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From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar)
Subject: Switch-It! Press Release, Number 2
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 20:15:34 GMT

Here's the latest press release in the Switch-It! saga.

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Sequential Systems, Inc.

1200 Diamond Circle
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 666-4549

Contact: Joseph A. Yandrofski 1-800-759-4549

December 29, 1992

For Immediate Release, Lafayette Colorado

SEQUENTIAL SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW SOFTWARE PRODUCT IN COLLABORATION
WITH PROCYON OF LITTLETON, CO.

Today, Sequential Systems announced "Switch-It!", application program
switcher software for use with GS/OS and Apple IIGS computers. "Switch-It!"
software makes it possible to instantly switch between multiple,
concurrent applications without closing any of the applications; a feature
normally available only on Macintosh computers.  "Switch-It!" is
compatible with most Apple II & IIGS software and will be available
Jan 1, 1993 at a suggested retail price of $79.95.

"Switch-It!" is the first product to be released by Sequential Systems
in collaboration with Procyon Enterprises, Inc., a developer of software
for the Apple IIGS.  Sequential Systems, Inc. of Lafayette develops,
manufactures, and markets hardware and software enhancements for
Macintosh, Apple, & MS-DOS computers.

Per:    /s/ Joseph A. Yandrofski
        Joseph A. Yandrofski, President
        Sequential Systems, Inc.

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What this means, basically, is that we're combining the marketing
clout of Sequential with the unadulterated design genius of Procyon :-),
making a heck of a team.  Look for more great products produced this
way in the coming year.

Jawaid Bazyar
Vice President
Procyon Enterprises, Inc.
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 --Apple II Forever!--      |   Littleton, CO 80162-0334   (303) 933-4649
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: FVNet
From: jon@qed.cts.com (Jonathan Fether)
Date: 22 Dec 92 05:08:32 GMT
Organization: The QED BBS, Lakewood CA

We on FVNet are joining Internet. Coming soon to Internet:

FutureNET (FVNet)
TEAM-NET
Ogg-Net (If they don't make us pay for the gateway, what would be a 
         service for them.)
On FVNet, we have recieved messages (Until the sysop locked us out, they 
were only experimental) from InterNET. We hope to complete the gateway in 
January, 1993.

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jon@qed.cts.com (Jonathan Fether)  or  qed!jon
The QED BBS -- (310)420-9327
From: kwolcott@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Kenneth A Wolcott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Please send me Apple2e startup disk(s)
Keywords: Apple2e, no software, send startup or diagnostic software
Date: 21 Dec 92 22:11:03 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

I recently found an Apple2e in the trash area of my apartment house in
Hayward, California.  It was raining hard, and the computer looked really
wet and cold.  I felt sorry for it!  It looked in perfect shape (other
than really wet) from the outside.  There was a DuoDisk, Apple Monitor and
all the cables neatly wrapped around it.  It seemed as though this was
like the anonymous ways babies were abandoned in the old movies.  I felt
really pity for this homeless Apple2e, so I took it inside and dried it
out for a week.  I used to have an Apple2e when I was in college, and that
machine did almost everything I needed.  When I got very broke, I had to
sell it.  Boy, that was a heart-breaking event!  Now, I don't have any
startup software for this cute little machine.  I've looked at it
carefully inside, and it looks fine.  There aren't any missing, damaged or
burned chips of any kind that I can see.  But, since I'm not a hardware
kinda-guy, I have no way to knowing whether the machine is fine or broken
completely, or anywhere inbetween.  So, I'd greatly appreciate it, if
somebody could send me a disk or two.  I'd really like to have some
diagnostic software.  This is a barebones Apple2e.  There's the DuoDisk
controller card, an Epson APL card, an Apple video card (it MIGHT be an
80-column card, but if so, I doubt that it has additional 64K on it).  I
have no money to put into software, hardware or any repair.  Can somebody
help me out with some software?  I'd really like to get this computer
running and then give it to my sister who has three school-age boys and
does lots of community education of poor women to help them off of
welfare.  If you can send me some software I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Kenneth A. Wolcott
50 Austin Ave #932
Hayward, CA 94544
(510) 887-4530

kwolcott@nyx.cs.du.edu
kwolcott@cudenver.bitnet
kwolcott@{copper,cudnvr,elbert}.denver.colorado.edu

PS:  Please send email, as I am rarely able to login frequently enough to
read this newsgroup.
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From: jamesb@ecst.csuchico.edu (James L. Brookes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Need advice on purchasing DJ 500 + drivers/stuff
Date: 24 Dec 92 19:04:56 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: hairball.ecst.csuchico.edu

I need some quick & dirty advice on a few things, namely:

  o Where (by mail order) to order a Deskjet 500 cheap.
  o What drivers to get for it (Harmonie 2.0 or Independance)
  o What kind of interface I should get, and where.

