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1 ?rea all dat>900518 cat1-40 nor ************ Topic 29 Mon Jan 08, 1990 BARRY.B at 00:16 EST Sub: gif Looking for GIF file viewer 5 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 1, Topic 29 Message 4 Thu May 31, 1990 J.CARTNAL at 22:29 EDT I have one that I will upload for uyou ------------ Category 1, Topic 29 Message 5 Fri Jun 01, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 01:13 EDT There is now a file in library 23 called GIFFY to display GIF files on the C64. It is file number 7932. ------------ ************ Topic 45 Mon Apr 16, 1990 C.CAPPELLO2 at 22:39 EDT Sub: can a comm. moniter 1702 run on an IBM? I am the owner of an IBM clone and a commadore 64 (which I have not used in years, the Comm. that is) and I want to use the color 1702 moniter on my IBMPC, any suggestions out there?*s 2 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 1, Topic 45 Message 2 Sat May 19, 1990 R.RANDALL5 [Zeroy] at 02:27 EDT If you can't output composite from your PC (all the ones that I've seen have been monochrome), the 1702 is an EXCELLENT video monitor. Hook it up to the composite out from a VCR and it can be used as a second video monitor (if you record on one channel while watching another) or as the primary monitor. It's much better than most cheap TVs. ------------ ************ Topic 51 Tue May 22, 1990 J.PAGE11 at 19:38 EDT Sub: CBM PRODUCTS FOR SALE Hardware for sale 1 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 1, Topic 51 Message 1 Tue May 22, 1990 J.PAGE11 at 19:40 EDT C 128-D Computer for sale with tons of software incl. GEOS, plus much more, SR3000 RGB Monitor, Panasonic KX-P1080i printer all for $700 EMail me at J.PAGE11 ------------ ************ Topic 52 Sun May 27, 1990 T.EVANS15 at 01:48 EDT Sub: USED EQUIPMENT USED C128 AND PERIPHERALS 1 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 1, Topic 52 Message 1 Sun May 27, 1990 T.EVANS15 at 01:49 EDT I HAVE AN ORIGINAL C128, 1541, OKI120 PRINTER AND VARIOUS OTHER PERIPHERALS AND SOFTWARE THAT I AM LOOKING TO SELL. ANYONE INTERESTED CAN LEAVE ME EMAIL ANYTIME. I AM CALLING FROM THE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AREA. 8S ------------ ************ Topic 14 Fri May 25, 1990 C.WELLS11 at 20:36 EDT Sub: stereo sid 10.3 stereo sid version 10.3 2 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 6, Topic 14 Message 1 Fri May 25, 1990 C.WELLS11 at 20:39 EDT stereo sid version 10.3 file #7987 it fixes the problem with the file selection menu and has different menu setup than stereo sid 8.0. Works very well has slow/normal/fast speeds. ------------ Category 6, Topic 14 Message 2 Fri May 25, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 22:59 EDT Thanks for the tip. Tell me... what all KINDS of files can it play. There are so many filename extensions on music files I get confused... ------------ ************ Topic 1 Wed Oct 15, 1986 LANDMAN [landman] at 22:56 MDT Sub: Converting Amiga, ST and MAC Digitals Converting Amiga, ST and MAC pic so that they can be viewed on the c64 or c128 22 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 7, Topic 1 Message 22 Thu May 24, 1990 S.ORTIZ at 04:23 EDT I recently downloaded a couple of files from the CP/M section here on GEnie that will unpack and unstuff MAC graphic files. There's even one that will Unzip PKZip files that is the popular mode of archiving presently in the IBM world. The files don't take much CP/M experience to use (I'm living proof of that. But you will need several CP/M unarcers, delibrary tools and uncrunchers to get the needed files in working form. I've tried the process on a few .PIT, .SIT and .ZIP files already and haven't had one problem. My goal now is to find a GEOS program that will read CP/M disks and transfer them to my REU for a quick MacAttack that would save me a couple of disk swaps in my present transfer process. Anyone got an wher I could find one? Well, with GEOBasic on the horizon, maybe I can write one myself... But don't hold your breath. ------------ ************ Topic 13 Date: Thu Dec 19, 1985 DEB [*Sysop/deb!*] at 14:17 EST Sub: BobsTerm Pro Another High Powered Terminal Program for the 64, here is a place for comments and questions. 