LnSOS BOOT 1.1 SOS.KERNEL SOS KRNLI/O ERRORFILE 'SOS.KERNEL' NOT FOUND%INVALID KERNEL FILE: xةw,@  ȱlmi8#)!)BEST OF OTTALINI #8 DISK EXTRASRRTEMP.3EZP/0+RR7,TRAIL.AUGUSTR/RR/TRAIL.SEPTEMBERkRR-TRAIL.OCTOBERz)RR.TRAIL.NOVEMBER3RR.TRAIL.DECEMBERo%RRPD.LIBRARYRRIII.WAP.09u' DISKNAME.DATRR*MENU.MAKER |T0%SEG.T jRŸ/ )TRAIL.MAY!RR6*TRAIL.JUNE)m R*TRAIL.JULY; >dLԡm#i㰼m#iЕOLԡȱfg hi !dLԡ憦  Ljmkm l y`2 Lԡ8(Je稽)ʈ@L MISCELLANEOUS APPLE /// SOFTWARE TIPS By Ken Johnson and Harry Baya (Thanks To ///s Company BBS) Did you know (a collection of tidbits you won't find in the manuals): That you can print text files from the System Utilities Prograook a while to figure out all the codes using the Epson manual and pages 136 and 140 in the Apple /// Device Drivers manual. Some characters require pressing the open-apple key simultaneously. Eg. to insert and in a Pascal text file, press is a form feed and simply be inserted in the text. It tumeric pad on the right of the key board. - When you use to turn off the screen, it will automatically come back on when it wants input. - Try using a lot for back-space. The advantage is that you don't have to take your hands awically for you. - You can clear out the type-ahead buffer with a , which can be very useful when you type the wrong thing. It's not available on the IBM PC. The and both refer to pressing the control key and the # on n. 20% by turning off the screen display with a on the numeric keypad only, and then toggle it back on with the same keypress. This will speed up file accesses, 3EZ Pieces recalculations, etc. Most programs will turn the screen back on automattory back to /aw3master/help from that to .d1/help and you are in business. Sounds like a lot of work, but with the [F]= and [S]= options it is really easy. JUST A FEW TID-BITS, WHICH ARE IN THE MANUAL: - You can speed up processing by a factor of approxdisk is in the built-in drive. Transfer HELP and the entire HS subdirectory to another disk (System Utilities is most convenient for this). Then change all references to /AW3MASTER volume in HELP to .D1 and all references in each file under the HS subdirecof the 31 screen control codes that the .CONSOLE driver recognizes into a WPL program and produce all kinds of effects! That you can move the help screens from the Applewriter master disk to any other disk you want and have them available as long as that en control commands, like Clear Viewport(28), Set Inverse Text(18), Set Normal Text(17), Sound Bell(7), perhaps the most useful, by entering CONTROL- , CONTROL-R, CONTROL-Q, and CONTROL-G respectively in a WPL program? In fact, you can enter virtually any AW recognizes this as the same as the ///+ DELETE key. That with Applewriter you can name any WPL file HELP and have it run from a disk in the built-in drive when you press OPENAPPLE-?, regardless of what your prefix is set as. That you can execute scren't print it on a printer very easily (nothing is impossible), but it will display to the console in text files which you call up as help screens, for example. You could do the same thing with the old version of Apple Writer, but not the new 'cause the new m? Use the Copy Files option and copy from your disk files to .PRINTER, or whatever you call your printer driver. That you can insert the OPEN APPLE graphic symbol into a text file with the Pascal editor by pressing the combination CONTROL-SHIFT- ? You caopen apple> and escape simultaneously. So, for emphasized print, type escape, and E. ( E ). - You can have several Profile disks attached at the same time. You simply put in more cards and configure the drivers for the desired volume names and slots. For some reason it is always a little confusing. You will probably want to do part of it with a bootable system utilities disk so that you can do whatever you want without having the system block you from changing something on !"#$%&'As I discussed with you in past Trail columns, we plan to work with Bob Consorti of On Three to upgrade and develop software that will give our SARA's additional functionality in future years. At our last SIG meeting in March, we decided to make ou ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT I'm happy to announce that the WAP Board of Directors has given its approval to the SIG's proposal for a Software Development Project. EAD PASCAL TEXT FILES."04=10:"78C";"ANY KEY RETURNS TO THE MENU."!>G$:::".D1/MENU.MAKER",320R",220(204::"79A";""; 2D=1:F=1 <#4;a$ FD=D+1 P#5;a$ZD=60#5;12)dD=60D=1nF=F+1::d$;::Y=1100:Y x13402  CATCH PASCAL TEXT FILES 202 :F*=08:"78C";"SORRY BUT MENU.MAKER CAN'T R".D1/MENU.MAKER",220 d$="" A$="PRINTING "+B$(I),16,B)=01:=0::"80C";A$;:#3,B$(I),16,B)Z=1#3;b$:"78A";b$Z=Z+1:Z=18:1290 1260 #4,B$(I),16,B)#5,".PRINTER"+ž#4#5;12):::".D1/MENU.MAKE30C$="N"C$="n"1160;:=23:=0::"79C";"PRESS ANY KEY TO HALT LISTING": $1020.202 8::Z=1B::=23:=0::"79C";"WOULD YOU LIKE A PRINTED COPY?":1C$:C$<>"Y"C$<>"y"C$<>"N"C$<>"n"1170*C$="N"C$="n"79C";"PRESS ANY KEY TO HALT LISTING"::202 1020#2,B$(I),16,B)ž#242:::1160Z=1#2;A$:"78A";A$Z=Z+1:Z>1842:::Z=1980*:=23:=0::"79C";"CONTINUE...?":1C$:C$<>"Y"C$<>"y"C$<>"N"C$<>"n"10 MENU.MAKER TEXT MODULESEG=0"MENU.MAKER"890&*X=11000: TEXT SLOW-DOWN LOOP ,X.1,180,22:2,280,21:2,2380,23:z:A$="LISTING "+B$(I),16,B)$=01:=0::"80C";A$;::12)>=23:=0::"4 and that should take care of the problem). - Try using a micro-buffer with your printer. Hook it inline with a switch that allows you to shift the printer, and the buffer, back and forth between two computers. the hard disk you might have used to help boot. (Harry Baya says he was not very successful in attaching both a Profile and a CMC Hard disk because the pair did not work consistently. But Ed Gooding suggests you put the CMC in slot 1 and Profile in Slot r top priority an upgrade to the SOS operating system. If we can complete that project in time, we'll move on to upgrade On Three's Communication's Manager, develop a Finder-like utility for the /// and possibly a Floptical disk driver. As approve11, "Phase /// Conference Plus!" for an interview with Dr. Wendell Sanders, the developer of the ///. There's also the transcript of a talk by Don Williams, who was the chief Apple /// Sales Manager. Interestingly, the person who asked about the /rief, though interesting, comments about SARA. "WOZ" A paperback about Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak might also help. The author is Garr. Other sources of information about our /// can be found in our own /// SIG PD library. Check out disk 3INF-y's story "Odyssey" includes some comments about the /// and why she was discontinued. Then there's "Steve Jobs: The Journey is the Reward" by Jeffery Young. Another Apple book, "The Little Kingdom" by Moritz focuses on the early years at Apple and has bout books that include a reference to our SARA. If you're interested, there are more than a few that are enlightening and interesting to read. One is "West of Eden" by Frank Rose. Another is "Fire in the Valley" by Freiberger and Swaine. John Scullo support the effort. We'll recognize everyone who does contribute on the TCS and in this column. INFORMATION ABOUT APPLE AND THE APPLE /// I recently answered a request by a member of the MicroNetworked Apple Users Group (MAUG) on Compuserve abnd in the SDP project. You can contribute by sending a check to the WAP office. Please make the check out to WAP but note on the check and by cover letter that the money is to go into our SDP fund. Many thanks ahead of time to all those willing ty for your Apple ///. Still cheaper than a new computer, no? Anyway, if you have any questions at all, suggestions or concerns, please please feel free to drop me a note or call. I am very open to your comments and invite your participation in our SIG ats we've talked about, he will be returning to graduate school this Fall. At that point, our chances of working with him will be reduced considerably. I hope you'll consider this as an opportunity, a small investment towards improved productivitt. We will need help, no matter how big or small, from every /// SIG member (and any WAP member, frankly). I don't know how many of these projects can actually be completed. Bob Consorti's time frame is short and while he would like to do all the projecders, the Newsletter Editor for ATUNC has helped to spear-head efforts on the West Coast for us and we thank him. So that brings us to you. IF there was ever a time for you to show you cared about your SARA and your club, now is the time to do thantioned in the past, ATUNC, the Apple /// Users of Northern California, has agreed to contribute $500.00 towards the effort. I've written a letter to President Mary Berg to let her know where things stand and thanking that club for their support. Tom Lincentive for everyone to donate so we can obtain the maximum funding from WAP. President Lorin Evans will also be writing a letter to all club members asking for their support, and solicit support through Apple Link. Thank you! As I've meonations will be used entirely to fund software development. WAP will sell the software once its completed and that money will go to reimburse the SDP fund. The BOD also authorized a 2 for 1 match of club funds up to $500.00! So we have a real ind by the BOD, we can now begin soliciting funds from any WAP member who would care to contribute to the cause. I've already mentioned that Grace Gallagher contributed $100.00 in January to kick things off. Since then, we've added another $50.00 or so. D// is a student at the University of Maryland writing an engineering class paper about "a major complex project which has NOT been able to meet its goal in terms of performance, schedule, and /or cost (e.g. Apple III and Lisa). The research needs to determine the following: a. project organization method and/or WBS (work breakdown structure) b. identify project stakeholder & their interests c. determine methods of control used d. methods of risk reduction used e. rolrganization that is used by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for summer camping and retreats. The Jernigans have agreed to help coordinate future donations of used ///s, so if you have any suggestions, or a /// to donate, please give them a calient of an Apple /// is the Raven Rock Lutheran Camp. Thanks to Dave and Joan Jernigan for setting up a complete Apple /// system for the camp, based in Sabillasville, Maryland. A letter from Executive Director Lee Sodowsky says the camp is a non-profit or if I can imbed a command in AppleWriter that will let me read a file directly to the printer. Something like the ^V file, only it will have ^@. I don't hold much hope for the idea, but I am thinking about it. DONATION PROGRAM Our latest recipl all of the letter quality fonts available to it, but I suppose I won't miss the OUTLINE, SHADOW, and combinaion font enhancements. If I do absolutely need them, I can use your BASIC print routine. I still have a few other things I want to try. I wondebut I don't know any other way to incorporate @ in Applewriter text. Scott replied by saying: That might be the only way I can do it. In the meantime I just will not be able to use the enhanced fonts in this Epson LQ-1070. At least I can contronother Epson control command.) Print the file to disk. Write a Basic program to read the file, one character at a time and print it. However, when the program reads a ^ it substitutes CHR$(0), which is @, and sends CONTROL-@ to the printer. A bit awkward, thing that you can try. It involves a little work and would probably not rate as a permanent solution. Start by using some other character instead of @. In other words, where you would enter CONTROL-@ enter something like CONTROL-^ (if that is not an AppleWriter file signifies the end of the file. You might try seeing if your printer can alternate control characters and then use a different character. But our friend up Connecticut way, John Lomartire, did offer a suggestion: There is one ncluding using BASIC to create a file with a null sandwiched between a couple of CONTROL-V's, and loading it into my text. Anyone know how it can be done? Bob Consorti gave him the bad news: You're pretty much out of luck. A null character in arecently had a problem with sending a particular control code to his printer from within AppleWriter: I need to send a null character (CONTROL-@) for a printer command, and can't figure out how to do it from Apple Writer ///. I've tried several ways... ideveloped the //c disk drive. He was also on the /// develoment team for a short while and did a little work on the Mac. I'm hoping to get an article or two from him on his experiences, so stay tuned. APPLEWRITER PROBLEM MAUGer Scott Thompson t least two are /// Plus models and are, he says, in perfect condition. There are also two Lisas available. Jim had an interesting tale to tell. He worked for Apple for eight years - and was on the development team for the //e and c - in fact he //+//e card and lots of other goodies. Give him a call at 301-299-8141 if you're interested. Ed Desandre has a complete system for sale. Give him a call at 408-377-5880. Out in Philomath, Oregon, Jim Wallace has three Apple ///s to sell - ae of high technology in the project f. evaluation techniques for major project decisions I'll be interested to see how his paper turns out! TRADING POST Gary Swergold has a complete Apple /// system to sell, including a /l (before 9pm) at 703-822-5137. APPLE /// SUPPORT On Three: 1174 Hickory Ave, Tehachapi, CA. 93561: 805-822-8580 Sun Remarketing: PO Box 4059 Logan, Utah. 84321: 800-821-3221 Titan Support : ///+// and //e cards : 313-429-8547 ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// June, 1993 By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FUND Given the Journal deadlines, it's hard for me to report to you this month about where we stand with the SDF. I do want to thank Dogram to convert 3EZP files directly to Mac format for Word 5.0. Dr. Al responded here as well: There is a MicroSoft freebie WORKS-WORKS TRANSPORTER that converts to MicroSoft Works WP format. Worth every penny. If your EZP WP document is larger than 50K,FE or an LC with //e card. The ProDOS File System extension works admirably on any Mac. Just donUt have DOS Mounter (or its ilk) active at the same time. Word should be able to open the file directly. Later, Dick Immel asked about a translation prtion. But if all you want is something that MS Word 5 can read, no sweat. Open the AW file as text. All you have to do is get the thing on a 3.5 inch ProDOS disk and use the AFE text translation option to get the file onto a Mac disk. And you don't need Aare program some years back to convert AW source files into 3EZP format, with formatting intact, because all Mac-side translators only know of Apple Works (3EZP). Not perfect. Apple Writer has more capability than 3EZP, so some stuff is lost in the translancisco Bay area that can translate AppleWriter files on 5.25" ProDOS floppies from an Apple /// to Macintosh 3.5" floppies in a file format that MS Word 5 can read. The inestimable Dr. Al Bloom responded to Dan Henderson's query: I wrote a freewg) is to solder the rim of the RCA so that it makes a good contact. FILE TRANSFERS REVISITED Ah... one of our favorite subjects! The question came up again on CompuServe recently: I'm looking fo a service bureau in the San Frah are crimped onto the fabric of the jacket. I was able to turn the rim 360 degrees around with my fingers, a sign of a bad connection. The best solution (with out having to change the plu motherboard is not one of the best RCA connectors in the industry. I found that the exterior rim (ground) of this connector is just crimped on, something like the buttons on a jacket whic warm, other times at cold start. I found two problems with my SARA's video port: 1) The Coax cable with RCA or Phono connectors was bad and the connectors were dirty. 