#! rnews 1229 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.ed= u!swrinde!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.be.innet.net!INbe.net!news.nl.in= net.net!INnl.net!hunter.premier.net!uunet!in3.uu.net!nwnews.wa.com!nwfocu= s.wa.com!golden.ncw.net!bing.ncw.net!rjlong From: Roger Long Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Who owns Epyx games? Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 12:05:27 -0700 Organization: North Central Washington Network Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <1996Aug2.020849@clstac> NNTP-Posting-Host: bing.ncw.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=3DUS-ASCII In-Reply-To: <1996Aug2.020849@clstac>=20 > I just wanted to find out if anyone here knows who owns the rights to t= he games > made by Epyx. This year's olympic games have brought out some memories= of c64 > games like summer games and winter games. Those were sooo cool! I believe Epyx is still in business. A while back, they decided to start= =20 programming games for arcade machines instead of home computers. ----- Roger J. Long (rjlong@televar.com), SWAMI (Amiga) & TC-Cubed (C64) editor. Commodore Products Source List On-Line is now active: http://www.televar.com/~rjlong/ #! rnews 896 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!daily-planet.execpc.com!newspump.so= l.net!news.inc.net!news.moneng.mei.com!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.= sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!delphi.com= !usenet From: joy daidola Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: FS:::good stuff Date: Sun, 4 Aug 96 16:32:49 -0500 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Lines: 8 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: bos1d.delphi.com I have for sale a 128 command center... this holds 2 drives and the back of the 128 slips inside and has fan for cooling...sets your 128 up to look like = a PC.. monitor sits on top...$60.+shipping... a super grafix jr. with manuel $15.+shipping...2 anamation stations $12.+= each. and a 1571 drive excellent condition $45+..if interested in any of these items please e-mail me..thank you #! rnews 872 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mathworks.= com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.compuserve.com!ix.netcom.com!news From: seanter@ix.netcom.com (Sean Terwilliger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Need 128 WP files printed Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 20:15:53 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 10 Message-ID: <4u30v4$sj9@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: spr-ma6-32.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Sun Aug 04 3:25:08 PM CDT 1996 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 I have one disc of files created on Timeworks Wordwriter128. If anyone who has a C128 and a printer would be so kind as to print these out for me I would be very grateful. I have the software (which you could keep) as well as some games. (if monetary settlement were required, that could be aranged as well). Thanks. Sean Terwilliger (prefer emailseanter@ix.netcom.com) #! rnews 2500 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!newstf01= .news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wshrake@aol.com (WShrake) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: OVER 30000 C64 PROGRAMS!!! Date: 4 Aug 1996 17:06:47 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 43 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <4u33d7$89e@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <4u2g77$crc@news.us.net> Reply-To: wshrake@aol.com (WShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com The spirit of copyright protection is that while the author of a (textual= ) work was still alive, that he/she would benefit from his/her work. But balancing that, right in the original laws, was that IDEAS could NOT be copyrighted, only the EXPRESSION of ideas. In other words, the laws originally intended to benefit both the author (while they were alive) and the PUBLIC too, by letting everyone else benefit from the IDEAS created.