent cond.					$65.00  B/O

	Keyboard Stand - Custom to hold the two keyboards, drum machine,
and mixer. excellent cond.			$65.00  B/O






email offers and tell me if it includes shipping or not.

Kevin
From: sdmw91tw@ap10.cip3a.tu-harburg.de (Thorsten Wollweber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: more windows
Date: 20 Nov 92 16:03:34 GMT
Organization: none

In article <1992Nov18.102257.22097@hasler.ascom.ch> PAULETTI@biel.be.tech.ascom.ch (Pauletti Andreas) writes:
>There exists a PD software called WINX that is available from MAXON
>PD service in Germany. I do not know if the thing works with  a
>futuer MultiTOS that will not have the 7 window limits either.
>

Hi,

yes there is WINX, and it is pretty good, too. But why worry and get it from
a commercial PD service? It is included in 

GemView 2.01

which can be ftp'ed from uni-paderborn.de (131.234.2.32).

have fun, 
         Thorsten


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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Help!  TOS 2.06 requires jumpers set...I have resistors.
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 22:13:37 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Robert Morrison asked about ROM select jumpers relating to installing
TOS 2.06..
 
Those "resistors" marked  W102, W103, etc. aren't resistors at all..
they're just jumper wires (thus the designation "Wxxx") which are
manufactured to resemble resistors so automatic component insertion
machines can handle them.  (You could verify that with an ohmmeter).

You could simply snip them off the pc board and solder plain wires
into the correct jumper pads for TOS 2.06.

The holes for the other jumpers are likely to be filled with solder
from the wavesoldering manufacturing process, so that would have to
be removed first..  no problem for anyone with soldering experience.
 
BobR
From: Trevor.Kirby@newcastle.ac.uk (Trevor Kirby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Silent Service 2
Date: 20 Nov 92 10:04:19 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE1 7RU.


In article <1efav4INNsoo@golem.wcc.govt.nz>, wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>Don't even think about getting Silent Service 2 unless you have at least
>1meg, and a Hard-drive.  it's unplayable from floppy!

I can live with playing it from floppy, what I found hard to live with is the
escorts sailing straight through a tanker to attack you and the way sonar works
when the vessel is doing 30 knots. Oh and one other snippet is when your lookouts
spot a battleship at 180 yds range it's a bit too late.

 Trev
Xref: sparky comp.sys.atari.st:16909 comp.sys.atari.st.tech:5729
From: skolodzieski@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: reSOLUTION SVGA card by GegTec?
Date: 20 Nov 92 08:07:35 GMT
Organization: Fairleigh Dickinson University

Hello,

I am interseted in putting a reSOLUTION SUperVGA card into my 4 meg 1040STF.
My entire system is in a tower case so space is not a consideration. I would 
like to know if anyone has this card card installed in a 1040STF? How east/hard
is the installation? I assume it must be a solder in card? 

The only distributer that I know of in the US is Rio-Datel, and I was made 
aware of there shady nature concerning the Lexicor software scame. Does 
anyone know of any other dealers that may be able to obtain this card for me?
By the way the German company that manufactures the card is called "GengTec".


Many thanks,
Scott Kolodzieski
scott@dmi.stevens-tech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: annius@eri.research.ptt.nl (Annius Groenink)
Subject: Re: NOTE: 16-bit Falcon bus may not be so bad.
Reply-To: A.V.Groenink@research.ptt.nl
Organization: PTT Research
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:53:16 GMT

warwick@cs.uq.oz.au (Warwick Allison) writes:

>Remember that the Quickindex figures showed the Falcon to be approx 50% 
>of the speed of the TT for CPU-memory related tests (not 25%) - indicating
>that the Falcon does not suffer a 50% loss in speed from the 16-bit bus,
>or the TT is 16bit... or 16MHz :-).

Well that would be a test concerning ST RAM, which after all could very well
be on a 16 bit data bus, and the TT would still be 32 bit (provided you get
yourself some neat TT RAM).