2) The female connector on the Apple ///least a couple of things: The problem I'd been experiencing was that the screen would look as if the information coming out of the computer was scrambled (like cable TV descrambling). The condition was sporadic - happening some times when the computer wasfunds will be used for this project. VIDEO PROBLEMS /// SIG member Bob Sambolin of Columbus, Ohio (see his article in this month's journal) has had his share of video problems on the ///. He offers these comments and tips on how to deal with at (*+,-./0123456789ave and Joan Jernigan for making a contribution, along with your favorite Trail Column Writer. Please join us in making this a success! Remember to write your checks to Washington Apple Pi, with a note on it that the money goes for the SDF. ALL donated hard cheese. Truncated. I use the commercial MacLink package from DataViz. I was burned rather badly by the MicroSoft freebie. And MacLink goes directly from AppleWorks (EZP) WP format into Word. Finally, Bill Arnold told how he handles converstion problems: I have another method of moving files from my Apple /// 5.25 floppies to my Macintosh. My Apple //e has an Appletalk Interface card on it. I can copy files directly over Appletalk to the Macintosh's Hard Disk. By the way Apple has created nning with another part and have it come out looking like it was made at the same time. Of course the operative word is "can", Sign is so easy to use that I normally don't bother wih spooling and just type the banner contents and sit back. What gets me is at comes in handy is the ability to spool the banners to the print queue on my hard drive, this lets me store some standard beginnings such as "Happy Birthday" and use them as needed. With a space added at the end of the message, I can batch print the begile characters. I smiled when I deleted it, the new program works perfectly,... thanks again! Requests come in frequently for banners because people know that they will be done in a few moments and they also think that the results are unique. Something thalright - he's crazy about) ... Dr. Al Bloom's updated SIGN program (3GRX-29) (see what you think from this message on the TCS: Dr. Bloom, I was going through my macro maps and came across the macros that I used to use for converting banners to singnter. I'm not sure how it will all fit together but... We think it will take a few more trips up there before they feel comfortable. BANNER MANIA! Our /// SIG Co-Chair, Paul Campbell, kind of, sorta, maybe likes just a little, thinks its OK (oftware. They have an OKIDATA parallel printer and a networked character printer for the Burroughs which is probably usable. They also have a Panasonic word processor (stand-alone) and a Royal electrictypewriter with a kit to allow it to be a computer priminutes from print request to start of print kind of thing. I think they will join the WAP and sell the Burroughs stuff at the garage sale. It's an old twisted pair network, slow and not user friendly. I think it is a 6000 series setup with lots of son the machine. I've given them a wish list but if anyone wants to donate... Looks like they could use a few more ///s. They will be parting with some old Burroughs hardware and software. The hardware seems slow and the software user UNfriendly. 15 s use M*Cs). She is in the process of building a database for their mailing list and will explore the word processor on ///EP. They have a card for a hard drive from the original /// machine but need a SCSI drive and some On Three software to capitalize recently recounted some of their adventures while setting up the system: The Raven Rock /// is up and running! The second trip up met with a little more success. The primary operator is semi- computer literate - she knows M*C. (some of our best friendy. It's really not a lot of work beyond a normal call to the TCS. Thanks Paul and thanks Paul! MORE ON RAVEN ROCK As I mentioned last month, our latest Apple /// donation went to the Raven Rock Methodist camp. Dave and Joan Jerniganly too happy to help: Board SysOp's monitor the message traffic on their board, answering questions and guiding the discussion. They have the ability to post board bulletins (seen when entering a board) and post library files in their own board librarOP Our new Apple /// board SYSOP (SYStem OPerator) on Conference One is none other than my faithful /// SIG sidekick Paul Campbell. He agreed to take the "bite" but wanted to hear more about what was involved. TCS Head Guru Paul Schlosser was onan INIT that allows you to mount a ProDOS or SOS 3.5 floppy on the desktop. Works quite nicely. With ClarisWorks I can import, edit and save/export an AppleWorks document. The Apple // user won't even be able to tell what hit them. NEW /// SIG TCS SYSthat you updated the program so quickly and bug-free, but I guess that's to be expected! Ahhh, but Paul still wants more: Have you ever considered making a graphic version of Sign by Bloom? I for one would be willing to pay for such a program and know it would be well within your expertise. Stay tuned for Dr. Bloom's reply (if there is one!) next month... FINALLY Please join us at the Garage Sale! As always, we'll have an Apple /// table with software and hardware foruns on a BBS program called Infonet - a program that Sun Remarketing placed into the public domain a number of years ago and was subsequently upgraded by Walt Pawley and Ed Gooding. The /// Community can never thank Ed Gooding enough for his strongexpertise and add to our ranks as well. As of this writing, I will be operating Threes Company out of my home. The new number will be 301-593-0024. It is free to all interested - you do not have to be a member of WAP to call in. Threes Company r resource of Apple /// information will live on on the TCS for all /// SIG members to enjoy. Ed has some 60 SARAsaurs who call in on a regular basis. We hope to win over those not now members of WAP so that we can continue to have access to their ransfering the files on Threes Company to the TCS (even at 12 Megabytes and uncompressed the material is not expected to take up 1% of the new TCS download space). At the end of that year, we will close Threes Company as it now stands - but its tremendous time to run the BBS anymore. That leads me to the good news. After some amicable negotiations, the /// SIG has agreed to take over the operation of Threes Company for one year. Once the new TCS becomes operational, we will begin the process of t friend Ed Gooding has been running for years out of Richmond, Virginia. The bad news is that Ed has finally decided to end his relationship with the ///. It was simply a matter of business - his computer company is doing so well he just doesn't have thel be taking a summer break and plan to come back refreshed in the Fall. Please watch my column for the date of our next meeting. And please plan to join us! THREES COMPANY There's some good news - and some bad news about this BBS system that our:<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP If you missed our SIG meeting in May, you missed a chance to hear about all the great things happening in the /// world, a demonstration of ThinkTank and much more - including our first chance to see Paul and Aneita's new baby and a fun lunch. We'l On The Trail of The Apple /// July, 1993 By David Ottalini WAP /// SIG Co-Chairman WOW! There is so much news to report this month that I don't know how I'll get it all in for you. But as always, we're certainly going to try! FIRST OFF O Box 4059 Logan, Utah. 84321 : 800-821-3221 Titan Support : ///+// and //e cards : 313-429-8547 any and all who might be interested. We always have a lot of fun, and the location is wonderful. Falcoln is a great host - so don't miss the excitment! APPLE /// SUPPORT On Three: 1174 Hickory Ave, Tehachapi, CA. 93561: 805-822-8580 Sun Remarketing: P, continuing support for our SARA over the years and we are truly sorry to lose him. But in agreeing to take over the BBS, we will be able to continue Ed's "baby" so that it will live on for all ///ers to enjoy - and to make sure it is preserved for history. By the way, Ed not only supplied us with a complete backup of the BBS, but also a 20 megabyte hard drive, interface card and tons of manuals, printouts and other goodies. He is promising even more. The club has helped by supplying us with a 2t specific projects underway. That hopefully will have changed by the time you read this. Frank says he wants to hire a full time Apple /// programmer to start (now) in early 1994 - and is already taking applications (see address below). Frank Freeman of Sleepy Hollow Corporation in May - my first since July of last year. Frank has been a long-time supporter of the /// (he will rebate to WAP a portion of repair costs on machines he fixes for members) but has not had the funds to really geibute to our Software Development Fund. On another front, TAU has a number of Apple /// hardware and software for sale. If you're interested, you can call them at (708)-653-7640. SLEEPY HOLLOW/LISA SHOP I had a long conversation with he Journal." I immediately wrote Lavona, telling her of everything you have been reading about the past few months. I included a disk with a year's worth of past Trail articles that (with editing) could be reprinted. I also invited them to contrmemories of many people helping people. TAU and many of the friendships I value had their start with that ///." Lavona went on to ask "If there is anyone at all out there still using their ///, or having reminiscences to share, please write for t a column called "Time Passes" TAU President Lavona Rann indicated that: "It is a pretty sad day when you recognize that you havn't even looked at the old Apple /// for months... Going through the boxes of disks looking for boot disks...brought back fond llinois just outside Chicago, had gone under. But then in the mail, low and behold, was a TAU Journal and an indication the club was again making an effort at a come-back, with the Journal printed quarterly. There was an "Apple /// Corner" section. Underfor our SIG and the /// Community. Without that support, we would probably not be here today. TAU I had frankly given up on the Third Apple Users Group. Not having heard from them in some time, I was afraid that this group - based in Wheaton, I as well as increased ties to a group based strategically near Apple and Silicon Valley. Finally, this would again help enhance our efforts to maintain strong support for the Apple ///. Thanks to Lorin and the WAP BOD for their continuing support rt to the proposal and I hope to have good news for you next month. As a Slice, we can extend our user group's umbrella over another Apple /// group - and while they will maintain their independence, we have have access to additional PD disks and articleso contribute at least $500.00 to the SDF. I hope that by the time you read this, they will have made good on their pledge. On another front, ATUNC has expressed an interest in becoming a Slice of WAP. Our President Lorin Evans has lent his suppoions. Nothing is too small! ATUNC That leads directly to the latest developments concerning our friends on the West Coast - the Apple Three Users of Northern California. In May, I called President Mary Berg and confirmed with her their intent td Aneita Campbell, Dave and Joan Jernigan and Steve Truax for their help!. But we will need much more if this project is to get off the ground. We plan to write to all SIG members asking for donations, as well as writing to the many Apple // publicat400 baud modem and is paying for the phone line so that I can operate the BBS. The SIG is supplying the computer, monitor and appropriate drives. Thank you! SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FUND We have started to get additional donations - thanks to Paul anHe says he has a number of projects for the /// that he is interested in doing (we discussed these in my September, 1992 Trail Column) - and has actually been working on a slot extender kit for our /// - that would fit into a Profile case. IF he gets the funds he says have been approved, we hope to work closely with him to get some of the things we'd all like to see done for the ///. As always, stay tuned! If you'd like to talk with Frank - or apply for that programmer's position call him at: fact, with the changes made to the order form in the back of the Journal, these disks are a must for all members! That brings me to a small point about shareware disks. I have had my Threeworks disks in our PD for many years as shareware - and har files. Those disks without Read.Me.First files have them now and many have been enhanced to include more information. I hope you will purchase these catalog disks and use them as you look for specific public domain or shareware disks in our library. In read this. They will now replace the three ASCII text version of our Catalog disks (3CAT-01 through 03). In concert with that project, I have gone through and updated all the disks (where possible) with our newest version of Menu.Maker and