╫ONDERING WHY YOU COULDN'T FIND YOUR ╧CTOBER ISSUE OF ╨├╨ ╬EWS & ╓IEWS? ┬ECAUSE IT WAS HIDDEN IN YOUR PRINTER! ╫HETHER YOU ARE A VETERAN OF ╨├╨ ╬ & ╓ OR PRINTING YOUR FIRST ISSUE, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS NEWSLETTER IS A FORUM FOR YOUR ╨├╨ QUESTIONS, IDEAS, AND SUGGESTIONS. ╔F YOU HAVE ANY, PLEASE SEND ┼MAIL TO ╧VERBOARD ON ╤LINK OR ╟.┬ROWN20 ON ╟ENIE. ╞EEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE PRINTED COPIES OF THIS NEWSLETTER OR THE DISK FILES.
═ANY THANKS TO THOSE THAT SENT SAMPLES OF THEIR ╨├╨ CREATIONS. ╬EWSLETTERS, FLYERS, AND A POSTER OR TWO WERE RECEIVED. ┴LL SHOWED A LOT OF EFFORT AND IMAGINATION. ─RAWING FROM WHAT ╔ HAVE SEEN AND SUGGESTIONS MADE IN LETTERS, NEW FEATURES DEBUT IN ╨├╨ ╬ & ╓ THIS ISSUE. ╙ALLY╟ SUGGESTED A COLUMN ABOUT THE VARIOUS ╨├╨ UTILITIES. ├ATCH THE ╒TILITY OF THE ═ONTH WHICH EXPLAINS NEW AND PAST PROGRAMS FOUND IN THE ╨├╨ ╬ & ╓ FILES. ╧THER FEATURES WILL APPEAR IN FUTURE ISSUES.
╔ AM EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING THIS NEWSLETTER INTO A ├OMMODORE ─ESKTOP NEWSLETTER. ╘HIS WOULD BE COMMERCIAL VENTURE AND WOULD SERVE AS A FORUM FOR ALL ├OMMODORE DESKTOP PUBLISHERS. ─ESKTOP PROGRAMS FOR ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF MOST USERS. ╟╨ AND ╨├╨ ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE 64 WITH ╨AGE ┬UILDER AND A DESKTOP PACKAGE FROM THE CREATOR OF ┬ASIC 8 FOR THE 128 BEING PLANNED. ═OST DESKTOP PUBLISHING MAGAZINES ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF COMMERCIAL USERS. ╘HE ├OMMODORE DESKTOP PUBLISHER HAS THE SAME NEED FOR INFORMATION ON GRAPHICS, EQUIPMENT, FONTS, LAYOUT DESIGN, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. ┘OUR THOUGHTS AND/OR FEEDBACK?
╔ SPOKE WITH ┼┴ ├USTOMER ╙UPPORT AND LEARNED THAT UPDATES FOR ╨├╨ ARE NOT PRESENTLY PLANNED. ┬ECAUSE ╨├╨ IS A 'NEW' PROGRAM, ┼┴ IS WATCHING ╨├╨ SALES - WHICH ARE DOING WELL - BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO DO AN UPDATE. ╘HIS IS THE MONTHLY PLUG TO POST YOUR ╨├╨ COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THE ┼┴ ╙UPPORT ┬OARD ON ╤LINK OR VIA ╒╙ ═AIL TO:
┬ATTERIES ╔NCLUDED ─IVISION
├USTOMER ╙UPPORT
┼LECTRONIC ┴RTS
1820 ╟ATEWAY ─RIVE
╙AN ═ATEO, ├┴ 94404
(415) 578-0316
╘HIS ISSUE WILL INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF THE PRINTER SURVEY, MORE ╨├╨ TIPS, ╒TILITY OF THE ═ONTH COLUMN, AND COMMERCIAL AND ╨─ PROGRAMS TO USE WITH ╨├╨. ╙OME PROBLEMS CONTINUE WITH THE 1571/81 BOOT PROGRAM. ╘HESE ARE THE DRIVE SWITCHING TO 1541 MODE AND ╨├╨ NOT RUNNING. ┴ ┬┴╙╔├ VERSION OF THE BOOT PROGRAM IS INCLUDED THIS MONTH. ╨LEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS HELPS! ╔F YOU HAVE A ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE PRINTER THAT DOES NOT PRINT WITH THE 1525 OR 801 DRIVER, TRY THE ╙╨-1000 DRIVER. ╔ HAVE HAD EXCELLENT RESULTS WITH IT. ┬E SURE TO CHECK THE ╨├╨ FONTS ON ╤LINK UPLOADED BY ┬RODY ╦. ╘HEY ARE WELL DONE AND INCLUDED IN THIS NEWSLETTER. ╞INALLY, BE SURE TO READ THE ARTICLE ─┼╙╦╘╧╨ ┬┴╙╔├╙! IN THE ╬OVEMBER ├╧═╨╒╘┼!. ╔T CONTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PAGE LAYOUT DESIGN, CHOOSING FONTS, AND TERMS USED IN DESKTOP PUBLISHING. ╚ELPFUL HINTS AND WELL WRITTEN!
