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From: zardini@taliesin.greco-prog.fr (zardini Olivier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Gif to apple?
Date: 8 Jan 93 13:08:00 GMT
Organization: GRECO Programmation du CNRS - Bordeaux,France
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Donald Franklin (donaldf@pro-applebcs.UUCP) wrote:
: There is a freeware program called IIGIF, which allows your Apple II to
: read and display GIF pictures. 
:  
	: -Donald


	You can use on the IIgs Supert Convert 3.1 (commercial) or
GIF3200 (freeware). The 'view approximation' option in Supert convert
is interesting, you can see a square of the image in true colors...
the others solutions consist to convert the picture in 16, 256 or 3200
colors for GS screen. (3200 colors is only avaible in GIF3200 but the
result is not very good)


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From: jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Subject: Re: Which accelerator?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Reply-To: jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 10 Jan 93 07:52:22 GMT

In article <a772730@pro-ace.cts.com> wsheffield@pro-ace.cts.com (Wayne Sheffield) writes:
>In <1ifj42INN304@newsman.csu.murdoch.edu.au>
>hinchlif@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Peter Hinchliffe) writes:
>
>>Sincere thanks to all those who responded to my post. To a man (no sexism
>>intended :)) everyone said Zip Zip Zip!! So Zip it is. I'm heading for life
>>in the fast lane folks!
>>
>>Impatience is a vice.
>>
>HOLD ON THERE!  I just read (in the Jan, 1993 NAUG) that Zip Technology is
>in chapter 11.  They cannot find anyone to make their ZipChips (//e, //c
>replacements), and their future is uncertain.  They ARE still manufacturing
>the ZipGS accelerator cards, but before you purchase it, consider their
>financial standing.

As far as I know, it is still okay to purchase things from Zip Technology,
chapter 11 is simply protection from creditors, and I do believe they
were out of chapter 11 for a while during the past 2 years.  The last
I've heard is that Zip has found a new manufacture/contractor for
the Zip Chip 8 Mhz for the IIe, but it's not a trivial matter to
start the production process, so they'll need about 4 month to restart.
All in all, I think rumor of this sort can really help destroy a company
(I am not placing blame on you, of course, and this is not a flame of any-
kind, since I know you are trying to help a fellow user make a wise
investment decision :-), and the last I've heard is that the NAUG writer
had a miscommunications with the CEO of Zip Tech (Debra), and they
printed some statements that were false.

Think of this as the old "oh no, inCider/A+ has change their format
for good, and gone Macintosh" travesty of a couple of month back :-)

Hope this calms a few nerves...


Jimmy

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From: hollandd@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Booting from a file server
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:24:59 EST
Organization: Queensland University of Technology


Can anyone tell me if it possible to get a GS to boot from a mac running
system7 file shareing, not the full server package?

I have had a play with this, but I get the impression filesharing does not
support users properly for the gs to find its boot blocks?

Can anyone shed more light on this?

Thanks.
Darren.

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From: kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Plague)
Subject: Re: New Paintworks $C2 Animations
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:38:02 GMT

jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw) writes:
>>:
>>: I have a $C2 animation that is 3.7 megabytes (yes, 3.7MB), it is
>>: a full 320x200 grey scale animation of flying through and above
>>: a canyon. (fractals?)  The problem is that I am not sure if
>>: enough people out there can view this thing (I have 6 megs on my
>>:
>>	I think a bigger problem is whether we can get it off cco to our
>>IIGS.  Well, I know I can at least but I also know that some people like
>>Thye Chean have to copy the file from their machine to floppies before
>>transferring it to their IIGS; and how do you segment 3.7 MB into 800K
>>floppies??
>>:

>Yeah, I knew this would be a problem for many users. (the inital
>debate was to lower the picture quality, or block out the full
>320x200 screen by making black borders around the edges, so the
>resulting animation would be smaller.  But I decided not to compromise,
>the GS deserves the best!  However, if there are enough requests for
>the reduced version, let me know, and I'll do it!)

Why not just make a bunch of, say, 500k BinSCII files for it, or 800k
binscii files so they fit on a disk....