otheable at many computer super stores. The only problem? The drives stay on - by design - after being accessed the first time. FINALLY My long-term project to compile all the Read.Me.First files from our PD library should be finished by the time yous looking for Xebec SCSI interface cards. If you have any to sell, give him a call in Chicago at: 312-338-2202. Paul Campbell reports that the CPS interface card and On Three Universal driver works fine with the cheap Fujitsu 800K diskdrives availMac. There aren't the extra bells and whistles, I freely admit. But depending on what you need to do, your // or /// will handle just about any chore you need doing if you accept its capabilities from the start. NOTES Bob Consorti of On Three in for that matter) remains useful so long as you are willing to give it a chance to be useful. My /// still types just as fast at 1MHz as my Mac Powerbook does at 25 MHz. And 512K does everything an Apple /// needs that 8 Megabytes can't always do on my n years later, some of those words are a bit hollow knowing what we know now. Time and changing technologies impact the way we look - and think about machines so transitory as computers. But as I've said many times before - your SARA (or any orphael as good about their purchase in the future as they do today." Actually, I agree - the // and /// remain all those things (versatile, reliable and powerful). And I still feel good about my investment - both of time and money - in the ///. But te (developed from 3EZ Pieces). And she said Apple's "ongoing development efforts on the Apple // - Apple /// product family allows customers to be confident that they're buying a highly versatile, reliable, powerful personal computer, and that they will feho already own an Apple // or /// system...may be breathing a sigh of relief (that support will continue...). She spoke of Apple's introduction of a mouse for the // and ///, of the creation of ProDos from SOS and of a new program called AppleWorksolume 3, Issue 1, Catherine Nunes wrote about "Apple's Commitment to its Growing Apple //-/// Family." She spoke of the "staying power" of the Apple //-/// family, of Apple's "long-term commitment to the development of this product line" and said "those wback issues of Apple's old Professional Solutions magazine - billed as "An information Service for the Professional." It's always interesting to read what Apple was saying about our SARA back in 1984 (the year the /// was discontinued). For example, in V916-668-5637. By the way, also in the works is a move from California to Oregon. We'll have details on that when it actually happens. PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS Thanks to our friend up in Connecticut, John Lomartire, we have been given some ve not received the small $5.00 fee from any purchasers in years. Even though the /// is an orphan, that does not mean you are exempt from these fees! Please - IF you buy any of our shareware offerings, show your support by sending the authors their small fees. Thanks! APPLE /// SUPPORT On Three : 1174 Hickory Ave, Tehachapi, CA. 93561: 805-822-8580 Sun Remarketing : PO Box 4059 Logan, Utah. 84321 : 800-821-3221 Titan Support : ///+// and //e cards : 313-4$35 to the price of the SOS upgrade. One other item Bob hopes to change is the requirement that after you quit a program, you are told to insert another disk and reboot. With the upgrade, we hope to have the option, as the Apple // folks know that my disk caching scheme will greatly speed up things but I was counting on being able to do 16 bit code to get the bulk of the speed-up. It might be better w/o the 65C802 anyway since the chip isn't cheap and that would add a fixed cost of about I couldn't get it working with Selector I would include a new program selector in the SOS upgrade package (which would be faster and easier to use). Because of the inability to get a 65C802 working I don't know what kind of speed up I could guarantee. I //. Consequently I won't be able to do the 65C802/SOS upgrade. I can still do the SOS upgrade with disk caching. Also, in looking at what Catalyst does and how Selector also does things I don't know if I could guarantee compatibility with either. If get a 65C802 working on my /// with no success. I've tried 8 different chips on three different Apple ///'s with no luck. My guess is that there's some timing problem with the newer 802's that weren't in the original ones Rob (Turner) and I used on the /nia) came up with their $500.00 donation. That was enough to lock in development for the project. That said, we also had to make some compromises on what we will get as part of this upgrade. As Bob told me on CompuServe: I've been trying to ous donations) we received some $500.00 in donations to the fund. That allowed our matching funds from the club to kick in (thank you Lorin Evans and the WAP BOD). And finally, our friends on the west coast, ATUNC (The Apple /// Users of Northern Califorling to go on with our first project IF we could come up with the funding by mid June. At that point, Paul Campbell and I shifted into high gear. Thanks to a soliciation letter put together by Paul and mailed to all SIG members (along with previoing. First of all, Bob gave us a deadline. He is in the process of moving to MIT in Cambridge, Massachussettes to continue his education in a new career field - medicine. He said that while he had a chance to start his rotations early there, he was wilQSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghimid June and we may well have the updated version of SOS in beta testing as you read this. Frankly, I was unsure we would have enough funds donated to get this project off the ground. But a couple of things happened that enabled us to get things g ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FUND The big news this month is that we have received enough funding to finance our first project with Bob Consorti! This actually happened in 29-8547 Sleepy Hollow Corp: PO Box 969, Woodland, CA. 95695 : 916-668-5637 Threes Company BBS: (Now run by WAP - Free to all- 2400b): 301-593-0024 do, of simply typing in a new pathname and hitting to boot a new disk (if you're not using a program selector). Although there is some disappointment that we won't be able to use a 65C802 chip to help speed things up, any other upgrades we might look forward to - primarily an upgrade to the Communications Manager - would depend on improvements to SOS. Also - at this writing, Bob was just getting started with the project, so I will hopefully have a better idea of exactly what the new SOS.In As we've discussed before, Bob could also have given our version of the Superdrive the ability to read and write Mac and MS-Dos had Apple been willing to share some information. They were not, unfortunately and thus, we can not get as much usey want from Apple. With the Apple Superdrive, Controller card and Consorti's driver, you are in business. You can also use it in a // and, if you had a gs with system 6.0.1, you could read messy-dooze disks and save them to a better environment. Drive over another brand? As usual, Dave Jernigan came to the rescue: Paul, you Must order the Apple hdfh (Superdrive) Controller card for the II. AE uses different technology on their drive so don't get it. This is one thing you definitel But he had some important questions to ask on the TCS first: 1) Which interface card should I order, the one for the //e? 2) Will I be able to read the data on my stack of 800k disks with the SuperDrive? 3) What is the advantage of ordering the Supere new TCS. In the meantime, we'll invite all the current users of ///s Company to join WAP and become part of our Apple /// family. WHICH SUPERDRIVE? Co-Chair Paul Campbell is going to bite the bullet and buy a 1.4 MB 3.5 Superdrive for his ///.rly, and have been unable to get the Infonet files unarchived (using a special version of GoBack ///). I hope to have better news for you next month! Our plan is to get this BBS up and running, then download the files and make them available on th Basically, we have agreed to take over the BBS and operate it as a seperate entity for one year. Ed supplied us with a backup of the BBS and even provided a 20 MB hard disk. BUT I have (at this writing) been unable to get the 20MB drive to work propeng to report to you that the SIG had successfully taken over Ed Gooding's ///s Company BBS. But as of mid-June, equipment and software problems are causing major headaches that have made this project one of the most frustrating I have ever attempted. tossed in the trash (we will work to preven this!). I'll try to have an update for you next month. ///s Company BBS This two month delay in getting information to you in the Journal really makes things tough sometimes. In this case, I was hopiher materials and continuing support in some manner. Unfortunately, its hard to say when or if this will happen. But it might merrit a look from the SIG to help if we can find out what Mr. Stuk wants for all those parts. It would be a shame for them to bener, Greg Stuk, apparently wants to move on and has had his Titan Support number (which was at his home) discontinued. However, a ///er in Tennessee, Matthew Thomas, has indicated an interest in possibly buying out the remaining Titan circuit cards and otbility of the software and its cost. Finally: Thank you to Ivan Munson, John Lomartire and David Rutenberg for their contributions to our Software Development Fund. TITAN SUPPORT I'm sorry to report that Titan Support has passed. The ow All funds received for the purchase of this and other projects we do in the future will be placed right back into the SDF, so that we can continue to work on upgrades for our SARA. Please watch this column and the TCS for an announcement about availaterp will look like next month. He may surprise us! The money donated to the SDF is being used to essentially buy copies of the update from Bob up front. We will then resell them to you once it has passed muster by Bob and selected Beta testers. fullness out of the hardware as we should be able to. THREE EZ PIECES TIP Paul also offers this great tip when you're using 3EZPs or Appleworks: I was updating and removing duplicates from a huge database in Three Easy Pieces this week and made a discovery. When doing this kind of work, I usually make a few keypad macros to simplify things. For example, the enter key will be a down-arrow, the minus key an up-arrow, the decimal key will cause the current record to jump to the top of the screot on the same scale or level of complexity as the /// which is completly interrupt driven. It gets worse for IBMs,.. MS-DOS has NO interrupt manager and interface cards must have the terrupts set manually by DIP switches. DISK ///S INTO DISK ][S robably would not run. MS-Basic and QuickBasic for the IBM would have similar problems. Other factors are the multi-level nested interrupts which are natural to the Apple /// and its built-in interrupt manager. The ][ will handle simple interrupts, but nunning the programs once they are ported over to another platform unless that platform is the Apple IIGs. Applesoft, which runs on the ][ and //e does not contain features of Apple /// Business Basic, so many functions would be lost and the programs pis time it's Paul's turn to answer a question posed on the Internet: There is an emulation disk that will allow an IBM to read Apple ][ ProDos files and will also recognize Apple /// SOS files since ProDos is based on SOS. Your main problem will be r You don't need to transfer the Apple // ProDOS AppleWorks files to a Macintosh disk. There is a system extension available from Apple that allows you to read and write to a ProDOS disk. AND HOW ABOUT MOVING BUSINESS BASIC FILES TO MS DOS? Thmat, the ClarisWorks program can directly import /// E-Z Pieces files. If you don't have a 3.5" disk, find someone with an Apple //e or GS who does and copy the files from 5.25" disk to 3.5" disks that way. Bill Arnold (again on Compuserve added: disk. Then on the Mac end of things run the Apple File Exchange program to transfer the files onto a Mac style disk. Then use the ClarisWorks program to directly import the "AppleWorks" files. Since /// E-Z Pieces and AppleWorks share the same file forces files to the Mac very easily, without printing each file to an ASCII file. All you need to do is get the files on a 3.5" disk. If you have access to a 3.5" disk drive, simply copy your files to it, or save your files from /// E-Z Pieces onto the 3.5"nfidence that records can be gotten back as fast as they were dumped. AND ANOTHER TIP.. This time from CompuServe, where Paul Lynd asked about moving 3EZP files over to the Mac. Bob Consorti did the honors: You can do transfers of /// E-Z Piepple-M,F". Ignore the commas, they only serve to seperate the commands for clarity. This procedure is just as quick as the delete but gives an extra margin of safety. I've also found that databases can be edited much faster because I can move with the con on the clipboard until replaced by the next record that gets moved to the clipboard. The macro for moving records from the database instead of outright deleting them is "Open Apple-M,T,Return". The macro for retrieving the last record removed is "Open A trick to this is using the "Move to clipboard" command instead of the delete command. The move command will remove the highlighted record from the database and place it on the clipboard where it can be retrieved if you make an error. The record will remaial "Open-Apple D, RETURN", with the exception being that you can GET BACK the last deleted record. The retrieval macro is almost as simple; If you hit the delete macro by accident (Oh NO!), just hit the retrieve macro and you are back on track. Theen, and the zero or some other key deletes the record that the cursor is on. The only problem is that once you delete a record in EZP, it's gone whether you wanted it gone or not. I've discovered a new way for a macro to delete records just like the norm Closer to home, Ken DeVito asked on the TCS about using a Disk /// as an Apple // disk. A while back, ComputerLand sold a number of Disk ///s as Disk ][s by modifying the Disk /// analog card (replacing a chip and installing a jumper or two as I remember). There was a suggestion to simply replace the /// analog card and replace it with an analog card from a Disk ][ (but there have been some problems with this). Dave Jernigan added: There is actually an