HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GS/OS FST
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:18:34 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

cust_ts@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tero Sand) writes:

>I understood from Matt Deatherage's (sp?) article(s) that by the time
>everything you people want gets added to the GSOS FST, it essentially
>*is* an HFS FST.

  Not quite.  Maintaining BTrees is CPU intensive.  I'd be happy with
a linear directory structure (like ProDOS) but with greatly increased
throughput.

>Not true. Copying & shuffling with directories is, yes, sometimes, but 
>launching applications seems to be faster. With me, at least.

  But the Berkeley Fast Filesystem is FAST.  REALLY FAST.  That's what
I'm after.  The BFFS takes into account drive parameters like head
latency, rotation time, rotations/second, etc to calculate exactly how
to lay stuff out on the drive.  In a sense, it's always adjusting the
interleave for optimum performance.  It also does some other highly
smart things (like blocks bigger than 512 bytes) for increased 
throughput.

-- 
 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: merklin@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ed Kemo)
Subject: 3.5" drive
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:28:34 GMT


Hello,
I am looking for a used 3.5" drive...
Please send me your offer if you have one to sell, also interested
in scsi card and scsi drive and sonic blaster...
Please include age of item and condition..
thanks again
you can reach me at merklin@gnu.ai.mit.edu
ed
Xref: sparky comp.sys.apple2:23456 comp.sys.mac.misc:18854
From: epatter@willamette.edu (Eric Patterson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: system 7 mac as a gs file server
Date: 6 Nov 92 00:14:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: willamet.Bx9q01.EwM
Organization: Willamette University, Salem OR

In article <1992Nov5.211844.3440@gallant.apple.com> unknown@apple.com (Matt
Ackeret) writes: 

>Well, yeah, you can use Personal Filesharing in System 7 on the Mac to share
>volumes/folders with your GS, but it would be very advantageous to ALSO have
>a hard drive on your GS.  Booting the system is just soooo much faster on a
>hard drive (esp w/RamFAST card) than off of floppies. 

Actually, don't you need AppleShare 3.x to actually BOOT the GS over the
network?  Personal File Sharing with System 7.1, I think, doesn't allow GS
Booting--there's nowhere to store the code.

But I do agree- a hard drive with the GS is necessary.  With a 3.5" 800K boot
disk for the GS to access the Mac's hard disk, there's no room for the Finder,
so everything on the GS is run through the System 6 Launcher-no place to do
file manipulation except from the Mac desktop.

-- 
+----------------------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| InterNet: epatter@willamette.edu | eric s. patterson | AOL: ericp23@aol.com |
+----------------------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
From: gregd@pro-desert.cts.com (Greg DaCosta)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: High bit character set question
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:11:09 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: ProLine [pro-desert], Greg DaCosta (Sysop)

In <BxItBK.49I@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
jroberts@centaur.UWaterloo.ca (J. P. Robertson) writes:

>
>I'm wondering how I can access the nifty characters in the Symbol
>font in AWGS 1.0, Teach, or anything else for that matter.
>
>Can they even handle them?

I use option-key combinations to access special characters in my letters and
don't have any problems.  I am using Pointless, though, which may be part of
the success I have.  

Greg



     _   _
    / _ | \  Greg DaCosta, Sysop - Pro-Desert BBS 
    \_| |_/  Internet: gregd@pro-desert.cts.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: mmunson@animal.es.com (Mark Munson)
Subject:  Utah Apple BBSs
Reply-To: mmunson@animal.es.com (Mark Munson)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:49:09 GMT


I'm new to the Utah (SLC) area.  Can anyone give me a listing of local
Apple BBS systems for me to contact?

Thanks in advance.

[MGM]


Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Subject: Re: AVATAR
Reply-To: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:11:32 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.075926.23032@nuscc.nus.sg> isc10327@nusunix1.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE) writes:
>Jerry Penner (jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca) wrote:
>: 65265 (do they exist?) will likely slow things down.
>: -- 
>: Jerry Penner   jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca   Try a 1-line .sig today.
>
>	Yes, 65265s do exist.  It's a parallel coprocessor for the
>65816, something like a Cray on a chip.  Ask Thye Chean if he can post
>more news on the chip; I think he has a copy of the specs.

