(original); 137 (database) From: Brian Strang To: Gil Parrish Subject: to be or not? Date: Fri, 26 Jul 96 07:26:00 Hi Gil, GP> Forget the club BBS. Find another board locally with a GP> helpful sysop, and see if you can talk him into creating a GP> Commodore area. Offer to moderate it, and to upload or GP> otherwise transfer some of the better C= files for download. That sounds like a more reasonable idea. Will look into it with the board that I D/L my mail packets. He caters to the Amiga clubs and may be flexible depending on how much HD space he can spare. One other option, is Greg Noggle of Genie may be starting one this August(fingers crossed :) ). Brian ... And now, some words of wisdom: ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Maximus 2.00 * Origin: The Buyer's Review (1:121/6) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 148 (original); 138 (database) From: Brian Strang To: Ken Waugh Subject: to be or not? Date: Sun, 28 Jul 96 07:28:00 Hi Ken, KW> 3rd Commodore (last I heard) there isn't any BBS software KW> that can or does hook to FIDO. Zmodem isn't mandatory, but That was a thought I once had, but there is a least a 1/2 dozen FIDO boards local to me. KW> 4th You asked about going C= all the way. No amount of KW> floppies attached to a 128/64 BBS program will take the KW> place of a CMD HD. You're activity running just floppies KW> will die in less than a week. So a HD would be a I wouldn't even think of running one off of floppies. Gads :( I don't have the $$ for a HD or anything. Thats is why I was wondering if a 64net cable would work to hitch up the 286 HD would work with a commie run BBS? Brian ... And now, some words of wisdom: ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Maximus 2.00 * Origin: The Buyer's Review (1:121/6) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 149 (original); 139 (database) From: Brian Strang To: David Veatch Subject: To be or not? Date: Sun, 28 Jul 96 07:28:00 Hi David, DV> Since all you are asking for is our opinion, Brian, I'll offer DV> mine free of charge. Regarding the phone bill, you DV> can get a dedicated line for the bbs, restricted to 50 DV> outgoing calls per month, for about $12/mo. This is DV> presuming the board will be mostly accepting incoming DV> calls. If you're going to be making regular/daily outgoing DV> calls as well, you're probably better off getting DV> the 400 calls per month plan, which should run you about DV> $20+/-. Did some checking, $33 for 2nd phone line, $9/month service charge + .06/outgoing call. DV> the same figures. How much can you personally afford, and would DV> it be worth it to you to make such expenditures? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THAT is the Question! I allways seem to be broke. DV> As for the bbs hard/software, since you already have the 286 DV> computer with the software on it - ready set up to DV> go - that would seem to be the wisest thing to do IMHO. Finding DV> the right 128 bbs program, getting it running on your machine, DV> etc. might be more trouble that it's worth - just to say you're DV> running the board on an actual Commodore computer. Wishfull thinking, I suppose... DV> Our club has been running it's bbs on an MS/DOS machine for many DV> years now. And you might even find that the DOS bbs programs are DV> simpler and easier to use - from the sysop's standpoint. Ours still runs on a 2400 baud modem and is fairly boring as ASCII only progs go. DV> It's all up to you, of course, but I encourage you to try to DV> save the board - if you possibly can do so. Check your wallet DV> and your weekly scheduler and see if this is a project you want DV> to undertake. You're the final arbitor in the matter. What do DV> you think? I think saving the board is what I wanted to do for my son, It's the only board that I allow him to call(age 11). Space is also another consideration in my small home. Would probably be placed in Living room beside my 128D. :( Thanks, Brian ... DEJA MOO: the feeling you've heard this bull before. ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Maximus 2.00 * Origin: The Buyer's Review (1:121/6) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 150 (original); 140 (database) From: Brian Strang To: Tom Pinto Subject: Promenade E-Prom burner Date: Sun, 28 Jul 96 07:28:00 Hi Tom, TP> Jason-Ranheim Company TP> Toll Free: 800-421-7731 TP> Tech: 916-878-0785 TP> FAX: 916-878-8698 TP> TP> 3105 Gayle Lane TP> Auburn, CA 95602 TP> TP> He's still around and still selling! Thanks, will forward to our club president. Brian ... The city is not a concrete jungle. It is a human zoo. ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Maximus 2.00 * Origin: The Buyer's Review (1:121/6) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 97 (original); 143 (database) From: Peter Karlsson To: Gary Ranchuk Subject: CBM 8050 Date: Fri, 26 Jul 96 19:07:00 On 23 Jul, one could hear Gary say: > You can use it on your 128, All you need is an IEEE Flash 64 card (this > is for 128's & 64's). It is made by Skyles Electronic Works. Do they still operate, and sell the card? Where can they be reached at? > I have 2 8050 Drives here on the shelf, as well as 3 1001SFD's. This > is why I picked up the IEEE Flash.. And it works good? Can the device number on the 8050 be changed, or do I have to change my two 1571's to 9 and 10? (I have my internal 1571 as number 9 and the external as number 8 currently). \\// Peter - m9944@abc.se --- * Origin: Quinta Essentia + Ullers¿ter, Sweden (2:204/152.42) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 143 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 119 (original); 165 (database) From: Gary Ranchuk To: Peter Karlsson Subject: Re: CBM 8050 Date: Sun, 28 Jul 96 23:51:00 PK> Do they still operate, and sell the card? Where can they be reached at? I'm not too sure.. The address on the card is below.. Skyles Electric Works 231 E. South Whisman Road Mountain View, CA. 94041 PK> And it works good? Can the device number on the 8050 be PK> changed, or do I ha PK> to change my two 1571's to 9 and 10? (I have my PK> internal 1571 as number 9 a PK> the external as number 8 currently). I know they can "but", I can not remember how. I have posted a message inquiring about this. I have not yet recieved an answer... When I do I will let ya know.. Gary --- GEcho 1.11+ * Origin: The Trading Post ][ 519-974-2976 (1:246/109) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 165 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 139 (original); 185 (database) From: Sjoerd Schaafsma To: Peter Karlsson Subject: Re: CBM 8050 Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 07:24:00 Howdy Peter PK> I don't know if I'd be able to find a PET, though... It was PK> just by chance that I found the drive... If you're ever in Lethbridge Alberta, Canada..... come pick one up... I have a couple to spare... an 8096, and a couple of superpets. my wife would be THRILLED to get rid of one, I'd be happy too. I have a hard time giving them away. Sjoerd Schaafsma - An occasional 8 bit holdout ... C-Eh-N-Eh-D-Eh: Spells Canada in Canadian --- RA2.5/FD2.20/GEcho * Origin: The TERMINAL BBS (403)327-9731 Lethbridge,AB,Canada (1:358/1) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 99 (original); 145 (database) From: Harsha Godavari To: Tracy Poole Subject: Breadbox Cd Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 10:25:00 TP>Greetings Citizen, TP> HG> Please don't clear them out. Since those floppies a TP> HG> worth all that much any more, there is little (financial) gain to be TP> HG> Those programs, though, have a historical value. Once erased, they a TP> HG> forever. TP>I agree... I would go so far as to take a chance and send nice fresh new TP>disks for those. ;-) TP>But seriously folks. Before you go erasing disks concider what you do. TP>Pass'm on to a Commie. TP>Tracy keep your YANKEE mits OFF. us CANAJUNS will take care off our selves :-) Tracy : You are right. If he needs some disks, I am sure we can orgnise that. But apparently he is going to save the programs. So they are safe for a while. I do think commie lovers ( that's us, all of us, of course) have to seriously look for a permanent repository. Thanks for yur support. Regards Harsha Godavari --- GEcho/386 1.11+ * Origin: * Cobalt's Haven * Winnipeg * 204-832-9603 * OS/2-FD-RA * (1:348/402) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 100 (original); 146 (database) From: Gary Ranchuk To: Race Schultz Subject: Re: For Sale/Swap Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 23:04:00 RS> swap for Other I*m computer stuff. Also have 1541's, 1571's and 1581's for RS> sale (working and not working), C-64's (n0n-working), C- RS> 128's, power supply What do ya want for a 1581 (working) drive?? This is one drive I do not have.. I have quite a few drives here... Also, I am looking around for a good priced 9060 or 9090 HD... Let me know... Gary --- GEcho 1.11+ * Origin: The Trading Post ][ 519-974-2976 (1:246/109) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 146 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 105 (original); 151 (database) From: Paul Reeder To: Race Schultz Subject: For Sale/Swap Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 14:31:00 I need a joy stick, a 128 programmer's reference guide, a modem for a 64; and I'm interested in adding to my collection of Commodore related magazines. Let's make a deal. --- * Origin: Computer Country * P.C. FL * 28.8K * 904-769-9431 1 (1:3608/5) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 151 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 106 (original); 152 (database) From: Paul Reeder To: Race Schultz Subject: For Sale/Swap Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 14:34:00 My phone number is (904) 235-2614. --- * Origin: Computer Country * P.C. FL * 28.8K * 904-769-9431 1 (1:3608/5) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 152 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 114 (original); 160 (database) From: Tracy Poole To: Race Schultz Subject: For Sale/Swap Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 04:15:00 Greetings Citizen, RS> Have hundreds of Original Disks and doxs too numerous to mention for RS> swap for Other I*m computer stuff. Also have 1541's, 1571's and 1581 RS> sale (working and not working), C-64's (n0n-working), C-128's, power Give this number a call. (318-687-4613) This guy is the president of C=2000 Users group in Shreveport La. Tracy - QWKie v3.1 - That's not an illusion; it just looks like one. --- JMail-H 2.80d * Origin: 221B Baker St * Ft Walton Beach FL * 904-862-8643 (1:366/221) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 160 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 139 (original); 201 (database) From: RUSSELL PRATER To: MYKE CARTER Subject: Steredit Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 10:54:00 Hi Myke, MC> I called and got this file as well as several others yesterday. MC> This is definitely the software I was MC> inquiring about, although it is MC> clearly explained in the "documentation" that in order to learn how MC> to use the software fully you must have a MC> copy of the book and disk that MC> goes with it which sells for $24.95 and is available via Dr. Evil MC> Laboratories. This is what I already was MC> aware of in the beginning. MC> I know that the book and disk I am MC> hunting for is now being distributed MC> via another company, and I believe it is MC> Parsec. How do I contact them? MC> Or is Parsec now out of business too? MC> Perhaps I have the company wrong MC> and it's not Parsec that I need to call at all. Any confirmations MC> on this would be very helpful. The book and disk you're asking about would be "Compute!'s Music System for the Commodore 128 & 64, The Enhanced Sidplayer" by Craig Chamberlain. I don't know that Parsec took it over, but I don't know they didn't, either. There is an ad for Parsec in issue 14 of CW. It says: FREE CATALOG With Tons of Commodore Stuff! Write to: FREE CATALOG Parsec, Inc. P.O. Box 111-CW Salem, MA 01970-0111 Couldn't hurt to write and ask. MC> Um, I downloaded the GoDot demo too. MC> Fantastic stuff! Although, I was MC> MC> Now the big question is, how do we get MC> the real thing and not just the demo - MC> MC> The "documenation" again indicates that the real documentation and MC> tutorial information for GoDot is MC> available in past issues of 64er. How MC> in the world does one go about getting MC> back issues of that? I think the MC> marketing of this program is a little MC> screwy. I guess just using the MC> real thing is a sure indicator that MC> whoever uses it really wanted it - MC> 'cuz if you don't you certainly aren't MC> going to go through the trouble MC> of trying to get it at all! I don't have a clue about GoDot. It originated in Germany, I think, which explains the tie in with 64er. As for American distributership, I think I'd ask Jack Vanderwhite, Gaelyne Moranec or Phil Heberer. There is a good chance one of them knows about it. ... URA Redneck if you go to a stock car race and don't need a program. -=- QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.3H1e * Origin: Computer Country * P.C. FL * 28.8K * 904-769-9431 @ (1:3608/5) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 102 (original); 148 (database) From: Margie Weller To: David Veatch Subject: DESTERM, ETC. ETC. Date: Thu, 25 Jul 96 08:17:00 Hi David, DV> With my USR Dual Std. modem, I was not able to upload at all - not DV> with any protocol. Then one of the DV> fellows on here told me about the DV> method I mentioned in a previous message - about taking the modem DV> offline, changing the &I register from a DV> value of 2 to 0, then going DV> back online, doing the upload, going back DV> offline, changing the &I back David Schmoll suggested that too, but we both found out that a quirk of Nyx (our local ISP) is that when we go offline to change the &I register Nyx won't let us back online again! I tried it many times and it just won't work. David uses Dialogue and doesn't have the same uploading problems but he did try the routine you described, because I couldn't get it