╨├╨ ╘IPS
┬Y ─ALE ╥AY
╔ HAVE BEEN USING ╨├╨ SINCE ┴PRIL, 1988. ╔ AM IMPRESSED WITH ITS CAPABILITIES AND HAVE USED IT TO PRODUCE MY ╒SER ╟ROUP NEWSLETTER SINCE ═AY, 1988.
╔ HAVE TWO AND A HALF YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS. ═Y MAIN MACHINE IS A ├-128, WITH ═AGNAVOX 80 MONITOR, 1571 COMPATIBLE DRIVE, 1700 ╥┼╒, 1670 MODEM, AND ╧KIDATA 120 PRINTER. ╔ ALSO HAVE A ├-64, ═╙─ ╙─-2 DRIVE, 1541, AND AN ═╨╙-801.
╔ USE MY COMPUTERS MAINLY FOR WORD-PROCESSING AND SECONDLY FOR FUN. ╔ AM ALSO ╥EMOTE ╙YSOP ON A ├OLOR-64 ┬┬╙ IN ╨ORTAGE, ╔N. (219-762-4612 OR 219-887-2206) CALLED ┬LADERUNNER.
╟RAPHICS ─ISKS
╨├╨ STORES THE FILE NAMES OF THE LAST GRAPHIC DISK YOU ACCESSED IN A BUFFER. ╘HIS FEATURE SAVES THE TIME IT TAKES READING THE DIRECTORY EACH TIME YOU LOAD A GRAPHIC. ╘HE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BUFFER WILL ONLY HOLD SEVENTY (70) FILENAMES. ╬O MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS FILES BEYOND THE PREVIOUS LIMIT. ╙O, WHEN YOU CONVERT GRAPHICS FOR ╨├╨ DON'T PUT MORE THAN SEVENTY FILES ON EACH DISK.
├ONVERTING GRAPHICS
╫HEN CONVERTING ╬EWSROOM GRAPHICS TO ╨├╨ YOU MUST FIRST TAKE A PHOTO OF THE GRAPHIC IN THE ╨HOTOLAB. ╘O SAVE TIME PUT RELATED GRAPHICS TOGETHER ON THE SAME SCREEN BEFORE TAKING A PHOTO. ╘HIS WILL GIVE YOU LESS FILES TO CONVERT AND ALLOW YOU TO GET MORE IMAGES ON YOUR GRAPHICS DISK.
╫HEN YOU LOAD THE FILE INTO ╨├╨ PUT A BOX AROUND THE GRAPHIC YOU WANT AND THEN CUT IT TO YOUR WORK DISK.
┼ASIER ┼RASE
╫HEN YOU LOAD A FILE WITH MORE THAN ONE IMAGE AND WANT TO ADD IMAGES FROM ANOTHER FILE, PUT A BOX AROUND THE UNWANTED GRAPHICS AND USE THE ├╠╥ COMMAND FROM THE TOOLBOX TO ERASE THEM.
╘EMPLATE ╘IP
╔ EDIT A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER USING ╨├╨ AS MY FINAL LAY-OUT TOOL. ╧F COURSE ╔ MADE A TEMPLATE TO HELP MAKE THINGS EASIER. ╘HE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE A TEMPLATE IS AFTER YOUR FIRST DOCUMENT IS MADE. ═AKE A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT AND THEN LOAD IT INTO ╨├╨. ╨UT ALL UNWANTED BOXES INTO THE TRASH CAN. ═OP THE BOXES YOU WANT TO KEEP WITHOUT THE CONTENTS. ╦EEP THE REST. ╫HEN YOU ARE DONE CLEANING UP YOU WILL HAVE A TEMPLATE FOR YOUR NEXT SIMILAR DOCUMENT. ╒SE THE COPY DOCUMENT PROGRAM TO COPY IT WITHOUT THE JUNK YOU'VE JUST DUMPED AND NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO USE IT YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO COPY THE TEMPLATE.