	Umm, sorry, that doesn't mean it exists...  Mensch has been
talking about the "computer on a chip" for a while now... (same with
the 65832)... I can't say that I've seen either.  Although the specs
are floating around for the 832...


Steven Chiang                  Order - DreamGrafix:  The ONLY 16/256/3200
stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu       color paint program for the Apple IIGS.
America On_Line:  DWS Steve
Genie:  S.Chiang4              Apple IIGS Forever!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)
Subject: Re: Out of this World is shipping.
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:52:06 GMT

In article <jmk3.721088436@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> jmk3@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell) writes:
>Out of this World IIGS is shipping. It is $49.95 from Big Red Computer Club @
>(402)379-4680. I just ordered my copy; it has been shipping since Wednesday.
> 
>This is Bill Heineman's latest game and it supposed to be great.
>
>  --Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu
>


Not only is OOTW supposed to be great...it IS great!!

I've had an advance copy of the completed game for a few weeks, and wrote a
review of it for Softdisk G-S. It's not an easy game to play, but it sure is
beautiful. After spending time with OOTW, it's going to be hard to go back
and play other games that don't have the graphic resolution. Even GS Super
Hi Res graphic games are going to look like single hi res in comparison to
OOTW.

I've never seen anything quite like it before.

And, if enough people actually buy it, we may see new Interplay/Burger Bill
titles.

Joe Kohn
Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
Date: Monday, 9 Nov 1992 15:32:12 EST
From: <BRIANA@UCF1VM.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: IIgs for sale

I have a fully loaded IIgs that I need to get rid of.  It has EVERYTHING!
Transwarp GS
45meg HD w/ Apple high-speed SCSI
3.5, 5.25, Apple RGB monitor, extended keyboard, turbo mouse, ImageWriter II
PC Transporter w/ 5.25" drive (IBM)
GSRam 1.5meg
MDIdeas sound card with digitizer
and some other things.... if you are interested, write back QUICK!


I am asking      $$  $$$$$$$$  $$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$ $$
$$$$$$$$$$   or best offer.....
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: isc10327@nusunix1.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE)
Subject: Re: AVATAR
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 07:59:26 GMT

Jerry Penner (jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca) wrote:
: 65265 (do they exist?) will likely slow things down.
: -- 
: Jerry Penner   jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca   Try a 1-line .sig today.

	Yes, 65265s do exist.  It's a parallel coprocessor for the
65816, something like a Cray on a chip.  Ask Thye Chean if he can post
more news on the chip; I think he has a copy of the specs.

- DOTW -
From: tsa@cellar.org (The Silent Assassin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: FOR SALE: 5.25" LD EZxternal for ][c
Date: 12 Nov 92 01:05:34 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

I am selling a 5.25 low density drive for the Apple ][c.  I have already
been offered 30$ + shipping, does anyone else have another offer?


Disclaimer: none. /earth is 98% full, please delete anyone you can.
tsa@cellar.org | weeks quote:"  Whenever 'A' attempts by law to impose his
moral standards on 'B', 'A' is most likely a scoundrel"-H.L. Mencken
"Mispelled?  Impossible!  I have an error-correcting modem."
From: jmarkus@electrical.watstar.uwaterloo.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: FTP --> IBM --> APLEM
Date: 13 Nov 1992 11:29:21 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


Hi!

Me again, the guy with the emulator, kermit et al questions.  First, I want to
thank everybody for answering all my posts, you people are a great help.

Now on to the question:

I am now running APLEM on my IBM computer.  I would like to know if it is
possible to get a file from FTP and process it on the IBM to a .DSK image (or
integrate it into one) so that I can run the Apple programs on my IBM without
having to go through the real Apple to convert.

Any suggestions, solutions and initiatives are most welcome!

Thanks again.
--
                        Jeff Markus
                        jmarkus@mechanical.watstar.uwaterloo.ca
        
        "I can't think of anything cute or poignant to put here!"


Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: dsdd@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu (Roy Barrett)
Subject: Re: Hard Drives for Apple IIGS
Originator: usenet@kittyhawk.ecn.uoknor.edu
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:13:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Okcforum Unix Users Group
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

You can find Maxtor 7213s' in Computer Shopper for $399... These are 15ms,
213msg, and 1" high..

