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------- ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ╩UL 02, 1990 ╦.├┴╥╥╧╠╠1 [╫ILL ├ARROLL] (╞ORWARDED) ╟REAT CARTRIDGE. ALSO SAVES THE INEXPERIENCED FROM DAMAGING THERE COMPUTER WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL THE EXTRA CHIP THEMSELVES. ╔ HAVE TRIED BOTH AND WHEN YOU FIGURE IN THE PRICE OF THE PARTS FOR DOING THE MOD THE CARTRIDGE IS AMAZINGLY CHEAP. ╘HE PARTS ALONE WILL COST YOU CLOSE TO $20.00 AND THAT DOESN'T COUNT YOUR TIME WHICH AT $15.00 AN HOUR ACTUALLY ADDS UP TO MORE THAN THE CARTRIDGE. ╙O UNLESS YOU ARE REAL GOOD WITH TECH STUFF GET THE CARTRIDGE AND SAVE THE HEADACHE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ╩UL 02, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ╚OW MUCH IS THE CARTRIDGE ╦ARL? ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 4 ╘UE ╩UL 10, 1990 ╦.├┴╥╥╧╠╠1 [╫ILL ├ARROLL] (╞ORWARDED) ╠AST TIME ╔ CHECKED ┼D IT WAS $34.95. ╘HIS IS A PRETTY GOOD DEAL WHEN YOU FIGURE IN THE PARTS COST AND THE REDUCED RISK OF DAMAGING YOUR 'PUTER. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 5 ╞RI ┴UG 10, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 18:40 ╨─╘ ╫E WERE DUSTING OFF THE SHELVES HERE AT THE ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' ╫ORLD ╚╤ (GRIN) AND UNCOVERED A FEW OF THE ORIGINAL-DESIGN ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY CARTS. ╘HESE ARE BRAND- NEW. ╘HERE ARE FOUR TOTAL, WITH ONE SPOKEN FOR. ╔F YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO STEREO ╙╔─S, HERE'S A ECONOMICAL WAY-- WE'RE KNOCKING $10 OFF THE $34.95 PRICE FOR THESE 3 CARTS-- GETS YOURS FOR JUST $24.95. ╔F YOU'RE INTERESTED, DROP ME SOME EMAIL. ╦ENT ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 6 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╘HE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER ┴ LITTLE INFO ON ├OMPUTE!'S ═USIC ╙YSTEM FOR THE ├OMMODORE 128 & 64: ╘HE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER, BY ├RAIG ├HAMBERLAIN... (IT'S A 274-PAGE BOOK PLUS TWO- SIDED DISK) 6 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER MAY BE THE BEST MUSIC PACKAGE EVER CREATED FOR ╘HE ├- 64/128. ─UE TO OVERWHELMING REQUESTS FROM PURCHASERS OF OUR ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE, WE BEGAN SELLING THE BOOK A FEW MONTHS AGO (╓┼╥┘ FEW BOOKSTORES STILL CARRY IT). ╥ETAIL PRICE IS $24.95. ╧UR PRICE IS $22.95 PLUS $2.40 FOR ╞IRST ╔F ANYONE IS INTERESTED, ╔ CAN UPLOAD OUR OFFICIAL PROMO. ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 2 ╘HU ═AY 09, 1991 ╙.═┴┌┌╧╘╘┴1 AT 19:09 ┼─╘ ─R. ┼VIL, ┴BOUT 6 WEEKS AGO ╔ ORDERED ├OMPUTE!'S ═USIC ╙YSTEM, THE ENHANSED ╙╔─PLAYER, DIRECTLY FROM YOU. ╔ SENT AN ┴MERICAN ┼XPRESS MONEY ORDER FOR $25.95 ($22.95 FOR THE BOOK/DISK, $3 FOR SHIPPING) TO ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES ╨. ╧. ┬OX 3432, ╥EDMOND, ╫┴ 98073-3432 ╔ GOT THE INFORMATION, THE ADDRESS AND THE PRICE FROM ╘HE ╙TEREO ═USIC ┼DITOR BY ╥OBERT ╙TOERRLE. ╨LEASE CHECK FOR ME: ╚AVE YOU RECIEVED MY ORDER? ╚AS IT BEEN SENT OUT? ╫HEN? ─ID ╔ SEND THE RIGHT AMOUNT? ╘HANKS. ╙AM ═AZZOTTA ╙TATE ├OLLEGE, ╨┴ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ═AY 10, 1991 ╚.╚┼╥═┴╬1 AT 01:48 ┼─╘ ╙AM, ├OMPUTE'S ═USIC ╙YSTEM ┬OOK IS NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED BY ├═─, FOR $22.95, PLUS $3.50 SHIPPING. ╔ THINK, BUT AM NOT SURE, THAT ╥EDMOND ╫┴ MAY BE ─R. ┼VIL'S OLD ADDRESS. ╔F SO, YOUR LETTER MAY BE LANGUISHING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S MAIL BOX... ╫HY NOT WRITE OR CALL ├═─ TO FIND OUT IF YOUR ORDER MAY HAVE FOUND ITS WAY TO THEM. ╘HEIR ADDRESS: ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS, ╔NC. 50 ╔NDUSTRIAL ─RIVE ╨.╧. ┬OX 646 ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═┴ 01028 ╘EL FOR QUESTIONS: 1-413-525-0023 ╚OWIE ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ═AY 10, 1991 ╙.═┴┌┌╧╘╘┴1 AT 18:08 ┼─╘ ╘HANKS FOR THE INFO, ╚OWIE. ╔'LL GIVE THEM A CALL . ╙AM ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 5 ╘UE ═AY 14, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:22 ╨─╘ ╚I ╙AM-- ┴NY ORDERS SENT TO US FOR ╙╔─-RELATED STUFF (INCL. THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER) ARE FORWARDED TO ├═─ RIGHT AWAY. ╔ HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE ORDERS, SO ╔ CAN'T SAY FOR SURE THAT IT GOT HERE, BUT ╔ IMAGINE IT DID AND THAT ├═─ HAS IT BY NOW. ╘HANKS ╚OWARD FOR ANSWERING ╙AM'S QUESTION! ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 6 ═ESSAGE 6 ╞RI ═AY 17, 1991 ╙.═┴┌┌╧╘╘┴1 AT 23:13 ┼─╘ ╘HANKS FOR THE REPLY, ╦ENT. ╔'LL TRY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ├═─. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 7 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╙TEREO ┼DITOR V1.0 ┴ LITTLE INFO ON ╙TEREO ┼DITOR V1.0, A PERFECT COMPANION TO ╘HE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER... 4 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 7 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE ╞LAGSHIP AREA LONG, SO ╔ MAY BE MISSING SOMETHING, BUT ╔ WASN'T ABLE TO LOCATE A COPY OF ╙TEREO ┼DITOR V1.0 IN THE LIBRARIES. ╚AVE YOU- ALL HEARD OF IT? ╔T IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST PIECES OF ╨─ SOFTWARE EVER CREATED FOR THE ├-64. ╘HE AUTHOR, ╥OBERT ╙TOERRLE, PICKED UP WHERE ├RAIG ├HAMBERLAIN LEFT OFF WITH ╘HE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER. ╙TEREO ┼DITOR ALLOWS YOU TO COMPOSE FOR UP TO SIX VOICES AT A TIME AND HAS A TON OF OTHER FEATURES, INCLUDING ═╔─╔ SUPPORT. ╙TERE ┼DITOR IS COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH ALL THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER COMMANDS. ┬ECAUSE ╥OBERT WANTED ├RAIG TO RECEIVE HIS DUE ON THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER (AND TO AVOID BEING SUED BY ├OMPUTE! ;-), YOU ═╒╙╘ OWN A COPY OF THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER TO USE ╙TEREO ┼DITOR -- IT REQUIRES A FILE FROM THE ┼.╙. DISK IN ORDER TO OPERATE. ╔F ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THE ╙TEREO ┼DITOR, ╔ WOULD BE HAPPY TO UPLOAD IT TO THE LIBRARIES. ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 7 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ╩UN 09, 1990 ┼─.┬┼╠╠ [* SYSOP *] (╞ORWARDED) ╨LEASE DO ╦ENT! AND ANY TEXT FILES YOU HAVE ABOUT THE EDITORS AND USE OF THEM. ╔ AM DEFINITELY INTERESTED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 7 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ╩UN 10, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╧K! ╔ JUST UPLOADED "STEREO.ARC". ╔ ASSUME IT WILL APPEAR IN THE LIBRARIES IN A FEW DAYS... ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 7 ═ESSAGE 4 ═ON ╩UL 02, 1990 ╦.├┴╥╥╧╠╠1 [╫ILL ├ARROLL] (╞ORWARDED) ╔ WISH YOU HAD OF DONE THE UPLOAD SOONER. ╔ GOT IT FROM OVER AT ╤-╠INK AND AT 1200 IT COST ME TWICE THE MONEY. ╥EAL NICE EDITOR THOUGH. ╔ HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE ╔ LEARN HOW TO REALLY USE IT BUT ╔'M ON MY WAY. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 8 ═ON ┴UG 06, 1990 ─.├┴╥╨┼╬╘┼╥7 AT 21:05 ═─╘ ╙UB: ╦┼╥═╔╘ ╘HE PROGRAM AND THE PROTOCOL. 12 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 1 ═ON ┴UG 06, 1990 ─.├┴╥╨┼╬╘┼╥7 AT 21:08 ═─╘ ╘HANKS FOR PROVIDING ╦ERMIT. ╧NE QUESTION: WHERE CAN ╔ FIND A TERMCAP FOR A ╙EQUENT ╙YMMETRY RUNNING ─YNIX3.0? ╫ILL THE TERMCAP IN THE DOCS WORK? ╘HANKS; DCARPENT@HYDRA.UNM.EDU ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ┴UG 06, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:50 ╨─╘ ╚I-- ╫ELL, ╨URDUE, WHERE ╥AY AND ╔ WENT TO SCHOOL, HAD SOME ╙EQUENT ╙YMMETRYS AND ┬ALANCES, AND THEIR ─YNIX WAS VERY MUCH LIKE ┬ERKELEY ╒NIX 4.3. ╘HE ╦ERMIT TERMCAP LISTED IN THE MANUAL SHOULD WORK FINE ON SYSTEMS LIKE THIS. (╔N FACT, A FEW PEOPLE AT ╨URDUE HELPED THEM SHAKE DOWN AND FIX ─YNIX!) ╔F YOU NEED HELP ON USING THE TERMCAP AFTER YOU HAVE TYPED IT IN, PLEASE POST ANOTHER MESSAGE HERE. ┬Y THE WAY, ╦ERMIT FOR THE ╙WIFT╠INK WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SOME POINT. ╥AY HAS JUST GRADUATED AND STARTED A NEW JOB, SO THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY WHILE HE GETS SETTLED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ┴UG 17, 1990 ─.