39 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 8, Topic 13 Message 37 Sun May 20, 1990 D.SANCHEZ1 at 00:13 EDT Can anyone help me with this one? I have been using BTP for quite a while and it is a great program. Now for some reason the clock doesn't work! Nothing very serious, but still !!!!!!! --Danny-- ------------ Category 8, Topic 13 Message 38 Sun May 20, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 07:12 EDT If it has worked all along and now it doesn't, it may be a hardware problem. I don't use BTP, but the 2 clocks in the C64 are run by the 2 CIA chips. Have you recently added any peripherals (printer, disk drive, speedup cartridge, mouse,joystick, etc.) to your system. Try removing all of them from your system to see if any of them might be causing the problem. That is a stretch, but those things are all related to the CIA's. Does BTP have a clock AND a timer, or just a clock? ------------ Category 8, Topic 13 Message 39 Sun May 20, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 10:58 PDT That's not as much of a stretch as you might think, Ed. As I remember, BTP does use the clocks in the CIAs. Your questions are an excellent troubleshooting starting point! If disconnecting the peripherals doesn't clear the problem, I recommend swapping the CIAs and looking for a change in symptoms. And, yes, there is an online timer and a clock in BTP. ------------ ************ Topic 28 Mon May 21, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 18:39 EDT Sub: Making a Null Modem -=> How <=- With the new UART cartridges and the promise of obscene transfer speeds using null modems, I would like to get some information on putting one of these things together. Any one have the information??? 13 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 1 Mon May 21, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 18:43 EDT I need some detailed information quick on the construction of a null modem. I want it to connect my C64 w/my C64C and my C128. Answering etc. are not important... just being able to communicate across the line. Can anyone help me with some pointers or a whole outline, esp. with part numbers and sources and appr. cost. Thanks much. I think this is going to be a frequently asked question with these new UART cartridges now hitting the market. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 2 Mon May 21, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 22:37 PDT Making a null modem cable is simple....Merely a matter of cross- connecting appropriate control lines ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 3 Tue May 22, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 12:19 EDT Which lines DOC? This is kind of new, at least this end of it. I'm used to opening the box and plugging 'em in to the phone and computer and just struggling to program them. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 4 Thu May 24, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 20:50 PDT Back with that info next week!! :) ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 5 Fri May 25, 1990 C128-BILL at 08:58 EDT Ed, I made up a few a while back. Just purchase a 25 wire ribbon cable and two male RS232 snap in connectors from R/S. Before you snap the connectors on, swap wire #2 and #3 on one end (#1 has the red stripe). Try and keep the ribbon cable short, and away from other electrical devices. The whole set-up costs about 10 to 15 bucks, and takes a few minutes to do. Use shielded cable for serious work, but then you need to drag out an iron. Radio SHack also sells a Null Modem plug for about the same price, with pins 2 & 3 already swapped. One end is a female, the other a male. The real trick is to have some sort of switching box so you can flip one or two switches and have both computers talk to each other, or either one use the same modem. Generally one or two 232 switch boxes will do, costs about 15-20 bucks each, but it saves you the hassle of unplugging/plugging cables. Having two COM ports one one 'puter is handy for this, but I don't know if the Amiga has this feature. Even with one COM port a max of two switch boxes can be made to 'do' the above switching, but you have to be a little 'creative' with your wiring. :) ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 6 Fri May 25, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 09:49 EDT Sounds great Bill (and DOC). I do have one little curve in the equation though.... the cartridge goes into the C64 cartridge port and has a db9 (joystick)) port. There is a cable that comes with it that goes from the db9 to a db25. Guess that doesn't really change it much huh? I'm glad all this stuff is on the books here tho so I can go back and access it any time I'm ready. And any more detail is also greatly appreciated. Not lazy, just *BBBUUUUSSSSYYYY* Oh, the reason I brought up the cart ports is that the cable from the cart plugs directly into the modem, so apparently does the work of an interface, so I just don't want to do anything to hurt either the cartridge or my computers. Is this a valid concern DOC. It has been my understanding that the interfaces have something to do with the power from the computer as opposed to what is used in the standard world. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 7 Fri May 25, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 22:00 PDT Doing a little investigating...will be back this weekend with an answer. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 8 Sat May 26, 1990 WC.COLEMAN [*Sysop*] at 03:36 EDT The computer uses +/- 5 volts DC while standard RS232 uses (if I remember correctly) +/- 12 VDC. All the interface does is convert the voltages over. BTW if you are connecting to a printer you will probably also have to swap the DSR and DTR lines. It's been ages since I've done this stuff but I'll see what I can dig up. -WC ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 9 Sat May 26, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 08:42 EDT I didn't remember the particulars, but I knew it was something to do with the voltages. I have no interest in making it for a printer... just for the UART cartridge. Since this thing has a cable ending in a db25 cable connector for the modem, it apparently serves as its own interface and I was concerned about reconverting a converted signal. I have been thinking that I could get a double female db25 connector to just link my interface to the cable from the cartridge and have a null modem. Does that sound like sound logic? ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 10 Sat May 26, 1990 R.RANDALL5 [Zeroy] at 10:59 EDT A little thought would reveal that your ribbon cable recipe could not possibly work. While it is true that you would want to swap PINS two and three to convert a modem cable to a nul-modem cable, that is not the only swap that needs to be done, AND conductors two and three in a ribbon cable do not correspond to PINS two and three in the DB25 connector. Since the DB25 has two rows of pins, every other ribbon conductor goes to a different row. So if the red conductor is pin one, then the adjacent conductor is pin 14 and the NEXT one is pin 2. There is no standard for a nul-modem cable because different interfaces ignore or use different pins. The very simplest cable would cross pins 2 & 3 with pin 7 straight through. It would also be advisable to cross pins 6 and 20. From here it can get kind of sticky. If one of the devices is a PC you should loop pin 4 back to pin 5 on one end. In fact, it might be a good idea to short pins 4, 5, & 8 on both ends of the cable. I'm not trying to cloud the issue. The point is that different interfaces using different software may or may not pay attention to different pins. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 11 Sat May 26, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 14:59 EDT Huh? Thanks for all that... now all I have to do is find some quality time to digest it. :-) Actually, the reason this is such a sticky thing is that the modem interface from the cartridge does not use the user port (where the modems normally go, in case I used the wrong name). It uses the port where the cartridges go, and has a 9 pin connector to which a cable connects and makes the link to the modem. I am no expert on these null modems in the first place, and I have an added dimension to the problem. I just hope when I'm ready to do it, the information presented here (and which I hope continues) is enough, and understandable enough, for me and anyone else interested to make one. ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 12 Tue May 29, 1990 C128-BILL at 18:22 EDT Ah! Thanx Roy for pointing that out. Pins 2/3, not wires 2/3. However in msg 10, Roy, you mention shorting pins 4 & 5. I haven't seen that one, yet. The one I have for here has 4/5 crossed (swapped) and not and not tied to 8. The 6/20 might have to be swapped, too (DSR). Thanx for the correction. :) ------------ Category 8, Topic 28 Message 13 Sat Jun 02, 1990 R.RANDALL5 [Zeroy] at 00:51 EDT I told you this might get sticky. Properly, 4 & 5 should be crossed. However, some devices don't use 4 & 5 while others depend on them. PC serial ports usually want to see pin 5 high. If a the attached device (say, a Commodore) doesn't put pin 4 high, then the PC will refuse to send to it. Therefore, we can fool them both by looping back their OWN pin 4 to their own pin 5. Pin 8 is Carrier Detect. Again, some terminal programs don't pay any attention to CD. Some modems will hold pin 8 high all the time. Some modems hold pin 8 high ONLY if it is properly synched with another modem's carrier. My C=64's serial port seems to ignore most of this stuff. The question then remains, what are you hooking it to, and what does it expect to see? ------------ ************ Topic 5 Fri Jul 28, 1989 E.COOK2 [E.cook2] at 01:55 CDT Sub: pet 8032 I need information on where I can get hardware for the Pet 8032 computer? 