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enjoy it for the same reason I enjoyed Compute! Gazette and RUN, I like to look at the ads. And, occasionally, they do come up with a way of doing something that hadn't occured to me. While you might think that is a failing on my part, I think of it as a reminder that no one knows everything, even everything about a 11 year old computer. Doc. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 54 Sun Jan 09, 1994 P.KELLER5 at 23:40 EST I liked those replies. I, of course, am still a beginner and like the easiness of dieHard magazine. I see that an ad in dieHard has boomed business at Tech Star in Kent, Washington. At last word, they are currently out of ALL the 128 machines that they have refirbished to sell. Not too bad, I usually go there and used to see quite a few for sale. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 55 Mon Jan 10, 1994 S.EGGLESTON [Underguy] at 22:48 EST Hello Commodore Users! The Underground is about to emerge! The Underground is a new mini-magazine dedicated to Commodore 64 and 128 users. Why am I doing this? Because I want to. The Commodore community is alive and well, and needs proper representation. How much will this cost you? Not much. A single issue is only $2, and a year's subscription only $11, with issues coming every other month. As we are in the process of publishing our company name, please make all checks/money orders out to me, Scott Eggleston. If you are interested in writing for, or advertising in the Underground, please send me e-mail, and I'll send you everything you need to know. The first deadline is February first. Like many of you, I have been burned by magazines promising to deliver, and then vanishing into the sunset with all the profits. As a result of this, along with my desire to support Commodore users everywhere, I have decided to begin my own publication. This is a venture I will put much effort into, and will follow through with my promises to deliver a quality publication at a minimum cost. Try one issue is all I ask. The Underground, Issue no. 1 will be arriving in March. Sincerely, Scott Eggleston, Publisher/Editor c/o the Underground 4574 Via Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA 93455 Delphi: Underguy GEnie: S.Eggleston ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 56 Tue Jan 11, 1994 S.EGGLESTON [Underguy] at 00:12 EST the Underground: a refuge for Commodore 64 and 128 users Even if you don't wish to write for our magazine, we would appreiciate your input. There are several categories in which small "articles" can be submitted, and although no payement is given, it is something the entire Commodore community can benefit from. These categories include: Letters to the Editor - Tell us how you feel about our publication, both what you like and don't, or tell us what you'd like to see in the future. Ask a question, and we'll answer it! Soap Box - How do you feel about Commodore related products? What kind of programs would you like to see? What kind of hardware do you want? How about an observation or two? Oldies but Goodies - This is for commercial software that you would consider your absolute favorite. Be brief about the program and what makes it, in your mind, a classic. It can be a game, application, programming tool, etc. Be sure to let us know if it's still available, and where we can get it! Sticks and Stones - this section is for short tips and tricks that can help with various programs, hardware setups, etc. Just send your input to my mailbox (S.Eggleston), and in all likelyhood, it will be in the next issue of the Underground! Thanks for your help! use. That's one feature ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 57 Tue Jan 11, 1994 S.GOLDSMITH2 [Iron.Man] at 05:28 EST Scott, What type of articles will your mag have? Is it going to be more beginners stuff like dieHard? I'm sure others would like to know what the format will be! SG :) ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 58 Fri Jan 14, 1994 R.TAHSLER [FLOOR MAN] at 09:32 EST Well I just got off the phone with CMD and quest what it looks as though they are geeting into the magazine business. Supposely the representative I had talked to is going to be sending me information, I'll let you know. Russ ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 59 Fri Jan 14, 1994 S.EGGLESTON [Underguy] at 21:17 EST Well, the Underground is aimed at all users, both begginer and advanced. How begginner, and how advanced? Well, that depends on the freelancers that send stuff in. So far as programming goes, we have an "Advanced Basic" column and will soon have a ML column, but the complexity remains to be seen. To get the best picture of what it'll be like e-mail for a writers guide, and I'll upload it directly to you here on GEnie. I talked to CMD-DOUG the other day in conference, and was excited about their new magazine. I was also happy to hear him say that they would not try to squash other magazines, but help push them. Needless to say I was grateful! ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 60 Sat Sep 10, 1994 H.STEVENS5 [HaroldOH] at 09:20 EDT Has everyone got their September 1994 issue of dieHard magazine and Commodore World magazine yet? I would like to know as I am having problems with the post office in delivering my mail lately and wanted to make sure my Commodore magazines are not late. I My mailman is so lazy that he doesn't even bother to check to see if he puts the mail in the right mailbox in my apartment building and I am always complaining to the local postmaster about the lousy service. So, there has been several times that my Commodore magazine have been sent to my neighbors and I have gotten their stuff in return. --Harold ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 61 Sat Sep 10, 1994 C128.JBEE at 18:40 EDT If your mail is that bad, fill out the complaint form (keep copies), write a personal letter to: Post Master General, Mr. Runyon U.S.P.S. Washington DC and send them all off. For some customers this was the only way to guarantee that they even got their 1st class mailings. If you live in NY, MD, MO, or IL ... good luck! ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 62 Thu Sep 22, 1994 R.TAHSLER [C128.Russ] at 11:10 EDT Harold, according to the voice message at dieHard's offices, the September issue had been mailed out to subscribers on September 16th. With 2nd class mail, you should get it in 7 - 10 days after that, although with your post man it sounds like maybe November. :) Russ ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 63 Fri Sep 23, 1994 H.STEVENS5 [HaroldOH] at 19:08 EDT Russ, I finally got it. I called dieHard's office and they told me the magazine was late in getting out this month. It's just that I have problems with the mailman always putting my magazines, catalogs and medical insurance checks in everybody else's mailboxes in my apartment building. --Harold ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 64 Fri Sep 23, 1994 M.RANDALL2 [Maurice] at 22:01 EDT My September issue of dieHard showed up yesterday (09/22/94). So, yes, they are on the way. Apparently the newstands got them first this month. I saw dieHard on one of our local newstands about 3 weeks ago. I was beginning to get worried that my issue wasn't going to arrive, and then, there it is. I'm glad to see dieHard on the newstands, sitting there right in the middle of all the IBM and Mac magazines. And, to top it all off, about a week ago, there were only two dieHards left. Must be people are picking them up. This is definitely a good sign. This has to be a major undertaking, getting the magazine on the newstands. Hopefully, it will be a success for dieHard. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 65 Fri Sep 23, 1994 C128-QT.PIE at 23:46 EDT Maurice: Now there's only one <g> ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 66 Sat Sep 24, 1994 D.TUOMI [Doctor] at 01:45 EDT I liked the cover art this month on diehard. Very dark, and nightmarish. Doc. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 67 Mon Dec 05, 1994 J.SZCZAP at 15:51 EST I'd like to know if RUN magazine is dead, and if not, how to get a subscription! Are there any C-64 magazines out there anymore? If so, how do I subscribe? Justin Szczap (C-64 lover) ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 68 Mon Dec 05, 1994 GEOS-TIM at 18:53 EST Justin, There are several: Commodore World that is published 8 times annually by Creative Micro Designs, Inc, 15 Benton Drive, East Longmeadow MA 01028-0646 $29.95. TC-128/64, Parsec, Inc. PO Box 111 Salem, MA 01970-0111 $48 12 issues with disk. dieHard, subscriptions, P.O.Box 392, Bosie, ID 83701-0392 $16.97 10 issues. These are the three mags with the biggest circulation. If you interested in disk mags. There is Gazette, and Loadstar. :) -Tim ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 69 Tue Dec 06, 1994 CMD-DOUG at 08:35 EST BTW, the phone number for ordering Commodore World is 1-800-638-3263. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 70 Thu Dec 08, 1994 D.TUOMI [Doctor] at 01:02 EST RUN, unfortunately, is gone. Doc. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 71 Thu Dec 08, 1994 CMD-DOUG at 06:50 EST RUN back issues, ReRun disks, and other RUN disk products are still available, however, from CMD. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 72 Thu Apr 06, 1995 N.ONEIL [Nate] at 22:30 EDT Right after RUN folded I came across a message on QLINK seeking subscriptions to a bimonthly devoted to Commodore 8-bit named "Random Magazine". Never saw another reference to it. Was it for real? Anyone know anything about it? Reference was made to isuues of Jan-Feb 1993 and Sep-Oct 1993. So I guess it was real. Nate ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 73 Thu Apr 06, 1995 D.TUOMI [Doctor] at 22:43 EDT I think it was real. Supposedly they published an article written by me. Unfortunately, I did not have any luck in subscribing to the magazine, and I don't know if they're still in business. Doc. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 74 Sat Apr 08, 1995 C128.JBEE at 10:11 EDT We had an interview with him online, it is in Library #33. I received an issue towards the middle of 1994. Beats me what the issue number was, I passed it along to someone else. ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 75 Sat Apr 08, 1995 S.MERZON [Steve] at 18:37 EDT I was a subscriber to Random for a few issues and had nothing but trouble with them. They went several months without publishing anything. When the new issue was ready, they forgot to send me one. They never did send any of the companion disks I ordered. After canceling my subscription, it took several months of constant letter writing, qlink posts, phone calls, etc to get a refund. Ultimately I received a refund for the unused portion of my subscription and for the disks, but it was more trouble than it was worth. I dont think they are still in business. If they are, they certainly wont be receiving more of my money! Steve ------------ Category 2, Topic 3 Message 76 Sun Apr 09, 1995 H.STEVENS5 [HaroldOH] at 08:14 EDT As i keep telling you guys and gals, if you subscribe to any type of publication by mail and do not receive it on a regular basis and have complained by E-mail, letters and phone calls with no result, tell them you are going to file a complaint with the U.S. Postal Service authorities. The postal service inspectors take a dim view of people who take money for the purpose of magazines and fail to deliver as promise, they call it FRAUD and will go after them if there are a number of complaints. --Harold ------------ 2 ? ************ Topic 6 Sat Mar 02, 1991 H.HERMAN1 at 14:15 EST Sub: Finding The BEST Programs The FlagShip's Librarys have some TERRIFIC, but little known software. 66 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 1 Fri Mar 22, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 00:04 EST Okay, there is a really decent C64 demo in the libraries called "aefro/noice". A worthy download. BTW: I would have suggested the file being compressed but it doesn't compress well at all, it is about as small as it will get. 202 blocks, a good demo! ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 2 Sat May 04, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 22:51 EDT Hot new SIDS! I recieved a 13 disk collection of stereo Jazz and Barbershop sids. Now as a GEnie exclusive we will be releasing a new SFXed disk every Tuesday as part of a short term contest. Details will be left on the file. Let me know how you like the music too :) Watch for the file Tuesday night! ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 3 Mon May 06, 1991 D.BURR7 at 21:14 EDT Just wanted to make mention here that GULLIBLE upload a bunch of really super programs recently, and nobody has commented on em yet! The FLI editor, and the SRF(Self Running FLI) files were really an eye opener to me. Getting that kind of fine color resolution on the VIC chip was quite impressive, no flicker, smooth shading, everything! You 128 owners should check this program out too, since it really puts the VIC chip back into competition with the VDC as per graphics. The VDC simply cannot match what I saw on that screen, either in FLI or in the Tour-de-Force demo...We need a solution for that ;) The other programs, Cruel Crunch and Sledge Hammer, are good file compaction programs, but are in dire need of documentation before I will risk a program with them...Looks interesting though! ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 4 Sat May 25, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 02:28 EDT "A familiar tune So I stopped a while to listen not a word I wanted to miss" You could be describing wandering in Bruce's RTC Wednesday's at 9:30 EST or you could be listening to that new Irving Berlin SID collection that contains the password for week four of the SID download contest ;) lol SID77.shop.arc is a great file, check it out. On a different note I think E.Skwirsk (gene) really has been knocking himself out. Listen to "stbi" (something to believe in) a song by Poison. I think 1/2 the fun sometimes is dissolving the SIDs that have colorful screens :) If you like listening to SIDS I think you will find these two exceptional files. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 5 Sat Jul 27, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 22:12 EDT Okay, some of the programs that I think are exceptional ... Idea.sda - a 1581 partition sorter!!! good stuff and worth the shareware money. I sent mine! Ugly - a sid of the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Astra - a C128 80 column arcade game. Good stuff! ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 6 Sat Sep 28, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 07:39 EDT Umm, hard to say why I like this download so much, but I do Actually, with most of the sids uploaded it is the difference between good and excellent and I like pop/I hate classical type of choices that makes judging one Sid better than another. I just think this is a very good collection to listen to. classicafair.arc (A Classic Affair.arc) uploader: dickinson2 Itcontains A wild rose Andante Cantabile Andantino Espana Funeral March of the Marionette (Alfred Hitchcock theme:) The Kerry Dance La Cinquantine The Lorley Brahms Lullaby Melody in F Minuet in G Nocturne March from the Nutcracker Suite Poeme Two Guitars Vilia Wish I had a Midi interface and device to try this file out because it sounds good just in mono :) uploader: s.dickinson2 ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 7 Sat Nov 02, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 07:29 EST File these under the most useful programs uploaded recently reset128 reset64 (will be live this weekend) uploaded by R.KNOP1 These files allow a complete reset from Geos or Gateway without having to turn off your computer! Bigfootv2.sda uploaded by S.Dickinson2 This file creates a big billboard display like a neon sign and is easy to use to create your own messages. The reason I like this one so much is the "timing" is just right and is exciting. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 8 Sat Nov 02, 1991 M.MINNIG at 09:06 PST reset128 works fine from a native-mode RAMLink partition! ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 9 Sat Nov 02, 1991 R.KNOP1 [Rob Knop] at 10:00 PST I actually have a slight trivial problem with Reset128 sometimes... when I run it, the computer goes all the way through the reboot, but then doesn't give me a READY prompt or a cursor. Not serious, since a subsequent press of the reset button next to the power switch resets me to native 128 mode. Doesn't always happen. I *think* the problem may be that when I try to reboot and activate my KeyDOS ROM, my computer hangs. I'll talk to the author of reset128 and have him look into it ;) -Rob ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 10 Sat Nov 02, 1991 HOWIE-CBM [H.HERMAN1] at 17:21 EST Rob, When talking to the author.... :) I was reading something that may be helpful, or it maybe not. I don't know, since I don't know ML... It was a discussion about a ML routine called from Basic, that returned to Basic, and then asked for a user keypress. Sometimes it waited for the press, but at other times it simply ignored that line. It turned out that it behaved differently depending upon what/how the ML did its read from a disk. When the original ML routine returned, it sometimes left a logical channel open, which the Basic used to answer the keypress request, even tho the device was closed. Something about a number other than a zero being in a peek location. Now this may have absolutely nothing to do with what you just mentioned. If that's the case, then please ignore everything I just said... On the other hand if you may want more of the details, let me know, and I'll try to remember where I saw this, and get it for you. Howie P.S. A version of Reset that runs from Basic might also be nice. I've run into a prob booting CP/M after native mode uses the REU (under RL). Maybe you could ask the author about this? Nothing elaborate. Just so it runs outside of Geos? <what a nice author!