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═SG 37 OF 75 ╙YSCBM (╨UBLIC) ─ATE:05-19-95 16:41 ╞ROM:BRAIN@MAIL.MSEN.COM ╘O: ╙UBJ:├╧═╨.╙┘╙.├┬═: ╟ENERAL ╞┴╤ ┴RCHIVE-NAME: CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P1 ├OMP-ANSWERS-ARCHIVE-NAME: COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART1 ╬EWS-ANSWERS-ARCHIVE-NAME: COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART1 ├OMP-SYS-CBM-ARCHIVE-NAME: MAIN-FAQ/PART1 ╓ERSION: 3.0 ╠AST-MODIFIED: 1995/05/19 ─ISCLAIMER: ╘HIS FILE IS MAINTAINED BY ╩IM ┬RAIN (BRAIN@MAIL.MSEN.COM). ╔T IS COMPOSED OF INFORMATION GLEANED FROM ARTICLES IN THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP COMP.SYS.CBM, THE ╞IDO╬┼╘ ECHOES ├┬═ AND ├┬═-128, ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES, ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB PAGES, AND OTHER MEDIUMS. ┴LL THE AUTHORS HAVE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY GIVEN THEIR CONSENT TO USE THEIR WORK IN THIS ╞┴╤. ┴LL OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE HAS BEEN GATHERED AND CHECKED IF POSSIBLE FOR ERRORS, BUT ╔ CANNOT GUARANTEE THE CORRECTNESS OF ANY STATEMENT IN THIS FILE. ╔F IN DOUBT, PLEASE BRING UP THE SUBJECT IN ONE OF THE ├OMMODORE FORUMS. ╔F YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CRITICISMS, PLEASE LET ╩IM ┬RAIN KNOW BY SENDING ELECTRONIC MAIL TO BRAIN@MAIL.MSEN.COM. ╦EEP IN MIND THAT NEW QUESTIONS APPEAR ON A DAILY BASIS, SO THERE IS A FINITE TIME BETWEEN A NEW QUESTION APPEARING IN COMP.SYS.CBM, AND ITS INCLUSION IN THIS FILE. ╘HE LATEST VERSION OF THIS FILE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING PLACES: FTP SITES: FTP://CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA/PUB/CBM/COMP.SYS.CBM/CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0 FTP://FTP.FUNET.FI/PUB/CBM/FAQ/CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.GZ FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART* FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/NEWS.ANSWERS/COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART* FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/COMP.ANSWERS/COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART* ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB SITES: HTTP://WWW.MSEN.COM/~BRAIN/FAQHOME.HTML ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEMS: ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ ┬┬╙ (916) 395-9733, ╞╔─╧╬┼╘ ADDRESS: 1:203/999 ╓╟┴ ├OLOGNE ┬┬╙ +49-221-9808007 (┌Y╪EL 19K2) -9808008 (╓.╞├) ╞IDO╬┼╘ ADDRESS 2:2450/140 ═AILSERVERS: MAIL-SERVER@RTFM.MIT.EDU. ╞IRST FOUR LINES OF MESSAGE: SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART1 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART2 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART3 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART4 ╩IM ┬RAIN'S ═AILSERVER (ALWAYS HAS LATEST COPY) ╞ILES: CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P1 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P2 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P3 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P4 ╙EE ╙ECTION 6 FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE THESE SERVICES TO RETRIEVE THE ╞┴╤. ╘HIS FILE IS POSTED TO THE GROUPS COMP.SYS.CBM, NEWS.ANSWERS, AND COMP.ANSWERS TWICE EVERY MONTH AROUND THE 5TH AND THE 20TH OF THE MONTH. _╬OTES FOR THIS RELEASE_: ----------------------- ═AJOR CHANGES BRING HUGE ERRORS. ╨LEASE CORRECT 'EM IF YOU SEE 'EM, AND TELL ME. ┴STUTE READERS WILL NOTICE A FEW NEWER HEADINGS ARE NOT FILLED IN. ╔ AM WORKING ON COMPLETING THESE AREAS, OR ╔ DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THESE AREAS. ╔ WOULD APPRECIATE HELP ON FILLING THESE HEADINGS. ╙ECTION 14.╪ NEEDS TO BE FLESHED OUT CONSIDERABLY. ╫HAT ╞╘╨ SITE HAS THE PLANS FOR THE ─ATA╨UMP (╙ECTION 13.6)? ╙ECTION 6.4 (┼XTENSIONS) HAS A FEW ╔ DON'T KNOW THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR. ╙ECTION 7.╪ NEEDS WORK ╫HEW, ╔ AM FINALLY FINISHED WITH THIS! ----------------------- ╠INES PRECEDED WITH A '|" HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SINCE THE LAST VERSION OF THIS FILE WAS POSTED. ╠INES PRECEDED BY A '+' HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST VERSION WAS POSTED. ╔F READERS OF THIS ╞┴╤ WISH TO MAKE CHANGES, PLEASE PRECEDE FORMATTED LINES SENT TO ME WITH A '├' SO THAT ╔ CAN SEE THE CHANGES EVEN IF YOU ENCLOSE HEADER AND TRAILER TEXT TO SHOW CONTEXT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ╘ABLE OF ├ONTENTS ----------------- 1. ╔NTRODUCTION 1.1. ╫HAT IS A ╞┴╤ 1.2. ╫HAT TOPICS DOES THIS ╞┴╤ COVER? 1.3. ╫HO DECIDES WHAT GOES IN THE ╞┴╤? 1.4. ╚OW DO ╔ RETRIEVE UPDATES TO THE ╞┴╤? 2. ╧VERVIEW 2.1. ─O PEOPLE STILL USE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? 2.2. ╚OW MANY ├OMMODORE MACHINES ARE THERE? 2.3. ╫HAT DO PEOPLE DO WITH ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? 2.4. ╫HAT ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES ARE MOST WIDELY USED? 2.5. ╫HAT IS THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF ├OMMODORE? 3. ╘HE ┬┴╙╔├S 3.1. ╚OW DO ╔ FORMAT A ├OMMODORE DISK? 3.2. ╚OW DO ╔ TRANSFORM A ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM TO A TEXT FILE? 3.3. ╚OW DO ╔ TRANSFORM A TEXT FILE INTO A ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM? 3.4. ╚OW CAN ╔ CHANGE MY DRIVE DEVICE NUMBER THROUGH SOFTWARE? 3.5. ├AN ╔ GET MY 1581 DRIVE TO CHANGE ITS DEVICE NUMBER ON STARTUP? 4. ╨UBLICATIONS 4.1. ╫HAT PAPER PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE? 4.2. ╫HAT PAPER PUBLICATIONS HAVE DISAPPEARED? 4.3. ╫HAT IS A ─ISK ═AGAZINE? ╫HERE DO ╔ FIND THEM? 4.4. ╫HAT IS AN ╧NLINE ═AGAZINE? ╫HERE DO ╔ FIND THEM? 4.5. ┴RE THERE OTHER PUBLICATIONS ╔ SHOULD BE AWARE OF? 4.6. ╚OW DO ╔ KNOW WHICH MAGAZINES TO SUBSCRIBE TO? 5. ├ONNECTING ╒P 5.1. ╚OW DO ╔ CONNECT MY COMPUTER TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD? 5.2. ╫HAT SERVICES CAN ╔ USE TO GET ONLINE? 5.3. ╫HAT HARDWARE DO ╔ NEED? 5.4. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST? 5.4.1. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST FOR THE 64? 5.4.2. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST FOR THE 128? 5.5. ├AN ╔ USE MY ├OMMODORE COMPUTER ON ┴MATEUR ╥ADIO? 5.6. ╔S THERE ╘├╨/╔╨ SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS? 6. ╘HE ╧NLINE ╔NFORMATION ╥ESERVOIR 6.1. ╚OW DO ╔ DOWNLOAD? ╫HAT IS A TRANSFER PROTOCOL? 6.2. ╫HAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ AND ┴╙├╔╔? 6.3. ╫HERE CAN ╔ FIND ├OMMODORE PROGRAMS? 6.4. ╫HAT IS A FILE EXTENSION, AND WHAT DO THEY STAND FOR? 6.5. ╫HAT IS ELECTRONIC MAIL? 6.5.1. ╫HAT ARE MAILING LISTS AND HOW DO ╔ JOIN ONE? 6.5.2. ╫HAT IS A ═AIL ╙ERVER? ╚OW DO ╔ USE ONE? 6.5.3. ╚OW DO ╔ CONTACT PEOPLE ON ├OMPUSERVE, ╟ENIE, ETC.? 6.6. ╫HAT IS ╒╙┼╬┼╘ OR ╬ET╬EWS? ╫HAT IS A ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP? 6.6.1. ╫HAT NEWS GROUPS CATER TO ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? 6.6.2. ╫HAT TYPES OF DISCUSSIONS BELONG IN COMP.SYS.CBM? 6.6.3. ╫HICH ISSUES DOES COMP.SYS.CBM DISCUSS REGULARLY? 6.6.4. ╚OW DO ╔ POST IN COMP.SYS.CBM? 6.6.5. ╚OW CAN ╔ ACCESS COMP.SYS.CBM THROUGH EMAIL? 6.7. ╫HAT IS A ╞IDO╬┼╘ ECHO? 6.7.1. ╫HAT ECHOES CATER TO ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? 6.7.2. ╚OW DO ╔ POST IN AN ECHO? 6.8. ╫HAT IS THE ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB? 6.8.1. ╫HAT ╫╫╫ SITES HAVE ├OMMODORE INFORMATION? 6.9. ╫HAT IS ╞ILE ╘RANSFER ╨ROTOCOL (╞╘╨)? 