to work, and his experience on Nyx was the same as mine. DV> Ismael has the modem commands to do these DV> changes programmed into the function keys of his copy of Desterm. Ismael certainly has my respect when it comes to Desterm and the USR modem, as I have read his posts for a long time and know he is an authority on both. Actually, I already use two Desterm function key files for login information and UNIX shell commands when I am on Nyx uploading and downloading QWKRR's mail packets. David Schmoll helped me get the semi-automated process set up and it normally works very well, allowing me to do the transfers and be off again in 1 l/2 to 3 minutes. He has Dialogue totally automated to do the same thing with scripts, but I think that would take some of the fun out of it . DV> The easiest way, IMHO, would be to get a DV> copy of Dialogue and use it Hm.m.m... now that has a familiar ring to it! ;-) DV> for your uploads. This whole problem DV> will be a moot point, however, DV> when/if Matt Desmond releases version DV> 3.00 of his terminal program. It It is reassuring to know he is keeping an eye on these CBM echos to see what people are wanting in the upcoming Desterm. And he will have his v3.00 finished one day soon, I hope. Novaterm 9.6 may give Desterm a run for its money, and it IS getting a head start! DV> MW> eventually succeed after I have DV> MW> changed to a different protocol. DV> MW> Or, sometimes, I must take apart a reply packet and reassemble DV> MW> DV> You must have the patience of a Saint! Either that, or I need my head examined. DV> :-) When this problem first DV> occured on my system - and I found out DV> what was causing it - I went out DV> and got a copy of Dialogue as fast as I Let's just say I have more time than money . DV> Dialogue to upload here, but no-go. The DV> board won't accept my replies. DV> DV> What I have to do is to port them over DV> to my PC using Big Blue Reader DV> and then upload them using Zmodem on the DV> DOS machine. The sysop here And you prefer your problems to mine? I'm not sure I would want to trade. :-D DV> BTW, this bbs is run on an Amiga-2000. It is true, isn't it, that Amiga BBSes are known to be a problem in file transfers with "our computers"? I haven't had any experience with them. DV> Geez, I wish you lived close by here. DV> I've got a spare RamLink that I DV> am not using at present. (I bought it Where do you live? I'm packing to move!! Haha..... well, I appreciate the thought anyhow. If you you had neither Ramlink nor FD-2000 drive and nothing but a basic C128 system, which would you buy first - and why? I do get exasperated sometimes with my lack of a way to manage large files. For example, yesterday for some unknown reason, my Fido packet was 1446 blocks, containing only the CBM and CBM 128 echos, and a few personal messages, dating back into May! (It would be easy to get sidetracked here, as I download from those areas every day, and never manually reset message pointers.) My point is the zipped packet is too big for the 1571, and the dissolved packet would be too much for the 1581 disk. At least QPE and QWKRR produce a readable, indexed file as large as there is room for on the disk . But I wonder whether there is a way for personal mail to be at the beginning of a MESSAGE.DAT file, rather than at the end, as the end messages always suffer when something goes wrong. And, to be sure of being able to check for more personal mail, I will have to go back onto AOA and reset pointers and download several smaller packets. Unless... ? Didn't Jean Parrot say once that he used an REU with QWKie?! Guess I'll have to have another look at the manual and see if that would work. The occasional challenge of overcoming a balky upload with Desterm doesn't bother me much, but THIS.....@#*~!$ DV> MCUG started in 1982 as the Michigan DV> C-64 Users Group. In 1985-86, DV> when the C-128 came out - quickly DV> followed by the Amiga - we changed DV> the name to Michigan COMMODORE Users DV> Group (still MCUG). Then when C= DV> started building MS/DOS compatible DV> computers, we had people with those DV> models, as well as other PC's join, so DV> the name got changed again to DV> the Michigan Computer Users Group (still MCUG!). That was real flexibility! Our club has remained pure-blooded C64/128. Although some of our members do own and use other computers, we don't discuss them in our user group or use them in demos. The focus is entirely on the Commodore 8-bit machines. DV> In it's hey-day, the club had between DV> 500-600 members. Now there are DV> probably a couple of hundred. There is Our club had more than 600 members at one time, I am told, but now we are down to about three dozen. In fact, we were down to