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July 6th, 1982
BDS C User Group,
Yates Center,
Kansas,
U.S.A
Dear Robert,
EncloseΣá i≤á ß banδ draf⌠ fo≥ US$41:6░á (US$3▓á ½ ì
30%⌐á fo≥á thσ fou≥ ne≈ disk≤ announceΣ iε Newslette≥á numbe≥á 4« ì
Please send them as 8" single density format, thanks.
I'vσ no≈ go⌠ m∙ RCP═ systeφ goinτ anΣ havσ al∞ thσ ì
Use≥ Grou≡ materia∞ availablσ fo≥ dowε loadinτ froφ thσ systeφ oε ì
request«á A≤á ß resul⌠ ╔ neeΣ ß cataloguσ t∩ havσ oε linσ s∩ tha⌠ ì
user≤á coulΣ searcΦ i⌠ fo≥ thσ program≤ the∙ werσ interesteΣá in« ì
Thσá firs⌠ catcΦ wa≤ thσ lacδ oµ coheren⌠ disδ numberinτ fo≥á thσ ì
Use≥á Grou≡á anΣ thσ inconsisten⌠ anΣ iε somσá casσá non-existen⌠ ì
catalogues on the disks.
T∩áá overcomσá thesσá problem≤á ╔á havσá buil⌠áá ß ì
cataloguσ suitablσ fo≥ botΦ printinτ anΣ oε linσ searchinτ (usinτ ì
thσá standarΣá RCP═ utilitie≤ FIN─ anΣá DISPLAY)«á Thσá cataloguσ ì
include≤ thσ "Softwarσ Toolsó volume≤ anΣ i≤ mostl∙ complete« Thσ ì
tw∩áá "extrßá toolsóá volume≤á arσá stil∞á waitinτá fo≥á catloguσ ì
description≤á bu⌠ al∞ othe≥ entrie≤ havσ descriptions«á ╔ wil∞ bσ ì
maintaininτá thi≤á cataloguσ oε aε ongoinτ basi≤ anΣá feedinτá i⌠ ì
bacδ thσ U╙ RCP═ system≤ througΦ Kell∙ SmitΦ iε California.
╔ aφ concerneΣ abou⌠ thσ volumσ numbering¼ there'≤ ì
nothinτá specia∞ abou⌠ thσ numberinτ schemσ tha⌠ I'vσ useΣ anΣ iµ ì
yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ it¼á ╔ woulΣ welcomσ suggestion≤ abou⌠ anothe≥ wa∙ ì
oµ arranginτ thσ numbers« Thσ poin⌠ i≤ tha⌠ eacΦ anΣ ever∙ volumσ ì
issueΣ b∙ thσ grou≡ SHOUL─ havσ ß uniquσ number«á ╔ kno≈ tha⌠ thσ ì
origina∞á ideßá wa≤á t∩á avoiΣ issuinτá volumσá number≤á bu⌠á thσ ì
collectioεá i≤ growinτ a⌠ ß ratσ whicΦ make≤ i⌠ essentia∞ tha⌠á ß ì
prope≥á cataloginτá schemσ bσá implemented«á whateve≥á schemσá i≤ ì
implementeΣá shoulΣá bσ usablσ oµ oε linσá searching«á Thσá basiπ ì
requiremen⌠á fo≥ easil∙ buildinτ oε linσ catalogue≤ i≤ tha⌠á eacΦ ì
volumσ issueΣ shoulΣ havσ ß volumσ cataloguσ fo≥ it¼ (eveε thing≤ ì
likσ thσ "Softwarσ Toolsó disk≤ anΣ thσ PISTO╠ disk⌐ anΣ tha⌠ thσ ì
cataloguσ entrie≤ shoulΣ bσ restricted¼á a≤ fa≥ a≤á possible¼á t∩ ì
onσá linσ pe≥ file«á Thi≤ las⌠ requiremen⌠ i≤ a≤ thσ FIN─ utilit∙ ì
retrieve≤ onl∙ thσ singlσ line≤ tha⌠ contaiε thσ matchinτ string«
M∙áá cataloguσáá i≤á oεá thσá encloseΣáá disδáá a≤ ì
BDSCAT.ALL«á ╔á woulΣá welcomσ you≥ thought≤ o≥ comment≤ oεá thσ ì
catalogue.
Als∩á oε thσ disδ arσ somσá prograφá contribution≤ ì
whicΦá I'vσá collecteΣ froφ thσ RCP═ systeφ o≥ havσá haΣá sittinτ ì
around on disks for a while.
.PAèDDTTOMAC Thi≤á onσ I'vσ haΣ fo≥ ß while¼á it≤ froφ Nicδá HammonΣ ì
áááááááááá(no≈ iε California)« See the DOC file for details.
FIXDIR Thi≤á i≤ m∙ CP/═ director∙ cleaner«á Remove≤ o≥ rename≤ ì
ááááááááááillega∞ filσ name≤ froφ CP/═ directories«á Seσ thσá DO├ ì
ááááááááááfile.
MARGIN Thi≤áá i≤á ßá quickiσá whicΦá set≤á thσá margin≤á oµá ß ì
ááááááááááDiablo/Qume daisywheel printer from the CP/M console.
KEY Anothe≥ quickiσ t∩ prograφ thσ keypaΣ oµ ß Lear-Seigle≥ ì
ááááááááááADM-31 terminal.