6.9.1. ╫HAT ╞╘╨ SITES HAVE ├OMMODORE ╔NFORMATION? 6.9.2. ╫HAT IS AN ╞╘╨ ═AIL ╙ERVER? ╚OW DO ╔ USE ONE? 6.10. ╫HAT IS ╔NTERNET ╥ELAY ├HAT (╔╥├)? 6.11. ╫HAT ELSE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE? 7. ┼XCHANGING ─ATA 7.1. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA AMONG ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? 7.2. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN AN ╔┬═(TM) AND MY ├OMMODORE? 7.3. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN AN ┴MIGA AND MY ├OMMODORE? 7.4. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN A ═ACINTOSH(TM) AND MY ├OMMODORE? 7.5. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN AN ┴TARI ╙╘(TM) AND MY ├OMMODORE? 7.6. ╚OW DO ╔ EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN A ╒╬╔╪(TM) MACHINE AND MY ├OMMODORE? 7.7. ┴RE THERE OTHER WAYS TO EXCHANGE DATA BETWEEN COMPUTERS? 8. ╧PERATING ╙YSTEMS 8.1. ╫HAT ╧PERATING ╙YSTEMS ARE AVAILABLE? 8.2. ╫HAT IS ╟┼╧╙? 8.3. ╫HAT IS ╒╬╔╪? 8.4. ╫HAT IS ├╨/═ 9. ─EMONSTRATIONS 9.1. ╩UST WHAT IS A DEMONSTRATION, OR DEMO? 9.2. ╫HAT DOES ╬╘╙├ AND ╨┴╠ MEAN? 9.3. ╫HERE DO ╔ GET DEMOS? 9.4. ╫HAT IS A DEMO COMPETITION? 9.5 ╫HAT DOES ╞╠╔, ─┘├╨, ETC. MEAN? 10. ┼MULATORS 10.1. ╫HAT IS AN EMULATOR? 10.2. ╫HAT PLATFORMS DO 64 EMULATORS EXIST ON? 10.3. ╫HAT PLATFORMS DO 128 EMULATORS EXIST ON? 10.4. ┴RE ANY OTHER ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS EMULATED? 11. ╘ROUBLESHOOTING 11.1. ╫HAT DO ╔ DO FOR MY ILL DISK DRIVE? 11.2. ╫HAT DO ╔ DO FOR MY ILL COMPUTER? 11.2.1. ╫HAT DO ╔ DO FOR MY ILL ├OMMODORE 64? 11.2.2. ╫HAT DO ╔ DO FOR MY ILL ├OMMODORE 128? 11.3. ╫HAT DO ╔ DO FOR MY ILL KEYBOARD? 12. ═ODIFICATIONS AND ├ABLING 12.1. ╚OW CAN YOU ALTER WHICH SIDE A 1571 READS FROM? 12.2. ╚OW DO ╔ OPEN A ├128 POWER SUPPLY? 12.3. ╚OW DO ╔ MAKE A CABLE TO HOOK MY ├┬═ 1902┴ TO MY 64 OR 128? 12.4. ╚OW DO ╔ BUILD A SIMPLE ╥╙-232 INTERFACE CABLE? 13. ┼NHANCEMENTS 13.1. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY DISK DRIVE'S TRANSFER SPEED? 13.1.1. ╫HAT IS A ╞ASTLOADER? 13.1.2. ╫HAT IS A ╥╧═ REPLACEMENT? 13.1.3. ╫HAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES TO USING A DRIVE ENHANCEMENT? 13.1.4. ╫HAT OTHER THINGS CAN ╔ DO TO SPEED UP THE DRIVE? 13.2. ╚OW DO ╔ EXPAND MY DISK DRIVE'S CAPACITY? 13.2.1. ╫HAT IS A ╚ARD ─RIVE? ╫HO SELL THEM? 13.2.2. ╫HAT IS 64╬┼╘? 13.3. ╚OW DO ╔ EXPAND MY COMPUTER'S ╥┴═ CAPACITY? 13.3.1. ╫HAT IS A ╥AM ┼XPANSION ╒NIT? 13.3.2. ╫HAT IS A GEO╥┴═ ╒NIT? 13.3.3. ╫HAT IS BATTERY BACKED ╟EO╥┴═ (┬┬╟╥AM)? 13.3.4. ╫HAT IS A ╥┴═╠INK? 13.3.5. ╫HAT IS A ╥┴═─RIVE? 13.3.6. ╚OW DO ╔ EXPAND MY ├128 ╓IDEO ╥┴═? 13.3.7. ╚OW DO ╔ EXPAND MY ├64 INTERNALLY? 13.3.8. ╚OW DO ╔ EXPAND MY ├128 INTERNALLY? 13.4. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY COMPUTER'S SPEED? 13.4.1. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY ├OMMODORE 64'S SPEED? 13.4.2. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY ├OMMODORE 128'S SPEED? 13.4.3. ├AN ╔ SPEED UP OTHER ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS? 13.5. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY COMPUTER SCREEN'S RESOLUTION? 13.5.1. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY ├OMMODORE 64'S SCREEN RESOLUTION? 13.5.2. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY ├OMMODORE 128'S SCREEN RESOLUTION? 13.5.3. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE OTHER ├┬═ COMPUTERS' RESOLUTIONS? 13.6. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY COMPUTER'S SERIAL TRANSFER SPEED? 13.7. ╚OW DO ╔ INCREASE MY COMPUTER'S SOUND QUALITY? 13.8. ╫HAT OTHER WAYS CAN ╔ EXPAND MY ├OMMODORE COMPUTER? 14. ╨ROGRAMMING 14.1. ╫HAT ╨ROGRAMMING ╠ANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE? 14.2. ╫HAT IS A ├ROSS ┴SSEMBLER? ╚OW DO ╔ USE ONE? 15. ╒SER ╟ROUPS 16. ╙ALES AND ╙ERVICE 16.1. ╫HERE DO ╔ PURCHASE ├OMMODORE ┼QUIPMENT AND ╙OFTWARE? 16.2. ╫HERE DO ╔ GET EQUIPMENT SERVICED? 16.3. ╚OW DO ╔ KNOW WHO TO BUY FROM OR REQUEST SERVICE FROM? 17. ═ISCELLANEOUS 17.1. ╚OW FAST DOES A ├OMMODORE 64 RUN? 17.2. ╚OW CAN A TURN MY ╬╘╙├-═ 64 INTO A ╨┴╠-┬ 64 OR VICE VERSA? 17.3. ╫HAT DOES THIS ╔├ NUMBER MEAN? 18. ├REDITS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. ╔NTRODUCTION ╫ELCOME TO THE COMP.SYS.CBM "╞REQUENTLY ┴SKED ╤UESTIONS" (╞┴╤) FILE. ═ANY NEWS GROUPS MAINTAIN A ╞┴╤ FILE WHICH IS POSTED MONTHLY, AND IS A REPOSITORY FOR GENERAL INTEREST AND COMMON INFORMATION THAT MANY READERS OF THE NEWS GROUP, OR NEW READERS OF THE NEWS GROUP, MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN. 1.1. ╫HAT IS A ╞┴╤ ╞┴╤ IS AN ACRONYM THAT STANDS FOR "╞REQUENTLY ┴SKED ╤UESTIONS". ╙HORTLY AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF ╒╙┼╬┼╘, MANY PEOPLE NOTICED THAT CERTAIN QUESTIONS WERE REPEATEDLY ASKED IN NEWSGROUPS. ╘O MINIMIZE THE POSTING OF ANSWERS TO ALREADY ANSWERED QUESTIONS, ╒╙┼╬┼╘ DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF ╞┴╤ FILES. ┴FTER A QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP, IT IS ADDED TO THE LIST OF ANSWERED QUESTIONS IN THE ╞┴╤. ╘HEN, READERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE ╞┴╤ TO CUT DOWN ON POSTS OF REPEATED QUESTIONS. ┴ ╞┴╤ FILE IS NOT SOLELY FOR NEWCOMERS. ┼XPERIENCED USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GLANCE OVER THE ╞┴╤ EVERY SO OFTEN TO CHECK FOR ERRORS AND ADD ITEMS. ┴LSO, IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE GETS A QUESTION ANSWERED BY READING THE ╞┴╤, NEW USER OR NOT. 1.2. ╫HAT TOPICS DOES THIS ╞┴╤ COVER? ╘HIS ╞┴╤ ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON JUST ABOUT ANY TOPIC CONCERNING ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS. ╧BVIOUSLY, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE ╞┴╤ FILE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION HERE, AND SOME TOPICS ARE TOO BROAD FOR DISCUSSION IN THE ╞┴╤. ╚OWEVER, WHEN THE ╞┴╤ CANNOT ADEQUATELY ANSWER A QUESTION, IT DOES PROVIDE POINTERS TO RELEVANT PEOPLE OR MATERIALS. ┼VEN THOUGH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USE THEIR ├OMMODORE COMPUTER TO PROGRAM, THE TOPIC IS MUCH TOO BROAD FOR ADEQUATE COVERAGE IN THE ╞┴╤. ╞OR THOSE INTERESTED IN PROGRAMMING, HOWEVER, PLEASE SEE ╙ECTION 14, "╨ROGRAMMING". 1.3. ╫HO DECIDES WHAT GOES IN THE ╞┴╤? ╘YPICALLY, A ╞┴╤ FILE IS EDITTED BY A SINGLE PERSON OR SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE. ╘HESE EDITORS DECIDE WHAT SHOULD GO INTO THE ╞┴╤. ╧BVIOUSLY, FOR THE ╞┴╤ TO FULFILL ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, ANY QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ASKED REPEATEDLY SHOULD BE INCLUDED, AS SHOULD UPDATES TO ANY QUESTIONS ALREADY IN THE ╞┴╤. ╘HE ╞┴╤ MAINTAINER SHOULD TRY TO PROVIDE AS UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IN THE ╞┴╤. ┴BOVE THAT, THE ╞┴╤ MAINTAINER CAN INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION HE OR SHE DEEMS OR INTEREST OR VALUE TO THE READERS. ╞OR THIS ╞┴╤, THE ╞┴╤ MAINTAINER IS ╩IM ┬RAIN, BRAIN@MAIL.MSEN.COM. ╔F YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT YOU FEEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED, PLEASE MAIL IT TO ╩IM. ╨LEASE BE AWARE THAT IT DOES TAKE TIME TO INCLUDE NEW INFORMATION. 1.4. ╚OW DO ╔ RETRIEVE UPDATES TO THE ╞┴╤? ╘HE ╞┴╤ IS POSTED TWICE MONTHLY, ON THE 5TH AND 20TH, TO THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP COMP.SYS.CBM. ╔T IS AUTOMATICALLY ARCHIVED ON THE ╞╘╨ SITE RTFM.MIT.EDU AND AUTOMATICALLY ARCHIVED ON ╩IM ┬RAIN'S MAILSERVER. ═OST ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEMS AND ╒SER ╟ROUPS HAVE A RECENT COPY OF THE ╞┴╤, AND NUMEROUS MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS HAVE INCLUDED PARTS OR ALL OF THE ╞┴╤ ON DISK OR IN PRINT IN RECENT MONTHS. ╘HIS ╞┴╤ IS CALLED THE "├╧═╨.