Please respond by email, I will summarize to the net if there is interest.

Thanks in advance!
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From: co057@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven H. Lichter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: FVNet
Date: 23 Dec 1992 19:57:35 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I don't see a gateway problem since the only major part would be the massage bas     
base makeup and geting a segment working at one site to except one of
the other system. The amount of bases would be a problem but I'm sure
each system will pick and chose as they do not with the exception of
one general base and the SysOp base. The other problem will be to make
sure all is ok since GBBS is now being converted to Lluse and one site
is working on converting the message bases right now.
.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh)
Subject: ProTERM v3.0 ZipGS 8MHz v32bis/v42bis Losing CHARACTERS!
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:28:34 GMT
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago, IL


	I have had the above configuration for QUITE some time now, and I
haven't been losing characters, but recently when I'm connected I am
starting to lose characters. (Large sets of 3-4 chars at a time sometimes) I
have ProTERM config'ed for a 38400 connection.
	Thanks.
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Thu Dec 31 16:21:58 1992 US Debt: $4,190,682,172,310 Per capita: $16,366
From: jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Subject: Switch-It! demo
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Reply-To: jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 29 Dec 92 08:02:12 GMT


Wow, I am impressed!  This is one indispensable addition to the GS
(too bad it only lasts 10 minutes :-)  I was able to keep Finder,
DreamGrafix, GraphicWriter III, ShrinkIt GS and MileStone 2000 all
in memory, and switch between them instanteously!  Color me
amazed!  I can't wait until it actually ships!

Chalk up another one for Jawaid and the Procyon people :-)  What's
next guys?

Jimmy



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jimmys@ics.uci.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: schultp@wl.com (Paul Schultz)
Subject: Re: Why didn't my apple need a screen saver?
Organization: Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 05:09:19 GMT

In article <C094pr.Mp7@well.sf.ca.us> joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn) writes:
>
>For the first time ever, Jawaid, I have to disagree with you. Screen savers
>are more than just cute animations.
>
>Joe Kohn

I don't think that Jawaid's original comment was to deny the existense of
"Screen Burn". However, I think
that the driving force behind selling screen savers for Macs and PCs in a
business setting has more to do with buying "that cute program you say on
the computer down the hall" and less to do with the actual technical merits
of having a screen saver.  

Just my 2 cents.

Paul Schultz
schultp@wl.com

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: sharris@chopin.udel.edu (Scott A Harris)
Subject: Please help me, my GS is falling apart!!!!! :-(
Organization: University of Delaware
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 05:47:53 GMT



Ok, here's the scoop, thanks for reading and I hope you can help...

My GS has been dormant for a while, about 2 months.  I have recently
acquired a new hd to replace an old one that went bad.  I plugged it
and the scsi card in but when attaching the ribbon cable to the back of
the GS I broke one of the screws that will connect the two cables together.
Nothing major I thought, just the casing more or less, not any wire or
cable or components of any kind hurt.  Well this is when the trouble started,
I tried every utility that I have and nothing will recognize that scsi drive.
I know it works because I have plugged it into a mac and it has worked fine.
Any ideas what could be wrong?

Problem 2:
I also have a GS Ram Plus from applied eng, I had 2 megs on the board but
right before the hd went I had a heat build up that burnt out two of the chips
leaving me with only 1 meg.  The problem with this is that the utilities that
once recognized the 1 good meg won't even recognize 1 chip.  Is there anyway
of testing these chips or a way of testing the board?

Now you might be thinking that the heat also damaged the scsi board, but I had
that working 3 days ago on another hd until the cable problem, so I know
it works.

I started thinking that with all these components going bad that it might
be my computer, but I performed the self test with no boards in and 
everything was good.  I checked with the scsi card in and got a good system 
and with the memory board in and it got so hot I actually started to smell
the thing, yet another problem...


Any ideas, speculations, hard facts, or guesses would be GREATLY appreciated.

