========================================================================= INFO-ATARI16 Digest Tue, 17 Apr 90 Volume 90 : Issue 454 Today's Topics: Advice to Spectre GCR owners Nethack 3 for the ST RSC-editor? SPECTRE GCR GOODIES UUCP implementation Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st redux ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 17 Apr 90 16:38:34 GMT From: agate!shelby!portia!zimm@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Dylan Yolles) Subject: Advice to Spectre GCR owners Message-ID: <11272@portia.Stanford.EDU> The Spectre GCR manual never makes it clear whether or not one can get away with using the "Shutdown" menu option in Mac mode (versus just ejecting the disks). My advice: DON'T DO IT! I tried it *once* and now my hard drive is garbled. (Yes, I'm using the new release of the Spectre software. Perhaps the older software works better.) You have been warned! Dylan zimm%portia@forsythe.stanford.edu ------------------------------ Date: 14 Apr 90 16:16:25 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!tmpmbx!zelat or!techno@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Frank Dahncke) Subject: Nethack 3 for the ST Message-ID: <437@zelator.UUCP> Could someone PLEASE put Nethack ST V3.0 (pl7) into comp.binaries.atari.st (again ?). I only got pl3 and have no ftp access. Thanks a lot in advance, Frank -- techno@zelator.UUCP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nothing that's real is ever for free, you just have to pay for it some- time. (Al Stewart) ------------------------------ Date: 17 Apr 90 18:30:51 GMT From: eru!luth!sunic!tut!utu.fi!kontu.utu.fi!jriitala@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: RSC-editor? Message-ID: <34595.262b60db@kontu.utu.fi> Hi ya all! Anybody know about a PD RSC-editor? Preferably one that can make .H-files (c, c++) and .DEF & .MOD stuff (modula2) based on the given object names? An icon editor would be a nice touch, too. - Jari -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jari Riitala ! snail mail: ! Kuusiharjunkatu JRIITALA@KONTU.UTU.FI ! 20660 Littoinen still also T6M-RIIT@MAMMUTTI.UTU.FI ! Finland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - There's nothing to fear but the fear itself (Neil Peart of Rush) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 17 Apr 90 17:16:42 GMT From: snorkelwacker!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!math.lsa.umich.edu!hyc@tut.cis.ohio -state.edu (Howard Chu) Subject: SPECTRE GCR GOODIES Message-ID: <11734@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu> In article <900414.13074410.031226@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes: > Cursor Animator 1.0b3 is really slick and I wish that we had it >for the ST side. Imagine the busy bee on the ST replaced by any symbol >that you want, and animated at that. Well, we have it for the Spectre GCR. >Now, whenever the computer is busy, loading a file or whatever, I have my >choice of many many animated cursors. There is a circling radar, a grid >race, a grinder, and many more. I even created, via ResEdit, a scrolling >Fuji and flashing Gadgets Logo cursor!!! Look for Mouse-ka-mania, written by Charles Johnson. It's on terminator in unindexed/mouseka.arc. Comes with a bunch of animation files already drawn, plus you can create your own at any time. I grabbed a sequence that does a spinning globe, it's kinda fun. Gee, I guess wishes come true after all, eh? -- -- Howard Chu @ University of Michigan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Apr 90 15:55:42 BST From: Kevin Maguire Subject: UUCP implementation Message-ID: <9004171739.AA02356@Argus.Stanford.EDU> Yeah, Minix CAN run UUCP. Well UUPC to be exact, is what I've had working. Of course, since real UNIX UUCP is available in comp.sources.unix that can be ported. UUPC works fine though. You can even create a uucp log in for other people so that they can get their news and mail from your ST!!!!! Nsfnet : sa44%liv.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Janet : sa44@uk.ac.liv.ibm Uucp : ...!mcvax!ukc!liv-ib!sa44 ------------------------------ Date: 17 Apr 90 16:01:00 GMT From: cs.umn.edu!news@ub.d.umn.edu (David Paschall-Zimbel) Subject: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st Message-ID: <1990Apr17.162032.28368@cs.umn.edu> Last update: 17 April 1990 Author: David Paschall-Zimbel (davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu) Comments and suggestions welcome. Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st ============================ This newsgroup is devoted to discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. At present that includes the Atari 520ST, 1040ST, Mega ST, STe, and STacy. There are also emulators for the Apple Macintosh and IBM XT available. Finally, there is the Lynx (a game machine) and the Atari TT and ATW. Most of the people who read this newsgroup are technically oriented. The newsgroup serves as a resource for Atari users ... feel free to contribute to the discussions. What sort of articles would interest people reading comp.sys.atari.st? ====================================================================== The most interesting articles are technical articles, impressions of software/hardware, information on Atari user-groups and shows, or helpful hints on how to make better use of the machine and its software. The least interesting articles are in the form of 'my computer is better than...', especially when cross-posted outside of comp.sys.atari.st. If you don't know how to eliminate other newsgroups from a reply to an article which is cross-posted, ask your systems administrator. 