=20 Just for what its worth, as I rarely see any posts about copyright law, where the writer has a clue what they are talking about. I won't even get started on Trademarks and Patents.... There is a balance here, folks! You can argue forever about whether or no= t the LETTER of the law has been violated in some case. But the SPIRIT of the law is plain; once the original author of a work dies, its public domain for everybody else! This allows both groups to benefit, progress t= o be made, and so on. The difficulty arose when the lawmakers could not decide where software should fit in, legally, so they treated it like a text work. All sorts of screwy problems now result, and the laws have not been addressed yet, to fix them. Whatever. Enough of that... But, you need a grasp of Commodore's early history, to put this all into better perspective. Commodore themselves GOT POPULAR by stealing other people's copyrights! I'm talking about them doing unauthorized Vic20 ports of Space Invaders, Galaxian, Pac-Man, Lunar Lander, Night Driver, Rally-X, Avalanche / Kaboom!, and so on. In other words, the first dozen or so Vic20 carts are about half filled with "pirated" games! Guess what? Is it any mystery that the Commodore computers later had a piracy mindset heavily in place? The manufacturers did it. So did lots of users, later. I'm not arguing whether any of this is right, or is wrong. I'm just saying, it happens now, it has happened before, etc, etc... Ward Shrake #! rnews 5160 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.asu.edu!en= nfs.eas.asu.edu!cs.utexas.edu!news.swt.edu!nyssa.swt.edu!ez13942 From: ez13942@nyssa.swt.edu (Bo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Programmers wanted! Date: 4 Aug 96 16:10:57 CDT Organization: Southwest Texas State University Lines: 88 Message-ID: <1996Aug4.161057@nyssa.swt.edu> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: nyssa.swt.edu In article , "Timothy R. Lew= is" writes: > How many people have recieved their Super CPU? from CMD? I heard they=20 > were shipping..... > Let me share some thoughts about this and how programmers fit into the=20 > picture...... > I understand that with new hardware, new software is sure to=20 > follow....here is something that I perceive to be a problem. First, how= =20 > many people write software for Commodore anymore? I know of one....He=20 > belongs to my club! The name? Maurice Randall....I know of Nick Rossi=20 > (The creator of Novaterm) and a mixture of others. Here is something th= at=20 > has me concerned.....When the SuperCPU is out and in people's hands, is= =20 > new software going to be created? The reason that I ask, is because I s= ee=20 > more and more people abandoning the C=3D market and not enough people=20 > helping out to fill the void! Where are the programmers? I really hope=20 > that the new SuperCPU will be a hit among GEOS users, but I would=20 > sincerely love to have a revision done on GEOS. Don't you think it is=20 > about time that GEOS gets a major overhaul? > If the new SuperCPU is going to work, then I would suggest that GEOS ge= ts=20 > a new lease on life...and a new life! I am no a programmer and I don't=20 > know enoug to do such a major project...but it seems to me that GEOS do= es=20 > need some help! I can think of some things that would help out, but the= =20 > question is...who is going to take a look at GEOS and do the revisions=20 > necessary to compliment the S-CPU? As a fellow geoJunky, and a sometimes GEOS programmer, I'd like to throw my own pennies into the mix. 1. Would GEOS be a better OS after a revision: YES! Lord knows there is so much held back potential in this little baby tha= t most of us can hardly stand it. Better ram support would be an excellent start-- some virtual memory routines to allow bigger and more powerful software. This could include SuperCPU memory-- but need not. =20 Having GEOS internally gateWayized, where drivers are files separate f= rom the CONFIGURE program, would do wonders for hardware compatibility and eliminate the constant patching and repatching to make new drives work wi= th GEOS. New hardware-- all you need is a new driver!=20 Another great trick of gateWay's is the Swapper, which is a greatly imp= roved geoWizard, where true task switching can take place. However, at present= , if you want these features, you have to take the damn gateWay desktop along = for the ride. Give me icons, or give me death! 2. Now, ought someone revise GEOS: Absolutely, positively NO! Although I'd give my left arm for all those nice features in the GEOS k= ernel, I know that it will come at a cost too dear-- compatibility. Already the= re are tons of great little GEOS programs I've come across which don't work or barely work with version 2.0, as they were written for 1.3. If these revisions were to be made to the GEOS kernel, a great many more programs would suddenly become rotting piles of bits. Already there is the compatibility gap between GEOS 64 and 128... and an even larger one betwe= en gateWay and the standard GEOSs. With a revised GEOS coming in to use, th= is gap would widen and people would go back to version 2.0 with tears in the= ir eyes, just as I went back to GEOS 64 after ooohing and ahhhing at both GE= OS 128 and gateWay's kernel features. And why would they