HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: psonnek@pro-algonquin.cts.com (Patrick Sonnek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Applelink gateway?
Date: 16 Nov 92 18:00:33 GMT
Organization: The Algonquin Round Table

In <BxMtrs.IDG@news.iastate.edu> ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer) writes:

>
>>GEnie will soon have an InterNet gateway...
>
>They already do.  The charge is $2 one-time fee, plus $.30 for each 5K
>chunk of text per letter plus $.30 for the left-over chunk.  The address
>is:
>
>username@genie.geis.com
>
Who pays the charge?  If I send a letter to joe@genie.geis.com  do they
charge joe?  I could see joe and alot of others demanding that genie block
them from receiving inet mail.  or is the charge only applicable to outgoing
mail (which is how MCImail does it.)

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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: More Sparse Files.
Date: 24 Nov 92 04:17:19 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

In article <1992Nov20.043714.28585@fawlty.towers.oz.au> johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au (John MacLean) writes:
>[...]
>1) I need an existing commonly available commercial program that runs on
>a //e (such as Copy II Plus), that can create a disk image on a hard disk
>(or 3.5" disk) of a 5.25" disk.

There's something on the Apple CDs called "5.25 disk holder"...the title
screen reads:
                   ProDOS Packer 6.0 By R.Banning
                      Enhanced By Morgan Davis

I don't know whether it is commercial, public domain, or somehwere in
between, or by what arrangement it is on the CDs.  It runs under
BASIC.System.

>3) Is there a way, to force GS/OS with the ProDOS FST ONLY, to create
>files as non-sparse, even though the file contains large areas of zero
>bytes? - and if so how?

I think there's *one* way:  On the CreateGS call, provide values in the
eof and/or resource_eof fields.  This amount of space will be pre-allocated
during the create, even though it is initially all zeroes.  I don't know
whether you have to avoid rewriting zeroes to keep the non-sparseness.

(If you copy the file to a ProDOS disk using GS/OS, it will of course
become sparse.)

-- 
David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc.      |   DAL Systems
Apple II System Software Engineer         |   P.O. Box 875
Internet:dlyons@apple.com                 |   Cupertino, CA 95015-0875

My opinions are my own, not Apple's.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: slhood@bluemoon.use.com (Stephen L. Hood)
Subject: Re: AB20 mods
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 14:22:13 EST

kentm@aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent) writes:

> A while back there was a lot of MODs on an ftp site at ab20.larc.nasa.gov.
> That site shut down, but I thought it was mirrored at wuarchive.wustl.edu.
> However, I searched through most of wuarchive today, and I can't find them.
> Does anyone know what happened to all those MODs?

        They are indeed located at wuarchive.wustl.edu.  You need to look 
in the following directory:

                /systems/amiga/audio/music

        In this directory you will find:

                /st-nt     (contains noisetracker/soundtracker MODs)
                /med       (contains MED files)
                /pt        (contains protracker MODs)

        and more...



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From: sbennett@gnh-starport.cts.com (Stephen Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ProTERM still locks up
Date: 19 Nov 92 17:17:14 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet
X-Unparsable-Date: Wed Nov 11 92 at 20:15:08 (EST)

herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung) writes about problems with PT3

Mmm...  in addition to the potential problems with a really fast accelerator,
I find it's a good idea to hit Ctrl-Reset on GSs after entering PT3...
stuff about clearing the interrupt buffer, and all that...  :)

If that doesn't help, it's possible that it's a problem in your TransWarp, or
some other piece of your system hardware -- as inconvenient as I know it is,
you might try pulling various system accessories, and see if that helps... 
Personally, I'd start with the TransWarp since accelerators tend, more than
other stuff, to be the cause of flakiness, in my opinion...  it at least gives
a good starting place...  :)

Good luck!
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From: chm114u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: How do I control soft switches?
Date: 21 Nov 92 15:35:29 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

In article <1eamgvINNgks@gap.caltech.edu>, toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
> hiroki@limerick.cbs.umn.edu (Hiroki Morizono) writes:
>
>>Hi, I'm trying to open/close a switch using  a solid state relay, from
>>the game port of an apple2e, using game controller 0
>
> Bzzt. Game controller 0 is an input. The output your program correctly controls
> is "Announciator 0" or AN0 for short. This is -not- connected to the 9 pin

     < good stuff deleted)

> Also, make sure the relay can activate with only a few mA of current at about
> 3 volts, because that's all the TTL output can provide. I STRONGLY advise that
> you spend a little extra time working up a transistor switch or something
> similar; TTL outputs are _not_ designed to power things, and you may fry a
> chip on your motherboard if you draw too much current for too long.
>
> Todd Whitesel
> toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu

These days, I always use an optocoupler. They switch more nicely than a relay,
they're sensitive and they're inexpensive (about 50 cents Australian). Use a
couple of thousand ohm resistor to limit the annunciator current. They also
provide more protection from "nasties" from the load you might be switching.

