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As¢you can see there ar I}e pauses in the¢text so it's much easier to read. ¢Making a selection from 1 thru 4 you¢can Exit to Basic or Exit to Dos, or¢ J}even go to The News Letter Press¢Room. Selections B thru Z are news¢Articles. When a selection is made¢the article is sent K}to the screen¢with page breaks. At the end of the¢last article selected, you are sent¢back to the Newsletter Main Menu. ¢¢¢ L} About The Printer¢ ②②②②②②②②②②②②②②②②②¢¢ When you make your selection of¢the file you would like to rea M}d you¢will be presented with the following:¢ ףל§enu ףס§rint ףפ§ead:¢ If you choose ףס§ then and you¢don't have a pri N}nter on line you will¢come back to these options. Then you¢should use the ףפ§ option to read the¢file online. If however you O}either¢made a mistake or don't care to read¢or print the file you selected you¢can go right back to the main menu¢just by hit P}ting ףל§. If you choose¢ףס§ and you have not yet configured¢your printer, you will do that before¢printing.¢ When the n Q}ewsletter program is¢formatting files for the printer, or¢while it is printing, press CONTROL¢and P to pause printing. To re R}sume,¢press any key. To cancel printing,¢press CONTROL and C.¢ ¢ About Configuring Your Printer¢ ②②②②② ②②②②②②②②②②② ②② S}②② ②②②②②② ¢ The printer configuration section¢can be reached by using selection 3¢from the main menu. You also will be¢ T}send there the first time you try to¢print a file, if you haven't been¢there already. Explainations of the¢configuration sec U}tion can be accessed¢from the print room menu. ¢ ¢en't been¢there already. 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The¢ main problems we had were as follows:¢ 1) A lack of time for SysOps and co-¢ SysOps (myself included) to spend 6③} on¢ fixing the system. 2) The loss of¢ some of the text and other files used¢ to run the BBS. 3) Several error¢ mes6④}sages that occurred during the¢ logon sequence, including the¢ inability of the system to save data¢ for new u6⑤}sers who applied for a¢ permanent password.¢ Although the first problem will¢ probably always exist, the long6⑥}¢ Independence Day weekend afforded us¢ some extra free time, which we used¢ to eliminate the other two problems¢ listed6⑦} above. There are still a few¢ minor bugs to work out, but THE ATTIC¢ LIVES!¢¢ WHILE WE'RE AT IT...¢ ----- ----- -- -----¢ 6⑧} If you're active online and can¢ afford a long distance call now and¢ the, I strongly recommend you get on¢ The Clo6⑨}ser To Home BBS and take a¢ look around. Closer To Home is¢ operated by Tom Hunt, author of such¢ ShareWare prog6ə}rams as SnapShot,¢ SnapShot HD, CTH FastBASIC, and the¢ modification that allows Turbo BASIC¢ and SpartaDOS 3.2 to pe6}acefully co-¢ exist...among others. CTH is¢ the official support board for Tom¢ Hunt's excellent efforts, and is6} also¢ home to some top-notch P.D. commands,¢ online games, and other goodies that¢ will absolutely delight BBS Express!¢ P6}ro SysOps (watch for some of them on¢ local Pro boards). There are some¢ other reasons why I can honestly say¢ that of 6} all the Pro boards I've¢ called (and I've called quite a few,¢ literally across the USA), none of¢ them has ever 6}impressed me as a¢ first-time caller as much as Closer¢ To Home did the first time I called¢ it. Of course, I 6 }haven't seen¢ anything else that Tom Hunt has done¢ that didn't impress me, either, so I¢ don't know why I was surprised to6!} see¢ such a first-rate BBS (his choice of¢ Pro as BBS software didn't hurt¢ either), but I don't rave about a BBS¢ of6"}ten, so check this one out if you¢ can. From what I gathered reading¢ the messages bases, Mr. Hunt upgraded¢ to Pro b6#}ack in January 1992. It¢ appears he was using Oasis prior to¢ that. In case Tom Hunt reads this, I¢ want it on record6$} that I applaud his¢ choice to upgrade to Pro and that I¢ wish more SysOps ran boards the way¢ his is run! This makes me6%} wish I had¢ two phone lines and a Pro node of my¢ own. For now, though, I'll content¢ myself with (and thoroughly enj6&}oy)¢ helping out on The Wizard's Attic.