'FOR-SALE' articles should be posted to misc.forsale, and ONLY local distribution of comp.sys.atari.st. Those outside the United States have little desire to read about that neat bit of [hard/soft]ware you're selling when you live in the U.S.A. If you don't know how to restrict distribution of a posting, ask your systems administrator. Many articles are in the form of "How do I...?" or "Where do I...?" In this article, I will try to answer some of the most-often asked questions. Where can I get Public Domain/Shareware software? ========================================================== There is an FTP source and a comp.sources.atari.st/comp.binaries.atari.st mail server. You can also try the commercial on-line services such as GEnie, CompuServe, Delphi and Bix. For anonymous FTP: terminator.cc.umich.edu [35.1.33.8] User anonymous cd /atari Most files should be retrieved in BINARY format (at least those ending with the suffix of .ARC, .LZH, .ZOO, .PRG, .TTP, .TOS) For the panarthea mail server, see Steven Grimm's monthly posting. Panarthea holds all of the comp.sources.atari.st/comp.binaries.atari.st postings. If you aren't reading these two newsgroups, you should consider doing so. What does TOS ERROR nn mean? What do the bombs on my screen mean? ==================================== Below is a letter, originally written by Darryl May, that John Townsend of Atari posted on GEnie in January to provide some answers. This letter also appeared in the June 1988 issue of _Current Notes_ (122 N. Johnson Rd., Sterling, VA 22170). Dear ATARI customer, The following is an official list of the errors that can appear while you are operating your ST computer. This first list gives you the GEM error messages: Error description GEM Error code ========================================= OK (no error)....................0 Fundamental error................1 Drive not ready..................2 Unknown command..................3 CRC error........................4 Bad request......................5 Seek error.......................6 Unknown media....................7 Sector not found.................8 No paper.........................9 Write fault.....................10 Read fault......................11 General error...................12 Write protect...................13 Media change....................14 Unknown device..................15 Bad sectors on format...........16 Insert other disk...............17 Invalid function number.........32 File not found..................33 Path not found..................34 No handles left.................35 Access denied...................36 Invalid handle..................37 Insufficient memory.............39 Invalid memory block address....40 Invalid drive specified.........46 No more files...................49 Range error.....................64 Internal error..................65 Invalid program load format.....66 Those bombs that appear on your screen are error messages from the 68000 micro-processor. Number Description of bombs =========================================== Reset: Initial PC2...............1 Bus Error........................2 Address Error....................3 Illegal Instruction..............4 Zero Divide......................5 CHK Instruction..................6 TRAPV Instruction................7 Privilege Violation..............8 Trace............................9 Line 1010 Emulator..............10 Line 1111 Emulator..............11 [unassigned, reserved]..........12 [unassigned, reserved]..........13 Format Error....................14 Uninitialized Interrupt Vector..15 [unassigned, reserved].......16-23 Spurious Interrupt..............24 Level 1 Interrupt Autovector....25 Level 2 Interrupt Autovector....26 Level 3 Interrupt Autovector....27 Level 4 Interrupt Autovector....28 Level 5 Interrupt Autovector....29 Level 6 Interrupt Autovector....30 Level 7 Interrupt Autovector....31 Trap Instruction Vectors.....32-47 [unassigned, reserved].......48-63 User Interrupt Vectors......64-255 Darryl May Tech Specialist What is the format for [x] paint program data? ============================================== There is a periodic posting of ST Picture Formats, edited by David Baggett. The file is in the terminator archives under /atari/graphics/picfmts.doc. Public Domain/Shareware languages... ==================================== Check the terminator archives under /atari/languages. Currently included: abc recently posted to comp.binaries.atari.st apl demo version forth Don't know which one. I recommend Bradley FORTH icon modula-2 From Germany Sozobon C Most excellant Elan xlisp xprolog xscheme Where can I get copies of ST Report and ZNET? ============================================= ST Report and ZNET on-line magazines are available on CompuServe and GEnie. You can also get copies mailed to you by sending an e-mail message to streport-request@virginia.edu indicating which one(s) you wish to receive. They won't get to you on Friday (which is when they're posted), but Greg Lindahl provides an excellent service to the networking community by sending these out. TIPS AND HINTS from other users =============================== Any 'multisync' monitor which handles 70 video fields a second can be used with the ST; the custom cable involves no tricks, or commercial ones are available. The original NEC multisync does NOT handle 70 fields a sec. More than 3 bombs often means more than 1 error, so interpretations are tricky. An ST-formatted disk which is not readable by a PC can be made readable by putting the 3 bytes EB 34 90 (those were 3 bytes of hex) at the beginning of the boot sector (sector 1 of track 0, I believe). This can be done with either an ST or PC absolute sector editor. When using disks formatted on a PC in an ST, make sure to insert and access a disk with a different serial number in between disk changes. =========================================================================== This is the 'first run' of 'Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st'. I would appreciate feedback, comments, suggestions for more TIPS AND HINTS, etc. E-mail can reach me at the following: davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu Internet davidli@simvax BITnet -- David Paschall-Zimbel ------------------------------ Date: 17 Apr 90 16:31:00 GMT From: cs.umn.edu!news@ub.d.umn.edu (David Paschall-Zimbel) Subject: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st redux Message-ID: <1990Apr17.163231.3571@cs.umn.edu> Correction #1: Those interested in obtaining ST Reports should send e-mail to streport-request@virginia.edu Those interested in obtaining Z*Net Atari Online Magazine should send e-mail to stzmagazine-request@virginia.edu -- David Paschall-Zimbel ------------------------------ End of INFO-ATARI16 Digest V90 Issue #454 *****************************************