-- 
Annius Groenink  --  Universiteit Utrecht  --  PTT Research Leidschendam
annius@research.ptt.nl/avgroeni@cs.ruu.nl       Maths/Comp.Sc./TOS/Music       
Xref: sparky comp.sys.atari.st:16646 misc.forsale.computers.other:582 seattle.forsale:423
From: v5914ane@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Steve)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: For Sale
Date: 19 Nov 92 02:36:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Single Sided Disk Drive.  SF354 (I think)
for atari ST.

					-$30.00 + shipping & COD costs

I have never had any problems with it.

reply to this account if you are interested.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: Alan Edwards <EDWR@UNB.CA>
Subject: video questions
Organization: The University of New Brunswick
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:46:17 GMT

I am interested in upgrading to a system that I can project
grapics from an NTSC projector. Do the STe/Mega have straight
video out as well as the modulated, or is it possible to get
at the video signal and bring it out to it's own connector?

I am also interested in the expanded video cards that I have
seen advertised for the Mega. Has anyone any experience with
these?

Thanks in advance...
From: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Wanted: Site with GEMVIEW 2.1
Date: 17 Nov 1992 22:50:56 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
Reply-To: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

GEM-View v2.1 is available at:
 
atari.archive.umich.edu

directory:

atari/Graphics/

filename:

is something like gemview210.lzh
 
the file is over 300k, and atari archive seems to be moving data VERY slowly,
but it may just have been that there were a lot of people using it at the
time when I was on!  (8-minutes to transfer a 250k file!)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Quester
From: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 24 Nov 1992 01:14:03 GMT
Reply-To: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

Right, I have this UUCP address:

the.fawn@mcshh.hanse.de

Which is Thomas Questers UUCP address.  I tried Mailling as I would to
a normal USEnet user, but it bounced back.  How do I send to a UUCP-Server
(or whatever they are called)??  And particular routine, or should that
method have worked??


(For those not in the know, Thomas Quester is the main author of the ST
versions of LHarc, PFX-Packer, and AFX)
From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari seen in Compuke! magazine
Date: 19 Nov 92 19:23:42 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

> Even further back, anyone remember the 8-bit version of NAVAL BATTLE that was
> on one of the Antic disks?  I did both the Antic 8-bit and Start ST versions, but
> the 8-bit was my favorite.  Custom character sets, VBI's for more colors,
> background music... all in <48K.  Those _were_ the days!  :)

This all brings one big piece of trivia to mind...In the EARLY, EARLY, EARLY
days of Compute! does anyone remember reading the article about the new
computer being designed that eventually became the Amiga?  I remember they
talked some about the likelyhood of it's becoming part of the Atari stable. 
Anyway....can anyone tell me what the 'working' name for the Amiga was?  hint:
Amiga was part of the name (I think Amiga might have been the name of the
group/company who developed it)????

				-Matt
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Silent Service 2
From: mike@divsun.unige.ch (michel morris)
Date: 18 Nov 92 13:52:40 +0200
Reply-To: mike@divsun.unige.ch
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Geneva, Switzerland

In article 3321@porthos.cc.bellcore.com, rrk@vixen.cc.bellcore.com (kutz,randolph r) writes:
>I have Silent Service 1.  Is Silent Service 2 an
>improvement worth the $45 it costs?
>
>

Very definitely, especially if you have a TT; except that the sound with the 
animation of the torpedo launch is, shall we say, strange ;-)

(SS 1 was my first ever game on the ST, back in about '86; SS 2 my first for the TT).
Mike M.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Question about alt.znet.pc
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 17:47:10 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.

paetau@mits.mdata.fi (Rasmus Paetau) writes:

> 
> Somebody posted a message here announcing that ZNET issue 18 would be
> available in alt.znet.pc, but when I just looked there I only saw the
> same announcment along with the announcment for issue 17. Have I
> misunderstood something?
> 
 No you missed nothing Rasmus, they both were posted there over the 
 last weekend. I can repost them if you like.
 
 regards from Z*NET Pacific

  
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Drop-down menus under Spectre ??
From: dtarico@violet.ccit.arizona.edu
Date: 23 Nov 92 11:29:50 MST
Distribution: world,local
Nntp-Posting-User: dtarico

Does anybody know of a utility that will make the Mac menus drop down like
GEM menus (as opposed to "pull" down) ?
 