about 25 and now membership is back up to that. Maybe our club should have been more flexible! DV> About the most famous of our club's DV> previous members would be a fellow DV> named Craig Chamberlain. He wrote the DV> original SID-Composer program .... skip .... DV> Craig was just a kid at the time he wrote it, too. I think he was DV> only 15 years old! I was the sysop of DV> the club's bbs then. One day, DV> just after the SID composer/player DV> software came out, I received a disk DV> in the mail from Craig - with a whole DV> bunch of .MUS songs on it. Craig DV> asked me to put them on the club's bbs - DV> a task which I was only too DV> happy to perform. They were immediatedly a tremendous hit with DV> the C-64 owners in our area - many many downloads! What a wonderful story! I can imagine how thrilled the members were to have such talent in their group. I am fond of SID music, and have had my C64 playing many of them today while I'm busy here on the C128. I enjoyed reading about your MCUG group. DV> corresponding with you, too! Please do DV> write back. And don't hesitate to ask if DV> there is anything I am able DV> to do - to assist you in your 128 use! Thanks, David, for your kind offer! I can never go long without a need for computer advice, so you'll be hearing from me. :-) Later, Margie ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.4P1a * Origin: AOA * Aurora, Co * 303.366.5515 (1:104/953) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 103 (original); 149 (database) From: Margie Weller To: Rod Gasson Subject: QWKRR'S EDITOR, ETC. Date: Thu, 25 Jul 96 19:13:00 Hi Rod, RG> MW> I have been wishing QWKRR could RG> MW> make use of the REU for mail reading, RG> MW> as that would help a lot. RG> I hate to say this Margie, but it won't RG> happen.. at least not in the Rod, I'm a Redneck who grew up calling the Sears Catalog a "wish book". It's not that I expect everything I wish for to happen. RG> A Ramlink is a much better proposition RG> these days.. 'cos in a practical RG> sense they aren't noticably slower than RG> an REU, plus they start out RG> with a minimum of twice the capacity of RG> the REU, *plus* you get the REU RG> storage on top of that... Yes, I suppose it does make more sense to put a Ramlink on my wish list, rather than to be able to use my 512k REU with QWKRR. RG> code, and unless everyone had an REU RG> with at least 1meg then I don't RG> think it is worth the effort (since 512k RG> isn't a real lot of memory RG> anyway when it comes to dealing with mail). Okay, you've sold me! Now if the price is right... ;-) I always appreciate your thoughtful responses. Thanks, Rod. Later, Margie ___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.4P1a * Origin: AOA * Aurora, Co * 303.366.5515 (1:104/953) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 104 (original); 150 (database) From: David Cheshin To: Jean Parrot Subject: No U/L? Date: Sun, 28 Jul 96 00:28:00 Hi Jean. - -> We have been chatting this up for as long as I have been on -> QWKRR. You have to type the BBSID.REP in capitals. What I do is hit -> the "Caps Lock" and I can do the " . " of the .REP without having to -> punch out the "Shift Lock" if that one had been used. -> Food for thought. - Well I got a response to a message to upload OK. but If I enter a new message it seems to not be accepted by the BBS, it uploads (since I started using Ymodem batch the upload actually worked) then I get a message saying that the message is rejected, and when I select "Enter New Message" on QWKie the list of confrences is screwie, the full names will not be there and the number 28 will be after all of them. I believe I have a problem with the data that tells QWKie what the confrences are. The Sysop of the BBS says that no one else has said anything about it so it can be assumed that the outgoing data is OK. But the data I recieve seems to be messed up, I am not sure what is going on here. I think I will post a help message to all and see if anyone has ever had a similar problem or has any idea what may be wrong. Thanx for your help. Type to you later DPAC --- QScan/PCB v1.17b / 01-0313 * Origin: Encode Online Orillia,Ont.705-327-7629 (1:252/305) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 150 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 138 (original); 200 (database) From: STEPHEN STOCKER To: LEE NOVAK Subject: uuencodes? Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 03:28:00 Hi Lee. On 07-28-96, LEE NOVAK said to ALL: LN> This is not very important to me (yet), but was wondering in Novater LN> this conversion for me? At present, I am not able to get at these t You bet! Novaterm 9.6 will uuencode and decode from the main menu, translate ASCII to PETSCII, a lot of the stuff like that where you usually have to jump out of your terminal and go to a separate prgm. He did a great job with 9.6! Take care, Steve - QWKie v3.1 - What color does a Smurf become when strangled? --- Platinum Xpress/Wildcat! v1.2j * Origin: *Mongo's Playhouse* Parsons Kansas (316) 421- 3544 1:298/5 (1:14/791) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 108 (original); 154 (database) From: RUSSELL PRATER To: MARK ALLEY Subject: Re: 9 cents a min LD Rate Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 22:57:00 Hi Mark, MA> I'd like the info on that .09 LD access. MA> MA> I got a thing from the DIME line (not MA> Sprint), but there was a 5.00 monthly charge. --------------------- Text Import Start --------------------- Commodore Computer Conference (CBM) Rules VALID POSTINGS IN THE CBM CONFERENCE: Messages in the conference shall deal with items of direct interest to owners and users of Commodore 8-bit CPU machines. These may include features, applications (both hardware and software), problems, repairs, discoveries, programming (ML, BASIC, or other languages), modifications, publications, sales or trades of hardware and legally owned software, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- I think you'll agree that your post has nothing to do with Commodore computers. I know it's mighty tempting to reply to a message like that in the same echo where you saw it, but in this case, he got a note, too. Thanks for your cooperation. The Moderator ... (CBM) Commodore Computer Conference -=- QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- Silver Xpress Mail System 5.3H1e * Origin: Computer Country * P.C. FL * 28.8K * 904-769-9431 @ (1:3608/5) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 109 (original); 155 (database) From: Rod Gasson To: Tracy Poole Subject: Browser Date: Fri, 26 Jul 96 22:32:00 G'day Tracy, 24 Jul 96 05:19, Tracy Poole wrote to Rod Gasson: TP> I hate to appear ignorant but could you or Gaelyne give me a brief TP> discription of your Browser. I've seen mention of it and was Browser v2. * Reads HUGE text files and BASIC listings (up to about 16meg) with paging and backscrolling facilities. * Handles QWK mail packets and Fidonet compliant .PKT files of almost any length for both the entire packet AND the individual messages they contain. * QWK/PKT mode has the ability to go to any part of any message in the packet. * Views ANSI graphics files, both single screens and multiple page tapes (with paging and backscrolling) * Displays character sets from almost all CBM programs (Desterm, Dialogue, BASIC8, etc) * Program files can be RUN from Browser * Screen blanking. * Supports 1581 and CMD sub-directories * User configurable screen size. * 100% machine code for maximum speed, * Inbuilt DOS wedge * Small in size (Just over 10k, including the 2k used for the ANSI capable character set) * Cheap. (costs nothing) >>>>> REU is NOT required <<<<< (even when viewing text files that are megabytes long !!) Cheers, Rod ___ QWKRR128 V4.50 [F] --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: QWKRR128 test point. (1:366/221) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 155 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 113 (original); 159 (database) From: Tracy Poole To: Rod Gasson Subject: Browser Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 04:03:00 Howdy Rod, RG> Browser v2. RG> * Reads HUGE text files and BASIC listings (up to about 16meg) with RG> paging and backscrolling facilities. Many thanks! :-) Tracy - QWKie v3.1 - I found my kitty face-down in club soda. Now he's catatonic.. --- JMail-H 2.80d * Origin: 221B Baker St * Ft Walton Beach FL * 904-862-8643 (1:366/221) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 110 (original); 156 (database) From: Rod Gasson To: Karen Allison Subject: What To Do With? Date: Fri, 26 Jul 96 22:36:00 G'day Karen, 23 Jul 96 19:51, Karen Allison wrote to Thomas Benton: TB>> tell us how to handle messages that are TB>> Non-Text? I have saved these to my KA> Those are Uuencoded files, Thomas, and if you are using Qwkie or KA> Qwkrr 128, then you can "dissolve" them automatically. Otherwise, QWKRR does. QWKie doesn't. Cheers, Rod ___ QWKRR128 V4.50 [F] --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: QWKRR128 test point. (1:366/221.128) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 111 (original); 157 (database) From: Rod Gasson To: Ron Mitchell Subject: Try Date: Fri, 26 Jul 96 22:45:00 G'day Ron, 25 Jul 96 04:54, Ron Mitchell wrote to Rod Gasson: RG>> then the pages *should* print correctly regardless of whether RG>> A4, letter, or legal sized paper is used. RM> That's it exactly. If I had my druthers (which I seldom do), those RM> circulating soft copies of docs would leave the formatting to the RM> user rather than pre-supposing any common setup. The dissadvantage of this is when the docs are large, and/or the user is new. They generally have little or no idea how to split, manipulate, or format text to get a suitable printout, and under these conditions pre-formatted docs make it easier for a significant portion of users, especially those with a 'basic' set-up. RM> But then who the hell am I? Just another CBM user expressing their opinion ;-) RM> Appreciate the info Rod. Armed with this, I should be able to get it RM> right. 