╙┘╙.├┬═ ╟ENERAL ╞REQUENTLY ┴SKED ╤UESTIONS ╠IST". ╘HE LATEST VERSION OF THE ╞┴╤ MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING PLACES: FTP SITES: FTP://CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA/PUB/CBM/COMP.SYS.CBM/CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0 FTP://FTP.FUNET.FI/PUB/CBM/FAQ/CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.GZ FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART* FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/NEWS.ANSWERS/COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART* FTP://RTFM.MIT.EDU/PUB/USENET/COMP.ANSWERS/COMMODORE/MAIN-FAQ/PART* ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB SITES: HTTP://WWW.MSEN.COM/~BRAIN/FAQHOME.HTML ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEMS: ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ ┬┬╙ (916) 395-9733, ╞╔─╧╬┼╘ ADDRESS: 1:203/999 ╓╟┴ ├OLOGNE ┬┬╙ +49-221-9808007 (┌Y╪EL 19K2) -9808008 (╓.╞├) ╞IDO╬┼╘ ADDRESS 2:2450/140 ═AILSERVERS: MAIL-SERVER@RTFM.MIT.EDU. ╞IRST FOUR LINES OF MESSAGE: SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART1 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART2 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART3 SEND /USENET/COMP.SYS.CBM/MAIN-FAQ/PART4 ╩IM ┬RAIN'S ═AILSERVER (ALWAYS HAS LATEST COPY) ╞ILES: CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P1 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P2 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P3 CBM-MAIN-FAQ.3.0.P4 ╙EE ╙ECTION 6 FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE THESE SERVICES TO RETRIEVE THE ╞┴╤. 2. ╧VERVIEW ╧BVIOUSLY, WE MUST WALK BEFORE WE RUN, AND THIS PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO ╞┴╤ FILES AS WELL. ╚ERE ARE SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS WE OFTEN RECEIVE IN THE ├OMMODORE COMMUNITY. 2.1. ─O PEOPLE STILL USE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? ┘ES, PEOPLE STILL DO. ╬EWER MACHINES MAY HAVE APPEARED AND TAKEN OVER THE CORPORATE WORLD, BUT THE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES LIVE ON. 2.2. ╚OW MANY ├OMMODORE MACHINES ARE THERE? ╔F YOU ARE ASKING THE QUANTITY OF ├OMMODORE MACHINES SOLD, THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS THAT WE DO NOT KNOW. ├OMMODORE NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED ANY SUCH NUMBERS FOR ALL MODELS. ╔T HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT ├OMMODORE SOLD OVER 10 MILLION ├OMMODORE 64 MACHINES, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN, AS FAR AS ╔ KNOW. ╙O, IF YOU EVER DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT QUANTITY OF EACH MODEL WAS PRODUCED, PLEASE PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG. ╔F YOU ARE ASKING THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MODELS ├OMMODORE SOLD, WE HAVE A SLIGHTLY BETTER IDEA. ╩IM ┬RAIN HAS COMPILED A LIST OF ALL KNOWN ├┬═ PRODUCTS, MARKETED OR NOT, INTO THE "├ANONICAL ╠IST OF ├OMMODORE ╨RODUCTS". ╘HIS INCLUDE ALL OF THE ├OMMODORE LINE, INCLUDING THE ╨├S AND THE ┴MIGA SYSTEMS. ┴S IT IS MUCH TOO LARGE TO FIT IN THE ╞┴╤, IT CAN BE REQUESTED FROM ╩IM ┬RAIN'S MAILSERVER AS FILE CBMMODEL.TXT (╙EE ╙ECTION 6.5.2 FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE MAILSERVER). ┴LTERNATELY, THE FILE IS POSTED TO THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP COMP.SYS.CBM ON A PERIODIC BASIS. 2.3. ╫HAT DO PEOPLE DO WITH ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES? ╨EOPLE USE THEIR MACHINES FOR VERY DIFFERENT PURPOSES: ╟AME ├ONSOLE. ╚OME ├OMPUTER. ┼XPERIMENTOR'S MACHINE. ╙MALL ┬USINESS ├OMPUTER. ╬O MATTER WHAT PURPOSE THEY USE THEM FOR, THEY USE THEM BECAUSE THERE IS A WEALTH OF PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ╘HE ├OMMODORE LINE OF COMPUTERS HAS A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS SUPPLY OF QUALITY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR IT, AND MORE ARE BEING CREATED DAILY. 2.4. ╫HAT ├OMMODORE 8-BIT MACHINES ARE MOST WIDELY USED? ╫ELL, IT IS A FACT THAT ALL TYPES OF ├OMMODORE 8-BIT COMPUTERS ARE STILL IN USE, BUT THE FOLLOWING MACHINES GET THE MOST USE: ├OMMODORE 64 (INCLUDE ╙╪64, ─╪64, AND ╨┼╘64) ├OMMODORE 128 (INCLUDES 128─ AND ┼URO 128─) ╘HE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED BY ├OMMODORE STILL HAVE A DEVOUT FOLLOWING: ├OMMODORE ╓╔├-20 ├OMMODORE ╨┼╘ SERIES ├OMMODORE ┬ SERIES ├OMMODORE ╨LUS 4 AND 16 ├OMMODORE ├65 ╘HE ├OMMODORE 65 IS A RECENT ADDITION AND IS THE RESULT OF A LIQUIDATION OF SOME ┴╠╨╚┴ STAGE TEST MACHINES. ┴ NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED THESE TEST UNITS, AND THEY HAVE A ╞┴╤ DEVOTED JUST TO THIS MACHINE. ╘HE ├65 FAQ IS LOCATED IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THIS FILE UNDER THE NAME CBM-C65-FAQ.2.0. ╘HE ├OMMODORE 65 ╞┴╤ IS MAINTAINED BY ╥USSELL ┴LPHEY AND A COPY OF THIS FILE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM HIM AT R.ALPHEY@DCE.VIC.GOV.AU. ╔N SPITE OF RUMORS, ╬O COMPANY IS CONSIDERING MANUFACTURING THE ├64. ╔F YOU OWN A ├OMMODORE ├65, THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS COMPILING A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM. ╥OBIN ╚ARBON 542 ╫EST ─ONALD ╙TREET. ╘HUNDER ┬AY, ╧NTARIO, ╨7┼ 5┘6 ├ANADA ╔F YOU CURRENTLY USE A ╨┼╘ SERIES ├OMMODORE COMPUTER OR JUST WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM, ONE PERSON IS TRYING TO START A MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THESE MACHINE. ╞OR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR THE MAGAZINE, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH: ═ARK ╩. ╦INGSBURY 25 ╠ATTA ┬ATTLE ├REEK, ═╔ 49017 ═ARK_╩_╦INGSBURY@FC1.GLFN.ORG 2.5. ╫HAT IS THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF ├OMMODORE? ╧N ┴PRIL 29, 1994, ├OMMODORE ╔NTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO RENEGOTIATE TERMS OF OUTSTANDING LOANS AND WERE CLOSING DOWN THE BUSINESS. ╔N THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED, THE LIQUIDATION PROCESS DRUG ON, OWING TO THE LARGE FAR-REACHING SIZE OF THE CORPORATION. ╔N ADDITION, THE FACT THAT THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE ┬AHAMAS WHILE A LARGE SHARE OF THE CREDITORS WERE FROM THE ╒╙ MADE LEGAL PROCEEDING TENSE AND DRAWN OUT. ╧N ┴PRIL 20TH, 1995, ALMOST A FULL YEAR LATER, ├OMMODORE WAS SOLD TO A ╟ERMAN COMPANY CALLED ┼╙├╧═ FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12.5 MILLION DOLLARS. ┴T PRESENT, THE NEW ACQUISITION HAS BEEN NAMED ┴MIGA ╘ECHNOLOGIES ╟M┬H AND IS AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: ┴MIGA ╘ECHNOLOGIES, ╟M┬H ┬ERLINER ╥ING 89 ┬-64625 ┬ENSHEIM, ╟ERMANY. ╘HE NEW HEAD OF ┼NGINEERING IS ─R. ╨ETER ╦ITTEL, WHOME MANY KNOW FROM HIS POST IN THE LIQUIDATED ├OMMODORE ├ORPORATION. ┴ PRESS RELEASE BY ═R. ╦ITTEL STATES THAT THE COMPANY WILL CARE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ┴MIGA LINE OF MACHINES AT PRESENT, ALTHOUGH LICENSING FOR THE 8-BIT TECHNOLOGY IS POSSIBLY AN OPTION FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. ╔F PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO BECOME PART OF THE NEW COMPANY, PLAIN RESUMES (NO FAX OR EMAIL) CAN BE SENT TO: ┼╙├╧═ ┴╟ ╨ERSONALABTEILUNG ╘IERGARTENSTR. 