Many, many thanks and,

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Scott


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sharris@chopin.udel.edu
From: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gayla Ann Greis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Comments Anyone?
Date: 21 Dec 1992 17:29:27 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Reply-To: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

From article <1h4kvtINNom@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, by co057@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven H. Lichter):
> 
> That post came from Scully's Revenge which is located in Gardena, Calif.
> I don't know where you got the idea it was Riverside. We are part of the same
> net and if you saw it there you should have looked at the message source
> which is listed in the header.

Grrrr. I saw the original message only seconds after it first appeared and
TRIED REAL HARD not to followup to such junk. Your response to 'waid 
almost sounds hostile to me. I sure hope you don't mean it... If I'm
reading your post correctly - and trying to refrain from the original
junk - your post is like coming from a blind man who kicks his seeing
eye dog for trying to save his life, but almost pulling out his arm in
the process.

Based on what you know from previous posts:
   There are idiots in this world who get hard trying to stir controversy
      about how "dead" the apple ii is just to see what they can get people
      to do...
   There are many ways to fake a return or poster path...
   This Sculley guy must be *real important* over at Apple...
   Other Apple employees will talk nothing of the sort of the kinds of
      decisions Apple makes...
   A team leader and team player NEVER cuts on his team if it is to be
      successful...
   Most BBSs are full of exactly that... (BS)
   Lots of other examples of post adolescent logic...
--------------------------------------------------------
add it all up below the line and you get another terrible waste of
bandwith through another cross post that DOESN'T belong here for any reason.
Remember, the Internet charter is for research, and study purposes. It's
expensive to maintain, and not a toy. SORRY KIDDIES.... Has nothing to do
with free speech. It doesn't BELONG here. Had it been real, or actually
dealt with some aspect of an AppleII computer good or bad, then it
might. As it is, it doesn't belong HERE. Take it to alt.kiddies.fudgesickle
and like away, but I'm very tired of this stuff. In fact, I always thought
that people should have the right to their own opinion and the right to
express it, but since people think that "rights" means "anytime/anyplace"
i think I'm going to have to rethink that thought. Lets see. I think
that we might need a death squad committee to take care of some business
and terminate some accounts netwide. This might just be fun.
(Its amazing the people you meet on IRC.) Not really a net-cop, more
like a net-guerilla on a rampage. :-) Have a nice day.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: unknown@Apple.COM (Matt Ackeret)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.apple2.gno
Subject: Re: Switch-It! Press Release
Date: 1 Jan 93 23:44:20 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA

In article <1i0r6lINNooe@gap.caltech.edu> toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
>Isn't this just a BIT optimistic?? You compare it to MultiFinder but don't
>state that co-op multitasking isn't included. Unless you've actually got
>that working, I would have to say that you're misrepresenting your product
>in a big way, and that's not going to help you at all.

yeah I complained about the same thing you did and think it should be
compared to Switcher..  Maybe it could say something like "SwitchIt 
compares to the old Mac program Switcher, the non-multitasking predecessor
to MultiFinder"
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unknown@apple.com		Apple II Forever
unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu  These opinions are mine, not Apple's.
From: rami_l@PTS.MOT.COM (Rami Levy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Stereo Card
Date: 29 Dec 92 13:53:27 GMT
Organization: The Internet


Does anyone have any idea where I can buy  a Stereo Card for the
GS? The SoundBlaster (AE) has been discontinued and I'd 
really like to get a stereo card! Thanks for your help.

Rami
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: tgeer@pro-gumbo.cts.com (System Administrator)
Subject: Re: Apple II Networks
Organization: Apple Gumbo BBS
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 22:21:13 CST


In <BFmyVB2w165w@qed.cts.com> jon@qed.cts.com (Jonathan Fether) writes:

>Has anyone heard of A2 networks other than Internet, TEAM-NET, 
>Future-Net, and Ogg-Net? Those are the only networks I have heard of 
>(Other than the $$$ services). That is, Apple II nets. I live in Southern 
>California and want to know.

Of course there is!  Try the Proline network - there are a good number of
them in your home state.  Check out some BBS lists.  Any system which has
a name in the form of pro-xxxxx is part of the proline network.

Tom



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"My wife is a bargain hunter - I just carry the ammunition."
From: ST2975@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re:Apple II ES (I think)...
Date: 2 Jan 93 06:11:44 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Sounds like an Apple II GS to me...

Let's see, there's the Big Red Apple Club, and mail order houses
advertising in InCider/A+.  Also there's system software via
ftp at ftp.apple.com and plenty of other stuff on the Apple II
ftp sites.  Anyone want to fill in the details?