├┴╥╨┼╬╘┼╥7 AT 22:58 ═─╘ ╞OR THE MOST PART THE TERMCAP WORKSPRETTY WELL; SOME OF THE MAPPING IS OFF THOUGH. ╘HE ├64 <─┼╠> MAPS AS CONTROL (HAT) QUESTION MARK...THE <╚╧═┼> IS APPEARING AS THE DELETE FUNCTION WITH AN OCCASSION ├╘╥╠ ╥. ┴LSO, WHEN USING EMACS (╟╬╒) CONTROL S IS SUPPRESSED AND ╔ HAVE TO USE ├╘╥╠ \ TO SAVE A FILE. ┴S FOR ╦ERMIT ITSELF, IS THERE ANTHING IN THE WORKS TO INCREASE THE PACKET- LENGTH? ╔T TOOK ME 70 MINUTES TO ─'LOAD A 142K FILE @ 1200 BAUD. ╘HANKS AGAIN, ─AN ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 4 ╫ED ┴UG 22, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 10:05 ╨─╘ ╚I-- ╘HE STRANGE MAPPINGS YOU ARE SEEING WITH THE TERMCAP SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING... ╔ WONDER WHAT COULD BE WRONG? ─┼╠ SHOULD MAP TO ┴╙├╔╔ 127, WHILE ╚╧═┼ SHOULD MAP TO ┴╙├╔╔ 8. ═AYBE YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE SET SOMEWHERE THAT IS AFFECTING THESE TWO SEQUENCES? ┴LSO, ╔╬╙╘ MAPS TO A ┬╥┼┴╦ SIGNAL, AND ├╠╥ SENDS A ├╘╥╠-╠. ┘ES, LONG PACKETS ARE VERY NEAR THE TOP OF OUR "LAUNDRY LIST" FOR FEATURES TO ADD TO ╦ERMIT IN THE FUTURE. ╘HE PROBLEM IS, WE ARE OUT OF MEMORY. ╘HE ONLY WAY AROUND THIS IS TO SPLIT OFF INTO SEPARATE 64 AND 128 VERSIONS, WHICH WILL TAKE MORE WORK THAN ╥AY ═OODY, THE AUTHOR, HAS RIGHT NOW. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙UN ╙EP 23, 1990 ─.╫╔╫╔╠╠╔┴═1 AT 22:14 ┼─╘ ╚╔, ╔ TREALLY APPRECIATE FINDING QUALITY SOFTWARE FOR THE C64/128. ╔ HIGHLY COMMEND YOU FOR SUPPORTING THESE MACHINES. ═Y PROBLEM IS WITH USING ╦ERMIT 2.2 WITH THE UNIVERSITY ╓═╙. ╔ HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN ╔ AM USING THE ─┼├ EDITOR. ╘HE PROBLEM IS THAT, AFTER EDITING FOR A WHILE, THE TIME VARIES, ALL LOWER-CASE CHARACTERS ARE SENT TO THE SCREEN AS UNUSUAL GRAPHIC AND TEXT CHARACTERS. ╠ETTERS THAT ARE SUB OR SUPERSCRIPT, NON-COMMODORE CHARACTERS AND GRAPHICS ARE AMONG MOST OF THESE UNUSUAL CHARACTERS. ╘HESE CHARACTERS ARE NOT BEING SENT TO THE MAINFRAME; MY PROGRAMS SEEM TO WORK FINE AND SHOW NO SIGN OF THEM IF ╔ PULL THE FILES AT SCHOOL. ┴LSO, IF ╔ RE-BOOT AND LOG-ON AGAIN, SOMETIMES THE CHARACTERS WILL NOT BE PRESENT, BUT THEY APPEAR AGAIN SOON. ╘HEY ONLY SEEM TO CAUSE A PROBLEM ON THE SCREEN, ╫╚╔╠┼ ╔7M IN THE EDITOR. ╔ AM USING A COMMODORE 128 WITH UPDATED ROM AND 64╦ VIDEO MEMORY. ╔ ALSO USE THE COMMODORE 80-COLUMN SCREEN-DRIVER PROVIDED WITH ╦ERMIT. ╚OPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. ╘╚┴╬╦╙!!!! ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 6 ╙UN ╙EP 23, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 23:46 ╨─╘ ╔T SOUNDS LIKE THE CONNECTION (PHONE LINE) YOU ARE CONNECTED TO IS A LITTLE NOISY, AND IS SENDING THE "START USING A GRAPHICS CHARACTER SET" ESCAPE SEQUENCE NOW AND THEN... THAT'S MY BEST GUESS. ╔ USED 2.2 TO TALK TO TWO DIFFERENT ╓═╙ SYSTEM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS (DOING EDITING, MAIL, WORD PROCESSING, ETC.) AND NEVER SAW THIS HAPPEN... SO ╔'M PRETTY SURE IT'S NOT A BUT IN ╦ERMIT. ╧OPS, A "BUG" IN ╦ERMIT. ╔ THINK THAT IF YOU WERE TO ├╘╥╠-┘ "C" OUT OF ├ONNECT MODE, THEN TYPE "CON" TO RECONNECT THAT THINGS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL-- ╦ERMIT RESETS THE ╓╘-100 TO NO GRAPHICS, ALL HIGHLIGHTING OFF, ETC. UPON ENTRY TO ├ONNECT MODE. ╟IVE THAT A TRY AND SEE IF IT WORKS. ╔F IT DOES, THEN ╔ THINK IT MUST BE THE PHONE LINE. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 7 ═ON ╙EP 24, 1990 ─.╫╔╫╔╠╠╔┴═1 AT 21:35 ┼─╘ ╘HANKS FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE. ╔T IS POSSIBLE THAT A 'NOISY' LINE IS RESPONSIBLE, BUT IT ON:Y SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ╔'M CONNECTED TO THE VMS. ╔'LL TRY THE 'DIS-CONNECT/RE-CONNECT' TRICK AND SEE IF IT WORKS. ╘HANKS AGAIN ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙AT ╙EP 29, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 22:08 ═─╘ ╚I! ┼VEN THOUGH THIS IS OFF OF THE ╦ERMIT TOPIC... TRY USING ─ESTERM V2.0 TO CONNECT WITH THE ─┼├ AND SEE IF YOU GET THOSE STRANGE CHARACTERS WHILE USING IT. ╔ USE IT TO CONNECT WITH THE ╓┴╪├LUSTER AT MY WORK, AND THE FULL SCREEN EDITING HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS. ┬ILL ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 9 ╙UN ╧CT 07, 1990 ├.╠┼╬├┼╙ AT 18:17 ┼─╘ ╘O: ─.