9 ─-64646 ╚EPPENHEIM ╟ERMANY ╔ HAVE WORD THAT THE NEW COMPANY IS LICENSING A MANUFACTURER TO PRODUCE ├64S FOR THE ├HINESE MARKET, BUT THESE CANNOT BE EXPORTED. ╧F COURSE, SINCE ├OMMODORE HASN'T SERVED THE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT COMMUNITY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, MOST ├OMMODORE OWNERS ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ├OMMODORE ╙EMICONDUCTOR ╟ROUP (├╙╟), THE FABRICATOR FOR MANY OF THE SPECIAL ╔├S IN THE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT LINE. ┬ELOW IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF ├╙╟ AS OF ┴PRIL 6, 1995: ├OMMODORE ╙EMICONDUCTOR ╟ROUP LIQUIDATED IN ─ECEMBER, 1994. ╘HE VAST MAJORITY OF THE OPERATIONAL MATERIAL AND THE REAL ESTATE WAS PURCHASED BY ╟═╘ ┼LECTRONICS, A COMPANY FORMED BY ├╙╟'S MANAGEMENT. ╟═╘ HAS PAID THE $1 MILLION LIEN THAT THE ┼╨┴ HAD LEVIED AGAINST ├╙╟, AND IS NOW OPERATING AS A FOR-HIRE CHIP PRODUCTION PLANT. ├╙╟/╟═╘ IS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION IN ├OMMODORE PARTS. 3. ╘HE ┬┴╙╔├S ╘HESE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WE RECEIVE ABOUT "┬┴╙╔├", THE BUILT-IN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE IN ALL 8-BIT ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS, AND THE "BASICS" OF USING THE MACHINE. 3.1. ╚OW DO ╔ FORMAT A ├OMMODORE DISK? ╘O FORMAT A DISK IN DRIVE 0 (OLDER ╨┼╘ DRIVES HAD DRIVE 0 AND 1) ON DISK DEVICE #8, YOU ISSUE THE FOLLOWING COMMAND FROM ┬┴╙╔├: OPEN1,8,15,"N0:16CHAR_NAME,12":CLOSE1 ╘HE NAME CAN BE 16 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH, AND THE DRIVE ID (12 IN THIS EXAMPLE) CAN BE ANY TWO ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS. ╞OR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE THE 1541 DISK DRIVE OR COMPATIBLES, A COMPLETE MANUAL IS AVAILABLE AT FTP://FTP.FUNET.FI/PUB/CBM/DOCUMENTS. (╙EE ╙ECTION 6.9 FOR DIRECTION ON HOW TO USE FTP.) 3.2. ╚OW DO ╔ TRANSFORM A ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM TO A TEXT FILE? ┴S YOU MAY KNOW, ├OMMODORE ┬┴╙╔├ STORES PROGRAMS IN "TOKENIZED" FORMAT, SO THEY ARE UNREADABLE FROM A STANDARD TEXT EDITOR. ╘O FIX THAT, LOAD UP YOU ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM, AND THEN TYPE THE FOLLOWING IN DIRECT MODE: OPEN1,8,2,"LISTING,S,W":CMD1:LIST ╘HE TEXT LISTING WILL BE PLACED ON DRIVE 8 IN A FILE CALLED LISTING. ┴FTER THE LISTING IS FINISHED, YOUR CURSOR SHOULD RETURN. ╘YPE THE FOLLOWING IN: PRINT#1:CLOSE1 ┘OU NOW HAVE AN UN-"TOKENIZED" COPY OF YOUR PROGRAM, WHICH YOU CAN EDIT WITH ANY TEXT EDITOR. 3.3. ╚OW DO ╔ TRANSFORM A TEXT FILE INTO A ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM? ╙INCE ├OMMODORE ┬┴╙╔├ STORES ITS PROGRAMS IN "TOKENIZED" FORMAT, ONE CANNOT SIMPLY LOAD TEXT FILES CONTAINING ┬┴╙╔├ STATEMENTS AND RUN THE FILE DIRECTLY. ╚OWEVER, THERE IS A SOLUTION. ╔N DIRECT MODE ON A ├┬═ 64, TYPE IN THE FOLLOWING: OPEN1,8,2,"FILENAME":POKE781,2:POKE812,73:SYS 65478 ╘HIS WILL READ IN EACH LINE OF THE TEXT FILE AND TRY TO EXECUTE IT (OR STORE IT IF THE LINE IS PRECEDED BY A NUMBER). ╫HEN THE LAST LINE OF THE PROGRAM IS ENTERED, HIT ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨-╥┼╙╘╧╥┼, AND TYPE IN THE FOLLOWING: CLOSE1:POKE812,47:SYS 65484 ╘HE FILE WILL NOW BE LOADED INTO MEMORY. ╔MMEDIATELY SAVE THE FILE TO DISK AS A ┬┴╙╔├ PROGRAM. 3.4. ╚OW CAN ╔ CHANGE MY DRIVE DEVICE NUMBER THROUGH SOFTWARE? ╘O CHANGE THE DEVICE NUMBER ON ├OMMODORE DRIVES, FOLLOW THESE STEPS: ╔N THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES, 'OLDDN' IS THE DRIVE'S CURRENT DEVICE NUMBER, AND 'NEWDN' IS THE NEW NUMBER YOU WISH TO CHANGE IT TO. 1) ╘URN OFF ALL DRIVES EXCEPT ONE YOU WISH TO CHANGE DEVICE NUMBER OF. 2) ╘YPE THE FOLLOWING IN, DEPENDING ON DRIVE TYPE: 1540/41/42/4040/═OST ├OMPATIBLES: OPEN 15,OLDDN,15 PRINT#15,"M-W"CHR$(119)CHR$(0)CHR$(2)CHR$(32+NEWDN)CHR$(64+NEWDN) CLOSE 15 ═╙─ ╙─-1 (╧LD ╥╧═): OPEN 15,OLDDN,15 PRINT#15,"M-W"CHR$(117)CHR$(0)CHR$(2)CHR$(32+NEWDN)CHR$(64+NEWDN) CLOSE 15 1551/70/71/81 OPEN 15,OLDDN,15 PRINT#15,"U0>"+CHR$(NEWDN) CLOSE 15 3) ╘URN BACK ON OTHER DRIVES. ╘HE CHANGE IS ONLY TEMPORARY. ╔T WILL REVERT BACK IF THE DRIVE IS TURNED OFF. 3.5. ├AN ╔ GET MY 1581 DRIVE TO CHANGE ITS DEVICE NUMBER ON STARTUP? ╫HEN THE 1581 IS INITIALIZED, AS WELL AS CHECKING THE BOOT SECTOR OF THE DISK, IT ALSO LOOKS FOR A FILE "COPYRIGHT CBM 86". ╘HIS FILE, IF FOUND, CAN SPECIFY A DEVICE NUMBER FOR THE 1581 DISK. ╫HENEVER THE 1581 IS BOOTED OR INITIALIZED WITH THIS DISK INSERTED, ITS DEVICE NUMBER WILL BE CHANGED TO THE SPECIFIED NUMBER. ╘HE UTILITY 1581-AUTO-DEV BY ─AVID ╫. ╘AMKIN (CAN BE FOUND ON CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA IN THE UTILITIES DIRECTORY) WILL CREATE THIS FILE. ╔T CAN ALSO DO OTHER STUFF, SO CHECK IT OUT. 4. ╨UBLICATIONS ├OMMODORE USERS ARE ALWAYS WANTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR COMPUTER. ╘HEY WANT TO SEE ARTICLES ABOUT HOW TO USE IT, PROGRAM IT, CARE FOR IT, AND EXPAND IT. ╙OME USE PUBLICATIONS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE, WHILE OTHERS USE THEM TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE. 4.1. ╫HAT PAPER PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE? ╘HE ╒NDERGROUND ╘HE ╒NDERGROUND 4574 ╓IA ╙ANTA ═ARIA ╙ANTA ═ARIA, ├┴ 93455 UNDERGROUND@TCF.COM (├ONTACT) ╙COTT ┼GGLESTON (┼DITOR) ╘HE ╒NDERGROUND IS A SMALL FORMAT (8.5" X 5.5", WITH AN AVERAGE 28 PAGES) PUBLICATION WHICH COVERS ALL SORTS OF ├OMMODORE TOPICS. ┼ACH ISSUE WILL USUALLY HAVE TWO FEATURE ARTICLES AND TWO REVIEWS, AS WELL AS REGULAR COLUMNS ON ╟┼╧╙, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, PROGRAMMING, NEWS, COMMENTARY, AND ╨UBLIC ─OMAIN AND ╙HAREWARE. ╧NE UNIQUE FEATURE TO THE ╒NDERGROUND IS "╒NDERWARE", WHICH IS ALL THE ╨─/╙╫ SOFTWARE MENTIONED IN EACH ISSUE WHICH IS PROVIDED "FREE" TO THOSE SUBSCRIBERS WHO SEND IN A BLANK DISK WITH RETURN POSTAGE. ╫E ALSO PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING THE MOST AFFORDABLE PUBLICATION, AS WELL AS BEING COMPLETELY PRODUCED ON ├OMMODORE EQUIPMENT. ╘HE ╒NDERGROUND IS PRODUCED USING GEO╨UBLISH AND A ╘╔ ╠ASER PRINTER, AND REPRODUCED ON A HIGH-QUALITY COPY MACHINE. ╔T APPEARS REGULARLY EVERY OTHER MONTH. ╫RITERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND ARTICLES IN ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔ OR ┴╙├╔╔ FORMAT (1,000 WORDS IS RECOMMENDED) ON A DISK, OR DIRECTLY TO THE EDITOR'S E-MAIL BOX. ╘HE ╒NDERGROUND PAYS $5 PER ARTICLE. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: (┴LL CHECKS OR MONEY ORDER IN ╒╙ FUNDS) ╘YPE OF ╙UBESCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ╔NTERNATIONAL ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (6 ISSUES) $11.00 $12.50 $21.50 SAMPLE ISSUE $2.00 $2.25 $3.75 ├OMMODORE ╫ORLD ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS, ╔NC. ╨.╧. ┬OX 646 ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═┴ 01028 (800) 638-3263 (├REDIT ├ARD ╧RDERS) ╘HIS IS A NEW MAGAZINE THAT SUPERSEDES THE ╥╒╬ MAGAZINE. ╔T IS PACKED WITH INFO ABOUT ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ┼├ ┴LL ╧THERS ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (8 ISSUES) $29.96 $35.95 $45.95 $57.97 SAMPLE ISSUE + SHIPPING $6.95 $6.95 $8.95 $8.95 ╘WIN ├ITIES 128/64 (╘├128/64) ╘WIN ├ITIES 128/64 (╘├128) ╨ARSEC, ╔NCORPORATED ╨.╧. ┬OX 111 ╙ALEM, ═┴ 01970-0111 (508) 745-5855 ╘WIN ├ITIES 128 IS (AS OF ISSUE #29) PUBLISHED BY ╨ARSEC, ╔NC. ╔T FEATURES ├OMMODORE 128 IAND 64 SPECIFIC INFORMATION, AND ATTEMPTS TO CATER TO READERS AT ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST NOVICES. ┴DDITIONALLY, STARTING WITH ╔SSUE #31(╞EBRUARY/═ARCH 1991), ╘WIN ├ITIES 128 COMES WITH A COMPANION DISK. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: (┴LL CHECKS OR MONEY ORDER IN ╒╙ FUNDS) ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ╔NTERNATIONAL ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION $20.00 $26.00 $26.00 SUBSCRIPTION WITH DISK $36.50 $46.50 $46.50 DIE╚ARD DIE╚ARD SUBSCRIPTIONS ╨.╧. ┬OX 392 ┬OISE, ╔─ 83701-0392 (208) 383-0300 (╔NFORMATION) ═AGAZINE DEVOTED TO ALL 8-BIT ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ╔NTERNATIONAL ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (10 ISSUES) $16.97 $16.97 $16.97 SUBSCRIPTION WITH ╙╨╔╬╬┼╥ DISK $49.97 $49.97 $49.97 ├OMMODORE ╬ETWORK ├OMMODORE ╬ETWORK ═AGAZINE ╫ARREN ╬AISMITH 9 ╫ADESON ╙T ├OBRAM ╓ICTORIA ┴USTRALIA 3150 ╔N ╒.╙.: ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ ╨.╧. ┬OX 232115 ╙ACRAMENTO, ├┴ 95823 ┼═┴╔╠ ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE@CEE-64.WMEONLIN.SACBBX.COM (├ONTACT) ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE, EDITOR. ╞IDONET: 1:203/999 (916) 395-9733 (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM) ╙TARTING 1/95 SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ╒.╙. FROM ╩ACK ╓ANDER ╫HITE AT $40.00 PER 12 ISSUES. ╘HIS IS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL PRICE IN ┴USTRALIA. ┬ACK ISSUES AND ├OMPENDIUM VOLUMES WILL BE ADVERTISED IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR ╒.╙. SUBSCRIBERS. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: (╞ROM ╩ACK ╓ANDER ╫HITE) ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ╔NTERNATIONAL ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (12 ISSUES) $40.00 ╥ANDOM (64/128 ═AGAZINE) ╥ANDOM 7161 ╬ORTH ═AINE ├LOVIS, ├┴ 93611-8200 RANDOM-MAG@GENIE.GEIS.COM (├ONTACT) RANDOM-MAG@DELPHI.COM (├ONTACT) RANDOM-MAG (╟┼╬╔┼ ├ONTACT) (209) 323-7841 (╓OICE═AIL/╞ASCIMILIE) ╥ANDOM IS A PROFESSIONALLY PUBLISHED MAGAZINE WHICH IS PRINTED BI-MONTHLY. ┼ACH ISSUE CONTAINS NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON SUBJECTS AFFECTING ├OMMODORE USERS SUCH AS MODEMMING, MAXIMIZING YOUR SYSTEM, THE ╔NTERNET, ╟┼╧╙, THE EFFECTS OF PIRATING AND MUCH MORE, ALONG WITH COUNTLESS COLUMNS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS ╟┼╧╙, ┬┴╙╔├ AND ═╠ PROGAMMING, ╠ATE ┬REAKIN' ╬EWS, REVIEWS OF THE LATEST ├OMMODORE COMMERCIAL AND SHAREWARE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, AND MUCH MORE. ╫E ALSO PRODUCE THE ├OMMODORE ╙UPPORT ╔NDEX, AND ARE CURRENTLY SELLING THE REMAINING INVENTORY OF ╒╙ ├ITIES ╓OLUME ╧NE.(╙IM ├ITY ADD-ON). ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ├ANADA/ ╔NTERNATIONAL ═EXICO ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (6 ISSUES) $23.70 $23.70 $23.70 TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (12 ISSUES) $46.00 $46.00 $46.00 SAMPLE ISSUE $ 5.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION WITH DISK $35.70 $35.70 $35.70 TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION WITH DISK $71.40 $71.40 $71.40 64'ER (╟ERMAN) 64'ER ═AGNA═EDI ╓ERLAG ┴╟ ╨╞ 1304 85531 ╚AAR ╟ERMANY +49 89 4613192 (╓OICE) +49 89 46135001 (╞ASCIMILE) MMATTING@CUBE.NET (┼-MAIL ┴DDRESS) +49 89 4613266 (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM) ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╟ERMANY/ ╧THERS ┴USTRIA/ ╙WITZERLAND ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION ─═99.00 ─═123.00 (12 ISSUES @ 64 P EACH, 12 DISKS) 8-BIT 8-BIT ┴TTA ┬ITAR (┴NDERS ╥EUTERSWERD) 82 66 75 - 1 (╧RDERS AND ╔NFORMATION) ╘HIS IS A ╙WEDISH MAGAZINE THAT TAILORS TO ├OMMODORE 64 AND 128 USERS. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╙WEDEN ╙CANDINAVIA ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (6 ISSUES) 75.00SEK 100.00SEK 4.2. ╫HAT PAPER PUBLICATIONS HAVE DISAPPEARED? ┴LTHOUGH THE FOLLOWING MAGAZINES ARE NO LONGER IN PRINT, MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS STILL TIMELY. ╙OME OF THESE PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS ╘RANSACTOR, ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR THEOR TECHNICAL CONTENT. ╙INCE SOME PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION IS NOT REPUBLISHED IN NEWER MAGAZINES, THESE OLD MAGAZINES MIGHT HAVE THE ONLY ARTICLE ABOUT A GIVEN TOPIC OR PROBLEM. ┴HOY! ╥╒╬ ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS, ╔NC. ╨.╧. ┬OX 646 ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═┴ 01028 (800) 638-3263 (├REDIT ├ARD ╧RDERS) ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS OFFERS BACK ISSUES OF ╥╒╬ MAGAZINE. ├OMMODORE ═ICROCOMPUTING-╨OWER/╨LAY ╟EO╓╔╙╔╙╧╬ ╘HE ╘RANSACTOR ╙URE, IT'S DEAD, AND HAS BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT THIS ONE WAS A CLASSIC. ├ALLING ITSELF THE MAGAZINE FOR ├OMMODORE PROGRAMMERS, THIS MAGAZINE WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY ├64/├128 PROGRAMMER DROOL. ╞EATURING IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PROGRAMMING TUTORIALS, AS WELL AS "OUT-OF-THE-WAY" TOPICS (THINGS ALONG THE LINE OF ╥ICHARD ├URCIO'S 256╦ AND 512╦ ARTICLES THAT APPEARED IN ╘├128). ╔F YOU ARE A PROGRAMMER AND CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON BACK ISSUES OF THIS MAGAZINE, DO SO. ═ICRO-┬YTES ╨ARSEC, ╔NCORPORATED ╨.╧. ┬OX 111 ╙ALEM, ═┴ 01970-0111 (508) 745-5855 ┴S OF 25-═AY-1992, ╨ARSEC, ╔NC. HAS TAKEN OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF ═┬ PRODUCTS, AND BACK ISSUES. ═ORE INFORMATION ABOUT ═┬ CAN BE FOUND IN THE /PUB/CBM/MICRO-BYTES DIRECTORY ON CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA. ├╧═╨╒╘┼'╙ ╟AZETTE ├╧═╨╒╘┼'╙ ╟AZETTE ╨.╧. ┬╧╪ 3244 ╚┴╥╠┴╬, ╔┴ 51593-2424 (800) 727-6937 (╙UBSCRIPTION ╬UMBER) TOMNETSEL@AOL.COM (╟AZETTE ┼DITOR, ╘OM ╬ETSEL) ┘ES, THE ╟AZETTE IS FINALLY SHUTTING DOWN. ╘HEY ARE TRYING TO CLEAR OUT OLD INVENTORY, SO GIVE THEM A CALL FOR BACK ISSUES. ╟┼╧╩╧╒╥╬┴╠ ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ ╨.╧. ┬OX 232115 ╙ACRAMENTO, ├┴ 95823 ┼═┴╔╠ ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE@CEE-64.WMEONLIN.SACBBX.COM (├ONTACT) ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE, EDITOR. ╞IDONET: 1:203/999 (916) 395-9733 (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM) ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ HAS TAKEN OVER PUBLICATION OF BACK ISSUES OF ╟┼╧╩╧╒╥╬┴╠. 4.3. ╫HAT IS A ─ISK ═AGAZINE? ╫HERE DO ╔ FIND THEM? ┴ DISK MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION THAT COMES OUT AS A TEXT FILE(S) ON A DISKETTE. ┘OU LOAD THE READER PROGRAM ON A COMPUTER AND VIEW THE MAGAZINE ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN. ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ (WAS ├┼┼-64 ┴LIVE!) ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ├┼┼ ╨.╧. ┬OX 232115 ╙ACRAMENTO, ├┴ 95823 ┼═┴╔╠ ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE@CEE-64.WMEONLIN.SACBBX.COM (├ONTACT) ╩ACK ╓ANDERWHITE, EDITOR. ╞IDONET: 1:203/999 (916) 395-9733 (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM) ╘HE MAGAZINE COVERS ALL THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTER SYSTEMS ┴LSO, A DISTIBUTOR OF BOTH ╨─ AND ORIGINAL SOFTWARE IN A CATALOG WITH MAGAZINES AND DEMO ISSUE. ─ISTRIBUTES THE ┴USTRALIAN ├OMMODORE ╬ETWORK MAGAZINE. ╘HE MAGAZINE OPERATES A ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD FOR SUBSCRIBERS. ╚OWEVER, ANYONE CAN LOG ON OR DOWNLOAD ON FIRST ACCESS. ╙PEEDS RANGE FROM 300-14400 BPS. THE BULLETIN BOARD MAINTAINS OVER 2000 FILES FOR THE ├64 AND ├128. ╙UBSCRIPTION RATES: ╘YPE OF ╙UBSCRIPTION ╒╙ ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (6 ISSUES) $36.00 (18 DISKS) ┬ACK ╔SSUE ╔NFORMATION: ╓OLUME 1/1992 5 ISSUES $20.00 ╓OLUME 2/1993 6 ISSUES $25.00 ╓OLUME 3/1994 6 ISSUES (15 DISKS) $30.00 ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥ 64 ═ONTHLY AND ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥ 128 ╤UARTERLY ╙╧╞╘─╔╙╦ ╨╒┬╠╔╙╚╔╬╟ ╨.