6 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 5 Message 6 Sun May 27, 1990 AMFORD at 23:37 CDT Hmmm... Any takers at $100? ------------ ************ Topic 35 Sat May 05, 1990 AMFORD at 09:04 CDT Sub: Wanted: Animation Software Looking for Animation Software 9 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 35 Message 9 Sun May 27, 1990 AMFORD at 23:32 CDT Will take a look at that program in CG. I have subscribed to it since the beginning, once I got bored with it, my son got old enough to start enjoying some of its games. ------------ ************ Topic 44 Fri May 25, 1990 H.HERMAN1 at 07:15 EDT Sub: #1571 Modifications What the #1571 is capable of... 5 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 44 Message 1 Fri May 25, 1990 H.HERMAN1 at 07:15 EDT Doc, A friend (Honest! It really is not me.) has a #1571 with a Service Center for modifications, including installation of an interal mini-fan, and single density read/write capability. He also wants to change the internal RAM from its 2k to 8k, but does not know the chip needed as replacement. Would you know? Thanks, Howie ------------ Category 11, Topic 44 Message 2 Fri May 25, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 22:03 PDT Give me a week or so to research this one. I'm starting to get a little buried!! :) ------------ Category 11, Topic 44 Message 3 Sun May 27, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 08:26 PDT Howie, Sorry, but my research indicates that it is not possible to replace the original 2K RAM with an 8K version. There are 2 reasons: First, there are only 4K of addresses assigned on the memory map to RAM. These are $0000 through $0FFF. All addresses above $0FFF(4096) are in use by other devices. Most notably, the block starting with $1000 are assigned to two 6522 Versatile Interface Adapters (VIA). Second, This is a fully populated 24 pin chip. By fully populated I mean all pins are in use. The chip (and the socket) allows for 11 address lines. With 11 lines, the highest address possible is 2047. Thereforeit appears the board would have to be rewired and the socket changed to a 26 pin version to accomodate the additional address line which would still only allow for 4K instead of 8K. In conclusion, while it might be technically possible to add extra RAM, it certainly appears to be a lot more work then the possible benefits to be derived. In order for the '71 to use the extra RAM, the programming would have to be modified to let it know it was there, and I'm not altogether certain that the extra RAM would even be accessable to a programmer trying to load a program into it. <Doc> ------------ Category 11, Topic 44 Message 4 Tue May 29, 1990 H.HERMAN1 at 06:48 EDT Thanks for the help, Doc! Howie ------------ Category 11, Topic 44 Message 5 Tue May 29, 1990 C128-BILL at 09:42 EDT The RAMBOard by SSI ($49.95) is the 8K option for the '71. I have little info on this, it's used with Maverick, but don't know what it does as a stand- alone. <shrug> Supposed to be a plug in deal. Call SSI for more info. 1-800-356- 1179 or 206- 695-1393. ------------ ************ Topic 47 Fri Jun 01, 1990 R.BURKE4 [Ry] at 00:03 EDT Sub: ` 1; f 4022 Prnter, PPC 640 A friend has one and wishes to sell it as well as find an IBM cartridge for an Okimate printer 1 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 47 Message 1 Fri Jun 01, 1990 R.BURKE4 [Ry] at 00:04 EDT A friend of mine has a 4022 printer which includes the IEEE interface and no longer has need for it. He would be interested in selling it and is looking for best offer. (Just between us, he's not too picky about price!) ~@ B= Also, he is interested in finding an IBM cartridge for an "Okimate" printer if anyone has one or knows where one can be found...? Presently he is using an Amstrad PPC 640 and needs a CGA monitor for it as well as the hard drive which mates to it; I understand they are hard to find as they are new to America. If you can help Randy out with theese matters please contact me via Email or the IBM RT as that is my "stomping ground." n ying to help out a friend who owns some Commodore equipment. If you have questions feel free to ask and I'll get back to you; but, don't expect too quick a reply in that I will half to contact him. I don't know anything about Commodore equipment. Thanks to anyone who can help. ------------ ************ Topic 70 Sun Nov 20, 1988 L.SANDERS6 at 10:45 CST Sub: Preparing text using PaperClip III Help required in using PaperClip III to automatically prepare text for buffer blasting. 