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╫HICH TOPICS (#,#-# OR '┴╠╠') ? ╫HICH MSGS (#,#-#,┴╠╠,╬┼╫ OR ╠┴╙╘) ? ┼NTER ONE OR MORE ╧PTIONS: ┴╒╘HOR=NAME ═┴╥K ├┴╘[=X-XX] ╬╧╥EPLY ─┴╘<=>YYMMDD ╬╧╘EXT ╨┴╒SE ? ************ ╘OPIC 1 ═ON ╙EP 24, 1990 ├128-┬╔╠╠ AT 12:43 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╪ETEC AND ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION, ╔NC. ╘HE NEW HOME FOR THE *╞LAG╙HIP* ╨RODUCT ╙UPPORT PEOPLE FROM ╪ETEC AND ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION, ╔NC. 0 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL ************ ************ ╘OPIC 2 ╘UE ┴PR 25, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╫ELCOME ╪ETEC AND ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION! ╘HE ╞LAG╙HIP IS PROUD TO WELCOME ONLINE PRODUCT SUPPORT FROM ╪ETEC AND ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION! 15 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 1 ╘HU ┴PR 27, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╫ELCOME, ╔'M ╘ONY FROM ╪ETEC, AND EITHER ═YSELF OR ─AVE HERE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ANY ╪ETEC PRODUCTS. ╫E WILL BE CHECKING IN EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY TO ANSWER THE CURRENT QUESTIONS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 2 ╫ED ═AY 03, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╚╔! ╔'M ╠LOYD ╙PONENBURGH OF ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION.... ┘OU'LL FIND ME A LITTLE MORE COMPLETELY DRESSED A FEW TOPICS DOWN <GRIN>. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ╩UN 09, 1989 ═.┬╧╫─┼╬2 (╞ORWARDED) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ╩UN 09, 1989 ═.┬╧╫─┼╬2 (╞ORWARDED) ╚┼╠╨! ╔ RECENTLY PURCHASED ╞╧╬╘═┴╙╘┼╥ 128 AM ╔ AM HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING WIT THE PRINTER TO WORK CORRECTLY. ╔ HAVE AN ╧╦╔─┴╘┴ 20. ╔ HAVE TRIED THE DRIVER INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM BUT THE UPPER CASE CHARACTER BECOME GRAPHICS AND THE LOWER CASE CHARACTER BECOME UPPER CASE WHEN ╔ RUN THE TEST. ╔ TRIED TO CUSTOMIZE THIS BUT NO LUCK. ┴LSO, THE INCH BETWEEN ┴- AND ┬- IS MORE LIKE 2 INCHES. ╘HANKS FOR THE HELP. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 5 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╞ONT═ASTER 128/╧KIMATE 20 ╔T SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE USING AN OLDER VERSION OF THE ╞ONT═ASTER 128 PROGRAM. ╔F YOU HAVE A VERSION PREVIOUS TO VERSION 1.3 OF ╞ONT═ASTER 128, SEND IN A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER FOR $10.00 TO US HERE AT ╪ETEC, ╔NC., ALONG WITH YOUR TWO ORIGINAL PROGRAM AND FONT DISKS, AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE CURRENT VERSION 1.4 OF ╞ONT ═ASTER 128, WHICH INCLUDES THE ╙PELL═ASTER PROGRAM. ╔F YOU ARE USING VERSION 1.3, SEND IN ALL THREE OF THE ORIGINAL DISKS AND WE WILL UPDATE THE PROGRAM FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. ╘HE 1.4 VERSION OF THE PROGRAM HAS A MORE COMPATIBLE AND COMPLETE ╧KIMATE 20 PRINTER DRIVER IN IT, ALTHOUGH IT STILL MAY NEED A SLIGHT CHANGE TO GET IT T TO WORK FOR YOU CORRECTLY. ╧R ADDRESS HERE IS: ╪ETEC, ╔NC. 2804 ┴RNOLD ╥D. ╙ALINA, ╦╙. 67401 ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 6 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ═.┬╧╫─┼╬2 (╞ORWARDED) ╔ HAVE PURCHASED ╞╧╬╘═┴╙╘┼╥ V1.4. ╔ HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM WITH ╒╨╨┼╥ AND LOWER CASE CHARACTERS. ╚OWEVER, SPACING IS STILL A PROBLEM. ╘HE SPACE BETWEEN ┴- AND ┬- IS 2 INCHES INSTEAD OF 1 INCH. (┬Y THE AWAY, ╔ HAVE A ╧KIMATE 20) ┴LSO WHEN ╔ PRINT THE CHARACTERS, THEY PRINT ╓┼╥┘ LIGHTLY. ╔ HAVE THE PRINTER SET ON THE DARKEST SETTING. ╔ PURCHASED FONTMASTER FOR THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FONT BUT IF THEY PRINT TOO LIGHTLY YOU CAN NOT SEE ACCENTS, ETC. ╔ HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH INFO TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEMS. ╘HANKS. ═ICHAEL. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 7 ╘HU ╩UN 15, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE ╧KIMATE 20 WILL PRINT THE BEST IT CAN WITH ╞ONTMASTER 128 IF YOU CUSTOMIZE THE STANDARD ╧╦╔═┴╘┼ 20 SETUP THUS: ╙ET ├USTOM ╠INE FEED SIZE: ( BLANK, NO CODES ) ─O A ├USTOM LINE FEED: 27 10 ─O A ╟RAPHICS-SIZE LINE FEED: 27 10 14 ╫ITH THESE CODES CHANGED THE PROGRAM SHOULD ALLOW THE ╧KIMATE 20 TO USE 24 BIT GRAPHICS AND EVERYTHING SHOULD TURN OUT MUCH BETTER FOR YOU. ╠ET US KNOW IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙UN ╩UN 18, 1989 ═.┬╧╫─┼╬2 (╞ORWARDED) ╫ELL, ╔ THINK ╔ NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE. ╔S THERE A PLACE THAT ╔ CAN WRITE FOR HELP? ╔ WANT TO SEND A PAPER COPY. ╔T MAY BE MORE HELPFUL. ╔ AM REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROGRAM. ╔T DOES NOT LINE FEED PROPERLY. ┬ESIDES YOU CAN BARELY READ THE PRINT WHEN IT COMES OFF THE PRINTER. ╔ MUST GET THE PROGRAM WORKING SOON. ╧THERWISE ╔ MAY HAVE TO FIND A PROGRAM THAT WILL WORK PROPERLY. ╙O PLEASE LEAVE ME AN ADDRESS TO WHICH ╔ CAN SEND FOR HELP. ╘HANKS FOR YOUR TIME. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 9 ╘HU ╩UN 22, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╘HE ADDRESS FOR ╪ETEC IS: ╪ETEC, ╔NC. 2804 ┴RNOLD ╥D. ╙ALINA, ╦╙. 67401 ═ARK THE LETTER ┴TTENTION: ╙ERVICE ─EPARTMENT, AND INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AS TO THE TYPE OF SYSTEM YOU ARE USING AND THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE HAVING. ╫E WILL TRY AND GET A REPLY BACK TO YOU WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 10 ╙UN ┴UG 20, 1989 ╟.╨┴╟┼2 (╞ORWARDED) ╔ JUST PURCHASED A XETEX FC20 CONTROLLER AND A SEGATE 296N HD. ╔ HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIME TO GET THE SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING USING THE PROVIDED SOFTWARE(FATSTRACK BOOT DISK VER. 1.3) ╔ ACTUALLY ─ID GET THE SYSTEM UP AN AUTOBOOTING BUT THEN ╔ WAS EDITING THE STARTUP-SEQUENCE TO SUIT ME AND CRASHED THE DRIVE. ╬OW THE BOOT UP DISK WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ╚─ IS EVEN THERE. ╔T CAN'T FIND IT WHEN ╔ USEE THE SCSI TOOLS AND PARTITIONS PROGRAMS. ├AN YOU PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE OR TIPS? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 11 ╙UN ┴UG 20, 1989 ╟.╨┴╟┼2 (╞ORWARDED) ╨.S. FOR THE ABOVE MESSAGE....╔ AM USING AN AMIGA 2000 ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 12 ╘HU ┴UG 24, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ╔T SOUNDS AS IF YOU MAY HAVE CORRUPTED THE STARTUP SCRIPT ON THE HARD DRIVE AND THAT IS WHY ╙├╙╔TOOLS IS NOT RECOGNIZING IT ANY LONGER. ╔F YOU HAVE AN UNMODIFIED COPY OF THE ╞AST╘RAK ┬OOT DISK, TRY REBOOTING THE SYSTEM USING IT AND SEE IF ╙├╙╔TOOLS CAN RECOGNIZE THE DRIVE. ─ID THE ╙├╙╔TOOLS PROGRAM GIVE YOU AN ERROR WHEN IT TRIED TO SCAN FOR DRIVES? ╙UCH AS 'HARDDISK.DEVICE NOT FOUND? ╔F SO THE ┼XPANSION DRAWER MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN MODIFIED. ┼ITHER OF THESEOF THESE WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. ╔F BOOTING FORM THE ╞AST╘RAK FLOPPY AND USING THE UTILITIES THERE RECOGNIZES THE DRIVE AND THE PARTITIONS, THEN YOU WILL NEED TO RUN THE ═AKE┴UTO┬OOT PROGRAM AGAIN TO REINSTALL A WORKING STARTUP SCRIPT AND THEN GO AND RE-EDIT IT. ╔F THE FLOPPY UTILITIES DO NOT RECOGNISE A DRIVE THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A HARDWARE PROBLEM, LIKE THE DRIVE IS NO LONGER RESPRESPONDING CORRECTLY. ├HECK ALL THE CONNECTIONS AGAIN, AND CHECK THE ╞AST├ARD WITHOUT THE DRIVE CONNECTED TO SEE IF IT ALLOWS YOU TO BOOT FROM THE FLOPPY. ┴LSO, IF POSSIBLE, TRY ANOTHER DRIVE WITH THE ╞AST├ARD, IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 13 ╙AT ╧CT 27, 1990 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 18:05 ├╙╘ ╫HAT EXACTLY DOES THE ═ERGE═EM PROGRAM ON THE ╞AST╘RAK ┬OOT DISK DO? ═Y GUESS IS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ╞AST ╥AM ADAPTER, BUT ╔ CAN'T FIND MY INSTRUCTION BOOKLET RIGHT NOW... :/ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 14 ╘HU ╬OV 01, 1990 ╪┼╘┼├ AT 08:50 ├╙╘ ╔F ╔ UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THE ═ERGE═EM COMMAND WAS USED ON SOME OLDER ╥┴═ CARDS THAT DID NOT ┴UTO├ONFIG INTO THE SYSTEM. ╘HIS COMMAND WOULD TELL THE SYSTEM THAT THE MEMORY WAS AVAILABLE. ╘HIS COMMAND IS\ NOT REALLY USED WITH ANY OF THE ╞AST╘RAK SYSTEMS, AS EVERYTHING ┴UTO├ONFIGS. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 2 ═ESSAGE 15 ╙UN ╬OV 04, 1990 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 AT 08:03 ├╙╘ ╧K, THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION. :) ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 3 ╞RI ═AY 10, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 22:29 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╔NDIRECT ╚ELP ═ORE HELP WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL 7 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ═AY 10, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 22:34 ┼─╘ ╫ELL, SINCE WE ALL CAN SEE THAT ─AVE AND ╠LOYD ARE CALLING HERE 3 OR 4 TIMES A DAY AND POSTING A LOT OF MESSAGES (╟╥╔╬). ╘HERE ╠┴╙╘ POST WAS BACK IN ╩AN 91. ┴NYWAY, IN STEAD OF LETTING THIS BASE DIE ╔ WILL AT LEAST ╘╥┘ TO HELP ANYONE OUT WITH ╠T. ╦ERNAL PROBLEMS. ┴NYTHING ╔ CAN ╬╧╘ ANSWER WILL BE FOWARDED TO ╞╔╙├┴╠. ╔ AM PRETTY EXPERIENCED NOW (┼VEN WROTE MY OWN ─╧╙ FOR IT. :) ) ═AYBE IF THIS BOARD PICKS UP AGAIN, THEY WILL START ALLING BACK. (╨ROVIDED THEY STILL HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS HERE) ╘O ME THIS IS A WASTE OF VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE. ╩EFF ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ═AY 12, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 01:35 ┼─╘ ╔ GUESS IF YOU WROTE YOUR OWN ─╧╙ ╔ COULD CALL THAT EXPERIENCED! :) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 3 ╙UN ═AY 12, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 23:00 ┼─╘ ╥EWROTE THAT IS... ╔ AM ALSO ╓┼╥┘, ╓┼╥┘ EXPERIENCED IN BACKING UP DATA FOR THE DRIVE. (┘OU ASK IF ╔ EVER LEARNED THAT LEASON THE HARD WAY [╘O COIN A PHRASE "╤UESTION ╔GNORED"]. ) ╥IGHT NOW, ╔ ┴═ USING MY ╦ERNAL ON 3 DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. (╔ WONT GO INTO THIS SINCE IT IS ╬╧╘ RECOMMENDED TO DO THIS). ═Y ┬┬╙ WILL BE BACK UP SOON IN ╧RLANDO AND SHOULD HAVE 3 LINES ONCE WE GET SET UP. ╔ AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A MULTI-USER CHAT MODULE FOR ├OLOR64 ┬┬╙ BUT ╔ AM WAITING FOR MY HOST ADAPTERS TO COME IN. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 4 ═ON ═AY 13, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 14:51 ┼─╘ ╘HAT MULT-USER CHAT MODULE SOUNDS INTERESTING! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 5 ═ON ═AY 13, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 18:43 ┼─╘ ╫ELL, ITS ABOUT 85% COMPLETE AND READY FOR TESTING, NOW ALL ╔ NEED IS MY ╚OST ADPATERS AND MULTI-PLEXER. ╘HE ╨OST ╧FFICE IS SO SLOWW. ╒GH! ╫HAT ╔ BASICALY DID WAS TO USE SOME EMPTY MEMORY LOCATIONS (WITH THE HELP OF ╟REG) TO BE USED AS INFORMATION FLAGS (I.E. NODE SEND RECEIVE, EOT, ETC.) ╘HE HARD PART IS THAT A PERSON WILL HAVE TO MODIFY ┼╓┼╥┘ OVERLAY THEY USE (╔F THEY WANT IT EVERYWHERE). ╔N THEORY RIGHT NOW A USER ON NODE 1 COULD PAGE A USER ON NODE 2 OR 3. ┬UT ╔ COULDN'T BREAK IN AND BROADCAST ON ALL NODES AT ONCE. (╘HATS FOR AN UPGRADE.) ╧H WELL, ONLY ├OLOR64 ╙YSOPS WILL BE ABLE TO GET THIS. ╔'LL GIVE YA MY ┬┬╙ NUMBER WHEN ╔ GET IT GOING AGAIN. :) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 6 ╘UE ═AY 14, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 20:11 ├─╘ ╬╧╘ ┼╓┼╥┘ ╧╓┼╥╠┴┘! ╨ ╠ ┼ ┴ ╙ ┼!!!! ╚OW ABOUT A FLAG TELLING THE CALLER THEY HAVE BEEN INVITED TO A CONFERENCE AREA? ╘HAT WAY THEY WOULD NOT BE INTERRUPTED FROM WHAT THEY ARE DOING. (╨ARTICULARLY FROM PAINS THAT THEY ╥┼┴╠╠┘ DON'T WANT TO TALK TO.) ╟EE, ╔ LOVING GIVING CHANGES OF REQUIREMENTS 3/4S OF THE WAY THROUGH A PROJECT. (═UST BE WHY MY USERS DO IT TO ME ALL THE TIME...) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 3 ═ESSAGE 7 ╙UN ═AY 19, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 12:53 ┼─╘ ╞IRST LET ME EXPLAIN, IT ╔╙ A FLAG, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ╟╧┼╙ INTO ANY OVERLAY YOU WANT IT IN. ╔T ONLY CHECKS FOR IT WHEN THEY COME TO THE MAIN COMMAND MENU. ╔ AM ╬╧╘ THAT MEAN TO ATTEMPT TO INTERUPT THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF READING MESSAGES FOR EXAMPLE. ┴ND ┘┼╙, ╔ AM PLANNING TO INSTALL A ┬╒╙┘ MODE (WHICH WILL BE A RELATIVE FILE) WHICH WILL ALLOW USERS TO ╬╧╘ BE INTERUPTED EVEN IF THEY ARE PAGED. ┴NYWAY ╪ETEC IS PRETTY BUSY AT THIS TIME SO IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE ╔ GET MY MUXER AND ADAPTER. (╘HATS WHAT THEY TOLD ME WHEN ╔ CALLED). ├AN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE SECOND BIGGEST ┬┬╙ IN ╧RLANDO. :) ╩EFF ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 4 ╙UN ═AY 19, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 12:55 ┼─╘ ╙UB: ╔NFO ABOUT A PROJECT ┬ETA ╘ESTERS WILL BE NEEDED. FOR A ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╙PECIFIC ╨ROJECT. 