go back? For the sake = of the=20 software they were able to run (including the deskTop in gateWay's case). Now, you may be wondering: Sure, this may be indeed happen, but so wha= t? Windows 3.1 replaced its predecessor without a glitch, and Windows 95 app= ears to be leaving 3.1 behind. Not only is software ported over... but even b= igger and better things are filling the gaps... this could happen for GEOS too, right? NO! Unlike Windows, we Commie folk don't have thousands of softwa= re companies clawing at each other to upgrade their software, and make old software compatible again. If geoPublish doesn't work with a new version of GEOS... that means BYE BYE for desk-top publishing in GEOS. Now, is there a compromise? Probably. Surely some things can be done to the GEOS kernel that will maintain compatibili, while giving us at leas= t some of the new changes we crave. However, whoever does so, and that w= ld have to be GeoWorks, which still holds all the cards on GEOS 64/128, woul= d have to tread very very lightly, lest they find themselves holding a=20 briliantly written but useless GEOS upgrade. WHEW! =20 >=20 > Well, that is my two cents worth....any and all comments are welcome!=20 > (Both good and bad!) >=20 > Have a good one and.....Happy Computing! >=20 > Tim >=20 - Bo #! rnews 1426 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!news.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!news.mat= hworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news= 99.sunet.se!cph-1.news.DK.net!dkuug!dknet!usenet From: kwed@pip.dknet.dk (Jan Lund Thomsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Some serious thoughts on a new newsgroup.... Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 13:39:01 -0400 (EDT) Organization: Triangle - The Solution To Your Confuzion! Lines: 21 Message-ID: Reply-To: kwed@pip.dknet.dk NNTP-Posting-Host: aarh3.pip.dknet.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: NewsWave V0.95NR at 2.238/128.11 [ : Jim Brain ] > It's probably my doing that so many postings show up here lately... GO > ahead, hate me.... If it wasn't for an ad in c.s.cbm I would never have gotten hold of my 51= 2Kb REU. Besides, there aren't really that many ads posted here. Someone men= tioned that a .marketplace group would also be a major spammer magnet - somethin= g we could definately do without. I say we go on as usual. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Jan Lund Thomsen (aka Qed/Triangle 3532) Lystrup, Den= mark C64/RPG/INWO/Warner Bros/Disney/Anthro/Comics-addict and all-around nice = guy. ----------- Email: Kwed@pip.dknet.dk ---------- Fido: 2:238/128.11 ------= ---- #! rnews 1410 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!cph-= 1.news.DK.net!dkuug!dknet!usenet From: kwed@pip.dknet.dk (Jan Lund Thomsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: CBM 9060 Hard Disk Date: Thu, 01 Aug 1996 13:15:16 -0400 (EDT) Organization: Triangle - The Solution To Your Confuzion! Lines: 20 Message-ID: Reply-To: kwed@pip.dknet.dk NNTP-Posting-Host: aarh3.pip.dknet.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: NewsWave V0.95NR at 2.238/128.11 [ : Peter Karlsson ] > According to the Swedish CMD retailer, a device called "Superbox-64" > could do the trick. It's supposed to have a parallel IEEE port. A CMD outlet in Sweden - that's practically next door. Do they carry the = full line of products? And equally important: are they willing to ship stuff t= o Denmark? -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Jan Lund Thomsen (aka Qed/Triangle 3532) Lystrup, Den= mark C64/RPG/INWO/Warner Bros/Disney/Anthro/Comics-addict and all-around nice = guy. ----------- Email: Kwed@pip.dknet.dk ---------- Fido: 2:238/128.11 ------= ---- #! rnews 3494 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!cph-= 1.news.DK.net!dkuug!dknet!usenet From: kwed@pip.dknet.dk (Jan Lund Thomsen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Vic-20 info posted here. Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 00:17:27 -0400 (EDT) Organization: Triangle - The Solution To Your Confuzion! Lines: 53 Message-ID: Reply-To: kwed@pip.dknet.dk NNTP-Posting-Host: aarh3.pip.dknet.dk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: NewsWave V0.95NR at 2.238/128.11 [ : WShrake ] > You've brought up a very interesting point. This is as good a time and > place as I'll get, so here's more information. Ward, I'm sorry to hear that your 'colleague' decided to stiff you. I can imagine the anger and frustration you must have felt. I'm sure I speak fo= r the rest of the Vic fans present when I say that I accept your apology. As someone who is slowly but safely creating a web.presence for one of yesteryears legends I have had