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From: diff@comtch.spk.wa.us (Rick Diffley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple IIgs emulators for the Mac ?
Date: 9 Jan 93 00:58:29 GMT
Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington

There's was some discussion about this at Apple Computer (IIgs emulation
for the Mac), but it was too costly to produce (more than a complete
system alone).
 
= Diff =

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ROM 01 vs ROM 3
From: WEZAMG@DEVAX1 (George ZAMROZ)
Date: 13 Jan 93 09:12:51 +1000
Distribution: world
Organization: BHP Information Technology
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In <19350@mindlink.bc.ca> Clayten_Hamacher@mindlink.bc.ca writes:

> Also, can you tell me why programs in rom run faster than programs in ram??
> 
Programs in ROM can run at the full speed of the processor (normally 2.8 Mhz).
Programs in RAM lose some cpu cycles due to the memory refresh required and
therefore run slower (about 2.5 Mhz).

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From: diff@comtch.spk.wa.us (Rick Diffley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Re:Byteworks via Internet
Date: 9 Jan 93 00:57:14 GMT
Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington

Correct!  Mike is an active member on GEnie, usually in the A2Pro section 
and (from what I indirectly know) is on AOL.
 
= Diff =

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From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Program idea?
Date: 7 Jan 1993 11:17:32 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) writes:

>	Old games like Rastan and Task Force (I think) didn't sync,

That's correct. Rastan is extremely nifty with a Zip, because the frame rate
nearly doubles -- I've seen Mac people's jaws drop as they watch it zooming
around. It does, however, make it that much harder to play, but after I got
used to it I preferred it because it was that much more intense...

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: ftit@elbe.engin.umich.edu (Sergej Roytman)
Subject: Re: Prisoner
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 93 17:18:40 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Originator: ftit@elbe.engin.umich.edu


In article <1993Jan6.160027.25836@netcom.com>, derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink) writes:
|Hey guys -- is Prisoner for Apple still available at some
|company? I'd love to obtain it again.  Thanks.
|

Like he sez.  I've heard about this game in the past but have never seen
it in operation (hell, I don't even have my Apple all the way up yet!)
Is it cool for a ][+, or does it need more serious iron to run on?

|=- Scotty

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From: rjd@alpha.sunquest.com (Robert J. Dull)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Mac sounds on //gs
Date: 12 Jan 93 20:25:00 GMT
Organization: Sunquest Information Systems, Tucson AZ
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

Is it possible to convert a Mac sound file to a GS sound file?
If so, how?  Please respond to: rjd@alpha.sunquest.com
Thanks.

bob 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)
Subject: Re: On the topic of SSC baud rate generators...
Organization: Skunk Works Software Co.
Date: 06 Jan 93 07:04:33 GMT

In article <9301040027.AA19389@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> badbunny@tfsp.saic.com (Brendan Hoar) writes:
> The 8116 baud rate generator hip work fine, I use them alot.
> Its a 18 pin device. Hang a 4.915200MHz or a 5.068800MHz crystal
> of it with a dip switch and its done, easy. The out put is 16x
> the desired baud rate. The parts can be ordered through Jameco
> in Belmont CA. 1-800-831-4242.
> Any questions just ask.

Keep in mind, though, that Jameco has a fairly stiff minimum-order
requirement.  I'd try finding the parts someplace else first.

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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:32:46 EST
From: <KCR103@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: ZIP CHAPTER 11?!

Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Ken
Newsgroups: ausom.apple2,comp.sys.apple2
From: nkp@ausom.oz.au (Nicholas Pyers)
Subject: GS into IBM Case (IDE HD wanted)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 11:50:18 GMT
Organization: AUSOM - The Apple Users Society of Melbourne

I am serious considering purchasing a large capicity IDE HD and TurboIDE
card for my GS.  However, I have a couple of queries

a)	Are there external cases availible for IDE drives?
b)	Can an IDE drive be placed in the Pegaus internal HD case and Power
	supply?
c)	If none of the above are possible, what about placing the HD and my
	GS and perhaps, 2 Apple 3.5 and 5.25" disk drives into an IBM case
	and use the IBM Power supply?
d)	Can I place the larger IDE drive into my current AI InnerDrive and 
	replace the controller with the TurboIDE?