Andy Werner
st2975@siucvmb.siu.edu

p.s. what kind of software is your sister or nephew looking for?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Subject: Re: Optimization/fragmentation
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 08:20:43 GMT

In <behrenss.725137725@hphalle6> behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes:

>sadasiva@utkvx3.utk.edu (Sadasivam, Krishna Madur) writes:


>>What would be a good all-round utility program for disk optimization on

>ProSel-16. Also works as program launcher, disk utilities including recovery,
>text editor, scientific calculator, and more :)

	Does Prosel-16 understand resource forks?  I understand Vitesse used
to sell Renniasance, which optimized disks, and ran under GS/OS so it would
see and arrange resource forks too. 

< 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                    >
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: richard@serss0 (Richard A Simm)
Subject: Format of Merlin LNK files
Organization: Florida International University, Miami
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:05:18 GMT

Has anyone disassembled a Merlin LNK file? If so, what is the format? I'm
about 95% there but am curious about one byte in the records at the end of
the LNK file. Roger Wagner Publishing didn't help at all.

Albert		richard@serss0.fiu.edu
From: kimba@gnh-cathouse.cts.com (Kim Brennan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Using fonts > 255 points
Date: 30 Dec 92 10:36:37 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet
X-Unparsable-Date: Thu Dec 24 92 at 23:17:58 (EST)

> From: sander@cerebus.cc.edu (Happy New Year!)
> Quackduck,  really.  Pointless 2.0 blows 1.0 way to high heaven.   The
> font re-draws are very quick.  Pointless really knows how to take
> advantage of even a moderately zipped machine like mine. (9/16).  Version
> 1.5 instead of 2.0 might be more appropriate considering there is little
> actual functionality change.  I like not having the filling in wheel and
> seeing what the font looks like when I go to choose one quickly.

No. 2.0 is a complete rewrite. It is a MAJOR change of the software. Version
numbers on software usually follow a patter where the least significant
numbers indicate maintenance changes to the software (i.e. bug fixes, minor
feature enhancements) while the most significant numbers indicate major
feature changes/additions. 
 
Maybe from a USER standpoint there is little functional difference between
Pointless 1.01 and 2.0 (and congrats to WestCode for THAT), but internally the
changes are immense. 

                    -=> Message from Kim Brennan <=-
          (kimba@gnh-cathouse.cts.com)  or  (kimbrennan@aol.com)
         {Cathouse BBS (301) 840-8567 3/12/24/9600 V.32 24 hours}
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: fergus@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (George Fergus)
Subject: wordperfect for Apple //
Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, CORP, Schaumburg, IL
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 23:17:53 GMT


I recently learned that there is a version of Word Perfect for the Apple
//. Does anyone have any experience in using it. I have been looking for
something that would allow easy tranfer between the Apple // and the Mac and
have been told that WordPefect files between IBM and the Mac are 100%
compatible. Is the same thing true for the Apple // version, and if so
where can one purchase a copy of it?

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)
Subject: Re: Turbo mouse
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 07:05:47 GMT

In article <C07IwD.4s@eis.calstate.edu> csokolo@eis.calstate.edu (Christopher Sokolov) writes:
>
>> ADB is ADB is ADB..
>
>While this is generally true, some ADB devices designed for the Macintosh
>do not work with the Apple IIGS.  Why?  I don't know, but that is what I
>heard.  I just think it is better to be safe then sorry. :)

	The only thing that I've ever heard about ADB devices that
don't "work" with the GS are a few extended keyboard keys that the
GS doesn't normally use.  There are inits available that even take
care of that problem, and allow you to use these "function" keys
with your GS.
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.apple2:25892 misc.wanted:10371
From: bj687@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gregory Joseph Boehnlein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,misc.wanted
Subject: Looking for a Zip GS
Date: 22 Dec 1992 19:06:33 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bj687@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gregory Joseph Boehnlein)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu



Hello all..I bought a used Zip GS 8/64 a few months back for 80$. 

I am now looking for a Second one to "Experiment" with. I have a 10 Mhz
65816 and all the neccessary garbage to push it to 10/64. But I want to
get another one to serve as backup and spare parts.

Anyone have a comparable one? I'd offer 80$ for an 8/64 or 9/16 or
higher. I'll take a 7/16 for less money, but it would be nice to get one
that already had decent Rams on it.

E-mail me if you think that you can give me a decent price. And yes,
I'll pay for the shipping charges. :)



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)
Subject: Out of This World (how do I get past...)
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
    Simple Question (I hope):  I am level 5, I guess, (xddj) and I
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 00:06:48 GMT

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