quite a few requests to "hurry up and get = it online". I keep telling these people that the project will premiere when = I feel it is ready. So far, people have been very understanding regarding this. I am sorry to hear that you did not have any response to your FAQ. I for = one am very pleased with it. And I am sure a lot of other people are as well. It= can be very ungratifying to put a lot of time into a project if noone seems t= o appreciate it. I speak from personal experience; during the late eighties= /early nineties I didn't get any feedback on my numerous contributions to the "S= cene". I'm happy to hear that despite this setback you have been able to collect= all those cart-images. I recently made contact with a guy in the UK who is also collecting Vic20 programs, on cart as well as on disk/tape. I'll talk to him and see if he= has anything to offer, and whether or not he wants to share it with the publi= c. I will gladly share whatever Vic-stuff I have with the public. Unfortunat= ely I fear that I haven't got that much (if any) software that you don't alread= y have in your possesion. However I do own a number of Danish/Norwegian magazine= s with Vic-related articles that I could dig up and digitize. I should also be a= ble to get a european mirror up and running pretty fast - depending on how much = space the project will require. If it doesn't take up to much space I can store= it myself, otherwise I would recommend putting it in /pub/cbm/vic20 at ftp.f= unet.fi. I would also be more than willing to help you HTMLize documents, design & maintain a web.presence and publish a european mirror on the web. There are, however, a number of things I cannot do for this project: 1) I= 've got no room for my Vic in this tiny flat (which explains why it is in sto= rage at my parents house) so I can't really test/review any software without h= aving to make some prior arrangements. 2) I can't purchase any Vic-related prod= ucts for the project - what little money I have is primarily spent to support = my existance and my other hobby: comics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Jan Lund Thomsen (aka Qed/Triangle 3532) Lystrup, Den= mark C64/RPG/INWO/Warner Bros/Disney/Anthro/Comics-addict and all-around nice = guy. ----------- Email: Kwed@pip.dknet.dk ---------- Fido: 2:238/128.11 ------= ---- #! rnews 1756 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.= sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!= uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2ne= ws.demon.co.uk!scarletl.demon.co.uk From: John J McGlinchey Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Q on 'Freeze Machine' by Eversham Micros Date: Sun, 4 Aug 96 21:53:12 GMT Organization: Scarlet Logic Lines: 24 Message-ID: <9608042153.AA00066@scarletl.demon.co.uk> References: <4tia1b$ftq@bmdhh222.bnr.ca> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: scarletl.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL3] X-Mail2News-Path: disperse.demon.co.uk!post.demon.co.uk!scarletl.demon.co= .uk Paul Sampson (psampson@nortel.ca) wrote: : Recently I picked up this cart built by Eversham Micros. The back : of the box states that it allows tape users to dump the contents : of the machine to disk, and that the extra addon disk allows : (more) multi-part games to be dumped to disk. : Anyone ever used this cart? What are it's limitations? What can : and can't be done using the extra disk? There's no documentation : in the box. : Personally, I love Gauntlet, but the constant reloading of each : level, when you die, ruins the fun for me. I'd like a disk : version, but disk based games *much* harder to find in the UK, : compared to the tape versions. Basically you press the freeze button and the contents of memory can be saved to disk. You can convert multi-part games to run from disk using this cart, but it could be useful to create boot disks for your favourite games of maybe save your current position and leave the tape in the datasette, John #! rnews 1367 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.= sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!= uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!mail2ne= ws.demon.co.uk!scarletl.demon.co.uk From: John J McGlinchey Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: If I were chairman of C64 Inc Date: Sun, 4 Aug 96 22:15:41 GMT Organization: Scarlet Logic Lines: 20 Message-ID: <9608042215.AA0006b@scarletl.demon.co.uk> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: scarletl.