You'll need to get a Case ($50), Refurbished RamFast ($99) and you're all set..

40 megs is WAY too small, especially when you get into doing more with your GS..

--

=====================================
dsdd@okcforum.osrhe.uoknor.edu #1@#31
=====================================

Roy Barrett... Yep, that's my name...
From: astein@nysernet.org (Alan Stein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ProSel
Date: 10 Nov 92 05:36:47 GMT
Organization: NYSERNet, Inc.

Are the Prosel upgrades available for ftp anywhere?
-- 
Alan H. Stein   -----  AJIN   -----  astein@israel.nysernet.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: chuckie@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Gunn, C Stephen)
Subject: Re: GEnieLamp
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 06:03:30 GMT

>The issue isn't whether you're ten years old or fifty years old.  The
>issue is wasted bandwidth (the wastage is comprised of fluff and what
>appear to be ads).  

Ahem.. If it is advertisement for GEnie that you are worried about, then
I think that this discussion is a greater waste of bandwidth, and by making
a big deal out of it, you are giving us lots of publicity. Actually, Ive
gotten tons of letters asking for information on signing up on GEnie because
people think that GEnieLamp might not be around on Internet...

-- 
| C. Stephen Gunn      | GEnie   A2PRO.STEVE                | <IXOYE><
| Freshman Engineering | INET    chuckie@sage.cc.purdue.edu |       <IXOYE><
| Purdue University    | PROLINE steveg@pro-friends         |   <IXOYE>< 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: wsquires@lonestar.utsa.edu (William H. Squires)
Subject: Repost of Console I/O
Summary: More files, new docs
Keywords: Console,conio,keyboard
  Some important revisions to Console I/O have been made. Should be on cba2
  Soon to come: 80 column screen manipulation library, random number handling
  Still in development: Playing card library, text based event library, text
  A definite maybe: A complete D&D+ game w/source (in Orca/C)! This will be
  Check here for the latest updates!
                                    wsquires@lonestar.utsa.edu
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:38:23 GMT




Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: isc10327@nusunix1.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE)
Subject: Re: GS/OS FST
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 05:45:09 GMT

lim thye chean (ltchean@rambutan.iss.nus.sg) wrote:
: In article <73965@apple.Apple.COM> dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons) writes:
: >
: >The potential advantage is mainly speed.
: 
: So, will there be newer version of FASTER HFS FST? HFS IS SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
: 
	Not only is the HFS.FST SLOW!!  I can't even get it working on
my Quantum LPS105.  I formatted a 36 MB partition into HFS and while
copying AppleWorks GS program file (790k) into it, it hangs!

: 
: -- 
:     %% GS Lover Loves GS %%    Author of Super Magic 3 & Mandelbrot II GS
:     %%  and Avatar too.  %%   
:           Lim Thye Chean: Lim is my surname. My name is Thye Chean.
:      My address: LTCHEAN@ISS.NUS.SG, or 9, College Green, Singapore 1129 

- DOTW -
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: t_captain@bluemoon.rn.com (Tc Wilson)
Subject: Re: BBS Software
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 08:02:48 EST

tony@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Tony Turner) writes:


> [bandwith deleted]

Try either Metal/FV or Proline. It depends on how much you want to spend 
($95 vs $250) and what you want out of the bbs package. From your post, it 
sounds like you want to run a system for local users (since GBBS is very 
local-only) - maybe MFV is what you're after.

BTW, both of those programs are commercial and will do networking.


Tc Wilson/The Captain           "Programming is an art form
t.captain@bluemoon.rn.com        that fights back."
.... or try: TCQ, The Captain's Quarters (614) 488-8401, 300-38400 hst
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)
Subject: Re: Size of the Internet
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:00:48 GMT


To: Ted Lee
Re: Size of the net

I write the "Grapevine" column for inCider/A+ and would like to mention the
size of the net in a future column. Could you either email me that reference
ot tell me where I could find it on the net?

Thanks,

Joe Kohn
From: ppuskari@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Petar E Puskarich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: 13 to 16 sector disks (Muffin)
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:22:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: magnus.1992Nov5.062251.1008
Organization: The Ohio State University


Yes, It came on the Dos 3.3 system master disks.  I have it on my originals
that came with my II+ in 1984.  If anyone needs this and hasn't found it
yet,  let me know...