adapter that will take the standard DD/// The original version of ASCIDIF created DIF files from ASCII files but it did not differentiate between character strings and numbers. Both types were entered into the DIF format as strings and transferred into VISICALC as LABELS. Labels in Visicalc canated - and will ensure that we can continue to develop Apple /// software for you in the future. ASCIDIF UPDATE AND MORE Thanks to the interest of ///er John Lomartire, Al Bloom has updated his ASCIDIF program to version 05.93. As John relates: hat happens, we'll let you know when our new "BOS" will be available from the WAP office. In the meantime, please keep those donations coming! Thanks to John Lomartire for his contribution, as well as John and Barbara Dudman. Your help is appreci "BOS" for Bob's Operating System. But as of late July, the software was still being written and there's frankly no indication when we'll actually see it. But I've already started to line up some Beta testers to check it out prior to final release. Once t are saved to disk as Pascal DATA files - which luckily can be read by AppleWriter. SDF Since this is the September column, I should be able to provide you with a better update on the status of our SOS upgrade project - actually we're calling itcall and take a look. It's a free service of your WAP /// SIG! We're already begun the process of getting these files into a form that can be used on our new TCS - so be on the lookout there as well for an expanding list of ///s Company files. Theye BBS and its files. Three's Company - WAP will ultimately offer all the files of the original and more. I plan to include a complete listing of the WAP PD library, some additional PD software and other goodies. IF you have a modem - feel free to jlmnopqrstuvwxning we have not been able to offer all the files on the BBS - yet. Currently you'll find files from 1993, 92, 91 and some from 89. We're still working on that problem, but we are up and running - as required by Ed Gooding in return for his donation of th ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman THREE'S COMPANY - WAP Is up and running at 301-593-0024! But as of this writing - in late July - we still were unable to have more than a 5 MB Profile hooked up- mea it. FINALLY Our first SIG meeting of the Fall will be next month - on Saturday, September 11th at 10am in the WAP office. Please make plans to come. Hopefully, we'll be able to demonstrate our new SOS upgrade! card chip. Computerland used to sell them. The Titan cards can use the ///s disk drives without a hitch in emulation mode (as can the older //+ emulation - so we know it can work.) If anyone has had any experience with this, I'd love to hear about and plug it in to a //. We have one buried around here. looks just like the plug that fits into the //. You plug it onto the DD/// cable and then into the //. Problem is, forget which side of the DD/// to plug it into and you FRY the DD/// controller not be treated mathematically, e.g. added, subtracted, etc., so in those cases where ASCII files contained numbers to be processed on the spreadsheet, this first version of ASCIDIF left much work to be done. In this new version of ASCIDIF, version 05.93, Dr. Al Bloom has modified the original program so that character strings are placed in the DIF file as LABELS and number strings are placed in the DIF file as VALUES. When this DIF file is used to load VISICALC, the values CAN be treated mathematically wie and asked if I would be willing to straighten the whole mess out, they will even pay me overtime to fix it! If I do accept what has now become a major challenge, it will be conditional on me bringing a computer that is up to the task and a proper place e out the cabling and physical layout of one of the systems. Funny, it was so easy on the Apple, but nobody can duplicate the task on the IBM Pc's, as they have been trying for about two months now. Well to make a short story shorter, my boss spoke to m from the Apple /// and given to the IBM PC's, the device documentation has fallen to inaccurate at best, and non-existent at worst. The whole thing has become such a mess that the neither the cabling company, the programmers, nor the supervisors can figuruce comparable documentation, or even ANY documentation at all. When the databases were handled by our SARA, the accuracy was the best in the entire medical center with reports current as of the same day they were printed. Ever since the task was pulledthe computer device database on the Apple /// for the Detroit Medical Center which was pulled out of service because some people were threatened by it being on an Apple and not on an IBM? The DMC has not been able to keep up with the system changes or prod- since they work with the Apple // and AppleWorks, maybe there's a way to develop a similar Desktop Manager Module for the ///. Stay tuned. SARA TALES Paul also had an update about what's been happening at the Detroit Medical Center: Remember priorities to address this problem before we start losing ///ers. The Comm. Manager should stay in its present position (next), but maybe after that we can get Bob to do a few little "patches" to EZP. Maybe the answer is a version of Superfonts red functions. A healthy SARA does fine in the first two areas, and the hardware can also meet the demands of the third, but the software sometimes falls short in that last area. Perhaps we should consider changing the (Software Development Fund) project. I have found only three valid reasons for anyone changing a computer system: 1) the present computer system is un-reliable. 2) the present computer system is too slow and hampers productivity. 3) the present computer system is not able to perform desi case, but the training software is IBM and Mac. I may be able to find a way around the legal search problem by having them train on an IBM, then using the /// for accessing the research system. But as far as EZP is concerned, it may be the end of the ropes considering changing to MS-DOS. A lot of legal documentation is showing up with italics and special fonts which EZP cannot do without a lot of contortions. The other reason is that on-line legal research is fast becoming the way to get every angle on as to our PD library are welcome! DETROIT MUSSINGS Our /// SIG Co-Chair Paul Campbell is always happy to keep us up to date on what's happening with our SARAs in Detroit - whether good or bad: We have a problem: The law firm with the Apple /// idelimited ASCII files for ASCIDIF. See the separate article on this. In coming months we'll offer a set of church-related 3EZP Templates called Parishworks and some additional goodies gleaned from recent donations. As always, your contributionth no further modification. The newly updated version of "ASCIDIF by Bloom" - disk 3UTL.25 in our Public Domain Library - in now available from the WAP office. By the way - it also includes John's "Rearrange" Basic program that reorganizes comma-to work. (Sounds like a job for...... SuperSAR!). NEXT SIG MEETING Second Saturday in December - the 11th at 10am. See you then! FINALLY: Thanks to former /// SIG member Jim Salerno for his kind contribution of manuals, programs and some hardware to the SIG. Jim was a long-time supporter of the /// and still helps out a senior citizens center where he donated a /// many years ago. As I've said all along, the best part about working with our SARA are the people associated with heks go to Grace Gallager who cared enough to make the first donation (and she doesn't even own an Apple /// - but she IS an Apple // family supporter). Special thanks also goes to the WAP BOD (especially Lorin Evans), who contributed $500.00 to the cause. ack into the Software Development Fund so we can continue to hire programmers to upgrade or write new software for us. We continue to take donations as well. I can't thank everyone enough who made this project possible. Special, special thanthe year 1999. Just a few minutes ago I finished the caching utilities and I'm going to take tomorrow off and then look and see how to squeeze print spooling in. We intend that all funds from the sale of the disks (except taxes) will go right b A few days later, on Compuserve, Bob added: BOS (Bob's Operating System) has a built-in program switcher, disk caching and spooling as well as the automatic decryption of AppleWriter, VisiCalc and Advanced VisiCals. Lastly it will allow times past ible. The Apple /// was at the point where we just sat around hoping that someone would guess what software was needed and write it, but because of your response, we the people now make the decision as to what software and enhancements become reality. hought this would be a good idea to make sure there would be no problems with either the serial port when used for a printer, or the UPIC card. I'll keep everyone updated on further advances of the A3SDP. And once again, thanks for making this project possti is all setup in his new location and is busily programming away. I have packed away my 24 pin parallel printer, Universal Parallel Interface Card (UPIC), and documentation for him to experiment with in getting the print spooler operating properly. Bob t----- Disk Cache Utilities for setting disk cache etc. Next on the agenda------------------------- Print Spooler Background screen colors in 80 column mode (research pending) (example: white text on blue, violet, or magenta background) Bob Consorof The Apple /// Software Development Project's first undertaking as of 8-17-93; Completed------------------------------- Main Operating System code New program Selector New program Selector menu editor Currently Under Construction-------y{|}~ffice. Please call for pricing. In August, our Co-Chair, Paul Campbell, gave us another update on what BOS includes: Hello everyone, just in case you were wondering how the new OS for the Apple /// (BOS) was coming along, here is the current status ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman (October 1993) BOS IS BOSS By the time you read this, we hope to have BOS - the newly upgraded operating system for the Apple /// - available for sale in the WAP Or. They are a dedicated lot who really care - and love to go out to lunch after SIG meetings. Now if I could just get the Jernigans to PAY for at least one of those lunches, that would be a treat! See you next month. And also to ATUNC - The Apple /// Users of Northern California and President Mary Berg, who contributed $500.00. As for the future, I'm hopeful we can convince Bob Consorti to go ahead with an upgrade to his Communications Manager even though he's back in school. You know students always can use some additional money - so maybe we can get him to work on that as a side-project as time permits. Stay tuned. SEPTEMBER MEETING As I am writing this column about a week BEFORE the meeting tookn" version (be sure to have a 65c02 chip installed). John Ruffatto and I have discussed issuing some PD disks archived this way, since we could get many more files on a disk. We would simply make ShrinkIt //+ available as part of our PD offeringd LOVE to get a version of SkrinkIt for the ///. The alternative, for which all ///ers could take advantage, is to use the older //+ version of ShrinkIt, which can run under emulation mode on all our SARA's. Those with ///+//e cards can run the "full-blow as a disk archive with ShrinkIt, and put in the file's description that it required an Apple II to unpack it, before you could actually use it on an Apple ///. Unfortunately, there is no Apple /// archiving standard at this point, although I woulachine itself but who's complaining??) Another message, in answer to one posted by me asked: ie after we had gotten Paul Lutus to release Applewriter /// as freeware figuring out just how to pack and upload it. We finally decided to just pack itaddress it to Dave Ottalini. Nah...I'd just call him at 301-681-6136. Anyone still using a Sarasaur should definitely give Dave a call. (Hey, it's his term, not mine, so no flames, please) (Actually "SARAsaur" is what I call Apple ///ers - not the mhuge library of III software, and they are working with Bob Consorti on an update to the SystemSoftware. Oh....even better than a snail mail address...WAP and Three's Company have a BBS set up at 301-593-0024. If I were writing to WAP about the III, I'd ware Solutions II, posted this message: Surprisingly, On Three still produces software for the Apple III. It's run by long time Apple III developer Bob Consorti... In many ways, The Washington Apple Pi is the "keeper of the Apple III flame". They have a rough the Apple // Internet forums available on Conference 5 of the TCS. Thanks to Seth Mize for keeping an eye on things and posting messages from the "comp.sys.apple2" board when they do come down the line. Recently, Jon Kohn, Publisher of Shared idea? Has someone already done it? Any other comments? The comments from me and others were positive on this score so maybe we'll have something to report to you soon on another Apple /// front! Currently, we do have access to ///ers thAl Bloom reported to us on the TCS that: Jeff Fritz of West Virginia University is considering starting an Apple /// LISTSERV group on the InterNet. I told him I recalled a certain amount of traffic on the subject in this forum. Do you think it'd be a gooe renew afterwards at lunch are always worthwhile and wonderful. Please plan to join us! INTERNET STUFF There isn't a specific topic area for the Apple /// on the Internet (Conference 5 on the TCS is our gateway) - yet at least. Recently, Dr. (well, except maybe Paul and the Macro Manager....) In any case, we invite you to attend our next meeting - set for the second Saturday of September -again the 11th - at 10am. These quarterly meetings seem to be working well and the friendships wk, Virginia had also expressed interest in coming. We had hoped Bob Cosorti would be able to come and demo BOS in person, but his classwork got in the way. Our loss, because I've seen Bob demo his software and there's no one who can do it better place, tis a bit hard to tell you how it went. BUT since we planned to demo the new BOS software (and I hope we did!!!) there was a lot of anticipation building. Paul was again planning to trek out from Detroit, and members from Columbus, Ohio and Norfols. That's still under discussion at this point - we need to try it out to see if its worth the extra trouble for most folks. A better bet may be to use some of the SDF funds to hire the author of ShrinkIt to write us our own version. We'll see. PAUL CAMPBELL LOVES THE NEW TCS Yes. I'm afraid it's true. Paul Campbell has another love in his life.... The new TCS. As SYSOP on the Apple /// Board (Conference 1) he recently messaged: Wow! I just did a file transmit test to check for los0 WAP /// SIG MENU.MAKER PROGRAM (v. 6.2) =".D1"210: Coldstart (320: Warmstart &*X=11000: TEXT SLOW-DOWN LOOP ,X.1 CHANGE DISK SUBROUTINE23œ202:2200<RFa$=" YOU MAY SELECT YOUR DISK BY . 