> :) ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 11 Sun Nov 03, 1991 R.KNOP1 [Rob Knop] at 22:16 PST Hi- Try this in BASIC. Since I've been in DesTerm since I've read your message, I haven't given it a try myself, so it might not work: 10 BANK 1 20 POKE 65525,0 30 BANK 15 40 SYS 57344 Also, about your suggestion with the open logical channel: I would be surprised if that were my problem, since Reset128 doesn't mess with disks or anything like that at all. I suppose it is possible, though. -Rob ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 12 Sat Nov 16, 1991 D.MCALEER1 [Micro-Bytes] at 08:10 CST I have a few questions... First, my laser printer guy Craig is looking for the latest PAINTSCRAP for GEOS. He says this version will successfully paste into a gP file. Is it in the libraries? Thanks! \/\/\/ Paul /\/\/\ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 13 Sat Dec 14, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 18:06 EST megatank.arc uploader:p.pentz Lib#12 A really neat tank game for the C64. I doubt anyone playing it for the first few times will get more than 5,000 pts or into the city. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 14 Sun Dec 15, 1991 PAUL-MB at 09:41 CST Help! :) I'm looking for a program - any one - that will read, in my case, a GIF - and save it to a Commodore disk. I did a search on "ms-dos" and "convert" but nothing came up. Any ideas? \/\/\/ Paul /\/\/\ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 15 Sun Dec 15, 1991 HOWIE-CBM [H.HERMAN1] at 13:08 EST Paul, I believe GIFFY displays GIF's for the 64, and GDS for the 128. Howie ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 16 Sun Dec 15, 1991 PAUL-MB at 13:09 CST Thanks, Howie. I already have both. Basically, what I was asking is, is there a way for my 128 to read a GIF off of an MS-DOS disk? Will Big Blue Reader do the job, or is there something in ze Libraries? \/\/\/ Paul /\/\/\ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 17 Sun Dec 15, 1991 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 21:46 EST BBR 128 will do the job, as a matter of fact most of the converted GIFs I uploaded came off of IBM formatted disks. Once on a 1541/71/81 disk you can them read them with a GIF utility. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 18 Sun Dec 15, 1991 PAUL-MB at 21:13 CST Thought of something else...will the converter from ...May? 1989 RUN do it also? \/\/\/ Paul /\/\/\ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 19 Mon Dec 16, 1991 R.KNOP1 [Rob Knop] at 00:24 PST Crosslink2.1 in the libraries (I think the C128 toolkit library?) will also read and write 5.25" MS-DOS disks, but it will only read files less than approx. 42K. (Note that, to view a GIF from a MS-DOS disk, you first have to copy it to a commodore disk, and then view it from there. Maybe this is obvious, but nobody stated it so I figured I would :) ). -Rob Knop ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 20 Mon Dec 16, 1991 PAUL-MB at 18:34 CST Thanks, Rob! :D \/\/\/ Paul /\/\/\ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 21 Sat Feb 15, 1992 W.BUSH2 at 11:51 EST I've D/L'd several GIFs from GEnie to my CMD 100 and have not been able to view them. I use Ymodem exclusively to D/L. Gifs I have gotten from other BBSs work fine. Have you any suggestions? Would BBR be of any value in converting GIFs D/L'd from the IBM section? ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 22 Sat Feb 15, 1992 PAUL-MB at 13:11 CST All GIFs should download okay. But some GIFs have a header in front of the picture, which is invisible to the end user. I had this when I downloaded a Mac GIF, and all VGIF and GDS said was, "Not a GIF file!" The patch up is a bit on the techie side; I used a sector editor. I used DISKMATE from Loadstar to determine the starting address of the file. Then I checked the starting track and sector and used SECTOR EDITOR, also from Loadstar, to check it out. I opened the start of the file and got something like this: 00000 ... GARBAGE... 00MAC. TNG CAS ...GARBAGE... 00000 ....GIF87a................. I knew that the GIF viewers needed the "GIF87a" to be at the beginning of the file, so I edited the sector and transferred everything from the two bytes before the "GIF87a" (which are equally important!) to the end of the sector, to the beginning of the sector. I left the rest alone. Lo and behold it worked! Unfortunately, that's the only way I know of fixing a headed GIF. Sorry. ...Paul @ Micro-Bytes Publishing ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 23 Mon Feb 17, 1992 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 00:08 EST Also note that the extremely large GIFs with 256 grayscales or colors 320x200 will not view well on the C64 or C128 unless they are converted to B+W geoPaint pictures. Interlaced pictures will probably not be viewable at all. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 24 Sun Mar 01, 1992 PAUL-MB at 15:56 EST Clarification... The file "AMY.GIF.SFX" uploaded by JBEE is a geoPaint pic of Amy Grant. This file's description didn't mention that :D ...Paul @ Micro-Bytes Publishing ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 25 Mon Mar 02, 1992 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 00:07 EST And I still do not know who Amy Grant is :D ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 26 Mon Mar 02, 1992 PAUL-MB at 19:24 EST LOL...She's a talented (IMHO, of course) singer. :) ...Paul @ Micro-Bytes Publishing ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 27 Fri Mar 06, 1992 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 19:02 EST This past month there have been some terrific uploads of new software to the C-128 library. 9499 ZOUNDS!.SDA X S.GILLETT2 920302 37632 3 8 Desc: Digitize/Playback/Save Voice/Music 9437 SERVANT4.6A.SFX X B.WOLFF1 920210 35968 38 9 Desc: Super DOS Utility 9433 VIDEO128.A.SFX X JBEE 920209 28416 23 8 Desc: animation program for the c128 ZSOUNDS plays back great digis and it is home grown! Check this series of files out for impressive sound in C128 mode...including your favorite "i've fallen and can't get up" and Gene has done it again with some N.Diamond tunes (one of my favorites) 9489 FOREVERJEANS.MSW X E.SKWIRSK 920229 9344 1 16 Desc: "Forever In Blue Jeans" ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 28 Fri Apr 17, 1992 PAUL-MB at 22:02 EDT After downloading ZED version 0.65, I thought nothing could top it (except v1.00 of course :) But version 0.70 - now in the Libraries - has done it. The 51 line mode and just plain neat options screen really spoils me. The ASCII conversion is also a treat. Now, once wordwrap is cured, ZED will be something even bigger than it is now and THAT says a lot! I highly recommend ZED - it is a MUST download! OBTW- The new FlagShip File Directory from our own JBEE will take care of the problem of being charged $6/hr to browse. I'm sure it'll be worth the money (especially if you weigh how much $ you spent on browsing sans downloading.) :) Thanks JBEE! ~~~ Paul ~~~ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 29 Fri Apr 17, 1992 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 23:07 EDT You are welcome :) I agree ZED is pretty nice text editor and so small. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 30 Sat Apr 18, 1992 R.KNOP1 [Rob Knop] at 14:00 EDT Paul- I must agree, ZED has impressed the heck out of me too (one of the reasons I felt it was important to upload it here after I found it on Internet). There is something poetically correct about being able to edit a 1600K text file with my C=128! (I've got a 1.5 Meg 1750.) With som luck, in a future version Craig Bruce will include support for 128's with expanded RAM on the motherboard a la Richard Curcio. Once wordwrap (including the "juggle lines" feature) and a few other things have been implemented, this will be exactly the text editor I have long been looking for for my 128. Ya know, ZED is an example of how I think us 8-bitters have it good. While Intel is racing to put out bigger and faster chips (286, 386, 486) so people can buy more and more powerful computers, software companies are doing their darndest to write software that is bigger and slower, and takes more Megs on your HD-- which means, of course, that everyone needs to get a computer with the next '86 processor, in orde to be able to run the latest software. (And, I bet the inefficiency of software is growing faster than processor speed and memory space.) Meanwhile, we get ZED, which is only 14K long, and does everything that it does. -Rob ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 31 Sat Apr 18, 1992 PAUL-MB at 15:36 EDT That's a very good point, Rob. :) Wish there were more 128 programs like Zed (especially ones that use 51-line interlace, I =love= that feature!) I might do a mention of Zed in the July MB (Dennis is our PD man, but he doesn't have a 128. :( ) ~~~ Paul ~~~ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 32 Mon Apr 20, 1992 M.DULSKI1 [Mark @WIZARD] at 01:40 EDT I agree, ZED is about the fastest and best PD text editor I've seen. One thing I'ld like to see in it though is a block save feature. Didn't notice that the author was going to include that, too bad. Yeah, the interlace screen is nice! Hardly any flicker. When I tried Desterm a while back I didn't like the interlace screen in there at all. Was really surprised as how good ZED's looked. ~~Mark~~ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 33 Mon Apr 20, 1992 HOWIE-CBM at 08:24 EDT Well, I'd like to add my voice to the chorus of praise properly being lavished upon ZED-128. I don't know if it