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL3] X-Mail2News-Path: disperse.demon.co.uk!post.demon.co.uk!scarletl.demon.co= .uk If I had some cash I'd love to buy up the rights to the C64. I would sell as a Pre-computer just like the Comquests, V-Techs and the Sega Pico. It would need a better version of BASIC, a 3.5" drive (possibily built in), a new colourful and curvy case and a new name. C64 Inc could buy the rights to lots of existing software and update it. Maybe even try bundling GEOS etc. just to make it like mummies's and daddie's or big bro and sis's computer. Oh and lots of adverts on Saturday morning to grab the kidz and some during sensible grown-up programmes to explain its educational benefits. Mmm...It can't fail. John #! rnews 7364 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!hooku= p!news.nstn.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca!abe0084 From: abe0084@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Adam Vardy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: "More" text viewer for REUless users Date: 4 Aug 1996 22:17:13 GMT Organization: St. John's InfoNET Lines: 128 Message-ID: <4u37h9$rte@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: infonet.st-johns.nf.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] There are various ways to read a text file. One thing that has always=20 been lacking for me is a good way to read a very large text file. You=20 can read such a thing right off disk with various SEQ text file=20 viewers. But say I am reading DisC=3Dovery (around 200K), and I want to=20 go to an article near the end. It will take forever to get to it. =20 With Zed 128 you can load the whole thing up at once, IF you have an=20 REU. I haven't seen any discussion of a good way to view massive text=20 files without an REU, not sure why. I assume no one else has written=20 any program to deal with this situation? =20 For REUless Commodore users, this here is my stab at a solution. =20 =20 It is particularly relevant now that the latest issue of C=3DHacking has=20 come out (almost 400K of text). One tip here: Avoid using an "=3D" in=20 the filename when downloading this or other file. The "=3D" is not a=20 legal Commodore filename character. =20 BTW, More is a text file viewer. For those not in the know, I'll=20 repeat how it works in ACE. When viewing a file, press Space to=20 advance to the next screen. Press Return to go forward one line. =20 Press Q to quit More. Press N to view the next file, if any. =20 Slightly revised MORE command for ACE ----------------------------------------------- =20 The file below is uuencoded. You can decode in ACE simply by typing: =20 uudecode filename =20 You can type "more manmore" to see some instructions. =20 - Adam =20 begin 640 more M`'!,"'#+!@]``#BI4LT(#ZEX[0D/L`-,M'"I)J!P()=3DRJ0&B`$RB$\E.4U5& M1DE#245.5"!04D]'4D%-(%-004-%(%1/(%)53B!-3U)%#0"I6*!P()=3DR3!]P M55-!1T4Z($U/4D4@6RU(14Q072!;*UT@1DE,12`N+BX-`$524D]2.B!$25-0 M3$%9($U54U0@2$%612!!5"!,14%35"`Q,"!#3TQ534Y3($%.1"`R(%)/5U,N M#0"I`(4AA2*%(ZD`A0*%`R!($X4.A@_@"I`$R0*P"JEZH'`@EW),'W"E@J2# MA0R$#:6$H`"%"H0+(#=3DQY@+0`N8#I0*D`R"VI_X4A(,1S(-QSJ0"B`Y40 MRA#[I02D!2#;4+A0E@J0<@8!-,H7$XI0+I`84"I0/I`(4#8,D-\*C)$?"D MR4KPH,E$\)S)0_"8R4+PTLE(T`JI`X4B(-QS3(5QR2_0]B![$X4C(-QS("US ML`NE(\G_T/6I`(4C&$R(<:(!A?B$^:#_R+'XT/N8H`!,#!.B`DR&84 M&&`@-W&I1J!UA?B$^:GZH`"F%B`)$_`+L`F%%:D`A11,\'*I`(44A14X8*D` MA1E,<'.B`(87.*49T`BE&!B0`R#P@"*D@G5-VZ(C0^:47*0>-F7,X MJ0CMF7,891?%#Y`#3'!SA1=3D,.W,`(&P3I82%&J6`A1NE@84@J6"B(*2`($(3 MJ8"B("!"$ZD`A0:E#*0-A0B$"6`XI0[I`:(`('(38*4B\`/F!F"E"*0)A8"$ M@:E3H':%@H2#J8"N4G:&A2!+$^8&&*4(90J%"*4)90N%"6```*(`CD9W"JJ] MWW2HO=3DYT(`IUI02D!2`*=3D:D&H'4@"G6I1J!XA?B$^:D!HA`@PQ.I1J!X(`IU MJ0B@=3D2`*=3D88G49W\`3(Z-#U8*``N49WT`%@2#CI("E`T`=3DH..E`3#]U:!AI0)E&=3D\A, ")G4` ` end begin 640 manmore MTTQ)1TA43%D@4D5625-%1"#-S]+%($-/34U!3D0@1D]2(,'#Q0TM+2TM+2TM M+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+2TM+0T-U$A% M("!#3TU-04Y$4R`@R2`@041$140@5$\@250@05)%($Y/5"!154E412!54"!4 M3R#53DE8(%-404Y$05)$+"!"550@R2`-1$].)U0@(%1(24Y+("!)5"!#04X@ M1T54(%1/3R!-54-(($)%5%1%4BX@(-1(12!.24-%(%1(24Y'($%"3U54(,'# MQ2!)4R`-5$A!5"#!P\4@4%)/1U)!35,@05543TU!5$E#04Q,62!73U)+($]. M($)/5$@@5$A%(#8T($%.1"`Q,C@N#0W/3D4@0T]-34%.1"!,24Y%($%21U5- M14Y4($%$1$5$+B`@U$A)4R!,1513(%E/52!32TE0($Q)3D53($E.