5 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 14, Topic 70 Message 4 Sun May 27, 1990 JBEE at 19:28 EDT Using Paperclip III I usually set a left margin of 5, a right margin of 75 and end column 76 with a hard return <- Then using Sixth Sense 128 I load the buffer up and set the CHR control to 2 seconds after a return. At 2400 this gives GEnie enough time for the prompt mark. Then I just set the beginning and ending of the buffer me :D I am transfering and away I go. Not,the prettiest way, but it works for me ;) JBEE ------------ Category 14, Topic 70 Message 5 Tue May 29, 1990 H.HERMAN1 at 06:49 EDT JBEE, Have you tried using GEnie's "*u" command? It'll let you upload a bulletin at 2400 (or any baud) without any delays. This bulletin is being posted using the "*u" command. It will take about one or two seconds! Howie ------------ ************ Topic 77 Fri Jun 03, 1988 L.KLEIN1 (Forwarded) Sub: 128 word processor give me a hint. what's some good ones! 23 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 14, Topic 77 Message 22 Sun May 27, 1990 JBEE at 19:37 EDT Paperclip III is the best in my book. Unprotected, comes with both the c64+c128 versions, and most importantly it is so simple to use with m multiple columns, with up to 207 characters across. I frequently use it with 3 columns of 80/60/40, it's super. As Jensutton mentions it's limited in the number of pages, but for really big printing jobs you will want to load them from disk anyways, and by using the NX:page command you can create a endless loop and print out many manuals/catalogs/letters/ while you go do something else. Also, by modifing the PCiii drivers you can even include bitmap printouts in your letter. BTW:works great with the KXP-1524 I picked up! JBEE (: ------------ Category 14, Topic 77 Message 23 Tue May 29, 1990 H.HERMAN1 at 06:50 EDT >using the NX:page command you can create a endless loop and print out >many manuals/catalogs/letters/ while you go do something else. Also, by JBEE, Have you considered using printer buffers? Noth'in like having a buffer attached to each of two printers, which are clacking away, while you're at the 'puter doing som'thin else to feel productive! :) Howie ------------ ************ Topic 13 Wed Apr 25, 1990 CALC-SB at 21:38 EDT Sub: Wizard Great po rogram, but a few bugs ...... 7 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 15, Topic 13 Message 6 Sun May 20, 1990 D.KAYE at 22:24 PDT I've had a dismal failure trying to get Wizard to activate my Aprotek 1200 modem from AUTO mode. The first menu with Logon only to GEnie chosen flips to the next menu with no commands to my modem. Anyone else for such fun and games / ------------ Category 15, Topic 13 Message 7 Mon May 21, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 07:42 EDT I am *not* an expert on Wizard by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have what I believe is the same aprotek you described in a previous message (that was you wasn't it?) about the discontinued Aprotek 1200 modem. If so, here are a couple of suggestions. First, don't use the 1670 emulation. I have never had any success with that... use the switch to the Hayes emulation. Carrier detect is still the same as for the 1670. It is not inverted as for most Hayes compatibles. Also, your modem could be going bad. I know mine is, and frequently it sends out the characters UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, a sign of a bad modem, or one in the process of going bad. Perhaps this might be throwing some variables into the equation that Bill C. doesn't know about (if he doesn't have that modem). It is a very good modem, and very compatible with anything I ever used it on, but the 2 problems I just mentioned should be considered.. ------------ ************ Topic 10 Fri Apr 13, 1990 C128-BILL at 05:39 EDT Sub: CP/M Terminal Programs Other than Bob's Terms ability to read and write to a CP/M Disk, there have been only a few terms for the CP/M C-128 user.....till now... 2 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 16, Topic 10 Message 2 Thu May 24, 1990 C128-BILL at 08:16 EDT The C-128 CP/M users have always been saddled with the 1200 baud limit for any CP/M Terminal program. There now seems to be a Spotlight at the end of this tunnel: The New SwiftLink-232 cart. by Dr. Evil Labs. Join us on June 6th, 10 pm eastern in room2, page 685 for a Real Time Conference with Dr.Evil (Kent Sullivan) to learn more !! ------------ ************ Topic 9 Sat Aug 26, 1989 DJD at 14:47 EDT Sub: 1571 problem Problems with a 1571 drive. Any suggestions? 