¢¢ PARtING SHOT¢ ------- ----¢ I'm pleased that I've been able¢ to in6'}clude so much GOOD news in this¢ month's ORDERS. The return of The¢ Attic, the upgrade news, my HD back¢ together aga6(}in, the discovery of¢ CTH... I hope July has been as¢ good a month for all of you as it has¢ been for me, and t6)}hat the trend¢ continues for the month of August!¢ * end *¢¢h for all of you as it has¢ been for me, and t4 K +-+-+-+¢ Reprinted from XIO3 the GARDEN CITY¢ ACE-CANADA Jul/Aug'93 NEWSLETTER, by¢ THE OL'HACKERS AUG, N:+}Y, with THANKS.¢ THE COMPUTER DICTIONARY¢ by GORDON F. HOOPER¢¢ COMPUTER - The machine which brought¢ on a:,}ll your troubles.¢ DISK DRIVE - The machine you want to¢ throw out of the window of a 25 story¢ bulilding when it doesn't c:-}ooperate.¢ DISKETTE - A magnetic storage device¢ which is useful as a coaster if you¢ bend it, touch it or expose it t:.}o¢ magnetic fields, liquids or heat.¢ HARD DRIVE - A device for mass¢ storage, useful for BBS Sysops and¢ other mas:/}ochists.¢ MONITOR - A crude television set¢ which dosen't even have the mindless¢ sitcoms or gratuitous sex like:0}¢ network TV, and no dials either!¢ PRINTER - a contraption which causes¢ you many days of toil before you can¢ force it to:1} work with your computer.¢ PRINTER RIBBON - a gadget which¢ always breaks at 4 am of the day your¢ 100 page thesis is :2}due.¢ LASER PRINTER - Costs more than four¢ 8 BIT systems.¢ RAMDISK -A wonderful device imaginary¢ which allows you to los:3}e hours of¢ work simply by flicking a switch.¢ JOYSTICK - An input device used to¢ entertain people who should :4}find¢ something better and more useful to¢ do with their lives.¢ DOCS - Instructions for software¢ programs that :5}are written by¢ individuals who have no idea of how¢ to communicate with normal people.¢ MODEM - A device to co:6}nnect your¢ computer to phone lines that results¢ in bills of magnificent proprtions¢ each and every month.¢ FILES - Work:7} which has been written¢ to disk using 8 letters as a filename¢ which are incomprehensible when the¢ time comes (and it :8}will) to decipher¢ them.¢ SWEAR WORDS - Language required¢ before your computer system will¢ perform properly.¢ LO:9}CKUPS - God's revenge for taking¢ his name in vain.¢ MS DOS - God's revenge on people who¢ don't buy Atari computers.::}¢ [[[End]]]¢¢or taking¢ his name in vain.¢ MS DOS - God's revenge on people who¢ don't buy Atari computers.8 ⑨ *+*+*¢ THE X-COM WEDGE V2.0¢ Programmed And Reviewed by Ed¢ Bachman Reprinted from: SAGE Scroll><},¢ Feb. 1992 AND: Z*NET Vol. 1, No. 9,¢ 1992 (Editors Note: For all the many¢ SPARTA DOS users,a fantastic utility)¢¢ >=} WEDGE IS an extended command set¢ utility for SpartaDOS 3.2d & XL/XE's¢ with at least 128K of RAM.¢¢ The Wedge is a>>} utiliy, or¢ actually a whole gaggle of utilities¢ in one package. It performs a range¢ of operations, from viewin>?}g ARC¢ files, moving files, peeks and pokes,¢ a file reader, a file locator to¢ various Sparta-specific functions.¢>@} The "icing on the cake", so to speak,¢ is the fact that once installed all¢ these functions become "resident" or¢ interna>A}l commands to the SpartaDOS¢ command processor. Better still, the¢ majority of these commands are NOT¢ destructive to>B} memory, unlike most¢ stand alone utilities. ¢¢ The 1.x series of the Wedge was¢ an attempt at consolidating varyin>C}g¢ utilities, but at an enormous memory¢ cost (hey, you have to put the code¢ somewhere!). Hence version 2.x of the¢ Wedge>D}, which bumps memlo by less than¢ 200 bytes. This is accomplished by¢ placing the bulk of the code out in¢ extended RAM.>E} This requires a system¢ of 128K or more, however, this extra¢ space also allows the Wedge to be¢ much more powerful th>F}an a stand alone¢ utility. Better yet, all of the work¢ performed by the Wedge is done in¢ extended RAM, effectively pr>G}eserving¢ memory in the main bank. This allows¢ for a variety of normally memory¢ destructive tasks to be done, without>H}¢ harming any programs or data in the¢ main bank of memory. ****¢¢ SOME WEDGE FEATURES -----------------¢ -- ¢ The We>I}dge adds 17 "extended"¢ commands to the command processor in¢ SpartaDOS 3.2d. It will add an¢ additional three com>J}mands if it finds¢ a Multi I/O unit on line as well.