═ORE ╘EMPLATE ╘IPS
┴LL BOXES ON THE ┴RTBOARD ARE REDRAWN WITH YOUR DOCUMENT WHEN YOU SELECT PREVIEW ALL. ╘HIS CAN BE A SLOW PROCESS. ╫HEN MAKING YOUR TEMPLATES PUT ITEMS YOU ═┴┘ USE AGAIN (LIKE BANNERS FOR RECURRING FEATURES) ON AN UNUSED PAGE. ╘HEY WILL STILL BE THERE TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED, BUT WON'T SLOW YOU DOWN.
═AKING A PRINTED COPY OF THIS PAGE AND STASHING IT IN A HANDY PLACE WILL HELP YOU FIND JUST THE BOX YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WITHOUT PREVIEWING.
╔ USE THIS TECHNIQUE TO STORE COLUMN DIVIDERS, GRAPHICS THAT ╔ USE A LOT, AND OTHER ITEMS ╔ ONLY NEED PERIODICALLY. ╙URE BEATS RECREATING THEM EACH TIME.
┼NLARGING ╞ONTS
┘OU'VE PROBABLY FIGURED OUT THAT YOU CAN GET REALLY ┬╔╟ FONTS USING THE MAGNIFICATION IN THE ┬OX ╥EQUESTOR. ─ON'T BE AFRAID TO USE DIFFERENT VALUES FOR THE ╪ AND ┘ AXIS. ═ANY OF THE FONTS LOOK VERY GOOD DOUBLE-WIDTH OR AS ╘┴╠╠ FONTS. ┼XPERIMENT TO FIND OUT WHICH ONES WORK BEST.
╨RINTER ├OMPATIBILITY
┼VEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY ELEVEN (11) PRINTER DRIVERS WITH ╨├╨ MOST PRINTERS WILL WORK. ┼XPERIMENT WITH ALL OF THEM BEFORE GIVING UP. ┴LSO MAKE SURE YOU'VE TESTED ALL OF THE POSSIBLE SETTINGS OF YOUR INTERFACE. ┴ FRIEND OF MINE USES THE ┼PSON ═╪ DRIVER WITH HAS ╙TAR ╙╟-10 AND A ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX INTERFACE. ╘HIS SAME DRIVER WORKS WITH THE ╙TAR-╬╪ (NOT ╬╪-10 JUST ╬╪).
╔F YOU ARE USING THE 1525 OR ═╨╙-801 DRIVERS WITH A ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE PRINTER THE PROPORTIONS OF YOUR DOCUMENT MAY BE OFF. ═Y ╧KIDATA 120 NEEDS THE PAGE LENGTH SET TO 12.5 INCHES TO PRINT A FULL LENGTH PAGE. ╘O DETERMINE THE PROPER SETTING ╔ SET ╨├╨ FOR 14 INCH PAPER AND PRINTED A COLUMN OF NUMBERS. ╫HEN ╔ PRINTED OUT THIS TEST ╔ CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE LAST NUMBER ABOVE THE PERFORATION WAS THEN CHECKED WHERE THAT NUMBER WAS ON THE SCREEN. ╨ERSISTENT, IT PAYS OFF.
╫ORK ─ISK ├REATION
┴FTER A WHILE YOU WILL NOTICE THAT YOU USE SOME FONTS AGAIN AND AGAIN. ╔ MADE A GENERIC WORK DISK WITH ╨├╨1, ╨├╨2, MY PRINTER DRIVER, AND THE FONTS ╔ USE MOST. ╫HEN ╔ START A SESSION ╔ COPY THIS WITH A FAST WHOLE DISK COPIER, THEN ADD ANY SPECIAL FONTS ╔ NEED FOR THE PARTICULAR JOB ╔ AM DOING. ╘HEN YOU CAN USE EITHER THE COPY DOCUMENT UTILITY OR A FILE COPIER TO (IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RENAME THE TEMPLATE) TO ADD A TEMPLATE TO THE DISK.