MGAME Simple number guessing game for kids.
WCT2.C Yo⌡á shoulΣá likσá thi≤ one«á Mat⌠á Whelaεá froφá "You≥ ì
ááááááááááComputeró hackeΣ arounΣ W├ t∩ calculatσ ho≈ man∙ columε ì
áááááááááácentimeters a text file will turn into when typeset.
BACKUP Steve de Plater's neat CP/M file backup utility.
VERIFY Stevσá dσ Plater'≤ CP/═ filσ verifier¼á work≤á alonσá o≥ ì
ááááááááááwith BACKUP.
STRIP1 Thi≤ i≤ froφ onσ oµ thσ utilitie≤ disks«á ╔ modifieΣ i⌠ ì
áááááááááát∩á onl∙ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ characte≥ coun⌠ detail≤ oncσá i⌠ ì
ááááááááááha≤ finisheΣ rathe≥ thaε a≤ i⌠ doe≤ eacΦ character«á I⌠ ì
áááááááááátooδá foreve≥á t∩ ruε iε it≤ origina∞ forφ bu⌠á i≤á no≈ ì
ááááááááááquitσ usefu∞ fo≥ strippinτ bacδ WordSta≥ file≤ t∩ ASCI╔ ì
ááááááááááfiles.
DATEDEMO Thi≤ i≤ aε updatσ oµ m∙ earlie≥ contribution«á Thi≤ onσ ì
áááááááááárun≤ witΦ ß Godbou⌠ Systeφ Suppor⌠ ▒ board«á Thσá boarΣ ì
ááááááááááuse≤á thσá MSM583▓á clocδá chip¼áá whicΦá seem≤á t∩á bσ ì
ááááááááááTH┼á favouritσá clocδá chi≡ a⌠á thσá moment¼á anΣá thi≤ ì
ááááááááááversioεá oµá DATEDEMOá shoulΣá worδá witΦá almos⌠áá an∙ ì
ááááááááááimplementatioε oµ thσ MSM5832.
CLOCK The real routines from DATDEMO.
YAMBOOT Thi≤á i≤á ßá modifieΣ versioε oµ onσ oµá Stevσá Passe'≤ ì
áááááááááámodeφá utilities«á ╔á wanteΣ ß wa∙ tha⌠ ├á user≤á coulΣ ì
áááááááááábootstra≡á themselve≤á u≡á t∩ YA═á oεá m∙á RCP═á systeφ ì
ááááááááááwithou⌠á havinτá t∩ resor⌠ t∩á usinτá MBOOT.ASM«á Usinτ ì
ááááááááááYAMBOO╘á the∙á no≈á havσ ß totall∙ ├ routσ t∩á ge⌠á YA═ ì
áááááááááágoinτá akiεá t∩ thσ MBOO╘ assemble≥ routσá fo≥á gettinτ ì
ááááááááááMODEM7 going.
CMODEM Thi≤á i≤á anothe≥ oµ Stevσ Passe'≤ utilitie≤á bu⌠á witΦ ì
áááááááááábadl∙á needeΣ documentatioε addeΣ t∩ thσ fron⌠á oµá thσ ì
áááááááááásourcσ file.
.PAèStevσá Passσá sen⌠á mσá ßá se⌠ oµ thσá CNOD┼á file≤á wheεá ╔á wa≤ ì
considerinτá whicΦ se⌠ oµ softwarσ t∩ ruε oε m∙ RCP═ system«á Thσ ì
systeφá i≤ thσ firs⌠ lega∞ onσ iε Australiß anΣ i≤ beinτá watcheΣ ì
ver∙á closel∙á b∙ thσ regulator∙ authoritie≤ s∩ i⌠á ha≤á t∩á worδ ì
well«á Afte≥ havinτ ß looδ a⌠ thσ CNOD┼ stufµ i⌠ wa≤ obviou≤ tha⌠ ì
therσá i≤á stil∞ ß lo⌠ oµ worδ requireΣ beforσ CNOD┼ i≤ ßá stablσ ì
RCP═ environmen⌠ s∩ ╔ opteΣ t∩ g∩ witΦ thσ MINIRBB╙ softwarσá (iε ì
BASIC¼á arghhh!)« S∩ fa≥ s∩ good« Therσ i≤ tremendou≤ interes⌠ iε ì
├á anΣá ßá surprisingl∙ largσ numbe≥ oµ user≤á alread∙á havσá BD╙ ì
compilers«áá Mos⌠á user≤á havσá opteΣá t∩á ge⌠á YA═á runninτá fo≥ ì
communication≤á rathe≥ thaε MODEM╖ anΣ ╔ wil∞ sooε senΣá yo⌡á YA═ ì
sourcσ file≤ fo≥ Exid∙ Sorcere≥ anΣ APPL┼ CP/═ environments«á I'φ ì
using XYAM as the communications utility on the system.
Chucδá Forsberτ sen⌠ u≤ aε updateΣ versioε oµ YA═ latσ las⌠á yea≥ ì
anΣá tha⌠á ha≤ beeε thσ basi≤ oµ m∙ development«áì
Wel∞ that'≤ al∞ fo≥ now«á ╔ enjo∙ thσ newslette≥ anΣ looδ forwarΣ ì
to each issue.
Best wishes,
Bill Bolton
P.O. Box 80,
Newport Beach,
NSW, 2106
AUSTRALIA