(%1(12!4 M15A4(`U&24Q%+B`@(BLB($%21U5-14Y4(%-+25!3($%04%)/6$E-051%3%D@ M,3`P,"!,24Y%4RX-# NNTP-Posting-Host: viking.cris.com Keywords: Word Processing Compatibility What steps would I need to take in order to convert a Word file to a file that could be read by a C=3D word processor? For example, If I send a formatted (e.g., Bold, italics, etc) word processing file to myself (uuencoded) via email, then download it (withou= t translating it into PETSCII), and then uudecode it, I would have an untouched Word document sitting on my C=3D. What steps would I go through to convert the formatting codes to somethin= g a C=3D word processor would interpret correctly? I am assuming that I would be able to not translate the file into PETSCII. Is there a way I could modify a C=3D word processor to read "bold" using = the same lingo that Word uses? On the other end, does anyone out there know of a patch that I could put into Word which would give me an option under "Save As..." to save as a C= =3D file? (e.g., it would convert the formatting into lingo a C=3D word processor would understand - maybe it could even convert it to and from PETSCII). Please please help! I do not program, but I am getting to the point with this issue that I am thinking of tackling it on the C=3D side. Anyone willing to help me? :-= ) I am willing to pay for some sort of good conversion routine between the two! Chris McLeod (of the clan MacLeod) PS Right now I am using Pocket Writer and GeoWrite. #! rnews 1591 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!newsflash.concordia.ca!news.nstn.ca!corant= o.ucs.mun.ca!InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca!abe0084 From: abe0084@InfoNET.st-johns.nf.ca (Adam Vardy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Dissassembling to disk with ss mon Date: 4 Aug 1996 22:28:25 GMT Organization: St. John's InfoNET Lines: 47 Message-ID: <4u3869$rte@coranto.ucs.mun.ca> References: <4u20g1$34t@news.mty.itesm.mx> NNTP-Posting-Host: infonet.st-johns.nf.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Adrian Gonzalez (agonzalez@nlaredo.globalpc.net) wrote: : Hello : While attempting to figure out how the 1581 computes its CRC's, I bumpe= d into : the necessity to disassemble code to disk so that I could transfer it t= o : my amiga. Here's how I did it, using Super Snapshot V5's ml monitor. : First I loaded the code into the c64's memory : then, from basic, I opened a file like this: : open 1,8,2,"0:code.txt,s,w" : after that, I hit F8 to start the monitor up, and then typed : o8,1 : to redirect the output to the disk drive. Then : d c000 c0f0 : to disassemble, then : o : to go back to screen output, then : x : to leave the monitor, and finally, from BASIC I am not familiar with SS, but it seems to me that you are missing one st= ep=20 here. You should have a PRINT#1 here before closing. And the close should be CLOSE 1. - Adam : close 2 : The SS manual only gives an example for printer output, so I tought I'd= post : about this. Anyway, hope you find a use for it :-) : later : -Adrian Gonzalez (dW/Style) #! rnews 944 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!news.m= athworks.com!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!skylink!shell.skylink.= net!mrx From: mrx@skylink.net (Mr. X) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: C65? Date: 4 Aug 1996 22:25:11 GMT Organization: Skylink Networks (http://www.skylink.net/) Lines: 9 Message-ID: <4u3807$gjf@news.skylink.net> References: <4ttjq0$kni@news.us.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.skylink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Michael W. Hall (mhall59@mail.us.net) wrote: : Can someone tell me what is a C65? I keep seeing that in posts. It was the last C64 compatible machine made by CBM. It was faster, 16= =20 bit, stereo sound, hi res, 256 colour gfx, built in 3.5" drive, etc. It=20 looked like an Amiga 500/600/1200 or an Atari ST.... _____________________________________________________________________= ___ (c) 1996 mrx@skylink.net All rights reserved. www.skylink.net/~m= rx #! rnews 712 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!news.= mathworks.com!enews.sgi.com!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl4.crl.com!not-for-mail From: koyn@crl.com (T. Koyn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Reading 1541 disks on PC Date: 4 Aug 1996 15:24:14 -0700 Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access(415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 4 Message-ID: <4u37ue$bvm@crl4.crlom> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl4.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I am wondering if there is any software that is capable of reading a 1541= =20 format floppy disk on an IBM compatible's 5.25" disk drive, or will I=20 need to get a cable to connect to a 1541 or 1571 drive? Please post any=20 advice here and send email. Thanks. #! rnews 2015 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.ed= u!news.swt.edu!nyssa.swt.edu!ez13942 From: ez13942@nyssa.swt.edu (Bo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Converting to Word Date: 4 Aug 96 18:25:20 CDT Organization: Southwest Texas State University Lines: 43 Message-ID: <1996Aug4.182520@nyssa.swt.edu> References: <4u37q1$hcr@herald.concentric.