Petar Puskarich
ppuskari@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: caroon@seq.uncwil.edu (Craig Caroon)
Subject: GS+ mag
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
Distribution: all
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:59:07 GMT

Could someone e-mail me the address to GS+ Magizine, I'd like to
subscribe. 

And also, is it any good?  I would think so, but...anyway let me 
know.

thanx,

Craig.
caroon@seq.uncwil.edU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: Matt Ackeret <unknown@apple.com>
Subject: Re: Applelink gateway?
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:04:48 GMT
X-Xxdate: Thu, 12 Nov 92 11:06:15 GMT
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A727EB27150203D0@kip2-19.apple.com>
Organization: Apple

In article <DJw4TB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> Herbert Fung,
herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca writes:
>Can someone post the gateway to AppleLink?

username@applelink.apple.com

Not to insult your intelligence, but just make sure you're referring to
the 
corporate/developer Applelink, and not America Online, which many years
ago was
called AppleLink Personal Edition.  To mail to America Online, you mail
to 
username@aol.com

To mail to CompuServe, replace the comma in the address with a period and
add
@compuserve.com
From: julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Digital joystick conversion?
Date: 7 Nov 92 03:39:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: master.1dfdpmINNole
Reply-To: julichjh@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Joseph H Julicher)
Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
NNTP-Posting-Host: l130c2.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu

In article <viking.720693175@vincent1.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan  
Sorenson) writes:
> 	Thus, the question: has anybody seen a box, for lack of
> a better word, that converts from digital to analog with respect
> to joysticks?  It's worth a good ten to fifteen bucks, I figure,
> to just plug in an Atari joystick and have only 0 and 150 ohms
> being seen by the joystick port on my IIgs.  There should be a
> market for these things, so has anybody seen one?

Yea, Mendelsons(sp) Electronics in Dayton, OH is selling a converter box I  
believe (I am away from my catalog) for about $0.99.  They just got a shipment  
and are dumping them cheap.  I don't know if it is a joyport or just a resistor  
box, all it says is that it runs digital stix on apple2's  I will locate the  
address ect. when I get the catalog if you are still interested.

> < Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu viking@iastate.edu >
> <  ISU only censors what I read, not what I say.  Don't blame them.  >
> <  "This isn't an answer, it's a pagan dance around a midnight fire  >
> <   written in intellectual runes." -- Rich Young                    >


--
____________________________________________________________________
Joseph Julicher  |  Computer Engineer   |   Rose-Hulman Institute 
julichjh@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu       |       of Technology 
julichjh@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu         |    Terre Haute, Indiana
julichjh@cs.rose-hulman.edu             |    More accounts coming
        "All I need is a miracle....",said repeatedly in DE
From: uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Hard drive compression etc.
Date: 6 Nov 92 18:33:50 GMT

I don't think you should have to do any partitioning -- that would be a
stupid requirement, I think.

I would like to know how long these two programs, AutoArc and HardPressed,
take to do their thing.  How sloooowwww does it get to access your
compressed files?

- Eric S.

--
Eric D. Shepherd                   | Apple II Alliance Charter Member
InterNet: uerics@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu  |           ACM Member
FidoNet:  1:206/2713 Eric Shepherd | Programming Law #1: "When in
AOL:      Sheppy                   | doubt, rewrite from scratch."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: irsman@iastate.edu (That Ian Guy)
Subject: Re: How to convert sounds to sound resource files?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 00:25:58 GMT

In article <PPBsTB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> a3khan@student.business.uwo.ca (Alimudin Khan) writes:
>The title says it all.  Is there a utility or sound program that will 
>take raw sound data, AE (Sonic Blaster) sound files, or the like, and 
>convert them so that they can be used by system 6's sound CDEV?
>
>I've just got ahold of AudioZap 1.2s and this will read sound resource 
>files, but won't write them.

There are 3 options that I know of:

1) If you have HyperCard IIgs you can purchase an excellent system called
SoundConvert from Triad Venture (sold thru Quality, BRCC, and the usual 
suspects for ~$30).  This package includes a stack which converts to and from
many IIgs sound formats, including rSound and synthLAB .WAV.