╫╔╠╠╔┴═1 ╔ HAVE BEEN USING MY ├-128/1670 ═ODEM AND MY ┴MIGA 500/═ODEM 1200 ╥╙ TO COMMUNICATE WITH A ╓┴╪ USING VARIOUS TERM. EMULATORS (╓╘100). ╔ HAVE EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE PROBLEM YOU DESCRIBE. ╔ THINK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MODEMS. ╫HEN ╔ RECENTLY CONNECTED A ╚AYES ╙MARTMODEM 1200 TO MY ┴MIGA ╔ HAD ╬╧ ╨╥╧┬╠┼═! ╔ DON'T THINK IT IS NOISE EITHER AS VARIOUS PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED TO ME. ╔T LOOKS MORE LIKE SOME SORT OF COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM WITH THE ├┬═ MODEMS. ╔ WILL TRY TO CONTACT ├= ABOUT THIS. -=├HARLES=- ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 10 ╙UN ╧CT 07, 1990 ├.╠┼╬├┼╙ AT 18:28 ┼─╘ ╧H, YES, ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. ┘OU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN OFF AND BACK ON TO CLEAR UP THE TRANSMISSION. ╩UST DO A ├╘╥╠ ╙ FOLLOWED BY A ├╘╥╠ ╤. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 11 ╫ED ╧CT 10, 1990 ├.╠┼╬├┼╙ AT 18:54 ┼─╘ ╦ERMIT 2.2 HAS WORKED WELL FOR ME BUT ╔ HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A FEW KEYS THAT OTHERWISE WORK OK. ╘HE UPPERCASE ┴ SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. ┴ND THE ╩ KEY DOESN'T PRINT A '╩' BUT RATHER SEEMS TO WORK LIKE THE DELETE KEY. ╔S IT THE PROGRAM OR MY KEYBOARD?? -=├HARLES=- ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 8 ═ESSAGE 12 ═ON ╧CT 15, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 18:52 ╨─╘ ╘HE ONLY PROBLEMS ╔ HAVE SEEN WITH ╦ERMIT V2.2 AND KEYBOARDS IS IF A MOUSE OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE IS PLUGGED IN, OR YOU'RE USING A 128─ WITH A "HOMEBREW" KEYBOARD EXTENDER CABLE. ╔F YOU HAVE A MOUSE PLUGGED IN, TRY UNPLUGGING IT. ╦ENT ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 9 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 20:38 ╨─╘ ╙UB: ╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘: ╬EW ╨RICING ╙CHEDULE ╚ERE IS A PRESS RELEASE DETAILING ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' NEW PRICING SCHEDULE, WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS PRICING. 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 9 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 20:39 ╨─╘ ╞╧╥ ╔══┼─╔┴╘┼ ╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ 9/22/90 ╥EDMOND, ╫┴-- ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING NEW PRICING SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE - $39.95 ╧PTIONAL ╙TEREO ═USIC ├OLLECTION DISK - $1.00 ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING (FOR ╙╔─ *OR* ╙╔─ + DISK) - $2.50 ╒.╙., ├ANADA, AND ═EXICO; $7.50 OVERSEAS ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER - $22.95 ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING - $2.50 ╒.╙., ├ANADA, AND ═EXICO; $7.50 OVERSEAS ╙TEREO ┼DITOR - $5.00, OR $1.00 IF ORDERED WITH ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING - ADD $2.50 FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╙ERIAL ╔NTERFACE - $34.95 ╧PTIONAL 10 FT. ─┬-9 TO ─┬-25 CABLE FOR ╙WIFT╠INK-232 - $7.50 ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING (FOR ╙╠ *OR* ╙╠ + CABLE - $2.50 ╒.╙., ├ANADA, AND ═EXICO; $7.50 OVERSEAS ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT V2.2 - $5.00 ╧PTIONAL LASER-PRINTED ╒SER'S ╟UIDE - $7.50 ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING - ADD $2.50 FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN, ╟ENERAL ═ANAGER OF ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES, COMMENTED ON THE NEW PRICING SCHEDULE: "╥ECENT COMPONENT COST AND PRODUCTION COST INCREASES HAVE MADE SOME NOMINAL PRICE INCREASES NECESSARY. ╘HIS IS THE FIRST PRICE INCREASE IN THE HISTORY OF ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS, AND WE FEEL THAT OUR PRODUCTS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT VALUE FOR THE MONEY." ╨LEASE NOTE THAT ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS ARE SHIPPED ╞IRST ├LASS MAIL WITH FOREIGN ORDERS SHIPPED ┴IR MAIL. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 9 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ╙EP 23, 1990 ╟.╓┴╬╟┼╠─┼╥ AT 08:43 ┼─╘ ╫OULD THIS AFFECT AN ORDER SENT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO ? ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 9 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ╙EP 23, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 23:49 ╨─╘ ╘HIS WILL ONLY EFFECT ORDERS RECEIVED AFTER ╙ATURDAY, 9/22. ┴LL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A LETTER OUTLINING ANY NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. ┘OUR ORDER IS ALREADY IN THE QUEUE, ╟ARY, AND IS NOT AFFECTED. (┘OU ARE SECOND IN LINE TO RECEIVE A ╙WIFT╠INK-- WE'RE OUT OF A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS BUT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN SOON.) ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 10 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:00 ╨─╘ ╙UB: ─R. ┼VIL IN THE ╬EWS... ╙OME NOTES ON RECENT ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY MEMBERS OF ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS. 2 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 10 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ╙EP 22, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 21:05 ╨─╘ ─R. ┼VIL, OR RATHER, HIS "EVIL HENCHMEN" HAVE SHOWN UP IN THE ├OMMODORE 8- BIT PRESS TWICE RECENTLY. ╞IRST IS A TECHNICAL ARTICLE ON ├-128 FUNCTION ╥╧═╙ IN THE CURRENT ╘WIN ├ITIES 128 (#28). ╘HE ARTICLE EXPLAINS HOW FUNCTION ╥╧═S WORK AND GIVES SOME IDEAS FOR USE. ╔F YOU'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT TO DO WITH THE EMPTY SOCKET IN YOUR ├- 128/128─, CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE. ╙ECOND IS "┴ ╬OTABLE ┬┴╙╔├" IN THE ╧CTOBER ISSUE OF ╥╒╬. ╘HIS ARTICLE FEATURES "╙╔─ ┬┴╙╔├", A WEDGE THAT ADDS 5 OF THE 6 ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 (I.E. ├-128) MUSIC COMMANDS (ALL EXCEPT ╙╧╒╬─) TO ┬┴╙╔├ 2.0 (I.E. ├-64). ╙╔─ ┬┴╙╔├ MAKES IT EASIER THAN EVER TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE ╙╔─ ON YOUR ├-64. ╘HE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR A SECOND ╙╔─ CHIP IF YOU HAVE ONE, WHICH MAKES IT IN SOME WAYS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE ORIGINAL COMMANDS IN ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0! ═ANY THANKS TO ├HRIS ╬EWMAN FOR THE TIME HE SPENT IN WRITING ╙╔─ ┬┴╙╔├. ╨LEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF EITHER ARTICLE! ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 11 ╙AT ╧CT 06, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:15 ╨─╘ ╙UB: ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD ╙PECIAL EVENTS AND SUCH... 7 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙AT ╧CT 06, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:16 ╨─╘ ╔'LL BE OUT OF TOWN FROM 10/6 - 10/12, SO IF MAY BE AWHILE BEFORE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT POST ARE ANSWERED. ╙ORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE! ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 2 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ├.╦╒╘┼═┼╔┼╥ AT 22:06 ├╙╘ ╔ JUST RECEIVED BY ╙╫232. ╔ NEED HELP IN USING IT WITH ─ESTERM SOFTWARE AND AN ╔NTE: 2400 ┼╪ MODEM. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 3 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:08 ╨╙╘ ╠ET'S MOVE THIS OVER TO TOPIC 4. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ╬OV 16, 1990 ─╔╟╔╘┴╠.─┴┌┼ AT 23:29 ═╙╘ ─OES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THEY SELL ╙UPRA 2400 BAUD MODEMS NOW DAYS? ╔ CAN'T FIND THEM LISTED IN ANY MAIL-ORDER ADS ANY MORE! ╘HANKS, ┬ILL ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙AT ╬OV 17, 1990 ╓╧┘┴╟┼╥-1 [╟ARY ╓] AT 08:53 ┼╙╘ ╙OFTWARE ╙UPPORT ╔NTERNATIONAL HAS THEM ADVERTISED IN THEIR WINTER 1990 CATALOG. ╘HEIR SELLING PRICE FOR THE ╙UPRA 2400 IS $120. ╔F YOU NEED THEIR ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBER, LET ME KNOW. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 6 ╫ED ─EC 19, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 15:45 ╨╙╘ ─R. ┼VIL (THAT'S ME, ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN) WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FROM TODAY, 12/19, UNTIL 12/31. ╘HE COMPANY WILL BE CLOSED FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES DURING THIS TIME. ╘HE ╙EATTLE AREA, WHERE ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS IS LOCATED, HAD A MAJOR SNOWSTORM LAST NIGHT. ╘HIS HAS REALLY SCREWED UP OUR ATTEMPTS TO SHIP LAST-MINUTE ORDERS BEFORE ├HRISTMAS. ╨LEASE BEAR WITH US--ALL PENDING ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR BEGINS. ═ERRY ├HRISTMAS, ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 11 ═ESSAGE 7 ╘UE ┴PR 02, 1991 ╥.