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: nyssa.swt.edu In article <4u37q1$hcr@herald.concentric.net>, craftyc@cris.com writes: > What steps would I need to take in order to convert a Word file to a fi= le > that could be read by a C=3D word processor? >=20 > For example, If I send a formatted (e.g., Bold, italics, etc) word > processing file to myself (uuencoded) via email, then download it (with= out > translating it into PETSCII), and then uudecode it, I would have an > untouched Word document sitting on my C=3D. >=20 > What steps would I go through to convert the formatting codes to someth= ing > a C=3D word processor would interpret correctly? >=20 > I am assuming that I would be able to not translate the file into PETSC= II. >=20 > Is there a way I could modify a C=3D word processor to read "bold" usin= g the > same lingo that Word uses? >=20 > On the other end, does anyone out there know of a patch that I could pu= t > into Word which would give me an option under "Save As..." to save as a= C=3D > file? (e.g., it would convert the formatting into lingo a C=3D word > processor would understand - maybe it could even convert it to and from > PETSCII). >=20 > Please please help! >=20 > I do not program, but I am getting to the point with this issue that I = am > thinking of tackling it on the C=3D side. Anyone willing to help me? = :-) >=20 > I am willing to pay for some sort of good conversion routine between th= e > two! >=20 > Chris McLeod (of the clan MacLeod) >=20 > PS Right now I am using Pocket Writer and GeoWrite. >=20 >=20 As far as I know, this has never been done. Moreover, I'm not all that sure it will be. Does Microsoft publish their file formats? - Bo #! rnews 952 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!news.swt.edu!nyssa.swt.edu!ez13= 942 From: ez13942@nyssa.swt.edu (Bo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Telnet C=3D BBS Date: 4 Aug 96 18:28:42 CDT Organization: Southwest Texas State University Lines: 13 Message-ID: <1996Aug4.182842@nyssa.swt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nyssa.swt.edu The Zelch BBS, running on a trusty C128, is back up and running. No, there's no phone number you need to call.. no long distance charges to rack up..just TELNET to 147.26.162.107 and login as "bbs". My buddy in Arizona finally sent that drive over, so the system is even bigger and better than previous. I was able to get Murder Motel, Galactic Empire, and a couple other online games in there this time. However, there's still no Commodore graphics support, or file transfer abilities.. ah well, can't have it all. - Bo (The Zacman) #! rnews 757 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.u= texas.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!ne= wsfeed.internetmci.com!aldehyde.netone.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-fw-12= .sprintlink.net!news.us.net!usenet From: mhall59@mail.us.net (Michael W. Hall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Wanted Swiftlink or other Date: 4 Aug 1996 23:49:58 GMT Organization: US Net, Incorporated Lines: 4 Message-ID: <4u3cv6$hs1@news.us.net> Reply-To: mhall59@us.net NNTP-Posting-Host: host199.laurel.us.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=3DUS-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (beta 2) I am looking for a serial port adapter that will allow me to hook up a=20 14.4 or 28.8k modem to a 64 or 128. mhall59@us.net #! rnews 840 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!news.texas.net!news.kei.com!newsf= eed.internetmci.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!newstf01= .news.aol.com!newsjunkie.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans.net!interaccess!usenet From: "Bruce Burdick, Jr." Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: C64 files to Macintosh? Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 19:08:04 -0500 Organization: Atlantis Rising Lines: 5 Message-ID: <32053B64.7203@interaccess.com> Reply-To: bucky@interaccess.com NNTP-Posting-Host: d232.nb.interaccess.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Macintosh; I; PPC) I have a Macintosh and a bunch of old C64 files on C64 floppies which I would like to transfer. I also have a 5 1/4" Dayna drive (for PC floppies). Is there a way to do this? -B... #! rnews 1204 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!winternet.com!n= 1ott.istar!ott.istar!istar.net!tor.istar!east.istar!news.inforamp.net!new= s From: crs0794@inforamp.net (Geoffrey Welsh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Hart Cart Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 00:52:29 GMT Organization: Izot's Swamp Lines: 17 Message-ID: <4u3h2q$p5m@news.inforamp.net> References: <4u26f0$t1h@nyx10.cs.du.