Mike Atkinson  chm114u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
               Chemistry Dept., Monash Uni., Melbourne, Australia.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: silver@netcom.com (Silver Singer)
Subject: Reasonable pricing for a IIgs?
Organization: No organization, I'm totally disorganized...
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 04:04:55 GMT

Hi all.

Sad to say, I'm going to be leaving the IIgs for more favorable horizons.

I'd like to sell my machine, but I don't know what's a reasonable price to
ask.  Here's the setup:

Apple IIgs System, ROM 03, 1.25 Meg RAM
 with Keyboard, Mouse, Apple Joystick
Spare Apple Keyboard, for parts
Apple Color RGB Monitor
Apple 3.5 Drive
Apple 5.25 Drive
Applied Engineering GS-RAM Card w/2 Meg RAM
Applied Engineering Transwarp GS Accellerator Card, 7MHz
Kensington System Saver IIgs
Applied Engineering Sound Blaster Stereo Card
Apple Imagewriter II Printer, Color Capable (grey case)

A good deal of original software included.

I was thinking $1,200-$1,350 would be fairly reasonable, but I don't know.

Please email to silver@netcom.com, since I don't get to read news often.
Thanks.

-Chris Moir
silver@netcom.com

PS - This is not technically an ad, but if anyone is interested in
purchasing this system, go ahead and make an offer.

PPS - If it matters, I live in central MA, and if you live near
enough, I would consider delivering it myself.
From: ST7759@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Virtual Reality on IIe
Date: 16 Nov 92 21:58:04 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I was wondering if it was possible to do with the IIe what others have
been doing lately with the Amiga, that is, set up a crude VR environment
with genlock and some other hardware and software.  I'm not even sure
what hardware and software are required for this on the Amiga, but if
anyone could help me figure out if such a thing is possible on the IIe,
I would greatly appreciate it.  Cost estimates for the Amiga, with
neccesary hardware and software, totals around $1000 or so, so I've
heard.   Please reply directly to me on this. Thanks.    -- Alex
Falkenberg / st7759.siucvmb.bitnet  OR st7759.siucvmb.siu.edu (internet)
:-)
Xref: sparky comp.sys.apple2:24063 rec.music.synth:18540
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: MIDI for the //c???
From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:30:40 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <jmk3.721939227@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell) writes:
> 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.

The Apple MIDI interface will only work on the IIgs and Macintosh.

MIDI uses a non-standard clock frequency, which the Apple MIDI
interface generates and feeds into the clock input of the IIgs/Mac
serial chip (via the Handshake In pin).  The IIc has no way of
receiving an external clock signal.

I think the MIDI data rate is 32000 bits per second (something around
there).  One possible option would be to design an external buffering
device that communicated with the IIc at 19200 baud, and MIDI at 32000
baud, but it wouldn't work too well if a lot of data was being
received, and it would be nearly impossible to derive accurate timing
information.

Another option would be to modify the IIc by replacing the crystal.  I
don't know if the 6551 can support such a fast crystal, or if this
would interfere with the normal operation of the IIc.

There would still be no software support.
-- 
David Empson

Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz    EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand
From: empire@otto-man.cs.wisc.edu (Mike Mackay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: NEW GAME
Date: 19 Nov 92 03:05:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.

New game for apple ][ series.

                                   ARTINIUS
                          Quest for the Mithril Mask
 
 
"Let it be told for generations to come that the ones to come forth and use the
artifact of a thousand prophecies shall bring rest to the wicked before the
gods of time who will declare the Evil One as not yet risen, still in waiting
for the key to unlock his freedom." - The Benign Prophecy
 
"When the gods lay sleeping...Let it be written that in the time to come a
prince of princes and king of kings shall take hold of the reigns of the living
and harness both the meek and the mighty under a watchful eye, and by the
powers of Tazmen and the mighty child of oak forever shall it be so."
- The Malevolent Prophecy
 
