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Topic 28        Fri Sep 19, 1986
WHIRT [WDHIRT]               (Forwarded) 
Sub: Big Blue Reader                        

Big Blue reader program really does work!
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 1         Fri Sep 19, 1986
WHIRT [WDHIRT]               (Forwarded) 

Good to see the Big Blue reader demo uploaded here. I've used the
program and it works flawlessly. In fact, since none of our PC's
at work have modems, I downloaded a bunch of PC P.D. programs on
my 128 using Sixth Sense and then copyed them to a MS-DOS disk
(which you format using the program. MS-DOS 2.1 disks is what
the program formats). Only complaint is that CBM files larger than
52K can not be transferred to a MS-DOS disk because the entire
CBM file must be in memory to be written to a MS-DOS disk. Well
I guess you can't have everything.
                                               Bill
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 2         Sat Sep 20, 1986
TIGLON.G [Tiggy][SysOp]      (Forwarded) 

Thanks Bill for the vote of confidence, and thank our very own Kevin Stevens
for uploading that Demo!! Keep em coming gang!

             --* Tiggy
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 3         Mon Sep 22, 1986
DEBS-GUEST [MIKEM]           (Forwarded) 

And, the folks at S.O.G.W.A.P seem to be a very helpful, friendly,
and supportive lot.  Refreshing!
-Mike
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 4         Mon Sep 22, 1986
DEB [*deb!*]                 (Forwarded) 

Why oh WHY does the entire file have to be in memory ?!  Can't it just
transfer from drive 8 to drive 9 ?!?
  
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Message 5         Wed Sep 24, 1986
SURVIVOR [S. Gutknecht]      (Forwarded) 



((((That is tooooo easy DEB.... anyone going to make a PUBLIC domain
program that copies MS-DOS to CBM..... 1571 to 1541 or 1571 to 1571?
))))

@s
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 6         Wed Sep 24, 1986
DEB [*deb!*]                 (Forwarded) 

Stephen....guess what was just uploaded?!?!?  <<grin>>   Yes, a TPUG
member has released a program that does it, too!  We'll get it out ASAP,
but *I* have no way to test this baby.
  
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Message 7         Wed Sep 24, 1986
KEVIN-S. [KeS]               (Forwarded) 

Glad to oblige/compare, deb!  Lemme see this turkey!
               KeS
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Message 8         Fri Sep 26, 1986
SURVIVOR [S. Gutknecht]      (Forwarded) 

 
I knew that these Canadians were worth something....
 
Good to see a MSDOS reader in the PD  (((I think BIG BLUE READER
almost could have been)))
 
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Message 9         Mon Oct 06, 1986
MICHAEL.M                    at 20:25 EDT

(After re-reading this topic)......
  I believe that Big Blue Reader doesnt require the entire file to
be in memory.  Once a portion of a file is saved, subsequent calls
back to the same file will begin where they left off.
  The file deb! mentioned (P.D. and in our libraries now) is
called CROSSLINK.  It is a little different from Big Blue Reader,
but just as powerful.
-Mike
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 10        Wed Oct 08, 1986
KEVIN-S. [KeS]               at 07:24 PDT

You beat me to it, Mike!  Yes, BBR will print/copy files of 
any size:  but only 50k at a time!  XLINK will only handle
files of about 45k.  Stay tuned.
              KeS
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Message 11        Wed Oct 08, 1986
PHUNT [Pat]                  at 19:39 EDT


          Were *is* this file ?????

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Message 12        Wed Oct 08, 1986
TIGLON.G [Tiggy][SysOp]      at 21:23 EDT

Pat! Try library 9, file #2264!

         -<* Tiggy *>-
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Message 13        Thu Oct 09, 1986
PHUNT [Pat]                  at 22:58 EDT

Tig...

   Thanks for the reply, but I meant the Crosslink program that 
   Mike mentioned in message 9 !

                                          Pat

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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 14        Thu Oct 09, 1986
M.SWEENEY [cougar]           at 20:54 PDT

I sure HOPE this BBR really does work like you all say!!  Our club has just sent 
for it.

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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 15        Fri Oct 10, 1986
TIGLON.G [Tiggy][SysOp]      at 05:06 EDT

Oppa!! :hiding:
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Message 16        Fri Oct 10, 1986
MICHAEL.M                    at 05:18 EDT

M.Sweeney - It sure do work!  The thing also has a few 1571 (native-
mode) utilities included.  I'm sure your club will enjoy it.  Do
download the CROSSLINK file as well.  It has a few options that might
also come in handy to you/your club.
-Mike
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Message 17        Fri Oct 10, 1986
PHUNT [Pat]                  at 07:50 EDT

OOPS!
  I found it, in File #2314.  It's called CROSSLINK.LBR.
  (I was looking for just plain CROSSLINK.)
                                    Sorry!
                                     Pat
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Category 14,  Topic 28
Message 18        Mon Oct 13, 1986
JTC.                         at 21:54 EDT

Concerning Crosslink.lbr,
           It does everything you can imagine and more! I spent the weekend
downloading IBM programs (.c om,.exe,.arc,.txt,--you name it) to CP/M ds
disks using IMP. I think I used this mode because of the similarities in
file-naming conventions and also because I was able then to de-arc files
that were too large (45K) to transfer. I was then able to transfer smaller
files individually although this took quite some time. I had already 
brought home some disks from the office formatted with DOS 3.2.
To make an already long story short, everything worked! I transferred
a copy of arce.com to unsqueeze the arc files I d/l'ed and everything
was great.
          You may ask why go to all the trouble ??
          First, to prove it could be done-- and also because I don't have
a modem at work and now my "lowly" 128 allows me to get and use just about
any sort of software you can imagine (I wonder how to get this thing to
read and write an Apple GCR disk?).
          My only question is now that I'm finally getting a 1750, will
Crosslink make use of the RAM inn order to transfer larger files or will
it require some changes to the Basic section and what might they be?
          Mr. Garamszeghy has opened-up new frontiers for us!
                                                  JC

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Message 19        Sun Jan 18, 1987
MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-]        at 12:26 EST

S.O.G.W.A.P is at it again.  In addition to their now infamous standard
version of Big Blue Reader which allows users to transfer files generated
on most IBM-comatible software to Commodore DOS files, they now produce
Big Blue Reader CP/M giving you the added advantage of CP/M read and write
capabilities.  This new version includes all the standard BBR functions, and
is priced at $44.95.  If you are already a BBR owner, you can upgrade to the
new version by sending them your disk and $15.  (CA residents add $2.90 tax).
  S.O.G.W.A.P.
  611 Boccaccio Avenue
  Venice, CA  90291
  (213) 822-1138

-=:Mike:=-
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