is because it is so fast, user firendly and configurable (including CMD's drives), well thought out, comes with clear easy to follow documents, or a *VERY* productive text editor. Maybe it is all of the above. :) While I really like the functionality of CP/M's SPLIT45, to handle and split big files, I haven't used it much since ZED-128. Howie ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 34 Mon Apr 20, 1992 PAUL-MB at 10:39 EDT Agreed, with both of you :), Zed is superb! BTW - The interlace in ZED is the _only_ one, out of all the programs I own that support interlace, that is legible on my monitor. With IPaint or Dialogue, I have to manually shift the screen to the right (which is a general cure for anyone seeing "double lines" in IPaint, etc) ~~~ Paul ~~~ ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 35 Sat Sep 26, 1992 C128.JBEE [* Sysop *] at 02:45 EDT C-128 owners will want to check out the "z" series Steve Goldsmith (S.GOLDSMITH2) has been uploading. Especially ZMMEDIA.LBR which brings the concept of digital sound and digital pictures to CP/M mode. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 36 Thu Jun 10, 1993 RHHAYDEN [Robert H.] at 05:07 EDT TO: W.BUSH2 and PAUL-MB RE: MacBinary headers and MacBinary formatted files (i.e. GIFs) I wrote a small BASIC that will extract the DATA fork from a MacBinary formatted file. I did this to view GIFs from a Macintosh bulletin board. The technical information for the file format came from GEnie's own Macintosh RTs. The program is in BASIC 2.0, and written on a C-64. The interface is "What interface?", that is, VERY amateurish. It is a programmer's program intended to be used by the writer only. It is also VERY slow, as in "let it run over night." A ML loop with a buffer should speed it up a great deal. Because of this, I included a "batch" mode where I use data statements with file names and drive numbers. Anyways, if you are interested, I could see about uploading it so that you can modify it. If you are interested, tell me in what format you want me to place my notes for the program. I can give you PETSCII, SpeedScript, or geoWrite. Robert Hayden ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 38 Thu Jun 10, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 16:56 EDT Rose, um... uh..... Would you care to clarify just a bit what you are trying to say above? Thanks! Howie ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 40 Fri Jun 11, 1993 RHHAYDEN [Robert H.] at 03:36 EDT TO: HOWIE-CBM and YLR.ROSE I think Rose was responding to my msg #36. I take it PAUL-MB no longer logs on here? How about the other person who was trying to deal with GIFs in MacBinary format? Robert Hayden ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 41 Sat Jun 12, 1993 HOWIE-CBM at 11:27 EDT Robert, And, I could not figure out what Rose was trying to say.... Howie ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 43 Fri Sep 30, 1994 THE.OUTLAW at 20:02 EDT I came across this on FIDO... From : Tarragon Moon Subj : Lemmings! To : All Area : CommodoreCom For all those who asked about Lemmings... here's Psygnosis' address: Psygnosis Ltd. South Harrington Building Sefton Street Liverpool, L3 4BQ ENGLAND (44) 51-709-5755 Makers of Lemmings for the 64. Psygnosis 29 Saint Marys Court Brookline MA 02146 psygtech@psygnosis.com (Contact) (617) 497-7794 (Information) (617) 497-6759 (Fascimile) Makers of Lemmings for the 64. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 44 Tue Oct 04, 1994 B.MASSE [BIG BOB] at 21:28 EDT Lemmings!??!? I wrote Psygonosis a letter about two weeks ago requesting the game 'lemmings' for the Commodore 64. I even sent them a self addressed stamped envelope for any info. Today I recieved in the mail their catalog... They will sell you lemmings for the.... Amiga MS-DOS pc Macintosh Sega Genesis Super nintendo 300 (what ever the hell that is) Atari ST They sell it for the Atari ST and not the Commie.... WAHHHHH! I guess I will put the 100 lbs of IBM xt to work just to play that stupid littlegame on. Geez... CGA 4 color and no sound.... Bob ... WindowsError:005 Multitasking attempted. System confused. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 45 Tue Oct 04, 1994 THE.OUTLAW at 21:43 EDT Thanks for the tidbit, Bob :/ Wish it was better news. ------------ Category 2, Topic 6 Message 46 Tue Oct 04, 1994 CMD-DOUG at 23:50 EDT Lemmings for the 64 released a little over a year ago, but only PAL video format (that's what they use overseas). I see the program listed in a lot of foreign pulication ads. There is no 'legal' NTSC video version, but we're investigating the possibility with the authors. I