02148 (617)-731-0662 On Three c/o Joe Consorti 1174 Hickory Ave. Tehachapi, CA. 93561 (805)-822-8580 Sun Remarketing - 1-800-821-3221 Tom Linders - 1-408-741-1001 ckory Ave. Tehachapi, CA. 93561 (805)-822-8580 Sun Remarketing - 1-800-821-3221 T Excuse me, I need to go sit down now............... FINALLY Happy Halloween, SARAsaurs! We'll see you next month on the Gobbler Watch!! APPLE /// RESOURCES: Apple Technical Support 1-800-767-2775 Bob Consorti 179-B Kent St. Brookline, MA was so shocked that I forgot what I was going to say. I'll post again when I recover from this dramatic change (clients of mine have been laughed at in the past, right on the phone). This calls for an entire re-think on my attitude towards Apple Computer.d called just to try out the new line and see where they stood. After being on hold for a few minutes a gentleman by the name of Scott answered and responded to my Apple /// question in full seriousness, and said that yes, they now support the Apple ///. Iage to Jon Thomason on the TCS): Something happened a few minutes ago which made me delete my entire message and start over. While I was writing, I was also on hold on Apple's new Tech Support line (1-800-767-2775), fully expecting to get hung up on. I halling it up the other day and seeing the information available there, I only wished that I had started using it years sooner. APPLE SUPPORTS THE APPLE ///? Paul Campbell actually got startled the other day - well, let him explain it (in a messe and password. You'll be all set by the next time you logon! Steve Truax, by the way, has already discovered some of the treasures: The new ///s Co. BBS is wonderful - kudos to you for all the hard work you've put into it! After camany disconnections. That's fixed now and we are having more luck with logons. Please try it if you havn't gotten a chance to. If you don't have a password, use "DEMO" when it asks for a user name - then leave me a message with your preferred nam were having was due to turning ON the modem's "Auto Answer" function. ///s Co. Guru Emeritus Ed Gooding told me that Infonet polls the modem for calls - but that with Auto Answer ON, the modem answered before the program could react - resulting in many, e to have uploaded all the PD library offerings for you to look at, as well as other information on WAP and the /// SIG, including all my past articles for the year. I'm still in a learning curve on this - finally figuring out that one problem wes CO. WAP While I'm talking about it, the ///s CO. WAP board continues as a rich resource of information for the /// community. It's free to all - 301-593-0024 at 7 bits, odd parity up to 2400 baud at this point. By the time you read this, I hopjob well done in keeping our Telecommunications System the best in the nation. I also want to thank them for their contribution of a Corvus drive and Apple /// card to the ///s Co. WAP board - so that we could make all 1500 files available to users. ///t characters, ended up with the inter-character delay set to 0 ms and lost nothing! On a 386 based network, I still have to slow things down, but not on the new TCS,... great job everyone, you can take a bow! I add my thanks to the TCS crew for a VOLUME NAME (/DISKNAME) OR DEVICE NAME (.Dx)"P12);::"80C";a$;:Zb$="CHANGING DISKS"$d=23:=0::"80C";b$;::12).n=12:=20:"MAKE A NEW MENU FOR DISK: ";N$xN$)<2110=N$ :210 I=1L(A$(I),A$))200B$ ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman (November 1993) BOS IS BOSS As I write this, our new operating system, "BOS" (for Bob's Operating System) is in beta test. Given the time delay in getting this td that all funds from the sale of those disks (except taxes) will go right back into the Software Development Fund so we can continue to hire programmers to upgrade or write new software for us. Pricing for our disks had not been set as I write this, so chnal! As you may remember, we financed this project by essentially buying copies of the program up front by Bob. Thus, once he sets a price, we'll be able to sell that number of copies to anyone interessted. As I have mentioned before, we intencause of this, the CONTROL+5 (from the keypad does not work at the menu level - but it does work within programs. I've asked Paul to write up a complete review for you of this wonderful new - and evolving product so watch for it in an upcoming Jourverions of screen blankers as well as small interpreter programs. The screen blankers are neat and user controlable - you may select just one to run or all available in random order at a time set by you. Of course, you CAN turn it off also. By the way, beused to return me to the menu after automatically booting up Applewriter - it would quit right back to the same program over and over. That was an easy fix, though. And thanks to a suggestion from Paul, Bob has also added the ability to run Basic feature for non-Pascal based programs that also helps to speed things up - all you do is add a "0" in front of the program pathname such as: "0.Profile/Programs/Applewriter/SOS.Interp". There have already been some bug fixes - My first version ref so far, the program is very fast. You will, in fact, not believe how fast it is when you decide to quit a program and return to the menu. It is literally the blink of an eye fast. Disk Caching also speeds up program run times, and Bob has added a special run with only two key presses from the Menu * BOS Utilities program that allows the user to edit the BOS menus, set up disk caching, password protection, print spooling and screen blanking As we found from our demonstration and from my useup and by program * Automatic decrpytion of AppleWriter 2.0 and earlier, Visicalc and Advanced Visicalc * Allow times past the year 1999 * Selection of a program to run automatically at boot-up * User may choose up to ten "favorite" programs that can beith Selector pathnames (but changeable for those with Catalyst) * Works with Desktop Manager and all modules * Disk Caching in three different modes * Print Spooler * Screen Blanker at Menu level (not from within programs) * Password protection at boot heir two-cents worth. Current features include: * Automatic installation without destruction of current files. * Integrated program selector with four separate menu screens. * Each Menu Screen may be individually named. * Program selector compatible wo print in the Journal, it may well be available from the WAP office. Please check for availabilty and pricing. BOS continues to grow and evolve even as we speak - since the beta testers (who include your's truely and Co-Chair Paul Campbell) add teck the WAP office for availability and cost. We do continue to take SDF donations as well. Thanks to Burr Patterson, Ed Becker, Tad Leczszcar and John and Barbara Dudman for their recent donations. I can't thank everyone enough who have made this project possible. Special, special thanks go to Grace Gallager who cared enough to make the first donation (and she doesn't even own an Apple /// - but she IS an Apple // family supporter). Special thanks also goes to the WAP BOD (especially LtemSoftware. Oh....even better than a snail mail address...WAP and Three's Company have a BBS set up at 301-593-0024. If I were writing to WAP about the III, I'd address it to Dave Ottalini. Nah...I'd just call him at 301-681-6136. Anyone still using athe Apple III. It's run by long time Apple III developer Bob Consorti... In many ways, The Washington Apple Pi is the "keeper of the Apple III flame". They have a huge library of III software, and they are working with Bob Consorti on an update to the Sys for keeping an eye on things and posting messages from the "comp.sys.apple2" board when they do come down the line. Recently, Jon Kohn, Publisher of Shareware Solutions II, posted this message: Surprisingly, On Three still produces software for rs were positive on this score so maybe we'll have something to report to you soon on another Apple /// front! Currently, we do have access to ///ers through the Apple // Internet forums available on Conference 5 of the TCS. Thanks to Seth Mizestarting an Apple /// LISTSERV group on the InterNet. I told him I recalled a certain amount of traffic on the subject in this forum. Do you think it'd be a good idea? Has someone already done it? Any other comments? The comments from me and otheRNET STUFF There isn't a specific topic area for the Apple /// on the Internet (Conference 5 on the TCS is our gateway) - yet at least. Recently, Dr. Al Bloom reported to us on the TCS that: Jeff Fritz of West Virginia University is considering e WAP Garage Sale happens - in which case it will be rescheduled - probably to the prior Saturday (the 4th) but please watch the TCS or call the WAP office for an official date. Hopefully, we'll be able to demo the final 1.0 version of BOS for you! INTE one last piece of business - to donate funds so that Bob Consorti could become not only a WAP member, but also a TCS member. Funds were quickly gathered and I sent a check the very next day. Our next meeting is scheduled for December 11 unless th he could work with them with his system. Afterwards, many of us had a wonderful lunch (Southwestern style this time) and were joined by WAP President Lorin Evans, who added his witt and charm to the occasion. During lunch, we all agreed to The regular local cast and crew were there as well - Joan and Dave Jernigan, Seth Mize and Tim Bouquet. Burr also tried to help us with our Corvus troubles but interface cards seemed to remain a problem. We've sent him a couple more in Norfolk so impediment. We missed him, but everyone really enjoyed seeing what BOS could do. Not only did Paul Campbell and Aneita (with kids!) drive in from Detroit for this meeting, but also Burr Patterson from Norfolk and Bob Sambolin came via Columbus. SEPTEMBER MEETING Our September meeting was wonderful! As I mentioned above, our major event was the first official demonstration of BOS. We had hoped Bob would be able to come down to demo it personally, but the start of school proved a majorl projects - including the development of our own disk/file achiving utility like Shrinkit (see below) and an upgrade to the Communications Manager. Depending on the time constraints of being a student, Bob is interested in working with us, so stay tuned! orin Evans), who contributed $500.00 to the cause. And also to ATUNC - The Apple /// Users of Northern California and President Mary Berg, who contributed $500.00. As for the future, I've already talked with Bob Consorti about a couple of additiona Sarasaur should definitely give Dave a call. (Hey, it's his term, not mine, so no flames, please) (Actually "SARAsaur" is what I call Apple ///ers - not the machine itself but who's complaining??) Another message, in answer to one posted by me asked: ie after we had gotten Paul Lutus to release Applewriter /// as freeware figuring out just how to pack and upload it. We finally decided to just pack it as a disk archive with ShrinkIt, and put in the file's description that it required an Apple IInformation available there, I only wished that I had started using it years sooner. Bob Sambolin and Martin Davidson are also regular callers - so don't be shy! We are also working on some upgrades to the program - primarily improved upthe next time you logon! Steve Truax, by the way, has already discovered some of the treasures: The new ///s Co. BBS is wonderful - kudos to you for all the hard work you've put into it! After calling it up the other day and seeing the iand we are having more luck with logons. Please try it if you havn't gotten a chance to. If you don't have a password, use "DEMO" when it asks for a user name - then leave me a message with your preferred name and password. You'll be all set by modem's "Auto Answer" function. ///s Co. Guru Emeritus Ed Gooding told me that Infonet polls the modem for calls - but that with Auto Answer ON, the modem answered before the program could react - resulting in many, many disconnections. That's fixed now formation on WAP and the /// SIG - but until we can get a larger hard drive up and operating, things are a bit tight right now. I'm still in a learning curve on this - finally figuring out that one problem we were having was due to turning ON theTrail columns for the last two years (or more!) - in fact, thats a great place to look for my latest column even before it's published in the Journal. I also hope to have uploaded all the PD library offerings for you to look at, as well as other in While I'm talking about it, the ///s CO. WAP board continues as a rich resource of information for the /// community. It's free to all - 301-593-0024 at 7 bits, odd parity up to 2400 baud at this point. At this point, I have uploaded my past I add my thanks to the TCS crew for a job well done in keeping our Telecommunications System the best in the nation. We plan to upload all the ///s Co. files to the TCS overtime, so users may have that resource available to them! ///s CO. WAP a file transmit test to check for lost characters, ended up with the inter-character delay set to 0 ms and lost nothing! On a 386 based network, I still have to slow things down, but not on the new TCS,... great job everyone, you can take a bow! ll be willing to work with us on this. PAUL CAMPBELL LOVES THE NEW TCS Yes. I'm afraid it's true. Paul Campbell has another love in his life.... The new TCS. As SYSOP on the Apple /// Board (Conference 1) he recently messaged: Wow! I just didextra trouble for most folks. But as I mentioned above, I've already discussed with Bob Consorti the possibility of writing our own program, perhaps with information from Andy Nicholas, the author of ShrinkIt. I've written Andy and hopefuly, he'd issuing some PD disks archived this way, since we could get many more files on a disk. We would simply make ShrinkIt //+ available as part of our PD offerings. That's still under discussion at this point - we need to try it out to see if its worth the ke