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ═AY 19, 1991 ─╙╬┘═╦.╞╠ AT 13:07 ┼─╘ ╔ AM WORKING ON A CENTRALIZED INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A FEW PEOPLE WHO RUN A BUSINESS AND IT WILL ALLOW THEM CONTROL REMOTELY. ┬ETA ╘EST SLATED FOR: ╧CT 1991 ╥EQUIREMENTS: 1670 OR ╚AYES ═ODEM ╧╬╠┘ ╠T. ╦ERNAL 20 ═EG OR 40MEG. ╨REFEREABLY THAT YOU RUN A BUSINESS. ├-128 80 ├OLOMN ═ONITOR ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼─. ╫HAT THIS WILL DO IS INTERLOCK WITH MY PROGRAM WHICH WILL MAINTAIN AND UPDATE ANY BUSINESS'S RECORDS UP TO 32,767 ITEMS. ┬AISCALY THE OWNER WILL ENTER ┴╠╠ INFORMATION INTO THE PROGRAM SUTCH AS ITEM#, COST, QUANITY IN STOCK, AND CURRENT TAX RATE AND TIME. (╘HAT OUGHT TO TAKE A DAY OR FEW :) ) ╘HEN WHEN THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS AS THEY SELL EACH ITEM IT IS RECORDED AND AT A SPECIFIC TIME, THE PROGRAM WILL CALL UP THE MAIN PROGRAM AND ALLOW IT TO UPDATE THE RECORDS AND THEN WILL SEND THE UPDATED DATA BACK TO THE SYSTEM. ┼STIMATED TIME IS ABOUT 2 MINUTES PER CALL. ╔ DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN ╔ HAD MY FLEA MARKET BUSINESS WHICH PRINTED OUT A RECIEPT AND TOOK IT OUT OF STOCK AND EVEN PRINTED OUT ORDER FORMS WHEN ╔ GOT LOW, NOT TO MENTION LATE NOTICES FOR CREDIT BUYERS WHO WERE LATE ON PAYMENTS. ├EPT THIS WAS DONE ON A 64 SINCE ╔ COULDNT AFFORD 800.00 FOR A 128. (╘HAT ╫┴╙ A LONG TIME AGO EH.) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 2 ╙UN ═AY 19, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 18:04 ┼─╘ ╘HAT REMINDS ME, ╔ TOOK OUT MY ORIGINAL ├128 AND C1571 BOX AND IT MADE ME SMILE WHEN ╔ SAW THE $299.95 PRICE TAG FOR THE ├128 AND $299.95 PRICE TAG FOR THE 1571. ├OMPUTERS ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY PRODUCTS WHERE YOU GET MORE FOR LESS AS TIME GOES ON. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 4 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ═AY 24, 1991 ┴═╞╧╥─ AT 21:36 ├─╘ ╔ HAVE A BROTHER-IN-LAW THAT RUNS A TIRE SHOP THAT IS WANTING TO COMPUTERIZE TO REDUCE TAX-TIME AND RE-ORDERS. ┬ASIC INVOICING, POINT-OF-SALE, AND INVENTORY CONTROL ARE HIS NEEDS. ╔S YOUR PROGRAM GENERIC ENOUGH? ┴LSO, HOW WELL DOES THE ╠╘ ╦ERNAL HANDLE ─╒╙╘! [╘HAT DUST IS UN-BELEIVABLE, THEY BAGGIE CALCULATORS SO IT WILL LAST SIX MONTHS, MAYBE.] ------------ ************ ╘OPIC 5 ╘UE ┴PR 25, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ╟ENERAL ─ISCUSSION: ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╟ENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE FOR THE ├64/128, DESIGNED BY ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION, ╔NC. AND MARKETED BY ╪ETEC 46 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 1 ╫ED ═AY 03, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╚╔! ╔'M ╠LOYD ╙PONENBURGH, OF ╞ISCAL ╔NFORMATION, ╔NC. ╔'M THE DESIGNER OF THE ORIGINAL ╠T. ╦ERNAL HARDWARE, AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ─╧╙. ┴LONG WITH THE FINE FOLKS FROM ╪ETEC, ╔'LL BE HERE TWICE A WEEK TO HELP, ADVISE, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE WONDERFUL ╠T. ╦ERNAL DRIVE. ╨LEASE ASK WHAT YOU WILL: ╫E'LL BE PROUD TO TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ═AY 08, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ├HECKING IN.... ╚MMMM. ╦INDA ╤╒╔┼╘! ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ═AY 12, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ├HECKING IN.... ╙TARTING IN JUST A FEW DAYS.... ╘HE ╨OWER ╙TATION ┼VERYTHING YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL, BUT WERE AFRAID TO TRY (JUSTIFIABLY!). ╙TAY TUNED. ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ═AY 12, 1989 ─╧-╥┴┼-═╔ (╞ORWARDED) ╚MM. ╩UST WHAT ╔ WANTED TO KNOW. ╫HAT DO YOU MEAN ╔ SHOULDN'T PUT MY FINGER THERE--╔ JUST DID! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙UN ═AY 14, 1989 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 [┬RIAN] (╞ORWARDED) ┼XACTLY WHAT IS THIS ╨OWER ╙TATION? ╔S THIS THE BOOK WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT? ╧R A NEW ╟┼NIE SECTION? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 6 ╙UN ═AY 14, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╦INDA BOTH! <GRIN> ─ETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A WEEK ... WE'RE JUST GETTING THINGS SET UP. ┘OU *WILL* BE PLEASED, THO ... WE GUARANTEE IT! ╙IT TIGHT ... ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 7 ╘UE ═AY 16, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╧K, FOLKS. ╚ERE'S THE STORY ABOUT ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╨OWER ╙TATION. ╧UR BOARD OF DIRECTORS (╞ISCAL ╔NFO) HAS BEEN SORT OF RELUCTANT TO ALLOW ╥OY ╙OUTHWICK AND ME TO SPEND ╘╧╧ MUCH TIME AUTHORING NEW PRODUCTS OUTSIDE OF OUR MAIN ENDEAVOR, WHICH IS MEDICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ╘HE TWO OF US, ALSO, HAVE BEEN HARD-PRESSED TO FIND THE TIME TO PRODUCE A 'FULLY WRAPPED' PRINT-ON-PAPER VERSION OF THE MANUAL WE'VE BEEN PROMISING SO LONG; ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╨OWER ╒SERS' ╦IT. ╙O WE'RE TAKING A NEW TACK. ╘HE NEW CATEGORY YOU NOTICED COMING IN TODAY WILL BE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PUBLICATION, ┴╬─ ANSWERING OF QUESTIONS ─╔╥┼├╘╠┘ PERTAINING TO, A FULLY ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE ╨OWER ╒SERS' ╦IT. ╫E'RE CALLING IT ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ AND IT WILL CONTAIN, IN SERIAL FASHION, ALL THE INFO WE PLANNED TO RELEASE IN THE BOOK. ╘╚╔╙ CATEGORY AND TOPIC (THE ONE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW) WILL REMAIN TO SERVE THE GENERAL INFORMATION-GIVING FUNCTION FOR THE PRODUCT. ╘HE NEW CATEGORY WILL BE STRICTLY HIGH-TECH. ╔N LIGHT OF THAT, LET ME MAKE A DISCLAIMER RIGHT NOW. ├┴╒╘╔╧╬!! ╘HE INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED IN ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ PERMITS YOU TO ACCESS THE LOWEST-LEVEL FUNCTIONS OF THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ─╧╙, AND THEREFORE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR DATA IF USED INCORRECTLY. ╬OT ╪┼╘┼├, NOR ╞╔╙├┴╠ ╔╬╞╧╥═┴╘╔╧╬, NOR ╟┼NIE MAY BE HELD IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU MAY DO TO INFORMATION OR DATA ON YOUR ╠T. ╦ERNAL SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF USING THE TECHNIQUES WE WILL DESCRIBE, SINCE WE CAN IN NO WAY CONTROL YOUR USE OF THOSE TECHNIQUES. ╫E HOPE TO GIVE YOU ╔══┼╬╙┼ POWER WITH THESE TECHNIQUES, BUT WITH THAT POWER COMES SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON YOUR PARTS. ╙OOOO.. ╘HE ONLY THING ╔ EVER WANT TO HEAR ABOUT DAMAGED DATA IS "╫HOOPS.... ╧H, WELL, ╔ WAS BACKED UP, JUST IN CASE!". ┴ND WITH THAT BORING (BUT NECESSARY) TIRADE OUT OF THE WAY... ╠OOK FORWARD TO THE FIRST EDITION OF ╘HE ╠T. ╦ERNAL ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ THIS ╞RIDAY, ═AY 19TH. ╞OR THE REST OF YOU WHO ─╧╬'╘ WANT TO PLAY WITH FIRE, ╔'LL SEE YOU HERE. ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 8 ╘UE ═AY 16, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╩UST TO UNDERSCORE WHAT ╠LOYD SAID: ╫E HAVE MADE THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ A PRIVATE CATEGORY. ╘HIS IS SIMPLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED IN USING THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED. ╬O ONE WHO REQUESTS IT WILL BE DENIED ACCESS. ╚OWEVER, BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE CATEGORY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE WARNING AND DISCLAIMER THAT ╠LOYD POSTED. ┴NYONE WHO REQUESTS ACCESS WITHOUT SUCH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL RECEIVE AN ┼MAIL CONTAINING THE DISCLAIMER, AND WILL NOT BE GRANTED ACCESS UNTIL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD. ┘OU MAY REQUEST ACCESS AFTER 5/19/89 BY SENDING ┼MAIL TO ME (╚╧╥╧), OR BY USING THE "╞EEDBACK TO THE ╙YS╧PS" OPTION ON THE ╞LAG╙HIP MENU. >>>─╧ ╬╧╘<<< SEND ┼MAIL TO ╠LOYD. ╚E DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GRANT ACCESS TO PRIVATE CATEGORIES HERE. ┼NJOY THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ ... AND REMEMBER, YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 9 ╘UE ═AY 16, 1989 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 [┬RIAN] (╞ORWARDED) ╙OUNDS GREAT! ╬OW, ON A DIFFERENT NOTE... ╔ GOT THE LATEST ─╧╙ PATCH THE OTHER DAY AND WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH FILE SIZES OVER 999 ├┬═ BLOCKS. ╔'M SURE IT'S PROBABLY NOT HIGH ON YOUR PRIORITIES LIST AS IT'S PROBABLY NOT A PROBLEM FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT IS ANYBODY STILL WORKING ON A FIX FOR IT? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE... ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 10 ╞RI ═AY 19, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╔T'S NOT THAT BUGS OF THAT SORT AREN'T IMPORTANT TO US, BUT SOME TYPES OF BUGS CAN'T BE FIXED VIA THE ╨┴╘├╚ PROCESS. ╘HE DIRECTORY ROUTINES WHICH ARE RESPON- SIBLE FOR THAT BUG ARE INTERTWINED WITH THE COMMAND-CHANNEL ROUTINES TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT ONLY A NEW ╙┘╙╟┼╬ WILL FIX IT. ╫E HOPE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM IN THE ╓ERSION 7.2 ╙┘╙╟┼╬, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST A CONSOLIDATION OF ╓ERSION 7.1 AND ITS PATCHES. ╠LOYD ╨.╙. ╓ERSION 7.2 IS ╬╧╘ AVAILABLE YET, SO DON'T GET EXCITED <GRIN>. ╠╙ ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 11 ╞RI ═AY 19, 1989 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 [┬RIAN] (╞ORWARDED) ╬O PROBLEM... ╔ KNOW 7.2'S NOT AVAILABLE YET. ╘HANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 12 ╙AT ═AY 20, 1989 ╩.═╧╠╬┴╥ [╥AINBOW ┬┬╙] (╞ORWARDED) ╟EE, ┬RIAN DO YOU AHVE THOSE LONG MS/DOS AND AMIGA FILES COMING UP TO THE ╔VORY ╘OWER ALSO? HEHEH. ╔T TOOK ME AWHILE TO FIGURE OUT THAT THOSE 1300 BLOCK FILES WEREN'TR BEING WRITTEN TO A DIRECTORY. ┼ITHER WAY, ╔ TOO LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW SYSGEN WHEN IT IS RELEASED. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 13 ═ON ═AY 22, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╠LOYD: ╬OW FOR THE TOUGH QUESTIONS <GRIN> ... ╔'VE HARPED A LITTLE ON THESE ON YOUR ┬┬╙, BUT MIGHT AS WELL BRING THEM UP AGAIN! ├OULD YOU LET US KNOW IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE STILL BEING CONTEMPLATED, AND IF SO, WHEN WE MIGHT SEE THEM? - ╙UPPORT FOR THE ═AY 87 ├╨/═ OPERATING SYSTEM - .├╧═ FILE TO CHANGE DRIVE LETTER AT WILL - (OR SOME OTHER WAY TO USE THE ╠╦ AS DRIVE ┴: WITHOUT CREAMING THE DIRECTORY WITH A ╞╧╥═┴╘) - ─OUBLE SIDED ╞┴╙╘├╧╨┘ - ╞┴╙╘├╧╨┘ OPTION TO COPY ALL ╠╒'S/╒SERS WITHOUT CONTINUOUSLY RE-INVOKING THE PROGRAM ╩UST CURIOUS! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 14 ═ON ═AY 22, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ╚EH! ╚EH! ╧KAY: ┴LL ╧╥ SOME OF THEM ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED! <GRIN> ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 15 ╘UE ═AY 23, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╘HAT'S WHAT ╔ LIKE ... "JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM" <GRIN> ╟UESS ╔'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 16 ╫ED ═AY 31, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ (╞ORWARDED) ├HECKING IN..... ╚ELLO? ╚MMMMM! ┼CHOS! ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 17 ═ON ╩UN 05, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ├HECKING IN... ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 18 ═ON ╩UN 05, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╫ELL, ╠LOYD, ╔ GUESS EVERYONE'S TOTALLY SATISFIED WITH THEIR ╠╘╦'S, AND NO ONE WHO DOESN'T OWN ONE NEEDS ANY INFORMATION. ;) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 19 ╙AT ╩UN 10, 1989 ┬.┌╔══┼╥═┴╬2 [┬RIAN] (╞ORWARDED) ╔'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YA... ╔F ╔ CONVERT MY ╠T.╦ TO A ╞AST╘RACK DRIVE FOR MY ┴500, CAN ╔ CHAIN ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVES TO IT, JUST LIKE ╔ COULD ON THE 64? ╫OULD THE FIRST EXTRA HARD DRIVE BE ADDRESSED AS ─╚1? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 20 ╙AT ╩UN 10, 1989 ╠.╥╧╟┼╥╙5 (╞ORWARDED) ╩UST WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO USE THE ╠T. ╦. WITH A ╙KYLES ╔┼┼┼ ╞LASH INTERFACE. ╔'D LIKE TO BACK UP TO ╙╞─'S INSTEAD OF A 1541. ├AN THIS COMBO WORK?? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 21 ╙UN ╩UN 11, 1989 ┬.