╧. ┬╧╪ 30008 ╙╚╥┼╓┼╨╧╥╘, ╠┴ 71130-00008 ╩EFF ╩ONES (┴SSOCIATE ┼DITOR) ┼═┴╔╠: LOADSTAR@GENIE.GEIS.COM (├ONTACT) (800) 831-2694 (╨HONE) (318) 221-8870 (╞ASCIMILE) (318) 425-4382 (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM) ╘WO DISK MAGAZINES THAT FEATURE ├64/├128 PROGRAMS, ARTICLES, NEWS, MUSIC, AND GRAPHICS. ┴VAILABLE ON 3.5" AND 5.25" DISKS. ╘HE 64 MAGAZINE IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A RISK-FREE ISSUE. ╩UST CALL AND SIGN UP. ├ANCEL IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED. ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥ PAYS A PREMIUM PRICE FOR PROGRAMS AND IS LOOKING FOR GOOD ├64 AND 128 PROGRAMMERS. ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥ ALSO PAYS FOR ARTICLES. ├ALL FOR A RISK-FREE ISSUE. ┼ACH ISSUE CONTAINS PROGRAMMER'S GUIDELINES IN A FILE CALLED ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥ ┬╥╔┼╞╙. ─RIVEN ─RIVEN ╙TEVE ┴KERS, STEVE@UUNET.UU.NET (┼DITOR) ╥OGER ╫. ╠UECK, COOLHAND@KAIWAN.COM (┼DITOR) ─RIVEN IS A PUBLICATION IN A SINGLE DISK FILE THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND RUN ON A ├OMMODORE 64. ╘HE MAIN GOAL OF THE MAGAZINE IS TO BUILD UP THE ╬ORTH ┴MERICAN (╬╘╙├) DEMO SCENE BY SPREADING INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCENE, ITS PARTICIPANTS, AND THE DEMOS THEY MAKE. ╘HE OVERALL GOAL IS TO ADD YET ANOTHER MEANS OF KEEPING THE ├64 ALIVE AS A WHOLE. ┼ACH ISSUE CONTAINS SOME NEWS ABOUT THE DEMO SCENE (INCLUDING WHAT DEMOS, UTILITIES, ETC GET RELEASED), CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SCENE MEMBERS, INTERVIEWS WITH SOMEONE ACTIVE IN THE DEMO SCENE, AND REVIEWS OF DEMOS. ╔N ADDITION, THE MAGAZINE CATERS TO TGE GENERAL AUDIENCE BY INCLUDING ARTICLES DESCRIBING ├64 RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON ╔NTERNET; ARTICLES DESCRIBING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SUCH AS PAPER MAGAZINES, ONLINE SERVICES, OR ACTIVE ├64 SOFTWARE PRODUCERS; AND ARTICLES WRITTEN BY READERS ON VAIRED TOPICS. ╫E WANT TO PROMOTE THE CREATION OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS ON THE ├64 (I.E. DEMOS) AND EXPOSE THE "UNDERGROUND" SUBCULTURE OF THE DEMO SCENE TO SHOW THE BENEFITS THESE PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY. ─RIVEN IS ╞╥┼┼. ─ISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED AND ENCOURAGED. ╔T CAN BE FOUND AT FTP://FTP.FUNET.FI/PUB/CBM/C64/MAGAZINES AND ON ╔╥├ CHANNEL #C-64 ON ONE OF THE MANY BOTS. ╔N ADDITION, THE MAGAZINE CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM ├ORROSION OF ├ONFORMITY AT (905) 385-8014. ╘HE EDITORS CAN ALSO UUENCODE AND EMAIL EACH ISSUE TO YOU IF WANTED. ┴S A LAST RESORT FOR PEOPLE UNABLE TO FIND ─RIVEN BY ONE OF THESE PREFERRED FREE ROUTES, YOU CAN "SUBSCRIBE" FOR $2 AN ISSUE (MAXIMUM OF 3 ISSUES AT A TIME, PLEASE). ╙END SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS TO: ╘HRESHOLD ╨RODUCTIONS 17730 15TH ┴VE. ╬┼ ╙UITE #229 ╙EATTLE, ╫┴. 98155 (┼ACH DISK WILL INCLUDE A FEW DEMOS AND ╘HRESHOLD ╨RODUCTION NEW GAME PREVIEWS ALONG WITH EACH ISSUE ON ONE DISK) 4.4. ╫HAT IS AN ╧NLINE ═AGAZINE? ╫HERE DO ╔ FIND THEM? ┴N ONLINE MAGAZINE IS ONE WHICH EXISTS IN A TEXT FILE FORMAT AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED LIKE A REGULAR FILE OFF THE NETWORK BY THE USER FOR BROWSING AND/OR PRINTING. ╒SENET ├= ╚ACKING ═AGAZINE ┴N ON-LINE MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY DENIZENS OF COMP.SYS.CBM, THIS FEATURES IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING INFORMATION ON ├64 AND ├128 COMPUTERS. ╘HE CREATOR AND EDITOR OF THE FIRST 10 ISSUES WAS ├RAIG ╘AYLOR (DUCK@PEMBVAX1.PEMBROKE.EDU), AND THE NEW EDITOR IS ╩IM ┬RAIN (BRAIN@MAIL.MSEN.COM). ╘HE ISSUES OF ├= ╚ACKING CAN BE FOUND ON CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA IN THE DIRECTORY /PUB/CBM/HACKING.MAG. ┬ACK ISSUES CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM ╩IM ┬RAIN'S MAIL SERVER (╙EE ╙ECTION 6.5.2 FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE MAIL SERVER). ╔F YOU HAVE ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB ACCESS, ├=╚ACKING IS AT: HTTP://WWW.HUT.FI/~MSMAKELA/CBM/HACKING/ 4.5. ┴RE THERE OTHER PUBLICATIONS ╔ SHOULD BE AWARE OF? ╬O LIBRARY OF PUBLICATIONS IS COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME REFERENCE MATERIALS, LIKE PROGRAMMER REFERENCE GUIDES, USER'S GUIDES, MACHINE LANGUAGE TUTORIALS, AND ┬┴╙╔├ TUTORIALS. ┴LSO, DON'T OVERLOOK THE MANY FINE ├OMMODORE ╒SER'S ╟ROUPS IN THE WORLD. ╘HESE GROUPS TYPICALLY PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS WITH TIMELY INFORMATION AND HELP FOR TROUBLED MACHINES OR USERS. ╙EE ╙ECTION 15 FOR A LIST OF ├OMMODORE ╒SER'S ╟ROUPS. 4.6. ╚OW DO ╔ KNOW WHICH MAGAZINES TO SUBSCRIBE TO? ╘HIS LIST OF MAGAZINES IS INCLUDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ╬O ATTEMPT BY THE ╞┴╤ MAINTAINER HAS BEEN MADE TO VALIDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS LIST. ┴LSO, THE LIST IS ORGANIZED IN A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED ORDER. ╘HE ORDERING DOES NOT IMPLY THE RATING OF THE MAGAZINES BY THE ╞┴╤ MAINTAINER, NOR DOES IT INDICATE THE PAST OR PRESENT BUSINESS STATUS OF EACH MAGAZINE. ─UE TO THE SOMEWHAT DYNAMIC NATURE OF MAGAZINES, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROSPECTIVE SUBSCRIBER VERIFY THIS INFORMATION BEFORE SUBSCRIBING. 5. ├ONNECTING ╒P 5.1. ╚OW DO ╔ CONNECT MY COMPUTER TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD? ╞IRST, WE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT "OUTSIDE WORLD" MEANS. ╔N THIS SENSE, WE ARE REFERRING TO THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTER UP TO ANOTHER COMPUTER OR COMPUTERS AND EXCHANGING TEXTUAL, BINARY, OR GRAPHICAL INFORMATION. ╘O CONNECT TO ANOTHER COMPUTER, ONE MUST HAVE A ├OMMODORE COMPUTER SYSTEM, A MODEM, A PHONE LINE, AND A TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM (CALLED A TERMINAL EMULATOR OR TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAM). ╫HILE YOU CAN USE THIS TO CONNECT TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS, TO ACCESS GREAT STORES OF ONLINE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO SUBSCRIBE TO AN "ONLINE SERVICE", WHICH CAN TAKE MANY FORMS. ╘HIS TYPE OF SERVICE ALLOWS YOU TO CORRESPOND WITH MANY PEOPLE WITH A SINGLE PHONE CALL, AND MAY PERMIT YOU TO CONTACT PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR AREA WITHOUT A LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALL. 5.2. ╫HAT SERVICES CAN ╔ USE TO GET ONLINE? ╘HE FOLLOWING SERVICES CAN BE ACCESSED BY A ├OMMODORE COMPUTER AND ALLOW THE USER TO ACCESS ONLINE INFORMATION. ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙YSTEM (┬┬╙). - ╙MALL SYSTEM USUALLY WITH ONE PHONE LINE OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. ╞EES ARE OPTIONAL. ╞OR A LIST OF ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS IN YOUR AREA, CONTACT ═YLES ╙KINNER FOR A LISTING AT MSKINNER@JULIAN.UWO.CA. ├OMPUSERVE ╔NFORMATION ╙ERVICE. - ├OMPU╙ERVE HAS TWO ╞ORUMS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR ├OMMODORE 8-BIT COMPUTER USERS. ├┬═ ┴PPLICATIONS ╞ORUM (╟╧ ├┬═┴╨╨) DEALS WITH PROGRAMMING, GEO╨ROGRAMMING, APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ├╨/═, UTILITIES AND HARDWARE. ├┬═ ┴RTS/╟AMES/═USIC & ╟┼╧╙ ╞ORUM (╟╧ ├┬═┴╥╘) DEALS WITH ╟┼╧╙ IN GENERAL, MUSIC (INCLUDING ╙ID╨LAYER AND ═╔─╔), GAMES, GRAPHICS AND GRAPHICS UTILITIES. ┬OTH ╞ORUMS HAVE FULL MESSAGE BOARDS AND EXTENSIVE DATA LIBRARIES, AND BOTH ╞ORUMS HAVE WEEKLY REAL-TIME CONFERENCES. ╘HE ├OMPU╙ERVE NETWORK IS AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY WORLD WIDE. ╘HE ├OMMODORE ╞ORUMS ARE ATTRACTING INCREASING MEMBERSHIP FROM ┼UROPE AND ┴USTRALIA, AND HAVE BEGUN TO TAP INTO THE VAST VARIETY OF ├OMMODORE FILES AVAILABLE AROUND THE WORLD (SOME OF THE BEST NEW ├OMMODORE PROGRAMS ARE COMING IN FROM ┼UROPE THESE DAYS). ├OMPU╙ERVE HAS AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF LOCAL NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE ╒NITED ╙TATES AND ├ANADA AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH SUPPLEMENTAL NETWORKS SUCH AS ╙PRINT╬ET AND ─ATA╨AC. ╘HE NUMBER OF DIRECT ├OMPU╙ERVE CONNECT NUMBERS IN ┼UROPE IS BEGINNING TO EXPAND. ╫HILE THERE IS NO STANDALONE ├OMPU╙ERVE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR ├OMMODORE USERS, ├┬═┴╨╨ HAS THE ├╔╙.┼╪┼ SCRIPT SET THAT AUTOMATES ─IALOGUE 128 ON ├OMPU╙ERVE, AND ALSO ╓╔─┴╒╘.┬╔╬ WHICH WILL VIRTUALLY AUTOMATE ╓IDTEX (WHICH IS AVAILABLE AGAIN THROUGH ╙OFTWARE ╙UPPORT ╔NTERNATIONAL). ╔N ADDITION THERE IS ╧╞╞╠╔╬.╚╠╨, A TEXT FILE IN ├┬═┴╨╨, THAT PROVIDES A METHOD FOR SEMI-AUTOMATING ACCESS WITH ANY STANDARD COMM PROGRAM AND WORD PROCESSOR. ├OMPU╙ERVE'S RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: * ╘HE ╙TANDARD ╨RICING ╨LAN (ALSO REFERRED TO AS ┬ASIC ╙ERVICES) PROVIDES FREE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF NEWS, REFERENCE, SHOPPING, GAMES, FINANCIAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAVEL SERVICES FOR A MONTHLY CHARGE OF $8.95. ╬EW MEMBERS GET THEIR FIRST MONTH OF ┬ASIC ╙ERVICES FREE (THE $8.95 CHARGE DOES NOT BEGIN UNTIL THEIR SECOND MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP). ┴LL OTHER ACCESS IS CHARGED AT STANDARD HOURLY RATES. * ╘HE ┴LTERNATIVE ╨RICING ╨LAN PROVIDES UNLIMITED FREE ACCESS ONLY TO ═EMBERSHIP ╙UPPORT ╙ERVICES (├USTOMER ╙ERVICE, THE ╨RACTICE ╞ORUM, THE ╚ELP ╞ORUM AND THE SUPPORT ╞ORUMS FOR ├OMPU╙ERVE'S SOFTWARE) FOR A MONTHLY FEE OF $2.50. ┴LL OTHER USAGE IS CHARGED AT STANDARD HOURLY RATES. ╙TANDARD ╨RICING ╨LAN: ┴LTERNATIVE ╨RICING ╨LAN: 300 BPS.........$ 4.80/HOUR 300 BPS...........$ 6.30/HOUR 1200,2400 BPS...$ 4.80/HOUR 1200,2400 BPS.....$12.80/HOUR 9600,14400 BPS..$ 9.60/HOUR 9600,14400 BPS....$22.80/HOUR ╫HILE THESE RATES ON THE FACE OF IT APPEAR TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER COMPETING SERVICES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT WITH ├OMPU╙ERVE'S THREADED MESSAGE STRUCTURE IT IS POSSIBLE TO CAPTURE ALL MESSAGES, SIGN OFF, READ AND REPLY TO THEM OFF LINE, AND TRANSMIT THE REPLIES IN A VERY SHORT TIME, SO THAT ONE'S ACTUAL CONNECT TIME AND COST WILL BE MINIMIZED. ╘HIS IS NOT POSSIBLE ON WHOLLY-INTERACTIVE SERVICES. ╟ENIE - ╟┼NIE IS A GENERAL INTEREST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE RUN BY ╟ENERAL ┼LECTRIC. ╞OR A MONTHLY PRICE OF $9.00, YOU ARE GIVEN 4 HOURS OF ACCESS TIME AND THEN CHARGED $3/HOUR FOR ANY SERVICE. ╘HE ├OMMODORE SUPPORT AREA ON ╟┼NIE IS KNOWN AS THE ╞LAGSHIP ╥OUNDTABLE. ╫HILE THERE ARE A FEW PREMIUM SERVICES ON ╟┼NIE THAT CHARGE AN EXTRA PRICE, ALL OF THE ╞LAGSHIP IS AVAILABLE AT THE BASIC RATE. ╘HE ╞LAGSHIP ╥╘ INCLUDES SOME "╥EAL-╘IME ├ONFERENCES" (╥╘├S) FEATURING CLASSES OR DISCUSSION OF ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS. ┴DDITIONALLY, THERE IS A ┬┬ (┬ULLETIN ┬OARD), WHICH WORKS MUCH LIKE ╒SENETS COMP.SYS.CBM (ONLY THE DISCUSSION IS BROKEN DOWN INTO CATEGORIES AND TOPICS). ╞INALLY, THE ╞LAGSHIP HAS AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF ├OMMODORE FILES. ╘HE ┬┬ MESSAGES CAN BE READ ECONOMICALLY BY CAPTURING ALL THE NEW MESSAGES IN A TERMINAL PROGRAMS CAPTURE BUFFER, AND READING THE MESSAGES OFF-LINE. ╫IZARD, THE ├= ╟┼NIE FRON END, SUPPORTS THIS. ┬ECAUSE ╟┼NIE IS A GENERAL INTEREST SERVICE,IT SUPPORTS MANY DIFFERENT COMPUTERS, AND YOU CAN USE ANY ┴╙├╔╔ TERMINAL PROGRAM TO CONNECT TO ╟┼NIE. ╫IZARD IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT REQUIRED. ╟┼NIE OPERATES NORMALLY AT 300, 1200, AND 2400 BAUD, ALTHOUGH FOR ADDITIONAL COST YOU CAN CONNECT AT 9600 BAUD. ╘HERE ARE LOCAL ACCESS NUMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ─ELPHI ╔NTERNET ╙ERVICES. - ─ELPHI IS A COMMERCIAL SYSTEM THAT, WHILE SMALL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SYSTEMS, IS GROWING RAPIDLY. ╔T HAS A LARGE FORUM DEDICATED TO ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE ╒SENET AND THE COMP.SYS.CBM NEWSGROUP. ─ELPHI HAS TWO PLANS. ╧NE, CALLED THE ╙TANDARD ╨LAN, COSTS $10.00 A MONTH AND GIVES THE USER 4 HOURS OF NON-PRIME TIME (6╨═-7┴═) FREE EACH MONTH. ┼ACH ADDITIONAL HOUR IS $4.00. ╘HE OTHER PLAN, CALLED THE ┴DVANTAGE ╨LAN, COSTS $20.00 A MONTH AND GIVES THE USER 20 HOURS OF NON-PRIME-TIME FREE EACH MONTH. ┼ACH HOUR OVER 20 IS $1.80. ┴CCESS TO THE ╔NTERNET VIA ─ELPHI COSTS AN ADDITIONAL $3.00 FOR BOTH PLANS EACH MONTH. ╨HOENIX ╬ETWORK - ╨HOENIX IS A NEW NETWORK SYSTEM. ╔T IS REVIEWED IN ╔SSUE 3 OF ├OMMODORE ╫ORLD, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. (612) 537-5077 (╔NFORMATION) MYSTIQUE@FYREBIRD.COM (├ONTACT?) ╔NTERNET - ╘HE LARGEST ONLINE SERVICE. ╘HE ╔NTERNET IS A COLLECTION OF 4 MILLION MACHINES INTERCONNECTED USING A COMMON PROTOCOL CALLED ╘├╨/╔╨. ╘HIS SERVICE IS THE RESULT OF A ╒.╙. DEFENSE EXPERIMENT STARTED IN THE LATE 1960'S. ─UE TO ITS DISTRIBUTED NATURE, THE ╔NTERNET IS UNLIKE MOST OTHER ONLINE SERVICES. ╔N SOME CASES, AS IN UNIVERSITIES, THERE IS NO COST TO ACCESS THE "NET", AS IT IS CALLED, AND SOME OTHER ONLINE SERVICES OFFER ACCESS TO THE ╔NTERNET. ╘HIS IS THE HOME OF ALL THE ╞╘╨ SITES, THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ AND THE ╒╙┼╬┼╘ NEWSGROUP COMP.SYS.CBM, ╔NTERNET EMAIL, AND THE ╫ORLD ╫IDE ╫EB. ╫HEN YOU USE THESE SERVICES YOU ARE UTILIZING THE ╔NTERNET. ╤UANTUM╠INK - ╤-╠INK WAS A ├OMMODORE SPECIFIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. ╘HIS SERVICE, WHILE BOOMING IN THE LATE 1980'S, HAS NOW BEEN DISCONTINUED. ╘HERE WAS AN EFFORT TO RETRIEVE AS MANY OF THE ╤UANTUM╠INK FILES AS COULD BE RETRIEVED. ┼MAIL ┬RENDA ╟4 AT B.GANN1@GENIE.GEIS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. 