16 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 17, Topic 9 Message 13 Fri May 25, 1990 A.K.QUINN at 00:29 EDT Anyone know if controller chip in 1571D (128D) can be replaced with a wd1770, which was used in the 1571? Also, which IC in the 128D is the disk controller? ------------ Category 17, Topic 9 Message 14 Fri May 25, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 22:05 PDT Back tomorrow with that info ------------ Category 17, Topic 9 Message 15 Sun May 27, 1990 DIGITAL.DOC at 08:32 PDT AK, The 1571 which was used in the 128Ds is normally a modified version of the standalone designated a 1571LC (Low Cost). It's my understanding that one of the modifications made to reduce the cost of this unit was the replacement of the WD1770 Disk Controller chip with descrite components of some sort. I don't have all the exact details handy so I can't help much more on this one. If I can get a chance, I'll try to do somemore research and get back. <Doc> ------------ Category 17, Topic 9 Message 16 Tue May 29, 1990 A.K.QUINN at 00:21 EDT Much obliged, Doc-- I'll lay off the soldering iron for a while....Kevin ------------ ************ Topic 7 Sat Feb 11, 1989 JBEE (Forwarded) Sub: 128+MSD SD2+JiffyDos Wonderful! 3 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 21, Topic 7 Message 3 Sun May 27, 1990 JBEE at 00:47 EDT Yes, JD is the fastest speedup, and for the MSD drives it is the ONLY speed up product worth mentioning. JBEE (: ------------ ************ Topic 8 Mon Jan 29, 1990 AMFORD at 00:18 CST Sub: RAMLink RAMLink questions 4 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 21, Topic 8 Message 2 Thu May 24, 1990 S.ORTIZ at 04:26 EDT Is there any nes on this product yet? I can't wait to get my hands on one of these things! ------------ Category 21, Topic 8 Message 3 Thu May 24, 1990 ED.BELL [* sysop *] at 10:56 EDT The latest information I have is that the RAMLINK won't make an appearance on the market until this fall, and I too will be getting one. It is generating a *LOT* of interest nationally. ------------ Category 21, Topic 8 Message 4 Sun May 27, 1990 AMFORD at 23:42 CDT I hope they make it flexiable. I am getting ready to boost my 1750 to 1 meg. Also, they best not wait to long. QBB keeps creeping up in capability and size. ------------ ************ Topic 5 Wed Apr 18, 1990 WC.COLEMAN [RSCardsOp] at 02:17 EDT Sub: Introducing Wizard 128! Wizard 128 is now available in library #40, file #7919. 41 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 22, Topic 5 Message 34 Mon May 21, 1990 CALC-MLM at 22:57 EDT WC - I am amazed by WIZARD128. Nice work! And it even loads off of my Lt. Kernal! I have a flat C128 and in addition to the LtK 20 meg as drive8, there is a 1581 as drive 9 and a 1571 clone as drive 10. I use a 1670 modem. . My problem is that my machine goes into never -land whenever I get more than a few hundred bytes in the buffer. This seems to occur when a) the buffer has more than just a few lines of text in it, and b) when I use the INST/DEL key to attempt to edit a typing mistake. When I get this Guru situation - nothing works - the mouse icon is frozen (or disappears - can't recall right now) and no keys work, including RUN/STOP- RESTORE. I believe this has happened both offline and online. Is the buffer just filling up? I dunno - Mike ------------ Category 22, Topic 5 Message 35 Tue May 22, 1990 SHIPS-CAT [Sheri Lynn] at 03:32 EDT Want to see your name in the *Starboard Journal*, and can't imagine writing an entire article? Send me your comments, tips, and criticisms about WIZARD 128! The person who sends me the best comment will win a free night in the FLAGSHIP RT--software library and bulletin board! Send your comments E-MAIL to SHIPS-CAT. Comments of any length, from one word (be nice!) to thousands of words, will be accepted. The deadline on this is Sunday, May 27. Upload your comments, tips, or criticisms now! Your friendly neighborhood redheaded editor, Sheri Lynn ------------ Category 22, Topic 5 Message 36 Wed May 23, 1990 D.SANCHEZ1 at 05:52 EDT Well Bill, I guess I found out what my problem was. My joystick sticks sometimes and transmits more than one pulse. Consequently, when I choose "buffer" mode, not only do I activate buffer, but it also double clicks the "nuke" icon and clears the buffer. Perhaps the "nuke" icon could be placed in a less potentially destructive location. I am hesitant to use Wizard now until I can get another joystick or a mouse. Thanks. ---Danny--- ------------ Category 22, Topic 5 Message 37 Wed May 23, 1990 WC.COLEMAN [*Sysop*] at 12:50 EDT What you can do until you get a new joystick is select the BUFF icon by placing the mouse on the left leg of the U. When the buffer icons come up the mouse will be between two icons. -WC ------------