─╒╙╚╧╦ [┬OILER ╥OOM] (╞ORWARDED) ╔'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MY 20 MEG ╠TK. ╞OR THE PAST THREE DAYS OR SO DURING LOADS THE DRIVE WILL LOCK UP THE COMPUTER. ╔ DISCONNECTED THE MULTIPLEXER, TRIED BOTH COMPUTERS, ANS SWITCHED HOST ADAPTERS WITH EACH COMPUTER. ╘HE SYSTEM STILL HAS THE PROBLEM THOUGH. ╬O DATA SEEMS TO BE LOST. ╔ WOULD ESTIMATE IT LOCKS UP ABOUT EVERY 30 OR 40 LOADS. ╘HIS IS DEADLY TO MY ┬┬╙. ─OES ANYONE KNOW WHAT ╔ NEED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? ╘HANKS! ┬OB ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 22 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ╪┼╘┼├ (╞ORWARDED) ┬RIAN: YES YOU CAN CONNECT ADDITIONSAL DRIVES TO THE SYSTEM... AND YOU CAN NAME IT ANYTHING YOU LIKE. ╔F ─╚1 TICKLES YOUR FANCY, THEN SO-BE-IT. ┴S FOR THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ╔┼┼┼ FLASH, ╘HERE ARE DRIVERS AND MODIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS ON BOTH ╞ISCAL'S AND ╪ETEC'S ╘ECH SUPPORT ┬┬╙S. ┬OILER ╥OOM: ╫E AREN'T SURE WAHT IS CAUSING YOUR PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL NEED MORE DETAILS ON WHAT IS HAPPENING, SO WHY DON'T YOU CALL US HERE AT ( 913 ) 827-0685 ( VOICE ), AND WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 23 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ┬.─╒╙╚╧╦ [┬OILER ╥OOM] (╞ORWARDED) ╧K, THANKS! ╔'M GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS BUT ╔'LL CALL THE NUMBER YOU GAVE AS SOON AS ╔ RETURN HOME. ╚OPE ╔ CAN GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED SOON :) ┬OB ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 24 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ╥┴┘.├╠┴╥╦ (╞ORWARDED) ╚I ╠LOYD ╔ HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS: 1) ╫HAT ARE THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH 7.1? 2) ╫HAT PROBLEMS ARE ADDRESSED BY PATCHES? 3) ╚OW TO GET THE PATCHES? 4) ╔S MULTIUSER ACCESS WORKING? ┴S YOU KNOW, ╔ KNOW SOMEONE RUNNING A ┬┬╙ ON 4 ╠T. ╦ERNAL DRIVES WITH 5 COMPUTERS. ╘HE ONLY VERSION THAT HAS WORKED RELIABLY FOR US HAS BEEN ╓ERSION 6.3. ╫E HAVE HAD TO GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO AVOID 2 COMPUTERS WRITING TO THE SAME ╠╒ AT THE SAME TIME. ┬UT WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING CORRUPT ╠╒S EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. ┴RE THERE ANY PROBLEMS OR HINTS TO RUN 2400 ┬╨╙ WITH THE ╠T.╦ERNAL? 1200 HAS BEEN QUITE A TRICK! ╫HAT IS GOING TO BE 7.2? ╨LEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR PRIVATE MAILBOX ADDRESS SO ╔ CAN LEAVE YOU A PRIVATE MESSAGE! ╥AY ├LARK ├OMM-╬ET ╓OLUNTEER!!! --------- ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 25 ╘UE ╩UN 13, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ╥AY ... ╔'LL FIELD SOME OF THAT: ┴LL OF THE V7.1 PATCHES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ╞LAG╙HIP LIBRARY HERE. ╘HEY ARE FILES 6190,6913,6975 AND 6976. ╘HERE IS ALSO AN OPTIONAL PATCH FOR ├╨/═ MODE ON THE ├128, IT IS FILE 6353. ╨╠┼┴╙┼ BE SURE TO READ THE LONG FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND ╥┼┴─.═┼ FILE INCLUDED WITH EACH PATCH. ┬OTH DESCRIBE WHAT THE PATCHES CORRECT OR ADD TO THE ─╧╙, AND GIVE THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION. ╨ART OF OUR AGREEMENT WITH ╠LOYD HERE IS THAT ALL MESSAGES WILL BE POSTED PUBLICLY IN THE ┬ULLETIN ┬OARD. ╚E ├┴╬╬╧╘ RESPOND TO PRIVATE ┼MAIL. ╔'M SURE ╠LOYD WILL BE CHECKING IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL ADDRESS THE REST OF YOUR QUESTIONS. ╚E BROKE HIS HAND RECENTLY, AND THAT HAS SOMEWHAT SLOWED HIS RESPONSES HERE AND FURTHER ISSUES OF THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ (FOR THOSE WHO WERE WONDERING) ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 26 ╘HU ╩UN 15, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ╫ELL, THE HAND IS DOING QUITE NICELY (THOUGH ╔ WOULDN'T RECOMMEND BREAKING YOUR OWN, JUST FOR THE ENJOYMENT). ╔'M PREPARING THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ NOW, AND SHOULD UPLOAD IT IN THE NEXT FEW (2 OR 3) DAYS. ╥AY, THERE ARE A FEW KNOWN BUGS IN 7.1, BUT NONE WHICH SHOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT YOUR SOFTWARE. ┼VEN THOSE WHICH EXIST HAVE FAIRLY SIMPLE