╘EXT ╞ILE ╚IDE AND ╙EEK
╔ USUALLY PUT MY TEXT FILES ON A SEPARATE DISK TO SAVE SPACE ON MY WORK DISK. ╧F COURSE ╔ SOMETIMES FORGET TO CHANGE DISK WHEN EXITING THE ╘EXT ┼DITOR. ╘HIS CAUSES A FILE TO BE WRITTEN ON MY TEXT DISK THAT SHOULD BE ON MY WORK DISK. ┴ SIMPLE SOLUTION IS TO PUT A WRITE PROTECT TAB ON THE TEXT DISK. ╫HEN YOU EXIT YOU WILL GET AN ERROR AND BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SWAP DISKS. ╘HIS CAN HAPPEN WITH GRAPHICS DISKS TOO!
╘EXT ╞ILE ╙IZE
╘HE BUFFER IN THE ╘EXT ┼DITOR IS LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 150 EIGHTY COLUMN LINES OR 300 FORTY COLUMN LINES. ╔F YOU HAVE LARGER FILES TO IMPORT TO ╨├╨ BREAK THEM AT A LOGICAL POINT BEFORE CONVERTING THEM.
┬REAKING THE FILE AT A SUB-HEAD MAKE SPLICING IT BACK TOGETHER EASIER.
╤UICKER ╠OADS
┘OU CAN SPEED UP LOADING A LITTLE BY ╠╧┴─"╨├╨.╨╥╧*",8 INSTEAD OF LOADING AS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS. ╘HIS BYPASSES THE TITLE SCREEN AND GOES DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM. (┼D. - THE PROGRAM MAY OCCASIONALLY FREEZE IF LOADED ON A DRIVE OTHER THAN A 1541 USING THIS METHOD )
├-128 USERS CAN USE ONE OF THE MANY AUTOBOOT UTILITIES TO MAKE ╨├╨ AUTOBOOT. ═AKE THE TARGET OF YOUR AUTOBOOT THE SAME AS LISTED ABOVE FOR THE QUICKEST LOAD.
═OUSE VS ╩OYSTICK
╘HIS ONE WILL WORK WITH ANY PROGRAM THAT CAN USE EITHER A MOUSE OR A JOYSTICK.
╘HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ╔ LIKE THE MOUSE FOR AND OTHERS ARE EASIER WITH THE JOYSTICK. ╔ SOLVED MY DILEMMA BY BUYING A ┘-CABLE ADAPTOR FOR MY JOYSTICK PORT. ╬OW ╔ CAN USE THE INPUT DRIVER ╔ PREFER ALL THE TIME. ┴ ┘-CABLE WILL SET YOU BACK ABOUT $5-$6.
╨RINTER ╙URVEY
╙╒┬╩: ╨RINTER ╙URVEY! ╞╥╧═: ╧VER┬OARD
╫HAT PRINTER ARE YOU USING WITH ╨├╨? ╔ WOULD LIKE TO FIND WHAT ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLES AND NON-COMPATIBLES WORK WITH THE EXISTING PRINTER DRIVERS. ╔ WILL COMPILE AND UPLOAD A LIST TO HELP NEW USERS AND THOSE LOOKING TO GET A DIFFERENT PRINTER. ┼MAIL OR POST HERE. ╘HANKS! ┬)
╙╒┬╩: ╙EIKOSHA ╙P-1000VC ╞╥╧═: ╞ERN─
╔'VE HAD THIS PRINTER FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. ╧NE OF THE FIRST REASONS THAT ╔ FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH PCP IS BECAUSE IT SUPPORTED MY PRINTER.
╙╒┬╩: ╙╟-10├ ╞╥╧═: ─SQR
╫ITH THE SPECIAL EDITION CHIPS, ╔ USE THE ╙EIKOSHA DRIVER WITH EVERYTHING COMING OUT OK. ╨├╨ IS ONE OF THE FEW ╟RAPHICS PRODUCTS THAT SUPPORT THIS PRINTER. ╔'M WAITING FOR A GRAPHIC PACKAGE THAT WILL SUPPORT THE SPECIAL EDITION CHIPS IN THE 120 DPI MODE TO PRINT A FULL PAGE OF ╚I-─ENSITY PRINTOUTS. ═AYBE FOR ├HRISTMAS.