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts13-03.tor.istar.ca X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 mnaberez@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Michael Naberezny) wrote: >Does anyone have any technical or programming information on the Hart=20 >Cart? Specifics like what interrupt line it uses, its IO page, etc. My= =20 >best guess without anything is that it is an 8250/16550 mapped at $DE00, >connected to NMI. I went looking for my HART info, and found that i had lost it. :-< I do recall that it was an 8250 UART, though I suspect that you can heave anything from a 16450 to a 16750 into it if you really want. -- Geoffrey Welsh, MIS Co-ordinator, InSystems Technologies (gwelsh@insystem= s.com) At home: xenitec.on.ca!zswamp!geoff; Temporary: crs0794@inforamp.net DO NOT SEND ANY FORM OF ADVERTISING TO ANY OF THESE ADDRESSES #! rnews 980 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.texas.net!= news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!ixnews1.ix.n= etcom.com!ix.netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!news From: "Jack Followay, Jr." Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: CMD web????? Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 21:08:37 -0500 Organization: PowerHouse Productions Lines: 11 Message-ID: <320557A5.3ABA@ix.netcom.com> References: <4u2gh8$crc@news.us.net> Reply-To: jacklf@ix.netcom.com NNTP-Posting-Host: hou-tx22-63.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Sun Aug 04 9:06:30 PM CDT 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5a (Win95; I) Michael W. Hall wrote: >=20 > Why is www.the-spa.com does work? Whenever I try it Netscape says this > does not have a DNS entry. is that the right address? CMD's Web Page is: http://www.the-spa.com/cmd/ (is it me, or does this get posted every 2 days? ;] ) -JackLF #! rnews 1703 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.coast.n= et!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.= com!news.ac.net!pacifier!usenet From: Dale Chitwood Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Forsale C-64 w/256K ram expansion Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 20:17:01 -0700 Organization: Pacifier BBS, Vancouver, Wa. ((360) 693-0325) Lines: 38 Message-ID: <320567AD.2637@pacifier.com> References: <32043490.63ED@pacifier.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip112.van4.pacifier.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5aGold (Win95; I) Dale Chitwood wrote: >=20 > Hello, > I have a very nice Commodore 64C I would like to sell. > it has the following: >=20 > - 1764 256K Ram expansion and Deluxe C=3D64 Powersupply with > included software to patch GEOS as a RAM disk. (this is > new and still in orginal box) >=20 > - 1541 floppy drive > - MPS 801 Printer > - Joystick > -(also small joystick that is on the side of the computer > for GEOS) >=20 > -All necessary cables included to hook up the system, and some > extra cables too. > -2 extra power supplys (1 C64 white, 1 regular black) > -Fastload cartridge > and at least 50 probably more like 70 titles with orginal > documentation (I will list them if necessary) >=20 > I have tested the computer recently (today) and it worked fine. > it is in very good shape and has been well taken care of. >=20 > I think about 60.00 for all plus shipping sounds good. If > not, make an offer, I really don't know what it is worth > now. >=20 > Thanks >=20 > Dale Just letting everyone know the above item has been sold. Thanks for all the offers. Dale #! rnews 1211 Path: pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.c= oast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!nntp.primenet.com!ddsw1!news.mcs= .net!van-bc!uniserve!n2van.istar!van.istar!west.istar!ott.istar!istar.net= !tor.istar!east.istar!news.nstn.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!newsfeed.pitt.e= du!godot.cc.duq.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!news-server.ncren.net!taco.cc.ncsu.= edu!news From: Marc Eric Haynes Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Problems reading 1541 with the X1541 cable Date: Sun, 04 Aug 1996 23:22:58 -0400 Organization: North Carolina State University Lines: 10 Message-ID: <32056912.56AA@eos.ncsu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: n00102-104afc.unity.ncsu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (X11; I; SunOS 5.4 sun4m) I have just built the X1541 type cable. When I ran it using Star commander and again with Trans64, the drive would access but I got 3 knocks and the error message 20. I am absolutely certain that the cable is correct! Also, the drive works fine plugged into a real C64. Any ideas or suggestions to what the problem might be? Thank you in advance, Marc Haynes mehaynes@eos.ncsu.edu =END=