advantage, is to use the older //+ version of ShrinkIt, which can run under emulation mode on all our SARA's. Those with ///+//e cards can run the "full-blown" version (be sure to have a 65c02 chip installed). John Ruffatto and I have discusse to unpack it, before you could actually use it on an Apple ///. Unfortunately, there is no Apple /// archiving standard at this point, although I would LOVE to get a version of SkrinkIt for the ///. The alternative, for which all ///ers could taloading and downloading ability by using Xmodem protocal and speeding things up. I've found someone willing to take on the project - so we'll see how it goes! APPLE SUPPORTS THE APPLE ///? Paul Campbell actually got startled the other day - well, let him explain it (in a message to Jon Thomason on the TCS): Something happened a few minutes ago which made me delete my entire message and start over. While I was writing, I was also on hold on Apple's new Tech Support line (1-800-767-2775),o the SDF so far this year (in no particular order): Grace Gallagher, Paul Campbell, Aneita Campbell, Eric Sheard, Dave and Joan Jernigan, Ivan Munson, David Rutenberg, Dave Ottalini, Anonymous, John Lomartire, John and Barbara Dudman, Burr Patterson Jr.,nsure that we will continue to get useful service from our ///s through the end of the century (and beyond!). Hopefully, we'll be able to build on this success with future projects. HONOR ROLL Here's our list of individuals who have contributed t Three's Bob Consorti, we have underwritten - and Bob has produced "BOS3" (Bob's Operating System) - the first new upgrade to our Apple /// OS in some 10 years. Those of you who contributed - individually as well as WAP and ATUNC - have helped to e- what a year it's been! Our most important project in 1993 was - of course - the development of a fund to spur new software (and hardware) projects for our SARA. It took some time, but our first effort has been a rousing success. Working with On ON THE TRAIL OF THE APPLE /// By David Ottalini Apple /// SIG Co-Chairman December, 1993 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Once again, it's time to sum up our year together as members of a VERY select group - the Apple /// community. All I have to say is 02148 (617)-731-0662 On Three c/o Joe Consorti 1174 Hickory Ave. Tehachapi, CA. 93561 (805)-822-8580 W.M. Enterprises- 1-301-268-4242 Sun Remarketing - 1-800-821-3221 Tom Linders - 1-408-741-1001 -822-8580 W.M. Enterprises- 1-301-268-4242 Sun Rem Happy , Thanksgiving SARAsaurs! We'll see you next month on the Santa Watch!! APPLE /// RESOURCES: Apple User Group Connection 800-538-9696 ext. 500 Apple User Assistance 800-767-2775 Bob Consorti 179-B Kent St. Brookline, MA. k on my attitude towards Apple Computer. Excuse me, I need to go sit down now............... CONSORTI SALE Bob has a TON of Apple //, /// and Mac software (and some /// hardware) for sale. Call or write him for a complete list. FINALLY t yes, they now support the Apple ///. I was so shocked that I forgot what I was going to say. I'll post again when I recover from this dramatic change (clients of mine have been laughed at in the past, right on the phone). This calls for an entire re-thin fully expecting to get hung up on. I had called just to try out the new line and see where they stood. After being on hold for a few minutes a gentleman by the name of Scott answered and responded to my Apple /// question in full seriousness, and said tha Ed Becker, George Blosser, Robert Tatom, and Steve Truax. IF I missed anyone - I apologize - we'll list you next month! Many, many thanks also to the WAP BOD and to Tom Linders and Mary Berg of ATUNC. It's still not too late to donate to the fund, by the way. We have a number of other projects in mind, and the more money we have in hand, the more we'll be able to accomplish. This is a real situation where you can and do make the difference! Donations should be made out to WAP with a note that it. But I learned a new trick the other day - thanks to an old "/// Dimension's" Magazine: Let's assume we have worked our way thought the UTILITY disk to the point where we need to enter the pathname. Since we know it is on our Profile, we enter [.Profil for our SARA to hook into a VCR (and thus into the TV) is an inexpensive cable. The Irony Of things! SYSTEM UTILITIES TIP You may well know about the up-arrow feature of System Utilities - which will help you put together the pathname of a filed text, graphics, or games on a regular TV set. It can also be connected to a VCR to record the computer's output. The price? $400.00! Where have I seen this before? OH! Now I remember. It's in the manuals for my 10 year old Apple ///. And all it costsmpbell has written about "The Irony of Things." I just received one of my many electronics magazines. Inside I saw an offer aimed at IBM or compatible users for a "VGA to TV Package." It's a converter - that will allow the user to display computer generatenot know the potential you had! The people that used you and changed when a new machine came along didn't know your capabilities. But those of us using you today know! And we're willing to go further - to stay with you for a long time. Our friend Paul Cain the noon hour. Join us! OH MIGHTY SARA! Our good friend Bob Sambolin, of Columbus Ohio remains a SARA Evangelist. He offered these thoughts recently on the ///s Company - WAP BBS (301-593-0024): Oh mighty SARA. The people who created you did ryland. See the map elsewhere in this Journal for information and directions. Our first meeting of 1993, by the way will be back at the WAP Office - on Saturday, March 12th. As always, things get underway at 10am and we'll head for lunch sometime s to sell their goodies. We're also hoping to be able to present a demo of BOS as part of the seminars that the club plans to present. The Garage Sale this year will be held from 9am to 2pm at the Allentown Plaza Shopping Mall, in Camp Springs, Mae year with the December 11th Garage Sale - that way all our members from out of town can take advantage of the great sales, and still hob nob with fellow SARAsaurs. We WON'T have a "formal" meeting this time around - but will have a table or two for ///erell out? You'll still be able to purchase BOS through Bob Consorti's parents in California - their address is: On Three c/o Joe Consorti 1174 Hickory Ave. Tehachapi, CA. 93561 SIG MEETING We've decided to combine our final SIG meeting of thning as of January 1, 1994 will be sold for $49.95 each plus tax (and shipping/handling if necessary). ALL funds from BOS sales (save taxes of course) will go right back into the SDF fund so that we may continue with new projects. And what if we s offer the program at a 10% off discount to all WAP and ATUNC members (and to any non-members who donated funds to the SDF) during December only. Proof of membership (or of a donation) must be presented at time of purchase. All copies still remai that is, we sent him $1500.00 and he has now decided to charge $50.00 (OK - $49.95) per copy (yes - I rounded it off for ease of computing!). Those 30 copies are now available for sale from the WAP office. As our way of saying thank you - we will goes to the Apple /// SDF. THAT SAID... I am proud to announce that the 1.0 version of BOS is now available and ready for sale!!! Thanks to the arrangement we made with Bob Consorti, WAP purchased 30 copies of the program from him in advance -e] and press the "up arrow" key. The listing of the highest level of subdirectories will be displayed. Among them, you will find "machinery". Since this is probably the heading we want, use the "right-arrow" key to select it (in the window). NOW COMES THE DIFFERENCE. Rather than pressing the key we press the key. If you look at the pathname you will see that it has changed to [.Profile/Machinery]. By pressing the "up-arrow" key you will now display a listing of the next level. After h - (617)-731-0662 On Three c/o Joe Consorti - (805)-822-8580 Sun Remarketing - (800)-821-3221 Tom Linders - (408)-741-1001 W.M.Enterprizes - (301)-268-4242 Apple II Software Newsletter - (800)-776ast one of our meetings, write an article or just call and touch bases this next year. Paul and I care about your thoughts and comments - especially when they deal with where you'd like to see us take SARA in 1994. APPLE /// RESOURCES Bob Consorti ernigan.... FINALLY I want to wish you all the merriest of holidays - and happiest of new years. This SIG would really not be here without your continued support in any number of ways. I hope you'll make a New Year's Resolution to attend at lemusic), Richard Hart (a network journalist), George C. Scott (in a movie), Burlington Industries, the Oakland Coliseum. Even "The Greatest American Hero" on TV once used one to plot his triumphs. And you thought the only famous users were Dave and Joan Je. I'm not sure if Wayne still owns a /// - but IF he could see what we've done with our SDF and the development of BOS for the /// - I'm sure he'd be proud! WHO ONCE OWNED OR USED... An Apple ///? How about - Herbie Hancock (to compose s so inclined should actively develop our own software. I've been enjoying success in writing and using my own programs. I've also been converting some Apple ][ programs and intend to build a library of public domain software. I'm more than willing to shar/// support again). 2) Encourage by communication and purchases from peripheral manufacturers such as On /// and so on. 3) Buy Apple stock. Even one share gets you into the stockholders' meetings. What a noise we could make en masse! 4) Those of u. And he made these suggestions about supporting the ///: 1) Maintain good contact with Apple, after all we are business users and still potential customers. (NOTE - as mentioned last month, Apple seems to be making an attempt to provide Apple nt you a copy.) 2) Gather and preserve spare parts, even defective equipment may someday prove valuable if repaired. 3) Identify and garner cooperation from those who know the inner workings of the ///. 4) Copy and safeguard both floppies and manualschotten made these suggestions for preserving the ///: 1) Gather and preserve whatever documentation can be had for hardware and software from both Apple and outside vendors. (NOTE: Apple has every manual on microfilm and, for a cost, may be able to pritrogressive move. The /// is a serious, no nonsense computer system, a powerful tool for building mental muscle. The potential for the /// has barely been tapped, and may be the perfect choice for someone who wants to be creative with computing. Sday I first turned it on. Every hour I've spent in learning to operate it, in learning to use applications software, and in learning to write my own programs has been returned to me many, many times over. Switching to any other machine seems surely a reNC's Wayne Schotten wrote a column called "Apple /// Forever" in which he proposed ways to make sure we can continue to use our SARAs for a long time to come. He wrote at the time: I have used (the ///) continuously and profitably in my business from the i-lighting the last file name with the "right-arrow" key, press instead of to indicate that this is the full pathname. You have now found and selected the pathname all in one operation! APPLE /// FOREVER Back in May of 1985, ATU-2333 Apple User Group Connection - (800)-538-9696 ext. 500 Apple User Assistance - (800)-767-2775 775 PD.LIBRARYvR'  '+PD.FEBRUARYARY RT (PD.MARCHRT"(PD.APRIL RU&PD.MAYMAY RT!'PD.JUNEUNERT#d and used System Utilities, Desktop Manager, Powerkeys or a Basic or Pascal program to set the proper time to start with.) In Washington DC, you can call the Naval Observatory for the atomic clock. That number is (202)-653-1800. The short program abovs program: 10 VPOS=20:HPOS=10:Print TIME$;:GOTO 10 This will give you a continuous time print-out on screen, allowing you to adjust the clock potentiameter against a time source of your choosing. (Again - you'll have to have a clock chip installe my ///+ and started with a 1 Second Test of +75. Adjusting the pot, I was able to get it down to +21. I would have to say the best you can do is get it as close to "0" as you can. THE ALTERNATIVE WAY IS TO: Use Business Basic to run thiLift it up and away from you, resting against the Apple /// case (still connected to the motherboard with the ribbon cable.) The pot is approximately under the "L" key and can be adjusted with a small (thin) flat-head screwdriver. I tried this on HOW TO ADJUST YOUR CLOCK The clock adjustment "pot" is located on the motherboard just next to the clock chip. You can get at it by taking off the cover of your keyboard and unscrewing the four screws holding the keyboard to the chassis. "clock" ticking in the background throughout. Actually that's it. The "1 Second Test" will give you a number that is either + or -.; presumably your clock is either too fast or too slow based on that number, and should be adjusted accordingly.the Apple // emulation mode. Once booted, at the top of the screen, you'll see: APPLE /// CLOCK CALIBRATION TEST Just below it will be: 1 Second Test (a number) You'll hear aher it is going too fast - or too slow. If you have a problem, you can easily fix it yourself. WHAT YOU"LL SEE To use TICKTOCK, simply insert the disk and reboot your system. The program is DOS-based and includes the software on disk to turn on WAP /// SIG PD LIBRARY Our latest offering is "Ticktock", Disk 3REP-10: "TICKTOCK" is a small DOS 3.3 -based utility that will help you properly set your Apple /// clock. If you have a clock chip installed, it will simply tell you whete is on this disk side for your convenience and can be run from Menu.Maker (you'll have to hit + "C" to end and then at the ")" prompt type "Run Menu.Maker" to return to MM. ENDING To stop the program, press the and keys at the same time. You'll be returned to the familier "INSERT DISK AND REBOOT" message. MORE CLOCK INFORMATION: We've included a Three EZ Pieces data base on this disk listing all our PD disks with Apple /// clock-related files (CLOCK.PD). /// SIG PD LIBRARY By David Ottalini WAP /// SIG Co-Chairman We offer two more disks this month for your enjoyment and edification: 3UTL-48: Jeppson Codefile Utility - This is a Business Basic program that will allow you to change the fileotten some help on my request for recipes to include on another disk but could always use more. So please take a couple minutes to see if you don't have somthing you'd like to share! te the TCS disk with the latest information downloaded from that wonderful resource. As always, I am looking for any and all contributions for additional disks. Our Canadian friend C.M. Davidson recently sent some interesting programs. And I've g 3WDP-07 - "Write On ///" and 3WDP-08, Stemwriter ///. They are both formerly commercial programs now in the public domain since their developers have lone since gone out of business. There are more Al Bloom disks waiting in the wings, and I hope to updatto and includes in text-file form the names and addresses of all WAP members who have agreed to make that information available. It includes many but not all of those who make up the /// SIG as well. As for the future: be on the lookout for diskone of the DOS 3.3 Apple /// Diagnostics disk. Rounding things out - my two articles comparing prices of various Apple family computers. 