 
Hello from Empire Games!
     Care to play what will probably be the last "large" fantasy role playing
game for the Apple II+, IIe, IIc and IIgs requiring only 64k memory and one 5
1/4" disk drive?  The cost?  A mere $20, and you get 4 DOUBLE SIDED DISKS.
Price includes tax and shipping!
     What's the game about?  The battle between good and evil of course!  The
Evil One named Algamarath has stolen the Staff of Power and is learning its
secrets that will allow him to take over the world!
     What kind of action?  The display is two text windows and a scrolling
graphics window for displaying your central icon and map position.  In the game
you are launched into various parts of the Artinian realm and beyond in order
that the gods, through you, might bring peace back to this world of unrest.  You
will be faced with traps beyond your wildest dreams, be pelted by darts shooting
out of walls and hit by arrows coming out of thin air!  You will face walls
closing in on you, rooms filling up with water, marbles rolling down hallways
and through open rooms from all directions, visit castles in the sky, search out
books of magic and legendary items of power only the gods have used, gamble, 
fight, break prisoners free from dungeons and jails and an unbelievable amount
more in this real-time fantasy role playing game available exclusively from
Empire Games!
 
To order, send check or money order for $20 to   Empire Games
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From: platkus@roby.ecn.purdue.edu (Shawn W Platkus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: VIAD
Keywords: VIAD
Date: 21 Nov 92 16:53:52 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

>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.



Here's another interesting thing I have found about VIAD.  Recently my GS
battery went dead.  (It was the original battery, and my GS is a Woz.  Goes to
show that some of the batteries lived up to their expectations.)  Anyway,
I replaced the battery with the slide on, but I forgot to set the clock.

Then when I ran VIAD, it would hang or crash.  I couldn't figure out why,
so I went on to other things for the moment, then I noticed my clock was off,
so I reset it.  It was set to something like 1902 for the year.  Well, then
I thought that maybe VIAD was barfing on the bad clock setting, and well I 
must have been right, because it works fine now that the clock was reset.

Anyone know why VIAD looks at the clock?

-Shawn

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: WULF@cip.physik.uni-stuttgart.de (Wulf Hofbauer)
Subject: Re: Hi-Speed Modems and //c
Organization: CIP-Pool Physics Dept, University of Stuttgart, FRG
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:17:35 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

In <18NOV199210152482@rosie.uh.edu> st1dr@rosie.uh.edu writes:

> > 
> >what are MC1488 (sob) and MC1489 (sib) ??? what do they do ?
> >>leon
> 
They are level shifters for the RS232 tx and rx levels (+12..-12V)

- Wulf


"Though this be madness, there is method in it." (Shakespeare)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: gray@feline.uucp (Kelly Gray)
Subject: Re: GEnie gateway (was Re: Applelink gateway)
Organization: Humber College Technology Dept.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:16:02 GMT

In article <1992Nov15.003311.7123@actrix.gen.nz> David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
> 
> To whom do they charge these fees?  The only answer that makes sense
> is the GEnie subscriber (i.e. the recipient of the mail message).  Do
> they get charged the $2 fee when they receive their first Internet
> E-Mail message?
> 
> David Empson
> 
> Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz    EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
> Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

  As far as I understand it, a Genie subscriber cannot receive Internet
mail until the setup fee is paid. I suppose that this means that mail to
a Genie subscriber who has not paid the fee will bounce.
 
  I can't be a whole lot more definite about this though, because of
another little limitation to the Genie/Internet gateway. I've been
trying to find the gateway from my Genie account, and it turns out that
the Internet gateway is only available to US Genie subscribers. It would
be nice if Genie admin types at least mentioned this somewhere where
non-us subscribers would be expected to be looking for it :(

-- 

<o_o>    Kelly Gray
         gray@feline.uucp (preferred)
         gray@admin.humberc.on.ca
From: tomm@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Tom Medeiros)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:49:53 GMT
Subject: Apple IIGS Memory Expansion Bd
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2

	I am posting this for a friend who does not have access to
the net.  She is looking for a apple IIGS Memory Expansion Board.
If anyone has one to sell or can point me in the right direction
to get one please e-mail me (I don't normally read this group) at
the email address listed below.  Thanks in advance.