╙╒┬╩: ╧LYMPIA ┼LEC. ├OMPACT ╬╨ ╞╥╧═: ═AGICIAN
╘HIS UNUSUAL PRINTER IS ┼PSON COMPATIBLE AND WORKS GREAT WITH ╨├╨ AND ALL OTHER PROGRAMS. (╔'VE INTERFACED IT WITH A ╪ETEC ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX PRINTER INTERFACE.)
╙╒┬╩: ╙╟-10/╟-╫HIZ ╞╥╧═: ╠ARRY29
╬O PROBLEM HERE. ╘HIS COMBO HAS BEEN A WORKHORSE FOR ME AND DOES JUST FINE WITH ╨├╨!
╙╒┬╩: PROWRITERJR ╞╥╧═: ╬ORM ╙1
╒SING THE ╨├╨ DEFAULT SETTING (┼PSON ╞╪) AND A ╪ETEC ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX ╩R. INTERFACE ON MY ╨ROWRITER ╩R., IT DOES A FINE JOB. ┬Y THE WAY, THANKS FOR THE HINTS AND TIPS.
╙╒┬╩: ╨ANASONIC ╦╪-╨1091 ╞╥╧═: ╞ALCON ╚┬
╔ USE THE ╨ANASONIC ╦╪-╨1091 WITH A ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX ╟OLD INTERFACE AT HOME AND IT WORK GREAT. ┴T WORK ╔ USE A ╨ANASONIC ╦╪-╨1091I WITH THE ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX ╔NTERFACE AND IT WORKS WELL ALSO. ╨ANASONIC PRINTERS DO REAL WELL WITH ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER AND ALSO ╨APERCLIP III.
╙╒┬╩: ╬╪-1000 ╞╥╧═: ╥AVEN 1
╘HIS PRINTER AND A SUPER GRAFIX INTERFACE WORKS FINE. ╔ CAN'T RECALL THE DRIVER ╔ USE AS MY MIND IS IN MUSH MODE TONIGHT. ╨├╨ IS GREAT STUFF!
═AGNUM
╙╒┬╩: PRINTER ╞╥╧═: ╩╔═64├
╘HANKS FOR YOUR REPLIES. ╔'M USING THE ╙TAR ╙╟/10 FOR OUR ╬/╠ AND SO FAR SO GOOD. ╔ REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS SETUP/ ALSO ├ARDCO ╟? INTERFACE. 60% OF OUR CLUB MEMBERS USE THIS PRINTER AND SEEMS TO BE THE MOST POPULAR ONE IN THIS AREA!
╙╒┬╩: ╨RINTER ╙URVEY! ╞╥╧═: ╧VER┬OARD
╔ USED A ╨ANASONIC 1080I WITH A ═ICROGRAPHIX 350 INTERFACE. ╔T PRODUCES EXCELLENT OUTPUT AT BOTH 60 AND 80 DPI. ╘HE MOST FREQUENT QUESTION ╔ RECEIVE CONCERNING PRINTERS IS WHAT DRIVER TO USE WITH ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE PRINTERS. ╔F YOUR PRINTER WON'T WORK WITH THE 1525 OR 801 DRIVERS, USE THE ╙EIKOSHA ╙╨-1000 DRIVER. ╔T WORKS WITH MY INTERFACE IN THE 1525 EMULATE MODE. ╔ WANT TO THANK ┼┴ SUPPORT FOR THIS HELPFUL INFORMATION. ╔F YOU HAVE A PRINTER THAT NO ONE HEARD OF BEFORE, TRY USING DIFFERENT DRIVERS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ┴LWAYS CHECK THE PRINTER MANUAL TO DETERMINE IF YOUR PRINTER IS ├OMMODORE OR ┼PSON COMPATIBLE. ╘HESE MODES ARE THE MOST COMPATIBLE WITH ╨├╨. ╘HANKS TO EVERYONE FOR RESPONDING!