I am also interested in good prices for say 100 - 200 meg IDE HD compared to
similar sized SCSI.

Also, any one here in OZ interested in organising a bulk purchase order of
both drives and cards in order to reduce cost?

Thanks in advance for any assistance you may give!

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From: 90taobri@wave.scar (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: New Paintworks $C2 Animations
Date: 8 Jan 93 04:13:33 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: MuGS Research and Development Facility

Jimmy Shaw (jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu) writes...
>
> Yeah, I knew this would be a problem for many users. (the inital
> debate was to lower the picture quality, or block out the full
> 320x200 screen by making black borders around the edges, so the
> resulting animation would be smaller.  But I decided not to compromise,
> the GS deserves the best!  However, if there are enough requests for

    Rather than using error diffusion, try using just Closest Match. 
Usually that produces good results, but your animation file shrinks
dramatically.  The error diffusion really inflates the size of the
animation file because so many pixels change from frame to frame due the
random nature of the dithering.  Try converting it using Closest Match and
you'll see that not only do your animations come out much smaller (1/3 to
1/10 the size), but they run much more smoothly (less pixels to redraw per
frame and you don't have to resort to DG's virtual play mode).

    I have a couple dozen animations I converted (colour and B&W) which
I'll upload to caltech for you to check out.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: kaminski@panda.uleth.ca (David Kaminski)
Subject: Re: Apple //e pascal
Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:17:22 GMT

jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw) writes:

	[ deletions ]
>>
>>I have a question, of course!  I am looking for a PASCAL compiler for the
>>Apple //e.  It needs to use the super high-res screen and I want it to
>>compile.
	[ deletions ]
>fit your description (sort of.)  Turbo-Pascal (CP/M) and Apple Pascal
>(UCSD Pascal) are text based, and Instant Pascal by Apple uses
>GUI, but not the "super high-res screen."  The IIe doesn't have a
	[ deletions ]

It is possible to write code for the //e that uses the high resolution
screen (i.e., the 560 x 192 x 2 screen, or its colour variant) using
Apple Pascal (the UCSD product). You will need the graphics toolkit that
Apple used to sell through APDA - I suspect A2 Central now serves as the
distributor for this product.

Alternatively, you could write your own assembly language primitives for
plotting dots on the 560 x 192 screen, and link them in as external
procedures (something that I've done in the past).

If you do opt for the graphics toolkit approach, you'll also get
libraries to support the mouse, and either mousetext or double
high-resolution graphics window interfaces similar to what you find on
the Mac.

Good luck.

David Kaminski <<kaminski@panda.uleth.ca>>
From: bjohnson@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Brian Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: External FAX Modem for ROM1 GS Wanted
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 08:41:48 CST
Organization: System 6626 BBS, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

 
I would like to upgrade my modem for my GS. With the following
features, which modem would you reccommend? Please state the
manufacturer, model number, and the best price you know of.
 
External FAX Send/Receive Modem
4800 or 9600 DATA
Adjustable Volume Speaker
Phone Jack(s)
Modem Status LED Indicators
Non-Volatile Memory
Full Hayes AT Compatibility
 
Etc Etc Etc Etc...
 
Please keep in mind, I would like FAX Send/Receive compatibility
and the opportunity to go over the 2400 barrier up to 9600 bps.
If you would reccommend a faster modem for my ROM1 GS,
tell me about it...
 
 
Brian Johnson
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada
 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Subject: Re: Program idea?
Reply-To: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 07:28:23 GMT

In article <bazyar.726298918@teal> bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
>schultp@wl.com (Paul Schultz) writes:
>
>>Here's an idea I've been mulling over lately and since I'm
>>not an advanced programmer I could not do this myself nor do
>>I even know if it is feasible.
>
>>Here it goes:
>
>[Idea removed]

	There are some launchers out there, like LaunchPad, the new
TransProg III (commercial) which will slow down the TWGS or Zip, and
launch the application.  But that wasn't why I was posting... :)

>  That's a pretty good idea.  More games ought to time actions off
>of the heartbeat; but for those that don't, a system like this would
>come in handy.  There's always the Zip CDA (and the TWGS CDA) where
>you can do this manually; but some automagic method is usually
>preferable.  There are a few interesting design issues, but I'll
>leave those to the reader.