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From: dud@hardy.u.washington.edu (Daniel Aylward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ATARI - Secret
Date: 21 Nov 92 19:18:54 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

afonseca@terapin.com (Alberto Fonseca) writes:

>So with the proper information, software and upgrades.. Those who are
>interested in developing don't have to feel bad about it.. There is actually
>enough ST stuff to keep us happy, we just have to look for it.. Not like the
>other computer companies, that try to help the users..  I still think its worth
>it..

I think this is very true.  So many people seem to be getting caught up in
the PC mindset, but I really don't think they have that much more to
offer.  I get everything I need in a computer with my TT; if I want more,
I know where to look.  Plus there's aspects of being an Atarian that are
irreplacable when moving to other platforms, like the user community.

>So I'll get a Falcon, upgrade it, make some nice software and put on the
>package "REQUIRES 4 MEGAYBTES OF RAM, AND A FALCON SCREENBLASTER".  With the
>DSP chip, sound quality, video and memory, I think one can make a great CD ROM
>Based game or even a Really proffessional program.. Maybe even a hardware/CD
>ROM package that can blow away the AMIGA's Video Toaster.

>Please tell me what you think about this, and if any of you share these visions
>with me.

Right on!  We need more people like you!

Dan Aylward
dud@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: brymastr@eng.umd.edu (Bryan Lee)
Subject: -- Er, what is Atari up to nowadays? --
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 21:55:35 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of MD, College Park
Distribution: usa

I just subscribed to this group for the first time and found all
these postings reminiscing about the good ol' days.  What is
happening with Atari now?  Are they coming out with any new
computers?  I haven't seen anything new from them in years.
I remember back about 6 (?) years ago when the ST and Amiga
were coming out, my friend and I would always argue about the
two machines.  He tried to argue about how great the ST
was, while I tried to explain how he had an inferiority
complex since the Amiga was so much better.
But anyway, neither machine seemed to do as well as some
predicted.  I know Commodore is still doing Amiga-stuff,
what's Atari up to?
-Bryan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: gregs@eskimo.com (Greg Sumner)
Subject: Re: Freeze Dried Ripoff!
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:45:06 GMT

Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:

>I don't know about his dealings but this is not the first time I see
>users complaining about his service. The first time, he said due to
>lack of disks in the country (because of OS/2 and Windows) he couldn't
>get any disks and therefore was not able to send it. I believe the
>average waiting period for his product was 3 months.

>Whatever the case, it will bring negative feedback from users such as
>the above.

>Best Regards,
>Mark K.

I think he's just a home programmer who was not prepared for the demand.
HI know his product is quality -- use the demo until your disk comes in.

-- 
Gregory Sumner       _   _                              
gregs@eskimo.com    (,) (,)    Look!  He has a new      
Seattle, WA            "       EMAIL address!           
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: madmal@spd.eee.strathclyde.ac.uk (Malachy Devlin - SPD)
Subject: Technical wordprocessors for ST
Originator: madmal@newton
Organization: Signal Processing Division, University of Strathclyde. Glasgow
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 10:33:45 GMT


Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good technical word processor for the ST. ie. one that
would allow me to enter (large messy) equations (easily)? and also have the
ability to generate table of contents, tables etc or am I asking to much?
(I suppose I would be looking for something like word for windows 2 for the PC)
( apoloyises for mentioning PC in this group :-) )