'Course, most of the major word-processors allow you to strip formatting from text anyway, and then you can add your own formatting according to your setup.. but this is what we were trying to avoid in the first place, wasn't it ? So on this basis, it doesn't make sense to release docs unformatted either. At least preformatted text will be right for some.. unformatted text would be right for none. ;-) Cheers, Rod ___ QWKRR128 V4.50 [F] --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: QWKRR128 test point. (1:366/221.128) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 157 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 146 (original); 208 (database) From: James Host To: Myke Carter Subject: Re: Insider? Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 20:17:00 MC> I've a friend who just bought a C64 for US$2.00. MC> On it's topside just below the shift and C= keys is a little aluminum- MC> like adhesive-adhered sticker plate thingy that says: MC> INSIDER MC> ONE-MEG RAM MC> What in the world is that? Someone's idea of a joke. The Insider board was a RAM expander for the Commodore Amiga 1000. --- DLG Pro v1.1u5/PDQMail v2.60 * Origin: Mike's Video House - Glendale, CA 818-240-1593 (1:102/852) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 208 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 150 (original); 212 (database) From: Myke Carter To: James Host Subject: Insider? Date: Wed, 31 Jul 96 19:46:00 JH> Someone's idea of a joke. The Insider board was a RAM JH> expander for the Commodore Amiga 1000. That's what I thought! (That it was a joke.) I took it apart in order to replace a broken one of those little key-peg thingies that the keybard keys are impaled upon. I took a look around inside the thing and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I told him that it was probably something somebody did for laughs. I did not know that it was an Amiga upgrade though. Thanks! I told him that the only thing I could imagine if in fact it was something legit was that it might have come from one of those obscure item mail-order ads I see everytime I flip through a Gazette! Where did all that stuff go anyway?! Seems that only the computers, drives and monitors have survived! Ciao! --- (C) 1996 * Origin: Big Dreams CEC (918)835-6347 C= Support. Tulsa, OK (1:170/609) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 112 (original); 158 (database) From: Tracy Poole To: Dick Kirk Subject: Sporster Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 02:20:00 Hey, DK> It looks like the USR Sportster Vi model is the only Sportster model DK> Flash ROM..... The other one is the Courier model naturally. Well.. looks like the info I got wasn't totaly bogus. DK> I think the Vi is their new voice modem. Could be. (IMO) If USR would stick to their initial plans, they wouldn't have so much trouble with their modems. Thanks Dick. It's been enlightening. :-) Tracy - QWKie v3.1 - You are reading a tagline... You are STILL reading a tagline. --- JMail-H 2.80d * Origin: 221B Baker St * Ft Walton Beach FL * 904-862-8643 (1:366/221) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 115 (original); 161 (database) From: Kenneth Barsky To: Norris Elwood Subject: Request List Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 19:07:00 Hi Norris, Hi Norris, I received your letter yesterday, and I'm starting to prepare the disks you requested. have a request of you first. Please let me know what files are bad on the Music Lists I sent you. My original is on a 3.5" disk and I find that the files on that disk are unstable. But I have copies of the listings on the individual disks. Also I must tell youfor some reason I had difficulty formenting the two disks you sent me. If they are HD of IMM formated disks I can't format them. As far as cost is concerned: I estimate that each 5-1/4" disk cost me about 25 cents, each mailer 25c and postage (as you know) 78c for x number of disks. I think that 1.25 per disk is about right. I trust you to send me the money after I send you the disks. I'd sooner send a batch at a time rather than