¢ here are some of the features the¢ Wedge makes available: ****¢>K} * A "paged" file reader*¢ * An ARC/ALF file viewer*¢ * Hex and decimal conversions* *¢ PEEKs and POKEs*¢ * Identify fil>L}es*¢ * Find files* * Protected copy, not¢ memory destructive*¢ * Count files*¢ * Double column directories*¢ * Move >M} files* * Rename¢ subdirectories* * Erase files with¢ query and more!¢¢ MIO users will also have a¢ resi>N}dent DSWAP, lock MIO drive¢ function and direct access to the MIO¢ Menu which does not coldstart the¢ computer sh>O}ould you have a cart¢ installed.¢ The Wedge works well under a¢ variety of applications and¢ programm>P}ing environments. Although it¢ is a resident utility, it can be¢ removed at any time for programs that¢ require the ex>Q}tended RAM for their¢ own uses. If I sound enthusiastic¢ about the Wedge it's because I am! I¢ believe you'll find this>R} to be a very¢ useful utility, and after a time,¢ somewhat habit-forming (GRIN!).¢¢ The Wedge is ShareWare, and can>S}¢ be found on BBSes across the country.¢ The most current revision is always¢ available on my support board, the¢ Atari >T} Computer Users Technical¢ Exchange, the ACUTE BBS (215)-261-¢ 0620. ¢ (Editor's Note: Because a review¢ of >U}software written by that¢ software's Author might well be¢ viewed (perhaps rightfully so) as¢ less than obje>V}ctive, let me add that¢ I have tried the Wedge and found that¢ it meets or exceeds the author's¢ claims. In fact, Ed Ba>W}chman of LVAUG¢ has written several excellent¢ SpartaDOS utilities, and I can¢ confidently recommend ANY of t>X}hem to¢ Sparta users!)¢ =-=-=-= ¢¢llent¢ SpartaDOS utilities, and I can¢ confidently recommend ANY of t< 1 <><><><>¢ In the Sept./Oct. 1992 issue of¢the OL' HACKERS newsletter, on Side 1,¢inadvertantly, a corruptBZ}ed program¢called "TITLCARD.BAS" was installed on¢the disk. The problem was brought to¢my attention and I turned for helpB[} to¢my friend and OHAUG member TOM ANDREWS¢who in short order got rid of the bug.¢Not wanting to leave you with a buggy¢proB\}gram, I am correcting the problem.¢Prog. runs 10X faster if TURBOBASIC¢is used.¢ On this disk will be found the¢coB]}rrected version of "TITLCARD.BAS",¢which was corrected by OHAUG member,¢TOM ANDREWS. Thanks TOM!¢ <><><><>¢¢co@ z +-+-+-+¢ Reprinted from XIO3 the GARDEN CITY¢ ACE-CANADA Jul/Aug '93 NEWSLETTER, by¢ THE OL' HACKERS AF_}UG, NY, with¢ THANKS.¢¢ THE BEST COMPUTER by DOUGLAS SKRECKY¢¢ What's better a 486 powerhouse¢ with 8 Megs of ramF`}, a 100 Meg hard¢ disk, Super VGA monitor and a Laser¢ Printer....... or an Atari 800XL with¢ a Panasonlic 1080 Dot Fa} Matrix¢ Printer?........¢ Before a tidal wave of laughter¢ erupts, perhaps we should weigh the¢ merits of theFb}se two choices¢ objectively just in case the obvious¢ winner should prove to be have feet¢ of clay.¢ What can aFc}n Atari 800XL do?¢ Well, you and a friend could play¢ Angleworm with it, which just happens¢ to be the best publicFd} domain two¢ player game ever invented. ¢ What can a 486 do? If you were¢ an accountant you could play Dbase¢ IV, Fe}which I hear is lots of fun for¢ these people, but unfortunately not¢ for anyone else. The Atari can run an¢ excellent PFf}D shoot-em-up game called¢ Gauntlet. The 486 can help you to¢ balance your checkbook, which is real¢ easy seeing that it Fg}would be empty if¢ you bought a 486. The Atari can help¢ you rattle off a letter to a friend.¢ The 486 can help you go brokFh}e running¢ your very own desktop publishing¢ business, provided you can master the¢ 500 page manual first.¢ PerhapsFi} all this is a rather¢ unfair comparison because of the¢ large price difference between the¢ two choices. A faiFj}rer contest would¢ be between packages of equal value.¢ So, lets throw in a used Ford Fiesta¢ with the 486 and compare thaFk}t to an¢ Atari package with an expensive¢ sports car that the babes are¢ sorta...... partial to.¢ And tFl}he winner in this contest¢ is ... I have just been handed the¢ envelope and I am now opening it¢ ..........a hush Fm} desends on the¢ crowd, and......... ¢ The winner is Atari, just as we¢ expected all all long. No surprise.¢ Fn} -+-+-+-¢¢ the¢ crowd, and......... ¢ The winner is Atari, just as we¢ expected all all long. 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