2) If you have a shell and are a hacker-type you can check out the Unknown
User's rSounder shell EXE for Orca/APW/GNO.  The user interface is nonexistant
but it gets the job done.

3) Paul Benson (I think) wrote a nice shareware desktop program called rSounder
which has a pretty nice user interface, and of course has great support since
he's here on c.s.a2.

Note that I wrote portions of and recieve royalty checks from sales of 
SoundConvert so I'm not unbiased :)   

FYI: AudioZap 2.0 will =only= be made avalible to paid owners of earlier
versions and there will be a serial number scheme to enforce this (it worked
quite well for the DreamWorld and Procyon folks, so I'm gonna do it too :)



-- 
        Ian Schmidt: irsman@iastate.edu or aol.com, BITNET: twbv4@isuvax       
  "I will choose a path that's clear: I will choose free will." - Neil Peart
   Ask me about the GS<>IRC demo...better yet ask daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!
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id <m0mnnV0-0000XeC@crash.cts.com>; Sat, 7 Nov 92 02: 34 PST
	id <k685522@pro-nbs.acme.fred.org>; Fri,  6 Nov 92 23: 45 PST
	id <k654785@pro-harold.cts.com>; Fri,  6 Nov 92 15: 13 PST
	id <k656330@pro-scat.cts.com>; Fri,  6 Nov 92 15: 38 EST
From: tonyh@pro-scat.cts.com (Tony Hamaoui)
Subject: //c for sale
Organization: ProLine [pro-scat] St. Petersburg, Florida.
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 15:36:59 EST

I have the following system for sale

Apple //c Rom 3
14" color composite monitor
Imagewriter //
Hayes modem
and a few software titles inncluding apple works, print shop etc.

I need to get rid of this system by december so if anyone is               
interested e-mail me.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Re: .hqx Files
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 14 Nov 92 04:52:05 GMT

>From: hdgarner@acs.harding.edu
>Subject: .hqx Files
 
>Does anyone know if there is a program for the IIgs that will extract '.hqx'
>I am pretty sure it is some kind of Mac format
 
hqx is BinHex, the Mac equivalent of BinSCII. I don't think any II program
recognizes it.
 
  --Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu
From: nagendra@csa.bu.edu (nagendra mishr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: What is Bison?
Date: 7 Nov 92 21:22:40 GMT
Organization: Boston University Computer Science Department
In-reply-to: bazyar@teal.csn.org's message of 7 Nov 92 00:18:32 GMT


>   >What exactly is Bison?
>
>     Being an Indian, you ought to know, Amrit.  'Bison' is another term
>   for 'buffalo'.
>
>     Ooops! You're Asian Indian.  And you mean the _computer program_ Bison.
>   Oh.
>
>     Bison is a parser generator.

You're a geek Bazyar!  :-)

Bison is a replacement for yacc.  (Yet Another Compiler Compiler) Yacc
is used along with lex to generate programs which can parse syntax.
For example, you can use these tools to generate a compiler.  Or let's
say you have a game which needs to understand simple sentences:

] pick up cow from table.

You can use these tools to determine wether input is valid or with a
little bit of work, to understand the sentence.  (I use the term
understand in a limited sense here).

You basically use regular expressions with lex to recognize various
tokens or words.  Then you use bison to make sure that those tokens
are in correct order by specifying those rules in BNF form.  I think
bison can use ll(1) grammars.

It's actually a UNIX command, so you can type man bison in your UNIX
box and that should give you a little more info.

Nagendra

nagendra@csa.bu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)
Subject: Re: Orca/c Question...
Keywords: orca
Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 17:00:31 GMT
Distribution: all

In article <1992Nov3.172228.727@seq.uncwil.edu> caroon@seq.uncwil.edu (Craig Caroon) writes:

>I have a question somewhat dealing with orca/c and that question is:
>Is there a function call somewhere in the toolbox or where ever that
>will continually check to see if a key on the keyboard has been pressed.

You could do:
- Use the Event Manager. Particularly if you have it started anyway
- Use the .CONSOLE no-wait mode
- Use direct keyboard input via latch. Bad thing to do.
- Under GNO, use their changed TextTools.

Soenke
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