all at once. I have a problem with the music disks. Yes, I do have a 1581 drive, but I must warn you that stereoplayer files do not run from the 1581; they lock up on loading at the title screen. So far I have prepared 2 music files: Billy Joel and Elvis Presley on 5-1/4" disks; they would not run on 3.5". Now I can copy onto 3.5 disks to save space, but you would have tho transfer them to 5-1/4" disks. Meanwhile I will hold off on coping music disks till I get your reply. I'm coping the title maker disks. I just copied Kenny's Original. I have to add a how-to. And look for a file called MORRIS ELLWOOD. It's going to take me some time, but I'll try to complete your list before the month is over. ... Ask a silly question, get a silly answer. -=- QWKRR128 V4.32 [R] --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 10 Beta * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-ReplyTo-No: 161 (There are no more replies.) X-Message-No: 143 (original); 205 (database) From: Rod Gasson To: Donald Seagraves Subject: Novaterm 9.6 Date: Mon, 29 Jul 96 11:26:00 G'day Donald, 26 Jul 96 23:04, Donald Seagraves wrote to Rod Gasson: DS> In Commodore World they had an interview with Nick Rossi, the creator DS> of NovaTerm Uhuh... Gaelyne was here with me when she had that 'interview' with Nick DS> (issue #13, I think). It was. DS> In the interview he sataed that he DS> does all his coding on an IBM, then transfers it over to his Commie. Yup.. thats the way I understand it.. in fact quite a while ago, Nick sent me the cross-assembler that he uses for this purpose (But by that time I'd alread got myself 'comfortable' with a different one). DS> Does this info help? It helps to confirm what I already know, but that is all. It doesn't solve the question of whether Novaterm was ever written in compiled BASIC though ... I suspect that at one stage it possibly might have been, which is why I haven't made any definite statements debunking Lee's claim about it.. If what Lee claims is true, then I'm kind of curious as to which version he was referring too.. Cheers, Rod ___ QWKRR128 V4.50 [F] --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: QWKRR128 test point. (1:366/221.128) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 116 (original); 162 (database) From: Phil Heberer To: Stuart Mendel Subject: Help with BJ-200 & C64 Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 09:44:00 Hello Stuart, On (26 Jul 96) Stuart Mendel wrote to Phil Heberer... SM> Good to hear from you again! You have a great memory, it has been a SM> long time since you passed along the info on that Gemini 10X. I guess SM> I just can't stay out of trouble with those darn printers HA HA. ROFL!! Great memory, huh? Considering I can't remember what I had for breakfast, I'll take your word for it! I have NO idea why the thing about your Gemini-10X stuck in my head, but occasionally I can rummage around in the recesses of my mind and come up with something. Sort of like digging around in my computer room! SM> Looks like for the old bubble jet I will be dumping print shop for SM> GEOS. Print shop lets me be lazy and fast. It's been a long time since SM> I have booted my GEOS stuff. I hope you're aware that there is a dedicated CBM-GEOS echo also (blatant plug, considering that *I* am the moderator there! ). Things have been awfully quiet there lately, and we could use the traffic. I really liked my BJ-200 with Fun Graphics Machine, GEOS, FontMaster128, and TWS Illustrator II. It really had top-notch output, and was more versatile than a laser printer, IMO. If I should stumble across another one in the used market, I'll snatch it up for dedicated CBM use. I share my BJ-610 now between the clone and my 128D, and still have a venerable NX-1000 for printing those really LONG text files (like the C=Hacking mags, etc.). If you also have The Write Stuff, you might want to pick up the TWSBJ printer driver that Jack Vander White spoke of a few days ago. Cheers, Phil ... KEYBOARD: Device I use for entering errors into a computer. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Phil's Point System (1:387/800.10) X-SystemInfo: Buyers Review: Cbm X-Message-No: 117 (original); 163 (database) From: STEPHEN STOCKER To: ROD GASSON Subject: Novaterm 9.6 Date: Sat, 27 Jul 96 09:07:00 Hi Rod! On 07-23-96, ROD GASSON said to LEE HYATT: LH> It's just that writing in ML would be preferable than LH> compiled BASIC, especially if one requests more than $20 for the LH> shareware registration. RG> Oh ? Why do you say that ? Surely you can't honestly put a value RG> a program simply because it is written in a particular language ? RG> I'd much rather pay $20+ for a program like Novaterm (assuming it is RG> compiled