╨├╨ ╤ & ┴
╞ROM: ─SQR
╔T WOULD BE A REAL BOON IF ┼┴ HAD MADE THE CONVERTER UTILITY WITH AN ┴╒╘╧ OPTION LIKE THE FONT CONVERTER. ╔ SPENT ABOUT 2.5 HOURS CONVERTING ALL OF THOSE GRAPHICS BY HAND. ┴ND IF THEY HAD MADE THE MAIN PROGRAM RECOGNIZE DRIVE 9. ═AYBE IN A LATER UPDATE. ╫ELL, TAKE CARE AND THANKS.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╟OOD POINT. ╔T BECOMES VERY REPETITIVE DOING A TASK OVER AND OVER. ╫HAT BETTER USE FOR YOUR COMPUTER THAN HAVING A PROGRAM THAT WILL AUTOMATE THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING LARGE GRAPHIC COLLECTION?
═AIL ╞ROM: ─SQR
╔'VE DOWNLOADED ╞OB.LIB FROM THE PRINTER GRAPHICS/ COLLECTIONS LIBRARY ON ╤LINK. ╘HERE WERE 67 PRINTSHOP GRAPHICS IN THE FILE. ╔ DOWNLOADED THE PRINTSHOP SIDE B FORMAT SINCE ╔ HAVE AN ╙╟-10├ WHICH IS A 1525 CLONE (60 DPI) AND PRINTED ALL OF THEM OUT ON A 8X11 SHEET OF PAPER USING A UTILITY ON ╤LINK. ╘HIS GAVE ME A VIEWING SHEET WHEN ╔ DECIDE WHICH GRAPHICS TO USE IN A NEWSLETTER. ╔ WISH THERE WAS A SIMILAR UTILITY FOR ╟┼╧╙ FONTS. ═AYBE IN YOUR NEXT NEWS LETTER? ╔'VE FOUND IT EASIER TO LAYOUT YOUR FORMAT ON GRAPH PAPER. ╘HE TEXT IS NOT AS BAD SINCE YOU CAN ALWAYS CREATE ANOTHER BOX AND YOU THE CHAIN BOX FUNCTION. ╔ NOTICED A COUPLE OF PICTURES THAT ╔ CONVERTED TO ╨├╨ FORMAT. ╔ GOT A STRANGE LINE OF DOTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GRAPHICS. ╘HIS IS NOT A REAL PROBLEM SINCE ╔ CAN CUT WITH THE FRAME TOO IN AND ELIMINATE THE LINE.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╫HAT WAS THAT ABOUT LARGE COLLECTIONS? ╔F GARBAGE APPEARS IN A CONVERTED GRAPHIC OR TEXT FILE, THE FILE MAYBE CORRUPTED. ┼ITHER TOUCH UP IN THE GRAPHIC EDITOR OR RECOPY THE FILE. ╘HANKS FOR THE GRAPHIC AND LAYOUT TIPS!
═AIL ╞ROM: ╙┘╙╧╨ ╨╚
╨╙/╨═/╬╥ ╓1.2 WILL CONVERT ONLY THE TOP LEFT 88 X 52 PIXEL ╨═ SIZE OF A ╬EWSROOM ╨HOTOS, NOT A FULL SCREEN ╨HOTO.
═AIL ╞ROM: ╞ERN─
╘HE PCPUB 1571 LOADER THAT WAS IN THE FIRST PCP EXTRAS IS USED BY PUTTING THAT PROGRAM ON THE PCPUB DISK RIGHT? ─O YOU HAVE TO SCRATCH ANYTHING OFF IT? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE ANSWER.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╔ SUGGEST CREATING A NEW DISK WITH THE LOADER PROGRAM AS THE FIRST FILE. ╒SE A FILE COPIER TO TRANSFER ALL OTHER FILES.
╙╒┬╩: ╟EMINI 10╪ NEW DRIVER
╘HE ╟EMINI 10╪ CAN NOW BE USED IN ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER WITH THE ┼PSON ═╪ DRIVER INSTALLED.
.....┴╥╩┴┘.....