5.3. ╫HAT HARDWARE DO ╔ NEED? ╘O ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES YOU WILL NEED A FUNCTIONAL ├OMMODORE COMPUTER THAT IS PHYSICALLY ABLE TO HAVE A MODEM OF SOME KIND ATTACHED TO THE COMPUTER. ╘HE MORE COMMON ├64 AND ├128 ARE ABLE TO BE USED WITH A MODEM, BUT COMPUTERS LIKE THE ├OMMODORE ├16, ├116, SOME ╨┼╘S AND SOME OLDER ├┬═ BUSINESS MACHINES MAY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO BE USED. ╫ITH A FUNCTIONAL COMPUTER, YOU WILL NEED A MODULATOR/DEMODULATOR (MODEM) UNIT OF SOME KIND. ╘HERE ARE TWO BASIC KINDS THAT CAN BE USED ON THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS: ┴ STANDARD ╥╙-232 (┼╔┴-232) EXTERNAL MODEM. ╘HESE MODEMS ARE VERY COMMON IN TODAY'S MARKET, AS THEY ARE USABLE ON ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ╘HEY USUALLY ARE CONSTRUCTED IN A SMALL RECTANGULAR BOX, HAVE LIGHTS ACROSS THE FRONT, AND HAVE EITHER A STANDARD 9 OR 25 PIN ─-STYLE CONNECTOR ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT. ╙PEEDS RANGE FROM 300BPS TO 28,800 BPS AND ABOVE. ╘HIS MODEM REQUIRES AN INTERFACE CABLE OF SOME KIND TO CONNECT TO THE ├OMMODORE COMPUTER. ┴ ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE EXTERNAL MODEM. ╘HESE MODEMS ARE MUCH LESS COMMON IN TODAY'S MARKET. ╧RIGINALLY MANUFACTURED ONLY BY ├OMMODORE, SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE ├1600 (300BPS MANUAL DIAL), ├1650 (300BPS, PULSE DIAL), ├1660 (300BPS, ─╘═╞ DIAL), AND ├1670 (1200BPS, ┴╘ COMMANDS, ─╘═╞/╨ULSE DIAL). ┴LTHOUGH OTHER COMPANIES MANUFACTURE COMPATIBLE MODEMS, IT SEEMS THAT THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 2400BPS FOR ALL MODELS. ╘HIS MODEM STYLE PLUGS DIRECTLY INTO THE ├OMMODORE USER PORT. ╨LEASE NOTE THAT ALL SPEEDS MARKED ARE MAXIMUMS. ═OST MODEMS WILL OPERATE AT ANY SPEED UP TO THE MAXIMUM. ═OST USERS AGREE THAT BUYING A ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE MODEM THESE DAYS IS AN UNWISE MOVE, EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. ╘HE SUGGESTION IS TO PURCHASE A STANDARD MODEM AND AN INTERFACE TO USE THE MODEM WITH THE ├┬═ MACHINE. ╔F YOU CHHOSE TO PURCHASE A STANDARD EXTERNAL MODEM, YOU MUST ALSO PURCHASE OR BUILD A SUITABLE INTERFACE. ╘HERE ARE TWO MAJOR TYPES OF INTERFACES: ╙IMPLE ├ABLE ╔NTERFACE. ╘HIS TYPE OF INTERFACE MERELY CONVERTS THE NONSTANDARD ╥╙-232 PINOUT ON THE ├OMMODORE USER PORT TO THE STANDARD ╥╙-232 PINOUT AND PERFORMS VOLTAGE LEVEL TRANSLATION AS REQUIRED BY ╥╙-232 SPECIFICATIONS. ╘HIS INTERFACE CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $20 TO $40 NEW OR BUILT BY THE USER. ╘HERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOMEMADE INTERFACES AVAILABLE. ╘HE ╘╥┴╬╙┴├╘╧╥ PUBLISHED AN INTERFACE IN THE ╬OV 87 ISSUE (╓8ISS3) AND ├OMMODORE ╚ACKING ╧NLINE ═AGAZINE PUBLISHED PLANS FOR ONE IN ISSUE 4 (╙EE ═AIL╙ERVER SECTION FOR RETRIEVAL INSTRUCTIONS. ╘HESE ARE BOTH SUPPOSED TO EMULATE THE ╓╔├1011┴ THAT ├= PUT OUT MANY YEARS AGO, AND YOU MIGHT FIND ONE AT A COMPUTER "FLEA MARKET". ┴NOTHER VERSION IS DESIGNED BY ╙TEPHEN ├OAN. ╙END EMAIL TO FRED.MUELLER@ATT.COM FOR A COPY OF THE SCHEMATIC IN ┴╙├╔╔ FORMAT. ╘HE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE ╘RANSACTOR ONE HAS SWITCHABLE OPTIONS FOR SOME OF THE LEADS AND THE ├OAN ONE IS HARD WIRED. ╒┴╥╘ INTERFACE. ╘O USE A MODEM, A ╒NIVERSAL ┴SYNCHRONOUS ╥ECEIVER ╘RANSMITTER (╒┴╥╘) IS NEEDED. ╫HEN ├OMMODORE DESIGNED THE ├┬═ ╓╔├-20, ├64 AND ├128, THEY EMULATED A ╒┴╥╘ IN SOFTWARE TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. ┴LTHOUGH THIS WORKS FOR SLOWER SPEEDS, THERE IS A LIMIT TO HOW FAST THE SOFTWARE ╒┴╥╘ CAN FUNCTION. ╞OR FASTER ACCESS, A REAL ╒┴╥╘ IS NEEDED. ╘HIS TYPE OF INTERFACE PROVIDES A COMPLETE ╒┴╥╘ IN A CARTRIDGE THAT PLUGS INTO THE EXPANSION PORT. ╘O UTILIZE IT, ALL SOFTWARE MUST BE WRITTEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REAL ╒┴╥╘. ╒┴╥╘ INTERFACES CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ├═─ (╙WIFTLINK), ╚┴╥╘ (╚┴╥╘ ├ARTIDGE), OR BUILT FROM PLANS (─ATA╨UMP). ╘HE DECISION OF WHICH INTERFACE TO BUY DEPENDS ON THE SPEED YOU WISH TO OPERATE AT. ╘HE SIMPLER INTERFACE CABLE IS ACCEPTABLE FOR UP TO 2400 BPS ON THE ├64 AND 4800BPS ON THE ├128, AND SOME PEOPLE CAN EVEN GET 4800 ON THE 64 AND 9600 ON THE 128. ╞OR HIGHER SPEEDS AND IF YOUR SOFTWARE SUPPORTS IT, YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A ╒┴╥╘ INTERFACE. 5.4. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST? ╘HERE ARE MANY TYPES AND VERSIONS OF TELECOMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS (REFERRED TO AS TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAMS OR TERMINAL PROGRAMS). ╙OME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS, BUT INDIVIDUAL USERS WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHICH THEY LIKE BEST. ═OST TERMINAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TODAY ARE ╙HAREWARE, BUT SOME ARE STILL SOLD COMMERCIALLY, AND SOME NEW COMMERCIAL TERMINAL PROGRAMS ARE BEING SOLD. ┴LL OF THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE EMULATIONS OF THE POPULAR TERMINALS SUCH AS ─┼├ ╓╘100, ╓╘102, ╓╘52, AND ┴╬╙╔. ┴LSO, EACH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS (╙EE ╙ECTION 6.1 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TRANSFER PROTOCOLS). 5.4.1. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST FOR THE 64? ╬OVATERM ╬OVATERM 9.5 ╬ICK ╥OSSI 10002 ┴URORA ┴VENUE ╬ORTH #1159 ╙EATTLE, ╫┴ 98133 $25 ╒╙ FOR THE PROGRAM, NOW AT VERSION 9.5. VOYAGER@ISUMATAQ.ESKIMO.COM (├ONTACT) ╞OR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO GET A COPY BY MAIL, CONTACT ╬ICK ╥OSSI. ╘HE VERSION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS SHAREWARE AT FTP://FTP.ESKIMO.COM/VOYAGER/╬OVATERM ╬ICK WILL BE COMMERCIALLY RELEASING ╬OVATERM 10.0 AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTIRE, BUT HAS SCHEDULKED AN INTERIM SHAREWARE RELEASE OF ╬OVATERM 9.6 TO BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ╔T WILL INCLUDE A FASTER 80 COLUMN SCREEN MODE AND AN 80 COLUMN ONLINE TIMER, AMONG OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. ╦ERMIT ╦ERMIT 2.2 ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN 16611 ╬┼ 26TH ╙TREET ┬ELLEVUE, ╫┴ 98008 $12.50 ╒╙ FOR THE PROGRAM, NOW AT VERSION 2.2. ╬OTE THAT ├OLUMBIA ╒NIVERSITY HOLDS THE COPYRIGHT FOR THE ╦ERMIT ╘ERMINAL ╙OFTWARE. ┘OU CAN GET A COPY OF THE ├OMMODORE VERSION BY FTP: CS.COLUMBIA.EDU (128.59.1.2) /ARCHIVES/├64╦┼╥. ╘HIS PACKAGE ONLY SUPPORTS 1200 BAUD; THERE USED TO BE SOME 2400 BAUD PATCHES ON ═ILTON BY WHOM ╔ DON'T KNOW. ╔F SOMEONE HAS THEM, COULD THEY BE PUT ON CCNGA.UWATERLOO.CA? 5.4.2. ╫HAT KINDS OF TERMINAL PROGRAMS EXIST FOR THE 128? ─ESTERM ─ESTERM 2.0/2.1 ═ATT ─ESMOND MDESMOND@CAN4.RCL.RAY.COM ╞OR MORE INFORMATION ON ─ES╘ERM OR TO GET A COPY BY MAIL, CONTACT ═ATT. ┬OB'S ╘ERM ╨RO ─IALOGUE 128 5.5. ├AN ╔ USE MY ├OMMODORE COMPUTER ON ┴MATEUR ╥ADIO? ┘ES YOU CAN. ╔F YOU WANT TO USE YOUR ├┬═ SYSTEM AS A TERMINAL FOR A STANDARD ╥╙-232 COMPATIBLE PACKET RADIO ╘ERMINAL ╬ODE ├ONTROLLER (╘╬├), YOU CAN HOOK IT UP IN THE SAME WAY AS A MODEM. ╙EE ╙ECTION 5 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONNECT YOUR ├OMPUTER TO A MODEM. ╔N ADDITION, THE ╔├╚╨╒╟ ╒SER ╟ROUP (SEE ╙ECTION 15 FOR ADDRESS) HAS AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF FILES FOR THE ├64/128 RELATING TO ┴MATEUR ╥ADIO. ╔F YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THE ├OMMODORE 64 AS A ┴MATEUR ╥ADIO REPEATER CONTROLLER, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL SELLS THE REQUIRED SYSTEM: ╥OBERT ┬LUMENKRANZ RADIOBOB@EARTHLINK.NET (├ONTACT) ╙ELLS THE ╒LTRA ├OM ╙HACK 64 REMOTE BASE AND REPEATER CONTROLLER FOR $379.95 ╒╙. 5.6. ╔S THERE ╘├╨/╔╨ SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS? ╒NFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NONE AT THIS TIME. ╚OWEVER, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE: ╩IM ┬RAIN HAS PERFORMED TESTS THAT DEMONSTRATED THE ╔├═╨ AND ╔╨ PROTOCOL LAYERS. ─ANIEL ─ALLMANN HAS NOW VERIFIED THESE TESTS AND BOTH OF THEM, AS WELL AS ├AMERON ╦AISER, ARE INDEPENDENTLY WORKING ON A ╘├╨/╔╨ PROTOCOL STACK FOR THE ├OMMODORE 64. -- ╩IM ┬RAIN, ┼MBEDDED ╙YSTEMS ─ESIGNER, ┬RAIN ╔NNOVATIONS. BRAIN@MSEN.COM ─ABBLING IN ╓╥, ╧LD ├OMMODORE ├OMPUTERS, AND ╟OOD ╘IMES! "╘HE ABOVE VIEWS ─╧ REFLECT MY EMPLOYER, SINCE ╔ AM MY EMPLOYER" - ╩IM ┬RAIN