3INF-29 should also be available by the time you read this. It was compiled by Apple // Librarian John Ruffa, that I filled another 5.25" disk for you. On Side One you'll find all the articles about our PD offerings. On side two are articles from our good friends Paul Campbell, Tom Linders and John Lomartire. There's the Apple /// graphic Rick Gast pulled from ning all the "Read Me" files from those disks. But it is slow going, I'm afraid. In the meantime, I have been able to finish disk 3INF-38, which is the second of 1992's "Best of Ottalini" disks. There was so much material available this past year WAP /// SIG PD LIBRARY By David Ottalini Our PD sofware development continues - though at a slower pace than I would like. I can report that progress is being made on my project to update our current PD offerings while preparing a disk contaiurned up no articles or even mention of this program. Nor was there a mention even in the Apple /// Technical Reference Manual. TICKTOCK was found in the PD library of our old friend Joe Dobrowolski of Apple Users Group International fame. Another Data Base (CLOCK.ARTICLES) lists articles you might be interested in from past years. FINALLY Let the /// SIG know if you have any success with TICKTOCK and if you have any suggestions for using it. A ThreeWorks Database search ttypes of your Apple /// files. All the necessary invokables and documentation are available on disk for you. Dr. Jeppson was an early supporter of the /// and wrote many of the most interesting programs we have. He was a mainstay in the old Softalk Magaed) its 512K memory board. Both are written in Applesoft Basic under the old DOS 3.3 and are self-booting. The Apple ///+ Diagnostics is similar to, but a tad different from the Apple /// version in that the tests have been moved around a bit and it willon, taken a /// filetype as their own, which could cause some problems if you're working with Apple II files. 3REP-11: Apple ///+ Diagnostics Disk/512K Memory Test - Two programs on this disk will help you determine the health of your ///+ and (if equipprom one type to another (For example - you can't change a Basic file to ASCII and expect Applewriter to read it.) Make a copy and do the conversion on it just to be safe. And as noted above, since the demise of the ///, Apple II developers have, on occasi On Three's Communications Manager includes a utility that will allow you to change any filetype into any other. Note, however, that you need to be VERY careful when changing file types, since you can really make mash out of a file in moving it f ProDos Reserved $FA Integer Basic Program File $FB Integer Basic Variables File $FC Applesoft Program File $FD Applesoft Variable File $FE Relocatable Code File (EDASM) $FF ProDos System File ktop Manager) $28 Subload File (Desktop Manager) $29-$EE Reserved $AB GS Basic File $AD GS Basic Data File $EF Pascal Area $F0 ProDos Added Comment File $F1-$F8 ProDos User Defined Files 1-4 $F9 Data Base File $1A AW/3EZP Word Processor File $1B AW/3EZP Spreadsheet File $1C-$1F Reserved $20 Global File (Desktop Manager) $25 Desktop Manager $26 Desktop Manager Option $27 Note Pad File (Deselopers: $15 Screen Library File $10 RPS Data File $11 RPS Index File $12 AppleFile Discard File $13 AppleFile Model File $14 AppleFile Report Format File $16-$18 SOS Reserved $19 AW/3EZP SOS Reserved $0F 15 Directory File These are the ones this particular program will not only read - but allow you to change. But there are additional types - which now include those taken by Apple and various other Apple II devle $08 8 Graphics Screen File $09 9 Business Basic Program File $0A 10 Business Basic Data File $0B 11 Word Processor File $0C 12 SOS System File $0D-$0E 13-14 Bad Block File $03 2 Pascal Code File $03 3 Pascal Text File $04 4 ASCII Text File $05 5 Pascal Data File $06 6 General Binary File $07 7 Font Firams have been adapted to run with Menu.Maker. The filetypes available using this program include: File Type/# Description ------------ ------------------------------------ $00 0 Typless File $01 1 zine. I'll bet he's a pretty good dentist too... Side One includes a tutorial in Basic you can run using Menu.Maker. It will allow you to print out some of the material. Side two includes the actual program (in Basic) and necessary Invokables. The prog check the health of your clock chip. The RAM test seems to be a bit better at identifying what chips may, in fact, be bad. Other than that, its the same as its earlier version. You could, in fact, run this test on a /// - just don't bother with the clock chip test. The 512K memory test is the one supplied by On Three and is an expanded version of the older Apple /// memory test found on the Confidence disk (3REP-01). It will, in fact, work on any Apple /// - it simply checks to see what memory is avaiategory and given them their own home. This provides some benefits, since we now have room to grow while allowing you to know quickly where to look for the disks. 3CAT-01 through 02 will be our ASCII version of the disk catalog. 3CAT-03 is open for expa /// community over the years. He continues that support even now (despite adding other Apple products to his household) and we appreciate that! On another front, I'd like to announce that we have pulled the two catalog disks from our INFORMATION cmentations of the DIF standard. It does not handle all incompatibilities or problems. Side one has your manual and source code. Side two the DIFUTIL program. I again want to say thank you to Dr. Bloom for his many, many contributions to thePIECES" and "Lotus 1-2-3." Again, side one has the manual and source code. Side two the actual program. Finally, 3UTL-45 is called "DIFUTIL by Bloom." DIFUTIL allows you to handle many of the minor incompatibilities between different impleled "DIFPRINT by Bloom." DIFPRINT prints the entire breadth of a spread sheet on a single page, including column titles. DIFPRINT works with any spread sheet program that can create a standard DIF (Data Interchange Format) file, including "VISICALC", "3EZ al PASCAL utility library, one that extends PASCAL even more usefully. Side one has the manual-on-disk and source code. Side two has the Pascal exentions for you in a bootable format so you can see what is available. 3UTL-44 is cal extensions under the name "Apple /// Pascal Utility Library." Those having that product may agree that it is at once a bit more and a bit less than is needed for good software engineering in the Apple /// PASCAL environment. This disk presents an additions take a look: 3ULT-43 is called "PLUTIL by Bloom." As he describes it: PASCAL is a powerful programming language. Its ability to have library units that extend the language is an example of that power. Apple Computer, Inc. offered one such set of WAP /// SIG PD LIBRARY By Dave Ottalini Something new and something old for you this time around SARAsaurs. Disks 3UTL-43, 44 and 45 bring to an end our longstanding effort to bring you all of Dr. Al Bloom's wonderful disks into our PD. Let'it. And don't be afraid to run this test overnight - problems can turn up over time that may not with just a few minutes of chip testing. Thanks to /// SIGer Rick Gast for contributing the ///+ Diagnostics disk. lable, forgets what isn't and procedes with the test. When checking your ///'s memory, be sure to do it both from a cold boot and after its warmed up a bit. I've found that while problems occur while cold, they can go away after things have warmed up a bnsion of the ASCII disks. 3CAT-04 and 05 currently hold our 3EZ Pieces/AppleWorks version of the catalog. Basically, we've split out the categories so they have room to grow. You will have to buy two disks instead of one disk, however to get the entire catalog. But considering the additional benefits, the extra $2.00 is well worth the price! Finally, we continue our efforts to update the entire disk library and create a separate disk with all the "read-me" files. The snowdisks are deepEXTRASvR' '*PROFILE.LLERT$-MICRO.COURIER%R T%WJ.TIPPR!T0$TIPS R!T&.FIRST.COMPUTER R!T&)APPLE.DOSnary graphic file can be loaded as a SOS Fotofile (in case you don't own On Three's Graphics Manager program). Information about SOSTRAN is on Side One while the program itself is on Side Two. -51 is a program called SOSTRAN. Formerly sold by Sun Remarketing, this is a neat little Pascal-based program that will allow you to transfer files from DOS 3.3 format to SOS and back. It will also make some conversions so that, for example, a DOS 3.3 Bi disk 3UTL-49, while Side Two has the actual boot disk. It is copyable under SOS and interestingly, while the boot disk is really a DOS 3.3 program, you can list this disk and find it includes a RAMDISK driver for use in native mode. Finally, 3UTL-in RAM Disk in emulation mode. See the Read.Me.First file on Side Two for instructions on how to use the Ram Disk in Emulation Mode properly. 3UTL-51 holds the Titan ///+//e Emulation boot disk. Side one includes the same Data Bases you'll find on Some information about this disk. And Side Two has the actual boot disk. It is copyable but not listable by SOS. 3UTL-50 is another version of the ///+// boot disk. It has all the bells and whistles of 3UTL-49 but also includes a built One includes : SOS.RAM.DISK - RAM disk driver for use in Native Mode TITAN.DB - 3EZPs data base of where to get information about the Titan Cards. TITAN.PD - Information in our PD library about the Titan cards. READ.ME.FIRST-re all the boot and other disks that came with the original cards. If you ever worried about losing a Titan boot disk, now you have to go no further than your own PD library to get backups. 3UTL-49 is the boot disk for the Titan ///+// card. Side APPLE /// DISKETERIA BY DAVE OTTALINI WAP /// SIG CO-CHAIRMAN NEW DISKS This month we offer a host of new disks in our UTILITIES category. The first three are for those of you who own either the Titan ///+// or //e card(s). Basically, they a taskmasker... , however, so look for the upgrades over the next few months. As of this writing, I've finished through the INFORMATION category with Miscellaneous on the horizon. Time to call out the sled dogs for a little more disk mushing. That John Ruffatto is toughNR"T')TWO.ALIVE R"T(PARALLEL.PSR"R" Micro Courier Tips By Milt Johnson (CompuServe: [73277,370 If you are interested, the startup sequence sent to your modem by MC is located in the code file MCMAIN.CODE (if on hard disk) or in SYSTEM.STARTUP (if on floppy disk). It is the 129 block lout I have formatted about 50 Profiles and have not had a problem. Then put everything back the correct way: the interface card in slot four, and the normal Z8 processor for the masked ROM. Then turn it on and do a high level format with System Utilities and you should be all set. I make no guarantees about the above, bnd connect up the profile to the Apple ///. Turn on the Profile and after the LED comes on steady, turn on the Apple /// and follow the prompts of the disk you've inserted. When you're done, you can run diagnostics, and I usually do so for a day or two. d replace it with the proper masked ROM, making sure that it faces the correct way and that no pins are bent in the process. While you're at it, add the LED and the two pin jumper. Make sure the Apple /// is off and put the Profile I/F card in slot one, athe Profile; four screws on the back, and three on the front part of the bottom and it is al1 over sans disconnecting the LED that is on a long cable. After the drive is apart, verify that it is a five or ten meg drive, and remove the main Z8 processor an needed. I have a set, as does Bruce Leitz, Dale Warnke, Bob Consorti (On Three), and Bob Cook (Sun Remarketing). I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones that come to mind. TURN POWER OFF AND DISCONNECT EVERYTHING You then take the cover off of ve and ten meg Profile hard disk Assys, and Analog and Digital cards are not interchangeble. The first thing you have to do is assemble the parts to do the formatting. This can be no mean task as there are only a few people in the USA that have everythingor l0) Masked ROM (5 or l0) Formatting Disk or Debugger Disk (5 or lO) Two pin jumper LED substitute Profile I/F card Profile test disk (5 or l0) As can be seen, it takes a different set of materials depending on the Profile under test. The fi Profile LL Formats by Tom Linders /// SIG member John Lomartire recently asked about how to do a low level format of a Profile five or ten megabyte hard disk using an Apple ///. Here's how you do it: First of all you need: Apple /// Profile (5 ng file if there is any confusion. Beginning at block 43, byte 159 is the sequence ATQ1E0S0=0S2=130. It is preceded at byte 158 with a length byte with the value 16. You can change this sequence with a block editor as long as: 1 - The total lengthB$(I);v:520: 500THPOS=4:I/2=I/2)I=I-1I=IBOTM THPOS=44:I/2<>I/2)I=I+1I2=-1:I=I-2:IBOTM<30THPOS=44I=IBOTM/2)*2:=+IBOTM/2)-1:CA)"PRINT.ALL": OA+P 3HA=(81+UCA)A=(81+LCA):::: OA+Q Quits 3IA=(83+LCA)A=(83+UCA)"PRINT.SHOW": OA+S 2JA=(68+LCA)A=(68+UCA)/Screen.Savers/HELLON=THPOS:B$(I);XA<8A>11540bA-7640,660,690,720l:=THPOS:ٺ1600 =Q:WW=0A=:A=21A=9&oldprefix$=40A=31410: Control C "aborts" program to Basic(:A=13770: Return Selects a file *DA=27:50: Escape to change disks/FA=324000: back out one directory level 3GA=(80+UCA)A=(80+L"BASIC 0":150A$="TEXT 0":150A$="CAT 0":150A$="FONT 0":150A$="FOTO 0":150A$(L),"BLOCKS")510*=27:=19:"FREE MEMORY AVAILABLE: ";=7:=20:"80C";A$(L);$:=5:THPOS=4:I=1:IBOTM=J-1:620Q=:=26:=21:sic; +Q Quits."r12);::"80C";a$;:+w#9,"DISKNAME.DAT":#9;DISKNAME$:#9|d$=DISKNAME$$=23:=0::"80C";d$;::12)201M=3:=14:"This /// SIG Disk is \^ 19";Р,2)", Washington Apple `, Ltd."