Malachy
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From: pf21@unix.brighton.ac.uk (Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: HELP! Lost files
Date: 23 Nov 92 13:27:56 GMT
Organization: University of Brighton, UK

Yesterday, I had a disaster on my hard disk.
I renamed an accessary fomr .ACX to .ACC and then rebooted to install it
but unfortunately I my hard disk hadn't finish doing it.
Subsequently 8 root directories and a few files where lost, gone, dead!!!!!
My drive C is partitioned for 20meg.
I've heard that the commercial program knife ST may help me but I'm not sure?
If not is there anything that will ???
I havn't written to it in the hope that one day everything will be 
normal again.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: leo@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Leo Hendry)
Subject: Re: Idea for a program
Keywords: remote, modem, program
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 11:27:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.071708.20452@newstand.syr.edu> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
>Here's an idea for all you programmers out there...what about
>a program that will allow one to control another computer,
>remotely via a modem?  I do not know if it is possible, or if
>it has alredy been done, but it would be nice to have...I
>think.  There are programs like this on other
>platforms...Carbon Copy (msdos) and Carbon Copy for the Mac,
>PC Remote, PC Anywhere, and even remote access for the Mac
>using system 7.
>
>I imagine it would be easiest to come up with something that
>lets one control another ST remotely...but it would be even
>neater to be able to control an msdos machine, or even a Mac
>remotely.
>
>--Gerry
>ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
>
>

If you can perswade the host machine to accept incoming serial bytes
as if it came from the keyboard and to echo anything printed to the
screen to the serial port then you can do this with a null modem cable
and a terminal emulator.  On a BBC or Arc this can be done with a couple
of *fx calls and works very well in command line mode, although to be able
to use the desktop you would need to write a VDU driver for your ST and have
some way of moving the mouse.

- Leo
From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: How's Things At COMDEX?
Date: 19 Nov 1992 16:23:02 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, rost@tecrus.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost) says:

>
>I saw in STReport that Sam Tramiel was supposed to be doing an online
>conference from COMDEX Monday night.  Anyone have details?  Any Atari-related 
>COMDEX news in general (i.e. delivery dates, prices, other lies)?  
>
>					Brian Rost @tecrus.enet.dec.com
>
>					508-568-6115
>
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It is really embarassing that nobody from the net went to COMDEX.

You'd think that SOMEONE went.

Though, I heard that there weren't any new systems announced.


--
From: traynor@fnalc.fnal.gov
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Falcon specs and price wanted
Date: 22 Nov 92 23:52:36 -0600
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
NNTP-Posting-Host: fnalc.fnal.gov

Hello--

Can someone send me some tech specs and works in progress regarding the Falcon?
I'm kinda curious...also I heard that there will be a 68040 version--is that
true?  Will there be some sort of connection that will alllow people to use
their Falcons as videophones (I read that somewhere).  Finally, can someone 
send me the retail and street price of typical Falcon setups?  I would appreciate
it.

Thanks again.

					-Mike Traynor

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Freeze Dried Ripoff!
From: chris@status.gen.nz (Chris Thorpe)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 09:56:10 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.

as423@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kenneth A. Wallace) writes:

> 
>    Has anyone else out there been ripped off by Aaron Hopkins
> and his Freeze Dried Term? I have been waiting six months for 
> his product, the check was cashed in early July. I have sent him
> a letter with a photocopy of the check explaining I have not yet
> received the program, and would he please send it. I figure the
> only way I will get my money is if I take a little 2 1/2 hour 
> drive to Manhattan Beach and knock on his door. It is too bad,
> one jerk can make is bad on all shareware authors. Once again,
> do not buy his product unless you wish to lose $25.00. And it's 
> name would be better as Freeze Dried Ripoff Ware!

We heard from Aaaron on Fnet a few days ago that he fried his
hard drive. I think that he lost some of his stuff, though I do know
that he had someone else looking after his registrations for him.
I suggest you contact him again regarding reg.

Regards
Chris Thorpe