WORK-AROUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH ┬┴╙╔├ OR ═/╠. ╘HE ONLY RUN-TIME BUG ╔ KNOW OF WHICH MIGHT AFFECT YOU HAS TO DO WITH ├╧╬├┴╘┼╬┴╘╔╧╬ OF FILES VIA THE COMMAND-CHANNEL COPY COMMAND. ┼VEN THOUGH WE DO NOW SUPPORT THAT COMMAND, WE STILL HAVE TO LIMIT THE LENGTH OF THE COMMAND- BUFFER, SO THAT YOU CANNOT CONCATENATE LOTS OF LONG-NAMED FILES. ─╧╙ 7.2 WILL BE VERY LITTLE MORE THAN A LINEAR RE-ASSEMBLY OF 7.1 WITH ALL THE PATCHES IN PLACE. ╔N FACT, WE DON'T WANT TO CALL IT 7.2... ┴FTER TALKING WITH OUR GROUP ABOUT THE CONFUSION WHICH MIGHT ARISE FROM GIVING IT A NEW NAME, WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH 7.1 AND SIMPLY RECORD A NEW RELEASE DATE WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE ╠╦╥┼╓ REPORT. ╞ILE-LOCKING FACILITIES HAVE NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE DOS SINCE THE RATHER DISMAL FAILURE WE HAD WITH 7.0. ╫E'VE BEEN SHOWN BY SOME VERY ASTUTE USERS THAT EFFECTIVE FILE-LOCKING CAN BE HAD AT THE APPLICATION LEVEL WITH VERY LITTLE SACRIFICE IN CODE-SIZE. ╔'LL BE RE-PUBLISHING A SERIES OF ARTICLES IN THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ WHICH GIVES AN IN-DEPTH EXAMPLE OF HOW TO ACHIEVE IT IN THE ├-128 ENVIRONMENT. ╔T'S BULLET-PROOF, AND ╓┼╥┘ FAST. ╘HIS NEXT ISSUE OF ╘╚┼ ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ WILL CONTAIN A VERY DRY (HEE, HEE) DISSERTATION ON ┴╠╠ THE OFFICIAL LABELS AND ENTRY-POINTS TO THE ╠╦ ─╧╙. ╘HE ISSUE AFTER THAT WILL BEGIN TO DOCUMENT THE CALLS, AND WITHIN ABOUT THREE MORE ISSUES, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WRITE A MULTI-USER SYSTEM WHICH CAN FLAWLESSLY SUPPORT AS MANY MACHINES AS YOU'RE WILLING TO HANG ON THE DRIVE. ╘HE QUESTION OF BAUD-RATE HAS FINALLY BEEN SOLVED QUITE EFFECTIVELY BY A NUMBER OF ┬┬╙ AUTHORS. ╘WELVE HUNDRED BAUD IS NO LONGER EVEN AN ISSUE (AND ╬╧╘ QUITE A TRICK, AS YOU STATED). ╘WENTY-FOUR HUNDRED BAUD WORKS VERY WELL ON TWO MEGAHERTZ ├-128'S, AND WITH SOME RESERVATIONS ON MOST 64'S. ╔'M A COMMUNICATIONS MAN, MYSELF, BUT ═┘ PERSONAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOFTWARE. ╔'VE DESIGNED A ╒┴╥╘ ADD-ON FOR THE USER-PORT WHICH ALLOWS A HUMBLE C-64 TO SUPPORT ╨┼╥╞┼├╘ I/O IN FULL-DUPLEX AT 9600 BAUD. ╘HAT ╧╒╟╚╘ TO BE FAST ENOUGH. ┴S AN ADJUCT TO THE ╨╧╫┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╔╧╬ SERIES, ╔'LL PUBLISH THAT DESIGN AFTER OUR READERS HAVE GROWN COMPETENT WITH THE ─╧╙ FUNCTIONS. ╠LOYD ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 27 ╞RI ╩UN 16, 1989 ─╧-╥┴┼-═╔ (╞ORWARDED) ╙ORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE BROKEN HAND! ╚OPE THEY TURN YOU LOOSE WITH A LITTLE RED RUBBER BALL TO SQUEEZE SOON! ╘ED ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 28 ╙AT ╩UN 17, 1989 ╥.┬╧╫┼╬╩╥.1 [╨RESS ┬┬╙] (╞ORWARDED) ╤UESTION; ╔ HAVE THE ╠T.╦. ╬OW AND WOULD LIKE TO HOOK IT UP TO THE FASTTRAK. ╫H╫HICH ╔ KNOW WILL WORK ON THE AMIGA 500. ═Y QUESTION IS; ├AN ╔ GET IT BACK TO RUN ON A 64/128 AGAIN. ╔ JUST WANT TO TRY OUT A 65MS. DRIVE ON THE ┴MIGA BEFORE ╔ SPEND THE BIG BUCKS ON A SUPERFAST ╚─. ╘HANKS, ╥ON <╨RESS ┬┬╙> ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 29 ╙UN ╩UN 18, 1989 ╥.┬╧╫┼╬╩╥.1 [╨RESS ┬┬╙] (╞ORWARDED) ╧NE MORE QUESTION! ╚OW FAR CAN THE SECOND HOST BE FROM THE MULTI-PLEXER? IS 15 FEET TO FAR? ╥ON <╨RESS ┬┬╙> ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 30 ╫ED ╩UN 21, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ╫HEN ╔ LAST PRESSED ╘ONY ╚OOVER ABOUT USING THE DRIVE FOR BOTH SYSTEMS, HE SAID THAT YOU COULD OFFSET THE ╞AST╘RAK DRIVE'S STARTING CYLINDER. ╔F THAT IS STILL THE CASE, YOU COULD KEEP BOTH OPERATING SYSTEMS ON ONE DRIVE. ┴NY CHANGES, ╘ONY? ╘HE LEGAL (╙├╙╔) MAXIMUM LENGTH OF A CABLE IS A TOTAL OF 6 METERS. ╚OWEVER, THE ╞├├-APPROVED TYPES OF CABLE WE MUST USE ARE A LITTLE MORE CAPACITIVE THAN WHAT ╙├╙╔ WAS DESIGNED AROUND, SO 3 METERS IS PROBABLY MORE LIKE IT. ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 31 ╫ED ╩UN 21, 1989 ╚╧╥╧ [<╙YS╧P>] (╞ORWARDED) ┴M ╔ UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? ├AN AN ╠T. ╦ERNAL BE CONVERTED FOR USE ON AN ┴MIGA? ------------ ├ATEGORY 14, ╘OPIC 5 ═ESSAGE 32 ╘HU ╩UN 22, 1989 ╠╘.╦┼╥╬┴╠ [╠LOYD ╙.] (╞ORWARDED) ═R. ┼D SAID IT BEST: "┴ HORSE IS A HORSE, OF COURSE, OF COURSE".