=4:B$(1)="":B$(2)=""A$=16,B) THEN 240 #1, d$="":=10:"80C";d$ ž#1300I=0"I=I+1:#1;A$(I):290,#1 6L=I-1@j=1:same=0 J:SEG=0 Tœ2030^CT<1CT=1cCT>13000Zha$="{,|,~,}; selects; to new disk; J/2)=4:=+1:ۙ=44B$(J);:J=J+1I:1,180,22:2,280,21:2,2380,23:8A$(1000),B$(1000),C%(511),C$(20),name$(20):=10:=0UCA=128:LCA=UCA+32CT=15 IF PREFIX$= PREFIX$+MID$(B$(I),ve with a voice telephone number. ote that the byte preceding each of these is the length byte with a value of 6. This can not be changed unless you REALLY understand p-code. If you really need to change the rings so that it is in the range 10 to 99 leave me a message via EMAIL on Compuseryte 464 contain the value ATS0=1, which is the setting for auto answer on the first ring. You may want to change this to some other value such as the third or fourth ring. Just don't make it a value greater than 9 as this will screw up the code. Also, ndvise against changing the S2 register, which is the escape character. It is probably used internally by MC in various places and changing it here would screw things up - but then again I may have to experiment!!! Also, Block 44, Byte 464 and Block 45, Bich is the p-code NOP and the length byte must be changed accordingly. I would not advise radical changes. However, I set mine to ATQ0E1S0=3S2=130 so I could get the feedback from my modem directly, without interpretation by MICRO/Courier. I would a of the characters does not exceed 16 (if you need to go to 17 bytes, leave me a message via EMAIL on Compuserve with a voice telephone number) 2 - If the sequence is shortened, the remaining bytes are filled with decimal 215 (hex D7), wh0=+IBOTM/2-.5):I=IBOTM:I/2=I/2)I=I-1 œ2120B=B$(I),16)," ")-1 B$(I),"BASIC 0")850B$(I),"TEXT 0")890 B$(I),"CAT 0")1140*B$(I),"FONT 0")18504B$(I),"FOTO 0")1930>B$(I),"PASTXT 0")2070H540R\A$="RUNNING "+B$(I),16,B)f"79C";A$;:=0pB$(I),16,B) z::SEG=1".D1/SEG.T"t=+B$(I),16,B) yCT=CT+1~240:=24:=0:"@ ..... "DATE.TIME.LINE" ....JM=Ҡ,4,2))BTM1630,1640,1650, FILE TRANSFER BETWEEN AN APPLE /// AND AN MS-DOS COMPUTER By John Lomartire Recently, an MS-DOS (read IBM clone) computer became a part of this household, invading what had been up to now, strictly Apple /// territory. One of the first questions to a of the WAP /// SIG. I can't describe to you how much pleasure I get using my SARA. The only thing I CAN say is, I have gotten other people hooked, and I will never part with the ///. In fact, I will buy as many as I can! asts) club and my new friend - President Rick Gast. Rick has really helped me to learn more about SARA and what she can do. In fact, I have become a devoted SARA user and promoter. I especially enjoy talking with other ///ers by phone - including memberse names and addresses of all the computer clubs in Ohio. Here I found several Apple computer clubs. I tried three or four, hoping to find someone who knew something about the Apple ///. Paydirt came in the form of the Apple /// ACE (Active Computer Enthusicompany. I asked the engineer if he knew where I could find more software and additional hardware. He made some suggestions to help me with my search. My journey took me to one of the biggest computer stores in town. Luckily, they had a catalog with thI would be interested in it. Needless to say, I took him up on the offer. It took me just a couple of days playing with the Apple /// before I got hooked and bought it. The /// had come bare-boned, with only a few software titles originally used by the after having used a Mac. After college, I was given a broken TRS-80. One of the engineers at work told me to throw it away - that it wasn't worth fixing. But he told me the company had an old Apple /// just gathering dust in a corner - and wondered if of his first Apple computer - a Macintosh. Being the good friend that he was, I got to use it frequently. Two years later I went to college where I began using MS-DOS machines. I found them to be dreadful - the MS DOS commands painful to use - especiallyew things never left me. In the mid 1980s, a friend of mine was working with Tandy TRS 80 computers. He was kind enough to teach me some things about them. Then, in 1986 he started to work for a computer store close to home. He soon was the proud ownerm of life" - the PC. My first experiences with a computer came with my Dad's purchase of a Commodore Vic 20. I didn't really do much with it actually, just a little Basic programing. But I'd caught the bug. The idea of using computers as a way to learn n My First Apple By: Robert M. Sambolin Columbus, Ohio I've had an interest in electronics for many years due in no small part to my grandfather who is an electronic engineer. That interest began in the early 1980s, thanks to what was then a "new for1660,1670,1680,1690,1700,1710,1720,1730,1740^M$="JANUARY":1750hM$="FEBRUARY":1750rM$="MARCH":1750|M$="APRIL":1750M$="MAY":1750M$="JUNE":1750M$="JULY":1750M$="AUGUST":1750M$="SEPTEMBER":1750M$="OCTOBER":1750rise was, "Can a DOS unit and an Apple /// 'talk' to each other?" This was not mere curiosity. The DOS unit was not equipped with any of the peripherals that augment the ///, such as a printer or a modem, so an ability to move files back and forth would  that a modem eliminator is not needed, but they are expensive.) Now to assemble everything. Start by plugging in the modem eliminator into the RS232 port on the ///, then attach the cable to the modem eliminator. Continue with the cable connection to tnes between the units and avoid conflict. The modem eliminator also makes other connections, but the crossing of lines 2 and 3 is its main function. Modem eliminators are available at Radio Shack at a reasonable price. (Custom cables can be made soD -- The two computers cannot be connected directly with a straight-through cable because each unit is designed to output and receive on the same wires. For this reason, a modem eliminator is put in the line, primarily to cross the output and receiving limale connector is required. On my DOS unit, a female connector is needed at the other end of the cable to fit the COM1 port. If the cable on had does not have the required gender fittings, then gender changers can be used to correct the situation. Note be a 25 wire round shielded cable with DB25 connectors at each end. Commercially available cables are usually wired "straight-through", i.e. pin-for-pin correspondence from one connector to the other. To connect into the female RS232 port on the ///, a REE) Note B --- Same advice as given in note A applies to the DOS side. Most likely you would want a DOS communications package that permitted ASCII and non-ASCII transfers. I used PC-TALK as the communications program here. Note C --- The cable should and probably almost anything else would be satisfactory. For non-ASCII file types the ability to communicate with Binary or X-Modem protocols is necessary, so for this reason The Communications Manager is preferred over ACCESS ///. (TCM is sold by ON TH C) Modem Eliminator (see note D) Gender changer(s) (see note C) Note A -- For ASCII file transfer almost any Apple /// communications software such as ACCESS ///, or The Communications Manager,uter (obviously) Communications software for the /// (see note A) Communications software for the DOS unit (see note B) Cable to connect RS232 port on the /// to serial port on the DOS unit (see note He provided the necessary guidance. As it turned out, the entire operation was simplicity itself, but just in case someone needs to know, this is a detailed account of how the two computers were tied together. Equipment required: Apple /// and DOS comper. Knowing nothing about DOS computers, it was not clear how to go about setting up the exchange system. Fortunately, we have a fine Southern gentleman, Mr. Ed Gooding of ///'s Company in Richmond, VA, who has considerable experience along these lines. that could be transferred could be used since the operating systems differed between the two units, but since much of what was of common interest was contained in ASCII files, this type of file could be transferred back and forth and used on either computcertainly be helpful. In addition, many friends and cohorts have DOS equipment while I am almost alone in my use of the ///. It would be advantageous to be able to transform DOS into SOS and vice-versa. It was recognized at the outset that not all fileshe DOS unit. (Use gender changers if necessary.) Boot up the communications software on the /// and check the protocol settings. You need to know (or set) baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits. These values are representative of one such setting: baud rate = 9600 parity = odd Note: If transfers are to be made in data bits = 7 X-Modem or Binary mode, use No stop bits = 1 parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. (Since there is no modem to for a personal computer - SOS. It was so good, Apple reworked it a tad into ProDos and even incorporated some features into the Mac's HFS. There are still a lot of us "SARAsaurs" out there - using our ///s in business and home; running the original Apple r actually designed by Apple Computer - designed to incorporate many of the things Apple // users had to buy to upgrade their machines - to use a serial port, run a disk drive, use 80 columns. Our Sara was given one of the most powerful operating systems AN OPEN LETTER TO TWO ALIVE MAGAZINE Jerry Kendall Editor-In-Chief Two Alive Magazine Dear Mr. Kendall; I'd like to let you know some exciting news about a long-time member of the Apple // family. Remember the Apple ///? It was the first computeto the DOS disk for porting to another DOS unit at a different location. not run on the /// since they were written for DOS.) Obviously this circuitous procedure is of interest only in those circumstances where direct input into the active unit is not possible. It is also nice to be able to put an Apple /// ASCII file on. They could be saved on disks and used at a later time. DOS Binary, and other DOS non-ASCII files, were downloaded from a commercial database with the ///, saved on disk, then transferred to the DOS unit, and successfully used there. (These files would If data is to be received and stored on a disk, then the disk must be formatted for the unit it is in. RAM disks, if available, will also speed up transfers. Both short and long ASCII files were transferred back and forth between the two units with easeles in either direction. A word of caution --- communications software documentation must be read very carefully because each package has its own way of attaining certain results, and usually there are also has some limitations that should be understood. the two computers are ready to exchange information. Typing at one keyboard should produce an output of the same characters at the remote monitor. Similarly, by using the file transfer options of each communications package it is possible to transfer fiy.) Bring up the DOS communications program, and if necessary match up the protocol settings using the procedures given for the particular software. Once both ends have been set to the same protocol conditions, and each program put in communications mode,example, a match to the setting shown above would be: mode COM1:96,O,7,1 (or for Binary and X-Modem): mode COM1:96,N,8,1 (If the serial port is already configured by the Autoexec file, this step may not be necessarcontend with, very high baud transfer rates can be used. File transfers are very fast under these conditions.) Activate the DOS unit and set the serial port configuration to match the protocol settings of the ///. This is done with a MODE command. For works - /// EZ Pieces and AppleWriter, using SCSI hard disks, Apple SuperDrives, background desktop utilities that can be used from within ANY program, printing on laser printers, etc. We have a useful machine that continues to get many of our most-needed jobs done. Now, I'm happy to report that through the efforts of Washington Apple Pi, one of the nation's largest Apple Users Groups (based just outside Washington, DC), we are working to make the /// even more useful. We have raised funds (with the help`D1DAD /9'   2    TRAILT RECORDSa$,1)="/"5060:s=s-1 5030=a$240 MENU.MAKER 6.2 * Thanks to C.M.Davidson for his help!l; G$:::320H: Error Routine 202:U=11:"79C";"BAD PATH ERROR (NO DISK IN DISK DRIVE OR DESIRED FILE NOT FOUND.)"X=11000:X:::210Z a$="{,|,~,}; selects; back 1 leve 1600 &:WW=1:0 :SEG=1;".D1/SEG.F" SEG=1".D1/SEG.G"diskname$=3802  CATCH PASCAL TEXT FILES 202 :F*=08:"78C";"SORRY BUT MENU.MAKER CAN'T READ PASCAL TEXT FILES."04=10:"7M$="NOVEMBER":1750M$="DECEMBER":1750826);"-";M$;" ";Ѡ,2));", ";"19";Р,2);" ";/П,2))=>13П,2))-12;џ,6);:1780$П,2))=0"12";џ,6);:ٟ;$П,2))=>12" PM-":" AM-" 1830WW=1530 =26:=21-Chairman yond just the business aspects) is very much appreciated. Thank you for taking over the // circulation of A+/InCider and giving those of us with // family machines an option we might not have had otherwise. Sincerely; David Ottalini WAP /// SIG Con in Two Alive and include the /// when you publish future reader surveys, etc? We'd enjoy talking with you about some of the possibilities. Finally, thanks for the fine service you are providing the // community! Your concern and interest (which goes beto mind. As you upgrade AppleWorks via the Quadriga project, would you consider working with us on an upgrade to our version as well? The two programs shared much of the same original code. Would you also consider running an Apple /// article on occasio// PD library contains some 250 disks of free or shareware offerings. We have one of the best Apple /// hard copy libraries in existence. We would also enjoy working with you, so that we can continue support for the ///. One example immediately comes stem for home or business through the decade. Washington Apple Pi recently took over ///s Company, the nation's oldest Apple /// BBS with some 21 MB of /// information. We have been working to develop a software bank of all known Apple /// software. Our / of the Apple Three Users of Northern California) to upgrade the ///'s operating system. It should be ready this fall. We are working with other companies to provide additional peripherals and software upgrades aimed at making the /// a great low-cost syf the Apple ///GoTITLEory 1MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTERAUTHORVOLUMNMONTHDAYISSUE-