═AIL ╞ROM: ┬RODY ╦
╔ REALLY LIKE YOUR UPLOADS FOR ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER! ╔ HAVE DOWNLOADED ALL OF THEM ╔ HAVE SEEN! :) ├AN YOU LET ME KNOW IF YOU LIKE MY ╘YPESETTER FONT? ╘HEY STILL HAVE NOT RELEASED IT YET IN THE ╟┼╧╙ ARENA, AND ╔ WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF IT! :)
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╟OOD FONT! ╔T IS USED IN THIS NEWSLETTER. ╦EEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
╞ROM: ─.╥┴┘1
╙UB: ╬EWSROOM GRAPHICS
╟ARY, ╔ CONVERT THE NEWSROOM PHOTOS TO ─╧╧─╠┼ FORMAT THEN USE THE CONVERTOR IN ╨├╨. ╔ USE ╔├╧╬ ╞ACTORY TO DO THE ╬╥-─╧╧─╠┼ CONVERSION. ╘HERE ARE TWO PROGRAMS ON THE LATEST ╔├╧╬ ╞ACTORY DISK. ╘HE ╔├╧╬ FACTORY OF COURSE AND A PROGRAM CALLED ╟╥┴╨╚╔╪ ╠╔╬╦. ╟RAPHIX ╠INK WILL CONVERT TO & FROM GEOS FILES.
═AIL ╞ROM: ╥IDGE╥UNR
╔ CAN'T USE ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER WITH MY ╙TAR╙╟10├ PRINTER BECAUSE IT IS NOT A TRUE 1525 PRINTER. ╔S THAT CORRECT? ┴ FRIEND OF MINE AND ╔ HAVE BEEN GOING BATTY TRYING TO PRINT OUT YOUR ╨├╨╬EWS FILE AS WELL AS SOME SAMPLE TEXT WE CREATED, WITH NO LUCK. ┴NY OTHER IDEAS? ╘HE PRINTER IS ├OMMODORE DIRECT, NO INTERFACE, AND ALL OTHER 1525 EMULATIONS WORK FINE ON OTHER PROGRAMS. ╘HANKS.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╒SE THE ╙╨-1000 DRIVER.
═AIL ╞ROM: ╞ALCON ╚┬
╔ WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE HELP FILES YOU HAVE UPLOADED FOR ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER. ╔ AM A BIG FAN OF THAT PROGRAM. ╔ REALLY FEEL IT IS THE BEST PROGRAM EVER DEVELOPED FOR THE ├OMMODORE. ╔ USE THE PROGRAM FREQUENTLY. ╚OWEVER, ╔ DISAGREE WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL ITEMS YOU MENTIONED (IN YOUR PREVIOUS ISSUES.) ╔ ALWAYS USE FASTLOAD AND ALTHOUGH ╔ DON'T REALLY THINK IT HELPS THE PROGRAM MUCH OR IF AT ALL, ╔ HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. ╙ECOND, ╔ FEEL THE X & Y ENLARGERS ARE MUCH BETTER FOR GRAPHICS ENLARGING THAN THE GRAPHICS EDITOR. ╘HE REASON ╔ SAY THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ENLARGE THE GRAPHIC PROPORTIONALLY WITH THE GRAPHICS EDITOR AND IT ACTUALLY CHANGES THE GRAPHIC IF IT IS NOT A SOLID GRAPHIC BUT HAS BROKEN UP BLOCKS COMPOSING IT.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╘HANKS FOR SHARING THIS. ╒SING THE ╪/┘ ENLARGERS IS BETTER FOR GRAPHICS THAT SHOULD BE ENLARGED PROPORTIONALLY.
╞ROM: ╙ELMA╫
╔ DISABLED MY ═ACH 128. ╔N 64 MODE ╔ LOADED "┬╧╧╘64/1571" AFTER FEW SECONDS, THE SCREEN SLOWLY STARTED TO ERASE, THEN TURNED BLUE. ╘HEN ╔ GOT THE ┼┴ LOGO SCREEN. ┴FTER 3 MINUTES, THE GREEN LIGHT WAS STILL ON WITH THE SAME SCREEN. ╔ HAVE NO PROBLEMS RUNNING THE PROGRAM WITH MY ═ACH 128. ╫HAT ARE THE STEPS AND WHAT DO ╔ LOOK FOR WHEN ╔ GET THIS THING TO RUN.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ╙OUND LIKE A BUG SOMEWHERE. ╔NCLUDED IN THIS NEWSLETTER IS A BASIC VERSION OF THE LOADER PROGRAM. ╙EE IF THIS HELPS.