═├╚┼╬╥┘ AT 21:28 ┼╙╘ H ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 12 ╘UE ╬OV 13, 1990 ╦┼╬.╞╔╬╘╧ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: USING 2 CARTRIDGES AT THE SAME TIME ╔ WANT TO USE MY ╙UPER ╙NAPSHOT AND ╙WIFTLINK 232 CARTRIDGES AT THE SAME TIME ON MY ├OMMODORE 64. ╔S THIS POSSIBLE? 9 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 1 ╘UE ╬OV 13, 1990 ╦┼╬.╞╔╬╘╧ (╞ORWARDED) ╔ WANT TO USE MY ╙UPER ╙NAPSHOT AND ╙WIFTLINK 232 CARTRIDGES AT THE SAME TIME ON MY ├OMMODORE 64. ╔S THERE A DEVICE AVAILABLE THAT WILL LET ME DO THIS? ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 2 ╘UE ╬OV 13, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ [┬ILL] (╞ORWARDED) ╦EN, ├ATEGORY 13 IS THE ╙WIFT╠INK ┴REA, SO ╔'LL MOVE YOUR MESSAGE OVER THERE. ;) ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 3 ╘UE ╬OV 13, 1990 ╓╧┘┴╟┼╥-1 [╟ARY ╓] AT 18:24 ┼╙╘ ═ANY CARTRIDGES WILL WORK ALONGSIDE THE ╙WIFTLINK BUT MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL UNITS USE THE SAME ╔/╧ PORT ADDRESS AS THE ╙WIFTLINK IS SET TO AS A DEFAULT. ╘HE ╔/╧ PORT OF THE ╙WIFTLINK CAN BE CHANGED, BUT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING WITH A SOLDERING IRON AND HIGHLY STATIC SENSITIVE CHIPS, ╔ WOULD RECCOMEND HAVING IT DONE BY ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS. (╘HEY ALSO MIGHT KNOW FOR SURE IF THE ╙NAPSHOT WILL CO-EXIST ) ╟ARY ╓ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 4 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ╟╒╠╠╔┬╠┼ [╩ON] AT 23:20 ┼╙╘ ╙UPER ╙NAPSHOT USES THE $─┼00 AREA. ╔ USE IT IN A ├ARTRIDGE ┼XPANDER WITH A ╥┼╒ WITH NO PROBLEMS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 5 ╫ED ╬OV 14, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:07 ╨╙╘ ╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK USES THE $─┼00 AREA BY DEFAULT SO IT CAN BE COMPATIBLE WITH ├┬═'S ╥┼╒S (WHICH USE $─╞00). ╙╙ V4 USED $─╞00 (AN "OOPS" ON THEIR PART) AND CAN CO-EXIST WITH THE ╙╠ WITH NO TROUBLE. ╔F YOU HAVE A V5, THEN YOU'LL NEED TO MOVE THE ╙╠ TO $─╞00 (UNFORTUNATELY THE ╙╙ ISN'T FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MOVE...). ├HANGING THE ╙╠ ADDRESS REQUIRES CHANGING A JUMPER ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. ╔F YOU (OR SOMEONE IN YOUR AREA) WANTS TO MAKE THIS MOD, SEND ME SOME EMAIL AND ╔'LL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS. ╧THERWISE, YOU CAN SEND THE ╙╠ BACK AND WE'LL DO IT. ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 6 ╙AT ╬OV 17, 1990 ╦┼╬.╞╔╬╘╧ AT 02:47 ├╙╘ ╔ AM USING ╙╙ V4. ╫HICH CART EXPANDER IS THE BEST? ╔ HAVE NOT BOUGHT ONE YET AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE RIGHT ONE THE FIRST TIME... ╦EN ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 7 ╙AT ╬OV 17, 1990 ╟╒╠╠╔┬╠┼ [╩ON] AT 21:02 ┼╙╘ ├AN'T SAY IT IS THE BEST SINCE ╔ HAVN'T USED ANY OTHERS. ┬UT, ╔ USE A ╙KYLES 2+1 ┼XPANDER. ╔T HAS 2 SLOTS POINTING UP FOR CARTRIDGES, AND ONE OUT THE BACK FOR A ╥┼╒ SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BALANCE THE ╥┼╒. ╔T DOES HAVE A FUSE AND A RESET BUTTON. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙AT ╬OV 17, 1990 ╦┼╬.╞╔╬╘╧ AT 23:15 ├╙╘ ╩ON, ╔ MIGHT GET A ╙KYLES 2+1 ┼XPANDER. ╫HO SELLS ONE? ╦EN ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 12 ═ESSAGE 9 ╫ED ╬OV 21, 1990 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 22:45 ╨╙╘ ╔'M NOT SURE WHO ALL IS MAKING EXPANDERS THESE DAYS... THE ONLY ONE ╔ HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED MUCH LATELY IS THE ┴PROSPAND, MADE BY ┴PROTEK. ┬OTH ┬RIWALL AND ╙╙╔ SELL THEM. ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 13 ═ON ╩AN 07, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:01 ╨╙╘ ╙UB: ╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘ ╬┼╫╙ - PLEASE READ! ╔MPORTANT NEWS CONCERNING ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' PRODUCT LINE. 7 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 1 ═ON ╩AN 07, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:04 ╨╙╘ ╞╧╥ ╔══┼─╔┴╘┼ ╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ 1/7/90: ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS (├═─) OF ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═┴ AND ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES OF ╥EDMOND, ╫┴ ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ├═─ HAS ACQUIRED ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE AND ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╙ERIAL ╔NTERFACE PERIPHERALS FOR THE ├OMMODORE 64/128 COMPUTERS. ┼FFECTIVE ╩ANUARY 1, 1991, ├═─ BEGAN HANDLING ALL SALES AND SERVICE OF NEW UNITS OF BOTH PRODUCTS AND THEIR SUPPORT SOFTWARE. ╔N ADDITION, ├═─ CONTINUES ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' TRADITION OF OFFERING "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" FOR THE ╙╔─ MUSIC ENTHUSIAST BY SELLING THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER BOOK/DISK 3-VOICE MUSIC EDITING PACKAGE AND DISTRIBUTING THE POWERFUL 6-VOICE ╙TEREO ┼DITOR. ├═─ ALSO OFFERS A DISK OF ╙IDPLAYER EXTENSIONS FOR ═╔─╔ PLAYBACK. ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN, ╟ENERAL ═ANAGER OF ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES, COMMENTED ON THE AGREEMENT: "╫E ARE VERY PLEASED THAT ├═─ WILL BE TAKING OVER PRODUCTION OF BOTH CARTRIDGES PLUS THE SUPPORT SOFTWARE. ├═─ IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO OFFER THESE TWO OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS TO A LARGER, INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE OF ENTHUSIASTIC ├OMMODORE 8-BIT OWNERS." ├HARLES ┴. ├HRISTIANSON, ╓ICE ╨RESIDENT OF ├═─, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE ACQUISITION: "╫E ARE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF THE ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY AND ╙WIFT╠INK-232 CARTRIDGES. ╫E BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL HELP US TO CONTINUE OUR TRADITION OF SUPPLYING THE MOST POWERFUL AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS TO THE ├OMMODORE 8-BIT OWNER." ┴NY ORDERS RECEIVED BY ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS WHICH ARE POSTMARKED AFTER ─ECEMBER 31, 1990 WILL BE FORWARDED TO ├═─ FOR PROCESSING. ├USTOMERS ARE URGED TO USE ├═─'S TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE AND CREDIT CARD CAPABILITIES FOR QUICK, HASSLE-FREE ORDERING. ╘HEIR ORDER LINE IS 800.638.3263 (╒.╙. AND ├ANADA). ╞OR ORDERS OUTSIDE THE ╒.╙. OR FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PRESS RELEASE, CALL ├═─ AT 413.525.0023. ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WARRANTY SERVICE ON ANY PRODUCTS IT HAS SOLD, AS WELL AS ONLINE SUPPORT ON ├OMPU╙ERVE, ╟┼NIE, AND ╤UANTUM ╠INK. ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DISTRIBUTE THE PUBLIC DOMAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT V2.2. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ╩AN 07, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 00:10 ╨╙╘ ╨RICE ╠IST FOR ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS ╨RODUCTS (AS DISTRIBUTED BY ├═─) 1/7/90 ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╙ERIAL ╔NTERFACE--$39.95 ╧PTIONAL 10 FT. ─┬-9 FEMALE TO ─┬-25 MALE CABLE--$9.95 (FOR CONNECTING A MODEM) ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING (╒.╙.)--$6.00 (╒╨╙ GROUND SERVICE INSURED) ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE--$39.95 (INCLUDES FREE ╙TEREO ╨LAYER MUSIC DISK) ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING (╒.╙.)--$5.00 (╒╨╙ GROUND SERVICE INSURED) ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER BOOK/DISK COMBO--$22.95 (INCLUDES FREE ╙TEREO ┼DITOR DISK) ╙HIPPING/╚ANDLING (╒.╙.)--$3.50 (╒╨╙ GROUND SERVICE INSURED) ╨LEASE CONTACT ├═─ FOR INFORMATION ON SPECIAL SHIPPING CIRCUMSTANCES AND OTHER AUXILIARY PRODUCTS NOT LISTED ABOVE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ╩AN 07, 1991 ╓╧┘┴╟┼╥-1 [╟ARY ╓] AT 07:41 ┼╙╘ ╦ENT, ARE YOU GETTING OUT OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR ├┬═ 8 BIT COMPUTERS OR ARE YOU JUST TURNING DISTRIBUTION OVER. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 4 ╘HU ╩AN 10, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 23:01 ╨╙╘ ╫E ARE TURNING OVER DISTRIBUTION OF THE CURRENT PRODUCTS SO THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE (PRIMARILY ┬RYAN) WILL HAVE TIME TO WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS-- SOME FOR ├┬═ 8 BITS, AND SOME FOR OTHER THINGS ┬RYAN IS INTERESTED IN PERSONALLY (NOT COMPUTER-RELATED). ┴S FOR ME, ╔ WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTS ALREADY SOLD PLUS DEVELOPER RELATIONS. ╦EN ╧OPS, ╦ENT ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 5 ╫ED ┴UG 21, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 19:46 ╨─╘ ╞╧╥ ╔══┼─╔┴╘┼ ╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ 8/21/91: ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS (├═─) OF ┼AST ╠ONGMEADOW, ═┴ AND ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES OF ╥EDMOND, ╫┴ ANNOUNCE THAT, EFFECTIVE ╩ANUARY 1, 1992, ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABORATORIES WILL CEASE ALL OPERATIONS. ╞URTHERMORE, ├═─ WILL, ON 1/1/92, BEGIN HANDLING ALL SERVICE AND SUPPORT FOR EXISTING UNITS OF THE ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE AND ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╙ERIAL ╔NTERFACE, WHETHER SOLD BY ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS OR ├═─ ORIGINALLY, AS WELL AS CONTINUE SALES AND SUPPORT OF NEW UNITS. (├═─ ACQUIRED ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' ╙╔─ ╙YMPHONY ╙TEREO ├ARTRIDGE AND ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╙ERIAL ╔NTERFACE PERIPHERALS FOR THE ├OMMODORE 64/128 COMPUTERS IN ╩ANUARY OF 1991.) ╔N ADDITION, ├═─ WILL CONTINUE PROVIDING "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" FOR THE ╙╔─ MUSIC ENTHUSIAST BY SELLING THE ┼NHANCED ╙IDPLAYER BOOK/DISK 3-VOICE MUSIC EDITING PACKAGE AND DISTRIBUTING THE POWERFUL 6-VOICE ╙TEREO ┼DITOR. ├═─ ALSO OFFERS A DISK OF ╙IDPLAYER EXTENSIONS FOR ═╔─╔ PLAYBACK. ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' ONLINE SUPPORT ON ├OMPU╙ERVE, ╟┼NIE, AND ╤UANTUM ╠INK WILL ALSO CEASE AT THE END OF 1991. ├═─ MAINTAINS A SUPPORT AREA ON ╤UANTUM ╠INK THAT INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' PRODUCTS. ╞OR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ├═─ AT 413-525-0023. ╔N RELATED NEWS, ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN, ╟ENERAL ═ANAGER OF ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS, WILL PERSONALLY BE TAKING OVER DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT V2.2, EFFECTIVE ╩ANUARY 1, 1992. ╘HE LIST OF ╦ERMIT- RELATED PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRICES IS AS FOLLOWS: ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT V2.2 DISK + ON-DISK DOCUMENTATION (1541 FORMAT): $5.00 ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT V2.2 ╒SER'S ╟UIDE (LASER-PRINTED): $7.50 ╥EPLACEMENT CHARACTER ╥╧═ FOR ┬╔-80 80-COLUMN CARD (╓╘-100 GRAPHICS): $7.50 ┴LL PRICES ARE POSTPAID (╞IRST ├LASS ═AIL) FOR ╒.╙. ADDRESSES. ┴DD $2.50 PER ITEM FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE THE ╒.╙. ╒.╙. FUNDS ╧╬╠┘ WILL BE ACCEPTED. ╨LEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN" AND SEND ORDERS TO: ╦ENT ╙ULLIVAN 16611 ╬┼ 26TH ╙T. ┬ELLEVUE, ╫┴ 98008 ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 6 ╞RI ┴UG 23, 1991 ─.╘╚╒╥┬┼╥ [─AVE] AT 23:18 ╨─╘ ╙O WHAT IF ├═─ IS ON ╤ IF THEY'RE NOT HERE ╔ DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THEM. ╔ LEFT THEM WHEN ╟┼NIE WAS $6 AN HOUR AND NO BASIC BECAUSE ╔ FOUND THAT ╤'S MANAGEMENT WAS A BUNCH OF ARROGANT ╤'S. ------------ ├ATEGORY 13, ╘OPIC 13 ═ESSAGE 7 ╘HU ┴UG 29, 1991 ─╥.┼╓╔╠ AT 19:29 ╨─╘ ╫ELL, GEE ─AVE, SORRY TO UPSET YOU. ╫HAT ╔ POSTED WAS A STANDARD PRESS RELEASE. ├═─ IS CONSIDERING COMING BACK ONTO ╟┼NIE. ╔ WOULDN'T EQUATE ╤-╠INK'S MANAGEMENT WITH THE ├═─ REPRESENTATIVE ON ╤-╠INK (─OUG ├OTTON). ─OUG DOES AN AMAZING JOB SUPPORTING THE CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY VIA PHONE AND ON ╤-╠INK. ╦ENT ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 14 ╙UN ═AR 24, 1991 ─.╞╔╘╚╔┴╬─┼ AT 19:03 ╨╙╘ ╙UB: ONE WAY SWIFTLINK