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From: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (I buy VW & Porsche Stuff - Mail Me)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: AutoArc vs HardPressed
Date: 24 Nov 1992 00:07:16 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

        I just got the AutoArc demo, and to tell the truth, I am a bit
disappointed. Andy, mayhaps you can tell me if HardPressed does a
might bit better job than A.A. does! When packing a folder, such as
AppleWorks GS, each file in the folder is packed individually. When
it comes time to run AWGS, only the main file is called and unpacked,
and then the program crashes. I would have liked to see AA check
to see if AppleWorks.GS was in my archive, and then unpack the
whole durn archive and run the file. As it is, I could only unpack
the file that I want to address, and that doesn't save that much
room in most cases. (Especially games - the things that would most
likely be compressed.) Does HardPressed handle this any differently?
How about TrueType Fonts? Another good candidate for packing. I
don't use a lot of them, but want them at my fingertips for when
I need that "perfect" typeface. With only a 20 meg HD, space really
matters to me on my /system partition.
 
Anyways, if someone is associated with Econ, maybe you can console me
and tell me that if the demo was as good as the real thing, then
noone would buy the real thing, and that these problems have been
fixed in the release version. But more likely, I think maybe you
can take back some of these ideas to make AutoArc just a bit more
friendly. :-) Otherwise, I like it!

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: jmk3@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Jay M. Krell)
Subject: Re: ProDOS 8 Questions
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:14:35 GMT

>From: ST001954@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (Chris Gorski)
>Subject: ProDOS 8 Questions

>I have a couple questions about the new version (2.0.?) of ProDOS >8:

>* Is the new version of ProDOS 8 significantly better for an enh. >//e, i.e. is it faster, tougher, smarter?

I imagine some bugs were fixed, so, yes.

>* Where can I get this new version of P8?

Apple has not yet released a new 8-bit System Disk. If you want
ProDOS 8 2.0.1, you must get the IIGS System Software and grab the P8 file in the System folder and, optionally, the Basic.System file. You may not, subsequently, distribute these files alone. You can get the IIGS System Software from a users' group, a dealer, Resouce-Central, anonymous ftp at ftp.apple.com and others.

>* What revision of BASIC.SYSTEM would I need to run with it?

Technically, I don't think Basic.System is tied to ProDOS 8 by version, but you'll want the latest, whichever shipped with IIGS System 6.0.

>Apple II support/service around here rots!  (Is it much better >anywhere else?

It is a little better in some places, but basically, no. :(

 -Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu
 
ps - IIGS System 6.0.1, which is expected to have ProDOS 8 2.0.2, will
ship soon -- no release date given though.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: irsman@iastate.edu (That Ian Guy)
Subject: Re: VIAD
Keywords: VIAD
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:35:46 GMT

In article <uerics.722106021@mcl> uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd) writes:
>When I try to play the copy of VIAD I grabbed from ccosun, it works great
>until I make the first word.  Then it hangs.  This happens every time I
>play.  What's the deal? :)

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.


> Eric Shepherd

-- 
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  "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!
From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: RamFAST & GS/OS cache
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:23:27 PST
Organization: BBS

So, does the RF gs/os driver ignores the gs/os cache completely?  I mean, does
it even matter if I have my gs/os cache on?

Why don't Drew just keep a directory in RF's cache _all the time_?  I mean, if
he doesn't like the gs/os cache, let RF do the work then.  What exactly is the
10mhz Hatachi used for?  Maybe use it to manage the cache.

frank m. lin
fmlin@terapin.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: hal@budapest.math.macalstr.edu (Harold Byron Bouma)
Subject: Re: Vulcan Gold or Turbo IDE 
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:52:46 GMT

Joseph Blas writes
> 
> I need some serious advice.  I have a Vulcan 40 meg. hard drive which
> is pretty slow.  From what I understand the Vulcan Gold upgrade is a
> new controller that increases the speed.  I think heard some bad
> things about the Vulcan Gold though.  That guy in Germany put an add in GS+
> for his Turbo IDE card.  I've heard it's supposed to be pretty good
> but it's expensive.  The Vulcan Gold upgrade goes for about $50 mail
> order but this guy wants $159 for the Turbo IDE + $24 for shipping.
> So, if the Vulcan Gold is good and the Turbo IDE isn't much faster, I
> would just as soon go for the Vulcan Gold.  I would appreciate if
> someone could fill me in on the details of both cards and maybe do a
> comparison.  Also, how much faster are these cards than the standard
> Vulcan controller?

	If you already have a vulcan, it would be better if you just got
the gold upgrade. However, if the Turbo IDE card can use the vulcan drive
and you're willing to spend nearly $200 for a moderatly faster HD, then
get the Turbo IDE card. Its up to how much your willing to spend for a
fast HD system.

| Hal Bouma                            | Send mail to: HBouma@Macalstr.edu    |
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