╙╒┬╩: ╥EVIEW ╬EWSLETTER#3 ╞╥╧═: ╞ERN─
╫OW, ╧VERBOARD, THIS TIME YOU'VE OUTDONE YOURSELF. ╘HE ARTICLES WERE INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING. ╨AGE DESIGN IS AN ART. ╔ ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE MORE GRAPHICS, THE MORE INTERESTING THE DOCUMENT. ╫RONG. ╠OOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT EDITION OF ╬EWS AND ╓IEWS AND MORE GRAPHIC AND UTILITY FILES. ╔T'S REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATED.
(┴╬╙╫┼╥) ┴H, ╟OLLY..┘OU'RE JUST SAYING THAT! ╘HANKS! (
╨├╨ ╒TILITIES
-╨├╨╞╔╬─╞╧╬╘
╘HIS PROGRAM WILL TELL YOU WHAT FONTS ARE USED IN A DOCUMENT. ╥UN THE PROGRAM AND INSERT YOUR WORK DISK IN DRIVE EIGHT. ╘YPE THE DOCUMENT NAME (WITHOUT THE .P SUFFIX) AND PRESS RETURN. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL DETERMINE IF THE FILE IS ON THE WORK DISK. ╔F SO, THE DOCUMENT WILL BE LOADED AND IN FIFTEEN SECONDS, FONTS USED WILL PRINT TO SCREEN. ┴N OCCASIONALLY GRAPHIC CHARACTER APPEARS IN A FILE NAME. ╘HIS SHOULD NOT BE PROBLEM AS THE FONT NAME IS EASY TO READ.
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╘HIS PROGRAM WILL LOAD THE DISK DIRECTORY FROM A 1541 OR 1571 DRIVE, ELIMINATE ALL SCRATCHED FILE NAMES, AND ALPHABETIZE THE DIRECTORY. ╒SEFUL IN ORGANIZING A DISK FULL OF GRAPHIC FILES.
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┴NOTHER SHORT AND USEFUL UTILITY FOR THOSE ├128 OWNERS. ╫HEN A 128 COMPUTER IS TURNED ON OR RESET, IT CHECKS THE DISK IN DRIVE EIGHT FOR AN AUTOBOOT SECTOR. ╔F THERE IS ONE, THE COMPUTER WILL LOAD AND EXECUTE IT. ┴ NORMAL VALIDATE WILL ALLOW THE SECTOR TO BE OVERWRITTEN. ╘HIS WILL VALIDATE A DISK AND SAVE THE AUTOBOOT SECTOR.
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╘HIS IS A VERSION OF THE ╨APERCLIP ╨UBLISHER COPY DOCUMENT PROGRAM. ╔T WILL COPY A ╨├╨ DOCUMENT FROM DRIVE EIGHT TO DRIVE NINE AUTOMATICALLY.
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╘HIS SHORT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A COUNT, BY FILE TYPE, OF A DISK. ╘HIS IS HELPFUL IN DETERMINING HOW MANY OR TOO MANY FILES ARE ON A ╨├╨ WORK DISK.
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╘HIS PROGRAM IS USED TO CONVERT VARIOUS GRAPHIC FILES INTO ─╧╧─╠┼ FORMAT WHICH CAN BE IMPORTED INTO ╨├╨. ╔T WILL CONVERT ╨RINT ╙HOP ╙CREEN ═AGIC, ├┴─╨┴╦-64,AND MULTI-COLOR FORMATS. ╔ HAVE NOT TRIED ╦OALA OR OTHER MULTI-COLOR FORMATS. ╠OADING A FILE IS STRAIGHT FORWARD. ╧PERATING COMMANDS ARE ON SCREEN WHILE LOADING. ┴N EXIT COMMAND IS AVAILABLE BUT THE COMPUTER WILL HAVE TO BE RESET WHEN DONE.
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╘HIS IS A ┬┴╙╔├ VERSION OF THE 1571 LOADER PROGRAM. ╘HIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE USED TO BOOT ╨├╨ ON A 1571 OR 1581 IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM.
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╘HE ULTIMATE FILE CONVERTER AND COPIER! ╘HIS THING IS SO GOOD, THE ╞─┴ AND ├╔┴ HAVE TO ╧╦ IT PRIOR TO RELEASE. ╔T CONVERTS ANYTHING TO SOMETHING AND SOMETHING BACK TO ANYTHING ELSE! ╧NE SMALL SIDE EFFECT IS THAT YOUR COMPUTER GLOWS IN THE DARK AFTER USING IT! ;)