	I disagree.  If a game uses a synchronization routine, it will
run fine under TWGS or Zip'ed machines.  Heartbeat tasks have more
overhead, and you can achieve the same thing by sync'ing from $e1c019
or $e1c02e.  And heartbeat tasks and stack animation is a little
trickier to get right.

	Old games like Rastan and Task Force (I think) didn't sync,
because a certain amount of processor time is wasted while you are
sync'ing, and it was their decision to make it run faster on 2.8 mhz
machines rather than making it speed independent.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: isc10327@nusunix1.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE)
Subject: Re: Program idea?
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 10:04:20 GMT

Jawaid Bazyar (bazyar@teal.csn.org) wrote:
: 
:   That's a pretty good idea.  More games ought to time actions off
: of the heartbeat; but for those that don't, a system like this would
: 
	Jawaid, can u please elaborate on time actions off the
heartbeat?  Are u referring to the GS internal clock or what?  I'm
curious to know 'coz I'm trying to find a good way to sequence the
events in a game I'm writing.  For instance, how do I ensure consistent
timing between say the first wave of asteriods and the second wave of
aliens?  BTW, Space Fox seems pretty inconsistent in its between the
waves timing; sometimes the next wave comes out quickly whereas other
times it pauses for quite some time.
	Thanks in advance.
: 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
From: joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)
Subject: More Net Info
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:10:37 GMT


Thanks again to all who replied to my 'Basic Net Questions'. The past month
has been a real education for me, and I no longer feel like a novice. OTOH,
I sure don;t feel like an expert either.

I had originally thought that I'd be able to sum up everything I learned
about the Internet/Usenet in one Grapevine column. I don;t know what I could
have been thinking, but what I submitted yesterday was (in my mind) going to
be the first part of a multi-part series. It was really just an intro to the
net.

Well, surprise, surprise. It's not going to appear in Grapevine after all.

It's going to be a feature article in the May, 1993 issue of inCider/A+!

And, I now have another month to learn everything you know.

So, I'd like once again if people could help me out by sending me
information. There's a few areas that I'm most interested in.

First, I'd like to list every single FREE public access net access number in
the country, if that's possible. I now some of you access the net from
Cleveland Free Net (I leanred how to access that through Telnet) and would
love to get a phone number for Cleveland area folks to call. Likewise, if
there are other free public access sites you know about, I'd also like to
hear about that.

Another thing I'd like to learn about is some of the online databases and
libraries that can be accessed. If you access a particular one that has lots
of neat, or professional, or fun or whatever type of information that would
be worth sharing, please let me know.

On the Apple II front, I'd also like to write about FTP sites with large (or
specialized) Apple II stuff on it. Maybe if folks like Todd Whitesell could
write a paragraph describing your site, that'd be great. Once I collected
all that info, then I could spend a couple of days visiting all those sites.

Aside from that, please send me any other relevant info you have about the
net, and neat places you've visited on the net. What about other neat
newsgroups. Any worth recommending?

Thanks in advance. Of course, c.s.a2 will get a write up, so lets suspend
the flames for the next month, OK?

Joe Kohn
Contributing Editor, inCider/A+
From: fisher2557@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: HELP!  //c needs CPR!
Date: 4 Jan 93 12:43:21 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Aaarrrrgh!   too much fooling with my //c's hardware finally got me... last
night I was wiring up some stuff to my joystick port and a slip of a wire
rendered my joystick x axis input dead. (in the computer, not in the joystick) 
Today I called my Apple dealer.  Well aware they do not repair motherboards
themselves, I requested parts.  They have none.  I requested schematics.  Same
answer.  I requested parts NUMBERS.  They didn't know them.  May I scream?

They want to sell me another motherboard.  I don't think so.  Not for a $10
chip.

Anyone got a *dead* //c motherboard, or schematic or anything else that can
help?

I'm going to go dig for Apple's 1800 right now.  I'm not so sure I'll find it,
so could someone please post it for me?  thanks!

*sigh*       service sucks...  >:P

later,
 Nathan